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Arts Richmond (est. 1966) is an independent charity (251359) supporting 100+ Arts and Cultural Organisation in and around the borough of Richmond upon Thames September 2015

Not just a great Rugby World Cup September 2014 ut also a great Music and Drama centres and libraries. In most cases, Watch out too, in subsequent editions, Festival. From Monday 28 booking is direct to the organisation for details of the annual Richmond bSeptember to Sunday 18 producing the event. The schedule for upon Thames Literature Festival from October - with the Rugby World Cup the Rugby World Cup, with the 10 6 to 27 November, when LBRuT, itself running from 18 September to 31 -based matches including supported by Arts Richmond, invites October - Richmond upon Thames will the Final on Saturday 31 October, is at many leading authors to Richmond be celebrating its riches in the arts as rugbyworldcup.com. upon Thames to discuss their books well as its great sporting traditions, and much more. Bookings will be echoing the Cultural Olympiad which taken from the end of September and gave such pleasure to the tens of this year's programme includes thousands who came to from acclaimed biographer and critic Claire all over the world not just to enjoy the Harman with her new biography of games but to savour the great variety Charlotte Bronte, Michael Billington, of cultural activity the city has to offer. David Crystal and Virginia Nicholson. Arts Richmond's literary highlights are For three glorious weeks, Richmond Claire Tomalin in conversation with upon Thames's flourishing arts John Carey, noted literary critic and organisations and societies, many of author of The Unexpected Professor, them affiliated to Arts Richmond, the and the latest in the topical Books for voluntary body that promotes the arts Our Time series, Cambridge historian across the borough, are joining in Robert Tombs, author of the brilliant LBRuT's celebratory Festival alongside Most of the events in the Richmond The English and Their History, on The the World Cup, itself centred at the upon Thames Music and Drama English Question, a fascinating topical RFU's splendid Stadium in Festival in September and October are issue. Twickenham. listed below, together with pre- Festival and other events in Across this Newsletter, you will find Our Editor September. details of many of the arts events Unfortunately our dedicated editor, during the Festival. If you would like There is also a new literary festival Clive Bradley, CBE, is out of action this to become a regular recipient of this coming to Richmond upon Thames in month, following heart surgery. We Newsletter why not sign up a six- September. Write on at the Royal wish him a speedy recovery. In the month taster membership (for details Botanic Gardens, Kew, will have over meantime, whilst every care has been see page 8). 80 events, including many of today's taken to ensure the accuracy of the leading authors from Thursday 24 to You can get the full Music and Drama information in this newsletter, we Monday 28 September. Go to the Festival brochure at richmond.gov.uk/ urge you to check details with venues website for details. kew.org musicanddrama and at information before attending an event.

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Special Festival events include: Hampton Court. Doors open at 3.00 Massed Come and Sing pm - first come, first seated. . Gallery performance of Karl Jenkins’s Sunday 11 October at 7.30 pm: Gloria celebrating the Rugby World Cup with The Armed Man its exhibition Team Spirit: Rugby, and Requiem with the Twickenham Rowing and Beyond until 8 Sunday 27 September at Choral Society at the Landmark Arts November. The exhibition brings Kempton Park Racecourse, conducted Centre, . landmarkartscentre.org sports stories to life and includes by John Sutton in the presence of historic sporting equipment, objects composer Karl Jenkins, CBE (a patron Sunday 11 October at 7.30 pm: From and photographs alongside their of Arts Richmond). Doors open 10.00 the Thames to the Trenches with the present day counterparts. am for rehearsal at 11.00 am, with Richmond Symphonic Concert Band at performance at about 3.00 pm. the , Langdon . Pop-up Performances from All proceeds in aid of local hospices. Down Centre, Teddington. 10 to 11 October in unusual locations vfhchoir.com langdondowncentre.org.uk as The Streets bring EFG London Jazz Festival artists to Twickenham town Thursday 1, Monday 5 and Thursday Saturday 17 October at 7.30 pm: With centre. thestreets.london 15 October at 4.45 pm: The Helen Heart and Soul and Voice with Cantanti Camerati at St Mary's . a Pop-up Astrid Singing Academy will be Celebrating Songs of the Nations, at Church, Hampton. 020 8898 8020 Museum celebrating its iconic role in the British RnB explosion of the ‘60s the Richmond Adult Community Saturday 17 October at 7.30 pm: with an exhibition in the upstairs College. richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama Music Makers of London: Clouds of

