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.
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Walton Bridge Latest Traffic News
Further to the Notice posted on this Website on 18th June, Surrey County Council have passed on the following advance notice of weekend and night works taking place on Walton Bridge next week:
As the new bridge is nearing completion and will open to traffic in the coming weeks, there will be some night works taking place between 15 July and 22 July 2013.
On Monday 15 July between 20:00 and 06:00, the following morning, Costain will be installing a new service across the A244 at the junction of New Zealand Avenue/Oatlands Drive using four-way temporary traffic lights. No roads will be closed but delays may be expected due to the permanent traffic signals being switched off.
Starting on Tuesday 16 July 2013 for three nights there will be overnight closures of the A244 across Walton Bridge between the junction of New Zealand Avenue/Oatlands Drive through to the junction of Russell Road/Fordbridge Road (Marshalls Roundabout) to facilitate the construction of the tie ins between the existing A244 and the new road across the newly constructed bridges. The closures will be in place between 20:00 and 06:00 each night with a fully signed diversion route via Hampton Court bridge. Access for emergency vehicles and residents within the closure will be provided when safe to do so.
Between 20:00 on Friday 19 July and 06:00 on Monday 22 July 2013, Walton Lane (Walton side) will be closed between the junction with the A244 Walton Bridge and the Cowey Sale car park entrance nearest to the A244. This closure is required to construct the new road that will connect with the re-aligned A244 that will cross the newly constructed bridge. A local signed diversion route will be in place throughout this period using Bridge Street, Oatlands Drive, Monument Hill, Monument Green, Thames Street and Walton Lane or vice versa. The Cowey Sale car park and Cafe will remain open as normal though access will be via the diversion route. Due to the nature and extent of the works access for emergency vehicles and residents will only be via the diversion route as well.
All above dates and times are subject to operational and weather constraints.
Vacancy on Governing Board of Manor Mead School, Shepperton
Manor Mead School in Shepperton is an educational establishment for children with severe/profound learning difficulties or autistic spectrum disorder. The School is a Surrey LEA facility and its catchment area includes Sunbury.
Applications are invited to fill a vacancy for a Community Governor on the Governing Body and LOSRA has been asked to provide contact details should any resident wish to apply for the position. Information about the School may be viewed by clicking here: manor-mead.surrey.sch.uk and, for further information on the role of Community Governor, enquiries may be directed to Peter Norgate at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Stardust Big Band Comes to SCC on 20th July
As it did last year, the Sunbury Cricket Club is delighted to host an event which is part of the Sunbury & Shepperton Arts Festival - most of their events take place at the Riverside Arts Centre, but with a jazz event like this, the organisers like to take advantage of the somewhat funkier surroundings of the Cricket Club.
The Club is once again very happy to be part of the Festival, which boasts two weeks of eclectic music, comedy, literary and cultural events during July. The Stardust Big Band comprises musicians who have played with some of the top names in British jazz, like Vic Ash, Bobby Orr and the Ted Heath Band. Last year's Festival big band evening at the Club was extremely well-attended and highly successful providing, as it did, a change from its more familiar rock, blues and R&B presentations.
Please note that, for reasons of band availability, this is a Saturday event and starts earlier than the Club's usual gigs. Tickets at £10 are available in advance from the Festival box office at 01932 567365, or at the door.
Tennis Courts near The Ridings Once More in Developers Sights
A developer has made an informal approach to the Spelthorne Planning Office regarding developing the site of the old tennis courts near The Ridings on the eastern side of Green Street.
This is not the first time an application has been made to develop this site and a figure of 14 dwellings has been suggested. As we have no concrete information at all about the developer’s plans for the site (or even the identity of the developer) we have no idea whether or not this figure is correct.
The Spelthorne Planning Office has, at our request, told the developer that it would be advantageous to all sides to meet with LOSRA at the earliest opportunity to discuss their plans. As soon as we can establish the developer’s identity, we will contact them.
First Event of this Year's SSAA Festival
You are invited to join the Sunbury and Shepperton Arts Festival for the first event in this year's Festival which takes place at the Riverside Arts Centre.
Friday 5 July at 8 pm
CLARA’S GIFT
Elizabeth Mansfield presents her new one-woman show, Clara's Gift. The story of Clara and Robert Schumann told through music and readings from Janice Galloway's novel 'Clara' and features the famous song cycle 'Frauenliebe und Leben'.
'Glorious music, ridiculous words!' is a frequent response to this song cycle, but this production uncovers and celebrates a very different interpretation.
Tickets £10
Tickets for this and all other events in the Festival can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01932 567 365 or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Race Night at Sunbury Cricket Club, Saturday, 6th July
The following email from Sunbury Cricket Club has been received by LOSRA and we are pleased to reproduce it here:
ENTRY TO THE EVENT IS FREE
Please show your support for Sunbury Cricket Club, and help us maintain the fantastic facilities we are all lucky enough to enjoy, by attending the Sunbury CC Race Night this Saturday, 6th July.
If you want the full experience you can own a horse which you can name yourself and/or become a trainer. These opportunities are going fast and will only be available for purchase prior to the event before this Wednesday 3rd July. Thereafter, some may be available on the night but to allow the programme to be printed you will have to take your horse's allocated name - and nobody wants to be stuck with a horse called "Teddington" "Banstead" or "Wimbledon"!
To own a horse costs £6. To be a trainer also costs £6 - you can be both for a discounted price of £10. Every winning owner and trainer wins a prize.
So please don't be shy. To buy in to a horse please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 07921 821958.
