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A mini car boot sale will take place on Saturday, September 4 from 9am until 12pm at St Paul's Church.
Set up for sellers is from 8am - hardstandings only and no commercial sellers allowed, cost is £10 for a car pitch.
Entry is free for sellers. For more information, visit: www.stpauls-eghamhythe.org.uk
Keen gardeners from will learn how the fragrances of flora during a talk at the Manor Farm Day Centre on Thursday, September 9.
The talk, Scent in the Garden, will be presented to the Egham Gardens and Allotments Association by expert Anthony Powell, at 7.30pm.
Entry is free for members, £2 for guests. For more details, call 01784 741299.
A UNIVERSITY lecturer is asking readers to raid their attics and piano stools for silent film scores after a celebrated musical family made a rare discovery in their loft.
Dr Julie Brown, of Royal Holloway, University of London, spent months searching for forgotten sheet music in archives and repositories across the country.
A special outdoor show will be performed by The Linden Wind Orchestra as part of a string of free summer concerts on Sunday, September 5, from 3pm until 5pm.
The open air gig at the Runnymede Pleasure Grounds is one of Runnymede Council's Bands in the Park series. For more details, call 01932 425685.
Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are looking for volunteers to try and to discover why we make errors in judging the speed of oncoming vehicles which can lead to serious accidents.
The project is being featured in the 'Live Science' exhibit at the Science Museum over the summer and will look factors effecting these errors.
Two separate incidents caused severe delays on the M3 and M25 near the Thorpe Interchange on Monday, August 16.
At around 11.20am one lane of the northbound sliproad onto the M25 from the M3 had to be closed following an accident.
Later that afternoon, debris on the M3 inbetween junction 2, the Thorpe Interchange, and junction 3 for Lightwater, caused two of the westbound carriageways to be closed down while the debris was removed.
Elvis, will be performing at the Runnymede-on-Thames for one night only, on Friday, November 19, from 7.30pm.
The special show at the Windsor Road hotel has been organised by fundraising charity MidasPlus, which contributes to charitable causes in Middlesex and Surrey.
Tickets cost £35 including a three-course meal with coffee.
For more details call Ray Blowers on 01784 452742 or Felicity Wylie on 07787 506115.
The Red Lion pub in Egham High Street has applied to the borough council for planning permission for some refurbishments.
Punch Taverns, who own the pub, have submitted an application for the installation of new double glazing, a new lobby, double-glazed doors and porch, shortening of the existing bar and installation of a new bar servery counter.
The St John's Church is organising a holiday club with fun activities as well as religious learning.
The Xpedition Force Holiday Club for five to 11-year-olds is free and runs from Monday, August 23 until Friday, August 27 at the church and features music, games, drama, crafts and exploring the bible.
For more details call the church office on 01784 430964 or visit: www.stjohnsegham.com

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