2024 ANNUAL REPORT

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2024 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 14 Women's and girls’ cricket continues to become more accessible and sustainable; we have forged links with key representatives of com- munities in our city; and we have launched a brand-new countywide league for junior cricket. Our Cricket Development team are working closer than ever with their colleagues at the Trent Bridge Community Trust, to better impact people’s lives through cricket and non-cricket initiatives. The Trust continue to use sport as a vehicle for positive change, offering opportunities for young people to reconnect with education and discover new passions, helping those living with dementia through physical and social activities, and boosting mental wellbeing with a variety of activities. And the preservation of our fabled ground’s history by our heritage team is more critical than ever with the impending transformation of Trent Bridge’s Pavilion. It is the dedication of our workforce that underpins our successes. In 2023, with equity in cricket a key point of discussion, Farah Khan stepped into her Community Engagement Officer role. Farah has since forged more than 50 partnerships with community organisations and faith groups across Nottingham, setting up four community hubs where we host cricket and non-cricket activities. We have also welcomed partners through our gates to host events such as an Iftar solidarity fast during the holy month of Ramadan, delivered with Himmah food bank – who help to tackle food poverty in Nottingham.We marked Eid, mean- while, with the staging of prayers on the outfield for the first time. In July, coinciding with the Trent Bridge Test between England and West Indies, Farah worked with theWindrush Cricket Project to capture the oral stories of local Windrush cricketers.The project, seed-funded by the Cultural Lab at University College London and supported by Caribbean Cricket Archives andThis Is Black Britain, recognises the role which the sport played in helping their generation’s families to settle in the city. Our work to re-engage the Afro- Caribbean community has led to the continued growth of the ACE Pro- gramme, led locally by Patrick Gada. The curtains may have fallen on the 2024 season, but our hard work in communities across Nottinghamshire continues all year round, ensuring we continue to play a leading role in our communities and across the recreational game. MANDY WR I GH T COMMUNI TY REPORT