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Contents 8 ASK BRUCE
Read Bruce’s column about getting your first dog.
10 ST MATTHEW’S CLASSROOM 16 FASHION 4 GOOD 40 WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Cobham in April
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Welcome to our April issue,
I do hope you are all well and that you enjoyed a lovely Easter break. I spent some of the long weekend sorting out my garden, and although I certainly don’t claim to have green fingers, it was good to tidy up a little after the dull months of winter. The grass is growing and the trees are budding. I’m looking forward to the green outlook after the bare tree view of the past few months. I must say, I’m even tempted to grow some veggies this year, nothing too ambitious, but the memory of the aroma and the taste of freshly picked tomatoes is tempting me to get my hands dirty! We are delighted to bring you lots of local news this month. St Matthew’s School in Downside has a wonderful new classroom! We have coverage from the official opening event.Two of my own children, now in their 20s, attended this lovely local school, and they have many wonderful memories from their time there. I know this new space will be very well used for many years to come! We also welcome a lovely article from local historian David Taylor. What a fascinating place Cobham is, we thank you for your contribution, David. Once again, Cobham Bowling Club is opening its doors to welcome you; why not try your hand on the green? I hope to make it along to one of the open day events myself this year. As well as all this, a very inspirational local lady shares her incredible story, as she walks the walk for a cause so very close to her heart. Information also on a very popular local charity fashion show, be there or be square! Read an amazing account of a very grand tour taken aboard the QM2 by Mr Ted Macauley and his wife recently, A poem from CT Sullivan and coverage of a great evening I spent at The Art Shed in Cobham too. Added to this mix our regular puzzles, recipe, gardening feature, book reviews, dates for your diary and so much more, I bring you this month’s Look Local in Cobham !
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ASK BRUCE: MY FIRST DOG In this month’s Ask Bruce column, we cover some suitable breeds for first-time dog owners, as requested by readers Sarah and Ed Constable. They have two children aged eight and 10 and enjoy the outdoors. Given they are keen for a medium-sized dog, spaniels are ideal but may need lots of exercise, particularly working cocker spaniels. Hungarian vizslas also make excellent family dogs and are very good with children, as are labradors. However, a dog breed is a very personal choice, and there are many other lovely breeds in addition to these. We’re always happy to chat in more detail and offer advice for people getting a puppy. On the smaller side is the cockapoo, which has a lovely disposition and the added bonus of not moulting. With all of these breeds, do remember, if taking them on as puppies that you’ll need to dedicate a lot of time, training and care for the first six months. Alternatively, you can go for a mixed breed from dog rescue centres like the Dogs Trust. As these tend to be fully grown dogs, you’ll be able to see their size, and the charity will have spent time with them so will know their personalities and make sure you get something that suits your lifestyle. In terms of travelling in the car, all dogs travel well if trained. So here’s to lots of fun family holidays together – enjoy! Bruce Casalis is director & founder of Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, a multi-award winning business in Cobham. Do you have any dog training or canine behavioural questions which you would like to ask Bruce? Send your questions to :-
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t. Matthew’s opened their new classroom last Friday, with the sun shining and everyone celebrating this unbelievable achievement. Headteacher Rhian Thornton said ‘We started this journey in 2008 and did not give up. We were determined to expand and develop this site in some way and now we have the most beautiful additional learning environment for the children. Through determination, passion and commitment, we have completely self-funded this new classroom. The fundraisers, staff and governors have worked so hard for over 7 years to make this happen. Mrs.
Thornton said ‘Having been headteacher here for 11 years, I named the building, which was an honour. The children here at St Matthew’s achieve great things and are very happy, sparkling and shining in all they do. I therefore named the classroom the ‘Sparkle and Shine’ Building and want the children to know that if they put their mind to something and work hard, they can achieve great things.’ The ribbon was cut by Rhian Thornton, Headteacher, Kathy Hutt, Assistant Headteacher, Don Seeback, Chair of Governors, Katie Banfield, former head of the PTA, Nina Wilkins and Jen Nutbrown, the current Chairs.
It was a remarkable event, with a strong family and close-knit community feel. St. Matthew’s is a very special place, the only Outstanding state school in Cobham, and it consistently delivers outstanding education to the children there. Mrs. Thornton said ‘We do not stand still at St. Matthew’s, and though we do not have the funding other schools seem to have in abundance, we are outstanding in spite of that. The building was blessed by Revd. Hugh Greer and the children presented beautiful cards to the architect and project manager, James Griffiths, who kindly volunteered and gave his services for no charge.
