Tag Archives: Reading Sports

Pictures bring back the holiday fun

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Simon Pipe

The summer holidays have come to an end for UK school children but one last gallery of images should bring back happy memories of the 2014 Reading Sports. Click here to flick through 68 pictures – cheerful and cheeky – … Continue reading →

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Donald whizzes from Oz for ‘brilliant’ Reading Sports

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Simon Pipe

The organisers of the Reading Sports must be doing something right – because Donald Joshua came all the way from Australia to attend. Donald – whose brother Brian still lives on St Helena – was one of more than 1,500 … Continue reading →

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Try out new Sports venue at St Helena dance

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Simon Pipe

A St Helena dance night on 12 October 2013 will give Saints a chance to try out the new venue for the annual Reading Sports. The St Helena Association decided to move the annual UK gathering of Saints after 34 … Continue reading →

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Saint doctor Petrina contemplates a home visit

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Petrina Williams, the first ever island-educated St Helenian qualify as a doctor, is contemplating returning home to practise in Jamestown. But even after five years of university study and another five in training in the UK, she says will still … Continue reading →

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Richard’s pictures of Reading Sports go online – all 500 of them

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Simon Pipe

More than 500 pictures of the annual Saint gathering have now been posted on the St Helena Association website. Richard Bennett’s shots capture the action in the races at Reading Sports, as well as the fun on the bouncy castles and rodeo rides. There are also … Continue reading →

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St Helena goes live at annual UK gathering

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Simon Pipe

A live video link is being set up between St Helena and the Reading Sports – the annual gathering of St Helenians in the UK. Enterprise St Helena is inviting people on the island to book two-minute slots to send greetings … Continue reading →

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Matt heads to Reading Sports to lure Saints back home

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Saints attending the annual Reading Sports day in the UK will be encouraged to consider moving back to St Helena to be part of its hoped-for economic transformation. Matthew Joshua of the Saint Connect project is heading for UK to attend … Continue reading →

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