Outdoor Arena - Redbridge Sports & Leisure

Redbridge Sports & Leisure
Gym
As always it has been a busy few months in which we
have continued to develop our gym programme to meet
the needs of all our users. It has proved exceptionally
popular opening the gym at 6.30am as we are
approaching the 1,000 mark of visits. So if you have
not tried an early morning training session before work,
now is the time to do so and start your day with an
adrenalin buzz!
If work gives you enough of a buzz itself, then may be
you are more inclined to come to the Centre to relax
and unwind. We are now offering Yoga and Pilates
FREE to our Ultra Members. These two activities are
part of our ever expanding range of studio based
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This is a range of classes, from Street Dance to Kick
Boxing, designed specifically to introduce children to
the benefits of regular exercise in a safe and fun
environment.
We continue to welcome new, highly qualified recruits
with significant industry expertise to our Instructor
team. They are all happy to offer advice in their chosen
Badminton News
Redbridge London Youth Games Team
wins GOLD
The team captained by Kushal
Morzeria & Jenni Crisp were:
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Singles: Venesha Balakumar,
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Catherine Thomas & Natalie
Crisp, Mixed Doubles: Kamrun
Robinson & Emma Skingsley.
Reserves: Danny Adams, Robbie
Sheehan & Megan Griggs.
Leagues
Our winter leagues are now under
way. This season we are running
14 teams in the local and county
leagues, plus a very healthy junior
internal league. All information
can be found on our notice board.
Plus the summer league winners.
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Championships
The tournament was held on
Friday 15th June. This age group
is always exciting to watch, they
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up and they always give the
benefit of the doubt. Mick Graves
thought he had won the point and
could not believe his eyes when
Peter Skingsley ran like the wind,
hit the shuttle cross court through
his legs to win the rally. He took
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quite by chance that the last game in
the box was between Alan Sheehan,
Jatinder Panesar, Peter Skingsley &
Cliff Ormes. Both pairs had played
superbly well and had won all of their
games to this point. During the final
there were some superb rallies and
shots from both sides, but Alan and
Jatinder shone through and won the
title for the third year running.
New Generation of Champions
Redbridge has certainly retained its
family atmosphere in the badminton
hall, with lots of our club members
now bringing their children along to
our club nights and playing in
tournaments alongside their parents.
On 13th July we hosted the Ladies
Doubles Championships, the
pairings included mothers, daughters
and sisters. Congratulations to
Venesha Balakumar and Catherine
Thomas who beat Dawn Benstead
and Sara Homes in a nerve racking
final.
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A night to remember! Eleven pairs
of adults and juniors competed in our
annual championships. The
standard and strength of the players
PROVIDING HEALTHY LIVING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY www.rslonline.co.uk
Sally Adams, Development Officer (Fitness)
020 8498 1034
Email: fitness@rslonline.co.uk
areas, from diet and nutrition to injury rehabilitation. If you
feel that you would benefit from extra one-to-one support
then why not try a Personal Training session, ask any of
the Instructors for more information.
We are always interested in your thoughts and
impressions of the Gym and
Studio, so if you have any
comments about the staff,
facilities or timetable offered
then please feel free to
complete a suggestions form
which are readily available from
Reception. Please remember,
it is your comments that have
lead to the extension of the
opening times and also the
inclusion of Yoga and Pilates
on the timetable, so your
comments really can make a
difference!
Pat Ormes, Development Officer (Badminton)
020 8498 1031
Email: badminton@rslonline.co.uk
BADMINTON FOR ALL
any age any standard,
just for fun or for the more
serious minded.
For full information please call
Pat Ormes on 020 8498 1031
or call into the Centre for a chat.
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A new look to our Friday
mornings.
Daytime coaching sessions for
individuals and groups.
was very high and the games were
competitive and well fought. Our
juniors, champions of the future
played their socks off and the adults
played hard and gave them the
respect they deserved. Matthew
Lampard and Colin Jones retained the
title for the third time beating Alan
Sheehan and Tony Hicks in a great
final. It was the end of an evening of
excellent play.
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