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3 To advertise call Monica on 07979 808991 Or email monica@villagematters.co.uk Welcome! Contents The Staines Air Crash - 50 years on 4 What a Sunbury Village Day! 7 Sunbury Art Competition 8 WI Cake Competition winners 10 FoSP Nest Box Success 12 Your Street Parties 15 Local Plan & Final Consultation 18 Dare to Dream Age is no barrier! 21 Rotary Raring to go! 22 Education Matters - Clearing! 25 Sunbury Health Centre News 26 Youngsters fund raising for Ukraine 31 Recipe of the Month 34 Red Lion Pub Tub launches 36 Our local Red Arrows connection 38 St Mary’s Newsletter 41 Shepperton 24 hour swimathon 44 LOSRA Says 47 Civic Awards 2022 50 ScamWatch 53 Thames Sailability reports 54 What’s On 56/59 Gardening Matters 61 Ad Index/Prices/Deadlines 62 June was the most amazing month from the point of view of community and the feel good factor. The way the village came together to celebrate the platinum jubilee, was fantastic and so good to be a part of Weit.are unapologetic in bringing you an issue packed full of photos of the recent events. See if you can spot yourself! We were very lucky to have the chance to interview a local who plays an important part in the behind the scenes of amongst others, the Red Arrows. I love finding out about people in our communities. It is always inTalkingspiring. of inspiration, having just celebrated my own milestone birthday it is good to have a reminder that age should not be a barrier to dreaming big. Read the story on page 21. In the words of a famous brand “Just do it!” We will be back in September as we take a much needed Havebreak.a good summer. Published by: Village Matters Ltd Advertising / Editorial : Monica Jones Telephone: 07979 808991 Email: monica@villagematters.co.uk Web Site: www.villagematters.co.uk Front cover - Saxophany in the Walled Garden. Photo by Mike Bodnar. Please send any hi res photos for consideration to info@villagematters.co.uk Please ‘like’ www.facebook/Sunburyus&SheppertonMatters Reader Offers The Bell - 25% off mains Confident Smile Offers until 31/8/22 Village Windows 20% off repairs Atmospheres 0% VAT on air con Costco £10 off joining fee Storyboard FREE drink with 2 mains The Shahin £10 off (Ts and C’s) July/August 2022 Monica and team
The primary cause however, was a series of seemingly inexplicable mistakes made by the crew. The airspeed fell below that recommended, and the leading edge flaps which improved lift were retracted too soon. This put the aircraft into a stall, but the automatic stall warnings were ignored, and indeed the crew disabled the stall recovery system, possibly because they failed to realise what the problem was. Whether the Captain was then suffering from his heart problem, and the inexperienced first officer was reluctant to intervene, we shall never know for sure. The presence of a ‘spare’ Captain in the cockpit third seat may have been a distraction too. In fact as a result the installation of cockpit voice recorders was made mandatory in British passenger aircraft. A memorial was placed near the accident site in Waters Drive, Staines, in 2004, as was a stained glass window depicting a dove in St. Mary’s Church in the town. A memorial service was held there on the anniversary.
The Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society will have displays at the Chertsey and Shepperton Regatta at Dumsey Meadow on 30 th July, and Sunbury Regatta on 13 th August. Do come and meet us!
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The crash scene off the A30 at Staines (photo courtesy Barry Dix)
50 years ago, on 18th June 1972, the worst ever air accident in Britain happened on the outskirts of Staines. (The Lockerbie disaster in 1988 caused more deaths, but was a deliberate act of terrorism).
British European Airways flight 548, operated by a Hawker Siddeley Trident registered G-ARPI (callsign ‘Papa-India’), had taken off from Heathrow bound for Brussels a mere 150 seconds before. It crashed into a field between the A30 Staines bypass and the town itself, just opposite the King George VI Reservoir, narrowly missing high voltage power lines. There was no fire on impact, but one started later during the rescue effort as cutting equipment was used. All 118 people aboard the flight lost their lives, although two people incredibly did survive the immediate impact, a male passenger who later died at nearby Ashford Hospital, and a young girl who died at the scene. The 112 passengers came from all over the world, including 29 Americans, 29 Belgians, 28 British, 12 Irish, four South Africans, three Canadians and one from French West Africa, India, Jamaica, Latin America, Nigeria and Thailand respectively. Ironically, the flight was unusually full for a Sunday as people were travelling early to avoid a pilot’s strike due to start the following day. At the inquest and the official enquiry which followed, the forthcoming strike was found to have indirectly played a part in the accident. The pilot, Captain Stanley Keys, was against the strike, and had had a major argument about it in the crew room before take off. This was thought to have aggravated an existing heart condition, and it seems he had some kind of medical incident in the time between the argument and the crash.
The Staines Air Crash - 50 years on By Nick Pollard
6 www.villagematters.co.ukPlease mention Sunbury Matters when responding to adverts Scenes from the Sunbury Village Jubilee celebrations. The Rotary Hogwarts Express, Orchard Meadow, the stage and the ladies from Sunbury WI. Below faces from the fair, getting into the jubilee spirit
Well, what a jubilee it was! You will find photos later in the issue of your various street parties. But let’s look back to Saturday June 4th, when the village celebrated in style. Sunbury was buzzing. The weather was kind (mostly) and the atmosphere was one of joy. Spelthorne Council was putting on events in Ashford, Laleham and Staines. But not Sunbury, nor Shepperton. So each village needed the effort and coordination of a band of volunteers to make sure this jubilee was well celebrated. We did not fail!!