Rhian said ‘St. Matthew’s is that sort of school. We care about each other and the children and the whole St. Matthew’s community, and we have strong values. That is very endearing to people and parents. We really do know and care about every child and give that personal touch. The next part of the project is also very exciting, as we refurbish our existing classrooms and create wonderful new opportunities throughout the school’. Mrs. Kathy Hutt, Assistant Head, takes over as headteacher in September, as Mrs. Thornton leaves to take up a headship at a school in Windsor. The next Open Morning at St. Matthew’s is June 10th when you can meet Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Hutt.
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The wonderful Ray Davies is one of the most successful and influential songwriters to emerge from the glorious British invasion of the international pop scene of the mid-60s. He formed the Kinks with his brother, Dave, in North London in 1964, and Ray went on to sing, write, create some of the best-loved songs and anthems of the era. Hits such as You Really Got Me, All the Day and All of the Night, Tired of Waiting, Set Me Free, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Apeman, Come Dancing and Where Have All the Good Times Gone (which was later covered by David Bowie on his Pin-Ups album) are all evocative memories from an amazing time. Actually, I’ve always thought that Ray and David Bowie had something in common by singing in their English accents, unlike so many who adopted an American accent while singing about and also celebrating the sights and sounds of everyday life here. Other artists who would end up competing with them for chart places were the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, the Animals, Them, the Who, Small Faces and many more. So, with all that as a background, it was a real pleasure to visit The Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End one evening last week to see Sunny Afternoon, the multiaward winning, feel-good musical which is based on the music of The Kinks. Life wasn’t always smooth for the Londoners. Having got into a dispute with America’s musicians’ federation, they were banned from touring in the US for 4 years, which cost them millions, and the on- and off-stage infighting between Ray and Dave often meant an edgy, tense relationship. The Kinks’ extraordinary story, which unfolds in Sunny Afternoon, is a must-see. More than just a cavalcade of some great hits, it’s a show which is both enlightening and entertaining in equal measure and I heartily recommend it to anyone who loves the 60s and remembers the Kinks’ contribution with affection.
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The Dubious Magic of Dreams Five in the morning. From mist-powdered bough A black cap delivers the tunes of a flute The blade and the leaf are searching for light As the sun and the moon are still in dispute Lost in a circle of nonsense and hope A curious witness to unfinished scenes Unaware of the magic outside I am wrapped in the dubious magic of dreams Flitting to venues I think I should know But never the joy of belonging to one Lookalike faces evolve and emerge Through crystalline cobwebs subconsciously spun Fruitless the search for reasons within So how to behold the slumbering game When heroes and villains are sharing my bed When hazy encounters are stung on my brain? I open my eyes. Returned to the ground The substitute world is blinded by sight Senses that drink in the storm of the day Dissolve and mutate in the calm of the night Dreams bearing gifts are diamonds of time Guilt-haunted nightmares - never discussed But what of the spirits that wander the void? Do we visit them or do they visit us?
