Worcester Park Life June 2019 by jenny stuart

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Welcome to YOUR Worcester Park Life from jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk We’ve just enjoyed the most fabulous Easter weekend and I managed to persuade the girls during the holidays to get those garden spring cleaning jobs done that we usually leave until the morning our guests arrive. As our patios have very poor drainage cleaning the winter muck off them really is a 3 person job - one pressure washing, and the other 2 trying to sweep filthy water off the patches of clean that slowly appear. If anyone out there can offer advice to make the job easier and quicker please, please. drop me a line. Is it really time to buy a water vacuum? Isn’t it fantastic that so many shops do actually still close on Easter Sunday giving their staff a well-deserved day off (and in the baking sunshine this year!) It did mean that we had to have mint sauce instead of mint jelly with our roast lamb... yet another first world problem… I had a nostalgic chat with a lovely delivery driver over the weekend about the days that 24 our

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shopping was unimaginable. When did pubs start staying open all day? Remember when they closed at 2.30pm for the afternoon break (I was working in one, not visiting (!) and the break was most welcome when you were doing an ‘all dayer’.) And banks. My chatty driver was forced to open an account when he started with a new company because they’d had security issues and were no longer keeping cash on site. How did you open an account back without taking time off work, and more importantly when could you actually visit the bank to take your money out? Thank goodness (he said) for the good old TSB who had extended opening hours one night a week - although with the help of my good friend Google I have just learnt that it is widely accepted that the first cash machine was put into use by Barclays Bank in its Enfield Town branch in North London, on 27 June 1967 - so maybe times weren’t so tough! :-) I hope you enjoy a good read and also see what our local businesses have to offer. If you’ve any feedback on how they’re doing, or have any ideas for future editions, news or views to share then please get in touch. 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. There are a limited number of copies available from Waitrose, Worcester Park Library, St Mary’s and Christ Church with St Philip. The copy dates for the next couple of editions are below. If you’d like to advertise or have a local story to tell, please call or email.

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LOOKING BACK We have been writing our monthly updates for just over 5 years and decided to look back and read one of our early pieces. At that time the market was very active indeed heralding a phase of rapid price increases. Stamp duty changes on second homes were just around the corner driving a surge in buy-to-let purchases and a substantial increase in demand, particularly for 2bedroom properties. Had we been writing in 2009 the story would have been very different. A decade ago we were in a mid recession. Property values held firm locally but fell by up to 60% in other parts of the country. The past ten years have been something of a rollercoaster with fluctuations in values proving to be both sudden and significant. The market always has been, and always will be, subject to changes in supply and demand which in turn are affected largely by market confidence. Distractions, such as the current political uncertainty, tend to make people cautious and provide a reason to put off major decisions. However they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the underlying housing needs any more than shorter term interruptions such as major sporting events, snow, rain or sunny weather. Our experience is that during prolonged periods of slow activity a pent-up demand develops which then erupts quickly once the reason to delay a decision has passed.

time to make sure they secure the right home rather than competing in a more frenzied market where everything they see is snapped up in a weekend. Five years ago we were regularly holding open days that would attract multiple viewings on a Saturday and several offers on the following Monday. Anybody who delayed would be disappointed and the next property to come onto the market would be just that little bit more expensive. That is not the case now and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been for at least 2 years. RENTS Meanwhile rents, which increased rapidly five years ago, have since stagnated or reduced very slightly. Tax as well as other changes have rendered the buy-to-let equation a lot less attractive for many investors. We are currently finding that a number of tenants are having to move because their landlord has decided to sell. This is likely to lead to a reduction in available rental homes as our experience is that there is no balancing increase in new buy to let investors or landlords enlarging their portfolio. Consequently, an increase in rents is likely in the not too distant future.

The big question is when will the market as a whole become more active? Our little trip down memory lane is useful but we do not have a crystal ball and have no idea when certainty and confidence will re-establish themselves. What it has shown is that in a comparatively short period of time the market can change dramatically from slow to frantic and back again. However we are OPPORTUNITY seeing signs that people who have been For those keen to take their first step onto biding their time are now more determined the property ladder a slower market can be to move and suspect a more active market an opportunity. They can take a little more may not be that far away.