What a Sunbury Village Day!
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Well, what a jubilee it was! You will find photos later in the issue of your various street parties. But let’s look back to Saturday June 4th, when the village celebrated in style. Sunbury was buzzing. The weather was kind (mostly) and the atmosphere was one of joy. Spelthorne Council was putting on events in Ashford, Laleham and Staines. But not Sunbury, nor Shepperton. So each village needed the effort and coordination of a band of volunteers to make sure this jubilee was well celebrated. We did not fail!!
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Orchard Meadow was the site of the Lower Sunbury community celebration. Following the parade, families were invited to bring picnics or to sit on the many straw bales in front of the stage where there was dancing, music and entertainment. Stalls were set up around the perimeter. They consisted of gifts, goodies, tasty treats and community groups. The Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society had an exhibition, the WI had their cake competition and the Sunbury Working Artists were displaying their children’s art competition. In another area of the meadow a children’s section was set up with regular Punch & Judy shows and a vintage games section where families could take part in old games; 4 in a Row, Splat the Rat and Hoop the Gnome to name a few. It felt like a true family experience. No one distracted by mobile phones. Lots of competition between youngsters and older family members. All coming together to enjoy some good old fashioned simple fun. There was acoustic music by Ruaori as well as music from Breaking Ranks and Skeleton Crew. I loved seeing people dance to the latter playing the old Mungo Jerry ‘Summertime’ at the end of the afternoon, as the rain fell gently. How truly British! Elsewhere the Middle Thames Yacht Club had risen to the occasion and processed up the river to rousing music, boats and crew suitably decorated for this day of celebration. Monksbridge was hosting an open day in collaboration with the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery. This was the start of the gallery’s fund raising for the new building. All proceeds from the day were being donated. Crowds queued to get access and once they paid their £5 they could walk around the garden, visit the ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ mural from the Pink Floyd album fame, have a cream tea on the lawn in front of the house and walk by the river and admire the teddy topiaries. But the draw had to be the three performances by the world class Spelthorne Gymnastics (see below). Watching these youngsters perform leaves me quite speechless. They just seem to get better and better. Crowds were in awe. The day raised over £22,500 which kicks off the Sunbury Gallery development in earnest. Many people commented that we should do this type of village day every year, that this had brought back a simple community event that people remembered from their childhood in Sunbury. Maybe we can aim to do it again, but for now the hard working volunteers who made it happen need a well earned break. It was a tremendous effort to pull it all together and we thank all those who made it happen.
Orchard Meadow was the site of the Lower Sunbury community celebration. Following the parade, families were invited to bring picnics or to sit on the many straw bales in front of the stage where there was dancing, music and entertainment. Stalls were set up around the perimeter. They consisted of gifts, goodies, tasty treats and community groups. The Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society had an exhibition, the WI had their cake competition and the Sunbury Working Artists were displaying their children’s art competition. In another area of the meadow a children’s section was set up with regular Punch & Judy shows and a vintage games section where families could take part in old games; 4 in a Row, Splat the Rat and Hoop the Gnome to name a few. It felt like a true family experience. No one distracted by mobile phones. Lots of competition between youngsters and older family members. All coming together to enjoy some good old fashioned simple fun. There was acoustic music by Ruaori as well as music from Breaking Ranks and Skeleton Crew. I loved seeing people dance to the latter playing the old Mungo Jerry ‘Summertime’ at the end of the afternoon, as the rain fell gently. How truly British! Elsewhere the Middle Thames Yacht Club had risen to the occasion and processed up the river to rousing music, boats and crew suitably decorated for this day of celebration. Monksbridge was hosting an open day in collaboration with the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery. This was the start of the gallery’s fund raising for the new building. All proceeds from the day were being donated. Crowds queued to get access and once they paid their £5 they could walk around the garden, visit the ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ mural from the Pink Floyd album fame, have a cream tea on the lawn in front of the house and walk by the river and admire the teddy topiaries. But the draw had to be the three performances by the world class Spelthorne Gymnastics (see below). Watching these youngsters perform leaves me quite speechless. They just seem to get better and better. Crowds were in awe. The day raised over £22,500 which kicks off the Sunbury Gallery development in earnest. Many people commented that we should do this type of village day every year, that this had brought back a simple community event that people remembered from their childhood in Sunbury. Maybe we can aim to do it again, but for now the hard working volunteers who made it happen need a well earned break. It was a tremendous effort to pull it all together and we thank all those who made it happen.
