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Vol. 10 Issue 7
March 2015
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Surrey schools to get cash Appeal to find dog owner
for building improvements following incident in Oxshott
Surbiton driver
charged with
death of jogger
Schools across Surrey will receive
government funding to improve their
buildings.
Applications to upgrade facilities
have been approved as part of the
Priority Schools Building Programme.
The news came just before Surrey
was awarded more than £41 million in
extra funding over the next two years
for a ‘significant and unexpected’
increase in demand for school places.
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet
Member for Schools and Learning
Linda Kemeny said: “A lot of hard
work has been put in on this so I’m
pleased that the effort has paid off.
“From Cranleigh to Weybridge
and Redhill to Staines this paves
A man has been charged following the
death of a jogger in Worcester Park in
November last year.
Louisa Gammie from Worcester Park
was hit by a Nissan Primastar van in Old
Malden Lane on Saturday 8 November.
The 39-year-old flown to St George's
Hospital in Tooting by air ambulance for
treatment following the collision but died
in hospital the following day.
Shanmugarasa Vinayagasivampillai,
34, of Meadway, Surbiton has been
charged with causing death by dangerous
driving, causing death while uninsured,
driving with uncorrected vision and
driving with under inflated tyres.
He has been bailed to appear at Redhill
Magistrates Court on Monday 30 March.
the way for improvements in
school buildings, which I welcome
wholeheartedly, but we’re still short
of the money we need to create all the
school places needed to meet ever
growing demand.
“While the extra £41 million
we have just been allocated is an
important step in the right direction,
it doesn’t solve the problem of
plugging the funding gap.”
witnesses. The owner is described
as a white woman in her 50s,
approximately, five foot three inches
tall and of medium build.
She had short brown hair and was
wearing a blue or green jumper and grey
trousers and carrying a red dog lead.
If you have information about this
incident, or are the owner of the dog,
please contact Surrey Police by calling
101 quoting reference 45150004618
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Black Range Rover stolen in Esher
Officers are currently investigating the
theft of a black Range Rover from the
driveway of a house in Milbourne Lane,
Esher.
The incident happened sometime
between 11.30pm on Thursday 5
February and 7.30am the following
morning.
Police are keen to speak to a man who
was seen in the area on Wednesday 4
February knocking on doors trying to
sell items and claiming he wanted a
reference for the army. He is described
as white, lean build, around 6ft tall and
in his late twenties. He also had bushy
eyebrows was clean shaven and spoke
with a northern accent. He was wearing
Police are appealing for the owner of a
black dog, thought to be a Staffordshire
Bull Terrier, to come forward following
an incident on Saturday 17 January in
Oxshott.
A child was playing on a rope swing
in Oxshott Heath at around 4.45pm
when a dog approached and bit at the
seat causing injury to the young boy.
Officers would like to speak to
the owner of the dog or any other
dark jeans, a grey zip-up hoodies, a dark
beanie and carried a black rucksack.
PC Sam Freedman said: "We have
completed house to house enquiries in
the area and have reviewed CCTV but
we are appealing for anyone who may
have information which can help us
find the vehicle and bring any offenders
to justice. The car is a new shaped
Range Rover which has been fitted with
red brake callipers so would be fairly
distinctive."
Please call Surrey Police on 101
quoting reference 45150010197 if you
have any information. Alternatively call
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800
555 111.
Cobham has fewer empty shops than
most English towns, report suggests
Vibrant Cobham has been named amongst 10 towns in
England with the least number of empty shops in a new report.
The Local Data Company, which keeps a close eye on
555,000 premises in England's town centres, shopping
centres and retail parks, said 1.7% of Cobham's shops are
empty. Highgate in London and Debden in Essex boast a
0% vacancy rate.
According to the report, shop vacancy rates around the
country have shown marked improvement towards the end of
the year from their peak of 14.6% in February 2012 to reaching
13.4% in May 2014 for the first time since June 2010.
The worst affected towns are in the West Midlands.
Burslem has the highest vacancy rate of 29.4% and Stokeon-Trent has a 27.7% vacancy rate.
Local Data Company director Matthew Hopkinson said
that 20% of the shops his company tracks had been empty
for more than three years, amounting to almost 10,000
outlets.
"This is the equivalent of five Manchesters lying empty,"
he added.
Earlier this year Tesco said it will close 43 stores including
its Homeplus store in Staines.
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Mayor Boris reveals plans to move
A3 underground at Tolworth
Boris Johnson has revealed details of plans to
provide additional land for new homes in Tolworth
by decking over the A3. The Mayor of London said
severance would be reduced and the area adjacent
to the proposed Crossrail 2 station would be
connected with the rest of the Borough.
Speaking while on a trade mission in Boston, the
Mayor visited the Central Artery-Tunnel Project,
also known as the Big Dig, which is recognised
as the largest and most complex highway project
undertaken in the US. It replaced Boston’s
deteriorating six-lane elevated Central Artery
with an eight lane state-of-the-art underground
highway. This resulted in significantly reduced
traffic congestion and led to substantial
regeneration on the surface and surrounding
areas.
The Mayor and TfL have considered more than 70
locations across the capital where the introduction
of tunnels, fly-unders and decking could deliver
benefits that are in line with the Mayor’s 2050
Infrastructure Plan and the recommendations of
the Roads Task Force.
Tolworth is one of five location unveiled as being
suitable for further feasibility work by TfL.
The Mayor said: “Rebuilding some of our
complex and aging road network underneath our
city would not only provide additional capacity
for traffic, but it would also unlock surface space
and reduce the impact of noise and pollution.
I am inspired by what the ambitious people of
Boston have achieved here at the Big Dig, both in
terms of reducing congestion and how they have
dramatically improved the quality of life on the
surface. In London we face similar challenges
on our roads, but this could also be a fantastic
opportunity to better shape our city and support
economic growth.”
Responding to the Mayor of London’s plan to
build tunnels, Kevin Davis, Leader of Kingston
Council said: “I am all for the idea of roads going
underground where the cost of the tunnelling can
be justified by releasing land above so that can be
developed in other ways.
“The key issue here is what can be done with the
land gained and how it can contribute to the cost
of tunnelling. The answers depend on what and
where the land is.
“However, given we are facing a 36 per cent
increase in population by 2050 there could well
be a growth dividend from this type of ambitious
opportunity.
“There are three places in Kingston where I
think an opportunity like this could be explored:
Kingston town centre, replacing the current relief
road; Tolworth, under the Broadway to the A3; and
at Hook on the A243 to Malden Rushett.”
TfL will now work with local boroughs to
progress the Mayor of London’s proposals
further, including working up more detailed costs
and possible funding options and an indicative
programme of delivery if funding can be secured.
This further analysis will be presented to the
Mayor in May.
Clinic set up to help struggling
Elmbridge homeowners still in high
demand after five years
Although the wider economic situation has
improved in the past year, problems associated with
housing debt have risen according to Esher Citizens
Advice Bureau.
They say their specialist mortgage clinic set up
to help Elmbridge homeowners deal with housing
debts, threats of repossession and other longer term
issues is still going strong after five years.
Launched in Spring 2010 to provide free,
independent and expert advice to clients finding
it increasingly hard to keep a roof over their head,
the weekly clinic continues to see individuals and
families facing the prospect of losing their homes,
either imminently or in the long term.
The combination of squeezed wages, the impact
of welfare reform and increasing childcare costs are
all contributing to an increase in arrears issues for
some. Even people who haven’t experienced money
worries before may suddenly find themselves
with problems paying their mortgage following a
life-changing event such as loss of job, business
collapse, relationship breakdown or bereavement.
