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We decided to take a five day trip to the Big Apple last month and cross it off our wish list. It’s a bit like Marmite – you either love it or hate it. It’s completely manic; bright lights, busy shops, sirens blaring, steaks too big to eat and plenty of exciting things to do and see. We absolutely loved it but agree it was good to get back home to the calm of leafy Surrey. Teddy Bears Picnic Monday 2nd May 12 noon to 4pm There will be stalls and attractions for the entire family, with a range of refreshments including the ever-growing barbeque stand, gorgeous home-made teas in the Abinger Cricket Club’s pavilion, and a Pimm’s stall. Family favourites include the popular teddy bear fancy dress classes which this year has the theme of Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz , a coconut shie, the pooh stick championship and duck racing on the Tillingbourne Stream. There will be face painting, a bouncy castle, pony rides and both an adult and children’s tombola. All children will have an opportunity to take part in some fabulous arts and crafts on the day. It will be a brilliant day out for all the family. Don’t forget to bring a picnic blanket and some cushions with you to make yourselves comfortable on the green, and remind your children to bring their Teddy Bears for the picnic! The proceeds from this wonderful event will be for the beneﬁt of Peaslake School and Surrey Hills C of E Primary School. For more information, see www. facebook.com/teddybearspicnicabingerhammer.

Affinité This is Surrey’s lively club for unattached over ﬁfties. The club offers an exciting programme of varied events for the coming spring and welcomes new members. For more information visit their website www.club.affinite.co.uk/ and pop along to a pub-club night at their local venue to ﬁnd out more.

Watermill Jazz Tuesday 3rd May 8.30pm Starting this month, the Watermill Jazz concerts will move to Tuesday evenings and to their new home at the Betchworth Park Golf Club on Reigate Road. This is due to the impending closure of the Aviva (originally the Friends Provident) social club. Each week features a different line-up of big names from the world of jazz. In future the Sunday afternoon monthly jam sessions will not be taking place at the new venue. More information at 07415 815784. Dorking Woman Wins Prestigious International Award On Saturday 2nd April 2016, at their Annual Conference in Bournemouth, Patricia Parker MBE, Founder and CEO of Dorking-based charity, Kids for Kids, was presented with the prestigious ‘International Woman of the Year’ Award by Peter Davey, President of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland. Kids for Kids, which recently celebrated its 15th birthday, works with the forgotten village people of Darfur in Sudan. Among its celebrity ambassadors are Joanna Lumley and Timothy West. Well done to Patricia! The Investec International Music Festival 2016 Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th May Formerly known as the Surrey Hills International Music Festival, it takes place across the Surrey Hills in venues in Guildford, Efﬁngham and Dorking. There’s a star studded ‘not to be missed’ line-up and tickets are expected to sell out fast. Enjoy the music of Bach, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and

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Garden kitchen With summer knocking on the door, this is now the ideal moment to think about your outside space so that you can maximise the enjoyment of spending time in the garden. Food is often the key to outdoor entertaining and we have some ideas for cooking options so you can enjoy delicious food al fresco with family and friends, along with some other ideas to help you improve your outside space. Please also read Beth’s garden feature this month for some planting ideas. The standard charcoal barbecue remains our favourite outdoor cooking method, but there are now many other items from smokers to bakers. There is a great choice of how to cook and entertain in your garden from full kitchens with plumbing and electrics, allowing you to have a dishwasher, fridge and multi cooking surfaces, to the Big Green Egg, which is a super barbecue used by restaurants which can happily cope with a 20lb turkey or six chickens or seven racks of ribs if you pick the large size.

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Dobrinka Tabakpva performed by world class artists including violinist Nicola Benedetti, accompanied by The London Mozart Players; the jazz singer and Radio 2 presenter, Clare Teal as well as more contemporary artists to present ‘ the divas and me’. Tickets, priced £20-£29 (concessions available), are available to buy in person, online or by phone from the Tourist Information Centre, 155 High Street, Guildford; call 01483 444334, www.visitguildford.com. See www.iimf.co.uk for full programme details. Ewhurst and Ellens Green Bridge Club The club meets each Friday at 7.10pm for 7.20pm start at the Ellens Green Memorial Hall, near Rudgwick RH12 3AR. Anyone who would like to learn more about this friendly Club or who might be considering membership will be welcome to go along - ideally with a partner. They play a mixture of duplicate bridge - individual pairs and teams events - as well as occasional County and World Wide simultaneous pairs events. They are an EBU-afﬁliated club, so members can earn master points and enjoy the other beneﬁts which EBU membership brings, such as access to training days. They hold a summer party to which members’ partners are invited, and have an annual bridge weekend away in some congenial location where they play less formal bridge and enjoy free time for walking or other leisure activities. Further information can be found on their website www.ewhurstbridge.org.uk. You can also contact the Chairman, Derek Gardner, on 01483 272890 (alider@tiscali.co.uk) or the Hon. Secretary, Carole Warde, on 01293 786653 (edrawlc@gmail.com).

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National Walking Month This May, national charity Living Streets, is on a mission to get people walking with their ‘Try20’ campaign for National Walking Month. The campaign message is simple, walk 150 minutes a week in line with NHS recommendations (around 20 mins a day) and you can greatly offset serious health issues such as high blood pressure and diabetes and increase your happiness and wellbeing. Living Streets’ Chief Executive, Joe Irvin comments: “Try20 provides a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself this May. You don’t have to go out of your way to Try20 - try skipping a stop on public transport or park your car that bit further out and walk to work. You could walk your children to school or go on foot to local shops. Even a lunchtime walk in the fresh air can do you the world of good. Make a small change and experience a big difference, both physically and mentally.” For more information and to pledge Try20 this May visit www.livingstreets.org.uk/ nwm and follow on Twitter: @livingstreets #Try20. Clare Teal Trio Thursday 5th May 8pm The Investec International Music Festival describes itself as ‘bringing world-class music to beautiful venues in the Surrey Hills’ and it has three concerts to offer. The ﬁrst sees the jazz singer Clare Teal perform with her trio at Denbies Wine Estate. Tickets are £25, call 01483 444334. Dmitry Sitkovetsky Friday 6th May 7.30pm The second concert in The Investec Music Festival features

