Worcester Park Life June 2011

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Welcome to another packed edition of Worcester Park Life.

I hope you enjoy our varied mix of articles and puzzles this month. A big thanks to all of our contributors.

As you may only get Worcester Park Life delivered every 2nd month you may not realise that a new edition is printed monthly. There are limited copies available to pick up in various distribution centres but it is also easy to read online – and you can still enter the competitions. www.wplife.co.uk If you’re a local club or organisation who’d welcome new members then email me in your details and we’ll print them on our Clubs pages – there’s no charge for this. And if you’re a local business who’d welcome some new customers then why not advertise in Worcester Park Life – think about it, if you’re reading this then your new customers probably are too! Just call me on 020 8336 2915.

And remember, there wouldn’t be a magazine without all of our terrific advertisers. Let me know how you get on!

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Jenny Stuart Editor and publisher The next edition will be available in the Libraries, Waitrose, John James, the Police office and other outlets from 4th July 2011 Next copy deadline: 17th June Published by Malden Media Limited 36 Rosebery Avenue, KT3 4JS E: jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk 020 8336 2915 www.wplife.co.uk Also publishing the Village Voice in New Malden

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Articles

7 History A Summer Fair and

a Royal Wedding 10 Ruth Jemmett The tale of a former technophobe 14 View from the City

by Justin Urquhart Stewart 16 SCILL Find out more 18 The Royal Wedding Street Party Pictures from Leyfield 21 Kingston Food Festival 22 Clubs Cheam Woodturners Association 25 Competitions Win theatre tickets for Richmond and Epsom 32 Royal British Legion 34 Technoblog Vinyl 37 611 Celebrations 40 Clubs The 4th Worcester Park Scout Group 42 Events St Raphaels Summer Fete 45 Recipe Chilli prawn and tomato linguine 46 WPark Wine 53 Make ours a Safer Neighbourhood Dogs die in hot cars

Local Information 38 What’s On 36 Useful Information 48 Clubs 50 Toddler groups 451Business Index

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15 Quick Quiz 26 Codeword 31 Number Cruncher

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Worcester Park Life In our look at The Avenue, from which we have taken an interval for a couple of months as other subjects came up, we have reached the corner of Woodlands Avenue.

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This is the entrance to the ‘Avenue’ estate, which until the 1930s was part of Worcester Park Farm, operated from a farmhouse in Central Road (roughly on the site of Superdrug), part of the estate owned by the Stone family. Their property extended across most of Stoneleigh, which is named after them.When the railway was built in the 1850s, the Cattle Arch (now part of Dewsbury Gardens) provided a means of getting livestock between the farm buildings and the fields on this side of the line.

The first section of Woodlands Avenue was not originally part of the Stone family’s property. In order to realise the development value of this farm, the Stone trustees bought this strip of land for £755 in 1928 from Mr Baldwin, the owner of Oaklands, the next house in the Avenue. Little more than a year later, it began to seem as if the purchase had been unnecessary: in July 1929 Ralph Stone was informed by one of his fellow trustees: “Some of the residents in the immediate neighbourhood of the Avenue are promulgating a scheme to purchase 90 acres… for [the] purpose of a Golf Course.”

was sufficiently wide to allow the kitchen to be placed behind it, avoiding the need for the kitchen back-extension common in earlier houses. Upstairs, the principal bedrooms were placed above the reception rooms, with a small third bedroom over the hall, and the bathroom over the kitchen.

The builders provided variety by using a range of features on the façades. Since the 1880s, designers of larger houses had been returning to traditional vernacular materials, such as the black-andwhite half-timbering of the west Midlands, the tile-hanging of the south east, and the decorative plasterwork of East Anglia. Suburban builders incorporated all these features, mixing half-timbered gables, leaded windows, and walls of red brick or tile to give Londoners the chance to own a cottage within commuting distance of their offices. u

Nothing came of this scheme, however, and in 1933 a number of plans were submitted to the planning authorities in Epsom for the layout of an estate here, initially by local builders Lavender and Farrell, and then

by Atkinson and Marler, the agents responsible for the overall development of most of the Stone family’s property.

In Edenfield Gardens, development began in about 1934; the first part of the road was developed on Middle Meadow (to the right) and Upper Meadow (to the left), while most of the houses above the junction with Fairford Gardens stand on Buckwheat Field. In Worcester Park we can see many roads of 1930s houses, and it is worth overcoming our familiarity with the inter-war style to appreciate some of the subtleties used by the builders.

