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From the Editor Welcome to our April issue,

Contents 10 14 16 18

EASTWICK SCHOOL

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THE GRANGE

GARDENING MATTERS

DOUBLE DECKER CLUB ASK BRUCE Read Bruce’s column about getting your first dog.

BE IN THE KITCHEN CROSSWORD PUZZLE WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Bookham in April

I do hope you are all well and that you enjoyed a lovely Easter break. I spent some of the long weekend sorting out my garden, and although I certainly don’t claim to have green fingers, it was good to tidy up a little after the dull months of winter. The grass is growing and the trees are budding. I’m looking forward to the green outlook after the bare tree view of the past few months. I must say, I’m even tempted to grow some veggies this year, nothing too ambitious, but the memory of the aroma and the taste of freshly picked tomatoes is tempting me to get my hands dirty! As always, we are delighted to share a selection of local bits and bobs this month; a funny little poem from Marion Kemp, which I’m sure will make some of you smile, plus news from Eastwick School about their mission to save their well-loved swimming pool. I was particularly interested to hear their plans because my own father was one of the volunteer parents who helped with the digging and making of this wonderful facility, way back in the 1950s! (a little before my time, I hasten to add, but my brother attended the school at the time). I know the pool has been well-used and well-loved by so many local families over the years. It would be wonderful to see it looking glorious again. The Grange, Surrey’s leading charity, based here in Bookham, provides services to 100+ people with learning disabilities. They are seeking a final £145,000 to complete a major refurbishment project of the beautiful Victorian building. This will mean 25 more people with disabilities, especially those with more restricted mobility, will be able to access valuable skills training and work experience. Look Local has supported The Grange for many years and we can’t wait to see this project come to fruition. Read all about their plans right here… I wish you all a great month, Warmest regards,

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DO YOU KNOW EASTWICK SCHOOL IN BOOKHAM HAS AN OUTDOOR HEATED POOL? The pool was funded and built by a group of dedicated parents in the 1950s, soon after Eastwick School was built. Since then, it has continued to be managed and funded by the parents of Eastwick School, providing pupils with swimming lessons on site as part of their curriculum. Additionally, over the years, hundreds of Eastwick families have enjoyed the Family Swim Club, with the pool opening for sessions after school and Saturdays during the summer term and summer holidays. However, the pool plant and infrastructure now require urgent investment. This January, with the support of the school, a group of parents formed the Eastwick Save Our Swimming Pool (SOS) campaign. Having gauged from a survey that the Eastwick parents overwhelmingly supported saving the pool, the campaign to raise the £20,000 required to complete the essential work got underway. Parents have been donating generously to the campaign and showing their support by volunteering for the Tidy Up weekend sessions throughout March. Various fundraising events involving the pupils have also been organised. We are now hoping the local community can help us. If your children have benefitted from the pool in previous

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years - perhaps you’ve spent sunny afternoons at a Family Swim Club session or you’re passionate about ensuring this incredible facility is kept open for the next generation (and hopefully the wider local community) - then please pledge your support. How can you help? • Donate using the MyDonate page https://mydonate. bt.com/events/sosfunds/291686. (please click the gift aid option) • Donate cash or cheques. Please post to Eastwick School and label the envelope for the Eastwick SOS campaign. Cheques payable to “Friends of Eastwick Junior School”. We are also keen to learn more about the pool history. If you were a parent involved in the building of the pool or have been involved in the running of the pool in previous years, we’d love to hear from you. Please do get in touch by email: eastwicksos@gmail.com Further details and news about the fundraising campaign can be found on: www.facebook.com/friendsofeastwickschoolssos Or come along to the Eastwick School Summer Fair on 14th May 12-4pm where we are planning to have a stall with further information and updates about the Eastwick SOS campaign.

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latifolia, a clump-forming perennial with oval leaves. Others are linear in shape, and will include the word linearis, such as Callistemon linearis, the narrow-leaved bottlebrush, or Yucca linearis. Rather than its overall shape, it may be the margins of the leaf which are its most distinctive feature. Dentatus indicates that the plant has a toothed margin – eg Ceanothus dentatus and Lavandula dentata - or it may indicate that the leaf has the appearance of a tooth, as in Hedera colchica Dentata, a fast-growing ivy with leathery leaves in the shape of a canine tooth. Plants whose leaves have wavy margins might carry the specific name sinuatus, as in Alnus sinuatus, an alder native to Alaska. The tips and base of the leaves may also be distinguishing features. Plants with emarginatus in their names will have leaves with a notch at the top, as in Cotoneaster emarginatus and Prunus emarginatus. If the base is heartshaped, you will see the word cordata, as in Houttuynia cordata, or Tilia cordata, the linden or lime tree. There’s also pinnata, where the plant has pinnate leaves, ie the leaflets are arranged in pairs up the stem, examples being Dahlia pinnata, Lavandula pinnata and Santolina pinnata, the cotton lavender. And now I’ve run out of space, so I will leave you till next time...and overall plant shape, huzzaaaahhh.

