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Worcester Park Life

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Worcester Park History by David Rymill

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Camping on budget

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Ruth Jemmett Writes

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View from the City

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Clubs

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Gardening

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Emily Wilding

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Voice for Wildlife

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Welcome to

our June edition

Dear All,

Having baked cakes, blown up balloons, hung up banners and organized numerous party games over the past few weeks (why is it that everyone’s birthday in my family falls so close together?) it will finally be my turn to celebrate the passing of another year later this month and, as ever, will look forward to toasting the ‘big day’ with my lovely husband, girls and a few local chums (not to mention our feathered, egg-laying friends at the end of the garden!). I’ve always loved the fact that my birthday is exactly 6 months before - and 6 months after Christmas (depending on which way you choose to look it at!). However, these days, I prefer to focus on the positive fact that I was born pretty much ‘slap bang’ in the [official] middle of Summer (although it was a great deal warmer in Cyprus where I was born the day I entered the world!). This means I usually get to sit out in the garden and take in the warmth of the British sunshine for at least part of my special day and remind myself how lucky we are to live in such a pretty suburb.

As we enter the last half term of the school calendar (particularly relevant for those children, parents and teachers among our readership), there will be many fun activities to look forward to, including school trips, sports days, end of year discos and, of course, the many, annual summer fair’s already popping up across the area. Who said school days weren’t the best days of your life, eh?

And, a final message goes out to all our teens (and preteens) sitting school exams this month. The very best of luck from us all at WPL and just remember, this time next month, it will nearly all be over and you’ll looking forward to that lovely long summer holiday!

Jenny Stuart, Editor & publisher P.S. Please remember to mention Worcester Park Life when replying to adverts and get in touch by 17th June if you’d like your business, Club or event to feature in the July edition(s).

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History

How Worcester Park celebrated the Coronation

June 2nd will be the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s

coronation, which took place nearly 16 months after her accession (marked by last year’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations). Events across Worcester Park in summer 1953 marked the event.

Some local people witnessed the occasion in the capital. Margaret Rymill recalls going to London on the morning of Coronation Day: ‘We got up at 4am and caught the 5.15am train from Worcester Park. We read in the morning newspapers that Everest had been climbed by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing. Along with hundreds of other people we arrived at Victoria Station and made our way to Buckingham Palace. We saw the Royal Standard being raised over the Palace at 6am. Walking down The Mall, we saw many people who had spent the night there in the rain. They had protected themselves with newspapers.

‘We found a place along The Mall; the crowd was about six deep and we collected old newspapers and

cardboard to stand on so that we had a good view of all the processions. At last the Queen came past on her way to Westminster Abbey. We had a perfect view of her although she was on the other side of the carriage, because she looked our way just at the right time. We were back home by 1pm and heard the return of the Queen on the wireless.’

For the first time, the ceremony was televised, and many people bought sets, or squeezed into the living-rooms of those who had, so, in contrast to previous coronations, many local events were held on surrounding days rather than the actual day. They included a carnival procession around Sutton and Cheam, with decorated floats and cycles starting in Lynwood Drive, on 3rd June, and another around Malden and Coombe on the 6th from the corner of The Manor Drive and Malden Road.

In Shadbolt Park, Cuddington Residents’ Association arranged a fancy-dress competition for children and adults (winning costumes included a nurse and an onion seller), children’s sports including a three-legged race for mixed 11s-14s (the winning three pairs all being girls), and an ‘old tyme’ football match between teams from the [Stoneleigh West?] school representing Cuddington and Stoneleigh, wearing top hats (Stoneleigh won 2-1).

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arranged: on the Sunday before the coronation, services at 8am, 9.15am and 11am were followed by a children’s and parents’ coronation service and pageant at 3pm, and the Guides’ District coronation service an hour later, before the usual 7pm evensong. The Vicar, the Revd Idwal Jones, also invited the congregation to Communion services at 7am and 8am on Coronation Day itself, as the best way to ‘unite ourselves with our beloved Queen’, pointing out that the services would be ‘early enough for you to return home to breakfast and the television programme.’ The church’s Senior Youth Fellowship combined celebration with reflection, holding a Coronation Ball in May at the Worcester Rooms (tickets 3s 6d single, 6s double), and a prayer vigil.

Schools organised events around this time: at Cheam Common Infants’ School the three days after the coronation were all special occasions. On 3rd June the Mayor and Mayoress of Sutton and Cheam visited in the afternoon and presented coronation spoons to the children. The following day saw sports and parties in the afternoon, and on the 5th Mrs Laird, Chairman

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arranged: on the Sunday before the coronation, services at 8am, 9.15am and 11am were followed by a children’s and parents’ coronation service and pageant at 3pm, and the Guides’ District coronation service an hour later, before the usual 7pm evensong. The Vicar, the Revd Idwal Jones, also invited the congregation to Communion services at 7am and 8am on Coronation Day itself, as the best way to ‘unite ourselves with our beloved Queen’, pointing out that the services would be ‘early enough for you to return home to breakfast and the television programme.’ The church’s Senior Youth Fellowship combined celebration with reflection, holding a Coronation Ball in May at the Worcester Rooms (tickets 3s 6d single, 6s double), and a prayer vigil.

Schools organised events

around this time: at Cheam Common Infants’ School the three days after the coronation were all special occasions.

On 3rd June the Mayor and Mayoress of Sutton and Cheam visited in the afternoon and presented coronation spoons to the children. The following day saw sports and parties in the afternoon, and on the 5th Mrs Laird, Chairman of the Managers (governors) attended assembly, and, as the Headteacher recorded in the log book, ‘placed the tablet above the seats which are our School’s Coronation memento.’ Later in June, on the 27th, a Coronation Fete was held to raise money for a stage; the children gave a performance of The Crowning of the Rose Queen and a demonstration on the agility apparatus.

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Itof betheaffordable luxury of an overseas holiday is just not going for you this year, you probably don’t

want to spend a fortune in this country either. However it doesn’t mean you have to go without a break completely because camping can be great fun and very affordable.

You can’t just put the TV on, there are no computer games for the children and your time is spent exploring forests and cooking outdoors. It makes for a wonderful family bonding experience completely unlike renting a holiday home, and is lots of fun if you can find a group of you to go.

There’s a huge retail market around camping, and an hour on one of the many equipment websites could have you thinking that the whole event is going to be far too expensive, especially if you aren’t sure if you’ll do it more than once. It doesn’t have to cost the earth though.

