Darling Magazine Richmond/Kingston Spring 2019

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editor’s letter Dear Darling Reader

Cover Girl: Angellica Bell Photography: Annie Armitage anniearmitage.com Makeup & Hair: Rakhi Purohit 07951 156 754

Publisher Darling Magazine UK Karine Torr Editor Marja-Leena Toseland All Enquiries 07802 949836 Email richmond@ darlingmagazine.co.uk kingston@ darlingmagazine.co.uk

Darling is turning 10! It all started in Wimbledon in the spring of 2009 when our dynamic publisher, the wonderful Karine Torr dreamed of giving local women a platform where they could express themselves and find out about local news, views and issues that matter to them. Today, with over 35,000 circulation and many more readers, both in print and online across SW London and North Surrey, the dream lives on and we look forward to the next 10 years and beyond!

Issues that affect women are at the core of Darling and this spring we write about gender balance and what the 2019 International Women’s Day theme #BalanceforBetter means today. We definitely need more gender balance in professional kitchens. There are already many successful women running our local eateries and catering companies and we chatted to some of them. TV presenter Angellica Bell, our Inspiring Woman and cover girl, is an accomplished cook too and has just published her first cookbook.

We are also bringing you fantastic stories on beauty, health, style, law, investing in property, modern funerals, Ascot, local happenings and much, much more. Don’t forget to check out our Out & About photos with a glimpse of our Darling 10th birthday event.

Contributors Lyndsay Russell, Paul Mendelson, Dr Mariette Jansen

Enjoy this lovely season and Happy Mother’s Day and Easter!

Photography Annie Armitage anniearmitage.com

Editor Marja-Leena Toseland richmond@darlingmagazine.co .uk kingston@darlingmagazine.co.uk

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What’s new with Angellica Bell - our Inspiring Woman?

The hot topic of gender balance Darling exclusive with Juliet Slot, Chief Commercial Officer at Ascot Talented local women on making it as chefs and restaurateurs Richmond Hill Hotel’s multimillion pound facelift Personal Stylist Anita Feron Clark’s style tips for a more confident you Cosmetic Acupuncture - the new secret beauty weapon to the stars Dr De-Stress talks about love and relationships Achieving weight loss with Metabolic Balance White Rose offer a modern take to funeral services Separation myths and facts explained by Russell-Cooke Solicitors Affordable property investment with Buy To Let Hunter Get ready for the Richmond May Ball and May Fair weekend Darling interview with Mark Hoskins, Headmaster of Reed’s School Online grooming - Breck’s tragic story Making the most of bespoke by QubeWest Interiors Spring and summer at Dorich House Museum On the Scene social pages Peter Mendelson’s bridge column What’s On this spring? - diary pages Lyndsay Russell’s Point of View

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TV PRESENTER, TALENTED COOK AND A BUSY MUM

Plenty to juggle for most of us, but Angellica Bell is not one to turn down new challenges

Photography by Annie Armitage. Makeup by Rakhi Purohit.

Our editor caught up with Angellica, an award winning TV presenter and a serious foodie to find out what’s cooking in her kitchen.

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true West London girl, Angellica grew up in Ealing and now lives in Kingston with her husband Michael Underwood and their two young children. She has carved herself an impressive and long career in TV, first

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as a CBBC presenter, where she met her husband, who was one of her co-presenters.

Her bubbly personality and beautiful smile made programmes such as Children in Need and Tour de Celeb a joy to watch. She is currently one of the regulars on The One Show on BBC1 and The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV and is entertaining us on radio too with a brand new classical music channel

Scala Radio. In September 2017, Angellica impressed with her fantastic cooking skills in the twelfth series of BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef by winning the coveted title.

Where does your inspiration to cook come from and who’s influenced you most in the kitchen?

“I have to thank my Gran who was a fantastic cook. She was from St Lucia and her food

inspiring woman was always full of flavour and spices. We would always find her in the kitchen, with fresh delicious food ready even if we were just popping in. I used to spend a lot of time with her as a child and learned things like descaling fish, frying chicken and cooking rice as she would enjoy seeing me help her. That really gave me the confidence to try different things and learn through trial and error and I actually became the main cook for the family when I was quite young.”

Angellica has just published her first cookery book, Fantastic Eats! And How to Cook Them which is aimed at children from age five and upwards who are cooking supervised, and also for older children when they are cooking on their own.

“I wanted it to be a book of great basic, staple recipes that children would want to still use in their teens and if they went on to become students too. I’ve included recipes I tried in my home economics classes at school, dishes that don’t date and are aspirational for children to master. Today’s children are so savvy and informed and they want their food to look and taste great.”

once again this year, raising funds for ‘Love Kingston’. Baking is one of her passions and having a sweet tooth makes tasting lots of cakes a dream job for her. Even in MasterChef she was always put to task the pastry section, a pretty stressful place to be, but she thrived on the challenge, particular on the scientific process of baking.

Angellica’s favourite local haunts I love the riverfront for walks and for the lovely restaurants both in Kingston and Richmond.

As a keen runner, who’s completed a marathon and a couple of half marathons, Richmond Park is a fantastic place to train.

Rose Theatre is great for shows for the whole family and also for quality drama.

Angellica will be one of the judges in the upcoming Kingston Charity Bake Off

Getting involved with local events and charities is important to her and both her and Michael are patrons of IYAF (International Youth Arts Festival). She believes in giving young people a voice and allowing them to articulate how they feel through arts. She has first hand experience of this as drama and public speaking gave her a lot of confidence when she was growing up.

Your TV career has span 18 years which is a great achievement. What do you love most in your job and what’s been your favourite show to present?

