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Whether you live in Kew, work here or just love to visit, join the Kew Society today and help support our work to keep Kew a great place to be.

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Calling all Kew residents!

Share why you enjoy living in Kew and win a chance to display your creation. To celebrate our 125th anniversary we will hold an exhibition at the National Archives in October 2026. Send us a poem, a painting, a model, a knitting, pictures with words, or whatever you can think of, to express what Kew means to you.                              

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Cool places in Kew

7th July 2026 in News and Updates

Free places to cool down in Kew

The GLA has produced a map of free places to cool down in London. The nearest one for Kew residents is the National Archives.

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Upcoming Event

Autumn Poetry Night

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Open Mic Poetry Event

Sunday 11th October

Join us for an Open Mic Poetry evening in the teepee at Trindle Stores, Kew.

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Join us and help make a difference

Whether you live in the area, work here or just love to visit, you can help us care for Kew by joining the Kew Society.

Membership is just £10 a year per person, and every new member increases our influence and ability to work on your behalf. 

Please join us or renew today and play a part in helping keep Kew a great place to be.

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Caring for Kew since 1901

For more than 120 years, the Kew Society has been committed to protecting and enhancing the character of this special area, with its unique heritage, open green spaces and caring community.

Run by passionate local volunteers, our charity’s mission is to make a positive contribution to the lives of everyone who lives or works in Kew or simply loves to visit.

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Painting in pointillist style by Camille Pissarro of Kew Green in 1892. It looks north across the green towards what is now the Greyhound Pub with the tower of the steam museum in the distance on the left.

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