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A list of what's on within 30 minutes' walk of the High Street, with the accent on entertainment and interest.


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General
Fritha Fallon

Saturday 10 May 14.30 VERA FLETCHER HALL: DA SILVA MARIONETTE CIRCUS - original marionette puppets, music and off-the-wall humour. For 4 - 9 years. Tickets £5.50

Friday 23 May 19.30 VERA FLETCHER HALL - LA BOHEME. Commedia Productions present Puccini's opera in English. singers from major opera companies accompanied by Commedia's pioneering 'virtual orchestra.' Tickets £15

Full programme at Vera Fletcher Hall

Sunday and Monday 4-5 May 10.00 - 15.30 AJAX SEA SCOUTS yearly PLANT SALE - selection of luxuriant hanging baskets and bedding plants all grown in Surrey. Water Activity Centre, Ditton Reach, Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton.

Friday, 9 May 2008 18.30 HAMPTON COURT PALACE: Fibonacci sequence - an evening of music and history.

Full event programme and booking details at Hampton Court Palace

Full event programme at Imber Court.

Bushy Park events

18 Apr 2008 - 20 Apr 2008 The Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair Sandown Park fair website here

Full Racing programme at Sandown Park

Full Events programme at Sandown Park

24 May - 1 June Heath Week Fun activities for all the family on a heath near you. Go on a bug hunt, stay up late for a moth night, or meet the cows doing conservation work. (See Sundays below - 1 June) Full details here or call 020 8541 9149.

Saturday 17 May 12.00 - 17.00 Esher Green - May Fair, over fifty years of tradition, organised by and for the benefit of Ajax Sea Scouts, Stallholders contact Maggie Capon in Thames Ditton on 0208 398 3711 or email maggiecapon at ntlworld.com

Current films at the Odeon, Esher

Wider Elmbridge area ( within 15 mins drive):

What's on at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.

Elmbridge Museum (in Weybridge).
RC Sherriff Trust - supports and lists arts projects around Elmbridge.
Rose Theatre, Kingston's programme.
Elmbridge Borough Council's events list (mainly the programme of Healthy Walks).

Painshill Park family activities for March 2008 (popup) and Painshill's calendar of events; Elmbridge B.C.'s list of leisure events; Odeon Kingston's current films; Kingston online leisure magazines Kingston Live and Kingston Online
fireworks at a local Bonfire Night
By Weekday:

Monday

Regular

0945 - 1130: St Nicholas Church Hall. Little Kickers (tel. Helen 0208186 6038

1330 Pure Ballet School Children's ballet classes at Thames Ditton Hall. Call Suzanne on 0208 783 1313

1400 to 1600  Bridge  Vera Fletcher Hall   Improve your play with bridge instruction on hand.  Contact Linda Sheldrake on 01372 474 553

1500 - 1900 MM Dance Craft Children's dance classes at Thames Ditton Hall. Call Maria on 0208 399 6276

1945  Bell Ringing Practice (not bank holidays or Holy Week)  St Nicholas Church

19.30 - late Dance salsa at The Ewe, Hampton Court Way, Weston Green every Monday from 11 February 2008. Beginners and Rueda classes 1930, Improver and Intermediate classes 20.30, then club dancing. £6 on the door. Very friendly group that used to dance at the Charlton Hotel, Hampton Court and latterly the Isha lounge, Kingston, now moves to a new venue in the refurbished Ewe. Recommended for beginners and improvers especially - alone or with partner (partners rotate during class and everyone dances with everyone else!).

2000-2300 Dance West Coast Swing King Georges Hall (Off Esher High Street next to Civic Hall)

Upcoming:

5 May 10.00 - 15.30 AJAX SEA SCOUTS yearly PLANT SALE - selection of luxuriant hanging baskets and bedding plants all grown in Surrey. Water Activity Centre, Ditton Reach, Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton.

