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How lovely to have a long weekend to look forward to at the end of this month. Let’s hope by the time it comes around the sun will shine for us all! We have lots of great news and info packed into this issue; Leatherhead Library are looking for volunteers to take books to people who can’t get to the library, so if you think you can help, please do, get in touch with them. Details within. Ashlea PPG have their annual AGM shortly; well worth attending and keeping up to date with news from them. See page 30 for details. It’s good to hear from the Leatherhead Youth Project this month as they welcome their new Chief Executive, Dan Fairchild. Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group are looking forward to welcoming Coral Gardiner to APMH as their guest speaker and demonstrator. An evening to inspire us all. They will be raising funds for PAH. I’m sure this will be a very enjoyable and interesting event. Ashtead Residents’ Association Annual Ashtead Spring Clean is on Saturday 6th April, so if you fancy a bit of fresh air, a chance to meet with other local residents and at the same time help to spruce up the village do go along. There is also a free cup of tea or coffee at the end to reward you for your hard work. See page 8 for more details. Don’t miss details of the Easter Dragon Egg Hunt taking place in Leatherhead this month. Details on page 48. As always, lots to see and do in and around our local communities, so do enjoy whatever you decide to do this month. Wishing you all a great month, until next time....

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Plus special guest Frank Cognoscenti returns as Sinatra!

LEATHERHEAD THEATRE Wednesday, May 22 at 7.30pm

All Proceeds In Aid of Prostate Cancer UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association

Tickets £20

(Half price for Under 18s)

from Theatre Box Office 01372 365141 or www.theleatherheadtheatre.com* from Gary Zabel 01372 800810 garyzabel@ntlworld.com or any Leatherhead Rotary member

Box office tickets subject to 50p Restoration Levy

herhead Rotary Registered Charity No: 1032183, Prostate Cancer UK Registered Charity No: 1005541, MND Association Registered Charity No: 294354

CONTENTS 30 8. 10. 12. 14. 26. 28. 30. 38. 42. 48. 49. 54.

Ashtead Residents’ Association Fetcham Residents’ Association Leatherhead Residents’ Association Busy Bots Award Music Matters Computer tips from Tec Res Ashlea Patient Participation Group Poem of the Month Crossword puzzle Dragon Egg Hunt Regular Events What’s on in April?

56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 62. 63. 63. 64. 66.

Ashtead Players The Arts Society Transition Ashtead Messy Church Leatherhead Rotary Sudoku & Digi-Search Mole Valley W.I. Fetcham Village W.I. Ashtead W.I.NG Ashstead Village W.I. The Memory Book Gardening with Selina

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70. 72. 73. 74. 78. 79. 82. 83. 83. 84. 85. 86.

April Book Reviews Bookham Wine Club Leatherhead Youth Group History Society Be in the Kitchen - Recipe Ashtead Flower Arranging Surrey Police Notice Ashtead Library Leatherhead Library Useful numbers Puzzle solutions Index of Advertisers

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Ashtead Residents’ Association 14th Annual Ashtead Spring Clean Saturday 6th April If you are walking or driving around Ashtead, litter is not the first thing you notice, except perhaps on the surrounding main roads. The A24 is a particular problem, with drivers chucking rubbish from their cars. However, litter accumulates on all of our roads and, while many local residents pick up litter whenever they see it, some of it escapes their attention and so Ashtead Residents’ Association holds an annual litter pick. If you would like to join one of our LITTERPICKING GROUPS near you on April 6th please go to one of these venues at 09:50 for briefing, where there will be an ARA Committee member or Local Councillor to meet you: • Ashtead Station car park • Outside the Football Club, near the pond • Outside The Greville Primary School in Stonny Croft • The corner of Barnett Wood Lane and West Farm Avenue • Outside St Andrew’s School in Grange Road • The corner of Craddocks Avenue and the A24 • Ottways Lane, opposite Skinners Lane • If you would like to help with the litter-pick in the centre of Ashtead, that group will meet outside Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall at 10:20 - please note the later meeting time. The Spring Clean is not just about picking up litter. As less and less money is available from our Councils for non-essential work, we can make the difference by sprucing up the village ourselves. Rather than join one of the groups, you might prefer to get to know your neighbours by arranging to get them together to clean street signs, trim overgrown hedges back to the boundary and tidy verges and kerb sides in your own

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road. Put a note through your neighbours’ doors, and get them all to come out on April 6th at 10:00am, but please tell us, so that we don’t duplicate the work. Working locally is just as important as the litter pick. If you notice an area that needs extra attention, please let us know. For all litter-picking activity, please wear boots or strong shoes and bring thick protective gloves. We will provide black bags, Hi-Viz vests, and litter-pickers. The rubbish bags will be collected from each area and brought back to the APMH car park. If you are working in the centre of the Village, please bring your bag back with you to the recycling area of the APMH car park. Coffee Special The Landlady of our village pub, The Brewery Inn has, once again, generously offered to host a gettogether in the back room of the pub for anyone who has taken part in the Spring Clean. Tea or coffee will be served from 11:45 free of charge. Please join your ARA Committee members and Local Councillors there, after the work is done, and also meet other Ashtead residents who care about the Village. Please put the date in your diary now: Saturday morning, April 6th. If you have any queries or comments, please email springclean@ashteadresidents.org.uk or call 273393. Finally, a reminder that the Association’s AGM is at the APMH on 24th April, doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Our guest speaker will be Police Sergeant Lee Wells who will be talking to us about neighbourhood policing and taking your questions. Christine Kerton ARA Spring Clean Co-ordinator

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Attorneys acting under an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, or deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, should be aware of their limited power to make gifts from the funds they manage on behalf of a mentally incapacitated person, as set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Typically, gifts to family on birthdays or at Christmas, which are not unreasonable, taking into account the size of the estate, are permitted. Gifts to charities which the incapacitated person would have made, again having regard to the size of the estate, are also allowed. Any exercise of the limited power to make gifts must always be in the best interests of the incapacitated person. The attorney or deputy has a duty to protect the interests of the person they are looking after and not allow any personal interests to come into conflict with their role as attorney or deputy. Attorneys and deputies should apply to the Court of Protection for permission to make gifts which are not considered typical. The recent Court of Protection case of PBC v JMA & others [2018] EWCOP 19 shows how the Court looks at such applications. In this case, PBC, the son of JMA, was the sole attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney. He sought authority from the Court to make gifts from his mother’s estate, totalling £7 million, primarily to save Inheritance Tax.

