LookLocal January 2021
Cobham & Oxshott
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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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I do hope you manage to celebrate the festive season safely, or in fact managed to celebrate safely, depending on when you are reading this, and although it’s been different for many of us this year, I hope that you still had a lovely time. A quiet festive break is anticipated for us all here at 'Team Look Local’ and we are very much looking forward to having our “Works Christmas meal” as soon as it is safe to do so in the New Year. We certainly have much to catch up on, having not actually been in the same room for about a year! It will also be wonderful to welcome back our lovely Look Local designer Kirsty in January, after 9 months of maternity leave, following the safe arrival of baby Ayla. There will certainly be big celebrations when we finally get back together! I for one, can’t wait to get that vaccine! Hopefully by the time this magazine hits your door mat, many of you will be ready to have your shots and looking forward to life starting to feel a bit more normal again! We certainly can’t wait to have a good selection of events and meetings to include in our pages once again. Let’s keep everything crossed and please do, watch this space! In the meantime, we are delighted to bring you a great selection of local businesses and services for you to tap into as required. Your continued support is, I know, very much appreciated by all our advertisers who never fail to amaze me with their enthusiasm and keenness to serve our local communities. Here’s wishing them all an easier and prosperous 2021. We wish you, our fabulous readers, a great month and a wonderful New Year too. So until we return next time… Warmest Regards,
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moroccan-style tray-baked chicken ingredients 1 large onion, sliced 2 garlic cloves, sliced ½ lemon, thinly sliced (knobbly end discarded) 400g can chick peas, drained & rinsed 350g carrots, halved or quartered lengthways (or left whole if they’re small) 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp Bart Blends Ras El Hanout 8 British chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat Handful flat leaf parsley leaves Handful coriander leaves 4 tbsp natural yogurt (Serves 4)
method 1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C, gas mark 6. Place the onion, garlic, lemon, chick peas and carrots over the base of a large roasting tin. Sprinkle with the oil and scatter with ½ the ras el hanout. Season and toss together to coat. Arrange the chicken thighs on top of the vegetables. Season the skin and sprinkle with the remaining ½ tbsp ras el hanout. 2. Roast for 25 minutes, then lift the chicken from the pan and toss all the vegetables. Return the chicken, baste with the juices and roast for another 15-20 minutes until golden. Ensure the juices run clear and there is no pink meat. 3. Scatter the chicken and carrots with the herbs, and serve with the yogurt, plus some couscous or flatbread, if liked.
cooking tip Ras el hanout is a Moroccan blend that works a treat in chicken dishes. It includes black pepper, ginger, coriander, smoked paprika, allspice, cardamom, mace, nutmeg, turmeric, cayenne, cloves and rose petals!
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Signature Senior Lifestyle has launched a new fixed price promise option at its Parklands Manor care home, providing total peace of mind and reassurance with forecasting for the future care needs of loved ones. Under the new model, customers can pay a fixed price that will not change over the lifetime of the care period regardless of their loved one’s health condition. The new price promise comes as an optional addition to the existing model, whereby care costs can fluctuate over time based on an individual’s shifting needs. Both options provide the same levels of bespoke, exceptional award-winning care that Signature is renowned for. The new initiative, available on selected rooms across both residential and nursing care at Parklands Manor, which is CQC rated Good, further reflects Signature Senior Lifestyle’s commitment to being 100% transparent on costs. All fees are subject to an incremental annual increase in line with inflation, which will be clearly detailed at the outset, again giving further peace of mind for the future. The new fixed price offer also suits families considering care fee annuities, which pay a regular lifetime income towards care fees.
Simon Dickinson, Sales & Brand Director at Signature Senior Lifestyle, comments: “Providing peace of mind, transparency and stability is more important than ever for care seekers and their families during uncertain times. This new initiative ensures one fixed price for potential residents, providing exceptional care, for life, allowing easier forecasting for the future.” Signature’s purpose-built luxury care home in Chertsey provides residents with assisted living, 24-hour dementia care, and respite care. Geographically, Parklands Manor is very well situated and has the added benefit of being close to St. Peters Hospital. It offers expansive industryleading accommodation, almost double the size of the industry average, and a range of five star amenities including, cinema, hair salon, therapy room and beautifully landscaped gardens. Signature at Parklands Manor is open to visitors and is actively welcoming new residents, however there are strict health and safety protocols that must be adhered to uphold the safest environment possible.
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Street Cobham: A Guide and History
Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust is delighted to announce the publication of a new book in the series "A Guide and History" written by local historian Dr David Taylor.
The ancient parish of Cobham was once made up of three individual settlements or tithings. These were Church Cobham, Downside and Street Cobham. Earlier books in this series have featured Church Cobham and Downside as well as the Tilt, and this book completes the series by providing a brief history of Street Cobham highlighting the history and historic buildings of this important part of Cobham. Available to order through the Cobham Heritage online shop at shop.cobhamheritage.org.uk and from the Cobham Bookshop.
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With 2020 behind us, hopefully 2021 will present more opportunities and greater fulfilment. We have a couple of job vacancies for junior staff to join us on our journey of providing high quality product and solutions to our customers. Both roles are Leatherhead based and involve high degrees of customer contact.