room at Twickenham Library until the Thursday 1 October at 7.30 pm: Voices Dream at the Normansfield Theatre, end of October. eelpiemuseum.co.uk of Lions, male voice choir of award- Langdon Down Centre. langdondowncentre.org.uk . The Music and Drama Festival winning young singers, at the Concert organised by Richmond Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. More classical music events in wegottickets.com 020 8977 7558 Music Trust: Thursday 1 October at September: 7.00 pm in the Clarendon Hall at York Friday 2 October at 7.30 pm: Loki Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare: Loki House, with the Richmond Youth Music with a harpsichord recital by Music with The League of Harmony Concert Band and Richmond Youth Yeo Yat-Soon with Children and playing music from Georgian England. Brass Band. richmondmusictrust.org.uk Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal at Friday 4 September at 7.30 pm. . Nationally renowned Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Richmond Performing Arts Festival Hampton Riverside. 020 8941 4917 The newly established Ormond Opera, is performing its first opera concert, has a Festival 'Super Showcase’ on Saturday 3 October from 2.00 to 5.00 Puccini Chunks, with extracts from Sunday 11 October at 2.30 pm in the pm: Music on the Riverside with the Turandot, Suor Angelica, Tosca, new Queen Charlotte Hall at the Manontroppo Clarinet Quartet at Madama Butterfly and La Boheme at Richmond Adult Community College Richmond Bridge Boat Club. No the Unitarian Church, Ormond Road, in Parkshot, Richmond, with award- booking required. winning performances and drama Richmond, on Saturday 26 September Saturday 3 October at 7.30 pm: The at 7.30 pm. ticketsource.co.uk/ormondopera interlude. richmondfestival.org.uk Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust Richmond Concert Society's new . To conclude the Festival, on Chamber Music Concert with Maiastra season opens on Tuesday 29 Sunday 18 October there's Choral at St Anne's Church, Kew. No booking September at 7.45 pm at St Mary's Evensong sung by the Howells required. maiastra.org Singers at St Mary's Church, Church, Twickenham, with the Sunday 4 October at 7.30 pm: Swing Carducci Quartet with Simon Rowland Twickenham at 6.00 pm. No booking Low, Sweet Chariot, music for all required Jones (viola) with Haydn, Pärt, nations performed by Concordia Beethoven and Mozart. Music: mostly classical Voices with guests Surrey Brass, richmondconcerts.co.uk conducted by William Petter at St Barnes Music Society has Sam Sunday 27 September at 6.30 pm: Mary's Church, Twickenham. Haywood (piano) playing Rameau, Organ recital at All Saints' Church, richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama Handel, Schumann, Schubert, Mozart, , with Richard Lyne, director Sunday 4 October at 7.30 pm: Another Chopin and Julius Isserlis, on Thursday of music at All Saints and conductor of Night at the Opera with TJM 1 October at 7.30 pm at St Mary's the Howells Singers, with Fiona Productions at the Normansfield Church, Barnes. Huggett (violin) and the Barnes Village Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, barnesmusicsociety.org.uk String Quartet. Tickets at door. Teddington. langdondowncentre.org.uk The Dysart in Petersham: classical Wednesday 30 September at 7.30 pm: Sunday 11 October at 3.30 pm: Choral recitals on the first Sunday of the Schubert's Winterreise performed by Evensong at the Chapel Royal, month. Dinner music on Thursday, David Crown at Garrick's Temple to Fridays and Saturdays. Shakespeare. garrickstemple.org.uk thedysartpetersham.co.uk 07967 481 625 P a g e | 3

