LookLocal March 2014
Cobham
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An independent co-educational school for pupils aged 2½ to 18 years
Open Morning Whole School Saturday 15 March 10.00am-12.30pm Introductory talk at 10.00am For further information, tel: 01372 473624 or email: info@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
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Specialists in Carpets and Wood Flooring Worlds End, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1AG
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Hello there, Cobham,
I do hope you are all well and that you have avoided any flooding. It’s all been quite scary really, hasn’t it, listening to the news, seeing the unimaginable images of so many properties submerged in water, which is increasingly getting nearer and nearer to home. I’m hoping that the norm will apply here, in that historically, every time I mention the weather when writing this message, it’s very different by the time you read this! Let’s just hope the change is for the better, of course, or I will be in big trouble! This month has once again flown by, but along the way, I’ve enjoyed a wonderful Lebanese meal and also tried out a 9 day cleansing programme. As well as all this, I visited the dentist, but not necessarily in that order! On an entirely different note, we hear about a new book by local author, Janetta Harvey. Saving Susie-Belle tells the story of a heartwarming animal rescue but also highlights some outrageous practices in the world of animal breeding. Janetta’s story made it to the national press/media and I truly hope the publicity will go some way to changing these barbaric practices. Time for me to go now, but I do hope you enjoy this ‘Spring’ issue!
Happy Mothers’ Day to all you mums out there! (That’s 30th March btw!)
Oh yes, & enjoy Pancake Day too!! (4th March!) Ros x
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10 18 Features and Articles Meejana restaurant review .............. 10 Mango Photography Studios ............. 18 Computer tips .................................... 22 Forever Living cleansing review ........... 24 Astek Dental’s new hygienist ............ 30 Saving Susie-Belle .............................. 36 Polesden Lacey ................................... 41 What’s cooking? .................................. 42 Gardening feature ............................ 44 What’s on in Cobham? ..................... 46 Medical matters ................................. 52 What’s on at Painshill Park ................ 56 Transition Cobham ............................. 59
Regulars Sudoku ............................................... 50 Word ladder ........................................ 50 Crossword puzzle ............................... 54 Puzzle solutions ................................. 60 Useful numbers .................................. 58 Advertisers’ index .............................. 62
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Learning Through Play Nursery School Established years We provide a stimulating and safe27 environment within our extensive grounds where all children grow in confidence, enjoy learning and work towards achieving their full potential.
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2 to 5 years old We provide a stimulating and safe environment within our extensive grounds where children grow inStage confidence, enjoy learning and work Early all Years Foundation towards achieving their full potential. EYFS curriculum includes knowledge and understanding of the world, creative play, problem 2 to 5 years old solving, numeracy, language, literacy and plenty of Early Years Foundation Stage outdoor activity including nature walks - taking the classroom outside EYFS curriculum includes knowledge and understanding Term time onlyof the world, creative play, problem solving, numeracy, language, literacy and plenty of Individual child key worker outdoor activity including nature walks - taking the classroom High ratio outside of qualified staff to children
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PROFESSIONAL CLEANING CARPETS UPHOLSTERY CURTAINS HARD FLOORS PATIOS PROTECTIVE TREATMENTS SANITISING DEODORISING ANTI STATIC My name is Nick Lewis. I have been professionally cleaning carpets, upholstery and hard floors for over 25 years. As a sole trader, my aim is to give you a reliable, personal service, using the most advanced soil extraction machinery available. The machinery and chemicals used are industrial enough to leave any commercial or domestic job free of dirt, stains and harmful grit. This will extend the life of your carpets, upholstery and floors, which will also maintain hygiene in your home. Being in the cleaning industry for over 25 years, I have built up an extensive client base of domestic and commercial customers. My commercial clients include various letting agents, local councils and small organisations such as MENCAP. I pride my business on giving prompt appointments and providing enough time to complete a professional job. All my work is fully insured. Full satisfaction is my utmost priority.
