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Well, July’s been the usual frantic whirl of festivals, fortnights, events and end of term ‘tear jerkers’. Added to the mix this year has been our eldest daughter’s last weeks at Primary school. Gone are the days when you get your certificate (if you’re lucky) and your shirt signed… The current expectations – in addition to the aforementioned - are for hoodies with everyone’s names on the back of them and glossy colour Yearbooks. As I write the heatwave seems set to continue so the hoodies haven’t yet had a great deal of use. By the way – if you’re ever wanting personalised clothing printed I can’t recommend Bruce Elliot – at the Plough – enough. Great prices, service and quality – and patience! So the Yearbook was certainly a labour of love. But it was worth it to see (through our tears) their excited faces flicking through the finished book, recognising faces from pictures from the last 7 years and reading the lovely messages from their teachers and staff, working out whose baby photo is whose, and where they fit in the crossword. And as the uniform to the next stage of her life is already hanging in the wardrobe I, along I am sure with all of you who have children going into Reception or starting pre-school in September, those also leaving Year 6, or Year 11/13, or graduating, will (I am sure) also be wondering ‘where on earth have the years gone!’ Thanks (not!) to my lovely friend who told me the way to stop yourself from weeping is to chew inside of cheeks… it DIDN’T WORK!! (sob!) Anyway, as always, a big thank you to everyone who has contributed and advertised this month If you’re a local business wanting to reach out to your local community then why not call for a chat about affordable advertising in your local community magazine. Remember, we deliver to most homes every second month so if you’re not able to pick up a magazine on the months it’s not delivered to you, you can read it on your smart phone/tablet or PC. Until next month, best wishes

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Residents’ Association – Boring Huh!!!! Well Yes – it is some of the time. Committee Meetings, Meetings, with Councillors – Planning Meetings – Forms – Pages to wade through when you are dealing with any type of authority – a huge amount of words to get through when reading up on new proposed legislation. BUT – it can be stimulating, educational, empowering, surprising and an eye opener. We live in a Democracy don’t we?? Which means that as members of the public, we will be listened to and our views will be held in great respect by those who run the country and our own locality, and our opinions will be sought when policies and changes are to be made. WRONG!!! We have to fight to be heard by our Council, let alone Government, and we have to make sure that Councillors hear us loud and clear. If we don’t shout – they won’t hear. If we don’t make our voice heard,

we cannot have an input into any changes that affect our Community. Over the past years we have seen building developments that look like they have been drawn on the pack on the proverbial “matchbox”, a refurbished High Street that really was a disgrace, proposed developments that have taken no account of the infrastructure, a proliferation of Betting Shops (six now in total in New Malden), cleanliness that has been noticeable only by its absence, and “improvements” (for instance Tolworth and Kingston Market Place) that would be laughable if it were not for the huge amount of money spent on them, and not much notice taken of places like New Malden. We have been told endlessly over the past few years that we, as residents and rate/income tax payers will have a say in what happens. But as so often, it is only when the public’s outcry becomes so vociferous that peace and order may be breached, something, is done. Kingston Council in the past has largely ignored its residents (communication not seeming to be high on its agenda), but the tide is beginning to turn. Well – even though our Residents’ Association has not always been successful in its undertakings, we are becoming a force to reckon with. We have made useful contacts with Councillors, other Residents’ Associations, the National Organisation of Residents’ Associations and local Business people and we have had an input in some local undertakings. SO – don’t wait for someone else to do something about what bugs you, join us and do something with us, for us (all of us) and by us!!! New Malden (Beverley Ward) Residents Association.... Please see left for joining details.

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a long way, and you made sure any neighbours either old, bereaved, or just lonely were managing okay. Allotments sprang up on all available land, and we were encouraged to “dig for victory”.

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Nothing to watch Television began in November 1936, but you could count the number of receivers in Malden on the fingers of one hand (the receivers cost around 100 guineas [£105 today]). This was the equivalent of six months salary, so way outside most families. There was one channel, and programmes were broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 3pm -4pm and 9pm-10pm. BBC radio was divided between National and Regional programmes and contained talks, light and chamber music, variety shows, brass bands, plays and concerts. The BBC also broadcast events such as the opening of the new Forth road bridge and that years Charity Shield football match. Additionally there were many sports clubs in operation, the British Legion, political associations, the Grafton and New Malden Clubs, Horticultural Society, Oddfellows and Rechabites plus many youth groups both connected with local churches, and secular.

