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data-animate="{"direction":"right","delay":300,"threshold":0.3,"distance":200}"> <span class="hero-module__pre-heading">What are we all about?</span> <h1 class="hero-module__heading h1">Our Story</h1> <p class="hero-module__summary hide-on-mobile">The Lord's Taverners was founded in 1950 and has a proud history supported by its members and stars from the world of sport and entertainment.</p> </div> </div> <button type="button" class="hero-module__scroll button button--scroll button--blue hide-below-desktop" data-scroll=".hero-module,bottom" data-animate="{"direction":"down","delay":600,"threshold":0.3,"distance":100}"> <span class="audio-only">Scroll</span> <span class="button__icon"> <svg class='button__chevron'><use xlink:href="#chevron"></use></svg> </span> </button> </section> <section class="module module--no-padding-y module--light-blue"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text-container rich-text"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text"> <p>In 1950 a group of like-minded cricket enthusiasts gathered in the famous Tavern at Lord’s Cricket Ground. They realised how lucky they were to be enjoying their sport and socialising with friends, and so the conversation turned to a shared desire to help those less fortunate than themselves. With that, the idea of creating a club to help young people took hold.</p> </div> </div> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__media"> <img src="/media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000" sizes="min-width (768) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="/media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 300w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 450w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=650&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 650w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 800w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=950&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 950w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1100&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1100w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1250&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1250w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1400&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1400w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1550&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1550w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1700&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1700w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1850&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 1850w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2000&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 2000w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2150&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 2150w, /media/1507/new-photo-of-early-members.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2300&quality=80&rnd=131944397550000000 2300w" alt="Photo of early members.jpg" class="rich-text-with-image-module__image" data-animate="{"direction":"left","delay":200,"threshold":0.3,"distance":200}" /> </div> </div> </section> <section class="heading-and-summary-module module module--white"> <div class="container"> <div class="heading-and-summary" data-animate="{"direction":"down","threshold":0.3,"distance":40}"> <h2 class="heading-and-summary__heading h2">What happened next?</h2> <p class="heading-and-summary__summary">By September 1950 the club had more than 70 members, including the broadcaster John Snagge and cricketer Jack Hobbs. Esteemed actor, John Mills, took on the role of President and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was delighted to become the Patron and Twelfth Man. The club began to raise money and the first charitable contributions to the National Playing Fields Association were made.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="module module--no-padding-y module--light-blue"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text-container rich-text"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text"> <p>The creation of the Lord’s Taverners cricket team soon followed and in 1952 the first fixture took place against Hertfordshire’s Bishops Stortford Cricket Club. The ‘Taverners XI’, a quirky mix of former Test cricketers, county stalwarts and entertainers remains an enthusiastic team today, with several matches taking place across the UK and abroad each year.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__media"> <img src="/media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000" sizes="min-width (768) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="/media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 300w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 450w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=650&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 650w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 800w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=950&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 950w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1100&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1100w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1250&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1250w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1400&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1400w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1550&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1550w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1700&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1700w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1850&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1850w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2000&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2000w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2150&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2150w, /media/1703/starring-the-lords-taverners.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2300&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2300w" alt="Starring The Lord's Taverners.jpg" class="rich-text-with-image-module__image" data-animate="{"direction":"left","delay":200,"threshold":0.3,"distance":200}" /> </div> </div> </section> <div class="youtube-video module module--condensed module--white" data-youtube-video> <div class="container container--medium"> <div class="heading-and-summary" data-animate="{"direction":"down","threshold":0.3,"distance":40}"> <span class="heading-and-summary__pre-heading">Where show business and cricket collide</span> <h2 class="heading-and-summary__heading h2">Lord's Taverners Pathe Video</h2> <p class="heading-and-summary__summary">The eclectic blend of members from the world of show business and cricket continued to grow, with the likes of John Arlott, Brian Johnston and Sir Pelham Warner all joining the ‘Tavs’, providing the basis for regular fundraising events.</p> </div> <div class="youtube-video__container" data-youtube-video-container data-animate="{"direction":"right","delay":300,"threshold":0.3,"distance":200}"> <button type="button" class="youtube-video__play" data-youtube-video-play> <span class="audio-only">Play</span> </button> <img src="/media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000" sizes="min-width (1140px) 1060px, calc(100vw - 60px)" srcset="/media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 300w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 450w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=650&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 650w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 800w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=950&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 950w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1100&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1100w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1250&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1250w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1400&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1400w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1550&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1550w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1700&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1700w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1850&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 1850w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2000&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 2000w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2150&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 2150w, /media/1128/governance-hrh-the-12th-man.