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Dear Readers As I’m sure you’ll appreciate, there is a lead time between me writing this and you reading it!

So today is a sunny Sunday and we’re on day three of the Rugby World Cup (“RWC”). Everyone can be a critic but I really enjoyed the opening ceremony and thought it was a job really well done with what they crammed into a limited time. I have to confess that the girls and I then retired/escaped (post Guides) to the front room to watch ‘Bake Off – Extra Slice’ leaving the rugby fan of the house to watch whoever was playing who. I understand the this RWC is going on for the next six weeks until the end of October. Whilst I might be rugby’s biggest fan nor understand what is going on in the scrum, but, oh my goodness, I was captivated by South Africa V Japan.

With so much going on over in Twickenham, it is fair to suggest that most of South West London is going to be severely congested. So why not stay local and make a point of making use of your high street. That is what my husband is doing. Having tried to book a table in a pub or restaurant in Twickenham for one of the match days, he and ten friend are eating locally for their pre match hospitality before venturing over to Twikkers for the Wales England match – he can sleep in the spare room that night….

Aside from the Rugby World New Malden’s sports club are busy with the new seasons. If you’ve been inspired by what you’re watching and young and fit enough to do so, why not get in touch with your local club. Old Wandsworthian are looking for players, see page 60 for more information.

Have a great month and remember the clocks go back on the 25th.

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Worcester Park History

Under the poplars in the London Road

by David Rymill

Following my article in August about the early history of St Anthony’s Hospital, I am continuing along the London Road, on Worcester Park’s north-eastern corner, to the site of Poplar Cottages, now occupied by Unecol House, offices of the Sutton Borough Guardian and related titles, between the hospital and the Lord Nelson.

In the first half of the 19th century a row of cottages was built facing the London Road.

Behind these were four further cottages, backing onto the high garden wall of North Cheam House (now the site of Cardigan Court). In 1841 the whole group was described as ten cottages, three houses, shops, etc.

In the 1861 census returns the cottages facing the London Road appear to be numbered 1-8 Kerrs Row, presumably after Patrick Kerr of Park Farm, while 1-4 Shepherds Cottages may have been the cottages at the back, which were later known as Old Poplar Cottages. Many of the householders were labourers, possibly on Park Farm, but William Shepherd, at 1 Kerrs Row, was a baker and grocer, Walter Line at no. 3 was a police constable, and 1 Shepherds Cottages was the home of Maria Baker, a monthly nurse. Ten years later, most of the occupiers had apparently changed, but Mrs Baker was still listed at what seems to have become Nelson Cottages. At the right-hand end of the row was a general stores projecting a little way forward.

At the left-hand end of the terrace there was a post office, which for sixty years from about 1902 was run by the same family. Clare Schofield recalls “My grandparents [John and Mary Ann Clare Jorgenson] together with their baby daughter, my mother, had moved to the post office. My grandmother was evidently a good businesswoman. Until her death in 1930 she lived in the left-hand cottage with the little old shop adjoining. Apart from being a post office the shop sold virtually anything and

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everything – sewing threads, crochet hooks, boot polish, sweets, stationery etc. I was told that twice a year my grandmother would put on her finery – if it was summer she would take her parasol – and go to a warehouse near St Paul’s to buy her new stock. She would then dine at Frascati’s in Oxford Street – a twice-yearly treat as her normal life was one of hard work, often ill-health and considerable tragedy. The new post office built by my father [in the 1930s] was intended to be the first of a row of shops. It was well designed, with all mod cons, [but] was demolished in the early 1960s. My mother and grandmother had been postmistresses there for 60 years between them.”

Mrs Schofield’s own early memories relate to the ‘new’ shop as it was in the 1940s. The fixtures included “a glass cabinet on the counter – an item remaining from the old shop – and it had inscribed on the glass ‘Mazawattee Tea’. Another relic from the earlier premises was a phone box, in the corner.

It was reminiscent of a railway carriage in that it had leather-padded sides extending halfway up with glass windows above. The door was similarly padded with a window above and this could be opened using a leather strap.”

Mrs Schofield also recalls that the cottages were named after “two huge poplar trees which stood in front of the post office. An enamelled sign on one of the trees announced ‘Poplar Tea Gardens’, as … there was a beautiful garden behind the post office and the next door cottage, where all summer long

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cream teas were served. It was a popular stoppingoff place and well-known for its delicious home made ice-cream. Further behind the gardens and cottages in the area where maisonettes now stand and fronting onto Trafalgar Avenue, were several large greenhouses where my grandfather grew flowers for sale at Covent Garden.” He “came from a large dairy farm in Denmark. It had been decided that his brother would stay on the farm, but my grandfather would learn to be a nurseryman; he spent time in a nursery in Hamburg, then the Tuileries in Paris, and finally Cheshunt where he met my grandmother.”

“The four cottages built onto the North Cheam House wall were double-fronted in two pairs; I think there was a wash house for each pair, with a deep stone sink with a fire under it. From my earliest memories the four cottages were already ruins. The nearest one was still vaguely habitable as my father used it as a workroom where he did carpentry.

My friends and I played in the tumbledown wash house, equipping it with discarded bits of furniture.”

The cottages in the main row “looked pretty with their front gardens and picket fences but they were anything but idyllic. The front door gave entry to the front room. There was a fireplace with a high mantel shelf and a single gas lamp towards one end of the shelf.” A slatted shed-like door with gaps at top and bottom led to “the scullery/kitchen. It had a shallow sink with a single cold water tap.

The stairs ran steeply up behind the sink wall to a landing (second bedroom) from where one went through a curtained doorway into the front bedroom. I believe there was another fireplace and a single gas lamp in the bedroom. Outside there was a six-foot fence between adjoining back doors, and at a short distance on either side of the fence were the brick-built toilets; hanging on each fence was a tin bath.”

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Ruth Jemmett Writes The frosty kiss of autumn Ruth Jemmett Muses On The Month Of September

It seems that it was only yesterday when I was wandering around garden centres in the Spring, choosing plants to fill my troughs and hanging baskets. How I prayed for the sunny days that would encourage my Petunias and Bizzy Lizzies to grow more than a few inches high. My prayers were surely answered. The sun eventually arrived, and those same plants are now enormous and magnificently colourful, with their stems snaking in all directions, as they make a huge growth spurt before the first night frosts of September render them weak and pale. When the poet Henry Van Dyke wrote The Frosty Kiss Of Autumn, his description captured the time when a chill night can obliterate months of beauty and perfume.

There is something sad about pruning at this time of the year. My once eye-catching baskets now look distinctly apologetic, and my once stunning roses are becoming shadows of their former selves - rather like glamorous film stars who are past their hey-day, with veins standing out, and their blush fading. This is surely the time to start buying spring bulbs, and to start imagining how even more stunning our suburban retreat will look next year!

After recent heavy showers the conifers decided to turn into unstructured Triffids, so now is the time to contact the gardeners who tame them before the weather turns ugly. My newly acquired raspberry cage was my star purchase this year, and my freezer is now crammed with its luscious fruit. I have two large buddleia bushes in my garden. These plants are often referred to as The Butterfly Bush, as butterflies love their nectar. I have enjoyed spending sunnier days taking photographs of butterflies, and will send you towards the cooler Autumn days with a pretty ‘photo I took of a Comma that conveniently posed for me while it preened itself!

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Biscuit Month. As far as I am concerned, Biscuit Month applies to every month of the year, as I am sure that my passion for Sainsbury’s Shortie Biscuits keeps the firm going!

As Autumn takes a hold, children return to school after their seemingly never-ending summer holiday. When I attended my junior school I used to love the fact that we were going into the season of playing ‘conkers’, using the fruits of the Horse Chestnut tree. The boys at my school took this ‘sport’ very seriously, with some of them asking their mothers to slightly roast the chestnuts, or paint them with clear varnish to strengthen them.

