July august 2014 issue 90

Month: July/August 2014 Issue No: 90 Independent monthly community news and business directory for KT5 & KT6

Delivered free each month to homes in Berrylands, plus Surbiton or Tolworth

Inside this issue: * Spotlight On.... Mem Selim * Recipes, quizzes, articles * Community pages and What’s On * New Advertisers * And much more...........

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Hello Readers As I sit and write this message, the weather has taken a turn for the better, at long last! Hopefully it will last throughout the Summer.

We have some more new advertisers, so please use their services and let them know you saw them in A Berrylands Companion magazine.

This edition is a combined July and August issue, as many readers, as well as advertisers, will be taking Summer holidays. So best wishes for a good time!

The next edition will be for September.

I occasionally get a phone call to say that the magazine wasn’t delivered, where is it? You can always pick up a copy from some venues, all listed elsewhere in the magazine. But please let me know addresses that seem to be missed in delivery, so I can check with the distribution company. Remember though, Surbiton and Tolworth areas alternate editions and delivery, with Berrylands getting a monthly delivery.

young cats, leaving him shattered and dead in the road..... HOW DARE YOU! You did not even have the thought, care, or sympathy for your actions to find out where he lived and come to apologise.

But our profuse thanks to the woman with her chocolate dog who knocked on our door to ask if it was our cat, so many thanks. Please contact me with your name.

Losing a pet may seem trivial and petty to some, but Clyde was a member of our family and very much loved. His sister Bonnie will miss him as well as all the family. He may be a cat, but there is a school on this road, and one day, there may be a child involved.

Stay safe out there, Best wishes,

Karen

Forgive me now, as I have a very personal rant. To the unfeeling car racer who drove along Kingsdowne Road at what must have been well over the 20 mph, and knocked over and killed one of our much loved

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Finance Going to University?

Here’s How to Manage Your Money

By Ann Haldon www.cornerstonewebcontent.com If you are off to university in September, your head will be full of worries and excitement about living independently, studying, and how to manage life in a new city. It might be a little overwhelming at times, but with forethought and planning you can organise your money and get to grips with the financial side of life.

Managing money is often the biggest concern for new undergraduates, but the trick is to know your figures, set a basic budget where you can, and stick to it. One of the first decisions to make though, is which student bank account to open.

Student bank accounts

Most of the top UK banks operate specific accounts for undergraduates. In general, they offer 24-hour online banking, mobile apps, and interest-free overdrafts subject to eligibility.

NatWest Uniproof Account • Free arranged overdraft facility of up to £500 in the first term, £750 in the second, and £1000 in the final term • Free Tastecard membership (currently worth £79.99) if you sign up for online banking and paperless statements. This entitles you to 50% off meals in a range of UK restaurants.

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HSBC Student Bank Account • Free overdraft facility of £500 on signing up • Up to £3000 overdraft limit subject to eligibility • Credit interest of 1.5% AER/ gross on the first £1000 in your account Santander Student Account • Free Santander 16-25 Railcard, valid for four years • Interest-free overdraft of up to £1500 per year if £500 is paid into your account at the start of each term • Credit interest of 1% AER/ gross on balances of up to £500

Budgeting tips

Budgeting is simple once you get into a routine. It just needs commitment, and an awareness of how much you are spending. The first thing to do is calculate the total of your maintenance loan and any grants, wages if you intend to work, and any money from your parents.

Then make a list of regular bills, such as food, electricity, insurance and books.

Also factor in birthday and Christmas expenses, and the cost of running a car if you have one. The money left over is disposable income, but you need to make sure you don’t overspend.

The main objective is to live

within your means rather than splurging all your money at the start of term. Divide the maintenance loan over three months to budget for living costs, and you are halfway there.

Knowing the difference between ‘good debt’ and ‘bad debt’

Knowing how to use credit cards effectively is an important part of managing your money at university, as the temptation to spend without thinking can be overwhelming at times.

The important thing to note is that only paying the minimum amount off a credit card each month allows the interest to build up, and makes it increasingly difficult to pay off what was originally a manageable amount.

Paying off the total amount owed at the end of each billing period gives you interest-free credit for a very limited time, but go beyond this timescale and you could be hit with huge rates of interest.

Paying for higher education is an investment, and remains a popular choice even with the recent increase in tuition fees.

You don’t need to be cashstrapped at university or debtridden when you leave – just make sure it’s memorable for all the right reasons.

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American beer used to be bland. The malt was padded out with rice, and the hops were introduced only briefly to the brewing-kettle. They were served so cold and gassy that whatever character they did possess was obliterated. Thirty years ago a friend of mine used to take a phial of hop oil and a swizzle-stick with him on trips to the States to add flavour to his beer and dissipate the CO2. Thankfully, things have changed since microbrewing started in earnest, and here are two beers that don’t need dosing and stirring.

Sierra Nevada was founded in 1980 in Chico, California, and the 5.6% abv Pale Ale was its firstborn brew. It’s bottled with yeast, so the fine mousse and deep head are natural.

Its aroma has the piney freshness characteristic of the American Cascade hop, but there’s also toffee in both aroma and flavour. The finish is only slightly bitter (which is how Americans like it), and gives way to more toffee sweetness.

From Goose island Brewery in Chicago (founded 1988) comes the 5.9% India Pale Ale. IPAs were brewed strong and hoppy to survive the long sea-voyage to India in the days of the Raj; but here the hops are American rather than British so don’t have the aggressive bitterness we would expect. The beer is light for its strength, and the dominant note throughout is fresh hay. It smells and tastes like a stable with a short, fresh, tangy finish.

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Spotlight On.......

Mem, A True Entrepreneur

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em runs a modest gardening and garden maintenance firm from his home in Berrylands.

It’s called, very appropriately, ‘All Your Garden Needs.’

Mem started entirely on his own, but he now regularly employs a number of men and can call on many more if a job needs them. He is a true entrepreneur.

In case you’re wondering, Mem is short for Mehmet, a first name that his Cypriot father gave him.

Mem is tall and strongly built, a powerful man, but with a ready smile and an easygoing temperament. But life hasn’t been easy for Mem; when he started his business he had only his enormous energy to call on.

He had a job at Heathrow, sufficient to maintain a flat in Alexandra Drive, but with no further prospects. So every daylight hour that he could, Mem came home and mowed lawns.

Soon he had a list of loyal customers and the extra cash meant that he and his wife could acquire the house they really wanted for the family.

Somehow Mem found the time and energy for other pursuits. For instance, he climbed the arduous Three Peaks, finishing just 5 minutes inside the 24-hour deadline. Today he is involved with Kingston’s Sea Cadets, with whom he is an Acting Petty Officer at TS ‘Steadfast.’

But Fate was waiting for him. Soon after

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the gruelling Three Peaks he was diagnosed with severe heart problems which needed immediate open-heart surgery.

Although he was not allowed to work properly for several months, the business he had built was sound enough for his colleagues to carry it on until he could return.

What does ‘All Your Garden Needs’ do?

He laughed. “The name says it all, doesn’t it? When the grass is growing, we spend roughly two days a week mowing and edging. The other three days are concerned with fencing, patios, driveways, decking, sheds and other projects such as landscaping and garden planning. So the work is always varied and interesting.”

How does your company find new customers?

He laughed again, “I don’t really have to. I have a growing number of loyal customers who have mostly come from my ads in the ‘Berrylands Companion’.

I was one of the first of Karen’s advertisers. Mine is a local business, so I have never needed to advertise anywhere else.”

To speak to Mem at ‘All Your Garden Needs’ telephone: 07714 592 650 or 020 8390 7151

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Mediterranean Magic

by Pippa Greenwood

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f you can’t get away this year, how about creating your own Mediterranean hotspot in your garden? Even if you do manage to escape to the sun for a week or two this year, you’ll still have the rest of the summer at home and a little slice of Italy, France or Greece outside your back door will bring happy memories flooding back.

and cram them full of plants.

If the containers are small they will need very regular watering so go for some of the more drought-tolerant plants such as geraniums, pelargoniums and sedums.

The first thing to do when making a Mediterranean corner in your garden, is to choose the sunniest spot available – it’ll not only make sitting out there more enjoyable, but will also mean that you can install some serious sun-loving plants too.

Plants in pots are a must and if possible choose stone or terracotta containers as these add to the Mediterranean feel.

If you want to make brand new pots look more weathered try painting them with a solution of plain yoghurt – it may sound crazy but this will help to encourage rapid colonisation by mosses, algae and lichens all of which will help to give that well-loved look.

Painting the nearby house, shed or garage wall with white masonry paint will help to create the right atmosphere and look. At the same time it will help to reflect our sunlight – often a bit washed out compared to more southern climes - so providing a stronger light for the type of plants that appreciate it.

Mediterranean gardens often make full use of the walls and any other vertical surfaces, so put up pot-rings, pot-hangers and brackets with hanging baskets, pots and wall baskets

Any new hard landscaping such as wall, paths or patios and terraced surfaces will look best in natural stone and there are now also gorgeous looking terracotta tiles available that are suitable for use in the garden. All these help to give the right feel and bring about a definite warmth. Terracotta tiles can also have a storage-heater effect too – after a long, hot day they will have absorbed a good deal of heat and this will then be released gradually in the evening making it even

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more appealing to sit out and enjoy that glass of something continental.

Add interest to a vertical surface - be it a wall with supports attached or an arch or pergola - by planting a vine.

They have attractive leaves and there are plenty to choose from that will fruit well in our climate. You may not be able to create your own vintage but the vines will look gorgeous especially when draped with a few bunches of grapes.

Glazed tiles, wall-hangings and even the odd ornament or two can also add to the Mediterranean look, but make sure you choose items that won’t be instantly bleached by the sun.

If you have wooden garden furniture which is past its best, paint it white or a vivid blue, and buy a brightly coloured tablecloth. Eating alfresco will instantly make you feel like you are on holiday.

If you look at photos of Mediterranean scenes, you’ll notice that much of the hard landscaping is ‘shabby-chic’.

