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And sadly the last issue before reluctantly entering into Autumn. Last month I became obsessed with tidying and organising things and I have to say, clearing the clutter really does help to focus the mind. On the down side, the bbq my daughter talked me into buying is still in its wrapping waiting to be assembled, as is the storage box I bought for the garden. Even I have to accept that there are only 24 hours in a day and some of those are re quired for sleep. So, the pressure is on this month to sort the storage box before the garden cushions are soaked by au tumn rain and assemble the bbq ready for next sum mer. I also added a small chiminea to the patio this year, thinking it would add some light and heat and create a nice ambience. Well, to date I have lit it three times, using different methods and types of fuel and so far have achieved nothing more than a smoking chimney that not only seeped through mine and the neighbours’ houses, but sent out plumes that could easily have put the local fire station on high alert. If anyone has found a foolproof method for lighting these small horrors, please do let me know, before said purchase finds it way to the dump! .

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Back to school Tech 6 Hobbies: The genteel world of vintage china 8 Special: The Great Fire of London 10 Denham Parish Council 12 Health: Chickenpox 15 The Wildlife Zone 16 Children’s Puzzle Page 18 Recipe: Cod, Prawn & Parsley Pie 20 Books: Historical Fiction 22 Beauty: Holding onto summer 24 RSPCA Rehoming Appeal 26 The Golden Years: Memories of 50 years ago 28 Cake & Bake: Tart Bourdaloue 30 How to stop your dog chewing 34 Wordsearch 34 Road Test: Mercedes E Class 36 Puzzle Solutions 37 Travel: Le Mans 38 Health: Migraine Awareness Week 40 Interiors: Use Colour with Confidence 42 Citizens Advice Bureau 44 Useful Telephone Numbers 44 Karen Munro Careers 46 Short Story: The bucket of damsons 48 Finance: What exactly is a credit score? 50 Coffee Break Puzzles 52 Garden Feature 54 Clubs, Groups & Classes 56, 58 & 60 Whats on at Hillingdon Theatres 61 Local Events 62

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The best kit to pack for your kids

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As if buying new clothes, bags and accessories wasn’t expensive enough, the back to school period also means buying gadgets - but which ones will actually benefit your child when they head to school, college or university? The right gadgets really do make a difference, but don’t rush to spend more money than you need to. Some form of computer is essential, especially for students away from home: it’s not just a tool for learning, but for communicating, music, movies and TV too. The key question today is whether a laptop or a tablet is better. Both cost around the same - unless you’re going for an Apple laptop, you can get a very good laptop for less than £400, which is around the same price as an iPad - but it’s important to check whether your child’s school, college or university has specific requirements. For example, some statistical software requires Windows, and while you can make Windows work on a Mac that involves extra expense - and it isn’t an option at all on an iPad. If you’re buying software, look for student versions: programs such as Microsoft Office come in student editions that cost a fraction of the normal price. 6

There’s no doubt that Apple computers are the most desirable computers for students, but they’re also the most expensive ones: Apple’s cheapest laptop, the MacBook Air, starts at £749. A better option may be to buy a second-hand MacBook Pro, as the 2012 model is still current, available online for around £400 and can be upgraded with fast SSD storage for around £50. Alternatively, keep an eye out for “refurb” deals. That’s when brand new laptops have been returned for some reason, checked and put on sale again. They can’t be sold as new anymore so they attract significant discounts. The other essential, for older children at least, is a smartphone. If he or she doesn’t already have one, the best buy on the market is the Moto G4. It’s a powerful Android phone with a price tag of just £169, and it’s powerful enough to remain current for several academic years. Once you’ve got the phone you can then shop around for either a pay as you go deal, where you buy credit in advance and top it up as required, or a SIM-only deal, which is a monthly contract giving you a certain amount of data, calls and texts. Reading is a big part of the

educational process, of course, and electronic books can save you a great deal of money. Amazon has just updated its Kindle range of ebook readers, and the £59.99 model is arguably the best value Kindle so far. You can spend more on Kindles with all kinds of whizzy features, but we wouldn’t. One other product you might want to consider is gadget insurance. That isn’t the same as an extended warranty, and it’s important to understand the difference: extended warranties such as Apple’s AppleCare don’t cover accidental damage such as water spills, which can easily do hundreds of pounds worth of damage to a laptop. Your home insurance or current account may already provide such insurance, but it’s worth checking the small print carefully to ensure the kids’ gadgets are covered away from home and that the excesses aren’t excessive. Lots of companies have insurance policies specifically designed for students’ computers and smartphones, and sites such as money.co.uk enable you to compare the cover, cost and excesses quickly. Images L to R: Apple iPad mini 4; Toshiba Satellite C55; Motorola Moto G4; Amazon Kindle (2016 model)

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Hobbies  The Genteel World  Of Vintage China  By Kate McLelland 

There’s nothing more civilised than listening to the murmur of polite conversation and the clink of cup against saucer in one of the vintage-inspired tea rooms that have recently sprung up in towns throughout the UK. With pastel wallpaper, floralpatterned tablecloths and mismatched wooden chairs painted in seaside colours, the style reflects the British public’s current love affair with all things nostalgic. The décor may feel slightly artificial - think Downton Abbey meets Cath Kidston - but once your brew arrives in a traditional pot, ready to be poured into dainty cups, it’s easy to see why the ritual of taking afternoon tea has become so popular in recent years. Using a ‘proper’ tea set harks back to a more genteel time, when tea had visible leaves and we didn’t drink it out of a mug. Ever since the trend for ‘Shabby Chic’ furniture and accessories started to emerge in the ‘90s and ‘00s, vintage china has grown in popularity. One of the reasons for its success is that it chimes with our current obsession with 8

baking. Scones, cup cakes and fairy cakes just seem to taste so much better when they are piled up on delicately patterned china. Nowadays you’ll find vintage cups and saucers everywhere, from village fetes to wedding breakfasts. It’s not just the charm of these elegantlyshaped drinking vessels that appeals, it’s their cost, too. In many charity shops you can buy a full set of vintage tea ware, including cups, saucers, sugar bowl, milk jug and tea pot, for less than £15 (compare that with a medium-priced, 4-piece contemporary tea set from a popular high street chain store, which will set you back around £80). Of course, not every vintage tea set is cheap. Collectable brands such Royal Doulton, Wedgwood and Meissen have been known to achieve thousands of pounds when sold at auction. In 2011 a Chinese silver-gilt tea service, auctioned by Sotheby’s Amsterdam, exceeded its estimate of €50,000 to fetch €204,750, while a 19th century 6-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by Tiffany

& Co. sold for over $20,000 at auction in Boston - four times more than the expected amount. But the prize for the most costly tea set goes to a Half-Figure Service Meissen porcelain set, which sold for over £500,000 when it went under the hammer in 2012. If you are buying a vintage tea set for your personal use, here are some tips to keep the china in tip-top condition: - Never put it in the dishwasher: always hand wash with a mild soap such as baby shampoo. - Don’t soak vintage china as this can cause problems with the glaze, or even remove gold leaf decoration. - Avoid acidic substances like lemon juice. If you use lemon in your tea, be sure to remove it quickly after you’ve finished. - If you want to store your teacups, use a sealable plastic container. Stack carefully, placing a folded tea towel in the bottom of the box and putting a sheet of cardboard over the first layer of cups before adding a second.

If you don’t want to collect whole tea sets but enjoy collecting individual cups and saucers, you can purchase items by pattern or type, colour or manufacturer. For example, you might put together a collection of cups and saucers with a floral pattern or with an oriental theme, or you could simply collect items of matching colour.

list of instructions at www. hodgepodgecraft.com, and there are also several good YouTube videos that provide step-by-step guides to making cup candles.

Sybil Worsley-Cundall runs a company called Once Upon a Teacup in Manchester,  catering for vintage tea parties. She started out by buying a couple of tea sets for a vintage tea party and now runs a successful business. “Combined with the love I have for sourcing and collecting vintage pieces … sharing my vintage tea parties with others seemed a logical way to go,” says Sybil.

