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03/09/2024

Good Life deliverer Helen Regan wants to thank the couple who found her purse in Alexandra Rec in Surbiton and returned it to her bank.

“I was in a mad panic, looking for it everywhere, but it was nowhere to be found at home or back at the park,” said Helen who was on the Elizabeth Line when she had a phone call to say her purse had been found. “I am grateful that the new Elizabeth line has a phone signal and that my bank still has a branch in Surbiton!”

“The couple didn’t leave a name and I would like to see if we can find them to thank them,” said Helen.

Email [email protected] if you are the Good Samaritans.

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01/09/2024

“This is my peaceful place,” said Strictly Come Dancing star Erin Boag as she planned her dance routines ahead of her Kingston classes which start on Tuesday (Sept 3).

Learn the cha-cha, quickstep, rumba and other dance styles under the guidance of Surbiton’s ballroom and Latin expert.

“I have the honest belief that everyone can dance, even if they think they have two left feet,” said the coach and choreographer who was a professional dancer on the hit TV show for 10 years.

“What I would say to people is if you have ever wanted to give it a go, come along because I can guarantee you are going to love it.”

Visit erinboag.com/classes to find out more about the Tuesday evening, seven-week courses for Beginners (starts 7.30pm) and for Improvers (starts (8.30pm) on the sprung dance floor (pictured) of the Kingston Workmen’s Club in Old London Road. Or email Erin at [email protected]

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30/08/2024

Parley in the parlour. Good Life editor Tim Harrison and his sidekick Jane Grove enjoyed a cuppa – and a slice of lemon drizzle cake – with the mayor in her parlour.

They were also treated to a fascinating tour of the artefacts held in the office of the borough's first lady Cllr Liz Green and the history behind them.

You can also enjoy a tour of the mayor’s parlour and meet the mayor in her domain on Sat, Sept 14.

The tour includes a visit to the state rooms of Kingston's Guildhall and History Centre as an added bonus.

Sign up for a guided tour here at programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/6960

In pic 2 there's a copy of the current Good Life (along with the remainder of the lemon drizzle cake). The September edition hits the streets soon.

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23/08/2024

Join a historic ‘pub crawl’ and find out some fascinating facts about Surbiton’s inns, past and present.

Attendant to Kingston mayor and local historian Brian Sullivan will be leading a walking tour on Sunday, September 15 to discover Surbiton’s history - as well as taking in a couple of hostelries on the way - The Coronation Hall at the start of the walk and The Victoria pub at the end.

You also get to have a sneak peek inside the Coronation Clock Tower by Waitrose.

Tickets cost £20 per person (over 18s only). Meet at 12.45pm at Surbiton railway station. Tour begins at 1pm and ends at 3pm. Complimentary drinks included.

This event is in aid of The Mayor’s Charitable Trust, supporting local charity Habitats & Heritage.

To book or find out more see Upcoming Events at kingston.gov.uk/mayor/mayors-events-civic-functions

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16/08/2024

We’re all going on a summer holiday… Could the staff at Surbiton’s premier restaurant be dressed for the Côte d'Azur?

The area’s favourite French eateries - The French Table, The French Tarte and the Tarte in the Park - will all close for a summer break from this Sunday (Aug 18).

The award-winning restaurant and adjoining café/patisserie in Maple Road will reopen on Weds, Sept 4, while the pavilion café in Victoria Rec, Balaclava Road, will reopen on Fri, Sept 6.

Reservations can still be made online at www.thefrenchtable.co.uk

For group bookings of 7+, email your request to [email protected] with the subject line CONKERS and your reservation will be confirmed when owners Eric and Sarah Guignard return from their well-deserved summer hols.

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11/08/2024

Actor, comedian and all round good egg Elaine Blackmore is delighting audiences at CC Blooms bar in Edinburgh with her one-woman show Invisibility and Beyond - her story of how a diagnosis of breast cancer led her to launch her own comedy club.

The emcee of Surbiton’s Whole Lotta Comedy's show runs in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe until Tuesday (August 13) at the venue in Greenside Place. It's a morning show, start time 11.15am.

Entry free. Just turn up.

