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Rosemary Akerman Malindi, Sandy Lane, Kingswood KT20 6NE Tel: 01737 830257 Email: akermanjr@msn.com Note: Rosemary will be taking over full duties later in autumn. Secretary Michael Hannah 1 Lilley Drive, Kingswood KT20 6JA Tel: 01737 830893 Email: mehannah@tiscali.co.uk Treasurer Roger Dring Garden End, Motts Hill Lane, Tadworth KT20 5BE Tel: 01737 813719 Email: rpdring@greenbee.net Committee Members: Bob Gunn Tel: 01737 360035 Email: bob@gunn.org Sally Fish Tel: 01737 832176 George Ferguson Tel: 01737 833329 Rosemary Akerman Tel: 01737 830257 James Chatfield Tel: 01737 353248 Peter Wormald Tel: 01737 832866 KADDS Judy Par nall Tel: 01737 830888 Hall Bookings Penny Chatfield Tel: 01737 353248 (Strictly between 5pm and 8pm, Monday to Friday only) Hall Manager Kay Shah Tel: 01737 351989 Mobile: 07950 899456 The Village Voice Editor Richard Milbour n 3 Mount Hill, Mogador, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7HZ Tel; 01737 222307 Email: richard.milbour n@car nah.co.uk The print run for The Village Voice is 1,600 copies and it is delivered free to all households and businesses in Kingswood. The Village Voice is published four times a year: March/September/September/December with copy dates of 31st January, 30th April, 31st July and 31st October. Statements and opinions in The Village Voice, unless expressly written, are not necessarily those of the Kingswood Village Community Association. Material in The Village Voice may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of the Editor.
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VILLAGE VOICE - SEPT 2016 C O N T E N T S KVCA Contacts Yo u r C h a i r m a n ’s N o t e s Tw o R e a l S t a l w a r t s ! - B r i a n & J a n e t H i l l Writers’ Corner The Church Of The Wisdom Of God News From KADDS Q u e e n ’s B i r t h d a y H o n o u r s - B r u c e N o b l e Q u e e n ’s B i r t h d a y H o n o u r s - A n g i e P e t e r s Sarah Lott - Beyond The Paleo Profile - Simonetta Nutt Desert Island Discs - Janet Hill KRA Thirteen Society The Church In Kingswood Photograph Competition Kingswood Village WI Flower Arrangement Group P a t ’s G a r d e n D i a r y Tr a v e l - A S t y l i s h S t a y I n C a p r i K i n g s w o o d L a w n Te n n i s C l u b Yo u r L o c a l C h a r i t i e s - K i n g s w o o d N S P C C NSPCC - Fundraising Events 2016 A n n D o b s o n ’s R e c i p e s Charities - Charity Action List Advertisers Index
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KINGSWOOD VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Y O U R
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hese will be my last Notes for as I indicated at our Annual Meeting last
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April, I will retire at the end of August as your chairman, a role I have held since the summer of 2003. During the last thirteen years we have
seen many changes in Kingswood but I hope we will never lose the community spirit of our village. It was this same spirit which some thirty-six years ago brought about the formation of our Village Association. In the late seventies a few energetic and committed residents volunteered to form a committee to rebuild our hall after a disastrous fire and thereby safeguard its future. The hall has subsequently been used by numerous individuals, clubs and associations.
Today the KVCA committee continue to maintain and manage the hall. At the beginning there were demands to raise funds to improve the facilities and ensure the future of the hall. To meet both these demands the KVCA and KADDS merged. Over many years volunteers both young and old have been involved ‘on and off’ the stage. Since 1980 individual productions of plays, reviews and pantomimes have numbered over one hundred and twenty – a remarkable achievement. I must also reflect on the publication of Village Voice, this edition number 138 should remind us that this local magazines was first published in 1983 to bring news of the activities of local organisations many of whom are today still regular users of the hall. The editorial format has not altered but subsequently other changes have occurred: the introduction of coloured printing, increased use of photographs and in more recent years encouragement to include regular feature articles - a policy which continues to produce a quarterly publication which has restricted advertising space to no more than half of the contents of the magazine. Surplus revenue from advertising continues to help towards maintaining the hall. Here I must pause to express my appreciation and sincere thanks to members of the KVCA committee both past and present for their strong support and unstinting commitment. Their individual roles and responsibilities have made it possible to progress the work of our association. I am also very appreciative of all the hard work and considerable financial contribution made by KADDS; not only do they raise funds but give ongoing enjoyment to the community. I am also very mindful of many others who have freely given their support and in particular our volunteers who regularly distribute Village Voice. There are too many names to mention but I would like to make an exception to express my personal gratitude for the help I have received from Don Grimster who was the Hall Manager for many years and Kay Shah our present Hall Manager. In all communities the value and support of volunteers must never be overlooked for they play an essential and ongoing role in the life of any community and Kingswood is no exception. It has been a personal privilege over many years to have been involved in KVCA and KADDS. Both organisations have played important roles in Kingswood in the past and will I am sure continue to do so in the future. My best wishes go to Rosemary Akerman who will follow me as chairman. She has been involved in KVCA for many years and has been a very successful chairman of KADDS. ■ Brian Hill, Chairman KVCA
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Brian & Janet Hill.
TWO REAL STALWARTS! This month marks the end of an era with the retirement of Brian Hill as an outstanding chair of the Kingswood Village Community Association, a role he has held for approximately ten years, and the retirement of Janet Hill as a member of the KVCA committee. Maggie Kippen describes the huge contribution they have made to Kingswood and the KVCA.
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n the past 10 years the village hall has seen a number of substantial makeovers under Brian’s careful project management, with extensive redecoration, new kitchen and toilets and a continuing programme of maintenance to ensure it is a hall which is suitable for all uses and one which the local community enjoys using. He has been unwavering in his support of this community asset by not only chairing the KVCA meetings but spending hours ensuring the smooth running of the building for regular and occasional users, local organisations, clubs and private functions, tending the flowerbeds to create colourful seasonal
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displays as well as appearing on the stage in a number of KADDS productions. Brian has also steered the Village Voice through a series of changes into the successful magazine format you are now reading. A major function of the KVCA is the production of this quarterly village magazine, circulated to every house in Kingswood, which provides community information and, through its advertising income, provides a source of revenue to supplement the village hall lettings, so helping to keep the hire costs competitive for all users. Of course behind every great man there is usually a woman - and Janet Hill is no exception, although in the early years of the KVCA it was the other way around! Janet has given exceptional service to the KVCA and its offshoot KADDS for more than 35 years, being one of the founders of the Kingswood Village Community Association in 1978. A fire had destroyed the old Masonic Hall in the mid 1970s and so a small number of local residents, including Janet, came together to form a committee to refurbish the hall for the benefit of the whole village. As a means of funding the new kitchen, stage and dressing room, a variety of events were organised with most of the income raised from the highly successful drama productions – notably the revue Kingswood Kapers, which ran for several years from 1980 and the annual, still running, Christmas Crackers, which was born in 1981. Janet performed in many revues and plays before turning her creative hand to producing and directing numerous
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village pantomimes and plays. One of the joys of the village pantomime was the involvement of people of all ages with many friendships made between them which remain today, and meeting others from the local community who one may otherwise not have met. Janet’s attention to detail ensured that productions were the best they could be and her encouragement of children and their families to be involved has ensured a generation of young people who can look back on their involvement in amateur dramatics with great pleasure and affection and which has also helped them develop confidence and achieve more than they thought might have been possible. In time, the KVCA committee found they were spending so much of their time planning four or five drama events each year that they decided to form a separate committee, KADDS (Kingswood Amateur Drama Dance & Song), to organise these events. Janet has been both chair and secretary of KADDS as well, with Brian, a member of the committee for many years. KADDS continues to be an integral part of the KVCA with all the profits from its productions providing another valuable source of income for the hall. It is undoubtedly the case that community life in Kingswood is immeasurably richer due to the imagination and dedication of first Janet and then Brian Hill. We are truly grateful to them both. ■ Maggie Kippen SEPTEMBER 2016 9
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In this edition I offer a poem to mark the contribution made by Janet and Brian Hill to KADDS and hence to the KVCA and to Kingswood Village community spirit. If you would like to contribute to a future edition of Village Voice – prose or poetry; your own or something you really like – just contact me. Bob Gunn
KINGSWOOD’S GOT TALENT “We need a Director!” They knew who to call, One who’d get the best out of her cast. Or perhaps a Producer who’d do all the jobs From the very first step to the last. Then again, in the Wardrobe her flair and her skill Made costumes the audience adored. Her Props were elaborate, if that was required, Be they vegetable, helmet or sword. She has graced Kingswood’s stage very often herself; She has done so with poise and with charm And as Voice of the Mirror she guarded Snow White To ensure she did not come to harm. Her tact and diplomacy often were seen In her Front of House organisation, While the way she encouraged the others to learn Should be used to improve the whole nation. In short it is easier to list the few jobs To which she’s not for KADDS turned her hand, For in Janet the word “multitalented” fits Like a glove! Yes – the Lady is grand! Now, what of Sir Brian, a bold actor of note Who has trodden the boards many a time (Those boards, I should note, he has often had cleaned Of their paint and their tape and their grime).
