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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Free Charity Live Music Event at Sunbury Cricket Club 28th December
There is a special free charity ‘live’ music event at Sunbury Cricket Club on Thursday 28th December at 8pm, in aid of the local Shooting Star Chase charity. This features two excellent local ‘live’ bands – The Marshall Taylor Band and KT66, both playing rock and pop covers.
Admission is free but donations during the evening in aid of The Shooting Star Chase children’s hospice charity would be welcome and much appreciated. The bar will be open as normal.
This is not one of the Cricket Club’s regular Music Night promotions, but the bands are close associates of the Music Nights.
There is more information about the bands, along a short medley of live tracks at:
Marshall Taylor Band: https://www.facebook.com/
KT66: https://www.facebook.com/
Hopefully, many people will be having a week off between Christmas and New Year, and this will be an opportunity for a relaxed and entertaining night out between the main festivities in support of a very worthwhile local charity.
80s New Year's Eve Party at Hazelwood
The London Irish Hazelwood Centre will be hosting an 80s New Year’s Eve Party with music and dancing until 1am. A finger buffet is included; and fancy dress encouraged with a prize for the best costume.
Doors open at 8pm. Entrance £10 per head, £3 per child.
To find out more, contact 01932 750190 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website Update - New Colts Members Required: Winter Nets
The Club is keen to attract new colts members of all ages.
The Club will be starting Indoor Winter Nets practice in January for all age groups from Under 8 (school Year 3) upwards to Under 15 (Year 10). There are separate practices for different age groups.
The younger age groups (Under 8s and 9s) play with a soft ball as an introduction to hard ball cricket which starts at Under 10 (Year 5) age group.
If you know anybody that would like their colts to join the Club please would they contact Dave Smith as below preferably by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone or text on 07590 209763.
Sunbury Cricket Club, Geoff Kaye Memorial Ground, Kenton Court Meadow, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middx TW16 5PS.
All Welcome to the Sunbury Skiff & Punting Club Christmas Party, 9th December
Offering the best food, music and dancing, the Sunbury Skiff & Punting Club is holding its Christmas Party at the Hazelwood Centre, Hazelwood Drive, from 7.30pm – midnight on Saturday, 9th December.
To avoid disappointment, early booking is recommended.
Joe Jammer's Chicago Rhythm & Blues Revue at the SCC, Friday 8th December
The final Music Night of the year at Sunbury Cricket Club is on Friday 8th December when the Club aims to have another party night of rhythm & blues and rock ‘n’ roll when the Club welcomes for the first time guitarist and singer JOE JAMMER with his Chicago Rhythm & Blues Revue.
Chicago-born Joe ran blues sessions at Buddy Guy’s Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago before becoming roadie and guitar technician for Led Zeppelin, and he first came to London in 1970 at the invitation of Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page when he made an album for EMI soon afterwards, and then joined Paladin, followed by Maggie Bell’s Band before becoming a founder member of funk band Olympic Runners with Pete Wingfield and George Chandler - he is one of the most sampled guitarists of all time based on his work with the band. He played on albums for Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, Supertramp and others as well as touring with some of the top names in blues, including playing with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
After returning to the USA and Canada for 20 years or so, he settled back in the UK several years ago, becoming something of a rock and blues troubadour over recent years, gigging regularly with his rock ‘n’ roll band as well as doing shows at venues like the Eel Pie Club and Half Moon Putney with his All-Star Chicago Rhythm & Blues Revue, re-creating the music and atmosphere of the sessions that he used to run at the Checkerboard Lounge. Joe is a great showman and it will be a rollicking evening of blues, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll for the final Music Night before Christmas, so come along and help the Club round off the year in style. There’s a wealth of info about Joe’s colourful career at www.joejammer.com.
Starts: 8.30pm – Tickets on the door £7.50
Parking arrangements for Christmas and New Year 2017/18
If you are looking for a place to park over the festive period, please be aware that normal parking arrangements/restrictions apply on all dates except 25, 26 December and 1 January.
The changes that apply to these dates are as below.
|
Date |
Parking restrictions |
On street paid for parking bays |
All council operated car parks |
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Christmas Day |
Please park considerately |
Free |
Free |
|
Boxing Day |
Normal restrictions apply |
Free |
Charges apply |
|
New Year's Day |
Normal restrictions apply |
Free |
Charges apply |
Council-operated car parks will be open throughout Christmas and the New Year as normal. Parking will be free in all Council operated car parks on Christmas Day.
Please remember: Even on bank or public holidays, permit bays are designated only for the use of permit holders or visitors' voucher holders.
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Patients’ Participation Group Open Meeting, Monday 4th December
The next PPG Open Meeting will be held at Sunbury Health Centre at 6.30pm on Monday 4th December. All patients welcome.
One of the doctors and other Practice staff will give an overview of the many positive developments taking place as well as highlighting the challenges faced by the Practice in our ever expanding community.
There will also be an opportunity for general comments, suggestions and questions from patients. Please note that this is NOT an opportunity to discuss individual cases or issues, these should be passed to the Practice in the normal way.
Christmas Special - The Sound of Blue Note at the Riverside Arts Centre, 10th December
Get into the festive spirit with a free glass of mulled wine and a mince pie when you come to the Riverside Arts Centre, Thames Street, on Sunday, 10th December to be entertained by sound of Blue Note.
