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ASK BRUCE Read Bruce’s column about letting a rescue dog off the lead. WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Esher in February COMPETITION TIME ST JOHN CHARITY TREK CROSSWORD PUZZLE MUSIC MATTERS WHAT’S COOKING? PORSCHE CAR REVIEW MUSIC ON THE GREEN POEM OF THE MONTH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL COMPUTER TIPS GARDENING WITH SELINA ELMBRIDGE VOLUNTEERS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
Happy New Year, Esher and Claygate! We are delighted to be back after our festive break and looking forward to the year ahead. I hope your New Year has got off to a good start? How many of you, I wonder, took part in the national Dry January? I did for the first time this year and I was delighted to say I managed it without too much trouble. The only time I really fancied a drink was on my son’s 18th birthday, but I resisted and we will raise a glass together on 1st February! Maybe he will take me out to the pub! We seem to have an action-packed start to the year, with lots of interesting bits and pieces for you to read about. We have some useful tips for an enjoyable ski season to help you get ski fit and minimise injury risks. These come from Mr Paul Davey, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the New Victoria Hospital, Kingston. Well worth a read if you are heading for the slopes sometime soon. We also hear about a big challenge being taken on by a local lady to raise £4000 for St John Ambulance. What a great charity that is. And we have two brilliant competitions this month too: there are chances to win a signed autobiography by Ian Hutchinson &/or tickets for a fantastic show at Epsom Playhouse. I hope you have a romantic Valentine’s Day and that you manage to keep your pancakes off the floor on 28th ! Wishing you a great month, take care until next time…
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Reader Andrea Hughes, who has recently adopted an eight-month-old mixed breed Romanian rescue dog, explains that, although he’s settling in well, she hasn’t let him off the lead yet when out walking, as she’s worried he’ll run off. Andrea asks: how do I know when the time is right? Firstly, congratulations and well done on taking on a rescue dog. It’s always great to give a dog a second chance and it sounds like he’s found a wonderful, loving home. As with all puppies, it’s best not to let them off the lead until you are familiar with one another, have established a relationship and know that your dog is friendly and social with other people and dogs. A long training lead is a great place to start with offlead and recall training. This allows your dog to feel as though he’s off the lead while still being safely attached. To establish recall, use dog treats or toys and encourage him to come back to you. Once you’re comfortable this is working, let go of the training lead so that it trails behind him and continue the recall exercises. If his recall isn’t 100%, the lead will make it easier to get hold of him without you needing to get right to him. If he continues to shine, you can then let him off the lead.
Good luck!
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For an enjoyable ski season, make sure you get ski-fit and minimise injury risks! by Paul Davey, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at New Victoria Hospital, Kingston
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he ski season is here again! If you are heading for the slopes, make sure that you are ski-fit so that fatigue does not cause any unnecessary injuries. From an orthopaedic point of view, the most common things we see are twisted knees and injuries to the hand and wrist including skier’s thumb. Make sure your bindings are not too tight to avoid knee injuries, and if you are snowboarding, make sure you wear wrist guards. If you are skiing, make sure your wrist straps are not wrapped too tightly around the hand to avoid injuring yourself from equipment that is meant to be helping you! If you are unfortunate enough to sustain any skiing injuries, there is an experienced team of orthopaedic
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surgeons at New Victoria Hospital, specialising in the sorts of injuries that are commonly picked up on the slopes. Best of all, get ski-fit before you go. We wish you an enjoyable ski season! Outpatients appointments: Tel: 020 8949 9020 Email: opdadmin@newvictoria.co.uk New Victoria Hospital, 184 Combe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 7EG
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What’s On
Around Esher
Local events in and around the Esher area during February and March 2017
Vera Fletcher Hall E V E N T S SAT 11TH FEB 2017 - 7.30pm The Kapsetaki Duo - Concert Pianists. An evening of classical piano masterpieces by Chopin, Haydn, Bach and Rachmaninoff for solo and four hands by twin sisters Stephanie and Marianna Kapsetaki. www.isosceles.biz.
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SAT 25TH FEB 2017 - 7.30pm The Cobham Band presents Showtime. Returning to the Vera Fletcher Hall, the Cobham Band will bring an entertaining evening of music from stage and screen, an eclectic mix from classics through to modern Tickets £12.50
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The Book Review
Hutchy:Miracle Man THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
David Kid Jensen gives us his thoughts on this action-packed autobiography and the men behind the book... one of whom is our very own motor head, Ted Macauley.
