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Early Spring 2019

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Issue No. 163

February / March 2019

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Supporting older people in your neighbourhood Have you got the winter blues?

Winter, and particularly the month of February, is often associated with low mood, decreased energy and sluggishness. And while it’s normal for everyone to experience a bit of a slowdown at this time, if your feelings of low mood or stress are interfering with your day-to-day life it may be necessary to seek help.

If you are concerned about your mental or emotional wellbeing, it is a good idea to: • Visit your GP, to rule out any physical causes (e.g. seasonal affective disorder); • Consider counselling.

Could you be suffering from anxiety or depression?

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• Physical: racing heartbeat, nausea, sleep problems, feeling faint • Thoughts: unable to stop worrying, thinking you have lost control, thinking you are going crazy • Feelings: lack of confidence, lack of interest in things, feeling tense/ nervous, feeling overwhelmed • Behaviour: not wanting to leave the house, not wanting to take part in usual activities.

If you have been feeling down or sad most of the time for two weeks or more, and have lost interest in most things, you may be suffering from depression, and it is advisable to seek professional help.

How Age UK Surrey’s Counselling Service can help you Age UK Surrey provides an affordable Counselling Service available to anyone aged over 50 living within Surrey.

Counselling can take many forms and gives a safe, confidential space in which to discuss anything that is troubling you, without fear of judgement or unwanted advice.

Our Counselling Co-ordinator will talk to you initially and match you with a volunteer counsellor. Your counsellor will visit you in your own home, or if preferred another confidential place can be found.

We recommend an initial six sessions, and further sessions can be arranged as required. All of our counsellors are trained and adhere to the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) or The National Counselling Society.

Please note: If you are suffering from dementia, some of the symptoms are similar to those of depression, so a GP assessment is advisable.

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Hello Readers...

Happy New Year, and welcome to the Early Spring edition of The Link.

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Winter is well and truly with us, and gardens generally are lookings a bit bleak. If you want some ideas on how to brighten your's up, have a look at Foliation's article on page 22, which has plenty of hints and tips on how to get a bit of colour and movement back into your garden.

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AGE UK

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RSPB CROYDEN

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VET ON THE HILL

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OLD COULSDON CAMERA CLUB

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CLUBS & GROUPS

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SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST

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COLOUR & MOVEMENT IN THE GARDEN

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DINING: SOUTH BANK STYLE

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RECIPE OF THE MONTH

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BIRDS IN A BEAR MOVEMENT

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CATERHAM & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YOU!

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COMMUNITY CONTACTS

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WHAT'S ON IN FEBRUARY & MARCH

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PURLEY CROSS INFORMATION CENTRE

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PYRACANTHA FIRETHORN

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ROTARY CLUB OF CATERHAM

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COFFEE BREAK

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The RSPB Croydon Local Group

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Free refreshments. A selection of RSPB goods, nuts & seeds are on sale.

Parking limited on site but free in adjacent roads.

64 & 433 buses stop nearby in Croham Road.

Monday February 11h 2019 “The Narbonnaise Regional Park” This new park is fast becoming a major European birdwatching destination, as will be explained by Philippa Benson. It includes a very wide range of different habitats within a relatively small area. Due to its location on the western Mediterranean flyway, nearly 40% of the Western Palearctic species can be seen there.

Monday March 11th 2019 “A Birding Journey through Mallorca” We welcome Len Clark to take us on a journey to a destination much visited by UK trippers – Mallorca.

Following his tour of Western Spain a while back we know that we shall be well entertained by the hidden treasures on this somewhat maligned island.

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Kidney Disease in Cats

article by Gemma Ainsworth RVN

This month, veterinary nurse Gemma Ainsworth RVN, discusses feline kidney disease.

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A loss of function in the kidneys is generally unnoticeable until about two thirds to three quarters of the tissue of both kidneys is no longer functioning.

The kidneys have many functions, including: • Filtering the blood to remove toxins and waste products produced during metabolism

• Concentrating urine by returning water to the body and maintaining the body’s water, electrolyte and acid balance • Regulating and maintaining normal blood pressure • Producing a hormone (erythropoietin) that stimulates red blood cell production CKD is an inability of the kidneys to perform these functions sufficiently. In pets with CKD the kidneys slowly loose their ability to retain water in the body and to filter harmful waste materials out of the blood. As a result, waste products build up in

the blood causing complications and making them feel ill.

Although CKD is not curable or reversible, appropriate support and treatment can both increase quality of life and prolong life by slowing down the progression of the disease.

