Surbiton

E-bike hubs promised at railways stations and shopping centres 0
- Environment, News
- 3rd December 2020
A fleet of electric bikes will be arriving in the borough in January. Kingston’s Sustainable Transport team is working with electric bike provider Human Forest to bring around 100 bikes to the borough, building up to around 500 next spring. The bikes are operated via a smartphone app and the anticipated cost to hire one
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Be part of a virtual Christmas Tree Festival and win a rosette!0
- Arts, News
- 1st December 2020
Take a photo of your decorated Christmas tree – big or small, real or artificial – send it to Maple Village WI and be part of its Virtual Christmas Tree Festival. You could even win a virtual rosette! “We’re sooooo excited to be hosting our first Christmas Tree Festival!” said the president of the WI’s
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The perfect day out?0
- Opinion
- 27th November 2020
Let’s take a moment from the absolute disgrace that is 2020, and focus on the important fact that the Coronation clocktower by the entrance to Waitrose car park is rated on Tripadvisor as the fifth best thing to do in Surbiton. I told you this was important. If you’re surprised by this, then perhaps, like
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Hands of God 0
- Arts
- 27th November 2020
Surbiton’s parlour walls boast many fines works of art… but also this, which graces our landing at home. I painted the footballer (who was buried today in Buenos Aires following his untimely death) a few years after the infamous Hand of God goal, and entered it into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1992, replete
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Bring joy – and presents – to care homes this Christmas 0
- News
- 23rd November 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
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Brighten your street with a star 0
- News
- 22nd November 2020
Spread 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
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