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Dear Readers

There’s nothing like a ‘disaster’ to bring out community spirit in bucket loads, is there? - as was recently demonstrated during the evening of ‘The Great New Malden Flood of 2015’ where, you may know, I live.

Whilst we didn’t quite have to resort to Ark building (although there was much talk of it on Facebook) a true “Blitz Spirit” emerged as the waters rose, the roads closed and the flood seeped its way through the streets, quickly submerging gardens on Alric Avenue and threatening shops and businesses. Firefighters, police officers, insurance advisors and representatives from Thames Water were out in force from the outset and, whilst sand bags were passed from neighbour to neighbour, welcoming and warm cups of tea were also being offered to the emergency services!

Even friends of ours safely “holed up” in Malden Hill and The Mount (the ‘apex’ of the town!) were left “high and dry” (thankfully, dry) as the mains water supply drizzled away for over 12 hours. Social media was soon buzzing with films of commuters taking off their shoes and rolling up their trousers to wade through the lake that had formed outside the station and as we hit the headlines on both BBC and ITV News it seemed that no-one in New Malden was unaffected!

In much the same way as local children become giddy with excitement at the prospect of a huge snowstorm (“Will the schools be closed tomorrow, Mum?”), my beloved daughters (BDs) were anxious to walk down to the High Street to see for themselves what all the fuss was about and, good gracious, it was definitely a sight they won’t forget! As I explained to the BDs it was like filling a bath (the bath being the dip in the road under the railway bridge). Once that area was full (apparently 6 foot high) it naturally could only overflow. And overflow it did.

So, along with many other ‘flood tourists’ we stood at the far end of the High Street and shared the moment with friends and neighbours as well as strangers.

It was a late night for all and I was glued to Facebook for several hours keeping track of where the water was spreading, whilst my BDs were kept awake by the hovering police helicopter (monitoring the flow of the “river”) whilst worrying if Daddy would ever make it home (don’t worry, he did just after midnight) And so when we woke up the drama was all over - well, for most of us. For some lovely friends and neighbours it was less of a feeling of drama that Thursday night but one of dread and fear of their houses and businesses being flooded, leading to huge inconvenience, ongoing insurance claims and for some, irreparable damage to possessions. The emergency services worked through the night to ensure the situation was resolved as swiftly as possible and, thanks to a comparatively quick clean up operation, life in New Malden had all but returned to normal by morning.

One positive that comes out of a sudden event such as this, is a reminder of the wonderful community spirit we have.

It reinforces how incredibly fortunate we are in our little corner of the developed world that natural disasters (not even those caused by burst water pipes) are few and far between. We must also never take for granted the fact that we have clean, fresh, sterile water whenever we want it just by turning on a tap. How vulnerable did we all feel when we were deprived of that - even for a few hours?

So, after what officially looks set to be the coldest June for the past 40 years (and what feels like one of the wettest) let’s look forward to a warm and sunny July with a fabulous and fun packed Malden Fortnight just oozing more of that community spirit for everyone to enjoy! Full details are on pages 38 and 39. We do hope our friends in Worcester Park will venture over the a3 and join us!

We also publish The Village Voice covering the KT3 postcode

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Worcester Park History

Peace in Europe

by David Rymill

In June 2014 I included extracts from the war service memoir written by James Ratcliff, who lived from 1950 to 1985 at Dancer Dick Wood in Salisbury Road (where the Worcester Court sheltered flats are now, opposite Auriol Park).

Last year’s extracts looked back 70 years to the role of Major Ratcliff in D-Day, landing near Bernières-sur-Mer and establishing a Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot to supply the troops with weapons and equipment. This year, 70 years on from VE-Day, we turn to Major Ratcliff’s account of his role in Germany following the coming of peace, courtesy of his daughter Pam Exwood.

‘In spring 1945 I was sent on a course in Worthing to train for the military government of Germany. By this time it was clear that the war in Europe was nearly over.

At the completion of my course on how to govern a defeated Germany, I was posted as commanding officer of a Depot Control Company. These units were set up to take charge of German ordnance and ammunition depots and the personnel were all officers and senior NCOs (with the exception of one driver and one cook). The assumption was we would find these German depots intact and needed only supervisory British staff to supervise the dispersal of their stores. In the event, the Germans had hidden their equipment to avoid destruction from Allied bombing raids and stored it in remote farms and warehouses in the countryside.

‘I started my journey a few days before the German surrender and I was on a train in Holland which was taking reinforcements into Germany when the end of the fighting was proclaimed. It was a very slow train, due to the damaged track, and as we travelled through towns and villages we saw bonfires and revelry; our first intimation that the end had come. After over five years of complete black-out over Europe, the lights were coming on again. I reached the British Army Headquarters on the day the German generals signed the formal surrender to Field Marshal Montgomery.

There was a short service of thanksgiving, and then we stood to attention for ‘God Save the King’.

‘Next day I reported to ADOS 30 Corps (Assistant Director of Ordnance Services) and he explained that the role of my Depot Control Company would

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be to locate and centralise all the dispersed enemy equipment. My company would not arrive for a month; meanwhile I was posted to a little town called Twistringen, south of Bremen, to start work. I took over a warehouse belonging to a man named Meger, and lodged with his family, which proved a very comfortable billet. All the German populace were very anxious to be co-operative and to deny any association with the Nazis. I took on several storemen and a young lad to serve as my batman and mess-waiter. He was a very timid 16-year-old, glad to find that the “enemy soldiers” he had been taught to fear were in fact civilised human beings. He proved a very loyal servant and kept in touch with me.

‘Germany was divided into four zones by the British, American, French and Russian forces. The British Zone stretched across northern Germany from the Dutch border to the Harz Mountains. When the main body of my company came out from England, I was posted eastward to Brunswick and was responsible for centralising all German weapons and equipment in Saxony, an area which included Hanover and the Volkswagen plant at Wolfsburg.

‘I selected for my depot an enormous ex-Nazi storage depot at Gliesmarode, on the outskirts of Brunswick, as it was served by rail and canal facilities and there were

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vast quantities of war material to be received, sorted and despatched. Train-loads of cloth for German army uniforms, which had been hidden in salt mines, started coming in and we received instructions to despatch it to centres for displaced persons, to clothe the thousands waiting to return to their homelands.

‘I sent out parties of my NCOs to scour the farm buildings far and wide to locate hidden stocks of weapons and equipment. Many Germans asked to see me to declare and surrender such war material.

Herr Nölte, the managing director of Voightländer, the camera and binocular manufacturer, told me about a hidden stock of glass for lens making for binoculars for the German army. He took me to the site in his chauffeur-driven car and I gave him permission to remove it so that his firm could resume manufacture of the cameras for which they were famous. Later, he approached me to ask if I could help him with the supply of cloth, as they could not get any suitable to line the binocular cases they had re-started manufacturing. I let them have a few bolts of German Army blanket material and we became friends for life.