The houses on the ‘Avenue’ estate generally follow the most common Thirties pattern, using the ‘Universal plan’ layout with a ‘Tudorbethan’ exterior evoking the English country cottage. The layout consisted of a sitting-room at the front, with a dining-room behind, and a hall that To advertise in

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A Summer Fair and a Royal Wedding

by David Rymill The pairs of semi-detached houses on the left side of Edenfield Gardens display a number of features associated with the upper end of the Thirties market: the half-timbering is extended over the whole of the façades, and oak doors with false iron hinges are emphasised by large porches.

On the prominent corner site are houses suggesting a particular concern for authenticity, with projecting upper storeys mimicking the ‘jetty’ of timber-framed buildings, while others feature the sweeping gable, a vernacular feature re-introduced by C F A Voysey into country-house architecture around the turn of the century, and standardised for the suburban market.

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Shadbolt Park with its paddock. The paddock will be the venue on Saturday 18 June for the Cuddington Community Fair, organised by St Mary’s Church and involving many local groups. The fair will be open from 12 noon to 4pm, and entry is free. There will be many stalls, selling home-made cards, plants, needlecraft, jewellery, books, cakes, etc, and numerous sideshows. Arena events so far arranged include an opening performance by the Kingston and Malden Scout and Guide Band, the popular dog show, and dancing by pupils from Auriol Junior School. Refreshments will be available, including a barbecue, fresh fruit, Pimms and teas.

On another theme – the Royal Wedding was marked by street parties in a number of roads in Worcester Park.

In the Old Malden area, the residents of Leyfield proved particularly enthusiastic: about 20 tables, many of them decorated, ran along the roadway westwards from Lady Hay, as shown in one of our photographs. (Also see page 18). Adults and children enjoyed games including apple bobbing and egg and spoon races. In Cuddington Ward, children assembled at St Mary’s for a fancy dress parade along Delta Road, followed by tea in Rowe Hall. When I called in to Worcester Gardens I found numerous members of the Royal family present, at least by proxy, as our other photograph shows – and the event continued with welly throwing and fireworks. 2nd Worcester Park Brownies and Rainbows celebrated with a special tea a few days early. I understand that street parties were also organised in Manor Close and Risborough Drive – any further details would be welcome. david.rymill@hants.gov.uk WPLife

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by Ruth Jemmett

In this technological age, when even very young children are comfortable with computers, and the world we once knew seems to have been taken over by the internet and Blackberries (keep up at the back there - it isn’t a fruit), it is easy to imagine that everyone you know is e-mailing the world.

If you have already lost interest it is probably because you are one of the many people in Worcester Park - or indeed the whole country - who are definitely NOT computer literate, and who come out in a cold sweat when confronted by modern gadgets. Because the media constantly bombard us with instructions on how to send an e-mail or text to our favourite television or radio programme, it is easy to forget that there is a whole swathe of the population (many of them aged over sixty) for whom the onslaught of modern fast-moving technology holds all the attraction of a root canal filling.

But take heart dear reader. I too was Mrs Technophobe until a year ago. Despite the fact that my husband uses a computer both at work and at home (and would probably take his laptop to bed given half a chance) I turned a deaf ear to his pleas that I should join the twenty-first century.

Even when my son, who has an impressive string of I.T. qualifications (that means Information Technology for you at the back) begged me to stop asking him to reply to incoming e-mails on my behalf, I clamped my hands firmly over my ears and sang “La, la, la!” loudly. I’m ashamed to admit that until a couple of years ago I hadn’t even used a mobile ‘phone!

In a previous life I had been a fully trained secretary with speedy shorthand skills who could easily unravel the mysteries of a manual telephone switchboard, a Telex machine, a Dictaphone and a Roneo copier. (At this point those of you who were born after 1970 will be glazing over and muttering “What century did SHE live in?”) .

During those distant days I was considered to be an allround office whiz-kid. These days I’m just becoming more round.

Then, a few months ago I began to feel like an outsider in the modern world.

Friends and family would have in-jokes about their exploits on Web sites. (Hey, you at the back - it’s nothing to do with spiders).

They would look at me in a pitying way, until one day I suddenly said to myself “If you can’t beat’em, join ‘em!”

Against my better judgment and every instinct in my body, I ordered a laptop - a pink one.

When the object of my disquiet arrived I initially felt very excited, and then realised that I didn’t have the foggiest idea how to work the darned thing. My husband patiently set the system up for me (with many patronising looks and tutting in my direction. He and my son kept glancing at each other and smirking as I asked things like “What is a mouse?” I was getting so annoyed at their attitude that I knew I HAD to throw myself into the computer age - or else I might have been tempted to do something dreadful to them with that mouse!

Initially I felt like a child on their first day at school, continually asking questions and feeling completely out of my depth. (After all, my son, who was my chief mentor, gained a Distinction in Computer G.C.E. twenty-two years ago. No wonder my questions regarding basics gave him the demeanour of a genius being forced to watch The Jeremy Kyle Show).