As Chief of the Indians, upright and strong, He defended the brave Peter Pan Against wicked pirates, of which he was one For he is such a versatile man! A Sheriff of Nottingham, evil and cruel, A Butler of some Im-por-tence, A Sheik who was able to sing that odd line About “intense intents” when “in tents”. As Gruesome, the Ogre’s Mate, in Puss-in-Boots His nastiness was quite corrosive, While his acting as Dean in Lord Arthur’s big crime (Said the critics) was really explosive! In all, though he worried some lines he’d forget (Even more when the family was there) He’s a really good sport and he’d give it a go; He’d got KADDS in his heart, fair and square! So, take both together, our Janet and Brian Have meant much more to KADDS than we know, Their skills complementary, and it is clear How their influence helped KADDS to grow So that, in the future, our Hall will resound To more dramas with star-studded bills, And much will be owed to the legacy of Brian and Janet, our own Kingswood Hills. Bob Gunn
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The Church of the Wisdom of God, Lower Kingswood.
THE CHURCH OF THE WISDOM OF GOD A JEWEL OF THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT Few passers-by, unless they are in the know, will have any inkling of the architectural marvels hiding behind the modest brick façade of the little church in Lower Kingswood. Some might wonder, when looking at the blue notice board on the outside, how this supposedly mainstream Anglican church acquired its rather unusual name. This is the first part of an excellent history by Pia Chamberlain. 12 SEPTEMBER 2016
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t all started in 1854 when a freshly qualified young London solicitor by the name of Edwin Freshfield decided to
embark on a journey to the Middle East which was going to prove momentous for him in more ways than one. While in Smyrna, he was introduced to the two daughters of the representative of the Levant Company, James Frederick Hanson. One of them, Zoë, was later to become his wife. Edwin had many scholarly interests, which frequently took him back to Constantinople (today’s Istanbul) and Asia Minor. He was particularly interested in church architecture
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Inside The Church of the Wisdom of God.
and in the late 1870s became involved in the
When it came to choosing an architect for
building of a new church for the Greek
his project, he knew that Sidney Barnsley
Orthodox community in London.
would be the perfect man for the job. During
In 1889 Edwin Freshfield, as a prominent
a number of his visits to Greece, Barnsley
member of the Anglo-Hellenic Society,
had acquired a thorough understanding of
helped to fund a visit to Greece by
Byzantine architecture. The monastery of
architects Sidney Barnsley and Robert Weir
Osios Loukas, a magnificent 11th century
Schultz. The purpose of their visit was to
building to the south of the road from Athens
carry out a systematic study of the remains
to Delphi, was to become one of his main
of Byzantine architecture in that country.
sources of inspiration for designing the new
Around the same time Edwin Freshfield
church. Barnsley completed the final
started discussing with Henry Cosmo Orme
drawing in May 1891 and a local builder,
Bonsor the idea of building a church in
James Murrey, was appointed to carry out
Lower Kingswood. Not only were the two
the work.
men neighbours, but they had probably
The ground plan, based on the Church of
come across each other in the context of
St. Eirene in Constantinople, followed the
their business activities in the City. Cosmo
typical basilican layout of a central nave
Bonsor, as Lord of the Manor of Kingswood,
flanked by two side aisles and opening into
gave the site for the new church and agreed
a projecting, in this case treble, apse. At the
to share the building costs equally.
western end, a narthex or entrance
For Edwin Freshfield, the time had finally come to fulfil his vision of building a church in the Byzantine style in his home village.
vestibule, subdivided into four sections on the inside, was covered on the outside by a C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 4
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tradition, churches were dedicated to Jesus
lean-to roof following the Byzantine tradition.
Christ. If, however, there were several churches in the same city, an attribute of Christ would be added to the name. In Constantinople, for instance, there were three churches, which were known respectively as the Church of the Power, of the Wisdom and of the Peace of God. The last two have survived to this day and are known to us as St. Sophia and St. Eirene. In keeping with this tradition and its architectural style,
The materials chosen – brick and Ham stone – were used to create intricate
the new church was given the name of Church of the Wisdom of God. ■ Pia Chamberlain
decorative effects showing a strong
To be continued in
Byzantine influence (pictured above), while
the December 2016
the bell tower was copied by Barnsley from
edition. Both
a sketch Edwin Freshfield had made in a
Kingswood churches
village near Philippopolis (now Plovdiv), in
will be open on
Bulgaria.
Saturday 10th Sept
Even the name of the new church was
from 10-4 and on
carefully chosen to reflect the style of the
Sunday 11th Sept
building. According to early Christian
from 1-4.
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NEWS FROM KADDS eath by Fatal Murder an Agatha Christie spoof with the infamous and hapless Inspector Pratt returned to Kingwood in September – great fun was had by all! We have been celebrating the contribution that Brian & Janet Hill have been making to KADDS over a long period of time & would like to thank them wholeheartedly for their contribution.
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DIARY DATES Pack of Lies 27th- 29th October 8pm A play by Hugh Whitemore. Director Lesley Parker. Tickets priced at £10 are available from Londis Waterhouse Lane or online at www.KADDS.ticketsource.co.uk Box office 0333 6663366 from the beginning of October. The play is a fascinating thriller based on a true story from the early '60s,the play examines the pressures put on a middle-class British family whose best friends and neighbours, Helen and Peter Kroger, are suspected of being Soviet spies. The original West End production, starring Judi Dench and her husband, Michael Williams, as the Jacksons, opened on October 26, 1983 at the Lyric Theatre, where it ran for nearly a year. Dench won the Laurence Olivier
Award as Best Actress for her performance...... Come & join the challenge! Again our three excellent village restaurants will be supporting KADDS by offering a special 10% discount on pre-show meals: Khyber Tandoori - 01737 352813 La Perla - 01737 351157 The Kingswood Arms - 01737 354053 Please present your play ticket at restaurant on arrival. Alice in Wonderland the Panto is coming to Kingswood & will be directed by Patricia Dale. Auditions for a cast including children will be on Sunday 11th September 10-5pm and performances will be on Thursday 16th- Saturday 18th February 2017. Rehearsals will start in October and will be on Sundays and Thursdays. Carols in the Waterhouse Cafe Saturday 10th December 10am Christmas Crackers - Thursday 15th and Friday 16th December 8pm We are always looking for new talent to be involved in future productions – be it, on stage in front of tabs or backstage with costumes, makeup, props etc - if you are interested, or would like to be added to our database to be kept up to date with future performances – please get in touch. Wishing you all a pleasant Autumn and we look forward to welcoming you to future productions! ■ Rachel Ruddmore (07771 555044) Judy Parnall (judy.parnall@me.com) SEPTEMBER 2016 17
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H O N O U R S
BRUCE NOBLE MBE know of no
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one more deserving than
travel to visit his agents and drum up business. It was around this time, with their children Penny and Kate grown, that Bruce blossomed in
Bruce Noble of
other directions. He was active in the association
the public
of language schools, and had his first contacts
recognition given
with government. He sat on the boards of Post
to him by the
Office Counters and Parcelforce. He became
award of an MBE
involved with the charity Wellbeing of Women,
in the Queen’s
where Pamela was very active, and chaired its
Birthday Honours
Finance Committee.
