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June 29, 2012
Local Job Vacancy: Social Media Work Experience
The St Margarets Traders Association is keen to increase the use of it’s website www.mystmargarets.com by developing new social media campaigns and exciting web site content. They are seeking a local person looking for work experience around the web and social media marketing.
You would be given support and guidance by working with the association’s web team and traders, but a fair bit of space to experiment. The role would include running a series of promotions and activities via Facebook, Twitter and the web by working with local businesses to promote St Margarets and the traders.
29 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 28, 2012
A Most Important Decision - 6 June 1944
“Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force. You are about to embark upon the great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower — June 6, 1944
Our lives are shaped by the decisions that we make. Some are marginal. “Shall I have tea or coffee this morning?” “Shall I take a coat today”. Others are far wider reaching. “Shall I buy this house or that one?” “Shall I marry this person or another?” There are some decisions however that are so important, so all encompassing that they affect not just our lives but also the lives of others and their children and grand children and their overall destinies far into the future..
One such decision was made on the 5th June 1944 by two men - one from Abilene Kansas and the other from Kew.
28 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [1]
June 27, 2012
Newsflash: Twickeree - 24 June 2012
St Margarets Win The Derby!
Despite the appalling weather and their abysmal sporting record the 1st St Margarets Cub Pack won the Tri-Annual Soap Box Derby at the Twickeree Camp this weekend in Marble Hill Park. Competing against 14 other Packs the 23 strong squad of boys and girls pushed, panted and propelled their home-made cart through heats, quarter and semi finals and eventually the final itself to victory. The only thing to decide now is who gets to look after the trophy first!
27 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 21, 2012
TWICKEREE 2012
Twick-en-ham place Town and suburb in the south west of London - 10m/16km SW Charing Cross - being the principal town by population of the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. jam-bo-ree n. A noisy celebration. A large assembly, often…
21 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Bike Fest Comes to Borough - 24 June 2012
Local residents and cycling enthusiasts are invited to jump on their bikes and get involved in an action-packed cycling event, as the annual Bike Fest event comes to Twickenham on Sunday 24 June 2012. Bike Fest, which will take place…
21 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Event Reminder: ARThouse Open Studios Festival - 22 June to 1 July 2012
Over the last two weekends in June more than 80 individual artists; 12 artist and community groups and 7 schools and colleges will open their homes, studios, classrooms and gardens to showcase a wide range of artwork created in the local area.
21 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 18, 2012
All the Fun of the Fair
The St Margarets Traders Association recently hosted a Jubilee themed fair. The fair was sponsored by the RFU and local traders.
Thousands flocked to crown road to soak up the fantastic atmosphere and enjoy the Jubilee. Bands played all day, a variety of entertainers entertained the crowds but perhaps the days highlight was the Jubilee tea party. The party helped raise funds for local charity - Jonny’s Journey.
18 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 15, 2012
Event Reminder: Come Party with Pluto - 22 June 2012
We are very proud to announce that this year’s legendary annual Courtfield Gardens Summer Garden Party is going to be held in aid of The Pluto Appeal! Please join us from 7pm on Friday June 22nd for an evening of entertainment in this beautiful square.
Tickets are £8 in advance via the website (www.theplutoappeal.com), or £10 on the door.
15 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 14, 2012
16 June 2012 - Trooping The Colour
One of the regular features of Trooping the Colour which takes place next Saturday on Horse Guards Parade is the playing of the “The British Grenadiers” - the signature marching song of the Grenadier Guards…
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
New Tuck for Tots Cookery Classes - June and July 2012
After an overwhelming response to our free classes offer in May and June, Tuck for Tots is running more cookery classes for parents in June and July.
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Event Reminder: Twickenham Carnival - 17 June 2012
A free summer party for all the family! As the culmination of a two-week Twickenham Riverside festival, Carnival will open with a colourful parade from York House to the Carnival Village in the grounds of Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham….
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Visit the Jim McCluskey Gallery
Following a successful exhibition in a gallery on Richmond Hill I decided to create a web site showing my paintings - jimmccluskeygallery.wordpress.com
I now use my house and studio on St Margarets Road (near Richmond Bridge) as a gallery and anyone interested in my paintings are very welcome to come and have a look.
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Turner's Thames on BBC iPlayer - until 20 June 2012
In case you missed it, there was a documentary by Matthew Collings on local artist JMW Turner and the Thames in Richmond and Twickenham. It is showing on the BBC iPlayer until 20 June 2012.
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Want to Get on TV?
How would you like to be part of an exciting new TV show? Objective Productions: the people behind Derren Brown, The Cube and Peep Show are looking for people to take part in some revealing social experiments. We want to…
14 June 2012 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
June 13, 2012
Twickenham Riverside to be Opened by Princess Alexandra - 23 June 2012
A Royal guest will officially open Twickenham Riverside as part of a weekend of special events to mark the eagerly anticipated unveiling of the Diamond Jubilee Gardens. Following over 30 years of neglect, a six month intensive on-site activity has…
13 June 2012 | Category » news | Comments [0]
June 7, 2012
Twickenham Studios is Sold Again
“The joint administrators are pleased to announce that following the re-marketing of the Studios, a successful bidder has been found. Sixty-two confidentiality letters were sent out, of which 21 were returned, and these all received sales packs.” “A number of…
7 June 2012 | Category » news | Comments [1]
June 2, 2012
River Crane Pollution - Moving back from the Brink
On the 30th October 2011 an estimated 10,000 fish were killed in the River Crane following a major pollution incident due to a failed Thames Water sewage sluice gate. Thames Water and the Environment Agency worked around the clock to…
2 June 2012 | Category » news | Comments [4]
