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May Contents

History by Robin Gill 6 Recipe Camembert and red pepper tarts 12 View from the City 14 These Boots (and Bodies) Are Made for Walking 18 Supreme Bowling Club 20 Cryptic Crossword 22 Should you pay off debts with your pension? 24 A Career Change Could Do You Good 27 CureCJD 28 Sudokus 30 Baking - Rhubarb and Almond Tart 35 What’s On 37 New Malden and Crossrail 2 40 Gardening Slug Survival 42 Clubs 44 The Dawn Raiders 48 Safer Neighbourhoods 49 Codeword 50 Kid’s play 52 Parkin’ some thoughts 56 A Photographer Dreams 58 Solutions 60 Royal British Legion Malden & Coombe Branch 61

Published by Malden Media Ltd Editor Jenny Stuart jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk 020 8336 2915 www.maldenmedia.co.uk 36 Rosebery Avenue KT3 4JS

Welcome to Your Village Voice If you read last month’s edition then you’ll know that the dream finally came true for our girls - years of nagging and powerpoint presentations citing the argument for.... Yes, family Stuart has a new member - Matty the puppy came to his ‘forever home’ at the end of February and has made quite an impact on it, as well as us. I would like to say that he has made us a tidier family but I’m not sure that’s really the case. Sure, we are no longer leaving anything that we don’t want destroyed on the floor but unfortunately lots of the garden in being brought indoors. Notably it has hardly rained since we started walking him so we are indeed living in a bit of a bubble - it’s a pleasure to be taking him out on these lovely dry spring days - I’m sure we will all get a reality check when the rain comes back.... Anyway, he is an absolute delight and well worth the extra sweeping! ‘Puppy dog eyes’ has taken on a whole new meaning and we are all completely smitten. Life will never be the same again! Remember that the Village Voice is YOUR magazine so if you are helping to organise an event and would like some FREE publicity then please do email details. Likewise if you are part of an organisation that could benefit from attracting new local members next year then why not send in an article. Did you know that in order to deliver the magazine to most of the KT3 postcode, we split the distribution over a two month period. So if you have had this edition delivered you probably won’t get the next one. There are a limited number of copies available from Waitrose, New Malden library, Tudor Willams and the Malden Centre but don’t forget that it is also published online - you can get the link from our website. So, until next month, best wishes

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New Malden History Rhubarb and rosehips by Robin Gill

In 1947 Malden was recovering from the effects and after effects of the War. Rationing was still being enforced, and the Borough was actively engaged on a long-term rebuilding programme. It was hard to prioritise where much needed funds should go. Additional, short term measures adopted by the council to relieve the housing crisis was the erection of 197 prefabs. Small estates had sprung up in Kingston Road, Malden Way, Voewood Close, and Burlington Road, and the council agreed to provide each property with a lawn and a privet hedge to provide some sort of privacy. All these buildings were charged @ 19/3 a week (96 pence). Building for the future The council committed themselves to build 1000 permanent houses within the next 10 years (1947/57). They already had 10 almost completed, and six more were being built, with tenders for

another six. Local builders were building 193 houses with another 162 in the pipeline. A further two properties were being built privately with 42 to be built, again by private means. 11 of the war damaged buildings had been rebuilt, with a further 97 to be re-erected later. There were 1500 residents on the waiting list, and the council were actively considering the construction of temporary aluminium houses.

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The council had also requisitioned 605 properties for domestic and other uses since 1940, and of these 240 were still under requisition housing 364 local families. These included Telegraph Cottage, Corner Croft, and Ravenswood in Coombe temporary homes of high ranking officers during the war. Some of the older inhabitants were living under appalling conditions. The Malden and Coombe Old Peoples Welfare Association which had been formed in November 1946, spent much of the year trying to acquire and fit out a building in the Avenue (Worcester Park). Number 31 , it was named Mitchell House (now Berwick Court) after the hard-working secretary of the association, John William Mitchell. The property was a Victorian three storey house originally called Whitcombe which was converted into accommodation for 14 elderly residents (4M 10F), at 2 guineas a week (£2 10pence). Each room was equipped with a wash basin and a gas fire. Additionally, an old people’s club was formed based at the Congregational (URC) church which in a short period attracted over 250 members paying 6d (2.5 pence a month) calling

itself The Malden Good Fellowship Club. 6Another casualty of the war was St James’ Church (Bodley Road) which was extensively damaged by a flying bomb on 20th June 1944. It was repaired and reopened in October 1947. The show won’t go on In 1947, the council decided not to run the open-air theatre which had provided so much entertainment for residents who could not go away for holidays due to the war. The “Holidays At Home” scheme had started in 1941, when open stages

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were erected in three or four of the local parks. The following year it was decided to limit the theatres to just one in Beverley Park with over 1000 seats. This theatre transferred to Manor Park for a couple of years, before returning to Beverley in 1946. Productions included “Merrie England” by the Cooperative Musical Society. But it was felt that the park was “too far” from the centre of town, and was losing money. Another war-time staple that the council closed, were the Civic Cafes which shut their doors at the end of March. Out of the three operated by the council, only one (in Alric Avenue) had ever made a profit, and was the pride and joy of the local area. Not surprisingly it was this outlet that reopened as a public restaurant in the October. These “community feeding centres” had been christened “British Restaurants” by the Minister for Food (Lord Woolton) and operated by the council and organisations such as the WVS. Meals were sold for a set maximum price of 9d (4 pence), and were served off the ration book. The WVS (Womens Voluntary Service) also commenced their “Meals On Wheels” scheme with meals prepared at the British Restaurant in Kingston. Youth Groups were actively encouraged by the council to the extent that when the cleansing station was decommissioned it was handed to the Youth Committee to convert into a community centre. The building which stood at the rear of the council buildings (now Waitrose) had been ready for action should Malden had fallen victim to a gas attack. Fortunately, this never happened, and the Clarion Youth Club with the help of others, soon changed it into a functioning club room together with an office, canteen, and cloakrooms. The nine local youth clubs had shown co-operation the previous Christmas coming together to put on a performance of “Aladdin” at Burlington School. Ladies first The important part played by women in the armed forces was recognised when the British Legion formed a women’s section. There were 45 applications to join, and Lady Marie Tedder was invited to be President. Her husband was Chief Of The Air Staff, and the family had had local connections during the war with a residence In Coombe. The Mayor (Coun Sharpe) stated that there were not enough women on the council, 8

