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Join us as we explore the vibrant world of local photography and floristry in Shepperton. We delve into the Laleham Camera Club, a welcoming community of photographers who encourage creativity and skill development among members of all experience levels. Steve Lawrence, the club's chairman, shares insights on their unique approach to learning through collaboration and hands-on challenges, highlighting the diverse subjects they capture, from wildlife to events. Then, we meet Rhiannon Beacham, the passionate owner of Tulip Treasures Florists, who discusses her journey from a background in special effects makeup to running her own floral business. Rhiannon emphasises the importance of personal connections with customers and her commitment to providing fresh, high-quality flowers, all while aiming to make floristry accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Takeaways:
- The Laleham Camera Club fosters a welcoming environment for photographers of all skill levels.
- Steve from the Laleham Camera Club highlights the challenges of professional photography today.
- Rhiannon Beacham's Tulip Treasures aims to modernise floristry while maintaining a personal touch.
- The importance of fresh flowers is emphasised as a key to customer satisfaction.
- Rhiannon's journey into floristry reflects a passion ignited by her creative background.
What's on
- Thames Arcadia (Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society)
- 1001 Arabian Nights...and a matinee
- The Patient Cancer Support Group
- Tulip Treasures Florist
- Laleham Camera Club
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Produced by Gareth Davies at The Sound Boutique
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Transcripts
This time on the Sheppertonian
Steve Lawrence:you just get an edited picture straight away because it will say, oh, you know, if we smooth out some of these wrinkles, you'll look better.
Meg:But no, I actually wanted.
Steve Lawrence:I wanted those wrinkles. This is it. You know.
Rhiannon Beacham:I was sitting at home one day and we were just talking about what it would be like to have my own florist. I'd been sort of playing around with the idea because I worked in a florist for so long. And then we just came up with a name and we thought, why not?
Gareth:Hello and welcome to the Sheppertonian, your window into our vibrant community here in Shepperton. December saw the launch of this show. Thank you so much if you've listened, followed, subscribed to the newsletter, shared or liked a post, sent in a Sheppertonian, Shoutout, any of those things. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm so grateful for the positive response to the show and the email newsletter.
And it was a great month to start, wasn't it? There was a buzz of excitement around the village, with recent events setting the perfect tone for the festive season.
Big Tree Night was good, wasn't it? An event that's always a highlight of the festive calendar. Once again, the community came together to celebrate together. The atmosphere was lovely.
There were local choirs and school kids serenading us with songs and the stalls bustling all the way down the street. Wonderful, actually, to see so many people head to the high street. And to all those who volunteered, what a great event.
And to all the other events in and around Shepperton, congratulations. I know how much work goes into these things. Thanks also if you've sent in a Shepperton Shoutout. If you want to send one in for the next episode,
if there's a fellow Sheppertonian or a community group or business, or if you just want to say hello, it's really easy. Just head to thesheppertonian.uk and press the red button. In this episode
I popped in nearby Laleham a few weeks ago to chat with Steve Lawrence of Laleham Camera Club, capturing the essence of Surrey through their lenses. The club has a rich history and a very welcoming spirit.
We'll delve into how they're fostering creativity and encouraging budding photographers in our area.
Speaking of which, if you're a budding photographer and want to be a part of a supportive community group, they are welcoming new members, so give it a go. I also had a chat with Rhiannon Beacham, the owner of Tulip Treasures Florists.
A really interesting chat, actually, about how she's been transforming spaces and occasions with her stunning floral designs. And we'll learn about the inspiration behind her work and the challenges she faces as a young business owner in a blooming industry. Get it? Blooming.
Okay, so grab a cuppa, settle in and let's head out and explore Shepperton once again.
Gareth:Just arrived, Laleham Village Hall.
Gareth:According to their website, Laleham Camera Club is a small, friendly club and their members skills range from novice to professional.