I am sure that there were many minor accidents in those days, caused by misdirected conkers hitting children on the head, but we somehow survived. In these days of Health and Safety, some schools have banned the game. Others have given it the go-ahead, only allowing it if children wear protective clothing. Goodness knows how my generation survived playing marbles, chewing bubble gum, or tattooing themselves with oldfashioned pen nibs soaked in ink! We all lived to tell the tale. The ritual of Harvest Thanksgiving is still alive and well in churches and schools throughout the country. I can remember searching through my food cupboards many years ago, so that I could contribute edibles to my son’s school. Such foodstuffs were distributed to local old people’s homes. I remember the time I gave him twenty tins of sardines, (well, they WERE in date, and were piling up at an alarming rate …), and I wondered if the teachers might think that his mother was a penguin!

I was recently mulling through my old diaries. (We writers start scribbling down our thoughts from our earliest years, whether people want to know about them or not!), and I realised that one of my favourite songs during my teens involved the month of September. The singer-songwriter Carole King, and Gerry Goffin, had composed “It Might As Well Rain Until September” when I was sixteen.

They wrote it for the then popular American pop idol, Bobby Vee, whose glossy photograph adorned my bedroom wall. I still have that ‘45’ Record (as they were then known), along with a few dozen other recording antiques!. (Many years later I went to see him perform at Wimbledon Theatre, and suddenly felt very old when I realised that his adult son was part of his backing band!)

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It is exactly fifty years(in 1965) ago that the dress designer Mary Quant, launched the ’miniskirt’ on the world. In 1966 I summoned up enough courage to wear one to an office where I worked.

It was strawberry pink, and as I tottered along on my fashionable ’winkle-picker’ high heels (in all of my 5’ 8” glory) I am sure that I looked just like an ungainly stork! Youngsters might think that they are very daring regarding their fashions nowadays, but I promise you that our generation have seen it all before! In those far off days I regularly wore giant false eyelashes to parties, and could create a minitornado if |I blinked., and my friends and I were sporting ‘eye-flicks’ at the corners of our peepers long before Kate Moss was born!

Music lovers will be more than aware that the summer months are when The Proms take place at The Royal Albert Hall, culminating in the world famous Last Night in mid-September. There is something quintessentially British about the sight of hundreds of people waving flags, and singing patriotic songs. Yes, of course it’s jingoistic, and is probably totally out of step with our multi-cultural society, but it is always guaranteed to send you to bed with a smile on your face!

The 23rd of September is the time of The Autumnal Equinox, which means that it will only be a month before we have to turn the clocks back. Before we know it The Frosty Kiss of Autumn will be turning into The Chilly Claw of Winter. Now is the time to get the central heating checked, the duvet changed over to a warmer Tog, and to get those Ugg Boots out. Yes, of course we might have an ‘Indian Summer’, but I wouldn’t bank on it!

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What your brain can gain from a music-making hobby Kate McLelland When did you last pick up a musical instrument and play a piece of music from beginning to end? Last week? Last month? Last year?

Sadly for most people the answer is quite likely to be: “Not since I was a child.”

Musicians are most likely to develop their abilities during childhood. It’s the ideal time to learn basic skills such as reading music and playing an instrument, but as children turn into teenagers it’s not unusual to find that the pleasures of learning and playing are sacrificed to the pressures of taking exams, studying at college or university and – eventually – taking up full-time work.

In Sweden, researchers interviewed a random selection of 16 to 19 year olds who enjoyed regular music sessions. Starting in the 1980s, the researchers returned at specific times over the next two decades to interview their subjects. They discovered that by the time the respondents had reached their twenties, the proportion still managing to attend weekly sessions had dramatically decreased to just 6%.

Although it may be hard to find time to make music as a busy adult, much attention has recently been focused on the physiological benefits of learning to play an instrument. For example, a study based on 157 sets of twins discovered that those who were able to make music were 33% less likely to suffer from dementia.

While it’s unclear exactly why this might be, there is a theory that learning to play an instrument – which involves a wide range of brain regions, functions and processes – empowers the brain in such a way that it is able to draw on its “cognitive reserves” when under attack.

Other reports have suggested that playing music can improve listening skills, encourage better self-discipline, help with memory and even increase the IQ of both children and adults. In 2009 the University of Zurich

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of the brain changes.”

“The parts of the brain that control hearing and memory and the part that controls the hands all become more active.

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So whether you’re returning to an instrument you once loved to play, or learning for the first time, you can enjoy your hobby in the knowledge that you’re not just bringing pleasure to others through your music, you are enhancing your brain’s capabilities.

If you’re feeling insecure about your musical skills, those first few steps towards learning (or returning to) a musical instrument will be crucial. You should make sure that tuition progresses at just the right pace for you: too fast, and you may lose confidence, too slow, and you’ll quickly become bored and frustrated. Fortunately there are a number of organisations whose purpose is to signpost musicians towards the help they need to develop. There are many resources out there, so take your time to explore the options, working towards a solution that’s tailor-made for your level of skill and experience.

If you live in a city you may be able to access adult education services. Pick up a prospectus at your local library or search online to find a suitable course. Some adult learning institutes let you try a taster session so you can decide if the lessons are appropriate before you book an entire course.

Alternatively, find a local tutor by searching the Music Teachers UK website (www.musicteachers.co.uk). This organisation offers a free service to help musicians with every aspect of education and performance and the site provides some valuable information, including a helpful guide to selecting a music teacher.

If you are returning to music and have retained some basic (if rusty) skills, you might enjoy joining up with a local amateur music group, or even putting together a group from scratch. Making Music (www.makingmusic. org.uk) helps its members to set up, run and develop

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Community The Friends of Worcester Park Library Garden On Saturday 8th August 2015 the Worcester Park Library Garden was officially opened. We had organic vegetables from the local allotments in our raffle, a wish tree for children and adults, tea, coffee, juice and biscuits for the community.

Our local hero retired Major Relph Rickard cut the ribbon and declared the garden open. Major Relph Rickard fought in WWII and was named after his uncle Relph (a family name spelt with an “e”) who died in WW1 at 21.

In January 2013 the project began when Relph and I attended the Mayor’s Buffet and spoke of the idea to local Councillors, I was asked to put the idea down on paper. I did a plan of a garden area, an aerial view of the existing library and car park area, reasons for the garden and Relph drew a sketch of the area.

In February 2013 the idea was put forward to the OLF (Outer London Fund) but we were told that it was too late and maybe another time.

In March I was approached by the Council and encouraged to apply for a grant through the local participatory budget grants. This was the chance to get the garden project up and running. I had also been told of the London Mayor’s Pocket Park scheme grants.

In May a presentation for £5,000 was presented to the local people and Councillors and we came in second out of 15 applicants. We were awarded £5,000 to start the library garden project. Relp takes a trip up to Planning to see if Planning is required or not for this project.

In August I had a meeting with the Waitrose Manager Simon Cuzner who liked the idea of a garden for the community. Simon agreed to the project but reduced the initial size of the project as this involved taking too many parking spaces away. Applied for the London Mayor’s Pocket Parks grant but was not successful.

In September the Friends of Worcester Park library had new plans drawn up and held a coffee morning for everyone to show the plans and get the community involved either with helping in the garden or donations.

A Garden Proposal was written which was to stand as a document with all details and questions answered for the project.

In October The WI came on board and offered help from the garden club regarding maintenance In February 2014 Waitrose agreed to help on the finance of the garden and offered up to £20,000 in match funding In March 2014 We had our first Planning meeting as to whether the project needed Planning Permission and we applied for the Mayors Grant and now it was a waiting game as to whether we could take this project to the next level?

