TW Mag March '15

Issue 31 – March 2015

Events CalendarNotice BoardLocal Events

Children’s ActivitiesCouncillor’s Update

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become Deputy Chief Executive of the new combined structure.

It is anticipated that savings of up to £10M per annum can be achieved through combining senior posts, making use of our combined purchasing power in procurement and achieving other economies of scale in the delivery of public services. The objective is to use these savings to protect the services which directly affect our residents. If we do not achieve savings through more efficient working then the options are a combination of borrowing more, increasing council

tax and cutting services. None of these options are attractive.

On a related topic we will shortly be setting the budget and council tax levels for the new financial year. During the last council we managed to freeze the council tax in all four years. It was a manifesto commitment of the current administration when elected at the May 2015 election that the council tax would be frozen for the first two years of the new council. This is a pledge which will be kept as

it is proposed that the council tax will remain at its current level for a fifth consecutive year.The challenges facing local councils are enormous as we grapple with the financial impact of an ageing population and a lengthy period of low (or negative) economic growth. We await the result of

the general election in May to see what changes will be made to local government finance.If you have any comment on the Wandsworth proposal or the level of council tax or any other council matter please get in touch with me or my ward colleagues Cllrs Head and Marlow.

As before we hold a surgery from 7pm – 8pm on the first Monday of the month in York House.

IN COMMON WITH much of local government in the United Kingdom we in Richmond are trying to find new ways of providing services more efficiently. In recent years we have formed joint working arrangements with a number of other local boroughs.

The highest profile of these initiatives is the ‘Achieving for Children’ organisation which was formed with the merger of Children’s Services in both Richmond and Kingston.We currently share legal services between Merton and ourselves. We have other partnerships in place with nearby councils for Internal Audit, Human Resources and Payroll.

Whilst these arrangements have helped us to provide services more efficiently, the scale of savings we need to make if we are to protect front-line services is such that only a more radical approach will suffice.Many of you will have heard about the new proposal to combine management and back office functions here in Richmond with our neighbours in Wandsworth.

Let us be clear that this is not a full merger of the two councils. Both Richmond and Wandsworth will retain full sovereignty. The borough boundaries will remain as they are. Individual ward boundaries will also remain as they are. Both councils will have elections in May of 2018 and could quite conceivably be led by different parties. Those parties would retain control of the policy direction for each council as they do at the moment.

What is proposed is the merging of the management structure of both councils and the merger of back office functions. The current Chief Executive of Richmond Council will retire and the current Chief Executive of Wandsworth Council will assume overall responsibility for the combined organisation.

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Contents

Welcome – Page 1

Events Calendar – Page 2

Notice Board – Page 4

Events Pages – Pages 6, 8 & 10

News – Page 12

Children’s Activities – Pages 14 & 16

Councillor’s Update – Page 18

Strawberry Hill House – Pages 20, 22 & 24

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Twickenham

Farmers Market

Every Saturday

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Screen on

The Green see p8

Twickenham

Farmers Market

Every Saturday

5th 6th 7th 8th4th3rd

1st

2nd

Thames Philharmonia

see p10

Screen on

The Green see p6

Kast-Off Kinks

see p4

Screen on

The Green see p6

20th 21st19th 22nd18th17th16th

10th

26th 27th25th

11th

24th

Dead Parrot Society see p4

Film Society see p6

12th

23rd 25th

Singing W/shop

see p10

Deadline to

book an ad in

TW Mag or tell

us about an up-

coming event

Book Club see p8

Leaf Hound see p12

Alan Darby

see p10

Make & Take

see p8

Hamad Alhenawi see p8

Screen on The

Green see p6

Just a Song at Twilight see p6

Alfie see p6

The Thrill of Love see page 4

Screen on The

Green see p6

Screen on The

Green see p6

Dead Parrot Society see p4

Film Society see p6

Alfie see p6

Twick Choral Society see p4

Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society Exhibition (until 6th April) see p4