Esher Citizens Advice Bureau says longer term
issues such as Interest Only mortgages can also
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He said: "It can feel like an unmanageable
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Linda Wheatley, Bureau Manager said:
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Elmbridge looks to new ward
boundaries with fewer councillors
The independent Local Government Boundary
Commission for England is asking local people
for their help to draw up a new pattern of council
wards for Elmbridge Borough Council.
The Commission has also announced that it is
minded to recommend that the council should
have 48 councillors in future: 12 fewer than the
current arrangements.
The Commission now needs information from
people and groups across Elmbridge to help it to
produce a new pattern of wards to accommodate
48 councillors.
In drawing up new boundaries, the Commission
aims to deliver electoral equality for voters in
council elections so that each councillor represents
roughly the same number of voters. The review also
aims to ensure that the new council wards reflect,
as far as possible, the interests and identities of
communities across Elmbridge.
Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said:
"The starting point of an electoral review is for
the Commission to take a view on the number of
councillors that should represent the authority
in future. On the evidence presented to the
Commission, we are minded to recommend that
Elmbridge should have 48 councillors in future:
twelve fewer than the current arrangements.
"We are now asking local people and
organisations to help us draw up new wards for
Elmbridge. As we develop the recommendations,
we will take into account local community
identities as well as ensuring electoral equality for
voters. Your views will make a difference.
"We will carefully consider all evidence that is
provided during this phase of the review whoever
it is from and whether it applies to the whole of
Elmbridge or just a small part of the borough.
"We will publish all the submissions on our
website so that local people can see all the various
proposals we receive. Residents will then have a
further chance to have their say after we publish
our draft recommendations in June."
Local people have until 31 March 2015 to
submit their views. Further information can
be found online www.elmbridge.gov.uk/news/
www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk
Burglar who stole £40 from pensioners
in Esher jailed for four and a half years
A burglar who pretended to lose his spanner in an
elderly couple's garden in Esher before stealing
£40 has been jailed for four and a half years.
Frank Smith was sentenced at Guildford Crown
Court having pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary.
Officers tracked down the 31-year-old because
of his description and as this was a distraction
technique he was known to have used before.
Smith, of Meadowsweet House, Hackfield,
in Ashford, Kent, knocked on the front door of
the home on Sunday 3 August claiming he had
dropped his spanner over their fence and wanted
to come through the house to the back garden to
retrieve it.
After being unable to locate it, the victim
suggested Smith go back to where he had dropped
it from and between them they would try to find it.
Smith left the garden and went back to the house
where he asked the victim's wife if she could get a
pen and paper so he could leave his phone number
in case the spanner was found.
While she was distracted he stole her purse
containing £40 in cash, bank cards and a
sentimental photograph of her mother and then left.
Although the victim's noted Smith's number
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Investigating officer Detective Constable Claire
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Brooklands to go forward to the past with
multi-million pound lottery fund investment
“The Brooklands site has
played such an important
role in the country’s history.
Today’s glitzy Grands Prix and
state-of-the-art airliners can all
be traced back to innovation
that took place here.”
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- Stuart McLeod
Heritage Lottery Fund South East
One of the world's most historically significant
sites for motoring, aviation and engineering is
to undergo a significant redevelopment to bring
to life more of its remarkable history, thanks to
funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Brooklands Museum in Weybridge has received
a confirmed grant of £4.681million from the
Heritage Lottery Fund for its 'Brooklands Aircraft
Factory & Race Track Revival Project'.
This project will transform the Museum's Grade
II listed Second World War Wellington Hangar
into 'The Brooklands Aircraft Factory'; build a
new annexe (the 'Flight Shed') to house more of
the Museum's outstanding collection of historic
aircraft; and restore the Finishing Straight of the
Brooklands Race Track, the world's first purposebuilt motor-racing circuit.
Brooklands Museum Director Allan Winn
said: "This support from Lottery players is a real
vindication of the Museum's vision of bringing a
wartime temporary aircraft assembly building back
to life as the only place in the country dedicated
to showing how aircraft are designed and built.
This unique exhibition – coupled as it is with a
new home for our live aircraft, new workshops
and stores, and the restoration of the Finishing
Straight of the Race Track to its 1939 appearance
– will give visitors of all ages an unmatched
immersive and imaginative experience. We are
now really looking forward to working with our
consultants, contractors and volunteers to turn
this fantastic vision into an exciting reality."
The project aims to inspire current and future
generations to embrace science, technology and
engineering, and will include a training scheme for
volunteers in historic aircraft restoration and a raft
of new activities on the Race Track. Work is due to
start in the next couple of months with completion
of the Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed experiences
due in the summer of 2016.
The Museum has already been successful in
raising over £1.2million in match funding for
the project and is currently fundraising for the
remaining £775,000. Including preparation
and development work already undertaken,
the complete cost of the project will be some
£7 million, making it the largest endeavour the
Museum has ever embarked on.
Stuart McLeod, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund
South East said: "The Brooklands site has played
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such an important role in the country's history.
Today's glitzy Grands Prix and state-of-the-art
airliners can all be traced back to innovation that
took place here. The Heritage Lottery Fund's
investment in this remarkable site will help the
Museum create a unique experience for visitors,
helping them understand the pivotal role that the
UK has played in the field of engineering."
Finishing straight from the Clubhouse 1939.
The Brooklands Race Track was opened in 1907
and marked the start of organised motor racing
in the UK. Within a year, early experiments in
aviation were taking place on the site as well. From
these beginnings, Brooklands rapidly evolved into
an outstanding centre for the development and
operation of racing cars, motorcycles and aircraft.
The first person to travel over 100 miles in one hour,
Percy Lambert, did so at Brooklands in 1913. The
first British Grand Prix took place at Brooklands
in 1926 as well as the first public demonstration
of powered flight in the UK in 1909. Early aviation
pioneers including A V Roe, Tommy Sopwith and
Harry Hawker all tested, built and flew aircraft on
the site.
Although motor racing ceased at Brooklands on
the outbreak of the Second World War, the aviation
factories of Vickers-Armstrongs and Hawker were
greatly expanded, with Vickers erecting a number
of buildings on the track, of which the Museum's
Wellington Hangar was one. Built in 1940 on top
of the Finishing Straight of the Race Track, it was
used for the assembly of Wellington bombers and
later for a variety of other industrial purposes. It
now houses the Museum's famous Wellington
“R” for “Robert” recovered from Loch Ness in
1985 and restored at Brooklands, and numerous
other aircraft.
Under the Heritage Lottery Fund project
the Hangar will be completely restored on a
new site adjacent to its current one, allowing
the Finishing Straight of the Race Track to be
brought back into use for both motoring and
aviation activities. Fittingly, in view of its original
purpose, the Hangar itself will be presented as
an aircraft factory, its displays showing how
aircraft from the earliest biplanes and triplanes to
Concorde were designed, built and developed at
Brooklands over an 80-year period. The “Factory”
will be an interactive learning centre, in which
visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the
atmosphere of an aircraft manufacturing plant
and try for themselves many of the crafts and
skills used by thousands of workers in Brooklands'
manufacturing heyday.
In a new adjoining 'Flight Shed', the Museum's
active aircraft such as its Sopwith Camel and
Hurricane will be kept ready to roll out onto the
refurbished race track for static and taxying
demonstrations. In the Flight Shed's lower
floor, Museum volunteers will learn and practice
aircraft restoration skills in new workshops, and
environmentally controlled, purpose-built storage
(the first the Museum has had), will protect
Brooklands' internationally significant archives.