The club meets on Tuesday evenings and during the summer they meet at various local attractions in Surrey, depending on the weather, to photograph rivers, waterfalls, landscapes and wildlife. The club moves indoors in the late summer and winter months at Leylham Village Hall.
And as it's winter, that's exactly where I've come to see what they're up to. Without any further ado, then, let's head inside.
Gareth:Hello.
Steve Lawrence:Hello.
Gareth:Are you Steve?
Steve Lawrence:I'm Steve.
Gareth:Nice to meet you.
Steve Lawrence:How you doing, fella?
Gareth:Good, thank you.
Steve Lawrence:Well, I'm here early. The rest of the guys will be here in a little while. Get set up. Yeah, we've got a room out the back, so if you want to have a coffee, have a tea.
Gareth:Lovely.
Steve Lawrence:And then we'll go out the back.
Gareth:Steve, chairman of the Lelham Camera Club, welcome to the Sheppartonian, or rather, I'm in your space actually, in Laleham Village Hall. Tell me about the club, when it was founded, what you tried to do here, your role in the community, those kinds of things.
Steve Lawrence:Okay. So before my time, the club was actually thought of by some members of an evening class that were learning photography.
They got together and decided that it would be a good idea to start a club. And that was 39 years ago. So the club's been going for a long time and a big celebration next year, I think. So, yeah, we should do. Definitely.
The whole premise of the club was the fact that you get together and take pictures rather than bringing somebody in to tell us how to do it. It's not our idea of photography. A lot of clubs think that's a great. Oh, we'll bring an expert in.
We're experts ourselves, you know, and that's the thing, an expert is only somebody that can actually talk about it.
Gareth:Yeah. And you have a range of abilities and skills in your club and the more experienced help the less experienced.
Steve Lawrence:Absolutely. So you'll set a challenge for somebody to. To do something or to set up the lights one evening or to arrange something.
So let's say we do a shoot with reptiles. We've done that before. And well, right now don't forget you've got to look after the reptile. So you don't want really, really bright lights.
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:All right. Okay. So they'll organise the lights to take a picture of a reptile. Then you do a model shoot or a bike shoot or.
Gareth:I was going to say you mentioned reptiles there. But you do a wide variety of subjects, don't you?
Steve Lawrence:Yeah, everything's on the website, so it shows. We do events within the club, that are considered club nights. And that can range from shooting a model. Could be a man covered in tattoos.
Could be an old person with a really, really interesting face. Could be a model that's used to modeling clothes, hair, whatever. We just pick those.
Gareth:Do you get people volunteering to model?
Steve Lawrence:We model ourselves if we can't get a model to turn up. Okay, so we've had that in the past where people have said, yes, I'll do it. Okay. And then come tonight. I can't make it tonight.
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:So we'll just step in and get the jitters. Yeah. But it's got to be quite daunting for somebody to stand in front of the lights. Usually we'll have 10, 15 people here.
And you imagine standing in front of those lights with 10 or 15 photographers taking 20, 30 pictures. Those flashes are going off quite a lot. So it can get to you.
Gareth:Bit overwhelming.
Steve Lawrence:Yeah.
Gareth:So we're here in December in Laleham because it's so cold outside. But you do go out and photograph events. And...what are the some of the things that you go out?
Steve Lawrence:So when we go out, I mean, probably next week, depending on weather, we'll find somewhere to go and take pictures of Christmas lights. So this is our last evening in the hall this year. Next week we'll go out and we'll take photographs of Christmas lights.
We may go to a, you know, a park, Windsor parks, somewhere like that. Or if we can't organise it quick enough, or if they say, oh no, you're professionals, you can't.
We'll just go to a town and pick the best lights we can find.
Gareth:So what are some of the highlights of this year being for you going.
Steve Lawrence:Out and about, going out and about. Some of us did the... we shot the great river race, which was from Millwall to Ham. Very intense. 3,000 photographs from two people.
We shot the Staines 10K, I think for the fourth time. That was five photographers and that was about five or 6,000 photographs. We do all of this.
