Here Sue Storey discuss the importance of keeping the crowd safe when they flock to Trent Bridge in their masses to watch international cricket.

What better way to get rid of those unwanted odd coins than to come visit the Positive Futures team at their pocket money stall situated below the New Stand.

Positive Futures is a project run by the Trent Bridge Community Trust which targets young people at risk of social exclusion and provides the structure they need to enrich their lives, develop their skills and improve their employment prospects.

We spoke to Jason who is helping out at Trent Bridge for the first time.

“My time in Positive Futures so far has been really good, it’s opened up lots of new opportunities for me and I’m really enjoying it!”

For just some spare change you could grab anything and everything from pick and mix treats, pencils, notepads and super soft cricket balls to remember your visit at Trent Bridge!

Sport has an incredible way of bringing people together from all corners of the world and cricket is no exception. As the compelling Royal London series rolled into Trent Bridge earlier today so did the buoyant kiwi following.

With the series on a knife edge at 2-1 to the visitors, the opportunity to catch up with some of our visiting support and see how they felt about the big match in Nottingham was not one to miss. One fan in particular had made the long trip from Wellington to see his beloved Black Caps in action.

Jake from Wellington has followed the Black Caps from Edgbaston to Trent Bridge and his whirlwind tour doesn’t end there as he looks to complete all 5 matches in the ODI, seeing the sites of the UK before heading back down under to New Zealand.

The confident Kiwi  told us  he feels the visitors can wrap up the series in Nottingham and inflict further one day misery on Eoin Morgan and his one day team.

Our crowd is wide and diverse here at Trent Bridge today and to get the most balanced view of how the game was going we talked to a Clifton couple and a New Zealander (albeit he has travelled down from Yorkshire!)

The entrance to the pavilion is one of the busiest and most important areas to steward. You have to be switched on at all times. When we spoke to the steward on the door, who talked us through the precise process.

Only people with valid passes and membership can be allowed in to the pavilion, meaning the stewards must check more fans than at any other stand. He said “you get to know the regular people who go in and out.”

H also said “Sometimes you get people trying to get in on the sly, but i stay on the ball”. People keep moving and getting to their seats.”

… and the Express, Metro, Independent, Times and other newspapers who have reporters here today.  Once the match is over they will descend on the squash courts behind the main pavilion, where the post-match press conference will be held.

This area is being looked after by some of the thirty plus members of the Air Cadet Corps who are here today to help out. We spoke to Nicole and Nicola from the 504 West Nottingham Squadron, who have been guarding the press conference area this afternoon.

Nicole helped out last year and said “I love it”. “The staff at Trent Bridge look after us, the are all very friendly and there is a great atmosphere”.

As well as looking after the press conference area, they have been working with the the Trent Bridge  Ashes Legacy volunteers (they are the ones in the purple T-shirts) to make sure that spectators are welcomed,  providing directions to people from the car parks and running a ‘photo booth’.

So far they have had a quiet afternoon, but as Nicole says “After tea it could get rowdy’. She could be right, especially if the match is as close as the others have been in this series, but at least it will give the press lots to talk about after the match.