‘At Brunswick we were only about ten miles from the Iron Curtain. Berlin was controlled jointly by British,

American, Russian and French forces, who each had a zone under their authority. I was very keen to see Berlin before being demobbed and I got an invitation to join a RASC colonel on a weekend trip in his staff car.

Berlin was an awful example of a once-beautiful city subjected to the ravages of “total war”, as it was then called.

‘In May 1946 a victory parade was held through the City of London. I donned my major’s uniform for the last time and took my family to watch it from the upper windows of a city office. Afterwards, we strolled in the sunshine past the Tower of London, where the Guard presented arms at the sight of my uniform, much to the delight of the children, while I returned the salute with military precision. A fitting “farewell to arms” I thought, as I packed my uniform away, never to wear it again.’

Our illustrations show James Ratcliff in uniform, and Dancer Dick Wood from the back garden.

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Ruth Jemmett Writes Dog Days And Swan Upping

By Ruth Jemmett

July was named by the Roman senate in honour of the Roman general Julius Caesar. Before that it was called Quintilis. On average it is the warmest month of the year in the northern hemisphere. You may sometimes hear of this time of year being referred to as the Dog Days. The Romans used to call the warm summer months ‘dies canilares’, and associated the hot weather with the star Sirius. It is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major - the Dog Star - which was also known as Orion’s Dog. (Most amateur atronomers are familiar with two fairly obvious star formations in the sky - namely The Plough, and Orion) The ancient Greeks believed that the power of Sirius would make dogs behave abnormally at this time. (It probably had less to do with star power, and more to do with the poor doggies being in need of water during the heat!).

Homer immortalised such beliefs by saying in The Iliad:

of the Thames wearing a fancy hat, and clasping a cool drink is much more my style!

The beginning of July is also known for the ancient ritual of Swan Upping 0n the River Thames. The British Monarch traditionally retains the right to ownership of all unmarked swans in open water, but only exercises it on certain stretches of the river. It is a time when there is an attempt to do a census of the wildlife on the River Thames, and for the so-called Swan Uppers to put rings on swans and cygnets, whilst, at the same time, checking their health. The tradition dates from the twelfth century. Although it is very ritualistic, with people wearing fancy outfits, its purpose is serious.

In recent years this famous river has changed from being a smelly, sludgy black lagoon, into a place that once again has fish in it, and wonderful birds in its environs. This is, of course, due to good river management. The need to look after our swans is of great importance, as it is not unknown for certain

“Sirius rises late in the dark liquid sky On summer nights, star of stars, Orion’s Dog they call it, Brightest of all, but an evil portent bringing heat And fevers to humanity”.

Let us hope that the sight of the Dog Star twinkling overhead doesn’t bring us any evil, but instead, will help to illuminate some jolly summer barbecues here in Salisbury Road, and Worcester Park in general! Speaking of illunination, I recently put solar-powered lights around the border in my front garden (which was no small feat, as the earth was rock hard) only to find that, after the lights having spent too much time in a box in my summerhouse, none of them worked!

Those of you of a boating persuasion will need no reminding that the Henley Regatta take place during the first week of July. Speaking as someone who gets sea-sick at the sight of choppy bathwater, I have to admit that the thought of such an activity leaves me somewhat cold. Ambling along the side To advertise email jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk or call 020 8336 2915

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people in our community to actually kill swans and eat them! Keep your eyes peeled for shifty looking people with large nets lurking around the towpath at Kingston! H.M The Queen is perfectly entitled to eat swans, but if ever you get an urge to sling one on a barbecue, forget it! You could end up in a lot of trouble!

Regular readers will know that I bought my husband an exercise bike for his birthday. It has proved to be very popular with our friends, as it is takes pride of place in our living room. (Although I must say that I can’t remember the last time I saw my husband on it!). Hopefully the start of the Tour de France on 4th July will encourage him to get back in the saddle! For my part, I can now pedal away way on the aforesaid machine for eight minutes without collapsing with exhaustion. At this rate I will be fit enough to take part in competition racing in about ten years time!

On 13th July we it will be thirty years since one of the most successful fundraising events in modern history took place - namely The Live Aid Concert at London’s Wembley Stadium. Can it really be that long ago? At that time most of the major bands of the day, such as Queen, Status Quo and Duran Duran helped to raise £40m to help the starving people of Africa. The event was viewed by 1,500,000,000 people worldwide, and those who had never felt motivated to donate to charity before made a major difference to how we deal with deprivation in third world countries. At that time we were assured that we would never again see suffering fellow human beings being treated with callous indifference. As we now witness thousands of refugees seeking shelter and food in Europe as they escape from violence, poverty and starvation (sometimes drowning in the process) we must surely ask ourselves, where is Bob Geldolf when we need him?

It’s been a strange old year weatherwise. Many of my geraniums have remained out of doors and have survived the winter to bloom again, but we recently had a very dry period. After last year’s countrywide floods, it is strange to think that we will need MORE rain this year. Perhaps we should pray to St Swithin, whose feast it is on 15th July. A traditional rhyme states: “St Swithin’s Day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain: St Swithin’s Day, if though be fair, For forty days ’twill rain nae mair” (Sic)

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I have learnt the hard way that propagating plants in my fairly new greenhouse can be a difficult process.

Even the smallest bit of sunshine can reduce new seedlings to crispy brown offerings. Even though I have whitened the windows that face the sun, the temperature can rise to as much as 120 degrees in a short time. On the plus side, the fish I recently bought for my pond are doing well, and frogs, toads and newts abound. I recently treated myself to a new sun umbrella, and the plan was that I would laze by the pond on sunny days. Unfortunately the weeds heard about my plan, and made sure that Ruth in the garden equals much work with a trowel or hoe!

The lucky ones among you will have secured seats to watch the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament, which will be on from 29th June - 12th July. I used to play tennis with enthusiasm, and looked very trendy in all the gear. However, unfortunately, the standard of my game was at about the level of someone fending off a swarm of wasps. Somewhere in Auriol Park there is a tennis ball firmly lodged in a conifer, never to be retrieved, as a result of my efforts to emulate the Wimbledon greats.

Whatever you choose to do during these Dog Days, may your garden plants thrive, and your skin and barbecued sausages not get too overcooked!

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as long as it should because she would bump into either a parent or a teenager who remembered Auntie Marion and she would have a chat to find out how they were doing and in the teenagers case making sure they were behaving themselves.

She carried this love of children on when she retired from the pre-School, as it was then called, by helping to found a Rainbows unit in St. John’s Hall before having to give this up because of the age restriction applied by the guiding fraternity.

