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he Chittilappilly family loved the location of their Kingston townhouse but the space wasn’t working for them, so they appointed L&E to create a single storey extension and garage conversion, giving them a spacious kitchen/family room and an extra reception room.

Jose, Delfy, Anton and George are delighted with their new space which means they can be together whilst doing different things. Delfy explains, “I do Indian cooking four or five times a week and there wasn’t enough room for me to be cooking and the kids to be with me, so I was stuck on my own in the kitchen while everyone else was upstairs.”

The Chittilappillys had a clear vision of what they wanted to create and had seen magazine features on L&E. They got quotes from various different builders, but it was the L&E approach that stood out. “The surveyor was very different from other builders we’d seen. He sat down with

us to discuss in detail what we wanted and asked us lots of questions. He had lots of ideas and talked us through the whole process. By the end of the meeting, we knew exactly what we needed to do and what L&E would do.” This was particularly appealing to the couple because they hadn’t undertaken a building project before.

The work began and the couple were hugely impressed with the foreman and his building team. “The whole build process was less stressful for me because I completely trusted the foreman. I had confidence in him that he never cut corners. They made improvements to our plans and were very receptive to our vision. They always approached us with solutions rather than problems,” remembers Jose.

“It’s made a big, big difference to our lives. The children have more playdates, so they’re happy, and we often have friends to stay, so the entertaining space is wonderful,” smiles Delfy.

This happy family has already recommended L&E to other friends.

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Contents

10 BOCADITO TAPAS

Ted Macauley visits Esher’s new Tapas bar/restaurant

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COMPUTER TIPS

24 28 30 32 34

THE COBHAM CLINIC

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From the Editor

WHAT’S ON IN ESHER EMBER PLAYERS SUDOKU & WORD LADDER MAYBACH CAR REVIEW Ted Macauley tells us all about the new Mercedes - Benz Maybach S600

It seems that spring has sprung ! And how lovely it is, too. We have an action-packed issue for you this month which I hope you will enjoy.

I’ve had a very enjoyable month and have been out and about, visiting a number of local venues. I’m delighted to share my adventures with you here.

We are delighted to include two competitions this month! Firstly, the chance to win 2 tickets for Daytona Karting at Sandown Park, suitable for 8 -15 year olds. If you like speed, you’ll love these! Also, a lovely book on motoring around France is up for grabs, a little competition brought to us by Ted Macauley. Good luck to all who enter.

As well as his love of motor vehicles, Ted also enjoys a good meal out.

He had a wonderful evening at a new restaurant in Esher this month.

With the summer just around the corner, the tastes of Spain seem a very tempting thought. I’ve already put a date in my diary to check it out!

The Cobham Clinic made me feel very welcome when I visited recently, and is keen to share its services with the good folk of Esher & Claygate. Read all about the wonderful treatment I enjoyed: it was very relaxing and really gave my skin a revitalizing lift after the winter months. Look Local readers can take advantage of a special offer at The Cobham Clinic during the month of April. Go on, treat yourself!

We hear from the Ember Players, who will shortly be performing Robert Bolt`s “A Man for All Seasons”. This production will be at the Walton Playhouse, April 30th-May 2nd, and offers a perfect tie-in with the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court Palace. I am very sure it will be an enjoyable evening for all who attend. See inside for details.

I wish you all a wonderful Easter break, Until next time, take care,

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hen I sold my Costa Blanca beachside apartment with its neighbouring famous five-star restaurant a couple of years back, I thought I would never again taste such exquisite Spanish culinary delights. And I did not - until last week when I dined at the newly-opened Bocadito tapas-restaurant-bar in Church Street,Esher.

The whopping array of tasty treats would wrongfoot the fussiest of finickity eaters, and with around a hundred plates to choose from, generously large main courses and delicious smaller bites, the 80-odd seater set-up is not to be missed.

My initial worry, that Memory Lane and that

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culinary Costa heaven which was my stopover for 20 years would overshadow whatever the Bocadito could offer. was splendidly placated with the very first mouthful of my starter of the tenderest of baby back ribs in a bbq peanut sauce at £7.50.

The meat eagerly fell off the bones as if it could not wait to be eaten. I didn’t waste its effort.Talk about yummy!!

And it did not stop there. The follow-up Seared Yellow Fin Tuna with potato strips, capers and the softest orfsoft and succulent chorizo( all for £16.95) makes my mouth water thinking about it a week on.

If I had any doubts about my judgement, generously

giving credit where credit was not really due, they were swept away by Trophy Wife who had the same meal and hummmmmm-ingly endorsed my unashamed appreciation of the chef ’s expertise.

I must say that Bocadito is a misnomer if ever I’ve heard one : it’s Spanish for “small bites”. The vast main courses are a real test of appetite, and even the starters, tapas, appetisers, call them what you may, are proportioned in value-for-money style.

I confess it took me and TW ages to choose from the array of goodies offered - enough time for me to make a biggish dent on my wine, the sooper-dooper Rioja Reserva, 2008, priced at £26.95.

