Kingston Council

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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Join online meeting on plan to build more towers in Tolworth 0
- Environment, News
- 11th March 2021
Is this how Tolworth will look in 2025? The consultation to discuss multiple towers in The Broadway takes place tonight (Thursday) during an online Surbiton neighbourhood committee meeting. You can see and hear what the developers Meadow Partners propose for the existing 22 storey tower and its proposed new 19 and 15 storey siblings (a
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Trees get lockdown haircuts 0
- Environment, News
- 10th March 2021
At least the trees in Lovelace Road and Lovelace Gardens, Surbiton, have been getting lockdown haircuts this week! Roll on April 12 when hairdressers will be allowed to lop and shape our untamed tresses – coronavirus restrictions permitting!
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What makes the global fashion industry tick? New book tells all 0
- Arts, News
- 25th February 2021
Want to know what turns the cogs of the fast-moving, multi-million pound fashion industry? Read Virginia Grose’s book A Practical Guide To The Fashion Industry: Concept to Customer out today (Thursday). This is the second edition of her Basics Fashion Management series containing all-new international case studies, interviews and attention-grabbing images of the catwalk, prêt-à-porter and couture.
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