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Fairs and fetes Friday-Sunday(8-17): Twickenham Festival. Over 50 events in and around Twickenham Town Centre, Twickenham Green and other locations. 020 8891 7410 / 020 8744 0474.

Until Sunday(3): The Moscow State Circus on Hampton Court Green. Tickets 0870 4000 855, www.ticketmaster.co.uk Two shows daily.

Saturday(2): National Childbirth Trust Nearly New Fair. Come along to find good quality babies and children's clothes, baby equipment and toys. All Hallows Church Hall, Erncroft Way, off Chertsey Road, Twickenham, 10am-12noon. £1. 020 8891 1955.

Saturday(9): The Ham Fair will take place on on the Common, 11am-4:30pm. 020 8940 9476.

Saturday(9): Hampton and Hampton Hill Carnival. Procession goes from St James Road to the Avenue, Hampton. The Carnival Fair is at Nursery Green Park in the Avenue. Procession starts at 12 noon. Fair begins 12:30pm. 020 8979 1884.

Art classes Wednesdays: Small group for all abilities, 10.30am-12.30pm in Kew. Contact Siobhan Hearn 020 8878 5760.

Bargains Fridays: Weekly sales at the Teddington Salvation Army are open 9.30am-11am every week at Church Road, off Broad Street.

Fridays: The Vineyard Project's weekly sale, 9am-2pm, offers clothes, books, bric a brac etc at The Vineyard, Richmond, a short walk from the bridge.

Fridays: Barnes Green Day Centre bargain corner, 10am-12 noon, Church Road.

Fridays Collectors'/bric a brac market 9am-1.30pm, first Fridays at the Sheen Lane Centre, East Sheen. New stallholders welcome 8393 2042.

Fridays: The WI's Barnes Country Market 10am-12 noon at Rose House, 70 Barnes High Street. 01246 261 508.

Saturday(2): Jumble sale, 2.30pm in the Crane Community Centre, Meadway, Twickenham. Refreshments and parking.

Saturday(9): Liberal Democrats' Grand Auction, viewing 2.30pm, first bids 3.30pm. Sellers keep 50 per cent of proceeds. Telephone Jill Grist for details 020 8940 6351.

Saturday: Twickenham's weekly farmers' market is open 9am-1pm in the Holly Road car park. 7704 9659, www.lfm.org.uk Saturday Barnes farmers' market, 11am-3pm, Station Road, opposite the duck pond on Barnes Common. 8392 0631.

Saturday: Richmond, farmers' market, 11am-3pm, is weekly in Heron Square, next to the Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue. 8878 5132.

Saturday(3): Table top sale, 9.30am - 12 noon at Teddington Methodist Church. Proceeds for the Princess Alice Hospice. Caitlin 020 8607 9190 for table bookings, £5 per table. Set up 8.45am. Tea and coffee served.

Sunday(3): Ham House Plant Fair, Ham House, Ham Street, Ham, 11am-5:30pm. Normal admission charges apply. 0870 428 8933.

Sundays: East Sheen farmers' market, Sheen Lane Centre car park, 10.30am-2pm. 020 8878 512.

Sundays: Lifeboats bookstall for the RNLI, 11am weather permitting, at Teddington Lock. info 020 8892 3272, www.rnlitwickenham.org.uk Sunday(10): Car boot sale at Hampton Pool, High Street, 9am-12 noon. Sellers from 8am. Cars £5, vans £8. Book on 020 8255 1116. Admission 30p or £5 before 9am.

Open Day Sunday(10): Come and meet Twickenham's boating fraternity at Twickenham Yacht Club's open day/Details next week.

Cookery demonstration Saturday-Sunday(2-3): Tudor Cookery. Smells, sounds and roasting fires give a flavour of Tudor life, as the team of history chefs experiment with recipes, ingredients and cooking methods to prepare a feast fit for a king. Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, 10am-5pm. 0870 753 7777.

