Riffa Views Tree Planting Initiative continues branching out to Local Schools
March 13, 2008
As part of The Riffa Views Tree Planting Initiative, Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views and Hugh O’Shea, Sales & Marketing Director, were present at Arabian Pearl Gulf School, Hamad Town Secondary Girls School and Umm Salama Intermediate Girls School for the planting of trees.
Helping plant the trees at each school were the children, whose artistic designs were announced as winners in different categories in the Eden Challenge Competition, and displayed in life-size at the recent Riffa Views Bahrain International Garden Show 2008.
Richard Browning CEO of Riffa Views said: “This community initiative is not only about planting a tree to raise environmental awareness, it’s also about civic engagement and strengthening young roots. This tree planting initiative is yet another example of how we can contribute to making Bahrain greener.”
Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships confirms Bahrain as an International Sporting Venue
March 12, 2008
Bahrain’s place as an international sporting venue of choice was further confirmed as the participating teams in last weekend’s Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships unanimously voted for Bahrain to host next year’s Championships.
The event, held at the Bahrain Rugby Club, was declared a triumph by all 20 participating teams from around the Gulf, including the defending champions and winners, Dubai Duty Free ‘A’, as well as the visiting England squad. The event was one of the best in Bahrain’s sporting calendar with 128 matches and 256 umpire slots.
Bahrain Netball League Event Manager, Michaela Milne, said: “The Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships was a resounding success and the standard of play was outstanding. I’ve already spoken to our title sponsor, Riffa Views, who are as delighted as we are that the final will remain in Bahrain for another year. This gives us great scope to further improve the tournament and to raise its profile even further throughout the international netball community.”
Dubai Duty Free ‘A’ player and Dubai’s Netball Chairwoman, Kelly Cook said: “Dubai Netball would like to thank Bahrain for an amazing weekend on and off the court. Our main aim this year was to win the cup, but it proved to be a much more difficult task than we anticipated with the standard of netball in the Gulf region improving every year.”
The busy weekend also included the finals of the Bahrain Junior Open table tennis tournament, in its second successive year, whose participants, morale was boosted by the recent news that Bahrain has been given the honour of hosting the next World Junior Table Tennis Championship in 2011.
Bahrain’s reputation as an excellent sporting venue just continues to grow, a fact that was also apparent at last year’s “Riffa Views Tennis Festival”, under whose umbrella Bahrain hosted the Riffa Views’ Asian Under 14 Series Championships – the first country in the Middle East to do so. Anil Khanna, President of the Asian Tennis Federation, confirmed that it was the best Championships in 22 years
Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views, commented: “The Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships is the latest in a series of sporting events which are adding to Bahrain’s reputation as an outstanding events organiser, both regionally and internationally. Sponsorship plays an important role in attracting a sustainable international sporting presence to Bahrain, and Riffa Views is proud to be part of this momentum. All of this is great news for Bahrain and the dedicated sportspeople and organisers who have trained and worked with passion to achieve this success.”
The Bahrain Netball League is always looking for new players. To find out more about playing netball in Bahrain, visit www.netballbahrain.com
Riffa Views Tree Planting initiative continues to lay roots around the Kingdom
March 10, 2008
Riffa Views’ commitment to plant a tree in each school that participated in the Eden Challenge Competition continues, as Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views visited Al Khamees Primary Boys School. Present at the event were the school’s principal together with the team of young talented pupils who were recognized as winners of the Eden Challenge competition’s category A – age group between 6 to 9 years old-.
Mr. Browning, CEO of Riffa Views commented: “The tree planting initiative has been successful in raising environmental awareness at a grassroots level and we are on target to plant 80 trees in over 50 schools in Bahrain. Everyone must nurture and cherish nature for an ever better quality of life and children are vital in achieving a positive impact in our environment. We hope this project will serve as a catalyst for future green initiatives in Bahrain.”
Al Khamees Primary Boys School’s entry, consisting of a pot entirely crafted from recycled materials was displayed at the Eden Challenge Exhibits Stand at the recent Riffa Views Bahrain International Garden Show 2008.
