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APRIL - MAY 2022

WOMEN’S

Football UEFA Women’s EUROs

Easter FOR KIDS

Dinosaurs AT GUNNERSBURY PARK

HEATH ROBINSON 150-year anniversary

Dino Kingdom • Easter for kids • Women’s football • Island Yoga Chiswick House spring programme • Heath Robinson 150-year anniversary Jazz at George IV • Osterley Park gardening notes • Hen Corner

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INSIDE Regulars

Features

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7 Dino Kingdom Gunnersbury Park

Letter from the Editor

8 Hen Corner Easter at Hen Corner 16 Gardening Notes From the head gardener at Osterley Park 22

Coffee Break Crossword

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Jazz at George IV What’s on this Spring

10-11 Easter What’s On for Kids 13 Women’s football Be inspired by UEFA Women’s EUROs 14

All information in this edition was correct at time of publication but may be subject to change.

C hiswick House Spring programme

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21 Island Yoga Mind and body

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Welcome

From Friday, 1 April Gunnersbury Park becomes Jurassic Park, with more than 50 dinosaur models on show, ranging up to 18 metres tall at Dino Kingdom. P7 Fluffy chicks are more traditional at Easter. Sara at Hen Corner is sharing the delight of these cute symbols of spring by making her chicks available to see at her local church in Brentford. P8 There are lots of activities available for children, with Easter egg hunts and crafts at various venues in west London. P 10-11 This summer sees Brentford FC hosting some of the matches in the UEFA Women’s EUROs and in the run up to the championship, LB Hounslow has gone all out to provide opportunities for young girls and woman to play. P13 History is usually told through the doings of lords and ladies, but as Chiswick House reopens for the summer they are rediscovering the history of some of the gardeners, craft and tradespeople who made the house and gardens what they are today, in their exploration of the history of Black Chiswick. P14

The head gardener at Osterley House tells us what’s on their list of jobs for the gardens. P16 The Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birthday with two exhibitions of his work and a family day in May where children are encouraged to design and make wacky inventions like his. P18-19 Island Yoga London offers classes offering physical, mental and spiritual practice. P21 And Jazz at George IV goes from strength to strength with its programme of great Jazz and Blues musicians every Thursday night. P24

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02/03/2022 12:21

DINO KINGDOM

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Dino Kingdom

AT GUNNERSBURY PARK

Gunnersbury Park is being turned into Jurassic Park this April. Created by the company who put on the Spice Road Chinese lantern trails in Chiswick House Gardens a few years ago, Dino Kingdom has more than 50 dinosaur models on show, ranging up to 18 metres tall.

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Unlike the lantern festival, these models are solid and some are designed for children to climb on. They are animatronic, so some will move and roar. There will also be a funfair and food and drink available to buy.

The dinosaurs have been on show before in Manchester and Nottingham but this is the first time they will have put in an appearance in London. They range from the smallest, the Veloceraptors, to the largest, the mighty Apatosaurus, mostly between five and seven metres long.

The organisers say the dinosaurs, made in China with 3D augmentation, are the most anatomically accurate recreation of dinosaurs outside museums. As visitors

walk through they can download the accompanying app and scan the QR codes to learn more about the creatures they are looking at.

There will also be an ‘archeological dig’ where children can discover ‘fossils’ and giant eggs in a sandpit. One important thing to note is that dogs are not allowed in Dino Kingdom (with the exception of sight / support dogs).

Full price tickets for adults are £17 at peak times / £14 off-peak. Children (3 – 15) £15 / £12 (infants free). Family tickets (set of four) £59 / £49.

Off-peak times are the opening Friday, 1 April and week-days Monday 4 – Thursday 7 and Monday 11 – Wednesday 13 April.

Once you have entered Dino Kingdom you will be able to stay as long as you like. The site is wheelchair accessible, in that it is flat, but with the proviso that if it has been raining it will be hard going, as there are no pathways laid down.

