Welcome to the LOSRA Website
Like any local community, the policies and decisions shaping the character and future of Lower Sunbury are influenced by a combination of local and national government initiatives, alongside market forces and vested interests operating within these frameworks. As with many areas, Lower Sunbury faces challenges stemming from an aging infrastructure, rapid urban development, increasing traffic congestion, and other pressures that impact both quality of life and the distinctive character of the neighbourhood.
In collaboration with local authorities, other residents’ associations and amenity groups, LOSRA plays a vital role in addressing fundamental issues that affect its members' lives. This organisation not only engages with broader strategic concerns but also focuses on the everyday matters that shape community well-being.
To stay informed, we encourage you to subscribe to our regular e-bulletins via the link at the top left of this page. Your continued support is essential to our efforts, and we urge you to join or renew your membership. Subscriptions for 2026 are now payable at £5 per household. Donations are also welcome.
Phantom Debt Fraud Comes to Sunbury
One of our members has recently received a message on her phone from a company purporting to be collecting a debt on behalf of Customs & Excise, threatening a Court appearance, and asking to be called back.
Wisely, she didn’t but she was concerned that Sunbury residents might be being targeted.
To find out more about how this fraud works and the precautions to take, click here
Nigel Price Plays Wes Montgomery at the RAC on 4th March
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz, Wes Montgomery virtually defined modern jazz guitar during the 1950s and ’60s. His unique idiomatic conception of the instrument and the power of his soloing influenced generations of players who followed him; guitar icons such as George Benson, Pat Martino, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour and Russell Malone.
As a tribute to this great artist, guitarist Nigel Price will be performing at the Riverside Arts Centre on Sunday 4th March and will be supported by Terence Collie – piano; Max Luthert – bass; Matt Skeaping – drums.
Doors 7pm
Music 7.30pm
Entrance £12 on the door or £9 in advance via website: www.moodindigoevents.co.uk
The Riverside Arts Centre Presents Their Ruby Anniversary Grand Dinner
Bookings are now being taken for the RAC’s Grand Ruby Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 31st March.
The Friends of St. Mary's Are Pleased to Present a Recital on 10th March
The Friends of St Mary's are very pleased to announce that two up and coming young pianists, Li Fei Weng and Robert Cheung, currently both scholarship students at the Royal College of Music and who have given recitals and performed concertos nationally and internationally, are coming to St Mary's Church, at 7.30pm on the 10th March courtesy of Prof. Vanessa Latarche, Head of Keyboard and Associate Director of the R.C.M., to support our current fund-raising efforts for the restoration work in the Apse and Chancel of our Grade ll* listed building.
They have chosen for us a programme including popular works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Shostakovich, Beethoven and Liszt.
For further details see fliers/look at our website: www.fosmsunbury.org.uk, or contact Ann on 01932 78035 or Mollie on 01932 785807, or any Member of the F.o.S.M. Committee.
Tickets are £10 in advance and £12 on the door.
Book your tickets now! Ann and Mollie are awaiting your call!
Eco Park Update for January and February
The Eco Park update prepared by the contractors, Suez, may be viewed by clicking here
The Rebel Yell Jazz Orchestra Returns to the SCC on 18th February
The next Sunday Lunchtime Jazz event at Sunbury Cricket Club is on Sunday 18th February, and it features the return of THE REBEL YELL JAZZ ORCHESTRA, who made their debut at the club during last year’s jazz season.
The Rebel Yell Jazz orchestra specialises in re-creating and celebrating the music of the great Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, which was the most accomplished and exciting jazz big band formed outside the US in the '60s, comprising the cream of European and expatriate American players like Ronnie Scott, Johnny Griffin, Tony Coe, Benny Bailey and the master of bebop drumming himself, Kenny Clarke. The group astonished audiences around Europe with Francy Boland's exciting and daring arrangements.
The Rebel Yell Jazz Orchestra was formed 3 years ago specifically to play the music of this exciting band and has had many of the pieces especially transcribed. The band recently featured the “Fellini 712” suite, one of Francy Boland's most audacious long-form pieces ever written for jazz orchestra - at the Spice of Life in Cambridge Circus in front of Tony Coe, one of the original band members. The suite, which was recorded by the legendary Clarke-Boland Big Band in December 1968, is a musical tribute to the city of Rome in three movements, each of which contains variations on a recurring theme. The band plan to revisit at least part if not all of the suite on the 18th February, where the concert will feature a wide range of material from the Clarke-Boland repertoire and some other interesting big band pieces.
Doors open at 12 noon, and entry is £7.50 on the door - a bistro lunch menu will be available from soon after 12, with the band coming on around 1pm. It’s great way to spend a chilly winter Sunday, and it’s a rare opportunity to see a band of this ambitious size and style.
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Mayor's Charity Music Night at Sunbury Cricket Club, 9th February
The Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr Vivienne Leighton, is holding a special music night at 8.30pm on Friday 9 February at Sunbury Cricket Club in aid of her charities: Spelthorne Dementia Support, Impossible Dream and the Swan Sanctuary.
