AS part of a drive to increase membership, Meredith Cricket Club are holding a family night next week.<\/p>\n
It will be held on Saturday 14 October from 6.30pm at Meredith Recreation Reserve, following a game against Lethbridge.<\/p>\n
There will be a barbecue for those who attend and club president Shane Grinter said the event will be an opportunity for the community to come together.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome out, shake hands and get familiar with us and everyone there so it\u2019s a comfortable place for families to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no skill, age or requirements, everyone is welcome to come and be social. We\u2019ll have a little play area for younger kids and some games and bits a pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event is part of the club\u2019s current goal to get more young players and female cricketers involved in the sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a real emphasis at the moment that our main priority is to get involved with the community and bring male and female youth through the club,\u201d said Grinter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also really want to get a women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to become not so much a men\u2019s cricket club but a really comfortable place for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grinter said that in small towns like Meredith it is important to have places for the community to come together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have the resources like a Division One team would in Geelong so it\u2019s really important to get the community along and it\u2019s a really family orientated thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just somewhere to come and place a sport, it\u2019s a safe place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AS part of a drive to increase membership, Meredith Cricket Club are holding a family night next week. It will be held on Saturday 14 October from 6.30pm at Meredith Recreation Reserve, following a game against Lethbridge. There will be a barbecue for those who attend and club president Shane Grinter said the event will […]<\/p>\n