Cobham Look Local December by Look Local Magazine

LookLocal December 2020

Cobham & Oxshott

Your award-winning local community magazine

1 Cobham’s leading financial planning practice, providing financial advice to Cobham clients for 15 years. Alistair Mann is a Chartered Financial Planner, Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and a pension specialist registered with the Financial Conduct Authority. O ur primary goal is to give our c lients 3 po int s o f f inanc ial se c urit y : 

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Welcome

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Recipe

Crossword

Cobham Remembers

Sudoku & Digi-search

Book Reviews

Music Matters

Computer Tips from Tec Res

Leatherhead Lions

Elmbridge Volunteers

Christmas Poem

Oli the Dog

Car Review

Useful Numbers

Puzzle Solutions

Advertiser's Index

to December

Despite the difficulties this year has brought us all, the festive season is a time so many of us look forward to, and we really do hope that some restrictions will be lifted over the Christmas period to enable families to be together. But, if we are unable to meet up with all of our loved ones, enjoying a virtual Christmas catch up, or a long phone call filled with love and laughter will mean the world. For many elderly folk, the techie options may not be available, so do think about any elderly neighbours you may have, living alone, especially at this time. A phone call on Christmas morning could make their day … or even a small Christmas gift left on their doorstep could really lift their spirts. It’s not about a fancy big expensive gift, but rather a sign that someone cares. At the time of writing, England is in a second national lockdown, but most businesses are much better prepared than the first time around. Thankfully, our local tradespeople are on the whole, able to carry on working safely with social distancing and in many cases, PPE. Your support for them is greatly appreciated. Once this lockdown has lifted and we are able to venture out to local retailers, hairdressers, beauty, leisure, hotels, pubs and restaurants again, they will all be more than ready to welcome you back! There has been much personal loss and anxiety this year, and it is important that our communities continue to pull together to help each other and those that are vulnerable. One thing that has become apparent is that 2020 has been a year for learning to appreciate what we have. We send our love and thoughts to everyone this Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year, thank you so much for your continued support, see you in 2021! With Warmest Seasons Greetings,

Ros x

ROS REDFERN - EDITOR

COMMUNITY MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR 2019

Next Copy Deadline 5th December for our January Issue phone us 01372 200 000 email us ros@looklocalmagazine.co.uk visit us online www.looklocalmagazine.co.uk like us on Facebook /looklocalmags follow us on Twitter @LooklocalMags

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ingredients method 3 parsnips (about 300g), peeled and quartered 1 tbsp olive oil 4 charlotte potatoes (about 400g), cut into wedges 200g radishes, trimmed 1 garlic bulb, halved 5 rosemary sprigs 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly Waitrose & Partners Boneless Extra Trimmed Welsh Half Leg of Lamb (about 750g) 200ml fresh chicken stock

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1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4. Put the parsnips in a large roasting tin and sprinkle over ½ tbsp oil. Season & roast for 15mins. Remove from the oven & add the potatoes, radishes, garlic halves & rosemary sprigs to the tin. Toss together in the remaining ½ tbsp oil and season. 2. Warm the redcurrant jelly in the microwave & brush all over the lamb. Season & sit the lamb on top of the veg, then pour in the stock. Roast for 1 hour, turning the veg halfway through. Ensure the surface of the meat is thoroughly cooked & the juices run clear, then remove from the oven & squeeze the roasted garlic out into the roasting tin. Mix with the veg & roasting juices and transfer to a serving dish. 3. Slice the lamb and arrange on top of the vegetables, drizzling with the roasting juices. Serve with steamed green vegetables & more redcurrant jelly on the side, if liked.

cooking tip Radishes are a great addition to roasted vegetables as they have a nice pepperiness. You could also add turnips and carrots to the mix, if you like.

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Cobham Remembers Sadly, there was no wreath laying in St Andrews Church on Remembrance Sunday where the Memorial to the First and Second World Wars is located in the Chapel of Rest. There was however the opportunity for those organisations who wished to lay a wreath on Armistice Day to do so at the Memorial on The Tilt. The 47 Cherry trees are in memory of those who died from the area in the Second World War. The short act of remembrance commenced at approx 10:45am with the 2 minute silence at 11am. You will understand that it was not possible to widely advertise the event because of lockdown rules. David Bellchamber the Chairman of the Branch of the Royal British Legion worked closely with the Rev Mike Branscombe our Vicar at St Andrews Church, on the arrangements.