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD the Russian violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky, with two of his colleagues. They will perform music by Bach at The Holy Trinity Church in Guildford, including an arrangement of the famous Goldberg Variations. Tickets are £25, call 01483 444334. East Horsley Bowling Club Friday 6th May 2pm-4pm & Saturday 7th May 10am-4pm The club is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year and is holding a couple of open days for people to come and have a go. All ages welcome. Bowls and instruction will be provided. If you can’t make these dates, you can pop down any Monday from 2.30 to 4.30pm. Call 07757 176972 for more information or have a look at www.easthorsleybc.co.uk. Lively Language Learning Comes To Dorking| Launch on Friday 6th May Classes start on 9th May from The Dorking Christian Centre. Language for Fun has been running fun, affordable language classes for adults for the past five years and now have 40 language schools throughout the country and over 500 learners. The emphasis in their courses is on FUN. So if you’re not bothered about exams and certificates, but just want to learn how to speak a language in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere why not give Language for Fun a try – your trial lesson is completely free if you mention this article! For more information. Contact Daniela Florio at languageforfundani@gmail.com or call 07934 525030. See the website www.languageforfun.org. Christian Centre Saturday 7th May from 10am to 12 noon They are holding their popular annual plant and cake sale at The Centre, opposite St Martin’s Church. There will be many plants, herbs and vegetable plants and loads of cakes. Dorking Museum exhibition: ‘Dorking High Street: Chaos and Commerce’ Thursday to Saturday throughout May Dorking Museum’s current exhibition focuses on Dorking’s historic High Street. It features oil and watercolour paintings from the Museum’s collection that are not normally on show, together with archive photographs displayed on a digital screen. Within a wealth of images of the High Street through many generations, it includes a well known painting of the High Street as a cattle market, by noted local artist Charles Collins, on loan for the exhibition. As well as pictures of the annual Shrove Tuesday street football match, banned in 1897, the Museum is displaying for the first time an original football standard (with replica balls) from this event. The Museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10am to 4pm, at 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. For more details, visit www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Enquiries to admin@ dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591. Horsley Garden Society Saturday 7th May There’s a Plant Sale with local plants grown by local gardeners, annuals, perennials, shrubs, vegetables, fruit and flowers, something old, something new, something different! May 2016

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Entry is 50p or 3 plants to sell. Horsley Garden Society holds flower and produce shows, meetings, lectures and visits that bring together those with an interest in gardening. All activities take place at the West Horsley Village Hall. New members and visitors are always welcome. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £5 per annum should contact the Chairman, Roger Lindsay, email r.lindsay339@ btinternet.com or the Membership Secretary, Terry Lazenby, email terrylazenby@terrylazenby.plus.com. Nicola Benedetti Saturday 7th May 7.30pm The brilliant violinist Nicola Benedetti will appear with the London Mozart Players at St Teresa’s, Effingham, with a programme including Tchaikovsky’s lovely Andante cantabile from his first string quartet, and also his delightful Serenade for strings, plus a Mozart violin concerto. Tickets are £29, call 01483 444334. St Martin’s Church Saturday 7th May 12 noon This month’s lunchtime recital at St Martin’s church will be given by pianist Anna Orlik and violinist Yi Shing Cheng. Free entry. Call 01306 884229 for more information. The Dorking Chamber Orchestra Saturday 7th May 7.30pm There are a number of concerts all happening on 7th.We are spoilt for choice! Taking place at St Martin’s Church,

the orchestra with their conductor Andrew Morley will play Mendelssohn’s overture The Fair Melusine and Beethoven’s eighth symphony. They will be joined by pianist Jinah Shim for Mozart’s piano concerto no.24 in C minor, one of his ﬁnest concertos. Tickets are £12, call 01306 877176. Surrey Artists’ Open Studios Saturday 7th May, 10am-3pm East Surrey College in Redhill, is hosting the Surrey Artists’ Open Studios launch event which is the countdown to Surrey Artists’ Open Studios 2016 and provides a chance for the public and artists to get a taste of what’s in store. Glass artist Adam Aaronson will give a key-note presentation in the morning at 10am to artist members and the public; afterwards there will be a chance to meet some of the artists in person. There will be an exhibition of work featuring over 40 Surrey Artists’ Open Studios members including paintings, textiles, mosaics, sculpture and ceramics. All works will be available to buy. There will also be a range of demonstrations throughout the day including textiles, ceramics and painting techniques, as well as smaller editions available for purchase. All welcome, free entry. For further information contact Caitlin Heffernan at saospress@gmail.com or call 07891 667150. Dorking Scrabble Club Every Thursday at 7.30pm SPELLBOUND! Are you? If so play the spelling game – Scrabble. The Dorking Scrabblers are a friendly group and will make you welcome whether you are a beginner or an

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are permitted, whether or not large groups are permitted (if they do, then it might be a noisy site in the evening – this might or might not be exactly what you want), and proximity to local pubs and restaurants.

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There are some beautiful sites within easy reach of the local area. Our family loves the Graffham campsite, just south of Petworth. Set in woodland, the pitches feel private yet the site is well equipped enough for comfort. If you want full-on comfort, then consider a site that offers glamping. Pop Up by the River, in Steyning, and The Green Escape near Dorking both offer ready pitched tents or shepherd huts; perfect for the nervous camper. Check out the Cool Camping series of books for honest and informative campsite reviews – from no-frills to glamourous glamping escapes.