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Worcester Park History Manor house to sixpenny bunches: flowers in Worcester Park and Cuddington by David Rymill

For hundreds – perhaps thousands – of years, flowers have delighted local people. In this article we look at some early episodes in the floral history of Worcester Park and Cuddington; read on for details of a community flower festival next month. Perhaps the first known garden here was at Cuddington manor house, home of the Codington family, which stood in what is now Nonsuch Park – until Henry VIII decided that that Cuddington would be the ideal location for a new palace. In about 1537 a survey of the manor drawn up for the King (extracts from which are included in John Dent’s book ‘The Quest for Nonsuch’) recorded that on the south side of the house there was ‘a garden and adjoining to the same an orchard wherein be trees of diverse fruits containing by estimation with the cook’s garden one acre and a half’ (spelling modernised). Gardens were also a feature of Nonsuch Palace, built close to the manor house. Behind the palace’s Inner Court was the Privy, or private Garden. We do not know what was originally planted here, but the choice of plants was still quite limited, and colour in early Tudor gardens was sometimes provided by coloured gravel or brick-dust between the low hedges of formal ‘knot gardens’. The planting may have included, as at Hampton Court, apple, pear and cherry trees, roses, mint, Sweet William violets, primroses and strawberries. There may also have been carvings of the King’s Beasts, such as dragons, greyhounds and antelopes, mounted on poles. In Elizabeth I’s time, more plants were available, and we know that yellow and purple hyacinths, plums, mulberries and much more could be found at Nonsuch. Outside the Privy Garden, in the Wilderness, sandy and grassy paths led between trees, including oak, walnut, elms and sycamore, as well as fruit trees, and also roses, periwinkle, hazel, honeysuckle and ferns. In 1650, Parliamentary surveyors counted, within the Privy Garden, 140 fruit trees, two yews, a juniper and ‘six trees called Lelack [lilac] trees which trees beare noe fruit but only a very pleasant flower’. There were also 72 fruit trees in the kitchen garden and old

orchard, and ‘one fayre lyme tree’. Also within the Little Park, the Keeper’s lodge had a garden and orchard, perhaps close to the site now occupied by the Mansion House, and the flint and chalk wall alongside the garden there was maybe part of the keeper’s garden wall. Crossing the London Road into the Great Park of Nonsuch, or Worcester Park as it was called from the early 17th century, we can assume that the Keeper of the Great Park in Tudor times had a house with at least a kitchen garden. Soon after the 4th Earl of Worcester was appointed Keeper in 1606, Worcester House was built, where Worcester Gardens now stands at the top of The Avenue, as his residence. A plan drawn in c1610 (reproduced here by courtesy of RIBA Collections) shows a large formal garden beside the house, about 200´ by 180´; around three sides was the ‘uper walke sett with frute Treese’ and in the centre was the ‘lower walke of the garden sett with flowers’. The introduction of glasshouses made it possible to grow more exotic plants, and to bring forward the flowering season of others. At Worcester Park House, a Georgian mansion between Old Malden Lane and Grafton Road, the Wheeler family, who lived there from the mid-1870s for over 60 years, provided flowers from the garden and glasshouses to decorate St John’s Church, Old Malden, especially at Christmas and Easter. Gardens and glasshouses provided employment for many people, and the arrival of George Rides as head gardener at Worcester Park House in 1877 had results well beyond the boundary of the gardens, as he and his family took on leading roles in the Methodist chapel (now Christ Church with St Philip) for over 50 years.

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By the early 20th-century, almost anyone could enjoy flowers, not least thanks to the Dare family who ran a nursery near the double-bend in Cheam Common Road: Lucy Bell-Chambers recalled that visiting relatives at weekends would be taken there and ‘you could walk up and down and pick what you wanted, sixpence a bunch’. More about Worcester Park’s more recent floral history next time.

am to 5 pm, and on Sunday 23rd from noon till 6 pm, as well as for the usual 8 am and 9.30 am services. To conclude the festival, there will be a ‘Songs of Praise’ style service on Sunday 23rd at 5 pm.

St Mary’s has a long tradition of organising flower festivals; perhaps you remember visiting previous festivals. One in 1967 marked the centenary of the opening of the Iron Church which preceded St Mary’s, and they were held regularly in the mid-late 1970s-1980s. Often there was a specific theme such as ‘The Year of the Child’ in 1979, and ‘A Calendar of the Christian Year’ (1981). Our other illustration shows an arrangement at the 1980 festival, ‘A Celebration of Marriage’, which included arrangements inspired by wedding anniversaries, some with photographs lent by members of the congregation showing their own weddings; the illustration (from a slide by Don Newton) shows the ‘Pearl Anniversary’ arrangement by Doris Morris PUT YOUR GARDEN MAINTENANCE IN T H E and Millie Osbourne.

