PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

International cricketers past and present will be involved in a 6-a-side charity cricket tournament to be held at Wellesbourne Cricket Club on Sunday 18th July with the cricket starting from 1.30pm.

The aim of the event will be to raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease after former England opener Chris Broad's wife was diagnosed with the condition. Miche Broad was diagnosed last year with the incurable disease which attacks the nervous system and leaves muscles weak and damaged.

Wellesbourne Cricket Club is hosting the event alongside Barford and Bristol based events and marketing company Sector Marketing. England fast bowler and Chris's son, Stuart Broad will present the trophy to the winners at the end of the tournament.

Chris Broad said: “It would mean a great deal if we were able to get a whole lot of people to come along and support the day and, most importantly, enjoy the day.”

The event has ECB and ICC backing and Sky Sports have committed to cover the event which will be featured in their international coverage during the summer. As well as a Wellesbourne Cricket Club team, Jaguar, Adidas and Land Rover will be sending a team to compete in what promises to be an exciting day's cricket. Players taking part on the day will be announced in the local press but each of the teams will have a current or former player as part of their six!

For more information about the event visit www.mndcricket2010.org or contact Hannah Male on 01275 335911 or email hannah.male@sectormarketing. co.uk for corporate opportunities or how to get involved and help raise funds.

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colours, but they all have to learn to live in the same box.

JANE IS BACK

Jane Bradshaw, Principal of Amasango School for Street children in Grahamstown South Africa, is visiting Wellesbourne from 2nd to 5th July. To hear from her, please come to any of the following:

  • Friday 2nd July 6pm The Vicarage: St Peter's Prayer Hour with special focus on Amasango School
  • Sunday 4th July at 10.15am at St Peter's Jane will preach
  • Sunday 4th July 5.30pm Evensong at St James's Walton followed by a talk about Amasango School from Jane at 6.15pm.

Amasango School for Street Children Grahamstown South

Amasango Learners posing for a photo on their jungle gym

PCSO Claire Murray

Claire has joined the Wellesbourne SNT from leaving University last summer with a degree in Graphic Design. Claire decided to join Warwickshire Police as it was something she had always wanted to do. Claire was also a cadet with West Midlands Police between the ages of 16 - 18. With a background of working in retail and local pubs in the area she is looking forward to getting out into the communities she has grown up in and help Warwickshire Police make Warwickshire a safer place. She looks forward to meeting you.


AMASANGO

We've seen many images and heard lots of stories of South Africa during the World Cup. Mrs Jane Bradshaw will be in Wellesbourne 2nd-5th July to tell us in person about the amazing school she leads in Grahamstown. The Amasango School reflects both the desperate situation many people face in South Africa, and also the creativity, courage and hope with which people are working to create a better future. The school provides a basic education for more than 100 children aged 9-18 who have fallen out of or never made it into mainstream education because of poverty, neglect or abuse often linked with stunted emotional development. Through Friends of Amasango it provides the uniforms, meals, and toiletries that make it possible for the children to attend. They use grotty old railway buildings for the school, and have recently won a court case so that the government must provide them with fit for purpose buildings soon. Many in Wellesbourne have heard about the school from me or senior teacher Ms Zoleka Kate who visited us last year. Jane will bring us the latest news in July.

Kate Mier

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

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