Tag Archives: sport
Quins = Champions!
Congratulations Quins!!! Under clear blue skies and a fierce early summer sun, Harlequins secured their first ever league title after beating Leicester by 30 points to 23 at Twickenham Stadium. The Aviva Premiership title is finally theirs! The town was … Continue reading
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Come on you Quins! A Fan’s View
Saturday 26th May 2012. Remember the date. It might just become one of the most significant in the history of Harlequins. On that day the mighty Quins take on Leicester Tigers at Twickenham Stadium in a bid to lift the … Continue reading
Twickenham: December What’s On
Can you believe it’s almost December? No? Well it is. And there’s a whole bunch of stuff going on to get Twickenham in the festive mood. No, we don’t mean skint, irritable and desparate for your guests to just flippin … Continue reading
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The Cabbage Patch 10
Twickenham’s own long distance running event, The Cabbage Patch 10 drew a crowd of over 1,600 runners and plenty of spectators on the morning of Sunday 16th October. The 10 mile route goes from Twickenham to Kingston then back to … Continue reading
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Twickenham in September
Time flies by when you’re the driver of a train. Big flippin deal! It also passes damn quickly for the rest of us, too. Summer’s pretty much over, kids go back to school, sports that don’t require white clothing are … Continue reading
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A quiet Sunday? Not for this lot.
A quiet Sunday, no traffic, people lining the streets, all for the London Surrey Cycle Classic. 140 roadies go flying down Cross Deep. It was an impressive spectacle. Brief, but impressive. And it was no wonder that the team from … Continue reading
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Olympic cycling – the lycra clad pedal pushers are coming!
Imagine the scene – and you can choose whether to imagine this scene with delight or dread – it’s the morning of Sunday 14th August and 140 lycra clad masochists come hurtling towards you through the streets of Twickenham on … Continue reading
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Coming up: things to see & do
This site doesn’t do listings because it’s way too much like hard work. Fact. But here are a few things to look out for in the Twickenham area. The page gets bounced up the site each time it gets updated. … Continue reading
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Cabbage Patch 10: T-shirts vs medals
Stephanie Blake ran her first Cabbage Patch 10 on Sunday. For regular marathon and half-marathon runners this 10 mile race might seem like a stroll by the river. To the rest of us it’s a daunting challenge to be faced … Continue reading
Superheroes hit Twickers
Twickenham will be hit by an influx of superheroes this weekend. Why? Well, it’s the London 7s rugby tournament. Eh? Sevens is short, fast-paced, 7-a-side rugby played on a full size pitch. With teams coming from across the world, “what’s … Continue reading
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