List. His commitment to
The Academy Schools programme attracted his attention. He chaired the Harris Academy at
charitable work over many years has been a
Peckham – and Pamela was a governor at Bacon’s
central feature of his life. His wife, Pamela, has
Academy in Rotherhithe. Later he helped his friend
supported him and has herself been similarly and
Pip Burley, chair of the Quest Academy, by
independently active.
chairing the Finance Committee. He has more
The Nicholsons have counted the Nobles as
recently been heavily involved with Catch 22, the
close friends over more than forty years. We have
charity helping excluded and seriously difficult and
both lived and still live in the same houses in
disadvantaged young people to rescue their lives,
Kingswood. Bruce has long been a well-liked and
where his business acumen has been invaluable.
respected member of the community, active as an
His daughter Penny is a fetal surgeon. She was
officer in the Tennis Club and the Road
mentored by Professor Kypros Nicolaides who set
Association. His genial demeanour, his friendliness
up the Fetal Medicine Foundation. As a Trustee of
to people and desire to see good in them, his high
the Foundation, Bruce helped drive through a
intellect, his open-to-all style, his sense of humour
complex £35 million building programme in
all make him a good companion and a man with
London.
no enemies. If there is work to be done, Bruce is
In between, he still has an entrepreneurial
there. If there is fun to be had, he will be in the
interest in two companies, plays a lot of tennis,
thick of it.
enjoys the successes of his grandchildren and
Bruce was educated at Dulwich College and
likes a nice meal and a glass or two of wine with
won a scholarship to Cambridge. He started in
friends. So there you
marketing with top companies, and spent time at
have Bruce, not just a
McKinsey, the leading management consultancy.
man who done a lot of
After that he joined an American multinational to
good for others, but a
run Greens of Brighton, later being given added
generally good guy –
responsibilities for Green Giant and Haagen Dazs.
more than deserving of
But Bruce quit big business to run his own
his honour from the
language school in Worthing, later creating a
Queen.
further one in Wimbledon. He loved the worldwide
■ Nick Nicholson
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ANGIE PETERS MBE ngie Peters is absolutely thrilled to have received an award as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for services to children. Her husband, Tony, has always been a huge support, and is delighted for Angie. Together, with the family, they are looking forward to a memorable day at the Investiture. Angie feels especially proud to receive the award in recognition of her work with the NSPCC. It has been a privilege to work with Angie on the Kingswood NSPCC committee for the last twenty two years. As part of the present committee, we were all delighted to be able to nominate Angie for the award of MBE, as a well deserved recognition of her unparalleled achievements. Special thanks go to Julia Thomson, Deputy Chairman of the Kingswood branch, for her excellent Citation, and to all those who wrote supporting letters. Angie joined the Kingswood branch more than thirty years ago, becoming Branch Chairman in 1989.
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Subsequently she became Chair of S.E. Surrey which is rated in the top three areas nationally for income. Since her Chairmanship, funds raised in Kingswood alone exceed £233,000, and in S.E. Surrey more than £1.2 million. This phenomenal fundraising could not have been achieved without Angie's inspirational and dynamic leadership. Angie has ensured an evolving succession of loyal supporters, and a loyal and dedicated committee. She achieves this through a mixture of persuasiveness, wit and charm, and despite all the effort required, she imbues it all with a sense of fun. She is extremely positive and motivating both to existing and new supporters. Angie's driving force is that she believes fervently that it is the right of every child to live an abuse-free life and she credits the NSPCC as a major force in helping to achieve this aim. Until the Leatherhead office closed, Angie was also a volunteer driver, taking children to give evidence in court from a secure video link provided at the centre, or collecting and returning children home who had suffered from abuse and were undergoing therapeutic treatment as part of their recovery process. She would always keep her commitment to a particular child who had come to rely on her. Angie's enthusiasm is infectious, and her cheerfulness keeps spirits
high. Angie becomes ever wiser as the years go by, and, when she needs to be, is a great mediator, unflustered in difficult situations, fair in any dispute, but unwavering in her principal objective of raising funds. Always an excellent communicator, Angie ensures that everyone is personally and genuinely thanked for their contribution to the fundraising, whether it be in time, money or sheer hard work. At every event, it is always Angie who makes the well informed and heart felt speech. Her articulate and graceful delivery normally ensures that guests and sponsors "dig deep". Many of you reading this will have supported and enjoyed some of the fund raising events over the years which include: dinner dances,
swimathons, tennis tournaments, quiz nights, open gardens, and summer lunches. However, you might also have seen Angie on Banstead High Street collecting money, with a green NSPCC cap and bucket and stickers for the children. Through all her selfless efforts, and successful fundraising events over the last thirty years, Angie has raised awareness of the NSPCC in our local community. She has earned the respect of her committees, and all who know her, by her obvious passion and commitment to children and to the Charity. â– Jane Hollington
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’m going Paleo.”“I’m sorry? You’re going what?” “I’m going Paleo. In fact, I think we should all go Paleo!” “What on earth are you talking about?” “There was a programme about it the other day. It’s by far the best way of living. We both could do with being lighter and the children would benefit too.” This conversation took place between Ruth and her husband Sam, on a Sunday morning. By the end of the day the house was clear of sugar, biscuits, sweets and processed food. There was a sign on her kitchen wall, which seemed very pertinent to their new way of life. It quoted Oscar Wilde: “I can resist anything but temptation.” Ruth knew her resolve was weak and the only way for them to stick to this regime was to clear the house of all potential enticements. However, Ruth hated waste so took all the newly forbidden food round to her sister’s house, to the delight of her young nieces. Sarah, Daniel and Ben were horrified. The Paleo diet was based on the theory that cavemen and cavewomen ate meat, nuts, seeds and vegetables. There was no agriculture or mass production. No grains were eaten and sugar was unheard of. Apparently humans were much healthier and obesity was non-existent. Sam was quick to point out to his wife that the average caveman only lived to be thirty five years old and, on that basis, they should both be dead. However, once Ruth grabbed an idea, she was fully 22 SEPTEMBER 2016
committed, with a zealous enthusiasm that drove her family round the bend. The next couple of days were spent in grumpy sugar and caffeine withdrawal. Surprisingly, the boys’ diets suddenly became far less healthy than usual, although Ruth was completely unaware of this. They’d eat the meat, vegetables and nuts placed in front of them and then disappear off to ‘see friends’ or to ‘work in the library.’ What they were actually doing was going down to McDonalds for a Big Mac, fries and chocolate milk shake… Poor Sarah didn’t have the freedom of her elder brothers and was devastated when her supply of chocolate buttons disappeared. She also desperately missed her favourite meal of spaghetti and meatballs. Meatballs and spinach just didn’t taste the same. You couldn’t suck spinach up in a long string and it made your teeth feel funny. She’d overheard the conversation between her parents and was very confused about the idea of going ‘paleo’ and ‘getting lighter.’ After five days, she just couldn’t bear it any longer. She wanted a baked potato with grated cheese, she wanted a chocolate biscuit and she wanted a big slice of her favourite strawberry cake. She hated walnuts and sunflower seeds and the cocoa and avocado smoothies that were supposed to be a treat, tasted nothing like chocolate and made her feel sick. Sticking a colourful straw in the green gloopy slop and calling it a ‘special’ milkshake just didn’t fool her at all. She had to do something dramatic.