Afterwards, painstakingly cared for by a young

waiting-on staff, I made a vow to return to venture down the main course route.

It really is a bargain banquet with the priciest item, a 12oz Jalapeno steak, only £22.50. You would have to put yourself around a good few dineries to match the value for money the Bocadito offers. And, just to add to the attraction and ease your weekend load, they serve brunch from 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday which includes a big - and I mean BIG - breakfast for £8.95.

I could go on...and on...and on. But I’ll stop here, confident that, like me and TW, once you’ve been, you’ll go again.

I award it Cinco Estrellas. That’s five-stars to you.

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STUFF ON THE MOVE? Since Windows 8 was released in October 2012, it has received a disproportionate amount of criticism from those who didn’t like its ‘Tile’ or ‘Metro’ layout. People appeared to be unaware that under the surface was an interface very similar to Windows 7, with a speed improvement and reliability that was second to none.

At the same time, the Windows tablet was released, and gradually it has created a massive fan base, especially when this is used in conjunction with Office 2013 and OneDrive. Onedrive is Microsoft’s cloud-based data storage facility, and it is so heavily integrated with Office and Windows 8 that is makes using it and accessing your data really simple.

Once installed, OneDrive synchronises your data with your PC, laptop, phone, and tablet magically. And so you don’t have to worry about it, Microsoft has recently increased the limit of OneDrive storage to 1Tb so that it can handle most elements, be they videos, photos, spreadsheets or documents.

To offer you much greater access to your data, we have a variety of Windows 8 tablets in stock, ranging from the 7” device for just £90.00 to the 10” device for £180.00, and they both include a one user copy of Office 2013, which is a real bargain.

As these devices were designed for Windows 8, they are very fast and can handle even the largest of documents and videos. As they have a selection of connection ports, they can be connected to a keyboard, mouse, external display or TV, and have additional memory added. In short, they are truly versatile devices, so if you’d like to come in and try one, please feel free to call in.

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2015 marks 500 years since Cardinal Wolsey commissioned builders to lay the foundations of Hampton Court, most famously Henry VIII`s `pleasure palace` and the centre of court life for over 200 years. It was the local significance of Hampton Court – and the huge resurgence of interest in the Tudor period (Wolf Hall & Britain`s Tudor Treasure) that inspired Ember Players’ director Anne Segall to open their season with Robert Bolt`s classic ‘A Man for All Seasons’.

It`s the story of Sir Thomas More, a man whose moral & principled code clashed with the dark & sinister machinations of the court of Henry VIII, as the King battled against the Church of Rome to fulfil his obsession to divorce Catherine of Aragon & marry Anne Boleyn.

“But the play has a much more modern significance,” explained Anne. “It`s about the misuse of power. It`s a perfect metaphor for so much of modern corporate life, and especially politics.Thomas More, a man of conscience and integrity, is trapped in a web of manipulation and selfpromotion in a world where half-truths, misinformation, cheating, back-stabbing and spin are the norm.”

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Played in modern dress, the theme of spying, subterfuge, dirty tricks & smoking guns will be brought out by staging, with protagonists of one scene eavesdropping on those in next.

Anne concluded “Think of any number of modern news stories, from the case for war in Iraq to the General Election campaign, & you`ll find elements of them in Robert Bolt`s play. This is thoroughly gripping drama – & any resemblance to living public figures is entirely historically-based!”

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I have some heartening news for all those international bankers & tycoons & Premiership footballers who are not so sure as to how to spend their massive multi-million quid bonuses & wages, especially if they have caring concerns for their chauffeurs.

It comes in the handsome & hunky shape of an extra special limousine, deemed to stir the longings of those who appreciate luxury on the go and revel in the wherewithal to be able to relax behind their smuglygrinning chauffeur or take over the drive as a matter of self-satisfaction.

It is the upcoming Maybach S600, a car Mercedes-Benz reckons will be driven by only a handful of its buyers, which is why they have optimised the back seat comfort zone to a level rarely seen outside the first-class cabin on an international jet plane. It is wonderfully refined & its massive twin-turbo engine is a mere whisper, a haven of peace and quiet for privileged passengers who, enjoying vast legroom & a glass of bubbly from the central console fridge, may raise their silver-plated champagne flutes (provided as standard equipment) in celebration of their good fortune.

Ahead of its promised arrival later

this year, Mercedes has vowed the brand spanking new S600, longer than the original long-wheelbase S-class by eight inches, will be the ultimate challenge to the supercar likes of the Audi A8, BMW & Lexus LS. I could not agree more.

It is little short of outstanding & as safe as houses - economical, too, for its impressive size.

Just to add to the assurance that the chauffeur cannot ruin the atmosphere by talking too loudly over his shoulder to the occupants in the rear seats from the far-off front end, the Maybach has installed what Mercedes call ‘voice amplification’. That’s two microphones housed in the rearview mirror which pick up the driver’s voice & play it back via speakers on the parcel shelf to the passengers, reclining if they choose at 43.5 degrees on seats adjustable through 27 electric motors.

