Archive
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Junior
Focus Tae Kwon Do: Malden Parochial Primary School, The Manor Drive, Worcester Park, Tuesdays 6pm to 7pm. St Agatha's School, Kingston, Wednesdays. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Memories are Made of This - A Hidden World
By Tracie Law and Jane McGill; The Bull Gallery, High Street, Barnet; runs until July 30. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Children
Kingston Early Years and Childcare Information Service (Keyis): Tuesdays between noon and 1.30pm, Keyis is at Mothercare in the Bentalls Centre, Kingston. See the childrens' information officer for information and free advice. To get a free parents guide
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WONDER GOAL BOOSTS DONS - Glen's cracker delights fans
AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Eames is delighted with the progress his team is making even though they have lost their three games so far. The Dons were unlucky to go down 2-1 at Ryman League side Bromley on Wednesday night but Eames believes the new team
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WILL FULHAM MOVE AWAY? - Club looks at alternatives to Craven Cottage
Fulham confirmed yesterday they had bid for a site at Wood Lane, west London, with a view to building a stadium on it should the redevelopment of Craven Cottage hit problems. The bid was unsuccessful and, in a statement on its official website, the club
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Music/clubs
INSTRUMENTAL: (1) Guitar Ensemble. Thursdays 7pm to 9pm. Merton Park Music Centre, 191 Kingston Road, Wimbledon. Tel: 020 8543 3266. Recorder Ensemble: Wednesdays 10.30am to 11.30am. Merton Park Music Centre, 49 Tybenham Road, Merton Park. Tel: 020 8540
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Music/shows
MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING: Friday. 8pm to10.30pm. Pollards Hill Community Centre, South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham. For further information. Tel: 020 8689 4211. MODERN JIVE: Beginners and intermediates. Dance to all kinds of music. Thursdays, 7pm. Wimbledon
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Children
ACTIVITIES: TNC Club run by Worple Road Evangelical Church, Worple Road, Wimbledon. For ages 12-15. Thursdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Tel: 020 8944 5544 for details. SHOUT: Children's Club, South Mitcham Community Centre, Cobham Court, Haslemere Avenue. Tuesdays
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Sport
RUGBY: Players wanted for Bec rugby club. Based in Wandsworth/Earlsfield area, off Trinity Road. Tel: 020 8672 9550. WINTER TENNIS CLUB: Tennis league throughout the winter. Tel: Ronald Gray on 020 8841 2050. TAI CHI AND CHI KUNG CLASSES: For health,
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Music
SOUTH LONDON CONCERT BAND: Rehearsals for woodwind, brass and percussion players at St Paul's Church in Furzedown on Tuesday evenings. Tel: 020 8769 6760. BLUES AT GJ's BAR: Every Thursday from 8.30 to 11pm. At 89 Garratt Lane. Admission free. For more
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Miscellaneous
DANCE CLASSES: Sunnyhill Primary School, Sunnyhill Road. Hip hop, street dance & ragga. Saturdays. Tel: 07931 163 489. SALSA DANCE CLASS: Pals, Norfolk House, Wellesley Road Tuesdays. Beginners welcome. CLASSICAL ARABIC DANCE: Studio Arts and
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Exhibitions
CLAPHAM ART GALLERY: 61 Venn Street, Clapham Common. Tel: 020 7720 0955. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY: Gallery Road, SE21. Tel: 020 8693 5254. PHOTOFUSION GALLERY: 17A Electric Lane, Brixton. Tel: 020 7738 5774. SOUTH LONDON GALLERY: 65 Peckham Road. For further
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Comedy
JONGLEURS: 49 Lavender Gardens, SW11. Tel: 020 7564 2500 THE BRIXTON COMEDY CLUB: The Hobgoblin, 95 Effra Road. Tel: 020 7633 9539. BIG MOUTH COMEDY CLUB: Base Theatre, 59 Bethwin Road, Camberwell. Sunday, 7pm. Tel: 020 7708 1537. AZTEC COMEDY CABARET
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Clubs
THE FRIDGE BAR: 1 Townhall Parade, Brixton. Tel: 020 7326 5100. LOUGHBOROUGH JUNCTION: 242 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. Tel: 020 7738 4000. THE BUG BAR: Under St Matthew's Church, Brixton Hill. Tel: 020 7738 3184. THE DOGSTAR: 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
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Summer Exhibition
Presented by Friends of Bushey Museum; Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Rudolph Road, Bushey; Saturday, June 22 to November 3; open 11am to 4pm, Thursday to Sunday only; admission free. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Youngsters perform for Sutton
More than 200 athletes from Sutton pulled together last weekend to help the borough finish 12th in the London Heathrow Youth Games. The games, which are the biggest youth sports event in Europe, were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and
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Eddie still undecided
Sutton striker Eddie Akuamoah is still undecided about his future after turning out for Ryman League Division One South side Bromley on Wednesday night. United boss John Rains is still hoping the former Kingstonian player will be at Gander Green Lane
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Robins' boss fury at fans - Roberts' anger at low turn-out for first game
Carshalton Athletic take on Crystal Palace's first team tomorrow in their biggest pre-season game for years but Robins boss Graham Roberts is not convinced the fans care. Roberts' Ryman League Division One South side produced a good performance, despite
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Youth sought in train fire appeal
Pictured is the youth transport police are looking for in connection with a Sutton man's death. Phillip Cable, 61, of Eaton Road, tragically died shortly after 11.30pm on July 5 when he heroically attempted to tackle a carriage fire at Purley train station
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BIG CROWD FOR SWANS - New Dons provide a money-spinner
Walton & Hersham are expecting one of their biggest crowds in recent years on Tuesday. The Swans are playing host to AFC Wimbledon, a club formed by fans disenchanted by Wimbledon FC's move to Milton Keynes. The pre-season friendly could be a real
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Football fun in the sun
The inaugural Ks tournament brought Darlington, Brentford and Aldershot Town to Kingstonian and both non-league teams made the final. Ks' 3-2 semi-final victory over Darlington marked the fourth return of prodigal son Phil Wingfield, back after his exile
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Football fun in the sun
Ks and Aldershot both fielded different teams for the final played on a baking hot Sunday afternoon. There were plenty of water breaks, but a definite competitive edge made it an entertaining game, despite numerous substitutions. Unfortunately, the match
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Ball goal secures famous victory for Ks
Kingstonian celebrated the end of their administration anxiety with an impressive victory over Division One Gillingham thanks to Greg Ball's goal on Wednesday. It was a fine victory against a Gills side who played two separate teams for 45 minutes each
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Ks open forum
Kingstonian FC who this week came out of administration after months of financial uncertainty will hold an open meeting on Thursday, July 25, at 7pm at Kingsmeadow Stadium. The meeting will provide the new owners with a chance to explain recent events
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Beavers struggle to attract players
Hampton & Richmond boss Ian McDonald is unhappy with the lack of transfer activity at the Beveree Stadium. McDonald, who has now been in charge for a month, is frustrated that he has not been able to persuade more players to join the club ahead of
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CRAIG FACES UP TO FATHER - Lewingtons in showdown as Ks play host to Watford
Kingstonian youngster Craig Lewington will be hoping to put one over on his dad and help Ks to a hat trick of league scalps tomorrow when Nationwide Division One side Watford visit Kingsmeadow. Craig's father Ray is the new Hornets manager and Lewington
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Comedy Gigs
Friday, July 19 The Banana Cabaret, The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham 020 8673 8904. Michael Smiley, Nick Wilty, Stuart Francis, Brendan Riley, 9pm, £7-£10. Bourne Hall Jubilee Festival, Spring Street, Ewell. Jim Tavare and Normal Lovett with guests
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Club report
GREEN ST.GREEN AFTERNOON WOMENS INSTITUTE The June meeting heard a fascinating account of the unsolved Seal Chart Murder given by Mr M Parkin and members were still talking about it at the July meeting before seeing a Cookery Demonstration by Mrs K Gingell
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Plucky comedian
Without doubt the funniest man alive to play the double bass, the great Jim Tavare can count royalty among his biggest fans. Having entertained Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Wills and Harry at a private function at the Ritz in 1999, last year
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Club report
FAIRFIELD (DARTFORD) WOMENS' INSTITUTE On a damp July evening, Ian Currie came to Fairfield (Dartford) WI to talk about Weather Lore, fact or fiction. His first weather fact, that the first two months of this year was the warmest spell for 400 years.
