Living In Barnes, East Sheen & West Putney magazine: Nov/Dec 2018

Nov/Dec 2018

KILLING EVE THE STORY BEHIND THE HIT SHOW ROBERT LINDSAY

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know it's only early November, but I already feel in the Christmas spirit, having put together this festive issue. Take a look on pg 20 to find out where to go for family fun - from Husky rides in the London Wetland Centre in Barnes to the magical million llights in Kew Gardens. And, of course, Christmas isn't Christmas without Panto! Actor, Robert Lindsay, is looking forward to playing the ultimate comical baddie, Captain Hook at Richmond Theatre find out what he told us about getting into character on pg 30.

Killing Eve is one of the best programmes on TV at the moment and the woman behind its creation (and not forgetting The Durrells) is Kew resident and executive producer, Sally Woodward Gentle. I interviewed Sally about what happens behind the scenes to get a new series off the ground and how she's enjoyed working on two such different programmes - find out more on pg 18.

Boécho Gallery in Barnes is already building up a great reputation for showcasing artists with unique themes running through their work. The latest exhibition, Cibotempo, opens on 1 December. Find out more about the artists - and buying affordable artwork for Christmas on pg 22.

Have a great festive holiday!

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Homes & Interiors: Your Christmas home Gardening: Making your own wreath The Interview: Sally Woodward Gentle on Killing Eve Family Christmas fun Cibotempo Exhibition - Boecho Gallery Restaurant review: Gate Local people: Living homeless

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Robert Lindsay talks baddies Local Talk Richmond Literature Festival Health: Gifts for health & wellbeing What's On

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Create the perfect CHRISTMAS home Katherine Sorrell helps you to revitalise your Christmas decorations

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ave your festive decorations lost their sparkle? Are they gaudy rather than gorgeous, tacky instead of terrific?

Give wreaths, baubles and garlands a facelift.

decorations in red and white, while a colourful, contemporary theme would be based around one or two bright colours.

Dress the tree Start by winding it with lights – making sure they’re evenly distributed by occasionally switching them on and standing back for an overall impression. Use a small stepladder if necessary to reach the top. Next, drape your garlands, again aiming for evenness and an impression of generosity without overloading the tree. On small or slim trees, use slender garlands; on larger trees you can afford to go for heavier, fancier garlands. Last, hang your ornaments, with the largest first, filling in around them with smaller ones. Don’t hang all the ornaments on the tips of branches – 7 Find more great Homes & Interiors articles at livinginmagazines.co.uk

Choose a theme Rather than assembling any old cacophony of decorations, choosing a theme brings unity to the overall look. It should suit the style of your house and the way your family celebrates the festive season, whether laidback and relaxed, sophisticated or formal. For some, that might mean a traditional, living fir tree and a colour theme of red, green and gold. For others, a kitsch fake tree with fluorescent ornaments; or perhaps a minimal, modern style with pure silver and glass. A Scandinavian theme would involve simple

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placing some nearer the trunk creates a sense of depth and interest.

Hang a wreath For some, the making of a family wreath using foraged leaves, flowers, seeds, nuts and fruit is a significant part of the holiday season; for others, creating a decorative wreath offers the chance to experiment with exciting new materials, from tinsel to feathers, pearls to buttons. Alternatively, ready-made examples are available in every style, from classic to contemporary, heart-shaped or circular, utterly simple or lavish and complex.

Whatever its style, a Christmas wreath always provides a wonderful sense of festive welcome.

Make some decorations Home-made Christmas decorations can be as elaborate or simple as you wish, be they charmingly childish or ultra-sophisticated.

Multi-coloured paper chains are the ultimate in family favourites, as are cutwork paper stars and clove-studded oranges. How about pom pom snowmen, peg-doll angels or glittercovered pine cones? Or mini stocking shapes cut out of felt and ginger biscuits to hang from the tree? It’s all great fun and will create happy memories for years to come.

Wrap your presents Transform present-wrapping from a chore to a pleasure by taking a little extra time and trouble. When they’re piled under the tree they will look so much better if they’re colour-

'A Christmas wreath always provides a wonderful sense of festive welcome...' coordinated and criss-crossed with ribbons and bows.

Inexpensive paper – brown paper or newsprint – looks lovely if adorned with a home-made label, while sequins, feathers, glitter and wired beads all provide added allure. For a frivolous finish add a tiny pine cone or iced biscuit or small bauble.

Sort out your cards An abundance of cards can soon appear to cover every available surface, so it pays to establish a system as soon as they start arriving. The most straightforward option is to clear a shelf or two, and arrange them close together, large at the back and small at the front, in neat rows. Smaller cards can be tucked around a mirror or picture frame.

An alternative is to staple them to ribbons (weighted by a bauble or pine cone) to hang in rows from a mantelpiece or along the side of the staircase.

