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KT4 Worcester Park’s only community magazine, packed full of articles and local information. The best place locally to advertise YOUR business.
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Inside 6Welcome to
You Are Here
9Worcester Park Historyby David Rymill
14CompetitionCycle Power
16Ruth Jemmetton Families at Christmas
24Give it Back Mak!
26View from the City byJustin UrquartStewart
38On the Grapevine
40Clubs
53What’s On
Dec 12issue 54
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Welcome to our December edition - the 54th!Just cannot believe how quickly the year had flown by (albeit that I am writing this in November) and that it’s almost Christmas already. Time to dig the decorations from the numerous places I stored them last year - oh to be organised and have one place for everything! (Note for New Years’ Resolutions.) A big fan of fairy lights I don’t actually need Christmas as an excuse and have some on all year round lighting the stairwell. I am loving the new LED bulbs which don’t seem to have such a high failure rate as the traditional bulbs, replacing which is a very frustrating chore in my book! Thanks so much to all of the businesses and readers who have supported Worcester Park Life in 2012. We’re back in the first week of January, so if you’d like to be included please make sure you get in touch by, the earlier than usual deadline, 14th December.
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In the meantime, please remember to mention Worcester Park Life when you reply to adverts. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year. Best wishes until next timeJenny Stuart, Editor & publisher
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Worcester ParkWelcome to You Are HereA pop-up shop has arrived in Worcester Park under the name of You Are Here and from the 20th of November the shop opened its doors to provide a programme of workshops, classes and retail projects, all run by local Worcester Park residents. You Are Here is a community interest project being run by Meanwhile Space in partnership with Sutton Council and funded by the Outer London Fund. Meanwhile Space specialise in bringing empty shops back into temporary use for local people to try out a new business idea or creative project. They offer affordable space to trial ideas and support those using the space by offering business advice and guidance in partnership with the business support team at SCOLA. The You Are Here shop, based at 44 Central Road, has already housed a series of successful workshops including Halloween mask making with local artist Helen Race, Day of the Dead workshop with art practitioner Natalie Baum and French hat-making as part of the Worcester Park French Market. The You Are Here shop also housed activities as part of The Big Draw – the national drawing campaign which saw over 40 young people getting
involved in window decorating and giant pom-pom making. You Are Here was also home to Sutton’s National Entrepreneur Week activities, with free one-to-one business advice from SCOLA’s business experts along with workshops on visual merchandising for local traders and drop-in sessions for anyone looking to get started with their own business. Over the coming weeks the shop will be transformed by the people who will be using it to launch their new businesses. The You Are Here shop is a constantly evolving space and passers-by will see new and exciting opportunities popping up on their high street between now and Christmas. On Mondays Natalie Baum will be running Messy Play art fun for pre-schoolers, followed by art club for 7 to 11 years. On Tuesdays the shop will house mum and baby music classes with Ginger and on Fridays Louise Millward of Hummingbee Yoga will be offering beginners yoga classes, designed to de-stress you after a week at work. As well as workshops, the space will be offering exciting and innovative Christmas crafts and gifts with a shop run by Clare Gallagher and Helen Race opening on the 23rd November. If you are looking for the perfectly unique Christmas gift then Clare and Helen will be on-hand to talk you through their creations. You Are Here will be taking part in Worcester Park’s Christmas Shopping night on the 30th November so please do join us for a glass of mulled wine, mince pies and a bit of a sing-song while you browse the wares and pick up a Christmas bargain or two. For more information on You Are Here please contact Anna Ramsay, Project Delivery Manager on 07896 936158 or email [email protected] information is also available on our website www.meanwhilespace.com/projects/current/meanwhile-suttonWPLife
