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December Contents
History by David Rymill 6 Late Night Christmas Event 9 Ruth Jemmett Writes 11 A Christmas Cracker! 16 Christmas Post Dates 22 Christmas Shopping 25 Glitters Ballroom 28 Sudokus & Word Trial 30 Recipe 31 View from the City 34 What’s On 36 Quick Quiz 42 Gardening 44 Safer Neighbourhoods 46 Crossword 48 Clubs 50 Codeword 54 Voice for Wildlife 56 Kids Play 58 Solutions 60 Published by Malden Media Limited Editor Jenny Stuart jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk 020 8336 2915 www.maldenmedia.co.uk 36 Rosebery Avenue KT3 4JS Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the editor. All advertisements are commercial and not indicative of any endorsement by the editor who accepts no responsibility for any loss suffered directly or indirectly by any reader as a result of any advertisement or notice published in this magazine. All in-house artwork and editorial presented in this magazine remains the copyright of Malden Media Ltd. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored on any retieval system, or transmitted in any form - electronic, mechanical. recording, photocopying, or otherwise without prior permission from the Publisher.
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Welcome to Your Worcester Park Life So the December madness is about to begin. I bought my first presents yesterday but am sure, despite best intentions, everything apart from putting trees up (decided a few years ago that I might as well do that at the beginning of the month and be in it for the long run!) will inevitably be last minute and rushed. Maybe this is the year to take a step back and try not to ‘do it all’. Wish me luck with that one and let’s all try to spread a little happiness somewhere unexpected this year. Remember that Worcester Park Life is YOUR magazine so if you are helping to organise an event in 2016 and would like some FREE publicity then please do email details. Likewise if you are part of an organisation that could benefit from attracting new local members next year then why not send in an article. You may or not know that in order to deliver the magazine to most of Worcester Park, we split the distribution over a two month period. So if you have had this edition delivered you probably won’t get the January one. There are a limited number of copies available from Waitrose, the libraries, Manor Drive surgery, St Marys and also Christ Church with St Philip but don’t forget that it is also published online - you can get the link from our website. So, until next month, best wishes,
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Worcester Park History
St Anthony’s – the story continues by David Rymill
In August we looked at the early history of St Anthony’s Hospital, in the London Road. This month we bring the story down to the present day. If we had stood at the entrance to St Anthony’s grounds, opposite Gander Green Lane, in the mid-20th century, we should have seen the chapel almost directly ahead, the balconied main hospital to the left, and the convent in the former North Cheam House to the right (on the land now occupied by the car park in front of the hospital). Further to the right was St Joseph’s Sanatorium, across part of the site of the Unecol House office block. St Anthony’s became a centre for the training of nurses: the proportion of TB cases was reduced to allow trainees a wider range of experience, and recognition for SRN training was achieved in the early 1930s. After the Second World War – when many victims of bomb damage were treated – the old children’s chalet was converted into a preliminary training school for nurses (new lecture rooms and offices were opened on the site in 1959). In the late 1950s, the hospital also achieved recognition from the Royal College of Surgeons, for senior posts in fellowship training. Around the same time, additional nurses’ accommodation was built, for which a BBC appeal in 1958 by Jean Metcalf (well-known for radio programmes such as Forces’ Favourites) raised nearly £4,500. The inauguration of the NHS in 1948 brought a change in arrangements for funding patient care, with feepaying patients being a small majority by 1950. Sister Mary Teresa, who served at St Anthony’s from 1958 to 1975 (and returned in 1986) recalls that people said the old house “was a draughty old place, but it was quite a picturesque house.” She remembers the system used for summoning particular sisters in the old hospital: a hand bell would be rung in the stairwell, and each of them
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had a specific ring, such as one, a round, and four, “and somewhere far away you’d think ‘Is that my bell?’” In the 1960s the structure of the 1914-15 hospital building was found to be unsound. On the understanding that the Regional Hospital Board would continue to finance beds for NHS patients, the community drew up plans for a pioneering hospital. Sister Mary Perpetua wrote in 1967 of their aim of combining two innovative features, accommodation in single rooms, and automated systems to save the nurses’ time. They were introduced to Gordon Friesen, a Washingtonbased hospital design consultant, and his concept of a hospital containing self-contained ensuite bedrooms, electrically-operated beds, oxygen available in each room, and a monorail connecting each corridor with a central ‘supermarket’ providing meals and medicines. “What will not change,” commented Sr Mary Perpetua, “is the determination of the sisters to give the sick every conceivable aid in their quest for health.” Plans to build a 300-bed hospital on this basis were thrown into confusion when the Regional board withdrew its support, and the Daughters of the Cross, under Sr Mary Perpetua’s leadership, instead opened an 80-bed private hospital in 1975; this was the first of three phases of construction, the last of which was completed in 1982. To finance the construction of the new hospital, the north-western part of the grounds was sold, and Carters Close, Creston Way, Southwood Close
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and Handside Close were built here in c.1973 by New Ideal Homes. The developers gave back the convent graveyard located between Carters Close and Creston Way. It has been suggested that Carters Close was named after a resident who had owned a large plot of land in Clarkes Avenue, but I have not been given any suggestions for the reasons for the other three names: can any WPL reader enlighten me? The nuns were determined to continue providing a free service to local people, and this was achieved when St Raphael’s Hospice was opened in the grounds in 1987. To raise the construction costs of over £1 million, Sr Mary Perpetua joined in activities from ‘fun runs’ to darts playing. She told the Sutton Borough Guardian “It’s no use asking the Almighty to help you if you are not prepared to give Him a hand and do some of the work yourself.” In one year, 2007-08, more than 300 in-patients received palliative or end-of-life care in the 14-bedroom ward, and there were over 3000 home visits and 1000 day-centre attendances. In May 2009 the ‘Hospice at Home’ scheme was launched, providing care for those wishing to spend their final hours at home.
