News in Richmond

Richmond Baseball Club are hoping to get back to winning ways by entering a new team into the National Baseball League.

The club, founded in 1992, enjoyed success on the biggest stage as the Richmond Flames were crowned National Baseball League (NBL) champions in 2006 and 2010, before three new teams were formed in 2012.

In response to this week's decision to not extend free school meals for children during the holidays and periods of lockdown, Richmond Rugby is delighted to announce we will be supplying local children with a free nutritional meal during half-term next week.

From Monday to Friday, our catering team at the Richmond Athletic Association (RAA) will cook daily nutritional meals which will then be delivered to local school children throughout our community.

Richmond-based British Triathlon-affiliated club Optima Racing Team have been swimming, biking and running in south London for the past 20 years.

Now they are providing financial support to help introduce new people from their local area to the sport.

An October half-term triathlon training camp is available for children in Richmond aged between eight and 15.

It will run from Monday-Thursday, w/c October 26 and take place either as a morning or afternoon based camp.

Start your weekend in sporty fashion by taking part in an exercise class with Joe Wicks.

Wicks, aka The Body Coach, took on the mantle of the nation's PE teacher throughout lockdown as he livestreamed his workouts.

Wayne Barnes is widely respected as one of the world's best rugby referees.

He has been in charge for more than 90 Test matches and refereed at four Rugby World Cups including three-quarter finals, a semi-final and a two bronze finals.

Richmond Rugby has confirmed community engagement specialists, Community Group, have signed a new two-year partnership with the club ahead of the 2020/21 season.

Community Group specialise in forming and operating community departments for sports clubs across the UK and abroad, developing engaging sustainable sports coaching programmes for both the club and the wider community to enjoy.

Richmond Rugby has launched its #OneClub Crowdfunding campaign in response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Following the departure of Gallagher as the club's main sponsor after six years at the end of last season, coupled with the coronavirus outbreak, the club now finds itself without a main sponsor for the coming season and facing a significant financial shortfall.

Hello everybody,

Hope you are safe and well and starting to see some semblance of normality returning to your daily lives.

It's been more than three months since the sound of footballs being kicked, coaches issuing instructions and teammates laughing with each other reverberated around the Beveree Stadium.

But the past fortnight has seen a semblance of normality return to Hampton & Richmond Borough FC: manager Gary McCann and his staff have hosted optional, socially-distanced training sessions.