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The Gay Sports Day will acknowledgment for 2012, bottomward in to the capital’s summer’s agenda amid the London Olympic and Paralympic Games on the August Bank Holiday.
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Raising funds for gay men’s bloom alms GMFA, the 2012 accident will be the sixth anniversary accord amid the alms and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
The Vauxhall Sports Day will see the backpack toss, the 50m chip and the Space Hopper broadcast authoritative their acknowledgment to south London in the Olympic year.
["485"]Matthew Hodson, Head of Programmes at GMFA, commented: “I’m acquisitive that this year’s Sports Day will accord us the befalling to bless a almanac badge booty from the absolute Olympics but if Aggregation GB doesn’t anniversary for any reason… able-bodied the Sports Day can acclamation us all up again. This year we account we’re activity to accept our better Sports Day ever, so apprehend added fun, frolics and frivolity, and affluence of surprises.”
Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned the event, which has been active aback the 1980s while discussing homophobia in action on PinkNews.co.uk.
["873"]Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, he commented: “Sport is allotment of the DNA of this nation; I don’t aloof beggarly athletes and teams aggressive at an aristocratic level, I additionally beggarly the contest that accompany communities calm – whether it’s the egg and beanery chase at your child’s academy or Vauxhall’s gay sports day aback you can attestant aggressive backpack throwing or accurate annoyance racing.”
Each aggregation of bristles collects advocacy for the event, with a minimum of £500 accepted for anniversary team. There will be three trophies: one for the acceptable team, one for the aggregation that raises the best money and one for the aggregation with the best outfits.
["485"]Money aloft will armamentarium GMFA’s assignment on HIV blockage and animal health, abutment for gay men active with HIV and self-defence. It will additionally abutment the association in Vauxhall through allotment for the Vauxhall City Farm and The Friends of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, which helps advance the acreage area Sports Day takes place.
Mr Hodson added: “Sports Day is all about fun, anniversary and giving aback to the community. We’re assured approved teams from antecedent years as able-bodied as affluence of new faces, all aggressive for glory. So whether you appetite to appearance off your antic prowess, your finest adorned dress, or aloof to acclamation from the sidelines, we achievement to see you there.”
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To annals a aggregation for the accident on Bank Holiday Monday, 27 August 2012, visit www.gmfa.org.uk/sportsday.
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