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Worcester Park HistoryThe Manor DriveWPLife readers in the Old Malden portion of Worcester Park may have felt this side of the district has been rather neglected in my articles so far. I now plan to put that right, beginning with a short series of articles about the estate centred on The Manor Drive. The Manor Drive, Highdown, Leyfield, Lady Hay and The Hollands make up the Worcester Park Estate developed by the firm of Lavender and Farrell Ltd established by William Lavender and Frederick Farrell of Cheam Common. The size and shape of the land allowed Lavender and Farrell to plan an estate of curving avenues, and a layout plan was submitted to the local council in July 1930. The only impediment was the long-established footpath running from the end of Park Terrace, behind the Railway Inn (forerunner of The Worcester Park), diagonally across what was to become The Manor Drive before following a tortuous route skirting the garden and orchard of Fullbrooks and emerging onto Church Road alongside Malden Parochial School. This was regularly used as a route to the church and school, so Lavender and Farrell proposed substituting the carriageway of The Manor Drive for much of the route, and providing a new footpath rejoining the old route near the Manor Close turning circle. The magistrates appointed to inspect the site, noting that the old route was almost impassable in wet weather, gave their approval in February 1931. Lavender and Farrell began submitting plans for individual houses in The Manor Drive and Highdown in September 1930. The first houses were completed by February 1931, and development continued steadily until early 1939. They produced an 84-page guide, with two fold-out maps and over 30 photographs, to promote the development. It begins by describing Worcester Park’s convenient location for the capital and the countryside: “Up-to-date London … acquiring the riches of forest and mine, desert and ocean depth, and the learning and understanding of mythical cities untold, has developed into a region of Utopia … and
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the bathroom, the walls were lined with glass panels made to look like marble” and the back reception room “had panels outlined on the wall, so you could have a panel of wallpaper and the areas in between painted.” This is an edited extract from my new book Worcester Park, Old Malden and North Cheam: History at our feet which was published a few months ago, and contains details, stories and illustrations that are almost all different from those in my previous book. Copies cost £10 (plus £2 p&p if required); for more information, please ring 8330 6563.
Do any WPL readers have access to older title deeds to a house on this estate? Each purchaser in the 1930s was probably given a large paper document entitled ‘Abstract of title of Lavender and Farrell’, recording changes in ownership of the estate down to L& F’s purchase of it. I have so far been unable to find a copy of this, and should be very pleased to hear from anyone who would be willing to let me see one.
David Rymill (020) 8330 [email protected] WPLife
thousands upon thousands of town-dwellers look upon life in the country as a sheer impossibility … and yet … man is not content unless he can, at will, get away from the glamour and bustle of the city, and step into – the open country … Worcester Park is the select, picturesque garden suburb of London … Residents in this unique district make a very distinctive claim: ‘The country at our front door, London at our back! What could be more convenient!’” Almost all the houses were three-bedroomed semis, with occasional detached houses. Most followed the ‘universal plan’ of the 1930s semi, with front and back reception rooms, and a kitchen behind the hall; upstairs were two large bedrooms, a small bedroom over the hall and a bathroom and separate WC over the kitchen. Within this framework, Lavender and Farrell provided a variety of details to make properties more individual, varying the treatment of the façades with brick and roughcast. The estate guide gives details of eight types. No. 1 type, priced at £1,095, featured generous bay windows and a rounded porch, while no. 2 and no. 5 types offered sweeping front gables, squared porches, and dual-aspect windows to the small bedroom. Space was provided for optional garages, while the more unusual no. 6 type included an integral garage and four bedrooms. A no. 1 type house could be secured for an all-inclusive £100 deposit, and arrangements were made for 20-year mortgages, with weekly repayments of 34s 2d (later reduced to 32s 2d). In practice some purchasers secured houses at lower rates: perhaps prices were reduced to match those charged by other local builders. Internally, various options were available. May Holland, who moved to The Manor Drive in 1936, recalled being invited to visit a showroom in the Wimbledon area to choose fireplaces: “We were told that we could spend so much, and if we wanted an extra-special fireplace we could pay extra.” Tom Tandy, who bought a house in Highdown the following year, remembers that “They sent you patterns of wallpaper, and you could choose all that, and how you wanted the painting done.” In the kitchen “you had a gas stove and a coal boiler to heat the water, a small mangle and kind of washing machine, that was all included. There was a small worktop on one side, and two cupboards.” Over the course of the development process there were various show houses. The company’s brochure describes a show house furnished by Arding and Hobbs, the Clapham Junction department store, including a dining room “with a striking new design in limed oak” and a lounge which, with mahogany furniture, “could hardly be cosier or more inviting.” John Rowe recalls that 27 The Manor Drive, as a show house, was equipped with “certain de-luxe fittings: in
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Ruth Jemmett WritesFamilies at Christmas