Golden In September, Twickenham Jazz Club Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on has: Tuesday 1 September: Kelvin Barnes Green. osoarts.org.uk Anniversary Christiane Allstars; 8 September: Gilad Richmond Jazz School has its 30th We will be celebrating our 50th Atzmon Quartet; 15 September: ‘Shanti’ Jayasinha’s Wind Jazz Project. Birthday Concert on 17 October at Anniversary in 2016. In readiness, we 7.00 pm in the Queen Charlotte Hall, have adopted a new logo and will use Way Out West, collective of jazz RACC, Parkshot, Richmond. It also has a new format for our title. musicians in West London, meets free jazz in The Link at Richmond Adult The anniversary will be marked by a every Wednesday at the Bull’s Head, Community College, Parkshot, range of special events and activities 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes: Richmond – 2, 9, 16 and 17 October at including an exhibition in the Stables Wednesday 30 September at 8.00 pm: 1.00 pm. racc.ac.uk Gallery at Orleans House next spring, All Stars present Jazz from Around the Vibrant Gospel Choir Saturday 17 showing the vibrancy of local arts Globe; 7 October at 8.00 pm: Vasilis October at 7.30 pm at the Hampton activity over the half-century. Xenopoulos Quartet; 14 October: Kate Williams Quartet featuring Stan Pub, The Avenue, Hampton: authentic NB: you will also now find us on Sulzman. wowjazz.org gospel songs, raising money for Facebook and Twitter. Search for training children's leaders in Kampala ArtsRichmond_UK Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on and Entebbe. 020 8941 1916 Barnes Green: Tuesday 29 September Rock, jazz and more at 8.00 pm: OSO Jazz Jam for singers More rock, jazz and other music and instrumentalists hosted by Sarah events in September: Thursday nights at the Eel Pie Club at Chaplin. Fridays 2, 9 and 16 October, the Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, from 12.30 pm, Jazz Lunch. Saturday Normansfield Theatre, Teddington, Twickenham: 1 October: Grainne 17 October at 12 noon: Jazz Brunch Sunday 6 September at 7.30 pm: Duffy; 8 October: John Idan & The osoarts.org.uk Brazilian Art Song Recital. Natural Blues Band; 14 October: langdondowncentre.org.uk The Basement Door Jazz Jam and Bootleg Blondie; 22 October: The Workshop: Thursday 1 October at 6.30 Mood Indigo has jazz concerts, Downliners Sect; 29 October: The Kast- pm for workshop and 8.00 pm for Jazz Jazz@Retro, at the Retro Bistrot at Off Kinks, with three of the original Jam at The Basement Door, Vineyard 114-116 High Street, Teddington, 29 Kinks and at Clarendon Hall on Community Centre, Richmond, hosted September: Scottish guitarist Jim Saturday 17 October: The Yardbirds tcollie.co.uk by Dave Jones with saxophonist Tim Mullen. will be playing their only date before Whitehead. Tickets at door. departing on a tour of the USA. Community Awards eelpieclub.com Up Beat Choir with Upbeat Showcase, We are delighted that two long- Sunday 4 October at United Reformed In September, the Eel Pie Club’s serving members of Arts Richmond’s Church, Twickenham, at 8.00 pm: programme is: Executive Committee, Edie Purdue choral music, musical theatre and pop 10 September: The Paul Cox Band; and Gillian Thorpe are to be honoured classics with Serena Kay and the 17 September: Leaf Hound; at a ceremony at York House on Hampton Boys' Choir. 24 September: The Pretty Things. Sunday 6 September for their [email protected] contributions to the Arts in the Also at the Cabbage Patch, Twickfolk Friday 9 October at 8.00 pm: Songs borough. These Awards follow those meets most Sundays: on Sunday 4 from the London Welsh Rugby Club awarded to Hilary Dodman and Pam October at 8.00 pm: Doctor Millar & Choir at All Saints Church, East Sheen. Frazer in 2013 and David Ward in The Cute Hoors and support at 7.45 [email protected] 2014. pm; 11 October: Pig Earth and support Raise the Roof! Men's Singing For full details of Arts Richmond’s at 7.45 pm; Monday 12 October at Executive Committee, Past Presidents and Workshop exploring songs from the 7.30 pm: Argentine Tango After-Party Patrons see page 7.