Nowadays we have an incredible amount of entertainment available to us. Plays, opera, ballet, films, television, radio, music in various forms, games, the internet, all available in the privacy of our own homes, not to mention various sports and recreations in the great outdoors. We are spoilt for choice, eighty years ago it was more a question of making your own amusement, and people were happy doing just that. People will still say that they have nothing to do, and that they are bored, but either side of World War II, the population didn’t just sit indoors and moan about what Germany might do or about rationing, there was what was called the “community spirit”. What little food you had, (by ingenious methods) you made go

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Look and learn When Malden and Coombe became a borough on 23rd September 1936, one job the council took on with relish was the education of the locals through talks and lectures. The lectures were free and held at the School Clinic in Westbury Road opposite the Baptist Church. The Mayor Charles Speirs was in charge, and the first one seems to have been about local history particularly Malden and Surrey led by Miss Marion Dale on 24th February 1937, sadly no details of this talk survive. The next lecture entitled “The Child and Nutrition” took place in April the same year, this time at the Wesley Hall (now the Methodist Church) again chaired by the Mayor, the speaker was Sir Percy Alden a former MP and social reformer, and very much in favour of the benefits of milk for school children. Free school milk would not become compulsory until 1944, later, it was withdrawn later first by Harold Wilson, and then by Margaret Thatcher. The lecture was followed by a 22 minute documentary film entitled “Enough To Eat?” which examined the connection of poverty with malnutrition and the

illnesses which could result from malnourishment ,narrated by Julian Huxley. This showed that even an affluent area like Malden could still have pockets of hardship. Unfortunately, the speaker, Sir Percy a great campaigner, was killed by a flying bomb in London seven years later while waiting for a bus. Vegetables for victory With the onset of war these lectures stopped, and information relayed to the people of Malden became more instructional and practical. For example the library in Kingston Road showed a film entitled “Gardens At War” not a documentary showing the difference between a British and a German garden, but a film showing how to grow more food in gardens and allotments. A large amount of open and park land had been turned over to allotments, and the population were encouraged to grow more vegetables at home. The film was in “natural” colour which was a novelty at that time, and the public were encouraged to bring their friends, as we were all in it together. The film was issued by “The Plant Protection Society” and included sections on

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cooking vegetables, and gardening from “the women’s point of view”, which encouraged the formation of a women’s gardening association. Wasting soil was helping Hitler, they were told. Instruction on spadework was given, and the preparation of soil which should be done in November/ December rather than left until Easter. Rational advice Of course many items were on ration, and Lord Woolton (Minister Of Food) had come forward with a points food plan which gave a more varied diet including can meats, and an increase in fat and sugar allowances. The new ration book which was pink was available on production of the old book, and the coupons could be exchanged anywhere meaning you didn’t have to register with a particular shop. 16 points were available over 4 weeks, and the 16 points could buy you for example, ½ lb of ox tongue, 4oz of sardines, and a lb of beans. The population could bulk up for the oncoming winter months. In Malden the new books were available at the First Aid Posts in Burlington Road, Manor Farm Old Malden, or Vale House in Kingston

Vale. Alternatively, there was a supply at the Housing Estate Office in Douglas Road, or the Food Office in Cambridge Road. Notices advertising the new rations book were posted all over the town and on main notice boards, but you had to attend before 17th November when the scheme started. So now you knew how to grow the produce, and how to obtain extra rations for your meals. The next step was to teach people how to cook with the ingredients available for the job “on the kitchen front!” These War-Time Cookery Demonstrations had initially started in gas and electricity showrooms throughout the country. The early demonstrations seem to concentrate more on the economy of their products rather than the meals themselves. But gradually those attending learnt about “tasty dishes from humble fishes”. It was amazing what you could do with a herring. Fry or grill it, a herring and tomato pie, a covered herring pie, herring and stuffed tomato, herring with macaroni, potted herring, the list was endless. It was not surprising that