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MAY 2013 UPDATE An Active Market In our April update we noted properties were selling both quickly and in high volume. That pattern continues. Some properties are selling very quickly indeed. Consequently there are now a significant number of buyers, keen to live in the area, who have recently been pipped at the post and are very keen to find their new home. A couple of dates on the horizon contribute to that enthusiasm. Summer holidays and the start of the new school year are not that far away and buyers who want to be settled before they take time off, or who want to be in the right place for schools, know that they need to find their next home soon in order to achieve that.

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You don’t sell your home every day of the week and the process is daunting, not least because the requirements change gently from year to year. There are reports to be commissioned, questions to be answered, money to be raised. Solicitors, mortgage companies, surveyors and agents up and down the chain begin to get involved so it’s not surprising that at this stage most people need a little friendly help and guidance.

Some chains sail through to completion with little more assistance required than translation of legal terminology into plain English. We would love most chains to be so simple but unfortunately these are the exception rather than the rule. Somewhere in a chain there is nearly always a hitch and the more properties there are in a chain, as we’re sure you can guess, the more likely it is that there will be several little hold-ups, each of which will come out of the blue and seem insurmountable at the time.

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Ruth Jemmett Writes Summer Skies And Strawberry Flans C an it really be the month of the Summer Solstice already?

The 2lst of June is the longest day of the year - a time when druids gather to watch the sun rising over The Heel Stone at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. In the 1980s the yearly ritual was attracting so many observers that people were entirely banned from the site for a while. Access was again granted in the 1990s. Most of the original hippies who used to haunt the place are now middle-aged, and these days probably boast a wife, two children and a dog - and only get sight of it as they whizz by in their Volvos on their way to their holiday homes.

It seems only yesterday that I was keeping the central heating on all night. It feels as if we have skipped Spring, leaping from icy paths to June roses. At last the gardens here in Salisbury Road are ablaze with colour, and our ponds are once again coming alive. My friend and neighbour Mary has kindly given me a donation of a bucket-load of tadpoles, as I think that the newts and a visiting heron feasted on last year’s inhabitants. My small pond has been cloaked with blanket weed for the second year running, and I have been donning my elbowlength pond gloves and grimacing as I have yanked out the gooey slime. After battling with the green menace once too often I was recently relieved to learn from a fellow gardener that straw can make the water pure again - so watch this space!

This month gives me a fond memory of a family ritual I used to participate in during the 1950s. A few days before Derby Day on Epsom Downs, I and my extended family would gather near Epsom Grandstand to enjoy what was known as Derby Sunday. The place thronged with people, and it was a wonderland to a child. We would spread rugs out on any available patch of green, and look forward to tea from thermos flasks that was flavoured with dust and grass. My late grandmother would make strawberry flans for the occasion, and the children of the family would drool in anticipation of such a treat. There were two funfairs in evidence at that time - one behind the grandstand, and one in ‘The Dip’, in front of it. The whole area was crammed with stalls and sideshows.

Some of the entertainments were distinctly politically incorrect. There was a boxing booth where passers-by were encouraged to get a bloody nose, a so-called Freak Show (whatever happened to that bearded lady?), and scantily-clad dancing girls writhing on a small stage to the hit music of the time. I remember winning a cheap ring

for rifle-shooting. No health and safety officers around then! There were several ’fortune tellers’ in tents around the place, each one purporting to be a descendent of the famous Gypsy Lee. Strangely enough one of those exotically dressed women DID once give my mother a spookily correct reading of her palm, but that’s another story for another day!

Romany gypsies would wend their way throughout the crowds with baskets of ’Lucky Heather’. My late stepgrandfather perfected a way of dismissing their unwanted attention. He would pretend he was French, and that he could not to understand what they were saying. We would all laugh as we heard the gypsies muttering profanities as they went on their way without making a sale! In post-war Britain we had very little money to spend, but there was always a penny or two to spare for candy-floss or toffee-apples. We would look forward to seeing a larger-than-life character on Derby Sunday (and also Derby Day, if we were lucky enough to get there), who was called Prince Monolulu. He would mingle with the crowds and pose for photographs everywhere he went. He was a well-known tipster on the racing scene for many years.

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reality he was born in the West Indies, and christened Peter Carl Mackay. He was a tall black man , dressed in flamboyant eccentric clothing, with huge feathers emanating from his head-dress. He was known for his cry of “I gotta horse!”, and featured on many newsreels of that era. His over-the-top behaviour terrified this particular little girl!

Her Majesty The Queen’s official birthday is celebrated this month, and is marked by the ritual of Trooping The Colour at Horseguards Parade in London. In a previous life I lived in Tolworth. My neighbour in an adjoining flat was Major Peter Parkes, who, at one time, led the military bands in that famous ceremony. He was a gifted clarinettist. He had a habit of practising his instrument in his bathroom - no doubt because of the excellent acoustics. (I sing in the shower for much the same reason, but with less impressive results ….). His bathroom adjoined our drawing room, and unfortunately he would trill away loudly late at night. I used to love military music before he moved in. There are only so many times you can listen to The Radetzky March before you have visions of winding a clarinet around a musician’s neck!

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To make the falafel, place the chick peas, garlic, parsley or coriander, spices and flour in a food processor and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Process for about 1 minute until you have a fairly smooth mixture. Turn into a bowl then divide and shape the mixture into 12 small patties with clean wetted hands.

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The Better Life Mr Green in the Conservatory

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That humble pencil and paper outline was the beginning, but it was a long and fretful journey to the finished conservatory. Low points included our builders doing a two-week vanishing act, them breaking the lid on our chiminea on the first day, and failing to put up 90-degree angle walls - twice. The wood and glass conservatory, however, was - and is - spectacular. Mind you, someone else supplied it. And, once the floor was tiled and those tantalising shelves were slated, we were ready to go.

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View from the City Tax & Recovery?

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London taxes No not black cabs, but rather a thought from our Mayor Boris that London needs more taxes to pay for its burgeoning costs of growth and more to the point redevelopment of its grand but ageing infrastructure.

The thought would be that London could have transferred to it revenue raising powers potentially of more than £12bn – which to put into proportion, is about 12% of the national amount raised for VAT. Apparently this is part of a more radical development to try and transfer more powers to the regional cities to allow them greater local control and the ability to raise their own debt.