“I’ve met so many wonderful people with amazing stories, especially since working on The One Show. Working on live TV is fantastic as that really does get my adrenalin going when I hear the 5

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countdown in my earpiece I feel butterflies in my stomach, but as soon as we are on-air I’m fine and just focus on the job at hand. My career has also taken me to many fantastic places and given me exciting challenges such 71 Degrees North for ITV when I faced gruelling challenges in the Arctic, learning to ride a bike then having to cycle a section of the Tour de France for the Etape du Tour, plus also sailing around the British Isles on a Volvo 65’ yacht for Sport Relief. For all of those challenges I was thrown out of my comfort zone but I like to try and face my fears. I’ve also been lucky to travel extensively to places like Madagascar,

America and Italy. I’m grateful for these opportunities which have helped me develop as a person.”

What does being a celebrity mean to you?

“I don’t really like the word and don’t see myself as a celebrity.

We are all VIPs! I’m treated just like anyone else in my local area in Kingston, even if I’m at the supermarket, Bentalls Centre or local shop, no-one really cares and people feel comfortable to come up and have a chat, which is lovely. I am very private and protective of my family which is why I don’t do many interviews or talk about them specifically.

However, I can’t hide from the

fact that I have a public job.

I was approached the other day in Richmond by a young man who wanted to thank me as he had watched me on CBBC and said I played a big part in his childhood. I guess if I can make a positive impact that’s great and also important to me.

As long as I work on shows I love and which have integrity I’m happy. I now pick my shows carefully and always think how it will impact me and my family’s future.”

To keep up with Angellica’s news follow her on twitter.com/angellicabell instagram.com/angellicabell angellicabell.com © Photography by Shine TV.

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Tipping Point Redressing the gender balance - that’s the idea behind #BalanceforBetter, the 2019 International Women’s Day theme for women around the world

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he economic and social benefits of a fair gender balance are well documented. Women’s issue are grabbing the headlines with the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, but everyone from school children to world leaders need to play their part if we hope to make the world a better place for us all.

We have reached a crucial moment in history. In every sphere of life, there has never been a more urgent need to help forge a more gender-balanced world. Women have come a long way, yet there’s still more to be achieved. Feminism has evolved too and we are in the fourth wave of feminism, also called modern day feminism, according to leading scholars in the subject. The focus is now on combatting sexual harassment and violence against women as well as establishing equal educational and professional opportunities for women everywhere.

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 but the global campaign theme continues all year to encourage action and discussion. March is also Women’s History Month.

It was first introduced in 1978 in California and made official in 1987 by the US Congress. Many amazing events take place throughout March, such as WOW - Women of the World Festival on 8-9 March in London’s Southbank Centre. WOW was launched in 2010 by Jude Kelly and has since spread worldwide. It attracts activists, experts, artists and audiences from all over the world and from all walks of life. Real change follows after its groundbreaking debates, such as the founding of the Women’s Equality Party by Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer at the WOW London Festival in 2015.

One of the WEP’s key policies is to achieve 50:50 Parliamentary representation of men and women equally. A record 208 women MPs elected at General Election in 2017, that’s still only 32%. In this day and age, that’s just not good enough!

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AND THEY’RE OFF! Juliet Slot speaks to Holly Candlish about the history of Royal Ascot, dressing to impress and how to curtsy when you meet HRH The Queen

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oyal Ascot is one of the world’s most renowned race meetings, known as much for its extravagant hats, glamour and tradition as it is for horse racing. For many, it is the centrepiece of ‘the season’ offering an opportunity to dress up, meet with friends, see and be seen. Royal Ascot is Britain’s most valuable race meeting, attracting many of the world’s finest racehorses to compete for millions of pounds in prize money (£7.3m in 2018). Over the course of the five-day event the racecourse welcomes more than 300,000 visitors and at the heart of the Ascot buzz is Chief Commercial Officer, Juliet Slot. Juliet has an impressive career in sports marketing with senior roles at Fulham Football Club, Haymarket Press and worked on the successful Olympic bid team for London 2012, which she describes as a career highlight. She lives in Barnes with her rugby correspondent husband, Owen Slot, and their three children.

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Juliet, you have one of the most important jobs at one of the most important events in the social calendar. What are you responsible for at Ascot?

Ultimately, I ensure that we deliver the brand experience across the venue. That means I’m in charge of all the media rights, tickets, hospitality, sponsorship, retailing and licensing at Ascot marketing and consumer communications also comes under my umbrella.

Royal Ascot is a hugely prestigious event. What is the history of the royal association?

The Royal meeting was established in 1711 by Queen Anne and since that day racing has been held at Ascot.

A trust was established by an Act of Parliament in 1913 and Ascot is now overseen on behalf of the Crown by Her Majesty’s Representative, Johnny Weatherby, appointed by the Queen and supported Juliet and Clare Balding by two other Trustees who report to her. We take our responsibility to the monarch and the direction in our constitution to deliver ‘racing for the people’ very seriously.

Her Majesty the Queen, along with members of the Royal family have attended Ascot every year since she acceded to the throne. Each year, as a Director, you have the honour to be presented in an official line up: how does that make you feel?

At two o’clock on the first day of the Royal Meeting, the Golden Gates open and the Royal Procession starts. As I watch Her Majesty the Queen and the four Landau carriages glide up the racecourse, with the throngs of racegoers cheering by the side of the course, the hairs on my neck always tingle. It’s at that moment I am proudest.

The Queen loves this meeting and we want to make it the best it can be for her. The first year, I had no idea I would be presented and that I would have to learn to curtsy; which is more than a simple bob. The CEO, who was male, ended up having to show me how it was done and I’m aware of his eyes, along with my Mum, watching me every year. (The trick is to put your leg back further and go deeper than you think.)

Ascot gets bigger and better every year. What can we expect in 2019?

