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BarnesBarnes is a unique urban village with good transport links into and out of London, a fascinating mix of unusual gifts, clothes and food shops interspersed with award winning cafés and restaurants, river walks and pubs, and a village duck pond.
The WWT London Wetland Centre is a real wildlife heaven, with 100 acres of natural riverside marshland habitat home to over 180 species of birds. Barnes Common is 120 acres of nature reserve with Beverly Brook passing through it. The Barnes Trail is a 2.3-mile circular walk taking in the riverside, commercial streets and conservation area with QR coded information.
The Thames Path National Trail is a peaceful nature reserve and walk along the tow path between Barnes and Hammersmith.
Highlights: Farmers Market every Saturday: Barnes Children’s Literature Festival in June: London’s largest kids books party: July's Village Fair: September's Food Fair: Charity Fashion Show in October.
Local Website: www.barnesvillage.com
East Sheen & Mortlake East Sheen, also known as Sheen, and Mortlake together form a leafy, family-friendly suburb. The area affords easy access to Richmond Park and the River Thames, Mortlake being the closest train station to the park. Sheen’s thriving high street has a diverse range of popular and award winning independent and mainstream boutiques, shops, local pubs, restaurants, cafés and delis.
Mortlake is a largely residential historic part of the borough, particularly known for its pubs and the finishing line of the Oxford & Cambridge University Boat Race. It is also the burial place of the Victorian explorer Richard Burton.
Highlights: Grade II-listed air-raid shelter at St Leonard’s Court, The Triangle War Memorial and an Old Milestone Dating from 1751.
Local Website: www.eastsheenvillage.co.uk
Experience all that Barnes, Mortlake & Sheen has to offer,whether it be through our traditional cuisine along the River Thames or a visit to the many shops we have throughout Upper Richmond Road.
Top attractions to visit this month
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Barnes
‘Queer Ecology’ aims to challenge what we think of as being ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ and celebrates diversity in all life.
Join ecologist Connor Butler on a guided nature walk to explore the diverse and unusual lifecycles found in the plants and…
Barnes
Programme:
Handel Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430
Handel Air and variations “Harmonious Blacksmith”
Handel Harpsichord Suite in D minor HWV 448
Dodgson Inventions
Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K 9
Sclaratti Sonata in C major K…
Barnes
A short stroll from Vine Road Pavilion out onto Barnes Common and back. Recognise the sights, sounds and smells of nature around us!
During this walk participants will learn about the history and ecology of Barnes Common and the work that we do to…
Barnes
Performers:
Barnes Festival Orchestra
James Day, conductor
Programme
Holst Mars
Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending
Howells Three Dances
Panufnik My Man from Faithful Journey
Dodgson Last of the Leaves
Davis French Lieutenant’s Woman, The –…
Barnes
Following last year's successful Easter Art Exhibition, we are pleased to once again pack up our theatre for the Easter weekend and build our display space giving our local community the opportunity to view and purchase affordable and original art…
Barnes
Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Professor Matravers will be discussing the philosophy of T.E. Hulme, a philosopher and poet who has been called "The First Conservative of the 20th Century", and was described by T.S. Eliot as…
Barnes
Performers:
Roderick Williams, baritone
Christopher Glynn, piano
Programme:
Vaughan Williams The Vagabond
Quilter Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Madeleine Dring Weep you no more
Finzi At Middle-field Gate in February
Vaughan Williams Linden…
Barnes
The Alehouse Sessions – curated and devised by Bjarte Eike – is an ever changing and evolving insight into the music of the English 17th Century tavern. It gives audiences a window into this tumultuous period through Purcell overtures, English sea…
Barnes
Music is “nature’s voice”, wrote Henry Purcell in his 1692 ode Hail, Bright Cecilia, sung with “incredible graces” according to the Gentleman’s Journal. Celebrated as Orpheus Britannicus, Purcell brought the English language vividly to life,…
Barnes
Explore the wetlands at your own pace and get involved with a variety of nature-based events.
This special event begins at 9.00am before the centre opens to the public, providing a quieter setting for those who benefit from visiting outside regular…
East Sheen
It's back! East Sheen's popular post-Easter trail around lots of SW14's fabulous independent businesses will take place on Saturday 11 April.
Barnes
"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means" - The Importance of Being Earnest
The production, led by veteran Mark Beer, features an integrated cast of actors with disabilities both visible and invisible. Oscar…
Barnes
Yasmine comes to the OSO with her joyously stylish One Woman Show, performing songs from some of the most inspirational songwriting-singer-pianists of our time, including Carole King, Billy Joel, Roberta Flack, Randy Newman, Stevie Wonder, Donald…
Barnes
Our Yaffles Nature Club happens on the 3rd Saturday of the month from October to May. The Club is for family groups of adults and young people, to develop their confidence and skills for outdoor exploration.
Barnes
Performers:
Combined Choirs of St Mary’s Barnes and St Michael’s Barnes
Conducted by Ben Markovic and Owen Elsley
Officiant: The Revd Calum Zuckert, Rector of Barnes
Address by The Revd Dr Matthew Cheung Salisbury of Oxford…
Barnes
A nature-based workshop preparing willow charcoal and exploring drawing and mark-making in a relaxed wetland setting.
Come and learn new skills while slowing down and enjoying time in nature at our beautiful wetland centre.
Using willow grown at…
Barnes
Come along and see what our writers have been cooking up this time! Across the past 10 weeks, our writers have been tasked to write a ten minute play. Working with each other, and then with actors & directors, they've developed their scripts into…
East Sheen, Richmond
As we approach later life, we are often juggling so many responsibilities and questions for the future.
These questions have emotional, practical and financial implications - but where do you start? And what do you need to know in order to make the…
East Sheen
Sheen Artists group will be part of the Arts Richmond Open Studios over 2 weekends in May. This year we are showcasing the work of 18 members in two completely separate exhibitions. Come along and be amazed at the latest paintings, prints and…
Barnes
Performers:
Rachel Haworth, soprano
Áine Smith, soprano
Tom Lilburn, alto
James Robinson, tenor
Jonathan Pratt, bass
George Vines, bass
Programme:
Lassus Music dei donum
Bennet All creatures now
Gibbons Fair is the rose
Tallis O ye tender…
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