Textile Fair see p8

Thrill of Love see p4

Hamad Alhenawi see p8Magnificent

Music Hall

see p10

Photography W/shop see p10

Marc Ongley see p8

Mothering Sunday

St Patrick’s Day

St David’s Day

Clocks Go Forward

Events Calendar March 2015Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Dead Parrot SocietyFriday 13th MarchPaint Teddington Red, raising money for Comic Relief Guest MC – Dan Green, Danielle Ward, Nathan Cassidy, Richard Todd, Ian Lane, Ben Clover

Friday 27th MarchMC – Viv Groskop, Dave Green, Tiernan Douieb, Bisha K. Ali, Sy Thomas, Becky Brunning, Dan GreenDOORS OPEN 8.00 - 11.00, FIRST ACT 8:30pm TICKETS: £10.00The Anglers, 3 Ferry Rd, TW11 9NRanglers-teddington.co.ukTel. 020 8977 7475

The Kast-Off KinksLegendary and world class band which contains three members of The Kinks.

Thursday 5th March

kastoffkinks.co.ukTickets: £13 (£11 Members),

eelpieclub.com, Tel. 07732 322610, [email protected].

Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Rd, TW1 3SZ

The Thrill of Love

Directed by Susan Conte

A life for a life – the Ruth Ellis story: Men,

booze, gangsters, money; working the 1950s

Soho nightclubs was a way of life for Ruth

Ellis. Friend to glamorous starlet Diana Dors

and with connections to Stephen Ward and

the rich Cliveden set, Ruth ‘knew’ many men

but was obsessed only with David. With jazz

songs by Camille, the play takes a fresh

look at Ruth’s life and her downward spiral

to national notoriety. This production deals

with sexual themes and parental guidance

is advised.

Tickets: £12.00 & £14.00

Hampton Hill Playhouse

Box office: Telephone: 0845 838 7529,

Online: ttc-boxoffice.org.uk

Sunday March 15th – Saturday March 21st

Sunday 4pm, Weekdays 7.45pm

Richmond and Twickenham Photographic SocietyAnnual ExhibitionWednesday 25th March – Easter Monday 6th April, 10.30am - 5.30pm This popular annual exhibition will include fine art prints and projected digital images, plus the Royal Photographic Society’s Visual Art Group touring exhibition and examination work by students of St. Catherine’s Girls School, Twickenham. rtps.org.ukAdmission: £[email protected], 020 8977 7558, landmarkartscentre.org Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11

Twickenham Choral Society - “ Immortal Bach”Saturday 21st March, 7:30pmExperience the genius of J.S.Bach through the kaleidoscope of Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt’s arrangement of “Komm,süsser Tod”, alongside Bach chorales including “Fürchter dich nicht” and Nystedt’s “Miserere” and “Stabat Mater” for voices and cello. Cellist Adrian Bradbury will perform works by Bach and Britten. Conductor: Christopher Herrick.

Tickets: £15 adults /£8 U18s & students. Contact: [email protected], 020 8977 7558, landmarkartscentre.org Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11



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Dead Parrot SocietyFriday 13th MarchPaint Teddington Red, raising money for Comic Relief Guest MC – Dan Green, Danielle Ward, Nathan Cassidy, Richard Todd, Ian Lane, Ben Clover

Friday 27th MarchMC – Viv Groskop, Dave Green, Tiernan Douieb, Bisha K. Ali, Sy Thomas, Becky Brunning, Dan GreenDOORS OPEN 8.00 - 11.00, FIRST ACT 8:30pm TICKETS: £10.00The Anglers, 3 Ferry Rd, TW11 9NRanglers-teddington.co.ukTel. 020 8977 7475

The Kast-Off KinksLegendary and world class band which contains three members of The Kinks.

Thursday 5th March

kastoffkinks.co.ukTickets: £13 (£11 Members),

eelpieclub.com, Tel. 07732 322610, [email protected].


The Thrill of Love

Directed by Susan Conte

A life for a life – the Ruth Ellis story: Men,

booze, gangsters, money; working the 1950s

Soho nightclubs was a way of life for Ruth

Ellis. Friend to glamorous starlet Diana Dors

and with connections to Stephen Ward and

the rich Cliveden set, Ruth ‘knew’ many men

but was obsessed only with David. With jazz

songs by Camille, the play takes a fresh

look at Ruth’s life and her downward spiral

to national notoriety. This production deals

with sexual themes and parental guidance

is advised.