Today, St Raphael’s stands on the site of the 1914/15 hospital, with the present hospital (pictured) to the right, behind the site of the original convent. The old convent and chapel were demolished in 1973; St Joseph’s nurses’ home became the new convent, and a chapel was also provided in the new hospital. The St Bede’s Conference Centre was constructed to the left of the hospice, in 1992/3. In 2011 the convent moved to the St Mary’s building (formerly medical staff quarters, built in 1957), and on 1st June 2013 the St Joseph’s building was officially reopened as the new International Generalate, the Order’s worldwide headquarters, transferred from Liège. The hospital was sold to Spire Healthcare in 2014, but some sisters from the St Mary’s Convent continue to visit patients there, as well as in St Raphael’s. On another subject, a brand new family game, exclusive to Worcester Park, would make an original Christmas present for local friends and family. ‘Shop Trumps’ is a card game, based on a well-known format of a similar name, and is approaching release as we go to press. It features cards depicting 40 different local businesses and amenities, including shops, churches and clubs from across the Sutton, Kingston and Epsom & Ewell areas of KT4. All profits will go to a local charity. The idea came from Richard Johnson, with whom I have worked on this year’s Central Road heritage exhibitions, and is supported by Worcester Park’s haart estate agents as major sponsor, with 20 more local traders adding support. The game should be on sale by early December, and further details will be available on the Worcester Park Blog or Richard’s Worcester Park community page on Facebook: Worcester Park, Old Malden and North Cheam: History at our Feet Published in 2012 and available at £10 (plus £2 towards postage if required) from the Rymill family. Ring 020 8330 6563 for more details. This 300-page book tells the story of Worcester Park from the Iron Age to the present day, and includes memories of local life from
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Events Worcester Park’s Late Night Christmas Event Why not come along and join us for a wonderful fun filled evening in Worcester Park on Friday 11th December. We have a market and a craft market along with all the fun of the fair! You can view the lovely colouring competition by local children at the Royal British Legion, open to non-members on this day. Take a wonder down Central Road and see what your local shops and the market have to offer. Visit Father Christmas in his grotto and hear local choirs sing. We have a wonderful tombola with lots of amazing prizes!
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Ruth Jemmett Writes Holly, Hyacinths, And Halcyon Days Ruth Jemmett Share Her Thoughts On The Festive Season Despite my best efforts, my garden here in Salisbury Road is losing the battle against the onslaught of winter. Windy weather and rain have reduced my once pristine flower borders to soggy brown messes. As I have been tidying up the garden, I have had my annual fight with a holly bush that threatens to take over anything that gets in its way, and have made the pond look presentable. No fish have died in it recently, so I must be doing something right! I have been doing raking very gingerly, as hedgehogs, that have become an increasingly rare sight here in recent years, sometimes choose to hibernate beneath piles of leaves or compost heaps, and I would hate to injure or kill one by mistake. A couple of months ago one of these endearing creatures ventured into our back garden. By the time I had located my camera to capture its visit, it had vanished. It has been a busy few weeks at Chez Jemmett, as I have tried to get the daffodil and hyacinth bulbs planted into pots before the weather and darker afternoons deter me from leaving the cosiness of the bungalow. The writer Katherine White once said “From December to March, for many of us, there are three gardens: the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind’s eye”. The garden in my mind’s eye is always so much better than the one I see in actuality, but I keep trying to achieve that dream! One of my favourite quotes is from J.M. Barrie, who said: “God gave us memories, so that we might have roses in December”.
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A lot of people in this country suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder at this time of year, which isn’t surprising, as cold dark days can make the jolliest of people feel very down - and let’s face it, some of the newspaper headlines these days could make Carol Kirkwood feel miserable! Some experts believe that by sitting in front of specialised bright lights the mood can be lightened. Going to a warmer climate for a few months sounds a better option! December is the twelfth month of the year, but it was the tenth month on the Roman calendar, and its name is derived from the Latin word ‘decem’, which means ten. The Anglo-Saxons called this month ‘Wintermonath’. In the Christian church, the weeks preceding Christmas are known as Advent. When I was a child I really looked forward to receiving Advent calendars that had chocolate goodies tucked behind each little cardboard window. They were usually scoffed down long before 25th arrived! We always associate Christmas with snow, but statistically speaking it is a relatively rare event in our neck of the woods. However, in places that have much higher ground, such as Scotland, or the Welsh mountains, it is often a different story. Dylan Thomas once famously said “One Christmas was so much like another, that I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve, or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve nights when I was six!” Those of us of a certain age will recall many winters when it snowed, and one can’t help wondering if warnings about global warming are coming home to roost ….
