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@Wicksie
Hello, my name is Joni and I play polo at Peckham and Newington.
There, I've been outed (again).
I thought we'd cleared up about this being a 'secret'? See Ciaran's post ^^
I happened upon this because I sold a part to a forum monger, saw his mallet and asked where he played.
I had already started building a polo bike after watching it a few times and showing an interest in the threads about it.
Most people said, just turn up, it's how you learn. I went along to watch first and was pleased with how nice and welcoming people where, which confirmed that this was something I wanted to get involved in.
However, I didn't want my first few hits of a polo ball to be in a game and with experienced people. I could see that people where very accommodating but it's still intimidating and the pressure makes it a bit more challenging than enjoyable.
Playing at Peckham taught me the basics and made me fall in love with polo. More over it gave me the confidence to turn up to Newington and get stuck in.
Actually Brendan has been one of the most supportive players to me on the court, along with Bill supporting in general, and all the other established players whom have be patient with me in throw-ins.
In essence, without these mess around nights in Peckham, I doubt I would have had the confidence to play polo.
I was there with the BMX incident also and it's a shame he was offended by the discussions. No one was rude to him, it was a simple question about if they could do their tricks further down the car park. Turns out they couldn't, so we moved over. I don't blame Trevor for being offended however, and had we have known he was the 'Daddy' of Peckham car park, we may have not even asked.
I also hope they're there again, as they're seriously good and it's a joy to watch. But more importantly I'm concerned that Peckham polo is at risk. The group of 'yoofs' whom where there on Tuesday were circling our bikes and bags, phoning others to join them and signaling to people on the ground. I was actually quite scared. As they grew in numbers we decided to leave pretty sharpish. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they show up next week with a gang, and I'm very much concerned about this.
Phew, sorry for epic letter.
Polo love.