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LORD MAYOR WELCOMES
MAASAI CRICKET WARRIORS TO NOTTINGHAM
By Esme Macauley
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Liaqat Ali,
met the team at the Council House on Friday 17 August,
marking the start of their two-week tour of the city and
wider county.
Councillor Liaqat Ali said: “I’m proud to welcome the
Maasai Cricket Warriors to our city and was honoured
to show them around our historic Council House. As
well as building a cultural bridge between the two
countries, their visit will help to raise awareness of a lot
Following a warm welcome and discussion about the City of important cultural issues that face our communities.”
and the Maasai Cricket Warriors’ hopes for the tour, the team
gathered to perform their traditional ‘jumping ceremony’ at In 2016, Mojatu Foundation was instrumental in getting
the Brian Clough statue, much to the delight of members of Nottingham City to declare Zero Tolerance to Female
the public and the Lord Mayor.
Genital Mutilation (FGM) – the first city in UK and Europe
to do so. Cllr Toby Neal, Portfolio Holder for Community
Protection in Nottingham, said: “I’m proud that our
city takes the lead on addressing issues such as hate
crime and FGM – and equally proud that the Maasai
Cricket Warriors chose to visit Nottingham to help us to
continue to raise awareness. Esme Macauley, the Client
Services Manager for the Nottingham City Council
wrote, “A joined-up, collaborative response is vital to
ensure we are protecting women and girls from violence
and supporting victims and survivors. We will continue
to take a partnership approach to this by working with
health, education and social care, as well as the police.”
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