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‘You are here ‘ The courses

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French Market and Family FUN day!!

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Worcester Park History by David Rymill

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Ruth Jemmett The hand that rocks the cradle

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On the Grapevine

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Clubs

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Worcester Park Dramatic Society

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Welcome to

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DTheearweather All, has been so unpredictable that, at the

time of writing, it’s pretty difficult to guess what’ll be happening out there when you’re reading this. Could be snow (look right) or spring may indeed have sprung.

Despite the snow and occasional rain (remember, I’m from Glasgow where it rain aLOT more!) I’ve been loving the weather so far this year. On 9th January I joined a weekly beginners running course (thanks to Bob at the Sheen Shufflers) and in conjunction with this am also following the Couch to 5K programme – which takes people like me who haven’t run since they were made to at school, and very gradually builds up strength and stamina, aiming to complete a run 5k in 8 weeks. Yikes!!

Yesterday I managed to run for 2 lots of 10 minutes without collapsing and with only myself geeing me on. Watch this space - and try to be kind if you see me pounding/panting along…. Huge thanks to my running buddies Heidi and Archie for not letting me give up before i even started!

Anyway, it has been such an absolute pleasure getting to know some of our fine parks better – Richmond, Bushy and Nonsuch – and enjoy the privilege in fine sunny winter weather. Joy! Remember, although we publish the magazine monthly, we deliver to most homes every 2nd month so that we can cover a larger area. So if you received this edition through the door you aren’t likely to get

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Thanks to Worcester Park Life. Ginger from Music Fun As “the local plumber” I’m pleased to be a part of the New Malden Village Voice and Worcester Park Life communities, living and working with the people in the area. The publications bring me a lot of my local work and Jenny manages my Ad in a very helpful, professional manner. I’ve been a regular advertiser in both magazines for a couple of years now and would thoroughly recommend the service to other local, small businesses. Andy Reeve, plumber

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the April edition. You can, however, read it online www.wplifeco.uk or collect a copy from one of our distribution points.

At a time when more and more high street businesses are struggling, remember ours and try to use it as often as you can. And if you use a business advertising in the magazine, please let them know where you found their details so that they know that their advertising is working. And if you SPECIAL own or work for a local business then READER why not call me to find out how you OFFERS! could be in our next edition.

Happy St Davids and Patricks days and a very happy Easter. And finally, remember to spring your clocks forward on Easter Sunday, which this year is on our lovely Louisa’s birthday, 31st March!

Best wishes until next time, Jenny Stuart, Editor & publisher P.S. So remember, please mention WPLife when replying to adverts and get in touch by 17th March of you’d like your business, Club or event to feature in the April edition.

Next copy deadline: 17th March Published by Malden Media Limited 36 Rosebery Avenue, KT3 4JS E: jenny@maldenmedia.co.uk 020 8336 2915

www.wplife.co.uk Also publishing Malden’s Village Voice 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.

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You Are Here is a community interest project being run by Meanwhile Space in partnership with Sutton Council and funded by the Outer London Fund.

Meanwhile Space specialise in bringing empty shops back into temporary use for local people to try out a new business idea or creative project. They offer affordable space to trial ideas and support those using the space by offering business advice and guidance in partnership with the business support team at SCOLA. The You Are Here shop, based at 44 Central Road, has

already housed a series of successful workshops The You Are Here project is pleased to announce that in partnership with SHINE (SCOLA Hub of Innovation, Networking and Entrepreneurship) we are offering a limited series of free Business Improvement and Advice workshops. Experts, successful entrepreneurs and business professionals will be available to you and will be able to advise you according to your individual needs, whatever stage of your business start up you may be.

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a chance to take a fresh new look at their high street and discover the great shops that are on offer. We would love everyone to shop locally and support local businesses. We are hoping that this will the first of many special events held in Worcester Park”.

The French market will also be returning on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th March 2013. This event is being supported by Sutton Council through the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund, a £2M regeneration project for North Cheam and Worcester Park to boost the vibrancy and vitality of our local high streets and aims to support local business activity and growth. The market forms part of an organised programme of events for the upcoming year.

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Worcester Park History 75 years of trains to Malden Manor This month we are again looking at the Manor

Drive area, this time continuing along Manor Drive North and right to the edge of the KT4 area to look at Malden Manor station – in advance of the 75th anniversary in May of the opening of this station in 1938, as part of the first section of the branch line from Motspur Park to Chessington. The northwestern boundary of Worcester Park postal district follows the route of this line from the railway junction almost as far as Tolworth Station.

As early as 1929, the Southern Railway’s General Manager, Sir Herbert Walker, had noted the potential value of an additional line between the existing Surbiton and Epsom services, to serve the rapidlyincreasing populations in the Malden Manor, Tolworth and Chessington areas. Parliamentary approval was obtained in 1930 for a branch leaving the existing line between Motspur Park and Worcester Park, running across the Hogsmill Valley to Chessington, and continuing through Malden Rushett to rejoin the existing line on the northern outskirts of Leatherhead; the project’s expected contribution to the relief of

unemployment won it a quick passage through Parliament.

The value of the proposed line became increasingly apparent as overcrowding grew on services through Worcester Park: there was a tenfold increase in the numbers of season tickets issued at Worcester Park and Motspur Park between 1927 and 1937. However, difficulties in purchasing the land required, much of which had been divided into small parcels, delayed the scheme. In 1934 the General Manager produced an estimate of just under £440,000 for the first section of the line, as far as Chessington South, and four stations.

Work began early in 1936: the need to cope with the corrosive and unstable clay of the Hogsmill basin, and to provide embankments, cuttings, eight bridges and a 140-foot viaduct through the nearby Hogsmill open space, made it a complex undertaking.

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platforms were provided with ‘Chisarc’ cantilevered concrete canopies, illuminated with fluorescent tubes of four different colours.

The service through Malden Manor as far as Tolworth began on 29 May 1938, and was extended to Chessington South on 28 May 1939. Although the latter was designed as a through station, and the embankment for the projected extension of the line was built by the Royal Engineers as a training exercise in 1941-2 to within a quarter of a mile of the next intended station, Chessington South remains the terminus of the line.

The Southern Railway originally provided three trains an hour, reduced to two in 1958.

