Kingston Council

Gardening club grows new shoots 1
- Gardening, News
- 7th April 2021
Keen to swap plants and seeds, share gardening tips, and go on outings to stunning gardens? Then why not join a Surbiton-based gardening group? Membership of the English Gardening Club is free and there’s an active WhatsApp group where suggestions for visits to National Garden Scheme, Open Gardens or RHS venues and garden centres are
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Try a vegan burger and other treats at Tolworth station pop-up 0
- Food, News
- 1st April 2021
Emma Egerton will be holding her next vegan pop-up takeaway/drive-thru at Tolworth railway station on Saturday (April 3). On the menu at the Baking Ideas community kitchen next to the station is homemade burgers (chickpea masala, mushroom and black rice, black bean), fries and slaw, a hot dish of the day (roasted veg stew with
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Emotional reunions at Royal Star & Garter care home for veterans 0
- News
- 26th March 2021
Residents at the Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton have held hands with loved ones for the first time in a year, with the beginning of indoor visiting, yesterday (Thursday). It marked their first physical contact with relatives since the Covid-19 lockdown began in March last year. New government guidelines permit a single, designated visitor
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Submit your photos of water to online cornerHOUSE show 0
- Arts, News
- 23rd March 2021
From dripping taps to puddles, rivers and oceans, water can mean many different things to us. Until April 2, the cornerHOUSE arts centre in Surbiton is accepting photographs of the liquid stuff in all its different shapes and forms for an online exhibition. All details and how to submit your entry are on the Douglas
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Chance for your film to have its debut on the big screen 0
- Arts, News
- 22nd March 2021
Budding young filmmakers have the opportunity to show their work at a new Kingston-based film festival. But get going as your applications need to be in this Friday. The young creatives will have a chance to showcase their work to an audience on the big screen in front of an industry panel at the Rose
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Can you help 10-year-old cyclist reach £1,000 for cancer charity?0
- News, Sport
- 19th March 2021
Ten-year-old Gabriel Welsh raises his arms in triumph after finishing a 300km sponsored bike ride. The Berrylands youngster, who actually notched up 314k (195 miles) – that’s the equivalent of cycling to Swansea – over 11 days (he took a well earned break for two of them) rode the cycle lanes and towpaths of Kingston,
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