Archives from September 2012

Any Pokemon (card game) players in the St Margarets area?

We have a son who is very, very interested in Pokemon… but all the leagues are pretty far away. Are there any interested people out in Richmond Borough? Perhaps we could set up a casual, regular game?

30 September 2012 | around_town

The Holly Lodge Centre

The Holly Lodge Centre based in Richmond Park is run totally by volunteers and one paid employee, the Project Manager Dr Pat Ealey, MBE. The Centre provides activities for people of all ages and abilities to help them learn about the natural environment and heritage of Richmond Park while having fun. Seventy per cent of the visiting groups have special needs.

30 September 2012 | news

Bacon But Briefly

bq. “I mean to open up and lay down a new and certain pathway from the perceptions of the senses themselves to the mind.”

FRANCIS BACON 1561-1625

A large number of famous and celebrated residents have lived in St Margarets - writers, actors, musicians, comedians, politicians, journalists - the full gamut of talent. We’ve even had our fair share of crooks and gangsters. Charlie Richardson, the head of the notorious South London “Torture Gang” who died recently, was born just up the road in Twickenham. But the most celebrated resident of them all is probably the least well known.

29 September 2012 | around_town

Help Jeevika Trust 'Walk for Water' - 30 September 2012

Join Hampton Wick’s own international charity on a journey on Sunday, 30th September 2012

29 September 2012 | around_town

Event Reminder: BIG Draw at Turners House - 13 October 2012

At Home with JMW Turner: Come and draw in the country villa of Britain’s most famous artist, Twickenham’s best kept secret. We are holding a Big Draw family event on Saturday 13th October, 10am-5pm at 40, Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham TW2 2LR.

29 September 2012 | around_town

Open Events for 2013 at St Stephen's CE Primary School

  • Is your child starting Reception or Year Three in 2013?
  • Are you looking for a stimulating and bright environment for your child to learn in?
  • Do you want you child to be in a local school that has a proven track record of providing a fantastic education for the St Margarets community for more than one hundred years?
  • Is top quality pastoral care priority?

29 September 2012 | around_town

Vince Cable Helps Students Pick the Right Degree Course

Business Secretary Vince Cable has launched the Unistats website, which provides comparison information on over 31,000 universtiy and college courses in the UK.

29 September 2012 | news

Event Reminder: Full of Life Fair 2012

A celebration event for Richmond’s senior residents 10am - 4pm on 2 October 2012

Building on the success of last year’s Full of Life Fair, which was attended by over 500 senior residents, the Council is inviting the borough’s older residents and carers to its annual Full of Life Fair. The fair aims to provide useful information and advice to residents on how to access the necessary support and information to live full and active later lives.

29 September 2012 | around_town

Apply for Parking Permits with your Richmond Account

Richmond Council has made applying for parking permits for people living in a CPZ easier than ever before thanks to a newly launched online service.

29 September 2012 | news

Singing in the Heart of St Margarets

Richmond Community Choir has a new home. Open to all those who’d like to sing, the Choir is now meeting at Orleans Primary School (formerly Orleans Infant School), Hartington Road, from 6.30pm to 8pm on Thursdays.

29 September 2012 | around_town

Older Articles

Monthly archives