Shepperton Matters Articles

By Nick Pollard  As we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, a unique event which is unlikely to be repeated, I thought it was appropriate to look back at how Sunbury and Shepperton celebrated her coming to the throne.  When she actually acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, it was

By Rachael Leverton  The Trellis  Trellis is underutilised in most gardens, yet it has a myriad of uses. It can cover an ugly wall or screen an ugly garden build-ing, and it can be used on one or more sides of a patio to provide privacy. You can use it as a framework to support

By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander  Summer is nearly here. We have had a few glimpses of the summer already with some per-fect sunny weekends. Hot sunny weekends in policing usually means that we will be very busy. Recently we have seen a rise in the num-ber of neighbourhood disputes being reported to police.

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News had started spreading about some rather good food at the new café/restaurant, 4 Thurlestone, so we had to go along and try for ourselves.  Chef/Owner Sokol Petriti has excellent cre-dentials. He attended the Pru Leith cookery school and was runner up at the end of the year, from amongst 100. He went on to

Local author Victoria Scott will be celebrating the publication of her second novel, Grace, with two local book signings in June and July.  The writer, who lives in Lower Sunbury, had great success with her debut novel, Patience, which was named the Booksellers’ Association Book Of The Month last August.  Like Patience, which explored gene

By Monica Jones  Surplus to Supper have done it again!  Working with A2Dominion, Sunbury Neigh-bours and the Sunbury Cricket Club, the team decided to see if they could interest people in a community lunch. We went along to see for ourselves and meet some of the attendees.  What struck me when I arrived was how

In these difficult times we live in, any ray of sunshine and kindness can make that huge differ-ence to our well being. So when you find a little bouquet of hand tied flowers on a bench with a note on it saying “Please take me home” doesn’t it just make you smile?!  Jess Sargent runs

Springfield Primary School, Sunbury has won the prestigious ‘Green Tree Platinum Award’ from the Woodland Trust for planting many trees and hedgerows over the last four years and showing a deep commitment to the conservation of woodlands and their natural habitat in Surrey.  Children at Springfield Primary School have participated in activities such as tree planting, reducing carbon emissions, exploring onsite woodlands and

By Rachael Leverton  Perfect Partners  When we think about climbing plants, we most often think about growing them to cover a wall or a fence. We might think about growing them over a dead tree stump too, but one of the nicest ways to grow them is through a living tree or a shrub. It’s

By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander  I hope that you all enjoyed the good weather over the Easter bank holiday and I am hoping for further good weather throughout the may Bank Holiday and Jubilee Celebrations.  It is an exciting time see communities getting together to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the reign of

By Nick Pollard  Admiral Hawke is perhaps best known in Sunbury today by having a pub in Green Street named after him. Those who know the area a bit better will know that there is a Hawke House almost opposite the pub. But what about Admiral Hawke himself? Who was he and why is he

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