Being ‘paleo’ was very strange. If her mum thought she was already ‘paleo’ maybe she could eat normal food again? Sarah disappeared upstairs and went to her fancy dress box. After a few minutes she came back down and marched into the kitchen. Her face was covered in white smeared face paint from her clown dressing up set. “That’s it Mummy! I hate green gloopy ‘special’ milkshake, I hate boring nuts and boring spinach. I want my chocolate buttons back and I miss strawberry cake and brownies! Look at me! Don’t you think I’m paleo enough now? I know you and daddy wanted to be lighter so I’ve made myself lighter too. Please… Mummy, please… It’s my birthday soon and I want cake! How can I have a birthday party without cake!?” She promptly burst into melodramatic sobs and her face streaked
with teary white trails. Ruth was mortified. Sam was consumed by laughter, which made Sarah even more grief-stricken. Ben and Daniel raced down to see what all the fuss was about and joined in with their father. The white paint was washed off, the children were bundled into the car and they all made their way to the nearest pizza restaurant. On the journey back, Ruth bought five family bags of chocolate buttons from the garage and called in at her sister’s house to collect what remained of their ‘forbidden food’. Ruth’s nieces were not at all pleased… Copyright Sarah Lott April 2016 Website: www.thememorybook.co.uk Telephone: 07957 598348 Email: sarah@thememorybook.co.uk Twitter: @thememorybook Facebook: The Memory Book
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SIMONETTA NUTT Many of you will know Sim as the proprietor of Symphony World Travel based in Kingswood ith her formative years being spent in Italy she has always been drawn to that country and in March this year she set off on a “Who do you think you are?” trip, taking her mother, husband, son and daughter-in-law visit to Parma to re-visit her roots. Sim had been brought up by her grandmother in post-war-torn Italy. Sim’s father had been an illegitimate child in the 1930’s in Italy and, as was the custom in such circumstances, was taken into a Franciscan monastery to be brought up by the monks. At 16 he was then sent to America, to the Ellis Island clearing centre, where he was adopted. Shortly after, and having been beaten, he ran away and stowed away on a ship returning to his homeland of Italy. Back home he met a local girl soon to become Sim’s mother! The local priest was not at all happy, but agreed to marry them at five o’clock in the morning allowing only one witness! The rest is history! In such poor, hard times her parents had to leave her behind at 18 months old and they migrated around Europe, finding work in the early ski resorts in the 1950’s and then finally settling in England. Only then were they able to send for their daughter who was
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brought by train to reunite with her parents in Feltham, Middlesex where Sim recalls being taken to the local primary school knowing not a word of English! Her father was first employed in the mid fifties as a barman by Charles Forte at what is now Heathrow’s Terminal 2. He opened for Charles Forte the VIP lounge of the Queen’s Building ‘Tavern in the Sky’. Every night at home Sim would hear about the wonderful places people could now travel to and this opened up a whole new world she craved to discover for herself. She met her husband and married at 19, much to her dominating father’s disapproval and words of “If you marry don’t ever come back and complain to me”. In her twenties she worked for a family travel business in Maidenhead but moved to Boxhill in 1971 and joined Mr. Richmond who owned Epsom Coaches. Shortly afterwards she moved again to another family-run business in Reigate which was subsequently bought out by the Welsh Shipping Company – Craig Shipping. They wanted to be able to fly a whole ship’s crew to their own ships around the world, so decided to take on a travel business. It was 32 years ago that Sim decided to do her own thing and arrived in Kingswood taking over a fashion shop from Pam Noble and Sue Forrest. She recalls that it was some time before
clients stopped dropping off their dry cleaning, but she soon managed to entice them into the ‘Symphony’ world of travel and within two years opened a second branch of Symphony in Fetcham I asked Sim why she believes the business has gone from strength to strength and both she and her brother Anthony had no hesitation in responding that it is defined by personal service and reliability. They have always operated under the official licences of ABTA and IATA, which are only approved with the highest of financial credentials. Clients still want that face-to-face contact and the re-assurance of the consistency in staff they see with Sim, Anthony, Sherrie and Sao. They love being part of the village and have been avid supporters of village activity for more than three decades now. Sim has seen clients book for family holidays,
seen their children grow up to book their own honeymoons and are now booking their own family holidays as the circle repeats itself. They are proudly able to say that they just don’t get complaints and that they focus on quality not quantity. Sim’s favourite travel destination for chilling-out has been the Caribbean and more recently she says she is a bit smitten with liner cruising; but at the end of the day she’s most passionate about her homeland of Italy for its variety and colour. A self -declared ‘real Italian girl’, Sim loves Italian food and knows how to relax, enjoying both her own garden and visiting others. She believes that a job well done at work should not have to be taken home! ■ Sally Fish
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JANET HILL Desert Island Discs is chosen by Janet Hill who moved to Kingswood 50 years ago and immersed herself in all facets of the community including over 30 years involvement with KADDS and the KVCA. was delighted to be asked to offer my choice of desert island discs for this edition of Village Voice My husband Brian and I moved to Kingswood with our three young children William, Peter and Sarah nearly fifty years ago. We became very involved with St Andrew’s Church and I joined many local organisations while Brian was building his career. We made many lovely friends, For my first disc I must choose They tried to tell us we’re too young sung by Jimmy Young. Brian and I met on a holiday cruise with our respective families when I was just seventeen and this song was very popular at the time. Our friends and family were always teasing us. How wrong they were as we have just celebrated our fifty-seventh wedding anniversary. My second choice is Love is a many splendored thing sung by The Four Aces. I had to do the compulsory piano lessons when I was young and this was an easy piece to learn and of course Brian was much on my mind. We both love musicals and as a treat just before we were married I was taken to see My Fair Lady – My third choice still following a romantic theme is I could have danced all night –
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Marriage, children and Brian’s career made theatre and social outings difficult, so my interests were directed to Kingswood, particularly the old Masonic Hall in Waterhouse Lane. A group of us became involved in modernising the old building, creating Kingswood Village Community Association, then KADDS and Village Voice. It is a long story which we hope to write and publish in Village Voice one day. After much fundraising and putting on simple events in the Hall, (even performing plays using tables to create a stage) we finally raised enough money to build the stage, dressing room and build the kitchen and toilets. In 1983 a good friend of mine Joy Clatworthy and I produced and directed the very first production on the new stage with the pantomime Cinderella. My fourth choice must be the song we used for the ugly sisters called Sisters written by Irving Berlin in 1954. When we were in our teens my sister and I had been known to entertain our family at Christmas with this song, and it would bring back many happy memories particularly of my sister. My involvement in KADDS was to last for well over thirty years, which also included a spell of being chairman. In 2008 with another friend of mine Angie Mathers we produced and directed my thirteenth and final pantomime Peter Pan. My fifth choice
is a song we used for building Wendy’s house in Neverland called Be our guest from Beauty and the Beast but with our own words, this song particularly reminds me of my involvement with the Village Hall and a small group of Kingswood friends who helped to create the Hall as you see it now. My sixth choice is another strong memory for me of my lively daughter dancing round the house to Bert Kaemfert’ Swinging safari’ a really catchy tune which sadly you never hear now. As we reach the age of saying farewell to our parents my seventh choice is a particularly poignant piece of music composed by Paul Burkhard and called O Mein Papa. Listening to it on my Island will make me feel sad, but it will also bring back wonderful family memories.
