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C HESTERFIELD Cricket Festival is coming around quickly and the new charity, Friends of Queen's Park Cricket has refurbished a really useful piece of
kit - a Blotter, for use if it rains which it often does! The Friends group stepped in to try to ensure that the
annual Chesterfield Cricket Festival in July is not affected by any adverse weather.
The organisers of the Festival in July are hoping for some dry weather this year. Chesterfield hosts the only Derbyshire home cricket matches played away from Derby and the Queen’s Park games are the nearest county cricket for Yorkshire supporters living in Sheffield. This year, Derbyshire host Northamptonshire for a four- day game starting on Sunday, 22nd July, and then Yorkshire visit for a T20 game on Saturday, 28th July.
An essential piece of equipment for any top cricket
ground is something to quickly get water off the ground
after the British rain has stopped. Step forward the Blotter,
a fantastic piece of kit and a brilliant bit of design. A true
piece of the finest British boffin-ship, if ever there was one, it picks up surface water quickly into its drum and then drops it well away from the cricket field.
The trouble was that Chesterfield’s Blotter was a bit the worse for wear, so Friends of Queen’s Park Cricket, a registered charity
Friends group members Ian (left) and Tim show off Queen’s Park’s newly-refurbished Blotter
established to increase community participation in cricket, has paid for its resurrection and it is now poised on the boundary, waiting to spring into action.
Further details about Friends of Queen’s Park Cricket are available at mail@fqpc.org.uk or by writing to The Pavilion, Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, S40 2BF.
TV star’s Chesterfield date
S INGER and reality TV star Jake Quickenden is to perform at
Chesterfield’s biggest fundraising event – the Markovitz Sparkle Night Walk in aid of Ashgate Hospicecare.
Jake will help to get the thousands of walkers warmed up and ready for the 10k walk ahead, which starts and finishes at the Proact Stadium, on July 7th.
Coming from a semi-professional footballing background, Jake was a contestant on ‘The X Factor’ in 2012, where he made it through to the judge’s houses, and again in 2014 when he got through to the live shows. Later in 2014, Jake entered the jungle on ‘I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!’ where he was a runner-up.
Jake said, “It’s such a privilege to support Ashgate Hospicecare. I lost both my dad and brother to cancer and can say that it makes such a
difference to the lives of families to know that the people they love most in the world are being well looked after throughout such a horrible illness.”
This is Ashgate Hospicecare’s 4th Sparkle Night Walk since it was rebranded from the Midnight Walk. Last year, more than 2,500 walkers with their pink T-shirts and flashing bunny ears walked together and raised an incredible £202,500 in sponsorships This year, the hospice is expecting more than 3,000 walkers to sign up.
Sign up to the Markovitz Sparkle Night Walk by going to sparklenightwalk.org.uk or by calling the events team at Ashgate Hospicecare on 01246 233404. To volunteer at the event speak to the events team or email events@ashgatehospice care.org.uk.
Jake Quickenden... Charity date in Chesterfield
Hospital’s support for local carers is recognised
C HESTERFIELD Royal Hospital’s work to Rebecca said: “It’s such an honour to be
acknowledge and support carers has received national recognition.
The Trust’s Carers Project, led by Rebecca Cowley, has been nominated for a Royal College of Nursing Award in the Commitment to Carers category.
The Trust was awarded the Carers Charter in 2017, a promise that the Royal is committed to working together with and supporting the carers of patients receiving treatment and patients who are themselves carers. Rebecca has since become the Royal’s carer liaison officer, supported through the Chesterfield Royal Hospital Charitable Funds.
recognised in this way and shows how far this hospital has come in recognising the role of carers and the vital part they play in the treatment of our patients. We now have carer champions to help raise awareness on our wards and outpatient suites to educate and help identify carers and fully involve and support carers through the treatment of their patient.
Rebecca has worked in carer support for ten years as well as being a carer herself so has been able to draw from experience. The ceremony will take place at Westminster Park Plaza in London on 4th July.
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