Tickets: £12.00 & £14.00

Hampton Hill Playhouse

Box office: Telephone: 0845 838 7529,


Sunday March 15th – Saturday March 21st

Sunday 4pm, Weekdays 7.45pm

Richmond and Twickenham Photographic SocietyAnnual ExhibitionWednesday 25th March – Easter Monday 6th April, 10.30am - 5.30pm This popular annual exhibition will include fine art prints and projected digital images, plus the Royal Photographic Society’s Visual Art Group touring exhibition and examination work by students of St. Catherine’s Girls School, Twickenham. rtps.org.ukAdmission: £[email protected], 020 8977 7558, landmarkartscentre.org Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11

Twickenham Choral Society - “ Immortal Bach”Saturday 21st March, 7:30pmExperience the genius of J.S.Bach through the kaleidoscope of Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt’s arrangement of “Komm,süsser Tod”, alongside Bach chorales including “Fürchter dich nicht” and Nystedt’s “Miserere” and “Stabat Mater” for voices and cello. Cellist Adrian Bradbury will perform works by Bach and Britten. Conductor: Christopher Herrick.

Tickets: £15 adults /£8 U18s & students. Contact: [email protected], 020 8977 7558, landmarkartscentre.org Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11

Richmond Film Society Tuesday 10th March, 8pmLike Father, Like Son (2013)

- Director Hirokazu Koreeda

Tuesday, 24th March, 8pmEasy Money (2010)

- Director Daniel Espinosa

Films are shown in Room G5

(the Pete Postlethwaite Theatre)

at St Mary’s University College in Waldegrave

Rd, TW1 4SX on alternate Tuesday nights at 8pm.

Tickets on the door £6 (students £4).

Telephone 020 8893 3503,

richmondfilmsoc.org.uk

E-mail: [email protected]

Arthur’s Screen on the GreenSunday 1st MarchNorthern SoulSunday 8th MarchMagic In The MoonlightSunday 15th March(Mother’s Day Dining)Monday 16th MarchEffie GraySunday 22nd MarchMr TurnerSunday 29th MarchThe One Hundred Foot JourneyTony creates a menu around the subject of

the film.

£25 per guest.

Booking: [email protected] or

phone Arthur’s on 020 8893 3995

Arthur’s on the Green, The Green, TW2 5AB

Sunday 1st March - Saturday 7th March

Sunday 4pm, weekdays 7.45pm

AlfieA tale of a cockney lothario and his

amorous affairs by Bill Naughton,

Directed by Asha Gill.

Alfie Elkins: the working class Don

Juan of the East End - the man

about town with the world at his feet. And a

new bird every Saturday night. But all good

things must come to an end and when his no-

strings-attached life starts to come apart at the

seams, it’s time for him to wonder ‘what’s it all

about?’

Special Event: Post-show discussion with

director Asha Gill on Sunday 1st March. This

special event is free for ticket holders of that

day’s performance.

Ticket Prices: £8.00 & £10.00

Teddington Theatre Club, Coward Studio,

Hampton Hill Playhouse.


Box Office: Tel 0845 838 7529 (10am – 8pm)

Friday 6th, 7.30pm – Saturday 7th March, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Just A Song At TwilightPresented by Cantanti Camerati, the theme for

this year’s “Just a Song at Twilight” concerts

is “it takes two….” and the music will feature

lighted madrigals, part songs and contemporary

songs. Three performances will include a

matinee on Saturday, at 2.30pm. The choir is

under the new musical directorship of Stephen

Gregson. Tickets: £10

[email protected],

Tel: 0333 1212 300

Normansfield Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, 2a

Langdon Down Centre, Teddington, TW11 9PS.

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Friday 6th March, 6pm – 8.30pm;Sat 7th - Sun 8th March, 10am – 5pm Contemporary Textiles FairOver 70 designer makers exhibiting a diverse

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from the whimsical to couture.