During the next few months there were several meetings,

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emails, phone calls as each time a problem or questions arose we needed to have answers and keep on top as this project was more complex than we originally thought.

In April second presentation given for the £5,000 grant money.

In July I had notification from The London Mayor that we were successful in our application and they would be awarding us £17,000 for the garden project.

In August due to Council cut backs I had a meeting with Stephanie Crossley who came to tell me that the project could not go ahead. After a presentation she decided to go away and try to find a solution to the project. After a few emails we finally had a meeting with Planning.

In September - Planning meeting In October - meetings In November - Meeting at City Hall the London Mayor’s Office.

In December Meeting with Waitrose, the Council, Landscape Architect and the Friends January 2015 – Planning Permission applied for. Emails/ calls with Waitrose regarding match funding and funds were transferred in to friends bank account. Emails to the Mayor’s office as we had already had an extension on the project due to the delay with Planning.

February Planning permission agreed along with Planning conditions.

March More grants applied for as money short for project.

Emergency friends meeting regarding committee vote as to whether we could raise funds for 5 years to maintain project. Meeting with the Contractor Warwick Landscapes.

April Awaiting to see if the Council would accept the liability for the garden area.

Awaiting approval of Management plan to be approved

by Planning. Third presentation done for the £5,000 Participatory grant the Mayor’s Office requires the formal document/lease from the council and a bank statement of proof that we have Waitrose £17,000 match funding in the bank.

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May Still waiting on liability to be agreed by the Council.

The leases to be surrendered from Waitrose back to the Council. Local committee grant applied for June Liability accepted by the Council. Planning Conditions (Management Plan) now approved. Final part of garden - Surrender of leases from Waitrose back to the Council. Friends to sign the licence and Contact the Mayor’s

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Office for a third extension to the project.

Work begins on Tuesday 30th June 2015 – Work complete Wednesday 29th July ahead of schedule.

As you can see this project had over two and a half years of work and there was many a long day and several obstacles in the last few weeks and still the concern that this project may not go ahead. There were countless emails, phone calls and several presentations required.

Success, we got there!

I would like to thank several people along the way who contributed to this project.

The Mayor’s Office for having faith in this project and extending our grant three times for an extra 12months in total. Laura Williams and Nicola Murphy for their understanding and help along the way.

Waitrose Simon Cuzner the Manager who had faith and supported the project from start to finish. The match funding of £17,000 that was given. Michael Finnegan, Matt Sinfield and Jason Stanley the legal, accounts and temporary Manager at Worcester Park.

The Friends committee old and new members for staying with the project and fighting for open space for the community. Angela Weallans, Pauline Collier, Major Relph Rickard, Marjorie Gibbons, Sue Evans, Teresa Terrazas & Alice Cronk Rhona Harley – The Landscape Architect who was professional, efficient, caring and also passionate about this project.

The Library staff past and present who have supported this project from start to finish.

Kathy English the library Manager whose last minute running around came up trumps for the final preparations.

Praveen Manghani Libraries Assistant Manager who gave support and help with the library garden.

Sheila Swann who gave me direction when I thought it was all over. Who told me to get up there and do my presentation, that it was my last chance and to give them impact. This is what I did and got the long awaited Planning meeting. Ideas for the wish tree and shears to cut the ribbon.

Cllr Richard Broadbent for coming on board and turn the project around once againCllr Sam Bourne for help with the finer details with the Planning.

The Worcester Parkers WI for donations of money, cakes, bunting and a weekend Planting day for the Official Opening. Sue Harris, Dee Davis, Sue Hostler, Jackie & Steve Whitefield, Sue Osbourne, Tacey Wilkins and Wendy Sumner.

The Craft Club- Jane Honney and the girls who have given the project continued support and help with the bunting and are welcome to have their craft fairs in the garden, probably just in the summer. Jane Francis for her fabulous cake .

To all my friends who have been supportive and encouraged me, who listened to my frustrations and kept me up there with their support and confidence in me.

Lisa Ewing Adams & Richard Adams who was a great support and helped with the preparations in the morning.

My friend from school who is my family.

Steve my neighbour, who cut the wish tree logs, got the hose working and the PA System.

Ray, Doug, Angela and Jonathan from the local allotments who gave organic produce for the raffle.

A friend at the Legion who gave £100 A WI member gave £100 The WI gardening club gave their £65 kitty money Colin at Redgwell Sewing machines £50 £500 from Schwing Stetter Mr Sumner £200 Alleyne & Ian plant donations for the Official Opening The Bingo/Lunch Club – Joyce Houghton for her famous lemon drizzle cake and Pauline King for helping with the raffle and the laughs on the day.

Warwick Landscapes for a professional job, finishing ahead of schedule and a hose donation to water the garden.

Sheila Patrone who gave support and help on the day.

For all support letters sent to the Council and those of you that took the time to come to the library’s coffee morning and let us know your thoughts and comments.

Last but not least my thanks, love and appreciation go to Relph the Major. Relph drew sketches for the garden to help with the first presentation, seen potential and directed me and put me on the right track when I felt I was at a dead end.

Note: Parking spaces at the beginning of this project was 196, now there are 197 in the Waitrose car park. With the recycling area being taken away we gained three spaces and we took two for the project. The disabled spaces have been relocated.

I would just like to say that if you have ever considered doing voluntary work? When I got involved with the friends over 5 years ago my whole world changed. To give is one thing but what you received back is so much more.

Fabulous friendships have been made along the way and I hope that they continue to bloom in the same way Worcester Park Library Garden does.

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View from the City

by Justin Urquhart Stewart

If you know the news, you probably saw that there was no news.

This past month should be remembered by all of us as a classic example of no new news driving the daily news - well at least in the financial world anyway. If I look back over my past few talks and my scribblings for the last six months, it’s very clear to see that there are some fairly fundamental themes running along, all of which seem to take it in turns to grab a headline every so often.

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economic growth. However, that is a long way from economic catastrophe as some have been heralding.

Of course if we all turn into such financial zombies then it could become a self-fulfilling truth as the confidence is leached away, but we are nowhere near that for the moment.

What we have seen therefore is not a change in news, but rather something far stronger, and that is a change in sentiment. There was in August no new news of any size and merit, but there was a change in attitude, some would say a realisation that at last, for example, China was slowing down. Had they really not seen that before?

So we have the Euro fears from a Greek potential exit, to the very future of the currency itself. Then alongside that the Euro zone economies, the worries about US interest rate rises and of course the ever running story of China’s economic slowdown. I am sure you can add several others quite easily from Ukraine to ISIS and the oil price. So what was fascinating about the sudden bout of market fears in August was that there was no new news! Everything that suddenly became an excuse for fear and panic was everything that we knew the month before.

It was that old line that with the news the confidence for the investors was that the glass was half full and therefore positive. Three weeks into August and the same glass, with apparently the same amount of water was now seen as half empty and thus far more negative. That is of course not to mention the unfortunate Chinese private investors who I suspect now feel that their glasses are neither half full, nor empty, but rather somewhat seriously cracked.

So as we start in September (and we haven’t had the St Leger Day races yet at Doncaster) the markets are twitchy. However that does not mean that the global economy is stopping and in fact global growth is still running at around 3% which is its long term average.

But of course as we all know “global economy running at long term average” is a lousy headline.

To this you can also add a certain laziness of reporting as the standard mantras of economic givens and measurements are trotted out again. My colleague Chris Darbyshire pointed to a lovely statistic that was grabbing the headlines, in that China’s demand for oil had fallen by 43%, and thus here was a clear indicator of the slowdown in the Chinese economy. Ok so now let’s strip out the price of the oil and the fact that it is priced in U.S. Dollars, and you get a rather different picture. In fact if you look at the volume demand from China for oil it was in fact up by some 8% - rather a different view from -43%.