Rough plastering, crumbly mortar and plants growing in cracks create an authentic feel.

Try growing your own oranges

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Beauty Perfect Nails

By Helen Taylor chores pose a threat to nails, not to mention cold weather, regular hand washing and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

Even so, it’s worth establishing a hand and nail care routine and then planning a time every couple of weeks when you can treat yourself to a visit to your local nail salon.

There’s more than one option though so we’ve taken an in-depth look at three of the most recent - and popular nail services.

You might spend a lot of time and money buying-up and trying-out the latest skincare, hair care and cosmetic products, but do you pay as much attention to your nails?

It’s certainly easy to overlook your hands and nails, but you really shouldn’t, because they’re often as noticeable to new people as your face; after all, a handshake is the first introduction.

Un-manicured nails can really let the side down, especially when you’re otherwise well-groomed and neatly presented.

But there’s no denying that it’s hard to keep your nails in tip-top condition. Washingup, cleaning, cooking, and all those other unavoidable daily

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CND Shellac Nails Shellac has definitely been one of the most popular nail services of recent years. Its simple application, smudgeproof finish and effective staying power have secured legions of loyal followers.

Applied much like a regular nail polish, Shellac only requires a few minutes of curing time under a special UV lamp between coats.

When you leave the salon your nail polish will be completely dry and you can enjoy chip-proof, glossy, lasting colour that stays looking great for at least 14 days. In fact, Shellac often stays looking so good that it only really needs to be removed when an obvious gap has emerged due to natural nail growth.

It also offers the benefit of protecting your nails against

breakage meaning you can keep the length much longer than you might usually be able to.

When you are ready to have the Shellac removed, a set of foils soaked in acetone are wrapped round your fingers, although some salons may speed the process by asking you to put your fingertips into a bowl of acetone. This soaking process takes about 10 minutes and then the old polish is gently scraped off and nails buffed to prepare for the new coat.

There is no ‘infill’ option – even if your polish still looks great, when it has grown out you’ll need to start again.

Shellac isn’t suitable for everyone though; if your nails are weak, brittle or splitting opting for a set of Shellac nails - or any artificial nail enhancement - isn’t the best option. Nails and nail beds need to be healthy before application.

Minx Nails If it’s statement nails you’re after then Minx Nails are the perfect choice for you.

Bringing fashion to your fingertips, Minx have been a favourite with celebrities everywhere since stepping into the spotlight a few years ago. Offering a vast choice of designs in show-stopping colours, patterns and prints, there’s no chance you’ll ever get bored when you choose a set of Minx nails.

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Minx work on both natural and artificially enhanced nails. Before application nails are given a basic manicure.

Minx is a solid film with an adhesive backing that is heat activated - that’s why nails and Minx are heated before application begins.

The heat allows Minx to take on the natural curve of the nail and bond to the surface effectively.

Whilst still underneath a special infrared lamp, the Minx is smoothed out and filed to fit with the nail.

The process is very gentle on natural nails and with a waterproof seal, it means they won’t get damaged when you swim, bath, wash-up or do any other day-to-day tasks.

The seal is only broken when they are removed. They’ll last around 14 days.

Removal is easy - the product is heated up, the seal is broken and the Minx is peeled off.

Long lasting Nail polish You might wonder why anyone would still have traditional nail polish when Shellac and Minx last so much longer. There are several reasons. Firstly you might want a shade for a special occasion or to go with a particular outfit, without necessarily wanting to keep the same colour for weeks.

It’s quicker to put on normal polish and much quicker to take it off. This not only saves time, but will usually be a lower priced treatment or you can do it at home. Particularly for a pedicure, when normal polish will often last weeks anyway, this might be a better option.

And the choice of colours is much greater so you can get that perfect match if you need it.

Some of the new salon polishes dry very quickly too (such as CND’s Vinylux), so whilst it won’t be as instantly ‘set’ as Shellac or Minx, your finger and toenails will be complete dry and hard within a couple of hours.

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Have a Healthy Holiday

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk You’ve booked your holiday.

You’re dreaming you’re already there, sunbathing, sightseeing and relaxing. But health issues could turn it into a nightmare.

Holidaying in the UK If you’re holidaying in the UK, everything is familiar, but still arrange travel insurance in case an accident or illness means your holiday is cancelled.

If you’re going off the beaten track or hill climbing, check the weather forecast, wear appropriate footwear and take your mobile (fully charged), warm waterproof clothing, a first aid kit and a map. Ensure everyone knows the route and remember you’ll be slower over rough terrain. Many fatalities are caused by ignoring these precautions.

Check your chosen beach is safe for swimming, with no concealed rocks or dangerous sea creatures (there’s a useful guide to them here: http://bit. ly/1m9uFYJ).

Holidaying Abroad Several weeks beforehand, read guidebooks, travel company information and specific precautions for your destination at http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk.

Ensure you’re aware of: • Air travel health and safety Newborn babies, women over 36 weeks pregnant (32 weeks in multiple pregnancy), or people who have recently had a stroke, heart attack, surgery or trauma shouldn’t fly, nor should those with a communicable disease or

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certain conditions affecting the ears, chest, head or cardiovascular system.

See your doctor and check insurance t&cs.

The air inside aeroplanes is very dry, so stay hydrated and avoid alcohol, (altitude increases its effects). Ask your doctor’s advice if you’re concerned about DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or you’ve given birth in the last two months. Reduce the risk of DVT by walking, stretching, avoiding alcohol and caffeine, and keeping well hydrated.

Compression stockings can help if worn correctly.

• Local laws and customs Beware different traffic signals and different laws particularly about standards of dress.

• Food and water safety Practice good hygiene and pack sanitizer gel or wipes. If you’re unsure of water safety, boil it or treat it with purification tablets, or use bottled water for drinking and brushing teeth.

Avoid ice cubes.

Choose well-cooked, freshly prepared food and avoid salads, shellfish, unpeeled fruit and ice-cream (unless it’s a major brand).

• Health precautions If there’s a malaria risk don’t take it lightly. Use repellents on exposed skin and repellents and/or insecticides around your room and on mosquito screens and clothing (mosquitoes may bite through it). Wear long trousers and long-sleeved tops, particularly after dark. Anti-malarial tablets

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must be started before you go and continued after you return.

Take a supply of diarrhoea medication so it’s close by if needed.

Vaccinations Again, requirements depend on destination – check specific guidelines at http://www. fitfortravel.nhs.uk at least 8 weeks before travel as some vaccinations are in several doses. Carry proof of vaccinations; some countries require an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP). Hepatitis A, cholera, typhoid and DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and polio) should be free, but you’ll pay for yellow fever, encephalitis, meningitis, rabies, tuberculosis and hepatitis B. Rules about prescribed medication Take a copy of your prescription and a doctor’s letter including personal details, travel dates and medication details.

Healthcare entitlements If you’re travelling to Switzerland or a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), apply for an EHIC (European Health Insurance) card entitling you to healthcare equivalent to that provided for residents. Outside the EEA, medical care must be covered by your insurance.

Sun Protection Wear a hat and sunglasses, avoid midday sun, stay hydrated and apply high factor sun lotion regularly.

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Life Begins My VCR Moment

by Kate McLelland

I remember the 1980s as a time of tremendous change, when the growth of technology resulted in revolutionary gadgets such as the Polaroid camera, the Boombox, the Sony Walkman and the video cassette recorder.

As a teenager I constantly nagged, begged and pleaded with my parents to buy a VCR. I was tired of hearing our neighbours boast about watching repeats of Dallas and longed to be able to record all the “juvenile and mindless” comedy programmes my parents refused to watch, so I could play them on an endless loop as soon as I got home from school.

My father loved his television, so I naturally assumed he would be eager to own a VCR, but he remained strangely reluctant to buy one. The day he finally gave in and came home with a brand new recorder, my brother and I nearly exploded with excitement. However, as soon as he unpacked the box and began to read the instructions, we realised something was wrong.

I remember watching with fascination as my normally capable father hesitated,

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fumbled and cursed under his breath, trying to get to grips with this alien piece of technology. After a long struggle with the cables he gave up and decamped to the kitchen for a cup of tea, leaving my brother and I twitching with impatience.

Before he’d drained his cup and returned to the lounge, we had set up the VCR and made a test recording.

That was the first time I had ever questioned my parents’ ability to do anything, and I recall feeling slightly smug about our success with the VCR. In future years as televisions, radios and other items of household equipment became more complex and technically challenging, we were simply given the manual and left to get on with it.

It’s not unusual for patterns to repeat themselves over successive generations, and I’m a little ashamed to admit that instead of continuing to embrace the new, I simply sat back and let my own children take on the role of “expert”. I therefore managed to sidestep the IT revolution completely.

Knowing next to nothing about computers never really bothered me until recently, when I agreed to babysit

one of my grandchildren. He turned up clutching a brand new tablet computer and inevitably - asked me for help.

It was then that I found myself in exactly the same position as my poor father, confounded by the VCR all those years ago.

It hurt my pride to realise that I am no longer able to keep up with new technology, and my experience made me think of all those other people of my age who haven’t yet picked up the basic principles of operating a computer. These people now have a precious window of opportunity to gain IT skills before their ability to learn is compromised by old age.

I might have been embarrassed to admit I couldn’t use my grandson’s tablet computer, but I’m eternally grateful to him for making me aware of the yawning gap in my knowledge … a gap I’ve allowed to become wider and wider over the years. I may have let things slip, but I don’t intend to waste any more time: this week I’ve signed up for a computer course at my local library.

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What’s The Alternative: Shiatsu

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Having a Shiatsu Treatment

Origins and Principles

Shiatsu (Japanese for ‘finger pressure’) is a hands-on healing practice originating in Japan but developed from traditional Chinese medical principles.