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The time of Bealtaine - A journey through the month of May The Irish-Gaelic name for May is Bealtaine, which has been marked by festivities since ancient times. In Scotland and Ireland it was called Beltan. Traditionally bonfires were lit, and cattle were led uphill to new greener pastures. In other parts of the British Isles May Day traditions had more to do with trees and plants, especially the tradition of ‘Bringing In The May’ or ‘Going a-Maying’. (I still have a thorn from a May bush embedded in my thumb from when I got too near to this prickly bush when I was a child!). The ritual dates from 13th Century or before. It became customary to crown a May Queen, and to dance around a maypole – a tall tree trunk that was decorated with flowers and ribbons. The May Queen was supposedly the prettiest girl in the village. I bet the choice caused a bit of cattiness and jealousy – and probably still does! The improving weather can sometimes give us a false sense of security, as things can be changeable. We are all familiar with the saying ’Ne’er cast a clout ‘til May be out’. There is also another warning about going swimming too early in the season: ‘He who bathes in May will soon be laid in clay’! The Month of May, as we call it nowadays, probably takes its name from Maia, an ancient goddess of growth. This month has many sayings associated with it, the most positive one being “Whoever is ill in the month of May, for the rest of the year is healthy and gay!”. The best beauty tip is that you should wash your face in dew on May 1st, and you will be restored to beauty. (I wonder if it would work on this septuagenarian?!) May 1st is celebrated worldwide by trade unions, socialist movements and others. In the USA it is called Labour Day, and originated there in 1867 when the working day was reduced from ten hours to eight hours.

of the popular television personality Sandi Toksvig. When she was at school she was bullied because of her Danish accent. She decided to have a cultivated British voice, and based it on that of Celia Johnson in the film ‘Brief Encounter’! It certainly worked! Talking of voices, the singer Donny Osmond celebrates his 40th Wedding Anniversary with his wife Debbie on the 8th May. He still looks incredibly young! On the 6th of May we will have a Bank Holiday, and will also have one on 27th of the month. On 12th it will be International Nurses’ Day. As a very regular user of the NHS I cannot praise them too highly. Nurses are with us at the beginning of our lives, see us through a multitude of stressful situations thereafter, and are often the last faces we see at the end of our existence. Not only do they deserve our immense gratitude for what they do, but should have much bigger salaries! Carrying on from that theme, it will be mental Health Awareness Week from 13th – 19th of the month. So many people owe their physical AND mental well-being to nurses, that we must never take their hard work for granted. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth recently celebrated her 93rd Birthday, and as usual attended church on Easter Sunday. What an amazing woman she is. In 2015 she became our longest serving monarch, surpassing the record set by Queen Victoria. Not a lot of people know that Victoria was christened Alexandrina, but she chose be known by her second name. My fiercely patriotic mother gave me Elizabeth and Victoria as my second and third names. I recently apologized to my husband for splashing some blue-coloured toothpaste on the bathroom basin. He quipped “Oh, I thought it was your blue blood leaking out!”. Those of you dieting after the excesses of Easter should be comforted by the fact that you will never be as round as Victoria. Her bust was 66”, and she was only 5’ tall!

The footballer David Beckham will celebrate his 44th birthday on 2nd May. When he was at school teachers On the 18th it will be The Eurovision Song Contest. Love would ask him “What do you want to do when you are it or hate it, it is always good entertainment value. After older?”. He would say “I want to be aa footballer”. The we lost the talented veteran broadcaster Terry Wogan, teachers would go on to ask “No, what do you want to it was thought that nobody could ever adequately step do for a job?”. Their words fell on fallow ground, as the into his shoes for this event. However, Graham Norton former Manchester United star is now worth in excess has proved to be of £400 million! On the 3rd May it will be the birthday Please remember to mention Worcester Park Life when you speak to our advertisers

a very good replacement, with his witty observations. Let us hope we don’t get Nil Points! From 21st – 25th May we will again enjoy the delights of The Chelsea Flower Show. If my greenhouse is anything to go by it should be a blooming wonderful year! My cuttings have really taken off, and I am getting short of space! It is always a thrill to see a sad looking cutting revive and burgeon forth. I have a habit of muttering encouragement to my leafy friends. Experiments have shown that if you tell plants they are beautiful they will do better than plants that are ignored. Apparently some people even play music to their seedlings. Perhaps The Flight of The Bumble Bee?! As I write this article the sun is shining, and the smell of barbecues is drifting in through the window. A sign of summer indeed. Still, knowing our climate,. we musn’t be too complacent. The weather forecaster just said that we might have rain soon. I am sure that my husband won’t mind that forecast, as watering is a chore he isn’t too fond of. Whatever the weather, I hope you enjoy the summer days to come. Make the most of them. The longest day will be on 21st of June! Ruth Jemmett is a Member of The Society of Authors

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Healthcare New Victoria Hospital completes extensive £30m redevelopment The Mayor of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Cllr Thay Thayalan and David Marshall, Chief Executive, New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, open the doors to Hospital’s brand new reception and outpatient suite on 8th April The Mayor of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Cllr Thay Thayalan and David Marshall, Chief Executive of New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, opened the doors to the Hospital’s brand new reception and outpatient suite on 8th April. They greeted the first patients to the new facility. This marks the completion of the Hospital’s extensive £30m redevelopment. The new entrance and reception leads into a modern, fit-for-purpose outpatient facility with increased capacity. This includes twelve consulting rooms, a cardiac diagnostic room, five treatment rooms including for colposcopy, audiology and phlebotomy.

