November 2009 Archives

Staines Town FC have drawn with Millwall in the second round of the FA Cup.

The score was 1-1 at full time today (28), which means the teams will play each other again at Millwall's ground, The Den, at a later date.

Despite worries from Wheatsheaf Lane residents on possible trouble from fans down their road, the game went off without a hitch.

One Wheatsheaf Lane resident said: "It was such a good game, and Staines deserved to win. They were the stronger team.

"I must admit I was concerned at first, because we were getting assurance calls from the police, but nothing happened. Millwall did themselves proud.

"The police and the club did such a good job of organising everything."

Pupils from schools in the borough will mark the start of the Spelthorne Christmas in a carol concert with the Salvation Army brass band.

Around 150 kids will sing to late night shoppers on Thursday December 3 in Two Rivers Shopping Centre.

The event starts at 6.30pm and carol sheets will be given out.

The annual Santa Sprint will take place on Sunday December 6.

Shoppers will get to see more than 100 people dressed as Father Christmas running through the High Street.

The 1.5 mile race costs £8 to enter for adults, and £5 for children, and all proceeds go to the mayor's charity.

Spelthorne Choral Society will be singing a well-known classical piece on Satruday December 5.

The choir will sing The Gloria by Francis Poulanc, which they describe as exciting and challenging.

Peter Beaven will conduct, with Lindsey Bridgewater on the organ and West Forest Symphonia Brass playing other instruments.

The concert will take place in St Peter's Church, in Laleham Road.

Tickets are £10 which can be booked on the door.

A man has been arrested in connection with stealing a Royal British Legion poppy box in Staines

Matthew Bennett, 19, of Bowes Road, was arrested by police on Saturday 14 and charged with two counts of theft, one count of burglary, and a breach of bail conditions.

The poppy charity collection was stolen from Spelthorne Council's offices on Monday November 2.

Bennett was remanded in custody and will appear in court at a later date.

An abandoned car was found in the River Thames on Monday November 23.

Police and firefighters were called to Thames Side at around 8pm after a beige Renault Senic was found in the water near Burway Rowing Club.

An extra 200 police officers could be seen walking around the streets of Surrey in the near future.

Chief constable of Surrey Police Mark Rowley has said the force are looking to close police stations, make cuts of senior officers and lower bureaucracy as part of radical plans due to be discussed on December 10 with Surrey Police Authority.

Staines got into the Christmas cheer early over the weekend when real reindeer visited the High Street.

The annual Christmas parade took place in the High Street on Saturday (22) at the same time that St Peter's Nursery hosted a party in St Peter's Church, in Laleham Road.

An elderly couple were reassured by firefighters after they put out a small kitchen fire on Thursday November 19.

At 5.00pm firefighters from Sunbury and Staines were called to Alexandra Close to reports of a small kitchen fire.

They were there for 15 minutes, but the red cross fire emergency support service attended to re-assure the shocked residents.

A group of four schoolchildren chucked a brick through a minibus window in Staines on Wednesday 11.

The incident took place at 12.15pm when the bus was driving down Kingston Road.
The item, which is understood to be a brick, smashed the driver's window before the gang ran away.