Now hang on – there is nothing new about this. I remember in days gone by a certain Mrs Thatcher stamping out the ability of local authorities to raise debt and forcing those same local authorities to get it under control. The local authority bonds always used to be a regular holding in old portfolios as almost junior gilts paying quite a healthy yield. Mrs T saw these funds though as a means of propping up inefficient small local authorities unable to get any of the benefits of scale.

The taxes now envisaged could include a tourism tax - great in theory to pay for better tourism facilities but actually I have never found that paying more tax has been a great major pull to attract more tourists.

Inevitably this is going to mean the weight of tax falling on residents and businesses. Boris needs to be careful not to push business away.

What could be more appealing though is the greater emphasis being put on allowing borrowing for the increased provision of house building. This is something which should be addressed not just in London but throughout the nation as a strategic investment in the future.

All Time Highs.

My CIO Chris Derbyshire quite rightly reminded me of just quite how far we have come in a mere five years

in the equity markets. From the nadir and “slough of despond” of 2009, UK blue-chip shares have risen 116%, including reinvestment of dividends and US blue-chips have risen some 161%.

Even in the much maligned euro zone, the German Dax index has passed its all time high last week.

So is this a sign that all is fine and dandy and that we can at last relax? Well in investment markets I don’t believe you can ever relax – remember the mantra of the Buffett here – buy when others are nervous and sell when others are complacent. Well I don’t think we have reached complacency yet but certainly there has been a level of relief that the global economy, whilst not exactly in fine fettle is at least healing from its financial heart attack.

When looking at companies though, Chris makes a good point when he says there may be a simple explanation: more buyers than sellers. “ Normally, in a deep and long-lasting recession, companies struggle to stay in business and have to ask their shareholders for more capital. This increases the supply of shares and should, all else being equal, reduce the price. Since the credit crunch, however, and partly due to low interest payments, many large companies have actually been flush with cash and able

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companies have actually been flush with cash and able to buy back their own shares. ” So less stock more cash?

The chart below shows the difference in the value of shares issued by US companies and shares bought back by US companies. Over the past five years, US companies have bought back $1.5 trillion more in stock than has been issued. Representing about 12% of the average value of the entire US stock market.

Additionally, when we look at the outlook for earnings then confidence for companies on the main indices is certainly increasing. The change comes when the outlook becomes murkier and whilst there is still quite a lot of murk around, at least you can see where the money is being made.

Behind this though we must remember that all of this has been supported by the financial heroin of QE which has been the fuel for our all time highs – thus time to also recall that following QE heroin, we will in time also suffer QE cold turkey. However this will not happen in the short term.

A usterity to Growth?

As the G7 met last weekend the words seem to change emphasis from just austerity into something more encouraging. Certainly with a little more confidence from our leaders, the UK could see some improvements later this year. For example take a look at Spain’s exports being up (not just my consumption of Rioja) and a current account balance recovering from -10% in 2007 to around zero today and we can see some better figures.

Additionally the “re-shoring” I have been talking about is certainly adding greater numbers to the manufacturing workforce and in some surprising areas.

Not just the fashionable west coast but the old “rust belt” from Michigan to Tennessee is also attracting a number of new recruits with 123,000 jobs filled in the Source: BCA Research

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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 10th June – Kevin Grunill 8th July – Nicholas Martin Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.

(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts. Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www. bansteadorganclub.co.uk Worcester Parkers Women’s Institute meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Dawn Penn 0208 337 4361 Email dawn.wicontact@gmail.com Cheam Common Art Group Small friendly Art Group who meet at CHRIST CHURCH with ST PHILIP Ruskin Road, Worcester Park on Monday evenings 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.

Welcome new members just to draw and paint in any medium without tuition.

If interested come down for an evening and meet us to see whether this is for you Phone Contact: Brenda Banks 020 8330 0928 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.

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Just come along and join in.

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Tuesdays

The Worcester Park Dramatic Society is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November. We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions.

We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage.

If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

“Lunch Break” - a friendly lunch club for those retired, meeting weekly on a Tuesday 12-2pm (term time only) at Worcester Park Baptist Church, The 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)

Wednesdays

Keep Fit Stay Fit every Wednesday 10.1511.15am at Christ Church with St Philip, Ruskin Road. Come along and give it a try ! For more information please call Jo Hamilton on 020 8786 3444.

The Probus Club of Ewell Coming up to retirement? Just retired?

Looking to make new friends? Why not join the Probus Club of Ewell? Since it was founded 41 years ago, the Probus Club of Ewell has been attracting businessmen from Worcester Park and its surrounding areas with a broad range of professional and business backgrounds. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at Bourne Hall in Ewell Village, for a Lunch followed by a Speaker. In addition to two Ladies Lunches during the year, there is an active social programme for members and their partners with visits to places of interest and West End Shows. If you would like to know more, please telephone our secretary, Ken Amess, on 020 8337 6241 or visit our website: www.ewell-probus.org.uk

Thursdays

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

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

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

Malden Emergency First Aid Society (MEFAS) members meet every Thursday evening from 7.30 to 10pm. The public is invited to join members on short training

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courses. For further details please see MEFAS web site at http://e-voice.org.uk/mefas/ or telephone 020 8942 8653 or 07966661015 Breathe Easy (Merton & Sutton) Group.

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

We meet between 2 - 4 pm on the 3rd. Thursday of every month at St Bedes Conference Centre, St Anthony’s Hospital, London Road, North Cheam. For more information please contact George on 0208 647 7530 or visit www.lunguk.org/ merton-sutton.

Fridays

Bartlett House Luncheon Club is a welcoming social club for the retired from work but not from life! Bartlett house, 49-51 The Avenue, Worcester Park,KT4 7HU Catch up with friends every Friday 11am-4pm Sit back and get that “Friday feeeling”with weekly entertainment! This fun and friendly club is not for profit ensuring prices are kept to a minimum so it won’t cost the earth!

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

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and allow the carers to have a regular break. Everyone pays an annual subscription. and we all pay £2.50 for our lunch, which is cooked on the premises. We have various social activities and every second month we have a speaker, outings can be arranged if enough people wish to go. The venue is St. Philip Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park.