Book tickets on the Dino Kingdom website: dinokingdom.com

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HEN CORNER

HEN Corner Sara Ward says “Don’t count your chickens!”

Oh my, I’m really nervous to put our plans in writing in case it all goes horribly wrong, however, I’ve been very excited as I’ve begun the preparations to hatch a clutch of eggs as part of this year’s Easter Celebrations…

transition of adolescence, growing odd feathers in unexpected areas and eating you out of house and home. Speaking of which, if we wanted to hatch them at church so that local families can visit them in the school holidays, then we’ll be using an incubator and heat lamps to mimic their mum. We need to parent them until they are big enough to hold their own with the rest of the flock here at Hen Corner, this could mean them living inside our home for weeks, even months… Have I really thought this through?

It all began in a Sunday School team meeting when we were discussing how to celebrate Easter this year and someone nudged me and said ‘Couldn’t we have some chicks?’ My initial response was ‘It’s not that straightforward’ remembering the last time that we hatched chicks under a broody hen in the back garden and all six revealed their masculinity by crowing an hour before dawn the following Boxing Day. Sadly, we couldn’t keep them as boys together are not only noisy but can be very aggressive towards each other. But it did get me thinking.

Newly hatched chicks are lovely, tiny, fluffy and cute for the first ten days, then they start that awkward

If we want to be sure to get some new hens at the end of the project, we probably need to hatch twelve eggs as eight of the chicks could be boys. Twelve little chicks can happily spend their first couple of weeks in a plastic box the size of a small fish tank, but fast forward a couple of months and they’ll be needing much more space.

Enough deliberating, I’ve decided that if as many people

as possible can enjoy the delight of these symbols of new life, as we reflect with thankfulness on new opportunities in our own lives, then I’m happy to make this happen.

So, we plan to hatch the chicks in St Paul’s Church, Brentford, in the school holidays, with opportunities to meet them at special story times and church services.

The chicks will then ‘star’ at Easter at Hen Corner, a regular event inviting families to celebrate with activities such as hugging hens, making hot cross buns and hunting for eggs, both real and chocolate.

Looking forward to early June, as the Queen is celebrating her Jubilee, we will be celebrating our own queens on our bee keeping courses. We have protective suits for everyone, so see if you can spot her in the crowd and give her a cheer…

All courses, virtual & face to face, can be found at HenCorner.com

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EASTER ACTIVITIES

Easter eggsAND ALL THAT …

Easter things to do with children

Children’s Workshop: Design & Paint your own terracotta pot

Easter egg hunt and crafts Hogarth’s House in Chiswick has an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday 9 April, 10.00am – 12.00pm.

Ages 5-11. Join the hunt and find two eggs, then bring them inside to decorate and put in your Easter basket.

Chiswick Flower Market is hosting a children’s workshop to design and paint their own terracotta pot on Sunday 3 April, in the Boston Room of George IV, 185 Chiswick High Rd. W4 2DR. Recommend age 6 years plus but with help from their adult, all ages welcome.

Tickets £15 Book – Google Eventbrite + Family activity: Easter egg hunt and crafts.

Design and paint your pot and then have a wander round the flower market to find a plant to fit in it.

Pedalos in the Park

Tickets - First child from a family is £20 and all additional children are £17.50. If one child in a group is under 7 then the group needs to be accompanied by an adult.

Book – Google Eventbrite + Children’s Workshop: Design & Paint your own terracotta Pot.

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Gunnersbury Park pedalos are back in action on the lake from Saturday 2 April, 11.00am – 5.00pm on weekends, weather permitting, with extended hours over the summer holidays.

Available on a first come, first served basis, £8 per half hour, card payment only.

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The Great Gunnersbury Easter Quest Gunnersbury Park is holding The Great Gunnersbury Easter Quest on Wednesday 6 April. Dotty the Gunnersbury Gardener needs help from children to solve a mystery by following clues and completing challenges.