We put all the images on our website and then provide them free of charge for everybody. And a usual programme that we would have would be to go out and about around the local area.
So Bushy Park, Staines Moor, places like that, we'll walk along the River Thames just to see what you can see. And it's always different, it's never the same.
Gareth:Yeah. You mentioned that you offer your photos out for free in terms of getting money in, then you encourage donations for your work or how does that work?
Steve Lawrence:We have done. The problem is people are reluctant to pay for an image that they can see on a website and think they can get the same image just by copying it.
You can't, but they think they can. And it's one of the challenges of things.
Nowadays people look at all photography, they look at all websites on a mobile phone, if you're lucky, they'll look on an iPad or a tablet, but because they're looking on an iPhone, you can't see the quality, you can't see the difference.
Gareth:So talking about that quality, then, what would members gain from joining a club like this in terms of technical skill and more from being part of a club?
Steve Lawrence:So being part of a club, if you're a photographer, we've had one of our members win a competition with a mobile phone shot, so it's possible. And, you know, it's not just about taking a technical photograph, it's about getting the light right, getting something in the right position.
Gareth:You showed me a photo earlier of the boat race and it was perfectly framed in front of the Houses of Parliament and I asked you, do you know when you've taken a good shot at the time? And you said resounding, yes, absolutely.
Steve Lawrence:Yeah. You do, you know when you've got the shot, you know when you've got the, the, the person and when you're in a situation like that where.
I'm not saying the boats were slow, but they're not motorsport fast, they're not motorbike fast or even wildlife fast, they're moving quite slowly. So you're right, here's my picture, there's the Houses of Parliament. Where's the boat? There it is. Click. So you actually build it.
And, and this is the, the main thing you'd learn from a, from a camera club. Yeah, it's not just about taking a picture, it's knowing what you're going to take a picture of.
Gareth:And looking out in the hall there this evening, you have some enormous equipment.
Steve Lawrence:So we've had a donation this year from the Staines 10k who are appreciative of the work that we do for them. And they sponsored us to buy two new backdrops, which was fantastic. Wonderful, you know, and it's part of the. The collaboration between us.
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:You know, and it's like, will you be there next year? Of course we will.
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:Because we enjoy doing it. It's something to enjoy while you're taking the photographs and. And again, the same thing.
You're watching people run down the road and you think, right, let me see if I can get him off the ground. And you'll get a picture of the. The guy running and. And both his feet will be off the ground. Or you. You concentrate on doing that.
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:Because it's not mad hectic. Now, when we go off to photos, things, we go to Bushy park and you'll be.
You'll be following a bird or you'll be following a heron that's in the water fishing, and you'll sit there and you think, I know, it's gonna grab a fish in a minute. Have you got the patience to stand there and wait? Yeah, you know, and. Yes, we do. That's the thing.
You'll go there and you'll have that patience because it's an idea. Yes, some of us might not get the shot. Some of us might. But you learn different techniques to.
To make it easier to get a shot like that, which, without, you know, our knowledge and talking between us. How did you do that? What did you change then?
Gareth:Yeah.
Steve Lawrence:And you'll just, well, I did this trying to catch a fish jumping out the water. You'd think it's impossible. It's not if you've got the right settings on your camera.
Gareth:So you've got constantly learning as part of your usp, I suppose, community as well, helping each other. So it sounds like a really lovely thing you're doing. So where do you see photography going? Are there particular trends that you see cropping up?
Steve Lawrence:It's very difficult to become a professional photographer, to actually get paid, simply because everybody has a camera these days. And the saying is, the best camera is the one that's in your pocket.
So if you walk around with your DSLR or your mirrorless in your pocket, that's the best one to have. You're more likely to have your phone. So things now are moving more towards phones.
Phones have so much AI built into them that they polish up your image.
Gareth:The problem is you can put people into photos now, can't you?
Steve Lawrence:But that's it.
