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An independent co-educational school for pupils aged 2Â˝ to 18 years

Open Morning Whole School Friday June 9.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11.30am Introductory talk at 9.30am Prospective families are very welcome to attend. To reserve a place, please telephone 01372 473624 or email: info@claremont.surrey.sch.uk

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Welcome to our June Issue! At last, a few days of warmer weather have passed our way recently. No guarantees for June, of course, but hopefully we will be able to enjoy a few brighter days now. We have a few interesting features for you to read this month, including an amazing account about a local lady who went to Hollywood and rubbed shoulders with all sorts of stars. Henry Turner spoke to Pauline Butcher about her time spent working with Frank Zappa! We also welcome a new motoring feature by Ted Macauley. Ted lives locally and has a long-running journalistic background; he has written motoring/lifestyle features for a number of national newspapers over the years. We welcome him to our pages. There is a lot going on locally at this time of year, so do look out for information on events as you turn our pages. We have a fab competition too, win tickets to the Home Building & Renovating Show at Sandown Park! See page 52 for that. And finally, do remember Fathers’ Day on Sunday 15th June.

Wishing you all a great month. Warmest regards, Ros x

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22 32 Features and Articles Clocktower Finanical Planning ......... 6 Absolute Abode Emporium ............. 12 Hynotherapy with Ed Newbrook .... 22 Peugeot car review ......................... 24 My life with Frank Zappa ............... 32 Computer tips ................................... 51 What’s Cooking? ............................. 56 What’s on at Painshill? ..................... 58 Medical Matters ................................ 60 What’s on in Cobham? ..................... 64 Elmbridge Volunteers ...................... 65 Transition Cobham ........................... 68

Regulars Crossword puzzle ............................. 54 Church services .................................. 66 Sudoku ............................................... 66 Word ladder ........................................ 66 Useful Numbers ................................ 67 Puzzle solutions ................................. 68 Advertisers’ index .............................. 70

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WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? Whether you are thinking about saving, investment, pensions or life cover some sort of planning is needed. Usually this starts with affordability, [how much can I afford to pay for how long]. This gives us a final total – how much might I save, how much pension will be produced? Then it involves some consideration of financial risk - am I happy to invest in volatile markets to try and get better savings return, or should I stick to ‘lower risk’ investments for more predictable growth? These are very significant decisions that may shape our financial future, invest in the wrong place and lose more than we gain. Not surprisingly then, we need to really focus on the numbers. How much can we afford, how much risk can we comfortably accept? But, there’s an even more important set of numbers that should take our attention - numbers that will truly define our life and lifestyle, that should really drive our planning. Fortunately, there are only two key numbers, and in concept they are really simple. No ratios, no formulae, no complicated calculations. All it takes is a little thought. • How much do I need to make my lifestyle comfortable ? • How much do I want to leave behind me ? Then, let’s consider the real risk. How bad will it be if I don’t achieve that number? Let’s take pensions as an example, which is topical because the pension rules are changing. For the first time ever in the UK, the law will allow us to put money into a pension and be absolutely sure we can get it all back. From 2014, we will be able to plan to withdraw the whole pension fund within our lifetime, at our own rate of withdrawal. This freedom is really important since we can now plan to match our pension income to our retirement spending plans. Whilst lifetime income is important, when we consider our likely activity and spending plans in later life, we may find the state pension covers basic needs. And once we remove the need for an indefinite income stream this means we can now – for the FIRST TIME ever – work out how big our fund needs to be, without needing to guess about future annuity rates or drawdown ratios. It means we can actually plan, with certainty, how comfortable our retirement will be. The dictionary defines pension in two distinctly different ways:

Pension (noun) A regular payment: 1. By the state to people over a certain age to enable them to live without having to work. Also one made to a retired person as a result of contributions to a personal pension scheme or (in France and some other countries) 2. A relatively cheap boarding house The question then is, which of these describes your retirement plans best? As a Chartered Financial Planner, I specialise in getting best value from personal wealth for my clients and their families. I’m pleased to be able to help my clients identify their personal number then make sure their finances are set to hit the right numbers at the right time.