Nick Lewis – Proprietor 07973 690317 nicklewis68@btinternet.com ‘Nick Lewis has been successfully cleaning for us now for over 20 years. His expertise and work ethic are second to none. We call on all our contractors to be available at very short notice. Nick has never let us down once in any emergency or regularly booked appointment’ APW Lettings. 9
We are very spoilt in the UK with such a vast selection of international culinary styles to choose from when dining out. We can virtually sample the world’s menus in any British town. One such international stop I would highly recommend is Meejana Lebanese restaurant in Weybridge. No passport is required on this mini-break, and if you enjoy fresh, healthy dishes with delicious flavours, your taste buds will certainly be in for a treat. Each dish is presented so beautifully: simple touches,
such as the contrast of colours between the wonderful aubergine dip and the blood red pomegranate sprinkled on top, made our meal a visual delight as well as a delicious dinner. The restaurant itself is very pretty; there are two sections and walking in, it feels like you are entering a well-loved home. This venue would make a great choice for either a romantic meal for two or enjoying time with friends or family. There are many traditional touches: each table Is covered
with a beautiful Lebanese tablecloth, there are pretty lanterns and lovely things to look at, fresh flowers and even baskets of fruit, all ingredients which go to make a prefect recipe. Our meal was delicious. We asked Edward, our host, to make selections for us. My guest was vegetarian and the variety of dishes for her was wonderful. As already mentioned, the aubergine dip was divine, the salad was an array of colours & flavours and the potato dish, with a mix of spinach and crispy onion strips, was a lovely combination. To that he added some haloummi and tomato-filled flat bread, some calamari with home-made tartar sauce and
some cheeky chicken livers. A wonderful feast indeed! We finished our meal with pistachio ice cream and some little Lebanese pastries called baklava, both of which were totally delicious. I have eaten in a number of Lebanese restaurants in a number of countries and Meejana is up there with the best. This is my favourite sort of food and I really enjoyed my visit. I will certainly be coming back and sharing this wonderful restaurant with my nearest and dearest. Look Local strongly recommends Meejana Lebanese Restaurant. Our thanks go to Edward & Rita for a wonderful evening.
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Our new Ercol Studio is NOW OPEN! We have a wonderful selection of Ercol dining and cabinet furniture, as well as Ercol bedroom furniture and upholstery. Pop into your local family run furniture store in Leatherhead for the best prices and excellent customer service.
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We aim to teach you the key basic skills of cooking & baking. All classes are hands-on in our open-plan Oxshott kitchen. Small class sizes, which can be customised on request.
Who we teach: • Children from 8-16 • Cooking birthday parties • Teenagers off to uni & adults
Our ethos • Cooking should be fun • Good food doesn’t have to be complicated • If you know the basics, you can do anything
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Erchless House, Fairoak Lane, Oxshott, KT22 0TP
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M D Edwards & Son
Kitchen design, supply & installation specialist
Bespoke kitchens supplied and installed to a very high standard
• Friendly family-run business established over 25 years. • Excellent portfolio and local references. • We also have a complete team of qualified tradesman builders, plasterers, electricians, heating engineers, tilers and flooring specialists. • Project managed by us from design to completion • Kitchen facelifts also undertaken, • Choose from a large range of door styles • Granite, laminate or Corian worktops • Sinks, taps and integrated appliances • Remedial jobs - new hinges, drawers runners etc. Telephone Beverley Edwards on 01372 450677 anytime, including evening and weekends
FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Cressida House, 10 Humphrey Close, Fetcham, Surrey KT22 9PZ email beverleyedwards586@btinternet.com Public Liability Insurance
St Andrew’s C of E Primary School Lockhart Road, Cobham KT11 2AX 01932 863452 office@standrews-primary.surrey.sch.uk
This is the place . . . 10 acres of grounds - Heated swimming pool Exciting curriculum including our new Activity Hour launched September 2013 - French in Yrs 1-6 Breakfast and after school care with Clubland
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• Well-Established Modern Practice • Fully Air Conditioned • Same Day Emergency Service • Cosmetic Dentistry including Tooth • • • •
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Mango Studios is a beautiful photography studio set in an idyllic location in Cobham. Since moving their business to Cobham in 2013, Becky and Liana, the talent behind the Mango lenses, have been overwhelmed by the community spirit that Cobham has and they wanted to give something back to the local community. That is why they have launched their “Share Your Story” competition that will continue to run throughout 2014. For details of the competition, see below. The competition began last year when they asked all their clients to nominate someone special whom they thought deserved to win a beautiful photo shoot. They received some very touching stories, and in January, their first winner was chosen. Last week, they were thrilled to welcome Jennie and her 3 year old son Drew into their Cobham Studio for their very special winning photoshoot. Here is their story and some of the pictures from their shoot: Back in November, Jennie’s friend Susie sent Mango Studios this email nomination: I want to nominate my friend Jennie. She’s a single mum to her son Drew, aged 3. A year ago, Drew was diagnosed with retinoblastoma which is cancer of the eye. He had to have immediate surgery and have one eye removed. He has had chemotherapy and cryotherapy on the cancer in the other
