What's on

Let your pooch take centre stage at the council's dog show in Kensington Memorial Park on Sunday September 12.

The event, organised by the borough's Parks Police, features entertainment for families and dogs, including flyball demonstrations, and there will be rosettes for the top dog in each class.

It is free to attend, but anyone wishing to enter their dog will need to pay £1.50.

The show starts at 10am with judging two hours later.

For more information, contact PC Rose Francis on 020 7938 8190 or at parkspolice@rbkc.gov.uk.

Anyone worried about crime, and in particular, car crime, is invited to the next meeting of the Community and Police Engagement Group.

Borough Commander Mark Heath, and Inspector Sean Flynn, will be joined at the meeting on September 22 by speakers with an expert knowledge of car crime.

The meeting will be held at St Augustine's Church Gall in Queen's Gate at 6.30pm.

A teddy bear festival for all ages is being held at Kensington Conference Centre on Sunday September 12.

The Hugglets Teddies event will be at 10.30am at the centre in Hornton Street.

Entry is £4 for adults and £2 for children, and for more information, call 01273 697 974 or visit www.hugglets.co.uk.

Anyone interested in becoming a foster parent can head to an opening evening in Kensington Town Hall on Thursday September 23.

The talk will give prospective foster carers an understanding of what the role involves, as well as answering any questions they may have.

It starts at 6pm at the hall in Hornton Street, and is free to attend.

For anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the goings on beneath the streets of London, there is a talk being held on September 16.

Antony Clayton, author of Subterranean City, will be presenting an illustrated talk on various aspects of the city's underground including lost rivers, sewers, railways and government bunkers.

The talk is at Kensington Central Library at 6.30pm.

Tickets are free, and can be obtained from any library in the Royal Borough.

A picnic for anyone over the age of 50 is being held in Holland Park on Thursday September 9.

Organised by charity Open Age, the event will include art workshops and line dancing, but all guests must bring their own food to join the picnic.

It starts at 10.30am in the park, and is free to attend.

For more information, call Open Age on 020 8964 1900.

Londoners are being invited to kick start their week with an adrenaline-filled charity abseil from the top of The Roof Gardens in Kensington.

The 100ft challenge will take place on Monday September 20, from 9am to 5pm, and will raise funds for Elizabeth Finn Care - a national charity supporting those living in poverty.

Participants are asked to pay £25 registration and raise a minimum £100 sponsorship.

For more information, visit www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk/abseil.

A lunchtime performance by an award-winning classical recorder player is being held in the atrium of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Thursday September 2.

Jill Kemp, from the Concordia Foundation, will be performing from 1-1.45pm.

It is free to attend, although any donations to the Chelsea and Westminster Charity would be welcomed.

Foundation Trust members and hospital staff are invited to the annual members' meeting at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Thursday September 16.

There will be a question and answer session with the board of directors, a presentation on the role of governors at the hospital, and an informal reception with refreshments after the meeting.

Those wishing to attend should meet at 5.30pm in the restaurant on the hospital's lower ground floor, but there is limited seating which will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Discover the secret world of bats with a free talk and walk in Brompton Cemetery on Wednesday September 8.

Learn all about the bat species native to Britain in a talk by the London Bat Group at 7.30pm, then head out to look for them with bat detectors.

The event is free, but booking is recommended, and visitors are asked to make a donation to the London Bat Group.

For more information, or to book, call 020 7938 8186 or visit www.ecology.centre@rbkc.gov.uk.