Marion Woodcock 9th June 2015

Marion sadly passed away on the 9th June. Known to hundreds of children as Auntie Marion she ran Plough Green Pre- School at St. John’s Hall for 20 years plus and then help found the Rainbows group at St. John’s Hall.

She was born in Fulham and won a scholarship to what was then Mayfield School in Wandsworth. On leaving school she became a legal secretary. Her mother died when Marion was 21 and she was left with the task of running the home for her dad and brother. She had to leave her job in the city and move closer to home to manage both work and home life. At this early stage she was sacrificing her own needs to look after her dad and brother.

In her early twenties she met and eventually married Tim Woodcock and this July they would have celebrated 50 years of marriage. They have two daughters (Caroline and Julie) and subsequently four grandchildren (Katie, Hannah, Emma and Ethan). She was a totally committed Mother and Nanny enjoying the family and all that entails i.e. never missing sports days, parents evenings Christmas nativity plays etc.

It was this commitment to the young that brought her into childcare. Once the children were at school she became a pre-school teacher and when she moved to Worcester park she joined Plough Green Playschool, first as an assistant and then as the leader.

She was born to be involved with young children she relished the challenge and took great pleasure in helping the very young on their way. Her maxim was always to set boundaries for the children that were Firm, Clear and Fair but to surround those boundaries with Love. Something all those that knew her would agree that she did with abundance.

She fought and beat onset of Breast Cancer 13 years ago with her usual determination and then embarked on voluntary work at Tolworth Infants and Grand Avenue School helping in any way to improve the lot of the pupils. She continued to do this to the end.

On top of this she was active in the Inner Wheel Club of New Malden, being speaker’s secretary, attendance secretary and president at different times.

She kept the house tidy enjoyed D.I.Y and loved gardening, providing it was warm.

She didn’t like the thought of getting older so she just refused to and her rather quick demise may have suited this. However it has left the family in shock but so very, very, joyful that they have been part of the life of such a positive, lively and loving Wife, Mother and Nanny.

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View from the City

by Ben Kumar

Risk vs uncertainty All investors consider return. Most investors consider risk. Only a few consider uncertainty.

Those last two statements may seem too many to be synonymous, and in fact for decades have been treated as such by the financial world at large taking risk and uncertainty to mean basically the same thing. Yet there is a difference between the two which, whilst sometimes difficult to articulate, is as essential to investing as the difference between an equity and a bond.

The first academic work published of the distinction between risk and uncertainty was by University of Chicago economist Frank Knight in 1921: “Uncertainty must be taken in a sense radically distinct from the familiar notion of Risk, from which it has never been properly separated.... The essential fact is that ‘risk’ means in some cases a quantity susceptible of measurement, while at other times it is something distinctly not of this character…”

Although this description gets to the heart of the matter, an explanation with examples might help to clear things up.

written, we see a less numerical illustration of this difference. In J.R.R Tolkein’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins wins a magic ring off the creature Gollum by winning a riddle contest. However, Bilbo’s winning riddle is “what have I got in my pocket?”

Most people reading the book feel a bit discomfited at that point – clearly the question is not a riddle in any sense! The distinction is between the unknown - hinted at with clues - and the unknowable – the contents of a pocket could be anything in the world. Ultimately, had Gollum been able to clearly articulate the breach of the riddle-game rules through a definition of uncertainty, the whole fate of Middle Earth could have been different…

The odd thing is that there is acknowledgement of this in children’s stories and simple human psychology, but it seems to be forgotten when applied to financial theory. Asking a financial forecaster “what’s in my pocket?” and then, based on his reply, only buying that item would not be a sensible investment approach. And yet, when the same forecaster gives his prediction on where the

Risk – we don’t know what will happen in the future, but we have a reasonable idea of the possible outcomes. The easy example here is forecasting the outcome of rolling a die.

Uncertainty – we don’t know what will happen in the future, and we have no idea even of the number or kind of options available, let alone a concept of what the probabilities might be. As an example here, think about forecasting what colour an unseen die is…

In the first case, you can calculate the probabilities in your head – there are six numbers, each with an equal chance of appearing. In the second case, it is difficult to even think of the main variable, namely how many colours are there in existence?!

The key point is the difference between something being unknown and being unknowable. If we look at one of the most famous children’s stories ever

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FTSE 100 might be in a year, heads are nodded, notes are taken, and positions bought or sold.

It is not that the forecaster will always be wrong – he or she may be excellent at their job. It is the lack of acknowledgment for uncertainty that is misleading, the implication that financial market outcomes are as predictable as rolling a die, and that sufficient computational power can produce reliable probabilities when this is simply not the case.

So what can we do as investment managers to mitigate against uncertainty? The first step is admitting that it exists. The second step is trickier, because once we’ve conceded that volatility and standard deviation are not exhaustive measures, we have to distinguish between times when we should use them and times when we should not.

This can be key place for an investment manager to add value, because analysis of non-quantifiable risks is always, by definition, going to be an area for judgement rather than a formula.

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Friday 3rd July Malden Camera Club’s 60th Annual Exhibition This year’s stunning exhibition runs on the Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July at the Methodist Church in the High Street. The exhibition will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the Friday and between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Saturday. The Lord Mayor will be opening the exhibition at our annual awards bash on the Friday evening at 8 p.m. at the church. Admission is free and refreshments will be always available. Our members have submitted some of their best work into this exhibition: these pictures are there to be seen and, if your wallet weakens, to buy. Please come – we will be there and are always happy to talk with you about your photography and ours.

Saturday 4th July Malden Fun Run Beverley Park 9am The Malden Fortnight Fun Run is a free to enter 5km Fun Run which will take place in Beverley Park at 9am.

There will also be a 100m dash for children which will start after the last runner of the 5km event has crossed the finish line.

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New Malden Farmer’s Market 9am - 2pm, @ the Fountain car park - come along to our Christmas themed July event.

Grand Parade - Sponsored by Pearson Hards Solicitors - New Malden High Street 2pm. This is one of the busiest days of the year in our High Street and promises to pull in the crowds. The theme of this year’s parade, of course, is Christmas!

Let’s hope we get weather like we’ve had in the past couple of years. See you there!

Charity Cream Tea Afternoon at Tadworth Scout Hut 2.30-5.30pm Starting immediately after the Grand Parade and only a couple of minutes’ walk from the Fountain roundabout, our Scout Headquarters in Tadworth Avenue and its large garden will be transformed into a ‘pop-up’ café. This year we’ll have

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live music from a local ukulele group and the Kingston & Malden Scout and Guide band. There’s a mini market place in the garden where local stallholders sell crafts, cards and gifts. A giant inflatable slide will keep the children busy while you enjoy homemade scones, jam, clotted cream and a pot of tea.