JMA suffered from dementia and was resident in a care home. JMA was extremely wealthy and could comfortably afford the gifts applied for as an Inheritance Tax planning strategy from her very large estate. The concept of “best interests” was looked at in its widest sense and included all considerations capable of impacting the decision in question. The Court stressed that this did not mean it would order what JMA would have done had she still retained capacity to make the decision herself. Instead the Court carries out a balancing exercise, weighing up the factors for and against the proposed gifts. The conclusion reached by the Court was that the factors in favour of making the gifts outweighed those against. The gifts were affordable and JMA’s current and future needs were protected. The attorney, the official solicitor and all those involved in caring for JMA were in agreement that the gifts be made. The sums involved were very large, but the general principles involved in reaching the decision are essentially the same. For further information, please contact Jeremy Harcourt, Senior Associate in our Leatherhead office.

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A big night out April is the month when we look back at what we have achieved for Fetcham in the past year and also look to the future at our Annual General Meeting. This year we will be meeting in Fetcham Village Hall on Wednesday 17th April at 7.30pm. We would like to extend a very warm invitation to all Fetcham residents to attend. If you are not already a member of the FRA, or wish to renew membership, you will be able to make a subscription on the night, with a minimum fee of £2. This has become a very popular event and it is your chance to hear at first hand about issues affecting the village, its surroundings and services. Crucially, the meeting is usually attended by all our local councillors, county and district, and a range of outside speakers who will do their best at the end of the evening to answer any questions. Our speakers, who at the time of writing have confirmed their invitations, include: Inspector Karen Coyne of Surrey Police - the current e

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Mole Valley commander who will be able to update us on all the issues around crime and policing in the area. Glenn Westmore of Surrey County Council - a member of the Flood Risk Management Team. He will be able to answer the questions you may have on the plans to protect Fetcham homes from flooding, and where you can find advice if you live in an area at risk. Surrey Wildlife Trust - speaker to be confirmed - who will be able to answer questions on the management and plans for the Norbury Park estate, and the measures being taken to counter ash dieback disease. David Dufill, Chairman of Fetcham United Charities - who will update us on its work providing independent living for the elderly at Morley Court, and can provide information for anyone who is thinking they may wish to move there. If you have recently moved to Fetcham, coming to our annual meeting is a very good way of finding out about your community. Contact us at: 07833 620744; or visit our website www.fetchamresidents.co.uk; or email: info@fetchamresidents.co.uk

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Changes to our 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 On the 6th October, we in Leatherhead, capital expenditure. Refurbishment funds with some guests from Ashtead and for Epsom andatSt onisthe By now most people will know that Peter Snell closed Barton’s Bookshop theHelier end of hospitals, February. This a great Bookham, were treated to a face to face other hand, could be realised through the loss to our town but luckily Peter is still an active member of the Leatherhead Community. explanation of how our local NHS CEO, Mr. some land at Sutton. At the 28th February Flood Awareness the news sale brokeofthat of the options that had been investigated Daniel Elkeles, is hoping that our Event hospitals Many of those in attendance at this meeting over the last 5 years, none were assessed to be financially and environmentally worthy of further consideration. will develop over the next five to ten years. were very sceptical about the possibility of So flood victims and members of the Leatherhead and Fetcham Flood Action Group discovered that the Middle any improvement at all in the current There are two main deficiencies, Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme no longer exists. Now this is bad news indeed. provision. maintenance of the current buildings and Some will find comfort in knowing that a ‘property level flood resilience scheme’ is on offer to 170 residential provision of adequate Acute care. A short their seats to remind the and properties in Leatherhead and Fetcham.The aim of these People measuresrose is to in minimise the impacts of flooding video revealed the problems currently speaker that such discussions had already significantly reduce theHelier time and costEpsom. of restoring the property after a flood. Those eligible will be contacted. experienced at St. and Mr. taken place some 20usyears ago, andhopes the that The third also in thestated trio of bad news has to with the Grove Wood. Some of have harboured Elkeles that there is do a lack of Leachresults had been negligible. However, oneto the status of the Wood as villageof green would stand.However, we have been informed that: “The NHS’s request real, joined-up provision Acute care Unit. valuable change has taken place over the make a further appeal against thesee decision to make Leach Wood a village green has been granted, and so this will He said he would like to a building of a Grove last couple of years and that is the method be a matter debatewhere at the highest in the Supreme Court in July.” single, modern Acute Care ofUnit the level by which bed blocking has been almost While it willwould be interesting for a Leatherhead matter to beeliminated a case of ‘public importance affecting whole it UKis patients be in wards having widely in Epsom. The team the running spaced beds to prevent cross infection, population,’ it would have been preferable that this had been concluded, and the “Epsom Health and Care Partnership.” and, most important didn’t of yet all, againconsultant have to go tolevel court. A local doctor or a social worker now supervision 24/7. who have tried for years to guarantee Leatherhead Residents’, that this useful accompanies the consultant and the nurse wooded area would be protected in perpetuity, be extremely disappointed. when assessing future care of NIGHT a (usually) RACE However the problem would be aboutwill where The LRA it have given donations to theorcampaign of the person. way. Our This facilitates a safe return elderly to site – St. Helier, Epsom Sutton.at every step Open Gardens and the Race Night to in the poster (right) provide home with the necessary help having been Patients needing this kind of referred care are arranged the funds not to enable our donations. So thewhere good news you canbeforehand. plan a usually too concerned about theyis that who have to All arenight taken it isa their fun out–with lasagnerelatives supper included and support the attendees good causes of were encouraged to fill in the endure journeys. reason,Residents’ the Friendsawkward of the Parish Church andFor the this Leatherhead short Association. questionnaire to guide future decisions by far theis most popular site for1 our Our AGM at 7.30pm on Monday April at the Leatherhead on the Methodist Hospitals. Friday 26th April 2019 at 7.00pm residents would be Epsom. Church on Church Road. Lucy Quinnell will give the most up to date £10 per person including lasagne supper Caroline Brown (LRA Chairman) information on how we can protect our Green Belt and Greenfield sites as we Cash bar for drinks and snacks The possibility of a brand new multi-purpose Gill Hanson (SDCCG) approach the Junebut Green Belt Review. hospital was also mentioned, the sums Leatherhead Residents’ Association and Friends of Leatherhead Parish Church