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Club report
AUNTIE JEANIES DRAMA GROUP The children in this long standing group, have just finished a series of workshops during which they practised mime, singing, writing sketches, costume designing and general stage work. after a break for the holidays, they will
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Events (July 19)
TALKS July 22 Portuguese Evening, International Friendship League, CVS, 1 Princes Street, Richmond, 7.30pm, 020 8894 0664. July 25 What does my Faith believe about Evil and Forgiveness? Speakers: Elizabeth Harris (Methodist Church House), Mohammed Raza
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Club report
NORTH WEST KENT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (DARTFORD BRANCH) At our July meeting, 89 people attended. This included four visitors, two of which joined. Our speaker was Richard Ratcliffe who gave a very interesting talk for beginners entitled "A Comedy of
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New £1,000 art prize
Bettie Morton's Gallery in Brixton is calling on local artists to enter the inaugural Brixton Open art competition, with a top prize of £1,000. Aiming to give exposure to local artists and reveal the wealth of talent to be found in that vibrant community
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Jumping down the rabbit hole
Some of the most famous illustrations in the world are on display in Kingston Museum this summer. A selection of the best of Sir John Tenniel's illustrations to Lewis Carroll's two Alice books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865, and Through the Looking
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Clubbing (July 19)
FRIDAY A Bar 2 Far, 40 Mitcham Road, Tooting. 020 8767 1234. Tooting's premier party bar dances through the last few decades. Open till 1 am. Free. Arch, 635 Lendal Terrace, Clapham. 020 77207343. Audible Pizza a diverse mix of old and new funky beats
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Box Office (July 19)
ABC Odeon Kingston, 154 Clarence St, Kingston. Info 020 8546 0404, bookings 0870 9000 792. Stuart Little 2 (U), Scooby-Doo (PG), Minority Report (15), Austin Powers Goldmember (15) previews Thurs only. Clapham Picture House, Venn Street, 020 7627 7555
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Byte-inspired movie lacks teeth
The phrase "based on the wildly popular video game series" is surely enough to make the hearts of most movie-goers sink. With the exception maybe of last year's Tomb Raider, games console to big screen transfers have largely been flops, the halls of such
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Notes
For their eighth annual residency at English cathedrals and abbeys, members of Thames Philharmonic Choir will be singing services for three days at Gloucester Cathedral next week. Their previous visits have taken them to Bath, Bristol, Hereford, Southwell
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Gibbs delighted to jump at new chance
NIGEL GIBBS' remarkable one club relationship scaled another level last week when he was appointed Watford's new reserve-team manager. The popular defender, who hung up his competitive boots after an illustrious playing career at Vicarage Road at the
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Cycle ride
Here is the first view of Hampton baritone Robert Hayward as expectant Wagnerites will see him in English National Opera's new Ring cycle over the coming years. The complete cycle, with Hayward, an old boy of Hampton Grammar School, in the roles of Wotan
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Electrification provides a surge of operatic activity
These are busy times for two Kingston opera practitioners. Director Michael McCarthy's latest production had its premiere last weekend at the Cheltenham Festival while conductor Tom Higgins is putting finishing touches to one of the highlight events of
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Put resources where needed
THE current confusion about policing priorities in London is emphasised in spades by the news that police cadets in Haringey are being used to entrap shopkeepers into selling alcopops to children whilst, across the river in Lambeth, police are turning
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Rock & Pop gigs
Friday, July 19 The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham 0208 682 8940. Big Daddy's Funky Monkey. Weekly soul and funk night, 7.45pm, £3. The Cartoon 179 London Road Croydon 020 8239 1616. Killer Queens, DJs, 8.30pm, £7. The Grey Horse, 46 Richmond Road,
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All cash from toilet block sell-off is accounted for
I WRITE in response to Mrs R Jenkins of Wood Green (Independent, Friday, June 28). Selling off the toilet block raised £25,000. This £25,000 is ring-fenced for the playground improvements following the vandalism of the play equipment. Positive work with
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Jazz, Folk & Blues Gigs
Friday, July 19 Abbeyfest, Merton Abbey Mills, Colliers Wood. Bembe Segue, 8pm, free. The Bulls Head, Lonsdale Road, Barnes 020 8876 5241. Art Themen, Mark Nightingale, Dave Newton, Andy Somogyi and Bryan Spring 8.30pm, £6. The Ram Folk Club The Foley
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Man praised after foiling teen mugging
A HAVE-a-go hero has been commended by the borough commander for successfully foiling a robbery in Tottenham last Wednesday. Resident Martin Haynes went to the aid of a terrified 13-year-old boy after two youths threatened to slash him with a knife and
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Crime rate is still rising
THE crime rate in Haringey is continuing to escalate, according to the latest figures, released last week. Home Office statistics reveal that street crime, burglaries, sex offences and thefts from cars rose in the year up to April 2002. The alarming results
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Strike leads to squabble
THE head of Waltham Forest's environmental services was involved in a stand-off with an angry striker during yesterday's national strike by local government workers. A picket line had formed at the rear end of the Low Hall depot, South Access Road, Walthamstow
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Ovaltine landmark will be saved 'providing it is safe'
THE new owners of the 150-acre former Ovaltine site have promised to keep the facade of the Kings Langley landmark building "providing it is safe". Developers Fair View Homes brought the site from Swiss confectionary company Novartis, after the factory
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'Why kill my dad?'
MURDERED minicab driver Mohiuddin Bhuiya, of Harringay, had only taken the job as a "last resort" his devastated family revealed this week. Mr Bhuiya, 60, was found lying in the middle of High Road, near St Pancras Cemetery, East Finchley, at 2.38am on
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Brian Harvey faces court
FORMER East17 frontman Brian Harvey has been sent to crown court to face two drugs charges. Brian Lee Harvey, 27, of St John Road, Walthamstow, appeared at Harlow magistrates court on Wednesday morning charged with supplying the Class A drug cocaine and
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Safest borough for robbery
Residents from Richmond and Kingston are among the least likely in London to be mugged, burgled or fall victim to sex offenders, according to the latest Home Office crime figures. Despite nearly all types of crime across London increasing since last year
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Watford on 'troubled town' shortlist
WATFORD has appeared on a shortlist of the country's most "troubled urban places" alongside Bradford, Oldham and Tower Hamlets. A total of 17 of England's "more socially and ethnically diverse" towns and cities appeared on the list compiled by the Civic
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Editor's comment
THIS week a woman had to wait four hours for the police to respond to her calls for assistance. This woman was not the victim of a petty crime, she had been shot. However, police deemed her call to be too unimportant to rush to the scene of the crime.
