Yorkshire Cricket Club and Vertu Motors
Vertu Motors is proud to partner with car dealerships in and around Yorkshire, and its official charity, the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation.
With a number of car dealerships in and around Yorkshire, we are delighted to partner with the club and its community initiatives as it works to provide support for those who need it.
About Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Founded in 1863 and a founder member of the County Championship, Yorkshire County Cricket Club is the most successful club in competition history having been crowned champions more than 30 times.
The club is a firm supporter of cricket at grassroots level, with more than 800 teams in action across the country showcasing the passion there is for the sport across the region.
In a bid to tackle issues in their local community, The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation was formed in 2009 to work alongside the club on various programmes focused around Education, Health & Wellbeing, Heritage and Participation.
With the club working to learn from its recent challenges and restore its historic reputation at the top of English cricket, we are proud to be onboard to lend our support to its charitable arm.
Joining forces
Our partnership provides a way in which we can work together with the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation to boost the valuable work carried out by the charity; ensuring that the various initiatives continue to have a positive impact on the people who need them most.
So far, we have provided:
A 17-seater minibus to help deliver numerous community programmes.
Support to The Yorkshire Cricket College, providing funding for qualifications, travel and kit for students facing financial issues.
Support for various 'Cricket in the Classroom' and 'Education Days' for local primary schools to inspire young cricketers.
About the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation
The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation exists to provide sport-based education and community initiatives across the county to improve the lives of local people.
The Foundation aims to have a lasting and positive impact on communities regardless of age, region or ability with a wide and varied programme of events that includes everything from junior competitions to supporting local refugees, and providing facilities and equipment through to ensuring that children are fed via its Crick-EAT initiative.
A game for everyone
"I am thankful to Vertu Motors for supporting The Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, sharing our vision that cricket is a game for everyone.
Sport should be a driving force for good, bringing us together and uniting us. The support from Vertu Motors will help us to further engage with the local community and help to make cricket more accessible."
Lord Kamlesh Patel
Chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
"We are absolutely delighted to welcome Vertu Motors as a new official partner of Yorkshire Cricket Foundation.
"Vertu Motors is a huge business and a very reputable brand, and the new education-focused partnership will help us reach even more people in the community.
"We are very excited to be working with the Vertu Motors team again and this new partnership is absolutely integral to increasing the impact of our charity work."
Will Saville
Managing Director of YCF
"I am pleased that we are able to return to our support for Yorkshire County Cricket Club by partnering with the Foundation, which does such fantastic work in the local community.
"The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation delivers excellent programmes, harnessing the power of sport to create a fairer society. This is something I am proud that Vertu Motors is involved with."
Robert Forrester
Chief Executive of Vertu Motors