Adjoining the station is The Manor public house, built in 1938-9 as The Malden Manor, and to the left is the parade of shops at nos. 107-129 in Manor Drive North. By 1940 there were at least eight shops taken. Nos. 107-111 comprised, respectively, a greengrocer, chemist and hairdresser. Mrs G A Powell

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had a newsagent’s at 115 and a grocer’s at 119, separated by L E Gibson’s butcher’s shop. ‘Powell’s’ advertised in 1940 that the shop was ‘noted for finest quality hams, bacon and cheese’ and was an agent for Lyons’ tea, coffee and cakes. All these shops continued in the same lines of business until at least the mid-1960s.

In the February 1940 parish magazine the Malden Manor Library and Wool Shop was advertised as ‘just open’ at no. 113, offering a 2d library and a large selection of art and craft materials.

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now offer Lebanese, Japanese and Chinese cuisine.

Both our illustrations this month are taken from my new book (see below). This, courtesy of Chris Pilcher, shows the first train at Malden Manor station – and a young Chris. On page 12 is an early 20th-century view, and I think the photographer must have been standing close to the location of the Malden Manor roundabout, where there was a double bend in the lane known as Sheephouse Lane, looking across the land where the railway was to be built, and the field known as Western Furlong where Percy Gardens is now situated, to St John’s Church and Manor Farm Cottages.

Service for Passiontide On another theme, readers may be interested to know that on Sunday 24 March (Palm Sunday) the choir of St Mary’s Church, Cuddington, will be joined by the choir of St Matthew’s, Surbiton for a service for Passiontide in St Mary’s, at the top of The Avenue, featuring J S Bach’s St Luke Passion. The service begins at 6.30pm; it is free and all are welcome. For more information about St Mary’s, contact the Parish Office on (020) 8337 4026.

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Ruth Jemmett Writes The hand that rocks the cradle A s we celebrate mother’s day this month, ruth jemmett shares her thoughts on the subject

The late poet William Ross Wallace told us that “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”

The aforesaid gentleman lived in the eighteenth century, at a time when mothers, and women in general, had little say in the way societies functioned. For millennia women’s ability to give birth was often feared by men, frequently, belittled and often viewed as a sort of DISability. In Victorian times women were encouraged to hide their ’interesting condition’. It was only after 1929 in this country, following the courageous work of the suffragette movement, that women were entitled to vote.

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Until that time they were officially legally classified alongside children and ‘lunatics’. Happily times have moved on in in our country, but we should never lose sight of the fact that there are still, unbelievably, in the twenty-first century, places where women still don’t have the right to have any sort of control over their lives. Unfortunately, even though women represent approximately half of the world’s population, and most of us become mothers, we certainly have a long way to go before we ‘rule the world’. Even in our own parliament, only one in five M.P.s are female - mainly due to the outdated hours for parliamentary sessions, which quite simply don’t fit into the lives of most mothers. As one in five families are now headed by women, our under-representation in the bigger world seems increasingly ridiculous.

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not going out to work! Most modern mothers have to multitask, and tend to juggle more balls than The Moscow State Circus!

Despite so-called Women’s Lib in our own particular society, most of the really important jobs, from government downwards, are simply not geared to the fact that if you are a mother you also have to pick children up from school, sometimes have to breastfeed, and often are the prime carer in the family.

Despite the best efforts of our bra-burning sisters, most of the heavy-duty childcare in the world is still done by women. In Africa it is reckoned that the women there do two-thirds of the work in addition to childbearing. The old chestnut about “Women in Africa can give birth in the fields and are back at work a few hours later with their babies strapped to their backs” is wishful thinking and not reality. In Africa, and the Indian sub-continent, unattended births are the main reason that one in three of either mothers and babies die. Without our modern hospitals women here would suffer the same fate. Even in our own ‘civilized’ country, one in forty women died in childbirth at the beginning of the 1900s.

Of course motherhood isn’t all gloom and doom.

At its best it is the most wonderful, fulfilling thing a female can ever do. Nothings - absolutely nothing - compares to the moment you hold your child for the

first time. It is a noble and self-sacrificing calling - but it is still the hardest and most undervalued job in the world.

No doubt Wallace’s inspiration for his oft quoted words come from the fact that his father died when he was young, leaving his mother to influence him greatly.

With her encouragement he eventually became a successful lawyer and a poet of note. Mothers come in all shapes and sizes - some better than others. Wallace was one of the lucky ones. We cannot pretend that each woman who brings a new life into the world is a natural nurturer. As it is estimated that two-thirds of all pregnancies are not planned, it is indeed a happy accident that most mothers do the job well, and most would die for their children.

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night party? ALL my friends are going!”. From the moment you hold that gurgling new bundle in your arms you will soon realise that a mother’s place is in the wrong.

When a child is born well-meaning advice bombards down on you from all sides, and one’s bookshelves are soon creaking with weighty tomes telling you how to raise little Jack or Jill. I found that the best thing to do was to smile sweetly, agree with everyone, and then follow common-sense instincts. We have kept the human race going for thousands of years. No doubt there were do-gooders telling cavewomen that they mustn’t start their babies on dinosaur stew too early! As I say, motherhood can be wonderful - but remember that although you are awash with cuddly hormones, the rest of the world isn’t always with you in spirit. We have all had that conversation at a party: “And what do YOU do for a living?”. “I’m a stay-at-home mother”. Exit left one pair of glazed eyes topping a body that races away towards the canapés….. “I’m going back to work as soon as they start school!” you shriek after them. But it’s too late. You have become a non-person - even though a year ago you were running a giant corporation.

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Sadly, for a variety of reasons, many women who would love to become mothers are unable to do so. An amazing one in four of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, and despite the fact that the event is so common, many people try to pretend that this everyday tragedy hasn’t happened at all. Whereas stillbirths are afforded respect and funerals, mothers who lose babies pre-term, often have to grieve in a lonely way.

Male partners often don’t know how to react, and often find it hard to empathise with such a thing. Our education system certainly doesn’t prepare us for such events. Whether or not a truly ’happy event’ takes place, mothers have to take on board that some fathers feel rather excluded by the whole pregnancy and birth scenario. The highest number of divorces occur during the two year period after a baby’s birth.

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fifty people around her was palpable. A new life, for all the stress and worry its arrival brings, fills us with hope for the future. As we gaze upon that perfect complexion and toy with those cute little hands and toes, it is hard not to get caught up in the magic of it all.

As I watched little Evie’s family take her to their hearts, and rejoice in her arrival, I felt uplifted with them.