Depending on how long I am marooned on my Island I know I will feel the need to be stirred and reenergised so for my Eighth choice I must take Do you hear the people sing from my favourite musical Les Miserables. It always sends tingles down my spine. My luxury to take with me would be a blow up bed, as I would find the ground a bit hard! If it exists my favourite book would be a compendium of mystery stories, which I could read again and again, the older I get my memory is not so good and I can never remember ‘who done it’ My favourite piece of music would have to be Do you hear the people sing. It is so stirring and optimistic and it would make me convinced that my rescue boat would be just round the corner.
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THE STATION SITE acceptable. uestions We were naturally cautious about over the this, but at the same time, did not future of the want to reject an opportunity to help Station site have achieve an acceptable scheme for been running for this very prominent site. We some time and I therefore agreed to attend meetings have already with the development team and reported on the various previous contribute our thoughts and schemes to develop the land. Briefly concerns about the project, but we the KRA had been concerned that stressed that in doing so, we must despite the establishment of a clear be at regarded as endorsing their Planning Guide for Lady the site, Solum Onslow with some of her not patients, Clandon Park scheme unless or until we actually Regeneration, the developer chosen said so specifically. by Southern Rail to prepare a scheme, Solum had by this stage appointed a had presented proposals which new architect and indeed put together ignored the terms of the Planning an entirely new team to work up the Guide and which I believe would have fresh proposals. This was a helpful been unacceptable to most residents. step as it allowed the previous history Our Councillors are legally precluded to be laid aside and provided the from expressing any judgement on a opportunity for a genuinely fresh start. proposed scheme before it comes up Members of the KRA have since been for consideration at a formal planning attending meetings with the Solum meeting. However the KRA is under team and at the time of writing it is no such restriction and we had fair to say that discussions about the therefore expressed our strong nature and content of the new scheme objections to this original scheme at have been both positive and two meetings with the developer constructive. I will not go into the during last summer. details of their scheme, because by Most hearteningly the developer the time you read this, hopefully did in fact listen to our concerns and Solum themselves will already have decided to tear up their original announced the specifics of the scheme and start again. At the time proposed development. In any event, of our AGM in March this year, I this is their project and it is for them reported that they had invited the to present it to the local community. KRA to attend meetings with them to I can say however that the scheme discuss a new scheme as it evolved under discussion at the time of writing and effectively provide local input to adheres in all respects to the assist them work up proposals which hopefully all parties would find C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 3 0
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requirements of the Planning Guide. Indeed the architect has gone beyond the requirements of the Guide and worked to produce a scheme which will blend as sympathetically as possible into its local setting. Hopefully this project will demonstrate the benefits of evolving a scheme through discussion with representatives of the local community. This may seem an obvious path to take, but in practice it tends to run contrary to the natural instincts of both parties. Developers tend be concerned that local residents may actually be opposed to all development and will instinctively want to resist almost any scheme proposed. Fortunately in this case, since the present use of the land is clearly so unsuitable in a
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village, it was not difficult to assure Solum that at least in principle, a residential development would actually be welcomed on this site. Equally, residents are understandably cautious because they are aware that sometimes developers promise things which are not in the end delivered. Much work remains, not least addressing the issue of how to carry out this significant development in the heart of our village without massive disruption. However Solum has to date put a great deal of work into a new design which those who have seen it are now happy to support. Let us hope that it now progresses smoothly to completion. â– Des Camblin (Chairman KRA)
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THE LONDON SEASON nother year has passed and the new season of Thirteen Society talks begins again on October 10th. As usual I have tried to bring together a variety of topics but realise I have featured our capital three times, so perhaps this is our London Season. Our first evening features an illustrated talk on The Great Fire of London, by Barbara Askew, an experienced NADFAS lecturer. The fire famously began in Pudding Lane on September 2nd 1666, now 350 years ago. In January Ian Rawes will introduce his recorded collection of London's Street Cries. I heard Ian speak about this on the BBC's Today programme, managed to track him down and persuaded him to visit us. Our last speaker of the season, Tony Dayan, is a retired Professor of Toxicology (poisons to most of us) who now uses his immense knowledge to give guided tours of the Garden of medicinal plants at the Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park. Our remaining topics cover Vesuvius, Gilbert and Sullivan, for Xmas, and our very own Geoff Kitchen will tell us how to make a pound! That's another London based one! We meet in the Village Hall and talks begin at 8pm generally ending between 9.30 and 9.45. Newcomers are really welcome, whether for the season, £16, or for individual lectures when the fee is £4 at the door, coffee, tea and biscuits included. We look forward very much to meeting members old and new. For the rest of our programme, keep an eye out for us in the December edition of Village Voice and to become a member contact Adele Hawkins, our membership secretary on 01737 355653. ■ Frances Rosbotham, Programme Secretary
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Community Coffee Morning September 17th with a display of
Art and Photography by the Children of Kingswood Theme - The Summer Holidays Display to be mounted in the Village Hall on September 17th and everyone will be invited to cast a vote for their favourite entry with prizes for the most popular.
Coffee, tea and cakes will be available as usual. Entry Leaflet and further information for the children from Mr Shah, at Londis. Organised by members of St Andrew’s Church.
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t’s such a joy working with children and families in the parish.
Jesus said: ‘Out of the mouths of babes and infants you, Lord, have perfected praise’ and I
love to see the delight on children’s faces as they shout out responses to the Bible stories we tell them or when they jump up and down doing the actions to one of the songs we
Kingswood Village Hall on the 3rd Sunday of
sing with them. Then come the thoughtful
each month at 4pm, from 18th September.
responses as they bring people and
(See separate insert.) This will be a time for
situations to prayer.
all the family to enjoy some action songs, a
The eagerness of children to learn and
bible story and some prayers, with
demonstrate Christian values never ceases to
refreshments provided as well. This new,
amaze me. As adults we make it difficult
lively format, will hit the spot for those
sometimes, complicating things by over-
looking for an informal way to introduce their
thinking. A child accepts and trusts that
children to the Christian faith and a good
having asked in prayer, God will answer; they
way to meet, and get to know, others with
don’t worry about how that answer will
families in Kingswood Village.
come, they just have faith that it’s taken care of.
Please support this new venture and encourage your family, friends and
As the school summer holidays begin, I
neighbours to come along. I look forward to
shall be planning for the autumn term with
welcoming all who come along on that day.
new and additional families’ work in the form
■ Rev’d Chris Colton, Priest-in-Charge,
of Pop-up Church to be held in the
Parish of Kingswood
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garden beckons. Summer has come at last. The past quarter has
been interesting and enjoyable. Our May meeting took place on a Friday, the Village Hall having been in use for local elections the day before, our usual
looked too. In September John Negus took us
meeting day. Several months earlier, eight
through the gardening year with his talk
potential new resolutions for NFWI
titled Twelve Months of Colour. He was
campaigns were shortlisted and two were
very well-informed and amusing and kept
chosen nationally for detailed discussion
us all on our toes, testing our knowledge
and submission to the National
of plants and firing many questions at us,
Federation AGM, held this year in
quite hard ones too. Some of our
Brighton. Ably introduced by members
members were really very knowledgeable
Barbara & Marilyn, the two chosen
which was most heartening. It would have
resolutions concerned care in hospitals
been mortifying had we not managed to
for people with dementia and, how to
respond adequately to his quizzing.
address food poverty and food waste,
Generously he handed out many packets
especially for supermarkets to review
of seeds to all who managed an answer
their stance on surplus food. There were
and many of us went home clutching
reservations about the financial feasibility
several seed packets to our bosoms.
of the first resolution but the majority of
Our July garden lunch meeting, often
members approved that both resolutions
rained out and held in the Village Hall,
be passed on to the National AGM.
took place on a most glorious day in the
Also in May the South Heathlands
lovely garden of Janise Jane. The food,
Group of WI’s met at Box Hill to hear a
the company, the friendship, all were just
most excellent speaker, Rosemarie
as good as anyone could wish and I would
Swinfield, on the subject of The
like to close with a photograph (above) of
Fashionable Face of the Restoration.
one happy group of members – chosen at
There was much about the court of
random from many such happy snaps.