Create displays Nothing says Christmas like poinsettias in pots, scented candles on the mantelpiece and ivy, holly and mistletoe draped over every available surface. Bowls of clementines or nuts are both ornamental as well as edible, while baubles or fairy lights (the latter placed near a 9

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Anne Frank and Auschwitz - Dr Charles Lee Literary London - Glyn Wallis-Jones Deer of Richmond Park - Peter Burrows-Smith Moving Cities: All the World's A Stage - Jevan Chowdhury

4 Dec Richmond: Before & After Railways - Vicky McGrath 11 Dec Life& Works of Francis Bacon - Katharina Guenther 18 Dec Carols & Mince Pies Crime FiSH Bridge: FiSH Bridge is open to anyone who plays Bridge but is unable to attend a regular Bridge group due to loss of mobility, sight or memory. The sessions run from 2:00pm - 4:45pm on alternate Thursday afternoons

Wednesday 10.30-12.00pm: Gardening Group (1st & 3rd Weds of the month) 12.30-2.30pm: Positive Living Thursday 10.30-11.30am: Yoga 1.00-3pm: Healthy Cooking on a Budge Friday 1-3pm: MIND drop-in 2-4pm: Drawing Group 6.30-8.30pm: Youth Club for Years 4-7 Activities held at various venues - visit mortlakecommunityassociation.org.uk for more details or call Robert: 020 8487 5500

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create your own fruity WREATH I made a Christmas door wreath 10 years ago, but finally put it out of its misery last season. It's time to make a new one

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o, for this year I’m going to start from scratch and you can join me should you wish.

Before I even start collecting suitable material from the garden, I need to prepare my fruity add-ons. I plan to use some thickskinned oranges and lemons (both whole and sliced), some red skinned apples and I’ll also need to find a shop selling star fruit.

Other things that you will need are a sharp knife, a chopp-ing board, bowl, baking sheets, twine or ribbon, florist’s wire and, for good measure, some fabric or buttons to accent ornaments. You will also need some lemon juice, ground cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves (optional).

Drying the fruit Preheat the oven to 200C. Slice the apples and star fruit into approximately half a centimetre cross section slices (0.6cm/0.25in).

The apples should be cut so that the central core looks like a star. Gently remove the star fruit seeds with the point of a sharp knife. Put the lemon juice into a bowl and coat only the apple slices in it. The oranges and starfruit can be dried ‘naked’.

Place these fruit slices onto a paper towel, and cover with another paper towel. Gently dab the fruit until much of the moisture has been absorbed. Then sprinkle with ground cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves as this will give them a nice fragrance. Use a toothpick to make a whole in the centre of each fruit slice so that you can then thread twine or ribbon through it. Transfer fruit to a baking sheet and bake for 4-6 hours until the fruit is dry, flipping the slices every hour.

Making the basic wreath With secateurs in hand, cut strands of garden climbers such as honeysuckle, clematis or the dreaded ivy that needs a seasonal haircut. If

you have a yew tree where you could snip off a couple of long stems, safe in the knowledge that however far back you make the cut, the yew will regenerate. Wind your harvest of stems around to form a decent circlet of at least 30cm (12in) and secure all the ends with florist's wire.

Add a wire loop at this stage so that you can hang up your wreath.

You can now space your dried fruit carefully.

You can also add in some bursts of colour and texture with cones and sprigs of holly berries should the birds have left you any.

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Killing it Killing Eve is one of the most talked about shows on TV and has been a sensation both here and in America. Executive producer, Sally Woodward Gentle, gives Pippa Duncan an insight into how the hit programme was created

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ally Woodward Gentle exudes artless creativity. She’s always beautifully dressed, understatedly chic with some little quirk – silver shoes, four or five earrings in each ear - and is obviously passionate about her work. Before founding Sid Gentle Films (named after her beloved Basset hound) in 2013, which has made hits such as Killing Eve and The Durrells, she was creative director at Carnival Films – responsible for successes such as Downton Abbey, Whitechapel and Any Human Heart.

How do TV programmes, whether they’re hits or not – she was also responsible for SS-GB, which died a death after ‘Mumblegate’ – get created in the first place? Not surprisingly, Killing Eve started with a good script, based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

‘The novellas are darkly comic and have this great dynamic between these two women.

Female assassins aren’t unique, but what we didn’t want was a little pixie woman who felt like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo or Nikita.

I’d recently met Phoebe Waller-Bridge as I’d read her play, Fleabag, and loved her energy and outlook and thought it would be interesting to put that material through her vision.’ Waller-Bridge grasped the project with both hands.

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pick it up so they had the finances to develop the script.

‘It was an idiosyncratic project – two women, one an intelligence officer and the other an assassin, with an obsession for each other – but BBC America read it and completely loved it. It was a risk for them – but they genuinely loved its tone and didn’t want to turn it into something else.’

Once they were on board, Sally, who lives in Kew, and her production team, could start casting. As executive producer, Sally’s role covers everything from how a script is developed (the Eve role was bumped up) to casting and contracts, locations, distribution – and everything in between.

With an American partnership, an American lead was needed, which they quickly decided would be Eve. It had to be a middle-aged woman, well known, feisty and funny. A lot of names came up, but when someone suggested Sandra Oh, star of Grey’s Anatomy, they knew they’d found their character. ‘She had other commitments, but we fought really hard for her.’

Finding the right person to play Villanelle took just as long: ‘We looked at a lot of people, but there was something about Jodie Comer that just stood out. She flew out to LA and did a chemistry read with Sandra and we were just so impressed with how she could flip her character within one scene. Stunningly

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'You fall in love with the actor and the character and wish that you hadn’t killed them off...'

beautiful smile one moment and then she just disappears – that sociopathic stare. She perfectly inhabits the role. She takes her work really, really seriously but she wants to keep everything fresh, so she comes in on the day and she’s always got a sort of extraordinary vitality and originality. She’s just brilliant.’