in aid of LRA Project Fund and to assist with upkeep and maintenance of our Grade II* listed Parish Church

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There are reports almost daily of data breaches and significant losses of users’ credentials from large, reputable businesses like hotel chains, airlines and the like. Recent companies to acknowledge they have been compromised are: MyFitnessPal had 143 Million account details breached or stolen MyHeritage reported 91 Million records taken MySpace had 359 Million accounts hacked Linkedin had 164 Million accounts breached Adobe had 152 Million accounts stolen Facebook had 87 Million records breached Now you might, correctly, say “why does it matter that someone has your MyFitnessPal account details?” In isolation it may not be very significant, but you may have stored your credit or bankers details on their system, and more significantly they will have your user name and password. If the same crooks, then breached, say, your Adobe account information, they might see that your account user name and password have similarities, which they then may go try and login to, say, Amazon as you, and start buying items for delivery to their locations. This isn’t scare-mongering, it is reality What can you do to protect yourself? There is a useful website named www.haveibeenpwned.com. By putting in your email address it will tell you how many recorded breaches of your email address have been recorded. If you try this random email address johnsmith@hotmail.com, it will tell you it has been compromised on 92 occasions and where this compromise came from If you have been pwned what can you do? Change your email password twice in a week, and ensure your new password is not similar to the old one, ensure it has numbers, upper, lower case letters, and punctuation symbols in it. Try to have a different password for your major activities like email, shopping websites, finance websites. Personally, I have used a password storing program for years called Ascendo DataVault, it will synchronise with your smart phone, PC, Mac and tablets. In the program I never record the actual password, obviously this is personal preference, I might have password “A” being Apple, “B” being Banana, then I might add my work postcode, making my password Bwork? actually becoming “BananaKT227AW?” To check out how secure your new password is you could put it into www.howsecureismypassword.net, the above example would take a computer 415Million years to crack! As part of our Total Care Support package we get asked to help recover users accounts details where their accounts have been hacked. In most cases we are successful, but can’t be guaranteed. This guide was written by Les Beer, from Tecres in Leatherhead, who have been providing computer solutions since 1989.

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It was a big day for the AshLea Medical Practice when in September its PPG organised “A Family Health Day” in the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall to celebrate both the 110th birthday of the Practice and being awarded the national “PPG of the Year 2017”. We were well supported by many local voluntary organisations and charities. Several committee members are due to “retire” this year and we are looking for new members to take our successful PPG forward in the future. It’s not an onerous role and it certainly does not require any previous medical experience. We meet about six times a year and try to represent patients’ views, experiences and ideas to the Practice and other NHS organisations. You would be welcomed by a friendly, good humoured team!

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This year we are holding our AGM on Thursday, 25th April at the Fairfield Centre, Leatherhead (next to the Swan Centre). We will be open from 7 pm for tea/coffee/cakes and a chance to meet the PPG Committee, and the meeting will start at 7.30pm. Parking is available on site. We are delighted to say that, after the formal part of the evening, we will welcome Community Police Officer Bob Apperley and Crime Reduction Officer, Neil Clarke, to be our guest speakers. We are sure this will be extremely interesting and lively presentation! All patients of Gilbert House and Linden House surgeries are welcome. If you would like further information, please email ashlea.ppg@talktalk.net or call Richard Garrard on 01372 817 190.

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ASHTEAD MOVIE NIGHT Showing at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall for one night only

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 at 7.30 (Doors open 6.45pm) to be preceded by a short supporting programme

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What’s On

Regular Events Monday - Thurs (weekly)

Monday 1st (weekly- termtime)

Monday 1st (weekly)

Tuesday 2nd (weekly - termtime)

Tuesday 2nd (1st Tues monthly)

Tuesday 2nd (weekly)

Wednesday 3rd (weekly)

Wednesday 3rd (monthly)

Wednesday 3rd (Monthly)

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 Fetcham Singers - friendly Ladies Choir meets at the Parish Church Hall, Church Road, KT22 8HD, 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. We have started to practise Faure’s Requiem & various folk songs for the Summer Concert performed by Fetcham Singers on 6th July 2019. New members are always welcome. There are no auditions. Contact Sandra Brown on 01372 276736 Ashtead Choral Society, meet every Monday evening to rehearse at the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, at 8pm for 2hrs & tea. Any enquiries please call 01372 278852, email ashteadchoral@gmail.com. www. ashteadchoralsociety.org.uk Toddlers Group for 0-3 year olds with a carer. Toys, craft, singalongs and refreshments. 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 first Tuesday each month at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club for a lunch followed by a talk. In April we welcome Inspector Ken Wharfe MVO, ex-SAS & the police protection officer responsible for Lady Diana & then the two princes. His talk should be amusing & enlightening. For further details call Jon McCarthy on 07947 361 406; or email membership@probusclubleatherhead.org.uk to come as a guest. Knit ‘n Natter at Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, 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. For more info www.leatherheadmethodist.org The Downsmen Male Barbershop Chorus, meets every Wednesday, 7.30 pm 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. New singers welcome. Ashtead WI, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. “Everyone Has a Story to Tell” - Speaker Pat Mitchinson, For more information contact Sandra Brown 01372 276736 Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group, “Gardeners’ Question Time” with Pip Bensley and friends. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 1.45pm - 4.30pm. Visitors welcome. Di Stirling 01372 279501

