A SOCIAL club for people who are affected by strokes is appealing for more members to join them.

The Hope Club meets at the Greeno Centre in Glebeland Gardens, Shepperton, and has seen its numbers more than

A LONG waiting list of youngsters desperate to join the Rainbows has lead to a new unit opening up in Shepperton this week.

The 1st Shepperton Rainbows opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday April 17, to 15 girls aged five to seven years old, just a few days before the Brownies and Guides groups in the area celebrate their 75th anniversary.

COLLEAGUES will tackle the gruelling three peaks challenge next month in a bid to raise money for the charity Whizz-Kidz.

Scott Baker, leisure manager at the Holiday Inn, Felix Lane, Shepperton and friend Nikki Vipers, assistant leisure manager, are no strangers to a fund raising challenge after completing a 10,000ft sky dive early last year.

THE SHEPPERTON skate park could be open as early as May this year, according to insiders.

Staff at Spelthorne Borough Council are currently in talks with a number of contractors to take on the work to build a skate park next to the Youth Development Centre in Laleham Road following years of discussions.

TEENAGERS taught the older generation to play the Nintendo Wii in return for a few hours of curling lessons last week.
A group of six youngsters aged 15 to 17 from the Shepperton Youth Centre launched the first of many fortnightly sessions at the Greeno Centre in Glebeland Gardens on Wednesday February 29.

HARRIET Potter joined Little Blue Riding Hood for a twisted tales theme book week at a Spelthorne school.

More than 350 youngsters aged five to 11 years old put a spin on popular stories and dressed up in the unusual outfits as part of World Book Week celebrations at Chennestone Primary School in Manor Lane, Sunbury.

ACTORS in a Sunbury theatre group are busy rehearsing for a new production, set to hit the stage next month.

The Manor Players will perform Duets, a comedy that shows the endearing side of human nature in a variety of awkward situations.

FRIENDS of the Shooting Star CHASE hospice tucked in to a curry last week, raising hundreds of pounds in the process.

Almost 40 people took part in the event held at the Spice Culture restaurant in Thames Street, Sunbury on Tuesday February 21. Funds from sales of tickets and a raffle totalled £474, with more set to pour in.

THE building of a skate park next to the former Shepperton go-kart track is set to proceed after being recommended for approval.

The Shepperton Court Drive site, off the M3 and Laleham Road, could soon house a 250 square-metre skate park if Spelthorne Borough Council planners accept the recommendations of their own officersto move forward with the project.

AN ELDERLY lady who was rushed to hospital with suspected leg injuries yesterday is in a 'stable' condition in hospital, it has been announced.

The woman, in her eighties, was involved in a collision in High Street, Shepperton on Thursday September 29, causing the road to be closed for several hours while Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene.