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Introduction to Wimbledon
2004
Wimbledon
is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club who
organise the world famous tennis tournament held in the last
week of June and first week of July. The tennis complex in
Church Road is
also home to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Here there
is an impressive display of tennis material relating to the
long history of the sport. On view are collections of
tennis outfits, rackets, balls and other tennis memorabilia.
Wimbledon championship trophies are also on display. The famous
Centre Court can be viewed. There is also a tea shop
within the museum. See also London
Pass details for free admission to the Wimbledon
Lawn Tennis Museum and other top attractions, together
with free travel throughout London.
Wimbledon
2004 Tennis Championships will be held between
Monday June 21st and Sunday 4th July
Travel
arrangements for the Wimbledon 2004 championships
are as
follows:
Traveling by
car
There is a
"Park and Ride" service
at the BBC Sports Club, Motspur Park, New
Malden, Surrey. You can find a map
(external link) showing the location of the
car park here.
This car park is clearly signposted from the
A3 and is just 10 minutes drive from the A3 in
light traffic conditions. Parking
charges are £10 for cars.
This price includes the return coach journey which
takes about 20 minutes in very light traffic.
There are several car parks in the vicinity of
the tennis club and you can find more details
about traveling by car and car parking, in an
external link here.
Traveling from Central London
In addition to regular public transport connections
(see Wimbledon - Travel Tips) there are special bus services
to and from the championships run by London
General. These buses link Central London,
Southfields and Wimbledon stations direct to the tennis club.
For daily
availability and timings visit London General's website
at www.londongeneral.co.uk/wimbledon/index.htm.
Arrival at Wimbledon (District Line underground &
South West Trains overground)
If you arrive at Wimbledon Station by public transport there
are several possibilities of getting to the Tennis Club in Church
Road.
Head for the forecourt of Wimbledon Station (main
exit) where you will see signs leading you
to special bus services run by London General. Marshals representing licensed taxi drivers
(mornings only) are on hand to direct you to shared
taxis, should you choose this option.
If you wish
to walk, "Walk 2" detailed on our Wimbledon
Walks page will guide you to the tennis
club.
Arrival at Southfields Station (District Line
underground)
Similar arrangements are in place and you may choose
between special London General's special tennis buses or shared taxis.
Leaving the Tennis Club
Again similar arrangements are in place: special bus and shared taxi
services.
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Short
History of Tennis
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Major
Walter Clapton Wingfield, a British army major is credited with
inventing the game of tennis in 1873. He patented the game
under the name of Sphairistike in 1874, basing the name
on sphairistike techne which is Greek for the "art
of playing ball". It is believed that Wingfield
adapted the popular English indoor games such as badminton,
squash rackets and court tennis for outdoor suitability.
Although the game was known widely for some time under
Wingfields patented name, players gradually started using the
terms Tennis-on-the-lawn or lawn tennis.
Strawberries
and Tennis
 Strawberries
are a variety of the rose family called Fragaria.
They are short plants that grow sideways spreading out
runners. The ends of the plant stems swell up and redden
after the flowers have been pollinated. The actual fruit
is the tiny seed embedded in the fleshy strawberry.
Strawberries are, therefore, not berries.
The word strawberry comes from the Old English streowberie
or streawbelige. This is probably a combination of
the words strewed & berry. Strewed
means scattered or spread across. Straw could have
referred to the straw that was used to keep the
strawberries fertile and dry. Animal dung was often mixed
in with the straw.
There are also small wild strawberries that often grow
on the edges of woods. These taste and smell delicious.
The Romans were the first to cultivate the crop while the
14th century saw a popularity of growing
strawberries in the gardens of French palaces. They were a
luxury and poor children would pick them to sell to the
rich.
During Shakespeare's time the playwright George Peele
in his play The Old Wives Tale, wrote a song linking
strawberries with summer and delight.
"When as
the rye reach to the chin,
And chopcherry, chopcherry, ripe within,
Strawberties swimming in the cream,
And schoolboys playing in the stream..."
In those times strawberries were eaten fresh or made
into a sauce
to be eaten with meat. In 1874 sugar tax was abolished and
consequently sugar became cheaper. This saw a huge
increase in boiling strawberries with sugar to make jam
and by the 20th century there was widespread
strawberry cultivation in Kent to supply the markets of
London.
Strawberries are a source of natural sugar and provide
good quantities of vitamin C as well as potassium, which
is a mineral essential in our diet. Unfortunately,
strawberries rapidly lose their vitamin C after picking.
In the UK strawberries are in season between May and
September. During the rest of the year they are imported
from countries such as Spain or the USA. Most commonly,
strawberries are grown on fruit farms and shoppers buy
them in supermarkets either fresh, frozen, canned or as
jam. Many fruit farms encourage people to visit and pick
their own fruit.
 Every
year about 27,000 kilos of strawberries are
eaten during the Wimbledon Tennis
Championships, together with 7,000 litres of
cream. * The popularity of serving
strawberries with cream is possibly as old
as the event itself.
* Source: BBC:
BluePeter sports section.
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