In and Around Denham Oct 19 by In and Around Publishing

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In and Around Denham My little family and I had a wonderful week in Portugal last month and I’m now more than a little convinced that this will be my place of retirement. The pace is definitely slower and I’m totally sold on the Sangria and beautiful weather. Speaking of which, it never fails to shock me how quickly our weather changes. I left here during soaring temperatures and returned to wind, rain, longer nights and people actually starting to mention Christmas! Well before I can even think about that, October is all about little Summer-Hope. Sammy is already planning her first trip out Halloweening and talking of different costumes she can dress her up in. This brings back fond memories of me taking Sammy out when she was young, together with my dear old Staffie, Freddie who was dressed up as a pumpkin and stole the show. I still miss that old boy of mine. October will also be Summer-Hope’s second birthday, which in itself makes me shudder at how quickly time flies. Her first birthday was fairly easy, as babies don’t really need or want much. However, I’m all geared up for a rather more expensive do this year. The current fad being everything Peppa Pig, so guess who’s off to Peppa Pig world this month? May the gods be with me! Until next month .Angela & Sammy

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Right on the Mark: what3words 6 The Menopause 8 Interiors: Fab Floors 10 Fall into a good book this Autumn 12 Puzzle Page 14 Health Check Your Cat 16 Halloween at intu 16 Pick a retirement hobby while you’re still working 18 Travel: Winnipeg 20 Karen Munroe: Careers 22 Beauty: Fast Fixes 24 Denham Against HS2 26 The History of Witches 28 Recipe: Leek, Augergine & Tomato Gratins 30 Gardening: The Rock Garden is Alive 34 Denham Parish Council 36 Citizens Advice Bureau 38 Useful Telephone Numbers 38 Motoring: The Best 7 Seaters on Sale Today 40 Panto: The UK’s quirkiest tradition? 42 Puzzle Solutions 43 Tech: Things that go bump in the night 44 Baking: Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake 48 Is early repayment right for your mortgage? 50 St Helen’s wins Gold Stars Award 52 House Products: add colour & interest with a rug 54 Clubs, Groups & Classes 56, 58 & 60 Wordsearch 62

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The Menopause

Ms Sucheta Iyengar, Consultant Gynaecologist - MMBS, MRCOG MA(Ed) 2. Regular exercise helps in maintaining mental health, reducing anxiety and increasing bone strength. Weight bearing exercises such as walking, running and team sports are effective. 3. Stopping smoking reduces triggers for hot flushes and also the incidence of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis 4. Drinking in moderation, within current national guidelines, is beneficial 5. Go along to all the health screening offered by the NHS Complementary and alternative therapies Therapies such as aromatherapy, reflexology, acupuncture, yoga, cognitive behavioural therapy can help alleviate symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, or can help deal with anxiety. Various non-hormonal herbal preparations are available on the market; the commonly used ingredients include soy, black cohosh, red clover.

How do I know I am going through the menopause and when will it get better? Non-hormonal medication Symptoms can start around the age of 45, sometimes earlier and are caused by a reduction in the amount of oestrogen released. The lack of oestrogen can be distressing for some, affecting their quality of life. For other women, they ‘sail’ through without noticing anything. The most common symptom of the menopause is hot flushes - present in 3 out of 4 women. Other symptoms can include night sweats, sleep disturbance, joint pains and aches, ‘brain fog’, mood swings, vaginal dryness, lack of energy and libido, effects on the skin - altering its elasticity and thickness. Other effects that might not be noticed immediately include a reduction in the strength and density of the bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis. There is also some evidence that, after the menopause, women are especially vulnerable to heart disease and stroke. How long menopausal symptoms may last cannot be predicted. One in 10 women may still have symptoms 10 years after their last period. Can I do anything to help my symptoms? Lifestyle factors: For many women, this is a challenging time in their lives, either with children in the throes of their own hormonal swings; the need to care for elderly parents (or both!). This leaves little time and energy to look after oneself. This is an opportunity for women to focus on their health.

Some women may wish to take medication, but not hormones. Some anti-depressants in small doses can help with management of symptoms such as hot flushes/ night sweats; some may help with sleeping, others may help manage anxiety. Women should seek their GP’s advice for these. What is the right information on HRT? Hormone replacement therapy ‘does what it says on the tin’. The medication replaces the hormones that are produced by the ovaries. It is the lack of oestrogen that causes symptoms of the menopause; replacement of oestrogen improves them. Oestrogen alone, in women who have a uterus, can cause thickening of the lining of the womb - this can become abnormal over time. They therefore need to have progesterone; another hormone produced by the ovaries. This ensures that the lining of the womb does not thicken. (Women who have had a hysterectomy do not need progesterone). It is the most effective form of medication to help with the symptoms of the menopause and helps with both the symptoms in the short-term plus maintains health in the long term such as prevention of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and may prevent dementia. HRT also helps in maintaining libido, and improving vaginal dryness.