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Vintage cups can also make great gifts when filled with scented wax and turned into candles, although you should probably avoid using your best Meissen china for this! Simply heat candle-making wax flakes and mix the melted wax with scented essential oils (avoid using any alcoholbased perfumes) then pour around a pre-waxed wick. You’ll find an easy-to-follow

If you fancy spreading the vintage love, traditional tea ware is now popular for birthdays, hen parties, weddings, baby showers and christenings and many vintage hire companies have started up to meet this demand. A good example is The Vintage Teacup, which hires out colourthemed vintage tea sets, cake stands and glassware as well as vintage props such as suitcases, picnic baskets and typewriters. They also offer a ‘Gramophone DJ Service’ that plays from a collection of over three hundred 78rpm records.

You can track down great vintage buys in charity shops, at local auctions and on Ebay, but before you buy it pays to examine every item for cracks and chips. Once you’ve bought your delicate china tea set, don’t be afraid to use and enjoy it. With careful handling and maintenance it should last for generations to come.

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This month marks the 350th anniversary of the fire that destroyed most of London in just five days. Sunday, 2nd September 1666 Just after midnight, an easterly wind rises, blowing down narrow streets crammed with tall, tinder-dry timber houses towards Thomas Faynor’s Pudding Lane bakery. It carries sparks from the stillsmouldering ovens to a nearby woodpile and soon the nearby Star Inn is aflame. The Great Fire of London has begun. Thomas and his family escaped, but their terrified maid was the first fatality. Many locals fled rather than helping local militia tackle the fire, while some people living further away dismissed the fire as trivial – including the Lord Mayor, Thomas Bloodworth, who refused to allow the demolition of houses to form a firebreak. “Pish, a woman could piss it out,” he declared, returning to his bed. Samuel Pepys, clerk of the Privy Seal, dismissed the warning of “a great fire” at 3am too and returned to bed. But by the time he arose, the fire had reached Fish Street Hill - destroying the Thames waterworks with its machinery that could have pumped water to halt the fire and threatening the river’s warehouses, filled with brandy, butter and other inflammable goods. When told that 300 houses had already 10

burned down, he went out to investigate. Houses were burning on London Bridge, and from a boat he watched “poor people staying in their houses ... till the very fire touched them, and then, running into boats, or clambering from one pair of stairs, by the waterside, to another.” Horrified, Pepys informed the King, who immediately ordered the destruction of all houses in the fire’s path and sent military help. However, City officials with republican sympathies spurned help at first, delaying establishment of command posts. By the time the King’s brother James, Duke of York, took control, the fire was already out of hand. Monday Pepys abandoned his home in Seething Lane at 4am with his wife. Sightseers and refugees jammed the roads, jeopardising fire-fighting operations, while panic and paranoia erupted from seemingly isolated fires and explosions to create firebreaks. With little information, people suspected foreigners, Catholics or republicans of terrorism. Only an unintentional firebreak on the bridge, created by the big fire of 1632, prevented the fire spreading to the south bank. However, it continued spreading north, reaching the banking heart of the City.

Tuesday Charles II himself joined the fire-fighting effort, creating firebreaks and passing water buckets. The fire continued on, destroying St Paul’s Cathedral and forcing the garrison at the Tower of London to destroy their own houses to protect the gunpowder stores. Pepys made a desperate dash to his house to retrieve his valuable wine and Parmesan cheese, burying them in a friend’s garden for safety. But although Tuesday saw immense destruction, the end was in sight. Wednesday Overnight, the wind dropped and changed direction. This, together with the firebreaks, probably saved the rest of London; the blaze was under control by the evening, although isolated fires burned until Thursday. However, the damage was already done. Less than onesixth of London’s buildings remained and although the Great Fire is renowned for a minimal loss of life (based on recorded deaths of below ten) this is almost certainly undeserved; deaths were probably in the hundreds. The fast-burning tenements were crammed with the poorest Londoners and recent archaeological evidence shows the fire reached 1700°C, which would destroy human remains.

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Dear Resident, Well what a month this has been. After continually emailing, telephoning and meeting with TFB (Transport for Bucks) about the grass and weeds obscuring 'sight lines' on the A40 and A412, action was finally taken and visibility is now as it should be. We had to enlist the help of our County Councillor Roger Reed and Bucks Dep uty Cabinet Member for Transport Paul Irwin We are currently waiting to see if TFB will give us per mission to do some much needed weed spraying now that they have refused to carry out that task them selves this year. Just to remind everyone, currently if the problem, grass, weeds, line of sight etc, abuts a road that has speeds of over 30mph, that task is down to TFB, anything within 30pmh is down to the Parish Council. Something to be thinking about. Parking is currently a big issue in some parts of the parish and a consultation with residents is on the cards. We must all carefully consider the ramifications of introducing further parking restrictions and the costs that will, of necessity, be borne by us all. I regret to inform you but due to unfortunate and un 12

foreseen circumstances it has been necessary for Den ham Place to cancel the pro posed, and long awaited, Open Day of their grounds and gardens. Both ourselves and Denham Place apologise for any disappointed this news may cause.

have some time to give, why not pop into the Parish Office between 11am and 2pm on a Monday, Wednesday or Fri day and have a chat with Susan who has the job specs for you to flip through and see which one appeals to you?

This month however we are focusing on recruiting some much needed volunteers!

Being part of our team can offer friendship and support for many people as well as providing a vital link between the community and the Par ish Council. There are also vacancies for Associate members should you feel you can offer more, or perhaps over time, you may wish to expand your role.

There are a variety of areas where you can help within your community, from some regular hours a week in the office assisting our clerical team, to oneoff tasks helping us organise and execute a fund raising event for Den ham. This could include liais ing with schools, shopkeep ers or other groups, helping with teas and cakes at an event, setting up stalls, deliv ering flyers, to name but a few. We also need wardens (ideal for dog walkers out there) to report on graffiti or other signs of vandalism or per haps simply to let us know that our contractors have completed tasks such as grass cutting to a good stan dard. In fact there are so many ways in which you can sup port your local community, via your Parish Council, that we have written up details of the various roles where as sistance is needed – so if you

Whatever you choose to do, we would welcome and ap preciate your assistance and very much look forward to working with you.

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What Exactly Is A Credit Score, And How Does It Impact On Your Life? Experian, Equifax, and Callcredit. Your credit rating is made up of various aspects of the information they hold about you, which is contained within your credit report. When you apply for credit or other types of borrowing, the lender will check your credit score to see if you are a good or bad risk. Your credit rating also comes into play in other situations, and has the potential to affect every aspect of your life. A low score means that you may have to pay an increased rate of interest to counteract the risk to a lender. This has massive implications if you’re trying to obtain a mortgage, as a poor credit rating can mean less product choice and higher monthly repayments. Even smaller financial outlays such as a new mobile phone contract involves a check on your credit file by the provider, so it’s a good idea to understand what constitutes your credit rating, and whether you can do anything to improve it in the future.

credit reference agencies

Three main credit reference agencies exist in the UK –

Any County Court Judgements (CCJs) or other markers of insolvency/bankruptcy remain on your credit file for six years, so even though you can be discharged from bankruptcy in 12 months, the fact is evident on your report for a much longer period of time.

How is a credit score formulated?

A number between zero and 999 is used as a guide to lenders and other interested parties, such as landlords and utility companies, about your ability to repay. A high score translates to a low risk as far as they are concerned – in other words, the lower the score the more problems you could face. Scores between 721 and 999 are generally considered a lower risk, but there are other factors that influence your overall rating: • Your previous history of repayment. • How much credit is available to you. • The level of debt. • Whether any County Court

Judgements have been made against you for nonpayment, or if you have been made bankrupt in the past. • If you are on the electoral roll. • How many times you have applied for credit. • The length of time your bank account has been open. If you’re married or living with a partner and have a joint mortgage or loan, you’ll also see a financial link with this person. This can adversely affect your rating if they have experienced their own financial problems.

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Andy Mydellton FLS (pictured right) is an environmentalist journalist, the founder and leader of the British wildlife charity, the Foundation for Endangered Species. They are members of the United Nations agency UNESCO with Andy Mydellton being Chairman and the Environmental Concern Advisor to the UNESCO Schools Group. Andy is a Fellow of the Linnean Society. He writes for many publications, mounts photographic exhibitions, gives presentations and broadcasts the 'Andy Mydellton Wildlife Zone' radio programme.

