DISABLED EDINBURGH YOUNGSTERS SET TO RECEIVE NEW LORD'S TAVERNERS SPORTS WHEELCHAIRS

Wheelchair Basketball in Scotland set to benefit from Taverners donation

Representatives of the Lord’s Taverners and Lady Taverners will visit Edinburgh’s Forrester High School this Friday (28 March) to present five new sports wheelchairs to Basketball Scotland and a further two to pupils from Craigmount High School. Media are welcome to attend the presentation at 9.00am for interview, photography or video opportunities.

Receiving seven additional sports wheelchairs for young Scottish players provides Basketball Scotland with a timely boost ahead of its Wheelchair Basketball Scottish Cup Final on 5 April.

The Lord’s Taverners, the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity, will donate over £3 million this year to help give disadvantaged and disabled young people a ‘sporting chance’. Over the past 10 years the charity has donated nearly 1,000 sports wheelchairs to clubs and individuals, providing opportunities for 2,700 disabled young people to participate in wheelchair sport every year.

Sports wheelchairs are supplied to individuals who require a starter chair or a bespoke chair for more advanced players under the age of 25. Clubs can apply for up to five multi-sports wheelchairs to enable youngsters to try out a sport before committing to purchasing their own wheelchair.

Paul Robin, chief executive of the Lord’s Taverners, said: “The Lord's Taverners believes that sport and recreation are essential for all young people, regardless of ability or background. The sports wheelchairs that we provide are essential for allowing disabled youngsters to access to sport. We are proud to present these new sports wheelchairs to Basketball Scotland that will enable even more young people to enjoy wheelchair basketball.” 

The Lord's Taverners exists to enhance the prospects of disadvantaged and disabled young people using cricket and other forms of sport and recreation to engage with them.

We envisage a future where all young people, irrespective of background and ability, have the everyday opportunity to play cricket and enjoy other sports and physical activities to the benefit of their self-esteem, health, education and future socio-economic potential.