The day is nearly upon us, here's a quick reminder of when, where, how, what, why it all takes place.
The Fattylympics
Saturday 7 July 2012
12.00-5pm
FREE!
Grassroots Resource Centre
Memorial Park
Memorial Avenue
West Ham
London
E15 3DB
How to get there
Public transport:
West Ham Station is very close by and is served by the Jubilee, District and Hammersmith and City underground lines. It is also accessible via the DLR and is on the c2c line which goes from Liverpool Street to Shoeburyness.
The 276 and 323 buses stop close by.
Use the Transport for London Journey Planner to help you get there.
Private transport:
There is free parking on the streets by Memorial Park, and behind the Grassroots building. There is level access from the car park to the Grassroots building via a gate. If the gate is shut, call the reception at Grassroots and they will open it for you. The number is 0207 474 6376.
There are secure bike racks, and buggy racks for people with children, right in front of Grassroots.
What to bring
The Fattylympics will go ahead come rain or shine, but you might want to check the forecast. Looks like we'll need brollies and sunscreen.
Refreshments will be available to buy, you're also welcome to bring your own but please take your litter home with you.
Got kids? There are a couple of lovely play parks close to the venue.
Got a bad attitude? Leave it at home please.
Got last-minute questions? Send them to beefergrrl@hotmail.com
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Thursday, 5 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Monday, 4 June 2012
Fattylympics Events: Rolling with Roland
This is what we will be doing on the day
Rolling with Roland
Proposed by Kay
Our guest of honour, Erkan Mustafa, also known as the actor who portrayed iconic TV fat kid Roland Browning, will get the event underway.
In Rolling with Roland, participants will make their way up the gently landscaped roof of Grassroots and roll downwards. We will check the ground beforehand for poo and litter, and it will be removed and the ground neutralised and made nice. There may or may not be different rounds for extravagant rolling, slow rolling, backwards rolling and freestyle rolling.
That's it.
Rolling with Roland
Proposed by Kay
Our guest of honour, Erkan Mustafa, also known as the actor who portrayed iconic TV fat kid Roland Browning, will get the event underway.
In Rolling with Roland, participants will make their way up the gently landscaped roof of Grassroots and roll downwards. We will check the ground beforehand for poo and litter, and it will be removed and the ground neutralised and made nice. There may or may not be different rounds for extravagant rolling, slow rolling, backwards rolling and freestyle rolling.
That's it.
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| This is where we'll be rolling |
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Fattylympics site visit
Kay and I bunked off on a miserable January afternoon to do a Fattylympics site visit and I'll tell you what, it cheered us up no end.
Grassroots is a community centre situated on the edge of Memorial Park in West Ham. It's really close to West Ham tube station, and there is also a free car park on the site. There are places for parking your bike or your kid's buggy, solar panels all over the place, and the building and surrounds are accessible for wheelchair and scooter users.
On Fattylympics day, we'll have use of a big hall inside the building, where there will be stalls and whatnot going on, and places to have a rest if it all becomes too much. There's a café on site but we'll need to check if it's open. You can bring a picnic, and there will be things for sale to eat and drink too.
There were a few things that made us really excited about the site:
The building looks a bit like Teletubbyland. It has a green roof that you can go on, and lovely slopes that look perfect for rolling down, no dog poo there either.
There's a space out front that has a memorial sculpture on it for the shipbuilders and people who were killed in a terrible accident. Grim. But the sculpture is in the form of big rusty hammers that you can clang. If a load of people clang them together it will sound incredible. We must use this in our opening ceremony.
There are different kinds of areas that would be great for different things: a grassy area surrounded by trees; an area with a hard surface just in front of the building; an amphitheatre. There are places for kids to play, a fat-friendly swing and a roundabout too.
The whole site is within spitting distance of the You Know Whats, but sort of untainted by them. It's a public park with community history and connections, there will be other park users there on the day, but it's also a peaceful place and there will be enough space for everyone that wants to come. The building is comfortable and modern, just right for us. Even on a cold January afternoon we could imagine a happy group of people having fun on 7 July.
Got any questions and comments? Drop us a line beefergrrl@hotmail.com
Grassroots is a community centre situated on the edge of Memorial Park in West Ham. It's really close to West Ham tube station, and there is also a free car park on the site. There are places for parking your bike or your kid's buggy, solar panels all over the place, and the building and surrounds are accessible for wheelchair and scooter users.
On Fattylympics day, we'll have use of a big hall inside the building, where there will be stalls and whatnot going on, and places to have a rest if it all becomes too much. There's a café on site but we'll need to check if it's open. You can bring a picnic, and there will be things for sale to eat and drink too.
There were a few things that made us really excited about the site:
The building looks a bit like Teletubbyland. It has a green roof that you can go on, and lovely slopes that look perfect for rolling down, no dog poo there either.
There's a space out front that has a memorial sculpture on it for the shipbuilders and people who were killed in a terrible accident. Grim. But the sculpture is in the form of big rusty hammers that you can clang. If a load of people clang them together it will sound incredible. We must use this in our opening ceremony.
There are different kinds of areas that would be great for different things: a grassy area surrounded by trees; an area with a hard surface just in front of the building; an amphitheatre. There are places for kids to play, a fat-friendly swing and a roundabout too.
The whole site is within spitting distance of the You Know Whats, but sort of untainted by them. It's a public park with community history and connections, there will be other park users there on the day, but it's also a peaceful place and there will be enough space for everyone that wants to come. The building is comfortable and modern, just right for us. Even on a cold January afternoon we could imagine a happy group of people having fun on 7 July.
Got any questions and comments? Drop us a line beefergrrl@hotmail.com
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| Aerial view. Click the image to make it bigger. |
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| This is the hammer sculpture |
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| Inside the hall, it looks out onto the park |
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| Bike racks, hard surface |
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| Rolling area! |
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| Out the back |
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| Solar panels and the green roof |
Friday, 30 December 2011
When and where
The Fattylympics takes place on 7 July 2012, noon-5pm at Grassroots Resource Centre, West Ham, London. Come along, it's free!
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The Grassroots Resource Centre is an award winning innovatively designed light and airy modern building with an undulating grass roof integrated into the landscape of Memorial Park, just 500 metres from West Ham station.
Grassroots Resource Centre
Memorial Park
Memorial Avenue
West Ham
London
E15 3DB
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The Grassroots Resource Centre is an award winning innovatively designed light and airy modern building with an undulating grass roof integrated into the landscape of Memorial Park, just 500 metres from West Ham station.
Grassroots Resource Centre
Memorial Park
Memorial Avenue
West Ham
London
E15 3DB
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