Meet the new Chairman
Tim Luckhurst was unanimously named as the new Lord’s Taverners chairman last month and he stressed that he and the Board of Trustees are looking forward to continuing the ‘phenomenal’ work of the charity with disadvantaged and disabled young people across the country.
It is that link that saw the Luckhurst and Denness families comes together to create the Denness Luckhurst Foundation in 2013 with five golf days held to date which has helped raise £75,000 in support of the Lord’s Taverners and another charity. "Our golf days have hugely benefited from the help of Chris Cowdrey, it's just lovely to see three Kent cricketing families working together for such good causes.
“All were huge supporters of the charity and many of my earliest memories are of them in action on the cricket field so the Taverners has always been very close to our family’s hearts,” Tim explained. “We wanted to honour their memory with the Foundation, supporting the Taverners was the obvious choice.”
Still a keen cricketer, Tim was due to captain Kent over 50s this year and still plays league cricket for Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club.
He added: “Cricket has always played a huge role in my life and I know the benefits that sport and being part of a team can bring to young people, and that is why I initially became a Trustee of the charity because I want to contribute. I’ve been fortunate enough to have some great experiences in life and across business and I also worked at a charitable housing association for a year which gave me a much better understanding of finances in the charity sector and hopefully all of that experience will help the charity.
“Times are challenging at the minute, but I can assure you we have a dedicated team of staff and a Board of Trustees who are working hard to make sure that this charity can continue its fantastic work when it is safe to do so.
“By working together across all areas of the charity, collectively as Trustees, staff, members and supporters, we can continue to make such a life changing impact on the young people we support.”