Essential Esher

Festive Issue 2014

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Contents

10 OM-MANI-PADME-HUM

Read all about Steven Gluck’s new meditation classes

14 WHAT’S ON IN ESHER 22 MANDY COX THERAPIES Read about my visit to Mandy Cox Therapies

34 CROSSWORD 25 MUSIC MATTERS 30 BMW CAR REVIEW

From the Editor

Ho Ho Ho! Where did that year go?

As we head into the festive season once again, Surrey Hills Publishing celebrates its ninth year anniversary issue! We are so delighted to be sending out 28 000 magazines ten times a year to our readers in Esher, Cobham, Weybridge and Bookham. Thank you very much all for your continued support. We’ll have to have a big celebration next year for sure!

We have two lovely relaxing features for you to read this month: firstly, a return visit to Mandy Cox Therapies in Downside.

Mandy has expanded her repertoire since we last met. Read all about that inside, she really did pamper me beyond belief !

If you’re finding life all rather stressful, you may be interested in trying the ancient art of meditation. I went along to a class recently and enjoyed it so much that I think I’m hooked! Read all about my time with Buddhist monk Tenzin Josh on page 10/11.

We also have lots of local events share with you on our What’s on pages, so do take a look at those.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year. We look forward to returning in February to start 2015 with more local news & community activity.

Until then, warmest winter wishes,

Ted Macauley tells us all about the new BMW 7 Series

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GARDENING WITH SELINA WHAT’S COOKING? SUDOKU & WORD LADDER

Ros Thomas Editor

CHRISTMAS AT SANDOWN Find out how to pice up your christmas at Sandown Park

Next copy deadline: 5th January 2015 for the February issue

43 MEDICAL MATTERS 48 MUSIC ON THE GREEN Holiday Lunch Concerts at Christ Church, Esher

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MEDITATION FEATURE

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’ve been interested in meditation for quite some time. A few years back, I even attended a short introductory course.

More recently, as my life has become busier and I’ve had some challenging personal times to deal with, I’ve found myself trying to master the art once again. There is much talk in the media about being more ‘mindful’ in our lives and this basically stems from meditation and is loosely what Buddhism is all about.

So as I’m sure you can imagine, I was delighted when I heard that a Buddhist monk called Tenzin Josh was running some drop-in meditation classes locally. I was looking forward to finding out more about this ancient art from an authentic source.

It was at university that Steven Gluck first thought seriously about becoming a monk.

When he finished his degree studies, he decided to investigate and started by spending six months studying at a Buddhist Centre in

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Croydon. Following this, still only in his early 20s, he purchased a one-way ticket to India and headed for the Himalayas.

For the next 16-17 years, Steven studied, prayed and meditated. For the first three years, he was alone in the mountains; during this time, he hardly saw anyone else, spending his days meditating and praying. He then joined a monastery to formalise his studies and continue his Buddhist journey. He became a novice monk in 1990 and was then fully ordained in 1991. Both ordinations were by the HH Dalai Lama and he feels very fortunate and honoured by this. He then became known as Tenzin Josh. You can see Tenzin Josh in the photograph above with the HH Dalai Lama. It was taken at a place called Bodh Gaya in Northern India where the Buddha became enlightened.

Tenzin Josh spent fifteen years in the spiritual epicentre of Tibetan Buddhism, Dharamsala.

His days were long, starting at 5 am and not

PADME-HUM ending until midnight. Hours were spent praying, meditating, debating the Buddhist scriptures with the other monks and learning.

As his knowledge grew, so did his reputation; in fact, Tenzin Josh was pretty well-known in those parts towards the end of his studies!

Nowadays, Tenzin Josh runs an ethical Fair Trade company locally and has exchanged his shaved head and robes for a more conventional look. However, his heart still lies in India and he very much hopes to head back there some time in the future and resume his life as a monk once again. In the meantime, he is content to share some of his knowledge and Buddhist philosophy with anyone who cares to join him.

