Living In Richmond, Kew & East Twickenham - Nov/Dec 16 issue

Nov/Dec 2016

Nov/Dec 2016

Festive fun!

Check out what's on locally this Christmas Tall tales - the life of your Christmas tree Richmond Literature Festival

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- Celebrating 10 years of Living In Magazines - Kew Sparkle - Rustic Christmas home

Plus: local people, local lives, local events... and great local businesses

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Welcome...

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ow is it already nearly the end of the year? The months seem to have flown by and the warm weather we had in September and most of October just extended summer for a little bit longer. But yes, Christmas is almost upon us, so start planning now!

If you feel stuck for new ideas for decorating your home this festive season, then read about how to create a rustic Christmas look by interior designer, Katherine Sorrell (pg 7). And while most of us only think about the tree when it's time to hunt through the attic for last year's decorations, Kelty Caston, a Christmas tree seller, spends his whole year making sure there are enough to buy right up until closing time on Christmas Eve - find out more about his day on pg 27.

Unbelievably, this issue celebrates 10 years of publishing the magazines. I started out on my dining room table, delivering 2,800 copies - and now distributes 28,000. You can read about the journey on pg 23.

Have a great festive season and see you in 2017!

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Contents 7 15 16 18 21 22 27 29

Homes & Interiors: A rustic Christmas Gardening: Winter blooms Local talk What's on this Christmas Richmond Literary Festival Celebrating 10 years!

A Day In The Life Of... a Christmas tree seller Restaurant review: Olympic

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Local history: Christmas for poor Victorians Health: Surviving Christmas What's On

Business Profiles 12 Chiswick Fireplace 31 New Victoria 37 Roseneath

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Check out what's on locally this Christmas

Tall tales - the life of your Christmas tree Beautiful winter blooms for your garden

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• A rustic Christmas home •Movie & a meal • Survive the festivities!

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A rustic Christmas

The simplest of festive decorations can sometimes be the most appealing, says interiors expert Katherine Sorrell

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ho doesn’t love a natural look at home? And especially at Christmas, when present-buying, hosting guests, shopping, cooking and generally rushing around can all get a bit too much. Keeping your decorations simple and rustic is not only attractive and on-trend, but it also makes life easier and can be extremely cost-effective.

Unpretentious and understated, natural decorations suit every home, large or small, modern or traditional, and make a fabulous, timeless alternative to commercialised glitz and glitter.

The centrepiece of this look, ideally, is a real tree, which is best bought from a good local stockist. Choose one that’s as fresh as possible, make a new cut at the bottom, and display in a stand (a wicker basket is perfect) that holds a reservoir of water – it could need one or two litres every day. (Tip: the Nordmann Fir holds its needles really well.) Decorate generously, but don’t overload your tree, and keep to a limited colour scheme (white, red, green and brown are all great), using natural materials (see box). And, if you wish to add a touch of sparkle, twine the tree with small, plain white fairy lights.

Feeling inspired? Spend a weekend making decorations with the family. Garlands of popcorn, nuts and paper strings of angels or snowflakes, or even gingerbread stars, all look adorable and can be used everywhere in the home. Instead of shiny baubles, how about cutting simple shapes from felt and blanket-stitching them around the outside?

Or making a wreath using clippings from the garden? Similarly, you can create wonderful decorations using sprigs of evergreens,

'You can create wonderful decorations using sprigs of evergreens...' ivy, pine cones (you could spray them with artificial snow), rose hips, dried seed heads and twigs (try lashing them together into a star shape). Or dry slices of apple and orange and tie them together with gardener’s string, adding cinnamon sticks and star anise. It will look and smell gorgeous. Of course, if you’re

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Wreath by local florist Rose & Mary roseandmary.co.uk short of time, all these and more can be found in the shops, along with all sorts of irresistible decorations such as birch bark candle holders, driftwood Christmas trees and needlefelted

and knitted owls, reindeer and robins.

When it comes to wrapping presents, choose brown paper and string, or lengths of fabric and cotton ribbon, rather than foil that can’t be recycled. Use cardboard luggage labels and bear in mind that children might enjoy potato printing the plain paper for a little embellishment – white paint looks fantastic against the brown. As for receiving presents, there’s nothing nicer than a row of knitted stockings hanging by the fire, perhaps with some printed hessian sacks – widely available these days – for larger gifts.

Fresh flowers are fabulous at Christmas – a gorgeous reminder of springtime soon to come. Hyacinths are classic (and their scent will fill your home), as are amaryllis and poinsettias. They all look particularly special in white, of course. Wrap pots in hessian tied with string or pop groups of them into a wicker basket; you can decorate the tops of the pots with silver moss.

Because this is a look where less is more, laying the festive table is easy. A linen runner or place mats, plain white china, clear glass (recycled and robust or cut crystal for a twinkle, whichever you prefer) and simple decorations such as bowls of pine cones or oranges studded with cloves, and perhaps a vase full of evergreens, twigs and boughs.

Cosy, welcoming and unpretentious.

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Finally, add candles, small and tall, in rows along mantelpieces, in the centre of the dining table, on simple iron candelabra, in advent displays – anywhere their flickering glow will make you feel happy. Alternatively, tea lights look pretty inside old jam jars, which is safer if you have young children around. Pop a mince pie in the oven and heat some mulled wine on the hob, and here it is – a very merry Christmas.

