Donation to support girls’ cricket in Leeds
A Leeds-based cricket club aims to put a donation from Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire to good use by creating new opportunities for girls to train and play cricket matches.
The housebuilder donated £250 to Colton Institute CC, based in School Lane, Colton, which was established in 1924.
The club plays in the ATTIS ECB Yorkshire Premier League North, while its two women’s sides compete in the West Yorkshire W& G Softball League.
Colton Institute CC also offers a wide range of junior cricket, with teams playing in the Leeds and Wetherby Junior League from under-9s through to under-15s, as well as dedicated girls’ teams.
Andy Scholes, Colton CC Junior Cricket Lead, said: “Colton Institute CC has always prided itself on being a friendly, sociable, inclusive and progressive cricket club.
“We want to give everyone the chance to play, which is why it is so important to us that we continue to grow our junior section, and as part of that, we expand our girls’ section by creating new opportunities for girls to train and play cricket matches.
“The donation from Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire will help set this up in terms of new equipment, helping members gain coaching qualifications and helping to cover other costs associated in getting new teams off the ground. We really want to grow the girls’ game in and around our local area.”
Sam Evans, Sales and Marketing Director at Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire, said: “We sponsor a range of community causes near to where we build, but we always like to help junior sports teams because we know what a big impact they can have across communities.
"We really hope Colton Institute CC achieves its dream of introducing more girls to this popular sport.”
Taylor Wimpey is building new homes across the region, including at its sustainable development at Morwick Springs, Leeds Road, on the East Leeds Extension (ELE).
The housebuilder will provide 293 homes at its development with a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties.
The development is completely gas free, with all homes benefitting from air source heat pumps, as well as energy saving features such as triple glazing, waste water heat recovery and EV charging points.
For more information about Colton Institute CC, please visit coltoninstitute.play-cricket.com/home
For more information about Morwick Springs, please visit, https://www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/new-homes/leeds/morwick-springs