eye but it still has a cancerous tumour in it and a floating tumour. The reality is that he might have to have his other eye removed. I can’t imagine the pain Jennie must feel as a mother; Drew has to have exploratory surgery on his eye every 3 weeks because it is the only way to know what is happening to the tumours. Jennie is very positive about the situation and I don’t know how she does it. I hope this story touches you, I know it breaks my heart and I wish there was more I could do. I would love for them to win something like this because I can’t think of anyone in my life who deserves it more. Becky and Liana said it was very humbling to meet Jennie and Drew. Drew was very well behaved and full of cheeky smiles. The bond between mother and son is so lovely to see in the photos. Having Drew’s grandparents
present was extra special: Becky and Liana were able to capture the three generations laughing and having fun together. They hope that these photos will be treasured forever and looked back on with fond memories. The future of Drew’s eye is uncertain at the moment and he will need lots more treatment. Jennie has set up a Just Giving page to raise support for his future treatment. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so by contacting Mango Studios who will pass on the details to you. The competition will continue to run this year, so if you would like to enter, here is how to do it: Nominate yourself, or a loved one who really deserves a special treat by sending us an email to info@mangostudios.uk.com
Tell us your story and why you think they deserve a photoshoot. Every 3 months, we will choose someone to come into our studio for a complimentary photoshoot. The prize will include: • A one hour photoshoot in our beautiful studio in Cobham • A viewing session to see all the photos taken • A USB with 10 digital images of your choice from the photoshoot • A 12” x 12” wall portrait The photos of the shoot and the original story will then be published in the following months newsletter.
Mango Studios specialise in Pregnancy, Newborn and Family photography. For more information on their packages visit their website www.mangostudios.uk.com or email them at: info@mangostudios.uk.com Mango Studios | Highway Farm | Downside | Cobham | KT11 3JZ
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Michelle C Davis BSc (Hons), MChS Chiropodist/Podiatrist Appointments available at Cobham Day Centre, Oakdene Road, KT11 2LY To arrange an appointment, please call
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Total Computer Care... As a home, business or education computer user, we appreciate how difficult it is to obtain accurate, reliable, comprehensible assistance and problem-solving for your computer issues. Frequently, the manufacturer of the machine isn’t interested in providing a solution to a “How can I do..?” type question. Usually, the manufacturer or supplier will refuse to provide a solution if the machine is virus or malware-infested. If your machine fails, how will you access your data, documents, photos, music or emails? You will be relieved to know that we have a solution to all these issues…..
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ALL PRICES QUOTED EXCLUDE VAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP TO OUR TOTAL CARE SUPPORT, PLEASE CALL US ON 01372-370300 OR DROP INTO THE SHOP. It will be necessary for us to load a couple of software programs for the anti-virus and backup, but nothing too significant.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON This guide was written by Les Beer from TecRes, which has been providing computer solutions since 1989. How can we help you? For further information, please call 01372-370300 or email sales@tecres.co.uk
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CLEAN 9 I was recently asked to review a Forever Living Clean 9 programme. For the first two days, you have one special shake to drink a day, along with aloe vera, garcinia, bee pollen and lots of water. Day One was fine; I was surprised that I didn’t really feel that hungry. Day Two was a little harder for me but I got through it OK and decided that an early night was a good idea! Once I reached Day Three, I started to feel better and as if I was already starting to lose some weight, but I resisted the urge to stand on the scales! By now, it was also much more manageable because I was able to have two shakes during the day and a 600 calorie meal in the evening. I found myself really looking forward to my evening meal and not worrying so much about the fact that I wasn’t eating in the day. I soon realized how much I pick at food, more out of habit than necessity to be honest, and certainly when I didn’t really need to. In fact, if I did feel a little hungry, I simply drank more water which filled me up. But on the whole, the shakes did a pretty good job of getting me through the day. It is also recommended that you take 20 minutes of fairly gentle exercise, and walking the dogs sorted that out for me.
