Worcester Park Life issue 34 March 2011

Worcester Park Life

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St Raphael Sunflower Memories appeal WPark history ‘Up the Avenue’ Worcester Park Dramatic Society Safer Neighbourhood information Clubs, what’s on, recipe, puzzles, gardening and much more...

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7 History Up The Avenue... continues 10 Ruth Jemmett There’s something about a bungalow 14 Events St Raphael’s Thames-side Walk 20 Clubs The Sutton Association of Woodworkers 21 Website of the month www.ents24.com 28 Adult education FREE Forensic Science CSI Masterclass 31Clubs The Worcester Park Dramatic Society 36 Gardening Mulching 38 Recipe Five Spice Chicken with Soy and Honey Sauce 44 Make ours a Safer Neighbourhood A timely reminder

Local Information 32 Useful Information 34 What’s On 40 Clubs 42 Toddler groups 46 Business Index

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Worcester Park Life Last month in our progress up The Avenue we looked at the houses and schools on the sites of Rushmere Court and Lansdowne Court. As we continue up The Avenue, after passing Squirrels Court (on the site of Grafton House) and Mowat Court (on the site of Park House), we come to Kingsley Court, on the site of another villa used as a private school, Kingsley High School (shown in our illustrations), run by Miss Edith Trott and her sister Miss Lilian.

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by David Rymill a playground, and a school hall-cum-gym was built here in about 1945. This was used for “marching – very formal, to music, and exercises,” as well as for gym lessons, assemblies and singing with Miss Lilian.

Miss Trott had begun with seven pupils in one room of a house in Raynes Park in 1927. The school grew rapidly and in 1934 a branch was opened in the Malden Institute, which moved about two years later to 25 The Avenue; the schools were amalgamated here in 1942.They catered for girls aged 5 to 19 (and a few small boys), although many took the 11-plus to local grammar schools. Margaret Rymill (née Batt), a pupil in the 1940s, remembers it as a tall Victorian house, with a conservatory at the side where they hung up their coats, and a cellar used as an air-raid shelter. The uniform consisted of a gymslip with box-pleats, blouse, tie, and red (latterly navy) blazer.

Margaret Trickett (née Davies) adds “The summer uniform was blue and white dresses: these could be floral or a shadow-check, but stripes and dots were forbidden as they might fog the eyes of anyone sitting behind.” The school motto was borrowed from the RAF’s: “per ardua ad astra: through endeavour to the stars.”

Margaret Rymill recalls “Lessons were very formal right from the first day at school, which could be rather bewildering for a timid five year old. We had copy books, with printed writing which we had to copy exactly, difficult for the left-handed among us. In the afternoon the little ones were allowed to play with Plasticine, but still sitting at their desks. We learned French from about six years old, learning the French words for everything on a large picture of a farmyard. We had a percussion band: Miss Lilian played the piano, and we joined in on drums, cymbals, tambourines and triangles. We received a sound education with a number passing ‘the scholarship’.”

In winter, at mid-morning break, “we had little tin cups with warm milk in, and I used to take a little jar or packet of sugar with me, because I liked it sweet. First thing in the morning we had our nails inspected, and if they were clean all week we had a sweet.” In the garden was To advertise in

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Another former pupil recalls that, in the 1930s, the garden “was divided out in little plots and each pupil had a little plot of their own… we grew all sorts of things, or if we wanted to bring a bowl and dig it into the ground and make a little pond we could do.” In the years after the war, school outings were a rarity, but Rosemary Deacon (née Willett) recalls that “In 1953 we went down to Portsmouth on the train, and went over the Victory and along to Southsea – that was a big event.” u

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Margaret Trickett recalls Miss Trott’s study. “A smell of mantel polish used to hit you as you went in, and she was sitting grandly behind her desk. She was very fond of cats, and whenever you went in there was a cat somewhere in the study. She used to call them by fantastic names. One day in February ’52 she came into all the classes and she said ‘I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you all: I’m afraid the King is dead.’ Several of us, because she gave her cats such fantastic names, thought she was telling us about the death of her cat, and it was some minutes before we realised what it was all about.

Looking back I think she had more humour and a lot more understanding than perhaps we all gave her credit for at the time.”

