Worcester Park Life January 13 - KT4

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Inside 4Thanks a bunch!

6Welcome to

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9Worcester Park Historyby David Rymill

14Worcester Park Graffiti

16Ruth JemmettA New Year - a new you?

18Calling all park lovers!

26View from the City byJustin UrquartStewart

40Clubs

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I do hope that you had a merry Christmas and that 2013 is a good one! Another packed edition with lots of New Year inspired articles. If you’ve already broken your New Years’ resolutions (or didn’t have the heart to make any) then I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to Ian Duncan’s article on page 42. Maybe you have more willpower! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed and advertised in Worcester Park Life in 2012 – and to all of you who read it. I am so touched when I read your letters thanking us for the magazine. Worcester Park was crying out for a magazine of its own – instead of just being a place on the edge of 4 boroughs. And I want it to be your voice! There’s no charge to submit articles about your clubs and organisations – and what better way to let people know locally what you’re up to! We print 7,000 copies a month and deliver to most of the KT4 postcode over a 2 month period. What this means is that if you had this edition delivered then you probably won’t receive it next month – although there are copies to collect each month in

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A bloomin’ lovely gesture Why not enter Worcester Park Life’s latest competition to say, “thanks a bunch” to someone special!Local resident Mari at Seasons Florist on Coombe Lanei loves reading Worcester Park Life and has offered a beautiful bouquet of flowers for us to give away to one of our community who you think really deserves it. Just email or write to me (details above) telling us who you’d like to nominate and why. You’ve got all of January to enter. Please include your contact details and let us know how we can get in touch with the lovely person you nominate, should they be chosen. I am really looking forward to hearing from you! WPLife


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Welcome toYou Are HereFollowing a hugely successful first few months, the You Are Here pop-up shop at 44 Central Road, Worcester Park continues to expand, offering more activities for local residents to get involved and more opportunities for new business ideas. You Are Here is a community focused project being run by Meanwhile Space in partnership with Sutton Council and is funded by the Outer London Fund. You Are Here offers space for local people to try out a new business idea in an accessible high street location.Opening in November 2012, You Are Here has so far supported 5 new businesses. These have included Betty & Me – a textile and print making company, Whoops – children’s clothing and toys and Hummingbee Yoga offering beginners taster sessions at an affordable price. Many of our projects will continue to run in the shop from January 2013 and a full timetable is available on our website below. A new and exciting addition to the programme is Cooking Your Spanish – a wonderful new way to learn

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Worcester Park HistoryStamps for the colonies, scenery for the princessesThis month we continue our look at the area around The Manor Drive, developed by Lavender and Farrell in 1930s. Our illustrations this month, kindly provided by Charlie from Highdown in response to my piece last time, show part of a Lavender and Farrell leaflet promoting this estate.

The names of most of the roads on the estate keep alive the traditional names of the fields on which it was built. The Hollands runs almost exactly across a field known by that name as far back as 1627. Down Field was one of the common fields, in which small strips were allocated to various villagers, and it extended over much of the area now covered by The Manor Drive and Leyfield. Two of the ‘shots’ or divisions of this are shown as Upper and Lower High Down Shot on the 1627 map held at Merton College, and covered much of what is now Highdown. The name Lady Hay has moved a little further, having been associated since the 17th century with a field on the south-east side of Church Road, between the Parochial School and the Vicarage. Considering that the ‘Manor’ name has become almost synonymous with this estate, it comes as a surprise to find that Lavender and Farrell only suggested this name, in October 1930, after the council had turned down their initial suggestions of Park Mead and Parkside. They also originally put forward the name Perry How for what became Leyfield, presumably being unaware that other developers nearby were using this name. They withdrew their suggestion of Greenway in favour of The Hollands, and it was only when the council’s Engineer suggested following this up with Dutch Road and Netherlands Avenue that they explained the source of the names as being on a map shown to them by the College. Many of the new residents were commuters, working in financial or legal offices in London, or in public administration: Tom Tandy recalls that Lavender and Farrell was one of the firms recommended to civil

servants and local government officers who wanted to move out of London, and remembers discovering at a public meeting after the war that the estate had been able to muster four town clerks and four solicitors. Among the bank officials on the estate was (Sir) Leslie O’Brien (later Baron O’Brien of Lothbury), who joined the Bank of England as a clerk in 1927, and after his marriage in 1932 settled at 67 Highdown. He rose quickly, being recognised as one of the bank’s leading technicians, and as chief cashier from 1954 to 1962 he matured techniques for using bank rate as a means of monetary