Tuesday

Regular:

0930 - 1130 Dolly Mixtures Mums and Toddlers Thames Ditton Hall call Fiona on 0208 9722 9834

1000 - 1600 Charity Shop open, Home of Compassion

Tuesday lunchtimes: Tai Chi with Veronica Ashcroft

1600 - 1700 and 1700 - 1800 Perform Media Ltd. Children’s drama group at King George's Hall, Esher, KT10 9SD; also at Surbiton Hill Methodist Church Hall, 39 Ewell Road, Surbiton, KT6 6AF. Contact Duncan Barton, 66 Churchway, London NW1 1LT tel 0207 255 9127 email: duncanbarton(then the @ sign)perform.org.uk

1600 onwards Pure Ballet School Children's ballet classes at Thames Ditton Hall. Call Suzanne on 0208 783 1313

1900 Boxercise Imber Court Call 0208 398 1267 Option 3

1900 Tai Chi Imber Court Call 0208 398 1267

1930 - 2130 Stragglers Running Club meets & runs from Thames Ditton Cricket Club on Giggs Hill Green.

1945 Esher Camera Club United Reformed Church tel 0208 398 3169

2000 First Tuesday of each month. At Vera Fletcher Hall:check site for details. Meeting of Molesey and District Antiques Society. Often an illustrated talk by an expert; sometimes a 'roadshow' valuation. Visitors welcome (small fee on door).

2030  Jazz  George and Dragon, High Street

Alternate Wednesdays / Tuesdays during the day - Patchwork Quilting in Weston Green. Call Mary Stewart on 0208 398 1740

2000 on the third Tuesday of every month: Thames Ditton WI meets at St Nicholas Church Hall - see below.

Upcoming:

  WI programme (evening meetings are at 20.00 St Nicholas Church Hall):

20 May Resolutions and a talk: Buckland - a Surrey Village by Jackie Malyon 17 June Garden visit
15 July: garden supper
16 September: Life as a TV Producer by Jack Saltman
21 October: African Women's Handicrafts - Ida Horner
18 November: AGM and Street Pastors around Kingston - Teresa James
9 December: Christmas event...

 

Wednesday

Regular:

0930 - 1130 Dolly Mixtures Mums and Toddlers Thames Ditton Hall call Cheryl on 0208 398 4103

1530 - 1630 Spanish for children Thames Ditton Library call Cristina on 0208 398 1417

1945 Church of Our Lady, Hampton Court Way: Ember Choral Society rehearsals (new members welcome, no voice test!) call 01932 781462

20.00 Dance Ceroc The Assembly Rooms, Maple Road, Surbiton 

Evenings: Dance Ballroom: Starlight Academy of Dance and Performing Arts - St Nicholas Parish Hall Thames Ditton 01784 470 728

Alternate Wednesdays / Tuesdays during the day - Patchwork Quilting in Weston Green. Call Mary Stewart on 0208 398 1740

Upcoming:

 

Thursday

Regular:

0930  Parent and Toddler Group St Nicholas Church Hall (Term time only)

1000 - 1600 Charity Shop open, Home of Compassion

1430 - 1630  Art Classes  Vera Fletcher Hall

1930  Choir  St Nicholas Church

2000 - 2215  Dance English Country dancing at St Nicholas' Church Hall Summer Road call 0208641 or 01372 373745

1945 - 2015 Molesey Modern Sequence dance group dances at Mole Hall, Bishop Forest Way. Call Albert on 0208 941 1053

2000 Dance Ballroom at Imber Court call 0208 398 1267

2030 - 2300  Dance Salsa  The Angel, Giggs Hill Green  Beginners, improvers, intermediate classes followed by dancing.  £5 (students £4).  Friendly

Tuesday lunchtimes: Tai Chi with Veronica Ashcroft

Evenings: live music gigs at The Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton Court

Upcoming:

 

Friday

Regular:

