Do you have that treasured piece of furniture that you fell in love with when you first saw it and now looks rather tired and not as comfortable as it used to be? Or maybe the colour just doesn’t work with your new interior. Don’t throw it away. Why not re-upholster it with a professional […]
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By Inspector Matthew Walton, Borough Commander Spelthorne I hope all residents have a had lovely Christmas and happy new year from all of us at Surrey Police! Over the Christmas period the team have been hard at work, starting December off with eight warrants across the borough with two in Sunbury relating to the supply
A huge well done to organisers of Big Tree Night and to all the volunteers. It was a marvellous success as usual. Thank you! Also to all the performers who put on a great show. Finally to councillors who donated grants and to the studios for the lights.
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Our campaign continues, and our team has increased in size. We have been joined by more Spelthorne Councillors and officers, Surrey County Councillors as well as supporters, meeting regularly at MP Kwasi Kwarteng’s office to discuss rail news, developments in the industry and the strategy to progress. There have been some changes to rail transport
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By Inspector Matthew Walton, Borough Commander Spelthorne I hope all residents have a had lovely Christ-mas and happy new year from all of us at Surrey Police! Over the Christmas period the team have been hard at work, starting December off with eight warrants across the borough with two in Sun-bury relating to the supply
12 year old Tom Hunt from Laleham, set himself a challenge back in September 2023…. Could he complete 10,000 push ups over 6 months and raise £1,000 for Home-Start Spelthorne? He started on October 1st and has persevered ever since, filming his progress and posting it on Instagram. Despite struggling with technique and strength and
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We could not pass up the opportunity to thank you for coming to a rather damp Christmas market this year. There were still plenty of people there, and the stalls were probably the best ever! Thanks to the magnificent volunteers, and to Dennis for finding his Elf outfit! Put it in your diary already for
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By Bill Cunningham Watch out for pound loss! It’s the time of year to lose a few pounds! We would not, of course, wish to lose any pounds from our purse or wallet and there are a lot of ways to possibly fulfill that aim. One being to keep well away from scammers, because if
By Nick Pollard The Harrow pub is situated on the main road in the centre of Charlton Village and is a rare example of a thatched building in this area. It probably dates from the 16th or early 17th century and may be the oldest building in Spelthorne to be a public house. However, it
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By Monica Jones I wonder how many of you saw a piece in some of the nationals recently stating that once more Shepperton has been voted one of the happiest places to live in the UK. One of the things that contributes to a happy place is a sense of wellbeing. With Spelthorne in Bloom
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By Nick Pollard This postcard shows the watersplash at Sunbury, in the years before World War One. You may well be asking yourself where there is a watersplash in Sunbury, but the clue is in the name of Ford-bridge Road, which leads from Sunbury village towards Walton Bridge and Shepperton. The original name for the
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Bookmark Reading Charity are looking for volunteers to inspire the ‘joy of reading’ and give every child the opportunity to succeed. How many words do you read a day? Now imagine if you couldn’t read at all. That’s what it’s like for one in four children in England who are unable to read well when they
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What could be a better gift than helping support a child to enjoy Christmas? Home-Start Spelthorne have launched a Christmas Gift Appeal. If you could spare a few pounds for a gift for a child this Christmas, please consider donating; www.justgiving.com/spelthornechristmas This will enable Home-Start to put together bespoke packages for the families they are
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Now there is an ‘in-tree-guing’ idea! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Did you know that you can get a tree planted in your garden for only £40? Considering how long this gift would last, how sustainable and how much it would keep on giving, it is definitely worth a thought. The Spelthorne Tree Wardens do an
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Thanks to the generosity of three borough councillors, Sunbury Christmas market will be a genuine community affair. Better Neighbourhood grants have been given by Buddhi Weerasinghe, Matthew Lee and Kathy Grant. This windfall for the Lower Sunbury Business Community (LSBC) will allow volunteers to put on the market, get insurance, make sure the lights are
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By Bill Cunningham Appy Christmas! For our smart phones we can download apps to make our busy lives somehow better. We have about 8 million to choose from! And are all of them safe to use, and as good as claimed, with as many users as claimed? Well of course not! It’s another way that
By Rachael Leverton I love hellebores. Their beautiful flowers in subtle colours brighten my garden at this time of year, hence they are also known as the Christmas rose or the Lenten Rose because they bloom from late winter to early spring. My elderly neighbour was admiring my dis-play last year and asked if I
Wednesday 13th December from 5pm It’s that time of year and Big Tree Night will be back in our High Street on Wednesday 13th December from 5pm. We’re so excited to be running the event again this year and we be-lieve it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. Santa and his reindeer will