Recital Tuesday(5): 7pm-9pm: Reflections of Richmond Park: poetry, music and recitals about the Park. Friends of Richmond Park. Meet at Pembroke Lodge. Tickets £30 including supper and wine. Ring 020 8948 3209 ext. 259. hlcinfo@hollylodgecentre. wanadoo.co.uk,www.thehollylodge centre.org.uk Walks and tours Free Health Walks are organised by the borough's Health Development Team. They last 90-120 minutes and start at 10.30am: Bushy Park every third Monday of the month a longer 90-120 minutes walk from Laurel Road gate to the Park (off Hampton Road) 020 8831 6492. In Bushy Park, every Friday, meeting at the Laurel Road gate to the Park (off Hampton Road). In Bushy Park every Sunday meeting at the food kiosk in the Diana Fountain car park. Richmond Park every Tuesday, meeting in the Cambrian Centre car park, Grove Road, off Queens Road, Ham Riverside Lands every Wednesday, meeting in front of Tesco Express on Ashburnham Road, in Mortlake every Thursday, meeting in front of The Ship public house, 10 Thames Bank, Ship Lane, along by the river.

Sundays in June: Marble Hill House Sunday Tours, Richmond Road, Twickenham. A king's mistress built this 18th century Palladian mansion by the Thames. Guides from the Marble Hill Society tell her roller coaster life story and show the beautiful interiors and exceptional art collection. Newly installed hand painted Chinese wallpaper is on display for the first time for 250 years, together with Chinoiserie collections. Tours at 2pm and 3.15pm. Ring 020 8892 5115 for full details. Entry to the house is free to English Heritage and Marble Hill Society members, otherwise normal visitor entry charges apply (adult £4.20, Child £2.10). Keith Hathaway 020 8873 1485.

Open gardens Sunday(2): Visitors welcome under the National Garden Scheme to St Michael's Convent, 56 Ham Common, 11am-4pm. Admission £3, children free. Visitors welcome to 1 and 3 St Helen Terrace, Richmond Riverside (at the end of Friars Lane) from 6pm-8pm. Admission £4, children free.

Sunday(3): Visitors welcome under the National Garden Scheme to 7 St George's Road, St Margarets, 11am-5pm. Admission £3, children 50p.

Sunday(3): Garden Tea Party, Trumpeter's House, Old Palace Yard, Richmond, 2.30pm. £5, under 12s free. For the Orange Tree Theatre. 020 8940 3633.

Sunday(10): Teddington in Flower. Visit ten private gardens between 2pm and 6pm and enjoy the flower festival in St Mary with St Alban Church. Organised by The Teddington Society. Teas, honey and plants for sale. 50 per garden. List from the library 020 8977 2700 or visit www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk Proceeds for local charities.

Sunday(10, 17): Holly Cottage, 40 Station Road, Hampton, 2pm-5:30pm. £2, 50p children.

Sunday(10): Kew Green Gardens, Kew, 2pm-6pm. £5, free for children. 020 8940 7014 Bowling Sunday(3): Want to try Bowling? Free coaching lessons. Hampton Bowling Club, Hampton, 10am. Free, 020 8977 7493.

Talks and meetings Mondays: Richmond branch members of the International Friendship League meet 7.30pm, in the headquarters of Richmond Council for Voluntary Service, first floor, 1 Princes Street. 020 8894 0664. June 4: Branch birthday party. Please bring refreshments.

Tuesday(5): Colour my World, a demonstration with flowers presented by Barnes & Richmond Flower Club, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Hall, 222 Sheen Road, Richmond, 7:30pm. £1 members, £5 non-members. 020 8241 9080 .

Tuesday(5): Enjoy the Garden, illustrated talk with coffee morning at Halford House, Halford Road, Richmond, 10.30am-12 noon. Free, donations for the Princess Alice Hospice. 020 8940 3881.

Tuesday(5): Let's Talk About...Truth Meeting at Friends Meeting House, 1 Retreat Road (off Friars Lane), Richmond, 7pm-8:30pm. £15. 07903 795 027.

Thursday(7): Twickenham WI meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, 7.30pm in St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Twickenham. 020 8878 0640, 020 8892 4852, 020 8894 1907 or just go along. This time: Forgotten Child by Margaret Lobo. July 5: Folk dancing by Pat Haveron and her group.

Thursday(7): Twickenham Philatelic Society holds its end of season auction. Viewing starts at about 7.45pm and the sale begins about 8.15pm. There will be some 250 lots of stamps, covers, postcards and accessories such as books and catalogues. The venue is the St John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Teddington. Prospective members are welcome . The new season starts in September. For further details contact secretary Mike Goodman 020 8568 2433 or MGoo831975@aol.com Thursday(7): Death Under the Dryer - an evening with author Simon Brett, author of After Henry and No Commitments at East Sheen Library, Sheen Lane, Sheen, 7:15pm. £2.50 includes refreshments. 020 8876 8801.

