It’s no secret that I love cricket, writes Cllr Bill Revans.
Alongside my council duties, I also chair North Petherton Cricket Club.
It was a special treat to watch a great game of village cricket between Butleigh and NPCC on Saturday, 9 May.
I set up the youth teams in North Petherton in 1997.
It was brilliant to see Tom Williams, who was in my original under-11s team, hit a century on Saturday, 29 years on.
Once COVID restrictions were lifted, we were able to restart our youth programme.
Also great to see 14-year-old Ryan Semken hit his first 50 for our second XI on Saturday, from those 10-year-olds starting out then.
Voluntary amateur sports clubs contribute so much to our community.
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North Petherton Town Football Club and North Petherton Cricket Club are coming together to support one of our players, 17-year-old Charlie Coles.
Charlie has leukaemia.
He’s been battling it for a few months now with his family’s support.
His treatment is up in Bristol, and the hospital and CLIC have been amazingly supportive.
Our clubs are putting on a joint fundraiser - The Charlie Coles Cup.
It will take place on Sunday, 24 May, at North Petherton Cricket Club from 2pm.
Join us for a great day with a football match, cricket match, a BBQ and bar, and a raffle and games.
Many businesses have supported us with raffle prizes.
If you can’t make it but would still like to support, you can donate at justgiving.com/page/charliecolescharitycup?utm_source=CL&utm_medium=DT.
All funds will be split between the charities that have supported Charlie during this time.
Every donation really does make a difference.
Please come along if you can and help support a great cause.
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