North Sheen Area Guide

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their families to enjoy together. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow. Performances are held in stunning venues across London and the South East, in your local neighbourhood as well as special events at Buckingham Palace and Royal Albert Hall. "It's about Mozart and Bach, feeding and crying, and dancing to music: all of it"~ Miaomiao Yu, founder

Celebrating the reigns of two remarkable queens

Have a drink at the iconic Crown and Anchor, just like Ted and Coach Beard. Snap a selfie at the doorstep of Ted's London home for a memorable moment. Relive Roy and Keeley's romantic first kiss on the picturesque Richmond Bridge. Expert local guide Itinerary Richmond Green One Paved Court Richmond-upon-Thames Richmond Bridge Richmond. Public transportation options are available nearby. Not suitable for pregnant travelers. A moderate level of physical fitness is required for travelers. Experience supplied by Brit Movie Tours All ticket sales are final and cannot be refunded, exchanged, or otherwise modified. Click here to check out the T&Cs.

You are invited to come and launch my dream business with me! This will be a time to find out more about how this journey began, see, smell and buy the products for yourself, and join the Scent of Heaven family! There will also be drinks and nibbles available. To Note: a) Children are welcome, but please note that candles will be lit, so please ensure that you can be with them at all times, and they are at an age where they can be responsible around candles. b) I am currently Crowdfunding as part of the preparation process. If you would like to support this before the launch party, you can do so here [https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-scent-of-heavens-start-up-costs] You can also view ourwebsite and products [http://www.scentofheaven.co.uk]here. I look forward to celebrating with you!

Weve teamed up with Bite-Size, a Brighton-based group whove been performing short plays at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton and London for many years. Were very excited to be working with them, and even more thrilled as its given us a chance for some of our members to try their hand at directing for the first time. Among the selections theres a kidnap with a twist, a mnage--trois with added bite, a couple obsessed with the 1940s, an interpreter caught up in a war of words, and a busy blind date. Each play lasts about 10-15 minutes long and contains strong language and adult themes. Staging in cabaret style, with tables and chairs. So why not arrive in good time, take advantage of our well-stocked bar and enjoy a summer evening of theatre?

Discover more about JMW Turner’s works on animals with our online lectures! 15 May- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them….In Turner’s Work – Nicola Moorby, Curator of ‘Turner’s Kingdom: Beauty, Birds and Beasts’ – 6.30 – 7.30pm We don’t immediately think of J.M.W. Turner as an animal painter of animals, but they regularly feature as elements within his landscapes. As an introduction to the 2025 exhibition at Turner’s House this lecture explores the intriguing appearance of birds and beasts within his paintings, revealing their narrative, symbolic or decorative function. We will also meet the creatures known to be part of Turner’s household at various points in his biography and examine what they reveal to us about the man himself – his family, friends, personality and private life. 3 July – Farnley, Fawkes, and Feathers: J. M. W. Turner’s Illustrations for an Ornithological Collection – Lucy Bailey 6.30-7.30pm This talk will consider the friendship between Turner and his patron, Walter Fawkes (1769-1825), in particular focusing on the background to Fawkes’s Ornithological Collection. MP, and landowner, Fawkes lived at Farnley Hall in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. From around 1809, the family and other members of the estate’s community began collecting feathers and specimens of birds, arranging them in albums according to the order in Thomas Bewick’s History of Birds (1797). Chief amongst the artists who provided illustrations for the project was Turner who painted twenty watercolours of birds. Rarely studied in the artist’s oeuvre, these bird portraits will be considered within the context of the cultural hub nurtured by Fawkes at Farnley, and the important role played by country houses in fostering the development of scientific investigation. 11 September – Turner and the Avian – Professor Leo Costello, Chair and Associate Professor of Art History, Rice University, Texas 6.30 – 7.30pm This talk will consider the long and, not surprisingly, complex engagement with birds throughout Turner’s career. It will look in depth at Turner’s numerous watercolours of individual birds from the extraordinary “Farnley Book of Birds” featured in the exhibition at Turner’s House, and consider these in relation to current discourses of hunting, ornithology and natural philosophy. But the talk will also catalogue the many different thematic and formal roles that birds played in paintings and watercolours of many subjects throughout his career. In particular, it will assess the potential ecological and environmental implications of Turner’s avian engagements, and ask what we might learn from them today. Cannot make it on the day of the lecture? We will record the events and make these available for ticket-holders ONLY. Cannot make it on the day of the lecture? We will record the events and make these available for ticket-holders ONLY.