Steven McRae is Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet and was the subject of a recent BBC documentary, Dancing Back to the Light. The proceeds of this event will go to support both The Friends and London Children’s Ballet.
The Friends of St Anne’s Church, Kew – AGM 2025
Saturday 24 May 2025 at 10:30 a.m. in St Anne’s Church Hall. Further information to follow shortly.
Saturday 7th June – Madagascar: Forget lemurs, the fungi are fabulous
Lee Davies, Fungarium Collection Manager at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will present a fascinating talk on the Fungarium at Kew, its collections, and fieldwork in Madagascar.
Saturday 15th March – The Greening Family of Brentford End, Georgian Royal Gardeners
Val Bott, curator and local historian, will give a richly illustrated talk on The Greening Family of Brentford End, Georgian Royal Gardeners.
Churchyard Pathway 2024
The Friend’s most recent project to renew the path around St Anne’s churchyard has been completed. See picture on our Fundraising page.
Saturday 23rd November 2024 – Three British Queens and their Wonderful Miniature Worlds
Talk by Susan Bailes, member of the St Anne’s congregation who has given previous talks to the Friends on The Golden Age of Children’s Book Illustration in Mid-Victorian England (February 2019) and Edwardian England (April 2022).
Saturday 28th September 2024 at 11am
The British Portrait Miniature
Saturday 15th February – The History & Creation of Frames
Julia Korner is a specialist and lecturer in fine art conservation and restoration. She will speak on the history and evolution of frames in Europe, with insights into their design, selection and gilding techniques through time, and then look at their construction, conservation and how they can transform a painting.
Candlelit Concert – 18 January 2024
A Candlelit Concert Thursday 18th January 2024 at 71 Kew Green, Richmond TW9 3AH Tailleferre Ensemble: Nicola Crowe – flute Penelope Smith – oboe Helen Pierce – clarinet Amy Thompson – bassoon Programme includes works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and contemporary pieces influenced by 18th century music www.tailleferre-ensemble.com ...