Thus as investors we should be prepared for both a meteorological and financial stormy autumn. Why? Because it usually is. In my view this will throw up opportunities to buy assets at an autumn discount.

Some are already saying that this is the end of the bull market and that we should be selling on the peaks and not buying on the dips. Well for me if companies are still giving reasonable outlooks, and economies showing relatively positive growth, then why would I not want to own assets which are in the longer term increasing in value and giving a nice steady compounding return.

To this we can add similar variations in data which shows that iron ore demand was roughly flat and certainly not at the -43% which has been widely quoted. So here we see then some very misleading headlines which allow the media and market commentators to wail and cry that “the end is nigh” and the global economy is seemingly doomed.

Well yes they are right to show that we have had a great bull run in equity markets after the financial crash, and yes post the financial surgery taken by many nations, we are now in a slower, lower world of

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History

Tower in its first year and 100,000 dined in the restaurant.

Then in October 1971, the IRA set off a bomb in the gents’ loo on an observation deck underneath the restaurant. No-one was hurt and no structural damage was done but security was ever afterwards a concern. In 1980 the tower was closed to the public. Ostensibly this was on security grounds, as the Troubles were intensifying; actually, though, the newly-created BT (after which the tower was renamed) saw a great deal less trouble and more profit in operating the upper stages as a swish venue for corporate functions than as a downmarket tourist attraction; it’s rather telling and perhaps indicative of the times that even though the Troubles are ancient history now, the tower has never reopened.

Golden Years – Memories of 50 years ago

Exactly 51 weeks after coming to power with a majority of four, Harold Wilson seized a very public opportunity to prove that when he said he was going to reforge Britain in the white heat of the technological revolution, he meant it. For on 8th October 1965 he cut the ribbon on perhaps the most visible manifestation in Britain of the new world of hightech telecommunications: the Post Office Tower.

Not all was as it seemed, of course.

First, Harold Wilson had absolutely nothing to do with the tower’s creation: it was first proposed in 1954; construction started in June 1961; and it was topped out in July 1964, three months before the general election.

Secondly, the microwave technology it existed to support was not quite white-hot: the purpose of the tower was to replace an array of microwave antennae that had been built on top of a neighbouring telephone exchange in 1947, and which was now in danger of being overshadowed by the many much taller officeblocks that were at the planning stage. But performing the official opening made a great photo-opportunity for such an avowed moderniser as Wilson.

At 177 metres tall (191 if you include the antennae), and on foundations rammed 53m deep into the clay beneath Maple Street, Fitzrovia, it was London’s tallest building until the NatWest Tower was completed 15 years later.

The slim, elegant, green-glass shaft with its 29 microwave dishes and 16 storeys packed with mysterious technology was visible from almost everywhere in London, and was utterly unlike anything Londoners had ever seen.

Serene and unmoving it may have appeared but it was actually frenetically busy: TV shows, radio programmes, long-distance telephone calls, air traffic control data and military traffic – all began their silent and invisible journeys round the country from this point.

But this was the ‘60s, when the concept of modernity was as much cultural as technological; and culture in the ‘60s was a democratic affair. Not only was the tower entirely designed by the in-house architects at the Ministry of Works, not only was it entirely publicly funded (to the tune of £2.5 million), and not only was it open to the public, but the whole thing was crowned by a restaurant that revolved at a snail’s pace, taking 22 minutes to complete a circuit without causing a ripple on the surface of the diners’ glasses of Blue Nun. To novelty-hungry Londoners it was a sensation: more than a million people visited the

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Book an appointment by calling 0300 123 23 23 St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park KT4 8LG 2 to 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm 26th Nov, 4th Dec, 31st Dec Sutton, The Thomas Wall Centre, Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey., SM1 4DP 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm 1st Oct, 17th Dec St James’s Church Hall, Bodley Road, New Malden 4.30pm 5.30 to 8pm 28th Oct, 11th Nov, 9th Dec Cheam, North Cheam Sports and Social 658 London Road, North Cheam 4th Nov

Nonsuch Park

Nonsuch Park is a link to Tudor England. The Palace that once stood here was a hugely expensive symbol of Henry VIII’s power. The Friends of Nonsuch offer guidance to a 7 feet model which has been created from contemporary documentation, paintings and an excavation of the Palace site in 1959. The model is on display in the Stable Wing of the much later Nonsuch Mansion in the heart of Nonsuch Park. The model is open from 11 am until 3 pm every Sunday in November and December; admission £2.50; cars via Cheam Gate.

For further information please visit the website at www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk The East Surrey Family History Society Meet On the first Thursday of each month at St Nicholas Church Hall,Robin Hood Lane,Sutton, SM1 2RG. Doors open 7.30pm. Talk starts 8pm. Visitors welcome.

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3 October Sing-a-long-a Frozen A full screening of Disney’s FROZEN with lyrics on screen to help you sing along during the film.

Introduced by a live host who will guide you through this interactive screening by showing you how to use your free prop bag, warm up your singing voices and teach you some dance moves with the help of a couple of Singalonga Princesses. Watch as we bring the film to life and help you experience this movie in a whole new light.

4 October The Searchers With such classic hits as, Sweets For My Sweet; Needles and Pins; Don’t Throw Your Love Away; Sugar and

Spice and When You Walk In The Room, they have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry.

5 October Pam Ayres - 40th Anniversary Tour 40 years after she first appeared on TV’s Opportunity Knocks, Pam Ayres brings her latest show to The Epsom Playhouse, following the recent paperback release of her latest book of poetry, YOU MADE ME LATE AGAIN! Pam Ayres’ work is funny and approachable. It sounds simple, as though dashed off, but this is deceptive. Her hair-trigger timing, her eye for the detail of everyday life, and for the absurdity therein, makes for an art that hides art. Her books have been bestsellers for 40 years and Pam is still a regular on Radio and TV, on programmes such as ‘Just A Minute’,’Loose Ends’, and six series of ‘Ayres on The Air’ for Radio 4.

8 October An Evening of Dirty Dancing Celebrating the greatest movie soundtrack of all time!

9 October Wall of Floyd EARLY BIRD OFFER : Book before 1st September 2015 and get two tickets for £30 Available online or through our Box Office. If you are a Pink Floyd fan, then this is the band you must see as they re-create the sound and the look of Pink Floyd perfectly.

10 October Roy Orbison & Friends Using original film footage and backed by his fabulous band and big screen , this celebration of The Big O’s

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musical legacy is quite simply unmissable as Barry Steele takes you on a musical journey in time from the early sun years right through to the late 80’s and The Traveling Wilbury’s Jurassic Adventures’ 11 October 2015 Jurassic Adventures, is a brand new production, set on a magical island, where anything might happen, with a brave cast of amazing actors, a great fun script, superb scenery, and of course DINOSAURS Get transported to a prehistoric place full of fun, thrills and screams, be amazed and awed by the birth of a baby Dinosaur, but beware of the T. REX mother who wants her egg back!

25 October The Matt Monro Story - featuring Matt Monro Jr. The Matt Monro story is an inspired performance

by Matt Monro Jr. making this unforgettable show a unique evening of music, warmth and love, keeping the memory of his father and his music alive.

26 October LDN Wrestling Half Term entertainment back by popular demand! The stars stars of LDN Wrestling are coming for a night of action packed drama 30 October Irish House Party Join the Irish House Party for an evening of traditional Irish music and dancing at it’s very best; performed

by All Ireland champion musicians, dancers and entertaining presenters. An evening of high octane music and toe tapping rhythms.

3 November Jim Davidson With support act Charlton Nil The people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians, Jim Davidson OBE takes to the road with his brand new show Charlton Nil. Son of a Glaswegian father, born and breed in Charlton.