Thank you for your resilience during the war We will never forget your bravery Your names will never be forgotten Rest in Peace The Children of St Andrews

Two children laid the wreath from St Andrews Primary School Cobham

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Book Reviews DECEMBER 2020

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (Hardback £16.99) I have always enjoyed Isabel Allende’s novels and this one did not disappoint. A truly epic story stretching from 1936 Spain to Chile in 1994. The fascinating tale follows Victor Dalmau and Roser Bruguera’s life together through the Spanish Civil War and then as refugees in France and Chile. This historical ﬁction story, based on true events, vividly brings to life the trauma and horror of war. It also provides hope and inspiration for those who are forced to ﬂee oppression.

The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn (hardback £14.99) In her bestselling debut, ‘The Salt Path’, Raynor Winn walked several hundred miles round England’s South West Coast Path with her husband Moth, after their home was lost to bailiﬀs. Worse, Moth had been diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration. Written as a gift for Moth, a record of their endurance, ‘The Salt Path’ was shortlisted for several awards and it caught the eye of Sam, a City trader with a farm beside a creek in Cornwall. He oﬀered Ray and Moth a free tenancy in return for reviving the wildlife on the farm. Their relocation here, once again in search of natural healing but also a sense of home, is the premise of ‘The Wild Silence’.

Home Stretch by Graham Norton (hardback £20) Graham Norton’s compelling third novel begins the day before a wedding, when a car crash claims the life of three young people from a small Irish community and has repercussions for decades. After two novels focusing on the lives and secrets of women in Ireland, Norton’s new book traces the way life has changed for gay men and their families. With the cause of the car crash more complicated than it seems, young Connor leaves the oppressive atmosphere of home for a new life in Liverpool and then in New York, but the old ties of home are never quite lost or forgotten.

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Music Matters Welcome to our Covid-secure Christmas Quiz

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FIND YOUR WIRELESS HAPPY…. We appreciate this Christmas may not be a frantic as some due to current circumstances, but this is no reason to suffer poor and slow wifi connection, yes this could be upstairs in the kids bedrooms or in the study. There is a product which is low in cost, simple to install, works brilliantly and offers some really useful features-which really makes you ask “why did I not do this before?” The specific product I am referring to is the TP Link Deco E4 - 3 pack and costs just £160.00 As its name implies the kit consists of 3 units (transmitters), one unit plugs into your router with the other two units linking between themselves, usually they are positioned in areas near where you have signal weaknesses. phone/tablet app, which helps you setup the units quickly, and offers many useful facilities like “bedtime” mode, which turns the wifi off at predetermined times and days of the week, you also can setup different Wifi active times for different devices, for example your 10 year old child can only have wifi access until 7pm where as your 16 year old child’s device can have access until 10pm. The system uses “MESH” technology and this in short means that as you move between different areas the transmitters cover, the transmitter with the stronger signal will take your connection to ensure you always have the strongest and most resilient connection. This also means you have the same wifi network covering the whole property, making the connection of devices much simpler. We have sold many of these units and have been impressed with how simple they are to setup by many non technical home users - usually they are up and running within 10 minutes. We best recommend the use of the free smart

With some of the apps you can also “content control”. This can block access to unsuitable websites from specific devices by category like “adult content” or “firearms content”. You also can specify specific websites you may want to block by typing in the website address. Should you require any further help of information on this product, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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Leatherhead And District Lions As with many Charities, in keeping with “Stay Home Stay Safe”, Leatherhead and District Lions have had to cancel practically all activities, including meetings, Easter Egg Raﬄe, attending village fetes - Ashtead Village Day, Donkey Derby at Polesden Lacey, impacting majorly on our Fund Raising for this year. We have however been able to support and fund a sizeable number of worthy causes from our funds raised prior to lockdown and in keeping with our objective for the Lion Year ending June “supporting youth in the community” we donated £1000 each to the Scouts and Girl Guides, £2500 toward Ashtead Youth Club replacement minibus, which was stolen and £929 to “Life skills” for schools. Other major donations were made to: • Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance £3,130 • Dorian Huracan Appeal £1,000 • Polesden Lacey NT £2763 • Mid Surrey Dementia Care £1,000 • Sight for Surrey, Leatherhead £2,500 • SeeAbility, Leatherhead £1,500 • Mary Francis Trust £1,000 • Dorking Mens Shed £1,145 • Asthma Relief (6 Nebulisers – 3 to Leatherhead Hospital, 3 to Epsom Hospital) £1520 In all we are proud to have donated in excess of £26,000 including, The Brigitte Trust, The Meeting Room Christmas Lunch and other individuals in need of a little help, as well as a “Tesco shop” for a local Leatherhead family.

