Bulletin: Spare Times

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: 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.

Sundays: Lifeboats bookstall for the RNLI, 11am weather permitting, at Teddington Lock. info 020 8892 3272, www.rnlitwickenham.org.uk Sunday 20: Teddington Village Fair, Udney Park Gardens, Kingston Road, 12 noon-5pm. 0845 833 5872.

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Saturday 19: ArtsRichmond garden party with Isla Blair and Julian Glover plus a Jazz band at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, 4pm-6pm. £10. 020 8979 3848.Courses/ classesWednesday 23: 5pm-7pm: Photography Workshop for young people aged 17-25 at Crane Park Island, Whitton. Improve your skills with professional photographer Zbigniew Mroz. Free. Booking essential, places limited. Contact Anna Guzzo, London Wildlife Trust 07891 004 154 aguzzo@wildlondon.org.uk www.richenvironmentnet.org.uk/Crane-Park-Island Strawberry tea Friday 18: Join in the afternoon at 111A Kneller Road, Whitton. Strawberry cream tea (£1.50) accompanied by lively music to dance to, whether graceful waltz or energetic jive. Also raffle. See what the Age Concern Whitton Social Centre has to offer at 111a Kneller Road, Whitton and meet new people. Buses H22 and 481 pass the door and the 281 stops nearby on Nelson Road, Whitton. For more information call centre manager: Ann Lamacraft on 020 8894 4963.

Open day Sunday 20: Family open day and service of thanksgiving and remembrance. Go along and meet the staff and gain an insight into how South-West London Crematorium works at Hounslow Road, Hanworth, 10.30am. Free. 020 8894 9001.

Summer dance Saturday 19: Landmark Summer Dance for an evening of Hollywood Glamour! Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington, 7pm. £20 020 8977 7558.

Walks and toursWednesday 23 and 30: Garden tours of Ham House, Ham Street, 2pm and 3pm. £9.90, £5.50 child, £25.30 family. 020 8940 1950 Free Health Walks are organised by the health development team. They last for under an hour and leave on weekdays at 10:30 am. There are also walks at the weekends and in the evenings. For further information please contact 020 8891 7445.Garden visitsOpen for charity under the National Gardens Scheme. 020 8892 3173.

Sunday 20: 18 Cranmer Road, Hampton Hill, 5pm-8pm. £3.50. 95 North Road, Kew, 2pm-7pm. £2.

Art picnicSunday 20: Art Picnic at the Holly Lodge Centre, Richmond Park, 11am-4pm. £15, £10, Environment Trust members, £30 family, £20 Environment Trust Members. Advanced booking is essential. 020 8891 5455.Eco activityRichmond Environment Network (REN): one-stop shop for local environmental information. Visit Friday 18: Bird boxes and stag beetle loggeries at Hampton Wick Library, Bennet Close, 4pm.Free. 020 8977 1559.

Mondays: 12 noon-2pm: Gardening and maintenance. Kilmorey Mausoleum, St Margarets Road (opposite Ailsa Tavern). Environment Trust for Richmond. Volunteers always welcome to join regular sessions caring for this historic building and its grounds. Please ring beforehand to confirm attendance. Free. 020 8991 5455 beforehand or 07955 172 940 on the day.

Weekly: Practical conservation work days with BTCV Richmond every Wednesday and Thursday, and the first and third Sunday each month. Stay for the whole day or just an hour or two. Bring a packed lunch; refreshments provided, plus gloves and tools. Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes. 020 8831 6150, or 07740 899 538 on the day. www.btcv.org/richmond richmond@btcv.org.uk Barnes Wetland Centre Queen Elizabeth Walk. 020 8409 4400. Daily: Guided tours: 11am and 2pm included in admission, feed the birds 3pm. Activities each week.

Whist and bingoTuesdays and Fridays from 1pm to 2.30pm. Cash prizes at every game. Tea, coffee and light refreshments available. £1 for three cards, £2 for six cards. Meadows Hall, Church Road, Richmond. 020 8940 1008 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.Take a breakWeekly: FiSHnChats is open for a coffee at Sheen Lane Centre on Wednesday and Thursdays 10.15am-12.30pm.

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

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.

DancingRegular: Age Concern Whitton Social Centre runs a tea dance and social every month. For more details call Ann Lamacraft, manager, 020 8894 4963 or visit the Whitton Social Centre, 111a Kneller Road, Whitton on Tuesday or Friday between 9:30am and 4:40pm.

Friday 25: Line dancing at The Avenue Club, St Luke's in The Avenue, Kew on alternate Fridays 1pm to 3pm. £5 a session, great way to keep fit and active and meet new people. All ages welcome and you can do as much or as a little as you like. Join in for a fun afternoon with dancing, good company and tea and biscuits. Beginners and spectators very welcome. Fish and chip lunch served at noon - £3.50 including pudding. Call with queries or to book a lunch on 020 8948 8807. Two course hot lunch served Monday to Friday at noon - £3.50 for members, £4.50 non-members. Home-cooked Food on Tuesdays Monday 21, 28: Tea dance, 1.45pm-3.45pm in the Clarendon Hall at York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham. Beryl Lywood 8894 4482. £3 includes tea and biscuits, homemade cake for sale.