From drummer to window cleaner via shelf stacker, to a theatre near you. Guaranteed to be an irreverent, outrageous and truthful.

For one night only! Adults only 6 November The Nutcracker The enchanting Christmas tale of The Nutcracker is one of the best-loved ballets and centres around Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier. Their adventures see the Prince and Clara combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy for a wonderful trip to a kingdom made entirely of sweets 9 November The Simon and Garfunkel Story - 50th Anniversary Tour. Direct from London’s West End, award winning actor Dean Elliott (Buddy Holly in Buddy - The Musical) and a full cast of performers tell the compelling story of the greatest music duo of all time in this 50th Anniversary Celebration. Ed Byrne 11 November Ed Byrne Outside Looking In That bloke.

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You know. The Irish guy. No, not the bald one. The other one. You know him. The one Carol from work really likes. Wait, that might be Jason Byrne. Anyway.

Funny chap. Has a new show!

12 November Jeremy Hardy begins his 4th decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he stared 31 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 31 years to go. Last year, the tenth series of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation was broadcast on Radio 4. He is also well known for his appearances on The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Indeed Alan Bennett recently said he likes him “but he’s only on radio”. However, Jeremy isn’t only on radio. He is on the road all year round and has never stopped doing live shows since 1984. After briefly hibernating in the winter, he’s back on the road in 2015.

13 November Hot on the heels of IL DIVO and Collabro, Brit-Award-winning harmonisers BLAKE are back with a new album, new songs & their most uplifting live show yet! Inspired by the lush trio harmonies of The Three Tenors, The Bee Gees and The Lettermen, the boys will perform exclusive songs from their latest CD ‘In Harmony’ 14 NovemberABBAMANIA Celebrating 40th Anniversary of ABBA. Europe’s leading ABBA tribute, ABBAMANIA, continue to entertain audiences with their outstanding vocals and musical performance live on stage. buy tickets 23 November Original Drifter’s member Roy G Hemmings ‘Motown Show’ is a celebration of all things Motown. Featuring artistes such as Otis Reading, James Brown, The O-Jays, The Supremes, Four Tops and other Motown greats. This show is full of timeless songs, performed with energy and sensitivity, creating emotions that touch the heart of audiences everywhere. Audiences will thrill to the sounds of all time greats such as ‘Get Ready’, ‘Sitting On The Dock of the Bay, ‘Under The Boardwalk’, ‘Can’t Help Myself, ‘My Girl’, ‘Save The Last Dance for Me’ and many many more 25 November From the producers of ‘Remember When At Christmas’ comes a brand new Christmas matinee nostalgia show. Neil Sands and his brilliant cast are back with their all new 2015 production, which promises to be their biggest and best yet.

Start Christmas in style with this delightful and unforgettable festive trip down memory lane. We can all be dreaming of a white Christmas and watching chestnuts roasting on an open fire, as we sing along to all your festive favourites.

27 November MAGIC OF THE BEATLES Help! The Golden Anniversary Tour. Join the authoritative Beatles live concert show, celebrating the Golden Anniversary of Help! The film, album and hit single propelled John, Paul, George and Ringo to worldwide stardom.

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Tax Matters

By Andrew Khan - Principal Accountant at Tax Affinity Accountants.

Sole Trader v Limited Company A difficult question that the self-employed face is whether to trade as a sole trader/partnership or to trade as a limited company. However, the answer isn’t definitive and is dependent on many factors ranging from the type of business you are running to the type of person you are.

Whichever one you choose has different implications for tax, legal and financial responsibilities. The aim of this article is to give you an insight to the advantages and disadvantages in terms of tax purposes of being a sole trader/in a partnership or forming your own limited company. Hopefully it will inform you on the structure most beneficial to you.

Legality As a sole trader, you are the business. You have full control and ownership of the business and are able to manage it in any way you like. On the contrary, a limited company is its own legal entity. Instead you serve the company as a director of the company and act as a shareholder. In most cases, you are considered as an employee but this status is not automatically granted in terms of Employment Law, the National Minimum Wage or for Tax Credits.

Tax – Sole Trader You are subject to income tax on the taxable profits of your business. For the tax year 2013/14, you pay 20% tax on income between £0 - £31,785 and 40% tax on income between £31,786 - £150,000. Income above £150,000 is taxed at 45%. The personal allowance amount for persons aged under 65 is £10,600. You are also required to pay Class 2 & 4 National Insurance contributions (NIC). Class 2 NIC are at a flat rate of £2.80 per week. However, you may not need to pay Class 2 NIC if your earnings are below £5,725 for the whole year. Class 4 NIC is calculated based on your profits for the year. For 2013/14, you pay 9% on annual profits between £8,060 and £42,385 and then 2% on any amount over that. Any trading losses you incur on your business can be offset against other your income to reduce your tax liabilities.

Tax – Limited Company For a limited company, it pays corporation tax on its taxable profits. Company tax rates are lower than the higher rates of income tax. If you are employed under your company and taking a salary, your earnings from that employment are subject to income tax and Class 1 NIC due through PAYE (Pay As You Earn). The amount you pay is dependent on your earnings. Shareholders of the company who are on a higher tax bracket may have to pay higher a higher tax rate on any dividend income they receive. Losses from the company can only be offset against its other income but not against your income as an individual.

What does it all mean?

Now for most people, the above two paragraphs may have confused you further. But here is a scenario that will make things easier to understand and hopefully give you enough information to aid you in that important decision.

You have a trading income of £30,000 pre tax and wish to extract all the profits for yourself. As a sole trader, you will be taxed at around 29% for any income and NI in excess of your personal allowances. The total tax liability including the Class 2 & 4 NIC amounts approximately to £6,000.20 (assuming normal personal allowance of £10,600). This leaves you with £23,999.80 in real terms after taxes.

The tax calculation for a limited company is slightly more complex as you have more flexibility in how you distribute the income. For simplicity sake, you take the minimum annual wage that is not liable for PAYE tax or NIC which is around £7,956. Company profits under £300,000 are taxed at a rate of 20%.

Taxable profits are again at £30,000 which amounts to a corporation tax liability of £4,408.80 (after tax free wages).

This leaves you with £25,591.20 in real terms taken as tax free dividends because it’s below the current earnings threshold of £31,785 (you only pay tax once under current rules).

So in this scenario, it is better to work as a Limited Company because you pay much less tax. However, calculations may differ depending on the trading income and how much salary you take. The general idea is that as your trading income increases, its becomes more and more beneficial to trade as a limited company than as a sole trader (40% income tax versus 20% corporation tax).

Just a Final Note The Government has announced that the corporation tax rate will fall in 2017 to 19% and in 2020 to 18%. But in some cases you can be better off trading as a sole trader for tax purposes if your annual trading profits are not high or if you want to have losses brought forward from a previous year.

However, many businesses opt to form limited companies for reasons that extend past tax issues. A limited company status adds prestige and makes a trader appear more established and reliable. Also should the business fail, you will not be personally liable for its debts if you were a limited company.

If you plan to sell the business after a few years then limited is again a better choice. Also if you plan to expand the business then getting finance for your business may be easier if you were a limited company. There are many varying circumstances that makes being one more appealing than the other but if you still appear unsure then feel free to contact us and we’ll be sure to offer you tailored expert advice.

Tax Affinity Accountants are experts in Tax and Accountancy. Based in Worcester Park and Surbiton they are considered in the Industry to be experts accountants for small businesses. Helping and supporting business throughout the UK, they regularly help new and established businesses to succeed.

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Community Who are the Cuddington Residents’ Association, CRA?

Cuddington Ward councillors: Robert Foote, Lucie Dallen and Deputy Mayor George Crawford.

Eber Kington represents Cuddington, Ewell Court and Auriol & Stoneleigh Residents’ Associations at Surrey County Council.