Katherine Sorrell is the author of 17 books on design and interiors

Ingredients for a natural Christmas • Hessian • Twigs, branches and boughs • Linen and cotton ribbon • Brown paper and string • Greenery and berries from the garden • Moss • Dried, sliced apples and oranges

• Cinnamon sticks and star anise • Gingerbread • Felt • Hyacinths, amaryllis and white poinsettias • Candles • Pine cones

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We also provide a range of reproduction mantels in marble, limestone and wood, as well as our original cast iron fireplaces.

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winter BLOOMS Your mood during the winter months can be a little dark and dreary, but there is no good reason to allow your garden to follow suit

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ome winter plants have extremely interesting leaves, and others it is the flower that brings the sparkle. My first winter stalwart, the mini cyclamen, turns up trumps with both. The little nodding flowers range in colour from deep magenta to white.

But I never tire of looking at the exquisite silver or white marbled markings on its dark green kidney-shaped leaves.

Mini cyclamen can survive brief and sometimes prolonged periods at temperatures below zero, especially if they are covered with snow. As they are fairly small plants, it’s good to plant them where you will be able to see them easily – in big clumps on the side of a path or under a tree.

My second choice is the flowering pansy.

Here plant breeders have been busy and have created a plant that responds to a drop in temperature – the colder the weather, the bigger the flowers will be! If that wasn’t clever enough, someone else managed to insert the trailing gene into the viola (the mini pansy), to make it behave like a trailing petunia, and called it Friolina. Put two or three of these Friolinas into a hanging basket and you will be rewarded with an exploding fountain of hundreds of bright flowers throughout the winter.

Another winter beauty is the Algerian iris, Iris unguicularis. It’s a vigorous evergreen rhizomatous perennial that will grow to around 30cm in height. Although its dark green leaves can be rather dull and strappy, it produces deep violet fragrant and flamboyant late winter flowers, five to eight centimetres in width, each petal marked with white and deep yellow at its base. Another bonus is that this plant is not too fussy where it grows, as long as the soil is well drained.

Primula is another lovely subject that

'If you find you are getting fewer flowers than last year, then it's time to thin out...' modern breeders have had a good tinker with to give us a plethora of new colours, sizes and improved flowering. Unlike its modest native cousin that flowers only for a short time in spring, these loud boys in the band start their trumpeting from mid autumn onwards.

How could I talk about winter plants without mentioning the snowdrop? It arrives perfectly timed, just as you’re thinking that winter has gone on long enough.

If you find that you are getting fewer flowers than last year, then it’s time to thin out the over-crowded clumps. Unlike most other bulbs, snowdrops can be lifted when they are still in full leaf and transplanted.

Valerie McBride-Munro is a chartered horticulturist offering a plant problemsolving service. Tel: 020 8892 9243

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local talk... east twickenham • Monthly craft fair Over on Church St, a craft fair is held every month. The last one before Christmas is Saturday 3rd December, so a chance to find something a little different for a present that you won’t find massmade in the shops. There are usually around 16 stalls. Access for buggies and plenty of refreshments are available, too, from the local baker.

St Mary’s Church Hall, Church St, twickenhamcraftfairs.co.uk • Blues and news Eel Pie Island in Twickenham has an important place in the history of the emergence of the blues and rock ‘n’ roll in the 1960s. The likes of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart all played at the club there before going on to become major stars. There’s a wealth of knowledge and artifacts from the era, but at the moment just an online Eel Pie Museum. Having had successful pop-up events, the museum is keen for a permanent local spot, or further popup venues, and needs donations to get going.

Find out more eelpiemuseum.co.uk

kew •Unusual stories from WWI The National Archives has launched ‘Great Wharton’ – an online resource 16

telling some of the more quirky stories from the Home Front during the First World War. Great Wharton is a fictional town, but tells real tales that wouldn't have hit the headlines, showing another side of life during that period, such as the strange ‘egg train’ and the ginger beer strike. nationalarchives.gov.uk

richmond • Stage struck As well being a renowned venue for shows before they make it to the West End, Richmond Theatre also run workshops for all ages, including a Mini Musical Theatre Group for 5-7 year-olds on Saturday mornings, a Youth Theatre for 8-11 year-olds on Monday evenings and a Young Actors Company for 18-30 year-olds, also on Saturday mornings. Find out more by calling 0844 871 7651.

If you've got any interesting local news that should be shared, just email me at: pippa@livinginmagazines.co.uk and I'll try to include it.

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What's on at ENCHANTED WOODLAND

Weekends from Fri 18 Nov - 4 Dec

Explore the enchanted grounds of Syon Park, lit up with an array of beautiful lights, for a spellbinding walk.

Fri, Sat & Suns only. Adults £9, children 3-16yrs, £3, tickets at the door. 5-8pm, closes 9pm. enchantedwoodland.com

RICHMOND TOWN CENTRE Fri 25 Nov Enjoy the annual Christmas Lights Switch On (near Wholefoods), late night shopping and festive Christmas market stalls on the riverside. Festivities start at 6pm.

