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Sparring partners separated by 230 miles 0
- Sport
- 1st December 2019
Young fighters from Surbiton Boxing Club have built a strong bond with their counterparts from Hull after a cultural exchange between two Kingstons separated by 230 miles. Dubbed Project Athelstan, and co-ordinated by Martin Ellis of Waverley Avenue, Surbiton, the initiative involved 10 young boxers from Kingston upon Hull travelling down to the club behind
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Reel benefits 0
- Arts
- 1st December 2019
Mix a foot-tapping playlist of traditional Scottish tunes and a supply of homemade shortbread, and Surbiton & District Caledonian Society lives up to its motto, Joy Through Dancing. Surbiton Festival’s station forecourt display was a call to newcomers to experience the fun and sociability of Scottish country dancing. The club has also entertained veterans at
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cornerHOUSE panto 2020 0
- Arts
- 1st December 2019
Following the all-action big-screen Disney Aladdin, a live version hits the small stage at the cornerHOUSE. The 32nd panto, Jack the Aladdin and the Faulty Thieves, is on Tueday, Jan 28-Sat, Feb 1, 7.45pm with a Saturday matinee at 4pm. Expect cringing puns, dubious morality and family fun as a poor lad happens upon a
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Concert season 0
- Arts
- 1st December 2019
The new season of Thames Concerts, in the glorious setting of St Andrew’s, Maple Road, continues on Sat, Jan 18 with Katherine Dienes-Williams performing works by Widor, Liszt and Bach on the organ. There are also free market day concerts on Dec 21, Jan 18 and Feb 15, at 10.30am, coinciding with the farmers’ market
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The power of print 0
- Arts
- 1st December 2019
Loraine Monk’s striking exhibition of black and white linoprints, woodcuts and banners depicting the life and work of Denise Wren, one of Britain’s first female studio potters, runs at Kingston Museum until January 11. Loraine, a former Bond Road resident, is artist in residence at the museum in Wheatfield Way; her work inspired by social
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Bee Dance 0
- Arts
- 1st December 2019
A Surbiton artist has created a remarkable art installation in Nevada… and hopes to bring it to England. Andrea Greenlees of Langley Avenue made the 21ft high, 25ft wide Bee Dance from steeI and copper for a festival called Burning Man. “It celebrates one of the most wonderful examples of communication in the natural world;
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