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Sports clubs and activities in Highgate

By LiseS

Highgate Cricket Club should be getting that promotion now:

By LiseS at 19:46 on 25/07/10

Whether you're a spectator, an casual player or a gym regular, there are plenty of sporting opportunities in Highgate for all bodies. Highgate Woods and Hampstead Heath are both popular spots for jogging. If you're keen to try running and find that a club helps your motivation, you might like to check out Synergy Running Club based in Crouch End. The group has beginners and intermediates group runs on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays,...
Close Encounters of the Third Dimension at Archway pub this week

By LiseS

Irony of ironies, he actually scored a goal in the match I saw. Won Villa the match. That probably...

By LiseS at 16:21 on 29/03/10

From this weekend, football fans at the Royal Oak in Archway will be able to watch live Premiership matches on the new Sky 3D service. Using the fetching glasses now familiar from box-office favourites "Avataar" and "Up", viewers will be able to get up-close and personal to the 3D action. The glasses will cost £1 a pair (a pair of blue and red shades from the back of an old TV Times won't work, apparently)...

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Highgate Cricket Club celebrate promotion

By LiseS at 11:05 on 09/09/10

Highgate cricketers were celebrating a long-awaited promotion to the second division of the Middlesex County Cricket League after a gripping final-weekend win over Bessborough. Highgate's first eleven have been in the third division of the league for ten years, and captain Craig Gourlay's desire to move up a division has been no secret this year. The club have been in second place for much of the season, and finally secured their...
London Games calls for volunteers

By LiseS at 18:12 on 28/07/10

The two-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympics has started, and "smiling, happy, welcoming faces" are invited to help at the Games. Two volunteer schemes are now open for applications - 70,000 Games Makers will be needed at the main sites and beyond to help the event run smoothly, along with 8,000 London Ambassadors to welcome visitors to the city. In a video released yesterday, Mayor...
Highgate Harriers women knocked off top slot

By LiseS at 21:28 on 16/02/10

After a successful run of seven years at the top of the Metropolitan League, Highgate Harriers women's team were nudged into second place this year by Woodfood Green with Essex Ladies, who finished champions on 2691 points. Harriers were a close second with 2633 points after an excellent showing at Perivale this weekend. Abel, Evans and Penty finished as the top three runners in heavy-going, cold conditions to bring the women's team...
Highgate Harriers women miss out on bronze

By LiseS at 22:46 on 04/02/10

Highgate Harriers senior women came a close fourth in the South of England Cross-Country Championship at the weekend, missing the bronze by just three points. 55 teams finished the event, which was won by Woodford Green with Essex Ladies. Of 400 runners, Highgate's Svenja Abel came in 11th with a time of 32:25, with teammate Esther Evans following in 16th place and finishing in 32:46. The final team positions were Woodford Green with...