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Have a heart - take part
I AM writing to encourage your readers to take part in the British Heart Foundation's sponsored Walkabout UK to raise vital funds for the charity. Walkabout UK, supported by Shredded Wheat, encourages people to take part in a specially organised sponsored
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TENNIS: Sutton Lawn Tennis Club
Sutton Lawn Tennis Club beat Next Generation, Edinburgh, 4-2 in the men's National Club League Division One play-offs. July 19, 2002 11:30
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Car accident
A FOUR-car pileup in Larkshall Road, Highams Park, momentarily brought traffic to a standstill outside Budgens supermarket yesterday afternoon. No one was injured during the incident, which happened shortly before 4pm. But glass from a red BAC van and
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We want hard work not gimmicks for a clean-up
INSTEAD of the new Enfield Council leaders Messrs Rye and Neville doing a publicity stunt photo showing them sweeping the streets, why don't they clean the disgraceful mess of bottles, cans, rubbish etc, along the field by the wire fence and bushes next
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CAB gets one-off £5,000 payment
A £5,000 one-off payment has gone some way to securing the service of a centre giving free legal advice. The amount needed to keep the part-time deputy manager in the job at the Oxhey and District Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) for a year is £6,575, and
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Paul to discover his vertical limits for Chernobyl victims
A RICKMANSWORTH businessman will attempt to set a new world record by climbing two of Europe's highest mountains in the fastest time possible. He hopes his efforst will help raise more than £7,800 for The Chernobyl Childrens' Project, a charity group
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Don't get ripped off - complain to authorities
I RECENTLY used, for the first time, a taxi from a company which shall remain nameless but is based locally and licensed by Broxbourne Council, to travel a short distance to Theobalds Grove. The journey was not metered and it is my belief I was overcharged
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Sarah's our golden girl
Leatherhead Swimming Club's Sarah McCrea returned with two gold medals from the eighth European Deaf Championships in Amsterdam to help Great Britain to their best ever medals' haul at the event. Sarah, 18, secured the squad's first medal in eight years
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Economy will suffer if we lose the pound
THERE have been many scathing remarks about the portrayal of Hitler by Rick Mayall in the 'No to the euro' advertising campaign. None of this criticism has alluded to the fact that in Hitler's plan for a united Europe, published in the book Die Europaische
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Life on the Brooks side
This weekend, Elkie Brooks, one of the biggest selling female rock stars of the past two decades, headlines at the Cannizaro Park Open Air Festival. Elkie who had hits with Pearl's A Singer, Sunshine After The Rain and No More The Fool, was one of the
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Scott scales new heights after dramatic weight loss
A BUSHEY rock-climbing instructor can participate in the sport for the first time in his life after he lost more than six stone. At about 22 stone, Mr Scott Read, of Aldenham Road, Bushey, was too large to practise what he preached as a volunteer at Leeswood
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Craig's world class potential
Cheam diver Craig Egan is the new national one-metre intermediate champion in the nine to 11 years age group. Craig, 11, who competes for the Merton School of Diving and Trampolining, won the competition in Cambridge earlier this month. It was his first
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Experienced workers can deliver first-class service
AS many former Post Office workers will tell you, sacking thousands of employees and charging a fee for early deliveries is certainly no way to revive the failing Post Office (Consignia). The rot really set in some 20 years ago when the Royal Mail and
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Colour is all powerful
FOR weeks I've been reading the letters with regard to 'Bar Me' with an almost detached viewpoint but the final paragraph of Mr Eyre's letter (July 10) really irked me for it sounded slightly pretentious. I strongly suspect that Mr Eyre has an interest
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Jazz it up at Googlies
JAZZ lovers can indulge their passion at the Googlies Jazz Super Club. Top names perform most weeks at the club based at the Botany Bay Cricket Club in East Lodge Lane, Enfield, along with regular house band the Colin Peters Quartet and guest artist.
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Taylors stitch up points
OLD MERCHANT TAYLORS fourth XI of the Morrant Thames Valley League, produced one of their best ever performances to crush Knebworth Park fifth XI on Saturday, July 13. Batting first, Ali McInnes fell early, but Andy Bannister and Ashley Vos laid a firm
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Funding boost will widen academic gap
A £15 billion boost for schools, as announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown, will probably be deemed as the perfect end to the academic term by parents countywide. However, local lecturers and members of one of the most active teaching unions fear it will
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Tory leader slams results of drug project
Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith visited Clapham last week to denounce the Met's softy-softly' stance on cannabis use in Lambeth. The visit was carefully timed to precede Home Secretary David Blunkett's announcement that cannabis is to be downgraded
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Salsa in the park
GET into the Latino spirit this summer with the world famous Merengada salsa and Merengue band. Merengada will be shaking their stuff at the Hilly Fields band stand this Sunday at a one-off concert that is free to the public. London based Merengada are
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Starving OAP's needs ignored
A Dulwich pensioner who starved to death after being left alone in her flat was let down by the persistent failures' of social services, according to a report published this week. Violet Cunningham Hardy was found dead in her flat by a friend in June
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Shoppers go potty for green ideas
Scores of green-fingered shoppers turned up to a gardening roadshow at the St Nicholas Shopping Centre. The two-day event, held last Friday and Saturday, was designed to give both budding and keen gardeners plenty of fresh ideas. Around 10 exhibitors,
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Bus driver fined £255 for ramming car
A BUS driver was ordered to pay £255 by magistrates after he rammed a car that had parked in a bus stop in Watford High Street. The blue VW Golf GTi was spun around and pushed into a road sign when it was hit by the single decker bus. The driver of the
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Butchers fined
TWO butchers from the borough were hit with hefty fines for failing to meet hygiene regulations. In separate cases, environmental health officers visited two shops last year and found several public health risks, of which they informed the owners. Shaidul
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Argentine Tango
School of Dancing, 14 Nascot Road, Watford; Thursdays, 8pm, followed by practice session; no partner required, complete beginners welcome. Tel. 01923 210016 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Audience left begging for more
It wasn't only the young hero asking for more, but the audience too, after the Rushy Meadow Primary School production of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The year six end of term production was a roaring success and marked the 10th anniversary of the Carshalton
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Minister visits school fit for 21st century
EDUCATION secretary Estelle Morris paid a visit to Winchmore School to open the school's new Millennium block. Ms Morris inspected the £2m block which includes art, design and technology departments, during her visit last Wednesday. She said: "A good
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Pre-school opens gates
The Riverside Pre-school has finally opened following months of deliberation between Sutton Council, residents and the health authority. Funded by The Early Years Partnership, the Carshalton based pre-school is based at the Riverside Centre in Durand
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Chipps serve up run feast
A POOR UCA side were no match for dominant Chipperfield who roared up to third in the Division Two table as a result of a polished 84-run victory on Saturday, July 13. After a delayed start due to the late arrival of the opposition, Chipperfield were
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Nifty 50's Club
Meets for badminton, bowls, Scrabble and other activities; YMCA, Charter Place, Watford; Wednesdays, 2pm to 5pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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North Watford Air Rifle and Pistol Club
Welcomes safe and enthusiastic new members to shoot indoors at six yards and ten metres range; Christ Church hall, St Albans Road, north Watford; Wednesdays 7.30pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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New church hall opens
A new £250,000 community hall was opened at St John's Church in Belmont on Sunday. More than 300 people packed a church service before the hall was opened by the Mayor of Sutton Councillor John Dodwell. The church is shared between local Anglican parishioners
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Nursery seeks to expand service
