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Dear Readers

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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Jenny Jenny Stuart, Editor & publisher P.S. Please remember to mention Worcester Park Life when replying to adverts, and get in touch by 17th August if you’d like your business, Club or event to feature in the September edition(s).

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Worcester Park History Through the Cattle Arch

by David Rymill

This month we take a look at one of the farms of Worcester Park. Photographs and recollections of farms in Worcester Park, Cuddington and Nonsuch will be the theme of an exhibition when St Mary’s Church, Cuddington, at the top of The Avenue, once again takes part in the nationwide Heritage Open Days scheme this year. St Mary’s will be open from 11am to 5pm on Saturday 13th September – do come along and find out about the farm on whose lands your house was built. There will also be another newly-produced display, featuring hymn-books and prayer books used at St Mary’s over the decades, plus hymns and anthems written by the church’s organists. The Friends of Shadbolt Park will be displaying albums showing their restoration of the day-lily garden

beside Shadbolt Park House, and there will also be another chance to see the ‘400 years of Worcester Park’ exhibition.

All are welcome, and there is no need to book.

There is plenty of parking in the church car park.

Tea and coffee will be available, and most of the church complex (including wc) is accessible to wheelchair users.

Superdrug in Central Road stands on the site of a farm known by 1839 as Isteds Farm (probably after Richard Isted, the tenant-farmer in the late 18th and early 19th centuries) and by 1867 as Worcester Park Farm (not to be confused with another farm of that name at the top of The Avenue, where Worcester Gardens is now). It was one of the farms into which the Great Park of Nonsuch had been divided in the 17th century, and it encompassed most of the area between Central Road, Kingsmead Avenue, Dalmeny Road, Inveresk Gardens, Edenfield Gardens and Avon Close.

In 1860 John Jefferies Stone bought the freehold of this farm, and also of Sparrow Farm (now north-eastern Stoneleigh), Coldharbour Farm (western Stoneleigh) and Bowling Green Farm (southern Stoneleigh). His property became known as the Stoneleigh Estate; today that name is used only for the southern part of

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his property, but the name Stone Place for what is now the access road to Waitrose and the car park is a reminder that the family’s property stopped only just short of the Huntsman’s Hall (now The Brook).

When the railway was constructed in 1859 the farm was split into two roughly equal halves, and a tunnel was provided under the railway, through the embankment. Now part of Dewsbury Gardens, linking Kinross Avenue and Ardrossan Gardens with Lynwood Drive and Stoneleigh Avenue, it is still known as the Cattle Arch. Kath Cove, who moved to one of the new houses in Fairford Gardens in 1937 with her husband, recalls that, when digging the garden, “Bernard came across this very hardened earth and somebody said that was the path that the cows took to go under the arch for milking.”

Most of the individuals who farmed this land over the centuries are now only recorded as names in parish registers or census returns, but one of our illustrations this month shows the Stone family’s farm bailiff here in the early 20th century, Joseph Scott, courtesy of his

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grandson Gerald Woods who also provided the photograph of the large barn in the stackyard at the farm.

The Scotts were still at the farm in 1917, but moved to Devonshire Villa, 169 Longfellow

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Road, probably soon afterwards; here Joseph Scott started a haulage contracting business.

The new house, on the corner of Lincoln Road (since redeveloped) had a yard which would accommodate two or three lorries.

Meanwhile the farm was taken over by William Beer, and some residents from the 1920s knew it as Beer’s Farm or Stoneleigh Farm. In the mid 19th century the farms in Cuddington were typically growing wheat, turnips, barley and seeds, and in some cases oats, but Gerald Woods recalls that by this time the farm appeared to be used only for cattle and grass, and local people would go to the back door to buy milk.

In the 1930s this area was transformed, with the Odeon Cinema (later Mac Market) built on the site of the farm’s orchard on the corner of Windsor Road, and shops on the site of the farmhouse. The back part of the farm buildings was transformed into a small industrial complex, known as The Barn Works, and the well-known glazing company Barn Glass, which had showrooms at the top of Lindsay Road and is now based on the Kimpton Road Industrial Estate, was established here in the mid 1940s

by Reginald Clacy Delaiche. Gerald Woods recalls that Joseph Scott “was a very interested spectator when the house of Worcester Park Farm was being demolished. He wandered over and, after seeking out the foreman, asked him if he knew that there was a deep well under one of the flagstones in the kitchen. He didn’t, and accepted my grandfather’s offer to show him where it was. A short look around, and a man with a pickaxe, soon uncovered the well which was not only deep but large, and probably took a great of the rubble.”

Probably 75 years have passed since the last of the cattle wended their way under the railway, but today the Cattle Arch continues to be a useful short cut between Cuddington ward and Central Road. In the 1970s (at least) a substantial greengrocer’s stall used to be positioned on the Lynwood Drive side of the arch, but I do not have any photographs of that, and I do not even know who ran it: can any WPL readers help?