Admission: £4 / £3 seniors & students /

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Contact: [email protected],

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Saturday 7th March, 10.30am, 12.30pm & 2pm. Contemporary Textiles Fair – Make & Take: Your chance to have a go! An embroidery taster

session with tutor, Sophie Long. Learn how to

work with silk ribbons - using the ribbon in the

needle to embroider a floral design. Suitable for

beginners, each session lasts 1 hour, but places

are limited so early booking is recommended.

Cost: £18 including entrance to the fair and

all materials.




March 11th – 19th March, 9.30am – 12.30pmIn The Gallery: Hamad AlhenawiMini art exhibitions in our reception gallery open

Monday – Friday and during special events.

Alhenawi’s work attempts to summarise and

simplify nature with some abstraction & looking

at the world in different colours. He mixes reality

with imaginations of other planets, or other places,

from our unlimited universe.

Free admission and all work is for sale.




Friday 13th March, 1pmLunchtime Book ClubThis month’s book is “Nora Webster” by Colm

Toibin. Read the book and then come along to

enjoy an informal discussion led by Waterstones’

staff. Book club questions will

be forwarded when booking

your ticket. In association with

Waterstones, Teddington. Show

your Book Club ticket in their shop

to receive 10% off the

book price.

Tickets: £5 / £3.50 concs




Saturday March 14th, Doors 7pmMarc Ongley Guitar ConcertMarc Ongley, is recognised as one of Australia’s

finest guitarist. He will present a programme

of works by well-known composers, including

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Bach, Chopin and Scarlatti, in addition to his

own compositions.

Tickets for the concert cost £10 in (£8 for

concessions) and are available online at

wegottickets.com or by calling 07780 572260.

They will also be available on the door, subject

to availability.

Twickenham United Reformed Church, First

Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QA

Saturday 14th March, 9.30am – 1pm Photography Workshop:Mastering exposure and composition Creative techniques to spark your imagination and

inspire a fresh approach in your photography. A

highly interactive workshop with tips, techniques

and practical exercises on exposure and lighting,

as well as creating striking composition for

dramatic effect. Offering a fresh perspective and

new sources of inspiration to inject life into your

photography. Materials exc.

Tutor: Jackie Rado, Cost: £55




Saturday 14th March, 10am - 12.30pm Men’s Singing WorkshopLed by Chaps Choir founder and director, Dominic

Stichbury, this is a singing workshop for men

only. Dominic is an experienced vocal tutor who

also leads The Landmark Singers. No experience

is required and all abilities are welcome. Register

your interest in advance or just turn up on

the day.

Cost: £10 on the door.




Saturday 14th March, 7.30pmThames PhilharmoniaOperatic themes including revolution and love form

the first half of this concert, with an early Wagner

overture, Rienzi & the Wesendonck Song Cycle.

Performed by Tamara Ravenhill, the songs were

written in Wagner’s mature years using motives

from his opera Tristan and Isolde. Borodin’s

unfinished Symphony No 3, completed after his

death by Alexander Glazunov, completes

the programme.

Soprano: Tamara Ravenhill.

Conductor: Byung-Yun Yu

Tickets: £12 / £8 LAC

members, seniors & U18s

/ £24 family (2 adults & 2

children U16)




Thursday 19th MarchAlan Darby’s Guitars DeluxeDeeply rooted in Blues, the 3-guitar interplay

turns this combo into a mini orchestra with

seductive counterpoint riffing and sophisticated

harmonic combinations. £11 (£9 Membs) £5

Students (Photo ID Required). eelpieclub.com,

Tel. 07732 322610,

[email protected].


Saturday 21st March, 7.30pmThe Magnificent Music HallThis glittering galaxy of stars from BBC TV’s the

Good Old Days will delight and entertain with

songs, laughter, dance and magic, with great wit

and warmth, from this truly golden era. Music


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Learn New Skills & Make New FriendsAdult Beginners and Improvers Course starts

14th April 2015We run part-time 14 week classes for both beginners and improvers which

provide a comprehensive introduction to drawing and painting. Full step-by-step tuition is provided by a qualified art tutor, covering the techniques of drawing, oil pastels, watercolours and acrylic painting.

Learn how to draw and paint even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before. Each week our students create beautiful landscapes, still life,

flowers painting and portraits.

