Year 7 at Sir William Perkins's School marked the end of their first summer exams at the Chertsey school by taking part in the annual Pyrcroft Picnic on June 12.

Having joined the school in September, settled in quickly, and now having taken their first school exams, they deserved some fun and relaxation on Friday, and were taken by their teachers to St Anne's Hill.

A new exhibition will be shown at the Windsor Street Gallery in Chertsey from Friday (19) until Thursday, July 2.

Painter Alan Knight will be showing his work on the theme 'My Encounters with Nature'.

Entry is free and the gallery is open Tuesday to Friday 12 noon to 5pm and 10am to 5pm at weekends.

For more information, contact Helen Hadley on 01932 780147.

Back by popular demand, Brigid Strowbridge will give a demonstration on the art of corset making at Chertsey Museum on Saturday 27 June.

The demonstration, which is inspired by the Victorian corsets on display in the Vanity Fair exhibition at the Museum, will take place at 10.30 and 1.30. Tickets are £4 per person; prior booking is required on 01932 565764

Chertsey Museum's temporary exhibition over the summer months is In Your Own Words. The exhibition draws on personal accounts of how life in the Borough of Runnymede has changed over the years. The memories are being collected through a local oral history project. Visitors will be able to listen to extracts of recorded memories and view many local history items from the Museum's collections. The exhibition opens on Saturday 13 June and remains on view until Saturday 13 September

Local drama group Thorpe Players is breaking new ground with their next production. Not only is it an European premiere, but it features a mother and daughter acting the roles of mother and daughter. Dee and Angie Bews have both been members for many years, but this is the first time that they have acted together and they are both thrilled to be playing Mrs Bennet and her daughter Lizzie in a new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.

Director Sharon Young "searched for a version of the story that kept the truth of the book, and this one by Jon Jory does just that. I am excited and nervous at staging such a well-known and well-loved classic, but I know my cast will meet the challenge and they and the audience will enjoy the humour and charm of the play." Thorpe Village Hall is an old barn, and just right for this show, which takes place from Wednesday, June 10 to Saturday, June 13 at 8pm. Tickets are £9 and can be booked on 07923 583295.

The junior Doctors at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust are having a Sports Summer Fete to raise awareness and funds for the St Peter's Stroke Unit.

On the day, there will be a football and netball 5-a-side competition, with games, sporting activities and entertaining demonstrations all day, including the Chertsey Fire Service and Scouts, dancing demonstrations and choir, and many more.

There will be food served all day and it's free admission so come on down!

You can enter your team now for the 5-a-side by emailing rhianydd@doctors.org.uk

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After a busy diary as Mayor and attending what is nearly one event every day of the year, Cllr Jim Broadhead (pictured) is ceremonially stepping down from office on Wednesday, May 20 at Runnymede Civic Centre, in Addlestone.

The Mayoral gown, chains and tricorn hat are the dress the Mayor wears when present at all sorts of events each week.

AGE Concern Runnymede has appointed a new handyman to help elderly residents in their own homes.

Bob Wilson has joined the team, which is based in Staines Lane, Chertsey, and will carry out small jobs around the home for a small charge.

A SCHOOLGIRL from Chertsey has won her first baton twirling competition just four years after learning to do it.

Charlena Ward, 11, of Heriot Road, took part in the contest in Bracknell last Saturday (May 9), watched by her mum, Lynette.