David Rymill (020) 8330 6563 David.Rymill1993@alumni.aber.ac.uk

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Events

Meet your new councillors

As the three new Liberal Democrat councillors for Nonsuch Ward of the London Borough of Sutton, we would like to introduce ourselves to Worcester Park Life readers. Our ward basically includes the left-hand side of Worcester Park going down the hill from North Cheam to the railway bridge – up to Sparrow Farm Road (it also includes part of North Cheam).

We were all new Lib Dem candidates and were thrilled and honoured to all be elected in the council elections on 22 May. We appreciate the privilege residents in our part of Worcester Park have given us to serve them on Sutton Council, especially in the difficult times of austerity we are all still facing.

We are always available to help our residents with any local issues they may have, particularly anything to do with Sutton Council and other local services. Please see our contact details below.

We also hold regular advice surgeries, where any resident in Nonsuch ward can come along to meet us. We have these on the first Saturday every month (except August) from 11am to 12 noon at Worcester Park Library.

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The three of us and our three neighbouring councillors for Worcester Park Ward are all members of the Cheam North & Worcester Park Local Committee which meets regularly to discuss local issues. It gives local residents the opportunity to have their say on local issues, by asking questions or contributing to discussions. The next meeting is on 23 October.

Councillor Samantha Bourne : I have lived in Sutton for 25 years, and enjoy bringing up my children here. I’m passionate about building strong local communities and creating a safe and cohesive society where people and independent businesses can thrive. I’m particularly interested in environmental and sustainable building practices and take part in local theatre productions.

Samantha.Bourne@sutton.gov.uk : 07443 659877 Councillor Richard Broadbent : I’ve lived in the borough since I was about 18 months old and attended local schools. I was a governor of a local primary school (one of my old schools) for 17 years. Most of my career has been working in the charity sector. I volunteer with meals on wheels and until recently I was on the PCC of my church.

Richard.Broadbent@sutton.gov.uk ; 020 8770 6448 Councillor Daniel Sangster : I was born in St Helier and raised in Cheam, and went to school at Cheam High School. I now work in a local technology company. I have a keen interest in improving trade and businesses within our area, including the redevelopment of Victoria House. Daniel.Sangster@sutton.gov.uk ; 07517 775050

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Ruth Jemmett Writes Fishy business

Ruth Jemmett Looks At All Fins Bright And Beautiful Salisbury Road, here in Worcester Park, epitomises suburbia. Our bungalows are lovingly looked after, and our neat gardens are our constant delight. Those of you familiar with this column will remember that 2013 was my Year Of The Greenhouse. It has added a new dimension to my life, and will soon be a year old. I thought that my garden joy was complete - until the idea of getting some fish for my newly renovated pond, reared its head. It has now become The Year Of The Pond Bore!

Once Simon The Pond Man had renovated my little oasis, and had turned it from a habitat fit only for The Creature From The Black Lagoon, into a Des.Res. for all things fishy, I made my way to The Court Farm Aquatic Centre, with hope in my heart but almost total ignorance about the Piscean world. As I began viewing the tanks I became increasingly confused as to what I should buy. Should I purchase koi, carp or goldfish? I was advised by a salesman that considering the small size of my pond, goldfish would be the best choice. After a lot of dithering I eventually made my way homeward with five goldfish and five shubunkins (multicoloured goldfish) plus pond plants, fish food and an impressive net that would have delighted Huckleberry Finn.

On arriving home I felt like a new mother. I had ten little charges to worry about, but not the foggiest idea of how to look after them! I knew which end was which, and that was about IT! After doing a crash course on the internet I came to the conclusion that although I probably wouldn’t actually kill the poor little things immediately, they weren’t in the safest hands - and I had an awful lot to learn! Simon had recommended that I invest in a pond net, as here in bungalow-land we are awash with cats and foxes - and herons from nearby Ewell Court Park frequently make flying visits at dawn

to see what fishy pickings are up for grabs. Since that day a few weeks ago my ten little pets have now become eight.

I think that the first one to die had been attacked by a heron which had pressed its beak into the netting. The second one to meet his fishy maker had been looking a bit glassyeyed for a few days, so I wasn’t surprised when he gave up the ghost. After an initial nervousness, I have now read an awful lot about the aquatic world, and am now officially (or should that be ofFISHially?!) a fish nerd. I am a veritable bore about fish lice, fish fungus and dodgy dorsal fins. (Who was this Jacques Cousteau anyway…….?).

No matter how busy I am I make daily efforts to visit my collection of ‘Bobs’ (they mouth their name at me continually…), and their antics constantly entertain me. I frequently find heron

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feathers in the vicinity, but the net seems to be doing its work at the moment. My neighbour Steve, who has recently acquired a new pond, has lost a couple of fish to the heron, and as his pond is un-netted I suggested to him that he dresses as a gnome with a fishing rod, and sits on the edge of his pond at dawn. He wasn’t overly impressed by the idea!