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West, another former employee, recalls that Bradbury Wilkinson employed a significant number of Worcester Park residents: the firm had been founded in London in 1856, and moved to New Malden in 1919 (it was taken over by rivals De La Rue in 1986, and the New Malden premises were closed in 1990 and redeveloped by Tesco). I am hoping to write more on a future occasion about

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management. Unusually for one who had risen through the ranks, he was appointed Governor in 1966, and “displayed the ability but none of the docility predicted by Treasury officials” as he sought to ensure a stable monetary policy in the difficult years until his retirement in 1973. John Rowe recalls some of the more unusual occupations followed by the first residents: John Merrylees (51 Highdown) “was a commercial artist. When the Queen and Princess Margaret were young, they used to do a Christmas pantomime every year at Windsor Castle, and he used to go and paint the scenery for them.” Ernest Jackman (45 Highdown) worked for Bradbury Wilkinson, the stamp and banknote printers at Shannon Corner, between New Malden and Raynes Park: “He designed stamps for the colonies. He used to paint the originals actual size; he’d use a paint brush with one hair.” Dorothy

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It’s that time of year when we are full of good intentions, and thoughts of new resolutions for the months ahead fill our minds. If 2012 was a happy time for us, all well and good, but if it wasn’t all that we had hoped it would be, perhaps we are

glad to see the back of it. Even though the slicing up of the seasons into months and years is a manmade concept, the sound of Big Ben chiming in a new year invariably gives us optimistic thoughts of moving forward to a better tomorrow - and, hopefully creating an improved version of ourselves. Lists headed ‘Things To Do’ can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand they can give us the illusion of putting our brains in order (some hope in my case!) but on the other hand they can make us horribly aware of how little time we have in our lives to do all the things we have to do - or want to do. Oh, how that messy garage is haunting me! Instead of setting ourselves impossible tasks that we know we will never complete in the year ahead, perhaps we can aim to be more realistic, and take baby steps instead of giant leaps towards our goals. For instance, how many people resolve to lose two stone in weight just after Christmas? Instead of living on lettuce leaves for the first week of January, and then giving into gluttony by pigging out on four bacon butties, two bags of greasy chips and a jumbo bar of chocolate, perhaps we could be more realistic. Crash diets never work. We are much more likely to lose weight healthily if we try and have a varied, balanced diet - but merely eat less of everything. Just cutting out one slice of bread a day will equal about 25 loaves in a year - about the equivalent of those saddle-bags you have been trying to squeeze into your jeans! With a bit of careful planning you should just about be able to fit into that bikini in the summer. (No - not you sir ………). Faddy New Year diets usually go hand-in-hand with failing to honour your gym membership. Why waste money on wrestling with hi-tech equipment, whilst surrounded by sylph-like nymphets who sneer at your bingo-wings, when you could get yourself in trim just as easily by walking briskly for an hour each day or do window-cleaning or gardening with gusto? If domestic chores seem to be a boring way to improve your figure, offer to take someone’s dog for a walk around the streets

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done little to inspire confidence. So what can we draw from this changing picture? Firstly, fashionable marketing acronyms give little guidance for good investing, and in fact given the levels of corruption and sleaze in these nations, investors should take clear account of this when seeking homes for their investment monies. I would urge many investors who don’t have the access to reliable business news flow that they shouldn’t heedlessly take risks of direct investment into such unreliable areas - there are also opportunities to invest in the needs of those nations. The FTSE100 has many constituents which are in or from such areas, or at the very least carry substantial trade with them. You don’t have to take that level of risk yourself but probably use the expertise of those focusing on such areas to better understand the really valuable and feasible investments. WPLife