I want you to walk away thinking Ascot was better than ever, but you won’t necessarily be able to put your finger on it: it may be that we have improved the walkways, put different types of planting, different decorations or added more furniture. New for 2019, we have bought in celebrity chefs Raymond Blanc, Phil Howard and Ollie Debbous to our restaurants and introduced afternoon tea by Eric Lanier.

The Village Enclosure is doubling in size and is Ascot’s take on a festival with lots of music.

Sports marketing is traditionally maledominated. What advice would you give to women in the work place?

You can’t have it all. In my experience, you have to be prepared to make compromises. Bringing up children, you may have to pull back on your work or have proper childcare. Don’t feel you have to apologise for either route. Women’s rights are very strongly protected in the workplace therefore my advice is to stay working and get support and help. Don’t allow the fact that you have children stop you from promoting yourself.

For race-goers and television audiences, fashion is very much a part of the Ascot experience.

You attend each day of Royal Ascot in something amazing; what’s your secret?

Becky Patsianas, in personal shopping at Bentalls, is my go-to person. I need five entirely different outfits and she keeps a record of everything I wear and ensures I reuse pieces from years before.

Of course, I go to Becky saying I’ll only buy one new outfit and I come out with two or three - it’s definitely a perk of the job. The ladies who work at Ascot borrow and share hats, but we also need bags, shoes, tights and jewellery. I generally wear nude shoes, like the Duchess of Cambridge, but not as high as hers. Finally, I send photos of the outfits to a good friend, Claudia Bradby, and she lends me jewellery - and then I feel dressed.

Any racing tips?

I wouldn’t bet against Stradivarius in the Gold Cup. Royal Ascot: Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd June.

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en still dominate the restaurant industry. Only four women run restaurants have made it to the top in World’s 50 Best Restaurant 2018 awards. In the UK less than 25% of professional chefs are women and white men still very much rule the upper echelons of the restaurant industry and there are no black faces on the list and only a

handful of chefs from Asia. Is this due to the egomania that has made many badly behaving chefs into celebrities? Are the professional kitchens, at least the top ones, still sexist and racist places where aggressive management style is rewarded?

The picture looks a lot more balanced at our much loved local eateries and catering companies.

These five women have made it their way, and their food is definitely worth shouting about.

Victoria Peters Bachmanns Patisserie

An independent, French bistro in an idyllic setting with an intimate dining room and a secluded courtyard.

Regional French cooking, with nods to the influencing neighbours of Spain, Basque, northern Italy and North Africa.

The menu changes fortnightly with the Prix Fixe at £20 for the 3 courses.

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“My journey started in the catering classroom at secondary school, where I found an absolute joy for cooking. My passion for pastries and desserts truly began when I completed my work experience in the kitchen at Bachmanns Thames Ditton. Despite the industry being male dominated at the time I was keen to make my mark. After working 5 years as Chef de Partie of the pastry section, our team won the Craft Business of the Year Award at the BIA’s. I then progressed to shop manager at Bachmanns Weybridge. It’s amazing to see the business grow and the industry progress.”

bachmanns.co.uk 6 Criterion Buildings, Portsmouth Road, KT7 0SS 32 Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8DX

Bele Weiss owner Stein’s and Berlin restaurants

I had never envisaged becoming a restaurant owner. When I started Stein’s with my husband I was 37 and had a career as account manager in a large software business.

Stein’s was really initially a hobby for us – we missed our beer gardens from Munich. Thank God we started small with a little hut in Richmond with outdoor seating only. We immediately had a lot more turnover and a lot more costs and work than we had planned. It was hard to deal with staff who knew more than we did – especially chefs and managers, but over the years you learn and become more confident. The success of the first two made us want to expand and we opened Berlin in Kensington last October.

stein-s.com Stein’s Richmond, Richmond Towpath, TW10 6UX Stein’s Kingston, 56 High Street, KT1 1HN Berlin in Kensington, 51 Princes Gate, Entrance on Exhibition Road, SW7 2PH

Charlotte Salaman co-owner, The Wych Elm, Kingston I ran my own design and marketing business for 20 years, 10 years ago I changed path for the food and drink business joining my husband Michael Pearson at The Canbury Arms. Our sole focus now is The Wych Elm, a traditional pub I co-own and have operated since 2014. As well as having a passion for food and drink, the many skills required in this job include sales, finance, design and marketing, PR, HR and event management, all ensure no day is the same and the business thrives. The highlights for me are the interaction with customers, local fundraising and our contribution to the community we serve. To succeed in this industry you need passion, compassion, determination, attention to detail, multi-tasking, team work, patience and sense of humour.

thewychelmkingston.com The Wych Elm, 93 Elm Road, Kingston, KT2 6HT

Charmaine Mace co-founder of Durban Street Food Both Charmaine and her husband Dave, also her business partner, have always enjoyed cooking and entertaining, often up to 50 people at their home, and have a real passion for good food. Last year they established Durban Street Food by doing a few markets, pop up restaurants, charity events and catering. Their curries, especially Bunny Chow, and Malva pudding (South African traditional dessert) have become great hits in London. Their dream of producing home cooked food, sold fresh or frozen, has finally become a reality and they are also opening a shop in New Malden and look forward to supplying those in a hurry wanting home cooked food, whether it’s vegan, vegetarian or meat dishes. Deliveries available too. Also catering (without serving) for small to large parties, staff meetings, etc.

