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Hugh Robertson MP Shadow Minister for Sport & Olympics, took time out from his hectic conference schedule in Manchester to visit our famous Old Trafford cricket ground.

Hugh was invited by the Club to update him on the investment and development at the ground and for him to take a tour of ‘The Point’, the new £12 million conference and events facility due for completion in June 2010.

Before taking a tour of the construction site Hugh, a keen cricketer and a playing member of the MCC, took the opportunity to get a few tips from LCCC coach Peter Moores on his batting stance. read more

LCCC may well be on the lookout for junior chefs once the new conference and events facility, The Point, opens in June 2010. Where better to look than just across the road at Stretford High School?

The Club recently invited Key Stage 4 Food Technology students to spend one of their lessons in our kitchens, for a quick lesson on how a commercial kitchen operates. The visit is part of an association between LCCC and Stretford High School, which will see more students visiting our Old Trafford ground in the future.

Head Chef, Nic Ashurst, met the students in the Gold Marquee, which caters for up to 700+ guests. read more

When students from Wellacre Technology College, Flixton paid a visit to Lancashire County Cricket Club’s world famous Old Trafford cricket ground, instead of cricket pads and gloves, they were met with hi-visibility jackets and hard hats……..

They were visiting the construction site of ‘The Point,’ LCCC’s new conference and events suite as part of their diploma studies. The students are all studying for a level 2 New Diploma in Construction & the Built Environment and practical skill development from the construction sector is one of the skills required. The visit was arranged through Education Business Solutions (EBS) which believes that linking up students with business can be useful for both parties. EBS is keen for companies to get involved with schools in their area to help create links. After giving the students a health and safety briefing, the Morgan Ashurst construction team took students on a ‘guided tour’ of the site to help them see how theory applies in practise on a real construction site. read more

The sun was shining as the teams assembled on the Old Trafford cricket pitch for Lancashire County Cricket Club’s (LCCC) annual Ash’s Trophy staff match. And this year there was a rumour going around that Morgan Ashurst, the construction company contracted to build the new conference facility ‘The Point, could take the Ash’s away from this famous ground……..

The Ash’s Trophy is named after Peter Ash, Sales Manager at LCCC, and the match is a ‘thank you’ to the staff for all their hard work during the season.

Sales Manager and organiser of the staff match Peter Ash says:

“The staff have worked tremendously hard during the season and the match was a great way to involve everybody and to say thank you for their efforts. With the construction taking place at the same time as the cricket they didn’t know whether to come to work in hard hats and safety boots or shirts and ties!” read more