New Malden Guides Summer Fete Marion House 3-7pm Summer Fun! - a range of games, activties, tombolas and sideshows. The venue is MARION HILL HOUSE, Tadworth Avenue - so people have an opportunity to support local scouting and guiding at the same time!

Cream Teas at the United Reformed Church from 3pm on the church lawn.

Sunday 5th July New Malden Dog Show 1pm Blagdon Park If you think that your dog is the greatest, come along to the Malden Fortnight Fun Dog Show in Blagdon Road Park (behind the Malden Centre). Booking-in is from 1 p.m. and judging starts at 2 p.m. There are ten classes, including dog with the waggiest tail, dog most like its owner, best condition coat, best geriatric and the best dog in fancy dress.

This year we are repeating the ‘My Dog’s Got Talent’ competition - if your dog has a special trick, come and share it with us all . You also have a chance to enter the owner and dog egg & spoon race, which is more difficult than you would expect. Dogs don’t need a pedigree, but they must be over 6 months old and be good with other dogs and people. Come along with or without your dog. It’s a great afternoon out for everyone and who knows, you may be taking home the cup to say that you own – The Best Dog in New Malden.

Wednesday 8th July 7.30pm Malden Community Choir Presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore at the Methodist Church. Tickets are priced at £8 each and will be available from the Malden Centre. Be sure to get your tickets early as there will only be one chance to see the show.

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9th, 10th & 11th July Pottery, Arts & Crafts Exhibition Malden Centre, Blagdon Road, KT3 4DS 9th & 10th July: 7-9pm, 11th July: 10am-1pm End of term exhibition of work from the Malden Centre Adult Education students and tutors. Paintings, ceramics, calligraphy, creative writing, needlework and quilting. Come and meet our tutors and students. Free refreshments.

Friday 10th July Malden Wanderers Quiz Night 8pm. £50 per team of 4 to include refreshments; Raffle, Fun & Games; contact Bobby Child 07946 532 846. It is at Malden Wanderers, of course, but it’s in aid of the refurbishment of our tennis court.

Saturday 11th July Craft Fair all day New Malden High Street. Over 100 stalls will line both sides of thee High Street. Come and enjoy this great day.

St.James Church, Bodley Road Summer Fete 12pm 4pm.

The event will be outside in our gardens on the Malden Road, with a jazz band, barbecue and Korean foods, and cream teas, with Face Painting and games for all ages, as well as the usual stalls. Proceeds will support St James’ work in the community which includes our weekly Toddlers’ group and Christmas Day lunch, by enabling us to redecorate our very tired church hall.

Craft Exhibition at the Methodist Church 10am-4pm.

Coffee bar open with light lunches 12-2pm and cream teas 2 – 4pm and launch a new group for Dads and their under fives. 2-4pm There will be tea, coffee, doughnuts, toys and play equipment.

Come and have fun with your children and meet other Dads Sunday 12th July Heritage Walks There will be four walks in total, two on Sunday 12th (10am and 2pm) and two on Sunday 19th July (10am and 2pm), each walk will last about 1.5 hours /2.0 hours. The route will be different from that of previous years. Each walk is restricted to a maximum of 20 people and booking is required to secure places.

There is no formal charge but a voluntary donation to the Maldens and Coombe Heritage Society would be greatly appreciated at the end of the walk.

VocalEase Concert VocalEase is a six-part male singing group, which delights in entertaining audiences with a scrumptious cornucopia of songs drawn from a repertoire - both serious and light - spanning many decades. VocalEase will be at St James’ Church, Bodley Road, New Malden KT3 5QE at 7.45pm. The evening’s programme will span from the 1940’s to the

present day including various genres from Gospel arrangements to a variety of classic Pop settings.

Entrance is by ticket : £5 per person with all proceeds going to charity. We look forward to entertaining you!

Contact Roger on 07759 020433 for more details.

Thursday 17th July Tom Kelley Memorial Slide Show from 8.30pm MEFAS at the rear of the Malden Centre, Cocks Crescent. For a number of years local historian, Tom Kelley, presented a slide show with images of the area in days gone by. He and his show are both fondly remembered. Julian McCarthy (Heritage Walks, Maldens and Coombe Heritage Society and Kingston Tour Guide) will once again be presenting this show to maintain the spirit and interest in the history and heritage of ‘The Village’ as Tom had done in the past.

There will be a closing paper and gold collection at the end of the evening in aid of MEFAS. Presentation Evening for Prize winners, Sponsors and Event Organisers.

Saturday 18th July Fun Day at South Lane Parade 11am-3pm Music by Neil Long and Mick Brown from Radio Jackie Refreshments, Indian Food, Free Hair Consultations, Hand Massages, Property advice, Bouncy Castle, Kids Roundabout, Face Painting, Stalls, Competitions & Raffles Come and join us and have some fun!

12.30pm to 4.30pm St John’s on Kingston Road, Fun Day and Barbecue Big Band Night 8pm Methodist Church This year the Dave Marrion 17 piece Big Band is performing again at the Methodist Church. The doors open at 7.30 and the tickets are very reasonably priced at £9.

Regular visitors to the event know the high standard of musicianship and the very varied programme of big band music. Tickets will be on sale at Tudor Williams Store next to the church or from Tony 020 8942 0434.

Sunday 19th July Sports Club Open Day 10am to 4pm New Malden Tennis Squash & Badminton Club, Somerset Close, New Malden KT3 5RG 020 8942 0539, admin@newmadenclub.co.uk There’s something for all the family and it’s FREE. Try Tennis, squash, racketball, Badminton Pilates, Zumba and other exercise classes, or even a workout with our gym instructors. All our coaches will be on hand to help. Special offers for new members joining on the day.

Heritage Walks - for details see listing for 12th July.

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Gardening Keeping healthy in the sun

By Pippa Greenwood

This part of the summer is lovely. The veg plot will be in overdrive and there are some delicious fruits cropping too. But sometimes your beloved flower beds and borders, pots and planters can have a distinct midsummer-flop. How can you keep them looking on top form for as long as possible?

Regular feeding is essential, particularly for anything growing in a container. Often crammed into a fairly small space and with compost whose fertiliser content is pretty well used up after a few weeks, by July plants in pots can be close to starving if you’ve not fed them regularly. I would still feed herbaceous perennials and annuals growing in open ground too, but don’t feed shrubs as these could be encouraged to put on new growth which will not be toughened up enough by the time winter comes. A tomato feed with a high potash level works well for anything that you grow primarily for the flowers.