The resident newts, frogs and toads in my pond were initially very bemused by their new neighbours, and looked a bit uppity, but they soon accepted them, and frequently share their food with them in a friendly way. Getting the chemical balance of the pond right has taken a little time, but by reading a lot, viewing the internet, and gleaning snippets of fishy information from neighbours, I have now almost beaten the dreaded blanket-weed, and the Bobs no longer have to fight their way through a thick green soup. Its transformation has been assisted by the fact that my husband recently bought a biological treatment in the form of a powder that had to be diluted. I tried to help him work out the mathematics of the desired dilution, but he told me that my calculation would have been suitable for an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

Maths never WAS my strongest subject! I had been under the impression that fish were rather stupid. Apparently their brains are only the size of their eye. (I think I know some people like that ….), but they are bright enough to recognise my voice, and seem to have little personalities. A cynical friend told me that they don’t actually recognise me, but merely get excited at the prospect of any passing stranger coming in their direction with fish food! Apparently they have a very short memory span. (Yes, I know people like that too, who are less pretty to look at ….).

I have put the purchase of a pump and fountain on my ’to-do’ list, but in the meantime I make sure that I top the pond up with rain-water from a butt on a daily basis. Apparently tap water, with its chlorine isn’t good for fish. They can also become distressed in stormy weather, so it is particularly necessary to add fresh oxygen-giving water at that time. I try and do

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everything in my power to keep my Bobs happy. When the fish look a little bored I brighten their day by showing them their favourite movies, such as Moby Dick and Finding Nemo. No …. only joking on that one folks!

As the days get cooler later in the year I will have to cut down on the amount of food I give to my new little friends, until they will apparently happily survive on next to nothing whilst living under ice in the winter. Perhaps I could slowly reduce my husband’s food intake in the same manner, as he is trying to lose weight!

All the best gardening books tell me that I now have the full set of garden requirements : lawns, flower borders, a greenhouse, and a summerhouse. My happiness SHOULD be complete. Hmmm …. Now where have I put that book about Jacuzzis ……?!

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Fundraising

The Freedom Runners

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

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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.

Both of us knew that if we were to take on a challenge as big as this we wanted to raise money to help improve the lives of South African girls and women, it took 8 months of hard work and discussion to identify the cause we wanted to raise money for before we went public, and it was fantastic when the NGO Save The Children agreed to come on board to support us.

On the 25th September Samantha and I will be running approximately 80km a day over 32 days.

That’s 64 back to back marathons! The route will take us to some of the most beautiful places in South Africa.

This will be the biggest challenge either of us has undertaken to date but it has become so much more than just about the physical challenge. Our goal is to raise £30,000 to set up a social enterprise business in the Free State of South Africa employing about a dozen women to manufacture re-usable feminine hygiene products that will be distributed at a low cost to the schoolgirls in the community.

Once the girls reach puberty, 1 in 3 will not attend school during their periods as they are unable to afford to buy sanitary pads; instead they will stay at home using old rags, newspaper, sometimes nothing at all. They will miss out on approximately 5 days of school each month – 60 days missed each year and many eventually dropping out of education altogether. By setting up the social enterprise business it will enable the girls to remain in education giving them the opportunity of a better future and that of their children.

If you’d like to pledge your support, you can here www.pozible.com/project/183111#description Thank you! Mimi www.marvellousmimi.com

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View from the City US corporate war chest ready and waiting

by Justin Urquhart Stewart

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, much of which will have gone past its normal operational life expectancy. For others though the prospect of buying up competitors is once again becoming quite appealing and has got the juices of the investment bankers started again. However, a subset of these companies have some other tax issues where 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.

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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 for business has primarily been in the US defence market. Then we have engineering companies like AMEC, medical technology with Smith & Nephew, leading microchip developer ARM holdings and of course certain financial services companies.

Remember that Asda was snapped up by Walmart.

Now this is not just going to be a UK thing, as there are many more excellent businesses and brands across the EU that would be very attractive. However, as many have discovered before, hostile takeovers and sometimes even the seemingly amiable ones, are less of a feature on the continent. Target companies suddenly have an amazing ability to become state treasures or rather ‘strategic assets’ or in the case of Danone, the yoghurt maker ‘strategic defence assets’ - I always thought those fruit cornered yogurts were potentially lethal.

Of course we don’t seem to have that trouble in the UK as just about anything is for sale at the right price!

This certainly is going to create a defensive line under many valuations as the possibilities of takeovers at premium prices are always very appealing to investors.

This may seem very flattering but strategically for Britain it would mean that even more of our companies could be losing their UK focus and base of management and leaving key investment decsions to management elsewhere in the world.

To the Americans you can also add some of the Chinese potential investors who have a similar problem investing their reserves in the US, and find the UK more open for such approaches especially in our infrastructure (although I don’t really put Weetabix into that category). However, they may take a different view if this island of ours parked off the North West coast of Europe decides to leave the largest trading bloc in the world.