You will learn new skills, meet new friends and really enjoy the opportunity to be creative with total support.

Three hour classes are held in either the morning or afternoon at The Langdon Down Centre, Normansfield, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington, TW11 9PS

To maintain a high standard of tuition, spaces are limited and sell out very quickly.

Contact Colin Main for more information 07941 546896 Twiickenham Museum 25 The Embankment, Twickenham, TW1 3DU twickenham-museum.org.uk

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TWICKENHAM’S LEAST known little gem is looking for volunteers to join the team and

help run The Twickenham Museum. It opened in 2001 and is completely independent of any outside funding.

Set in an 18th Century waterman’s cottage, this repository has become a focal point in Twickenham’s local and social history covering the area of the old Borough of Twickenham, i.e. Twickenham, Teddington, The Hamptons, St Margarets and Whitton.

The present opening hours are :Tuesday 11.00am – 3.00pmSaturday 11.00am – 3.00pmSunday 12.00am – 4.00pm

Volunteer at Twickenham Museum

No experience is required – just a jolly disposition. You will be surprised how much you know about your area and how much you will pick up in a very short space of time. So if you have a couple of hours a month to spare then do get in touch.

Hall tickets sell out very far in

advance, so please book early.

Tickets: £18 and £16 conc,

0333 1212 300

Normansfield Theatre, 2a

Langdon Down Centre,

TW11 9PS.

Thursday 26th MarchLeaf HoundLed by original vocalist, Pete French.,Leaf Hound

was a product of the South-West London rock

scene of the late sixties. Pete re-formed Leaf

Hound in 2004. leafhound.net/

£12 (£10 Members) £5 Students (Photo ID Required).

eelpieclub.com, Tel. 07732 322610,


Saturday 4th April, 10am – 4pmTeddington Easter Egg Hunt London Square and Teddington Together are to

host an Easter Egg Hunt for local families in the centre of Teddington. The hunt, which will start from Elmsfield Gardens, outside Harlequin House, will involve a number of local businesses. Having collected a clue sheet from a staffed gazebo at the starting point, egg hunters will follow the trail along the High Street, finding the answers to clues in shop windows along the way. The trail will end at London Square Teddington, on Waldegrave Road, where successful egg hunters will be given a chocolate egg from one of the bunny’s helpers. All completed clue sheets will also be entered into a prize draw to win a family day out at Hampton Court Palace, with the winner to be selected at a later date.

Bank Holiday Monday, 6th April, 10am – 4pmStrawberry Hill Golf Club Open DayFree beginners’ Coaching, free 9 holes, BBQ.

Everyone is welcome.

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Catch-a-ballsThursdays: various times and ages. Fun games and activities including ball handling skills, bat and ball techniques and agility. Develop balance and posture, co-ordination and spatial awareness and social skills. Book your free trial class now.Contact: 020 8398 3034, [email protected], catch-a-balls.co.uk. The Crossway, St Stephen Church, 306 Richmond Rd, Twickenham, TW1 2PD

Cheeky Monkey’sEvery Tuesday, 10am till noonUnder 5’sA friendly drop-in for parents and carers with pre-school children. Good quality toys with plenty of space for the children to play and a singing time. Tea, coffee, soft drinks and biscuits available.To find out more, contact the church office [email protected], 020 8892 5258The Crossway, St Stephen Church, 306 Richmond Rd, Twickenham, TW1 2PD

Classical BabiesFriday 13th March, 11-11.45am, parents and up to 3 years45 minutes of music by professional musicians in a family friendly environment. Contact: Nadine Andre on 07732 058705 or [email protected] Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11 9NN

Dragon Drama Improvisational theatre, storytelling, acting, movement, mime, magic and mayhem! Workshops for preschool – eighteen years old. Contact 07590 452 436 or [email protected]. dragondrama.co.uk

Dramacube Saturdays, 9.30-11 (for 4-6 year olds) and 9.30-12.30 for 7-11 year olds.Creative 90 minute and 3 hour acting, singing and dance clasess. Free taster session available.