Ruth Jemmett Discusses The Stress Of The Yuletide Season As we approach Christmas the media conspires to bombard us with idealised images of perfect families. Christmas cards display pictures of domestic harmony, and television adverts show the perfect Mum presenting her
squeaky-clean children with a perfectly cooked lunch, as her adoring partner looks on, beaming, while poised to carve a juicy turkey. Although such perfection may exist for the lucky few, the truth is that, for many people, the festive season can often mean a time of money worries and family arguments - things far removed from the true religious meaning of this special time of year. Tempers can run high within the family circle as people negotiate who will be lumbered this year with Smelly Aunty Nelly or Pervy Uncle Mervin. With one in two marriages in this country ending in divorce, the Christmas season can mean a time of high tension as sparring ex-spouses argue about which parent will have access to which child at that time - and as one in five families are now headed by lone mothers, great unhappiness can be caused by lack of maintenance from absent partners. Lawyers know only too well how stressful Christmas can be. They start to rub their hands with glee in December, knowing that January will present them with a bonanza time for divorces, following the detonation of the emotional time-bomb that explodes at this ‘happy’ time of the year. Many people probably think that Christ’s birth has always been celebrated on 25th December, but this isn’t so. The Gospels say nothing about the actual date of the nativity, and indeed the early church didn’t celebrate it at all. It was only in the fourth century that Christmas was officially put on the calendar. Even so, it bore little resemblance to the festivities that we now indulge in, with religious ritual predominating. Even the familiar Christmas tree that we delight in decorating and gathering around, wasn’t even heard of in this country until Prince Albert introduced one to Windsor Castle. All civilisations throughout history have marked changes of the seasons with ceremonies, with or
without religious meaning. In countries where winters are severe people haven’t needed much of an excuse to huddle together and indulge in merrymaking during chilly dark days. For the most part they do it to keep warm! In the western world Christianity gave us a reason to celebrate - the birth of our saviour, with each century adding embellishments to the rituals - some of them having no bearing on the solemn meaning of the event. Our modern-day exchanging of increasingly expensive gifts has now got out of hand - but, who knows? - perhaps medieval citizens had a shop called “Suits Of Armour R Us”???!!! Many of us of a certain age will remember a time when the done thing was to drag your child to a large department store in December, where an out of work actor smelling of whiskey, dressed as Father Christmas (another relatively new invention) would dangle you on his knee, whilst promising you toys your parents couldn’t possibly afford. (Santa - I’m still waiting for that pony - the saddle I bought in anticipation of it has now fallen to pieces …..). I can remember looking
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up at such a boozy individual all those years ago, wondering why his beard was hooked over his ears, and being terrified of him. If you want to know what the stress of Christmas is all about, that was it! It is indeed sad that modern Christmases have become so commercialised, and in the bustle of buying food and gifts, we can sometimes forget the true meaning of giving. Sharing love and happiness doesn’t necessarily have to involve money, and we should all endeavour to make time for sick or lonely people in our lives at this time. Those who are bereaved find Christmas particularly painful, and we should all try and find time to make that extra ’phone call, or give that extra cuddle that will mean so much. Just saying “I am here for you” can often change the day of a bereft person. Giving of ourselves will create memories that linger long after all the tinsel has been discarded. As we frantically tick items of yet another list, and feel that we are drowning in a sea of mince-pies, we should also remind ourselves, how simply and differently children see things. The under fives often discard toys so lovingly given to them by their parents, and will often prefer to play with the box it came in. For them Father Christmas is real and wondrous, and if we are lucky ( in between complaining about Smelly Aunty Nelly’s place at the lunch time, and telling carol singers
not to spit out their chewing gum on our doorstep) we might recall that time when we too were innocent - and still believed that the pantomime fairy’s wand contained magic dust. In 1897 a famous editorial appeared in The New York Sun. That newspaper had received a letter from a little eight year old girl called Virginia, who asked “Is there a Santa Claus?”. Cast away your cynicism and Christmas stress as you read part the reply that came from an unknown author: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound, and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood”. From the eternal child in MY heart, may I wish all of you in Worcester Park a very Happy Christmas.