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Gosh, April already, where has the time gone? Maybe it’s my age, but it really does seem to zoom by in a way it never did when I was little. Depressing thought...anyway, let’s have a butcher’s at the Latin words used to describe the leaf shape of plants... When naming a plant, one of the most obvious aspects to choose is the shape of its leaves, and the name will usually incorporate the suffix folius/folia/folium, or sometimes phyllus, to show that it’s the leaf that the name refers to and not the flower, for example. So, grandifolius refers to large leaves, as does macrophyllus, and examples of these are Euonymus grandifolius and Aster macrophyllus. The number of leaves the plant has can also be indicated: for example, anything with diphyllus in the name will be two-leaved, such as Penstemon diphyllus, and plants with pentaphyllus will be five-leaved, as in Hibiscus pentaphyllus. And anything with millefolium will have many leaves, eg Achillea millefolium, a couple of its other names being ‘hundred-leaved grass’ and ‘thousand-leaf ’. Many specific names refer simply to a shape: eg palmatum will tell you that the leaves of the plant are palmate, or like fingers radiating from the palm of a hand. A very well-known example of this is Acer palmatum, the Japanese maple. Or maybe one of the first details noticed is the outline shape of the leaves. Some are very distinctive, such as those with round leaves, rotundifolia, as in Prunus laurocerasus ‘Rotundifolia’, a cherry laurel used for hedging. The name shows that its leaves will produce a dense hedge, which will maintain privacy. Or latifolia, meaning broad-leaved, as in Campanula
latifolia, a clump-forming perennial with oval leaves. Others are linear in shape, and will include the word linearis, such as Callistemon linearis, the narrow-leaved bottlebrush, or Yucca linearis. Rather than its overall shape, it may be the margins of the leaf which are its most distinctive feature. Dentatus indicates that the plant has a toothed margin – eg Ceanothus dentatus and Lavandula dentata - or it may indicate that the leaf has the appearance of a tooth, as in Hedera colchica Dentata, a fast-growing ivy with leathery leaves in the shape of a canine tooth. Plants whose leaves have wavy margins might carry the specific name sinuatus, as in Alnus sinuatus, an alder native to Alaska. The tips and base of the leaves may also be distinguishing features. Plants with emarginatus in their names will have leaves with a notch at the top, as in Cotoneaster emarginatus and Prunus emarginatus. If the base is heartshaped, you will see the word cordata, as in Houttuynia cordata, or Tilia cordata, the linden or lime tree. There’s also pinnata, where the plant has pinnate leaves, ie the leaflets are arranged in pairs up the stem, examples being Dahlia pinnata, Lavandula pinnata and Santolina pinnata, the cotton lavender. And now I’ve run out of space, so I will leave you till next time...and overall plant shape, huzzaaaahhh.
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Queen Mary 2 The Statue of Liberty, highlighted by a shaft of dawn sunlight against a backdrop of New York’s spectacular silhouetted skyscraper lights, was the greeting icon as Queen Mary 2 sailed majestically towards landfall after a week-long crossing of the Atlantic from her UK base in Southampton.
Despite a night’s farewell partying until 2am, my and my wife Delia’s 4.30am awakening by the butler tending our Queen’s Grill stateroom, was boosted by the anticipation of being welcomed by the skylined iconic figure towering over New York harbour, America’s gateway. Like standing beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, eyeing Japan’s snowcapped Mount Fuji from the cosy comfort of the Bullet Train or visiting the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty, as if beckoning, offers untold promise of new experiences. It was a scene described to me years ago by my grandfather who was Third Engineer on the original Queen Mary...that and his tales of revelling and cocktailpartying with movie legends such as Erroll Flynn, Elizabeth Taylor, David Niven, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. A summons to New York by my publisher was the perfect opportunity
for me to realise a lifetime’s ambition and follow in the footsteps - or rather the ocean wake - of my grandfather and sample ultimate style on the go. And, believe me, the Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2, the largest, longest, widest, tallest liner ever built, exemplifies the highest grade possible of totally pleasurable life on the ocean waves. I reckoned she would be big, but even my wildest imaginings fell far short of actuality when I left the reception zone at Southampton and was confronted by the Queen, towering as high as a 23-storey building, 200 feet above the waterline and stretching 1,130 feet long. My amazement rarely faltered over the following eight days at sea in this 150,000 tonner which, with its Rolls Royce units, equivalent to 115,328HP, and stabilizers, made such lightwork of three days of riding gale force eight waves that it barely stirred a ripple in our pre-dinner bubbly. For those who worry about sea-
sickness, the worst the notorious Atlantic can throw at a ship like the QM2 is little more than a mere disturbance without discomfort easily dealt with and levelled out. And that brings me to another worthy aspect : the exquisite dining. Every night was a black tie and cocktail dress event for couples who revelled in the formality and festooned themselves in finery worthy of any red carpet showpiece gala. If you had forgotten to fill your Vuittons with the necessary evening apparel, there was a full range of the poshest formal wear available for hire. Feasting in the 1,347-seater Britannia Restaurant, an elegant dinery stretching the width of the ship, three decks high - and with a vast staircase, the grandest of entrances - was the perfect setting for some show-offery. Talking about showing off, Trophy Wife Delia and I were invited ahead of nearly 2,000 fellow passengers to dine exclusively with the captain, Kevin Oprey, at his table, along with
tenor Jonathan Ansell, starring on more than two million albums, and the top of the bill in the QM’s tiered 1094-seater theatre. The delights did not end there. I found myself heading daily to the classy bows-end pianobar Commodore Club to meet up with new-found friends.
