The TotallySporty.Com English Racketlon Championships

The TotallySporty.Com English Racketlon Championships

Redbridge Sports Centre

Forest Road
Barkingside
Essex IG6 3HD
Main Centre Tel: +44(0)20-8498-1000

Redbridge Sports Centre Website

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This competition is part of the British tour and points for rankings will be allocated as a national championship. This is the 4th! English Racketlon Championships.

The event is being organised by the English Racketlon Association. All standards are welcome.

Special Notice

* Every player who enters a singles category up until the end of 2009 at the English Championships will be entitled to a free doubles entry (worth £15). To take advantage of this players will need to be available to play on both days. Note this £15 discount cannot be exchanged for cash.

Similarly any player entering 2 singles categories (e.g Men A & Over 45s) will receive the second category at half price up until this date. So enter early!

Entry Steps

Step 1: Register on www.englishracketlon.org as a user (if you are already registered miss this step). This is your username and password for all englishracketlon.org events. Your registration is confirmed via an email link.

Step 2: Click on the tournament entry page and create a player profile. Again, this is a one off exercise. If already completed, skip this step.

Step 3: Click on the event you wish to enter, also choose your membership option. This can be paid on a per tournament basis - £5 or on an annual basis - £20. Once finalised, pay via paypal by clicking onwards.

Accommodation & Travel

We recommend 3 hotels for this tournament. All of them are within 2 to 3 miles of the venue but more importantly they are all very close to London Underground stations on the same line as Fairlop - the station next to the venue. Players are encouraged to purchase Oyster Cards for their travel requirements as this works out much cheaper than cash fares.

1. St Georgio Hotel, Ilford

This is an excellent value for money hotel right next to Gants Hill tube station (100m), and just under 2 miles to the venue. Prices for a triple room work out very cheap for London. Excellent location.

Book via www.stgeorgio.com

2. Travelodge at 'London Ilford Gants Hill'

Travelodge is a chain of hotels throughout the UK that offer comfort at reasonable prices. This hotel is 400m  (4 minute walk) from Gants Hill tube station and 2 miles from the venue, making it very easy to reach. It is also in an excellent location for bars, restaurants and pubs.

Book via www.travelodge.co.uk

3. Premier Inn at 'Ilford'

Premier Inn is a chain of hotels similar to Travelodge (but slightly nicer). This hotel is situated opposite Redbridge tube station (again, on the same line as 'Fairlop' and 1 along from 'Gants Hill'). It is approximately 3 miles from the venue.

Book via www.premierinn.com

These hotels have all been recommended because of their proximity to tube stations on the Central (red) line - this is the same line as Fairlop (for the venue) as well as Central London in the other direction (approx 30 minutes). They are all 2-3 miles from the venue so 30 minutes or more by foot, but they are the nearest hotels to the venue. Using the tube is very easy and although a single ticket is expensive, you can buy a daily travelcard for £5 which enables you to travel anywhere in London on the tube, buses and normal trains. The organisers are also looking to provide 'oyster' cards for foreign players - these are like transport membership cards which provide much cheaper ticket costs - this is to be confirmed later.

For more information on travelling between the hotels and venue, and for London transport in general and a map of the tube network, visit www.tfl.gov.uk

The Sports Centre has a train station next door - Fairlop.