Workshops Mondays(June 4, 11): New creative writing workshops with local writer Alan McCormick at St James's Church, St James's Road, Hampton Hill , 7pm-9pm. £40 for six sessions, £30 concession. 020 8783 9432.

Tuesday(5): Getting Away with Murder? Mediaeval Criminals and the Law by James Ross and Sean Cunningham at the National Archives (Public Record Office), Ruskin Avenue, Kew. 1pm-2pm. Free. 020 8876 3444.

Eco activities Richmond Environment Network - one-stop shop for environmental information in RuT, 020 8831 6142 or visit www.richenvironmentnet.org.uk Until Sunday(3): Reptiles and Amphibians Week at the London Wetland Centre, Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes. Contact 020 8409 4400.

Saturday(2): Monthly garden maintenance, meet at the Vineyard Passage Burial Ground, behind the Vestry Hall, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond, 10:30am - 12:30pm. 020 8948 1577.

Sunday(3): Getting to Grips with Wildlife Photography led by photographer Elliott Neep. Maximum 15 people per group. Adults only. London Wetland Centre. Choose from sessions at 9:30am - 12:30pm or 2:30pm - 5:30pm. 020 8409 4400.

Saturday(2): 10am - 4pm: Art day. Environment Trust, Pensford Field (off Pensford Avenue), Kew. Bring art equipment and paint, sculpt, model, draw, embroider - or whatever you like - using the field as the subject. Bring food and drink plus sun hat if hot. nearest WC is at the station). www.pensfordfield.co.uk Diana Hutchings, hutchings@clara.net Saturday(2): 10am-12noon, Richmond Park guided walk with Friends of Richmond Park. Meet at Sheen Gate. Special wildlife topic: acid grassland. Free. peter.burrows-smith@frp.org.uk, www.frp.org.uk Saturday(2): 10.30am-12:30pm: monthly garden maintenance and litter clearance - Vineyard Passage Burial Ground, behind the Vestry, Paradise Road, Richmond, with the Environment Trust. Meet at the Burial Ground. Martin Edgar 020 8948 1577 Sunday(3); 11am-1pm: Barnes Common Botany Walk with Friends of Barnes Common. Meet at Rocks Lane car park/recycle centre. Led by Mary Clare Sheehan, focusing on the acid grasslands of Barnes Common. Contact Mary Clare Sheehan info@barnes common.org.uk, www.barnescommon.org.uk Sunday(3): 10.30am-3pm: Nature Walk, Bushy Park. London Natural History Society. Meet at Hampton Wick Station. Led by Stuart Cole. Bring lunch and a hand lens. www.lnhs.org.uk Sundays, Wednesdays(3, 17; 6, 13, 20, 27, 7, 14, 21, 28): Variety of projects around the borough. BTCV Practical Conservation. Make contact for locations etc, Meet at Sheen Lane Centre, East Sheen before 10am for a lift to the site or meet on site after 10.30am. 020 8831 6150, or 07740 899 538 on the day. www.btcv.org/richmond Monday(4, 11, 18): 12 noon-2pm: Gardening and maintenance at Kilmorey Mausoleum, St Margarets Road (opposite Ailsa Tavern). Environment Trust for Richmond. Volunteers always welcome to join our regular sessions caring for this historic building and its grounds. Please ring beforehand to confirm attendance. 020 8991 5455 beforehand or 07955 172 940 on the day Thursday(7, 14, 21 and 28): Thursday Late Night Opening. Enjoy sunsets and melodic birdsong. London Wetland Centre, Queen Elizabeth. Thursday 6pm-9pm (last admission 8pm). 020 8409 4400.

Whist and bingo Tuesday(5): Alternate Tuesdays, 7.15pm in the Elleray Hall, Elleray Road, Teddington. 020 8898 7361.

Weekly Whist and bingo alternate at weekly Monday sessions in the Crane Community Hall, Meadway, Twickenham at 8pm. Bingo also on alternate Wednesdays at 2.30pm. 8898 9269.