Where is Cuddington?

Cuddington Ward is on the northern tip of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell, centred around Shadbolt Park.

A little bit of History The local politics of Epsom & Ewell have for a good part of the twentieth century been bound up with an almost unique form of democratic process. With the enormous expansion of housing in the 1930’s local residents’ associations were formed to give residents a forum for local debate, to organise social activities on the new estates, and to represent local views.

At the beginning of the 20th century, many candidates for election to local government stood as independents. With increasing party-politicisation of national and local government, Epsom & Ewell stood out against the tide. The residents’ associations themselves put up candidates for election to the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, and their candidates have been in control for nearly 80 years.

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Shadbolt Park Sports Day. Over the next few months the Cuddington Residents’ Association are involved in a number of events that everyone is welcome to, although please note some events are restricted on

Saturday 7th November Cuddington Residents’ Association Quiz night hosted

by Les Duplock and Surrey County Councillor Eber Kington at Cuddington Community School from 7pm10pm. Tickets £13 including fish and chips, dessert and drink from Ann Turner on baz.ann@talktalk.net or 02083304296 Saturday 6th December Cuddington Residents’ Association and Epsom and Ewell Silver Band present ‘The Christmas Concert’ at St. Mary’s Church from 7pm. Tickets £10 including tea/coffee and mince pies from Ann Turner on baz. ann@talktalk.net / 02083304296 and George Crawford crawfor2@sky.com/01372436197 ; cuddingtonra.org/www.facebook.com/cuddingtonra Cuddington Residents’ Association meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at St. Mary’s Church, The Ave, Worcester Park from 8pm in the Leverton Room which gives residents the opportunity to meet the local borough and county councilors

Our goal To serve our local community by representing the views of the residents to the elected and county councillors, to make sure Cuddington remains a fantastic place to live. Recently we have introduced social media to the residents’ associations including a website, www.cuddingtonra.org and are also supported with a facebook page to keep up to date with current news in the Cuddington Ward.

Cuddington Residents’ Association is open to all local residents and membership is only £3 per year, providing quarterly magazines called ‘The Cuddingtonian’. Recently the Cuddington Residents’ Association have been involved with the installment of the outdoor gym & new playground equipment at Shadbolt Park as well as the new tennis courts at Auriol Park. The Cuddington Residents’ Association plays a large part in dealing with problems that residents come up against as well as helping to organise fundraising social events such as St. Patrick’s Night, Quiz Nights, ‘Big Day Out’ at Shadbolt Park and

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Gardening Leaf litter

Pippa Greenwood Are you surrounded, engulfed and swamped with huge quantities of fallen leaves? Whether they come from trees in your own garden or from a neighbour, the deluge of leaves that falls in autumn is often enough to get level headed, tree-loving gardeners eyeing up chainsaws!

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Leaves that are allowed to build up can cause problems - on the lawn they smother the turf grasses, often causing patches of die back, largely due to lack of light and oxygen. If the crowns of the less tough herbaceous perennials or alpines are covered in leaves, they too start to deteriorate. So, like it or not, you need to do something - the sooner the better!

A spring-tined rake is perfect for raking leaves off the lawn, and can even work quite well on a gravel drive. If you have a lot of lawn or a lot of leaves then the easiest way to deal with them is to mow the lawn. Provided you keep the hopper or grass-collector on the mower, when you empty it out you’ll have a fantastic mix of grass clippings and chopped leaves. On beds and borders you can pick by hand, or you could invest in a leaf vacuum or a leaf blower (and this can be used on most drives and paths, and lawns too).

After collecting the leaves, make leaf mould. It is easy and makes a fantastic soil mulch or conditioner…for free!

Leaves are best rotted down on their own (they take longer to decompose than the rest of the stuff in your compost heap and need less air and warmth), so make yourself a simple and inexpensive leaf mould bin. Just drive four stakes into the ground to make the corners of a square, and then attach chicken mesh around the outside to make a cage. Stack the leaves in, tread or firm them, add some water if they are dry, then more water if the weather remains dry…and then leave them be.

Chop up larger or tougher leaves (like horse chestnut) first so they rot down much faster - either mow them with the lawnmower or ‘chop’ them with a sharp spade.

Avoid very spiky leaves, and those that are very leathery and tough - mainly evergreens such as holly, laurel and camellia, or those from sycamore and plane. You can speed the process up by adding a leaf mould activator, which is available from garden centres.

You can also make leaf mould in a bin liner or other bag. Choose a good quality bin liner and cram it full of leaves, again adding water and/or activator if you wish. Then stab a few holes in the bag with a garden fork, loosely fold over the top and weigh it down with a brick. Bin liners full of leaves can be hidden anywhere

that you have the space - perhaps behind the shed, garage or greenhouse. If you don’t like the idea of black plastic, then there are now some lovely jute mesh bags which can be crammed full of leaves and act as a perfect container whilst the leaf mould is forming, but will eventually rot down and add to the useful material you produce. You can see these on my website www.pippagreenwood.com/products.

Whichever method you use you should have a useable product in 12-18 months, but leave it a bit longer and it will be even better!

Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood.com for gorgeous gardening things including the unique ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ - you choose the vegetables you’d like to grow and Pippa sends garden-ready plants as well as weekly advice and tips emails to you. Plus Nemaslug, signed books, jute composting bags and lots more besides.

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Safer Neighbourhoods Burglary How does a burglar’s mind work?

Burglary, on the whole, is an opportunist crime. A burglar will select his target because it offers him the best opportunity to carry out his crime undetected and with the fewest number of obstacles in his way.

A building that presents itself as unoccupied and insecure is far more likely to be targeted than one which is properly secured: • Side gates open • Accessible windows open • Ladders left out, allowing access to otherwise inaccessible windows • Garden tools available to force entry • Untrimmed hedges or high fences preventing natural surveillance Each of these makes access to the building far simpler and is an indication to the prospective burglar that it’s worth a second look. Residents of multi occupancy dwellings or flats should be mindful not to grant entry to people via an entry phone system, if they do not know them, and to be cautious of people seeking to ‘tailgate’ them into buildings.

The question is, are the occupants in?

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

To stop a burglar, you need to think like one.

To a burglar, a stuffed letter box is a dead giveaway when you’re not at home. Ask a neighbour to remove your post while you are away.

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

To a burglar, a dark house is an empty house. Attaching a timer to a lamp will make your home appear occupied even when it isn’t.

If you are away for extended periods.

• Cancel the delivery of milk and newspapers • Disconnect the telephone answering machine, or re-word your greeting message to give the impression that you are only temporarily unable to answer.

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

• If you are prepared to leave a key with a willing neighbour/relative, ask for curtains to be drawn and lights to be put on at night. If snow is on the ground

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a few footprints will make the

house appear inhabited.

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

• Set your burglar alarm.

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

Remember: remove the opportunity - deter the burglar Police meetings for October Wednesday 7th October - BIKE MARKING EVENT 3pm till 6pm outside the Police Office 154 Central Road Thursday 8th October - DROP-IN-SURGERY 2pm till 3pm in Maple Lodge (the clock tower) at The Hamptons Thursday 15th October - CUPPA-WITH-A-COPPER 2pm till 3pm in Costa London Road North Cheam Thursday 22nd October - STREET BRIEFING 3pm till 3.30pm in Farm Way at the junction with Lavender Avenue Wednesday 28th October - STREET BRIEFING 3pm till 3.30pm in London Road at the junction with Kingsmead Avenue If you can’t pop out to see us for any reason, you can still talk to us by phoning 020 8649 3590 - THANK YOU

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Baking Halloween macaroons For the ultimate Halloween sweet treat why not have a go at making a batch of French Macaroons?

