music

BB’s jazz returns to Berrylands 0
- Arts, News
- 13th September 2022
Jazz supremo Bob Barter returns to one of his favourite haunts this coming Sunday (Sept 18). Affectionately known as BB, the sprightly 94-year-old former Elgar Avenue resident who was the musical director for 60s pop sensation Kathy Kirby, will be tinkling the ivories and playing sax and clarinet at The Berrylands pub in Chiltern Drive.
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Tamiko’s Christmas carol tops poll as BBC Radio 3’s winner 0
- Arts, News
- 24th December 2021
Tune in to Radio 3 tomorrow (Christmas Day) and hear a new carol devised by Berrylands’ Tamiko Dooley. Tamiko won a nationwide BBC Christmas Carol Competition to create a tune to the words of Christina Rossetti’s poem Love Came Down At Christmas. Her composition was among six shortlisted by a panel of judges from nearly 1,000 entries.
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Tamiko reaches finals of BBC Christmas carol competition 0
- Arts, News
- 16th December 2021
Berrylands’ Tamiko Dooley is a finalist in a nationwide competition to come up with a new Christmas Carol. The BBC challenged the public to create a tune for the words of Christina Rossetti’s poem Love Came Down At Christmas. There were nearly 1,000 entries which have been whittled down to six by the judges. You
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Join livestreamed Glastonbury festival in heart of Surbiton 0
- Arts, News
- 13th May 2021
You may not be able to get your wellies muddy in front of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year thanks to the ban on crowds due to the pandemic, but you can still enjoy the festival with fellow music lovers in the heart of Surbiton instead. Ex Cellar, known for its live music events,
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Volunteer to end global poverty 0
- News
- 26th April 2021
Oxfam in Surbiton is looking for new recruits. The charity shop in Victoria Road, which raises funds to fight global poverty, needs volunteers to work front of house and behind the scenes. “There’s the option to do a bit of everything!” said area volunteer coordinator Judi Thompson. Judi said the shop was a bit like
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It’s showtime at the cornerHOUSE online!0
- Arts, News
- 3rd March 2021
A stunning bedroom version of the Stones’ anthem Honky Tonk Woman is one of the acts in an online variety night organised by Surbiton’s cornerHOUSE arts centre this Friday. The hour-long show, which includes recordings of poetry, comedy and stage drama, is available from 7.30pm… and it’s free. All you have to do is reserve
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