Better Society Award win for Berkeley Foundation partnership
It was a night to remember at the Better Society Awards last week as our partnership with the Berkeley Foundation won National Commitment to the Community Award for our collaboration, which has seen the Super 1s programme have a life-changing impact on the lives of young people with a disability across England, Scotland and Wales.
Super 1s is a free, national community cricket programme for young people living with a disability. With access and inclusion at its heart, young people learn about the importance of healthy lifestyle choices, build skills and friendships through weekly cricket sessions and competition. Importantly, Super 1s brings an increased awareness of what they can do, not what they can’t.
Last week marked 12 years since the partnership and programme was launched at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2014. Since then, Super 1s has grown from a programme delivered in just Essex, Kent, Surrey and Middlesex to one that offers disability cricket sessions and personal development opportunities for young people with a disability in every English county, Scotland and Wales.
Berkeley Foundation has supported the expansion of the programme, investing a total of more than £2.2 million since the partnership began, and seen it grow from being delivered to 60 young people in 2012, to 2,167 participants today.
Head of the Berkeley Foundation, Sally Dickinson, said: “It’s fantastic to see our partnership with Lord’s Taverners recognised for its wide reach and local impact. From a modest start in four London boroughs, over 12 years Super 1s has developed into a programme that’s helping young people across the country build skills, confidence and friendships. We’re immensely proud to be working with the Taverners to deliver this work in local communities.”
“Winning the National Commitment to the Community Award alongside Berkeley Foundation is a proud moment for everyone connected to Super 1s and a testament to the power of long-term partnership in creating meaningful opportunities for young people living with a disability through cricket,” added Mark Curtin, CEO of Lord's Taverners. “What began as a London pilot project 12 years ago has grown into a national disability cricket programme supporting thousands of young people across the country, and this recognition reflects the shared commitment and impact we have achieved together with Berkeley Foundation.”
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