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What’s Cooking? Easy Asparagus & Ricotta Pizzas Serves 4. Prepare: 10 mins + resting. Cooking: 15 mins • 500g Waitrose Sun-Dried Tomato & Chilli

Bread Mix

• 250g tub essential Waitrose Italian

Ricotta

• 230g bunch Waitrose British Asparagus,

halved lengthways

• 1 tbsp olive oil • 4 tbsp fresh Waitrose Green Pesto with

Basil

Method

Place the bread mix in a large bowl, setting aside a handful for dusting the surface. Make a well in the centre, add 250ml lukewarm water then bring together to make a slightly sticky dough. Knead the dough vigorously for 5 minutes

until it becomes smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 4 even-sized balls, then roll out to make 26 x 12cm ovals. Transfer to 2 large, non-stick baking sheets. Preheat the oven to 220ºC, Gas Mark 7. Spoon the ricotta onto the pizza bases, then place the asparagus on top. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and leave to rise for 10 minutes. Bake for 15 minutes until the base is cooked through and the asparagus is tender. Dot over the pesto and finish with a good grinding of black pepper. Serve warm. Nutrition: 2223kJ/530kcals/24.8g fat/8.1g saturated fat/56.3g carbohydrate/6.3g sugars/6.8g fibre/20.5g protein/1.6g salt per serving

Over 5,000 recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes

Ingredients

Recipe reproduced by kind permission of Waitrose.

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Orangutan Appeal UK Presents

“A Route to Compassionate Conservation”

Join us for an inspiring presentation by primatologist, James Robins, on pioneering research into rescued and rehabilitated orangutans. This ground-breaking study safeguards these great apes’ future. The event will be opened by founder and chairwoman, Susan Sheward MBE, and special guest speakers include TV’s SOS Wildlife Simon Cowell and Orangutan Tropical Peatlands Project (OuTrop).

Friday 13 June 2014 - 7.00pm (doors open at 6.45pm) At the Preston Cross Hotel, Rectory Lane, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4DY Licensed bar open during the evening, where snacks can be purchased.

To purchase tickets, please send a cheque for £9.50 to Orangutan Appeal UK, Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Surrey KT24 5SN or visit the website at www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk/shop.

What’s on at

Painshill in June 2014 Free Lunctime Talk (adults only)

Date: Thursday 5th June Time: 1.00pm-1.30pm

Explore the world of bees and honey by Geoff and Marion Cooper. Discover more about beekeeping and find out why bees are so important.

Cost: Free (does not include entry to the landscape garden) Advanced booking required: Please book online www.painshill.co.uk or call 01932 868113

Morning Lecture Series (adults only)

Date: Thursday 19th June Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Lancelot Henri Roland Turpin de Crissé by Jan Clark

In 1793, Turpin de Crissé fled to England to escape the French guillotine. He spent one year in South East England and his recently discovered sketchbook gives a unique snapshot of life in England at the end of the 18th century. The sketches include 42 landscape gardens, of which eight are of Painshill. Woking Palace - power, passion and pleasure by Peter Smee, Friends of Woking Palace. An illustrated lecture on the history and the many owners of Woking Palace and their impact on English history. From before the Norman Conquest to the end of the Elizabethan Age, the owners of Woking Manor and Palace played a pivotal role in the shaping of English history. Come along to an illustrated lecture about Woking’s role in the Magna Carta, the death of Richard III and the six wives of Henry VIII. Cost: £12 (members £8) Price includes both lectures.

Advance booking required.

Free entry for Fathers’ Day Date: Sunday 15th June

Time: 10.30am – 6pm

Spend the day with your father in the beautiful landscape. Free to fathers when accompanied by their children.

Cost: Free to fathers when accompanied by their children. Normal admission price applies to other entrants.

Music in the Grotto (adults only)

Date: Tuesday 24 June 2014 Time: 5pm, 6.15pm and 7.30pm

Pupils from the Yehudi Menuhin School perform a range of music from baroque to the present day in the magical crystal Grotto.

Cost: £15 (members £12)

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Diet is the cornerstone for management of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) but it is often said that it is not rocket science, and really, a balanced healthy diet is what we should all be following. We are all aware that a diet for diabetes should be as low in sugar as possible. It does not mean absolutely no sugar, but rather, minimising sugar intake and avoiding adding sugar to foods and drinks is the best approach. Carbohydrates, commonly known as ‘starchy foods’ include foods such as bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. When these are digested, they produce a form of sugar which may also cause a rise in blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates are needed as an energy source but portion control is essential in order to avoid a potentially sharp rise in blood sugar levels after meals: for example, on a dinner plate, ideally no more than one quarter to one third of the plate should be carbohydrate. This becomes more tricky with rice and pasta meals, as they can often cover the entire plate, and the best way to manage this is to replace these ‘carbs’ with vegetables. Nutritional labels are useful as a guide to sugar content - look at ‘carbohydrates of which are sugars’. This gives some idea of what foods to avoid but is also helpful to compare foods such as different yoghurts to help identify the lowest sugar content to help make a better informed choice. For more info: https://www.diabetes.org.uk

Jacky Ollington is a practice nurse based in Essex & an independent prescriber.

