by Bill Cunningham It’s Not a Panto and Not Really a Laugh Though we may no longer attend a pantomime as our standard seasonal entertainment we may still recall our participation in them. Let’s use our experience of then to respond to scam-mers who approach us. On the phoned approach to us they will firstly […]
By Mary Hammond, Chertsey Life We are all aware of climate change and the effect it is having on our environment with chang-ing temperatures effecting all kinds of life as we know it. There is no doubt, we are not going to be able to walk back the problems we are facing in a short
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By Rachael Leverton Plants as Air Purifiers A friend recently asked me whether there are any plants which might help with the humidity and mould problem in the bathroom and back bedroom of her Victorian house. It’s a problem that actually affects many British households. Many of our homes are old, and in our damp
Barbara Unsworth – Secretary Big Tree Night As you walk or drive around our village you cannot help but notice the festive array of trees lit in all their glory in the High Street, 57 to be exact! And let’s not forget Big Tree itself! Unlike almost any other High Street locally, including Staines and
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from Shepperton PPG It is unlikely that the advent of social media made human nature more horrible, but quite plausi-ble that the discovery of other people being as nasty as oneself encouraged the unpleasant be-haviour daily to be discovered there. Probably very few of the anti-vaccine, anti-face mask bri-gade have no access to social media;
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Spelthorne Borough Council are committed to supporting our most vulnerable households and, over the winter, we are providing finan-cial assistance via the government’s House-hold Support Fund (HSF) grant scheme. The Council will be providing funds via one-off payments ranging from £50 to £80, de-pending on the household’s situation, as de-tailed below: £50 per household for
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By Nick Pollard We quite often get enquiries about the fragments of buildings, bridges, statues and other masonry that are found along the public park by the River Ash in Littleton. The land was once part of the Littleton Park Estate, owned by the Wood family since the 17th century. After a disastrous fire largely
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A New Year ‘Walk & Talk’ could mean new connections, new friendships, a new direction The great majority of us will have had a special time this Christmas and been able to share some happy times with family and friends, but for people who have been recently bereaved it might have been a further sad
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By Monica Chard We have all heard the headline stories over the past few years; Brexit, Covid, the blocking of the Suez canal, HGV driver shortages etc, and we have all learned about “supply chains” and how they have been affected. We met recently with RIF Worldwide, a Plc with their headquar-ters in Sunbury, and
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By Catherine Hayes Catherine Hayes is one of the winners of this years Spelthorne Business Awards and a run-ner up in the Spelthorne Business competi-tion. She clearly has hit on a great idea. Here she tells us why. There are many good reasons to teach young children the joys of being in the kitchen. Now
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By Monica Chard Our usual activities may have been curtailed in these new times of Covid, but one thing that is still alive and well is our ability to get out and enjoy our borough. So said leader of Spelthorne council Lawrence Nichols at the Capture Spelthorne competition event recent-ly. It is the 4th year
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Shepperton Aurora Rotary Club held the sec-ond Youth Speaks competitions on November 23rd at the Jubilee Centre, Manygate Lane, Shepperton. This time the students taking part were from Years 10 and above. Once again, Covid 19 affected the number of teams taking part. There were four secondary schools repre-sented on the evening and all the
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Thanks to this months contributors who celebrate the beauty of Sunbury and Shepperton.
Spelthorne Council has opened another homeless facility in Ashford. Located on Fordbridge Road, Harper House will provide emergency accommodation for up to 20 homeless families. It will offer a local temporary home which is safe, secure and provides the best opportunity for families to move-on to settled accommodation. Previously the Council, like most authorities, had
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To most, it seems like the most obvious way to improve their home and solve frustrating space problems is just to add extra space. Most believe that they need a loft conversion or house extension. But before launching into major building works we advise clients to take a step back and ask an im-portant question.
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Coffin Clubs are popping up all over the UK and it certainly provides a great way of getting people to talk about end of life and know the options. The founders of Coffin Club UK are passionate about funerals being a celebration of someone’s life and a personalised occasion. The Brigitte Trust has affiliated to
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By John Taylor | Photo, Laleham Players It’s that time of year, when at theatres throughout the country we hear the sound of “He’s behind you”, “Oh yes it is” and “Oh no it isn’t”. A festive outing for all ages, a visit to a pantomime is great fun. It’s usually a child’s first theatre
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New Service and Christmas Hours We are pleased to say we are getting a good number of requests for our services, following our restart in July, although some days our drivers have little, or nothing to do. One area where we are not getting requests is to take clients to the Health Centres for GP
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By Ken Battle Lists of Iron Age hoards in Great Britain make reference to the ‘Sunbury’ Hoard, but a more accurate description would have been the Shepperton Hoard. The confusion arose when Mr. A.J. Buttress, the Surveyor for the Sunbury Urban District Council, reported the discovery in April 1950 to the old London Museum, who unfortunately
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By Rory Edwards Rory Edwards is a local parent, teacher of 28 years and a school governor. He offers us an insight into certain dilemmas parents might face throughout the school year. Over the past few weeks, we have been look-ing at different schools as our middle daughter is now in year 11. She is
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