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f you are a motorcycle racing fan, this is a mustread book. With a man like Ted Macauley involved, you just know it will be great: a former Motor Race Journalist of the Year, Ted was also awarded the RAC’s Segrave Medal for his involvement in Mike Hailwood’s amazing comeback win at the IoM –TT. He is also the author of 15 books. This book is full of amazing facts and tales, with a foreword by Valentino Rossi and the magic combination of Ian Hutchinson himself and Ted. Together, they tell Hutchy’s amazing story. A winning combination. David Kid Jensen kindly gives us his thoughts on this action-packed autobiography and the men behind the book … I’ve known our very own Ted Macauley a long time, in fact, since sharing office space with him at the Daily Mirror back in the early 70s when the paper really was legendary. I wrote about music and Ted motoring matters, so no change there then, although I am a bit of a motor racing fan myself: 2 or 4 wheels I don’t mind, and I even ran my own racing teams in F3000 and F Opel in the past. So it didn’t take long for me to realise that Ted was the ‘goto guy’ if I wanted to know what was really going on in the paddock. He was also a bit of a star spotter and he loved the actual business of the sport. So I was delighted when he asked me to take a look at this great book. When Ted first told me about the talents of TT Rider Ian ‘Hutchy’ Hutchinson, even back then, I was keen hear more. The thing is, TT racing takes a special kind of racer: it’s a brave man who races like Hutchy, so I was sure this would be a very interesting read. In 2010, Ian crashed heavily on the track at Silverstone and was hit by another competitor’s machine, breaking his left leg so badly that surgeons were even discussing amputation. After many operations and a long period of recovery, he fractured the same leg again when back on the track in 2012. Seriously bad luck.
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If you ever wondered just who and why anyone would be willing to race and risk so much, this book will take you behind the scenes and into the heart of the action. This newly-released autobiography is less a diary of smashes and crashes, and more a true tale of heroics, strength and stoicism. Ted became Hutchy’s collaborator and close friend. Hutchy would become known far and wide as ‘The Bingley Bullet’, the ‘Miracle Man’ with an impressive list of racing conquests to his name. There’s no doubt that Hutchy would become one of the most successful motorcyclists ever. He has sped from victory to victory, despite a number of big obstacles along the way, and his life has certainly been a rollercoaster ride of emotions, which characterise a truly extraordinary career. This lovely book captures it all, a highly recommended read. Get your copy on amazon.co.uk or have a go at winning one here! We are delighted to bring you an exclusive Look Local competition! Here’s your chance to win a copy of this great new book, signed not only by our very own motor head, Ted Macauley, but also by Ian ‘Hutchy’ Hutchinson, the man himself! The question you need to answer for a chance to win is this:-
In the summer of 2010, ‘Hutchy’ set the record for the most wins ever in a single TT festival. How many wins was that? Send your answers and contact details to ros@looklocalmagazine.co.uk before 1st March for a chance to win. Good luck to all who enter!
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Local lady Rebecca Scrase takes on a challenging and life-changing fundraising trek across Costa Rica in a bid to raise ÂŁ4,000 for the St John Ambulance charity
Local lady Rebecca Scrase lives in Hersham and works in Byfleet, and last year, she completed a St John Ambulance First Aid at Work course which she found
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very interesting. It was then that she first learnt exactly what an important role St John Ambulance plays. What I didn’t realise is that, once trained, these amazing
volunteers provide first aid to their communities by working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls. They also attend thousands of events throughout the year and basically save many lives by doing so. It’s quite easy therefore to see why Rebecca wants to help this great charity, and she decided to combine her fundraising project with a life-changing and challenging trek across Costa Rica. She will be walking from the West Pacific Coast to the Caribbean East Coast. The trek will take her through coffee plantations, oak forest and into dense tropical jungle. She has paid for her own travel and for the trek so that all the donations will go directly to St John Ambulance. Fundraising has already started, and to set her on the way to raising her massive £4000 target, she organised a number of fundraising bake sales, one of which was held at the Bookham Christmas Fair 2016. But the main fundraising event will take the form of a fantastic raffle. Rebecca has been hard at work and she has managed to collect some wonderful prizes which have been donated by many local businesses and organisations.