This 9-day programme is all about cleansing your body and getting it to work more efficiently. Endorsed by doctors and nutritionists, it focuses on losing only body fat. It is a great way to break old habits and start afresh, whilst cleansing your body of unnatural chemicals. The easy-to-follow 9-day programme is designed to kick-start your weight loss, whilst putting you on the right path to take control of your overall health. • My weight loss was more than I expected; I lost 6 lbs over the 9 days. • I feel more energetic. • My skin certainly looks better. • And it was actually easier to stick to than I thought it would be. As part of the programme, you are encouraged to measure various points of your body at the start and end of the cleanse. By doing this, I found that I had an overall total loss of 6 inches which I was delighted with. I am snacking less and feel that I have made a very positive change to my eating habits. I have also felt more energized. Even now, when I am on a tight deadline for work, when I would normally be reaching for the biscuit tin, I don’t feel tempted to stray. I feel much less drawn to
sweet things in general, and with all the talk of sugar in the news, this has to be a very positive step forward! In addition to the Clean 9 programme, I also tried the Forever Trim, Tone & Tighten Aloe Body Toning Kit.This was actually great fun and made my skin feel amazing. You start by cleansing your skin (in the shower or bath) and once dry, you are encouraged to do the measuring exercise at three points, your arms, upper legs and torso, and record your measurements. You then apply the Aloe Body Toner which is a warming and stimulating cream, and you can feel the warmth as you apply it. Now for the fun bit! You literally wrap your arms, torso below the bust and legs above the knees in cling film which you then leave in place for one hour. I watched TV whilst wrapped up not only in cling film, but in my dressing gown too! I could really feel the warming sensation of the body toner working under the layers of plastic. After one
hour, I gently cut away the wrap and rubbed any remaining cream into my skin. To gain maximum benefit, it is recommended that you should not wash for about 3 or 4 hours after the treatment. At this stage, you measure again and yes, all my measurements had reduced and my skin felt amazing. I was advised to repeat this process at the start and end of the cleansing period which I did. This treatment works particularly well in conjunction with the Clean 9 programme, maximizing the effects as well as ensuring a little ‘me’ time, which is certainly a nice bonus too! If you would like to give your body a real treat, start by calling Claire or Gilles for a chat. Their contact details can be found in the advert here and I am sure they will be delighted to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. Thank you both very much for letting me try this amazing programme. I am feeling good!
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Astek Dental Centre continues to advance and develop. Recent refurbishment brings with it a bright and cheerful waiting area and a selection of beautifully kitted-out treatment rooms. It really does offer a very nice environment for all aspects of dental care, ranging from their routine denture services to cosmetic dentistry, implants, veneers and even mouthguards for sportswear, to name but a few. I was recently invited along to meet their newest member of staff, Diane Etherington, who is a qualified dental hygienist. Diane will be supporting the dental staff at Astek on a part-time basis and her 30 minute appointments are well worth including in your overall dental care. At £45 per visit, they are very good value for money, and if needed, dentures can be cleaned at the same time. As they say, prevention is certainly better than cure when it comes to teeth.