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these recipes came from the Herring Industry Board. In Malden local demonstrations were held at 11am and 3pm at Woolworths in the High Street (now Poundland) and various Civic Cafes, together with Church and local Halls. In the latter part of the war, companies realised the advertising power of these demonstrations, and businesses like Cadburys and Birds started their presentations using their own products. Recreational values Of course, it was not all instructional items that the public were advised on. There was a garden party and fair in aid of the prisoners of war fund, held on Plough Green on 26th June 1943 opened by Mr CH Middleton (of BBC fame).Mr Middleton was one of the earliest gardeners featured by the BBC starting in 1931 and by 1940 attracted 3.5 million listeners. He was the wartime Alan Titchmarsh, and died from a heart attack outside his house in Surbiton in September 1945. In the same year as part of the

“Holidays at Home” programme, two concerts were held at the Burlington Road Schools. Firstly “Operatic Memories” Grave and Gay by the New Malden Cooperative Musical Society, and this was followed a week later by George Bernard Shaw’s play St Joan performed by the New Malden Co-operative Dramatic Group. As can be seen from the above, the Council placed a great emphasis on educating the people of Malden especially during the war years. Whilst it can be argued that they were only doing what was expected of them, and it made no difference to the outcome of the war, it is a fact that in times of stress the population looks to their leaders for guidance. In this small community, efforts were made to show a united home front, and to teach the people to help themselves. All the details for these events come from the collection of notices formerly displayed, and then retained by New Malden Library, and now held by the Kingston archives.

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In August Nikki Ray, a recent Human Rights Law graduate from New Malden, is travelling to Israel and occupied Palestine to spend three months as a human rights monitor. Nikki is taking part in the international Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). The programme’s aim is to support all those affected by the ongoing conflict and to work for an end to the occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories. EAPPI is based on impartial principles, meaning they do not take sides in the conflict, however they advocate for a just peace based on international law. Nikki will be supporting both Palestinian and Israeli peace groups. Along with other EAPPI colleagues she will provide a protective presence

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most like it’s owner and the six legged egg and spoon race, this year was added My Dog’s Got Talent. It was soon apparent that we have a lot of talented dog’s in New Malden, but the crowds favourite and winner of a Waitrose doggy hamper were two Staffordshire Bull terrier Crosses, Stanley and Honey. The final winner of the New Malden Vets cup for the Best Dog in New Malden was Arthur the Irish terrier owned by Emma Van Spall and the Reserve Best in Show was Kylie a 3 y.o. Golden Doodle owned by Melitta Demsa. A great afternoon was enjoyed by the dogs, their owners and all the spectators.

