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01-Dec-2008
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December 2008 events diary

RUNNYMEDE EVENTS DIARY: December

Date

Time

What's On

Monday 1 December - Saturday 13 December Last collection 3pm 13 December

2nd New Haw Scout Group Christmas Post
Just buy stamps at the shops listed below, post your cards and letters in the collection boxes and the members of 2nd New Haw Scout Group will deliver the mail in the areas listed below. 

Group: 2nd New Haw Scout Group

Where: Stamps and collections boxes: Topspeed Motorist Supermarket, 17-19 The Broadway, New Haw,
Nash Newsagents, 229 Woodham Lane, New Haw,
Goldings Newsagents, Station Road, Addestone,
Chop & Change Hairdressers, Ongar Parade, Row Town
Wyevale Garden Centre, New Haw Road, Addlestone

Delivery Areas:
New Haw, Woodham, Row Town, Addlestone, West Byfleet (Roads north of the Old Woking Road only), Byfleet, Ottershaw

Cost: Stamps 15p each, all proceeds go towards supporting the 2nd New Haw Scout Group which provides a wide range of facilities and activities for over 100 local young people

Contact: 07770 273265

Wednesday 3 - Saturday 6 December

7.45pm

Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Oliver Twist

Group: Ottershaw Players

Where: Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking

Cost: Tickets £10, concessions £8

Contact: The Ottershaw Players' Box Office on 01932 702091.

Wednesday 3 - Saturday 6 December

8.00pm

Comic Potential, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn
Sparks fly as romance and robotics collide!

Group: Thorpe Players

Where: Thorpe Village Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Thorpe

Cost: £8

Contact: Box Office on 07923 583295

Thursday 4 December

7.30pm

Review Board Meeting

Group: Runnymede Borough Council

Where: Council Chamber or Committee Room, Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone

Contact: Committees Section on 01932 838383

Friday 5 December

1.35pm - 1.55pm

Lyne Mobile Library

Group: SCC Mobile Library

Where: Lyne Lane and Almers Road

Contact: Mobile Library No. 10 on 07968 832384

Friday 5 December

.3.00pm - 5.00pm

Hythe School Christmas Fair
Santa's Grotto, chocolate tombola, Christmas carols, games & crafts, raffle prizes, Christmas cakes and mince pies, Fun for all!

Group: Hythe School

Where: Hythe School, Thorpe Road, Staines

Contact: 01784 452972

Friday 5 December

7.45pm

Members' Evening - Bourse/Selling and Invited Dealer

Group: ACA Philatelic Section

Where: Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Road, Addlestone

Cost: Free

Contact: Mike Wilson on 01932 844215 or Bob Plummer on 01932 343206

Friday 5 - Saturday 6 December

7.45pm

Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Aladdin - A pantomime by Norman Robbins
plus free kids' light sticks

Group: St Jude's Players

Where: The St Jude's Theatre, The Social Hall, Harvest Road, Englefield Green

Cost: £7 adults, £5 children, £1 off SJP members, 10 child tickets gets 1 free adult ticket

Contact: Box Office on 01784 435213

Email: boxoffice@stjudesplayers.org

Saturday 6 December

12.30pm - 3.30pm

Christmas Fair
Come and join the fun! Many traditional Christmas Fair stalls

Group: Ongar Place Parents, Teachers and Friends Association

Where: Ongar Place Primary School, Milton Road, Addlestone

Cost: 50p entry

Contact: 01932 842785

Email: ongarplaceptfa@live.co.uk

Saturday 6 December

2.00pm - 4.00pm

15 Minutes of Fun!
Free family craft activities
Have a go at making Victorian style Christmas cards. It's free and you don't need to book, just come along and join in!

Group: Chertsey Museum

Where: Chertsey Museum, Windsor Street, Chertsey

Contact: 01932 565764

Saturday 6 December

8.00pm

Christmas Dancing to the High Society Big Band
Cold buffet, mulled wine, bring your own drinks

Group: Viginia Water Community Association

Where: Virginia Water Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, Virginia Water

Cost: £12 members, £14 non members

Contact: 01344 843509

Saturday 6 - Thursday 18 December

Tues - Fri 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Sat & Sun 10.00am - 5.00pm

Chertsey Artists' Christmas Exhibition

Group: Chertsey Artists

Where: Windsor Street Gallery, 6 Windsor Street, Chertsey

Cost: Free admission

Contact: Miranda Weber on 01932 705287

Sunday 7 December

09.30am - 12.30pm

2.00pm - 4.30pm

Blood Donors Needed

Group: NHS

Where: Egham Youth Centre, 185 High Street, Egham

Contact: 0845 7 711 711

Sunday 7 December

11.30am

Dick Whittington Pantomime
Free party bag for all children!
Refreshments available

Group: New Haw and Woodham Community Association

Where: New Haw Community Centre, Woodham Lane, New Haw

Cost: Adults £6, Seniors £5.50, Children £5

Contact: 01932 846921 or 01932 347769

Sunday 7 December

2.30pm - 6.30pm

We Need a Little Christmas!!!
Get ready for Christmas by listening to, and joining in with a selection of Christmas poems, songs and carols

Group: St Peter's Church

Where: St Peter's Church Hall, Laleham Road, Staines

Cost: £6, concessions £5

Contact: Ticket office 01784 452782

Sunday 7 December

4.00pm

Seasonal Music
Refreshments will be available

Group: Egham Junior Brass Band and St Peter's Shared Church

Where: St Peter's Shared Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey

Cost: Free, donations gratefully recieved and to go towards the Church's Heritage Fund

Contact: Christine Leach on 01932 571033 or 07759 034577

Monday 8 December

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Runnymede Area U3A Grand Christmas Meeting
Speaker will be Betty Page who will entertain with "Comic Monologues"

Group: Runnymede Area University of the Third Age

Where: The Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road, Egham

Cost: £10 annual subscription plus 50p fee per meeting

Contact: Tony Vinall on 01932 845330

Wednesday 10 December

6.30pm

Addlestone Town Neighbourhood Policing Team
Come along to tell us about issues that affect your community.