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Regular Events Ashtead & Leatherhead Weds 3rd & 24th (weekly termtime)

Wednesday 3rd (monthly)

Wednesday 3rd (weekly)

Wednesday 3rd (1st Weds monthly)

Thursday 4th (1st Thurs monthly)

Thursday 4th (weekly)

Thursday 4th (1st Thurs monthly)

Thursday 4th (weekly)

Thursday 4th (weekly - termtime)

Baby and Toddler Group in Leatherhead Parish Church Hall from 10 - 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 07764686914 Topic of Cancer is a support group for those with a cancer diagnosis and/or their supporters, The Old Barn Hall, Church Rd, Bookham KT 23 3PQ at 7.30pm. Contact details on our website or just come along to a meeting, www.topicofcancer.org.uk/ Rotary Club of Leatherhead, Police Federation Headquarters, Highbury Drive, Leatherhead. 7pm-9pm. 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 two course lunch followed by a talk on an interesting subject. We also have regular visits to places of interest in the South of England & twice yearly ladies events at the club. The first lunch is free of charge. The annual membership fee: £20. Contact our Secretary Michael Pearce on 01372 459461 or e-mail: macpearce85@gmail.com. Mole Valley Quilters, 7.15pm, The Harrison Room, Old Barn Hall, Bookham KT23 3PQ. “AGM followed by Show and Tell”. Beginners and more experienced quilters welcome. Info from Marie-Louise Oldrey on 01932 865194 or Linda Keets 01372 374160. 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. Ashtead over 60s Lunch Club meets every Thursday in the Ralli Room APMG, for a freshly prepared hot lunch and dessert. Doors open at 10.30am for a cup of tea or coffee. More information call Brenda (chairman) on 01372 813 276 Leatherhead Barn Dance Club, 8pm-10.15pm. 1st Thursday of the month. Abraham Dixon Hall, Letherhead Institute, £5. Ruth Gwilliam 01403 750844 The Rotary club of Ashtead meets 7.30pm for dinner at The Cock Inn, Church Lane, Headley, KT18 6LE. Visitors welcome. Contact Brian 01372 275860 Ashtead Baptist Church Youth Groups every Thursday 5.15-7.00pm. Dynamite ages 7-11 years; (Games, Craft, Singing Tuck Shop) £1pw. Blast ages 11-14 years (Games, Computers, Snacks, Drama) £1.50 per wk. Ashtead Baptist Church, 192 Barnett Wood Lane, KT21 2LW. Children can be brought & collected by a known adult, All staff are DBS checked. For more info call 01372 202103

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Regular Events Continued...

Thursday 4th (monthly)

Friday 5th

Friday 5th (monthly)

Friday 5th (weekly)

Friday 5th (weekly termtime)

Sat 6th & 20th Sunday 7th (weekly)

Sunday 7th (weekly)

Monday 8th (2nd Mon monthly)

Tuesday 9th (2nd Tues monthly)

Ashtead U3A, 2.30pm, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall. Speaker Guest Speaker Len Taphouse ‘5 Years as a Dockyard Engineering Apprentice’ Annual membership £12. For more info: 01372 273690 or email memberships@ashteadu3a.org.uk Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Leatherhead Group, Fetcham Village Hall, Annual General Meeting followed by Bring & Buy Sale. Members pay an annual subscription of £5, & £1 per meeting (extra when a meal is involved) Members do not have to have been Civil Servants. Anne Thomson 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. There is a voluntary donation of £1 per family to help cover cost. For more info visit www.leatherheadmethodist.org or email hannahleatherheadfcw@gmail.com 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. 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 email libraries@surreycc.gov.uk 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 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 info or to book: Jane 01372 811422 Bookham Wine Club, Harrison Room, Old Barn Hall, Bookham, 7.30 for 8pm. ‘Current Trends in the World of Wine’ by Angela Bawtree. For more info: membership@bookhamwineclub.org.uk or web www.bookhamwineclub.org.uk Mole Valley WI (Fetcham), Fetcham Village Hall, The Street, KT22 9QS. ‘Tales of a Blue Badge Guide’. 7.45pm. Meriel Sexton on merielsexton@hotmail.com

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Regular Events Ashtead & Leatherhead

Wednesday 10th

Wednesday 10th (2nd Weds monthly)

Friday 12th (2nd Fri monthly)

Fri 12th & 26th (weekly)

Saturday 13th (monthly)

Sun 14th & 28th (2nd & 4th Sunday)

Sunday 14th (2nd Sun monthly)

Monday 15th (3rd Monday)

