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From the Editor
Hello & welcome to Look Local in November! I’m in the process of embracing the winter! Not always easy, but it has to be done. Walking twice a day with my four-legged furry companion certainly helps to lift the spirits and I highly recommend a daily stroll if you can fit it in. Whether we like it or not, Christmas will soon be with us and Mr Christmas himself will be available to visit at Bocketts Farm from 26th November. This is such a nice venue and removes the highly commercial feel one often experiences. No booking and no queueing, because you can just turn up and enjoy the farm until it’s your turn,
Contents
12 ELMBRIDGE FOOD FESTIVAL 18 WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Cobham in November.
20 CROSSWORD 22 BOCKETTS FARM 24 BRUCE’S DOGGY DAY CARE
Read Bruce’s column about tips to keep your dog looking gorgeous.
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SUDOKU & HUB WORDS
GARDENING MATTERS
and there are lambs due in December, too. I am going to hijack my gorgeous great-niece who is two (don’t much like being a great-aunt!!) and head down there for sure. Very exciting! Other Christmas antics will be going on at Garsons Farm too, see inside for details. In fact, lots of festive events are starting to happen and we have details within of a good selection. I hope you find them useful and enjoy supporting local people and businesses this Christmas. Fireworks to look forward to as well this month... or not, depending on your species! Again, details of a few local displays can be found within. And of course, we must all remember to remember on 11th November. Have a good month, all, Kindest Regards,
MUSIC MATTERS BMW CAR REVIEW Ted Macauley tells us all about the new Flagship BMW 7 series THE COBHAM BOOKSHOP COMPUTER TIPS GARSONS FARM PUZZLE SOLUTIONS CHURCH SERVICES USEFUL NUMBERS ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
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A Lasting Power of Attorney is now as important as a Will DO YOU KNOW WHY? If you lost mental capacity through an accident or an illness such as dementia, you would no longer be able to make your own decisions.You would be totally reliant on those around you, such as family or friends. However, if you don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), they could not take control of your finances or take care of your personal welfare. Frightening when you think about it! In 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) came fully into force. If you do not have an LPA, family and friends would have to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed a deputy to look after your affairs. The application process is lengthy and complex and fraught with problems. When someone applies to become a deputy to look after your affairs, the initial fees and annual fees that would have to be paid would be as follows: • There is an application fee of £400.00* payable to the Court of Protection. • There is also an annual supervision fee of up to £320.00*, dependent on the level of supervision necessary.
• A security bond would also be needed, and based on an estate valued at £250,000, these can typically cost on average £500.00* per annum. • The time and expense of making annual returns to the Court of Protection. It is far more sensible, whilst you have mental capacity, to safeguard your future by putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney now. This will allow it to be used, should it be needed, without the initial and ongoing expense and annual reporting to the Court of Protection which would apply without one. Mandara Wills is expertly positioned to arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney for clients at a fraction of the cost you would incur should one be required but not be in place. * Court of Protection Website www.justice.gov.uk
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PIP & GRAY
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visited Pip and Gray in Church Street, Cobham recently for the first time. What an Aladdin’s Cave of wonderful things! Alicia Gray, the owner, is a lovely lady and made me feel very welcome as she showed me around. Many of her personally-selected stock items are handmade in the UK and these include many unusual
items. All very tasteful and of good quality. Prices range and there are many very affordable items which would make perfect Secret Santa gifts or stocking fillers. The shop is opening 7 days a week during November and December and I will certainly be paying them another visit in my mission to shop locally this Christmas! Maybe I’ll see you there?
