Schoolchildren of Spelthorne were guests at environmental conferences where the special guest speaker was a Shiwiar Indian from the Amazon rainforest.

Primary school pupils attended the conference at the Spelthorne council chamber, in Knowle Green, Staines on Monday, February 1, with secondary school students attending on Tuesday, February 2.

Guest speaker Juan Kunchikuy, who hails from the Ecuadorian part of the rainforest, spoke to the children about his life in the Amazon, how it is changing due to deforestation and the influences of outside cultures.

The Manor Players production of Anybody for Murder? is being staged at the Riverside Arts Centre, in Thames Street from Thursday, February 25 until Saturday, February 27.

Starting at 8pm, tickets cost £8 and are available by phoning the box office on 0777 145 8696.

The comedy thriller is full of intrigue, plotting and counter plotting and was written by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner, the writers of the sixties television show, The Avengers.
For more information, visit www.manorplayers/org/boxoffice

Legendary darts players will be rubbing shoulders with Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald at a special Darts and Racing day at Kempton Park.

The eight players, who include Keith Deller, Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Cliff Lazarenko will be battling it out for the championship title at the racecourse, in Staines Road East, while Russ Bray, of Sky Sports commentates on the event.

Jockey Mick Fitzgerald will also be attending the event on Saturday, April 3 to give advice on the days race card and the upcoming Grand National.

Rock band Sunday's Child will be performing at the The Jubilee pub on Friday, February 12.

The free event at the pub in Staines Road East, will start at 9pm and finish at 11pm.

The band, who hail from Walton, take their inspiration from artists such as Van Morrison, Tracey Chapman and Stevie Wonder.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/sundayschildonline

With top TV quizmaster Chris Tarrant as its Vice president, it makes perfect sense for Princess Alice Hospice to launch 'LET'S QUIZ'. The charity is calling out to their local community to organise a quiz night event during the coming months.

The Hospice is hosting one of the first quiz nights with a staff fundraising evening, the event will see nurses battling fundraisers and doctors competing with the housekeeping and catering teams for the accolade of the 'Brightest Department'.

Quiz nights are very simple fundraisers, you simply need a venue, be it a pub, school hall or even your dining room and a pack of questions, answers and some competitive guests, the Hospice will provide the quiz pack - including questions sheets, answers, posters for publicising the event, balloons etc - and organisers simply need to find some quizzers.

The charity is suggesting that each team member pay £5 to enter, however, this is only a suggestion, and entry fees can be altered to suit the pub customers or individuals taking part. Teams should have a maximum of six members.

Local pubs, social groups, schools and community groups are encouraged to take part in 'Let's Quiz' and raise much needed funds for the charity that provides adult patients with end of life care and support across Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.

The Hospice will then host the Grand Final in April 2010 with the winners from each quiz invited to compete for a case of wine and the Let's Quiz 2010 trophy. The cost of entering the final will be £20 per team - will include nibbles.

Emma O'Hara, Community and Event Fundraiser said

'The 'Trivia with Tarrant' night last year raised over £6,500 for the Hospice and it showed us that there were lots of people in our catchment area - individuals and businesses -who enjoy quizzes and we thought we should capitalize on this. Mundays Solicitors are great supporters of the charity, their staff set the questions for the Tarrant night and I am sure they will be eager to get involved and hold a 'Let's Quiz' night in the coming months'.

For further information, to request an Quiz Pack or to join the mailing list and be kept up to date with future events call 01372 461869 or email cathrinealexander@pah.org.uk

Princess Alice Hospice is a registered charity based in Esher, Surrey. It provides specialist end of life and palliative care, support and advice for adult patients and their families both at the Hospice and in their homes

Over £7 million is needed each year to provide these vital and much needed services, with limited NHS funding over 75% of funding must be raised through voluntary donations and fundraising

A MAN from Lower Sunbury has been arrested and charged with using violence to gain entry to a property.

David O'Keefe, 39, of French Street is due to appear at North Surrey Magistrates Court on Tuesday 16 February.

Surrey police officers were called to a residential address at around 8am on Wednesday January 27 following reports of a civil dispute.

The victim, a 53-year-old woman did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident.

AN offy that has attracted repeated controversy after having it's license revoked twice has been granted a the right to sell alcohol by new owners.

At a licensing sub committee meeting at Spelthorne Borough Council on Wednesday January 27 it was decided that with certain conditions Mr Hardip Singh of Sunny Food and Wine on Groveley Road Sunbury would be permitted to sell alcohol on the premises.

The decision comes just six months after the previous owners of the shop, then called Bargain Booze, had their license revoked for selling alcohol to children.

STAINES police constables could be sharing office space with Spelthorne Council's offices by the beginning of April.

A public consultation was launched on Friday (29) to find out resident's opinions on possible station closures, but the force is currently looking at merging neighbourhood teams with the council offices, in Knowle Green, due to the cutting of the forces budget last year.

Spelthorne voters turned out in full to vote for 'the black Boris Johnson' at a meeting designed to choose the next Conservative candidate for the borough.

Four hundred and nine people packed into Kempton Park Racecourse to listen to six hopefuls give a 30 minute presentation each, and although local candidate Philippa Broom was tipped to win, the accolade went to Eton and Cambridge University educated Kwasi Kwarteng.

Shepperton Rotarians braced the cold for 12 hours to raise more than £2000 to be used in the Haitian Earthquake Disaster.

People from Shepperton Rotary Club, and Shepperton Aurora stood outside Sunbury's Tesco on Saturday January 16 and raised £2068 to be spent on Shelterboxes.