After our interview, Sally is flying out to Corfu for the end of the final season of her other hugely popular series, The Durrells. It will be a sad parting for the whole set after four years shooting on Corfu, as the actors and crew have really bonded: ‘There is something very special about it – the island, the people in Greece who we’ve become friends with. I think it’s quite unique. We’ll all be sobbing on the last day.’

And of course, there are other projects she is working on, which are under wraps. ‘As a company we like shows that are entertaining but that have got something to say. We always seem to set ourselves up doing shows which are really difficult – but we quite like doing that…’

The second season of Killing Eve has already started filming on location in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome. Waller-Bridge is swapping her writing role for one of producer and the new writer is actress and author Emerald Fennell – best known for her TV role as the redheaded nurse, Patsy Mount, in Call The Midwife.

With - spoiler alert! - a couple of main characters already killed off, how will this season develop? ‘You want some twists, but people can’t just be expendable all the time.

And the problem is that you can make decisions like that and then you fall in love with the actor and the character and wish that you hadn’t killed them off!

And if they are great story generators, then you actually create a bit of a problem for yourself. So, for the second season we were constantly thinking about what’s an interesting thing to do, how can we develop this, what will have impact.’

It looks like we’ll just have to wait and see Season 2 isn’t released until next Spring.

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Family fun

Aladdin - New Wimbledon Theatre

8 Dec - 6 Jan Prepare yourself for a lot of laughs as Paul Merton takes on the role of Widow Twankey in this year's Panto, Aladdin. He'll be joined by Blue band member and ex-Strictly contestant, Lee Ryan. Lee should have added a few more steps to his dance repertoire - but probably not as many as he'd hoped!

They will be supported by magician and comedian, Pete Firman, who will be spreading a little magic.

Tickets £16.90-£51.90. New Wimbledon Theatre. atgtickets.com

Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

23 Nov – 6 Jan With the spectacular backdrop of the Palace lit up with psychedelic lights, try your skills on the ice rink. Skate hire included, plus perfect penguins for little ones to hold onto as they traverse the rink.

Tickets £12.50-£14.50, family tickets available, book in advance. hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk

Kew Gardens

22 Nov – 5 Jan One million twinkling lights and thousands of laser beams will light up the night at Kew this Christmas. A flotilla of floating boats, fire garden, water lights on the Palm House pond, plus spiced cider, mulled wine and hot chocolate.

An evening to remember.

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this Christmas!

Hansel & Gretel

6 Dec – 6 Jan As Hansel and Gretel set off through the forest, they battle magical beasts with the help of fairy tale bandits and face the Wicked Witch who has lured them to the gingerbread house. Learning the secrets of their past, they must save their town from the Witch’s Curse – all in time for Christmas!

Box office: 020 8174 0090. Tickets £20-£35 rosetheatrekingston.org

Syon Park - Enchanted Woodland

9 – 25 November The 600-year-old gardens are transformed into a glittering display of lights and music as you walk the trail, lit up with an array of lights, from high tech lasers to flickering candles, .

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays only. Timed entry 5-9pm.

Adults £10, children £5. enchantedwoodland.com

London Wetland Centre

8-16 December Enjoy a Husky sleigh ride through the wetlands, saddle up for a ride on a donkey or help the elves in their workshop, creating your own Christmas gifts. Santa, of course, will be in his Grotto ready to hear about that wished for present.

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The gift of art The CIBOTEMPO exhibition at Boécho Gallery in Barnes offers unique art at affordable prices this Christmas

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he Boécho Gallery in Barnes has been open for a year and has already built a reputation for offering accessible and affordable art by international contemporary artists. The gallery name – ‘bo’ meaning beautiful and ‘écho’ meaning ‘repeat impression’ – reflects the ethos of the gallery, in its search for artists whose work has a core theme, often natural and an awareness of the environment around them.

Gallery owner and curator, Dee Gray, following degrees in fine art and history of art, worked for well known galleries such as Fabian Carlsson on Bond Street and as an Old Master Print dealer on Jermyn St, before opening her own gallery.

She says: ‘I’ve been working for over 20 years in the art world, so it’s wonderful to show artists in my own space.’

Dee spends months finding just the right mix of artists before each exhibition: ‘I have files of artists on my books, I visit student shows, galleries and exhibitions, but I tend to pick artists who have found their place.’

One of the those featured in the exhibition is New York artist, Tessa Grundon, who uses natural materials, such as beeswax from local hives – ‘literally a distillation of time and place’ – pigments from the earth, mud taken from riverbeds found on her travels and rust found on old objects. This year she has been Artist in Residence at I-Park Foundation in Connecticut and was part of the exhibition 'Water Art is the New Land Art' on Governor's Island, New York.

She says: ‘My work references a range of influences from the topography and history of a place and its ever-changing environment; the shifting tides to the effect of man on community and the landscape, to man himself and the shared visual language of natural forms.

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Top: Wayne Binitie - Liquid No 2 Bottom: Janet Currier - Shitstorm

'I look for inspiration and materials in the landscape...'