From left to right: Jacqui Smith, outpatient manager, New Victoria Hospital; Mayor of Kingston; David Marshall, Chief Executive and Staff Nurse Sue Bullimore, New Victoria Hospital (Sue has worked at the hospital for 34 years)

The Mayor of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Cllr Thay Thayalan, said “Congratulations to New Victoria Hospital for completion of this impressive redevelopment, which provides top class facilities for patients and staff alike. It is particularly timely as the Hospital marks its 60th anniversary.”

David Marshall, Chief Executive, New Victoria Hospital, said “We are so excited that the building work is finally finished and we can reveal our new main entrance, which sits alongside Coombe Lane West. For the first time people can see the Hospital from the road. In addition to the entrance and reception, we have gained a redeveloped outpatient department with more space. Our patients will continue to receive the quality of care we have always provided, but this will now be in a five star environment. Our staff have continued to work in difficult circumstances during all the building work and now they will be able to do their jobs in a more comfortable environment in purpose built facilities.

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“The Hospital has been here for 60 years. My vision is to develop the Hospital for another 60 years. It’s recognised as a leading provider of safe, robust health services, and has an excellent reputation. The redevelopment will further enhance our position in the local community.”

The redevelopment completes the construction of The Victoria Foundation Wing, which opened in 2016. This houses four state of the art theatres, a new fourteen bed day surgery unit and a new CT scanner with cardiac diagnostic facility.

A plaque to commemorate the new outpatient suite will be unveiled by HRH Princess Alexandra on Saturday 11 May.

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Worcester Park Cricket Club Looking forward to a summer of cricket? There’s only once place to be By Adam Powers Do you ever feel like whacking a piece of spherical leather-coated cork with a hefty chunk of willow? Do you ever feel like crashing three pillars of wood with some leather-coated cork? Do you ever feel like getting rid of your kids for a little while after school? Do you ever feel like enjoying a few beverages in the sun while watching some sport? If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, let me introduce you to Worcester Park Cricket Club. Founded in 1921, WPCC (as I’ll now refer to it) is a vibrant, successful cricket club run on the sweat of its dedicated volunteers, with cricketing provision from little sprogs aged five, to those just about alive. Located on Green Lane right by Worcester Park train station, it’s at the hub of the town and comes alive during the spring and summer months.

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Our Saturday 1st XI are entering their 10th season in Division Two, with the side’s core comprising of players who came through the colts section. If you’re looking to compete with and against some of the best amateur players in the county, this is the team for you. The Saturday 2nd XI likewise plies its trade in Division Two, and showed tremendous grit to survive a relegation scare last season, as they look to regroup this term. The Saturday 3rd XI, meanwhile, are in the newlyformed Division Two East, and are hoping to restore parity among the Saturday sides by regaining third-tier status. Our other league team is the Sunday Academy side, also referred to as the Under 21s, who play in the Surrey Trust League. Comprising of at least seven – you guessed it – players under the age of 21, of which five must be under 18, it gives an opportunity to the club’s best colts to test themselves at an adult level. With a bespoke, coloured WPCC kit and orange balls, it is a dynamic environment for promising youngsters to flourish in. For those more inclined to a light-hearted game, we have that aplenty on offer at Green Lane. Club legend David Stemp runs both the Sunday Social and Midweek sides, which are exclusively friendly contests. As well as playing at home on a warm summer’s Sunday, you will travel to some of the most picturesque grounds in Surrey to enjoy some repartee with the opposition, indulge in the interval’s tea, and play some cricket – in that order. Adult training takes place every Wednesday evening during the summer using our nets facilities at Green Lane, where players from all teams mix together, as per every Saturday night in the bar, and use the bowling machines and other apparatus to develop their games. Of course, it is not just adult fixtures which take up the calendar. Our colts junior section is the lifeblood of the club and we develop the cricketing skills of roughly 100 children every summer thanks to the ECB-qualified coaches who give up their evenings for the love of the game. Children aged 5-14 can join, with our All Stars scheme, which teaches 5- to 8-year-olds the fundamentals of cricket, proving very popular last year. Colts training will take place on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Tuesdays reserved for Academy/ Under 21s training. This season, training nights will run from mid-April to mid-July, with a mixture of Sunday morning, Friday night and Monday night games being played throughout that time. For children up to 12, sessions run from 6.30-8pm, while the older colts train until 8.30pm. If your child is either looking to make their first strides in the sport, or are pushing for senior level cricket, WPCC is a great place to start.

