history

St Mary’s Church history talk to reveal link with Titanic 0
- History, News
- 20th July 2022
Want to know about one of the area’s oldest churches? Then attend a free event at St Mary’s Church, Long Ditton, tomorrow (Thursday, July 21) at 7pm in the community hall behind the church in Church Road. Former church warden Peter Topp will talk about the history of the church in Church Road – listed
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Talk on the children of the Titanic 0
- Arts, News
- 11th April 2022
The haunting face of a survivor. This girl from Leatherhead was one of 112 children aboard the Titanic when it hit an iceberg on April 15, 1912 en route from Southampton to New York. Fifty children perished in the maritime disaster. David Lawson Lean, a drama teacher who researched the fates of those children who
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Talk on Titanic and link with St Mary’s Church Long Ditton 0
- History, News
- 3rd November 2021
The history of St Mary’s Church in Long Ditton and its special link to the sinking of the Titanic will be revealed at an event at the church hall tomorrow (Thursday). All are welcome to the talk by assistant curate Alison Baverstock. Alison has been researching the life of Tolworth’s Austin Partner, who died in
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Talk on The Good Life newspaper and the launch of Ziggy Stardust 0
- Arts, History, News
- 20th September 2021
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Tim Harrison, editor of The Good Life, will be talking about Surbiton’s community newspaper at the cornerHOUSE arts centre this Thursday (23rd) at 7.45pm ahead of its 10th anniversary year. Tim will also be delving into the extraordinary history of Tolworth’s Toby Jug pub, and signing copies of his new book
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Live music and tasty treats launch three-mile scenic walk 0
- Environment, News
- 29th May 2021
Join the launch of a three-mile scenic walk from Tolworth to Chessington this Bank Holiday Monday (31st). From 11am to 4pm the Community Brain will be at the Baking Ideas hub next to Tolworth railway station, giving out information about the scenic route which is part of an ongoing wayfinding project with the 121 Collective.
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Treat your mum to a special cookbook for Mothering Sunday 0
- Arts, Food, News
- 8th March 2021
Stuck deciding what to buy mum for Mother’s Day this coming Sunday? Why not give her a cookbook of fabulous recipes courtesy of the parents and children at two local schools? It’s also a chunk of lockdown history too. The Friends of Long Ditton St Mary’s Infants and Junior Schools have created a Lockdown LOVE
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