A NEW wave of volunteer police officers could be joining Surrey Police after a recruitment drive in Sunbury.

Special Constables are volunteers who work a minimum of 16 hours a week and hold the same powers as a regular officers.

A BALLOON release by a summer playscheme raised £116 for Surrey Young Carers.

Skoolzout Playscheme runs at Kenyngton Manor School in Bryony Way, Sunbury during the summer holidays and has regular charity events.

On Friday, August 13, organiser Narinder Ghosal organised a hula fundraiser and all the children came in hula clothes and had a fashion parade.

There was also a balloon race to raise money for Surrey Young Carers.

Mrs Ghosal said: "We had a couple of young carers who came to the playscheme. I looked a bit more into it and decided to raise some money."

"We had a talk about the charity and they were all interested in what they do and the fact that not all parents can look after their children."

CADETS from Sunbury were treated to day of survival training at RAF Odiham.

The Sunbury Air Cadets were kitted out in full pilots gear, issued with a standard survival pack before being thrown into a pool and taught how to survive in an RAF emergency raft.

The event, on August 9, was a thank-you after the cadets cleared out a field by the squadron headquarters in Sunbury.

Paul Humphreys, who works with the cadets, said: "The activity was not only a great source of fun for the cadets but also gave them a real-life insight into the type of training pilots and aircrew have to under-take, plus the added experience of spending a day on an RAF station."

IT was Kenneth Grahame who said in Wind in the Willows that there is nothing so pleasant as messing about by the river.

But four the eight rowers taking part in Spelthorne River Day on Saturday, August 14 it was not quite as nice as the heavens opened.

Hundreds of walkers are set to turn the streets of Richmond, Teddington and Hampton Hill alight with neon fashions and flashing deely boppers on Saturday 4 September as part of the Princess Alice Hospice's 'Totally 80s Midnight Walk'.

Princess Alice Hospice is getting ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary, so has decided to go back to its 1980s roots for this fantastic event! Join hundreds of walkers on the 9.5 or 13.5 mile sponsored routes at the charity's third Richmond Midnight Walk.

The team is encouraging walkers to wear whatever they want, as long as it is from the decade some say style forgot. Pull on some leg warmers and sweat bands or come as a Care Bear, a member of the 'A' Team, kids from Grange Hill or any other famous face of the 80s!

The family walk is open to everyone aged 12 and above, all under 18 walkers must be accompanied by an adult. Entry is only £12 and this includes a 80s deely bopper, goody bag, refreshments and a free massage and swim after the walk, so be sure to bring a towel and your costume.

The Hospice is delighted to be working with event partner 'Pools in the Park' Richmond for the third time, the team are incredibly supportive and the warm up and start and end of the race will take place at this wonderful venue.

Emma O'Hara, Community and Event Fundraiser said

'Everyone at the Hospice was very happy with the success of our previous Midnight Walk in the Richmond area. Last year participants generated in excess of £60,000 and in 2008 they hit a brilliant £50,000. So come and be a part of this great fitness and fun challenge.'

If you would like further information about or want to sign up online for this great event, please visit www.pah-midnightwalk.com contact 01372 461869 or events@pah.org.uk

Britain's Got Talent 2009 winners Diversity will be performing at Kempton Park Racecourse on Friday, August 13.

The dance troupe, who shot to fame last year, will be at the racecourse, in Staines Road East, along with fellow Britain's Got Talent contestants Stavros Flatley and Aidan Davis.

Ticket prices start at £15 and children go free.

For more information or to book tickets, visit www.kempton.co.uk or phone 01932 753 518.

An event is being organised by Sunbury Air Cadets, on Sunday, August 29 to raise money for the Crohn's Colitis & Bowel Society.

Being held at the Air Training Corps, in Croysdale Avenue, the event will feature a bouncy castle, face painting, a BBQ and an open bar.

There will be a police car, ambulance and a fire engine available for children to sit in and explore.

For more information phone 01932 787 894.

Over 3,000 women took part in the Race for Life at Kempton Park Racecourse last weekend.

The event which raises money for Cancer Research UK, had mums, daughters, sisters and friends walking, running and jogging 5k round the racecourse, in Staines Road East, on Sunday, July 25.

Organisers are now asking everyone that took part to collect their fundraising money so that the charity can reach it's £226,000 target for the Sunbury race.

Spelthorne council have launched enforcement action against travellers who moved onto land in New Road at the beginning of July.

Two caravans moved onto the Shepperton site over the weekend of Saturday, July 3, and erected a 1.2 metre high fence around the land and added a thin later of tarmac to the ground.

The council have now launched proceedings, following a planning meeting on Wednesday, July 21, to have the travellers removed for planning reasons, as the tarmac, fence and caravans represent inappropriate development on green belt land.

Residents have handed a 285 strong petition to Spelthorne council asking for the removal of charges in one Sunbury car park amid serious safety concerns for the area.

On Thursday, July 22, a petition was submitted to the council seeking the removal of charges from the Orchard Meadow Car Park, in The Avenue.

Since charges for the car park were introduced by the council, in December, residents have noticed an increase in the number of cars parking in The Avenue, which they believe make the road crowded and unsafe for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers.