Iver August 18 by In and Around Publishing

Dear Readers Welcome to the August issue of In and Around Iver Wow! The kid’s are off school, everyone’s going away on their holidays and the sun is still shining. Just how quickly is this year flying by? Inspired by (or should I say envious of) Sammy and Summer’s seaside holiday, I made the quickest ever holiday booking online, so that’s me off to Portugal again next month. The sudden realisation that if I didn’t do something, the year would have passed by and I would still be sitting in my office working. Being self employed really does require a lot of self discipline, not just in terms of putting in the hours and avoiding the temptation to go out and enjoy the lovely weather, but also to actually plan to take time out and stop working for a while. Having spoken with a number of self employed people, this seems to be a common problem - achieving some sort of work/Life balance. Unlike a 9-5 job, there will never be enough hours in the day, there will never be a clear desk and empty inbox and there will never be nothing to do. After nearly 13 years, I’m accepting that and taking the time out anyway .. Now where’s that sunlounger? Until next month... Angela & Sammy

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Inside this month’s Bumper issue Karen Munro: Careers 6 Wildlife Zone 8 Car Care - Basic Maintenance 10 Beauty; Staying safe in the sun 12 Mark My Words 14 Books: Inspire the Wanderlust 16 RSPCA Re-homing Appeal 18 Pets Corner 20 Puzzle Page 22 The Ivers Parish Council Update 24 Recipe: Crab Parcels 26 Interiors: Wonder Walls 28 Travel: Sigiriya - Sri Lanka 30 The history of surrealism 32 From smoke signals to smart phones 34 Fitness: Stretch Benefits 36 Health: Varicose Veins 38 Health: Eat to Boost Your Mood 40 Short Story: Stanley’s Toenails 42 Fairground Attraction 44 Richings Park Residents Association 46 Quirky Britain 50 Citizens Advice Bureau 52 Pets: What your rabbit needs 52 How to manage the cost of entertaining kids 54 Tech: The roaming empire 56 Children’s Puzzle Page 58 Life Begins 60 Den Building 62 Picnic Power 64 Parenting: Bringing a pet into your family 66 Teens and Contact Lenses 68 Motoring: The best convertibles for under £2K 70 Driving: A sting in the tail 72 Richings Park Summer Fete and Playground 74 PC Snippet: check before you pay 75 Gardening: Lethal Leatherjackets 76 Gardening: Daisy Daisy 78 Home Products: Coastal Chic 80 Health: There’s an app for that! 82 Wasps - The Facts 84 Puzzle Solutions 85 Why don’t you learn something new in 2018? 86 Clubs, Groups & Classes 88, 90 & 92 Wordsearch 94

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Nero

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

ing / late evening, when they will not burn their paws on the pavement or be at increased risk of heatstroke.

Lucky

Looking for loving homes Lucky Lucky doesn’t feel as if he’s living up to his name right now, after being given up for rehoming through no fault of his own. At six years old, this very handsome boy is desperate to start afresh in a peaceful, loving home ideally without young children or other pets. A nice garden to explore and chill out in would be much appreciated. Lucky is such a friendly boy, who loves attention and will make a pawsome companion. Could you bring the luck back into his life with the offer of a lifetime of love and care?

Nero Nero is a lovely 3 year old bullmastiff / boxer cross in need of a new home and lots of love. She is a friendly girl, happy to be around people and enjoys a good snuffle about on her walks. She can be a little hand shy and will need help building her confidence, so we are looking for a home with experience of large breeds who can offer her the time and understanding she needs. Nero could live with older children and possibly another dog. If Nero may be the perfect dog for you, please get in touch.

Use pet safe sun cream on exposed parts of your pets skin, such as the tips of their ears and nose, to avoid sunburn. If you're unsure on the right product, please ask your vet.

Ensure pets always have access to shade and fresh drinking water to help keep them cool. Check every day for flystrike. Keep long haired animals well groomed to avoid matts which will trap body heat. Damp towels for your pet to lie on or an ice pack wrapped in a towel could provide a welcome relief from the heat. Dogs may also appreciate a paddling pool to splash around in. Keep fish tanks and reptile / amphibian enclosures out of direct sunlight and change water regularly to prevent overheating. Top up pond water levels and ensure fish have access to shaded areas. Check temperatures inside enclosures regularly to ensure they are at safe levels for the species. Keep indoor captive birds out of direct sunlight and ensure aviary birds have shaded areas. All birds need access to clean fresh water, both for drinking and bathing. Always check sheds, greenhouses and summerhouses before closing them up. Cats could become too hot or dehydrated if trapped.

Where safe, keep windows and doors ajar to allow a breeze through the house. If your cat lives inWe all welcome the arrival of summer but please doors-only consider different options such as winremember that the heat can be very uncomfortable dows with locking mechanisms, which still allow air and even life-threatening for our pets. Animals can into the house but also keeps your cat indoors. suffer fatal heatstroke in minutes. The RSPCA has As well as looking after your pets, don’t forget to some tips for keeping pets cool and safe this sum- help garden wildlife by supplying fresh, clean water mer. for drinking and bathing. Further seasonal advice for summer is available at www.rspca.org.uk. Never leave animals in hot cars, conservatories, outbuildings or caravans, even if it’s just for a short If you can offer a loving home to any of our aniwhile. Temperatures can quickly rise to 47°C (117° mals, please call us on 01895 833417 or F) which can result in death. visit www.rspcahillingdonclinic.org.uk to apply Walk your dogs in the cooler hours of early morn- online. Thank you as always for your support!

Keep pets cool this summer

Tel: 01753 654010 Sally Munn

Kingfisher Garden Some good news! Groundwork are now in receipt of a £2,000 fine imposed on Affinity Water for polluting Thorney Brook some years back. We have met with them and a plan is being drawn up for clearing and improving the brook as it runs through the Garden. Groundwork are also in receipt of some Lottery Heritage funds which they intend to use primarily for installing some fish ramps to help them move through quite a strong flow as it goes under Thorney Mill Road. We are also hopeful that some funds might be available for making some general improvements to the garden, but this is dependent upon deploying some volunteer labour with materials costs being absorbed by the project. Once we have a work schedule and some plans we will publish these on the website and on the Richings Park Village Action Group Facebook page where you will be able to register as a volunteer. Summer Fete What a wonderful day with perfect weather conditions. Well done to everyone who helped make this a great success. We look forward to this becoming a regular fixture in the calendar. Children’s’ Playground This is now in use for everyone to enjoy. As part of the grant award conditions we shall be asking for feedback from those who use the facility. Please look out for on-line requests as well as paper questionnaires which will become available shortly. Heathrow As everyone is aware, Parliament has now voted in favour of the National Policy Statement to expand Heathrow Airport. A 46

process known as a Development Consent Order (DCO) has now started its 2+ year journey. There will be public consultation exercises conducted over this time about the details of both the construction phase and what the final result will look like. Look out for information about these events on our website. We are obviously concerned about any attempt to place freight depots in our area and about flight paths being modified to give us overflights. We will be looking closely at changes in the noise contours as this might give rise to eligibility for compensation payments for double glazing and suchlike. Unfortunately, you can’t provide noise insulation to your back garden! Subscriptions As well as accepting cash or cheques as before, our website also allows for on-line subscription payments. So, if you’ve not yet paid your subscription for this year and mislaid your donation envelope then take advantage of this facility. Residents Garden A reminder that if you would like to support the upkeep of the Residents Garden and the planter tubs by the shops you can buy a lottery ticket from the South Bucks and Chilterns Lottery. This means that if you buy a lottery ticket from their website and nominate us as your chosen cause then we receive 50p per ticket which we are putting towards the cost of upkeep for the garden. Tickets can only be purchased on-line at www.chilternsouthbuckslottery.co.uk.

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Left to Right: Dominic Grieves MP, Seva Khatker competition winner, Ged Weston resident & fund raiser, Councillor Ann Mayling, Graham Young Chairman Richings Park Residents’ Association and Councillor Pepler.

Richings Park Family Summer Fete and Grand Opening of new Playground Sunday saw Richings Parks first Family Summer Fete along with the grand opening of the new Richings Park Playground. The event was held at the Richings Park Sports Club and was cohosted by Redwood Leisure.

was ‘I love Richings Park Playground because .. it will be nice to see my friends and make new friends and will generally bring people together. Also we live in Richings Park and there is now actually a park.’

The funds to build a playground were raised through projects delivered by Richings Park Village Action Group in conjunction with the Richings The fete included stalls, Park Residents Association, Richings Park Sports fairground rides, bouncy Club, and Iver Parish Council. castles, football, tennis along with food and drink. Enter- Funds were raised raffles, tainment came from local through Bhangra Group Apna Virsa charity events, fire& local band Syked Out! work displays and contributions from Over 800 local residents visited the event. businesses such as Guests included Dominic Grieve MP, South Bucks Flowerland which District Councillor David Pepler, Bucks County managed to raise Councillor Luisa Sullivan, Iver Parish Councillor significant amounts Ann Mayling. towards the playground. A watershed moment was when the project received £39,960 from The team behind the event organised a competi- HS2’s Community Environment Fund (CEF), tion to cut the ribbon and officially open the play- which was set up to improve communities that will ground. The concept was answer the question ‘I be affected by the construction of the railway. Further funds came from Heart of Bucks. Richings Park Sports Club provided land for the new playground to be built on, and Iver Parish Council will maintain the land. The playground and the Family Summer Fete are all about bringing the local community together. Local resident and organizer of the Fete Shantanu Tandon said ‘Today has shown how great our love Richings Park Playground because .’. The community can be in Richings Park. Seeing the winner was the entry from Seva Khatker, aged 7 kids playing in the Playground Makes it all worth from Bathurst Walk Richings Park. His answer while’. 74

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Saturday 7th July saw the first community Cinema helped build a playground all with the purpose of event for 'Richings Park Cinema Club' at the Pine- bringing the community together for the betterwood Cinema. ment of all. This was another great example of bringing residents together with a common purThe Richings Park Village Action Group (RPVAG) pose. with support from Pinewood Studios hosted a showing of ‘Toy Story’ to over 60 local residents. Kam Patel Richings Park Village resident said ‘We This included not only a film but snacks and drinks are so fortunate to have such a great facility on for the kids to enhance the experience. hand with a supportive owner in Pinewood Studios. With the playground, summer fete, ‘Back to Pinewood Studios were more than welcoming the 80’s’ night and now this the residents are in for when approached by Marguerite Abbott from the an exciting summer in Richings Park. Please follocal community group to help support this initialow our Facebook Page Richings Park Village tive. Since forming the RPVAG at the start of 2017 Action Group to find out the date for our next Richthe group have hosted events, raised money, ings Park Cinema Club Event’ 86

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