We Maida difference - Paddington Development Trust

PHOTO COURTESY OF KYU YO BU SHIN
Keep on
running
This year the Mini London
Marathon took place on Sunday
26 th April. It is run over the
last three miles of the main
Marathon course, from Old
Billingsgate to The Mall, and
is open to children aged 11-17.
The race has taken place since
1986 and this year over 1500
young people took part.
Runners included Oscar Hard,
16, and Madeleine Eno, 14, both
from Kyu Yo Bu Shin (KYBS).
They completed the course in
17 minutes 30 seconds and 19
minutes 53 seconds respectively,
finishing 94 th and 45 th in their
categories. 45 runners from KYBS
ran and completed the course.
Kyu Yo Bu Shin runners.
KYBS organises a range of
activities on physical and spiritual
training such as health activities,
football and karate, as well as
training young people for the Mini
Marathon each year, in partnership
with the Moberly Sports and
Education Centre. Cycling training
is currently ongoing for the
London Youth Games in July.
Project Manager Mary Amayo
says, ‘We are proud of the KYBS
runners. They arrive for training
whatever the weather, and show
respect and discipline throughout.’
For more details on KYBS activities see
the listing on page 13, call Mary on 020
7266 3473 / 07890 301 235, or email her
on kyu.yobushin@btopenworld.com
PHILIP WOLMUTH
Young people are ‘Edutained’ at Avenues Youth Club during school holidays.
Edutain yourself
this summer
If you’re looking for something
constructive and affordable to do
over the holidays, look no further.
Edutain is a sports and arts-based
programme for 8-13 year-olds,
offering a variety of activities such
as Parkour, football, arts and crafts,
creative writing, street dance and
much more.
It takes place from 27 th July-28 th
August, Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, at the
Avenues Youth Club and at Academy
Sport at Westminster Academy.
There are 75 places per site per day,
and it costs just £1 per person per
day, with all-day trips on Fridays.
Getting involved couldn’t be easier
– just turn up anytime between
10am and 3pm, complete a
registration and consent form (make
sure you bring proof of age if you
look older or younger), and join in!
Edutain has been running in
Westminster since 2004 and takes
place over the Christmas, Easter
and summer holidays, as well as
half-terms in February and October.
It’s run by Westminster Sports Unit,
and Sports Development Manager
Eugene Minogue says, ‘The aims for
young people are to be healthy, stay
safe, enjoy and achieve, and make a
positive contribution.’
As well as the summer Edutain
programme, the Sports Unit is
also running the Unity in the
Community football tournament
at Paddington Recreation Ground,
15 th -16 th August, with a mixed U12s
team and boys’ teams for the U14s,
U16s and U19s age groups.
There will also be further activities
and courses, including Parkour
camps (at the Moberly Sports &
Education Centre, The Quadrant,
Kilburn Lane, W10) and boxing
camps (at All Stars Boxing Gym,
576 Harrow Road, W10) for 8-
19 year-olds, as well as sports
coaching courses in boxing,
football, table tennis, basketball,
and community sports leadership,
all for people aged 16+.
Avenues Youth Club is located at 3-7
Third Avenue, W10. Academy Sport is at
Westminster Academy, 255 Harrow Road,
W2. For further information on Edutain or
any of the other activities mentioned above
call the Sports Unit on 020 7641 2012, email
sport@westminster.gov.uk or take a look at
www.westminster.gov.uk/sport
PHOTO COURTESY OF HARROW ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP
Don’t miss your chance
to play the Street Piano
at Maida Hill Market
from 23 rd June.
‘If music be the food of
love, play on...’
We’re used to having piped elevator
musak, the radio or music TV forced
upon us when we’re shopping, but
beginning in June, you can control
the music you hear…by performing
it yourself on the Street Piano.
For three weeks beginning on 23 rd
June, the newly revamped Prince of
Wales Junction will host the Street
Piano. The piano, decorated by a
local group and painted with the
words ‘Play me, I’m yours,’ will
come with a songbook and music to
encourage every budding musician to
have a go at making music in public,
and the tuneful (and tone deaf!) to
sing along. Sing London will also
hold some structured group sing-alongs
during nice weather.
Although the Street Piano will be
secured to railings, it’s entirely
free to play and listen. It’s up to
you whether you want to use it to
compose an opus, practice your
scales or just listen to the tinkling
as you shop at Maida Hill Market.
This is a really fun opportunity to
make some noise together!
What’s on this summer?
Exciting plans are afoot for young
people in Harrow Road this
summer with loads of activities
taking place just around the corner.
Harrow Road Neighbourhood
Partnership (HRNP), in association
with Walterton & Elgin Community
Homes, London Tigers and Future
Champions, is planning a variety of
activities ranging from crafts to DJing
for everyone under 18 years old.
One of last year’s DJ workshop
participants says, ‘I had been getting
involved with the wrong crowd, but
the summer programme kept me busy.’
This summer’s programme will have
even more activities to choose from,
including fashion, cooking and drama.
Local residents can also find out about
holiday youth provision for the under
19s across the borough in the Council’s
redesigned booklet of youth provision.
For more info on the Harrow Road
Summer Programme, contact Kierra on
020 8968 5543, kierra.box@ghg.org.uk
or drop in to the Neighbourhood Centre
at 421 Harrow Road, W10. Also, visit
www.harrowroadblog.com and follow
the summer programme link.
For info on the Council’s handbook of
provision call the Westminster Family
Information Service on 020 7641 7929.
PHILIP WOLMUTH
It’s my
business
Dekkers and Darling
This internet-based business,
selling garden furniture and
accessories, was founded by
Lizzie Dekkers and Nicola
Darling four years ago. They
have recently brought on a
third partner, April Frost.
‘Much of our furniture is made
from teak, and as far as possible,
this comes from managed and
sustainable forests or from
fittings from decommissioned
buildings in India,’ says Lizzie.
‘Nicola and I met at a wedding
and decided that we wanted to
start a business we could run
from our homes. We wanted to
build the business around our
lives rather than vice versa.
‘Running a web-based business
gives us lots of flexibility and
frees us from having to run a shop
with all the extra overheads. This
is very much a seasonal business,
starting from Easter and running
through to September each year.
‘We also have our Little Darlings
section with toys and furniture
for children and April will be
working on expanding that.
‘I love being based in this area
– I live just off Elgin Avenue,
near Harrow Road. There’s a real
community feeling here. People
actually know their neighbours.’
Visit the Dekkers and Darling online
store at www.dekkersanddarling.com
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