Partners

Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance is The Cricket Foundation’s campaign to regenerate competitive cricket in state schools and was launched three years ago.It aims to raise £25million from private donors, commercial organisations and the general public in next five years, which will be matched £ for £ by Government funding.

Barclays Spaces for Sports is an award-winning community sponsorship scheme launched in 2004 and is the majority funder. It has already created more than 200 sustainable sports sites covering a range of sports including cricket, giving more than half a million disadvantaged people the opportunity to benefit.

The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to working with young people to make London safer. This project follows MPS involvement with other sports initiatives such as Kickz and Met-track which provide an added opportunity for police officers to meet with young people regularly and talk to them about crime and safety issues. Through investment in such projects the MPS aims to further develop confidence and trust between police and young people.

Cricket for Change (formerly the London Community Cricket Association or LCCA) has existed for 25 years and has already targeted housing estates in deprived areas of London with Street20 cricket, supported by Metropolitan Police units, including the Tactical Support Group (TSG) and Hackney Police.

Positive Futures is a Home Office national sports and activity-based social inclusion programme, which has 119 projects across the UK in some of the country's most deprived neighbourhoods, offering young people the chance to develop both personally and socially.