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ChildrenAPOLOGIES!! ’s Art Competition
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Our winning Queens. Left to right 4 6 colouring in category. Middle 7 9, right 10 12 By Sunbury Working Artists
On Saturday 4 June, in Orchard Meadow, the competition reached completion with an exhibition of all the entries. The organisers were hoping for up to 200 entries. There were more than 500! Thanks are due to Sukhveer Sanghera and everyone at Skinners, for distribution and collection of entry forms. The organisers were hoping for good weather, and that afternoon we had glorious sunshine between the morning and evening Thedownpours.1012 and 7 9 age groups were judged by Antony Williams, a celebrated local artist who has actually painted a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen. The 4 - 6 age group ‘colouring in’ competition was judged by Daphne Clement, well known local watercolour artist. Huge thanks to Antony and to Daphne, who both came along to hand out prizes, certificates and encouragement to our artists.
Congratulations to all our winners: David Grabowski, from year 7 at St Paul’s Catholic College, who won the first prize in the 10 12 age group. Benji (Age 8) from Chennestone Primary School won first prize in the 7 9 years age Andgroup.the artist whose lively brushwork and inspired use of colour won the colouring -in competition. This artist must remain anonymous for now, since the winner came and collected their artwork, certificate and their prize, and we have no separate note of their name!
WI Jubilee Bake Off
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Another huge thank you to all the Sunbury Village WI members who supported the event with entries and running the Thestall.cake competition display was an important part of the Sunbury Village celebrations, the cakes were the talk of the Paul Martin with is winning cake. Below, winning cake (middle), second on the left
Prizes as follows: A flower workshop from Van Wonderen Flowers, afternoon tea at the Embroidery Cafe, The Walled Garden, and a voucher from the Nail Garden. Thank you so much for supporting the cake competition.
A big thanks also to Sunbury on Thames WI President Susan Whitworth for judging. It was a tough job! All the cakes were amazing to view and taste.
We loved the WI’s cake competition at the jubilee celebrations. The competition was open to local people as well as WI members. The cakes were then sold to raise money for the The Sunbury Gallery development. Cake sales were in excess of £300.
Entrants put on quite a show! Congratulation to the winners, Paul Martin (1st place), Zanariah Webster (2nd place) and Sofi Warn (3rd place).
We are all aware that these days much of nature is under threat. Whether it be plant, animal, bird or one of thousands of other creatures that inhabit our planet, in many, many instances, numbers are decreasing. We need to encourage wildlife in any way we can. Which is why The Friends of Sunbury Park were so delighted with the success of the nest box we had in the first year of it being installed. Being able to watch nature close up brings the activities of wildlife so much closer to home and it was for this reason that The Friends applied to our local Surrey County Councillor, Buddhi Weerasinghe for support from his community discretionary fund to install a nest box with a video feed into the Embroidery Gallery for visitors to observe and wonder at what might take place. He was delighted to support this initiative and, with help from Spelthorne Council engineers who successfully overcame electrical and transmission issues, the box was installed in late March high on wall of the Gallery, adjacent to the entrance. We thought that it may have been a little late in the year for erecting nest boxes but, amazingly, within 24 hours a Blue Tit was seen inside the box inspecting the new site and within a few more days feathers and other material were evident, indicating that a nest was to be built. Over the following month the nest was finally completed, and the adult female began to lay her eggs. The final count was believed to be eight (possibly 9) eggs in total. We then waited to see how many hatched and fledged. There are many factors that influence how successful breeding can be, weather, food availability, sibling rivalry are but three. It was also noticed that the number of young began to dwindle, and the male seemed to disappear for a while leaving the female to perform all the feeding duties. However, our worries were unfounded, the male returned, and the result was that of the eight eggs originally laid, 3 fledged and left the nest during late May. The Friends are absolutely delighted that the nest box was so successful. It is also pleasing to note that so many visitors to The
Friends of Sunbury Park Nest Box Success
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The last public consultation on our new Local Plan has begun Image taken from Spelthorne Council Draft Local Plan
It started on 15th June, but you still have plenty of time to send in your thoughts and comments, as the consultation ends on 5th September. This gives you 12 weeks to respond double the minimum time period required by law.
RegulationtationPubliclocalplanhttps://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/at:responsestothisconsul-informalterms,the19ConsultationwillbecollatedbytheCouncilandsent,unedited,tothePlan-ningInspectorate.Sothisisyourchancetosendyourcom-mentsdirecttothePlanningInspector who will preside over the Examination in Public, where our Local Plan will be tested, and where interested parties will argue their cases including the owners of land they are hoping to develop. In our specific case, this means The Jockey Club and Redrow, their preferred developers. No doubt their QCs and hosts of sweating assistants are drafting their comments for this public consultation as you read Therethis.will probably be parts of this Plan with which you disagree. But, remember, everyone in the Borough will probably disagree with something. Ultimately, it is a question of simple arithmetic. Given that the housing targets are set in some kind of perma concrete, if you don’t want high-rises, then you will have to accept building on Green Belt. You can ’t protect Green Belt and ban high rises. It’s either, or. We all wish we didn’t have to accept the massive increase in the housing targets. But the Strategic Planners at the Council have done a very good job in dealing with the bad hand we have all been dealt. Kempton Park has not been included as land to be developed for housing. The estate was Greenbeltassessment ) So we should be grateful for that, at least. If you agree with us that Kempton Park should be protected from development, then please send in a comment saying so to the Council, so that the Planning Inspector will know how important this issue is for local Theresidents.Council has also published a guide as to how and where to send in your comments.
