Date: 9th June 2017
CricketFest will run over four weekends in June and July
The ECB is inviting your club to get everyone – young, old, pro, amateur, complete novices, friends and family – to come together in playing, scoring, supporting, barbecuing, cheering, partying and celebrating everything that’s so fantastic about cricket.
And all over four terrific weekends in June and July so as many people as possible can come along, get involved and help raise the profile of the game – and your club.
Make the most of CricketFest
You probably know exactly what to put on for your own CricketFest. But just to give yours an extra boost, here are some brilliant ideas that went down really well last year:
Find out more with our CricketFest questions and answers.
Play, support or just enjoy the party atmosphere – there are plenty of options at your CricketFest
Your goodie pack
We want to make each CricketFest weekend an even bigger success for you and everyone who turns up. So we’re providing your club with everything you need both before and during the event.
Just sign up today and we’ll send you the following:
Social media
Email assets
Other resources
Top tips for a successful CricketFest
Planning
Promotion
Make all your club’s members aware of the event, what it is, why you’re doing it and when it’s happening. Ask them to tell friends and family – word of mouth is so important!
Make your own personalised posters and flyers. Put them in and around your clubhouse and post them in and around your local town/village
Prepare some flyers/posters/general information about your club for prospective new members to read while they’re enjoying your CricketFest
On the day
Make sure your bar remains well stocked
Prepare a simple chart/form to be able to collect details of anyone who’d like to be involved with the club in the future and for those who’d like to know about upcoming events
Select a few members to focus on welcoming new people into the club during CricketFest
Think about car parking – do you have one or is it street parking only? Local residents will probably walk but you need to know where to direct people if they do drive
Designate someone as your club photographer for the day so you can document the day, send photos to local media (if they don’t attend) and to the ECB when sending in your feedback
Everyone young and old can enjoy your club's atmosphere and facilities
Other points to consider
It’s really important that you’re clear on the legal considerations of your event and that you have a dedicated person responsible for ensuring the following are covered:
Insurance – Public Liability
Health and safety – number restrictions, first aid, fire
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