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Parkin’ some thoughts Making sense of it all

by Nick Hazell

Sometimes in life you just have to accept things don’t make sense. Our Brexit “strategy”, Donald Trump’s insistence on spending the GDP of a small African nation on building his wall and dental hygienists who insist on trying to engage you in conversation whilst simultaneously filling your mouth with a selection of cleaning utensils are but a few examples of things that can’t be explained by logical thought. Parkinson’s too is not a logical beast. The only thing that’s predictable about it is its unpredictability. Symptoms change, often from day to day, and what you found yourself able to do a few weeks previously may suddenly become a challenge greater than trying to identify the “celebrity” in an episode of “Pointless Celebrities” or “Celebrity” Big Brother. Take mobility for example. Until recently I’d found running to be a far more effective means of propulsion than walking. It’s something to do with the messages being sent to the brain as well as the forward momentum which makes moving at speed easier than the slower and more deliberate act of putting one foot in front of the other at walking pace. However, even running has become trickier of late and more often than not, the wiring between my legs and brain short circuits leaving my pins rooted to the spot whilst the rest of my body continues forwards in search of an alternative venue. In fact, moving around at all has, at times, become more difficult than trying to hold a prayer meeting at a Metallica concert. With these increasing restrictions upon my mobility in mind, it was with some concern that I embarked with the Hazell clan upon our first ski trip in 6 years over the recent Easter holidays. My expectations were low and were not encouraged by our journey to the airport. The first attempt concluded a mere five minutes into the journey with our taxi driver ploughing into the back of a stationary vehicle. This gave rise to an airbag in the face, a full-on set of Parky stress shakes and some surprisingly choice language from my eldest child. When we reached Gatwick, the plane was inevitably parked at a gate closer to Swansea than Crawley and so I had to avail myself of wheel chaired assistance and endure the bemused questioning of its navigator who couldn’t reconcile the slow moving, stick wielding passenger in his charge with someone about to holiday on the slopes. At that stage, I could see his point. But Parkinson’s is anything but understandable and as I was to discover, skiing works with rather than against

a number of its symptoms. For example, no-one can make walking around in ski boots appear graceful so my peculiar gait didn’t attract attention from other skiers displaying similarly curious walking patterns. Also, there’s a fair bit of shuffling involved in this type of holiday, whether in lift queues or on flatter terrain. Shuffling is a skill in which I am a black belt. Above all though, there is no requirement to put one foot in front of another which whilst a theoretically simple task, is not one I can perform with any degree of confidence. The consequent relief of finally being able to move about fluidly for the first time in what seems like forever, albeit with a plank on each foot, was unexpectedly emotional. OK. I’ll admit, balance and control were slight issues, but our instructor only had to rescue me from disappearing backwards over the edge of a precipice on two occasions, so I’ll put that down as a win. Parkinson’s and its symptoms really don’t make sense. I have now skied down the longest black run in Europe but at times find it difficult, if not impossible, to walk the shortest of distances. In fact, the worst injury I received during the week was not on the slopes but on my return to Gatwick where without warning my limbs disengaged with my brain causing me to fall more heavily than at any time during the holiday. That’s the thing about this disease. Just when you think you’ve made some progress it trips you up and gives you a good kicking on the way down. I suppose all of this just a reminder that I can’t have a set plan as to how life is going to be. The more I expect, the more disappointed I am when those expectations aren’t met. In fact, maybe you don’t always have to have a plan. Maybe it doesn’t matter if some things in life don’t make sense. Perhaps it’s just best to breathe deeply, let go and see what happens. In fact, just like my approach to skiing...

