Archive of posts from October 2011
River Crane Polluted
A two-metre valve (penstock) in a major sewer serving Heathrow Airport jammed shut on Saturday afternoon at Cranford Bridge on the A4 Bath Road while engineers carried out routine maintenance.
31 October 2011 | news
7 January 1928 - The Day That St Margarets Flooded
The warning signs were in the local newspapers for all to see…
- “Kew Garden sustained greater damage by the recent frost and snowfall than had been experienced for 40 years”
- “Owing to the strong steam it took three tugs to tow and push two coal lighters through the centre arch of Richmond Bridge on Tuesday.”
- “Twenty three degrees of frost were registered at Kew Observatory at 7.00am last Saturday – a record low temperature for 1927.”
- “The thaw was accompanied during the night by the wind which at times rose to gale force. These heavy gusts, together with the thud of snow falling from the roofs, kept many Londoners awake.”
27 October 2011 | around_town
Guy Fawkes Night and Fireworks 2011
Friday 4th November 2011
Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium – Kingston
The Kingston fireworks display promises to be a massive London fireworks event, with a huge display, family attractions and more kicking off at Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium.
- gates 6.30pm, display 8pm
- Admission: Adults £6.00, children aged 5-11 £4.00
- Advance Tickets: Adults £4.00, children aged 5-11 £3.00
27 October 2011 | around_town
Twickenham Station Development - Public Meeting on 18 October 2011
27 October 2011 | news
Tone Up Voice Workshops
Inspiring creativity, confidence and well-being.
27 October 2011 | around_town
Meet the Travel Experts at Strawberry Hill House - 19 November 2011
Spend an inspiring day at historic Strawberry Hill House and plan your next holiday with expert assistance
25 October 2011 | around_town
Announcing the Opening of Dolly Rock
The St Margarets Traders Association is proud to announce the latest edition to St Margarets – Dolly Rock boutique at 14 Crown Road St Margarets.
Dolly Rock opens on Thursday 3rd November.
24 October 2011 | news
Event Reminder: Working Mums Networking Evening - 10 November 2011
24 October 2011 | around_town
The Thames Valley Cotton Fields
“I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. ‘Cause that’s all I know – the blues.”
“I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. ‘Cause that’s all I know – the blues.”
John Lee Hooker
In the early 60’s something rather strange was taking place in Britain and particularly around Twickenham. Roy Carr of the ‘New Musical Express’ summed it up rather neatly…
“Squeezed into off-the-peg Italian mohair bumfreezers and cuban heel boots, earnest young singers attempted to disguise regional accents as they made their chest beating claims….”Ah’m A King Bee…..", “Ah’m Yo Hoochie Coochie Man…”, or just plain “Ah’m A Ma’an…” before crowing on about mojos, lemon squeezers, wang dang doodles, crawlin’ king snakes, hell hounds on their trail, American cities most would never get to visit and all those pretty women allegedly left panting for a repeat 60-minutes more of their inexhaustible favours."
White middle class boys had just discovered the blues!
19 October 2011 | around_town
Lib Dems Call Extraordinary Council Meeting for Clifden Road
Lib Dems call extraordinary council meeting to press for consultation on new school
19 October 2011 | news
Older Articles
- Richmond Council Denies Offering Site for Catholic School — 19 October 2011 | news
- Local Boys Help Raise Money for Charity — 19 October 2011 | news
- Event Reminder: Halloween Disco - 29 October 2011 — 15 October 2011 | around_town
- Applying for Reception Place at St Stephens 2012/13 — 14 October 2011 | news
- Orleans Infants and St Stephens to Convert to Primary Schools by September 2012 — 14 October 2011 | news
- The Cottingley Fairies — 13 October 2011 | around_town
- Music at the St Margarets Christmas Fair — 13 October 2011 | around_town
- Over 50s flock in their hundreds to the Full of Life Fair — 13 October 2011 | news
- Event Reminder: ETNA's 25th Birthday Party - 5 November 2011 — 13 October 2011 | around_town
- Celebrating 40 Years of Amateur Theatre in Kew — 13 October 2011 | around_town
- Schools in Looking for Help with Academy Status Dilemma — 13 October 2011 | news
- New Cadet Unit for Twickenham Cadets — 13 October 2011 | news
- 'Bamboo Sticks' Exercise - 16 October 2011 — 13 October 2011 | around_town
- Twickerati: Twickenham station debate gets up steam — 7 October 2011 | news
- Orleans House Gallery Autumn Half-Term Activities - October 2011 — 7 October 2011 | around_town
- An Extraordinary Character — 6 October 2011 | around_town
- Minster of Chance Continues — 6 October 2011 | news
- Heathrow Airport to Test 'Mixed-mode' Runway Use — 6 October 2011 | news
- Dreamcatcher Film Camp - 24 to 28 October 2011 — 6 October 2011 | around_town
- St Margarets Christmas Fair - 4 December 2011 — 4 October 2011 | around_town
- Prizes For East Twickenham Village Ideas — 4 October 2011 | around_town
- Ideas and Images for the Christmas Edition of the My St Margarets Magazine — 3 October 2011 | editorial
- Exhibition of Jim McCluskey's Paintings — 3 October 2011 | around_town
- Creativity is Key! Bucking Employment Trends — 3 October 2011 | food
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