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Before you do anything else, work out how long you’ll be staying under canvas. A one or two night trip is long enough for the inexperienced camper to whet their appetite. Many campsites will insist you stay for two nights during peak season. If you want to just dip your toes in and stay for one night, then face up to paying for two nights of camping but just going for the one night. Or wait and see how you feel. Save the week-long trip for when you’ve worked out what you like, what you need and what you don’t need.

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Or should that be; find the perfect site for you. You need to know what you want. Is a quiet, unspoilt site more important to you than an on-site café? Or are you prepared to trade-off peace and quiet for the benefit of a kids’ entertainment complex? Make a list of your non-negotiables and then take a look at the sites that match your requirements. We used to discount better equipped sites and seek out quiet sites with wild beauty and basic facilities. Now we have two small children in tow, the thought of staying anywhere with basic facilities fills me with horror, so a wellequipped playground and laundry facility are now top of my list. Other things you might want to consider are whether campfires

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It goes without saying that you need a decent tent. A small dome tent is fine for an overnight stop, or for adults or teens. But if you’re camping with small children or have back or joint problems, a stay in a dome tent will be enough to make you want to pack up and go within three hours. Either invest in or borrow a tent you can stand up in. Many have separate sleeping compartments, which are handy should you feel you need a spot of extra privacy.

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Remember that you need more than just a tent. Bring along sleeping bags, comfortable pillows and inflatable mattresses. Remember that bigger isn’t always better – the thinner, self-inflating style mattresses can often be more comfortable than the more conventional airbeds we’re used to seeing. They’re quick to set up as well; a bonus when you really want to just get out, toast marshmallows and drink cider.

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You need to know what you want. Is a quiet, unspoilt site more important to you than an on-site café? Or are you prepared to trade-off peace and quiet for the benefit of a kids’ entertainment complex?

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Regardless of whether you think you’ll be cooking up a storm, or eating at the local pub, you’ll need to bring some basic cooking equipment. This should certainly include some mugs, a kettle and a gas hob of sorts. If a morning without tea or coffee is unbearable at home, then imagine the desperation you’ll feel after a night under canvas with one too many glasses of red wine the evening before. If you plan to eat out for each meal then you don’t need much more in the way of cooking equipment, but for the effort of digging out some pots, pans and picnicware, you can save money and hassle and make some of your own meals on site. Nothing tastes quite as good as a bacon sandwich cooked outdoors or a BBQ after a day in the sun. You’ll be more comfortable with picnic chairs and a table it’s true, but you can certainly get away with picnic rugs and a coolbox to create a makeshift dining area if you’d rather not fork out for additional equipment straightaway. There are several very well equipped camping shops locally. Frensham Garden Centre is home to Camping World, with a huge range of tents for you to look around, and plenty of camping equipment to stock up on. Halfords is also a great place to pick up affordable picnic chairs and camping stoves. And don’t forget eBay, Gumtree and other second-hand selling boards as a great source for second-hand and barely-used camping equipment. Start looking

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early enough in advance and you’ll be sure to pick up some bargains.

Check the Weather

For some, weather doesn’t matter when camping. Generally, these are people with caravans and motorhomes. But if you are staying under canvas, or are not as hardy as a mountain goat, then it’s wise to check the weather before you set off on your trip. As much as we’d all love continuous sunshine, a temperature of 26°C and a light breeze; this isn’t guaranteed in the UK. Don’t be put off by grey clouds and the odd rain shower (what a good excuse to find a pub to shelter in), but do think about rearranging your trip if heavy or continuous rain, or strong winds are forecast. If it looks like it will be chilly at night, then pack bedsocks, fleecy onesies and hot water bottles. And make up a flask of hot tea or coffee in the evening, ready to drink in the morning.

Kick Off the Entertainment Go to the right campsite, with the right people, and entertainment will look after itself when camping. Family games of cricket and frisbee, toasting marshmallows over a campfire or telling ghost stories – a camping trip gives us the chance to escape from the daily grind and bond with those we love. But don’t think that means that you don’t need to worry about bringing along entertainment. A pack of cards or a simple game such as Uno is a camping essential. And bring

along colouring or sticker books for kids who wake up early and need entertaining until a time that it’s acceptable to make noise (most campsites are quite strict about being quiet between 10.30pm and 7.30am). Tablet computers can be a brilliant solution for entertaining kids in the early hours of the day, or while you are setting up the tent – but remember that a limited battery life will mean it should be used sparingly – and after all, if camping is about being with those you love, and having a time you love, then an iPad has only a very limited role to play in that.

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PH, Gomshall (followed by pub lunch). Contact Rosemary on 07905 800035 or see www.surreycommunity.info/ dorkingwalkers. Horsley Decorative & Fine Arts Society Wednesday 11th May You are invited to join Horsley DFAS on 11th May when Caroline Rayman will be talking on Three Great Families and their Gardens: the Rothschilds, the Sackville-Wests and the Astors. Horsley DFAS meets at East Horsley Village Hall for lectures at 10.30am (coffee from 9.45) on the second Wednesday of each month except August & September. Visitors (£5) and new members welcome. For more information and the full programme phone Alma 01372 451015 or visit their website www.horsleydfas.org.uk. Dorking U3A Wednesday 11th May 2pm The making of War Horse is the topic at Dorking & District U3A’s monthly meeting. The speaker is military historian Andy Robertson, who advised director Steven Spielberg during the making of the ﬁlm. The meeting starts half-an-hour early, at 2pm, with the U3A’s AGM. The location is the Christian Centre beside St Martin’s Church in Dorking. For more information on the range of activities offered by the Dorking U3A visit www. dorkingu3a.org.uk. RHS Garden Wisley Thursday 12th May 8.30 – 10.30pm Discover the secret world of bats at sunset, on a walk organised by the Surrey Bat Group. Visitors will meet at 8.15pm. Costs are £9 for adults and £5 for children. Book on 020 3176 5830. Have a look at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley for more information on this and other events taking place at Wisley during May. Downs Solicitors LLP Voted for by staff across their four ofﬁces in Dorking, Cobham, Godalming and London, Downs are hoping to raise at least £5,000 throughout the year for the Royal Marsden Hospital, a world-leading cancer centre which treats around 50,000 cancer patients every year, as well as pioneering new treatments. Fundraising events planned so far include a sponsored walk and run, two physical challenges, and a Charity Rugby Match and Family Fun Day at Dorking Rugby Club. The company is also participating in the Surrey Hills Trust Fund ‘Surrey Cow Parade’ initiative. In 2015, Downs raised an incredible £15,000 for Leatherhead-based charity, Combat Stress, the UK’s leading military charity specialising in the care of veterans’ mental health. Visit www.downslaw. co.uk for more information. Dorking Language Café The Dorking Language Café offers a lively way of learning and practising a foreign language in group conversation. There are meet-ups in French, German, Italian and Spanish for different levels as well as events for learners of English as a foreign language. Members meet in cafes and wine bars in Dorking and chat about all sorts of topics in a relaxed atmosphere. A trained linguist leads each session and gives useful feedback vantagepointmag.co.uk

