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LookLocal February 2014

Bookham

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Welcome to Look Local in February and our first issue of 2014!

Welcome to Look Local in February and our first issue of 2014.

It’s been full on here since the Christmas break, with much catching up following our little rest!

We are now fully back in the swing and ready for the year ahead, which promises to be as hectic and fun packed as ever in our village.

So what do we have inside for you this month?

One of our local schools enjoyed a visit from a real ‘A list’ celebrity recently. Look Local was delighted to be there to cover the visit, so all you footie fans, turn to page 10/11 and see who came to town!

I also enjoyed a little trip out with Ron Fowler our local fishmonger. Ron never fails to amaze me with his stories and contacts, he’s quite a dark horse, is Ron! Find out where we went.

We also include many local notices, with news and contributions from a number of local contributors, as well as a wide selection of local businesses for your convenience.

Remember that we now cover four local areas: in addition to Bookham, there is Look Local Cobham, Essential Esher and The Weybridge Flyer. Our magazines are reaching 26 000 homes and businesses across these four areas, ten times a year!

If you are looking for an effective, affordable way to advertise your business or service this year, please do give us call. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all!

Warmest regards, Ros x

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10 21 Features and Articles Bruce gets planning permission ........ 9 Frank Lampard visits The Dawnay .... 10 Maggie’s February recipe ............... 14 Ron’s findings ................................ 21 Events to live ..................................... 24 Gardening feature ............................ 26 Computer tips ................................. 34 Bookham Youth Centre ................... 42 Medical Matters ............................... 48 Bookham Commons notice ............. 50 Police page ........................................ 52 Bookham Residents’ Association .... 53 Polesden Lacey ................................. 54 Transition Bookham ......................... 57

Regulars Crossword puzzle ............................. 18 Sudoku ............................................... 38 Line up ............................................... 38 Church services ................................ 55 Puzzle solutions ................................ 57 Useful numbers ................................. 56 Advertisers’ index .............................. 58

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The support from the local community, Bruce’s clients and local councillors was overwhelming. This played a huge part in achieving this positive result.

The council was inundated with letters of support, with over 100 people writing in, some of whom didn’t even

own dogs but still supported the business! Elmbridge has attached a condition that the permission is only valid for Bruce Casalis and that should he stop using the land, it will revert to agricultural use, but the main headline is that the business can continue to operate their much-loved service.

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There was much excitement in the air when I visited The Dawnay School, Bookham, a little while ago. A very special visitor was due any minute and everyone was looking forward to meeting him.

Frank Lampard, the Chelsea and England football player, was coming to tell the children about some books he has written recently.

Better known for his footwork and midfield talent, writing is a new venture for Frank and we were all interested to hear why he had decided to write a series of children’s books which actually are not about football, although they do centre around a magic football.

Headteacher, Mrs Gail Hard, introduced Frank and welcomed him to The Dawnay.

Following this welcome chat, Frank started by reading aloud from his first book, then a selection of children followed him and read some more. The audience of children sat in silence; girls and boys alike were listening intently.

Frank told us that he has two daughters who are 6 and 8. He said they were his inspiration to write his books. He told us that they both really enjoyed it when he told them his own made-up stories, their favourite being about a group of children who had all sorts of adventures centred around a magic football; there were no limits to what they could experience or who they meet or where they could go. It gave great scope for a whole array adventures, whilst capturing & nurturing their imaginations.

Then Frank bravely invited the children to ask him some questions.

reading famous people’s biographies.

How long did it take you to write these books?

How many goals has he scored for Chelsea?

Frank said he actually started to put them together about 5 years ago.

Where did you write?

He said that he spends a fair bit of time travelling when playing different football matches and so he always took his note pad with him and jotted down various plots, so basically whenever he had some spare time.

Why did he write them?

This was partly to encourage his own and other children to read more, but also because it was something totally different from playing football which he thought would be great fun.

What other books had he read to his children?

Apparently, they really like Horrid Henry books and also a children’s book by David Walliams.

What sort of books does he like to read?

Frank said when he was at school he really liked learning about history, so he enjoys books about anything historical. He also enjoys

Which one of his books does he like the best?

After a little thought, Frank decided Book 5 was his favourite so far!

Did he do the illustrations in the book as well?

He smiled broadly and said ‘No I didn’t, a gentleman named Mike Jackson from America did those for me.’

Does he want to go on and write more books?

Frank said yes, he definitely wants to write lots more adventures and continue with this series of books.

What’s it like being a footballer?

