LETTER FROM THE CHAIR · Magazine Editor - Donald Bell [email protected] Minutes Secretary - Judy Asher Film - Alan Rolph Planning Group Veronica Laughrin [email protected]

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

It is my sad duty to report the death of Angela Carvill who organised our Events for some 20 years, retiring in 2014. Many of you have enjoyed the trips she organised, the coffee mornings at Peg Woffington's and the Merits lunches both of which she originated. About two dozen of us were able to attend the celebration of her life organised by her family on August 11th at Strawberry Hill House and a full goodbye will be in the next issue of Tidings. If you would like to contribute a memory in a few words please send it to me. Our sympathies go out to her children: Paul, Steve and Emily. I'm sure that they, and you, will be comforted in the knowledge that two ladies driving by where Angela had fallen in the street stopped and stayed with her until an ambulance arrived. They were true Good Samaritans and we thank Vivienne and Diane.

We have a lot on our plate at the moment with the Udney Park Playing Fields development, expansion of St Mary's University Teddington Lock campus, the threatened Cycle Route in the High Street and the skyscraper flats to be built on the Informer House site to name but a few. Helping hands are always welcome. So do offer your services. As Alan Benns has emigrated to the Isle of Wight, Nick Picton has taken on the website and bulk emailing duties. In his spare time he's tackling the straightening of the Mo Farah gold pillar box in North Lane which until recently was listing like the bell tower of Pisa! Congratulations go to Mo for becoming the world's greatest distance runner when he won his 10th global title at the recent IAAF World Championships where he took Gold in the 10,000m and then got Silver in the 5,000m. We welcome Alan Rolph, now our official film maker, and his first epic is the Pram Race and Village Fair film which is on the website. Alan Benns (Teddo the Clown) will still be organising the Pram Race but meanwhile you can read about this year's successes inside. We also welcome the Rev. David Innes to the Methodist Church where his welcome service is on 5th September at 7.30pm and all are invited.

SHEENA

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The Teddington Society 1 Avenue Road, Teddington TW11 0BT Reg. Charity No. 802026 www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk President - Jenny Hilton Vice Presidents: Roger Avins, John Demont Paddy Ching Chairman Sheena Harold 020 8977 2700 [email protected] Secretary - Nick Picton [email protected] Treasurer Sally Howland 020 8977 9404 [email protected]

Publicity & Promotions (inc. Gardens) Sheena Harold Membership Secretary Jenny Michell 020 8977 0772 [email protected]

Website - Nick Picton Twitter - Peter Denton [email protected] Magazine Editor - Donald Bell [email protected] Minutes Secretary - Judy Asher Film - Alan Rolph Planning Group Veronica Laughrin [email protected]

Roads and Transport Group Brian Holder 020 8977 1579 [email protected] Environment Group Geoff Howland 020 8977 9404 [email protected] History Group Dick Hughes 020 8977 0635 [email protected] Riverside and Open Spaces Andy Weston [email protected] Flood Working Group Brian Holder Outings Pamela McHutchon

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The Autumn edition of Tidings is always a great opportunity to include lots of photos. We live in a beautiful part of the world, with rivers and parks all around us, as well as a High Street full of great character. And with the advent of high quality cameras built into the mobile phone, everyone is now an amateur photo-journalist. But thanks must especially go to Brian Holder and Peter Denton who have supplied many of the photos in this and other editions. The photo at the top of this page was taken at one of the Teddington Society Committee Meetings, so now you know what everybody looks like. During the summer, there have been many photo-opportunities. We have had Teddington in Flower, the Village Fair and, of course, the Pram Race. Choosing just the right photos has been quite a challenge. And, with Teddington800 being celebrated this year, the Sports Day in Bushy Park was a riot of colour for the eight Teddington clubs taking part in the tug-of-war, the sack race and the three legged-race. The Golden Pillar Box which celebrates Mo Farah's medals in 2012 has been leaning over at an alarming angle, so we thought that a photo was well overdue. But, would you believe it, the Council came and straightened it before our photographer could get there! If only they were equally quick at mending our cracked pavements.

