MORE than 300 competitors took part in Sunday’s annual Dartford & White Oak sprint triathlon where they tackled a 400m swim, 26km bike ride and a 7km run. The use of individual timing chips for the first time meant racers could get their race time
A TRIO of Athletes from Dartford & White Oak Triathlon club recently completed La Marmotte - a classic cyclo sportive event based in the French Alps. Paul Atkinson, Gel Utting and Kevin Perkins took on the 174km cyclo sportive, which starts
EBBSFLEET United Ladies and Girls FC hosted their second annual summer tournament on Sunday. The tournament’s entry had doubled since last year with under-10, under-12 and under-14 contests running in the morning and ladies five and seven a side competitions
BROMLEY Bowling Club will play host to the Middleton Cup quarter-final between Kent and Hampshire on Saturday. England internationals Andy Thompson, Gordon Charlton and Paul Field will feature in the Kent and the match will start at 2pm. Bromley BC
THAMESMEAD darts star Andy Fordham will be spending time on the poker table as well battling it out on the oche. Fordham , who recently signed a sponsorship deal with online gaming firm 180bets.com, will be playing under the alias “The Viking” will
AN ISLAND airport in the Thames Estuary off north Kent could be completed in 10 years, it has been reported. The controversial £40b project is the brainchild of Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and leading civil engineer Douglas Oakervee has
THE creativity of people in Bromley is being celebrated this month with a community festival. Next Monday (July 20) will see a performance by 30 women following drama and movement sessions on the theme of first loves and first dates.
GRAVESEND Rowing Club members teamed up with Gravesend Regatta Committee rowers to take part in the Langstone Cutters summer regatta. The committee took one of their own boats along, a clayton skiff, and the day saw nine races in total being
BLACKHEATH & Greenwich Bowls Club lost 3-2 to Milton Regis in the area semi-final of the Bowls England Top Club. Milton started better by wining both singles matches. Tony Kirby, replacing the injured Pat Puttnam, lost to Lewis King 15-8 and Milton
NEW Charlton signing Frazer Richardson is due to play his first match for the club on Wednesday as the Addicks take on Bray Wanderers in a friendly in Ireland. The former Leeds United skipper arrived in SE7 last Thursday on a free transfer
FUN for all the family is guaranteed when children’s favourite, Noddy, comes to town. Join Noddy in Toyland at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley this month for a brand new 60th anniversary show. The 90 minute show, featuring Noddy and
YOUNGSTERS have been challenged to read their way through six books this summer. Children aged from five to 12 will be able to visit their nearest library in Lewisham borough and start reading six or more titles as part of Lewisham Council’
MEMBERS of a Royal British Legion (RBL) club are up in arms about plans which could see it close. The charity plans to close New Legion Club in Green Lane, Chislehurst, along with eight others across the country as they are not making enough
The Trust Thamesmead Summer Festival took place on Saturday, 11 July. The day started at Hawksmoor Youth Centre where approximately 400 Thamesmead school pupils and community groups took part in the festival parade. Led by Taru Brazil, they
THE FIA world touring car and Formula Two championships may not arrive at Brands Hatch until this weekend, but the competition between British drivers has been hotting up with a pre-race karting battle at the Kent circuit. WTCC ace Rob Huff and Formula
KENT Exiles narrowly edged out Ipswich Cardinals on Saturday. Over the past few seasons, meetings between the Exiles and Cardinals have always meant one thing - tense games which can go either way – and this one was no exception. With the Exiles entering
LEGENDARY Grand Prix racer Giacomo Agostini will make a special appearance at the forthcoming Brands Hatch round of the British Superbike championship next month. The multi-world champion will be reunited with MV Agusta for some unique laps of the
THIRTEEN Istead & Ifield harriers turned out for last week’s running of the Bewl Water 15, which is really 14.2 miles. This is a glorious run round the Bewl Reservoir on the Kent and Sussex borders near Wadhurst. Ray Pearce was the first finisher
BEXLEY CC’s girls’ under-13s entertained an invitation team made up of players from Sidcup CC, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School, Birkbeck School and Burnt Oak School on Sunday. The 10-player invitation team made 106 for the loss of six wickets in
YOUNGSTERS can take advantage of a host of fun activities in the coming summer weeks. Lewisham Council's Summer's Alive programme will run throughout the school summer holidays with activities including cheerleading, street dancing, fashion designing
CURTIS Griffith-Parker claimed discus gold at the Aviva English Schools’ track and field championships this weekend - but remained far from satisfied, writes Tom Reynolds. The Christ the King Sixth Form student recorded a best throw of 54.52m in Sheffield
THE parents of a bodybuilder who died of a rare genetic disorder are publicising the condition in the hope his death was not in vain. Lewis King was admitted to the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, suffering from sweating, vomiting
CHILDREN will be getting a taste of opera as the third annual Blackheath Halls Community Opera takes place this week. Professional soloists join together with a chorus of more than 300 community members and schoolchildren as well as an amateur
A NEW play exploring moral values and the fine line between sanity and madness is running at The Albany until Friday (July 17). Feeble Minds is inspired by Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens and explores the wisdom and madness of risk taking.
BROMLEY retained their narrow one point lead at the top of the Kent Cricket Premier League after Saturday’s seven-wicket success over Sevonoaks Vine. Nadeem Shahid (3-16) claimed a quick hat-trick of wickets and there were braces for Michael Bluett
A LIBRARY think-tank says Lewisham needs a new central library in the town centre. The Commission on Libraries and Adult Learning includes 23 representatives from libraries, schools and adult learning centres and was set up this summer to suggest
FLOWER fans may want to get along to the next meeting of Blackheath Flower Club this Friday (July 17). It will take place at Mycenae House, Mycanae Road, Blackheath at 1.45pm. Entrance costs £3.50 for visitors.
AN INFORMATION evening is being held to try and recruit more foster carers in the borough. Children’s charity Action for Children (AFC) will be at the Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Bromley, on Monday (July 20) to explain what fostering
VANDALS broke into a scout hut in the early hours of Saturday (July 11), causing more than £10,000 damage. The kitchen and toilet was smashed up and paint was smeared all over the inside of Longfield and Hartley Scout Group's headquarters in
THE father of a murdered teenager has dismissed a website calling for the killer’s retrial as “silly” and “pointless”. The Justice For Jake Fahri group claims the murderer, of Milborough Crescent, Lee, was unfairly convicted of killing 16-year-old
OTHER boroughs are being urged to follow Bromley’s example when it comes to caring for war memorials. A London Assembly report praises the council for having an inventory of all the 366 memorials in the borough. Each entry in the register
Has there ever been any greater evidence of the arrogance of the politicians masquerading as policemen at Scotland Yard than Friday’s announcement: Investigation into detention begins: The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) was invited by the
MAJOR plans for a high street will be unveiled at a public exhibition next week. Bromley Council wants to spend more than £2m improving Orpington High Street by laying new block paving, planting trees and improving parking facilities.
THE economic downturn has hit two projects designed to provide 21st century accommodation for vulnerable people. Approved a year ago after more that two years of talks, the projects involve the Hainault home for adults with learning disablities and
WAR veterans will be turfed out of their clubhouse to make way for a gypsy site extension, claims one of the travellers. Two weeks ago eight families moved onto former allotment land off Springhead Road, Northfleet, after Gravesham Council
