HERITAGE AND AMENITY GROUPS - Richmond upon Thames

Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames 8891 5455. 9.30am-2.30pm monday Trustee Honor Bailey 8948 2323.

Friends of Richmond upon Thames Public Libraries Ron Salmons 8979 6580.

Richmond upon Thames Heritage Guides Guided walks are conducted in Richmond, Kew and Twickenham throughout the summer months and at times during other seasons. Details 8977 2806 or 8940 9125.

Richmond upon Thames Arts Council, The Greenwood Centre, School Road, Hampton. 8979 3848, rutac@beeb.net.

Barnes and Mortlake History Society 8pm in the Sheen Lane Centre, East Sheen. Secretary John Grayson, 42 Hertford Avenue, East Sheen SW14 8EQ. 8876 5167.

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North Barnes Residents' Association Chairman Henry van Wyk 8748 2516.

Friends of Barnes Common Meet at Rocks Lane car park 10am. John Baker 8876 6377 for details.

Membership details Mary-Clare Sheahan 8748 4365. Keith Clarke 8788 4615. No fixed date, but Commoners litterpickers meet Barnes Station 10.30am. Pamela Foster 8878 8896; Village litterpickers meet Rose House forecourt 10.30am on first Saturdays. Sue Holmes 8748 6816. Fourth Saturdays, Tidewatchers meet Ferry Lane, Lonsdale Road, 10.30am. David Sharp 8748 0049.

Mortlake Network Chairman Peggy Jackson, 8876 4816. Brings together representatives of voluntary groups, organisations and societies meeting and working in Mortlake. Comprises the former Mortlake Community Association with St Mary's Church and councillors. Judith Rimmer 8876 7246.

Mortlake with East Sheen Society Chairman Adrienne Jack 8876 6341.

Ham Amenities Group Enquiries Bill Walters 8940 5428. On the second Thursday of each month there is a walk on Ham Lands in the company of Mary Foxworthy and Geoff and Freda Hyde. 8940 5428. Ham and Petersham Association concentrates on the protection of the local environment and the promotion of the interests of residents. 8940 5428.

Hampton Society Venue St Mary's Parish Hall, Church Street, Hampton, 8pm. Admission free to members with a charge of £1 to visitors. New members are welcome and particulars are available from the treasurer, Eric Payne 8783 0462.

(formerly Hampton Residents' Association New members are welcome. Chairman Bill Weisblatt 8979 3089. Secretary John Farndon 8979 3973. Membership details from treasurer Eric Payne 8783 0462. Information about membership is available from treasurer Eric Payne, 8783 0462.

Hampton Village Green Trust Secretary Marshall Lees 8255 4903.

Hampton Hill Association The Greenwood Centre, School Road, Hampton Hill. Chairman Larry Dann 8977 7705. Malcolm Day 8977 8527.

Hampton Riverside Trust Chairman and acting secretary Marshall Lees 8255 4903.

Hampton Wick Association Chairman Chris Drayson 8943 0430. www.hamptonwick.org, email: hwa@hampton.org.

Kew Society Member of the West London River Thames Co-ordinating Group, watchdog umbrella group of similar societies monitoring riverside development between Kew Bridge and Wandsworth. Details on www.kewsoc.org.uk where a membership application form will also be found. Prospective members may also call Christine Reay on 8948 5310.

Friends of Kew Green 8332 5907.

Kew Residents' Association Chairman Dr Norman Edwards. Apolitical organisation representing some 600 Kew residents which works to help to care for Kew in the belief that, with the support of local people, progress can be made in resolving problems which threaten the character of Kew. Also elected to the committee were Gillian Rees-Thomas, Stuart Kinmont, Melanie Thomas, Frances Carter and Mike Tomkins. 8876 6842 or 8876 2822.

KRA, which is free to join, has produced a new leaflet outlining the many issues facing Kew, in particular, excessive traffic and over development of the riverside.

Call 8876 6842 or 8876 2822 for a copy.

Kew Neighbourhood Association Anyone who lives in the area and is interested in volunteering or feels they can be helped, can phone 8948 8054.

St Luke's Community Trust St Luke's in the Avenue, Kew.

Richmond Society Membership information 8948 0643. web: www.richmondsociety.co.uk. Meetings in the Vestry House, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond. 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, £1.

Richmond Local History Society Members meet for talks on Mondays in Meadows Hall, Church Road, Richmond at 8pm (coffee from 7.30pm). Visitors £1. Secretary Elizabeth Velluet 8891 3825.

Friends of the Museum of Richmond, housed in the Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, is an independent registered charity supported by L B Richmond upon Thames. 8332 1141.

Friends of Grove Garden Chapel Anyone interesting in supporting the project in Richmond can telephone the Environment Trust on 8891 5455.