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the back of the class won’t understand …) I began to assimilate the wonders of the computer age. I made a point of writing down anything I had trouble in remembering, and gradually learnt how to send and receive e-mails, search on The Web (shopping has never been so easy) and get into the Word programme, which I am writing this article on. Recently I decided to have a ‘Girls Only’ computer evening. I use the term ‘Girls’ loosely as most of my friends still have their ration books from World War Two….) at which we could share our knowledge. It was a roaring success and we plan to have some more.

So if you are of ‘a certain age’ and feel nervous about entering this exciting new world, take courage from my experience. If I can overcome the complexities of all this technology, anyone can. After all, you are reading the words of someone who once got on a camel at London Zoo back to front (no, it wasn’t last week - I was eight at the time!) and can now tell the difference between a dongle and a blog.

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by Justin Urquhart Stewart Here are two sobering facts about our current market.

Firstly someone has agreed to pay $8.5bn – not million – for a loss making online telephone system. Secondly we are about to see a new flotation of a social networking site whose prospectus has the following statement: “we expect our revenue growth rate to decline and, as our costs increase, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to sustain our profitability in the long term”. Hardly the most positive of statements - especially in a prospectus designed to encourage investors to part with their cash. Despite this, the business has an expectation that it will be valued at around $3bn. This would mean that it would be set at around 13 times last year’s sales.

However, maybe this is relatively cheap as only last week the Chinese social network Renren floated at an amazing level of 72 times sales!

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The first company is Skype, where the cash laden Microsoft are willing to pay just about anything to find something which will make them more appealing to the user and to get away from their image of being the unacceptable Shrek of the software world.

The second is LinkedIn where they hope to entice investors into buying their shares in the vain hope that one day, at the end of the rainbow, there is a crock of gold for bold investors.

In my view this seems to have all of the investment logic of those dotcom days of over a decade ago.

Just an update on the Greek “non default” default. As I have been warbling on for an age, a default by whatever nomenclature seems inevitable and frankly constructive given the current impasse. Of course the key issue is the strength of those banks that hold this debt and how much pain they could have to suffer. The FT stated last week that if the bondholders were to take a 50% “haircut” then the pain could be quite significant for some of the lead debt holders, with BNP Paribas taking €1.7bn, Commerzbank €1.1bn, and RBS -whose exposure was thought to be relatively small - an unpleasant half a billion Euros.

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2. Directed by Richard Attenborough, which 1977 film is centred around Operation Market Garden, a failed attempt by the Allies to break through German lines at Arnhem in World War Two? 3. Which battle of 1876 is sometimes referred to as Custer’s Last Stand?

4. Was Dad’s Army set during World War One or World War Two? 5. Inspiring the name of a popular sporting event, which city in ancient Greece is a messenger called Pheidippides said to have run to Athens from in 490 B.C. to announce the result of a battle?

6. What was the name of the Archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo led to the outbreak of World War One? 7. Published in 1956, The Last Battle is the final book in which series?

8. In music, which group from Bristol temporarily dropped the second word from their two word name in the early 1990s as it was thought that their full name might imply that they supported the Gulf War? 9. Lord Nelson died during which battle?

10. Which common British pub name refers to the hiding place of King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651?

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SCILL information and advice SCILL is a centre based in the London Borough of Sutton offering a wide range of services to disabled people. We believe disabled people should have choice and control in their life, and our centre aims to help them to become active citizens in their community.

Our Information and Advice service helps us achieve this aim by giving free, confidential information for all community care and disability needs. Popular enquiries include information on disability equipment, support groups, transport services, accessible holidays and hobbies and leisure. We also stock RADAR keys which open locked disabled toilets nationwide. To contact the Information and Advice service please call 020 8770 4065 or email information@scill.org.uk.

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These classes and activities are open to people paying for their own care, for individuals with a Personal Budget and for people using Direct Payments (if this has been agreed by their Social Worker).

Classes can be booked for an 8 week period, with an option to continue. Cooking is offered for 6 weeks and shopping sessions can be booked as a one off activity when support staff are available.

An exciting addition to our I.T. programme is an ECDL (a European computer qualification) which has just started running. This course is very useful, both for personal interest and for future employment prospects.

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If you are interested in joining one of our classes or know anyone who may be interested, please speak to Cathy Brennan on 020 8770 4051 or Elaine McDaniel on 020 8770 4056 for more information and booking forms.

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The Royal Wedding Street Party – Leyfield Along with many others in the borough, Leyfield in Worcester Park managed to organize a fantastic street party. Amazing efforts from Shirley McNamara and neighbors lead to a fabulous congregation nearly reaching 150 friends and residents.

