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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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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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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Congratulations to Shepperton Marina for being voted Inland Marina of the Year in the 2022 Yacht Harbour Association Awards. The awards are voted for by berth holders and celebrate the very best marinas in the UK and overseas. Shepperton Councillor and Chair of the River Thames Task Group, Cllr Vivienne Leighton, said: ”This is fan-tastic
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Boutique Care Homes are proud to announce that The Burlington, Shepper-ton, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Care Home of the Year Award’ at the 2022, Surrey Care Awards. It was a glittering evening at the Surrey Care Awards 2022, attended by the great and the good across Surrey’s social care sector. Organised by the Surrey
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Halliford School has recently announced that they have launched a Sixth Form STEM Scholarship. It is open to all students taking two or more STEM subjects at A Level with current plans to complete higher education in a STEM-related discipline and with aspira-tions to pursue a career in STEM. A Level STEM subjects include Biology,
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By Spelthorne Choral Society Monday nights are special for Gill Henry, because Monday nights are choir nights! No matter how bad her day at work, or how dark or cold, singing as part of the Spelthorne Choral Society (SCS) each week is a must for her. And she’s not alone. “I know I’ll come out
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By Bill Cunningham New Year Resolutions Let’s say we’re allowed more than one NY resolution. So we can include being even more vigi-lant this year, to protect our ever decreasing savings from scammers. It’s a credible assumption that we will have a challenging year ahead with our finances. We should assume too that scam-mers will
Students from ACS International School Cob-ham in Surrey served a straight set perfor-mance and were crowned champions at the ISAA Girls Volleyball Tournament 2022, which took place in Eindhoven, the Nether-lands. The girls also made history in the pro-cess, being the first ever team to not drop a set during the tournament. The ACS Cobham
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Winter Scent I love a garden planted for winter. There are so many plants with wonderful shape and interesting evergreen foliage. But the thing that draws me out into any garden is scent, and fragrance is particularly uplifting in the depths of winter. Getting outdoors into natural daylight, even on a cold, dank day is
By Claire Reynolds “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Lao Tzu You may have noticed that New Year’s reso-lutions are often talked about with an air of disillusionment as the month of January pro-gresses. As I drove home today I heard a radio presenter warning that “most people make a
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Gosh it was a cold one this year! But a lovely evening for the whole family. The village hall was understandably popular as it was toasty warm, so we hope the charities who were based there did well. Congratulations to the organisers of BTN for getting the show on the road, to the stall hold-ers
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There is still time to finish our ‘Cultural Passport’. This is where the children complete challenges, for example going to a museum or drawing their own library card! If they complete 10 challenges, they can enter into a prize draw! This will run until 29 Octo-ber. We have free drop in weekly Rhymetime sessions every
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By Nick Pollard The passing of Her Majesty Queen Eliza-beth, so soon after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, was a shock to us all. As I write this the State funeral is about to take place, and her final journey to Windsor will take her through Spelthorne, along the A30 through Ashford and Staines. Of course,
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The Mary Wallace Theatre, Twickenham By Monica Jones One of the highlights of my summer was attending outdoor cultural events in the area. We are so blessed with a great choice of outdoor concerts, comedy and theatre. I spent a special evening at the Fountain Gardens opposite Eel Pie Island in Twickenham enjoying a fantastic
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…And you might need Surplus to Supper…. By Monica Jones With the cost of living escalating and many struggling to make ends meet, the Surplus to Supper weekend shop will be a life saver. Open to anyone, you can get a couple of bags of shopping and make a suggested donation of around £10 for
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I don’t need to tell you that money is tight for many of us these days. Charitable donations may be just one step too far in your monthly budgeting.But what if you could make donations without it costing you a penny? Easyfundraising is an app which will enable you to do just that! Once you
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