Rugby Nations on Tuesday 13 October richmond.gov.uk/community_awards In September, Twickfolk’s programme at 7.30 pm at St Mary's Church, is: Sunday 13 September: The Fos Twickenham. [email protected] Drama and opera Brothers; Sunday 20 September: Ange Hardy; Sunday 27 September Tim St Margaret's Elastic Band on opens its new Grimm. .co.uk Thursday 15 October at Clarendon season and contributes to the Festival Hall, York House, Twickenham at 8.00 with When We Were Women by Twickenham Jazz Club, at the Cabbage pm. Wide repertoire of jazz, big band, Sharman Macdonald from 3 Patch: Tuesday 29 September: Danny swing, show music. elasticband.org September to 3 October. And then Moss Junior featuring Leon Greening, French Without Tears by Terence Dave Chamberlain, Matt Skelton and Aspect Productions offers A Night in Rattigan from 8 October to 21 Lesley Christiane; 6 October: Kelvin Paris – the Paris of yesteryear with Edith Piaf and other French greats. November. Christiane and the All Star Big Band; orangetreetheatre.co.uk 020 8940 3633 13 October: Brandon Allen Quartet. Friday 16 October at 7.30 pm at the twickenhamjazzclub.co.uk P a g e | 4

Richmond Theatre opens its season Optik’s has a double bill of Gertude learning difficulty. with Rattigan’s Flare Path from 1 to 5 Jennings’s Five Birds in a Cage and The landmarkartscentre.org

September; Sparkling Fun by Oscar New Poor from 15 to 17 October at The Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on Wilde from 10 to 12 September; and 7.30 pm at SS. Philip and James Barnes Green, has ENTANGO The Shawshank Redemption based on Church, Whitton. Argentine Tango After-Party at 7.30 the novel by Stephen King from 14 to wegottickets.com/whittonchurch pm on Monday 12 October. 19 September. More drama events in osoarts.org.uk Then from 22 to 26 September King At the Diamond Jubilee Gardens in Charles III by Mike Bartlett, and from September: Twickenham Dance West presents A 29 September to 3 October a Festival The Puppet Theatre Barge, moored at Performance for Twickenham, event, the musical Crush by Maureen Buccleuch Gardens (near the Canoe celebrating all things rugby, on 17 and Chadwick, and then Opera & Ballet Club) conclude its Summer Season in 18 October at 2.00 and 5.00 pm. No International with Ellen Kent’s Opera Richmond with End Games a new booking required. Festival in Die Fledermaus on 13 production for adults on 22, 29 August October, Tosca on 14 October and and 4/5, 11/12/18/19, 25/26 There’s a Georgian Assembly – Dance Carmen on 15 and 16 October, all at September, all at 7.30 pm. Back in Time at , 7.30 pm. Special events include puppetbarge.com on Friday 2 October at 7.30 pm – the Westcaast celebrating the music of the fun and delights of a Georgian Country Teddington Theatre Club has Colder Beach Boys on Sunday 20 September House. georgiandancingmaster.co.uk Than Thou from 12 to 19 September, and Al Murray on Sunday 27 and from 27 September to 3 October Combination Dance present The September, both at 7.30 pm. The Kitchen Sink, at the atgtickets.com/richmond Dance Ball on Saturday 3 October Theatre. ttc-boxoffice.org.uk from 12 noon to 4.00 pm, Twickenham Richmond Shakespeare Society is The Rose Theatre at Kingston has The Green. No booking required. offering Seminars on Shakespeare on Tuesday 29 September at 10.30 am Wars of the Roses from 16 September Sporting fitness during the Festival will (Shakespeare’s History Plays); to 31 October, with Henry VI, Edward be supported by dance classes Thursday 8 October at 2.30 pm IV, and Richard III, plus a miscellany of organised by Richmond upon Thames one-night events. rosetheatrekingston.org (Shakespeare’s Comedies); and Friday Inclusive Sport and Exercise (RISE)'s 16 October at 10.30 am The Hammond Theatre at Hampton Fusion Dance and Drama Group, on 28 (Shakespeare’s Tragedies) at the Mary School in Hampton has Chicken Licken September and 5 and 12 October from Wallace Theatre, Twickenham On Saturday 19 September. 6.00 to 7.00 pm at the Hampton Sport Riverside. And on Wednesday 30 thehammondtheatre.co.uk & Fitness Centre (020 8831 6134).

