Village Matters

Sunbury Matters

Issue 65

In this issue we try to piece together the past again, looking at a boat called the Jane Scott depicted in one of the Sunbury Embroidery panels at the Walled Garden. Why was this boat chosen? Does it still exist? We meet the grand daughter of the man who built it to find out more. We also visit an exhibition showing Heathrow ‘firsts’, at Spelthorne Museum.

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Issue 64

In this issue we help someone piece together the past from an old family album and photos from the 1920’s. The result was amazing. We hear about a celebration of 150 years of Sunbury characters to mark the 150th anniversary of the Methodist church in Sunbury. Even Sunbury Matters gets a mention! Congratulations to everyone who won civic awards. We have the list of recipients in this issue.

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150 Years in Sunbury

This month sees the first ever dramatisation of the history of Sunbury-on-Thames. Some of the characters and major events in Sunbury since 1866 will be brought to life in an entertaining evening of sketches, dramatisation, poems and song, by Sunbury Methodist Church, to celebrate their 150th year in our town.

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Issue 63

We look to the river this month again, having visited the Jubilee River, and worry about the effect the River Thames Scheme will have on our communities. We also look to the proposed development on Kempton Park green belt land. When is Green Belt not Green Belt? As magazine publishers we are always interested in how things have been done in the past, so it was with great interest that we have been lent some old community magazines from Kenyngton School in the 1950’s. Fascinating!

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Issue 62

In this months issue you can find out about the history of Chertsey Bridge in advance of a talk about Bridges of the Thames. We also meet Tony Kinsey, a jazz legend, who has composed music to celebrate the Millenium Embroidery which celebrates its 10th anniversary.

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