Justin Urquhart Stewart is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio and in the press. Originally trained as a lawyer he has observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst at Barclays Stockbrokers and developed a unique understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the private investor

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Clubs

Get happy, get healthy, get U3A Square Dancing!

Worcester Park/ Stoneleigh has had its own Square Dancing Club for 3 years now with over 50 members meeting weekly to learn new moves and to dance. Most of the people who came to the first sessions are still dancing and enjoying new challenges, as well as forming social groups from the membership.

This year, the New Beginners group will be a U3A group, meeting on a Tuesday morning from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at Shiraz Mirza Community Hall in Manor Park, New Malden commencing 16th September 2014.

Square dancing is not about performance. You will rarely see a demonstration because the fun of square dancing is in the action, not the result. There is no hopping or skipping and nothing trickier than a 4 step swing in a ballroom hold; the basic step is…… a step.

It is nothing like line dancing although we sometimes use the same music and several square dancers are keen line dancers. We also have many dancers who have been folk, ballroom or jazz dancers and the occasional ballerina.

Square dancing is particularly suited to mathematicians, engineers and IT specialists as it involves geometric

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It offers you quality time as a couple learning and having fun. Singles are equally welcome in square dancing - you will always have someone to dance with. However, as it is similar to barn dancing, you could bring a friend, neighbour or colleague.

Many dancers are happy to dance once a week at their own club but square dancing is an international participation activity. Some of our dancers in Worcester Park have already danced in Banbury, Hastings, Worthing and the New Forest. The club organisers have been dancing for fifteen years and have participated in dances in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Slovakia and the USA. You will not know how much fun dancing can be until you try square dancing. You will laugh as you learn but you will not fail as it is all about teamwork and we laugh together.

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JULY 2014 UPDATE Distractions There have been plenty of distractions this month. The barbeque weather, World Cup and Wimbledon have doubtless all played their part, and now holiday season is upon us. We have noticed that our phones are less busy. There is no similar drop in emails and, though it’s difficult to quantify, we have the feeling they may well have increased during matches, sent by those less excited by the sport.

In a sense we have therefore been quieter, and expect to be quieter over the summer, but this has not translated into a decrease in numbers of property sold. Rather there has been a subtle change in the type of active buyer. Those without an immediate need to find will relax over the summer whilst more determined buyers continue their search in earnest, and there are plenty of such buyers.

90 Days The average time between a sale being agreed and exchange remains consistent at around 90 days but this average currently masks substantial variations. Some sales are going through very quickly, especially when investment buyers are involved. At the other end of the spectrum are incomplete chains where vendors have yet to find their next home. There are a significant number of people currently in limbo who have sales agreed on their own property but who either cannot find something they like or have been outbid on property they have tried to buy. And this is not for want of looking. There is quite simply insufficient supply of all property types compared to the current demand.

A fading problem is the effect of April’s introduction of affordability and lifestyle audits for mortgage applicants. In the first couple of months these took quite a while to complete and severely delayed exchange for a few chains. Audits are being done more quickly now, which is a relief, often before a mortgage is agreed in principal, and therefore that particular bottle neck has eased.

More of a problem at the moment is down valuation at survey. Lenders have advised their surveyors to research values more carefully. Of course they have always done so but in a rising market it is often difficult to determine the fair value of a property without access to very current information. Surveyors consequently tend to err on the cautious side, which is not a bad thing. For our part we are ever mindful that we have the information at hand to back up our valuations and subsequent sale prices, and when questions have been asked we have always been able to give the required factual evidence to confirm the price is indeed fair in the current market. Unfortunately some of the chains we are involved in include property that has been over-valued, for whatever reason, and the subsequent sale price has been deemed too high and cannot be substantiated. In most instances our sales progressor has managed to assist in getting everything back on track, or we have reconstructed the chain. However it has also led to some interesting insights regarding valuation techniques!

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something of a bumper crop. We’re also enjoying our first baby beetroot this year. And there was me thinking a Solo F1 was a birthday trip around Brands Hatch.

Speaking of planning ahead, we’ve added a rainwater diverter, aka an old piece of drainpipe, to the downpipe on the back roof, helping to fill the subterranean tank. I think the tiny flowerpot on the end is a nice touch and it’ll doubtless prove a nice talking point for neighbours and walkers in the village. That is, until they find out about the bags of manure being delivered.

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The other thing I soon realised is that lemon trees have quite specific needs. Aside from heat and light from the (world’s smallest) conservatory, there’s the soil balance to be considered, as well as the feed. By good fortune, the chap we asked at the garden centre had a passion for ‘citrus’ as I’ve learned to call it. I know now that there are two types of feed - for summer and winter. Also, that opinion is divided on the subject of soil-free or general-purpose compost. Most surprising of all, as we ambled to the car, me clutching my citrus leaflet as though it were a lifebelt, he caught up to us and whispered furtively, “Of course, some people swear by peeing around the tree - a good source of nitrogen.” He winked once, in Anne’s direction, and then vanished behind bamboo and boundary coverage.

