What's On

A new production of Charles Dickens' classic festive tale, A Christmas Carol, is coming to Jubilee High School in Addlestone.

The performance, in the main hall in School Lane, on Tuesday November 24, is suitable for adults and children over seven alike, and involves masks and puppets.

Audience members will also be invited backstage to learn more about the production and characters.

For more information, call the school on 01932 884 800 or visit www.jubileehigh.surrey.sch.uk.

An art dealer who started his own business when he was nine is hosting an exhibit for local artists to help them beat the recession.

Robert Mitchell, 68, owns an art gallery in Addlestone and has offered his studio to West .

A variety of spooky Halloween events will be running at an Addlestone farm over this weekend.

On Thursday October 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31, there will be face painting, a scavenger hunt, pumpkin carving and apple bobbing at Crockford Bridge Farm, New Haw Road.

The scavenger hunt costs £1 and face painting £2. Anyone interested in pumpkin carving only needs to buy a pumpkin.

The event is to raise money for Shooting Star Children's Hospice.

For more information, call the farm shop on 01932 852 630.

Spooky half-term adventures are being organised for half term week around Runnymede.

The Halloween themed activities, designed to be fun rather than scary, will be running from Monday October 26 to Friday 30, and has been organised by Runnymede Council.

The first activity is a skeleton scavenger hunt and games at St Ann's Hill, Chertsey on Monday, but there will also be Halloween costume making, arts and crafts and party games.

To round off the week, there will be two sessions of free choice play, where youngsters can choose what they do, and can even have the chance to explore Chertsey Museum.

Emma Parnell, the activity co-ordinator at Runnymede Council, said: "These play sessions are held throughout the year, and have been really popular so far.
"There is something for every age group, ability and interest. We want to encourage children to use their imagination, try something new, make friends, be challenged, and above all, have fun."

For more information visit www.runnymede.gov.uk or call Emma on 01932 425 677, or at emma.parnell@runnymede.gov.uk.

A new course for parents with children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is launching in January next year.

Relate, the relationship support organisation is running the free programme to support and advise those who have children aged between five and 11 with challenging behaviour.

It starts on January 6 at Sayes Court Children's Centre in Sayes Court Farm Drive, Addlestone.

There are places still available, and to book, call Sam Aylward on 01932 851 502.

Blood donors are needed for two sessions at the Runnymede Centre in Chertsey Hall, Addlestone on Monday October 19.

The sessions, run by the NHS, will be from 2-4.30pm and 5.30-7.45pm.

For more information, call 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.uk.

Tickets have now gone on sale for the annual White Lodge Centre fundraiser, Chesney's Christmas Cracker.

Nineties pop star and patron of the charity, Chesney Hawkes, will be hosting the fourth cracker at Club One in Ascot on Sunday December 13.

The line-up has yet to be announced, but previous years have seen Jason Donovan and Nik Kershaw performing to raise money for the centre in Holloway Hill Chertsey.

For more information or to book tickets, visit www.whitelodgecentre.co.uk

Runnymede's first ever Chinese film festival is starting on Monday October 12.

Chertsey Film Society will be helping bring Chinese films to a British audience with the first screening at Chertsey Hall, Heriot Road on Monday.

The first film to be shown will be One Foot off the Ground, a drama from mainland China.

Princess Alice Hospice and The Bentall Centre, Kingston are hosting a star-studded fashion exhibition, titled 'Fit for a Princess' with celebrity party attire being showcased in store windows. Head down to the centre and see which item catches your eye before bidding online at www.ebay.co.uk/charity from 8pm on Monday 19th October.

Over forty personalities and luminaries, including; Dame Helen Mirren, Strictly Come Dancing's Lynda Bellingham, West End stars Kerry Ellis and Leanne Jones, Samantha Cameron, Beth Ditto, Helena Bonham Carter, Geri Halliwell, Paloma Faith, Joanna Lumley, Trinny Woodhall, Fearne Cotton, Twiggy and The Saturdays have all kindly donated dresses in aid of this vital and important charity.

The Royal Air Force Association President's Band will be performing at Addlestone Community Centre on Sunday October 18.

The concert will start at 2.30pm at the centre in Garfield Road, Addlestone.

Tickets, £7.50, are available from Christie's Hairdressers in Station Road, Addlestone, or from the Community Centre itself, between 10am and 12 noon on weekdays.