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2300&quality=80&heightratio=.5625&rnd=131944397510000000 2300w" alt="Governance - HRH the 12th man.jpg" class="youtube-video__image" data-youtube-video-poster /> </div> <template data-youtube-video-template> <iframe class="youtube-video__src" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j2gIzS6vBoo?enablejsapi=1&autohide=1&controls=2&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light&autoplay=1&mute=1" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </template> </div> </div> <section class="module module--no-padding-y module--light-blue"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text-container rich-text"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text"> <p>This initial enthusiasm quickly led to the first committee meeting on 3 July 1950 at the Comedy Theatre (now the Harold Pinter Theatre where a plaque commemorates the event) and the Lord’s Taverners club was born.</p> </div> </div> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__media"> <img src="/media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000" sizes="min-width (768) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="/media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 300w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 450w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=650&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 650w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 800w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=950&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 950w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1100&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1100w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1250&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1250w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1400&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1400w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1550&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1550w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1700&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1700w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1850&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 1850w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2000&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2000w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2150&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2150w, /media/1704/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-hampshire-with-the-lords-taverners-trophy-in-1973.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2300&quality=80&rnd=132011770880000000 2300w" alt="HRH The Duke of Edinburgh presents Hampshire with the Lord's Taverners trophy in 1973.jpg" class="rich-text-with-image-module__image" data-animate="{"direction":"left","delay":200,"threshold":0.3,"distance":200}" /> </div> </div> </section> <div class="rich-text module module--condensed module--white"> <div class="container container--medium"> <p>Following the introduction of the Charities Act of 1960, we were formally recognised as a charity in 1964. However, it was under the auspices of Tony Swainson, who became the Club Secretary in 1972, that the Lord’s Taverners changed from being a club to being a charity with a club ethos.</p> <p>We also expanded our fundraising outside of the London area with the creation of regional volunteer committees (of which we now have over 50) and moved into a new area of charitable fundraising and giving, through the iconic green Lord’s Taverners minibuses.</p> <p>Our minibuses are now a frequent sight all around the UK and since 1976 we have proudly put over 1,200 of them on the road. They help schools and associations looking after young people with disabilities and learning difficulties to get to school and access their local community.</p> <p>More recently, we have moved in to funding sensory rooms, play equipment and sports wheelchairs, and in 2007 started our partnership with British Wheelchair Basketball to develop junior participation in the sport. This was soon followed by a similar partnership with Boccia England, and, more recently, Wheelchair Rugby. Each of these programmes were focussed on the creation of sustainable opportunities for young disabled people to play sport.</p> <p>Cricket has always been at the heart of the Lord’s Taverners and the creation of opportunities for young people to play the sport has been part of our purpose for many years. During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, our focus was on the provision of kit and equipment to clubs and schools to enable the development of colts cricket, as well as a particular focus on girl’s cricket, through the support of the Lady Taverners. However, in 2010 the focus moved towards providing opportunities for young disabled people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p> <p>Our activity today embraces disability cricket (through our national Super 1s and Table Cricket programmes) as well as engaging young people from areas of deprivation across the UK through Wicketz. Each of these programmes provides young people with an opportunity to enjoy cricket with friends, whilst also developing wider skills and creating life opportunities.</p> <p>In keeping with our roots, we proudly put the fun in fundraising through a huge variety of well attended events across the UK that generate substantial sums that we use to improve many young people’s lives.</p> </div> </div> <section class="module module--no-padding-y module--light-blue"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text-container rich-text"> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__text"> <h3><strong>The Lady Taverners</strong></h3> <p><span>The Lady Taverners owe their formation to Baroness Thatcher. </span><span>Normally each Prime Minister had been made a member of the Lord’s Taverners. </span></p> <p><span>But the first Lady Prime Minister set the previously all-male club a problem. Being ever inventive they decided to form the Honorary Lady Taverners and in early 1980 the late David Evans MP invited Baroness Thatcher to become Honorary Lady Taverner No. 1 – luckily she agreed. </span><span>Twenty-three other ladies were initially invited by the then Lord’s Taverners president, Eric Morecambe, to join including Ann Barrington Judith Chalmers, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Marjorie Gover, Joan Morecambe, Anne Subba Row and Betty Surridge. </span></p> <p>The Lady Taverners came to an end in 2021 when everyone became a member of the charity. The immense contribution of the Lady Taverners over more than 30 years is hugely appreciated by the charity and our beneficiaries.</p> <p><a data-udi="umb://document/3bfc8b7370bf45039dfdec24cad7adf2" href="/about-us/history-of-the-lady-taverners/" title="History of the Lady Taverners">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="rich-text-with-image-module__media"> <img src="/media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000" sizes="min-width (768) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="/media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 300w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 450w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=650&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 650w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 800w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=950&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 950w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1100&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1100w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1250&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1250w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1400&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1400w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1550&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1550w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1700&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1700w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1850&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 1850w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2000&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 2000w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2150&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 2150w, /media/1675/img_0154-j-g-meakin-u13.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2300&quality=80&rnd=132011770850000000 2300w" alt="IMG_0154 - 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