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LookLocal May 2015

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SURREY FISHMONGERS WHAT’S COOKING? WEY MALE VOICE CHOIR

GARDENING Auntie Planty tells us all about garden housekeeping

30 WHAT’S ON IN WEYBRIDGE 32 FIAT 500 CAR REVIEW

Ted Macauley tells us all about the new Fiat 500 Lounge

From the Editor Welcome to Look Local in May!

More bank holidays to look forward to this month, I could really get used to these four day weeks, couldn’t you? Coupled with the longer days, it almost feels like I have time on my hands, but not quite! We are very happy to hear from an expanding local business about their opening day when the Mayor of Woking was delighted to officiate! A second shop in nearby Horsell for Claygate fishmongers Williams and Bunkell. This is a wonderful local fish shop which boasts ‘award winning smoked salmon’, as well as a whole host of other fishy delights! Well worth a visit to either of their branches, I’d say.

Local celebrity/film star James Cosmo is taking part in a massive charity cycle ride across Zambia, riding from Lusaka to Victoria Falls. What a great adventure and a great way to help so many children too. Read all about his adventure inside this month. You will all spot a whole host of information about some brilliant local events going on in and around Weybridge in May which I hope you will enjoy. Add to this all the regular Look Local features….

Enjoy May, everyone! Until next time, take care,

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41 MUSIC MATTERS 42 A GOOD READ

The latest book reviews from The Weybridge Bookshop

46 AFRICAN CHALLENGE

James Cosmo talks about his next challenge for Street Child Africa.

49 ELMBRIDGE VOLUNTEERS 50 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

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SURREY

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T R A D I T I O N

he long-awaited Williams and Bunkell Fishmongers, famous for its smoked salmon, has joined the parade of independent shops in Horsell village near Woking. A grand opening, complete with bubbles, award-winning smoked salmon and a ceremonial cutting of the fish net was held on 10 March, attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Woking. The Mayor of Woking, Cllr Tony Branagan, said: “I feel particularly pleased and proud to open another business in Horsell. We have an excellent butcher, a fruit and veg shop and now a fishmonger’s. It really enhances and makes the place better.” Local residents have been eagerly awaiting the opening of the new fishmongers which, together with the new greengrocer Boz and Ali next door, has brought a much needed revival to the High Street in Horsell. Also based in the quaint Surrey village of Claygate since 1985, Williams and Bunkell Fishmongers already has an excellent reputation in the local area. It is renowned for its great customer service and stunning displays of sustainably-caught fresh fish and shellfish. The shop in Claygate also has a smoker on the premises where salmon, haddock and tuna are smoked. Director of Williams and Bunkell, Matthew Clift,

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has been a fishmonger since he was 15. He started as a Saturday boy in Claygate and become a full time member of staff after he finished college. Known to everyone as Matt, his skills as a fishmonger won him the junior craftsmanship at the National Oyster and Seafood Fair when he was only 19. Matt became director in 2009, and since then has taken the business further and further, gaining Elmbridge’s Best Independent Retailer of the Year award in 2013, and a star at the 2014 Great Taste Awards for the salmon which is smoked and hand-sliced at the shop. Matthew says: “It’s great to be able to bring tradition back to a village where local residents love to shop locally, just like in Claygate. I am fortunate to have been made to feel extremely welcome here in Horsell. I’m very ‘old school’ trained, and I believe in gaining trust and respect first and foremost from my customers. I was taught everything I know by the late Brian Bunkell, who was renowned in the trade, and where our name Williams and Bunkell comes from.” Visit www.surreyfishmonger.co.uk to find out more about us, the products that we sell and how to find our shops. You can catch up with our day-to-day work, including delicious recipes that we like to share, on our Facebook page: /williamsandbunkell.

