Welcome to The Museum of Today
The Museum of Today is now open, celebrating objects from our communities' home and their importance during lockdown. Visit the museum at www.themuseumoftoday.org During the first UK lockdown The Museum of Today invited individuals and households to select an object from their home that has a particular resonance for them, now, and to tell its story. Their stories are documented in an exhibition of forty-eight short video submissions, curated into a variety of themes such as
Mulching Around the Christmas Tree
The Community Brain would like to say a massive thank you to the fantastic runners from Goodgym Kingston who impressed us with their mulch spreading abilities on the Tolworth Broadway planters last night! As the runners arrived to the Broadway on a cold December evening, they were met by what might appear to some as Tolworth's newest geological feature. The large woodchip mountain, which was donated by Advanced Tree Services (ATS) with the support of Andrew from council lands
The Forgotten Village
Come and join us for The Community Brain’s Christmas show, The Forgotten Village, around your local area this December. Meet some famous Christmas characters as you help a Traveller to bring the light back to The Forgotten Village. We want to spread as much magic as possible so tickets are on a donations only model, and we encourage those that can, to donate a little more so we can continue to make our work accessible for families that are struggling. The show is promenade th
First in Tolworth Christmas Market
Sunday 6th December saw another fantastic array of local traders bringing Tolworth Broadway to life, as the last market of 2020 took place. Despite many challenges this year, the December market took place under Tier 3 so we managed to have a full range of craft and food traders showcasing their wares. The December market featured: Anila's Sauces | True Indulgence Chocolate | Orindi's Delicatessen | Bantamlady's Produce | Olives and Things | Silent Pool | Laws Candles | My Li
Handmade at the Broadway Bar
We're excited to be joining forces with Handmade Kingston, to hold Handmade at the Broadway Bar on Sunday 13th Dec from 11am - 2pm
Volunteer Call Out: The Forgotten Village
As part of The Community Brain’s attempt to bring back some magic to children over the Christmas period, we are staging a promenade theatre show, written by the Seething Villagers called The Forgotten Village. The show will take place over 6 days in the week commencing the 14th December in Kingston, Surbiton and Tolworth. Our audiences will set out on a quest to meet some famous Christmas characters and help bring the light back to The Forgotten Village by walking around thei
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Tolworth Broadway has received a festive makeover thanks to brilliant teamwork from Tolworth's communities. The Community Brain worked with Gardenia London, who kindly donated the tree, James Geach, Surbiton Neighbourhood Manager, who arranged for the electricity supply to be connected for the tree, St Georges Church who provided the brilliant lights, and a wonderful team of volunteers who decorated the Christmas tree and added lights along the Broadway Visit the tree next ti
