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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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Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer John Hegley has captivated and audiences in theatres and clubs, a lot of Edinburgh Festivals and many appearances on radio and television. This show demonstrates the breadth of his appeal, with…
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Kate Dimbleby, vocalist
Join us for a vibrant evening where great music meets great hospitality in one of Barnes’ most characterful pubs. The Waterman’s Arms, known for its welcoming atmosphere, riverside charm and inventive seasonal cooking,…
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Performers:
Fiachra Garvey, piano
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Carol McGonnell, clarinet
Programme:
Khachaturian: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
Stravinsky: L’histoire du soldat
Milhaud: Suite Opus 157b
Eímear Noone: Slip Gigue (commission to…
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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…
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The OSO is thrilled to host graduating students of St Mary's University, for their annual Festival of Creativity.
'A timeless absurdist play.
Six characters wander into an uninspiring rehearsal room, interrupting the actors and director. They are…
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Barnes Music Festival in South West London is an annual celebration of music-making which includes choral, instrumental, orchestral, opera, jazz and film events featuring international stars, and local groups and schools performing at venues across…
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Oat Cakes and Jam is an anarchic, darkly comic piece inspired by Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves from The Bloody Chamber. Developed over eleven weeks at the OSO, it will blend movement, text, music, and visual design to explore transformation,…
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Green Tea is an award-winning and critically acclaimed theatrical production, delving into demonic possession in a Victorian world. The play, narrated by philosophical physician Dr. Martin Hesselius, investigates the strange case of the Reverend Mr.…
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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…
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Benjamin Britten’s much-loved Noye’s Fludde opens this year’s Barnes Music Festival in joyful, technicolour style. Written in 1957 and premiered in 1958, the piece was conceived for professional musicians performing alongside children, schools and…
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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 –…
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Make sure your clear your diary for this year’s Barnes Fair, the largest community event in Richmond!
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Opera Prelude presents OperaBites!
Join us for the warmest welcome into opera with these perfectly bite-sized, hour-long concerts each featuring uplifting opera and eye-opening commentary.
OperaBites is a series of recitals designed to open the…
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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…
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Fieri Consort are acclaimed for their vivid and imaginative interpretations of renaissance and early baroque music, known for their finely blended sound and connection to text.
Presented on International Women’s Day, Freeing the Muse, explores…
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Step into ‘The Magic Library’ at Barnes Festival! Join Patrick King and Children’s Musical Adventures for a family-friendly concert filled with enchanting melodies, interactive storytelling, and a world of musical magic. Perfect for children and…
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Join Henry Chandler and John Paul Ekins for an intimate recital featuring a vibrant programme spanning classical to 20th-century masterworks.
This programme begins with Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, a work full of freshness and nature, the aria-like…
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Fuel your love of reading! Join our monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.
Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends who ordinarily…
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Performers:
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Programme:
Beethoven Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor for piano Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
Robert Schumann Fantasie in C Op.17
Scriabin Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19
Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 in…
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Since its establishment in 2016, in conjunction with Barnes Music Society, Barnes Young Musician of the Year has witnessed more than 80 aspiring instrumentalists take the stage for the final adjudication.
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