‘Brilliant’ came the answer. He said ‘It is really good fun but quite hard work making sure I keep as fit as possible.’ He said he has to make sure he gets enough sleep and that he eats well too.

207 goals for Chelsea!

Frank was great with the children and everyone really enjoyed his visit. Afterwards, Mrs Hard asked him if he had any questions for the children.

Much to everyones delight, he asked

Who is the strictest teacher?

There was a vast selection of answers to this, accompanied by much giggling, but actually no one was singled out (phew!)!

There are currently five books in the series and Frank promises more to follow.

The first five are entitled :• Frankie verses The Pirate Pillagers • Frankie verses The Rowdy Romans • Frankie verses The Cowboy Crew • Frankie verses The Mummy’s Menace • Frankie verses The Knight’s Nasties Thanks must go to the charming Frank Lampard & The Dawnay School for inviting Look Local Magazine to share this very special visit!

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What Ron’s friend found in an Attic!

I wonder if any of you have discovered unusual items when clearing out your attics ?

A friend of Ron Fowler found an amazingly huge chef’s knife when he was doing just that.

Not knowing what to do with it, he thought of Ron, who has a pretty impressive selection of his own food knives to assist with the preparation of all that fish we see in his shop.

Ron was delighted to receive this unusual item and said it is actually the largest chef’s knife he has ever seen, but he didn’t quite know what to do with it himself!

The knife is made from carbon steel, and for hygiene reasons is not appropriate to be used in the shop.

Everything has to be stainless steel these days, said Ron. Now, something you may not know about Ron is that he has had a close association for many years with the Tante Marie Culinary Academy near Woking. The academy is part owned by TV chef Gordon Ramsey and many top chefs come from all over the world to attend their highly-acclaimed training courses.

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I went along to the Academy with Ron to present the principal of the school, Mr Andrew Maxwell, with the huge, antique knife!

Andrew gave us a warm welcome and was delighted to accept this unusual and historic item. He thanked Ron very much and said it will be proudly displayed for all to enjoy.

It’s not really known what such a large knife would have been used for, but it was probably for splitting large animal carcasses or similar.

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It’s official! Mole Valley is the best place in the country for organised running events, according to the readers of Runner’s World Magazine. In its February 2014 issue, the magazine has awarded eight local events in their ‘Races of the Year’ for 2013.

Event organisers Events to Live and Trionium, both based in Ashtead, organise several events in the area, featuring local beauty spots such as Polesden Lacey, Box Hill and Denbies Vineyard to name but a few.

Events to Live is owned and was set up

by Alan Burrows and Nicky Donbavand in 2011, having previously run their events through their specialist running shop Run to Live in Ashtead. They organised three of the events commended. Their largest, the Bacchus Half Marathon, scooped second in the best half marathon in the country category.

The Bacchus Half Marathon, held in September, attracted runners and walkers

from all over the globe in 2013. People from Canada, Oman, Australia and the USA travelled to the county to take part. Over 1000 participants enjoyed the beautiful Mole Valley scenery as they passed along Ranmore Common and the North Downs Way. Alan Burrows, race director of Events to Live said, ‘We’re thrilled to have scooped this accolade. We have worked really hard over the last few years to establish Bacchus as one of the best events in the race calendar. The fact this is voted for by the race participants makes it really special’.

Events to Live also collected third most scenic event for the Surrey Badger Half Marathon, also based from Denbies Vineyard in July, and eighth best 10k for the Polesden Lacey 10k in June. Events to Live has helped raise over £100,000 for various local charities.

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GARDENING MATTERS And so to flower arranging. Ha, I never thought I would ever write those words, because I am absolutely hopeless at it.

Houseplants, no problem, because they are mostly simple and straightforward, and my own houseplants have learned to thrive very well on neglect. But flower arranging requires a great deal of skill and effort, plus the resultant display is inevitably short-lived.

But suppose there weres a way of combining the 2 techniques?

In the 1950s, Violet Stevenson, a London florist, came up with just this idea: ie growing a group of foliage houseplants in a suitable container and embedding a flower holder near the front. The holder is then filled with water for use for a simple flower arrangement.

This is called pot-etfleur and combines the permanence of houseplants with the temporary colour of a flower arrangement.

The advantage is that it’s principally a house plant display, kept bright and interesting – or even seasonal – by the addition of a few flowers from the garden (or Sainsbury’s).

The container needs to be wide and deep, and unless it has a drainage hole, a deep layer of charcoal at the bottom is essential.

