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Worcester Park Dramatic Society, Holy Cross 80th Anniversary, Worcester Park History,Voice for Wildlife, Recipe, puzzles, Clubs, What’s on listings, Gardening, Finance and much more...
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Editor’s letter This month we’ve get another magazine full of varied content and advertisers. When I pick up any of the other ‘local’ publications it’s difficult to find much reference to Worcester Park, and I really want this magazine to represent the heart of this community and promote whatever is going on. In this edition local write Ruth Jemmet shares her thoughts about mental illness, wildlife lover tells us about the seasonal goings on at Shadbolt pond and how you can get involved in this fantastic project which we’ve helped to promote. So if this is something that interests you then get out there – it’s a great way to make new friendships too. Dates and times are in Carol’s article. When I read the Safer Neighbourhood piece this month from PSCO Gary Weaving it really wound me up! His subject matter is traders preying on the vulnerable. So where we can let’s all try to look out for our elderly neighbours and protect them from these random criminals. More great readers offers this month from some of our advertisers. Craftwerk Carpentry - 10% discount p10 The Real Butchers 10% off p12 Agassi Hair offers p17 Shannon Corner Service Centre 15% off voucher p47 Glitz’n’Glam 50% off waxing offer p43 a3 self drive 10% off p43 Mr Ink 10% off ink refills p49 Chipstead Golf Club - Free Golf p52 If you’d like your business to feature here next month just give me a call on 020 8336 2915. Finally, please remember to support Worcester Park Life and mention to advertisers where you got their details from. Best wishes Jenny Stuart Editor & publisher
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Articles
7 History 10 Ruth Jemmett 14 Spring tree safety check 16 Breathe Easy Merton & Sutton 20 View from the City by Justin Urquhart Stewart 24 The Worcester Parkers 26 Recipe Glazed Salmon Skewers with Sesame Noodles 32 Love Worcester Park This Easter 35 On the grapevine 36 Spotlight on Mark Henderson 38 Safer Neighbourhoods 41 Charity Auction 42 Voice for wildlfe 52 Gardening Growing Peppers
Local Information 44 Clubs 40 Toddler groups 50 What’s On 51 Free ads 54 Business Index
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Worcester Park History Last month’s instalment in the story of the Cheam Common schools ended with Miss Harper’s retirement as the Infants’ School Headmistress in December 1947.
The premises were now in need of replacement, and the site was required for road widening. In April the school opened as a Council school in the corrugated iron building in Balmoral Road which the Infants’ School had just vacated. Girls aged 11 and over, numbering over 100, were transferred to the new Cheam Central School at the end of the year, and in March 1933 the school completed its transformation into a Junior Mixed school. The new school soon began to enjoy success in local competitions: in May 1933 Cheam Common won both the Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Shields at the Sutton and District Schools Sports Association sports day. This success was followed in autumn 1934 at the Sutton schools swimming gala, at which the boys’ team won the first prize, and the girls came first equal. The range of activities open to pupils continued to grow: in March 1935 a party travelled to Kingston for one of the Robert Mayer children’s concerts and, later in the year, 43 went on a Port of London Authority Docks and River Cruise. In 1934 work began on the construction of the present school building in Kingsmead Avenue which was ready in time for the beginning of the summer term in 1935. By this time there were 375 pupils on the roll. Dorothy Payne (née Soley), a pupil in the Junior School in the late 1940s, remembers the headmistress u
Her successor, Miss Marjorie Berry, served from 1948 to 1970. She introduced various activities which became annual events. Spring Festivals were held in March or April: in 1952 “the children brought flowers and Easter eggs; a service was held in the morning when the children sang hymns and recited poems… Later the gifts were taken to Children’s Homes and to an Old Folks Home.” On 27 June 1953 the Parents & Teachers Association held a Coronation Fête at which the children gave a performance of ‘The Crowning of the Rose Queen’ and a demonstration on the agility apparatus. This Rose Queen Festival became a regular occurrence each July.Visiting theatre companies entertained the school, and the top classes put on plays for the younger ones, such as Peter Rabbit in 1963 and The Clockwork Clown in 1968. A swimming pool was added to the school’s facilities in 1970, and a new play area in 1971. In September 1987 a new nursery class was opened. Initially this was housed in a spare classroom, but in July 1994 work began on clearing a site for purpose-built premises. Around the same time, a competition was held to design a garden for the school with the aim of promoting environmental education. The new nursery building was taken into use on 1 May 1995: the last of the iron classrooms, of which the first had been installed as a temporary measure in 1904, was taken to the Chalk Pits Museum in Amberley. Standing opposite the entrance to Balmoral Road and looking beyond the Infants’ School playground, we can see the cream-rendered building of Cheam Common Junior School. Until March 1932 the girls’ school had remained as a Church of England school. Olive Dare, a pupil in the early 1920s when Miss Carette was headmistress, recalls that sewing lessons, in addition to needlework and knitting, included instruction in the use of a sewing machine: “We had a concert, and saved enough money from that to buy the machine.” Although the school only had a hard playground, they were able to use the field behind the Infants’ School for netball games. Although there were new developments in school life – the netball team began to play against other schools at Banstead and Sutton in the late 1920s, and a gramophone was purchased in 1928 – the school was still housed in the 1878 building close to St. Philip’s. To advertise email jenny@wplife.co.uk or call 020 8336 2915
