HLO Musical Company’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, 1-4 October 2025 at Hampton Hill Theatre, is all about poets. And Thu 2 October is National Poetry Day. So HLO is holding a poetry competition inviting people to use this year’s National Poetry Day theme, ‘play’, which can be interpreted in any way. Play…
The hidden Teddington gem known as Grove Gardens has been awarded its prestigious Green Flag by Richmond Council in recognition of its ‘peaceful atmosphere.’ Richmond upon Thames has once again been recognised as one of the country’s greenest boroughs, after twenty four of its parks, greens, and commons were awarded coveted Green Flags including Teddington’s…
Project manager Uliana Kovalyshyn from Ukraine with one of the ten donated guitars from Normans and (right) Simon Brake with a ukulele bound for Lviv Mighty Convoy team prepare to leave Teddington early today Two more donated ambulances making a total of FIFTY sent by Mighty Convoy to Ukraine The five latest vehicles parked…
Teddington School Year 10 teenager Peyton, has been called up to the England Girls’ Football Training Camp at St George’s Park, it was revealed today. The school said today: “We would like to say a huge congratulations to Peyton in Year 10, who was recently called up to an England Girls’ Football Training Camp at…
The new arrangements for providing police cover for Bushy and Richmond Parks has been revealed following the controversial decision by the Metropolitan Police to disband the dedicated teams as part of swingeing budget cuts. The Parks Police will officially be disbanded on the 2nd November with the officers starting their new roles the next day…
The Government has published league tables for NHS hospitals in England for the first time with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust placed in 31st position out of 134. The worst overall hospital was The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, while the best was Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. The rankings score trusts…
Chris Gordon, who attended Newland House school, works on conservation projects to protect endangered species Different landscape and wildlife to the Bushy Parkrun….. Chris ran for 35 hours over five days to raise funds for the wildlife rangers Former Teddington resident Chris Gordon has just completed a gruelling 230km ultra marathon across Africa to raise…
If you look hard enough you will see the tiny patch of blue which is my feeble image of a kingfisher on a twig on the left at the top of the photo in the Woodland Gardens today I joined the exclusive Kingfisher club of Bushy Park today when I captured my first ever photograph…
The much-sought after and perfect Xmas stocking-filler, The Bushy and Home Parks Calendar 2026 with its stunning images throughout the seasons is now on sale. The calendar, which features brilliant images from different local photographers, is on sale at The Visitor Centre shop at The Pheasantry in the park. Images include the cover photo…
LEGO-mad Ho Yin Lou, from Twickenham shows off his brilliant brick creation Two lifelong LEGO fans and local residents are hosting a special event in Twickenham this autumn to celebrate the joy of building with bricks. The family-friendly day will take place at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, on Sunday 24th October from 10am to 4pm.…
