Heritage Day 2011 Another successful Heritage Day was held at Walton Wharf on Saturday.  A couple of showers did not dampen the enthusiasm of those involved, and, as in previous years, there was a steady stream of visitors through the afternoon. The Cobham Brass Band , the Jazz Band and the Punch and Judy provided fun entertainment through the afternoon, and  there was a welcome return to the event by Heathside School and their band.  ... Read More

Just a day to go before Hertiage Day! Walton Heritage Day 10th September come and support your local charities who do so much to support your local communities   There will be plenty to see and do as well as entertainment for all!!

Heritage Day on September 10th is but just a few weeks away and as usual we have lots of attractions for all the family. Many of our usual stalls will be there and we will be welcoming some new attractions; already booked are: Routemaster Bus Chris’s Balloon  Sculptures Shrapnels Battery Richmond Venturer   Royal British Legion Elmbridge Community Link Walton Conservatives Mencap RNLI The Walton Society St Peters Hospital Thames Homeless Project Marie Curie St Mary’s Church East ... Read More

The images below offer the reader a little bit of the personal history of Joseph Thomas Weedon who was born in Walton on 20th January 1878. When Joseph was a boy he, like many others growing up in Walton around this time, had to start work very early in life and he had three post rounds which covered Bridge Street, Church Street and the High Street.  In later life Joseph wrote down what he remembered ... Read More

Attractions so far arranged for September 10th are: Routemaster Bus Chris’s Balloon Sculptures Shrapnels Battery Richmond Venturer   Watch this space for more attractions to come

Once again we are looking forward to another highly successful day by the River Thames in Walton. If you wish to run a stall or display, please could you confirm your interest to Andrew Reid as detailed below. The cost for each stall will be £15 (as last year). Maximum stall area will be the size of a medium gazebo. The Committee has decided that the fee will be collected in advance this year, to ... Read More

Walton- on-Thames Heritage Day Saturday 10th September 2011 11:30a.m. to 4.00p.m. at Walton Wharf further information to follow

Memories of Walton   We now have for sale the DVD produced in 2010 for Heritage Day. The film was produced by The Walton Society and contains memories about how Walton once was; they are from some of our older residents and include memories from the 1920′s onwards. It is a very interesting film and if any of you have relatives in far flung parts of the world it would make a very nice keepsake for ... Read More

The Heritage Fun Day celebrations on the Wharf at Walton were a great success again this year, despite a very depressing weather forecast which led to a lower attendance. In fact, apart from a damp start when setting up in the morning the weather improved steadily through the day leaving the event bathed in brilliant sunshine! The Cobham Brass Band entertained the crowd with a variety of music ending up with a reminder that Saturday ... Read More

The Heritage Fun Day celebrations were again organised by the Walton Society and  were a great success, despite a very depressing weather forecast which led to a lower attendance. In fact, apart from a damp start, the weather improved steadily through the day leaving the event bathed in brilliant sunshine! The crowd was entertained by The Cobham Brass Band and “All the T’s” Jazz Group.  Mr Wizard with his Punch and Judy Show  proved popular ... Read More