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On 23rd June, Britain will vote on whether to leave the EU. It’s the single most important vote of our lifetimes, an opportunity that won’t come again.

Britain is stronger, safer and better oﬀ in Europe than we would be out on our own, says Britain Stronger in Europe.

Almost half of everything we sell to the rest of the world we sell to Europe - and we get an average of £24 billion of investment into Britain per year from Europe. That’s why the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) estimates that 3 million jobs in Britain are linked to trade with the rest of Europe.

has more control over its destiny by staying inside organisations like the EU. We would never dream of leaving the UN or NATO. Why would we leave the EU? Being part of Europe means we have stronger leadership on the world stage, enabling us to shape the future – influence through participation. Britain is not Britain unless we are outward-looking, engaged in our continent and leading in Europe. To leave Europe would mean less influence on the world stage, and less say in the future. We are stronger in Europe than on our own.

Being part of Europe also means cheaper prices in our supermarkets, cheaper flights to Europe and lower phone charges when travelling. The average person in Britain saves around £450 every year because trading with Europe drives down the price of goods and services.

In today’s world, many of the threats to Britain’s security are global in nature - like the aggression of Russia, terrorism and crossborder crime.

1. A stonger economy Being part of Europe makes our economy stronger, helping British businesses small and large, creating jobs for British people, and delivering lower prices for British families.

And we get out more than we put in. Our annual contribution is equivalent to £340 for each household and yet the CBI says that all the trade, investment, jobs and lower prices that come from our economic partnership with Europe is worth £3000 per year to every household. That’s a return on investment of almost ten to one. British families are better off being in Europe. Negotiating as part of a 500 million-strong economy also gives us clout we could never have on our own. Thanks to our membership of the European Union, we benefit from free trade agreements with 50 countries around the world. So why would we risk our economic security by turning our backs on Europe? There will be no going back if we vote to leave. And if we do leave, we will be cut off from automatic access to the economic benefits that the EU brings – hitting businesses, risking jobs and threatening families’ financial security.

2. Better leadership If we want Britain to be a leader in the world, we need to be in Europe helping to take the big decisions – not sitting on the sidelines, powerless. In today’s complex world, the UK

3. Better security

Being in Europe, working with our closest neighbours and partners to tackle these threats, makes Britain safer. Whether it’s implementing sanctions against Russia, sharing intelligence about terrorists or arresting criminals using the European Arrest Warrant, there is strength in numbers. Hussein Osman, a terrorist involved in the attempted bomb attack on London in July 2005, is one of over 400 criminals who have been returned to face justice in Britain under the European Arrest Warrant after fleeing to Europe. He was caught in Italy, brought back to Britain, and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Leaving Europe would threaten our safety. We are stronger and more secure as part of Europe than on our own. Britain in Europe is a lead group advocating staying in www.strongerin.co.uk

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If you’re undecided about how to vote, here are seven things to consider. Bear in mind that I’m writing as an MEP, whose job will disappear the day we leave, says Dan Hannan.

The former Secretary General of Interpol, Ronald Noble, describes the Schengen Zone as ‘an international passportfree zone for terrorists to execute attacks on the Continent and make their escape’.

1. Our money, our priorities

If the EU were just about international co-operation and trade, no one would have a problem with it. The trouble is that it regulates things that have no conceivable cross-border dimension: the power of our electrical appliances, the frequency of our bin collections, the way we open a bank account, the tax on sanitary products.

Our annual tribute to Brussels now stands at £19 billion a year gross, £11 billion net. If we kept that money at home, we could give the entire country a 71 per cent cut in council tax. Or we could build and equip a state-of-the-art hospital every week. To put it another way, during the last Parliament, we saved £36 billion through the entire domestic cuts programme; yet, over the same period, we gave Brussels £85 billion. The EU, in other words, wiped out our austerity savings twice over. Even if we use the net figure (£42 billion), it’s still enough to cancel all the cuts and have enough left over to take a penny off income tax.

2. The EU is out of date

In the digital age, we are no longer defined by our geography. We have links to other Englishspeaking and common law nations around the world – nations that, unlike the EU, are growing economically. In 1980, according to the IMF, the 28 EU states accounted for 30 per cent of the world’s economy; today, it’s 17 per cent and falling. The real growth is happening across the oceans, not least in Commonwealth countries to which we are linked by language and law, habit and history.

3. Keeping Britain secure

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4. Recovering our democracy

Our laws should have precedence on our own territory, and we should be able to hire and fire the people who pass them.

5. The EU can’t be reformed At least, not from within. The utter refusal to grant David Cameron better terms puts that beyond doubt. If this is how Britain, the second-largest financial contributor, is treated now, before the referendum, imagine how we’d be treated if we voted to remain.