Weekly Whist sessions Mondays 2pm in All Saints Church Hall, The Avenue, Hampton (buses 111, R70) and Tuesdays 2pm in St Francis de Sales Church Hall, Wellington Road, Hampton Hill (buses R70 and 267). Tea and biscuits. Hilda Griffiths 8979 9725.

Take a break Weekly: FiSHnChats is open for a coffee at Sheen Lane Centre on Wednesday and Thursdays 10.15am-12.30pm.

Saturdays: Charity coffee mornings, 10.30am-12.30pm at Teddington Methodist Church & Community Centre (opposite Teddington Hospital). Coffee/tea/home made cakes weekly; other stalls vary. Phone 8943 4062 to book a date for your charity's event.

Saturdays: Morning coffee, 9.30am-12.30pm at St Mary's Church, Mortlake High Street. 8878 2298.

Sundays: First Sunday of the month for a free buffet tea and songs of praise to the stirring brass ensemble music of the Salvation Army, Church Road, Teddington, off Broad Street, from 4pm.

Wednesdays: Weekly coffee morning at the Salvation Army Teddington, 9am to 12 noon at Church Road, off Broad Street. Pop In and have a cuppa.

Bedford Park Festival June 9-24: St Michael & All Angels Church, www.bedfordparkfestival.org Tickets are now on sale for events at the Bedford Park 40th Anniversary Festival! See the leaflet in the church or at Lad's newsagents, or on the website link above. Tickets for most events are available on the door. Some events require advance booking because places are limited. Box Office information line 020 8992 7347, email: zen48015@zen.co.uk Fairs and fêtes (Thursday(7): Summer Fete at 10th Feltham Scout HQ, (Behind Salvation Army), Hawkes Road, Bedfont Lane, Feltham, 11am-4pm. Tombola, games, bric-a-brac, and much more.

Bargains Saturdays Weekly car boot sale, Green Lane Recreation Ground, Hounslow. Entrance via Heathrow Gym Club. Set up 7am. 07957 354 383.

Sundays: Farmers' market, 10am-2pm on Duke's Meadow, off Alexandra Gardens, Chiswick, near the A316, Chiswick. 020 8742 2225, Website: www.fodm.org.uk Sunday: Car boot bargains every first Sunday, except for January, at the Chiswick Community School, Burlington Lane. 8am-1pm. Sellers from 7am. Refreshments. Cars £8, vans £15. Large tables £3. All proceeds to the school.

Sunday: Weekly car boot sale, 7am-1pm set up at Hounslow Heath Garden Centre, Staines Road, Hounslow. Pay on entry. Hardstanding. 020 8890 3485.

Sundays: Car boot sale every last Sunday of the month, 9am-1pm at Southfield Primary School, Southfield Road, Chiswick. 07765 128 890.

Sunday(1 July): The Friends of Jersey Gardens second summer event. If you are interested in being involved with The Friends of Jersey Gardens or would like a stall please contact Colin Hume 0208 560 2940.

Song and dance Saturday: Enjoy Dance & Movement to Christian praise music. All ages welcome. £2. First Saturday of each month from 10am to noon in the United Reformed Church, Chapel Road, Hounslow, eight minutes walk from Hounslow Central tube. 020 8744 5333.

Sundays: Bellydance classes are held in the Watermans Arts Centre, High Street, Brentford. 2pm-3pm. Details from Lily 07886 102 885.

Sundays: Bollywood Dance Class. All Bolly addicts come and keep fit, and enjoy learning dramatic and expressive dance routines to current Bollywood tunes with teacher Monisha Bharadwaj. For details please contact Johanna at Watermans on 020 8232 1038 or johanna@watermans.org.uk Watermans, 40 High St Brentford, 10.30am-12.00pm Sundays: Bharatanatyam Dance Class. Monisha Bharadwaj, who has danced for the Queen, teaches this graceful dance style, 12 noon-1pm. For details please contact Johanna at Watermans on 020 8232 1038 or johanna@watermans.org.uk Watermans 40 High St Brentford TW8 0DS, Monday: Try SoulDance, learning jazz techniques with exercises to strengthen and tone the body, 6.30pm-8pm at the Holistic Centre, 5a Devonshire Road, Chiswick. Details of fees etc Georgina 020 8987 0364.