Brigitte Trust
issues call for
volunteers
An important charity in Surrey has issued a call for
volunteers.
The Brigitte Trust was set up 30 years ago by
Brigitte Watkin who saw three friends die in hospital
unsupported, when their wish was to end their
lives at home. Brigitte founded a volunteer service,
then named Hospice Home Care, offering respite
to carers, emotional support for the whole family
and the opportunity to share some of the emotional
burden
Today the service has spread beyond its Dorking
base with over 100 volunteers in place. In partnership
with Macmillan Cancer Support the service has
grown into North Surrey and West Sussex with its
final expansion into Guildford Borough in January.
Volunteers receive full training and support and
commit 4 hours each week to visiting. Volunteers,
who have full DBS clearance, visit the same client
each week so a relationship is built up at this most
sensitive time. Visits can consist of sitting with a
family member whilst a carer takes a break, transport
to hospital for treatment or to medical appointments,
shopping, preparing a meal, picking up children
from school or caring for children whilst a sick
mother rests. Bereavement support for up to six
months is also offered.
The Brigitte Trust is celebrating its 30th year in
the community and is proud of its service and its
volunteers. Training courses are taking place in
Woking this June and in Epsom in September. Please
call Sharon on 01306 881816 for more details. Visit
www.brigittetrust.org
Minimising the impact of separation
and divorce in the workplace
It is estimated that divorce costs the British economy up
to £46 billion every year.
Separation, divorce and the breakdown of a relationship
is an extremely stressful and sensitive process. Although
a personal matter, the emotional impact can affect the
workplace.
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productivity and research undertaken by the family law group Resolution, has
found that businesses are suffering as a result of divorce and separation.
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employees productivity and on those around them in the workplace it is vital,
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Summer date for Kaiser Chiefs at Sandown
After more than 10 years, five albums, platinum
record sales, a volley of top 10 singles and three
Brit Awards, the Kaiser Chiefs have announced
that they will be heading for Sandown Park this
summer. It's all part of the Leeds based band's
UK and American tour which continues tonight at
Wolverhampton Civic Hall and includes dates at
the 02 and Leeds Arena.
Thursday 6 August is the magic date for local
audiences and tickets are selling fast.
Fans can look forward to a huge repetoire of
hits including Ruby, I Predict a Riot, Never Miss
a Beat, Oh My God and Everyday I Love You Less
and Less.
Further information sandown.thejockeyclub.co.uk
Ember Players to mark first 500 Years at
Hampton Court with A Man For All Seasons
It's 500 years since Cardinal Wolsey commissioned
builders to lay the foundations of Hampton Court,
most famously Henry VIII's 'pleasure palace' and the
centre of court life for over 200 years.
It was the local significance of Hampton Court
– and the huge resurgence of interest in the Tudor
period - that inspired Ember Players director Anne
Segall to open their season with Robert Bolt's classic
A Man For All Seasons.
It's the story of Sir Thomas More, a man whose
moral and principled code clashed with the dark and
sinister machinations of the court of Henry VIII as
the King battled against the Church of Rome to fulfil
his obsession to divorce Catherine of Aragon and
marry Anne Boleyn.
"But the play has a much more modern
significance," explained Anne. "It's about the misuse
of power. It's a perfect metaphor for so much of
modern corporate life – and especially politics.
Thomas More, a man of conscience and integrity, is
trapped in a web of manipulation and self-promotion
in a world where half-truths, misinformation,
cheating, back-stabbing and spin are the norm."
Played in modern dress, the theme of 'spying',
'subterfuge', 'dirty tricks' and 'smoking guns' will
be brought out by staging – with protagonists of one
scene eaves-dropping on those in next.
Anne concluded: "Think of any number of modern
news stories from the case for war in Iraq to the
General Election campaign and you'll find elements
of them in Robert Bolt's play. This is thoroughly
gripping drama – and any resemblance to living
public figures is entirely historically-based!"
A Man For All Seasons is at the Cecil Hepworth
Playhouse, Walton on Thames Thursday 30 April to
Saturday 2 May from 7.45pm.
Box office: 07752 655087
Visit emberplayers.ticketsource.co.uk
Maureen Beattie completes cast for
Romeo and Juliet at Rose Theatre
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Maureen Beattie has joined Rose Theatre
Kingston’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet.
The production opens on 4 March and runs until
21 March. Beattie will play the roles of Capulet
and Lady Capulet which have been combined for
the production.
Following their recent successes with Jane Eyre
and Hetty Feather, director Sally Cookson and
composer Benji Bower once again collaborate to
bring their unique approach to the most beautiful
and passionate of Shakespeare’s plays.
Chief Executive of Rose Theatre Kingston
Robert O’Dowd said: “I am thrilled to welcome
Sally Cookson back to the Rose. She is a glorious
collaborator – a joy to have in the building, and an
extraordinary director with an incredible visual
flair. Reunited with the team behind her 2014
production of Hetty Feather, I cannot wait to see
what they will bring to Romeo and Juliet.”
By turns lyrical, seductive and hot-blooded,
this is the explosive story of an intense passion
between the son and daughter of sworn enemies.
Risking everything to be together, their tragedy is
played out in a divided city where lives are ruled
by secrets and fear.
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Actress Jenny Seagrove invites you to a summer ball
at Wentworth in aid of Mane Chance Sanctuary
A charity summer ball at the Wentworth Club is looking to raise funds for
a Surrey-based sanctuary for animals rescued from cruelty and neglect.
Mane Chance Sanctuary was started in autumn 2011 when actress
Jenny Seagrove rescued a sanctuary that had run out of money. She
took on 60 animals, found a site to set up a new sanctuary and set
about making the charity effective and safe.
What started out of crisis, has now, three years later, become a
small but very determined charity, homed in a haven of peace and
tranquillity at the Hog’s Back in Guildford.
Mane Chance rescues and rehabilitates damaged and abandoned
equines (half the herd and all the other animals were rehomed to
another sanctuary) and works with a wonderful horse whisperer
called James French, to bring them to a place of trust and healing.
James has pioneered a healing therapy called The Trust technique
and the charity uses it to help vulnerable people too.
“Working alongside the horses in the tranquillity of the sanctuary
has a very healing effect on some of our visitors and we have seen
some breath-taking moments as horse and human communicate,”
Jenny said.
“We look on it as our circle of care. We help the horses and they help
us. We are just launching a series of courses that we believe will make a
difference to some of the most vulnerable young people in our society.
The project is called Chance4Trust and is in its infancy, but with time
we hope to take it nationwide, helping more horses and more people.”
It costs £180,000 a year minimum to run the Sanctuary, which
is raised through generous benefactors, and fundraising events.
If you would like to help this amazing charity and have a lot of fun
as well, then please join the group at the Mane Chance Summer
Ball on Saturday 27 June at the Wentworth Club.
Tickets – priced at £100 – include a three course dinner with wine,
auction and entertainment in the company of Jenny Seagrove and
Lord Archer.
Email [email protected]
or telephone 07512 363400
Alternatively email [email protected]
or telephone 07770 800511
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LIVING WITHIN March 2015
Princess Alice
receives £1,000
donation from
Henry’s Kitchen
TOBY’S
Fitness Forum
BRIGHTEN UP WITH
A FOOD RAINBOW!
March can be a very grey month, before any
warmth appears, but we can still put lots of colour
in our lives. Eat a fruit and vegetable rainbow
a day to score a point, boost your vitamin and
mineral levels and keep all those bugs at bay.