Once a week classes, lasting 6 weeks and including a one day retreat, will commence in the New Year.

There will also be on-line support throughout the course for those joining, and regular handouts to take away and read.

The drop-in classes will continue to run during the first two weeks of December, so do call in if you would like to start your own personal journey to enlightenment! Meditation is highly recommended to help us deal with our busy stress-filled lives. Apparently, only ten minutes of quality meditation a day will make a huge difference to concentration levels and well-being. Understanding some of the theory behind mindfulness is not only very helpful but it’s fascinating too. I for one will be returning this week for my second instalment of relaxation and instruction.

Drop into Cobham Methodist Church, Cedar Rd, Cobham Thursday evenings, between 8pm - 9pm. ÂŁ10 Venue for January 2015 tbc.

For further details, email tenjosh@gmail.com Or call 07516 428 704 Thank you very much indeed, Tenzin Josh. I very much look forward to learning more.

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HANDCRAFTED CHRISTMAS FIAR

Avoid the humdrum of the high street and choose from a dazzling array of original gifts from some of the most talented craftspeople in Southern England.

As well as stalls, there is our hugely popular Santa’s Grotto and the choir of St Charles Borromeo. We are considered one of the main Christmas markets in Weybridge.

Sunday 7th Dec 14, 11.30am - 2.30pm

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Christmas Trail

Hunt for clues & win a small prize. Follow the traditional Christmas children’s trail around the Garden & discover the spirit of Christmas at Claremont.

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Sat 13th Dec - Sun 4th Jan 15 Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm

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Red Bar & Restaurant is holding a masked carnival on New Year’s Eve, with a special performance by Taste of Brazil, Brazilian drummers & samba dancers.

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Bring family & friends to walk off the excess of the holiday season with a stroll around the Claremont Landscape Gardens, & an opportunity to enjoy stunning views from the Belvedere Tower.

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Present ‘Home for Christmas’ A dazzling duo of festive concerts, featuring seasonal merriment and stunning choral pieces as performed by the two choirs at this year’s International Festival of Advent and Choral Music in Bratislava.

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Seniors amongst us will be heartened to know that a pair of octogenarians have released two of the year’s most eagerly awaited albums.

At the age of 88, Tony Bennett is still going strong and his latest outing, “Cheek to Cheek” sees him pairing up with the perpetual publicity-seeker, Lady Gaga.

With an age difference of 60 years, they truly appear as the odd couple, but rather than a mere novelty act, the two make some wonderful music together. Lady G is actually an impressive jazz singer who once won a New York State jazz competition. The legendary Tony Bennett, a fellow New Yorker, is one of the true greats, having had Frank Sinatra name him as his very favourite singer. Tony once guested on my radio show and he was a real delight, a lovely man.

The two obviously got on well together in the studio, with some terrific chemistry permeating the songs which are a collection of incredible tunes by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

The other artist worthy of acclaim is the 80 year old Canadian, Leonard Cohen. He often polarises audiences with his sombre and slow delivery, but listen again and there are some beautiful moments of music and lyrics which showcase the reason he is still adored by the fans who grew up with him from the late 60s.

His new album, “Popular Problems” is a heartfelt recording, in which he shares concern and comment on life and love in his uniquely intimate, breathy style.

Both albums prove that class never dies and that we should treasure both Cohen and Bennett for creating such brilliant soundtracks of our own life and loves too.

Words by David Kid Jensen

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The Frampton family absolutely loved their three-storey townhouse and it’s easy to see why, with its stunning location just moments from the centre of Twickenham. As the children grew bigger though, they realised they were spending all their time in the dark and cramped kitchen and started to dream of a light-filled family space, and that’s when they met L&E (Lofts & Extensions).

Charlie remembers, “We loved the house but it was always dark. We changed colours and tried to lighten it up, but nothing worked. We

also realised we were living in the kitchen with everybody congregating there - it was our kitchen and lounge but it was really cramped. We never thought it would be possible to knock down the whole supporting wall but L&E came round and said that they could do it.”