A tote will be in operation and bets can be placed immediately prior to each race. Food by Chef Ryan will also be available for a reasonable price on the night.
So come on down, and have a sensible flutter flutter and a great laugh with club members from all areas of our great club.
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Trading Standards Alert! - The latest Sunbury Rogues, HMRC Scam and Safe Online Banking
The latest Trading Standards Alert has been received by LOSRA and may be viewed by clicking here. Sunbury is currently the target of rogue traders it would seem.
Sunbury & Shepperton Arts Association Summer Festival
A talk by the director of Shepperton Studios, a fortepiano recital of baroque music in St Nicholas Church and a River Thames boat trip feature in this year’s Festival while a variety of other performance events will be held at the Riverside Arts Centre in Thames Street, Lower Sunbury from 5 to 21 July.
The festival opens on Friday 5 July with Elizabeth Mansfield and her new one-woman show, Clara’s Gift. The story of Clara and Robert Schumann, it features the famous song cycle 'Frauenliebe und Leben' (A Woman's Life and Loves) told through music and readings from Janice Galloway's novel 'Clara'.
On 14 July there will be an afternoon piano recital by two students from the Royal College of Music featuring music by Chopin, Brahms, Haydn and Rachmaninov.
Screen comedy writer, Jan Etherington, revisits the arts centre stage on 18 July with a rehearsed play reading, Why can’t I?, assisted by well-known faces from stage and screen.
Finally, the pace hots-up with two lively and diverse musical events. The first, on 19 July features Viva Flamenco and their performance of traditional dance and music. Then on Saturday 20 join us for an evening of jazz presented by StarDust Big Band featuring music by the likes of Duke Ellington.
A cake decoration workshop will also be held at the Riverside Arts Centre during the afternoon of 20 July – numbers are limited.
Worthy of note are three free events. On Saturday 13th the SSAA endorses the work of local creative writers and poets - many of whom have been published and won prizes - who will perform a public reading of their works. Local butcher, James of Shepperton, will advise on Eating Excellent Meat on the afternoon of 17 July. And, from 18 to 20 July, there will be a free exhibition of work by local artists Freda Anderson, Candida Woolley and Margaret Stanley with some of her students in the Studio Theatre.
Shepperton Players will perform Tonight at Eight, which features sketches and songs by Noel Coward, from 11 to 13 July (these performances are not part of the Festival so please book via Shepperton Players Box Office on 07505 206757).
The box is office is now open and a booking form may be downloaded by clicking here. You can also visit http://www.ssaa-arts.org or call 01932 567 365 to book tickets.
Development of EA Site, Fordbridge Road - Schedule
The phased development of the Environment Agency site in Fordbridge Road is due to commence from 8th July with the demolition work on existing buildings.
Local residents should by now have received a flier from the EA summarising the next steps.
For those who may not have been included in the circulation, a copy of the flier may be viewed by clicking here
First Meeting of Local Policing Board for Spelthorne
Inspector Derrick Laing has forwarded details of the Local Policing Board's first meeting being held on 27 June at the Greeno Centre in Shepperton.
It is open to all Spelthorne residents regardless of where they live.
LOSRA's 40th Anniversary Garden Party
Many thanks to all those who turned out for our 40th Anniversary Garden Party last Sunday. It was a great pity that,despite promises from the Met Office for dry weather, the first two hours of the event was marred by rain.
Nevertheless, the event proved to be a success and our thanks go to Mr and Mrs Heslop for making their beautiful garden available to us; and to David Banks, the party organiser who will now, sadly, be leaving our Committee due to work commitments. He will be greatly missed.
Sunbury Open Gardens Day, Sunday 30th June 11am - 5pm
The ever popular Sunbury Open Gardens Day enters its eleventh year with the promise of six gardens to appeal to all tastes.From the unashamedly 70s garden to the modern with zacuzzi; all will delight.
Apart from all the usual attractions of cakes, jams, plants, books, teas and fizz, there will also be a Mega raffle with many prizes including a 39" Samsung smart TV, a Toshiba Pixcam, Roberts Radio, tickets to Hampton Court Flower Show, a case of wine and much more besides.
For further details, ticket sales and bookings, visit: http://www.sunburyopengardens.co.uk
The Lee Ryder Band Makes Debut at SCC on 28th June
The next Music Night at Sunbury Cricket Club will be held on Friday 28 June, and after a couple of events featuring familiar faces in the form of the Dave's Not Here and The '60s All Stars, the Club welcomes another new name to the Club for the first time with The Lee Ryder Band. Lee Ryder has been around the London blues scene since the '60s and is a long-time associate of Mick Taylor from the Rolling Stones. He was in a band called The Hush, who were around the fringes of the big time, and has led his own blues band for a couple of decades now, having built a formidable reputation as one of the best bluesmen on the circuit.
Alan Darby, former sideman with Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton, and who is guitarist in the band of the Queen musical "We Will Rock You" at the Dominion Theatre, is taking an night off to do this gig. Anyone who can emulate Brian May on a nightly basis should be worth seeing.
The band has an excellent web site at www.theleeryderband.co.uk, with biogs, music, videos and reviews, and there's more video on YouTube, so please check them out. You can certainly look forward to another evening of top class blues at the Club.
Walton Bridge - Progress and Road Closure Dates
Residents may have attended the recent public meeting at which the progress and final construction schedule of the new Walton Bridge was discussed. If you were unable to attend, you may wish to click on the following link to update yourself on the planned road closures which will be necessary before the final opening.