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Despite living in a rural area for a while now, the local wildlife continues to fascinate me. Maybe it’s because of my urban upbringing, where I only encountered sparrows, pigeons and the occasional house mouse.I’ve been known to stop the car for butterflies. I was once mesmerised by the sight of a Hummingbird Hawk-moth, when I was putting the bin out (it’s all go in our village). That moth seemed too perfect to be real somehow. I feel the same about the bats that patrol along the back lane - pipistrelles I think, judging by the size of them. I was fortunate enough to see one up close, thanks to our cat.She has a different attitude to wildlife, treating our window as Freeview with the creatures outside a mixture of entertainment, expendable toys and snacky treats (or parts thereof ). One evening I tore myself away from the computer, when Anne was out at a dance class. I don’t do dance, unless a good impression of a wounded elephant
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Eighteen pupils from Stagecoach Worcester Park & Cheam were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to appear on stage in London’s West End, working with leading Artistic Director, Kim Gavin, fresh from his success producing and choreographing the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic closing ceremonies. On 4th November, sixteen Stagecoach schools fromacross the UK were chosen to perform apiece of musical theatre in a Gala evening at Her Majesty’s !eatre, London. Stagecoach Worcester Parkand Cheam had secured a place at this event and 18pupils were selected to take part. !ose chosen hadthe privilege of working with Artistic Director KimGavin, who has been responsible for producing someof the UK’s biggest live events. Most recently Gavin isfamous for the spectacular closing ceremonies of boththe Olympics and Paralympics. He is also Take !at’s
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be able to take advantage of Kim’s phenomenal talent and feel that not only is it an honour for our local tagecoach schools to be selected to take part in the Gala evening, the experience our pupils will gain fromboth working with Kim and appearing in a major WestEnd theatre really is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”!e spring terms starts on 4th & 5th January, so if youhave a child aged between 4 and 16 years-old who dreams of being on the stage, contact Lucy Moorby on 0208 224 2442 or visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/worcesterpark for more information. WPLife
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Buying a digital cameraby Imber Court Photo TrainingAre you considering purchasing a digital camera for Christmas? At first glance it can often appear that you are entering a world of confusion! Here is a bit of advice before you jump in at the deep end.
A few considerations are necessary, number one being how much you want to spend, followed by what are you going to use the camera for. If you are looking for a camera that will easily fit in your pocket to use for taking family and holiday snaps then there are hundreds on the market at the moment. Always go for one of the well known manufacturers, Canon, Nikon, Olympus or Panasonic whose ranges start at about £90.00 up to about £250.00 depending on what features they have. We would suggest that the less features the easier the camera is to operate. If you’re looking at buying something that will enable you to start taking your photography
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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 10th December – Brian Hazelby14th January – Len Rawle 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 Giselle Belcher 0208 404 6713.
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
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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 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-4pm
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Clubs To feature in this section email [email protected] 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!New 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.