1 PORTION OF RED Red Apples, Cherries,
Cranberries, Red
Grapes, Red Grapefruit,
Pomegranates,
Raspberries,
Strawberries,
Watermelon. Plums.
Beetroot, Red Pepper, Red Chilli, Radishes, Red
Onions, Red Potatoes, Rhubarb, Tomatoes.
Henry’s Kitchen, Hampton Court, the independent
eco-friendly and sustainable restaurant, has raised
over £1,000 for charity Princess Alice Hospice.
Reza Amini, owner, presented the cheque to Jane
Formby, MBE, trustee of Princess Alice Hospice.
Jane Formby said: "We’re delighted to receive this
donation. It’s so important to have support like this
from the local community. It means a great deal
to all our patients and their families. We’re very
grateful to Reza."
The restaurant donates 50p from a starter and 50p
from a main course from its menu to the charity.
Reza said: "I recognise the important work the
Hospice does in the local community and I’m
pleased we have raised this much money for them.
We will continue to support them in this way."
Linda Regel’s
GreenFingers
GROW YOUR OWN
Growing your own vegetables is immensely
popular at the moment, and Spring is a good time
to start.
1 PORTION OF YELLOW /ORANGE Orange, Apricots, Melon, Yellow
Figs, Grapfruit, Kiwi, Lemons,
Mangoes, Nectarines,
Papayas, Peaches, yellow
Pears, Pineapples,
Tangerines, Yellow
Watermelon.
Butternut Squash,
Carrots, yellow Peppers, Pumpkin, Sweet corn,
Sweet Potatoes, Yellow Tomatoes.
1 PORTION OF GREEN Avocados, Apples, Grapes, Honeydew Melon,
Kiwi, Limes.
Peas, Artichokes, Asparagus, Broccoli, Sprouts,
Cabbage, Green Beans, Celery, Cucumbers,
These can be permanent or temporary, changing
each year as you move crops around. It’s also good
to be close to a water supply and a storage area for
tools, cloches, bean poles etc.
Digging a new vegetable plot is hard work, but, I
think, immensely satisfying, producing a patch
of crumbly, dark brown earth, which looks good
enough to eat! You don’t have to do the whole thing
Endive, Leafy Greens, Leeks,
Lettuce, Okra, Green Peppers,
Spinach, Super snap
Peas, Watercress,
Rocket, Courgettes.
Green Pepper, Green
Chilli.
1 PORTION OF BLUE/
PURPLE Blackberries, Blueberries,
Blackcurrants, Purple
Grapes.
Black Olives, Purple
Asparagus, Purple Cabbage,
Plums Raisins, Purple Pepper.
1 PORTION OF WHITE/BROWN
Bananas, Dates, White Nectarines, White
Peaches, Pears.
Cauliflower, Garlic, Ginger, Artichokes,
Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes,
Shallots, Turnips.
children’s school. It may also bring the bonus
prize of losing a couple of pounds.
Welcome to all who have joined the challenge
already SO GET SHOPPING FOR RAINBOWS.
Go to your local greengrocer, market or
supermarket and fill the fridge, freezer and
shelves with all the colourful fruit and vegetables
you can find.
Use this opportunity to buy and try something
new.
Good luck.
.
If you need any help, advice or motivation please
don’t hesitate to contact me.
– Toby Garbett
@tobygarbett
[email protected]
www.tobygarbett.com
Eat all 5 colours in one day to score ONE point.
Eat 2 of all 5 colours in one day to score THREE
POINTS.
Eat a rainbow a day for 5 consecutive days to
score a Bonus of FIVE POINTS.
And points mean... the prize of extra energy and
vitality and not getting that cold, flu or other
nasty bug that is going round at work or at your
at once; better to properly prepare a small area and
get something growing there to start with.
If you don’t have the energy to dig yourself
a vegetable plot, you could use a raised bed.
Basically, this is a bottomless timber box, at least
30cm deep, filled with good, well drained soil. It
provides ideal growing conditions for a wide range
of vegetables. Your plants are more protected from
The best place for a vegetable plot is in a sunny
position, where the air moves freely. Although it
helps to have some shelter from north winds, you
don’t want the plot surrounded by buildings. The
beds can be any shape you like, depending on how
artistic you are feeling or what space you have. You
will need to be able to reach into growing areas
without trampling crops, so design a few paths.
Toby Garbett is an Olympian and
two-time World Champion rower. He
combines his own training regime with
providing leading edge fitness training
to private clients.
slugs than in the open ground, and high raised
beds means you don’t have to bend down so much
to sow and grow. You don’t have to dig the ground
before putting the raised bed on top, and you can
even put one on the patio, if there is sufficient
drainage. The main disadvantage is cost. There
is a whole host of self-assembly kits available at
premium prices. It’s relatively straightforward to
make your own without a kit, but, even then, when
you have added up the cost of the timber and the
soil, a few pounds of home-grown carrots and a
dozen lettuces work out pretty pricey!
Deciding what to grow is a major part of the
process. Obviously, firstly grow what you like to
eat. Choose crops, which taste better than those
you can buy in the shops. Fresh sweetcorn and
baby courgettes, for example, are incomparably
better than anything you can purchase. If you have
children who want to garden, choose something
which grows quickly – radishes are fast and
colourful, and the right size for small fingers. On
the other hand, purple sprouting broccoli may be
delicious but it takes the best part of a year, before
you can harvest it. Soft fruit is a good choice – it’s
very low maintenance, and delicious when freshly
picked. Just don’t grow too much of the same
variety or you may end up struggling with a glut.
Growing your own vegetables is
immensely popular at the moment, and
Spring is a good time to start.
I used to have a few pepper plants on my desk
when I worked in an office, but it would have
been fun to spend the lunch break outside, sowing
and digging. You could even harvest your own
lunchtime salad on the spot and there is nothing
fresher than that!
- Linda Regel
March 2015 LIVING WITHIN
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German) but in any case here is the recipe, in its
own words, and circa 1963:
“4oz (115g) butter; 5¼ oz (150g) castor sugar;
3oz (85g) ground almonds; 3 eggs; 1½oz (40g)
flour; vanilla or Kirsch.
Prepare a moule à manqué 7-inch tin or a deep
sandwich tin of the same size. Cream the butter
thoroughly; beat in the sugar by degrees. Add the
eggs one at a time with the almonds, beating well.
Fold in the flour with the flavouring. Turn into the
prepared tin and bake in a moderately hot oven
(350ºF, or Reg, 4) for 45 to 50 minutes*. Turn out
and dust with castor sugar.”
Cheese Palmiers
Maldon salt
(*note: in a modern fan oven set to the equivalent
of 180ºC it is likely to take more like 35 - 40 minutes)
As we look for comfort while waiting for spring, I am
finding mine this month in remembering my mother,
who was, amongst many other things, a baker, as
was her mother before her - capable of a home-made
sugared doughnut or the puzzle of a Battenburg
alongside her less flamboyant repertoire. She had
long since ceased to do any baking in her twilight
years, but she never lost her taste for a slice of cake one of her great pleasures in life right to its end, and
happily one that many of us share.
So, in her memory, a cake; simple one with a bit
of luxury in its ingredients to give it some small
sophistication, from one of the cookbooks in which
she laid great store - an early Penguin - laying out
in pounds and ounces and ºF the makings of a
simple work of art and science, in time honoured
fashion and without the aid of pictures. The smell
of the pages alone evokes memories of learning
at my mother’s apron, how to cream butter and
sugar, and fold flour, and why every step has its own
importance, and of a certain calm and patience in the
passing on of expertise. I will translate that old money
of llbs and oz into the new of metric, and give you
both together, just this once, and for old time’s sake imperial measurement and an old fashioned scale an
important part of this trip down memory lane.