Initial clinical signs of CKD are often very subtle and mild, gradually getting worse over a long period of time. Clinical signs can include: • Weight loss • Muscle wastage • Poor appetite • Lethargy and weakness • Increased thirst & Increased urination • Inappropriate urination outside of the litterbox • Poor coat • Nausea and vomiting • Diarrhoea or constipation

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A diagnosis of CKD is commonly made by analysing blood and urine samples. Blood tests may also show any important complications that have developed as a result of CKD. Treatment is aimed at supporting kidney function and minimising the complications of

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We hold regular social events, workshops and weekend breaks too the disease. The intention is to reduce the workload of the kidneys, treat secondary problems and improve the quality of life for your pet.

Diet is extremely important in cats with CKD as it can improve quality of life and slow progression of the disease; formulated kidney diets are therefore recommended. The three main considerations are water intake, protein content and low phosphate content. Studies have shown that cats with CKD fed a diet formulated for kidney disease had significant reductions in clinical signs and lived longer than those fed a standard diet.

If you suspect your pet may have kidney disease or is showing any of the clinical signs above, please contact your vet clinic and ask for advice.

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Pulling in behind him, the trooper got out of his vehicle and walked up to the Corvette. He looked at his watch, then said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a new reason for speeding - a reason I've never before heard - I'll let you go."

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by Claire Gibbs, Senior Ecologist, Surrey Wildlife Trust

"Already now the snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of th'unripen'd year" Anna Laetitia Barbauld, “The Snowdrop” (1835)

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n the depths of winter when the land is cold and barren and it feels as though spring will never return, one beautiful, delicate plant brings us hope.

According to the old proverb, “The snowdrop in purest white array, first rears her head on Candlemas Day.” Candlemas Day is 2nd February; however these days snowdrops are flowering much earlier. Kew Gardens, which has been

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monitoring the first appearance of snowdrops over many years, has found that since the 1990s, they have commonly appeared in January.

Legend has it that the snowdrop became a symbol of hope when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. An angel appeared to Eve just as she was about to despair that the cold winters would ever end. The

angel created snowdrop flowers out of snowflakes, symbolising that winter was giving way to spring.

Although most of us consider the snowdrop to be a wild flower, it is not a native species to our shores.

It was first known in cultivation in Britain in 1597 and not recorded in the wild until 1778. However, with its grey-green linear leaves and drooping solitary white

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If you’re looking for something inspiring to do this February, why not take part in one of the Trust’s wild courses, walks, talks or family events – there are plenty to choose from! For more information or to book events visit surreywildlifetrust.org/events.

Craft Workshop: Mixed Media Postcards Saturday 9th February 10am - 3pm

An introductory workshop, with Internationally recognised artist Cas Holmes, on how to use everyday materials to create small art pieces to reflect our connection to the landscape and nature: using small cards, textiles and images to develop mixed media pieces.

Location: Nower Wood Educational Nature Reserve, Mill Way, Leatherhead KT22 8QA flowers, it is a widely naturalised and much-loved part of our flora. It can be found in lightly shaded, damp woods and on river banks and road verges, as well as in churchyards, parks and gardens throughout the UK.

Booking essential: members £60, non-members £72

The snowdrop’s Latin name Galanthus nivalis means ‘milk flower of the snow’. Growing from bulbs, they are able to survive the cold winter months and flower early in the year. The tips of their leaves are hardened so that they can push through frozen soil.

They even contain a natural anti-freeze which was harvested during the First World War to make antifreeze for tanks!

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Flowering so early, snowdrops can be an important food source for insects such as flies and bees.

However, their outer petals only open to reveal the nectar when the temperature reaches 10°C. This coincides nicely with bumblebees which only come out of hibernation when the temperature rises above 10°C. However, due to the scarcity of pollinating insects at this time of year, snowdrops spread mainly by bulb division.

The snowdrop has traditionally been used in medicine as a painkiller. More recently, a naturally occurring substance within the bulb (galantamine), has been shown to reverse some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps this makes the snowdrop even more deserving of its reputation as the flower of hope.

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Meeting point: Newlands Corner, Shere Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8SE Booking essential: £5 per person. Please book a place for each person attending the event.

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Introductory Guide & Application Tuesday 12th February 10am - 3pm

Teacher, surveyor or simply enthusiastic about capturing and manipulating data, then it is vital that you know about GIS. This introductory course will explain how and why it is such an important tool when analysing data.

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Forest School Training Taster Morning Saturday 16th February 9.30am - 12.30pm

Have a go at some of Forest School activities and discover the benefits of learning through play in the outdoors. Talk to our experienced trainers about our range of Forest School training courses and how to develop programmes in your nursery, school, youth group.