This is available from aquarium supply stores

or garden centres and works to keep the soil fresh. Choose tall plants to go at the back : sansevieria (mother-in-law’s tongue), staked ivy, ficus benjamina (weeping fig) all work well. There are many suitable plants for the sides – begonia, peperomia, African violet, pilea etc – and then trailing plants for the front – ivy, tradescantia and so on. When they’re all planted up, push a glass or metal cut flower holder down between the tall back plants and the trailing plants at the front.

This is now ready for cut flowers of your choice.

In spring, 3 or 4 daffodils would give a striking splash of colour against the green backdrop (if you like yellow, that is, ewwwww), and during the summer, you’ll be spoilt for choice from the garden: cornflower, echinacea, achillea, cosmos, roses, the list is endless.

At Christmas, you could combine holly sprigs with mistletoe to give a festive arrangement. Et voilà, a very effective way to display 2/3 seasonal flowers, needing little or no skill – thankfully, in my case.

If you’re interested, there’s a BBC link from the Chelsea Flower Show of 2009 which demonstrates this, although they use an oasis instead of a vase; http://www.bbc.co.uk/ chelsea/features/arranging_wed.shtml So, go, go gooooooooooo – and have fun.

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Daffodils and tête à tête: Buy a large 2 litre pot of daffodils or

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All aspects of accountancy work including: Year end accounts (individuals, partnerships and limited companies) Business startups and company formations Payroll VAT returns Self assessment tax returns Subcontract accounts Management accountants, business plans and cash flows We provide a cost effective service for individuals and businesses alike - set fees possible by agreement - initial interview at no obligation or cost - evening appointments possible.

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WINDOW XP RETIRES -

WHAT’S THE FUSS? On April 8th 2014, Windows XP and Office 2003 ‘retire’.

If you are a Windows XP user, what will it mean for you?

The simple answer is that you will no longer receive Windows updates, security fixes or assistance and support concerning Windows XP. The copy of Windows XP on your computer will continue to work, it will not suddenly turn off and not work.

Is that a big deal? On the surface, not really However, because your XP computer will become a less secure device, some companies have stated that they will not allow Windows XP to connect to their secure websites. This could impact any website that has a shopping basket or secure sign on it, be it your bank, building society, e-bay, PayPal, supermarket , Government/ tax office... this list goes on.

The ramifications could be massive: you will leave yourself vulnerable to hackers and risks.

If you have a machine that is 4 or more years old, we would urge you to replace it; if your machine is less than 4 years old, you can buy Windows 7 or a Windows 8 upgrade.

If you are concerned about transferring your information, emails, data, music, photos and so on to a new machine, this is something we can do for you and make the transition as simple as possible. For further info, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can advise further.

STAFF VACANCY We currently have a full time vacancy, based in our Leatherhead store, for a Junior/Apprentice IT Technician: You will need to have an appreciation of how a computer works and how to resolve software and hardware problems and have a good telephone manner.

The job will involve training and you will be working 5 days a week, including Saturdays.

To apply, please send your details via post or email to the address below.

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~Surrey’s favourite computer store~ 14 North Street, Leatherhead tel: 01372-370300 Monday - Saturday 9:00-5.30pm

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Bridge Tea

in the Victorian Ballroom at The Grange Organised by the Grange Circle

Entry £36 per table

Funds raised will go towards The Grange

Thursday 27th February at 2.00pm Please bring your own cards

For further information contact Marion Chow on 01372 455231 or

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PULLEN PLUMBING SERVICES General Plumbing Maintenance Drains, sinks, toilets unblocked Gutters cleared and repaired Fully insured 01372 361837 | 07774 327515

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Circuit Exercise Classes ADULTS Mon 09.30-10.30

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Tues 09.30-10.30 LOWER INTENSITY CLASS Tues 10.45-11.45 POST NATAL Thurs 09.30-10.30

Babies and toddlers welcome

Classes run in 5 or 6 week blocks Contact Elaine Maddison SRN. HV. Fitness trainer/consultant nutritionist/sports therapist

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Able Roofing ▲ New roofs ▲ Flat roofing ▲ Lead roofs ▲ Slates and tiles ▲ Chimneys repointed

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Another New Year and your Youth & Community Centre continues to provide a key asset for our young & not so young members of the community. This would not be possible without the time and help given by our volunteers to whom I would like to say a big thank you!

