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What’s On
Arts & Culture in and around
Richmond upon Thames
June 2016
Fun, Fairs & Festivals!
attended Arts Richmond’s
th
50 Anniversary Exhibition,
at the Stable’s Gallery,
Orleans House, in Twickenham
between 10 March to 24 April.
On Saturday 23 April Sir David
Attenborough read his favourite
sonnet alongside readers from a wide
range of Arts Richmond’s affiliated
societies for a continuous reading of
the complete series of Shakespeare’s
th
154 Sonnets to mark the 400
Anniversary of the Bard’s death.
The Exhibition and Showcase
weekends gave 100+ affiliated
organisations the opportunity to
showcase their talents to new
audiences.
We covered news of the Visual Arts,
Drama and Heritage Showcases last
month. These were followed on 16 &
17 April with taster sessions from
affiliated music organisations.
On Saturday 14 May, over £1,000 of
original paintings and other artworks
by members of Arts Richmond
affiliated art societies were sold at
Arts Richmond’s Affordable Art Tent
at the May Fair on Richmond Green.
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On Sunday 24 April, Sara Burn
Edwards gave a fascinating lecture
about Sam Wanamaker’s quest to
rebuild Shakespeare’s Globe.
This was followed by a drinks party in
the Stables Gallery to mark the end of
The Golden Thread Exhibition with
suitably Shakespearian music from
Will Summers of Loki Music.
Popular conductor, John Sutton, leads an
open singing session with
Hampton Choral Society (above)
String players from the Richmond
Orchestra (above)
On Sunday 15 May,
six of our illustrious patrons,
Isla Blair,
Liz Crowther,
Clive Francis,
Lee Langley, and
Roger McGough,
Lady Camilla Panufnik.
talked about the books that inspire
them to a packed tent of book lovers
in the May Fair Marque.
The audience were also entertained
during lunch by a very talented
quartet of players from
Kew Wind Orchestra.
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Farewell to Sian
Stables Gallery: Continuing until 12
June Art and Soul: Flow of Life an
artistic exploration of the ups and
downs of life; 16 June to 7 August
Tweet Tweet! An exhibition exploring
the world of birds, wildlife and fauna
in partnership with the South West
London Environment Network.
richmond.gov.uk/arts
We also took the opportunity at the
Book Picnic to say farewell to our
Executive Officer, Sian Morgan, who is
leaving us after 7 ½ years dedicated
service. We will miss her enormously.
Sian said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed
my time with Arts Richmond and the
many friends I have made.
It is good to be leaving on a high
following the celebrations of
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our 50 Anniversary and
I wish the organisation every
success in the future.”
Arts Richmond
an independent charity (251359)
supporting arts and culture in and
around the borough of Richmond
Upon Thames.
ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn
Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR
020 8892 9446
artsrichmond.org.uk
Twitter: @ArtsRichmond_UK
Facebook.com/Arts-Richmond
Visual Arts
Orleans House Gallery: Twickenham,
Open 10am to 5pm, closed Mondays:
Capability Now, an exhibition
th
celebrating the 300 Anniversary of
the birth of Capability Brown until 19
June; Thursday 16 June at 6.30pm
Illustrated Talk – Garrick, Brown and
Hampton ‘Laid out in Modern Taste’
in the Octagon Room, Sunday 19 June
at 12 noon – 5pm, Capability Carnival
– parade from York House to Orleans
House Gallery.
richmond.gov.uk/arts
Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall,
Richmond: A Sense of Sound; 28 May
to 16 July, Scenes from the City: Urban
Photography Open. richmond.gov.uk/arts
Richmond Arts Service, Artist Coffee
Mornings take place in the Octagon
Room at Orleans House Gallery, 10am
to 11.30am on the second Friday of
every month – i.e. Friday 10 June.
arthouseopenstudios.co.uk
Kingston Artists Open Studios
(KAOS): Saturday 11 & Sunday 12
June and Saturday 18 & Sunday 19
June from 11am to 5pm, Summer
Open Studios with 70 artists taking
part in 13 venues. Trail map available
from the KAOS website.
kingstonartistsopenstudios.co.uk
Eel Pie Island Artists, Twickenham:
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 June and
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 July, 11am to
6pm, as part of Art House, Eel Pie
Island Artists will be opening their
studios providing an opportunity to
see how their work is created, talk to
the artists and purchase or
commission new artworks.