making one lap a third of a mile. If art is your watchword, there are £3m-worth of paintings adorning the walkways of the grand lobby and the vast Welcome Hall. Not only that, in between your browsing, you can shop for goodies, jewellery and high-class clothes and footwear in a range of
with its 25 windows. Inside an hour, we are ashore. Without fuss. Speedily through the checkpoint. Film star style, blacked out windows, with its liveried chauffeur, our elongated personal limo whisks us through the jostling jam-packed New York traffic to the
Our highest grade stateroom, with its balcony, bar, TV and vast doublebed, was a spacious sanctuary, served discreetly by our own immaculately dressed butler who, at whatever time, day or night, he was asked to be in attendance, was never a splitsecond late. We ate mostly in the exclusive and efficient cosy 200-place Queen’s Grill with its ocean views and cuisine on a par with the finest on-shore dineries. Passenger care was the watchword, with attention paramount, whether in or around one of the four swimming pools, the spa, the gym, any of the 14 bars, the cigar lounge or the planetarium. If isolation is your preference, there is ample deck space to find a quiet spot where you can snuggle on a deck chair under a blanket and read a borrowed book from the library and its 10,000 tomes. Or you can sit back and watch the passing keepfitters running a 360-degrees passage around the promenade deck circuit, approximately 645 yards (580 metres)
designers shops, offering great deals. A morning newspaper is delivered, outlining shipboard information and listing more than 100 daily activities, starting at 6am and finishing at midnight, from fitness classes, music lessons, recitals, bridge classes, movies, quizzes, lectures, art classes, fun Olympics, karaoke, table tennis and lessons on how to play the casino table games and be a winner. “I like to do all I can, to ensure that we live up to our reputation and make everybody’s voyage as memorable as possible,” says Captain Oprey. Before you know it, your butler, bearing your regular nightcap, is inquiring:”Shall I awaken you in time for your first sighting of the Statue of Liberty?” With the apology: ”It will be about 4am.” And there she is on Liberty Island, one of our planet’s most notable landmarks, 93 metres high, with seven spikes in her crown representing seven oceans and the world’s seven continents, and with 354 unseen steps up to her crown
Ritz-Carlton Hotel opposite Central Park and a casual stroll away from Fifth Avenue and Times Square. And our fussed-over luxury lifestyle starts all over again. Not since I was last in New York, when I arrived by Concorde from Paris, had I been fortunate enough to sample the high life unique to this vibrant metropolis, like the tasty cuisine in the uppercrust diner, the Auden Bistro, in the Ritz-Carlton. And in between, the down-to-earth value-for-money warmly welcoming Italian family restaurant Antica Bottega del Vino, a five minute stroll away from the hotel’s front door to its pavement terrace. I was very pleased to see that the place had not really changed since my last visit. My four days in New York passed in a flash and I would have eagerly made a leisurely return to London aboard the Queen Mary 2. But sadly, an urgent diary date in Cobham had me flying home. Ah well, it was very nice while it lasted... By Ted Macauley
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Bird Song Walk
Enjoy a short introduction about bird identification before venturing into the landscape garden. During the walk, you learn all about how to identify birds by song and by sight. Children must be over the age of 12 years. Adults £15 Children £10 Sunday 24th April, 8.00am - 10.30am, Painshill Park, Portsmouth Rd, Cobham KT11 1JE
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Surrey Mozart Players are delighted to return to the Menuhin Hall with an evening of Beethoven and Schubert. James Brawn is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3; his recordings of the complete Beethoven Sonatas have quickly become hailed as a modern classic. Tickets: £19.00
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Taiga Urushibata, one of Japan’s foremost young bonsai artists, judges the National Shohin Bonsai Show & presents demos & workshops. He is joined by Maarten van der Hoeven of Bonsai Plaza. The standard of this show is rarely seen outside Japan.
