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“I’ve always found that young people
respond much better when they can see that
you are on their side rather than working
against them and our methods support that.”
Like Cotgrave, the Hawtonville scheme will
focus on a group of 20 individuals deemed to
be at risk of social exclusion who will receive
dedicated ongoing support. However sports,
arts, and community activities provided as part
of the scheme will be open to all children aged
eight and upwards on a free to access basis.
Notts CCCChief Executive Lisa Pursehouse
praised the Council for driving the
agreement that has funded the scheme and
the continued enhancement of Trent Bridge.
“It became clear very early in our discussions
with Nottinghamshire County Council that
we each faced challenges that we could
assist each other to overcome,” she said.
“Our record of community delivery is
unmatched in cricket and there are things
that we can achieve that would be beyond
the realms of more traditional public service
providers and it became apparent that our
Positive Futures programme could make a
real impact in Hawtonville.
“There is a misconception that the Council
have provided us with a financial hand-
out but there is an onus on us to apply
our expertise to help them to enact social
change in an area where there is a need to
make a lasting difference.”
Positive Futures
nottinghamshire’s community and development team have won the ecb’s best community scheme prize for the past three years