Charles II and pithy comments by Samuel
Join us. You will meet new friends and
Pepys to keep us entertained and the talk
find much of interest on the first
was accompanied by a full, white-face
Thursday afternoon of each month in the
makeup of the period, performed on our
Kingswood Village Hall.
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KINGSWOOD, TADWORTH AND WALTON FLOWER ARRANGEMENT GROUP Held in the Village Hall Waterhouse Lane Kingswood every second Tuesday in the month at 7.45 pm I am delighted to say that the Flower Group have continued a very successful summer programme. Two big thankyous must be given to the committee for our two summer fundraising events. On a ‘not so sunny’ day in June we held our first event with a tea for members and friends, consisting of sandwiches, scones, jam and cream and finishing with strawberries and cake. It was held at the home of Elizabeth Geddes in Walton on the Hill and was very well attended. Our second event was a summer lunch held at my home in Kingswood. The weather again was not too kind but we managed to seat everyone inside and a good time was enjoyed. I know I have said this before but if you are a newcomer to the area and are looking for opportunities to meet people and participate in local activities or maybe someone who has lived locally for years and would like to try something new, give a thought to your local flower club. It doesn’t matter whether you are skilled or not so skilled with flowers, we are a very friendly helpful group. We have excellent demonstrators so all you have to do is sit back, relax and enjoy their skills, knowledge and tips. Our demonstrators are also happy to answer questions. Why not find out more? Please come along to one of our meetings as a visitor and hopefully you will enjoy it so much you would like to become a member. The hall has its own car parking spaces. ■ Janet Hill, Chairman branet@home.3b.co.uk Tel: 01737 832424. Here is the programme for 2016 and 2017. Meetings start promptly at 7.45 p.m.in the Village Hall. September 13th
Margaret Williams
February 14th
‘Tropical Extravaganza’
Competition: Arrangement
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Anette Parshotham
leaves and berries March 14th
Competition: Your choice mixed December 13th Christmas
‘Spring Again’
Meeting starts at 2.00 pm
Lucia Dean Taylor
October 11th
‘Ho! Ho! Ho! Angie Hyde
Competition: Your Choice
‘Sophie’s Choice’
Competition: Decorated
Arrangement of Spring Flowers
Sophie Beaney. Competition:
Christmas parcel
foliage arrangement.
April 11th
Posy in a teacup with saucer 2017
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November 8th
January 2017
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AUTUMN GLORY ORNAMENTALS This time of year is ideal to consider whether you need to make any changes to the layout and planting schemes in your garden. Plants which have failed to delight this year or have just grown too large for their space can be divided, pruned or removed - making way for some new treasures! Gladioli and other tender corms and bulbs should be lifted and dried off ready for storage in a frost free place. Soon the leaves will be falling and you will need to clear them from lawns and borders so they Autumn colours at Chelsfield. don't smother grass and plants. They make good leaf mould compost if piled up out of the way or put in perforated bin bags and left to rot down. EDIBLES Garlic is very easy to grow and benefits from being planted in October. It is hardy and will be ready to harvest next July. Raspberries, loganberries and blackberries need to be pruned. Fruited canes should be cut back just above the level of the soil and the new canes tied to support wires.
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GREENHOUSE Before storing your tender plants, thoroughly clean the greenhouse, inside and out, to remove pests and diseases. Sow baby salad leaves in seed trays for a quick crop which will be ready to C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 5 0
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eat in a few weeks. Winter lettuce can be sown in modules to grow on and plant out in a few weeks. GARDENS TO VISIT We are lucky to have beautiful Surrey gardens opening for the National Gardens Scheme. You can find more pictures, details and directions on their website (www.ngs.org.uk). Here are a few:
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53 COMMONFIELD ROAD, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2JR. Open Sunday 4 September from 11am to 4pm. Combined admission with 29 Commonfield Road £5.00, children free. Home-made teas. Wheelchair access (small wheelchair available). Plant sales. A small colourful garden designed and created by the present owner in late 2012, to incorporate her two passions, interesting plants and nature. Enter through a side gate through a rose and clematis arch into a packed and interesting garden, a small wildlife pond with beach, next to a bog garden. An alpine bed, large rose arch, woodland and a screened working area with plenty more to discover. ALBURY PARK, Albury, Surrey, GU5 9BH. 5m SE of Guildford. Open Sunday 2 October from 2-5pm. Admission £4.50, children free. Home-made teas. Wheelchair access. Gravel path and slight slope. 14 acre pleasure grounds laid out in 1670s by John Evelyn for Henry Howard, later 6th Duke of Norfolk. Terraces, fine collection of trees, lake The Watergardens. and river. 50 SEPTEMBER 2016
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THE WATERGARDENS, Warren Road, Kingston-uponThames, Surrey, KT2 7LF Open Sunday 9 October from 2-4pm. Admission £5.00, children free. Japanese landscaped garden originally part of Coombe Wood Nursery, planted by the The Watergardens. Veitch family in the 1860s. Approximately 9 acres with ponds, streams and waterfalls. Many rare trees which, in spring and autumn, provide stunning colour. For the tree lover this is a must see garden. Gardens attractive to wildlife. Happy gardening and garden visiting! ■ Pat Gibson
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rom the moment we arrived in Capri, it was clear that the weekend would be one of luxury and style. Firstly there
was a private yacht waiting to transport us across the bay of Naples, with a taxi waiting on arrival at Capri to take us up to the Piazzetta. Secondly we did not have to handle our luggage at all. Once we had been met by the company handler at Naples, the luggage was taken by boat and straight to our
time by making the most of the hotel and its
hotel. Even if you take the funicular railway up
facilities. The food served in the restaurant is,
from the Marina Grande to the Piazzetta your
as you would expect at this luxurious
luggage will still be taken care of for you,
establishment. The menu is filled with
leaving you free to enjoy the trip and views as
interesting and delicious dishes that you will
you travel to the town above.
savour and remember for very long time.
From the piazza we meandered through
As the location of the hotel is so central, it
the streets passing many gorgeous shops
is very easy to wander round the myriad of
trying very hard not to ‘shop’ before we had
beautiful shops around the main town of
even unpacked. A few minutes later we
Piazzetta. The only difficulty you may have is
arrived at our destination, the sumptuous 5
in deciding which shops to enter and what to
star Tiberio Palace Hotel, where we were
buy. This we can relate from experience as
greeted by smiling, helpful staff.
our luggage was delayed for over 36 hours
As soon as you step into The Tiberio
and as we only had our passports and money
Palace you cannot help but be struck by the
with us it was an absolute necessity to go
eclectic décor even the staff are beautifully
shopping! What a delectable chore, in such a
coordinated in their smart outfits.
delightful setting.
The whole place has been lovingly put
Capri is a magical island with much to see,
together and each time you walk around you
such as the Grotto Azzurra (Blue Grotto).
notice another sculpture or picture that may not
However due to inclement weather we were
have caught sight of the first time. Each of the
unable to sightsee other than visit the town.
suites are individually decorated and themed.
