Hundreds enjoy free football and cricket activity day
Hundreds of local families enjoyed a sunny afternoon at our free fun activity day at Sussex Cricket Club on Tuesday (August 15).
Alongside our friends at the Sussex Cricket Foundation, we held an activity-filled family fun day at the 1st Central County Ground in Hove.
Families were invited to take part in a range of football and cricket-based activities, including speed bowling, football target practice, Sid’s Big Hit, table cricket, and blind football.
There was also a healthy eating station, where families could use an exercise bike to blend their own healthy smoothies, and an area to try out BHAFC Foundation’s Soccer STEM robots.
Lynsey Hermann, Head of Community Programmes at BHAFC Foundation, was very pleased with how the event went.
“Today’s been a real success, especially for parents as a free family event in the middle of the summer holidays,” she said, “We’ve had a really good turnout, hundreds of families here. Everyone’s been able to enjoy the sunshine, have some food, and get involved in the activities.
“It’s been a good opportunity for us as well to showcase some of the great work we do.
“It’s something that we’ve wanted to do for a very long time, and it’s a lovely sunny day, so we’re very happy.”
Gary Wallis-Taylor, Community Cricket Director, highlighted the importance of the two clubs working together.
“It’s really important that we have a strong relationship,” he said, “We’re two of the biggest sports clubs in the south and we want to be doing more together, and we see this event as just the start.
“Between us we can create a really powerful message to get more people involved in sport.”
Families at the event were greeted by a number of special guests, including Albion mascot Gully, and Sussex mascots Sid and Sandy the Sharks.
A group of Sussex cricketers including Jofra Archer, Brad Currie, and Ari Karvelas came to meet people and pose for photos, as did a group of players from our women’s academy side.
Sussex Police, who work closely with the Foundation as part of the Premier League Kicks programme, also had a stall at the event. Officers brought a police car and van for people to explore, as well as some police equipment to look at and uniform for the kids to try on.
Albion legend Guy Butters was also in attendance, helping to run a raffle with some amazing football and cricket-themed prizes.
You can find out more about the great work of the Sussex Cricket Foundation here, and the BHAFC Foundation here.
