We had so many photos sent this month, most of them weather related for some reason! Thank you to you all. Sorry if yours has not been printed this month but keep them coming! Thanks to this months contributors Helen Hutchinson, Christiane Ella, Anna van Boesschoten, Sue Cooper, Lucy Hayes, Bob Cox, Emma Clark and […]
Dr David Fluck, Medical Director and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme The past year has been one of the most diffi-cult many of us have faced, and certainly one of the most challenging in the history of the NHS. We are
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Every year the Spelthorne in Bloom com-petition encourages us to tend our gar-dens, big and small. Blooming gardens embellish our borough and bring us all a sense of well being, whether we are tend-ing them or just admiring them. The launch of the competition sees the crowning of talent of another kind. The children’s poster
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Local mum Sinead Ferguson and her hus-band, Mark (pictured) are both qualified chefs. Sinead was keen on all things food related from the age of 15 and won a county cookery competition, going on to study professionally. Mark has worked as a senior chef in a number of places over the years. But Mark was
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By Mike Bodnar The impacts of Covid-19 on the mainstream book market are many, with closed bookshops, cancelled book launches and pub-lishers’ plans in disarray. However, none of this seems to have stopped writers. With more time stuck at home due to the pan-demic, an increasing number of people are using the opportunity to write
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By Chloe-May Cuthill (pictured) 2020 was one of the toughest years ever and it took it’s toll on so many. With problems arising because of the pandemic; people losing their jobs or being furloughed and schools closing, this led to the high-est numbers of children feeling lost, alone and scared. The NSPCC saw their helpline
Self Published ‘The Ring of Dark Shadows’ tackles Child Abuse Read More »
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who works with us to help our local community, in Sunbury and beyond. We are so blessed to have the support of so many partner organisations; our work is a true teameffort and we never take for granted all
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Dora Annie by Sunbury-on-Thames authors Patricia Stone and Brian Bone give an insight into a very different childhood. Although written for children, it tells the story of Patricia’s grandmother (pictured right), starting out as a young girl and her tough but happy family life, who went to her first live-in job at the age of
The Story of a Child in Service – Signed books at Skinners Read More »
We have kept our doors open during the Coronavirus pandemic but continue to ask patients to stay home and contact us using our website, where possible (available on a computer, a tablet or smartphone) Please only telephone us if you do not have internet access. All patients’ requests are reviewed and when appropriate are answered
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Keep these lovely photos coming. They brighten our day. We live in a beautiful place and the sunrises and sunsets over the river are definitely favourite scenes. Thanks to this months contributors. Do send any photos to monica@villagematters.co.uk
By Spelthorne Borough Council In October 2020, Spelthorne Council announced that it intended to revise downward the housing needs figure for its new Local Plan, following heavy criticism of the Government’s original formula for calculating the number of new homes needed in local authority areas. This was derived from the Government’s plans to change the
Government U-turn on housing numbers for Spelthorne’s new Local Plan Read More »
Sunbury mum, Jackie Newman, has challenged herself to walk 1.5 million steps by Easter Sunday and as we went to print she had already surpassed 500,000 steps. She is aiming to raise £500 for The Fragile X Society. As an added bonus she is hoping also to lose an-other 10lb to reach her personal weight
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By Monica Chard A book has recently been published which will be of immense interest to residents. Plotlands of Shepperton by Stefan Szczelkun is a charming little book, focusing on the river communities of Shepperton, and a little on Sunbury. It puts into historical and social context how these riverside dwellings came about. Many of
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Park Lane Stables RDA (Riding for the Disabled) is a charity and a key part of the Teddington community, providing much-needed therapy and happiness to hundreds of local children and adults every year. However, the landlord is now selling the property and Park Lane Stables is at risk of losing their home. They are urgently
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By Monica Chard Nourish our Nurses is a campaign which was set up back in March 2020, right at the beginning of the first lockdown. It’s objective was to supply NHS staff and community nurses in Surrey with boxes of sustenance, full of fresh fruit, veg and pasta, enough to last a week. We can
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For nearly twelve months now the pandemic that has engulfed the world has disrupted everyone’s lives. And I do mean everyone’s. From major national and international events through to special birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and wakes, all have had to pass by without the hint of a proper memorable celebration. Not being able to meet safely
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Phase 2 of Ceaser Court Development – Not in Our Name! A great deal of controversy attaches to the proposed Phase 2 development of Ceaser Court in Green Street. For the avoidance of doubt regarding the Association’s position in relation to this proposal, the following state-ment was submitted by our Chairman to members of the
By Nick Pollard On the night of 28th September 1932, a mysterious fire destroyed several of the stands at Kempton Park, which dated back to the opening of the course by Samuel Hyde in 1878. Mysterious, as it was the second time in a month that a fire had broken out at the racecourse, and
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During lockdown, many of us came to appre-ciate the benefits that being outdoors with nature and gardening can bring, and maxim-ised our gardens to enjoy the fresh air and benefits gardening can offer to both physical and mental health well-being, despite the colder weather! Many who discovered gardening during this time decided they wanted to
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You may have read in the press and on social media that pop musician Gerry Marsden died on 3rd January. His group ‘Gerry and the Pacemakers’ was founded in 1959 and were at one time almost as famous as their contemporaries and fellow Liverpudlians The Beatles. Their songs included ‘Ferry Cross the Mersey’ and a
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