Deadhead regularly, both the faded flowers and if

necessary remove the flower stem too. A pair of sharp scissors makes for the quickest and neatest job. Do this as soon as the flower starts to deteriorate so that no energy whatsoever is used to form seed heads. Give perennials a trim using scissors or shears as soon as their flowering period is over. Follow it with a good feed and you can often encourage a second, later flush of flowers.

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on borders next to the grass, and generally looking a real mess. Check that stakes and other supports are still doing their job and re-position them if necessary.

You may even find that you need to add a bit of extra support or tie in a few of the taller or more wayward stems – the foam-covered wire works really well for this.

At this time of year many flowers succumb to common diseases. This is how to deal with them: Powdery mildew: keep the plant well watered at the base but avoid wetting the leaves and spray with a fungicide Aphids: remove with a strong jet of water, introduce ladybirds or spray with an insecticide Leaf spots: just pick off the worst affected leaves Rusts: pick off the worst affected leaves, try to keep the foliage dry and spray with a suitable insecticide Caterpillars: pick off by hand or spray with a biological or chemical control Weeds compete for water, food and even light. Pulling them out or hoeing them off when they are still fairly small is a much easier and more efficient way to deal with them than trying to pull out a massive, long-rooted triffid that has already done a lot of damage.

If the weather is dry, regular watering is essential. To minimise water wastage and the risk of those delicate

petals becoming scorched, only water in the evening or, if this is not possible, very early in the morning. A less frequent but thorough drenching is a lot more beneficial than very frequent but light waterings.

So, with a little extra TLC everything in the garden can still look gorgeous for a long while yet!

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Safer Neighbourhoods Protect Your Bike There has recently been an increase in bicycle thefts in Worcester Park and Nonsuch.

This is a timely reminder for all of us to be more vigilant when securing our bikes and that we should not leave them in an easy position for thieves who have been targeting back gardens, sheds and garages. The thieves have, in the past, taken a bike from a shed or garage and then moved on to the next. If the next address produces a more expensive or sought after model, they take that and leave the previous bike at this new location.

Therefore, should you be unlucky enough to have a bicycle stolen, please check with your neighbours.

They too may have had a bicycle stolen, but they may now have your bicycle in their possession. That particular method hasn’t been used recently but it’s worth remembering if your bike does go missing, just in case.

Keep a record of your bike’s make, model and frame number (you may find the number near the handlebars, below the seat post, by the pedals, under the pedals or towards the back wheel).

Without these the police, should your bike be recovered, may not be able to restore it to you.

Of course, you could always register your bicycle.

It is free and easy to register your bike at: www. immobilise.com Or, even easier, Worcester Park and Nonsuch Local Policing Teams, along with Suttons Safer Transport Team arrange Bike Marking Events around the area throughout the year. You have your bike marked with a unique number and it is added to a register. These events are FREE and you also have the opportunity to talk to members of YOUR local team, ask them what’s happening in the area and tell them of any concerns you might have. The marking takes just 5 minutes.

5 minutes of your time could make the difference between losing your bike for good and having it returned to you if found and what’s more, it’s FREE….Keep an eye on local media for the next event.

LOCKING YOUR BIKE: Lock both wheels and the frame to a bike stand, or

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strong immovable object like a U shaped anchor, concreted into the ground.

Lock ‘tight’ so your bike is hard to manoeuvre when parked.

Secure your lock so it does not touch the ground.

It is always best to use two locks. Go for different types of lock, for example, a strong D-lock and a sturdy chain lock. This means that a thief will need different tools to break each lock, making theft less likely.

Finally, always report thefts or damage to your local police by phoning 101 and if you see a theft in progress, or see someone acting suspiciously around a bike or other vehicle, call police on 999.

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Clubs

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Mondays

Do you enjoy listening to show tunes, big band music, jazz, light classics etc? Come along to an evening of live music played by top artistes. We meet on the second Monday of each month at our Banstead venue Banstead Organ & Keyboard Club Church Institute Hall, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NN 11th May - Matthew Bason Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts.

Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www. bansteadorganclub.co.uk Worcester Parkers Women’s Institute meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Dawn Penn 0208 337 4361 wi.worcesterparkers@gmail.com *There is currently a waiting list.

Cheam Common Art Group Small friendly Art Group who meet at CHRIST CHURCH with ST PHILIP Ruskin Road, Worcester Park on Monday evenings 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.

Welcome new members just to draw and paint in any medium without tuition. If interested come down for an evening and meet us to see whether this is for you Brenda Banks 020 8330 0928 Worcester Park Over 60’s Welcome Club meet every Monday from 1pm to 3pm at Christ Church with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive. Worcester Park.

All over 60’s welcome to join us for a cup of tea and a biscuit or two, plus some outstanding entertainment in the way of singers and musicians. One Monday a month we have Bingo and every Monday we run a raffle. Days outings to the coast are organised throughout the summer months, and mid week holidays are organised two or three times a year. Come a little earlier and meet up with some friends and have a chat before the entertainment starts. We would love to see you. Contact Joyce on 020 8330 5065.

The ladies After Eight Club meet on the 2nd Monday of every month from 8pm onwards at Christchurch with St Philips church hall. We have interesting speakers, outings and dinners and all are welcome for a small subscription to cover our costs. Just come along and join in.

Please contact Carol on 020 8337 2452 for further information

Tuesdays

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

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Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions. We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

“Lunch Break” - a friendly lunch club for those retired, meeting on a Tuesday 12-2pm (term time only) at Worcester Park Baptist Church, The Avenue - free, but donations invited. Occasional speakers. Contact Brian on 020 8224 6675 or Rowena 07837 941298 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.

Worcester Park Crafters We meet on the first Tuesday of each month in the hall at Christchurch with St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester park,KT4 8LG. We meet from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

For further details please contact Lynne by E mail: lynnesinger@msn.com or phone on:020 8330 5903 Our aim is to provide a meeting/crafting place for all crafters whatever their craft or ability. Either bring your own work or purchase our kit of the month (small materials cost usually £2), come and play and chat. (small cost to over hall hire and insurance approx £4) Craft group - We meet at Christ Church with St Philip Ruskin Drive on the first TUESDAY of the month from 7.30-9.30pm A place where all crafters whatever their craft or ability can meet, craft, share ideas and learn from each other.

Feel free to bring your own projects or you can try our project of the month Cost: £5 per session Lynne Singer 020 8330 3590 or Toni Shepherd 07900 006367

Wednesdays

Keep Fit Stay Fit every Wednesday 10.15-11.15am at Christ Church with St Philip, Ruskin Road. Come along and give it a try ! For more information please call Jo Hamilton on 020 8786 3444.

