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25 Jan 2012 - New beginners basketball: We're starting a new beginners basketball session from next week. If you'd like to learn to play basketball with some coaching and friendly non-contact games then join us now!
9 Jan 2012 - Sports resume today: Our sports are back on from today. Get started now! Send us your details now and you can start playing your favourite sport with a great group of guys and girls this week!
28 Nov 2011 - PlayFit Christmas closure: PlayFit will be closed for the Christmas break from Wednesday 21st December to Wednesday 4th January. No need to wait for your new year's resolution, get started now! Send us your details now and you can start playing your favourite sport with a great group of guys and girls this week.
28 Nov 2011 - Drinks and dinner on Saturday: We had a fantastic night on Saturday at our drinks and dinner in Wimbledon, 30 guys and girls from all of our sports games. Join our sports now and be one of our group!
26 Oct 2011 - Student & au-pair discount for volleyball: We're now offering a big discount for students, au-pairs, & nannies who want to play volleyball with us! The monthly fee is just £20, and you'll get the same great coaching and games and social events! See our volleyball membership page for full details.
25 Oct 2011 - Halloween pub crawls: We're having a Halloween pub crawl this Friday, from Holborn to Soho. It's fancy dress and we're expecting a good turnout as always, see you there! :)
26 July 2011 - PlayFit black and white pub crawls: We have 2 good pub crawls coming up, a white pub crawl (dress in all white) and a black pub crawl (dress in all black). As always we'll have a big turnout, see you all there! :)
12 Apr 2011 - Bank holiday closures: Just a reminder that we don't play on bank holiday weeks so there will be no games on Easter Monday week (25th/26th April) or on the following May Day week (2nd/3rd May).
12 Jan 2011 - PlayFit new year pub crawl: We're having our new year pub crawl next week on Saturday 22nd January. It's going to be a lot of fun like all of our other pub crawls! ;)
5 Jan 2011 - PlayFit now open for 2011: Happy new year everyone! We're now open again and will be answering your emails today. Our games are back on from this coming Monday 10th January, see you all then!
23 Dec 2010 - PlayFit now closed for Christmas: PlayFit is now closed for the Christmas break until Wednesday 5th January. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the PlayFit team! See you in 2011! Make your new year's resolution to get fit the fun way and make lots of new friends with PlayFit. Send us your details now and we'll get you started in January.
20 Dec 2010 - Sports hall entrance tonight: Our games are on as normal tonight, however the school's car park will be shut because of ice, so you'll need to park on the street outside. Please be very careful when walking along the path inside the school grounds because it's still very icy. See you all tonight!
7 Dec 2010 - Christmas closure: PlayFit will be closed for the Christmas break from Wednesday 22nd December to Wednesday 5th January.
6 Dec 2010 - Christmas dinner this Saturday: Our annual fancy dress Christmas dinner is on this Saturday 11th December. See you all there! ;)
6 Dec 2010 - Netball drinks this Thursday: Just a reminder that our next netball social is this Thursday. See you then!
30 Nov 2010 - Sports on as normal today: Our sports games are on as normal today. Thankfully the snow's not settling. See you all later!
29 Nov 2010 - Sports on as normal today: We just wanted to confirm that our sports games are on as normal today. Tube strikes don't affect us. See you all tonight!
3 Nov 2010 - New sports pages added: We've added new sports pages to our web site: basketball, volleyball, netball, football
21 Oct 2010 - New sports photos: We've added 60 new sports photos to our web site, team pics and action shots.
19 Oct 2010 - Web site being updated: We're currently updating our web site. We've already added a list of places available, a Facebook Like! button, and the rest of the site will be improved over the next few days. We'd like to hear your feedback and suggestions.
5 Oct 2010 - Option to pay membership by standing order: We're now accepting membership payments by standing order (recurring payment) through your bank branch or online banking.
20 Sep 2010 - Football social: Our next football social is on Wednesday 20th October. Now that we're all back from our Summer holidays let's make this a big one!
20 Sep 2010 - Basketball social: Our next basketball social is on Wednesday 13th October. We're planning a couple of hours of basketball followed by dinner and drinks. It's going to be another great night for the basketballers! ;)
20 Sep 2010 - Volleyball social: Our next volleyball social is on Friday 8th October. Already a good number of you confirmed!
6 Sep 2010 - Games are on as normal this week: Just to confirm, we are playing as normal this week. The tube strikes will not affect our games. See you all tonight!
27 Aug 2010 - No games this coming week: Just a reminder that we don't have any games this coming bank holiday week. All members will be given a free game voucher.
5 July 2010 - Dodgeball session stopped, league coming: We've currently stopped our dodgeball session. We will start a new dodgeball league later this year!
17 Mar 2010 - Schedule changes from April: We're going to be making some changes to our weekly sports schedule from 1st April. We will be slow responding to new enquiries for a few days until our new schedule is confirmed.
25 Feb 2010 - Bank holiday changes this year: PlayFit has always been closed for 4 days from Friday to Monday at bank holidays. This year, to allow for staff training, club development, & adequate time off we'll be closed for a full week from the Wednesday before the bank holiday to the Wednesday after the bank holiday. We'll now be giving all members a free game voucher to make up for each game missed, including during our Christmas closure.
25 Feb 2010 - No football or volleyball on Sun 7th March: The sports hall is closed for a school event on Sunday 7th March so there won't be any football or volleyball. All members will receive a free game voucher to make up that game or bring a friend to play for free. As an extra we'll also be organising a free day of football & volleyball in the park in a few weeks!
