{"id":1703,"date":"2024-01-08T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/the-foundation\/?page_id=1703"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:12:23","slug":"tom-cunningham-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/tom-cunningham-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cunningham-Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC02703-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC02703-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC02703-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC02703-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC02703-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"304\">Tom is Warwickshire\u2019s Safeguarding Lead, committed to protecting everyone involved in cricket across Warwickshire and Birmingham. He promotes wellbeing and upholds human rights, ensuring participants are safe from harm, abuse, and neglect.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"509\">On a daily basis, Tom manages safeguarding cases reported by county club members and local communities, providing guidance and support to maintain a safe and inclusive environment for all participants.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/safeguarding\/\">Safeguarding<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>If you have any questions or concerns regarding safeguarding, please use the safeguarding form to submit them. 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