Local Infomation :: sports

Crossbats Cricket Club

We have two teams in our club both play on Saturdays. We would also like to start a Sunday team. This year Crossbats Cricket Club have joined forces with Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club. In partnership with HWRCC we can now offer a wider variety of opportunities to club members with league cricket and colts.

Crossbats will continue to play “friendly” games at Moormead with a fixture list built up over the last 15 years.

So if you are young or old and want to play social cricket and perhaps have not played cricket since school we want you! Just visit our web site and fill in the sign up form and we will be in touch.

location

St Margarets

phone
07956 -22-22-24

email
captain@crossbats.co.uk

website
http://www.crossbats.co.uk/

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Crouching Tiger Karate

Classes held during school term-time at Winchester Hall, St Margarets:

• Tiger Cubs Karate (suitable for children from 3-6 years) Mondays 2:00pm-2:30pm or 3:45pm-4:15pm
• Crouching Tiger Shotokan Karate(suitable for children from 6 years and above) Mondays 4:15pm-5:15pm

For all enquiries please contact Sensei Ben Pethick

location

St Margarets

phone
020 8332 1709 or 07734655057

email
ben@crouchingtigerkarate.co.uk

website
http://www.crouchingtigerkarate.co.uk/

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Diddi Dance

Dance classes for 2-4 year olds.

Diddi Dance classes are designed to help your diddi ones, enhance their natural love of movement in a structured yet relaxed 45 minute class.

Spaces available in St Margarets and Twickenham.

Please contact : Janine Davies- 07971278765

location

St Margarets

phone
0797 1278765

website
http://www.diddidance.co.uk/

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Football in Moormead Park

Every Saturday morning from 10am to 11am there is football for children , ages 4 through 12 in Moormead Park. It is run by the dad's on a volunteer basis. It is also free (although the occasional hat is passed around if a new piece of equipment is needed) and you can come any days you wish, nothing formal.

They play all Saturdays when there was school the preceding Friday.

location
Moormead Park
St Margarets

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Fujian White Crane Kung Fu & Tai Chi

Complete health and fitness training for the body, mind and spirit.

Worn down by life, stressed out by work, bored with the gym (or never been in it!)? Training in traditional Chinese Martial Arts may be the answer.

Classes are taught four nights weekly in Twickenham and Isleworth by Nick Fielding, a professional instructor with ten years of experience. Come along to kick start your health, strength, flexibility, stamina and zest for life. Suitable for all ages, abilities and fitness levels.

Childrens classes for fitness, fun and self-defence are taught separately during school terms - please contact Nick or see the website for more details.

location

Twickenham

phone
07747 775220

email
nickf@fwckungfu.com

website
http://www.fwckungfu.com/club/Richmond+&+Twickenham

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Girl's Football in Moormead Park

On Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am there is football for girls, ages 4 through 12 in Moormead Park. It is run by some dad's on a volunteer basis and includes some excellent coaching.

They play all Sundays when there was school the preceding Friday.

location
Moormead Park
St Margarets

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Grasshoppers RFC

Friendly West London Sports Club with Rugby, Netball and Softball teams.

We are always looking for players of all abilities.

Fabulous facilities including floodlit training pitch and all weather courts, with a beautiful club house set in 9 acres.

address
MacFarlane Lane
Off Syon Lane
TW7 5PN

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phone
0208 568 0010

email
info@grasshoppersrfc.com

website
http://www.grasshoppersrfc.com/

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Nicola Heathcote - Kundalini Yoga and Designs for Life

Kundalini Yoga uses movement, sound current, breath and meditation to relax and heal your mind and body, allowing the spirit to flow freely. Kundalini Yoga brings a greater feeling of well-being and happiness - our natural birthright as humans.

This powerful and effective form of Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D., Master of Kundalini Yoga, is a great way to recharge and heal your body quickly. How? By stimulating the nervous and immune systems, while improving strength and flexibility, as it centres the mind and opens the spirit. From your very first class, you'll reap the rewards including— relief from back pain, stress, addiction, depression and insomnia, as well as weight control.

Kundalini Yoga promises you peace of mind. Everyone can do it!

location

Twickenham

phone
07929 627271

email
yoga@nicolaheathcote.com

website
http://www.nicolaheathcote.com

hours

Kundalini Yoga in St Margarets - suitable for all levels

Each Monday 8-9.30pm

Classes in Winchester Hall (Turks Head)

Please bring a yoga mat, drinking water and a shawl/blanket

• £9 per drop in class
• £70 for 10 week block booking
• Concessions available

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Pole2Pole Nordic Walking

Pole2Pole Nordic Walking started in November 2008. It has become more and more popular with people in West London because of our beautiful riverside walkways and parks.

The all inclusive whole body workout, Nordic Walking, is the fastest growing sport in the UK. It is an efficient, low-stress, holistic exercise that involves the use of specially designed poles which are supplied at all sessions. Over 8 million people are now experiencing the positive effects of this hugely social activity throughout Europe. It requires the correct technique in order to incorporate 90% of your skeletal muscles, to increase the calories burned and help you tone up and get fit. Nordic Walking is the ideal way for people of all ages and fitness levels to get outdoors and keep active.

Kay Speakman is a qualified Nordic Walking UK Instructor. She is properly qualified and insured to deliver a safe and exciting outdoor experience.

location

Richmond

phone
07990 581 347

email
kay@pole2pole.uk.com

website
http://www.pole2pole.uk.com

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Project London Health

Using your park to make a fitter & Healthier Community

Ever Wanted to be Fitter?