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I am overwhelmed by my housework?

I used to wake up in the morning and be absolutely overwhelmed by the magnitude of the tasks of the day - cleaning, shopping, gardening, more cleaning - tasks which are never actually completed. When did the hoover get so heavy, the cobwebs so high and the bedmaking so exhausting? The trouble is, I like my place clean and tidy but I just can’t do it anymore. I needed some help but how to find the right help was the problem. I didn’t want to go to someone who might prove to be untrustworthy or unreliable or just not very easy to talk to. I’m not used to telling people what to do. I don’t want to call one of the companies who “do” cleaning, as I don’t want a different person every week and pay for big profits for the company bosses. But now I’m sorted! Let me tell you how. The girl next door (a girl in her 50s) said she would look on the internet for me and found me a charity called Home Support Elmbridge. I gave them a call and the nice lady on the phone told me if I joined up for a small fee, I would be put in touch with a helper who would do my cleaning and my shopping if I wanted. She would come as often as I needed and I just pay her direct for her time as I needed it. They can even arrange help for bathing assistance (which I do not need

just yet) and even better, someone to do a bit of gardening for me. I’ve just let it go, I’m afraid, but I do enjoy sitting looking out of the window in the summer, so that would be nice. I rather like the idea of having people I get to know popping in to help me out with these jobs. It’s much better than nagging my son. He drives a long way to see me, then spends half the time working through my list of jobs. The lady in the office asked if I was claiming all the benefits I was entitled to and said if I had needed help that I couldn’t afford, HSE could also put me in touch with an organisation that would help out. I don’t need their help, but my friend Cecily really could do with a little help. She is a bit hard up and never thought she could get help. The girl next door said I should other people know about do a blog to let Home Support Elmbridge. I’m not sure what a blog is, so wrote this instead. Do get on to the nice girl at the office and ask her to join you up if you need help too. Tell her Betty sent you. Her number is 01932 267128 and if you can get on that internet thingy, the address is www. homesupportelmbridge.co.uk funny address isn’t it?

Bye for now love Betty

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What’s on in Cobham ... June 14 Community Day at Reeds School

A Celebrity Cricket XI, captained by Old Reedonian Tim Henman OBE, will play against a Reed’s School Past & Present side Price: £5.00 parking, programme £2.00 Sunday 8th June 2014, 11.30am match 1.00pm celebrity@reeds.surrey.sch.uk Reeds School, Sandy Lane, Cobham KT11 2ES

Fairmile Lea - Open Garden

Large Victorian sunken garden with pond. An old acacia tree stands in the midst of the lawn. Interesting planting on a large mound camouflages an old underground air raid shelter. Caged vegetable garden. Admissions £5.50, children free Sunday 8th-20th June 2014, 2.00pm - 5.00pm Telephone: 08452 609 000 Fairmile Lea, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BG

Double Twelve Motorsport Festival

Adults - £15, Children - £6. Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June 2014 Telephone: 01932 857381 www.brooklandsmuseum.com Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QN

Father’s Day at Painshill Park

Spend the day with your father in the beautiful landscape. Free to fathers when accompanied by their children.  Sunday 15th June 2014, 10.30am - 6.00pm Telephone: 01932 868113 www.painshill.co.uk Painshill Park, Portsmouth Rd, KT11 1JE

Crystal Charity Summer Ball in aid of Shooting Star Hospice

The Crystal Charity Summer ball, hosted by the Hilton Hotel, provides a evening of fine dining, live music, disco & much more! Dance the night away and support your local children’s hospice. £45 per ticket. Saturday 14th June 2014, 7.30pm - 1.00am lorrainecaptan@me.com Hilton Hotel, Seven Hills Road, KT11 1EW

Summer Ball

The biggest motoring competition at Brooklands since 1939. Family entertainment planned throughout the site and lots more.

St Andrew’s Primary School Association’s Summer Ball will be held this year at the Cobham Curve. Saturday 19th July 2014, 7.30pm More details in the next issue. Cohbam Curve, Fairmile Ln, KT11 2BU

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

JUNE 2014 WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LOCAL VOLUNTEERING?

