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This Evening at Christ Church

Doors open 630pm Tickets at the door

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Christ Church Concerts: What a Season!

On Wednesday 19 November at 12 noon, Timothy Lin played the Viola da Gamba, which he says, contrary to a previous post on EastSheenMatters, is NOT an ancestor of the modern cello. It is a bowed, fretted instrument played da … Continue reading

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Christ Church Friday Programme

Doors open 630pm Tickets at the door

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on Desert Island Discs: More Thoughts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mgx1n8 Sir Tim was born in East Sheen and educated at Sheen Mount Primary School. Some interesting comments on ‘rage-baiting’ and controlling algorithms to limit violent and inappropriate messages. And new to EastSheenMatters the concepts of Digital Silos and Digital … Continue reading

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Christ Church lunchtime concert : Viola da Gamba and Violinda

Tomorrow Wednesday 19 November at 12 noon, Timothy Lin plays the Viola da Gamba, an ancestor of the modern cello. It is a bowed, fretted instrument played da gamba, that is ‘on the leg’. It has six or seven strings, … Continue reading

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Chess at Mortlake : This Wednesday

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War Remembrances: More Memories

Mike Smith continues from the post on 7 November. Finally I agreed to go away. My mum and dad drove me to Bluntisham in Hertfordshire. They had a petrol allowance for the business. Not many people did. I went to … Continue reading

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Sheen Artists at the Home Guard

A dozen Sheen Artists are putting on an exhibition in The Studio at the Home Guard Club at 76a Richmond Park Road SW14 on Friday 28/Saturday 29 November if you’d like to drop by – Friday evening especially when all … Continue reading

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Christ Church Friday Concert

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Speeding?

Police forces issued 488,599 tickets in 2024 to drivers travelling at more than 20 mph in a 20 limit. This is an increase of two thirds from the previous year, according to data gathered from all 43 British police forces. … Continue reading

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