So another visit to Capri and the Tiberio
We were lucky to stay in the Pan Am suite and
Palace is a definite must. Hopefully the next
the top suite plays homage to Sofia Loren.
time we will have some sunshine and our
In keeping with the beautiful surroundings
luggage, although a case half empty so that
there is a wonderfully relaxing spa with all
we can indulge in our love of beautiful Italian
manner of terrific treatments on offer and the
designs, and not just of the textile variety.
indoor pool with its magnificent sea view is
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TENNIS SUCCESS EVERYWHERE s I write this in late July, Britain is basking
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saw matches. The Men’s Singles saw a new
in tennis success. Andy is champion at
champion crowned as Hefin Bowen overcame the
Wimbledon again (and Heather Watson in
holder, Marty Green, in three tight, high-quality
the Mixed), GB won the Davis Cup tie against
sets. In the Mixed Doubles the 2015 champions
Serbia, and we have a slate of new Club
had to fight off a determined challenge from Holly
Champions at Kingswood. And all sorts of tennis
Young and Joel Wormald. And in the Veterans
has been going on at our Club in The Glade, and
Doubles, both the Men’s and the Ladies’ matches
by our members playing in competitions and
also went to three sets. Sue Higham and Brenda
friendly matches around our part of Surrey. Plus
Wormald dropped the first set to Val Lazarus and
lots of junior activities including two Junior
Jane Hollington before taking the next two to win
Coaching Camps (in July and August) and Junior
the title. Earlier, Steve Kippen and Chris van Pelt
Social Tennis on Wednesday afternoons.
wobbled against some solid play by Peter
We held our Club Championships (our biggest
Wormald and Ian Bryant before recovering to win
tennis event of the year) on 3 July, the middle
the final set. In the Juniors, Jacob Filler won a
Sunday of Wimbledon, and it was a feast of good
close match against Finn Hartley in the Red Ball
tennis and good food, with an excellent lunch put
final; Elena Hartley had to win a tight tie break to
on by our favourite caterers, the Trowells. Over 80
win the Junior Girls’ title from her sister Amelie;
members, family and friends enjoyed the day.
Joe Boros took the Boys’ title with a fine display
Among the highlights, there were some real see -
against the challenge of Oscar O’Dwyer.
Club Championship Results – Finals Day Sunday 3 July Event Men’s Singles Ladies’ Singles Men’s Doubles Ladies’ Doubles Mixed Doubles Veteran Men’s Doubles Veteran Ladies’ Doubles Veteran Mixed Doubles Junior Red Ball Junior Girls Junior Boys
Champions Hefin Bowen Holly Young Joel Wormald & Mike Smith Cheryl Agius & Holly Young Cheryl Agius & Marty Green Chris van Pelt & Steve Kippen Sue Higham & Brenda Wormald Jenny Cowley & Chris van Pelt Jacob Filler Elena Hartley Joe Boros
Final bt Marty Green 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 bt Hannah Rodulfo-Flatt 6-0, 6-1 bt Robin Hollington & Marty Green 6-2, 6-4 bt Nikki Martin & Hannah Rodulfo-Flatt 6-1, 6-3 bt Holly Young & Joel Wormald 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 bt Ian Bryant & Peter Wormald 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 bt Val Lazarus & Jane Hollington 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 bt Val Lazarus & Steve Kippen 6-2, 6-2 bt Finn Hartley bt Amelie Hartley bt Oscar O’Dwyer C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 5 6
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C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 5 5 Jacob Filler & Finn Hartley have since also competed in an enjoyable junior match
with Reigate LTC. Earlier in the summer we held a very successful Family Fun Day and Hog Roast for some 150 members, neighbours and friends. Instead of the usual games of tennis on our 5 courts, visitors had the choice of a bouncy castle, face (and arm!) painting, giant jenga, a Great Shot! competition, short tennis for young and old and a speed gun challenge. Accompanying all of this was music from a steel drum band, a limbo competition and, of course, the delicious hog roast and desserts. Photographer Rachel Thornhill www.rachelthornhill.co.uk was there and took these great photos.
Would you like to find out what your local village tennis club has to offer? If you are interested in joining the Club, please contact Membership Secretary Steve Kippen at kltcmembership@gmail.com or check out our website www.socialtennis.co/Kingswood Members who wish to improve their tennis might like to: â&#x2014;?
replace or repair their worn tennis equipment at Cheam Sports. KLTC members receive 10% discount at
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KINGSWOOD NSPCC - HELPING CHILDREN IN A CHANGING WORLD Kingswood NSPCC has been fundraising for 80 years, but the forms of abuse that children suffer have changed over the years hildLine, which is part of the NSPCC, has
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were 35,244 counselling sessions for low self-esteem
now reached its 30th anniversary and has
– an increase of nine per cent from the previous year.
seen the forms of abuse that children suffer
The NSPCC has provided teams all over the country
change over this time. Children in 1986 were mostly
to try and go into every school so that children are
concerned about pregnancy, bullying and physical
made aware of the problems of using social media
and sexual abuse. Today the pressures of modern
without protecting themselves. So far 21,000 9-11
life are creating a generation of children plagued by
year olds have been spoken to by the NSPCC
loneliness and low self esteem.
Schools Service in 170 schools in Surrey.
Peter Wanless, NSPCC Chief Executive, said: “It
For 30 years, every day of the year, 24 hours a
is clear from the hundreds of thousands of calls
day, ChildLine has been there for children and young
ChildLine receives that we have a nation of deeply
people who desperately need us. Today a child
unhappy children. The pressure to keep up with
contacts ChildLine every 25 seconds, and talking to
friends and have the perfect life online is adding to
one of our counsellors can be the first step that gets
the sadness that many young people feel on a daily
their life back on track. Children can contact
basis. The worries that young people face and the
ChildLine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 0800
way they talk to us have dramatically changed since
1111 or by visiting www.childline.org.uk. Our free
ChildLine was launched, and we will change to make
helpline provides adults with a place they can get
sure that no matter what, young people will have a
advice and support and share their concerns about a
place to turn to whenever they need it. Times may
child. Contact the helpline on 0808 800 5000, by
change but one thing stays the same - our vital
texting 88858 or visiting www.nspcc.org.uk
helpline is often the only place that many young people feel they can turn to”. Today children’s confidence and happiness is
The NSPCC is the only children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. Using voluntary donations, which make up more
being destroyed by an onslaught from cyber-
than 90% of our funding, we help children who have
bullying, social media pressure, and the desire to
been abused to rebuild their lives, we protect
copy celebrities as they strive to achieve the ‘perfect’
children at risk, and we find the best ways of
image. Over the years this has led to a huge increase
preventing child abuse from ever happening. So
in loneliness, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders and
when a child needs a helping hand, we’ll be there.
self-harm, problems which did not really exist in the
When parents are finding it tough, we’ll help. When
calls ChildLine received 30 years ago.
laws need to change, or governments needs to do
The NSPCC-run service, which has now helped over four million children, reports young people
more, we won’t give up until things improve. The Kingswood NSPCC usually have one big
coming forward in their droves to confide just how
fund-raising event a year, in addition to regular
desperate, alone, and sad they feel. In 2014/15 there
highlights such as the Ladies’ Tennis Tournament
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and the NSPCC Quiz. This year the big event is a
wife were original members of the Kingswood
Houses of Parliament Dinner. Last year was the Pall
committee. Many senior Kingswood residents have
Mall Ball. Next year another Ball is booked; they run
also been members and their enthusiasm has been
every two years and we look for sponsorship. We
passed onto younger residents. We are always
also seek new ideas and try to have something for
seeking people who would like to play their part in
everyone; something inexpensive for all our single
helping us to fundraise for the NSPCC. As Chairman,
guests and something that will appeal to couples.
I am very lucky to have a young enthusiastic
Our events cover various musical genres – jazz,
committee full of wonderful and innovative ideas and
opera and anything innovative. If you support this
together we hope to inspire friends and neighbours
vital cause and have ideas and energy, I would love
to join us and have fun, whilst raising funds for the
to hear from you.
charity, which we are all passionate about.