Three squirrels are regular visitors here, and although they look endearingly cute, my love of small animals can wane somewhat when I have an almost daily job of replanting spring bulbs that they have dug up and played with. When they aren’t vandalising pots they are almost permanently hanging from my bird-table, stealing food intended for our feathered friends. Recently there has been another visitor to the bird table - a neighbour’s cat. She positions herself snugly under its roof, awaiting her birdie prey, and frequently traumatises squirrels as they arrive on the table, and To advertise email jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk or call 020 8336 2915
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When I was a girl I liked to go Carol Singing with my friends. I fondly remember a group of us from our Youth Club going into The Hogsmill Pub here in Worcester Park, and entertaining the patrons with our warbling. As we shook our charity collection boxes to the assembled throng I remember the crackling of logs on the fire in front of us, and thinking how hot I was! Sadly this tradition isn’t as popular as it once was. Unthinking drivers and people behaving strangely due to alcohol or drugs, can now make once safe suburban roads risky places to be after dark. Our local Rotary Club always make an annual Yuletide tour of our roads, and usually have a van that amplifies carols as they make their rounds, but it’s not the same! This is Pantomime season, and we are lucky enough to live in an area that can happily cater for our love of such things at this time of the year. As I come from a theatrical family I didn’t know what it was like not to perform in one of these annual extravaganzas when I was a child. In our family, as soon as you were big enough to toddle on stage it fell to you to don the tinsel, prance around in outlandish costumes, and utter corny lines! A venue called Ebbisham Hall used to exist in Ashley Road in Epsom, and it was there that I made my theatrical debut, with knees knocking! When I first came to live in Salisbury Road in 1982 one of our neighbours was a well-known Pantomime dame,
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On 22nd December we arrive at The Winter Solstice, when the hours of darkness are at their longest, and the hours of sunlight are at their shortest. In pagan times this date was celebrated with bonfires and various rituals, that eventually became assimilated into Christmas. In ancient times the seven days preceding this date, and the seven days thereafter were called The Halcyon Days. December is a time for reflection on the previous twelve months. This last year has been a rather distressing one for many of us. Pictures of people fleeing their homelands for a variety of reasons, have filled our television screens and newspapers. Horrifying reports of acts of carnage have become all too commonplace, and those of us who grew up in a relatively peaceful world feel very sad to witness such things. In this country we often cynically joke about the supposed safety of yesteryear - but it is true. When I was young my mother lost the key to our back door, and it was never replaced. I lived in that house for
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twenty years, and we were never robbed, and our home was never vandalised. People trusted each other, and were generally kind. As years have passed, and respect for the police, teachers, and religion have diminished, liberal views have made parents and teachers too scared to correct their children. It seems that common sense has vanished. Youngsters carrying knives is commonplace in many inner city areas, and a lot of them spend far too much time looking at hideously violent computer games that teach them that killing is fun. It is surely up to the so-called adults who produce this nonsense to stem its flow, so that future generations will not grow up thinking that human life is cheap. Children are natural imitators, and if we feed their developing minds with negative images, we should not be too surprised if they try and emulate what they see on their screens. As we raise our glasses to each other during this festive season - and also remember with fondness those who are no longer with us - let us hope that the Christmas message of love and peace prevails not only in Worcester Park, but throughout this troubled world. A very Happy Christmas to you all. Ruth Jemmett is a Member of The Society of Authors
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Events A Christmas Cracker! There’s no need to travel for your Christmas entertainment this year. The exceptional York-based Riding Lights Theatre Company is performing A Christmas Cracker on your doorstep at Christ Church with St Philip on Saturday 12th December at 6.30pm. A not for profit event, it’s just £3 per ticket. That’s right, professional theatre for £3. Box office number: 020 8337 2348. Phone now to avoid disappointment. Bursting with seasonal stories for all the family by Paul Birch Things are not going well for world famous storyteller Ebeneezer Sneezer. She’s lost. There is snow in his wellies and his wise and faithful dog, Cracker, has some strange ideas about Christmas. Caught taking shelter in Mrs McGinty’s barn, she allows them to stay on condition that Ebeneezer warm-up her Christmas with some of his seasonal stories. If they bring her enough glad tidings there’s a hot supper on the cards. If not they will be thrown back out into the storm.
With Mrs McGinty’s frozen heart in need of a magnificent miracle and Deadly the dastardly donkey ready to kick comfort and joy out of his stable, will Ebeneezer triumph? Despite turbulent turkeys and hysterical hay fights, she has a plan and some tremendous tales to turn things around. So pull open this delightful cracker packed with comedy, puppetry, and seasonal storytelling, as Riding Lights offers the whole family a magical glimpse into the heart of Christmas.
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Choral Workshop Music Skills Malden Community Choir Orchestra Choral Ensemble I Wish I Could Continue Singing Spring Sing
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12 Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan
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NEW Polynesian Dance (Hula) £5 Belly Dancing Taster Belly Dancing Level 1 Belly Dancing Level 2 Belly Dancing – Mixed Ability
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£5 Flower Arranging Taster Flower Arranging Flower Arranging – Easter Flowers £5 Calligraphy Taster Calligraphy Patchwork & Quilting Making Clothes Making Clothes English as a Foreign Language Elementary Intermediate First Certificate Advanced Proficiency IELTS Pronunciation English Conversation Beginners English Conversation Practice English Conversation Practice
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Street Dance (6-9yrs) Street Dance (9-12yrs) Street Dance (12yrs+) Guitar Lessons Intermediate(8-12yrs) Guitar Lessons Beginners (8-12yrs) NEW Harmonica (8-12yrs) NEW Drama 7yrs+
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Tigers Club (4-9yrs) Tae Kwon Do (8yrs+) Trampolining Beginner (4-7yrs)