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Keith had always had a thing about the desert; the big skies, the intense dark at night, the bright stars and the vast expanses just waiting to be explored.
At the age of 70, many will be slowing down. But that does not have to be the case, as we deduced after a recent talk we attended at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge. Keith Futcher was flicking through a glossy magazine one day. He had just turned 70. He stopped at a photo of 3 guys astride classic motorbikes in the Sahara watching the sunrise. As if struck by a lightning bolt, he decided “I want that!”. He has just published his book ‘Absurd’, which tells the story about realising his dream. There was one minor impediment at the start….Keith had never ridden a motorbike in his life! He told his wife about his dream. He told friends and family. They all listened patiently but incredulously and told him it was absurd. The more he was told his dream was absurd, the more he wanted it. “Just because something is absurd doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it” he says. Why should people in their 70s be wrapped in cotton wool? Why should people tell you that you are “too old” to follow a dream? Thankfully his brother Michael was supportive… indeed interested. So one became two. Two became 3, became 4. The team had come together. They were going to make this dream come true! The guys had the (not insubstantial) hurdle of getting their bike licences. As Keith says “Now it was a matter of turning old men into warrior motorcyclists”. Warriors because the plan was to ride from southern Spain, across Morocco and some very challenging terrain, ending at the Sahara where they would watch the sun come up. They started at basics, with the motorcycle theory test, followed by the CBT (compulsory bike training). This is no mean feat, but if you want something enough, you find a way to make it happen. Fast forward two years and the dream became reality. The guys had now got riding experience and specialist training. For the terrains they were going to be riding in, this was essential. They would be riding on dirt roads and doing wild camping. They had opted to take a support vehicle but this afforded no luxury. They roughed it and they loved it!
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Keith, centre, with his team of adventurers
On route the team faced many challenges. They lost one of their members who wandered off from the camp site for a “quiet moment”, only to get disorientated. Thankfully he was found the following day, albeit dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia. The team took on the famous Cirque du Jaffar (have a look on YouTube for an understanding of how extreme this terrain is). At one point they met locals who were far from welcoming and children pelted them with rocks. But the joy of having taken on this challenge, survived and thrived on it, is clearly etched on Keith’s face. When asked what the next challenge is he answers with a twinkle in his eye “Well….” Then goes on to talk about a solo motorcycle trip across Australia…!
Dare to Dream Age is no barrier to adventure!
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Rotary is Raring to go!
Upcoming dates are 7 th and 21st July, 4th and 18th August and 1st September.
Rotary also donated to the Embroidery Gallery’s project to become the National Embroidery OverCentre.2020/21
Rotarians managed some activities such as foodbank donations and supporting Surplus to Supper. Now we ’re keen to return to ‘business as usual’ and move ahead with new Weideas.are
Moving on, 13th August is Sunbury Regatta. S&S Rotary will be there. Come along and try our games, or simply visit us for a chat.
delighted the first of these is working with Shepperton library. The former monthly coffee mornings, a victim of C -19, have started up again and more frequently. They have moved to fortnightly on Thursdays, 10.30 to 12.30. Rotarians are providing and serving tea, coffee and cakes at a nominal cost, any profits going to support community library projects. We hope this regular opportunity to meet and socialise will also offer support to those who come along.
The Platinum Jubilee was a defining moment for the nation, not only a unique moment in British history but also well-needed opportunity for the nation to emerge from the confines and horrors of Covid over the last two Andyears.what a weekend it was! Rotary was determined not to miss out. Our club grasped the opportunity to join in the fun at the Sunbury Jubilee event by providing ‘Hogwart’s’, our version of a roller coaster. Undeterred by some nasty showers, lots of youngsters enjoyed the ride. (see photo)
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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. This will be my last article for the academic year and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my reflections since September. The articles I have written about have been my own choice. However, if there is something you ’d like to know about schools or why they do things in certain ways, I’d love for you to let me know. Whilst I can’t comment on individual circumstances, I will be able to offer advice on how to deal with any difficult situations. Please email me on info@villagematters.co.uk with the subject line QUESTION FOR RORY if you’d like me to write about something specifBackic. to this month’s topic and I want to talk about the clearing process for university applications. Firstly, the majority of the clearing process is controlled through UCAS and students will be familiar with this already. I was lucky enough that I didn’t have to go through the clearing process but looking back, had I not got the grades I needed, I would not have known where to begin. I ’m from an era where there were 2 post 18 application processes, called UCCA and PCAS. Does anybody remember those?
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All information about clearing is now available online but many parents (and some students) still think that the clearing process only opens when the A level results come out and students only need to go through clearing if they haven’t got their expected grades. The clearing process is much more than waiting until August with fingers, toes and everything else crossed!! You can apply through the clearing process if 1) you didn’t apply through UCAS during the year, 2) you didn’t receive or accept any offers, or 3) you declined the place you were offered.