Tuesday 16th

An illustrated talk, tracing the course of the dazzlingly inventive period of art in Vienna in the years leading up to the Great War, will be given to The Arts Society Leatherhead at 7:15 pm in Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, KT22 8BD. Guests are welcome, £5 at the door: please contact info@theartssocietyleatherhead.org.uk or Huw Jenkins on 01372 278728. Tylney Lunch Club for ladies, Leatherhead Leisure Centre. 3 course lunch followed by a speaker, membership: £10pa & £16 for lunch. Pat Date - 01372 454879 Ashtead Friday Market, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 9am-12.30pm, free entry. Lots of stalls, cakes, jewellery, plants, collectables, & much more, for the RNLI Martha’s Market 10.30-11.30am 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. April 12th with Fairtrade and April 26th with Hearing Aid checks. Make time to join us for a coffee and bring a friend too. Contact Janine 01372 374914 Hardy Plant Society - Southern Counties Group talk at Bookham’s Old Barn Hall, KT23 3PQ (2pm for 2:30pm – note afternoon meeting) on ‘On the Wild Side - an experiment in new naturalism’ by Keith Wiley. £4. Sale of plants, garden sundries & books. www.hps-southerncounties.co.uk or info.hps.scg@gmail.com. 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 info contact Catherine Carr (01483 283693) or catherinemcarr15@gmail.com The Probus Club of Ashtead meets at Tyrrell’s Wood Golf Club at 12.30 for its monthly lunch and talk. Speaker Ian Bevan; his subject, The Inns of Court. New members welcome. For membership details and other information 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. Speaker Rosamund Bartlett; her subject Catherine the Great. Non-members and those already on the Waiting List welcome to attend: £5 payable on the door. For info contact Pat Anderson, Membership Secretary, 07958 560707 or pat@glasstower.co.uk. Website www.tas-ashtead.org.uk.

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Regular Events Continued...

Wednesday 17th (3rd Weds monthly)

Thursday 18th (3rd Thurs monthly)

Ashtead Friendship Centre, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 2pm. ‘The Titanic’ by Angela Young . For more information contact Don Butt 01372 274288 Leatherhead U3A’s meeting will be at 2pm in the United Reformed Church Hall, Epsom Rd, Leatherhead KT22 8ST. Terry Johnson will tell us about the ‘The Trial of Ladybird Books – The Lady Chatterley Case’. The U3A welcomes anyone no longer in full time employment or raising a family. Contact us at lhdu3amembers@gmail. com or just come along to a meeting. Visit www.leatherheadu3a.org.uk to find details of the many interests we offer & how easy it is to make new friends.

Friday 19th

Good Friday: 10.30am Pond Service at The Pond on Barnett Wood Lane/ Woodfield Lane, Ashtead 12-3pm: Three hours at the cross at St. Giles’ Church: 12 noon reflections on images portraying The Passion of Christ, 1pm Stainer’s Crucifixion, 2pm Led meditations on Jesus’ last hour. www.sgsgashtead.org

Sunday 21st

Easter Day - Normal Sunday services at 9.15am, 1am & The Six at St. George’s Church & 8am, 10am at St. Giles’ Church - plus a special Easter Carol Service by the choir at the Choral VI at 6pm at St Giles’ Church. www.sgsgashtead.org

Tuesday 23rd (4th Tues monthly)

Weds 24th (monthly)

Thurs 25th

Friday 26th (Every 2nd Friday)

Sunday 28th (4th Sun monthly)

Tuesday 30th (last tues monthly)

“The Science Of Hypnotherapy” - Speaker Mark Brayfield, 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. For more info contact Di James on 01372 273948. Open meeting of the Ashtead Cancer Group, a support group for cancer patients, their families, friends & carers, providing support. Free. 7pm-9pm St George’s Christian Centre, Barnett Wood Ln, Ashtead. Workshops & occasional speakers. 07843 620295, ashteadcancergroup@gmail.com. www.ashteadcancergroup.org Oasis will run from 26 April every second Friday - 10 May, 24 May, 7 June, 21 June & 5 July….a friendly women’s group for ladies aged 20-50. Meet at St George’s Church hall from 9.15 - 10.30am for coffee & cake, chat (speakers & themed discussion) & even a full and free creche for preschoolers or homeschooled children. Maxine Simpson: 01372 272177 or maxinesimpson2003@yahoo.co.uk New Fire contemporary worship (ecumenical) held at All Saints Cafe, Kingston Road. Coffee from 6.00p.m. Worship 6.30 p.m. For more info email the info@ allsaintskingston.co.uk or call 020 8546 5964. www.allsaintskingston.co.uk Kingston & District Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance Group meet at Marion House, Girl Guides Hut, Tadworth Ave, KT3 6DJ, 2pm - 4.15pm. In addition to our main function of keeping in touch with local & national issues concerning pensioners, we arrange a variety of speakers to entertain us. This month we have a talk on The Real Dad’s Army. Brenda Denby, 0208 398 6054/brendadenby@live.co.uk.

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What’s On Ashtead & Leatherhead

2nd - 12th APRIL

Bookham Camera Club will be holding its Annual Exhibition in the Leatherhead Theatre from Tues 2nd until 12th April. With over 100 framed prints & a large number of digital images on display this will be a celebration of the work of the 70 plus members of your local Camera Club. The exhibition is Free & can be viewed during the Theatre’s opening hours, Tues - Sat from 10am. For more information visit our website: Bookhamcameraclub.zenfolio.com

2nd - 7th APRIL

Grange Artists at Denbies Wine Estates, Dorking RH5 6AA. Over 90 artists with disabilities from The Grange will be exhibiting colourful and creative paintings, prints, textile art and photography at Denbies Picture Gallery. Come and be amazed by what people with disabilities can do. Free entry - and you can your visit the gift shop and cafe. Open 9.30am - 5.30pm. For more info: www.denbies.co.uk

Saturday 6th APRIL

“This Man” a Modern Oratorio at 7.30pm in Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Rd, Leatherhead, KT22 8JA. Prepare to be blown away! The Easter Story as you’ve never heard it before. Written by Anne de Waal & directed by Dana de Waal. Tickets: thismantickets.co.uk, Box Office: 07947910002. Adults - £12: Concessions - £10: Children - £10. Contact: leatherheadmc@gmail.com or 01372 362145

Saturday 6th APRIL

Ashtead Choral Society, will be performing Haydn’s Oratorio “The Creation” at St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom, starting at 7.30pm. The Creation will be performed in its English version by Ashtead Choral Society, accompanied by the Kent Sinfonia and with soloists Lucy Cox, Mark Chaundy and James Oldfield. Tickets are £18 reserved, £16 unreserved & free for those u21 in unreserved seats, & to book: boxoffice@ashteadchoralsociety.org.uk or 07379 427666.