6. The safer choice Voting to stay in means remaining on a conveyor-belt whose far end we can’t see. The Schengen and euro crises are deteriorating – which is one reason that the government was in a rush to hold the referendum at the earliest possible date. Staying in means more risk and more cost. It’s safer to take back control.

7. Great Britain We are the fifth-largest economy in the world, with the fourth largest military budget. We are leading members of NATO, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth and the G7 and G20. We are one of five permanent seat-holders at the UN Security Council. How much bigger do we have to be before we can live under our own laws? Dan Hannan has been the Conservative MEP for South East of England since 1999. He is also the Secretary-General of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). www.hannan.co.uk

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at Abinger Common RH5 6HZ, singing a varied programme of music and raising money for Lepra, a charity which works with people affected by leprosy and other neglected diseases. The ﬁrst half will contain music by mainly British composers such as Thomas Morley, John Ireland and Bob Chilcott, while the second half turns to seasonal songs from the shows, and the concert will end with selections from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, a rousing tribute to Shakespeare. Tickets are priced at £12 for adults/£6 for under 25’s and can be ordered in advance from 01306 882549 or will be available on the door. Walking in Dorking – historic guided walks Group bookings throughout May Take a trip into Dorking’s history with a guided walk of the town to see hidden Dorking. Your knowledgeable Museum guide will reveal the forces, events and personalities that have shaped the town and its architecture and reveal the secrets that lie behind the streets of modern Dorking. Hear about the medieval town, the markets, the churches, the inns, the great estates and the ancient cottages. Discover the people who have built the town’s reputation – Charles Dickens, William Mullins, Thomas Cubitt, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Laurence Olivier and more. Tours last 90 minutes. Group tours (minimum of 10 people) can be arranged by appointment, £3 per person. For details, visit www.dorkingmuseum. org.uk/guided-walks-around-dorking or email admin@ dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Litter Pick Sunday 15th May 1pm Newdigate’s ‘Clean for the Queen’ litter pick will take place on Sunday 15th May and pickers are asked to meet at Newdigate Village Hall at 1pm on that day and later will be rewarded with tea and cakes. Gloves, litter pickers, bags and high visibility vests will be provided. If the 15th is inconvenient the organisers would welcome help picking up litter anytime during that week. Please contact Kelly.619@ btinternet.com or Rebecca.choy@broome-park.co.uk for further details or to offer help. West Horsley Parish Council Tuesday 17th May 8pm The next monthly meeting takes place (Annual Meeting) at 8pm at West Horsley Village Hall. Everyone welcome. For

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RHS Garden Wisley Saturday 21st May from 7.30am There is a Photography Morning where you can enjoy an early spring morning in the garden to take the perfect photograph of the spring colour. Open from 7.30am. Free with normal Garden entry. More information at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley. Brooklands Museum The Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Race Track Revival project is an £8million programme of work and it received a boost with a £1million grant from the Government. The Grade2-listed Aircraft Hangar will be restored and re-opened as the Brooklands Aircraft Factory and the new exhibition will display aircraft and objects dating back to the birth of British aviation. Alongside the Hangar, a new Flight Shed will be built to display working historic aircraft and provide environmentally controlled storage for Brooklands’ unique archive and a new restoration workshop. For the ﬁrst time since 1939, the key elements of the world’s ﬁrst purpose-built motor-racing circuit, the Finishing Straight, banked Track, Clubhouse and Paddock will be seen together, as the legendary pre-War racing drivers would have seen them. It is going to be a ‘must see’ attraction; not that it isn’t already. Beare Green and Newdigate Choral Society Saturday 21st May 7pm for 7.30pm They will be holding a Quiz Evening in Newdigate Village Hall. Entrance will be £10 and this will include a cold buffet. Participants can bring their own drinks and glasses. Teams of vantagepointmag.co.uk

GARDENING Edible plants to entertain

With Beth Otway

To create a really sumptuous and relaxing outdoor area where you can dine and unwind, as well as sun loungers, garden furniture, fire pits and BBQs, you’ll require the perfect blend of aromatic, delicious and attractive plants to enhance your entertaining area. rosemary plants purchased this month, as you’ll have the whole summer and autumn to enjoy them. Strong, straight, stems of rosemary make ideal BBQ skewers! If you’re tempted by this idea for your next BBQ, choose a variety of rosemary that has a naturally upright growth habit, such as Rosmarinus oﬃcinalis ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’.

Herbs are such super plants to grow. They’re attractive, fragrant, often good for bees and butterflies, and if you grow the right varieties, they’ll elevate your BBQ food, summer salads and other culinary creations to another level. Growing your own herbs can save a lot of money over the summer in comparison to supermarket prices for fresh herbs. Of course your home-grown herbs will be fresher than those from the supermarket, and you also have the opportunity to grow varieties of herbs that you cannot buy at the shops. Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus, also known as red veined sorrel (above), is a very attractive herb, which makes a welcome addition to the ornamental garden, as well as to the kitchen. The attractive, veined leaves are best eaten young and have a sharp, lemony flavour. Rumex scutatus, or buckler leafed sorrel, is less eye catching, but it forms a diminutive, compact plant with soft textured, small, green leaves that provide an intense lemon zing without the sour notes that are associated with sorrel. Both of these herbs are easy to grow from seed, which you can sow in a semi-shaded spot, directly where they are to grow, either in containers, or in your garden this month. Pick sorrel leaves regularly, cutting the whole plant back to the ground each time you pick, to encourage lots of fresh new growth; avoid letting your plants flower or seed - the leaves will be tough and not as flavourful once flower production starts, in which case, simply sow some more seeds. Rosemary isn’t fully hardy and doesn’t make it through every single winter outdoors in the UK, but you can get great value from any

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Persicaria odorata, commonly known as Vietnamese coriander, is a tender herb, used in Asian cooking. It’s a fast growing, invasive plant that’s easily grown in a large container in a sunny spot, where it will provide you with strongly pepper-coriander flavoured leaves all summer. It can be overwintered as a houseplant if you wish. For more years than I care to remember, I have been growing the palest yellow or creamy white alpine strawberries. Chiltern seeds sell strawberry ‘Yellow Wonder’ (Fragaria vesca ‘Semperﬂorens) which is as good a variety as any you’ll find. I sow new seed each year, as the plants have usually deteriorated by the following year. These alpine strawberries are very petite, pretty plants. They’re easily popped into containers, raised beds, baskets, or the front of the border, where their dainty flowers will add a certain charm. The small creamy-white strawberries are ripe and ready to eat when they have elongated and softened. Birds not always realise this as they and the rest of the strawberry hunters both large and small, will be on the look out for the familiar red fruits, leaving you to enjoy your own intensely sweet strawberries. They taste better than any sweets you could buy!