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Clearing is actually open from July to October every year. In a few circumstances, things change between the time a student applies through UCAS (before January) and when they get their results. What seemed like a great choice in October may not be so in June or July. The worst example I had of this was with 2 students who had been seeing each other since they were in year 10. They’d both decided to go to the same university but at some point during the run up to the exams, they split up. Neither wanted to go to their first choice anymore and this is where the clearing process came in. Another scenario for students wanting to use clearing sooner rather than later is because they’ve decided they no longer want to do the subject they’ve applied for. This happens more often than you might think, and for a variety of different reasons. Students don ’t have to commit to the course or university they’ve chosen as their first choice and as I ’ve said in a previous article, spending 3 years doing something you don ’t enjoy is not a good idea for people’s mental health. There are many courses that don’t get enough students for their courses. This doesn ’t mean it’s a bad course or university, every year ’s student cohort is different. If your child is now thinking that they don’t want to accept the subject or university, or even if they are not confident of getting the grades they need, you can start looking at other universities through their websites. There’s no reason that you can’t have a back up plan before results day. You should contact the university and speak to someone for more information. Also, UCAS will have a search tool if you’re looking for something
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The triage team will refer you to the pharmacist providing them with your name, address and symptoms. The pharmacist will then contact and offer you a same day consultation, in person or online if preferred. This new service will be monitored and reviewed periodically to ensure patients are receiving the appropriate level of care for their issues. If the pharmacist is unable to resolve the issue you will be referred to an appropriate health professional.
The Community Consultation Service was launched by NHS England in October 2019. The idea is to enable patients to have a same day consultation in a private consulting room with a pharmacist for a wide range of minor health issues. This will allow patients to be seen and receive treatment quickly as well as relieving pressure on GPs so that they are able to attend to urgent and serious health care issues.
The New Community Pharmacy Consultation Service Comes to the Sunbury Practice
With the support of the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), the initial pilot involved referring 111 telephone calls to pharmacists for consultation and treatment. This was achieved both safely and with high patient satisfaction.
After this success the scheme was extended in November 2020 to include referrals to pharmacists from GPs. This was done in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Again, patient satisfaction, same day consultations and a significant reduction in GP in house appointments were seen. This service has since been extended nationally.
What is it?
Upon contacting the Practice and explaining symptoms online or over the telephone the triage team may refer you to a Community Pharmacist. The types of issues which may be referred include: acne, spots and pimples, bites or stings, blisters, cold or flu, mouth ulcers and sore throats.
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Enterprising youngsters raise money for Ukraine
Mum Nicola Mansfield said “we are all very proud of them for using their own compassion and initiative to raise money for the Ukrainians”.
Well done to these two young ladies who decided to do something to support GraceUkraine.Mansfield and Madison Sen, pictured here are best friends. These two 11 year olds who attend St Ignatius school in Sunbury, made Ukrainian flags out of Hama Beads and turned them into Magnets and Badges (they are wearing their badges in the photo). They made over 300 then sold them for 50p to the children and teachers around the school which raised £162.40. They worked very hard to do this particularly considering they were also revising and sitting their SATS exams. The money was donated to the Ukraine Prosperity Café in Twickenham.
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
2 onions, chopped
2 aubergines
Serves
Preparation time 30 mins
4 small courgettes
2 red peppers
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4 large tomatoes
4 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed ½ tsp sugar salt and freshly ground black pepper
small bunch basil, torn Method Chop the aubergines into chunks about 2.5cm square. Cut the courgettes into 2.5cm thick slices. De seed the peppers and cut these into bite sized chunks. Peel the tomatoes score a cross in the base of each tomato and place them in a heatproof bowl. Pour over enough boiling water to cover and set aside for one minute. Drain and, when cool enough to handle, peel away the skins. Roughly chop the flesh. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and add the chopped onions. Cook gently for 8 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until goldenbrown and tender. Add the aubergines and courgettes and cook for 2 3 minutes. Stir in the peppers, garlic, sugar, some salt and pepper and half the basil and mix well. Cover and cook over a very gentle heat for 20 minutes. Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for a further 10 minutes. Scatter the ratatouille with the remaining basil and serve with crusty garlic bread or Focaccia.
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Some of you may remember that until the 1950’s boats were for hire from the Rosewell family who lived in the cottage next to the Red Lion, now a part of the pub. Always determined to get the finer details right, the team sourced solid old Shetlands and upcycled them. The interiors have been fitted out to seat 6, the steering column is in the middle of the boat, giving great stability. The seating is in a modern style and the finish is very stylish with a canopy you can take shelter under should the rain come down or the sun be too strong. They have also had top of the range electric engines fitted so the boats are environmentally friendly. You can hire a boat for anything from 1 hours. One hour will set you back £75, but between 6 of you, that is a great way of spending an hour. You can take your own picnic/refreshments, or take a boat out then return for lunch/dinner. My companions and I were set off with a bottle of Miss Molly bubby which was a real treat. The section of river you have access to is one of the nicest local stretches. You are asked to stay between Shepperton and Sunbury locks. That gives you plenty of scope to explore. We meandered up round Desborough Island, D’Oyly Carte Island and Hamhaugh Island. You may have lived in the area for a long time, but probably have not had the opportunity to see these places close up from a boat. The boats are available for hire to over 25s. You do not need boating experience. Life jackets are provided but the boats have been selected as they are a very stable model. They are also very easy to use. One of the Red Lion crew will give you an introduction, a summary of rules of the river and show you how to steer. We all took it in turns and it was extremely easy and pleasurable. It is also pretty much silent! That is the joy of electric. There are no fumes. There is no noise. It is just blissfully relaxing. Prices are £75 for one hour, £130 for two and £180 for three. Booking is currently online only: redlionshepperton.com In terms of accessibility you will need to be able to get on to the boat down a short ladder. There are plans for a pontoon. inside bar and restaurant, the huts and outdoor
Red Lion Pub Tub has launched
What I have always admired about The Red Lion, is their ability to adapt. During the pandemic they started take outs, including a cocktail. When we were allowed out but social distancing was de rigueur, they opened their beautiful outdoor seating space under a canopy. One dream they had even 9 years ago, when they took over the pub, was to offer boat hire. They have now got boats on the water in time for the heat wave. Perfect!