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public curiosity. We’d stop at a garage to fill up with diesel, and a French TV film-crew would appear. In Paris, local press photographers insisted that we drive round and round the Arc de Triomphe in heavy traffic to get the perfect shot for their newspapers. In 1965, we formed the Double-Decker Club (DDC) and more holidays followed throughout the 60s. “Aside from the inevitable punctures, our biggest problem was low bridges. We’d even go down a country lane to avoid one. In mid-France, we were going through a vineyard when suddenly a group of French labourers working in the fields stopped working and started waving at us as if we’d come to liberate them. It was really quite emotional.” “Yes, it was all a bit hippyish and these were, of course, the groovy days of long hair, mini-skirts, psychedelic rock and free love. But the holidays themselves weren’t in any sense salacious, they were just immense fun, and many of the friendships that were made have lasted half a lifetime”. We have now organised a nostalgic DDC reunion in Twickenham on 16 April. For more details, email: ddc.alan@yahoo.co.uk
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When buying a computer or laptop, there is a whole heap of jargon that people throw at you, expecting you to know what they are talking about - SSDs, RAM, MHz, wifi, HDMI and so it goes on. We have always felt that this is a very rude way to treat your fellow man, so yes, we can talk jargon with you, but we can also talk in finest English to ensure your needs are best met. There are a few pointers that you might appreciate knowing before you buy your new machine. The key components: The processor or the CPU - the engine that powers the PC. It is advisable to buy the best that you can, as CPUs are costly items and are not efficient to change or upgrade at a later stage. For the basis of a good allround home machine, we would usually advise either an Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU. There are model variations within these CPUs, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Memory or RAM - the more the better, but this can often be retro-fitted. 4Gb of RAM is considered a minimum; going beyond 8Gb is often unnecessary. We have just started building machines with the latest, fastest DDR4 memory, which will move the boundaries on computers’ performance for years to come. Hard drives - the conventional mechanical hard drives have been using the same technology for around 20
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years. They are very economical, have huge storage capacity, but can be slow. Upgrade to a solid state hard drive (SSD), and the performance is phenomenal: they work at 15-20 times faster than the mechanical drives, they are more reliable (as they have no moving parts), but they cost more and have less storage capacity than the older type of hard drives. A great solution is to have both in a machine. The SSD runs the operating system and programs and the mechanical drive stores your data. Graphics cards - game players, photo and video editors and graphics users are better served by having a dedicated graphics card installed, which in some cases can cost as much as the computer. In most cases, using the onboard graphics is sufficient, and should you wish to upgrade the graphics, this can sometimes be added in a PC retrospectively, but unfortunately not in a laptop. Operating system - Windows is the dominant system here, and the versions currently available are Windows 7, 8 and 10. The free-of-charge upgrade to Windows 10 will still be available until June/July this year. Windows 7 will still be supported until 2020 if you would like to stick with a long-established favourite. We would recommend Windows 10 for home machines, as it works in a very efficient manner.
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Following the success of last year’s Open Days, Cobham Bowling Club is holding two more this year on Monday 25th April and Saturday 14th May. So why not take this chance to try out Lawn Bowls for free? The Club will supply the equipment and coaching, all you need to do is wear flat shoes or trainers. The start time is 2 o’clock, but don’t worry if you are a little late, as we will be there all afternoon. The Club is located in Lushington Drive in Cobham KT11 2AY, next to the Recreation Ground, and the entrance is by the tennis courts. There is no need to book, just turn up on either day. If you do require any further information, please phone Joy 01932 880038 or Heather 020 8287 6382 or look on our website, www.cobhambowlingclub.co.uk. The roots of the Club go back to 1920 when a green was established on the playing fields behind the Antelope Pub (long gone) in Portsmouth Road. In 1932, the
Club moved to its present site by the Recreation Ground. In 1996, a new clubhouse was built and short mat bowls was introduced. This is a great advantage to the Club, as it means members can bowl all year round. The image that bowls is only for the elderly is untrue. It is suitable for all ages and both sexes. An eighty year old can play an eighteen year old on equal terms – a rarity in sport. So, come along and give it a try without any obligation. Even if you don’t see yourself as particularly sporty, you might surprise yourself! Don’t worry about coming alone, there will be club members to welcome you and show you the basics of this fun game. Finally, a bit of film trivia on bowls. Only two movies have ever been made about bowls. The most recent was Blackball (2003), directed by the late Mel Smith, but was not his finest moment! If only James Bond had played Goldfinger at bowls and not golf, who knows what it would have done for our sport!