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from Worcester Park and its surrounding areas with a broad range of professional and business backgrounds.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at Bourne Hall in Ewell Village, for a Lunch followed by a Speaker. In addition to two Ladies Lunches during the year, there is an active social programme for members and their partners with visits to places of interest and West End Shows. If you would like to know more, please telephone our secretary, Bruce Urquhart, on 01737 373 690 or visit our website: 4newmembers.ewell4probus.org.uk

Thursdays

Worcester Park Vegans. For vegans, and all who are interested in learning more about veganism. We meet on the second Thursday of each month in The Den (upstairs) at Christchurch with St Philip, Cheam Common Rd (corner of Ruskin Drive). We aim to start at 7pm and finish by 9pm. If possible please bring vegan food to share ( no meat, fish, eggs, cheese or honey).

For more information please ring Wendy Edwards on 07740 082460 or email carol20754@gmail.com or look us up on Facebook. You don’t have to live in Worcester Park to come to our meetings - all who are genuinely interested are welcome. Vegans stand for respect for life - all life, not just human life. We believe in trying to live as gently on the earth as possible and in doing no intentional harm to any living creature.

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

Further details of all our branch meetings, can be found at Our award winning website www.esfhs.org.uk 60+ Social Mixed Single Group We meet in a local pub every Thursday where we discuss outings for the weekends such as meal out, walking, theatre trips, cinemas and many other things. If you would like to join us please ring Maureen: 07761278661.

Kingston Phoenix Road Club is a cycling club that meets at 8-30pm every Thursday at Worcester Park Athlete Club, Green Lane, Worcester Park. The club was founded in 1936 and currently has a membership of 70. We cater for riders of all ages whether they are novices or experienced and our oldest rider is 84 years old who is still racing and holds several national age related records.

Malden Emergency First Aid Society (MEFAS) members meet every Thursday evening from 7.30 to 10pm. The public is invited to join members on short training courses. For further details please see MEFAS web site at http://e-voice.org.uk/mefas/ or telephone 020 8942 8653 or 07966661015 Breathe Easy (Merton & Sutton) Group.

Wheezy? Breathless? you are not alone, come and join us at your local friendly support & information group for anyone affected by a lung condition. We meet between 2-4 pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Scill Centre 3 Robin Hood Lane Sutton For more information please contact George on 0208 647 7530 Thursday Fellowship. Every Thursday at 2.30pm for men and women, finishing with a cup of tea and biscuits or cakes. A lively, friendly meeting at Worcester Park Baptist church in The Avenue.

Well-known, familiar hymns and prayers, musical afternoons, and a variety of speakers on topical subjects, including help and advice. New members welcome. For more information ring Jean Gathercole on 020 8642 9649 The Worcester Park Hello Club launched last November and is welcoming new members! We meet every Thursday morning from 10am – 12 noon.

The club is aimed at anyone who would like to come and join in with board games, quizzes, cards, occasional craft sessions - or just to have a chat and a coffee. Adults of any age are welcome to come and get to know each other. The main aims of the club are: • To meet new people and build friendships • To become involved with the local community • To access activities, information and advice The club is very friendly and informal. Every month there will be a member of staff attending from the SCILL Information & Advice Service – they have information on most topics for all your needs and will be pleased to assist you.

The drop in club was set up by Sutton Vision, Christ Church with St Philip and SCILL , working together in partnership. We are fortunate to be provided with a welcoming and comfortable venue at the Christ Church with St Philip Community Hall. There are accessible toilets on site. There is a small charge for coffee and tea at the church café.

If you would like to join us, please just turn up, or if you would like to speak to someone, please contact one of the following: SCILL 020 8770 4065 Sutton Vision 020 8409 7166 Christ Church with St Philip 020 8330 7630

Fridays

Bartlett House Residents Luncheon Club is a welcoming social club for the retired from work but not from life! Bartlett House, 49-51 The Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 7HU. Catch up with friends every Friday 11am-4pm. This fun and friendly club is not for profit, ensuring prices are kept to a minimum so it won’t cost the earth! New members welcome. Contact Dot on 0208 330 2074 Quest was set up in 1987 to provide a meeting place for people with physical disabilities between the ages of 20 - 60. However, once a member there is no age

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cut off. The aim of the club is to provide a welcoming, caring atmosphere for the members and allow the carers to have a regular break. Annual subscription. and £2.50 for lunch. We have various social activities and every second month we have a speaker, outings can be arranged if enough people wish to go. The venue is St. Philip Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.m Contact June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220 RSPB Epsom And Ewell Local Group We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www.rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom Worcester Park Womens’ Club. We are part of the National Association of Womens’ Clubs and we meet at Cheam Common Junior School, Kingsmead Avenue every Friday from 7.30 to 9.30 (term time only). We have very interesting speakers, outings, a garden party in the summer and a quiz night rasising money for our chosen charity for the year. Why not come along and give us a try. For more information call Carole on 020 8337 6088.

GroupFormed in 1971, we run a varied programme of social eventswhich includes Evening Lectures at Bourne Hall in Ewell, once a month from Oct. to June, Coach Outings which visit historichouses and gardens(not necessarily N.T.),Guided London Walks, and other trips to London e.g.The Magic Circle, The Royal Opera House (backstage tour).Other special events include Coffee Mornings, Holidays and Christmas Lunch.

Newsletters are produced four times a year.If you would like more information please visit our website: www.epsom-ewell-district-nt.co.uk or telephone Paul on 020 87158486 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. Our open day this year will be on 16 May. For further details contact Men’s Secretary Gerald 020 8949 4623 or Ladies’ Secretary Malden Manor Bowls Club Where: Manor Park, Malden Road.

Cheam High School Gym NO contract or joining fee, and just £15 a month. It has everything other gyms have, we also have a Personal Trainer on hand to help out and give advise FREE of charge, something other gyms don’t offer. www.facebook.com/CHSGym We open to the public at 5pm-9.30pm Monday - Friday and 10am-5pm Saturdays.

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Auriol Bowling Club was established in 1967, and plays on the 6-rink bowling green attached to the pavilion in Auriol Park, Salisbury Road, Worcester Park. It is a mixed club of around 45 men and 25 women, who play outdoors from April to September, with a busy fixture list of league and friendly matches against other clubs, as well as internal club competitions. For further information please contact the club Secretary, David Regan, on 020 8337 8919 or visit the website at www.auriolbowlingclub.com.

Cuddington Bowling Club will always welcome new members. The club is situated in Sandringham Road, Worcester Park and we play on an excellent 6 rink green that has been acclaimed by many of the club’s visitors this year. We are a mixed club with about 60 members and play a range of friendly and league fixtures catering for all abilities. For further information, please contact our Secretary Mike Ridley 02087158326 or our Treasurer Mark Broughton 02083379699.