Join her on this special interactive quest around Gunnersbury Park led by their storytellers and help discover where the Rhyming Rabbit has hidden the chocolate treasure 11.00 am – 12.00 pm 1.00 – 2.00 pm 3.00 – 4.00 pm Tickets £10 Book – visitgunnersbury.org

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EASTER ACTIVITIES

Easter egg hunts at Osterley Park Osterley Park has a nature trail for children to follow, with chocolate at the end.

Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. The trail takes place between Thursday 14 – Monday 18 April, from 10am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm, so come along and explore the beautiful gardens of Osterley.

Tickets £3 per child – includes a trail map, pencil and a chocolate egg at the end. No booking required.

Osterley Park, Jersey Road, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 4RB

Redbeard’s holiday camps

London Wetland Centre

Osterley Park also hosts Redbeard’s holiday camps for children aged 5 – 11.

The London Wetland Centre in Barnes also has an Easter trail for children, who have to find a number of bright yellow ducks around the wetlands site.

Set in the lush woodlands of Osterley House, each camp has a mix of activities available including but not limited to: green woodworking, primitive fire lighting, woodland arts and crafts, tracking, foraging, natural cordage making, den and shelter building, mini-beast hunts and games.

Tickets £30 per child for a four hour session (10% discount on any additional sibling bookings).

Book: www.redbeardforestschool.co.uk

London Wetland Centre is home to a wide variety of duck species, from the brightly coloured Mandarin to adorable whistling ducks. Real live ducks are particularly wonderful at this time of year with male ducks displaying their bright breeding feathers.

The Wetland Centre has a programme of activities for children each day during school holidays. You can go pond dipping and watch the otters – Asian short-clawed otters, the smallest of all 13 species of otter worldwide - throughout the day swimming and splashing under the waterfall, grooming and foraging, when they are not sleeping in their specially designed holt.

The Wetland Centre is open every day.

Tickets – adult £13.40, child (4-16) £8.13, family (2 adults, 2 children, 4-16 years) £36.63.

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Running alongside the new membership packages is a special ‘refer a friend’ offer too. The special offer will give both the person referring and the friend the added benefit of getting their fourth month entirely free of charge.

The three new smart membership packages offer a wonderful choice of activities at prices to suit your needs. The Gold package gives you an access-all-areas membership, plus the use of additional services like the state-of-the-art body composition tracking platform Boditrax, a personalised fitness programme, as well as discounts on tennis membership and coaching and lots more.

Lampton Leisure has 6 leisure and sports’ centres across Hounslow to choose from, with facilities offering everything from gyms, 10 swimming pools, tennis courts, soft play, a running track and even a stunning wellness suite including a relaxing spa, at the Isleworth Leisure Centre.

Whether you love the gym, get a buzz from group exercise classes or are looking for fun for all the family, you can choose your perfect fitness solution, whatever your ability. The great value Silver membership package includes pool access, group exercise, access to online Les Mills classes, court bookings and a free birthday guest pass. Bronze membership gives pool and gym access only.

All memberships are available with the attractive benefits of no contract.

Junior membership and Swim School options can be added at any time to all memberships, meaning you can create and build the perfect membership to suit the whole family.

To find out more about the membership options and the new ‘refer a friend’ offer, head to our website: www.lamptonleisure.co.uk/memberships

Here’s a list of our centres where you can find full details about our facilities, timetables and how to find us: BRENTFORD FOUNTAIN LEISURE CENTRE 658 Chiswick High Rd, Brentford TW8 0HJ - Tel: 0208 583 2900 HANWORTH AIR PARK LEISURE CENTRE AND LIBRARY Uxbridge Rd, Feltham TW13 5EG, Tel: 0208 755 6285 ISLEWORTH LEISURE CENTRE AND LIBRARY Twickenham Rd, Isleworth TW7 7EU. Tel: 0208 583 2900 HESTON POOLS AND FITNESS New Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0LW. Tel: 0208 583 2900 NEW CHISWICK POOL 4 Edensor Rd, Chiswick, London. W4 2RG. Tel: 0208 583 2900 OSTERLEY SPORTS AND ATHLETIC CENTRE In partnership with

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UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2022

UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS 2022 Lots of opportunities for women and girls to play football When Bend it Like Beckham came out 20 years ago, setting Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra on the path to stardom, it was quirky and odd that girls should be not only playing football but succeeding, and mad about the game.