A Mitcham Junction nursery offering education and extended childcare is looking to expand its facilities after picking up a Government award. Spencer Nursery School was one of 33 new Early Excellence Centres selected by the Government last week, for combining
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Garston Townswomen's Guild
Meets at Our Lady and St Michael's Church Hall, Crown Rise, Garston; every Tuesday, 7.45pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Herts in mouth as 'Bury bounce back
THE enthralling HCPL Division Two East title race took a further twist on Saturday, July 13, when Langleybury came within an ace of inflicting league leaders West Herts' second straight defeat. "We should have won really," said Langleybury vice-skipper
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Teachers cautious of 'strings' to extra funds
Sutton's primary and secondary schools look set to benefit from a package of funding worth an estimated £4.5million announced by the Government this week. But the move has sparked concern among headteachers who believe too many strings will be attached
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Radlett riding High as leaders suffer first loss
RADLETT'S sensational recent run of form in the HCPL Division One continued at Cobden Hill on Saturday, July 13, with a decisive 47-run win over top-of-the-table and previously unbeaten High Wycombe. Radlett won the toss and chose to bat, a brave decision
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Council workers say more strikes are likely
Unions have promised more disruption until pay demands are met as schools, libraries and day centres closed on Wednesday when council workers downed tools. Staff, from bin men and car park attendants to teachers and library employees, stayed at home or
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Boat people win delay
Residents of the houseboats lining Charter Quay in Kingston have won a temporary reprieve after facing a staggering 70 per cent increase in their mooring fees. Kingston Council development control committee has decided to delay a decision to allow developer
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Patient abuse: nurse cleared
An NHS nurse at a home for people with severe learning disabilities in Carshalton has been cleared of raining slaps and kicks on a female patient. Privithivira Khadun, 46, appeared at Sutton Magistrates' Court charged with common assault on Elaine Fennell
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Two hours of great fun and entertainment
Featuring all the very latest and greatest tributes to the funkiest bands around. At the Elliot Hall, Harrow Arts Centre, on July 30. Tickets 7. for information call 020 8428 0124 July 19, 2002 21:00
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Labour demands action on public toilets plan
PLANS to re-open public toilets in the borough have gone down the pan. The council's new Conservative administration has put the re-opening of public conveniences at Enfield Town and Turkey Street on ice while a review is carried out. The move has been
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Fair worker faces car theft charge
A man who is accused of stealing his employer's car and driving it to New Malden before smashing a window in his mother's front door appeared before Kingston magistrates on Tuesday. Travelling fair worker Anthony Paul Weller, 20, of Oakley Green Road,
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Woman collapses and dies at flats
A 34-year-old woman collapsed and died from a suspected drug overdose at a block of flats on the Cambridge Road Estate. A member of the public flagged down a passing ambulance after the woman was found slumped in a stairwell on the 11th floor of Maddingley
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Action plan for park drug hazard
Kingston Police have responded to concerns about drinking and drug-taking on the Fairfield by pledging to bring together community leaders, residents and councillors to come up with an action plan. Chief Inspector Tim Pointer said the police were putting
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Having a relay great day with Queen's baton
Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of Kingston and Richmond on Friday to spur on the runners chosen to carry the Queen's jubilee baton as it passed through London en route to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Runners young and old proudly held
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Overcoming life's obstacles
Jayne Ayres may have multiple sclerosis (MS), but the progressive disease is not hampering her thirst for life. Having just completed a six-week course with the Expert Patient Programme (EPP) at the All Saints Centre in Wimbledon, 36-year-old Jayne is
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Kingston regatta is just champion
Thanks to the arrival of summer and sponsorship by Kingston University, Kingston Regatta had a great weekend of racing down the length of the new promenade from Ravens Ait to the Kingston Bridge. With racing every three minutes, 300 crews raced in over
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MP met the PM over council tax
Residents could face an extra 18 per cent on their council tax bills after Kingston was classified as East Outer London' in the new council grant proposals. Edward Davey MP for Kingston and Surbiton presented Tony Blair with a map and a compass at 10
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Police step up search for student's killers
Police have stepped up the hunt for the killers of a 28-year-old Battersea student who was shot in the head last Sunday morning. Wilbey Daley, known as Carl, was shot once at 1.15am outside his home in Castlemaine Tower, Culvert Road, after an argument
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music
FAIRFIELD CONCERT HALL: Randy Crawford, July 17. Oh Happy Days: Backslider Part II, Gospel Music, July 19 - 21. 020 8688 9291. CROYDON FOLKSONG CLUB: Ruskin House, Coombe Road, Croydon. Bev Sanders & Bob Surgeoner, July 22. 020 8698 5322. CAF
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The Hollybush Folk Club
Presents a guest nighth with multi-instrumentalist and singer Jo Freya; The Old School Room, The Hollybush PH, Church End, Redbourn; Thursday, July 25, 8.15pm; admission 4. Tel: 07710 471862. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Gala Concert
Final concert of Bushey Festival; Bushey Hall School, London Road, Bushey; Saturday, July 20, 7.30pm; tickets 12 adults, children free. Tel: 020 8950 9467. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Exhibition of Painting and Craftwork
All for sale; Cow Byre Gallery, Bury Street, Ruislip; open Sunday, July 21 to Saturday, August 3. Tel: 020 8952 1498. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Body of elderly man found in flat
The body of an 81-year-old man was found in his flat almost three weeks after he is thought to have died. Police had to force their way into Dennis England's home in Claremont Road, Surbiton, on Sunday morning after receiving a call from a worried neighbour
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Watford Folklore Society
Meets for lecture entitled Lammas celebration and feast with celebratory rituals; Oracle Centre, 12 Market Street, Watford; Thursday, July 25, 8pm; visitors welcome, admission 4.50. Tel: 01923 229784. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Court future to be decided
A decision on the future of Kingston Magistrates Court is expected to be taken on Monday. The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority earmarked Kingston court for closure as part of radical plans to shut eight courts and centralise cases. The announcement
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Park Street Bridge Club
Meets for friendly duplicate bridge for players of all levels, no partner necessary; Holy Trinity Parish Church, Frogmore; Thursday, July 25, 1.30pm. Tel: 01727 867460 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Carpenders Park Townswomen's Guild
Meets at the Carpenders Park Community Centre, Gibbs Couch, Carpenders Park; Wednesday, July 24, 2pm to 4pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Women-only kateda
Self defence classes. Meets at Town and Country Club, Rosslyn Road, Watford; Wednesdays, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Beginners welcome. July 19, 2002 21:00
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The Bushey Decorative and Fine Arts Society
Meets for AGM followed by a lighthearted lecture by Colin Williamson; The Bushey Centre, High Street, Bushey; Tuesday, July 23, 8pm; visitors welcome, admission 3. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Watford and District Business and Professional Women's Club
Meets for their summer social event; Cassio Lodge, The Avenue, Watford; Tuesday, July 23, 8pm; membership is open to any woman who is working or on a career break. Tel: Membership Secretary on 01923 236775 for more details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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National Association of Women's Club Highwood Club
Meets for various speakers, demonstrations and outings; Highwood JMI School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey; Monday, July 22, 7.40pm. Tel: Mrs Marks 01923 225486 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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New superstore will hit trade in town centres
Balham and Clapham retailers will lose trade and suffer traffic congestion as a result of the High Court's approval for a huge Tesco superstore at Clapham South, Wandsworth Council claims. The council says this week's ruling completely undermines the
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Sunday Market
And table top sale; Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt Green; Sunday, July 21, 10am. Tel: 01923 265386 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Fine buildings open doors
SOME of the borough's most interesting buildings are to be featured in a celebration of the capital's architecture. During London Open House Weekend, on September 22 and 23, buildings will open their doors to the public, free of charge, for London's biggest