eelpieartistists.co.uk
Fountain Gallery, East Molesey, open
Tuesday to Sunday 11.30am to
5.30pm: 31 May-12 June, Nataliya
Zozulya; 14 to 26 June, Beverley
Waller; 28 June to 10 July, Group
Summer Show on a floral theme to
coincide with the Hampton Court
Flower Show.
fountaingallery.co.uk
OSO Arts Centre, Barnes: Saturday 4
June, 10am-4pm, Barnes Pond
Collectables Fair. The OSO Café will be
serving hot food and drinks from
10am; Friday 24 June, 6-9pm, Barnes
Primary School ArtsWeek Show
celebrating artwork created by pupils
showcasing creations from all year
groups, in all forms of media on the
theme 'Best of British Art & Design'.
osoarts.org.uk
Art House
Open Studios Festival
24-26 June and 1-3 July
Annual Open Studios Festival
with 100+ Venues and 500+ Artists
participating throughout the borough.
Brochures available in public libraries.
arthouseopenstudios.co.uk
Kew Studios: Life Drawing 3-hour
drop-in sessions from 2-5pm with
Chris Pickford and Libby Jones.
kewstudio.org
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington:
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June,
International
Art
Exhibition;
Wednesday 15 June to Sunday 10 July
Between The Lines, East Anglian
Stitched Textiles Exhibition; Saturday
18 June 10am to 4pm Lines of
Communication: Textile Workshop run
by Libby Smith; 21 June at 2pm, Tea &
Talk; Sunday 26 June 12noon to 4pm,
Ready,
Steady,
Stitch!
Family
Workshop.
landmarkartscentre.org
Twickenham
Art
Circle:
Full
programme of Saturday painting and
drawing sessions in venues around
West London. twickenhamartcircle.org.uk
Redlees Gallery, Isleworth: Exhibition
on the First Sunday of every month
presenting an opportunity to see
resident artists’ work. redlees.org
The Lovers Lights Gallery, 27 Church
Street, Twickenham: Specialises in
selling work direct from local artists.
loverslightsgallery.co.uk
The Bowman Gallery, Richmond:
open Tuesday to Friday, from 12noon
until 6pm, Saturday 1pm to 5pm.
Specialises in period views of
Richmond Upon Thames.
bowmangallery.co.uk
Richmond
and
Twickenham
Photographic Society: Thursdays at
8pm, General meetings at the Kew
Community Centre, The Avenue, Kew.
rtps.org.uk
Films
Arthur’s Screen on the Green,
Twickenham, Sundays at 7pm: 29 May
The Danish Girl, inspired by an
extraordinary true story.
arthursscreenonthegreen.co.uk
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Richmond Film Society: Join now for
Season 54’s 15 internationally
acclaimed films. The season will run
on alternate Tuesdays at 8pm in St.
Mary’s University, Strawberry Hill
from mid-late September 2016 to
May 2017. Sign up now for £60.00 for
all 15 films, equivalent to £4.00 per
film. NB: price held until end July
after which the fee may rise.
richmondfilmsoc.org.uk
Hammond Theatre, Hampton School:
Thursday 9 June at 7pm, a National
Theatre Live Encore Screening of The
Audience, a new play by Peter
Morgan, with Helen Mirren as Queen
Elizabeth II; Friday 24 June 2016,
6.30pm, Glyndebourne Encore: Il
Barbiere di Siviglia.
thehammondtheatre.co.uk
Musical Museum, Brentford: Regular
showings of classic films at 3pm on
Sunday afternoons: 26 June, Silent
Film Feature, including Laurel & Hardy
in Angora Love, Mack Sennett - Teddy
at the Throttle and Charlie Chaplin in
The
Rink
accompanied
by
internationally renowned organist
Donald MacKenzie on the Mighty
Wurlitzer.
musicalmuseum.co.uk
Olympic Studios, Barnes, the Curzon
Cinema and the Odeon, Richmond:
Full programme of current films, plus
one-off events streamed live from
cultural venues. olympicstudios.co.uk/
curzoncinemas.com/odeon.co.uk
Drama
Hampton Court Palace: 26 May to
Thursday 2 June (various times)
Terrible Tudors Horrible Histories Live
on Stage with open air ticketed
performances in the East Front
Gardens. hrp.org.uk/hamptoncourtpalace
Orange Tree Theatre, Clarence Street,
Richmond: Thursday 12 May to
Saturday 25 June, at 7.30pm The
Philanderer by Bernard Shaw; 30 June
to 30 July, return of French without
Tears by Terence Rattigan.
orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Richmond Theatre: Tuesday 31 May
to Wednesday 1 June at 7.30pm, Jane
Eyre
from
Northern
Ballet;
Wednesday 1 June at 12.30pm and
2.30pm, Tortoise and the Hare by
Northern Ballet; Saturday 4 & Sunday
5 June at 10am, 1pm & 4pm, live
NB: Many productions
also have matinee performances
and some also have
audio-described performances.
