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So answer me this, why is it that the summer always feels so much shorter than the winter? Maybe it’s because there is so much going on locally to fill our days and keep us busy, who knows! Once again the Leatherhead Lions Donkey Derby will be held at Polesden Lacey. This is a fabulous family day out with so much going on. Proceeds will go to local charities; this year they will be focused on Local Youth Projects, such as Leatherhead Youth Project, Scouts & Guides and Ashtead Youth Club. More details within. We hear from Mole Valley District Council that they are putting forward Dorking and Leatherhead’s Historic High Streets for the opportunity to receive funding through Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zones scheme. Find out about that on page 20. In other news from MVDC, and in conjunction with Ashtead Tennis Club, we are delighted to hear that there is a new defibrillator at the club. A potentially life saving piece of equipment and certainly reassuring to have in place. The Leatherhead Theatre celebrate their 50th anniversary and invite you to join their ‘Picnic on the Plaza’ on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August. There will be performers and musicians to enjoy, so why not pack your lunch, grab a deck-chair from your shed and join in the fun! Let’s hope the sun shines! As well as all this, The Swan Centre in Leatherhead will be hosting a selection of ‘Fun Days’ throughout August; ‘Magic Mondays’ and ‘Terrific Tuesdays’ with performances at set times throughout the day, details can be found within. There will also be Arts & Craft tables and Sand and Water play. How lovely, I’m sure these will prove to be very popular and will be much enjoyed. I wish you all a wonderful month, until next time, take care...
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Making sure you get the most of your personal annual tax exemptions Local expert Joanna Soteriou at TWM Solicitors explains why now is a good time to review the annual tax exemptions available to you as an individual. Giving thought to how best to use your annual tax exemptions now means that later in the year, you can benefit from all the appropriate exemptions and reliefs that are available to you. You will avoid having to rush things when 5 April looms, or worse, finding then that you are not in a position to make the most of your tax free allowances.
• ensuring you fully utilise the ISA allowance of £20,000, as you will not pay Income Tax on the income or Capital Gains Tax on any gains generated by the assets held within the ISA going forward
You may have seen reports that the Office of Tax Simplification are recommending a review of the current annual Inheritance tax allowances. This is because the allowances are considered by many to be overly complex, therefore it is important to be aware of what they currently are, how they apply to you and whether you can utilise them.
• contributing £3,600 per year to a stakeholder pension for each of your children or grandchildren, irrespective of their earnings and whether they are employed and/or
In terms of Inheritance Tax planning, you can make use of: • your annual gift exemption of £3,000 (plus a further £3,000 if you did not use that exemption last year) • the small gifts exemption of £250 per individual • the marriage exemption: this is £5,000 for a child, £2,500 for a grandchild or great-grandchild and £1,000 for anyone else • charity exemption on gifts to charity and/or • normal gifts out of your surplus income. Looking at Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax, this could be:
• placing the Junior ISA allowance of £4,368 into a Junior ISA for each of your minor children or grandchildren
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Changes to our HIGH STREET CONSULATION expectations?
required for this would seem to place it beyond all possibility. Mr Elkeles said that the money would come by bidding for funds from the Governments allocations for NHS th On the 6 October, we in Leatherhead, capital expenditure. Refurbishment funds with some guests from Ashtead and for been Epsom and St Helier hospitals, on the Transform Leatherhead and their consultants Arcadis have conducting a consultation on proposals Bookham, were treated to a face to face other hand, be this realised through the for improvements to Leatherhead High Street during July. By the timecould you read the results will be explanation of how our local NHS CEO, Mr. sale of some atour Sutton. known and possibly publicized. The 99 businesses and 1300 users wholand signed Petitions asking for Daniel Elkeles, is hoping that our hospitals Many ofhope those in signatures attendance thisinmeeting the return of our late afternoon free parking on the High Street their will at count the will develop over the next five to ten years. were very sceptical about the possibility of consultation. any improvement at all in the current There are two main deficiencies, Essentially our Council suggesting two improvement options, one of which includes limited parking provision. maintenance of the are current buildings and (Option1) and one of which doesn’t. While Option 1 goes some way to meeting the request for parking provision of adequate Acute care. A short People rose in their seats to remind the embodied in our Petition, it does have its limitations, as follows : video revealed the problems currently speaker that such discussions had already at St.areHelier andwhile Epsom. •experienced Only 8 free spaces proposed, there Mr. is room taken for 35-40 cars,some still avoiding entrances and the tables & place 20 years ago, and Elkeles stated there is a lack of chairs, as also happens everythat Sunday; results had been negligible. However, one joined-up on provision of Acute •real, The limitations parking would also care apply Unit. on Sundays. Peoplechange who have bought rentedover flats in the valuable has takenorplace the He said he would like to see a building of the a street High Street, as well as people who want to enjoy leisure, of won’t be happy aboutisthis. lastatcouple years and that the method Acute Carewhich Unitis where •single, Parkingmodern time is 30 minutes, enough the to have by a coffee, go toblocking the Post Office or bank, but not whichorbed has been almost patients wouldmore. be in wards having widely eliminated in Epsom. The team running it is to do very much beds zones to prevent crosstaking infection, the “Epsom Health andparking Care Partnership.” •spaced Two loading are planned, up space which could provide more free spaces. Greggs and, most important of all, consultant level A local doctor or a social worker now & Temptations are the only businesses who have large vehicles delivering in the afternoon; Greggs HGV supervision 24/7. the around consultant and to the normally backs into the Church Street loading zone andaccompanies trolleys the goods the corner thenurse High when assessing future care could of a (usually) However problem would be about Street beforethe leaving by Church Street, and thewhere van delivering to Temptations or others do the same. person. This of facilitates safethe return to loading site it zones – St. Helier, Epsomand or in Sutton. So are not needed any event if we elderly don’t want cars because the fumes, asurely home with the necessary help having been Patients kind of care are diesel fromneeding vans and this HGVs is much worse. beforehand. concerned about •usually Startingnot thetoo parking at 4.30pm. Our where petitionsthey asked arranged for an earlier end to the Pedestrian Zone of 4pm, as who have to are taken – it is their relatives the Street is very empty for the last hour of the day, as evidenced by scores of photos we haveto taken. All attendees were encouraged fill in the journeys. this while reason, •endure We alsoawkward wanted parking to start For at 4pm, our 6 short banks are still open for atohalf hour,future and also to questionnaire guide decisions by far from the most popular site for our on the benefit the after-school-run, when parents are in their cars,Hospitals. having collected their children from residents Epsom. schools; thiswould used tobe result in a buzz in late afternoon which we need back.
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Caroline Brown (LRA Chairman) The possibility of athere brand new multi-purpose HOWEVER, at least are SOME parking spaces on the High Street in Option 1, Gill which is much Hanson (SDCCG) hospital was also mentioned, but the sums better than Option 2 or the present situation. So we hope our 1300 signatures asking for free parking will be included in the Consultation figures.. Susan Leveritt
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MOLEBRIDGE GP SURGERY - The withdrawal of the application to close Fetcham’s only remaining GP surgery is very welcome news. The Molebridge practice had said that its Cannonside surgery was no longer financially viable, and it wanted to concentrate its services in Leatherhead. The Fetcham Residents Association made its strong opposition to the plans very clear, in meetings and in a letter to Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group, which needed to approve any closure plan. The Molebridge practice says it will be working with the CCG to ensure it can serve local patients, now and in the future. However, we are not complacent. We hope there is now a breathing space to tackle the underlying issues which led to the closure plan. The FRA also hopes that this is an opportunity to look again at the longer term needs of our growing, and ageing, population. SPEED CALMING - We had a very constructive meeting in mid-June with an officer from Surrey County Council to discuss the proposals for a 20mph e
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Mole Valley District Council is putting forward Dorking and Leatherhead’s historic High Streets for the opportunity to receive funding through Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zones scheme. This scheme is a new £44 million fund which will allow Historic England to work with partners to find new ways to champion and revive our historic High Streets. Councillor Clayton Wellman, Cabinet Member for Economy said, “This is a great opportunity for Mole Valley to support two of its heritage rich town centres. “Leatherhead, Dorking and other High Streets across the district are similarly affected by the dramatic changes in the retail market impacting High Streets across the country. This new scheme is targeted at historic High Streets, specifically those with designated
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conservation areas like Dorking and Leatherhead. “If successful the funding could be spent on the regeneration of historic buildings and the associated public realm. This would aim to act as a catalyst for improving wider social, cultural, environmental and economic outcomes. It could also go towards a cultural programme to be developed with our communities and local cultural organisations and designed to encourage local people to engage with the heritage on their High Street. “Part of the application process requires us to show we have support from the local community. Visit www. molevalley.gov.uk/HeritageActionZone to get involved. “We will continue to ensure that Mole Valley District Council participates in opportunities to support our town and village centres.”
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For several years we have been providing a very effective support solution tailored specifically for the home and small business users. In short we provide the Industry leading Internet security software (Webroot), automatic data backup to our secure cloud, Unlimited telephone and remote fault resolution, free workshop engineering labour, and assistance on “how can I do this” on most main stream applications for PC’s, Laptops and Apple Mac computers and notebooks. We call this solution Total Care, as that is what it does - provide Total Care. For an annual cost of £150.00 including VAT, we look after all your IT needs (for one device). I have listed some Typical issues we have dealt with recently: o During the last month we have saved a business user who had their laptop stolen, we were able to get them back and operational in a day, having restored all their user data from our cloud, we changed all their passwords ensuring the old laptop couldn’t be accessed o We have cleansed countless machines- usually where software has accidently been down loaded o We have given hundreds of machines Healthchecks to ensure they are running as quickly and as efficiently as possible o We have upgraded many machines with Solid State Hard drives, for a significant performance boost o Passwords have proven to be a major problem for many customers and we have recovered many accounts where the password was unknown or had become locked out or inactive o Our engineers have ensured that customers machines are working efficiently and have not been compromised following a range of scam calls from “Microsoft” and/or “BT/Talktalk” o Wireless networking problems have been resolved remotely when the printer can no longer be accessed o Windows 10 has been upgraded on some machines where previously Windows 7 was installed to overcome the forthcoming issue of Windows 7 going “End of Life” next year Whilst most of our issues are dealt with via remote connection or over the phone taking less than 10 minutes to resolve, we also have issues which take much longer, maybe where all the software is corrupted and needs to be rebuilt, this can take hours for our engineers to complete, but you are not charged any extra for the time we spend. We have no limit on how many times you can call us, although some customers do adopt a sheepish “err…hello it’s me again” attitude as they feel slightly embarrassed about the number of calls they make! By having Total Care, we also offer a best endeavour’s tablet and smart phone resolution service and assistance Free.