Mondays: 1940s and 1950s style jive at Maddy's Jiving School, Hammersmith. Call Colette or Robin, 020 8566 5226 or check out www.LearnToJive.com Mondays: Teenagers and adults can learn to jive in the style of the 1940s and 50s at the Feltham Assembly Hall, Hounslow Road, weekly 6pm-7pm. Tickets in advance or at the sessions. Feltham Arts Association event. Details from Vera Scott 020 8844 1802.

Mondays: Old time and modern sequence 7.45pm-10.15pm at Heston Community Centre. First visit free then 60p per session. Sidney Ivscombe has details 020 8570 7430.

Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/ Thursdays: Classes in ballroom, Latin and salsa with www.langleydancing.co.uk Contact Ann Langley 020 8751 2177.

Tuesdays: Country Dancing in Brentford. Bring a partner or friend or come on your own and make new friends. All dances are walked through beforehand. Beginners are welcome. 8pm-10pm. 020 8749 6933.

Tuesdays 7.30pm-11pm, line dancing at Feltham Assembly Hall, Hounslow Road, with instruction 7.30pm-9pm. £4 a session, 020 8393 0914.

Tuesdays: Boys and girls can learn traditional Irish dances every week at 4.45pm in Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, just off Chiswick High Road. 020 8571 7798.

Tuesdays: Social dancing at the Heston Community Centre, Vicarage Farm Road, 8pm-10.30pm. Bring your partner for an enjoyable evening in a friendly atmosphere. Denise Wood 020 8848 3931.

Tuesdays: The Chiswickians welcome new members to their modern sequence dancing club, held weekly at 7.30pm in Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace.

Wednesdays: Sing Anything Club every week. Sing for fun with singer-songwriter Helen Astrid. Once a month, there is a surprise guest singer. £10 / £8.50 members. Venue: All Saint's Church, Bollo Bridge Road. www.thehelenastridsingingacademy.com, email: helen@thehelen astridsinging academy.com 07710 245 904 Wednesday: Argentinian tango dance. Includes one hour's beginners/ intermediate lesson, 8pm-11pm at Chiswick Town Hall, Turnham Green, Chiswick High Road. Cost, details 8291 4977. www.tango-federico.co.uk Wednesdays: Circle dances 1pm-2pm in The Green School, London Road, Isleworth. 8847 1562.

Thursdays: Rock 'n' roll dance class at ArtsEd, Chiswick, Just behind Turnham Green Tube station, 20 Bath Road. Beginners 7.30pm, Intermediate 8.15pm, Advanced class 9pm-9.45 pm, followed by free practice until 10.30 pm. £6 for one class, £10 for two class or ten lessons for £40. Class is for fitness, to have a good time with a partner and to learn to rock 'n' roll. Jean 07944 775 556. No need to take partner. www.parisrockclub.com Quiz Saturday(2): Chiswick Horticultural Society holds its popular quiz night, 7.30pm at St Michael's Church Hall in Elmwood Road. It is a team event, with eight to ten people a table - or come along singly and be allocated a table. Tickets £10, including cheese, biscuits and drinks.Contact Seán O'Reilly on 8742 1965 / sean@chsw4.org Talks and meetings Thursdays: Opera lectures with Barry Jobling at Michael and All Angels Parish Hall, Priory Avenue, Chiswick. Lectures begin at 2pm sharp and end at 4.15pm, £8 per lecture, discounted to £7 (£70) for all 10 paid in advance. Coffee or tea and biscuits included. Details 020 8995 4271 sara@elliottroad. freeserve.co.uk Whether an opera buff or newcomer to the genre, Barry Jobling, a professional pianist, singer and conductor, aims to educate and entertain with infectious enthusiasm. He will provide insight into operas being performed at Covent Garden and other venues in London this season, as well as operas of which there are recordings. June 7: Die Walküre, Richard Wagner; June 14: Siegfried, Richard Wagner; June 21: Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner; June 28: Love Duets.

Friday(1): Le Cercle Français de Chiswick, meets 6.30pm for 7pm in the Raphael Room, St Michael and All Angels Parish Hall, on the second Friday of each month. This time: L'Histoire de l'immigration par Germaine Jones. The Cercle welcomes French speakers, Francophiles and students of all ages to chat over a glass of wine and listen to professionals speak on a variety of subjects. The circle was established in 1990 and invites French speakers, Francophiles and students of all ages to listen to professionals speak on a variety of subjects. Meetings are generally held on the second Friday of each month. Enquiries 020 7603 6403.