Teddington’s daredevil Vicar, Reverend David Cloake successfully completed his 12000 ft parachute jump today to raise funds for the church. The courageous cleric, who is the Vicar of St Mary with St Alban in Teddington is hoping to raise £12000 to match the height of his piggyback jump at an airfield in Kent today. Wearing…
Rock band UNDICI fronted by local resident and former Teddington School student, Charlie Griffith, is raising vital funds for the charity, War Child UK. Working with London music promoters, Hot Vox and theirRISING platform, which showcases the very best in new music, the band have contributed an exclusive live-streamed performance of covers and powerful…
Beleaguered Thames Water has launched a tendering process for the massive tunnelling works required to deliver the £242m Teddington Direct River Abstraction project providing up to 75 million litres of water each day to Londoners during drought, supported by water recycling. The project forms part of Thames Water’s Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), which…
The owners of La Familia restaurant in Hampton Hill have been forced to install expensive CCTV cameras following a recent ‘dine and dash’ incident, Teddington Town has learned. This follows the appearance at Wimbledon magistrates court of a Teddington man, Simon Hogg, who accompanied by a woman, ran up a bill of £174,40 for…
Over 500 ducks have now been sponsored for the the inaugural fundraising Duck Race at Teddington’s RNLI Open Day on June 8th, it was announced today. Sponsorship for one duck is £3.50, three ducks for £10 and £15 for five ducks with all proceeds going to the local RNLI and Teddington Together. Teddington RNLI is…
Three local MP’s including Twickenham’s Munira Wilson have written a strongly-worded letter to the Environment Agency expressing their concern over the condition and the safety of Teddington Locks. Monica Harding MP for Esher and Walton, who signed the letter with Sarah Olney MP and Munira Wilson, said: “Teddington Lock is a vital part of our…
A vital meeting will take place in Teddington next month to discuss the improvement of the River Thames, organised by the Teddington Society. The meeting will include presentations from local river groups dealing specifically with the controversial Teddington Direct River Abstraction Scheme and the London Mayor’s missions for a ‘swimmable river’ and ‘drinkable Thames.’ “The…
Ham Polo club today shared rare photos of its latest event, Penny Farthing Polo – a game usually associated with ponies and members of the Royal family. A spokesperson told Teddington Town: “We are always pleased to support and promote the sport of polo in all its forms – both on and off the horse…
La Familia restaurant in Hampton Hill where bill of £174.50 was unpaid The Bishop pub in Kingston where the unpaid bill was £173.35 A Teddington man has admitted to failing to pay bills of nearly £350 after committing local ‘dine and dash’ offences at two venues. Simon Hogg, 35, of Little Queens Road, Teddington, pleaded guilty…
Photos courtesy of Mark Taylor, taken earlier today (Tuesday) Another seal sighting in Teddington was confirmed today – this time on the bank by a yacht club near Teddington School. The creature was slumped just yards from the boats and surprised mid morning kayakers as they rowed past It was only a week ago that…