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Feel Good Fun
Fearne Cotton’s brilliant Happy Place Festival returns to Chiswick House and Gardens for a nourishing weekend of immersive workshops, thought provoking talks, live podcasts, massage and relaxation areas, shopping, sound healing sessions and more. Guests include Dawn O’Porter, Jason Donovan, Denise Van Outen, Lisa Snowdon, and Fearne herself.
July 13-14, adult tickets from £42.35, children £19.80, weekend and VIP tickets available; happyplacefestival.com.
Witness the Fitness
Friendly local fitness hub Clifford Studios is offering the chance to try out its full range of classes for free at a special open day. 30-minute sessions run from 8am onwards and there will also be the opportunity to grab a 20% discount on passes and activewear, plus refreshments from local juice legend, Mejuicer.
June 29 at 173-175 Church Rd, Barnes, SW13 9HR. Book at cliffordstudios.co.uk.
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Joe Wicks
Work Out With Wicks
A brand-new wellbeing festival with Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, takes place at Kew Gardens this month. It promises to be a day of fun, fitness, diverse workshops, inspiring talks and tasty food, including a family-friendly workout with Joe, sound bath with Jasmine Hemsley, ice baths, kids activities, and immersive yoga sessions with live music.
July 7, adult tickets £42, children £15, family tickets available. kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/joe-wicks-festival.
Barnes Fair Fun
Organised by the Barnes Community Association (BCA) which celebrates its 50th birthday this year, Barnes Fair is an impressive and much-loved fundraising event that sees over 300 quality exhibitors take over Barnes Green. There’s fashion, jewellery, gifts, art, homeware and much more, plus food and drink from local faves such as The Crossing, Rick Stein, The Brown Dog, Ela & Dhani, and Arte Chef. Enjoy vintage fair rides and live entertainment all day, and don’t miss the BCA’s famous Pimm’s tent.
13 July, 9.30am-5.30pm, free; barnes-ca.org/bca-events/barnesfair.
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Family Gardening Festival - RHS Garden Wisley, 30th May 2018
Two girls amongst the spring flowers.
Plant Power
Don’t miss the bonanza of glorious gardens and fabulous flowers at RHS Hampton Court Palace . Brimming with beauty and inspiration, the show features gorgeous cut flowers, vibrant fruit and veg and thought-provoking gardens, plus shopping, talks, demos, hands-on workshops and expert gardening and growing advice.
July 2-7 (RHS Members’ Days July 2-3), tickets from £30.85; rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hamptoncourt-palace-garden-festival.
Party on the Pier
Head to Chiswick Pier on July 21 for a day of free boat trips, river dipping sessions, a tombola, craft stalls, children’s activities, hot food, live music, and a Fuller’s bar.
From 11am; chiswickpier.org.uk.
Kew the Music
RBG Kew’s annual week-long festival of picnic concerts has an array of fantastic headliners this year, including Ronan Keating, JLS, Richard Ashcroft, and more, plus a very special evening with gardening legend, Monty Don. Read our interview with Beverley Knight.
July 8-14, ticket prices vary; kewthemusic.org.
Live at Loseley
A new outdoor summer concert series featuring top West End stars such as Aimie Atkinson and Carrie Hope Fletcher comes to Guildford’s beautiful Loseley Park early next month. We have six tickets for The Best of Frankie Valli on Friday August 2 OR a VIP experience for four people for Movie Soundtracks, led by the 32-piece Bourne Movies Orchestra on Sunday August 4, which includes front row locations and two bottles of Prosecco.
Decide which you’d like and enter here before July 25. See show info at liveatloseley.com.
New Balls Please
Watch Wimbledon unfold from the comfort of Bingham Riverhouse’s dedicated Wimbledon Lounge. Richmond’s boutique riverside hotel will be showing all the action from Centre Court on a big screen whilst serving Pimm’s and strawberries and cream alongside its delicious Riverhouse Restaurant menu. n July 1-14, from 5.30pm.
Open to non-members; binghamriverhouse.com.
Make a Date for Marzamemi!
Richmond’s brand-new family-friendly festival celebrates Sicilian food, culture and music.
July 6-7 at Syon Park (note location change), adult tickets from £27.33, kids from £11.29; marzamemi.co.uk.
California Dreaming
East Sheen contemporary artist Christabel Blackburn’s latest solo exhibition opens at Gillian Jason Gallery (GJG) and features a captivating collection of paintings inspired by the landscapes of Los Angeles and the Californian desert. GJG is the first commercial space in the UK to solely champion art by women.
July 2-27, 19 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 8AZ; gillianjason.com.