I think I’ll pass on that suggestion. Some of our neighbours find us strange enough as it is. (And by us, of course, I mean me.) For example, now that word has got out that we’re growing oyster mushrooms from spore plugs that I tapped into logs a few months back, it’s clear that the bush telegraph has got some of its wires crossed. No, we’re not going into full-time commercial production and, no, it won’t take 10 years to get our first crop. According to the instructions which, as all gardeners know, never lie - we should see something edible this autumn and then potentially twice a year for the next five years. I can’t wait till the neighbours find out we’re having a bash at growing chestnut mushrooms as well!

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We all know that homecooked food is better for us than a stream of takeaways, but then we all deserve a little self-indulgence 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

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though, but the bright green foliage which adds a definitely garlicy flavour to stir-fries and a touch of colour as well.

Radishes add heat as well as crunch, and there are some lovely oriental varieties such as Mantanhong, which is a British-bred Chinese variety with a superbly crunchy bright red-to-pink inner flesh and spherical white roots – great for colour and texture and with a sweet almost nutty flavour. Sow in open ground or pots from now until early September for cropping in a few weeks’ time.

Spring onions are another classic stir-fry component. You won’t get a fully mature crop for harvesting this year unless you’re extremely lucky; but what you will get is a super-young onion that will add both colour and intense flavour to the contents of your wok.

And finally, mushrooms will add a meaty texture to your homegrown vegetable stir-fry. Kits for growing both oyster and field mushrooms are available in many garden centres or by mail order.

It’s not always easy to get right, I know, but the challenge is definitely worth it when you have exotic mushrooms growing in your cellar, garden frame, greenhouse, or shed.

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Do you enjoy listening to show tunes, big band music, jazz, light classics etc? Come along to an evening of live music played by top artistes. We meet on the second Monday of each month at our Banstead venue Banstead Organ & Keyboard Club Church Institute Hall, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NN 18th August – Paul Howell 8th September – Ian Griffin 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 dawn.wicontact@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

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amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November. We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions. We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. 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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Coming up to retirement? Just retired? Looking to make new friends? Why not join the Probus Club of Ewell? Since it was founded over 40 years ago, the Probus Club of Ewell has been attracting businessmen 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: http://4newmembers.ewell4probus.org.uk

Thursdays Monthly group for Vegans, and those in vegan food etc, meeting on the second Thursday of each month ,7pm until 8.30 pm at Christchurch with St Philip, Cheam Common Rd. RIng 0208 337 3722 for more info or find us on Facebook (Worcester Park Vegans). You don’t have to live in Worcester Park. Anyone interested ,who can get there to be with us,will be welcome!

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 St Bedes Conference Centre, St Anthony’s Hospital, London Road, North Cheam. 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 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!

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for people with physical disabilities between the ages of 20 - 60. However, once a member there is no age cut off. The aim of the club is to provide a welcoming, caring atmosphere for the members and allow the carers to have a regular break. 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.

National Trust - Epsom, Ewell and District Supporters 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 Where: Manor Park, Malden Road. New members will be made very welcome. Roll ups, league matches, internal and external competition; we offer bowling for all levels of interest and ability. Contact Men’s Secretary Graham 020 8404 6259 or Ladies Secretary Pat: 020 8544 9704 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

General 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.

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months. They mate during January to April and have between one and four kittens.

Prey species include hares, rabbits, squirrels, dormice and other rodents, foxes, wild boar and deer.

It is believed by many experts that the presence , once again, of lynx in Britain will return a vital natural function to our ecology, helping to control numbers of deer and a variety of other animals regarded as ‘pests’ by farmers, whilst protecting forests and woodlands from the damage done by browsing deer when their populations increase exponentially.

For my part, I just love the idea of having the full range of our wild animals back here in the future, with a more enlightened attitude leaving them space to thrive and live in peace. The otters are returning to our rivers, birds of prey slowly increasing again, beavers are on trial re-introduction, wild boar from escaped captive animals have re-established in two places that we know about, cranes may soon return to our skies. Will there, one day, be enough goodwill to allow us to also have wolves and bear back again? I hope so.

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Kids Play

There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers Monday

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

Tuesday

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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.

