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4 Letter from the Editor & Editor’s Tips 21 Hen Corner Sara Ward 28 Business Matters Hounslow Chamber of Commerce Member News and Events

5 Musical Museum Celebrating ten years 8 Flowers on the Anvil An exhibition of the work of Jason Bowyer 10 Chiswick In Pictures Pictures of Chiswick by local artists and photographers 14 Battle of Turnham Green 375th anniversary

10 16 Gardening with Osterley House We talk to head gardener Andy Eddy 18 Cabaret & Cinema Erica Weston on what’s on at Watermans this autumn 19 £6 million needed for a ‘World Class Watermans’ 32 Charity begins at home with Horton & Garton

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to the October / November issue of Out & About.

Mighty Wurlitzer organ. Page 5

As politicians debate Brexit and the issue of sovereignty, it’s interesting to remember that without the decisive action of parliamentarians in Brentford and Chiswick at the start of the English Civil War, the history of British democracy might have been very different. The war might have been all over in a matter of months and settled in favour of the King. As it was, the Battle of Turnham Green on 13th November 1642 stopped the royalist army entering London and forced them to retreat. This year is the 375th anniversary. See how you can follow the events of the battle with the Battlefields Trust trail. Pages 14 & 15

If cabaret is more to your taste, read Erica Weston’s article on the autumn programme at Watermans arts centre. Page 18

The artist Jason Bowyer has an anniversary of his own to celebrate – 20 years of painting and drawing at the London Museum of Water and Steam by Kew Bridge. Flowers on the Anvil, Friday 13th – Sunday 15th October, is an exhibition of work by an artist whose professional career has seen him painting in such diverse environments as Craven Cottage and Camp Bastion. Page 8 Jason and his brother Francis are scions of a well-known family of artists in Chiswick. The brothers are taking part in Chiswick In Pictures, an exhibition at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick, featuring the work of 17 local artists and photographers, including the work of Jon Perry, whose photograph is on the front cover. Pages 10 & 11

Watermans is asking for your support. It’s being relocated to the site of Brentford’s old police station as part of the redevelopment of the town centre, but finds that the developers’ promise of a theatre twice as big as their current one have been altered to plans for one that’s little bigger than the space they have now. They’re not happy and they want your help. Page 19 New kid on the block Paul Cooney is winning awards for the Chiswick branch of estate agents Horton & Garton. Page 20 And Sara Ward is making her own cider and sourdough bread at Hen Corner. Page 21 Hope you enjoy reading the autumn issue.

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The Musical Museum in Brentford has been ten years this November in its ‘new’ purpose-built premises with three galleries, a workshop, concert hall, and café. The only venue in West London where you can dance to the sounds of The

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EDITOR’S TIPS Where to go for the best fireworks • Bonfire night falls on a Sunday this year, so the weekend of Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th November will be a mega fireworks weekend. The nearest big shows for our bit of west London are at Chiswick Park, Richmond Athletics Ground, Ravenscourt Park on the Chiswick / Hammersmith borders and Dukes Meadows Golf Club.

• Another lovely thing to do is to take the Fireworks Cruise run by Chiswick Pier Trust, which this year will be on Saturday 11th November.

• If you prefer a more intimate setting, the Hare & Hounds pub in Osterley promises an evening of family fun, live music and entertainment on Friday 3rd with mulled wine and cider, stilt walkers and fire breathers! Supervised children’s entertainment from 6pm. Fireworks at 8.30pm.

