CHILDREN used drums and rhythms to express emotions as part of a bereavement group.

The drum workshop was held at a meeting of the Footsteps group, which helps youngsters under the age of 12 come to terms with the loss of a parent or grandparent. Footsteps is run by Woking and Sam Beare Hospices and members meet monthly at St

YOU can now reserve your table for the star-studded Sam Beare Hospice ball, which will feature singer Becky Taylor and musician Rick Wakeman.

Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands in Weybridge is again sponsoring and hosting the ball on Saturday May 26.

CADETS saw skills put into practice when a grandparent fell ill during their annual inspection.

Two adult members of the Weybridge Cadet Division of St John Ambulance helped the man before he was taken to hospital by ambulance and released later that night.

PUPILS at St George's College Junior School in Weybridge celebrated World Book Day 2012 on Thursday (March 1).

Room on the Broom, written by the Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson, was the book of choice on the day.

A LEADERSHIP scheme has come to an end for two young people in Elmbridge.

Brandon Deacon from Esher and Robert McDonald from Claygate graduated from the latest Youth Engagement Scheme (YES), a scheme run by Surrey Fire & Rescue Service with funding from the Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership.

CARE home residents in Weybridge marked Shrove Tuesday with a pancake flipping contest.

Pancakes of all shapes and sizes were flying about as residents flipped as many as they could and smothered them with toppings including maple syrup, cinnamon, sugar, lemon and chocolate.

MORE than £100 was raised at a bridge club meeting in Walton.

The group of 28 people met at Riverhouse Barn arts centre in Manor Road to play rubber bridge and enjoy lunch together. A total of £120 was raised for the Friends of Riverhouse Barn to go towards refurbishment of the green room.

A NEW book detailing the life of an engineer-turned-racing driver whose name become synonymous with Brooklands has been released.

The 79-year-old took on the task of penning the book after the original researcher Mark Joseland died.

WEYBRIDGE pupils had a special visit from a Great Britain hockey player.

Richard 'Ratman' Alexander went to St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School in Portmore Way as part of the children's studies of the Olympics and Paralympics in preparation for the 2012 games.

PUPILS at St George's College Junior School in Weybridge put the finishing touches to their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes last week.

The students had been filling the boxes will all manner of children's gifts for a number of weeks.