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WHAT’S ON

AT BROOKLANDS MUSEUM MAY 2015 - EVENTS@BROOKLANDSMUSEUM.COM - 01932 857381 Auto Italia - Italian Car Day

- Saturday, May 2, 2015 One of the biggest events of the year at Brooklands, celebrating the UK’s obsession with all things Italian. This will be Auto Italia’s 30th Spring gathering - the UK’s first & finest allItalian car event. Expect the site to be bursting with all types of Italian cars (& motorbikes). Tickets and more infomation are now available online.

Jason Dodd Fashion Photography Course

- Sunday, May 3, 2015

The course takes place around the classically themed Motoring Village with a variety of models, & will also feature Concorde & other aircraft, along with a mix of classic & modern cars. There will be a professional make-up artist & hair stylist on the day, creating some unique looks for the models. Contact Jason Dodd at jdoddphotography@btinternet.com 07732 106192

Emergency Services Day

- Monday, May 4, 2015

Every conceivable vehicle & piece of apparatus used in the emergency services will grace the Museum site in an impressive line-up of display vehicles. Get up close to the forces & chat to experts about their particular field. We will also be welcoming back Fireman Sam to the Museum. He’ll be making personal appearances on site at intervals throughout the day to see his fans. Normal Museum admission charges apply.

The 1940s Relived

- Saturday, May 16, 2015 Join us as we turn back the clock to the decade of fashion, commemoration, style & celebration at our annual 1940s Relived event! This is a chance to put your hair up, grab your best period outfit & lace up the dance shoes. Stock up on vintage gear at our extensive vintage market, see the Home Guard on parade & watch the US airborne troops carrying out demonstrations of infantry weapons & fire power. More info online.

Mach 2 for Tea

- Saturday, May 30, 2015 Re-live the atmosphere of the golden age of supersonic flight with Concorde, & the elegant style of afternoon tea in London’s great & grand hotels on a ‘Mach 2 for Tea’ afternoon. Chat with Captain Mike Bannister, British Airways Chief Concorde Pilot & Concorde Stewardess, Joy Fleming, about a day in their lives flying ten miles high at twice the speed of sound! More info online at www.brooklandsconcorde.co.uk.

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hen a cow is calving or a sheep lambing, there is a danger that the uterus (womb) will follow the calf or lamb out of the cow or ewe. It is like taking off a sweater. It comes out inside out and it is a very serious condition. I was calving a cow out in the middle of a marsh with a veterinary student called Amy. It was too wet to get my van further than the gateway, so we carried the equipment we thought we would need. The cow was lying down exhausted on her brisket. She was trying to pass a normal-sized calf but it had its head back. We gave her an epidural anaesthetic to anaesthetise her back end, so although she could no longer feel anything, she could still do some pushing. We managed to get the calf out and were delighted; it was still alive but not very lively. I left Amy rubbing the calf with an old towel after we had

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cleared the mucus from its nose and mouth. I went to examine the cow to see that she was not torn. Disaster. She was starting to push her womb out. I shouted to Amy to hold the womb in while I ran to the van to get a big ‘Buhner’ stitching needle and some white uterine tape. I pushed the big needle through the anaesthetised vulva and threaded the tape. I then went to put tension on the tape, only to find I had threaded Amy’s blond hair through the needle instead of the tape. She was being drawn to the backside of the cow! All was well in the end, with a cow happily licking its calf without a veterinary student stuck to its backend. Luckily, Amy scrubbed up well and we are still friends. So, if you have problems with a cow calving, please ring Green Counties Vets. You will always get a proper farm vet, not a small animal vet in disguise, & we will try not to leave anyone stitched to your cow.

