By Monica Chard The cancellation of travel plans has hit many of us hard this year. I heard about someone who got their travel fix by binge- watching Anthony Bourdain’s travel shows. So how about reading about travel from the point of view of someone nearer to home? Dawn East lives in Shepperton. You may […]
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The Boat Sheds Have Gone. A Good Time to revisit the cycle/footbridge Project Nick Pollard’s article on the demolition of Wilson & Sons boat sheds in the November edition provides a timely reminder of our cam-paign to install a cycle/footbridge connecting Lower Sunbury to the Thames National Trail at Walton. The River Thames is one
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
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Quick pickling is the new big thing in the kitchen When I was a child, family get-togethers involved buffet lunches. One of the highlights were the big jars of ‘quick pickles’ that my father, aunts, and uncles had been taught to make by my grandmother. Quick pickles are vegetables pickled in a solution of vinegar,
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By Rachael Leverton Rhubarb is a reasonably easy trouble-free plant to grow. It is also a handsome plant, with large leaves and striking red stems, and who doesn’t love a rhubarb crumble? The trick is to choose the right spot. Ideally it needs to be planted in full sun but if your garden is very
By Colin Barnard On November 5th 1957, I was invited to attend a youth club in Forty Hill, Enfield. A group of lads were forming a Skiffle group and wanted a mem-ber who could sing and play guitar. After a session and as it was Guy Fawkes night, the evening was ended with a bonfire
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By Carl Phillips Well…. 2020 hasn’t been a great year for any cheer …Christmas or otherwise! However, we must galvanise ourselves, shake off the dust and look forward to Christmas, none-the-less . Although Big Tree Night will not be happening in 2020, we, on the Big Tree Night committee, will still be hard at work
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By Monica Chard Congratulations to Doris Neville-Davies of Church Road, Shepperton, who has been appointed a Member to the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to education. She was formally told about her honour on June 2nd but had to keep it se-cret until the official an-nouncement on October
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Nothing was going to stop the marathon run-ners this year. Not the pandemic nor the weather. They found a way! On October 4th the elite runners gathered in London to run their race but amateurs were left to DIY. The rules were simple. Run your own route to achieve your 26.2 miles. And they did!
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By Maxine Stinton I’m a local Shepperton based art print designer and I feel really lucky to live in such a friendly place. The river is a particular inspiration of mine as I live on Hamhaugh Island. Inspired by how our local community has pulled together this year and by all the wonderful things we
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Shepperton resident (Pharaoh’s Island) and Children’s Chari-ty, Radio Lollipop, volunteer and President, Hedley Finn, has been made an OBE for global services to supporting children in hospital and his work across healthcare in the UK, it was announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2020. Hedley was awarded the MBE for service to charity
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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
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