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09/08/2024

Free football for girls: join the Surbiton Green Dragons, a community programme open to girls who want to play football.

Training takes place on Saturday mornings during term-time at Surbiton High School’s Hinchley Wood Sports Ground in Manor Road South. It’s for those in Years 3 to 9.

To book a place for your daughter on one of the various age-group sessions, email [email protected] or get in touch on Instagram

06/08/2024

The mighty ‘Eroica’, Beethoven’s third symphony, will fill the impressive surroundings of St Andrew’s Church this coming Saturday (August 10) as the Surbiton Symphony Orchestra returns to the stage.

The musicians are joined in the first half of the programme by Scottish cellist Ayla Mascarenhas for Josef Haydn’s Cello Concerto after Brahms’ Variations on a Theme, his tribute to the elder composer.

Peter Le Tissier conducts and violinist Zoe Hodi leads.

The concert starts at 7pm at the church in Maple Road, Surbiton. Tickets from £6 to £15. Buy on the door or visit booking link to avoid missing out.

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01/08/2024

Keep your fingers crossed for Surbiton’s Olympians today (Thurs, Aug 1).

Eleven members of the GB men’s and women’s field hockey squad play for Surbiton Hockey Club.

The men take on the hosts France at 11.45am our time, and the women cross sticks with the USA at 4pm.

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31/07/2024

Huge congratulations to Lola Anderson and her teammates who have just won gold medals at the Women's Quadruple Sculls in the Paris Olympics.

Lola, pictured, a former Surbiton High School pupil, and fellow rowers Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott and Georgie Brayshaw, pipped the Netherlands on the line in a nail-biting photo finish.

"It doesn't get bigger than this," said an emotional Lola, shedding tears of joy before the awards ceremony. "It is really quite overwhelming to just experience this, but we're really grateful."

The winning medals were presented to the team by the Princess Royal. Princess Anne is herself an Olympian.

It's the first time in Olympic history that a GB women’s team have won the quadruple sculls.

25/07/2024

4ft or over? You’d almost have to be a limbo dancer to negotiate the foliage of this Victoria Rec lime tree, overhanging the pavement in Balaclava Road, Surbiton - and there is more limboing to do as you make your way down the road.

Perhaps they could introduce it as a new Olympic sport?

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24/07/2024

British blues pioneer John Mayall, a regular at Tolworth’s Toby Jug pub in the 60s and 70s, has died at his California home at the age of 90.
With his ever-changing band The Bluesbreakers, whose personnel included Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green and Mick Taylor, he was one of the most popular acts at the pub which used to stand opposite Tolworth Tower on the A3.
He was a primary source for the book Hello Tolworth, I’m Ziggy, about the remarkable parade of groups who played in the Toby’s side room.
The world of music lost a remarkable archive when recordings and memorabilia of every single gig Mayall played were lost in a bush fire. Now a remarkable musician has been lost too.
Mayall first played in Tolworth on March 27 1968, with Keef Hartley on drums... arriving in this battered old Comma van! He returned on May 22 that year. “We often did eight shows a week in different venues,” he told me when I was researching the book.
A few signed copies of the numbered, limited-edition book still available at: https://thegoodlifesurbiton.co.uk/toby-jug/

23/07/2024

Two Surbiton celebs, Erin Boag of Strictly Come Dancing fame (pictured right) and Kathee La Hood, owner of the town’s e-bike store Torque Electric, enjoy The Good Life, sipping cocktails at the Olympic Lagoon Resort’s pool bar in Paphos, Cyprus.”

“Fancy finding a piece of Surbiton in Cyprus!” said Erin. “Thought we would celebrate with a cocktail.”

Cheers ladies! Thanks for thinking of your favourite local paper!

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22/07/2024

The husband of an 80-year-old Tolworth woman is to appear in court today (Monday) charged with her murder.

Alan Sharp, 80, of Raeburn Avenue, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of his wife, Jenny Sharp, at the home they shared.

An investigation was launched after police were called at around 9.30am last Friday (July 19) to the Sharps’ home after a woman was found unresponsive. She was sadly pronounced dead at 9.32am.

Alan Sharp was arrested at the scene and an investigation was undertaken by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie.