Trampolining Intermediate (5yrs+) Trampolining Intermediate (9yrs+) Football Skills (4-5yrs) Football Skills (5-7yrs) Badminton Intermediate (7yrs+) Gymnastics Beginners (4-6yrs) Gymnastics Beginners (6-8yrs) Gymnastics Intermediates
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Christmas Finding gifts for the “Nothing I need” Brigade By Kate McLelland
“Don’t buy me anything. There’s nothing I need.” It’s the festive season, and not buying anything just isn’t an option, unless you want to feel like a cross between the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas morning. But what do you get for those friends or family members who genuinely seem to have everything? I’m not talking a mansion, a yacht and a Ferrari: just all the things required for comfortable, everyday living. There comes a time in everyone’s life when it’s likely that they will have collected all the knick-knacks, gadgets and gizmos they’ll ever need. So what are the options when it comes to buying an original gift for the man or woman who says “There’s nothing I need”? Give a goat At Oxfam (www.oxfam.org.uk) it costs just £25 to buy a goat for a needy family trying to survive in areas affected by war or drought, who can use the gift to produce nutritious dairy products such as milk and cheese. Oxfam also supplies a brightly coloured gift card that explains your purchase. An unforgettable experience If you’ve run out of gift ideas for your nearest and dearest, why not give them an experience? It could be anything from afternoon tea for two at a choice of 70 hotels and restaurants nationwide (£36 from www. redletterdays.co.uk), to a hot air champagne balloon flight for one (from £109 at www.buyagift.co.uk). This isn’t the kind of gift you can keep in your bottom drawer, but the lucky recipient is unlikely to ever forget the sensation of drifting high over the British countryside with a glass of bubbly in their hand. Adopt a rare animal The World Wildlife Fund (now called WWF) has another clever gift idea for people who like to feel they are helping a good cause. Go to www.wwf.org.uk and buy an “adopt a wild animal” pack as a gift. This isn’t an actual adoption – your donation won’t be linked to a specific animal – but the adoption pack does include a cuddly toy version of the chosen species. Go retro Treat them to a retro sweet hamper (£36) or a retro chocolate gift box (£12.95) full of Munchies, Curly Wurlies and other nostalgic goodies, both from www. retrosweets.co.uk. Vintage board games are also
popular: you can buy old games in “as new” condition from online retailers such as eBay and Amazon. Buy a gift voucher It used to be that gift vouchers could only be exchanged at one particular retailer, but those days are long gone. The “Love2Shop” voucher can be spent in over 20,000 UK locations, including restaurants, hotels, spas and leisure resort (www.highstreetvouchers.com). Can’t afford any of the above? If your Christmas gift budget won’t stretch to the items mentioned here, consider giving the gift of your time. Buy a small gift box and enclose a note promising to do something for the recipient: a couple of hours of gardening; baking a cake every week for a month; decorating the spare room. These gifts are a far cry from a boring box of toiletries or a shirt and tie set, and at least you’ll win Brownie points for original thinking. You’ll also avoid the dirty looks and long silences that come from having taken the “Nothing I need” brigade’s protestations a bit too literally!
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Clubs Glitters - Your Winter Tonic By Ruth Jemmett During these grey winter days, when dead leaves are swirling and noses are sniffling, isn’t it wonderful to turn on the television, and escape into the world of Strictly? The rain may be falling, and the heating bills may be mounting, but for a few magical hours each weekend millions of people escape into a fantasy world filled with spray tans and sequins. They watch those brave souls who strut their stuff on the dance floor, wishing that they could emulate them. Well, fantasize no longer! Some of those dancers you are watching have never ventured into the world of ballroom before, and you too could transform your life by literally putting your best foot forward. On a couple of Friday evenings for most months of the year, Glitters Dance Club in Spring Street, Ewell Village, opens its doors to social dancers of all levels - and you could be one of them! If you are over eighteen, and would like to do Ballroom or Latin Dancing - whether you are a confident dancer or a nervous beginner, come and join us! Glitters does not give lessons - it is purely a social occasion, hosted by a professional D.J., Mr. Wonderful, and seasoned dancers will be happy to encourage nervous people on to the dance floor!
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David Cabot, the organiser, together with sidekicks Shirley and myself, will welcome you to a friendly venue that has a great atmosphere. A full list of the dates of forthcoming dances can be found in the Clubs section at the back of this magazine. Dances start at 8.30 p.m., and finish at ll p.m. At Christmas we have a highly popular ticket- only Dance/Party, which includes a wonderful hot buffet. This year it will be on 18th December. So don’t get glued to that chair. Come and join in a hobby that will improve your health, give you a good social life, and make you forget your cares for a while. Don’t crawl to the doctor asking for a winter pick-me-up. Come dancing! Glitters is the best tonic you can have! See clubs section for more information Nb: Pic shows David, the organiser, plus Ruth and Shirley
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Recipe Marmalade and mustard glazed gammon Glazed gammon is a Christmas favourite – delicious hot from the oven as a festive supper or served cold as part of the Boxing Day buffet! Serves 6-8 Ready in 2 hours 45 minutes, plus cooling 2.5kg smoked gammon joint 1 onion, peeled and quartered 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped 2 fresh bay leaves, plus extra to garnish Few black peppercorns 1 tbsp whole cloves 3 tbsp shredless orange marmalade, warmed 2 tbsp runny honey 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 3 tbsp light soft brown sugar Orange wedges, to garnish
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1 Place the gammon joint in a large deep pan with the onion, carrot, bay leaves and peppercorns. Pour over enough cold water to cover the joint. 2 Bring to the boil then skim off any scum from the surface using a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat, cover and leave to simmer for 1½ hours, topping up the water level as needed. 3 Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Lift out the gammon from the pan and place in a foil-lined roasting tin (discard the cooking liquid). Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Cut away the skin from the gammon, leaving a thin layer of fat and score the fat into diamonds. Stud the scored fat with the cloves in an even pattern. 4 Mix together the marmalade, honey, mustard and sugar and spoon all over the gammon fat. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes, basting regularly with the glaze and pan juices until the fat is golden. Serve hot or cold garnished with fresh bay leaves and orange wedges. TIP Add 1 tsp each ground cumin and ground coriander or a splash of Tabasco sauce to the glaze for a bit of extra spice, if liked. Reading the Village Voice is a treat-enjoy Malden Man who has a quirky, interesting take on life, and, Robin’s local history articles are fascinating. Listings and info about local goods and services are useful too. Congratulations and best wishes on your ten year birthday, looking forward to the next ten! Alison Brennan