September its production of On Saturday, 26 September, Villa Shakespeare’s Kings at St Mary’s InCanto is back at the Normansfield Young People and Schools Church, Twickenham at 7.45 pm. Theatre, Teddington, with Puccini’s La richmondshakespeare.org.uk Dramatic Edge programme has Team Boheme, 7.30 pm (0333 1212 310) Drama St Mary’s has a Cabaret langdondowncentre.org.uk Spirit, with site-specific dramatic performances from the borough's Extraordinaire – Special Edition on Thursdays 1 and 8 October at 7.30 pm. Change of Name secondary school students working with professional actors and Drama Theatre, St Mary’s University. Hampton Hill Playhouse.has been choreographers, on Tuesday 6 October dramastmarysreservations.weebly.com renamed Hampton Hill Theatre at 1.30 pm at the Orleans House Barnes Community Players are hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk Gallery. performing Twelfth Night from 6 to 10 DramaticEdge@twickenhamacademy. org.uk October at the Old Sorting Office Arts Dance Centre on Barnes Green. As well as a number of individual barnescommunityplayers.com Orleans House Gallery is staging a primary schools staging plays, the Music and Dance Festival on Sunday International Primary Dance Festival, Also on 6 to 10 October, the Old 11 October in the Gallery from 2.00 presented by the LBRuT Arts Service, Hamptonians Amateur Dramatic pm onwards – short performances Dramatic Edge and Boundless Dance Society (OHADS) is performing Family throughout the afternoon featuring on Friday 9 October at 1.30 pm at Circles by Alan Ayckbourn at Hampton Sage Dance Company – a 55-and-over Twickenham Academy, will give Hill Theatre. 07546 207192 community dance company. No primary schools the opportunity to The BYT Experimental Theatre Group booking required. celebrate the many international has one of its improvised sketch The Landmark Arts Centre at teams arriving for the World Cup. richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama shows, Try Up and Under, on Thursday Teddington has Richmond Homes and 15 and Friday 16 October at 7.45 pm in Lifestyle Trust’s DanceAct on 30 On 30 September and 7 and 14 the Coach House at Orleans House September and 7 and 14 October from October, there are Boundless Buddies Gallery. richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama dance classes for children in 10.00 am to 12.45 pm – a dance and drama workshop for adults with a Teddington. boundlessdance.co.uk P a g e | 5

Films 8.00 pm, and group meetings on activities, as well as many for the Tuesdays, at the Kew Community Music and Drama Festival, after its The Musical Museum at Brentford has Centre, The Avenue, Kew. Main Summer break. osoarts.org.uk regular showings of classic films on weekly meetings start again in Sunday afternoons: 6 September: September. An open evening for Museums & Historic Houses prospective new members on Monday Meet Danny Wilson with Frank Sinatra on Twickenham 21 September takes place at the and Shelley Winters; 20 September: Riverside is continuing its Football at Vestry Hall in Richmond. rtps.org.uk She Done Him Wrong with Cary Grant the Front commemoration from and Mae West. Both at 3.00 pm. The Lovers Lights Gallery at 27 Church Saturday 19 September with an action musicalmuseum.co.uk Street, Twickenham, alongside the tableau during opening hours Arthur’s Screen On The Green, The larger gallery on Twickenham Green, depicting the moment when the first Green, Twickenham, restaurant with specialises in local artists in a wide Big Push of the war, outside Loos, film evenings at 7.00 pm. Sunday 6 range of media, and is manned by the began, kicked off with a football by and Wednesday 9 September, The artists themselves. Rifleman Frank Edwards, who came to Theory of Everything; Sunday 13 and loverslightsgallery.co.uk live in Twickenham and Whitton. A