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Mrs Wood, and another teacher of the same surname who, because she collected savings contributions each week, was differentiated as “Savings Mrs Wood”. Miss Batchelor “used to take us out on the nature walks into the park in Sandringham Road, collecting leaves”, where they also played rounders. One of her favourite lessons was sewing, including embroidery, hemming and smocking gingham: “once we got started on our work, Mrs Wood used to read to us, things like What Katy Did, Little Women, Little Men… once she’d got us started she never seemed to need to help anyone – everyone was so interested in doing their sewing, and listening.” One of our photographs this month, courtesy of
Dorothy West, a pupil at the Junior School in c1931-4, shows pupils as Ancient Britons; Miss West is second from the right in the front row. The other photograph, with thanks to Kay Foale, shows the Balmoral Road junction and the iron buildings still in place; also visible, to the left, are the Barn Glass premises on the corner of Lindsay Road. I hope in a forthcoming article to feature some of Worcester Park’s celebrations of previous Jubilees. If you have any photographs or memories of street parties or other events marking the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in 1977 or 2002, or indeed of George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935, I should be very pleased to hear from you. David Rymill david.rymill@hants.gov.uk (020) 8330 6563 WPL
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It’s all in the mind Ruth Jemmett examines our attitudes towards mental health A large spider recently ran across the floor of my home, and I instinctively jumped back in fright. Like many people I have an instinctive fear reaction to eight-legged beasties. The ‘fight or flight’ response is built into our DNA to ensure our survival as a species. It is a case of ‘run now - ask questions later’, and for the most part this protection device serves us well. The adrenalin rush I felt as I leapt across the room proved that this Worcester Park lady moves well in a crisis! It is an unusual person who doesn’t possess at least one fear, but sometimes, due either to faulty childhood conditioning or chemical imbalances in our brains, the inability to cope with the mere thought of dealing with everyday life can make life almost unbearable for some people. Sadly, the media seems to be filled with stories about celebrities who have dealt with their demons by trying to blot them out with drink or drugs. Life isn’t particularly easy for anyone, but people in the public spotlight have to fight an extra battle, and eventually run out of places to hide. Someone with an obvious physical ailment will usually get sympathy from those around them, but one cannot always say the same about mental conditions. Luckily our world is becoming more educated about people whose brains don’t function within the ‘normal’ spectrum, but ignorance and prejudice is never far away. If you walk along the streets of any locality - even seemingly safe suburban Worcester Park - you will be familiar with the sight of people slouched in doorways, taking refuge in drink or drugs because their lives seem intolerable. One in three of the distressed young men you so commonly see on London streets are ex-servicemen, whose minds can’t cope with the horrors they have seen, or deal with civilian life whilst they are still in shock. Such people are usually ignored, mocked or feared. Post natal depression (which is triggered by the hormonal action, exhaustion and stress of childbirth) affects one new mother in five to a certain degree, and in its severest form can lead to post partum psychosis. Also, one in eight mothers of children under twelve is taking anti-depressants because the strains of parenting often prove to be overwhelming. Depression, one of the most common causes of mental distress, can be brought on by either chemical reasons (such as childbirth) or causal reasons, such as bereavement
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or drug misuse. Although bereavement can be devastating, such sad feelings are normal, and the cliché “time heals” can sometimes make such mental anguish less painful as years go by. Occasionally the feeling of crushing sadness that accompanies a loss turns into an abnormal grief response, and no-one should be too proud to seek medical help or counselling. Our educational system works hard to prepare the next generation for dealing with the lives ahead of them, but how much do we prepare our young people for the mental stress that everyday situations will put them in? Eating disorder amongst young people are at a worryingly high rate. Yes, our children have never been given such wonderful educational and social opportunities, but what about those whose families or surroundings haven’t provided them with the mental strength to deal with the accompanying demands put upon them? Although it is true that there have never been so many young people attending universities in our country, there have equally never been so many of them in attempting suicide. Self-harming is at worryingly high rates, as children struggle to fit into the demanding world around them. Fifty years ago children had a healthy balance between work
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and play, but it now seems that they are often pressurised by parents to fill every hour out of school with endless competitive hobbies and games. Their bedrooms are crammed with the latest technology, leaving them scant time to daydream or make sense of the world around them. As the poet William Henry Davies once said - “ What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?“ Their constant e-mailing and texting takes away their opportunities to have normal face-to-face discussions which are so necessary for normal mental health. To understand each other and empathise with each other we need to see facial responses and learn to read body language. Old fashioned family meals around the dinner table, where problems can be discussed, are becoming a thing of the past. How can a nervous or frightened child share their fears with machines? During the last century or so, pioneering psychologists and psychiatrists began to unravel the mysteries of the brain a little, and it soon became evident that childhood conditioning - and even inadequate nutrition - plays a large part in our eventual mental health. Happily the realm of phobias (exaggerated negative responses to everyday experiences) can be greatly helped by Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy, but conditions such as causal or chemical depression can prove to be a long-term work in progress. Although we have, for the most part, emptied the grim mental hospitals of days gone by, ( five major ones having existed in nearby Epsom not so many years ago),