Like acupuncture, Shiatsu is based on the belief that when the flow of Ki (or life-force) is blocked, it causes illness or stress. Practitioners believe that they can restore the flow of Ki around the body by using non-invasive techniques on Ki pathways (‘meridians’) and acupressure (acupuncture) points. They claim that this stimulates circulation and releases toxins.

Over time, Shiatsu has diversified into several styles and philosophies. Some practitioners concentrate on acupressure points and some more generally on the Ki pathways, while others focus on diagnostic systems such as the Five

A treatment usually lasts about an hour. At the first session, the therapist asks the patient about their medical history, lifestyle and symptoms before deciding which techniques to use. Normally the patient will lie down fully clothed on a mat or couch, but may sit up if necessary.

Many therapists begin by gently touching the abdomen, allowing them to assess the body’s energy levels and areas needing treatment. Then they apply pressure to acupressure points, either by pressing with palms, fingers, elbows, knees and feet on the meridians or sometimes by rotating and stretching joints and limbs.

Efficacy and Evidence

Some patients report feeling invigorated or relaxed after treatment, but while there is some limited evidence that acupressure may help to control pain and aid sleep, this may be due to relaxation effects – and there is no evidence specifically for the efficacy of Shiatsu.

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Hobbies Why the Sewing Bee is Buzzing Louder Than Ever It’s always sensible to seek expert advice and in larger UK cities you’ll find plenty of courses available, priced from around £40 upwards. However, if you live in a rural area you may find it more difficult to locate a suitable class: www. thesewingdirectory.co.uk has a list of local classes and sewing groups which you can search by county.

Perhaps it’s all part of the cult of nostalgia we’re experiencing at the moment, including shabby chic, home baking and handmade household accessories.

Sewing is suddenly cool again, and that vintage Singer sewing machine that your mother banished to the garage all those years ago has recently returned to reclaim its place as a must-have item in UK homes.

With TV programmes such as “The Great British Sewing Bee” commanding audiences of 2.7 million, it’s clear that sewing has once again captured the public’s imagination. Of course, the recent climate of austerity has played its part in this revival. Although shops selling ultra-cheap, disposable fashion have flooded the market with low quality, mass-produced garments for many years now, customers are slowly beginning to realise that cut-price fashion can be a false economy.

Making your own clothing is the answer to all those concerns about quality and durability, plus there’s no better way to

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express your personality than to source your own fabrics, creating a fashion look that is unique to you.

The old-style sewing machines mentioned at the beginning of this article are available to buy on Ebay, with prices ranging from £40 to £200 (for models incorporating a table).

Alternatively you can purchase a new machine starting from around £200. As it’s difficult to predict exactly what you’ll want to make in the future, it’s best to start off with a brand that provides a basic model to which you can add accessories (allowing you to create ornate stitching or overlocking) over time.

When you’ve bought your machine the next step will be to get hold of a simple pattern and some fabric. Purchasing fabric can be expensive and as you stand there, with your brand new sewing shears poised for action, you may wish that you had someone on hand to guide you through your first attempt at making up a garment.

Sewing classes are a great place to pick up valuable tips, but not everyone can afford to pay for lessons and sometimes learning at home is the only option. If you can’t get away you can always explore the many helpful, explanatory blogs and ‘how to’ videos for the beginner available on the internet, as these don’t cost anything and are almost as good as face-to-face tuition.

One such blog can be found at www.tillyandthebuttons.com, with well illustrated, step-bystep tutorials on everything from ‘setting up your sewing machine’ to ‘inserting a jacket sleeve’.

Once you’ve mastered some simple techniques you’ll be amazed at how quickly you progress. You’ll find that you save literally hundreds of pounds over time when you are no longer buying clothes at high street prices and parents will particularly appreciate the economic benefits of making outfits for their children. The sewing revival may have been driven by nostalgia for the ‘good old days’, but it’s underpinned by the growing realisation that skills in tailoring and making can be of real value to cashstrapped families today.

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The Better Life The Joy of Camping

by Derek Thompson We Better Lifers love to bask in the reflected glory of a productive garden, water butts and compost bins all present and correct, and a house that whispers, “Eco-friendly.”

However, come the summer (when we get one) a mania overtakes us; we succumb to the notion that leaving it all behind for a week or two under canvas is just what the doctor ordered. If the doctor were a sadist, that is.

First there’s the frantic search for all the equipment you swore you’d never need again.

The same equipment you helpfully dispersed into as many cupboards and rooms as possible. Then, when you’ve located everything – or given up the ghost and bought replacements – you draw up a to-do list for your neighbour: tend to the cat, irrigate the garden (it sounds much more accomplished than ‘water’) and fight the good fight against marauding molluscs.

After that, with a clear conscience and green-tinted glasses, you can pack up and head into the wilderness. Well, a wilderness with a toilet block, shower facilities, recycling area and an Internet café. Okay, I may have exaggerated about that last one.

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than the peaceful sounds of the countryside? Although the dawn chorus – from nearby tents – of snoring, hayfever and other noises is like a trumpeting ensemble to the gods. Sometimes, when you tuck into your farmmade yogurt, seated on recycled wooden pallet benches, you can even catch harmonies.

Those same delightful neighbours may wander back late from the village pub, drunk and incoherent, whispering louder than a jet engine. And what camping experience would be complete without the melodic drone of someone on a mobile declaring, “I’m in a tent – go on, guess where?” The Arctic, you may wish malignly.

The weather, of course, conspires to keep you in a state of perpetual moistness.

Whether it’s damp clothing – silly you for having brought only one pair of walking boots – or an unexpectedly warm summer evening, turning your camping fleece into a waterretaining sauna, you can be sure that the heady scent of sweat and disdain will linger in your nostrils for days to come.

all part of living among the elements. There’s plenty of wildlife too and most of it is set on getting inside your tent. Not the birds though – they’re too canny for that. And besides, it’s much more fun to use your tent canvas for target practice!

The days of alfresco eating (or wasp ballet), donating blood to the local mosquitoes and accidental nettle stings – are there any other kind?

– effortlessly blend and before you’re ready the last day arrives.

The rubbish is removed, along with any litter you see on the way; the tent wrestled back into its bag and the postcards you forgot to send are posted on the way out. These are mostly to people you’ll be telephoning when you get home.

Then, as you survey the pallid grass where your temporary home used to stand, one of you will amiably suggest that, all in all, it was great fun – same time again next year? Why not, the other will agree, adding an extra touch of citronella for the journey home, why not indeed?

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Home & Interiors Double-Up Your Space

By Katherine Sorrell

When you have run out of space and it’s not possible to extend, the time has come to think creatively.

With the right approach, you may even be able to make two rooms out of one.

Had a new baby? Children growing up?

Started working from home? Every year it seems like there’s more pressure on our living space. And while it’s not always possible to move up the property ladder to a ten-bedroom mansion, there is always a way to make your current property work better for you. It’s called doublingup – and it’s all about giving your home a new lease of life with some thoughtful rearrangements and careful additions, resulting in multifunctional rooms that are entirely practical and yet also utterly stylish.

Take a long, hard look at every room in your home and, even in the smallest of apartments, it will soon be possible to see which spaces can be modified so as to serve more than one purpose. We’re not talking about expensive extensions or complex loft conversions, but simply about making the most of what you’ve already got. Like adding a dining area to a kitchen, a home office in a bedroom or a hideaway guest bed in a living room.

The trick is to forget your preconceptions about where you live and be creative with the space. To get the most out of every

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No room to sit down and eat? Turn a small kitchen into a kitchen/diner with a foldaway table and chairs. The table is attached to a wall with dowels, while the chairs can be hung on a wall hook, nicely out of the way.

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By raising a child’s bed you create two rooms: one for sleeping, and one below for playing, studying, relaxing or for sleepovers. The same goes with an adult bedroom – if you have high enough ceilings, consider building a mezzanine sleeping space, leaving room underneath to use however you wish.

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on what you have), foldaway furniture is a great option to start with, whether it’s a bed, a desk or a dining table and chairs.

Next, make the most of any free wall. Peg rails and hanging rails, hooks and shelves – from high above your head to fitted across an alcove, this can be incredibly useful storage. Think high: a raised child’s bed with space beneath for a desk, sofa or play area, for example. Or could you even build a mezzanine sleeping or working space? And think low: slide a truckle bed under a permanent one, or tuck stools under a small table and magically create an intimate dining area. It’s a lateralthinking approach that’s quick, easy and inexpensive, and that will make your home as functional and as good-looking as you could ever want, no matter what changes come your way in the future.

Create a home office from the tiniest amount of spare wall space with a wall-mounted, foldaway table that also incorporates 10cm deep storage compartments. Ideal in a kitchen, under the stairs, in a child’s bedroom or in an office.

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Cake and Bake Peach Gallette This divine summer dessert just couldn’t be easier to make – no flan tin and no baking blind! Make sure you have a good solid baking sheet to bake the galette on as this will ensure a crisp pastry base. You can replace the fresh peaches with drained canned peaches, if liked.

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225g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 150g unsalted butter, diced 100g ground almonds 4 tbsp caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 2 large egg yolks blended with 2 tbsp ice cold water 6 large fresh, ripe peaches, skinned, stoned and sliced Beaten egg, to glaze 1 tbsp pistachio nuts, chopped Vanilla ice cream, to serve

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To skin peaches, score a cross in the skin with the tip of a knife then cover with boiling water for 1-2 minutes.

Drain and cover with cold water for a further minute – the skins should peel off easily.

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To make the pastry, sift the flour into a large bowl. Add the butter and using your fingertips rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in half the ground almonds and half the sugar.

Make a well in the centre and add the egg yolks and water. Stir with a round-bladed knife to form a crumbly dough (add a little extra cold water if the mix is too dry). Gather the mixture together with your hands and knead gently until just smooth.

Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6. Lightly grease a large baking sheet. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface to a rough circle about 30cm in diameter. Transfer to the baking sheet.

Sprinkle the rest of the ground almonds in the centre of the pastry circle, leaving a 7cm border.

Arrange the peach slices on top of the almonds.

