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Societies at risk following eviction from meeting hall0
The future of many of Surbiton’s best-loved and longest-running societies and groups is in jeopardy after they were evicted overnight from the council-owned hall where they have met for decades.
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The Museum of Today archives lockdown with your contributions0
Take a photo of something from your home or wherever you have been during lockdown that has particular significance for you, record a minute-long video explaining why, and submit it
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St Matthew’s bells are back!0
Hallelujah! The bells are back! After more than a year away being cleaned, restored and tuned at a foundry in Loughborough, the 145-year-old Ellacombe chimes (the hemispherical spheres seen in
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So, when did Maple Road become a trendy ‘village’?4
Tree-lined, elegant, stylish and, of course, the home of Surbiton’s hugely popular farmers’ market, Maple Road has had its own distinctive identity for a century and a half. But when
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Surbiton’s Armageddon warning… few survivors!0
We’re doomed! The Surrey Comet spared no opportunity to scare Surbiton back in March 1986, when this extraordinary headline appeared. It’s a chance to put the coronavirus in perspective. While
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History society hibernates0
Surbiton’s historical society has gone into hibernation during the coronavirus crisis, in common with most other community groups which used to meet regularly. The monthly meetings in April, May and
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The 999 man of Elgar Ave
- History, Notable Surbitonians
- 14th September 2020
Tracing our long lost pond
- History
- 11th October 2019
How to survive crisis: Ed Davey
- Environment, History, News, Opinion
- 20th March 2020
Tolworth's Mr Green Fingers
- Gardening, History, Notable Surbitonians
- 1st December 2018
A fragrant outing to the sewage works
- History
- 30th August 2019