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INGREDIENTS • 2 red peppers, deseeded and thickly sliced • 1 tbsp olive oil • 320g pack puff pastry sheet • ½ x 250g jar The Spice Tailor Tomato, Garlic & Chilli Chutni • 250g pack cherry tomatoes, halved • 200g pack Waitrose Greek Feta, crumbled • 1 tbsp coriander leaves, roughly chopped • Green leaf salad, to serve

METHOD Preheat the oven to 220ºC, Gas Mark 7. Toss the peppers with the olive oil, transfer to a baking sheet

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and bake for 15 minutes until softened. Meanwhile, open out the pastry and place on a baking sheet. Prick the pastry lightly with a fork then spread the chutni over the surface. Arrange the roasted peppers and cherry tomatoes on top then scatter over the crumbled feta. Bake for 20 –25 minutes until puffed and golden. Scatter over the chopped coriander, cut into rectangles and serve warm with a leafy salad

NUTRITION 1588kJ/382kcals/27.4g fat/14.2g saturated fat/24g carbohydrate/7.2g sugars/2.9g fibre/9.8g protein/2.3g salt per serving

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AT T H E C AT H O L I C C H U R C H O F C H R I S T T H E P R I N C E O F P E A C E , P O R T M O R E WAY, W E Y B R I D G E K T 1 3 8 J D

ON S AT U R DAY 1 6 T H M AY AT 8 . 0 0 P M Since their dynamic young Musical Director, Jonathan Kilhams, took the baton in April last year, the ever-popular Weybridge Male Voice Choir has gone from strength to strength. Last year, our Spring Concert was the very first big concert with the choir that Jonathan performed and it was a great success for the audience, the choir and for Jonathan himself. As they left, the sell-out audience showed their appreciation, digging deep for Sam Beare Hospice in the retiring collection. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert will be even better. Our programme is very varied, including songs from musical shows, spirituals, Welsh hymns, traditional songs and ballads, plus choral arrangements of popular modern numbers; and at least half of the choirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programme will be different from last year, including some well-known pieces arranged by Johnny himself for the choir. When the men of Weybridge Male Voice Choir take to the concert stage, they never fail to entertain. To be one of them looks fun and is fun.

Nearly everyone loves the variety of Male Voice choir singing, with its spine-tingling four part harmonies and great contrasts, from quietly reflective to full-throated choruses. And Weybridge Male Voice Choir are entertaining and accomplished local exponents. Ask anyone who has been to one of our performances.

WE ARE DELIGHTED THIS YEAR TO WELCOME AWARD WINNING CHOIRS FROM HAMPTON SCHOOL. ‘Voices of Lions’ are a male voice choir of 30 young singers. They were finalists in Choir of the Year 2014 (two appearances on BBC Radio 3) & The Voice Festival 2015. They have a wide repertoire and present songs from many different genres: pop classics, show tunes, spirituals, traditional songs and barbershop. The Voices of Lions will be making their third appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe this year with their highly-acclaimed show.

The Hamptones is a barbershop group drawn from the Voices of Lions. Finalists in the Voice Festival, they make regular appearances at local events and venues, including the Rose Theatre. Repertoire includes traditional barbershop, jazz standards and Disney! The Hamptones often write their own arrangements and are regulars at quiz nights, performing for the ‘guess the intro’ round. Hampton Boys’ Choir consists of the treble and alto voices in Hampton School, plus several existing choral scholars at the Chapel Royal. They perform a wide variety of music from popular ballads and up tempo numbers to traditional choral repertoire. So what more could you want? Great singing and entertainment from men, young and old, who love singing and have fun singing.

Tickets are bound to be in demand. So make sure to get yours early!! Tickets £10 from 01252 326514 or online at www.weybridgemvc.org.uk Also from St James’ Parish Centre, Weybridge on weekday mornings from 30th April

A retiring collection will be made for the Sam Beare Hospice, Weybridge

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H O U S E K E E P I N G

It’s time to get to grips with a little garden housekeeping so that our favourite outside space doesn’t turn itself into an overgrown jungle.