Fold the pastry border inwards – just over the edges of the peach slices.

Brush the pastry edge with beaten egg and sprinkle over the chopped pistachios. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and golden. Sprinkle over the rest of the sugar and serve warm or cold with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

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Happy Snapping How to get the best from your phone photos and videos

Think of the last time you took a photograph or recorded a video. What did you use? For most of us, the answer will be “my phone”: in a very short space of time phone cameras have replaced traditional cameras for most people’s everyday shooting. However, not everyone is getting the most from their phone’s camera - and a few apps and accessories can make an enormous difference.

One of the most common problems with smartphone clips is the washed-out effect you get when you use the flash. While some recent smartphones use LED flashes to try and address this, it’s better if you just turn the flash off altogether: apps such as Google Camera, Apple’s iPhoto and Camera+ enable you to change the exposure, which affects how much light the camera lets in: the longer the exposure, the better the lowlight performance.

Another problem that affects many photos and videos is camera shake. While many phones attempt to compensate for this they can’t get rid of it completely, so if you’re finding blur is a problem it’s a good idea to invest in a phone tripod such as Joby’s GripTight (around £20), which can grip

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to almost anything and ensure shake-free shooting.

If you fancy getting creative with your camera there are lots of options to choose from, from cheap and cheerful wideangle lenses to Sony’s truly impressive QX10 Lens. It isn’t cheap - the RRP is £179 - but it adds a wireless, 18 megapixel lens with 10X optical zoom to deliver photographs you simply won’t believe came from a smartphone.

Another way to get creative is to use specialist apps. The aforementioned Camera+ and iPhoto enable you to apply filters that make your images look ancient, while 8mm does the same for video by applying vintage camera filters ranging from Super 8-style footage to what looks like an early black and white movie. iStopMotion makes it easy to create Wallace and Gromit-style stop motion videos, while Filmic Pro offers a range of professional video features that turn an iPhone into a powerful high definition video camera.

There’s one big problem with smartphone shooting, though, and that’s the smartphone itself: the screen is too small and the speakers too quiet for you to spot audio and video issues that are really obvious

on a big TV. For best results it’s always a good idea to edit your images and video on your computer, and there are several ways to transfer it: via the USB cable that came with your device, or by taking out the memory card (if your phone uses one) and popping it into a card reader. Many recent PCs have memory card slots that take the industry standard SD/SDHC memory cards, but if you don’t have one or you want the option to use multiple memory card formats it’s worth investing £10 or so in a memory card reader that plugs into a spare USB socket.

There’s no shortage of software for editing images on PCs and Macs: both Mac OS X and Windows have decent built-in image editors, while the free paint.net (on PC) and The GIMP (PC and Mac) deliver professional image editing for free. You can get decent video editing for free too: Lightworks on PC is great, as is Apple’s own iMovie. Both programs make it easy to clean up and edit your clips.

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What happened in... ...August 1997? government said “non merci”.

Can’t be all bad then, this colonialism, can it?

4th: Jeanne Calment, the oldest person in recorded history, died in France at the age of 122 years, 164 days.

Mme Calment lived on her own until she was 110, and is the only person known to have celebrated her 120th birthday.

Early on the morning of Sunday, 31st of August, 1997, I was driving into London on the A40 and the news bulletin came on the radio as I was passing RAF Northolt. Later that day a plane of the Royal Squadron would touch down at that aerodrome, carrying the body of Diana, Princess of Wales.

3rd: Two of the three islands of the Union of Comoros, off the eastern coast of Africa, near Mozambique, began negotiations in an attempt to return to French colonial rule, but Jacques Chirac’s

5th: With APPL just weeks away from bankruptcy Microsoft invested $150 million in the ailing Apple, which recovered and eventually overtook its saviour/ competitor.

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Be Here Now, the third album

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Three of the bestselling singles this year were: Men In Black - Will Smith Isn’t It A Wonder - Boyzone Block Rockin’ Beats - The Chemical Brothers

Taken by a crew member of Space Shuttle Discovery, this photo showed the extent of this huge storm: the central eye measured fully 8 miles in diameter.

2^2976221-1 (the 36th known Mersenne prime). Oh come on, you must know what that means.

27th: An international survey showed that Britain had the world’s highest rail fares.

Some things never change.

28th: Thrill seekers on a roller coaster in Belgium were left hanging upside down for ninety minutes after the ride jammed. A little more suspense than they had bargained for maybe.

30th: An 83-year-old Greek man killed his wife because she ‘had a headache’. I don’t know what became of him after that but I like to think he is now with someone more compatible.

Diana, Princess of Wales, left Sardinia on a private jet with Dodi Fayed, intending to stay overnight in Paris before flying on to London.

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Tips for surviving the Summer school holidays

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arm days, balmy nights, the smell of cut grass, beach-breaks and children laughing – an idyllic picture of summer.

Unfortunately, the reality can be far from ideal.

Juggling child-care, dealing with bored youngsters, the spiralling cost of vacations and generally spending more time with each other than you’re used to can turn the ideal summer into a pressure cooker of stress.

Relationship counselling service, Relate London South West, often sees a surge in calls after the summer holidays from couples and families who haven’t had the dream break they’d hoped for.

Divorce lawyers also find a September spike in demand as couples who were able to get along in their normal lives, working long hours and looking after the kids, are suddenly faced with extra hours together.

Relate London South West counsellor, Tamara Hoyton, says: “When you’re used to a particular routine and work level, suddenly spending more time together, without the usual distractions, can expose underlying tensions that lead to arguments.”

And, Charlotte Adler, partner at Adler Fitzpatrick, and Chambers UK Leader in matrimonial law agreed: “Sadly, we often find it is the summer holiday itself that is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Many people come home and after unpacking get in touch with us for advice on separation.”

But there are ways of helping to cope with the seasonal pressure. Here are Relate’s top tips for managing summer holiday stress: 1) Manage your expectations. If things have been a little tough recently don’t expect the fantasy of an amazing, relaxing holiday to come real. Holidays create their own pressures and stresses so don’t expect perfection.

2) Organise your time so everyone gets a bit of what they want. Make sure the whole family gets to do something they really enjoy during the holiday.

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3) Check in your local newspaper or on the council’s website for free activities for children during the summer holidays. Also many things don’t need to cost anything: going for a walk, visiting parks, or playing board games together. Also try going to the cinema during the day when it is cheaper.

4) Talk about what you’d all like to do. This is a chance to be imaginative together and share what you like doing. Your children might surprise you by how simple their wishes are. Making a plan together is an activity in itself and could be fun because everyone gets a chance to share their ideas and communicate with each other. Having a plan may also make you feel less stressed.

5) Having a plan isn’t going to be the magic fix. If you start to find things overwhelming talk to other parents, you are unlikely to be the only parent feeling fraught. See if you can share taking each other’s children for an afternoon to give you a break.

6) If you find you are wanted to snap back at your children or resorting to their level, try counting to 10. It sounds like a cliché but it really does work. If the children are back chatting think about what it is they are really trying to say.

7) It is natural that children that are together all day are going to bicker. But if the rows get too much you might need to talk as a family about what is happening. Sit the children down and let them take it in turns to talk about what is making them cross. This is a good way to acknowledge how your children are feeling and make them feel listened too.

Tamara added: “Holidays should be fun, but as a mum I know that it’s not always like that – for me the key answer is communication and if you’re struggling it’s worth getting some help from an organisation like Relate – who provide relationship counselling for couples, young people and families.”

If you’re looking for support you can call Relate London South West on 020 8549 3318.

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Summer’salways alwayslively lively Surbiton Summer’s at at Surbiton Racket saysRoy RoyStaniland Staniland Racketand andFitness FitnessClub!

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he Club’s really buzzing as we look ahead into July. This is naturally a peak time for tennis, with our eleven superb grass courts in constant demand. Sadly, the weather can’t be relied on, but we have nine fast-draining hard courts which provide us with plenty of back-up! Three of these are laid with synthetic clay, and these are extremely popular with our Members.

The Wimbledon fortnight, half in June, half in July. always generates extra enthusiasm at most clubs, but especially so at Surbiton where we have very extensive coaching programmes for youngsters, and not forgetting the adults! Our twelve professional coaches work with more than 250 pupils each week and visit eleven local schools as part of our development programmes.

In July we have a particularly exciting event at the Club, to which nonMembers are invited for free. From the 21st to the 25th July the Club will host Division 3 of Ladies’ County Week. This should give us five days of top-class competitive tennis. Weather permitting, all matches will be played on our grass courts.

But as our name implies, Summer isn’t just about tennis at Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club. For instance, there’s plenty of squash activity. We have four modern courts, all air-conditioned, heated and very popular. And if you feel the need

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to improve your game, we have our own Squash Coach to help you.

The Fitness Suite is a major attraction at the Club. Here we have some of the latest apparatus, from cardio-vascular aids to resistance machines and free weights.

We run plenty of social events, too, and in our Studio we have regular classes for Zumba, Pilates, Yoga and Indoor Cycling. And after your chosen activity, there’s our Clubhouse Bar which is open all day to offer coffee and a range of other drinks. If the weather’s good, we have a popular Decking Area outside to help you relax!

Why not come along and see what makes the Club tick? There’s no obligation, and with our wide range of facilities you would be bound to find something you liked. Perhaps something new, that you’ve never tried before! Why not give it a go?

Best wishes Roy Roy Staniland is Director of Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club, Berrylands, KT5 8JT 0208 399 1594 www. Surbiton.org

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YMCA London South West is Paddling for Vulnerable Children in this year’s Kingston Rotary Dragon Boat Race

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his year, YMCA London South West have entered two boats in Kingston Rotary’s Dragon Boat Race, hoping to raise £5000 in sponsorship for our work with Children and Young People.

A fun filled day for the whole family, Kingston Rotary’s Dragon Boat Race takes place in Canbury Gardens in Kingston Upon Thames on Sunday 20th July.