You can now make a photo in a camera or in a mobile phone that doesn't really exist, you just get an edited picture straight away because it will say, oh, you know, if we smooth out some of these wrinkles, you'll look better.
Gareth:But no, I actually wanted.
Steve Lawrence:I wanted those wrinkles. This is it. You know, people are so used to mobile phones now, but that's where it's going.
You know, mobile phones, the technology inside them, it's amazing. It really is. And a lot of the mirrorless cameras are now using mobile phone technology within them.
Gareth:Ah, that's interesting.
Steve Lawrence:So, yeah, so there's camera outside. One of the members has got. It'll take 32 pictures and it'll build another one out of those 32 pictures. Yeah.
So what I was saying about something being good for macro photography, that thing does it in camera.
Gareth:We're living in the future.
Steve Lawrence:Yeah, yeah, but I mean, that's all the AI stuff. It's crazy.
Gareth:If there are budding photographers out there who would like to be a part of a club like this, how often do you meet? What do they need to do to get in contact? Are they welcome to come and join you for an evening?
Steve Lawrence:Anybody's welcome to come and join. We do a thing where you can turn up for a couple of weeks free of charge, just to see what we do.
All the information is on our website, so literally just get in touch with us through that, drop us an email or, you know, give me a call and we'll have a chat and explain pretty much what I'm doing now, what we do and whether or not you're interested in coming along. Some people are intimidated by the. The cameras that we've got. I intimidate some of the members by just saying, well, it's just a camera.
But these things aren't just cameras. There's varying levels of which camera does what.
Gareth:Thank you so much to Steve and all of the members of Leyland Camera Club for their warm welcome and friendly atmosphere.
You can join the club for 60 pounds a year and as Steve mentioned in the chat there, you can go along totally free for a week or two to see if it's something you'd like to be a part of. The link to the website is in the show notes.
Gareth:I'm sitting in Tulip Treasures Florist with Rhiannon the owner.
Rhiannon Beacham:Bit of a mouthful. Yeah.
Gareth:Hello, Rhiannon.
Rhiannon Beacham:Hello. Nice to meet you.
Gareth:This is a lovely space.
Rhiannon Beacham:Thank you.
Gareth:But let's start with your favourite flower. What is your favourite flower?
Rhiannon Beacham:Oh, it's definitely a sunflower.
Gareth:Sunflower? Why Is that.
Rhiannon Beacham:Yes. Yeah. I just think at any point of the season they're colourful because the yellow is quite a lovely colour.
They're cheerful, they always cheer people up and they're quite big as well, so they always look really lovely in a bouquet. Yeah.
Gareth:If you pass a primary school, they're always like 12 foot high.
Steve Lawrence:Yeah, yeah.
Rhiannon Beacham:You can get really tall ones. So I can buy them nearly as tall as me. Obviously I'd never used them that tall.
Gareth:But yeah, a bouquet of massive sunflowers would look quite.
Rhiannon Beacham:That would be a bit extravagant. Definitely.
Gareth:So how would you describe Tulip Treasures to someone discovering it?
Rhiannon Beacham:So I would say it is a little hidden florist just off the high street. That is a family run business by somebody who's super passionate about floristry, who puts their heart and soul into everything.
It's a great place to get anything you would like. So you can get a small bunch of 12 pound flowers. You could get a 100 pound bouquet. We do everything in between.
We do weddings, funerals, all bits like that. And it's a really safe space to come and just talk about things.
We have a lot of people that order flowers who like to talk about their experience or why they're ordering their flowers and all different bits like that.
Gareth:That's nice. The personal touch.
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah, yeah.
Rhiannon Beacham:It's definitely like, we can come in, I can give advice on things. Don't have to necessarily like buy anything. A lot of people ask like, oh, what's this plant? Or how would I look after it?
Or oh, I've got this at home. So yeah, I get everything you say.
Gareth:On the website you believe in the power of flowers.
Rhiannon Beacham:I like that phrase. It is. I think flowers have recently become. I feel like they used to be really popular for like birthdays, any occasion really.
And I feel like people can get other things easier, if that makes sense.
Gareth:Yes.
Rhiannon Beacham:So it's not so much convenient to go to a florist but actually I think what I'm trying to do here is make it more modern, make it accessible for people, for everybody.
That's like I said, we've got ranges from 12 pounds up to whatever you'd like to spend, really, so that you can come down, you don't have to blow the boat out, but you can still make somebody happy with that little bunch of flowers and it just, it does cheer people up. Yeah, that's one of the reasons I started it, to make people happy.
Gareth:Oh, lovely.
We were talking briefly before we hit record, the fact that you're a young person who started a business, a young business owner, which is a real achievement in itself. We were talking about, what challenges have you faced as a young person running a business, a young woman running a business?
Rhiannon Beacham:So definitely people believing in me.
That was one of the first things, I think people had to build up a lot of trust, but they quickly did because they realized that everything was the best it could be.
So that's why I think we have so many regulars now, is they've realised that actually it's a lovely place and I've done everything for them and made sure I go above and beyond, because that's what I think businesses should be about as well nowadays.
I think you should try your everything, like, try to put everything into it, because hopefully they'll go away happy and they'll come back to you and you know that you've done everything for them.
Gareth:So let's go back a little bit. What inspired you to start Tulip Treasures? Was there a particular moment that sparked the idea?
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah, I was sitting at home one day. I'd been working in a florist for two years. And it's a weird story how I even got into floristry. I like, sort of fell into do tell. Yeah, I sort of.
So I was. I've actually in college trained for special effects, hair and makeup for the. Yeah, for films and stuff. And it was through Covid.
So it was a very difficult time for everybody. You couldn't really get in.
I was actually working at a garden centre in Shepperton and the florists, I used to show them my work and they used to say how creative I was and they kind of like, dragged me into the floristry and I just fell in love with it from there, really. I loved everything about it. It was never something I thought I would do. And then.
Yeah, going back to your question, I was sitting at home one day and we were just talking about what it would be like to have my own florist. I'd been sort of playing around with the idea because I'd worked in a florist for so long.
And then we just came up with a name and we thought, why not? And I sort of had to, like, beg my parents to believe in me, but they did and they're so supportive.
I really couldn't have done it without my family, to be honest.
Gareth:Nice. You mentioned your grandparents are your delivery drivers?
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah, so my grandad's done deliveries pretty much his whole life, so he's good at his job. So, yeah, he was definitely the person I was going to employ. So they go out and they do most of my deliveries Monday to Thursday. And they love it.
It's so good. They see everybody. They get to see how happy people are when their flowers get delivered.
And like I said, he's done this his whole life, so he does love a delivery.
Gareth:That's brilliant. Walk us through what a typical customer experience looks like with Tulip Treasures.
You mentioned that it's a good place to actually come and just talk about looking after things. If a customer wants to buy flowers, obviously they come in here. What are the different ways that they can approach Tulip Treasures?
Rhiannon Beacham:You could do it many ways. You can just walk past, pop in and speak to me. I'm always on the desk ready to talk through anything.
Like I said, we do a lot of bespoke orders, so if there's not necessarily something you see that you like, the combo of, we can mix it up for you and do anything that you request and we can talk through there. We can also you can order on our website. And again, it's a really personal experience because you get to leave a card message with your flowers.
You get to pick loads of little extras like chocolates or a teddy to go with them. So it's quite nice. You can really make it a special gift for somebody. Then you could also, over the phone, you can just call me.
So it's our telephone number and then one of us will pick up the phone and we will again talk through your order with you and make sure it's correct and you're happy with what you've ordered. So, yeah, they're pretty much the ways that you can.
Gareth:We're also talking before we hit record about feedback. What's the most meaningful feedback you've received from a client that's really stuck with you?
Rhiannon Beacham:So there was one that we did the other day, it was a funeral, unfortunately. But they left us a review which was so nice because you don't ever expect it.
And they just said the flowers were above and beyond what they could have ever thought. And it really just made the day because we spoke with them for hours about what they would like because they had no clue.
And I think it was unfortunately for their dad. So they literally were coming in blind and they just wanted us to help them.
So we sat through and went for everything they ordered, the colours that they would like and they said the experience was so smooth and they even called us again just to talk through things because it is a hard time and that is what we understand.
Gareth:Brain's a fog in those situations.
Rhiannon Beacham:100%, so that's why we're here to support in any situation, even with weddings, that is a very stressful time as well. So we are always here to support you. But, yeah, no, it was really nice. They left some really kind words, so we just.
They took time out of their day and they didn't need to. So it was lovely.
Gareth:Yeah. So running a florist business comes with its unique challenges, I'm sure.
Rhiannon Beacham:100%.
Gareth:What's been the biggest lesson, do you think that you've learned since starting?
Rhiannon Beacham:Oh, that is a good question. I definitely think get fresh flowers in every day. We have to go to the wholesalers every single morning because we're. We sell that many bouquets, so.
And unfortunately, if you've seen the shop, it is quite a small shop, so we don't have mountains of room to go. So I think definitely go to the wholesalers every morning because otherwise we were going through half a day and completely running out.
And also that means our flowers, like I say to a lot of people, are fresh in every day.
There's not many places you could go to where you can get that, but that's one of the unique things with us is we'll always make sure they are the best quality we can get.
Gareth:Yeah. In terms of style, do you tend to keep up with the trends in floral design or do you find that as you've gone along, your own style has evolved?
Rhiannon Beacham:Oh, 100%. I think it is a mix of both. I definitely have my own style. I quite like a rustic, more natural look. Yeah.
So which some people think old fashioned, but I think it's actually quite modern now. And we're trying to be really eco friendly. So we use paper that's recyclable, we use string that you can recycle.
The only thing we sort of use plastic on is our bouquets, but we try and get the 100% biodegradable cellophane so that, like, we're trying to help the environment as much as we can. But yeah, definitely I stick to the trends because it is what is in at the moment. But then, yeah, I definitely put my own little unique spin on it.
And I think that comes with being creative as well.
Gareth:Yeah.
Rhiannon Beacham:Is 100% in floristry.
That is one of the big rules is nothing will ever look the same from every florist because you'll all be different because you all have your own different style, so your own personality. Yeah. You could have two people working in here, but our bouquets would Come out completely different because it's just.
Yeah, it's just what your eye sees to somebody else's eye, if that makes sense. That's what I've learned over the years.
Gareth:Yeah. You have a lovely setup here.
Rhiannon Beacham:Thank you.
Gareth:Do you have future plans for Tulip Treasures? Are there new services or collaborations or designs that you want to explore?
Rhiannon Beacham:Hundred percent. I mean, we can only expand. We'll never stop. We'll only keep going and keep striving for that next goal.
I mean, we're trying to offer out subscriptions to people so that they can have flowers every two weeks or every week in their home to have a nice fresh bunch that gets delivered to their door. And it would be a flourish choice. So we've got a few members of the subscription, but we're looking to expand that. It takes a lot of planning.
So, yeah, it's one of those things. It's an ongoing process.
Gareth:Nice to have a little goal.
Rhiannon Beacham:100%. Yeah.
And then to also offer other things in the store again, because we've only got a small store at the moment, we can only offer certain amount of things. But once we grow, and hopefully the space may grow one day, we can then evolve and start offering a lot more.
Gareth:Brilliant.
I'd like to round off kind of full circle in a way because we were talking about being a young person starting a business, and in this crazy world that we live in, it's hard enough being a young person as it is.
Rhiannon Beacham:Definitely.
Gareth:What kind of advice would you give to other young people who might be aspiring to start their own business?
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah, I think the biggest thing for me was keep going. Do not give up. Because as soon as you think you can't do it, you're not going to do it. Yeah.
