2025 SoGA Photo Competition “Light on the Strand”. We’d love you to submit your photo! Winners and runners up will be displayed in the Jubilee Arch under Kew Bridge to brighten everyone’s day as they walk through. You can see the 2023 and 2024 winners there today. Watch this space for full details of the awards ceremony. 

Terms of entry:

• Entries to be sent by email to lucycufflin@gmail.com before 5pm on November 1st. Please state your name, and if you are 18 and over, or under 18.The theme is “Light on the Strand”

• Images above 1.5 meg

• Aspect ratio 3:2 or 4:3 landscape or portrait (these are standard aspect ratios on both cameras and smart phones)

• Limit of 5 photo entries per person

• Decisions of the judges will be final

• The copyright of each entry remains with the author. However, authors, by entering the competition, grant SoGA permission to publish, broadcast and/or use their submission in promotional displays including on the SoGA websites and social media.

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2025 AGM and Social Event

Held 8 April at Fullers offices (our thanks to Fullers). The first hour was a short review of the year, election of Committee members, and a lively discussion.  Then we enjoyed delicious snacks and drinks, and a chance to chat with our neighours.

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2025 Spring Social

Held jointly with GPG at the Bulls Head on 3 April.

 

2024 Autumn Social

10 October from 6pm at the Steam Packet.  Free to attend, members get their first drink free. Light food kindly provided by The Steam Packet

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2024 SoGA Photo Competition “Wild Strand”. We’d love you to submit your photo! Winners and runners up will be displayed in the Jubilee Arch under Kew Bridge to brighten everyone’s day as they walk through. You can see the 2023 winners there today. Watch this space for full details of the awards ceremony. 
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A presentation of Panorama of the Thames was held 20 June 2024 in the beautiful setting of the National Archives at Kew, co-hosted by SoGA and GPG. Drinks were served before and after the event. The presentation, including several short films detailing how the banks of the Thames (including Strand on the Green) have changed over time, was fascinating, and enjoyed by everyone.  ​

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AGM was held 10 April 2024 at Fullers offices

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1 February 2024 6-8.30pm ‘CHEESEWICK’ at The Steam Packet Pub 
An evening of talking and tasting cheese with Lucy Cufflin. As a co-founder of the Chiswick Cheese Market, qualified cheese judge and member of the Academy of Cheese, Lucy will lead us through tasting 6 incredible artisan cheeses with an introduction on how to taste, what to pair them with and chat about how Chiswick got its name!

Members £5 (to cover the cost of the cheese)
Non-members welcome £15 to include 1 year free membership to SoGA
Price includes cheese, bread and crackers and water.

Buy your own choice of drink on the night!
Book tickets with Ann at ann.soga@yahoo.com

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Wednesday 29 November (from 6pm) - Annual Photography Competition awards ceremony at The Steam Packet

 

All of the winning submissions can be found here.

 

Saturday 4 November - Autumn Litter Pick (meet outside The Steam Packet at 2pm)

 

Thursday 5 October 2023 (from 6pm) - a social was held at The Steam Packet.

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A Coronation celebration was held on Sunday 7 May 2023.

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SoGA social event - 18 March 2023 at 7pm at The Steam Packet (top floor)

Sarah Lasenby joined us for a convivial evening to share her memories of Strand on the Green (1947-1984).  Sarah started life on SotG before the war then returned aged 8.  She lived there for the next 38 years including sailing with the Club.  

 

SoGA AGM 2023 (and social) - was held on Tuesday 10 January 2023 at The Musical Museum.

 

Platinum Jubilee celebration

SoGA and the Grove Park Group hosted a celebration of the platinum jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II on 5 June 2022.

Photos of the day's event can be found here. 

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The Chiswick Calendar has kindly published the results of our Platinum Jubilee celebration competitions.

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Overall winners page
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-competition-winners/

 

Limericks adult
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-limerick-competition-adult/

 

Limericks under 19
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-limerick-competition-under-19/

 

Poetry adult

https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-poetry-competition-adult/

 

Poetry under 19
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-poetry-competition-under-19/

 

Art adult
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-art-competition-adult/

 

Art under 19
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-art-under-19/

 

Photography adult

https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-photography-competition-adult/

 

Photography under 19
https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/strand-on-the-green-jubilee-party-photography-competition-under-19/

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SoGA AGM 2022 - was held virtually, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

A public meeting was held on 21 October at 19:00 at St Paul's church to discuss the South Chiswick's Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme. Further details can be found here. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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