The local elections are tomorrow, Thursday 22 May. The Polling Stations will be open from 7am and close at 10pm. The Liberal Democrat candidates are One, Two and Eleventh on the ballot paper in Berrylands Ward. They are Sushila Abraham, Jack Chesterman and Bob Steed. The Polling Stations are at: District A: Berrylands Hotel, Chiltern […]

Here I am meeting Sammy at his coffee shop in Chiltern Drive near Berrylands Station.

Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful New Year. All the best in 2014.

Many of our small independent businesses in Surbiton were taking part today, Saturday 7 December, in Shop Local aimed of raising the profile of smaller enterprises and encouraging local residents to buy from shops and businesses in their local shopping parades. I went along to one organised by the Ewell Road traders by Fishponds Park […]

There was a big turnout for the turn on of the Christmas tree lights in Surbiton last night. Father Christmas waved his magic wand to switch on the 2013 lights in the presence of the Mayor of Kingston, Cllr Penny Shelton. This year the streets of Surbiton were also brightened with the new lighting that […]

A meeting of the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee which will include planning items will be held at the Dysart School, 190 Ewell Road in Surbiton on Wednesday 27 November starting at 7.30pm. The meeting is open to all to attend.

Thursday the 28th of November is the start of the Surbiton Christmas Celebrations for 2013 and all are welcome. Events will start at 3pm outside Surbiton Station with face painting, choirs and Angels in the Sky. Santa will make an appearance to turn on the Christmas tree lights at about 5.30pm. The fun continues with […]

I attended the Remembrance Day service yesterday at the War Memorial outside Surbiton Library Hall. It was one of the biggest attendances for some years. After the service and march past everyone was invited for refreshments in the Surbiton Hill Methodist Church thanks to the Rev Bonni-Belle Pickard who conducted the ceremony.

A new distribution of the food waste biobags will be made to properties on the Household Recycling and Waste Collection Service in Berrylands starting on Monday 28 October. Distribution should be completed by Friday 7 November. Residents will receive two rolls of biobags with 30 bags per roll.

Last Sunday I joined volunteers from Charles Sumner House on the Alpha Road estate to plant daffodil bulbs in memory of my former councillor colleague Frances Moseley who died last December. Bulbs have been planted in various places in the area so next spring there should be a host of golden daffodils brightening up the […]