November 2011 Archives

THE Salvation Army in Addlestone is appealing for gift donations to make sure everyone in the town has a happy Christmas.

IT HAS been a tough 30 days for the male staff at the River Bourne Club in Chertsey.

AN OTTERSHAW nursery school has been recognised as one of the finest in the country as a result of its latest Ofsted report.

AN OTTERSHAW school has lent its support to a national campaign which aims to improve the communication skills of young children.

PUPILS at The Grange Community Infant School in New Haw have raised a staggering £6,600 for one of their classmates - just by wearing Wellington boots.

THE inspirational fundraising efforts of a schoolgirl have been rewarded after she was named an Olympic Torchbearer.

A BMX track that was covered in brambles and on the verge of being forgotten has been restored to its former glory by a dedicated team of racers.

Runnymede Rockets BMX Club was restarted just over two years ago to try and rescue the dirt jumps in Brackendene, Addlestone Moor, that have been unused for 15 years.

PUPILS from St George's College Junior School won the Heathside School Technology Challenge Cup on Thursday night (November 10).

Four students travelled to the secondary school in Brooklands Lane, Weybridge for the annual problem solving event, which pitched them against 25 other teams from across Surrey.

AN ADDLESTONE school was draped in darkness last week as students entered the murky world of shadow puppets.

Pupils at St Paul's Primary School in School Lane took part in an entertaining day of workshops and performances, learning the art of storytelling on Tuesday November 8.

USED car giant Carcraft, which has a supermarket in Chertsey, has been slammed by a regulator for going back on its promises to customers.

Customers had complained that their vehicles suffered significant problems shortly after they bought them from the company which had a turnover of £127m last year.