Summer sizzler Sunday 20: The Friends of Jersey Gardens invite you to their third annual party. Stalls, refreshments, live music by the Ebony Experience, children's events - insect hunt, art competition and more at Jersey Gardens, Osterley, 1pm-5pm. Come and join in the fun of this community event, supported by local shops and volunteers. Refreshments provided by The Park Café, Thornbury Road. If you would like a stall £5 or would like to offer any help on the day, contact Colin Hume 0208 560 2940. Fairs and 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: Second hand car boot bargains every first Sunday, except for January, at the Chiswick Community School, Burlington Lane. 8am-1pm. Sellers from 7am. Refreshments. Cars £10, vans £20. Buyers car park £2. Trestle tables £5, deposit £20. All proceeds to the school. 020 8847 5282. 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. Open day Sunday 20: Family open day and service of thanksgiving and remembrance. Go along and meet the staff and gain an insight into how South-West London Crematorium works at Hounslow Road, Hanworth, 10.30am. Free. 020 8894 9001. Talks and meetings Friday: The Cercle Français invite French speakers, Francophiles and students of all ages to listen to professionals speak on a variety of subjects. The meetings are held at the Raphael Room, St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall near Turnham Green tube station. 6.30 for a glass of wine and a chat before the speaker at 7pm. New members are always welcome. For more information email joan@blackham01.freeserve.co.uk or call 07956 245 438. Juilliet 20: Dejeuner de cloture. Keep fit Ongoing: Variety of membership options available to customers wishing to use the refurbished Lifezone gym, along with other facilities at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre. No joining fees or contracts and a number of concessionary memberships are also available for those on lower incomes. Call 0845 456 6675 and speak to a membership adviser. Age Concern Hounslow Activities for older residents at Age Concern Hounslow's Albany Social Club, Alexandra House, Albany Road, Brentford. Barbara Paul 8560 6969. D G's cafe is open Monday-Friday 9.30am-3.30pm. Mondays: Breakfast Morning 9.30am-10.30am Monday to Friday; Breakfast Keep fit (Chair Exercises) 10am-11am (£1.50). 10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm IT classes; Keep Fit 1.30pm-3.30pm. Tuesday: Reflexology every second Tuesday in the month. Please book; Bingo 1.30pm-3pm; Wednesday IT classes 10am-12 noon; Craft (Mosaics workshop) 10am-12 noon; Mamta Social Group 12 noon-3pm; shopping trips every other Wednesday. Please book. Thursday: Fun and Fitness in Retirement Group 12noon - 3pm, Pilates 2.30pm-3.30pm. Friday: Yoga with Hansa 10.30am-11.30am; Friday discussion group 10.30am-11.30am; Quiz and raffle 12 noon-1.30pm; Music for all 2pm-3.30pm. Weekly: Keep Fit with the Fitness League on Mondays at Studio 21, Arts Educational School, Bath Road, Chiswick from 7.30pm to 9pm and Wednesdays at Worple Primary School, Queens Terrace, off Richmond Road, Isleworth from 7.45pm to 9.15pm. 020 8570 8519. Tuesdays/Thursdays: Keep Fit Club in the sports hall of Chiswick Community School, Burlington Lane/Staveley Road, Chiswick. Circuit training Tuesdays 8pm, Thursdays 7pm for an hour. Turn up whichever day you prefer, both days whenever you can. £3 per night. Free shower. Ask for Barry. Wednesdays: Fitness For Over 50s at Heston Methodist Hall, Heston, 7.30pm-8.30pm. A weekly fitness class for the more mature age group - everyone welcome. £4.50, 01737 842 230. Wednesdays Gentle exercise/keep fit for older people 1pm-2pm at the Asian Women's Centre, 86 Hibernia Road, Hounslow. £1.50 or £10 for ten weeks. Manjeet 8577 6325. Thursdays: Gentle Hatha Yoga class at The Pier House, Corney Reach Way, 5.30pm-7pm and 7.30pm-9pm. 07947 062 089/ 8749 7244. Suitable all levels. Beginners welcome. Weekly Sahaja Yoga Meditation group classes in Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway. Geoffrey Godfrey 07968 315 684. Regular: The Health Club based at the Redlees Stables, Worton Road, Isleworth, formerly IBISS is open to anyone taking courses or workshops or who has taken part in IBISS events in the past. Phone or fax 8758 1996 to receive postal listings. Museums Tuesday, Thursdays: Kempton Steam Museum, Kempton Park Water Treatment Works, Snakey Lane, Hanworth. Every Tuesday and Thursday 11am-4pm. Hour-long tours include a visit to five of the six levels of the biggest steam engine in the world (currently static), accompanied by volunteers who are on hand to answer any questions and share their expertise. Cost: £4, concessions on request, 01264 782 318, www.kemptonsteam.org Tuesdays-Sundays: Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, 11am-5pm. Outstanding collection of water-pumping engines powered by steam. Cost: weekdays (engines static) adult £4.25, concessions £3.25, accompanied children under 16 free; weekends (steam hall engines in steam) adult £6.50; concessions £5.50, accompanied children under 16 free; Cornish engine weekends: adult £7.50; concessions £6.50; accompanied children under 16 free, www.kbsm.org Tuesdays-Sundays: The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford. Contains one of the world's foremost collections of automatic musical instruments. Open Tuesday to Sunday each week from 11am-5.30pm (last admissions 4pm). Standard entry is £7; concessions (UB40, Student card, Pensioners): £5.50; Children under 16: free (but all children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult). Pre-booked parties of 25 or more are entitled to a discount of £1.50 per person. There is disabled access to all areas. Further information: www.musicalmuseum.co.uk , 020 8560 8108 9383. Song and dance Fridays: Hanworth Park Choral Group, St George's Church, 7pm. Choral tuition for children and adults, run by Arts in Hanworth. Free, 020 8844 0457. 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.