Bi-fold doors out onto the garden were also on the Framptons’ dream list but again, because of the structure of their property, they were unsure if it would be possible. Charlie was incredibly focused on the project and went out to tender with a lot of builders to see what could be achieved. The winning combination of a creative architect with a highly competitive and detailed quote meant that L&E were appointed to make the project a reality.

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throughout the work and the L&E team created a new entrance so that the family could maintain some privacy and made a temporary kitchen so that family life could continue as normally as possible. Charlie managed to escape the work for a few weeks in the summer and was comfortable leaving the team. “I never thought when they started that I’d be able to leave them for six weeks but the foreman was happy to Facetime or Skype me to keep me up-to-date with the work and ask any questions. I really trusted them.”

The L&E team were so impressive that Charlie decided to make the most of having them on site and they also refitted several stunning bathrooms, adding little luxury touches like strip lighting and spacious and stylish built-in wardrobes in the master bedroom. “It gets a bit addictive,” laughed Charlie “and when your house is already overrun with builders we thought it made sense to do as much as possible in one go.”

The team finished ahead of the schedule the Framptons had set for them: in three months they completed the extension including the kitchen and utility fitting. They also refitted three bathrooms and made built-in storage for two bedrooms. “I’m biased but I had the best team. The foreman managed the project: he was fantastic and the team worked so hard. They worked weekends, they arrived early and they rarely took tea breaks!”

So, all this work must have gone over budget?

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CAR REVIEW

By Ted Macauley

BMW 7 SERIES When buying a new car, comparisons are inevitable, unless your loyalty to a specific manufacturer rules out any freshly invasive notions on what brand of motor you fancy.

And here, with no favouritism or otherwise to either side and only balanced judgement as my guide, I would edge the Mercedes S-type ahead of the new, fifth generation BMW 7 Series in the luxury car class.

But that’s personal preference and the volume of contra-feeling was impressively laid on me at, above all places, Trophy Wife’s boutique in Cobham.

She was staging a fashion show and I had parked outside the front door an updated, uprated brand new BMW 7 luxo-limo. A Beamer to notice.

I was staggered by the number of hubbies funding their wives’ dress fancies who were impressed by my transport and wanted to know more about it.

I had to confess, indeed enthuse, that after a week of varied motoring up and down and all around the alternately dry and wet UK, motorways and country lanes

alike, the flagship newcomer left me with a feeling that here was real value for money.

Okay, it does not revel in quite the same style as the more pricey Mercedes, but as a really big, bold and spacious alternative, whether for you or your leggy chauffeur to drive in roomy comfort, it ticks a good few boxes.

Its eight-speed automatic transmission smoothly sorts out the best of the V8’s turbo thrust and its considerable muscle in a polished manner without any eyewidening jerkiness.

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These big bi-fold glass doors are the latest fashion and are great for bringing the outside in and providing a seamless connection between house and garden. They present some unique design challenges and opportunities and, as with every aspect of home design, need careful consideration.

Here are my top ‘designer’ tips:Because they break down all the more usual barriers between the inside and outside, I think that both inside and the outside need to be designed as if they are one space, so that you can be sure to get the proportions and also the functionality right.

If you are adding lots of glass, then of course your whole garden will suddenly be a lot more visible, so make sure you plan your outdoor space in conjunction with your bi-fold doors.

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Method Place 50g of the sugar in a medium pan with 150ml cold water. Heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add the cranberries, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the fruit becomes pulpy. Allow to cool slightly, then place in a food processor and blend to a smooth purée. Place a sieve over a bowl and, using the back of a spoon, press the fruit through to remove the skin and pips. Set the purée to one side and leave to cool.

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Firstly, why not start the day by arriving in style?

Horse-drawn carriages will be running between Esher train station and the racecourse, offering racegoers a magical opportunity to enjoy a very traditional ride. The fun doesn’t stop here, as the racecourse is brimming with action.