Bhavna Rawla owner of Culinary

by Bhavna I am tea taster by profession and trained with Tetley in London. Outside my career as a tea taster, I have always been passionate about cooking and take great pride in offering my friends and family a varied and unique culinary experience. I worked with Benares London, a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, where I sourced and developed their tea and coffee menu. This experience coupled with my passion for cooking resulted in the creation of my own catering business, Culinary by Bhavna. Now I love working with my clients, tailoring the menus to their individual needs. culinarybybhavna.com Hyde Park, London bhavna@rawla.com

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ichmond Hill Hotel, a rural retreat on London’s leafy doorstep, is undergoing a capital investment programme that will assert Richmond as a go to destination in 2019.

The Georgian townhouse is undergoing a multimillion pound refurbishment programme, which will see the Richmond hotel stand proud as a 144 bedroom property.

Having completed the modern wing of contemporary style bedrooms at the end of 2015, each of the 69 Georgian bedrooms, located in the main building are being individually designed with a nod to the local character, history and tradition of Richmond and will complement the contemporary ‘Hill Collection’ rooms. The interiors will draw upon existing characteristics to create clean line silhouettes and an overarching sense of tranquillity.

A Georgian colour palate has been used throughout and Richmond designer blacksmith Joshua de Lisle has been commissioned to create bespoke detailing in the bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms.

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et me tell you about Serena. Serena is 52 and over the last few months she’d been feeling in a real rut with her clothes. She was taking the easy option of wearing mostly black and grey. She wasn’t confident about her style and had a real fear of looking like mutton dressed as lamb.

After discussing her concerns over the phone, we arranged to meet at her home. She’d had a colour consultation with Colour Me Beautiful over ten years ago. Since this is based on hair colour, eyes and skin tone, I needed to check whether her colouring had changed. It had, which meant that a whole host of new colours now suit her.

Her colours had gone from ‘deep, soft, warm’ to ‘deep, clear, cool’, signalling a farewell to yellows, camels and oranges and a hello to hot pink, teal and pillar-box red.

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One of her clients, Clare Bramley, is keen to bestow the virtues of this amazing anti-ageing treatment.

Late last summer, to celebrate buying our dream cottage in the Cotswolds, we held a hog-roast for family and friends in our beautiful gardens. Documenting the event for future posterity, my father diligently photographed the day and kindly emailed us all the pictures a week later. I opened the email to find my mother staring back at me … surely not, she had been in France on that day! No, I looked again and recognised that slightly furrowed brow and the deep smile lines.

It was an ‘oh my god’ moment – it was ME.

session we talked and joked like old friends, until I drifted into a calm sleep. Half an hour later, with the needles out, I tentatively looked in the mirror – I was stunned. I still looked like me (phew!) but a better, more glowing and smooth me. A week later my husband commented on how fresh and well I looked.

It’s the best “me” time I can think of – she makes me look and feel like a million dollars.

Time to call Sasha.

I’d heard about Sasha’s cosmetic acupuncture work on the Richmond grapevine and wanting to mitigate any possible Wildensteinien comparisons, I picked a week my husband was away and booked myself in.

I’m not sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn’t what I found. Sasha’s calm, professional and thorough pre-treatment consultation instantly put me at ease. The actual facial “needle thing” was surprisingly painless and throughout the

Now I’m hooked – Sasha fixes my face and any other aches and pains I have. It’s the best “me” time I can think of – she makes me look and feel like a million dollars. I’m thinking of introducing my Mother…

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mental health

couch with Dr De-Stress On the

It must be love, love, love… What else could it be?

Dr Mariette Jansen

sking questions that make you think is an important part of my job. It is so easy to mix up love with something else. How would you answer this love and relationship quiz?

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I work really hard and it’s lovely that she doesn’t want me to do anything in the house.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is he just selfish and is she a martyr?

I am always looking to please him.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it insecurity and fear of losing him?

He always takes over when I am upset.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is he a rescuer, making me a victim?

I don’t know how she does it, but things always go her way.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it skilful manipulation?

She continuously checks on my health, giving me supplements and sending me to the gym.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it smothering?

We give each other space to pursue our own dreams.

It must be love, love, love.

Or are we being selfish?

I do everything to accommodate him.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it low self-esteem?

He knows so much and he always gives me the right advice.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is he domineering?

She texts me at least three times a day to tell me she loves me.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it covering insecurity?

She always criticises me so I do more and try my best.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it fear for rejection?

He can really put me down, but when he apologises I immediately forgive him.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it fear of confrontation?

I make the decisions for my partner all the time.

It must be love, love, love.

Or is it overstepping boundaries?

Just a few questions to make you think.

About others, yourself and your relationships.

To receive the full list of questions and relationship tips, text Darling and your email to 07967 717 131.

Dr Mariette Jansen, Dr De-Stress is a lifecoach, meditation teacher, EFT therapist, blogger, award winning and expert in helping women to take control of their lives, overcome anxiety and build confidence. drdestress.co.uk | mariette@drdestress.co.uk 21

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And they lived if only it was that simple

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eople may make the decision to move in together for all sorts of reasons. They don’t believe in marriage. They plan to get married somewhere down the line.

They’ve already been there, done that and they don’t want to go there again! Maybe they feel too young, or too old to marry. In the excitement, they often forget about the practical implications and what it really means to move in together.

There are a number of common myths about what moving in together really means. Here are just a few: Myth - “I am fine – I’ll have legal rights if we live together for at least two years”.

Myth - “The government will bring in changes soon”.

“...consider putting in place documentation to confirm what each of you has contributed, and what should happen in the unfortunate event of you separating.”

Reality - No matter how long you live together without entering into a marriage or civil partnership; if you separate you do not have the same legal protection as a married couple in England and Wales. There is no such thing as the ‘common law’ husband or wife.

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Reality - Unlike marriages and civil partnerships, which provide protection when people separate, the law for cohabiting couples is piecemeal and unreliable; it was not created with cohabiting couples in mind. The government, at this time, is taking no action to remedy this. For years family lawyers have been asking for reform in this area but nothing has come to pass. It is unlikely to do so given the many pressing issues that have to be dealt with at the current time.

