Sussex Cricket resume the fight against hunger

Sussex Cricket’s fight against hunger is back this winter, with the sooner-than-expectedreturnofthe‘IntheBag’initiative.

After the success of the scheme over six weeks in August and September, it had already been decided the scheme– runbySussexCricket Foundation and Brighton & HoveFoodPartnership- would return every year during the school summer holidays. But having heardofthedifference made by ‘In the Bag’, the team behind cricket commentary website, Guerilla Cricket, got in touch with Sussex Cricket Foundation with the offer of a fundraising drive to enable its return this winter.

Guerilla Cricket set an ambitious target of raising of £3,500, enough to provide 1,000 recipe and ingredient bags to families in need in Brighton & Hove. Thanks to the generosity of Guerilla Cricket listeners, more than £1,000hasalreadybeenraised inthetwoweekssincethefundraiser was launched.

Now ‘In the Bag’ needs the help of the wider cricket community to smash through the target.

A sum of £21 is enough to pack and deliver six food bags to families in needinBrighton & Hove this winter.

Or £3.50 pays for one food bag to help combat hunger.

Cricket fans can do their bit by giving whatever they can to ‘ In the Bag’. Donations can be made via www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ guerilla-cricket-in-the-bag

Sussex Cricket Foundation would like to hear from other organisations or businessesinterestedinfundraising for a future edition of ‘In the Bag’ via business support manager Steve Pickup ( steve. pickup@sussexcricket.co.uk).

Tony Bishop, Guerilla Cricket commentator and marketing lead said: “Guerilla Cricket is delighted to support ‘In the Bag’ with Sussex

Cricket Foundation.

“With warmth and generosity, our global community of followers are already donating to help this fantastic cause.”

Sussex Cricket’s Community Cricket Director, Gary Wallis-Tayler, said: “It is brilliant to have the support of the Guerilla Cricket community which has allowed us to bring ‘In the Bag’ back for the winter.”

Vic Borrill, Director of Brighton and Hove Food Partnership said: “Winter is a challenging time for those with a low household income.”