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Enter the LPFF Ladies 7-a-side Tournament The London Playing Fields Foundation will be hosting a series of 7-a-side tournaments for ladies teams. The tournaments will be held on Thursday 26th June and Thursday 31st July and will take place on the artificial turf pitch at the Peter May Sports Centre. Teams will play a minimum of 4 matches and will be able to take part in professional coaching sessions run by the Assistant Head Coach at the London FA. The tournaments are being run in partnership with NIKE and they have kindly donated a series of prizes for the winning teams. If you would like to take part please contact Jenna Schillaci on 020 7713 8684 or email jenna.schillaci@lpff.org.uk Enfield Allstars Winners 29th May 2008 Douglas Eyre Pre-Season League Are you a team that needs to train? Do you want to try out new players before the season starts? If so then why not join the Pre-season league at Douglas Eyre Sports Centre. The league will take place between the 23rd July and the 28th August. Teams will play one match a week on either a Wednesday or Thursday evening for 6 weeks. If you would like some more information please conact Jenna Schillaci on 020 7713 8684 or jenna.schillaci@lpff.org.uk
Coping through Football
Coping Through Football is managed by the London Playing Fields Foundation and funded by The Football Foundation, City Bridge Trust, Henry Smith Charity, Capital Volunteering and London Catalyst. The project seeks to reduce the isolation and discrimination faced by one of the most marginalised groups – the mentally ill. It uses football as a tool to engage 18-35 year old men who are within the mental health care system but prefer not to attend the typical therapy sessions on offer. It is delivered by the London Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe said: “In Coping Through Football, the Football Foundation and London Playing Fields Foundation are using the national game’s best attributes to address a serious health problem that can be very debilitating to sufferers.“This is an exciting pilot initiative which draws on football’s qualities such as team-bonding and exercise, which can build self-esteem and help a person get back on track and achieve their full potential.” Alex Welsh, Chief Executive for the London Playing Fields: “Through the Coping Through Football project the London Playing Fields Foundation has demonstrated that protecting playing fields can have a dramatic impact on the quality of life of those who use them.” LPFF
acquires new ground The
ground, which was being underused by the local community and threatened
by vandalism, provides four adult football pitches, three cricket
squares and a rugby pitch. The Foundation will be working closely
with key stakeholders e.g. Middlesex FA and Middlesex CCC to ensure
that the ground is used to drive up participation in each sport.
The ground, previously know as Birkbeck College Sports Ground, will
be renamed London Marathon
Playing Field, Greenford. LPFF is delighted to anounce that Greenwich Leisure Limited has taken over the management contract of the indoor facilities at the Centre. GLL has an excellent track record within the leisure industry and we look forward to working closely with them to develop our community sports projects.
The ground has provided the venue for the eighth series of Sky One's "Dream Team" football drama. The programme follows the progress of Premiership football club Harchester United and features Peter May Sports Centre as their training venue. The filming contract has provided us with some welcome revenue funding which will be used to subsidise pitch costs for the local community. Property Manager Roger Reed was recently appointed as the Foundation's Property Manager. His brief will be to support the work of the groundstaff in ensuring that its grounds are operating economically, efficently and effectively. Given the knowledge and expertise he gained through his work at the FA and in his voluntary roles he is a welcome addition to the team. The post is funded by a generous grant from the Wates Foundation. Minister sings Angels praises During
her tour of activities the Minister took time to meet the girls
participating in the badminton, hockey and gym sessions and presented
certificates to four Year 12 pupils who had continued to participate
in the programme despite having left school. Raising the profile of playing fields
Director of Sports visits Greenwich
The London Playing Fields Foundation was fortunate to receive both capital and revenue funding from the Football Foundation to enable the development of a new gender-friendly pavilion at London Marathon Playing Field and to support the development of girls’ mini soccer in Greenwich. The playing field also hosts the South London Special League (SLSL) which is a community based project funded by the Football Foundation that provides opportunities for young people with learning difficulties to participate in football. To demonstrate the great work that is being undertaken at the ground a girls mini soccer tournament and a tournament for children with severe learning difficulties took place involving pupils from local schools. Sven visits Douglas Eyre Sports Centre
U15 Twenty20 Tournament
Just under 1000 runs were scored and 50 wickets taken in an action packed day. Each side played three matches, with Woodford Wells (pictured) chasing a high score of 162 set by Buckhurst Hill to win the Peter May Silver Salver. Len Enoch of Wanstead CC who organises the event believed that following the success of the tournament a greater number of teams will enrol this year.
LPFF Backs the Bid
The organisations behind this scheme were London Playing Fields Foundation, London Borough of Hounslow and BAA. The space was made available to ensure the International Olympic Committee members who visited the city in February knew that London was behind the Capital’s Bid to host the Games. London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe said: Why not become a friend of the Foundation?Any donations received will act as a seedcorn for fundraising for the next major project undertaken by the Foundation, and will also support the its future efforts to preserve open spaces for sport in Greater London. Your generous support will be much appreciated, so why not print off the Gift Aid Certificate, and send it with a cheque to the address on the form. Please contact us if you require further information.
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Caroline
Flint, Public Health Minister visited the Active Angels project
at Peter May Sports Centre.
The
Foundation launched its North London Playing Field Strategy at SCORE
in Leyton. This piece of work, commissioned by the North and East
London Sports Network and funded through the Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister and New Opportunities Fund via Sport England, is
the first of its kind in London. Covering the North London Strategic
Alliance area, which includes the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey,
Waltham Forest and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the purpose
of the strategy is to help key stakeholders to make strategic decisions
on how playing fields can contribute towards improving the quality
of life of the 1.1million people who visit, live and work in the
sub-region. The strategy promotes playing pitches as an important
but often forgotten contributor to public open space and a key asset
in encouraging healthy lifestyles and enhanced quality of life for
local people. The full report, executive summary and maps are available
on 
The
Foundation was pleased to welcome Nicky Roche, Director of Sport
at the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, to the London Marathon
Playing Field in Greenwich. The visit formed part of a tour organised
by the Football Foundation to provide Ms Roche with an overview
of its work. 
The
England coach, Sven Goran Eriksson, attended a coaching event at
Douglas Eyre Sports Centre which celebrated the FA and its community
partner MacDonalds reaching their target of creating 8,000 new grassroots
football coaches. 
Six
teams took part in the second annual U15 Twenty20 tournament at
Fairlop Oak Playing Field. Adapted from adult rules ( with 'free
hits', 'penalty runs' and 'timed outs') this cricket format is exciting
and popular with junior cricketers. 
To demonstrate its support for the London 2012 Bid the Foundation erected two
advertising hoardings on either side of the M4 motorway at its Boston Manor Playing
Field in Hounslow. The hoardings displayed the London 2012 Candidate City logo
with the words “Hounslow Back the Bid” underneath.