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TEDDINGTON IN FLOWER – June 2017

Pictures by Peter Denton

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SLOWLY DOWN THE THAMES Henley to Cookham via Marlow (number 8 in an ongoing series) Alan and Hilary Benns

After a leisurely breakfast in Henley we crossed the bridge to the Berkshire side of the river. Sunday morning is not an ideal time for a quiet stroll on the towpath north from Henley as after a couple of minutes the path became congested with fast joggers, faster racing cyclists and the slower-moving bicycles of rowing coaches. The coaches seemed to be engaged in competitive bellowing and it was a great relief to get the end of the reach where the practice was taking place. We passed Temple Island which is the starting point for the regatta races and soon the crews and cycles thinned out and cries of the coaches gave way to the whistling of the red kites overhead. The Chiltern red kites were reintroduced between 1989 and 1993 and it is estimated that there may be as many as 1,000 breeding pairs in the area now. They are mostly scavengers but sometimes take live prey and call to each other with whistles – not unlike the sounds used to train dogs or prey birds. The sound of the kites stayed with us as we rounded the bend in the river towards Hambledon lock and the hamlet of Aston. We arrived at Aston on the dot of 12:00 which was fortunate as that was opening time of the Flowerpot. The pub, which was already quite full of stuffed animals and fish, soon became further stuffed with both locals and walkers keen for Sunday lunch. It was a bit too close to our breakfast time for more solids so we just stayed for a pint. The path here climbs away from the river for about half a mile then descends and passes Culham Court, which is owned by a Swiss financier who has recently built a new chapel for his estate workers. This grandiose landmark looks like a pillared Greek temple and was consecrated in 2016 by the Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster. Back on the river we walked through a series of unremarkable fields, then past houses and finally a camp site beside Hurley Lock. Here we walked off-river to visit the village and, more importantly the Olde Bell for a late lunch. There’s not a lot to see in Hurley; it’s largely a collection of houses clustered along a long high street,

two pubs and a community-run village shop. So, after refreshments, we headed straight back to the river and crossed the wooden bridge onto the grassy lock island. The lock island has a teashop and toilets and an area for picnics but since it was a late afternoon in October there were no picnickers to be seen. We crossed the lock stream again by a second high foot bridge and after crossing the river via Temple footbridge into Buckinghamshire we were on the final straight of the day. A brief surfaced stretch of towpath gave way to a grassy, slick surface and we encountered an unexpectedly large number of elderly walkers clad in unsuitable footwear. It looked as though an over-enthusiastic tour guide had suggested a pre-prandial stroll to his charges but neglected to take into account the previous week’s weather and resulting conditions underfoot. Marlow Bridge came into view as we approached the town; this was designed by William Tierney Clark who had previously designed the first suspension bridge to cross the Thames at Hammersmith but is more famous for his design of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge which links Buda and Pest. Marlow Bridge is an almost identical design to that of its much admired “big brother” in Hungary. We crossed the bridge to our destination for the night; the Compleat Angler. The hotel is pleasant enough and our room had a view across the river to All Saints church. However the bar felt rather corporate and unwelcoming so we walked across the bridge to the George and Dragon for a pre-dinner G&T. The Angler is directly next to Marlow lock and the sound from the weir is tremendous so we were pleased to have a room on the other side of the building. The weir noise however wasn’t half as irritating as the muzac which accompanied dinner and breakfast. We were pleased to leave for the comparative peace of the river bank and decided to continue our walk the next morning rather than return to Teddington immediately, which had been our original plan.


We re-crossed the bridge, wiggled round Seven Corner Alley then turned to join a road which runs parallel to the river. After a brief stretch of parkland the huge concrete bridge which carries the bypass overhead reminded us that we were getting closer to the metropolis though we still had many river miles to walk. The opposite bank is populated by boathouses and “des-res”s but we strolled through grassy meadows between the railway line and the river. Ahead there were lots of small sailing boats in the marina, contrasting with the huge floating gin palaces we saw between Henley and Marlow. We considered getting the train from Bourne End but decided to cross the river again under the railway bridge and head for Cookham skirting the National Trust land of

Cock Marsh. The marsh has been used as common grazing land for centuries and contains rare water meadow species and wild flowers. Nothing here for us to see on a dismal day though and the clouds gathered and rain threatened. Fortunately we were not far from the next habitation; we could see Cookham Bridge and the town’s sailing club and managed to dash through the churchyard and into the High Street as the rain came down. We sheltered in the King’s Arms until the rain stopped then walked the extra mile to Cookham Station for our epic rail journey back. After changing at Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor and Eton Central, Windsor and Eton Riverside and Twickenham we were finally home.