‘I work with an amalgam of different materials and artifacts relating to specific geographical locations. I use local maps, beeswax from nearby hives; pigments drawn from the mud, various coloured earths, vegetation, rust and charcoal. I look for inspiration and materials in the landscape whether in the woods, abandoned places or building sites, using the debris found along the strand lines of estuaries, riverbanks and marshes, from the source of a stream to where it meets the ocean through places both rural and urban. I collect sounds, images, data and objects. With these materials I create work that embodies a sense of place - totems of landscapes that resonate with me.’

Wayne Binitie, who attended both the Slade School of Art and Goldsmiths and has had exhibitions at the V&A and Royal College of Art, has also used liquid beeswax in his work.

His photographs allow a minutely detailed look at the world around us – from glaciers to glass.

The work of Rosie Dowd-Smyth, who graduated from Goldsmiths, has a lighthearted feel – using everyday kitchen objects to explore art. She says: ‘I make things that look brash but really I’m all about the small gestures.’

Other artists include Janet Currier and Pip Denham.

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Caroline Clark finds The Gate restaurant in the newly refurbished Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa on Richmond Hill stylish and fun

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he Harbour Hotel group have taken over The Richmond Gate Hotel and I was keen to see if it would live up to the reputation of their other stylish hotels and restaurants I’d visited in Salcombe and Sidmouth.

Fabienne, a foodie friend of mine, and I were warmly greeted in the stunning dining area and bar. The tables were well spaced and the décor eclectic with striking artworks looking onto a large private terrace and garden – the al fresco dining will be wonderful in the summer.

We started with an aperitif and the personal expertise of Daniel, settling on a Negroni Bianco (£9) and a glass of Lanson ‘Pere et Fils’ Champagne Brut (£12). The small, juicy bites of Lobster Arancini and Saffron Aioli on offer set the standard for the evening.

'Espresso The menu offers great choice Martinis were good vegetarian and vegan options, tempting, but it too - with lots of flair. Classics such as a cheeseburger and fish and was a Sunday chips would be perfect to tempt evening...' my teenagers. To start, Fabienne succumbed to the twice-baked smoked haddock souffle (£8) and I couldn’t resist the seared scallops, pea purée doughnuts were light and the sauce not too and caramelised bacon (£10). The souffle was sweet - so relatively guilt free! Pomegranate like fluffy white clouds and the smokiness of trifle with custard (£6), whilst not boozy, was the haddock in the sauce was well balanced, full of fresh ripe fruits including seasonal without being rich or heavy. My scallops were blackberries in jelly, under a blanket of silky perfectly cooked, translucent in the middle whipped cream. Utterly delicious. and slightly crisp on the outside – divine. Rich Espresso Martinis were tempting, but it was a bacon was a delicious contrast.

Sunday evening, so we settled with a straight For mains I chose confit duck leg, braised expresso. lettuce, samphire and peas (£15) - a very The Gate has great staff, relaxed style and generous portion of succulent duck with a finesse. It was well priced for great quality food crisp skin and the vegetables were tender and generous portions - we will be back soon and full of flavour. Fabienne chose aged with friends and family.

Bavette with roasted bone marrow (£16) and Caroline Clark seasonal greens and broad beans (£5). The beans melted in the mouth and the Bavette steak lived up to its reputation as being full of Bookings: 0208 939 0390 flavour.

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a local life...

'Living in a truck – I was fearful every day' When he became homeless, Jon spent six months living in a truck with his girlfriend. He talked to Pippa Duncan about his experiences

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t could easily happen to any of us. You fall behind with the rent, the bills stack up, stress leads you to lose your job - and then your flat. Suddenly, you find yourself with nowhere to go. Jon, 40, and his girlfriend, Rachel, found themselves in just this situation: ‘The bills got larger and larger and we just couldn’t afford to pay.’

Staying in the truck was supposed to be a short-term solution, giving them a roof over their heads while they got themselves back on track – but it ended up being six months before they got out of their situation and neither of them realised the toll it would take on their mental and physical health – or that it would leave them living in fear.

‘We thought it would be fun – and it was at times – but the most over-riding feeling was one of fear,’ says Jon. ‘We had a bed, a cooker, but no fresh water, so we couldn’t wash. Our food waste would build up and we’d have to dump it in public bins. There was no toilet, so at night we’d park near some woods or field and had to go there. And because people noticed the 'You live day by day... but truck in a residential street, we had to keep the worst was the feeing of moving on.

‘You live day by day. You couldn’t plan fear. It almost ruined me...' anything – eating a meal or even charging my already staying out all night and drifting away. phone meant a visit to the local library.’ Living His mother died when he was 21 and within in constant stress affected Jon’s mental health a few years he was often sleeping rough. But and their relationship. life had got back on track with Rachel, who ‘But the worst was the feeling of fear. had grown up in the care system. They have It almost ruined me. Men would just let a family of rabbits which they dote on – and themselves into the back and start looking took them everywhere in the truck. around.’ It happened so often that Jon worried Help finally came from the homeless charity, about their safety and how he could protect SPEAR, whose outreach workers visited the them if someone turned nasty.

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men died nearby during our time in the truck.’

Surprisingly, difficulties arose because Jon and Rachel were a couple and because of their pets. The system just doesn’t allow to help two people who are living homeless together – and having pets made housing and resettlement more challenging.

‘But SPEAR changed everything. They put us up at the Penny Wade hostel in Kew and for the first time in many months I could relax. It was so good to talk to other people who had been homeless, too.’

