Archives from March 2019

Mayor of Richmond upon Thames falls out of a plane

I know that people have been interested whenever I’ve mentioned my planned Skydive on Sunday 24 March 2019 with a group of other similarly motivated dare devils from 15000 feet in the air. We’re jumping from an airfield in Kent.

23 March 2019 | around_town

Talk: Suffragettes, Suffragists and Antis - 26 March 2019

Suffragettes, Suffragists and Antis is the subject of Hounslow and District History Society’s next meeting on Tuesday 26 March 2019 at the United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Road, Hounslow, TW3 1UL commencing at 7.45pm. The lecturer is Mrs Irene Cockcroft, authoress and lecturer specialising in women’s involvement in the Arts and Crafts and Suffragette movements.

23 March 2019 | around_town

Major gas works on Richmond Road

Residents, businesses and commuters are being notified of major gas mains upgrade works taking place Richmond Road, which are planned to begin on 25th March and will continue for approximately eight weeks.

23 March 2019 | news

Council awarded new funding to tackle rough sleeping

Richmond Council has been awarded £223,000 from a pot of cash the Government has set aside as part of a Rapid Rehousing Pathway initiative. The scheme aims to significantly reduce rough sleeping across the country.

23 March 2019 | news

Curator's talk at Turner's House - 6 April 2019

Join historian and curator Dr Jacqueline Riding as she discusses J.M.W. Turner’s exquisite book illustrations for two of Sir Walter Scott’s epic Poetical Works and The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte.

23 March 2019 | around_town

Yogalates Spring 2019 term

Discover greater energy, confidence, strength and flexibility (not to mention greater peace of mind) with eight-weeks of award-winning Solomon Yogalates classes this summer, starting Sunday 28th April at the ETNA Centre in St Margarets.

23 March 2019 | around_town

The Number 1 Seer

Feeling anxious? Worried about the future? Unable to find leadership or guidance? Don’t worry! Do what my old granny used to do - get yourself a copy of Foulsham’s Original ‘Old Moore’s Almanack’. If you’re without any answers you’ll find all the answers you need within!

16 March 2019 | around_town

Plogging - Pick up litter while you jog

Plogging - jogging and litter pickingPlogging is a combination of jogging while picking up litter. It comes from the Swedish word for pick up… “plocka upp” It started as an organised activity in Sweden in 2016 and has recently come to the UK.

16 March 2019 | around_town

Poll: Have your feelings towards Brexit changed?

No one could have predicted the Brexit developments of the past two weeks. The St Margarets Community Website is wondering if the past two years and even these past two weeks have change anyone’s mind on what the nation should do.

16 March 2019 | editorial

Amended 20mph limit approved by Cabinet

Richmond upon Thames is soon to become the latest 20mph borough after Cabinet approved amended proposals last night. The amended proposals on a 20mph limit were published earlier this year following a 12-week consultation held in 2018.

15 March 2019 | news

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