Redcurrants are great to grow either in your garden or at your allotment. Even if you only grow one redcurrant plant you can achieve a large, usable harvest of exquisite, jewel like, red fruits that have a sweet yet tart flavour. You’ll be searching the recipe books, as redcurrants are far heavier cropping than whitecurrants or pinkcurrants. Redcurrants are not affected by big bud mite, which is so detrimental to blackcurrants, they can be grown in areas where blackcurrants are affected without any problems whatsoever. Redcurrants also do well in semi-shaded

GARDENING areas. If you’re looking to purchase a redcurrant, ‘Junifer’ is a good, disease resistant, heavy cropping variety that produces fruits early in the season, and ‘Rovada’ is a good variety for disease resistance and a good harvest late in the season. Both of these varieties are self-fertile and don’t require a pollinator. Many plants produce edible flowers, which can make a rather cheery addition to salads, oils, butters and other culinary adventures. Lavender is a super addition to any patio or terrace. Its scented flowers attract bees and butterflies and they can also be added to both savoury and sweet dishes. Hemerocallis, commonly known as day lilies, produce an abundance of edible flowers, each lasting just a day or two (hence the common name) through the summer. Choose late flowering varieties such Hemerocallis ‘Red Precious’ or H. ‘Pink Damask’ to hopefully avoid the egg-laying period of the Hemerocallis gall midge. Organic gardeners, who don’t spray their roses at all, may like to know that rose flowers, as well as being beautiful, are also edible. Please only consider eating your rose petals if you don’t spray your roses! Roses make a fabulous addition to any outdoor entertaining area. If you’re looking to grow a rose in an area where children play, you might want to include a thornless rose. Rosa ‘A Shropshire Lad’ AGM is an almost thornless, very healthy and

disease resistant climbing English rose, bred by David Austin Roses (above). Its softly coloured, peach-pink roses have a delicious, fruity tea rose scent. Rosa ‘James Galway’, also bred by David Austin, is an almost thornless climbing rose with pretty pink flowers. This is a disease resistant rose, with an enchanting old rose fragrance that does well in shade. Redcurrant and rose images by Beth Otway.

FIND OUT MORE For lots of lovely ideas of what you could do this month in your garden or your allotment, a calendar of plant sales, ideas of gardens to visit, places to see bluebells and much more besides, visit my website www.pumpkinbeth.com

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Chair Exercises They take place at Brockham Village Hall on Wednesdays at 11.15am. Suitable for the over 50’s who wish to increase mobility and maintain independent living. For more information, please contact Jasmin on 07584 861802. There are also Chair Exercises at the Christian Centre, Dorking on Tuesdays at 11am. Again, suitable for the over 50’s who wish to increase mobility and maintain independent living. For more information please contact Jasmin on 07584 861802.

Patient Centred Care The phrase ‘patient centred care’ is frequently used, but how often do we, as patients, feel that we have a voice and can inﬂuence the quality of care that we and our loved ones receive? Nine out of 10 patients who go to hospital will see a radiographer, either a diagnostic radiographer who produces images such as x-rays, CT or ultrasound scans, or a therapeutic radiographer who uses radiation to treat cancer. The Society and College of Radiographers wants more people to join its Public and Patient Liaison Group, which is made up of patients and carers. Members of the group can inﬂuence the radiography profession about the issues that are important to them. If readers go to the ‘About radiography’ section of the Society’s website at www.sor.org, they can read more about the group and its work. Or you can email Liz Robinson at lizr@sor.org and she will provide more information and answer questions.

Surrey Hills Chamber Choir Saturdays 21st and 28th May Fresh from their triple win at the Portsmouth Music Festival in March, the Choir will be performing their award-winning repertoire at two concerts in Guildford and Cranleigh. The concerts promise ‘Celestial Moments: an evening of harmony for your soul’ - from the sacred and spiritual, to contemporary, folk and popular classics. The first will be held at St Nicolas Church in Guildford, with a second chance to see the choir the following Saturday in St Nicholas Church in Cranleigh, as part of the Cranleigh church summer concert series, also featuring a guest performance by the Surrey Hills Singers. Tickets for 21st May are £12 for adults and £5 for children under 16 and can be purchased online at www.surreyhills-choirs. co.uk/tickets, email tickets@surreyhills-choirs.co.uk or call 01483 892474. Ticket price includes programme and drink. Tickets for 28th May are available on the door. Check the church website for further details at www.stnicolascranleigh. org.uk. National Trust – Bluebells Spring has arrived and what better way to brighten your day than with the sight and scent of bluebells covering a woodland floor on a warm spring day. Now the National Trust has revealed the best places to spot dramatic carpets of bluebells in Surrey. With over half the global population of bluebells flowering on UK shores, Britain’s beautiful blue spring is a quintessential part of our native landscape. And the National Trust is one of the most important organisations in the UK for bluebells - a quarter of the Trust’s woodland is ancient or semi-natural; the ideal habitats for bluebells to flourish. Top places in Surrey include Winkworth Arboretum,