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Ginger’s Music Fun offers independent baby and toddler music classes in Worcester Park. Inspired by the world-renowned Suzuki music education method it combines oriental philosophy with European nursery rhymes and classical pieces. The class involves singing, doing movements with classical music, circle songs, playing fun percussion instruments and more. Music plays an important role in children’s development. Experts agree that music can strengthen childrens’ minds and boost their brain power. While participating in musical activities, children are also enhancing physical, language, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Studies have found a correlation between music abilities and academic achievement. Participation in music at an early age can help improve a child’s learning ability and memory by stimulating different patterns of brain development. As children create music, they improve

fine motor skills, coordination and rhythm. When they dance to music, they also increase flexibility and motor skills.To introduce music to your child, you can:• bring your children, whatever their age, to baby or child music activities.• play all kinds of music in the background while your child is playing, eating or sitting in the car. • encourage your little one to clap, tap or move together with the beat.

• make easy musical instruments with your child such as shakers or rain sticks.• discuss music with your child: is it loud or soft, high or low, fast or slow?• take your child to concerts and musical outreach programmes such as those at Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican centre and the Wigmore Hall.Come along to our music and movement classes for babies and pre-schoolers and find out why our members say it’s the highlight of their week. WPLife

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MondaysDo you enjoy listening to show tunes, big band music, jazz, light classics etc?Come along to an evening of live music played by top artistes. We meet on the second Monday of each month at our Banstead venue Banstead Organ & Keyboard Club Church Institute Hall, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NN 14th January – Len Rawle11th February – Richard Monks Doors open 7pm for 7:30pm start.(Visitors £7) Visitors & new members are always welcome to our concerts. Further details from 020 8330 5795, or visit www.bansteadorganclub.co.uk

Worcester Parkers Women’s Institute meet on the 3rd Monday of every month 7.45pm to 9.45pm at Christchurch with St Philip Church Hall in Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. For more information contact Dawn Penn 0208 337 4361 Email [email protected]

TuesdaysThe Worcester Park Dramatic Society is a local amateur drama group of long standing. We stage two major productions a year at the Adrian Mann Theatre in Ewell, in April and November. We meet every Tuesday and most Fridays at 8.15 pm in the Elmcroft Community Centre in North Cheam, on the Sainsbury’s site. Apart from play readings, rehearsals and set construction, we have quiz nights and various social events. We also arrange group outings to amateur and professional theatre productions. We welcome new members to help us stage future productions, anyone willing to act or work backstage. If interested, please contact our membership secretary, Joyce Cranfield, on 020 8337 3317.

“Lunch Break” - a friendly lunch club for those retired, meeting weekly on a Tuesday 12-2pm (term time only) at Worcester Park Baptist Church, The Avenue - free, but donations invited. Occasional speakers. Contact Brian on 020 8224 6675 or Rowena 07837 941298

NHS Retirement Fellowship- Local Branch Are you retired or about to retire from the NHS? Why not join us on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 10am -12 at Christ Church Hall, Christ Church Road,

Surbiton, KT5 8JJ. We have speakers, activities, coffee & chat.Other outings & activities are also arranged during the month. For further details pleasecontact Lorna on 020 8337 4121.Worcester Park CraftersWe meet on the first Tuesday of each month in the hall at Christchurch with St Philip, Ruskin road, Worcester park,KT4 8LG. We meet from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. For further details please contact Lynne by E mail: [email protected] or phone on:0208 330 33590.Our aim is to provide a meeting/crafting place for all crafters whatever their craft or ability. Either bring your own work or purchase our kit of the month (small materials cost usually £2), come and play and chat. (small cost to over hall hire and insurance approx £4)

WednesdaysKeep Fit Stay Fit every Wednesday 10.15-11.15am at Christ Church with St Philip, Ruskin Road. Come along and give it a try ! For more information please call Jo Hamilton on 020 8786 3444.

The Probus Club of EwellComing up to retirement? Just retired? Looking to make new friends? Why not join the Probus Club of Ewell? Since it was founded 41 years ago, the Probus Club of Ewell has been attracting businessmen from Worcester Park and its surrounding areas with a broad range of professional and business backgrounds. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at Bourne Hall in Ewell Village, for a Lunch followed by a Speaker. In addition to two Ladies Lunches during the year, there is an active social programme for members and their partners with visits to places of interest and West End Shows. If you would like to know more, please telephone our secretary, Ken Amess, on 020 8337 6241 or visit our website: www.ewell-probus.org.uk

ThursdaysEast Surrey Family History SocietyFor those who are interested in finding out how to investigate their family history the Sutton Branch of the East Surrey Family History Society holds meetings on the first Thursday of the

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month at St Nicholas Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane. Most months we have a professional speaker.Further details of all our branch meetings, can be found at Our award winning website www.esfhs.org.uk

60+ Social Mixed Single Group We meet in a local pub every Thursday where we discuss outings for the weekends such as meal out, walking, theatre trips, cinemas and many other things. If you would like to join us please ring Maureen: 07761278661.