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The road was cornered off from 9.30am and the tables began to form running up the middle of the street with decorations to celebrate the wedding. It was absolutely fabulous to see the children playing in street with hula-hoops, scooters and ball games. Several gazebos sheltered in the drives along with BBQ’s where neighbors had the opportunity to sample and share food and drink.

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Stroll through the visiting markets in the Ancient Market Place, experience the Taste of Kingston with samples from all your favourite local restaurants and cafes, watch the master chefs at work in our Demonstration Kitchen and enjoy free food samples when you take part in the Taste Trail.

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Adding to Kingston’s daily Ancient Market, four visiting markets will be coming to the festival. The Taste of Kingston Market is always one of the Food Festival highlightsKingston’s leading restaurants and food outlets bring their food to you. Why not enjoy tastes of Morocco with Exotic Tagine, including free cookery masterclasses, meet award-winning food producers at the Great Taste Market, or celebrate Quality Eating and Drinking with QED? Don’t forget; over the course of the festival, local restaurants have a range of great special offers for you, plus win some great prizes in the Kingston Food Festival Prize Draw.

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Cheam Woodturners Association was formed in 1997. Meetings are held at 7.30 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Elmcroft Centre, London Road, North Cheam, which is next to the Sainsbury Supermarket.

The club is dedicated to promoting the art of woodturning and encouraging anyone interested to take part. The club is affiliated to the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain and is the only affiliated club in the local area.

The club has about 65 members, aged from 15 upwards, whose ability ranges from absolute beginner, some of whom do not even own a lathe when they join, through to professionals who earn their living at woodturning.

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BEYOND THE BARRICADE returns to the Epsom Playhouse by overwhelming public demand on Thursday 30 June at 7.30pm with a brand new production.

Recreating original West End and Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, Beyond the Barricade features a cast of past principal performers from the West End production of Les Miserables, and the recent 25th Anniversary Concert at the 02 Arena. This production will include songs from Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Phantom Of The Opera, Love Never Dies, Mamma Mia, Blood Brothers, The Jersey Boys and many more, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Miserables!

Looking ahead Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band - Tuesday 5 July Mark Watson – Monday 11 July Bob the Builder – Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July Wayne Sleep – Thursday 28 July Playhouse Studio Jazz – Monday 4 & Monday 18 July

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WPark Royal British Legion Celebration Weekend

Along the length and breadth of England Legion clubs will be celebrating the existence of The Royal British Legion for 90 Years, ours is also a special double celebration as our Branch is 80 years old as well.

It has been a long journey for the Branch starting out at the rear of what was Brabhams garage to getting the club as it exists now, sometimes through rocky times but the fight goes on to keep the Branch and Club alive in these troubled times. With the recent conflicts in mind it seems the least we can all do is to support the Legion, so that all our troops can get the best possible back up to support them in their time of need. It’s not all about giving but showing support, as we have had some service personnel at the club from Headley Court it makes you feel very humble when you see how well they are coping with their injuries.

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The Royal British legion in central road Worcester Park is to celebrate 90 years of the Legion with a celebration Weekend 10th, 11th &12th June.

On the Friday 10th June in the evening we have Rhythmic a live act to dance to and Bingo Flyers with a late Super Flyer £100 Full house guaranteed.Any proceeds collected on the night will go into the poppy fund.

Saturday 11th June will be our main celebrations with dancing to velvet touch and the theme of the night is a tramps ball come dressed, We shall also hold a game of our now famous Poppy Joker where half of the money taken is placed into the Poppy Fund the other half as a prize on turning over the Joker it must be won on the night. Prizes for the best dressed Tramp. We would also like to welcome our guests tonight past Club and Branch Chairman’s and Representatives from our County Head Quarters. Again all proceeds will go to the poppy fund.

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The evening will finish with a family Disco & Karaoke to complete the party weekend so why not come and join us and show your support for a great organisation The Royal British Legion.

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To celebrate this event bring the accompanying add and get a special discounted membership till October 2011 of £22-00p from 10am till 5pm Saturday 11th June only.

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by Vernon Hamblin @Unilet This is probably the most non-technical TechnoBlog so far. The numbers listed above don't refer to anything digital. They are not the sizes of any binary file I can think of apart from 16 which coincidentally does happen to be the bit-rate of a CD. Those numbers actually refer to the various rotational speeds utilised over the last 100 years to extract sound from a round bit of plastic called 'The Record�.

The history of its name is as simple as the basic electromechanical process required to recover the sound from its surface. It is not a slang for 'Recording' as many might believe. In the early history of recording, the choice of what to capture to the rotating black disc was simple...The human voice. Once realized, it was not a giant leap to capture singers, small groups, famous speeches and finally orchestras. The equipment required was more or less portable. What we now know as a recording studio simply didn't exist. The discs produced were generally a 'one-off' so they were therefore , a 'Record of that performance'. These 'records' were 78rpm Shellacs mostly destined for libraries, public or private. However, as you might imagine, it wasn't very long before the idea of those 'records' being used for public performance occurred, and the rest, as they say...

