Teddington for the local and wider community. Its activities include arts classes, concerts and exhibitions. In the late 19th century, Bushy Park became home to Teddington Cricket Club. From this, stemmed Teddington Hockey Club in 1871, which was responsible for introducing important rules of the modern game of hockey including the striking circle and the "sticks" rule. Teddington railway station, served by South Western Railway trains, is on the electrified Kingston Loop Line close to the junction of the Shepperton Branch Line. Trains run both ways to London Waterloo: one way via Kingston upon Thames and Wimbledon every 15 minutes, the
Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club up country cricket match was played in 1868 at the club's grounds in Radella against Dickoya, becoming an annual fixture in the region. In 1878 one of its members, Frank Hadow, a planter who was on Carlabeck Estate, won Wimbledon men's singles. The club's first official rugby match was played on 7 March 1880 against fellow Up Country club, Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club, in Darawella, with Dickoya winning 9–3. Both clubs played a return fixture the next week this time at Radella, where Dickoya were again victorious 3–nil. The annual rugby match between Dimbulla and Dickoya, is one of the