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View from the City
by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Some More Radical Common Sense for Tax or am I just “three stops short of Dagenham?” (Or…Barking on the District Line)
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The argument over Tax Credits is very sensitive at various levels. Certainly most would agree that its reforms are going to be financially very painful for those at the poorer end of society, but it also impacts on those further up the financial scale and for those with greater responsibilities such as young children. Often it can be the Tax Credit that tips the decision as to whether a partner can afford to go out to work or not - it’s not about being seen as a shirker. It is also sensitive in that it has been used on occasion as an excuse to depress potential wages. Sadly I have come across examples where prospective employees have been offered a lower package on the basis that it would be topped up by the individual applying for their Tax Credit, thus almost encouraging the more unscrupulous employers to take unfair advantage of the system and keep low wages even lower. Then again it is sensitive on another level because of the size of the Tax Credit bill which Mr Osborne tells us is now over £4.5bn per annum. Frankly I have always seen it as a typically complicated tax concept from Gordon Brown, which may have originally been born out of good intentions but was hideously cumbersome in its operation. When introduced it was regarded as a complicated system designed by someone who was no doubt very clever but had obviously no understanding of the bureaucracy involved (Gordon Brown). He thought that it was just a good way of getting around a problem - giving the financial support to those wanting to get back to work. Unfortunately from the start of its operation it was a mess. First you pay tax and then you claim it back as a tax credit - sounds simple but why bother - why not just pay less tax! So what started out as an incentive has grown “like topsy” to now become a financial dependence as difficult to shake off as any drug addiction. Most would now agree that it has to be reformed as it is only going to get worse and so become even more difficult and painful to shake off. Thus we should look for more imaginative ways of adjusting to minimise the pain, whilst still being able to benefit from the gain of its final reform and even potentially its removal. Now in the Autumn Statement
due next week (another Budget in all but name) The Chancellor will no doubt be producing a ‘rabbit out of hat’ solution to this problem, but he will definitely not wish to be seen to be climbing down for reasons of policy, pride and politics. So how about another idea: Why not ask those further up the financial scale to pay a limited sum each for a given period of say five years, which then would then be able to be reclaimed back plus a coupon (dividend) value over the following five years. If we had one million UK taxpayers paying an extra £1,000 each year, that would be £1 billion pounds each year and obviously £5 billion over five years which would then be offset by those payers with their coupon value against their own tax liabilities for the next five years. The effect would be to smooth the painful period of adjustment for those at the weakest point, and allow the government to show that it was taking from those with the broadest shoulders, not the weakest, and looking to lessen the pressure during that time - and then fairly reward the ‘broad shouldered’ for doing so thereafter. Just a thought - radical common sense? I hope so. A Very Sensitive Find Despite the slump in the price of oil, it can be good news if a country with scarce natural resources makes a positive find. So this must be good news for Israel which, for all sorts of political reasons we all know, finds it quite difficult to enjoy a sustainable source of oil from its neighbours. However, on this occasion, the site of this find is in the occupied territories, and not just the West Bank, but in the occupied Syrian territory of the Golan Heights. Apparently the potential size of the find could be enough to make Israel self-sufficient in its oil requirements for the first time since its inception. The nation currently consumes 270,000 barrels per day. This a valuable addition of energy supplies for Israel after the offshore gas fields’ reserves were located in the Tamar and Leviathan fields off Gaza and Israel back in 2009. 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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FIX YOUR DENT Have you a scuff on your bumper, scratch on your paintwork? Do you think that getting it fixed is hassle and expensive? At FIX YOUR DENT we have invested in new equipment and staff training to take care of all your cosmetic vehicle repairs, often repairing bumpers where conventional body’s shops would fit a new one costing more money. We can offer a cost effective way of fixing your car making it your pride and joy again. If you want a speedy cost effective repair solution, come and visit us at FIX YOUR DENT, which is part of the COOMBE REPAIR GROUP
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Nonsuch Park is a link to Tudor England. The Palace that once stood here was a hugely expensive symbol of Henry VIII’s power. The Friends of Nonsuch offer guidance to a 7 feet model which has been created from contemporary documentation, paintings and an excavation of the Palace site in 1959. The model is on display in the Stable Wing of the much later Nonsuch Mansion in the heart of Nonsuch Park. The model is open from 11 am until 3 pm every Sunday in November and December Entry Free; cars via Cheam
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Gate. For further information please visit the website at www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk The East Surrey Family History Society Meet On the first Thursday of each month at St Nicholas Church Hall,Robin Hood Lane,Sutton, SM1 2RG. Doors open 7.30pm. Talk starts 8pm. Visitors welcome. More details - www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk
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Santa Claus and the Magical Christmas Journey, the enchanting Christmas experience returns with a brand new adventure. 6 December Epsom Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert Top West End star, David Leonard (Miss Trunchbal in Matilda ) will narrate the musical story of Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Epsom Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concerts. The programme also features music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Lehar’s Gold and Silver Waltzes and Leroy Andersen’s Sleigh Rides, as well as carols for the audience to join in. 13 Dec - 3 Jan Beauty and the Beast The Epsom Playhouse presents Pantomime 2015...Beauty and The Beast. Will good overcome evil? Will Beauty find true love? Can the Beast break free of his curse? Will French Frank ever be funny? 11 January Goff Dubbers Dixieland Express Come and listen to an evening of the best of Jazz 17 January Ed Byrne Ed Byrne Outside Looking In That bloke. You know. The Irish guy. No, not the bald one. The other one. You know him, the one Carol from work really likes. Wait, that might be Jason Byrne. Anyway. Funny chap. 20 January The Glenn Miller Orchestra Get IN THE MOOD as legendary bandleader, Ray McVay presents a new show for 2016 complete with Colin Anthony and Catherine Sykes on vocals and added harmonies from the Moonlight Serenaders and of course our swinging Jazz Band, the Uptown Hall Gang. Featuring all your Glenn Miller favourites like Tuxedo Junction, Little Brown Jug, American Patrol and, of course In the Mood,
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as well as songs from other stars and bands of the Miller era. A “must see” for all the family. 21 January Katherine Ryan We are excited to announce the return of Katherine Ryan after her last sell out performance at the Epsom Playhouse. The product of a strict Irish father and a glitzy Canadian ‘stage mom’, Katherine Ryan won neither friends nor pageant titles growing up. Try as she might to shed her questionable perspectives and super sparkly nature, she’s not sure we can ever truly escape our childhood indoctrinations. As well as being a writer-performer Katherine is also a talented actress and presenter. 22 January Roy Chubby Brown Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is a comic genius and one of the funniest comedians in the world. His outrageous performances are considered unsuitable for mainstream television but his video’s and DVD’s sell in their millions. His live concerts are legendary and every theatre and concert hall in the UK has put up the ‘Sold-out’ signs when he has appeared. 23 January Vision of Elvis A Vision Of Elvis is one the world’s leading touring Elvis productions. Celebrating all the music of Elvis Presley from Sun Studio’s through to the 68 Comeback with the finale being the Concert Years engaging audiences with an uplifting and authentic Elvis experience. 25 January Mike Piggott / Nils Solberg Quintet Come and listen to the best of Jazz 27 - 28 Jan Oliver! The Musical “Nothing works on the stage like a well-crafted tale, and OLIVER! is just such a show. Based on the Dickens novel, it will engage your audience with its pathos and drama, while delighting everyone with its outstanding musical numbers. Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy and Reviewing the Situation are musical theatre classics. Dickens’ characters are brought to life-perhaps larger than life-with all their facets glowing in this production “ 30 January The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town. This was the final script, originally conceived and written (but never recorded) by Spike Milligan and intended as a ‘oneoff special ‘to reunite the legendary Goons. 4 February La Boheme Merry Opera, which has a nice line in slightly off-beat touring shows, performing them with charm, energy and wit ‘ (Opera Now) has toured southern England and London since 2010 and now comes to Epsom for the first time with with Puccini ‘s La Boheme, one of the greatest love stories in opera. 5 February Jenny Eclair: How To Be A Middle Aged Woman (Without Going Insane). Professional Grumpy old woman, Splash survivor, amateur soup maker, and novice knitter, Jenny Eclair is younger than Madonna but eats crisps and likes wine. Semi –bearded and suffering from outbreaks of gout and hysteria, Eclair puts middle age under the microscope and decides whether to laugh, cry or buy a dachshund! You are most welcome to join her, just button your cardi up properly and wipe that lipstick off your teeth. 6 February Meet bestselling and much-loved author Jacqueline Wilson, who will be talking about her writing and career during this special, hour-long event at Bourne Hall Theatre in Ewell, Surrey. The event will start at 2pm. 6 February Beast Quest Adventure at Bourne Hall This special Beast Quest event, packed with excitement and thrills, will take place at 4pm at Bourne Hall Theatre in Ewell,
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Surrey. It will run for 45 minutes. The event is aimed at children aged seven years plus who love adventure! Tickets are just £5 each and younger siblings can enjoy a range of fun, storybased activities at Bourne Hall from 2pm on the day, as part of the ReadingZone Surrey Festival. 6 February Dancing Queen With full costumes and plenty of glitz, Dancing Queen The Concert is the golden age in pop revived! Prepare for an action packed party show featuring all the greatest hits from Abba, Grease and the 70s! Featuring the classics, Dancing Queen, Waterloo and Mama Mia, along with 70s hits, Grease Lightning , You’re the One That I Want, Car Wash, YMCA and Boogie Nights! 7 February Stephen K Amos The Laughter Master Stephen K Amos The Laughter Master The maestro of feel-good comedy is back on tour with his new show. Fresh from touring UK and Australia. Star of Life An Idiot’s Guide and What Does the K Stand For?(Radio 4). 18 February The Little Match Girl A fun, festive twist on the well known tale told through puppetry, song and light play, this is a joyful retelling of a Winter classic. It is Christmas Eve, snow litters the ground and the little girl is alone on the streets of London. Our tiny heroine is brave and despite the cold she keeps her spirits up by singing to herself and watching the world as she wanders the pavements. watching through windows and desperate to keep warm she lights the matches she is selling and is transported to the festivities: meeting Father Christmas, playing with a snowman and eating the most delicious feast. 23 February Psychic Sally - Call Me Psychic The nations favourite psychic, Sally Morgan is back and better than ever with her brand new and most jaw-dropping show yet - Call Me Psychic. Funny, entertaining, sometimes heart breaking, often controversial; the show celebrates her 8th year on the road. Sally says Every night when I am on stage amazing things happen and it is a privilege to be able to pass on messages of love and comfort to the people I share my gift with. 25 February Mimi & Me Join pint-sized pocket firework and heroine of the ray-zistance, Mimi Lebonq for a hilarious celebration of the hit TV series and stage show. Sue Hodge, offers a visual feast of laughter and music, with Keith ‘Paddington’ Richards at the piano, as she recalls the backstage antics of the well loved cast. Mimi & Me is a witty insight with hilarious behind the scenes stories during the making of one of the most successful British TV series ever.