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Learn how to use your iPad / Tablet Smart Phone / Laptop / Computer
If you are over 55 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern’s computer courses based in either Dorking or Leatherhead. The course runs once a week for 6-8 weeks. Topics covered will include: browsing on the internet, basic keyboard and mouse skills, using a iPad/Tablet/Smart Phone/ Laptop, setting up and using your own email or Skype accounts and how to shop on the internet. Those who already own an iPad/ Tablet/Smart Phone or a Laptop are encouraged to learn on their own device. Computers can be provided as well – it’s up to you! Before coming to the course, you must register your interest by telephoning
07442 017169 / 01306 899104 or by email:
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POEM CORNER Holiday At Audrey’s Chailly, nr Montreux. July 1990 “It’s awfully hot - or is it me? Where’s the loo? I need ice tea!” Your “house guest” has left behind Certain phrases that spring to mind Plus memories of stoning plums And puzzling over conversion sums, Of aching limbs and blisters sore From evening swims and walks galore, Of noisy redstarts feeding young Waking before the day’s begun, Thirsty plants to be kept alive, Picking parsley and pinching chives, Trips to Villars, mini hikes, Brushes with those mountain bikes, Frantic efforts - “I must look smart” For a certain party that failed to start. Trips to Nestle - once in shorts With panic change so thoughts Of those in corridors of power Could concentrate for another hour! Some memories are bound to pass But certain ones I know will last:Of mountain views that combine Such peace and beauty that time Stood still and I gasped in pain As tears in my eyes I gazed again. Memories of evenings spent Over lazy suppers in quiet content, Of friendship, laughter and serious chat, Of looking forward and looking back. You made me feel so welcome-a big mistake For I fell in love with your mountains and lake, And have this urge to come again Just to make sure the view’s the same. So thank you for everything, Audrey dear, I’ll be back, if invited, another year!
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For the best online prices, it’s a really good idea to sign up to shopping sites’ mailing lists. There are often sales, flash discounts and other offers that non-subscribers don’t hear about, and in some cases the discounts can be very big: for example, New Look has offered £25 off orders and GAP has taken 20% off sale items and 30% off full-price styles. You could also sign up for a deals service such as Groupon, but beware: they send an awful lot of emails, and many of the deals are subject to limits in terms of availability and expiry. Whenever you see a supposed bargain on a product or service you can get elsewhere, it’s always a good idea to see what the going rate usually is.
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LEATHERHEAD DIVISION GIRLGUIDING
Photo L - R: Alison Morris, Charlotte Nimmo, Deborah Scrase, Wendy Amer, Jane Luff, Sue Prior (front), Vicky Leonard (rear), Sharren Bridges
Eight local Girlguiding leaders recently received long service awards during a special event at Bookham Guide Headquarters. Between them, the ladies have amassed an incredible 125 years of service to local Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units. Jane Luff received her 40-year award. Having gained her Guiding warrant in 1979, she has continued as a volunteer leader of several units in Leatherhead and currently runs 5th Leatherhead Brownies. Jane has run many Brownie holiday and activity days for the girls and has also taken on other roles in Girlguiding, including County Outdoors Adviser. Sharren Bridges and Deborah Scrase were each rewarded for 20 years’ service to local units. Sharren started as an Assistant Leader with Brownies, then went on to run 1st Bookham Guides. Sharren runs a really active unit, encouraging the Guides to be out of doors as much as she can. She has organised camps where the girls have slept in hammocks, cooking in the woods, campfires, and much more. Deborah was the Assistant Leader for 5th Bookham Brownies, then went on to become the unit’s Leader
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in 2007. She gained her Holiday Licence, and took the Brownies away. She now supports other units who need an extra pair of hands at any meeting. Other local leaders to receive long service awards were: 10 years: Alison Morris (5th Ashtead Brownies), Wendy Amer (2nd Leatherhead Brownies and District Commissioner), Sue Prior (2nd Fetcham Rainbows), Vicky Leonard (1st Effingham Guides). 5 years: Charlotte Nimmo (5th Leatherhead Brownies) Leatherhead Girlguiding is looking to recruit more adult volunteers to help local Rainbow, Brownie and Guide groups enjoy weekly meetings and special activities, which help them reach their potential. Helping to run units in Bookham, Fetcham and Effingham, you’ll inspire many young girls onto bigger and better things. No previous involvement in Guiding is needed. If you are able to donate some of your time, contact Christine Moss on ggleatherheaddivision@gmail.com for more information.
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SUMMER FUN DAYS FOR CHILDREN AGED 3-6 YEARS At Elmdon Nursery School, Ashtead (Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ 2011, 2016)
Craft, messy play, outdoor games, den building cookery, dressing up, role play, music, party games 6th 7th 8th/13th 14th 15th/ 19th 20th 21st/ 27th 28th 29th August 9.30 am -1.30 pm (packed lunch required) £18.00 per session For more information and a booking form, please call Hilary on 01372 272347 or email: hilwilk@hotmail.com www.elmdonnurseryschool.com
We are a voluntary organisation helping Ashtead adults who need a little “neighbourly” assistance, mainly providing transport to and from medical appointments, for example a GP, dentist, chiropodist, physiotherapist, and to local hospitals.
WE URGENTLY NEED MORE DRIVERS!! If you are able to spare as little as an hour or so a month, please get in touch. Phone: 07752 66 50 66 Email: ashteadgn@gmail.com Like to know more? Have a look at our updated website: www.agn.uk.net
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Beginners - Thurs. 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Lower Intermediate - Mon. 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Intermediate - Wed. 9.20 am - 10.50 am Upper Intermediate - Wed. 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Conversation/ Upper Inter - Mon. 9.20 am - 10.50 am Conversation/Advanced - Thurs. 9.20 am - 10.50 am Contact Elisabetta Pellegrini on:
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O P E RA IN THE SURREY HILLS
All profits will help Home-Start Guildford continue to support local families who are struggling in difficult circumstances
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VOLUNTEER ASHTEAD & LEATHERHEAD Supporting local people facing life-threatening illness Brigitte Trust volunteers offer a free service of emotional support and practical help to people diagnosed with cancer, MND and other life-threatening illness when it’s increasingly hard to cope at home. Weekly visits build a relationship with client and carer, with time to share the feelings and concerns serious illness brings. Volunteers with current driving licences are invited to join our friendly, supportive team. Sign up now for our next taster sessions and September training course Ring Ingrid today on 01306 881816 and visit www.brigittetrust.org/volunteering
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Visit The Grange on Heritage Day Saturday, 14 September 2019, from 11am - 4pm Visit our Heritage Room and discover our history as the former School of Stitchery and Lace founded in 1938. See: * Textiles made for Queen Mary * Videos and oral histories * Our royal letters * Who lived at The Grange Come and see our work today supporting people with learning disabilities. Our Walled Garden will be open and there’s tea and cake, with music, in the Victorian conservatory. The Grange, Rectory Lane, Bookham, Surrey KT23 4DZ Ashtead & Leatherhead local - August 2019 33 01372 452 608 www.grangecentre.org.uk
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Termly groups run in Parsons Mead Cricket Pavilion, Ashtead. Monthly evening drop-in sessions for those who have completed a course. Parish Room, St George’s Church, Ashtead. Regular free Introductory Sessions. Retreat days.
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‘LEAVE YOUR WALLETS AT HOME’ Cheese & Wine Evening
Local charity Action in Africa told its Surrey benefactors to leave their money at home at their latest event. This long established Ashtead charity has been supporting education, health and building projects in a remote area of north western Tanzania for over 20 years. The Leave Your Wallets at Home Cheese & Wine Evening was not only a celebration of the charity’s achievements, but to show appreciation for all the support that it has been given through the decades. Vice chair Tina Rayburn visited the isolated community of Nyaishozi in April, where she was accompanied by veteran cameraman Timothy Forder. He helped her document the work of the charity. A private screening of the resulting film was held, along with a buffet supper at St Michael’s Church Hall in Ashtead. Tina says, ‘Our fundraisers are always very well supported by local residents and it is through their generosity that Action in Africa has flourished to become the thriving charity it is today. We felt that it was time to put on a rather unique event, whereby we tell donors to actively leave their wallets at home!’. The short film describes the projects currently underway, including providing
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solar panelling to supply lighting and the charity’s comprehensive education sponsorship programme for children and young adults. In addition, it covers our feminine hygiene programme - the distribution of long lasting kits to female students, as sanitary products are scare in the area. The Action in Africa committee feels that photographs, newsletters and films help their supporters understand exactly how the charity works and that photographic evidence inspires confidence, which in this age of uncertainty, can be no bad thing. This informal social evening was, ‘Roofed out - such a success that it may become an annual event’, as Tina puts it…’we are a tiny charity - just four volunteer trustees, we are always trying to think of novel ways to attract attention and endear Action in Africa to new sources of support’. We are passionate about the work we do and want our sponsors to feel the same way – to be proud that they help us and look forward to the next newsletter. For more information about the charity (including a link to the film) please visit www.actioninafrica.org or Facebook/Action in Africa.