A few years back, our Paddlers made this instructional video of how to steer a Dragon Boat…

YMCA LSW has two boats with a total of 40 seats and for a £25 entry fee, paddlers in our boats get a light lunch, goodie bag, headdress, t-shirt and a medal.

If possible, we would also like every paddler to raise £100 in sponsorship money for Space Residential; a summer residential camp for vulnerable and deserving children from Kingston, taking place at YMCA Newgale at the Pembrokeshire Coast in Wales in August.

Many of the children nominated by YMCA LSW and Royal Borough of Kingston to attend the residential camp are young carers, children exposed to domestic violence or in need of some respite from very chaotic and stressful home lives.

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financial opportunities or resources to let their children engage in positive risk taking experiences.

For instance, a young boy who took part in the 2012 Space Residential had never experienced a beach, swimming pool or any other submergence of water other than in his bathtub before he swam in the Irish Sea at the camp.

The money raised from this year’s YMCA LSW paddlers at Kingston Rotary’s Dragon Boat Race will enable YMCA LSW to let young people from our community take positive risks and challenge themselves in an environment that they would not be exposed to at home or in their daily lives.

Have a look at this amazing video from the 2013 Space Residential Camp to see how happy the young people and children who took part were!

Visit our website for more info and to book your place on one of our Dragon Boats today: http://www. ymcalsw.org/Event/dragon-boat-2014 For further information on how to register for YMCA London South West’s Dragon Boats or to donate funds for the Space Residential, please contact Sarah Ward, Fundraising Officer at YMCA London South West.

Email: sarahward@ymcalsw.org. Phone: 020 8339 7308

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Time They say that time flies when you’re having fun, but anyone under the age of 18 who has a seemingly endless summer holiday stretching ahead of them is going to be praying that isn’t the case. Whether you’re spending the summer behind a desk or in a deckchair, these timely titles will certainly make the minutes and hours pass you by, almost in an instant.

The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger Art student Claire first met librarian Henry when she was six and he was thirty-one, and then again when she was twentythree and he was thirty-one.

Henry has Chrono-Displacement Disorder and so lives out his bizarre life leaping between time and space, his ‘clock’ continually resetting, meaning Claire has no idea where or more specifically, when, the love of her life will reappear again. Though constantly torn apart and then thrown back together again, they try and hold onto some semblance of a normal life; raising their child and holding onto the fact that they found each other at all. It’s a fantastic and heart-wrenching book that will leave you hoping that somehow and somewhere you will be able to catch up with Claire and Henry once again.

A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki A teenage girl in Tokyo plans to take her own life. Nao is suffering at the hands of bullies, but before she ends it she needs to finish writing the story of her great grandmother, an ancient Buddhist nun. When a Hello Kitty lunchbox washes up on a beach in British Columbia, novelist Ruth finds Nao’s diary, and a new obsession. She believes it to be debris left over from the Japanese tsunami of 2011 and is determined to find out how both Nao and her great grandmother’s stories end. This is a remarkable story linking three women across time and continents.

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The Time Machine - H.G. Wells Long before Doctor Who started fighting Daleks and regenerating, H.G. Wells gave the world his view of the future, through the eyes of a Victorian scientist. The Time Traveller (we never learn his real name) invents a time machine that sends him to the year 802,701AD and discovers a peaceful people called the Eloi.

But these descendants of man live lives of unspoken terror.

When he scratches beneath the surface of this apparent utopia, our time traveller discovers another race: Morlocks. These terrifying tunnel-dwellers are not to be messed with and the time traveller must escape posthaste…if only he can relocate his missing time machine.

A Time to Kill - John Grisham A ten year old black girl is viciously attacked and assaulted by two drunken white men one night. The town of Clanton, Mississippi is thrown into total chaos by the act of violence and the girl’s father, Carl Lee Hailey, asks a white attorney Jake Brigance for legal advice, wanting to know if he could be acquitted if he kills the two men.

Brigance implores Hailey not to do anything stupid, but adds that if it were his daughter…Hailey avenges Tonya’s attack and kills both men leaving Brigance fighting to save both his client and his own skin. This is a legal thriller at its best, firmly cementing Grisham as the king of the courtroom drama.

Hard Times - Charles Dickens Domineering headmaster Thomas Gradgrind is the

personification of the Industrial Revolution. He is a man of facts and the hard truth and he banishes free-thinking, creativity and freedom of expression from his home and from his classroom. His views and utilitarian regime dominate Coketown and it is little wonder that his son rebels and falls into a life of crime, whilst his obedient daughter marries a man she doesn’t love. Enter the spritely and carefree circus performer Sissy Jupe to spice this drab world up a bit, along with the weaver, Stephen Blackpool. It may be there could be a chink of light in this otherwise drab, industrial prison of a town.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon Chris doesn’t make for the most likely of detectives in this ‘whodunit’. He’s fifteen years old and he has Asperger’s Syndrome. He likes facts and order, routine and mathematics.

He finds social interaction and other human beings an absolute minefield to negotiate. When Chris finds his neighbour’s dog has been murdered he must rise to the challenges that life has thrown to him and take himself out of his comfort zone. The story has been published in a version for adults and another for children and isn’t, says Haddon, a book about Asperger’s. It’s a story about what it’s like to be on the outside looking in; how different and isolated we can all feel and how varied the human mind is in interpreting what’s going on around us.

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Celebrate Summer with New Season’s Lamb!

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ere at Jennings it’s our privilege to bring you such culinary riches as our New Season’s Lamb. We draw our supplies from two sources, both equally excellent and well-known to us over many years.

First, we have our Salt Marsh Lamb from selected pastures in Kent, where the early grass always grows quickly in a mild Spring environment. Our second source is a group of farms in the Highlands of Scotland, where the granite soils bring extra minerals to the grass.

What’s so special about New Season’s Lamb?

It’s young meat, deliciously soft in texture.

It’s also the product of new season’s grass, full of vitamins and minerals and its taste is superb. Whether you go for roasting joints or some of the many superb cuts, you will enjoy it enormously, I’m sure!

Right now, it’s BBQ time!

July is usually a big month for BBQs. We all enjoy those sultry evenings when you can eat and chat happily with your friends while partaking in a glass or two of wine.

These days a BBQ should be a really succulent meal, and we can offer you a fabulous range of different cuts from beef, lamb, pork and chicken. Our famed BBQ steaks are always top of the market for BBQ style. These are all cut from Scotch beef which has been hung for three weeks to give you maximum flavour and tenderness. Whether you go for Fillets, T-bones, Sirloins, Rib-Eyes or Rumps, you’ll find the same mouth-watering quality right across the board.

ready for the grill, and would be ideal, say, for a Sunday BBQ lunch with family and friends.

Or we could spatchcock a chicken for you, or prepare a tasty rack of pork ribs. For the more adventurous there is the option of smoking a shoulder of pork or beef brisket.

The single-joint BBQ is the ‘in’ thing, because you can cook it to perfection without having to worry about the different cooking times of other meats which you’re grilling at the same time, a big advantage.

Nowadays there is an exceptionally tasty alternative to the traditional cuts. Our marinade range is becoming very popular, as all the cuts have been prepared specially for the BBQ. Why not give it a try?

And we mustn’t forget all the traditional standbys for the BBQ. Our own make sausages include many popular varieties including Traditional Pork, Cumberland, Sweet Chilli & Spicy Spanish Then we have Kofta Kebabs, super-tasty Beef Burgers, Ribs and many other delights for your guests. Above all, always go for quality. The better the meat, the better it will BBQ and the better it will taste.

Happy BBQing!

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C.D Jennings & Sons Surbiton’s High Class Traditional Family Butchers Meat of the Highest Quality from the Finest Sources

Serving Surbiton for over 50 Years 2014 BBQ Specials Our Own Make Burgers, Sausages & Kebabs Racks of Ribs, Butterflied Legs Lamb, Marinated Chicken Scotch Beef Steaks Rump, Rib-Eye, Sirloin, Fillet, T-bone, Picanha We can marinade any of our meat for you in a range of flavours including zingy chilli, sweet mustard & BBQ!

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Beef & Sweet Potato Curry Serves 4

Ready in 50 minutes

This tasty beef curry has a wonderful mildly spiced coconut sauce and is perfect to serve when entertaining friends and family. Serve with natural yogurt and a cooling shredded carrot, tomato and cucumber salad.

Place the onion, garlic, ginger, pepper and curry paste in a food processor or blender with 1tbsp water and process until finely minced.

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1 onion, peeled and chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 2cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped 2 tsp Thai green curry paste 2 tbsp sunflower oil 450g thick sirloin steaks, trimmed of fat and cubed 400ml can reduced fat coconut milk 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks 100g green beans, trimmed

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Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan, add the paste and fry over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring all the time until fragrant.

Add the cubed steak and cook, stirring, over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until the meat is no longer pink. Pour in the coconut milk and 100ml water and bring to the boil.

Add the sweet potato and reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the beans and cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the beef and sweet potato are tender.

Stir in the chopped coriander and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve in warmed bowls with the boiled rice.

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‘Inspired by the Garden’: an exciting new exhibition of historical and contemporary embroidery from the Royal School of Needlework

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rom this September through to March 2015, the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) will be exhibiting a display of embroideries with a garden theme, at its home at Hampton Court Palace.

Almost since the start of embroidery, capturing flowers and the natural world has been an irresistible subject for stitch. Embroidery lends itself perfectly to capturing the textures, colours, shapes and movement of nature and on show will be beautiful pieces of work including traditional floral interpretations and a host of more unusual embroidery subjects from vegetables and fruit to fungi.

The exhibition will feature historic work from the RSN Collection together with current embroideries by RSN students and tutors - all inspired by the natural world using a wide variety of stitched techniques. Historical pieces date from the 18th century and the exhibition will come right up-to-date with pieces submitted in Summer 2014 for the RSN Degree, Certificate and Diploma courses.

Pieces in the exhibition will include the silk shading technique, also known as ‘painting with a needle’, as well

as canvaswork, blackwork, metal thread embroidery, crewelwork, raised mbroidery and more.