Today’s Kingswood NSPCC committee is made up of a group of like-minded people who want to try
Kingswood NSPCC sends an enormous thank you to all our supporters without whom we could not
and improve the lives of vulnerable children. The
continue to help these vulnerable children.
committee are Julia Thomson, Jane Hollington, Djina
■ Angie Peters
Dann, Janine Long, Lori Kerr, Susan Morris, Carolyn
EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Barke, Gill Talpade, Janine Yiannakis. I am very lucky
NSPCC HELPLINE 0800 800 500
and proud to have such a wonderful group of ladies
help@NSPCC.org.uk ChildLine 0800 1111
doing all they can to support the NSPCC and me at the events we run. Norris and Ross McWhirter, the famous twins who started the Guinness Book of Records were supporters of the NSPCC, and one of them with his
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FURZE HILL LODGE CARE HOME Set in the attractive Surrey Village of Kingswood and supported by friendly, caring staff, Furze Hill Lodge is the ultimate in luxurious residential care. The homely environment encourages residents to embrace their independence. The three-storey home provides residential and respite care for up to 29 residents. A choice of bedrooms are available most have en-suite facilities and views over the landscaped grounds. A warm welcome awaits you - so why not drop in for a coffee and a chat, our door is always open!
FURZE HILL LODGE CARE HOME Furze Hill, Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6EP TEL: 01737 742731 EMAIL: furzehill@mmcg.co.uk WEB: www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk Residential Care
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ANGIE PETERS MBE The Kingswood NSPCC Committee are delighted to announce that Angie Peters has been awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to children. Angie is a dedicated and enthusiastic fundraiser for the NSPCC and has raised a huge amount for the charity over her years on the committee and as Chairman. We on the committee congratulate Angie and we are sure all who know her will agree that this award is throughly deserved.
ANNUAL TENNIS DAY The weather stayed fine for our Annual Tennis Day and the fantastic sum of £1,014 was raised for the NSPCC. All players had a lovely day and enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by the NSPCC committee. The final was played in ideal conditions and the winners for this year were Hiliary Holder and Gillian Rae. Huge thanks must go to Rosemary Akerman for the organisation of the day and to Carrie Barden, Sally Fish and Caroline Houlding for kindly hosting the preliminary matches and to Kingswood Tennis Club for the use of their courts and wonderful Club House. Thanks must also go to Bob Gunn for his help and acting as Chair Umpire.
NSPCC Tennis finalists from left to right Hilary Holden, Gillian Rae (Champions), Bob Gunn (Chair Umpire), Maggie Tayar and Penny Dring (Runners up).
CELEBRATION GARDEN PARTY Unfortunately due to the vagaries of a British summer our Garden Party became a Hall Party! Many thanks to all who still supported us in our change of venue. Even 'Her Majesty' attended! We would also like to offer our considerable thanks to Caroline and David Mushens, whose garden they had very generously offered us the use of, for helping us reorganise, moving furniture and decorations to make the hall look wonderful. Everyone enjoyed a glass of bubbles along with their sandwiches, cakes and tea. Along with the cake sale and raffle we raised over £800.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS Autumn Quiz Night Friday 11th November 2016 at 7.30 pm Kingswood Village Hall Tables of 8. Tickets £17.50 to include a fish and chip supper. Come along and test your knowledge against our quiz masters! To book a table or more details contact Gill gill.talpade@gmail.com or 832552
200 Club For just £12 a year you could be the winner of a cash prize whilst supporting the NSPCC/ChildLine. Please contact Lori - lori.kerr@60live.co.uk or 830907. EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR NSPCC HELPLINE 0800 800 500 help@NSPCC.org.uk ChildLine 0800 1111
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A TASTE OF AUTUMN he harvest is in and sunshine gilds neat stacks of hay as they stand drying in the dusty fields. Hedgerows gleam scarlet with hawthorn berries and rose hips are sprinkled with silver wisps of old man’s beard. Woods are burnished with russet and bronze as autumn’s fire lights its flame and the evening air smells of leaf mould and the first chill of the season. In the garden, deep purple Michaelmas daisies and jewel coloured dahlias brighten the border, while Virginia creeper is turning ruby and crimson. Autumn is creeping in and comfort food will soon be back on the menu. It may be sad to see the end of summer but it is good to have an excuse to eat earthy root vegetables, steaming soups and stews or toast and honey by the fire. A warming bowl of smooth celeriac soup full of gentle flavour, with bright green shreds of parsley or chives sprinkled over the creamy broth, will keep away the autumn chill. Accompanied by thick slices of crusty soda bread it will make a satisfying lunch. The soft fruits are over now, but there are still nectarines to be found. Baked with ginger and brown sugar until they are juicily soft, and served with velvety crème fraiche, they make a delicious autumn pud. ■ Ann Dobson
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CELERIAC SOUP for 4
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1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 onion 1 medium potato 1 large celeriac 1 litre of vegetable stock Chopped parsley or chives Peel and slice the onion. Peel the potato and celeriac and cut into chunks. Heat the oil and fry the onion gently for a few minutes, then add the potato and celeriac. Add the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool a little and then whiz in a blender until smooth and creamy. Return to the pan to re-heat, and sprinkle a little chopped parsley or chives over each bowl as you serve with crusty bread.
4 nectarines 2 cm cube of root ginger 150g soft brown sugar Juice of 1 lime Preheat the oven to190 oC/gas 5. Cut the nectarines in half and remove the stones. Peel the ginger and grate or chop finely. Put the nectarines in a single layer in a shallow (non-metallic) oven-proof bowl. Add the ginger, brown sugar and lime juice and mix well to coat the nectarines. Pour 75ml cold water around the fruit and bake for about 20-30 minutes until tender. It could take a little more or less time depending on the ripeness of the fruit. Serve chilled with a dollop of crème fraiche. SEPTEMBER 2016 63
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CHARITY ACTION LIST Feeling charitable? Or just want to get involved in some interesting local activities? Or both! Here’s what’s coming up in the next 3 months. Bob Gunn Sunday 11 September from 12.30pm TWOAT Lamb Roast TWOAT (the Tadworth & Walton Overseas Aid Trust) invites you to their annual Lamb Spit Roast at Kaprifol, 56 Meadow Walk, Walton-on-theHill, the home of supporter Roger Ponsford. Tickets £12 per person (children under 12 £6) from John Allinson 01737 213347 or Mike Fox 01737 350452 or Mike.fox2@NTLWorld.com Saturday 17 September 2pm to 5pm The Firs, The Hoppety, Tadworth KT20 5RQ Sue Edward’s Open Garden. No charge but donations appreciated. Sue’s stunning garden in Autumn is a delight. Afternoon Tea, Coffee & Cakes provided by TWOAT to help fund their overseas aid projects. Saturday 8 October 7.15pm at St John’s Hall, Tadworth TWOAT Annual Social Meeting and Meal. Hear how your donations are helping to improve lives in Africa, Asia and Central/South America. Get the latest news from the village we support in Nepal. Share a delicious meal! No charge (donations only). Thursday 20 October 7.30pm at Tadworth Court Friends of the Children’s Trust Annual General Meeting Support the work done by the Children’s Trust and the fund-raising efforts of The Friends. Help them to plan events for the coming year. Free of charge. Saturday 13 November 7.30pm at Kingswood Village Hall, Waterhouse Ln The Jive Aces play for The Friends of the Children’s Trust. The first ever band to reach the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent, the Jive Aces are renowned for their high energy Jump Jive music (the exciting sound where Swing meets Rock ‘n Roll) and spectacular stage show. They played for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic celebrations and have filled the Royal Albert Hall. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see them here in Kingswood. Tickets only £18. Contact Bob Gunn. If there is a local charity event in the period December to February, not otherwise covered in Village Voice, which you want to tell our readers about, please send brief information to Bob Gunn by 20 October bob@gunn.org
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