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Surbiton church ‘best in the land’0
- Environment, History, News
- 19th November 2021
Congratulations to St Matthew’s, Surbiton, for winning an award which rates it the UK’s best-maintained church. The 1874 landmark in St Matthew’s Avenue has scooped the 2021 Nayler Award for Excellence in Church Maintenance. Team rector the Rev Helen Hancock said she was delighted with the accolade, attributing it to regular volunteer upkeep sessions. The award
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Oh brother! It’s Lauren’s debut 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 19th November 2021
Debutante Lauren James skips past Servette’s Laura Felber as the Blues won 1-0 Pic: Chelsea FC When Chelsea and England right back Reece James turned up at Kingsmeadow on Thursday night, 23 minutes into the Champions League match against Servette, you sensed he might have had a tip-off. Sure enough, five minutes before
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Come join the cabaret… again 0
- Arts, News
- 16th November 2021
Ruth Fogg is back at the cornerHOUSE and this time she will be performing over two nights instead of one. The singer will be entertaining audiences on Thursday and Friday at the Surbiton arts centre with a new show Miscast…Again! full of contemporary musical theatre numbers. Performed in cabaret style with support from musicians Simon
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Tim walks for bereaved children and cleans beaches en route 0
- Environment, News
- 13th November 2021
Tim Williams is homing in on the final leg of his mission – to walk the coastline of England and raise thousands of pounds for bereaved children as he does it. Tim, who lives in Tolworth, has already completed 2,110 miles in 117 days and hopes to complete a further 150 miles and reach the
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Deadline looms for signing 20mph Long Ditton petition 0
- Environment, News
- 12th November 2021
The deadline for signing a petition to introduce 20mph speed limit in Long Ditton is looming. You have until Monday (15th) to petition Surrey County Council about introducing 20mph max outside Long Ditton primary and junior schools and by Long Ditton Rec. Parents are particularly concerned about the speed of traffic in Ditton Hill Road,
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A dramatic tour de force 0
- Arts
- 11th November 2021
Compelling and absorbing, the latest offering from the Rose is a wide-ranging exploration of modern issues, referencing women created by a playwright a mere 2,500 years ago. Yet you need to know nothing about Euripides or the subjects of his ancient Greek writings to appreciate the mesmerising stagecraft of Niamh Cusack and Shannon Hayes as
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