asked for more to come forward, and suggested that maybe the Malden Branch of The British Housewives League should adopt a candidate. Also, the Graham Spicer became a mixed club, although some of the male members thought that the women would spend valuable time “nattering”. The ladies were only accepted for certain activities! People flocked to Bentalls in Kingston when they advertised parachutes for sale, not because there was an outbreak of enthusiasm for sky diving. These chutes on sale at £6 19/6 (£6 97.5 pence) for 48 square yards (40 sq. metres), with skilful hands could be turned into clothes for children and underwear. One woman even made a wedding dress out of parachute silk! But, it had to be British or American, never German! Possible plans As was mentioned in a previous article, there were plans to turn Manor Park into a football stadium becoming the home of Corinthian Casuals FC, one of the major amateur cubs in the country opening up the possibility of amateur internationals being played on the ground. There was a chance of part of the park being used for housing for refugees left homeless as a result of the war, and to lose another part to a new stadium would be a loss of facilities for the residents. The stadium would have held around 7000 supporters (5000 standing 2000 seating), plus four other football pitches, two cricket pitches, ten tennis courts, bowling green, playground and pavilion. A car park and café would also be built. Ornamental beds, trees, walks, and shrubs would also be planted, and the council hoped it would become an area that Malden could be proud of. Needless to say, the idea never materialised, money was tight after the war, it would have cost around £120,000, the locals were against it, and in those days their views mattered. There was hope that the New Malden Plaza would be rebuilt, as the council felt a cinema was of vital importance to the village. The Plaza which stood where McDonalds is today, was opened in 1921 but burnt down in December 1936. By 1947 the space it occupied had become a car park serving the main Malden shopping area. The council couldn’t build a replacement, but invited the main cinema chains to investigate the possibility of construction. Unfortunately, the police wouldn’t agree to a new building unless there was a car park included, and

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the Congregational Church (URC) earlier in the year. Do any readers remember this camp?

the area was too small for a cinema and car park. In November 1947 after the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip the platforms of New Malden Railway Station were crowded with people hoping to catch sight of the royal couple as they journeyed down to Winchester. Although dusk was falling the Pullman Cars (Rosemary and Rosamunde) were lit up, and some of the 700 spectators who had bought platform tickets were sure they had spotted Philip in his naval uniform. Malden had a Prisoner of War Camp on land that use to belong to Newhouse Farm adjoining South Lane in Old Malden. It consisted of five huts but other details are sketchy. The prisoners were repatriated in 1947, and some of the huts were immediately demolished because of the risk of squatters. According to reports, there were at least 25 POWs who were entertained to tea at

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Living off nature Malden residents were encouraged to pick rosehips by the WVS who would pay 3d (around a penny) for each pound in weight collected. They were also warned not to put rhubarb leaves in pig bins as these were poisonous to pigs at the municipal piggery. There were 240 pigs who were fed on 12 tons of swill a week which had to be steamed for five hours. The warning about leaves, came from John Dell who had been herdsman at the site at California Road for 22 years. He had two assistants, and a pony called Kit, whose job was to pull the swill containers to each sty (45). Mr Dell lived in a cottage adjoining the piggery and worked a 12hour day. The pigs were sold for bacon, and over £300 had been raised since 1940 with each porker weighing 180 lbs. These were not the only animals owned by the Corporation, as there were two municipal ferrets used in the 1920s. Bringing us up to date, the council were exploring the possibility of building a roundabout at the “Fountain Crossroads” which was regarded as a danger spot. Traffic lights were suggested as a temporary measure, but for safety reasons, a roundabout was the preferred answer (built in 1955). So, life in Malden seventy years ago was very different, but some problems remain the same.

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View from the City by Justin Urquhart Stewart 7IM Why the old adage to sell in May is flawed There’s such a plethora of advice out there for the would-be investor. And one of the oft-repeated recommendations is to ‘Sell in May, go away, and don’t come back till St Leger’s Day’ – that’s sometime in September for those of you not into the horse racing! But we’ve done a bit of analysis that shows you could potentially be losing out if you follow this thinking. Let’s take two example investors to highlight how: Steady Eddie and Holiday Helen. Back in January 1987, they both invested in a fund that effectively copied the FTSE All Share Index. Steady Eddie simply left his money invested over the 30 years, while Helen sold her investments on 30 April each year and reinvested the proceeds every September (about the middle of the month). But how did each of them do? Well, both strategies produced good returns, but (between the two) Steady Eddie did better, especially if you look at how his investments compounded over the time. He did that bit better as the index yielded positive returns 60% of the time over all those 30 summers (i.e. in 18 of the 30 years). So, Steady Eddie saw an annualised return of 9.2% versus an 8.1% for Holiday Helen. Taking the compounding into account made Steady Eddie even better off: he benefitted from a 1,290% gain; Holiday Helen meanwhile ‘only’ saw a 927% increase.

For me, a strategy that fails 60% of the time has to be seen to be fundamentally flawed. For me, staying invested has to be the best investment strategy and especially during times of uncertainty such as the period we’re about to face with the snap election. While, I know that a patient approach can be challenging for even for the best of investors, and since past performance can never be seen as a guide to future returns, I firmly believe that it is time in the markets that’s your friend.

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Now, some would be quite right in pointing out that selling in May would have proved to be a good strategy in 2001 and 2002. Here, Steady Eddie could have avoided – as indeed Holiday Helen did – losses of 18.9% and 21.7% respectively. Helen could have headed off for the London summer social season – from Ascot, Wimbledon and Henley to Lord’s – and have

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Environmental: Every time we walk to work, school, shops or social activities instead of using transport, we reduce pollution and congestion. This helps the environment and improves the health and safety of ourselves and our families, not just now but in the future, too. Financial: Simple walks on the flat require no special clothes or equipment. It’s cost-effective exercise that can save you money on travel costs too. Walking Dos and Don’ts DO wear comfortable clothes and footwear. Comfy shoes, trainers or boots and your usual clothes are fine for walking around streets or park pathways, but if you’re walking in rural or hilly areas, or in bad weather, you should buy proper walking shoes or boots and a waterproof coat. For the very adventurous, waterproof trousers might be handy too. DO Ensure you wear weather-appropriate clothing. In winter, wearing layers and donning a scarf, hat, gloves and waterproof coat will keep you warm and dry. In warmer weather, a sun hat and sunglasses are essential (your eyes can be damaged by the sun’s UV rays as easily as your skin can). Talking of your skin, remember to apply sun cream before setting out and take it with you for a reapplication if you’ll be out for some time. DO stay hydrated. Always take a drink, especially on hot days and long or rural walks – you may be a long way from cafés or shops. DO be prepared; know where you’re going, what weather you can expect and how long the walk will take. Be aware of your personal safety (which may mean telling someone where you’re going), and ensure you take a snack. A charged mobile phone is a good idea too. DON’T ignore pain from footwear. Head back. Blisters can quickly become agonising. DON’T ignore weather warnings. Remember, weather can change very quickly.

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DON’T ignore the advice of human or printed walking guides. Your local country park is a far cry from an exposed, remote, hilly trail. Don’t attempt long or challenging hikes until you’re fitter, more experienced and well-prepared. DON’T play music so loudly that you’re unaware of what’s happening around you. Make a Walk Part of Your Day Walk the children to school, add a walk or extend one at the beginning or end of your commute, extend your dog’s walks, choose the stairs over the lift or escalator. Walking Routes and Walking Groups www.livingstreets.org.uk – a charity supporting walking as part of everyday life, with many useful links and information pages. www.walkinginengland.co.uk - thousands of free walks to download and print. www.walk4life.info - find routes, organised walks and walking groups. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk - the Walking for Health scheme offers 1,800+ free, short walks every week search for those nearest you. www.nationaltrail.co.uk - helps you find great walks in England and Wales, whether you want a day out, a good ice-cream, a short walk or a 630-mile adventure. www.ramblers.org.uk - a charity protecting footpaths, promoting walking and organising walking groups.