Colour 5K Family Fun Run Sunday 22nd May 12 noon Runners will start off as a blank canvas in a Colour5K white t-shirt, at each kilometre of the run they will enter a new colour zone where runners will be showered by ‘Colour Bandits’ with special 100% safe coloured powder. There are 5 colour zones which represent each kilometre of the run. By the end, runners will become a colourful masterpiece worthy of the Louvre! At the ﬁnish line, there’s a huge ‘Colour Extravaganza’, where participants get to throw colour at friends and family! It takes place at Pippbrook Meadows, Milton Court Lane, Westcott Road, Dorking RH4 3EQ at midday, (11am for the 1k children’s race). Entry is £22 (Under 16s £16) which includes a t-shirt and a cup of paint for the Colour Extravangza. Kids 1k £10. It’s all in aid of The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity. The trust does fantastic work providing support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. Dorking South Street Caves – Cave Tours Open Day 28th May, group bookings throughout May Take a trip into history, deep underground! Dorking’s famous South Street Caves date back to the 17th century. See the galleries, well shafts and wine cellars and visit the ‘mystery

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Wonderful local asparagus... British Asparagus should by now have started to appear in the shops. Locally, Secretts of Milford are famed for their asparagus, which they pick when it’s perfectly ready to eat. Harvested every day for the farm shop and restaurant trade, they have become famous throughout the region for this lovely vegetable. Delicious steamed with hollandaise sauce or butter, it also makes a great addition to soups and other recipes. Here Secretts and VantagePoint have teamed up with food writer Shirlee Posner from local food blog Eat Surrey to introduce two new recipes for the upcoming season. Secretts will be sharing lots of great serving suggestions and ideas for asparagus on their Facebook page and Twitter feed. Secretts twitter: @SecrettsMilford; Secretts Facebook: SecrettsFarm; Website: www.secretts.co.uk. For more about Shirlee, visit www.eatsurrey.co

Early Summer Asparagus Soup with Basil Oil Ingredients 1 x 15ml spoon olive oil; a handful of green garlic shoots or 2 salad onions, finely chopped; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1 clove smoked garlic, crushed; 150g-200g fresh asparagus spears, halved lengthways for bigger spears; 150g fresh broad beans, podded weight; 200g courgettes, cut into julienne or spiralised; 1 litre of fresh chicken stock; 2 x 15ml spoons of crème fraiche; salt and freshly ground black pepper. For the basil oil: 1 handful of fresh basil leaves, 4 x 15ml spoons extra virgin olive oil. Serves 4

Method: 1. Heat the olive oil in a heavy based pan and add the green garlic, salad and red onion, sweat with the lid on the pan for 4-5 minutes then add the smoked garlic. 2. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the asparagus, broad beans and courgettes. Simmer for 7-8 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

3. While the soup is cooking put the ingredients for the basil oil into a blender and blitz. 4. Stir the crème fraiche into the soup with 2–3 spoons of basil oil. 5. Season the soup and serve with an extra spoon of cream a drizzle of oil and a sprig of fresh herbs. 6. Serve with crusty bread.

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RECIPES Pan-fried Gnocchi with Pistachio Pesto and Asparagus Ingredients 25g fresh basil leaves; 2 smoked garlic cloves, finely chopped; 75ml olive oil, plus extra for frying; 4 tbsp pistachio kernels, toasted; 1 teaspoon lemon rind and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 50g Pecorino Romano cheese, grated; 1 x 500g pack fresh gnocchi; 200g trimmed fresh asparagus ; 100g fine green beans, halved; 50g fresh baby spinach leaves, washed and drained; 75g feta cheese, crumbled; Â˝ teaspoon pink peppercorns crushed (optional). Serves 2

Method: 1. First make the pesto by putting the basil, garlic, olive oil, 3 tablespoons of the pistachios, lemon rind and juice in a food processor; process to form a rough paste. Stir in the cheese and season. 2. Heat a large frying pan with a little olive oil, add the gnocchi and toss gently over a medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes until lightly golden. 3. Meanwhile, steam the asparagus and beans for 2-3

minutes until just tender and drain. 4. Roughly chop the remaining pistachios for the garnish. Add the pesto to the gnocchi and toss together. 5. Gently stir in the beans and asparagus and then wilt in the spinach. 6. Divide between 2 plates and scatter over the feta cheese and the rest of the pistachio nuts and pink peppercorns to serve.

Other ideas... Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Parmesan

This is one of my favourites and perfect as a starter. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Put some trimmed asparagus spears into an oven-proof dish and add chopped or minced garlic and some olive oil. Dot with butter, season with salt and pepper and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Add some grated parmesan and serve. Stefan Reynolds