Opposite Kingsley Court is Woodlands Avenue, the entrance to the area developed in the 1930s as the Avenue Estate. One of the streams of the Beverley

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Margaret Trickett, who grew up in Woodlands Avenue, recalls flooding caused by the brook: “I remember Mr Reynolds who lived in no. 11 wading up and down outside our house, piggy-backing the slightly older, frailer people coming back from the City: and there was Mr Reynolds, quite a tall chap, and there were the little men in bowler hats being ferried past our house – and then Miss Trott of all people came down with a big umbrella to look at the floods, and she was saying ‘Good evening, Mr Davies,’ as was her way, and then all of a sudden, ‘Oh, aren’t your laburnums magnificent, I have never seen’ et cetera et cetera, and the floods were momentarily forgotten while the laburnums were admired.”

Next month we will continue to Edenfield Gardens to investigate The Avenue Estate further. In the meantime, for the benefit of those who didn’t see last month’s magazine, I thought it would be good to mark the forthcoming royal wedding by reproducing photographs of any Worcester Park street parties or celebrations for other royal weddings, perhaps in 1947 or 1981. Do you have any photographs or memories of such occasions? If so, do contact me, please.

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There’s something about a bungalow

by Ruth Jemmett

The bungalows of Worcester Park epitomise suburbia. They sprung up like mushrooms in this area in the early 1930’s and are something to which many people aspire. It is noticeable how many lottery winners seem to yearn for “a nice little bungalow”! Although such homes remind us of those in their retirement years, the attraction of living somewhere that doesn’t have stairs is also there for those who have mobility problems – whatever their age. My husband and I came to live in our own little home in 1982 because we realised that continuing to live in a conventional “three up / two down” at that time would become increasingly problematical because our son was a wheelchair user.

Anyone who is familiar with the Salisbury Road area of Worcester Park will, on close inspection, realise that although we all appear to be living in similar “little boxes” each house is slightly different. It seems that Brand Estates & Davis Estates who masterminded the erection of the buildings in this area had wanted every dwelling to have its own stamp of individuality, and they certainly succeeded. When we first lived here we made an interesting voyage of discovery each time we visited a new neighbour, comparing different layouts and dimensions of rooms. Although many of our homes contain impressive beamed ceilings and typical 1930’s stained-glass porthole windows in living rooms, no-one’s home is exactly the same as their neighbours.

Can you imagine a modern architect taking the time and trouble to do such a thing? Most housing estates nowadays seem to consist of cloned characterless people hutches, hastily constructed and sold for a quick buck.

Our homes were built at a time when quality and pride in workmanship counted. Our walls are built of solid bricks which give both warmth and soundproofing. I am a keen party giver and also play several musical instruments, but my neighbours are never bothered by it. (Come to think of it, they are such a friendly bunch round here, most of them are at my parties anyway!)

The only time that too much noise was an issue was once, when in musical mode, I hired a saxophone. My husband commented that he could vaguely hear the sound of a wounded sea-lion emitting from the house.

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And yes, I did give that instrument up!

Even wartime bombing couldn’t get the better of our homes. As our estate is fairly near to a railway line leading to London, during World War 2 our area was often targeted by the Luftwaffe. Many homes were severely damaged, but were repaired and are still standing firmly all these years later.

Without a doubt, once you move into a bungalow it is a love affair that never ends.

Everything is on hand, so there are no moments when you curse about leaving something you need downstairs, added to which there is definitely no risk of falling down to the ground floor in the middle of the night as you sleepily grope for the bathroom!

The only downside to living here - and I really had to think hard to find one - seems to be that your body forgets what stairs are like, and when you have cause

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So many people nowadays complain that they don’t know their neighbours, but there is definitely something about living in a bungalow that seems to make people more friendly. Without being intrusive we all seem to care about each other. We notice if someone doesn’t open their curtains in the morning or if they don’t take their milk in. So often we read in the press about people who have died and lain undiscovered in anonymous flats for weeks – even months. There would be no chance of that happening here.

When I was at school I studied the book “Lark Rise to Candleford”, which many people will be familiar with due to its television adaptation. Its author, Flora Thompson, wrote it (much of which is based on her own early days) to illustrate how a rural society lived before industrialisation took over. As I socialise with my many wonderful neighbours (most of whom have live here for a very long time), and as I view their lovingly tended gardens, I am reminded of Flora’s book. Bungalows have echoes of old English villages where everyone knew each other and became a firm part of the fabric of each other’s lives. I often think that our little corner of Worcester Park is an echo of a time when everyone felt part of the community and took pride in their surroundings.

