Rally on Queen's Promenade down by the river side.

This year’s Surbiton Festival was declared open on Saturday at the beginning of a week of events – the festival’s biggest-ever line up.

A treasure hunter has been warned he could be arrested for being a public nuisance after fishing a hand grenade from the depths of the River Thames in Kingston on Sunday.

It was years since I had heard from former Surbiton journalist Jill Sanders when she emailed me out of the blue about a project she was working on with her partner, John Inglis.

The RNLI Regatta takes place along Queen's Promenade and has become part of the Surbiton Festival's annual programme.

This event is very popular with over 60 boats in attendance and a whole host of activities taking place alongside Surbiton's beautiful stretch of the River Thames.

The RNLI Rally takes place along Queen’s Promenade has become part of the Surbiton Festival’s annual programme. This two-day event is very popular with over 60 boats in attendance and a whole host of activities taking place alongside Surbiton's beautiful stretch of the River Thames.