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A life well remembered lives on. James and Thomas Cobham
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WHAT’S ON
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The market offers young people (aged 8-18) the opportunity to show off their creativity & entrepreneurship by giving them the chance to sell their wares & demonstrate their business skills. Saturday 21st November - 11am - 3pm. Cobham Village Hall KT11 2LU
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Wide range of retail stalls with something for everyone jewellery, gifts, cards, clothing, festive foods, books etc.Christmas cafe, serving freshly-made sandwiches, home-made cakes, tea & coffee. Raffle & tombola. Free admission. Free parking
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Cobham Avorians Cricket Club Firework Night. Gates and bar open at 6.00pm, with the bonfire lit at 6.30pm and the fireworks display starting at 7.30pm. BBQ, mulled wine, stalls. On the gate, adults £7, u18s £5 & u5s free. In advance from Premier News, Steels Lane KT22 0RX adults £6, u18s £4 u5s FREE
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NOVEMBER
C R O S S W O R D
P U Z Z L E Clue: 5 Across
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1. Meteorological conditions (7) 5. Accolade (5) 8. Conclusion (3) 9. Submersible warship (9) 10. Task (5) 11. Alphabetic character (7) 12. Guide (5) 14. Square root of forty-nine (5) 19. Tableland (7) 21. Hoard (5) 22. Disregarded (9) 23. Small vegetable (3) 24. Happening (5) 25. Sincere (7)
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1. Twist (6) 2. Gruelling (7) 3. Overly eager speed (5) 4. Burrowing mammal (6) 5. Greed (7) 6. Exculpation (5) 7. Resides (6) 13. Component (7) 15. Fugitive (7) 16. Parazoan (6) 17. Chelonian reptile (6) 18. Leave (6) 20. Slant (5) 21. Aromatic wood (5)
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Bocketts Farm Park 26th Nov - 24th Dec 2015
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GORGEOUS GROOMING Autumn is here, and as the season changes, so does your dog’s coat. As they shed their summer coat and grow a new layer for winter, so the grooming challenges begin. Owners with long-haired double-coated dogs, such as labradors, golden retrievers and huskies, will know about this more than anyone! Whilst moulting is Nature’s way of regulating your dog’s temperature, a little helping hand is most definitely needed when they live in your home, as opposed to outside in the wild, At Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, we have installed a brand new purpose-built dog grooming parlour recently and have recruited a highly-experienced head groomer. Here are her top five tips for keeping your dog looking gorgeous: 1. Invest in good grooming tools, such as a slicker brush, rake and comb. 2. Brush your dog regularly to ensure all unwanted dead hair is removed. Better in the brush than on your sofa. 3. Get into the habit of washing and drying dirty doggy paws after muddy walks. 4. Keep up-to-date with your flea treatment. 5. Book professional groomer appointments every 8-10 weeks for that extra special touch. Bruce Casalis is director & founder of Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, a multi-award winning business in Cobham.
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• Olive oil spray • 1 onion, roughly chopped • 1 large carrot, diced • 1 tsp fennel seeds, roughly crushed • 400g can Waitrose Chopped Tomatoes with Olive Oil & Chopped Garlic • 750ml vegetable stock, made with Kallo Low Salt Organic Vegetable Stock cubes • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves picked and chopped • 1 essential Waitrose Savoy cabbage, halved and shredded • 400g can essential Waitrose Borlotti Beans, drained and rinsed • 4 slices Waitrose LOVE Life Heyford Sliced Bloomer
Spritz the bottom of a large, heavy-based pan with olive oil spray. Add the onion & carrot & cook over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the fennel seeds & cook for a further minute. Pour in the tomatoes and stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in the rosemary & cabbage, cover & simmer for 15 minutes. Add the beans & simmer for a further 5 mins. Meanwhile, preheat a griddle pan until hot. Lay the slices of bread on it and cook for 1–2 minutes on each side, until charred. Ladle the soup into bowls & serve with the griddled bread.
NURTITION 1129kJ/267kcals/12.9g protein/43.7g carbohydrate/14.4g sugars/4.5g fat/1.4g saturated fat/10.9g fibre/0.8g salt per serving
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nd so, with heavy heart, yellow and orange it is. I have no idea why I detest these two colours so much – and to be honest, it is only the really bright in-your-face yellow and orange that I loathe – but I know others love them, so here we go. And I will try to keep my stomach contents contained…
These two colours are often thought of as autumnal colours because of the turning of leaves, but in fact, there are flowers of these colours throughout the year. There are two distinct strains of yellows: the orange-yellows, with which I have the most difficulty but which go well with other hot and strong colours, and the lemon-yellows, which are much cooler, look good with blues, and with which I can cope better. There is a large number of names to describe yellow, and this reflects the wide range of yellows in nature. Some will be familiar: canarius is, unsurprisingly, canary yellow (but beware of canariensis, as this means the plant is from the Canary Islands), and citrinus means lemon, as in Ranunculus ‘Citrinus’, the meadow buttercup, distinct from the common buttercup and with very pale lemonyyellow flowers. Sulphureus is sulphur-coloured, as in Lathyrus sulphureus, a sweet pea native to California. There are plenty which are not so obvious, although croceus – saffron yellow and evident in Lupinus croceus, the saffron-coloured lupin – and aureus/aurea – golden, as in Alstromeria aurea – are still easy to work out if you have a smattering of Latin. Amongst those that are perhaps not
so easy to decipher are luteus, as seen in so many plants and meaning simply yellow - and the related lutescens, meaning just turning yellow – for example Chimonanthus fragrans ‘Luteus’, the fragrant wintersweet, Solidago x luteus, the golden rod, and Iris lutescens. There is also flavus, which means pure yellow, and here we find a crocus, Crocus flavus, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Vitellinus is egg-yolk yellow, an apt description of, say, Crocus vitellinus, a yellow-orange crocus, very much the colour of egg yolk. Orange is on the hot side of yellow, and aurantiacus is one of the specific names which is frequently seen in this connection, as in Mimulus aurantiacus, a mimulus with salmon-orange or orange-red flowers. Slightly beyond orange comes copper, and cupreus is likely to be the word used to describe plants of this colour, such as Mimulus cupreus. Ooooh dearie me, that was a bit of a mission, but phew, all done now. I’m sure you will think me very strange, but I bet some of you also have pet hates vis-à-vis certain colours. Anyway, next time, greens and browns, should be interesting (hopefully)…..