Check websites for full details
or contact Arts Richmond for help.
stage show Peppa Pig’s Surprise;
Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 June at
7.30pm, Sacha Regan’s All Male
H.M.S. Pinafore, by Gilbert & Sullivan;
Monday 20 to Saturday 25 June at
7.30pm, Heartbeat, ITV’s popular 60s
police drama; Wednesday 29 June to
Saturday 2 July at 7.30pm, Brideshead
Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh.
atgtickets.com/richmond
Rose Theatre, Kingston: Continuing
until 5 June at 7.30pm, Shakespeare’s
King John, directed by Trevor Nunn;
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June, the
first ever Frame: London Dance Film
Festival presented by BalletBoyz;
Saturday 18 June, Kingston Onstage
2016, a one-day festival of creative
live performance by Kingston
University; Friday 24 to Sunday 26
June, Tiddler and other terrific tales
by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
rosetheatrekingston.org
Step on Stage Academy of
Performing Arts: Thursday 2 to
Saturday 4 June at 7.30pm, Annie Get
Your Gun by Irving Berlin at Hampton
Hill Theatre.
steponstageacademy.co.uk
Richmond Shakespeare Society, Mary
Wallace
Theatre,
Twickenham:
Saturday 4 to 11 June at 7.45pm,
Collaborators by John Hodge;
Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June at
7.45pm, RSS Junior Youth Theatre
presents Toad of Toad Hall by A.A.
Milne (based on 'The Wind in the
Willows' by Kenneth Grahame)
richmondshakespeare.org.uk
BROS Theatre Company: Tuesday 7
to Saturday 11 June at 7.30pm, A
Little Night Music by Stephen
Sondheim at Hampton Hill Theatre.
brostheatrecompany.org
Youth Action Theatre (YAT): Saturday
11 June and Sunday 12 June at 11am
& 2pm on both days, free
performances of The Trial of Hansel &
Gretel, written by David Wheatley and
directed by Emily Moss, in the
Woodland Gardens (near the
Pheasantry
Teddington.
Café),
Bushy
Park,
yat.org.uk
St Mary’s Drama Group: Saturday 11
June at 3pm, Capability! a specially
written short play celebrating the
th
300
Anniversary by Lancelot
‘Capability’ Brown on the site he
designed for David Garrick by Keith
Wait (Deputy Chair of Arts Richmond)
at Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare,
Hampton.
garrickstemple.org.uk
Strawberry Hill House: Saturday 11
June at 7.30pm Tea with Oscar Wilde
1890s wittiest ‘Chit-Chat’ show where
a gay time is guaranteed.
strawberryhillhouse.org.uk
Edmundians: Thursday 23 to Saturday
25 June at 7.30, The Odd Couple at St
Edmund’s Hall, Whitton
Box Office: 07765 605 374
OHADs: Thursday 23 to Saturday 25
June at 7.45pm, The Shakespeare
Review at Hampton Hill Theatre.
postitickets.co.uk
Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare,
Hampton: 18 June at 3pm,
Chadsworth Stage School present A
Midsummer Night’s Dream; Saturday
25 June at 3pm, Actors’ Richmond
Centre present Going Places by Jo
Curren; garrickstemple.org.uk
Teddington Theatre Club at Hampton
Hill Theatre: Regular Open Mornings
at 10am on the first Saturday of the
month (ie. 4 June); Sunday 26 June to
Saturday 2 July at 7.45pm, Rent,
heart-warming rock musical that
changed Broadway forever, by
Jonathan Larson, directed by Dane
Hardie at Hampton Hill Theatre.
teddingtonthreatreclub.org.uk
Dance
Boundless
Dance:
Boundless
‘Bounders’ Dance Class runs every
Wednesday during term time and is
aimed at children aged 8-13 at the
Methodist Church, Teddington.
