Denham January 2019 by In and Around Publishing

Dear Readers Welcome to the January issue of

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In and Around Denham We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you all the very best for 2019! As I’ve no doubt said before, I’m not particularly big on making New Year resolutions, mostly because I’ve never had much success in keeping them, which in turn, leads to a sense of failure. Instead, I tend to use January as a time to look back on the things I did or achieved last year that I hadn’t been doing the previous year. It’s surprising how you can merrily go along thinking nothing much has changed, until you really give it some thought. Looking back, 2018 for me was a complete change in spending habits. Mostly brought on by a sudden realisation that my wardrobe wasn't big enough for the clothes I kept buying and that wasn’t going to help me much with my future retirement plans. In one year I’ve literally gone from a shopaholic to an investorholic (if there is such a thing). Buying crypto currencies is my new weak ness, together with gold and forex trading. Yes, I’m actually learning to trade! If someone had even mentioned any of those words a couple of years ago, I would have been clueless. So this month I’m celebrating all the things I have learned in 12 months, rather than the things I didn’t stick to. Try it! It feels so much more positive. Until next month .Angela & Sammy

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Beauty: The Best of the Best

Denham Parish Council

Time to Smile

Wordsearch

Beat the January Blues

Karen Munro: Careers

Mark My Words

Health: The most effective drug ever?

The Wildlife Zone

RSPCA Rehoming Appeal

Interiors: Small space? No problem!

Long Close School Receives Literary Award

Coffee Break Puzzles

How to keep your pets warm this winter

Puzzle Solutions

Citizens Advice Bureau

Useful Telephone Numbers

Motoring: Get the best deal on car insurance

HS2: What lies ahead in 2019?

Finance: Sport the pension scammer

Children’s Puzzle Page

Gardening: Winter Colour

Clubs, Groups & Classes

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Dear Residents

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Welcome to the new year, we hope it will bring good health and happiness to all. EVENTS: Held on the first Friday in December, the Carol singing on the green in Denham Village, went down very well - as did the hot chocolate for the children supplied by the Coop in Denham Green. Our grateful thanks to all those who participated in this joyful event, including the Buckinghamshire Golf Club for providing the Christmas Tree and particular thanks go to Martin Baker Aircraft Co who gave a large donation to our charity fund and covered the costs of the event. We did have some enquiries about why we didn’t run the Christmas stalls and funfair event this year in Denham Green. Unfortunately, we asked for some volunteers to assist us in pulling this together but only received a very luke warm response. If you read this and think ‘that’s a shame, we were looking forward to it’ then please, please contact us so that we know the effort your parish councillors put into arranging this event is worthwhile. BEFRIENDING: This time of year, can be a very sad time for many people, particularly those on their own, and if you are aware of someone that you feel could benefit from a visit or just a regular phone call to enquire how they are, then please let us know as our Good Neighbour Scheme is finally moving forward. This is thanks to our new Associate Marilyn Hagon who found the time to hold a start-up meeting for us at the beginning of December. This session eventually resulted in a group of eight volunteers and we have agreed to launch the Befriender scheme from this month. We will visit anyone who is unwell, housebound or in need of company or maybe just want a simple chat to someone on the telephone. It will be interesting to see how well this scheme is received. Our volunteers 12

are to meet again in January to go through their role and begin our journey of Befriending. Would you like to join us? We need to expand our list of volunteers and would love to hear from you. FUNDING: We applied to the government for funds from the HS2 project and the A412 footway, from Denham Station to Village Road, should be lit very soon. However, the path still floods in parts despite ‘tfb’ working on it and we need to investigate further on how to resolve this. Thanks to money from the Local Area Funds chaired by County Cllr R Reed, we have been able to improve the entrances to our playing field at Knighton Way Lane. We have also secured some LAF funding towards refurbishing the Scout Hut for our befriending scheme if we manage to lease it in time. LIGHTING: All street lighting, barring a problematic one or two and some in the conservation area still waiting for the special heads, have been converted to LED thus drastically cutting our running and maintenance costs. Our NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN is slowly coming together. The first public consultation, put together by councillors and residents who volunteered to join us on this journey, should be ready in the next couple of months. We are not sure how this will be addressed but would ask that you respond. YOUR VIEW COUNTS Please help us to help you and keep sending in your views to this Parish Council about what you feel matters in Denham. Marilyn Heath Chairman, Denham Parish Council Our grateful thanks to ‘In and Around Denham’ for providing this Platform for us

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THE RSPCA Hillingdon, Slough, Windsor, Kingston and District Branch Registered Charity No: 263515

Looking for loving homes recovery from illness and of course all our supporters who donate, volunteer and fundraise so this local self-funding RSPCA Branch can continue to provide care and treatment for animals like Kitwan. After all he has had to contend with in his short life, this beautiful boy deserves a future of love, care and ongoing kindness – could that be with you?

