Epsom & Ewell Times

Epsom Jazz Club
2024-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Comrades Club, The Parade, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BT, United Kingdom
EPSOM JAZZ CLUB FANS – PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE.
NOW AT
COMRADES CLUB, 1 THE PARADE, EPSOM, KT18 5BT
PARKING OPTIONS: Ashley Centre and Town Hall car parks. Even closer to Epsom Railway Station than before.
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Note the change in the day of the week, now
THURSDAY
28th March 2024: Nige Price and the Leon Greening Trio
Enjoy live jazz in a cabaret setting. Drink and relax in comfort at your own cocktail lamp lit table.

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Why the climate crisis is a health crisis
2024-03-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
According to the World Health Organisation climate change is the greatest threat to human health. Dr Kristine Damberg, from Epsom Hospital, will talk about how the climate crisis impacts our health – even in the UK.

Fund Raising Dinner at Imperial Oriental Chinese Restaurant
2024-03-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Imperial Oriental Chinese Restaurant, 25 The Broadway, Stoneleigh, Surrey, KT17 2JE, United Kingdom
Fundraising dinner at Imperial Oriental Chinese Restaurant Stoneleigh Broadway Ewell to raise money for Epsom Medical Equipment Fund to purchase medical equipment for Epsom General Hospital which will benefit the local community that Epsom General Hospital serves Price £30 each drinks not included. Bookings in advance to Bess Harding 020 8337 8181

Passion Week
2024-03-23 19:30 - 21:40 | St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX
Choral concert – music for Easter

Easter Egg Trail
2024-03-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Rosebery Park, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
Come join us at our Easter Egg Trail!
Taking place at Rosebery Park on Saturday 23rd March from
10am – 1pm
Find the clues hidden around the park to reveal the mystery prize.
Pitched for under 12s
All children must be supervised at all times.
1 prize per completed entry card
Book online to secure a place or turn up on the day – subject to availability.

Epsom Rotary Club Quiz Night
2024-03-22 19:30 - 22:00 | St Josephs, St Margarets Drive, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7JQ, United Kingdom
Fun Quiz Night – Ideally teams of 6 or more although individuals welcome

From Rameau to Rutter via Rossini - Rutter Requiem & European Harmonies
2024-03-16 19:30 - 21:45 | St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX
‘From Rameau to Rutter via Rossini’ features the solemn beauty of Rutter’s Requiem combined with the elegant compositions of Rameau, Rossini, Gorecki and Fauré. Be swept away by a tapestry of musical emotion, from serene contemplation to the heights of European classicism!
We are delighted that Helen Pritchard will be our soprano soloist for this concert and we will be accompanied by organist John Carnelley.

Epsom Film Club
2024-03-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
Every third Saturday of the month, Epsom Film Club brings you a free screening of a classic film, followed by opportunity for discussion. This month, a philosophical science fiction film from the 90s.

Quiz Night
2024-03-15 19:00 - 22:30 | All Saints Community Hall, All Saints Community Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell Epsom, SURREY KT19 9QY, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9QY, United Kingdom
Fun quiz to raise funds for the activities of Epsom and Ewell Town Twinning Association to build on ties between Epsom and Ewell and Chantilly in France.

Epsom Choral Society – Spring Concert
2024-03-09 19:30 - 22:00 | St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX
With English Music for Lent, Epsom Choral Society presents spiritual works from 20th century composers, reflecting on the crucifixion story and its themes of love and sacrifice.
The main work is Stainer’s The Crucifixion, a classic oratorio known by choral singers and church choirs across the land, which conveys the sacred narrative with harmony and colour. Finzi’s Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice delves into the past, setting texts by seventeenth century mystic poet Richard Crashaw. Howells’ haunting Like as the Hart Desireth and Ireland’s transcendent Greater Love Hath No Man are evocative settings of biblical texts, and the ever-popular Elgar is represented by The Spirit of the Lord, the prologue to his longer work The Apostles.
We are delighted to welcome back international soloists John Findon (tenor) and Jon Stainsby (bass), and Peter Jaekel on the organ, for an unmissable concert that offers solace and reflection through sublime music.

