All About The Lord's Taverners!
The Lord's Taverners Australia
Tasmanian Branch Incorporated
Background
The idea of a club for actors and members of allied professions who habitually watched cricket from The Tavern at Lord's Cricket Ground in London was conceived in 1949. This club became "The Lord's Taverners".
For a full history visit the Lord's Taverners History page.
The Lord's Taverners Australia was formed in 1982 and now has some 2000 members, both male and female in all States and Territories. It is an autonomous organisation with 11 active Branches.
What we have in common is a desire to give disadvantaged and/or young people with a disability a sporting chance, and a love of cricket.
The Lord's Taverners Australia - Tasmanian Branch was formed in 1985, has in excess of 100 financial members and works to assist young people disadvantaged due to, physical and/or intellectual disability, financial constraints and/or geographical isolation, to take part in sport through the provision of sporting equipment and facilities and sporting opportunities.
We believe in a balance of membership so that the commercially inclined can assist with fund raising, those involved in welfare and the sports lovers can identify specific needs and causes to support and the media-oriented can promote the events we hold, the causes we support and the results we achieve. While our membership is predominantly male, we have an increasing number of female members and actively encourage more women to join.
The Lord's Taverners Australia is best described as a benevolent Association which has charitable objectives for all of its fund raising activities.
We exist on membership subscriptions, fund raising events and donations.
Objectives
- To assist young people disadvantaged due to:
- Physical and/or intellectual disability
- Financial constraints and/or
- Geographical isolation,
to take part in sport through the provision of: - Sporting equipment and facilities
- Sporting opportunities
- To raise funds to achieve the above.
- To conduct fund raising events which generate enjoyment, fellowship and bonhomie among members and our guests.
The constitutional powers of The Lord's Taverners Australia have been structured to assist the Association in fulfilling all of its objectives. Sponsorships, donations and assistance are welcomed from corporations and individuals who empathise with the Lord's Taverners Australia cause and who are in a position to help.
Management of the Association
The Lord's Taverners Australia is a national body comprised of a council which meets yearly to formulate policy and from time to time to give guidance to the State and Territory branches. Representatives from each of the branches are members of the National Council together with the other office bearers usual in an organisation such as ours.
Each State and Territory has its own Executive structure and regular meetings are held to conceive and implement the objectives and activities of the Branch.
In 2003 Lord's Taverners Australia - Tasmanian Branch was incorporated under the Incorporated Associations Act (Tasmania).
