They host most of the local junior and secondary schools annual cricket competitions and are working hard to include a greater number of younger players. They run 3 weekend senior teams, under 19s, under 16s, under 13s, two under 11s and under 9s. They received re-accreditation of the much valued ClubMark status in 2023. All of their grounds people and junior coaches are volunteers and they are proud to include 14 fully qualified coaches in their coaching team. They approached the 3R Foundation with a request to help with the purchase of a 25m x 8m flat cover sheet to protect the playing area from rain. This will allow the wicket to be kept dry and playable again quickly after wet weather, meaning many hours more match time for everyone.
They aim to use the outdoors as a tool to improve poor mental health, overcome addiction, and improve the well-being of children from disadvantaged backgrounds Ryan from Bee Adventures said: "We are blown away by the generosity from 3R Charity granting us £500 to purchase equipment to finally get our forest school program up and running!! Later this year we’ll be working with local primary schools to help children most at risk of exclusion. The class room model is not always the best environment for all children (it certainly wasn’t for us), we’re going to use nature to help give these children new experiences that can help build confidence, social skills and control emotions. This wouldn’t be possible without this grant! Thank you!! 🐝"
They currently have one team, but they are looking to expand in the future to include more adult and junior teams. They approached the 3R Foundation as they needed 60+ metres of green windbreak netting to secure the outfield fencing, hedges and surrounding community buildings. From a safety point of view this is needed to help prevent damage to people, property and buildings and prevent the loss of very important club property i.e cricket balls!
They play in the SportsReach netball league but didn't have any team branded kit, so the team just wore dresses from other teams, or t-shirts and leggings. As most of the teams they play against in the league have their own branded dresses, they contacted us to see if we could help them. The Beacons now have their own branded kit.
They provide a safe, supportive, working environment for their volunteer participants to nurture long term mental health recovery, through meaningful physical activity and personal development opportunities. The people they work with are from all backgrounds across South Lakeland and North Lancashire, including Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe who attend weekly to be supported in their recovery from mental ill health. All the fruits and vegetables grown on the farm are distributed via an organic veg box scheme, or grown to order for a number of local retailers which helps support the charity.
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