AU REVOIR AND THANK YOU Alan Benns As you will have read in the previous issue of Tidings, Hilary and I have left Teddington for a new home in the beautiful Isle of Wight.

Our new house is in the village of Totland Bay near the westernmost tip of the Island. We’ve finally unpacked

the last box, so I have five minutes to sit down and send my thanks to the Committee and Members of the Society for the Teddington-related gifts which were generously presented to me at the AGM in April. The “Ted Soc” mugs get daily use for my morning cappuccino and fortunately I’ve managed to avoid using the tea-towels for any practical purpose so far! We’re looking forward to welcoming many of our friends from North Island to Totland over the next few months, so much so that we’ve re-christened our spare room the Teddington Suite. And although I’ve left my post as Vice Chairman and handed over the website to our capable Secretary Nick Picton I’ll still be organising next year’s Pram Race so either I, or Teddo, will see you at the Village Fair next June.


PLANNING GROUP "PATS" Diana Gillespie The Teddington Society Planning Group has announced three new PATS recently. PATS are awarded to any property, building or development which it considers maintains and improves the character and enhances the built environment of Teddington. Churcham House, 1 Bridgeman Road, Teddington

This large house on Bridgeman Road has been restored by Lifestyle Residences of 120 Pall Mall, London. John O'Neill, the CEO of the company, has over 30 years' experience of developing high quality and listed buildings in central London and the Home Counties. He established Lifestyle Residences to bring this experience to breathing new life into obsolete town centre buildings and sites. The focus is on creating quality larger homes and apartments for people wanting to consider downsizing but also wish to remain close to family and friends. Lifestyle also focuses on quality first homes for young people and couples seeking out their first home together. Their apartments have a very homely feel, generously sized with attention to detail. John worked personally on this project together with his wife, Geraldine, and they have lived in Teddington for 30 years. Victoria House, Queens Road

This house, which was built in 1875, could be considered one of Teddington's finest villas. It has until recently been used by NPL to house apprentices working there. Now it has been beautifully restored over three years by Robins Wing Investments Limited of Mayfair, London. This is a family run business with extensive experience in the sympathetic restoration of period buildings and the development was overseen by Rob Edwards. Robins Wing, in collaboration with Create Design architects and internationally renowned stonemasons Stonewest, commenced work in the summer of 2013. Working with small groups of specialist tradesmen and women the restoration project took three years to complete. Victoria House can once again impose itself on the street view of Queens Road. The Longfords, 220 Kingston Road, Teddington

Many will remember this site which was the Shell filling station on Kingston Road. The site has been developed by Q Developments of Plantation Wharf, London. It is now a new development of eight freehold family homes. The architecturally designed contemporary homes seamlessly transition from the traditional Victorian terraces, creating eight modern houses of either 2 or 4 bedrooms with sleek, elegant interiors. Each home has been designed to focus on light and space, enhancing the high quality specification throughout. The homes include private gardens and secure, dedicated car parking. The development was winner of the gold What House? award 2015 for ‘Best House’

A misty morning in Bushy Park


CHURCH RECORDING Sue Stevens St. Mary with St. Alban is liaising with the Richmond Decorative and Fine Arts Society to carry out a Church Recording project. It will start in this, the 800th year but will take a while to complete. The aim is to produce a comprehensive record to raise awareness and promote the recognition of the church’s heritage. This will be of particular interest to archivists, researchers and academics, as well as those concerned with insurance, repair, and replacement. Church recording offers an opportunity to make a contribution to preserve and enhance our national heritage, to expand knowledge, and to learn new skills. Working in a dedicated team, with access to professionals, gives great satisfaction and a sense of achievement. A full church record divides objects, like this beautiful embroidery, which are in and around the building into sections entitled:

Memorials Woodwork Textiles Metalwork Paintings Stonework Library Windows Miscellaneous