Myth - “It will never happen to me!”.

Reality - Without wanting to sound cynical; one in three unmarried parents will split up before their child’s third birthday, compared to one in 17 married parents. And the likelihood of people separating is apparently even higher where there are no children from the relationship.

legal promo Myth - “Well, if we do separate I expect it will be quite straightforward”.

Reality - The current law that does apply to separating unmarried couples in England and Wales is a maze of contract, trust and property law, which would-be litigants enter at their peril.

Whilst the tills ring for lawyers, expensive litigation guarantees a sizeable dent in the financial assets which you are ultimately arguing about.

Myth - “… Surely I will get back what I put in financially?”.

Reality - This depends on whether any property you have bought as a couple is in joint names.

If it is, then the starting point would be that you jointly own that property on a 50/50 basis unless there is evidence to suggest something to the contrary.

If a property is purchased in the sole name of one person, then it will be presumed that the property solely belongs to them, again unless there is evidence to the contrary. It is very difficult to establish any financial interest in these situations.

Whilst the above sounds quite daunting, you shouldn’t be deterred from living together.

But, you should consider putting in place documentation to confirm what each of you has contributed, and what should happen in the unfortunate event of you separating.

One option is to execute a declaration of trust when buying any property. This will confirm contributions to the purchase price, purpose of the property, when the property should be sold, and division of the proceeds if you part.

This relates solely to the financial arrangements connected to the purchase of a property.

Another option is a cohabitation agreement. This can cover all aspects of your finances, your future together and your children, if you have any. It is the most comprehensive step you can take to invoke the protection of the law. You can tailor the contract to suit you, including making future changes, and it can cover any eventualities should you separate.

You will both need to take legal advice regarding either of the above documents. Provided the documents are properly executed, they should provide some clarity and certainty as to what

should happen should you separate. This would hopefully avoid unwanted legal proceedings to resolve any issues, which can be costly both emotionally and financially.

So whether you are planning to move in with your partner, or your son or daughter is about to do so, then good luck!

Just be aware before you share.

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“The BTLH simple model of investment interested me as there are no ongoing costs, guaranteed monthly rental income and tenancy management all in one. The company work on behalf of the client and not the vendors, from researching and sourcing quality properties all the way to completion.

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Bob Harris, Chair of Richmond May Ball with Vivien Harris, committee member, Richmond May

Celebrity guests Sara Stewart and Samantha Bond

Richmond prepares for an annual

MAY FESTIVITIES WEEKEND OF FUN ON THE GREEN

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he weekend gets off to a glamorous start on Friday 10th May with Richmond May Ball. Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th is the annual Richmond May Fair, bigger and better than ever before with over 100 stalls and fun for all the family. There is also a Book Picnic organised

by Arts Richmond on Sunday.

and silent auction, and there are always unusual and exclusive prizes, pledged by generous local businesses and individuals.

Tickets to the May Ball are selling fast, you are advised to book soon to be assured of a table!

Bob Harris, the longstanding Chairman of Richmond May Ball and his committee are delighted to be organising this year’s Ball in conjunction with Be Richmond, the ‘brand persona’ of the Richmond Business Improvement District (BID), an alliance of over 300 businesses based in Richmond town centre.

The first Richmond May Ball raised £2000 in for the Star and Garter Home, it’s now a prestigious event for nearly 500 people, which raised £80,000 last year. This year’s target is a whopping £100,000. The glamorous event attracts local celebrities and residents who are entertained by a live band, casino, photo booth, carousel, Bucking Bronco and, by popular demand, the Vodka Luge is returning this year and there will be impressive circus style entertainment during dinner too. A vital part of the funds are raised with an auction

Amanda Redman and John Culshaw

What started as an occasional event has since become one of the most important annual charity fundraisers in the Richmond calendar and the marquee has grown in both size and elegance. Over the years the Ball has raised over £1million for 20 local charities. Each year two local charities are chosen as beneficiaries. This year’s charities are; Shooting Star Children’s Hospices and The Vineyard Community Centre. Sponsors for this year’s Ball include Featherstone Leigh, Moore Blatch and Handelsbanken and discussions are underway with other local businesses to add to this list. richmondmayball.com

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education

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Inside Reed’s School with Mark Hoskins, Headmaster at Reed’s School in Cobham

Mark Hoskins has been Headmaster at Reed’s School since 2014. An independent school for boys from 11 to 18 and girls from 16 to 18, it prides itself on providing exceptional pastoral care along with the inspiration and motivation to exceed academically. Founded as a school for orphans in 1813 by Andrew Reed, to this day, around 10% of the 700 pupils are from families where the pupil has lost the support of one or both parents.

• What do you consider to be the essence of Reed’s?

It’s the community - the central mission of our Foundation inspires everyone in the Reed’s community, from staff to parents to pupils to alumni and, in so doing, creates a genuinely warm and nurturing school which is a privilege to be a part of.

• What is the Reed’s ethos and how do you prepare pupils for life after education?

Our ethos is simple: to produce happy children through an environment that promotes their self-confidence and self-esteem. Through superb teachers, excellent facilities and the countless opportunities on offer at Reed’s, we realise not only the academic potential of our pupils, but also develop their character. I feel that this is what ultimately prepares them for the future.

• What is the best part of your job?

The best part of my job is speaking with the pupils, watching their progress and sharing, in a small way, in their challenges and achievements. I am exceptionally proud of the fact that they are wellrounded, compassionate, and personable. I find constant inspiration by what I learn from them, and how they support one another.

• What would you change about the current education system?