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MOLE VALLEY’S 50TH
PUBLIC DEFIBRILLATOR INSTALLED
Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) and Ashtead Tennis Players Club recently installed the district’s 50th Public Access Defibrillator (PAD). Situated at the front of the clubhouse, this small device can save the life of someone who has gone into sudden cardiac arrest by delivering an electric shock to restart the heart. MVDC has been working with local communities and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) to install PADs throughout the district since 2016. The machines provide clear visual and verbal instructions, making them easy for anyone to use in an emergency. Every year in Britain around 30,000 people are struck by sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital. If victims aren’t treated properly, more often than not cardiac arrests are fatal. Every minute without defibrillation reduces a victim’s survival rate by seven to ten per cent. If a defibrillator is used within three to five minutes of cardiac arrest, survival
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rates jump from six per cent to 74 per cent.* Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Leisure, Councillor David Draper, said: “The figures speak for themselves; defibrillators can make the difference between life and death. As part of our commitment to increasing the health and wellbeing of our residents, we are delighted to continue our ongoing scheme of installing these life-saving devices throughout the district. We’re not stopping at 50, and are currently looking into where else they should be.” Working with the British Heart Foundation and SECAmb, MVDC has run more than 50 free emergency life support skills courses for Mole Valley’s communities, training more than a thousand residents. These courses, named Heartstart, cover a number of areas, including how to use a PAD, give CPR and how to tell the difference between a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest. Find out more: www.molevalley.gov.uk/heartstart
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AGE Concern
Will Writing Service
Make mine a double! 8 iconic albums & 16 answers required. QUESTIONS: 1. The Beatles “White Album” was released in November 1968. Which Beatle “quit the band” for two weeks during the recording? Who is Martha in “Martha My Dear”? 2. “Out of the Blue” was released by the Electric Light Orchestra in October 1977. On which track is a fire extinguisher played by Bev Bevan? True or False. Jeff Lynn wrote the entire album in 3 1/2 weeks whilst hidden away in a chalet in the Swiss Alps, after suffering writer’s block. 3. “Hot August Night” by Neil Diamond was recorded live at which legendary Los Angeles venue? True or false. Neil Diamond grew up in Brooklyn New York City & attended the same high school as Neil Sedaka and Barbra Streisand? 4. Bruce Springsteen’s studio album “The River” was released in October 1970. On the title track where did the singer & Mary meet “when she was just 17”? And who is the shotgun wedding scenario about? 5. “Quadrophenia” by the Who appeared in October 1973. What does the name refer to? True or False. When reviewed in Rolling Stone magazine Quadrophenia was described as being “superbly performed and superbly produced, exquisitely packaged and extremely boring”. 6. In September 1976 Stevie Wonder released “Songs in the Key of Life”. “Isn’t she lovely” featured on the album & as a single. Who is the sing written about? Who was “Sir Duke” written about? 7. Jeff Waynes musical version of “War of the Worlds” landed in June 1978. Who wrote the original & who narrated the story on the original album?
If you are over 55 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern Mole Valley’s Will Writing Service. Once a month local solicitors, Hart Scales & Hodges are taking appointments for Will Writing at the Age Concern Mole Valley offices in Dorking. (A suggested donation of £50-£75 can be given to Age Concern Mole Valley for the service. A solicitor would normally charge over £200-£300). To book an appointment for the Will Writing Clinic, please call
01306 899104/ 07442 017169 or by email:
info@ageconcernmolevalley.org.uk Registered Charity No 1111678
8. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, Elton John’s iconic album features the song Daniel. Who is it written about & who did he rewrite “Candle in the Wind” for? PUZZLE SOLUTIONS PAGE 82
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Family Fun Day st
Sun. 1 Sept. Free Entry & Parking
leatherheadlions.org.uk
At Polesden Lacey 11am to 5pm (Gates open 10am) Registered Charity 285912
Donkey Derby & Family Fun Day Organised by Leatherhead Lions & National Trust
Donkey Races and Tote (7 Races from 1:00pm)
Free Parking & Entry including to the Historic House & Gardens
Bouncy Castles
Train Rides Fun Dog Show To all dog owners. You know that you have the most handsome dog in the district, so why not take part in our dog show. Dog registration from 11am with judging commencing at 12:30pm • Most appealing puppy 6-12 months old.
• Best cross breed dog.
• Best condition veteran dog over 8 years.
• Best pedigree dog.
• Prettiest bitch.
• Most handsome dog.
• Happiest dog with waggiest tail.
• Best dog and handler look alike.
• Best mixed or matched pair of dogs.
• The dog the judge would like to take home.
ALL profits go to Local Charities
WHAT’S
on...
Mondays & Tuesdays (during August)
Come and join us on Magic Mondays and Terrific Tuesday in Leatherhead town centre during August. On Mondays we learn some Circus Skills, and on Tuesdays we have crafts, a face painter and we have a Mascot Meet.
1st - 31st AUGUST
Summer Fun at Bocketts Farm, Young St, Leatherhead KT22 9BS during August from 10am - 5.30pm. Enjoy an enchanted trail filled with mythical magic. Will you fly with the fairies or side with the dragons before you start the adventure? Can you find the fairies, dragons, unicorns, mermaids and monsters as you explore the farm? For more information visit www.bockettsfarm.co.uk
Friday 2nd AUGUST
Time for Tea - ‘Summer Time/Summer Holidays’ at the Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead from 2.30pm - 4.30 pm. Share memories, poems, songs celebrating summer. Fellowship & delicious tea. All are welcome. For more info please contact fredmeynen@live.co.uk (Suggested donation £1).
Saturday 3rd AUGUST
Soundbytes One Day Pop - up choir. 10am-3.30pm. Sing songs in harmony in the beautiful grounds of Manor House School. Open to all - experienced singers & newbies alike! Celebrating 50yrs since the Lunar Landing, songs inspired by the Moon. No need to read music, no audition. Held in the Arcot Room. £35 per person, bring lunch. Drinks provided. Plenty of free parking available. Advanced booking only, contact info@hazelhannam.co.uk 07855 344356
10th, 15th & 27th AUGUST
Creative writing Days - friendly, non-competitive & inspirational, it’s for anyone from complete beginners on. Each day, held in house/garden of well-published Bookham writer Chris Leonard, is different and complete in itself. For more details or to book contact 01372 803995 or chrisleonardwriting@gmail.com
Monday 12th AUGUST
Polesden’s Biomass energy centre tour, at Polesden Lacey, Bookham RH5 6BB, from 10.30am - 11.15am. In early 2017, Polesden Lacey switched from oil heating to biomass boilers. As part of the National Trust’s Renewable Energy Investment project, we have removed all our oil heating from our in-hand buildings and now run off wood chip. This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. For more info: 01372 452048, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesden-lacey
14th - 17th AUGUST
LondonDanceCo Productions present FAME, at The Leatherhead Theatre, 7 Church St, KT22 8DN. 7.30pm (2.30pm Sat Matinee) Cost: £18. To book contact 01372 365141 or visit www.theleatherheadtheatre.com
19th - 23rd AUGUST
Dandelion Theatre Arts Summer Holiday Workshop - A Wizard of Oz & Wicked mash-up. From 9.30am - 3.30pm at The Leatherhead Theatre, 7 Church St, KT22 8DN. Lots of games, singing, dancing, acting & rehearsing for a show for family & friends at the end of the last day. Suitable for children aged 4 & up. For more info: Jennai@the-theatre.org, 01372 365141/188m or www.theleatherheadtheatre.com/
If there’s an event in September that you’d like mentioned, please contact Ros (details on p.6) before Friday 9th August.