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Christmas is just around the corner. A time of year when many adults and children alike join together, celebrate, reßect and have fun. At St MaryÕs Church on the Avenue in Worcester Park, we offer a variety of special events and services, some fun and innovative, others quieter and more traditional all open to people of all ages. We hope you can Þnd a suitable time to join as we celebrate Advent and Christmas together in Worcester Park. We look forward to welcoming you. Best wishes, Reverend Andy and the St MaryÕs Team. SPECIAL SERVICE / EVENT
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Gardening Growing Fruit Trees Pippa Greenwood
For the ultimate in gorgeous apples, pears, plums or more, the fruit needs to be freshly picked and sunwarmed - so grow your own and make some good looking additions to your garden, even when space is limited. There’s no need to have a massive plot or an orchard to grow fruit trees… You can grow fruit trees in surprisingly small spaces, especially if you don’t grow them in a classic tree shape, but train them. Training them into espaliers (several sets of horizontal ‘arms’), cordons (single main stems grown at an angle) or fans (with branches trained into a fan shape) means that you can grow many varieties of apples and pears up against a suitable vertical surface such as a wall, fence or set of sturdy wires. You could also train fruits like apples to make a neat edging for a bed or border about 45cm above ground level (called ‘step-overs’). A step-over apple grows to a height of about 30cm and is trained to forms two horizontal ‘arms’, which will bear a smallish crop of fruit. Try step-overs around the edge of your vegetable plot or flower bed. To make a real feature of fruit, use a tree to create a decorative and productive arch. Buy an inexpensive bare root cordon (straight stem) or a ‘whip’ fruit tree of your favourite variety, pair it with another variety that is a suitable pollinator (check with the nursery) and plant one on each side of the arch, training them in as they grow. It will look pretty when in blossom in spring and will bear tasty fruit too. Provided you get the right rootstock (see below), you can grow fruit trees in large containers. The container needs to be big - a half-barrel at least - and have drainage holes kept clear using a few inches of broken china or ‘crocks’ at its bottom. Good quality loam-based compost such as John Innes No.3 will work well, but help to keep it well aerated and free-draining by adding 25-50% multipurpose loam-free compost. It is essential to choose fruit trees on the right ‘rootstock’, as this determines the ultimate size and vigour of the tree. Apples are complicated, but as a rule, for step-overs, cordons, dwarf bushes and trees in containers try the extremely dwarfing M27 - though weak varieties may fail in poor soil or if not well pampered. For bush, cordon, espaliers and half-standard try the dwarfing rootstock M26, while for a cordon, an espalier on poor soil, arches and bush trees try the semi-dwarfing MM106. You can buy one year old ‘maidens’ or ‘whips’ which are small, fairly straight stems and train them yourself or you can buy trained or part-trained trees. Make sure you choose varieties that flower at the same time so that they pollinate each other and thus provide
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Safer Neighbourhoods ALERT: Scammers are Changing Tactics to Commit ‘COURIER FRAUD’ The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team is warning people about a new variation of courier fraud involving Foreign Exchange Bureaus. As with traditional types of courier fraud, the victim receives a phone call and is told that they are speaking to a police officer, and that the police want them to assist in an investigation. The alleged police officer provides them with a phone number and asks them to call back so that the victim can verify their identity, or will direct the victim to contact their bank. The victim will physically put the phone down, but the fraudster will actually stay on the line – keeping it open. When the victim phones back they are still speaking to the fraudster who tells the victim that they are at risk of being defrauded and in order to stop this they need their assistance. Action Fraud has previously warned about a variation of courier where the victim is asked to buy an expensive item such as a watch or a designer coat. Fraudsters are now evolving their tactics by directing victims to visit Foreign Exchange Bureaus and withdraw foreign currency. A convicted courier fraudster, interviewed by City of London Police detectives, said: “The banks are catching on to this now. Whenever an elderly person comes into the bank to withdraw large amounts of cash they get suspicious. What we do now is tell the victims to draw the cash out from a foreign exchange bureau in Euros. They don’t ask them any questions”. The fraudsters will then arrange for the cash to be collected by taxi or courier service. Action Fraud has also received reports where suspects, posing as police officers or bank staff, tell victims to move their money to a ‘safe’ account that has been created in their name to stop ‘further’ funds being stolen. The fraudster also said: “Courier fraud gangs are getting squeezed out of London. What they do now is go to hotels in cities like Manchester and Bristol and stay there for a couple of weeks. They work out of the hotels targeting victims using details from the local telephone and online directories”. Protect Yourself A genuine police officer would never contact you in this way.
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Banks and the police would never ask someone to aid an investigation by withdrawing or transferring money. If you receive one of these calls, end it immediately. If you have handed over any bank account details to the fraudster, call your bank and cancel your cards immediately. If you want to call your bank, then do it from another telephone. If you don’t have another telephone to use, call someone you know first to make sure the telephone line is free. Dates to come and chat with your local police this December: COSTA COFFEE Central Road - (Cuppa with a Copper) Wednesday 2nd - 4pm till 5pm Outside SAINSBURYS North Cheam - (Street Briefing) Tuesday 8th - 2pm till 2.30pm CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST PHILIP - (Drop-in-Surgery) Thursday 17th - 2pm till 3pm Take care PCSO Gary Weaving
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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 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 The Nightingales ladies singing group meets every Monday from 8:15pm to 9:45pm at The Parochial Rooms in Cheam village. We are a very friendly group which has been meeting for the joy of singing for over 40 years. There is no audition but it does help if you can sing in tune! We sing a selection of old and new songs and entertain various groups in the area with our afternoon concerts. Membership is free for the rest of 2015. Why not give us a try? Contact Val on 01372 725965. 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
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along and join in.Please contact Carol on 020 8337 2452 for further information St James Players If you enjoy acting do come or help backstage. Monday and Wednesdays 8pm New members welcome. St James Church Hall, Bodley Road New Malden. Mem Sec: linda@dunnz,net
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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 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 / T oni Shepherd 07900 006367
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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. The Probus Club of Ewell 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: 4newmembers.ewell4probus.org.uk Talking Of Trains In Surbiton Programme of talks which take place locally at the Surbiton Library Hall each Wednesday evening throughout the winter months. The first meeting is free; the fee for the complete year is just £50. Topics this season feature subjects ranging from the railways of Lancaster to Kosovo and slideshow presentations by resident lecturer Dick Crane. Guest speakers included Ian Brown, the former Managing Director of Transport for London Rail, author Jim Connor and one of Britain’s noted rail photographers Bob Sweet. www.talking of trains.co.uk
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Sutton Mariners. A local offshore sailing club founded in 1988 that meets at 8pm every Thursday evening at the Borough Sports Ground, home of Sutton United FC, Gander Green Lane, SM1 2EY. We are a small and friendly club of about 60 members and have about a dozen boat owners amongst us providing crewing opportunities during the summer months as well as enjoying meetings listening to interesting speakers and social nights. If you would like to get afloat come along and meet us – we’re sure you will enjoy the experience. Visit our website at www.suttonmariners.org.uk . 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. SM3 9DW 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
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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
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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 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.