International Women's Day Open Sports Event
2024-03-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Ebbisham Sports Club, Eastway, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8SG, United Kingdom
To help celebrate International Women’s Day Ebbisham will be running a 2 hour FREE event for WOMEN ONLY on Friday 8 March from 11.00am-1.00pm
Members and non-members will have the opportunity to try Badminton, Squash & Racketball and Cardio Tennis in a social and friendly environment. After the sport, there will will be free tea, coffee and cake!
All equipment will be provided for those who don’t have their own.
To register your interest please email admin@ebbishamsportsclub.com

Epsom Symphony Orchestra Concert
2024-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Join us on Saturday 2nd March at 7.30pmwhen Epsom Symphony Orchestra is proud to present “Elegy & Idyll”, an exciting programme of music by British composers. The orchestra, under the baton of conductor Musical Director Darrell Davison, will be joined by award-winning cellist Ben Tarlton to give us his rendition of the Elgar cello concerto.The concert begins with the overture “Di Ballo”, a joyful set of dances so typical of composer Arthur Sullivan. The first half also features Delius’s Summer Evening.The performance concludes with Vaughan Williams’ fifth symphony.
Tickets available from Epsom Playhouse tel: 01372 742555 £15 each (£5 children)

Ramadhan Fair Epsom
2024-03-02 13:00 - 19:00 | Epsom Racecourse, Tattenham Corner Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5LQ
Join us at a delightful venue for an unforgettable experience of shopping, delicious food, and endless fun! Discover a wide array of offerings from clothing, jewelry, decorations, to unique gifts, all brought to you by amazing small businesses. After indulging in some retail therapy, treat yourself to delectable bites from our food vendors. Entertainment for the little ones will include face painting, henna art, and games to ensure they have a fantastic time!

World Day of Prayer
2024-03-01 10:30 - 11:45 | St Josephs, St Margarets Drive, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7JQ, United Kingdom
World Day or Prayer 2024
Friday 1 March
Service for Everyone
St Joseph’s Church, St Margaret’s Drive KT118 7JQ

Free Afternoon Concert: Iain Macfarlane - Organ
2024-02-17 16:30 - 17:30 | St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX
As St Martin’s resident organist, Iain is best placed to get the most out of the superb 3-manual Norman & Beard instrument which he knows so well. His programme includes Bach’s Prelude and Fugue BWV543 (known as the ‘Great A minor’) a sonata by Josef Rheinberger, who was a contemporary of Brahms, and music by Charles Villiers Stanford who died 100 years ago this spring. Admission is by donation

Feel Fine in February
2024-02-07 11:30 - 12:15 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
Feel Fine in February Walk taller & straighter Having good posture can be achieved by improving your strength and balance. This will make daily tasks easier. If you want to enhance your mobility, it is time for you to join Epsom Strength and Balance classes. Join us at these weekly classes on Wednesdays at 11:30am or 1:30pm at Epsom Methodist Church. Classes cost from £7.50. For more information, please visit: www.epsomstrengthandbalance.com, email: epsomstrengthandbalance@gmail.com or call Karen on 07771647132. Stay strong and keep upright longer with Epsom Strength and Balance. We’re looking forward to meeting you soon. Karen

Feel Fabulous In February
2024-02-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
Join other friendly seniors at the Osteoarthritis & Osteoporosis Prevention & Survival classes to reduce your risk of breaks and fractures.
Classes cost from £8 and are held every Tuesday at 2pm in the Youth Hall at Epsom Methodist Church.
Come and join us or call Karen to find out more on (07771)647 132 or email oops.esb@gmail.com.