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Voice for Wildlife People Power by Carol Williams Wildlife needs us. Development for housing, new businesses and roads invariably mean a loss of Nature. But does it have to be this way? The latest horror to hit wild birds is netting over trees and hedges, put there to prevent nesting so that developers do not have to delay new builds during the nesting season ( it contravenes the Wildlife and Countryside Act to destroy a bird’s nest). The most poignant illustration of the cruelty of this practice was demonstrated in early April by the sand martins who returned from their long migration to the Norfolk coast to find netting over their burrows in the cliffs - nets put there by Norfolk County Council in preparation for work to halt cliff erosion. Images of the birds blundering into the nets time and time again to reach their nests went viral on social media and NCC came in for a lot of adverse publicity. Pressure from one concerned individual and an organisation called Nature’s Voice resulted in the Council agreeing to remove the nets and reschedule the work. A victory for Nature! But it could just have been ignored and the sand martin breeding season would have been non existent. A setback like that can accelerate local extinctions very easily when habitat is scarce. Repeats of such scenarios countrywide eventually result in total extinction of a species, often in quite a short time. We should never doubt that a small group of concerned. committed citizens can change things. This victory, praised by Chris Packham, illustrates this very well - and this is our only hope, really - people power. Truly, those in government are not going to make laws to protect wildlife without pressure from the people - and Nature cannot wait for the slow grinding of the legal system. It is literally being dismantled, bit by bit, as I write. We have to stop this madness. Emailing, writing letters, telephoning, signing petitions, taking part in street protests, raising funds to help campaigns, direct action, leaflet drops etc can all raise awareness and can be very effective in mobilising support. Every person counts, as the nesting not netting campaign across the country is proving. If our laws don’t protect wildlife adequately, then we must do what we can to safeguard the nature around us. The UK is one of the most nature deprived countries in the world, and seems set to become even more so as hundreds of thousands more homes are scheduled to

be built to cope with the fast rising population of this small island. When you look at a map and see how tiny we are as a country, the sheer number of people living here seems insane - but obviously, despite the many issues we have politically, this is still a good place to live and that is why so many people wish to come and settle here. It seems that some rules about building on green space may have been relaxed recently, or there is some loophole, because there have been a rash of new planning permissions for homes in the countryside - the Green Belt. This is bad news for wildlife again. Right in the nesting season truly is not the time to be grubbing up hedges and pruning back or felling trees! What can we do? My solution would be to make a concerted effort to ‘bring the countryside to the towns’. We basically need to recreate the green spaces around where we live. We must live amongst Nature, not push it out to some ‘countryside’ that actually will soon hardly even exist as urban sprawl spreads into it. There’s no reason, is there, that housing has to be a cost to Nature? i But it just is, at the moment, because developers are not required to factor it in - but they could be. We should press for this in any way we can - use our people power to encourage improvement for Nature. Developers could and should be required to restore what they have destroyed in building or create an alternative, equally good, habitat as part of the build. What housing estate would not benefit from a small woodland and a pond nearby? Nature on the doorstep would be good for everyone. There is no reason that all out streets cannot be lined with trees. We could have a hedgerow along one side of every car park. We could have grass verges as meadow strips, not short boring grass, but colourful with wild flowers, long feathery grasses waving in the breeze, attracting many bees, hoverflies and butterflies. We could have climbers up one wall of as many buildings as possible, roof gardens. hanging baskets on lampposts, troughs full of flowers on every balcony. Our parks and school grounds could all have copse and pond areas, piles of deadwood, bug houses, a nettle and bramble patch ( both good food plants for insects and birds) and wildflower meadow strips.

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We could make sure all road works begin to create bridges or tunnels for safe wildlife crossing - at the moment too many major roads fragment patches of woodland and meadow, reducing their usefulness for wild creatures - there are only so many of one species a small patch can sustain. Then there are our own gardens, However small, we can make them wildlife friendly. Bat boxes, nest boxes, feeding stations, a wild, untended corner, perhaps screened off by a trellis of honeysuckle or sited behind the shed, a small pond, a strip of meadow in the lawn, tubs of colourful flowers that are attractive to bees ( maybe buy some bee bombs?), a tree or two. a bit of hedge, holes under any fences for hedgehog movement, window boxes and hanging baskets, green roofs on sheds and garages. We could transform the places we live into a living tapestry of good wildlife habitats. Is there a grass verge outside your home? Does it have a tree? If not, perhaps you could plant one and look after it until it is settled in, watering it in dry weather for the first season. My experience is that local councils do not usually object to residents taking over street verges to improve them, nor do they take any action when people park on them and ruin them - a situation much less likely to occur if there is a tree in the middle. To combat the effects of climate changing emissions, I read that we need three trillion more trees globally. Which means that every tree we already have is valuable, and we absolutely must stop felling trees for ‘development’ and house extensions. We must get busy planting a lot more instead. Across Africa a green wall is being planted, and already the benefits to people are being felt - the trees are helping to mitigate the effects of drought and helping to eradicate food poverty in many villages across the continent. We must restore the forests. There’s incontrovertible evidence that sight of greenery from a hospital bed speeds up recovery from illness and injury and that children benefit from being outside in Nature - physically and mentally; play equipment is all very well, but they must also have trees and flowers - Nature encourages curiosity and exploration, all necessary for brain development. Birdsong has been found to enhance emotional wellbeing - what if it were to disappear? This could happen, slowly but surely, if we keep on allowing Nature to just be pushed out of the way for our buildings, homes, car parks and roads. Every action counts. We are where we are today because of the collective impact of individual small actions - so, if

