Gloucestershire County Cricket Club are building strong links with the community through various initiatives:

Education Centre

School groups are invited to spend the day at the cricket club to enjoy a mix of activities including some numeracy work and a coaching session.  The Education Centre was built with financial help from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. 

Cricket Classroom

Due to open in January 2009, the County Cricket Club has joined forces with the Extended schools partnership to open a Gloucestershire Cricket Classroom at the Bridge Learning Campus in Hartcliffe, Bristol. The classroom (which is based on the philosophy of the ‘playing for success’ schemes in operation at many professional sports clubs), will encourage children to enjoy their education, using sport to motivate them.  We also believe that it will make cricket more accessible to these children, who would not normally get the chance to play cricket.  Young people joining the programme will also have coaching from the GCCC Coaching centre coaches and have the chance to attend matches at the county ground.

County Ground Experience

Children from Teyfant and Wansdyke schools were invited for a one day course at the county ground during the summer.  The day included some cricket coaching and some poetry writing.  Both days were extremely successful and will be repeated as part of the Cricket Classroom programme.

Challenge Week

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club held 2 challenge weeks this summer:
A Cricket & Poetry week, working with Teyfant, Wansdyke, Bridge Farm & Hareclive schools which included a presentation at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Cricket & Journalism course working with Gay Elms, St Pius, Four Acres and Fair Furlong, where children learnt about journalism and were required to write a report on this year’s Floodlit Natwest Pro40 match, which were then presented at the end of the course. 

Disability Cricket

Glos CCC are pleased to host the regional finals of the Table Top Cricket competition at the County Ground each year.  In 2008 12 schools competed for a place in the final which was held at Lords.

Ashfield Young Offenders

A coach from the cricket centre coaches at Ashfield Young Offenders Institution as part of their rehabilitation programme. Only inmates with an exemplary record are allowed to take part in coaching sessions and therefore these sessions are seen as a reward for good behaviour.  It also teaches inmates about teamwork, social interaction and the many other benefits that can be gained by participating in sport.