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From the Editor
Welcome to our Festive issue in Weybridge! Not only that, but this month is our 10th Anniversary Issue! TEN WHOLE YEARS and we are still here! I just want to THANK YOU all so much for your support and interest over the years. I realise that we haven’t been in Weybridge quite this long but we’re working on
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Contents
6 BRUCE’S DOGGY DAY CARE
Read Bruce’s column about tips to keep your dog looking gorgeous.
10 WHAT’S ON
See what’s on in and around Weybridge in December/January.
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SANTA FUN RUN
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AUNTIE PLANTY
MUSIC MATTERS LOCAL AUTHOR CROSSWORD SUDOKU & HUB WORDS
it ! It is a total pleasure to produce your local magazine and I hope you continue to find it a useful resource in 2016 and beyond. We’re only here because of you and for you, so again, thank you very much, readers and advertisers, local charities and organisations alike. The only downside is that I’m ten years older (but maybe wiser) than when we first met. Let’s just hope that love is blind ! Lots in this special issue, reflecting, as always, what a fantastically interesting little town we are privileged to serve, see here.. I enjoyed meeting and chatting to a local author about his debut novel. It’s really very good and I highly recommend it. A perfect Christmas gift maybe? A selection of local schools join together to produce a song, download your copy on iTunes. Colourful Cows will be coming to a hillside near here really soon! Find out what that’s all about too. Our Look Local motoring man, Ted Macauley, has a great give away competition, and don’t forget to take a peak at the What’s on Pages for lots of lovely local events! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2016. We look forward to returning in 2016 for another busy year!
MINI CAR REVIEW Ted Macauley tells us all about the new Mini Cooper five door TAX ASSIST
Ros Thomas Editor
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WHAT’S ON
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Real reindeer will return to Garsons at Esher on Saturday 21st November to delight animal lovers young & old & mark the beginning of the festive season. Staying at Garsons in their specially-built stable, the reindeer can be visited every day until Christmas Eve, when they will return to help Santa on the busiest night of the year. FREE - donations for local chairites.
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21st November - 24th Dec
Queen’s Road Christmas Street Party. LATE NIGHT SHOPPING
Queens Road & York Road W e y b r i d g e
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Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd December, 5pm - 8pm (timed tickets)
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FREE8.00-‐11.00PM ENTRY! BAR! STJAMES CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, AllPARISH performers/styles WEYBRIDGE KT13 8DN CHRISTMAS CONCERT welcome in the We are joined by Walton Oak Primary School open mic. PA and Choir and local brass musicians to put you in guitar amps provided. the Christmas spirit with sing-a-long carols, Last Friday of the month jazz and a range of music from Renaissance 8 . 0 0 - 1 1 . 0 0 p m motets to funny Christmas readings.
L PERFORMERS/STYLES WELCOME IN THE OPEN MIC. PA AND GUITAR AMPS PROVIDED MORE INFO: KEITH 07771 920976 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/STJAMESFEST TWITTER: @MUSICSTJAMES WWW.LEMONROCK.COM/MUSICATSTJAMES
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R E C Y C L E YOUR TREE!
Friday 19th Jan uary 01932 857844 Parish Hall, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Portmore Way, KT13 8JD0
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An alternative, inventive take on the tale of Snow White, which promises to be a smart, sharp, glittering treat for all. Tickets £12.50
15th & 16th JAN - 7.30PM www.charlescourtopera.com
Once again, Garsons is pleased to team up with Elmbridge Borough Council to arrange for trees to be recycled. Bring your real Christmas tree to the Garsons car park and follow the signs to the recycling point.
For every tree recycled, you will receive a FREE tea or coffee in the restaurant!
Visit Father Christmas & his enchanted helpers in his Secret Forest & tell him your Christmas wishes. Santas Grotto in the Secret Forest, Addlestone, near Weybridge, Surrey . Step inside his magical log cabin & warm yourself by the fire. A wonderful winter fairy tale deep in the magical woods. Approx age range 1 - 10 years.