Setting the Standard...

By the mid 1950's the 12'' vinyl microgroove record standard had been set and has remained ever thus. Here we are over 50 years later and there is no sign of it going away. It has survived every battle waged against it?...Why? Part of the answer, I think, is simply history. Until the sales of CD's eventually overtook that of vinyl in the late 80's every single music milestone since the 1920's had been committed to the Record first. From Robert Johnson to Eric Clapton, Stokowski to Solti, Louis Armstrong to Weather Report. Presley, Miles Davis, Ella, Beatles, Dylan...the list goes on and on.

Nostalgia? Possibly. I am not saying that everything that came after 1988 didn't matter. I am suggesting that as a medium, the CD, USB stick or even a download simply doesn't have the gravitas of the Vinyl LP. Then there is the cover artwork which is so much more tangible, and when it's spread over a gatefold sleeve! The care required to extract the LP from that sleeve, place it on the turntable, clean the Stylus and then listen out for that click and crackle from the 'run-in' groove. Finally that sound...it has a naturalness which is absolutely unequalled. It's real!!

There is also the very real sense of ownership of something that has been crafted, not just manufactured.

It is true that the steady increase in bit-rates over the last 20 years have vastly improved the sense of 'realism' of digital recordings.

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get me wrong though, my enthusiasm for the vinyl record doesn't mask the fact that you did (and still can) get a duff pressing or two. But you can also get a duff CD. Your internet connection can go down and ruin that download you almost finished. But if the record is looked after, regardless of whether the original recording is analogue or digital the sound of your chosen artist from that bit of vinyl is still more natural. It's analogue and that's how we (as humans) hear.

Finally, here's an interesting number...24. Another is 55...

Vinyl records are now 55 years old, and 24-bit is now the standard used to record in the digital domain. So how do the two meet? Here's why...

You see, the major record companies are now very reluctant, for obvious reasons, to use the original master tapes of classic albums.Virtually all of them are now archived on 24-bit hard drives anyway. However, all of those record companies continue to reissue iconic titles on vinyl. Indeed, modern artists also release their catalogues on vinyl and their recordings are digital. Recording entirely in the analogue domain is a rare occurrence nowadays. It is a matter of fact that modern high quality 180g and 200g reissues and all the latter day recordings released on vinyl are more often than not cut and pressed from 24-bit digital files.

And there is nothing wrong with that because those files are generally of a very high quality. In fact, if the original source tape(s) and the 24-bit archive were presented back-to-back, most people would struggle to detect a difference.

So the ancient format that is the Vinyl Record is actually bang up to date. It is more than capable of reproducing high bit-rate digital recordings and, by virtue of that fact, it generally sounds better than most Compact Discs. Don't forget, CD is still only 16-bit! Vinyl sounds better than just about any other format we can think of as well. Yes, we did have SACD and DVD-Audio for a while and both of these digital formats were 24-bit, but both of those carriers have more or less died...yep, you guessed it. Another format war! But irrespective of all of this, we are still left with the Vinyl Record happily playing 24-bit resolution in the analogue domain.

Full circle?...Literally!

Has this article been an unabashed and poorly disguised advert for the vinyl department at Unilet Sound & Vision? You bet it has.

We currently carry over a thousand new titles on vinyl. We also have a similar number of immaculate and beautifully presented pre-owned records to purchase as well. All of which have been professionally cleaned using a VPI wet vacuum record cleaning machine. Cleaning your old vinyl is a service we can also offer.

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To celebrate these two anniversaries the following events will be taking place in The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Old Malden.

Church Road, Worcester Park.

18th June: The church will be open between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. with exhibitions about: a) how the church and parish might have looked in 1611; b) the King James Bible. 7.00 pm A Jacobean Evening (history, music, food). Ticket only event.

19th June: 8.00 am Said and 9.45 am Sung Eucharists.

Church Open 2.00 – 4.00 pm.

7.00 pm. A Pageant Through the Ages. (An evening of early music and words).

Open to all. Free Admission. Disabled parking only.

22nd June at 8.00pm and 23rd June at 10.00 am A talk on Bible Translation and the Authorised Version.

25th June: Maeldune Fayre on Plough Green from 11.00am – 3.00pm.

Church open 2.00 – 4.00 pm.

26th June: 9.45 am Patronal Festival – celebrating what God has done in the Parish since 1611.

Church Open 2.00 – 4.00 pm.

