New venture for Gary Beckford
Announcement at Indoors Finals weekend

Good start for popular tournament
Bethnal Green buzzes
The first shots were fired just a few minutes late but the anticipation on court and the eager atmosphere in the stands reverberated around the three-court hall. This was the day when London’s Volleyballers mixed themselves up: guys and dolls from Balham, Battersea and Bethnal Green faced each other through the net; lads and lasses from Tooting Tottenham and Twickenham jousted on opposite courts. All ready to go.

A fantastic two day tournament was held at London's Exel Centre this week - covered on BBC Breafast programme - resulting in England South Boys losing in the final to England Central. Our boys and girls included ..

More news about London legacy
The 1891 music hall song’s lyrics talk of heartbreak after the ball was over. When the “ball” of the Olympic Games is over this year, things are going to be very different and, from time to time over the next few months, we shall be bringing you news of the sort of improvements volleyballers are going to be discovering. The articles will be under Resources where you’ll find the London Legacy page.

Nobody knows what the Olympic and Paralympic Games are going do for our sport. We have been promised lots of benefits; legacy is the hallmark of the Games, we are assured. They may also bring disappointment; we shall all be very sad if there is a flood of new people wanting to play the game and we don’t have the venues for them to use or the manpower to organise competition for them.