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Clubs Supreme Bowling Club Looking for a new activity in sociable company while enjoying healthy exercise with the sun on your back and a refreshing drink at hand? Lawn bowls can provide you with all these things – even the sunshine in a good English summer! By combining healthy exercise with a competitive element in a relaxed environment bowls is perfect for both sexes and all ages. Most clubs have members with a wide range of abilities and skills with ages ranging from teenagers to the over 70’s. Here in my own club, Supreme BC in New Malden, the youngest member is 12 and the oldest over 80. Try it out and you will soon appreciate how much fun it can be. And don’t be put-off by its fuddy-duddy media image because bowls is taking positive steps to broaden its appeal and actively recruit members from all sections of the community. A continuing tradition in bowls is that it’s a sport in which the whole family can play on equal terms in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. It’s not at all uncommon for several generations of the same family to join a club and play regularly together. Currently our club includes 3 generations of one family.

Supreme BC hold regular Free Open Days (see our advert) specifically designed to introduce beginners to the sport, so don’t be shy about coming along and trying your hand. All you need to bring with you is an open mind, a good sense of humour, comfortable clothes and flat-soled shoes/trainers – we will provide you with the bowls, friendly advice, coaching and refreshments. After you have learned the basics you can then pick it up as you go along, gradually improving your technique and skill level at your own pace. Once you start playing you can buy a pair of bowling shoes for around £30 - £40 and should be able to pick up a decent set of 4 second-hand bowls for around £40. Unlike other sports our members can practice at our club most times during daylight hours 7 days a week, either on your own or with other club members. The main proviso to this is that the club’s home matches and competitions take priority over practice sessions. Most bowls clubs have an active social side – Supreme hold quiz nights, BBQ’s, day trips to the races and similar activities. Our outdoor bowls season runs from the end of April to the end of September with many members then playing indoor bowls throughout the remainder of the year.

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Finance Should you pay off debts with your pension? The 2014 Budget introduced new regulations on how personal pensions can be accessed. These new pension freedoms mean that, if you have a money purchase or defined contribution pension, buying an annuity is no longer your only option at retirement. Many people have since chosen to withdraw pension monies to invest in other financial products, and some have decided to pay off debts with the money. So is it a good idea to repay debt in this way, and what are the main aspects to consider? Do you want to access your pension before retirement? Some pension schemes allow you to access your pension at the age of 55. Doing so can significantly reduce the amount you have available in older age, however, unless you have other pensions or a large savings pot.

Will it affect your benefits entitlement? If you claim means-tested benefits, withdrawing a lump sum from your pension could affect your entitlement. It might severely reduce the amounts you receive, or even mean that you can’t make a claim.

If you have large-scale debt there may be better options that would leave your pension intact until retirement – for example, making informal agreements with your creditors for more time to pay. A word about pension liberation scams Since the new legislation was introduced, people under the age of 55 have been targeted by pension ‘scammers’ who claim legal loopholes exist allowing them early access to their pension. There are no such loopholes, however, and these firms charge extortionate fees to their victims. Tax issues you shouldn’t ignore You can withdraw a 25% tax-free lump sum from your pension, but taking any more than this percentage will increase your level of income for that tax year. This could mean that you enter a higher rate tax band, and subsequently lose much of the benefit of gaining access to this money. Staged withdrawals of cash may help you reduce your tax bill, but you’ll need professional advice from a pensions expert to find out the most tax-efficient route for you. They may be able to offer alternative options to manage your money better, pay off debt, and maximise your pension savings.

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and your local council need to be informed if you withdraw money from your pension, so they can make the necessary adjustments with regard to existing and future benefit claims. What are the costs of accessing your pension? Many pension providers charge a fee for early access to a pension, and there is generally a charge each time you make a withdrawal. This could severely deplete your pension fund, making it expensive and unrealistic financially to repay debts in this way. Final salary schemes If you have a final salary pension, you might be tempted to transfer your money into a personal pension scheme that gives you access to withdraw cash. This is likely to offer a poor reward in terms of conversion, however, and also may not provide you with sufficient income in retirement. Be careful about Pension Recycling The government has introduced legislation to prevent ‘pension recycling’. This situation occurs when someone uses their pension to pay off debt before they retire, with the intention of replacing their pension money whilst still working. Even if you do not deliberately set out to do this, by withdrawing your pension you could be inadvertently caught out by the pension recycling regulations. For example, if you: - Withdraw over £30,000 from your pension, and as a result: - Receive £7,500 or more tax-free, and then: - Increase your pension contributions by more than 30% The rules apply regardless of whether you pay off debt with the money, and can result in the anticipated ‘tax-free’ sums being taxed by up to 70% by the government. The reason why these rules have been introduced is to prevent people benefiting from taking more than one series of tax-free sums from their pensions, and as encouragement to save more for retirement.

to use any pension monies. For instance: - Make a detailed budget – you’ll get a clearer picture of your overall financial situation, and be able to make an informed decision about whether to use your pension. - Cut back on unnecessary expenditure whilst you repay debt. - Use a 0% balance transfer credit card offer to prevent your debt increasing. - Increase your income, and use the extra money to boost debt repayments. With so many people now expected to live longer, it can be risky to use your pension to pay off debt. Personal circumstances will dictate whether it’s the right move for you, but it’s crucial that you obtain pension advice from an independent financial adviser before taking any action. You’ll be able to find out the ‘bottom line’ figure once the tax, charges, loss of benefits and other potential deductions have been taken into account, and decide whether or not it’s truly worthwhile.

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A Career Change Could Do You Good A change of career can be a daunting prospect at first however many Nescot College students are finding having taken the plunge and returned to study has definitely been the right choice. Naomi Earthrowl was working as a self-employed painter and decorator but her desire to work with people lead her to enroll on Nescot’s Osteopathy BSc. “I wanted to help people feel better and the expertise of tutors – both in nurturing the areas of osteopathy I am interested in and with careers advice – has certainly helped. Carpentry and Joinery apprentice Kenny Greig found being a bit older than some other students on his course was no hindrance to his success. “I know some people hesitate about going back to college, but I always tell people to go for it. You’re never too old,

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Cake and Bake Rhubarb and Almond Tart A delicious tart with a layer of tangy roasted rhubarb topped with a sweet almond frangipane. Serve warm or cold with crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients: • Flour, for dusting • 300g ready-made shortcrust pastry • 250g rhubarb, trimmed and chopped • 175g caster sugar • 3 tbsp orange juice • 150g unsalted butter, melted • 125g ground almonds • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract • 2 medium eggs, beaten • Icing sugar, for dusting

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Find out times an book an appointment by calling 0300 123 23 23 St James’s Church Hall, Bodley Road, New Malden 3rd May A.F.C Wimbledon Football Club, Jack Goodchild Way, 422A Kingston Road KT1 3PB 13th June Raynes Park, Dundonald Church 577 Kingston Road, Raynes Park, SW20 8SA 13th June St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park KT4 8LG 11th May

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Music in New Malden 3 o’clock, 2nd Sunday in the month New Malden Methodist Church, High Street KT3 4BY an hour of music followed by tea and cake All concerts and programmes are subject to confirmation. Check the website for latest news. web: musicinnewmalden.wordpress.com

May Fair

Christ Church school’s May Fair is on Saturday 20th May 12-4pm at the infant’s site on Lime Grove. Shake out the picnic blanket and enjoy wonderful live music. Bar & mouthwatering BBQ will run throughout the afternoon tasty Korean street food and delicious cakes will also be available. Children’s lunch boxes; ice creams and candy floss are also available. Let the children enjoy an array of fun games including an inflatable obstacle course and bouncy castle; soccer shoot out; traditional fair games; summer crafts; tombolas and face painting.