HAMPTON COURT PALACE ICE RINK 25 Nov - 8 Jan

CHRISTMAS AT KEW GARDENS You couldn’t get a better backdrop 23 Nov - 2 Jan than Hampton Court Palace lit up at Kew’s trees, temples and glasshouses will be dripping with giant crystals and colourful lights while 60,000 lightbulbs will illuminate the Tunnel of Lights. The scented Fire Garden is inspired by the Five Gold Rings from The Twelve Days of Christmas. 5-10pm, timed tickets in advance. kew.org

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night. Grab your mitts and ear muffs for some festive fun on ice. After a few rounds of skating, enjoy a mulled wine or hot chocolate at the bar and café.

Tickets from £8.55 for children.

First skate 11am, last skate 9pm. hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS! SLEEPING BEAUTY PANTO! 2 Dec – 8 Jan

Who can awaken the sleeping beauty in this classic tale at Richmond Theatre? Maureen Lipman stars as the Wicked Fairy and children’s TV favourite, Chris Jarvis, plays Chester the Jester.

Sumptuous sets, glittering costumes, big song and dance numbers – and audience participation is a must!

Tickets from £11. atgtickets.com/Richmond

WETLANDS CENTRE 3 - 4 Dec

A wonderful winter weekend, full of husky sleigh rides, a ride on a Christmas donkey and, of course, a visit to Santa in his magical grotto in the pine forest. Children can also help Santa’s elves prepare for the big day in the Elves Workshop making festive decorations or gifts.

Normal admission price, plus £6 to visit Santa. Husky and donkey rides included in admission, child £5.90, adult £10.72. wwt.org.uk THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

6 Dec – 3 Jan

Bored with spring cleaning, Mole gets taken on an adventure by Toad, Ratty and Badger, which includes messing about on the river, excitement in the wild woods and the Battle for Toad Hall!

Tickets from £10. rosetheatrekingston.org

OTHER LOCAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS...

26 Nov - Barn Church Fair, Kew 1 & 3 Dec - Late night shopping on the 1st and all day Christmas Market on 3rd, East Sheen 2 Dec - Kew Sparkle, Kew (see pg 34) 9 Dec- Barnes Christmas Festival and late night shopping 11 Dec - Street market, Crown Rd, St Margarets

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Cat tales

What adventures can a cat get up to on his midnight prowl?

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hat Cat Is The Laziest Cat In The World is a delightful book for young children aged 3+. It was inspired by the family cat, Casper, of local Kew resident, J-F Burford.

Casper spends all day curled up on the sofa fast asleep, but every night he goes out, and stays out until dawn, returning exhausted to take his place on the sofa once again. So where does he go and what does he get up to? Casper's adventures unfold in a series of brightly coloured pages, allowing the reader to help their child create their own stories through the pictures, discovering new places, new friends and new wonders around the world.

J-F Burford studied at Ealing School of Art, before working as an Art Director in advertising agencies, creating well-known advertising campaigns as well as writing TV

ideas and formats. He lives in Kew with his family and, of course, Casper the cat.

Ian Heath, a local Illustrator, also lives in Kew. Ian studied at St Martins School of Art before becoming a cartoonist for such publications as Punch, Evening Standard, Daily Mail and many other magazines and newspapers. Ian creates comical illustrations of cats, frogs, cows and penguins for his satirical paintings and birthday cards. ÂŁ7.99 - available at local bookshops

Let It Snow 1. Which author created the fictional land of Narnia, where it is always snowing, but never Christmas?

2. Which of the "big six" Hollywood film studios has a snow-covered mountain as its logo?

3. Which American state has a name that means "snow covered" in Spanish?

4. What liqueur is mixed with lemonade to make a snowball cocktail?

5. Which Disney film was loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen?

6. What name is given to a snow storm that lasts for at least three hours, has winds blowing at a speed of at least 35 miles per hour and reduces visibility to a quarter of a mile or less?

7. What type of animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book Animal Farm?

8. Of all the sports at the Winter Olympics, which is the only one with "snow" in its name?

9. Which mountain range is the Abominable Snowman said to inhabit?

10. In which 1990s film does the title character go in search of Snowflake, the missing mascot of the American football team the Miami Dolphins?

Answers: pg 43

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LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Great authors and inspiring events help the Richmond Literature Festival celebrate 25 years: 4 - 27 November

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o mark 25 years of the Richmond Literature Festival, some of today’s most esteemed authors will be talking about their work.

There is also an exciting range of events and workshops.

Kate Summerscale – The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Friday 4 November: 7.30pm In 1895, a 13-year-old boy, Robert Coombes, and his 12-year-old brother cold-bloodedly killed their mother in East London. For 10 days the boys carried on normal life, pawning family valuables to fund trips to the seaside and theatre. It was only when the bad smell of decomposing flesh started to filter outside that the police discovered their mother’s body in an upstairs bedroom. Kate Summerscale talks about the case that turned into a criminal trial that stunned the nation. £7.50, Riverside Room, Old Town Hall Diana Darke – My House In Damascus Sunday 6 November: 3pm When Diana Darke bought and restored a house in a mixed Sunni/ Shi’a neighbourhood in the Old City of Damascus she became rooted in all levels of Syrian society. A fluent Arabic speaker, her book follows her experiences and understanding of why the country is still caught in conflict. She was forced to leave her home in Damascus, but has visited on many occasions. £7.50, Richmond Library Annexe Lucy Worsley – Eliza Rose Saturday 5 November: 11am Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, an historian and a well-loved presenter of TV programmes such as Britain’s Tudor Treasure. This is Lucy’s first novel for children and it explores the fascinating story of Katherine Howard and life at the court of Henry VIII, through the eyes of headstrong maid of honour, Eliza Rose.

