Surbiton

Hundred-strong ‘Busgate’ protest forces rethink on traffic schemes 1
- News
- 20th July 2022
A chorus of Save our Streets could be heard outside Glenmore House last night (Tuesday) before a hundred people, some with placards, crammed into the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee to voice their concerns about a number of traffic schemes proposed for the Ellerton Road area. “We just wanted our voices to be heard,” said Ellerton Road
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St Mary’s Church history talk to reveal link with Titanic 0
- History, News
- 20th July 2022
Want to know about one of the area’s oldest churches? Then attend a free event at St Mary’s Church, Long Ditton, tomorrow (Thursday, July 21) at 7pm in the community hall behind the church in Church Road. Former church warden Peter Topp will talk about the history of the church in Church Road – listed
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Repelling the invaders 0
- Environment
- 6th July 2022
A conservation day is being held at The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary off Oakhill Grove, behind Surbiton station, on Sat, July 9, tackling invasive species such as cherry laurel, bamboo and self-sown sycamores, as well as picking litter. Kingston biodiversity officer Elliot Newton explains: “It’s an area of beautiful mature native woodland which
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Send us your platinum jubilee street party photos to feature 0
- News
- 5th June 2022
Lots of fun was had at the Browns Road platinum jubilee street party – especially by these caped crusaders! Picture by Aysha Zahoor. If you are having or have had a street party in Surbiton, Berrylands, Tolworth or Long Ditton, email your pictures to [email protected] for the next edition of The Good Life.
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Surbiton Boxing Club showcases its talent at Tolworth event 0
- News, Sport
- 19th May 2022
Boxers will be packing a punch in the ring this Saturday (May 21). Surbiton Boxing Club will be staging a showcase of its boxing talent at Tolworth Recreation Centre in Fullers Way North. The weigh-ins for the Amateur Boxing Show take place between 11.30-1pm and the bouts start at 1.30pm. An adult ticket costs £15,
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108-year-old May celebrates her birthday with family and friends 0
- News
- 18th May 2022
108-year-old May Comfort blows out the candles on her birthday cake. May, who has been a resident at the Southborough Nursing Home since she was 103, is enjoying a day of celebrations today (Wednesday) with daughter Gil, granddaughter Emma, and fellow residents and staff at the home in Langley Avenue. Chef Stanley Dabreo laid on
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