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WILD flowers which grow in well manicured gardens are considered weeds, especially when they appear in the lawn. As a result they are exterminated by gardeners who often give no quarter to them; but despite this almost universal repudiation, I love them. The first of my three yellow wild flowers is the daisy. It has a wonderful golden disc surrounded by a beautiful white ray of petals. They always emerge from my lawn as well as in any unkempt areas nearby. It was called the daisy by none other than the c14th poet and master of Middle English, Geoffrey Chaucer, who named it so because he imagined it to the day’s eye. This was because the flower opens up in the morning, and displays itself like the sun with its bright disc and white rays of light until it goes to sleep in the evening. This is why it still seems to be an appropriate name today. It is a low growing flower which gives rise to the phrase ‘a daisy cutter’ in cricket: this is when a bowler delivers the ball to the batsmen along the ground, snapping off their heads in the process. Indeed, this was my introduction to the game until I was taught to bowl overarm like the big boys. A second childhood memory was picking the daisies with long stems so that I could make ‘daisy chains’ and wear them for a few happy hours. I did this by carefully splitting the thin stems with my thumbnail and threading the next flower stem through the hole. Another family member of the daisy is the Oxeye, which has a larger and rounder yellow disc, resembling the shape of a cow or ox’s eyeball. These usually grow on unkempt ground in the garden as well as on roadsides and verges as does another family member which has an all yellow head, the Common Ragwort. These all flower at Michaelmas time in early spring Wherever daisies are, Buttercups usually grow too, making them seem a natural pair. This is why I also played with them in my early childhood. Buttercups have bright yellow petals which seem like the colour of fresh butter, and stand up to form a minute round cup. All those years ago, I imagined that when people weren’t watching, fairies could drink a golden syrup from them. Other children fantasised that midges and other small flying insects were such fairies. Now I’m an adult, I don’t make daisy chains, and no longer do I hold a buttercup under anyone’s chin to see if it makes a yellow reflection. But years ago, whether there was a yellow tinge or not was meant to signify that the child would be lucky or would benefit in some way later in life. Because I like these common and simple flowers, even in my lawn, I refuse to dig them out. Moreover I also get tinges of regret when I have to cut the grass and so take off their beautiful heads. For me, these will never be degenerate plants or classified as weeds, but will always be a colourful part of my wildlife garden. As with daisies, buttercups have larger members of the family, such as Marsh Marigolds and Lesser Celandine which also grow at Millstream Fork well as on the roadsides and verges. I easily recognise their similar yellow cupped flower heads when they pop up between the paving stones. The third common yellow flower which often invades a horticulturalist’s garden is the Dandelion. But why is a Dandelion a Dandelion? This flower really is another ‘weed’ according to most lawn growers. Moreover very few gardeners would ever give me the time of day for liking Dandelions and will always dig them up by the roots at the earliest opportunity. I still see their bright yellow head full of hundreds of filaments as beautiful circles of joy, which help many tiny creatures’ in their lives. Holding up the yellow head is a long green stem, much thicker than the daintier daisies and buttercups. Moreover, when I break these stems, a white sticky and bitter milk emerges, which long ago prevented me from playing with them with as much ease as with other flowers. Even so I still managed to make my ‘natural golden jewellery’ in those glorious days of springtime. As everyone knows, these heads give way to a grey globe of fragile hair-like seeds known as Dandelion Clocks, which get blown away by the wind, making them act like parachutes. This method of dispersal increases the flowers’ chances of spreading and growing almost anywhere, which is why the flower is so resilient and successful. Dandelions were also an early plaything of mine when we carefully held up the clock to blow away as many seeds as possible. We often had competitions to see who could disperse the most in one single puff, but somehow we never managed to get a definite winner at any time. It was many years later that I found out how the Dandelion got its name. It was after William the Conqueror’s invasion when French became the dominant language of the aristocracy, literature and the realm. They renamed the flower as dents de lion, which means the teeth of the lion. This comes not from the flower’s head, but from the leaves which have jagged edges shaped like savage teeth. The flower grows from the long, stiff white root which makes the Dandelion a much harder flower to rip out of the ground, and usually quite cumbersome to dig up. Lion’s teeth have been smiling at us since the Battle of Hastings, and exactly 950 years later I am still happy to have them in my wildlife garden. They join Daisies and Buttercups as one of my favourite wild flowers which need no help to grow at Millstream Fork and remind me of those care-free days of childhood.

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Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water for 15-20 minutes until tender.

Ingredients: • 1.6kg floury potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

Meanwhile, place the cod in a large frying pan and pour over the milk. Add the bay leaf and peppercorns and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes then remove from the heat. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cod from the pan and set aside. Strain the milk into a large heatproof jug.

• 750g cod fillet • 1L milk • 1 bay leaf • Few black peppercorns • 75g butter • 50g plain flour

Melt 50g of the butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in 850ml of the milk. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, then simmer for 3-4 minutes until you have a smooth, thick sauce.

• 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley • 175g frozen peas, thawed • 225g large peeled prawns, thawed if frozen

Preheat the oven to 200C, fan 180C, Gas 6. Flake the fish, discarding any skin and bones, and stir into the sauce with the parsley, peas and prawns. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Transfer the mixture to a deep ovenproof dish.

• 15ml olive oil • Sprig of fresh parsley, to garnish

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Mash the potatoes with the rest of the butter and milk and season to taste. Spoon the mash over the fish mixture to cover. Drizzle over the olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbling. Serve garnished with a sprig of parsley.

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Adele Staff at Uxbridge Football Club were saddened and appalled to find a python just dumped in their car park in the pouring rain this week. The poor crea ture was very cold and lethar gic and in considerable dis tress. The snake was moved into the safety of the boiler room for some warmth, whilst awaiting collection by the RSPCA. Exotic pets like this have specialist needs and there is no excuse for just abandoning them in this way. Thank you to those who came to the rescue of this snake  yet another victim of heartless and irre sponsible pet owners.                   

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Adele came into us pregnant, and just about to give birth back in February this year. She has now raised her beautiful kittens and they have all found homes, and Adele is still waiting patiently for her forever home. She is a very sweet natured cat , who enjoys fuss and cuddles and just wants to be loved . She is not a fan of other cats and probably wouldn't be suited to a home with dogs unless they were very laid back and cat savvy. Due to her lovely temperament, she could go to a home with children, providing they were sensible with han dling. This affectionate lady just wants a home where someone can give her the fuss and playtime she deserves. Can you offer the pawfect home to our Adele that she so desperately needs and de serves?

Thank you to the volunteers that have helped or ganise and taken part in various local fundraising events. Without the support of the volunteers we would not be able to do all that we do and we wanted to say a big thank you to all our volunteers at our homing centre, clinic and all our shops. If you would be interested in helping there are many ways like dog walking, helping in our shops or helping with fundraising for more information please email  branchadministrator@rspcahillingdonclinic.or.uk.  We have an Amazon Wish List for anyone wishing to send items from outside the local area. Please visit our website or contact us for more information – thank you so much* If you think you can offer one of our animals a lov ing home then please ring RSPCA Hillingdon Branch on 01895 833417 or visit our website www.rspcahillingdonclinic.org.uk to download an application form 26

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Nelson is a very large handsome chap who came to us as a stray. His tail had been recently ampu tated but sadly he wasn't microchipped so we've been able to locate his owner. He is a big boy with lots of character, who can be a little vocal. He does enjoy a tickle under the chin. Being semi long haired, Nelson will need regular grooming to keep his coat in good condition. If you could offer Nelson a fresh start and lots of love, please get in touch.