Monday 26th AUGUST
Leatherhead Theatre’s 50th Birthday celebration: Picnic on the Plaza, 7 Church St, KT22 8DN from 10am - 4pm. Bring your deckchairs, tables & buy your picnic on the High Street or enjoy al fresco dining as we open up the road for picnickers! Games & raffle prizes too. Stalls will set up in the theatre itself for you to buy something nice. No entry fee. All welcome. Donations towards Leatherhead events appreciated. For info visit: www.theleatherheadtheatre.com/
Saturday 31st AUGUST
Benjamin Zephaniah and the Revolutionary will headline a night of music in support of our local foodbank. at The Leatherhead Theatre, 7 Church St, KT22 8DN. Doors Open 6pm. Acts start 7.00pm. Ticket Prices: £25 To book: 01372 365141 or visit www.theleatherheadtheatre.com
Save the Date in September Tuesday 3rd SEPTEMBER
Saturday 7th SEPTEMBER
Saturday 7th SEPTEMBER
Friday 13th SEPTEMBER
Saturday 21st SEPTEMBER
Talk by Dr. Kate Basley, Surrey Wildlife Trust Citizen Science Coordinator. Come & learn about “Hedgerow Heroes”, a project focussed on delivering a Living Landscape for wildlife by rejuvenating & managing Surrey’s hedgerows.“Lunch & Talk” at FSC Juniper Hall Centre, RH5 6BZ from12.30pm. For more info contact Suzy Hughes on 01483 281935 or email suzy@suzyhughes.co.uk Art & Craft Market in the Swan Centre, Leatherhead, with local arts, crafts & food. Come & buy unique handcrafted gifts (or just something to treat yourself ). Join us for Rogue Opera’s highly acclaimed production of one of the greatest operas of all time: Bizet’s Carmen. An exclusive perfromance in the idyllic grounds of a Surrey Hills home above West Horsley. Grounds open: 2.30pm, show: 3.45pm - 7.30pm. www.bit.ly/Home-StartOpera or call 01483 511181. Tickets: £55 (Early Bird tickets at £45 available - strictly limited so book now!) House of Stand Up is delighted to present a comedy fundraiser in support of The Royal British Legion at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 8pm. Bringing 5 comedians direct from the London comedy circuit starring Mike Gunn, with a stellar supporting line up featuring Jarleth Regan, David Ward, Greg Faulkner & Dinesh Nathan. Book tickets early for best prices: www.houseofstandup.co.uk/ashtead Barn Dance at The Old Barn Hall, Bookham. Don your denims & your Stetsons, swing into our Barn Dance & fall into step at our evening of live music & line dance. Our themed event with cash bar, food & rodeo is a firm family favourite, hosted by Cherry Trees to raise money for the families they support. Early bird tickets from £5 for children & family group save tickets on sale now. https://www.cherrytrees.org.uk/Event/barn-dance
All entries appear on a first come, first served basis. Details of the above events are correct at time of print.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Ashtead / Leatherhead borders Price on application
This impressive executive detached house which boasts ample and spacious accommodation over three floors is now for sale. The property offers a detached double garage with a studio room above which benefits from a kitchen and W.C. The house was built in 2012. On entering the house, a large entrance hall leads to the spacious double aspect lounge with feature fireplace. The outstanding triple aspect open-plan kitchen / dining room offers ample work surfaces,
units, built-in appliances and French doors to the rear garden. The ground floor of this substantial home also benefits from a large conservatory, utility room and a cloakroom / W.C. To the first floor, a generous landing leads to two double bedrooms, the master of which boasts a dressing area and en-suite, as well as a single bedroom and modern family bathroom. The top floor offers two further double bedrooms and a shower room. The property also provides a detached double garage with a studio room above. This has a fitted kitchen and a W.C, which offers great potential to be easily converted to a stand-alone flat / young person’s
independent accommodation. Any conversion must come under the same address. There is also off-street parking for multiple vehicles. To the rear, the established garden offers 2 substantial patio / entertaining areas perfect for al-fresco dining etc. The L shape of the garden ensures there is shade and sun at all times of the day. Stairs from the patio lead to a lawned area with mature hedging, water feature and a shed. Brancaster Grove is a quiet residential cul-de-sac situated just 0.5 miles from Junction 9 on the M25, 1.6 miles from Leatherhead station, 2 miles from Ashtead station & is within catchment of outstanding local schools.
To book a viewing, please call Mark 07958 943894
Executive Detached House
Substantial Accommodation
4 Doubles & 1 Single Bedroom 3 Bathrooms
Detached Double Garage Studio
Contemporary Open-Plan Kitchen / Dining Room Master Bedroom Suite Conservatory Built in 2012
EPC Rating: B
1st Fetcham Community HQ Project 1st Fetcham Scout Group is a thriving Scout Group that sits at the heart of our community. We are now facing our biggest challenge yet‌. Building a new Scout HQ and Community Hub for the people of Fetcham and the surrounding area to use and enjoy. Our current Scout Hut was built in 1956 and has come to the end of its useable life. We have been granted planning Please support our fundraising permission to build a brand new HQ which will enable us to offer Scouting to greater numbers of young girls and boys, and also be used by the wider community.
Sat 28 Sept
3 wheelbarrows 22.2 mile circuit
Walking from Fetcham, Cobham, Esher, Chessington, Ewell, Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead and home to Fetcham.
#WheelieBigPush #GetBehindIt
Our Project HQ team is working hard behind the scenes moving the project forward, applying for grants and sourcing other funding as well as fundraising within the local community. In total we need to raise over ÂŁ600,000 for our new building.
Our new purpose built building will be used by all the 9 sections within 1st Fetcham Scout Group along with other community organisations and charities. It will also be available for wider community use. We are asking our children, parents and leaders to not only push a wheelbarrow but themselves too by walking a longer distance than they usual do. If you would like to support us please donate or watch out for us walking and cheer us on! www.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/wheelie 1st Fetcham Project HQ
@FetchamScouts
Charity No: 305773
www.1stfetchamscouts.org.uk
What’s On
REGULAR events Monday - Thurs (weekly)
Thursday 1st (weekly)
Thursday 1st (1st Thurs monthly)
Thursday 1st (weekly)
Thursday 1st (1st Thurs monthly)
Thursday 1st (monthly)
Friday 2nd
Friday 2nd (monthly)
Friday 2nd (weekly)
Citizens Advice sessions at The Georgian House, Swan Mews, High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8AE. Drop-in: Mon toThurs 10am - 1pm Appointments: Mon to Thurs 1pm - 4pm. Offer free, confidential, impartial & independent advice on a wide range of subjects. Advice line: 03444 111 444 (Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm) email: leatherhead@camv.org.uk Ashtead ‘Over 60’s Lunch Club meets every Thurs in the Ralli Room at APMH for a freshly prepared hot lunch & dessert - cost £5. Doors open at 11.00 for a cup of tea or coffee. For more info call Brenda (chairman) on 01372 813276. Mole Valley Quilters, 7.15pm, The Harrison Room, Old Barn Hall, Bookham KT23 3PQ. Summer lunch. Beginners and more experienced quilters welcome. Info from Sandy Clark on01372 579321 / pumphousecottage@gmail.com. www.molevalleyquilters.org.uk Ashtead Bowling Club, free coaching sessions for beginners on Thursdays at 2.30 & 6.30 lasting about 90 mins. Just bring a pair of clean flat soled shoes. Bowls of a suitable size, provided. Club pavilion, Woodfield Lane, KT21 2BJ. Contact Mike on 01372 273142 to arrange a session with one of our coaches Leatherhead Barn Dance Club, 8pm-10.15pm. 1st Thursday of the month. Abraham Dixon Hall, Letherhead Institue, £5. Ruth Gwilliam 01403 750844 Ashtead U3A, 2.30pm, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall. No Meeting in August. For more info: 01372 273690 or email memberships@ashteadu3a.org.uk Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Leatherhead Group, Fetcham Village Hall, Morning Coffee at 31 Nutcroft Drive, 10am - 12noon. Members pay an annual subscription of £5, & £2 per meeting. Open to anyone not just Civil Servants. Contact Anne Thomson on 01372 373258 Morning coffee and scones served in the Ralli Room, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall. Woodfield Lane, Ashtead KT21 2BE.Prepared and served by volunteers to raise money to help run the hall The Ark is a Christian based toddler group, based at Christ Church, Epsom Road, Leatherhead 9.30am - 11am, aimed at children from 0 to 5yrs old. During the session we have toys, games, a craft, a singing and story time. Closed in August. For more info visit www.leatherheadmethodist.org or email hannahleatherheadfcw@gmail.com
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What’s On
Friday 2nd
Soup Lunch held in St Michael’s Church Hall, the Marld, Ashtead. Homemade soup, bread and pudding, served with tea/coffee, between 12noon and 1.30pm, all for £5. In aid of Princess Alice Hospice, CAFOD (Catholic Fund for Overseas Development) and BESOM Enjoy a great meal and raise funds for three charities. For more information contact 01372 272267
Friday 2nd
New ‘Cuppa and Cake’ Morning at the Grange, KT23 4DZ. Friday Mornings will never be the Same again! We will be running a ‘Cuppa & Cake’ morning every Friday from 10am - 11.30am. Book your places now 01372 452 608. For more information visit us online at www.grangecentre.org.uk
Fri 2nd, 16th & 30th AUGUST
Martha’s Market 10.00-11.30am Leatherhead Parish Church Hall. New dates with extended opening hours. Come along to buy home-made cakes and preserves, hand-crafted items from cards to knitted goods, eggs and haberdashery supplies. Or why not book a stall to sell something for yourself or a charity. August 2nd with Fairtrade and 16th with Hearing Aid checks. Make time to join us for a coffee and bring a friend too. Contact Janine 01372 374914
Sunday 4th (weekly)
Sunday 4th (weekly)
Monday 5th (weekly, except Bank Holidays)
Monday 5th (weekly)
Tuesday 6th (weekly - termtime)
Tuesday 6th (1st Tues monthly)
Leatherhead Parish Church welcomes you to all its services. For full details of our services and events, check out www.leatherheadparish.com Leatherhead Methodist Church welcomes you to all their services. For more information visit our website www.leatherheadmethodist.org Ashtead Badminton Club at the Leatherhead Leisure Centre, from 7.30 9.30pm. Come along & try our friendly club of mixed ability men & women players. Free first session. Calvin Evans 07774 429225 / 01306 740820 or Jeff Gowlland 01306 259346 for more info & to tell us when to expect you. www. ashteadbadminton.co.uk Ashtead Choral Society, meet every Monday evening to rehearsal at the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane.No meeting in August Enquiries: 01372 278852, email ashteadchoral@gmail.com. www.ashteadchoralsociety.org.uk Toddlers Group for 0-3 year olds with a carer. Closed in August. Ashtead Baptist Church, 192 Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2LW. 10-11.30am. Newcomers welcome. Rosemary Bassett 01372 274666 Leatherhead Probus club has been providing fellowship for retired men in the area who have inquiring & active minds for 50 years. We meet at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club for a lunch followed by a talk. In July we welcome our speaker Sir Paul Beresford MP - House of Parliament Refurbishment. For more info call Jon McCarthy: 07947 361 406 or email membership@probusclubleatherhead.org. uk to come as a guest
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What’s On
Tuesday 6th (weekly)
Wednesday 7th (weekly)
Wednesday 7th (monthly)
Wednesday 7th (monthly)
Wednesday 7th (weekly - back 4th September)
Wednesday 7th (monthly)
Wednesday 7th (weekly)
Wednesday 7th (1st Weds monthly)
Friday 9th, (Every 2nd Friday)
Friday 9th (2nd Fri monthly)
Knit ‘n Natter at Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Rd, Leatherhead from 2.30pm - 4pm, it costs 50p pp to cover the cost of the tea and coffee. This is a craft group where people can come and try a new craft or continue their own project whilst chatting with others. www.leatherheadmethodist.org The Downsmen Male Barbershop Chorus, meets every Wednesday, (Except August) 7.30pm at the Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY. For singing in close harmony - there’s nothing like it! Just turn up, or contact Gary Score on 01372 275177. No Meeting in August. Ashtead WI, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. No Meeting in August. For info contact Sandra Brown 01372 276736 Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group, No Meeting in August. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 1.45pm - 4.30pm. Di Stirling 01372 279501 Wednesdays in August closed but we’ll be back on 4th September Baby and Toddler Group in Leatherhead Parish Church Hall from 10am - 12noon. Have you just had a baby or moved to the area? If so why not come along to meet some of the other parents/carers and their children. Lots of toys and activities plus a welcome cup of coffee. Just pop in or call Jackie 07764 686914 Topic of Cancer is a support group for those with a cancer diagnosis &/or their supporters, The Old Barn Hall, Church Rd, Bookham KT23 3PQ at 7.30pm. Contact details online or just come along to a meeting, www.topicofcancer.org.uk Rotary Club of Leatherhead, Police Federation Headquarters, Highbury Drive, Leatherhead. 7pm-9pm. We have regular visits from speakers and also plan our various events. For more info: Simon Edmands on 07753 821964 The Armada Probus Club. If you are a retired or semi retired gentleman please join us at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club for a 2 course lunch followed by a talk on an interesting subject. Ladies Lunch. The first lunch is free. Annual membership: £20. Secretary Michael Pearce: 01372 459461 or macpearce85@gmail.com OASIS, fortnightly women’s group at St George’s Christian Craft Centre, 9.15am. Each term explores a different topic, this term is life stories, with this month’s inspirational speakers. All ladies in 20s, 30s & 40s welcome, no charge/no booking required. Contact Maxine Simpson: 01372 272177 or maxinesimpson2003@yahoo.co.uk Ashtead Village Friday Market, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 9.00am 12.30pm. Free entry. Lots of stalls, Gifts, plants, cards, crafted goods, clothes, cakes, books, jewellery, & much more, for the RNLI. No market in August.