French Almond Cake
I imagine such continental exoticism in the
nationhood of this cake is a result of those
luxurious almonds, and maybe also on account
of the Kirsch (although that’s strictly a little bit
Additional notes: to prepare the tin, grease with
butter and dust with flour (or sugar if you are
feeling a bit daring). To test the cake, it should look
golden brown, spring back from your touch, and/
or a skewer inserted in the centre should come out
clean of any mixture.
I will leave you with a quote from the introduction
of this Penguin book - eloquent about the mores of
the day, and who was likely to be doing the cooking
in these pre Jamie times!
Erica x
www.acookinthekitchen.co.uk
www.acooksblog.com
“To memorise a few basic facts
is a simple matter…these will
establish confidence in the cook
and arouse her enthusiasm”
~Rosemary Hume and Muriel
Downes
Paprika
Parchment paper on baking tray
Set the oven to 220c
Lay out pastry and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle
the cheese over the pastry, followed by a
sprinkling of paprika.
This is another very quick and yummy recipe,
lovely with soup, smoked salmon, with other
cheeses or just on their own.
Now the tricky part. you need to roll the pastry
from both ends toward the middle. You then cut
into thin slices and place them flat on to a baking
tray, brush with oil and sprinkle some parmesan
and a flake or so of maldon salt.
YOU WILL NEED
1 packet of ready rolled puff pastry (or make your
own if you have weeks to spare!)
Now it’s time to put them into the oven. Ten
minutes should do it.
Delicious warm and can be reheated if you wish.
Cheddar cheese 200g (I would use quite a mature
one, maybe a Davidstow)
Extra virgin olive oil
Parmesan grated
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When she’s not writing, Elizabeth runs her own
catering business. She has also set up an initiative
with volunteers who help feed patients at Kingston
Hospital at meal times.
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Money Matters
with Peter Sharratt
Tax Planning
Q. I would be interested in any tax planning that
my wife and I could consider, mainly in relation to
Capital Gains Tax, as we have recently sold a Buy
to Let property and made a healthy gain which will
be taxable. My wife is a higher rate tax payer and I
am a basic rate tax payer?
A. There are a number of tax planning ideas to consider
before the 6th April but I will focus on two that would
be relevant to your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) bill. The
first one to consider is making a pension contribution
as this will benefit from income tax relief with basic
rate tax relief (BRT, 20%) given at source. Higher/
additional rate tax relief (HRT, a further 20%/25%)
has to be claimed via self-assessment. This income
tax relief could help offset the CGT. Any gain in excess
of the CGT allowance (currently £11,000) is taxed
at 18% for BRT payers (where the gain & income
remains below the HRT threshold) and 28% for HRT
payers. As an example a HRT payer with a taxable gain
of £20,000 would pay £5,600 in CGT leaving a net gain
of £14,400. Allowing for all tax relief a net investment
of £14,400 would actually result in a pension fund
of £24,000. The above example would be more
relevant to your wife as she is a HRT payer but the
same planning could be considered by you. The sums
would be different, still however worth considering.
The second option to consider is an Enterprise
Investment Scheme (EIS). The first point to make
clear before moving on to the ‘why’ is that these are
complex, higher risk financial products which can
be difficult to sell/realise the capital from in future.
They will generally be suitable for sophisticated
and/or high net worth investors. You should get
advice from a suitably qualified and experienced
Adviser before investing. EIS’s qualify for tax relief at
30% and can be used to defer CGT realised on another
investment. If the £20,000 taxable gain from my
earlier example was invested in to an EIS the CGT of
£5,600 would not be payable and tax relief of £6,000
could also be claimed. Any growth is tax free and after
2 years the EIS is exempt from inheritance tax. To
retain the tax relief the EIS must be held for at least 3
years. The above summarises two options, both have
contribution limits and, of course, varying degrees of
risk. You should as always get further advice. The EIS
Guide can be viewed on the Kirk Rice website at www.
kirkrice.co.uk/images/pdf/octopuseisguide.pdf.
Morocco
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A pension is a long term investment. The fund value
may fluctuate and can go down. Your eventual
income may depend upon the size of the fund at
retirement, future interest rates and tax legislation.
Taxation – Information is based upon our
current understanding of taxation legislation and
regulations. Any levels and bases of, and reliefs
from taxation, are subject to change.
Send your queries to Peter Sharratt, Kirk Rice LLP, The
Courtyard, High Street, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7HP
Email [email protected]
Please note: answers are given for general
guidance only and specific advice should be taken
before acting on any of the suggestions made.
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A tailor made tour is one of the best ways to explore
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March 2015 LIVING WITHIN
Plans unveiled in roadshow for Walton’s
Waterside Drive Sports Hub
football and youth development.
• A new athletics stadium with an eight
lane all-weather track, spectator stand
and facilities to meet all necessary modern
requirements.
• Sufficient car parking to meet expected
demand.
Plans for the Waterside Drive Sports Hub in
Walton on Thames will be on display throughout
Elmbridge in coming weeks as part of a road
show prior to submission of the formal planning
application for the project.
The Sports Hub, adjacent to the Xcel Leisure
Complex in Walton, is designed to meet the
aspirations of athrletes while also providing local
sport fans with a premier sporting destination
suitable for hosting high profile events.
Concept plans for the project will be on display
at the Elmbridge Borough Council Civic Centre
in Esher, Walton Library and Xcel Leisure
Complex.
Leader of the Council, Councillor John O’Reilly,
said the Waterside Drive Sports Hub provided an
opportunity for the Council to create a sustainable
sporting legacy for the Borough which would be
enjoyed by all ages for generations to come.
Following submission for Planning Approval,
there will be an extensive five week consultation
period for the community to provide formal
feedback on the project. The final decision to
build the Waterside Drive Sports Hub together
with the costs and funding for the project will be
made in July with the intention for the facility to
be operational in 2016.
• Enhancement of the existing park to
provide a new multi-use recreational
space.
Kingston receives top
marks for stroke care
Kingston Hospital has been given an A rating for
the stroke care it provides for its patients.
For the first time since the since the Sentinel
Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP)
started 2 years ago, the Trust has been graded an
A for the clinical care that it gives patients for both
the team based score (i.e. quality of care given at
Kingston Hospital), but also for the overall SSNAP
level score (which incorporates both Hyper Acute
Stroke Unit care and Kingston care, and also takes
into account audit and data quality).
The Trust said this is a fantastic achievement as only
13 teams in the UK have scored an A in this latest
round of SSNAP. The Trust has steadily improved
from C, to a B and now to an A since October 2013.
The proposal comprises:
• A new football stadium with spectator
seating and facilities that meet all
necessary modern requirements and
governing body standards. The stadium
would be available for use by Walton
Casuals, Walton Casuals Junior Football
Club and Walton and Hersham Football
Club. The facilities will also be available
for casual use/hire.
• New astro turf (3G) and grass pitches
designed to cater for junior and senior
Step into Spring at TCHP Claygate
As I wandered around the beautiful Botanical Gardens
at Kew recently, I relished the prospect of Spring as
I spied crocuses and snowdrops, (referred to by my
nephew as snowchops!) The Winter months are
passing by, and for those of us in Surrey it seems we
have been left relatively unscathed by the weather,
however not many of us have escaped the seasonal
winter bugs, even here at the clinic we have suffered
our fair share. Gratefully though, I have colleagues
who can assist with such ailments as persistent
coughing!