St. Mary’s University, Waldegrave Road, Contact: Lucy on 07931 138 353, [email protected], dramacube.co.uk

Fairtrade FridaysEvery Friday, 10-noonFairtrade cafe with tea, coffee and snacks served. All welcome – toys available for the children.Teddington Methodist Church in the main hall, 1 Stanley Road, TW11 8PT

Footie TotsThursdays and Fridays, 2∞-8 years.An Introduction to the world of fitness and football for children. Teaching basic ball skills, scoring lots of goals and having fun on the way.Contact Andy on 07931 707720 or [email protected], footie-tots.co.ukHoly Trinity Church, Vicarage Rd, TW2

Frankie & Flo’s Play CafeTues/Weds/Thurs, 2.30-5pm5 years and under, older siblings welcome. A friendly environment with bouncy castle, ride on toys, craft activities, baby area, dressing up clothes, play shop, roller coaster. Professional children’s (and adult) haircuts. Beauty therapist Cost: Under 1 year £2, 1 yr and over £3.501st Sibling £2, additional siblings £1.Contact: Cassie on 07803 594786St Mary’s Parish Hall, Langham Road, Teddington TW11 9HF

Jo JinglesMondays: 9.30am walking-2yrs; 10.25am 2yrs+; 11.20am 3mths-walking.Also TuesdaysMusic, singing and movement classes for babies and pre-school age children from 3months to 5 years of age.Contact: 020 8241 8139 twickenham.jojingles.comHoly Trinity Church, Vicarage Rd, TW2 5TS

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Toddler TimeEvery Friday, 10am-noonDrop-in group for Parents, carers with babies, toddlers. More information contact Charlotte 07879606852 or [email protected] Reformed Church, First Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QA

Tempo TotsMondays and Fridays. Time according to age. Music making with singing and dancing. Each week there’s a different theme. Contact: 07956 447118, [email protected], tempo-tots.comThe Hyde Room, York House, Richmond Rd, TW1 3AA and The Maple Room, The Crossways, St Stephen’s, 306 Richmond Rd, TW1 2PD

Twinkle Toes BalletThursdays, 1.15–1.45pmAges: 2–4 yearsMagical Ballet classes that provide a great introduction into the dance world. Classes incorporate the use of props and fairy tale storylines and are suitable for both boys and girls.Contact: Gemma Querino on 07847 323655 [email protected]. twinkletoesdancing.co.uk

Twins’ Club PlaygroupEvery Wednesday, 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Enjoy a cuppa and talk to other parents/carers of multiples whilst the children play with lots of lovely toys. Tea,coffee, snacks and fruit provided. Cost £2 per family (members), £3 per family (non members). They also run a fortnightly Bumps & Babies group as well as social events for the grown ups. twickenhamtwinsclub.co.ukTwickenham Methodist Church, Queens Road, TW1 4EN.

create a design incorporating drawing, decoupage & paint. A fun workshop that is fully designed & supervised by our professional art educator, Jo Graysmark. Limited places remaining, so early booking essential. Cost: £12 per child, including materials.Contact: 020 8977 7558 [email protected]

Little Wrigglers Dance, Perform & PlayMonday 2-2.45pm 2-4 yearsThursdays: 9.45-10.30am, 3-4 years, 10:30-11am, 2-3 years. A creative mix of dance, music and mime to inspire your child to move to music.Contact: Rachel 07817 691660 [email protected], littlewrigglers.co.uk. Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11 9NN

Monkey MusicTuesdays, United Reform Church, First Cross Rd, Wednesdays, St Stephen’s, Crossway Times according to age group. Age: 3 mths-4 yrs. Small, tailor-made classes to encourage children to learn through songs and games. Contact: Claire Slade 020 8847 4031,

Story Time @ Twickenham LibraryTuesdays: 3.45pm. Free weekly story time for the under 5s. Tel: 020 8734 3340, Garfield Rd, TW1 3JT

See SawFriday morning, Under 5’sPlay and explore in multi-sensory sessions designed to encourage creativity, curiosity and develop skills in communication, co-ordination and social interaction. Drop-ins welcomed. Contact: 020 8831 6000, [email protected] House Gallery, Riverside, TW1 3DJ

Tiny Teddies Second and fourth Friday of the month: 10.30-11am. Bounce and rhyme for babies and toddlers. Contact: 020 8734 3340. Twickenham Library, Garfield Rd, TW1 3JT.

