Category: All Past Events

Saturday 25th January 2020 A talk given by Adam Frost, the landscape designer, RHS Ambassador & BBC Television Presenter. As our promotional flyer read ‘Adam draws on memories, special places and people who have been influential to the way he designs. Adam cares that his garden designs are about creating personal spaces that people can...

Saturday 7th December 2019, St Anne’s Church, Kew A talk given by Jonathan Rugman, the award-winning Channel 4 News foreign affairs correspondent, investigating the life and death of Jamal Khashoggi ‘When Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Consulate in Turkey on 2nd October 2018, he was expecting to pick up the documentation that would enable...

A celebration of festive lore Saturday 16 November 2019 at 11.00am (coffee served from 10.30am) at St Anne’s Church, Kew “There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas” – Charles Dickens Talk & book signing by George Goodwin, MA  FRHistS  FRSA. The traditions of Christmas seem to have a timeless quality when we...

Monday 20 May 2019 An Exclusive Talk given by Emma Treleaven, V&A Museum

Saturday 11 May 2019 Dr David Bellingham of Sotheby’s Institute of Art gave a fascinating and informative talk on the life and work of the famous artist with a particular focus on his time in London.

Saturday 6 April at 11:00 – Sold Out A talk by Tate curator, Matthew Gale To be followed by a light lunch (included in ticket price).  Coffee served from 10:30 Advance tickets for this event are now sold out – there is limited standing room if you wish to pay on the door. Tickets for...

Wednesday, 17 October 2018, Friends Cocktail Party, The Roland Goslett Gallery, 139 Kew Road, Richmond. TW9 2PN Gemma Roundell, a member of the Friends Executive Committee organised this exclusive event that was attended by 60 guests on the night, including many new potential St Anne’s friends that we are delighted about.  Roland Goslett of the...

The Golden Age of Children’s Book Illustration Saturday 16 February 2019 St Anne’s Church, Kew Green Susan gave us all a wonderful talk on Saturday 16 February. Her presentation skills and creative slides were superb and so displayed the fabulous passion Susan has for the subject. Taking us all back to how all these wonderful...

Saturday 24 November 2018 at 11:00 (Coffee from 10:30) St Anne’s Church, Kew Green With many of us not really understanding just what is and how it will affect our lives in the future we were all really interested to hear more about it! Our speaker, Emma de Angelis, started by giving us a fascinating...

Charity Bridge Drive Wednesday 28 November 2018 2.30pm for 3.00pm ‘til 8.00pm in the Parish Room, St Anne’s Church Kew. Tina Ruygrok, a member of The Friends Executive Committee organised this very successful event which attracted 36 very passionate, enthusiastic Bridge players from around Kew and Richmond.  Playing on 9 Bridge Tables kindly lent from...