Dr Susan Kay-Williams, Chief Executive of the RSN and curator of the exhibition says, ‘Embroidery is such a versatile medium that it can transform a humble vegetable into a work of art; it can reveal new elements of a flower and maximise the sense of colourful riot that is a garden in full bloom. This exhibition which takes us through the autumn and winter months will give food for thought for the gardener, the embroiderer and the lover of colour, right through to spring.’

How to book: The Royal School of Needlework ‘Inspired by the Garden’ Exhibition runs from 8 September 2014 to 20 March 2015 • Individuals and groups welcome • Tour times: On set dates/times each month and all places must be pre-booked • Cost £16 per person for 1.5 hour guided tour • Or £22 per person for the 2 hour curator’s tour www.royal-needlework.org.uk Or Contact Belinda Egginton T: +44(0)20 3166 6941

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Short Story Wedding Bells by Jackie Brewster When her niece, Chelsea, finally decided to tie the knot, Wanda had missed out on the last room at the hotel.

Cousin Bev offered her a bed for the night, and the loan of a sleeping bag. It was only when they arrived that she realised what she’d let herself in for – a night under canvas.

They had the field to themselves and judging by what was left behind, it had only recently been vacated by cows. Pitching the tent had caused all kinds of arguments, making Wanda hot and irritable. The tepid shower in the farmer’s outhouse had been besieged by spiders, and the sausages Bev cooked over a gas stove had ended up covered in grass clippings. She had nowhere to hang up her wedding outfit or plug in her heated rollers. What’s more the midges had developed a taste for her.

The cold crept in, after darkness fell. An owl hooted, and a fox cried out. Wanda shivered, unable to sleep.

Over the sound of Bev’s contented snoring she thought she heard footsteps coming across the field.

Maybe one of the cows had made an escape and was ambling blindly towards them in search of heat? The footsteps grew louder. At any moment a half tonne beast could sit on the thin tent and squash them flat.

Something big tripped over a guy rope and Wanda tried not to scream. Don’t let it know

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you’re in here she told herself. Wanda pulled her sleeping bag up under her chin in terror.

The tent zipped open.

Wanda let out a shriek that would have woken anyone other than Bev. A bright light shone inside.

“Aunty Wanda is that you?” someone whispered loudly.

“Who’s there?” Wanda cried, blinded by the light.

“It’s me, Chelsea”. Her niece climbed awkwardly inside.

“What are you up to?” Wanda snapped, “You frightened me out of my skin”.

“Sorry Aunty, I needed to talk”. The girl shivered, “I’m getting cold feet”.

“Well I’m cold all over but you don’t hear me complaining”.

Wanda grumbled, then realised what Chelsea was saying. None of this surprised her, even as a baby Chelsea couldn’t make up her mind which thumb to suck. It was Wanda’s job to save this wedding.

“What’s troubling you honey?” she asked soothingly.

“I want to get married”, Chelsea frowned, “But I hate being the centre of attention, it terrifies me”.

“My dear girl”, Wanda took her hand, “No one’s going to even notice you, all eyes will be on me”. She laughed, “I’ll be covered in midge bites and grass clippings, wearing a

crumpled outfit. Everyone will say “Just look what the cat dragged in!””

Chelsea grinned, and Wanda seized her moment, “Honestly honey, do you think I’d be sleeping in a tent with Bev here”, Bev snored loudly to make her presence felt, “If I didn’t think you were doing the right thing? You’re going to be a wonderful bride, trust me”.

Chelsea seemed reassured, “Thanks Aunty Wanda”.

“Now get going, and watch your step, otherwise you’re going to smell like a farmyard on your big day”.

Chelsea kissed Wanda on the forehead and slipped out of the tent. Wanda listened as her niece stumbled away across the field, and her eyes became heavy.

She woke to the warm sun brightening the tent. She had survived her night under canvas, and in the distance she could hear the peel of church bells. And because she had slept in her wedding outfit she was dressed to go.

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New Surbiton business venture pledges to provide a high quality & bespoke home care service

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he launch of Brighter Care also comes as new national research highlights the “family care gap” for many older and vulnerable members of the community

appointments, unacceptably brief visits and even neglect are all too common. This is perhaps more surprising, if you consider that many customers in our area will receive no council support and will be personally funding their care”3.

Brighter Care - a new business covering the Surbiton area - is this month (May 2014) introducing a personalised and customer-focused service for local people who may need to access additional support to live independently in their own home.

Mr Bridger adds; “Money can’t buy the love and support of a trusted family member – but in cases where that is simply not possible, Brighter Care is here to do all it can to help fill the so-called ‘familygap.”

Launched by Surrey-based businessman, Martyn Bridger, Brighter Care, will provide a full range of care services and help in the home, whether customers have a specific care need or require more general help, promising “freedom to live your life” and allowing customers to maintain independence.

With these facts in mind, Brighter Care is fully committed to delivering top quality professional care, tailored for individuals within the local community, backed up by exceptional service levels. The company has also developed a range of specialist features such as:

Recent research published by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)1 has predicted that by 2017 the number of older people in need of care will outweigh the number of family members that will be able to provide it. The number of people in the UK over the age of 65 is expected to increase from 10.3 million (2010) to almost 17 million by 2035, with the amount of people needing care set to rise – but currently, of the two million older people who are already in need of some level of care in their home, around 40% (800,000) do not currently receive any formal support outside the family2.

Managing Director and Founder of Brighter Care, Martyn Bridger comments; “Essentially, with more and more people likely to need care and less and less likely to have immediate family close by to provide this, there is an increasing demand for external help – but specifically, the type which most closely replicates having a loving family member or friend close by to offer personal care and support.

“We are therefore delighted to respond to this need, by setting-up a bespoke service for residents in the Surrey area. As well as the recent hard-hitting research, underlining the ongoing issues of our ageing society, anecdotally we are also very aware of the concerns felt by many people and their families when taking the difficult decision of inviting a carer into their home for the first time. Reports of missed

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A highly trained team of Personal Assistants (rather than ‘carers’) who will be personally selected by customers, thus taking into account their individual preferences. This approach allows the PA to develop a relationship, rapport and understanding with their customer as well as helping to ensure continuity of care.

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• Each customer will have an individual Care Service Plan that looks holistically at what they require to achieve the maximum level of independence.

• A totally transparent and open service, underpinned by an innovative Online Care System.

This allows families to track delivery of care, ‘real time’, access regular updates about their family member (direct from the person providing that care - offering them confidence and peace of mind).

This type of interaction is particularly important for families who don’t live close to a loved one in need of additional support.

• A 24-hour service line, in which a senior member of staff can be reached in case of any emergencies or unforeseen events.

The IPPR Study also showed that the most valued type of care is that which allows individuals to “maintain control of their daily lives and lets them Continued on page 52

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Continued from page 50 to continue to feel secure in their own home”.

To help achieve this and to help prevent - or delay – older people having to finance a move into a residential or nursing home environment- Brighter Care also believes that by simply understanding their customers is the vital first step in building a care plan tailored to their specific needs - whether in terms of the length and frequency of visits, choice of services and the costs involved.

Mr Bridger concludes: “I’m proud that we are able to offer such peace of mind and reassurance at a time when families are perhaps having to come to terms with the fact that an ageing parent can no longer cope with day-to-day tasks as well as seeking alternatives to having to place them in care or residential home.

“Stats show that nearly half (49%) of all people aged over 75 live alone and current projections suggest that over the next 20 years, nearly 2 million people will be experiencing chronic loneliness.

This situation is not going to change – but we can work together as a community to help improve it and my team are fully committed to playing a part in closing the care gap in a friendly, trusted and affordable way.”

For further media information or to request an interview with a member of the Brighter Care team or a family case study, please call Jo Hudson or Caroline Beswick on 020 7112 4905 / 0770 948 7959 For further information about the personalised care packages provided by Brighter Care, visit: www.brightercare.co.uk 1The Generation Strain; collective solutions to care in an ageing society, April 2014 2 AgeUK 3 The current threshold to qualify for council funded support in less than £24,500 in total assets Personal Assistant services can be offered through regular home visits or on a Live-In basis, including: • Personal Care • Dementia & Alzheimer’s Care • Disabled Care • Respite Care • Palliative Care • Companionship & Outings • Wellbeing Visits • Domestic Services • Meal Provision • Shopping • Transport & Appointments • Diary & Admin

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Losing a much loved pet

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ver the years, we have had several pets, mostly cats and dogs, with the odd fish, gerbil and rabbit. Taking on an animal is a big undertaking, but they soon become a much loved member of the family.

Like any other family member, they are cherished, they are cared for and when necessary, taken to the vet for healthcare. It is known that owning a pet helps children communicate. It helps people counter stress and stroking cats and dogs can help lower blood pressure. Cats and dogs have been recruited to visit patients in hospitals or hospices, and the elderly in residential care.

I say they join a family, but often they are the sole companion for someone, perhaps elderly, and they become their 'life mate'.

So losing a pet can be devastating!

When a pet becomes ill, they can't tell you, but because they are 'family' we can often see that there is a problem, and a visit to the vet is booked. If we are lucky, one visit and a course of treatment is all it takes to improve things.

Occasionally, several visits and tests, plus a possible operation and a stay at the surgery is necessary.

Waiting for news is stressful. Anyone who has been in this situation will remember waiting for a phone call and collecting their loved pet with trepidation.

Unfortunately, sometimes the news is not good and the most difficult decision any pet owner has to make is euthanasia.

All the family is usually involved in the decision, and if possible, time is taken to share last loving thoughts and cuddles with the ill pet.

Several years ago, we took in a pair of rescue cats, sisters who after a few years gradually accepted us as family. Suddenly one of the cats disappeared and nothing was heard of her, apart from a report of a mutilated cat that matched her description.

A while later, her sister did not come in at night and was found dead in the garden the following morning. The vet said her injuries were a deliberate act. Devastating for us.