our so-called ‘care in the community’ is something our society should be ashamed of. The truth is that a lot of communities simply don’t care - unless they are personally affected. Even in these supposedly enlightened times, it is not unusual to see a comedian making fun of mentally ill or disabled people. As one in four of us will be affected by some form of dementia as we get older perhaps we should put more thought into the prevention and treatment of conditions that are directly attributable to our brains not working correctly. Life is a precious gift. If we put as much effort into ensuring the health of our brains as we do into that of maintaining our bodies - or even our cars - the world would be a happier place for all of us. Ruth Jemmett is a Member of The Society of Authors Copyright 9.3.12 For further information on mental health issues: SANEline, a specialist mental helpline, is on 0845 767 8000 between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. every day. MIND info line is on 0300 123 3393 Monday - Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. SAMARITANS can be reached any time on 08457 909090 WPL
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Kingston Welcomes May Time Merriness
different wandering entertainment such as the Fashion Police and Granny Turismo who are sure to grab your attention. In a first for May Merrie, Kingston University students will be providing entertaining and educational performances all around the town. Their performances and costumes will be based on characters depicted in Kingston Museum’s commemorative stained glass window which details some of the local May Day traditions. In the Ancient Market Place, enjoy some visual delights with aerial gymnastics displays from local aerialist Katie Hardwick. The daring amongst you can even try this yourself with help from the experts. The kids will also love getting up close to the incredible birds of prey and watching the stunning falconry displays. Memorial Gardens will be transformed into the Kids’ Corner; your little ones will be treated to free facepainting, glittery henna tattoos and the chance to feed and stroke some live farm animals at the amazing Mill Cottage Farm Experience, complete with alpacas. They can even get a bit messy with the brilliant mosaic making craft workshop where you can design and glue your very own mosaic to take home. For the grown ups, there will be a musical showcase of up and coming talent from Kingston University students.
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The Holy Cross School, New Malden celebrates its 80th Anniversary In 1881 a house called “Southesk” was built in Sandal Road. It was surrounded by fields. The first occupants were the Austine Family. They had 3 children: Beatrice (15), Alice (12) and Henry (13), and Eliza who was a servant. Over the front door there is a Latin inscription, which in English says, “this is the house that John built” – John was Mr Austine’s first name. In 1931 the last of the Austine family had died and the Sisters of the Holy Cross bought “Southesk” from Mr Thomas, the solicitor who was dealing with the estate. The Sisters of the Holy Cross already had a Convent and School in West Wimbledon. The Bishop (Amigo) asked them to start another School in New Malden. Sr Christina, and two other Sisters moved into the house in June 1931. On 23rd September 1931 Holy Cross Convent School was opened with 5 Students. Above excerpt taken from ‘History of the School’, a piece written by Sr Margaret which features in the ‘Memories of Holy Cross Book’ produced for 75th Anniversary of the school in 2007. Copies are available from the school. Over the years the school has grown and more buildings have been added, but the original house front, with minor alterations, still remains as the main entrance to the school. The school is holding an 80th Anniversary Reunion on Saturday 12th May 2012 from 1.15pm to 6pm and all past pupils and staff are welcome to attend. It will be a chance for you to catch up with old friends, tour the school and attend the Thanksgiving Mass. For this special occasion there will also be a Grand Raffle to raise money for the work that the Holy Cross Sisters do for children in the Karnataka State in India. If you are a past pupil and you have any photos, memorabilia etc that you would like to share with us please email it
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to the email address below or post it to the school for the attention of Giuliana Slocombe, before the event, or you can bring it along on the day. We will of course return any originals. Scanned photos or copies are preferable. For more information on the event please visit the school website www.holycross. kingston.sch.uk or email Giuliana Slocombe at hxsreunion@ holycross.kingston.sch.uk The Holy Cross School, 25 Sandal Road, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5AR. Tel: 020 8395 4225 WPL
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Too many business initiatives and acronyms around in the world of finance? Justin Urquhart Stewart shares his thoughts
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Clubs 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.
Our 2011 production of ‘The Militants’ won the coveted NODA London Flame Award. The photo shows the cast of our production of Terrence Rattigan’s ‘Separate Tables’. 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. The latter includes set construction, stage management, sound and lighting. If Interested call our member- ship secretary, Joyce Cranfield on 020 8337 3317.
