We were contacted by the Hawker family in Australia who are keen to find the Shepperton Hawkers - the email I was sent would make more sense so here goes.

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Name: Elizabeth Hawker

Subject: Hakwer family formerly of Old Charlton Road, Shepperton.

Question/Comment:
I am researching my family tree and looking for any information about my late father's family. His name was Ian Hawker and he lived with his family, June (sister), Winnie ( mother) and Graham during the'30s and 40's. He immigrated to Australia in the 1950's but his family remained in the family home ( as far we know) on Old Charlton Road. Apparently the children went to Catholic schools in the area...any information at all, enthusiatically welcomed!

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So...if anyone can help please get in touch here.

The NCT Sunbury and Shepperton Branch are holding a Nearly New Sale at St Pauls School in Sunbury on March 20th 10.30-12.00pm, Admission is £1.
The sorts of items for sale will be nursery equipment, books, clothes, toys, prams and pushchairs and Christmas gifts.

Plans for a new road bridge over the Thames in Walton have cleared a major hurdle after transport secretary Lord Adonis gave the go ahead for three legal orders.

Preparation for the new multi-million pound bridge which joins Walton and Shepperton is hoped to begin early this year with construction finishing in the summer of 2013. It is set to be the first new road crossing over the River Thames in 20 years.


Lord Adonis gave the initial go-ahead following a two-day public inquiry in the summer of 2009, and has since confirmed:

This years Big Tree Night is on 16th December, 6:30 onwards.

I won't be able to make it this year so any photos of the evening would be much appreciated.

Residents have hailed plans to build flood defences along the River Thames, which the Environment Agency (EA) says will prevent another 2003-style catastrophe.

The EA hopes to spend £300million, granted by the government, on creating three river diversion channels which, it says, will protect about 12,000 homes in Spelthorne, Runnymede and Elmbridge.