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The name “cupcake” first appeared in an American cookery book published in 1796. They were so named because they were baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins or moulds, the size of a small teacup. Their by Kate McLelland popularity was revived in the 2000s thanks to the US TV series “Sex and the City”, when In recent years baking has become lead characters Carrie and Miranda scoffed a bit of a national obsession. With cupcakes from New York’s famous Magnolia events such as the Sugarcraft, Cake Bakery as they discussed their love lives. Decorating & Baking Show visiting The craze is still going strong today, with UK large conference venues in London, artisan bakeries getting in on the act, using Birmingham and Manchester, new ever more exotic ingredients and themes to cake-craft shops opening in our high tempt us. streets and countless community These days you can buy special tin moulds for bake-offs taking place all over the cupcakes and it’s possible to experiment with country, it would appear that the UK a huge range of recipes, from the ordinary has been well and truly bitten by the (Raspberry Swirl Cupcakes) to the bizarre baking bug. (Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Home baking has always featured Frosting). Try them out on family and friends, heavily when it comes to local or if you’re feeling ambitious you can even fundraising events: if you visit any enter the National Cupcake Championships. You can school fete or village fair you are almost certain to find a view the entry guidelines at www.nationalcupcakeweek. stall heaving with homemade cakes. But nowadays you co.uk but hurry, as the deadline for entries is 15th won’t just see any old cakes displayed for sale: you’ll find August. creations made and decorated with real flair and passion. Although many people enjoy pottering alone in the Much of the renewed interest in what can be achieved kitchen, trying out new recipes and finding original ways with butter, sugar, eggs and flour can be ascribed to the to decorate their cakes, The Great British Bake Off seems BBC’s now legendary TV show, The Great British Bake Off, to have inspired a real enthusiasm for communal baking, which features a team of amateur bakers (observed by whether that’s about learning together or indulging in expert judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry) taking friendly competition. part in progressively harder baking challenges over a It’s understandable to want to share your baking period of ten weeks. The show promises to attract an triumphs – and disasters – with someone else, and audience of over eight million viewers when Series 5 is participating in a group can encourage you to try out broadcast later this year. different techniques and develop new skills. The first episode of GBBO traditionally kicks off with You can look up cake decorating courses in your local “Cakes” and it’s fitting that this aspect of baking should area by going to www.cakedecoratingcourses.co.uk or open the competition, as cake making and decorating alternatively visit your local library to find out if they hold has become one of the most popular hobbies in Britain a list. If you fancy getting away from it all in order to today. really focus on your art, then there are a number of cake Perhaps it is the combination of cookery and artistic decorating short breaks and holidays available, with one skills that has captured the public’s imagination. The day courses costing from around £100 (not including current trend is to create specialist cakes that are not accommodation). only delicious to eat, but beautiful to look at, and bakers If you want a real holiday experience you could sign up are now using a range of specialist tools and equipment for a cake-making course in France, with accommodation to help them achieve stunning effects for their cake and meals included for £649 per person. See www. creations. frenchcakebreaks.com for more details. 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My name is Mimi Anderson I’m an ultra runner from Kent who loves running distances over 100 miles – preferably in one go. I have known Jenny for quite a few years now as her brother is married to my sister! In 2011 I was looking for a big project to get my teeth into. I was racing in South Africa so asked a few of my equally mad South African friends if they had any bright ideas of routes I could run. There were a few suggestions but one in particular caught my attention – The Freedom Trail in South Africa, a 2,350km route starting in Pietermaritzburg and finishing in Paarl just outside Cape Town – this sounded like the challenge I had been looking for, time to look into it more closely. This challenge was way too big to tackle on my own so I contacted Samantha Gash an Australian ultra runner who I knew through facebook. On 26th August 2012 I brought up the subject of running the ridiculous distance of 2,350km across the Freedom Trail in South Africa – her face said all I needed to know. Since then Samantha and I have had endless Skype calls, emails flying backwards and forwards to establish what you know today as the Freedom Runners.

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One of the features of the US recovery from the financial crisis has been the growth in the cash piles amongst many of the corporates. Yes, we have seen some using their cash for rising dividends (American companies have never been so dividend orientated as their British cousins), and some even handing cash back to shareholders where they, quite responsibly, feel that they cannot find a better use for their shareholders’ monies. Others have been buying their shares back (always a sign of a lack of imagination by management) - this has now reached an astonishing annualised rate of $400bn, which is the equivalent of 2.5% of US GDP. The idea of the scheme, although sounding generous, is in fact to boost earnings per share and therefore enhance the value of executive share options - so not quite as generous as some would have you believe. What had been missing though was much sign of companies using their cash piles for reinvestment, or even mergers and acquisitions. This as much as anything is a sign of lack of confidence and a general sense of risk aversion. As I have mentioned before this all seemed to change in January of this year when in that first month over $1billion of potential deals were announced. Since then it would seem that the levee has broken as the cash to carry out possible deals seems to have washed over the markets seeking new investment opportunities. So where is this money to go? Well we can see from some figures that a good proportion is going on updating kit and replacing long delayed equipment, Justin Urquhart Stewart is one of the most recognisable much of which will have gone past its normal and trusted market commentators on television, radio operational life expectancy. For others though the and in the press. Originally trained as a lawyer he has prospect of buying up competitors is once again observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst becoming quite appealing and has got the juices of the at Barclays Stockbrokers and developed a unique investment bankers started again. However, a subset understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the of these companies have some other tax issues where private investor overseas earnings would have a high tax penalty on them if they were to be repatriated to the USA, thus encouraging some other local investment. A classic example of this was of course Pfizer’s attempted bid for Astra Zeneca. Now according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) this potential cash pile could be over $1.3trillion and such financial firepower could be about to be turned on certain of our leading companies here. If you just run your finger down a list of UK (and come to that those continental) blue chips, then it is quite easy to answer the question “why not”? From retailers like Tesco, to BAE Systems whose target 26 Please remember to mention the Village Voice when you speak to our advertisers