we make them good actions, beneficial to wildlife instead of detrimental, we can improve things. We can bring the countryside into our living spaces if we choose - it really doesn’t have to only be ‘out there’ for us to just visit on a day out. And if we believe it is all ‘out there’ and don’t take note of the fact that it is being eroded away piece by piece, it will soon not be there at all, either ‘out there’ or beside us. The nests not netting campaign gives me hope that people power is effective. We just need to get involved doing something on our local patch. Anything really - just don’t leave it to others and let things go - that is precisely how we will keep on losing more and more of our wildlife heritage, unnoticed in its vanishing, until it has finally gone and we wonder what happened to this bird, that insect, that wildflower, that butterfly we now never see, that tree species etc and etc. Extinct is forever. Picking grass and wild plants for my guinea pigs is a daily task for me, and getting down close to the grass you notice so many tiny wild flowers. They are understated little gems that most people miss, because they simply never look. Go and study the grass and actually see the wild flowers there - appreciate the daises and buttercups and speedwell and violets. If you let the grass grow you will notice many different species, some more beautiful than others when they flower. All of this is meadow habitat, invaluable to bees and butterflies. Do please have a strip of it in your lawn. We could all do so much more than we are to stem the boot stamp of relentless destruction of wild habitat across this country. Let’s be a people’s army for Nature, nurturing it on our own patch and lobbying Councils and central government to make developers factor it in to all new builds and any improvements to existing infrastructure. Listen to the birdsong. Notice the wild flowers, Look up into the trees. Find your love and appreciation of all this natural beauty around us and do what you personally can to help ensure that it is all still here for your grandchildren to enjoy. Thank you to everyone who is already part of the people’s army for wildlife, quietly persevering in the face of so many discouraging news stories. Please keep on keeping on.

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Worcester Park Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Group first Monday of the month at 2pm and finishing by 4pm. If the first Monday falls on a Bank Holiday the meeting takes place on the second Monday. Old Malden Scout Hall, 411 Malden Road, KT4 7NY. All retired civil servants and friends are welcome to attend and if you are interested in listening to one of our speakers please contact John Wright on 020 8337 8965 or johnandglenisw@gmail.com

mailto:johnandglenisw@gmail.com 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. 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 Sue Hostler on 020 8337 3756 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 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 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. Carol on 020 8337 2452 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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Elmcroft Tuesday Badminton Club Fancy a friendly game of badminton? Please come along to the Tuesday evening badminton club at The Colin Peel Hall, Elmcroft Community Centre, 570 London Road, North Cheam, Surrey SM3 9AB. Try for free, no need to pay for first visit. If you are interested please contact Kwok on 07773085139 or email elmcroftbdmntn@gmail.com.

Music Lovers Wanted! - for “In the Mix” Singing Group. at Wesley Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip Church, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. Every Tuesday 1.30pm - 3.30pm. A weekly sing- along and social with pro singer/vocal coach Sheila Daniels and pianist. New songs every week, from the 1920s through to the 1970s, covering all genres. £6.50 on the door plus tea/ coffee and home-made cakes. No booking required. Sheila 07868 039 514 or visit www.thesugarband.co.uk/In_the_Mix

Vegan Group - monthly bring and share buffet,. every second Tuesday. 7.30pm until 9.30 in Room 1,Christchurch with St Philip, corner of Ruskin Drive, WP. For vegans and anyone interested in learning more about veganism. Conquest Art Group inspires people living with disability or long term health issue to discover their creative energy and build self-confidence through art. Our art group meets every Tuesday at St Mary’s Cuddington, The Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 7HL from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Anyone over 18 is welcome, all art materials and refreshments are provided. If you would like to come along and give us a try, please contact Carole on 020 8786 8534.

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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. membership secretary, Trevor Payne on 07540 084430.