Social Dancing With “ Glitters” At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village 8.15 pm – 11.00 pm Entrance 8.15 p.m. - 11 p.m.. Over 18s. £8 Entrance Fee. All standards of dancing. Excellent free parking. Bar. Professional DJ “We may not have Brucie, but we do have a glitter ball!”. Ring David 07903 314276.

Friday Nights for 2015: Jan2nd and 16th, Feb 6th and 20th, March 6th and 20th, Apr 3rd and 17th, May 1st and 15th, June 5th and 19th, July 3rd and 17th, Aug 7th, Sept 4th and 18th, Oct 2nd and 16th, Nov 6th and 20th, Dec18th National Trust - Epsom, Ewell and District Supporters

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KING GEORGE FIELD INDOOR BOWLS CLUB

Learn to Bowl Free Coaching All Ages & Abilities Welcome Bar • Restaurant Social Events Large Car Park FUNCTION ROOM FOR ALL OCCASIONS Jubilee Way, Chessington KT9 1TR

Tel: 020 8397 7025

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TRADE & DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS WELCOME

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We also manufacture our own Handmade Closeboard Panels, Trellis & Gates Open Mon - Fri 06.00am - 5.00pm, Sat 07.30 - 12.00pm

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Help!

Frustrated with technology?

Are you fed up with all this talk about laptops and tablets, smartphones and apps? What’s all the fuss about, you might think. There’s just so much information and so many gadgets, it’s overwhelming.

Where do you even begin?

At a tea party, that’s where. Or, to be more precise, Age UK Sutton’s Digital Tea Party on Friday 7 August, from 11am to 3pm at the Sutton Civic Offices, off Sutton High Street.

Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea, while delving into the Digital Jungle with our team of staff and volunteers.

Got burning questions about tablets? Want to know learn about sending emails? Perhaps you’ve got your own digital device which is driving you a little mad.

Bring them all to our Digital Tea Party, and let’s tackle them together. Whether you’re a first-time computer user or a tablet aficionado, we can help.

We hope to see you there! Please RSVP by calling 020 8770 6960 or 020 8770 5360. And if you’ve got the hang of email, you can reserve your place by emailing digital@ageuksutton.org.uk

The Care Act – Carers

affects your work, leisure, education, wider family and relationships. As a result, you may be eligible for support and advice and guidance to help you with your caring responsibilities.

You can have a carer’s assessment even if the person you care for does not get any help from the council, and they will not need to be assessed themselves. You can ask for a carer’s assessment at any time.

Councils may charge a fee for some of the support services they offer. If they think you might benefit from a service, a council might ask to look at your finances to see whether you can afford to pay. If you can’t afford to pay, they might offer you the service for free. Councils may also need to look at the finances of the person that you care for if they are going to provide support directly to that person.

If a council decides that you have needs that meet the new national level they will discuss with you what support they can provide.

If your needs are not eligible, the council will give you information and advice about other types of support that are available in your area. This may include putting you in touch with local voluntary organisations such as Kingston Carers Network and Staywell.

To find more about support for carers locally contact Kingston Carers Network on 020 3031 2757 and Staywell on 020 8408 8170.

- expert advice on The Care Act from Staywell’s Information, Advice & Advocacy service.

In England, millions of people provide unpaid care or support to an adult family member or friend, either in their own home or somewhere else.

‘Caring’ for someone covers lots of different things, like helping with their washing, dressing or eating, taking them to regular appointments or keeping them company when they feel lonely or anxious.

If this sounds like you, you are considered to be a ‘carer’.

The Care Act says you can get help and advice from the council, national services and local networks to carry on caring and look after your own wellbeing.

The council where the person you care for lives can help you find the right support. This could be a direct payment to spend on the things that make caring easier; or practical support, like arranging for someone to step in when you need a short break. Or you may prefer to be put in touch with local support groups so you have people to talk to.

A carer’s assessment is about you and your wellbeing and will look at the different ways that caring affects your life and work out how you can carry on doing the things that are important to you and your family.

Your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing will be at the heart of this assessment. It should cover your caring role, your feelings about caring, your physical, mental and emotional health, and how caring

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In 2014, 93% of clients who used the service would recommend us to family and friends

Help at Home services

How we can help you: ♦ Cleaning and tidying ♦ Shopping and meal preparation ♦ Help with social care needs ♦ Company on walks and outings ♦ Accompany to hospital/medical appointments ♦ Laundry and changing bed linen ♦ One-off spring cleans

♦ Medication collection and prompting ♦ Connect you to home assistance product solutions (e.g. stairlifts, hearing care, aid call and daily living aids) ♦ Garden maintenance solutions, including overgrown garden clearance ♦ Linking you to local social opportunities

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Voice for Wildlife

by Carol Williams This year, BBC Springwatch highlighted the plight of several native species and gave advice on how people could help. Bumble bees featured, not surprisingly, and it turns out they need long grass for Winter hibernation, and wild flowers for the rich nectar they provide. Long grass is, of course, regularly dismissed as an untidy mess, which is why there is so little of it to be seen in parks and gardens.

Wild flowers also, if they are the common ones which most people disparage as ‘weeds’ are also grubbed up.

Exit the bumble bee, en route to extinction.

And so it was with great joy, in early June of this year, that I noticed several grass verges in Fairford and Edenfield Gardens, ( close to Shadbolt Park) that seemed to have either been forgotten, or purposely left untended. Being a bit cynical nowadays about local Councils’ commitment to biodiversity, conservation and wildlife, I tend to think they have just been overlooked, or that it’s about lack of funds, rather than any deliberate policy of encouraging Nature. We shall see, but I hope to be proved wrong. Never have I so fervently wished to be wrong!

Yesterday, returning from a short walk around the block, I spied a wonderful clump of Birdsfoot Trefoil on the island in the road nearest to The Paddock in Edenfield Gardens, and, on the island close to the gates of the park, further down that road, there were field poppies in flower! Oh joy, it is a long time since I have seen these in a suburban street - they can be seen, however, along motorway verges nowadays, and sometimes, there, in fairly large numbers.

The bumble bee, it seems, especially favours the flowers of the Meadow Cranesbill. According to my latest Friends of the Earth magazine (Earth Matters) it is the plant that these insects most regularly choose to visit.for nectar. So, look it up and let some grow, or plant some if you don’t have any naturally occuring on your patch.

A word of praise here for the residents of the house on the corner of Dewsbury and Fairford Gardens, where a riot of wonderful meadow flowers is growing in their

front garden. Last year it was glorious, and this year, although different, just as glorious. Ox Eye daises abound at the time of writing.

Anyone can create a patch of meadow.

It doesn’t even have to be big - a meter square will do. Imagine a bumble bee’s delight if, in every garden, there was a small patch of wild flower nectar and a place to sleep in the Winter. They nest in burrows which they dig beneath undisturbed grass and dead wood. Can you provide such a home for them?