GATHERING WINTER FUEL! Our Wenceslas appeal has been running since 2013 and has provided many thousands of pounds to individuals and families suffering Fuel Poverty, meaning they cannot pay their gas or electricity bills and in some cases preventing them from receiving other support or benefits. These donations come from people who are in a position not to need the Government Fuel Allowance each year. The funds received are held in a “ring fenced” account and used to pay these fuel bills for those in need. If you would like to donate to Wenceslas or our General Charity account for wider use in the community, please visit our website www. leatherheadlions.org.uk Fund Raising - Donate. You can send us a cheque or Virgin Money Giving, and don’t forget you can also gift aid your donation. In these difficult times our freedom to raise funds is limited so any donations are gratefully received and with Lions International every penny we receive goes back to the Community. Even our Santa Street Collections will be limited this year to static collection points in order to maintain safe distancing. The first time we have not visited children in their street in 46 years! Dates and locations will be published late November and available on our website – so watch this space!! If you would like to join or help Leatherhead and District Lions please contact Jim Malynn on 01372 274618 or via our website www.leatherheadlions.org.uk

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PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON CHRISTMAS by Marion Kemp

Every year as I unfold the tree Each decoration stirs a memory Of how small fingers, with serious toil, Made egg gg-box g bells with silver foil, Angels and fairies with wobbly wings, Snowmen and streamers, and glittery things, Delicate ornaments all tissue-wrapped, And chipped old baubles which should be scrapped. Tempers frayed, frr and oh the fights Trying to fix those blinking lights! You wonder if Christmas had ever been As you quietly slip back into the old routine, The walls are bare, decorations packed, And a pile of cards waits, neatly stacked, For you to sit down and read them all, Whether neatly typed or hasty scrawl, From friends frr who over many years Have shared their news, their hopes, their fears, And, because you do not see them much, Value even more that they keep in touch. And as you reflect on this annual event, Was it time and money really well spent? Will the feelings of goodwill really last? Or like Resolutions disappear – fast! Whatever your views, it’s not hard to explain Why deep down inside you’re moved again By well-loved music, and carols off key, And toddlers taking part in the Nativity, Candles that flicker, faces that glow, Hugs and presents from frr those you know. And the moments of quiet when a little voice Says “Be still and listen, and I say rejoice”, Experience again that feeling of joy As you celebrate the birth of a baby boy. LookLocal - DECEMBER 2020 31

Oli, the dog At Princess Alice Hospice, we love a fabulous furry friend, so when our new Supporter Care Assistant, Rianna Pike, shared a fur-ly big secret with us, we were intrigued. Rianna told us in her first month that she owns a dog that was born at the Hospice. Oli, who is now eight years old, was the puppy of a dog owned by patient Oli Pereira and his wife, Mariel. Mariel told us that on admission to the Hospice, Oli had expressed concerns that he might not see his beloved dog’s puppies being born. On hearing his worries, clinical staff at the next admissions meeting arranged for the canine mum-to-be to come into the Hospice when Oli was admitted, and her puppies were all born under Oli’s bed. Soon after the birth, Rianna’s mum, Clinical Nurse Specialist Beverley Clayton, who had worked at the Hospice for over 30 years, enquired after the puppies and found there was only one left; after a quick chat with her family, she offered to adopt him, calling him Oli with the same spelling. Beverley retired from the Hospice three years ago, but Rianna is a recent recruit to our Supporter

Oli, Rianna and Beverley

Care team, and her colleagues were amazed when they heard about Oli. On hearing of Rianna’s story, Oli’s widow Mariel told us: “I am eternally grateful to Princess Alice Hospice for allowing Oli the opportunity to witness the puppies’ birth during his last days of life. It was such a compassionate gesture of humanity and kindness on behalf of the team at Princess Alice. It ﬁlls me with happiness to hear that everyone there still remembers this joyful event and keeps the fond memories alive.” Beverley and Rianna told us that Oli is a very aﬀectionate pet and a joy to have in the family. Beverley said: “Hearing that puppies were being born at the Hospice was a little surprising, but we do go above and beyond to do this kind of thing. Then I learned the last one was still available and went for it, calling him Oli seemed the right thing to do after his mum’s owner. We all love him very much, and he’s very special to us. Particularly as he had an unusual start in life.”

