THE SPORTS LOCKER: FORTHCOMING FIXTURES AND EVENTS IN SURREY
Looking for sports events and fixtures in Surrey this October? From team sports to solo events; whether you fancy participating or spectating there’s loads to do this month. Check out our top picks and enjoy these breath-taking events.
TOUCH RUGBY / MONDAYS / IMBER COURT, EAST MOLESEY
Are you looking to get fit and make new friends? Touch rugby at Imber Court is a great way to start the week. Aimed at both men and women and anyone over the age of 14, enjoy the beautiful game safely whilst getting a good workout simultaneously.
For more information, visit imbercourt.com
GUILDFORD FLAMES V CARDIFF DEVILS / OCTOBER 8 / SPECTRUM LEISURE COMPLEX, GUILDFORD
Guildford Flames welcome Cardiff Devils for this cup fixture at Guildford’s Spectrum Leisure Complex. Will Paul Dixon’s men see silverware this season? Book some tickets and cheer on the squad for this 6 pm face-off.
For more information, visit guildfordflames.com
DENBIES AUTUMN MARATHON & HALF MARATHON / OCTOBER 8 / DENBIES WINE ESTATE, DORKING
A relatively flat marathon and half marathon route, if you’re a novice marathon runner, then this is the one for you. Allowing up to 30 hours to complete your distance, the run also has the added benefit of letting you choose when you start.
For more information, visit phoenixrunning.co.uk
GREENSAND WAY ULTRA RUN / OCTOBER 8 / STAPLE LANE CAR PARK, GUILDFORD
Legs at the ready for this Ultra Run through the Surrey Hills this month. Get set to take on a 30-mile trail of epic countryside featuring plenty of ups and downs on the Greensand Way. Think you can handle it? Then, sign up pronto and get ready for a breathtaking run.
For more information, visit runningadventures.uk
FULL AND HALF-DAY SKI COURSES / OCTOBER 9 / SANDOWN SPORTS, ESHER
Booked your first skiing holiday and haven’t got a scooby-doo what to do once you get there? Take part in these two-hour adult skiing classes for beginners, held at Sandown Sports in Esher, and prepare for a week or two on the piste safe in the knowledge that you’ll at least know how to stop without becoming a snowball on the side of a mountain. Taking place on selected dates in February, get set to hit the slopes with confidence this season.
For more information, visit sandownsports.co.uk
SURREY SCORCHERS V LONDON LIONS / OCTOBER 15 / SURREY SPORTS PARK, GUILDFORD
New season, new coach. Can Scorchers turn over a new leaf and look to reach the upper echelons on the league table this season? This league derby sees new Head Coach Lloyd Gardner’s men welcome Lion Lions to SSP. Get involved with the carnival-style atmosphere as an action-packed game awaits. Tip-off at 6 pm.
For more information, visit surreyscorchers.co.uk
SUE BARKER: CALLING THE SHOTS / OCTOBER 16 / ROSE THEATRE, KINGSTON
Spend an unforgettable evening with tennis and broadcasting legend Sue Barker as she shares the remarkable story of her life and career. From her former tennis career as Britain’s No 1 player and world No 3 to her four decades on camera as an award-winning broadcaster, this event will celebrate the publication of her all-in, once-only autobiography – Calling the Shots.
For more information, visit rosetheatre.org
SURREY HILLS SINGLETRACK ADVENTURE / OCTOBER 16 / THE ROYAL OAK, HOLMBURY ST MARY
If you love nothing more than zipping up and down gnarly trails on your mountain bike, this guided Surrey Hills Singletrack Adventure is a great way to test yourself. Covering a distance of 18 – 20 miles and an ascent of 2,400ft, a good level of fitness and decent MTB skills are required to fully enjoy the sublime trials that await.
For more information, visit marmalademtb.com
WIMBLEDON HALF MARATHON / OCTOBER 16 / WIMBLEDON COMMON
Home of the famed Wombles, and take on this autumnal half marathon around Wimbledon Common this October. Enjoy two picturesque laps around the outskirts and inside of the common as you start hilly, go flat in the middle and downhill for the finish.
For more information, visit runthrough.co.uk
WOKING FC V DORKING WANDERERS / OCTOBER 25 / LAITHWAITE COMMUNITY STADIUM, WOKING
The first (of many?) new local derbies in the Vanarama National League, Woking FC welcomes Dorking Wanderers to the Laithewaite Community Stadium. Who will come up trumps in this first fixture between the Surrey sides? So get your tickets quick for a midweek fixture underneath the floodlights.
For more information, visit wokingfc.co.uk
SUNS V QUEENS / OCTOBER 29 / SURREY SPORTS PARK, GUILDFORD
Did you know that the Women’s British Basketball League is the highest level of professional basketball in the UK? Get in o the action with an end-to-end game of b-ball as Surrey Sports Park-based WBBL’s Sevenoaks Suns takes on Gloucester City Queens later this month.
For more information, visit sevenoakssuns.com
SURREY FITNESS CAMPS / GODALMING, HASLEMERE, CRANLEIGH & RUDGWICK
Looking to get fit quick? Why not try these outdoor Bootcamp fitness classes? Taking place throughout the week in Godalming, Haslemere, Cranleigh and Rudgwick, enjoy a hardcore session of Bootcamp style exercises in the great outdoors to keep you on your toes this autumn.
For more information, visit surreyfitnesscamps.com