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It’s a constant source of amazement to me how close one of the most valuable franchises in TV history came to fizzling out. But Star Trek – first shown on NBC on 8th September 1966 and cancelled after only three seasons – only just escaped that fate and its creator, Gene Roddenberry, ruined his health and nearly went bankrupt fighting for its survival. After war service as a bomber pilot Roddenberry became an airline pilot, but quit after a serious air-crash and joined the Los Angeles Police public information office instead. He started writing TV scripts after acting as consultant on a courtroom drama series, and in 1956 he quit the police to go full-time, working mainly on cop shows and westerns. He was fired from a series about a Mississippi paddle-steamer for insisting that there ought to be at least one black cast member, a stance on racism that became a hallmark of his, but apart from that incident his career quickly blossomed and he soon started producing as well as writing. His first successful pitch for a series of his own led to NBC commissioning The Lieutenant, a drama set in a US Marine Corps training camp. Guest roles in its 29 episodes went to many actors later to join Star Trek, including Leonard Nimoy 28

and Nichelle Nichols – although her episode was never aired because its themes of racism and sexual violence were considered too controversial. The Lieutenant was eventually cancelled, and Roddenberry revived an earlier idea for series about a round-the-world voyage in an airship crewed by multi-ethnic adventurers. The revived idea put the crew aboard a starship, though – an unusual twist at the time since although science fiction writing was in its heyday, the reputation of sci-fi on film had been so tarnished by the B-movies of the 1950s that there was very little of it about. Nonetheless, NBC financed a pilot which was tested at the end of 1964 – and flopped. But CBS was working on Lost In Space, so NBC decided to keep plugging away at sci-fi and financed a second pilot, Where No Man Has Gone Before. This time the test audiences were more receptive, and in May 1966 the first proper episode, The Man Trap, went into production. Five days before it went out, Roddenberry hosted a screening of Where No Man at the World Science Fiction Convention and got a standing ovation. But ratings didn’t live up to expectations and Star Trek looked set to be cancelled after the first season. Roddenberry therefore enlisted the help of the leading sci-fi writers of the day including Isaac Asimov to write to NBC urging a second season. NBC was persuaded, and Asimov also suggested a few improvements. Even this didn’t help: a third season was made after 1,000 fans marched on the studio, but it was shifted

to a worse timeslot. Ratings fell again and the show was cancelled. Roddenberry took it hard. He worked desperately to revive the franchise, but to no avail – a cartoon version was made in 1973, but achieved little. Meanwhile Roddenberry had turned to drink and drugs, and a divorce left him penniless. He produced several TV pilots which were never commissioned and scraped a thin living appearing at sci-fi conventions. However, more and more foreign TV stations were buying the original series and it was slowly developing worldwide cult status. The release of Star Wars in 1977 made sci-fi popular, and a second series, Phase II, was considered. The script developed into Star Trek: The Movie, which was a huge hit; Roddenberry was taken on again to write Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; and the franchise snowballed from there. Unfortunately the drink and drugs had taken their toll on Roddenberry. He worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, had a stroke in 1989, and died in 1991. The franchise he created currently runs to 13 films and six TV treatments; so far it’s made $4 BILLION.

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mixture, fanning them out slightly. Place the flan tin on the hot baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C/fan 160C/ Gas 4 and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until golden. Cover the tart loosely with foil for the last 15-20 minutes of the cooking time to prevent the top from over-browning.

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luxurious, particularly if it has cream leather as my test car did. The heavily contoured seats both look and are su premely comfortable and there is even more space than there was before, courtesy of a longer wheelbase. The leather trim extends to the top of the dash, the carpets are deep and the faux wood gleams. The dash doesn’t feature anything as old fashioned as dials and gauges, instead there is a large screen in front of the driver which can be set to show whichever dials you want, along with a small satnav screen. The centre screen is devoted to settings and the infotainment system and, as you would hope, there is an impressive array of kit as standard.

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TRAVEL Le Mans - Full On, High Octane Fun...

he Le Mans 24 Hours Race is probably the most famous motor race in the world. Its fans are legendary for their loyalty, returning year after year, and I have only ever heard good things about it. I had to go and see what all the fuss was about. The cheapest and arguably the best way of enjoying Le Mans is to drive down and camp. Three of my friends were up for the experience so we booked a package that included the ferry crossing, a camping plot and general entry tickets for the race – it came out at £140 per head, bargain! The 500 mile drive down was a relaxed high speed cruise; for the last 100 miles every other car has “24 Heures” stickers on the doors and a procession of super cars howl past in the outside lane at highly illegal speeds. My co-driver Gareth was at the wheel so I cracked open a beer and savoured the experience. When we reached the racecourse the traﬃc jams were pretty horriﬁc, but the queue was enlivened by a gang of beered up idiots spraying the drivers with water pistols. The campsite was absolutely heaving and had virtually no facilities, though on the plus side it was located within a stone’s throw of the main spectator village. We’d brought a tent the size of a bungalow and it took up the whole plot and then some, so the car had to be left in the carpark quarter of a mile away. With the tent pitched and more beer drunk, we decided to head into the town for a meal. There is a tram that takes you from the racecourse right into the centre of Le Mans but, unfortunately, the terminus was a two-mile hike away on the other side of the racetrack. This is something we quickly learned about Le Mans, you do a huge amount of walking. The main square of the town had been hijacked by drunken hooray Henrys, jigging about to the strains of the Village People, but in the back 38

streets away from the square the locals had come out to play in force, creating a real carnival atmosphere. We ate an excellent but inexpensive meal and then went and drank far more than was good for us. The next morning, we went into the village of Arnage in search of breakfast and supplies. The race started at 3.00pm so we headed into the circuit a couple of hours beforehand to find a good place to watch the start. I’d better explain a bit about the race. As the name suggests, it lasts for 24 hours and the car that covers the greatest distance in that time wins. Confusingly, there are four categories of cars. The fastest class, the LMP1 racers, is dominated by the works teams of Porsche, Audi and Toyota and at the other end of the scale you have modified road cars driven by gentleman racers. The circuit is over 8 miles long so there are plenty of vantage points to watch the action. It was a wet start but the weather soon cleared and we had a great afternoon wandering around the village, visiting the stalls and drinking - you are never far from your next beer at Le Mans. We spent the evening at the circuit too and returned to the campsite to find a dozen parties in progress; sleep was hard to come by that night. The next morning, we fortified ourselves with a magnificent fry-up before going to watch the last few hours of racing. There was high drama at the end; the leading Toyota conked out on the very last lap and failed to finish. We had a rather more subdued last night in the town before driving home the next day through a biblical rainstorm. Le Mans is exhausting, exciting and brilliant. I can understand why people keep going back for 20 years and more.

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Katherine Sorrell outlines how you can employ paint to colour your home beautiful. It’s fair to say that most of us are cautious about using colour; in fact, a survey by Dulux found that three-quarters of respondents were afraid of making the wrong colour choice. So how can we boost our colour confidence? Easy: arm yourself with a little knowledge and make the effort to experiment. You can always repaint if you don’t like the results. Where to start? Well, it’s a good idea to leaf through as many interiors books and magazines as you can get your hands on. A wealth of effort and experience has gone into producing room sets that work for all kinds of tastes. And don’t 42

forget that all the leading paint manufacturers produce masses of helpful information, from colour cards to brochures that demonstrate how different shades can be put together – and even interactive free apps where you can paint a virtual room without having to apply a single drop of paint: try Dulux’s Visualizer or Crown’s MyRoomPainter, for example. Consider the sizes of your rooms. Would you like to make a small room seem bigger, or a large room more cosy? The basic principles are that pale colours, because they contain a lot of white, seem to recede, enhancing a feeling of spaciousness, while darker colours absorb light and therefore appear more enclosing. Similarly, ‘cool’ colours such as blue and green are more distancing than ‘warm’ colours such as red and yellow. This is why people tend to use paler, cooler colours in small rooms, and white on low ceilings, reserving bolder or darker colours for large, bright rooms. That said, you can break the rules if you wish: perhaps by using a dark, warm colour to make a small room

feel welcoming and intimate. From a practical point of view, paint those parts of the house that show the dirt most quickly (a busy hallway or a child’s bedroom, for example) in a darkish shade. You might want to consider a high-gloss, washable surface finish, too. A simple, one-colour scheme is relatively easy to get right – provided you choose the right colour. Combining two or more can be more challenging, but hugely rewarding. As Little Greene MD David Mottershead says: “Using paints effectively in interior design is a much more sophisticated process than selecting a single colour from a paint chart. One colour in isolation can be attractive, two in combination can be beautiful and three shades used together can be quite exquisite.” Once you have narrowed down your choices and tried the apps, Fired Earth’s creative director Rob Whitaker has some further tips that will help: “Think about creating a mood board of magazine cuttings and swatches to inspire you, layering colours and textures to build a balanced palette. Buy tester pots of the paints you’re considering so that you can see what they look like as the light changes throughout the day. To really get a feel for the colours, paint A4-sized pieces of paper and stick them to all of the walls that you’re planning to paint. Another trick is to paint the inside of a cardboard box so that you can see how the colour

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Don’t Dream of Winning... IT was only a short time ago we were all gripped by the amazing accomplishments at the Olympics in Rio. Once again Team GB did us proud! So, I thought I would write this months’ article to keep the spirit of the Olympics fresh in our minds. Athletes spend years training and preparing for their chance to compete at the Olympics. They will work hard to visualise and bring their goal in to reality. When you are looking to secure your next job or next career, you also need to take your time and prepare. Just like Team GB it’s important to have your goal in sight and to spend every day preparing and training to reach your goal. Train hard. Don’t give up at the first hurdle. There will always be hurdles, sometimes there will be lots of them one after the other but it’s about tackling them one at a time and being focussed about continuing towards your goal. You cannot, and should not, expect to get there straight away. Imagine your career goal is a 10 on a scale of 1-10. You are at step 1. You cannot get to 10 without going through stages 2 through to 9 in sequence. So, if you know what 10 looks like, you know what your goal is and you know what number 1 looks like because you are there. It’s much easier to plan, prepare and train for your career goal if you break it down in to bite-sized pieces you can achieve gradually. It will also be easier for you to measure your progress. Steps 2-3 are all about research. You need to research your career goal thoroughly. What does it look like and what skills do you need? How is the job role or industry doing in the current jobs market? Steps 3-4 are about identifying your transferable skills. Be aware and be confident about what you have 46

to offer. Analyse and identify what you have to offer as we typically under-sell ourselves. Make sure your skills are demonstrated loud and clear in your C.V. Steps 5-6 are about identifying and tackling any obstacles. Is there anything preventing you from achieving your career goal? May you need to do some further training or qualifications . You might need to gain more experience and perhaps some voluntary work or work experience could help you with this. In difficult times, voluntary work can be rewarding and stimulating and it can also equip you with the additional skills and experience you need to make the transition required in to your next career Steps 7-8 are about networking. Who is in your network who can help you? Who could you be connected to? Maybe consider expanding your network. Steps 9-10 are about reaching your goal – winning the gold! If you work hard and put yourself out there you will succeed and reach your goal.

“Don’t dream of winning, train for it”!

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The presence of a muddy bike abandoned on the grass verge made Marion suspect that the creature perched high in the branches of her damson tree was no bird. “You’d better not be scrumping,” Marion said, wrapping her pashmina tightly around her shoulders, “I’ll be having a word with your mother.” “You don’t know her.” A girl, no older than twelve, peered down through the foliage. She’d come prepared. A large bucket swung from her juice-stained hand. “You’re trespassing,” Marion said with annoyance. “That tree borders my property. All the fruit belongs to me.” “You can’t own a tree,” the girl said, “it’s a living thing.” “What utter nonsense,” Marion said crossly. “Of course you can.”

“Why don’t you climb down with your bucket?” Marion said cunningly, “And I will take my share from what you’ve picked. The rest you can keep as a picker’s fee.” The girl considered this for a moment. “How about,” she replied, “I take my share from the bucket and you get what’s left instead?” “Certainly not,” said Marion. This child really had some cheek. “Don’t forget those are my damsons and you are a thief.” “If you cared about them you’d have picked them already,” the girl said. “I’m the one who’s taken all the risks.” “But you didn’t ask permission,” Marion said, outraged.

The girl looked dubious.

There was a steely look in the girl’s eye. Then she smiled.

“Last year all the plums just fell into the lane and got ruined,” the girl said. “That’s a waste, and we’re taught not to waste food.”

“How about we play a game?” she said. “I tip this bucket and whatever you catch you keep, and whatever falls on the ground I keep.”

Marion felt a twinge of guilt. Last year she had intended to pick the damsons, but it meant getting the step ladder out of the garage and she’d never got round to it.

“But I’ve got nothing to catch them in,” Marion said, annoyed. She didn’t much like games.

“They’re not plums,” she said firmly, “they’re damsons.”

“I don’t trust you,” Marion said, “the minute I’m gone you’ll be off with the lot.”

“They taste like plums,” the girl replied tartly. “So you’ve been eating them as well?” Marion asked. “Just the one,” the girl grinned. “It was juicy.” 48

“Then nip into your house for a bowl.” The girl smiled sweetly. “As big as you like.”

The girl looked offended. “Brownie’s honour I would not,” she said. “Alright then, why not catch them in your scarf?” “It’s not a scarf, it’s a

pashmina,” Marion said, then realised what a good idea that was. The girl clearly wasn’t aware just how big her pashmina was. If she held it taut she could catch every damson, and the annoying child would end up with none at all.

“Alright then,” Marion agreed, “you’ve got yourself a deal.” She unfolded the length of fabric. “Not fair!” the girl cried. “It’s massive.” “You can’t back out now,” Marion said, pleased that the balance of power had been redressed. “Alright,” the girl conceded reluctantly, “get ready then.” Marion squinted up into the branches of the tree with the pashmina outstretched like a fireman’s net. The girl wedged herself against a branch and held up the bucket. Slowly it began to tip. Marion braced herself. Frist there was a strange rattling sound, then a slurry of wet damson stones rained down upon her. “You know how I said I’d only eaten one?” the girl laughed, swinging nimbly down with her empty bucket. “Well, I might have been lying.” By Jackie Brewster

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When you apply for credit or other types of borrowing, the lender will check your credit score to see if you are a good or bad risk. Your credit rating also comes into play in other situations, and has the potential to affect every aspect of your life. A low score means that you may have to pay an increased rate of interest to counteract the risk to a lender. This has massive implications if you’re trying to obtain a mortgage, as a poor credit rating can mean less product choice and higher monthly repayments. Even smaller financial outlays such as a new mobile phone contract involves a check on your credit file by the provider, so it’s a good idea to understand what constitutes your credit rating, and whether you can do anything to improve it in the future.

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Three main credit reference agencies exist in the UK –

How is a credit score formulated?

If you’re married or living with a partner and have a joint mortgage or loan, you’ll also see a financial link with this person. This can adversely affect your rating if they have experienced their own financial problems.

so How could a low credit score impact on your life?

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that they amend your report, and add a comment against the entry to explain that it is incorrect.  • If a spouse or partner has a poor credit score, you can apply for a financial disassociation.

• Make sure you’re on the electoral register, as a permanent address increases confidence that you’re trustworthy. • Pay at least the monthly minimum on your credit cards. • Cancel any unused credit cards appearing on your credit report - too much available credit adds to your risk from the lender’s viewpoint. • Check for mistakes on your credit report, with all three agencies – you can request

A good credit score can make your life more straightforward, so it’s worthwhile reviewing your credit report every so often to make sure that all the details are correct, and also to check for any suspicious activity. It’s possible to obtain a copy from any of the credit reference agencies for a few pounds.

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It is spring bulb time in all the garden centres now; they should be crammed full of bulbs, many at a reasonable price and all of which promise to provide glorious masses of colour for years to come.

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By all means plant bulbs in beds and borders, but if you only have a terrace, patio or a back yard, then there are still plenty of bulb planting opportunities to be had! Bulbs have the potential to make any garden look gorgeous, but you can use them to add an element of fun as well as glamour, colour and perfume. Bulbs look fantastic if allowed to naturalise beneath trees, but miniature varieties look equally good beneath shrubs. Choose miniature daffodils or crocuses and plant them in a scattered effect beneath the shrub, taking care to minimise damage to the shrub’s roots. Keep them well watered in spring and you should have a fantastic display. Ornamental plastic-lined woven baskets, which are available inexpensively from local markets or on the internet, make perfect planting containers provided they are at least 3” (8 cm) deep. Shallower baskets can be 54

used for smaller bulbs such as crocuses - simply fill them with bulb fibre and plant up as you would a bowl of indoor bulbs. To ensure adequate drainage, puncture some holes in the plastic liner and use any normal multi-purpose or loam based compost mixture. Baskets like this look particularly decorative in the spring, and if you add a couple of ferns or ivies to larger baskets they will look even better. An outdoor table is unlikely to be used for entertaining in spring, so simply cover it to prevent the surface being spoiled and arrange a selection of pots full of spring bulbs on it – the effect can be really splendid. An old bucket - particularly an enamelled or galvanized one - makes a fabulous planter, but remember to drill some holes in the base or place a layer of pebbles or grit at least 2” (5cm) deep in the bottom, so that excess water accumulates below the level of the roots and the bulbs do not rot off.

If your garden or back yard is a good size, then large containers will look particularly handsome. Packed with a single variety of one of the daffodils or tulips

or any other spring bulbs, they will make a striking display. Plant the container up in two layers, so that one lot of bulbs is a couple of inches deeper than the other, and the deeper ones will flower later than those planted closer to the surface to prolong the display.

An old bathroom suite or parts of it make wacky and unusual planters. A bath may need a lot of compost to fill it – and don’t forget drainage - but it can act like a full-sized flowerbed. Even a hand basin, lavatory or the cistern can be planted up to great effect. Old watering cans, wheelbarrows or even a decrepit pair of wellies or boots with a hole in them will also make wonderful planters and will save you a fortune! Visit Pippa’s website www. pippagreenwood.com for Pippa’s ‘Winter thru’ Spring’ collection of vegetables for planting next month, along with a really useful selection of Pippa’s favourite gardening items including Nemaslug to control slugs, pop-up crop covers, SpeedHoes, SpeedWeeders, ladybirds to control greenfly, pull-out mini tunnels, signed books and lots more besides.

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regular events... events at Harefield Community Centre, Priory avenue, uB9 6aP MOn Cameo Club (3rd Mon month) 10am-12pm; Indoor Bowls (Short Mat) 2pm-5pm; Harefield Wine Club (2nd Mon in the month) 7.45-9.30pm; Judo (Seniors not 2nd Mon in month) 810pm. tues Line Dancing 10.45am1.15pm; Bingo 7.45pm - 10.30pm. WeD Fitness, Fun & Dance 10.30am12.00pm; Singing for Fun (1st Wed in month) 1-2.30pm; Judo Club 6.307.45pm; Dancing Club 8.15pm10.30pm. tHurs Happy Families Group 9.45-11.45am; Tea Dances 24pm; Whist 7.30-10pm; Ladies Club (2nd Thur in month) 8-10pm. FrI Line Dancing 10.30-12.45pm; Indoor Bowls (Short Mat) 2-5pm. All enquiries to Lynne Mogge 01895 824621 or e: hare fieldcommunitycentre@btconnect.com

Denham History society Meets 2nd Tues of the month, 7.30pm St. Marks Hall, Denham Green. Call 01895 833989 Pamela@craftygiraffe.co.uk Hillingdon Decorative & Fine arts society Enjoy 10 expert lectures a year about art and culture from around Britain. Outings to galleries & places of cultural interest. Receive NADFAS Review, Interested? Come along to a lecture, cost £6. See www.hillingdondfas.co.uk, email: membership@hillingdonfas.co.uk or call Ann Lowe 01895 638147

Memorial Hall. Call Sandra 07867470240 Lisa 07533549072 E: lisa.sandra.fitness@gmail.com Fitsteps Cha Cha, Waltz, Quickstep or Jive at Denham Memorial Hall. Mondays 7pm and Wednesdays 10am. Call 07834 197745. info@limelightdancing.co.uk general Yoga Class Higher Denham Community Hall, Lower Road, Higher Denham, UB9 5EA. Wed 7.30-9pm. Thu 9.45-11.15am with BWY certified teacher tel: 01895 820267

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Beginners rock ‘n’roll Jive Classes Every Monday at Harefield Cricket Club, UB9 6NE. Doors open 7.30pm, class 8pm. Fun & friendly, no experience or partner required. 1950s Rock n Roll record hop - 1st Friday of every month at St Mary's Church Hall, Harefield, UB9 6BX. 7.30pm-11.30pm.Call 07947 106607 the rockingrebels@gmail.com www.facebook.com/therockingrebels

HOBBIes... art Classes Drawing, pastels, oil & watercolour at New Denham Community Centre Autumn, Spring & Winter Terms Tue 1-3.30pm, Wed 12.45-3.15pm and 7.30-9.30pm. Call Tony 0207 243 3787 art smart Weekly Art Classes at Denham Village Hall. Drawing and Painting for beginn-ers and Improvers Thursdays 1.30-3.30pm. Tutor Roz Smith call 01494 670372 Chinese Brush Painting group Meets on Saturday mornings. The class is guided by an experienced tutor so no experience required! You will learn how to develop your own style as well as practicing Chinese calligraphy. Find us at Harefield Library, Park Lane Village Centre, Harefield or call Phyllis Nash on 01895 476 644 / phyllnash@gmail.com Crosier Investment Club Improve personal investment skills. Meets 7.30pm, third Thursday in month at Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AA. Call 0208 427 3559, e: secretary@crosierinvestment.org.uk w: www.crosierinvestment.org.uk

Hillingdon natural History society Meets 1st Wed of the month, Scout HQ, Gatting Way, Uxbridge. enquiries@ hillingdon-naturalhistory society.org.uk

Inland Waterways associations Meets 2nd Tues of every month at Hillingdon Canal Club, Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2QX, 7.30pm. middlesex.social@waterways.org.uk

uxbridge Craft Market Every Wednesday (9am-5pm) at The Pavilions Shopping Centre Arts, Crafts, www.uxbridge-craft-market.co.uk

keeP-FIt, DanCe & DraMa... aerobics Denham Village Memorial Hall. Every Mon and Wed 4.30-5.30pm Call Jean Nisbet 01895 832063 Boot Camp Fun and friendly exercise class held at a private location in Gerrards Cross. Every Mon, Tues, Fri 9.15-10am. Qualified Personal Trainer and Level 3 Contact Julie on 07769 311789 or visit: www.juliegxfit.com Bootcamp Circuit for adults (Mixed) Wednesdays, 7-8.15pm Denham Village Memorial Hall. Tel: Jayne 07968 361965 Dance, gymnastics and Free running Classes By Futunity Uk. Ages 2-adults catered for and all styles of dance from RAD ballet to Zumba. Full class listings at www.futunityuk.com. Call 01895 251224 or email admin@futunityuk.com Fitness league Tone & stretch exercises for the whole body, with dance routines to music for women of all fitness levels. Tue 7.308.30pm at Vyners School, Warren Road, Ickenham, UB10 8AB. Call Rosemary 01628 776838 before coming. www.thefitnessleague.com Fitness Yoga Improve flexibility, strength and balance. Monday 6-7pm at Denham Village

Harefield amateur Drama society Tuesday, 8-10pm. Park Lane Village Centre, Park Lane, Harefield. Call Tony on 01895 820672

Jazzercise Classes New Denham Community Centre Mon 9.30-10.30am, Tues 6.45-7.45pm. Wed & Fri 10-11am, Thurs 10-11am. Denham Village Memorial Hall Village Rd, Denham, Bucks Thurs 6.30-7.30pm Wendy Whitefoord, Tel: 07803 602142 e: wendy.whitefoord@btinternet.com www.jazzercise.com ladies Only kickboxing Club Wed 6.30-8.00pm, Watts Hall, Redford Way, Uxbridge, UB8 1SZ. First Class FREE! Call Leanne Phillips on 07518 848285 e:leanne@kickboxinglondon. co.uk. www.kickboxing-london.co.uk line Dancing At Higher Denham Community Centre, Off Old Rectory Lane, Higher Denham. Mon 7-10.15pm, starts with beginners, then onto improvers and finally from 9-10.15pm, Intermediates. Contact Christina on 07952 815076, email : c.capel477@btinternet.com, website wwww.chalfontlinedanceclub.co.uk or Facebook ‘chalfontlinedanceclub’ Modern Jive Classes (Ceroc) Mon 8-11pm, Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Centre and Tue & Thu 811pm, Uxbridge Civic Centre. First Night Entry & Free Lifetime membership with this listing. Call Alan: 0208 933 4350 or 07860 250961 www.clubceroc.com email: alanandsue@clubceroc.com noBiz Dance Local Musical Theatre school (based in Hillingdon ) classes in all genres of dance (Street dance, Hip Hop, Rhythm Tap, Lyrical, Singing, Drama & Musical Theatre) for children aged 4-22 years. Adult Street Dance Class for more call: Giselle 07525 857171 or Lisa 07777 611012. www.nobizlikeshowbiz.co.uk. continued overleaf...