Kingston Museum’s Senses

5 May to 17 June Challenge your senses to gather information about the world around you with this highly interactive exhibition. Can you see what is going on to the side when you are looking straight ahead? Can you put a plug in a socket without your sight? How does your mind decide what colour a something is? What part does your memory play in exploring the world with your senses? Smell, touch and hear your way around these familyfriendly hands-on activities and even explore the

mysterious sense of proprioception. The sixteen interactive exhibits are designed to help visitors of all ages explore their senses. Take part in activities which get you competing with your friends, comparing your abilities to those of other animals and thinking about what the world would be like without our senses. If you’re interested in joining the board, or indeed volunteering at the museum, do get in touch.” To find out more about the Young People’s Board, or volunteering at the museum, email kingston.museum@ kingston.gov.uk.

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www.rosetheatrekingston.org Box Office: 020 8174 0090 (bkg fee) Tue 2 – Wed 3 May Gulliver’s Travels When Gulliver washes up on Lilliput, everything changes for the tiny island state. A giant among midgets, Gulliver is celebrity, foreigner and potentially a very useful weapon. War with Blefuscu has been imminent ever since the Great Egg Rebellion. Now they must tame Gulliver before the enemy launches its fleet. Only young Demelza, Gulliver’s tutor and adviser to the Emperor, can stop all-out war. Presented by Rose Youth Theatre. Fri 5 – Sat 6 May Stewart Lee: Content Provider After four years writing and performing his TV show Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, Content Provider is Stewart’s first brand new full-length show since the awardwinning Carpet Remnant World. ‘Imagine Dave Allen teaching media studies’ Evening Standard ‘A slime-pit of bitterness’ Jan Moir, Daily Mail ‘Clever, but very unfunny’ Rod Liddle, Sunday Times Age guidance: 16+ Sat 6 May, 10am, 11am Under 6’S: Little Goats By Captcha Theatre The classic children’s tale of ‘The Billy Goats Gruff’ is retold in this interactive show with puppets! Little Goats is CAPTCHA Theatre’s newest production following their sold out 2016 shows Little Red and Little Pigs. Join the family fun in this MAAA-gnificent adventure! Performance length: 35 minutes Thu 11 – Sat 13 May All Or Nothing: The Ultimate Mod Musical In 1964, a new phenomenon exploded onto the dingy British streets. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. Mods stuck two fingers up at the class-ridden society and its dull redundant culture. They were working-class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas or Lambrettas. The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘FACE’. The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, neat, clothes obsessed and street-wise. But these cult sophisticates shared another passion, their dedication to Rhythm ‘n’ Blues. This quintessentially British ‘Mod’ Musical celebrates the unique sound of the iconic ‘60s Mod band, The Small Faces. Featuring the music of The Small Faces, including an

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arsenal of brilliant hits like Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Lazy Sunday, Tin Soldier, Sha La La La Lee, Itchycoo Park and of course All Or Nothing. Recommended 14yrs+. Wed 17 – Sun 21 May We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Direct from a smash-hit WEST END season and international tour. Michael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in director Sally Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower’s versatile lively score. Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog on their quest to find a bear; as they wade through the gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the thick oozy, squelchy mud! Expect catchy songs, interactive scenes and plenty of hands-on adventure – plus a few special surprises! Adapted for the stage from the modern classic written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Recommended for ages 3+. Thu 25 – Sun 28 May Bring On The Bollywood The masters of Bollywood experiences, Phizzical debut at the Rose with Bring on the Bollywood - a romantic comedy that features a fantastic soundtrack interwoven with wit, wild parties and some wicked dances. City and country, old and new collide at Colonel Pawar’s ancestral home – the shabby and un-chic Lakshman Villa. Confined within these walls, his wife Mrs Pawar pines for the cultural polish of London, New York or Paris! Enter the dashing Bollywood actor Amit and his newly eligible cousin Ronny – a quiet and withdrawn young British man who is here to scatter the ashes of his love. The Pawars have found a potential suitor to their fun and intelligent daughter Dr Katrina Pawar, who is brave, bubbly and in complete control, until she learns of her parents’ intentions. What could possibly go wrong? Festooned in a kaleidoscope of colourful costumes and melodious music, Bring on the Bollywood is a glitzy theatrical experience inspired by real stories of love and infused with the works of Oliver Goldsmith and William Shakespeare. Best Theatre Award finalist at Asian Media Awards in association with ITV. Wed 31 May – Sun 4 Jun The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author / illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 41 million copies worldwide. Eric’s well-known books captivated readers with his iconic colourful hand painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing generations of children to a bigger, brighter world – and to their first experience of reading itself. Now the timeless classic makes its way off the page and onto the stage. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show’ features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Sat 10 Jun Rich Hall’s Hoedown Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music. Performing will be Rich’s regular band of talented and chronically unemployable urchins. The floor will reek of liquor and spent dreams. Rich Hall is the star of the critically acclaimed BBC 4 documentaries Rich Hall’s Californian Stars, Rich Hall’s You Can Go To Hell, I’m Going To Texas, Rich Hall’s Inventing the Indian and his most recent Rich Hall’s Presidential Grudge Match. He also wrote and starred in a four-part series for BBC Radio 4 in November 2016 called ‘Rich Hall’s (US Election) Breakdown’. Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid-fire wit. He has also become well known for his television and radio work. Notable UK appearances include regular appearances on Very British Problems (Channel 4), ‘Stand Up For The Week’ (Channel 4), ‘QI’ (BBC1/2), ‘Live At The Apollo’ (BBC1), ‘Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The O2’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC1), ‘Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive’ (BBC4), ‘Rich Hall’s Gone Fishing’ (BBC4), ‘Otis Lee Crenshaw – London Not Tennessee’ (BBC2), and ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ (BBC2). Approx runtime: 110 mins including a 15 minute interval 14+ (Parental Guidance) Likely to be swearing and adult content Sat 11 Jun The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration and rare archive images, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Songbook’. Since it’s humble beginnings as a basement music bar where musicians would jam, through to the internationally acclaimed music venue it is today, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club has showcased the music of some of the world’s greatest and most influential Artists of all time. Hosting landmark performances from the likes of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Michael Bublé – and not forgetting surprise appearances by the likes of Jamie Cullum, Stevie Wonder and Prince! Featuring classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s, alongside narration and projected archive images, ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Songbook’ is a glimpse into this unique world and its incredible history. Hosted and performed by the award-winning Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the Club’s Musical Director, this is a unique evening celebrating the music and history of Ronnie Scott’s and is a must for any music fan. Mon 12 Jun Graeme Of Thrones In this critically-acclaimed theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms, avid ‘Thrones’ fan Graeme just wants to recreate his favourite fantasy saga on stage. He doesn’t quite have the same budget as the TV show, or as many cast members, or the performance skills required, but he’s sure George RR Martin would approve – and that’s what matters. But when news reaches him that an influential theatrical producer is in the building, Graeme decides that this could be his big break - as long as nothing goes wrong...

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MALDEN FORTNIGHT LOGO COMPETITION 2017 ÂŁ50 PRIZE TO THE WINNER and ÂŁ75 FOR THEIR PRIMARY SCHOOL OR CLUB This year the Malden Fortnight Committee are looking for a fantastic original LOGO to promote our 2017 events. The winning logo will be used on our website and printed on the huge banners displayed around New Malden & over 20,000 leaflets.

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New Malden Matters New Malden and Crossrail 2 So little has been heard about Crossrail 2 for over a year, perhaps you have forgotten about it. The journal Modern Railways for March 2017 contained a good factual article on the intentions. Start of work is not stated, but the complete CR2 is expected to open in 2033. It is considered that CR2 will promote or encourage the building of 200,000 homes, more in the North East, the Lea Valley, than here in the South-West. However Jockey Club Racecourses, which own Kempton Park Racecourse, intends to sell that racecourse to developers who intend building 3000 homes (Guardian and Daily Telegraph 10th January 2017), and Spelthorne Borough Council has expressed itself in favour. Kempton Park is served by the Shepperton trains which also serve New Malden). The train handling capacity of Waterloo is limited, and present use at peak times is close to that capacity. Platforms are short and limited in number, but with rearrangement, the capacity is being increased, through more and longer platforms. The Windsor lines are being moved to the former International Station, platforms used by other routes moved in turn to give more space for country trains, and the low numbered platforms used by our trains extended to take ten car trains instead of the present eight (country trains are probably those running beyond Surbiton on the main line). During August this year rail service will be restricted, including at New Malden, so that these works can take place. Platforms 1 and 4 at New Malden have already been extended to take ten car trains. So trains will have 25% greater capacity a decade or more before CR2 opens. Longer trains will take longer to pass the constriction at the entry to Waterloo, however, so the increase overall will be a little less than 25%. As well as the scope for more housing, CR2 is intended to open up new travel opportunities. There will be six tracks from New Malden to Wimbledon, two more than now, of which four will continue to Waterloo (suburban and country, as now) and the two additional go underground. Those two are to serve Clapham Junction, Chelsea, Victoria, and other Central London sites, using tunnels able to take trains as wide and high as those running through New Malden at present, and continue to the North-East of the metropolis. Fewer trains from our line will run into Waterloo.

Both the 25% extra capacity on existing trains and CR2 will make New Malden and other suburbs on our lines more attractive places to live, especially those who work in Central London, or those working elsewhere for whom CR2 will shorten journey times. That greater attractiveness is inherent in the London Plan and in local plans. Kingston Borough wishes to encourage the greater population, to increase the revenue it can earn in additional Council Tax and Business Rates. Businesses will be attracted by the additional population. The whole of New Malden can be expected to become more densely settled, especially within say a kilometre of the station and High St. That will lead to demolition of some houses to allow blocks of flats and new businesses, plus relative increases in the values of some more spacious houses. The new dwellings will tend to lead to parking stress in the whole of New Malden, the more so that new developments are built with limited or no on-site parking. Most workers who travel to or towards Central London already travel by rail, and can be expected to continue to want to do so, but to want to own a car for social and recreational reasons, to widen such opportunities beyond those possible with our existing railway and bus routes. In addition, some people need a vehicle for work. Recent new developments, especially conversions, provide very limited parking, often none, and they are allowed to do so. This is extremely short sighted, and is already leading to parking stress for existing residents. Indeed, the developers of the car sales yard at 17-19 Dukes Ave near the station to provide nine small flats, were advised by the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own planners that they did not need to provide parking because the flats were to be only one minute from the station (see planning application 17/14193/FUL, section 5 of the planning application itself, item 1). Observation shows, however, that every house nearby has parking provision on site in regular use, so that advice was hardly sensible, even if allowed by existing law. Note too that the offices above McDonalds in the High St were converted to flats last year with no parking provision. Vehicles are owned by several of the residents, and are parked in nearby streets.

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There is the considerable constraint that CR2 is expected to cost £30 billion. How will it be paid for? Perhaps that may result in the idea being deferred until it is seen how population growth turns out post Brexit. The pity will be that without CR2, it will not be possible to increase the weekday frequency on our lines, even with longer trains, above the existing six per hour, but very unevenly spaced, with two gaps per hour of 15 minutes and two of twelve per hour (inbound).

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Gardening Slug Survival Pippa Greenwood Slugs may be small, but as we all know, they have the potential to drive you crazy! Whether you have a massive garden, a tiny plot or even if your gardening is restricted to a few planters in a back yard or on a balcony, the chances are that slugs will cause you grief. There are about thirty species of slug in the UK and most feed throughout the year, especially after dark and when the soil is wet or moist…and that seems to mean most evenings in my garden! Now that spring is here and the weather has really warmed up, they’re out in force, using their tongue-like ‘radula’ (armed with approximately 27,000 tooth-like spikes) to rasp away at our precious plants. But before launching an attack, there is something you should bear in mind – most slugs actually do little damage to living plants, instead preferring to feast on dead and dying material including flopped foliage and organic mulches. On the whole, the larger slugs tend to do the least damage to plants as they eat almost exclusively decaying and dead material. It is their smaller cousins like the greyish-black keeled slug and the pinkish-beige-grey field slug which are more likely to wreak havoc in your vegetable plot or flower border - they may be small but they are far from innocent. With estimates of about 200 slugs per average cubic metre of average garden soil, the situation can soon get out of hand. Keeled slugs in particular love to feast below ground, as well as on plants above the soil surface. This means serious trouble, especially at this time of year when many of us are planting out young plants and seeds are starting to germinate. In no time at all slugs can eat through the base of a young stem, killing the plant in the process. As seeds germinate in the soil, these little horrors often eat the seedling even before it has had a chance to emerge above the soil surface! Later in the year, as potato tubers swell beneath the soil and carrots start to fatten they will begin to tunnel into these too.