Band of the Coldstream Guards - Gala Concert
2024-01-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Cllr Graham Jones MBE is delighted to announce the Band of the Coldstream Guards have agreed to perform a Gala Concert at Epsom Playhouse on 19 January 2024 in support of the Mayors Charities and the Royal British Legion Epsom and Ewell.
The Coldstream Guards are not only a marching band as they have toured USA, Japan, China, Europe and the UK performing outstanding concerts to packed houses in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world to critical acclaim.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards is, arguably, one of the best bands in the world and they’re coming to Epsom Playhouse. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this magnificent band right here on our own door step.

Epsom Jazz Club - Sat 9th Dec 7.30pm - Jo Harrop & Paul Edis feat. Emma Rawicz
2023-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | The Oaks Room, In the Conservative Club, 39 Church St., Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PW
This very special show will feature a feast of festive favourites and jazzy Christmas classics performed by singer Jo Harrop and virtuoso pianist Paul Edis, who together recently won Album Of The Year at the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Awards for their critically acclaimed long-player “When Winter Turns To Spring”. They will be joined by rising saxophone star, and previous Epsom Jazz Club headliner, Emma Rawicz.
The audience will be taken on a magical musical journey that goes from festive classics such as Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas to new takes on traditional hymns and carols including O Holy Night, and more!

Christmas Joy!
2023-12-09 18:00 - 19:00 | St Martins, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX, United Kingdom
Bring your family along to St Martin’s Church, Epsom on Saturday 9th December to celebrate Christmas with Epsom Chamber Choir, conductor Jack Apperley and their programme of joyful Christmas music, free to under 18s.
Traditional carols will mingle with choral classics and a good sprinkling of favourite Christmas songs. You can sit back and enjoy the choir’s glorious sound before stretching your own lungs with well-loved audience carols.
Following the concert, you are warmly welcomed to join them and continue the Christmas cheer with a glass of wine and a mince pie or two.

Candlelit Christmas Concert
2023-12-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8NE, United Kingdom
Join us at the beautiful Christ Church, Epsom for an evening of music from solo singers, local bands, Laine Theatre Arts Choir and the Heart & Soul Community Choir. There will be unique gifts available and delicious festive treats in the adjoining hall from 7pm. A wonderfully festive evening to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Epsom and Ewell Silver Band Christmas Concert
2023-12-03 19:15 - 22:00 | St. Mary’s Church, The Avenue, Cuddington, Worcester Park, KT4 7HL, United Kingdom
Join us for an evening with the Epsom and Ewell Silver Band for their annual Christmas Concert at St. Mary’s Church, The Ave, Worcester Park. Tickets are £10 and include tea/coffee and a mince pie!
On Sunday 3rd December at 7.15pm we’ll be holding our Christmas concert at our usual venue of St. Mary’s Church in Cuddington, Worcester Park KT4 7HL. This will be our first Christmas concert with our new MD, Tariq Ahmed. He’s putting together a pretty challenging and spectacular programme for us, so you won’t want to miss it!
We’re always grateful to the Cuddington Residents’ Association and to the Cuddington WI for all their hard work, including staffing the door and providing refreshments during the interval.
We’ve kept our ticket price low at £10 each (under-15’s free without a ticket). If you’re local to the area, you can get tickets at Vale Road G&A Express newsagent or online at https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/epsomandewellsilverbandchristmasconcert There may be some tickets available on the door but it’s always better to make sure and buy in advance!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Community Hub in Ewell
2023-12-01 10:30 - 13:30 | Ewell Village Hall, 7 London Road, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 2AY, United Kingdom
A Community Hub has been set up in Ewell Village, at Ewell Hall by Jo of Abbeyfield Southern Oaks and run in conjunction and supported by of voluntary groups to include Epsom Rotary and Ewell Rotary. The sessions are completely free with refreshments and lunch included with advice available and is for the whole community of any age, anyone who feels that they are struggling with the current way of life, financially, loneliness, health, benefits, food… Just somewhere they can go and there is a listening ear.

