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6 MARIE CURIE 10 BRUCE’S DOGGY DAY CARE
Read Bruce’s column about taking care of your dogs teeth.
12 NEW VICTORIA HOSPITAL 16 WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Esher in February.
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MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL COMPUTER TIPS CROSSWORD GARDENING WITH SELINA
What a busy month it’s going to be, and one day longer too! As I write this, the predicted overnight temperature is -4 degrees! So far this year, it’s been extremely mild, extremely wet and now extremely cold and we’re only a few weeks in. Good old British weather, it keeps us on our toes, I guess. We welcome a new Q & A feature, starting next month, from Bruce at Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, so please do email in with your canine questions, see page 10 for details. I’m looking forward to reading this new feature over the coming months. Competition time again, and up for grabs is a delightful children’s storybook, ‘Cinnamon and the Bat People’, by Cookie Thomas (no relation!) This lovely story is aimed at the 9 years and above age range. We will announce the winners in the March magazine. Info within, good luck to all who enter. Tuesday 9th Feb is Pancake Day, so we have included a lovely Waitrose recipe to brighten up your day. Pancakes are always a favourite in my house and a wonderful breakfast option too. Everyone here enjoys cooking their own! In addition to all this, you’ll find our normal regular features inside, plus a whole selection of other bits and bobs. I hope you enjoy exploring our pages. That’s enough from me for now, so I’ll sign off, I wish you all a great month,
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Most of us will have spent January setting New Year’s resolutions, with a focus on health and fitness for us and our dogs. And while this is commendable, an area of dog well-being that is often neglected is their teeth. My own dog recently suffered from a cracked canine tooth which led to a visit to a veterinarian dental specialist and a few home truths. Like us, dogs should have their teeth brushed daily to protect and prolong them and help with the notorious ‘dog breath’ with which we dog owners are all too familiar! But it’s not all about fancy toothpaste and top-of-therange toothbrushes, it’s simply about frequency. In fact, brushing your dog’s teeth daily with just water will be more effective than a weekly or monthly session with an expensive toothpaste. Yes, really. So, when you’re brushing your teeth each day, please remember to do your dogs too: think regular, not random. Bruce Casalis is director & founder of Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, a multi-award winning business in Cobham.
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Make do and mend sounds such a boring and sad thought and might even imply a second rate solution. However, when you think about it another way…finding a new use for something, making it look better or keeping it and using it in a better way...suddenly recycling sounds more positive. Then, if you throw being creative and helping the environment into the mix, the process of reusing and repurposing things sounds a far more appealing prospect. This is just a small part of the sustainability debate which is a huge subject and one I can’t hope to cover in a small space like this… So, here are a few of my observations & things to consider if you are creating a new garden:It’s worth trying to keep materials on site, and where possible, move soil around, rather than remove it completely. However, in the normal course of creating a garden, there is often a fair bit of clearance and demolition of old paving or walling and some removal of soil to create foundations etc. This is always recycled at the tip or sent to salvage companies and so is not as bad as you may think (but it is costly). As my father always taught me, “if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly!” So, it’s worth selecting materials and landscapers who will do a good job, so that your garden will be a lasting asset and not something which will have to be redone. Make sure new hardlandscaping is in the right place and of the right size, suitable for
its purpose, not slippery in the wet and won’t be soft or porous so that it marks easily or turns green. Existing plants and trees can be valuable assets in your garden and should be kept, unless they are too hard to maintain, too old and tired or are in the wrong position. Choosing new ones carefully means that this aspect of garden creation is also sustainable and not wasteful. Annuals in pots don’t last long, whereas perennial plants in beds can be just as pretty, but won’t have to be replanted each year. Outdoor furniture is contentious at the moment, with the latest fashion for plastic wicker. Please do consider how long it will last and how it will be disposed of when it breaks. Is it sustainable or will it just create landfill waste? If you are removing a tree, the wood can be used and made into a path, sculpture or bug hotel or even just
chopped and kept for wood for your fire. Always consider a tree surgeon for clearing green waste from your garden, as they will be able to take away the green waste and recycle it. An old shed or summer house could be repaired and re-roofed in cedar shingles or painted to become a beautiful and characterful ‘new’ outdoor room. BUT don’t take it too seriously: the ultimate in sustainability is an oak woodland, so really a garden never is! Selina Botham is an award-winning garden designer based in Claygate. If you would like to improve and make the best of your garden and need some professional help, contact Selina for an initial garden consultation on 07894 553 202 or see her website for further ideas www.designsforallseasons.co.uk and her Facebook page Selina Botham - Designs for all Seasons or follow her on Twitter.
