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Students Perform at Lords for Cricketing Fundraiser
12 March 2010
City and Islington College students performed at the Lords
Cricket Ground last week as they helped launch a new charity for
young people.
The Inspire and Achieve Foundation staged the event to raise
funds to create a centre for young people not in education,
employment or training, known as NEET’s.
Four BTEC National Diploma Music students performed at The Home
of Cricket and they were joined by some illustrious guest speakers,
including former England cricket captain Graham Gooch OBE; former
Indian cricketer and current Indian Premier League referee, Farokh
Engineer and Richard Noble OBE, holder of the land-speed record
between 1983 and 1997.
The event was backed by several major businesses and
organisations, with sponsors including the University of
Nottingham, Lloyds TSB and City & Guilds.
Robert Kennedy, Music Lecturer, said: “The students performed
brilliantly and I am very proud of them. The experience of
performing at such a big venue in front of a large audience will
have done their confidence the world of good. It was a great
evening which was very well received.”
Approx £40,000 has been raised thanks to the combined efforts of
The Inspire and Achieve Foundation and everyone who attended.
ENDS