Kingston Phoenix Road Club is a cycling club that meets at 8-30pm every Thursday at Worcester Park Athlete Club, Green Lane, Worcester Park. The club was founded in 1936 and currently has a membership of 70. We cater for riders of all ages whether they are novices or experienced and our oldest rider is 84 years old who is still racing and holds several national age related records.

Malden Emergency First Aid Society (MEFAS) members meet every Thursday evening from 7.30 to 10pm. The public is invited to join members on short training courses. For further details please see MEFAS web site at http://e-voice.org.uk/mefas/ or telephone 020 8942 8653 or 07966661015

Breathe Easy (Merton & Sutton) Group. Wheezy? Breathless? you are not alone, come and join us at your local friendly support & information group for anyone affected by a lung condition.We meet between 2 - 4 pm on the 3rd. Thursday of every month at St Bedes Conference Centre, St Anthony’s Hospital, London Road, North Cheam. For more information please contact George on 0208 647 7530 or visit www.lunguk.org/merton-sutton.

FridaysBartlett House Luncheon Club is a welcoming social club for the retired from work but not from life! Bartlett house, 49-51 The Avenue, Worcester Park,KT4 7HU Catch up with friends every Friday 11am-4pmSit back and get that “Friday feeeling”with weekly entertainment! This fun and friendly club is not for profit ensuring prices are kept to a minimum so it won’t cost the earth!


Clubs To feature in this section email [email protected] members welcome. No joining fee. Transport may be available. All you have to do is pop along and give us a try, we can guarantee that you will receive a warm welcome!Contact us on 01372 720563 or 07807443156

Quest was set up in 1987 to provide a meeting place for people with physical disabilities between the ages of 20 - 60. However, once a member there is no age cut off. The aim of the club is to provide a welcoming, caring atmosphere for the members and allow the carers to have a regular break. Everyone pays an annual subscription. and we all pay £2.50 for our lunch, which is cooked on the premises. We have various social activities and every second month we have a speaker, outings can be arranged if enough people wish to go. The venue is St. Philip Hall, Christchurch with St. Philip, Ruskin Drive, Worcester Park. We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month from 12.45 to 4p.mContact June Day, Club Secretary, on 02083301220

RSPB Epsom And Ewell Local Group We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. Our speakers are of a high quality and we welcome anyone who has an interest in this area. We also have several birding outings throughout the year which is arranged to suit all ages. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. If you would like more information, please look at our website, www.rspb.org.uk/groups/epsom

GeneralAuriol Bowling Club was established in 1967, and plays on the 6-rink bowling green attached to the pavilion in Auriol Park, Salisbury Road, Worcester Park. It is a mixed club of around 45 men and 25 women, who play outdoors from April to September, with a busy fixture list of league and friendly matches against other clubs, as well as internal club competitions. For further information please contact the club Secretary, David Regan, on 020 8337 8919 (email:[email protected]), or visit the website at www.auriolbowlingclub.com.

Social Dancing With “ Glitters” At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Village 8.15 pm – 11.00 pm Entrance £8 Over 18’s All standards Bar & Free parking & Professional D J We may not have Brucie but we do have a glitter ball! Dance Dates for 2013: January 4th and 18th/February 1st and 15th/March 8th/April 5th and 19th/May 3rd and 17th/June 7th and 21st/July 5th and 19th/August 2nd and 16th/September 6th and 20th/October 4th and 18th/November 1st and 15th/December 13th CALL 07903 314276 WPLife