(e.g. the organ) Each object is described, and often photographed, in a prescribed format: Description Artist Memorial or

inscription Material Manufacturer Date History Measurements Donor References All records are sponsored by The Arts Society and set out according to an authorised format. Copies of the record are deposited with: St Mary’s church, preferably at a service Local Richmond Borough Record Office

Church Care Library at Diocesan House Victoria and Albert Museum English Heritage Archive The groups, who are all volunteers, generally like to meet together as a whole, or in smaller groups, to do the recording with mutual support and companionship. They plan to meet on a specific day or days each month, normally for 2-3 hours, as convenient to them and the church, whose congregation enable access and provide refreshments. It is expected that any one record will take a few years to complete. There are no safeguarding certification requirements. If you are interested in textiles, paintings, stone or woodwork, you will be warmly welcomed. We are looking particularly for those with computer skills who can manage data entry onto the programme which pulls together all the records. If interested please contact:

Robin Field-Smith 0208 943 3780 [email protected]

Sue Stevens 0208 977 4803 [email protected]

PRAM RACE PRESENTATION

On the left, Rae Williams, organiser of the pram race and landlady of the Masons Arms, gives a cheque to Eloise Martin, community fundraiser for Momentum. And Tony Gimmer, who provided hospitality at the Village Fair presents a cheque for Teddington800 to Rev Gabrielle Thomas, curate of St Mary with St Alban

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TREES & GARDENS Sheena Harold "TEDDINGTON IN FLOWER" SUCCESS Thanks to the enormous amount of effort that Sian Morgan put into organising it, Teddington In Flower was a huge success. Our thanks to all the talented gardeners who gave their visitors such a good show:

Dick and Gilly Hughes Kitty and Geoffrey Wass, Belinda and David Rozalla Janet and David Pollock Shirley Meaker Tony and Betty Mansell Sarah and Steve Whiting Sybil and Fred Peters Collis School Bushy House

In addition we joined in with St Mary's for their Teddington800 Flower Festival organised by Kathy Gold and had a beautiful floral replica of our swan motto made by the talented Jenny Jackson. There is a montage of pictures on page 3. £1,880.65 was raised on the day which we topped up to £1,900 and gave half each to the Landmark Arts Centre and Strawberry Hill House. YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME TREES The council has planted some 20 trees in Stanley Road which is a great improvement, softening a hard landscape, but then they cut down the wrong tree in

Elmfield Avenue! It happened to be right outside our editor's house so didn't go unnoticed. You can read about our donated Loquat tree on page 11. So, on the whole, we've gained more than we lost. RICHMOND IN BLOOM Some of our front gardens have won awards including a Gold in Coleshill Road and a Silver Gilt in Elmfield Avenue. Can you spot them? The Awards will be presented on Sept. 26th at York House by the Mayor, Cllr. Lisa Blakemore. SQUIRES WIN AGAIN At the Hampton Court Flower Show our corporate member's Urban Rain Garden won a Silver Gilt medal. The garden, designed by Rhiannon Williams who at 23 was one of the youngest designers at the show, was entered in the new RHS category "Gardens for a Changing World", reflecting climate change and sustainable gardening and showcasing clever rainwater management techniques. THE GAS MAN GOETH I am referring to the dump site being used by the Gas company at the corner of the High Street & Twickenham Road. Their contract with the council should expire at the end of September when we will negotiate to have the little area tidied up and colourfully replanted.


CAUSEWAY BOX PLANTER Sheena Harold In April 2011 I got permission from the council to adopt the weed filled brick box planter at the Park Road end of the Causeway.

In May that year a gang of 5 (Dick & Gilly Hughes, Hilary Marshall, Duncan Shuttleworth and I) dug it out, put in 4 sacks of well rotted horse manure and planted a Hibiscus, some Rosemary and Choisyas plus some of Hilary's Vinca or Periwinkles. Gradually things grew or died and the other Sunday I cut down the dead New Zealand Flax and found just 3 Choisya (yellow bushes) were still alive. I didn't do this for fun but because local artist and member Michael Minas had emailed to offer the Society a Loquat tree.

Never known to decline a freebie I accepted and when you go by do admire it. In a few years we may have blossoms and fruit resembling a Medlar. Brian Holder fixed a silvery plaque to the side wall to commemorate our adoption but now I can't read a word so does anyone have an idea of what we can replace it with? Must be weatherproof please.

