By Monica Chard Why was I up at 5.30am? I kept wondering, until the sun came over the horizon and threw a golden glow over Chertsey bridge and the river as I drove towards Laleham. Pure magic and worth getting up to see. But I was up to meet the Win the Morning Win the …
By The Woodland Trust Whether planting for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, to help tackle climate change, or to improve local areas around the country, the Woodland Trust’s popu-lar free tree pack scheme is now open for applications. Schools and community groups across the South East are now able to apply for the first 1 million …
I am writing from my own experience and opinion here, but I hope the essence of what I feel makes some sense. I wonder if you know of a great charitable scheme offered by Amazon and available to us all. I am scandalised at the clever tax arrangements that many tech companies seem to have …
By Monica Chard Here we have a very different view of Shepperton. It is the creation of local, Denise Rossell-Jones and it was brought to my attention by a friend and neigh-bour. In the painting Shepperton is represent-ed by landmarks and areas which make our home town. See how many you can spot: Shepperton studios, …
There were cakes galore, and a good many samosas. All washed down with endless pots of tea and coffee and all served on beautiful vintage china. Chairs and tables were set out amongst the flower beds, at their very best with perfect roses. Parasols offered some much needed shade from the glorious sun-shine. It really …
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Eye witness account from one lucky guest The first wedding since March 2020 took place at St Nicholas church on May 22nd 2021. The happy couple to walk back down the aisle as a ‘Mr and Mrs’s were Sheppertoni-an Emily Strong and her partner Michael Hawthorn. It has been a long journey to reach the …
Now that lockdown is over (July now, I assume) and our shops and hospitality outlets are already back to (nearly) normal, we must use our High Street, as much as we can! Our businesses need our full support now, to keep the heart of Shepperton beating strongly, after the most traumatic period in recent memory. …
There’s been renewed enthusiasm about the idea of a new Royal Britannia in the wake of Prince Philip’s death. He was closely involved in the commissioning and design of the previous royal yacht. In service from 1954 until 1997, the origi-nal Royal Yacht Britannia was the 83rd official royal yacht of a British monarch since …
By Nick Pollard Sunbury was once home to a variety of manufacturing businesses, most of which have disap-peared, along with the jobs they provided for the local population. One of these was known as the Turret Grinding Wheel works, which was located on a site off Fordbridge Road, where there is now a small industrial …
As I write this for the June edition more lock down restrictions have been lifted. It is lovely to see that we can visit our locals, out of the rain, go for dinner in the warmth at the local restaurant and visit gyms and cin-emas. However as we all get out more and more, that …
By Monica Chard According to the Horticultural Traders Asso-ciation, lockdown spawned an estimated 3 million new gardeners, as many of us started really treasuring outside space that we may previously have taken for granted. But one local family has been nurturing growers for decades. This year Squire’s celebrate 85 years. The business was started in …
Why are bees important? What did you have for breakfast today? Granola with fruit? Jam on toast? Maybe a fry-up with grilled tomatoes? Perhaps all washed down with a fruit juice or tea or coffee? The natural behaviour of pollinating insects such as bees, hoverflies, butterflies, beetles and even moths created these products. Without these …
Great news to hear that Old Hallifordian James Woodgate has been selected as one of the six archers that will represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympic Games. James Woodgate left Halliford School last year and at just 18 is the youngest member of the archery team to be selected for Tokyo. On leaving Halliford …
Ashford based company, Penrose Group, is taking on a challenge, raising money for both Dramatize and MS-UK. They are aiming to raise at least £500 to help Dramatize with their work helping adults with learning disabilities and MS-UK in their work helping people with Multiple Sclerosis. Dramatize, which is also based in Ashford, and only …
Local Celebrant Karen Maskell has been nominated for the ‘Rising Star award’ in the 2021 The Celebrant Industry Awards (TCIA) hosted by The Celebrant Directory – an online hub full of glittering inspiration for those in search of celebrant-led ceremonies and celebrants. As an industry first, these global awards are set to recognise those delivering …
The Garden Goddess Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology. I have a thing for Greek mythology, and I love Irises. The large, bearded types unfurl at this time of year and they reflect the colours of the spectrum from deepest purple, through dusky orange, egg-yolk yellow and the most delicate of …
Justine Irwin (Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society) You may be aware that there is a small ‘village’ within Shepperton, perhaps you have spotted the Duppa’s Village sign (seen from Russell Road opposite Bishop Duppa’s Park). You may have also been aware the sign was showing its age and people could not even see the …
By Anthony Hontoir Readers of this magazine may recall an article in the July/August 2019 issue when I wrote asking for information on Captain Denis Par-sons, the pilot in charge of a chartered Avro Tudor 5 airliner which crashed at Sigingstone, near Llandow, in South Wales in 1950 with the loss of 80 lives, including …
By Suzanne O’Hara In early 2020 a disparate group of individu-als met through their shared interest in the environment and sustainable living. The group wanted to take positive action to tack-le climate change in Spelthorne initially focussing on actions to minimize waste, reduce consumption, preserve natural open space and raise awareness and understand-ing of environmental …
Trio Pharmacy in Shepperton were honoured to receive MP Kwasi Kwarteng to officially open the new prescription dispenser at the back of the store in Claremont Drive. The event was attended by local councillors and Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr. Colin Barnard. It is the only such dispenser in Surrey and of-fers a genuine time saving, …
Thank you to this months contributors. Do send any photos for inclusion in Local Capture to monica@villagematters.co.uk.
