Kingston History Centre, Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU
Have you ever wondered about the history of your house or the people who lived in it? Come to this workshop and find out the different sources you can use to find out, with the help of the History Centre staff.
Email: local.history@kingston.gov.uk to book your place
or call: 02085476738
Surbiton Festival
28/09/2024
10.00-16.00,
Victoria Road, St. Andrews Square and Claremont Gardens, Surbiton
Parade starts at 12.00 from St. Andrews Road
With live music, lots of family friendly activities, great food and drinks Surbiton Festival is a fantastic community event run by volunteers.
“Community Heritage Harvest Day” organised by Ariadne’s Thread Group CIC
Kingston Museum garden
27/09/2024
12 noon - 17:00
Free Event
An outdoor display of old crafts and traditional techniques with demonstrations and talks about natural resources and homemade processes to spread awareness of sustainable, regenerative and more harmonious ways of making.
This will include processing of this year’s flax harvest from local community gardens, fibre & textile exhibition, collaborative tapestry needlework, art & craft workshops, examples of harvested materials like clay and hazel with their future use in the built environment, local beekeeping displays, gardening and biodiversity corner and finally, healthy homemade bakes and breads from seeds based recipes.
The aim of this event is to celebrate traditional crafts and the intangible cultural
heritage of our vibrant communities but also to create an engaging and stimulating
learning experience for children and community groups.
For school and group bookings please contact Magdalena Glowacka: magdalena@ariadnesthreadgroup.org
HoneyFest
15/09/2024
12:noon – 15:00
Kingston upon Thames, Market Pl, Kingston upon Thames KT1, UK
Processions from Norbeeton, Surbeeton, Malden & Comb and Hampton Skep
Gather at one of our starting points to join a procession which will take the honey jar of each town to a central meeting at Kingston Market Place.
There will be traders selling honey and honey-related products at the Market Place from 12-3pm.
Sustainable September
We've collected a variety free and green-minded activities that are taking place during Sustainable September. Have a peek at what's on offer by clicking the link - more will be added in the coming days. Find out more.
Drumming Performance and Workshop
Date Saturday 14 September
Time 14.00-15.30
Venue
Kingston Museum garden
Join us for an exhilarating afternoon of drumming at the Kingston Museum (2-3:30pm). Kingston Community Drumming will do a 30min performance where we will play Afro Brazilian music. This will be followed by a 45min fun, engaging and interactive workshop where children and adults will learn how to play several rhythms such as Samba, Reggae or Funk and play together as a band. Our drumming workshops are not only about learning music, but about fostering human connections, improving physical, mental and social wellbeing, and having a shared experience of joy and accomplishment. The workshop is open to all, no experience needed. Kingston Community Drumming is a non-profit organisation offering drumming workshops in Kingston for children and adults across the borough as well as wellbeing drumming programs for local charities, and entertainment at community events.
Workshop is open to all ages, no experience needed
