# ‘Children in Need funding keeps kids off the streets’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/children-in-need-funding-keeps-kids-off-the-streets/
- Published: 2026-11-11T06:16:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:12:33+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmze4zrz0j3po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Cricket, Football, Sheffield, Sport

## Key points

- Children in Need funds youth sessions at a Sheffield sports club.
- Cricket Arena says 60% of participants live in deprived areas.
- One member says the club helped him gain confidence and friends.

## Summary

A Sheffield sports club says funding from BBC Children in Need helps it offer free or low-cost sessions that give young people a safe place to spend time. Cricket Arena says its activities also build confidence and a sense of community, particularly for children who may be vulnerable.

The club provides cricket, football, badminton and padel, and says 60% of its participants live in deprived areas of Sheffield. Eighteen-year-old Abubakr, who joined at 11, said the club helped him overcome shyness, make friends and feel part of a community; his father said he had originally hoped it would improve his son’s confidence.

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