Clubs/societies

PERFORMERS from Hounslow who took part in London's New Year's Day parade repeated their routines at the Paul Robeson Theatre on Thursday last week for the public.

They also received medals from parade director Lizzie Bone and the Mayor of Hounslow, Councillor Amrit Mann.

MORE than 120 youngsters have benefited from a series of events held over last week's half-term holiday.

The Youth Nites were held from 7-10pm each week night at Bedfont's Southville Community Centre and allowed youngsters from the age of 11 to get involved in a number of activities.

A GROUP of budding young performers have taken to the stage to show off their skills as part of Feltham Festival 2012.

Throughout last week's half-term holiday, youngsters were given the chance to take part in a range of AQA accredited courses from stage and costume design to street dance.

AROUND 150 children and their parents descended on Southville Community Centre each day this week to take part in a series of half-term activities.

Youngsters up to the age of 15 were able to try their hand at a number of different activities and develop their artistic skills with sessions run by Feltham Arts Association.

ART lovers are being invited to take part in a special course focusing on work from across the globe.

The six-week Arts from Around the World course is being run as part of Feltham Arts Association's Feltham Festival.

TWO budding artists from Feltham Community College will have their work seen by residents across the town after winning a design competition.

Georgia Mackey, 11, won top prize in the competition to design the front cover for this year's Feltham Festival brochure, while 12-year-old Megan Monk will have her design displayed on the back cover.

NATURE-LOVERS are being given the chance to catch up on some bird watching this weekend with a special Winter Bird Walk at Bedfont Lakes.

The event will involve a walk around the lakes to see the country park's winter bird residents, with a possibility of catching a glimpse of the elusive Bittern in the reedbeds.

The walk starts at 9am on Sunday (January 15) and costs £2 for adults and £1 for children and concessions.

All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For further information call 0845 4562796.

CHARITIES, schools and clubs are set to benefit from a new discount booklet, which will also save shoppers hundreds of pounds.

The Peel2Save Feltham and Bedfont card, which launched earlier this month, contains 64 money-saving coupons for businesses across the area, with discounts totalling more then £350.

BEDFONT'S Southville Community Centre has benefitted from a £5,000 cash injection to help Hounslow's long-term unemployed.

The funding has come from SEGRO, one of Hounslow Council's business partners, and will enable the centre to run a weekly Job Club and provide sessions involving in-depth employment help for the long-term unemployed and parents returning to work.

YOUNGSTERS from Hanworth's estate have been helping to spread anti-bullying messages with a special poster competition.

Local police joined forces with Richmond Housing Partnership's Urban Academy to run the competition earlier this month.