There is no such thing as a perfect mother. Most of us learnt as we went along, hoping that our little dears didn’t suss out that they were part of a grand experiment! For the most part children survive, despite eating mud and worms - and despite their mothers nagging them about not picking up their dirty clothes, staying out too late, or tutting about their decision to marry COMPLETELY the wrong person!

This coming Mother’s Day on 10th March try and make time to appreciate the person who brought you into the world, whether she lives in Worcester Park or moved to Australia to avoid that partner you insisted on marrying. Make her feel that the stretch marks and worry-lines you gave her were all worthwhile. Whether she was a wonderful role-model, or someone for whom being a parent didn’t come naturally, remember that she is the only mother you have got. Face it - life wouldn’t be the same if you never again heard her voice saying “You’re never going out wearing THAT are you?!”

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Clubs

New Malden Jazz Club W ho said Traditional Jazz is dead?

It most certainly is not in New Malden

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The club has been in existence for many years, starting life in the Railway Tavern (now The Glasshouse), moving to the Brewster (now The Willow Tree), and thence to The Berrylands Hotel in Surbiton before moving to its current home, where it has been comfortably established for several years.

The regular band is the Magna Jazz Band, which has had a long and varied career since its formation in the middle 1950s by clarinettist Brian White. The band is

hugely experienced and has featured countless American musicians as guest stars during the lifetime of the club, and its members are known all over the world, thanks to personal visits and the many recordings they have made. They enjoy themselves so much that they would almost play for nothing, but of course they do incur expenses and so there is an admission charge. You will find that drinks are at normal pub prices.

There is a warm atmosphere at The Manor, and the club members are always happy to welcome new friends into the family.

The sessions are every Thursday, with the band kicking off the music at 8.30.

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mentioning its cloudy appearance or perceived lack of character or expression. Love it or hate it, I think it’s important not to tar all ‘natural’ wines with the same brush and I hope that more people will at least give them a go. One of the issues that often arises is the lack of accreditation which causes people to doubt these wine makers authenticity.

With no accreditation, anyone can call himself or herself a natural wine maker and it is very difficult to say who is and who isn’t without constant supervision of both vineyard and winery practices.

Whatever the controversy surrounding it, interest in natural wine is gathering momentum in London and with the RAW Artisan Wine Fair taking place this year at The Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane on the 19th and 20th of May 2013, you can try some of the best examples of these wines and make up your own minds! RAW are championing a complete transparency in wine making and labeling, after all we are now adamant that we should know what goes in to what we eat, so why not what we drink as well? WPLife

the wine trade, the season where wine companies from all over the world get ready to flex their proverbial muscles and show the industry what they’ve got!

I realize that these portfolio tastings are essentially all the same year in and year out, but I definitely haven’t reached the stage where I’m bored of the buzz just yet. From golden oldies to new kids on the block it never ceases to amaze me just how vast the wine world is and how impossible it would be to even come close to knowing everything, and that’s what makes it so endlessly fascinating.

Each year there’s something that grabs my attention and makes me want to know more and this season it’s the discussion surrounding ‘natural’ wine. The word itself is confusing and really alludes to a philosophy of completely natural processes in the vineyard and the winery, an unusual thing in the modern industrialized market. Making wine of course began as a natural process when it first started being produced some 8000 years ago without the aid of packets of yeast, vitamins or reverse osmosis which are just a few of the additives used around the world today. There is a growing desire amongst a select few to return wine to what it was, simply crushed grapes…fermented!

Interest in natural wine is by no means a new thing and it comes as no surprise that the majority of those that are championing a return to the old ways are themselves of the old World wine hubs of France and Italy. Known well for their traditionalism in most areas, these are of course nations where the ‘natural’ style of winemaking emerged long before the advance of technology and there are a reported 400 natural wine producers in France alone. It also stands to reason that this movement is gathering less speed in New World wine making circles when you consider that these popular wine regions owe much of their success to the boom in technology which offered temperature-controlled fermentation and vast steel tanks resulting in the bold fruit-driven wines that the modern market loves so well.

The burning question has to be, what are these ‘natural’ wines actually like? Well this is where it becomes complicated. There are many reports from consumers who claim to have ‘rediscovered’ wine after going natural because it reportedly offers none of the side affects associated with manufactured, over processed wines with high levels of sulphites and other nasties. On the other hand the more overwhelming majority seem to see ‘natural’ as an excuse for poor wine making often To advertise email jenny@wplife.co.uk or call 020 8336 2915

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The Better Life The Zen of Chickens

B e in the moment. Chickens seem to have a very short attention span,

unless they’re on the trail of a worm.

However, they’re actually demonstrating an ability to detach from the superficial, which – to a chicken – is anything inedible.

Be curious about the world. Chickens are life’s little explorers. They can find that hole in the fence which I blocked with some feeble bamboo canes and never got round to repairing properly, the last wild strawberry, or a snail who thought hiding behind the coop was a foolproof survival strategy.

Celebrate your successes. The commotion a chicken makes before, while and after laying an egg is surely one of Nature’s cruellest jokes. Short of ringing a dinner bell, it’s the most efficient way of summoning any fox within a two-mile radius. Despite that, I defy any smallholder not to be impressed at the ‘scraps, grain and grit in, followed by egg and fertiliser poop out’ magic trick performed most days.

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to keep out of the path of a broody, moody hen. She also discovered they can run surprisingly fast and launch themselves at unwitting felines. Me? I learned that the term ‘an affectionate peck’ doesn’t apply to poultry.

Make time to relax. When they’re not eating, advertising their egg-laying prowess, playing tug-of-war with snails or enjoying dirt baths, chickens like nothing better than sitting still and watching the world go by. Or, if it’s a sunny day, a spot of Chicken Yoga might be in order. You can forget about downward dog, cat posture or doing the cobra. For chickens, the yogic routine is a few luxurious wing stretches, some flexing of the neck and then it’s time to sprawl out in the warm. And if it’s cold outside? They snuggle up together in what I call the ‘tea cosies’ posture.

Eat your greens – and give peas a chance.

Impressionable children the world over would have no qualms about devouring chard, lettuce or spinach (to name but three) if they had a chicken for a role model. And, being life’s gourmet connoisseurs, chickens will also happily try tomatoes, grapes, porridge, roast potatoes, bananas, raisins and spaghetti. Although someone we once met, who declared that she fed her hens leftover bacon and eggs did, I feel, overstep the mark a little.