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Ramblers Association Watford and Three Rivers Group
Meets for a day walk from Berkhamsted Station car park; Sunday, July 21,10am. July 19, 2002 21:00
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War veteran reveals college's WWII secrets
War veteran Margot Liddell returned to Wandsworth recently to explain how South Thames College became a top secret training centre for radar specialists on the orders of Winston Churchill. Ms Liddell, now 78 and living in Yorkshire, served in the Auxiliary
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Song for London sought
BUDDING young popstars are being invited to enter a songwriting competition. The winner of A Tune for London, run by the Warner Village cinema in Harrow and LWT, will record his or her song at a London studio, working with a top producer and composer,
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Flower Festival
St James Church, High Street, Bushey; in association with Bushey Festival. Saturday, July 20. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Denham Giant Car Boot Sale
At the Denham Roundabout, Main A40; Saturday, July 20,11am to 4pm; cars 8. Tel: 07947 121336 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Petition aids crusade to re-open hospital
The crusade to re-open Wilson Hospital moved a step closer to reality after an overwhelming 4,000-name petition was presented to the House of Commons. Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh, who is heading the campaign, collected signatures from supporters
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Builder prosecuted for making false claims
A Southfields couple uncovered a scam which ended up in court after they began investigating the false credentials of the firm building their home extension. Darshan Singh Nagi, of Ellerdine Road, Hounslow, who ran GK Construction, was employed by the
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Blitz slashes number of illegal vehicles
A six-week blitz on illegal vehicles in Wandsworth's streets has slashed the number of cars without a current tax disc by 5,000. The joint operation by Wandsworth Council and the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has seen untaxed vehicles clamped
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Kids stranded after bus driver refuses coppers
An 11-year-old Morden schoolboy and his sister had to walk more than a mile in pouring rain after a bus driver refused to accept the 40 pence fare in coppers. George King and sister Crystal, 16, a Glenthorne High School pupil, were drenched on the walk
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Maddy's Jiving School
Rock 'n' Roll and Jive; Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church hall, Chalk Hill, Bushey; beginners welcome, no partner needed, all ages; Thursday; 8pm. Tel: 020 8566 5226 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Mayor launches strays appeal
Putney RSPCA Animal Hospital launched its Help the Strays appeal at the weekend to sponsor kennels, cages and treatment for dogs, cats, birds and wildlife. Mayor of Wandsworth Councillor Leslie McDonnell opened the event and staff invited visitors to
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Top cop claims crime figures are misleading
Wandsworth's top policeman claims to be beating street crime, despite figures published last week which showed the borough has the 16th highest level of muggings in the country. Chief Superintendent Martin Jauch said the Home Office figures disguised
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Schools win awards
Four Wandsworth schools have been awarded a national arts award for high standards in arts education. Our Lady of Victories Primary School in Southfields and ADT College in Putney both received a standard Artsmark award, while Swaffield Primary School
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National Association of Women's Club Greensleeves Club
Meets at Little Green School, Croxley Green; Thursdays, 8pm to 10pm; new members welcome. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Hospitals will struggle to meet next year's targets for reducing waiting lists
Hospitals in south west London will struggle to meet the March 2003 targets for reducing waiting times in accident and emergency departments because this year's figures have shown no sign of falling. However, St George's Hospital in Tooting is performing
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Strike hits services
Schools and libraries closed, rubbish was left uncollected and transport and social services were severely affected as the first national public sector strike since 1979 took a grip on Merton Council on Wednesday. Early indications show that only 25 per
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Dons axe football in the community schemes
Dons fans believe Wimbledon Football Club are preparing the way for a swift exit from south west London by removing their renowned football in the community schemes from all boroughs bar Merton. The club claim the move announced this week in letters to
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Abbots Langley Art Club
Meets for painting and drawing; Manor Lodge, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley; Wednesdays, 8pm to 10pm; new members welcome. Tel: 01923 662204. July 19, 2002 21:00
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North Watford Air Rifle and Pistol Club
Welcomes safe and enthusiastic new members to shoot indoors at six yards and ten metres range; Christ Church hall, St Albans Road, north Watford; Wednesdays, 7.30pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Pipers parade at open day
If you took a walk on Wimbledon Common last weekend you would be forgiven for thinking that you had stepped onto the highlands of Scotland. Visitors to the common were delighted by the sights and sounds of the London Scottish Regiment Pipe Band, who gathered
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National Association of Women's Club Bushey Meads Club
Meets for various speakers, demonstrations and outings; United Reformed Church Hall, High Street, Bushey; Wednesdays, 7.15pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Police step up search for student's killers
Police have stepped up the hunt for the killers of a 28-year-old Battersea student who was shot in the head last Sunday morning. Wilbey Daley, known as Carl, was shot once at 1.15am outside his home in Castlemaine Tower, Culvert Road, after an argument
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National Association of Women's Club Harvest End Club
Meets at Meriden Community Centre, Garston; Wednesdays, 7.30pm. New members very welcome. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Your money or your life
Highwaymen stole the show at Ravenstone Primary School's London Live? production. Alan Millington, headteacher of the Balham school, described it as "a celebration in song and dance" of London's history. The cast was made up of all 360 pupils at the school
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Fighting back against racists - Police and community leaders unite to tackle teen muggers' hatred
Police and community leaders have rallied together to fight back against gangs of racist teenage muggers who have struck fear into the heart of Mitcham. Officers believe the gangs, who range from 14 to their early 20s, are responsible for a series of
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Call for councils to back review of police formula
Wandsworth is urging six other councils to back its call for a review of the way police numbers are calculated for each borough. The council says its study of the Resource Allocation Formula suggests it does not take enough account of crimes such as muggings
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Four-year jail term for street robber
A robber who targeted lone women on the streets of Tooting has been jailed for four years after being convicted of robbery and attempted robbery at Kingston Crown Court. Andre Folkes, from Tooting, was arrested last month after committing two crimes in
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Strike fails to deliver as staff ignore action
Dinner ladies spearheaded Wandsworth's strike action on Wednesday, closing one school and partly shutting another, but the borough was once again a picture of apathy during Britain's biggest national public sector walkout in 20 years. The council said
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Tube chaos
Traffic jams and crowded buses were the order of the day as workers across Wandsworth battled to get to work during yesterday's Tube strike. RMT union members walked out at 8pm on Wednesday for a 24-hour period of disruption over concerns for safety on
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Summer festival makes its mark
The popular graffiti wall was just one of the attractions at this year's week-long Furzedown Summer Festival. Back by popular demand, the festival boasted music, history, films, dancing, worship, arts and crafts and photography. More than 1,000 people
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Police hunt sex attacker
Police are hunting a rapist following an horrific attack on a woman on Putney Heath. Detectives from Wandsworth CID say the victim was on the heath at around 5pm on Thursday, July 11, when the attack took place. The 22-year-old was walking along a path
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Mingles Unattached Over 30's Dance 'n' Rendezvous Club
Remada Jarvis Hotel (A41), Watford Bypass, Watford; no denim, gentlemen shirts and ties required; last entry 10.45pm; every Thursday, 8.45pm. Tel: 020 8393 0914. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Spotlight
For budding singers, dancers and drama enthusiasts; Orbital Community Centre, Haines Way, Leavesden; Saturdays, 10am to noon; admission 5 payable on the day. Tel: 01923 894444 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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A Midsummer Nights Dream
