http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/ Surrey Comet /leisure/leisurehome/ en-gb Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:01:34 +0100 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:01:34 +0100 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://surreycomet.co.uk/resources/images/527605/?type=rsslogo http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/ http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3609116._Greatest_blunder__still_entertaining/ ‘The greatest blunder of all time’, that’s how some people describe Decca Records decision to sing The Tremeloes over the Beatles in 1962. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:38:10 +0100 50d655e786e450dfe8bcefcdcddbb804 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3607942.The_Gruffalo_is_coming____/ Watch out kids, the Gruffalo is coming! Tall Stories Theatre Company bring their critically acclaimed adaptation of the popular children’s story to the Watermans Arts Centre as part of an exciting programme of children’s theatre for the Autumn season. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:38:39 +0100 bdb0dd9a749a9078fe965b01282e3330 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3606607.Metal_rockers_ready_to_come_of_age/ On your 18th birthday the mind of most teenagers is firmly set on getting down the pub and having your first legal drink. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0100 f8357a6bc7be5bce87a1425155a23ed9 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3606492.A_special_day_out_for_the_kids/ Like all the best ideas, last year’s Kidsfest just cannot be held down. It was launched last year as part of Abbeyfest’s 10th anniversary celebrations and the event was so successful and well attended that it has been made a fixture in the Abbeyfest line-up. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:20:00 +0100 8d3f3e3448f5cf84f821662930d43989 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3606238.Roehampton_ready_for_music_festival/ Festival fever is being tapped into by communities who want to put on fantastic events for free, and one of the most promising is the first Let the Music Speak festival in Maple Village, Roehampton. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:20:00 +0100 3ed12b0707298bb992eccb2feba9c38c http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3606355.On_the_buses/ Transport buffs or any Londoner interested in the capital’s past are in for a rare treat on Bank Holiday Monday when Cobham Bus Museum throws open its doors for an Open Day. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:50:47 +0100 37055c6b416f6b75f6b4ce975e87fc73 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3605801.Countryside_comes_to_town/ If you wander onto Hampton Court Palace Green for A Country Affair this weekend you might be forgiven for thinking you’d stepped back in time. In sights rarely seen since the 17th century chivalrous knights will be sorting out age old disputes, possibly involving damsels in distress, with a spot of jousting. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:33 +0100 7f319f469403909b24e2d177cb60a6b2 http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3605785.Music_with_a_message/ Last summer’s Live Earth concert was an unmitigated disaster with the sound of environmental band wagon jumping almost drowning out the music. The event was a damning example of how glib and embarrassing the melding of music and “big issues”, be they politics, charity or the environment, can be. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:14 +0100 819c9e54a3e2441a3e140a1f8c0cf32b http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3601206.Tilston_playing_Rose_Theatre_benefit/ When I ask Martha Tilston whether her popularity has taken her by surprise, she seems genuinely taken aback that she is considered famous. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:10:00 +0100 ba4ce7a1c68488bde4336b1e64e941fa http://surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/leisurehome/3602952.Doing_it_for_the_kids/ Twenty years can be a long time in showbusiness, and the Younger Generation Theatre Group has certainly crammed a lot in in that time. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:46:53 +0100 abf57fe676f31f3167c2fd340a083e42