The early bird really does get the worm. Although the slightly delayed bird may succeed in taking it off you, if you don’t pay attention. Opportunity not only knocks, it grabs too.

Care for your environment. Once again, chickens lead by example. Whether it’s pulling up the weeds*, providing some essential pest control or aerating the soil, chickens are constantly on the lookout for ways to contribute. * A word of caution - an unchecked chicken gets a little over enthusiastic in its garden duties!

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Days Of The Week 1. According to the popular nursery rhyme, if Monday’s child is fair of face, then what is Friday’s child?

2. Which literary character frees a captive who he names Friday and who becomes his companion?

3. Which annual health awareness day first took place on Ash Wednesday in 1984?

4. “Cyber Monday” is a term used in the UK to refer to the busiest internet shopping day of the year. Does this normally fall on the first, second or third Monday in December?

5. On which day of the week is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the U.S.A.?

6. Which series of celebrations has a name that translates as “fat Tuesday”?

7. According to the famous poem, what happened to Solomon Grundy on a Thursday?

8. What is the only day of the week not mentioned in the lyrics of the Beatles song Lady Madonna?

9. What name is given to the Christian feast that falls one week before Easter?

10. What was the first UK number one hit single to feature a day of the week in the title?

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View from the City The Lost Decade?

by Justin Urquhart Stewart

We will in all likelihood

look back and see this period as the “lost decade” for the UK, although I suspect we will not be alone.

After all we had ten years of boom and thus, as is usual with such cycles, we shall have ten years of lean (as in meat – horse or otherwise).

There are shades of the Old Testament about it, but hopefully we won’t have Moses turning up soon (mind you he probably wouldn’t qualify under the immigration rules anyway, unless it turns out that he was in fact Romanian).

However the term “lost decade” is somewhat pejorative, as it would seem to imply that little or nothing will occur and that is certainly not the case.

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In fact there is a lot going on but it just rarely seems to feel like it. We are fed GDP figures which seem to become less credible with every quarter and have political leaders who don’t engender confidence or exude capability and credibility. The result is that we spend less, companies invest less, and there seems to be a national attitude of tired resignation, reflected and often underscored by a media happy to wallow in torrid tales or economic torpor. Oh dear, what a state we are in.

Actually I think this is twaddle. There is in fact a great deal of effort and resource being applied but little that seems to break into the national awareness.

We have seen a rise in savings and are also seeing corporate cash positions looking healthier. However of course neither are getting any real returns on the cash pool as real interest rates for any savings are negative. So here is an untapped reservoir of money waiting to be tapped but wholly dependent on the key word to release their investment - which of course is confidence.

Now it may just be that we are starting to see a change. Some companies are now finding these chests of guilders somewhat of an embarrassment. You will

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recall Apple’s rejection of the lawsuit from the hedge fund manager David Einhorn, in which he was trying to force the company to handover to its shareholders (or owners!) some of the $137bn of cash. He accused the company of a “depression era mentality” - which of course was another “lost decade”. There are many public companies sitting with large cash surpluses and the estimate for listed UK companies stands currently at around £800bn - that’s more than the UK government’s total annual expenditure.

Then there are the savings of the much put upon middle class. With low deposit interest rates, chaffing inflation and, for many, lower real value pay levels, it’s not surprising that few are confident. For those with savings the period has been awful, unless they were willing to accept higher risks of other investments.

However would they? The answer I find is yes, but only if they were given the fortitude to do so - and this comes from the leadership.

With the Budget coming up next month, there is an opportunity for the Chancellor to provide such leadership and inspiration. However to date I have not been impressed as the previous speeches seem to have been aimed at the opposite benches rather than the spending populous. Political pomposity should be replaced by practical purpose.

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Mediterranean-style supper. If you have time, make the tabbouleh a few hours in advance to let the flavours fully develop.

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Transfer to a shallow roasting tin and arrange the rest of the lemon slices around the chicken.

Mix together 1 tbsp of the lemon juice with the honey and pour over the chicken. Roast for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.

Meanwhile, place the bulgar wheat into a bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover. Leave for 30 minutes until grains are soft. Stir well and drain off any excess water.

Stir in the rest of the olive oil and lemon juice and season with plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the cucumber, spring onions, mint and coriander and mix well. Serve the hot roast chicken on the tabbouleh with any juices from the roasting tin poured over.

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We have about 70 members, aged from 16 upwards, whose ability ranges from absolute beginner, some of whom do not even own a lathe when they join, through to professionals who earn their living at woodturning.

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woodturning fraternity and practical sessions when club members can learn and practice new techniques using the club equipment. Every evening includes a raffle where the prizes are woodturning tools and products and there is also a display of members work.

In addition members can purchase tools and abrasives at the club.

In addition to the regular evening events the club also organises training sessions at members own workshops for the benefit of the less experienced members.

Other club activities include trips to exhibitions and companies specialising in woodturning products.

The club also runs its own website, which can be found at www.cheamturners.co.uk.

In addition to all this, the club also organises “Tree Harvests” when members recover wood from fallen or felled trees, which have been offered to them free of charge.

The club has exhibited at many local events, such as the Sutton Environmental Fair and the Ashtead Village Day. A number of the members will accept commissions for specially turned pieces.

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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 11th March – Mark Thompson 8th April – Ian House Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.

(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts. Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www. bansteadorganclub.co.uk Worcester Parkers Women’s Institute meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Dawn Penn 0208 337 4361 Email dawn.wicontact@gmail.com 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 Phone Contact: Brenda Banks 020 8330 0928

Tuesdays

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

We meet every 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 weekly on a Tuesday 12-2pm (term time only) at Worcester Park Baptist Church, The

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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 road, 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:0208 330 33590.

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)

Wednesdays

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

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 41 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, Ken Amess, on 020 8337 6241 or visit our website: www.ewell-probus.org.uk

Thursdays

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

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

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

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

Wheezy? Breathless? you are not alone, come and join us at your local friendly support & information group for anyone affected by a lung condition.

We meet between 2 - 4 pm on the 3rd.

Thursday of every month at St Bedes Conference Centre, St Anthony’s Hospital, London Road, North Cheam. For more information please contact George on 0208 647 7530 or visit www.lunguk.org/ merton-sutton.

Fridays

Bartlett House Luncheon Club is a welcoming social club for the retired from work but not from life! Bartlett house, 49-51 The Avenue, Worcester Park,KT4 7HU Catch up with friends every Friday 11am-4pm Sit back and get that “Friday feeeling”with weekly entertainment! This fun and Please remember to mention Worcester Park Life when you speak to our advertisers

friendly club is not for profit ensuring prices are kept to a minimum so it won’t cost the earth!