Sharp was charged with murder the following day.

A forensic post-mortem examination took place and gave the cause of death as ‘manual compression of the neck’.

Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the case.

DCI Howie said: “This is a terribly sad case. The family are being supported by specialist officers and we request their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time.”

21/07/2024

Warning: elderly skiers ahead in St Mary's Road, Long Ditton.

20/07/2024

No risk of any IT meltdown at today’s farmers’ market, where the analogue potatoes, cheese & carrots are selling well. Open in Maple Rd until 1pm

19/07/2024

Wish them luck. These members of Surbiton Hockey Club, pictured, along with four other teammates, arrived in Paris yesterday (Thursday) to compete in the Olympic Games.

The group caught the Eurostar with other members of the GB squad, and are now settling in to the Olympic Village, preparing for their first matches (GB Men on Sat, July 27, and the GB Women on Sun, July 28) both against Spain.

Dave Goodfield, 31, the captain of Surbiton’s men’s 1st team, is making his debut at the games.

“I’m incredibly excited; I’m really proud of getting to this point, my first Olympic games," he said. "I’ve wanted to go ever since I first started to play hockey when I was around 10.”

Giselle Ansley, 32, has represented her country in Rio (winning gold) and Tokyo (winning bronze) and is making her third, and final, appearance.

She said: “I would never be where I am now if it wasn’t for the support of this club and the opportunity to train and play here in the ladies first team.”

Pictured left to right: Conor Williamson, Nick Park, Giselle Ansley, Dave Goodfield, Izzy Petter, Gareth Furlong, Tim Nurse.

Also from Surbiton in the GB team are Hannah French, Sophie Hamilton, Amy Costello and James Mazarelo.

For more on the Surbiton Olympians visit www.thegoodlifesurbiton.co.uk

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12/07/2024

Witness the return of cattle to Tolworth Court Farm Fields for the first time in half a century as part of a project to turn the 42 hectare site off Kingston Road into one of London’s leading nature reserves.

The introduction of Sussex bullocks (like these pictured at Tolworth’s nearby Moated Manor) for conservation grazing is one of the highlights in a series of events at the Wild Tolworth launch on Monday, July 15, which also includes guided wildlife tours and an insight into plans to restore its wetlands.

The free event opens at 10.30am. More information and to book your 11.45, 12.45 or 1.45 guided tour visit Eventbrite’s website and search for Celebrating The Future of Tolworth Court Farm.

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10/07/2024

A mini Glastonbury comes to Surbiton this Saturday (July 13).

Hollyfest, with its two music stages, is hosted by Hollyfield School in Surbiton Hill Road. It starts at 2pm and runs until 10pm.

As well as the entertainment provided by the school’s students, other attractions include giant inflatables, stalls, face-painting, an art exhibition, a wide range of food and drink, and a barbecue.

The event will finish with a spectacular fireworks display.

Tickets can be booked at pta-events.co.uk/hollyfield or buy at the gate. They range from free entry for U5s to £12 for a family of four.

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07/07/2024

Perhaps the Transport for London website writer is having a dig at ticket prices for the Hampton Court Flower Show! A day ticket this year was £35.85,
a far cry from early shows in the 90s which were £8 to get in, if you went by train.

05/07/2024

Ed Davey shares his 3am thoughts with the press after the LibDem leader regained his Surbiton seat. Two and a half hours later, he learned that next-door Esher & Walton (which includes Long Ditton) had been won by fellow Liberal Democrat Monica Harding, who convincingly won the once-solid Tory seat.

26/06/2024

Forget about your prawn cocktail sarnie from M&S today.
The entire shop in Victoria Road is being refurbed; the windows removed and a team beavering away inside.
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19/06/2024

Have a connection to the Armed Forces or even just an interest in them?

Then the launch of a new, local group discussing education, jobs, careers and support with much more, will be of interest to you.

The Kingston Armed Forces Support Group is being set up to benefit those with a military background – and those associated with them.

It is being launched by Kingston University at its Kingston Hill campus this coming Monday (June 24) at 4pm with guest speaker Dr Richard Boffey talking about the academic options for military families in higher education, and a talk on the life of a military spouse by Baroness Sue Garden.

