The players showed up looking charming and delightful in their When Strangers Become Friends t-shirts provided by The Forum (MRCF). They began with a warm up, took some pictures and introduced themselves, which was the best part, said one of our own, Nick, who was also one of the players. Nick also said that they were a bit confused at the start, not knowing how to begin, but finally got it together!
Freezing and windy weather did not prevent us from enjoying ourselves. The Forum and the Department for Transport were the first organisations present to start the football match. After a half hour, the first goal was scored by Ntambwe, one of The Forum’s players, followed by Amine, who scored three goals. However, the other players were also very good and talented.
When Team London finally arrived, they joined the others for a catch up moment, which led to a friendly and positive atmosphere during the match. The players were playing seriously as if they were in front of cameras and a big audience and gave an impressive performance.
Supporters provided encouragement and cheers during the game. In fairness, individual players had to change regularly when they felt a bit tired and also to give space for the others to play.
After the match, we all gathered to have refreshments under the arch in the same venue, and it was a wonderful atmosphere. We were all laughing and talking about the wonderful time we had, while having sandwiches and snacks, and volunteers and players were given a certificate of thanks and appreciation.
The funniest and weirdest moment was when we were tidying up everything before we went home, a tray which we used to serve the sandwiches went missing, so we came up with kind of a joke out of it by guessing that the guy who had the last sandwich must have had it with his sandwich (LOL)!
To summarize, the event was a success and we all had a wonderful time. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Time and Talents for Westminster for connecting us with the following organizations: RASC (Refugee Advice and Support Centre), Team London and the Evelyn Oldfield Unit, in partnership with the Department for Transport. We are also very thankful to The Forum and all of the participants of the day. Hopefully, we will be able to organise another amazing event in the summertime!
hello and thank you Margaret this is Odi I really enjoyed that very well down.
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