By Rachael Leverton Pruning Power Pruning is a word which can instil fear into the heart of a novice gardener. I often get asked when to do it; how to do it, and how extensive it should be? Rarely do I get asked WHY do we do it? While a shrub won’t die if it […]
By Nick Pollard As I write this the Bull pub, Shepperton Green, lies shuttered and forlorn. It seems that it had come to the end of its lease and this wasn’t renewed. I do hope this is not the end for yet another of Shepperton’s historic pubs, but at the moment it doesn’t look good.
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You may have noticed as you stroll down Thames Street towards Rivermead Island, that the little boat has had a complete makeover. As well as the painting, it has been replanted and a plaque has been fixed to the back of the boat. It was funded by the Lower Sunbury Business Community and Ally Dodds,
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It’s all going on at D’Oyly Carte Island, on the Thames below Shepperton lock. We have already brought you news of the purchase of the historic island and house. Well, life is being breathed back into this magical place and once more you will see that the moor-ings all around the island have been filled
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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
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By Monica Jones All year long , come rain, shine and snow, you will hear the sounds of happy swimmers taking the plunge at the Hampton Pool. I par-ticularly love walking down Dukes Passage on my way in to Bushy Park and seeing the steam rising off the pool on a winters morn-ing. It is
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Yes indeed it was May 4th, popularly referred to as World Star Wars Day (if you don’t know what I am talking about, don’t worry). James Graham was walking Obi his rescue English Setter on Rivermead Island. Obi has a strong interest in the wild fowl, which is of course abundant on the island. To
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Rory Edwards is a local parent, teacher of 28 years and a school governor. He offers us an insight into certain dilemmas parents might face throughout the school year. If your child is doing GCSE or A-levels this summer, by the time you read this article, they will have already done some of their exams.
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There is nothing like a live performance ! I was reminded of this last week when I saw a 3 year old child at the recent Riverside Youth Theatre production of “Into The Woods”. Her eyes were sparkling and she was so excited at what she had seen. It was a bit frightening, and the
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Local Green Spaces and what is meant by them Up until the preparation of the Local Plan those parcels of recreational land, though not Green Belt, were nonetheless secured by what is known as Protected Urban Open Spaces (PUOS). Since then, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has re-designated these as Local Green Spaces (LGS)
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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Thanks to this months contributors who have been enjoying our fine village. Please email monica@villagematters.co.uk
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
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By Bill Cunningham Sometimes there’s good news to share around too about scams To quote Which? “Currently, many banks have signed up to a voluntary reimbursement code, but victims of bank transfer scams face a lottery depending who they bank with, with concerns about it being applied inconsistently. However, under the new bill, the Payment
As this magazine hits the door mat, we are gearing up to a weekend of celebrations for the Platinum jubilee. In Sunbury we will be celebrating with several events. Monksbridge will be open on June 4th where you can visit the garden and see the world class Spelthorne Gymnastics perform. On Orchard Meadow on the
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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 Ken Battle The kennels and training grounds occupied fourteen acres of land and were situated on the north side of the old Hanworth Road, Sunbury, on the site now occupied by Lok n’ Store, Jaguar Land Rover and Costco Whole-sale. The kennels were built in 1933 at a cost of £25,000 to accommodate about
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By Martin Thomas Have you ever wondered what ‘healing’ is? This is your chance to experience it for free. Healing is a gentle, natural, non-invasive therapy and is entirely comple-mentary with conventional medicine and other treatments. Discover how the ancient art of healing may naturally help initiate and restore balance for your optimum health. The
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