What's On

THE Weybridge Male Voice Choir is giving a concert at St Mary's Parish Church, in Church Street, Walton, on Saturday February 13 at 7.30pm in aid of the church bell restoration project.

A family fun event is being held at Elmbridge Museum on Saturday, February 13 where children can be an architect for a day.

Children are being invited down to the museum, in Church Street, in Weybridge to make scale models of buildings.

Two free sessions will be held, from 11am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4pm.
Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, contact the museum on 01932 843573.

A Photographic exhibition called Feel the Land will be at the Riverhouse Barn from Wednesday, February 24.

Walton based photographer Astrid McGechan will be displaying her photos of emotive landscapes at the gallery in Manor Road until Sunday, March 14.

The gallery opening times are 11am to 4pm Wednesdays to Saturday and 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Sunday.

Entry is free.

A former councillor has been selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate to stand for Esher and Walton in the forthcoming general election.

Lionel Blackman who represented the Woodcote ward on Epsom and Ewell borough council will be going up against Dominic Raab, the prospective Tory candidate after long standing MP Ian Taylor decided to stand down after 23 years.

The father of two believes that many members of parliament have abused their positions and has promised if elected to not claim for a second home and that no MP for Esher and Walton should have ever done so.

Jazz artists the John Law Trio will be performing at the Riverhouse, in Manor Road, on Sunday, January 31.

The concert starts at 12.45pm but anyone wishing to watch them rehearse can do for free from 11am.

Tickets cost £10 including lunch, or £7 without and are available by phoning the box office on 01932 253354.

An adaptation of the Roger and Hammerstein musical classic Carousel is being performed at the Playhouse, in Hurst Grove by the Elmbridge Youth Theatre from Tuesday, January 26 to Saturday, January 30.

Tickets for the show cost between £5 and £12 and are available by phoning the box office on 01932 845855.

It will start at 7.30pm and finish at 10.30pm.

Former opera singer Isabel de Felice will be the guest speaker at the Elmbridge Women in Business meeting on Thursday, January 14.

Starting at 6.30pm and being held at The Ship Hotel, in Monument Green, Weybridge, the topic of discussion will be 'new year, new image'.

The price is £17.50 for members and £22.50 for non members.

Networking and the buffet supper is at 6.30pm with the meeting starting at 7.30pm.

To book, visit www.ewib.co.uk

A talk is being held at the Riverhouse Barn, on Tuesday, January 5, by Tate Britain lecturer Peter Scott on the Italian renaissance artist Mantegna.

Tickets for the talk, at the gallery in Manor Road, cost £5 and are available by phoning the box office on 01932 253354.

The talk starts at 8pm and is being held to promote an exhibition by artist Graham Underhill, who takes influence from Mantegna. Mr Underhill's exhibition will be running at the gallery from Wednesday, January 6 to Sunday, January 24.

For more information on the exhibition, phone 01932 254198.

Santa Claus will be in Elmbridge for the next few weeks as he jumps on board the Walton Rotary Club's Christmas float.

The float is taken out annually and driven by Saint Nick across the borough collecting money for charities.

Since last year the float has been worked on by carpenter Bob Busby and David Meineck, husband of the Rotary Club's secretary Margaret.

The work included having the electric cart repainted and having it's roof line lowered.

A public exhibition is being held on Friday, November 27 detailing the plans of the controversial seven month closure of Seven Hills Road.

Being held at the Hilton Hotel, in Seven Hills Road South, Cobham, from 11am to 8pm, all residents are welcome to view the plans and ask questions about the closure.

The busy road is being closed from Monday, December 28, while Southern Gas Networks replace gas mains and a new main is laid.

Details about diversion routes while the road is closed will also be on display.

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