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As a long-term Beach Boys fan (and who isn’t?), I must recommend a film which documents the true life events surrounding the making of their brilliant 1966 album, Pet Sounds. Love and Mercy, which stars John Cusack as the angst-ridden genius, Brian Wilson, documents the life and times of a band of young brothers whose primary influence were the male harmony groups of the 1950s. In the mid-60s though, the driving force for the Wilson brothers was chart rivals, The Beatles, and after hearing their album, Rubber Soul, the BB’s prime composer, brother Brian, decided to hang up his surf board (not that he actually surfed) and dedicate his full attention to his own musical vision of the writing and recording of a long-player he aspired to release that he claimed would be “the best album ever made”, Pet Sounds. Along the way, as Love and Mercy documents, his own sanity was becoming a major concern for his nearest and dearest, and at times, the film takes us to the dark heart of a group in and out of the recording studio, as the boys tried to embrace ground-breaking songs that would go on to become classicss, such as Good Vibrations, Caroline No, Wouldn’t it be Nice, Sloop John B and many more, such as God Only Knows, a song that Paul McCartney called the “greatest song ever written”, and he should know! There’s no doubt that Pet Sounds is a masterpiece and a cry from the tortured soul of a man I’ve had the great fortune to get to know over the past few decades. Love and Mercy is without doubt one of the very greatest musical films of all time and I urge you to check it out.
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TED MACAULEY TEST DRIVES THE NEW FLAGSHIP BMW 7 SERIES
I have found another way to spell “luxury” when it comes to cars. It is quite simply... BMW. And more specifically, the 7-series, a masterpiece of a motor on the move upwards. It was launched UK-wise late October and I forecast it will put a scare into the hard-fought upmarket limo battleground. The brand new flagship 7-series is a brilliant re-hash of the model it replaces, bigger, better, even more efficient and loaded with the latest technical gadgetry. And, what’s more, it is a wee bit cheaper than its biggest, toughest competitor, the Mercedes-Benz S-class. My skinflint instincts, therefore, lean me towards the Bee-Em - but, in view of the vast improvement on its predecessor, the latest 7-series is superb value for money and enough of a hot-shot rival to worry Mercedes. Inside is a treat of luxurious wood veneers, plushy metallic surrounds, gizmos to blow your mind and satisfy the most geeky of us, with an
updated infotainment system that encompasses a touchscreen for the first time. As if the basic model was not roomy enough for four of the lengthiestlegged people, you can upgrade to the long wheelbase version which adds an extra 14cm to its stretch. Just to ensure ultra-comfort for those in the plushily spacious back-end, you can have electrically adjustable heated or cooled first-class lounge style seats. And how about this gimmick? A camera scrutinises your hand movements near the touchscreen and by simply wagging your fingers in its general direction, you can perform infotainment choices and functions, abracadbra-like. If you are not given to such showy handsignalled channel switching, there is a basic button display to do the job
instead. The whole atmosphere is one of hush-hush style, a gentle hum of an engine underpinning the refinement level and enabling the most confidentially-whispered tones from those sprawling in the back seats to be heard by those upfront. The BMW 7-series range topper’s feedback when you hoof its superbly smooth and responsive 3.0-litre diesel engine towards an inviting motorway’s distant horizon is a sheer joy of beneficial performance and un-bumpy response and its attack on the tighter corners and sharp bends has all the feel of a smaller, nippy car. BMW’s planners insist their largelimo customers prefer not too much change, and dodge any ideas of radicalisation, hence the new 7’s almost identical outward appearance to its older sibling. Underneath the profile, however, is a different story. A vast improvement. And a surefire seller. Specification: Model :BMW 7-series 730d.Engine:3.0-litre diesel. Speed: 155mph. 0-60mph in 6.1secs. BHP 265.MPG:60.1. Price: £64.530.
