Well, she only went and did it! Congratulations to Gina Broadhurst of Just Shutters in Walton, who has been successful in her bid to become Ms GB Classic. She also scooped the Best Publicity award and the Best Interview award. Gina had been publi-cising her entry in advance of the gala night, by supporting two […]
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Arthur Williams who is in Year 6 at Hawkedale primary school, had the experience of a lifetime recently. He entered a Land Rover Defender competition back in February that was sent round by the premiership rugby clubs. They were looking for a ‘Defender of tomorrow’ amongst youngsters and the prize was to appear as a
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World Tumbling Championships – Birmingham, UK Spelthorne’s most experienced female tum-bler, Megan Kealy, won an amazing individu-al silver medal and team gold medal at the recent World Championships held in Bir-mingham, adding to the 17 world and Europe-an medals she has already achieved in her career. In the team event, Megan and her three GB
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This milestone was worthy of a good celebration. Shepperton Ladies Club has been a central part of the Community throughout their 60 years, from supporting young housewives in the early years to now providing a great service for many residents from Shepperton and the surrounding area, with a programme including great speakers and outings for
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By Brian Allen Many of us studied the War Poets at school. Our children may be study-ing them now. Have you ever asked yourself why? War poets, as a collec-tive, have been instru-mental in capturing the essence of conflict, the human costs of warfare, and the profound emotional experiences of soldiers and civilians alike. These
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By John Bottomley, Brooklands Museum motorcycle team The Annual Veteran Car Run from London to Brighton was sometimes referred to affection-ately as ‘The Old Crocks Race’. That is far from true in every respect. The first London to Brighton car run was held on 14th November 1896 to celebrate the re-peal of the so-called ‘Red
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ScamWatch By Bill Cunningham Online Shopping Who do we think they are? We have to trust our own judgement when paying online, for maybe a Black Friday deal. Buying for the first time from an unknown seller has dangers at-tached. Buying via a social media prompt even more so. Scam websites promote very low prices
By Dr Alison Groves Last month over 90 schools and organisations took part in Restart a Heart Day. Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance says an average of 22 people suffer cardiac arrest each day in the South East. CPR could make the difference to whether someone lives or dies, so spreading the word as
By Nick Pollard This lovely postcard dating from about 1910 is entitled ‘The Village – Shepperton’ and is look-ing south along the High Street from approximately opposite where the Village Hall is now. At the time, this road was called Highfield Road as it led from the original settlement by the river to the common
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By Rachael Leverton Trees – Heroes of Nature Trees have graced our planet for over 370 million years, offering a range of benefits that render them indispensable to life as we know it. National Tree Week (25th November-3rd December) celebrates the many reasons why trees are the champions of the natural world and why we
A grand opening of the new kitchen drew together the community, councillors and supporters at St Saviour’s church last month. The investment in a new kitchen is not just about making life easier to support the com-munity. It is also about teaching basic cook-ing skills, taking simple inexpensive ingredi-ents (many can be picked up from
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We are well and truly heading into the festive season now. Planning for the Sunbury Christmas market is already at the advanced stage and over 30 stalls have committed. It will be a great event. The event will be on Thursday December 7th from 5-8pm. Last year’s event fell on a bitterly cold evening. So
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By John Maxen Following my article last month about the appearance in my garden of the very rare Geometrician Moth, several enquires were received from readers wondering if a similar moth seen in their gardens was also a Geometrician. The answer (unfortunately) is no. The moth observed was the Jersey Tiger moth. Above you will
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By Monica Jones Remember the days before the internet when families used to gather together and play games on a Saturday night? We reminisce fondly about regular inter-generational battles for supremacy in Risk, or land-owning domination in Monopoly, or just downright cheating in Scrabble! Board games and cards are such a social thing to do.
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Oh no! The clocks have gone back and now we are faced with the dreariest time of the year. Long dank and drear evenings and nights; fog, rain, frost, strikes, by-elections, world-wide atrocities and natural disasters. The list seems endless. Hang on, though! There is the beacon of Christmas and New Year! But afterwards? An
Mr Patel has been a PE teacher and Head of Year at Thamesmead School for 5 years, the school that he once attended himself as a student. In the Summer of 2023, Ryman (the sponsor) opened up to the entire country, for families to nominate any member of staff in a school setting, they felt,
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Would you be able to give up a few hours in the even-ing or at the weekend to help those in need locally? Background We are a surplus food redistribution charity, our mis-sion is to bridge the gap between food waste and food poverty locally. We operate from our hub at Sunbury Cricket Club in
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Following a successful community open day at St Peter’s Hospital in July, the Trust will be opening the doors of Ashford Hospital to the public on Saturday 25th November, 10am-3pm. This will be a first for Ashford Hospital and a great opportunity for the public to see what goes on and the different services that
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LoSRA has always been an active supporter of the Sunbury Ferry Community Project and with this season just finished it’s a good time to reflect on a fantastic example of what’s achievable when like-minded individuals, organisations and the local council work together for the good of the community. With the support of Spelthorne Borough Council,
It is getting to feel a bit like autumn! Thank you for this month’s beauties to Chris Lewis, Mike Bodnar, M Attias, Jenny Slark, Jessica Paul, Monica Jones, Chris Lewis, Mike Bodnar, Tracey Calder, M Attias, Liz Racz, Elaine Norman and Jill Dalton. Do share your photos with us. Email monica@villagematters.co.uk.
