The Essex and Southend Sports Trust (EASST) provides charitable grants in support of sport and in particular football and cricket. The geographical area in which it operates is strictly limited to Southend-on-sea and the county of Essex .

Grants must be in accordance with the objectives of the charity.

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2009/10 Events

·         Cumulative grants made since inception to 31st December 2009 now amount to £450,000.

·          Free community tickets for the Essex Autogroup Southend Cricket Festival at Garon Park, 4-8th August 2010.

·          Grant of £55.398 towards a magnificent new electronic scoreboard at Garon Park, which is attached to a newly built oak-framed Essex barn in keeping with the site's farming history.

·          EASST supports Old Southendian & Southchurch CC 'Chance to Shine' initiative.

·          Lucy Hodges from Rochford was assisted by EASST to be part of the medal winners Great Britain Sailing team competing in the 2009 World Blind Sailing Championships in New Zealand.

·          Essex based Lisa Nepeon and Carly Waters were helped by EASST to travel to Taiwan in September 2009 to be part of the GB football team in the 2009 Deaf Olympics.

·          EASST contributes to the Southend Rugby Club, cricket equipment at Benfleet Cricket Club and Rettendon CC, and a new pavilion at Sampford's CC.

·          Little Shrimps Activity Programme - call Steve Goodsell on 01702 314351 or click here.

·          Senior Shrimps Social Club Programme - call Steve Goodsell on 01702 341351 or click here.

·          Donations and patrons are still required for the public appeal for Garon Park Centre of Cricketing Excellence. Call Joe Sims on 01245 321004  jwh_sims@hotmail.co.uk  for details. Click here for the list of patrons and more information. Total grants to this project now exceed £200,000.

 

EASST trustee Joe Sims presents a cheque to representatives of Old Southendian and Southchurch Cricket club at the Southend High School for Boys sports hall in April 2009. The grant is in support of the OSSCC’s ‘Chance to Shine Project’ which is already encouraging the playing and coaching of cricket in eight Southend schools including Southend High School for Girls which has no tradition of involvement with cricket.

scoreboard

The new electronic scoreboard at Garon Park was officially opened by the Mayor of Southend Cllr Brian Smith, the Mayoress, Essex' Graham Gooch, Phillip Tolhurst, trustee of the Norman Garon Trust, together with all the trustees of the Essex & Southend Sports Trust (EASST) and the Norman Garon Trust who helped to provide funding for this community project. They are watched by local MP David Amess, various local dignitaries and many of the contributors to EASST's public appeal to improve facilities at Garon Park. The scoreboard is attached to a magnificent wooden framed storage barn, in keeping with the sites farming history and provides Southend with a structure which is unique on the county circuit.(August 2009)

Contact EASST:

The Essex and Southend Sports Trust
The Red House
Larks Lane
Great Waltham
Chelmsford
Essex CM3 1AD

Telephone: 01245 360 385
Facsimile: 01245 360 303

Registered Charity Number 1092238

nets

The Worshipful the Mayor of Southend, Councillor Gwen Horrigan and former England and Essex captain Graham Gooch formally opened the new outdoor cricket nets funded by EASST at Garon Park on Friday 1 August 2008. The trustees authorised a grant of £30,828 for this project in addition to the continuing financial support for a full time resident groundsman at the Park.