Wednesday

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

Friday

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

Saturday

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 (04). The kids get to play with the toys, the Dads get a bacon roll and coffee, and Mums might possibly get a lie-in... £3 on the door. For more information & contact details, www.gracechurchworcesterpark.org Old Malden Library (Church Road, Worcester Park) Tuesdays, 10.30-11am, Rhyme time aimed at age 0-3 Tuesdays, 2.30-3pm, Story time aimed at age 3+

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Book an appointment by calling 0300 123 23 23 St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park KT4 8LG Thu 7th Aug, 2 to 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm Sutton, The Thomas Wall Centre, Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey., SM1 4DP 4th Sept 2 to 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm St James’s Church Hall, Bodley Road, New Malden KT3 5QE 6th Aug 2 to 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm A.F.C Wimbledon Football Club, Jack Goodchild Way, 422A Kingston Road KT1 3PB 10th Sept,, 2014 2 to 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm

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Christ Church With St Philip BIBLE STORIES SONGS AND PRAYERS GAMES ACTIVITIES ELEVENSES DRAMA PRESENTATIONS For 5 - 11 year olds Tuesday 26th- Friday 29th August 9.30am - 1.00pm £5.00 per child to register for whole week Sunday 31st August 10.00am Holiday Club Family Service - all welcome.

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St Raphaels Fundraising

August 10th Sunday Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 hank you to those signed up for a St Raphael’s place. If you have your own place for the RideLondon-Surrey 100 you can still raise funds for the hospice, just get in touch with Emily (details abve) 30th Saturday Nuts Challenge Assault Course Swires Farm, Henfold Lane, Dorking, RH5 4RP Take on this fun challenge for St Raphael’s. 7, 14, 21 or 28k of tunnels, tyres, rope swings, water dippers and more muddy military obstacles. Registration fee £35 and minimum sponsorship £150. Or why not enter as a team of 4! Sign up now by contacting Emily (details abve)

Local Markets

Cheam Village Friday Market Small indoor market with 28 stalls held in Cheam Parochial Rooms, The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey.

Helping the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Market Days: Friday North Cheam Farmers’ Market – 3rd Saturday of every month, 9.30am-1.30pm, North Cheam Crossroads outside the Post Office, KT4 8SG. Christmas Market: Saturday 21st December Sutton Local Produce and Craft Market, Sat 30th November, 10am-4pm, Town Square, Sutton High Street New Malden Farmer’s Market 1st Saturday of the month The car park beside the Foutain Pub 9am to 2pm Surbiton Farmers Market Maple Road 3rd Saturday of the month 9am-1pm

Nonsuch News

“National media focus on the Tudors/local interest in Tudor history on our doorstep in Nonsuch Park.

BBC2 has a season on Tudor history; the V & A has an exhibition of Tudor Art and Buckingham Palace is showing portraits exploring Tudor fashion. The local resident, however, does not need to travel to London to appreciate some of Tudor history. An amazing model of the original Nonsuch Palace, built by Henry VIII to celebrate the birth of his son Edward – so important to the Tudor dynasty – is on view every every Sunday in the winter 11 – 2 p.m in the Gallery of the Mansion, Service Wing entrance, Nonsuch Park. The site is marked on the Northern side of the Park by three tall pillars which now stand as the only physical evidence of this amazing building. They are as three sentries guarding a bygone age.

In addition, a unique and important collection of stained glass amassed by Samuel Farmer, owner of the present Mansion in the early 1800’s, features one particular panel commemorating the marriage of Jane Seymour to Henry VIII – only 11 days after the execution of Anne Boleyn! These are just a few of the treasures on view in the Nonsuch Mansion Service Wing Museum open on 2nd & 4th Sundays in the month (9th and 23rd) 2 – 5 p.m. Combined entry to Gallery & Museum £3.00, Concessions £2.00. Friends of Nonsuch Members & Children under 16 free. Entry only to Gallery £2.50. Last entry 4.30 p.m. www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk”

Bourne Hall Museum Kids

The Great War Exhibition 4 – 15 August 2014 Bourne Hall Museum and the Local History Centre will host a free exhibition on the Great War in Epsom & Ewell. The exhibition will take place in the main foyer of Bourne Hall and upstairs in Bourne Hall Museum. It will include stories of those who fought on the front line and displays about the home front, the war hospitals, and the army camps, together with the opportunity for children to have a go at battlefield archaeology.

The exhibition in the Museum will continue on after the 15th.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Recruiting Sergeant Tuesday 5 August 11am-2.30pm Epsom Market Place . Take your opportunity to be one of the first to serve king and country. Hear what the recruiting sergeant and his men have to say before you take the King’s shilling and plan to be back home by Christmas. By the end of September 1914 750,000 men had enlisted into the British Army, nearly doubling its pre-war strength.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Horrible Ewell Walk Wednesday 6 August 7pm—8.30pm Another opportunity to explore the darker side of Ewell Village.

Learn about exploding gunpowder mills and visit the graveyard of St Mary’s where their victims lie. Discover folk who lived locally and just won’t stay dead! Hear tales of witches and horrible murder, funerals without a body, tragic coach crashes and ghosts!

Our tour around the village will end with a visit to Ewell’s historic jail and a chance to find out first-hand what an eighteenthcentury prison was like. Be careful not to be left behind!

Price £5 per person. Places limited to 25 and must be prebooked with David Brooks. Please meet at the main entrance of Bourne Hall.

