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St Margarets Fair 2009 Charity Beneficiaries

Last October we told you that how 50% of the £14,000 profit from July’s Fair on Moormead was distributed between the four local schools. We asked you to nominate local charities who you thought might be deserving of sharing the…

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12 March 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Marble Hill Playcentres Annual General Meeting - 18 March 2010

Marble Hill Playcentres are having their AGM at 7.00pm on Thursday, 18 March. It will be held at the One O’Clock Club in Marble Hill Park. We would welcome all parents to come to the One O’Clock Club to see…

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10 March 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Lawrence Dallaglio Visits St Margarets

Last weekend Lawrence Dallaglio was in the St Margarets Tavern enjoying the local hospitality and taking a short break following his hectic few days in Twickenham as part of his mega 1,800 mile cycle ride from Rome to Edinburgh…

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10 March 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]

St Margarets Alliance and the North St Margarets Residents' Association

The North St Margarets Residents’ Association’s committee resolved on 23 February that the Association should withdraw from participation in the St Margarets Alliance with immediate effect. Laurence Mann Secretary…

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28 February 2010 | Category » news | Comments [9]

Calling Bands for St Margarets Fair 2010

Over the years the Fair has become synonymous with its live musical performances. This year will be no exception - so if you’re interested in taking part in this musical tradition on Saturday the 10th of July please contact…

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25 February 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Council Purchase of Site for New Primary School

Richmond Council has negotiated the purchase of part of the former St John’s hospital site, in Strafford Road, Twickenham, for further primary school provision, subject to approval from Cabinet on Monday 22 February. The purchase from the current owners,…

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17 February 2010 | Category » news | Comments [11]

Oyster Off-Peak Fare Tip

The Oyster machines at St Margarets are supposed to charge the following fares for travel to London Waterloo: £3.10 peak £2.30 off-peak As ever nowadays, it’s necessary to read the small-print on the Oyster website which states: You pay National…

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9 February 2010 | Category » news | Comments [2]

The Marathon de Sables: 1st April 2010. 10 Weeks To Go.

OK, I’ve now decided that this an April fool’s joke. It’s now only a matter of weeks until I leave to do this mad run on Easter Sunday. I was away over the Christmas period and managed to train in the heat and sand. It was excellent. However I did do one speed session of 4 × 800m repeats with 200m recover and I was nearly was sick! The temperature was only 35 degrees.

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21 January 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Richmond & Twickenham Times: Orleans Infant School expansion plans 'ripped up'

Plans to expand a Twickenham school to try to ease the primary place shortage have been scrapped, it has been claimed. A governor at Orleans Infant School said Richmond Council had ripped up a plan to turn the school and…

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16 January 2010 | Category » news | Comments [6]

Funeral for Eileen 'Minnie' Millman

Sadly, we have to announce the passing of Eileen ‘Minnie’ Millman a lady renowned, even famous for her kindness, warmth and support to many children (and their parents!) who attended Orleans Infant School. She was a dinner lady and mid-day…

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9 January 2010 | Category » news | Comments [1]

Santa gets a Helping Hand from St Margarets Traders

Santa's North Pole Postbox - stationed in St Margarets

Following a request for help from Santa Claus himself, the St Margarets Traders Association is delighted to announce that it has agreed to assist Santa this year by collecting children’s letters written to him and forwarding them on to his Lapland address. Children will then be able to collect their personalised reply letters from Santa within a couple of days.

Children in the St Margarets and surrounding area are from now, until after the St Margarets Christmas Fair on Sunday 6 December, able to post their letters to Santa without fear of postal strikes or delivery disruptions getting in the way. The service is looking for a 48 hour response rate.

Following a letter received from Santa earlier this month, the St Margarets Traders Association have agreed to help Santa and his trusty elves with the huge amount of post he receives from boys and girls in the St Margarets area. Once Santa has replied to a child’s letter, it will be whizzed back to St Margarets (via Elf Air) where the traders have arranged for his replies to be available for pick-up by the local children. Christmas made easy!

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30 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [1]

Gas Pipe Replacement Outside the Turks Head Pub

Utility works outside the Turk’s Head in Winchester Road: These works relate to a gas pipe replacement project by National Grid Gas. They are relaying new gas pipes from the junction of Chertsey Road to outside property no. 47 in…

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28 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [3]

90th Anniversary of 1st St Margarets Scouts!

