Archives from November 2015
An Image for Everyone
In the immediate hours following the terrorist attack in Paris on Friday 13th November a new image began to appear on the streets of the city. It consisted of an outline of the Eiffel Tower laid over the familiar ‘peace sign’ evoking a sense of unity in the nation, support for the victims and a wish for peace. Even before the details of the atrocity were fully known this simple cartoon was being shared by millions around the world.
26 November 2015 | around_town
Event Reminder: Crown Road Community Christmas Fair - 6 December 2015
Please join us on Crown Road from 11am to 5pm on 6 December 2015 for frozen fun for all the family.
26 November 2015 | around_town
Event Reminder: Holly Lodge Centre Christmas Concert - 11 December 2015
The ever-popular Holly Lodge Centre Christmas concert – an evening of song and readings – will feature three local choirs and celebrity readers Sir Trevor McDonald, Helen Baxendale and Jonathan Guy Lewis. From 7 pm at St Mary Magdalene Church, Richmond TW9 1SN
26 November 2015 | around_town
Reminder: Crown Road Community Fair Road Closures - 6 December 2015
Hopefully you are aware from the posters, My St Margarets Magazine, and official council notices, that our next community fair takes place on Sunday 6th December 2015 on Crown Road.
26 November 2015 | news
Event Reminder: St James Christmas Fayre - 5 December 2015
The St James Christmas Fayre is on Saturday, 5th December from 12pm till 4pm This year we are having an outdoor Christmas Market with lots of exciting stall holders selling art, craft, handmade Christmas decorations, prints, canvasses, cards, handmade jewellery and accessories and much more!
26 November 2015 | around_town
Event Reminder: Richmond Community Choir's Christmas Concert - 10 December 2015
Come and see a Christmas Concert with old and new pieces, carols for all, and mince-pies, at 7.30pm on 10 December 2015 at the Church of St John the Divine, Kew Road, Richmond.
26 November 2015 | around_town
The Lock Busters
This is the time of the annual River Thames ‘Draw-Off’. You may have noticed. The weirs at Richmond Lock have been raised and the river allowed to settle down to its natural depth and flow. For long periods of the day, from Richmond Lock to Teddington, the river is now un-navigable for larger vessels. Local boat people know that and on 19th February 1944 so did the German Luftwaffe.
19 November 2015 | around_town
Christmas Shopping at Turner's House - 29 November 2015
Join Turner’s House Trustees for a glass of wine while picking up delightful and original Christmas gifts for friends and family - all to support the Trust’s restoration appeal.
19 November 2015 | around_town
Charity Auction for Turner's House - 12 January 2016
Leading UK artists and Dreweatts auction house collaborate to save Turner’s House at Donnington Priory saleroom 10 am 12th January 2016.
19 November 2015 | around_town
Fado
Perhaps the most widely loved thing to come out of Portugal is probably the least well known. Its name is Fado, a traditional folk genre described by its thousands of ‘aficionados’ as the ‘Soul of Portugal’. It is a sombre, soulful and melancholic retelling of old themes - of broken hearts, of social hardship, of poverty and of the sea. It is best contained in the Portuguese word ‘saudade’, which means longing or a sense of permanent and irreparable loss. Its history is uncertain…
13 November 2015 | around_town
Older Articles
- Please Help Commemorate the St Margarets Belgian Community of 1914-18 — 13 November 2015 | news
- Event Reminder: Sparkle: Contemporary Craft and Gourmet Food Fair - 20 to 22 November 2015 — 13 November 2015 | around_town
- New play sessions for St Margarets! — 13 November 2015 | news
- Event Reminder: Air Commodore Charles Clarke OBE and Paddy O'Connell in Conversation — 13 November 2015 | around_town
- Festive Horse Drawn Rides in Richmond Park - Christmas 2015 — 13 November 2015 | around_town
- Poll: Should the government expand Heathrow? — 11 November 2015 | news
- Nightmare in St Margarets — 6 November 2015 | around_town
- The Book: The Most Famous Ice Rink in the World — 5 November 2015 | news
- Eel Pie Island Artists Christmas Open Studios - 5 to 6 December 2015 — 5 November 2015 | around_town
- Mojo Body Blitz Classes Starting — 5 November 2015 | around_town
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