“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. Brian on 020 8224 6675 or Rowena 07837 941298

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

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Tunes’n’Tea Come and enjoy an afternoon of live music, tea, coffee, cakes and conversation. Every month, a selection of Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country, Folk and Standards – great tunes, old and new for you to enjoy and join in with if you wish. There’s a live band and singers making a fun afternoon. Feel free to dance if the music moves you! The sessions take place on the 2nd Thursday of each month. February 14th, March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, June 13th 1.30pm3.30pm St John’s Church Hall, Station Approach, Stoneleigh, KT19 0QZ (next to Stoneleigh Station, West Side) Entrance: £3.00 All Welcome! Thursdays 1.30pm and finishing at 3.30. Group Singing Lessons -“Discover the high level of well being, strength and confidence which can be achieved when you learn to sing without effort.” .Weekly small group classes. Each session focuses on gentle physical and vocal exercises, breathing technique and song practice with individual advice and feedback. Call 07868 039 514 or visit www. skylarkvocal.co.uk for more info. Sessions Mondays at 11.30am and Thursdays at 7.30pm at Christchurch with St. Philips, Worcester Park. Suitable for beginners and confident singers. Ewell Badminton Club Meet every Thursday 9.30 11.30 am in hall in Welbeck Close, Ewell, KT17 2 BJ ( near Honda Garage, Ewell Bypass ). We have use of 3 courts, and are a very friendly group of players. New players would be most welcome.

professional speaker. March 2 Miss Anne Carter How life changed forever in 1914 April 6 Ian Waller: Village Crafts Finding out about the records of those who worked in rural industry. www.esfhs.org.uk Kingston Phoenix Road Club is a cycling club with members in Worcester Park, New Malden, Epsom and Ewell. The club was founded in 1936 and currently has a membership of 85. New members are welcome to join us at the car park in Horton Country Park on Saturdays at 10am for either a road ride or an off-road ride. Our rides are usually between 20 and 35 miles and always include a cake stop before returning by 1pm. kingstonphoenixrc@gmail.com or see our website at kprc.org.uk.

Malden Emergency First Aid Society (Mefas) Members meet each Thursday evening at 7.30pm for First Aid training. New members required. Everyone welcome. Hall available for hire. Christine 07966661015 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 George on 0208 647 7530

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St. John’s Hall is open between 2.00 and 4.00pm for Tea And Chat. If you are on your own please feel free to drop in for a free cup of tea and some company. 411 Malden Road (between Worcester Park station and The Plough). 213 Bus stops nearby. Sutton Mariners Sailing Club 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. 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

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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. Church office 0208 330 1755 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. SCILL 020 8770 4065 Sutton Vision 020 8409 7166 Christ Church with St Philip 020 8330 7630

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

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Quest 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. Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.m June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220

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RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local group 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. We also have several birding outings throughout the year which is arranged to suit all ages. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. rspb.org.uk/ groups/epsom.

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Bridge Club A friendly club for people who have just learned to play or are looking to improve their bidding and play in an informal atmosphere which promotes learning and development. We meet every Friday in the upstairs meeting room at the Worcester Park Library, Stone Place. from 2 - 4 pm. Just turn up or email Carla at carlaplatten@gmail.com for further information.

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Auriol Bowling Club Auriol Park, Salisbury Road, Worcester Park. It is a mixed club of around 45 men and 25 women, who play outdoors from April to Sept with a busy fixture list of league and friendly matches against other clubs, as well as internal club competitions. Janet Kentish 020 8873 7006 www.auriolbowlingclub.com. Cuddington Bowling Club 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. Secretary Mike Ridley 020 8715 8326 Treasurer Mark Broughton 020 8337 9699 Social Dancing with Glitters at Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village. 8.30 - 11 pm. Over 18s. Entrance fee £8. All standards of dancing. 3rd and 17th May. National Trust - Epsom, Ewell and District Supporters Group Formed in 1971, we run a varied

programme of social eventswhich includes Evening Lectures at Bourne Hall in Ewell, once a month from Oct. to June, Coach Outings which visit historichouses and gardens(not necessarily N.T.),Guided London Walks, and other trips to London e.g.The Magic Circle, The Royal Opera House (backstage tour).Other special events include Coffee Mornings, Holidays and Christmas Lunch. Newsletters are produced four times a year.If you would like more information please visit our website: www.epsom-ewell-district-nt.co.uk or telephone Paul on 020 87158486 Malden Manor Bowls Club, Manor Park, Malden Road. New members will be made very welcome. Roll ups, league matches, internal and external competitions; we offer bowling for all levels of interest and ability. Men’s Secretary Gerald 020 8949 4623 or Ladies Secretary 020 8394 0877.

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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

Tuesday

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

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

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Carer and Toddler group for all families with twins and multiples. Come and meet other local families who understand all about having more than one of everything! We meet every Thursday at Worcester Park Baptist Church from 9.30- 11.30 am with toys, craft, songs, refreshments and stories during term time. Come along and join in - other pre-school siblings also welcome.

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