At the time, the police had received several reports of similar attacks by this psychotic person.

But this weekend, one of the mindlessly heartless, thoughtless actions of someone took one of our very much loved cats. He was cruelly run over in our road, a designated 20 mph road. And left in the middle of the road. How someone can do that and not even have the decency to move him to the side, or even check his collar for his address and come to apologise is unforgivable.

A woman walking her dog came across his body and because a similar coloured cat, his sister, was sitting outside our house, she called to inform us of the 'accident'. Poor woman was upset as well. I ran out to find him, and still the cars raced past me, not even slowing as I picked him up. His injuries were so horrific, the only way to describe them. There would have been nothing that could be done for him and hopefully he knew nothing. His sister is missing him, as we are.

He was a loving affectionate laid back cat and we loved him. RIP Clyde.

That is one version of losing a pet.

There is another more malevolent way. And that is at the hand of others, more vicious and uncaring. We have all read and heard about people who ill-treat animals, and who should not be allowed anywhere near them, or even young children, in my view. They should have done to them, what they did to their victim.

Most of our pets have lived long lives and died of old age related conditions. All of them missed terribly.

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Rugby Boost for Autism

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impsfield School in Oxted Surrey, which supports girls with Autism have been boosted by £2230.

The money will be used towards the renovation of their youth club room.

The school was presented with a cheque from the 19th Frank Walsh Memorial Rugby Match, which was held on the 10th May at Kingston Rugby Club in Hook.

The game saw players from several local rugby clubs represented and in a keenly contested match Invitational XV beating a Walsh XV by 29 - 17.

The annual event now in its 19th year has now raised over £45,000 for a range of well deserving local charities. It is hoped to break through the £50,000 barrier in the final game which will be held in May 2015 The organisers of the event would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who supported this year’s match.

It is hoped that the 20th Anniversay event will be a fitting finale and again be able to raise a significant amount for another well deserving local charity.

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New Fundraising Group launches in Kingston to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care

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new volunteer Fundraising Group has launched in Kingston to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The Kingston Fundraising Group met at the Fountain Pub to celebrate the formal launch of the group before holding their first business meeting to start planning their activity.

The Kingston Fundraising Group will raise vital funds so Marie Curie Nurses can continue to provide free care to people with terminal illnesses, through supporting Marie Curie’s major fundraising campaigns such as the Great Daffodil Appeal and Blooming Great Tea Party, as well as promoting fundraising within their local communities of Kingston, New Malden and Surbiton encouraging new supporters to help the charity.

Jess Francies, Community Fundraiser at Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “The new Fundraising Group in Kingston will make a huge difference locally by helping to raise the vital funds needed to support Marie Curie Nurses, who provide free care to people with terminal illnesses in their own homes.

To join the local Fundraising Group for Marie Curie Cancer Care, or to find out more about the group and other ways to support the charity, please call Jess Francies on 020 7599 7338 or jess.francies@ mariecurie.org.uk For more information about Marie Curie Cancer Care and any other enquiries relating to the charity, please contact Jess Francies, Marie Curie Community Fundraiser, on jess.francies@ mariecurie.org.uk or 020 7599 7338.

For more information about the Kingston Fundraising Group please contact Jess Francies, Marie Curie Community Fundraiser, on jess. francies@mariecurie.org.uk or 020 7599 7338.

Marie Curie Cancer Care is one of the UK’s largest charities. Employing more than 2,700 nurses,

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doctors and other healthcare professionals, it provided care to more than 35,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in its nine hospices last year and is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS. Funding Around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and businesses, with the balance of our funds coming from the NHS. Marie Curie Nurses The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end of life care, totally free for patients in their own homes.

Research The charity provides core funding for three palliative care research facilities; the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit at University College London, the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool and the Marie Curie Palliative Care Centre at the Wales Cancer Trials Unit (Cardiff University). The charity also supports palliative and end of life care research through its project grant funding streams, the Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme (administered by Cancer Research UK) and the Dimbleby Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Fund. Both research programmes aims to tackle the funding and knowledge gap in palliative and end of life care research, which in turn will benefit patients, families and carers.

The right to die in place of choice Research shows around 63 per cent of people would like to die at home if they had a terminal illness, with a sizeable minority opting for hospice care.

However, more than 50 per cent of cancer deaths still occur in hospital, the place people say they would least like to be. Since 2004 Marie Curie Cancer Care has been campaigning for more patients to be able to make the choice to be cared for and die in their place of choice.

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My local constituency advice surgeries: an insight

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ost weeks, I hold two constituency advice surgeries – occasions when local people can come and see me with their problems – or just come to give me their views, face-to-face.

Normally, my surgeries last between three and four hours, and I will see between ten and twenty people or groups during each surgery. I tend to hold one surgery a week in my constituency office in Berrylands, and then the second advice session elsewhere in the Borough – from New Malden to Chessington.

While this all takes up a lot of time – and most MPs actually do less than one local surgery a week, let alone two - I think local surgeries are a vital part of a MP’s job, for three main reasons.

First, local surgeries ensure people can easily access their MP in person. While it’s important people can use all means to contact me – and my office deals with waves of letters, emails and telephone calls, normally keeping our heads just above the water! – I don’t think you can beat the option of a face-to-face discussion. Often it is essential – either for finding out exactly what the real problem is, and how I can best help, or to enable me to listen to someone’s deeply held views – including those times when someone fundamentally disagrees with me on a subject, so at least I can try to understand more precisely where and why we disagree. At a time when people feel politics is so distant and unresponsive, it’s even more vital to be accessible.

The second reason is more practical. Local surgeries allow people to take their problems to someone who’s elected. While we have excellent local Citizen’s Advice Bureaux, and while nowadays bodies from the council to the NHS may offer good advice services, people should surely be able to ask the people they vote for to intervene – especially when everything else they’ve tried has failed. It’s not unusual for someone to open up a meeting with me saying “You’re my last hope” because they’ve hit a wall of bureaucracy or indifference up till then.

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And while perhaps it shouldn’t be the case, my experience is that quite often a letter from the MP gets answers to questions that have previously been ignored. It’s also sometimes true that I can bring some knowledge to bear on a problem – as many issues occur time and time again.

The third reason is practical for me: regular local surgeries ensure I stay in touch with local residents and the problems they face.

Ever since being elected the first time in 1997, the most common issue brought to me in my surgeries has been housing: from overcrowded families to people renting damp properties; from homelessness to problems with housing benefit; from nuisance neighbours to high rents. Having a housing lawyer as my wife has often helped me find a solution to a seemingly intractable problem. Often I get to learn about some widespread problem before it hits the press, purely through constituents who have suffered in some way: from failures of the Child Support Agency through to continual mistakes made within the tax credit system. You can then start to raise it early with Ministers, to push for changes.

And it’s because I think being available for local surgeries is so important that it was the first thing I told my civil servants when I became a Minister: they might have control of much of my diary, but they had to respect my constituency work, and above all, my surgeries.

If you want a further insight, you could check out a short film made by a Berrylands resident, Claude Green, entitled “So what does your MP do?” – as at least a short version is available on the net.

Of course, having read this, you may even want to come to one of my surgeries. So if you want to make an appointment, please call 020 8288 0161, selecting option 2 – or check out my website, at www.edwarddavey.co.uk . Do call first though, as they can get busy!

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What’s on in July:-

Sickle Cell Awareness Month; International group b strep Awareness Month

23 June-6th July Wimbledon Tennis Fortnight 1st July ‘Sopwith Aviation and the First World War’ David Hassard lunch time lecture, 12.30 - 13.15pm,

Kingston Museum, all workshops & lectures free. Please book by calling 020 8547 5006 1-7th National Childhood Obesity Week 3rd Golf Day at Malden Golf Club, in aid of Born Too Soon Charity 3-4th Royal Marines Beating Retreat at Horse Guards Parade.

4th Independence Day USA 4-5th Cuddington Beer Festival, www.scoutingforbeer.org.uk 4-13th Barclaycard British Summertime, Hyde Park 4th-4th Aug Sassy Stirrers, 10.30-15.00 Mon & Tues, St Andrews Church, Maple Road, Surbiton. Tel: 07789

792 676. Em: info@sassystirrers.com. 5-12yrs, £32 5th New Malden Farmers’ Market 9-2pm 5-27th International Youth Arts Festival across Kingston 6-25th ZSL Zoo Lates at ZSL London, Regents Park, every Friday, June & July. Tel: 020 7722 3333 7th Tour de France rides through London. www.summerofcyclingevents.com 7-14th Health Information Week 8-13th Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 8-14th National Transplant Week 12th ‘Conscientious Objection’ Ben Copsey Family workshop, 12.30 - 13.15pm, Kingston Museum, as

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An Evening of Clairvoyance with Michael Lennon at Tolworth Spiritualist Church, Scout Hall,

Princes Avenue, Tolworth. Starting at 7pm. Admission £2.50 12-13th River Festival, Kingston 12-17th Inspired Embroidery by Helen Bacon. Exhibition of hand embroidery inspired by the craftsmen

of the house, to be held at Ham House & Garden (National Trust), Ham Street, Richmond, TW10

7RS. Open 12-4pm. Tel: 020 8940 1950 16-20th Kew the Music at Kew Gardens, Elvis Costello tonight, www.kew.org/music Tel: 0844 858 8876

17th: Kew the Music, Bjorn Again 18th: Jools Holland & his Rhythym & Blues Orchetra,

19th: Simple Minds, 20th: Bill Bailey 19th Surbiton Farmers’ Market, Maple Road.