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Falling Leaves by Jon Perry

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THE MUSICAL MUSEUM IN BRENTFORD

Hollywood Glamour Concert – Sunday 15th October at 3pm

Autumn Programme

Silent Film: Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Saturday 21st October at 7.30pm

The Musical Museum is celebrating ten years this autumn in its specially designed building by Kew Bridge. Run by a handful of paid staff and a large number of volunteers, the museum houses self-playing instruments and over 20,000 music rolls, a workshop, concert hall, and cafe with views of the river. It tells the story of how people listened to music before the days of microphones and electronics. Originally founded by the late Frank Holland, his private collection grew to the point where in 1963 he was given permission to keep it in the former St George’s Church, where it remained until 2008 when the purpose-built new museum was opened. Tea Dances – Saturday 7th October, 11th November, 16th December at 2.30pm

The only venue in West London where you can dance the afternoon away on a sprung dancefloor to the sounds of The Mighty Wurlitzer played by Chris Barber, as featured on The Organist Entertains, BBC Radio 2. Plus the DJ’s selection of dance favourites and a free dance lesson at 2pm. Tickets: £8.50 including a glass of prosecco or tea/coffee

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Be entranced by the glamorous world of Hollywood! Chris Barber plays the Wurlitzer and is joined by Cathy Craig of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and West End singer, John Langley. Narration by Alan Dedicoat, voice of The National Lottery and Strictly Come Dancing. Tickets: £15.00 – free glass of prosecco if booked by 7th October

A pre-Halloween treat – this adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel is famous for Lon Chaney’s ghastly make-up which was kept a studio secret until the film’s premiere. Donald MacKenzie, acclaimed organist from London’s Odeon Leicester Square, will improvise a thrilling accompaniment on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Tickets: £12.50 The Classic Film Season featuring the fabulous Judy Garland: Sunday 29th October at 3pm - The Harvey Girls (1945)

All aboard for song and dance! Judy Garland headlines this joyous musical slice of Americana. Tickets: £6.50 / £5.00 concessions Sunday 19th November at 3pm - The Pirate (1948)

Manuela (Garland) is engaged to the local rich man, but dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. Serafin (Gene Kelly), a travelling singer falls in love with her and to impress her, poses as the pirate. Tickets: £6.50 / £5.00 concessions.

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Flowers ON THE ANVIL

Celebrating 20 years of Jason Bowyer’s art at the Steam Museum

Jason Bowyer NEAC RP PS is celebrating twenty years of working from his studio at the London Museum of Water and Steam. There’s a little community of artists there which includes a jeweller, a blacksmith and ceramicist Claire Ireland, who happens also to be Jason’s wife. His studio will be open to the public on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October 11am – 5pm, with the larger works on display in the Mezzanine Gallery above the Main Hall of the Steam Museum. Jason is primarily an artist who likes to draw, and from drawings and sketches he makes up bigger oil paintings. As a

former president of the New English Art Club and he founded their School of Drawing in 1993 with a couple

Art and the Royal Academy. In 2015 he was awarded the Prince of Wales Portrait Drawing Prize at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. 13th – 15th October and after that by appointment

Flowers on the Anvil The London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN of friends at a time when teaching the skill of drawing was becoming unfashionable at art colleges. He still teaches privately at his studio. An elected member of the Pastel Society and the Royal Portrait Society, Jason has been Artist in Residence at Fulham Football Club and Championship Artist at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, and has also done a stint as War Artists at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, with his brother Francis. The Bowyer brothers are well known in west London, having gone to Chiswick School and stayed in the area. Jason trained at the Camberwell School of

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CHISWICK IN PICTURES An exhibition of pictures of Chiswick at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick Chiswick is a hotspot of talented artists Not just talented but professional and successful artists and photographers who show their work regularly in galleries up and down the country, who win all sorts of awards and whose work is held in prestigious collections. Chiswick In Pictures is a chance to see images of our neighbourhood by 17 local artists and photographers. The exhibition, organised by The Chiswick Calendar, ranges from drawings, etchings and watercolours to large oil paintings, prints and mixed media creations. Participating Artists

Jason and Francis Bowyer. Francis Bowyer P.P.R.W.S., N.E.A.C., who is exhibiting two abstract oil paintings, won The Arts Club Prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1994 and the Turner Watercolour Prize in 2014 and exhibits regularly at the Royal Watercolour Society. His work is held in the Royal Collection and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Collection. Jason Bowyer P.P.N.E.A.C., RP, PS, Joanna Brendon MBE, MA and Jill Meager are all showing large charcoal

Francis Bowyer

drawings. Jason is celebrating 20 years at his studio in Brentford this autumn. See page 8. Jill is a wildlife artist who portrays the fragility and vulnerability of birds and animals.