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would like to join us,’ explains Dale. ‘We are all passionate about singing, and while we sing for our own fun and enjoyment, we perform regular concerts in the local area, raising money for charity. We are a hugely friendly and sociable bunch and promise a warm welcome!’ Elmbridge Ladies’ Choir rehearses every Thursday from 8.00pm until 10.00pm. With a large & varied repertoire of popular & contemporary songs, the choir forms part of Surrey Community Music Society, a charitable organisation founded 10yrs ago by Cliff van Tonder, which has raised in excess of £150,000 for charity. For more info about joining Elmbridge Ladies’ Choir, call 0300 121 3344 or visit www.surreymusic.org/join
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As you enter Matt and Michelle’s 1910 property the first points you’ll admire are the Victorian features; so many of which have been kept intact. From the patterned, tile flooring to the high ceilings; decorative carvings, coving and mouldings that were so popular in the period and the wall arches leading one room into the next. Through the living room and at the back of the house, just as you’re expecting more nineteenthcentury fixtures you’re met by a huge, two-storey high, light flooded, contemporary kitchen and dining space, that shows off the very best of twenty-first century craftsmanship. “We decided to make the changes as the old kitchen was just too small. We also felt we could add value to the house by expanding it from two to three bedrooms,” Mat said. “We met with an architect who drafted up the plans and then we compared quotes from a number of local building companies. The rates
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over the brown sugar. Continue to cook for a further 4 minutes until sticky and glazed. Warm the pancakes in the microwave or oven, according to the packet instructions. Divide the toffee apples between the warmed pancakes then fold each one in half and in half again. Place 2 filled pancake cones on each plate and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle over any sauce left in the pan and scatter with hazelnuts before serving
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674kcals/10.6g protein/95.6g carbohydrate/72.7g sugars/ 27.7g fat/13.4g saturated fat/4.4g fibre/1.2g salt per serving
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Looks, as the old saying goes, can be deceptive. And that could not be more apposite an adage than when applied to Peugeot’s 308 GTi Hatchback, the freshly-arrived French baby, devoid of teething problems. Wow! C’est magnifique! It may not revel in eye-poppingly spectacular kerb-appeal but, cor blimey, it is a rewarding experience from the moment you ease your derrière onto its bum-hugger seats in this ever-so-comfy hatchback and give it some stick. The response, especially if you really go for it, is a breathtaker reminiscent of any robust two-seater sports car shaped and built for performance and agility. The 308, outwardly a car with a familyouting/school-run appearance, and not at all threatening or looking like an open invitation for roadside speed cameras or traffic cops, is a reversion to fine tradition for the Gallic car maker. Remember the rather excellent 205s of the 80s, the transport for yuppies who yearned for performance without having the lolly to pay for a sporty flyer? Well, this latest five-door, low-slung presentation is a motor of that level of earlier excellence, expertise and
excitement, a recovery of oooomph and zip, and a surefire fightback on the extensive hot-hatch battleground. If I am coming across as overenthusiastic or as a suspect fan or victim of the Peugeot publicity machine, I apologise, but nothing could be further from the truth. My assessment is based solidly on a week of open and honest admiration for a car that gave me back all I asked of it and more. The speedo’s top end figure is 155mph - and I would guess it would reach into that promise if our road rules did not forbid such pace. As it is, it is electronically restricted, and its burst of relentless energy must remain a distant dream for the would-be racers. Whether you are skirting around town or streaking up our motorways, the 1.6-litre turbo-charged engine is your humble servant, obeying whatever heavy demands or otherwise that you impose upon it.The power seems to come from nowhere when you hoof it. In the deceptively roomy cabin, sport bucket seats, like home comforts, cope cosily with the longest treks, and the clutter-free dashboard with its multitasking colour touch-screen serves up all
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A CRAFTY CIGARETTE TALES OF A TEENAGE MOD