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The Rose Theatre

Mon 1 Sep – Sat 25 Oct GALSWORTHY AND WWI: HUMAN BATTLES ON THE HOME FRONT Rose Theatre Kingston will this autumn mark the centenary of the war with the theatre’s first audio-visual exhibition. The exhibition explores and celebrates Kingston’s Nobel Prizewinning novelist John Galsworthy and combines poignant family memories and treasures from the Home Front shared by our local community. Visitors to the exhibition will be encouraged to listen to the official audio guide, which is an integral part of the exhibition, bringing the objects displayed to life with illuminating and moving recordings. FREE EXHIBITION 12pm-4pm, Mon – Sat The exhibition will be open to visitors throughout the Rose’s opening hours, but will be self-guided outside the hours of 12pm - 4pm Fri 5 – Sun 7 Sep Shakespeare’s Globe present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Original production directed by Dominic Dromgoole Join Shakespeare’s famous lovers as they take refuse in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. Created by the Globe in 2013 this production comes to the Rose for just three days. Tickets £26, £23, £19.50 Pit cushions £5 Wed 10 Sep Melos Sinfonia present FAÇADE & EIGHT SONGS FOR A MAD KING This unusual pairing will take you on a journey into the heart of twentieth-century musical innovation, featuring some of the UK’s most exciting young operatic talent with a preconcert talk from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Tickets £18 Pit cushions £8 Sat 13 – Sun 14 Sep CAPTAIN FLINN AND THE PIRATE DINOSAURS From the award-winning book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto and adapted for the stage by Nicole Lewis and Oliver Lansley All aboard for a non-stop action-packed theatrical experience with live music, puppetry, physical performances and dastardly dinosaurs. Tickets £12 Pit cushions £10

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Mondays New Malden Rotary Club Where: Malden Golf Club,Traps Lane,When: Monday evenings at 6:15 for 6:45pm Contact: Barry Collins on 07740 257 255 Monday Netball Club When: Mondays 8.30pm Contact: Katie Leason 07910 256107 English Conversation / Lessons For Koreans Where: Christ Church Centre, Coombe Road When: Mondays & Tues, 10.00 am - 12.00 noonAll welcome: contact Chris Coke 020 8942 7388. St James Players Where: St James Bodley Road When: Mondays 8pm.

Tuesdays Arthritis Care New Malden Branch Where: Age Concern Kingston Raleigh House 14 Nelson Road, New Malden KT3 5EA When: 4th Tuesday of month 7.30 -9.30pm We aim to provide backup support for arthritis sufferers and an opportunity for members to enjoy a social evening through our regular monthly meetings. Jocelyn King 020 8942 6745. The New Malden Ladies Badminton Club When: Tuesday at the Malden Centre from 20.30 till 22.00 We are a mixed ability club looking for new members. Please ring Lynda on 8949 2673 or just pop in. NHS Retirement Fellowship- Local Branch 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. For further details please contact Lorna on 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 For more details contact Lily on 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. We do have a few vacancies and new member are always welcome.Contact the secretary on 020 8942 1926 for information.

Malden Bridge Club When: Tuesday evenings 7.30 to 10.30pm Where: Graham Spicer Institute, by entrance to Waitrose car park. Contact: John 020 8942 7560 for details. New - ACT FOR JUSTICE. Where: New Malden Baptist church; Westbury Road. KT3 5BE. When: The first Tuesday of every month, 8 - 9.30pm. This new group aims to combat human trafficking. We’ll discuss issues of forced labour, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude, raise awareness and fundraise. Contact ellykeevil@hotmail.com

Wednesdays Malden & Coombe Social Club For The Blind When: Alternate Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm Contact; Mike Ball 02089420819 Volunteer drivers/helpers VERY welcome Royal British Legion Malden & Coombe The Legion meets every second Wednesday afternoon from 2.30pm at the Grafton Club. Any interested parties in joining please contact Samantha Bantonk on 07984-341459.

