Barbados
Challenge Summer Sports Day, 17 July 2005
Report
 The 3rd CSSC London Barbados Summer Sports Day was held at our
ground at Chiswick & we were gifted with wall to wall sunshine
from start to finish.
The numbers were up on previous years, the kids had a scream,
the mums & dads chilled, & Strawberry the pony sauntered
up & down the 100 metres running track.
All Barbados Challenge events were keenly contested in good spirit
with only one graze on the cheek for St John’s Ambulance
to deal with.
The carrot for the winners was a discounted trip to the wonderful
island of Barbados in late 2006.
A new feature this year was the interactive fencing demonstration
that proved very popular the kids enjoying the contest with their
sponge foils.
Our charity for the day was The British Heart Foundation and a
large amount of money was raised in the 3-mile fun run/walk. The
route was past numerous pubs & to Hammersmith Bridge & back.
We were assured that re-hydration consisted of H2O.
Cockspurs rum provided free samples of their goods & the Pimms
bar provided a refreshing alternative.
After either a hard day’s sport or a leisurely afternoon
with the family 3 fabulous bands took part in the Battle of the
Bands – won by the Comets Steel Band who entertained us with
highly appropriate music & was complimented by the Steve Diggins
disco to round off the day.
Many thanks to all of you who came to compete, support or spectate
and a special thank you to all those involved with organising the
day.
Results
Winners of the events were as follows:
Veteran's Football - AFC Hair Loss, MoD
Women's 6-a-side - Soccer Criminal Justice Crusaders OIS, NOMS
Home Office
Mixed Rounders - Charles House Sluggers, HMRC
Mixed Volleyball - Pack Your Trunks, HMRC
Ladies Netball
- Supremes, DFT
Men's Tennis Pairs - Trevor Reid, DTI and
Lowell Potter, National Archive
Petanque Pairs - Brian Finegan Home Office and
Heath Rees, Home Office
Six Mile Run (Under 40 men) Brian Corbett, Department
for Transport
Six Mile Run (Over 40 men) Tony Killilea, Ordnance
Survey
Six Mile Run (Under 40 ladies) Eleanor Sandford, Work & Pensions
Photographs
We've included a selection
of the many pictures we took (click on a picture to view a larger
version). We're not able to cover every team or every event - our
aim is to convey the flavour of the day!
All photos are by Dave Graham, David
Pearson and James Kennedy and are © CSSC London.
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