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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Garden Waste Collection - Council's Special Offer
The Council is offering residents the opportunity to take up a half-price subscription to join this year's garden waste collection service from 1 October for £26.
The collection is fortnightly and will last until the end of March 2018 (please note, there is no service for 6 weeks during the Christmas period and January).
For more details or to join visit our garden waste page at https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/gwform or call the Customer Services team on 01784 451499.
Could You Be a School Governer?
Chennestone Primary and Beauclerc Infant schools – again rated Good by Ofsted in 2017 - are looking for members of the local community to join their Governing Body.
Being a governor is very rewarding with a range of important responsibilities, which include shaping the future of the school, deciding the key issues that will help to raise standards and determining how the school should best spend its money to achieve these aims.
No qualifications needed - just commitment, the desire to make a positive contribution, time - a couple of evenings a term - and the opportunity to occasionally visit the school ‘at work’ during the school day. Training is provided.
Please contact Helen Bingham on 01932 785477 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
The Artistry of Betty Carter Comes to the RAC on 1st October
Jazz vocalist Anita Wardell has been acclaimed for the unique artistry she brings to scat and be-bop singing. Raves from peers and critics alike have cemented her reputation as one of Britain’s finest vocalists.
She will be appearing in a tribute to Betty Carter at the Riverside Arts Centre, 59 Thames Street, Sunbury at 7.30pm on Sunday 1st October and will be backed by Terence Collie (piano); Oli Hayhurst (bass); and Emiliano Carroseli (drums).
Tickets £9 via website: www.moodindigoevents.co.uk or £12 on the door.
Beware Bogus Netflix Email Doing the Rounds
There's a bogus Netflix email doing the rounds this week that's designed to snatch your bank details.
An email from supportnetflix or similar is landing in peoples in-boxes warning that your Netflix account is on hold because of a problem with the last payment. A link in the email takes users to a fake Netflix page where you are invited to input your bank details.
Do NOT click on the link, instead, if you wish to verify, open a new browser and log into your account independently.
Living Well Week
Spelthorne Borough Council will be holding its second annual Living Well Week from Monday 25 September – Sunday 1 October. Designed for the over 50s, this seven-day event promotes some of the activities and services aimed at helping older people improve their health.
Leading a healthier lifestyle doesn't necessarily mean going to the gym - it could be joining a walking group or taking up yoga, line dancing, or cycling. There really is something for everyone.
As part of the event, Spelthorne’s Community Centres are offering the chance for all new visitors to try an activity for free and giving away goody bags from 25-29 September. You can also try one free session from the Get Active 50+ programme with activities such as badminton, walking football, touch tennis and jogging. Further activities are also taking place at the Spelthorne and Sunbury Leisure Centres and at various other locations in the Borough.
Pick up your free guide from the Council offices, health centres, leisure centres, libraries and community centres. You can also download it from the Spelthorne Council’s website.
For more information and full details for the week, please visit www.spelthorne.gov.uk/living- well or call 01784 451499.
Forthcoming Events at the Embroidery Gallery, Sunbury and Squires Nursery, Shepperton
AUTUMN JAZZ EVENING WITH CAFÉ SOCIETY
Friday, 29TH September
VENUE: The Embroidery Gallery
FROM 7.30PM tickets £5.00 (includes a glass of wine.)
AUTUMN TALKS
Thursday 28th September
One of Britain’s Best known textile artists, writer and lecturer, Diana Springall gives a lively talk about her life and her unique collection of Contemporary textile work.
VENUE: The Orangery Squires Nursery Shepperton
Tickets: £8. Includes a glass of wine.
Wednesday 1st November
Dr Phillip Cribb takes us on a fascinating journey through China. In conjunction with his photographic exhibition at the Gallery
VENUE: The orangery, Squires Nursery, Shepperton
Tickets: £8 includes a glass of wine.
ALL TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SUNBURY EMBROIDERY GALLERY 01932 788101
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Your Latest Environment Agency Newsletter on the River Thames Scheme
The latest news on archaeology, community resilience measures and the environmental impact assessment of the River Thames Scheme may be viewed by clicking on the link below:
http://environment-agency.uk.com/3O4M-7UQ7-1A10S6B8E8/cr.aspx
Vote for Sunbury Park Project Funding Through Tesco Bags of Help Scheme
As you may know, Tesco, through their Bags Of Help community grant scheme, are making money raised by their 5p charge for them supplying customers with plastic bags available to support local community projects, and customers have the opportunity to vote for projects which have been proposed.
The Friends of Sunbury Park have successfully made an application to be one of the projects which are currently being voted on at the Sunbury Tesco store. The application is for funds to enhance Sunbury Park through planting of native wild flowers and herbs to encourage biodiversity and improve the habitat for all kinds of wildlife.
When you shop they you will be offered a blue disc which you can put in a voting tube. There are three projects to vote for of which the FoSP is one – the most popular will get £4,000, the next one £2,000 and the third one gest £1,000.
Please help us to support the enhancement of Sunbury Park by voting for the FoSP application.
Congratulations to Sunbury CC on Winning Club Cricket Conference Cup
Sunbury Cricket Club’s 1st X1 crowned another excellent season last weekend when, on Saturday, they beat Ashtead in the final League game of the season to secure second place in the Premier Division of the Surrey Championship, having won the title in the previous two years, and then on Sunday scored a famous victory when they beat Middlesex champions Ealing to win the Club Cricket Conference Cup Final.