Gareth:The doubt creeps in.
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah. Yeah. So I basically had to force myself to think this is going to work. And that is, it has worked.
When I came to see the shop, if I'd have thought, oh, it's a lot of money every month and I would have never done it and I wouldn't be where I am today. So definitely keep going. You will get there however long it takes.
Gareth:Manifesting, isn't it popular?
Rhiannon Beacham:I know manifest. I think I'd probably have done that for my whole life. But yeah, it's just you will get there and it will be amazing when you do.
I mean, I'm still not there. I'm still trying to get to a place where it's this. I don't think you'll ever get there, though. If that Makes sense.
Gareth:Well, I mean, it's important sometimes to stop and actually look back, isn't it, and see.
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah.
Gareth:What you've achieved.
Rhiannon Beacham:Yeah. I mean, I can't believe where we've come. So from last year, I can't believe where we've come, but I still feel like I've got such a. Yeah.
I don't even feel like I'm halfway up the mountain if it was a mountain, like. Yeah. I just. It's always keep going. But I love that also about it.
Gareth:Yeah.
Rhiannon Beacham:Every day is a new day and I was saying earlier that we did same day delivery. So even with the shop, I don't know what I'm getting in each day, but that's one of the great things about it.
Gareth:Lovely. Well, Rhiannon, thank you ever so much for your time.
Rhiannon Beacham:Thank you.
Gareth:Tulip Treasures. Where can people find you?
Rhiannon Beacham:So we, like I said, we've got a website, it's tuliptreasures.co.uk then we also have a shop down at the Nauticalia, behind the Ferry Coffee Shop in Shepperton. We're on Instagram, tulip.treasures. Facebook just under Tulip Treasures. TikTok, Tulip Treasures. So, yeah, we're on pretty much everywhere.
All the social medias you'll probably, if you live in Shepperton, you'll probably see our van, it's got loads of tulips on it, driving about. So. Yeah. Thank you.
Gareth:Very nice. Well, thank you very much.
Rhiannon Beacham:Thank you.
Gareth:Good luck.
Rhiannon Beacham:Thank you.
Gareth:What's going on in Shepperton?
Gareth:Sponsored by Shepperton Matters. On Tuesday 14th January at 1.30pm, the patient cancer Support Group meets at Shepperton Medical Practice.
The group meets on the second Tuesday of every month and offers patients a safe and relaxed place to express their feelings, concerns and fears, as well as having a chat with others in a similar situation. You will be assured of a very warm welcome.
th of January, it's:Finally, on Tuesday January 21st at 8pm at Haliford School on Russell Road in Shepperton.
The next talk by the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society is Thames Arcadia, a follow up to the memorable talk on Eel Pie island by Celia Holman. All are welcome. Admission is £2 to non members. Now do we have any Sheppertonian Shoutouts? Let's see.
Gareth:Please leave your Sheppartonian shout out after the beep.
Meg:Hey Sheppartonians. This is a shout out for my friend Evie, who saw me struggling with my shopping the other day and came out to help. I really appreciate that.
Thank you so much.
Sally:I'd like to give a quick shout out to Shepperton Home Care. It's a great little store, a real Aladdin's cave of everything you don't realize you need until you actually do.
I think it's one of our most special and precious shops. There aren't many left anymore and I hope we never lose it. Oh, and I'm very much looking forward to the next podcast. Bye for now.
Sam:Alright Sheppertonians, I just wanted to give a big shout out to the organisers of Big Tree Night. It was really good fun and an amazing turnout and all the drinks were pretty good too.
D:Wanted to give a shout out to Danes and Gray the butcher on the high street. Always friendly, make me laugh every time I've been there. But the turkey crown, as always, was just gorgeous.
As were the pigs and blankets, as was everything else that I ate my own body weight in. But just big shout out to the guys there. They're just fabulous.
Gareth:Thank you for joining us on this.
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