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he Grange, Surrey’s leading charity providing services to 100+ people with learning disabilities, is seeking a final £145,000 to complete a major refurbishment project of its Victorian building. It will mean 25 more people with disabilities, especially those with more restricted mobility, will be able to access valuable skills training and work experience. “It’s very sad –-some would say a scandal - that people with learning disabilities have the highest rate of unemployment in the UK - over 90%,’ says CEO Sally Lines OBE. But we can change that by helping them to build self-esteem and skills and to find work experience or paid employment. The first step is to get them from our waiting list into what will be a fully accessible environment in our Victorian main house. “The Lifting Expectations Appeal will create at least 96 new sessions every week to add to our already impressive range of skills and activities. These include growing and selling plants, catering for and serving in our two cafes, crafting wooden planters and bird boxes, every kind of art and craft activity, including working in our two gift shops, and mini enterprise experiences, such as fudge-making and book order fulfilment for Beyond Words Books publishing.” £475k raised so far - The Grange has raised £475,000 towards the refurbishment which will deliver an interactive media IT suite, two extra rooms for skills training and mini enterprises, and a Heritage Room telling the story of The Grange which dates back to 1938.

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Then it was The School of Stitchery & Lace for young disabled girls whose work included embroidery for the Royal Family. David Elliott, Chair of the Grange’s US Group, which represents service users, says: “Lifting Expectations will mean I can get my wheelchair upstairs to the new state-ofthe-art IT suite.The corridors will be wider and there will be automatic doors, so I can get about the whole site by myself.” “This is a fantastic and essential project,” concludes Sally Lines. “Work is already underway and if we can get the last £145,000, it will make a huge difference, as it will mean we can do the refurbishment in one go, and more quickly and economically than if we had to stop and start again.” ”It will really help people with learning disabilities, some of whom have been on our referral list a long time, waiting for this opportunity to access our services.” How you can help - the easiest way to make a donation to help The Grange with its final push is to buy an inscribed tile in a special artwork The Grange is creating to thank all those who helped fund the project. Please email LiftingExpectations@grangecentre.org.uk, go to www.grangecentre.org.uk or call 01372 455231.

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Angles

by Rachael Bannister I love the Common. It’s my place to play. I can go anywhere I want on my Common, as long as I can still see our house. If I do get lost, I just have to look up for the church spire and walk towards that. It’s next to the school house where I live. The second pond has a tree that’s good to climb, unless you go too high and then it gets scary. My friend Hilary goes down the slope to the edge of the pond but I daren’t because it’s quite deep at that edge and you could slip in. Sometimes, Mummy and I look for tadpoles there or collect pond weed. One evening, all the toads were croaking. And it was louder than snoring grandads. Mummy had never seen anything like it before and she’s seen a lot of countryside things because she grew up in the countryside. She told me that in the War, children picked bunches of violets and sent them by train to people in London – but now we have to leave them for other people to enjoy. We do have to pick dandelions for the school’s rabbits a lot though. In winter, we go twigging. My fingers get cold and red but Mummy wants ‘kindling’ for the fire. On Tuesday mornings, we walk across the Common to the shops. Harriet goes in the pushchair and me and Kerrie walk. On the way home we have a sweet when we get to the rose bay willow herbs. They’re one of my favourite flowers. I wish there wasn’t a golf course on our Common. I touched its neat short grass once when no one was looking - it was so soft, and once I stood on it with Hilary but not for long because a golfer might come and shout at us. You have to watch out for the golfers. Sometimes we see Meadow Pippets and feel sorry for them because they have to work really hard feeding the baby cuckoos. We get very excited when we find a fairy ring of toadstools. We mustn’t touch those but we do touch moss. Daddy is talking to Hilary’s dad, using big words in his quite important voice, so I mustn’t interrupt. Hilary’s dad is nodding. I think it’s about politics. I heard Mum say they had different politics. Daddy is still talking and talking and I am standing patiently because I mustn’t interrupt. They are talking about Europe. Our house is in Europe. It’s mostly in Surrey but it is in Europe as well. I can read the signs about Europe when we are in the car. Some signs say ‘No’ and some say ‘Yes’. At last he has stopped talking and I can say something. ‘Daddy, they’re not going to sell our Common, are they?’ ‘No, dear,’ he says. I’m glad our Common is not going to be in the Common market.