We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.m Contact June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220 RSPB Epsom And Ewell Local Group We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. Our speakers are of a high quality and we welcome anyone who has an interest in this area. We also have several birding outings throughout the year which is arranged to suit all ages. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www.rspb.org.uk/ groups/epsom

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Auriol Bowling Club was established in 1967, and plays on the 6-rink bowling green attached to the pavilion in Auriol Park, Salisbury Road, Worcester Park. It is a mixed club of around 45 men and 25 women, who play outdoors from April to September, with a busy fixture list of league and friendly matches against other clubs, as well as internal club competitions. For further information please contact the club Secretary, David Regan, on 020 8337 8919 or visit the website at www.auriolbowlingclub.com.

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

Dance Dates for 2013: and 17th/June 7th and 21st/July 5th 1940s theme night - just in case people want to come dressed up in clothes for that era. and 19th/August 2nd and 16th/ September 6th and 20th/October 4th and 18th/November 1st and 15th/December 13th CALL 07903 314276 National Trust - Epsom, Ewell and District Supporters GroupFormed in 1971, we run a varied programme of social eventswhich includes Evening Lectures at Bourne Hall in Ewell, once a month from Oct. to June, Coach Outings which visit historichouses and gardens(not necessarily N.T.),Guided London Walks, and other trips to London e.g.The Magic Circle, The Royal Opera House (backstage tour).Other special events include Coffee Mornings, Holidays and Christmas Lunch.

Newsletters are produced four times a year.If you would like more information please visit our website: www.epsom-ewell-district-nt.co.uk or telephone Paul on 020 87158486 Malden Manor Bowls Club Where: Manor Park, Malden Road. New members will be made very welcome. Roll ups, league matches, internal and external competition; we offer bowling for all levels of interest and ability. Open morning - Sat 18th May from 11.00 am. Contact Men’s Secretary John: 020 8337 0084 or Ladies Secretary Pat: 020 8544 9704 WPLife

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Bugs and Beasties

by Pippa Greenwood B ugs and beasties are really thriving in this warmer weather, so just how should you deal with the most common problems you are likely to encounter at this time of year?

Aphids Greenfly and blackfly, also known as aphids, can be a real menace as they suck sap from your plants and can transmit viruses at the same time. Aphids breed incredibly rapidly, so regular control is necessary.

- Check plants regularly and either spray with a suitable insecticide or a soap or plant oil based insecticide - Use biological controls – they’re totally safe for all other creatures and of course leave no residues - Use a strong jet of water to blast the aphids off plants, but do a thorough job or else they will soon be back up and causing damage Caterpillars Caterpillars come in all shapes, sizes and colours, but can do a lot of damage as they munch their way through your plants and perhaps even into your vegetables.

- Hand pick the pest where possible and either squash or place on the bird table. They’re easiest to spot at dusk or very early in the morning.

- Spray with a suitable contact insecticide or better still use the Nemasys Caterpillar biological control.

- Some caterpillars, in particular the Tortrix Moth produce quantities of fine webbing which they use to bind leaves or other plant parts together to create particularly safe shelters for themselves. It’s hard for a pesticide to actually reach them so hand picking or squashing is often the best answer.

- Cover caterpillar-susceptible crops such as calabrese, broccoli and other brassicas with Envirofleece or Enviromesh.

Woodlice Woodlice often cause a lot of concern, however these little creatures are rarely responsible as they simply do not have adequately strong mouthparts. They can cause damage to soft new growth or occasionally to soft-fleshed fruits such as strawberries but can’t tackle tougher plant growth. You may see them at the ‘scene of the crime’ and presume that they have caused the initial damage but they have probably moved in to clean up a lot of the debris created by other creatures.

Earwigs Earwigs can cause quite a bit of damage, particularly on the flowers of plants such as clematis and dahlias, where they nibble out large quantities of petal or occasionally leaf. Try trapping them using an inverted Expert local flowerpot on top of a bamboo cane.

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and pot should be positioned amongst susceptible plants and the pot needs to be stuffed loosely full of hay, straw or similar material. The earwigs climb in there to hide and the pots can them simply be emptied out on a regular basis.

Mildew Powdery mildew is also a problem at this time of year; it coats plant leaves, stems, buds and sometimes even petals with a white floury deposit. Sometimes the mildew can also prevent fruits from swelling normally, cause the leaves to become distorted and even fall early.

Prompt action is essential and if you wish you can use a proprietary fungicide but check the label carefully for suitability.

Keep the damage to a minimum in the first instance by ensuring that the plants are kept well watered. In addition try to ensure a good flow of air around the plants. A bit of careful pruning or weeding often helps too.

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Events

She died for women One hundred years ago in June 1913, amid the carnival spirit of Derby Day and in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary, a militant suffragette named Emily Wilding Davison sacrificed her life for the cause of women’s human rights.

The coroner recorded Misadventure but was it an intentional sacrifice?

Weigh the evidence for yourself at the exhibition – Dying for the Vote.

The Suffragettes Throughout the nineteenth and well into the twentieth century, successive male governments chose to repress women’s claim to human rights. Most men interpreted ‘the woman question’ in the light of their own prejudiced period.

In 1903, despairing of the political stalemate on women’s rights, Emmeline Pankhurst formed the militant Women’s Social and Political Union. Deputations of voteless women who tried to communicate with the Prime Minister on the issue were convicted of ‘obstructing the police’ and jailed as common criminals. In 1909 imprisoned Surrey artist Marion Wallace Dunlop went on hunger-strike for political prisoner status. In order to avoid the responsibility of having suffragettes die in prison, the government introduced the torture of forcible feeding.

Men like Frederick Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961) of Dorking supported the women in their struggle. As a result he was imprisoned and brutally force-fed like the women, then declared bankrupt.

Emily’s urgent message to the King Emily was fatally injured during the running of the Derby in an attempt to send a message to King George V that his female subjects were being repressed past endurance by government. Her intention was to run on the track and wave the flag of the militant Women’s Social and Political Union in front of newsreel cameras. Tragically, Emily collided with the king’s horse, Anmer.

A Call to the Nation But the women’s cause was still ignored. Women like Emily Davison tried acts of violence as a wake-up call to the nation. Emily set fire to a pillar-box, gave herself up to police, and was sentenced to six months in Holloway Prison where she went on hunger-strike and was force fed.

Emily Davison came from a large and resourceful family that originated in Northumberland. She had been

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awarded a first class honours pass from Oxford University.

