About Our Fundraising
The stump that our own Simon Gee famously uprooted in stumping a Calmore CC batsman in the Village Cup Final at Lords in 2021 will be taken back onto the Lords pitch and then heroically relayed back to Alvanley over 6 days.
A major part of this fundraiser is a stump relay. We are relay-ing a stump from the ground at Lords back to Alvanley.
Stage 1:
15 mile walk to Watford.
Stage 2:
62 mile cycle to Banbury
Stage 3:
Cycle to Wolverhampton.
Stage 4:
Kayak / paddle to Gnosall
Stage 5:
Paddlers carry on to Audlem.
Stage 6:
34 mile Sandstone trail walking the stump home to Alvanley.
The REMARKABLE Kev Honeysett is doing all the legs. Hoards of others will join him, primarily to take on the last leg. Get behind Kev as he tackles this outrageous challenge!!!
Please help Alvanley CC achieve this target.
Who We Are
Alvanley CC is entirely amateur and 100% volunteer-run. Every penny that comes in to Alvanley goes directly to improve and maintain the club. Alvanley has teams from Reception age right through to the 5 Womens' and Mens' teams. The club currently has well over 200 junior players.
What The Money is Needed For
This project needs to raise £8500 to buy 4 new sightscreens.
Sightscreens are used for matches and training for batters to sight the ball against the background and are essential items.
Community Impact
The huge number and wide range of young people that come to Alvanley, and the community groups that use our facilities and come to spectate, benefit so much from our club. Keeping our grounds, clubhouse and general upkeep of our facilities is costly, and as a CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club) we need all the help we can get to continue to ensure that our grassroots cricket survives. Helping future generations to gain a sense of community - whether they continue to play cricket into adulthood or not, is vital in developing important life skills, and fundraising makes it accessible for all, not just the privileged few.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!