About Building Cricket Communities
In order to support and build our communities through cricket, Cricket East has appointed a Diverse Communities Officer who will undertake a lead role in the coordination and delivery of community cricket activity and programmes to Peterborough’s diverse communities.
Dave Summers Diverse Communities Officer will work with key partners to provide a credible evidence base of customer need, value and built-in sustainability to empower communities to take a leading role ultimately in the development and delivery of local Community Cricket Hubs.
Key aims:
- Creation of sustainable locally focused cricket hubs empowering communities, championing volunteer involvement and development support
- Cricket making a meaningful contribution to the lives and well-being of all in Peterborough
- Development of links to other cricket and sporting networks
- Joined up local and national partner activity that enables cricket to support Peterborough in meeting Government and Sport England Outcomes.
Key references:
- ECB Cricket Unleashed Strategy
- HM Government: Sporting Future - A New Strategy for an Active Nation: including key Wellbeing Outcome
- Sport England Strategy 2016-21 including Behaviour Change Model
- Peterborough Youth Localities Index
- Peterborough Sport & Active Lifestyles Strategy
Key partners:
- Cricket East/ECB/CSP-Living Sport
- Peterborough City Council - including following teams: Cohesion, Youth and Leisure Lead: Vivacity
- Inclusive charity Inspire Peterborough
- Gladstone Community Centre and Primary Academy
- Peterborough Town Cricket Club
- Lords Taverners Wicketz Project Luton
Developing relationships with:
- Sport England
- Other City Sports Networks
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary/Fire Service/Health networks
- Community Groups: Community First/Futuwa/Friends of Central Park
- Police & Crime Commissioners Office
Contacts:
For further information, contact Dave Summers, Diverse Communities Officer
Mobile: 07807 894250 Email: dave.summers@cricketeast.co.uk