Thursday 11th APRIL

Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group’s Charity Evening in aid of the Princess Alice Hospice. A flower arranging demonstration by Coral Gardiner entitled “Springtime”, at the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, KT21 1QR at 7 for 7.30pm. Open to all. Tickets: £15 (including a glass of wine and canapés) from Di Stirling 01372 279501

Weds 17th APRIL

Friday 19th APRIL

Leatherhead Horticultural Society host a talk by Geoff Peach, Professional Gardener, NVS Judge & Local Radio Broadcaster on “A Gardeners Life” at the Letherhead Institute, High St. Leatherhead KT22 7PG at 8pm. Admission £3 includes refreshments. Easter Bunny Trail 2.00 - 4.00pm, £3per child at Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre, Old London Rd, RH5 6DA. Homemade cakes. Indoor craft activities. Meet the goats and chickens. Easter Trail. Located near the foot of Box Hill. All proceeds will go to our new eco-building project for students on courses and the local community. Limited parking on site. Bus stops for 465 Kingston - Dorking outside the centre. Contact phone 01306 734500, email enquiries.jh@field-studies-council.org

If there’s an event in May that you’d like mentioned, please contact Ros (details on p.6) before Monday 8th April. All entries appear on a first come, first served basis. Details of the above events are correct at time of print.

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Continued...

Saturday 20th APRIL

Easter Bunny Hat Craft Activity at Painshill Park, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1JE 10am - 2pm.Get creative and make an Easter Bunny hat using a mixture of craft materials and natural objects from the landscape. Drop-in Easter craft activity in the Abercorn Room. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Maximum 4 children per adult.General admission applies. Suggested donation of £1 per child towards materials. 01932 868113, www.painshill.co.uk.

Sunday 21st APRIL

Easter Chocolate Treasure Hunt at Painshill Park, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1JE 10am - 1pm. Use your detective skills to crack each clue and follow a treasure hunt around the Painshill landscape. Solve each riddle to complete the treasure hunt and reveal where the Easter Bunny has hidden all the chocolate. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Maximum 4 children per adult. Included with general admission. 01932 868113, www.painshill.co.uk.

27th & 28th APRIL

Bookham Bowling Club - Outdoor bowls season starts soon. Friendly club, new members always welcome. Never played before? Then join us for our Come and Try weekend, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April. For details visit our website www.bookhambowls.co.uk or phone Robin McMinnies on 01372 454336

Saturday 27th APRIL

Open Day at Leatherhead Tennis Club, Cannon Grove, Fetcham KT22 9LS. 2 4pm. Adults and juniors. Come and meet us, see page 61 for more information.

Save the Date in May Sunday 5th MAY 2019

11th Bluebell 10K Run, Headley Heath Common Rd, Headley, Epsom KT18 6NN, 10.00am. Whatever your standard, join this fantastic event at Headley Health in aid of Motor Neurone disease association or raise funds for your chosen charity. For more info: www.rotarymidsummer10k.com or contact Adrian O’Loughlin 01483 203748

21st - 25th MAY 2019

5 Day Gift Market at Broune Hall, Ewell from 10am - 5pm (4pm Saturday). Stalls are specially selected for: Originality, Quality, Usability, Great Value and Good Service. New Stalls added Daily, plus Collectables. Treat yourself, you are with it! Easy & Cheap Car Parking, Free Entry.

Weds 22nd MAY 2019

Leatherhead Rotary proudly presents British Philharmonic Big Band in Concert at the Leatherhead Theatre, 7 Church St, KT22 8D at N 7.30pm. Featuring the sensational sounds of the swing music era, plus special guest Frank Cognoscenti returns as Sinatra! Tickets £20 (half price for u18s). All proceeds in Aid of Prostate Cancer UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Box office: 01372 365 141 www.theleatherheadtheatre.com.

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Easter Eggstravaganza at Bocketts Farm from the 6th - 23rd April 2019

Enjoy a great family day out this Spring, as the lambing season gets into full swing! With over 350 gorgeous newborn lambs due and ‘Meet the Shepherd’ sessions daily, there will be plenty of opportunity to learn about the lambs and even watch one being born! Children will also love to get up close to the baby chicks, ducklings and bunnies in the Small Animal Village,

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in addition to goat milking, tractor rides, pony rides and pig racing. Plus, complete the Easter stamp trail to take home a chocolate treat, and enjoy fun live Easter shows. With plenty of play indoors and out, you can be sure of a great day out whatever the weather! For more information about this event visit our website www.bockettsfarm.co.uk

What’s On

THURSDAY 12.30pm - A Strings Concert

04APRIL

Leatherhead Methodist Church, KT22 8AY

11APRIL

THURSDAY

MUSIC ON THURSDAYS

at Leatherhead Methodist Church

WEDNESDAYS at Christ Church

12.30pm - Camilla Marchant - flute, Thomas Ang - Piano. CPE CPE Bach: Sonata in G • Boulanger: Nocturne for flute and piano • KargElert: Sinfonische Kanzone, Op 114 • Tchaikovsky, arr Pahud: Eugene Onegin, Op 24 • Sancan: Sonatine • courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music

Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Rd, KT22 8AY

WEDNESDAY

APRIL 12.30pm - Opening Organ Concert. Guest organist: Timothy Guntrip, Timothy Guntrip, Organist & Deputy Director, Stag Montem

musiconthursdays.org musicinsurrey.co.uk

Chorem. Assistant Director of Music, Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Uckfield

All venues have level access, including toilets. Leatherhead Methodist Church, please park in the Swan Cente multi-storey.