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KEEP-FIT, DANCE & DRAMA CONTINUED... Pink Academy of DANCE Classes held daily at New Denham Community Centre. For boys & girls from 2 years to Adults. Call 01895 257553 Admin@pinkacademy. co.uk www.pinkacademy.co.uk or call

Social Line Dancing At St Marys Church Hall, Harefield Last Sat of the month 7.30-10.30pm Tia Chi Chuan An ancient art which combines deep breathing, aligned posture and relaxation with gentle movements. It can help with mental and physical stress, improve general health. Beginners welcome. Tues 8-9.30pm at Yeading Community Centre, Ditchfield Rd, Yeading, Hayes UB4 9BH. Contact David 0751 4998 674, david@ zhong-ding.com / www.zhong-ding.com

Faraday Country Music Club in Slough SL2 1RN. Country music every Thurs for listeners, western partners, freestyle, line dancers. 8-11pm. 07986 050742 or see www.faradaycountry.co.uk

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Rockin' 8s Square Dancing Modern American style - every Thurs 8.15pm. New Denham & Willowbank Community Centre, Oxford Road, New Denham. UB9 4DW. Call Jean 01895 622859 or paul@stingproductions.com

Run & Fitness Session Every Friday at Tatling End Play Area, Hollybush Lane, Tatling End UB9 4HH. Meet at 9am for 9.15am - 45 minute workout to improve your Running, Fitness, Cardio, Legs and wellbeing. £5. Come and join Carmel and Steph and ‘feel the burn’ Small friendly group. All levels welcome especially beginners. For details call Carmel 07956 295511. SALSA (all styles) Every Monday at Uxbridge Community Centre, 32b The Greenway, Uxbridge UB8 2PJ from 7.45pm to 10pm. Come and join Mina Queen Salsa for some amazing fun. Call 07958 578962 or email mina@queensalsa.com

Salsa Classes Every Monday: The Middlesex Arms, Long Drive, South Ruislip, HA4 0HG. Beginners class starts 8pm. Improvers/Intermediates: 8.45-9.30pm Freestyle dancing/practice time til 11pm Every Wednesday: The WatersEdge, Canal Cottages, Packetboat Lane, Cowley, UB8 2JS. Beginners class starts 7:30pm. Improvers/Intermediates: 8.30-9.30pm. Freestyle dancing/practice time til 11pm Simply Walk Langley & Black Parks Every Monday Langley Park, 10am Thursday Black Park, 10am. Second Sunday of month Langley Park at 11am. See www.friendsoflangleypark.co.uk Social Dancing Ballroom Latin & Sequence Harefield Community Centre, Priory Avenue, Harefield. Every Wed, 8pm. Beginners welcome. Call 01895 634674 Simply Walk in Denham First Sunday of every month. Denham Village Green 10.45am for 11am start. Approx. 90 minute walk, 2.5-3miles. Led by trained volunteers as part of a healthy walk scheme funded by Bucks County Council, local District Councils and Bucks PCT. For details of other walks call 01494 475367 or see www.buckscc.gov.uk/rightsofway

Tea Dance Harefield Community Centre, Priory Ave on Thurs 2-4pm. All welcome. Free car parking. Call John 01895 284428

Uxbridge Musical Theatre Ruislip Conservative Club, 56-58, Ickenham Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 7DQ. Tuesday 8-10pm. Call Phil Harrison 01895 636367 E mail@umtheatre.co.uk or see www.umtheatre.co.uk Yoga Class A holistic approach to exercise for the mind and body, suitable for beginners Mons 2.30-3.30pm at New Denham Community Centre Oxford Rd UB9 4DW. Fri's 11.30am-12.30pm at St Marks Church Hall Grenn Tiles Lane Denham UB9 5HT £2 per session 1st session FREE! info: Leon 01895 837334 leon.popplewell@gll.org Zumba Fitness Every Wednesday 8-9pm at New Denham Community Hall, Oxford Road, UB9 4DW. Call Martine 07788 563572 www.zumbadolls.co.uk Zumba Fitness with Danielle Every Monday 7-8pm at Harefield Baptist Church. Call Danielle 07989 128131. www.zumba-class.co.uk Zumba Gold For Older Active Adults. Every Friday 11am at Higher Denham Community Hall, Lower Road, Higher Denham, UB9 5EA. Call Martine 07788 563572 www.zumbadolls.co.uk Zumba with Ruddy Thurs 7-8pm, St Marks Hall Denham Green UB9 5HD and Sats 9.30-10.30am at Harefield Academy Northwood Way UB9 6ET. Call Ruddy 07901 828051

MUSIC... Drumbeatz Drum tuition for beginners by Melanie Kleyn, qualified HND, now on degree at ACM. Kids 8yrs+, ladies, 3.15-5.30pm or daytime only. Call 07757 635880 Email: drumsmel@gmail.com or text

Learn to Play in a Rock Band At a professional recording studio taught by expert musicians. Open to 7-18 year olds, we teach guitar, bass, drums and vocals in small groups and as a band. Sessions will run after school at R'n'R Studios, Uxbridge starting October. Contact Conor for details on 07946 402797 or email wlsr.uxb@gmail.com

Little Roars Music Classes for children aged 0-5 years. Wednesday, 10am at St Marks Church Hall, Green Tile Lane, Denham, UB9 5HT. FREE trial class. Block bookings £5 per child, siblings half price. Call Charlotte Lion 07825738414 or e: charlotte@littleroarsmusic.com Music Lessons at Little Halings Studio Piano and French Horn lessons with experienced, friendly young female teacher, Victoria Coghlan. At Little Halings Studios in Denham. All welcome. Guitar tuition is also available. Call: 07737 493980 (Victoria) E: victocoghlan@gmail.com Penny Lane Singing Lessons Monday singing classes 4-5.30pm 7yrs-12yrs and 5.30-7pm 12yrs-18yrs at Harefield Library, Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6HW. www.pennylanesinging.com or call 07951 294044. Rickmansworth & District Ukulele Club Our friendly group welcome all players and singers, all levels, all ages. Meet second Wednesday every month, 6.30 for 7.00 at 'The Fox and Hounds', 183 High Street, Rickmansworth (free parking behind).Tel Dave 01895 823404.

Stoke Poges Singers A friendly four-part choir singing a wide variety of music. New members welcome (no auditions. The ability to read music is not essential. Rehearsals on Thursday at St Andrews Centre, Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges, 7.45pm. Come along or call Naomi on 07831 217575 or Anthea on 01753 662355 The Windsor & District Big Bands Appreciation Society We meet on 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm, Datchet Hall, Horton Road, Datchet. Music of the big bands ‘40s & ‘50s Swing era. Two recitals from records, tapes & CDS, along with a raffle and sometimes there's even a live band. Call Derek Verrier on 01753 654398 continued overleaf...