I would like to dismantle it and start again! It’s baffling that debate around the future of education misses the fundamental point; that we have a system predicated on failing a large proportion of our children. Many leave school knowing only what they ‘can’t do’ . This is scandalous and a huge loss in human potential. We should have a system that finds out what children can do and rewards them for it. An ideology at the heart of everything we do at Reed’s.

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Breck’s Last Game The tragedy that’s inspiring change. Holly Candlish speaks to Lorin LaFave, Breck’s mother

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reck Brednar, aged 14, was killed by an online predator.

The murder happened five years ago, but with police estimates of over 100,000 online predators in the UK, it’s not a story that’s going away. Holly Candlish met with Breck’s mother, Lorin LaFave, to talk about the Breck Foundation, an organisation promoting safer web use.

“There are times when I want to run into a cave and never tell this story again,” says Lorin LeFave, dignified and admirably calm as she relates the harrowing tale of her son, Breck.

“I was devastated when my father died, but I wasn’t responsible for him.

On the other hand, I was responsible for Breck. That’s our ultimate goal as a parent - to protect our children and I can’t forgive myself for failing.”

“I believe every child will be contacted online by someone who would cause them harm.

The starting point is to educate ourselves about what exploitation, manipulation and grooming looks like.”

In February 2014, Lorin’s 14-yr-old son, Breck, from Caterham Surrey, was groomed and brutally murdered by Lewis Daynes.

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18 year old Daynes ran a gaming server where he befriended boys and dazzled them with stories of his computer expertise and international travel, claiming to run a tech company. After gaining Breck’s trust by chatting to him for an extended period, he began telling him a series of lies, turning him against family and friends.

Daynes then lured Breck to his flat, saying he wanted to give him a job at his fictitious company, which he claimed could earn the schoolboy millions of pounds. When Breck arrived, Daynes sexually assaulted him and killed him. Lorin was devastated, especially as she had previously flagged her concerns to the police, his school and other parents of the gaming group.

“The local police failed to pass on my suspicions to the relevant police department - which had an existing file on Daynes; the school didn’t have an appreciation of the growth of internet grooming; and when a group of parents blocked our children from using the gaming forum, Breck’s killer circumnavigated the ban by sending him an expensive phone as a present.”

header As the background of the story came out during the police investigation, the overwhelming lack of awareness motivated Lorin to set up a charity. “Two weeks after Breck was killed I sat my three children down in the living room and said I had to have something good come out of this: because Breck was innately good. Inspired

by Breck, I set up a charity devoted to warning children about the dangers of grooming, and persuading them to be the person who reports it to someone when they see it.” Since then, she has worked tirelessly to achieve that goal.

So what are the warning signs and what action should we take? Lorin says “I believe every child will be contacted online by someone who would cause them harm. The starting point is to educate ourselves about what exploitation, manipulation and grooming looks like. Watch out for pulling away, and personality changes.

Also, being isolated from their friends - if it doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t. Breck was being given presents, isolated by the predator, taken to another game and started to view the online friend as his only friend. If you think there’s manipulation or control relating to online activity, go and talk formally to someone trained in safeguarding at school so there’s a record. The school can start to build a picture and then take it to CEOP, the child exploitation arm of the national crime agency with access to criminal records. Report and re-report and if you’re not happy, contact CEOP direct. Police say that 90% of the time if a parent has got to the stage of reporting something, then there’s something to it.”

The foundation has exceeded her expectations and Lorin travels the UK training police, educators, health practitioners, parents and school children. She has been recognised by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and advises the NSPCC and Downing Street. The extent of her success is borne out by the changing attitudes of schools and police. Both institutions have embraced Lorin’s crusade, so much so that four major police forces have funded a video, Breck’s Last Game, which is now available to schools alongside well-crafted lesson plans. “Just as we teach children how to cross the road, not to talk to strangers in the street, we need to understand that everyone online is a stranger. Breck never got those messages, never heard words like exploitation and predator, they didn’t use that terminology.”

Lorin LaFave and her son, Breck Brednar.

Five years later, something good has come out of her son’s death, with more young people aware of online dangers. Lorin is also slowly recovering.

“The hurt will never go away, and I think about Breck daily. But there is a fundraising ball to organise, a play of Breck’s life to produce and this year I’ve been able to celebrate the holidays, because my three children don’t deserve to see me sad their whole lives.”

To enquire abou the fundraising ball, or to get a copy of the video and lesson plans contact: admin@breckfoundation.org

BRECK’S PRINCIPLES Be aware Opening files from

people you don’t know can lead to problems

Report it Tell a trusted parent if

something is making you or a friend uncomfortable

Educate Someone might lie about who they are online

Communicate Online friends are strangers. Never meet up with them alone

Keep Safe Don’t give out personal information

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hen you’re choosing a new kitchen for your home it’s important to think carefully about what you want and need this space to provide, which is why many people opt for a bespoke design rather than

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buying something off-the-shelf.

Not only does this give you more freedom of choice and a higher quality of materials and finish, you also enjoy a more personal level of service. So once you’ve chosen to go bespoke, how do you maximise your investment?

A kitchen isn’t just a room where food is prepared, it’s also a social space that can be designed around lives of the people who live there. Somewhere that looks beautiful, is built to last, and allows the people in your life to come together and eat,

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One of London’s hidden gems

Dorich House Museum The former studio home of the sculptor Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon. Richard Hare, a scholar of Russian art and literature. Visitors to the house, designed by Gordine in 1935, can enjoy her work in the setting in which it was created and view their unique Imperial Russian art collection.

Photography by Ellie Laycock

SPRING AND SUMMER 2019 PROGRAMME RUSSIAN COLLECTION TOUR WITH DR LOUISE HARDIMAN Friday 10 May, 11.00am

DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM SUMMER GARDEN PARTY Friday 7 June, 6-9pm

A tour of the art collection at Dorich House, led by Dr Louise Hardiman MA (London) PhD (Cantab).