The church has a long and interesting history. First mention of the Saxon church at Maeldune (which means the cross on the hill) was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Walter de Merton became the Lord of the Manor of Malden in 1240 – he later became Chancellor of England and Bishop of Rochester. He founded the earliest Oxford College (Merton) which was supported by revenue from his estates including Malden. To this present day Merton College has the right to appoint the vicar of this parish. By 1585 the church was decaying and the Malden villagers petitioned Queen Elizabeth 1 asking for help – but nothing was done. By 1609 the church was beyond repair so another appeal was launched, successfully this time. Thomas Ravis, Bishop of To advertise in

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1611 Celebrations London, who was born in Malden, and John Goode, Lord of the Manor, were both involved in the rebuilding, with contributions from many in the parish and beyond. The nave and tower were entirely rebuilt in red brick but the lower part of the old flint and stone chancel walling was patched up and retained. The work was completed in 1611. By the late 19th century the church was too small for the growing village so a large Victorian extension was built in 1875 (which is now the present nave and chancel), and the old church became our Lady Chapel.

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Give Blood Call 0300 123 23 23 St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park Kt4 8l Thursday 02 Jun 2011 14:00 to 16:30 17:30 to 20:00 2-12th June - Kingston Food Festival - see page 21 for more information.

Fundraising Jumble Sale and Open Day for Cancer Research UK that we are holding on Saturday 11th June at the Malden Centre. The open day is on between 10.00 and 4.00 and the jumble sale is 2.00 - 4.00pm.

The main event will be a jumble sale, we will also be offering free swimming , free tots funtime, face painting, and free courses in return for a donation to the charity.

Cheam Common Infants’ and Junior Schools’ Fun Run and Summer Fair. Saturday June 18th The day begins at Cuddington Recreation Ground with a children’s Fun Run from 10 am. Come and join in the fun and support the children. The Summer Fair, held at the schools premises on Kingsmead Avenue, starts at midday. It promises to be an umissable family event with bouncy castles, fair rides, face painting, mini manicures, refreshments, fun stalls and prizes gallore.

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“The True Face of Carers” 11am - 12.30pm, Friday 10 June, Guildhall, Kingston KT1 1EU

Meet Ed Davey M P and Zac Goldsmith M P to hear about the coalition’s plans to support carers, talk about what’s important to you as a carer help shape local support and services for carers

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Hampton Court by Boat 10.30am - 3pm, Tuesday 14 June Starting & ending in Kingston, this is a great way for carers who haven’t been on the trip before to take time out & meet other carers.

Lunch and boat trip paid for. To book call Kirstie 020 8547 6124

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Noble Centre, 109a Blagdon Road New Malden KT3 4BD

Live music and BBQ for carers of people with mental health problems - families welcome. RSVP 020 3031 2751

Pampering, Health Check, Money Matters and Information Day for carers 11am - 2pm, Saturday 18th June

Noble Centre, 109a Blagdon Rd, New Malden KT3 4BD Drop in to find out about looking after yourself, have a quick health check and make sure you’re getting the service and benefits you’re entitled to.

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The 4th Worcester Park Scout Group

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The 4th Worcester Park Scout Group is now in its 78th year and still thriving.

We are based at our site on Braemar Road, nestled amongst the residents of Worcester Park. Our Headquarters provides areas for camping, scouting skills, training and events. We have two halls, several meeting rooms and plenty of storage space. We are most fortunate that our members and supporters (past and present) are so willing to give of their time to help the young people and to assist with the running of the headquarters.

The scout group currently have over 200 young people who meet every week during term time. Along with the 100+ adults involved with the group, we have achieved the dizzy heights of being in the top ten largest scout groups in the

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country. Some of our adult members are part of the Scout4x4 who featured in the local press during the snow earlier this year. Some are leaders and work with the young people and some members are supporters helping with events and fundraising.

Whatever the adult members do - they do it FREE. No member of the group is paid for their time and I would like to publicly thank everyone who helps us.

The Group is currently working on a "Group Development Plan". This sets targets to achieve over the next 5 years. So far, we have been successful with some grant applications from the Sita Trust and Sutton Community Volunteer Scheme. Together with our own fundraising, we have been able to renew some of our electrical system, install a new heating system, replace worn floors, replace storeroom doors and refit our kitchen.

From an activity point of view, besides the more traditional Scouting activities such as camping, hiking etc our young people have to opportunity to participate in more adventurous activities such as mountaineering, archery, power boating & water sports and 4x4 offroading. We

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Worcester Park Life are always looking to expand our capabilities in this area and, as an example, we intend to add caving to this list next year. There are also opportunities for our adult volunteers to take part in these sports so come and get involved.