When I was a child I lived about a mile or so away from here and would come carol singing with friends every Christmas. I remember seeing holly wreaths on the heavily varnished oak doors of Salisbury Road. As we rat – tatted on the wrought iron knockers I would think how lovely it would be to live in such a place, never dreaming that my fantasy would one day come true.

As those of us who live here get older we become more aware that we exist in a microcosm of a vanishing concept – a community that cares.

Everyone in these roads regularly re ceives literature from local estate agents begging us to sell our homes to their interested clients, whom, it often seems, would happily pay over the odds to be in our shoes. The truth is that the majority of us are so happy to live in our “little boxes” that we don’t want to leave until they carry us out in one! We know when we are onto a good thing!

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Sunday 22nd May 2011 For the second time , St Raphael’s is organising this sight seeing sponsored walk along the River Thames, and walkers will enjoy one of the most famous sky lines in the world.

St Raphael’s Hospice is the local Hospice caring for residents in both London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton.

Amongst the many famous landmarks along the Thames, the route will pass St Paul’s Cathedral, The Tower of London, The Globe Theatre, Tower Bridge, Tate Modern and the Festival Hall.

It is a charity and it receives approximately 25% of its annual running cost from the NHS through the Sutton and Merton PCT, but 75% - three quarters of the annual costs of £4m rely on charitable fundraising, donations and legacies.

The walk starts and ends at The Victoria Embankment gardens, near Embankment tube.

• The Walk is just over 5 miles.

• Start time : 11.00am • Entry fees: Adult: £10, Child under 16 : £5 Family (2 adults & 2 children under 16):£20

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Registration packs are available now from the hospice Fundraising Office on 020 8335 4652/4576.

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Heroes and Villains 1. The thickest and strongest tendon in the human body is named after which Greek hero?

2. Which villain from the Disney film Pinocchio is also the name of an active volcano in Italy?

3. In 2008, The X Factor Finalists had a number one hit single with a cover version of a song called Hero. Which singer originally had a hit with this song?

4. Which movie villain uses a glove fitted with razors to kill his victims in their dreams?

5. Which legendary hero fought Grendel’s Mother using a sword called Hrunting?

6. Doctor Claw is the main villain in which animated TV series, which was first shown in 1983?

7. In 2003, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch famously protested by climbing onto Buckingham Palace dressed as which super-hero?

8. Oddjob was the henchman of which James Bond villain?

9. What was the surname of the Scottish folk hero known as Rob Roy? 10. In 2003, the American Film Institute released their list of 100 greatest heroes and villains from the first 100 years of American cinema. Name the only character to appear in the list of heroes and in the list of villains.

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This month we’re giving away ‘Another Year’ - a 2010 OSCAR and BAFTA-nominated British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Lesley Manville, Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen. and Imelda Staunton.

ANOTHER YEAR is a touching story which follows happily-married couple Tom and Gerri and their friends and family over four seasons. Featuring love and warmth, joy and sadness, hope and despair, companionship and loneliness, a birth and a death…

closing date 17th March 2011 We have some copies from our friends at Momentum Pictures to give away. Just the ticket for a night in watching a heart warming British film.

Just email your name, address and phone number to competitions@ nmvv.co.uk. Please title the message Another Day. Or post to 36 Rosebery Ave, New Malden KT3 4JS. Entries must be received by midnight on 17th March 2011 and the winners will be chosen at random.

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Congratulations to Emma Lawrence and Jackie Payne who won the King’s Speech Shoppers in our February competition. WPLife

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As they live and grow trees inspire us, offer shade and habitat to wildlife and convert carbon dioxide to life giving oxygen. In death they provide us with many more resources that enrich our lives, A luthier will make the wood sing, a turner will conjure a cup or plate from a log. Shelter from the elements is provided by a carpenter and the skills of the furniture maker give us a seat in which to rest and a table to eat at. Best of all, if managed responsibly, wood is a renewable resource.