“The group is being set up to provide a connection and support system so we can share experiences and ideas and provide information on how best to offer relevant support to those from a military background: staff, students, and those who would like to consider joining us,” said the university’s Prof Alison Baverstock.

To book your free place at the launch, which coincides with the start of Armed Forces Week, visit Eventbrite.co.uk and search for Kingston University.

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15/06/2024

Tomorrow’s Choral Evensong (Sunday, June 16) at St Mary’s Church in Long Ditton will be a special event to celebrate 150 years of Long Ditton St Mary’s Junior School. Pimms and nibbles will be served after the 6pm service.

The introit will be Praise to the Trinity by Hildegard of Bingen and the anthem, Hymn to the Trinity by Tchaikovsky. Psalm 39 will be read and hymns sung.

Earlier on in the day, the Archdeacon of Dorking, Martin Breadmore, will re-license curate Alison Baverstock as associate priest at the 10.15am parish communion service.

Choral Evensong at St Mary’s in Church Road, is on the third Sunday of the month at 6pm.

The friendly four-part choir is made up of around 20 junior choristers and adults under the leadership of music director, Julia Bowyer, who has years of choral experience, accompanied by organist Robert Woolley.

Favourite composers whose music has been sung in recent months include Vaughan Williams, Sumsion, Aston, Howells, Haydn, Joubert, Ayleward, Stanford and Byrd.

Find out more about the choir, or how to join them, at www.stmaryslongditton.org.uk/music

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14/06/2024

I’ve been doing my best to try to follow the election debates.
But one thing puzzles me.
Why were the Scottish leaders each told to bring a wheely bin with them?

05/06/2024

Arts for hearts. There’s a new defibrillator in town and it’s outside the cornerHOUSE in Douglas Road, Surbiton.

The equipment, which could help save a life by giving a high-energy shock to the heart of someone in cardiac arrest, is on the wall by the bar door at the community arts centre in Douglas Road.

It was funded by donations from the cornerHOUSE, the Surbiton Rotary Club and the defibrillator charity London Hearts.

“The cornerHOUSE is really pleased to be able to have this asset available for the community,” said trustee Ian Davies, pictured.

You can find out the location of other defibrillators in the area by visiting the website defibfinder.uk

The arts centre is run by volunteers and it is looking for more helpers to staff its bar, box office and front of house to cover its shows and events. Might you be able to give up some of your free time to help? Email Su Collins at [email protected] to find out more.

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04/06/2024

Captivating short films will be screened at the cornerHOUSE this Thursday (June 6) with the added bonus of a Q&A with their directors.

It’s all part of the events leading up to the Kingston International Film Festival on June 21-23 – a three-day celebration of new films made by local, national and international film-makers.

The event at the arts centre in Douglas Road, Surbiton, will show the best short films from the two previous festivals. Enjoy bite-sized slices of movie magic and chat to the directors who made them.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Screening starts at 8pm. Tickets £8 (concs £6). Book at www.kiffest.uk/events1

For the full festival programme which includes films featuring Tom Holland, David Bowie and Joanna Lumley plus outdoor screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror-thriller The Birds and family favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang visit www.kiffest.uk

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02/06/2024

Read all about it! As general election campaigning gets underway ahead of the July 4 poll, you have until 4pm this Friday (June 7) to submit the form to put yourself forward.
If you want to stand, you have to be over 18 and you’ll need a £500 deposit. You’re then entitled to one free postal mail-out to every address in the constituency.
In Kingston & Surbiton, seven candidates are already vying for the seat currently held by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. In Esher & Walton, where Dominic Raab is standing down, six candidates had already put themselves forward a week before nominations closed.

31/05/2024

They're up! Crocheted and knitted toppers now adorn the wall at Surbiton’s Royal British Legion.

It's an amazing spectacle with twelve toppers including a gunboat, submarine, landing craft, Pegasus bridge, Horsa glider, jeep, motorbike, tank, soldier, and even Winston Churchill, gracing the pillars outside the Legion's social club in Hollyfield Road. Some of them are pictured here.

There’s even a knitted parachutist (see pic of it being made) by Michelle Nichols.