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telephone Kerry at K.A.B. 020 8605 0060. 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 Thursday from 7.30 p.m. prompt. Host system so partners always available. £5 table money. Parking available outside the hall. Also buses and trains from very close by. Contact Rosemary Vase 0208 5468719 or Pauline Finn 0208 549 3270 or just turn up Malden And Coombe Flower Decoration Society At St.James Church Hall Bodley Road WHEN the third Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm. Why not come along to these evenings and dazzle your family and friends with your expertise! Visitors £5 If you would like more details please ring Brenda Faulkner on 0208 337 4492. Malden Wanderers Badminton Club Where:- 22, Cambridge Avenue, KT3 4LE When - 20.30 p.m - 22.00 p.m. We are a friendly club looking for new members. Please contact - Anne -01372 727422 or Tony 077910 39521

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Friday Morning Running A mixed group, consisting mainly, but not restricted to, mothers with children in Malden Camera Club school, meet each Friday morning at 9:50 Where: New Malden Library, Kingston am in the Pembroke Lodge car park TW10 Road When: Thursday evenings 5HX, for a run of between 3 and throughout the year at 7.45pm Contact: 4 miles in Richmond Park. This is a social www.maldencameraclub.org.uk group of runners with no pressure on Malden Centre Orchestra ability. New runners are more than Where: Malden Centre, Blagdon Road welcome (everybody has to start When: 10.00-12.00noon, every Thursday somewhere) and time will be taken to (term time only)Contact: Conductor accommodate them. Don’t feel inhibited, David Benke on 02087868517. come and try us! If you need any further Tolworth Badminton Club infocall Bob on 07936 240937. Where: Play at Tolworth Recreation RSPB Epsom and Ewell Local group. Centre When: Club night Thursday We meet the 2nd Friday of every month evenings 7.30-9.30 Standard: at 7.30, apart from July and August, at Intermediate/advanced level Contact: tolworthbadmintonclub.co.uk,ring Pat on All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate 0208 395 9175 or just turn up their enthusiasm on a variety of natural Malden Emergency First Aid Society history subjects. We also have several (Mefas). Members meet each Thursday birding outings throughout the year evening at 7.30pm for First Aid training. which is arranged to suit all ages. There New members required. Everyone is a small charge for non-members of the welcome. Hall available for hire. Contact RSPB. rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom. Christine on 07966661015. Over 60’s club Kingston Association for The Blind We meet every Friday at St. James Church Lunch Club at The Mefas Hall, rear of Hall. Bodley Road, New Malden from Malden Centre, Cocks Crescent, New 1pm to 2:30 pm (Doors open at 12:30) We Malden - for people with a severe sight have musical entertainment, a raffle and loss - for a sandwich lunch on the last refreshments. Coach outings are organised Thursday of every month 12.30 to 2.30 pm. The cost is £3 per person and friends during the Summer months. If you would or family are welcome. For further details like to join us please contact Sheila on 0208 949 5118 for further information. Please remember to mention the Village Voice when you speak to our advertisers

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. Open days Sat/Sun 20/21 April from 2.30pm . Roll ups Tuesday evenings from 5:50pm. Small friendly mixed club (35 players.) New members very welcome. 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 for details 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. Contact Chris Osmond on 020 8330 6698 From the Ground Up, Kingston’s only not for profit organic food scheme. No box required. Local, affordable organic. For more details google: organic food Kingston