Jon’s romantic compositions of foggy, autumnal scenes to Anna’s bright portraits of café society and Barbara’s witty street scenes. Barbara has sold her prints and photo cards all over the world, in New York, Paris, Milan, Warsaw and Tokyo. In London, her show Street Music was held in the crush bar of the Covent Garden Opera House and her sell-out show Love London on Regent Street resulted in the Love London book. Natalia Bobrova and Patricia Wyndham paint small, bright oil

Jill Meager

She was a finalist in the National Open Art Competition 2014 and a finalist in the V&A 'Inspired by...' competition 2011. Joanna's work is mainly landscape-based. She has been Artist in Residence at Ruskin's home, Brentwood and the V&A permanent collection has three of her prints. Liz Butler MA, R.W.S and Christine Berrington are watercolourists. Christine is known principally as an illustrator for books and magazines. Liz is well known for her miniature paintings of gardens and her use of pure watercolour. A member of the Royal Watercolour Society for more than 20 years, her work is in several major collections including the Government Art Collection, the Royal Collection, Harewood House and the National Postal Archive. Glynis Porter is showing an etching of Fosters Bookshop in Chiswick High Rd. She has exhibited at a variety of galleries and has had work selected for Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. The photographers Anna Kunst, Jon Perry and Barbara Chandler show Chiswick in a variety of moods, from

Barbara Chandler

paintings of scenes which are instantly recognisable – Chiswick House and the riverbank. The river is an irresistible source of subject matter for artists and there is one whole wall of oil paintings of the River Thames by Arabella Harcourt-Cooze. Arabella has formerly been shortlisted for the National Open Art Competition. Jane Price and Jenny Price use mixed media. Jenny paints abstract landscapes inspired by the River Thames, using acrylic and loose open weaves. Jane takes her inspiration from maps, using acrylic and embroidery to create maps

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Jill Meager will be talking about her life as a wildlife artist at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick at 7.30om on Wednesday 4th October. Free talk.

Coal Tit by Jill Meager

Chiswick In Pictures is at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick until Saturday 28th October. 626 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, London W4 5RY. Sponsored by the Clayton Hotel Chiswick, Snappy Snaps Chiswick and Sipsmith. Summer in a Bedford Park Garden by Francis Bowyer

Ring Ring by Barbara Chandler

Chiswick Park by Moonlight by Rachel Busch

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Winter in a West London Garden by Liz Butler

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Battle

OF TURNHAM GREEN 375th anniversary

The Battle of Turnham Green took place on 13th November 1642 near what was then the village of Turnham Green. The battle was a key moment of the English Civil War because King Charles I and his army were stopped from entering London.

together by volunteers so that you can follow a trail from one to the other and learn all about the part played by this area in the Civil War. A map of the trail and information about the battle sites is available on the Battlefields Trust website: www.battlefieldstrust.com.

The events of the Civil War are commemorated by a series of six panels in Brentford and Chiswick, put

On the morning of 12th November the Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s army advanced on London from the west and first encountered

parliamentary troops at the house of Sir Richard Wynn (demolished in the 19th century) where Syon Park is now. The parliamentarians fled at first but put up a barricade at Brentford Bridge which they managed to defend for about an hour. They held the Royalists off at a second barricade for two or three hours more but the royalists prevailed and the parliamentary soldiers either ran back towards

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London or tried to swim the River Thames and many drowned. On the night of 12th / 13th they tried to move cannon and ammunition down the Thames by barge but were fired on from Syon House and threatened by royalist cannon near Kew Bridge. By 8am on 13th November an army of 24,000 parliamentarians had formed on open land centred on what is today Turnham Green. All that remains of the common now are discrete areas: Turnham Green, Chiswick Back Common, Acton Common and Acton Green, but in the 17th century they were all part of one large common. The parliamentary forces assembled there were a mix of regiments commanded

