Further to the article posted here (scroll down to 4^th March) regarding the proposal to develop the garden at the rear of 79 Thames Street, the Association has now submitted a letter of objection, which may be viewed by clicking here

“What makes our area such a happy place to live? Come and talk to our many local charities and discover what they do. Refreshments available, entrance free.”

The event will be held on Saturday 16^th March between 10am – 1pm at Shepperton Village Hall, High Street, Shepperton TW17 9AU.

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On 16^th March, Nuffield Health, Sunbury will be hosting a free open event to the public hosting a range of 1 day activities to include additional group exercise classes, personal training taster sessions, mini health MOTs, food and beverage offers and many more.

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Surrey Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey are teaming up to hold a series of public engagement events in every borough and district across the county.
 
The ‘Policing Your Community’ events are an opportunity for residents to come and speak to Surrey Police’s Temporary Chief Constable Gavin Stephens and Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro as well as hear from their local Borough Commander.
 
The Chief Constable will give an update on the current challenges for policing and future plans for the service in Surrey whilst local Borough Commanders will update on the policing priorities and community issues in your area.
 
This is your chance to ask questions, hear about, and comment on, the future of policing in Surrey including an outline of plans for the 100 extra officers, operational staff and Police Community Support Officers to come from additional council tax funding.

The event for Spelthorne will be held on 11^th April at The Greeno Centre, Glebeland Gardens, Shepperton at 7pm.

Surrey County Council are consulting on night time fire cover, have your say by 26 May.

To take part, click here for questionnaire

A highly speculative development proposal in the Conservation Area of Lower Sunbury is the subject of application No. 19/00226/FUL. Click here to view the application.

The artist’s impression taken from the applicant’s Design & Access Statement, features the elevations facing the Old Rope Walk and Orchard Meadow. Unsurprisingly, the proposal has generated a great deal of anxiety within our membership and we will be submitting a representation to the planning officer to urge refusal.

The point of this notice is to alert residents to the existence of the application and to encourage representations to be made before the deadline on 20th March. These can be made online through the Planning portal and searching:  19/00226/FUL.

LoSRA’s letter of objection will be published on this site in due course. In the meantime, readers may wish to consider the effect of this proposal on the Conservation Area and whether the architecture will be in keeping with the character of the area; the limited access to the properties (by footpath only) and disregard of the Council’s parking standards.

The following is an extract from the latest edition of Surrey Matters:

The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 mile cycle ride is the shorter distance alternative to the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 mile route. The ride is on traffic-free roads and is a great way for newer and younger cyclists to have a go at their first mass-participation event. If you've never cycled on closed roads it's a great experience, and to do this through London and Surrey is an opportunity not to be missed.

About 5,000 riders are expected to set off on Sunday 4 August from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. The 46 mile ride starts immediately after the last wave of Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 riders have started and follows the same route for the first 27 miles. Then riders take a new two-mile route to link up with the last 17 miles of the 100 through London to finish on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.

Entry by ballot
There is a public ballot entry system for the 2019 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 which is now open and closes when 18,000 riders have registered or at 5pm on Friday 10 May 2019, whichever is the earlier. The cost of entry is £46. To register and find out more about the event go to Prudential RideLondon events 46.

The next Music Night at the Cricket Club is on Friday 8th March when the Club is delighted to welcome back the ALI MAAS & MICKY MOODY BAND, featuring the great rock and blues guitarist Micky Moody with the excellent and dynamic singer Ali Maas.

Micky is, of course, best-known as a long-time member of the hugely successful rock band Whitesnake alongside former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale , enjoying worldwide chart success on both singles and albums - he co-wrote one of their biggest hits “Fool For Your Loving”. Before that he was a member of other influential and successful bands Juicy Lucy, Snafu and Frankie Miller's Full House. Since then  he has played with Chris Farlowe, Roger Chapman, Moody Marsden Band, Company Of Snakes and Snakecharmer, as well as  performing alongside many big names, both on stage and in the studio, in a career spanning almost fifty years. He is also an author.

These days he is primarily concentrating on his own band along with the fine singer Ali Maas, who wrote all the material for indie rock band McQueen before immersing herself in the blues with her own band alongside harmonica ace Alan Glen. The band is a five-piece, featuring top musicians with a long history working with major names. They are  looking forward to coming back to perform the music that Micky and his band all share a love for - rocking blues with a twist of swampy, sultry soul and Americana. We are fortunate indeed to have an artist of Micky’s stature and illustrious musical heritage playing at the Club. There’s lots more fascinating background on Micky at www.mickymoody.com

Food will be available as usual.

For further details, click here

Saxophonist and composer Vasilis Xenopoulos is one of the most accomplished Greek jazz musicians of his generation.

London became his permanent home after graduating from the famous Berklee College of Music, and gradually established himself as one of London’s up and coming jazz saxophonists.

He has worked with some of the best musicians in the British jazz scene, such as Jim Mullen, Steve Waterman, Alan Barnes, Derek Nash, Bruce Adams, Martin Shaw, Nigel Price, Ray Gelato, and many others. On an international level, he has appeared with a variety of top performers such as sensational pianists Hiromi, and Jason Lindner.

On Sunday 3rd March he will be performing with the excellent Terence Collie trio at the Riverside Arts Centre,  59, Thames Street, Sunbury.

For poster giving booking details, click here

Further to our newsletter posted on this site (see article of 2nd February) and in which we undertook to publish the Borough Commander’s report, it may now be viewed by clicking here.