Long grasses are a delight in themselves. I doubt most people can even name three common species.

There are loads. Many have lovely, feathery heads that wave in the Summer breeze, some with a purple or pink tinge. If all the grass you ever see is mown short (deadly dull), no wonder you don’t realise how beautiful grass can be; it is also rich in insect life, which means much food for many birds, bats and other small creatures.

Meanwhile, down at the pond, the tadpoles are growing and the insects are courting - damsel and dragonflies dancing in the sun above the water. If you would like to see what is under the surface we can show you - come along on Saturday mornings between 10.30 and 11.30 (weather permitting) and we can take a sample out for you to have a look at.

The water lilies are in flower and looking very beautiful.

The forest of weed you can see in the water is an oxygenating plant, without which the pond will become stagnant. Ideally, we woud prefer to have only our native hornwort in there, but there is a lot of Canadian weed which came into the pond on a donated lily. It is not dangerous or any sort of pest, just more vigorous than the native species and so is rather taking over! In the Autumn, when the animal life dies down a little, as adults emerge to overwinter in the undergrowth, we hope to attempt to thin this out.

We could use a few more volunteers, if anyone can spare a half hour on Wednesdays or Saturdays. Email me if you are interested - carol020754@gmail.com you don’t have to know anything, just be willling and friendly and keen to help our wildlife.

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Kids Play

There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers

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Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a lively toddler group, where carers of any kind are welcome to attend and supervise their youngsters. Our age range is from young babies to 3-4 years. Sarah on 020 8393 7299 or email via the church’s website www.wpbc.org.uk Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group is a very welcoming and relaxed place to meet new friends for yourself and your toddlers. We are open to all Mums, Dads, Grandparents and Carers. We meet in the Church Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 until 11.15am during term time

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Toddling2Church, Christ Church with St Philip 2-3pm Parents, carers and pre-school children are all welcome to join us for songs with percussion instruments, a Bible story simply and sensitively told, a story-related craft activity and, of course, drinks and biscuits.

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Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- see Monday. we have vacancies on a Wednesday

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Songs and Stories is a new music and story-time group at Worcester Park Baptist Church for babies and toddlers aged 0-4. We meet on term-time Thursdays, arriving at 10am for 10.10am start. Each session lasts 40 minutes and will include songs, puppets, rhymes, movements and story telling. Cost: £3.00 per session (£2.50 for siblings) No booking required

Friday

Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday

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Men behaving Dadly, Grace Church - every 3rd Saturday of the month, 9.30 to 11 am, at Green Lane Primary School. For Dads and their pre-school children (0-4). The kids get to play with the toys, the Dads get a bacon roll and coffee, and Mums might possibly get a lie-in... £3 on the door.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Hobbies A hobby that’s worth droning on about Kate McLelland

When a tiny quadcopter flew too close to a passenger plane last year, it sparked a huge row about the recreational use of drones. The unmanned aerial vehicle (or UAV) came within only 25 metres (82 feet) of the plane as it landed at Southend Airport in Essex, raising questions about safety. But in spite of all the controversy, these little machines have seen a stratospheric rise in popularity.

Drones may be the latest gadget-of-choice but pilotless flying vehicles have a long and surprising history. In 1849 the Austrians launched an unmanned bomb attack on Venice, using balloons (as planes were yet to be invented) but the attack was largely unsuccessful.

No-one took much interest in military drones until World War I, when the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company devised a pilotless airborne torpedo that could explore at a pre-arranged time.

The first remote-controlled pilotless aircraft was invented in 1935 and World War II saw the use of UAVs on both sides, but when the US Air Force lost over 5,000 airmen in the Vietnam War, drones began to be used extensively. They undoubtedly saved further loss of life but these large, expensive, jet-powered craft proved hard to recover and many were lost during operations.

It wasn’t until the technological advances of the 1980s and 1990s – allowing for computerisation and miniaturisation of the systems on board – that UAVs developed the kind of flexibility and range that we find in today’s models.

These hovering flying machines are used for everything from military surveillance of battle zones to examining archaeological sites from the air. They have transformed the art of aerial photography, snapping images that would have previously been impossible to capture by conventional means.

As the cost of manufacturing small UAVs has dropped in recent years, their popularity has soared. Last Christmas they topped just about every ‘must-have’ gift list: when online supplier Website Appliances Direct sold out its bestselling model in less than seven days, it had to

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order 5,000 more from China. Selfridges also claims to have sold more than 100,000 tiny Q4 Nano drones via its Red 5 concession.

With sales figures set to climb even higher in the run-up to Christmas 2015, it looks as though the buzzing of flies in parks and rural areas will soon be replaced by the buzzing of drones. But if you are thinking of buying one for yourself or a family member, be warned, as you can incur some pretty hefty penalties if you let your drone infringe airspace regulations.

The Air Navigation Order states that no unmanned craft can be flown within 50 metres of a person, vehicle or building – unless the people, vehicles or buildings in question are “under your control”.

That means even that flying a drone in your own back garden is not permitted unless your neighbour’s property is at least 50m away. If you’re in a public space, such as a park, you are not allowed to fly within 150m of any “congested area” and you must avoid filming in places such as sports fields where crowds are gathered.

Even though you may be able to receive live, streamed video from the drone’s location, you must not let it stray out of your line of sight.

Businesses that want to use a drone for commercial purposes must apply for a permit from the Civil Aviation Authority before they attempt a flight close to people or property.

There are obvious health and safety risks if a drone is mishandled or breaks down in mid-air and the British Airline Pilots’ Association recently commented: “It’s not just the weight of the device that could cause injury (imagine being hit on the head by a frozen chicken dropped from fifty feet), they are equipped with numerous spinning blades.”

A number of recreational users have already been convicted for offences that include flying too close to the rides at Alton Towers and photographing

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Devonshire landscapes without the landowner’s consent. It cost one man over £4,000 in fines and court fees when his UAV flew near a road bridge and over a nuclear installation.

If you’re still keen to own a drone you can pick up a flyonly model from under £30. A more advanced device, which lets you steer from a smartphone or tablet while a camera streams live images or records video footage, will cost around £250-£300.

As long as the rules and regulations are observed, you’ll get hours of enjoyment from flying these clever little gadgets, but do set aside some time to master the techniques you’ll need before you attempt that perfect bird’s eye view shot.

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Here are some basic rules to follow when you attempt your first flight: avoid windy conditions and operate the drone in a park or grassy field well away from people, animals and parked cars. Turn off your mobile phone and try not to let other distractions affect your concentration.

With a bit of practice, you’ll soon be flying like a pro, but just remember: if your expensive UAV ends up in a tree, just don’t go droning on about it…

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