Great River Race

Guys, sponsor us and help the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC)! It's a great cause and 10 of us will be sweating for 4-5 hours. That must be worth something!

To donate, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/csypn.

Time Out gives quite a bit of importance to this event and puts it at No. 18 in their "101 Things To Do Before You Leave London" feature. It takes place on 13 September.

It's a rowing equivalent to the London's marathon with a minority running a competitive race, and the rest having fun and raising money for a charity.

CSYPN has managed to secure a boat (very difficult) and, if you would like to join the Croatian ambassador, sing Croatian songs and get a place on the boat, do let us know asap. Boys and girls can both be on the team.

We'd like to raise money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and with your application please let us know how much money you would expect to raise from your friends/colleagues. This is a truly wonderful event. Make sure you don't miss it!

In addition to the race itself there will be a Great River Race party and BBQ the night before (at £10 per person), to which all are invited.

If you wish to monitor your favourite team, us, you can do so. Every entry will be equipped with a GPS tracker enabling the Race to be followed live on the internet. This, of course, spoils our intentions to sit for 4 hours in a local pub :-(

Tennis Tournament

We will accommodate any level, gender, or style as long as you indicate how good your tennis is. Please use a scale from 1-5 (1 being a top player, 5 a beginner).

Matches will be played on good astro-turf courts at King Alfred School (beautiful grounds close to Hampstead) and during the tournament there will be an opportunity for your friends/family/children to engage in other sports activities such as unihoc, badminton, basketball.

Despite of the fact that we were beaten by Britain in the Davis Cup this weekend, we had a wonderful time in Wimbledon and Cadogan Arms. All the Croatian players (Ljubicic, Ancic, Cilic, Karanusic, Zovko) joined us and enjoyed an excellent tamburitza band from Vinkovci - these guys know how to entertain. When you add kulen and rakija - the enjoinment is guaranteed.

Now, after tennis - it's another basketball session. On Friday evening (7-8pm) we'll put our kit on and have fun on the court. If you wish to join, please email us as soon as possible, but not later than Thursday 27th September. Price is £5 for non-members and free for members.

Petar is organising another basketball session. Always lots of fun and nice exercise. It's free for CSYPN members (only £5 for others), so don't hesitate to join us.

We had an ice-skating event last year and it was very successful. We have no doubt that this too will be an entertaining event. Afterwards we can go to one of the many excellent pubs the area offers. Beginners are most welcome - don't worry, you won't be the only ones falling down - we'll be there as well.