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- 17th July 2020
Poppy, 3, and Sophia, 5, can’t wait to give these Christmas presents to staff and residents of Langley Court Rest Home in Surbiton. The sisters helped to launch a campaign by newly-formed voluntary group RBKares which aims to give all 2,000 staff in the borough’s 44 care homes a gift to thank them for all
READ MORESpread a little joy this Christmas by making a star and displaying it in your window for Advent. St Mary’s Church in Long Ditton is inviting everyone to join in to remind others that they are not alone. Rev Kuhan Satkunanayagam of the church in Church Road, said: “For many people, Christmas will look a
READ MOREHis portions are generous and his meals are tasty and nutritious. What else would you expect from a marathon coach who takes groups on training camps in Portugal and France and then chefs for them in the evening? Neil Aitken, who runs Berrylands HomeChef, started the takeaway service from his house in Surbiton Hill Park
READ MORECommunity heroes Tariq Shabbeer and Des Kay who run The Circulatory upcycling centre in Chiltern Drive, Berrylands, are Frances Moseley award-winners. The pair, through their Save the World Deliveries group,have been working tirelessly on a voluntary basis throughout the pandemic collecting supermarket food that is still edible but due to be thrown away, and delivering it
READ MOREBerrylands-based Citizen Zoo has raised £18,250 to bring water voles back to the Hogsmill River. The rewilding group’s fundraiser smashed its original £12,000 target. The extra money will now help recruit a dedicated water vole officer to manage the scheme and scale the project beyond the Hogsmill River to the Thames. The next two years will
READ MOREThe whole of Surbiton’s high street will sparkle with Christmas lights this festive period. Last year the lights and decorations only reached part of the way along Victoria Road, but this year councillors on the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee decided to splash out and approve the most expensive option – £12,523 – at its recent meeting.
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