DANCING

Ewell. Ballroom/Latin Dancing. Friday, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, 8.15pm. Tel 020 8393 0914.

Kingston: Mixed Side Morris Dancing/Morris Dancing Lessons. No experience needed, musicians also welcome. Monday, St John's Church, Bloomfield Road, 8.45pm. Tel 020 8942 6176

Tea Dance. No experience needed to join in the fun. Monday, 1.30pm, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, £4, 01483 8400666.

Tea Dance. Presented by Malcolm Parker and with live music, lucky tickets, and raffles. Singles and partners all welcome. Thursday, 2pm, The Secombe Theatre, Cheam Road, Sutton, £3.50, 020 8770 6990.

TALKS

Friday, November 30

Plants in the Arts: A Celebration of Shakespeare's Flowers, by Celia Fisher. Lecture Theatre, Victoria Gate Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 6pm, £4, 020 8332 5626.

Ptolemy, the Stargazer, Mapmaker and Mathematician, famous for his Almagest, by Mark Hurn. Richmond and Kew Astronomical Society, Parkshot Centre, Parkshot, Richmond, 7.45pm, 020 7610 4547.

Saturday, December 1

Stuart Sweets. Forget the pudding club this is the place to be for delicious desserts. The latest in the Cooking Up History lectures at Hampton Court Palace looks at old fashioned puddings from the days of Henry VIII. Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, £7.20-£10.80, includes entry to Hampton Court Palace.

Monday, December 3

Reconstructing the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court, by Jonathan Foyle. The Alan Urwin Memorial Lecture, Borough of Twickenham Local History Society

St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Twickenham, 8pm, 020 8878 7041.

Tuesday, December 4

The King's Apartments Fire at Hampton Court by Dante Vitoli. Ham House, Ham Street, Ham 11am, £16.50 includes two-course lunch and coffee, 020 8940 1950.

Richmond Parish Lands Charity, by Rachel Dickson. Richmond Afternoon Forum United Church Hall, Raleigh Road, Richmond TW9, 2.45pm, 020 8878 9996.

Wednesday, December 5

The World War and Revolution: T.G. Masaryk and the Birth of Czechoslovakia, by Dr Maria Bowling. The Historical Association (Richmond & Twickenham), RCVS, 1 Princes Street, Richmond, 8pm, 020 8898 5016.

Thursday, December 6

Lesbos in the Spring, by George McCarthy. Richmond and Twickenham Photographic Society Richmond Adult College, Parkshot, Richmond, 8pm, 020 8577 0089.

Une soiree de Noel. Cercle Francais de Richmond, Vestry Hall, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond, 8pm, 020 8892 7326

WALKS

Richmond Ghost Walk. Richmond may be famous for quaint shops and big houses but what about it's undead? Have you got the nerve to take part in the walk which uncovers the towns ghosts? Saturday, 7.30pm, The Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, £5, 020 8977 2806/ 8894 2962.

Discovering Richmond led by the Society of Voluntary Guides. Sunday, 11am, meet at Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, £2 (Conc £1), 020 8979 9670

Lantern Lit Tours. Join an atmospheric tour of Hampton Court Palace led by a costumed guide. See some of the palace's famous treasures including the Kings Apartments, including the bedchamber, dining room and the Orangery. Sat, Sun, Weds 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm and 7.30pm, Hampton Court Palace, £23-£25, 020 8781 9540.

Discovering Richmond Park. Two hour walk led by The Friends Of Richmond Park, who will talk about the history, fauna and flora of the famous park. Saturday, meet 10am at Pembroke Lodge car park.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum. Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middlesex. 020 8568 4757. This fascinating museum not only houses some great steam machines but is also an interactive paradise where children can push buttons, pull levers, control a robot in a pipe and even put on gloves to get a feel of some sewage. 11am-5pm daily. The engines only run on weekends and bank holidays; Adult £5, Conc £3, Child £2, Family £10.50. Weekdays; Adult £3, Conc £2, Child £1, Family £7.

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