The Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group are calling for volunteers. The group was raising awareness and appealing for donations at this year’s Chestnut Sunday about the work they do in the community – particularly Dorothy who handed out leaflets and rattled a bucket for over four hours, not bad for a 89-year-old! From…
The winners of this year’s Richmond Borough In Bloom (RBIB) have been announced and this includes many homes and businesses in Teddington. Now in its 21st year, the group’s purpose is to enhance the natural beauty of the Borough through floral display in all residential and shopping areas. RBIB members represent residential community groups, horticultural…
On Sunday after the large crowds left their cycle race vantage points, hordes of residents invaded the high street and surrounding areas for a relaxing ‘local day’ due to the road blockages that were still in effect. As well as over-subscribing seemingly every cafe for miles around, families also enjoyed a fun day at the…
Few will have been unaffected by the test road race which powered through Teddington early this morning. By late Saturday evening, only a few cars remained parked on the route and were towed. Before and after the race however it was clear that quite a number of drivers weren’t aware of the race and related…
Flash warning: a local resident has just had £250 stolen following a cash-point theft in Teddington. Thieves, working in a pairs and described as young Asians have been gathering PIN details whilstand afterwards stealing the card – all whilst distracting the cashpoint user. This occurred at Halifax cashpoints (near Tesco) and they were also operating…
Unprecedented recent events in London and now around the UK have many glued to rolling news trying to keep up-to-date with the situation. Starting in central London, trouble hot-spots spread out from the epicentre and copy-cat incidents have affected areas as far south/west as Croydon and Ealing. Police today advised businesses and offices in nearby…
Permission has been granted to install an interesting sculpture concept in Waldegrave Road, adjacent to the entrance of the new Richmond Housing Partnership offices. Designed by kinetic artist and designer David Watkinson this moving sculpture of sycamore is powered by only slight breezes of wind. The installation of this piece is designed to complement the…
This Wednesday Sweatshop Teddington will be holding a very special runner’s evening where you can meet two huge names in the running world – Mo Farah and his coach Alberto Salazar. Mo is Britain’s male athlete of the year and intends to represent his country in two events at next year’s Olympics – the 5,000m…
Almost 18 months ago Teddington Garden Centre withdrew its planning application to redevelop the site into a mixture of retail, office and residential space. Although the council planning department were interested in the concept, the plans were considered to be too basic to properly form a decision. Architects have now been tasked with preparing a…
School House Lane Orchard has gained recognition as one of the best community-run green spaces in the country. By receiving the Green Flag Community Award, it has been recognised as a high-quality, well-managed and welcoming space, central to the local community. This once-neglected green space has been transformed progressively over the past five years into…
