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THE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE AND DIRECTORY FOR RESIDENTS OF KT20
october 2015 issue 92
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Interior Design Tips
OCTOBER P22
Reigate Ghost Walk
Part two of a series on getting the best from your home. Follow these tips for effortless interior chic.
Dare you join this hauntingly good evening and learn of Reigate’s grisly past?
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Holistic Health
12-20th October is National Bone and Joint Health Week. Read what Eleana has to say on the subject.
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Fit for Life
PT instructor Jade Parsons on exercise as a mood enhancer.
Legal Matters
Solicitor Nicola Dudley on Pilot Trusts.
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Keystroke Associates
Latest techology tips from Keystroke Associates.
P33-34 Community News
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Copy deadline for November 2015 issue is 16th October 2015.
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Interior Design Tips for the new season: Part 2 Slip into something a little more comfortable! Slip covers often have a bad image but they are truly wonderful things. They can serve as a means of changing your furniture’s look to reflect the seasons. These easily removed coverings allow you to have a sophisticated look without constantly worrying about people dirtying or spilling on your furniture. Slip covers are ideal for rooms used frequently by children. Wicker baskets. Wicker baskets are an economical and elegant way to add storage to any room. Baskets can be used to store and display books, architectural and decor magazines, toys, towels and blankets to name a few. Place a couple of small wicker baskets on the counter-tops in your kitchen to beautifully display and store your fruit and vegetables. Go green. Add plants to your living space. Add them to every room, small or large, few or many. Plants are an inexpensive means to accessorising your space and adding color and texture. Not only are plants beautiful but many can clean household air and balance humidity. They can absorb pollutants and remove harmful gases from the air. No home should be without these wonderful greens! Paint or wallpaper your bookcases. This instant pop of color will brighten and re-energize any room. It’s amazing
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how something so simple as a coat of colorful paint can instantly energise and transform your space. Perhaps the simplest and most inexpensive way to transform a boring space is to apply a coat of paint somewhere unexpected. Bookcases are an ideal place to start because you don’t need to paint a large area. Other fun places to add a pop of color include painting fireplace mantels, the insides of closets, hallways and ceilings. Use area rugs to soften hardwood floors. Throw rugs give warmth and can add great texture, color and personality to your living space. Hardwood floors are beautiful and easy to maintain but they lack the comfort that carpeted floors offer, especially in the cooler months. Area rugs can add fun and functionality to your living space. Use several of varying patterns and fabrics together to showcase your character. Or add several rugs of the same pattern and fabric, or different textures but the same color. The possibilities are endless. You can change your area rugs to reflect the seasons using warmer tones and fabrics for cooler months and lighter ones for the warmer days of the year. There are many lovely cotton, washable area rugs which are ideal for those homes with children. There really is no reason why a home with young children cannot also be a stylish one.
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Holistic Health
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Get Fit For Life! Personal trainer Jade Parsons explains how exercise can make a ‘better you’.
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hen someone has a type of anxiety or depression, exercise often seems like the last thing on their mind. Although once someone can get motivated, exercise can really make a huge difference to that person. Exercises can help to and improve health problems; this could be high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis also. Lots of research on anxiety, depression and the effects of exercise show the psychological and physical benefits of exercise could really help reduce anxiety in a lot of people. Exercise may also help to keep types of anxieties and depression from coming back. The reason exercising and moving more helps is because it is releasing a chemical in the brain that make you feel good, (neurotransmitters, endorphins and endocannabinoids). It has a calming effect on the body as it increases the temperature of your body and can be a good distraction from your normal day. It also helps reduce immune system chemicals that could worsen types of depression. Many people find that they can really boost their confidence through exercises as they get to learn about their body, push them selves and build new relationships as well as improving there life and appearance. It helps people take control and do something positive for themselves. Any exercise should improve someone’s mood it does not need to be an exercise program or a set thing or set time. We just
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need to add more! Physical activity and exercise is not the same thing, but both are beneficial to your health. • Physical activity is activities that will contract muscles and use energy and can include work or household just normal day things. • Exercise is a planned, structured and repetitive body movement done to improve or maintain physical fitness. (This doesn’t mean it should be the same every time. Also does not need to be a confusing plan and structured to the minute, you should make your self flexible so that you can still do something even when you really don’t feel like it!) Exercise can be lots of things that boost your activity level to help you feel better. How to stay motivated? • Try going to set classes of the type of exercise you think you like. • Prepare your self to have rubbish days of weeks and think about your barriers. • Set little reminders for to make time each day to add something active. • Try things you did as a child. • Bring friends with you when you exercise. • Make an activity day out of it, like a group bike ride? • Try doing it for a charity • Exercise as a family. • Try to get a training/gym partner where you can push each other. • Set goals for your self. • Ask for help! Call 07564 525351 for personal training and nutrition guidance or email jadeptraining@hotmail.com Working at Twist Gym Kingswood.
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Calling all Volunteers! Volunteers needed to support people at home with life-threatening illness The Brigitte Trust is celebrating 30 years of service to the Community and is the proud recipient of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015
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rigitte Trust volunteers offer a free service of emotional support, respite time and practical help at home, to individuals and families facing the effects of cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. During the past year we have supported over 200 Surrey families and we need new volunteers to continue and expand this vital service in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support. Make 2015 the time you join the volunteer team at The Brigitte Trust. You will be joining a charity offering valuable help at a time of real need. The Trust is recruiting now for its next free volunteer training course in November, which will be in Crawley. Full training and support will be provided to volunteers who are asked to commit four hours each week. Once trained, volunteers will visit locally.
