January 2014 filmrichmond|NEWSLETTER

Sarah Hillman Sue Lewis 020 8487 5157 020 8487 5157 07764 614774 07882 705073 www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrichmond

A very happy New Year to you all. We are well into January small island, and from there an iron girder footbridge takes now with another Christmas under our belts. And how you to Ham. quickly it’s all over. Like filming, you spend weeks planning and preparing to make sure the big day runs smoothly Walking away from the river towards the town centre you’ll and then, whoosh, it’s gone before you know it plus you’ve find the Landmark Arts Centre, a huge, 19th Century, managed to put on a few pounds too! grade II listed, de-consecrated church, now converted and used for events and community projects. There’s also Moving on, we know January can be dreary but do not a traditional high street with many independent shops, despair, we have some wonderfully bright and cheerful restaurants and cafes; a fabulous newly built, modern locations to showcase this month. secondary school not far from the river and Broom Road recreation ground with plenty of green, open space and (between Kingston and ) has loads a great kids playground. Between Teddington, Hampton to offer filmmakers and is also home (unfortunately for not Court and Kingston is , a beautiful Royal park too much longer) to . Right next to the with lakes and woodland gardens. studios is and it’s at this point the becomes non-tidal. There’s a lovely suspension In terms of parking, most areas excluding the high footbridge just upstream from the lock that was constructed street are unrestricted. There is also a great mix of in the 1880s that leads over the river from Teddington to a residential properties. January 2013 filmrichmond|NEWSLETTER Richmond Stars October saw the arrival of Fox UK Productions with feature Frankenstein and Ventoux Films with the as yet untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic at Twickenham Studios. We were also very pleased to welcome both Call the Midwife and Silent Witness who filmed in Richmond and .

Topsy and Tim visited the dentist in Strawberry Hill in November and Compare the Market filmed at Barnes Pond – sadly no meerkats this time, just cardboard cut-outs, although they did bring a goose and a number of ducklings. Ahhhh….

December brought Text Santa to Terrace Gardens in Richmond; Topsy and Tim revisited their favourite footbridge in St Margarets and a documentary on ‘Posh Pawn’ filmed in Richmond. Local resident Amanda Lamb visited with her property show Selling Houses.

All in all a good end to the year – we hope 2014 is a busy year for you and us and a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you who brought us business and who managed filming so well.