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In the last year, we have opened a new beaver colony for 6-8 year olds and developed our scout active support unit for our adult members. I think it would be fair to say that the adults have as much fun as the young people. Our next target is a new activity building. Recently we have been granted planning permission for this. The new building will provide covered activity space for archery, bouldering and other activities. It will also provide a new workshop and store. The cost of this is expected to exceed £70,000 so our fundraising team are more important than ever.

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have our own highly committed fundraising team, without them we would find it difficult to achieve our plans Last year the Fund Raising Team raised around £14,000 by running and organising 13 events during the year. They organised jumble sales, fetes, a Casino Night, a Quiz night, a firework display and much more. This massive amount of work is undertaken by a small team which would like to grow with the help of more volunteers. Without an increase in the membership of the fundraising team the number of events might have to be limited and this in turn will limit the amount of money which can be raised. We are keen to have some new ideas and team members willing to join us. We actively encourage parents and families to get involved as we are all there for the same reasons - To benefit the young people and have some fun! If you are interested in getting involved, PLEASE email me on gsl@4wp.org.uk. The Fundraising Team meets approximately once a month for about 45 minutes to discuss future events, ideas and planning. If you are not able to get involved in the meetings, we always need help at the events.

WE NEED YOU and the young people need us all to continue to provide our facilities, experience and training. The group is part of the community and without each other, everyone will lose out.

Our upcoming events are: The next Fundraising Team meeting is at 8pm on the 8th June at the HQ. For the first time we are holding a Car Boot Sale on Saturday 11th June 2011. Gates will open to sellers at 8.30am and to buyers at 9.30am. Leaflets and flyers will be available very soon.

Entrance is 50p for buyers . Sellers:£8 for Cars. £10 for Vans and trailers. £15 for a table in the hall (limited space). Pay on the gate and no exit before 11:30am. Refreshments and food will be available on the day.

We have our annual Summer fete on the 2nd July. All the usual attractions, inflatables, beer tent, BBQ and the legendary Monkey Bridge. It is the biggest fete in the area 41 and an excellent family day out. Also we have our AGM on the 15th June at 8pm and all members, parents and friends are most welcome.

If you would like any further information, please go to our new website – www.4wp.org.uk. You will find details if you wish to volunteer or add your child to our waiting list.

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St Raphael’s Hospice SUMMER FETE Sunday 19th June On Sunday 19th June the grounds of St Raphael’s Hospice in London Road, North Cheam (SM3 9DX – on the same site as St Anthony’s Hospital) will be open between midday and 4pm to visitors and supporters for this popular summer event, to raise funds for the Hospice which offers palliative care to terminally ill patients free of charge, from the boroughs of Sutton and Merton.

This is an event for all the family, with a wide range of stalls and fun sideshows to enjoy.

There will also be performances by the entertainer Uncle John, donkey rides and a bouncy castle. All this and more will be there, and to add to the enjoyment there will be delicious burgers from our all day BBQ,

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Worcester Park Life At this time of year you want to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen so here’s a quick and easy supper that takes less than 25 minutes to create. If you’re not too keen on chilli then replace with a finely chopped spring onion.

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350g (12oz) linguine 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small red chilli pepper, deseeded and finely chopped 225g (8oz) raw, peeled tiger prawns 8 sundried tomatoes in oil, sliced, plus 3-4 tbsp of the marinating oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Few fresh basil leaves 1 Cook the linguine in a large pan of lightly salted, boiling water for 10-12 mins

Chilli prawn and tomato linguine Serves 2 Ready in 20 minutes

or according to the packet instructions until tender but still with a little bite.

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A Rep to protect

by Aret Kapetanovic of the Vin Bin

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I’m writing this on my return from the 2011 International Wine Fair at the ExCel and wanted to share the experience with you. For those that have spent years in the wine trade, I imagine it all becomes quite dull and repetitive, but for my husband and I it is still a very exciting time to catch up with friends, discover new wineries and meet some wonderfully larger than life characters. Even with the careful spitting, fifty plus wines in one day can get interesting (plus it was my husbands birthday!)

The first person that we bumped into was none other than Quentin Sadler, the well respected wine writer and educator who is also a fellow Worcester Parkian!

Quentin has a wonderful blog documenting his extensive travels and experience of the worlds wine regions. Follow his exploits atquentinsadler.wordpress.com This year some of the more savvy companies have employed fail-safe methods to seduce the merry punters to their stands, one setting up a Playstation with interactive sports games (alcohol and sports very clever), and the other obvious ploy of hiring highly attractive and long legged members of the fairer sex, to wear the company logo and short skirts (very very clever!). One particular lady seemed to be working as a sort of pied piper of Spanish Cava with a trail of red wine stained enthusiasts in tow!