Alongside writing and lecturing as an independent scholar, Louise has worked as a research assistant on ‘Russomania: British Modernism and the Translation of Russian Culture’ at Oxford University, and as a consultant to Watts Gallery on the exhibition ‘A Russian Fairy Tale: The Art and Craft of Elena Polenova’.

She was recently advisor to BBC4 on the documentary ‘Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia’ with Lucy Worsley (2016). In 2017 she was a postdoctoral Fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre, and is currently working on her book on the history of Russian art in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

For tickets, please email: dorichhousemuseum@kingston.ac.uk

Refreshments and live music to celebrate the conclusion of the Studio Residency with artist Hen Coleman. Dorich House Museum and The Stanley Picker Gallery will be taking part Kingston Artists Open Studios weekends on 8 and 15 June and local artists will be present at the garden party.

Artist in Residence: Hen Coleman BLACK WOOD March – July 2019

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 13th and 22nd September OPEN HOUSE LONDON Saturday 21 September, 11am-5pm

The Studio Cafe. Photo by Ellie Laycock

An artist and printmaker, a graduate of Farnham with a Masters in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art, London (2006) wit a studio practice based in Oxfordshire.

Her residency, Black Wood, will involve making a body of work from charcoal using a variety of woods from the museum gardens and surrounding Richmond Park. The work will also include a sound archive recorded while walking through the park and gardens. The resulting landscapes within Dora Gordine’s studio will form a re-interpretation of the building’s natural surroundings.

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Spring Fever with Bridge Guru Paul Mendelson The Surrey Schools Championships filled the Roehampton Club this spring with a hundred bridge players under the age of eighteen, all enthused to compete and enjoy this wonderful game. KCS Wimbledon took home the garlands. Although some were less experienced, many declarers proved that they had their wits about them…

North S 954 H AK10 D Q862 C A104

♠ West S 2 H 7654 D KJ74 C KQJ5

South S KQJ10876 H Q9 D 103 C 96

♦ Dealer South N E 1C NB 1NT NB

N/S Game S 1S 4S

♥ East S A3 H J832 D A95 C 8732

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W NB

North’s 1C was artificial and his 1NT rebid showed 12-14pts. South ambitiously, but correctly, jumped to game. West led K♣ and declarer realised that he faced four losers: a club, two diamonds and the ace of trumps. South won with dummy’s A♣ and then made the key plays: he played 10♥ to his Q♥, then 9♥ back to dummy’s A♥. Next, he laid down K♥ and discarded 9♣ from his hand. Then, and only then, was it safe to draw trumps.

Even for experienced players, the temptation to play too quickly at trick 1 can be overwhelming, yet this is the time when both declarer and defenders must take their time, analyzing the dummy, the lead, recalling the bidding and forming some kind of basic plan to make or break the contract. aceoftrumps.com

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GAME OF STONES With tavern stops, follow clues and riddles through graveyards, alleyways and market squares on a magical journey across historic Kingston.

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BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Cyril Davies Tribute with the Alan Glen/John O’Leary All-Stars + Guests, Thu 21 March Powerjam, Twickenham’s only notfor-profit Rock & Pop band workshops, presents its talented young bands for a real “club night out”, Wed 27 March The Deputies album launch party – Eel Pie Special!, Thu 28 March The Troy Redfern Band, Thu 18 April Atomic Rooster, Thu 2 May eelpieclub.com

An annual celebration of musicmaking: choral, instrumental, orchestral, opera, jazz and film events with international stars and local groups and schools performing at venues across Barnes. barnesmusicfestival.com ST PATRICK’S DAY AT THE WHARF TEDDINGTON Irish Three Course Dinner and Live Music, Sat 16 March, from 7pm thewharfteddington.com ORANGE TREE THEATRE Blood Know, 8 March - 20 April Kieran Hodgson, 24 March Wendy Cope, 7 April Our of Water, 27 April - 1 June Allegri Quartet, until 30 June orangetreetheatre.co.uk MARY WALLACE THEATRE All My Sons, 23 - 30 March Kindly Leave the Stage, 27 April - 4 May richmondshakespeare.org.uk

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RICHMOND THEATRE The Lady Vanishes, 11 - 16 March Trust Fast Health with Dr Michael Mosley, 18 March Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners, 31 March BalletBoyz - Them/Us, 6 - 7 April The Guilty Feminist - Live, 11 May Admissions, 27 May - 1 June Courses: Creative Writing Spring Term, 12 March Mini Musical and Musical Spring Term, 30 March Adult Singing Spring Term, 1 April Youth Theatre Spring Term, 1 April. For full listing and tickets go to atgtickets.com RICHMOND GREEN Richmond May Ball, Fri 10 May Richmond May Fair Sat 11 - Sun 12 May Arts Richmond Book Picnic Sun 12 May berichmondmayfair.london richmondmayball.com