Suitable for age 11+. £5, Duke Street Church, Richmond Other great authors to look out for: Tuesday 15 November: Margaret Drabble – The Dark Flood Rises Wednesday 23 November: Frances Spalding – talks about Virginia Woolf: The Making of Fiction Friday 25 November: Anne Sebba – Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s The full list of authors and events can be seen at richmondliterature.com or programmes can be picked up at local libraries. Discounts for Richmond Card holders.

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Celebrating 10 years of publishing!

Living In Magazines celebrates 10 years – what’s happened in the last decade?

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n 2006, North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, Pluto was demoted to ‘dwarf planet’ status, Twitter sent its first tweet and I launched Living In Magazines.

Having been a freelance journalist and author for many years I loved the idea of publishing a magazine which brought the local community together. With just an idea, I nervously visited shops in Richmond, East Sheen and the local area, explaining what I was trying to achieve and on the first day I came home on a complete high with half a dozen businesses already on board. Just a few weeks later, in December, the first issue of 2,800 copies hit the streets, thanks to a lot of hand deliveries by my family and the teenage children of friends.

Both readers and local businesses really took to the magazines, contributing local news items and stories or advertising to raise their profile locally and attract more customers. Quite a few of those advertisers have been in since the very first issue!

It’s always been lovely to receive great feedback from readers, advertisers and local community groups. For readers, it’s a way to find out what’s going on locally, which are the good local restaurants and who the people are behind the scenes of our community in the popular feature, A Day In The Life Of… For local businesses, it’s often the only local advertising they do, as it’s affordable and the magazines reach the people most likely to use their services – local residents.

10 years on, North Korea has recently completed another nuclear test, Pluto seems oblivious to its downgrade, 500 million tweets are now sent every day and the two Living In Magazines have grown to 28,000.

Some of the best bits…

Interviewing a 14-year-old male ballet dancer at the Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park. His dedication and passion for what he does was humbling… meeting the people behind the local independent businesses – all trying to offer a good service, often in difficult economic times… talking to a Barnes street cleaner who had to get up at 4am to go to work but took such pride in his job… becoming friends with some of my really lovely advertisers!

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a day in the life of... a Christmas tree seller Kelty Caston has been selling Christmas trees locally for 18 years.

He now has 10 sites, including his first, in Richmond, and Putney

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eople only think about Christmas trees during the season – but The Christmas Forest is a year round job. Early in the year there are lots of administrative tasks, then, in August and September, I start visiting the sellers in Scotland and Hampshire and further afield in Denmark, Belgium and Ireland.

‘I look at the whole field – the health, density and shape of the trees. A tree spends two years in a nursery and then seven years in the field before it is ready to cut – and then it takes about a week to get to the sites. I always buy the premium grade and negotiate a price, which can change from year to year. I buy around 20,000 trees and as it’s a low margin business I don’t want to be left with more than 500 on Christmas Eve. ‘The first year I barely broke even as I spent a lot of money before I’d even sold my first tree. I rented a portacabin and slept there each night to keep an eye on the stock – it was so cold I never slept a wink!

‘In the Christmas season I’m at the Richmond site by 7am – I now rent a flat locally for two months rather than sleep onsite – and the gates open at eight. The day is constantly busy with new trees coming in by lorry.

They are large and each one has to be taken off individually to keep it in the best condition.

‘I now run 10 sites

'It's a short trading season, so we have to be well prepared...'

across London and sell online, too, so there are always things to deal with throughout the day – lights not working or staff issues, for instance – and deciding which trees are needed where. It’s a short trading period and weekends are particularly busy, so we have to be well prepared.

‘As part of what I do, I support the charity Tree Aid, and for every tree that is bought from me, one is planted in Africa. Last year I donated £25,000 which goes to help educate the locals in understanding the importance of trees.

‘We close at 8pm, which is when I’ll go back to the flat and facetime with my son before he goes to bed. My wife, Jo, sometimes comes and visits from our house in Oxford. Then it’s time to eat and sleep.

‘We used to close at midnight on Christmas Eve, but now it’s 5pm so we can all get home to our families. And I’ll be back again after Boxing Day to start dismantling the sites.

‘I love to decorate our tree but don’t often do it because I’m away, but I do tend to move things round when no-one’s looking!’

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OLYMPIC studios

restaurant review

The combination of movie and meal all in one place is irresistible

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magine you are curled up on the sofa, next to your loved one, watching a great movie, glass of wine in one hand, popcorn in the other. And once ‘The End’ hits the screen, you ease yourself out of your comfy position and potter into the next room in search of food.

No, not at home, but at the Olympic in Barnes.

The cinema with café and dining room has been open since 2013 and while, of course, everyone in Barnes knows all about it, I’m amazed at how many locals in the surrounding areas of Putney and Richmond still haven’t visited. For less than a pound more than the Odeon it’s a whole different experience – plush reclining chairs, double seats or sofas for lovebirds and footstalls for those at the front.

Having watched the brilliant Emily Blunt in The Girl On The Train (not as good as the book), my husband, son no. 3 and I headed straight for the adjoining restaurant. The décor is modern, but homely, with long tables, industrial style lighting and a relaxed atmosphere.

