Having read the articles on the proposed Surrey Unitary Authority, I feel a sense of déjà vu having been involved in the 1990s at the last Local Government Review when we were seek-ing unitary authority status for Spelthorne. I was living in Staines and involved as an adviser to the borough council and worked with […]
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It is with great sadness that we have no viable alterna-tive to the cancellation of Shepperton Big Tree Night (BTN) celebration this year. Therefore, Big Tree Night will not take place in 2020. This has been brought about by the current uncertainty regarding any future Covid-19 infection rates in the lead up to Christmas and
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We have all noticed and admired the small piles of coloured stones which have appeared in public over the summer. 12 year old Darcie Bateman decided to go one step further and do something special in the lockdown. She started hand painting stones and offering them in exchange for dona-tions to charity from outside her
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by Nick Pollard This month’s photo is of the Deva Service Station in Thames Street, Sunbury, and dates back to the mid-1960s. The service station was originally opened as the Regal Garage sometime in the 1950s, on a previously open piece of land in Thames Street. There are some splendid cars of the period on
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Two enterprising young ladies from Shepper-ton decided to run a cake sale in September to support the charity Baraka Community Part-nerships. Poppy McKee, aged 6 and a pupil at St Nich-olas School, suggested the idea and ably as-sisted by friend and neighbour Phoebe Sutton-Hall, created an invite and delivered it to local homes and drummed
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The mentality of “make do and mend” seems to be having a resurgence. Perhaps this period of uncertainty has made us think about reus-ing or upcycling more than we used to. “Necessity is the mother of invention” after all. The charity shops in the high street are busier than ever as people have had time
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Spelthorne Borough Council is stepping up its battle against litter with the launch of the #NoRubbishExcuses campaign. The Council frequently receives feedback from residents regarding the cleanliness of the Bor-ough and know they are keen for us to do more to tackle littering. We, of course, realise the majority of residents do not drop litter
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Most people think tailors are for rich gentlemen who frequent Saville Row, but tailoring is not as expensive as you might think, and it will save you money in the long run because if you love an item of clothing you’re far less likely to replace it. At the low-price end are simple fixes such
We must all be aware of the growing litter problem in our area. But one man decided he would do his bit to tidy up. Adam Stevenson enjoys his walks and runs around Sunbury, but faced with what he saw as an increasing problem of litter, he took matters into his own hands, literally. He
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As the weather is beginning to change, and the nights are starting to draw in, now is a good time to give your car or van a quick check over to make sure that they are ready for the colder weather. These are local, Surrey Car Maintenance’s 5 top tips for ensuring that your vehicle
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Currently the delivery of local council services in Surrey is split between Surrey County Council (SCC) and 11 Borough and District Councils and is known as a two-tier model. Borough and District councils organise your refuse collection, planning, meals at home, social hous-ing, parks and open spaces, environmental health and licensing, whilst SCC provide adults
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During Lockdown, my sleep suffered. Like everyone else my anxiety levels rocketed, and I tossed and turned for hours. I dug out my Fitbit which I hadn’t worn since the start of Lockdown and began tracking my sleep again. I realised that my sleep score which had previously been 87-92 (good-excellent), was now languishing around
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The Mayor and Mayoress were pleased to attend the annual visit to Weybridge Mariners Club, of a Flotilla of Dunkirk little Ships on Friday 11th September, but somewhat different from other years. Observing restrictions there was no dinner, no handshakes and certainly no hugging. The spirit of good fun and companionship was not deterred. Cllr
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I was inspired by Jo Turner’s article “Walking to Happiness” in the summer edition of Shepperton Matters, to share my experience of cycling during lockdown in the hope of encouraging others in my situation. Before lockdown, my physio, had me cycling at the gym 3 times a week to try to stop my knee arthritis
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We always love seeing local photos taken by you. Thanks to this months contributors Simon Reilly and Drew Reeves. Do send any photos to monica@villagematters.co.uk
Well I really appreciated that last bit of extra sun-shine bringing autum-nal warm and letting us have some last minutes enjoying our gardens and open spaces, however there is no denying that the daylight is getting shorter and it is very dark by 8pm. We have seen the typical seasonal uplift in vehicle crime and
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Many people would like to see the Spelthorne (Ashford, Staines, Sunbury & Shepperton) Stations brought into Zone 6 for Oyster Card fare ticketing (Sunbury Matters – Sept 20) and who can blame them? A reduction in the price of the hyper-inflated cost of tickets for commuters can only be a good thing – or can
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Rajiv and Kavita Mohan were due to receive a Community Award last year, but were in India at the time. Their award was presented this summer at their home by Cllr Colin Barnard, Mayor of Spelthorne who said: “Rajiv and Kavita ran the Laleham village shop “Best One” for 15 years. The shop became a
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Congratulations to Tom and Sharon at Shepperton Post Office who were worthy finalists in the Post Office ‘We’re Stronger Together’ awards for service during Covid-19 pandemic. Absolutely well deserved!! Shepperton Post Office was a finalist in the Local Hero category at the Post Office’s ‘We’re Stronger Together’ regional awards for the South East region. The
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Severe restrictions put in place by the Government earlier this year to tackle the ongoing pandemic has significantly affected our hospital services. Like other Trusts, at the start of lockdown we had to implement several changes at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals to help keep the public, members of staff safe and reduce the risk
Now that lockdown has been lifted – my time on BBC Breakfast [helping the nation] is no longer needed. For now, at least (and here’s hoping it lasts) people can now move around more, get out in the fresh air and are beginning to get back to “the new normal” way of life. So now
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