Children’s entertainment will be plentiful: younger racegoers can visit Santa who will be handing out Christmas gifts from his festive grotto, whilst Robin Crusoe’s must-see pantomime is certain to be captivating from beginning to end, and is guaranteed to get the whole family laughing. There will also be festive carol singing after racing with the New London Singers to really get you into the Christmas spirit.

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The Tingle Creek Christmas Festival is widely credited as one of the racing calendar’s top events and the demanding Sandown Park course attracts many of the very best jump horses and jockeys.

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There are about 200 different ‘cold’ viruses and it has been estimated that the average adult suffers between 2 and 5 colds a year, and school children may suffer up to 10 colds a year. It may feel sometimes like we have one cold after another and this is quite possible, as we can readily be infected with different viruses.

Surprisingly, as we get older, we generally get fewer colds, as our immune system learns how to deal with these viruses.

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Hot lemon and honey drinks are very soothing but there is very limited value in taking cough mixtures, so these are best avoided.

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Other lesser-known remedies include taking zinc supplements. These are now thought to be more effective in preventing colds than Vitamin C. Echinacea has for sometime been thought to be useful in boosting the immune system, but although studies are relatively inconclusive, it is thought to reduce the number of sick days with a cold virus.

Hand washing is now thought to be a good, simple tool for reducing the risk of spreading the virus.

Keep well this winter

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WILLOW LANDSCAPES

Est. 1981

Esher-based company

We offer a full professional garden service Portfolio available - Fully insured Design & construction

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Patios & pathways Driveways & brickwork Fencing & trellis Turfing & rotovating Clearance & maintenance All tree work & hedge cutting Planting out schemes & pruning Patio & driveway pressure washing

Tel:

01372 842 424 07958 618 849

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS A W Sewell ................................................ 48 Able Roofing.............................................. 28 Alexander Roofing...................................... 41 Andy’s Garden Services............................... 38 Audi - Epsom............................................. 16 Bathrooms Eleven........................................ 7 Brighter Care.............................................. 18 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care............................. 45 Challenge Windows................................... 17 Chimney Sweep – Patrick Stone................. 43 Chiropody – Melissa Bennett..................... 47 Claremont Fan Court School .................... 52 Cleanability................................................ 48 Cobham Cameras ................................... 9/13 Cobham Stitchers....................................... 41 CSH Homecare............................................ 4 DB Garden Services..................................... 2 Double Glazing Repairs............................. 43 Emberhurst School ...................................... 5 Englishman’s Castle ................................... 29 Esher Tyres & Exhausts.............................. 51 Estates Direct............................................. 39 Lodge Brothers – Funeral Directors............ 38 Lofts and Extensions .............................. 26/7 M A D Book Keeping................................ 25 MacDonalds Fencing & Sons..................... 24 Mail Boxes Etc............................................. 6

Mandy Cox Therapies............................. 23/3 Marks Plastering......................................... 45 Michael George & Co Accountants ........... 41 MJS Refurbishment................................... 12 MPS Garden & Estate Machinery .............. 2 Oatlands Park Hotel.................................. 28 Ovenclean.................................................. 49 Pam Diamond Therapies.............................. 6 Priscilla’s Cleaning Company...................... 41 Reynolds Cars ........................................... 20 Roofs of Esher............................................ 46 Smith Pearman........................................... 31 Solutions Family Mediation ..................... 25 Stage Coach............................................... 21 Tec Res Computer Solutions .................. 36/7 The Interior Edit........................................ 20 The Leatherhead Theatre............................ 33 The Lobster House...................................19 The Surrey Gardener.................................. 47 Tony Gerussi Carpentry & Joinery............... 8 W G Harpur Tree Surgery.......................... 47 Willow Landscapes..................................... 49 Yoga with Barbara Currie........................... 35 Zigger Web Design..................................... 44 © Essential Esher 2014 Designed and set by Kirsty Hamilton

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Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton

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