This was at a time when women were denied degrees at universities, limiting employment prospects. Emily persevered to obtain a degree from London University, the first to award degrees to women.

In company with many others who joined the Women’s Social and Political Union, Emily Davison saw the right to vote in Parliamentary elections not as an end in itself, but as a gateway through which women could influence the fair funding of facilities such as maternity and child care, or help for widows. Equal opportunity in the workplace was high on the agenda, as was gender-based legal and moral reform.

In 1913, WSPU leader Emmeline Pankhurst, in her fifties, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Since she was pledged to hunger-strike, there seemed no end in view but her early death. This lent urgency to Emily Davison’s message to the King at the one place and time when he was accessible to the public – at the Derby.

Tragedy strikes On Derby Day, 4th June 1913, Emily Davison was forty and athletic although worn down by forcible feeding. She

was a keen cyclist and early in her career had turned down an opportunity to swim professionally. She may have felt confident she could dart across the path of oncoming horses to the other side of the racetrack safely. If so, she tragically misjudged. Flying hooves struck her head. Emily died four days later, without regaining consciousness, in Epsom Cottage Hospital.

Although the WSPU accorded Emily a martyr’s funeral, her death accomplished little politically. It took the First World War, in which women proved their loyalty alongside their men, to set in motion true democracy. Voting rights for British women on the same terms as men were granted finally in 1928.

Until27 July this year, Epsom & Ewell commemorates the death of Emily Davison (1872-1913), and the cause for which she died, with a pivotal exhibition guest curator Irene Cockroft at the Borough Museum at Bourne Hall Community Centre, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF. Please visit between 9am and 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Free entry to exhibition; parking available; easy access by bus or train (Ewell West Station); telephone 020 8394 1734; www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk.

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Voice for Wildlife

by Carol Williams

Tof Spring he tadpoles hatched, cold weather and late signs notwithstanding, and the water is now

teeming with life, as I write this in mid May. By the time you read it, some small froglets will have left the pond and hidden themselves in the vegetation around and beyond it. Frogs do not spend most of their lives in water, but in shady, damp places on land. If you see a frog in a patch of long grass, please do NOT pick it up and take it to water. If you find injured wildlife, you should consult a wildlife rescue organisation for advice.

Around the pond area in Shadbolt Park we are creating small habitats to increase biodiversity. This includes patches of rough grass, nettles, brambles, ivy, hedges, dead wood piles and compost heaps. We will leave all the native plants in the wilderness area to set seed for the birds in late Summer and Autumn.

One regular job is the unglamourous one of picking up litter, which can be dangerous to many small animals, who get trapped and entangled in plastic

and twisted wire or cans. Hedgehogs are regularly and seriously injured by litter every year, all over the UK. As they are in steep decline, this is a tragic extra and totally unnecessary pressure on them.

The Wider Environment Our work in Shadbolt Park reminds us contiunually of the need to make space for wildlife alongside us in towns and suburbs. PEople have moved into their territories and, all too often, destroyed or depleted them. Our gardens could be a kind of linear woodland, if we made them so, by planting hedges and trees along the boundaries. Schools, churchyards and parks, with more space, could create copses and meadows, if the landowners could be persuaded to do so. And we need many more ponds, anywhere they can be created, small and large. Ponds are simply the best habitat you can offer to wildlife. Where there is water, there will be abundant life.

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world’s seeds, to conserve and restore habitats, to unlock the power of plants for people, to preserve Kew’s heritage, to educate the next generation and to meet Kew’s immediate and long term needs.

People can support this initiative in a number of ways - by giving to the Kew fund, becoming a Friend of Kew, sponsoring a bench for someone they love, contributing to the upkeep of a favourite tree in the Gardens or saving a species at the Millennium Seed Bank.

On the south facing wall of the Victoria Plaza shop at Kew there are several leaf-shaped wooden panels carved with the names of those who have so far donated to the Breathing Planet Campaign.

Conserving plants is probably the single most effective way to preserve wild habitats. The disappearance of just one plant may have huge and unforeseen disastrous consequences on a whole ecosystem. And many of us are well aware of the drastic situation that use of pesticides and weedkillers has created for pollinating insects, especially honey bees.

Alone, as one caring individual, we may feel we cannot do that much, but together, we can achieve a great deal - I will always believe that. So, take a trip to Kew Gardens this Summer and then, inspired by your visit, do just that little bit more for the wildlife on your doorstep. Thank you. WPLife

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

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

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

Friday

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

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Tuesday

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

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

Wednesday

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

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

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Techno Blog High Street Hi-fi – Dead or Alive?

P erhaps I’m being a little over dramatic with the title, but given the amount of column inches and discussion

that has taken place on the subject, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Unilet’s fate had already been sealed, and along with the Dodo, the dinosaurs and long hot summers, we would soon simply become another “Whatever happened to ...” footnote in history.

I want to show that Unilet is still relevant in 2013, and beyond.

We’re not unique; other shops such as Infidelity, Graham’s Hi Fi, Billy Vee, Oranges & Lemons and the like have Keith confirms that reports of the death of the hi-fi specialist have been greatly exaggerated. been occupying the same ground for many years However, retail hi-fi stores have undoubtedly dwindled recently, begging the question, why ? Is it where we are, who we are, what we sell, how we sell it, or is it simply the elephant in the room- Price?

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The internet is widely blamed for the demise of the high street shops, based on the assumption that price is the one and only factor the public consider.

If that were the case, I suspect none of the above establishments, including ourselves would have much of a future. However, we continue to survive and whilst independent shops will always try to be competitive with pricing, we’ll never be the cheapest.

So, how can we ensure our future and more to the point, do you think we have a future which is relevant to you? I think the most lucid comment on the High Street came from one of the senior managers of Curry’s Digital, who said that “the buying public want the right product at the right price, regardless of where they buy it from.”

A simple enough statement on the face of it, but if for a moment we take 45 17217 Brandmakers Unilet The Volume 35-76.indd 45 30/04/2013 15:15 price out of the equation, this leaves us with “the right product” Having decided that you’re going to buy something, is the first thing you think of actually its price, or is it its size, colour, shape, quality, desirability etc. then price? Which leads us neatly onto Value!

It’s often been said that some people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. customers have come into us with price supposedly at the top of their list of priorities, only to relegate it down the list after speaking to us. They realise that other values are indeed, more important. The other long term consequence of the public buying solely on price is the effect on both the general quality of goods and a company’s ability to support their products many years after it has ceased production of it. More products are being built to a price, not a standard, which slowly, but inevitably reduces overall quality despite improvements in technology and manufacturing techniques.

