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What's On Diary
Teddington River Festival
There will unfortunately be no River
Festival this year because the Environment Agency
cannot guarantee the state of the lock area
following major works to the lock island and
moorings. However, we are promised a bumper
festival in 2009, so watch this space - Ann Sayer.
Sunday July 20th, 2008
Teddington Village Fair
Come to the Village Fair in
Udney Park Gardens. Good fun for grandchildren
and their grandparents (and all the family too). The
Teddington Society will have a stall so come and say
hello and maybe buy a mug or two!
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008; 11 am
Sociable Coffee Morning
Coffee morning at Peg
Woffington Cottage (167 High Street). Come and join us at 11 am.
Thursday September 4th 2008; departing at 9.15 am
Visit to Charleston near Lewes
This was the rural retreat of the Bloomsbury
Group - a 17th century farmhouse in the beautiful
Sussex countryside where Vanessa Bell (Virginia
Woolf’s sister) and Duncan Grant lived with
Vanessa’s husband Clive and Duncan’s friend David
Garnett.
A creative household which attracted
Maynard Keynes, T.S. Eliot, Lytton Strachey and
Roger Fry.
The whole house is alive with the paintings
of Vanessa and Duncan; every door, fireplace, wall
and screen has been decorated in a way
reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts movement.
It is delightfully idiosyncratic - a house full of enjoyable
spontaneity.
After coffee we will have our own
guided tour of Charleston.
After lunch we will visit St. Michael & All Angels, a
delightful country church in nearby Berwick. Here
Duncan Grant, Vanessa and Quentin Bell created
lovely murals in the style of earlier church painting.
Ten minutes away, in Alfriston, is the Clergy House, a
14th century thatched Wealden hall house – the first
building to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896.
It has a cottage garden and a beautiful setting.
Alfriston is blessed with a number of tea shops for the
essential refreshment before our return.
The coach will leave from Teddington Library at
9.15 am and will cost £23.
Guided tour of Charleston will
be £8.50 which includes coffee and biscuits on
arrival.
The church would appreciate a donation
and the Clergy House is free to National Trust
members – otherwise £3.70.
Booking essential for all visits.
Please call Angela Carvill on 020 8977 0167 to book.
Non-members welcome.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008; 11 am
Sociable Coffee Morning
Coffee morning at Peg
Woffington Cottage (167 High Street). Come and join us at 11 am.
September 20th - 21st, 2008
London Open House
Details from the Library or check the London Open House website.
TIDY Group Teddington
A number of dates have been set aside for Litterpicks and Clean-ups.
- Litterpicks
- Friday June 13th at 4.30 pm at the Riverside
- Saturday September 20th
- Saturday November 8th at the War Memorial
- Clean-Ups
- Saturday July 19th
- Saturday October 11th
- Recycling Clean-Ups
- Thursday September 25th
What Else is On
Churches Together in Teddington
Events are listed on their
web site
which, for example in the Christmas season, includes a listing of Christmas Services.
Friends of Bushy Park and Home Park
A series of free talks usually held in St John's Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Teddington
beginning at 8pm.
For details tel: 020 8977 4816 or visit the Friends of Bushy & Home Parks website.
Hampton Hill Playhouse
The season of events is on the web site of the
Teddington Theatre Club
and you can book by phone through the Box Office tel: 0845 838 7529.
Hampton Wick Association:
Events are listed on their web site.
Landmark Arts Centre St Albans, Teddington Lock
For information about events or to join the free mailing list
contact the Landmark Arts Centre tel: 020 8977 7558.
Library Events:
Each local library lists events at the library on their web sites:
Hampton | Hampton Wick
| Teddington
Teddington Choral Society
For details of their events see their web site.
Teddington Riverside Artists´ Group
They meet on the second Wednesday of each month (October to May and weather permitting
outside in June) at The Avenue Centre, Normansfield Avenue, Teddington at 7.30pm.
If you would like more information phone Jill Silverside tel: 020 8977 5009.
CAMRA Richmond and Hounslow Branch
For details of meetings see their web site.
Also see the Events Section on Wot?
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