Every weekend in December
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H A M P T O N CO U RT PA L AC E The Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink returns this winter for another skating season. Put on your ear muffs, gloves & skates, grab a steadying hand (if needed!) & have some festive fun on the ice in glorious Tudor surroundings. The Ice Bar & Café provides a welcome place to warm up after your skate, serving a selection of winter drinks and festive snacks. £11.50 adults, £9.00 children
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ocal families, including five children and even a six month old baby, dressed up in their Santa suits this week to launch Woking & Sam Beare Hospices’ Santa Fun Run. The family-friendly event which helps to raise much-needed funds for the local charity will take place at Mercedes-Benz World on Sunday 6th December, where hundreds of Santas, big and small, will be running, jogging or walking the 2.5 or 5 km course. Registrations for the popular event are already coming in and the dressed-up Santas certainly caught everyone’s attention at the launch which took place on Thursday 8 October, with people curious to learn what the event was all about. Events Fundraising Manager, Danielle Le Cuirot, said “Our annual Santa Fun Run is the perfect way to start the festive season. It’s an event for all the family and it’s wonderful to see people of all ages and from all over the local area coming together to support us each year. By taking part in this wonderful Christmas event, you can
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enjoy a great day out and raise vital funds for hospice care.” On the day, there will be a raffle with lots of prizes, live music entertainment, and the run is suitable for all the family, with adults and children receiving a free Santa suit and a free Santa hat for younger children. There will also be a medal at the finish line for every participant! Online registration for the event is now open and tickets costs £12 for an adult, £6 for a child and 3 years and under go free. Family tickets which include 2 adults and 2 children are £30 and additional child tickets purchased on top are only £5 and can be purchased by calling the Fundraising Team. The Hospices will also be holding a fancy dress competition this year, with great prizes for both adults and children, for those who would like to come dressed as another winter character of their choosing – perhaps a few elves and reindeers will be seen joining the run too! To register, please visit www.wsbhospices.co.uk/ santa or call the Fundraising Team on 01483 881752.
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Managing Director, Nick Orde-Powlett, hopes that the company’s rigorous selection process will bring security and peace of mind to people in Surrey: “Our vetting process is second to none. All of our handymen and electricians are friendly retired police officers with many years working in the community under their belt – they understand people’s concerns and fears better than anyone else and they genuinely care.“ Handyman Jim Lias states: “I have always had a keen interest in home maintenance and now I have the opportunity to spread the skills I have developed for the benefit of the local community” More info can be found on the website www.trustinblue.com and bookings can be made either by calling freephone 0800 255 0255 or emailing helpdesk@trustinblue.com
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Now in his 75th year, it’s impressive to note that a man once regarded as an unofficial ambassador for his generation is still rockin’ and rollin’ ‘Just‘Like A Rolling Stone’. Bob Dylan is an undisputed heavyweight to the ‘counter culture’ generation and will forever be regarded as a prime influence on anyone in the 60s who picked up a guitar and plectrum and then discovered just how powerful a message can be when expressed by a latter-day troubadour. He was also the one who courted huge controversy at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1965 by going ‘electric’, much to the welldocumented annoyance of his army of folk music purists who felt he had committed a kind of treason by embracing amplified music. Oh the shock and the horror when he first plugged in, but upon hearing the opening strains of ‘Like A Rolling Stone’, possibly the greatest pop song ever written, or the Jimi Hendrix version of ‘All Along The Watchtower’, the objectors to his new direction were eventually silenced and Bob was right all along. Timeless classics like ‘Masters Of War’, ‘Blowin In The Wind, ‘A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall and ‘The Times They Are A Changing’ all became global anthems. Dylan has recorded no less than 36 studio albums and has written over 100 books, including his own first volume of his amazing memoirs, entitled Chronicles. It’s an essential read, not just by his fans but by anyone who cares about the development of rock n’ pop from its beginnings. And now, just when you thought you’d seen and heard everything about the great man, along comes a terrific new collection of previously unseen black and white photgraphs entitled ‘Bob Dylan NYC 1961 – 1964’. The pictures were taken long before Dylan became a household name and convey the atmosphere of the times and the natural charisma of the man. You can’t help but wonder how life might have been for Bob before his destiny in music was sealed and just how did a farm boy from rural Minnesota became such an essential figure in the annals of pop. This latest venture is published by Rizzoli International Publications at £22.50.
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IT’S HERE AGAIN The word is on the street The ads are on the box Presents hiding in the dark Mostly full of socks
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A Note from the Editor
Treasured tunes from radios Fill note, the waiting As I write this thereears is a real feeling of Carrying ourwith memories spring in the air. So summer in striking to golden yearsthe comfort of distance, itBack is time to leave the sofa and enjoy some truly delightful local events, including fairs,leaves charity walks, Pavements dressspring in dappled music festivals and more. Wearing nature’s clothes of fun oak and elm events And withSkeletons so many national falling in May Bike Week (shake Holdand theirJune frigid –pose o those winter blues); National BBQ Week (make theClouds mostasofgrey theaswarm slate weather); and the Wimbledon tennis fortnight (with a Stuffed with silver snow real chance for a home grown winner this A promise of the perfect year) ... it’s no wonder thatday spring is a Toseason! those who dream below favourite
I don’t Frozen have any details at the time of faces swathed in wool going to press, but please make a note in Excitement feeds the brain your diary for Saturday 11 May, when the Expectation fillsbe theholding air Weybridge Centre will its annual it’s here again spring Fair. Yep, It promises entertainment for all the family. Contact the Friends of Weybridge Centre on 844391 or call in at the Centre in Churchfield Place (behind Lloyds Bank) for
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or a while, local author CT Sullivan has been fascinated by the phrase ‘reasonable force’ Over the years, there have been several high profile cases where home owners have defended their own property and their families from unwanted intruders, only then to find that in the eyes of the law, they are themselves in the wrong! It is a complicated area which so easily could affect the most law-abiding citizen.This great new book visits this exact scenario… I started the book last weekend and couldn’t put it down. It really is a captivating read. I asked the author how he went about putting a book like this together. I wondered if he had the whole story line worked out in his head before he started to write? ‘To a certain degree, I had a basic plan and the plot, but as you write, the story evolves, as do the characters.’ Are any of the characters within the book based on real people? ‘Yes, some are, but again, they also develop as the story moves along.’ It takes a long time from concept to published book and I can only imagine the hours of work which must go into producing a book such as this.
I really enjoyed the style of writing and the story is, as I said, totally captivating. If you are a member of a book club, this book really should go on your list; it is meticulously researched and very thought-provoding, the perfect combination for a good discussion. A tale about ordinary people who find themselves in an extraordinary situation. Before turning his hand to writing, the author spent twenty five years in the City as a foreign exchange broker, but since then has had a whole variety of very different jobs; these include driving a lorry, landscape gardening, a singer in pubs, a film extra and musical comedy entertainer, giving him ample time to hone his craft as an author! As you can imagine, he is a very interesting chap, and I’m sure his eclectic career path has given him a wide range of life experiences to draw from in his writing. I look forward to reading more from this man. Published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, it is available from Barton’s Book Shop in Leatherhead, Waterstone’s Book Shop in Guildford and, of course, amazon.co.uk on line. It really would make a fantastic Christmas gift for almost anyone who enjoys a good book. Thank you very much, CT Sullivan.
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COMPETITION
DO YOU OWN A CLA SSI C M I N I ? O R M AY B E Y O U A R E T H I N K I N G A B O U T G E T T I N G O N E ? I F S O , T H I S I S C E RTA I N LY A C O M P E T I T I O N F O R Y O U ! Ted Macauley, our Look Local motoring expert, has a wonderful prize to give away (worth £40 ) ‘The Ultimate Mini Restoration Manual’ by Iain Ayre and Martin Webber. ‘How to choose, restore, paint, trim, overhaul, update, upgrade, grossly overpower, and generally have fun with the classic Mini. Based on a combined 50 years hands-on Mini experience.’ Full of useful tips to keep your Mini in tip top condition! With over 500 images. Who was responsible for the ground-breaking design and development of the first ever Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959? Here is a picture of the man himself! But who was he ??
Please email your answers to :- ros@looklocalmagazine.co.uk by 5/01/16. Please type MINI COMPETITION in the subject line of your message. Good luck !