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This Christmas and New Years is shaping up to be one of the most eventful my husband and I have ever had! We’ve got invites to low key gatherings at friends houses, our own parties to plan and decadent West End Soirees to contend with. What on earth is
going on? It’s interesting that at a time when everyone we know is bemoaning their lack of monetary plenty, we’ve all become such social butterflies! Admittedly, I may be giving the slightly exaggerated impression that for us this years party season is going to ‘Rock’, when realistically most of it will be spent at the humble abodes of friends and family, over eating and over drinking in our paper cracker crowns. There is however, an exciting new trend arising this year amongst our friends, in the form of a wave of creative party planning and savvy spending with a little experimentation thrown in for good measure. Resigned to the fact that we will be spending less and staying in more, we’ve all gone a bit Martha Stewart (though I draw the line at making my own party hats!). It all makes perfect sense really, many a time we’ve been stranded with the rest of the Central London party goers, freezing our baubles off and trying to wrestle each other to one of the few cabs left and then forking out for their outrageous fares. We should really be warm in the comfort of our own home in a pair of sequin slippers (me, not my husband of course), topping our friends up with another glass of some lovely bubbly or wonderful wine that costs a third of the price that it would in a restaurant or bar. This I believe is the way forward and I have a cunning plan for this years party season. What if each person or couple, are tasked with bringing a wine to the party to compliment the dishes of the night? Of course this would need some serious menu pre-planning and may result in a little friendly competition……in fact, I may well call our Christmas evenings ‘Come wine with me!’ Unfortunately for me, my favourite tipple is bubbly and I will therefore try and match it to everything (cue collective eye rolling from those who know me best). This leaves me at a distinct disadvantage when trying to keep to a dictated menu and budget…or does it? Gone are the days when you had to go with a big name Champagne brand in order to feel like you were really celebrating and
suddenly the doors have opened to a whole new wave of value assured, character driven entry level champagnes that more than stand up to the bling names of old. My choice for this year is Champagne Gremillet Brut. There’s not many awards that this fantastic Champagne hasn’t won and at under £20 it’s a total bargain! If I’m tasked with the aperitif, fish or even white meat section of the evening, I’m sorted. If however, I am allocated the meat dish at my mums house which is invariably Goat…….I may have met my match! Never one to bow to a challenge however, I will offer up an Australian Sparkling Shiraz to baffle and delight (probably mostly baffle) and stick vehemently to my sparkling theme. I can see it now, sparkling wine in front of the fireplace in my sparkling slippers….heaven! Merry Christmas! WPLife
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Dance newsLizzi Gee and dance school successGee-Force school of dance in Worcester Park has now been running since spring 2010. Lizzi the principal of the school is a top West End theatre choreographer and has seen the school grow into a huge success. With many new pupils joining each term, lizzi has managed to maintain a personal approach to teaching whilst forming a solid relationship with each pupil and their parents. “ I feel it’s very important that the parents know all about what’s happening within the dance school as well as my personal career “ ‘I gave birth to my 2nd son in june, and could only bear to be away from the pupils for a matter of weeks after he was born’. Lizzi’s choreographic career has also seen some great achievements during the past few months.She has just returned from Australia where her production of ‘The All Male Pirates Of Penzance’ is now playing at the prestigious Sydney Theatre.She now returns to stage the West End production of ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ and then goes into rehearsals for The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘The Winter’s Tale’, a huge career dream come true to work for the RSC. Whilst running her choreographic career lizzi continues to teach at Gee-force and maintain it’s growth whilst investing in the future performers of today. Gee-force runs half term and summer workshops in Musical theatre, run by herself and husband Phil Bateman, a top West End Musical Director.For more information on classes or workshops at Gee-Force please contact lizzi direct [email protected] 84012112 WPLife
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Seasonal recipe Mini Christmas CakesThese delightful mini fruit and nut topped cakes are perfect for giving as a festive foodie present. Simply wrap in clear cellophane and tie with gold ribbon or place in small gift boxes.
For the cake• 250g butter, softened • 250g dark muscovado sugar• 4 medium eggs, beaten • 350g plain flour• 2 tsp ground mixed spice • ½ tsp ground cinnamon• ½ tsp ground cloves • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon• 800g mixed dried fruit • 100g glace cherries, rinsed, dried and chopped • 100g chopped mixed nutsFor the decoration• 750g marzipan • Icing sugar, for dusting• 4 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved • Mixed coloured glace cherries, walnut halves, Brazil nuts and chopped dried apricots
Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/gas 2. Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake tin with a double thickness of greased, greaseproof paper.
Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs. Sift together the flour and spices then fold into the creamed mixture. Fold in the lemon zest, dried fruit, glace cherries and nuts and mix thoroughly. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth the surface. Use the back of a metal spoon to make a slight dip in the centre (this will help to give an even rise). Bake in the preheated oven for 3¼ - 3 ½ hours or until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin. When the cake is completely cold, use a sharp knife to cut it into 9 smaller square cakes. Brush the sides of each cake with a little apricot jam. Divide the marzipan into 9 pieces. Dust a surface lightly with icing sugar and roll each piece out to a strip long enough to go around each cake. Wrap the strips around the cakes pinching the ends together to seal. Top each cake with a selection of cherries, nuts and apricots. Tie a ribbon around each cake if liked. WPLife
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Voice for Wildlife by Carol WilliamsLife on the edge - urban scavengers
Wherever people live, there is rubbish -mountains of it. And there are many wild animals who thrive on it, including the brown rat, which nobody welcomes. It is thought that this species entered the UK in the early 18th century, most likely on ships from Russia. There are rich pickings for them wherever garbage accumulates, and also, of course, in the sewers. It is reckoned that there are as many rats in our cities as there are people and that nobody is ever more than a metre away from a rat. They are a problem in some parks, where uneaten bread, scattered for ducks, attracts them. They raid the nests of waterfowl but are themselves food for foxes, whose numbers have increased in urban areas in recent years. Foxes eat vast numbers of worms and beetles, and also berries and fallen fruit; they do not spend all their time raiding our bins and making a mess in parks and gardens, as some people would have us believe. Their usefulness in controlling rat numbers should
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gardens where scraps are left on the grass. Feral pigeons are descended from domesticated rock doves who were bred for the table in former times, and for racing. They have become urban scavengers, thriving on spilled food and takeaway leftovers and are now quite omnivorous, exploiting any food source available. The acid in their droppings literally dissolves the fabric of buildings and so they, like rats, are considered a serious pest by some and feeding them in public places is now discouraged. Nevertheless, they thrive, because human beings are messy and wasteful and pigeons are happy to take advantage! The return of the peregrine falcon in recent times means that now there is a natural control of their numbers and this has to be better than any clumsy attempt by us to do so. Carrion crows and magpies are sometimes to be seen on roads, picking over the carcass of some hapless victim, often a fox or squirrel and, sadly, pet cats. These birds risk becoming casualties themselves as they dodge oncoming traffic to snatch a bite! One of the most entertaining wildlife dramas I’ve witnessed is a crow watching a couple of feral pigeons dipping in and out of a street bin, grabbing chips one by one. The crow seemed to study the scene, and then suddenly swooped down and grabbed the entire bag of chips and flew off with it! Resourceful and intelligent, their numbers are rapidly increasing. Wherever there is garbage there will be some wild
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MondayWorcester Park Baptist Church 9.30-11.30- a lively toddler group, where carers of any kind are welcome to attend and supervise their youngsters. Our age range is from young babies to 3-4 years. Sarah on 020 8393 7299 or email via the church’s website - www.wpbc.org.ukChrist Church with St Philip Parent and Toddler Group is a very welcoming and relaxed place to meet new friends for yourself and your toddlers. We are open to all Mums, Dads, Grandparents and Carers. We meet in the Church Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 until 11.15am during term time
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.