Group: Surrey Police

Where: Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Road, Addlestone

Contact: Steve Milford on 07967 986672 or Hannah Cheverton on 07772 222356 or 0845 125 22 22

Wednesday 10 December

7.30pm

Planning Committee Meeting

Group: Runnymede Borough Council

Where: Council Chamber or Committee Room, Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone

Contact: Committees Section on 01932 838383

Thursday 11 December

Doors open 6.30pm for Christmas card sales

Concert starts 7.30pm

Christmas Concert by the Addlestone Singers

Group: Shooting Star Children's Hospice

Where: Addlestone Baptist Church, Crouch Oak Lane, Addlestone

Cost: Free entry

Contact: Joanna Swatridge on 01932 425272

Thursday 11 December

7.30pm

Demonstrations of Floral Art and Design
In house, Members' Christmas Show

Group: Runnymede Floral Art Club, affiliated to the National Flower Arrangement Societies of GB

Where: New Haw Community Centre, Woodham Lane, New Haw

Cost: Visitor charges apply

Contact: Yvonne Barnes on 01932 872289 for more information

Thursday 11 - Sunday 13 December

7.45pm

Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Aladdin - A pantomime by Norman Robbins
plus free kids' light sticks

Group: St Jude's Players

Where: The St Jude's Theatre, The Social Hall, Harvest Road, Englefield Green

Cost: £7 adults, £5 children, £1 off SJP members, 10 child tickets gets 1 free adult ticket

Contact: Box Office on 01784 435213

Sunday 13 December

7.45pm

Modern Sequence Dance - Music: Keith Bell

Group: ACA Modern Sequence Dance Section

Where: Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Road, Addlestone

Cost: Visitors £5.50, Members £5

Contact: Mrs S Weare on 01784 437057

Monday 15 December

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Christmas Carol Concert

Group: Chertsey Museum

Where: St Peter's Shared Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey

Contact: 01932 565764

Tuesday 16 December

2.00pm

Community Songs of Praise for Christmas
A chance to join others, come along and sing your favourite hymns, followed by tea and cakes

Group: St John's Church Egham

Where: St John's Church, Manor Farm Lane, Egham

Contact: Church office on 01784 430964.

Email: office@stjohnsegham.com

Tuesday 16 December

2.00pm - 4.30pm

5.30pm - 8.00pm

Blood Donors Needed
Blood stocks run low at Christmas, please give blood...

Group: NHS

Where: The Runnymede Centre, Large Hall, Chertsey Road, Addlestone

Contact: 0845 7 711 711 Strongly recommend attendance by appointment.

Thursday 18 December

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Neighbourhood Policing Team Panel Meeting for Rowtown, Ottershaw and Foxhills

Group: Surrey Police

Where: Lyne Village Hall, Lyne Lane, Lyne

Contact: PC 3731 Anita Clark or PCSO 13303 Nicki Brumell on 0845 125 2222 or 07967 988381

Thursday 18 December

7.30pm

Council Meeting

Group: Runnymede Borough Council

Where: Council Chamber or Committee Room, Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone

Contact: Committees Section on 01932 838383

Friday 19 December

1.35pm - 1.55pm

Lyne Mobile Library

Group: SCC Mobile Library

Where: Lyne Lane and Almers Road

Contact: Mobile Library No. 10 on 07968 832384

Saturday 20 December

11.00am- 12.30pm

WW2 Christmas Party
This is our annual Young Archaeologist's Club Christmas Party where we will make gas masks, then we will prepare carrot cake, and the finish off with our WW2 party with corned beef sandwiches and other wartime treats!

Group: Chertsey Museum's Young Archaeologist's Club

Where: Chertsey Museum, Windsor Street, Chertsey

Cost: £4.50 per child

Contact: 01932 565764

Saturday 20 December

4.00pm

The Nativity Comes to Egham!
Come along to watch and to celebrate the real Christmas story.  Drinks and mince pies will be served

Group: The United Church, St John's and Runnymede Christian Fellowship

Where: Egham High Street

Contact: St John's Church office on 01784 430964

Saturday 20 December

7.30pm

Egham Choral - Christmas Through The Ages
Welcom the festive season with your favourite carols - concert includes audience participation, mulled wine and mince pies!

Group:Egham & District Choral Society

Where: St Paul's Church, Egham Hythe

Cost: Tickets £10 adults, £3 children and students

Contact: 01784 563202

Email: tickets@eghamchoral.org

Runnymede Borough Council Press Contact: the Communications Manager, on (01932) 425501 or email communications@runnymede.gov.uk

Disclaimer: Please check details with the event organisers before attending any events to prevent disappointment