Makes 16 Ready in 1 hour, plus cooling 230g icing sugar, sifted 75g ground almonds 2 large egg whites 50g caster sugar Orange and black food colouring gel 55g unsalted butter, softened ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 Place half the icing sugar and all the ground almonds in a food processor and process for 30 seconds, or until fine and powdery. Sift the mixture into a mixing bowl, discarding any tiny pieces of almonds left in the sieve.

Set aside.

2 Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until softly peaking. Gradually whisk in the caster sugar, to make a firm and glossy meringue. Whisk in enough of the orange food colouring gel to colour the meringue deep orange.

3 Fold one third of the icing sugar mixture into the meringue using a spatula. Repeat with another third of the mixture. Finally add the last third and continue to cut and fold the mixture until it forms a shiny and thick batter that falls in a slow ribbon when the spatula is lifted.

4 Line 2 large baking sheets with baking paper. Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain piping nozzle. Pipe 32 discs of the mixture onto the baking sheets, each with a diameter of 3cm. Lift the nozzle at the top of half the piped discs to create a small point. Leave for 30 minutes to allow the macaroons to dry and form a slight crust. Preheat the oven to 160°C / Fan 140°C / Gas Mark 3.

5 Bake, one sheet at a time for 10-15 minutes, or until the macaroons have a crisp shell and the frilly bases don’t stick when gently lifted from the paper. Leave on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

6 To decorate, dip the tip of a fine paintbrush into the black food colouring gel and paint pumpkin faces on the 16 pointed macaroons.

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                                                                                                    

                                                                                                   

                                                   

                                       

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Clubs

Mondays

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Do you enjoy listening to show tunes, big band music, jazz, light classics etc? Come along to an evening of live music played by top artistes. We meet on the second Monday of each month at our Banstead venue Banstead Organ & Keyboard Club Church Institute Hall, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NN Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts.

Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www. bansteadorganclub.co.uk Worcester Parkers Women’s Institute meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Dawn Penn 0208 337 4361 wi.worcesterparkers@gmail.com *There is currently a waiting list.

Cheam Common Art Group Small friendly Art Group who meet at CHRIST CHURCH with ST PHILIP Ruskin Road, Worcester Park on Monday evenings 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.

Welcome new members just to draw and paint in any medium without tuition. If interested come down for an evening and meet us to see whether this is for you Brenda Banks 020 8330 0928 Worcester Park Over 60’s Welcome Club meet every Monday from 1pm to 3pm at Christ Church with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive. Worcester Park.

All over 60’s welcome to join us for a cup of tea and a biscuit or two, plus some outstanding entertainment in the way of singers and musicians. One Monday a month we have Bingo and every Monday we run a raffle. Days outings to the coast are organised throughout the summer months, and mid week holidays are organised two or three times a year. Come a little earlier and meet up with some friends and have a chat before the entertainment starts. We would love to see you. Contact Joyce on 020 8330 5065.

The ladies After Eight Club meet on the 2nd Monday of every month from 8pm onwards at Christchurch with St Philips church hall. We have interesting speakers, outings and dinners and all are welcome for a small subscription to cover our costs. Just come along and join in.

Please contact Carol on 020 8337 2452 for further information St James Players If you enjoy acting do come or help backstage.

Monday and Wednesdays 8pm New members welcome.

St James Church Hall, Bodley Road NEW MALDEN. Mem Sec: linda@dunnz,net

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The Worcester Park Dramatic Society is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November. We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions. We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

“Lunch Break” - a friendly lunch club for those retired, meeting on a Tuesday 12-2pm (term time only) at Worcester Park Baptist Church, The Avenue - free, but donations invited. Occasional speakers. Contact Brian on 020 8224 6675 or Rowena 07837 941298 NHS Retirement Fellowship- Local Branch Are you retired or about to retire from the NHS? Why not join us on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 10am -12 at Christ Church Hall, Christ Church Road, Surbiton, KT5 8JJ. We have speakers, activities, coffee & chat.

Other outings & activities are also arranged during the month. For further details please contact Lorna on 020 8337 4121.

Worcester Park Crafters We meet on the first Tuesday of each month in the hall at Christchurch with St Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester park,KT4 8LG. We meet from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

For further details please contact Lynne by E mail: lynnesinger@msn.com or phone on:020 8330 5903 Our aim is to provide a meeting/crafting place for all crafters whatever their craft or ability. Either bring your own work or purchase our kit of the month (small materials cost usually £2), come and play and chat. (small cost to over hall hire and insurance approx £4) Craft group - We meet at Christ Church with St Philip Ruskin Drive on the first TUESDAY of the month from 7.30-9.30pm A place where all crafters whatever their craft or ability can meet, craft, share ideas and learn from each other.

Feel free to bring your own projects or you can try our project of the month Cost: £5 per session Lynne Singer 020 8330 3590 or Toni Shepherd 07900 006367

Wednesdays

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

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The Probus Club of Ewell Coming up to retirement? Just retired? Looking to make new friends? Why not join the Probus Club of Ewell? Since it was founded over 40 years ago, the Probus Club of Ewell has been attracting businessmen from Worcester Park and its surrounding areas with a broad range of professional and business backgrounds.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at Bourne Hall in Ewell Village, for a Lunch followed by a Speaker. In addition to two Ladies Lunches during the year, there is an active social programme for members and their partners with visits to places of interest and West End Shows. If you would like to know more, please telephone our secretary, Bruce Urquhart, on 01737 373 690 or visit our website: 4newmembers.ewell4probus.org.uk Talking Of Trains In Surbiton Programme of talks which take place locally at the Surbiton Library Hall each Wednesday evening throughout the winter months. The first meeting is free; the fee for the complete year is just £50.

Topics this season feature subjects ranging from the railways of Lancaster to Kosovo and slideshow presentations by resident lecturer Dick Crane. Guest speakers included Ian Brown, the former Managing Director of Transport for London Rail, author Jim Connor and one of Britain’s noted rail photographers Bob Sweet. www.talking of trains.co.uk

Thursdays

Sutton Mariners.

A local offshore sailing club founded in 1988 that meets at 8pm every Thursday evening at the Borough Sports Ground, home of Sutton United FC, Gander Green Lane, SM1 2EY. We are a small and friendly club of about 60 members and have about a dozen boat owners amongst us providing crewing opportunities during the summer months as well as enjoying meetings listening to interesting speakers and social nights. If you would like to get afloat come along and meet us – we’re sure you will enjoy the experience. Visit our website at www.suttonmariners.org.uk .

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

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

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

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

Wheezy? Breathless? you are not alone, come and join us at your local friendly support & information group for anyone affected by a lung condition. We meet between 2-4 pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Bedes Conference Centre, St. Anthony’s Hospital, London Road, North Cheam. SM3 9DW For more information please contact George on 0208 647 7530 Thursday Fellowship. Every Thursday at 2.30pm for men and women, finishing with a cup of tea and biscuits or cakes. A lively, friendly meeting at Worcester Park Baptist church in The Avenue.

Well-known, familiar hymns and prayers, musical afternoons, and a variety of speakers on topical subjects, including help and advice. New members welcome. For more information ring Jean Gathercole on 020 8642 9649 The Worcester Park Hello Club launched last November and is welcoming new members! We meet every Thursday morning from 10am – 12 noon.

The club is aimed at anyone who would like to come and join in with board games, quizzes, cards, occasional craft sessions - or just to have a chat and a coffee. Adults of any age are welcome to come and get to know each other. The main aims of the club are: • To meet new people and build friendships • To become involved with the local community • To access activities, information and advice The club is very friendly and informal. Every month there will be a member of staff attending from the SCILL Information & Advice Service – they have information on most topics for all your needs and will be pleased to assist you.