1200 Lunch on Friday soup, ploughman's lunches, tea, coffee St Nicholas Church Hall

2000 - late: Live Music Tiger Joe's bar/restaurant Portsmouth Road. Review

20.00 Dance Ceroc King George's Hall Esher

20.00-21.00 Colets Health Club: learn salsa with professional dance teacher Fritha Fallon. Instruction is mambo On2 style. Come alone or with a partner. Open to both members (£5) and non-members (8). Drop-in basis. Good dance floor, air conditioning, possibility of dancing / bar after the class. live music gigs at The Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton Court

Dance Bachata, Salsa On2: Kingston Dance Studios. New weekly class from 9 November 2007. Lessons: bachata 19.30; salsa On 1 2015; salsa On2 improvers 2100 & intermediates with guest teachers Frank Santos and Natalie Baltao.

20.00 Folk Dancing club at St Peters' Church Hall, Walto Road, West Molesey call 0208 398 3231 or 0208 397 3739

Evenings: live music gigs at The Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton Court

Dance Ballroom: Starlight Academy of Dance and Performing Arts - St Nicholas Parish Hall Thames Ditton 01784 470 728

Upcoming:

 

Saturday

Regular:

1000 Chelsea FC Saturday Club Imber Court Call 0208 398 1267

1030 Dog Training Classes Imber Court Call 0208 398 1267

0930 – 1100 and 1115 – 1245 Perform Media Ltd. Children’s drama group at King George's Hall, Esher, KT10 9SD. Contact Duncan Barton, 66 Churchway, London NW1 1LT tel 0207 255 9127 email: duncanbarton(then the @ sign)perform.org.uk

1st Saturday every month from October to March: Kingston Upon Thames Madrigal Society practises at Methodist Church Hall, New Malden.

Evenings: live music gigs at The Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton Court

Evenings: Dance Ballroom: Starlight Academy of Dance and Performing Arts - St Nicholas Parish Hall Thames Ditton 01784 470 728

Upcoming:

16 August St Nicholas Church Hall: Esher Molesey Garden Society Flower Show. Exhibitors , others may like to contact Show Secretary Julia Presland on 01372 464203 or email julia@mulcott.fsnet.co.uk.

17 May 12.00 - 17.00 Esher Green - May Fair, over fifty years of tradition, organised by and for the benefit of Ajax Sea Scouts, Stallholders contact Maggie Capon in Thames Ditton on 0208 398 3711

Sunday

Regular:

1000 Ju Jitsu Imber Court Call 0208 398 1267

Thames Ditton Miniature Railway: first Sunday of the month and public holidays from Easter to October

Upcoming:

Sunday 4 May 10.00 - 15.30 AJAX SEA SCOUTS yearly PLANT SALE - selection of luxuriant hanging baskets and bedding plants all grown in Surrey. Water Activity Centre, Ditton Reach, Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton.

11 May from 1300 onwards. Once again The Dittons Scout Group will be holding The Dittons Fair on Giggs Hill Green - a traditional fun family event with side shows, arena events, refreshments, craft & charity stalls and Tea tent with freshly baked cakes on sale. The afternoon is in support of the Dittons Scout Group.

1 June 1000 – 1130: Heath Week - The Secrets of Fairmile Common: Join Countryside Ranger Holly Stanworth to explore Fairmile Common - a very important outpost for the Silver-Studded Blue butterfly and other specialised invertebrates of heathland. Meet at Lakewood Car Park on A307 Portsmouth Road, Cobham (opposite American School entrance) Further information from 01372 474582

1 June 1400-1630: The Surrey Wildlife Trust Grazing Project Join Surrey Wildlife Trust's Grazing Officer James Adler for an introduction to SWT's own animals and the massively beneficial effects that they bring to Surrey's rare habitats. Meet at: Wren's Nest Car Park, 0.25 miles past the exit to RHS Wisley Gardens, Wisley Lane, GU23 6QA. Grid ref: TQ 065 589 Donations welcome. Further information: 07968 832605