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Events Diary October 2025
Friday 31st October
Sunday 5th October
10:00am to 2:00pm Kew Village Market (Kew Village Market Committee)
Monday 6th October
A KMIS lecture ‘Navigating the crisis without a map: Re-envisioning the future of living plant collections’
Professor Sam Brockington, curator of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden
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- 6:00pm, tea, coffee and cakes from 5:30pm
- At Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, Jodrell Gate, Kew Gardens, Richmond TW9 3DS
Sunday 12th October (Re-scheduled from Saturday 4th October)
The Big Borough Clean Up organised by the Kew Society in conjunction with the London Borough of Richmond
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- When 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
- Where Meet Kew Plaza / North Road
- Who Everyone welcome (All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
- More information and to sign up contact environment@kewsociety.org
Thursday 16th October
The Kew Society AGM at The National Archives
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- Doors Open at 18:15
- The AGM will begin promptly at 18:30
- The AGM will be followed by a reception where you will have the opportunity to meet other members and chat to your committee
- Following the reception Tony Kirkham, Former Head of the Arboretum and Horticultural Services at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, will give a talk
- The evening will conclude at 21:00
Monday 20th October
A KMIS fund raising lecture ’35 years of the Merlin Trust: The history of the Merlin Trust and travel bursary highlights’
Paul Cook, trustee of Merlin Trust
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- 6:00pm, tea, coffee and cakes from 5:30pm
- At Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, Jodrell Gate, Kew Gardens, Richmond TW9 3DS
Now until midday Thursday 6th November (for Remembrance Day)
Just knit or crochet your poppies by midday on 6 November so we have time to create a wonderful community display at North Road Garden. Any size and any number. Just poppies. There are some free patterns on the British Royal Legion Website (Link to patterns) if you want to get inspiration. When you are done send us an email to environment@kewsociety.org and we will let you know where to drop them off.
Friday 31st October
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- 3pm at Trindles Store, Kew Village, free. By popular demand ‘Pebble Paining’ is back again, this time with a spooky Halloween theme. This event is suitable for age 5 upwards.
All day/every day
For you or your guests, try our new Kew Self-Guided Walk
For more events
For more events visit the KewTW9 website or the Kew Mutual Improvement Society website