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Bird Song WALK

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Choirs from across Surrey & Sussex for one night only with opportunities for the audience to join in. St. George’s Day themed event with some patriotic songs & flag waving so why not come along & have a great night! Saturday 23rd April, 7.30pm Dorking Halls, Reigate Rd, RH4 1SJ w w w. d o r k i n g h a l l s . c o . u k

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FEEL GOOD! An exciting new Fitness and Wellness Fair is being held at the Old Barn Hall in Bookham on Saturday 23rd April. There’ll be something for everyone of all ages and abilities, whether you are taking the first step towards getting fit, looking for inspiration to eat healthier food, wanting to try a new sport or simply to keep active and look after your own health. The idea of the Feel Good Fair is to encourage everyone in our community to take action to improve their and their family’s mental and physical health and fitness and to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and to show them that all the help, support and facilities they need are available locally. There will be demonstrations and taster sessions, as well as stalls full of information and advice. A whole range of opportunities will be showcased - the list of sports clubs, therapists, fitness classes and health-care services who will be at the event is growing daily. Already, we have people involved in homeopathy, healthy eating, Pilates, badminton, martial arts, fencing, bowling, singing and a variety of different fitness classes lined up to share their passion for healthy living. There will be a chance to have a free blood pressure check with advice on whether you need to consult a doctor, and information on looking after your heart. We also hope to

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offer first aid training sessions in ‘how to save a life’. We aim to raise money for charity too, and there’ll be some great raffle prizes to win. We want everyone in the community to come along to join in the fun. So we are offering not only free entry, but also a free day pass to a local gym and health club for every individual or family attending the event. For more details, please contact communitymad.rotary@ gmail.co.uk or call Michelle Howes on 07743 430 889. Visit us at facebook.com/communityMAD, our website www.communitymad.btck.co.uk or follow us on twitter.com/CommunityMAD1 Community MAD is part of Bookham & Horsley Rotary Club, aiming to Make A Difference in our community on a local, national and global scale. We are a small but growing group who welcome new members.

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Since 2012, we have planted 100 trees in public places in Bookham. The 100th tree was planted on a damp February day on the Green at Barn Meadow Lane, witnessed by a gathering of soggy friends and onlookers. The Prunus sargentii, specifically requested by residents, will provide spring blossom and excellent autumn colour. Two other trees were also planted on the Green, plus others down Barn Meadow Lane. A letter to the BRA website asked if we had looked into getting Bookham residents to help us care for the new trees, as they rightly pointed out that they belong to all of us and were paid for through our taxes. Yes, the tree wardens would love you to help! We consult residents before we plant, and enlist their help in watering. Hackney Tree Musketeers (as their tree warden group is known) have been planting and enlisting residents’

help for many years. They publish an excellent Tree Care Guide too (see it at www.treemusketeers.org.uk). Their best tips are to water trees as much as you can in spring and then continue when it is hot and dry for 3 to 5 years! It is impossible to over-water trees growing out in the open. When the trees are about to burst into leaf or flower, they need a large amount of water. It should be easy to spot our new trees in Bookham’s verges, as they are staked, tied and mulched. Keeping grass and weeds away from the trunk will help the water get to the tree roots, so a little street gardening goes a long way to help too. In time, the BRA and the Tree Wardens hope to replace all the street trees lost over the past 40 years. This 100 represents just a small proportion of those planted when our roads were originally laid out. Frances Fancourt - BRA Tree Warden