Featuring top jazz musicians for which the RAC has rightfully earned a reputation over the last couple of years. Sunday’s Christmas Special will included: Jac Jones – saxophone; Paul Jordanous – trumpet; Terrence Collie – piano; Dave Jones – bass; Matt Skeaping – drums.
Doors: 7.30pm
Entrance £13 on the door or £10 via website: moodindigoevents.co.uk
Good and Bad News for Green Street
Thanks to all those who submitted objections to the proposed development at 126 Green Street (see article of 16/10/17). The concerns of residents have resulted in the application being refused and are reflected in the grounds for the planning officer’s refusal:
“The proposed development by virtue of its design, siting and scale on this prominent corner location, would represent an overdevelopment of the site with a lack of car parking, amenity space and cramped layout. It would be positioned forward of the prevailing building line of adjacent sites and would appear visually obtrusive and out of keeping with the locality. It would not make a positive contribution to the street scene of Manor Lane and Green Street and would not preserve the setting of the neighbouring listed building at no. 124 Green Street, to the detriment of the character of the area. The development will therefore be contrary to Policies EN1 and EN5 of the Core Strategy and Policies DPD 2009 and the Supplementary Planning Document on the Design of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development”
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the re-development scheme proposed for Inglewood Hall which has just been approved (see article of 23/10/17).
Local residents will doubtless be dismayed by this decision, not least because the County Highways Authority did not support their concerns regarding the lack of parking spaces as specified by planning law.
Whilst too late for this application, the Association has nevertheless submitted a number of questions for written reply at the next Joint Area Committee (SCC & Spelthorne) on 6th December.
Christmas in Lower Sunbury Arrives on 7th December
The Christmas market will once more come to Lower Sunbury this year on 7th December and will feature lots of stalls, gifts, carol singing with the Salvation Army and a Santa’s grotto. There will also be a community raffle with tickets on sale in Van Wonderen, Laura’s Hair salon, Tony’s Hairdressers and Skinners post office.
A Seasonal Return of the Mersey Legends at the SCC on 24th November
The next Music Night at Sunbury Cricket Club falls on Friday 24th November when the Club kicks off the festive season unusually early as they welcome back THE MERSEY LEGENDS. They normally do the Club’s last show before Christmas, but their availability and the Club availability didn't match in December, so they will be coming in November this year. It's Thanksgiving Day in the USA on the previous day, and Black Friday for the retail industry, so we can safely have an early Christmas rave-up.
The Mersey Legends are led by Yanni, born in Liverpool and who played at The Cavern with his band The Seftons in the heyday of the beat boom – the band were top of the bill when the Cavern re-opened in 1967. He has been true to his Liverpool roots ever since, creating a band and a brilliantly honed act specifically designed to celebrate the great sounds of the Mersey Era. As ever, we will be guaranteed a rip-roaring evening of wall-to-wall Mersey Era classics just like we’ve had for the last four years. There’s more info at www.themerseylegends.co.uk.
8.30pm, £7.50 at the door. Food will be available as usual, so we look forward to seeing you.
The Riverside Arts Centre is Seeking a New Treasurer
Due to the imminent departure of its current incumbent, the RAC is looking for a volunteer replacement treasurer.
If you think you can help please get in touch with Peter Norgate at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by telephone on 01932 782788.
Spelthorne Police and Partnership Meeting, 29th November
This Association has received a number of emails from residents concerned with the recent upsurge in disorderly behaviour and criminal damage by youths on scooters and mopeds congregating in car parks and other public spaces within Lower Sunbury. Indeed, this phenomenon has also been reported in the most recent issue of Sunbury Matters: click to see.
Our local police who have been made aware of this problem and also the spike in residential burglaries are doing their best within their very limited resources. Indeed, The Police and Crime Commissioner, David Munro, has written to all MPs and Council Leaders in Surrey to seek their support in abolishing the current cap on the policing element of the council tax. In his letter, Mr Munro says “Like many forces up and down the country, Surrey Police are currently running at the limit of their capabilities at a time when demand on the service continues to grow.”
If you have concerns about your neighbourhood and would like to have your say, why not come to the Spelthorne Police and Partnership Meeting on 29th November at the Staines Community Centre.
Three Course Christmas Dinner & Disco on Saturday 2nd December - Has Suddenly Got Better!
Sunbury Cricket Club has established itself as being at the heart of the community and, as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASP), ploughs all profits back into the Club. What better way to support the Club than by booking a table at their Christmas Dinner Disco on Saturday 2nd December:
CHRISTMAS DINNER DISCO
Saturday 2nd December
7:00pm til Midnight
Three Course Dinner & Disco
£20 per head
Choice of Starter
RoastedRed Pepper & Butternut Squash Soup with roll and butter
Atlantic Prawn & Scottish Salmon with capers, lemon dressing and brown bread
Homemade Leak & Stilton Tart with spicy red onion marmalade
Choice of Main
Roasted Turkey Crown with all the trimmings with rich red wine gravy
Grilled Salmon Fillet on a bed of chive mash topped with a dill cream sauce
Thai Green Curry with steamed rice
Goat Cheese & Spinach Lasagna with sautéed garlic potato
(all mains served with platters of vegetables on the table)
Choice of Dessert
Christmas Pudding homemade Brandy Sauce
Toffee Apple Crumble with custard
Tickets
The Club Bar
Dave Smith (07590 209763)
Karl Burgess (07557 024503)