Cornucopia, our April production, consists of five single act plays: ‘Four Queens’ is set in Heaven where former wives of Henry VIII await his arrival wondering with which of them he will spend Eternity. ‘Just the Two of Us’ is a humorous exploration of the consequences of modern fertility science. ‘Plaster’ features a cheating husband in hospital after a car crash getting his just deserts from his visiting wife. ‘Magic’ ironically observes conversations in a hospital ward. ‘Unhand Me, Squire’ is an old-fashionedmelodrama. WPLife
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Easter Chocolate Mousse Cake Perfect for a special Easter Sunday meal this indulgent dessert has a chocolate sponge base, creamy white chocolate mousse filling and a rich and dark chocolate glaze. It can be prepared the day before or made a couple of weeks in advance and frozen. BASE • 3 eggs • 70g caster sugar • 50g plain flour • 2 tbsp cocoa powder MOUSSE • 2 x 150g bars good quality white chocolate, broken into pieces • 3 tbsp milk • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 300ml double cream • 3 large egg whites • 2 tsp powdered gelatine GLAZE • 85g plain chocolate • 20g unsalted butter • 4 tbsp double cream • Melted white chocolate and small candy coated chocolate eggs, to decorate
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Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 20 cm round spring-form tin. To make the base, whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until very thick and pale – the whisk should leave a trail in the mixture when lifted. Sift over the flour and cocoa and fold in gently. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 12-15 minutes until just springy to the touch. Turn out and leave to cool completely. Clean the tin and lightly grease and re-line the base. Place the cold sponge in the base of the tin. To make the mousse, place the white chocolate, milk and vanilla extract in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water and leave until melted. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth then stir in 4 tbsp of the cream. Dissolve the gelatine in 2 tbsp hot water. Cool for a few minutes then stir into the chocolate mixture. Softly whip the rest of the cream and fold into the chocolate mixture. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in. Spoon the mousse over the sponge base and chill for 3-4 hours until set. For the chocolate glaze, melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat, stir until smooth then stir in the cream. Leave until cool and thick enough to spread, stirring occasionally. Remove the mousse cake from the tin and gently spread the chocolate glaze over the top. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and decorate with the chocolate eggs. WPL
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Love Worcester Park This Easter For Christians, Easter is a very special time to celebrate how much God loves the world and everyone in it. “God loves you enough to die for you!” is the strapline for an exciting community project at Easter 2012 by the church family at Worcester Park Baptist Church in The Avenue, opposite the station. Lucy Wright, Associate Minister of the church, explains. “We wanted to show and share God’s love with folk in the local community in a very practical way and partner with others. So we came up with the idea of restoring the open space at the end of The Avenue which had become a bit of an eyesore. The Council laid a new path in February and they are also arranging for all the debris on the land to be cleared and for the grassed area which had been damaged by recent civil contract works to be topsoiled and seeded. Our part of the project will be cutting back the trees and restoring the flower beds near the traffic lights. We will be planting evergreen and colourful shrubs – and daffodils of course, which we hope will take and be will be in flower for Easter. Then we hope to be able to enjoy using the site during the Easter weekend celebrations. Hundreds of people pass by the site every day to and from the station and high street. We want to share with each one of them that God loves them. We hope and pray that each time they see and use the site, they will remember that God thinks they are VIPs – loved, unique and precious to him.” Councillor Ken Smith, Chair of Maldens & Coombe Neighbourhood Committee, said “We welcome this community initiative which can make a tremendous difference to the local environment. This is a great example of local enthusiasm and drive being targeted to make a significant difference to the experience of the whole community. The Council is pleased to work with any local organisations who would like to make a positive contribution to life in our Neighbourhood.”
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For details of Worcester Park Baptist Church’s Easter celebrations, visit www.wpbc.org.uk or phone 020 8337 1050. They include – Holiday Bible Club,Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th April, 10001230 – for children ages 4 (at full time school) to 11 (school years reception to year 6). Fantastic, fun-filled mornings of crafts, games, singing, drama and Bible stories! Advance booking needed, please, by phoning Brian or Pam on 020 8395 7196 WPL
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On the grapevine Aret Kapetanovic @ The Vin Bin on the joys Croatia has to offer.... I’ve just returned from a wonderful, if somewhat chaotic trip to Croatia and although I’m exhausted, my passion for the people, land, sea, food and of course wine, has been well and truly renewed! My husband and I were there for a family wedding, which took place in the beautiful town of Opatija in western Croatia on the Adriatic coast. With its stunning Austro-Hungarian architecture, winding ‘lungomare’ seaside promenade and blue waters, it’s a place that once visited, you must return to again and again. Our trip was made all the more exciting by the thirty-odd young Belgians there to cheer on the groom, who could not have enjoyed their first visit to Croatia more, and boy did we know it! The wine at the reception was highly enjoyable and suitably easy to drink. With the weather so bright and summery, I chose to drink the Zlahtina. The perfect accompaniment to Croatia’s gorgeous sheep’s milk cheeses, fish and white meat dishes, this local white wine is grown mainly in a narrow area of the nearby Island of Krk. Zlahtina is always gentle and medium bodied and I like to describe it as a beginners wine, a wine to ease the unsure into Croatian vino territory. The variety gives high yields of large grapes, yet good quality juice that produces wines of alcohol content ranging from 11% to 12%. With soft aromas of apple and ripe citrus and occasional floral notes, this is an