Jon and Rachel are now getting the help they need to get their lives together. Having spent the last few months at the hostel and in temporary accommodation, Jon has just been offered a permanent residence – so this Christmas will be spent in a warm, safe home of his own.

As a charity, they rely on voluntary income donations from the public, especially over the Christmas period, and presents such as cosmetics, socks, underwear or chocolates are also gratefully received. To donate or report a rough sleeper, visit: spearlondon.org

SPEAR has rough sleeper outreach services in the Putney, Richmond, Kingston, Wandsworth and Merton areas, helping the homeless to take steps back to life and independence.

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You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up. Have fun!

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Shiver me timbers it's Captain Hook!

Robert Lindsay tells Living In Magazines how he's thrilled to be playing the villainous Captain Hook in his first Panto, Peter Pan, at Richmond Theatre

Pippa Duncan: With such a diverse career playing everyone from Wolfie Smith to Tony Blair, Onassis to Oberon, what brings you to Captain Hook and Panto?

PD: You’ve managed to balance darker characters and comedy roles in your career – how does it feel to be playing a dark and comedic character as Captain Hook?

Robert Lindsay: I was asked!

Pantomime is one area of the acting world I’ve never experienced before, so I jumped at the chance. I’m a big Panto fan, and to be given the chance of playing the ultimate baddie in the form of Captain Hook was too good an opportunity to pass by.

RL: It’s interesting but there can be a lot of comedy in the darker characters, it forms part of their DNA, that light and shade. My Captain Hook will be no different. He may well be after capturing Peter Pan but he’ll deliver his own punchlines, too. Essentially, Panto is fun, and I want to be a part of that, but bring some swashbuckling villainy at the same time!

PD: You’ve just been in the Terrance Rattigan play In Praise of Love and now Captain Hook. Do you like to mix up the parts you take?

RL: I’m extremely fortunate to be able to play a range of parts and I’m in the very privileged position to be able to choose the projects I really want to work on. In Praise of Love was a real passion project, a play I’d wanted to do for quite some time. To get to do it with that cast in the intimacy of the Ustinov Studio in Bath was wonderful. To have the opportunity to go from the suspense of Terrance’s play into Pantomime, with all the scale and spectacle of a West End musical, is really appealing. And I recently finished filming for Disney with Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer on Maleficent 2 which is out later in the year.

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PD: How do you feel about playing at Richmond Theatre?

RL: I know the theatre well and how beautiful it is. You can tell it’s a Matcham venue [built by architect, Frank Matcham in 1899], given its beautiful design and intimacy. I can’t wait to play it.

PD: What do you think that Panto offers families at Christmas - an escape from reality?

RL: In a world where every member of a family is glued to a screen on their phones, tablets or televisions, it’s the perfect opportunity to turn those things off, to share a common experience, one where they can suspend their disbelief and enjoy a fantastic story.

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Panto is so vital, especially for young children, as a first introduction to live theatre, it begins a love that hopefully lasts a lifetime.

PD: How will you be spending Christmas Day? RL: We are going to be very busy playing two shows a day, so Christmas Day will be a rare day off. As soon as the curtain comes down on Christmas Eve, I’ll head home to my wife and spend the day with the family. I’ll sleep in, have a traditional roast with all our loved ones, walk the dog and do as little as possible before it’s back to Neverland for Boxing Day! Robert Lindsay stars as Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Richmond Theatre, 8 Dec - 6 Jan. Tickets £12-£42. atgtickets.com Pippa Duncan

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local talk... barnes

• Streets ahead Barnes High Street has been shortlisted in the national Great British High St awards.

The awards celebrate local achievements on our high streets and the competition is run by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and is sponsored

by Visa. Barnes has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category – the only London high street shortlisted for this category - which aims to find the UK’s most ambitious high streets. Votes will be by a panel of judges and votes from the public, via social media. If successful, Barnes could win £5k towards a local project. We’ll let you know how Barnes gets on!

• So you want to act?

Barnes Community Players, who put on shows at the OSO Arts Centre, are looking for actors to take part in their next production, King Charles III by Mike Barlett. Get in contact via their website: barnescommunityplayers.co.uk

east sheen • Great discounts with Richmond Card Are you making the most of your Richmond Card in Sheen? Your card not only gives you 30 minutes free parking but, if you check out the website, local businesses also offer various discounts.

Did you know that when you present your card you could get: 15% off lunch or dinner at Valentina, 10% off at Micro Beers 32

and 15% off your bill at The Victoria (and the card applies to four guests). Offers have different end dates, so check out richmond.gov.uk/offers for details.

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• Make the most of your older years If you are missing out on a little social interaction, the Mortlake Community Association offers daily classes throughout the week.

There are exercise classes, a gardening group, learning to use a computer club, yoga, drawing and healthy cooking club. People of all ages are welcome, so you can chat to friends across the generations. Find out more about classes and times on page 16. mortlakecommunityassociation.org.uk

putney • Putney Social If you’d like to make the most of living in Putney, check out the putneysocial. co.uk website.

As well as highlighting what’s happening locally, Putney Social also organise their own Meet Up events such as pub quizzes, parties, restaurant dinners and learning to row etc. It’s a great way to meet other locals if new to the area or if you would just like to meet more local people.

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Bringing an end to the blame game?

Associate at D & G Family Law, Polly Barklem discusses the case for reforming divorce laws

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he government has been consulting on whether or not to reform divorce laws – which have not changed for 50 years – to remove the element of fault.