Location: Nower Wood Educational Nature Reserve, Mill Way, Leatherhead KT22 8QA Booking essential: £26 Wild Rangers Conservation Club Wednesday 20th February 9:30am - 4pm

Give teenagers the chance to become a woodland manager for a day and help us to manage our ancient woodland getting stuck in with conservation tasks, using tools, whittling with a knife and lighting fires.

Location: Nower Wood Educational Nature Reserve, Mill Way, Leatherhead KT22 8QA Booking essential: members £35, non-members £40 Wild Explorers Holiday Club Thursday 21st February 9:30am - 4pm

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around, coloured windmills, certain plants that move in the wind such as bamboo. These can all bring interesting aspects to an otherwise dull winter garden.

Creating Your Garden Paradise article by Jonathan Bishop

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ow that the winter is really hitting it is always nice getting some colour into your garden and also some movement.

A bit of movement and the odd bits of colour are really good at this time of year.

For colour you will be looking at winter stemmed plants, such as the colour stemmed dogwoods in the genus Cornus. Cornus varieties come in a range of colours from lime

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yellows to fiery oranges and reds.

You can also enhance the winter garden by adding interesting leaf shapes, such as Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax). These structural plants have very interesting, large, strap-like leaves that come in deep reddish/purples through to whites and creams.

Getting movement into a garden can be achieved with very little effort.

For example: weather vanes moving

Sound is another important element to consider in the winter landscape.

Water features are usually turned off at this time of year and wildlife has diminished in numbers and may be in hibernation. Having wind chimes can be used to add some sound and is also interesting as a feature to look out onto from a window. When placing chimes or bird feeders think about where you will best be able to view them from inside the house.

Wildlife is of course still with us through the winter months, and the birds in the winter are a very important feature of the garden, catching the eye as they flit ‘to and fro’. I feel a garden is not complete without the wistful, melancholic song of the robin, piercing a bright frosty morning. This is the time of year to feed them, but also to encourage them into the garden by providing plants that offer habitat and food. Pyracantha (Firethorn) is an excellent winter shrub for this purpose. Its barrier of thorns offers a

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safe refuge for our feathered friends from the winter elements and predators, but it also gives them a food source in the form of bright red or orange berries. If you grow shrubs and trees with winter berries, you may be lucky enough to have winter visitors such as Redwings drop in; these are a species of bird that journey in flocks all the way from Scandinavia to spend the winter here in the UK. They are beautiful birds, about the size of a blackbird, with various tones of brown plumage. You will see bright flashes of red on their underwings as they fly to and from your garden.

If you are putting up a new bird feeder try and site it close to dense shrubs and cover, so the birds have a natural place to hide from predators.

They will be more confident using it and you can gradually move the feeder closer to the house as they become used to it, you can even get them right up to the window. Put out a variety of foods to attract different

bird species. Mealworms for the robins, suet for the woodpeckers, thistle seed for the goldfinches and peanuts for the blue tits. Best of all have a varied garden: gardens in themselves feed, nourish and house wildlife. It is also a good time of year to clean out old nest boxes, but pop them back up straight away as it has been found by the British Trust for Ornithology that many birds prefer roosting in boxes and cavities in gardens on cold winter nights. Wrens and house sparrows will fluff up their feathers and bed down together, whereas blue tits are more solitary sleepers.

Colour is often lacking from the garden in winter and you can add some back in a couple of ways. It is a good idea to photograph your garden throughout the year. You can then pick places for planting in the summer where you know you will need the colour in the winter. One way to add colour is to plant up duller areas, for

example under trees, with spring bulbs. This seems to have gone out of fashion in recent years, but planting up areas in October with spring bulbs can result in a succession of colour from late January through to April. Snowdrops, Chionodoxa, Aconites and Crocus all provide bright colour very early in the year.

This is also a good time to paint fences, especially as the shrubs and herbaceous perennials have by now been pruned back away from fences.

There is a wide selection of coloured wood preservatives now available.

You can now get some very good quality plastic garden mirrors. You can use these to reflect light into other areas of the garden. You can also use them to brighten up duller areas; this is one of my top tips for the winter garden. If you combine them with art work, such as a statue or iron work, they have a very desirable effect.

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DINING: SOUTH BANK STYLE London’s South Bank has a lot to offer all ages; world-class attractions provide interest and fascination for the whole family. The London Eye, Royal Festival Hall, London Dungeon, Sea Life London Aquarium and much, much more are all extremely popular. Restaurants on the South Bank offer everything from a light snack, through brasserie-style grills, to full, top restaurant experiences.

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Tender Roast Duck with Citrus & Carrots Buying ready-prepared duck confit makes this luxurious meal for two really simple. Try it served with mashed potatoes and watercress.