Our aim is to facilitate the use of the Centre at as low a cost as possible by prudent financial management, and over the last two years, the trustees and treasurer have been very conscious of the financial pressures on our regular users and party hirers. Despite the significant increase in charges by the suppliers of utilities and other services, hire charges were not increased and the aim is not to do so in 2014.

Youth Activities At the start of 2014, the Centre is booked to near maximum capacity, with the following youth activities & clubs using the Centre :• Youth Club – Mon (18:30) & Weds evenings (Projects 19:00). Open to all 11 -18 yrs.

• Disability Challengers Youth Club – Tuesday evenings, Saturdays (day) & holidays.

• Barnardo’s Youth Club – Thursday & every other Friday evenings during term time • Bookham Colts – early Wednesday evening during term time.

• The music & recording studio is used throughout the week by young musicians & established bands.

Sports & Get fit Want to get fit using our spacious sports hall & hardcourt ?

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Monday afternoons: 13:45 Pilates with Helen Stevens - Contact Helenotway@yahoo.co.uk 15:00 U3A Badminton & Table Tennis Sunday mornings: 08:45 Circuit training 10:00 Pilates Contact Wendy wendy.dodd@hotmail.co.uk Mobile: 07801810665 Pre School Smarty Pants continues Monday to Friday during term time, with all the Centre facilities being available. You can find out more about Smarty Pants by contacting Debbie Hill 07834614420 or via smartypantspre01@hotmail.com .

Helping us run the Centre The Centre is managed and kept going by a group of volunteers who give what time they can with either expertise or just “mucking in”.

BY&CC do not run youth activities at the centre.

If you feel that you would like to give a bit of time to help us continue this asset for our community, contact David on 07825 354763 To find out more, leave a message on 453803 or email bookhamyouth@o2.co.uk Times available for hire by groups or for parties Saturday – 5pm onwards (access can be obtained earlier by arrangement) Sundays – 12pm onwards No VAT and reduced rates for regular Users.

Car parking on hard court at rear.

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BOOKHAM VANGUARD

NEW YEAR, NEW FOCUS For some months, Bookham Vanguard has been focusing on the considerations surrounding a Green Belt review for Bookham. This focus is now changing, as Mole Valley District Council will be taking on the Green Belt Review for Bookham, leaving the Bookham Vanguard Neighbourhood Forum to concentrate on creating and agreeing a vision for Bookham’s future. This vision will form the core of the Neighbourhood Development Plan which will be produced once the Green Belt Review for Mole Valley is completed.

When Bookham Vanguard started work on the Green Belt Review in March 2013, Mole Valley District Council decided that it could delegate this responsibility to Bookham Vanguard. However, Government advice has changed and Bookham’s review now has to form part of the Council’s district-wide review.

This has inevitably caused issues. Trying to make sure that the two approaches were consistent with each other has not been easy. A great deal of Bookham Vanguard time and effort has gone into making this work.

Despite this, there are those who are not satisfied that the approach taken is sound. So, as an organisation that is working on behalf of the community, we have listened and reluctantly come to the conclusion that Bookham Vanguard should hand responsibility for the Green Belt review around Bookham back to Mole Valley.

But this does not mean we cannot influence Bookham’s future. Bookham cannot be set in aspic. It has to move on. The world is changing around us. Bookham will change, whether we influence it or not. It is inevitable. The Neighbourhood Plan is a way for Bookham residents to have some control over what changes are made.

What does the community want Bookham to be in 2030? What is the vision? What does this mean in terms of population mix, housing, shops, roads, schools and other services? Armed with the considerable work that has already been done, Bookham Vanguard’s aim will be to produce this vision together with the community over the coming months. This will be used to make informed input into Mole Valley’s considerations on the Green Belt review for Bookham. When this review emerges, we will be in a position to turn the vision into the planning policies for the Neighbourhood Development Plan, upon which the whole community will have a chance to vote in a referendum.

If you would like to add your views, please contact Bookham Vanguard:

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Having our tiny babies immunised is certainly not one of the most pleasant of duties as a parent but I often refer to it as a necessary evil. However, it can help to equip ourselves with a few facts.

The immunisation schedule has changed recently in mainly two areas.

For sometime now, we have offered three Meningitis C vaccines by the age of around 13 months (at 12 and 16 weeks and again at 12-13 months). However, the Health Protection Agency has detected an increase in the number of teenagers developing meningitis from this strain and have concluded that having the three vaccines at this age does not offer enough long-term protection against the disease. Therefore, the second dose has been dropped and instead will be offered at around 13 years. It is thought that the initial two doses are sufficient to protect younger children.

