Issue 16
Keep up with the latest issues around the Eco Park. Also in this issue, read the latest review of the Warren Lodge Hotel and read about local estate agent OASiS who have recently rebranded from iSiS for obvious reasons…
Village Matters
Through the eyes of a child
It was February 2014. The Thames was in flood it was cold and misty. My family was very worried because our house was very close to being flooded by the torrential flow of the river…
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Agriculture and landscape: Shepperton in 1941
Faced by the prospect of serious food shortages, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries launched the National Farm Survey (NFS) (sometimes referred to as the Second Domesday Book) in September 1941.
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Issue 15
We review the talent of Spelthorne with pre Christmas visits to the Laleham panto and the Spelthorne Gymnastics, as well as a visit to Meson Toby’s music nights.
Issue 14
As the Eco Park fight goes legal we look at getting cut price trees planted by the Spelthorne Tree Wardens. Why not do something positive?
Manna Food Bank
Manna Food Bank is a local charity in the Borough of Spelthorne, supporting local families and individuals who are referred by agencies, both statutory and voluntary, and perceived as being in emergency need of food and household essentials.
Eco Park Update
As readers are probably aware (although many local residents are still not!), Surrey County Council recently gave itself planning permission again to build the massive Eco Park waste disposal incinerator in Charlton Lane, Shepperton, despite massive local opposition, which Surrey CC just seem to ignore time and time again for their own reasons. Sadly Secretary
Dear Father Christmas
The Art of Letter Writing is not dead after all. It seems that Santa receives an estimated 550,000 letters each year, sent to Lapland of course. Do your children still write letters to Santa?
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Questions for Bishop of Kensington
An insightful questions and answers interview with Bishop of Kensington.
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Remembrance Sunday
To my sisters and I Remembrance Sunday brings back memories of our late father, Derrick Tysoe, proudly wearing his World War II medals at various remembrance events throughout the year.
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Ben From the Beeb – Right on Cue
We saw an example recently of what can happen if a politician does a speech ‘the old fashioned way’, ie, from memory and not using the magic of the autocue. Ed Milliband literally forgot two key important elements of his party address and he was lambasted for it.
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Remembrance in Littleton
I recently went to see the installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ at the Tower of London, which will see 888,246 ceramic poppies planted in the Tower’s moat, each poppy representing a British military fatality during the war.
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Issue 13
Local resident Elizabeth Tysoe will be placing the first wreath at the Laleham war memorial in memory of her father Derrick Tysoe. We hear about her memories of her father who was one of the D Day Veterans. We also take a visit to the Littleton War Memorial.
Laleham Park Saved
Over 150 Spelthorne residents packed into the Church Hall in Laleham in October to attend a public meeting called by Spelthorne Councillors to discuss the future of Laleham Park.
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Charlton Lane Eco Park Protest
On Saturday 20th September, local residents who are fed up and angry that Surrey County Council keeps claiming there is little local opposition to the Eco Park waste incinerator, organised a peaceful protest at the site entrance.
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Decoy and Deception at the Studios
The craftsmen and women at Shepperton Studios are famous for their ability to create scenery and models for film and TV, during World War Two however, their predecessors put these same skills to a more vital use.
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Issue 12
History – Decoy & Deception at Shepperton Studios Mat Tarrant – the Golden Boy from Shepperton Blooming Marvellous – We have a chat with Laleham’s Colin Squire Classic Car Gathering in Shepperton
Issue 11
As well as an overview of local historical talks and events, we visit the Thames Club for an introduction to Functional Training and have tea with Mavis Duncan, avid knitter and in charge of the Village Hall bookings. We take a look at some of the latest issues relating to both the Charlton Lane incinerator and Laleham Park proposed development.
A Busy Month For Heritage!
September always seems to be a busy month for heritage in our area, so this month I thought I would highlight several events and anniversaries.
2014 sees the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Thames Valley Railway, the original rather grandiose name for the branch line from Strawberry Hill to Shepperton.
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Getting Fit for Every Day
It turns out that Functional Training involves training the body for activities performed in everyday life. So far so good. It combines muscle work with cardio so that you burn more calories.
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Of the Village Hall and Knitted Hats
I sat under the vines in the garden of Perry Cottage (you may have visited it during the Laleham Open Gardens) and chatted with life time Laleham resident Mavis Duncan about the village, the residents and what is important to them. Mavis is chairman and booking secretary of the Village Hall, taking bookings at all hours of the day for all sorts of gatherings.
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