INGREDIENTS 2 shop-bought duck confit legs 300g slim carrot, halved lengthways 4 garlic cloves, bashed in their skins 1 orange, half juiced, half cut into wedges 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 4 tbsp good chicken stock (you'll only need this if your duck doesn't come with any surrounding jelly) 2 or 3 bay leaves few thyme sprigs mashed potatoes and watercress, to serve

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METHOD yy Heat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan /gas 6. yy Scrape away any excess fat from the duck (you could keep this for duck fat potatoes), but keep any jelly. yy Put the carrots, garlic and orange wedges into a large roasting tin, then toss with the oil and season well. yy Season the duck legs, then sit them on top of the veg, skin-side up. Roast for 40 minutes until the carrots are tender and the duck is turning golden. yy Stir the citrus juice, vinegar and sugar together until the sugar dissolves. Pour over the veg, add the jellified duck or chicken stock, then tuck in the bay and thyme here and there. yy Roast for another 10 minutes until the carrots are surrounded with syrupy sauce and the duck is golden. yy Season the sauce to taste, then serve with mashed potatoes and watercress.

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anti-squirrel feeders I’ve ever found. And so the mystery continued.

For small birds the search for food, even in a mild winter, is urgent. A Blue Tit for example, weighing approximately 11g needs 1kcal per gram of body weight a day during winter, which is roughly the same as 300 insects. So it isn’t surprising that small birds will spend most of the available daylight hours foraging for food. Not surprising either, that garden feeders are so popular; they save both time and energy for a bird that is short on one and needs to conserve the other.

We have no bears in England, which leaves only one explanation to my vanishing bird food: a lesson on where the birds like to feed, and it’s not necessarily where you think.

he celebrations are over and we are all well and truly settled into the New Year. For most of us the Christmas/New Year turmoil is an annual highlight when everyday life is abnormal for a few days, although some of us are relieved when the frenzy in which every year ends dies and sanity once more prevails. For wildlife though Christmas is much the same as any winter day. Dawn is late, darkness falls early and in the few daylight hours in between, for those not hibernating, its a constant hunt for food.

A friend living in North Virginia, close to Middleburg, has had a similar mystery this autumn and winter. Like me, she was going through huge amounts of bird food and couldn’t understand why, until one morning she discovered an ominous footprint in the wet ground beneath the feeders: bear. She went straight to her neighbours to tell them what she had found. Oh, they said, we thought you knew. The bear comes early every morning and taps the feeders to get the food out before eating it.

article & photos by Geraldine Woods-Humphrey

Long winter nights have a profound effect on smaller birds. Blue and Great Tits are around 5% lighter at dawn than they were going to roost the night before.

During cold periods this weight loss is even greater and explains why the tiny wren is particularly hard hit in prolonged, very cold winters.

This year I’ve spread my feeders about more. Some I’ve hung from trees, others from the feeding stations.

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This has been a puzzle particularly as they are filled with the same foods: sunflower hearts and suet pellets.

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Happy New Year, Happy New You!

by Helen Mawson, BSc Hons, DIpM, BTAA, BAUK, KFRP

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How stress effects the body Stress affects everyone differently, and our coping mechanisms are also very different.

I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation so you can find out more about the therapies I practice and how they could help you.

We as humans are designed to be able to cope with a moderate amount of stress. Problems occur however when the stress we are experiencing is continuous and where there is no let up.

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As you can see minimising stress should be a priority for everyone, as it can have significant benefits to our health and well-being.

How Bowen effects the nervous system In a Bowen treatment we directly stimulate the nervous system by applying Bowen moves along the vertebral column; other moves applied on the body will also stimulate a response from the nervous system. We are trying to get the sympathetic nervous

system to calm down and the para-sympathetic system to fire up more easily which will help us to feel more balanced and less stressed.

In Bowen we also affect other structures and systems in the body such as: nerves, tendons, ligaments, muscles and the fascia. Many clients report that they feel a deep sense of relaxation during treatment and that this continues for several days after treatment also. Being in a more relaxed space allows the body to function much better and people feel much better in themselves and able to cope and deal with things much easier.

Health Kinesiology for restoring balance As a Kinesiologist I can quickly assess where stress is impacting upon a persons energy system, and this may well be connected to physical symptoms that are being experienced.

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imbalance and give indications on how this can be treated for the individual.

In Kinesiology I have a varied toolkit that can be used to bring back harmony and balance to body and mind.

Flower essences for emotional healing Flower remedies are very effective at helping with emotional problems or blocks at an emotional or psychological level.

Rescue Remedy is a well-known flower essence and is a combination essence from the Bach remedies developed by Doctor Edward Bach in the 1930s. There are many essences from the Bach set that I will often recommend for clients including: Mimulus - helps with any fears, specifically fears of known things.