The second change is the introduction of the Rotavirus vaccine, which has been added onto the 8 and 12 week immunisations. This is a liquid slowly squirted in the baby’s mouth. It is well known in other countries where it has been given for many years. It was previously not needed in this country but again, an increase in disease-prevalence has been found and the evidence is pointing towards the benefits of offering this vaccine to smaller, more vulnerable babies.

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SURREY POLICE NOTICE

Neil Clarke, 13363 Neighbourhood Team Co-ordinator

We continue to be grateful that we are given this opportunity to communicate with a wider audience via Look Local Magazine.

This month, we would like to make you aware of a nationwide property register called Immobilise and to tell you about how we feel it could be of benefit in helping to reunite stolen property with its owners.

Thousands of items of property are lost or stolen each year in the UK. The Immobilise National Property Register already holds the details of 25 million items of property and it helps police identify the owners of lost and stolen property every day.

If any item of registered property is lost or stolen, it can then be reported to Immobilise via your online account, making the information available nationally to all the major UK Police forces through their own systems.

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So many items can be registered with Immobilise and the service is free. Items such as laptops, smartphones, jewellery, bicycles, home entertainment systems and many other household items can all be registered. It is also possible to log details of serial numbers of property and publish photographs to make identification easier.

You can register your own property by going to www.immobilise.com – it only takes a couple of minutes to sign up.

ADVANCED NOTICE

We have managed to arrange with the Dogs Trust to come to the Ashtead Recreation Ground, Barnett Wood Lane, on Sunday 23rd March 2014 between 10.00am and 4.00pm to offer FREE micro-chipping for dogs. From April 2016, it will be a legal requirement for dogs to be micro-chipped, so why not get it done sooner rather than later – and for free?

Recent Bookham Road Improvements

A couple of notable recent improvements to Bookhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

roads were carried out by Surrey County Council Highways

contractors in December. For those living in Water Lane who

Water Lane 2012 - before road improvements

suffered a burst sewer and subsequent unbearable road conditions in December 2012, the final re-surfacing must bring unimaginable relief.

Likewise at Dowlans, Groveside and West Down, residents have had to put up with intolerable road conditions for a long time, resulting in very dangerous potholes. The photo below shows the final Dowlans - before road improvements

Water Lane 2013 - after road improvements

surface after re-surfacing, which again must be a great relief to residents. The only problem now will be to keep vehicle speeds down on this excellent length of road.

Thanks must go to County

Dowlans - after road improvements

Councillor Clare Curran and those at Bookham Residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association who have pushed to get the improvements carried out, as well as those at Surrey County Council Highways and their contractors who were responsible for completing the work.

Contact: Les Huett - BRA Publicity

publicity@bookhamresidents.org.uk www.bookhamresidents.org.uk

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Lots of reasons to pop up to Polesden this February...

Catch a Glorious Glimpse house tour every weekend to discover more about the house and collections and how we look after them.

Themes are: A Delicious House, Objects of Desire, Diamonds and Dust, Family tours: Polesden - A Party House, Terrific Treasures of the Collection.

Tours leave every 20 minutes and are bookable on arrival at Visitor Reception at no extra cost. Special family tours run at 11.40am, 1.20 and 2.20pm. If you’d rather enjoy the great outdoors, why not try your hand at a spot of Nordic Walking? Taster sessions will run on Tuesday 25 and Friday 28, at 10am. For only £10, find out more about what claims to be the world’s fastest growing fitness activity.

Please book direct with surreystriders@hotmail.co.uk.

Bring the kids for our popular half term trail, running daily from Saturday 15 until Sunday 23. Can you match the Polesden Pairs to claim your prize? Normal admission, plus £1 per child.

Plus, learn how to get the best from your camera including portraiture, shutter speed and more on a photography workshop with Eddie Hyde, one of Polesden’s photographers. Adult courses will be held on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 9.30am - 4pm and cost £65 per person. Children’s courses (10 years +) on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 from 10.30am – 3pm and cost £60 each. Please book direct with Eddie on 07850 086355 or eddiehydephotography.zenfolio.com As if that wasn’t enough, why not just come to see the snowdrops and aconites in the Winter Garden, or explore the countryside on a waymarked walk…

For more infomation, see

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesdenlacey or call 01372 452048 National Trust Time well spent

Registered Charity number 205846

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Sunday Services at St Nicolas AFebruary 2014

2nd 8.00am 10.00am 4.00pm

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Morning Prayer with baptism St Nicolas4All Holy Communion with Sparklers and Trailblazers