The drop in club was set up by Sutton Vision, Christ Church with St Philip and SCILL , working together in partnership. We are fortunate to be provided with a welcoming and comfortable venue at the Christ Church with St Philip Community Hall. There are accessible toilets on site. There is a small charge for coffee and tea at the church café.

If you would like to join us, please just turn up, or if you would like to speak to someone, please contact one of

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the following: SCILL 020 8770 4065 Sutton Vision 020 8409 7166 Christ Church with St Philip 020 8330 7630

Fridays

Bartlett House Residents Luncheon Club is a welcoming social club for the retired from work but not from life! Bartlett House, 49-51 The Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 7HU. Catch up with friends every Friday 11am-4pm. This fun and friendly club is not for profit, ensuring prices are kept to a minimum so it won’t cost the earth! New members welcome. Contact Dot on 0208 330 2074 Quest was set up in 1987 to provide a meeting place for people with physical disabilities between the ages of 20 - 60. However, once a member there is no age cut off. The aim of the club is to provide a welcoming, caring atmosphere for the members and allow the carers to have a regular break. Annual subscription. and £2.50 for lunch. We have various social activities and every second month we have a speaker, outings can be arranged if enough people wish to go. The venue is St. Philip Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.m Contact June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220 RSPB Epsom And Ewell Local Group We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www.rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom Worcester Park Womens’ Club. We are part of the National Association of Womens’ Clubs and we meet at Cheam Common Junior School, Kingsmead Avenue every Friday from 7.30 to 9.30 (term time only). We have very interesting speakers, outings, a garden party in the summer and a quiz night rasising money for our chosen charity for the year. Why not come along and give us a try. For more information call Carole on 020 8337 6088.

members. The club is situated in Sandringham Road, Worcester Park and we play on an excellent 6 rink green that has been acclaimed by many of the club’s visitors this year. We are a mixed club with about 60 members and play a range of friendly and league fixtures catering for all abilities. For further information, please contact our Secretary Mike Ridley 02087158326 or our Treasurer Mark Broughton 02083379699.

Social Dancing With “ Glitters” At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village 8.15 pm – 11.00 pm Entrance 8.15 p.m. - 11 p.m.. Over 18s. £8 Entrance Fee. All standards of dancing. Excellent free parking. Bar. Professional DJ “We may not have Brucie, but we do have a glitter ball!”. Ring David 07903 314276.

Friday Nights for 2015: Jan2nd and 16th, Feb 6th and 20th, March 6th and 20th, Apr 3rd and 17th, May 1st and 15th, June 5th and 19th, July 3rd and 17th, Aug 7th, Sept 4th and 18th, Oct 2nd and 16th, Nov 6th and 20th, Dec18th National Trust - Epsom, Ewell and District Supporters GroupFormed in 1971, we run a varied programme of social eventswhich includes Evening Lectures at Bourne Hall in Ewell, once a month from Oct. to June, Coach Outings which visit historichouses and gardens(not necessarily N.T.),Guided London Walks, and other trips to London e.g.The Magic Circle, The Royal Opera House (backstage tour).Other special events include Coffee Mornings, Holidays and Christmas Lunch.

Newsletters are produced four times a year.If you would like more information please visit our website:

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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.

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He states “ The benefits to the ecosystem would be massive. Lynx control foxes and deer, allowing ground flora to regenerate; in turn, invertebrates and small mammals boom. Birds are the major benefactors. Biodiversity invigorated from the top down, and natures’ rhythms become balanced again.”

by Carol Williams Return of the Lynx?

For this article I am borrowing much of my material from a Nature Focus piece by Elisabeth Garton in the Autumn issue of Broadleaf - the magazine of The Woodland Trust.

I’m certain I have touched on the topic of ‘Rewilding’ in earlier articles and mentioned the Lynx UK Trust before. but at that time I was merely writing from a position of almost wishful thinking and not really believing I would see any action to bring this vision any closer in the near future, but now there is reason to hope that the dream can actually soon become a reality. Excited doesn’t even begin to describe my feelings about this! Ecstatic is nearer the mark.

Dr Paul O’ Donoghue, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Lynx UK Trust, is working hard to spearhead the reintroduction of lynx pairs to several trial sites in the UK. If the go-ahead is given, the work could begin early next year. The proposed release areas are: Grizedale, in the Lake District, Thetford in Norfolk, The Kielder Forest in Northumberland, Grumack in Aberdeenshire and Galloway and Argyll.

Mike Townsend , Woodland Trust conservationist, says: “To make this work, we need more trees - and plenty of them.”

Sounds good to me, all of it. More birds. More trees.

Enriched biodiversity. What is not to like?

A consultation by the Lynx UK Trust recently discovered that 85% of respondents would be happy to see these beautiful animals restored to the British countryside within the next 12 months. To me, this is wonderful news. And a surprise. I hadn’t expected people to be this supportive. I hope it’s evidence of a shift in attitude towards wild creatures and their right to exist alongside us, without interference from us.

Dr O’Donoghue has worked in lynx habitat for most of his 16 year career, and recalls vividly one amazing encounter

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Kids Play

Wednesday

There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers

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

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

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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.

Songs and Stories is a new music and story-time group at Worcester Park Baptist Church for babies and toddlers aged 0-4. We meet on term-time Thursdays, arriving at 10am for 10.10am start. Each session lasts 40 minutes and will include songs, puppets, rhymes, movements and story telling. Cost: £3.00 per session (£2.50 for siblings) No booking required

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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.

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of youthful enthusiasm from our less senior and younger players.

This wonderful mixture of ages and backgrounds is reflected in our social side, where all the traditional aspects of rugby club frivolity are expounded to the utmost by a full spectrum of members. Our social calendar for this coming season is full and varied, being capped off by a tour to Dublin in May 2016.

Wandsworthians RFC Wandsworthians Rugby Football Club, or The Dubs, as we tend to call ourselves, is what remains of the Old Boys of Wandsworth School, which until 1989 stood in Sutherland Grove.

Once having managed to put out six teams each Saturday, The Old Wandsworthians obviously lost their source of new players from the ranks of former pupils upon the closing of the school.

With the ‘Old’ dropped, new blood from outside of the school was recruited and The Dubs, as it is today, was born.

Competing in the RFU’S London and South East Division, Surrey 4, we have retained that ‘Club Ethic’, whereby we will welcome players of all abilities, with many who have never played rugby before.

Along with many club members who have given their services for over forty years, we enjoy a wealth

Currently using Kings College Sports Ground in Windsor Avenue, New Malden as our home ground, we benefit from the provision of fine quality facilities, and a rugby pitch which is the envy of many, if not most of our opponents. The bar, which is the hub of any rugby club, is comfortable and well stocked ! Berrylands railway station is just a short walk away, and New Malden town centre is also within easy reach on foot.

Our training sessions, which are held every Tuesday at 7pm, also take place at KCL, where floodlights and all the above facilities can be enjoyed. Our fully qualified coaching staff will be on hand to try and extract every ounce of ability from all our players, and unify them into a team. Although The Dubs are committed to winning and improving our rugby, the elements of fun

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A short walk from Berrylands train station. Wandsworthians RFC run three senior teams catering for all rugby abilities from competitive to the social rugby player.

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Kings College London Sports Ground, Windsor Avenue , New Malden, KT3 5HA We look forward to seeing you !! and sportsmanship are also just as highly valued.

With a new season upon us, we are very keen to recruit new players of any age or ability. So if you have always fancied giving it a try (pardon the pun!), have played before and perhaps hung up your boots for a while, or have been spurred on to play by watching the Rugby World Cup, we would genuinely love to hear from you.

Just give us a call on 07941 138459, where our friendly Club Chairman, Ian Plummer will be on hand to answer any questions and give you further info. Our club website can be found at .......www.wandsworthians. co.uk......where there is a facility to message us.

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