ROSE THEATRE Rebus: Long Shadows, Tue 12 - Sat 16 March Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Tue 23 April - Sun 12 May Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Tue 21 May rosetheatrekingston.org MICHAEL FRAYN THEATRE NT Live The Tragedy of King Richard II, Wed 13 March Kendall Mountain Festival Tour with Anna McDuff, Sat 16 March All About Eve, Thu 11 April michaelfrayntheatre.com

in Kingston, Richmond, Teddington and Twickenham LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE Kids’ Art Club, 5-11 years Sat 9 March, 10am - 12pm Men’s Singing Workshop, Sat 9 March, 10am - 12pm An evening with John Illsley - the Life and Times of Dire Straits,Thur 14 and Fri 15 March The Momentum Children’s Charity 15th Anniversary Opera Gala with Lesley Garrett, Sun 17 March Richmond and Twickenham Photographic Society Annual Exhibition, Thu 11 - Mon 22 April Twickenham Art Circle Spring Exhibition, Sat 27 - Sun 28 April Stacey Kent - I Know I Dream, Sun 5 May landmarkartscentre.org NORMANSFIELD THEATRE Madame Butterfly, Sun 17 March, 7:30 - 9:30p Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, Fri 22 March, 7:30pm and Sun 24 March, 6pm Shakespeare In Song, Mon 30 March, 2:30pm and 7:30pm Rigoletto, Sat 11 May, 7:30 - 9:30pm Handel, Sun 12 May, 7 - 9:30pm RICHMOND FILM SOCIETY Journey through European cinema, Mon 11 March. 7-9pm Faces, Places. Tue 2 April, 8pm Sweet Country. Tue 16 April, 8pm Truman (Spain), Tue 30 April, 8pm exchangetwickenham.co.uk

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Act Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew Wed 17 April, 10:30am - 4:30pm kew.org THE SURREY FOOD FESTIVAL Old Dear Park. Sat 27 - Sun 28 April surreyfoodfestival.com

Richmond Foodies market, Sat 11am - 4pm Richmond Artisan market, Sun 10:30am - 5pm duckpondmarket.com/richmond TWICKENHAM FARMERS MARKET

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Every Sat 9am-1pm Holly Road car park, TW1 4HF lfm.org.uk

Events Sat 4 - Sun 19 May surbitonfoodfestival.org

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ONE PAVED COURT Peter Smith, 6 - 17 March Sandra Beccarelli, 20 - 31 March onepavedcourt.co.uk ORLEANS HOUSE GALLERY Talks on Tue 1:15 - 2:30pm Influences from the East, Tue 12 March The Picturesque and the Gardenesque, Tue 19 March Mythological Gardens & Landscapes, Tue 26 March Children’s Art Club, Wed and Thur orleanshousegallery.org HAMPTON COURT PALACE Royal Tennis at Hampton Court Palace Tennis Club Mon 1 April - Thurs 31 Oct hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace

TEDDINGTON THEATRE CLUB

RICHMOND OPERA

Lillies on the Land, Sun 3 - Sat 9 Mar Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Sun 5 - Sat 11 May Handbagged, Sat 18 - Fri 24 May teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk

Music Handel wrote himself and heard during his 47 years in London Normansfield Theatre, Teddington Sun 12 May, 7pm richmondopera.org.uk

THE CRYSTAL BALL

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Celebrating 15 years of Momentum Children’s Charity Sat 11 May at The Hurlingham Club Tickets: 0208 974 5931 info@moment-um.org moment-um.org

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Ham Parade Plastic free market, take your own bags.

First Sat of the month, 10am-2pm hamparademarket.org ALEXANDER POPE’S GROTTO OPEN DAYS Sat 16 March - Sat 22 June, 10-12:30 ticketsource.co.uk/popesgrotto ARTS RICHMOND The Young Writers Festival Awards Ceremony Sun 22 March, 2pm Exchange Twickenham DIANA ARMFIELD DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION COMPETITION EXHIBITION Sun 5 and Wed 15March Landmark Arts Centre artsrichmond.org.uk SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL LONDON EDITION Mon 20 May - Sun 2 June Picturehouse Central spotlight.picturehouses.com/ news/sundance-film-festival2019-london

The Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard Wed 20 - Sat 23 March thebarntheatremolesey.co.uk/ boxoffice

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point of view

TAKE A WALK on the wild side

Lyndsay Russell

T

his weekend, I hand-held four baby wood-pigeons, watched a fox have an emergency operation, cradled a hedgehog who had been hedge-strimmered of its spines, and witnessed an on-the-mend hawk demolish its prey. And that was just my first Sunday afternoon volunteering at Wildlife Aid, Leatherhead.

This certainly beat a lazy afternoon at home watching Netflix, begging my spoilt, fair-weather cat for affection in between his opulent meals.

If you’re the kind of person who melts at Youtube videos of little furry critters, then why not train up and join us? The hospital is looking for Weekend Volunteers to work some shifts, and Darling Readers with soft hearts and strong stomaches should apply. The latter is needed when some patients inevitably die - in my case, a wood pigeon ‘dropped off his perch’ as I held him up for feeding. (My six-a-shift team mates told me it was the first time it had happened to a new volunteer - which made me feel better - and worse. I think they’ve already nicknamed me Nurse Death). Whatever, you have to deal with creatures being put to sleep on a regular basis, plus chopping up dead chick feed and mealworms. On the plus side, you work with some great people and hand rear the cutest creatures such as fluffy ducklings, hedgehogs, doves, squirrels…

Actually, not squirrels. This brings me to an urgent, serious point. PLEASE pay attention. Buried amid the Brexit nightmare like some insane immigrant ruling, our Government has pushed through an European Bill condemning any orphaned or injured grey squirrels to death because ‘they are an alien species’. In a month’s time, we will not be allowed to re-release any (there used to be a quota). Which means healthy babies will have to be ‘executed’ by our distraught vet who is used to saving them. All of us are gutted.

Forced to turn squirrels away or risk loosing our license, the hurt or orphaned will just die in appalling pain once people know Wildlife Charities can’t take them in. Please sign the petition. And maybe you could volunteer, or donate in any way you can? A fiver? Time, towels, your entire inheritance… whatever.

I know my column normally sets out to amuse, but I just can’t find the heart to make jokes about this. Ok, I’ll try; It’s nuts. And if you could cast a beady eye on the links below, that would be furry, furry nice of you. Thank you. wildlifeaid.org.uk https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235425

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