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@dubkev
To be fair to the northies, if you live in Hackney, or Walthamstow, why would you want a two hour plus round trip added onto your day for Sunday throw ins, when Downs is way closer? Herne Hill is fairly deep south compared to Newington, it's a long spin from E10 or the like. When I was living in Camberwell I was rarely bothered going up to Downs.
BTW I think HH is the best court in London - the boards are way safer than any 'cage', the surface is smooth, there's no 'out' points in the board that the ball can slip out of, there's no football playing urchins waiting around to kick the ball against a fence, it's spacious, there's no poles jutting out that send the ball you've played off the wall straight back in the same direction it came in, there's always goals there, it's fantastic. When the weather gets better and there's more light in the evenings, I do hope it picks up. Having said that though, I'm happier when there are just seven of us... :-)