Shepperton Matters

By Spelthorne Borough Council  In October 2020, Spelthorne Council announced that it intended to revise downward the housing needs figure for its new Local Plan, following heavy criticism of the Government’s original formula for calculating the number of new homes needed in local authority areas. This was derived from the Government’s plans to change the […]

By Monica Chard  A book has recently been published which will be of immense interest to residents. Plotlands of Shepperton by Stefan Szczelkun is a charming little book, focusing on the river communities of Shepperton, and a little on Sunbury. It puts into historical and social context how these riverside dwellings came about. Many of

By Monica Chard  Nourish our Nurses is a campaign which was set up back in March 2020, right at the beginning of the first lockdown. It’s objective was to supply NHS staff and community nurses in Surrey with boxes of sustenance, full of fresh fruit, veg and pasta, enough to last a week. We can

By Nick Pollard  This month’s picture, taken from a postcard of c1910, shows the ferry just downstream from Shepperton Lock, and the sharp bend (as it still is today) where Ferry Lane meets the Towpath. Be-side the ferry boat, punts and skiffs for hire, be-longing to Dunton’s boatyard, can be seen moored along the bank.

Who could not have noticed the disgusting stink from the Eco Park last month? Walking across the beautiful Sunbury golf club during lockdown was a delight, but the choking stink from the chimney really spoiled it. So many people on social media commented on it from all around the area. So, did you report it?

The Spelthorne Borough Council’s annual Capture Spelthorne photographic competi-tion attracted 300 entries. 15 shortlisted photographs were published in the Spelthorne Bulletin in December and the winners have now been announced and informed. Winners of the categories are as follows:  My Spelthorne: Monica Chard (yes….me!)  Spelthorne in Action: Joanna Ginger  Through the Seasons: John Harris  Spelthorne

At the start of the pandemic we reported on a young man from Sunbury who had the brilliant idea of offering tutoring free of charge. Jacob Kelly’s Coronavirus Tutoring Initiative drew on the resources of 4000 volunteer university students who pro-vided 25,000 hours of free online 1:1 tutoring for school pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds across

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  This month we’d like to take the opportunity to share the story of Sean Fitzpatrick who was a pa-tient at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey and the Brad-ley Neuro-rehabilitation unit, which is run by Ash-ford and St Peter’s Hospitals, located within Woking Community Hospital.  Before becoming unwell, Sean

By Kacie Thomson, SUEZ  We would like to reassure the community that emissions from the Eco Park are mostly steam (the largest and only visible emission), with oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and tiny amounts of pollutants that must comply with the Environment Agency’s (EA) permitted limits and strict EU regulations.  Steam is an odourless, colourless

The Light Fantastic  If I say ‘winter garden’ what do you imagine? A stately home? Evergreen shrubs? Topiary maybe?  It dawned on me a few years ago when I was out walking the dog on a frosty morning that winter gardens are really all about the light. From late autumn through the winter there is

Halliford School announced a 100% pass rate in LAMDA exams at the end of last year. 19 Halliford students took ex-ams in either acting, verse and prose, or mime, securing an impressive 11 distinctions, 7 merits and 2 passes.  Halliford are so proud of Sixth Former, Robert Pleasance (pictured right with headmaster Mr Davies), who

We always love seeing local photos taken by you. Thanks to this months contributors. We are getting more and more images every month. Keep them coming and see them in print in Sunbury Matters: monica@villagematters.co.uk