Sunbury Matters

The following is an extract of the online article by Nick Pollard  There have been ferries crossing the River Thames for centuries, way before there were bridges of any kind. Sunbury has had its fair share over the years. Records show a Sunbury ferry was in existence at least as early as 1604 and there

The Holiday Inn, Shepperton, has been taking advantage of lockdown to undergo an extensive modernisation. Not one area of it will be untouched and the plans are definitely exciting.  We visited in June, on a hard hat tour of the premises. There are two defined areas of the building; the hotel, with new reception desk,

Saving Water In spite of the somewhat soggy spring water is an increasingly precious resource in the UK. Over the past few decades, rivers, reservoirs, and ground water supplies have become depleted. It’s important to save water where we can. Most of us have enough space for at least one water butt, and there are

It is wonderful to know that finally brides can get their plans back on track. Wedding venues have opened.  It has been heart breaking that plans have been cancelled or put on hold. We wish all the brides out there good luck.  During lockdown you may also have been spending time researching the big day.

By Sue Endersby  I joined the team of volunteers which is part of the PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Ser-vice) at St Peters Hospital when I saw an ad in this magazine. We help to facilitate com-munication between patients and their rela-tives and friends. This is naturally particular-ly important while you can’t visit because of

Ashford based company, Penrose Group, is taking on a challenge, raising money for both Dramatize and MS-UK.  They are aiming to raise at least £500 to help Dramatize with their work helping adults with learning disabilities and MS-UK in their work helping people with Multiple Sclerosis.  Dramatize, which is also based in Ashford, and only

In the March issue of Sunbury Matters we ran an article on self pub-lishing and from time to time we hear of locals who have done just that. Some have even been taken on by publishers. Lockdown has been a period of creativity for many.  So here we have Mouse Tales, the tale of two

By Nick Pollard  Sunbury was once home to a variety of manufacturing businesses, most of which have disap-peared, along with the jobs they provided for the local population. One of these was known as the Turret Grinding Wheel works, which was located on a site off Fordbridge Road, where there is now a small industrial

As I write this for the June edition more lock down restrictions have been lifted. It is lovely to see that we can visit our locals, out of the rain, go for dinner in the warmth at the local restaurant and visit gyms and cin-emas. However as we all get out more and more, that

By Monica Chard  Well, the answer is A LOT!! The new pretty sign by the riverside at Kings Lawn, welcom-ing boaters to our village declares Welcome to Sunbury upon Thames…UPON??? Many of us have lived in Sunbury for many years and it has always been ON. The comments on social media were very interesting. A

Trio Pharmacy in Shepperton were honoured to receive MP Kwasi Kwarteng to officially open the new prescription dispenser at the back of the store in Claremont Drive. The event was attended by local councillors and Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr. Colin Barnard.  It is the only such dispenser in Surrey and of-fers a genuine time saving,

This summer’s Spelthorne in Bloom competi-tion will be launched in June, when the entry forms will be published online and in print, and the posters will appear on Council notice boards. The children’s poster competition attracted more than 100 entries, despite many schools being closed, and we had many entries from children who were studying