Many people find working with wood absorbing and stimulating. Even a lifetime spent as a woodworker is not enough time to learn it all. There is always another technique or species to discover. Everyone can appreciate

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the beauty of the grain on a polished piece of furniture the appeal is universal and enduring. If you have an interest in wood there are many sources to assist in your search for knowledge. Books, magazines, the dvd and naturally the internet but woodwork is about acquiring practical skills and making shavings.

The best way to learn is to observe then imitate. That is the ethos of the members of the Sutton Association of Woodworkers.

As chairman of the club I can say that we are an enthusiastic group who meet at Cheam Methodist Church hall on the fourth Thursday of every month.

Our purpose is to socialize and exchange ideas and skills with fellow wood workers. Anyone with an interest in wood crafts whatever their abilities are welcome to join.

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Club night activities include; practical evenings, presentations by members, tool and timber sales and guest speaker demonstrations. We have our own lathe although turning is only one of the interests of our members.

Green woodworking, cabinet and furniture making, restoration, finishing, instrument making, joinery and more are all represented amongst our membership.

The subscriptions are ÂŁ35 per year with new members paying ÂŁ3 per month until year end. Come along to your first meeting free of charge.

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Finding out about local music, theatre and entertainment events is a real challenge. Yes, you can do an internet lookup on each of the locations nearest to you, but it's a slog and if you are new to the area or visiting another town it's nigh on impossible.

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The Holy Cross Girls’ School in New Malden has Science College Status. The aim of the status is to create a challenging environment which raises the standard of achievement in Science and Mathematics for all students. Science colleges are also expected to be active partners in a learning society with their local families of schools and their communities sharing resources and disseminating good practice.

This has helped the department to broaden links with the community through out reach work in our local primary schools and also by offering a “Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Masterclass” for local adult residents.

The Masterclass course consists of a six week lecture series, commencing Thursday 9th June, covering the many fields within forensic science. Each session is held in one of the Labs at the school lasts about an hour starting at

6.00pm. During each session there is a practical activity that puts theory into practice.

The course starts with an introduction to Forensic Science and Criminal Law and over the six weeks will cover subjects such as Forensic Anthropology and Fingerprinting as well as other interesting Forensic Science topics.

There is no charge for the course. There are 30 places on offer and will be reserved on a first come first served basis and at the latest by Friday 13th May. To book a place or for more information on the course please contact Mrs Gowan, Head of Science, The Holy Cross School, New Malden, KT3 5AR on 020 83954225 or email forensicscience@holycross.kingston.sch.uk WPLife

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Worcester Park Life The Worcester Park Dramatic Society is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November.

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We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions.

Our next production is being held 14-16th April in the Adrian Mann Theatre, Ewell. You can read more about it in the synopsis opposite and advert below.

We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage.

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Schools Cheam Common Junior School 020 8337 1844 Cheam Common Infant School 020 8337 4152 Cuddington Community Primary School 020 8716 2677 Dorchester Primary School 020 8330 1144 Green Lane Primary School 020 8337 6976 Linden Bridge School 020 8330 3009 Malden Parochial Primary School 020 8337 4804 Councils Kingston Council 020 8547 5757 Sutton Council 0208 770 5070 Epsom & Ewell 01372 732 000 Police Worcester Park Police Office, 154 Central Road, 020 8649 3590 07843 065915 In an emergency dial 999

Doctors Manor Drive Surgery 0844 4778795 Auriol Medical Centre 020 8337553 Pharmacies Plough Green Pharmacy 364 Malden Road, Worcester Park 020 83372083 Concept Chemist 127 Manor Drive North, New Malden 020 83374618 Ruxley Pharmacy 2 Ruxley Lane 020 83932094 Victoria Chemist 524 London Road, North Cheam, Surrey, SM3 8HWTel: 020 82874777 Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd 566 London Road, North Cheam 020 8641 6148 Nima Chemist 58 The Broadway, Stoneleigh 020 83932106 Patson Chemist 67 The Broadway, Stoneleigh 020 83932342 Alliance Pharmacy 322a Malden Road, North Cheam 020 86448139

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For 40 years, New Malden has been the home of Britain’s premier hi-fi specialist Today, Unilet offers the same great service as well as sound advice at a better price.

But now our experience extends to home cinema and digital TV installation.

Isn’t it nice to know you can get the very best choice of the best brands, backed up by helpful advice just around the corner?

