November 2008 Archives

Award-winning local drama group, Ottershaw Players, are presenting a version of Charles Dickens' story of 'Oliver Twist' in Woking next week.

The play, written by Jeremy Brock and directed by Matthew Horton, follows the tale of little orphan Oliver, who is brought up in the workhouse, before escaping to London.

Workers at Woolworths stores in Elmbridge, Runnymede and Spelthorne are facing job loss fears as the company goes into administration.

Santa preference for eco-friendly transport is well known, after all he goes everywhere by sleigh and reindeer.

But Saturday was a first for St Nicholas when he arrived to meet children at Wyevale garden centre in New Haw Road, Addlestone on a pedal powered cab.

Motorcyclists from all over the South East will be arriving in Addlestone on Saturday November 29 at the end of a charity ride raising money for local good causes organised by local community radio service Brooklands FM.

They will arrive at the Cosmic Electricals store, in Station Road, Addlestone, home of the Brooklands FM studio, at 2.30pm to be met by local motorcycle retailers.

A hand-made quilt has been donated to the Samaritans as a raffle prize to raise money for the Addlestone branch.

The quilt is single bed size with blue and white star blocks, with a dark blue border, and was made by Shelagh Jarvis and Izzy Saulet of Creative Quilting, based in Hampton Court.

The Salvation Army is planning to close its shop in Church Road, Addlestone, prompting fears for the future of its annual Christmas appeal.

Sally Anne's charity shop will close on Saturday December 6 after 20 years in the town, because too much work needs to be done to maintain the ageing building.

The Mayor of Runnymede is getting ready to turn on Addlestone's Christmas lights.

Being held on Saturday, November 29, the Mayor, Cllr Jim Broadhead will be joined by choirs and the Salvation Army band, to light up Addlestone.

The focus of the lights will be on the Tesco roundabout, on Station Road, where four Christmas trees are placed and will be decked with seasonal colours.

Being turned on by between 3.45pm and 4.00pm, money for the event has come from local traders and the Addlestone Chamber of Commerce, who help provide time and effort each year.

Mayoress and Chairman of the the Chamber, Cllr Peggy Broadhead said: "The Chamber of Commerce thanks very much the local traders who have given time and money to enable us to have these Christmas lights again this year. "Thanks also go to Runnymede Borough Council, Tesco, and Powercor Electrical Services of Ottershaw who free of charge connected the LED lights to an energy saving timer."

As well as the Salvation Army band, Weybridge Male Voice Choir and the Addlestone singers will be performing carols and church choir songs.

A Scottish born author whose first novel was about a family in 1960s Glasgow has penned a sequel in which they all move to Addlestone.

They say 'stick to what you know' and that is exactly what Scottish born author Avril Dalziel Saunders did when penning her latest book.

A SMALL fire and flooding from sprinklers left an Lloyds TSB closed all afternoon on Monday November 10.

The bank in Station Road was shut at about 11.30am after its sprinkler system activated and left a pool of water on the floor of the building. Bosses decided to close to allow cleaners to clear the water.

CAMPAIGNERS who spent two years lobbying the council for a pedestrian crossing have reacted angrily to a delay in building it.

Residents and traders in Green Lane, Addlestone petitioned Surrey County Council in September for a crossing after a series of accidents in the road.

But work on the puffin crossing, which was due to be finished on December 12, has been delayed because energy company EDF cannot confirm when they will be able to install lights for the crossing.