By Monica Jones and with Better Planet Advertorial With soaring energy prices, we are having to look at either putting on extra layers, or find-ing an alternative way of heating our homes in the long term. Furthermore, as govern-ments across the world have committed to making changes to help stop and reverse cli-mate change, including […]
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By Rachael Leverton Super Swiss Chard March means the start of outdoor sowing season in the UK, as the days begin to lengthen and become warmer. I discovered Swiss Chard several years ago when I was looking for something more inter-esting than spinach. It’s rarely found in the super-markets for some reason and is quite
On Saturday 29th January, repre-sentatives from eight local chari-ties joined members of Shepperton Aurora at The Ferry Coffee Shop, Shepperton Lock to receive cheques from the Club totally over £4,000. The eight local charities, Thames Sailability, Cruse, Purple Angels, the Greeno, the Lourdes group, Paxmead Girl Guides, Cameo and the Black Swan Sea Cadets received
We are already used to seeing Netflix filming around Shepperton, as their UK HQ is now based at the studios. Well now, in a further commitment to the UK production industry, Prime Video has announced a landmark multi million pound long term contract with Shep-perton Studios for exclusive use of new pro-duction facilities at the
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On Thursday 3rd March the Shepperton Patient Participation Group will hold its AGM at 2 pm in the Village Hall. It is open to all patients of the local Practice, since a PPG by definition in-cludes all patients, but this is not an opportunity to gripe and mumble: the PPG exists to support the Practice,
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By Carl Phillips Firstly, the next Shepperton Residents’ Association OPEN MEETING will take place in Shep-perton Village Hall at 8.00pm on Monday 21st March. Do make a note in your diaries – come along and air your views on all things Shepperton. As usual, there will be local councillors present and we will be discussing
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By Rory Edwards Rory Edwards is a local parent, teacher of 28 years and a school governor. He offers us an insight into certain dilemmas parents might face throughout the school year. In the January issue, I wrote about what par-ents can do to help their children revise for the forthcoming exams in the summer:
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Your life changes forever the day you bring home your little bundle of joy. Whether you give birth naturally, adopt or foster, this little person now depends on you for everything. From now on they come first, you come second, and a poor second at that Being a mother is fabulous, and funny, and frightening.
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The poster competition is underway and hope-fully many schools will enter. The closing date is March 11th. The theme for this year is “Platinum Jubilee: 70 years” and is part of the local efforts to celebrate the Queen’s remarkable 70 years on the throne. Organisers have asked that the words “Spelthorne in Bloom” appear in
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Michelle Tucker and her team provide inclusive access to parenting support for all, to ensure there are little to no barriers to par-ticipants. They encourage communities to come to-gether with the common issue of parenting. They aim to boost the health, wellbeing and confidence of families by nurturing and supporting those that are parenting, provide
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Pancake Day is a bit late in 2022. We’ve had to wait until March 1st. This is because the date changes each year because it’s related to Easter, and Easter Day varies annually according to the spring equinox. Shrove Tuesday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, which is 40 days before Easter. This Lent
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We need to hear from a wider range of people. Can you help? The Patient Participation Group (PPG) aims to contribute to ‘service design’ at Shepperton Medical Practice and to collate patients’ expe-rience of how that service is delivered. We haven’t had much chance to be involved in design in 2021 as staff have been
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Attention all Shepperton, Sunbury and Halliford Residents: This new proposal by Surrey County Council affects your property By John Douglas Surrey County Council (SCC) are required to draw up a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan (MWLP). They are conducting a public consul-tation running until the beginning of March 2022. They are requesting your views,
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by Bill Cunningham Out of the Blue a Green Scam We know already, don’t we, that probably any phone call or text or email from a stranger is suspect. In particular if offering a special deal. Like saving a fortune by greening our home. And not with flowers! Scammers live off media articles about grants.
By Nick Pollard The Queen Mary reservoir is a substantial landmark in this area, its embankment towering over the flat Middlesex countryside surrounding it. No doubt some of you will have walked round the top of it, sailed on it, or even flown over it when leaving Heathrow, and have seen what a huge expanse
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander My top tip for February, get to know your local neighbours. I was surprised in some commu-nications from members of the public in the local community that they had never spoken to their neighbours. By knowing your local community you can look after each other’s proper-ty, recognise strangers
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By Rachael Leverton Contain your excitement! For me February marks the real beginning of the gardener’s year. Seed sowing starts in earnest, and we can begin to plan to bring the patio pots alive. As a gardener I do raise a lot of my plants from seeds in cold frames and greenhouses. But there is
By Monica Jones Shepperton Studios has just launched a new community fund. It is open to local organisa-tions or individuals, non-profit and voluntary organisations including charities, social enter-prises, and community groups. This is a great chance for many areas of the community to apply for a much needed cash injection. The fund is a not
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Hello Shepperton. Welcome to 2022! As we entered the new year, it seems that the High Street was in pretty good shape over the holiday period. Shops and businesses appeared to be doing a brisk trade on the whole and the High street was bubbling along. Our stalwart businesses – the butchers, bakers, greengrocers, Homecare
