The club primarily provides facilities for playing cricket in the West End area and has an active junior/youth section starting with under 9,s through to teams at u11, u13, and u15. Adult men's cricket has four teams together with one ladies team. The clubhouse is used by various local organisations, and during the COVID pandemic it was used as a vaccination hub. Cricket is played on fine turf grass which requires a high level of maintenance, and the club approached us as they were looking to purchase a reconditioned lawn mower to replace their old one, which was beyond repair as replacement parts are now obsolete. We were happy to help towards this substantial long term investment as it provides the club with the equipment to produce an excellent playing surface for many years to come.
The team was formed in 2003 from an amalgamation of "Furness" and "Millom" MRT's. They have a current average of 42 call-outs each year, working on their own or with our neighbouring teams from Wasdale, Coniston and Kendal. As well as Mountain Rescue the Team has a smaller group of 12 Swift Water Technicians who are trained specifically to deal with river searching and to assist with flooding situations. More importantly, the 10 MR Teams of the Lake District all have Swift Water Teams that come together to form a large, rapidly mobilised group that can provide support in major regional flood incidents; which really is a fantastic resource for the whole region. The equipment they use must be regularly checked and replaced so the 3R Foundation was happy to help towards the costs of new carabiners, slings, pulleys and wading poles.
The club was established in 1830 and is the oldest bowling club in the area. Although the main outdoor focus is the bowling the clubhouse has a snooker table, table tennis, darts, a small kitchen, small bar and a clubroom. They are endeavouring to reach out to the local community and become more of a community hub for the west of Lancaster. As part of this project they wanted to enhance the areas around the green, improving the flower beds, erecting bird boxes, creating a bug hotel and installing the new planters which contain wildflowers. Ultimately they plan to add seating as well so that more people can enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this special space.
They wanted to buy a guillotine to cut their 'Zines', (mini home made magazines) and Posters which the community groups and charities who they work with, make. They run beginners/induction workshops for anyone wanting to learn more and have a go at Riso printing, after this participants can then join the Riso Club to get access to the machine and print their own designs.
Team members can now wear these while on duty at the hospitals or when they are doing outdoor events.
The Field was left in trust by Miss Whalley to the people and children of Lancaster as a memorial to her brother killed in WW1 and is a registered war memorial site. Their key objective is to protect and improve a green space in the middle of a built up area of Lancaster. Their volunteers spend many hours carrying out maintenance and management to achieve this. The Field is widely used for recreation and events such as a remembrance day service and is increasingly environmentally important for many species of native wild flowers, trees and insects. They have planted nearly 700 native trees and around 7000 native wild flower plug plants over the last 5 years. One of our latest projects is to plant more fruit trees beneficial to flora and fauna and the community. They have recently started a partnership with the Lancashire Youth Challenge charity giving an opportunity for youngsters to try outdoor activities who have helped clear an overgrown area of the Field to form a new orchard. They will plant trees/bushes, manage and maintain them, collect fruit and use it for eating/cooking to demonstrate the various stages of food production. The 3R Foundation grant allowed them to buy five pot grown trees that should flourish quickly and produce fruit next year. These will join other trees planted recently.
They also run a community outreach program providing training to community groups in skills such as Water Awareness, First Aid and Mental Health First Aid. They recently expanded their operational team to 38 and came to us as they needed additional PPE for their new Swift Water Rescue technicians, including PFDs (personal flotation devices), helmets and drysuits.
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