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==Facilities== |
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Known locally as "The Rec", it now contains football pitches, a running track, a children's paddling pool, two extensive playgrounds, a large dog-free grassed area and a pavilion set amongst trees and shrubs.<ref name="North Sheen Recreation Ground"/> |
Known locally as "The Rec", it now contains football pitches, a running track, a children's paddling pool, two extensive playgrounds, a large dog-free grassed area and a pavilion clubhouse, set amongst trees and shrubs.<ref name="North Sheen Recreation Ground"/> The clubhouse includes a community cafe and a community hall.<ref name="Clubhouse">{{cite web | url=http://pavilionclubhouse.co.uk/ | title=The Clubhouse and Hall | publisher=The Pavilion Cafe and Clubhouse | accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref> |
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==Kew Park Rangers== |
==Kew Park Rangers== |
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The club began in 1997 in Westerly Ware, a small park by [[Kew Bridge]].<ref name=Ware>{{cite web|url= http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/park_details.htm?parkId=262|title=Westerley Ware Recreation Ground |publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames]]|date=24 November 2010 |accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref>Word quickly spread at the local school that there was a kick about on Saturday mornings and more children arrived until there were regularly about 10-12 children. |
The club began in 1997 in Westerly Ware, a small park by [[Kew Bridge]].<ref name=Ware>{{cite web|url= http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/park_details.htm?parkId=262|title=Westerley Ware Recreation Ground |publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames]]|date=24 November 2010 |accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref>Word quickly spread at the local school that there was a kick about on Saturday mornings and more children arrived until there were regularly about 10-12 children. |
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As the crowd of children grew, alongside tournament and further development ambitions, the club decided to become official and registered for the [[Surrey County Football Association]]. Richmond Council eventually came up with a team [[Association football pitch |pitch]] and a move to the North Sheen Recreational Ground<ref name="North Sheen Recreation Ground"/> was secured. Kew Park Rangers Football Club was born in the summer of 1999, and continues to grow. A new £1 million sports pavilion<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/4649399.Work_kicks_off_on___1m_sports_pavillion/?ref=rss|title=Work kicks off on £1 million sports pavilion |publisher=''[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]]''|author=Mason, Ian |date= 26 September 2009|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref> was opened in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/9237119.print/|title=Delight as new pavilions in North Sheen and Palewell finally ready|publisher=''[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]]''|author=Fleming, Christine |date= 8 September 2011|accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref> |
As the crowd of children grew, alongside tournament and further development ambitions, the club decided to become official and registered for the [[Surrey County Football Association]]. Richmond Council eventually came up with a team [[Association football pitch |pitch]] and a move to the North Sheen Recreational Ground<ref name="North Sheen Recreation Ground"/> was secured. Kew Park Rangers Football Club was born in the summer of 1999, and continues to grow. A new £1 million sports pavilion clubhouse <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/4649399.Work_kicks_off_on___1m_sports_pavillion/?ref=rss|title=Work kicks off on £1 million sports pavilion |publisher=''[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]]''|author=Mason, Ian |date= 26 September 2009|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref> was opened in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/9237119.print/|title=Delight as new pavilions in North Sheen and Palewell finally ready|publisher=''[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]]''|author=Fleming, Christine |date= 8 September 2011|accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref> |
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The club has a close working relationship with [[Fulham FC]] and it regularly employs the services of Fulham coaches to assist and support its coaches. |
The club has a close working relationship with [[Fulham FC]] and it regularly employs the services of Fulham coaches to assist and support its coaches. |
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Revision as of 17:42, 16 January 2013
| North Sheen Recreation Ground | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | London |
| Created | 1909; extended 1923 |
| Operated by | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Status | Open all year |
North Sheen Recreation Ground, in Dancer Road, Kew, Richmond, London, is a recreation area and the home of Kew Park Rangers Football Club.
History
North Sheen, in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey),[1]was first marked on maps from 1904.[1] At that time the area was mostly undeveloped and was used to grow fruit and vegetables for market, but by 1920 residential building was underway.[1] North Sheen was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.[2]
Opened in June 1909 and extended in 1923, the recreation ground was originally part of an orchard belonging to the Popham Estate, owned by the Leyborne Pophams whose family seat was at Littlecote House, Wiltshire.[3]
Facilities
Known locally as "The Rec", it now contains football pitches, a running track, a children's paddling pool, two extensive playgrounds, a large dog-free grassed area and a pavilion clubhouse, set amongst trees and shrubs.[3] The clubhouse includes a community cafe and a community hall.[4]
Kew Park Rangers
North Sheen Recreation Ground is also home to a local football club for children, Kew Park Rangers [1], which is a Football Association Charter Standard [2] Community Football Club, the highest level of accreditation under The FA Charter Standard kitemark programme. The club's name is a play on Queens Park Rangers F.C., a London football team which is also known as QPR.[5]
The club began in 1997 in Westerly Ware, a small park by Kew Bridge.[6]Word quickly spread at the local school that there was a kick about on Saturday mornings and more children arrived until there were regularly about 10-12 children.
As the crowd of children grew, alongside tournament and further development ambitions, the club decided to become official and registered for the Surrey County Football Association. Richmond Council eventually came up with a team pitch and a move to the North Sheen Recreational Ground[3] was secured. Kew Park Rangers Football Club was born in the summer of 1999, and continues to grow. A new £1 million sports pavilion clubhouse [7] was opened in September 2011.[8]
The club has a close working relationship with Fulham FC and it regularly employs the services of Fulham coaches to assist and support its coaches.
References
- ^ a b c Mills, A.D., A Dictionary of London Place Names, Oxford University Press (2010), ISBN 0-19-956678-X
- ^ Blomfield, David: Kew Past, p 131, Phillimore, 1994
- ^ a b c "North Sheen Recreation Ground". London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "The Clubhouse and Hall". The Pavilion Cafe and Clubhouse. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "About Kew Park Rangers". Kew Park Rangers. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Westerley Ware Recreation Ground". London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Mason, Ian (26 September 2009). "Work kicks off on £1 million sports pavilion". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fleming, Christine (8 September 2011). "Delight as new pavilions in North Sheen and Palewell finally ready". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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