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Safer Neighbourhoods by PCSO Gary Weaving Bogus builders and cold callers After a couple of recent incidents where vulnerable elderly residents were conned out of literally thousands of pounds, I felt it appropriate to use this month’s article to highlight this wicked crime. All too often these day’s con artists and ruthless individuals are cold calling at the homes of our more elderly residents knowing that more often than not they will prove an easy target. Many vulnerable people are easily intimidated into withdrawing large amounts of money time and time again to pay for work that frankly does not need to be done. In one recent incident (which was in the local paper) an elderly lady was told that damage to her front wall would cost her over £4000, when in fact it should have cost little more than £100. Luckily on this occasion, the lady’s bank (Lloyds TSB) alerted police and a man was arrested. The bank staff are to be congratulated and other banks encouraged to train their staff to be more alert to elderly customers withdrawing large amounts of money. In another incident a 90-year-old woman who lives alone has been conned out of a total of £22,200 by bogus builders. The woman, who is recovering from a hip operation, paid several demands for money before refusing to pay any more. Her neighbours then found out what was going on and police were called. The resident of Trafalgar Avenue, Worcester Park, received a call at her front door on Friday 24th February at around 5pm. The male caller said he was working on the development opposite and noticed the roof of her semi-detached house needed repairing. After climbing a ladder for a closer look, he reported that the repair would cost £2,700. A few days later, a different male telephoned asking for a further £4,800 to hire expensive equipment for the work. He wanted cash and asked the woman not to tell the bank it was for building repairs. An additional £4,800 was requested over the phone to meet the insurance costs of leaving the equipment on site. During the next telephone call, the resident said
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she didn’t want the work carried out and wanted a refund. She was told that she would be refunded by bankers draft but this would cost an extra £5,000. The resident believes that she paid a further £4,900 at some stage during the visits and telephone calls. All these payments were collected. The suspects’ vehicle was described as a silver van with the letters ‘B R’ on the side. Police are urging anyone who may have seen this vehicle to come forward. Please contact Sutton Police station on 101. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. PC Duncan Harris, of Sutton’s Crime Prevention Team, say’s residents should refuse entry, and refuse to pay money, to any unknown and unexpected callers. “Residents of any age are advised not to do business with unsolicited workmen who call at their door,” he say’s. Sutton Council run a Safer Sutton Trader Scheme to help residents employ workmen and be confident that certain standards will be met. For details visit: www.sutton.gov.uk and click on Safer Sutton Trader Scheme under ‘Useful Links’. Alternatively, call 020 8770 5070.
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Frogs, frogs,frogs! Frogs came to Shadbolt Park pond in the first week of March. Local wildlife lover Carol Williams gives us the low down... Water levels are higher than they were at this time last year, the habitat has matured and there is much more vegetation to hide in. As I write everything around the pond area is greening up. When the tadpoles develop and leave the water, there will be good cover for them, which will hopefully aid survival rate. It is a hard fact of life that small beings like froglets are food for many other creatures. Even adult frogs are not safe; one of the many reasons that they hide, motionless, in damp places for most of the year. Female frogs lay around 2.000 eggs in the water, and less than 3 in every thousand survive to become a mature adult. So, when you see an adult frog, salute it! He or she is a real survivor. The places that frogs need for successful breeding and ongoing survival are disappearing worldwide. Half of
our amphibialn species are in sharp decline. Habitat destruction is the main threat. Frogs like suburban gardens, parks and school grounds that provide them with a pond, long grass to hide in, log piles and compost heaps. Nature will rapidly reward anybody prepared to create a wildlife haven. It is hard to believe that 18 months ago there was no pond in Shadbolt Park, so beautifully has it developed into a really useful wildlife space. On warm Summer days, frogs hide in tall vegetation, emerging at night to hunt insects, snails and slugs. Using garden poisons, especially slug pellets, will kill the animals and birds that eat the poisoned molluscs, among them frogs, hedhehogs and thrushes. Shadbolt Park pond is the centre of a wildlife area. To the back and sides of the railings we are creating, managing and enjoying several different small habitats: long grass, wild flowers, hedge and thicket, log piles, compost heaps and leaf litter. Insects are a vital part of the life cycle, so encouraging them is key- without them nothing will flourish. It is a sobering thought that without pollinating insects, we could never have begun to grow crops; we are part of Nature and dependent on its bounty. It is a great joy to see the frogs abounding at the pond and to nurture habitat to benefit them. We are there every Wednesday and Saturday mornings, in all weathers, from 10.30 until about 11.30 and would welcome your
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Clubs
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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 16th April – Ian Griffin Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts. Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www.bansteadorganclub.co.uk WORCESTER PARKERS WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Giselle Belcher 0208 404 6713.
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The WORCESTER PARK DRAMATIC SOCIETY is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November. We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions. We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. The latter includes stage management, set construction, sound and lighting. If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.
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Keep Fit Stay Fit every Wednesday 10.15-11.15am at Christ Church with St Philip, Ruskin Road. Come along and give it a try ! For more information please call Jo Hamilton on 020 8786 3444.
