Inspiring children to lead healthy, active lives through sport and countryside education
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Become a Friend
Become a Friend of the Belvoir Education & Sports Trust today and join our mission to boost children’s health and wellbeing through sport, play and outdoor education.
By making a monthly donation you will help get children up and active from an early age and connected to the countryside through engaging, life-enhancing experiences.
The challenges facing children today are urgent and growing, but your gift will help tackle mental health concerns, rising obesity rates and worries over social isolation.
Read more here about how your donation will make a difference and sign up today. Thank you.
Charity Partners
Businesses are invited to become a BEST Charity Partner to create brighter futures together. Our projects have a powerful social impact and by becoming a partner you will be helping improve young lives, address rural isolation and tackle disadvantage.
Being a partner will enhance your Corporate Social Responsibility, boost your brand visibility through community engagement, and give your team opportunities to connect with a great cause.
Annual Review
According to new research by the Youth Sports Trust, children today are unhappier, unhealthier and more distracted than before the pandemic, but we are committed to help change this through the power of sport and the joy of play and outdoor learning.
In 2025 we reached a record 5,419 children, including many from disadvantaged backgrounds or with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In 2026, we are on track to smash that record, and in 2026 we will engage with the 50,000th youngster since our inception!
Meet Simon our Table Cricket Star
The Belvoir Education & Sports Trust has been a regular visitor to Birch Wood Special Needs School in Melton to deliver Table Cricket to the children. We first met Simon in 2021 when he attended our sessions with the rest of his class. Simon is 95% blind so needs...
Meet Sophie and The Barn Owl
Sophie attended one of our Special Needs School Cricket and Countryside Days here at Knipton. Sophie was a very special young lady; bubbly, confident and totally blind. She had been blind since birth, so her concept of life was very different to all of ours. On this...
Children in Need
Here is the BBC East Midlands Today film about our Belvoir Bees kwik cricket project supported by Children in Need’s Big Sky Fund. It recognises the importance of giving children in rural areas the same sporting opportunities as those living in better served towns and...
Sponsored Walk – Cycle – Run
Join us on a challenge! Walk, run or cycle 22 miles along the Grantham Canal from Belvoir Castle to Trent Bridge to raise money for the Belvoir Education & Sports Trust (BEST). There will be refreshments en route, with afternoon tea and a session's cricket at the...
“BEST is an amazing charity and through volunteering I have seen how the children gain in confidence, learn new skills and are inspired to live healthy, active lives. Your support is an investment in our children’s futures.”
Sarah Procter, senior partner, NFU Mutual, Melton Mowbray
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Inspiring children to lead healthy active lives through sport & countryside education
Our Aims
To promote the love of sport (especially cricket), develop appreciation for the British countryside and learn the value of community so that children and adults make healthy, informed life choices.
Championing equity, diversity, and inclusion so that all have access to a wide range of sports as well as learning opportunities linked to traditions and values of the English countryside.
Working with a range of partners to deliver educational activities to children in the local and wider community.
To help build a sustainable future for rural Britain.
As a result of taking part in one or more of our programmes, children become more engaged, resilient, confident, active and happy.
“Our pupils come from an inner-city neighbourhood and absolutely loved their Belvoir experience. The enriching activities included kwik cricket, archery, orienteering, birds of prey and meeting working dogs, and every BEST coach and volunteer was incredibly personable, helpful and fun, engaging with every pupil.”
– Ronan Cobbe, Welbeck Primary School