How things have changed. LB Hounslow, where the film was made, is hosting UEFA Women’s EURO matches this summer at the Brentford Community Stadium and Hounslow is preparing to welcome the tournament with a big programme of football-based sessions for women and girls across the borough.

The tournament kicks off at Old Trafford on Wednesday 6th July, with the final at Wembley on Sunday 31st July. Brentford is hosting four games, on 8th, 12th 16th and 21st July.

Hounslow is using its participation in the biggest women’s sports event in Europe as an opportunity to inspire the next generation of players and fans by providing more opportunities for women and girls to play football than ever before.

The programme has largely been rolled out through schools but there are a number of clubs which offer girls as well as boys opportunities to play club football or have a kick about just for fun.

Kew Park Rangers and Hanwell Town Youth FC have a boys and girls Under 7s Mini Soccer School and teams for girls up to 16 who play on Sundays.

Rockslane Chiswick offers mini soccer and mixed football sessions up to 15. Actonians Girls offers just female football up to 16. They play on Saturdays.

Sporting Duet at Riverside Drive, Dukes Meadows, W4, offer girls and women’s football up to 18, also on Saturdays.

There is women’s recreational football at Gunnersbury Park, including a session specifically for women with disabilities. Street 45 provide fun and informal football sessions are free and available to young people aged 11 to 18, at Heston Leisure Centre. The Indian Gymkhana Football Club in Isleworth has a women’s team and offers football training for girls aged 6+.

The UEFA Women’s EUROs 2022 have also created opportunities for women who want to coach and referee football. Middlesex FA delivered a female only referee course at Rectory Park in March, as part of its commitment to supporting female officials and as part of its Women’s Euros 2022 Legacy Plan.

There is also 100FC, an award-winning coaching programme for females (16+) across London, run by Amateur FA, London FA and Middlesex FA. Women are supported with their first steps in coaching through funding for qualifications, coaching placements and ongoing coach support through mentoring.

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CHISWICK HOUSE

Re-framing CHISWICK HOUSE As it re-opens on 1 April

Built in the 18th century, as Lord Burlington’s bold architectural experiment, Chiswick House has always been a place for new ideas. Serving as an exquisite setting for Burlington’s collection of paintings, furniture and souvenirs from his European ‘grand tours’, it evolved to become both a party house and asylum before becoming a Grade-I listed heritage attraction.

Burlington’s pioneering and experimental approach still underpins the work of Chiswick House & Gardens today. Re-opening on 1 April, visitors will be treated to the results of two new experimental projects, using art and objects to reflect local cultural diversity and exploring the role of community.

As is common in heritage organisations across the UK, the stories of Chiswick House have largely been told through Eurocentric perspectives.

In collaboration with schools and local community groups, Black Chiswick through History is a research project questioning and re-interpreting this history through a diversity of voices.

Launching in May, innovative curator-producers Yinka Danmole and Tadeo Lopez-Sendon present a new season of installations and events exploring the role of community, nature and the built environment in relation to our own personal health.

Also new for 2022, Lady Burlington’s Summer Parlour, with eminent architect William Kent’s ‘grotesque’ ceiling, re-opens since the start of the pandemic. There will be free daily Spotlight Talks to delve deeper into the shared history of this local treasure.

Book tickets to visit the House and Kitchen Garden, open Thursday-Sunday from 1 April.