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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 Christ Church Hall, Christchurch Rd, Surbiton, KT5 8JJ. We have speakers, activities, coffee & a chat. Other outings & activities are also arranged during the month. For more details please contact Lorna on 020 83374121. 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 See www.esfhs.org.uk for more information about the society and future meetings. 60+ SOCIAL MIXED SINGLE GROUP We meet in a local pub every Thursday where we discuss outings for the weekends
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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.
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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 (email:clubsecretary@ auriolbowlingclub.com), or visit the website at www.auriolbowlingclub.com. 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! Apr 6th, May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, Aug 3rd, Sept 7th & 21st, Oct 5th & 19th, Nov 2nd&16th Dec 21st. CALL 07903 314276
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Fun for under 5s There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers in Worcester Park (term time only)
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Epsom & Ewell Toy Library term time 9.30 to 12.30 at Riverview Children’s Centre, Riverview Primary School, West Ewell, which is just off of Ruxley Lane (at the ewell By Pass end). 0208 337 7310 Refreshments are available, so come along to play & have a cuppa and a chat! £3 to join/year, please bring 2 forms of ID
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Worcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a lively toddler group, where carers of any kind are welcome to attend and supervise their youngsters. Our age range is from young babies to 3-4 years. Sarah on 020 8393 7299 or email via the church’s website www.wpbc.org.uk Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group is a very welcoming and relaxed place to meet new friends for yourself and your toddlers. We are open to all Mums, Dads, Grandparents and Carers. We meet in the Church Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 until 11.15am during term time
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Toddling2Church, Christ Church with St Philip 2-3pm Parents, carers and pre-school children are all welcome to join us for songs with percussion instruments, a Bible story simply and sensitively told, a story-related craft activity and, of course, drinks and biscuits.
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Christ Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday 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 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+ WPL
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What’s on Give blood www.blood.co.uk tel:0300 123 23 23 Worcester Park St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park, KT4 8LH Wednesday 04 Apr 2pm to 4.30pm, 5.30pm to 8pm Friends Of Nonsuch All our events and openings take place in the Service Wing of Nonsuch Mansion (accessed via the Cheam Gate Entrance to Nonsuch Park on the Ewell Road (A232)) Nonsuch Palace Gallery will be open from -every Sunday 11am - 2pm Admission: Adults £2.50, Children (under 16) 50p, under-5s and Members free. Music Appreciation Class On Monday afternoon these popular classes will continue This is a very friendly group for members and friends. The fee for the ten weeks is £40. All profits go to FON funds. For further information please ring Joyce Shaw on 8642 2845 The Nonsuch Harp returns home from across the atlantic The Friends of Nonsuch have pleasure in presenting an extraordinary musical evening at Nonsuch Mansion on Tuesday 1st May. Professional harpists and the music they will play will tell a fascinating story. They will answer the question as to how a harp, bought by Samuel Farmer for his wife 200 years ago, ended up in the present possession of Anita Burroughs Price, an American harpist. A strange tale in itself. The other mystery to be answered is how did Catherine Dunlop (nee Farmer) re-discover it? Our event of beautiful music and entertaining commentary will take place in this lovely Grade II listed building. There will be a licensed bar,with light refreshments provided by Bovingtons included in the price of £15.00. Tickets available from Joyce Shaw, 020 8642 2845 – despatched on receipt of your cheque, payable to Nonsuch Enterprises Lt. Please include a stamped, addressed envelope. It is with great excitement that we can announce that Riding Lights Theatre Company will perform “Monsieur de Coubertin’s Magnificent Opymlic Feat” at Christchurch with St Philip, on Saturday 21st April at 7.30pm as part of its national tour. As London hosts the 2012 Olympic Games, none other than Baron Pierre de Coubertin (sports enthusiast, French aristocrat and devotee of English schools) welcomes you on a whirlwind trip to where it all began. This fascinating, brilliantly entertaining story, which captures ‘the moment’ in the build up to London 2012, will appeal to a wide audience. It will also be glorious fun and games. It’s not often that quality, professional theatre comes to Worcester Park so make the most of it - get your tickets now before they sell out. Tickets can be obtained either locally from Lynn 8330 7282 Seacombe Theatre Sutton 020 8770 6990 MAYORS CHARITY CONCERT 2012 Sat 21
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THE PRODUCERS Tue 24, Wed 25, Thu 26, Fri 27, Sat 28 COLIN FRY & FRIENDS Sun 29 Epsom Playhouse APRIL 24 The Artist (film) 2.30pm & 7.30pm 25 DRIVE (film) 7.30pm 26 War Horse (film) 2.30 & 7.30pm 27 War Horse (film) 7.30pm 29 Central Band of British Legion MAY 1 The Wild Within 8pm 2 There’ll Always Be An England - 2.30pm 3 Adam Kay 8pm 4 Country Roads 8pm 5 Epsom Male Voice Choir 8 Rich Hall 8pm 9 Coriolanus (film) 7.30pm 10 Tuxedo Jazz 8pm 11 Michael Jackson Tribute 7.30pm 12 Epsom Symphony Orchestra 13 Iron Lady (film) 2.30 & 7.30pm 15 Temperance Seven 16 The Blues Band 8pm 17 Counterfeit Stones 8pm 17 Lawrence Clark (Myers Studio) 8pm 18 Clare Teal 8pm 19 Alan Brown 7.30pm 20 Georgie Fame 7.45pm 22 Shaken Not Stirred (Henry Blofeld) 7.30pm 23 Back to Broadway 8pm 24 Blake 8pm 25 Buddy Holly & The Cricketers 8pm 26 Phil Cool 8pm 17 Fireman Sam – 3pm 29 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (film) 2.30 & 7.30pm 30 J.Edgar (film) 2.30 & 7.30pm 31 One Night in Vegas 8pm 31 Maloney & Mills (Myers) 