They have been created over the past few months by members of the club’s Stitch and Natter group to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy landings.

Guides, brownies, scouts and cubs have also made bunting for between the posts and keyrings which will help raise money for the poppy appeal.

Crochet group leader Denise Corbett said: “We hope people will remember the sacrifices made on D-Day, and hopefully will stop and read the information under each topper and learn something about what happened on June 6 1944."

The Legion is running a number of events next week open to the public to mark the special anniversary of D-Day. Visit Surbiton Royal British Legion's page to find out more.

30/05/2024

Good sport Erin Boag of Strictly Come Dancing fame (pictured playing tennis with 10-year-old son Ewan), will be teaching a salsa masterclass as part of a cancer support fundraiser at Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club next week.

The Strictly star will be donating her time at the Strictly Come Salsa Party for free. Tickets for the event on Wednesday, June 5 at 7.30pm are £5 and children under 16 get in free with an adult ticket holder.

“It will be a great fun event for all the family,” said Erin who was a pro-dancer on the BBC prime-time TV dance show for 10 years. “It’s open to the whole community. People can come along, soak up the atmosphere of the Surbiton Trophy, see a few tennis stars and enjoy a few drinks in the marquee. There will be salsa and Latin American dance music all evening.”

The one-hour, beginner-friendly dance class is one of a number of events around the Lexus Surbiton Trophy tournament which runs at the tennis club from June 2 to 9.

The first kicks off tomorrow (Friday, May 31) with a Grand Opening Party with live music, cocktails and more.

Further details on this and other events during the tournament, including Erin’s salsa class, at www.surbiton.org/whats-on

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It’s been a good year for the hydrangeas! Maybe it’s something in the Surbiton soil… #hydrangeas #hydrangea #hydrangeaseason #thegoodlifesurbiton @hydrangea_world

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A busy start to the day at polling stations in Surbiton and Long Ditton. Don’t forget, even if you’re just queuing outside at 10pm, you’ll still be let in to vote! #kingston_council #kingstoncouncil #elmbridgecouncil #kingstonandsurbiton #kingstonandsurbitonconstituency #esherandwalton #esherandwaltonconstituency #thegoodlifesurbiton #vote2024 @kingston_council @elmbridgebc

Tonight, come on a whistlestop tour of Richmond Park - Tues July 2 - at 7.30pm as Good Life editor Tim Harrison reveals 101 Things You Didn’t Know, such as: Who is Isabella of Plantation fame? Are you allowed to play the trombone? Why did Richmond Park need a mole catcher? He shares his research with Surbiton Historical Society at the cornerHOUSE, Douglas Road, Tolworth. All welcome. Free to members, or £4 on the door... or join Surbiton’s most active society for £20 for a year of talks, walks and visits. Bar opens 7pm #surbitonhistoricalsociety #thegoodlifesurbiton #richmondpark #friendsofrichmondpark @richmondparkphotography @friendsrichmondpark @richmondparkcyclists @richmond_parky @richmondparkphotos @richmond_council @kingston_council

There are front gardens and front gardens… and then there’s Walpole Road, Surbiton, where the majestic array of Annabel hydrangeas appears almost backlit in its dazzling glory. It’s at its peak for the month of July - well worth a diversion to admire #walpoleroad #surbiton #thegoodlife #thegoodlifesurbiton #annabel #annabelhydrangea #annabelhydrangeas

"There was an almighty bang,” that’s how one Surbiton resident described the car crash which occurred around 4.10am this morning, Sunday (June 30), at the Maple Road/Brighton Road traffic lights near the Black Lion pub. “It was so loud that it woke us up.” A Ford Puma crashed into a London plane tree at the crossroads, also taking out a tall post with, ironically, a 20mph sign on it. The front of the car was destroyed and the air bags were deployed. The indicators were still flashing at 8am this morning. “It looked like the driver was a young man; he seemed to be OK,” the eye witness added. “I think it was a police chase, as the police were right there after it happened.” The crumpled car, and the wreckage around it, were taped off, although the signpost still lay across the pavement. @mpskingston @liz.green.1969 @kingston_council @surbitonfarmersmarket @f45_training_surbiton @blacklionsurbiton @lamb.surbiton @lamb_surbiton #carcrash #surbiton #MapleRoad #BrightonRoad #BalaclavaRoad #TheGoodLifeSurbiton

