There are a few things that say “British summertime”; strawberries, ice cream and of course, Urban Gamez, our annual sporting spectacular at Grahame Park.
This year’s event was held on Heybourne Park, next to the Grahame Park Estate, and was a celebration of sport and community for the whole Grahame Park area.
There was, of course, the traditional race track to find out who NW9’s fastest children are. And this year, it was joined by an inflatable climbing wall, a rodeo bull, a bouncy castle and smoothie bike, as well as a visit from the London Fire Brigade who gave children the chance to test out their firefighting equipment.
Contestants dash for the racetrack finish line.
Bringing the community together
A local officer’s skills are put to the test in a table tennis match.
Blessed with great weather, Urban Gamez brought the whole Grahame Park community together and gave residents the opportunity to have an enjoyable day.
As well as all the fun and games, residents could speak to speak to Barnet’s community organisations who provided information on work and training, substance abuse, the regeneration of the area and community safety.
Thanking our supporters across the borough
We were honoured to be joined by the Deputy Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Tony Vourou who handed out the gold medals to the race winners at each age group.
The Barnet Group would not have been able to host Urban Gamez without the generous support of its sponsors: Ad Hoc, Barnet Council, Bugler, Bumblebee, Lift Specialists, Masher Brothers, Morgan Sindall, Notting Hill Genesis, Purdy, Quinn London, WG Wigginton and WSP.
A parent takes on the mechanical bull.
But the biggest thank yous go to Michelle Davies and Charles Ayodele, who have been working tirelessly over the last few months to make the event such a success. The delightful group of staff volunteers on the day also made sure the event went off without a hitch – thank you to all of you!
Winning contestants display their medals.