HOME INSTEAD Looking after loved ones with care and compassion

Mike Jefferies

I’m pleased to introduce Home Instead Senior Care to the Teddington Society. We’re a local home care company, which means we provide bespoke companionship, home help, personal care and specialist dementia care visits to older people in their own homes, helping them live independently at home for as long as possible. Our ethos is to "change the face of ageing" and we are doing just that in Teddington and the surrounding areas. Just because you are an older person doesn't mean your quality of life should diminish. Providing good companionship and care to people is harder than it sounds, and it is our experience of struggling to find good quality care for my wife's parents that prompted us to get involved in Home Instead in 2010. My wife, Clare, lost her Dad to Motor Neurone Disease, and Mum to breast cancer within a few months of each other, and at a time when we had not enough time to provide the proper help we wanted to. We had to place our trust in others, and when that’s not up to the expected standards, it can have such an impact on everyone concerned. We want Home Instead to become your trusted companion for you and your loved ones. We pride ourselves on the consistency of our CAREGivers, their punctuality and the exceptional quality of care they provide. The same person comes at the right time on the right day to do what you want. Not difficult, but that’s the only way that true companionship starts to build. Since we started we've invested a lot of time in recruiting the right people and training them in Dementia, Parkinson's, Stroke Awareness, Arthritis and End of Life care. Where we can, we go directly to the charities, tapping into their training, gaining valuable knowledge from the teams that are dealing with these conditions each day. We work from offices in Teddington and New Malden and have approximately 40 wonderfully compassionate local CAREGivers ready to come and visit their clients. You are more than welcome to pay us a visit at any time and we will get the kettle on! Phone: 020 3879 7877 http://www.homeinstead.co.uk/richmond


MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Jenny Michell [email protected] Subscriptions Membership cards for 2017 have only been sent to those who sent in a SAE. If you have any queries about your payment, a standing order or Gift Aid please phone : 020 8977 0772 . or email : [email protected] To renew or join you can

Pay online or download a standing order form at www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk

Send a cheque payable to The Teddington

Society to 5 Broom Park, Teddington, TW11 9RN. Please also include a SAE if you wish to have a membership card.

Membership rates are unchanged

Family/couple £11 Individual £7 Senior (over 60) Individual £4 Senior Couple £5 Corporate £25

PLEASE ADD £3.50 for those who do not live in TW11 postcode or live in a block of flats with no separate post-box, so that we can post your newsletter. We welcome the following new members Susan Alexander Fiona Moore Renu Raj Jo Dyson Christine and Alan Casemore Robert Blakebrough Brian and Beverley Freeborn Mike Jefferies Steve and Alison Todd Rod and Jennifer Linter Richard and Sarah Travers Azariah France-Williams Jonathan Cardy Lloyd Reynolds New corporate members: AlphaVets Veterinary Surgery Art Historical London Home Instead Senior Care

CORPORATE MEMBERS 1 of 1 AlphaVet Surgery Architecture:wk Art Historical London Beechgrove Press British Maritime Technology Broom Water Association Byrne Group PLC Churcham House LLP Dexters Estate Agents Elements Hair Salon Elleray Hall Social Club Elmfield House Dental Practice Fairwater House Residents Association Faststream Distribution Ltd Harmer Slater (Roger Sutton &Co.) Home Instead Senior Care Kagan Moss & Co, Solicitors Kindle Stoves La Casa Del Habano Landmark Arts Centre Langdon Down Centre Lensbury Club Mela Mela Milestone Residential National Physical Laboratory Park Lane Stables Park Road Surgery Parsonage &Co., Solicitors Patrick O’Donovan (Maritime & Commercial Arbitrator) Quantum Group Shambles Bar and Restaurant Sims (Opticians) Ltd Snellers Estate Agents Squires Garden Centre St Mary's University Stepping on Out Stevens Tyres Stone Rowe Brewer, Solicitors Stoneydeep Residents Association Tamesis Club Teddington Cricket Club Teddington Artists Teddington Bowling Club Teddington Carpet Centre Teddington Choral Society Teddington Funeral Care Teddington Rugby Club Teddington Theatre Club The Fallow Deer The Financial Planning Group The French Tarte The Friends of Udney Park Playing Fields The Lensbury Club The Park Hotel The Strawberry Hill Trust The Tree Agency Turing House School TW11 Magazine Via Boutique Zeldaland


ENVIRONMENT GROUP Geoff Howland The Environment group has undertaken three litterpicks recently. One was in St. Mary's churchyard in preparation for the initial Teddington 800 celebrations.