£40: The price of your monthly TV package can train a volunteer to give first aid at events such as football matches and concerts £60: The price of a pair of trainers can provide a volunteer with the kit they need to save a life £100: The price of your family’s weekly shop can train a young person to teach other young people in essential first aid skills. Here is just a small selection of the prizes Rebecca has collected. We couldn’t fit in the whole list, sorry, but I think this should give you a good idea:Spa Day for 2 - lunch & spa at Savill Court Hotel Windsor Top Golf Addlestone - 30 day membership & bay reservation + 4 people, 2 games of Topgolf. Thames Rockets London - 50 minute ride for 2 people Brooklands Hotel - 1 month gym membership Denbies Wine Tour for 2 Toni & Guy Walton- Haircut Ride Studio Cobham - Jumper and 10 classes Everyman Cinema Esher - 2 adult cinema tickets Silent Pool Gin Distillery - tour for 2 people Raffle tickets can be purchased as a book, 5 for £5, or individually for £1 each.
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1 Log on to www.justgiving.co.uk/rscrase 2 Submit your ticket price donation. Don’t forget to pop ‘1st April raffle ticket’ in the leave a message box. 3 Email: costarica.sja@gmail.com with your address and phone number so that Rebecca can send you the tickets and contact you should you win an item! 4 Subscribe to Rebecca’s YouTube channel (search Rebecca Scrase Costa Rica SJA) so you do not miss the prize draw on 1st April 2017. There is a video with more information on Rebecca’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=dHMa1RpHaj0&t=6s
How your donation can saves lives:-
£4: The price of a meal deal lunch can give a child a 60 minute first aid lesson in school £7: The price of two pints of beer can run one of our ambulances for a day £25: The price of a takeaway for two allows us to equip someone with the first aid skills to save a life
Please do support Rebecca. She hopes to raise £4000 for this great charity, which in turn could quite possibly just save your life one day! Look Local would like to wish you every success, Rebecca. Please keep us posted and we look forward to hearing all about the trek too!
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February Puzzles
Crossword puzzle Clue: 14 Across
Clue: 27 Across
Clue: 15 Down
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1. Ploy (6) 4. Requiring secret knowledge (6) 9. Disapproves (7) 10. Angry (5) 11. Land measure (4) 12. Perplexing (8) 14. Disney cartoon character (5) 16. Mournful poem (5) 20. Scorn (8) 21. Fencing sword (4) 24. Female relative (5) 25. Pills (7) 26. Unmarried (6) 27. Precious stones (6)
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down
1. Worldwide (6) 2. US military officer (5) 3. Unit of length (4) 5. Precipitation (8) 6. Astounding (7) 7. Come out into view (6) 8. Ordinary (5) 13. Celestial (8) 15. Lamp (7) 17. Parts of a play (6) 18. Catches sight of (5) 19. Creatures (6) 22. Fragment (5) 23. Woodwind instrument (4)
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Get adventurous this Shrove Tuesday by making spiced pancakes. If you have young children, take some of the heat out by swapping the chilli for chopped chives or coriander
Low Fat Preparation Time:30 mins Cooking Time:20mins Recipe reproduced by kind permission of Waitrose. Over 5,000 recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes
INGREDIENTS 125g plain flour 1 medium Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range Egg 300ml semi-skimmed milk 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2 x 300g packs Waitrose British Chicken Breast Chunks In A Spiced Tikka Marinade 4 salad onions, sliced 4 tbsp Geeta’s Premium Mango Chutney 4 tbsp low fat Greek yogurt
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Matt Monro
Matt Monro One Voice - a celebration of one of the world’s biggest selling artists of all time with Matt Monro Jr.