Richmond Association for the National Trust Talks 8pm in Meadows Hall, Church Road, Richmond. Members £2, visitors £3. Lectures secretary Beryl Watts 8940 9367.

The Teddington Society Details of membership at libraries. Chairman John Demont 8977 1761.

Twickenham Society web: www.twicksoc.org.uk Visitors £2.50. Membership enquiries Richard Spires 8898 6355. Twickenham. Meetings are held at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street.

York House Society Twickeham. Secretary is Patricia Woram 8892 2634. Concerns include the central area of Twickenham and river frontage and support of other societies.

The Borough of Twickenham Local History Society holds monthly meetings in St Mary's Hall, Church Street at 8pm. Secretary Ron Knight 8878 7041. Visitors welcome, £1.50.

Marble Hill Society Secretary Elizabeth Velluet 8891 3825. 7.30pm for 8pm.

Friends of Twickenham Museum Visitors are welcome to the museum at 25 The Embankment on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11am-3pm. Volunteers would be welcome. 8894 3858. The curator is seeking pictures, documents and artifacts on loan or as gifts, to capture the history of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and all the Hamptons. Treasurer Colin White, 8977 5198.

Friends of Twickenham Green The Friends of Twickenham Green is a community group which exists to protect the Green and the conservation area around it. Members are mainly local residents and they hold quarterly meetings in the cricket club pavilion on Twickenham Green. Anyone interested in joining the Friends should contact the membership secretary, Jay Rowden, on 8893 3835. Jeremy Spencer, secretary of The Friends of Twickenham Green on 8894 3911 or jeremyspencer@clara.co.uk

Friends of Radnor Gardens Chairman Robert Beattie, 8255 9947. Secretary Denise Carr 7781 2482. Pat Schooling project co-ordinator 8744 1171.All helpers for the friends' graffiti squad are welcome. Squad captain Kate Johnson on 8892 5977.

Friends of Strawberry Hill promote Horace Walpole's little Gothic castle' in Twickenham. Contact the Friends at the Conference Centre, St Mary's College, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. TW1 4SX. www.FriendsOfStrawberryHill.org. Secretary Roger Hackett 8891 2565.

St Margarets Residents Association Chairman Richard Lebus 8892 9696.

Strawberry Hill Residents' Association. Secretary Clare Phelps. 8892 5863.

ETNA, East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association 13 Rosslyn Road, East Twickenham. Office open 10am-12 noon Monday-Friday. 8892 3676. Messages otherwise.

Twickenham Riverside Terrace Group Campaign group on the development of Twickenham riverside. 8255 1207.

Friends of Richmond Park Chairman Dr Richard Carter. Secretary Brian Baker, 8546 3109. Two hour walks depart at 10am on the first Saturday of each month from a different gate.

Friends of Bushy and Home Parks Margaret Child 8977 5614. Talks at 8pm in St John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Teddington. 8977 5614. Thursday

Westerly Ware Association Westerly Ware Park. David Andrews 8940 7411.

The Inland Waterways Association meetings at the White Cross Hotel, in Water Lane, Richmond Riverside. The Association campaigns to retain, restore, conserve and develop inland waterways for the fullest possible commercial and recreational use''. 01923 770425.

River Thames Society Upper Tideway branch welcomes anyone who has an interest in the river to talks and committee meetings. 7.30pm for 8pm in the Vestry Hall, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond. £3.50 to include first glass of wine and light refreshments. Cheques should be sent to the branch at The Arches, Richmond Bridge, Richmond Road, Twickenham. TW1 2E. Chairman David Craddock 8891 1485, social secretary Lynne Bell 07932 359515.

The River Users Group The River Users Group, area 8 - Bell Weir to Teddington set up for communication and co-operation between the River Thames users. RUG8. Chairman Michael Shefras 01784 481719, secretary Sally Kane, 679 2054.

The West Middlesex Family History Society usually meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7.30pm in the Montague Hall, Montague Road, Hounslow. Speakers plus the extensive facilities, indexes and records available, library and bookstall. Secretary Mrs Mavis Burton, 10 West Way, Heston. TW5 0JF. The society's area reaches from Chelsea in the east, to Staines, bounded by the Thames in the south and approximately Western Avenue in the north which was part of the old south Middlesex area. Embraces Twickenham, Feltham and Hampton.

The Windsor Lines Passengers Association Membership organisation for rail travellers using services from Waterloo to Reading, Windsor and Weybridge through Richmond and Hounslow. Supported by the boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Bracknell Forest, as well as a number of other community and civic groups. Chairman Adrian Evans 8876 6055. Newsletter editor Simon Martin 8831 9491, simon.martin@ukonline.co.uk. Membership secretary Barbara Gash, WLPA membership, 36 Park Road, Hounslow. TW3 2EU.

Friends of St Matthias Richmond. 8940 5596.

January 29, 2003 12:00