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In January the last thing most of us will want to do is drink more wine, so I have a little suggestion. Why not bypass the pub and the hangover and have a bath in it instead. No, I haven’t lost my marbles, I’m talking about a new beauty craze

sweeping the UK – vinotherapy wine spas! Legend has it that Cleopatra used to take a daily soak in a goat-milk bath or vats of red wine and spas all over the word have finally caught onto the trend. The Yunessun Spa in Hakune Japan has an outdoor pool over shadowed by a twelve-foot tall bottle of red wine which pours the liquid over it’s luxury seeking guests, while the worlds first wine spa in France, Les Sources De Caudalie offers hot red wine baths fitted with strategically designed jets to boost circulation. Here in the UK, the trend is being championed by The Vineyard at Stockcross. Just forty minutes outside of London and owned by Californian wine-maker Sir Peter Michael, this vineyard is perhaps better known for it’s 30,000 bottle cellar, but it is it’s five star hotel that is ticking all the beauty buff boxes with it’s “Grapetherapy package”. Rejuvenation treatments at the spa include red grape body wraps, grape seed scrubs and juiced-up firming tonics, all derived from vinotherapy products and have been created specially for the spa. Apparently red varieties are great for body scrubs and masks due to a heavier concentration of anti-ageing anthocyanin’s, while white grapes are better moisturizes. Obviously you can not escape from The Vineyard without actually being offered some wine, and these wine infused treatments can be followed by an even more wine infused gourmet meal from Michelin-starred head chef Daniel Galmiche, complete with matching wines hand picked by expert sommeliers. Skin care companies around the world have followed suit and many now offer beauty treatments from the cellar, but Caudalie in Bordeaux leads the

way as the worlds top vinotherapy skin care brand. Harnessing beauty from the vine on the family winery since 1993, the brand’s philosophy for beautiful skin is based on the famous French paradox – the belief that the red wine-loving Frenchies have an amazingly low rate of cardio vascular disease thanks to their choice of tipple! Just imagine it, a luxury spa, a soothing hot wine bath, a rejuvenating red grape facemask and a delicious glass of red wine, and it’s all good for you .

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I do think New Year’s resolutions can’t technically be expected to begin on New Year’s Day, don’t you? Since, because it’s an extension of New Year’s Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year’s Day isn’t a good idea as you can’t eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second. Helen Fielding Bridget Jones Diary

I have to admit to finding New Year’s Eve a bit of a let down. It’s supposed to be the biggest night of the year – “tonight we’re going to party like its nineteen ninety nine” and all that. Was it only me whose teenage age years were spent trying to find a party, any party to go to? Now it means trying desperately to stay awake until midnight; fumbling with radio to find Big Ben’s chimes and succeeding, ten seconds to late and then being kept awake by all those fireworks (its not bonfire night for goodness sake!). As for Auld Langs Syne, does anyone, except Robert Burns, know the words let alone know what they mean? No, not even the Scots who supposedly own the patent on Hogmanay celebrations. Then there are those resolutions. Have you decided to make a New Year’s Resolution? If so, then you are in good company. Apparently seven millions of us make a New Year’s Resolution, with half of us making the same resolution every year (On average, we will fail in sticking to the same resolution a disappointing four times); the most popular ones being: 1) take more exercise (70% of resolutions); 2) lose weight and eat more healthily (60%); 3) cut down on alcohol (30%); 4) give up smoking (25%). Why do we bother? We all know how long it takes to break one - about the time it takes to top up the glass you used to toast the New Year (see 3.) but before you make the next resolution you know you will break – “never again”. (What is it about hangovers these days? They used to last until Football Focus, now they hang around until when its time for Match of The Day – and that’s the Sunday morning edition.) Why do we do so badly? Twenty five percent us break our New Years’ Resolutions within a week, although January

9th is apparently the day most people will give up. A study by the University of Hertford suggested that New Year’s resolutions doomed to failure as most people focus on downside of not achieving goals. Richard Wiseman, the psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who led the research, warns that making resolutions at the last minute can backfire because such

decisions tend to be less genuinely motivated. “If you do it on the spur of the moment, it probably doesn’t mean that much to you and you won’t give it your all. People who kept their resolutions tended to have broken their goal into smaller steps and rewarded themselves when they achieved one of these. They also told their friends about their goals, focused on the benefits of success and kept a diary of their progress. Given my dismal personal failure of willpower in the face of the usual suspects, (see list above plus my own personal favourites - I will not be grumpy or shout at the kids) I’ve decided to resolve that this year I will not be making any resolutions.