Free for Members.

Find out more: chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk

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Discover a local treasure Full of surprises and tranquil green spaces Open Thursday–Sunday from 1 April Scan to book or visit: chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk

Members go free

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Gardener’s NOTES

Andy Eddy, Head Gardener at Osterley Park & House, writes “Over my whole gardening career I have been asked many thousands of questions but the one that pops up most regularly is how do I prune my wisteria?

At Osterley we have a marvellous specimen on the south side of the mansion which is 138 feet long and gives us a spectacular show every spring with the typical mauve flowering racemes and of course a magnet for bees! It does however need regular pruning.

need to train and tie in many of these whippy, new shoots to make the framework for your eventual display.

There is a wonderful white flowering variety that can also be grown and this makes for a stunning alternative to the usually grown type.

One other thing that is worth

mentioning is that you should always plant a wisteria that has been ‘grafted’ – this can easily be seen by the large bulge on the stem a couple of inches above the level of compost in the pot when first buying, this will ensure that you get a true specimen that will flower in its earliest years and with those lovely, long flowers that we all desire.”

Wisterias put on a lot of long, whippy shoots every year which need to be pruned back to keep them under control. So as to be able to complete this satisfactorily it is advisable to do it twice a year – once in late summer and again in winter when the plant is dormant. In the summer cut back to four or five buds – it doesn’t have to be too precise as the final prune in winter is far easier with bare branches and no leaves in the way. The final prune can take place anytime when the plant has no leaves and you should cut back to two buds as this will promote flowering ‘spurs’ – i.e. buds that produce flowers. Of course if you have a newly planted wisteria you will www.nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley-park-and-house

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WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON

HAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY

Heath Robinson

Lucinda MacPherson celebrates the eccentric artist / inventor German breaches of the Hague Convention - Huns using siphons of laughing gas to overcome our troops before an attack in close formation, 1915

Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works,1929 Doubling Gloucester cheeses by the Gruyere method in an old Gloucester cheese works when cheese is scarce, 1940

2022 marks the 150th birthday of William Heath Robinson, the internationally renowned cartoonist, illustrator and artist.

His art was so distinctive that his name is included in the English dictionary, synonymous with whimsically complicated machines and inventions to execute the simplest and often pointless tasks.

His eponymous museum in northwest London is celebrating with events to appeal to all ages throughout 2022.

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Set in Pinner Memorial Park, the museum overlooks a lake and is next-door to a small aviary and a popular café in West House, once the home of the grandson of Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton, so it’s a perfect setting.

The building is designed to imitate his more eccentric creations with wiggly ducts and coils of cable, and is home to the world’s largest collection of Heath Robinson drawings, including landscapes and intricate book

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illustrations. Visitors can explore Heath Robinson’s life and artistic development in their permanent gallery which features a timeline, original artworks and interactive exhibits.

Until 15th May their temporary gallery is exhibiting Heath Robinson’s Children’s Stories featuring his book illustrations.

Then The Humour of William Heath Robinson exhibition will open on 21st May charting the development of his witty style and range of subjects. www.outaboutmagazine.co.uk

WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON Visitors can enjoy satirical cartoons showing straight faced individuals undertaking seriously daft endeavours. Organisations and institutions, the laws of physics and the workings of fate are all the butt of his gentle humour.

The intellectual summer holiday, 1925

Ironically, it was World War I that established Heath Robinson as a comic genius, with his use of gentle irony to counter enemy propaganda and to relieve the fear and depression both at home and abroad. His work still speaks to our times, whether it be living in confined spaces or facing the madness of war.

To celebrate his actual birthday, on Tuesday 31st May, all are invited to a fun-filled family day out on the lawns surrounding the museum, and to take part in wacky Heath Robinson inspired activities.

