It may not be entirely coincidental that the decision to found a Club called the Lord's Taverners was taken in the week following West Indies famous victory in the Lord's Test Match of 1950.On their 21st birthday in 1971 there was reason enough to celebrate and this they did in style with a dinner at the Mansion House in the presence of The Lord Mayor of London. But if the Lord's Taverners were at this time still a Club with a small membership largely confined to the south-east of England.They enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities to enjoy sport.In addition to the young people they support, they measure their impact by the 'sporting chances' they create.They have achieved this by providing:• 40 specially adapted minibuses in the 40th anniversary of the programme• 23 sensory rooms and 7 outdoor play spaces• Recycled kit for 13 countries • 77 multi-sports wheelchairs• More than 45,000 boys and girls with the chance to enjoy cricket through community programmes• 2,512 sessions in disability cricket programmes.In 2002 The Sports Wheelchair Sponsorship Scheme was set up. The Patron of this scheme is Dame Tanni Grey Thompson DBE. To date the charity has funded over 300 wheelchairs.