Wicketz
Wicketz provides free, year-round, weekly community cricket sessions and personal development workshops for young people aged 8-19 in communities where there are few opportunities to play the game regularly.
Using cricket as a tool for change, it improves young people’s physical and mental wellbeing, develops crucial life skills such as tolerance, respect, teamwork, and self-confidence, and contributes to improved future life prospects.
Hubs:
East Manchester Hub - Mondays
Venue:
Droylsden Academy, Manor Road, Droylsden, M43 6QD
Time:
4pm - 5pm
Age Group:
13 - 19 years
South Manchester Girls Only Hub - Thursdays
Venue:
Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Manchester M22 1QW
Time:
5pm - 6pm
Age Group:
13 - 19 years
Bolton Hub - Fridays
Venue:
Ladybridge High School, Bolton, BL3 4NG
Time:
4pm - 5pm
Age Group:
13 - 19 years
Trafford Hub - Saturdays
Venue:
Old Trafford Sports Barn, Manchester, M16 0QQ
Age Group:
8-12 years
Time:
10am - 11:30am
Age Group:
13 - 19 years
Time:
11:30am - 1pm
For more information contact Ben Oakley - Wicketz Activator: boakley@lancashirecricket.co.uk / 07721 807 27
Further information
Wicketz is more than just weekly cricket sessions. Young people benefit from life skills workshops on topics important to them, and festivals and events where they can meet up with other Wicketz participants from around the country.
One example of this is our Unity of the Roses series. The fourth instalment of this brought young people from Lancashire and Yorkshire together to discuss pressing issues in their communities.
Photos and videos from other Wicketz events are available on our Facebook page here.
We regularly ask participants for feedback and to understand what Wicketz means to them. Click here for a video from one group.