Images Dated 24th February 2022

Obstacle race JLP01_09_870770

Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Two men each pushing a woman in a wheelbarrow holding a bucket of water over a wooden bridge, one of the obstacles in the It's a Knockout style competition at the 1987 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground.
Attractions at that year's Family Day included; hot air balloon rides, helicopter rides, a bouncy castle and fairground rides, stalls, an It's a Knockout style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. Cast members from Eastenders made a guest appearance and entered a side in the football competition. Six teams entered the It's a Knockout style competition, it was won by a team from Laing Design & Construction Services. This photograph appeared in the August 1987 edition of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, reporting on the event

© Historic England Archive

Swinging dummy JLP01_09_860854

Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. People competing in the swinging dummy stage of the It's a Knockout style competition at the 1986 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground.
Over 2500 people attended the Family Day and raised over £700 for that year's designated charity The British Heart Foundation. Attractions included; guest appearances by the cast of the television programme Grange Hill, a bouncy castle, donkey rides, Punch and Judy shows, Pierre the Clown, children's races, blindfold stunt driving and golf and six-a-side football tournaments. Eight teams entered the It's a knockout competition and it was won by a team named The Floppies from the Information Services Department. This photograph was used in the August 1986 edition of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter reporting on the event

© Historic England Archive

A ginger cat resting on a wall, overlooking a cruise ship in the Aegean Sea, Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

© Ed Hasler

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