Harris Federation expansion - wider than Wimbledon

In June 2021, TLF approved a grant to the Harris Academy at Wimbledon in SW London for equipment (sticks, balls & goals) to enable the school to introduce lacrosse to its students (aged 11-18).

Based on their positive response, we held discussions with the Harris Federation (which now has over 50 schools in London & the South East), to explore opportunities to introduce the game more widely, and agreed with them a standardised application process & equipment pack [45 sticks, 48 balls, 4 goals] to enable other establishments in the group to apply to us.
 
In the first few months of 2022, we have approved grants for seven other Harris schools based in: Bermondsey; Clapham; Croydon; Crystal Palace; Garrard (Kent); Merton; and Sutton.

We have also funded a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) session for the staff from these seven schools, scheduled for October 2022, to help them continue to support the pupils to learn the basics of the game. We are hopeful that in due course, inter-school matches within the Harris group will be introduced to help raise the profile of the game