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Bookham Choral Society

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Bookham is looking a lot tidier, following a litter pick organised by the Bookhams Residents’ Association (BRA) on Sunday 6th March. Nearly twenty people turned out on a rather chilly Sunday morning and each filled on average a sack of litter in just an hour and a half. With an eye on the wider environment, as well as the local environment, cans and bottles were separated out to be recycled. After the volunteers had finished, they warmed up with a well-earned cup of coffee and debated whether they should feel pleased about having collected so much or dismayed that there was so much to collect. Organiser Margaret Lawson said “I was getting depressed about the amount of litter I saw while walking around the village and wanted to do something about it. When I read about the Clean for the Queen campaign,

it seemed like an ideal opportunity to get people involved”. Margaret added, “I’m delighted with the response we had and we’ll be repeating the exercise on the first Sunday of the month from now on. One of the local Scouts joined us this time and we’d particularly encourage young people to help keep our village clean.” A huge thank you to all those who came to help pick up litter on 6th March, despite it being Mothering Sunday. Many thanks also to those who have been litter picking solo. We do appreciate what you have been doing. The next litter pick will be on Sunday 3rd April at 10am. Anyone interested in helping out should meet at the top of the High Street. For more information, contact the BRA via their website www.bookhamresidents.org.uk or phone 0300 030 9890.

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Queen Mary 2 The Statue of Liberty, highlighted by a shaft of dawn sunlight against a backdrop of New York’s spectacular silhouetted skyscraper lights, was the greeting icon as Queen Mary 2 sailed majestically towards landfall after a week-long crossing of the Atlantic from her UK base in Southampton.

Despite a night’s farewell partying until 2am, my and my wife Delia’s 4.30am awakening by the butler tending our Queen’s Grill stateroom, was boosted by the anticipation of being welcomed by the skylined iconic figure towering over New York harbour, America’s gateway. Like standing beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, eyeing Japan’s snowcapped Mount Fuji from the cosy comfort of the Bullet Train or visiting the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty, as if beckoning, offers untold promise of new experiences. It was a scene described to me years ago by my grandfather who was Third Engineer on the original Queen Mary...that and his tales of revelling and cocktailpartying with movie legends such as Erroll Flynn, Elizabeth Taylor, David Niven, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. A summons to New York by my publisher was the perfect opportunity

for me to realise a lifetime’s ambition and follow in the footsteps - or rather the ocean wake - of my grandfather and sample ultimate style on the go. And, believe me, the Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2, the largest, longest, widest, tallest liner ever built, exemplifies the highest grade possible of totally pleasurable life on the ocean waves. I reckoned she would be big, but even my wildest imaginings fell far short of actuality when I left the reception zone at Southampton and was confronted by the Queen, towering as high as a 23-storey building, 200 feet above the waterline and stretching 1,130 feet long. My amazement rarely faltered over the following eight days at sea in this 150,000 tonner which, with its Rolls Royce units, equivalent to 115,328HP, and stabilizers, made such lightwork of three days of riding gale force eight waves that it barely stirred a ripple in our pre-dinner bubbly. For those who worry about sea-

sickness, the worst the notorious Atlantic can throw at a ship like the QM2 is little more than a mere disturbance without discomfort easily dealt with and levelled out. And that brings me to another worthy aspect : the exquisite dining. Every night was a black tie and cocktail dress event for couples who revelled in the formality and festooned themselves in finery worthy of any red carpet showpiece gala. If you had forgotten to fill your Vuittons with the necessary evening apparel, there was a full range of the poshest formal wear available for hire. Feasting in the 1,347-seater Britannia Restaurant, an elegant dinery stretching the width of the ship, three decks high - and with a vast staircase, the grandest of entrances - was the perfect setting for some show-offery. Talking about showing off, Trophy Wife Delia and I were invited ahead of nearly 2,000 fellow passengers to dine exclusively with the captain, Kevin Oprey, at his table, along with

tenor Jonathan Ansell, starring on more than two million albums, and the top of the bill in the QM’s tiered 1094-seater theatre. The delights did not end there. I found myself heading daily to the classy bows-end pianobar Commodore Club to meet up with new-found friends.

making one lap a third of a mile. If art is your watchword, there are £3m-worth of paintings adorning the walkways of the grand lobby and the vast Welcome Hall. Not only that, in between your browsing, you can shop for goodies, jewellery and high-class clothes and footwear in a range of

with its 25 windows. Inside an hour, we are ashore. Without fuss. Speedily through the checkpoint. Film star style, blacked out windows, with its liveried chauffeur, our elongated personal limo whisks us through the jostling jam-packed New York traffic to the