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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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Worcester Park LibrarySing with Bing - A Celebration of Bing Crosby’s Recorded Music. 2.00-3.30pm 4th December tickets £2Christmas Carols in the Library, Cheam Common Jr School. 4th December 3.45pm
Nonsuch NewsWinter is a wonderful time for bracing walks in the Park but it is always good to know there is a refuge from sharp showers or piercing cold winds and The Friends of Nonsuch volunteers provide just that and more! Work up an appetite for Sunday Lunch and view The wonderful model of Henry VIII’s original Palace in The Nonsuch Palace Gallery 11a.m. - 2 p.m. on the following dates. Make a note in your diary now:2nd,9th and 16th December13th,20th and 27th JanuaryEvery Sunday in February, In March both the Museum and Gallery will be open on Easter Sunday (March 31st from 2-5 p.m.) Admission - adults £2.50, Members and children under 16 free. (Vehicle entry for parking near Nonsuch Mansion via Cheam Gate) Website: www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk
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This year’s Christmas show at the Rose Theatre Kingston Christmas show is Cinderella The Midnight Princess, which runs from 30 November 2012 to 6 January 2013. And here’s a very special chance to win a Family Ticket to see the show, worth £70! (Tickets valid for a performance of your choice from Friday 30 November to Friday 7 December). Poor Cinderella wants to go the Ball. Who can help her? Charles Way’s enchanting adaptation of this best-loved fairy tale is the perfect family show. Brilliantly funny, it offers something for audiences of all ages – a fairy godmother, two wicked step-sisters, a handsome prince, a glass slipper and a struggling court composer called Mozart. Cinderella is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, former Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep, where her productions of Peter Panand The Wizard of Oz played to great acclaim. The cast features Faye Castelow as Cinderella, most recently on stage in Maureen Lipman’s production of Barefoot in the Park at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre. Her Prince Sebastian is played by Jack Monaghan (War Horse, West End).
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Recently we have seen an increase in our incidents of burglary on the Nonsuch and Worcester Park wards. Therefore, I wish to remind local residents of some practical measures that they can adopt to hopefully deter this offence from occurring. Most people lock their doors and windows, but there are still many that don’t consider locking windows or think that one lock on a door is sufficient. In the majority of cases that may be the case, but there is always the possibility that a burglar will come along, look at a few properties, exploring the possibilities and the likelihood of an easy gain. This is where your vigilance and extra attention to security will pay dividends.It’s never too late to take extra care. Burglary, on the whole, is an opportunist crime. A burglar will select his target because it offers him the best opportunity to carry out his crime undetected and with the fewest number of obstacles in his way. A building that presents itself as unoccupied and insecure is far more likely to be targeted than one which is properly secured. There are things you can do to help deter burglars, some small things that will cost you nothing. It’s just a matter of getting into good habits.- The first and most obvious is to lock all doors and windows. - Do not leave any tools lying around your garden or yard, or anything a burglar may use to effect entry. Lock them securely in the garage or shed.- Likewise, do not leave ladders or steps out, put them away.- Trim your hedges down a bit more so that neighbours can see your property, at least from their upstairs windows (natural surveillance, leave thieves nowhere to hide).- Do not leave valuables on display through your windows. Christmas presents for instance, put them somewhere they cannot be seen, or put nets up, obscuring the view inside. If you are planning to be away:- Remember to cancel the delivery of milk and newspapersSecurity lighting: I know a lot of burglaries take place during the day, but burglaries still occur at night too and don’t forget, the clocks have just gone back so it is getting dark earlier now. You can employ the use of exterior floodlights that become activated with movement, so they will only come on when someone or something activates them.- Disconnect the telephone answering machine, or re-word your greeting message to give the impression that you are only temporarily unable to answer.- Enlist the help of a neighbour, friend or relative to keep a regular eye on your property and keep the front door clear of deliveries.- If you are prepared to leave a key with a willing neighbour/relative, ask for curtains to be drawn and lights to be put on at night. If snow is on the ground a few footprints will make the house appear inhabited. Also, a few timers that can be used with the lights, a TV or a radio are a very
worthwhile investment. They can be easily programmed to come on as darkness falls and go off at a time that you would normally retire. Used thoughtfully with closed curtains these give the appearance that there is somebody home. A burglar arrested in Sutton last year and is now serving 3.5 years for seven burglaries admitted that his method was to walk along roads as it was getting dark observing the houses that remained in darkness. It was those houses he targeted.- Check your insurance policy. Some insurance policies for contents don’t cover you if you are away for more than 30 days. - Set your burglar alarm. If you do not have an alarm, consider investing a few pounds in a dummy alarm box. It may well deter the opportunist thief. None of the above measures will guarantee that you won’t be burgled. But they will go a long way to ensuring that your property will be of less interest to opportunist burglars. See you next month. WPLife
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