Isn’t it time you popped in and took a look for yourself? You’d be nuts not to.

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send your listings for April to info@wplife.co.uk Holiday Bible Club 2011 18th- 21st April 10am-12.30pm At: Worcester Park Baptist Church The Avenue A morning of fun – stories, games, singing and craft for children aged 4-11 years old.

Cost…. Free.

Places still available.

For more info and registration form - call Sarah Thacker 07801 233801 Give Blood Call 0300 123 23 23 Local sessions in March St James’s Church Hall Malden Road New Malden Kt3 5qd Wednesday 09 Mar 2011 14:00 to 16:30 17:30 to 20:00 Wednesday 23 Mar 2011 14:00 to 16:3 17:30 to 20:00 Mini Bloodmobiles Sainsburys London Road, North Cheam, Sm3 9aa Tuesday 29 Mar 2011 09:30 to 12:30 14:00 to 16:00 Table top sale at St John’s Hall, 411 Malden Road from 09301230 on the 5th March.

Proceeds to go towards the lighting fund.

Kingsmeadow Live brings you the best live music including original acts such as Neville Staple, The Dualers and Boo Hewerdine and top tributes such as The Smyths, The Jamm and The Kounterfeit Kinks. When: Friday and Saturday nights Time: Doors open 7.30pm- 8pm, shows start 9pm- 9.30pm, Bar closes Midnight-1am Kingsmeadow Stadium Jack Goodchild Way 422a Kingston Rd Kingston Upon Thames KT1 3PB Box office: 020 8547 3335 Web: www.kingsmeadowlive.com E-mail: info@Kingsmeadowlive.com Rose Theatre 24-26 High St Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1HL 020 8546 698 until Saturday 26 March AS YOU LIKE IT Tickets £8 - £40 Wednesday 2 March, 5.30pm INTRODUCTION TO AS YOU LIKE IT Stephen Unwin talks about the play and this production.

Tickets £5, £3 Wednesday 9 March, 2pm AS YOU LIKE IT MASTERCLASS Join Stephen Unwin and cast members for an open masterclass on acting Shakespeare. £5, £3 Sunday 6 March, 7pm LOVING LINDA An evening of comedy and music supporting The Linda Smith Memorial Fund in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer.

Jo Brand – compere Rory Bremner John Hegley Ian Shaw Mark Thomas Tickets £27.50, £32.50

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Epsom Playhouse Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5AL Box Office: 01372 742555 Website: www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk Thursday 3 March at 7.30pm The Barber of Seville Tickets: £25.00 Pass Card: £21.50 Saturday 5 March at 7.30pm Epsom Symphony Orchestra present: Spring Classics Tickets: £12.00 Concessions: £11.00 Child under 16: £5.00 Friday 4 March at 8pm Bobby G’s Bucks Fizz Tickets: £17.50 Pass Card Members: £14.50 Sunday 6 March at 7.30pm Rainer Hersch’s Classic Comedy Orchestra Tickets: £19.50 Pass Card: £17.50 Monday 7 March at 8pm Elkie Brooks in Concert Tickets: £23.50 Pass Card Members: £21.00 Tuesday 8 March at 8.00pm The Big Ballet Tickets: £22.00 Pass Card: £20.00 Wednesday 9 March at 7.45pm Buddy Greco in Concert with Lezlie Anders Tickets: £25.50 Pass Card Members: £22.50 Monday 14 March at 8pm - Myers Studio The JJ Vinten Jazz Band Tickets: £10.00 Pass Card Members: £8.50 Wednesday 16 March at 8pm STEEMY DAN - Steely Dan Tribute Tickets: £18.50 Pass Card Members: £14.80 Thursday 17 March at 8pm SING-A-LONG-A-ABBA 2011 Tickets: £19.00 Pass Card Members: £15.60 Friday 18 March at 7.45pm LiberaTickets: £18.50 Pass Card Members: £14.80 Child under 16: £12.50 Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 March at 7.30pm Riverside Opera presents: AIDA Tickets: £21/£25 Concessions available to full-time Students, Children when accompanied by adults, Groups (10+) and Senior Citizens (age 60+) Monday 28 March at 8pm - Myers Studio Bob Dwyer’s Bix & Pieces Tickets: £10.00 Pass Card Members: £8.50 The Secombe Theatre 42 Cheam Road, Sutton, SM1 2SS Box Office: 0208 770 699 Friday 11 March Good Times Promotions present WHOLE LOTTA LED - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin 7.45pm £14/£13 concs Saturday 26 March SUTTON’S NEW COMEDY CLUB Please visit the website for up to date details Wednesday 30 March Bellydance Superstars present BOMBAY BELLYWOOD 7.45pm £16/£10 concs Suitable: WPLife