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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, SOCIAL DANCING WITH ‘GLITTERS’ at Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village. 8.30 p.m. - ll p.m. Over 18s. Entrance Fee £8. All standards of dancing. Free parking. Bar. Professional D.J. We even have a glitter ball! For further information ring David 07903 314276 Friday Nights for rest of 2015 Dec 4th and 18th (Xmas Dance/Party - Ticket only) Jan 8th and 22nd, Feb 5th and 19th, Mar 4th and 19th (TBC) 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 Bowling Club, Manor Park, Malden Road KT3 6AU. New members will be made very welcome. Rollups, league matches, internal and external competitions; we offer bowling at all levels of interest and ability. For further details contact Men’s Secretary Gerald 020 8949 4623 or Ladies’ secretary Maureen 020 8337 5472. 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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Website hit rates climb very quickly indeed from Boxing Day onwards. As lives become ever busier of course this should come as no surprise. At Jackson Noon we notice the effect every January. None more so than this year, which was particularly strong, and we expect January 2016 to be equally active. However, as they say, you have to be in it to win it!
There will be no slow down in the progressions department which will be working tirelessly to ensure everybody who wants to complete before the end of the year achieves their goal. Our October sales were particularly high so we have plenty to keep us going on that score! THE SHORT STRAW Meantime staff negotiations have started as to who will be in the office over the holidays. We try to make sure every member of our team has a good break to recharge their batteries ready for the New Year. They will need all their energy and enthusiasm soon enough. The burning question is who will draw the short straw and work the least favourite day of the year. We’ll let you guess for a moment which day that might be. The clue is in an interesting graph released by Rightmove this month showing website traffic over the Christmas period. It’s clear that as soon as the yuletide meal has settled people quickly take to the internet, fitting in a little house hunting between family, friends, TV specials and crafty catering with turkey left-overs.
As a consequence our valuations team will be spending the end of the year busily helping canny sellers ensure their home is ready to be seen by the holiday visitors to Rightmove. With a little extra time on their hands we find the number of potential buyers making enquiries shoots up. When we return to work, after boxing day, there will be plenty of answerphone messages and email enquiries to keep us busy, so that the day flies by. The day that drags, and everybody wants to avoid, is New Years Eve. That’s our short straw day. LET IT BE BORING Our lettings team will be working hard to move tenants into new homes in both November and December with a large number of properties becoming available over that period. After that we are hoping for an uneventful Christmas. There is nothing more guaranteed to dampen the season than a bad tempered boiler, mean spirited plumbing or other less than festive breakdown. We will be working, and ready to help, but will be delighted for our tenants if we end up just a little bit bored.
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Voice for Wildlife by Carol Williams
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It’s mid-November as I type this, and so far the month has been unseasonably mild. The leaves stayed on the trees for much longer than usual and their colours were spectacular. I enjoyed many walks just round and about the local parks and along The Hogsmill. On one of them I saw daisies in flower on a short patch of grass verge. Daisies in November. The seasons are going haywire! My encouragement of wild plants in my own back garden means that I have an abundance of salad greens for three new residents of my household - guinea pigs rehomed recently from a friend. The common ‘weeds’ so many despise, and which I love, for their immense wildlife value, are now putting forth new growth in this mild weather and providing Dolly, Daisy and Olive with fresh greens twice a day, and all for free. Yarrow, dandelion, groundsel, chickweed, herb robert, herb benedict, clover, dock, cranesbill and plantain to name only a few. Could you indentify these plants in the verges on your street? Throughout a very mild Autumn they have been providing a feast of nectar for any late flying insects.
I hope you all enjoyed Autumnwatch and got inspired to get more involved with helping wildlife. I was most excited by the news of a re-introduction, to sites in Wales, of some pine martens. I long for them to return to Surrey. Once upon a time, long, long ago, when Britain and Ireland were densely wooded, pine martens were very common and widespread. Forest clearance and persecution by humans over millennia have had a devastating effect on their numbers, and, by 1915, there were just a few left in very remote areas, withonly the Scottish Highlands retaining a healthy population. Pine Martens are about the size of a domestic cat and are members of the Mustelid family, along with badgers, otters, stoats, weasels, polecats and mink. They like a well-wooded habitat and nest in tree hollows, having litters of 1 to 5 young in the Spring, after a pregnancy lasting 7 months. The young are fully independent at 6 months old and move off in search of their own territories and to find mates. They are arboreal and extremely mobile, able to travel 20 kilometres in one day. They are mostly active at dusk and during the hours of darkeness: shy, secretive animals who are seldom seen.
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Which is why a recent sighting of a single animal, caught on camera, in Shropshire, was really exciting! It might mean that, although long considered extinct in England, there are, in fact, a few living quietly in the woodlands, unseen.
common crane, goshawk, eagle owl, night heron, white -tailed eagle, sturgeon, blue fin tuna, grey whale, lynx, beaver, wild boar and wolf.
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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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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
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