Companies are then also forced to keep fewer spare parts for a shorter period so when you take your beloved item to get it repaired, don’t be surprised if the phrase “Parts No Longer Available” becomes more common. Of course, if we take the pricing analogy to its logical conclusion, then the only way of shopping in the future will be either by phone or sitting in front of a computer- where’s the fun in that ! Do we really want a situation where you can’t drive a car, look at a Plasma 46 One of the advantages that independents like Unilet have, is showing you that everything you buy has a value to you other than its monetary value. When you buy food, its real value is to keep you alive and well and sometimes provide you with real pleasure. When you buy a new washing machine, its real value is to provide clean clothing and free up time for you to do other things.

When you buy Hi-Fi or Home Cinema products, their real value to you is to stimulate both your eyes and your ears, again in the pursuit of pleasure. These “real” values tend

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to be taken for granted until they are denied to you.

I’ve lost count how many times 17217 Brandmakers Unilet The Volume 35-76.indd 46 30/04/2013 15:15 TV, listen to a Hi-Fi, squeeze a piece of fruit, try on a piece of clothing etc., before making that decision to buy? Even with distress items such as cookers and the like, the ability to look at, feel and touch a product is invaluable in helping you decide its real value to you and this can normally be done only in-store at places such as...... you guessed it, Unilet!

If all of the above sounds like gently veiled dig at the buying public in general, then I make no apologies for it. In my 38 or so years in and out of retailing, the whole buying process has changed in many ways, but there are certain things that remain constant. To use a phrase coined by, I believe, Levi Jeans, “Quality never goes out of style” and I believe this still to be the case, whether talking about products or services. Unilet provides both in abundance.

This is why we survive. We don’t look only at the short term on behalf of our customers, but continue to take the longer view when discussing/ showing/ demonstrating a product’s value to them other than its price. As the man from Curry’s Digital stated, “the right product at the right price” Our future is still in your hands, so what do you value most?

You decide!. I’ll go and lie down now.

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Cuddington summer concert

On Sunday 7th July there will be a concert at St Mary’s Church, Cuddington, at the top of The Avenue. The concert will begin at 6pm with afternoon tea from 5pm. For more details see next month’s magazine.

Hospice

Wednesday 19th June – Quiz Evening at St Bede’s Centre (behind the Hospice) North Cheam For further details Bob: 020 8337 3134 or Diana 020 8641 3540 Sunday 23rd June – Summer Fete – 123.30pm in the grounds of St Raphael’s Hospice, North Cheam Come along to a fantastic day out for all the family with plenty of activities, entertainment, and food.

For more information please call Louisa Hitchen on 020 8644 3857 or email Louisa.hitchen@straphaelshospice.org.uk Thursday 4th July – Platinum Abba in the Park, Nonsuch Mansions, Cheam.

Come along, bring a picnic and your dancing feet! Gates open 6pm, Concert starts at 8pm. Bookings online visit: www.straphaels.org.uk or T: 020 8254 2450. Tickets £25.

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Saturday 22nd June Aurio & The Mead Tombolas , Grand Raffle Sideshows Refreshments BBQ Arena Events Bouncy Castle & Stalls 6th July 1-4pm

Local Markets

Cheam Village Friday Market Small indoor market with 28 stalls held in Cheam Parochial Rooms, The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey.

Helping the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Market Days: Friday North Cheam Farmers’ Market – 3rd Saturday of every month, 9.30am1.30pm, North Cheam Crossroads outside the Post Office, KT4 8SG. Worcester Park Local Produce and Craft Market – Sat 6th July, Sat 5th October and Sun 1st December, 10am-4pm, Central Road Sutton Local Produce and Craft Market, Sat 29th June, Sat 28th September and Sat 30th November, 10am-4pm, Town Square, Sutton High Street

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Market on the Square 1st Saturday of the month Georges Square (by New Malden Train Station) 9am to 2pm Surbiton Farmers Market Maple Road 3rdSaturday of the month 9am-1pm

kingstonchoralsociety.org.uk/kcs/ (booking fee applies) or at the door. Come early for a good seat as this concert promises to be another sell out.

Nonsuch News

“National Media Focus On The Tudors/ Local Interest In Tudor History On Our Doorstep In Nonsuch Park In a joyous and beguiling programme BBC2 is starting a season on “Life and death in of English music perfect for a summer evening, Kingston Choral Society explores the Tudor Court”, The V & A has an exhibition of Tudor Art and Buckingham Palace shows the poetry of flowers. Elizabethan portraits exploring Tudor Fashion. The local madrigals and Victorian part songs resident, however, does not need to travel to rub shoulders with delicious folk song London to appreciate some of Tudor history. arrangements by Cecilia McDowall and An amazing model of the original Nonsuch piano music by Warlock and Grainger.

Palace, built by Henry VIII to celebrate the Completing the garland is the first birth of his son Edward, is on view every performance of a new work And since to Sunday 2 – 5 in the Gallery of the Mansion, look at things in bloom by outstanding Service Wing entrance, Nonsuch Park. young composer Graham Ross, In addition, a collection of stained glass commissioned specially for this event. amassed by Samuel Farmer, owner of the Andrew Griffiths will be our prestigious conductor and the talented Leanne Singh- current Mansion in the early 1800’s, features one particular panel commemorating the Levett will be on the piano. marriage of Jane Seymour to Henry VIII in This delightful programme can be heard on June 29th 2013, 7.30p.m. at St Andrew’s 1536 - only 11 days after the execution of Anne Boleyn! These are just a few of the Church, Maple Road, Surbiton KT64DS treasures on view in the Nonsuch Mansion Adults £13; Concessions £11; Under 18s Service Wing open on 2nd & 4th Sundays £5. Tickets are available from the Box (9th and 23rd June) in the month 2 – 5 Office, 020 8977 4801, online at http://

Choral Concert

p.m. Combined entry to Gallery & Museum £3.00. Concessions £2.00.

Friends of Nonsuch Members & Children under 16 free. Entry only to Gallery £2.50. www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk “

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Jid’s Club June 8 1pm to 2.30pm £4 per child Hack Slash and Heal Discover the wicked Wounds that could be inflicted during a medieval battle .See some of the terrible treatments that were used to try and heal them. Watch and even try some of the simple surgery used!