If you would like to find out more, BMI The Chiltern has started a menopause clinic – available on a Saturday morning (consultant led) and on a Wednesday (GP led). We also have a team of male and female gynaecologists available Mon Good tips are: 1. A diet low in saturated fat and salt; rich in cal- – Saturday to help with any women’s health cium and vitamin D reduces the risk of cardiovascu- issues. Please call us to get booked in. 0800 157 7750. lar disease and osteoporosis respectively. 8

Don’t miss the Halloween thrills at intu Uxbridge Get ready for a fang-tastic half term, because intu Uxbridge has some totally wicked events going on this October, just perfect for the whole family! From Monday 21-Friday 26 October, show off your best dance moves at our very own monster mash of a Halloween bash – the Silent Disco! Kiddies are invited to pop on their spookiest outfits, grab some headphones and boogie to their hearts’ content because as they say, if you’ve got it, haunt it. The Silent Disco will take place daily on the Lower Mall outside Debenhams from 11-4pm so pop along and let your little witches, wizards, ghosts and ghouls let off some steam. Then on Friday 26 October, The BigSols Trick pgor 81 Treat will give families the chance to get involved in a spooky treasure hunt like no other. Kiddies can pop along to customer service to grab a bucket, then head to any stores with a special Big Trick or Treat in their window to collect some goodies. Don’t forget to dress up for the occasion – we want to see bats, cats and pumpkins galore! Laurie Taylor, general manager at intu Uxbridge, said: “There’s lots of fun planned for October half term, we can’t wait to welcome families to the centre to spend time together! Our focus is on creating brilliant experiences that make our customers smile, and this will definitely be one of them.” If you need some Halloween inspiration for your kids, party or home, head to Clarie’s, Debenhams or H&M for some seriously spooky costumes, sweets, accessories and decorations. You’ll be Halloween-ready in no time! Be the first to hear about family events like these by joining our Family Club free of charge at https://intu.co.uk/uxbridge/families/family-club You’ll never miss an event again, plus you’ll get to take advantage of exclusive offers and discounts, and your little one will even get a free gift. What are you waiting for? 16

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As l start to pen this article it is a glorious Autumn day with a forecast of sunshine taking us to 70 degrees. Long may it last! Now onto Parish business: This month saw the last of your Parish “Jazz and Music on the Green” events for this year. These monthly events have been supported and enjoyed by both residents and visitors alike and this month was a marvellous end to the season with Denham’s local band ‘The Styles’ giving a wonderful performance with many an encore at the end of the session. If you’ve enjoyed the music this year we would love to hear from you. Please email info@denhambucks-pc.gov.uk with your comments, even just a ‘like’ would be nice. Trees, hedges and other obstructions We have received quite a few complaints over the last month and would like to reassure you that they are being dealt with. Letters have gone out to some residents pointing out their responsibilities and now the bird nesting season is at an end we have requested quotes from Artemus, who are our current preferred contractors for dealing with over-grown trees. As you are probably aware, trees are very expensive to maintain and once the quotes come in we will see how they can be tackled against our current budgets. Denham Allotments This year is the Centenary of our Allotments and a new Winners Cup was provided to mark the event. We would like to say a ‘very well done to the Winner and Runners up for the presentation of their plots and also a big thank you to the “Denham Allotment Users Association” for the excellent work they are doing. Flooding Due to holidays and sickness at TfB we are still waiting for updates on the following areas: under the Denham Green railway bridge, junction with A40/Cheapside Lane, A40/Moorfield Road and Lower Road in Higher Denham. Neighbourhood Plan If you have seen, or do see, groups of residents walking about with a clipboard, they maybe doing a survey for our Neighbourhood Plan. We have been advised to do this by our Planning Consultant because it is necessary for us to identify local places or structures, of interest or historical value that should be protected. What do YOU consider should be preserved in Denham?? It is very important that we do not lose local treasures to chaotic development, so please, please bring them to our attention now in order that we can incorporate them in our Neighbourhood Plan which 36

should offer some protection. Please act now. Until we hear from SBDC regarding our application for the Way & Tillard and Knighton Way Lane Play Area improvements to some ancillary facilities we cannot start work. We had hoped to implement these improvements over the autumn together with other planned works. Unitary in Bucks On the 1st April 2020 the new Buckinghamshire Council will come into force. Meanwhile check out their website if you want to know more details on how they are shaping up: shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk TfB website ‘fix my street’ – Please use this website to report any concerns over pot holes, flooding, trees, bollards, rights of way, etc., It is very user friendly. You just enter the postcode and it brings up a map, so it is easy to indicate where the problem lies. It also shows you what else has also been reported locally. Save the Date for our Events: Sunday 13 October 3 to 5pm Another Tea Dance & Bingo at the New Denham Community Centre with music by John. Please let our clerk know if you are going to attend or need transport to get there. Friday 6 December 6pm Denham Village ‘Christmas Carols on the green’. NEXT YEAR: Friday 8 May 2020 VE DAY Children’s Event , followed on the Sunday 10 May 2020 by another Tea dance. Sunday 17 May 2020 Beating the Bounds, The 3rd Sunday of every month starting during May 2020 and ending during September 2020 will be a variety of ‘Music on the Green’. You are most welcome to attend our Monthly Parish Council meetings that are held at 7.30pm on the second Monday of every month (except August) in the Parish Office located at the rear of the Denham Village Memorial Hall off Cheapside Lane. If you are interested in your neighbourhood, perhaps you would care to join us as a Councillor or Associate? We are actively looking for new members to join our committees or Volunteers willing to regularly check and report to us on their area. So, if you have a few hours a week spare how about considering joining us? If you would like to discuss the roles available to see if they suit you, please call or email and we would be happy to chat about what would be involved. Marilyn Heath Chairman, Denham Parish Council

