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Interested in the Pubs of Wimbledon Village?
Then come to a talk on their history!
The stories and legends associated with some of our most popular pubs. From
Highwaymen to haunting, from poets to Great Train Robbers! Find out more about
the pubs you thought you knew. A talk by local author Clive Whichelow (Wimbledon
Society). In addition to the nine existing pubs in Wimbledon Village there are
many more which have vanished in the mists of time: The Beehive, The Jolly
Gardeners, The Lord Palmerston etc, but where were they and what are their
stories? The existing pubs include The Rose & Crown, The Dog & Fox, The Swan,
Hand in Hand, Crooked Billet. But which is the oldest, which one was used as a
changing room for Wimbledon FC and where exactly was the first Watney brewery?
Find out at this talk. The talk will also cover Raynes Park's 2 main pubs, The
Raynes Park Hotel and The Junction Tavern, one of which may once have been
mobile!
A fascinating, fun and cheap evening out for only £3! (Friends members £1).
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY.
RAYNES PARK LIBRARY SATURDAY MAY 9th at 3pm, only £3!
Prebook tickets on 8543 3926 or buy on the door.
--- In raynesparkandwestbarnes@..., "mrgarrish"
<mike.garrish@...> wrote:
>
> As I am moving house soon from Aston Road in the Apostles I thought I
> would sell the original door that I did not finish restoring.
>
> As these are hard to find, please have a look at eBay if you are
> interested:
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250371113291
>
Good luck with that if you or the person you sell to needs it hung I'm
a local carpenter and charge reasonable rates
John
As I am moving house soon from Aston Road in the Apostles I thought I
would sell the original door that I did not finish restoring.
As these are hard to find, please have a look at eBay if you are
interested:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250371113291
"WHY WE WRITE POETRY"
"A celebration of poetry and poets"
How passionate are you about poetry? Want to hear more? Come to:
Wimbledon Library
Wednesday 21st January evening 6 till 8 pm - FREE!
Poetry readings, Question & Answer session with the public and
discussion!
The following top poets will read from their works:
1) Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas, is a highly published
poet in her own right. As well as doing lecture tours of the USA
promoting her own poetry along with her father's poetry and teaching
in Universities, she is an Honorary Fellow of Swansea University.
2) Russell Thompson, poet, performer and teacher, is a comedian and
poet of the Edinburgh Festival and Literary Festivals around the
country. He appeared with John Hegley and Simon Armitage on radio. He
works for Apples and Snakes.
3) Alec Linstead is a long-standing professional actor and film
performer of regional and national theatre and TV as well as award
winning poet.
4) Patrick McManus has put Raynes Park on the world poetry map,
particularly on the Internet and his poems have recently been
rendered in art film and in song.
5) Marianne Zeck does performance arts for LB Merton and teaches
therapeutic strategies for contemporary life. She is engaged on new
poems in response to now in the London melting pot.
6) Ann Vaughan-Williams is a widely published poet and organiser of
poetry events, performance reader of Anglo-Saxon poetry and teacher
of Creative Writing, currently editor of The Long Poems Magazine, a
new literary poetry magazine out in January.
7) Lesley Rootham is a passionately engaged and poignant poet, who is
experienced in tough work with children on poetry programmes in
Merton primary schools and is a long standing esteemed member of our
group.
8) Rosanne Gomez' poetry engages with Sri Lankan survival of tsunami,
literal and political.
9) Paul Roden is an American poet and university teacher. He makes a
sublime Avocado dip.
10) Keith Drake is well known locally and wider afield for his
rhyming verse rich in comic satire and period savvy; his double act
with his wife Suzanne represents the deeper troughs of relationship
between the sexes.
It's free and there's food and drink too - so why not come along and
meet the poets!
Thanks Sean that's interesting
> This page has some: http://merciacinema.org/gallery6.htm
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> From: raynesparkandwestbarnes@...
> [mailto:raynesparkandwestbarnes@...] On Behalf Of john4mb
> Sent: 03 December 2008 01:40
> To: raynesparkandwestbarnes@...
> Subject: [Raynes Park and West Barnes] Rialto cinema
>
>
>
> I'm trying to find photographs of the Rialto cinema that used to be in
> Raynes Park. I've
> searched on the internet without luck can anyone here help?
>
>
>
>
From: raynesparkandwestbarnes@...
[mailto:raynesparkandwestbarnes@...] On Behalf Of john4mb Sent: 03 December 2008 01:40 To: raynesparkandwestbarnes@... Subject: [Raynes Park and West Barnes] Rialto cinema
I'm trying to find photographs of the Rialto
cinema that used to be in Raynes Park. I've
searched on the internet without luck can anyone here help?
