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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
…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 …
By Carl Phillips, Chair It was a very sad day on Thursday 8th September when we all heard of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. A bit of a shock too. It seemed she would go on forever. We will miss her. Now, we must support Charles, King Charles III, he has an unenviable task …
The Ivory Tusk, Shepperton As life has returned to normal and people are venturing out again, instead of just getting deliveries and take aways, we visited The Ivory Tusk on the high street of Shepperton to see what’s new. One major change – Musa is back at front of house. After much searching he has …