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Bombastic specialises in creating fantastical theatrical experiences for young people combining dance and animation. The Magic Doors is supported by Arts Councils England and Wales Prior to this magical performance, join Bombastic for a family friendly dance workshop and learn more about what makes these doors so special.

8th June - Lucinda Walsh School of Dance presents DO YOUR THING This variety show will have you dancing in your seats.

Welcoming to the stage little ones as young as 3 all the way up to our senior level students. Watch our little stars shine! 15th June - Elite School of School of Dance and Drama, Momentum Dance Company and Carshalton High school for Girls bring you a dance and drama spectacular, showcasing some of the best local talent from the South London area.

23rd June - DANCE 2013 is the 14th Show presented by the Suzanne’s Theatre Dance School at the Secombe Theatre. Pupils are from Sutton, Morden and Mitcham. Welcoming to the stage little ones as young as 3 years old all the way up to our Senior level Students. Watch our Pupils shine!

29 & 30 June Pointers Dance Studio present a family dance show with children from 2-18

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8 Jun - 15 Jun Laine Theatre Arts - Betty Laine spearheads a first class team of passionate and experienced teachers and choreographers who train and nurture some of the most gifted and talented young performers to step out into the West End and beyond” Neil Westmoreland: Choreographer and Resident Director at Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures 18 Jun - 19 Jun, Celebration of Dance 2013 Epsom and Ewell Middle Schools come together to put together the fabulous showcase ‘Celebration of Dance 2013’ 20 June Simon Evans - Sharp, haughty and sadonic in his delivery, Simon is an umissable talent who is fast becoming a regular on the T.V. 21 June The Kylie M Show - Europe’s No1 Kylie Minogue Tribute Production Show is heading to Epsom Playhouse. Featuring...

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22 Jun - 23 Jun HOLLYWOOD - A Night at the Movies C.A.D.A. Stars (Carol Anne Dance Academy) 24 June Hitchcock (12A) - Hitchcock is a 2012 American biographical drama film directed by Sacha Gervasi and based on Stephen Rebello’s non-fiction book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.

25 June Cook Off - Live - Celebrity Cook-Off Live is the UK’s best live cooking show! Two well known TV celebrity chefs/ celebrities will go head to head live in a competition to win the day’s best dish.

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THE PEOPLE SING’, a Gala Concert celebrating Les Miserables and the world’s most popular musicals. Come and enjoy a night in the West End at your local theatre. The company are all past members from the West End production of Les Miserables and it is that show’s passion and music that is the inspiration for the evening.

27 June Jongleurs - Back by popular demand, Jongleurs comedy is returning to Epsom! The country’s best stand-up comedians are gracing our stage once more, so don’t miss this chance to see two hours of today’s funniest stand-up. Book your tickets now!

30 June The Music and The Mirror - End of term showcase for parents, friends and relatives of Starstruck Dance Academy pupils.

2 July Lincoln (12A) - Lincoln is an American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln.

10 August Postman Pat - Premier Stage Productions are delighted to present a brand new, fun filled, all action show featuring everyone’s favourite postman.

2 September Treasure Island a Swashbuckling Family Musical Take your family on a merry romp to the sunny Caribbee’ with Cambridge Touring Theatre’s swashbuckling musical adaptation of Treasure Island. productions.

Rose Theatre Kingston

24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL, Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee) Fri 31 May & Sat 1 Jun Best of British Starring TV and radio comedy star Freddie ‘Parrot Face’ Davies and featuring international illusionists Van Buren & Allyson. Best of British is a superb evening of variety and music hall Tue 4 Jun Stella Take the Space, the company who brought you Hanging Hooke, now present Stella. This is a story of Time and Space: two women astronomers, Jessica Bell from the twenty first century and Caroline Herschel from the eighteenth look up at the same night sky and find themselves colliding in their search for understanding.

Wed 5 Jun Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion - They once voted Ginger Baker as ‘the musician least likely to survive the 60s’.

Now, four and a bit decades later, Ginger proved them all wrong, returned to the UK and formed a formidable quartet with funk and jazz giant Pee Wee Ellis, tenor sax, Alec Dankworth, bass, and Abass Dodoo, percussion.

Fri 7 Jun to Sun 9 Jun - Spot’s Birthday Party It’s the Birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy! All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician will be there too, ensuring there’s never a dull moment.

Thu 13 Jun to Sun 16 Jun - Ockham’s Razor - Not Until We Are Lost Not Until We Are Lost brings the audience into the heart of the action. The performance is viewed in new, innovative ways from within a unique set, featuring originally designed aerial structures. The images unfold above and around the audience as they journey through the narrative.

Sat 22 Jun BalletBoyz - BalletBoyz have led the way in dance for more than a decade, thrilling audiences the world over with our award-winning dance shows on stage and television.

Thu 27 Jun- Scamp Theatre Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales Under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle, these terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from their best-loved titles: Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze.

Fri 5 Jul JazzLiveDance July - Featuring The Heads and Feet House Band with Tim Whitehead on Sax, Winston Clifford on drums, Neville Malcolm on bass and Jonathan Gee on piano.

This event is in the Rose’s Culture Cafe Sun 7 Jul Grimethorpe Colliery Band - The real stars of the hit movie Brassed Off, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are in constant demand throughout the world for concert appearances.

Thu 1 Aug - Sun 4 Aug - Aliens Love Underpants - This zany, hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book is delightfully brought to life on stage for the very first time. With stunning effects, madcap action, original music (and lots of aliens of course!) this fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family.

Thu 29 Aug to Sun 1 Sep - Youth Music Theatre - Great Expectations A classic coming-of-age tale of crime, social class and ambition, written by one of the greatest 19th century novelists, Charles Dickens. Now adapted as an imaginative musical with lots of humour in which we see Victorian society through the eyes of Pip, our hero. WPLife

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Safer Neighbourhoods

by PCSO Gary Weaving

Looking After Each Other - Neighbourhood Watch Everyone who reads my monthly article will know that they will always get good crime prevention advice and news on what has been happening locally. But there is only so much information I can supply by this means.

We all like to be aware of what is happening in our area, current crime trends, crime statistics and news of the great results that are achieved by the regular liaison between the police and the public, in particular ‘Neighbourhood Watch’.

