The most bizarre moment of the day had to be playing a game of Volleyball with the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Carolyn Keen (complete with her regalia), Jonathan Edwards and Giles Long, plus some of the children from one of the local schools. We must have looked like a right sight! We also took it in turns to try on carnival masks and headpieces created by Flamboyan International Carnival Arts, who were offering visitors the chance to design their own. There was music and singing, film screenings and dancing, as well as hundreds and hundreds of people having fun taking part in the various activities!
Westminster Council had arranged for an exhibition from loads of the local groups and societies which was also really interesting – you don’t often realise how much is going on right on your own doorstep and I felt really proud to be a part of it.
Schools including Westminster City School, Essendine School, Hallfield Junior School, St Georges Secondary School and Westminster Academy came along to take part, so there was a great sense of community and the children were having a whale of a time, playing with the sports equipment and having their picture taken in front of the green screen.
I’d love to see more and more kids getting involved in sport and hopefully with the Games coming to London, the profile of sport will only continue to improve. With boroughs also hoping to improve their facilities, there should be no excuse not to get more involved.
Giles Long and I with some of the schoolchildren:
