Monthly Archives: July 2025

Much Ado

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Richard AH White

Much Ado About Nothing in St Mary’s Churchyard: On Sunday, 10 August at 3.00pm,Shakespeare’s well-loved comedy will be presented by Putney Theatre Company. Tickets £16(£12 concessions) from – http://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk or on the door. Doors open at2.00pm. Further information from Perry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

PowerStation This Week

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Richard AH White
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

LADY Isabel Burton and her Mausoleum

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Richard AH White

An interesting talk on Wednesday by Dr. Helen Brown, Habitats and Heritage Conservation Officer, focussing on the life and achievements of Lady Isabel Burton (nee Arundell), born 1831 and died 1896. Like her husband she had been an intrepid traveller, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Twickenham Fun

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Richard AH White

The High Tide Festival returns to Twickenham on Sunday 27th July 2025! Music Lovers – there’s no need to book tickets, because High Tide is FREE for all to attend.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A new kind of car theft

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Richard AH White

As part of the move towards self driving (autonomous) cars, most new vehicles in the last few years have had factory fitted sensors, radar and / or cameras. These vehicles offer e.g. lane assist and automatic braking, examples being Mercedes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

LADY Burton and her Mausoleum

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Richard AH White

Scroll down for details

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Wimbledon AELTC gets the go-ahead

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Richard AH White

High Court Judge Mr Justice Saini, giving judgment earlier than was expected, yesterday dismissed the appeal of the Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) Group against AELTC plans to expand the Wimbledon Tennis site. The appeal was against the GLA planning decision … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Parkway House, Sheen Lane

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Richard AH White

On 21 December 2024 EastSheenMatters asked questions about the future use of this property. The purchaser is a company called Little House Developments. You will have seen it behind boarding for some months. At that time it was thought that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Powerstation Fair

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Richard AH White
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Cost of Victory in Europe

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Richard AH White

Peter Reder writes in the June 2025 issue of the Barnes and Mortlake History Society Newsletter commemorating the 114 lives of servicemen (and women) in Mortlake and East Sheen (the same number as from Barnes) lost in World War II. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment