News in Teddington

LOCAL rugby team Harlequins is joining forces with the military charity Tickets For Troops to offer free tickets to members of the UK's Armed Forces in recognition of their efforts in keeping us safe and secure, the Club is proud to announce.

The Club will make tickets available free of charge for both Men's and Women's matches wherever possible as part of the partnership with the charity which was set up in 2009 and has given over 1.6million tickets away for sports, theatre and music events since launch.

Women's rugby union is one of the world's fastest-growing female sports, with more than 2.7 million women currently participating in the game globally.

In fact, as more women continue to head down to their local rugby clubs, female players now make up 27 per cent of the sport's playing population worldwide.

Japan will be hoping to use the Tokyo Olympic Games to project the image of innovation and their power in Asia.

Now, the questions about the sporting integrity of the Olympics keep growing as athletes arrive in Tokyo, test positive, and have to pull out.

The remedial work to the tennis courts at Udney Park Playing Fields, dealing with years of neglect, is almost complete and set to open in two weeks time on March 29th.

Under a sub-lease from Teddington RFC, the courts are now managed by Tennis for Teddington and a whole host of activities are scheduled in the coming month.

Two ex-players of local Teddington football club, Weirside Rangers AFC, have recently launched a football team website, The Club HQ, aimed at allowing all grassroots and charity teams to have a great affordable platform to promote themselves.

Having been involved for Weirside Rangers for almost 20 years, Andy Yates (co-founder) explains their objectives:

Teddington Cricket Club is appealing to its members for financial support following the uncertainty surrounding the start of the cricket season and the reopening of the new Pavilion because of COVID-19, it has been revealed.

In a statement the Club states: "As we are all aware there is now no doubt that the start of the cricket season will be delayed and there is significant uncertainty about when we will be able to start playing cricket and reopen our Pavilion for social activity.

St Mary's University in Strawberry Hill, near Teddington's boundary, has been the training ground for many international sporting stars over the years.

A rowing club in Teddington is celebrating its outstanding performances in regattas over the summer so far.

Walbrook Rowing Club , based on Trowlock Way, has achieved national success at both the National Schools Regatta (NSR) - the largest event for juniors in Great Britain - and the prestigious Henley Regatta.