the speeding initiative, there were sound pollution tests and traffic surveys to give police and pupils an insight into how they could work together to make the community a greener and safer place. These two recent initiatives build upon other, longer-running schemes at St. Helen’s College to improve health outcomes for pupils, reduce congestion in the local area and help to restrict air pollution. Educating the pupils in these matters is clearly a major driver of success in these areas, but the school also recognises the importance of getting parental buy-in and the St. Helen’s College ‘Parent Parking Pledge’ has been hugely successful too. This asks parents to sign up to a pledge requiring safe, conscientious driving LOCAL SCHOOL GAINS GOLD STARS and parking and the following of the school’s parking AWARD AS PUPILS LEAD THE WAY IN regulations. Parents who sign up are given a sign to in their car window. It is a measure of the PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AND display fantastic parental involvement at the school that 50% REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTION of parents had signed up within three weeks of the At St. Helen’s College in Hillingdon, Pupil Road launch of this scheme. Safety Officers are working closely with the London St. Helen’s College is a peaceful, co-educational Borough of Hillingdon Road Safety Team to promote independent primary school set on the edge of Court active travel and safety on roads in the local area, Park in a quiet corner of Hillingdon. The setting is and to help ease traffic congestion and pollution beautiful and very suitable for young children, but caused by vehicles on our roads. Crucially, rather also very convenient for busy working parents. Long than being asked to follow school-given directions, Lane is the main through road of the area and the the pupils themselves are being encouraged and school is lucky to have three entrance points, two of supported to think of and implement road safety ini- which are on Long Lane itself, helping to disperse tiatives. The school’s team of Mini Road Safety Offi- traffic during the school run. As a responsible cers (pupils from Year 1) and Junior Road Safety neighbour and community member, the school has Officers (pupils from Year 5) have come up with a implemented other schemes to help reduce congesnumber of successful schemes to educate their tion during morning and afternoon school run times. peers, parents and the wider community. At all three entrances, the school provides staff to Most recently, the JRSOs pitched to a Dragon’s Den oversee ‘drop and go’ zones, so that parents may style panel of local councillors to secure funding for a pull up alongside the kerb and drop children directly new Walking to School Loyalty Scheme. Councillors into the care of staff, before promptly pulling away. were so impressed by the confident, articulate pres- The school also actively promotes car- sharing entation given by the St. Helen’s College pupils that amongst parents and has trialled a school bus run in the pupils were asked to travel down to London’s an effort to reduce further the number of cars using Guildhall to present their scheme to the London Road local roads. Safety Council, comprised of councillors and repre- Recently, St. Helen’s College became one of the first sentatives from across the London boroughs. The schools in London to receive the Gold STARS award. Road Safety Council commended the pupils and Sharon Walker, the school’s Staff Travel Champion, school for the excellent idea and flawless presenta- hopes the school is setting an example which other tion. There, a representative from Transport for Lon- schools and local businesses will follow. She says, don (TfL) introduced a new road safety idea named ‘The safety of our pupils and community members is RoadWatch. The St. Helen’s College Staff Travel of course one of the main drivers behind these Champion and Pupil Road Safety Officers seized schemes, and we are delighted that the STARS Gold upon this idea, and St. Helen’s College then became Award recognises this. However, global warming and one of the first schools to implement it in the local sustainability will be the biggest challenges for future area. The St. Helen’s College pupils took part in the generations and so educating children, parents, staff scheme along the very busy Long Lane in Hillingdon. and the wider community of our responsibilities in this With the Hillingdon Sustainable Travel and Road area is of paramount importance. We have been able Safety (STARS) team, the pupils devised their own to demonstrate a significant shift in the number of questions to ask motorists who were stopped for pupils travelling to St. Helen’s College by more active speeding. They spoke with several speeding motor- and greener methods, and it is clear from speaking to ists, who all agreed that hearing directly from school pupils around the school that road safety and suspupils about the need for safer roads provided a very tainable travel are now embedeffective deterrent to speeding in future. Alongside ded in their hearts and minds as key lifestyle concepts’. 52