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A Crafty Cigarette is the powerful story of a teenager coming of age in the 70s, as seen through his eyes, who, on the cusp of adulthood, discovers a band that is new to him, The Jam, which leads him into becoming a Mod. A mischievous youth prone to naughtiness, he is attracted to the Mod ethos like a moth to a flame, which, in turn, gives him a voice, confidence and a fresh new outlook towards life, his family, his school, friends, girls and the world in general. Growing up in Sunbury-onThames, where he finds life rather dull and hard to make friends, he moves across the river with his family to Walton-on-Thames in 1979, the year of the Mod revival, where to his delight, he finds many other Mods his age and older and slowly but surely, he starts to become accepted and, furthermore, soon becomes a leading light within the young Mods of his peer group. Their tender years and their appearance, combined with a distinct lack of funds and parental control, conspire to prevent them from attending Mod related events, like gigs and clubs, in London. Thus, our eponymous hero, along with his new band of brothers, Vinnie, Rick and Tom, have many adventures out in the suburbs, ranging from fighting the local pub men and standing up to a local skinhead bully, to nicking Bruce Foxton’s bass. Our hero's adventures are not strictly within the confines of Mod; he finds himself bonding with the rebellious kids at his school, causing chaos at any given opportunity with the teachers. A Crafty Cigarette goes beyond just being a tale of a young Mod's passage into adulthood; it also focuses on the pitfalls of success or, rather, the lack of it, highlighting the failure of his father's circus career, who once worked with the famous Italian clown, Charlie Cairoli, only to be sacked by Cairoli whilst on the verge of making it, thereby, making him the Pete Best of the clown world! The ramifications of this blow to his proud father's ego just adds to the confused and crazy skewed outlook of our young hero. A Crafty Cigarette is a distillation of the metamorphosis of youth, embodied with a rebirth of the key character upon hearing the opening chord of The Jam’s song, ‘All Mod Cons’, and then growing up at a frantic pace, in keeping with Weller’s shouted '1,2,3 4' intro . Written in the first person, the story rocks along at a fast clip, on a par with a supercharged Jam single... a compelling narrative with the key character struggling to find his identity against the backdrop of late 70s chaos. Without being nostalgic or sentimental, A Crafty Cigarette is a candid snapshot of English suburban life in the late 70s and early 80s. The book is raw, honest, dark and witty, with the values and culture of Mod being paramount throughout (though not always presented as the ‘be all and end all’). A Crafty Cigarette is a powerful story and, arguably, not since The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’, has there been such an in-depth study into the confused and multi-faceted lifestyle of striving to be a Mod… but this time, set in the very thick of the ’79 Mod revival. “ I couldn’t put it down because I couldn’t put it down.” John Cooper Clarke August 2015 For more info and press copies contact: Old Dog Publishing email: goldhawkpr@gmail.com
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Mailboxes Etc..................................................... 29 Manor House School....................................18/19 Meejana............................................................. 29 MPS Garden & Estate Machinery ..................... 39 Music on the Green............................................ 45 New Victoria Hospital...................................12/13 Ovenclean.......................................................... 35 Rasoy Indian Restaurant....................................... 2 Reynolds Cars ..................................................... 7 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 27 Skin Talk............................................................ 27 Smith Pearman................................................... 14 Stagecoach............................................................ 4 Surbiton Farmers Market................................... 32 Tec Res Computer Solutions ........................20/21 The Carpet Specialists......................................... 11 The Unattached Group....................................... 41 Wagging Tails..................................................... 41 Wentworth Design............................................... 7 WG Harper........................................................ 45 Willow Landscapes............................................. 38 Yoga with Barbara Currie................................... 37 Zigger.................................................................. 6
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Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton
0208 398 1727
Claremont Fan Court School An independent co-educational school for pupils aged 2½ to 18 years
Open Mornings Whole School - 10.00am-12.30pm Introductory talk at 10.00am Saturday 6 February Saturday 12 March
For further information, tel 01372 473624 or email info@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
www.claremont-school.co.uk