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ATT MONRO can arguably lay claim to being Britain’s biggest musical export of all time. Indeed, he is still hailed as the biggest nonHispanic artist in the world. The man dubbed “The singer’s singer” and “The man with the golden voice” clocked up a staggering 100 million sales in his lifetime. He was the first singer ever to sing on a James Bond film (From Russia With Love) and he contributed the score to that best loved of films, The Italian Job. In the Philippines alone, his version of My Way sold 8 million copies, outselling Sinatra’s by a country mile Frank sold a mere 300,000. Beatlemania had nothing on his reception over there (and even today, his son still receives a hero’s welcome). Produced throughout his career by Sir George Martin, in the 1960s and 70s Matt Monro’s hits encompassed some of the greatest popular music ever. From Russia With Love, The Impossible Dream, Portrait Of My Love, Softly As I Leave You, Walk Away, My Kind Of Girl, Yesterday, Gonna Build A Mountain…. just some of the songs that made him a household name. And then, of course, there was Born Free. Born Free was the song that firmly established Matt Monro in the hearts of the young and the old alike. Its opening notes forever conjured up a time and place African plains, endangered lions, the film with actress Virginia McKenna… the smooth mellifluous voice of Matt became synonymous with Born Free and the song was, and still is, a hugely iconic song in Africa. Now Matt Monro Jr pays tribute to his legendary father with a new CD, A Father’s Legacy, and a new show, The Matt Monro Story: One Voice. Encapsulating not just the story of his dad’s rags-to-riches life, it gives a unique insight into the man himself. The journey of this boy, who couldn’t read or write and yet had to support his family, is told in loving detail by his son, giving a glimpse into what it was like growing up in the Monro household. Video clips, home movies,
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even sequences where Matt Jr duets with his dad, all play a part in this celebration of the life and legacy of Matt Monro. Informative, entertaining and hugely enjoyable, this is one big event not to be missed. Running from February 4th to April 29th 2017, The Matt Monro Story plays 35 shows across the UK. Tickets are on sale now from all usual venues, priced at £21. Shows start at 7.30pm. Saturday 4th February - Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651 Sunday 19th February - Hawth Theatre, Crawley 01293 553 636 Thurs 16th March - The Playhouse Theatre, Epsom 01372 742 555 Monday 27th March - Theatre Royal, Brighton 0844 871 7650
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February Car Review
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Ted Macauley test drives the Porsche Carrera S PDK and lets us know what it has to offer....
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et me start with a confession: I’ve got the hots and am passionate about sleek and curvy beauties. But rest easy, Elmbridge ladies, it’s none of you. I am an unashamed sports car worshipper, mad keen on the thundering, head-turning, brrmmm-brrmmm breathtakers. That is why, over the years - and to my eyewatering cost - I have been the envied and smugly proud owner - OK, show-off! - of three E-type Jaguars (two soft, one hardtop), a scarlet Lamborghini Espada, an Austin Healey, an MG TF and the frequent borrower of my best pal’s, the ex-world champ motorbike legend Mike Hailwood’s exotic Iso Grifo. I am currently sharing with Trophy Wife a fab Porsche Cayman, a fine mixture of style, finesse and panache. That goes for both TW and the car…. and that mention of the German legends, the patron saints of motoring pleasure, brings me to a point of worrying information: their Carrera is the most stolen car in the UK, according to a report that puts the immaculate flyer to the top of Burglar Bill’s list, well ahead of, say, Mercedes and Range Rover. Motoring specialist spokesman Roger Powell explains: “It comes as no surprise that the cars most at risk of being stolen are the prestige models. And that means the Carrera S.They are desirable to used car
buyers and targeted by the thieves because of the profit potential.” I hope that this revelation fails to force any potential buyer to abandon their dream when secure overnight lock-ups are used, keys carefully and safely hidden and never, EVER left in a parked car, not for the briefest of moments, especially with the engine running, while you pop your letter in a nearby postbox. Having got the scare story out of the way, I would like to move onto the supercar, one of my absolute favourites, with the hope that buyers will not be put off by the baddies. The newly innovative and updated series 2 991, the first 911 Carrera to be turbo-charged, rockets to the peak of perfection with its pleasing feedback from its 3-litre bi-turbo engine that returns a mighty 365bhp. Not that you dare do it without a resultant jail sentence, unless you are enjoying the freedom of a German autobahn, but it flows to a mindboggling 183mph and would give Lewis Hamilton’s F1 charger a scare. So what else is new? A double change in the latest 911’s cabin. It will have existing owners wishing they had hung on for a while on their latest buy-in. Firstly, there is a tinier steering wheel, a revised power steering system, snapped up from the GTs RS and Spyder, and it works superbly, giving what is a reasonably big car an even
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more agile feeling. Then it also has a switch which gives it double-quick access to the settings for Normal, Sport, Sport-Plus and other tailored requirements, according to your instant wishes, and needs to get going in a sharpish overtaking manoeuvre. Overall, Porsche, with their gift for making their lucky customers happy and content with their application of futuristic genius, have done it all again with the 911R. And I don’t know how they manage it. They have done it without confronting a buyer with a price tag usually labelled on supercars. But if you are jostling already to buy one, you’ll have a wait, because all the 911Rs are already sold out and right now are changing hands for loads more than the original price of £136,901. So, I would advise going for the standard Carrera S PDK with its amazing stopping ability on magical ceramic brakes and the absolutely stunning performance, with an almost unbelievable throttle feedback and comfort-on-the-go returns. It’ll cost you much less, without losing too much in accomplishment and style. If I sound like a drooling, star-struck fan, I make no apologies. And if my lottery numbers serve me right, our Cayman will find itself overtaken by a sibling Carrera. That’s a promise.