The grass will be starting to grow actively now, but don’t be tempted to lower the blades of your mower. Mow just often enough to stop the grass growing away, & don’t cut the grass too short, as you’ll starve the roots of vital nutrients. Moss - If there are huge patches of bare soil where moss has been removed, buy a patch pack of grass seed from garden centre & re-seed, carefully. My trick for success is to water the area first, broadcast the seed, walk over it to press it down, cover with a thin layer of compost & water again gently. Weeds - Continue to look out for lawn weeds, and dig them out before they have time to flower & set seed. As the weather warms up, you could begin to use a selective weed-killer, (such as Verdone) which you’ll find in any good garden centre. Read & follow the label instructions carefully. To remove thicker-leafed weed grasses, cut a cross into each clump before mowing, which will stop it in its tracks. For the rest of the grasscutting season, make sure that your mower blades are not too low: the finer grasses will develop & squeeze the ryegrass out. You can help by varying the direction of the cut each time you mow. Hedges - Hedges containing small leafed plants such as box, privet, hawthorn & conifers can be pruned, using hand shears or powered hedge trimmer. Don’t worry about any untidy ends, as the hedge will soon rejuvenate to cover

over any rough edges. The large-leafed hedges, such as laurel, aucuba & the like, should be pruned individually, using hand secateurs. Using shears might do the job quicker, but you’ll end up with half-cut foliage, which will look unsightly & leave the plant open to infection. After pruning, give your hedge an application of general fertiliser to help it recover from the shock of surgery, & don’t forget to water it well & regularly. Hanging baskets - There is a huge range of plants suitable for a colourful display, but if you are looking for a change from the usual trailing petunias, why not plant up a tumbling tomato plant with some basil thrown in for good measure? Start by placing the basket on top of a plastic bucket to give it a firm base. Line the sides with moss or any of the artificial basket liners available in good garden centres. Place a cut circle of thick plastic with the odd hole in it, over the bottom. ‘Hundreds & Thousands’ or ‘Tumbler’ are both good tomato varieties to use, & you need only a single plant per basket. Keep the plant well watered, & as soon as the fruits begin to swell, add in a liquid tomato food (such a Tomorite) each week. Don’t put hanging baskets outside until the danger of frost has passed. Valerie McBride-Munro offers garden problem solving sessions in your own garden or by email valerie@auntieplanty.com © 2015 Valerie McBride-Munro

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WHAT’S ON... MAY 2015 H A L F

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On weekdays during half term, our popular car rides will be operating 11am-1pm & 2-4pm. Take a trip in a vintage-style car up Test Hill or along the Members’ Banking of the old Race Track, courtesy of the Brooklands Volunteer Car Rides Team. Tuesday 26th May - Friday 29th May 2015 01932 857381 events@brooklandsmuseum.com

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Have a wild time this May half term with den building, wild art & bushcraft. Great outdoor fun for children aged 8 - 13yrs. 27th - Wild Creations. Build massive sandcastles, complete with moats, rivers & waterfalls. 28th May - Building Wild Woodland Dens. Price: £35 a day

27th - 28th May 2015 Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm

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CRAFT WORKSHOP Join in with our children’s craft workshops in the Thatched Cottage. All tickets: £1.50 (per craft)

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Activate coaches will take children through a wide spectrum of sports & activities helping to develop existing skills & introduce new sports. On a Multi-Sport & Activity Camp, they combine lots of different sports with a blend of dance, drama, arts & crafts & games.

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Talk on “French Connections” by Odile Hughson, continuing her series on local history, followed by a light lunch with wine. Tickets: £15.00 each

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Calling all young aspiring photographers! Professional photographer Lillian Spibey will teach children aged 7-15 to take a well composed photograph, using the inspirational grounds of the Brooklands Museum. Using the photographs of famous photographers as illustration, Lillian will guide the students through the various ways to compose photographic images. Price: £35, optional camera rental is £5.Snacks provided. Sunday 17th May, 10.30 - 13.00

Get planting & learn about plants’ super powers. Sow a sunflower to take home & grow on, then come back later in summer to compare your sunflower with the People’s Choice Award sunflowers! See ‘Wonderland’ themed mini show gardens & vote for your favourite. Enjoy a FREE family activity every day.

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Come along and stock up for the summer with much to choose from.