Whatever happened to all my classmates at Bushey Boys Secondary Modern
School at West Barnes Lane from 1955? . . . It was a white building
next to the Pill Brook . . . Is it still there? . . . Are they all dead
and just dust and bones now? . . . Don't the schools keep any records?
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE AND THE MARIE CELESTE!
Afternoon mysteries talk with slides by David Harrison...An Egyptian
obelisk on the Thames enbankment, Cleopatras Needle was presented to
Britain on the coronation of George IV. 186 tons, 92 ft long, it lay
in the sand till 1870. Towed by sea, it was lost and 6 men drowned.
The MARY CELESTE is the greatest mystery of the sea! Found abandoned
in the Atlantic with 10 people missing, no helmsman, empty decks,
lifeboat missing - a Ghost Ship! What happened? Find out in an
afternoon of mysteries!
RAYNES PARK LIBRARY SATURDAY 12TH JULY AT 2pm. £3. All ages welcome.
You are invited to a talk at Raynes Park Library! Men such as Jerry
Abershaw, Galloping Dick Ferguson, the Golden Farmer, and even Dick
Turpin worked the roads locally. Some of them frequented local inns
such as The Green Man and The Bald Faced Stag on the old Portsmouth
Road near Wimbledon Common and most of them ended up on the gallows or
the gibbet. Local writer CLIVE WHICHELOW has looked into the history
of some of these "knights of the road" and reveals the true stories
behind some of the myths, though even the true stories are often
colourful and bizarre, such as the highwayman vicar, the skating
highwayman and even the highwayman who committed his robberies
dressed as a woman.
RAYNES PARK LIBRARY prebook tickets on 8543 3928 OR buy on the door.
SATURDAY APRIL 5th at 7.30 pm
TICKETS ONLY £3 (or £1 for Friends members!)
The talk lasts about 90 minutes with a coffee break.
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!
You are invited to a talk at Wimbledon Library! Men such as Jerry
Abershaw, Galloping Dick Ferguson, the Golden Farmer, and even Dick
Turpin worked the roads locally. Some of them frequented local inns
such as The Green Man and The Bald Faced Stag on the old Portsmouth
Road near Wimbledon Common and most of them ended up on the gallows or
the gibbet. Local writer CLIVE WHICHELOW has looked into the history of
some of these "knights of the road" and reveals the true stories behind
some of the myths, though even the true stories are often colourful and
bizarre, such as the highwayman vicar, the skating highwayman and even
the highwayman who committed his robberies dressed as a woman.
WIMBLEDON LIBRARY prebook tickets on 8540 2770 OR buy on the door.
SATURDAY MARCH 8TH at 7.30 pm
TICKETS ONLY £5 for an evening out!
The talk lasts about 90 minutes with a coffee break.
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!
THE RICHARD MILWARD MEMORIAL TALK:
In memory of Wimbledon's leading local historian: On the anniversary
of the popular Wimbledon historian's death, David Harrison is giving
a slideshow of Richard's most popular subjects. Many of the slides
have not been shown at Raynes Park library before:
-Wimbledon's distant past Caesar's camp Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon village Historical Merton Horatio Nelson Queen
Victoria & Albert The Great Exhibition of 1851 Crystal Palace
the world wars and the twentieth century -
These and many other scenes and events from all ages from ancient
times to the present as in the life and books of Richard Milward
(Wimbledon Society past Vice President). The talk is at RAYNES PARK
LIBRARY HALL (use side door, Aston Rd). Prebook tickets on 8543 3926
or buy on the door. Saturday 8th December at 2pm. Tickets only £3 -
Friends members only £1! The talk lasts about 90 minutes with a
coffee break.
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an afternoon!!!Arranged by
THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
THE ECCENTRIC DEAD!
The funny side of memorials
Come along and listen to an enjoyable 90 minute slideshow talk!
We all have to go, but boy oh boy did some go in style!
Mausoleums, tombs and final resting places of the English upper
classes stand all over London as a reminder of our glorious but
eccentric past!
Sir Richard Burton, The Earl Kilinorey, Peter Labilliere, Tradescant,
Queen Eleanor, Oscar Wilde, Dick Whittington, Shaftesbury, Emma
Hamilton, Charlie Bravo, Edith Rossi etc.
90 min talk with slides & refreshments by local historian
David Harrison
Wimbledon Library
Saturday September 29th at 7.30pm
Tickets only £5! on the door
Or bookable on 8540 2770 or paul.murphy@...
The perfect cheap Saturday evening out!