The successful applicants must have the following attributes: • Work within a team • Take responsibility of tasks and projects • Willing to learn • Possess a positive “can do attitude” • Communicative • Able to work independently • Appreciate their limitations • Willing to learn new things and methods • Passion for IT • Patient • Reliable • Punctual • Trustworthy Both roles are full time posts, where you will be working 5 days a week including Saturday, with a pre-arranged day off during the week. Our Sales role is shop floor based and will involve merchandising products, advising and selling products and services-plus providing our high level of customer care both on the phone and in person. 26 LookLocal - JANUARY 2021
Some retail experience would be useful but not essential. The other role is more workshop based, where you will be building, repairing and configuring computers, tablets and phones. Much of your work will be on the phone talking with our customers, providing remote assistance and solutions. There may be a requirement to attend customers premises making a drivers’ licence useful-but not essential. For the right applicants we offer product and industry training, a dynamic career in an everchanging marketplace with a rewarding career in a social environment. To apply please send your CV or details to jobs@tecres.co.uk, specifying which position you would like to be considered for. We look forward to hearing from you.
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HISTORIC HIGH STREETS Community Exhibition
Do you want to support your local high street? Then Elmbridge Museum needs YOU! to include the sale of radios, gramophones and other technology gyy across multiple outlets. Sadly, the shops never made it into the new century, with both branches closing in the late 1900s. The Walton shop building is now occupied by Rentstart, a charity helping local Elmbridge people who are homeless. The Weybridge store was knocked down, and later redeveloped into the current Waitrose site.
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Figure 1: Crowd looking in on the Rogers of Weybridge shop window, c.1950s.
n this 1950s snapshot of Walton-on-Thames High Street, a throng of women and men is gathered, frozen in fascination, around a shop window. The scene is intriguing – and not just because the concept of people grouped closely together has become so foreign in recent months. The photograph effortlessly depicts the excitement of the onlookers. All All had eagerly gathered, long after sunset (something not so easily visible from the photo!), to peer in at the new, cutting-edge technology gyy which featured in the Rogers & Sons shop window. The modern devices on display, which transmitted moving images and sounds onto small screens, were otherwise known as televisions. They would soon be making their way into homes across Britain in their thousands. As is signalled on their store front, Rogers & Sons originated as a successful family business in Weybridge. The store began at number 56 Weybridge High Street, as a garage, motor and cycle shop. After a boom in business and the acquisition of R. Seaman & Sons butchers shop next door in the 1930s, they expanded their offer
Since being taken, the photo has been stored away safely in Elmbridge Museum’s huge collection of 43,000 images, objects and memories. But the story it tells is just one among a colourful mosaic of experiences and personalities which, put together, make up the vibrant history our borough’s local high streets.
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Our latest exhibition, opening in March 2021 at Esher High Street’s Civic Centre, will look at the changing identities of high streets across Elmbridge, as well as the people who have influenced them. By gathering a variety of contributions from our local community, we’ll look at both ‘then’ and ‘now’, tracking the evolution of the high street from the 50s, 60s and 70s right up to the present day. If you have memories, personal photographs, videos, or even objects which relate to the distant or recent history of any Elmbridge High Street, then we’d love to hear from you. Your contribution will help to curate the online exhibition, and could even end up going on display! For more information on how to tak ake k part: • Call us on 01372 474 568 • Email: ebcmuseum@elmbridge.gov.uk Closing date for submissions: 21st January 2021.
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Book Reviews JANUARY 2021
The Joyful Environmentalist by Isabel Losado (Paperback £12.99) Subtitled ‘How to Practice Without Preaching’, this is an entertaining and encouraging guide to making life more environmentally friendly without giving up on pleasure. Losado’s friendly narrative voice and thorough research means that it’s a fun read for adults of all ages. She gives practical tips on how to reduce our carbon footprint, create less waste, and help the environment flourish. She covers home energy g , gardening, fashion, banking and plastic alternatives. She goes on adventures and interviews pioneers to get to the heart of the issues. She also covers the important question of how to enjoy excellent food and wine while helping the planet.
The Thursday Murder Club by Ri R chard Osman (Hardback £14.99) This has been a popular choice with our customers and it’s worth discovering. It also makes a great gift, providing a satisfy f ing mystery with plenty t of humour and delight. Set in a retirement village, the members of The Thursday Murder Club meet to test their wits against unsolved murders. When a killing happens on their own territory they find themselves with a live case to investigate. The four friends bring their different personalities and quirks to the task in this gripping detective novel with a difference.
The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy (Paperback £9.99) Embrace the hedonistic side of winter in this cult classic. On a snowy w New Year’s Eve, an eighteenth-century themed masquerade ball is in full swing at a London mansion. Anna, a middle-aged divorcee, is feeling mournful until the clock strikes midnight and a masked figure kisses her on the mouth. She is not alone in experiencing the mystery of romance and seduction on this night, but what lies beneath the glamour of the party t ? When first published in 1964 this book caused quite a stir, and its reissue encourages a new generation of readers to join the dance.
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Outgoing and empathic volunteers are wanted to build a rapport with older people and people living with disabilities to help them do low impact exercises once a week for 4-6 weeks. This is a home-based role for volunteers who can give 30 mins to 1 hr (max) once a week over the phone or online.
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Caring and supportive volunteers are wanted to help people and their families facing cancer, MND, MS, heart and lung failure and other life-threatening illness, with practical tasks such as shopping, preparing a light meal or offering a carer a much needed break. Free training and support will be provided and you will visit the same client each week.
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