The next date of the Hub is Friday, 01 December 2023 between 10.30am and 1.30pm when a special guest has been invited and again on 22 December 2023 again at 10.30am and 1.30pm. We really hope everyone makes use of this facility, which may be continued depending on demand.

Community Christmas Post
2023-11-27 17:00 - 2023-12-14 20:00 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
7th Epsom (Methodist) Scouts are once again providing a local delivery service for Christmas Cards in the Epsom area (KT17, KT18, KT19, and KT21 post codes). Price is just 50p per card. Post boxes will be in place from 28th November in over 20 locations; see our web site for details

Christmas Fair
2023-11-25 10:00 - 14:00 | St Martins, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX, United Kingdom
Craft stalls, children’s activities, model railway, books, CDs, Christmas decorations, refreshments & BBQ! All in the lovely surrounds of Epsom’s largest historic building.

Sale of Hand Knitwear, Christmas cards, etc
2023-11-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Station Pub, Stoneleigh Broadway, Ewell, Surrey, KT19 2JA, Station Pub, Stoneleigh Broadway, Ewell, Surrey, KT19 2JA, United Kingdom
Sales will be held to raise money for a laser which will help remove bladder cancer at Epsom General Hospital. Handmade woolly hats, gloves, jumpers, babywear, scarves, baby shawls, knee blankets, shawls, recycled Christmas cards, soft toys and other miscellaneous items. Will you help us raise £10,000 with your support on Tuesday, 21st November?

Elijah
2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | St Martins, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX, United Kingdom
Epsom Choral Society sings Mendelssohn’s great oratorio, Elijah, with outstanding soloists and orchestra in St Martin’s Church in Epsom on Saturday 18th November 2023 at 7:30pm.
First performed in 1846 at Birmingham Town Hall, Mendelssohn’s Elijah is widely regarded as one of the greatest oratorios of the Romantic era. Inspired by the biblical account of the prophet Elijah, the oratorio was composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn’s baroque predecessors, Bach and Handel.
Under the baton of Julian Collings, the performance will bring together a stellar cast of soloists, including soprano Elizabeth Findon, mezzo-soprano Judy Brown, tenor John Findon, and bass James Geidt.

Ukraine Social and Music Evening
2023-11-11 18:00 - 21:30 | Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AQ, United Kingdom
Come and join Ukrainians and their hosts in an evening of “bring and share” food and provided soft drinks. All followed by an hour of superb musical and poetic performances from our Ukrainian friends in the locality.
Entry is free to all. A donation to our collection at the end of the evening is welcome to help us support Ukrainian refugee musicians.
A friendly welcome atmosphere in the Worship Area of Epsom Methodist Church in the centre of Epsom.
Brought to you by the charities Epsom Music, Epsom Refugee Network and Surrey Stands With Ukraine.

East Surrey Poverty Truth Commission Launch
2023-11-08 11:30 - 13:30 | Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF, United Kingdom
The launch of the East Surrey Poverty Truth Commission is open to any organisations or individuals who are concerned about the rising number of local residents who are struggling financially and want to do something about it.
This is a unique opportunity to hear from people with experience of living on a low income, and to explore how we can all work together to tackle poverty and reduce the need for the Foodbank.

Epsom Jazz Club - Giacomo Smith: Trav'lin Light
2023-11-07 19:30 - 22:00 | The Oaks Room, In the Conservative Club, 39 Church St., Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PW
For their Autumn Season finale, Epsom Jazz Club welcome Italian-American composer, producer and mighty fine reed man, Giacomo Smith.
Known for his work as the founder of influential UK band Kansas Smitty’s, honing Smitty’s sound over five acclaimed studio albums, Giacomo has also amassed numerous years of touring across the EU and US.
For this very special performance he will be presenting “Trav’lin Light”, a brand new project which sets out to explore the under travelled land of “folk-jazz”, a term coined by one of his inspirations, clarinettist, Jimmy Giuffre.
A truly fantastic evening of music.
