Shepperton Matters

Covid has been the last straw for Sharon Johnson. She set up and has been running the ever busy Shepperton Hedgehog Sanctuary in Old Charlton Road for 10 years. Hedgehogs were tak-en in with injuries, dehydration or abandoned young who needed feeding night and day.  With increasing demand she increased the capacity and took on […]

Lord’s Bridge Pond (above) is on Halliford School land to the west of Church Road, across the road from Manor Park. This unique local ecological and environmental space is sheltered and populated with lots of native plants which support the wildlife there. Work has taken place occasionally over the decades, most recently a sympathetic clean-up

By Monica Chard  Our hair is our crowning glory. We style it, dye it and embellish it as a sign of who we are. It gives us confidence. It’s often a statement. So imagine losing it! What can be done to reverse the problem?  Alopecia is a familiar term which we may understand as meaning

St Andrew’s Baptist Church, Upper Halliford welcomes their new Pastor Tom Hoyles and his wife Wyn to their church fellowship after being without a Pastor for over 3 ½ years. The Induction service will be Sunday 19th September 2021 10.30am and all are welcome.  Pastor Tom Hoyles brings a wealth of experience with him having

You might have noticed a new story board which has gone up at the Lord’s Bridge pock-et garden on the corner of the high street and Renfree Way. The little garden continues to astound us. It has grown in maturity and beauty and is such a great addition to our community.  The story board tells

Walking down the high street one Monday morning recently I saw our intrepid Jean, picking up bags from outside the QEF charity shop (closed on a Monday) and putting them in her rub-bish cart. “Look at it all!” she said. Boxes, bags and furniture, left outside the shop and literally spilling across the pavement. This

Thank you to local residents Mr and Mrs Morgan, who contacted Shepperton Matters with their story of ‘Belgie’ the racing pigeon.  “In the middle of July this year we found a tagged racing pigeon in our garden which seemed to be limping badly. We caught it and discovered racing bands on it’s leg along with

Despite the heat there was a fantastic array of plants donated or offered as swaps at the first get2getherlocally Pop Up Plant Swap on Saturday 17th July held in Staines.  Many came to enjoy the afternoon and a fine array of herbs, vegetables, fruits plus indoor and outdoor plants were swapped and everyone was pleased

Laleham has a local hero. Tom Barras shows off his silver medal from the Men’s Quadruple Sculls at the Tokyo Olympics. Tom was coached by Burway’s Jim Mathiesen when he was a teenager. He started at Burway when he was only 11.  John Biddle, Burway’s club president was lucky to be working at the Olympic

There were cakes galore, and a good many samosas. All washed down with endless pots of tea and coffee and all served on beautiful vintage china. Chairs and tables were set out amongst the flower beds, at their very best with perfect roses. Parasols offered some much needed shade from the glorious sun-shine. It really