The Good Life Surbiton

Take part in planting project to aid reintroduction of water voles 0
- Environment, News
- 12th May 2021
Help make the Hogsmill River water-vole friendly by sifting, sorting and planting marginal, aquatic and bankside plants tomorrow (Thursday). The event is part of Surbiton-based Citizen Zoo’s Water Vole Conservation Project. Meet outside Gate 1 of Thames Water’s Hogsmill Sewage Treatment Works in Lower Marsh Lane at 10am (parking up the road at the Hogsmill
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Gucci adds style to the Queens Prom pocket park celebrations 0
- Environment, Food, News
- 11th May 2021
Gucci, the seventeen-and-a-half-year-old Pomeranian terrier, was enjoying a day out along the Queens Prom today (Tuesday). He was watching the mayor of Kingston Cllr Margaret Thompson, cut a ribbon to mark the third year of the Queens Promenade Friends’ group and their creation of the colourful pocket park around a formerly disused caretaker’s hut, and
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Join round-table discussion on growing the green economy 0
- Arts, Environment, News
- 10th May 2021
Join an online pow-wow to discuss local business opportunities around the growth of the green economy tomorrow (Tuesday). Berrylands lecturer, author and consultant in international retail Virginia Grose is one of the speakers in three, facilitated, round-table discussions by industry professionals. Virginia, who is also the course director of Fashion Business Management at the University
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Volunteer to end global poverty 0
- News
- 26th April 2021
Oxfam in Surbiton is looking for new recruits. The charity shop in Victoria Road, which raises funds to fight global poverty, needs volunteers to work front of house and behind the scenes. “There’s the option to do a bit of everything!” said area volunteer coordinator Judi Thompson. Judi said the shop was a bit like
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Spring awakening for popular Surbiton boutique Shoes at Last 0
- News
- 21st April 2021
It’s been like Christmas for Sarah Taylor who runs Shoes at Last in Maple Road. Boxes have been arriving at the Surbiton boutique since lockdown eased with the new spring collections from various designer labels – think the likes of Marble Scotland, Foil Clothing, Soya Concept, One Season, Focus and Ilse Jacobsen – and Sarah
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Library’s giant willow crashes to ground after trunk splits 0
- Environment, News
- 19th April 2021
The century-old willow in Ewell Road, by Surbiton war memorial and library, split and keeled over at around 8am on Friday last week (April 16). No one was injured, and it appeared the library annexe and hall were not damaged by the tree although an assessment by Kingston Council contractors’ Engie will be done to
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