It really is going to be a great day out and not to be missed. Just like the original TV programme we have lots of funny and entertaining games... Involving inflatable obstacles, costumes, water and bubbles! at Wimbledon Rugby Football Club Barham Road, Wimbledon, SW20 0ET
Join all of the St Raphael's hospice charity fundraisers who are looking forward to enjoying non-stop gameshow fun with an It's A Knockout event in September.
It really is going to be a great day out and not to be missed. Just like the original TV programme we have lots of funny and entertaining games... Involving inflatable obstacles, costumes, water and bubbles! at Wimbledon Rugby Football Club Barham Road, Wimbledon, SW20 0ET
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The first cricket match between officers from the Met Police in Sutton and a team from the Wentworth Hall Mosque in Wallington finally got underway on Tuesday, 16 August. After the disappointment of last year’s match being rained off, both sides took to the field bathed in bright sunshine at Purley Sports Club in Purley with a sense of history in the making. However, it soon became apparent that the police team looked short of 20/20 match practice and fell behind, ultimately losing by some 50 runs. PC Sohail Syed, of Carshalton Central Safer Neighbourhoods Team, who helped to organise the police team said it was a great game enjoyed by both sets of players. “We have a Muslim community in Sutton that is keen to engage with police and to invite us to their events such as Friday prayers and Eid in the Park,” said PC Syed. “The cricket match underlines that our relationship is strong, positive and in good shape - and both teams are talking about playing more matches,” he added. Caption: Line up includes Sutton Borough Commander Dave Stringer (front row to the right of centre) and Sutton’s Mayor Cllr Richard Clifton (back row left of centre) Wallington Green watch ran an excellent open day yesterday that was attended by in excess of 1500 people . Fire Investigation’s Watch Manager Mick Boyle, Rosco and Murphy attended and gave a sniffer dog demonstration which included finding a tiny drip of petrol in the station yard. This captivated the audience. Sniffer dogs Roscoe and Murphy were on their best behaviour when greeting the public, who all fell in love with them. The Fire Cadets attended. Without their help it would have been almost impossible to run the open day with such a high number of attendees. Cyclists and pedestrians were able to change places with the driver of a police arctic truck in Sutton Town Centre at lunchtime on Monday, 22 August to see how dangerous it is when they get too close to large vehicles. Sitting in the cab of the nine tonne vehicle, they received a few minutes’ advice from a specialist traffic police officer. Although the vehicle has six mirrors and meets European standards, members of the public were surprised how cyclists or pedestrians could not be seen by the driver when they were alongside or immediately in front of the vehicle. Sgt Simon Castle, Roads Transport Policing Command’s Cycle Safety Team, explained: “Cyclists and pedestrians should avoid getting too close large goods vehicles because drivers will not be able to see them. We hope that initiatives like this will make London even safer.” The Met Police initiative is called Exchanging Places and was launched in 2007. It won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in 2013 for its success in promoting safer cycling. The arctic tractor was flanked by three vehicles from the Met Police’s historic vehicle fleet. Sutton’s Safer Transport Police Team were on hand to property mark a total of 13 bicycles to help identify bikes should they become lost or stolen during the three-hour event from 11am outside Waterstones, High Street, Sutton. The Met Police is working with a number of manufacturers including Volvo and Mercedes to get safer design built into large vehicles. The Met is also a supporting an initiative encouraging truck drivers to become cyclists for a half-day course to gain a Certificate of Professional Competence. Off-duty police officers took part in a nail-biting final to a charity soccer tournament during the hottest day of the year to raise money to help people with dementia. The finalists from Sutton’s 999 B Relief response team and community officers from Sutton South and Worcester Park Safer Neighbourhoods Teams were playing at Goals, London Road, North Cheam, on Wednesday, 24 August. Because of the 30+ degree heat, the players were rotated frequently with substitutes to allow them to come off and douse themselves in water whilst refreshed players came on to take their place. The result at the end of the match was 6 v 4 to the response team against the combined Sutton South and Worcester Park team and £200 raised for charity from a tournament that involved 16 different police teams in Sutton since February. The Dementia Awareness Cup was organised by PC Mark Towler, of Sutton South SNT, who was one of the captains in the final. The tournament was sponsored by Belmont Hyundai. The trophy was presented by Deputy Mayor Councillor Nali Patel, Safer Neighbourhoods Inspector Kathy Morteo and Claire Thorpe, community fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society. Deputy Mayor Councillor Nali Patel, said: “It was a very courageous act to play in such a heat for such a wonderful cause.” Inspector Morteo said: “Despite the heat, the game was very competitive but the real winner is the charity.” Claire commented: “I am really grateful to the police officers in Sutton for their commitment to raising money. I think what they have done is amazing.” She said the £200 would go towards local services like the dementia café in Cheam Library and initiatives like ‘singing for the brain’ as well as towards research and their national helpline, which took 40,000 calls last year. The Sutton’s Mayor’s charities for 2016 are the Alzheimer’s Society and Sutton Shopmobility. Caption: Deputy Mayor Nali Patel is flanked by (left) Claire Thorpe, community fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society and (right) Safer Neighbourhoods Inspector Kathy Morteo, with the players Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake visited Oaks Way Community Centre in Carshalton in order to better understand the challenges of sustaining independence and a good quality of life for elderly residents within his constituency. Oaks Way Centre provides a variety of care which aims to keep senior citizens active and social in their later life. Tom’s visit was during the ‘Potted History’ project at the centre. The series of eight activities across the month looked to engage clients of the Oaks Way Centre in activities centred around gardening and nature. Changing activities regularly is just one example of how the Oaks Way keeps their elderly clientele interested and excited about coming to the centre. To find out more about the fantastic work Oak Way Centre does for their clients visit their website: http://www.oakswaycentre.co.uk/
Discover the history of The Oaks Park with a guided walk led by historian John Phillips on August 21.
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