info@boundlessdance.co.uk
Royal Scottish Country Dancing:
Classes for Children (5+) fortnightly on
Saturdays until June, 10.15-11.30am
St Columba’s Church, London.
rscdslondon.org.uk
The Musical Museum, Brentford:
Saturday 4 June at 2.30pm, Waltzing
to the Wurlitzer, join in a social
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afternoon of Ballroom, Latin and
Sequence dancing or just come along
and listen to the sounds of The
Mighty Wurlitzer and the DJ’s
selection of popular dance tunes.
musicalmuseum.co.uk
Music
Loki Music: Friday 3 June at 7.30pm,
Frobeger Legacy Harpsichord Recital
with Yeo Yat-Soon at Garrick’s
Temple, Hampton.
lokimusic.co.uk
Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare,
Hampton: Saturday 11 June at
7.30pm, Andrea Munday, Two Kiwi
Cellos; Tuesday 14 June at 7.30pm,
Guildhall
School
of
Music;
garrickstemple.org.uk
London Conchord Ensemble: Friday
10 to Sunday 12 June, Conchord
Festival a weekend of world-class
performances, international artists
with special guests Simon Callow and
Roderick Williams at St Mary’s
Church, Twickenham, timed to
coincide with the Twickenham
Festival.
conchordfestival.co.uk
Hampton
and
Ember
Choral
Societies: Saturday 11 June at
7.30pm, Bach Mass in B Minor with
soloists Helen Bailey, Fiona Mackay,
Richard Dowling, and Andrew De Silva
and orchestra, The VfH Sinfonia at St
Mary’s
University
Chapel,
Twickenham.
emberchoral.org.uk
Thames Philharmonia: Saturday 11
June at 7.30pm, Dvorak Concert
featuring, Cellist Christina Meissner
conducted by Byung-Yun Yu at the
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington.
landmarkartscentre.org
Thames Philharmonic Choir: Saturday
11 June at 7.30pm, Mozart - Solemn
Vespers K339, Poulenc - Organ
Concerto, Durufle – Requiem at
Southwark Cathedral, London.
thamesphilchoir.org.uk
Langdon Down Centre: Sunday 12
June at 7.30pm, Villa in Canto’s Italian
production of La Traviata by G. Verdi
at Normansfield Theatre, Teddington.
langdondowncentre.org.uk
The Barnes Choir: Saturday 18 June at
7.30pm, Summer concert Bohemian
Nights: with Kodaly - Laudes Organi,
Janacek - Octenas, Dvorak - Mass in D,
at All Saints Church, East Sheen.
barneschoir.org.uk
Teddington Summer Music
Saturday 11 June: A Summer Garland
at Normansfield Theatre
Saturday 18 June: String Serenade
at Normansfield Theatre
Saturday 25 June: Favourites of Stage
and Screen conducted by Tom Higgins
at the Landmark Arts Centre with
Richmond Symphonic Concert Band
All at 7.30pm
landmarkartscentre.org
The Royal Military School of Music,
Kneller Hall, Whitton: Wednesday 22
June at 8pm, Concerts in the Park:
Brass Band.
skiddle.com/tickets
Teddington & Hampton Music
Festival Concert: Wednesday 22 June
Fundraising Concert in St Mary's
Church, Hampton. Reception at 6pm
in Garrick's Temple and supper in
Hampton Sailing Club following the
concert.
hilarydodman@hotmail.com
The Poppy Factory, RIchmond:
Thursday 23 June at 7pm, Armed
Forces Day Celebratory Concert
featuring a mixture of traditional and
contempary music from the Band of
the Prince of Wales Division and The
Band of the Adjutant General’s Corp
raising money in aid of the Poppy
Factory at St John the Divine,
Richmond.
poppyfactory.org
Strawberry Hill House: Thursday 23
June at 7.30pm, Katya Lazareva &
Colin Andrei present Illumination of
Spring Gardens, a concert including
pieces by Mozart, Bach, Halvorsen,
Spohr, Kaliwoda and Martinu;
Thursday 30 June at 7.30pm, Into this
Enchanted Place, Baroque ensemble
Follia,
perform
songs
and
instrumental music by Handel,
Chilcot, Bach, Abel and Mozart.