9th 8.00am 10.00am 4.00pm 6.30pm

The Fourth Sunday before Lent Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Holy Communion St Nicolas4All with Sparklers & Trailblazers Evensong

16th 8.00am

The Third Sunday before Lent Holy Communion (Traditional Language)

10.00am 4.00pm 23rd 8.00am 10.00am 4.00pm

Holy Communion All-age St Nicolas4All The Second Sunday before Lent Holy Communion (Traditional Language) Holy Communion St Nicolas4All with Sparklers & Trailblazers

Further details available from St Nicolas Parish Office: 01372 450709 or www.stnicolasbookham.org.uk

s The long established Friends of Bookham of mon gn Commons, which has a membership of well over 100 local residents, is being revived under a largely ds om pai n new committee whose objective is to raise funds for the e C m i a ‘conservation of the natural of Bookham of Commons’ Fr established The long Bookham Commons which habitat has a membership well over m c Friends–ofbirds a , butterflies, insects, trees etc.

Some will be familiar g 100 local h residents, is being revived under a largely new committee whose objective is towith raise n k i the nightingales that nest on the Western Plains – an area on the o ther‘conservation of the natural habitat of Bookham Commons’ – birds , butterflies, fundsofor Little Bookham andthat Banks Common.

B trees insects, will be of familiar with the Common nightingales nest on the Western Plains Sp etc. Someborders Plans are in hand to become a National Trust Support – an area – on the borders of Little Bookham Common and Banks Common. Group, enabling the Friends to work closely withGroup this organisation onFriends to work Plans are in hand to become a National Trust Support enabling the carefully defined on projects anddefined in order projects to ‘spread theinword’, will the word’, closely with this organisation carefully and orderthere to ‘spread be teams at the main entry points to the Commons on Good Friday there will be teams at the main entry points to the Commons on Good Friday and August and August Bank as at well asBookham a presence at theDay Bookham Bank Holiday as well as aHoliday, presence the Village and by then the Friends will Village Day by which time the Friends will have a new website. have a new web-site. objective is to recruitmore morepeople peoplewho who enjoy enjoy walking walking on TheThe objective is to recruit on the the Commons (many with a Commons (many with a dog!) and to help them appreciate the dog!) and to help them appreciate the 450 acres of wildlife on the Commons. – Banks Com450Great acresBookham of wildlife Common on the Commons.

Banks Common, mon, and Little– Bookham Common. For more information contact Great Bookham Common and Little Bookham 01372 453183 or 459972.

Common. For more information, contact 01372 453183 or 459972.

Attached picture is ‘a Nightingale on Little Bookham Common – courtesy Ollie Watt.’

‘a Nightingale on Little Bookham Common – courtesy Ollie Watt.’

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Useful Numbers DOCTORS

COUNCILS AND SERVICES

Old Barn Hall, Church Road............ 01372 456307.

St. Lawrence Church Hall................01372 452942 Little Bookham Village Hall............. 01372 454001 Baptist Church Hall, Lower Road .. 01372 811313 Eastwich Road Church (URC) .... 01372 453473/453704 Youth Centre (opp Anchor) Lower Rd ... 01372 453803 King George V Hall, Browns Lane ... 01372 451925 SPACE, Dorking Road ... info@southbookhamspace.org.uk

HOSPITALS

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 Bookham Library.............................0845 600 9009 CHEMISTS Bookham Residents’ Association......01372 452532 Grove Pharmacy, Lower Shott........01372 453293 Police (non-urgent matters)................................. 101 Boots the Chemist, 5 High Street .. 01372 452067 Help your Neighbour Scheme.......07986 177234 Citizens Advice Bureau ............. 0844 411 144 HALL HIRE Epsom Hospital A & E . .................. 01372 735735 St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children.............................................0208 296 2000 Leatherhead Hospital.....................0208 296 2000 Ashtead Hospital...............................01372 221647 NHS Direct................................................ 0845 4647

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 Surrey Bus Service Countryliner ....... 0844 477 1623 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 452037 Bookham Baptist Church .............. 01372 811313 St Teresa’s Senior............................ 01372 452037 Eastwich Road Church(URC) ......... 01372 453704 Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church .... 01372 458263 VETERINARY SURGEONS Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit ... 01372 373387 Brelades............................................. 01372 452531 St Nicolas’ Church........................... 01372 450709 Pet Doctors, Fetcham...................... 01372 379636 Quaker Meeting .............................. 01372 454363

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