15 Feb 2010 - Longer, cheaper volleyball sessions: We're increasing the length of our Volleyball sessions and making them cheaper. And we now have a pay-as-you-go option.
4 Feb 2010 - New Basketball game starting in February: Due to the popularity of our Basketball games we're starting another intermediate Basketball session on Tuesdays at 7:15pm, starting on Tuesday 16th February. Click here for details of our sports games.
7 Dec 2009 - Christmas closure: PlayFit will be closed for 2 weeks from Wednesday 23rd December to Wednesday 6th January.
25 June 2009 - Sports schedule change: We're changing our sports schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the benefit of our players. Netball is moving to Thursdays so that our Netball girls have more social time, and Basketball is moving to Tuesdays so that we can more easily move players up as they improve and players may also be able to play some extra games. Please see our sports sessions page for the new timetable.
10 Mar 2009 - Easter closure: PlayFit is closed on all bank holiday weekends (Fri-Mon) so there are no sports this Easter holiday weekend.
26 Feb 2009 - Dodgeball tournament: PlayFit recently organised another dodgeball competition. If you'd like a dodgeball tournament for your corporate or special event then contact us now. We organise the whole event for you!
18 Feb 2009 - Sports schedule changing: Our sports schedule is changing from Friday 27th February. Over the next 2 weeks we will be a little slow getting back to new enquiries, so please bear with us. Please see our sports sessions page for the new timetable.
1 Dec 2008 - Christmas closure: We're closed for the Christmas break from Wednesday 24th December to Wednesday 7th January. Make your new year's resolution to get fit the fun way and make lots of new friends with PlayFit. Contact us and get started.
23 Dec 2007 - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!: Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. It's been another great year for our club with new sports sessions, lots more social events, and lots of fantastic new people. We have more good things planned for PlayFit in 2008. Stay tuned!
11 Feb 2007 - 200 players from 70 countries: We now have 200 players in our club: guys & girls aged 18-35, beginners to professional players, from 70 countries!
30 Dec 2006 - Dodgeball tournament in February: We're running an 8 week Dodgeball tournament on Sundays from 4th March. Round up your friends & colleagues into a team of 10 players, and contact us to register!
27 Dec 2006 - Christmas party photos: The photos of our fantastic Christmas party are now up on our social photos page. Click here to see them.
22 Dec 2006 - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!: Wishing all our players a merry Christmas and happy new year!
29 Nov 2006 - Corporate Dodgeball tournament: PlayFit ran a corporate Dodgeball tournament for CapGemini
21 Sept 2006 - 4 new sports sessions!: Great news, we're starting new Rounders, Football, Volleyball, & Netball sessions on Sundays from 15th October. Contact us to find out more and to ensure you get a place.
27 July 2006 - Bournemouth beach & cinema photos: The photos of our recent trip to Bournemouth beach and our evening at the cinema & drinks are now up on our social photos page. Click here to see them.
5 May 2006 - New dodgeball session starts on Thursday: Our new Dodgeball game starts this Thursday 11th May at 7:45pm. You've seen the movie, now play the game! Your team must knock out all of your opponents within a fixed time limit, whilst dodging the balls that your opponents throw at you. [Session] [Photos] [Guide] [Play!]
30 April 2006 - Pub crawl & bowling photos: Photos from our recent pub crawl and bowling evenings are now up on our social photos page. Click here to see them.
22 February 2006 - Referees wanted: We need referees for our sports sessions. If you would like to apply then please contact us for further details.
22 February 2006 - Sports sessions now longer!: We extended the length of most of our sports sessions on 11th Jan, so we have space for more players at each session. See our sports sessions page for the new schedule.
5 January 2006 - Happy New Year and welcome back!: Have you made a New Year's resolution to play social sports to get fit and make new friends? Contact us now and we'll get you started.
12 December 2005 - Christmas dinner photos: You can now see photos from our fantastic Christmas dinner on Saturday. There were 40 of us, most in fancy dress. Click here for our Xmas photos.
2 November 2005 - new sports & social events photos: We've added some new team photos & action shots from our sports games on the Sports Photos page, and shots from our night at the dog races, drinks at All Bar One, Bournemouth beach trip and Jongleurs Comedy Club on the Social Photos page.
31 October 2005 - basketball players wanted: Many of our sports sessions are nearly full at the moment. We do have space for 3 more players at our Monday and Sunday basketball games. Do you want to play?
31 October 2005 - social events growing: Our social events now have 30+ people at each event. Recent social events included a day trip to Bournemouth to play beach volleyball, an evening at the greyhound races, a pool competition, and a large gathering at All Bar One.
14 May 2005 - new basketball session: We now another advanced-level basketball on Mondays at 9pm. Do you want to play? Click here for more details.
14 May 2005 - new football session: We now have another 5-a-side football game on Tuesdays at 9pm. Do you want to play? Click here for more details.
12 May 2005 - new Web site: We've re-designed our Web site. What do you think? Click here to send us your feedback.
6 May 2005 - 120 players from 40 countries: We now have over 120 players in our club: guys & girls aged 18-35, beginners to professional players, from over 40 countries!
12 Nov 2004 - new players: In the last 3 weeks we've had 28 new players! Players are coming from all over London and Surrey for our mixed social sports. Want to come and play? What's your sport? Click here to contact us.