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Croydon hooker manages to come third (with Clare Balding)
Local author Steven Gauge last night had his book, My Life As Hooker, named as the third-best rugby book of the year. That’s surely over-achievement for a book about life with the Warlingham 4th XV, once reckoned to be the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Clare Balding, Croydon, England, Hooker, Lewis Moody, Nick Clegg, Terry Venables, Warlingham
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Sevens Heaven looks for fast start at Warlingham
The first Warlingham Sevens Heaven tournament gets underway promptly on Saturday morning, May 4, with 18 Rugby 7s sides from across the south-east signed up to compete. Hillcrest Netball Club is also staging a tournament of its own during the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon RFC, Old Mid-Whitgiftians RFC, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, Dorking, Hamsey Green, London, RAF Honington, Rugby sevens, Surrey, Warlingham
Lords of the dance: Purley’s Morris Men are on the march
The next couple of weekends will be busy for the area’s merry band of English folk dancers, the North Wood Morris Men (they’re actually based in Purley; North Wood is a reference to ancient wood which dominated the hilly slopes … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Dance, History, Pubs, Purley
Tagged Beltane, Croydon, Kingston Road, May Day, Morris, Morris dance, Warlingham, Woolpack
Schoolboys have fund-raising in the bag on Purley Way
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Customers at Sainsbury’s, Purley Way, this weekend have the chance to take advantage of some extra special service when it comes to packing up the weekly shop. Dozens of pupils from Wallington County Grammar School will be helping … Continue reading
Forza Forzoni! Croydon man’s marathon challenge
If ever there was an occasion when those running in Sunday’s London Marathon deserved our support to help to carry them all the way, safely, around the 26-mile 385-yard course, then it must be this year. With added security measures, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Schools, Sport
Tagged Boston, Boston Marathon, Croydon, Greenwich Park, London, Marathon, South Croydon, Warlingham
Purley’s promotion push runs out of time against MidWives
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Purley John Fisher’s slim hopes of promotion from London 3SW were dealt possibly a fatal blow at Lime Meadow Avenue last Saturday when they lost a well-contested derby to Old Mid-Whitgiftians 29-27.
Streatham-Croydon dig in for the future at Frant Road
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Redevelopment work on Streatham-Croydon’s stand and changing rooms has begun in earnest at Frant Road this week following a “breaking the ground” ceremony after the last home league game of the season against Old Rutlishians. Steve O’Connell, the … Continue reading
Croydon one point away from ending losing streak
They’ve won just one league match all season, they regularly concede more than 30 points, and in one game they lost 134-10. And then they were lucky to get the 10. IAN LAMONT visits Croydon RFC to find out how … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Rugby Union, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon RFC, London, Saturday, Warlingham, West Wickham
May the force be with you: Rugby 7s tournament launched
Does the Road to Rio begin at Hamsey Green? With Rugby 7s an Olympic sport from 2016, the path of a budding Olympic medal-winner might just begin at Warlingham rugby club on “Star Wars day“, May 4 (“May the Force … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, England, Gatwick Airport, Hamsey Green, London, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Warlingham
Rugger Bognor? PJF face a promotion showdown
RUGBY ROUND-UP: A 22-0 win at home for Purley John Fisher last weekend sets them up for an all-important clash against Bognor at Parson’s Pightle tomorrow which could define their season. Most local clubs have this Saturday off, but PJF … Continue reading
Tech Town session offers more start-up advice
The next meeting of the Croydon Tech “City” movement is a week on Thursday, March 21. The event will feature a tech panel of local technical startup experts – including Simon Bird, the founder of software company dotDigital, who will … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business
Tagged Croydon, London, Simon Bird, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Thursday, Warlingham
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Warlingham gored by single point in defeat to Bulls
RUGBY ROUND-UP: One point. A single point. After 80 minutes of rugby, Warlingham suffered their latest defeat last Saturday in London 2SE when they went down 32-31 at Aylesford Bulls, who delivered plenty of beef to the game and proved that … Continue reading
Winger Wilson adds to Warlingham’s international honours
Chris Robshaw was not the only former Warlingham player to turn out for England at Twickenham last Saturday. Kay Wilson, 21, who played mini-rugby at Hamsey Green, scored England’s opening try against France in the women’s international that followed the … Continue reading
Try-scorer Leidecker leads PJF back into promotion reckoning
RUGBY ROUND-UP: This week there’s the chance to win a pair of free tickets to the Harlequins v Exeter Premiership game, as well as the regular round-up from our local rugby clubs Purley-John Fisher, with two tries from centre Dan Leidecker, … Continue reading