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What’s On
Sat 10th & 24th
Sun 11th & 25th (2nd & 4th Sunday)
Sunday 11th (2nd Sun monthly)
Monday 12th (2nd Mon monthly)
Monday 12th (2nd Mon monthly)
Tuesday 13th (2nd Tues monthly)
Family rhymetime at Leatherhead Library, Church Street KT22 8DP. First come first served. No tickets but maximum of 16 per session owing to limited space. Rhymes for babies and toddlers. For more info: libraries@surreycc.gov.uk Revive Nation is a youth group we run every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead from 12.30pm 2.30pm. We play games, we have a pool table and we serve a light lunch for the young people. For more info www.leatherheadmethodist.org An evening meeting is held on the second Sunday of each month at Park House, Randall’s Road Leatherhead, KT22 0AH. All are welcome to join us in exploring a different approach to spiritual worship focusing on silence and stillness. For more information contact Catherine Carr (01483 283693) or catherinemcarr15@gmail.com Leatherhead branch, Royal British Legion, Women’s Section, Leatherhead Community Centre, Kingston Road, 7.00pm, on the 2nd Monday of the month. Interesting speakers & events. For more information or to book contact Jane 01372 811422 Bookham Wine Club, Harrison Room, Old Barn Hall, Bookham, 7.30 for 8pm. ‘Nina’s Italy’’ by Nina Cerullo. For more info: membership@ bookhamwineclub.org.uk or web www.bookhamwineclub.org.uk Mole Valley WI (Fetcham), Fetcham Village Hall, The Street, KT22 9QS. ‘Picnic Afternoon Bagels and Bacon’ by Jeff Rozelaar, 7.45pm. Meriel Sexton on merielsexton@hotmail.com
(2nd Weds monthly)
Tylney Lunch Club for ladies, Leatherhead Leisure Centre. Three course lunch followed by a speaker. Membership is £10 per annum & £16 for lunch. Contact Pat Date on 01372 454879
Wednesday 14th
No Meeting in August for The Arts Society Leatherhead at 7.15pm in Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, KT22 8BD. info@theartssocietyleatherhead. org.uk or Huw Jenkins on 01372 278728
Wednesday 14th
Monday 19th (3rd Monday)
Tuesday 20th
The Probus Club of Ashtead meets at Tyrrell’s Wood Golf Club at 12.30 for its regular monthly lunch and talk. The speaker is Tony Matthews and the title, The Story of Cherkley Court. New members welcome. For membership details & other info visit our website www.ashteadprobus.com. Alternatively, contact our Secretary, Stephen Bridges on 07806 791774 or stephen@bridgesuk.com. The Arts Society Ashtead meets, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall at 10.30am for its regular monthly lecture. No Meeting in August. Pat Anderson, Membership Secretary, 07958 560707 or pat@glasstower.co.uk. www.tas-ashtead.org.uk.
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What’s On
Wednesday 21st (3rd Weds monthly)
Wednesday 14th (monthly)
Thursday 15th (3rd Thurs monthly)
Thursday 15th (3rd Thurs monthly)
Sunday 18th (3rd Sunday)
Tuesday 27th (4th Tues monthly)
Weds 21st (monthly)
Sunday 25th (4th Sun monthly)
Ashtead Friendship Centre, 2.00pm. No Meeting in August. With effect from Tuesday 3rd September 2019 our meetings will be held in the Ralli Room, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall & all future meetings will be held on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Contact: 01372 274288 or donbutt@tiscali.co.uk Eastwick WI. St Mary’s Annexe, Fetcham KT22 9AZ 7.30pm. Summer Afternoon event. Talk and tour of The Heritage Room at The Grange, followed by tea, cake and scones. Cost £4.50. Start at 2pm. Visitors welcome. Contact Mary Morris 01372 289822 / see info at www.eastwickwi.org.uk LGBT Support Group at Mary Frances Trust’s offices in Leatherhead between 7pm and 9pm.It is open to anyone from the age of 18, living in Surrey with a mental health condition, either diagnosed or undiagnosed. For more info visit www.maryfrancestrust.org.uk or email info@maryfrancestrust.org.uk
Leatherhead U3A’s monthly meeting takes a break in August, so our next meeting will be in on the 19th of September at 2pm in the United Reformed Church Hall, Epsom Road, Leatherhead KT22 8ST. For more info come along to this meeting or contact us at lhdu3amembers@gmail.com or check out our website www.leatherheadu3a.org.uk. Messy Church at Ashtead Baptist Church 192 Barnett Wood Lane KT21 2LW 4pm-6pm. No Meeting in August. For more info email Paul and Sue at messychurch.abc@gmail.com “The Seaside Piers Of The British Isles Graeme Payne” - Speaker Graeme Payne, Fetcham U3A 2.30pm St Mary’s Church Hall off The Ridgeway. Visitors & new members welcome. Contact 01372 453959 or www.fetchamu3a.org.uk Ashtead Townswomen’s Guild, Ralli Room, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Ln, Ashtead KT21 2BE, 7.30pm. No Meeting in August. For more information contact Di James on 01372 273948 New Fire contemporary worship (ecumenical) held at All Saints Cafe, Kingston Road. Coffee from 6.00p.m. Worship 6.30pm. For more info email the info@ allsaintskingston.co.uk or call 020 8546 5964. www.allsaintskingston.co.uk
Thurs 29th
Open meeting of the Ashtead Cancer Group, a support group for cancer patients, their families, friends & carers, providing support. Free. 7pm-9pm. The Quiet Room, St George’s Christian Centre,Barnett Wood Ln, Ashtead KT21 2DA. Workshops & occasional speakers. For more information: 07843 620295, ashteadcancergroup@gmail.com or visit us online: www.ashteadcancergroup.org
Friday 30th
Ashtead Art Lovers, 11am & 7.30pm: Art Nouveau - An exploration of the architecture, furniture design, graphic art, interior design, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass art, & metal work that became the vogue throughout Europe at the end of the 19th c. £10 (inc refreshments). 01372 272235 or email ashteadartlovers@gmail.com
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JOIN THE EAGLES
SENIOR RUGBY MINIS/JUNIOR GIRLS RUGBY
MINIS U7-U11
NEW MEMBERS DAY ON 22ND SEPTEMBER
THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL NETWORK
Find out more at:
www.eaglesrugby.club Effingham & Leatherhead RFC, King George V Hall, Browns Lane, Effingham, Surrey, KT24 5ND
What’s On
Happy 50th to Leatherhead Theatre! We invite you to celebrate our birthday by joining our
Picnic on the Plaza! Bank Holiday Monday 26 August 10am - 4pm Opening up the Plaza in front of the theatre to performers & musicians for the first time! Bring your deckchairs & tables and buy your picnic on the High Street or enjoy al fresco dining as we open up the road for picnickers! Games and raffle prizes too. Stalls will set up in the theatre itself for you to buy something nice. Stay & chill with us. No entry fee. All welcome. Donations towards Leatherhead events appreciated.
Love Leatherhead
MUSIC ON THURSDAYS 12.30pm at the Leatherhead Methodist Church, KT22 8AY 1st August - Ensemble Hesperi: Mary-Jannet Leith, recorders & Thomas Allery, harpsichord
MUSIC ON
8th August - Jacqueline Phillips, cello & Richard Black, piano, with French music by Lœillet, Poulenc, Saint-Säens
at Leatherhead Methodist Church
15th August - David Massey, classical guitar
THURSDAYS
WEDNESDAYS at Christ Church
musiconthursdays.org musicinsurrey.co.uk All venues have level access, including toilets. Leatherhead Methodist Church, please park in the Swan Cente multi-storey.
