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Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

MCC Community Report 2022–2024

Marylebone Cricket Club's Community Department uses the power of MCC, Lord's and cricket to positively impact people of all ages in Westminster and beyond. The 2022–2024 Community Report covers six programme areas: Cricket in Schools (3,626 children in 87% of Westminster primaries), Cricket in the Community (North Paddington Youth Club, HAF, disability sport, bereavement support), Education (600+ students in Lord's learning experiences), Health and Wellbeing (Mind partnership, dementia sessions reaching 500+ people in 2024, 100 walking cricket participants), Employability (80% Level-Up success rate, 4,500 volunteer hours), and Experiencing Lord's (Schools Day 5,100+ students annually, Spirit of Cricket Day, matchday activations). The report also covers MCC Foundation's overseas work in Lebanon refugee camps and Japan.

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Cricket in Schools (primary schools 87% coverage — ECB-qualified coaches, Sportspersonship programme; secondary schools PE and after-school clubs; MCC Foundation Lord's Hub talent coaching Jan–Apr for U14/U16 boys and girls; Westminster borough competitions); Cricket in the Community (North Paddington Youth Club weekly sessions and Lord's trips including post-session meals; All Stars and Dynamos 5–11 programme with Middlesex CCC and ECB; HAF support; City of Westminster College SEND cricket; Sport for Confidence partnership; St John's Wood Hospice bereavement programme); Education (Learning at Lord's curriculum workshops 600+ students; Greycoat Girls and Westminster College commentary and employability days; Unsung Heroes Windrush exhibition; University Sports Management industry days); Health and Wellbeing (Mind partnership for social prescribing sessions; World Mental Health Day events; reminiscence sessions for dementia since 2014; Age UK coffee mornings; walking cricket; Silver Sunday; CEO Sleepout fundraising for The Marylebone Project); Employability (Mastering My Future 16–18 programme; Westminster Adult Education Service workshops; Level-Up guaranteed interview programme; Disability Volunteers initiative with SEND schools; Westminster Employment Fairs); Experiencing Lord's (annual Schools Day 5,100+ students; London Spirit community activation; Spirit of Cricket Day 600 schoolchildren with Chance to Shine; matchday outfield sessions) Custom geography from upload: Westminster, UK (with global reach via MCC Foundation)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 3,626 children reached in Westminster primary schools (working in 87% of Westminster primary schools); over 600 students in education programme 2021–24; 500+ participants in dementia reminiscence sessions in 2024
Key Metric 2 100 walking cricket participants with 30+ attending weekly (75% from non-cricket backgrounds, 50%+ female); 80+ Mastering My Future employability participants since 2022; 100+ volunteers contributing 4,500 hours annually; 80% success rate for Level-Up employment programme
Key Metric 3 83% of Mind health and wellbeing session participants reported improvement in physical health and mental wellbeing; 98% of walking cricket participants say sessions have a positive impact on health and wellbeing; 100% of HAF providers say MCC added value to their provision

Key Outcomes

  • Lord's became joint Guinness World Record holder for world's largest cricket lesson in one place (with Chance to Shine); Spirit of Cricket Day brings 600 schoolchildren annually, reinforcing cricket values in state schools
  • Walking cricket programme: participants have played on the main Lord's ground during a County Championship fixture; MCC ran musical reminiscence outreach to Westminster care homes in 2024 reaching participants who cannot attend Lord's
  • Team Westminster competes in London Youth Games managed by MCC coaches; Barclays Media Centre commentary experiences for girls and women from local schools; Level-Up programme created a direct employability pipeline to Lord's for local jobseekers

Geography

London

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