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Worcester Park Life n Jim and “The Gaffer” At the lower end of our allotment site lies the entrance to a secret garden. For most of the year, it’s hidden by greenery. But on a stark January day you can’t miss it. On a corner where the path sweeps round towards the car park, there’s a bird table where robins squabble for seeds. Below is a white sign bearing the inscription: The Jim Mansbridge Wildlife Area. Who was Jim, I wondered, and how did the area come to be created? “Go and talk to Jean”, was the advice I was given. “It was Jean’s project”.

Jean Galsworthy is a surprising woman. Judging by her two and a half productive plots, you might think she was a lifelong allotment addict. You’d be wrong.

“I just wanted somewhere to burn garden prunings”, she admitted. “In 1990, local residents got a council leaflet inviting them to take on a vacant plot. They assured us you didn’t have to do anything on it.” How times change!

For the annual sum of £7, she was allocated a half plot : a wilderness with a damson tree –and no damsons. Some would have sprayed the lot with weed killer. Not Jean. Never keen on pesticides, she decided to go completely organic. In this she was ahead of the trend. Armed with only an old sickle and a fork, she cleared the plot and planted lettuces and a herb garden. Soon, she was hooked.

In October, she took on the derelict other half, “to stop somebody else messing about on my plot!”

Two more followed. But with many plots still unlet, something had to be done to prevent the site being grabbed by developers. So Jean set about recruiting a band of enthusiastic volunteers to “get things moving”. Her efforts paid off. Working parties gradually cleared neglected plots and Open Days drew in a dozen new tenants.

Perhaps Jean’s biggest triumph was to persuade the AGM to accept her plans to turn a triangle of land roughly 160 x 90 feet into a wildlife area. Most of this was left as cover for birds, foxes and badgers.

The remainder, often flooded in winter, was dug out to form a pond, drainage ditches, bog garden and meadow area.

Jim Mansbridge, a retired policeman, was full of

Helping To Make Worcester Park A Nice Place To Live

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.This article will look at the benefits of applying a woodchip mulch to your garden.

Many people spend quite large amounts of money on decorative/ ornamental woodchip from garden centres this can often be bought from tree surgeons at much reduced prices who do not have the expensive overheads of packaging etc. The most frequent reason for buying woodchip is the benefit in terms of helping control the development of weeds in garden beds, the level needs to be about 6 inches deep to ensure that no light can reach the weeds as they start to develop a stem.

Such coverings in your garden are often the by-products of the arboricultural industry and can be divided into 3 broad groups. Hardwood chip is usually devoid of leaf matter and is used on paths and play areas, it lasts a long time as the wood takes longer to break down; woodland mulch is used

in borders and can contain key nutrients that benefit the soil and plants. Lastly bark shavings form an ornamental covering in borders and play areas; these are often dyed to give an interesting range of colours though the sun usually bleaches the dye out quite quickly.

Within borders a key benefit of a good woodchip mulch is the influence upon moisture conditions. On heavy clay soils the breakdown of the mulch helps increase the organic content and improves drainage reducing the problems of waterlogged soils with poor aeration.

On some allotments I have seen the hard work of members in digging in large amounts of mulch to create raised beds with a high nutrient and excellent drainage.

In the dry period of summer the woodchip covering also aids in reducing moisture loss from the soil by evaporation.

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Five spice chicken with soy and honey sauce

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Ready in: 50 minutes Serves 4 Chinese five-spice paste is an aromatic blend of cinnamon, fennel, star anise, ginger and cloves. It’s great for adding an authentic Oriental flavour to meat, fish and poultry.You’ll find small jars of it in the herb and spice sections of most supermarkets.