Come and have a chat with the volunteer advisers from Volunteer Centre Elmbridge at Tesco Extra Brooklands (Entrance Atrium), Barnes Wallis Drive, Weybridge, KT13 0XF

Friday 6th June 2014 10am - 3pm

N.J. Ricks Interior and exterior

Painting & decorating Working locally since 1986 References available

013 72 843220 07889 844459

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15, Littleheath Lane, Cobham, KT11 2QG

BECOME VOLUNTEER Want A To HELPLINE Know More About

Domestic Violence Charity is looking for Volunteering? a friendly,Local calm person with sympathetic telephone and listening skills to Come and manner have a chat to good the Volunteer Advisers Volunteer Centre Elmbridge at becomefrom a helpline volunteer. CSU6547 Tesco Extra Brooklands (Entrance Atrium),

VOLUNTEER IN YOUR LOCAL Barnes Wallis Drive, Weybridge, KT13 0XF CHILDREN’S CENTRE On: 6th June 2014

This role is ideal for anyone who wants to 10am – 3pm work with children. Tasks vary from helping with play sessions, baby clinic to back office For more information contact: support. CSU3561 Volunteer Centre Elmbridge Tel : 01372 463587 or visit www.vae.org.uk

For more info on these roles & many other volunteering opportunities, please call

01372 463587

Steve’s

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• Garden maintenance • Tidy-ups and landscaping • Clearances • Brickwork and all • No job too small types of fencing • Patio block paving • Tree work

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For a free quote or advice call us on

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St Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Cobham June 2014

Sunday 1st June 2014 10.00am Family Worship - World Cup Theme

Sunday 8th / 15th / 22nd / 29th June 10.00am Parish Communion with Kids

Every Sunday in June 6.00pm SAY its Sunday Youth Club

Every Wednesday in June 10.30am Baby Talk

Further details available from: 01932 862109 er.jenkins@btinternet.com | www.standrewscobham.org.uk

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Cobham Presbyterian Church.01932 429511 Lloyds Pharmacy........................01932 862113 Sacred Heart Catholic Church.01932 862518 Rowlands Pharmacy (Med Cent)......01932 862965 St Andrew’s Church (C of E) .... 01932 867883 Sainsbury Pharmacy.................01932 866488 United Reformed Church..........01932 586988 All pages within are copyright of Look Local magazine or its respective contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in any information storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s prior written permission. All material published in Look Local magazine (including advertisements, editorials, articles and all other content) is printed in good faith. Whilst all reasonable care is taken, Look Local does not in any circumstances accept responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of any material published, nor is any kind of warranty expressed or implied by such publication and Look Local magazine specifically disclaims all and any liability to advertisers, readers and users of any kind of loss or damage of any nature whatsoever and howsoever arising, whether due to inaccuracy, error, omission or any other cause. All material is accepted on the basis that its publication does not infringe any copyright and Look Local does not accept any responsibility for loss or damage of any kind resulting from claims of copyright infringement. ©Look Local. All rights reserved.

Transition Cobham’s Entertainment Swap For our second annual Transition Cobham swap, we exchanged books, CDs, DVDs and toys on Sunday the 27th of all ages came together to swap their unwanted items for something “new”. making Cobham, healthier, The event showed a community in action. It was about happier and more resilient sharing and coming together. It showed how much we have in common with each other. Transition Cobham is about bringing people together and creating stronger networks, so we are more resilient in the face of challenges such as climate change and rising energy prices. We are collaborating with St. Andrew’s Church on Spiritual Cinema again and this time we will be showing a documentary on climate change narrated and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio on Tuesday the 10th of June at 7pm. After our clothes swap last year and entertainment swap this year, we’re looking for inspiration for a theme for next year’s swap. If you have a suggestion, please email hello@transitioncobham.org.uk, Facebook or tweet us. search for Transition Cobham

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The newly-refurbished flat is on the second floor above the owners’ accommodation consisting of a hall/landing, three bedrooms, kitchen/diner, sitting room & bathroom. The sitting room & two bedrooms have the estuary view, whilst the other bedroom & the kitchen have views south across the Cader Idris mountain range. Herongate is located in an ideal location for walking, cycling, bird watching, climbing, pony trekking & much more. The Mawddach Trail is close by which offers a scenic eight-mile walk or cycle to Dolgellau, a typical Welsh market town. Alternatively, in the other direction, a twenty-minute walk will take you to the seaside town of Barmouth, crossing the 900-metre Afon Mawddach bridge with its magnificent views along the estuary.

herongate@hotmail.co.uk Unfortunately pets or smoking are not permitted.

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Based in Merrow and established in 1992, Roots & Shoots is a family-run tree care company which offers a professional and comprehensive arboricultural and landscaping service. We take great pride in our reputation and we offer all our clients a professional, courteous, and personal service. All our tree work is done to British Standards 3998 and is carried out to the highest standards by qualified staff.

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