The industry lends itself to flamboyant characters and new wineries looking for distribution do well when they have such a character at the helm. The standout Winery for us this year was that of Californian winemaker and restaurateur Lorenzo Petroni. Originally from Tuscany, Mr Petroni’s experience and understanding of wine, combined with an organic grapegrowing philosophy with minimal intervention in the cellar and a faith in Sonoma Valley as a premium winegrowing region is the driving force behind Petroni Vineyards. . He is a big man with a big personality and his authentic Tuscan charm and love of classic Italian winemaking styles, comes together beautifully to produce some outstanding wines which as of yet do not have any distribution in the UK. There has been a rise in interest in high class Californian wines and I have no doubt that before long they will be available in London. Go to www.petronivineyards.com for more information on these fantastic wines.

Nothing catches the attention of the public more than a good gimmick and Vernissage certainly has that! At first many were sure that the wine in a box idea would simply not catch on, and yet years after their launch they are still going strong and are often the choice for summer barbeques and parties in the UK. Vernissage has taken this concept a step further. If Paris Hilton were to buy her wine in a box, what would she want it to look like? Yep…..a designer handbag! It will be interesting to see how they market this product when it comes to the

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UK, but I do think there will be a market for it. Their choice of grape varieties such as a Chardonnay/Viognier blend, are not the easiest varieties to sell, but at approximately £25 on the shelves in London they will be looking at a selective clientele (look out for it on The Only Way is Essex!) Take a look for yourself at www.vernissagewine.com.

As the first day comes to an end, the masses are slightly rumpled and you can recognise the red wine enthusiasts from the oddly purple/black teeth they’re sporting. Thousands of bottles of expensive fine wine are being poured away as my husband looks on with a tear in his eye, and I have to dissuade him from a last minute tug of war with a startled rep. We make our way with hundreds of others onto a packed but merry DLR, and bump into a young wine distributor with whom we had spoken earlier in the day who seems to have mislaid his Italian accent somewhere at the ExCel! Roll on day two!

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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 13th June – Paul Carman 11th July – Mark Ireland (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.

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 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.

Further details of all our branch meetings, can be found at Our award winning website www.esfhs.org.uk East Surrey Family History Society next Sutton meeting is on Thursday 2nd June 2011 at 8pm.Venue St.Nicholas Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton. Michael Gandy talks on Problems in London Ancestry. July’s meeting Thursday 7th Jeremy Harte Talks about Nonesuch,postponed due weather from December 2010. Non members welcome. See www.esfhs.org.uk for more information about the society and future meetings.

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!

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

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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.

AURIOL BOWLING CLUB was established in 1967, and plays on the 6-rink bowling green attached to the pavilion in Auriol Park, Salisbury Road, Worcester Park.

It is a mixed club of around 45 men and 25 women, who play outdoors from April to September, with a busy fixture list of league and friendly matches against other clubs, as well as internal club competitions.

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RSPB EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL GROUP. We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. Our speakers are of a high quality and we welcome anyone who has an interest in this area. We also have several birding outings throughout the year which is arranged to suit all ages. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www. rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom Worcester Park Life needs YOU!!!

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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

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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 WPLife

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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 KT3 0-5 yrs Softplay Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a £2.95 per hour, £1.50 2nd hour lively toddler group, where carers of any kind SIBLING DISCOUNT AVAILABLE are welcome to attend and supervise their Open Monday - Friday all yearbabies round youngsters.

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All of a sudden, it seems the weather has warmed up considerably and a recent incident in Waitrose car park has prompted me to highlight this all too common summer problem.

Leaving dogs in cars: If it’s warm outside and you’re thinking of going out in the car, think carefully about what you are going to do with your dog.

It can get unbearably hot in a car on a sunny day, even when it might not seem that warm.When its 22 degrees C / 72F outside, the temperature inside the car can soar to 47 degrees C / 117F within 60 minutes.

Unlike humans, dogs pant to help keep themselves cool. In a hot stuffy car, dogs can’t cool down - leaving a window open or having a sunshield on your windscreen won’t keep your car cool enough.

Even if it’s cloudy, don’t leave your dog in a car, caravan or conservatory,

Dogs die in hot cars

by PCSO Gary Weaving

the sun may come out later and make it unbearably hot.

You have a DUTY OF CARE to your pet.

Under the A n i m a l We l f a re Act, you have a legal duty to care for your animals and if you put them at risk, you could face prosecution. You would also have to live with the fact that your thoughtless action resulted in terrible suffering for your pet.

A proportion of the text reproduced with kind permission of the RSPCA. For more information, visit: www. rspca.org.uk or see the RSPCA document ‘Dogs die in hot cars’. RSPCA© 2010 Finally, always report thefts or damage to your local police. For the latest information, visit: www.bikeoff.org 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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