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become Deputy Chief Executive of the new combined structure.

It is anticipated that savings of up to £10M per annum can be achieved through combining senior posts, making use of our combined purchasing power in procurement and achieving other economies of scale in the delivery of public services. The objective is to use these savings to protect the services which directly affect our residents. If we do not achieve savings through more efficient working then the options are a combination of borrowing more, increasing council tax and cutting services. None of these options are attractive.

On a related topic we will shortly be setting the budget and council tax levels for the new financial year. During the last council we managed to freeze the council tax in all four years. It was a manifesto commitment of the current administration when elected at the May 2015 election that the council tax would be frozen for the first two years of the new council. This is a pledge which will be kept as it is proposed that the council tax will remain at its current level for a fifth consecutive year.

The challenges facing local councils are enormous as we grapple with the financial impact of an ageing population and a lengthy period of low (or negative) economic growth. We await the result of the general election in May to see what changes will be made to local government finance.

If you have any comment on the Wandsworth proposal or the level of council tax or any other council matter please get in touch with me or my ward colleagues Cllrs Head and Marlow.

As before we hold a surgery from 7pm – 8pm on the first Monday of the month in York House.

IN COMMON WITH much of local government in the United Kingdom we in Richmond are trying

to find new ways of providing services more efficiently. In recent years we have formed joint working arrangements with a number of other local boroughs.

The highest profile of these initiatives is the ‘Achieving for Children’ organisation which was formed with the merger of Children’s Services in both Richmond and Kingston.

We currently share legal services between Merton and ourselves. We have other partnerships in place with nearby councils for Internal Audit, Human Resources and Payroll.

Whilst these arrangements have helped us to provide services more efficiently, the scale of savings we need to make if we are to protect front-line services is such that only a more radical approach will suffice.

Many of you will have heard about the new proposal to combine management and back office functions here in Richmond with our neighbours in Wandsworth.

Let us be clear that this is not a full merger of the two councils. Both Richmond and Wandsworth will retain full sovereignty. The borough boundaries will remain as they are. Individual ward boundaries will also remain as they are. Both councils will have elections in May of 2018 and could quite conceivably be led by different parties. Those parties would retain control of the policy direction for each council as they do at the moment.

What is proposed is the merging of the management structure of both councils and the merger of back office functions. The current Chief Executive of Richmond Council will retire and the current Chief Executive of Wandsworth Council will assume overall responsibility for the combined organisation.

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Walpole’s Gothic villa, Strawberry Hill, will be unveiled to the public on 1 March 2015, with five of Horace Walpole’s private rooms on display for the first time since the 18th century.

Beginning in 2013, the second phase of the far-reaching restoration has been made possible with a £821,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) together with partnership funding from other trusts and foundations.

Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, London, was created by the writer, collector and historian Horace Walpole, the youngest son of Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.

Strawberry Hill Completes Second Stage of Restoration – Horace Walpole’s private rooms on display for first time since 18th century

Horace Walpole transformed a modest house in fashionable Twickenham into his own ‘little gothic castle’ creating a tourist attraction that was as popular in its own time as it is today.

The house is Britain’s finest example of Georgian Gothic Revival architecture. But in the late 1900s the house fell into significant disrepair and was classified by the World Monuments Fund as one of the world’s 100 most endangered sites and included in English Heritage’s, ‘at Risk Register’ from 1991. The first stage of restoration saw a £8.9 million programme planned. Funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with partnership funding from English Heritage, The Architectural Heritage Fund, The World Monuments Fund, Britain and many other trusts and foundations led to the opening of the building in 2010, with 20 rooms fully restored including the famous State Apartment.

The second phase restoration, totalling £1.2 million, authentically reinstates the architectural detail and decoration, revealing the bold patterns and colours of fashionable London from 1700 to the 1750s. An array of traditional crafts have been brought together, with paints made from raw materials using natural pigments, to handmade paper and wood block printed flock wallpapers. Original fragments found in the rooms have been redrawn and new wood blocks carved and paper printed and flocked by the Adelphi Paper Hangings in America.