MON 18th MAY 2015 Time: 8.30am to 12.30pm Outside the Hall at the Church of Christ the Prince of Peace Church Hall, Weybridge

Join us for our 2nd Sunday morning Breakfast Club of 2015. Meet up with like-minded vintage and classic vehicle enthusiasts, have breakfast and admire the cars and motorbikes on show. Motoring village will open at 9.00am. Breakfast will be served in our Sunbeam Café & the Napier Room in the Clubhouse from 8am - 9.45am, includes tea & coffee, sausage, bacon, scrambled egg, hash brown, tomatoes, beans, toast & butter. Price: Adults & Seniors £12, Children (5-12yrs) £6.

Sunday 17th May 2015

Enjoy a night of great food, charity raffle & great prizes, with live entertainment from Britain’s most popular & longest running 80s tribute act. The evening includes an arrival drink, 3 course meal & DJ until midnight, plus there’s a prize for the best 80s fancy dress. Price: £45 or £400 for table of 10.

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And I covered the same ground again the other week in the latest Lounge offering, a re-run of absolute pleassure on the go. My 1.2-litre Lounge model, an £11,315 funky little charmer, nestled cosily alongside the Ferraris and Porsches in the Serbelloni’s lakeside car park with as much eye-catching allure as any of the supercars. Okay, because of its invasive road noise on the motorways, it may not be the transport you would choose to drive top to bottom across Europe, despite its generous mpg, but it sure is just the car you’d like to have when you were at journey’s end. Regular readers will note I have gone from the sublime in the shape of the Maybach to the meticulous. Total opposites they may be, but for punching their weight in their specific categories, they cannot be beaten. Safety in all models of the

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urrey resident and internationally acclaimed actor James Cosmo, star of Braveheart, Narnia and Game of Thrones, has joined up with local charity Street Child Africa to cycle across Zambia this September 2015. Cosmo who plays tough, resilient characters onscreen is now taking on a real-life challenge to change the lives of children who struggle to survive on the streets every day. Cosmo is raising essential funds for a local charity that supports vulnerable street children in Zambia by providing safe shelters, access to first aid, education, training and supporting families & communities. Street Child Africa is offering an exclusive opportunity to fellow local people to ride alongside celebrity James Cosmo, before offering places to the wider public. Will you consider swapping your day-to-day reality to ride alongside a fellow local and celebrity on the streets of Zambia this September? We really hope that, like James Cosmo, you will come onboard with this exciting challenge to support street children. Cosmo explains “Being involved in this bike ride for street children is a real life challenge for me. I’ve not cycled since I was a lad, so it’s going to be tough. If it wasn’t, I wouldn’t be doing it. The courage these children show, out on the streets fending for themselves alone is incredible. That’s why Street Child Africa’s work is so

important. Let’s give these kids a chance”. Sheila Lutchanah, Head of Fundraising at Street Child Africa, commented: “We’ve had a lot of fun organising this cycle challenge. To be able to take our supporters on such an adventure in one of the countries where we work with street children is fantastic. Having the backing of James Cosmo and our local supporters will greatly benefit the lives of the children we work with on the streets.” Will you join James Cosmo in this challenge? Cosmo himself has faced many challenges in his life. He remembers the days of struggling in a one bedroom flat with his wife Annie and baby. Then he received his big break - a call from actor Mel Gibson, asking him to play Campbell with him in the film Braveheart. By taking part in this sponsored challenge, supporters are showing the world that we all have challenges in our lives but that they can be overcome. Cycle Zambia takes you on- and off-road through rural southern Zambia, finishing at the spectacular Victoria Falls. Organised through Discover Adventure, the challenge starts on Friday 25th September and finishes Saturday 3rd October 2015. To take up this exclusive opportunity to join Cycle Zambia and change a street child’s life, email Zoe or call 020 8972 9820 by 10th April. https://www.justgiving.com/jamescosmo/

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F R O M

MOVING W A R

et’s face it. We all have our moments. We’re doing okay, being nice, getting on with our lives and suddenly we’re triggered. Wham! Before we know it, we’ve morphed into a person we really don’t want to be. Often we feel justified in our anger/upset/frustration and believe it’s up to the other person to put things right. The only problem with this attitude is that it might take a long time or never happen. In the meantime, the relationship suffers and WE are the ones consumed by our negative emotions. Allowing negative emotions to run riot inside our body is like drinking from a cup labeled POISON. Why would we do that to ourselves? As we consume the poison, the poison – anger, resentment, hatred – literally consumes us. And it’s hard to do anything kind or constructive when we’re consumed by hostility. So what’s the answer?