The musical, presented by St Peters Players and Sticks and Stones Theatre Workshops; The Cedars Gardens, Bushey Heath; Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 and 17 to 21 July; 2pm, 5pm and 7.15pm. Tel: 020 8950 5325 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Learn to Line Dance
West Watford Conservative Club, Harwoods Road, Watford; Tuesdays, 7.30pm to 9pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Salsa Dance
The Cookery, behind Elim Church, Leavesden Road, north Watford; Mondays, 7pm to 8pm basic Salsa, 8pm to 9pm advanced Salsa. Tel: 07944 462461. July 19, 2002 21:00
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SalsaDuende
David Lloyd Centre, Hartspring Lane, Bushey; Sundays, 7pm to 9pm; admission 6. Tel: 07956 207458. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Ceroc (Modern Jive/Salsa)
Dance Studio, Estcourt Road, Watford; Tuesdays, 8pm; free membership with copy of The Watford Observer. Tel: 020 8950 7896. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Students' Summer Exhibition
Harrow Arts Centre presents the Students' Summer Exhibition until Monday, July 29. Visit the Elliot Galleries and find an impresive selection of student's work covering watercolours, pastels and oils. Free admission. For information call 0208 428 0124
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Lodge School
LODGE SCHOOL is an independent establishment providing a stimulating and sound education for boys and girls. The school is co-educational until the age of 11 in two separate lodges Silverdene (3-6 years) and Downside (6-11 years). Commonweal Lodge, the
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Old Palace School
Old Palace School of John Whitgift is an independent school for 850 girls aged 4 to 18 and is a Whitgift Foundation School. Old Palace School has recently benefited from an extensive redevelopment programme on its highly accessible site in central Croydon
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MP joins fight to close controversial waste site
LOCAL MP Claire Ward joined parents of three local schools and neighbouring residents on Friday, July 12 in a demonstration to close one of the area's most controversial waste sites. More than 50 people filled the playground at Meriden Primary School
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Raja trial: Two guilty
Two men were today found guilty of the murder of slum landlord Mohammed Raja, who was knifed and shot on his Mulgrave Road doorstep three years ago. David Croke , 59, of Bolney Road, East Moulsecoomb, Brighton; and Robert Knapp, 55, of Abbeyfeale, County
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Spiderman is too violent for a lower certification
Spiderman will not be seen by children under 12 in the borough, that was the conclusion reached by Croydon council who decided not to give it PG status because of its violent content. Croydon councillors on the licensing committee made their decision
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Crashes bring new speed limits
New speed limits and traffic-calming measures are to be imposed on the B462 road west of Radlett in response to concern about the number of road accidents there. Last week Hertfordshire County Council agreed to introduce a 30mph limit on the stretch immediately
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Hospitals will struggle to meet next year's targets
Hospitals in south west London will struggle to meet the March 2003 targets for reducing waiting times in accident and emergency departments because this year's figures have shown no sign of falling. However, St George's Hospital in Tooting is performing
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Indian music: The next generation
On the streets of Northern India it is not the classical sitar of Ravi Shankar that spills from markets and open air restaurantsit's the music of Najma Akhtar. Akhtar represents the next generation of popular Indian music and comes to The Hawth, Crawley
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Pupils swap froth and bubbles for the benefits of drinking water
STUDENTS of Francis Combe School were asked to sacrifice their fizzy favourites on Wednesday as part of National Drink Water Day. The event organised by the National Kidney Research Fund and Water UK an umbrella organisation made up of local water companies
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Gifted Shixin is ready for summer of learning
A YEAR 8 student of a local girls' school is one of 100 in the country to be selected to attend a residential summer school for the most gifted and talented. As her peers discard their uniforms and text books next week for the long-awaited end of term
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Dracula Spectacula show a sell-out
STUDENTS across all year groups took to the stage at Parmiter's School, last week for its summer production, spoof horror musical, Dracula Spectacula. More than 1,000 people filled the main hall at the school in High Elms Lane, Garston, for the three-night
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Flats above power station
A controversial plan to build flats above an electricity power station in Skerne Road, Kingston has been given the go-ahead by the council. Following a behind-the-scenes meeting with developer NHP Leisure Developments, councillors dismissed earlier concerns
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Neighbours at war
A bitter war of words has broken out between the residents of two neighbouring Kingston roads who claim their lives are being blighted by traffic. Last Tuesday's Kingston Town neighbourhood committee had to be halted after jeering and slow clapping erupted
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Marsden under the microscope
Sutton residents are being asked to share their experiences of the Royal Marsden Hospital as it comes under the scrutiny of an independent health watchdog. The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) will be conducting a 17-week assessment of the NHS
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Dance Fun Club
Disco, free-style, Rock 'n' Roll; for four to-16-year-olds; All Saints Church hall, Horseshoe Lane, Garston; Tuesdays, 3.45pm to 6.30pm. Tel: 01923 463193 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Ballroom Dancing
Intermediate lessons; Orbital Community Centre, Haines Way, Leavesden; Tuesdays; 2pm to 4pm. Tel: Alison 01923 681054. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Maybe Jerry Hall will join
A TEXAN who lives in Gravesend is setting up a club for simliar "ex-pats" in the area. Jessica Gutierrez, 41, of Bentley Street, hopes to make contact with other Americans in north Kent. The community worker, who moved here two years ago, said: "There
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A Midsummer Nights Dream the musical
Presented by St Peters Players and Sticks and Stones Theatre Workshops; The Cedars Gardens, Bushey Heath; Wednesday, July 10 to Sunday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 17 to Sunday, July 21; 2pm, 5pm and 7.15pm. Tel: 020 8950 5325 for further details. July
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Kent's future is in your hands
A MASSIVE consultation on the future of living and working in north Kent is under way. As part of the ongoing plan to regenerate the area known as Kent Thameside, the authorities and community groups are putting together a masterplan for issues such as
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Blazing a trail into nursing
A FIREFIGHTER has swapped blazes for bandages to become Darent Valley Hospital's latest trainee operating nurse. Gregory Thompson, 41, of Medbury Road, Gravesend, retired from the Stratford fire station last month. He served with the London Fire Brigade
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Simply the Best
The other day I had the pleasure of showing veteran film editor Dick Best and his charming wife around Elstree Studio, which was his second home for 20 years after the War. Dick edited many of the classic Elstree movies including The Dam Busters. He recalled
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Businesses warned about flytipping
REDBRIDGE Council is urging local business owners to beware of "false" waste carriers. As part of its zero-tolerance policy on fly-tipping, the council is reminding every business that it is responsible for getting rid of its waste through proper channels
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Budding talents at Woodbridge
TRINITY Catholic High School, Woodford Green, has recently enjoyed a mixture of academic and sporting success. Former Year 13 pupils James and Joseph Mulea, who are also twin brothers, did the Mornington Road school proud by being a success at the British
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National Association of Women's Club Heath Hill Club
Meets for a varied programme of speakers, demonstations, slides etc; at Bushey Heath Primary School, The Rutts, Bushey Heath; Tuesdays, 8pm to 10pm; everyone welcome. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Bridge Club Deaf Club
The Harebreaks, north Watford; Mondays, 9.30am. Tel: 01923 720105. July 19, 2002 21:00
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National Association of Women's Club Copperbeech Club
A group which listens to varied programme of speakers; United Reformed Church Hall, Bricket Wood; Mondays, 8pm. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Making a mark in the arts world
STAFF and pupils at Gearies Infant School, Gants Hill, are celebrating after receiving an Artsmark Gold award from the Arts Council of England. The award, given at three levels, namely, gold, silver and bronze, recognises schools which demonstrates committment
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National Association of Women's Club Highwood Club
Meets for various speakers, demonstrations and outings; Highwood JMI School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey; Mondays, 7.40pm. Tel: Mrs Marks 01923 225486 for further details. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Petition aids crusade to re-open hospital
The crusade to re-open Wilson Hospital moved a step closer to reality after an overwhelming 4,000-name petition was presented to the House of Commons. Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh, who is heading the campaign, collected signatures from supporters