THURSDAY

Christ Church URC, Epsom Road, KT22 8ST

12.30pm - Capital Horns, quartet,

25APRIL

Stephen Payne, Elliott Howley, Timothy Doyle, Josh Bartram. Courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music.

Leatherhead Methodist Church, KT22 8AY As the weather warms up, so do the activities of The Arts Society Ashtead. This Spring we look forward to more fascinating lectures, such as “Catherine The Great” in April, and “Photography as Fine Art” in May.

Member Society of

THE ARTS SOCIETY

In April we are looking forward to our regular Spring Tour, this year to the historic city of Lincoln. The first two of our four visits this year will take place over the Spring, namely to Standen and Saint Hill Manor on 9th May, and to Taplow Court and Dorney Court on 12th June. The Arts Society has been very active in promoting arts projects in Ashtead’s primary schools. In February all pupils at Barnett Wood Infant School produced models of bees, which were fired by our Young Arts Coordinator in her home kiln, some examples of which are shown in the photograph.

For further information about the society & the programme for next year, take a look at our website www.tas-ashtead.org.uk

Visitors will find a welcoming atmosphere including coffee & biscuits, & enjoy a great lecture given by a renowned expert. We meet in the Peace Memorial Hall on the 3rd Tuesday, doors open at 09.30 for the lecture at 10.30. The charge is £5 for non-members but first-timers may attend free.

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Working Towards a Sustainable Ashtead Who are the fashion victims? The damage to the environment by our obsession with buying clothes and the fashion industry is pretty ugly. In just 15 years the amount of clothes sold globally has doubled, and at the same time the number of times an item is worn has gone down by a quarter, creating a perfect storm of unused clothes to be at best recycled and at worst dumped in landfill. According to a 2017 report from the Circular Fibres Initiative: • 93 billion cubic metres of water every year are used for growing cotton. • The estimated cost to the UK economy of landfilling clothing and household textiles each year is approximately £82 million. • Total greenhouse gas emissions from textiles production of 1.2 billion tonnes annually, are more than those of all international flights and maritime shipping combined. The fashion trade is projected to triple by 2050 with the associated energy and resource demand if no action is taken. As well as being wasteful, the industry is polluting: clothes release about 0.5million tonnes of microfibers, about 4% of total plastic entering the ocean every year. According to the World Bank, 20% of water pollution globally is due to textile processing, making it the second biggest polluter of fresh water resources on the planet. But it’s not just the environment that suffers, cheap clothes have a human cost too. Unicef reports that in the cotton industry, children are employed to pollinate the plants. They are subjected to long working hours, exposure to pesticides and they are often paid below the minimum wage. In developing countries where cotton is one of the main crops, children are enlisted to sow cotton in the spring, followed by weeding through the hot summer months and help harvest the delicate crop in the autumn. The fast growth of sales and the decline of the number of times we wear clothes before discarding them is driving an environmental disaster. Developing countries are now catching up with richer countries in their buying and discarding habits. The market for second-hand clothes is shrinking; and an estimated 2 billion new consumers are waiting to buy the latest trends in emerging economies. Recycling is vital but at the moment only 1% of recycled textiles are re-made into new clothes with most used in industry for cheap commercial rags, furniture stuffing, home insulation and building materials. The fashion business needs to shift away from this linear ‘take-make-waste’ fashion towards a circular model with no waste, and we can all be a part of this change. Best of all is to cut down the amount you buy, make do and mend, swap clothes, use charity shops, buy ‘vintage’ clothes and donate to clothes banks. ‘Fashion victim’ usually refers to those who slavishly follow the latest crazy trends. But the real victims of fashion are the environment and those exploited to fulfil our fashion-conscious whims. Time for a change? Caroline Cardew-Smith website: www.transitionashtead.org.uk email: info@transitionashtead.org.uk

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MOLE VALLEY W.I. MARCH MEETING REPORT Our meeting was opened by Anne Layman who welcomed a further 2 new members to the group. Our popularity is ever increasing. After general business which included updates on various sub groups including 3 forthcoming outings to the Houses of Parliament, Hurst Castle and Vintage Essex we enjoyed tea and coffee during the break. We then welcomed Myra from the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance who gave us an enlightening talk on the valuable work carried out by this organisation which is an independent charity and the only one providing 24 hour cover. Operating costs amount to over £11 million per year and they depend on the good works of volunteers who

help raise money towards this life saving service. It was a fascinating insight to how it all works. Our jumble sale is our next main event taking place on 16 March. Mole Valley WI meets at Fetcham Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.45pm and our talk on 9 April will be ‘Tales of a blue badge guide’. We welcome all newcomers. Various activities take place throughout the year including badminton, bridge, home-craft, bookclub, rambling, knit and natter, mah-jong and scrabble. Further details are on our website www. molevalleywi.btck.co.uk/ From Linda McKeikan

FETCHAM VILLAGE W.I. FEBRUARY REPORT The month started with the news that our oldest member Madge has had to move to be nearer to family into an Essex care home. As a member of this W.I. for many years she will be greatly missed. Our monthly newsletter and updates will be sent to keep her in touch - how lucky is that! The meeting started with the main agenda and a resume of the past month’s activities and events; importantly Pat’s January Christmas turkey lunch. Speaker Ray Breading’s chosen subject was Charles Dickens and we learnt of many interesting facts about his life.Born in 1812 and dying in 1870, his last novel being Our Mutual Friend. When he was six years old his father went to Marshalsea Debtors Speaker Ray Breading