Sudoku Puzzle
Hub Words How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel? Each word must contain the hub letter N. Can you find a 9-letter word & at least 25 other words of 4 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 Beatles had one each. And Hollywood movie star & West End producer Kevin Spacy forked out nearly £100,000 for the last one of its class ever built. Not only that, there are 470 clubs in its name in the UK & 260 worldwide. So, what is it? The Mini. That’s what. And you’ve only got to be commuting from Stoke D’Abernon station to see them in their iconic ranks glistening petitely in the neighbouring car showroom. It is amazing that from a sketch by imaginative dreamer Sir Alec Issigonis, pencilled on a napkin in a Swiss cafe, Mini mania has swamped the globe, with more than three million sold since BMW, the fathers of autmotive efficiency & finesse, adopted the brand in 2001. From its humble beginnings, with its UK HQ in Longbridge & Cowley in the Midlands, it is now manufactured in Australia, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela & Yugoslavia, with other countries jostling to cash in on its popularity. I have to confess I was not really a fan until I gave one a trial run or two. I was too wrapped up in my own treasured Fiat 500’s enchanting manners & style
& price to contemplate allowing a sort of rival to grab my attention. We are fortunate that Surrey, with its hills, lanes, motorways & townships, abounds with terrain varyingly suitable for a thorough once-over of a car on our wish-list. The lightweight motor propels the car into the tightest turns & bends with a quality of grip that enhances a feeling and confidence of safety-on-thego, & all with the sort of throaty engine sound that is music to any fanatic’s ears. With the new five-door option with a stretch to the bodywork, there is ample legroom in the back, with a 278-litre boot that certainly took me by surprise, & while it falls well short of bigger car style & comfort, it is at a practical level. My feeling is that the latest Mini hatch, the five-door offering, is at the top end price of £23,050, a good few quid or two more than I am prepared to pay, confessed skinflint that I am. One thing in its favour, despite its price tag, & though there are vast legions of them, they resist depreciation. So in that sense, they eke out as fairly cheap over a time. A new layer of super-smooth engines fail to heave the Mini to the top of
its class, economy-wise - or give it the lowest CO2 emissions - but in the balance between performance & economy, they are pretty formidable. And, boy, does it handle terrifically smartly, as evidenced by its starring role alongside Michael Caine in “The Italian Job” - the Turin sewers chase by the way filmed in Coventry. The diesel versions, I’m told, are not nearly so quick & nippy - but they still revel in BMW-inspired refinement and are hugely economical. A problem is that if you are hooked on options, extras such as navigation or adjustable dampers or anything else to add an edge of sophistication, you can end up with an eye-wateringly expensive final bill for your fancies. I have to say, looks-wise, the long front nose is a wee bit droopy....or am I being too sniffy? Incidentally, I have a great prize to give away - forty-quids-worth of a Mini Manual telling you how to restore, overhaul & perform all sorts of tasks to give your Mini back its zest. Specification: My preferred Mini-Cooper Five door. Engine 2-litre. BHP 136. Top speed 129mph.0-60 in 8.2 secs. MPG 60.1.Price £16.085.
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nature surrounding them. You can believe that it’s another tribute to friendship, with its ability to grow in challenging environments. This flexible tough vine makes it a great candidate for weaving into Christmas garlands, spraying silver, daubing with glue and hitting with glitter. Star or thug in the garden, to get the best out of ivy, see last month’s column in this fine magazine! Mistletoe Druid priests used mistletoe two hundred years before the birth of Christ in their winter celebrations. They revered the plant, since it had no roots, yet remained green during the cold months of winter. The ancient Celts believed mistletoe to have magical healing powers and used it as an antidote for poison, infertility and to ward of evil spirits. The plant was also seen as a symbol of peace, and it is said that among Romans, enemies who met under mistletoe would lay down their weapons and embrace. Ah, that’s why we hang it over the front door, ready to pucker up and pounce at every opportunity! Valerie is a chartered horticulturist who offers garden problem solving sessions in your own garden. Her advice is only a click away - www.auntieplanty.co.uk © 2015 Valerie McBride-Munro
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METHOD Preheat the oven to 170ºC, Gas Mark 3. Line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl, then stir the melted ingredients into the dry ingredients to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll to a thickness of about 5mm. Stamp shapes out of the dough using Waitrose Cooking Christmas Cookie Cutters or cut round festive templates. Place the shapes onto the lined baking trays and bake in batches for 9–10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven. While still warm, use a skewer or chopstick to make any holes that you may need to hang up the biscuits with ribbon or string. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Mix together the icing sugar with a splash of water to make thick icing then drizzle or pipe over the biscuits and decorate with sprinkles. The gingerbread biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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n November, leading National Hunt jockeys Richard Johnson and Sam Twiston-Davies helped launch Surrey Hills CowParade 2016 at Sandown Park, Esher. Racegoers attending Sandown’s Countryside Day discovered how hundreds of brightly-coloured cows are set to decorate the hills, farms, towns, schools and popular landmarks across Surrey next year as the county takes part in the world’s biggest public arts event. The jockeys unveiled a chrome-painted cow which next year will be seen at numerous locations around the county. CowParade Leader Tim Metson says the chrome cow, painted by metal work specialists Spray Chrome UK, will reflect the landscape of the Surrey