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Communists in Cobham! GE RRA RD WI N S TA N L E Y A N D THE DIGGERS
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n April 1649, an event took place in Cobham that was to have far-reaching repercussions locally, nationally and eventually internationally. At this time, England was a republic. After a series of bloody civil wars, King Charles had been executed and Oliver Cromwell had taken his place as Lord Protector. It was a time when the world seemed to have been turned upside down. Gerrard Winstanley, a Lancastrian by birth, came to Cobham in about 1646 after experiencing severe financial difficulties. By 1649, he was living with friends and earning a living by herding cattle on the local commons. He experienced a time of intense soul-searching and believed God spoke to him one day when he was in a trance. His commission was to “Work together, eat bread together & declare this all abroad.” To fulfil this apparent divine commission, Winstanley gathered about him a small group of followers who became known as the Diggers. They set about clearing and planting the common land on the Cobham side of St George’s Hill. This brought them into conflict with the Lord of the Manor who actually owned the land, as well as with some of the manorial tenants who saw their rights in the commons being threatened. A petition was sent to Lord Fairfax, the Commander in Chief of the Army, who eventually sent down a troop of horseman to investigate what was going on. There were
exaggerated claims that the Diggers “doe threaten to pull downe and level all parke pales, and lay oen, and intend to plant there very shortly. They give out that they will bee four or five thousand within 10 dayes.” In fact, the Diggers never numbered more than a few dozen. However, they were deemed a threat to the status quo and forced to leave St George’s Hill. They transferred their action to the Little Heath in Cobham but immediately incurred the wrath of the Lord of Manor, Parson John Platt of West Horsley. Eventually, the Diggers were dispersed by force in Easter 1650. However, their legacy was deemed to live on through the printed pamphlets of Winstanley. In the early years of the last century, his writing gave inspiration to the founders of the Russian Soviet State, and Winstanley is now commemorated on a memorial in Moscow. In this country, Winstanley continues to be an inspiration to many radical groups, such as the “The Land Is Ours”. He is hailed as the father of English Socialism. Books continue to be written about him and this episode. One of the leading scholars of this movement was Dr John Gurney of Newcastle University whose book ‘Brave Community’ is a wonderfully detailed study of the Cobham area in the 17th century. Sadly, John died at the end of 2014 and his life and work is to be celebrated at event in St Andrew’s Church, Cobham, on 21st May, when the main speaker will be the popular historian, Michael Wood.
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To report local incidents.......................................1 0 1 Surrey Bus Services.............................01483 506919 Train information..............................0845 748 4950 DENTISTS National Rail Enquiries.....................0845 748 4950 Dental Surgery of Cobham.......01932 863416 Beech House Dental Surgery.............01932 862290 SCHOOLS Hollyhedge Dental.............................01932 865888 ACS Cobham International School . 01932 867251 ABC Dental Surgery..........................01932 589888 Claremont Fan Court School...01372 473624 Danes Hill School....................... 01932 842509 VILLAGE HALLS Cobham Village Hall..........................01932 868905 Feltonfleet School........................ 01932 862264 United Reformed ..............................01932 864769 Notre Dame School.................... 01932 869991 Downside Village Hall.......................01932 865414 Parkside School........................... 01932 862749 Reed’s School.............................. 01932 869044 Stoke d’Abernon Guide Hut..............01372 843046 St Andrew’s Primary School........ 01932 863452 Stoke d’Abernon.................................01932 864166 St Matthew’s C of E Infant Sch.01932 863212 COUNCILS & SERVICE St Teresa’s Junior........................ 01372 452037 Elmbridge Borough Council..............01372 474474 St Teresa’s Senior........................ 01372 452037 Surrey County Council......................08456 009009 Yehudi Menuhin School of Music 01932 864739 Cobham Library.............................. 08456 009 009 Cobham Free School ............... 03303 300237 Local storage.......................................01372 457855 MEDICAL Citizens’ Advice Bureau.............. 01372 464770 Cobham Day Surgery ........................01932 588400 VETERINARY SURGEONS St Peter’s A&E....................................01932 872000 John Ball & Associates........................01932 868786 Royal Surrey Hospital........................01483 464002 Henderson Keywood & Ptners.....01932 864671 Non-emergency NHS Help.....................................111 Cobham Veterinary Centre................01932 868786 St John Ambulance .................. 01932 867606 Cobham Park Veterinary Clinic....01932 590022 CHURCHES Beech House Veterinary Centre.....01932 868688 Cobham Methodist Church..............01932 586988 CHEMISTS 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 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 (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 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 Magazine 2016. All rights reserved.
