Pendle Hill Properties provides free cricket training for children

Pendle Hill Properties are inviting over 100 local Year 3 primary school children to a free training session at Padiham Cricket Club on Friday 19th May.

Following on from their generous cricket bat giveaway every Christmas, the East Lancashire based estate and lettings agency are now encouraging Year 3 children from Padiham Green C of E, St Leonard’s C of E, St John the Baptist RC and Padiham Primary to try the sport and learn new skills. As part of the giveaway, children received a special cricket bat, a soft cricket ball, a selection box and the free training session invite.

The free session will take place from 4pm-5:30pm, with the children and their parents then invited to stay and watch Padiham CC take on Lowerhouse CC in an exciting local derby.

Pendle Hill Properties are a cricket mad firm which includes Thunder Cricket and Lancashire Women Cricket star Sophia Turner, as well as Lettings Manager and Sales Advisor, Toby Burrows, who currently plays for Padiham CC.

Padiham CC are a friendly community based Cricket Club situated in Padiham, Lancashire. Where a warm welcome awaits those of all ages who want fun, enjoyment and competition.

Activities at the free session will include: Catching and throwing a ball; Hitting a moving ball; Bowling with a straight arm; Playing a basic game of cricket; Working and communicating as a team; as well as having lots of fun with new friends.

You can sign up for the free session here.

Following the event, children will get the opportunity to move onto the All Stars. All Stars Cricket is an eight-week programme for girls and boys aged between five and eight, that is packed full of fun games and challenges which are designed to help with the basic movement needed to kick-start a lifelong love of cricket and all sports, as well as promoting physical activity.

The sessions provide children with the basic movement skills to begin a lifelong love of sport, and general physical activity. They also provide social skills, confidence and the ability to work as a team, complementing sports activity in schools.

Padiham CC player and lettings manager/sales adviser at Pendle Hill Properties, Toby Burrows, said: “We had a fantastic time handing out the cricket bats and balls at Christmas, but now we can’t wait to see the children coming down to Padiham CC and having a go at playing some cricket. No experience is needed, we just want them to come down and have some fun.”

Andrew Turner, managing director at Pendle Hill Properties, commented: “Here at Pendle Hill Properties we are passionate about sport in our local communities and our cricket bat giveaway initiative is one which we are really proud of. We look forward to seeing all the children and their parents down there on the night.”

Pendle Hill Properties is a family-run estate and lettings agency based in Read, providing a specialist residential property sales and rentals service across the Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle areas.

For more information on Pendle Hill Properties, see here: www.pendlehillproperties.co.uk