Twickenham Repair Café opens on Saturday 17 October — no booking needed
The monthly Twickenham Repair Café returns on Saturday 17 October at the Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham TW1 3BZ. Volunteers will tackle broken household items free of charge — the…
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Richmond charity Riverbank secures £228,000 to support homeless families
Riverbank, a Richmond-based charity supporting families facing homelessness, has been awarded £228,091 through the government's Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund — a competitive national grant programme.
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Free community resilience fair in Twickenham this Saturday
A free, family-friendly Community Resilience Fair takes place at Twickenham's Civic Centre on Saturday 10 October, giving residents a practical grounding in how to prepare for emergencies, severe weather and flooding.
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Twickenham food-waste charity needs your Lidl vote to win £10,000
A local project that rescues surplus food and turns it into free or pay-what-you-can meals is in the running for a significant cash prize — and Barnes residents can help decide the outcome.
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Kinship Carer Week 2026: Richmond marks carers who step up for children
Kinship Care Week runs from 5 to 11 October 2026, shining a light on the grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings and family friends who take in children when their parents are unable to care for them.
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Barnes Common Autumn Fayre returns on 17 October — bring your apples
One of the nicest dates in the Barnes calendar is coming up: the annual Autumn Fayre on Barnes Common takes place on Saturday, 17 October 2026, starting at the Vine Road entrance to the Common.
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South Western Railway special service in place today — plan ahead
South Western Railway is again operating a special timetable today, Sunday 4 October, affecting services through Barnes and across the wider SWR network. Passengers are advised to check their journey before leaving home, as train times, stopping patterns and frequencies may differ significantly from the normal Sunday timetable.
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Teddington Hockey Club opens its doors for a free community day Saturday
Teddington Hockey Club — founded in 1871 and recognised as the world's oldest hockey club — is hosting a community open day this Saturday, 3 October, welcoming anyone curious about the sport regardless of age or ability.
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Free monthly grief café launches in Twickenham — first session Tuesday
Local charity space2grieve is opening a new drop-in bereavement café at Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Twickenham (TW2 6JL), giving anyone living with loss a free and informal space to talk, share and connect.
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Learn a centuries-old river craft on the Kew towpath this October
Three free hands-on workshops are coming to the Kew towpath this month, giving volunteers the chance to learn willow spiling — a traditional technique that uses woven willow to shore up eroding riverbanks, slow water flow and create habitat for fish, insects and birds.
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Bring your broken belongings to The Fixery's world-record repair day
Got a lamp that flickers, a jumper with a hole, or a kitchen gadget gathering dust? The Fixery, Richmond's community repair and reuse hub at Grove Gardens Chapel, is taking part in the London Fixathon on Saturday 11 October — and every item brought along counts towards an attempt to set a new world record for the most items repaired in a single day across London.
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New company registered on Barnes High Street filed under education
A company called Dose Response Ltd registered an address at 21b Barnes High Street (SW13 9LW) on 30 September 2026, filed under SIC codes that cover both computer programming services and other education and training — an unusual combination that leaves the nature of the venture open to interpretation.