22nd August - Kassia Trio: 22 saxophones & piano 29th August - Scordatura Collective - cello - clarinet - piano
WEDNESDAYS AT CHRIST CHURCH 12.30pm at the Christ Church URC, Epsom Road, KT22 8ST 14th August - Guest organist: Anthony Gritten, Head of Undergraduate Programmes, Royal Academy of Music Ashtead & Leatherhead local - August 2019 53
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hall, and had almost decided to varnish the floor visions of numerous shoes stuck tight, with fireman’s lift exits crossed my over imaginative mind! A caution sign had been prepared to allow us to alert the traffic on this busy road, and all was announced a resounding success, no mishaps, and the 23 ladies attending arrived safely home. Marion’s first garden safari and Jane’s third pub lunch were both greatly enjoyed, and bought the busy month to a close. We meet at 7.30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month (except August) in Fetcham Village Hall. Do call in. MAUREEN WEBB
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ASHTEAD W.I. JULY MEETING REPORT Our July evening meeting was wonderful, with tables set for ‘A Day at the Seaside’ and many members dressed for the occasion. One very brave lady wore her swimming costume for a while, and another arrived in full rain-gear, ready for all eventualities! We enjoyed themed quizzes, bucket & ball games, bingo, sticks of rock, etc. and were allocated seaside towns - Brighton, Worthing, Margate, etc, so of course there was a certain amount of competitiveness amongst us. This was a really fun event which we thoroughly enjoyed, and many thanks to our committee who went to such lengths to arrange it for us all. Back to what goes for ‘normal’ we were pleased to
hear that, as usual, our always successful produce stall at Ashtead Village Day raised another remarkable sum for our W.I. funds, as did last month’s plant sale. It’s really heartening that we are always so well supported in all the efforts for our W.I. The Garden Group have been given a plaque by the daughter of one of our previous long-standing members, Joan Ashbee, to place at the garden beside the APMH which they are looking after. This area is always a pleasure for people to see as they arrive at the side entrance. Looking ahead, a visit is planned for August instead of our usual meeting, details were given for the many sub-groups, date for a lunch and details of an Emlyn Downs evening in October. Our next meeting at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall will be on Wednesday 4th September, 7.15pm for 7.30pm, with Mrs Jackie Simmonds telling us of her ‘Life as a Tiller Girl’.
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Working Towards a Sustainable Ashtead Make friends with your stuff… What do you value most highly? Partner? Children? House? Car? Favourite old photo? A flower given to you by a special friend? It’s easy to see why we value people, but harder to think why we value ‘things’. We all are different and the reasons I value something may be completely different to why you value the same thing. For example, I love our car, she is called Miss Lovely although when we first got her ten years ago my husband named her Miss Expensicus! She has her own personality, randomly opening the windows, or her locks freezing up on a cold winter’s morning. But despite these minor irritations, we wouldn’t trade her in, she’s part of the family. But contrast this attitude to a ‘petrol head’ (Top Gear has a lot to answer for) who wants the latest model and upgrades a good car every year for the latest version , I just worry about the cost to the environment. When we give things a personality, ‘anthropomorphise’ them, we often value them more. Film-makers Disney have made this an art form - they take humble ants, for example, and give them human characteristics to help tell the story. I am sure there are many of you who cringe at this idea of Anthropomorphism but I find it helps me value things that I would otherwise carelessly discard and replace. Many of us have a favourite cooking knife or a pen; I have a favourite G & T cut glass tumbler which was a birthday present. My husband likes his tea in a very old and chipped mug (pictured) given to him by a grateful client years ago. Neither of us could replace those easily because of the emotional attachment. If we valued ‘things’ more we wouldn’t want to ‘throw out the old and buy more stuff’ so if you don’t already, why not try giving some of your ‘things’ names and personalities and see how much more you start to value them? A few weeks ago I started making Ecobricks (https://www.ecobricks.org/) by collecting non-recyclable plastics and stuffing them into a plastic bottle. Apart from reducing what goes into our black bin to practically zero, I now value even these plastics. They often need to be washed and dried but I don’t mind because I am doing something useful. In the 1940s we had to value every last scrap of food, paper string etc because of the war effort. The reason now is different but our government has declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ and to make a real difference, we must be on a ‘war footing’ to save our planet from the consequences of runaway human over-consumption. So many of our environmental problems could be solved if we showed how much we care for Mother Earth by valuing all the ‘things’ we are lucky enough to have. Treat them all as your friends, even that ‘useless’ plastic packaging! Caroline Cardew-Smith website: www.transitionashtead.org.uk email: info@transitionashtead.org.uk
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THE LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
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BBC Radio Surrey presenter Allison Ferns dropped by at Leatherhead Museum on the first of this year’s special Craft Days for children at the end of May. This was the first major event at the 17th century Hampton Cottage in Church Street, Leatherhead, since it reopened following the first structural refurbishment in some 40 years. The Museum is owned and operated by the Leatherhead & District Local History Society. With microphone at the ready, Allison interviewed Friends of the Museum Robin Christian and Lin Hampson, together with actress Suzanne Page from Horsham who appeared for the third year running in costume. Suzanne has twice played the role of dressmaker Hilda Hollis, Hampton Cottage’s last private resident before it was sold and converted to the museum in the late 1970s. Last year Suzanne appeared as a Suffragette to mark the centenary of votes for women since 1918. Another actress, Anna Bird from Crawley, made her second Craft Days appearance while dressed as a washerwoman and was especially popular with
children who helped her with the washing. Allison Ferns also interviewed Museum volunteers in the garden as they entertained the young visitors. Listeners to Radio Surrey were treated to no less than eight minutes of live coverage on her regular chat show which starts at noon every Monday to Thursday and lasts all afternoon. The Hampton Cottage recording on 30 May can now be heard on the BBC website some two hours and 40 minutes into the show. The weather was fine on both days, the first time that the annual Craft Days had been organised during the schools’ half term break. The Museum was busy but not overcrowded with 17 adults and 15 children on the Thursday and 17 adults, 26 children on the Friday. Leatherhead Museum is run entirely by L&DLHS volunteers and is open free of charge to the public on Thursdays and Fridays from 1pm to 4pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. For more information email museum@leatherheadhistory.org or go to www.leatherheadhistory.org.
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Plastics in the Garden By Selina Botham
Award winning local garden designer Selina Botham looks at the lure of plastics in the garden.
I expect many of you who watched the recent BBC War on plastics have been having a long hard think about the issue of plastic. I’ve been feeling guilty and have worked out that there is an inverse relationship between convenience/cost savings and being good for the environment. The cheapest most convenient choices I make tend to be worst for the environment! I have very good intensions but it takes consistent effort to reduce plastic properly and you need to be organised. Packing lunch the night before and keeping water bottles filled with water at the simplest level and even making my own oat milk to try and eliminate those hateful tetra packs! It’s a messy and slow business being environmentally conscious and reducing plastic and I suspect it’s going to take a while. Even my favourite organic veg delivery does use some plastic in their packaging and I know they are much better than the supermarkets. So how are we doing in the garden with plastics? At least we have the greenery in our favour and every new garden involves planting more and improving biodiversity. BUT there is still a lot of unnecessary plastic in many things in the garden. It’s not the first time I have thought about my own business and specifically the dreaded plastic pots. They are
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convenient and can be reused, but of course many are not reused completely and many end up in landfill. Sadly no commercial growers I use will take them back and reuse them because of risks of plant disease (so they say), so the best I can do is take them to the local garden centres so people can reuse them. This is simply not realistic with large jobs and really they shouldn’t be used in the first place and there should be an alternative… I’m putting pressure on my suppliers and apparently I am not the only one. The horticultural trades association has made a decision to move to a taupe coloured pot which at least can be recycled. Apparently the black ones are made from polypropylene so would be recyclable but the colour black can’t be seen by the sorting machines. The best news so far is that one of my favourite nurseries is trying using paper pulp pots which sound interesting. Of course my mum has been growing her beans in newspaper for years and its brilliant since you plant it in its pot! Some plastic products are more obvious than others and happily I have never been involved in designing a garden with a plastic lawn or a plastic deck and I am firmly against them. The idea of replacing even the ‘green bits’ with plastic would make a green footprint change colour entirely…. Plastic furniture is also a serious concern since it tends to have such a short lifespan since it discolours
Home & Garden and becomes brittle with weathering and soon breaks. Much of it can’t even be recycled. I have been shocked to find that recently the world has gone mad for rattan garden furniture. Because its called ‘Rattan’ I don’t think people realise its ‘plastic’ and it has been so widely sold that there are few gardens without it and there is currently no way of recycling this furniture. Sadly it’s another example of escalating plastic use overtaking the supply chain, without much thought for the environment. I was looking in John Lewis and was amazed to find there was no wood on display at all (in Kingston) - consumers don’t even have the choice of a natural biodegradable material for their garden furniture. We need to stop buying plastic furniture quick whilst there is still a choice of a biodegradable option. Of course I do appreciate that some of the plastic used to make the products are recycled and so this is a way of holding on to our waste plastic (possibly better than shipping it all off to the Philippines) but of course eventually this plastic will have to be disposed of and it is NOT recyclable at the moment. This means the plastic furniture you buy today thinking it’s ok could soon be joining land fill. Then there are the concerns about all the plastic fibres which degrade and break down as micro plastics, presumably into our gardens or wherever we chuck them. The whole thing is rather scary but of course the furniture is cheap and cheerful and very convenient and we are in the midst of a crazy throw away society. If we want to make a positive difference we need to be better informed and less convenience/ cost driven, we need to choose carefully so we buy once and it lasts us, this is good for the environment but not good for sales and its increasingly hard to do since so many companies have fallen for the cheap fix of plastic and it’s harder to find alternatives to plastics. I’m not giving up though! Selina Botham is an award winning garden designer based in Claygate. If you would like to improve and make the best of your garden and need some professional help contact Selina for an initial garden consultation on 07894 553 202 or see her website for further ideas www.designsforallseasons. co.uk and her facebook page Selina Botham – Designs for all Seasons.