strawberryhillhouse.org.uk
St Richard’s Church, Ham: Saturday
th
25 June at 7.30pm, 25 Anniversary
Concert in the presence of HRH
Princess Alexandra, Corinne Larzul
(flute), Yoon-Kyung Cho (cello) and
Antony Adkins (piano) play Bach,
Schubert,
Widor,
Rachmaninoff,
Chopin, Debusy, Ibert.tonykazia@aol.com
Kew Sinfonia: Saturday 25 June at
7.30 pm, Music by Women Concert,
Robert Schumann - Overture, Scherzo
and Finale, Mozart - Piano Concerto in
D Minor K466 (Cadenza by Clara
Schumann), Solo - Meng Yang Pan,
Louise Farrenc - Symphony No3 in G
Major at St Anne's Church, Kew
Green.
kewsinfonia.org.uk
Vocal Tonix Community Singing
Group: Sing Along, socialise with this
new weekly singing group hosted by
Twickenham
vocalist
Shelle
Luscombe. No singing ability needed
whatsoever.
All
welcome!
Wednesdays, 1.30 to 3.30pm, Queens
Road Methodist Church, Twickenham.
Thursdays, 1.30 to 3.30pm, East
Twickenham
Neighbourhood
Association Community Centre.
vocaltonix.co.uk
Thameside
Harmony
Chorus:
Wednesdays at 7.45pm to 10pm,
four-part barbershop fun and friendly
singing sessions with women’s a
cappella performing group at the
White House Community Centre,
Hampton.
thamesideharmony.co.uk
Kingston Madrigal Society: Meets on
the first Saturday of the month at
7.30pm until 9.30pm, to sing
madrigals at St. Luke’s Church,
Kingston.
tinyurl.com/kingston-ms
The Choral Foundation: Every Sunday
at 3pm, Choral Evensong at Chapel
Royal, Hampton Court Palace.
choral.foundation@hrp.org.uk
The Dysart, Petersham: Classical
recitals on the first Sunday of the
Month. Sunday 5 June at 7:30pm,
Veronika Shoot Piano Recital,
Rachmaninov – Sonata no 2, Mozart –
Fantasy in D minor, Lyadov – 2
Preludes,
Stravinsky – Tango,
Ginastera – Argentinian Dances.
thedysartpetersham.co.uk
Rock, Jazz & more
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington:
Friday 3 June at 8pm, Mambo Jambo,
acoustic roots duo.
landmarkartscentre.org
Twickenham Jazz Club, @ Patchworks
Bar, The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham
Tuesdays 8pm-11pm (music starts
8.30): 7 June Kelvin Christiane All Star
Big Band; 14 June Alison Neal
(saxophone) with Dave Warren trio;
21 June Derek Nash with Alex Hutton
Trio; 28 June The Vocal Session Helen
Theophanous 'Swingin Shakespeare'
with Geoff Castle Trio.
twickenhamjazzclub.co.uk
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TwickFolk @ The Cabbage Patch
Twickenham, Sundays at 7.45pm: 5
June, Tia McGraff, Canadian Country
singer accompanied by Tommy
Parham.
twickFolk.co.uk
Eel Pie Club @ The Cabbage Patch,
Twickenham: Thursdays at 8.30pm: 2
June, Nine Below Zero; Friday 3 June
at 7.30pm, A Night at the Musicals
featuring Mario Fendo as he sings
through the Broadway and West End
Song Book; 16 June, Hitman Blues
Band; 30 June, The Alix Anthony
Experience and Guests. eelpieclub.com
Lovers Lights Gallery: Wednesday 22
June, Comedy and Music evening
specially
arranged
for
the
Twickenham Festival featuring music
by Haves and Haves and top comedy
acts at The Cabbage Patch,
Twickenham. loverslightsgallery.co.uk
Crawdaddy Club, Richmond Athletic
Ground, Richmond: Friday 24 June at
8.30pm (doors open at 8pm),
Birdwood.
crawdaddyclubrichmond.com
OSO Arts Centre, Barnes: Free Friday
Jazz Lunch and Saturday Family Jazz
rd
th
Brunch on Friday 3 & 10 June, from
12pm (background jazz only).
th
th
Saturday 4 & 11 June, from 12pm.
Relaxed lunchtimes of jazz, with
children
warmly
welcome.
Background jazz from talented West
London players, with monthly musical
guests. Trios and guests on Saturdays,
background jazz duos on Fridays.