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THE NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER The gloomy pessimist in me suffers an annual dread that the winter spell will never fail to serve up rotten weather and render me a marooned and helpless soul trapped in my dwelling...albeit with a lovely and caring missus who patiently makes efforts to override my misery. With my offspring spread hundreds of miles around the rural countryside, daughter in Norfolk, son in Cheshire, Cheshire, each at the other end of an arduous trek, taking in motorways and tight and twisty country lanes, visits can be a dire peril. But I know I can make light of them in the thoroughly efficient new look Land Rover Defender that can wave two fingers at nature’s obstacles and cope superbly with stop-go traffic. It revels in greater ground clearance and reinforced suspension, allowing it to tackle with ease the steepest and most testing slopes. Not only that, the shorter version the Defender 90 boasts an off-road agility that is equal to its sibling, the current Land Rover Discovery... The 90, with three doors, has a shorter body than the 110 with its five doors and its availability with five or seven seats. In its fine form the 110, particularly, with its higher trim level is a strong challenger to the well established enemies Audi 07 and Volvo XC90m. While the 90 takes on SUVs like Audi 05,BMW X3 and the Toyota. Altogether, eager to serve all needs and preferences of the picky driver, Land Rover offer six engines that are diesel, petrol or hybrid which between them variously return 23.9mpg or 85.3mpg and with a three year warranty your choice will set you back £43,6125 to £83.685. Mmmmmm! Not cheap — but to my mind for what they give you back is well worth some deep thought 34 LookLocal - DECEMBER 2020

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and consideration. For example neither the nasty weather, a country-length journey with all the family aboard or a wickedly challenging off road excursion will overstrain its ability. Splashing through streams, nosing through knee-deep mud and nipping in and out of whatever other hazards present themselves is exactly what it is made for. Okay..okay..I know we lucky Surreyites don’t suffer offbeat bad weather conditions too often but when they do occur your garaged great will be prepared for the problems. There is what they call a “terrain response” system that makes light work of setting up for whatever differing conditions you face...the sort that trap your regular transport in your garage.With the car in its tallest off-road supercar mode, the Defender reduces the risks served up by deep ruts and, just to boost your confidence, ascends slithery and mucky slopes with amazing ease. The air sprung versions can even jack themselves up automatically by an extra 70 mm if it realises it is about to scrape its underbelly? Wow!! And what is more the aerodynamics smooth out any intrusions from our occasional gale force encroachments and there is little if any buffeting around the windscreen. And just to ensure your dozing, relaxing passengers benefit from their snoozy settings there is a deliberately subdued level of tyre roar. They may spread three abreast in the back, with an occasional add-on seat to cope with three up front, such is the broad-shouldered width of the Defender, another word for satisfaction on the go. What more can I say? Nothing - except go for it. I would.

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Cobham Cedar Club WI This time last year we were planning an oh-so-normal WI Christmas. We had lunch at Silvermere’s Inn on the Lake all arranged, and local singing group The Downsmen booked for the regular meeting, both of which turned out to be great. This year is looking somewhat diﬀerent. But there is a tinsel lining! Our Zoom meetings mean that we can invite speakers based just about anywhere, and this month it is chef Alex Mackay. Alex has been director of the cooking school at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, as well as running his own school in Provence and workshops for Delia Smith, so there is going to be some splendid cooking going on in Cobham after the December meeting. In October we learned how much good work the Esher and District Citizen’s Advice Bureau does

for clients with a wide variety of problems. One case might mean input from several teams, such as Financial Capability and Disability Benefits, and we were impressed by the way in which individuals are supported right through to a positive outcome, sometimes in court. Most disturbing were the facts that there are currently 6,050 people in Elmbridge claiming Universal Credit – 12 months ago there were fewer than 1000. Covid is to thank, but more worryingly, there are not yet commensurate levels of enquiries regarding debt – suppressed for now, but a bomb waiting to explode. We were also treated to some magnificent wildlife photographs courtesy of Tom Way. Tempted by treats on some occasions but mostly deftly tracked, the subjects were captured displaying almost human characteristics. And sorry Tom, it may be an old picture, but we still liked the puffin coming in to land best! For further information visit www.cobhamcedarclubwi.uk and have a very merry Christmas.

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