2 days ago
The 606 Club in Chelsea celebrates 50 years of live jazz on Lots Road
Steve Rubie's 606 Club, the Chelsea basement that helped launch Jamie Cullum, has marked its 50th anniversary with a fortnight of shows featuring more than 50 artists.
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2 days ago
Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its Diamond Jubilee after 60 years on the streets
What began as a children's street party in 1966 marked its 60th anniversary this summer, as Notting Hill Carnival celebrated six decades of steelpan, soca and sound systems.
3 days ago
Ham Polo Club, London's last polo club, marks 100 years beside Ham House
Founded on Ham Common in 1926, Ham Polo Club celebrated its centenary season this summer as one of the oldest polo clubs in the UK and the last surviving club in London.
8 days ago
Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing opens the door to Peter Blake's studio
Sir John Soane's restored country home in Walpole Park hosts Peter Blake: In the Studio from 25 November, including a recreation of the Pop Art pioneer's workspace.
10 days ago
Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush plays on after its community rallied round
Built as a dance hall in 1904, Shepherd's Bush's Bush Hall secured its future after a successful crowdfunder and a run of sell-out fundraising shows.
11 days ago
The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond stages Cranford with Tamsin Greig
In a transformational year for Richmond's in-the-round theatre, the Orange Tree opens Cranford starring Tamsin Greig this November, ahead of Roger Allam's King Lear in 2027.
12 days ago
Osterley Park in Isleworth glows with a Diwali Marigold Festival this November
Robert Adam's Georgian masterpiece at Osterley, with its lake, parkland and Tudor walled garden, hosts a Marigold Festival for Diwali from 7 to 29 November.
15 days ago
Honest Jon's on Portobello Road has been a record lover's haven since 1974
From a former butcher's shop on Golborne Road to a celebrated label run with Damon Albarn, Honest Jon's has been selling great records in Notting Hill since 1974.
18 days ago
High Tide Festival fills Twickenham's pubs and streets with free live music
Run by volunteers from Eel Pie Records, Twickenham's High Tide Festival has grown into one of London's largest free and independent music festivals since its first edition in 2019.
19 days ago
Bushy parkrun in Teddington hosts the millionth parkrun where it all began
Twenty-one years after 13 runners took part in the first Bushy Park time trial, the free weekly 5k returned home to Teddington for parkrun's one millionth event.
20 days ago
Rellik on Golborne Road remains a stylist favourite for designer vintage
Since 1999, Rellik has been a vintage destination for fashion lovers, stylists and celebrities, with pieces from Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake and Vivienne Westwood.
6 October 2026
Petersham Nurseries in Richmond makes its Chelsea Flower Show debut
Twenty years after the Boglione family founded it beside their Richmond garden, Petersham Nurseries took a lush Houseplant Studio to RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.
6 October 2026
Pools on the Park in Richmond unveils a new studio as upgrades begin
Richmond's Pools on the Park, with its heated lido in Old Deer Park, has opened a new multi-purpose studio, the first step in a programme of investment.
5 October 2026
Marble Hill in Twickenham is a riverside Georgian villa reborn
Built in the 1720s for Henrietta Howard, Twickenham's Marble Hill has restored gardens, 66 acres of Thames-side parkland and a winter programme of wreath making and Father Christmas.
4 October 2026
Canteen in Notting Hill serves fresh pasta at the top of Portobello Road
Opened quietly in autumn 2024 by the team behind The Pelican, Notting Hill's Canteen has become a Michelin Bib Gourmand thanks to its daily changing Italian menu.
3 October 2026
MindFood in Perivale celebrates a King's Award for helping people grow wellbeing
Ealing mental health charity MindFood, which uses food-growing to help people with anxiety, depression and stress, has received the King's Award for Voluntary Service.
30 September 2026
Ealing Trailfinders complete a perfect unbeaten league season in Champ Rugby
West London's Ealing Trailfinders won all 26 of their Champ Rugby league games in 2025/26, finishing 30 points clear at the top of the table.
29 September 2026
Chiswick House and Gardens gets festive with markets and a grotto
Lord Burlington's Palladian villa and its free-to-roam gardens host a Duck Pond Festive Market, a Christmas food market and Father Christmas's grotto this winter.