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Hospitals cut A&E trolley waiting times
Almost every patient needing admission to Epsom or St Helier hospitals after being taken to the A&E department waited less than four hours for a bed. This is according to the latest statistics prepared for this week's meeting of the Epsom and St Helier
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In The Spotlight: Gordon Reid
Gordon Reid is playing Polonius in the Attic Theatre production of Hamlet at the Cannizaro Park Open Air Festival. Reid was a founder member of the Orange Tree Theatre in 1972 and is proud of the company, which was the first to transfer from fringe to
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Plucky comedian
Without doubt the funniest man alive to play the double bass, the great Jim Tavare can count royalty among his biggest fans. Having entertained Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Wills and Harry at a private function at the Ritz in 1999, last year
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Woodland Roadshow
An exhibition exploring the woodland environment; Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Rudolph Road, Bushey; runs untl August 31, 11am to 4pm (Thursday to Sunday), admission free. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Health/fitness
Yoga Classes: At Bullen Hall, off Park Road, Hampton Wick on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm to 9pm. Bring a yoga mat and blanket. Multi level. 5. For more information Tel: 07775 900020. Addlestone Pro Mai: Realistic self-defence and fitness training
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Dance
Claygate Folk Dance Club: Thursdays at St Nicholas Church Hall in Thames Ditton. Meet at the church on Summer Road from 8pm to 10.15pm, new members are always welcome. For details tel: Jean on 020 8641 2013 or Pam on 01372 373745. Linedance: Improvers
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Terrors mean business
Tooting & Mitcham are sending out a message of intent to their Ryman League rivals. Manager Ian Hazel believes his team's impending move to their new stadium in Bishopsford Road, coupled with the signings of Youness Nabil and Jimmy Dack, prove that
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Absence minded
Banstead captain Neil Ken-drick is hoping his side will be at full strength for the rest of the season after seeing absenteeism destroy what could have been a promising campaign. Banstead made a poor start to the Castle Lager Surrey Championship season
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Duncan fulfills promise
West Ewell karter Duncan Tappy is now second in the Intercontinental A Class Championship following his recent win at Fulbeck Circuit in Lincolnshire. By winning a race in the highest class in the SuperOne Series itself the highest level of karting 18
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LANGFORD IS OUT TO MIX IT - Young and old join forces for Banstead success
Banstead Athletic will be relying on a mix of youth and experience to bring success this season. There were not too many new faces when the squad joined up again for pre-season training recently but that, says manager Bob Langford, is because he is happy
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Spencer aim to land Normandy
Spencer go into tomorrow's top-of-the-table clash with Normandy knowing they could already be 20 points clear of their Division One title rivals. The Earlsfield-based club have recorded a winning and a losing draw in their last two Castle Lager Surrey
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Terrors mean business
Tooting & Mitcham are sending out a message of intent to their Ryman League rivals. Manager Ian Hazel believes his team's impending move to their new stadium in Bishopsford Road, coupled with the signings of Youness Nabil and Jimmy Dack, prove that
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Comedy
GSOH CLUB: Stand-up comedy on the first Wednesday of every month, at 8.15pm. Bertie's Bar, The Prince Of Wales, 2 Hartfield Way, Wimbledon SW19. Free. July 19, 2002 21:00
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Health/sport
KARATE: (1) Tuesdays. Juniors 7.30 to 8.30pm. Seniors 8.30-9.30pm. South Mitcham Community Centre, Cobham Court, Haslemere Avenue. Tel: 020 8648 3740. (2) Wimbledon Karate Club meets Monday evenings at Raynes Park Sports Ground. Tel: 020 8946 0673. KEEP
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General
SHOUT GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL YOUTH GROUP: For 16 to 25-year- olds. Meets every Friday from 6pm to 8.30pm in Balham, providing a friendly and informal place for young people to meet and talk. Tel: 020 8675 0306. WANDSWORTH SOCIETY: Meets monthly at
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Children
CHILDREN'S DRAMA COURSES: At the Open Door Community Centre, Beaumont Road, Southfields. Five to seven years 4pm to 5pm, seven to 11 years 5pm to 6pm. Tel: Samantha Gibbin on 020 7231 6083. BABY BRIGHT MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP: Structured mother and toddler
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Music
CARSHALTON JAZZ CLUB: Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, High Street. Tel: 020 8647 2114. SECOMBE THEATRE JAZZ: Cheam Road, Sutton. Tel: 020 8770 6990. CROYDON AND SUTTON HOME ORGAN CLUB: United Services Club, Carshalton Road, Sutton. Second Monday of every
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Theatre
DORKING HALLS: Reigate Road, Dorking. Tel: 01306 881717. CHURCHILL THEATRE: Bromley. Tel: 020 8460 6677. OVAL HOUSE THEATRE: 52 to 54 Kennington Oval. Tel: 020 7582 7680. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE: 62 Southwark Bridge Road. Tel: 020 7620 3494. BAC: Lavender
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United not disgraced
Sutton United made a strong Leicester City side work hard on Tuesday night. But the Nationwide League Division One side ran out comfortable winners after breaking the deadlock just before half time. There was little goalmouth action of note in the first
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Carshalton make a promising start
Carshalton Athletic kicked off their pre-season on Wednesday with a visit from Nationwide League Division Three side Leyton Orient and put up a good showing despite losing 3-0. It was the first chance Robins manager Graham Roberts had had to really assess
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Children
CHILDREN'S DRAMA COURSES: At the Open Door Community Centre, Beaumont Road, Southfields. Five to seven years 4pm to 5pm, seven to 11 years 5pm to 6pm. Tel: Samantha Gibbin on 020 7231 6083. BABY BRIGHT MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP: Structured mother and toddler
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Regatta
The Molesey Amateur Regatta takes place this weekend over an 850m course at East Molesey, Surrey. More than 190 men's and women's races are scheduled for tomorrow (from 8.30am), while on Sunday, 65 races will be staged as part of the the junior regatta
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Weybridge fail maths test
Weybridge suffered a major blow to their title hopes last weekend when they could only manage a point from a losing draw with title-holders Guildford in the Castle Lager Surrey Championship. Andy Muggleton's side restricted Guildford to 207, with Ben
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Esher fight to avoid drop
Esher face a crucial visit to Sunbury tomorrow with both teams fighting to stay in the Castle Lager Surrey Championship. Neil Sen's side will want to put some daylight between themselves and their opponents, who are second-from-bottom and only three points
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Club report
FARNBOROUGH WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Two new members were welcomed to our July meeting. The Jubilee Crown has been com-pleted and was on show. It joined many other for the WI Crown Competition at the Kent Show in Detling between July 12 and 14. Members enjoyed
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Club report
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BROMLEY The Rotary Club of Bromley begins a new year of fund-raising and actively supporting local charities. Our president for 2002/3 Colin Priscott, has set a target of £7,500 to raise for the benefit of deserving causes with the
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Club report
BROMLEY TOWN TWINNING ASSOCIATION Over 50 members and friends of Bromley Town Twinning Association visited the Borough's partner town of Neuwied on the East bank of the Rhine, between Bonn and Koblenz from Fri-day July 12 to Monday July 15. They had been
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Windsor change
The Little Windsor in Sutton is no stranger to winning awards, under the proprietorship of licensees Alan and Jackie Cresswell. Earlier this year, the couple walked away with the honours in the Croydon and Sutton Camra Pub of the Year award, and they
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Club report
JARA (JOYDENS WOOD ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION) Jara have been very active of late with trips to Rye and Romney Marsh, Tenterden, Canter-bury, Newmans Shoe Factory, Herne Bay, Brighton Pavillion, Althorp Park and an evening at Lingfield Races. Most
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Exhibitions (July 19)
Art Abstracts, Atlantic House, 135 Putney High Street. A new gallery with some of the best abstract art in London. Every Sunday 11am-6pm. Barbara Stanley Gallery, 271 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, 020 789 8088. Gallery showing contemporary works by Irish
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The mart for art
An exciting opportunity for lovers of art in all its forms has arrived at the Robert Phillips Gallery at Riverhouse Art Mart This event brings together 25 professional artists working in many different media, including oils, watercolours, pastels, photography
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Who remembers The Coronet?