We had the annual riverside litterpick where once again evidence was found of a cable stripping operation on the island under the suspension bridge and there was a continuous litterpick during the Teddington Village Fair which produced eight wheelie bins of various types of rubbish (and a huge blister on my little toe!).

The Teddington Litterpickers joined forces with the Friends of Bushy & Home Parks and the Hampton Hill Litterpickers, on Saturday 26 August, to try out the new summer weight tabards in Bushy Park.

At the AGM in April, a question was asked about the incineration of household rubbish. I ascertained from the LBRuT Cabinet member for the environment that, since the end of 2016, 96% of the non re-cyclable rubbish from the borough goes to the Severnside Energy Recovery Centre, in the West Country, for incineration rather than, as previously, to a landfill site in Lincolnshire.

EQUALITY ACT 2010 Mike Woods In 2010, the Equality Act came into force and put responsibilities on to everybody to ensure that disabled people are not discriminated against compared with able-bodied people and there is a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments

Over those 7 years, progress has been rather hit and miss and people in the disabled community are understandably frustrated. After an approach by local representatives, Teddington Together has started a pilot project with Richmond Users Independent Living Scheme to see how well High Street traders in Teddington are meeting their responsibilities by delivering reasonable improvements and to see whether we can help to encourage this. RUILS is a local charity supporting the disabled community to live independent lives. This initiative is supported by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council. It will be a very modest start and we will be looking at such things as access to shops, appropriate signs in windows, large print menus in cafes and restaurants - relatively simple things to put into place but which could have a large benefit for disabled people. Hopefully, we will be able to hold up Teddington High Street as an example of how traders and the disabled community can work together to make a better environment for all. If you have any experiences or useful suggestions that you would like to share with us, that would be very much appreciated and those should go to : [email protected]

Be assured that your comments will remain anonymous. Teddington Together is made up of volunteers from local businesses sharing their skills to develop and expand the local community’s lifestyle and shopping experience within the town. The logo represents two T’s connecting with the green for Bushy Park and the blue for Teddington Lock


STRAWBERRY HILL HOUSE Strawberry Hill House is gradually restoring the famous gardens to the way they were in Horace Walpole’s day and the Teddington Society is pleased to be supporting this project.

Sian Morgan, on the right, who organized this year's Teddington in Flower, presented a cheque for £950 to Kate Robinson, head gardener at Strawberry Hill House.

INTEGRATED NEUROLOGICAL SERVICES Belinda Canosa Thank you so much for the donation of £1,000 – we are hugely grateful for this support from the Teddington Society which will help us to support local Teddington clients living with neurological conditions. We plan to use the funds to support our gardening group, enabling people to enjoy the fully accessible garden at INS with its raised and wheelchair accessible beds. More about INS at www.ins.org.uk.

Belinda (on the right) received the Teddington Society cheque from the Treasurer, Sally Howland.

ROADS AND TRANSPORT Brian Holder If any resident is concerned that an abandoned or untaxed vehicle is parked in their road, a quick check on the DVLA website

https://www.gov.uk/report-abandoned-vehicle will confirm whether it is taxed and insured - this must be done before any report about a vehicle is made.

This blue Mercedes had been parked on a road in Teddington without moving for well over 6 months. Residents who were fed up with an almost permanent loss of a valuable parking space, reported it on the Council abandoned vehicle website :

www.richmond.gov.uk/abandoned_vehicles after finding out that a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN) had been lodged with the DVLA. It was therefore untaxed, and possibly uninsured. The Council's abandoned vehicles expert examined the vehicle and confirmed that, as it was in excellent condition, it was not considered abandoned, but was reported to the DVLA for seizure and removal. It took several weeks for the car to be lifted onto a trailer and taken away.

