The following was written by local student Amara Montford who approached Sunbury Matters, keen to raise the profile and knowledge of black history in Surrey. She researched and wrote the following herself: The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked outrage around the world and triggered global protests which brought the Black Lives Matter movement […]
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By Jo Turner During lockdown I was furloughed, and my husband John had to work from home. We decided to use the time it usually took us to commute (an hour each way) to walk. We’d never really walked as a form of exercise before…we’d never really taken any form of exercise before, so this
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia Well the past few weeks have definitely seemed more like business as usual in Surrey Police. We are seeing a rise in Anti-Social behaviour especially from youths. As most of you have probably seen there has been a Dispersal Order around Sunbury Park and Green Street which has been extended out
By Mary Booth At the end of February, the skies were beginning to clear from a rain filled winter and river levels across the UK were returning to normal levels after major flooding. The Thames was beginning to show signs of Spring with buds appearing on trees and wildlife looking for mates to begin the
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A new Mayor for Spelthorne Cllr Colin Barnard was elected as the new Mayor for Spelthorne at the Annual Council Meeting held on Thursday 18 June. Cllr Tony Harman was elected as Deputy Mayor. Cllr Barnard was first elected to the Council to represent Shepperton Town in 2015. Over the last five years he has
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By Mary Booth As lockdown procedures came into effect, concerns rose of potential food shortages. Many of us began looking at ‘grow your own’ opportunities as the start of Spring took hold. Even with limited space or apartment living, growing prospects entered our minds. I began watching YouTube videos from gardeners enabling me to make better use
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By Rachael Leverton Back in May garden centres became some of the first businesses allowed to reopen to the public. For gardeners stuck at home (even though we understood and supported the lockdown), it’s been a frustrating time. We’ve been unable to plant during one of the best springs I can remember. And for many
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By Rachael Leverton I love a crevice. A little gap between the lawn and the path; a cracked paving slab, or a little hole in a wall. These are tiny pockets where magic can happen. Does the crack or crevice sit mainly in the sun or the shade? If it’s sunny, you have a choice
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MidasPlus is a local registered charity that focuses on helping local people with physical disabilities or learning difficulties who need financial help for much needed equipment or services that cannot be fulfilled elsewhere and with funding for projects for local community groups. MidasPlus is often seen as a ‘last resort’. All the work is carried
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia So with the evenings now lighter and warmer, this is the time of year that we always see an uplift in vehicle crime. This is especially so in beauty spot car parks. Regardless of which make, alarm system or locks you have on your car it will never deter a budding
By Shepperton & Sunbury Rotary The Coronavirus, although isolating millions of us, has also brought together people like nothing has ever done before. The ‘wartime’ spirit often referred to by the older generation has at last begun to have meaning to other generations who, fortunately, have never had to deal with the privations of such
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When lockdown was announced in mid-March the Thamesmead School Head, Phil Reeves, the leadership team and IT department, immediately began planning how schooling could continue for over 1000 pupils. Within a few days a system had been set up for students and staff trained. By the second day of lockdown, fully interactive online learning was
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By Nick Pollard The 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the end of the Second World War in the European Theatre, was marked in a very different way to the original celebrations on 8th May 1945. This street party in Cavendish Road, Sunbury, shows how communal tables were set up in the middle of
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It is with great sadness that we learned that Dorothy (Dot) Beeson passed away peacefully at home with her family on May 1st 2020. Dorothy Beeson born July 6th 1947 founded The Swan Sanctu-ary in her back garden in the early 1980’s. With the help of friends, family and volunteers, she built it into a
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By Monica Chard Which county do you live in? I wonder how many of us would immediately answer Surrey? But Sunbury is very much in the county of Middlesex. Let’s go back… The name Middlesex dates from the Saxon period. Positioned as it was between the East and West Saxons, the region was in the
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We have all had to face the fact that our favourite events are not able to take place this year, physically at least. For those of us who live in or near Shepperton, the loss of our much-loved and incredibly popular Village Fair, due to be held this month, is a huge disappointment. Every year
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During this period of lockdown cases of domestic abuse and even murder have increased significantly. Imagine being in isolation with an abuser. It does not bear thinking of. So Spelthorne Borough Council want to make residents aware of how to contact police when unable to speak through fear of domestic abuse; All you need do
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By David Endersby, TW18 Business Media People everywhere are practicing social distancing or are still in complete lockdown, leading to a huge spike in time spent online – reading news and using social media platforms. Apparently, the number of minutes spent by readers on news sites has increased by 46% compared to last year. And
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After the turmoil of recent months, we have all been through significant changes. As we start to emerge, we wonder what might stay with us from our lockdown experience? Some things will have changed forever. It has hurt many of us financially and separated us from friends and family. But there has been plenty of
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By Monica Chard If you have not yet heard of this fabulous community initiative, please form an orderly queue! Friends Amy Andrews and Kim Faye found themselves furloughed in lockdown looking for a project which would brighten the community, as well as raise some much needed funds for local charities. The idea of creating a
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It was interesting to get a lovely email from Mary Archer, a resident in Lords Bridge Court. She had just enjoyed reading the May Shepperton Matters online and wanted to tell me a little about how life under lockdown was for her. “Since lock down began we have not been able to socialise at all
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