Hills. Organisers hope to encourage schoolchildren, celebrities, sportsmen, businesses and charities to take part in a mammoth fund-raising event for good causes that will promote tourism and business. The idea of the CowParade is that individuals, companies and schools will sponsor a life-size cow and either decorate it themselves, or bring in an artist to do it. The cows will then be displayed around the county before being herded to the inaugural Surrey Hills Food, Drink and Music Festival next summer, where they will be auctioned off. Those judged to be extra special will be auctioned at a glittering ceremony held at a unique London location later in the year. In a novel move, while the models are being decorated and moved around, their location can be tracked via a speciallycreated app. The cow owners can choose their own charity and the auction proceeds will be split between that and the Surrey Hills Trust Fund, a charity established to conserve and protect the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, leaving a legacy for generations to come. The fund supports local community projects and enterprise schemes that benefit and enhance the Surrey Hills landscape. Sandown Park Racecourse, part of the Jockey Club Racecourse group, will be donating proceeds from their cow to the Injured Jockey Fund. CowParades will be staged at several of Sandown’s high-profile race meetings during 2016. Thousands of people attended Sandown’s inaugural
Countryside Day on Remembrance Sunday, with the CowParade launch being supported by the Surrey branch of the Royal British Legion. Internationally-renowned artist Alexander Creswell, who is Patron of Surrey Hills CowParade says: “The CowParade is a brilliant platform for generating creativity and for bringing together businesses, schools and individuals across Surrey. It will also be a huge amount of fun! Together, we will be creating a massive art installation, with the potential to raise lots of money for good causes and for the Surrey Hills Trust Fund in particular.” Cow Parade organisers are keen for primary schools to get involved and will provide information to help them get started, with ideas for competitions and suggestions for sponsorship. A ‘mini-moo’ or calf-sized version will be available for schools to decorate and then get the chance to auction it off to raise money for the school or chosen charity. Said Tim Metson: “We have already secured offers of support from key players including the National Trust, schools and Surrey businesses. The event will be driven by Coverwood Lakes & Farm and Surrey Hills Enterprises and has support from Surrey Community Foundation and the backing of Surrey County Council. “It will give sponsors the chance to connect with millions of people, and offers a huge, unique PR opportunity that should generate international interest. The cows will be bought later this year and decorated by celebrities and local organisations in the spring of 2016. They will then be auctioned off for charity in the summer of next year at an event coinciding with the Surrey Hills Food, Drink and Music Festival at Coverwood Lakes & Farm.” CowParade was born in Switzerland in 1998 and has been staged in more than 80 cities and towns worldwide. Over the years, 3,000 cows have been decorated by more than 5,000 artists. CowParade New York had 450 cows and was seen worldwide by 45 million people. The highest-grossing cow was created by designer John Rocha for CowParade Dublin in 2003 – studded with thousands of pieces of Waterford Crystal, it was auctioned for $146,000 – quite a lot of moo-lah indeed. For more information on how to take part, call the Surrey Hills CowParade team on 01483 661150 or visit the website at www.cowparadesurreyhills.com.
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fter a long search, a relatively unknown British film featuring the thrilling sport of air racing, made in 1932 at the famous Brooklands Race Track, finally gets its public airing at London’s inimitable Cinema Museum. Through its association with the British Film Institute, the Cinema Museum has tracked down an original copy of The King’s Cup (1933) and will screen it at its cinema hall on Saturday 12th December, using period projecting equipment. Fans of Brooklands and early British film will be able to see a tantalizing glimpse of the airfield and some of the flying that took place there before the Second World War. The annual King’s Cup Air Race was established by King George V in 1922 as an endurance race, taking in hundreds of miles across the British Isles, to encourage development in engine design and participation in aviation as a sport. In 1928 and 1932, the finish line was at Brooklands. Still continuing to this day, it begins and finishes at various locations up and down the UK and is now run by the Royal Aero Club. As Betty Conway the first British ‘It Girl’, the film stars Dorothy ‘Chili’ Bouchier, who coincidentally starred in the 1934 film Death Drives Through, also made at Brooklands. Alongside her are René Ray (Tiger Bay, with
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Anna May Wong, 1933) and Harry Milton, to whom Dorothy was married at the time. There is also a cameo part from leading band leader of the era, Lew Stone. The film centres around pilot Dick Carter (played by Milton) who, after losing his confidence in the air, is encouraged to start flying again and goes on to win the King’s Cup Air Race. Not much else is known about the 1hr 16minutes long film, probably because at that time, so many movies were made, but only shown for a relatively short period before being ‘shelved’ and forgotten. This copy has 7 minutes missing, covering parts of the climactic air race scenes in which the aircraft fly over various English localities, such as Crystal Palace in London, the Shell refinery on Canvey Island, Blackpool Tower and the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Doors open for this event on 12th December at 7pm with a show time of 7.30pm. There will also be an extra feature that looks at some of Brooklands’ film history, along with an introduction from both the Cinema Museum and Brooklands Museum. Tickets are £15 each and only available through the Cinema Museum, so for all enquiries, including directions and parking, please visit: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk. A selection of refreshments will be available to purchase on the night.
