A charity fundraising arts exhibition will be taking place at The Magpie, 64, Thames Street from 6pm on Tuesday 28th April.

A fun evening of art, poetry and photography by local artists is promised.

See poster for further details

For those who have been in solitary confinement or otherwise removed from the unceasing media exposure, please note that the next Parliamentary and Spelthorne Borough Council Elections elections will be held on Thursday 7 May 2015.

To see Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Polls for the Parliamentary election, click here

To see Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Polls for the Local elections, click here for Sunbury East

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SALAD DAYS started its life in June 1954 at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. Dorothy Reynolds and the late Julian Slade had been commissioned to write an end-of-season summer show for the Bristol Old Vic Company and it was scheduled to run just three weeks. But Fate - and a London Management - intervened. On August 5th, 1954 the show opened with the same production at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, and stayed there for five and a half years, becoming (for then) the longest running musical in the history of the British Theatre. It has been playing somewhere in the world ever since.

Newly acquired BA gowns hang heavy on the shoulders of Jane and Timothy. Having got this far, what on earth do they do next? They could get married, of course (so they do), but how can they make a living? In a London park one breathlessly warm summer day they encounter a tramp who trundles round a mobile mini-piano. Even tramps need a holiday now and then, and he invites the young graduates to look after his business interests for a month at £7 per week plus whatever they can collect. The piano is not just any old mobile mini; those who hear it find themselves dancing, even against their better judgment. On this gentle thread of story is strung a series of revue-type scenes providing rich opportunities for versatile comedy players who can also sing and dance.

Performances will commence at 8pm, cost £10. See flier for Box Office details.

The Association has been asked by Age UK Runnymede and Spelthorne to bring this notice to our readers and we are happy to oblige:

Many services are available to local people aged 50 and above.  Contact - Age UK Runnymede and Spelthorne 01784 444 200,  www.ageukrs.org.uk

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LOSRA has been asked to advertise the last fundraising events of Suzy Webb's Mayoral Year and we are happy to do what we can to support her chosen charities.

The first is a Jazz riverboat cruise with afternoon tea on ‘French Brother’ New Queen of The Thames on Sunday 26 April.  Tickets are £23 each and include afternoon tea, jazz band and parking. See flyer for more details

The second is a wonderful afternoon of Music with the Salvation Army Choir and Band at the Walled Garden, Sunbury, on Sunday 3 May 2015 at 2pm.  Admission is free, however, donations are most welcome! Bring a picnic! See flyer for details

To purchase tickets or for more information please contact the Mayor’s Office on 01784 446275 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Photo illustrates potential light pollution affecting Thames stretch of Lower Sunbury

Further to the article published on 27th March, correspondence has now been received from Spelthorne Council, the statutory consultees, inviting residents to make representations to the SBC case officer in respect of the Sports Stadium development on the riverside at Walton. It is stressed that, at no time, has this Association objected to this development. At the time of the outline application in 2012 the Association confined its comments to the environmental considerations which are likely to impact on residents living on the north bank, seeking mitigation of possible noise and light pollution. It is precisely those considerations which prompt us to write once more, now that the full application has been put before the Elmbridge Planning Authority.

Emailed comments should be directed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. quoting reference number MC/15/00393/MIS. Closing date 22nd April.To view the Chairman's response, click here

A highly entertaining event at the Club falls Saturday 18th April, when Sunbury welcomes Middlesex County Cricke Club for a 20/20 season kick-off match against Sunbury 1st XI, starting at 12.30. Apart from Eoin Morgan, England's T20 & ODI captain who is playing in the IPL, Middlesex will field a full county squad and will be formidable opponents with the likes of Steven Finn, England quickie with 90 wickets in 23 Tests and 86 wickets in ODI's, Nick Compton and Sam Robson who have both played Test Cricket for England in recent years, James Franklin, New Zealand all rounder, Neil Dexter, David Malan, Tim Murtagh and former Sunbury player Andrew Balbirnie who made significant contributions for Ireland at the recent ODI World Cup

Sunbury will be strengthened by Middlesex quickie Toby Roland-Jones, and Paul Stirling, Ireland's impressive opening bat and off spinner who has scored 2469 runs and taken 41 wickets in an international career of 83 ODI and T20 internationals. Both being ex-Sunbury players, they should add a bit of bite to the proceedings. Sunbury will also benefit from the introduction of their Aussie overseas player for 2015 Chris Green, an aggressive bat and off spinner. In the Australian season just ended Chris broke into the NSW state side, while also playing in the Aussie Big Bash for Sydney Thunder - so he knows all about the T20 format.