Epsom’s Military Camp Saturday 9 August 10am—5pm Ebbisham Square A free living history event with the 10th Essex Regiment

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WW1 Living History Group taking part in demonstrations and displays, including children’s activities. Original military vehicles including a general service wagon and a veterinary ambulance for horses will be on display.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Vicious Vikings Wednesday 13 August 11am-12.30pm Viking raider Thorulf Hammrsson will visit Ewell to rest between raids. He will tell tales of his exploits and you can decide if he really was vicious! Learn about the Berserkers and why they were revered in Viking culture and see him demonstrate his terrifying array of weapons. Uncover the culture of the Vikings, their craftsmanship and their trade.

See how they made their own armour and minted their own coins for trade. Discover how far they travelled in the pursuit of money, land and goods. £5 per child or £8 for both morning and afternoon sessions Horrible Epsom Walk Tuesday 12 August 2pm-3.30pm See beneath Epsom’s genteel surface and stroll around its ancient centre; discovering on your way the dark deeds and wrongdoings of days gone past. Hear tales of Epsom’s highwayman and the life of evil Lord Rochester, together with the even more wicked Lord Lyttleton. Relive the time when Epsom’s spa was at the height of fashion and decide if you would have chosen to visit despite its perils.

Price £5 per person. Places limited to 25 and must be prebooked with David Brooks. Please meet at Epsom Clock Tower.

Savage Saxons Wednesday 13 August 2pm-3.30pm Ewell returns to its Saxon past and is honoured to play host to a visiting housecarl from the king’s court. He is one of the king’s most trusted companions in time of peace and his greatest warrior in battle. Our guest will tell tales of his life in the king’s household and deeds of great bravery on the battlefield.

Learn about feasts in the great hall and decide if your parents would approve of their table manners! Listen to the epic tale of Beowulf and hear English as it used to be spoken. £5 per child or £8 for both morning and afternoon sessions Horrible Epsom Walk Wednesday 13 August 7pm-8.30pm (see 12th Aug) Hidden Ewell Walk Tuesday 19 August 11am—12.30pm Peel back time and discover Ewell’s hidden past and unseen history with a guided walk around the village. A settlement since prehistoric times, Ewell has a rich history concealed beneath the modern village.

Visit Bourne Hall’s sacred lake with its Bronze Age and Roman offerings to ancient gods. Tread in the footsteps of the Romans on Stane Street and discover their sacred shafts. Learn about the village’s Saxon cemetery and its long-lost church. Relive the terror of exploding gunpowder mills and the splendour of Nonsuch Palace.

Price £5 per person. Places limited to 25 and must be prebooked with David Brooks. Please meet at the main entrance to Bourne Hall.

Ashley Road Cemetery Walk Thursday 14 August 2pm-3.30pm A gentle stroll visiting the final resting place of Epsom’s townsfolk since 1871 when Elizabeth Dorling, Mrs Beeton’s mother, enjoyed the dubious accolade of being the first person to be interred.

Find the famous; from war heroes and a Victoria Cross winner to exotic dancers, jockeys and politicians. Discover their impact on the Borough or the wider world through their words and deeds and understand why Epsom’s war memorial is situated here rather than in the Town Centre.

Price £5 per person. Places limited to 25 and must be prebooked with David Brooks.

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Flint Knapping Wednesday 20 August 11am-12.30pm & 2pm-3.30pm Discover the lost art of prehistoric tool making. As part of a small group, have the opportunity to make your own tool to .take home. Learn some of the skills the ancient craftsmen developed to survive in a hostile world.

Cost per child £10 to be paid in advance and includes all the materials needed to make the tool which will be yours to keep.

Places are limited to 15 children per session - pre-booking and payment with David Brooks is essential. Children need to wear long trousers and closed shoes to protect from flint shards.

Hidden Ewell Walk Wednesday 20 August 7pm-8.30pm (see 19th Aug) Secrets of the Stone Age Wednesday 27 August 11am-12.30pm Who are we and where do we come from?

Delve back into prehistory and explore our past from the earliest cavemen and hunter gatherers to the early farming communities. Discover how they lived, what tools they used and how they hunted. See examples of their tools and how these developed after the discovery of bronze. Explore the reasons for where they chose to live and what they believed.

Learn about their culture and the amazing cave art and mysterious monuments they left behind. £5 per child / £8 for both morning and afternoon sessions.

Epsom Common & Horton Walk Tuesday 26 August 7pm-8.30pm Explore the ancient village of Stamford and the surrounding area of Epsom Common. Why was this land chosen to be lived on? Visit the medieval landscape of Horton and the long-disappeared moated manor house.

Discover Epsom’s importance to the defence of London to defend against any German invasion of Britain in World War 2.

See where men would have been expected to stand to the last whilst facing Nazi tanks.

Price £5 per person. Places limited to 25 and must be prebooked with David Brooks. Please meet by the pond on Stamford Green.