Where do all these sublime benefits stop? Not there...for while

they are benefiting from that verbal protection, a gentle breeze of perfumed air from a fragrance called Agarwood from a tree wafts around the cabin. They call this added treat their Air Balance package.

“It’s a luminous golden warmth of resin, married with a striking woodiness,” is the rather pretentious promise of makers. And they boast justifiably: ”This is the most refined saloon we have ever built - and the quietest car in the world.”

So what about the muscular & mighty motor? It’s a twin-turbo V12 that slickly delivers all you ask of it, though on the trickier, twisty sections of road, you soon realise you are driving a heavy vehicle - 2,335kg - even though the so-called Magic Body Control suspension system evens out the bumpier bits up to 25 mph to save any bubbly spillage.

My verdict? It is a five-star performer, stylish & stately, & I honestly cannot imagine what more anybody would want.

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between the teacups or ramekins, spooning over any juice.

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Any child can have income of up to £10,000 in 2014-15 without paying income tax. Compared to a parent taxed at 20% this is worth £2,000 a year, or £4,000 if the parent is taxed at 40%, or even £4,500 for parents taxed at 45%. Over eighteen years, even at 20%, this is worth £36,000.

It is not possible for a parent simply to give a child income by transferring assets to the child – such income remains the parent’s for tax purposes while the child is a minor. However, transfers of assets by someone else, for example a grandparent, will produce income that does belong to the child.

The rules only disallow gifts from a living parent – therefore setting up a trust fund for your children in your will can help to add to the family’s net income after death.

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This is one way a parent can transfer money to a child without the income still being treated as the parent’s. Again, if contributions are paid every year, there can also be inheritance tax savings as well.

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Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, has recently received a confirmed grant of £4.681million from HLF for its Brooklands Aircraft Factory & Race Track Revival Project.

This project will transform the Museum’s Grade II listed Second World War Wellington Hangar into ‘The Brooklands Aircraft Factory’; build a new annexe (the ‘Flight Shed’) to house more of the Museum’s outstanding collection of historic aircraft; restore the Finishing Straight of the Brooklands Race Track, the world’s first purpose-built motor-racing circuit.

Brooklands Museum Director Allan Winn says: “This support from Lottery players is a real vindication of the Museum’s vision of bringing a wartime temporary aircraft assembly building back to life as the only place in the country dedicated to showing how aircraft are designed and built. This unique exhibition – coupled as it is with a new home for our live aircraft, new

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workshops and stores, and the restoration of the Finishing Straight of the Race Track to its 1939 appearance – will give visitors of all ages an unmatched immersive and imaginative experience. We are now really looking forward to working with our consultants, contractors and volunteers to turn this fantastic vision into an exciting reality.”

The Museum has already been successful in raising over £1.2million to match funding for the project and is currently fundraising for the remaining £775,000.

Including preparation and development work already undertaken, the complete cost of the project will be some £7 million, making it the largest endeavour the Museum has ever embarked upon. www.brooklandsmuseum.com The Museum is keen to hear from anyone who worked at the aircraft factories at Brooklands – please contact John Pulford, Head of Collections & Interpretation, on johnpulford@ brooklandsmuseum.com

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A couple of weeks ago, I met up with some very friendly guys who are so dedicated to live music that they founded their own music venue at The Hersham Sports & Social Club, which they call the Surrey Blues Club. The address is 128 Hersham Road, Walton-on -hames, KT12 5QL On the first Friday of the month, Blues fans gather to hear live favourites, such as The Good Old Boys who played there recently,. This band features Nick Simper from the original Deep Purple & Richard Hudson from The Strawbs. Upcoming appearances from The Nigel Bagge Band, the Voodoo Sheiks, Blue Business, the Mike Ross Band, Bitter Blues & Meal Ticket should have The Surrey Blues Club really rockin’.

The venue can hold 180 fans, but 60 is a more comfortable number. Entrance is free & the place is airconditioned, with beer at under £3 a pint.

It’s great to know that live music is attracting so much attention lately & even better when a venue like the Surrey Blues Club is in our back garden!

At the other end of the concert scale, I’ve been working with some local-based chums on what will be a fantastic event on 15th June at the Royal Albert Hall. It’s an evening dedicated to the life & time of one of the last century’s most revered & influential legends, Lead Belly.

Artists on the night include Van Morrison, Billy Bragg, Jules Holland, the fantastic Laurence Jones, Eric Burdon, of the Animals fame, Ruby Turner & many more.

I’ll be telling the captivating story behind the formidable Lead Belly, in between the stars who’ll be playing the music made famous by Lead Belly.

The Starlight Chase charity will benefit from the evening, as they do such an incredible job with their own children’s hospice here in Surrey. For more info and to buy tickets, check out www.leadbellyfest.com Have a great month.

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