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    Jane Grove

    Jane, assistant editor of The Good Life, has been a journalist for more than 35 years covering local and national news. Having lived and worked all her life in the Surbiton/Kingston/Long Ditton area, she set up The Good Life with like-minded souls who care about local newspapers and feel they are a vital part of the community.

    Jane is a woman on a mission - to raise the profile of local arts and champion environmental issues. Jane also covers Chelsea Women football games, and posts regular updates on events and the amusing side of living in Surbiton on The Good Life's Instagram site @thegoodlifesurbiton

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  • The French Table’s Valentine’s Day treats to woo your love

    The French Table’s Valentine’s Day treats to woo your love0

    Pondering what to get your beloved for Valentine’s Day? The French Table has the answer. The fine-dining restaurant in Maple Road, Surbiton, is organising two stunning gifts for your February 14th sweetheart. A special Valentine’s Day Hamper includes a scrumptious hand-made candle by Surbiton’s MYO Beeswax Candle Company, TFT chocolate truffles, heart-shaped shortbread, and a

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  • Captain Tom inspires veterans’ book club at care home

    Captain Tom inspires veterans’ book club at care home0

    The book which Royal Star & Garter residents are reading has taken on extra poignancy following the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore on Tuesday. The Surbiton home for disabled veterans and their partners launched a book club recently for its residents living with dementia  – and they chose centenarian and national hero Captain Tom’s

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  • New boardwalk to help restore biodiversity at Six Acre Meadow

    New boardwalk to help restore biodiversity at Six Acre Meadow0

    I doubt there will be much room for The Drifters to get out a blanket and sit under a boardwalk like this one pictured below, but they could always enjoy walking along it instead. Kingston Council has agreed to fund a replacement boardwalk for Six Acre Meadow near the Sunray Estate in Tolworth off Knollmead.

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  • Take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch and make a difference

    Take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch and make a difference0

    Can you identify any of these hand-painted, enamel birds? Twenty nine of them, created by Kingston School of Art graduate and Community Brain designer Himali Patil, now decorate the paths and bridges at Tolworth roundabout. This wayfinding project leads from Tolworth Broadway to Kingston’s largest nature reserve – Tolworth Court Farm Fields – where the

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