April 2009 Archives

The story of men and women agents in the second world war is being held in Chertsey Hall on Sunday, May 17.

Dr Mark Baldwin will present the talk at the hall in Heriot Road, Chertsey from 7.30pm, with doors opening at 6.30pm.

Tickets, £10, are available from Dorothy Chadburn on 01483 811923.

A pubic meeting about the recession is being held in Chertsey Hall on Thursday, May 7.

Entry is free to the hall in Heriot Road, and guests will have the chance to question MP for Runnymede and Weybridge and shadow chief secretary to the treasury, Philip Hammond.
The meeting runs from 7.30pm to 9pm and all are welcome.

Chertsey Museum's monthly drop-in family craft activity will be on Saturday May 2 from 2 to 4pm.

Designed for all the family to enjoy, this month visitors will be invited to get in the spring mood by making tissue paper flowers.

The event is free and there is no need to book. Just turn up between 2 and 4pm and have a go!

To celebrate the European Night of the Museum there will be a special late night opening at Chertsey Museum on Friday 15 May from 6.30 to 10pm (last admission 9.30pm).

Visitors will have the chance to solve the mystery of who killed Mr Menagerie. Follow the clues to solve the murder and claim your prize! Suitable for families as well as adults.

Are you new to the area or looking to make some new friends? If so there is a social group in the area that may be just right for you.

Groups have been established thanks to the Dear Dilys agony column which is published in editions of the Informer newspaper, and they've been going strong for 18 months.

In a meeting of old memories and young minds, reminiscences and chatting brought 54 people together from different ages for a happy afternoon spent in Runnymede's Floral House Sheltered Housing Scheme.

Floral House manager, Sandra Plowright arranged with Dr Ingrid Harris, who teaches at Sir William Perkins's School, in Chertsey, to bring the two generations together, for the 20 students from the Sixth Form A-level Psychology group to come to the Centre in Fox Lane South, Chertsey.

Vikings will be returning to The Abbey Field opposite Chertsey Museum on Saturday May 9 between 12 and 3pm.

See them use their weapons in displays at 1pm and 2pm. An opportunity for all the family to come and find out about the Viking way of life. There will also be free activities in the Museum itself.

A charity clothes give and sell is being held at Mario's in Guildford Street, Chertsey, on Wednesday April 22.

Stall holders can sell unwanted clothes and accessories and keep 70% of the money, with the other 30% going to Cancer Research UK.

The event starts at 6.30pm with a raffle, silent auction and food and drink.

For more information, call organisers Sue on 07970 621168 or Hilary on 07985 160635.

To link with the current exhibition, Women of Runnymede, at Chertsey Museum, Karin Fernald and Hester Davenport will presents Peridta, the Prince's Mistress on Saturday 25th April at 10.30am.

The story tells of the beautiful Mary Robinson, who attracted the future George IV while playing Perdita in The Winters Tale. Later, after a crippling illness, she made a different name for herself as a poet and novelist. At the end of her life she lived in Englefield Green and she is buried in Old Windsor churchyard.

This oddly-dressed pedestrian attracted a lot of beeps from passing motorists this morning after walking through Chertsey in costume.

He or she was spotted in Eastworth Road walking in the direction of the train station at about 9am with a blue rucksack on his back.

An eye-witness who recorded the spectacle on his mobile phone thought the mystery person was dressed as Morph, the plastacine sidekick of the late TV artist Tony Hart.