We will give you the skills to make a real difference. Call Sharon in the office on: (01306) 881816 or email brigittetrustadmin@btconnect.com today and have an informal talk about what the Trust can offer. More can be found on the training page of our website. www.brigittetrust.org 316 High Street Dorking Surrey RH4 1QX reg. Charity 288923
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Death, murder and things that go bump in the night! Reigate Ghost Walk will once again be taking place every Friday in October at 8pm from outside the Market Stores pub, 2 High Street/Tunnel Road , Reigate RH2 0AA £6 each (no need to book just turn up), but bring a torch! Friday 2 October Friday 9 October Friday 16 October Friday 23 October Friday 30 October
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ever before has a combination of Reigate’s horrible history, paranormal activity and unexplained events been put together in such a way as the ‘Reigate Ghost Walk’. The 90 minute tour takes in haunted buildings, sites of murder and historical nasties and costs £6 each (exact money please). It’s all terribly over-acted and audience participation is encouraged. Gavin has spent an evening in Knight’s department store with Val Hood (a psychic/medium who has appeared in Living TV’s ‘Most Haunted’), the Sussex Paranormal Investigation team and the shop’s staff. ‘Why does Knight’s merchandise move around at night? Who is Joshua, and why does the purple lady haunt this store?’ All will be revealed on the Reigate Ghost Walk, as well as many other tales of mystery from beyond the veil. Hear of Reigate's witches, ghosts, hangings and highwaymen.
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Don’t be surprised to see bats, death watch beetles and black cats. Bring a torch and a strong constitution. You have been warned! Reigate Ghost Walk: A horrible evening out! www.reigateghostwalk.co.uk
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Legal Matters Nicola Dudley on inheritance tax planning for lump sum payments
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o you have life assurance? If so, do you know what happens to the funds when you die? If the funds are paid to your estate and your estate is likely to be liable to Inheritance Tax on your death then you have potentially already lost 40% of the value of any lump sum payments. You may also be entitled to a death in service benefit, meaning cash will be available if you die while still employed. Your pension will probably provide a similar lump sum if you die before retirement. It would be useful if these lump sums did not form part of your taxable estate on your death. The solution The answer is to make sure any cash payable on your death is paid directly to your family rather than via your will. However you may not be sure how you’d want the funds to be divided up. Giving a large amount of cash to your children may be unwise but giving it all to your spouse or partner would only increase your combined estates resulting in the lump sums being liable to Inheritance Tax on their death. The answer is to use a Pilot Trust. This is a simple trust set up in your lifetime with a small amount (usually £10). You can then nominate that trust to receive the funds on your death, which means that they will be outside of both yours and your spouse’s estates for Inheritance Tax purposes. The trust can be for the benefit of all your family, but leaving the trustees to choose how much to give to each of the beneficiaries and when. You can also leave a letter setting out your wishes to give guidance to the trustees. The advantages A Pilot Trust has a number of potential advantages:
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• Asset protection – the trust can help protect your money from the divorce or bankruptcy of a beneficiary or if your spouse re-marries. • Flexibility – The trustees can take each beneficiary’s circumstances and needs into account, perhaps making loans if they’re not sure the beneficiary can be trusted to receive money outright. • Investments – the trustees can use the trust to invest in assets to produce income for your family. • Easy administration – if you have lots of separate death benefit payments, it will be far easier for your Executors to keep track of the money if it’s all in one trust. Next steps? If you would like to discuss this further then please do not hesitate to contact Nicola Dudley at PWT Advice LLP on 0845 833 9025 or 07900 931478 ndudley@pwtadvice.co.uk
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THE GAGE PLAYERS 2015 is our 65th anniversary year! Our November 2015 production is The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick, based on the novel by Vern Sneider, directed by Gill Lucas. This is a light-hearted comedy about the American occupation of Japanese islands after the Second World War; it features a misfit captain sent to ‘Americanise’ a village and the wily village head man assigned to him as interpreter, who runs rings round him. Instead of building a pentagon-shaped school, the villagers inveigle the captain into building a teahouse, and instead of touristic merchandising, the captain happily comes up with a plan to mass-produce the local hooch, and sell it to the American bases. Fun and games ensue, amid the attentions of a graceful Geisha, and it is an open bet how the ‘Americanisation’ pans out. Performance dates: 8pm on Thursday, 26th November, Friday, 27th November and Saturday 28th November at the Riddell Hall, Walton on the Hill. Doors and bars open at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Box office: 01737 812 703.
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Gifts for those special occasions, including Christmas, and a Raffle with many prizes Refreshments available all day Mouth-watering Ploughman’s Lunches and freshly made sandwiches from 12 noon to 2 pm. For further information please contact: 01737 817870 Registered with the Charity Commission No.1137975
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Community Noticeboard info@ktconnection.co.uk SIGN UP FOR HUMPHREY’S PYJAMA WEEK! 5-9th October Children throughout the country are being asked to don their pyjamas to help raise money for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury. Humphrey’s Pyjama Week returns this year from 5-9 October 2015 and nurseries, playgroups, primary schools and mother and toddler groups can all get involved. For a voluntary donation of £2, youngsters, staff and parents can wear their favourite PJs for a day during the week and organise themed events such as best dressed competitions and slumber party games. Why not register now to get a fundraising pack and start planning a week of pyjama fun! Participating nurseries, schools and groups will receive an event pack which includes Humphrey’s stickers, posters, a certificate for each child, and a story booklet. Children’s television presenter and star of ‘Let’s Play’, Sid Sloane, is supporting the charity fundraising week. He said: “Everyone loves a pyjama day. I’m wearing my pyjamas for Humphrey’s Pyjama Week, so please join me!” To sign up or to find out more visit: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ humphrey or email: humphrey@thechildrenstrust.org.uk
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