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 […]
At this time of year many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make in our lives. Maybe you’ve made a resolution to lose weight, get fit, learn something new or make changes that will help you to be happier, healthier, and more independent as you get older. Making significant lifestyle changes
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Kelly Stewart, Stewart Academy of Performing Arts Choir is much more than singing: I started The Stewart Academy Choir six months ago because I wanted to extend my love for singing and music to the wider community and see if I could build a choir for grownups. Having taught children in different capacities over many
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By Nick Pollard The Harrow pub is situated on the main road in the centre of Charlton Village and is a rare example of a thatched building in this area. It probably dates from the 16th or early 17th century and may be the oldest building in Spelthorne to be a public house. However, it
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World Tumbling Championships – Birmingham, UK Spelthorne’s most experienced female tum-bler, Megan Kealy, won an amazing individu-al silver medal and team gold medal at the recent World Championships held in Bir-mingham, adding to the 17 world and Europe-an medals she has already achieved in her career. In the team event, Megan and her three GB
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By Monica Jones At the far side of the Little-ton Recreation ground in Shepperton, sits The Academy. This is Shepper-ton’s very own boxing gym, with one difference. It is run purely by volunteers and is for youngsters from aged 10. Boxing gives them an outlet for energy, gets them off the streets and gives them
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By Inspector Matthew Walton, Borough Commander Spelthorne Following up from my last piece in Sunbury Matters, I am pleased to be able to bring you an update. In Sunbury, work has been completed in For-est Drive behind Sunbury Cross shopping centre, with all new security doors and the CCTV has been upgraded; this has been
Shepperton Studios has announced a new Scholarship fund for up to five students per year at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). The scholarships are available for applicants that live within the Borough of Spelthorne, local to the Studios, who have been accepted to study a Diploma or Masters course at the NFTS. Courses
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By Bill Cunningham Appy Christmas! For our smart phones we can download apps to make our busy lives somehow better. We have about 8 million to choose from! And are all of them safe to use, and as good as claimed, with as many users as claimed? Well of course not! It’s another way that
By Rachael Leverton I love hellebores. Their beautiful flowers in subtle colours brighten my garden at this time of year, hence they are also known as the Christmas rose or the Lenten Rose because they bloom from late winter to early spring. My elderly neighbour was admiring my dis-play last year and asked if I
Wednesday 13th December from 5pm It’s that time of year and Big Tree Night will be back in our High Street on Wednesday 13th December from 5pm. We’re so excited to be running the event again this year and we be-lieve it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. Santa and his reindeer will
By Monica Jones I wonder how many of you saw a piece in some of the nationals recently stating that once more Shepperton has been voted one of the happiest places to live in the UK. One of the things that contributes to a happy place is a sense of wellbeing. With Spelthorne in Bloom
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(National tree week runs until 3rd December) A couple of months ago the illegal felling of a lone tree on Hadrian’s Wall caused shock and outrage. Those who knew it, grieved for its loss. Why did it have such an impact? Well, it was the only tree for miles around. It had won Tree of
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By Monica Jones Turning 100 is becoming much more com-mon, but it was fascinating recently to meet a recent centenarian who has lived in Shepper-ton the whole of his life and who still lives independently. Talking to Bill Lucas you get a glimpse into another era. He was brought up in a house in Acacia
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On a blustery Sunday morning George Bingham, the 8th Earl of Lucan, attended the Remembrance Church Service at All Saints’ Church, Laleham followed by the annual Act of Remembrance around the village War Memorial. Afterwards, accompanied by his wife and children, he made his way to the Lucan Pavilion at Laleham Recreation Ground to unveil
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By Nick Pollard This postcard shows the watersplash at Sunbury, in the years before World War One. You may well be asking yourself where there is a watersplash in Sunbury, but the clue is in the name of Ford-bridge Road, which leads from Sunbury village towards Walton Bridge and Shepperton. The original name for the
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Vintner Court Shepperton is an Independent Sheltered Housing home in Shepperton. Residents have been busy fund raising for Woking & Sam Beare Children’s Hospice. To date these elderly residents and neighbours have together raised £1,197.20, £546.85 at a late Coronation party held in September, sup-ported by Cllr Karen Howkins and Spelthorne Borough Council who gave
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Now there is an ‘in-tree-guing’ idea! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Did you know that you can get a tree planted in your garden for only £40? Considering how long this gift would last, how sustainable and how much it would keep on giving, it is definitely worth a thought. The Spelthorne Tree Wardens do an
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