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which are marked up as having useful resistance to slugs. With potatoes, main crop varieties usually suffer most, so try to grow mainly earlies. Some varieties are slug disaster zones e.g. Cara, Maris Peer, Kondor and Pentland Crown, but if you choose Charlotte, Kestrel, Sante or Wilja you are in with a much better chance. • Try to encourage natural slug predators such as hedgehogs, frogs, toads, slow worms and ground beetles. If you keep hens consider letting them clear the ground for you – but obviously only before you start planting and sowing! • Use the Nemaslug nematode control – just dilute as described on the pack and water on to moist soil which is at 5˚C or above. It is a treatment I really like because it is harmless to everything except slugs, so pets, wildlife or humans will be safe from any adverse effects. It works swiftly and silently too - you’ll soon see fewer holes appearing in foliage and, if you’re a potato grower and you drench the soil around the potato plants about six weeks before anticipated harvest, the nematodes soon get to work and your potatoes should be virtually slug-damage free. It is also a brilliant way to clear a slug-infested raised bed or planter; once applied, place self-adhesive copper tape around the rim of the container to keep the contents slug free. The copper tape is really long-lasting, working for years in my experience. You can find out more about

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New Malden Rotary Club Malden Golf Club,Traps Lane Monday evenings 6.15 for 6.45pm Barry Collins 07740 257 255

Monday Netball Club Mondays 8.30pm

Katie Leason 07910 256107

English Conversation / Lessons Christ Church Centre, Coombe Road. Mon & Tues, 10am - 12noon Chris Coke 020 8942 7388

St James Players If you enjoy acting do come or help backstage. Mon and Weds 8pm St James Church Hall, Bodley Road New Malden.

NHS Retirement Fellowship Are you retired or about to retire from the NHS? Why not join us on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 10am -12 at Christ Church Hall, Christ Church Road, Surbiton, KT5 8JJ. We have speakers, activities, coffee & chat.Other outings & activities are also arranged during the month. Lorna 020 8337 4121

Half Shares We are a group of widows who meet together on the 1st Tuesday of every month. We have a speaker and enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Come and join us at 1.45-3.15pm at Christ Church Centre, Coombe Rd Lily 020 8949 1431 The New Malden Investment Club Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Grafton Club, Grafton Road, New Malden.

Colouring Club A soothing and enjoyable pastime for adults with no skills needed. 1011am at Cafe Galio. Royal British Legion, Malden and Coombe Branch meetings are held at the Grafton Club on the second Wed of the month at 2.30pm. New members welcome. Jan Feist: janfeist@hotmail.com

Thursdays

Early Morning Running Group Speed work on tarmacked areas, totaling 6-8 miles. Mixed ability group. No fee. Meet: The gates of Sir Mem Sec: linda@dunnz.net Joseph Hood Playing Fields, Marina St James Cafe, Bodley Road, New Ave, Motspur Park, KT3 6NE. (Three Malden runs on the 3rd Monday minutes walk from Motspur Park of every month (except August) station). Time: 6.00am at the gates. between 9.30am and 11.30am. Finish 7.30-7.45am. Olwen 07941 Secretary 020 8942 1926 Everyone welcome. Come for a chat Malden Bridge Club When: Tuesday 898896, olwenseear@gmail.com. over a hot drink and a tea cake. Dates New Malden Quilters Association evenings 7.30-10.30pm Graham for the rest of 2016 - 17th October, is a not-for-profit group which Spicer Institute, by entrance to 21st November and 12th December meets on the first Thursday evening Waitrose car park. (note earlier date). Contact Heather of each month at St John The John 020 8942 7560 020 8336 1582. Act For Justice New Malden Baptist Divine, Kingston Road, New Malden church; Westbury Road. KT3 5BE. first from 7.30 – 9.30.pm Refreshments Tuesday of every month, 8 - 9.30pm. are provided during the evening. Tuesdays We enjoy a variety of speakers, This group aims to combat human Tuesdays workshops, meetings, friendship trafficking. We’ll discuss issues of Early Morning Running Group and welcome anyone interested in forced labour, sexual exploitation and Hill training on The Hamptons, domestic servitude, raise awareness Quilting and its associated crafts. covering 6-8 miles. Mixed ability £6 entry for guests. and fundraise. group. No fee. Meet: The gates of Sir We are lucky to have a number of ellykeevil@hotmail.com Joseph Hood Playing Fields, Marina talented members who are willing Ave, Motspur Park, KT3 6NE. (Three to share their knowledge and minutes walk from Motspur Park expertise with us. A warm welcome Wednesdays station). Time: 6.00am at the gates. is extended to all visitors, especially Malden & Coombe Social Club For Finish 7.30-7.45am. Olwen 07941 beginners. The Blind Alternate Wednesdays 898896, olwenseear@gmail.com. farnboroughskid@gmail.com 2pm to 4pm Mike Ball 020 8942 0819 Arthritis Care New Malden Branch 075785780726 Volunteer drivers/helpers VERY Arthritis Care Kingston and District welcome Meetings 3rd Tuesday of the month St. John’s Hall is open between Talking Of Trains In Surbiton 7.30pm in the evening at Alfriston 2.00 and 4.00pm for Tea And Chat. If Talks at the Surbiton Library Hall each House Berrylands Road Surbiton you are on your own please feel free Wed evening throughout the winter Jocelyn King 0208 942 6745 to drop in for a free cup of tea and months. 1st meeting free, cost £50pa The New Malden Ladies Badminton some company. 411 Malden Road www.talkingof trains.co.uk Club When: Tuesday at the Malden (between Worcester Park station Centre from 20.30 till 10pm We are and The Plough). 213 Bus stops a mixed ability club looking for new nearby. members. Lynda 020 8949 2673 or just pop in.

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The Malden and Coombe Townswomen’s Guild welcome new members. We meet at 10am on the third Thursday of the month at the United Reformed Church hall in New Malden. We are a friendly group of women of all ages and backgrounds. We have interesting speakers from various organisations; outings, clubs, bring and buy sales and competitions. We charge just £3 for your first visit which includes coffee and biscuits. Deirdre Banks on 020 89494743

Malden Camera Club New Malden Library, Kingston Road Thurs evenings throughout the year at 7.45pm www.maldencameraclub.org.uk

Malden Centre Orchestra Malden Centre, Blagdon Road, 10am-12noon every Thursday (term time only). Come and enjoy great symphonic music in a friendly group of players under the leading of an experience conductor. newmaldenorchestra.weebly.com Contact: pbuttaboni@yahoo.co.uk

Tolworth Badminton Club Tolworth Recreation Centre Thursday evenings 7.30-9.30 Intermediate/advanced level

always available. £5 table money. Parking available outside the hall. Also buses and trains from very close by. Rosemary Vase 0208

Malden Emergency First Aid Society (Mefas) Members meet each Thursday evening at 7.30pm for First Aid training. New members required. Everyone welcome. Hall available for hire. Christine 07966661015 Kingston Association for The Blind Lunch Club at The Mefas Hall, rear of Malden Centre, Cocks Crescent, New Malden - for people with a severe sight loss - for a sandwich lunch on the last Thursday of every month 12.30 to 2.30 pm. £3 per person and friends or family are welcome.Kerry at

Malden And Coombe Flower Decoration Society St.James Church Hall Bodley Road 3rd Thurs of the month 7.30pm. Why not come along to these evenings and dazzle your family and friends with your expertise! Visitors £6

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Come and join our friendly local bridge club at the Shiraz Mirza hall (behind Norbiton station). We play 24 hands of duplicate bridge - with electronic scoring - every Thurs from 7.30pm.Host system so partners

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Malden Wanderers Badminton Club 22, Cambridge Avenue, KT3 4LE When - 8.30-10pm We are a friendly club looking for new members. Bobby 07946 532 846

New Malden Women’s Institute Shiraz Mirza Hall, Manor Park Hall, Malden Road, New Malden, KT3 6AV. 2nd Thurs of each month at 7.30pm Barbara 0208 546 1495 or twocavs@googlemail.com

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Kingston Debating Society An evening of lively intelligent debate, where you get to have your say. Thurs7.45pm 10 March Kingston Methodist Church, Avenue Road, off Fairfield South, KT1 2UJ kingstondebating.org.uk

New Malden Voices for all adults 8-9pm every Thursday in term time at New Malden Methodist Church. New Malden Youth Choir for children 7-15 years old 6.15-7.15 every Thursday in term time at New Malden Methodist Church Contact Jane on 07775654854

Fridays

Craft Group We meet at New Malden Baptist Church on the 1st Friday of the month from 7.30pm - 10pm to knit, crochet, sew, papercraft, bead. Fiona on 0208 949 8269 or ron_fibb@tiscali.co.uk.

