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Meet Surbiton artist Terry Cripps and view Guildhall Abstracted 1
- Arts, News
- 13th December 2020
Meet artist Terry Cripps at a special event on Tuesday night (December 15) at the cornerHOUSE in Surbiton to launch his exhibition Guildhall Abstracted. The exhibition, which runs until January 4, was first shown last year at the City of London Guildhall Art Gallery and is a selection of aluminium plates and giclée prints inspired
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A Stick worth fetching 0
- Arts, News
- 12th December 2020
On the face of it, the life story of a stick might not seem capable of translating into gripping theatre. But if you’re aged three to five, Stickman is utterly captivating and enthralling; an ideal introduction to the joys of live drama. So gripped were the (socially distanced) 250-strong crowd at Kingston’s Rose by trio
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Hair salon transforms into arts and crafts market for Christmas 0
- Arts, Environment, Food, News
- 12th December 2020
Surbiton has another pop-up Christmas market to look forward to tomorrow (Sunday). Socially distanced stalls will be set out in Salon No13 at 13A Victoria Road on December 13 from noon-4pm, with the hairdressing chairs removed to create the market space. Local arts and crafts businesses showing off their wares this Sunday include That’s Sew Phee,
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Free hot drink while you select your non-drop Christmas tree 0
- News
- 11th December 2020
Hamish Bantock of Coffee On The Corner is pictured next to some stunning non-drop Nordmann Firs, one of which will be gracing the front window of Good Life HQ this Christmas. Hamish is all out of five-footers but there are still 6ft (£40) and 7ft (£50) trees to choose from outside the coffee shop on
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Blues net five in Portugal 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 10th December 2020
Chelsea Women scorched through the first leg of their Champions League opener against Benfica, finishing 5-0 winners ahead of the second leg at Kingsmeadow next week. It was a comprehensive performance, with the Blues handling defence-to-attack transitions with aplomb, keeping cool possession and making accurate passes under pressure, and turning their advantage into goals at
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Cakes in a jar for Christmas 0
- Food
- 10th December 2020
If you’re looking to send something special to someone special this Christmas, Surbiton baker Chris Childs is making cake in gift jars… with a first-order discount for Good Life readers. It’s a novel concept – individual servings of tasty cake designed to be eaten by spoon straight out of the jar. Chris, 46, of Croylands,
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