Stand by your letterboxes! The latest news-packed, all-singing, all-dancing Good Life issue has arrived at HQ from the printer and is now being delivered across Surbiton, Tolworth, Berrylands & Long Ditton. All 12,300 copies should be with our 30,000+ readers before polling day. The paper has a full candidate list - in the same order as they appear on the ballot paper - with potted policy summary. #surbiton #thegoodlifesurbiton #goodlife #thegoodlife #newspaper @surbitonbusiness @surbitonfarmersmarket @surbiton.living

Isn’t it a marvellous thing that you can be facing south or east in the heart of Surbiton and be in two different time zones. Other towns must envy us #surbiton #thegoodlifesurbiton #theblacklion #brightonroad #mapleroad #balaclavaroad #clocktower

Berrylands author Sheena Evans’ biography 📕 about forgotten medical pioneer Janet Vaughan is now on sale at the Regency Bookshop… a study of the fascinating life of the woman who helped create the blood transfusion service we all rely on today 🩸. The book is called Bloomsbury, Belsen, Oxford: Janet Vaughan, Medical Pioneer, and Sheena is holding a free Q&A at the cornerHOUSE on Sept 24 at 7pm to discuss the life of Janet, who married a man from Surbiton #surbiton #janetvaughan #sheenaevans #regencybookshop #thegoodlifesurbiton #thecornerhouse

The latest place to sit in the Surbiton sun ☀️ is on an astroturf carpet on the station forecourt, where the latest incarnation of dear old Wilder’s deli is open, serving coffees and pastries and lunch. Full details in the new issue of The Good Life, out on July 1 #thegoodlifesurbiton #wilders #surbitonstation @friendsofsurbitonstation

Catch musician Zac Pajak at today’s farmers’ market in Maple Road #surbitonfarmersmarket #thegoodlifesurbiton

This’ll butter your carrots.🥕 They’re queueing for produce at Surbiton’s farmers’ market, on now, with Zac providing live music #surbitonfarmersmarket #thegoodlifesurbiton

Deer, deer, deer. Everyone knows Richmond Park... or do they? Good Life editor Tim Harrison reveals 101 Things You Didn’t Know on Tue July 2 at Surbiton Historical Society, including what was at the bottom of Pen Ponds when they were drained, the fastest motorist clocked by speed cops, and how many people live within the park walls. All welcome at the cornerHOUSE, Douglas Road, Tolworth. Bar opens at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm. Free to society members, or £4 on the door. And it’s only £20 a year to join Surbiton’s most active society! #surbitonhistoricalsociety #thegoodlifesurbiton #richmondpark #friendsofrichmondpark @richmondparkphotography @friendsrichmondpark @richmondparkcyclists @richmond_parky @richmondparkphotos @richmond_council @kingston_council

An outdoor movie fest comes to Canbury Gardens in Kingston this Saturday (June 15). Grab your picnic blankets, pack some snacks, and bring your friends and family for a day of nostalgia and fun. Two film classics are being shown on a big screen in the park by the river off Lower Ham Road: family-favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Hitchcock’s natural horror-thriller The Birds. The event opens at 2pm. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang starts at 3pm, while The Birds shows at 7pm. You could even make a day of it! There’s a hog roast and you can enjoy drinks from the bar. It’s all part of this year’s Kingston International Film Festival. For more information and to book tickets visit www.kiffest.uk @kingston_council @thedcunningham @shirleymcunningham india_amarteifio @harriet.bonnichon @bone_idyll @samberry_____ #kiff2024 #internationalfilmfestival #independentfilm #emergingfilmmakers #awards #TomHolland #DavidBowie #JoannaLumley #AlfredHitchcock #TheBirds #ChittyChittyBangBang #familyfavourite #familyfilm #KingstonInternationalFilmFestival #Q&A #filmdirectors #movies #shortmovies #films #shortfilms #MikeNewell #VanessaRedgrave #IndiaAmarteifio #Hitchcock #AlfredHitchcock #outdoorfilmscreening

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