Hi folks,
I received a copy of my Great Grandmother's death certificate today, I
know that she lived in Stockwell, but the cert. says that she died on
22 November 1916 at St. John's Home, Grand Drive, Merton. I can't find
any trace of the place on the internet and wondered if you could
throw some light on it. Do any of you know anything about St. John's
Home? Was it a Nursing Home, a Hospice, a Workhouse? Is it still there??
Many thanks.
SOME SURPRISES OFF MERTON HIGH ST
"Double Gates to Single Gate"
Why not come to an entertaining slide show about the homes of Nelson
and the former factory of William Morris, including places of interest
that can still be seen today? Join us on a virtual guided walk along an
local ancient turnpike: Double Gates Merton Place Merton Priory
Gate House William Morris Works Merton Priory Chapter House The
Single Gate. The talk will be by Cyril Maidment (Wimbledon Museum
volunteer) at Raynes Park Library(Use side entrance,Aston Rd)on Monday
August 20th at 7.30pm. Tickets only £1 (£3 nonmembers)on the door or
bookable on 8543 3926 or friendsraynespklib@...
(quote "library talk"). An ideal dead cheap way to spend a Monday
evening!!!
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
Welcome to lost and found pets
This group is for people who have lost their pet or found a pet that
should be at home with their owner.
Be it a lost dog,cat,rat,snake.
Or even a found animal.
If you have an animal you have found and the owner could very much be a
member here, Let other's know and help reunite the pet with his/her
owner
you are welcome to just come and have a chat about your pets and add
pictures of you pet and lost/found animal.
This group has been started as many people have seid if there was a
group like this then pet rescues and ordinary folk can try and help
either re-home the pet or find the pets owner.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Lost_and_found_pets/
PUBS OF MERTON!
A talk by local historian Clive Whichelow.
Some of Merton's pubs date back over 3 centuries. Some are just a few
years old but all have stories to tell. As well as the 17 existing
pubs, there are many more that have come and gone over the years: The
Anchor, The Mermaid, Uncle Tom's Cabin to name but three Stories
include famous writers, a murder mystery, royalty and tv stars, not to
mention the odd ghost!
WIMBLEDON LIBRARY,Pay on the door.
Saturday 17th March at 7.30
Tickets only £2 Yes that really IS only £2 for an evening out!
The talk lasts 1½ hours, with a coffee break.
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!
LONDON'S ODDITIES
& CURIOSITIES!
A talk with slides by local historian David Harrison MA
Most people walk past unusual and mysterious things daily and are
surprised when told about them. The London few know is an endless
place. Some very peculiar things may be found, stranger than fiction!
You are invited to a talk and a collection of slides that take us
behind the closed doors of mysteries and reveal oddities and curious
things about the features of London!
RAYNES PARK LIBRARY (use side door, Aston Rd)
Prebook tickets on 8543 3926 or buy on the door
Saturday 3rd March at 2pm
Tickets only £3 - Friends members only £1!
The talk lasts 1 ½ hours, with a coffee break
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an afternoon!
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
This question has defeated two local historians, so I'm glad we've got
a member with a family connection to the camp!
It's listed on pages such as http://www.kg6gb.org/pow_camps_in_uk_-
_251_to_1026.htm as being in Bushey Road. I wonder whether the fact
that it's got the highest number on the list means that it was the
last to be opened? I have been told that the playing fields in Bushey
Road were the location of anti-aircraft guns and barrage balloons
earlier in the war.
PUB SIGNS & NAMES!
Haven't you ever wondered what they mean and how they began?
Why not come to:
An entertaining slide presentation that will deal with the history
and significance of pub signs and the origin of traditional and
unusual pub names. Stories will be told of people, events and
English traditions shown on pub signs, which will include some from
the local area.
A talk by David Roe
(Merton Historical Society)
WIMBLEDON LIBRARY
Monday 12th February at 7.30 pm
Tickets only £2! (at the door). Yes, only £2!
A fascinating, fun and dead cheap way to spend an evening!
(The talk lasts 1 hr 20 mins and has a break for refreshments
--- In raynesparkandwestbarnes@..., "mspring56"
<kg6gb@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me the location and dayes for the Prisoner of War
camp
> that was located in the Raynes Park area.
>
> Thank you
>
> Malcolm
>
Malcolm
I can't tell you much, but my late uncle was a guard there and the
camp was only for Italian, not German, POWs. The camp was alongside
where the David Lloyd club is now, on Cannon Hill Common. My uncle
said that when he guarded them he didn't have a gun, but that was
just after the war. I wish I could tell you more but unfortunately
that's all I know. Hope it helps,
Paul Murphy.