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ASHTEAD W.I. MARCH MEETING REPORT There was a very ‘Spring-like’ welcome for us at our March meeting, with 4 visitors and a new member to share it. In February there had been an enjoyable coffee morning with a chance to meet members we didn’t always get to chat with, and there will be an outing to Hatfield House in April. We were reminded of several other Surrey W.I. events to come. Angela Young was our speaker this evening with an absolutely fascinating story about ‘The Aristocrat (her great grandmother), The Able Seaman and the Sinking of the Titanic’. We learned about the ship itself, the regulations of those times, and so many more details around the tragic event. Lady Noel Rothes was travelling to meet her husband in the USA, and was one of the women in Lifeboat 8, under control of Able Seaman Thomas Jones. Having owned a yacht she was particularly helpful with knowledge of navigation and took very great care of other women who had left husbands back on the ship. A close bond grew between the unlikely couple and when on board the Carpathia Jones took the two brass number 8s from his lifeboat and sent one in a plaque to Lady Rothes. They were in touch until her death in 1956. Angela gave so much researched detail - it was indeed a spine-tingling and moving story of courage and friendship between two people who would not normally have met. Such a lot for us to think about. Back to earth! Some of us will be going to ‘Calendar Girls, The Musical’ soon, which will be great fun. All our ‘table plants’ this evening were added to the raffle, our monthly informal lunch and sub-group details were given, and we have to remember that our meeting in April will be a one-off in the Ralli Room at the Peace Memorial Hall, 7.15 for 7.30pm. With 70 members having attended this evening, it should be really cosy for us all! Our speaker will be Pat Mitchinson with ‘Everyone has a Story to Tell’. FROM SANDRA BROWN

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‘Arabia’ by Levison Wood (Hardback, £25.00) His best book yet. Levison Wood’s 5000 mile journey through 13 countries of the Arabian Peninsula is a fascinating exploration of the extremes and beauties of the landscape. It’s also a skilful examination of the subtleties and contradictions of the region’s history and contemporary politics. Wood navigates the physical dangers of warzones and militarised borders. He gains insights into the myriad perspectives not heard in the media by living and travelling with people from different communities, and shares the stories of his travels with honesty..

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INGREDIENTS For the base layer: 150g pitted dates, soaked for 4-6 hrs if too dry 115g Brazil nuts 45g desiccated coconut ½ tsp Himalayan salt For the cream layer: 260g cashew nuts, soaked for 4-6 hours (or overnight) 210g coconut oil, melted 120ml lime juice (about 3 limes) 140g xyzlitol 2 tbsps vanilla extract For the strawberry layer: 600g fresh strawberries, hulled 5 Medjool dates 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Every now and then a specialised book to treasure, either for entertainment or instruction, or both, finds its way into our midst and guarantees itself a welcome and prominent place in our display of volumes. And that is the case with Veloce’s superb publication entitled “Modifying the Electronics of Modern Classic Cars”. An impressive paperback of 256 pages and ten chapters, destined to clear up any worries and problems you might suffer if you are determined to pep up and revive your slightly older car’s performance with a level

of expertise passed on from a veritable star of the auto world, Julian Edgar. He offers the complete, step by step , easy-to-follow guide to advancements and improvements to 1990s and 2000s cars, that even an electronic dunce like me find comfortable to follow. It is typically, a finely tuned representative of the rather excellent automotive book publisher, Veloce in their vast list of publications, covering all aspects of motoring and featuring just about every make of car. The latest, aimed specifically at their WorkshopPro (IWorkshopPro) Series, will be a crucial accompaniment to the enthusiast who opts to spend a good deal of time fiddling with his cars in his home workshop and looking for improvements in performance and cutting the running costs. Author Edgar is just about as reliable as they come when it comes down to explaining how to set about giving your prized possession a new lease of life. He explains; ”I have been mechanically modifying my road cars for about 35 years now, doing it first as an enthusiast and then, as a journalist, writing about those modifications. “I’ve got a home workshop with a lathe, mill, bandsaw, welders and loads of other equipment. And it is my belief that the electronic modification of cars beats mechanical modes hands-down for cheapness, ease of work and results. “ And since I consider fuel economy an aspect of performance, I have taken a look at how you can improve it.. For example fitting a dashboard indicator that will allow you to drive more fuel-efficiently, running lean cruise with programmable engine management.”

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Sudden Spate of vehicle Theft

As Spring is finally here, I felt the need to remind residents, dog walkers and ramblers not to fall prey to opportunist thieves when parking their cars at local beauty spots. Secluded locations in Mole Valley attract a large number of visitors throughout the year, making the car parks a popular target for thieves who can break into a car and steal valuables within a matter of seconds. Sadly, we have also seen a sudden spate of vehicles being targeted when they have been parked on driveways or in front of the owners’ own homes. In a few cases, these have been keyless car thefts where devices have been used to “read” the information from the keys inside a property and the information being relayed to near the car, “tricking” it into opening. Here are some top tips to avoid becoming a victim of car crime: • Do not leave anything of value in your vehicle. The most commonly stolen items from cars include Sat Navs, laptops, handbags and mobile phones. They are easy to remove quickly, are easily concealed and do not look out of place if a thief is seen walking away from a car.

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• Always take handbags and wallets with you. Even if your bag does not contain anything valuable, a thief will not know that, and may still break a window or force a lock to get at it. • Consider leaving the backs seats of your vehicle down, or taking the boot cover off. This way a potential thief will have a clear view that it is empty and will not need to break in to find out. • Make sure doors of your vehicle are locked and the windows and sunroof are shut, no matter how hot the weather, or even if you are only going to be gone for a couple of minutes. • Make sure your car is parked in a location where it is in clear view of other people, not obscured from sight by trees or shrubs, therefore making it vulnerable. • Make sure you do not leave a coat or jacket behind in the car. A thief may think that it is hiding a laptop or handbag and break into your car to find out. If you do have a car with a “keyless” opening mechanism, always store the keys inside a metal container in your home, so that the information cannot be read by electronic means.

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