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Brain hits the jackpot!0
- Arts, Environment, Food, Gardening, News
- 12th July 2020
Congratulations to the group which organises wacky events such as Surbiton Ski Sunday, and regeneration initiatives including Tolworth’s food and arts and crafts market. It has hit the jackpot in the latest batch of Arts Council grants. The Community Brain has been given £28,843 to help it weather the coronavirus crisis. Although the pandemic has
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Wildlife mural transforms Tolworth roundabout 0
- Arts, Environment, News
- 10th July 2020
It’s worth taking a walk around Tolworth roundabout these days. A second stunning wildlife mural has transformed the entrance to one of its underpasses. It features a common kingfisher, dragonfly, badger and a water vole. All of the animals can be found locally and inspiration was taken from Surbiton-based Citizen Zoo’s recent film about the
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Cricket is back! Join in the fun 0
- News, Sport
- 9th July 2020
Cricket is back! And to celebrate, The Hogs are inviting everyone to their first game of the season! The Long Ditton club, which won the triple last year for the first time in its history, is holding an inter-club game on Saturday (July 11). There will be an outside bar with beers, ales and ciders
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Cat Doctor says kittens beat Covid any day!0
- News
- 8th July 2020
The Cat Doctor founder Amy Bergs, who has been making home vet visits to Surbiton’s feline population since 2013, has a favourite lockdown photo, taken in her ‘catmobile’ van (her mobile operating theatre), proving that determined kittens such as Mabel refuse to let PPE get in the way if they want to bestow a kiss
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Eagles + Blues = cracking fun 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 7th July 2020
In one of the most absorbing, free-flowing and unpredictable matches of this fractured season, Crystal Palace pushed Chelsea all the way… but just couldn’t pip the Blues at the post in an all-action Tuesday evening thriller at Selhurst Park. Playing in pale blue pyjamas which looked like old Coventry City shirts that had done too
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BBQ food delivery launch 0
- Food, News
- 7th July 2020
A Surbiton chef who has worked with Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay is running a barbecued food delivery service for Surbiton… Boxed Local. Richard Hards and wife Kaylie, based in Tolworth Road, sold out in their launch week, and business is booming. “We sell by the box – single, double or big – and
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