Welcome to www.adpontes-staines.com
The Staines Arts & Lifestyle Magazine
Ad Pontes Prospicimus ~ “At the Bridges We Look Forward”
Summer 2007
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So what has STAINES got? Not a lot?
Well you are probably wrong...
Did you know that in Staines we have:
· Six orchestras (I kid you not)?
· Two world-class choirs (and several other superb choirs)?
· A musical theatre group?
· A Cool and Baaad nite-club life?
· At least 3 theatres just a hop and a skip away?
· Arthouse cinemas a heartbeat down the road?
· A famous artwalk around our own town?
· At least two award-winning brass bands?
· The world’s biggest rock band (well they think so anyway)?
· Two racetrack venues almost on your doorstep?
Not to mention boat trips, cycle
rides, lake-side walks, tow-path strolls, moorland meanders, long long
pub crawls and London just a short train journey....
( Answers to all below )
About Ad Pontes...
STAINES was originally known as AD PONTES in year 14AD. Ad Pontes (Latin for
at the Bridge) was of strategic
importance as it was located at the only crossing point of the River
Thames upstream from London on the road to Silchester. The bridge
was probably made of stone so the word ‘Stones’ may come
have been corrupted, over time, into the name Staines. There is
also some suggestion that the prehistoric site of the “Nine
Stones” was located nearby (some say near Hythe by the M25) and
the Saxon for “stones” is “Stanes”.
The Staines Arts and Lifestyle
Magazine is called AD PONTES to commemorate this very early start and
our motto is Ad Pontes Prospicimus ~ “At the Bridges We Look
Forward”.
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Our Six Orchestras
The Royal Holloway College in Egham has six orchestras !
- Symphony Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra
- String Orchestra
- Royal Holloway Chorus
- Royal Holloway Chamber Choir
- Royal Holloway Baroque Orchestra
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Music/About-Us/performance1.html
The Royal Holloway College in Egham also has two award winning choirs
The Chapel Choir and The Chamber Choir
http://www.chapelchoir.co.uk/
The Staines Musical Theatre Group regularly puts
on productions at the Magna Carta theatre (Magna Carta School)
http://www.smtg.org.uk/
The cool and bad nite-life at Staines might start at Baroosh! in Staines town
and may well go onto the Iguana club
Try Frightnight at the Iguana
Runnymede Roundabout Staines
J13 of M25
http://www.turbulentsoundscape.com/clubs/frightnight/default.htm
There are at least three theatres in close-range of Staines.
A favourite is the New Victoria Theatre Woking with air-conditioning, comfortable seats, ample parking
But also try the Theatre Royal Windsor and Richmond Theatre- both direct train journeys from Staines
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers
Sun 14 Oct 2007 at Theatre Royal Windsor
http://www.buddyhollyandthecricketers.co.uk/
One Step Beyond- Madness Tribute at Windsor
http://www.mis-online.net/osb/main.html
Windsor Theatre (Theatre Royal)
Sunday Live
One Step Behind
Madness Tribute Group
Sun 21 Oct 2007
Box Office 01753 853888
Arthouse Cinemas? You got 'em...
Walton-on_thames cinema
http://www.walton-on-thames.org/cinema/screen.htm
Richmond filmhouse cinema
http://www.richmondfilmhouse.co.uk/
Famous Artwalk
Yes, Staines has a famous artwalk...
Check
www.adpontes-staines.com for updated pictures
or checkout
http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/lei_artwalk.htm
At least two award-winning brass bands (there may be more- we haven't counted
The Salvation Army bands)
But we have counted the Staines brass band (above) and The Lammas Band
http://www.stainesbrass.co.uk/
The World's Biggest Rock Band
Where have you been? Have you not heard of Hard-Fi ?
Hard-Fi are an Indie rock band from Staines, Surrey - a suburban
location that has significantly influenced their musical style and
lyrics.Hard-Fi recently supported Green Day at their two massive gigs at
Milton Keynes Bowl, England.
Wolsey White is the band's producer. He is also from Staines.
Wolsey was previously in a band called Supermodel.
http://www.hard-fi.com/
Two Race Track Venues... you must have got these, surely?
Kempton Park & Royal Ascot ( but you may have said Sandown and Windsor ?!?)
Kempton Park events
http://www.kempton.co.uk/
Ascot events
http://www.ascot.co.uk/
Keep up-to-date with the Art & Lifestyle at Staines (AD PONTES) by regularly checking
our website
Best wishes to all
The Editor
ADPONTES-STAINES
Summer 2007
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Acknowledgements
Staines (spelthorne) museum
http://www.spelthornemuseum.org.uk/exhibit/
the nine stones of staines
http://www.ahsoc.fsnet.co.uk/staines/