We are all guilty of having clutter in our cup-boards. How many of us have an old laptop sitting around gathering dust? Well, now is the chance to put them to good use. Home schooling and remote learning has un-covered the needs of many families who do not have access to basic equipment. Assistant Head […]
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By Sarah Davey When the spring light catches the surfaces in my home, I see smears and dust, and I fall victim to ‘the spring-cleaning bug’. Suddenly I want to scrub, dust and polish everything in sight. A few years ago, I made a big effort to become a ‘greener cleaner’. I worried about the
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Dr David Fluck, Medical Director and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme The past year has been one of the most diffi-cult many of us have faced, and certainly one of the most challenging in the history of the NHS. We are
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Every year the Spelthorne in Bloom com-petition encourages us to tend our gar-dens, big and small. Blooming gardens embellish our borough and bring us all a sense of well being, whether we are tend-ing them or just admiring them. The launch of the competition sees the crowning of talent of another kind. The children’s poster
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By Mike Bodnar The impacts of Covid-19 on the mainstream book market are many, with closed bookshops, cancelled book launches and pub-lishers’ plans in disarray. However, none of this seems to have stopped writers. With more time stuck at home due to the pan-demic, an increasing number of people are using the opportunity to write
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By Chloe-May Cuthill (pictured) 2020 was one of the toughest years ever and it took it’s toll on so many. With problems arising because of the pandemic; people losing their jobs or being furloughed and schools closing, this led to the high-est numbers of children feeling lost, alone and scared. The NSPCC saw their helpline
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Do you want to start, develop, and grow your business in a cost effective and vibrant loca-tion with fellow entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with the added benefit of mentoring, training, networking opportunities and FREE broadband with speeds up to 1GB? If the answer is yes then The Spelthorne Hub could be the ideal location
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia There is a lot going on in Spelthorne at the moment . The most reports that we receive are about anti social behaviour. Most people do not even see this as a crime. How-ever, continued anti social behav-iour can create many tensions in commu-nities and make people desperate to move homes,
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Tools of the Trade The right tools make gardening easier, and in my opinion you should buy the best you can afford then look after them so they will last many years. But which tools are essential? Gloves – Gardening is hard on the hands. Weeds, roots and digging are brutal on the skin. Buy
By Sara Ward It was a cold Saturday morning and I was standing, socially distanced, from a friend whilst we hugged thermal mugs of tea and watched pairs of women in swimsuits, com-plete with woolly hats and neoprene gloves and boots, walk down the slipway into the cold water of the creek. Not long after,
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By Monica Chard …So says Shepperton’s Carole Boyd, whose alter ego, Lynda Snell, has provided us with such an entertaining character on air for the past 35 years of The Archers. Lynda Snell is one of the village stalwarts. She will always rise to the occasion when a cause needs a champion. With her superior
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Shepperton Village Fair is a huge event that brings together thousands of people in close proximity to celebrate community life. In 2020, its continuous run of 47 events was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, an intrusion that has since caused wide-spread disruption, distress and for some, irreparable loss. While we all continue to wait for
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By Mary Booth If you have walked along the Thames be-tween Sunbury and Shepperton on the second weekend in September in recent years, you may have seen the flotilla of Dunkirk Little Ships. These beautiful historic boats make this journey every year in an event designed to bring together veterans and those ships which saved
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By Nick Pollard This postcard of the Three Horseshoes pub, at the southern end of Shepperton High Street, can be accurately dated to 1927. This is because in the background can be seen the newly-built Lordsbridge House, which was completed that year (the date is on a plaque over the central doorway). There is a
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By Monica Chard It is great to see another new business setting up and getting ready for life after lockdown. This time it is Palmer’s Dog Grooming Salon, next to Sisu and Glow in the new parade of shops at the end of Green Lane. You can drop your dog off at Palmers and spend
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Bob Noble, Shepperton Aurora Rotary Club Dealing with bereavement has had to take a very different path during the pandemic. Loved ones have often been unable to be with the person who is dying or, possibly more importantly, be with other members of the close family who would normally provide strength and support at such
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Continuing our celebration of local scenes we are pleased to share this months local captures, taken by local residents. Thanks to this months contributors Lucy Hayes, Alex Hardy Photos to monica@villagematters.co.uk
A reader contacted us in great excitement last month. He was reading the piece on the disastrous fire at Kempton Park in 1932 when the grandstand was destroyed by fire. “I think I have some of the old grandstand as my porch”, he said. So, I went round to have a look. Kempton Avenue is
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By Monica Chard We all know the boat ‘Jeannette’, at the end of the high street. And you will no doubt have noticed the tended beds and boxes outside our shops. What about the hanging baskets which embellish our community, bringing us cheer as we do our shopping in the high street? And the flowering
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For nearly twelve months now the pandemic that has engulfed the world has disrupted everyone’s lives. And I do mean everyone’s. From major national and international events through to special birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and wakes, all have had to pass by without the hint of a proper memorable celebration. Not being able to meet safely
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