Ball Games

The ball games and a social picnic will take place from about 1pm in a small out of the way corner of Barnes Common, just North East of the Station. Bring something to drink, and any food that you might require to survive an afternoon of running around. The Putney flat recommends bottles of rose wine to make the afternoon feel like summer...

In the event of inclement weather, rain does not usually stop play! We will still be there, but hiding beneath large umbrellas. Occasional forays will be made out into the weather as batting dictates, usually such forays are accompanied by suitably manic laughter.

Directions:

• From Barnes railway station pass under Rocks Lane on the footpath that runs along the northern side of the railway lines.
• Continue for towards the end of the platform, turning left through a hole in fence.
• Proceed along the path through the trees until it opens out into the

Trains

Barnes Station is served by Richmond bound trains from Waterloo. The trains run at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour, passing through Putney at 31 and 1 minutes past the hour respectively. Journey time from Waterloo is 17 minutes, Putney 3 minutes. Train timetables

Buses

Routes 33 and 72 from Hammersmith pass by Barnes train station, as does Route 337 from Clapham Junction via Putney. Route 430 from West Brompton gets close, get off as it turns north off of the Upper Richmond Road into Dover House Road. Routes 14 and 74 run from the South Kensington area to Putney along Fulham Road and Cromwell road respectively. South West London Bus Map

BBQ

A BBQ will be occuring at the Putney flat from about 7pm onwards. Although the Putney flat will endeavour to supply as much food as possible, it never hurts to bring more! Vegetarians are advised to provide their own food since the Putney flat will inevitably be carbonising dead animals. Alcohol to suit individual tastes may be required, although the Putney flat providing Margaritas and other concoctions throughout the evening. If you feel like contributing to the official "one margarita too many..." cause then please bring along some Tequila and/or a bottle of Cointreau.

Beyond

It has almost become tradition that "South Park the Movie" is viewed, complete with subtitles to allow everyone to sing along. For those that feel intimidated, the script can be found here and will allow you to familiarise yourself with the subject matter, although it should be noted that it is an early version of the script and some of the song lyrics are quite considerably different in the majority of cases.