Now with one seasonal chapter drawing to a close,
we look forward to the next, Spring is imminent and
change is afoot.
Here at TCHP, we have some rather exciting news
as we welcome Helen Amembal to the team, as
an Osteopath and qualified Pilates instructor, she
brings with her a somewhat unique approach by
incorporating, where necessary, the use of Pilates
in her therapy. Helen will join us in March, and her
experience will complement the work of our existing
KST Chiropractor, Ralph Mitchell. If getting into
shape for the likes of the marathon, or treating your
body to an MOT is high on your agenda give the clinic a
call and book in. From back and neck pain, headaches,
tension and stiffness, we have therapists here to help.
We also welcome back our Acupuncturist Charlotte
Ashton from maternity leave. Between Nobue and
Charlotte, we will now be offering this fantastic
treatment on both a Tuesday and Wednesday. Although
they treat quite differently, as most practitioners do,
the feedback we get on how incredible people feel after
a session speaks for itself, that's why it's great to be
offering more hours.
If you are in doubt about which treatment is best
for you, please come in and talk to us. The experience
between the team is vast and we continue to expand to
offer the local community wonderful treatments and
therapeutic advice, so pop in and take advantage of us.
We don't mind.
– Zoe @ The Complementary Health Partnership
Telephone 01372 464659
The Complementary Health Partnership has been in existence since 1997 and has become firmly established and well-respected
over a wide geographic area.
From pre-natal through to adulthood, our aim is to offer treatments for a range of physical and emotional ailments within a
professional, and genuinely caring and friendly environment.
All of our practitioners are fully trained, qualified and insured. Working together as a team, they offer many years’ experience.
Treatments Offered:
• Acupuncture
• Therapeutic massage
• Reflexology
• Craniosacral therapy
• Hypnotherapy/NLP
• Counselling
• Chiropractic
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• Nutritional medicine
• Herbal medicine
• Homeopathy
• Chiropody
The Complementary Health Partnership, 5-6 Sydney Terrace, The Green, Claygate, Surrey, KT10 0JJ
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Taxing
Times
with Graham Jennings
Q: I bought a property in 1997 for £91,000 and
I lived in it for 8 years. I then got married and my
wife and I bought another property to live in and I
started renting out my former house. The property
is now worth around £325,000. If I sell it what taxes
will I have to pay?
A: The relevant tax that needs to be considered here is
capital gains tax (CGT) and from your question we can
quickly see that you have achieved a gain of £234,000
(£325,000 - £91,000). However, that is not the end of
the story because you say you lived in the property, and,
for that period you will be able to claim relief under the
normal private residence rules. Accordingly, the gain
needs to be apportioned between when it was used as
your home and when you let it out. I am often asked
whether the market rate of the property at the point it
starts to be let is relevant. But this is not relevant and
the gain throughout the period of ownership must be
apportioned on a strict time basis.
Firstly you will be entitled to private residence relief,
which is available for the period of time that you
actually lived in the property. In addition to this any
gains made in the last 18 months of ownership are
also deemed to be a period of residence, regardless of
whether you actually occupied the property or not. No
CGT is payable on the period in which you occupied
the property.
As you lived in the property for 8 years, and when
you add the last 18 months of deemed PPR, you
would be entitled to claim PPR relief of £122,367
(114months/218months x £234,000).
A further relief is also available when a property
that has been lived in by the owner has also been let.
Lettings relief is the lower of:
• the amount of Private Residence Relief already
calculated, or
• the amount of any chargeable gain you make
attributed to when the property was let, or
• £40,000.
Letting relief can neither turn a gain into a loss nor
increase a loss.
In your case, letting relief is available of £40,000,
leaving a taxable gain of £71,633.
You are also entitled to a tax free allowance of
£11,000, leaving £60,633 on which tax is payable at
either 18% or 28% depending on whether you are a
higher rate tax payer or not.
Finally, you haven’t mentioned whether once you
married, you transferred the property into joint names.
If you did and this was while the property was still your
main residence then, you would be able to halve the
gain and utilise your wife’s annual CGT allowance too.
If a transfer was made to your spouse after the property
ceased to be your main residence, she would not be
entitled to PPR and letting relief.
Any reader interested in discussing this topic further
can telephone Graham Jennings on 01344 875000.
Send your taxation and accounting queries to
Graham Jennings, Kirk Rice LLP, The Courtyard,
High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Email graham.jennings@
kirkrice.co.uk.
Please note: answers are given
for general guidance only and
specific advice should be taken
before acting on any of the
suggestions made.
Good Gardening
with Alison Jones
March Gardening with Alison Jones
Spring is nearly here and new life is bursting through,
which means it’s time to launch into the gardening
season.
If you’re ready for spring colour, why not plant up
a container of blooms? Senetti is a great container
plant – the daisy-like colours are so vivid, it really
gives the wow factor. It likes cool wet weather, so is
ideal for early spring. Position it in full or partial sun.
Anemone Blanda is fantastic for ground cover and
rockery colour. It’s known as the Winter Windflower,
but it flowers in spring in gorgeous shades of blue,
pink or white. It likes well-drained soil in full sun or
partial shade.
The Vinca is another garden favourite. This
evergreen is easy to grow in all soil types and
conditions except very dry soil. It provides ground
cover and flowers from spring through to autumn.
Vinca Major has variegated leaves and lovely violetblue flowers.
Get your rose bushes in good shape for the new
season. Give them a granular or powder rose feed
around the base of the plant. They like to be fed – lack
of nutrients will show with discoloured leaves and
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•
Suppress weeds before they
appear with a thick layer of mulch.
•
Shallots, onions and potatoes can
go in the ground now if it’s not
waterlogged.
Get an MOT for
your orchid!
Garsons’ houseplant
of the month is the
Phalaenopsis, or
moth orchid. It’s a
popular houseplant,
loved for its elegant
long-lasting blooms. If
you’re a fan of orchids but
don’t feel green-fingered enough to care for them,
go along to the Orchid Demo Day on Sunday 8
March from 10.30am. Orchid expert Dr Manos
Kanellos will be at Garsons, Winterdown Road,
Esher giving advice, demonstrations and orchid
MOTs! See Garsons.co.uk for more details.
poor blooms. Ask for advice in the Garden Centre if
you’re unsure of how to care for your roses.
Everyone can get into Grow Your Own, even if it’s
just a few salad crops on your patio. Look out for
vegetable grow bags – it’s surprising what you can
produce in a small area.
Lettuce, radish, spring onions, beetroot, carrots
and turnips can all be sown directly into the ground
once any late frosts are over, so long as the ground
isn’t too wet. You might want to invest in a small cold
frame to protect your seeds and seedlings from the
worst of the elements while they become established.
If you’re new to Grow Your Own, advice is available
in the Garden Centre. Just pick your favourites in the
form of seeds or seedlings and ask for tips on how to
get the best results.
– Until next month, happy gardening!
Alison Jones is
Plant Buyer for
Garsons Farm
in West End, Esher
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Boyce Thornton
Cobham 01932 868 448
Oxshott 01372 844 200
Claygate 01372 470 123
The local property experts
Manor Road South, Hinchley Wood
£995,000
A well presented four bedroom extended family home, situated just a short walk
from Hinchley Wood Station and shops. This property offers well proportioned and
spacious accommodation with a large rear garden.
EPC D.
Rythe Close, Claygate
£725,000
A beautifully presented, modern four bedroom end of terrace family home located in
a gated development built circa 2006. Offering off street parking and situated within
walking distance of the local schools, shops and station.