The line-up will include guitarists Gerry Cook (The Saxons), Tim Renton (3 AM), Mark Doyle (Marshall Taylor Band), Chris Allard (Little Hampton Band); bassists Colin Pattenden (Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Nashville Teens), Roger Harding (East of Eden), Martin House (Life & Soul), keyboard player Kevin Welling (Stan Bland Band), harmonica ace Adam Russel (Nashville Teens) multi-instrumentalist Phil Miller-Tate (Marshall Taylor Band) and Alan Worrell (drums) plus Music Night host and organiser Paul Watts (vocals & guitar). Karl Green (Herman's Hermits) is hoping to be in the UK to join us.
It will be a great night of top class rock 'n' roll, blues, '60s, R&B, rock and country. It's all for a great cause and will be a fun community night. The bar opens from 6pm and the show will start at 8.30pm.
The musicians will be giving their services free, so all the door money will go to the charities. Tickets cost £10 and can be bought on the night.
Sunbury Cricket Club, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5PS
Spelthorne Burglary Update
Following the recent release of national reported crime statistics and those of the Crime Survey for England and Wales, residents may be mystified as to why regular burglary updates from Surrey Police have not recently been posted on their Facebook page (Spelthorne Beat – Surrey Police).
The following explanation has been posted:
“As some of you may have noticed these updates have not been released over the last couple of months. This was due to complaints that the information being shared was causing fear and alarm amongst the community. This is in no way our intention.
“Due to this the Spelthorne Beat team have discussed the Pros and Cons and felt that despite a small number of the community stating they would like the posts to stop, the majority of people who contacted us wanted to see the return of the posts and felt their release was beneficial.
“We would like to stress that we are not telling you this to scare you but to educate you and hopefully get some information from anyone who may have witnessed any of the incidents we discuss.
“One thing to remember, and this is of the upmost importance, is that you are not at more risk today then you were yesterday or will be tomorrow. These incidences are not significantly on the rise and there is not a crime spree. It just seems that way because you now know about it whereas you didn't before.
“Whilst ignorance may be bliss, knowledge is also power. And by you having this knowledge you now have the power to better protect yourself and your property.”
LOSRA's New Year Newsletter May be Viewed Here
The absence of our usual autumn newsletter was not an oversight on our part. We delayed publication until the emergence of the Local [development] Plan for the Borough had become clearer.
It is now the front page story and will doubtless be followed up as circumstances dictate.
Paper copies which include membership renewals for 2018 are in the course of distribution to households.
The Music of Michael Garrick Comes to the RAC on 4th February
The music of the late prolific artist Michael Garrick will be brought to the Riverside Arts Centre on Sunday 4th February.
As ever, the evening will feature top British jazz musicians including: Gabriel Garrick – trumpet; Nette Robinson – vocals; Tony Woods – saxophone; Terence Collie – piano; Matt Ridley – bass; Chris Nickolls – drums.
Performance: 7.30pm at the Riverside Arts Centre, 59, Thames Street, Sunbury
Tickets £12 on the door or £9 via the website moodindigoevents.co.uk
Laughing Chili Comedy Club Comes to the RAC on 10th March
Come and join us for a night of fun & laughs, as Laughing Chili brings a selection of fabulous acts from the UK comedy circuit, to Riverside.
Sunbury’s regular comedy night starts its 4th year, with most nights sold out in advance – hence this early notification. Grab your tickets now for a top night out!
Door & bar open at 7.30pm. Show starts at 8.30pm.
Date: Saturday 10th March
Venue: The Riverside Arts Centre, 57 Thames Street, Sunbury
Tickets & details: www.laughingchili.co.uk
Jack and the Beanstalk at the Riverside Arts Centre, 17th - 20th January
Follow Jack, his hapless brother Simple Simon, his mother Dame Dotty Dimple and climb a giant beanstalk to cloudland in the Shepperton Players’ family pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk”.
Doomed to sell his trusty cow, join Jack as he fights to save the beautiful Princess, outwit the evil giant and win riches beyond his wildest dreams, and the hand of the girl he loves.
Traditional family fun for the child in us all, old and young alike.
Dates: 17th – 20th January
Venue: The Riverside Arts Centre, 59, Thames Street, Sunbury.
Box Office: 07505 206757 or www.sheppertonplayers.org.uk
Sunday Lunchtime Jazz Cricket Club on 21st January Postponed
The Sunday Lunchtime Jazz gig featuring Equinox, which had previously been advertised on Forthcoming Events schedule for Sunday 21st January has unfortunately had to be postponed, and they will now be appearing on Sunday 18th March.
Many apologies for the inconvenience and to anyone who was planning to attend.
Programme of Forthcoming Events at the Embroidery Gallery in the Walled Garden
2017 saw The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery’s coming of age as an art gallery in its own right following the sensational 10th anniversary exhibition and celebrations of 2016.
With 6 stunning exhibitions (including a selection of works from the world renowned Diana Springall Collection), 9 workshops, 2 talks and the annual community art project with Manor Mead and Walton Leigh which produced an art-piece worthy of the National Gallery, the Sunbury Gallery continued to provide the community with world class art exhibitions in addition to the best homemade fare to be found anywhere in the south of England.
Keeping up the momentum, our programme for 2018 promises to keep our visitors coming back with 5 exciting exhibitions in the first half of the year featuring both returning and first-time artists.
