Shepperton Matters Articles

Congratulations to Tom and Sharon at Shepperton Post Office who were worthy finalists in the Post Office ‘We’re Stronger Together’ awards for service during Covid-19 pandemic. Absolutely well deserved!!  Shepperton Post Office was a finalist in the Local Hero category at the Post Office’s ‘We’re Stronger Together’ regional awards for the South East region.  The […]

Now that lockdown has been lifted – my time on BBC Breakfast [helping the nation] is no longer needed. For now, at least (and here’s hoping it lasts) people can now move around more, get out in the fresh air and are beginning to get back to “the new normal” way of life.  So now

Severe restrictions put in place by the Government earlier this year to tackle the ongoing pandemic has significantly affected our hospital services.  Like other Trusts, at the start of lockdown we had to implement several changes at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals to help keep the public, members of staff safe and reduce the risk

There has never been a better time to buy second hand for your home. During lockdown lots of people indulged in some major decluttering and many lovely items have ended up on eBay, Facebook, and similar sites, not to mention charity shops and vintage stores.  Nowadays we can buy anything we like new online or

I am sure a lot of us will feel a degree of trepidation and sadness with the impending excavation of the gravel pits, not only bringing about the increase in heavy lorries whizzing up and down the by pass (as if there aren’t enough issues with that stretch of road), but also the loss of

Between April and July Shepperton Rotary Aurora and other groups have donated bags of food to the Jubilee Church Collection Centre in Manygate Lane where the church members and volunteers have been providing for 48 households (nearly 900 individuals) every week.  To make this happen, the members of Aurora have helped to publicise, distribute leaflets

We all love the flowering boat ‘Jeannette’ at the end of the high street. The Shepperton Village Conservation group does a fantastic job caring for all the planters in the high street as well as the treasured boat. Even during the heat wave, these wonderful volunteers were out there making the village look cared for. 

For many of us the period of lockdown has given us a chance to discover new ways of thinking, behaving exploring new talents and interesting hobbies. With the blessing of glorious weather I have taken lots of long and enjoyable walks exploring our local nature. I also decided to try a new hobby and discovered

On our morning amble down the high street Mojo, the Shepperton Matters dog and I often meet Jean Davies and her trolley of rubbish bags. We will all recognise this smiley face. Jean walks the length and breadth of Shepper-ton every day from Sheep Walk to Gaston Bridge Road and Dockett Eddy Lane to Green

Lords Bridge Court is a development of 38 individual apartments with residents mostly over the age of 75. When the government announced a Lockdown, many of us had no idea exactly what that would mean. Once we realised we would not be allowed to go to shops, supermarkets and pharmacies we started to wonder how

There was much disappointment that the Red Arrows did not make their flight over Shepperton to mark the 75th anniversary since VJ Day. But the celebrations contin-ued at The Bell Inn in Old Charlton Lane with a themed afternoon and evening. Sev-eral visitors had made the effort to dress in 40s era outfits and there

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the reasons why we should all consider recording our end of life wishes. This is now known as an Advance Decision, sometimes referred to as a Living Will.  Dying is the one thing no-one can avoid but it is generally considered morbid to mention or discuss it, which can lead