New members welcome. No joining fee. Transport may be available. All you have to do is pop along and give us a try, we can guarantee that you will receive a warm welcome!

Contact us on 01372 720563 or 07807443156 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. Everyone pays an annual subscription. and we all pay £2.50 for our lunch, which is cooked on the premises. 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. Our speakers are of a high quality and we welcome anyone who has an interest in this area. 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. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www.rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom

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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 Bowls Club is looking for new members. We play on the green in Cuddington Park, Sandringham Road, Worcester Park. It is a 6 rink green and we will be opening for the outdoor season on Saturday 20th April. .We also have two Open Days on 18th and 25th May when any newcomers will be welcome. For further information please call our Secretary Mike Ridley 02087158326 or Treasurer Mark Broughton 02083379699 Social Dancing With “ Glitters” At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village 8.15 pm – 11.00 pm Entrance £8 Over 18’s All standards Bar & Free parking & Professional D J We may not have Brucie but we do have a glitter ball!

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

We meet Tuesdays and Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre

In North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. We have rehearsals, theatre outings and social events.

We welcome new members willing to act or work backstage in set construction, stage management, sound and lighting. If interested please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

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Tree care Bogus Tree Surgeons

In neighbouring areas there has been a spate of illegal “tree surgeons” accessing customers by cold calling on your doorstep or via mass leafleting. This article may help you in ensuring that the arborists you employ are legal, safe and proficient for the task in hand.

A simple checklist is advised so you can screen the possible illegal operators:1. All tree surgeons must have licenses that are less than 5 years old. The main authority to train and issue the licenses are NPTC and LANTRA, for ground treeworks you must see CS30 and 31 licenses. Most treeworks require some climbing so higher level CS38 and 39 licenses are needed. If these cannot be shown to you then it is likely that

the operator is not insured or skilled to do any treeworks. I liken this to you employing a gas fitter at your home with no Gas Safe registration.

At R J Tree Services we employ graduates that have a formal arboricultural qualification such as an Advanced Diploma in addition to these licenses.

2. Insurance cover for both public and employers liability must be presented to you. This covers you for any damage or injury that could occur on your land during the procedure. We have seen several instances of trees felled across fences etc where the “tree surgeon” could not climb the tree so took the risk of a straight fell rather than dismantle a tree in pieces.

3. A reputable company should be able to correctly identify your tree species and the appropriate time of the year for surgery, quite often we split works through the year in a garden so it maximises the health and vitality of a tree following surgery. A well informed website can confirm just how knowledgeable the advice given to you really is.

4. For surgery to trees the range of options should be explained to you with the benefits of each described clearly. This can range from crown lifts, crown thins, pollarding to crown reductions given

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in percentage blocks of usually 10% . I dislike the term “lopping” which can often mean cutting off the top to a tree leaving no shape to the remaining crown!!!

5. Never accept a doorstep quote to be done the same day, this type of pressure selling is a form of bullying. The consequences of treeworks can last years so you need time to consider options and seek additional advice.

6. Never pay a deposit in advance of works or a part payment during works. Upon completion of the job a proper invoice should be presented to you.

7. Check that the workers on the day are properly equipped with the correct safety gear. This should include chainsaw trousers and boots, a helmet with ear muffs and a visor; if anyone appears in jeans and a ladder to access your tree the warning light should be on!

Some recent scams in Berrylands have included a bogus tree surgeon taking the top out of a leylandii conifer and throwing the branches into a neighbours garden then collecting a cash payment before the angry neighbour turned up on the doorstep! A second example with a pensioner involved demands for extra cash payments after the job had been started because of “unforeseen circumstances”.

My basic advise is for you to take your time in deciding works don’t be pressured on the doorstep by people you cannot verify can do the job, try to follow a recommendation and check all the licenses and insurance.

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Voice for Wildlife

by Carol Williams

Twoods here’s something about trees. A walk in the feels special. Magic even.

Once, people made sacred places in forests - groves of trees that were the centres of rituals. Some indigenous tribes still live this way, in remote places where the march of ‘progress’ has not come and cleared away the forest and driven or moved the people off their ancestral lands.

Most of us realise that forests are disappearing fast, and, with them, many wild plants and animals.

I’d like more of us to care and get involved in doing something about it.

In the UK, many of our native woodland species are in serious decline from habitat loss and fragmentation (isolated pockets of woodland too small to support much biodiversity). The dormouse is one of these.

It needs native woodland with a dense and varied undergrowth, although it can manage quite well in scrub and hedgerow (both of which are also vanishing

fast). So often people simply grub up ‘wasteland’ and clear away trees and hedges without a thought for the impact on local biodiversity. This also applies to the way we manage our gardens, parks, school and church grounds.

The Woodland Trust has a scheme called MOREwoods which is aimed at helping dormice, in particular, but it will have far reaching benefits for other species, including ourselves. The idea is to create new woodland and link up fragments with corridors that wildlife can use to move from one small copse to another, linking in, finally, to a much larger area. Email morewoods@woodlandtrust.org.uk for more details or ring 0845 293 5689.

Tree cover may help prevent serious flooding, and improve water qualiity by increasing the roughness of the landscape, slowing the flow of water. Tree roots can strengthen river banks, and dense vegetation may protect groundwater and streams from leaching and fertilizer run off.

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of woodland in urban areas. They improve air quality, absorb sound, give shade, look beautiful, provide food and cover for birds and raise house prices because they create a green and pleasant environment, a place where people are more likely to want to live.

And then, there are our gardens. It is a great pity that fences have replaced hedges and shrubs, trees have been removed to make space for various structures and play equipment, and hard standing for cars has replaced grass and flowers. None of this has beauty, or value for wildlife, and the garden visitor suffering most of all, is the hedgehog. Their numbers have dropped by a massive 75% in recent years.

Every garden should have at least one tree, a small shrubbery, some flowers and grass (including a patch left long), a compost heap and dead wood pile and hedgehog holes beneath every boundary fence. Seen from the air, our gardens could be a massive wildlife corridor linking habitats and improving diversity all across our towns,cities and suburbs.

We would all benefit from this. Let’s start this year.

