Don't miss a thing - month by month events, concerts and sporting occassions in and around your area.

Jan 4            The "Big Ten” in a Week            York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham

Gordon Shaw gives a whistle-stop tour through the Kruger Park in search of those elusive creatures (www.rspb.org.uk/groups/richmond)

Jan 5            Arts & Crafts Market            Staines High Street
Handmade crafts and produce sold in the outdoor market on the high street (www.craftmarket.org.uk)

Jan 7-8            Aladdin            Walton Playhouse, Hepworth Way, Walton
Panto by The Desborough Players (www.elmbridge.gov.uk/events)

Jan 11            Surrey’s Forgotten Festivals            The Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton
Calendar customs and annual traditions in Surrey’s past. Royston Pike Lecture (www.elmbridge.gov.uk/leisure)

Jan 11-14            Treasure Island            Riverside Arts Centre, Thames Street, Sunbury
Produced by The Shepperton Players from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson (Box Office: 07505 206757)

Jan 13-14            Beowulf            Vera Fletcher Hall, 4 Embercourt Rd, Thames Ditton
Riotous pantomime turning the oldest English Viking legend on its head (www.verafletcherhall.co.uk)

Jan 14-Feb 26            Butterflies in the Glasshouse            Wisley Gardens, Wisley
See exotic butterflies among tropical plants, as well as the collection of giant caterpillars (www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/What-s-on)

Jan 19-21            Stitch & Creative Crafts Show            Sandown Park, Esher
Exhibition of knitting, creative crafts and needlecraft (www.stitchandcreativecrafts.co.uk)

Jan 21            Farmers’ Market            Maple Road, Surbiton
Meats, fish, game, pies, breads, cakes, juices and plenty more (www.mapleroadsurbiton.co.uk)

Jan 25            Okavango! Wildlife of Botswana            Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey
RSPB illustrated talk by Mike Mockler (www.rspb.org.uk/groups/nwsurrey)

Jan 28            Thames Fairs            Market House, Market Place, Kingston
A mix of arts, crafts, food, fashion, jewellery, skin care, home furnishings etc (www.thamesmarkets.com)

Feb 1            When Physics was Fun            Mole Hall, Walton Road, West Molesey
A talk for U3A by Roger Hunt (www.u3asites.org.uk/elmbridge)

Feb 1            Urban Birding            York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham
David Lindo speaks about his local patches Wormwood Scrubs and Tower 42 as well as his urban birding in other parts of the world (www.rspb.org.uk/groups/richmond)

Feb 2            Arts & Crafts Market            Staines High Street
Handmade crafts and produce sold in the outdoor market on the high street (www.craftmarket.org.uk)

Feb 3            The Esher Commons            Mole Hall, Walton Road, West Molesey
Royston Pike Lecture (www.elmbridge.gov.uk/leisure)

Feb 4            Walton Farmers’ Market            The Heart, Walton

Feb 6-11            Jekyll & Hyde – the Musical            The Playhouse, Hepworth Way, Wallton
Performed by Walton & Weybridge Amateur Dramatic Society (www.wwaos.org.uk)

Feb 17            Antarctica and the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration            Mole Hall, Walton Road, West Molesey
Royston Pike Lecture (www.elmbridge.gov.uk/leisure)

Feb 18            Farmers’ Market            Maple Road, Surbiton
Meats, fish, game, pies, breads, cakes, juices and plenty more (www.mapleroadsurbiton.co.uk)

Feb 22            Penguins to Puffins            Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey
RSPB illustrated talk by Richard Coomber (www.rspb.org.uk/groups/nwsurrey)

Feb 25            Thames Fairs            Market House, Market Place, Kingston
A mix of arts, crafts, food, fashion, jewellery, skin care, home furnishings etc (www.thamesmarkets.com)