Christmas Carols @ Roehampton Playing Fields

Traditional carols around a Christmas Tree with members of the Thames Philharmonic Choir


Following the resounding success and fantastic attendance at last year’s event, the Doverhouse Lions* and Roehampton Playing Fields Community Trust+ are holding another Christmas carols community evening. This will take place at Roehampton Playing Fields, Doverhouse Road on Friday 20th December from 17.30 to 20.00.

There will be traditional carol singing around the Christmas tree, accompanied by members of the Thames Philharmonic Choir, with refreshments served and a special visit from Father Christmas.

The festive community event is family friendly, open to all and free of charge. If guests are able, they are asked to bring donations of Christmas goodies and wrapped gifts for children (indicating age and gender) which will be distributed to the food bank and to local families struggling to make ends meet.

Members of the Trust and the Lions will be on hand to share the progress that has been made over the last year, such as the big spruce up of the pavilion, to discuss their plans to safeguard the future of the Playing Fields and to explain how local people can support the campaign for the Playing Fields to be run by the community for the community.

Don’t forget your Christmas jumper!

* Doverhouse Lions is a youth and disability football club, based at Roehampton Playing Fields, with an academy for children aged 4-6 and teams who play in competitions from U8 to U18. They have a strong philosophy and values and aim not just to coach football but to provide the children with a springboard for life. More information is available at their website: www.doverhouselions.co.uk

+ The Roehampton Playing Fields Community Trust is a community organisation set up in response to the announcement in December 2017 by Wandsworth Borough Council (‘WBC’) that the local community would be given the opportunity to submit proposals to take over the management of Roehampton Playing Fields. WBC announced recently that it is to initiate a new tender process for the site and RPFCT has confirmed its intention to respond to the tender. More information is available at their website: www.roehamptonplayingfields.org

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November 28, 2019