For hedgehogs, dormice, sparrows and all struggling wildlife. Let’s create some woodland magic, right here where we live. WPLife

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There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers in Worcester Park (term time only) Monday

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

Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- see Monday. we have vacancies on a Wednesday

Friday

Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday St. Mary’s Parent and Toddler Group meets 10.00 11.30am in the Parish Centre. Families enjoy making new friends in a relaxed atmosphere, while their children play safely. Ladies from St. Mary’s Mothers’ Union serve refreshments during the morning for both adults and children. Feel free to pop in and check us out any Friday morning during term time; you can be sure of a warm welcome. For more information, please contact the Parish Office tel: 020 8337 4026

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Men behaving Dadly, Grace Church - every 3rd Saturday of the month, 9.30 to 11 am, at Green Lane Primary School.

For Dads and their pre-school children (0-4). The kids get to play with the toys, the Dads get a bacon roll and coffee, and Mums might possibly get a lie-in... £3 on the door. For more information & contact details, www.gracechurchworcesterpark.org

Wednesday

Old Malden Library (Church Road, Worcester Park) Tuesdays, 10.30-11am, Rhyme time aimed at age 0-3 Tuesdays, 2.30-3pm, Story time aimed at age 3+WPLife

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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Taught by a qualified Suzuki-method music teacher.

Every Tuesday Every Thursday, At Worcester Park At ‘You Are Here’, 44 Central Road, Library Worcester Park (New Class from 20th Nov) 9.25am Baby class 10.20am Toddler class 2.30pm Toddler class

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Toddler class Toddler class 2yr+ Baby class

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Service of Passiontide

On Sunday 24 March (Palm Sunday) the choir of St Mary’s Church, Cuddington, will be joined by the choir of St Matthew’s, Surbiton for a service for Passiontide in St Mary’s, at the top of The Avenue, featuring J S Bach’s St Luke Passion.

The service begins at 6.30pm; it is free and all are welcome. For more information about St Mary’s, contact the Parish Office on (020) 8337 4026.

Holiday Bible Club 2013

Razzamatazz Robots Tuesday 9th– Friday 12th April 10am-12.30pm At: Worcester Park Baptist Church, The Avenue A morning of fun – stories, games, singing and craft for children Reception to Year 6. Cost…. Free.

Places still available. For more info and registration form call Sarah Thacker 07801 233801

Nonsuch News

Winter is a wonderful time for bracing walks in the Park but it is always good to know there is a refuge from sharp showers or piercing cold winds and The Friends of Nonsuch volunteers provide just that and more! Work up an appetite for Sunday Lunch and view The wonderful model of Henry VIII’s original Palace in The Nonsuch Palace Gallery 11a.m. - 2 p.m. k EVERY SUNDAY 11a.m. – 2 p.m. UNTIL 24th March.

Adults £2.50 Members & under 16 yrs free.

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Tel: 020 8394 1734 E-mail: dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk Saturday 2 March 2013, 10am - 5pm Sunday 3 March 2013, 11am - 5pm Children under 12 free - Adults £3 - OAPs £2 See knights clash for love and honour Visit the Alchemist’s chamber Refresh yourself at the Fountain of Youth Charm yourself up a husband Partake in the Crafts of the Middle Ages And so much more

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24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL, Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee) Tue 5 Mar Free 1.15pm-2pm Jazz First Tuesdays The Meredith White Trio Kingston University presents a free lunchtime jazz concert in the Rose’s Culture Café. Kingston University music lecturer and superb jazz pianist Meredith will perform her own interpretations of jazz standards, ably accompanied by Paul Cavaciuti on drums and Dave Jones on double bass.

Sun 10 Mar 7.30pm £10 - £18.50 Gilbert and Sullivan Abridged Whether you are a Gilbert and Sullivan fan or don’t really know who they are, this show will have you laughing in the aisles, offering as much zany humour as can be found while performing all fourteen operetta’s in ninety, hilarious, topsyturvy minutes!

Mon 11 Mar 7.30pm £10 to £15 Unmythable - Set sail with Jason and the Argonauts on an unforgettable journey through all the greatest Greek myths ever told. Meet Midas after the gold ran out, relive the Odyssey through the eyes of a footsoldier, and discover what really happened in that wooden horse...

Wed 13 Mar Free 1.15-2pm Variety Cafe - Michael Round Kingston University presents a free lunchtime jazz concert in the Rose’s Culture Café. A musical presentation by Michael Round (piano) of the works of George Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 – 1961).

Thu 14 – Sun 17 Mar Thu 14 1.30 & 4.30, Fri 15 11am & 1.30pm, Sat 16 Mar 11.30am & 2pm & 4.30pm, Sun 17 11.30am & 1.30pm £9.00 - £14.00 Tall Stories Theatre Company - The Gruffalo’s Child - One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow.

After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist... does he?

The creators of the stage version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo, Tall Stories Theatre Company, return with in a magical, musical adaptation for ages 3 years and above.

Fri 15 Mar 8.30pm £8 Jazz LiveDance March Featuring The Heads and Feet House Band with Tim Whitehead on Sax, Winston Clifford on drums, Neville Malcolm on bass and Jonathan Gee on piano. Jazz in the Rose’s Culture Café.

Tue 19 – Sat 23 Mar 7.30pm, Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm £8.00 £25.00 Northern Broadsides- Rutherford and Son- Northern Broadsides’ unflinching portrayal of an Edwardian family on the brink of collapse. John Rutherford (Northern Broadsides’ Artistic Director Barrie Rutter) is a tyrannical patriarch, blind to the hopes and feelings of his family. The success of the family firm takes precedence over everything… even happiness. By

Githa Sowerby, edited by Blake Morrison, directed by Jonathan Miller Fri 22 Mar 5.30pm £5.00 Time To Talk: Jonathan Miller - Stephen Unwin, Artistic Director of the Rose, continues his popular Time to Talk series with the director of Northern Broadside’s Rutherford and Son, Sir Jonathan Miller.

Thu 28 Mar – Sat 20 Apr Various times £8 to £35 Rose Production - Smack Family Robinson - Keith Allen and Denise Welch appear in the Rose’s production of Richard Bean’s black comedy, directed by Richard Wilson. In an exciting move Smack Family Robinson has been relocated from Whitley Bay to Petersham and the surrounding area. The Robinsons have run a successful, if a bit dodgy, family business since the 1960s.