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Voice for Wildlife by Carol WilliamsA sea of troubles I was reading recently about the plight of the world’s oceans, and some lines from Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ popped into my head. Hamlet says to himself, as part of a long monologue which conveys well his inner struggle, these words:- “Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them.” The seas are in peril as never before and need people to ‘take arms against’ the many threats to them. Overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, coastal development, introduced species, climate change and ocean acidification to name just some of them. The more of us who speak up for their protection, the more likely it is that world governments will take notice. Which of us, when enjoying a beach holiday, ever really thinks about the life going on beneath the surface of the waves and how important the sea is to the health of our planet? Yet, the oceans provide us with food and oxygen and absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide, protecting

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Next time you are on a beach, take some time to think about the importance of the seas. Please help to keep the rubbish out of it, by picking up any litter on the shore. It would also be a good plan to only buy fish from sustainable sources, so read the labels carefully. To end on a more positive note, the yellow fin tuna, which grows to 9 feet long, and is threatened by overfishing, has been helped to recover by the creation of a Marine Protection Area in the Eastern Pacific. The success of this venture demonstrates that protected areas work and are an encouragement to go on fighting to establish them. So here is a resolution for 2013 - to do more to fight for the health of our seas. WPLife

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TuesdayToddling2Church, Christ Church with St Philip 2-3pmParents, carers and pre-school children are all welcome to join us for songs with percussion instruments, a Bible story simply and sensitively told, a story-related craft activity and, of course, drinks and biscuits.

WednesdayChrist Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see Monday

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FridayChrist Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 until 11.15am - see MondaySt. Mary’s Parent and Toddler Group meets 10.00 - 11.30am in the Parish Centre. Families enjoy making new friends in a relaxed atmosphere, while their children play safely. Ladies from St. Mary’s Mothers’ Union serve refreshments during the morning for both adults and children. Feel free to pop in and check us out any Friday morning during term time; you can be sure of a warm welcome. For more information, please contact the Parish Office tel: 020 8337 4026

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Wrap up for winterby Pippa GreenwoodWinter is upon us and even if you think that it can’t become any colder, the lowest temperatures are likely yet to come. Even hardy British plants will suffer in particularly miserable weather so whether your garden is already covered in snow and ice, or simply a slight frosting, it’s time to make sure that it’s wrapped up warm.Plants in containers are particularly vulnerable to winter damage as their roots are not protected beneath the soil. If the garden soil isn’t frozen solid, plunge any pot that can be plunged. If it’s too heavy to move then wrap it up well in bubble wrap polythene or old curtains. Most shrubs and trees in your garden will be ‘hardy’ in the UK, but if very harsh weather is forecast or there has been a spell of mild weather which may have encouraged the plant to produce some soft, new growth, then drape a double layer of horticultural fleece over the top growth of the plants and anchor it well.A double fleece layer can of course be used on plants in beds and borders too. Weigh down the edges of the fleece well with bricks, or use metal pegs at intervals along its length. Larger individual plants in borders can be given good, individual protection if you use four sturdy canes to create a framework, wrap with netting or chicken wire and fill the central space around the plant with dry bracken, straw or leaves.Many wall shrubs are grown there because they aren’t the hardiest of plants. To reduce risk of damage, make a similar ‘cage’ of mesh around these and again fill it with dry material so that the plant inside remains snug. Make sure you don’t use materials that can’t ‘breathe’ or the plants will deteriorate.Evergreens in containers and in open ground may suffer from drought as well as foliage or stem growth. Deep mulch applied to the soil surface on the root area before the ground becomes frosted will help immensely. Even hardy fruit trees are prone to damage. Although quite tough, the newly opened blossom and the buds themselves may be damaged, with late frosts being most harmful because the buds are further developed. A fleece cover will help here too. If you live in a particularly cold area, buy them from a local specialist nursery who know local conditions and try to buy late flowering varieties. If your garden is windy, try investing in some fleecy jackets for your favourite shrubs. These are made from fleece and are like massive bags, complete with a drawstring at the open end. Alternatively use a double layer of ordinary fleece, wrap it around and cut to size before clipping or tying in place.Outdoor taps and pipework will need protection too or

could result in burst pipes and expensive bills. I suggest turning outside taps off at the mains, but if this isn’t feasible, make sure any exposed pipework is properly insulated. Your local builder’s merchant or DIY store is worth a visit for this job - well insulated pipes and garden taps could save you a fortune.Visit www.pippagreenwood.com for some great gift ideas and items for your garden, including signed copies of Pippa’s books, hand-made terracotta herb planters and wall plaques, cloches, pop-up plant cloches, raised bed kits, ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ Gift Cards, heated propagators and lots more! You can also sign up for Pippa’s newsletter and receive a free e-book on organic gardening

