Bank Summer Camp and Bakewell/ Busta Cricket Academy

THE cricket teams of Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, from July 17, will host their annual Grade Six Summer Camp and the 34th edition of the club’s annual cricket Academy as the Berbice club continues its youth development programmes.
The club has secured sponsorship for both events with Republic Bank renewing their support for the Grade Six Summer Camp for the 14th successive year while the cricket Academy will be supported by long time sponsor, Bakewell, and the Guyana Beverage Company.
RHTYSC’s Secretary, Hilbert Foster, stated that the grade six summer camp will be held at the Rose Hall Town Primary School and would cater for a total of one hundred students who recently wrote the Grade Six exams.

“The main objective is to assist youngsters to make a successful transition to secondary school. The students will be taught four subjects in the month-long camp along with topics that will prepare them for secondary school.
Each student attending the camp will receive a school bag along with educational materials. The best student will also receive an electric bike while four other studens will receive a bicycle as prizes, disclosed Foster, who is also the President of Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).

The 34th cricket academy will cater for 120 youth cricketers between the ages of 8-19 and will be held at the Area H Ground from 9am to 1pm daily.
A panel of cheaded by Winston Smith will conduct the two-week Academy while the club will work with the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division to attract interested youths across Region Six to the Academy.
“There will [be] no entrance fee while snacks will be provided daily while the RHTYSC will provide cricket gear and educational materials.
The youngsters will participate in several lectures on a wide range of topics including drug abuse, history of the game, rules of cricket, personal manners, table etiquette and public speaking, informed Foster, the most proactive Cricket Administrator in Guyana.

The Academy’s top participant will receive a Gold medallion worth a hundred thousand dollars while another twelve students will receive a collection of gifts including designer clothing, personal care hampers, cycles and household items.
Like the grade six summer camp, each participant will take home a school bag with educational materials.
The cricket Academy was launched in 1990 and has been the foundation of the club’s success which include winning one hundred titles at all levels and producing 120 players for Berbice, Guyana and the West Indies.

Among the players who passed through the Academy are Esuan Crandon, Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Kelvon Anderson, Kevin Sinclair, Aksay Homraj, Dominic Rikhi, Shemaine Campbelle, Sheneta Grimmond, Junior Sinclair, Erva Giddings and Slyus Tyndall.
Foster, a former CWI Director, encouraged the youths to register as early as possible since there are only a few spots available.
Non club members, after the completion of the academy will be given the opportunity to join the most progress Sports Club in Guyana once they satisfy the disciplinary guidelines.
The tournaments planned are the Farfan and Mendes U-15, the Poonai Pharmacy U-13, the Bakewell U-17, the Pepsi U-10, the Metro Female tournament and the NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour First-Division competition.