Our highest grade stateroom, with its balcony, bar, TV and vast doublebed, was a spacious sanctuary, served discreetly by our own immaculately dressed butler who, at whatever time, day or night, he was asked to be in attendance, was never a splitsecond late. We ate mostly in the exclusive and efficient cosy 200-place Queen’s Grill with its ocean views and cuisine on a par with the finest on-shore dineries. Passenger care was the watchword, with attention paramount, whether in or around one of the four swimming pools, the spa, the gym, any of the 14 bars, the cigar lounge or the planetarium. If isolation is your preference, there is ample deck space to find a quiet spot where you can snuggle on a deck chair under a blanket and read a borrowed book from the library and its 10,000 tomes. Or you can sit back and watch the passing keepfitters running a 360-degrees passage around the promenade deck circuit, approximately 645 yards (580 metres)

designers shops, offering great deals. A morning newspaper is delivered, outlining shipboard information and listing more than 100 daily activities, starting at 6am and finishing at midnight, from fitness classes, music lessons, recitals, bridge classes, movies, quizzes, lectures, art classes, fun Olympics, karaoke, table tennis and lessons on how to play the casino table games and be a winner. “I like to do all I can, to ensure that we live up to our reputation and make everybody’s voyage as memorable as possible,” says Captain Oprey. Before you know it, your butler, bearing your regular nightcap, is inquiring:”Shall I awaken you in time for your first sighting of the Statue of Liberty?” With the apology: ”It will be about 4am.” And there she is on Liberty Island, one of our planet’s most notable landmarks, 93 metres high, with seven spikes in her crown representing seven oceans and the world’s seven continents, and with 354 unseen steps up to her crown

Ritz-Carlton Hotel opposite Central Park and a casual stroll away from Fifth Avenue and Times Square. And our fussed-over luxury lifestyle starts all over again. Not since I was last in New York, when I arrived by Concorde from Paris, had I been fortunate enough to sample the high life unique to this vibrant metropolis, like the tasty cuisine in the uppercrust diner, the Auden Bistro, in the Ritz-Carlton. And in between, the down-to-earth value-for-money warmly welcoming Italian family restaurant Antica Bottega del Vino, a five minute stroll away from the hotel’s front door to its pavement terrace. I was very pleased to see that the place had not really changed since my last visit. My four days in New York passed in a flash and I would have eagerly made a leisurely return to London aboard the Queen Mary 2. But sadly, an urgent diary date in Cobham had me flying home. Ah well, it was very nice while it lasted... By Ted Macauley

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• Tell us if suspects are alone or in a group; if they are trespassing and whether they have equipment, dogs or firearms with them. • Call 101 to report crime, or dial 999 in an emergency or if a crime is in progress. If you have some York stone at your property, you should consider some additional deterrent measures against potential theft. The stone can be security marked with various forensic property marking products that are available on the market. One company with provides this type of product is selectamark.co.uk These products, along with the accompanying signs you can display, advise clearly that items have been marked and can be traced. Further information can be found at: - https://www. selectadna.co.uk/ Whilst we acknowledge that this is not an absolute deterrent, it can go some way to reducing the risk of theft, and in the event of slabs being stolen and recovered, being able to prove who they belong to.

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S L A B S

1 The Laurels, The Street, Effingham, Surrey KT24 5LH

Tel: 01372 454033 OPENING HOURS

Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9am - 5pm Wednesday: 9am - 5pm Thursday: 9am - 7pm Friday: 9am - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 2pm

● Easy parking ● Wella products are used in this salon ● Gentlemen & children welcome ● Senior Citizen rates - Tuesday Members of the Hairdressing Council Looklocal Magazine - March 2016 57

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B O O K H A M

L I B R A R Y

WHAT DO YOU LOVE AB OUT YOUR LIBRARY? That’s what we asked you, lovely people of Bookham, and this is what you said: It’s incredibly convenient and very well-stocked It is full of lovely books and smiley faces. It opens up a world of possibilities. It’s calming and pleasant to visit and you can borrow lots of books for free. It’s incredibly convenient and very well-stocked. It’s clean, bright, up to date with new books. Excellent staff. If you’re not a member, I hope that’s persuaded you to come & see us. Our aim is to be a life-enhancing service at the heart of the community. What better reason can we give to use the library than this statement from one of our wonderful young borrowers: It has got some of the best books in the universe. We can’t do any better than that!