They have a comfortable house in the suburbs and expensive cars in the drive. But the younger generation aren’t like their dad. And the police are getting interested. Richard Bean is one of Britain’s most successful comic playwrights. His many plays include Toast, Harvest (Royal Court) and the sensational award-winning National Theatre, West End and Broadway hit, One Man, Two Guvnors.

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Fri 26-Apr Marty Wilde 8.00pm £21 / £19.50 passcard Sat 27-Apr Stuck 3pm £8 adults £6 children Sun 28-Apr Central Band of the Royal British Legion 3pm £12 Tues 30-Apr The Ladyboys of Bangkok 8pm £23 / £21 passcard WPLife

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Beauty Eyebrows

Tyounger here’s a quick, simple and easy way to look years and all you’ll need is a pair of tweezers.

Eyebrows serve as a frame for your eyes and by creating the right shape you can instantly lift your face, draw attention to your eyes and look altogether more beautiful.

The wrong shape, size or even colour eyebrows can have a dramatically different effect however and leave you looking permanently surprised, confused or angry so it’s very important to think before you pluck.

Work With What You Have The key is to work with your natural brow shape - whatever that may be. Some people are lucky enough to have brows that naturally sweep up to an arch, whereas others are born with much straighter eyebrows and need to do a little more work to create the desired look.

Trimming You might not think it, but eyebrow hair is often quite long. A little trimming is essential for allowing the hair to lie nicely and fall into shape easily.

Remove any hair that grows beyond your upper brow

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line - do this by brushing your eyebrows up - with a brow brush - and snipping off the long ends.

Next, brush the hair downwards in the opposite direction and cut the hairs that extend past the lower brow line. To finish, brush the hair into place. Your eyebrows should already be looking much better.

Time To Tweeze Tweezing can be a little painful at first, so it’s a good idea to open up your pores before you start by holding a warm facecloth over your brows.

Ensure that you’re working in good natural light and determine where to begin.

It’s good to start by holding a pencil vertically against the side of your nose and observe where it meets the brow - this gives a guide to where your eyebrows should begin.

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Pluck any hair away that grows before this point. Take a few hairs at a time and do the same on your other brow.

Looking straight ahead, hold the pencil against your nostril and move it diagonally across the outer half of the iris of your eye - the point at which the pencil is lying is where the arch of your brow should peak.

To create the best shape for your brow, gradually tweeze a line that tapers when you reach the peak of your arch. Concentrate on keeping them looking even.

To finish, place your pencil back against your nostril and this time extend it diagonally to the outer corner of your eye. This is where your brow should be at its thinnest. Pluck from the arch to this point, tapering the line gradually, so that it is at its thinnest at the far corner.

Remember that the fuller your brows are, the more youthful you’ll look so work slowly and steadily, tweezing one hair at a time. Stand back from the mirror regularly to check how the shape is progressing.

Define Your New Shape You can enhance your new shape by applying a little colour to make your eyebrows really stand out.

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Seed Sowing on the Cheap

by Pippa Greenwood Iperfume f you want your garden full of colour, interest, and perhaps even tasty crops, there’s no doubt that the least expensive way to do it is to raise your plants from seed. But what can be done to ensure the results in the garden are just as impressive?

Start with a little self-restraint. It’s all too easy to buy enough seed to fill a tennis court when you have an average-sized garden. Make a list of what you actually need and put a limit on how many un-planned purchases you’ll allow yourself.

Think about sharing. Each packet of seed often contains tens or even hundreds of seeds, so why not agree to swap a few with friends and relatives. This will not only save you money, but will also maximise the range of plants you can grow without increasing your outlay.

Don’t be tempted to sow too many seeds at one time.

By sowing little and often you’ll maximise flower time of annual flowers and cropping time for vegetables and herbs. It also means that if the conditions are not right for germination on one occasion, all is not lost.

You may not need to buy what you want. Collect seed from your garden or from gardens of friends and neighbours, making sure that the plants are healthy and that they’re ready and ripe or they won’t germinate.

Seeds labelled as ‘F1’ will produce flowers whose seeds will not ‘come true’, meaning that the offspring will not be the same as the original plant and will often be less productive. Try to harvest the seed when the plants and the weather are dry, remove any bits of plant debris and allow them to dry off naturally, not becoming too warm or cold. If you can’t sow the seeds immediately, make sure you store them, well labelled, in a cool, dry place.

A small heated or even un-heated propagator can help you reliably raise a far wider range of plants from seed. Choose one which is sturdily built and has proper ventilation in the clear plastic lid, otherwise seedlings may die on hot days. We stock some of the lovely UKmade Stewart propagators at www.pippagreenwood. com.

Seeds do best if not sown too closely, and by sowing thinly you’ll also save yourself time and money. Wider spacing makes for less thinning out but if you do have to thin out a bit, remember that most seedlings will perform well if looked after properly.

Many herbaceous perennials can successfully be divided into several new plants. Indeed most herbaceous plants do better when occasionally divided as the plant does not become so congested and you can dispose of the grotty bits and plant the good sections into fresh soil.

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Many plants are also easily propagated from cuttings, and over the next few weeks, you could get some great cuttings from summer favourites such as fuchsias for virtually no cost at all. They’ll be flowering later this year too.

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Clubs

Kingstonian FC Iseason t’s half-time in 2012/13 for

your local football team, Kingstonian, and they are still in contention for a late season challenge for promotion to the Conference South league.

So what of the season to date? Results were positive for the first two months of the season with only one league defeat in the first two months of the season, a 1-0 loss at Bury Town in the depths of East Anglia. At this point Kingstonian hit the dizzy heights of the pinnacle of the Ryman Isthmian League. However, this didn’t last long as the team came down to earth with a bang, losing at closest rivals, Wealdstone, despite taking a 2-0 lead. Since this setback, results have been mixed, and one result hasn’t even been decided, as Kingstonian played an evening game at Whitehawk (Brighton) which was abandoned because of floodlight failure fifteen minutes from the end, with Kingstonian leading 2-0.

Other highlights of the ‘first-half’ were a magnificent win at Lowestoft who were riding high in the league at the time, 3-1, a place that not many other teams have reaped rewards; and progression through the lesser stages of the FA Trophy, a competition that Kingstonian won twice just over ten years ago.

However, as you progress in the competition, the opposition gets stronger, and a tough home draw against Dartford, a team from two leagues above Kingstonian, put paid to further Kingstonian progress.

