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Exciting Chinese New Year Fireworks evening in Teddington

By teddppl at 10:22 on 30/01/12

On Friday night the Friends of St Mary's and St Peter's School held a Chinese New Year Fireworks evening to welcome in the Year of the Dragon. Luckily, it was a dry and mild evening and there were hundreds of Teddington people who came out to enjoy the evening at the NPL Sports Ground in Queens Road. The evening started at 530pm and the BBQ was lit just outside the Pavilion. There was a roaring trade with people queuing...
Local parents campaign against development proposals in Normansfield Avenue Teddington

By teddppl at 15:47 on 05/01/12

Local parents are campaigning strongly against the development proposals in Normansfield Avenue, Teddington and wish to stop the sale of the disused Avenue Centre for private development. The campaigners feel that the site, opposite the Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School, could be better used for educating local children by expanding the school and providing much needed school places. Tom Vavrechka, a local parent, has...
Brilliant Fireworks Display at Collis School Teddington

By teddppl at 13:53 on 06/11/11

The queues were almost from the school to the school gates last night as Teddington people came out to enjoy the fireworks evening at Collis Primary School in Fairfax Road. Fortunately, it didn't rain and it wasn't a cold evening, so we could all be outside enjoying the fun! Despite the queues, the evening was well organised and everyone got into the playground at around 5pm, whether you had a ticket or not. The playground was...
Pamper and Shopping Evening 2011 at Collis Primary School, Teddington

By teddppl at 16:14 on 04/11/11

After the success of last year's Pamper & Shopping evening, the Collis School Association have arranged another evening this month. Jo from Collis Primary School in Fairfax Road Teddington told us, "this is a fabulous opportunity to shop for gorgeous and unique gifts, enjoy relaxing therapies and share a festive drink with your friends". The evening starts at 7pm and goes on until 10pm. The entrance ticket...
Open Day for Teddington's Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School

By teddppl at 19:14 on 26/09/11

Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School in Normansfield Avenue, Teddington will be holding an Open Day on Tuesday, 27th September. You may have seen all the building work at the school over the summer holidays. Now, this term the school has re-opened with new classrooms and better facilities for the children and the staff. Heidi Johnson-Paul, the headmistress, will be welcoming parents who are interesting in registering...

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