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Asparagus tips and eggy loveliness for brunch! Take 4-5 stems of asparagus per person and wrap each individual stem with the pancetta or streaky bacon. Pop these on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Place in a preheated oven 170 fan until the pancetta is crispy. Whilst these are cooking, poach some large eggs making sure the yolks are lovely and runny. Drain really well. Assemble on warmed plates the asparagus tips with eggs to the side, adding a little butter, sea salt, finely chopped parsley and pepper to the eggs. Deliciously simple. Liz Godfrey Do you have any asparagus recipes you want to share? Email them to gastro@vantagepublishing.co.uk and we will add them to Your Local Blog at www.thevantagepointblog.com.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD hospice by volunteering an hour or two to hold a bucket as part of a street collection. Taking place in towns across the hospice’s catchment area, street collections are a vital part of helping St Catherine’s raise funds. Many people think a hospice is a place where you spend your final moments, but at St Catherine’s the focus is on helping people make the most of the time they have left, however long that may be. The hospice encourages patients to live well for as long as possible and recognises people are more than their illness. Receiving less than a third of their running costs from the NHS, for the rest, St Catherine’s relies on the generosity and support of the local community. By volunteering your time at a street collection, you’ll be helping to raise vital funds to ensure more people can benefit from St Catherine’s care. There can be no better reason to grab a bucket! For more information or to volunteer for a street collection please visit: www.stch.org.uk, email comfun@stch.org.uk or call Frankie Goodall in the Community Fundraising Team on 01293 447361. Dorking Bowling Club Open Day Saturday 4th June 11am-4pm Dorking Bowling Club warmly welcomes new members at its Open Day on Saturday 4th June from 11.00am to 4.00pm. Their superb green and club house are tucked away at the end of Drill Hall Road, Dorking with its own car park. They are a friendly club and place equal emphasis on relaxed, social bowls as well as competitive league matches. On each Open Day they are offering a range of bowls activities from sessions with a member of the Coaching Team to target games and other fun events. Free tuition is then provided over several weeks and so if you have never played the game before or are unsure about your ability, lots of help is at hand. During the winter months, when the bowls season has ended, there is a full social calendar based in the licenced club house. If you have any questions and would like to contact them, phone either Peter on 01306 640553 or Lynne on 01306 883689. Photographic Exhibition Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June A first solo exhibition by a local girl called Carys Jones is being shown at the Art Gallery, Denbies, RH5 6AA and a percentage of the proceeds will go to Cranleigh Riding for the Disabled’s ‘Riding High’ fundraising campaign (http://www. cranleighrdagroup.co.uk). You can have a little taster of her work by going to www.carysjonesphotography.co.uk. Horsley Choral Society and Oxshott Choral Society Saturday 11th June The two Societies will once again join forces for a summer concert at St John’s School Chapel, Leatherhead. Together with soloists Jane Searle (soprano), Geoffrey Horton (bass) and David Harvey at the piano, the concert entitled ‘Wonderful World’ will be a programme of light and uplifting music by, amongst others, John Rutter, Eric Thiman and Eric Whitacre and will include excerpts from Haydn’s Creation. Tickets are available in advance from Horsley Choral Society ticket office on 01483 280756 or on the door. HCS Autumn Season 2016 starts on Monday 5th September 8pm at East Horsley Village Hall. Go along and meet the choir. New members always May 2016

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WALK SPONSORED BY of Gostrode Farm. Stay on the tarmac, ignoring a footpath on your right and a bridleway on your left at a bend. Finally you pass some houses, go over a grid (or through a small wooden gate), pass a footpath on your left, and progress onwards till you reach the main A283 Petworth Road by a Shell filling station (which serves snacks and drinks) in the hamlet of Ramsnest Common. You will be continuing by crossing the road and turning right. 7. Having crossed the road and turned right, go 150m along the footway and turn left on a side road, Killinghurst Lane. However, by continuing another 100m or so along the main road, you could make an excursion to Ramster Garden (see special offer), famous for its glorious spring colours. Follow quiet Killinghurst Lane, catching a glimpse of Ramster Garden on your right as you go. The lane dips to go over a stream, passing farm buildings and winds its way uphill. The lane zigzags through a broken wall and descends. You pass a meadow on your left with a beautiful cedar, belonging to historic Killinghurst House. Finally, the lane takes a left bend. 8. Leave the lane here by turning right at a fingerpost on a narrow path. The path runs along the right-hand side of a field and, in 40m, forks right into woods. You are in a long strip of woodland known as Hollis’s Hanger. It runs beside a stream gully down on your left. This primeval and exciting landscape will be yours to enjoy for 1km – and probably alone because few people come here. In late spring, this is a notable place for bluebells too. Eventually the path descends to the level of the stream and crosses it by an excellent bridge. After the bridge, keep left, following a thin stream on your left. You may need to hop around the mud in this section. Your path crosses the stream using a 3-plank bridge. At the top, you come to a T-junction with a much wider path. Turn right on this path. 9. The path runs past some corrugated farm sheds and onwards through woodland (testing your mud-hopping skills again). It eventually joins a tarmac driveway coming in on the left from Hollyhurst. This lane soon passes houses on both sides in the hamlet of Upper

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PROFILE Royal National Children’s Foundation A touch of class The solution offered by the charity is not a quick fix, but a deep and lasting one. The RNCF was founded in 1827 by Dr. Andrew Reed, with Queen Victoria as its original Patron. In its 189-year history, the charity has helped more than 3,000 disadvantaged children and has built an impressive reputation for success. Today, the charity is actively supported by HRH The Princess Royal as its Patron and continues to make a lasting difference to children’s lives. 94% of children helped by the charity successfully complete their education, while 89% of its grown-up beneficiaries feel that their experience in Assisted Boarding “strongly” or “very strongly” influenced their lives for the better. In the first few years of his life, Charlie faced only neglect and abuse at his home in Surrey. His mother, Lisa, struggled balancing the demands of her job with her role as a single parent, and became addicted to drugs. Her addiction became so bad that Charlie was set to be taken into local authority care – until he was referred to the Royal National Children’s Foundation (RNCF) for help. The RNCF arranged for Charlie to receive Assisted Boarding education at a Surrey school. As part of his Assisted Boarding, Charlie is benefiting from high levels of pastoral care, individual attention and structured living. Charlie is now thriving and happy at school. Meanwhile, his mother has received treatment and support for her drug addiction, and is making good progress.

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Charlie says: “The Royal National Children’s Foundation has made a huge difference to my life. I feel safe, secure and happy now.” Eleven-year-old Charlie is just one of 400 vulnerable and disadvantaged boys and girls currently being supported by the RNCF. The charity helps children who are facing abuse, neglect or trauma at home, by providing them with the opportunity to receive Assisted Boarding education at state and independent boarding schools. As well as co-funding their education, the charity also funds counselling, educational school trips and holidays for these vulnerable and disadvantaged children, many of whom have never had a holiday. When the RNCF agrees to support a child (who is usually aged between 7 and 13 years old), it makes a commitment to continue that support until the child leaves secondary school. 36

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