May 2009 Archives

Local drama group Thorpe Players is breaking new ground with their next production. Not only is it an European premiere, but it features a mother and daughter acting the roles of mother and daughter. Dee and Angie Bews have both been members for many years, but this is the first time that they have acted together and they are both thrilled to be playing Mrs Bennet and her daughter Lizzie in a new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.

Director Sharon Young "searched for a version of the story that kept the truth of the book, and this one by Jon Jory does just that. I am excited and nervous at staging such a well-known and well-loved classic, but I know my cast will meet the challenge and they and the audience will enjoy the humour and charm of the play." Thorpe Village Hall is an old barn, and just right for this show, which takes place from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th June at 8pm. Tickets are £9 and can be booked on 07923 583295.

A man was given a caution on Thursday May 21 for possessing a small amount of drugs.

At around 2.45pm police approached a parked Vauxhall Astra in High Street, Staines, and carried out a search of the vehicle under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.

The officers, from Staines Town safer neighbourhood team, found a small amount of a class B substance and issed a street caution for possession.

Emergency services were kept busy on Thursday May 21 after two crashes occured in the space of three hours.

At 4.30pm a serious road traffice collision occured on Staines Moor Road, in Staines, and a 54-year-old man with chest injuries was air lifted to Royal Surrey Hospital, in Guildford.

An elderly woman from Staines was the victim of an attempted robbery in broad daylight on Tuesday May 19.
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Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses after an 83-year-old woman from Staines was targeted in Grosvenor Road, Staines at around 4.25pm.

View imageJust what West London needs... a new live-music venue to rival any that have gone before. Almost as big as The Astoria; certainly larger than the old Brentford Red Lion; and it makes Filthy McNasty's look positively cramped. Sticky Fungus, sited in the old Staines Telephone Exchange, is forging ahead where previous dance nightclubs have tried and failed (due mainly to unsociable behaviour). But now Sticky Fungus is attracting an entirely different, more easy-going demographic, and it's doing so with aplomb. The promoters are putting on 2 or 3 bands, 7 nights a week, with a rigid approach to ensuring only high quality acts make the booking list.

A large stage area, along with state-of-the-art sound and lighting, has a long line of bands, from near and far, already queuing up to make their mark on this exciting new project. The audiences will experience an immense barrage of crisp sound and kaleidoscopic light shows, as they encounter all genres of mainstream music. From metal on a Monday, through indie on Thursday, to party covers and rock on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The 7 ages of rock, fitted neatly into a 7-day week.

"If the band is not to your liking on the night" says Lee Homan, one of the club's owners, "you can retire to the upstairs bar, where an 8 ft screen will be showing the act, at a slightly reduced volume". "In time, all gigs will be videoed, copied to CD and made available for purchase on the night".

4 years in the planning, Sticky Fungus is finally a reality. It's creating one hell of a buzz, and already has the potential to become legendary.
For details of whos playing please visit www.stickyfungus.co.uk.

Cricketers had to move the boundaries of their game on Saturday May 16 after a big gaping hole was left on their field after a grenade explosion.

The three feet deep hole, which measured about half a metre in diameter was the result of an army controlled explosion in Staines and Laleham Cricket Club's ground in Worple Road, Staines.

A Staines based charity are urging people to come forward so they can give away part of £2500 to people in need.

Voulunteers from MidasPlus raised £2500 on Saturday May 9 from rugby fans watching the semi final of the Guiness Premiership in Twickenham, and now want local people to come forward and nominate people for the money.

Staines have a new fireman in the form of a local lad who lives in Laleham.

Dave Page, 27, joined the crew at Staines fire station, in Town Lane, Stanwell, on March 27.

A former publican of a run-down pub has helped plough six figure sums of money into its rejuvenation.

Tony Darby has put in around £100,000 along with business partner Graham Watson, and completely re-furbished the once infamous Jolly Butcher pub.

Carve Her Name with Pride is one of the all-time classic war movies, starring Virginia McKenna as Violet Szabo. Local resident, Margaret Robinson, has kept the original designs for this film that were done by her late husband Bernard, and they will on display for the first time at The Chertsey Hall on Sunday 17th May.

There will also be an illustrated exploration of the work of Special Operations Executive and agents such as Szabo and Odette Sansom by Dr. Mark Baldwin, who has had access to recently released information. The SOE trained over 9000 agents between 1940 and 1946, many in undisclosed locations in Surrey and Middlesex, and they worked not just in Europe, but in the Far East and Africa. Doors open at 7.00pm and the tickets for this joint event cost £10 and are bookable on 01483 811923 or on the door.