Strawberry

Kitwan Kitwan was just over 3 weeks old when he was found tied inside a plastic carrier bag and dumped in a garden like a piece of rubbish. His finder kindly brought him to our Hillingdon Clinic for veterinary attention and ongoing care. Far too young to be separated from his Mum, he was unable to eat or toilet without help and was placed with an experienced fosterer to be hand reared. He made good progress with his foster Mum, and two months later was lucky enough to be adopted by a lovely family. However his poor start in life had left him vulnerable while still so young and shortly after going to his new home he fell gravely ill and had to come back into our care. We really weren’t sure if he was going to make it, and had him admitted to a private veterinary hospital for extensive tests and treatment. Following two weeks of hospitalisation with round the clock treatment and care, Kitwan was out of danger and able to return to his original foster home to fully recuperate. Plucky Kitwan is now 6 months old, has made a complete recovery and longs for his own forever home. He’s a tough little character, full of mischief and with bags of energy. He gets on well with small / medium dogs and other cats, and would be fine with children beyond toddler age. Plenty of space to run about and a safe area to be introduced to the outdoor world will be needed for this budding explorer.

Beautiful 4 year old Strawberry was brought into our homing facility as her owners could no longer care for her and is looking for a new family to call her own. All rabbits require a spacious hutch and a generous sized run with plenty of room to play, stretch and exercise as well as a healthy and nutritious diet to help them thrive. Not forgetting of course, the all-important love and attention of their human family. Strawberry is such a sweet girl. Could you offer her the perfect bunny home she so deserves?

Follow Us For all our latest news, information on animals available for adoption and updates on those who have found loving homes through our Branch, p l e as e j oi n our F a c eb o o k f ol l o we r s at www.facebook.com/RSPCAHillingdon.

If you can offer a loving home to any of our animals, please call us on 01895 833417 or Kitwan owes his life to the kindness of many – the visit www.rspcahillingdonclinic.org.uk to apply person who found him and brought him to us for online. help, the veterinary teams who treated him, the fosterer who hand reared him and nursed him to Thank you as always for your support. 26

Long Close School receives Literacy Award Long Close School has been appointed as a Ruth Miskin Read Write Inc. Model School as a result of their outstanding literacy teaching. Model schools are selected as regional centres of excellence where teaching children to read is at the heart of what they do. The award was presented by Councillor Bains (Labour, Upton ward) and Jean Spurgeon, Educational Consultant for Oxford Education. The phonics- based programme is for 4-8 yearolds and is taught for 1 hour every day at Long Close. Children experience success from the very beginning. Lively reading books are closely matched to their increasing knowledge of phonics and ‘tricky’ words and, as children re-read the stories, their fluency increases. Along with a thought-provoking introduction, prompts for thinking out loud and discussion, children are helped to read with a storyteller’s voice. The children write every day, rehearsing out loud what they want to say – drawing upon their own experiences and talking about the stories they read to build their ideas, vocabulary and grammar.

sons, see the impact on children’s results, behaviour and engagement, and ask questions about implementation. “Our Model Schools demonstrate an inspirational passion and excitement for teaching. Their attention to detail and focus on continuous professional development marks them out and is the key to their success in getting every child to read by 6. No child should get left behind and with the right teaching and assessments we can ensure every child is understood and the gaps in their knowledge identified and addressed.”- Ruth Miskin, Creator of Read Write Inc. The Head of Long Close, Miss Nijjar was thrilled to receive the award: “It is wonderful to see the hard work of our staff and excellent progress of our pupils acknowledged and it will be fantastic to be able to inspire other schools.”

As further evidence of the academic performance of its pupils, Long Close Preparatory School rose from 86th to 44th place in the country as reported in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power ranking. Long Close emphasises its family values, happy atmosphere and broad curriculum which All Model Schools host half-termly open mornings ensure that its pupils enjoy school and develop a for local teachers to observe Read Write Inc. les- love of learning. 30

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