Friday 10 June at 8pm, Soul Jazz
Collective Local vocalists Marimba
Arihi and Stephan O Goodson perform
as part of this talented collective of
soul and jazz players; Saturday 18
June at 7pm, OSO Midsummer Charity
Ball – cocktails, live jazz and dancing
until the early hours raising funds for
the OSO and other charities.
osoarts.org.uk
Hampton Pool: Summer Concert
Programme Friday/Saturdays: 15 July,
The Zombies; 16 July, Paul Young; 22
July The Selecter; 23 July, ABC; 29 July,
Nick Kershaw; 30 July, The Illegal
Eagles.
hamptonpool.com
Museums
Twickenham Museum, Twickenham
Riverside (Open Tuesdays and 2pm to
4pm). Happiest Days? Exhibition
focussing on schools of the old
borough since 1557 continues
downstairs while the Footballer of
Loos Exhibition continues upstairs.
twickenham-museum.org.uk
Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall,
Whittaker Avenue:
Images of
Richmond continues until 25 June, in
conjunction with The Riverside
Gallery, Old Town Hall; Thursday 9
June at 2pm, The life and work of John
Cloake talk by local historian Valerie
Boyes; Thursday 16 June at 2pm, The
artist Augustin Heckel talk by museum
professional Pat Astley Cooper.
museumofrichmond.com
Langdon Down Museum of Learning
Disability, Teddington: Dedicated to
the history of learning disability, open
to the public Saturday mornings from
10am to 1pm between February and
November. langdondownmuseum.org.uk
Museum of Army Music, Kneller Hall,
Whitton: Open for tours on
Wednesday afternoons between 2pm
and 4pm and other days by
appointment.
army.mod.uk/music
World Rugby Museum, Twickenham:
Wide range of memorabilia &
artefacts in the home of English
rugby,
with
stadium
tours.
englandrugby.com/twickenham
Musical Museum, Brentford: One of
the world’s foremost collections of
automatic instruments, open Friday
to Sunday 11am to 5pm.
musicalmuseum.co.uk
Eel Pie Island Museum
Currently closed until a permanent home
is found. For news on the search see
eelpiemuseum.co.uk
Historic Houses
Hampton Court Palace: Summer
Garden Nights, 3 talks inspired by art,
literature and all things horticultural:
Tuesday 28, Gardens and work;
Wednesday 29, Gardens and rest;
Thursday 30 June, Gardens and play.
All at 6.30pm.
hrp.org.uk/hamptoncourtpalace
JMW Turner’s House
A £2.4m restoration programme to
restore JMW Turner’s House in
Twickenham to his original design is
currently underway ready for the House
to reopen in 2017.
turnerintwickenham.org.uk
Kew Palace and Royal Kitchens, Kew
Gardens: Open daily (until 2 October)
from 10.30am to 5.30pm (last entry at
5pm); Queen Charlotte’s Cottage,
Kew Gardens: open (until 3 October)
weekends and bank holidays 11am to
4pm (last entry 3.50pm).
hrp.org.uk/kewpalace
Ham House: Sunday 5, Saturday 11
and Sunday 19 June, 11am to 1pm
Historic Scenic Walk from Richmond
Station to Ham House and Garden.
No booking necessary; Saturday 18
and Sunday 19 June from 10am to
5pm, Open Garden Squares Weekend;
Sunday 19 June from 10am to 5pm,
Father’s Day, a fun day of activities,
including a Father’s Day challenge to
complete; Saturday 25 June from 12
to 2pm, Garden Tasting Tour, how our
th
predecessors in the 17 century grew
for sensory stimulation, including a
self-picked goodie bag as a takeaway!.
nationaltrust.org.uk/hamhouse
Strawberry
Hill
House:
Open
Mondays 1.40pm to 4pm, Sat/Sun
12noon to 4pm. Lots of fun events
throughout the summer including
Sunday 5 June 11am to 4.30pm The
Festival of Fun, Fairytales and Fables;
Sunday 26 June from 12noon, Music
& Fun Day.
strawberryhillhouse.org.uk
Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust:
Saturdays 11, 18 & 25 June, Pope's
Grotto will be open during the
Twickenham Festival from 10am until
3pm, with last entry at 2:30pm. On 18
25 June, there will be performances
of "Alexander Pope: Search for
Perfection"
performed
by Giles
Abbott, award-winning storyteller, in
the Grotto itself.
popesgrotto.org.uk
The Marble Hill Society: Sunday 12
June at 7pm, Music for a While works
by Dowland, Purcell, Bach and
Spanish composers featuring a
Catalan influence performed by
classical guitarist Maria Camahort and
soprano Laura Ruhi-Vidal in the Great
Room at Marble Hill House.