Michael Snodin, Chairman of the Strawberry Hill Trust, which has been responsible for the overall restoration says, “The opening of the new rooms marks a significant and exciting phase in the restoration of Strawberry Hill. Horace Walpole created a Gothic villa which was pioneering at a

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time when classicism and Palladianism were the fashionable trends for country villas.

“The influential villa triggered a full-scale Gothic revival, leaving art and architecture transformed forever. To have Horace Walpole’s private rooms open to the public for the first time in a hundred years is a major step forward and enables people to see the domestic accommodation of the house and the rooms in which Walpole lived.”

The newly restored rooms include Walpole’s private apartment featuring his Bedchamber, the Plaid Bedchamber and Dressing Room. Directly below are the Breakfast Room and Green Closet, where he lived and wrote so many of his famous letters. A further room on the first floor, the Red Bedchamber served as the best guest bedchamber.

As part of an educational and outreach programme and the project to bring items of furniture back into the villa, Strawberry Hill is creating a replica of one of Walpole’s 18th century beds, a most prized possession. Based on George II’s campaign bed, its frame has been constructed by students from the conservation course at London Metropolitan University and its cover and Indian chintz hangings are being hand sewn by the Strawberry Hill Sewing Bee; a group of skilled volunteers who originally came together to make costumes for school children and other visitors to the house.

A book detailing the materials and techniques used during the restoration is being created by the Sewing Bee and will be completed during 2015.

Many pieces of furniture, patterns and colours in the house came to 18th century England through the East India trade. An associated community project, Walpole and the Wider World, has explored links between Europe, Asia and the

Americans, through practical workshops by a printmaker. A display of the participants’ prints, together with a series of short films showing craftsmen at work will be on view to visitors.

Michael Snodin commented, “Strawberry Hill is a jewel of a house and the second stage of restoration is a triumphant episode in the history of the house, which has been made possible with the fantastic support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. Now visitors from both the UK and wider world will have another insight into the home of Horace Walpole, one of the most influential collectors and historians in the 1700s, whose impact on buildings and their interiors can still be seen today.”


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WHAT’S ONEASTER AT STRAWBERRY HILL

Join us at Strawberry Hill for an action packed Easter School holiday. Find out more and book onto activities atstrawberryhillhouse.org.uk

DROP-IN ACTIVITIES

Bouncing Bunnies Saturday 28th March, 12.30pm Bunnies in the Garden? Turn yourself into a Bouncing Bunny and hop around the garden. Suitable for ages 3+, £2 per child, advance booking not required

Awesome Animals Saturday 11th April, 12.30pm Join us in this artistic activity and create awesome animal using pompoms and other craft materials. Suitable for ages 3+, £2 per child, advance booking not required

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Creative Chocolate for Under 5s Wednesday 1st April, 11am Young chocolate lovers can decorate a range of their own chocolate treats. For under 5s, £7 per child, advance booking required.

Chocoholics for over 5s Wednesday 1st April, 2pm Become a chocolate maker and create a variety of chocolate treats, including truffles, to take home in a golden box just in time for Easter. For over 5s, £9 per child, advance booking required

Storytelling Puppets for under 5s Wednesday 8th April, 11am Let us enchant you with an afternoon of stories and puppetry including colourful and funny puppets which you will make yourself. For under 5s. £7 per child, advance booking required.

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Cheeky Chickens around the world Saturday 28th March – Wednesday 15th April, as house opening hours Explore the house to find cheeky chickens and find out what they have been up to during their journeys around the world! Every explorer will be rewarded with a chocolate treat. Suitable for all ages. The trail and entry to the house is free to children when accompanied by an adult with a paid house admission ticket

An Enchanted Easter Adventure Easter Weekend, 4th to 6th April, all day Enjoy our enchanting, outdoor fairytale surroundings, find clues and answer riddles as you explore the garden. Every adventurer will be rewarded with chocolate treats. Suitable for all ages. £2 a trail, advance booking not required. Parents must stay with children for the duration of the activity

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