Upcoming Trust Events:

Art Picnics 2012

29 Jan 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Rose Theatre, Kingston

 

Booking essential! Call 020 8891 5455 to reserve a place in this unique setting.
Materials for sketching, e.g. paper, pencils, and charcoal will be provided (if you don’t already have your own please let us know), but you are welcome to bring your own equipment if you prefer. Don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch too. More details...

19 Feb 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Kempton Water Works Steam Museum

18 Mar 2012 - 11am to 4pm
2012 Olympics - teams training: Figures in movement
at St Mary's College, Twickenham

22 Apr 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Art Picnic on Eel Pie Island

20 May 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Art Picnic in Kew Village

17 Jun 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Art Picnic at Old Isleworth Village

12 July 2012 (Thurs)
Hampton Court Chimneys

22 July 2012 - 11am to 4pm
Art Picnic in Hampton Court Gardens
Creating a shared artwork

Please contact the office on 020 8891 5455 to book your place on any of these art picnics.

Other events:

Thurs 23 Feb 2012 - 7.30-9.30pm
Thames Life in Art lecture
Duke Street Baptist Church, Richmond
Speakers include John Iddon, Catherine Parry-Wingfield and Mark Edwards

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Upcoming Events:

See the Environment Trust's Volunteering Blog for reports on all the latest activities, with pictures.

Future Volunteering Events

Sat Feb 25, 2012 10.00am - 1.00pm approx
Willow Spiling along Kew Towpath

Sat 24 Mar, 2012, 10.00am - 1.00pm approx
Kilmorey Mausoleum
Spring habitat management

Sat 28 Apr, 2012, 10.00am - 1.00pm approx
Richmond Old Deer Park
Hedge management

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Future Leisure Events

Sun 26 Feb 2012 - The ecology of Fallow Deer in Richmond Park. John Lock will be leading a walk. Meet at 10.30 at Sheen Gate car park (20 mins walk from Mortlake Station (NR Waterloo)) or bus 33/493/337. Bring binoculars, packed lunch, hot drinks.

Sat 24 Mar 2012 - Bird walk along the River Crane with bird expert Keith Martin 10.00am - 12noon. Meeting place tbc

Sun 6 May 2012 - Springtime Safari
1.30 - 4.30pm in the Woodland Garden at Orleans House Gallery
A free event for the whole family. Come face to face with hedgehogs, beetles and bats and learn about local wildlife from the people and organisations that look after it.

Sun 27 May 2012 - Herb Walk with Jo Dunbar
10.00am - 11.30am. Meeting place tbc
Jo Dunbar is a medical herbalist of Botanica Medica herbal apothecary. In this walk along Ham riverside she will describe the medicinal uses, ancient folk lore, wild food recipes and personal anecdotes of local plants - which most people would call weeds.

Spring 2012 - Special event with Sir David Attenborough. Details to come.

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Recent Events:

Trust's Schools' Project launched

The Trust's school's project funded by the Ernest Cook Foundation got off to a great start on the 8th and 9th of June with children from Meadlands and St Richards with St Andrews primary schools removing the invasive Himalayan Balsam and conducting wildlife surveys in the grassland around Petersham woods.

 

Newts, Coots and Muddy Boots, 14th May

Everyone had a wonderful time, and the packed auditorium heard Sir David Attenborough describing the affairs of the Great Crested Newt, Nigel Reeve from Royal Parks talking about the stagbeetle, Keith Martin on identifying the song thrush and other birds, and Joe Pecorelli on the Thames, one of the greatest wildlife resources in this area.

Finally, the children from Archdeacon Cambridge's CE Primary School described their wildlife garden. With thanks to all the speakers and the volunteers, and everyone who attended, and especially to Sir David, who brought the afternoon a special magic. Jacqui Lofthouse's blog follow-up is here.

 

Burton's Tomb Restoration - Completed!

Read about Burton's Tomb restoration

On a bright but cold 20th October, the Patrons, Friends and project team gathered to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Sir Richard Burton's Mausoleum. The Mausoleum was re-dedicated by Father Richard Whinder Priest of St Mary Magdalen RC Church, following a reading by Jean Hall.

 

Between the Locks Oral History Project - Completed!

Started in 2009, the Heritage Lottery-funded project 'Between the Locks' - an oral history of the working lives of the Thames river community bounded by the locks at Richmond and Teddington - has finished. The DVD is now available from the Trust office, and segments are on YouTube. The travelling exhibition, as featured in the Museum of Richmond and the Kew Steam Museum, can be borrowed and used for displays.

Read about Between the Locks, see excerpts from the video

 

Please Support Us

Welcome to The Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames We are an established landscape and buildings conservation charity with 26 years' experience in caring for places and connecting to people of all ages and backgrounds across the Borough of Richmond and the wider London area. Our purpose is to preserve and conserve open green spaces, wildlife and the best of the built environment, and to raise awareness of the issues that affect their survival. We want to enhance all people’s lives through inclusion, volunteering, education and learning. Thur 23 Feb 2012 - THAMES LIFE IN ART Lecture Event, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, at the Duke Street Church, Richmond An evening of talks exploring work and leisure on the Thames, as seen through art. Speakers include the Trust's fine art advisor John Iddon, prominent art historian Catherine Parry-Wingfield and our star speaker, boatbuilder Mark Edwards of Richmond Bridge Boathouses. Mark is now building the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee row-barge, Gloriana! Tickets cost £10.00 per person or £8.50 if you are an ET member, and are available from the office. More information...   Art Auction Raises over £12,000 for Trust Projects! This year's Art Auction on 10 November had a splendid turnout, with fantastic support from the borough's art lovers. 'We may be a little short of last year’s record', said Chairman Jenny Pearce, 'but in these difficult times we feel we have achieved a small miracle. We couldn’t have done it without the continued generosity of local artists as well as those more established artists who so generously donated their work for the benefit of the Trust. The proceeds will help support our wide-ranging work in environmental education and volunteering, as well as practical conservation projects.' Amongst the big sellers were works by Mary Fedden, Chris Orr, Allan Halliday and Anthea Craigmyle as well as Liz Knutt, Anne Swankie and Jill Storey's featured picture of Twickenham Farmers' Market. There was a lot of interest in the original artwork for the poster for last May’s popular children’s lecture event ‘Newts Coots and Muddy Boots' - a cartoon of the Trust’s patron Sir David Attenborough, signed and captioned by him. Giclee prints of Newts, Coots and Muddy Boots are available unmounted for £20.00, and a few prints of Jim Woodman's Richmond Bridge, the highlight picture of 2010, are available unmounted for £25.00. Please contact the office for details. Past glories: Great River Race, Saturday 17 September - a splendid finish! Despite rain, hail, gusty headwinds and other incidents, the Environment Trust team made good time in the Skerry, and finished well up the rankings. While the Trust's land-based team were holding the annual reception for the mayors of riparian boroughs and others, water-lovers were rowing to raise sponsorship funding for Trust projects. Please give your backing to the team and make a donation via our justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/GreatRiverRace11 !   2011 AGM - Ham House Orangery, Thurs 16th June The well-attended 2011 AGM was opened by the Mayor, Cllr Claire Head, who recorded her support for the Trust as the pre-eminent environmental group in the borough. Five new trustees were elected: Martin Davis, David Gow, Sally Gray, Joanne Merriweather and Lynsey Stafford. Guest speaker was Andy Hawkins of the Thames Explorer Trust. Full report on the meeting... The 2010-2011 Annual Report - download for reading