Clubs/societies

The Rotary Club of Shepperton Aurora has helped fund a vital centre for the handicapped in Southern India.

Founder member John Dumbrell first visited the Khammam Artificial Limb Centre in 2005 and was astonished to learn one in 10,000 people in rural India suffers the loss of a limb each year, through snakebites or agricultural accidents.

Here's your chance to be part of an exciting new local radio service for Shepperton and nearby towns.

Popular local radio station Brooklands FM will soon be launching full-time internet broadcasting with local news, views, interviews, sport, traffic and weather, all built around great popular music old and new.

It draws crowds of thousands of spectators each year and is arguably the biggest community event in Spelthorne's calendar.

Herald photographer Bill Beminster was at this year's event on June 14 and you can see some of the pictures he took in our picture and video pages.

In addition Shepperton Village Fair Committee has hundreds more photos on its website - including an archive of pics from previous year's events. Go to - http://www.shepperton-fair.org

An Elvis tribute will be one of the attractions at an evening of cabaret and dance at the Bagster House Club, Walton Lane, Shepperton, from 8pm on Saturday, August 23.

A lightning strike spoiled the president of Shepperton Rotary Club's evening on Monday - by setting fire to his roof.

Eric Painter, 65, was watching a recording of Sunday's Wimbledon finals when a bolt of electricity struck his home in Kilmiston Avenue, Shepperton, at about 5.30pm.

Shepperton Studios and Addlestone High Street are just some of the local landmarks that appear in author Hag Hughes' first novel.

Spelthorne Civic Pride Volunteers are paying a visit to the Funky Footprints nature reserve in School Lane, Shepperton, on Saturday, July 5 for an open day between 1pm-5pm.
The group will be strolling through the meadow to listen to birds and crickets and learn more about the reserve and its wildlife which, at the last count, had 89 species of bird.
To join in call Jill Stephens on 01932 564543.