We are very lucky to have an extremely active residents association and LOSRA, the Lower Sunbury Residents Association are a force to be reckoned with. Sunbury Matters met with Chairman John Hirsh to hear about what LOSRA does for us behind the scenes, and what his role is.
Mimi Nebeche launched Orchard Meadow Therapies last summer. It is no ordinary Beauty Salon. I went along to discover some of the secrets behind what Mimi refers to as her clinic. I had jokingly asked if Mimi could make me look 10 years younger she replied in her sultry French accent “Mais Oui. Of course”. …
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Two public consultation events were held in December to present Heather Parker Projects’ Hydro power scheme at Sunbury Lock Island, one at the Xcel leisure Centre in Walton-on Thames, and at the Riverside Arts Centre in Sunbury. Both event s were well attended by local residents who were concerned about yet another development on the …
It has had its share of dramas, freaks of weather, tragedy and laughter. Such is the idyll, charm and character of Sunbury Court Island, that [relative new-comer] David Garrett felt compelled to compile a history of the place and its residents to leave as a testament.
As I write this article, the Police College building is gradually being demolished, to be replaced by a low-rise development of houses and apartments. Hopefully most people agree that this is far more in keeping with the character of Lower Sunbury than the existing tower block.
I have lost nearly 3 stone with Rosemary Conley this year and I feel fitter and healthier than ever! It’s a real friendly and motivational experience which makes reaching your goal FUN!!!
By Ken Battle My recent ink and watercolour drawing gives an impression of a Sunbury riverside scene before 1750. It shows the old St. Mary’s Church (demolished 1750) and beside it Sunbury Park House built in 1712 for Sir Roger Hudson, Lord of the Manor, and at one time a Director of the South Sea …
I was very interested to read the article on Sunbury and Shepperton Locks, by Nick Pollard, in the October Sunbury Matters, as I joined the Thames Conservancy in 1973, and worked at Riverside Works, Sunbury, for 33 years. Not knowing exactly what it was, I found the plaque from the old Sunbury Lock Cottage, hidden …
Eric lived all of his life in Green Street, Sunbury on Thames. First in Godfrey Cottages, then in 1962 when the Cottages were demolished to make way for the parade of shops that were to become Hampton Stores, he lived on the premises, and, finally, after the Stores were sold, in a flat above the …
“The Reynard”, the Windsor and London coach service operated in the summertime from 1910 to 1912. It was the brainchild of Mr. R. Craig-Mckerrow who believed that stage coaching was not dead, but in suspended animation.
The Thames meanders through Sunbury & Shepperton. As you walk along the tow path, or perhaps pootle along in your boat or canoe, you can see the islands dotted here and there, some inhabited and some very much taken over by wildlife.
The locks on the river at Sunbury and Shepperton are the result of a scheme by the City of London, which had acquired the rights over the river as far as Staines from King Richard I back in 1197, to improve the navigation on the Thames. In dry summers there was so little water that …
This month sees the anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two, and I have recently come across two different accounts of the experiences of school children in Sunbury and Shepperton at the time. I recently met sisters Audrey Shimmield and Dorothy Denyer (nee Jones) who lived in Alexandra Road, Sunbury, near to what was …
I was lucky to be invited recently to hear the Rotary Prestige lecture by Mike Brace, the blind paralympian. It was very thought provoking indeed. We may talk about a blind person, or an amputee, or someone in a wheelchair, as “disabled”. But is this not the wrong label?
The answer, it would seem, is when it suits some planners to push through a development! Planning has already been APPROVED to cite a huge floodlit sports hub comprising an Athletics Stadium and four football pitches next to the Xcel Leisure Centre.
At the turn of the last century, Sunbury was a weekend and holiday destination. The river was bordered by many little cottages and the beauty of the river and peace of the village offered sanctuary from the bustle of London.
How many of us though have attended the annual ceremony known as Swan Upping? I attended for the first time last year and it really is English tradition in all its colour and ceremony.
This month will see the Olympic Games open in London for the third time in history, there is a local connection with the man who was responsible for the Games being held in London for the first time, in 1908.