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S E RV I C E S AT S T A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H
COBHAM - APRIL 2016 10.30am Holy Communion
8.00pm Prayer & Praise
SUN 3RD APRIL
8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service - Journey with Jesus
WED 6TH APRIL
10.30am 14+ Youth Club 8.00pm Annual Parochial
FRI 8TH APRIL
10.30am Holy Communion 8.00pm Men’s Curry Evening SUN 10TH APRIL 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 12.15pm Holy Baptism
WEDS 13TH APRIL
Mother’s Union Diocesan Day of Refreshment
FRI 15TH APRIL
10.30am Holy Communion 12.00pm Lunch Club
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10.30am Wedding
SUN 17TH APRIL
Council Meeting
10.30am Baby Talk 7.00pm 14+ Youth Club
SAT 23RD APRIL
THURS 14TH APRIL
FRI 2ND APRIL
8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm SAY IT’s Sunday
WED 20TH APRIL
10.30am Baby Talk 7.00pm 14+ Youth Club
FRI 22ND APRIL
8.00am 10.00am 12.15pm 6.00pm
SUN 24TH APRIL Holy Communion Parish Communion Holy Baptism SAY It’s Sunday
TUES 26TH APRIL
7.00pm Spiritual Cinema
WEDS 27TH APRIL
10.30am Baby Talk 7.00pm 14+ Youth Club
THURS 28TH APRIL
2.00pm Mother’s Union 3.45pm Messy Church (URC)
FRI 29TH APRIL 10.30am Holy Communion 12.00pm Church Watchers Lunch 10.30am Holy Communion
Church Gate House, a lovely hall set in a beautiful garden by the river mole, is available to hire. Contact the parish office (01932 867883 or parishoffice@standrewscobham.org.uk) for more details.
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Hub Words page 51 9-letter word - BEAUTIFUL Some other words of four letters or more containing the hub letter B: abet, able, abut, bail, bait, bale, bate, beat, beau, belt, beta, bile, bite, blae (Scot), blue, flab, flub, tabi, tuba, tube, beaut, befit, bleat, built, fable, table, tubal, albeit, albite, fibula, tubful, tubule.
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A D V E R T I S E R S
Ability Store....................................................... 53 Able Roofing...................................................... 27 AL Services......................................................... 55 Andy’s Garden Services....................................... 27 Astek Dental...................................................... 14 Bocketts Farm.................................................... 25 Bonnie Dogs...................................................... 55 Bookham Physiotherapy..................................... 21 Boyalls Ironmongery & Doors........................... 42 Brightercare.......................................................... 7 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care....................................8/9 Carron Wellings................................................. 22 Casselden’s Shoes................................................ 58 Claremont Fan Court School............................... 3 Cleanability........................................................ 56 Cobham Beauty & Laser.................................... 50 Computer Fix..................................................... 59 CT Cars............................................................. 49 DB Garden Services........................................... 63 DPB Pristine Oven Cleaning.............................. 31 Elite Tree Care.................................................... 57 Englishman’s Castle.............................................. 9 F& S Plumbing and Heating Svs........................ 53 Falcon Services................................................... 47 Green Carpet Cleaning..................................20/21 Holly Hedge Dental .......................................... 19 Home Instead Senior Care .............................8/15 HRS Roofing..................................................... 30 Hub Property Care............................................. 15 Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors....................... 37 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd........................ 21 Manor House School......................................... 30
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Marks Plastering................................................. 22 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant............................. 47 Michelle Davis Foot Care................................... 50 MPS Garden & Est Machinery Ltd.................... 63 New Victoria Hospital.......................................... 4 Nick Ricks Decorating ...................................... 55 Orchard Cottage Dental..................................... 41 Out on a Limb................................................... 56 Pullen Plumbing Services................................... 15 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 51 Roots & Shoots.................................................. 64 Rowlandson’s Jewellery....................................... 12 Silver Arrows...................................................... 35 Skin Talk............................................................ 13 Smith Pearman................................................... 34 St. Andrew’s School.............................................. 6 Steve’s Landscapes.............................................. 56 Suddies Kitchen Appliances ............................... 25 Supagrass............................................................ 13 Sykes & Sykes Decorating.................................. 35 Tec Res Computer Solutions.........................44/45 The Carpet Specialist............................................ 6 The Potting Shed................................................ 31 The Prestige Flooring Company........................... 2 The Vineries .................................................32/33 TQ Cleaning........................................................ 8 Willow Ladscapes............................................... 58 Zigger................................................................ 57
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