Useful Info

Chertsey Library are looking for a tea bar assistant.

The library in Guildford Street is looking for a volunteer that will be willing to serve coffee, tea and cake to visitors on Friday mornings.

The volunteer would join a rota system which would involve two and a half hours a month.

For more information please contact Jenny on 01932 571122.

Runnymede Dolphins are looking for a new volunteer secretary.

The group which runs swimming sessions at Woking's pool in the park, in Kingfield Road for the disabled of Runnymede and Woking are searching for a volunteer who is computer literate and can attend at least six yearly meetings.

For more information please contact Jenny on 01932 571122.

Chertsey Hall will be holding a blood donation session on Friday, January 9.

Two sessions will be run during the day, the first at 12.45pm until 3.30pm, and the second from 5.00pm until 7.00pm.

Everyone is welcome but are urged to book ahead as an appointment is necesary.

For more information, please contact Jenny on 01932 571122.

The White Lodge Centre is looking for new volunteer receptionists.

The centre in Holloway Hill, Chertsey, that works with disabled adults and children is looking for someone who would be able to greet people on arrival.

Volunteers are needed to work Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. The receptionist will be based mostly in the new adult centre.

For more information please contact Jenny on 01932 571122.

Chertsey Museum will be closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, and will reopen on Friday January 2 at 12.30pm.

For a trial period, the local history research room will only be open from 1.15pm until 3.15pm from Saturday January 3.

Researchers are asked to contact the Windsor Street museum in advance with the nature of their research so staff can find any relevant documents.

For more information, contact curator Emma Warren on 01932 575370 or at emma.warren@runnymede.gov.uk.

Members of the Chertsey W.I. have stopped making comfort parcels for troops due to the volume of post that has been received.

The parcels usually consist of luxury items such as cards, sweets and games, but due to the level of support from the public, the Ministry of Defence has requested that only family and friends should continue sending.

Chertsey pub The Vine Inn has welcomed its third landlord in a year - but the new boss has just six months to win customers back or the pub will be sold.

Chris Garbott, 46, a former engineer from Middlesbrough, accepted the task of reviving the Bridge Street-based boozer's fortunes, and will run it with his partner Jayne Rolfe and their daughter Kirsty, 17.

A pensioner targeted by fraudsters is warning residents to be on their guard after he received a scam letter telling him he had won a Euromillions jackpot worth £500,000.

Douglas Burden, 79, of Sandlewood Avenue, Chertsey, received the letter through the post on November 18 asking him for all his personal details so that he could claim his cash prize.

Chertsey Museum are looking for up to 60 people to interview for it's new oral history project, In Your Own Words.

The recordings will be themed based, and will not only be part of an exhibition planned for 2009, but will be stored in the museum's archives for future generations to access.

Anyone who has lived in the area for over 10 years is welcome to take part. To receive an application form, please phone 01932 565764.

Age Concern Runnymede has raised £100,000 for two brand new mini buses, which are to be brought into service from Friday October 31.

Helping to provide a wide range of outreach services for older people in Runnymede, Age Concern use the mini buses to take people on outings by collecting and dropping them at their door.

The £100,000 was succesfully raised through fundraising efforts and grants, which have helped to replace two ageing minibuses.

"The new minibus will enable us to expand this valuable service, says Eleanor Jones, Chief Officer of Age Concern Runnymede, "We are very grateful to everyone who has supported our fundraising appeal, especially The Schroder Trust, Chertsey Combined Charity and Feoffees of Chertsey Market."

A majority of the groups using the mini buses are community based such as the Runnymede Dolphins, Woodham and New Haw Silver Club as well as residential and nursing homes. Last year, Age Concern Runnymede enabled 59 groups to go on over 600 trips.

Although the £100,000 mark has been reached, another £50,000 is needed to provide a third minibus
The first of the new vehicles will be launched on Friday at 3.00pm in the car park of the Orchard Day Centre, in Staines Lane, Chertsey.