Currently, anyone seeking a divorce must either prove their partner is at fault through adultery, desertion or unreasonable behaviour, or, alternatively, if both sides agree, they can part after two years of separation. In the absence of consent or evidence of fault, applicants must wait until they have been living apart for five years.

The most common reason for divorce in the UK is ‘unreasonable behaviour’. People who want a divorce have to list the ways in which their spouses have behaved unreasonably.

Seeing a list of your perceived faults as a reason someone wants to divorce you can be extremely antagonistic, and can lead to long-term damage to relationships between

divorcing couples, their children and wider family.

Furthermore, while in the past family lawyers would seek to keep examples of unreasonable behaviour vague and mild, the recent case of Owens v Owens changed this. In this case, the Supreme Court held that the examples of unreasonable behaviour provided were not unreasonable enough. Family lawyers now have to tread a fine line between ensuring examples of unreasonable behaviour will persuade a judge to grant a divorce and attempting not to upset the relationship between the couple further.

Polly Barklem Solicitor, D & G Family Law

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WIN! A SUNDAY ROAST LUNCH FROM THE GINGER PIG Enter our competition to win a delicious Sunday Roast from The Ginger Pig

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he Ginger Pig story began in Nottinghamshire over 25 years ago, with Tim Wilson, a smallholding and three Tamworth pigs. We are now the biggest butchery in London and have built up a network of small, like-minded farmers, who supply our eight shops, home delivery service and wholesale customers with the highest quality meat.

We dry-age all our beef in-house for a minimum of 28 days, our sausages and burgers are made by hand and our bacon and gammons are cured either by hand-salting or using a traditional brine.

We take an enormous amount of pride in everything we do!

WIN!

The Ginger Pig is known for its Sunday Roast.

Now is your chance to win your own Sunday lunch to cook at home.

The prize includes: A wing rib of high welfare

grass fed beef for four people, homemade dauphinoise potatoes and seasonal deli salads.

How to enter: Just email pippa@livinginmagazines. co.uk with Sunday Roast in the subject line to be entered for this competition or send a postcard to: Sunday Roast Competition, 38 Chelwood Gardens, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4JQ. Terms & Conditions apply – please visit livinginmagazines.co.uk for Competition Rules.

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Richmond Literature Festival 1 - 28 November

East Sheen writer, Elisabeth Galvin, reveals the intriguing life of Edith Nesbit, the author of The Railway Children, at this year’s Richmond Literature Festival. She talks to editor, Pippa Duncan

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cigar-smoking socialist, an affair with George Bernard Shaw, a husband who had two children with her best friend, wild Bohemian parties with H G Wells and a bit of a flasher, E Nesbit, who penned such famous children’s books as The Railway Children and Five Children and It, was not your typical Victorian author.

Local journalist, Elisabeth Galvin, loved researching this intriguing woman: ‘Edith Nesbit was a ground-breaker and well ahead of her time. She wrote about strong female characters and created real stories about real children who argued and got messy and went on adventures - not just ‘morality tales’, which were the norm of the day.’ Nesbit wrote more than 100 books over her lifetime, her most successful in the years following the death of her eldest son, which had a profound effect on her.

‘I’m so excited to be part of the Festival,’ says Elisabeth, ‘It’s amazing to be talking alongside such an array of wonderful authors.’

You can hear Elisabeth talking about The Extraordinary Life of E Nesbit on 15 November at Hampton Library, 7.30pm. Tickets £8.

Don’t miss

Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World’s Strangest Brains: 11 November How would your life change if you couldn’t feel emotion, or remember the past or empathise with someone else? Award-winning science writer, Helen Thomson, travelled the world to speak to those with rare brain disorders – from a man who thinks he’s a tiger to the doctor who feels other people’s pain.

Riverside Room, Old Town Hall, Richmond, 2pm. Tickets £10 Axel Sheffler: Christmas Fun with the Gruffalo: 25 November Axel Sheffler reads from The Gruffalo and his latest Pip and Posy book, The Christmas Tree, whilst drawing. Axel will sign and draw in your child’s book, new or old (one book per child).

Diamond Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham Riverside, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm

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Christmas TV 1. The final episode of which TV show was the most-watched TV show in the UK on Christmas Day 2015?

2. In a 1992 Christmas special, who fails to give his girlfriend, Irma Gobb, the engagement ring she wanted when he didn't realise what she was pointing to, and instead gives her a picture of an engaged couple that was next to it in the shop?

3. Screened on Christmas Day in 2003, Sleepless In Peckham was the final episode of which long-running TV sitcom?

4. On Christmas Day of what year did a Doctor Who episode called The Time Of The Doctor see Peter Capaldi take over from Matt Smith as the Doctor?

5. Which TV series features a robot Santa Claus who, due to a programming error, judges almost everyone to be naughty and every Christmas, goes on a murderous rampage?

6. The title character in which TV show lived at 52 Festive Road?

7. Broadcast on Boxing Day 2015, The Farmer's Llamas was a Christmas special of which TV show?

8. Which character from EastEnders was murdered on Christmas Day in 2009?

9. Introduced in the first episode of The Simpsons, what breed of dog is Santa's Little Helper?

10. On the TV show South Park, who brings presents to boys and girls whose diets have been high in fibre?

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My qualified native French tutors are highly experienced in teaching individuals and groups of all ages and abilities, whether to learn French for business, travel, exams or just for fun.