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Tiny Toes Childcare Full Day Care Nursery. Call 01753 655650 or tinytoes@ivercommunity.org

Yiewsley & West Drayton Training Band Open to all ages wanting to learn to play a brass instrument or 'brush up' your skills. Every Wed during term time 6.45-7.45pm, St. Matthew's School, Yiewsley. Contact Abi on 07985 302 856 or emailtraining@ywdband.com

Activities for families with children Children aged 0-5 years offered at The Denham and Gerrards Cross Children’s Centre, Nightingale Way, Denham, Bucks. UB9 5JL. Call 01895 835967

2370 (Denham) Squadron Air Training Corps ATC HQ, Tilehouse Lane, Denham Aerodrome Denham, Bucks, UB9 5DN. Mon and Thurs 7.30-9.30pm. Recruiting 13-17 year old males and females. Call 01895 834522 (Mon & Thu only)

Karate Club of Denham For ages 5 years and up at New Denham Community Centre, Sundays 9.15-11am also at The Uxbridge Centre, The Greenway Wed, 5pm-7pm Tel: Dominic 07988 743725

2nd Denham Scout Group Scout Hut, The Pyghtle, Denham Green Close, Denham Green Beavers Age 6-8 Thu 5.45-7pm. Cubs Age 8-10 Wed 6.30-7.45pm Scouts Age 10-15 Friday 7-9pm Tel: Linda Batten 01753 892373 Denham & Gerrards Cross Children’s Centre Tilehouse School, Nightingale Way, Denham, UB9 5JL. Free sessions for under 5’s. Messy Play and Stay & Play sessions. Call 01895 835967. Denham Girlguides 1st Denham Rainbows (age 5-7) 4th Denham Brownies (age 7-10) 4th Denham Guides (age 10-14) For more details on meeting times visit www.gxanddenham.cfsites.org Denham Youth Club (ages 8-11 years) Higher Denham Community Hall, Lower Road, Uxbridge UB9 5EA. Thursday 6.15pm to 7.45pm. Call 01895 834313. Slough Sea Cadets Parade nights on Monday and Thursday 7.30-9.30pm at Langley Pavillion, Langley Road, Slough, SL3 8BS. Male & Female Junior Cadets (age 10-12 yrs) and Cadets (age 12-18 yrs). Fees £2 per week, courses from £5 for weekend. Visit us on Facebook, pop-in or email: sloughseacadets@yahoo.co.uk Tiny Talk Baby Signing Classes Tuesday classes at St Mary’s Church Hall, High Street, Harefield UB9 6BX at 10am, price £5.00 pre-paid per family. Thursday classes at St Giles' Church Hall, 1 High Road, Ickenham UB10 8LE, 10am, 11.15am and 1pm, price £5.00 pre-paid per family Friday classes at The Uxbridge Centre, The Greenway, Uxbridge UB8 2PJ, 10.30am, price £5.00 pre-paid per family. Call Bev Meier 01895 824935 or 0781 8025993

SELF DEFENCE...

Kung Fu Club West Drayton Every Tuesday 5.30-6.30, Friday 7.308.30, Sunday 5.30-6.30. West Drayton Community Centre, Harmondsworth Road, UB7 9JL. Contact Ella: 07702 479 435 or sportsclubuk@gmail.com Silat Kuntao Indonesian Self-Defence Traditional self-defence art from Central Java. Adult classes only. Mon and Wed 8pm-10pm at Denham Village Memorial Hall, Denham, UB9 5BN. Call Philip Davies 07790 496 346

SELF HELP & SUPPORT... Hillingdon Brain Tumour Group Support group held every 2nd Thurs of the month 12.30-2.30pm, Hillingdon Baptist Church, Hercies Rd, Hillingdon, UB10 9LS. Call 01895 637444. Slimming World New Denham Community Centre Tuesday, 10-11.30am. To register turn up at 10am, call Mandy 07879 897578

SOCIAL GROUPS...

Inspirations Spiritualist Group Spiritualist group for like-minded people. Weekly services with a guest Medium every Thursday at The Walter Pomeroy Hall, Royal Lane, Hillingdon, UB8 3QY. 7.15pm for 7.45pm start. Admission £5 Concessions £4.50 Accompanied Children u16 - FREE. Enqs: 07968 039426 or 0208 841 4901. Slough Plus Meet at the Tower Arms in Iver, 4th Wednesday of the month, with weekly events and weekends away. All ages 20's-60's. Visit sloughplus.weebly.com

Stoke Poges Bridge Club meet at St Andrew’s Church Hall in Rogers Lane, SL2 4LN on Monday from 1.30-5.30pm for players who want to improve their game. Call 01753 642 438 www.stokepogesbridgeclub.org.uk Veterans Breakfast Club runs to help Armed Forces Veterans in West London and surrounding areas for the purpose of Comrades (old & new) from all Services to get together on the last Saturday of the month at the Good Yarn Public House, Uxbridge High Street, UB8 1JX from 09:30-11:30hrs. Contact: Lorraine Reed 07976 398533, lorraineareed@gmail.com or (exRAF) Iain Henderson, Iain115@aol.com. Women’s Social Group Social group for women. We meet regularly for coffee, a chat - open women of all ages. Please call Seema on 07730 898635 or email seemaa@seemaa.co.uk

SPORT... Denham Cricket Club Playing or social members welcome. Way & Tillard Memorial Cricket Ground, off Cheapside Lane, Denham Village. Tel: Bill Nicholas 01895 834527

Colne Valley Park Conservation Volunteers Every second weekend of the month. Hands on help to protect the wildlife and landscape of the regional park. For more details contact Steve Ord steven.ord@groundwork.org.uk or call 07718 043080. Denham Lions 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8pm at Denham Garden Village, Denham Green. 18+. info@denhamlions.org.uk Denham Wives Group Last Tuesday of each month at St. Mark’s Hall Denham Green 7.15pm. Contact Ann Collins 01895 833820 or acollins683@uwclub.net

Denham Village Table Tennis Club runs at the Memorial Hall every Tuesday. Junior coaching 5.30pm. £40 per term. Adults 7.30pm. We enter teams of varying standards in the local league. Contact Richard Cottle on 01895 835292.

Friendly Whist Drive Harefield Community Centre, Priory Avenue, Harefield. Every Thurs 7.30pm. Beginners welcome. Contact Lyn on 01923 820173

Harefield Archers Meets every Tues 7.30-9pm at Harefield Academy, Archery Beginners Courses run twice a year. Contact: Andy Harding secretary@harefieldarchers.co.uk

Denham Lawn Bowls Club Denham Way, (off Old Mill Lane) Denham, UB9 5AX. New members welcome. Contact: Jennifer Johns (Sec) 01895 833845 or email: jenniferjohns919@hotmail.com

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8th September, 8am-9.15am Bay Lodge, 36 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1PH. Chris Howe, Heathrow Procurement Director will host a presentation on the Heathrow Business Summit. To book email: helen.thompson@wardwilliams.co.uk or visit the website at www.wardwilliams.co.uk

Lunchtime Classical Music Concert 8th September, 12.30pm. St Johns Church Hall, Greenhill, Harrow (opp Debenhams). Bach - Partita No.2 in D minor

Local Events

Garden Jazz with Tea 11th September, 2pm-4.30pm Long Lane, Heronsgate, Chorleywood. In support of Paul Strickland Scanner Centre. Advance bookings only. Tickets include cream tea £15pp (£10 u12's) call 01923 844290.

Hillingdon Canal Club Talk 13th September Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2QX. Louise Heather ‘The Work of the Ealing Canoe Club’. Email: middlesex.socials@ waterways.org.uk for details.

Fostering Event 13th September, 6.30pm-8.30pm The Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW. Interested in finding out more about fostering? Then why not come along to this free event. For more details see the website www.fost-adopt@hillingdon.gov.uk

Annual Sponsored Walk 18th September A 3 or 5 mile walk within the picturesque surroundings of Moor Park & Northwood. Sign up at www.michaelsobellhospice.co.uk or call 0203 826 2367.

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24th September, 9.30am-1pm Ickenham Village Hall, Ickenham, UB10 8DG. We will have for sale gifts, crafts, unwanted treasures, preloved items, books, cards,

Lunchtime Classical Music Concert

28th September, 12.15pm. St Martin’s Church Hall, corner Eastcote Road & High Street, Ruislip, HA4 6DG. Gamal Khamis & Dina Duisen (Piano Duettists).

OCTOBER EVENTS Fostering Event 11th October, 6.30pm-8.30pm The Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW. See 13th September event for details.

Ruislip - Northwood Flower Arrangement Society 4th October David Martin - Visions of Cornwall. Tea & coffee available. Flower arrangements are raffled. Tickets on the door £6 for details call 01923 829621.

Free Tasting Event 15th October Iver Flowerland, Norwood Lane, Iver, SL0 0EW. Come and join us to taste a whole host of delicious food & drink from our Food Hall and speak directly to the men & women who grow, create & cook your favourite products.

LIVE MUSIC EVENTS The WatersEdge Packet Boat Lane, Cowley, UB8 2JS. 23rd Sep ‘Diamond Nights’ The UK's No.1 Neil Diamond Tribute. The Swan at Iver 2 High Street, Iver, SL0 9NG. 9th Sep Let's rock with 'Leech' 22nd Sep 10th Year Anniversary Party with 2Tone.

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