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Head of Sport and Leisure helping make Merton #BoroughofSport, Active dad, swimming official, cricketer and husband. Views are my own.

Joined September 2010
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Great evening discussing how @quinsfoundation can help girls and women become more active in @Merton_Council and contribute to our #boroughofsport ambition 💪🏼
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Another bucket list event. Taylor you are amazing ❤️
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Amazing to hear the great work @WimbledonFdn do in Wandsworth and #boroughofsport @Merton_Council celebrating their 10th birthday – at Sutton, London
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Great day learning how @Merton_Council can benefit from Playzones funding to make more #BoroughofSport opportunities available for our communities
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Great to be invited to celebrate @NickyAffleck 1st birthday. Loved sharing the exciting ambition for @Merton_Council to become London’s #BoroughofSport with disability sports coach, GLA, @LondonSport and many others. See you soon
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My summer happy place watching @surreycricket win again.
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Great to see the value of sport and physical activity and how much it contributes to cross party priorities. Thank you @AlokSharma_RDG and @kimleadbeater for your inspiration and watch @Merton_Council build on @BTSMerton to create #BoroughofSport
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Amazing to see the great work @FulhamFCFound are doing to get more young people more active. @Merton_Council look forward to working with you to help achieve our ambition #boroughofsport
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Amazing evening being inspired by legends who love sport and know the value it brings to society. Especially thankful @LondonSport for the vision @JohnMajor had in the 90’s and the impact that had on school and community sport.
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A great afternoon representing ⁦@Merton_Council⁩ discussing the impact of being physically active and how sport impacts peoples lives with ⁦@DCMS⁩ and ⁦@Intelligenthea1⁩ #activelymerton #boroughofsport #beatthestreet
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Wonderful to represent @LondonSport and @Merton_Council celebrate Iftar in the world famous long room at Lords. Sport most definitely has the power to bring diverse communities together #boroughofsport – at Paddington, London
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Dear Lord, this is what #lockdown3 has made me resort to!
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Not often you find one of these in your home town! #coulditbereal – at Croydon, London
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Toughest day saying goodbye to Alyzé but so very proud of this next chapter. Go smash it @PlymouthCollege @PlymouthLeander Thank you @RiddlesdownPE @7oaksSwim for the prep – at Plymouth, England
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Let's show a little love for Crystal Palace Park!
Ready? Let's go! Two wonderful parks, but only one can win a place in the final - which one will it be?
34%Brockwell Park
66%Crystal Palace Park
8,622 votes • Final results
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As it’s so close, a vote for South Nutfield will be small comfort whilst we can’t play the real game. – at Croydon, London
BATTLE OF THE LOGOS It’s the last quarter final of the Midweek SE Region and it’s area The @SouthNutfieldCC Mavericks up against The @chipscricket Stags, with the winner facing The Reigate @PrioryLlamas in the semis. You have until 4pm tomorrow to vote for your favourite logo
46%South Nutfield Mavericks
54%Chipstead Stags
154 votes • Final results
Maybe I can rescue some lost water bottles in there? – at Croydon, London
Just been going through some old stuff in the Garage. Happy to give away James’ 2015 Worlds Back Pack! Retweet and follow and I will pick a winner! Andy,
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Great effort Thiago in the #riddlesdownchallenge #aqilla He’s happy really. Must be the go faster haircut! @RiddlesdownPE @7oaksSwim – at Croydon, London
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Great effort Alyzé (8NMC)in Friday mornings PE lesson, 5k challenge! NHS donation done too @RiddlesdownPE @7oaksSwim @LondonSport – at Croydon, London
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Happy Easter. Rather than Portsmouth Gala, dad gets first manicure from SD in 40+ years. Every cloud in lockdown huh?
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