The Good Life Surbiton

Brighten your front door with a made-to-order Christmas wreath 0
- Arts, Gardening, News
- 8th December 2020
Freelance florist Jo Power is making Christmas wreaths to order from her Cleaveland Road, Surbiton, home. Jo, who has created displays for numerous weddings and events over the past 12 years, including Wimbledon, Hampton Court Palace, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, as well as providing displays for homes, is making festive wreaths to brighten the
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Good Life star to open churches’ Christmas auction on Zoom 0
- News
- 7th December 2020
Felicity Kendal, star of the hit 1970s sitcom The Good Life which put Surbiton on everyone’s radar, will be launching the St Andrew’s and St Mark’s virtual Christmas auction. Those who attend on Zoom on Saturday (December 12) at 2pm, will see Felicity, who played Barbara Good in the show about suburban self-sufficiency, declare the
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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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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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Hearty home-cooked takeaways 0
- Food, News
- 18th November 2020
His portions are generous and his meals are tasty and nutritious. What else would you expect from a marathon coach who takes groups on training camps in Portugal and France and then chefs for them in the evening? Neil Aitken, who runs Berrylands HomeChef, started the takeaway service from his house in Surbiton Hill Park
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