February 2010 Archives

A special charity jazz concert will take place at Thorpe Park on Friday, March 12 at 7pm.

The event is organised by the Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Paul Tuley, and proceeds will go towards his charities, which include Age Concern Runnymede, Runnymede Scouts and Surrey Women's Aid.

Tickets cost £10 per head. For more details, call Mandy Smith on 01932 425502.

Year 6 children at Thorpe Lea Primary School raised £500 for victims of the Haiti earthquake through a cake sale.

The pupils also held a name-the-teddy competition and had a mufti day wear they wore the colours of the Haiti flag.

The name-the-teddy competition was won by Headteacher Peter Smyth with the name 'Bernard'.

Four men from Spelthorne and north Runnymede have been given more than ten years in jail collectively for their involvement in a street brawl in Staines last year.

Kevin Kurlej, 22, from Cordelia Road, Stanwell, Samuel Tite, 26, of Oakley Mill House, Thorpe, John Murphy, 23, of the Nightingales, Staines and Nicholas Fitzpatrick, 24, of White Hill Place, Virginia Water were given 30, 40, 40, and 18 months in jail respectively for being involved in a mass brawl when they appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (January 5).

A transport collectors fair takes place at the Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road, on Saturday, February 13, from 10.30am until 3.30pm.

The fair will feature collectables for bus, tram, trolleybus, rail and underground. Access is via the vintage bus service 441c from 10.10am via Staines bus station, stand 3.

And also served by First Bus route 71 and travel Surrey route 441. Hot and cold snacks all day. For more details call 01784 455955.

Angry residents packed a church hall to discuss controversial plans to barricade a road to stop speeding motorists.

More than 70 residents filled St Paul's Church Hall, Egham Hythe, to hear more about plans by Surrey County Council to put a barrier in St Paul's Road to prevent it being used as a 'rat run' by speeding motorists, getting from Chertsey Lane to Thorpe Road and vice versa.

The feisty meeting, chaired by borough ward councillor, Gill Warner, involved residents both in favour of the barrier, many from St Paul's Road and the Wapshott and Bowes Road estate. And also numerous residents vehemently opposed to the proposals.

Engine oil was cleared from the road following a small crash on the Thorpe Industrial Estate at 6.15am on Monday, February 1.

Firefighters from Egham were called to the scene, where they believe the icy morning conditions lead to the prang.

A mini car boot sale will take place at St Paul's Church on Saturday, February 6 from 8am.

Car pitches cost £10 and hot food is available from 8am onwards. The sale is open to the public with free entry from 9am until 12noon.

No hard standing and no commercial sellers. For more details visit www.stpauls-eghamhythe.org.uk