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Cricketer and umpire , real ale lover and volunteer& trustee with @cwbglobal. Father, grandfather and on a mission to increase the number of wine farms visited

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Joined February 2009
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Talent is equally distributed; opportunity is not. Volunteer with Cricket Without Boundaries (CWB) to help disadvantaged young people start their cricketing journey while also using the sport as a platform for positive social change. cricketwithoutboundaries.com…
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Join us to build #StrongPartnerships! We welcome volunteers with a wide range of experiences, including health and education specialists, individuals with community development experience, as well as sports coaches and enthusiasts cricketwithoutboundaries.com…
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🗣 Hamed, who fled the Taliban in 2015 and found sanctuary – and a love of cricket – in England with the help of @refugeecouncil, has some words of advice for boys fleeing Afghanistan now Read his story for free for #TimesChristmasAppeal thetimes.co.uk/article/crick…
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So pleased to be part of this. #coachingthecoaches #play #fun
UK charity @CWBglobal are currently in #Lebanon working with children and coaches from @AlsamaProject. The work they have been doing so far this week is inspiring all of us this National Fitness Day! #FitnessDay #Cricket #MCCFoundation #Charity
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Did you know, that as well as coaching and educating children, CWB also supports coach education. This helps to enthuse teachers and volunteers that can facilitate the work that Ambassadors do year round.
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Our very own @dave_terrace looks back on 10 years at CWB - from boarding a plane to chairing the board! cricketwithoutboundaries.com…
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We started teaching one of our classes the base of the pull shot yesterday! It's been a challenge to try and transmit technique via zoom and make sure the exercises are being doing properly but we are so proud of our kids! @iccamericas #Cricket #kidscricket #cricketplayedlouder
will do a brief - online scoring course to show the basics of scoring beforehand if useful?
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Great work!!!!! Who else wants to take part??? #CWBchallenge – at Croydon, London
I have even challenged by @juliafarman from @CWBglobal on a Catch, Clap, Throw game! And also sending the COVID19 protection message on every clap! I did the challenge in 24’ and hit the target 3x giving it a 15’ result! I want to see your results! 🙌🏼 #CWBChallenge #stayhome
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International Women's Day 2020 - CWB related stats! We want to help the world work towards gender equality through the game of cricket 🏏 #IWD2020 #EachforEqual
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OUR VOLUNTEER WINDOW FOR 2020 IS OPEN! We use cricket to empower communities by using the game to deliver health education (particularly HIV/AIDS) & promote social change / refugee integration / gender equality. Who wants to join us? Read: cricketwithoutboundaries.com…🏏
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The baby who speaks for so many of us
Check out this great article by Phil from our recent Kenya project. We are blessed to have such brilliant volunteers - please take two mins to read 'Dance Like A Mzungu' - it'll improve your day! Read: cwbblogs.com/kenya2019/2019/… 🇰🇪🏏
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Would you like to know more about our excellent CWB in-country ambassadors? Well, read on! Let's start with Joseph in Rwanda Read this: cricketwithoutboundaries.com… 🇷🇼🏏
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Hi, got a single ticket to Australia v South Africa @lancscricket Old Trafford on Saturday that I'm now looking to sell. Anybody interested?
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Someone needs to introduce the board of Manchester United to the concepts of randomness and reversion to the mean.
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That would come in handy... @ItsSimplyZoe @chrishind
Win a £150 meal at @HawksmoorMCR HAWKSMOOR on Gordo! RT and follow... liking doesn't do it, pay attention🤗 RT and Follow! Finishes and drawn Thursday 9:30 am
And so ends another amazing trip to Uganda with @CWBglobal The whole team was awesome with 7000 kids coached & given positive health messages. If you’ve ever thought you might fancy a trip, do it, you won’t regret it #volunteering
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