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8 smiling Kew Society Trustees at a long table in the Tap on the Line Pub. Empty plates and wine glasses, bottles, half eaten mince pies and screwed up napkins litter the table top, suggesting a good evening was had.

7th November 2024 in Community, News

Kew Sparkle fundraising gets off to a dazzling start

80 paying guests, including Kew Society Trustees, attend a dinner to raise money for this year's Kew Sparkle event.

Gudrun Edwards smiling whilst taking applause at a Kew Sinfonia concert in 2010

27th October 2024 in Community, News

Tributes paid to the musician and well known resident Gudrun Edwards

The Kew Society among the many to pay tribute to the local musician and patron, Gudrun Edwards who's died aged 86.

Image of a defibrillator in a glass fronted yellow box in a pubic space

17th October 2024 in Community, News

Tide Times and Defibrillator Locations – now on the Kew Soc site

See the tide times at the bottom of our home page or go to our new "Kew Info" section for Defibrillators

Exterior of the Castle Pub showing pawnbroker sign

11th October 2024 in Community, News

Why a London inn with links to Kew is the the UK’s only licenced pawnbroker pub

Why on earth does the Castle Pub in Farringdon have pawnbroker balls on its sign, all because a resident of Kew was unwell?

Banksy stencil of a goat on a shallow ledge - close up

5th August 2024 in Community, News

Banksy’s Kew Goat: A New Addition to London’s Street Art Scene

Renowned street artist Banksy has struck again, this time leaving his mark in the leafy streets of Kew.

15th July 2023 in Community

Step-Free Access at Kew Gardens Station

The aim of the project is to provide a step-free crossing between the eastbound and westbound platforms at Kew Gardens Station. Currently, crossing between platforms requires negotiating the steep steps of the pedestrian footbridge over the line, or the steep steps into and out of a tunnel under it.

20th November 2022 in Community, News

Draw-off Walk – November 2022

For the past few years, The Kew Society has been delighted to offer its members an annual draw-off of the tidal Thames walk Richmond to Ham. The draw-off occurs when Richmond Lock remains open to allow river water to flow out with the tides to the mouth of the Thames – giving time for maintenance of the lock, weirs and sluices.

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Whether you live in the area, work here or just love to visit, you can help us care for Kew by joining the Kew Society.

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Please join us or renew today and play a part in helping keep Kew a great place to be.

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