Who remembers The Coronet cinema? It replaced the Parisien Biograph at the junction of High Street and Graham Road in Wealdstone in 1911. July 19, 2002 12:01
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Kids' Corner
Balham Chrysalis Theatre, Balham Park Road, Balham, 020 8675 7403. Tales For The Imagination. Two stories from the Brothers Grimm The Fisherman And His Wife, a tale about the struggle between innocence and greed and The Genie In The Bottle, an adventurous
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Gay & Lesbian (July 19)
Bar 68, 68 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath. 020 8665 0683. Intimate bar with events extension. Sunday karaoke with Bobby James. Thornton Heath BR. The Bird of Pride, 291 Sydenham Road, Croydon. 020 8684.1469 Increasingly popular Croydon local. Fri DJ Rita
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Who knows Annie Kingham?
DOES any one know Annie Kingham, who lived at Harebreaks, Watford, and was last known to be living by the Dome roundabout in Watford? I am having a surprise 50 birthday party for my mother who is ill and would love to find her old friend Annie. Please
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Second defensive recruit is lined up
WATFORD are in discussions with a defender about a move to Vicarage Road, but new boss Ray Lewington has warned any deal will mark the end of his permanent signings. Having signed centre half Sean Dyche a day after taking charge last week, Lewington needs
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John Gloag remembers Cassiobury Park
MR JOHN GLOAG, a former member of the Watford Abbeyfield Society who wrote down his memories before he died, recalls Cassiobury Park. For some 300 years Cassiobury was the family seat of the Earls of Essex and their extensive estate was bounded by the
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Website proposal could add to financial pressure
WATFORD'S precarious financial position could be in further jeopardy after Football League clubs have been effectively asked to cast aside £35 million owed in internet rights fees in exchange for a larger share of possible future profits from their websites
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Listings
TODAY (July 19) WIMBLEDON Cannizaro Park Festival at 7.30pm; Noyam Contemporary African Dance Institute of Ghana. Tickets £8, £5, box office Wimbledon Theatre 020 8540 0362, website www.cannizaro.co.uk TOMORROW (July 20) WIMBLEDON Cannizaro Park Festival
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Militant faces the noose
ISLAMIC militant Ahmed Sheikh has been sentenced to hang in Pakistan for the kidnap and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. The 28-year-old former student of Walthamstow's Forest School received the verdict on Monday and was locked up in Pakistan's
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Curiosity revealed
An English musical curiosity will be revealed at Hatchlands Park, the National Trust property at East Clandon, on August 4 with what is believed to be the first performance in modern times of an opera by Charles Dibdin. Curiouser still, husband-and-wife
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Signing Sean settling in with the 'good set'
ALTHOUGH he has only been at Vicarage Road a week, Sean Dyche already has 180 minutes of football under his belt, and looks set to be a vital cog in the defensive wheel throughout this season. Having played in both friendlies at St Albans City and Brentford
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Come clean on royal visit
I HAVE been trying to find out from Haringey Council how much money was spent on the recent royal visit to Haringey. I have tried several times to obtain this information, but I have been met with a wall of silence. The money Haringey uses for such visits
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The Americans in Cassiobury Park
MRS MAUREEN COLLINS (ne Lane), of 22 Millbank , Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, recalls the American Troops stationed in Cassiobury Park. I was a child of about five or six and had lived on the Cassiobury Estate all my life. I used to walk to school each day
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Consultation on A406 now a two-way street
HARINGEY Council has responded to residents' pleas to be consulted over proposed changes to the A406 North Circular road. Residents expressed their indignation over being left out of the consultation exercise undertaken by Transport for London (TfL),
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Can you help Willow find his way home?
A WOOD Green man is appealing for help in finding his stolen dog. The missing pet is a small Jack Russell terrier with a light tan and white coat. It answers to the name of Willow . It was taken from outside the Iceland store in Mayes Road, Wood Green
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Don those glad rags for ragtime good time folk, the Hot Tamales
This weekend the Ram Folk Club will be rocking to the sound of one of the hottest folk ragtime bands around the Hot Tamales. The Hampshire-based trio, who play a mix of cajun, ragtime, blues, folk and gospel, first came together in 1998 making their debut
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MP calls for prison sentence not death
LEYTON AND WANSTEAD MP Harry Cohen is fighting for the death penalty imposed on Ahmed Sheikh to be commuted to life imprisonment. On the same day that Sheikh was sentenced to death by hanging by a Pakistani court for his part in the murder of US journalist
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Listings (July 19)
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea, 020 7223 2223. Ida Barr's Artificial Hip-Hop. Music hall star Ida's heyday was way back, but she returns to the boards with her unique fusion of rap and r n b in a music hall style. Until July 20, 7.30pm
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Two-year-old watches in horror as dad is beaten up in road rage attack
A MAN was beaten around the head in a road rage attack in Tottenham as his young son looked on in horror. The man was in a parked car in Holcombe Road last Thursday, with his two-year-old child, when a motorcycle ploughed into the vehicle. The man then
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Neighbours from hell get marching orders
A NUISANCE family have been evicted from their home for making their neighbours' lives a misery. Denise McNaught and her son Darren Goodhall were evicted from their property in Priory Road, Hornsey, earlier this month by Haringey Council following years
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Street row sparks knife killing, Old Bailey told
A SUPERMARKET worker was stabbed to death in front of his mother and brother, shortly after one of the killers issued a chilling threat, the Old Bailey heard. Lewis Smallon, 20, Gifford Mullins, 28, and Andre Morgan, 22, ambushed Shakir Ali in Church
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Schools hit hard by latest strike
HORDES of council staff staged a walk-out over pay on Wednesday, hitting many council services. The strike was prompted by a nationwide three per cent pay claim by local government workers, but in London it was also in support of a capital-wide level
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Care improvements
PATIENTS with problems with their skin, bones or ears, nose or throat may benefit from a huge cash injection. Whipps Cross Hospital has been awarded £992,000, part of a massive £10m cash hand out from the NHS Modernisation Agency. The money is to be spent
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Brass concert
A BRASS band concert will be held at St Peter's-in-the-Forest Church in Woodford New Road, Walthamstow, this evening from 7pm until 8pm. Waltham Forest Brass will be joined by Forest Junior Brass, a newly formed group that gives younger players an introduction
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New fears over future of maternity unit
FEARS over the future of maternity services at Watford General Hospital were voiced by the town council this week, as a taskforce looks into setting up a low-risk birthing unit at Hemel Hempstead Hospital. Watford Council is calling for a full range of
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Ray's reflections
RAY LEWINGTON would not have played either St Albans City or Brentford at this stage of pre-season if the decision had been his. The manager inherited these friendlies, which were organised before he took charge, and he explained: "Ordinarily, I would
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In The Spotlight:: Gordon Reid
Gordon Reid is playing Polonius in the Attic Theatre production of Hamlet at the Cannizaro Park Open Air Festival. Reid was a founder member of the Orange Tree Theatre in 1972 and is proud of the company, which was the first to transfer from fringe to
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ATHLETICS: Rosena Johnston
Rosena Johnston, of Johnston & Johnston Chartered Physiotherapists in Ewell Village, is in Lille, France, for the fourth World Championships for Disabled Athletics, which get underway today (Thursday). Rosena is part of the medical team responsible
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Dress up fancy
VISITORS are welcome at a fancy dress party to be held on Wednesday at the Wadham Pre-School, Roberts Road, Walthamstow, from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Anyone from "nought to 80" can go, say the organisers. The admission charge for children in fancy dress is
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CYCLING: Brian Molloy
Brian Molloy continues to show good form by finishing in second place from a field of 102 riders in the Surrey Road CC 25 mile time trial on the hard Kingsfold course on Sunday. Brian recorded a time of 54 minutes 55 seconds just a few seconds behind
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CRICKET: Park Hill
Park Hill lost by 65 runs to local rivals Surrey Seamers last Saturday. The visitors amassed 266 all out, with Dave Cluer the pick of the Park bowlers with 4-41. Despite a rapid 68 from Jay Ward, Park Hill could only manage 201 in reply. But on Sunday
