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  • Take a punt…

    Take a punt…0

    The beautiful varnished boats are works of art in themselves, but Dittons Skiff and Punting Club, in its centenary year, is very much an active sporting enterprise. Based next to The Albany pub in Thames Ditton, its purpose-built clubhouse, gym and boathouse is the envy of other Thames outfits as a new season on the

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  • Gucci adds style to the Queens Prom pocket park celebrations

    Gucci adds style to the Queens Prom pocket park celebrations0

    Gucci, the seventeen-and-a-half-year-old Pomeranian terrier, was enjoying a day out along the Queens Prom today (Tuesday). He was watching the mayor of Kingston Cllr Margaret Thompson, cut a ribbon to mark the third year of the Queens Promenade Friends’ group and their creation of the colourful pocket park around a formerly disused caretaker’s hut, and

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  • Enjoy a barbie on the river

    Enjoy a barbie on the river0

    The smell of burgers, sausages and juicy skewers will be wafting over the Thames today (Friday) and over the weekend. Ravens Ait is holding a barbecue weekend and everyone is invited! The Beer, Bar and BBQ event will run this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 16-18) and next weekend (April 23-25) and then on May

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  • Paddle with Howard on the Surbiton stretch of the Thames on his epic 900-mile circuit

    Paddle with Howard on the Surbiton stretch of the Thames on his epic 900-mile circuit0

    Look out for this man on the river today (Sunday). Howard Leather is expected to arrive on the Surbiton stretch of the Thames mid afternoon, probably around 3pm. The paddleboard instructor is part of the way through an epic 900-mile circuit of England’s rivers and canals – he has already done well over 300 miles.

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  • The Hart of the matter

    The Hart of the matter0

    It’s been closed for three weeks for a top-to-toe refurb, but Harts Boatyard is back. And how. The Portsmouth Road eatery has a new-look interior, multi-level zones and a fresh menu from chef Jiri Matura… and it opens to the public again this Saturday (Mar 7). It has gone dramatically upmarket; think tuna tartare, wild

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  • Lend a hand before storm hits

    Lend a hand before storm hits0

    It’s the calm before the storm so volunteers at Queen’s Promenade are making the most of it this morning (Saturday) by putting up new tit and robin bird boxes made by Thames Ditton’s Men in Sheds project. Other tasks at the pocket park along the riverside walk – if time allows before Storm Dennis hits

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