MORE TO EXPLORE IN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! Townshott Close (next to the Baptist Church) We’re open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10.00-5pm, Sat 9.30-5pm

Sunday Services

AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH, BOOKHAM MANOR HOUSE LANE, LITTLE BOOKHAM - APRIL 2016

3rd April

The Sunday of Easter 10.00 am All-age Communion

10th April

The Third Sunday of Easter 8.00am Holy Communion

17th April

The Fourth Sunday of Easter 10.00am All-age Communion

24th April

The Fifth Sunday of Easter 8.00am Holy Communion 11.15am Matins

2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10.30-12.00 Chatterbox - a group for pre-school children & their carers. Further details from website www.all-saints-church-little-bookham.org.uk

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SUNDAY

3rd

SERVICES AT ST NICOLAS APRIL 2016

8.00am 10.00am 4.30pm

10th

8.00am 10.00am 4.30pm

17th

8.00am 10.00am 4.30pm 6.30pm

Further details available from St Nicolas Parish Office:

01372 450709 or

www.stnicolasbookham.org.uk

24th

8.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 4.30pm

The Sunday of Easter

Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Morning Prayer with Baptism St Nicolas4All Holy Communion with Sparklers & Trailblazers

The Third Sunday of Easter

Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Holy Communion St Nicolas4All with Sparklers & Trailblazers

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Holy Communion All-age Nicolas4All Evensong

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Holy Communion Celebration Holy Baptism St Nicolas4All Holy Communion

Our Sunday Congregations A warm-hearted congregation that enjoys varity in its worship

A gathering of all ages, vibrant and contemporary in its worship

A time and space to connect with God and with eachother

A Congregation with a big heart, commiteed to making a difference in our community. The Methodist Church at 10am

Details about all that the church is doing can be found at: www.bookhambaptistchurch.org.uk or by contacting the Church office: 01372 811313

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USEFUL B

COUNCILS AND SERVICES

Fairfield Medical Centre, Lower Rd.....01372 455455 Mole Valley District Council..................01306 885001 Eastwick Med’, Eastwick Pk Ave.........01372 452081 Surrey County Council..........................08456 009009 Leatherhead Leisure Centre....................01372 377674 CHEMISTS Bookham Library................................. 0300 200 1001 Grove Pharmacy, Lower Shott................01372 453293 Bookham Residents’ Association .......... 0300 030 9890 Boots the Chemist, 5 High Street..........01372 452067 Police (non-urgent matters)......................................101 Help your Neighbour Scheme...............07986 177234 HALL HIRE Citizens’ Advice Bureau...................0844 4 11 1444 Old Barn Hall, Church Road.................01372 456307. St. Lawrence Church Hall......................01372 452942 HOSPITALS Little Bookham Village Hall...................01372 453802 Epsom Hospital A & E..........................01372 735735 Baptist Church Hall, Lower Road.......01372 811313 St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital for EastwickRoadChurch(URC)....01372453473/453704 Children.................................................0208 296 2000 Youth Centre (opp Anchor) Lower Rd ... 01372 453803 Leatherhead Hospital.............................0208 296 2000 King George V Hall, Browns Lane ... 01372 451925 Ashtead Hospital....................................01372 221647 SPACE,DorkingRoad...info@southbookhamspace.org.uk Non-emergency NHS Help.....................................111 Bookham Scouting Centre.....................01372 454383

DENTISTS

McCormick & Associates, 30 High St ....01372 459393 Gt B’hm Dental Prac, 1 The Garstons .....01372 454355 Dawnay School.......................................01372 456774 AJ Hedger, 26 Church Road.....................01372 457959 Eastwick County Infant School.............01372 453672. Astek Dental Care, 19 Cannon Grove ..... 01372 377678 Eastwick Junior School...........................01372 453277 Glenesk School.......................................01483 282329 TRAVEL Howard of Effingham School................01372 453694 Train information..................................0845 748 4950 Manor House School.............................01372 457077 Polesden Lacey Infant School.................01372 456533 CHURCHES St Lawrence’s Primary School.................01372 452870 All Saints C of E Church.........................01372 458314 St Teresa’s Junior......................................01372 453456 Bookham Baptist Church........................01372 811313 St Teresa’s Senior.....................................01372 452037 EastwickRoadChurch(URC).................01372 453704 Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church ...01372 458263 VETERINARY SURGEONS Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit ... 01372 458263 Brelades...................................................01372 452531 St Nicolas’ Church...................................01372 450709 Pet Doctors, Fetcham.............................01372 379636 Quaker Meeting......................................01372 454363

SCHOOLS

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TRANSITIONBOOKHAM Working to make our village more planet-friendly Our meeting this month is on Wednesday 20th April in the St Nicolas Pastoral Centre, starting at 7.30pm and finishing around 9.15pm. The subject was still in the planning at time of writing - visit our website for up-to-date information, email us at the address below, or follow us online on Facebook and Twitter. Our meetings are open to all and are free unless otherwise advertised (donations for refreshments welcome).