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www.thememorybook.co.uk sarah@thememorybook.co.uk | @thememorybook | facebook/thememorybook Ruth was in paradise. She lay back on the sun protested. “I’m not giving you my phone, I’m not a lounger and closed her eyes with a sigh of pleasure. child… I need it for work.” She was in the south of France, lying by a pool, a “You’re on holiday. You act as though that phone’s glass of chilled Chablis on one side of her and a stapled to your hand…” trashy novel on the other. All was good with the Sam could see his sons starting to snigger and began world. to enjoy himself. Her daughter, Sarah, was diving for brightly coloured “Oh, my God, Ruth, you’re right! It is stapled to plastic discs. She was wearing her favourite flowery my hand… Look, I can’t get it off! It’s stuck!” He swimming costume and a pair of tightly fitting pink waved his hand in the air. “Look boys! Shops &dramatically Services goggles. She ducked down, holding her nose with What am I going to do? How can I possibly enjoy my her left hand and stretching out frantically with her holiday with my phone stuck to my hand?” Sam was right, in the vague direction of one of the discs. now in full flow. I’ll have to stand by the plug socket Daniel and Ben were inside, playing with Ruth’s all night to charge it up! How can I eat? How can I iPad and Sam was texting on his phone. Although shower? How can I wipe my… I’ll never be able to play Ruth was luxuriating in her tranquility, a small the trombone again!” knotted ball of digital resentment started to grow Ben and Daniel were in fits of giggles. “Dad you’ve in her stomach. She knew exactly how the argument never played the trombone!” would unfold. She’d go inside and berate the boys Sam picked up the bottle of sun cream. “I can’t go for playing on a screen and they’d immediately out in the sunshine. I can’t cover myself in factor fifty justify their behavior by pointing at Sam. like you do…! My holiday is ruined…” “Sarah, stay in the shallow end. I’m just going inside Ruth was now laughing as well. “Take that bottle out to find the others. Don’t do any more diving until I to Sarah and put that phone down!” get back, OK? You need some more sun tan lotion Sam went to the French doors. Sarah was sitting on anyway.” the edge of the pool, slapping her flip-flops together. “I hate sun cream, it’s all slimy… I’ll come out now for “Sarah, I’ve got a problem. I have to put sun cream on a bit. My fingers are going all wrinkly. Can you pass you but my phone is stapled to my hand!” me my flip-flops?” Sam was laughing so much that the searing heat Ruth hopped comically across the scorching tiled didn’t immediately register in his bare feet. He leapt terrace, the heat piercing her feet with every step. in the air like a scalded cat and tried to reach the She picked up her daughter’s flip-flops, hopped over cool, wet stonework at the edge of the pool. to the pool and then back to the house. As he skidded on a patch of water, his phone “It’s so wonderful out here, please come and sit in the proved not to be sunshine… Sam, come off that bloody thing. You’re on stapled to his hand holiday! Boys, off! I don’t want to see you playing those when it dived stupid games – you can do that at home… We’ll put elegantly into the them in the cupboard and you can have them back shallow end to join later. Let’s go and play volleyball in the pool.” Sarah’s brightly Ben reluctantly handed over the iPad but Sam coloured discs.
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DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY IN MOLE VALLEY
An Extraordinary Council meeting was called on Tuesday 18 June where the consequences of rising global temperatures was recognised and a pledge agreed. In addition to making its own commitments, Mole Valley District Council will work with residents and businesses and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Councillor Claire Malcomson, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “The ultimate consequence of us continuing as we are will mean we devastate our planet. We have to act now. I am pleased that, with support across the chamber, we were able to declare a Climate Emergency and put ourselves in a position of influence to help make a difference. We are committed to empowering residents and businesses to do the same. “We are uniquely placed as a local authority to lead the way in our district and put ourselves forward as a blueprint for others to follow. First and foremost we must recognise that, as a council, we are not blameless either. We have committed to review the way we do
things as we strive towards carbon neutrality. This will inevitably involve changes limited not only to ourselves, but those that provide services on our behalf. Time is of the essence and, while we would want to achieve this earlier, we will do everything in our power to become carbon neutral by 2030. “There is nothing more important than the journey we are about to embark on. We must work with Surrey County Council at a local level and lobby the Government to act before it is too late. The changes we put in place over the next decade and beyond will not only benefit the local environment and biodiversity in the district, but it will deliver economic and wellbeing benefits, creating jobs, savings and market opportunities. “Our priority now is to put plans in place so that tangible actions can be developed and monitored to ensure progress is made to help protect the local environment in the long-term. I am proud our council voted unanimously to do this and am looking forward to the hard work ahead.”
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AUGUST BOOK REVIEWS One Night at the Jacaranda by Carol Cooper (Fiction) What an extremely entertaining book! Dr. Carol Cooper started by writing medical texts about parenting and multiple births, in 2013 she moved to fiction with masses of success. One Night at the Jacaranda is a humorous and raunchy story about a group of thirty-something experiences at a speed dating event. The book is fantastically written, bouncing from each individual’s perspective, progressively exposing their history and mind-set that dictates their current view on love and sex. I particularly enjoyed Cooper’s humour throughout the book, and, unlike ‘Shades of Grey,’ the sexually explicit scenes remain light hearted and relevant. This book would be enjoyed by anyone looking for a fun read and enjoys laughing about the dating scene. I enjoyed Bridget Jones and would highly recommend this book for anyone who looks for similar light-hearted fiction with a humorous approach to dating.
Little Bookham in World War 1 by Vivien White (History) Vivien is a researcher of local history who composed an exhibition of Little Bookham in WW1 for the centenary of the Great War in 2014. This exhibition was extremely well attended with around one thousand people passing through, many of whom, had said that they required more time to read through the vast amount of information and the suggestion of publishing a book was thrown to Vivien. This fantastic account of how WW1 impacted Little Bookham is very easy to follow and adds some personal stories about local families who served in the Great War. The photos included in the book are beautiful and Vivien’s knowledge and love of the area is very much felt throughout the book. This is a wonderful present for someone who used to, or currently, lives in the area, or for anyone with an interest in local or military history. Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut (Fiction) It was with Slaughterhouse 5 that Kurt Vonnegut, after several failed attempts, was finally able to make sense of his wartime experiences. To devastating effect, the novel blends science fiction with an account of his capture at the Battle of the Bulge and subsequent internment in an underground slaughterhouse in Dresden (where he survived the allied firebombing of the city). Written in the direct, emotionally detached yet often beautiful style that is Vonnegut’s hallmark, Slaughterhouse 5 is by turns bleak and blackly humorous yet heart-warming and hopeful. It is by any measure a masterpiece.
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MaryFrancesTrust launches Leatherhead LGBT mental health peer support group ahead of Pride in Surrey Leading Surrey mental health charity Mary Frances Trust is partnering with PRIDE IN SURREY to launch a new LGBT support group for adults in Leatherhead, to help address specific LGBT mental health needs and offer peer support. With recent figures revealing that half of LGBT people have experienced depression in the last year and one in six have attempted to take their own lives, mental health support dedicated to the LGBT community is needed more than ever. Patrick Wolter, CEO, Mary Frances Trust says: “There are currently no mental health support groups for the LGBT community in this part of Surrey, so we really wanted to start one. And with Pride coming to Surrey in August, we knew it was the perfect time to do it. We’re delighted to have Stephen Ireland from Pride in Surrey on board. He is a fantastic advocate for our cause and thanks to him and Pride in Surrey, we hope to reach as many LGBT people as possible and raise the profile of this support group.” The new LGBT Support Group will take place at Mary Frances Trust’s offices in Leatherhead on the third Thursday of every month between 7pm and 9pm, starting on 18th July 2019. It is open to anyone from the age of 18, living in Surrey with a mental health condition, either diagnosed or undiagnosed. Patrick Wolter, member of the LGBT community himself and a trained mental health professional, will facilitate the group alongside Stephen Ireland, Founder and Chair of Pride in Surrey, alongside LGBT volunteers. Stephen Ireland, Founder and Chair of Pride in
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Surrey says: “When Mary Frances Trust approached me about starting a LGBT support group in Surrey, I knew I had to get involved. I am very passionate about supporting the mental health of the LGBT community as I know going to support groups, meeting people like me who wanted to feel better, helped me to come out of an all-time low, when I was younger. While there is more LGBT recognition and acceptance than ever before, there is still so much work to be done in terms of supporting, educating people and reaching equality.” The LGBT support group will be about meeting people with shared experiences and identities, supporting each other in a safe, friendly, nonjudgmental environment, breaking loneliness and isolation by sharing coping strategies. Over time, members of the group will also build up their own programme of activities and courses that Mary Frances Trust will run to support their mental health and emotional wellbeing. In the near future, the charity hopes to launch other LGBT groups in the areas where it operates: Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley. The charity, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will also take an active part in the Pride in Surrey event on 10 August in Woking to spread awareness of the LGBT mental health support available, free of charge in Surrey. PRIDE IN SURREY is taking place on Saturday 10th August in Woking. Both the parade and park are free to attend. For more information or to get free tickets for the park event, visit: PrideinSurrey.org
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As you all know, a significant part of Mole Valley is rural in nature and, wherever you actually live in “The Valley” you are never more than a stone’s throw away from farmland. One area of concern that we are noticing recently is a marked increase in incidents of “sheep worrying”. This is where injury or distress has been caused to livestock on agricultural land by a dog. Under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953, if a dog worries sheep on agricultural land, the person in charge of the dog is guilty of an offence. In fact, even if a dog is not actually chasing sheep or causing visible “distress” it is still an offence if the dog is not on a lead in an enclosed area where sheep are present. If the offence is proven, it can carry a fine of up to £1000. According to Sheep Watch UK about 15,000 sheep are killed each year by pet dogs, when dogs are off the lead in field with sheep or other livestock. This does not include the many attacks which go unreported each year. These attacks can be devastating for farmers who lose their livestock, their impending offspring and their future income all of which can affect their
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working lives. Sadly, we are finding that, despite the fact that the vast majority of people living in rural communities understanding how they and their pets should interact with livestock, some people simply don’t follow the normal rules. This means keeping their dogs under control at all times, ideally on a lead and not walking their dogs in places where sheep are grazing. Another issue we have noticed again recently is that cars passing horses on the highway are not always slowing down sufficiently to avoid “spooking” the horses. The only place that horse riders are not allowed to ride is on public footpaths, so it is perfectly permissible for riders to be on roads that are shared with cars, motorcycles and cyclists. A horse riding colleague has also asked me to mention that sometimes, with the best of intentions, cyclists come up behind a horse rider very quietly, presumably to avoid making the horse nervous? She has suggested that, in fact, it would be much better if cyclists could call out that they are behind so that the rider has time to make sure their horse is fully under control. I hope that this information will be of some interest?