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by the Earl of Essex, the London Militia, sailors and volunteers and they outnumbered the royalist army by two to one. It must have been hard-fought because the Battle of Turnham Green resulted in a stalemate, but by blocking the path of the Royalist army to London the Parliamentarians gained an important strategic victory. The battle denied Charles and his army access to London and a swift end to the war. The royalist army was forced to retreat to Oxford for secure winter quarters, where the Earl of Essex did not pursue them. The war was to drag on for another four years.

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This is where you will find the commemorative panels with more details of the battle: Panel 1 Syon House Panel 2 Brentford Bridge Panel 3 County Court Panel 4 Turnham Green Terrace Panel 5 Barley Mow (outside what is now the Lamb pub) Panel 6 Acton Green Thanks to the Battlefields Trust for the information and to the Sealed Knot Society for pictures of their reenactments of Civil War battles. Images from Sealed Knot reenactments of battles

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Andy Eddy, Osterley Park's Head Gardener, shares with us some of the work taking place in the gardens at this time of year, with some tips on the planting of trees within an historic environment. During my time at Osterley I have been pioneering the planting of trees as young ‘whips’ – the term used in the trade for small trees that are only about one meter in height when purchased from wholesale suppliers. There are many good reasons for planting trees at this size including cost - a whip is always going to be far cheaper to buy as the nurseryman will only have had to grow/keep it for one year at the nursery, as opposed to the £50.00 you will need for a full standard (a tree that is usually about two meters tall). These are valid considerations but of course cost isn’t always a main consideration when planting within a historic landscape/garden environment. The main reason that I choose to plant trees of this size is their establishment rates; these young trees can be planted in a much smaller hole which takes less time and also due to their size will never need staking - the only annual maintenance that will be needed is to weed and mulch a ‘tree circle’ around them for the first 5 years as competition from grass and weeds is a real factor with their establishment. They then grow at a greatly improved rate when compared to larger trees and will overtake the larger standard specimens within four to five years. The pictures that I have included show a young Malus ‘John Downie’ which was planted last autumn and is showing its first fruits, the second picture is of a 'Sorbus aucuparia' which was planted 6 years ago. This proves that these trees, when planted as whips, soon take over larger planted trees which take many years to establish and a more natural tree outline is achieved. Do look out for them when you next visit Osterley Park.

Osterley Park & House Hallowe'en Pumpkin Festival Sat 21 - Sun 29 Oct, 11am-4pm As the nights start to get longer, make the most of the day this autumn and join us at our Hallowe'en Pumpkin Festival. Explore our autumnal trail, jump around in crunchy leaves and carve your scariest face on a pumpkin. Normal Admission applies. Large Pumpkin £4, Small Pumpkin £3

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COME TO THE

Cabaret!

Erica Weston invites you to walk on the wild side

Charlie Bicknell

Our audiences loved our new cabaret season in the spring, and the place was packed on all four nights. We want people to be able to enjoy the best of the cabaret scene without having to trek up to town or – worse! – over to East London where a lot of the action is happening. So our trusty cabaret programmer sees all the shows for you and books in the ones she thinks you’ll love. In fact, we’re rather proud that three acts from our last season are now performing at London’s Wonderground at Southbank and another was named in the Guardian’s top acts to see at the Edinburgh Festival. It’s a great night out, so give it a go!

brightest and best on London’s cabaret scene: comic songs, genius clowning and acrobatic brilliance. Finally, prepare to be unprepared with Charlie Bicknell’s show No Angel Uncensored where, we are promised, you will reach orgasmic highs. Well that’s one way to get over the cold!

