Hammersmith & Fulham Community Sports Awards at Sands End Arts & Community Centre
This event, organised by Evolve Events and Hammersmith & Fulham Council, celebrated the local community at Sands End Arts & Community Centre (SEACC) in Fulham. It marked the 11th biennial Hammersmith & Fulham Community Sports Awards, recognising the efforts of individuals, groups, and organisations in making sports and physical activity accessible to everyone. Awards such as Volunteer of the Year and Inclusive Project of the Year highlighted initiatives empowering disadvantaged groups, including disabled individuals and BAME communities. With 200 guests in attendance, the event featured a fully inclusive menu catering to all age groups and multicultural backgrounds, including a waste-free guacamole station where the chillies used were repurposed into house-made chilli oil gifted to clients. A drag queen front-of-house team further emphasised the event’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The Menu:
Canapes
Charcoal and beetroot panko langoustines, aioli
Oxford blue cheese and walnut croquettes, red onion marmalade
Garden pea, ricotta and mint arancini from the community garden
MSC Tuna tartar, wasabi mayo, tapioca crisp
Plantain and pineapple tartare, mango scotch bonnet gel
‘TRA waste-free Guac Station’
Live-made guacamole with tajin, tequila, fermented homemade chilli oil and guacamole garnishes, served with yellow and blue maize corn chips
Confit pulled Suffolk chicken wrap, oji sauce, red pepper (halal)
"It was a pleasure to be involved with Evolve Events launch of their new partnership at SEACC. We delivered our signature Ripe Avocado Guac station and African heritage inspired canapes for the Hammersmith and Fulham Council Sports Awards. We are now one of only two exclusive caterers able to deliver our ethical events to private clients at the RIBA award-winning sustainable Hall. From plan to plate we can help you plan your wedding or milestone event with space up to 150 guests in the main hall or in the expansive grounds with room for up to 500 guests - rare for London - our outdoor spaces are ideal for summer events or away days.
– Jay Burgesson-Carter, Founder of The Ripe Avocado
What the client said:
I’m sending you a huge thank you for pulling off what was a fantastic and flawless event with us for the Sports Awards last
Thursday. From the minute we started planning this event you were so supportive of me and the wider Evolve team and helped no end to deliver such an important springboard event for us all. The feedback from the Council, SEACC and every guest I spoke to was more than complimentary about the overall look of the venue, the wonderful food & beverage offering, very attentive staff and such a feel-good atmosphere throughout so thank you again for the very important part you played.
Standouts from me:
• Your amazing food selection and presentation
• The wonderful guac station (that must be your signature from now on!)
• Very high level of staffing, quality, and presentation of each staff member
• A real can-do attitude from the whole TRA team (nothing was too much trouble)
• Your personal support to me while the boss was away!
– Tim Holt, Operations Director, Evolve Events