4 chicken fillets with skin 10ml (2tsp) Chinese five-spice paste 10ml (2tsp) sunflower oil 60ml (4tbsp) light soy sauce 30ml (2tbsp) runny honey 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 225g (8oz) hot cooked long grain rice, to serve Shredded spring onions and finely chopped red chilli, to garnish

1 Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Spread the five-spice paste over the skin of each chicken fillet and place in a foil-lined roasting tin. Drizzle over the oil and roast for 30-35 mins until the chicken is cooked through and the spice coated skin is lightly charred.

2 Remove the chicken from the tin and cover and keep warm.

Pour any juices from the roasting tin into a small pan and add the soy sauce and honey. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 4-5 mins until slightly thickened, Stir in the sweet chilli sauce.

3 Slice each chicken fillet into 5 pieces and arrange on a bed of hot cooked rice. Garnish with the shredded spring onion. Serve the soy and honey sauce in small bowls, garnished with chopped red chilli. WPLife

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To feature in this section email info@wplife.co.uk Do you enjoy listening to show tunes, big band music, jazz, light classics etc?

Come along to an evening of live music played by top artistes. . We meet on the second Monday of each month at our Banstead venue Banstead Organ & Keyboard Club Church Institute Hall, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NN Our next concerts are on 14th March – Andrew Nix Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start. (Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts. Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www. bansteadorganclub.co.uk Quest was set up in 1987 to provide a meeting place for people with physical disabilities between the ages of 20 - 60.

However, once a member there is no age cut off. The aim of the club is to provide a welcoming, caring atmosphere for the members and allow the carers to have a regular break.

Everyone pays an annual subscription. and we all pay £2.50 for our lunch, which is cooked on the premises.

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We have various social activities and every second month we have a speaker, outings can be arranged if enough people wish to go.

The venue is St. Philip Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park.

We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.m Contact June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220 Worcester Park Residents Assocaiation When issues arise in our town or local council want to implement changes which could affect our daily way of life then as rate payers we need to voice our opinions.

WPRA is the voice of the community. The more members we have the more our local council and MP will listen to our concerns. This in turn will help us to get what we want and not what someone outside our community wants us to have.

Do you have concerns about issues such as: Central road traffic congestion Flooding of Beverley brookThriving as a community, Graffiti. Litter Help us to help you by becoming a member of WPRA It’s simple to join and only £4 per year per household. This subscription goes towards the cost of producing 3 or 4 newsletters you will receive each year, Sutton councils weekly planning application list ( by email only) postage costs and the hiring of halls for our meetings and the AGM.

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For an application form please call Tom on 8330 2299 who will drop a form into you.

East Surrey Family History Society For those who are interested in finding out how to investigate their family history the Sutton Branch of the East Surrey Family History Society holds meetings on the first Thursday of the month at St Nicholas Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane. Most months we have a professional speaker.

Here is what we have on offer for the next few months 6th January Paul Blake Crime, Criminals& Punishment in England Paul is a professional genealogist & President of ESFHS Further details of all our branch meetings, can be found at Our award winning website www.esfhs.org.uk Social Dancing with “ GLITTERS” At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village 8.30 pm – 11.00 pm Entrance £7.50 Over 18’s All standards Bar & Free parking & Professional D J We may not have Brucie but we do have a glitter ball!

21st January 4th & 18th February 18th March 1st & 15th April FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 07903 314276 Keep Fit Stay Fit every Wednesday 10.15-11.15am at Christ Church with St Philip, Ruskin Road. Come along and give it a try !

For more information please call Jo Hamilton on tel 020 8786 3444 The WORCESTER PARK DRAMATIC SOCIETY is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November.

We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events.

We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions.

We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. The latter includes stage management, set construction, sound and lighting. If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

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Fun for the under 5s If your group isn’t featured please email jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk Monday Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a lively toddler group, where carers of any kind are welcome to attend and supervise their youngsters. Our age range is from young babies to 3-4 years. Sarah on 020 8393 7299 or email via the church’s website www.wpbc.org.uk Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group is a very welcoming and relaxed place to meet new friends for yourself and your toddlers. We are open to all Mums, Dads, Grandparents and Carers. We meet in the Church Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 until 11.15am during term time Wednesday Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday Thursday Epsom & Ewell Toy Library term time 9.30 to 12.30 at Riverview Children’s Centre, Riverview Primary School, West Ewell, which is just off of Ruxley Lane (at the ewell By

Union serve refreshments during the morning for both adults and children.