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Lots of things happening at Old Emanuel Rugby Club based at Shannon Corner between Yellow Box Storage and Golf Range. The club gained prestigious RFU Accreditation in 2012.

- Mini rugby, boys and girls up to 11 years old, - Junior rugby boys 12,13,14,- Junior rugby girls 11-15 years- Adult men 17 years to..whenever- Veterans Rugby..over 35s play occasionally- NEW Touch Rugby adult men and women 17 years to whenever

Three adult men’s teams play in leagues most Saturday afternoon. Training is on Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.30pm until 9pm under superb floodlights.Many players come earlier to use the excellent weights gyms.

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Sunday mornings see the children register at 1030am and train/play 11am. The Juniors may start later especially if they have league games at 1pm. All are welcome, and anyone can try before they join and pay any membership. The large clubhouse three full pitches and extra playing areas cater well for all.On Sunday mornings there are teas, coffees and bacon butties available for parents, and the bar opens at around noon. New. The club has been named as a Touch Rugby Centre for the area. Men and women with experience or not can come and play non-contact rugby on a fun/social basis in a safe environment amongst friendly people. Sessions are currently on Thursday evenings under floodlights and Sunday afternoons when minis have finished. Changing rooms, showers, bar, and lots of friendly people. Some of the minis parents play, some coaches, some who have never touched a rugby ball before, and some who do not wish to play the contact game any more. Men and women into mixed teams. Occasional games against other clubs, and lots of fun. It will run through the summer too. Following the Christmas break adult training and Touch start back on Thursday 3 January, with adult matches 5 January, and Minis & Juniors 6 January, then weekly until late April

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This month I’m asking you for your help, not necessarily now, but anytime. We are here to take care of crime issues in Worcester Park and, although Worcester Park is one of the safest wards, in one of the safest boroughs in the Metropolitan Police area, crime can happen anywhere and with your assistance, we can prevent it happening in your ward.If you ever notice something is not quite right, strange goings on across the street, or untypical comings and goings next door, it could mean absolutely nothing but it may be worth keeping an eye on any patterns that emerge. For instance:1. Has the property been available to let recently? 2. Do the curtains appear to be closed all the time or screens pulled down? 3. Is there condensation on the windows?4. Do unknown people attend the address regularly and stay only for a limited time?5. If next door, is the internal connecting wall unusually warm?6. If you can view the rear of the property, are there bags of potting compost piling up either in the compost bags or bin liners?7. Are there flower pots lying around, empty, or with compacted soil in them?8. Can you detect a herbal type smell?9. Have you noticed a dull humming sound (Fans perhaps being used for ventilation). These are all signs that the property in question may be used to cultivate Cannabis. If this were the case, every scrap of information that you could supply would be very useful to us eg, descriptions of people and vehicles, dates and times etc. The only thing we ask is, don’t do anything that might draw attention to yourself. If you cannot jot down a car registration without being noticed, then DON’T DO IT. Always consider your safety

and anonymity before anything else.If you do have any information for us there are several ways in which you can contact us, in confidence and with confidence. You can call us ‘Worcester Park Safer Neighbourhood Team’ on: 020 8649 3590. If we do not answer, please leave your name and number and we will call you back as soon as we are available. Or you can email us at: [email protected] can dial 101 (the police non-emergency number) and explain that you have some information about suspicious behaviour. They will guide you. Or you could call CRIMESTOPPERS‘Crimestoppers Trust’ is the UK charity that operates the 0800 555 111 hotline that can be used to pass on information about crime anonymously. Which ever of the above numbers you use, your call will be treated in complete confidence.Thank you

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