Sunbury Matters Articles

This is our fantastic new building whose shell is near-ly finished! It will be bigger than the current flood-damaged building, flood-proof with excellent facili-ties for young people and volunteers with disabilities and difficulties with mobility.  We are now fundraising to fit it out. Yvette, an ex sea cadet, is organising a barn dance in the

Discover the importance of the RSPB’s annual survey and how you can get involved this January.  The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is the largest garden wildlife survey in the world and takes place every January, this year on 26th, 27th and 28th. Participants spend an hour counting the birds in their garden, balcony, or local

By Rachael Leverton  Plan a new garden for 2024  When the outlook is cold and bleak pour a mug of hot chocolate and start planning for Spring.  We’d all like a dream garden right? But is your dream garden the same as your neighbour’s? Probably not. Whether you’re designing a garden from scratch or remodelling

Come as you are. Go as all you can be  Halliford is a warm-hearted School founded on strong family values where we are proud to know and be respectful of every student as an individual. Our theme ‘Come as you are. Go as all you can be’ perfectly encapsulates our mission to encourage and support

Do you have that treasured piece of furniture that you fell in love with when you first saw it and now looks rather tired and not as comfortable as it used to be? Or maybe the colour just doesn’t work with your new interior. Don’t throw it away. Why not re-upholster it with a professional

Allow me to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy New Year!  Residents in Low-er Sunbury and Halliford can look forward to having safer local streets as Surrey County Council takes a step towards creating a safer street programme in our community. This initiative aims to enhance the local streetscape, prioritising people over

12 year old Tom Hunt from Laleham, set himself a challenge back in September 2023…. Could he complete 10,000 push ups over 6 months and raise £1,000 for Home-Start Spelthorne? He started on October 1st and has persevered ever since, filming his progress and posting it on Instagram. Despite struggling with technique and strength and

By Nick Pollard  The Harrow pub is situated on the main road in the centre of Charlton Village and is a rare example of a thatched building in this area. It probably dates from the 16th or early 17th century and may be the oldest building in Spelthorne to be a public house. However, it