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Choose presents that can bring your loved ones a happier, healthier New Year Wellbeing Gifts

Spa Days Red Letter Days offer spa days from £39 (£59 for couples) and for that special occasion, two-night spa breaks from £390 (includes lunch, one-day spa pass and accommodation in a luxury yurt). redletterdays.co.uk The Positive Planner This 12-week planner features inspirational quotes, mindfulness activities and a mood tracker (noting connections between activities and feelings). Also, meal planners and shopping lists, helping reduce mental clutter. thepositiveplanner.co.uk

Mindfulness Gifts

NHS doctors are now recommending mindfulness to improve mental health and manage long-term pain: The Introduction to Mindfulness Gift Box uses simple task cards and a weeklong challenge to help users learn simple mindfulness techniques to integrate into their day. Amazon and other outlets Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World - an NHS ‘Book on Prescription’, teaches Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Just a few minutes’ practice a day can bring great benefits, not just for those struggling with mental health, but also those wanting to improve their wellbeing.

Book, eBook, audio CD and CD-ROM from various retailers, eg, Amazon and WHSmith

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Gaiam Beginners’ Pilates Kit This includes a body-sculpting ball, resistance band and instructional workout DVD, great for first-timers or improvers. John Lewis, Amazon and other retailers

Weight Training Equipment Experts recommend weight training as muscle burns more calories, even at rest, than fat.

For beginners, light dumbbells and/or wrist and ankle weights are ideal. Kettlebells are popular and, for more serious weightlifters, barbell sets.

Available from major retailers such as Argos, Amazon and John Lewis, and fitness stores

Weight Loss Gifts

Only buy these for someone who has stated they need, want and plan to lose weight!

Slimming World offer 6- and 12-week gift cards for new members. Prices are lower for existing members or those over 60. slimmingworld.co.uk Weight Watchers sell cookbooks, magazine subscriptions and handy SmartPoints Kitchen Scales, which automatically calculate the SmartPoints in food. weightwatchersshop.co.uk LighterLife offer food packs for friends interested in trying the plan from around £15. lighterlife.com

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Setting the pace

First-time marathon runner or new to distance running?

Read our top tips for avoiding injury pitfalls

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f you have just got your first place in the London Marathon for 2019 – congratulations! You’re no doubt excited but apprehensive about the challenges ahead.

Training for - and running - a marathon is a great achievement, but there are potential pitfalls along the way. Read our tips from running specialist and physio, Dave Burnett.

Training programmes A proper marathon training programme is vital to success. If you are new to running and don’t exercise regularly, it’s best to start with a Beginner’s Training Programme. Both Runner’s World and Virgin Money London Marathon offer good programmes online. Your plan also needs to include activities that aren’t running, because working on different aspects of fitness can help all-round performance and lower your risk of injury.

Running screening assessment As a ‘running beginner’ you are at a higher risk of getting injured. Beginners are often susceptible to injuries caused by ‘too much, too soon, too fast!’. So, if your training load (frequency, intensity, time and type) is higher than what your tissues can tolerate, you’ll get injured.

We offer a Physiotherapy Running Screening Assessment which includes: • Health screening to flag up important health factors that could affect your running • Physical screening tests which highlight movement restrictions or imbalances in muscle strength or control • Treadmill video analysis of your running to identify any technical issues with your running style • Advice on running-based strength and conditioning exercises to complement your training If you have an old running niggle, we can assess the way you move and identify the causes of injury, resolving ongoing issues.

The right shoes A decent pair of running shoes will help reduce risk of injury and make those longer runs much more bearable. The type you choose should depend on your foot posture and shape of your feet (narrow or high arch etc), your running style (whether you are a heel striker or a forefoot striker) and your running biomechanics (how all your joints from the lower spine to the toes move in a chain). Buy shoes from a shop that has the knowledge and skills to identify these factors.

The right food Your training schedule isn’t a license to eat just what you like! So base your diet around fresh and unprocessed foods. Remember to include some healthy fats like olive oil, avocado and oily fish to support your immune system. Eat more on your long run days and keep alcohol to less than 14 units per week.

If you would like to book a session with Dave or one of the team of physios, just call 020 8876 5690 or drop in for a chat.

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Oh Darling!

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hether it’s a treat for you or a friend, Oh Darling! covers all occasions. This fabulous lifestyle boutique offers a beautiful range of children’s gifts, women’s accessories, stunning home accessories, unusual gifts and treats and a very relaxing beauty salon… Pop in and meet Ali and experience this local gem. www.ohdarlingbeautyandlifestyle.co.uk

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At the SUMMIT Summit Wellbeing in Sheen offers a range of treatments to prevent and relieve injury

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t Summit Wellbeing we offer more than you might think. Our chiropractor, osteopath, sports therapists and pilates instructors are all trained in a variety of evidence-based therapies, offering 30 or 60 minute appointments, including: • Manual Therapy: joint mobilisation and manipulation • Soft Tissue Treatments: trigger point, active release and instrument assisted techniques • Dry Needling/ Medical Acupuncture • Kinesio Taping • Radial Shockwave Therapy • Injury Rehabilitation & Postural Strengthening What is Shockwave therapy? It’s a wellestablished treatment technique, using acoustic waves, with increasing evidence for

treating long-lasting elbow, shoulder and hip conditions and plantar fascia pain. It’s a great option if you’ve had pain for months or years, despite rest and rehab exercises.