Wednesday 16 September Birdman; The Bowman Gallery in Worple Way, podcast of a radio play based on the Sunday 20 September Paul; which specialises in period views of true story will be launched at 06.30 Wednesday 23 September Invictus; Richmond Upon Thames holds its next am on Friday 25 September, 100 years Sunday 27 September, Sunday 4 exhibition of Palaces and Castles of to the day. It can then be accessed on October and Wednesday 5 October England from 3 to 17 October, PCs, laptops and mobile devices. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, followed by exhibitions of greatergame.co.uk arthursscreenonthegreen.co.uk contemporary work from Jan Lee The will have a , Barnes have a full Johnson from 20 to 27 October; and new exhibition from 15 September, programme of current films, plus one- watercolours and sculpture from The Battle of Britain 75 Years On - off events streamed live from cultural George and Edward Murray from 21 Richmond and the Second World War. venues, including on Thursday 3 November to 6 December. museumofrichmond.com September The Beaux Stratagem from bowmangallery.co.uk The Environment Trust’s touring the National Theatre; Tuesday 22 Arts Centres exhibition, Feeding London: The September Romeo and Juliet from the Forgotten Market Gardens of South Royal Opera House; Thursday 24 The Landmark Arts Centre, West London, (part of its Jam September Coriolanus from the NT; (celebrating its 20th Anniversary this Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow project) will Tuesday 29 September, Roger Waters year), in Teddington, has recently remain on show at Richmond Museum with The Wall. launched the Piano Out There project, until 1 September, after which it will olympicstudios.co.uk placing disused pianos in landscape move to the Library of the Royal Visual arts settings as part of an innovative arts Botanical Gardens at Kew and be open project which will culminate in an to the public from 18 September to 23 In addition to Orleans House Gallery’s exhibition at the Centre in January December. 2016. Visitors will find pianos in the environmenttrust.co.uk Rugby World Cup exhibition Team Spirit: Rugby, Rowing and Beyond, the woods surrounding the Landmark Arts Know Your Place Stables Gallery at OHG has a new Centre and Orleans House Gallery until exhibition, Good Impressions: The Art January 2016. Over time they will The LBRuT Local Studies Archive based of the Printmaker, featuring the works change sonically and visually with the in the Old Town Hall, Whittaker of Richmond Printmakers, opening on seasons. You are invited explore what Avenue, Richmond, is mounting its 3 September At OHG’s Riverside sounds you can create and upload third Know Your Place Festival in Gallery in the Old Town Hall, your photos, audio or video to September. There's a vast range of Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, The Lie Facebook/Piano-Out-There. This fascinating activities to help you know of the Land, historical treasures from a material may be used as part an your neighbourhood and its history fictional village, until 26 September exhibition and performance at the better. Highlights include: the John richmond.gov.uk/arts Centre in January 2016. Cloake Memorial Lecture on Tuesday

Fountain Gallery in East Molesey: 1 to On Wednesday 16 to Monday 28 29 September, with Alison Weir 13 September: Elaine Coles – work in September, exhibition - Lin Osborn; speaking on Six Tudor Queens: The two media, digital print and smoke- Thursday 17 September The Chris Wives of Henry VIII in the Riverside fired ceramics; 15 to 27 September, Corcoran Trio (guitar, double bass and Room at the Old Town Hall at 7.00 pm; Beverley Waller with Black and White drums) at 7.30 pm, and Thursday 24 the In the Know Quiz on Tuesday 1 with all the colours of the ocean. September: Jackie Oates, folk music, September at the Old Town Hall at fountaingallery.co.uk at 7.30 pm. landmarkartscentre.org. 7.30 pm; and many talks in local libraries. Richmond and Twickenham The OSO Arts Centre reopens on 1 richmond.gov.uk/know_your_place Photographic Society: Thursdays at September with a range of regular P a g e | 6

Kew Gardens’ Library currently has an Walks, Talks & Courses Richmond U3A: Monthly meetings exhibition William Jackson Hooker: The usually on the last Wednesday of the Life & Legacy of Kew’s First Official Richmond Heritage Guides have a month at Clarendon Hall, York House, Director marking the 150 anniversary series of guided walks in different Twickenham at 2.30 pm. 30 of his death until 17 locations around the borough on September: Sputnik in Context by John September. Admission to the reading Wednesdays at 2pm and on Sunday 27 Axtell. u3a-richmond.org.uk room is free and open to the public September at 3pm. richmondwalks.co.uk The newly refurbished Richmond from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday- The Environment Trust is Adult and Community College (RACC) Friday. The Library is located in the supplementing its touring exhibition has a full range of fascinating visual Herbarium building off to programme with a programme of and performing arts courses of varying the right of Elizabeth Gate. walks. You can learn more about the lengths starting in September. Booking kew.org/discover/blogs/library-art-and-archives Poupart ‘Jam’ Family as part of a walk now open. racc.ac.uk 020 8891 5907