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Our Local Red Arrows Connection
By Monica Jones
The state visit of the French President may have provided the opportunity for the team to be routed over our village by a certain ‘Squadron Leader Bill’ on its way into 10 Downing St. It might also have been prenotified miraculously on Friends of Shepperton! Yes, do keep a look out for any future events. It is one of the great advantages of
Having joined the team in 2019, Bill had planned a full calendar of air shows and celebration to look forward to in 2020, pre lock down. When all that was cancelled, the crews still needed to train and new tasks emerged. It is possible that you might indeed have seen the Red Arrows themselves pass over Shepperton along with the French display team during this time. I wonder why?
The purpose of the RAF attending these prestige events is to raise the profile and awareness of the RAF and the armed forces, encouraging new recruits and also to commemorate the sacrifices of previous generations.
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Flying over Shepperton (the river bend just visible, is where the Red Lion is) and seen from below. Many of us will have watched the jubilee fly past in awe. Some of us might have been lucky enough to see two of the aircraft, Poseidon and Rivet Joint, fly over Shepperton. The precision of the flying at these events is breath Wetaking.met recently with a Shepperton local ’Squadron Leader Bill’ whose job it is to make these flypasts and other display events happen. He joined the RAF in 2001 and has been posted to many bases in the UK as well as serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Originally training to be a fast jet navigator (just like Goose in Top Gun) he eventually became an Officer.OperationsThis role incorporates all the organisation, planning and logistics required to get aircraft in the skies It can involve everything from mission planning, booking airspace, fuel, airfields, and helping the squadrons function, through to the planning of large exercises to practice what would happen in a real conflict or humanitarian crisis. “The pilot can get all the credit, but there are a lot of people working hard as a team in the background to make everything happen”. Since moving to Shepperton in 2014 Bill has worked for the MOD in Whitehall, moving on to Chinooks at RAF Odiham and is now based in RAF Northolt where he runs the RAF Ceremonial and Air Events Team. This includes providing troops, marching bands and flypasts for state events and national commemorations as requested by the RAF, Government or the Royal Household. He also coordinates the RAF contribution to public air shows. Bill was involved with the planning of the recent jubilee fly past itself, but also a further 160 flypasts that the Battle of Britain Memorial flight Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster flew across the country over the 4 day jubilee weekend at other public events.
living in the area
Bill’s children watch a fly past in awe
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Even more of an honour for Bill was to be invited to attend the National Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee at St Paul ’s alongside the Royal InFamily.hisdowntime, he is very much in the community. He was part of a team called the Thames Dunkers who had just taken part in the 24 hour swim event at the Shepperton Open Water Swim and he is also involved as a leader with the local 1st (St Nicholas) Scout Group. Bill said goodbye and returned to planning the RAF involvement with Farnborough Air Show displays. I returned to my desk marvelling at the variety of interesting people who live in our village! For information on careers in the Royal Air Force or to find out about displays see www.RAF.mod.uk
During the recent jubilee celebrations themselves, Bill and his family were honoured to attend the Trooping of the Colour. They watched the 70 aircraft flypast from The Mall, over Buckingham Palace, no doubt with a little pride. What an unforgettable event for his two children to see The Queen on the balcony even if this was one of many flypasts they have experienced.
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It was a truly magical event with a sense of community as crowds gathered to cheer on the swimmers as they changed over in all hours of the night. Teams of up to 7 swimmers took on the challenge. The event ran from 1pm 1am. During the down time, some of the participants (I swear I saw one in a wet suit!) could be seen enjoying the nearby Shepperton Fair which was on the same day.
The Shepperton Open Water Swim lake recently hosted the London 24 hour relay swim charity event for Level Water UK. Level Water UK provide one to one swimming lessons for children with disabilities. Swimming is like nothing else. The skills you develop, the confidence you build and the joys you feel are all universal. Yet access to swimming in the UK is not. The event raised an astounding £100,000+ for this charity, with swimmers ranging in age and ability, and even some amputee swimmers!
Swimmers travelled from all over London for this event but many regularly swim at the popular Shepperton Open Water Swim lake, on Ferry Lane .
