By Ingrid Fear It is a fact that the world is in a state of change. The reality is the world has been con-stantly changing for eons of time. The differ-ence today, is simply the pace. Change seems to be on steroids, and we are not ready for the pace of change. We fear the […]
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By Monica Chard Last year I attended a local Christmas fair (remember those lovely days?). As I walked amongst the many and varied stalls, I did a double take at the decorations for sale at one of them. My mother was Danish, so I was brought up with many Danish traditions, in-cluding the hand made
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The remarkable rise of Spelthorne Litter Pickers “Listening to the comedian David Sedaris’s programmes on Radio 4 Extra I discovered he spends his spare time litter picking near his home”, Shirley Lunn, the co-founder of Spelthorne Litter Pickers, recalls. “I was inspired to start doing a few litter picks on my own.” Shirley assumed there
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The piece we ran on scams last month most definitely hit the mark! One of our regular readers sent a hand written piece on her own experience and wishes to share with others: “Last month, shortly after returning from shopping, I answered the door to a man who explained that he had been working down
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).
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 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 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 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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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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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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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
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As a Reflexologist and Indian head Massage therapist, I’ve really enjoyed being back to work using my skills making a positive impact for my clients wellbeing and health. Many of us have faced additional stresses in recent months with the worries and anxiety that have come about from Coronavirus – this will almost certainly have
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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,