EPC C.
Woodstock Lane South, Claygate
£1,155,000
This well presented, semi-detached, period, family home has been sympathetically extended and offers
flexible accommodation. The property has four bedrooms, three reception rooms and a vaulted ceiling
family room with galleried area. Further benefits include a secluded garden and double garage. EPC E.
Telegraph Lane, Claygate
£665,000
A conveniently located three bedroom semi-detached family home benefitting from off street parking
and the potential to extend (STC). Situated in a sought after semi-rural lane leading to the open
spaces of Telegraph Lane with Claygate shops and station within walking distance.
EPC Rating D.
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CLAYGATE
£625,000
CLAYGATE
Web: www.catco.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
£600,000
HINCHLEY WOOD
£1,295,000
Rarely available; an immaculately presented ground floor
luxury apartment with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The
property has the advantage of it’s own private garden and 2
private parking spaces. Situated in this sought after location
within easy reach of Claygate’s shops and railway station.
Traditional semi detached home located in this favoured
road offering excellent extension potential subject to the
usual consents. The property benefits from three bedrooms
and good size rear garden. Viewing recommended!
This substantial family home offers excellent well planned
family accommodation imaginatively designed with a
wonderful rear garden. Conveniently situated for all of the
amenities of Hinchley Wood. Early viewing recommended!
CLAYGATE
CLAYGATE
CLAYGATE
£449,000
£525,000
£695,000
Superb 3 bedroom family home located opposite a central
green and offering well planned accommodation which
is very well presented throughout. Excellent rear garden
and to the front off street parking. Internal viewing highly
recommended!
This charming 2 bedroom cottage with it’s warm and welcoming atmosphere is located within this attractive residential road in Claygate Village. Offering excellent light and airy
accommodation throughout; all beautifully presented, thus
providing a home of character with all modern amenities.
A beautifully presented and deceptively spacious three
bedroom character cottage approximately half a mile from
the station. Fabulous open plan kitchen/family area with
bi-fold doors leading onto a superb West facing garden.
Must be seen!
CLAYGATE
CLAYGATE
CLAYGATE
£499,950
A rare opportunity to acquire this immaculately presented
ground floor apartment with two double bedrooms, one with
ensuite cloakroom. Additionally there is a spacious living
room and fitted kitchen. Set within a small development of
only 6 apartments and literally minutes away from Claygate’s
excellent local shops, café’s and station serving Waterloo.
£375,000
Located within easy reach of the open spaces of Telegraph
Hill a mid terraced property offering scope for modernisation.
3 bedrooms, bathroom and separate w.c.,good size living
room, kitchen, rear gardens, off street parking
£479,950
This spacious four bedroom house enjoys views across a
central green and benefits from an ensuite to the master
bedroom. Very good size accommodation throughout with
rear gardens and off street parking to the front. Internal
viewing recommended!
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Wentworth Estate
£3,795,000
Designed and built to the highest standards, a sumptuously appointed BRAND NEW home built by renowned
developers Runnymede Homes. Located on a prime residential road on the world famous Wentworth Estate
available for immediate occupation. EPC Rating: B83
5
beds
5
baths
4
2
receptions garage
0.5
acres
The Estate Office - Wentworth - Virginia Water - Surrey - GU25 4DL. UK
T: +44(0)1344 843000 - W: bartonwyatt.co.uk
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ESHER
Situated in the highly regarded
Esher Place Estate is this
wonderful detached family home
on 1/3 acre plot and offering
double glazing throughout.
The property offers ideal
accommodation including
4 bedrooms, 3 receptions
and kitchen / breakfast room
overlooking a simply stunning
rear garden created over many
years by the current owners.
There is scope to increase the
size of the house subject to the
usual planning consents, allowing
a purchaser to further enhance
the remarkable views across to
the City and the Wembley arch.
Energy rating C.
4 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS,
3 RECEPTION ROOMS,
KITCHEN, BREAKFAST ROOM,
UTILITY ROOM, GARDEN.
Guide Price: £1,595,000
ESHER
A wonderful new detached
family home built by Langham
Homes and located on one of
Esher’s most exclusive, private
roads. Arranged over 3 levels
with 6 bedrooms, 5 reception
rooms and finished to the highest
standard throughout. This site is
located within walking distance
of Esher High Street and its
amenities.
Energy rating C.
6 BEDROOMS, 5 BATHROOMS,
2 RECEPTION ROOMS, STUDY,
KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM,
UTILITY ROOM, PANTRY,
MEDIA ROOM.
Guide Price: £2,590,000
There is a lack of property currently available and we have applicants looking across all price ranges. Call us now for a confidential market appraisal to discuss this further.
Doug Parks
Branch Manager
ESHER 01372 462211 [email protected]
www.johndwood.co.uk
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Residential Sales & Lettings
E S T A T E
7 High Street, Ascot,
Berkshire, SL5 7JF
t: 01344 876666
e: [email protected]
[email protected]
w: www.carr.co.uk
A G E N T S
THE WARREN £289,950
ASCOT O.I.E.O. £450,000
Very well presented two bedroom Charles Church built modern home with private garden and conservatory.
Within walking distance of Martins Heron main line station this is an ideal home or buy to let investment.
A deceptive 4 bedroom chalet bungalow offering spacious family accommodation with large living
room with open fireplace & rear gardens with several outbuildings. Charters catchment. Band D.
Tel 01344 876666
Tel 01344 876666
ASC0T O.I.E.O. £650,000
ASCOT OFFERS INVITED £1,000,000
Property with extension potential (STPP), occupying a wide plot, garage & car port. Situated in a
convenient location and in excellent school catchment area. Offered with vacant possession. Band D.
A beautifully presented individual 5 bedroom detached home with top floor family rooms set within this
sort after village close to Windsor Great Park and with exemplary schools nearby. Band C.
Tel 01344 876666
Tel 01344 876666
MOUNTS HILL £1,395,000
WINKFIELD
A beautifully modernised 5 bedroom detached period home with stunning large re-fitted kitchen/diner/
family area. Wide secluded rear garden with triple garage block. Charters catchment. Band D.
Investment opportunity to purchase a freehold low rise twin block development of 12 apartments of mixed
proportions within this ultra convenient location between Ascot & Windsor with plenty of parking.
Tel 01344 876666
Tel 01344 876666
Hugh Williams
Alan Carr
Connor Osborough
Lynda Campling
01344 876666
Pat Howard
Debbie Lewis
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Surpassing all expectations.
'LENMEADAND"YWAYSTWOOFTHEMOSTELEGANTGATEDPROPERTIESINTHEAFmUENT
village of Ascot. Substantial in their size, exquisite in their style. This is the ultimate
in sophisticated living.