Hannah Pym (left) and Emma Pattinson (right) who runs Shepperton Open Water Swim
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24 Hour Swim at Shepperton Raises £100,000
47 To advertise call Monica on 07979 808991 Or email monica@villagematters.co.uk LoSRA Says Emerging Local Plan Now Out for Consultation In case you missed it, at an givetheandes,dents,phasenextLocaltocouncillorsonCouncilExtraordinaryMeeting19thMay,votedprogressthePlantotheconsultationsoresi-business-employeesvisitorstoBoroughcantheirviews.
Whilst the Plan intends to deliver many positives for the Borough in terms of affordable housing, new infrastructure and responding to the climate emergency, it has been a very difficult challenge to balance these benefits against the high number of new homes the Government expects the Council to deliver from the existing target of 167 dwellings per year to an eye popping 618! The protracted years long evolution of the Plan led the then Leader of the Council to comment: "The journey has not just been difficult and challenging, it has gone way beyond that. It has been divisive, bruising and at times unpleasant. It has fractured communities and turned councillors against each other. The reason for the acrimony is easy to discern: the government ’s brutal housing targets which eclipse everything else in the Plan making process". Notwithstanding the bruising acrimony, we were faced with the alternative very real risk that, in the absence of a Local Plan, the Council would be unable to defend more of our most precious green spaces against unwanted development. With a housing target of 618 dwellings it was clear that higher buildings and/or loss of more green belt would become inevitable, like the undeserving condemned man being given the choice of his preferred method of execution. An online consultation began on Wednesday 15 June and will run until Monday 5 September 2022. Now live, you will be able to read and respond to the documents on the dedicated consultation web page; www.spelthorne.gov.uk/current consultations.
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Rebecca Pembroke (Leader Brownies/Guides)
Keith Goldson (Sight impaired services)
Vivienne Leighton (Shepperton conservation)
Clive Gervaise (Care in the community)
Diana Brown (Scout Active support)
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A civic award acknowledges dedicated voluntary effort in the borough by honouring those members of our community whom the Trustees believe have by their outstanding endeavour benefited members of the community. Nominations are invited annually for individuals who have shown dedicated service for at least 12 years. A Letter of Commendation was introduced in 2003 and is presented to those who have already received a Civic Award and have continued that service for at least a further 10 years. The full list is as follows:
Sheila Montague (Promoting local history)
Margaret Bennet (Halliford Rainbows/Brownies)
John Brassington (Shepperton Remembrance)
Letters of Commendation were also given to Gwen House (Guide movement) and Margaret Seager (2nd Shepperton Guides)
Civic Awards honour local volunteers
Ray Tanner (Village allotments)
Claire Clare (group leader 7th Ashford Scouts)
Gary Waters (Staines District Scouts)
Julie Waters (Division commissioner Spelthorne Brownies)
John Stabler (Shepperton Cricket Club)
Harvey Hieke (Leader Beaver/Cubs/Scouts)
Joanne Williams (6th Sunbury Brownies)
Brian Hewitt (Bronzefield visitor coordinator)
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ScamWatch
A major scam hereabouts is courier or impersonator fraud. We get a call from the ‘police’ or the ‘bank’ from someone claiming that they need our help. A fraudster has been caught with our bank details and if we can help with collecting evidence. Also that we now had better transfer our money into a safe account just in case.... A courier will call to collect our cards for safe keeping meanwhile, and can we please disclose our PIN too, just in case… Well, as usual, any call out of the blue from a stranger rings a warning bell. Especially when they say from the fraud team at ……. No bank nor the police will ever ask for our cards to be handed over to someone at the door. Nor ask us to open another account into which to transfer our money. Nor ask for our PIN. We’d never give such information to a stranger who approached us in the High Street. So … Simply we drop the call from whoever it is, and after a gap of a few minutes, or better still on another phone then call 101 to check the identity of the police caller. Or call 159 to get through to our bank to see if it really was their Cryptocurrencycall. is another topical scam area. If we are called by a stranger to say it ’s a cert that we’ll make money via them from investing in cryptocurrency then it ’s a scam. Some investments have been totally worthless and some famous ones have lost more than half of their value in a period of months.
A rogue trader, director of Park Direct Gatwick Ltd, ran a bogus meet and greet car service from the airport. He was sentenced following investigation by West Sussex Trading Standards. Misled customers believed their cars were parked securely while they holidayed. In fact, they were left in an open field where officers found many unlocked. At least one was damaged and dash cam footage proved it had been driven around.
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“Currently, many banks have signed up to a voluntary reimbursement code, but victims of bank transfer scams face a lottery depending who they bank with, with concerns about it being applied inconsistently. However, under the new bill, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) can force banks to reimburse authorised push payments (APP). “
By Bill Cunningham
Exactly when this will become law and all banks have thus to comply is not sure yet but it’s great news for us. Meanwhile we remain vigilant about paying sellers via our online banking, where sellers have asked us to be paid this way.
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Thames Sailability nears Full Throttle
You may have seen the Impossible Dream on the river. Run by Thames Sailability, the local charity set up to take over management of the boat, it provides accessible boating for wheelchair users, people with reduced mobility, and those with learning challenges. It can take up to 10 passengers including 3 wheelchairs, and operates all year round.
