Born in 1975 in Milan, Tommaso started playing the saxophone and studying music at the age of 18. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1994 where he graduated at Birmingham Conservatoire with a Bmus first class honours and later at the Guildhall School Of Music and Drama with a Postgraduate Degree in jazz studies in the year 2000.

He has performed with some of the most respected jazz musicians including Billy Cobham, David Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Stan Sulzmann, Jim Mullen, Jonathan Gee, Paolo Pellegatti, Gianni Giudici. In the year 2004 he collaborated with award winning oscar film composer Dario Marianelli ('Pride and Prejudice' and  'The Atonement') recording music for 'This Little Life', a BBC drama for Channel Four.

In 2008 Tommaso was awarded with an Honorary Membership by Birmingham Conservatoire given to him for his significant contributions made across the years within the various branches of the music profession.

He will be joined by the Terence Collie Trio at the Riverside Arts Centre on Sunday, 8th March at 7.45pm.

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Our Spring Newsletter is currently at the printers and will shortly be distributed to all households in the Lower Sunbury area.

We face challenging times ahead and foremost of our concerns relate to the revision of the Local Plan and the possible cost implications of instructing counsel. It is for this reason, now that we are three months into our membership year, that we urge you to take this opportunity to join or renew your membership if you have not already done so. You can do this via the Home Page of the website or by completing the tear-off slip at the bottom of the newsletter by printing it off or on delivery of your hard copy.

Needless to say, donations are also welcome! All Committee members give their time completely free of any charge so you can be sure that all monies received will be spent in pursuing the aims and objectives of our Association including the protection of our Green Belt.

Click here to read the Spring Newsletter

The following notice has been published by Spelthorne Borough Council and we are pleased to reproduce it here:

Spelthorne is a hub of creativity and entrepreneurial spirit with residents, keen to carve their own niche in the business world, creating many small companies each year.

Celebrating this wealth of talent and creativity in Spelthorne is Kwasi Kwarteng MP, who is pleased to announce that his initiative to inspire and support Spelthorne residents in starting their own business will officially open again for entries in February 2020.

The Spelthorne Business Plan Competition in partnership with Spelthorne Borough Council will open for entries for the seventh year. This is an opportunity for another Spelthorne resident to be given the chance to make their dream a reality and launch their business. The winner will receive a prize of £3,500 plus mentoring support from local experts to launch their business.

The application process is a simple entry form and then the six best entries will be asked to present their business idea to panel of expert judges at a Dragons Den style final hosted at BP on 11 June 2020.

Each finalist will be given training to perfect their pitch and prepare for the final.

Entries are welcome from individuals or teams of up to four people with at least one being a resident of the Borough. To enter visit www.spelthorne.gov.uk/businesscomp or search @Spelthorne Business Plan Competition on Facebook. The competition is open to Spelthorne residents aged 16 and over.

Applications must be received by Sunday 12 April 2020.

If you would like more information or need help with the application process please email Tracey Carter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The next Music Night falls on Friday 7th February when Sunbury Cricket Club welcomes back SKELETON CREW, whose last two Cricket Club shows have been at their first two Beer Festivals, and it’s a while since they did their last Friday night gig, so it’s great to have them back.

They are led by Paul King, on guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and squeezebox, an original member of Mungo Jerry, who was voted the Evening Standard pub entertainer of the year several years in a row, and was a founder member of the King Earl Boogie Band.

With him on bass is Colin Pattenden, original member of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in their hit-making days, and now also with Jackie Lynton and the Nashville Teens, plus Chris Bryant on guitar, along with their young drummer/percussionist and cajon player Amber Hough.

Also appearing will be various volunteers wielding the zob sticks! It will be a rollicking evening featuring their distinctive brand of jug band music, blues, skiffle and rock. There’s more info paulking.info/music/

Julian Costello is a London-based musician, composer and teacher. He got a scholarship from Trinity College of Music where he took a Postgraduate Certificate of Performance in the Saxophone.

Julian writes the music for the Julian Costello Quartet, plays in a number of jazz big Bands, in a vocal/cello and guitar trio called Perhaps Trio and in a world music trio called Vertigo with Tabla/Percussion, Oud/Guitar and Soprano Saxophone. He tours constantly throughout Europe.

He will be appearing with the Terence Collie Trio at the Riverside Arts Centre on Sunday 2nd February at 7.45pm.

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The sessions will be held at The Riverside Arts Centre between 7.45 and 10pm. No age limit.

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The following survey is designed to obtain your views about your current use of Youth Centres in Surrey, and Surrey County Council’s proposed plans to change the way Universal Youth Work is delivered in Surrey.

Click here to take part

David is well known in the world of Organists. A former Trustee and past Chair of the Royal College of Organists, he was awarded FRCO, FRCM & FRBC (Fellowship of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) and is currently Chair of the Incorporated Association of Organists (IAO). His recital venues include Europe, Korea and various English Cathedrals. He has been Organist and Director of Music at St Chad's Cathedral and until 2015, he was principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. 

The evening will start with  a short talk by David followed by a programme to suit all tastes, including works by Albinoni, Walton, Handel, Bach, Elgar and Walond to name but a few. There will be an interval with light refreshments. Tickets are £10 (£9 for members of FoSM) and £5 for students.   

For further information and/or tickets please 'phone 01932785035 /01932 785807  

Also see: fosmsunbury.org.uk or Dennis Van Wonderen, the florist on Avenue Parade.

Bring a friend and we look forward to seeing you there!

15th February, 7.30pm at St Mary's Church, Sunbury TW16 6RG

(Parking available in Parish Hall car park, Green Street. 235 & 216 buses stop outside Church).

LoSRA has now submitted its response to the Spelthorne Borough Council’s consultation on the New Local Plan. The Preferred Option in the Plan proposes the release of a significant amount of Green Belt land for development to achieve its allocated target of new homes.

LoSRA remains opposed to such development and the precedent it could set against the Government’s own definition that “the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and permanence”.

Four parcels of Green Belt land have been identified for allocation in the Lower Sunbury area. LoSRA’s comments on these in its response to the Local Plan are focused on the largest of these proposed sites, namely that adjacent to Stratton Road, but similar arguments apply to all Green Belt sites proposed for allocation.

Having studied in detail the reasons for allocating this site, LoSRA believes that the consultant’s judgements made in the two Green Belt Assessment Reports were flawed. The Stratton Road site was originally part of a larger area of Green Belt rightly assessed as being “strongly performing” but was selectively downgraded when that larger area was subsequently sub-divided. LoSRA does not support that downgrading and believes that the Stratton Road site does and should continue to play its vital Green Belt role in helping to maintain separation and preventing urban sprawl. It also notes that any development of the proposed Stratton Road site would face considerable challenges due to the lack of supporting infrastructures.

Furthermore, LoSRA supports Spelthorne Council’s challenge to the Government to reconsider the high number of new houses it is required to see built in the borough as part of its new Local Plan.

Click here to view the LoSRA response (PDF document)

Spelthorne Borough Council has welcomed Heathrow Airport launching a further consultation in regards to their expansion plan.

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