Clubs/societies

A Laleham woman has been honoured for 20 years dedication to the development and promotion of disability tennis.

Lynn Parker - who is head of national disability tennis at The Tennsi Foundation - received the prestigious Service to Wheelchair Sport Award at last weekend's 2008 WheelPower British Wheelchair Sports Awards.

Thameside Art Group will hold an Autumn Art Exhibition on Saturday October 18 from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

The exhibition will be held at St Peter's Church Hall in Laleham Road, Staines, and Mayor of Spelthorne Cllr Simon Bhadye will be visiting at noon.

A reptile survey in Laleham Park that had dog walkers in fear of adder bites has resulted in just one snake being found - a harmless grass snake.

The survey, undertaken by Spelthorne Council as part of its biodiversity plan, sought to ascertain reptiles numbers in the park. It involved placing 'refugia' in the park that would warm in the sun, to attract lizards and snakes, including venomous adders and was part of a larger survey to discover what wildlife was present.

The River Thames will the subject in the lenses of Laleham Camera Club for their next meeting in Staines on Tuesday, August 19 at 7.30pm.

They will be meeting in the Bridge Street car park, adjacent to the Courage building, near Staines Bridge.

Laleham Camera Club's summer programme for 2008 continues with a visit to Kensal Green Cemetery, London, on Sunday, August 10.

The visit will include a two-hour guided tour of the cemetery. Members will meet under the clock at Waterloo Station at 1pm.

Laleham Camera Club held a meeting at Newark Priory, Ripley, last Monday.