Strawberry Hill House has its range of in Twickenham on Saturday 5 The Richmond and the Barnes regular events: Garden and Twilight September. environmenttrust.co.uk branches of WEA have also announced Tours, workshops, storytelling, Gothic Richmond and District Decorative and their courses for the coming season. Bookclub and much more, continuing Fine Arts Society: Tuesday 1 london.wea.org.uk into the autumn. Sculptures by Laura September: lecture on The Elgin Barnes WEA is offering courses in Art Forde are on exhibition until 31 Marbles – A History of Meaning, by History and Literature. German and October. See website for dates and Alan Read, Duke Street Church, Austrian Literature from 1871 to the times. strawberryhillhouse.org.uk Richmond at 8.00 pm. Wednesday 9 outbreak of WW2 is on Wednesdays from 23 September. There’s an Talking Textiles provides September: Visit to Badminton House. richmonddfas.com 020 8948 0643 evening course on art history, an opportunity to explore the historic focussing on modernism in the visual textile collection at Ham alongside Friends of Bushy and Home Park: arts, starting on 30 September. Inspired Embroidery, an exhibition of Saturday 5 September: Walk Bats in Location Rose House, High Street, original embroideries by NT volunteer the Park led by John Tovey – meet at Barnes Village. Helen Bacon, at 12.00 pm – 3.30 pm 7.30 pm at Teddington Gate; Thursday Richmond WEA has a wide range of from 5 to 10 September. 24 September: Talk on The Ancient courses. The Sense of Place covers two nationaltrust.org.uk/ham-house/ and Veteran Trees of Bushy and Home terms on the themes Home and Parks by Jamie Simpson – St John Abroad and Settings and Symbols, Open House Weekend Ambulance Hall, Park Road, starting on Wednesday 23 September rd Teddington at 8.00 pm. Now in its 23 Year, the London Open at the Vestry House, Paradise Road, 020 8287 2748 fbhp.org.uk th House weekend is the Capital’s largest Richmond. The Child in 19 Century annual festival of architecture and Probus Club of Twickenham: lunch Literature is in two centres, the Vestry design. Many fine and historic meeting on Tuesday, 8 September: House, Richmond, starting on 23 buildings in Richmond upon Thames, Paul Whittle on The Crimean War September, and the Baptist Church not usually open to the public, will 1853-1856. Fulwell Golf Club at 12.30 Centre, Church Road, Teddington, open their doors on Saturday 19 and pm. twickenhamprobus.org.uk starting on Monday 14 September. Sunday 20 September. From Slavery to Vietnam: 100 years of Richmond Association for the openhouselondon.org.uk American History is at Holy Trinity National Trust has a talk on Clocks and Church Centre, Sheen Park, from Among the places opening this year, Watches at the British Museum at the Wednesday 9 September, and The , will be giving British Museum on Thursday 24 Foundation of Modern America is at St guided tours of Apartment 39: Lord September at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm Andrew’s Church Hall, Church Road, Birdwood’s Apartment as part of 020 8979 3089 Ham Common; Henri Matisse: The London Open House weekend to Richmond Society Thursday 24 Colour of painting, is from Monday 14 commemorate the centenary of the September at 7.30 pm at the Duke September at the Parish Rooms, Gallipoli Campaign. Street Church, Richmond: The Good, Church Walk, Richmond; Art in Britain hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace The Bad, and The Ugly - annual review 1900 to the Present, is from Monday The Environment Trust will also of developments in the past year and 14 September, same venue; London provide a rare chance for the public to presentation of awards. galleries – One room focus is from see in St richmondsociety.org.uk 020 8948 0643 Thursday 24 September at various Margaret's; take part in story-telling Marble Hill Society meets on Monday London galleries; Singing through sessions at Burton's Tomb in ; 28 September at 8.00 pm for AGM and History is from Tuesday 15 September and visit Grove Gardens Chapel in illustrated talk on The Georgian at the ETNA Community Centre, 13 Richmond and the large Monarch’s Table by Susanne Groom, Rosslyn Road, Twickenham; How Your underground St Leonard's Court Air former senior curator at . Body Works for non-scientists is from Raid Shelter in East Sheen. marblehillsociety.org.uk Friday 11 September. environmenttrust.co.uk

