What's on near Teddington this weekend: White Ribbon Walk, festive fun, and more
By Tilly O'Brien
5th Dec 2024 | Local News
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Welcome to your weekly update of what's on in and around Teddington.
Christmas Festival at The Anglers
Friday 6 December - Sunday 8 December, The Anglers, various times.
The Anglers' Christmas Festival is running from Friday 6 December (5pm – 9pm), Saturday 7 December (11am – 4pm), and Sunday 8 December (11am – 4pm).
The Anglers' Christmas Festival is a magical weekend, filled with festive fun, live entertainment, and holiday cheer for the whole family.
The festival is FREE and has a jam-packed schedule of activities, such as live performances from local talent, including the Whitton Community Big Band, North Kingston Choir, and more.
At the festival, you can also browse unique gifts and treats from local artisans, or let the little ones enjoy entertainment with The Fun Gang UK, featuring games, prizes, and a chance to meet Santa in his cosy grotto.
The kids can also enjoy the special Santa Experience, where they can help Twinkletoes the Elf find lost candy canes before visiting Santa.
Guests can also get creative decorating gingerbread cookies, enjoy face painting, and try their luck with The Anglers' tombola and raffle.
It's the perfect way to kick off the festive season – bring the whole family for a weekend of Christmas cheer.
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Teddington Choral Society Christmas Concert
Friday 6 December, St Andrews Church, doors open at 6.30pm.
Teddington Choral Society and its Music Director Julian Collings are delighted to announce their forthcoming Christmas concert.
The evening will feature two beloved settings of Christmas carols by treasured English composers: A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten and Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Both compositions often performed during the Christmas period will get you into the holiday mood and will immerse you in a magical and thrilling atmosphere. The programme will also include a variety of other Christmas favourites.
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White Ribbon Walk
Saturday 7 December, Hampton Wick Station, meet at midday.
For this walk, we Richmond Council is joining forces with Kingston Council to build awareness of the issue within our local community.
The statistics are shocking. In the UK, every three days a woman is murdered, we have seen the number of recorded offences rise by 37% since 2018 and the perpetrators are getting younger. Here in Richmond and Kingston, a survey of school girls showed that only 50% could say they have never been harassed in the school environment.
We have to act, but can only make a change as a community working together. So, the series of White Ribbon Walks is designed to drive awareness of the issue and provide people with the confidence and tools to make a difference.
The White Ribbon walks have been held across the borough, opening conversations and building partnerships with local schools, sports clubs and community groups. We share information on safe spaces, bystander training (learning to intervene safely), local business support and also support services available.
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Open Bar presents 'A Christmas Carol'
Saturday 7 December, The Anglers, 7.30pm start.
Open Bar has brought Dickens' classic Christmas tale into the heart of Fuller's pubs since 2017.
In true Open Bar style, the show is totally family friendly, engaging and full of laughs, with music, ghostly goings-on and more than a little Christmas magic.
A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old miser, who, on Christmas Eve is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley.
Desperate to convince him of the error of his ways, Marley sends three ghosts to lead Scrooge through his past, present and future.
The spirit or spirits in this case of Christmas is brought to life in this Classic tale.
Guests will need to book a table separately before the show if they would like to dine.
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Impressions - a Day at the Gallery
Sunday 8 December, Landmark Arts Centre.
The School of Dance Mortlake is very happy to be returning for a fourth time to the Landmark Arts Centre with another evening of entertainment.
Impressions – A Day at the Gallery and we are taken on a magical journey through the world of art.
A group of school children spend the day at an art gallery with their teacher. While looking at the pictures one of the children is enthralled at the beauty of what she sees, and falls back from the group.
She imagines the paintings coming to life, and watches in wonder as each tells a story of its own, from the comical crabs by Vincent van Gogh, through the Equatorial Jungle by Henri Rousseau to The Great Wave by Hokusai. Works of Monet, Vermeer, Constable, Banksy and other paintings dance before her eyes.
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