Shepperton Matters

We always love seeing local photos taken by you. Thanks to this months contributors Natasha Tait, Nathan Winch, Laura Harrison and Chris Lewis (and one from Monica Chard). 

We love getting feedback from readers on some of our articles. Last month Des Mul-vany, who now lives in Manygate Lane, con-tacted us:  Dear Monica, imagine my surprise when I arrived at page 4 of Shepperton Matters earli-er today. I had a career with Mobil (1953-1993) and following an appointment as sales representative in Hampshire/West

Many of you will have known Edwin Genet, a big personali-ty in St Mary’s church, Sunbury, and a key figure in Probus and the Freemasons. Edwin was also the oldest delivery ‘boy’ for Sunbury Matters! He spent his lifetime building up a very successful business based in Chertsey and throughout his life he supported nu-merous

By Dawn East When I came home from a year’s travel sabbatical in July 2019, I found myself feeling a little lost. I was going to be re-turning to a job I’d fallen out of love with and I had no idea what I wanted to do next. From out of the blue, an ad

 By Cllr. Bob Noble, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for the Environment, Spelthorne Borough Council  Spelthorne Borough Council, along with many other inter-national, national and local authorities has finally de-clared a climate change emergency, so why should anyone care?  By now, there can be very few people who are not aware we human beings are having a

We always love seeing local photos taken by you. Thanks to this months contributors Paul Zanon, and John Sayward. Do send any photos to monica@villagematters.co.uk 

By Monica Chard  Nothing was going to stop local residents from making their gardens look beautiful for the annual Spelthorne in Bloom competition. This year it was even more important to spread some cheer in the form of colourful blooms. Lockdown earlier in the year had seen many of us enjoy our gardens and discover

By Sarah Tune  I love creating beautiful garden areas from plants and everyone always asks for evergreen shrubs. Why? Because they make an ideal hedge, which will benefit wild life or they are good for filling gaps in a flowerbed.  Did you know there is so much more you can do with them?  You can

By Inspector Maxine Cilia Anti-social behaviour is a real problem in communities. Where others lack considera-tion for the wellbeing of others it violates the basic rights of another person to just be able to get on with their lives. We are currently dealing with youth anti- social behaviour in Sunbury Cross. This type of behaviour

By Nick Pollard  It may seem odd these days, when statues are being pulled down or hidden away, but a century or so ago the British Empire was celebrated nationally each year. Empire Day originated in Canada but was introduced to the UK by Lord Meath in 1905. It was particularly aimed at school children

Spelthorne Borough Council has honoured 32 children as ‘Spelthorne Litter Heroes’ for taking part in litter picks across the Borough.  The children, who were nominated by the group Spelthorne Litter Pickers, have been sent a certificate signed by the Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr Colin Barnard.  The Council are showing their support for litter picking groups