Although we may have a waiting list for a regular weekly place, do feel free to drop in and check us out on either Monday or Friday mornings. You can be sure of a warm welcome.

For more information, please contact: Linda tel: 020-8330-2286 Wednesday Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a lively toddler group, where carers of any kind are welcome to attend and supervise their youngsters. Our age range is from young babies to 3-4 years.

Children and Parent & Baby classes at Christ Church St Philip Parent and Toddler Maldenwith Parochrial School, Old Malden Group (Also 9.30 until 11.15amChessington - see Monday in Berrylands, & Sutton) Friday Small, friendly, fun classes run by qualified, experienced teachers.

Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Halfuntil hour11.15am lessons between 2 and 5pm.

Group 9.30 - see Monday St. Mary’s Parent andusToddler 10.00 a.m.

Please contact for moreGroup information to 11.30 a.m. in the Parish Centre - see Monday about days and specific lessons.

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Pass end). 0208 337 7310 Refreshments are available, so come along to play & have a cuppa and a chat! £3 to join/year, please bring 2 forms of ID Friday Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday St. Mary’s Parent and Toddler Group meets 10.00 - 11.30am in the Parish Centre. Families enjoy making new friends in a relaxed atmosphere, while their children play safely. Ladies from St. Mary’s Mothers’ Union serve refreshments during the morning for both adults and children. Feel free to pop in and check us out any Friday morning during term time; you can be sure of a warm welcome.

For more information, please contact the Parish Office tel: 020 8337 4026 Saturday Men behaving Dadly, Grace Church - Saturday 19 March & every 3rd Saturday of the month, 9.30 to 11 am, at Green Lane Primary School. For Dads and their pre-school children (0-4). The kids get to play with the toys, the Dads get a bacon roll and coffee, and Mums might possibly get a lie-in... £3 on the door. For more information & contact details, www.gracechurchworcesterpark.org

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by PCSO Gary Weaving

Safer Neighbourhoods is a truly local policing style: local people working with local police and partners to identify and tackle issues of concern in their neighbourhood. Safer Neighbourhoods teams usually consist of one Sergeant, two Constables and three police Community Support Officers (PCSO’s), although there are variations.

They are trained to communicate with a wide range of people, communities and partners, to tackle and solve community problems. Experience suggests these are most likely to be quality-of-life issues, such as anti-social behaviour, criminal damage, abandoned cars and graffiti.

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The teams are permanent, not a ‘quick fix’ brought in to respond to local changes in crime and disorder. What’s important and different about this neighbourhood policing model is the officer’s work at grass roots level in addition to London’s other policing teams and specialist units.

Safer Neighbourhoods teams are assigned, in most cases, according to the boundaries of each of London’s 624 electoral wards.

The programme began its phased roll out in April 2004, and in April 2006 the remaining teams were put in place - two years ahead of the Government set target for national neighbourhood policing. All 624 neighbourhood wards across the capital now have their own dedicated Safer Neighbourhoods team - that’s around 20 teams per borough. Five additional teams cover the city of Westminster and there is an extra team in Crystal Palace covering an area where three boroughs meet. This brings the total number of Safer Neighbourhoods teams to 630 - that’s over 4,100 officers and police community support officers dedicated to neighbourhood policing.

Neighbourhood policing has proved popular and successful, not only in London but throughout the UK and will almost certainly continue to do so.

Worcester Park spans four wards, those in the Borough of Sutton are covered by ‘Worcester Park’ and ‘Nonsuch’ (contact details at foot of page). Those of you in the Borough of Kingston upon Thames are covered by ‘Old Malden’ (020 8721 2595) and don’t worry if you live outside the Metropolitan area in Surrey’s ‘Cuddington’ Ward, you too have a dedicated team of neighbourhood officers covering your area and they can be contacted on 0845 125 2222 ex 30158.

Please contact your team if you have any concerns or worries about crime or something that may be affecting your neighbourhood.

Thank you. WPLife Worcester Park Safer Neighbourhood Team, 020 8 649 3590 worcesterpark.snt@met.police.uk Nonsuch Safer Neighbourhood Team, 0208 721 2491 nonsuch.snt@met.police.uk 154 Central Road, Worcester Park In an emergency always dial 999.

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