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Forthcoming events
29th April 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Philosophy Cafe
Booking Required
A Humorous Look at Travelling In her quirky style Maggs takes us through the delights and pitfalls of travelling. From the medicines we must have with us, the travel agents, acquiring […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
As last year’s outing was very oversubscribed I thought I’d offer it again.
Pronounced ‘Seezincote’, the property is a unique 200 year old mansion & gardens built in the ‘Indian Style’.
Venue: Walton Xcel Leisure Complex
Cost: £37
Booking Required
30th May 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Other
Literary Walk of Walton This event is now sold out Literary Walk of Walton number 2 The hidden stories In association with Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £10 from Ticketsource Step […]
Cost: £10
Booking Required
30th May 2026
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Other
Handmade Paper & Artist Books Workshop Session 1: Paper Making - Fully Booked See also Book Making Session Sunday 31 May In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £40 […]
Cost: £40 or £60 for both sessions
Booking Required
30th May 2026
7:00 pm
Other
A tale of Treachery, Madness and Thwarted Love In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £12 from: Cecil Hepworth Playhouse A rare chance to see this classic 1920 British silent film […]
Venue: Cecil Hepworth Playhouse
Cost: £12
Booking Required
31st May 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Other
Handmade Paper & Artist Books Workshop Session 2: Artist Book Binding by Artistic Stitches - Fully Booked See linked Paper Making workshop Saturday 30 May In association with The Elmbridge […]
Cost: £30 or £60 for both sessions
Booking Required
2nd June 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Other
Literary Walk of Walton number 2 The hidden stories In association with Elmbridge Literary Festival This event is now fully booked Tickets: £10 from Ticketsource Step into Walton’s surprisingly rich […]
Cost: £10
Booking Required
Riccarda Hambrough grew up in Edwardian England. In the 1920s she became a nun and joined a convent in Rome. During World War II the sisters sheltered Jewish people from the […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
5th June 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Other
Memoir Writing and Self Publishing Workshop In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £10 (includes workbook to take away). Ticketsource An autobiography is the biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Autobiographical […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £10
5th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Other
Spilling the Beans In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £10 Ticketsource Spilling the Beans – is an adventure in crafting poems that sneakily convey the personal and the private. […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £10
Booking Required
5th June 2026
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm
Other
She’s Electric Performance Storytelling This performance is suitable for over 15s. In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets £12 from TicketSource Vanessa Woolf has led trailblazing storytelling performances for […]
Cost: £12
Booking Required
6th June 2026
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Other
From Page to Screen Adaptations and the Art of Trying to Please Everyone In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £10 Ticketsource This short workshop looks at the art of […]
Venue: Cecil Hepworth Playhouse
Cost: £10
Booking Required
6th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Other
"Mystery" A celebration of the 2026 Elmbridge Literary Competition including the prize giving. In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: Free https://www.riverhousebarn.co.uk/ Where: Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2PF
Cost: Free
Booking Required
6th June 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Other
A Q&A with two of Britain’s leading writers in the fields of crime and espionage In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £12 Riverhouse Barn Helen Fields is a former criminal […]
Cost: £12
Booking Required
7th June 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Other
Coffee and Conversation In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: Free Riverhouse Barn 2026 is the National Year of Book Reading. But some great reads could be a lot closer […]
Cost: Free
7th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Other
From the Mill to Monte Carlo The story of the man who broke the bank In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £5 Riverhouse Barn Anne Fletcher is an historian […]
Cost: £5
Booking Required
7th June 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Other
The Booming Lovelies and Open Mic Poets In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets £8 Riverhouse Barn Join host Katie Griffiths and friends for a well-versed afternoon. Her special […]
Cost: £8
Booking Required
7th June 2026
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Other
Whose Truth is it anyway? In association with The Elmbridge Literary Festival Tickets: £15 Riverhouse Barn Tony Birtley is a multi-award-winning TV journalist who has covered some of the biggest conflicts since the […]
Cost: £15
Booking Required
Built in the late 19th century, Shuttleworth House was the home of the Shuttleworth family, particularly Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth, an aviation pioneer.
Venue: Walton Xcel Leisure Complex
Cost: £48
Booking Required
Trekking Sri Lanka A talk by Marcia Summers Marcia undertook a 1,000km trek from Sri Lanka’s southern shores to its northernmost tip to raise money for the charity ‘Their Future […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
Surrey Search and Rescue A talk from a Member of Surrey Search and Rescue Surrey Search and Rescue (SurSAR) is a lowland search and rescue team based in Surrey, United Kingdom, who respond to missing […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
Black Teeth and Dirty Fingernails A talk by David Allen While the wealthy privileged few were contemplating which bonnet to wear that day, thousands of ordinary people were living in cramped, […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
"Dr Livingstone I presume" The real story behind the legendary meeting in Africa in 1871 between the missing explorer Dr David Livingstone and the ambitious journalist Henry Morton Stanley. Stanley's […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
Tax, Care and Toyboys An entertaining and informative talk This talk from the Co-op provides some insight about the following areas: Protecting your home and savings For many people, one […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1
Christmas - A Festive History A talk by Andy Thomas In a fascinating, entertaining and uplifting presentation, Andy Thomas uncovers the intriguing background to the festive season. From the ancient […]
Venue: Claygate Village Hall
Cost: £1