Astek has provided Diane with a newly decorated room to work from and I was invited to ‘take the chair’! As a new patient, Diane started by running through a few basic medical questions, and once the formalities were over, she looked at my teeth. I am pretty lucky and have been blessed with a fairly good set of gnashers, but I must confess to not being very regular with the dental floss. Diane said that my teeth looked in good condition and this is helped by the fact that I use an electric toothbrush. But to maintain good gum health, she advised that I should floss regularly. My teeth are also prone to slight sensitivity with hot or cold temperatures, and as a result, I wondered if the cleaning process might be slightly uncomfortable but it really wasn’t. Diane gave my teeth a thorough clean and polish and a good flossing too! We discussed different types of toothpaste and floss products. She
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Saving Susie-Belle In a newly released book, Saving Susie-Belle, Cobham author Janetta Harvey tells the moving true story of how she gave a rescued miniature schnauzer a loving new home. Susie-Belle was saved from the horrific puppy farming industry and the book is not only a celebration of Susie-Belle’s survival and new life, but is also an investigation into the terrible hidden world of breeding puppies for cash.
For over six years, Susie-Belle had been trapped in a life of misery as someone’s commodity, a puppy farm breeding bitc. She was tied up in the back of a filthy agricultural shed, never seeing the outside world, receiving little or no care and experiencing neglect to a horrifying degree. When she was found, her body was so frail, thin and abused that it was thought she would not survive long. Her entire life had been about producing puppies to be sold to dealers, who in turn sold her babies to unwitting puppy buyers via online ads or in pet shops, or from the boot of a car. All these are outlets used by dealers in puppies from commercial breeding places. Puppies are an easy source of cash for the breeders and dealers and are seen as nothing more. The parent dogs like Susie-Belle are kept in cruel confinement for years until they are so worn out or sick that they can no longer produce the goods. Then, and only then, do they leave captivity, and not always into the safe arms of rescuers. For Susie-Belle, peace came before death, as she is one of the lucky ones: that is, if we consider surviving years of loneliness, pain and terror as lucky. For she was rescued, lifted out of the dark and grubby hidden nightmare that is puppy farming and brought to safety. After spending six months in a loving foster home in Berkshire where she underwent essential veterinary care, including sight-saving cataract surgery, eventually, Susie-Belle arrived to live with Janetta and her husband Michel in Cobham.
Now she shares a peaceful home with her two schnauzer sisters and experiences nothing less than complete loving daily care. Where once she was a scabby, nameless creature, she now has a beautiful name, and life these days is good, as good as it can possibly be. Never again will it be anything less for this gentle soul who has suffered at the hands of humans who value commercial profits more than life itself. At rescue, Susie-Belle was severely underweight; now she lives in a home where her diet gets more attention than many humans give their own – Michel is a chef and Janetta is an enthusiastic foodie and they share abundant culinary joy with Susie-Belle. Travelling regularly to France accompanied by SusieBelle and her canine sisters, camping round the UK, meeting other dogs up and down the country, the book tells the story of SusieBelle’s first year out of the dark and on the road to recovery. Saving Susie-Belle is published by John Blake and is available in all good bookshops and as a Kindle edition. Following the tremendously successful book launch party hosted by the very dog-friendly Cobham Bookshop on 2nd February, signed copies are available there at 12 Anyards Road, Cobham. To find out more about puppy farming and to keep up to date with Susie-Belle’s life, follow her on twitter @SusieBSchnauzer, her blog susiefoodie.blogspot.co.uk or find Susie-Belle Schnauzer on Facebook.
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Home-made Chicken Burgers with avocado mayo Ingredients
• 400g pack essential Waitrose British
Chicken Breast Chunks
• 70g pack Cooks’ Ingredients diced
pancetta
• 1 small onion, very finely chopped • 1 tbsp rosemary, finely chopped • 1 essential Waitrose baby avocado, halved
and stoned
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise • 4 Waitrose ciabatta rolls, split • 50g bag Waitrose wild rocket • 150g bag Waitrose Sea Salt Hand Cooked
Crisps
Method
Place the chicken in a food processor and whizz until finely minced. Add the pancetta, onion and rosemary and pulse once or twice
until well mixed but not minced. Shape the mixture into four even-sized cakes. Cook under a medium grill for 6–7 minutes each side or in a griddle or frying pan for 5 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through, with no pink meat. Mash together the avocado and mayonnaise. Transfer the burgers to a warm plate and quickly toast the inside of the ciabatta rolls. Pile some rocket on the base of each toasted bun and sit a burger on top. Spoon over the avocado mayonnaise and position the lid on top. Serve swiftly with a handful of crunchy crisps on the side.