Friday Morning Running A mixed group, consisting mainly, but not restricted to, mothers with children in school, meet each Friday morning at 9.50 am in the Pembroke Lodge car park TW10 5HX, for a run of between 3 and 4 miles in Richmond Park. This is a social group of runners with no pressure on ability. New runners are more than welcome (everybody has to start somewhere) and time will be taken to accommodate them. Don’t feel inhibited, come and try us! Bob 07936 240937

RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local group 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. 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. rspb.org.uk/ groups/epsom.

Over 60’s club St. James Church Hall. Bodley Road, New Malden from 1pm to 2:30 pm (Doors open at 12:30) We have musical entertainment, a raffle and refreshments. Coach outings are organised during the Summer months. Sheila 0208 949 5118

Saturdays

Saturday Dementia Club staywell Services 2nd Saturday of the month 11am to 2pm in New Malden for people living with dementia, their family and carers, Call 020 8942 8256 and ask for

Cathy or Marion email saturdayclub@staywellservices.org Learn to sew and knit! Do you want to learn to sew or knit, improve your skills or just meet other knitters and

sewers to work and chat? Join the Sew and Sews on the second and fourth Saturdays at 10.30 a.m. at St. James’ Bodley Road. Everyone welcome. 50p for refreshments.

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Emanuel Rugby Where: Shannon Corner, KT3 4PU When: Adults Tuesdays and Thursdays,7.30pm, Saturday 2-3pm. Children: Registration at the club is 1030am with training starting at 11am on Sundays

emanuelrugby.co.uk info@emanuelrugby.co.uk Fergus McCarthy 0845 8338974

Malden Lime Grove Bowling Club, New Malden Both new and experienced bowlers are welcome at our friendly club with coaching on hand to guide and advise. We bowl outside from late April to the end of September, but social events for members are run throughout the year.

For enquiries ring Sue on 0208 395 6778 or John on 0208 949 4315 www.maldenlimegrovebowlingclub.com

Supreme Bowls Club

We welcome new bowlers of both sexes, all ages, and all abilities from late April to end of Sept. Come and try bowling for free. We are a friendly club with around 70 members on the Kings College Sports Ground close to Woodies pub at the junction of Thetford Road and Windsor Avenue, New Malden, KT3 5BF. Mick or Di on 020 8942 0294. supremebowling.org.uk.

West Wimbledon Society Table Tennis Club

Friendly social table tennis club in Raynes Park welcomes new members (sorry not complete beginners). 020 8947 3564. Surbition Bowls Club Alexandra Rec, Tolworth. Roll ups Tuesday evenings from 5,50pm. Small friendly mixed club (35 players.) David 020 8224 2385 From The Ground Up local affordable organic box scheme - Kingston’s own - fresh organic veg, fruit, bread, cheese and preserves at exceptional price. Collection every Saturday from Kingston or Surbiton. fgu@ttkingston.org

Surbiton Croquet Club

Where: Alexandra Drive, Berrylands. Croquet is a game for all ages and abilities. All welcome at very friendly club, including (especially!) complete beginners. Free introductory croquet coaching sessions. Chris Osmond 020 8330 6698 Malden Manor Bowls Club, Manor Park, Malden Road. New members will be made very welcome. Roll ups, league matches, internal and external competitions; we offer bowling for all levels of interest and ability. Men’s Secretary Gerald 020 8949 4623 or Ladies Secretary 020 8394 0877.

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The Dawn Raiders The DAWN RAIDERS strike every Tuesday and Thursday morning, meeting at the gates of Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields in Marina Avenue, Motspur Park KT3 6NE at 06.00 am. We’ve been meeting here for several years. It’s a mixed ability group and because we use “loops” everyone can train together without feeling left behind or inadequate. The sessions are tough and serious but you can work as hard or as easy as you wish. The effort involved is down to the individual; there is no pressure on pushing yourself to the limit. We have welcomed Comrades Marathon competitors, Ironmen, triathletes, marathon runners, mums on maternity leave, social runners and, of course, there is our hard core of regulars. Most of us are members of the Windmilers running club, but prefer to do our midweek training early morning. The Tuesday morning warm up involves a gentle jog along the track by the cemetery to The

Hamptons where we have a quick mobility stretch before continuing up the side of the hill and down to the clock house where we start and finish our hill sessions. We use different undulating loops and the total distance at the end of each session is between 8-10k (this does not include the warm up and warm down, approximately 2 miles). The longest undulating loop is 1.3k and the shortest 560m. We sometimes throw in a five-six times one mile loop which goes round the boardwalk and along Pig Farm Alley back to the clock house. Our Thursday warm up takes us alongside the cemetery, looping back along the horse fields. We have a quick mobility stretch with drills before starting our speed session. This involves repetitions of anything from 200m-2000m around the playing fields or along Green Lane. We usually save the longer reps for our marathon training preparations. The speed session usually covers 6.4k-8k. Of course, you are not compelled to complete the full session, you can leave earlier, but always let someone know so that we don’t go looking for you at the end of the session! Nothing stops us! We even meet on dark, snowy mornings. We also celebrate birthdays with cake and bubbles post run before everyone dashes off. We have a community spirit and there is no fee. We want to see more people running and training. So if you are interested in joining us just turn up or contact Olwen on 07941 898896 or email olwenseear@gmail.com.