Thames Sailability is run by volunteers. In common with all charities, they only exist with the generosity and support of local organisations, individuals and of course the commitment of their volunteer crew. They are always on the look out for new crew so if you have boating experience and some time on your hands, get in touch. If you can help financially, they would be very happy to hear from you too! Running a boat is an expensive business. Last year there were generous donations from Shepperton Aurora Rotary, the River Thames Society, Shepperton Marina and proceeds from the Staines 10K run. The tranquillity of the water is well known to promote calmness and feelings of well being. These effects are therapeutic for everyone but especially for people with disabilities and life challenges. Adding fresh air, close up views of wonderful wildlife, social interaction, encouragement to help steer the boat and the result is an experience that is really beneficial to our very special passengers. Their appreciation can be seen in positive behaviour, smiles and the repeated requests to “come back again”. It also provides the carers a little relaxation and a break from the challenging role they have. 2021 saw the crew reach almost pre pandemic levels, completing 110 trips and carrying 617 passengers. For more information please visit www.thamessailability.org.uk
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56 Please mention Sunbury Matters when responding to adverts www.villagematters.co.uk What’s On We advise you to check with organisers on latest updates to performances Sunbury Library Coffee Time. The Friends of Sunbury Library invite you to a Coffee Time on 8 July and 12th August between 10 and 11:30. Coffee or tea, biscuits and general knowledge quiz for 50p. Sunbury Library, The Parade, Staines Road West, Sunbury Sunbury Amateur Regatta (Saturday 13 August 2022) still have space for Stallholders/amusements/food outlets for this year’s lawn event. Contact details on www.sunburyregatta.com or phone 07880 790145 for information Runnymede Jazz Club. Friday 22nd July 2022 T J Johnson & Band. runnymedejazzclub@hotmail.com www.runnymedejazzclub.com. Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Rd, Addlestone, KT15 2NJ Black Cherry Fair Thursday 7th July (Edwards Fairground on Abbey Field), Bands & Bar on Friday 8th and the town procession and Black Cherry Fair on Saturday July 9th. Abbey Fields, Chertsey, KT16 8RY. Full timetable and information at www.blackcherryfair.com
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The Richmond Shakespeare Society is proud to present this year ’s ever popular open air performance. Not Shakespeare this year, but Jane Austen ’s Pride and Prejudice. The setting is the spectacular York House Fountain. Bring a picnic. run from July 4 th to 9th in Twickenham’s York House ‘Fountain Gardens’. Tickets are available currently. For further details and booking see www.richmondshakespeare.org.uk Summer afternoon concerts are back. They run from 2 -4pm. You don’t need to book and they Just bring your own chair or picnic blanket and enjoy. Refreshments are available to Walled Garden Staines Lammas Band Walled Garden British Airways Brass Band Walled Garden Jake Fryer and All That Jazz Walled Garden Magna Carta Chorus (2pm) Rock Choir (3pm) Garden Sing Spelthorne Garden Saxophany Lammas Band Stand Staines Lammas Band Garden Thameside Harmony Chorus Garden, Thames Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6AB or The Lammas Band , Lammas Recreation Ground, Wraysbury Road, Staines -upon-Thames, TW18 4XZ.
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Gardening
Seed collecting falls into this category for me. Most seeds are not particularly expensive to buy, so why would I or anyone else want to collect our own? Well I can’t speak for anyone else, but I get a real buzz from collecting seed, knowing that I can perpetuate a favourite plant without any outside involvement. Sometimes I ’ll collect seed with a fair degree of certainty that I ’ll be able to raise hundreds of little seedlings, and sometimes I do it for the challenge, as not all seeds are easy to propagate.
Nigella damascena (love in the mist) Aquilegia (ladies bonnets) Papaver (Poppy) Digitalis Purpurea (Foxglove)
Gardening is a hobby and, after a while, most people with hobbies find themselves experimenting. They get a bit creative and want to see if they can do something on the cheap, or for free, or simply find to out whether it ’s possible to do something just for the simple pleasure of trying.
Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Cosmos bipinnatus (Cosmos) Lunaria annua (Honesty) You’ll soon discover many more. Happy collecting.
Easy seeds to collect and grow
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If you want to have a go at seed collecting (and be warned, it’s a highly addictive pastime) then here are a few tips. You will need: Large paper bags Must be paper. Plastic bags won’t do as they retain moisture and cause the seeds to develop fungus or go mouldy. You can buy them from eBay or make your own from brown paper and artist ’s paper tape. Felt pen - for labelling. This is important as you will forget what you’ve collected even if you think you won’t! Box or trug for carrying the bags of seeds around the garden.
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Small pair of scissors or secateurs for snipping the heads. Choose a dry day with little or no wind. Select a healthy, pest and disease free plant with seedpods which look as though they’re about to Labelsplit.a paper bag (it’s much easier to do this first) then cut off the seedhead and turn it upside down into the bag. Place the bag into a dry place and wait for the seeds to ripen. Check regularly. When most of the seedpods have opened, tip out the contents on to a dry surface and separate all the seeds from any remaining bits of Storepod. the clean seeds in a small, labelled paper bag or envelope, in a cool dry place until ready to be used.
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