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Water a sapling on your walk 0
- Environment, News
- 10th April 2020
Can you help water a newly-planted community orchard at Berrylands Nature Reserve? The group which helps maintain and nurture the five hectare reserve off Raeburn Avenue, Surbiton, is asking individuals to help look after fruit trees planted in January and other saplings planted in the last couple of years while they are out on their
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Tributes paid to Anton 1
- News, Notable Surbitonians
- 9th April 2020
A Surbiton councillor has paid a moving tribute to geriatrician Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, who has died of coronavirus barely two weeks after coming off his last shift at Kingston Hospital. Both Cllr Yogan Yoganathan and Dr Sebastianpillai settled in Surbiton after arriving in the area from Sri Lanka in the late 1960s. Dr Sebastianpillai, who lived
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Volunteer to help the vulnerable 0
- News
- 8th April 2020
Nearly 1,000 local residents have stepped forward to help support the community during the coronavirus crisis. “We have been overwhelmed with the generosity of people and the number of residents wanting to offer their help and support,” said a spokesman for Kingston council. “We are continuing to work hard to process all the applications. If
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Schools donate goggles to NHS 0
- News
- 7th April 2020
Hundreds of science goggles have been donated to Kingston Hospital and GP surgeries by local schools to protect NHS staff against the coronavirus. “We are all immensely proud to be part of a collaborative effort to support our fantastic NHS colleagues in their brave fight against coronavirus,” said Niall Smith, headteacher of Surbiton’s Southborough High
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Surbiton florist turns greengrocer 0
- Food, News
- 6th April 2020
Flowers have been swapped for florets as a Surbiton florist has transformed into a greengrocer to serve the community during the coronavirus crisis. Simon Smith Flowers in front of the station in Victoria Road, Surbiton, is also delivering fresh fruit and veg to KT5 and KT6 postcodes for a £3 delivery charge. The florist is
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River runs keep Magda fit 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 6th April 2020
Chelsea Women’s captain Magda Eriksson runs along the riverside in Kingston and Hampton Wick as part of her fitness regime during the pandemic lockdown. Magda, 26, said she is maintaining “a positive spirit” during the crisis, having borrowed a couple of pieces of exercise equipment from the near-deserted Cobham training ground to occupy her time
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