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President for 2015 Past Presidents Patrons  The Mayor of Richmond upon Clive Bradley CBE 1966-1980 Alderman Monty Garrett Thames Vice Presidents 1981-2003 Edward Bostock, CBE  Marcia Ashton Sandra Green, John Coombs, Edie Purdue, 2004 Bamber Gascoigne  Lady Attenborough Pamela Frazer, David Ward  Sir David Attenborough OM CH 2005 Frank Thornton  Lt Col Duncan Beat Holding Trustees: (Holders of the Charity's 2006 Rosemary Leach assets on behalf of the membership)  Isla Blair 2007 Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin  Jason Bowyer Clive Bradley, John Coombs, Sara Burn  Sara Burn Edwards Edwards, Pamela Frazer, Sandra Green, 2008 Julian Glover and Isla Blair  Gyles Brandreth Howard Greenwood, Edie Purdue 2009 Lee Langley and Camilla Panufnik  Dr Vincent Cable  Helena Caletta 2010 Clive Francis and Liz Crowther Current Officers & Executive 2015  Liz Crowther 2011 Sam Walters and Auriol Smith  Bernard Dunstan, RA Chair - Hilary Dodman 2012 Jason Bowyer and Claire Ireland  Clive Francis Deputy Chair - Keith Wait  Michael Frayn 2013 Anne Sebba Hon. Treasurer - Simon Bartlett  Bamber Gascoigne 2014 Dame Jacqueline Wilson  Julian Glover Hon. Assistant Treasurer - Jean Wit  Howard Greenwood

Executive Officer - Sian Morgan  Jerry Hall Past Chairs  Elected: Sir Jeremy Hanley Sue Bell (Hon. Membership Secretary) 1967-1982 Edward Bostock, CBE  Sir Karl Jenkins, OBE  Toby Jessel Lesley Alabaf 1982-1988 Sara Burn Edwards  Baroness Kramer Laurie Coombs 1988-1994 Howard Greenwood  Lee Langley Emma Durnford 1994-1999 Sandra Green  Rosemary Leach  Bernard Marder QC 1999-2002 John Coombs Janet Langhorne  Sir Trevor McDonald OBE Dr. Heather Montford 2002-2004 Campbell MacGregor  Roger McGough  James Naughtie Heather Morgan 2004-2009 Clive Bradley, CBE  Lady Panufnik 2010-2014 David Ward Sue Ribbans  Maurice Press William Summers  Alan Price  Anne Sebba Gillian Thorpe  Colin Squire

Nominated by London Borough of  Claire Tomalin Richmond upon Thames: Cllrs. Meena  Sam Walters MBE Bond, Sarah Tippett, Kate Howard  Dame Jacqueline Wilson

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Arts Richmond is an independent charity with 100+ affiliated societies based in and around the borough of Complete and return for Richmond upon Thames. ** Six-Month Taster ** We represent the voluntary arts sector on the Richmond upon Thames borough council’s Arts ** Individual Membership ** Advisory Forum and provide a wide variety of services £9.00 (Annual Fee £18) and events aimed at promoting local arts and cultural until end of March 2016 activity including: Regular Information about What’s On and How to Get involved in the thriving local arts & cultural scene Name: through our website and monthly Arts Events Address: Newsletter.

ShowCoach excursions to plays, musicals, operas, concerts and places of interest – some with coaches from pick-up points across the borough. We know how important safe transport and companionship is for our Tel: members and we make every effort to ensure ease of access for all. Email: Literature: We run literary events throughout the year  I enclose a cheque for £9 for subscription to March including our annual Book Picnic on , 2016 (payable to artsrichmond) and Young Writers’ Festival, as well events in the Richmond upon Thames Literature Festival. Drama: We promote the performances of local  In the future I would like to pay electronically or by professional and amateur theatre companies and run standing order the Swan Drama Awards – our local version of the Oscars – rewarding amateur talent in the borough – as  Giftaid. Please treat my payments as being Gift Aid well as a New Plays Festival. donations Music: We promote the extensive programme of concerts organised by concert societies, choral and Please return the completed form to: other music groups throughout the borough and run an annual Choral Workshop with eminent local conductors. Arts Richmond Visual Arts and Photography: We promote the work of ETNA Community Centre Room 16, 13 Rosslyn Road local artists and run exhibitions and competitions Twickenham TW1 2AR offering the opportunity to buy paintings, prints and photographs at affordable prices. 020 8892 9446 [email protected] www.artsrichmond.org.uk Heritage and Museums: We promote the events and exhibitions taking place at the large number of historic @ArtsRichmond_UK places in the local area.