Shepperton Matters
Shepperton into Zone 6. The campaign continues!
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 support-ers, meeting regularly at MP Kwasi Kwart-eng’s office to discuss rail news, develop-ments in the industry and the strategy to progress. There have been some changes to rail transport …
New Year – Divorce decision time, or not?
By a trained mediator from MiD, Hampton Legend has it that troubled families find the stress of Christmas – meant to be the pinnacle of happiness – too much for the unhappy cou-ple to bear. So, January is said to be ‘divorce month’ when one or the other calls time and starts the process of …
Big Tree Night in photos
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.
Welcome to Halliford School
Come as you are. Go as all you can be Halliford is a warm-hearted School founded on strong family values where we are proud to know and be respectful of every student as an individual. Our theme ‘Come as you are. Go as all you can be’ perfectly encapsulates our mission to encourage and support …
Upcycle and Re-upholster
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 …
It’s a Leap Year!! What does it mean?
By Monica Jones Leap years exist because it takes the earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 sec-onds to orbit the sun. That’s almost an extra quarter of a day per year. If you count the quarter of a day up for each year, you get an extra day added every fourth year. …
Transforming Lower Sunbury and Halliford: Surrey County
Allow me to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy New Year! Residents in Low-er Sunbury and Halliford can look forward to having safer local streets as Surrey County Council takes a step towards creating a safer street programme in our community. This initiative aims to enhance the local streetscape, prioritising people over …
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Laleham boy in push up challenge for Home-Start
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 …
Sunbury & Walton Sea Cadets
This is our fantastic new building whose shell is near-ly finished! It will be bigger than the current flood-damaged building, flood-proof with excellent facili-ties for young people and volunteers with disabilities and difficulties with mobility. We are now fundraising to fit it out. Yvette, an ex sea cadet, is organising a barn dance in the …
ScamWatch
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 …
Gardening Matters
By Rachael Leverton Plan a new garden for 2024 When the outlook is cold and bleak pour a mug of hot chocolate and start planning for Spring. We’d all like a dream garden right? But is your dream garden the same as your neighbour’s? Probably not. Whether you’re designing a garden from scratch or remodelling …
How to restart your healthy lifestyle
Chloe, Fresh Fitness Manager gives you some helpful tips After the chaos of Christmas where our daily routines are relaxed and indulgence takes its place, it’s no surprise that come January 1st, so many of us are left unable to reach unrealistic goals of being a healthier and happier ‘new you’. From the anxiety that …
Life, Love, Heartache & Hope
A recital for St Nicks The enforced period of isolation which we had to go through in lockdown has spawned many a creative triumph. Shepperton resi-dents Caroline and David Perkins, both per-formers, found an idea emerging, giving them an outlet for their creativity and giving them hope. David is a composer and skilled pianist, Caroline …
This year I WILL….
Enter the Shepperton Fair photo competition! There are so many talented photographers out there. We know this, because we get regular submissions for our own Local Capture pages. But it is always a mystery why we don’t get more entries to the Shepperton Fair photo-graphic competition, sponsored by Village Matters. There are 6 categories and …
The Best Businesses in Shepperton
By Monica Jones The Spelthorne Business Awards at the end of last year were a glittering affair at the Hazel-wood centre, Sunbury. Finalists gathered with their friends and colleagues to see who would get the top accolade as “best in” their catego-ry. Four businesses were shortlisted as Best in Shepperton: Sisu & Glow, Palmers Dog …
Get creative this January
Take the January Challenge The January Challenge invites everyone in the UK to explore their creative side. 50,000 peo-ple take the challenge each year and it has been running for 10 years. The premise is to reconnect people with their creative side and explore how creativity impacts positive change. January is a notoriously gloomy month, …
RSPB Bird Watch – 45th year!
Discover the importance of the RSPB’s annual survey and how you can get involved this January. The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is the largest garden wildlife survey in the world and takes place every January, this year on 26th, 27th and 28th. Participants spend an hour counting the birds in their garden, balcony, or local …
Shepperton Beat
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 …