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We are certainly experiencing challenging summer weather as we head towards August and what will be the final bank holiday before Christmas! But before we all begin to panic about Christmas shopping, we should like to remind you of some of the joys that membership of The Arts Society of Ashtead can bring. The second of our planned visits took place on the 12 June to Taplow Court Member Society of THE ARTS and Dorney Court. The two venues were very different but shared SOCIETY a common theme of each having a fascinating history, you can view some of the photos taken that day at our website www.tas-ashtead. org.uk. Further visits will be to the Musical Museum at Brentford and a visit to historic Syon House. We are a friendly society who always welcome new members with tea or coffee and biscuits at our monthly meetings (usual held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month – except August) at the Peace Memorial Easy Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 17 Hall. Doors open at 09.30 for the lecture at 10.30. There is a small Sudoku charge #2 of £5 for non-members but first-timers may attend free. More 7 8 1 4 3 6 4 information 1 8 5 can 7 found 2 on 9 be 6 our 3 website, www.tas-ashtead.org.uk 3 6 8 2 For 2 a society 3 also 8 9 awareness and participation of 5 further information about7 We 5 are 6 1 that 4 promotes art to the younger members of our community through workshops 2 4 5 9 7the1society & the programme for3 9 6 4 8 2 5 7 1 next year, take a look at our website in primary schools, the latest of which enabled youngsters to learn 1 7 5 6 2 www.tas-ashtead.org.uk1 how 8 to 4 make 3 2 7 9clay6fish, the results were truly amazing. and 5 decorate
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Epsom Medical Equipment Fund Celebrates 40 Years of Fundraising for Epsom General Hospital
In 1979 Bess Harding had a dream: to purchase a CT Scanner for Epsom General Hospital and it happened due to the support of the local community. It was the decade in which Epsom & Ewell Council had a local lottery and through the Herald Newspaper, asked the public how the £30,000 raised should be spent. Bess suggested a CT Scanner for Epsom General Hospital, not realising that back then they cost £230,000. Running costs at the time were £2,000 per week which the hospital could not afford. Dr. Kirsten Younger has been a Consultant Radiologist at Epsom Hospital for over 27 years and is now reaching retirement age. She reflects on how much Bess’s Medical Equipment Fund has done over the years to support and enhance the service to the local community. “When I arrived, Epsom had no CT Scanner. Bess defied all odds to fund raise that whopping £230,000 to purchase our first ever CT. This was a remarkable achievement and really put our hospital on the map. Actor Brian Blessed was our chosen celebrity to officially ‘open’ the scanner, a day to remember.” Since then Bess has raised huge further sums of money to buy ultrasound machines and a whole
new Xray room (£70,000). Looking back over those 40 years the fund has been running an extraordinary £5 million pounds has been raised and spent on equipment. “The benefit to the local community, to whom we owe a huge thank you for their support over this period of time, has been enormous,” says Bess, who has a small band of volunteers. Equipment is always needed, of course. Donations are welcomed; cheques should be made out to Epsom Medical Equipment Fund and sent to 32 Tealing Drive, Ewell, Surrey, KT19 0JS. Sign up to our newsletter which can be accessed via www.emef.org.uk; on the Contact page there is a form to complete which will ensure you receive a copy bringing you up to date on what the fund is doing, forthcoming events and important health notices. EMEF do not pass on or sell any names and addresses and you can unsubscribe at any time. “Do look out for us at local events and in the Ashley Shopping Centre as well as our Car Boot Sales (held in the staff car park at the front of the hospital on Sundays twice a month from March to October) when we will be selling goods to raise money for our local hospital, Epsom General Hospital,” Bess adds. “Your support is most welcome.”
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useful numbers Ashtead Art Group 01737 357263 (Jenny Lister) Ashtead Bowling Club 01372 802421 (Pamela Bennett) Ashtead Cancer Group ashteadcancergroup@gmail.com Ashtead Chess Club 01372 813487 (Richard Jones) Ashtead Choral Society 01372 278852 (Anne Bailey) Ashtead Community Vision 07530 373975 (Andy Ellis) Ashtead Cricket Club 01372 276286 (Sarah Culhane) Over 60s Lunch Club 01372 813276 or 375640 The Arts Society Ashtead 01372 275605 (Pat Anderson) Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group 01372 279501 (Di Stirling) Ashtead Friendship Centre 01372 274288 (Don Butt) Ashtead Good Neighbours 07752 665066 Ashtead Horticultural Society 01372 373348 (Jennie Pilfold) Ashtead Library 0300 200 1001 Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall 01372 272921 Ashtead Players/Young Players 01372 279614 Ashtead Residents’ Association 07804 026577 (Glynis Peterkin) Ashtead Squash & Tennis Club 01372 272215 Ashtead Tennis Players Club 01372 721104 Ashtead Townswomen’s Guild 01372 273948 (Di James) Ashtead Women’s Institute
01372 276736 (Sandra Brown) Carers’ Support Mole Valley 01306 640212 Childline 0800 1111 Citizens’ Advice Bureau 03 444 111 444 Cruse Bereavement Care 020 8393 7238 Electricity (UK Power Networks) 0800 783 8866 (powercut info line) Epsom General Hospital 01372 735735 Fetcham Residents’ Association 07833 620 744 for all enquiries Fetcham Singers (ladies’ choir) 01372 276736 (Sandra Brown) Gas (Transco) 0800 111999 (minicom/textphone for deaf/hard of hearing 0800 371787) Howard Badminton Club 07711 563481 (Mike Guillem) The Arts Society Leatherhead 01372 278738 (Huw Jenkins) Leatherhead Choral Society 01372 376831 (Sue Foulsham) Leatherhead & District Angling Society 01372 377654 Leatherhead Helpshop 01372 363385 Leatherhead Community Association 01372 360508 Leatherhead Horticultural Society 01372 373493 (David Wells) Leatherhead Leisure Centre 01372 377674 Leatherhead Library 0300 200 1001 Leatherhead Lions Club 01372 274618 (Jim Malynn) Leatherhead Museum 01372 386348
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SUMMER READING CHALLENGE - Join in the fun! Come to Ashtead Library & take part in the Space Race Reading Challenge. Blasts Woodfield Ln, Ashtead, KT21 2BQ off on the 13th July - Read 6 books over the Summer. We will be running T: 0300 200 1001 events to coincide with the challenge, please check Twitter & the Library E: ashtead.library@surreycc.gov.uk website for updates. W: www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries SUMMER VOLUNTEERING - If you are aged 14-25, like children & OPENING HOURS books & can spare 10hrs over the summer, join us at Ashtead Library as Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri: a Summer Reading Challenge Volunteer. As well as having fun & giving 10am-1.00pm & 2pm-5.00pm something back, you will be adding something really positive to your CV. Saturday: 9.30am-5.00pm Apply at www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraryvolunteers. Are you aware we have a Digital Buddy every Thursday 2-4pm? A digital buddy is able to help with computer queries, using the branch PC, their own laptop or tablet. For any computer related help, please book a slot or ring 0300 200 1001 & ask for Ashtead Library. Weekly Rhymetime Session: This is a great opportunity to have fun with your baby/toddler through rhythm, actions and singing and introduce children to all the library has to offer. The Rhymetime session is available on Friday 10:15am for 30mins. Places are limited so please arrive early. Do you have an hr to spare on Friday morning? We would love to have another Rhyme Time Volunteer. Please look online or come to see us. Keep an eye on our twitter account @AshteadLibrary for upcoming events and activities.
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Leatherhead Library is open 9.30am - 5.00pm every day except Sundays and Mondays. Don’t forget, it’s not too late to join in the libraries summer SPACE CHASE! Children have until midSeptember to read just six books. We are also planning a space-themed craft activity on Friday 23rd August, 2.30 - 3.30pm. It’s suitable for children aged 4+. Tickets are £1 from the Library Help Desk. For 4-8 year olds we are having Space Storytime on Thursday 29th August, 2 - 2.30pm. That is FREE but to avoid disappointment on the day you are still advised to reserve your places at the Help Desk. Make time for yourself! - Are you interested in a new Patchwork Club starting up at Leatherhead Library? We’re holding a preliminary meeting here on Thursday
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15th August, from 2.00 to 3.30pm and all abilities will be welcome. The idea is to continue meeting up regularly, perhaps to work together on a joint project for charity or you can work on your own project. We’d like to share ideas and have a friendly chat along the way. If you haven’t already got a project to work on at the first meeting, then just bring along a basic sewing kit and a small piece of fabric and we’ll do some handstitching. Naturally we can direct you to our stock of high quality reference books to help you get started on your new hobby and to develop it further. Finally, some of you will have noticed that we’ve now got a jigsaw for you to work on when you visit the library. Some of our borrowers have found it very relaxing!
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