The starters are all simple, but tasty. My husband, Alex, went for the grilled chicken and quinoa (can be a starter or main), with kale, pomegranate, pecans and radishes (£8), with the pecans a definite favourite, really complementing the dish rather than the more often used walnut.

Finn, our 15-year-old, opted for the mushroom and tarragon soup (£6), which was thick and creamy and got a big thumbs up. My minced aubergine and flatbread was fine but lacking in real flavour, with the chopped onion

being more in evidence than the aubergine.

By comparison, my main course of roast Goosnargh duck breast with green beans, baby turnips, radishes and maple gravy (£15) was full 'What stood out of flavour during the meal was and totally delicious, the the unobtrusive but duck pink attentive service...' and tender and the vegetables crisp and crunchy.

Finn’s choice of Longhorn cheeseburger and handcut chips (£11.50) was large and oozing with cheese and went down very quickly, despite the size.

Alex chose from the specials menu – oxtail ravioli with garlic, kale and lemon (£16) – and said it was the best thing he’d tasted in a long while. He got the last one in the kitchen, so late diners will have missed out!

What stood out during the meal was the unobtrusive but attentive service – no trying to catch someone’s eye for 10 minutes before being ‘suddenly’ noticed and water refilled without being asked.

We finished with a warm, soft chocolate fondant with roast pear and gingerbread cream (£6) – with a 12-minute wait, we were told, to bake it fresh. Divine.

Worth going to the cinema for!

117 -123 Church Rd, Barnes SW13 9HL olympicstudios.co.uk

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Time and again our patients rate us as one of the best private hospitals* • Exceptional nursing care • Highly skilled Consultants • New state of the art operating theatres • New cardiac diagnostic facility • Recognised by all major insurers • Fixed price surgery and finance packages available A private, charity owned hospital providing compassionate healthcare for almost 60 years

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Private hospital expands The Victoria Foundation Wing is officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra

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ew Victoria Hospital’s brand new development, The Victoria Foundation Wing, has been officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra (pictured), at an afternoon reception held for 200 guests.

The Victoria Foundation Wing is an extensive expansion to the private hospital and houses - three state of the art operating theatres, an endoscopy theatre, a high dependency unit and a 14-bed day surgery unit, bringing the total number of beds in the hospital to 35.

The wing also includes a brand new 128-slice CT Scanner complete with cardiac diagnostic software. The CT Scanner has the dual benefits of using the lowest doses of radiation possible whilst providing high definition quality scans.

The expansion project will continue for one further year with a new outpatient department and reception area, 12 consulting rooms

and a new physiotherapy department.

The private, charity-owned hospital is one of the few remaining independent hospitals in the country and has provided an excellent level of service to the local community for almost 60 years. It is frequently ranked by patients as one of the top private hospitals in London. newvictoria.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS as a poor Victorian

local history

With the recent success of the TV series, Victoria, we can see how royalty fared well, but what was Christmas like for the poor?

© John Moses 2016

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hile we rightly associate many Christmas customs with Victorian times, it was a festival in which the poor could rarely afford to partake. They might save a little from their wages to pay for a Christmas goose or beef, but an agricultural labourer earning 5/- (25p) a week could never afford to save anything.

In 1834 things got even worse for the very poor with the introduction of the Poor Law Act, which rationalised the running of the workhouses but also created such a harsh regime that no-one would want to enter a workhouse, except as a last resort.

The new Poor Law Commissioners ordered that no extra food was to be given out at Christmas. In reality, the Guardians, who ran the workhouses, took a more humane view.

The Times newspaper published reviews of how the inmates were treated at Christmas in the workhouses around London, which included Brentford, and found that a proper Christmas dinner was given in almost all.

The Richmond Herald in December 1896, in an article on Christmas in the Richmond workhouse, noted that the inmates received two hundredweight of beef (about 91 kilograms) and the same amount of plumb pudding on Christmas Day. While the workhouse was for the destitute, many other families were on the breadline.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol might actually typify some attitudes towards the poor at Christmas time in early Victorian England. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, which tells the story of an old miser Scrooge, whose only Christmas ’gift’ to his overworked, underpaid clerk, Bob Cratchit, was to give him Christmas Day off with pay, considering it “a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every 25th of December!”

'While the workhouse was for the destitute, many families were on the breadline...'

The book was very popular and encouraged many well-to-do people to give money and gifts to the poor at Christmas. The tradition of giving money gifts to the poor at this time of year was a much older custom, but it really took off in Victorian times.

Boxing Day earned its name as the day that servants and working people were given boxes of money. The new railways were another change for the better, as they allowed people who had moved into the towns and cities in search of work to return home for a family Christmas. The railway companies offered special cheap rates over Christmas both in the national and local press, including the local Richmond papers.

