The Good Life Surbiton

Hanging baskets to brighten parades in the spring 0
- Environment, News
- 22nd January 2021
Hanging baskets will brighten up Surbiton’s shopping parades again this spring. Streets which will receive the hanging basket treatment are Victoria Road (30), Claremont Road (16), Brighton Road (7), St Mark’s Hill (13), Tolworth Broadway on the M&S side of the street (19), Chiltern Drive (6), Ewell Road (16) and Berrylands (5). Each hanging basket
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Relieve lockdown boredom with a drive-thru treat at Hideaway 0
- Food, News
- 19th January 2021
It’s time to give yourself a lockdown treat. Ever inventive, Surbiton restaurateur Sam Berry, owner of Hideaway at Thames Ditton marina, has launched a drive-thru. Park and pick up in the marina car park off Portsmouth Road. Parking free. Order your food 20 minutes ahead via the Mediterranean eatery’s website, or just drive up and
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Let’s banish the blues by putting the kettle on for Brew Monday 0
- News
- 18th January 2021
Put the kettle on and give someone a call. Today, usually known as Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year – has been renamed Brew Monday by the Samaritans who are urging everyone to get together and have a chat over a virtual cuppa. “We’ll be turning this day on its head and
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Tolworth man charged with fraud and assault in Covid vaccine con 0
- News
- 16th January 2021
A Tolworth man has been remanded in custody charged with assault and fraud after allegedly injecting a 92-year-old with a fake Covid-19 vaccine. David Chambers, 33, of Hook Rise North, will stand trial at Kingston Crown Court on two counts of fraud by false representation, one count of assault, and two breaches of Covid-19 restrictions.
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Become a friend of Surbiton’s famed art deco railway station 0
- Environment, News
- 16th January 2021
Would you like to be part of a Friends of Surbiton Station group to help enhance the building and improve the environment for railway passengers? Well, you could join an online group being set up by Kingston Council. The council is keen to unite those interested in preserving and enhancing the art deco-style railway station,
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Iconographic-style art show moves online in lockdown 0
- Arts, News
- 12th January 2021
Twilight, an exhibition by Surbiton fine art artist Anthony Maccini, can be viewed in an online video at the cornerHOUSE arts centre. The exhibition showing Anthony’s black and white oil-on-canvas paintings depicting symbolic ideas, places and people, had been scheduled to run at the Douglas Road arts centre until February 21 with a Meet the
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