Fancy a bit of power walking, jogging, stretching and toning for FREE? This is one of many AHM-fitness groups across London which are community based, free of charge, and contains about 87.4% fun too! We meet on Saturdays at 10am at the Coach House café and finish with a cup of tea at the end. All you need to do is to fill in a health form on AHM and email back www.AHM-Go.com - it couldn't be easier, so join now!

location

Twickenham

email
info@AHM-Go.com

website
http://www.AHM-Go.com

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Richmond Athletic Grounds

The foundations of Richmond Athletic Association are firmly built around Rugby.

For over a hundred years we've been the home ground for both Richmond and London Scottish FC, together we've gone through all their highs and their inevitable lows.

Our main purpose is to maintain the grounds and to help both clubs push for success.

address
Kew Foot Road
Richmond
TW9 2SS

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phone
020 8940 0397

email
info@the-raa.co.uk

website
http://www.the-raa.co.uk/

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Richmond Yacht Club

Tucked away in a quiet corner Richmond Yacht Club is one of Eel Pie's best-kept secrets — a small and massively friendly clubhouse and hall overlooking the river. With a stage, complete with a sound system, its own bar and well-equipped kitchen Richmond Yacht Club is a perfect venue for parties, dinners, wedding receptions and special celebrations …and with its own landing stage, you can even arrive by boat.

If you would like to find out more about hiring this unique and rather magical place — please contact Phillip Chart.

Remember — once you've crossed the bridge you are in a different world!

address
Eel Pie Island
Twickenham
TWI 3DY

map

phone
01932 231391

email
phillipchart@hotmail.com

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Running Road

An innovation house. Ideas design, implementation, all materials, all industries. If there is a problem — here's the solution!

Personal development, personal training available.

phone
07958 915145

email
barryedwards@blueyonder.co.uk

website
http://www.runningroad.com/

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Try Nordic Walking

Nordic Walking evolved in the 1930's by cross-country skiers who wanted to retain their fitness during the summer months.

Suitable for all abilities, this is an excellent activity and a great way to get fit. Supporting all the joints and burning 46% more calories than normal walking, toning the upper and lower body as you learn the technique. Each session lasts 90 minutes and all equipment supplied.

To book a taster session or a course please call qualified instructor Beverley Boon at beverley@trynordic.co.uk or call 07903 356 092.

location

Richmond

phone
07903 356 092

email
beverley@trynordic.co.uk

website
http://www.trynordic.co.uk/

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Twickenham Rugby Grounds

The “Home of Rugby”, Twickenham is the national stadium for the Rugby Football Union and a dominate fixture in the Twickenham, Richmond and St Margarets area, specially on game days when the transport links, pubs and roads are filled with fans.

Getting tickets for games is extremely difficult as most tickets go for RFU members or corporate hospitality. However, you can try to get them through Ticketmaster on 0870 9020000 usually three/four months prior to the match.

History [1]

Billy Williams Cabbage Patch

The Rugby Football Union had been playing international matches at various venues, notably the Oval and Crystal Palace. In 1906 the Committee of the Union asked the Finance Sub-Committee to look into the feasibility of purchasing a plot of land upon which to build a stadium for the exclusive use of playing rugby. As a result in 1907 a parcel of land of 10 1/4 acres was purchased near the town of Twickenham, which is 12 miles from the centre of London. Instigated by William Williams and having formerly been a market garden, the pitch became known as Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch.

Early Days at Twickenham

Over the next two years the infrastructure was completed and the first match (between Harlequins and Richmond) took place in 1909. The first international between England and Wales was played in January 1910. Since then only a handful of home internationals have been played elsewhere.

The Magnificent Modern Stadium

When the stadium was opened it was designed to accommodate 20,000 people both seated and standing with space for 200 cars.

Now after extensive rebuilding the capacity is 75,000 all seated with car space for over 3,000 vehicles. There are escalators in each of the three new stands and in the East and West are a total of four bars each measuring over 47 metres in length. In the East there is the main shop (The Rugby Store) and the Museum of Rugby - a state of the art, multi-media museum housing the world's finest collection of rugby memorabilia. Tours of the stadium also operate from the Museum six days a week. In the West there are two more shops; the Spirit of Rugby Restaurant; the National Fitness Centre; Committee suites; six large changing rooms on the ground floor with an adjacent medical suite (which includes a fully equipped dental surgery and x-ray room).There are also four other large restaurants within the stadium. Overall, the total area of the stadium has increased from 10 acres in 1907 to 35 acres in 1997 and there are plans to expand the facilities in the near future.

¹ from the RFU site.

address
Rugby Football Union
Rugby Road
Twickenham
TW1 1DZ

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email
tickets@rfu.com

website
http://www.twickenhamstadium.com/

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run

Ditch the machines and get outside. Regular exercise outdoors in beautiful surroundings is so much more invigorating than slogging your guts out in a steamy gym. We are so privileged to be surrounded by such great spaces - Marble Hill, Moor Mead and Richmond Parks — let's make more use of them!.

RUN has workout programmes for elite athletes, fun runners and keep-fitters, children and those wanting personal training. Routines are varied and designed to meet individual goals. Whether it's an ultra marathon, Olympic triathlon, marathon, 5km run or if you just want to get fit, RUN offers a variety of group sessions where you will can train with like minded people…

location

St Margarets

phone
07736 070612

email
georgie@run.uk.net

website
http://www.run.uk.net/

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