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Prepare: 15 mins Cooking: 10 mins
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GARDENING MATTERS I’m fascinated
by words, and as
size/colour/disease-resistance.
In understanding plant names, we refer
Latin was part of my
generally only to genus and species, and
degree, I love the
sometimes to the sub-classifications of hybrid,
botanical names of
variety and cultivar. So, in everyday use, the
plants. For years,
plant is referred to by a Latin name, consisting
people referred to
of the genus + species. The generic name
plants simply by their
is a noun, followed by the species, which is
common names:
an adjective/descriptive name. This usually
only the eggheads
describes colour, foliage shape, size, habit,
and botanists used
number of parts, place of origin or the name
botanical terms.
of the person who found the plant, and usually
But as plant choices have proliferated and
in Latin/Greek. So, Quercus rubra is red oak,
people have become more knowledgeable, the
‘quercus’ meaning oak and ‘rubra’ meaning red.
use of botanical names has developed. Hostas
Often, the descriptive word gives a lot more
are rarely now plantain lilies; coral bells are
precision, since many common names refer
heuchera and false spirea is astilbe.
to several different plants (‘bluebell’ can refer
Classification of plants is called taxonomy
to Hyacinthoides non-scripta (‘undescribed’)
and involves a hierarchy of categories, ranging
in England, Campanula rotundifolia (‘round-
from very large groupings to very small ones.
leaved’) in Scotland and Sollya heterophylla
From the top, here are the main terms used:
(‘different leaves’) in Australia.
A genus is a group of plants with common
The genus always has an initial capital and is
characteristics and can contain some or many
italicised or underlined, and the species begins
species. A species is a class of plants with
with a lower case letter, so Quercus rubra is
some common characteristics. A variety is
correct, but quercus rubra and Quercus Rubra
an individual or group in the species that can
aren’t. If a subspecies exists, the name is
breed from seed but is a natural variation of
written Helleborus niger subsp. Macranthus.
the species. A cultivar is a man-made plant
Cultivars and varieties are capitalised and
variety, produced by selective breeding
enclosed in single quotation marks, not italics:
and usually reproduced through cuttings/
eg Ipheion uniflora ‘Wisley Blue’. Hybrids have
root division. ‘Cultivar’ and ‘variety’ are often
an x in front of the generic name (although this
used interchangeably, but they differ in their
is sometimes missed out): eg x Heucherella
reproduction. A hybrid is a plant produced by
‘Kimono’.
impregnating one species with the pollen of
I’ll try to compile a list of common adjectives
another. Hybrids can occur naturally, but are
used in botanical names for a future article. I
created increasingly by breeders to improve
may be gone some time…..
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What’s on in Cobham ... March 14 Cobham Dolls’ House Fair
Brooklands Mini Day
Antique and Vintage Only! Early Bird Entry 8.30am - £10. Entry 10am - £1.50, finishes 3.30pm. Parking available. Refreshments Sunday 16th March, 8am (Early Bird). 10am wendyhobday@wendysworld.co.uk Cobham Village Hall, Lushington Drive, Cobham, KT11 2LU
All types of Mini are invited to this annual event, so expect displays in all areas of the Museum site. The first thousand Minis to arrive will receive a complimentary 2014 Brooklands Mini Day car sticker. Saturday 22 March. events@brooklandsmuseum.com Telephone: 01932 857381 Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QN
In aid of Sam Beare Hospice - Ladies’ Lunch & Fashion Show with a Twist
Cobham Centre Jumble Sale
50p entrance fee. Saturday 29th March, 10.00am - 12.00pm Cobham Centre for the Community, Lushington Drive, Cobham, KT11 2LU You will be treated to lunch, including a glass of wine, and enjoy a special fashion show where you have to guess which outfits are from a high street shop & which from one of our charity shops. Later, you will be given the opportunity to buy the outfits. Price per person: £32. Monday 10th March, Telephone: 01932 243521 or 01932 228525 Hilton Hotel Cobham, Seven Hills Road, KT11 1EW
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Located  in  Brook  Way  directly  off  the   Kingston  Road.  The  Kingston  Road  is   easily  accessed  from  the  M25  at  J9.