John Moses

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A selection of your local meetings RICHMOND

The Vestry Hall, Vestry House 21 Paradise Road, Richmond TW9 1SA Tuesday 11:30am Saturday 9:30am

ISLEWORTH

Worple Primary School Queens Terrace, Isleworth TW7 7DB Tuesday 6:15pm

ISLEWORTH

Isleworth Library Twickenham Road, Isleworth TW7 7EU Friday 10:00am

ISLEWORTH

St Johns Community Centre 80 St Johns Road, Isleworth TW7 6RU Wednesday 7:00pm

EAST SHEEN

Sheen Lane Centre Sheen Lane,East Sheen SW14 8LP Wednesday 9:45am

TWICKENHAM GREEN

The Salvation Army Hall May Road, Twickenham Green TW2 6QW Tuesday 6:00pm

ISLEWORTH

Isleworth and Syon School Ridgeway Road, Isleworth TW7 5LJ Monday 6:30pm

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Kew Sparkle

Join in the Christmas festivities - Friday 2 December, 5-8pm

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ark evenings, Christmas lights illuminating Kew village, festive music, carousels and fun games for children, stalls with lots of lovely Christmas present ideas, mince pies and mulled wine, all conjure up the start of the festive season in Kew. Kew village centre, around Station Parade and Royal Parade, will once again host the family friendly Kew Sparkle on Friday, 2 December, from 5-8pm.

This great community event is geared to families, with Christmas carol singing from the many local schools, festive food and, of course, Santa’s Grotto and lots of fun activities.

As in previous years, all proceeds raised from Kew Sparkle will go to a chosen charity. This year the organisers have chosen one close to their hearts - the Kew Neighbourhood

Association (KNA), which looks after the more senior residents in Kew, offering medical transport, befriending services and much more. In this way, the young people of Kew can help its older members.

So, do make sure to put the date in the diary and come and bring all your friends along too. The more the merrier!

Q2 Players

Kew’s only amateur theatre club www.q2players.org.uk

G lorious!

The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the worst singer in the world

A comedy by Peter Quilter Directed by Genni Trickett

Thurs 24th & Fri 25th Nov 8pm Sat 26th Nov 2.30pm & 8pm

BOX OFFICE from 1st November 020 8998 0784 (6.00pm to 8.30pm) or email tickets@q2players.org.uk

Tickets £10 or £7.50 concessions Reservations held until 7.50pm

The Alexandra Room, St Luke’s Church, The Avenue, Kew, TW9 2AJ

Q2 players are affiliated to artsrichmond. The production of this play is entered for the Swan Awards for Drama and Musicals

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Gift Vouchers available for those perfect Christmas Presents!

The best for your child Roseneath dental practice's team of caring professionals will choose the right treatment for your child

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onitoring the growth and development of a child is essential and should include the development of the face. This usually forms part of a child’s routine dental checkup.

Children with jaw development problems often have breathing issues amongst others. If not corrected the problems are compounded when one is an adult. Temporomandibular (jaw) joint problems, bite problems, clenching and grinding teeth at night and an unattractive facial profile are all the result of the jaw development not being corrected timeously.

The two main problems encountered in children are jaws that are not the correct size and jaws that are not in the correct position. Â Both situations are treatable and the treatment is called ORTHOPAEDICS. Functional Jaw Orthopaedics simply means

changing the size, shape and relationship of the jaws in order to create symmetry.

The treatment involves the child wearing a simple brace (often removable and colourful!) and is painless. The braces assist the jaws to grow to the correct size and to position them correctly.

Orthopaedics will help permanent teeth grow into the right places, reducing and in most cases eliminating altogether the need for extractions. The end result is a child that has unobstructed breathing, the correct bite, a happy TM joint and a normal face profile. And of course no extracting of healthy teeth!

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+richmondpractice excellent service

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he Care Quality Commission (CQC) has praised the +richmond practice team, after they were included in a pilot inspection with four other independent sector providers.

The CQC undertook a comprehensive review of the practice in the five categories for which all health care providers, both private and NHS, are scrutinised.

‘Patients reported that they had received an excellent service and that the staff was caring and helpful.’

The practice has a multi-disciplinary team of private GPs, gynaecologists, paediatricians and a radiologist, in the heart of Richmond.

They provide same-day appointments, usually without a referral from a GP. Dr Sebastian Renz, +richmond practice You have two minutes to find all the words of medical director, says: ‘We are delighted to three or more letters that can be made from the receive such a positive report from the CQC – letters above. Plurals are allowed, proper nouns which reflects the quality of care we provide are not. The 6 letter word will always be just a and the dedication and professionalism of normal everyday word. our staff.’

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health & wellbeing

how to survive Christmas!

Enjoy the Christmas celebrations with your sanity still in place

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hristmas is just around the corner and for many of us it’s a special time to get together with our loved ones.

But how can you enjoy yourself without going overboard - or becoming frazzled?

Be prepared Start adding a few Christmas items to each shopping list in early November, saving you the stress of a massive shopping expedition when shops are busiest. Only the freshest items need to be bought just before the big day. Bake, prepare and freeze as much as possible in advance.

Go easy on the alcohol Alcohol is a calorie-heavy appetite stimulant.

It also lowers our inhibitions and affects our judgment, so beware - Christmas Day isn’t the best time to voice long-standing gripes!

Decide on your limit and try to ensure you don’t exceed the recommended weekly maximum of 14 units - now applicable to men and women.

Don't drink on an empty stomach and aim to have a soft drink (preferably water) for each alcoholic drink, to help your body cope with alcohol’s toxins and its dehydrating effects, which cause hangover symptoms.

Alcohol absorption depends on the speed of intake and your size, age, weight, metabolism and what else you’ve consumed, so no set amount guarantees that you’re under the legal drink-drive limit (and Scotland’s limit is considerably lower than the rest of the UK).

