Archives from March 2009
Save our High Street
Not to point out Nosh in particular, but these are clearly hard times for nearly everyone and we need to help support our local traders. We don’t want St Margarets to become a shopping ghost town. Just look at Church Street in Twickenham, nearly a third of all shops are gone!
If you can, please try and use the shops in our community when you can and keep St Margarets alive and healthy.
26 March 2009 | editorial
Grow Your Own at the St Margarets Fair?
As in previous years the serious planning for this year’s Fair began in January. Saturday the 11th of July is the date for the Fair, and as always Moormead recreation ground is the venue. To mark the 30th Fair last year there were some changes, notably the improvements to the toilet facilities and the reduction in the prices for the fairground rides. This year we’re also moving the stage further away from the tea tent to help separate the ‘rock’ from the rolls. The Committee have always viewed the Fair primarily as a community event and whilst any profit we make supports local charities and schools, our over riding objective is to continue to provide an enjoyable community day every July for the whole population of St Margarets. This year we’re considering an ambitious new attraction. Whether you grow flowers, plants, vegetables or fruit, we thought you might like to exhibit your produce - and if you wanted to, enter it for judging. If enough of you are interested then we’ll see if we can organise it.
26 March 2009 | news
Pocahontas - The Powhatan Princess of Old Brentford
She may be a much loved film star now but during her lifetime Pocahontas was not short of insult, upset and injury. She died pitifully young, her real name has been forgotten, her most famous exploit is probably a fiction, she was taken hostage, she was ignored by a king – and she lived in Brentford!
26 March 2009 | around_town
Vote for Twickenham's Hidden Treasure
It’s official – the Mary Wallace Theatre is Twickenham’s very own little gem! It has been nominated as Best Neighbourhood Theatre in the Smooth Radio’s Love London Awards 2009.
Simon Bartlett, Chairman of the theatre, said, “We’re delighted with the nomination, it confirms how much people enjoy being here and seeing our shows. Winning would be such a boost; for us and for Twickenham.”
26 March 2009 | news
Recipe: Polenta Farmer's Eggs
bq. “It’s so nice to start a Sunday by having a nice hearty brunch with your friends or family. This recipe is a variation of huevos rancheros which is a popular breakfast in Mexico meaning “eggs ranch-style” or “eggs country-style”. The dish traditionally was served for on rural farms for a mid-day meal and is traditionally made with corn tortillas, vegetables and eggs. too make this meal slightly more European I have replaced the tortillas with polenta and added large quantities of vegetables to make a wonder healthy brunch.”
Catherine at St Margarets Kitchen
26 March 2009 | food
Why Sidney Road Needs a CPZ
“Sidney Road currently bears the brunt of the parking problems in St Margarets.”
26 March 2009 | around_town
Event Reminder: 2x2 Opera's Robinson Crusoe
2x2 Opera for young people presents Offenbach’s comic opera Robinson Crusoe at the Musical Museum, Brentford, 26, 27 March at 7.30pm and 28 March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are available through the Museum box office: 020 8847 9373. Adults: £12.00; Senior Citizens £9.00; Children and other concessions £5.00.
26 March 2009 | around_town
Does School Food Matter to you?
Would you like all Richmond children to eat freshly prepared sustainable food at school?
With a new school meals contract due to start in September 2011, Richmond Council has an ideal opportunity, and the lead-time required, to make the borough’s school meal service a model of excellence for local authorities across the country.
If you are interested, sign the petition here.
26 March 2009 | news
New Bat-Friendly Lights Proposed for the Warren Footpath
The Warren Footpath, which runs by the river from Richmond Bridge to Orleans Road, is a very important habitat for bats. There are 17 species of bat in the UK, 8 of which have been recorded in Richmond upon Thames. Bats have adapted to avoid predation by being nocturnal; they avoid lit areas and most will not fly into areas of light. Some species will not emerge from their roosts until light levels are low enough. The Ham Reach of the Thames by the Warren Footpath is known as a critical habitat for bats [they roost in the Park and feed along the river].
26 March 2009 | news
Vince Cable demands Mogden talks with Thames Water
MP Vince Cable has demanded talks with Thames Water amid claims people living in St Margarets, Whitton and parts of Twickenham were not consulted over the expansion of Mogden sewage works.
25 March 2009 | news
Older Articles
- Event Reminder: Richmond Orchestra : Spring Concert — 19 March 2009 | around_town
- Event Reminder: Sunday Family Fun-day — 19 March 2009 | around_town
- The Baker's Daughter from Isleworth — 19 March 2009 | around_town
- Police Drop-in Surgeries — 18 March 2009 | around_town
- St Margarets South CPZ Extension - Review — 15 March 2009 | news
- The Three Chord Trick Explained — 13 March 2009 | around_town
- Open Invitation to Commuknity — 13 March 2009 | around_town
- Minutes: Police Liaison Group Public Meeting - 19 February 2009 — 13 March 2009 | news
- Pole2Pole Nordic Walking — 13 March 2009 | around_town
- Twickenham Riverside Consultation Dates — 6 March 2009 | news
- Event Reminder: Sounds of the 60's and 70's with the 60's All-Stars — 6 March 2009 | around_town
- Crane Valley Park wins Mayor's Prize — 6 March 2009 | news
- Try Nordic Walking comes to Richmond — 6 March 2009 | around_town
- Update on A316 Footbridge at St Margarets Roundabout — 6 March 2009 | news
- Event Reminder: St Margarets & North Twickenham and Twickenham Riverside, Area Consultation Meetings — 3 March 2009 | around_town
- Event Reminder: NCT Twickenham Nearly New Sale — 3 March 2009 | around_town
- Spring is on its way! Time to get fit! — 3 March 2009 | around_town
- Former Surgery at 66 Crown Road — 3 March 2009 | news
- Event Reminder: Art Picnic on the Lilian of Stockholm — 3 March 2009 | around_town
- The Meek and Mild Murderer — 3 March 2009 | around_town
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