Sunbury will of course be relying on their experienced ex pro's Maunders (Middlesex, Leicester and Essex) and Adam London (Middlesex) along with other established and up and coming talent. It’s free to all, so come and enjoy a great afternoon’s cricket. Also at the Club that day Sunbury Sports Bowls Club have an Open Day for anyone interested to come along and try their hand on the green sending down a few woods. It’s great fun, so come and have a fun sporting day at the Club.

The next Music Night is on Friday 17th April when the Club is delighted to welcome back The Others who played a storming gig on their debut at the Club last year. They started life at Hampton School in the early ‘60s, and while still at school got a record deal with Fontana in 1964, releasing a version of Bo Diddley’s “Oh Yeah”, and were vying for elbow room alongside bands like The Yardbirds, The Downliners Sect and The Pretty Things on the London club scene. Major success eluded them and The Others went their separate ways, but re-formed in 2012, playing stunning gigs, with a distinctive hard-edged style of R&B that showed why they made such waves back in the ‘60s.

Young Hampton schoolmates Brian May and Tim Staffel were inspired by THE OTHERS, and formed Smile before Brian moved on to form Queen – Brian once said that The Others’ Pete Hammerton was one of the best guitarists he’d ever seen. Alongside Pete, the line-up features original members Paul Stewart (vocals/harmonica), Rob Tolchard (bass) and Geoff Coxon (drums). Their act re-visits some of the classic material of the era in an uncompromising driving fashion, but brings a new dimension to the songs with their updated treatments. It will be a Sunbury Music Night in the classic mould and is a great way to kick off the new cricket season. There’s full info on the band at www.theothers.org.uk. It's a gig that's not to be missed.

The Health Centre in Green Street is constantly trying to improve services in patient care and has just published the results of its most recent patients' survey, which may be viewed here: http://www.sunburyhealthcentre.co.uk/ppg.htm

The following email has been received from the Tudor Estate Residents' Association at Hanworth Park. We publish it in full together with their appeal flier . Whilst not in the LOSRA area, this is a matter which affects all communities in the vicinity of the Dairy Crest building on the A316. Road safety is a primary concern.

Hi All
Please find attached a document about our fight to ensure that the advertising tower is not re-erected next to the A316. This advertising tower is completely inappropriate for the surroundings. 

The previous inspector in February 2013 said:

 “Main Issue 45 - The tower was so tall, and the illuminated advertising panel so large and striking, that the ensemble seemed to me to have unacceptably dominated its surroundings”

 “Other Material Considerations 47 - the setting of the grade II Primary Filter House, which was on the same side of the road as the appeal site, has had its setting significantly, and unacceptably, harmed because of the prominence of the tower and the rather brash intrusiveness of its illuminated advertising”

 “Ground F 5.3 - I have considered the Appellant’s assertion that partial demolition, to reduce the tower to the 2006 planning permission height of 19.7m, was a suitable alternative lesser option but have discounted this. Although such a reduction would lessen the impact of the works on the living conditions of neighbouring residents the tower ensemble would still have a brash, over-dominating, impact on its surroundings and would continue to be unacceptably damaging to the setting of nearby heritage assets”

What has changed ?

Surely an illuminated sign where the image changes every 10 seconds must be a distraction to drivers travelling at 50mph on the 3 lane flyover ?

Please feel free to send this on to friends and neighbours.  The more support we can raise to show the Planning Inspectorate what concerned members of the public feel about this the better and, we trust, the more likely that the tower will not be re-built.

Thank you for your support

Debbie Adye

Tudor Estate Residents Association, Hanworth Park

To view flier, click here and be sure to scroll down to see photographs of previous advertising tower.