By Monica Jones and with thanks to Andy Hill There is always so much interest from readers when we run anything on D’Oyly Carte Is-land and the Eyot House that sits on it. Those of you who use the towpath and river will have noticed that the moorings around the island are once again filling […]
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All that was missing was smoke, dancing and-Flapper girls. Otherwise attending the monthly jazz session of the Runnymede Jazz Club was like a throw back to another era. The music vibe was of a black and white film. It was epic. Entertaining us were a magnificent Reeds Unit-ed. They have been playing together for 24
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Appeal for Foot/cycle bridge Funding Fails …For Now Those readers who have been following the progress of our campaign for the con-struction of a foot/cycle bridge connect-ing Lower Sunbury to Walton will be aware of our recent application to YFS (Your Fund Surrey) to bring the cam-paign to fruition. It is therefore disappointing to receive
By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander People are now returning to their workplaces after such a long period of time work-ing from home there are a number of crime patterns that have seen a slight in-crease. It is nice to be out and about but that gives the criminals other opportuni-ties too. Burglary is
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by Bill Cunningham The Pearls or Perils of Buying Online Currently 30% of all we buy is obtained online. So, we should be vigilant about our purchasing for there are many fraudsters earning off online traffic. There’s a lot we should consider before parting with our card details. A lot. The padlock icon in the
By Nick Pollard Looking at Sunbury Cross today, it’s perhaps difficult to imagine how different it looked 50-odd years ago. Then, the Jubilee Clock, erected in 1897 to commemorate the 60 years on the throne of our previous longest-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, stood in the middle of a busy intersection of single carriageway roads. There
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The NHS was founded in 1948 to provide high-quality health care for all now, and for future generations. Understanding that climate change and human health are in-extricably linked, in October 2020, the NHS became the first in the world to commit to working towards becoming a carbon net zero national health system by 2045. This
Something has to change! Many of us have been involved in the proper-ty game over the past couple of years. Lock-down showed us that we could live life in a different way. Many have moved further out from the metropolis to gain some much need-ed outside space. Some have had a change in family circumstances.
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Riverside Coffee Concert Review by Helen Hurrell Those of you who were at Riv-erside for the Coffee Concert on Saturday February 5th received a real treat, from seeing the charming publicity picture taken in the Britten Theatre of the Royal College of Music, to the end of the all-too-short concert, when we were invited to
Photo Gavin Rendall A local resident in Thames Street is so alarmed at the speed and weight of traffic in our historic centre that he has started a petition. Support has been strong. He is not alone,. But residents have been trying to get Surrey highways and local council to put measures in place for
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You may have read on social media about the planning applica-tion for a huge 5G mast in Lower Sunbury. Sure, we all want and need connectivity these days, but no one in their right mind would think to place this monstrosity overlooking the pictur-esque Rivermead Island. We only found out about it AFTER the February
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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
Well, it is here again! No sooner have we celebrated the best in Spelthorne than it is time to be inspired and think about entering your business in 2022. The entry start date is April 4th but if you are interested in entering the competition and can’t wait, please email e.development@spelthorne.gov.uk and the link to
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By Monica Jones With focus on the environment, we all need to look at ways of cutting back on waste. Did you know that 65 million printer cartridges were purchased in the UK last year alone? 85% of disused cartridges will end up in landfill, with chemicals leaking into the earth, and the poly-mer material
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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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The very words “Arts Centre” may strike fear into the minds of some. One could imagine a bastion of upper middle-class people sipping Lapsang Souchong whilst discussing Dostoevsky, or long-haired Bohe-mians splashing paint onto room-sized canvases. Well the Riverside certainly caters very well for such “grown-up” pursuits, but this ‘community’ centre for many hours a
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By Louise Addison As a nation we’re obsessed with ageing. We try to turn the clock back with lotions, potions and sometimes Botox and fillers. Yet some nations seem to have solved this issue without resorting to cosmetics or surgery. These people live in the world’s so-called Blue Zones. The term ‘Blue Zones’ refers to
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Council’s Corporate Plan Gets the Go-ahead After Unanimous Vote Spelthorne Borough Council has launched its new Corporate Plan for 2021-23 following its unanimous approval at a full Council meeting on Thursday 9 De-cember. The plan sets out its ambitions to be a Council led by its communities, un-derpinned by five overarching ‘CARES’ priorities and seven
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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