Clubs/societies

The Spelthorne Natural History Society is conducting a litter pick on Thursday, April 16 from Splash Meadow to Nutty Lane, meeting at the far end of Old Charlton Lane at 9am.

Spelthorne Civic Pride Volunteers will turn their attention on Sunday, April 5 to Funky Footprints nature reserve in School Lane, Shepperton.

From 10am they will be cutting willows and Goats Rue.

Anyone interested in getting involved can call 01932 564543.

The next meeting of the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society takes place on Tuesday, February 24, at Halliford School, Russell Road, Shepperton, at 8pm.

Matthew Piggott will give a talk about searching for family history.

Tickets for non-members cost £1 in the door.]

Spelthorne Natural History Society will visit The Ranges in Docket Eddy Lane, Shepperton, on Sunday, February 22 from 10am to make baskets from dry willow.

Anyone interested in getting involved can call 01932 232344.

Egham and Staines Conservation Volunteers will be cutting canes on Sunday, February 22, from the cane plantation at The Ranges, Shepperton, at 10am.

Canes supplied from the plantation are used by craftsmen across the region and volunteers will need to bring wellies and secateurs if they have them.

Anyone interested can meet in Dockett Eddy Lane, OS MAP 176, grid reference TQ 066 663.

For more information, call 0208 977 4675.

A 10-week drama course is due to begin at Shepperton Studios on Saturday January 24.

Each class, which is open to boys and girls between the ages of nine-15, begins at 3.15pm for two hours.

Anyone interested in finding out more can call 01932 592016.

The Egham and Staines Conservation Volunteers will be cutting canes on Sunday, January 25, from the cane plantation at The Ranges, Shepperton, at 10am.

Canes supplied from the plantation are used by schools and craftsmen across the region.

Volunteers will need to bring wellies and secateurs if they have them and should meet in Dockett Eddy Lane, OS MAP 176, grid reference TQ 066 663. For more information, call 0208 977 4675.

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