Be shrewd with food Keep a few quick-to-prepare items in stock to feed unexpected visitors, but don’t buy huge quantities of food. You can always top up after Christmas Day.

'Keep a few quick-toprepare items in stock to feed unexpected visitors...'

Frozen foods should be properly defrosted and either cooked thoroughly or refrigerated immediately, particularly large poultry or joints of meat. Keep raw foods separate from cooked and chilled items in the fridge right up until they’re required.

Remember to leave enough room in the fridge for cold air to circulate. Chill your leftovers quickly and eat within two days (reheating thoroughly when necessary).

Don’t leave buffet foods out for more than four hours.

Healthy festive food swaps Turkey skin is delicious but remember it is high in calories and fat. Choose low-salt gravy mixes and keep the saltshaker off the table.

You could try swapping: • sausage meat for vegetarian sausage mix • goose fat for healthy oils • traditional mince pies for lattice, filo or opentop versions

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'An alarming number of people are admitted to hospital over the festive season...'

• brandy butter or cream for low-fat custard or crème fraiche • breaded or battered snacks for homemade, marinated savouries • high-fat dips for homemade ones with yogurt or crème fraiche • crisps, salted nuts and chocolate for plain popcorn, rice cakes, pretzels, unsalted nuts and homemade chocolate-covered fruit.

Stay festive fit An alarming number of people are admitted to hospital over the festive season because of the sheer quantity or unhealthy nature of what they’ve eaten. Keep portion size sensible and stop eating just as you start to feel full. It takes time for your stomach to tell your brain it’s full.

Ensure you get a good night’s sleep whenever possible and do some gentle exercise each day - a walk will burn calories

and provide the daylight and fresh air necessary to keep you feeling good.

Finally... keep it in proportion Keep celebrations simple, focusing on what makes you and your family happy, and ignoring traditions that none of you like.

It’s your Christmas. Relax and enjoy it!

Alison Runham

Market news...

Community Food, Arts & Crafts Market

On the first Sunday of each month 10am-2pm * * *

6th NOVEMBER * 4th DECEMBER *

No market in January At Station Parade, Kew (near the Station)

www.kewvillagemarket.org SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES

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ave you seen our new Kew Village Market doublesided cotton tote bags?

We’re so proud of them! Our old one-sideprinted bags were certainly useful but the new ones – with their dashing image of the market – are really beautiful, too.

They’re exclusively designed and handprinted for us by regular KVM stallholders Michelle and Stephanie Witts, the mother-anddaughter team behind Witts Design, the Kewbased textile company that creates fabulous fabrics that ooze individuality. Everything on the KVM stall is of course sold in aid of local charities, so why not treat yourself – and perhaps a friend or three – to bags of style! kewvillagemarket.org

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it's a game of TWO HALVES

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hat doyen of football punditry Alan Hansen once said, ‘You’ll never win anything with kids,’ and while he was talking about the professional game it certainly isn’t true about junior football.

Let me explain...

Coaching can be frustrating: you want to teach the basics quickly so you can move on to more advanced skills and tactics, but you also want to have fun.

Now keeping a group of Under 7s focused and learning is not easy; add to that the different levels of ability and you begin to understand the challenge. (Incidentally KPR is not a club that trials players only to cherry-pick the best.)

So we give them skill drills and game time and hope some of it sticks – and often on Saturday morning it really

Quiz answers FUN QUIZ:

1.C.S. Lewis 2. Paramount 3. Nevada 4. Advocaat 5. Frozen 6. Blizzard 7. A pig 8. Snowboarding 9. The Himalayas 10. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

There are six igloos in the grid The fish that are th same are A & E. CHILDREN'S PAGE ANSWERS:

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family

doesn’t look like it will!

Roll on to match day last Sunday when we put out a team for a ‘competitive friendly’ and I was astonished to find myself watching our team play football – real football!

The youngsters played a lovely game of passing, creating chances, hitting the posts, both teams and spectators enjoyed the experience.

Can’t win with kids, Mr Hansen? Last Sunday we were all winners.

Andy Becker, Football Manager kewparkrangers.co.uk

Ceramics Café Kew Original Ceramics - Painted By You

Studio Hours: Monday–Saturd ay 10am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 6p m www.ceramicsca fe.com Tel: 020 8332 66 61

1a Mortlake Terrace, Kew Green Richmond TW9 3DT

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clubs, groups & societies Cambrian Centre 020 8948 3351 East Twick Neighbourhood Assoc etnacentre.org Kew Horticultural Society kewhorticulturalsociety.org Kew Neighbourhood Assoc 020 8948 8054 Kew Scout Group 020 8940 2484 Richmond Decorative & Fine Arts Society richmonddfas.com Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society rtps.org.uk Rotary Club (Kew Gdns) kewrotary.org.uk The Avenue Club 020 8948 8807 The Kew Society kewsociety.org The Richmond Art Society 020 8943 1735 The Richmond Local History Society 020 8891 3825 The Richmond Society 020 8948 0643

sports clubs & activities 144 (Richmond) Sqdrn Air Cadets Mid Surrey Bowls Club North Sheen Bowling Club Pensford Tennis Club Pools on the Park Priory Park Club Bowls Priory Park Tennis Ranelagh Harriers Richmond Athletic Assoc Richmond Junior Chess Club Richmond Lawn Tennis Club Richmond Indoor Bowls Club

