By Nick Pollard Admiral Hawke is perhaps best known in Sunbury today by having a pub in Green Street named after him. Those who know the area a bit better will know that there is a Hawke House almost opposite the pub. But what about Admiral Hawke himself? Who was he and why is he […]
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By Rachael Leverton Perfect Partners When we think about climbing plants, we most often think about growing them to cover a wall or a fence. We might think about growing them over a dead tree stump too, but one of the nicest ways to grow them is through a living tree or a shrub. It’s
Reproduced with permission from the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery Pam Judd has lived in Sunbury for over 60 years and was the chief embroiderer on the Sunbury Millennium Embroidery. Pam came to Sunbury with her mother and twin sister in 1940 to escape the bombing in north London, initially staying with her grandfather, Richard Winter, who
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By John Maxen, Friends of Sunbury Park At some point during May, it is likely that the cows will be returning to Sunbury Park to spend the summer chewing the cud and keep-ing the grass short, thus removing the need for mechanical cutting. Following the publication of a new management plan in early 2020, a
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By Monica Jones Surplus to Supper have done it again! Working with A2Dominion, Sunbury Neigh-bours and the Sunbury Cricket Club, the team decided to see if they could interest people in a community lunch. We went along to see for ourselves and meet some of the attendees. What struck me when I arrived was how
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In these difficult times we live in, any ray of sunshine and kindness can make that huge differ-ence to our well being. So when you find a little bouquet of hand tied flowers on a bench with a note on it saying “Please take me home” doesn’t it just make you smile?! Jess Sargent runs
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By John Taylor As we mark Middlesex Day on May 16th, John Taylor takes us over the history of our county. Middlesex dates back to the 8th Century, but on the 1st April 1965, the county administra-tively disappeared, when the Greater London Council (GLC) was created. Parts of the for-mer Middlesex that were not incorporated
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By Robert Gant Faced by the wartime prospect of serious food shortages, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries launched the National Farm Survey (NFS) in Septem-ber 1941. This aimed to raise farming standards, intensify crop production and minimise food imports from overseas. The National Archives (Kew) holds the records for 41 agricultural holdings (exceeding one
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Rory Edwards is a local parent, teacher of 28 years and a school governor. He offers us an insight into certain dilemmas parents might face throughout the school year. Those in education circles have been waiting for the recent White Paper from the government, this outlines what schools will have to focus on for the
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Zodiac Musical Society are looking to welcome new members to join us for our October 2022 production of the all-singing, all-dancing, Tony Award-winning, fairy-tale adventure ‘Shrek The Musical’. We are looking for people with strong singing and movement/dance abilities over the age of 16 years of age – especially those of the male variety. The
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What nicer way is there to spend a Sunday morning than taking a brisk walk or a gentle stroll with family, friends or colleagues. The open road, the bridleways and pathways beckon you on with every step you take, fresh air, the amazing connection with nature and time to walk and talk. Add to all
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2022 AGM in June – Vacancies on the LOSRA Committee Thanks to the pandemic it’s now been nearly two years since the Association held its last Annual General Meeting. All being well, we will be holding our next AGM on 22nd June at our usual venue, the Riverside Arts Centre on Thames Street. It will
The enticing aroma of popcorn and candyfloss says it all – the Hampton Court Green Fair is back. To-day it’s got to be one of our most insta-friendly events of the year – who doesn’t love a wide-eyed kid on a carousel? With the palace as its backdrop, the fair really is irresistible. But its
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By Inspector Maxine Cilia, Spelthorne Borough Commander A hot topic in the news and on the po-lice radar is the theft of catalytic convert-ers from motor vehi-cles. Often thieves target vehicles in the 3 to 4 year old bracket where the catalytic converters contain many recyclable metals which are of a premium value. There are
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By Nick Pollard Those of you who have moved to the area more recently may have been puzzled by references to the roundabout at the Shepperton end of Walton Bridge Road as ‘Marshall’s Roundabout’, since there is no sign or clue as to where this name comes from. In fact the name is not an
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Sunbury seems to have it’s fair share of aging rockers. Nothing seems to keep them down. You can often see them performing at the Sunbury Cricket Club’s Music Nights where they give it everything they have! Well, old rocker Sunbury Richard Stephenson has recently featured on the BBC 2 show Rock Til We Drop. Richard
By Monica Jones and Mike Brennan We have all been stunned by news and imag-es of the atrocities in Ukraine. The response from the local community was to unite in gathering much needed supplies to be trans-ported over to the Polish border with Ukraine. A group took the initiative to set up a Satur-day donation
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After a series of trials, 12 Acrobatic gymnasts from Spelthorne Gymnastics Club in Sunbury-on–Thames were selected to compete for Great Britain in the World Championships. The gymnasts train 6 days a week for 20+ hours, and after proving they are already at the top of their game in the UK it was time to hopefully
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By Monica Jones We have lost another colourful character. Sadly Joy McQuade passed away in February, on her 93rd birthday. Joy was indeed colourful in many ways, one being her remarkable and unique style of dress, usually a colourful kaftan. Joy also had a remarkable mind and memory and had been ‘Brain Of Britain’ for
By Monica Jones and John Douglass The article in the March magazine on Water-splash Farm and the increase in flood risk as a result of gravel extraction, raised a lot of in-terest and anger amongst readers. Although the subject has been in several magazine arti-cles during recent years, this time people seemed to wake up
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