20th World Hepatitis Day

Dragonboat Challenge 10-4pm, Canbury Gardens, Lower Ham Road, Kingston. For information

www.kingstonrotaryclub.org.uk Chosen charity is Born Too Soon Charity

Open Swim: Hampton Court River Swim. Entry deadline by 9pm 14th July 22nd ‘Sir Muirhead Bone: First Official War Artist’ Lucy Harris lunch time lecture, 12.30 - 13.15pm,

Kingston Museum, as above 26-28 Sept Buckingham Palace Summer Opening. www.royalcollection.rog.uk Tickets £19.75 27-28th World Nature Conservation Day 28-3rd Aug Kingston Food Festival www.kingstonfoodfestival.com

What’s on in August:-

August Psoriasis Awareness Month 2nd ‘Sopwith Aviation and the First World War.’ David Hassard lunch time lecture 12.30 - 13.15 at

Kingston Museum, as above 7th ‘Spiritualism and the soldier.’ Lucy Harris lecture 18.00 - 18.30, Kingston Museum, as above 8th Deadline for September issue of A Berrylands Companion 9-10th Prudential Ride London 2014; Prudential Freecycle 8ml, Prudential Ride London:Surrey 100 &

Surrey Classic; Prudential Grand Prix St James’ Park 11th International Youth Day 18th World Humanitarian Day 20th Senior Citizens’ Day 24-25th Nottinghill Carnival 2014. www.thenottinghillcarnival.com 25th Summer Bank Holiday 28-7th Sept Unlimited at South Bank Centre Tel: 0844 847 9910

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Remember, you can pick up a copy of A Berrylands Companion magazine at the following: C.D.Jennings, Hypoxi Centre, Surbiton & Tolworth Libraries, Shan’s Pharmacy, YMCA, Tolworth Recreation Centre, Royal Oak Pub Read it whilst you wait at: Aspen Vets, Surbiton Hill Garage, Berrylands Autocare Garage If you would like copies at your business please call me on: 020 8274 0096

Deadlines for submitting new artwork for forthcoming issues of A Berrylands Companion Aug 8th for September issue Sept 8th for October issue 8th Oct for November issue 8th Nov for December/ January issue 8th Jan for February issue 8th February for March issue For more information call Karen on 020 8274 0096 or send an email to

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What’s On/Local Events

1st Tuesday: NHS Retirement Club, 10-12pm at Christ Church Hall, Christ Church Road, Surbiton, KT5 8JJ. For information call Lorna: 020 8337 4121 Last Sunday of the month: Women on Wheels, a gentle 3-hour cycle ride for women. Meet by the Falling Phone Boxes, by Wilkinsons, 10.00am. http://www.cyclekingston.net/pages.php?p=Women_on_Wheels St Marks & St Andrews Church:Weds mornings 10.15-11.30 Stay and Play for Toddlers and Carers and Friday Mornings Coffee and Cake corner 10-11.30am. A regular craft group meeting - meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 7.30pm. At St Andrews Church, Maple Road, no booking required for any of them.

22/01/2010 00:22:03 Tiny Tunes: Mon 10am & 10.50am at Surbiton Library Hall. Tues 10am & 10.50am at St Nicholas Parish Church, Summer Rd, Thames Ditton. All sessions 40 mins long, features music, dance, parachutes, bubbles & pom poms. Age 3 mths - 5yrs.

Pay as you go £5, siblings £2.50. www.tinytuneslive.com Kingston Camera Club: Camera enthusiasts welcome. Mon eves, at St John’s Ambulance HQ, Athelstan Rd off Villiers Ave. 7.30pm - 10pm, with coffee break. New members welcome, contact: Tim Moreland 020 8541 0126, email: tim. moreland@yahoo.com See www.kingstoncameraclub.com Kingston Philatelic Society: Meet 8-10pm, Surbiton Library Hall, Ewell Rd. Info: Brian Sole Tel: 01932 220 677 or email brian.sole@btinternet.com Surbiton Floral Club: 1st Weds of the month at Raeburn Hall, United Reform Church, Elgar Ave. 7.30 for 7.45pm start.

Floral demonstrations, talks, workshops & outings. 020 8399 8193 Surbiton Club for the Blind: Alternate Tues, 2-4pm at Surbiton Methodist Church, Ewell Road, transport can be arranged.

Social club with entertainment & tea. Info: 020 8399 8596 or 020 8399 3022 Oasis daytime group for over 60s: at Emmanuel Church, Grand Avenue, Tolworth. Weds 2nd & 16th July at 2.30pm.

Plenty of opportunity to chat, play games & do puzzles. Meetings include a 5 minute bible-based talk relevant to life. Tel: 020 390 6631

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COMMUNITY PAGE Surbiton & District Historical Society

Tues 1st July: Mr Ian Chatfield will give a talk on ‘The Surreys Go To War’ to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of start of WW1.

For all gardeners and allotment holders!

Tues 5th Aug: Mambers’ Evening Quiz, raffle & finger buffet. Visitors welcome, Contribution of £2 extra for refreshments appreciated.

We are a small friendly local society providing gardening supplies at very reasonable prices to our members: 9 Seeds, summer and spring bulbs, onion sets, seed potatoes.

9 Summer bedding plants and other young plants according to season.

9 Traditional and organic fertilizers and soil improvers/conditioners.

9 Lawn and rose treatments, weedkillers, pest controls.

9 Growbags and bagged compost, pots, gloves, trays, canes, netting etc.

Annual membership just £2, senior citizens £1.

Website:www.horticultural.moonfruit.co.uk

Tues 2nd Sept: Mr Mike Brown will talk on ‘Entertainment in Wartime Britain’ All meetings at Surbiton & District Historical Society, Surbiton Library Hall, Ewell Rd, Surbiton. All meetings at 7.45pm Cost: Visitors welcome, Contribution of £2 appreciated

Email: chesshort@live.co.uk

Our trading hut is conveniently sited at Moor Lane Allotments (just off Moor Lane near The Bonesgate pub) Open every Sunday 10am to 12noon, except December.

For more details about meetings and the Society, call The Secretary: 020 8399 4473 Email: lenandmarilyn@virginmedia.com

In accordance with our "members only" policy, new members are always welcome to join!

Annual Membership just £2.50, senior citizens £1.50

surbitondivisionguides@outlook.com or www.girlguiding.org.uk or 020 3051 2833.

Please contact us if you think you can spare some time.

Mondays 6-7.30: Emmanuel Church Mondays 6-7.30: Christchurch

Mondays 5-6: Emmanuel Church

Mondays 6-7.30: King Charles Road

Tuesdays 5-6: Surbiton Methodist Church

Tuesdays 6-7.30: Surbiton Methodist Church Wednesdays 6-7.30: St Georges Church Wednesdays 6-7.30: URC Thursdays 6-7.30: SASM

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Fridays 5-6: Christchurch Fridays 5-6: URC

Tuesdays 7-8.30: Surbiton Methodist Church Thursdays 6-7.30: Surbiton Methodist Church

Have you been a member of Guiding, lost contact over the years & would like to get involved again? Even if you have never been involved in Guiding there is always a warm welcome for you.

Thursdays 6-7.30 : SASM Fridays 7.00-8.30: URC

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Our Association was founded over 50 years ago and is run by volunteers, can provide a wide range of composts, fertilisers, seeds and other gardening products at not-for-profit prices to our members. We support gardeners and allotment holders.

We currently have full and half plots available to rent. Contact: John on 07807 300 749 Membership is £2 a year and new allotment holders have free membership for the first year Our trading facility is situated next to the entrance to the allotment plots, beyond the rugby club pavillion, rear of King Edward’s Recreation Ground, Hook Road, Chessington Open: Sundays 10am - 12 noon Feb - Nov 10am - 11am Nov - Jan

Disclaimer

Whilst all reasonable care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information included in A Berrylands Companion , the publisher takes no responsibility for the accuracy of statements made by contributors or advertisers, or for the loss arising from non-publication of any advertisement.

Any errors, omissions or offers are the resposibilty of the advertiser. All artwork is accepted on the condition that the advertiser has obtained permission from any copyright holder for its use by A Berrylands Companion. Whilst every care is taken when printing artwork, we cannot guarantee an exact colour match due to variations in print processes. Bookings are accepted only on this basis.

It is the advertiser’s responsibility to submit any amendments to adverts by the deadline date of the 8th.

To advertise any event, or community activity in the magazine, please call: Karen on 020 8274 0096 or email: karen@berrylands-companion.co.uk

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Index Please mention the magazine when contacting advertisers

Home & Garden All Your Garden Needs Spotlight On Mem Selim Berrylands Building Company Berrylands Property Maintenance Carpets4U Chris Mould Plumber DAS Home Automation Dream Doors (Kingston Kitchens) Electrician Estates Direct HJC Estates James Anthony KB Design Kevin Robinson Decorators Leverett Electricals M.Duffell Decorator Oven Cleaners Personae Interiors Pro-Fit Windows Systems R.J.Tree Services Roofing & Gutters Shaun Overy Heating & Plumbing Warmlite Will Lord William Stallion Electricals

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Care & Health Corner House Dental Practice Kingston Relate One to One Homecare

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Rest & Relaxation Anna Coe Beverley Carpenter CineSanctuary Drama Tutor Emily Johnson King George Field Bowls Club Mobile Disco Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club That’s Healthy Yoga Zumba

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Children & Education Girl Guides Gwenda Jones Kingston Adult Education Unit Rugby Tots Splish’nSplash Swim School St Matthew’s School Summer Fair Surbiton Children’s Nursery Centre

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Office Suppliers MBE Etc

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Accountant M&B Accountancy Services Ltd

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Car Maintenance Alan Sursham Berrylands Autocare K&P Tyres Surbiton Hill Garage

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Food & Drink C.D.Jennings Prithi

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Solicitors Lewis-Dick

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Articles & Editorials Community Pages Edward Davey MP Kids Page What’s On & Local Events Pages Crossword Book Review Useful Telephone Numbers Gardening by Pippa Greenwood Recipe Baking Technology

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Facilities include:

• 6 all weather, 3 artificial clay and 11 grass tennis courts • 4 heated / air conditioned squash courts • “Life Fitness” gym and studio • A comprehensive coaching programme for tennis and squash for all ages: junior - senior • Personal training in the gym • Bar and a great social event calendar • A club for all the family

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