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Safer Neighbourhoods It has become apparent that many car parks in and around the New Malden area are being targeted by unknown persons on mopeds. The suspects are riding around in the carparks looking into vehicles to see if there are any valuables for them to steal. If they spot any bags, phones, sat nav systems ect they will smash the window and grab what they can. An old smelly gym bag that you know contains only a towel, a pair of trainers and a water bottle that you have been meaning to take out and wash for ages could look like a nice bag of goodies to these criminally minded individuals. It is best practice to remove any items of value or that can be misconstrued as such; and place them in your boot, out of site of prying eyes. If you see anybody acting suspiciously please call 101 or 999 in an emergency. Beverley SNT

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10am to 11.30am Tots In Tow St John’s Church, Kingston Road Contact Dave on 02089425643 1.15 pm 3.15pm. St James Tiddlers Group We welcome all parents and toddlers, plus big sisters and brothers when they’re on holidays. St James Church Hall, Bodley Rd Contact Angie: 020 8942 2093 9.15 11.15 Stay and Play (0-18 months) - New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561. Bumps and Babies under 1 NCT coffee morning, fortnightly Mondays. 10am to 11.30am. The Watchman Pub, New Malden. All welcome. NCT members and nonmembers. For more information and to confirm the next meeting date please contact newmaldennctcoffee@gmail.com

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10am to 11.45am St Joseph’s Toddler Group St Joseph’s R C Church, Montem Road 9.30am to 11.30am Sparkles United Reformed Church, Cavendish Hall, Cavendish Road Contact Peggy Cox 020

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10am to 11.30am Tots in Tow (see Monday) 10am and 11.45 ST Joseph’s Toddler Group (see Tuesday). 12.30pm - 3.pm Stay and Play (0 - 5 years) - New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561

Thursdays

9.45 to 11.30am Methodist Church Parent and Toddler Group Methodist Church, High Street, Contact Julia Morton 020 8942 1288. 9.30am to 12.30pm 9.30 - 12 noon Childminders’ drop in including school holidays, Norbiton Children’s Centre, The Mount School, Dickerage Road, 0208 942 2559 10.30-11am Story Time for age 2.5+ at New Malden Library

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Parkin' some thoughts Seeing is believing? by Nick Hazell I’ve heard it said that the worst thing about a disability is that people see it before they see you. The problem with Parkinson’s is that people see you before they see it and can make some rather swift assumptions as a result. Sometimes, like this morning, and in support of the Verve’s musical theory, the drugs don’t work. When they are essentially determining whether the little workman in my brain is flipping round his stop/go sign in an orderly manner or in his van flicking through copies of “Razzle” having abandoned his post, this is not a good thing.

reaction, but either way I’ve come to realise that Parkinson’s, particularly among young folk, is one of those diseases about which there is very little public knowledge and a lot of presumption.

My main symptoms are slow movement and a rigidity that when compared to his acting style, would make even Vinnie Jones appear worthy of an Olivier Award. I take a cocktail of 16 tablets a day which are meant to mask and control these symptoms, but which have a slightly temperamental effectiveness. You never know quite what you are going to get when.

The Parkinson’s community try to counter this, no more so than during “awareness week” which takes place every April. This year marked the 200th Anniversary of James Parkinson’s snappily entitled “Essay on the Shaking Palsy” which first identified the condition. It’s fair to say that it probably didn’t fly off the shelves. There was no handsome hero, an absence

The unpredictable nature of the medication presents a particular series of challenges on my journey to work. Before being afflicted with this irritating malaise, I never gave ticket barriers, train doors or escalators a moment’s thought, but now they can represent obstacles on what, on a bad day, can become my own version of an extreme commute assault course. There may even be an amusing game show in that, with lycra-suited Parky sufferers attempting to shuffle, shake, crawl and run through complex tasks such as boarding a train, crossing the road or finding change to pay for a hot, extra wet, skinny latte. When this turn of events takes place, it typically encourages one of four reactions. Often I get ignored. Not even my best John Sergeantesque quickstep shuffle seems to attract obvious attention. Sometimes, I hear the impatient sighs from the growing queue behind as I battle to liberate credit card from wallet. Once I was asked whether I was drunk….at 8.30am! I advised the lady in question that we weren’t in The Flying Horse at Gatwick Airport and to mangle Winston Churchill’s famous remark, she was rude, I had Parkinson’s and unfortunately the same would be true of both of us in the morning! Only once has someone asked if I was OK.

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of a juicy murder and not one act of bodice ripping to be found within its pages. It was just the uncovering of one master villain whose work had previously gone unremarked. Unfortunately, having been caught, his incarceration has been more difficult to achieve than getting more than half way through a Jeffrey Archer novel. There is still no cure. The main treatment has been the same for 50 years and whilst there have been more recent advances with deep brain stimulation and stem cell research is said to be encouraging, I suspect Mr P would be surprised if not a little dismayed to discover that his revelations have not led to a final solution two centuries later. I like to think that over the last eighteen months we’ve done a little bit to make people aware of the age defying and otherwise indiscriminatory nature of the condition and to understand it just a little more. On this occasion, let me leave you with this; The next time you’re at the checkout in Waitrose and see someone slowly packing their bags, spilling the contents of their wallet or weaving their way to the exit, he might not be drunk. Of course, there is a chance he might be, but that would rather ruin my point which is this.

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The Life List Genteel Gangs Many of us, who grew up on the right side of the tracks, may feel we’ve missed out on heady living and have had to make do with vicarious thrills. Not so much On the Waterfront as on the seafront with a good book. Luckily, senior subcultures are all the rage now. Aga Louts and Rayburners - kitchen living on the edge, where you dry your clothes and cook a hot pot at the same time. Sure to cause the occasional stir. Dude Boys - you may have thinning hair and a bit of a paunch, but you can still wear (elasticated) denim jeans when you drive your

Answer: FORTUNE sports car. You’re always in top gear. Gransters - child minding, fun loving, spinclassing dervishes. With added mints. Junk Rockers - you prowl the car boot sale and no Toby jug or James Herriot bargain is safe from your all-seeing eye. Your motto is ‘hagglers not stragglers’. Old Romantics - you favour black & white films, style over fashion, and in-depth conversations over Snapchat. You don’t need a watch because you are timeless. Sheddy Boys - the man cave is your domain, which you share with the lawnmower, a windup radio and your collection of hoes. The allotment is your stamping ground, mainly to compact the soil. Tantastics - you’ve been to the South of France and you want to let the world know it. (Or you’ve actually been to an out-of-town tanning salon and you just want the world to believe it.) By Derek Thompson www.alongthewritelines.blogspot.co.uk

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A Photographer Dreams.... by Hugh Griffiths www.creativelight.org.uk This picture could have been taken in a number of places around here but in fact it was taken at Prideaux Place, a stately home in Padstow, Cornwall. They have a small deer park and I was lucky enough to see these two, mother and son, showing their mutual affection. We had gone there for a walk and to have a look around the house – it’s always fun to see someone else’s home, and the Prideaux family still live there. But the house was not open that afternoon and we satisfied ourselves by walking around the gardens and looking over at these deer. So much photography is luck – although it is true that you can make your own luck to a very great extent by being ready to take a picture – and it was chance that I saw these two by a tree in the meadow. As far as composition goes, it isn’t the greatest shot – the legs of both the deer have been cut off, and the fence at the back is a bit obtrusive – but it is very cute and was well worth the 5 or 10 minutes I spent looking at the animals. Being ready is something that I’ve mentioned before, and it is really valuable if you aspire to taking interesting photographs. And it’s always helpful to remember that quality in photographs is largely

determined by you and your viewers: it doesn’t have to be one of the best ever photographs to be one that satisfies you. I like this picture, I hope that you like it, but I suspect that a judge in a competition wouldn’t give it a high score. No matter – that isn’t the only criterion for your photographs. That same time in Padstow, I took the opportunity to walk along the cliffs by the Camel River up to the mouth of the estuary. It’s a lovely walk – even if it is raining (not too heavily, obviously!) and the day was bright and warm for me. One of the things about this estuary is the amount of sand that is hidden or exposed by the tides; it’s a huge

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