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by lizgreen on 25 November, 2015
2015 saw the biggest and best Christmas Light switch on in Surbiton. Enjoyed by hundreds of Surbiton children (and big kids) the event held on Thursday afternoon included a farm, music, stalls, food and of course, Santa. Thank you to everyone who helped pull together this great event, Surbiton Rotary and Surbiton Business Community particularly. […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 23 November, 2015
Kingston’s International Youth Arts Festival, organised by Creative Youth, is one of the largest and most diverse youth events in the world and is now in its 8th year. It showcases the best young talent nationally and internationally and provides a platform where emerging young artists aged 5-26 years old can reveal and share their skills and artistic […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 19 November, 2015
This year’s Christmas lights switch on is set to be the best yet. The activities start at 3pm on Thursday 27th November, with Santa arriving on the station forecourt at 4.30pm and the big countdown at 5pm. Then there will be stalls and music through to 8pm in Victoria Road. Our thanks go to the Turn […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 14 November, 2015
On Tuesday 10th November, Surbiton Neighbourhood ran its first community forum on the theme of Smarter Streets. Around 40 local residents met together with local Councillors and partners to discuss various aspects of improving our area. It was great to meet with residents interested in making Surbiton an even better place to live, work or […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 25 October, 2015
Kingston Council’s Surbiton Neighbourhood will be holding an open community forum on ‘smarter streets’ on Tuesday 10th November. The event, at Dysart School starting at 7.30pm, will be interactive, asking residents to discuss themes such as 20mph limits, air quality, parking, cycling and walking and street clutter. As local Councillors, we value residents and visitors […]
Read more Leave a commentby lizgreen on 1 October, 2015
Kingston Council is building a register of people who can offer housing to Syrian refugees. Self contained homes We’d like to hear from you if you have a property in the borough which is: a self contained home with its own front door (so it’s not shared) available for private letting and you’ll accept rent at local housing allowance […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 26 September, 2015
Kingstonian fans have started a petition to keep the club in Kingston Borough. Kingston Council owns the freehold of the Kingsmeadow site where the K’s currently ground share with AFC Wimbledon. However, AFC are planning to build a new stadium and move back to Merton Borough. They are selling the lease to Chelsea for their women’s […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 1 September, 2015
This year’s Surbiton Festival – Surbo fifteen – will be bigger and better than ever with events over 2 weeks from 11th to 26th September. It kicks off with the Safer Surbiton Support, takes in SurboYarns, Trycyclingathon, SurbEXPO, SurbAntics, 2 Comedy nights, SurboCine, finishing with the SurboFest, the SurbHATon Festival and Carnival. I love the […]
Read more Leave a commentby lizgreen on 3 August, 2015
Last month saw 6 community grants awarded by Kingston Council’s Surbiton Neighbourhood committee. Italian-British Association provides Italian social, cultural and arts activities for the community. Granted £750 towards costs of running events. Surbiton Wildlife Group aims to improve Surbiton for wildlife and people paying specific attention to public green spaces and water features. The grant […]
Read moreby lizgreen on 31 July, 2015
Many residents are looking forward to seeing the cyclists on the Ride London again on 1st and 2nd of August. Some will be taking part. For others the road closures involved in this event can cause problems. Whatever your views, please see the details of the route and road closures to ensure you are prepared. […]
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