coronavirus

Treasure trail in place of fair 0
- Environment, News
- 28th June 2020
With no summer fundraising fair because of coronavirus, Grand Avenue School’s parents have been thinking outside the box, and have come up with some novel alternatives. There’s a treasure trail to download, taking youngsters and parents on a four-mile walking loop of Long Ditton, finishing at Fishponds Park in Surbiton. It’s a couple of hours
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The Museum of Today archives lockdown with your contributions 0
- Arts, History, News
- 25th June 2020
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 to The Museum of Today. Your contribution will be part of an archive telling the story of a historic few months during which we have
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Grant deadline is looming 0
- News
- 17th June 2020
Surbiton businesses which want to apply for a share of grant funding from Kingston Council need to get their skates on! The deadline for the first tranche of grants available for small and micro businesses in the borough is THIS FRIDAY! With the deadline looming, the council has issued a final reminder that it has
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Shoes at Last reopens 0
- News
- 15th June 2020
Surbiton fashionistas are breathing a sigh of relief. Shoes at Last is back! The upmarket, designer-label, boutique in Maple Road, Surbiton, run by Sarah Taylor, pictured, is open for business. Sarah closed her fashion store which sells clothes, shoes and accessories, on March 21 because of the coronavirus crisis. Twelve weeks later she’s back with a one-in,
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St Matthew’s bells are back!0
- History, News
- 9th June 2020
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 this picture) and a 56st, 286-year-old service bell were returned to St Matthew’s Church yesterday (Monday). Essential repair work on the tower and spire and
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Umpire needed for cricket club 0
- News, Sport
- 6th June 2020
Can you tell a leg bye from a bye and a no ball from a dead ball? If so, Long Ditton Cricket Club would like to hear from you. The club in Stokes Field off Betts Way, Long Ditton, is looking for a new umpire to officiate its matches. “We are looking for a new
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