LANDMARK CENTRE Sally presented Lesley Bossine of the Landmark Centre with a cheque for £950 on behalf of the Teddington Society. Barbara Beckwith, Co-chair of the Landmark Arts Centre Trustees, wrote: On behalf of the Landmark Trustees, I would like to thank the Teddington Society for their donation. Under the leadership of Sian Morgan, we have an enthusiastic new gardening group who are already making a real difference to the appearance of the grounds around the building. This generous donation will help them tackle the "wilderness" area, as it is affectionately known, which abuts Ferry and Kingston Roads.


WELCARE

Sally presented Anna Kahn and Margaret Squire with a cheque from the Teddington Society. Anna wrote: Thank you so much for your wonderful donation of £1000 towards the work of Welcare with local children and families in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Please pass on our sincere thanks for everyone involved with your 2017 Village Fair, these events involve an enormous amount of work but they also make a huge contribution to the life of the community and help to make Teddington such a special place.

MOMENTUM

We gave some of the proceeds of the Village Fair to Momentum and got this note of appreciation: Thank you very much for your donation of £2750 from the Teddington Pram Race. We are extremely grateful for your continued support of our work. We will be using this donation to continue to support the Teddington Momentum families We support children and their families across Surrey and SW London who are faced with the diagnosis of a serious illness. All families are different, so we offer individually tailored practical and emotional support through our family support programme, provide holidays, trips and treats to help during the stress of treatment.

Eloise Martin Community Fundraiser

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

In July, the Society took another step into the online digital age by launching a Twitter account. In the first month, we posted 38 tweets (news items) which were read a total of 8,453 times and we gained 40 followers – people or organisations who subscribe to our feed. Our subjects have ranged from Society cheque presentations and coffee mornings to interactions with Teddington Police, Richmond Council, and news about forthcoming public meetings. We also re-tweet news from our Corporate Members as part of our service to them. If you’d like to find us, go to the Twitter website

https://twitter.com/ and search for @TeddingtonSoc. We already have a website, of course:

www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk

“The important point about joining Twitter is that we’re reaching new audiences” explained Peter Denton, our Twitter administrator. “Nearly 9,000 visitors in our first month is pretty good going.”

KEEPING A COOL HEAD If a Teddington Society member lost this wonderful "Zara accessories" lady's summer hat, or knows someone who did, at the recent Teddington Village Fair please contact either Sally or Geoff Howland (contact details page 2). If it's not claimed by the end of September it will go to a charity shop.


EVENTS SEPTEMBER 5th 7.30pm Welcome Service for Rev. David Innes, new incumbent at the Methodist Church. All welcome. SEPTEMBER 10th 10-2pm Service of thanks at St. Mary's followed by River Blessing and celebrations at Manor Road: more info on Teddington800.org.uk SEPTEMBER 12th PEG WOFFINGTON Coffee Morning at the famous cottage 167 High Street from 11am. Coffee and home made cakes with Tony and Betty. SEPTEMBER 28th - OCTOBER 8th Banners celebrating the history of Teddington for the last 800 years (1217-2017) will be on show at the Visions of Teddington History & Art Exhibition in the Landmark. OCTOBER 10th A Teddington800 talk at the NPL on Science & Religion. Please check website for correct details nearer the time: Teddington800.org.uk OCTOBER 26th Visit to Bletchley Park - Explore, experience and enjoy the once top-secret world of the iconic World War II Codebreaking Huts & Blocks set within an atmospheric Victorian estate.

On arrival you can explore independently, join a walking tour or make use of the multi-media tours. Family tours make it a fun and educational day for young people too, discovering all about the secretive codebreakers. Hut 4 now houses the café with a variety of food options for lunch.

Meet outside Teddington Library for 9.30am departure returning around 5/5.30pm. Travel by private coach and entrance fee included. Cost £40 per person. Please ask for family prices & for under 17s. Bookings and payment to Pamela McHutchon, Flat 3, 86 High Street, Teddington TW11 8JD. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 07802 822812. Please include your telephone number or email address. NB: For your Diary NOVEMBER 30 Christmas Lights Night

VISIT TO TWICKENHAM & THAMES VALLEY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

The children who visited the Twickenham Apiary had a great day out.

It's OK to handle a drone – they can't sting you.

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR · Magazine Editor - Donald Bell [email protected] Minutes Secretary - Judy Asher Film - Alan Rolph Planning Group Veronica Laughrin [email protected]