First up is sultry cinematic singer Carla Lippis with her new show fresh from a critically-acclaimed run in Edinburgh. Then Dusty Limits, award-winning compere of the infamous Black Cat Cabaret, has opened his black book to put together a variety night just for Watermans with some of the

Charlie Bicknell - No Angel Uncensored - Friday 24th November, 8.30pm

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£6M HOLE IN THE PLAN FOR A `WORLD CLASS WATERMANS’ Watermans wants your help to achieve a bigger, better arts space for Brentford ‘We don’t simply want to transpose what we do in our current building into a new one. We want people to be inspired the moment they walk through our doors while feeling welcomed and at home. We want them to have an experience that they want to talk about’ say the Watermans team. To do this, they say the building must provide a theatre suitable for world-class touring theatre, circus, live music and dance, two cinemas and a larger gallery to enable film festivals, live screenings and larger-scale exhibitions and social spaces for people to meet and relax, eat and drink. Watermans is on the move. The slightly down-at-heel arts centre which looks so much like a 1960s car park that it feels compelled to put a big sign up saying ‘I AM NOT A CAR PARK’ has provided a year-round programme of independent cinema, theatre, comedy, cabaret, exhibitions, workshops and festivals for over 30 years, but is being relocated to the site of Brentford’s old police station as part of the redevelopment of the town centre. The arts centre has chosen to see the move as a once-in-ageneration opportunity to make a step-change in what they can offer, but have been deeply disappointed that the initial offer by the developers has been reduced. Instead of a theatre twice the size of their current one, they’re now being offered theatre space which is only a little bigger than their current space, dashing their hopes of creating a world-class arts centre that would ‘put Brentford on the cultural map, ignite its economy and inspire its residents’.

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Until now they have gone along with the plans, not even complaining at the loss of their lovely riverside site, preferring instead the carrot of ‘bigger, better, modern facilities to enable us to be the kind of artistic and social hub that this part of West London needs and deserves’. But now they realise there is a £6m hole in what they need to achieve that, they are asking the public to join their campaign for a ‘World Class Watermans.’ If you would like to support their campaign, email them at: WorldClass@watermans.org.uk and post on social media using the hashtag #WorldClassWatermans

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MAKING GOOD USE OF THE APPLE HARVEST Sara Ward, Hen Corner We may be used to food bubbling away when boiling potatoes or simmering a soup, but here at Hen Corner we get very excited to see food and drink begin to bubble by itself when left to its own devices. Regular readers will know that we try to produce as much of our own food as possible and when we harvest from the garden, we set to work preserving it to allow us months of enjoyment through the darker days of winter. There are many techniques for preventing the deterioration usually caused by bacteria: drying, pickling in vinegar, making jam with sugar and cooking down for a chutney. Apples are our biggest crop and after weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve selected some of the best Bramley apples to freeze, perfect for pies throughout winter, we gather as many apples as possible, from friends and neighbours too, for our annual Cider Sunday event. The apples are washed and chopped, then crushed to make the juice that is fermented into cider.

The fresh juice is simply stored in sterilized demijohns sealed with an airlock valve that allows pressurised carbon dioxide to escape but prevents oxygen coming in contact with the juice. The natural wild yeasts already on the apples react to the release of sweet juice when pressed and begin to feast on the sugars. They release the by-product of fermentation, carbon dioxide, in bubbles and within a couple of weeks have converted the natural apple sugars into alcohol. All we need to do is to syphon off the top, leaving the dead yeast behind, and bottle up securely with a teaspoon of sugar to guarantee a lovely fizz when we are ready to drink it. Another way that we utilise the wild yeast is to capture some in a flour and water paste allowing us to make scrumptious sourdough bread. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to try our Classic Sourdough, we sell them every Friday at the Micro Bakery and if you want to try fermenting dough yourself, come and join us for Sourdoughs & Special Breads on Tuesday 10th October.