PUB SIGNS & NAMES!Haven't you ever wondered what they mean and how they
began?Why not come to:An entertaining slide presentation that will deal
with the history and significance of pub signs and the origin of
traditional and unusual pub names. Stories will be told of people,
events and English traditions shown on pub signs, which will include
some from the local area.A talk by David Roe(Merton Historical Society)
WIMBLEDON LIBRARYMonday 12th February at 7.30 pmTickets only £2! (at
the door). Yes, only £2!A fascinating, fun and dead cheap way to spend
an evening!(The talk lasts 1 hr 20 mins and has a break for
refreshments.)
Just to let people know that Tim Miles has added the Raynes Park &
West Barnes Residents' Association to a new local community website
called areyoulocal.co.uk.
You can see the home page for it here:
www.areyoulocal.co.uk/rpwbra
There's a forum dedicated the RPWBRA, and in addition, you can read or
write online articles, browse a dedicated events calendar, and more.
Areyoulocal has just started, but aims to support local community in a
number of ways - find out more by visiting www.areyoulocal.co.uk.
Regards,
Andy Ballingall
PUBS OF WIMBLEDON VILLAGE!The stories and legends associated with some
of our most popular pubs. From Highwaymen to hauntings, and from poets
to Great Train Robbers. Find out more about the pubs you thought you
knew!A talk by Clive Whichelow(Local writer and member of The Wimbledon
Society)In addition to the nine existing pubs in Wimbledon Village
there are many more which have vanished in the mists of time: The
Beehive, the Jolly Gardeners, The Lord Palmerston, etc - but where were
they, and what were their stories? The existing pubs include the Rose &
Crown, Dog & Fox, Swan, Hand in Hand, Crooked Billet etc. But which is
the oldest, which one was used as a changing room for Wimbledon FC and
where exactly was the first Watney brewery? Find out at this talk. The
talk will also cover Raynes Park's two main pubs, The Raynes Park Hotel
and The Junction Tavern, one of which may once have been mobile!HERE AT
RAYNES PARK LIBRARYPrebook tickets on 8543 3926 or buy on the
doorFriday 8th December at 7.30 pmTickets only £3 (Friends members
only £1!)A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!!!
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
From:raynesparkandwestbarnes@...
[mailto:raynesparkandwestbarnes@...]
On Behalf Of sean_o_hoo Sent: 20 September 2006 22:13 To:raynesparkandwestbarnes@... Subject: [RaynesPark
and West Barnes] Tennis Open Day - Saturday 30th September
Please note that there is an Open Day at Raynes Park Residents Tennis
Club at 129 Grand Drive.
There is free coaching for children from 12 noon to 2pm and for adults
from 3pm to 5pm.
Please note that there is an Open Day at Raynes Park Residents Tennis
Club at 129 Grand Drive.
There is free coaching for children from 12 noon to 2pm and for adults
from 3pm to 5pm.
All are welcome.
More information is available from the web site
http://www.rprltc.co.uk/
WIMBLEDON & SLAVERY!
Did you know that 2007 is the 200th
anniversary of the abolition of slavery?
A talk by author and local historian Richard Milward MA
(Wimbledon Society Vice President)
HERE AT RAYNES PARK LIBRARY (use side door, Aston Rd)
Prebook tickets on 8543 3926 or buy on the door
Thursday 21st September at 7pm
Tickets only £3 - Friends members only £1!
The talk lasts about one hour and covers:
The Slave Trade
William Wilberforce and Lauriston House
Leadership of opposition to the slave trade
The final success of 1807
Joseph Marriott
Wimbledon House, Parkside
Opposition and criticism of Wilberforce
Mrs Marriott and her domination of Wimbledon in the 1840s
If you've heard of slavery and are wondering what happened in
Wimbledon then come and find out!
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!!!
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
WIMBLEDON & SLAVERY!
Did you know that 2007 is the 200th
anniversary of the abolition of slavery?
A talk by author and local historian Richard Milward MA
(Wimbledon Society Vice President)
HERE AT RAYNES PARK LIBRARY (use side door, Aston Rd)
Prebook tickets on 8543 3926 or buy on the door
Thursday 21st September at 7pm
Tickets only £3 - Friends members only £1!
The talk lasts about one hour and covers:
The Slave Trade
William Wilberforce and Lauriston House
Leadership of opposition to the slave trade
The final success of 1807
Joseph Marriott
Wimbledon House, Parkside
Opposition and criticism of Wilberforce
Mrs Marriott and her domination of Wimbledon in the 1840s
If you've heard of slavery and are wondering what happened in
Wimbledon then come and find out!
A fascinating, fun and cheap way to spend an evening!!!
Arranged by THE FRIENDS OF RAYNES PARK LIBRARY
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