• Welcome to the LOSRA Website

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    LOSRA's Aims

    To optimise and enhance the quality of life for Lower Sunbury residents by all appropriate means Read More
  • Sunbury As It Was

    Sunbury As It Was

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Welcome to the LOSRA Website

As with any other local neighbourhood, the policies and actions which affect the character and future of Lower Sunbury are generally framed and implemented by a combination of local and national government, along with the vested interests and market forces which operate within those frameworks. Lower Sunbury is by no means unique in being under threat from a creaking infrastructure brought about by rapid urban development, the growth of traffic, and other pressures affecting the quality of life and the character of the area.

Working with the local authorities, we see it as the responsibility of residents’ and amenity groups such as LOSRA to address the underlying issues which fundamentally affect their members’ lives, as well as the minutiae of everyday life with which such groups are often concerned.

Please sign up to receive our regular e-bulletins by subscribing via the facility at the top left hand of this page. It goes without saying that, without your continued support we would cease to function so we urge you to join, or renew your membership now Subscriptions (£5 per household) for 2024 are now payable.

It’s been a long summer without Music Nights at Sunbury Cricket Club and lots of people have been asking when the Club will be starting up again. The cricket season is over now, and we are delighted to announce that our first Music Night of the new series is on Friday 22nd September when we are equally delighted to welcome back THE MUSTANGS.

The Mustangs are one of the UK’s longest-established and most critically-acclaimed blues-rock bands, with a reputation for blistering live shows and ground-breaking original albums, and they have been a favourite at Sunbury Music Nights for over ten years. They last played here at the 2019 at the Club's Gin and Music Festival, almost exactly four years ago, having headlined at the very first Beer Festival a couple of years before that, so are long overdue a return.

Now working as a power trio following the retirement of harmonica veteran Derek Kingaby, they feature the stunning voice and slashing guitar of livewire frontman Adam Norsworthy, plus the razor-sharp rhythm section of Jon Bartley (drums) and Ben McKeown (bass).  Formed in 2001 they combine the power and punch of traditional R’n’B with great original songs, and are regulars at festivals like the Swanage Blues Festival, and in 2017 played at the Glastonbury Festival. Some of our patrons will have seen Adam doing a fine rocking show at one of Music Nights last year with his other band The Milkmen.

Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine called them “Truly storming, ferocious….the very definition of blues rock.” They now have around ten albums under their belt and of their most recent one, “Watertown” Metal Eyes magazine wrote “A wholly original album, a rock masterpiece. ‘Watertown’ flies to peaks unreachable to most of us”.

There’s more information at www.themustangsband.co.uk. They always do a great show for the Club and it’s an ideal way to get the new season of Music Nights under way, so we look forward to seeing you there. Tickets are £10 on the door, and hot food will be available as usual.

Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Jazz Vocalist of the Year 2019, Zoe Gilby is a vocalist and songwriter who is starting to make a serious impression on the UK music scene. Her impressive repertoire spans a range of influences from contemporary popular artists such as Kate Bush to the seminal jazz composers of the 20th century.

Zoe joins the Terence Collie Trio in a tribute to the legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk at the Riverside Arts Centre on Sunday 20th August at 8.30pm.

For booking and venue details, click here

French guitarist Clement Regert joins the Terence Collie Trio at the Riverside Arts Centre on 3rd September for a night of Latin jazz.

Clement says: " I am a guitarist from Paris, I moved to London UK in 2005. I have been a session guitarist/MD since I left music college in Paris in 2004. My outfit WILD CARD has been playing in the UK and Europe since July 2011. We have recorded 4 albums. I have been lucky enough to play and collaborate with the likes of Marcus Strickland (US), Maurice Brown (US), Charlie Porter (US), Denys Baptiste (UK), Binher Golding (UK),Paul Booth (UK) or Dennis Rollins), Imaani (UK)."

For booking and venue details, click here

Renato D'Aiello, Tenor saxophonist, Composer, Producer, Educator born In Naples and resident in London since 1999.Renato D’Aiello has become known as one of the strongest and most beautiful saxophone sounds around. His treatments of jazz standards, and originals, both live and on cd, have won great admiration from audiences and the press.

Renato studied with masters such as Sal Nistico, Tony Scott and Steve Grossman. He has played with great jazzmen including Art Farmer,Sal Nistico, Steve Grossman, Eddie Duran, Kirk Lightsey, Keith Copeland, Duffy Jackson, Tony Scott, Jim Mullen, Bruce Forman, Gene Calderazzo, Phil Lee, G.Husband., Alain jean Marie.

He has played in most of the major venues and festivals in the UK, and since May 2002 has played several times in Paris, receiving warm acclaim from Jazz Hot magazine and TSF radio. Renato also played in Japan, Berlin, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Italy, Finland.

Since July 2010 Renato has been running a very successful Monday night upstairs at Ronnie Scott in London and a few other resident gigs like ”Primo bar” at The Plaza Hotel in Westminster,London, Toulouse Lautrec, Spice Of Life. He also performs regularly at Pizza Express Dean Street in London and many other of the best clubs in UK.

As a teacher Renato has been teaching in most of the best Jazz schools in Italy, then Goldsmiths College in London, Sherborne College and done many master classes in Japan ( Nagoya ) UK, Italy and Switzerland.

For booking and venue details, click here

The following appeal has been issued by Sunbury Poppy Appeal:

"Would anyone be willing to help with this year's remembrance parade? The team has lost a lot of volunteers.

"It won't be a huge commitment. The team is meeting next Tuesday 25th July 6pm - Admiral Hawk in Sunbury."

 

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