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Poem OF THE MONTH MON U S I C THE GREEN L U N C H T I M E CONCERTS
AT CHRIST CHURCH, ESHER
Wednesday 15th February 2017
Duo Folclore Alice Barron Fuensanta Zambrana Ruiz
Violin Violin
Our talented violin duo will play a lively programme of traditional folk music as well as arrangements from their own British and Spanish origins. Pieces by Bartok, Berio and Piazzolla, who themselves were driven by folk music, will also be presented. Duo Folclore have performed not only in London and Birmingham but also in Bethlehem in the Palestine Choral Festival of 2016. Their soulful approach to cross-cultural music will provide a captivating mid-week break.
Do join us. LIGHT LUNCH - 12.30PM CONCERT 1.10PM FREE ENTRY, RETIRING COLLECTION
For further info please contact the Parish Office
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Progress I prod the buttons on my phone Set out in numbered rows I wonder will it be this time As expectation grows The ringing tones assault my ear I pray to God I’m going to hear A human voice. Then appears The dreaded tape machine I’m rendered dumb and testy As I listen to the ‘voice’ A monotone squeezed down my phone A gift of multi-choice Press ONE for Mozart’s Magic Flute To wait on hold for hours – it’s TWO Press THREE to talk to no-one soon These blasted tape machines! My sweaty ear is feeling like A piece of old raw meat My arm is getting stiffer And my bum has gone to sleep Again the dreaded voice arrives ‘Good news! You’re caller twenty-five It’s now I ponder suicide I hate these tape machines I linger as my stubble grows Drowning in frustration It’s surely not too much to ask For human conversation The minutes tick. The mist turns red My language now – best left unsaid And then the bloody line goes dead! *@!#&!%*#!&!@&*!#@!
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International education
Why Chose an international education for your child?
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Tony Eysele, Head of School at ACS Cobham International School
n international education is among the most effective foundations for a child to thrive in today’s connected world. From a young age, students integrate with numerous different cultures and develop a broad mindset and thirst for new experiences. Globally-recognised qualifications International programmes have global recognition not for their name alone, but for their academic rigour. One of the leading education programmes in this respect is the International Baccalaureat (IB), a programme often referred to as the global educational passport. The IB is taught at all ACS schools and is commended for its academic integrity, development of key skills and the global awareness that it instils in students. Indicative of this, the IB is consistently cited by university admissions officers as the best preparation for higher education over other traditional UK curricula. Admissions officers believe that IB students cultivate vital aptitudes needed to thrive at university, including an ability for independent enquiry, self-management skills and open mindedness. IB students can go on to university anywhere in the world, with ACS students going to the US, UK and elsewhere across the globe. Developing global citizens Learning to be a global citizen and to appreciate and
absorb cultural differences is just part of everyday life in an international school. A mix of nationalities in every classroom - for example, over 100 nationalities make up the ACS Cobham school community - brings together multiple perceptions and experiences. While many students are expatriates, it is local families who are enrolling in ever-increasing numbers, as awareness grows of the benefits that an international education provides. This diversity means that students establish lasting friendships with peers from around the world and readily share their experiences from their home culture or places they have lived. This naturally develops a global outlook which extends way beyond the classroom too: many ACS students have worked with international development projects in Nepal, Bulgaria and Namibia, for example, as well as getting involved with local community and environmental projects. International schools by definition have a unique advantage in helping students learn to see the world through others’ eyes, and this grounding in their formative years, alongside gaining highly regarded qualifications, sets them up for successful futures anywhere in the world. To find out more about ACS Cobham, or to register for an Open Morning, visit www.acs-schools.com/opendays
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Computer Tips
Good to know...
This guide about backing up our computers was written by Les Beer from Tecres in Leatherhead, which has been providing computer solutions since 1989.
