Alan Woolford was overwhelmed last month to receive notification that he had been nominated for and won the prestigious Sport and Recreation Alliance Emeritus Award 2020. It came somewhat out of the blue and within only a couple of days he had invited a select group of family and friends to join him at the […]
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by Nick Pollard This month’s photo is of the Deva Service Station in Thames Street, Sunbury, and dates back to the mid-1960s. The service station was originally opened as the Regal Garage sometime in the 1950s, on a previously open piece of land in Thames Street. There are some splendid cars of the period on
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D’Oyly Carte Island lies at the end of the Desborough cut as you go upriver towards Shepperton lock. Formerly called Folly Eyot. Richard D’Oyly Carte, hotelier and producer of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas in the Victorian era, bought the parcel of land in the Thames in around 1890 and built and shaped it into
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Spelthorne Borough Council has set out its response to plans from Surrey County Council to form a single unitary authority. Under the current proposals from the County Council, the 11 Districts and Boroughs would be merged together to form a single unitary authority. They report that it would give the county council greater decision-making powers
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As part of Spelthorne Borough Council’s continued drive to im-prove community safety, a new, modern CCTV camera has been installed at Orchard Meadow car park in Sunbury. The camera will be monitored 24/7 along with cameras in Staines-upon-Thames town centre and elsewhere in the Borough. The installation was arranged in response to concerns regarding anti-social
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You may well have met Tony Kinsey, long term Sunbury resident. You may even have heard him perform. But did you know how significant a part he played in the heyday of the jazz scene, playing with household names and running his own band? Jazz was clearly in his blood. The beat got Tony Kinsey
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Berberis thunbergii are deciduous shrubs which look particularly fabulous at this time year, producing highly coloured leaves, and often berries which last well into winter. These berries are actually edible and rich in vitamin C, though because they are very acidic, they are not widely consumed by people. They are an important food for many
Spelthorne Borough Council is stepping up its battle against litter with the launch of the #NoRubbishExcuses campaign. The Council frequently receives feedback from residents regarding the cleanliness of the Bor-ough and know they are keen for us to do more to tackle littering. We, of course, realise the majority of residents do not drop litter
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Everyone at Sunbury foodbank would like to say a massive thank you to So-phie, 6, who raised £110 for us during lockdown! Inspired by Captain Tom, Sophie ran a sponsored beep test in her garden every day for a week and used the money raised to buy much needed items for our foodbank – what
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Hats off to local lad Ben Neale who turned his hand to creating bird feeding tables from leftover wood from his dad’s carpentry business. He made a couple and mum Deborah posted photos on social media. Since then he has been inundated with orders and the wildlife of Sunbury is now sitting down to mini
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For those within our community who are aware of us, and to those new arrivals to Spelthorne who may be unaware of our campaign, we are a group campaigning to bringing TFL zoning to our Spelthorne stations (Ashford, Staines, Sunbury and Shepperton) for Oyster card fare ticketing, which is already used as payment on our
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Can you imagine playing a game of football where the referee is changed 10 times during the course of the game with each bringing his own very different version of the rules unknown to the players before kick-off? Surely, disbelief and frustration amongst the players would be the inevitable result. Consider, then, that there have
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It’s hard to believe now that this idyllic rural scene was photographed in Shepperton in 1968. It shows the watersplash across the River Ash in Charlton Road. Sadly if you were to try to take this photograph today, you would be dodging traffic in the middle of the M3 motorway. The view is looking from
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So Schools are back in September, well hopefully. And I believe it is really important to get kids into routines and education. It surprising how many children still do not have routines, safe homes and an environment where they can be nurtured and thrive. We would welcome ideas from the local community on how we
Spelthorne Borough Council has been a staunch Conserva-tive authority for far more many decades than I care to remember. When I was selected as the new leader of the twenty-three Conservative Councillors elected in May 2015, I was confident we would remain the ruling polit-ical party. However, that was not to be and Con-servatives now
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We always love seeing local photos taken by you. Thanks to this months contributors Shirley Green and Heather Percy. Do send any photos to monica@villagematters.co.uk
School Open Days this year will be like no other. Usually at this time of year, a throng of young Year 5 and Year 6 children visit local independent schools, with dreams of one day becoming a pupil there. They will be met by boys and girls who have already passed the hurdles of entrance
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During Lockdown the Shepperton & Sunbury Rotary Club organised a children’s art competition. It has proved a great success. Here we have three of the winners, all in the 7 to 11 age group. Daphne Clement donated mugs with copies of the winning paintings hot pressed as part of the prizes which were presented along
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The Walled Garden is a place for a fragrant, calming walk amongst the roses in this multiple awarded space. We are rightfully proud of it in Sunbury. The café is a great destination, a popular meeting place and a real gem to show off to outsiders who generally have not yet discovered it. The millennium
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We have run several articles about baby banks in Sunbury Matters. To recap Baby Basics UK has been operating since 2009 providing essential baby/toddler equipment to vulnerable women, including but not limited to, families in economic poverty, teenage mums, women seeking asylum, women fleeing domestic abuse and trafficking. They provide clothing, toiletries and other essentials
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The day was inevitable, but somehow we never thought it would come. Dennis Brock passed away, aged 101 in July. He had lived his whole life in Sunbury, brought up by his grandparents in Church Street and eventually moving with his new bride Joyce to the first house built in Loudwater Road, which at the
