End of an Era
In the early sixties young women usually gave up work and stayed at home to care for their children. This meant that they relied on the friends they made at the baby clinic.
Village Matters Articles
A New Lease for Vintage
Last year I went to the Goodwood Revival. It was like stepping back in time. It was not just the classic cars that gave it the nostalgic spirit, it was the spectators.
Newman’s Post Office from the early 1900s
This old photograph, dating from the early 1900s, shows Newman’s Post Office and stores, which was situated at the bottom end of Shepperton High Street (the site is now Lordsbridge House).
Pinewood Cinema launches at Shepperton Studios
From the weekend of 24th – 25th January, Shepperton Studios has been hosting weekly screenings for members of the public as part of its Pinewood Cinema chain.
Magna Carta River Pageant Registrations
2015 will see the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta celebrated locally. To mark the occasion, there will be, amongst other activities, a boat pageant on the Thames. Thames Alive, the group behind the Queen’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012, is organising the event.
Swan Sanctuary Founder receives MBE
Dorothy Beeson has been awarded an MBE in 2015 in recognition of her work looking after sick and injured swans from all over the UK, for founding the first purpose built registered veterinary hospital for water birds in the UK, and for advising on swan welfare requests from all over the world.
Kempton Park Development – Your Chance to Ask
You will perhaps be aware of plans afoot to create a large housing development of up to 1500 homes on green belt at Kempton Park. We have carried several articles about concerns regarding density, infrastructure and traffic.
Bringing History to Life
Many of you shopping in Shepperton may well know of local butcher Stephen Aldridge’s favourite pastime. He likes dressing up. To be precise he spends many of his weekends dressing up for battle, doing what an increasing number of adults throughout the country enjoy: He takes part in historical re enactments.
Restaurant Review – The Warren Lodge Hotel
2014 was a pretty grim year for The Warren Lodge Hotel. First the floods, which restricted access to the hotel, then a fire in April gutted the kitchen. The kitchen reopened just before Christmas, so we went along to see the changes and sample the menu.
Shepperton High Street c1950s
On the face of it this 1950s postcard of Shepperton War Memorial doesn’t look a lot different to the present day, but closer inspection reveals quite a few changes.
Oasis Offers Relief to Local Agent
Local Estate Agent iSiS Residential Homes have just undergone a major rebrand and are now known as OASiS. You will probably already have noticed the boards going up in the area.
Fund Raising Dinner to Support Local Samaritans
North West Surrey Samaritans are set to benefit from a charity dinner. Entitled The Dinner for Wonderful Women, it is on Tuesday 21st April 2015 at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher from 7pm.
Through the eyes of a child
It was February 2014. The Thames was in flood it was cold and misty. My family was very worried because our house was very close to being flooded by the torrential flow of the river…
Agriculture and landscape: Shepperton in 1941
Faced by the prospect of serious food shortages, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries launched the National Farm Survey (NFS) (sometimes referred to as the Second Domesday Book) in September 1941.
Manna Food Bank
Manna Food Bank is a local charity in the Borough of Spelthorne, supporting local families and individuals who are referred by agencies, both statutory and voluntary, and perceived as being in emergency need of food and household essentials.
Eco Park Update
As readers are probably aware (although many local residents are still not!), Surrey County Council recently gave itself planning permission again to build the massive Eco Park waste disposal incinerator in Charlton Lane, Shepperton, despite massive local opposition, which Surrey CC just seem to ignore time and time again for their own reasons. Sadly Secretary …
Dear Father Christmas
The Art of Letter Writing is not dead after all. It seems that Santa receives an estimated 550,000 letters each year, sent to Lapland of course. Do your children still write letters to Santa?
Questions for Bishop of Kensington
An insightful questions and answers interview with Bishop of Kensington.
Remembrance Sunday
To my sisters and I Remembrance Sunday brings back memories of our late father, Derrick Tysoe, proudly wearing his World War II medals at various remembrance events throughout the year.