Walnut - excellent for use when going through big changes in life.

Rock Rose - excellent for intense alarm or horror, this can be used after an accident or with fears and phobias.

Agrimony- after a quarrel or fight this remedy restores equilibrium quickly, it brings about a sense of peace and joy!

There are 38 Bach remedies in total. I prefer using Healing Herbs Bach remedies which are made as per the original procedure that Dr Bach set down.

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The importance of nutrition Nutritional changes can have a great effect on the body; eliminating foods that create more stress in the body in the way of inflammation for example, can impact significantly.

Alkalising the diet by removing acid forming foods and eating more alkaline foods can also be very beneficial.

Many nutritionists refer to the stomach as the second brain and so having good digestive health is very important.

Things like natural yogurt and probiotics including fermented foods like kefir and cider vinegar can greatly improve digestive health. Adding specific herbal remedies such as lemon balm St. John's wort and valerian as examples, can also be beneficial for some.

I can offer advice on this to support the hands-on therapy work I carry out in a session.

Taking time out Taking some time for you each week or each day can be very beneficial to health and wellbeing. Five or ten minutes spent alone either sitting or lying down and clearing the mind can have a significant benefit on health. It slows the heart rate and can calm the nervous system.

Meditation is also another wonderful way of clearing and calming the mind.

Energy techniques There are many techniques that

are used in Kinesiology that can help with stress and also help you to be happier, more confident, and focused. I share below one of my favourites.

Recalling the things that make you happy is a well-used and well-known technique used by many therapists in order to effect positive changes in body biochemistry.

Take 5 minutes right now: • Recall something that makes you smile. This could be a person, place a pet, or something enjoyable that has happened previously.

• Really get into thinking about whatever it is.

• Pay attention to how this feels in your body. Do you feel heat anywhere? Are you beginning to feel a warm glow in your solar plexus area? Is your breathing slowing down?

• Spend around two minutes thinking about whatever it is and experiencing how it makes you feel.

• Take your index finger and tap the space between your eyes whilst still thinking. Do this for around 30 seconds or more if it feels good.

This technique literally taps the thought and feeling in at a cellular level. The more you do this, the easier it will be to recall happy memories and your body will respond by relaxing. Several other significant and beneficial changes also occur in the body's biochemistry and hormonal system as a result of this exercise.

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What's on ... in February & March Friday 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd February Kenley Market Indoor market with lots of bargains, jewellery, clothes, toys, bric-a-brac, etc., with a cafe for you to have a cup of tea with a friend. Whether you want to come as a customer or a new stall holder, all are welcome. Come and find us at Kenley. 8.30am till midday. Free entrance. Stalls £10. Memorial Hall, Godstone Road, Kenley, CR8 5AB. Saturday 2nd February 25th Purley Scout Group Jumble Sale 1pm to 3pm at St. Mark's Church Hall, Church Road, Purley, CR8 3QQ. 50p Entry. Details www.facebook.com/events/350868268976705/.

Wednesday 6th February Munch with Music St John's Church, Caterham Valley. Ian Ritchie baritone and Esther Cavett piano. Admission Free - Donations welcome. Tea/Coffee from 12.15pm. Performance 12.45pm to 1.30pm.

You are invited to bring your own "Munch".

The next Munch with Music will be on Wednesday 6th March.

Saturday 9th to Sunday 24th February Chartwell - Family trail: Who was Winston Churchill?

Discover weird and wonderful stories about the man who made Chartwell famous. From animal impersonations to ransom notes, this trail will reveal the hidden man behind the cigar. Booking not needed. Children and dogs on leads welcome. 10am to 4pm. Tel: 01732 868381.

Chartwell, Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent TN16 1PS. Sunday 10th February Gatton Park - Open Garden for NGS Historic 260-acre estate in the Surrey Hills AONB. Capability Brown parkland with ancient oaks. Discover the Japanese garden, Victorian parterre and breathtaking views over the lake.

Seasonal highlights include displays of snowdrops and aconites. Ongoing restoration projects by the Gatton Trust. Admission £5, Children free.

Light refreshments in Gatton Hall. Soup and roll lunch and locally baked cake. Times:11am to 4pm. Tel: 01737 649068. Open for charity.

