Photo of caravans on Ham Common posted on X today Richmond Council issued the following statement after confirmed reports that travellers had returned to set up camp on Ham Common. The statement said: “We are aware that a group of travellers has arrived on Ham Common. “A High Court injunction is in place which restricts…
Introducing the first ever Teddington Duck Race! As part of the RNLI open day on the 8th June between 12:30pm and 15:30pm the duck race will start at 2:30pm opposite the riverside Wharf restaurant. Individually numbered ducks will be dropped into the River Thames and race to the finish line. For your chance to win…
Bushy Park’s Chestnut Sunday Sunday 11th May 2025 Midday to 16.30 Parade starts at 12:30 PM Beginning on Chestnut Avenue (Teddington Gate) and leading to the main event area near the children’s playground. A day filled with entertainment, history, and great food for all ages. Family Activities Pony rides, classic games, activities celebrating the…
Is this your set of tools? Do you recognise this tool bag? Are you missing these tools? Police have revealed they arrested a man at 03:50hrs this morning on Sandycombe Lane in Richmond, for handling stolen goods. Officers are looking to return the tools (above) to the rightful owner. If you believe these items to…
Photo courtesy of Captain Quack on X This was one of the few photos capturing the Red Arrows in the VE Day flypast over Kew Gardens today against a dramatic backdrop of cloudy skies. The elite fliers provided a spectacular finale to the event as members of the Royal family looked skyward from the…
The cafe is in a perfect location next to the river and a children’s playground The cafe was called Antipodean and closed down in March 2023 after struggling through the pandemic The owners of Cafe Benedict in Teddington’s High Street is extending its local business ‘empire’ to open a ‘charming’ new riverside cafe in…
Latchmere House on Ham Common today shows no evidence of its historic role in the war effort This was Camp 020 or Latchmere House in November 1940 when the first wave of German agents arrived in the UK. The inner compound was surrounded by barbed wire (Photo: Imperial War Museum) The former interrogation…
Red Arrows fly past over The Mall for the King’s Coronation in 2023 (Photo courtesy of Reuters) A military flypast by the Royal Air Force’s famous Red Arrows to celebrate 80 years since VE Day is planned to take place tomorrow and may be visible from local vantage points. On the first of four days…
NEWS SPECIAL (Extracts reproduced with the kind permission of the Friends of Bushy and Home Parks and compiled by David and Claire Ivison) David and Claire Ivison wearing the uniforms of the day from Bushy Park which they will also wear on Chestnut Sunday This amazing information-filled booklet detailing the vital role of Bushy and…
Teddington in Flower – the annual Open Gardens Event – takes place on Sunday May 18 between 2pm and 6pm, it was confirmed today. The charity event offers local residents and especially garden lovers a chance to go beyond the garden gate and take a peek at some of the special and most beautiful…
