What should you look out for? By Rory Edwards Rory Edwards is a local parent, teacher of 29 years and a school governor. He offers us an insight into certain dilemmas parents might face throughout the school year. By the time you read this, the summer holi-days will soon be over and the new academic […]
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander I hope your summer has been enjoyable and you have coped with the very hot days and dry gardens. Spelthorne is seeing a rise in the theft of moped scooters, and with youths riding them with no headwear other than a balaclava. Not only is this dan-gerous for
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By Rachael Leverton Pruning Power Pruning is a word which can instil fear into the heart of a novice gardener. I often get asked when to do it; how to do it, and how extensive it should be? Rarely do I get asked WHY do we do it? While a shrub won’t die if it
By Monica Jones photos Monica Jones, Surrey Herald and The Informer Yes, if you have not heard it yet, Wendy Thomson has finally retired. Daisy Chain on Station Approach, closed its doors for the last time at the end of August and it will feel like a loss of a friend to many. Daisy Chain
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By Carl Phillips, Chair The Shepperton Residents’ Association (SRA) Open Meeting took place in the Village Hall on Monday 25th July. As well as the SRA committee, we had Borough Councillors; Robin Sider, Vivienne Leighton and Maureen Attewell (also a Surrey County Councillor) present to take ques-tions and give updates. Also present was Karen Howkins,
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‘Pachelbel’s Canon in D- Dance Anthem’ is the new single from Red Hot Strings, the duo comprising SarahViolin, and Lisa Rollin who burst onto our social media pages with the live-streams from their lockdown project and the globally acclaimed album: ‘Sundowner Sessions (Lockdown Diaries)’. They are both Shepper-ton residents and adore the area. The forthcoming
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Some years ago we ran a piece on local lady Ann McCarthy, who runs a charity that supports a school and medical centre in rural Uganda. Ann is turning 80 on September 8th and she is still working hard. Can you help her celebrate and ensure the growth and future of her charity? Or get
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Cameo provides day sessions for people living with dementia, giving carers and family the res-pite they need. We have activities and entertainment aimed at stimulating the mind and body, promoting a sense of well being and happiness. Our day sessions offer: • Activities, such as quizzes, card games, bingo and singing • Exercise sessions, tailored
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We are running two ongoing summer schemes for children over the summer. The first is The Summer Reading Challenge, closing September 17th. The aim is to encourage children to read at least 6 books over the summer. They get little prizes for each book they read and after the 6th, they get a certificate. The
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By Bill Cunningham Scammers and Cost of Living It’s no secret to scammers that we are in a cost of living challenge. They will be working hard to exploit our vulnerability in the coming months, well aware of our concerns about how to cope. Targeting us with “Help” from “OFGEM” to get the £400 (which
By Monika Oliver I am a Social Prescribing Link worker at Spelthorne Council. I support patients referred to our service by their GP. I help patients to identify their social needs and support them in finding local opportunities to help them lead a healthier lifestyle. I have noticed that there are not many opportunities in
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By Nick Pollard As we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, a unique event which is unlikely to be repeated, I thought it was appropriate to look back at how Sunbury and Shepperton celebrated her coming to the throne. When she actually acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, it was
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Way back in 1995, a Laleham resident asked Spelthorne Civic Pride if we could help restore the village pond he had ice skated on as a child. We dis-covered that the land belonged to Thames Water and, to our delight and astonishment, they agreed that we could recreate and maintain the pond for wildlife. Over
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News had started spreading about some rather good food at the new café/restaurant, 4 Thurlestone, so we had to go along and try for ourselves. Chef/Owner Sokol Petriti has excellent cre-dentials. He attended the Pru Leith cookery school and was runner up at the end of the year, from amongst 100. He went on to
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Local author Victoria Scott will be celebrating the publication of her second novel, Grace, with two local book signings in June and July. The writer, who lives in Lower Sunbury, had great success with her debut novel, Patience, which was named the Booksellers’ Association Book Of The Month last August. Like Patience, which explored gene
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Yes indeed it was May 4th, popularly referred to as World Star Wars Day (if you don’t know what I am talking about, don’t worry). James Graham was walking Obi his rescue English Setter on Rivermead Island. Obi has a strong interest in the wild fowl, which is of course abundant on the island. To
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander Summer is nearly here. We have had a few glimpses of the summer already with some per-fect sunny weekends. Hot sunny weekends in policing usually means that we will be very busy. Recently we have seen a rise in the num-ber of neighbourhood disputes being reported to police.
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Thanks to this months contributors who have been enjoying our fine village. Please email monica@villagematters.co.uk
By Bill Cunningham Sometimes there’s good news to share around too about scams To quote Which? “Currently, many banks have signed up to a voluntary reimbursement code, but victims of bank transfer scams face a lottery depending who they bank with, with concerns about it being applied inconsistently. However, under the new bill, the Payment