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Sudoku Puzzle
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Hub Words
How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel? Each word must contain the hub letter H. Can you find a 9-letter word & at least 15 other words of 5 letters or more avoiding proper nouns?
Each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the numbers 1 to 9 just once. This can be done by applying logic - you don’t have to guess!
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The Revenant by Michael Punke (paperback £7.99) After a devastating bear attack on a trapping expedition in the Rocky Mountains in 1823, Hugh Glass is robbed and abandoned by his two companions. They expect him to die. He doesn’t. Glass’s ingenuity is thrilling: left without weapons or food, he survives in the wilderness, determined to take revenge on the men he considers his murderers. The chaos of the race for new trade routes in the unexplored interior of the USA forms a fascinating background to Glass’s vendetta. Based on real events, The Revenant is being made into a film starring Tom Hardy and Leonardo DiCaprio.
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (paperback £8.99) Having been riveted by Marlon James’ previous novel, The Book of Night Women, I was delighted that A Brief History of Seven Killings was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize . James is a masterful writer, amply rewarding the dedication he demands from his readers. The action begins in Jamaica. Bob Marley is experiencing global superstardom but narrowly avoids assassination, gang warfare is rife in the ghettos, and the CIA is in town. Don’t be daunted by James’s epic cast of characters, this novel is utterly absorbing.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (hardback £16.99) A Little Life begins as a story about four boys who become best friends in college in Massachusetts and then move to New York to pursue their different careers, in which they are all improbably successful. They are Malcolm the architect, JB the artist, Willem the actor and Jude the lawyer. As the book continues, we learn about their different backgrounds and families – with the exception of Jude, who won’t talk about his. Jude’s past is doled out in memory flashbacks throughout the book, mingled with present-day horrors that are the result of the events of Jude’s first years. Shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, this is a moving and gripping read.
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With Christmas rapidly approaching, we thought it may be useful to highlight some of the items that will be featuring under the Christmas Tree this year. Custom-built PCs are immensely popular, as they provide you with exactly the specification and power required, built from the highest quality components available at the most advantage prices. Please come and discuss your needs with us. Tablets - there is an ever-increasing number of 7-10 “ tablets on the market. The Apple iPads are clear market leaders of the premium product/premium price area. We have Android tablets from £50.00 and Windows tablets starting from £95.00, which includes a full 12 month subscription of Microsoft Office. Sonos- with a wide selection of products, all with room filling sound. Liberate your music from only £169.00. Smart Home - make your home smart. With easy-touse and flexible remote connection devices, you can control your heating system, lighting control, domestic appliances and even CCTV and security monitoring. As the items all speak a “common language”, you can
build your kit bit by bit and mix different devices to create the optimum solution. Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) - this is the upgrade your computer has been waiting for. Due to dramatic price cuts in the cost of SSDs, now is a great time to upgrade. Having an SSD in your machine will speed up the loading and running performance hugely: we have just upgraded a machine which was taking 4.5 minutes to boot, but with the SSD installed, it now boots in 35 seconds. Costs start from £45.00 and we can install and copy all your data across if required. Gamers’ Mice, Mats and Keyboards - Yes we know it sounds odd, but we have a selection of high performing mice, keyboards and mouse mats specifically for the gamers out there. They are fully adjustable, with some keyboards being illuminated - it could be the answer for that present dilemma. Total Care - allow us to look after your computer fully. We will protect it from viruses and malware, we backup all its data to our cloud and provide unlimited remote and workshop support for just £100 + VAT per year.
