Shepperton Matters
The Sea Cadets need your help!
Since 1943 Sunbury and Walton Sea Cadets have been helping 10-18 year olds to learn teamwork, respect, loyalty, self-confidence, commitment, self-discipline, honesty and how to fulfil their potential in a safe and friendly environment. Plans were approved to rebuild their very old centre near Walton Bridge, but it was badly damaged by the floods of
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Splash Pond Surveys
By John Maxen, Friends of Ash Link We regularly hear and read that freshwater environments are in serious decline. The Environment Agency has reported that Britain has lost more than 90% of its ponds and other wetland habitats in the past 100 years. Nowhere is immune to the challenge of habitat loss. Such a habitat
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Local Capture
Thanks to this month’s photographers. What a stunning area we live in, and you have all captured it beautifully. Send photos for consideration to monica@villagematters.co.uk. Thanks.
Goodbye to The Kings Head?
By Nick Pollard As I write this article, another of Shepperton’s iconic pubs has closed. It’s only a few months since I was reporting on the closure of the Bull at Shepperton Green, but now the King’s Head has gone dark, and who knows if it will reopen as a pub? In the 1970s and
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Themba Theatre Turns 20
By Natalie Wells, Themba Theatre Director Back in 2002, a friend of mine set up a charity called ‘Themba Facilitate’, to help support children living on the streets in the Philippines. They were a brand new charity and needed funds to help them get started. Having always loved and studied theatre, I decided to help
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D’Oyly Carte Canal Boat Creative
By Monica Jones If you are looking for a creative outlet, and might just be curious to set foot on the famous D’Oyly Carte Island of Gilbert and Sullivan operetta fame, then this is an opportunity for you to do both. Artist Nicolene Grigg has opened a stunning studio on a wide beam canal boat
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RSPB Birdwatch
27th-29th January 2023 What a great excuse to sit back with a cuppa and look out of the window! The last weekend of January is the time when the RSPB get us all to get involved and report what we spot in our garden. If you check the RSPB website (see below), you can register
SHEPPERTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
By Carl Phillips, Chair Even though it was a dreary and damp even-ing on November 21st, it was still a full house that turned up at Shepperton Village Hall for the Autumn SRA Open Meeting. County and local Borough Councillors and the Residents’ Association Committee were present as usual, and we had the Police Com-missioner
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A warm welcome to Hilary’s Hut
By Monica Jones There is a new social meet up group which has started up, welcoming those aged 45 and over. The aim is to welcome anyone who wants to get together in a warm space, have a cuppa and chat to others. It might be that you are a mum whose children have started
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St Nicks Fund Raising Fun
It was a right good knees up at the St Andrews ceilidh in support of the St Nicholas church tower fund raising effort. The venue was the hall at Thamesmead and the event was fully sold out. Experienced Scottish dancers and complete novices alike took to the dancefloor accompanied by the Jigalots band. The caller
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Business Profile: What is a Celebrant?
By Monica Jones Photos www.meganwilson.net We talk to Janet Armstrong, a local celebrant, to find out what her job entails and what she loves about her work What is an Independent Celebrant? An Independent Celebrant creates and deliv-ers wonderfully unique, bespoke ceremonies to celebrate important life events. What types of celebrations does your work cover?
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Shepperton in the Movies
By Nick Pollard The huge extension to Shepperton Studios currently taking place is a reminder of the many films that have been made here over the years since it originally opened as ‘Sound City’ in 1932. The majority of films have been made within the confines of the studios, but quite often the local area
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What are your fitness goals for 2023?
Gary Kemish from Fresh Gym tells you how to reach them The start of the year is a great time to reflect on the previous year and set new fitness goals. Start by setting a long term goal and then work back, setting smaller short term goals. For example you may want to run your
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River Thames Scheme update
The River Thames Scheme (RTS) is being delivered in partnership between the Environ-ment Agency and Surrey County Council. The Scheme is designed to unlock economic, health and environmental benefits for com-munities between Egham and Teddington. The River Thames between Egham and Ted-dington runs through one of the largest area of populated but undefended flood plain
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The Felling of Shepperton’s Coronation Tree
By Edd Wheeler Being a Shepperton resident for over 74 years I have seen many changes to my surroundings. My journey to permanently living in Shepperton began in Italy. I was born in Rome in 1947 of mixed parentage. My mother was a Rus-sian refugee who fled to the West during the war. My father
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