We are well and truly heading into the festive season now. Planning for the Sunbury Christmas market is already at the advanced stage and over 30 stalls have committed. It will be a great event. The event will be on Thursday December 7th from 5-8pm. Last year’s event fell on a bitterly cold evening. So […]
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Congratulations to the valiant group of volun-teers of SVCG. They entered the Lord’s Bridge garden and pond into the RHS “It’s your neighbourhood” scheme this year for the first time. A judge visited the site see how the work looks to date as well as to give advice and encouragement. The SVCG committee were thrilled
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This milestone was worthy of a good celebration. Shepperton Ladies Club has been a central part of the Community throughout their 60 years, from supporting young housewives in the early years to now providing a great service for many residents from Shepperton and the surrounding area, with a programme including great speakers and outings for
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LoSRA has always been an active supporter of the Sunbury Ferry Community Project and with this season just finished it’s a good time to reflect on a fantastic example of what’s achievable when like-minded individuals, organisations and the local council work together for the good of the community. With the support of Spelthorne Borough Council,
The Spelthorne Orchestra will be back to hold a fundraising concert at St Nicholas church, Shepperton at 4pm on 18th November when they will be performing their Eastern Promise concert of music from around the world. Tickets £10 adults and free for under 18s. This follows the successful concert at St Saviour’s in Sunbury (pictured
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If you stumbled across Laughing Stock whilst ambling along a river walk this summer, you could be mistaken for thinking you had been transported back into the 1960s. Eye catching flares and flower garlands set the tone for a fantastic day of live music and festivities in the sunshine. Raising funds for Woking Hospice since
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Shepperton Studios have awarded the latest round of grants from their Com-munity Fund. The £500,000 Fund was launched in 2022 to support local indi-viduals, non-profit and voluntary or-ganisations including charities, social enterprises, and community groups that serve the Shepperton area and wider Borough of Spelthorne. So far, the fund has supported 12 organisations. The Community
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Oh no! The clocks have gone back and now we are faced with the dreariest time of the year. Long dank and drear evenings and nights; fog, rain, frost, strikes, by-elections, world-wide atrocities and natural disasters. The list seems endless. Hang on, though! There is the beacon of Christmas and New Year! But afterwards? An
By John Maxen Following my article last month about the appearance in my garden of the very rare Geometrician Moth, several enquires were received from readers wondering if a similar moth seen in their gardens was also a Geometrician. The answer (unfortunately) is no. The moth observed was the Jersey Tiger moth. Above you will
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By Brian Allen Many of us studied the War Poets at school. Our children may be study-ing them now. Have you ever asked yourself why? War poets, as a collec-tive, have been instru-mental in capturing the essence of conflict, the human costs of warfare, and the profound emotional experiences of soldiers and civilians alike. These
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Martin Green is a friendly, family man who spent 30 years serving in the London Fire Brigade. In April 2018 he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate cancer and has been battling the disease ever since. Treatment has involved rounds of chemotherapy, radiotherapy as well as three hormone replacement therapies and two clinical trial
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By Nick Pollard This lovely postcard dating from about 1910 is entitled ‘The Village – Shepperton’ and is look-ing south along the High Street from approximately opposite where the Village Hall is now. At the time, this road was called Highfield Road as it led from the original settlement by the river to the common
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A grand opening of the new kitchen drew together the community, councillors and supporters at St Saviour’s church last month. The investment in a new kitchen is not just about making life easier to support the com-munity. It is also about teaching basic cook-ing skills, taking simple inexpensive ingredi-ents (many can be picked up from
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ScamWatch By Bill Cunningham Online Shopping Who do we think they are? We have to trust our own judgement when paying online, for maybe a Black Friday deal. Buying for the first time from an unknown seller has dangers at-tached. Buying via a social media prompt even more so. Scam websites promote very low prices
By Monica Jones Remember the days before the internet when families used to gather together and play games on a Saturday night? We reminisce fondly about regular inter-generational battles for supremacy in Risk, or land-owning domination in Monopoly, or just downright cheating in Scrabble! Board games and cards are such a social thing to do.
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By Rachael Leverton Trees – Heroes of Nature Trees have graced our planet for over 370 million years, offering a range of benefits that render them indispensable to life as we know it. National Tree Week (25th November-3rd December) celebrates the many reasons why trees are the champions of the natural world and why we
What a great initiative. The Burlington’s Dementia Friendly Cinema Club was launched in October and will continue on the first Friday of each month from 14.30 to 16.30. This initiative promises to bring joy and foster connections among individuals living with dementia and their families. The Dementia Friendly Cinema Club will screen timeless classics and
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By Monica Jones The new Studios Walk was unveiled last month and Shepperton Matters was invited to a walk around the new pathways. The Studios Walk forms part of the landscape associated with the old Littleton House and park, and has an interesting history. The gar-dens boasted many follies and statues, the remains of which
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Following a successful community open day at St Peter’s Hospital in July, the Trust will be opening the doors of Ashford Hospital to the public on Saturday 25th November, 10am-3pm. This will be a first for Ashford Hospital and a great opportunity for the public to see what goes on and the different services that
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