The birthday party will include a fair with stalls, games, exhibitions, activities and performances that relate to Heath Robinson (aka the Gadget King). Pit your wits against the engineering challenges: build the tallest structure, the strongest bridge or fastest/slowest/wobbliest vehicles out of junk or K’nex, Lego or Meccano.

There will be demonstrations of large interactive gadgets such as the cyclostomper. The star attraction will be the social media sensation Joseph Herscher who has performed worldwide in museums and at the Venice Biennale. Joseph will give a talk about his machines, relating them to Heath Robinson’s gadgets

and will run a workshop which challenges groups to build their own machine. Come and witness the culmination of Heath Robinson’s birthday celebrations - the valiant attempt to connect

the machines in one long transfer of energy to achieve a simple task – Very Tricky. Very Silly. Very Heath Robinson!

Images courtesy of the Heath Robinson Museum

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ISLAND YOGA

ISLAND

Yoga Still the mind and strengthen the body

Island Yoga London offers a physical, mental and spiritual practice to still the mind and strengthen the body, providing the ideal antidote to the many stresses of contemporary living. Island Yoga London integrates Hindu and Buddhist teachings of the ancient Indian practice of yoga, accompanied by modern anatomical and physiological understandings of the workings of the body.

Classes are designed to be inclusive for all levels, whether you’re a beginner or a more advanced practitioner. The practice focusses on aligning physical movement with steady breathing, bringing awareness to the present moment. Cultivating this conscious connection with our breath as we move helps bring clarity, spaciousness, focus and calm that can also be brought into our lives off the mat.

You will be guided through the principles of safe alignment in postures (asana), developing the strong

foundations necessary for use throughout your yoga journey. Attention is also given to breathing practices (pranayama) and meditation (dhyana), supporting overall wellbeing and relaxation.

Island Yoga London has been serving the community of Brentford (and surrounds) since 2017, with a studio on Johnson’s Island in the Grand Union Canal. Nowadays we understand the need for flexibility, so we continue to teach weekly classes online as well as offering in-person workshops on a monthly basis. Over the years, practicing yoga together has grown a community around Island Yoga London, creating a warm atmosphere of support, encouragement, fun and connection.

All are welcome to attend online classes or in-person workshops. Even better, come join us at both!

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COFFEE BREAK

COFFEE BREAK

Quiz 1. What type of wine is ‘Sekt’?

2. An Indian meal which included ‘masoor’ would have what ingredient?

3. ‘Hendrick’s’, ‘Larios’ and ‘Seagram’s’ are some of the best selling brands of which spirit?

4. Which type of tea, originally from the Chinese province of Fujian, gains its distinctive flavour from being smoke-dried over pinewood fires?

5. Castelo Branco cheese originates from which country?

Across

1 Daring (4) 3 Three born at the same time (8) 9 In the wrong (2,5) 10 Making false statements (5) 11 Eskimo canoe (5) 12 Ronald --, US president (6) 14 Prairie wolf (6) 16 Male parent (6) 19 Champagne (6) 21 Leading performers (5) 24 Large bird of prey (5) 25 Whaling weapon (7) 26 Male singing voice (8) 27 Couple (4)

Down

1 Road hazard in winter (5,3) 2 Elevated (5) 4 Two-way ticket (6) 5 Lively Bohemian dance (5) 6 Tombstone inscription (7) 7 Savant (4) 8 Pail (6) 13 Captive (8) 15 Not so old (7) 17 Preposterous (6) 18 Large snake (6) 20 Sheep noise (5) 22 Fragrance (5) 23 Pavement edge (4)

6. ‘Black Krim’, ‘Green Zebra’ and ‘Yellow Pear’ are all varieties of which salad ingredient?

7. ‘Breede River Valley’ is a wine-producing region in which country?

8. Production of Singha beer began in which country in 1934?

9. If you saw ‘chou-fleur’ on a French menu which vegetable would the dish include?

10. From which sea-creature is ‘tomalley’ obtained?

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