Incredible Iron Age Wednesday 27 August 2pm-3.30pm Follow the advancement of technology and the discovery of iron. Discover the impact this new material had on our ancestors and the way they lived. Learn about the development and construction of hill forts and the new weaponry that the warriors could arm themselves with. Meet an Iron Age warrior and follow him to explore the beginnings of Celtic culture in what is known as the Dark Ages. £5 per child / £8 for both morning and afternoon sessions.

Epsom Common & Horton Walk Thursday 28 August 2pm—3.30pm - see 26th David Brooks Museum Club Tel 020 8394 1734 Web: www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk BourneHallMuseumClub.html

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Theatre

Rare chance to go backstage

The Epsom Playhouse celebrates 30 years of entertainment this year and is holding an Open Day party on Sunday 31 August to give people a rare chance to go behind the scenes.

The doors will open at 10am when visitors will be welcome to come and have a really good look round this vibrant local theatre. There will be free backstage tours at 10.30am, 12.00pm, 1.30pm and 3.00pm. Spaces will be limited for these so please book in advance via the Box Office or website.

Throughout the day there will be performances by Michael Armstrong, Dandelion Theatre Arts and Pull The Other Theatre Education plus a special surprise celebrity guest for children!

Prepare to be amazed by Close Up Magic and there will be a free Children’s Mask Making Workshop and giveaways. Anyone who has ever wondered about joining one of the local amateur dramatic and operatic companies can come and find out more from members of the organisations.

Theatre Manager Elaine Teague said: “We are looking forward to welcoming people into the theatre to find out a bit more about what we do. It is not often visitors get a chance to see what goes on behind the scenes and how productions are staged. It promises to be a celebratory day and we hope it will give people an insight into the exciting world we work in.”

Free tickets for the backstage tours can be booked at: www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk or by ringing the Box Office on 01372 742555/742227.

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Safer Neighbourhoods Beat the burglar

by PCSO Gary Weaving Hello everyone.

This month I will be telling you ways to make your property less attractive to burglars or thieves.

99.9% of burglars or thieves are not professional safe crackers, international jewel thieves or latter day Robin Hood’s. They are just people who want to make a fast buck as easily as they can and the easier we make it for them the more bucks they make. Burglary victims often wonder why the burglar picked on their house. To find out you need to consider: How does a burglar’s mind work?

Burglary, on the whole, is an opportunist crime.

A burglar will select his target because it offers him the best opportunity to carry out his crime undetected and with the fewest number of obstacles in his way. A building that presents itself as unoccupied and insecure is far more likely to be targeted than one which is properly secured:

• Side gates open • Accessible windows open • Ladders left out, allowing access to otherwise inaccessible windows • Garden tools available to force entry • Untrimmed hedges or high fences preventing natural surveillance • And more recently, NOT locking your double glazed UPVC doors before retiring for the night.

This offers burglars an easy opportunity to enter your home. Just pulling the handle up is NOT sufficient.

Each of these makes access to the building far simpler and is an indication to the prospective burglar that it’s worth a second look. Residents of multi occupancy dwellings or flats should be mindful not to grant entry to people via an entry phone system, if they do not know them, and to be cautious of people seeking to ‘tailgate’ them into buildings.

The question is, are the occupants in?

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• milk bottles or parcels on the doorstep • newspapers and mail in the letter box • unlit houses after dark • all windows shut in very hot weather These are signs telling the burglar that he is unlikely to be disturbed in the course of his work. Naturally, circumstances may arise when such situations may be unavoidable. If we can take measures that tell the burglar that this building is too difficult or too risky a target, he will hopefully move on.

TO STOP A BURGLAR, YOU NEED TO THINK LIKE ONE. To a burglar, a stuffed letter box is a dead giveaway when you’re not at home. Ask a neighbour to remove your post while you are away.

To a burglar, a dark doorway is an opportunity to hide. Fit a security light over your front door to deter burglars.

To a burglar, a dark, quiet house is an empty house.

Attaching a timer to a lamp and/or radio will make your home appear occupied even when it isn’t.

If you are away for extended periods.

• Cancel the delivery of milk and newspapers • Disconnect the telephone answering machine, or re-word your greeting message to give the

impression that you are only temporarily unable to answer.

• Enlist the help of a neighbour, friend or relative to keep a regular eye on your property and keep the front door clear of deliveries.

• If you are prepared to leave a key with a willing neighbour/relative, ask for curtains to be drawn and lights to be put on at night. In winter if snow is on the ground a few footprints will make the house appear inhabited.

• Check your insurance policy. Some insurance policies for contents don’t cover you if you are away for more than 30 days.

• Set your burglar alarm.

• If you do not have an alarm, consider investing a few pounds in a dummy alarm box. It may well deter the opportunist thief.

None of the above will guarantee you won’t be burgled, but they will go a long way in deterring the attentions of an opportunist criminal.

REMEMBER: REMOVE THE OPPORTUNITY - DETER THE BURGLAR See you next month.

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