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Twickenham Stadium Rescues
Fire Damaged Nursery

When Twickenham Park Day Nursery had to close its doors after a serious
fire, the management turned to Twickenham Stadium for help.

With the nursery having nowhere safe for their day care of 60 tots and
toddlers, the RFU offered, free of charge, a temporary home in the stadium’s
spacious ground-floor Carling Suite.

Guy Mitchell, manager of the nursery, said: “This was fantastic. Our parents
were very supportive but they needed to know we had a safe environment for
their children, with staff they know looking after them. We have pre-school
children from one to five and the older ones were very excited, especially as
some play touch rugby.”

RFU Chairman, Bill Beaumont, recently confirmed as World Rugby Chairman,
dropped in to see the children and said, “It’s lovely to see them having fun.
As a father and grandfather, I’m very aware how much working parents rely
on their child care. I’m delighted that Twickenham Stadium could welcome
the children and nursery staff. Our relationship with our local community is
really important to us.”

Can You Apply to Buy With Eddie Jones’s England side on a winning Applications are
Twickenham Tickets? streak, their next challenge will be the Old open from 10am
Mutual Wealth Series at Twickenham, starting Tuesday 30th
Those who live near Twickenham Stadium against South Africa on November 12, followed August until
are a special group when it comes to buying by Fiji, Argentina and finally Australia on Wednesday 7th
tickets for major international rugby December 3. September at 5pm.
matches. Tickets to capacity matches at Anyone who is
Twickenham do not go on public sale as the Some 10,000 local residents are already unable to use the
RFU’s member clubs take priority. registered online and are eligible to apply internet, or has had
to the next ballot, registration closing at to have RFU help
However, the RFU runs a ticket ballot for those 5pm on Sunday August 21st. To apply for to register in the
in postcodes: TW1, TW2, TW32 and TW77, tickets local residents need to have an online past, can call 07894
when for each match 400 tickets are allocated account set up at www.englandrugby.com/ 814180.
in pairs, with every household able to apply for TwickenhamCommunity.
the chance to buy one pair.

Community Sponsorship

The RFU continues to fund a range of local events and projects which are of benefit to the community and, on average,
helps some 40 each year. Borough sports days for Richmond and Hounslow are annual recipients and the range of activities
and organisations has spanned youth groups to help for the elderly and Christmas and summer fairs. A new sponsorship
programme is launching in autumn 2016.
To discover more please visit englandrugby.com/TwickenhamCommunity

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