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Swift access to the M25 and M4 • Sunningdale and Wentworth Golf courses nearby
FRIARY ROAD | ASCOT | BERKSHIRE | SL5 9HD
Price: £4,250,000
Email: [email protected]
Viewing by Appointment Only
Please contact Edwards & Elliott
Phone: 01344 623411
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Discover St Ives
Winner of a showcase of national awards including
best family holiday destination by Coast magazine,
St Ives is a seemingly subtropical oasis where the
beaches are golden, the vegetation lush and the light
piercingly bright. It’s no wonder then that the town
has been attracting artists for decades who come to
Our apartment is a new two bedroom, contemporary styled flat situated just
capture the area’s undeniable natural beauty. It started
yards from the busy streets of the bustling fishing town of St Ives, within
with J.M.W. Turner and the marine artist Henry Moore
easy walking distance to all the beautiful beaches, restaurants, shops and
who first came to St Ives in the mid-1800s and since
art galleries and yet in a very quiet and convenient location. The apartment
then the town has become a magnet for some of the
sleeps 4 guests comfortably. It offers stylish and modern living spaces with
world’s greatest painters, sculptors and ceramists.
the addition of a small, enclosed, courtyard, ideal for alfresco style dining
St Ives’s arty connections are reflected in the
and drinking on a hot summers’ day. There are many unusual design features
numerous galleries and exhibitions dotted around the
throughout the apartment adding to the bright and modern feel of this unique
town and combine that with a great surfing beach,
holiday home and there are sea glimpses to be enjoyed too.
plenty of pavement cafes, ancient pubs, top notch
The apartment is fully furnished and is fully equipped catering for all your needs,
eateries and a fascinating working harbour, St Ives is
including TV & freeview, DVD player, washing machine/dryer iron/ironing board,
deservedly one of Cornwall’s top destinations.
HOLIDAY APARTMENT TO LET
microwave etc. There is also a little shed just off the courtyard to store all your beach
and surf gear. Rents are from Saturday to Saturday.
Arrive in breathtaking style by taking the
twenty-minute train ride on the popular branch
line from St Erth to St Ives and be the first to
spot the colourful fishing boats coming into
harbour as the branch line snakes around the
golden bays to the town.
Things to do in St Ives
Kick off your shoes and stroll along the white
sand at Portminster Beach where, out in the bay,
you’ll see the dreamy view of Godrevy Lighthouse
inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s famous novel To
the Lighthouse. Relax and grab a coffee at the
multi award winning Porthminster Café.
Main Image courtesy Adam Gibbard/Visit Cornwall
Visit the Barbara Hepworth Museum and
Sculpture Garden in St Ives where sensual
sculptures by one of the country’s leading
20th century artists are exhibited in tranquil
gardens. Wander along pathways through trees
and shrubs and discover some of her most
celebrated works in bronze and limestone.
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Behind the 14th century Sloop Inn on the Wharf
and the Harbour beach there is a maze of narrow
cobbled streets and fisherman’s cottages. This
is the heart of old St Ives, known to the locals
as ‘Downlong’. Spend an hour or so delving
into the life and times of bygone St Ives at
the local museum. The large space is packed
with memorabilia and artefacts that reflect St
Ives’s long and varied history including fishing,
boatbuilding, art and agriculture.
There are only four Tate galleries in the world and
one of them is Tate St Ives.
Since the 1930s visitors have been taking the
boat trip from the harbour out sea to watch
the local colony of seals frolicking in the sea
and sunbathe on the rocks. Located 3½ miles
(6km) to the West of St Ives, the aptly named
Seal Island is home to more than 40 seals who
inquisitively like to say ‘hello’
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream brought forward in style
to the 20th Century by Claremont Fan Court School
A fifty-strong cast staged a mesmerising
production of Shakespeare’s classic A
Midsummer Night’s Dream at Claremont Fan
Court School. The pupils had rehearsed nonstop for many months whilst additional pupils
helped design and make costumes, control the
projections and support the technical crew, thus
giving everyone experience in many aspects of
theatre production.
The traditional tale had been brought forward
to the mid-1950s to ‘70s with cast dressed as
punks, hippies and industrial workers.
Kenneth Kimber, Director of Drama at the
School, said: “The cast, without exception, was
strong and utterly committed to telling the story,
translated as it was to a mid-twentieth setting.”
The staging was utterly unique with a flowing
gauze surround ideal for a multitude of
projections and lighting effects.
Numerous audience reviews included “I have
seen A Midsummer Night’s Dream a number
of times and I thought it was one of the best
interpretations I have ever seen.”
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to
this ‘dreamy’ spectacular.
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The porter kindly let me in and led me
down the narrow, wobbly corridor to
my room. By this time I was really wide
awake so decided to read the literature
about this ancient, lovely Inn.
OMG it was haunted!
“
Spring is on its way! Well at least that’s what I’m
telling myself as I look out on what was once a
beautiful, tidy garden and is now nothing more
than a mudded pit. The joy of dogs chasing next
doors cats in the pouring rain!
Anyway... work wise we’ve had such fun
this month. The team headed up to Ipswich in
convoy, (yes, I did say Ipswich), for one of our
Moroccan parties. When I say convoy, I was
desperately trying to keep up with the gang as
they drove like mad men up the motoroway.
None of the guys wanted to travel in my van as
a) there’s no radio, b) there’s no heating and c) I
sing all the time. However, I’m not going to take
it personally!
The event was a 21st Birthday party for a very
lucky boy and the marquees looked absolutely
stunning. The 130 guests were all dressed
Arabic style and one chap had even spray
painted his shoes in gold!
All the family, (8 of them), went on the stage
to make their speeches and then did their
own choreographed dance. That was before
they’d even had a cocktail! It was such a laugh.
When our poor belly dancer took to the stage
to perform her routine, she was practically
mobbed with everyone wanting to join in.
During the evening I nipped outside to get
some fresh air and wondered down to the far
end of the garden. It was pitch black and rather
spooky. I kept hearing a sort of grunting noise
and a scuffling sound. I called out but there
was no reply. Now convinced that there was
either a burglar hiding behind one of the bushes
about to attack me, or someone being extremely
poorly, I raced back to get help. Unfortunately I
tripped over a discarded shisha pipe and fell flat
on my face. Pulling myself up and now looking
somewhat dishevelled with laddered tights,
‘interesting’ hair and mud on my hands and
face, I was greeted by the host asking if I was
alright. I quickly informed him, in a breathless
fashion, about the noises and potential burglar
and he laughed!
Johnny (the lovely host) picked up his mighty
powerful torch and informed me that Betty,
their Vietnamese Pot Bellied pig, must have
escaped with Bill – yes their goat. He then
informed me that they also had 4 dogs and 6
puppies in the kennels at the front of the house.
Crickey they’re almost as made as me!
As the party wasn’t due to finish until 2am,
I’d booked myself into the local village Inn.
My team had all left for home earlier and once
everything was cleared I zoomed off (well if my
van was able to zoom anywhere really), to the
hotel.
The porter kindly let me in and led me down
the narrow, wobbly corridor to my room. By this
time I was really wide awake so decided to read
the literature about this ancient, lovely Inn.
OMG it was haunted!
Well that was it! I spent the rest of the night
with all the lights, and TV on. The window that
overlooked the church graveyard was double
locked and the curtains pulled tight. Tried to
phone Smiler (miserable husband), for comfort,
but for some reason he didn’t want to pick up.
When 7.30 arrived and without a wink of sleep,
I sped downstairs, ate a full English and drove
like a mad woman back to sanity (well my kind
of sanity!)
We also helped to organise another whist
drive lunch in Chiswick for a completely
‘fabulous’ chum. Seriously, it was such a
laugh and everyone turned up for champagne
and canapés and then tiddled as heck, played
whist for a few hours. In between changing
tables, they loaded their plates with as much
food as possible and replenished their glasses.
By the time the game finished I don’t think they
could remember even playing it. It really is such
a great idea for a Sunday party though.
I’m off to the wilds of North Yorkshire with
the Queen (middle child) for a couple of days,
to stay with my crazy friend Lou. She’s just
discovered more Roman artefacts on her land,
so no doubt we’ll have the old metal detectors
out in the rain and wind – can’t wait. Will let you
know if we find anything’ mega’ but knowing
my luck it will probably be a bunch of old nails!
- Jenny
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