The Metropolitan Police have realised for some time now the positive aspects of a solid Neighbourhood Watch network.

The Worcester Park Safer Neighbourhood Team realise this also and I would like to draw your attention to the benefits of being part of your local Neighbourhood Watch network.

Neighbourhood Watch is an alliance of people coming together to make their communities safer and better places to live. It aims to help people protect themselves and their properties and reduce the fear of crime by means of improved home security, greater vigilance, accurate reporting of suspicious incidents to the police and by fostering a community spirit.

The police can’t deal with the problems and issues arising from crime and anti-social behaviour alone; they need the help of the whole community. Neighbourhood Watch provides a way for local people to play an important part in making it happen.

Neighbourhood Watch is a community initiative, supported by the police, not run by them, so success depends on what the members make of it. Although independent, it works in partnership with the police, residents associations, local authorities and other agencies to reduce crime and disorder. Originally the basic purpose was to reduce household burglary, but more recently they are tackling other things that affect people’s quality of life such as, rogue traders & scammers, poor street lighting, dumped cars, fly tipping, graffiti and anti-social behaviour.

Membership is growing rapidly and most people joining now are of a younger age group and different ethnic origins, so that increasingly the membership more accurately reflects the population of the borough.

How It Works Some people can spare some time to help run their Watch.

Some may simply want to support Neighbourhood Watch as a member. Every member is valuable and important in making the community safer - as long as they are committed and enthusiastic about getting things done.

MEMBERSHIP Being a member of Neighbourhood Watch means being a good neighbour and caring about the local area. It needn’t cost anything, except a little common sense and being

aware. It doesn’t mean interfering in other people’s business; just your neighbours looking out for you, your family, your home and your street or estate, and you doing the same for them.

Members do whatever they can to make their neighbourhood safer and give support to the coordinator as they are able.

Members are asked to report anything that seems suspicious or unusual to the police. Some things you see may help the police solve or prevent a crime - and so stop someone becoming a victim. So, if you are suspicious about something, make a note of what you have seen and pass the information to the police. Contact your Safer Neighbourhood team, or in an emergency dial 999 in the usual way. Let the police check it out and NEVER challenge someone who is behaving suspiciously or put yourself at risk. You will never be criticised for making a 999 call in good faith.

The Co-Ordinator The role of Co-ordinator need not take up much time or be difficult or demanding.

Primarily, the Co-ordinator passes on information and advice and keeps an eye on any vulnerable neighbours, keeps a note of incidents and passes them on to the local Safer Neighbourhood Team and encourages neighbours to be vigilant at all times, to report anything suspicious and to protect themselves and their properties.

So, Member or Co-ordinator? The choice is yours.

Take action and join today, it’s free and as most insurance companies give a discount to members, don’t forget to tell your home insurer if you join.

Please detach this page, complete the form on the back and send to the address shown.

If you live outside the London Borough of Sutton, please contact your local police who will be able to give you your local Neighbourhood Watch contact details.

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Neighbourhood Watch Application for Membership Please complete in CAPITAL LETTERS and send to:

Sutton Neighbourhood Watch, c/o Sutton Police Station, FREEPOST, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1BR I apply to become a member of the London Borough of Sutton Neighbourhood Watch Association and undertake to give whatever support I am able to achieve its' objectives.

I am 18 years of age or older and to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, I give permission for my details to be held on a computer database on the understanding that the information will only be used to achieve the objectives of Neighbourhood Watch in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

I agree to respect and preserve the confidentiality of any information used by me in any activities I undertake on behalf of Neighbourhood Watch.

First Name & other initials:

Title: Mr/Mrs/etc

Surname: Address:

Telephone Number:

Postcode:

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E-mail: Email is our primary method of getting important information to our members quickly. We regularly send alerts and information about local crime, so if you have an email address, please let us know.

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London Borough of Sutton Neighbourhood Watch Association Registered Charity No. 1120448 Membership Secretary

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Index

to advertise call 020 8336 2915 Accounting & Bookkeeping

DGAS 8 Worcester Bookeeping Services 29

Beauty & Health

Glitz’n’Glamour Look at Me

Care

25 22

Fresh Printing

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Delhi Chefs 61 HG Wells 3

Jackson Noon Browns Residential

13 32

Food & Drink

Funeral Directors Evershed Brothers

Furniture

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Alexanders 8

Abbeyfield Wendover House 44 Classic Home Care 28 GES Care 27 Mascot Telecare 51 Nail Cutting Service 21 True Blue Nurses 38

Car hire, maintenance & repair Chips Away 20 Elmwood Vehicles 25 K&P Tyres 19

Carpets & Flooring Carpets 4 U

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Music Fun 46 Sunny Signers 46

Cleaning services

Bits and Bobs

35 Dry Cleaning etc 12 GES Clean 47 House Clearance 52 Lions of London 50 Ovenclean 16

Computing

Megabytes 53

Counsellling & Hypnotherapy

CPA counselling Brett Hinson Hypnotherapy Stella Warriner Counselling

18 55 52

Nigel Roberts

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Driving Schools

Education & classes

Kumon 47 The Study School 56

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Westbury House

Home, gardening, decorating

Andy Reeve Plumber Bathroom Refurbishment Dreamdoors Kitchens Nordon Bathrooms Smith & Byford

Opticians

Repairs

Suddies 48

Security

Central Locksmiths MSH Security

58 14

Hamseys matresses Tudor Williams Unilet Sound & Vision

6 63 48

Shopping

Able 2 Build 51 AC Gardening 35 Alfie Jenkins 30 BK Landscapes 58 Cypress (Garden Services 21 Dream Designs Decorators 42 Elegant Curtains 42 Epsom Marble 19 Greg Building Services 54 Mayhew Property Services 59 Robinson & Son painters & decorators 37 RJ Trees 10 TSD Building 5

Kitchens, bathroom & plumbing

Property

Sport and Leisure

Cheam Leisure 64 Core Balance Pilates 43 Cycle Power 26 King George Indoor Bowls Club 15 Poles Apart Nordic Walking 19 The River Club 31 Royal British Legion 45 Tennis Avenue Academy 47 Walkfit 26

Windows

Cheam Windows 45 24 57 9 40

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AMS Optician 30 R Woodfall 20

Pets

Cats at Home Picture Pawfect

43 21

Picture Frame Warehouse

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Picture Frames Plant Hire

Ransoms 7

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