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As you no doubt know the First World War began 100 years ago on 28th July 1914. This article written by Graeme Hodge is about three of the soldiers commemorated on our War Memorial who died in the conflict. Graeme is currently researching all the names of the Great War fallen on the War Memorial and would welcome readers to contact him with any information that they might have. ghodge@nescot.ac.uk William Thomas Prismall a native of New Malden was born in 1887. He was the eldest son of Thomas W. and Caroline Prismall. After receiving his education at Christ Church Boys’ School, Elm Road, William was employed as a grocer’s assistant at Messrs. Wood and Hill, Malden Road, subsequently becoming a temporary postman at the New Malden Post Office. He enlisted at Kingston-upon-Thames and entered the Army on November 6, 1916, joining the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), before being posted to to Lowestoft, Suffolk for training. On Christmas Eve, 1916, William married Beatrice Maggs at Christ Church, New Malden. In the Summer of 1917, he proceeded to France arriving there on the 16th July where he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the Queen’s. After less that three months at the Front Line, Private William Thomas aged 30, was brought in to the 37th Casualty Clearing Station very badly wounded. The Sister-in-charge, in a letter to his widow, wrote that her husband was in a very collapsed state, did not speak and passed away quietly on the 6th October 1917. Private Thomas is buried at Godewaersvelde British Cemetery close to the Belgian border, about 16 kilometres south-west of Ieper (Ypres), and rests besides 900 of his British and Commonwealth comrades.

Alfred Henry, the only other son of Mr. and Mrs. Prismall, of 56, Cleveland Road, also served his King and Country. Alfred was wounded on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme whilst with the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Happily he recovered and survived the War. Another old boy of Christ Church Boys’ School, Elm Road, to make the supreme sacrifice was Albert William King, son of Mr.George. and Mrs. Emma King of Coombe Warren Farm. Albert was born at Coombe in 1896 and was one of twelve siblings. After leaving school, he was employed like his father, as a gardener’s labourer. Albert’s joined the Army Service Corps at Grove Park on the 18th January, 1915 before proceeding to Hungerford for training. His Army Service Papers show that Albert although just 5ft 4 ½ inches in height and

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for conspicuous gallantry on 27th March 1916 at the Battle of St. Eloi. He was presented with the ribbon by a Divisional Commander at a special parade. The Surrey Comet noted that “The honour earned by the gallant young officer is also an honour to New Malden, Lieutenant McArthur being the first from this particular district to receive such distinction”. William’s luck finally ran out whilst serving with the 1st Royal Scots at the Battle of Arras in the Spring of 1917. The 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers were in reserve, and had to endure heavy shelling in the assembly trenches. Their susbequent advances were held up by machine-gun fire and ultimately failed. According to the Battalion’s official history the casualties that day were mostly from artillery fire. Among the dead that Easter Monday April 9th was Second Lieutenant William B. McArthur. William is buried at Beaurains Road Cemetery on the southern outskirts of Arras. In addition to his name being one of 265 local men listed on the Maldens and Coombe war memorial he is also remembered on the memorials at Christ Church and the United Reformed Church, New Malden.

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Grow your own take-away by Pippa Greenwood

We all know that home-cooked food is better for us than a stream of takeaways, but then we all deserve a little selfindulgence from time to time. So why not save yourself the guilt (and some cash) and grow your own Chinese takeaway right here in your own garden? No I haven’t turned cookery writer, but you can easily grow some of those tasty and crunchy vegetables that make the backbone of many a Chinese stir-fry... and the great thing is that oriental vegetables do well from late summer sowings, so it’s off to the garden centre (not the takeaway) you go! Bean sprouts are so easy to grow you could almost do it with your eyes shut. The common types are sprouted mung-beans, and you can either buy packets of seed or a small packet of the beans themselves from your local health food store. They’ll come with easy cultivation instructions and before you know it you’ll have the beginnings of a stir-fry. Mizuna has got to be one of the most attractive leafy vegetables you can grow. Its green leaves appear soon after sowing the seed in a pot or in open ground, and they add a great spicy flavour to your stir-fry and also add a zing to salads and sandwiches. And where would your Chinese meal be without that delicious Oriental veg, pak-choi. It’s another easy vegetable to grow late in the summer: just sow the seeds in a well-forked soil, water, and wait. Thin out as per the instructions of the seed packet (you can eat the thinnings too), then just pinch off the roots and pop the plants into the wok. Pak-choi also grows well in a container of multi-purpose compost. Garlic is another essential ingredient. It’s not really the right time of year to plant garlic, but for an unexpected little extra take a few spare cloves and pot them in trays of compost. Keep the compost slightly moist and in a week or two the cloves will start to sprout. What you’re after here aren’t the sprouts though, but the bright green foliage which 48

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