marblehillsociety.org.uk
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Walks, Talks & Courses
Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare,
Hampton: Saturday 4 June at 9am
until 5.30pm Kingston Shakespeare
Symposium: Shakespeare & the
Enlightenment.
garrickstemple.org.uk
Richmond and District Decorative &
Fine Arts Society: Tuesday 7 June
8pm, The Spectacular Gold and
Silverware Collection of King George
IV, Oliver Everett illustrates and
highlights
articles
from
the
remarkable collection put together by
the Prince Regent at the Fellowship
Hall, Duke Street Church, Richmond.
richmonddfas.com
Richmond Local History Society:
Monday 27 June, Coach trip to
Boughton House. richmondhistory.org.uk
Richmond Association for the
National Trust: Thursday 16 June at
10am, visit to Chelsea Physic Garden,
London; Coach visit to Mottisfont
Abbey.
nationaltrust.org.uk/features/
richmond-association
Richmond Society: Sunday 29 June at
3pm to 6pm, Summer Party in the
garden of Trumpeters House.
richmondsociety.org.uk
Richmond Adult and Community
College (RACC), Parkshot: Wide range
of courses and evening classes on
offer each term. The Portcullis Trust
which supports RACC has organised a
fundraising talk by Catherine ParryWingfield about JMW Turner: the
artist and his house at Twickenham
on Tuesday 14 June at 7.30pm at
Queen Charlotte’s Hall, RACC. racc.ac.uk
WEA: Both the Richmond and Barnes
branches have a wide range of
interesting courses each term.
london.wea.org.uk
Arts Richmond’s
2016 Young Writers’ Awards
As Announced in our last edition,
Lauren Falconer & Oscar Clement
were appointed as Arts Richmond’s
Young and Junior Laureates by Roger
McGough at the Orange Tree Theatre
on Sunday 10 April.
Lauren’s entry was included
in the last edition. Oscar’s is
reproduced here.
A Paladin's Journey
By Oscar Clement
It hurt. A lot.
It had been only recently that he’d
encountered the dark knight and the
battle had almost cost him his steed
and more importantly, his life. As he
stood in the vast open plains of the
shadow realm, the dust at his mount’s
hooves rising and thick like insects
swarming around them, he studied
the landscape before him. He thought
back on how he had defeated the
menace and how in doing so a black
priest driven by dark-arts had snuck
up on him. If it hadn't been for his
faithful squire he would be dead. The
priest had crushed a bone in his
weaker arm with his mace before the
squire had beheaded him. Now he
wished to get his revenge. He sought
to defeat the mighty Aroundia, the
Black Queen and the most powerful
of enemies. Destroying her would
guarantee victory for his alliance - he
would then be in perfect position to
overthrow the King and win the war.
Back in the enemy ground, the few
trees around him were creaking and
groaning as if in pain. Moving silently
towards the dreaded lady monarch
(his squire following close behind the
horse) an evil foot-soldier appeared in
the way of his path, as if out of
nowhere. Strategically, he knew that
if he hurdled the soldier, he'd get
caught.
Yet if he didn't jump his plan would
get foiled. Miraculously, a clerk
clothed in white and with lightning
velocity charged, slamming into the
enemy infantryman. He recognized
him from his homeland. "Go!" The
priest said, “Run!” The squire did not
hesitate, yet the paladin waited and
thought. After he’d decided that it
was safe, he leaped over the priest
without incident. But there were
more problems to come…
In front of him loomed a large enemy
castle. Black and ruined, it seemed to
be moving towards him by some kind
of force he could not explain. He only
had one chance to evade it. When the
tower was a mere meter or two away
from him he leaped agilely to one
side, dodging it. He saw where he was
going to land and smiled, for there
stood the malicious monarch - it must
have been her magic moving the
castle. With a slash of his sword, he
slew the enemy queen, giving out a
battle cry.
Aroundia was no more and the evil
King was so weakened now, it would
only be a matter of time before he
fell. There was one more move to
make as the frail King, now
unprotected by his queen, moved
away from the paladin with a
desperate attempt to escape. The
faithful squire advanced towards the
vile lord, and proclaimed,
"CHECKMATE!"
The boy looked up from the board.
This was the first time he had beaten
his opponent and he was proud of
himself. “Well done” smiled his
granddad.
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