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🗓️ What's On: 23rd-29th April 2026

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Here’s your guide to what’s happening in and around Shepperton in the next week - events, activities, and a few local highlights.

🎉 Top picks

🥽 Regularly on Tuesday 9 till 11 and Fridays 1.30-3.30pm
Introduction to Enamelling for Beginners and improvers.
Come and learn to enamel heating powdered or liquid glass onto copper in a kiln at over 800*c. 4 week courses £85. Cost includes teaching, kiln, tool use and Riverhouse Barn facilities. Copper metal and enamel material are paid for separately in class. Typical materials cost £5 to £10 depending on materials used. You should be over 18 and prepared to follow health and safety guidelines. Contact learn.enamel@gmail.com for more details, to book a place or ask questions.

🐓 Saturday 25th April 10.30am-12pm
Introduction to Chicken Keeping.
Charlotte's Chickens, 29 Cecil Road, Ashford TW151RJ. Come and learn the basics of raising chickens in your garden. 1.5 hours, including coops, run space, feeding, welfare etc. Overview of chicken breeds. Large fowls, hybrids and bantams. Interaction with the our hens, Hybrids, Bantams, Silkies, Polish and Pekin hens. Have a look at our "Chick Inn", "Hen Hotel", "Cluckingham Palace" and our "Mamma Mia!" themed run area, where we look after holiday hens, rabbits and guinea pigs, and maybe our Pygmy Goats if we have time. It's gonna be clucking awesome! Book here.

🛍️ Sunday 26th April 2-3pm
NCT Nearly New Sale.
Echelford Primary School, Ashford TW15 1EX. Find bargains on baby and children's clothes, toys and more. Shop sustainably and support local parents. Free street parking available nearby, with some on-site parking. Drop off for sellers 10.30-11am, collection of unsold items 4.30-5pm. Book here.

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🎶 Thursday 23rd April 12pm-2pm
The Half Diminished Band at the Rose Theatre café.
Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1HL.Free event. Grab a drink and snack and enjoy some free music.

🎺 Friday 24th April. 7.30-9.45pm
Runnymede Jazz Club presents Rico's Hot Five.
The Addlestone Centre, Garfield Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2NJ. Enrico is considered one of the top jazz trumpeters on the jazz scene. Doors open 6.45 pm with a raffle in the interval and a licensed bar. Members £12 and Non-Members £14. Pay at the door with cash or card. Advisable to book in advance at the Box Office: 01784 441694 or by email to runnymedejazzzclub@hotmail.com or through TicketSource. More information www.runnymedejazzclub.chessck.co.uk.

🎶 Friday 24th April 7.30pm
Weybridge Male Voice Choir Spring Concert.
Christ the Prince of Peace Church, Portmore Way, Weybridge, KT13 8JD. Anxo Garcia (Winner of Woking Young Musician of the Year 2026). Adults £15, Under 12's Free. www.ticketsource.co.uk/weybridgemvc

🚣‍♂️ Saturday 25th April 10-17.00
Skiff & Punting Club Open Day.
Club based at Desborough Sailing Club. Ferry Lane, Shepperton TW17 9LQ.
Come and try skiff rowing, or maybe the old art of punting. The Sunbury Skiff and Punting Club is hosting their open day and welcome anyone who wants to try. Walk in or book: sunburyskiffandpuntingclub@gmail.com or call 07941 647795.

🎬 Saturday 25th April from 10.30am
Gathering Place 360 by Katie Green.
Shepperton Library. Experience four Virtual Reality films of places and their history. Book on www.eventbrite.co.uk.

🎶 Sunday 26th April 12.15
Walton Folk presents Jon Wilks.
Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 2PF. Multi-talented, Jon Wilks is a much admired finger picking guitarist and sublime song writer. www.riverhousebarn.co.uk Phone: 01932 253354.

🎻 Sunday 26th April 5pm
Teatime concert: The Camden Quartet play Ravel and Brahms.
Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 2PF. www.riverhousebarn.co.uk Phone: 01932 253354.

🎻 Sunday April 26th. 3-4pm
St Mary's Church, Sunbury presents A Spring Afternoon String Quartet Concert with Tea, cake and biscuits afterwards.
The professional string quartet "Brother Tree Sound" led by Anna de Bruin, will include a performance of Smetana's Quartet No.1 in their programme. Ticket Price (with Tea and Cake) Adult: £15. U18s: £8 Please contact Veronica at the Box Office on 07792 911158.

🎭 Tuesday 28th Apr - Saturday 2nd May
The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood Production Company: Teddington Theatre Club.
Hampton Hill Theatre, 90 High St, Hampton Hill. Rural Suffolk, 1759. As Halley's Comet blazes across the sky, a young woman is sentenced to hang for a shocking crime. But when she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve women is gathered to decide her fate. Locked in a room and charged with determining the truth, they must confront not only the case at hand, but the roles they've been forced to play in a man's world. www.hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk

🖼️ Wednesday 29th April 7.30pm
Frida Kahlo: Her life and legacy.
Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 2PF. The Art Apothecary opens its doors with a new monthly series of relaxed art talks. Explore the extraordinary journey of Frida Kahlo, from Mexico City to international icon, and the powerful story of art, identity and resilience. With author Chloe Sayer. Tickets £12. Website: www.riverhousebarn.co.uk Phone: 01932 253354

💃🏻 Wednesday 29th April 1-3pm
Riverside Arts Centre Community Tea Dance.
Riverside Arts Centre, Lower Sunbury. Come together and dance! Donation requested. For more information and to book please email: movetogethercollective@gmail.com

The Shepperton to Weybridge ferry is back. The river's been on red boards through the winter - but the water's calmed down, and the crossing is open again. To celebrate, they're offering a special April fare: adults cross for just £2.50 single or £5 return, and children £1.50 single or £2.50 return - that's a saving on the usual price - running from the 7th of April to the 7th of May. The ferry runs every day from 9am to 5:30pm, every fifteen minutes, or just ring the bell.

👀 Looking ahead

⚫️ Friday 17th May 2pm
Staines Bowling Club taster sessions.
The Pavilion, Burgess Way, Knowle Green, Staines TW18 1AJ. We are hosting a free taster session from 14:00-17:00 on Sunday 17th May for anyone who wishes to give lawn bowls a go. A great way to enjoy the outdoor summer months and meet new people. We are a friendly club, open to all ages and abilities. Please bring a pair of flat soled shoes and we'll provide the rest! To reserve your place, give us a call or text on 07550 023528.

🤗 Saturday 21st May 10am
Dementia information street market.
Find out what support is available for people living with Dementia, their loved ones or simply to learn more. This is a free and welcoming space to get to know local support organisations and businesses allocating their knowledge, skills and available services. Contact Anja at companionship services for more details: Info@companionship-services.com

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