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comfortable, healthy and happy while they’re with us,” Ben explains. “Many people will never have seen reindeer before, even though they’re such an iconic part of Christmas. It’s great that by visiting the reindeer at Garsons, we can help children and adults learn about them.” There is no charge to visit the reindeer, but a collection at the enclosure will raise money for Garsons’ chosen local charities. In 2014, generous donations from Garsons’ customers raised over £8,000 for The Rainbow Centre, Fareham and Woking & Sam Beare Hospices. Visitors will also have a chance to meet Garsons’ Christmas Prince and Princess, and children can enjoy other festive activities at the farm, including writing a letter to Santa and a colouring competition – the winner will receive a personal letter and gift from Santa himself. Information: Open from 21st November 2015 to 24th December 2015. Opening times: 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm Sunday, 10am to 1pm Christmas Eve. Garson Farm, Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, Surrey KT10 8LS www.Garsons.co.uk
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Cobham Community Garden is here! Have you seen a new fence on the Leg O’Mutton Field? The Cobham Community Garden has arrived! You may have read about (or even pledged to) our Crowdfunder campaign for the fence. We’ve been making Cobham healthier, fundraising for the last year and are so pleased that the fence is up to keep the wildlife out. happier and more resilient At last we’re opening our gates for volunteers to join us in creating Cobham’s new Garden. We’re starting from scratch - very exciting! A large, slightly daunting expanse of field is waiting to become a productive shared garden. Gifts of fruit bushes and trees are ready to be planted. More fruit trees and some harvest hedging are coming. That’s just for starters! Plans for the end of this season are to plant what we already have, clear the stinging nettles and litter, assemble our greenhouse and shed, and start making some beds for edibles, herbs and flowers ready for 2016. We’ll open the garden for volunteers on Thursdays 10am-12pm and 2-4pm, and Saturdays 9am-1pm. Come and join us – we’d love to see you there. Visit www.transitioncobham.org.uk or email us at garden@transitioncobham.org.uk. search for Transition Cobham
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Saturday 1st Nov
3.45pm Messy Church (URC)
Holy Communion Family Service - Wonderful light Time to Remember service
Sunday 8th Nov
Sunday 22nd Nov
8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Signs of His Love 6.00pm SAY it’s Sunday
Thursday 26th Nov
Holy Communion Remembrance Day Service SAY it’s Sunday
2.00pm Mother’s Union Meeting
Friday 13th Nov
3.45pm Messy Church
Parish Lunch Club
Sunday 15th Nov Holy Communion Parish Communion SAY it’s Sunday
Tuesday 17th Nov Spiritual Cinema
Thursday 26th Nov
Sunday 29th Nov
8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm SAY it’s Sunday
Monday 30th Nov St Andrew’s Day Supper 10.30am Every Wednesday Baby Talk - during term time
Further details available from: 01932 862109 er.jenkins@btinternet.com | www.standrewscobham.org.uk ALPHA groups currently running - contact the office for details
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84 Investigations ............................................... 15 Ability Store....................................................... 51 Able Roofing...................................................... 36 AL Services......................................................... 40 Astek Dental...................................................... 43 Bocketts Farm.................................................... 22 Bonnie Dogs...................................................... 21 Bookham Physiotherapy..................................... 50 Boyalls Ironmongery & Doors............................. 2 Brightercare.......................................................... 7 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care................................24/25 Carron Wellings Personal Trainer....................... 49 Casselden’s Shoes................................................ 40 Claremont Fan Court School............................... 3 Cleanability........................................................ 50 Cobham Beauty & Laser.................................... 41 Cobham Books.................................................. 42 Computer Fix..................................................... 17 CT Cars............................................................. 33 DB Garden Services........................................... 55 DPB Pristine Oven Cleaning.............................. 51 Elite Tree Services............................................... 23 Elmbridge Food Festival................................12/13 F& S Plumbing and Heating Svs........................ 34 Falcon Services................................................... 23 Garsons Farm..................................................... 49 Gift Cottage....................................................... 25 Green Carpet Cleaning ...................................... 45 Guitar Lessons.................................................... 49 Hollyhedge Dental .............................................. 6 HRS Roofing..................................................... 45 Hunters Harmony.............................................. 15 James Thomas Funeral Directors ....................... 16 Liz Kendall Treatments....................................... 11 Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors....................... 30
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MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd........................ 44 Mailboxes etc…................................................. 19 Mandara Wills and Estate Planning...................... 8 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant............................. 36 Michelle Davis Foot Care................................... 37 MPS Garden & Est Machinery Ltd.................... 55 New Victoria Hospital ....................................... 10 Nick Ricks Decorating ...................................... 21 Notre Dame School ........................................... 11 Orchard Cottage Dental..................................... 31 Out on a Limb................................................... 34 Patrick Stone Chimney Sweep............................ 24 Pip and Gray........................................................ 9 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 41 Roots & Shoots.................................................. 56 Roxley Models.................................................... 39 Silver Arrows...................................................... 35 Skin Talk............................................................ 19 Smith Pearman................................................... 29 Steves Landscapes............................................... 24 Suddies Kitchen Appliances ............................... 37 Sykes & Sykes Decorating.................................. 25 Tec Res Computer Solutions.........................46/47 The Brigitte Trust............................................... 39 The Carpet Specialist.......................................... 17 The Plough, Effingham...................................... 14 The Potting Shed................................................ 35 The Prestige Flooring Company........................... 4 The Vineries .................................................26/27 We Fix Your Bike................................................ 15 We Source it 4 U ............................................... 21 Willow Landscapes............................................. 51
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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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