We are often surprised that, in certain months of the year, we see an increased frequency in particular products failing: for example, in January, February and March, we see an increase in hard drives failing; in April/ May, it’s monitors and displays; in June and July, it’s networking and routers; in October to November, it’s printers. Obviously, a product can fail at anytime, but we have often seen this trend repeating. With this in mind, we are often surprised by the number of people who have the only copy of their cherished photos or significant information on a single external hard drive, which, you’ve guessed, fails. The recovery of data can be an uncertain, protracted and sometimes very costly exercise, and this is entirely avoidable. The two most popular backup routes to prevent this from happening are: 1: Backup to the cloud - this can be automatic and very low cost. We have a few simple-to-install options which require no intervention or user involvement. Or… 2: A local backup to a NAS device with multiple hard drives - a NAS or Network Attached Storage drive is a small box with, usually, 4 hard drives installed. The NAS divides your data across all 4 drives, meaning
that if one hard drive fails in the NAS, your data will still be available to use and access. By replacing the failed hard drive in the NAS, your data will be rebuilt by the NAS with no loss. A 4 drive NAS device with 4x 1Tb hard drives can cost as little as £500, making this a very cost-effective solution. And finally… Late last year, there was a Microsoft update which disabled all the networking on a machine. The fix is quite simple if you can follow 4 or 5 steps. For your convenience, we have detailed these steps on our downloads page on our website www.tecres.co.uk. If you would like us to carry out these steps for you, we are quite happy to do so, but we will need your machine in store.
For further information, please call 01372-370300 or email sales@tecres.co.uk www.tecres.co.uk
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Selina Botham Gardening
Hospice Garden
Award-winning local garden designer Selina Botham tells us all about the Christopher’s Childrens Hospice bereavement garden she recently re-designed.
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very so often, something really amazing happens in your life and these wonderful moments make everything worthwhile. After making a garden at the Hampton Court Flower Show for Jordan’s Cereals, I really felt that the garden itself was important and I hoped it would not just be for the week of the show but would have a longer life and make a lasting difference in the world. I was so disappointed when it was broken up at the end of the week, as I had kept thinking a home would be found for it. The garden was designed to be a place where people could go to connect with nature: you could walk and touch and see and taste that the world was a beautiful place. There was a native hedgerow and a curved maze through meadow and oats, then leading through more cultivated flowers to finish as a central terrace where woven benches and reflecting pool. It won the RHS Peoples’ Choice and a silver medal from the judges. I was delighted that Jordan’s managed to rehome all the main features from the garden, including replanting the flowers at several disadvantaged London schools through the Prince’s Countryside Fund. Then, about 6 months later, I was invited to go to Christopher’s Childrens Hospice in Guildford
to talk about their garden plans. They explained that they needed to redesign the garden for bereaved parents. They wanted a softer space where parents could go for comfort and to have a breathing space in which to connect with nature. The garden was to be connected to the cold bedrooms where their child’s body lay and yet they could move away if they wanted and could grieve as they needed to. It felt so sad and yet such a privilege to have been asked. So the wonderful thing was…. I suddenly realized that they were giving me the exact same brief that I felt the Jordan’s garden had achieved. AND the most amazing thing was that when I got back to the
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office, I realized that the design for Jordan’s central area fitted perfectly in the space that I had to work with at Christopher’s Hospice. It was incredible. I spoke to Jordan’s and explained what had happened and they were really happy for me to share the design. Proctor and Gamble were the sponsors for the new hospice garden. I worked closely with the therapists and carers at the hospice, as well as those who look after the premises, to ensure that the garden would work for everyone concerned. I set to work and adjusted the RHS show garden design to suit the new space and its specific needs. There were paved paths rather than species rich turf and we reused a beautiful
water feature the hospice already owned as the centerpiece for the garden. Paths flowed around the garden, leading you on a comfortable curved journey that took you away a short distance but also allowed you to return easily. We opened up the views to the Surrey Hills beyond the gardens and removed the cage-like trellis which made you feel trapped. The new planting was soft and layered so it felt like you were gently surrounded – we wanted the garden to literally feel like a hug. The planting was all done by volunteers on one particularly rainy day and was a great experience in itself. The staff and parents are delighted with the garden and I know that the garden will be a great comfort to parents at a point of great sadness. The best thing is that you know, when something works out
like this, that it must have happened for a reason and you feel part of something much bigger and better than you could even imagine or ask for. The RHS shows create a great opportunity to do something different, and often a show garden connected to a charity raises the profile of a company or brand and at the same time can be used to make a lasting difference to a charity. If you think your company would be interested in sponsoring a garden and you have a charity in mind, then do contact me to discuss the ideas. If you would like to redesign your garden and need some professional help, contact Selina on 07894 553 202 or see her website for further ideas designsforallseasons.co.uk and her Facebook page Selina Botham - Designs for All Seasons.
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Well-developed written and verbal communication skills are required for this role with a local charity helping resettle refugees within Elmbridge. This flexible role can be done at home.
INTERESTED IN ANY OF THOSE ROLES? For more info on these roles & many other volunteering opportunities, please contact Voluntary Action Elmbridge,
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