On a small ground at Chingford, Sunbury batted first and, taking advantage of the short boundaries, ran up a total of 292 all out in their allotted 45 overs, with skipper John Maunders, a former county player with Leicestershire and Essex, scoring 125. So prolific were the six hits that six balls were lost in surrounding gardens.
Ealing, who came with a lofty reputation, were never in the hunt, with accurate bowling and brilliant fielding from Sunbury reducing them to 27-3 after ten overs, and they were eventually all out for 192, with Sunbury winning by 100 runs.
It was a long-awaited revenge for Sunbury’s defeat to Ealing the last time they appeared in this competition’s final a number of years ago.
The Club Cricket Conference Cup, which used to be the Evening Standard Cup, was merged this year with the Bertie Joel Cup, a mid-week knock-out competition for clubs in the London and the south-east, and, now known as The Conference Cup for The Bertie Joel Trophy, is the primary Cup Competition for clubs in London and the Home Counties.
Sunbury Beer, Wine & Music Festival Sat. 16th Sept at Sunbury Cricket Club
The next music event at the Club is, of course, the inaugural SUNBURY BEER, WINE & MUSIC FESTIVAL on Saturday 16th September, which promises to be a great occasion, and which the Club hopes will become an annual fixture in the Sunbury social calendar, possibly in an expanded weekend form if it’s a success.
The Club will be presenting three bands during the day, all of them proven and popular Music Night favourites:
2pm SKELETON CREW Jug band blues, featuring Paul King from Mungo Jerry on guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and squeezebox, Colin Pattenden from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band on bass, with Chris Bryant on guitar.
5.30pm THE MUSTANGS High octane contemporary blues/rock from a band who played at Glastonbury this year, with Adam Norsworthy on vocals & guitar, Derek Kingaby on harmonica, Ben McKeown on bass and Jon Bartley on drums, who shares his musician life with his duties as co-leader of the Green Party. “The band no self-respecting blues festival can afford to be without” (R2 magazine)
9pm FIRE & WATER The great rock and blues singer Paul Cox returns with his rip-roaring show comprising the songs of Free, Bad Company and Led Zeppelin to close the evening, featuring among the band guitarist Mike Summerland, who has worked over the years with Blodwyn Pig, Georgie Fame, William Bell and many others.
Tickets are £10 for the entire event, which goes from noon until midnight, and entitle you to a wristband, which gets you in and out of the event, a free souvenir pint glass and access to all the music, so it’s great value. There will be a wide selection of real ales, craft lagers and ciders, a gin bar and prosecco and wine bar, plus BBQ food and curries from 2pm.
Tickets are available in advance from the Club bar or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/sunburysports. It makes sense to get them in advance as numbers may need to be capped during the day for safety reasons, and the club has already sold nearly 200 tickets. It’s an event that’s tailor-made for Music Night regulars, and the Club looks forward to seeing you all there.
Council to Conduct a Review of Empty Homes in Spelthorne
The following notice has been issued by Spelthorne Borough Council:
We are conducting a review of the empty homes in Spelthorne.
We are working with CapacityGRID, to contact owners and occupiers of homes, including visiting the properties which have been empty longer than six months to establish if the properties are occupied.
If you own an empty home and require advice, or perhaps just wish to discuss the various options, please contact us.
If you have received a letter from CapacityGRID regarding your property you can provide information via the CapacityGRID Web Form or the helpline on 0300 303 2076.
Spelthorne Skills and Careers Fair
The following notice has been published by Spelthorne Borough Council:
Thursday 21 September, 10am - 7pm at Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ
Make the most of this valuable opportunity to meet a wide range of local employers and training providers, engaging in many interactive activities and workshops.
Open to all ages:
- Secondary school students from year 9 to support GCSE options
- College leavers looking for first careers
- Adults looking to gain employment, change roles or upskill
- Meet local businesses
- Find out about apprenticeship opportunities
- Skills workshop
- Case study presentations
Speakers including Kwasi Kwarteng, MP for Spelthorne.
For more details on how to attend please contact Rebecca Denyer by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 01784 231637.
A Tribute to Clifford Brown at the RAC on 10th September
Quentin Collins performs a tribute to Clifford Brown at the Riverside Arts Centre, 59, Thames Street, Sunbury TW16 5QF on Sunday 10th September at 7.30pm
Quentin has established himself as one of the UK’s top Jazz trumpeters, having performed and toured with internationally renowned artists including Roy Hargrove, Fred Wesley, Mark Ronson, Prince, Tinie Tempah, Alicia Keys, Jeff Beck, Omar, Basement Jaxx and more.
He will be appearing with: Terence Collie – piano; Richard Sadler – bass; Ted Carrosco – drums
Tickets £12 on the door or £9 via the website: www.moodindigoevents.co.uk
Heritage Day, 9th September - Invitation from St. Mary's Church
On Saturday 9th September 10-4pm, as part of the Heritage Day scheme, the Friends of St Mary's invite you to come and browse their memorabilia plus the display by the Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society - bring your questions and stories.
There will also be self- guided tours of the Church and Churchyard. The Middlesex Bell Ringers are holding their practice session 10-12pm - a chance to listen and perhaps 'have a go' yourself! ( Tours of the bells later, up 'til 3pm.)
Tea/coffee/ice cream to refresh. The FoSM Look forward to seeing you there.
