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Lord’sTaverners–NorthernNSW–NewsletterABriefHistory
“TheLord’sTaverners”beganwithagroupofcricket-lovingspectatorswhousedtoregularlycongregateattheTavernattheLord’sCricketGroundinEngland.Throughgeneralconversationtheydecidedtheywantedtogivethosewhowereyoung,disadvantagedordisabledabetterchanceoffurtheringtheirloveofandinvolvementinthegameofcricket,orsportingeneral.
TheLord’sTavernersAustraliawasformedin1982.Ithasgrownto11branchesinallStatesandTerritoriesofAustralia,withapproximately2500members.
TheLord’sTavernersNorthernNSWBranchbasedinLismoreprovidesgrantstodisadvantagedyouthtoassisttheminlifethroughsport;provideseveningmealstotheresidentsatOurHousetwiceperweek;assistsdisabledyouthinsportingactivities;conductsT20cricketcompetitionsforboysandgirlsinsecondaryschoolsatthebeginningofeachcricketseason;conductscampsforyoungstersandprovidesScholarshipsfordisadvantagedyouthatSCUandUNE.OurHouseOurHouseisapurposebuilt20unitaccommodationforcancerpatientsandmedicalpatientsandtheirfamilieswhoarereceivingcareattheCancerUnitatLismoreandatLismoreBaseHospital.Lord’sTavernersNorthernNSWfacilitatestwoeveningmealsonaTuesdayandaThursdayeveryweekwithassistancefromothergroups.OneofournewmembersBenGwilliamandhisdaughterwentalongonenightseewhatitwaslike.“MydaughterandIhadareallyfunnight.I’mnewtotheareasoIreallyenjoyedtheopportunityinteractwithsuchacrosssectionoftheNorthernriverscommunity.Iwilldefinitelybehelpingoutagain.”UniversityScholarshipsLordsTavernersNorthernNSWsupports4universitystudentsatSCUandUNE.OurfirstscholarshiprecipientAlanaWeishasjustrecentlygraduatedandisnowteachingataschoolinKyogle.
SportingGrantsLordsTavernersNorthernNSWiscurrentlysupporting4youngcricketerstoplayaseasonofcricketintheUK(3youngmenand1youngwoman).Here’sapictureofscholarshiprecipientLachieBannoncelebratinghisfirstwicketoftheseason.