Harris + Hoole = A Hoodwink?

Given the choice I’d rather have a shop where I could buy a gallon of paraffin, a box of chisels and a bucket of whitewash but it is not to be. Despite being told otherwise St Margarets is about to get itself another coffee house. How many does that make it so far? 10?

The old Superdrug store, once tastefully wrapped up in brown paper, is about to become a trendy watering hole called ‘Harris and Hoole’ serving what the owners describe as… “fantastic tasting, professionally crafted, speciality grade, directly sourced coffee” to ‘happy people’! Unfortunately some of the people in St Margarets are not happy at all.

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13 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [21]

The 2013 Summer Crown Road Community Fair Report

Last Sunday, up went the bunting and balloons in St Margarets for the Crown Road Community Fair. The theme of this years fair was My St Margarets Farm - There were pony rides along Bridle Lane, real farmyard animals, such as goats, lambs, rabbits and ducklings, for all the neighbourhood children (and adults) to enjoy in close proximity.

The Mayor visited to see over 30 stalls that included beloved local institutions like the Turks Head’s Pimms bar, delicious pastries from La Boulangerie and freshly made pancakes from La Creperie Bretonne. There were fortune-tellers, jewellery and fashions stands, cake stalls, a bouncy castle and the odd song or two from local choir Vital Voices. The St Margarets Tavern’s car park was turned into a fairground, and local business Gymboree sponsored the Punch and Judy shows!

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13 June 2013 | Category » news | Comments [0]

Local Job Vacancy: Cleaning Staff - Twickenham Studios

Twickenham Studios are looking for cleaners to join our housekeeping team. The vacancies involve shift work schedules. Please contact natalie.penkethman@twickenhamstudios.com for further information and to apply….

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13 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [1]

Kingston Welcomes The International Youth Arts Festival 2013

The historic riverside town of Kingston upon Thames will be alive with music, dance, theatre and arts performances next month during the sixth annual International Youth Arts Festival. The 23-day festival is the UK’s premier international showcase for outstanding young local, national and international artists and will feature an explosion of talent at venues across the town from 6^th and 28^th July.

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13 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

Biking for Children in Care - 20 June 2013

Long-range cyclists from St Margarets, Twickenham and many parts of Britain head off to Holland next week (20^th June) for Double Dutch - their second children’s charity ride through Holland.

The Biking for Children in Care team of more than 50 riders, aged 20 to 70, plus a nine-strong support team, will be making their 12^th ride to raise funds for the Who Cares? Trust kids’ charity.

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13 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

Don't forget the Crown Road Summer Fair Sunday - 9 June 2013

The weather forecast for Sunday is beautiful sunshine, so remember to pop-along to the Crown Road Summer Fair from 11am - 4pm.

Crown Road is being turned into My St Margarets Farm for the day, and there will be real-life farmyard animals for children of all ages to meet.

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6 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

A Very Distant Event

“You would have to be around the age of 65 or over to remember the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which took place 60 years ago tomorrow. That means that five out of six people in this country have no direct memory of any kind of the Coronation, while an even smaller proportion have anything like a detailed recall of what is now a very distant event.”

THE GUARDIAN - Saturday 1^st June 2013

So just in case you are one of the 5 out of 6, or swotting up for your next pub quiz, here are 15 fascinating facts issued by the Queen’s Press Secretary in 2003 to bring you up to speed on that ‘very distant event’ …

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6 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

French and Spanish Holiday Club - Summer 2013

Special Offer to Readers of St Margarets Community. French and Spanish Holiday club for children - £10 discount.

Le Club Francais and El Club Espanol runs Fun language sessions in Twickenham and surrounding areas for young children from 3- 10 years old. Join us and get into the holiday mood.

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6 June 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

The Man Who Kept Coprolites in Kew

Charles Gibaut Bissell-Thomas was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands on Tuesday 13^th March 1956. He was never happy with that name so as a teenager he changed it - first to Charlight Utang, then Soma Love, again by deed poll to Jungleyes Cism Love and finally Jarl Love. Then he opened a shop in Kew called ‘World Tree Mend Us’.

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30 May 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]

Event Reminder: For Sanity's Sake Summer Party - 11 July 2013

It’s the end of term and it’s party time!! Let us entertain you…

Have a night to let your hair down with other parents from your nursery, pre-school or children’s school year - and ask your girlfriends along too. It’s club night at The Patch with For Sanity’s Sake with live music, dancing and DJ.

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30 May 2013 | Category » around town | Comments [0]