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HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN at London Museum of Water & Steam this October! Creep down to the museum this half term for some scarily wicked SpOOkfest fun! From Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th October you can follow our gruesome word trail and if you are brave, take a trip on the Ghost Train which will run all week. Families can have fun making ghoulish creatures in our creepy craft area and if the kids dress up in their best spooky costume they go free with a full-paying adult. The Museum is open daily 11am – 4pm and has a lovely café serving homemade Terrifying Treats. For the older scare seekers we welcome the return of the Pop-Up Opera Company as they perform Humperdinck’s timeless dark fantasy Hansel & Gretel. The evening performance will take place on October 19th surrounded by our magnificent engines.

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CHAMBER NEWS Hounslow Business Awards 2017 The hunt is on for the best businesses in Hounslow for 2017. Now in their fifth year, Hounslow Chamber of Commerce organises these awards in association with Hounslow Highways to recognise and reward the achievements of the local business community across the whole of the London Borough of Hounslow. Businesses were invited to put themselves forward for selection. The finalists were then invited to a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Hilton London Syon Park Hotel, on 12th October.

All exceptional businesses Stephen Fry, Chief Executive of Hounslow Chamber of Commerce, said: “I continue to be very impressed with the quality, enthusiasm and passion of the businesses that enter these awards. They demonstrate that Hounslow is an exciting place to work and recognition from these awards can make a difference when securing new customers and new business”. Each year applications are welcomed from all local businesses in the borough, large and small. Speaking on behalf of title sponsors Hounslow Highways, service director Rob Gillespie said: “Hounslow Highways is very pleased to be the headline sponsor for the Hounslow Business Awards for the third consecutive year. Hounslow has a diverse and entrepreneurial business base and we are delighted to support their success”. Councillor Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council, said: “The Hounslow Business Awards are the perfect opportunity

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CHAMBER NEWS Want a slice of the business generated by Heathrow? Hounslow Chamber, working with a number of other business development groups, held a networking day focused on Heathrow procurement on 21st September. At the networking lunch, which was followed by afternoon workshops and an evening reception, a succession of speakers talked about how to achieve the best value for businesses and communities, now, during and after the expansion of Heathrow. Overall the day attracted around 130 companies. For more on how small businesses can break into the Heathrow supply chain, come to the Heathrow Business Summit on 8th November at the Sofitel, Terminal 5. The Heathrow Business Summit welcomes all small businesses and gives them the opportunity to talk and pitch directly to the key individuals responsible for finding new suppliers for the Heathrow supply chain.

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CHAMBER NEWS New Spa de Sal opens in Brentford A new spa is opening in Brentford, of a type you probably have not yet encountered. The Spa de Sal is for children and adults with respiratory illnesses or conditions and aims to make breathing easier so that medication is more effective. Based on the same principle as a restorative trip to Skegness,

the idea is that by getting a lungful of salty air your breathing becomes easier. There are only a handful of such spas in the UK. They were introduced here ten years ago from Eastern Europe, where the treatment has been used for a long time. It was noticed that men who worked in the salt mines didn’t seem to get colds or respiratory illnesses. Matilda Goes, Director of the new spa, found out about this kind of therapy because she herself suffers from Bronchiectasis, a respiratory condition which causes chronic coughing. Although she is dependent on inhalers, she’s not a huge fan of reliance on mediation. During a recent bout of bronchitis she was looking online for anything that might help, came across a salt spa and decided to try it out. She found it helped her and decided to open a spa of her own. This is her first business, having spent nearly thirty years in corporate sales working for airlines such as Lufthansa, KLM and Emirates. The theory and the technique is simple. A machine specially imported from Eastern Europe dispenses tiny particles of salt into dry air, which is moved around about by a fan within a simulated microclimate. The temperature and humidity is controlled for ultimate effect. You just you sit with your feet up and breathe it in. After an hour long session the room is ventilated for half an hour so it is clean for the next session, and that’s it. Matilda says she would never claim that users will be symptom free and that it is not intended as an alternative to medicine, but to complement it. She is planning to introduce yoga lessons at the spa to teach deep breathing exercises as well. If you’d like to try it out, the spa opens on 7th October at 5 London Rd., Brentford TW8 8JB and the initial session is free, so you can try it out before you book.

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