This week was the actual anniversary of 1st St Margarets. Congratulations! In the summer of 1919 a local man, Mr Laurence, came to the conclusion that the only thing St Margarets needed to turn it into an earthly paradise-…

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27 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Local Crime Maps

Residents may not be aware that the Metropolitan Police introduced a crime mapping system some months ago. By simply entering your post code and searching, you can find the the latest crime figures for your area and links to…

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24 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Continuing Train Problems

Feltham Bridge

Because of extensive flood damage to a river bridge in the Feltham area, trains are currently unable to run on lines between Hounslow / Whitton and Feltham.

Network Rail engineers are working hard to provide a temporary solution which will allow a limited train service to operate next week. Until this is completed, a revised timetable is in operation on the affected routes. Journey times may be extended by up to 45 minutes.

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21 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [1]

St Margarets is Back in Business

Every available empty shop in St Margarets has been filled, thanks to the efforts of the St Margarets Traders Association and Richmond Council. The Council has helped the organisation with funding for a number of schemes to raise awareness of…

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19 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [2]

The Marathon de Sables: 1st April 2010. Where am I now?

OK, is this an April fool’s joke? I will be leaving to do this mad run on the 1st of April and then starting the race on Easter Sunday. It has been a few months since I have written about…

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19 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

1st St Margarets Beaver Scouts Seek New Leader!

Leader?

The 1st St Margarets Scouts’ Beaver Colony faces closure unless it can find a new leader by the end of December.

Current leader Simon Bliss, who responded to an article in last year’s local press is heading back to his native Australia and, with no replacement on the horizon, the Colony’s 14 year history will come to an end.

Anyone interested in finding out more about either role should contact Jo Kitson 020 8891 2110, email Johanna_kitson@hotmail.com

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19 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

St Margarets Community Action Plan: Stage 2 Survey Now Online

Take the Stage 2 Survey now.

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17 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

St Margarets Traders Association Welcome Mrs Moon to St Margarets

Mrs_Moon

Mrs Moon is a beautiful new shop at 41 Crown Road St Margarets. Selling sumptious things to crochet, knit and sew, Mrs Moon is a haven where you can relax and immerse yourself in a wonderful array of yarns, patterns, fabrics, buttons and bows. Now open.

Stocking: Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding, Blue Sky Alpacas, Spud & Chloe, Rooster, Noro, VV Rouleaux, Lantern Moon, Amy Butler and much more…

For more information please visit: www.mrsmoon.co.uk.

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13 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [1]

My St Margarets, The Magazine

Coming soon through your letter box, My St Margarets, The Magazine, published this week by the St Margarets Traders Association. An essential guide to a St Margarets Christmas, the magazine is bursting with gift ideas, special offers, local news…

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4 November 2009 | Category » news | Comments [9]

Event Announcement: Crown Road Christmas Fair 2009

Xmas Fair Poster

The St Margarets Traders Association

Present…

The St Margarets’ Christmas Fair

Sunday 6th December

Crown Road, St Margarets

The event starts at 11.00am and closes at 4.00pm when St Stephen’s Church will be holding an open air Carol Service.

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24 October 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

St Margarets Fair Charities Funding

Sorry if you’ve tried to contact us and we haven’t responded since our last posting on this website, regarding the money we have reserved for local charities. We’ve recently discovered that our email server had failed. So that still…

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23 October 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

OPERA EVOLUTION - debut performance by St Margretian artist

poster of opera evolution

Local St Margarets resident and Royal College of Art trained conceptual artist Ingrid Macody Lund Fraser, has recently been awarded support from the Arts Council to stage her production Opera Evolution at York House, Twickenham on Sunday 15th November 7pm.

Opera Evolution, is a live art performance event that promises a sumptuous evening of operatic performance art presenting six stage in the history of opera, from Baroue to Modern, alongside metaphoric references to evolutionary eras, spiced up with fashion and visual art.

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23 October 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Twickenham Film Studios Launches New Website

Twickenham Film Studios

Twickenham Film Studios have re-launched their website, www.twickenhamstudios.com, to meet the needs of their expanding client base.

Twickenham Studio’s customers, potential customers, associated companies, productions and film fans can visit the website and be kept up to date with important news and current productions.

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23 October 2009 | Category » news | Comments [0]