8pm The Rose Theatre Box Office: 08444 821556 (bkg fee) www. rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee) Comedy Store Saturday 31 March 7.30pm The Comedy Store continue their monthly residency presenting the best stand-up from around the globe on your doorstep. Tickets: £10-12 (£14 on the door) Kingston & Sutton Concert Band Showcase Sun 1 Apr 6pm Kingston and Sutton Music Services are joining together in an exciting concert showcasing their six Concert Bands. All Tickets £5 - £8 The Crucible Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr 7.30pm Fri 6 & Sat 7; 2pm Sat 7 Parallels between Salem’s infamous witch-hunt and 1950s McCarthyism have been studied in schools across the world. Rose Youth Theatre and Rose Plus Players combine forces to present a sumptuous and exciting version of this classic masterpiece. Here Thu 19 Apr - Sat 12 May Rarely seen on stage, Here is a touching and brilliant razor-sharp comedy about a young couple facing the challenge of organising their new apartment and their new relationship.
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Slugs and snails by Pippa Greenwood
This is the time of year when you’re likely to start to notice the presence of slugs and snails in your garden, greenhouse, coldframe, window box....indeed just about everywhere. There are many different species; the most common in gardens are probably species of Milax (the keeled slugs) and Arion (e.g. the garden slug and the large black slug), plus the grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatus). The garden snail, Helix aspersa is generally the most troublesome but may also be joined by various species of the banded snail, Cepaea. It never ceases to amaze me how much damage something as small as a slug can do and in such a short space of time. But then the truth of it is, there is never just one slug or one snail, you can always be sure that there will be hoards of them. I garden on clay and our soil is alkaline and so we have a plentiful supply of snails; if you garden on an acidic soil you will generally find that snails are not a problem as they need the calcium to make their shells. To say that they infuriate me would be an understatement, but the type I hate most are those small grey-black keeled slugs that do such a lot of damage to crops such as potatoes. I garden without chemicals so there is no question of using pellets, but I have tried pretty well every other trick in the book. When it comes to potatoes I grow largely earlies and early mains and these crops are less susceptible because they are lifted relatively promptly. It also pays dividends if you grow varieties such as Pentland Dell, Wilja, Charlotte, Estima and Pentland Ivory all of which show a good degree of resistance to these slugs. I also use the biological control nematode Phasmarhabdites hermaphrodita. True this may prove quite expensive but it works brilliantly against slugs, poses no environmental problems (it is a naturally occurring parasite of British slugs) and is perfect for controlling any slug that spends time underground. If you time the applications so that the crops, flowers or other plants are protected while they are at their most vulnerable, it shouldn’t be too much of an outlay. Slug and snail traps also work well, whether you buy your own ‘Slug Pubs’ or make them by plunging plastic beakers into the soil close to susceptible plants and then part filling them with beer. I once did a mini trial on Gardeners’ Question Time to see which beers slugs and snails liked best, and Guinness came out tops....with alcohol-free lager proving least popular! I also find that
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milk (stale works well) is good, and if you add a small quantity of grain or porridge oats to the liquid, the pests come in at an amazing rate. Do make sure that you leave a centimetre or so of the rim of the beaker protruding above the soil level as this will greatly reduce the number of beneficial creatures such as ground beetles that inadvertently fall in to the traps. Upturned half grapefruit skins or even large cabbage leaves can also be used as traps, but remember to empty or replace these daily or else the slugs and snails will re-enter the garden. If you create barriers around plants this can help, but I find it less reliable. My preferred materials are cocoshell (the mulching material), pine needles and crushed shells (e.g. oyster shell sold by poultry feed suppliers). But whatever you use do remember to put it in a complete circle around the base of the plant, not just a ring or the slugs may simply come up inside the ring and of course check it regularly, replenishing the material as necessary. So before they start to really get a hold, show them who is boss, and take action straight away: • Encourage wildlife such as ground beetles, birds and hedgehogs as these may help to keep numbers down. • Create barriers around particularly susceptible plants. • Buy or make slug traps. • If growing potatoes concentrate on earlies and lift these as soon as possible. • Grow varieties of potato that show some resistance to attack. • Use the biological control as a soil drench to control slugs (not snails) • Attach copper strip around the circumference of pots containing slug susceptible plants. • Go on night-time slug and snail hunts. • In late autumn collect up snails from their hibernating places. Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood.com and make Veg Growing Easy. Just select the vegetables you’d like to grow and you’ll receive garden ready veg plants PLUS every week Pippa emails you hints, tips and advice about your chosen veg. From just £39 for up to 66 garden-ready plants, 6 packets of seed and the weekly emails. Pippa’s website now also offers a great selection of growing frames, cloches, raised bed kits and biological controls. WPL
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FREE Golf at Chipstead Sunday 22nd and Sunday 29th April Chipstead Golf Club will once again open its doors for you to play for FREE. The members of Chipstead will be giving up their course so that you can come along and experience what Chipstead has to offer. Start times for these two dates must be booked with the Professional Shop on 01737-555781 and are available NOW!! There will be no better time to join our club and we will have a team of people available to help run through the special membership packages we have on offer. No handicap certificate required but clubs and correct golfing attire will be necessary.