Moving from War to Peace I recently assisted Chloe O’Sullivan of Halcyon Global on a workshop called “War To Peace”, a powerful methodology she developed to help people transform relationships from conflict to harmony. The methodology demonstrates that almost anything we do can be done from one of two ways of operating: at War (in the Red) or at Peace (in the Green). What leads us to being at War or at Peace are our Perceptions, Beliefs and Emotional State. We go to War because someone has done something that annoys or hurts us, and we begin to perceive the person as being lazy, mean, wrong etc. Consequently, we behave in a certain way towards him or her: for example we may become cold or adopt a special tone of voice. The other person then reacts to the way we are being, and we get into a vicious circle.

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Here are a few tips from War to Peace that might help us to respond differently next time we’re at loggerheads with someone. It isn’t about suppressing strong feelings, but becoming more resourceful in dealing with conflict: • Become aware that you’re ‘in the Red’ – and begin noticing the stories you are telling yourself about the other person • Change your Emotional State – through your posture, what you focus your thoughts on and feel-good activities • Challenge your Perceptions and Beliefs – if you weren’t being hooked by that behaviour, what else could it mean? If you were full of compassion for the other person, how would you respond to him or her? • Carry out an action, however small, as soon as possible to help the relationship.

In peace,

Sonia Duggan CPCC ACC

PS – I strongly recommend experiencing War to Peace for yourself (see www.halcyonglobal.co.uk). In the meantime, try to catch yourself going in the Red and become aware of what you’re telling yourself. As Einstein said: “The way you look at the problem is the problem.” If you’d like a hand to see things another way, call or email me for someInspiration! Coaching with Inspiration!

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MAY 15

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Bar Pest.............................................................. 41 Brightercare........................................................ 33 Brooklands Museum.......................................... 14 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care..................................... 19 Cedar Nursery...............................................22/23 Chips Away........................................................ 25 Claremont Fan Court School............................. 52 Double Glazing Repairs .................................... 49 DPB Oven Cleaning ......................................... 44 Eggerdon & Holland.......................................... 39 Englishman’s Castle ........................................... 29 Frost Fire Places.................................................. 11 Green County Vets........................................18/19 Guillaumes Solicitors ......................................... 15 Hanging Space..................................................... 5 House of Surrey.................................................... 2 Jackson - Stops Estate Agents............................... 7 Lane Associates................................................... 49 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd........................ 40 Mailboxes Etc..................................................... 34 Meejanna Lebanese Restaurant........................... 17 No 44................................................................. 21 Not Just Silver.................................................... 51 Oatlands Park Hotel........................................... 25 Oatlands Village Fayre........................................ 24 Out on a Limb................................................... 21

Pampered Chef................................................... 39 Pole Position Barbers.......................................... 35 Premier Carpets.................................................. 10 Reigate Garden Centre....................................... 12 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 44 Scott Gallagher Electrical................................... 44 SMC Renault....................................................... 6 Sonia – Coaching with Inspiration..................... 48 Stewed Apple Pies.............................................. 45 Studio Window Cleaning................................... 41 Supergrass............................................................ 6 Sweet Revelations............................................... 17 Tax Assist........................................................... 36 Wagging Tails..................................................... 39 Wave Dental Spa.................................................. 4 Weybridge & Walton Physiotherapy ................. 29 Weybridge Books .........................................42/43 Weybridge Eye Clinic......................................... 47 Weybridge Male Voice Choir.........................26/27 Williams & Bunkell Fishmongers......................8/9 Your Handyman................................................. 45 Zigger................................................................ 35

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