01372 363787 Tesco and B&Q are close by, so you can shop while you wait!
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Leatherhead  Motor  Company  Units  1  -  4  Brook  Way  Kingston  Road,  Leatherhead,  Surrey  KT22  7NA
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Water Birds Walk
Date: Sunday 16th March Time: 11.00am-12.30pm
Learn all about the wetland birds at Painshill. Our expert guide will teach you how to identify the different species and will focus on the activity on the Serpentine Lake. Please bring binoculars. Children must be over 8 years. Cost: Adult £10 (members £5) Children £5 (members free) Advanced booking required: please book online www.painshill.co.uk or call 01932 868113
Willow Weaving Workshop Date: Sunday 23rd March Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Learn the basic techniques for working with living willow. Cost: £65 (members £60) to include all materials and buffet lunch. Advanced booking required: please book online www.painshill.co.uk or call 01932 868113
Free Entry for Mums on Mothers’ Day Date: Sunday 30th March Time: 10.30am – 6.00pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Spend the day with your mother in the beautiful landscape. Free to mothers when accompanied by their children (normal entry price applies to all other visitors) Cost: free to mothers when accompanied by their children
Painting Classes in oil & acrylic all abilities welcome
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To report local incidents..................................101 Travel Surrey Bus Services...................01483 506919 Dentists Dental Surgery of Cobham.......01932 863416 Train information.......................0845 748 4950 Beech House Dental Surgery.. 01932 862290 National Rail Enquiries.............0845 748 4950
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Index of Advertisers Able Roofing................................ 34 AL Services.................................. 55 Andy’s Garden Services..................... 7 Ashtead Hospital....................... 40/43 Astek Dental .............................30/1 Beckley’s Automotive...................... 26 Bocketts Farm.............................. 61 Bonnie Dogs................................. 49 Bookham Physiotherapy................... 50 Boyall’s Ironmongery and Doors........... 8 Bruces Doggie Day Care................... 26 Casselden’s Shoes.......................... 61 Cats Kingdom............................... 21 Claremont Fan Court School ............... 3 Cleanability................................. 40 Cobham Beauty & Laser................... 38 Computer Fix............................... 55 DB Garden Services........................ 63 Dogs in the Woods......................... 34 DPS Pristine Oven Cleaning............... 55 Elite Tree Services......................... 14 Elmbridge Creative Lanscaping.......... 20 Emberhurst School......................... 27 Englishman’s Castle........................ 13 Estates Direct............................... 12 Extra Clean................................... 9 F & S Heating & Plumbing Services..... 14 Falcon Services............................. 38 Fine Fettle.................................. 51 Forever Living............................24/5 Glenangels.................................. 20 Hollyhedge Dental......................... 47 HRS Roofing Services...................... 59 Hypnotherapy and Relaxation.............. 7 Last Minute Childcare..................... 57 Leatherhead Motor Company............ 53 Lodge Brothers............................. 35
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MacDonald & Sons Fencing................. 2 Maggie’s Cookery School.................. 13 Mailboxes etc............................... 43 Man & Van................................... 45 Man & Van Services........................ 28 Mango Studio Photography.............18/9 MD Edwards................................. 15 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant ...... 10/11 Michelle Davis Chiropody................. 21 MPS Garden & Estate Machinery ....... 63 Nick Ricks................................... 61 Orchard Cottage Dental Practice........ 17 Out on a Limb.............................. 28 Painting Classes............................ 57 Polesden Lacey............................. 41 Roofs of Esher.............................. 45 Roots & Shoots............................. 64 Silver Arrows................................ 50 SJO Gardening & Landscaping........... 40 Smith Pearman Chartered Accountants.39 Soetgoed.................................... 16 St Andrew’s School ........................ 16 Stoke Tots..................................... 6 Supergrass................................... 43 Sykes & Sykes Decorating................. 52 Tec Res Computer Solutions ...........22/3 The Cobham Massage Clinic.............. 52 The Potting Shed........................... 28 The Prestige Flooring Company ........... 4 The Vineries Garden Centre............32/3 Trestle Decorating......................... 49 Ward Williams.............................. 29 Zigger........................................ 60
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