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Hub Words page 22 9-letter word - LABYRINTH. Some other words of four letters or more containing the hub letter N: anil, anti, ayin, barn, bran, hint, lain, lint, nail, nary, rain, rani, rant, tarn, than, thin, tiny, yarn, bairn (Scot), blain, brain, brant, briny, inlay, rainy, riant, train, binary, brainy, in-tray, litany, ratlin, rhinal, thinly.
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H A B I T W I L L
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How it works The habit of crossing our arms is a well-worn neural pathway in the basal ganglia part of our brain – we don’t even have to think about it. But to cross them the other way requires the brain to CREATE a new pathway. Another part of the brain (the prefrontal cortex or PFC) has to figure out what the arms have to do differently in order to end up in the equivalent position on the other side. And that‘s hard work! On top of that, the basal ganglia act faster and will kick in first every time. Habits we might want to change come in all shapes and sizes. Anything from losing our temper, or picking up a biscuit every time we pass through the kitchen, to watching too much TV, reaching for a cigarette or deciding not to go to the gym – again.
From now on, I’ll … In order to change a habit, it helps to have a new behaviour lined up to take its place, and this new behaviour will need time and practice in order to turn into a habit. Get clear on why you want to make this change, to help you stay motivated. So, for example, you might decide (ahead of time) to count to ten when you start to feel angry, keep healthy
B O R N . . .
T H I S
ut the magazine down for just a minute and cross your arms. No seriously, go ahead and do it. Right. Now, cross them the other way. Done? Ok, what did you notice? If you’re anything like me, you had a laugh. I slipped my arms into position without a thought the first time. But the second time, my arms were all over the place. I had to think – what is the usual way, and what does the ‘other’ way look like? Which arm goes where, in which order?
A NEW E X P E R I M E N T ?
snacks where the biscuit tin was, get your book/knitting/ guitar out before dinner etc. Remember that old habits can get in the way, and be prepared. You may slip up but the key is to practise, practise, practise – until the new neural pathway is created and your habit feels … normal. For those of you who like to make New Year’s resolutions, remember – you are: i) asking your basal ganglia to hold fire (which may feel frustrating) ii) asking your PFC to take over and do something new that will work better for you (which takes more effort). Both of these will feel awkward and challenging at first and that is okay. It does get easier!
And a new, positive habit is born!
Sonia Duggan CPCC ACC
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Bar Pest.............................................................. 36 Blue Local Handymen.....................................14/5 Book-keeping Service......................................... 20 Brightercare.......................................................... 9 Brooklands Museum.......................................... 38 Bruce’s Doggie Day Care...............................20/21 Chips Away........................................................ 31 Claremont Fan Court School............................. 44 Cobham Village Stitches.................................... 36 Crellins Carter Solicitors ..................................... 8 Double Glazing Repairs .................................... 19 DPB Oven Cleaning ......................................... 19 Englishman’s Castle............................................ 13 Fundamentally Fit.............................................. 33 Giggling Squid Thai Restaurant.......................... 41 Guillaumes LLP Solicitors....................................6 Hanging Space..................................................... 5 House of Surrey.................................................... 2 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd........................ 37 Mailboxes etc..................................................... 33 Marlin Recruitment........................................... 31 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant............................. 19 Music Matters ................................................... 15
Not Just Silver.................................................... 43 Oatlands Park Hotel........................................... 37 Out on a Limb................................................... 21 Pepe & Tete Spanish Lessons.............................. 31 Pet Care Services................................................ 16 Premier Carpets.................................................. 29 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 25 Scott Gallagher Electrical................................... 16 Skin Talk............................................................ 15 Sonia – Coaching with Inspiration..................... 40 Tax Assist........................................................... 26 Ward Williams................................................... 30 We Love Teeth...................................................... 4 Wentworth Design............................................... 7 Weybridge & Walton Physiotherapy ................. 25 Willow Landscapes............................................. 20 Your Handyman................................................. 30 Zigger............................................................... 39
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