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Thursday 14th February The Arts Society Croydon Area Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15. All Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead. 14th February British neo-Romanticism. For further details please phone 02086572496 or email janice. brunger@outlook.com Saturday 23rd February Purley Indoor Boot Sale Indoor boot sale with a wide variety of bargain second-hand goods, jewellery, cheap antiques/ collectables and much, much more. 10am to 12noon. Buyers: 50p (early buyers from 9.30am: £3). Sellers: tables are provided and must be pre-booked. £15 each (plus £3 if you bring a clothes rail). To hire a table call: 07863 114850 or judywhittaker@hotmail.com. More info: www.adrian-frost.co.uk. St Mark’s Church Hall, Church Road, off Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3QQ. Tues 26th February to Saturday 2nd March Southern Counties Drama Festival Starting at 7.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7pm on Friday which is a youth night. It is a first round festival of the All-England Theatre Festival and consists of two or three one-act plays per night. The All-England Theatre Festival is the only national competition of one-act plays in performance and each evening there will be a variety of plays competing to go on to the Eastern Area Final. Your support is vital and the teams do appreciate performing to a good audience. Tickets £10 from www.barn theatreoxted.co.uk or tel: 01959 561811. Barn Theatre, 25 Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, RH8 0AA. Friday 1st March Westerham Brocante Vintage and Craft Fair with a French Flair! 8am to 2pm. FREE, Tel: 01959 563041. The Grasshopper Inn, Westerham Road (A25), Westerham, Kent, TN16 2EU. Friday 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd March Kenley Market Indoor market with lots of bargains, jewellery, clothes, toys, bric-a-brac, etc., with a cafe for you to have a cup of tea with a friend. Whether you want to come as a customer or a new stall holder, all are welcome. Come and find us at Kenley. 8.30am till midday. Free entrance. Stalls £10. Memorial Hall, Godstone Road, Kenley, CR8 5AB.

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Thursday 14th March The Arts Society Croydon Area Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15am. All Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead. 14th March Coronation Majesty, Myth, Music. For further details please phone 02086572496 or email janice.brunger@outlook.com Monday 4th March Ready for something new in 2019?

Try ZUMBA! Have fun, improve confidence and get fit, dancing to great music from around the world. All you need to bring is you and a bottle of water and for just £6 you can join the fun!

No need to book in advance. You can just turn up and go! Starts at 7.30pm till 8.30pm. Tel: 07974 383580.

Warlingham Rugby Club, Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, CR6 9RB. Friday 8th March Pirates of Penzance The Merry Opera returns to the Barn Theatre with an exuberant production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Buckle your swash and enjoy an evening packed full of sentimental pirates, blundering policemen, absurd adventures, improbable paradoxes - and realistic women.

Tickets from 01959 561811 or www.barntheatre oxted.co.uk. 7.45pm. £15. Barn Theatre, 25 Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0AA.

Hart Barn, Godstone Village, Godstone, RH9 8DT. Sunday 24th March Warlingham Spring Foraging Courses The woods near Croydon are plentiful in wild food; some of the best woods we have ever been foraging in. Meet at the Harrow; the course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. Then set off on a 2½ hour walk around Farleigh Common and the surrounding area, teaching you how to identify the different edible and poisonous spring shoots, plants, flowers and mushrooms. We stop along the way for refreshments. After the walk we will head back to the pub for a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day to help you remember what you've learned. 12pm - 3.30pm. Adults £45, under 16’s £22.50, under 12’s Free. Limited spaces available - please book your tickets online.

Tel: 01981 590 604. The Harrow Inn, 309 Farleigh Road, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9EL. https://www.wildfooduk.com/.

Saturday 16th March Simply Music Hall Back by popular demand are Wickham’s Wandering Olde Tyme Stagers who will be presenting Strictly Music Hall … Naughty but NICE! With a show that has never been seen before (at this price!) Book now, song sheets provided at no extra cost. Chairman Kevin Gauntlett promises a Comprehensive yet Cohesive Collection of Consummate Crime Carefully Contrived To Captivate The Connoisseur and Confuse The Castigators!

Tickets £12.50 (concs. £10) from tel: 01959 561811 or www.barntheatreoxted.co.uk. Barn Theatre, 25 Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0AA.

Saturday 30th March Spring Classics In support of Marie Curie. Ireland Downland Suite. Gjeilo The Ground (from Sunrise Mass).

Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs. Duruflé Requiem. Full of drama and energy. Ireland’s pictorial depiction, enshrining the composer's love for the Downs, is followed by Gjeilo’s The Ground based on a chorale from the last movement of his popular Sunrise Mass. After the interval, Vaughan Williams’ much-loved Five Mystical Songs. Duruflé’s powerful Requiem brings this stunning programme to fitting climax.

Standard Advanced £15, under 21’s £10. Premium Advanced £19. Includes complimentary programme and drink. Tel: 07775 735419. St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RN.

Saturday 23rd March Charity Quiz Night A charity quiz night to raise funds for Lions Charities organised by Caterham, Oxted and Godstone Lions Club. Teams of four. Supper included. Cash Bar (no BYO please). 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Tel: 01883 335945. White

COMPANY CLUB Welcomes lively over 45's to social events including theatre ,cinema, meals out, quizzes, barbeques, walks etc. New members evening - 1st Thursday of the month. Contact Linda 020 8668 1382, Glenn 020 656 9007, Shirley 020 8651 5835. www.companyclub.co.uk.

