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The Society exists to make Twickenham a better place in which to live. It seeks to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of Twickenham and its surroundings.

COMING EVENTS:

HANDS Charities Fair, Twickenham Green, Monday 27 May, 10.00am to 3.00pm

As always, the society will have a stall selling books, CDs and DVDs. Donations are welcome - please contact Doug Orchard on 020 8977 3516 for collection.

Please note: the Twickenham Society isn't involved in organising the May Fair. That's done by HANDS - Help a Neighbour in Distress - whose website and contact details are at www.acbe.co.uk/ncg/hands

Twickenham Society Talks:

Thursday 13th June 2013 - Sue Hamilton-Miller: the occupants of Richmond House

Puritans, Royalists, Quakers, Huguenots, slave owners, factory owners, military men and many more amazing people all go towards making up the history of a house that stood in the very centre of Twickenham for more than three hundred and fifty years. Yet it's a house that very few people have even heard of – Richmond House. And where was this house? On Twickenham Riverside, opposite Eel Pie Island, where the old swimming pool used to be. This is the second lecture in this series, following on Sue's very well-received talk on 21st February.
More information on the House on the Twickenham Alive website
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Twickenham Club, 7 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NJ, opposite Pincho's Tapas Bar

Further events:

Twickenham Society Chairman Doug Orchard adds, "We will have a meeting towards the end of June or the beginning of July by local author and photographer Jil Orpen on her new book, 'People of the Thames'. That will also be a joint meeting with the River Thames Society.

"We will also have a meeting later in the year by Sue Hamilton-Miller on the second half of Sue's lecture on Richmond House which will continue on from last night's meeting that covered the first two hundred years or so that will raise as many questions as Sue received after her splendid lecture on 21st February."

Also of interest:

JMW Turner's House in Twickenham: Visiting Sandycombe Lodge Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham TW1 2LR will be open for visitors on the first Saturday of the month from April 2013 to October 2013, commencing on Saturday 6th April, from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (last entry 12.30). Entrance fee £4.00. Visiting information

Jam Yesterday Jam Tomorrow - oral history project The Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames has received development funding of £31,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its market gardens project 'Jam Yesterday Jam Tomorrow'. The project focuses on the social history and physical heritage of the nurseries and market gardens of Twickenham, Hampton and Hounslow. These provided food for London and surrounding areas, and the project will involve volunteers of all ages and abilities in its exploration. For more information and how to take part, see the Trust's website.