According to the Earth Day Network, it takes roughly 96 trees to absorb the amount of CO2 produced by one person in a single year. Visit www.earthday.org to find out more about Earth Day on 22nd April and how to get involved. Visit footprint.wwf.org.uk to do a quick and easy assessment of your own carbon footprint. The Ten Things You Can Do page on our website has plenty of suggestions to help reduce your carbon emissions.

www.transitionbookham.org.uk email transitionbookham@gmail.com Find and Like TransitionBookham on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @ttbookham Local events April 2016 Fridays 10:15-11:30 Country Market â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Barn Hall, Church Road www.country-markets.co.uk Wed 20th April 19:30-21:15 Transition Bookham Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St Nicolas Pastoral Centre

P U Z Z L E Crossword - page 36

APRIL

S O L U T I O N S Sudoku - page 49

Hub Words page 49 9-letter word - BEAUTIFUL Some other words of four letters or more containing the hub letter B: abet, able, abut, bail, bait, bale, bate, beat, beau, belt, beta, bile, bite, blae (Scot), blue, flab, flub, tabi, tuba, tube, beaut, befit, bleat, built, fable, table, tubal, albeit, albite, fibula, tubful, tubule.

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INDEX

A D V E R T I S E R S

Able Roofing...........................................................43 Alan Greenwood Funeral Directors.........................30 Andy’s Garden Services............................................39 Antrona Kitchens....................................................25 Astek Dental...........................................................11 Beckley’s Automotive...............................................51 Bocketts Farm.........................................................25 Bonnie Dogs...........................................................21 Book Keeping Services............................................44 Bookham Carpets......................................................7 Bookham Chiropody...............................................37 Bookham Choral Society.........................................52 Bookham Physiotherapy..........................................30 Boyalls Ironmongery & Doors................................31 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care.....................................18/19 CAB........................................................................35 Casselden’s Shoes.....................................................43 CD Sheldon Flooring..............................................34 Choice at Home......................................................29 Colin Read Landscaping ........................................46 Computer Fix..........................................................41 Cosy Flooring..........................................................39 Dashe Developments...............................................30 DB Garden Services................................................64 Downsend School.....................................................6 DPB Pristine Oven Cleaning...................................26 Dream Doors..........................................................63 Effingham Express...................................................46 Elite Tree Services......................................................4 Englishman’s Castle.................................................15 Everycare.................................................................19 F Covey ..................................................................34 Fine Fettle.................................................................9 First Choice Cleaning Company.............................35 Get Going Physio....................................................19 Great Bookham Dental...........................................49 Green Roots............................................................12 Harvey Fab..............................................................43 Headliners...............................................................29 Hedleys Solicitors....................................................45 HRS Roofing..........................................................27

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Hub Property Care..................................................15 Julie Watts Family Law............................................12 L Hawkins & Sons..................................................44 Leatherhead Tennis Club...........................................8 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd.............................21 Manor House School..............................................27 MD Edwards...........................................................13 Michael Reeve Landscaping.....................................44 MPS Garden & Est Machinery Ltd.........................64 Mr Maintenance.....................................................41 Oscars Dog Grooming ...........................................52 P&B Tree Services...................................................26 Paul Welby..............................................................30 Planning & Design.................................................41 Pullen Plumbing.....................................................18 RB Construction.....................................................37 Ready Steady Go Kids...............................................5 RJK Decorating.......................................................46 Robin Williams Plumbing & Heating.....................35 Roofs of Esher.........................................................51 Roots and Shoots......................................................2 Run to Live...............................................................4 Shirley Garages........................................................17 Simon Pell Electrical................................................12 Stephen Herman Landscaping.................................34 Suddies Kitchen Appliances ....................................57 Sue’s Happy Hounds...............................................26 Supagrass...................................................................6 Tec Res Computer Solutions..............................22/23 The Carpet Specialist.................................................8 The Grange .......................................................20/47 The Meeting Place...................................................18 The Vineries.......................................................32/33 Trestle Decorating...................................................45 Wagging Tails .........................................................44 WoW Fitness...........................................................26 Zigger ....................................................................46

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