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hen my husband Michael, and I moved house, we noticed what we thought was an evergreen climbing plant scaling our neighbour's fence. It had long thorns and I thought I had seen similar before, so we looked in our flower and plant dictionary to find out what it was, but there were too many evergreens so we gave up.

round interest and colour to your garden.

The dark glossy foliage of Pyracantha makes a lovely backdrop for its lightly fragrant, small white flowers in late spring.

Knowing this we couldn't wait for Autumn.

When the month of May arrived, what a glorious surprise we had.

The climber was covered in masses of beautiful white blossom, and the bees and insects loved it. Each morning when we left our bungalow we could hear the bees buzzing away, working hard, collecting pollen. The flowers lasted for around two months, and then as suddenly as they came, they died back. Our thoughts were: that was that.

The dictionary described the Pyracantha as RHS AGM Firethorn, and what came next was literally fantastic. In October the plant was aglow with shiny orangered berries that would provide valuable winter food for wild birds, but at first none came near. Then one morning in November blackbirds, finches, jays, woodpeckers, sparrows and even the robins, came for a feed. What a beautiful sight, but what amused us most was to see the crazed antics of the birds fighting for the berries.

After searching through my plant dictionary a second time, we recognised that the plant was a Pyracantha, and was described as a tough and resilient evergreen shrub that is perfect for adding all year

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The Pyracantha is an unfussy, dependable, versatile, hardy shrub and makes a fabulous, low maintenance specimen for growing against walls and fences, and can grow very quickly up to 2.7m. The stems are strong and thorny and it makes an effective barrier against intruders. But beware, although the birds love Pyracantha berries, they are mildly poisonous as their seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides and can cause mild gastro-intestinal problems when eaten raw in large quantities. They are edible only when crushed and washed under running water, and can be made into jelly, which I have yet to try. article & photos by Pamela Green

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February Buds are swelling, leaves of herbaceous plants appear above the soil, green shoots are sprouting on deciduous shrubs and trees, signalling the arrival of Spring.

Some of the priority jobs that should be carried out in February, for the new growing season are as follows: • The soil in flower and vegetable beds should be broken down to a fine tilth and made ready for seed germination. Warming beds with glass or plastic will help to speed up the process.

• Bulbs (outdoors) – Divide or move overcrowded Snowdrops.

Plant corms of Anemone and Ranunculus tubers.

• Flowers for cutting – Sow Everlasting seeds.

• Fruit – Prune dormant young Peaches and Plums that are to be fan-trained. Protect blossoms from frost.

• Greenhouse – Sow summer bedding plants, Tomatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Lettuce in the greenhouse or under glass .

• Start off winter-stored dormant plants including Pelargoniums, Fuchsias and tuberous Begonias • Herbaceous Plants – Take cuttings of Dahlias and Delphiniums.

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• Clear established borders and fork in a dressing between plants.

gardener’s eight-month active season. Summarised below are the priority jobs of the month:

• Houseplants – Protect plants on window sills from frost.

Provide adequate humidity.

• Bulbs – Plant Gladioli corms and hardy Oxalis species.

• Lawns – Pierce soggy lawns with a fork at 15cms (6”) intervals and sprinkle a dressing.

• Fruit – The first fortnight of March, is the final time for planting fruit trees. Re-firm the soil around earlier plantings, secure ties and apply a mulch.

• Rock Gardens – Clear debris, loosen the surface and apply a top dressing with chippings.

• Greenhouse – Sow Alyssum, Aster, Marigold, Nemesia, Petunia and Stock.

• Roses- Double dig a bed and incorporate humus before planting new bushes. Cut off dead wood.

• Hedges – Plant evergreen or deciduous shrubs. On exposed sites protect newly planted hedges.

• Shrubs and Trees – Plant deciduous shrubs and ornamental trees. Prune summer and late flowering Clematis. Prune Wisteria and ornamental Grapevine.

• Herbaceous Plants – Lift & divide plants that are overgrown.

In a new border, plant hardy perennials to a matching colour scheme. Put in edging plants, including Pansies, Primulas and Violas.

• Water Gardens – Too many frogs can be a nuisance, but gently net and remove them.

• Wildlife – Clean bird baths, feeders and nesting boxes.

Continue to fill up containers with food and water.

March Lengthening days and warmer temperatures in March should induce plants to sprout and bloom. It is the start of the

• Houseplants – Increase watering and feed plants more frequently.