020 8940 2223 01784 885 052 020 8891 1541 020 8255 6725 020 8940 0561 020 8876 6492 020 8892 9763 020 8948 8803 020 8940 0397 rjcc.org.uk 020 8948 0895 020 8940 3783

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020 8876 6721 020 8940 2730 020 8487 8437 020 8332 6219 020 8892 1654 020 8940 3015 020 8892 7849 020 8892 3462 020 8940 3580 020 8831 6060

Christ’s Grey Court Orleans Teddington Twickenham Academy Waldegrave

020 8940 6982 020 8948 1173 020 8891 0187 020 8943 0033 020 8894 4503 020 8894 3244

libraries Richmond 020 8734 3330 Mon 9.30am-7pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-6pm; Weds 10am-7pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm; Sun 1-5pm Twickenham 020 8734 3340 Mon 9.30am-7pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-6pm; Weds 10am-7pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm; Sun closed Kew 020 8734 3352 Tues, Thurs,10am-6pm; Sat 9.30am--4pm; Mon, Weds, Fri, Sun closed

council Richmond Council Crimestoppers Victim Support (Richmond) Complaints: Road, lighting, pavement, abandoned vehicles, consumer protection, parks, planning applications etc

08456 122 660 0800 555 111 020 7223 1234

0845 612 2660

recycling The Dump (Townmead Rd) Opening Times Mon 10am - 6pm; Tues - Sat 8am - 6pm; Sun & Bank Hols 9am - 4pm (last admission 15 mins before closing time). Closed: 25, 26 Dec, 1 Jan Freecycle: give away or find unwanted goods and recycle locally. Join the local group at: groups.freecycle.org/richmonduponthamesfreecycle If you have a club, society or association that you would like listed here please email me the details at: pippa@livinginmagazines.co.uk

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Index of Local Businesses Bathrooms Bella Masons Original Bathrooms Beauty Sip & Sinmi Beds Westend Beds Bicycles Moore's Bicycles Book keeping Mundane Tasks Builders DPS

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Car Servicing & Repairs Colin Ferns: Mercedes

Care Home Kingsmere Carpentry/Fitted Furniture Yellow Chisel Catering Katie's Kitchen Christmas Trees The Christmas Forest Children’s Activities Ceramics CafÊ Monkey Music Cleaning Services Cleaners For My Home Curtains/blinds Curtain Call Dance Studio Yes Brazil/Studio Kew Dentist Kew Dental Care Roseneath Drama Classes Stagecoach Dog Grooming & Sitting Posh Pups Estate Agents Antony Roberts Fireplace Chiswick Fireplace Florist Rose & Mary Garden Services Auntie Planty GP (private) Richmond Practice Roseneath Hair Salon The Richmond Salon Health & Wellbeing Earthlife Heating Engineer David Harris

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Hospital (private) New Victoria Hospital Hypnotherapy The Westfield Practice Interiors/Kitchen Design Bella Market Kew Village Market Martial Arts Pee Wee/ Funakoshi Karate Pet Franchise Pets, Homes & Gardening Co Physiotherapy/Yoga Richmond Physio Restaurant Rara

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what's on LOCALLY Theatre...

Sheppey

24 Nov – 7 Jan

Sheppey, a hardworking hairdresser, has always considered himself a lucky man, and when he wins the lottery it seems that he’s right. But everyone wants their share – his wife, his daughter, her fiancé and even his employer, who hopes he has a new business partner. But Sheppey’s ideas about his win are very different to his family’s.

Written in 1932, Somerset Maugham said this was the last play he would write – and he kept his word until he died in 1965. The Orange Tree’s production, directed by Paul Miller, is the first major staging of the play in over 50 years.

Tickets from £15. Box office: 8940 3633. 1 Clarence St, Richmond TW9 2SA. orangetreetheatre.co.uk

Music...

1 December Martin turner ex Wishbone Ash

Martin Turner, the definitive voice, creative force and founding member of the British rock legends Wishbone Ash, continues to perform the band’s best loved works with his current line-up – guitarists Danny Willson and Misha Nikolic, and drummer Tim Brown – whilst remaining faithful to the original Wishbone Ash blueprint.

Classic album releases such as Argus, Pilgrimage, There’s The Rub, New England and Live Dates defined the Wishbone Ash sound and have touched the hearts of several generations of music fans.

Tickets £16. Eel Pie Club at The Patch, 67 London Rd, Twickenham. Doors open 8.30pm. eelpieclub.com 46

Ukefest...

22 January

The All Day Uker returns to The Half Moon in Putney on Sunday 22 January. The brainchild of Kew ukulele teacher, Tel Smith, the day will include a jam session, intermediate workshop, an Open Mic session, a blues workshop and, of course stage performances.

New this time round, is a signed stage session, run by Singing Hands, who do live signing of music events for deaf adults and children or those with special needs. 11am – 5pm. Tickets on the door. The Half Moon, 93 Lower Richmond Road, Putney SW15 1EU tickets.halfmoonputney.co.uk/events

Floral…

Flora Japonica

Until 5 March ‘17 A unique exhibition held at Kew Gardens, Flora Japonica showcases Japan’s native floral through the work of both contemporary Japanese artists and historical botanists and artists.

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery. kew.org

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