FREE Coaching for Juniors Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May We will be running FREE coaching in groups of 4. Equipment will be provided if necessary Our group sessions will cover all the basic technical skills required to play golf for boys and girls of all ages and abilities. If you would like your child to participate and join the fun please contact Gary, Ben or Nic on 01737-555781
FREE Coaching for Ladies Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May Our Professional Coaching Staff at Chipstead Golf Club will once again be providing their services to you FREE of charge. These sessions will be open to golfers of all ages and ability. From those who have never picked up a club before to those that have had a go in the past and fancy another try. Last year this event was very popular, so book your place early and join in the fun!! Sessions can be booked by calling Gary, Ben or Nicholas on 01737-555781 at the Pro-Shop. Sessions will run for 30 minutes and equipment will be provided if required
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Call Gary or Emma on 11 for further informaon or isit wwwchipsteadgolfcou office@chipsteadcou To advertise email jenny@wplife.co.uk or call 020 8336 2915
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Index of advertisers Call 020 8336 2915 to advertise www.wplife.co.uk Accountancy
Accountancy Services
Beauty & Health
15
Agassi Hair 17 Glitz’n’Glam 43 New Victorian Hospital 45
Care
Home Instead
8
Car hire, maintenance & repair
a3 Self Drive 43 Shannon Corner Service Centre 47
Children
Rascals 46 Sunny Signers 46
Cleaning services Bits and Bobs Crystal Clean Ovens
Computing
31 20
Megabytes 15
Driving Schools
Roberts Driving School
18
Linley House School The Study School Tudor Bec College Westbury House Food & Drink Centrals Bar Lake Thomas Cakes The Real Butchers The Vin Bin
24 3 6 19
Education & classes
34 36 12 35
Home, gardening, decorating
Pets services
AC Gardening 21 Carpets 4 U 33 Craftwerk Carpentry & decorating 10 Cypress (Garden Services 37 David John Painter and decorator 36 Eds Gardening 21 Elegant Curtains 16 Emerald Plastering 37 Handyman Dene 35 Interpave 32 Interalia Services Ltd 42 Robinson & Son painters & decorators 38 RJ Trees 51 Surrey Doors 11 Tollworth Fencing 2 TSD Building 5
Kitchens, bathroom & plumbing Andy Reeve Plumber Bathroom Refurbishment Dreamdoors Kitchens Smith & Byford Top Drawer kitchens
37 26 9 22 23
R Woodfall
41
Opticians
Green Lane Farm Boarding Worcester Bark
Printing
36 25
Fresh Printing 7 Mr Ink 47
Private Car Hire
Ladysafe 56
Property
Browns Residential Shopping Bentall Centre Tudor Williams Unilet Sound & Vision
Sport and Leisure
27 13 55 40
Chipstead Golf Club 52/53 Kids love to Dance 21 King George Indoor Bowls Club 21 Kingston First 14 Protegem 41 Splish Splash 18
Worcester Park Dramatic Society 25
Windows
Cheam Windows
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We endeavour to keep the magazine as varied as we can with lots of editorial content. If you’d like to write an article for the magazine, whether it’s a memory, gripe, thank you, investigation, bit of advice, challenge, something you feel passionately about, or an article about the club that you belong to, please get in touch. Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the editor. All advertisements are commercial and not indicative of any endorsement by the editor who accepts no responsibility for any loss suffered directly or indirectly by any reader as a result of any advertisement or notice published in this magazine. All in-house artwork and editorial presented in this magazine remains the copyright of Malden Media. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored on any retieval system, or transmitted in any form electronic, mechanical. recording, photocopying, or otherwise without prior permission from the Publisher.
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Worcester Park area
Destination Heathrow Gatwick Stanstead City Airport Luton London Southampton
Car
£40.00 £35.00 £105.00 £75.00 £95.00 £55.00 £135.00
Estate
£45.00 £40.00 £125.00 £95.00 £105.00 £60.00 £145.00
6 Seater £50.00 £45.00 £145.00 £115.00 £125.00 £80.00 £180.00
7 Seater £60.00 £55.00 £155.00 £125.00 £135.00 £90.00 £190.00
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