Inspect plants and where necessary, transfer to pots one size larger.

• Lawns – Sweep, lightly roll and rake the lawn before mowing.

Prepare the ground for a new lawn, either seed-sown or turfed.

• Patios and Window boxes – Inspect all existing plants and

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• Rock Gardens – Replace winter casualties with newly acquired specimens. Ensure that the drainage is satisfactory.

• Roses – Prune established Roses according to the variety. Prune new bushes before planting.

• Shrubs & Trees – Syringe Camellias with water to prevent frost damage. Protect Chaenomeles Japonica from bud-ravaging birds. Start a mulching programme.

• Vegetables – Prepare the soil now to have it ready for an early start with vegetables. Sow successional crops of Broad Beans, Early Peas, Carrots, Endive, Lettuce, Parsnip, Spinach and Turnips thinly in freshly prepared soil in a nursery bed, in shallow drills. Glass and plastic cover will speed up germination. Brassicas, Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower and Leeks can also be sown. Practice Rotation of crops.

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MUNITY COM CONTACTS

CHILD PROTECTION HELPLINE Tel: 0800 800 500

AGE UK SURREY Tel: 01483 503414

CHILDLINE Tel: 0800 1111

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CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Tel: 03444 111 444 SAMARITANS Tel: 0845 790 9090

EMERGENCY SERVICES POLICE FIRE AMBULANCE Emergency: 999

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SURREY POLICE HQ Tel: 101 or 01483 571212

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said “It is a matter of great pride to see ourselves working so well together with Caterham Rotary in order to supply our local community with a better service at their treasured local hospital”.

Race Night benefits Caterham Dene Hospital

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aterham Rotary and the League of Friends of Caterham Dene Hospital recently pooled their resources and skills to arrange and organise a charity “Race Night” before Christmas. The event was designed to raise funds to purchase specific equipment for the Caterham Dene Hospital, as well as providing a fun and enjoyable evening for the people attending.

The event raised £1,800 and after consultation with First Community Health & Care who run Caterham Dene Hospital, it was agreed to buy a defibrillator and ECG unit for the Minor Injuries Unit.

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for both adults and children as well as the major out of hours GP provider in Surrey and many ambulance services.

At the present time the Minor Injuries Unit [MIU] are seeing approximately 250 adults each week and over 20 children, and this will in all probability increase.

The newly developed ECG machine, which will also be used in the Minor Injuries Unit, now provides interpretation as the unit are having more patients than ever before who are attending with chest pains

Steph Barrett, President of Caterham Rotary charity said “We are delighted to be supporting our local hospital with the provision of new and up to date equipment which supports the medical staff ’s role in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients.” photo left: Practice ECG machine demonstration featuring (left to right) Lisa Wood (Sister MIU Unit) Geraint Jenkins (Vice President Caterham Rotary) Helen Denton (League of Friends,) Jean Baker seated (Chair of League of Friends) Louise Summerton (Nurse MIU) photo below: Demonstration of the new Defibrillator with (left to right) Louise Summerton (Nurse MIU), on the bed Helen Denton (League of Friends) Lisa Wood (Sister MIU)

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Saint Peter is seeing all of the new arrivals trying to go through the Pearly Gates into Heaven.

The first applicant of the day explains that his last day was not a good one.

"I came home early and found my wife lying naked in bed. She claimed she had just gotten out of the shower.

Well, her hair was dry and I checked the shower and it was completely dry too so I knew she was up to some hanky-panky.

I began to look for her lover.

I went onto the balcony of our 9th-floor apartment and found the guy clinging to the rail by his fingertips. I was so angry that I began bashing his fingers with a flower pot. He let go and fell, but his fall was broken by some awnings and bushes. On seeing he was still alive I found super human strength to drag our antique cedar chest to the balcony and throw it over. It hit the man and killed him. At this point the stress got to me and I suffered a massive heart attack and died."

Saint Peter thanked him and sent him on to the waiting room.

The second applicant said that his last day was his worst. "I was on the roof of an apartment building working on the AC equipment and I stumbled over my tools and toppled off the building. I managed to grab onto the balcony rail of a 9th-floor apartment but some idiot came rushing out on the balcony and bashed my hands with a flower pot. I fell but hit some awnings and bushes and survived, but as I looked up I saw a huge chest falling toward me. I tried to crawl out of the way but failed and was hit and killed by the chest. ” Saint Peter couldn't help but chuckle as he directed the man to the waiting room.

Saint Peter is still giggling when his third customer of the day enters.

He apologizes and says "I doubt that your last day was as interesting as the two fellows that arrived here just before you.”

"I don't know" replies the man. "Picture this, I'm naked, hiding in this cedar chest…."

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