Looking forward to the second half of the season, Kingstonian will have to push on with more consistency in order to take the League Championship, or to make one of the four play-off spots. Attractive games lie ahead with the visits of Hastings United, who progressed through to the 3rd round of the FA Cup before being defeated by Middlesborough, on Monday 11th March, and with Bury Town, riding high in the table, who Kingstonian will look to avenge their first defeat earlier in the season, when they visit Kingsmeadow on 16th March. Current league-leaders Whitehawk are due at Kingsmeadow on Saturday 6th April, in what is already being described as Kingstonian’s ‘make or break’ game. All the upcoming fixtures and other information can on the Ks can be found at www.kingstonian.com.

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So if you are free on a Saturday afternoon, or for one of Kingstonian’s evening games, get along to Kingsmeadow and get behind the team. The players have described the home crowd as their 12th man and really appreciate the support they get from the fans. In order to encourage the youngsters along, it’s ‘kids for free’ at Kingsmeadow, providing that they are under 16 and can provide proof of age. WPLife

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Safer Neighbourhoods

by PCSO Gary Weaving

A ‘Bike Marking Event’ was arranged by PC Luke Lazell of the Worcester Park Safer Neighbourhoods

Team and held outside Worcester Park police office in Central Road, on Saturday 26th January between 12noon and 3pm when nearly 50 cyclists attended to have their bikes marked and registered, making them less attractive to thieves as they can be easily identified. He was assisted by PCSOs Gary Weaving, Wendy Stephens and Nadine Campbell, of The Worcester Park and Nonsuch Safer Neighbourhood Teams and PC Lee Honey and PCSO Scott Thomas, of Safer Transport Command Team.

“Everyone involved during this frantic, three-hour event were more than pleased by its success,” said PC Lazell.

The activity is part of an ongoing London-wide operation to promote bike security involving the police, Transport for London and cycling groups.

If you missed out on that event, another similar event is being held on ‘The Hamptons’ on Saturday the 6th of April from Midday till 3pm. The Hamptons is situated towards the end of Green Lane in Worcester Park.

Arson suspect arrested You may remember in December last year ‘Poundland’ in Worcester Park was the victim of an arson attack whereby the front of the premises was quite badly damaged. Early in January, Worcester Park suffered another three attacks in quick succession, including the rear of W H Smith in Central Road where a storage facility was badly burned.

Unfortunately for one young man, it was discovered that CCTV cameras caught him making off from Poundland at the relevant time. He visited a nearby cash machine, whereby Police found out his name by requesting information of who had used the ATM at around that time and he was arrested on suspicion of arson. He is currently on police bail whilst investigations continue.

Cannabis factory Fireman Troy Webber was caught running a cannabis factory in his flat after the fire brigade were called to deal with a flood caused after a tap had been left running in his bath in May last year. The bath overflowed and the water poured through the ceiling of the KFC restaurant immediately below his flat in Central Road, Worcester Park. A fireman climbed in through a first floor window and noticed a very strong plant smell. Police were alerted and 2 officers from Worcester Park and Nonsuch teams attended and arrested Mr Webber as he arrived back at the flat. Police found 125 plants growing in tents in four

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different rooms and the police investigation found that Webber, a serving fireman at Chelsea Fire Station and a qualified electrician with his own electrical business, had used his technical knowledge to by-pass the electricity supply to steal £1,514.71 of electricity. Webber was charged on 18th September 2012.

He was sentenced to two years in prison at Croydon Crown Court on 28th January after pleading guilty to production of a controlled drug - class B, and abstracting electricity.

Foiled DVD theft A swift telephone call to police from an alert shop worker in W H Smith in Central Road resulted in two young men being apprehended at Worcester Park BR Station with a bag containing £185 of stolen DVD’s.

Both Worcester Park and Nonsuch Safer Neighbourhood Team officers pounced on the pair and escorted them back to the Central Road Police Office. Where the goods were recovered and returned to the store and both men were issued with £80 fines. It’s likely they will not bother returning to Worcester Park.

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Index

to advertise call 020 8336 2915 Accounting

DGAS 10

Beauty & Health

Brett Hindson Hypnotherapy 8 Hair Solutions 17 The Tops 39

Care

Abbeyfield Wendover House 50 Classic Home Care 3 GES Care 35 True Blue Nurses 22

Car hire, maintenance & repair Elmwood Vehicles 8 K&P Tyres 24 Shannon Corner Service Centre 36

Carpets & Flooring Carpets 4 U Carpet World

Children

2 53

Music Fun 48 Stagecoach 34 Sunny Signers 48

Cleaning services

Bits and Bobs

31 Crystal Clean Ovens 12 EcoOvenclean 47 House Clearance 41 Maurice Dry Cleaning 18 ovenclean 17 Window Cleaning 43

Computing

Megabytes 47

Counsellling

Stella Warriner Counselling

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Education & classes

Green Lane Primary & Nursery School 43 The Study School 49 Westbury House 30

Events

French Market WPark Dramatic Society

9 41

REME Electrical contractors

16

Electrical

Food & Drink

HG Wells 55 Nickys Restaurant 26 The Vin Bin 21

Funeral Directors Evershed Brothers

Holidays

Epsom Coaches

Home, gardening, decorating

Kitchens, bathroom & plumbing Andy Reeve Plumber Bathroom Refurbishment Dreamdoors Kitchens Norden Bathrooms Smith & Byford

Opticians

AMS Optician 6 R Woodfall 46

Pets

Cats at Home

11

Picture Frame Warehouse

56

Fresh Printing

16

Picture Frames

20

Printing

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Private Car Hire

Able 2 Build 19 AC Gardening 60 Alfie Jenkins 28 BK Landscapes 58 Cypress (Garden Services 37 Dream Designs Decorators 27 Elegant Curtains 43 Grate Look 55 Greg Building Services 11 Mayhew Property Services 60 Neill Taylor 28 New View Loft Conversions 14 Robinson & Son painters & decorators 22 RJ Trees 42 TSD Building 5

27 54 47 59 25

Ladysafe 64

Property

Jackson Noon Browns Residential

Repairs

52 32

Suddies 15

Shopping

Hamseys matresses Tudor Williams Unilet Sound & Vision

Sport and Leisure

57 63 29

Cycle Power 27 King George Indoor Bowls Club 10 Royal British Legion 59 Up and About 23

Wedding Services Hotel Antoinette

Windows

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Cheam Windows 40 SEHBAC 7 Warmlite 44

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Hand was £11 now £5.50 Bath was £22 now £11 Sheet was £32 now £16

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