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CHRISTMAS AT ST MARY’S BARNES

FUN QUIZ:

Christmas Fair

AT KITSON HALL Kitson Road, Barnes SW13 9HJ

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2018 10AM TO 3PM Christmas gifts and cards Jewellery Tombola Garden gifts and plants Homemade cakes and preserves Bric-a-brac Toys Children’s activities Raffle and silent auction All day café

1. Downton Abbey 2. Mr Bean 3. Only Fools And Horses 4. 2013 5. Futurama 6. Mr Benn 7. Shaun The Sheep 8. Archie Mitchell 9. Greyhound 10 Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo

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3 Letters DIE, DUE, LED, LEI, LET, LID, LIE, LIT, TIE 4 Letters DELI, DIET, DUEL, DUET, EDIT, IDLE, LIED, LIEU, LITE, LUTE, TIDE, TIED, TILE 5 Letters TILDE, TILED 6 Letters DILUTE

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Barnes/Mortlake Barnes Primary 020 8876 7358 Lowther Primary 020 8748 3984 St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic 020 8876 6679 St Osmund’s Catholic 020 8748 3582 East Sheen East Sheen Primary 020 8876 7484 Sheen Mount 020 8876 8394 Putney All Saints C of E 020 87885196 Hotham Primary 020 87886468 Oasis Academy 020 7884 6000 Our Ladies of Victories Catholic Primary 020 87885196 St Mary's C of E 020 87889591

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clubs, groups & societies Barnes Community Association 020 8878 2359 Barnes Literary Society 020 8876 3817 Barnes & Mortlake History Society 020 8878 3756 Barnes Music Society 020 8876 1563 Barnes WI barneswi.co.uk FiSH Neighbourhood Care Scheme (For help and to volunteer) 020 8876 3414 Friends of Barnes Common 020 8392 2566 Friends of Palewell Common 07771 970017 Friends of Richmond Park 020 8549 8975 Mortlake with East Sheen Society 020 8876 7744 Mortlake Community Association 020 8487 5500 Neighbourhood Watch 020 8247 5807 OSO Community Arts Centre 020 8876 9885 Putney Music putneymusic.org.uk Putney Bridge Club 020 8892 9429 Putney Scouts 5thputneyseascouts.btik.com Putney Society putneysociety.org.uk Putney Theatre Company 07900 216 197 Richmond Orchestra 020 8876 4728

sports clubs & activities 144 (Richmond) Squadron Air Cadets Barn Elms Sports Centre Barnes Sports Club Barnes Runners Pools on the Park Putney Leisure Centre Rocks Lane Tennis & Football Ctr Sheen Common Bowling Club Shene Sports & Fitness Centre Sheen Shufflers

020 8940 2223 020 8876 7685 020 8876 1270 020 8241 6574 020 8940 0561 020 8785 0388 020 8876 8330 020 8878 6279 020 3772 2999 020 8876 6819

council Richmond Council Wandsworth Council Crimestoppers

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08456 122 660 020 8871 6000 0800 555 111

Secondary Schools ARK Putney Academy Christ’s Grey Court Richmond Park Academy

020 878 83421 020 8940 6982 020 8948 1173 020 8876 8891

local police Barnes Police Station Richmond Police Station (8am-8pm) Putney Safer Neighbourhood Teams East Sheen Mortlake & Barnes Barnes Putney

020 8392 1212 101 101 07879 433 391 020 8721 2007 07768 178 731 0208 247 7860

libraries Castelnau Mon, Tues, Fri 9.30am-6pm, Weds 10am7pm; Thurs & Sun closed. Tel: 020 8734 3350 East Sheen Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-6pm; Weds 10am-7pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm, Sun 1-5pm.

Tel: 020 8734 3337 Putney Mon, Weds, Thurs 9am-8pm, Tues closed, Fri 9am-2pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm.

Tel: 020 8871 7090

recycling Richmond Borough (Townmead Rd) Opening Times Mon 10am - 6pm; Tues-Sat 8am - 6pm; Sun & Bank Hols: 9am - 4pm. Closed: 25, 26 Dec, 1 Jan. Richmond residents only. Last admission 15m before closing time.

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Index of Local Businesses Appliances Coopers Audio Visual Lasyl Beauty Tulloch Clinic Volta Beds And So To Bed Westend Beds Builders/Extensions DPS Butcher Ginger Pig Carpet Cleaner Right Clean Carpenter Dave Casswell Yellow Chisel Car Services Colin Ferns - Mercedes Care in the Home Amber Home Carers Catering Katie’s Kitchen Charity Cancer Research Curtains & Blinds Curtain Call Design Six Miles High Design Drama Classes Stage Coach Dry Cleaner Hamlyns

Family Hosting College Guardians Fireplaces Chiswick Fireplace Flooring ASC Flooring Gardening Auntie Planty Grout & Tiles Grout Health Club Bank of England

24 2 38 40 10 25 3

Health & Wellbeing Summit Wellbeing Heating Engineer David Harris Insurance Shene Insurance Lifestyle Oh Darling Lofts & Extensions Loft Solutions

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Martial Arts Pee Wee/Funakoshi

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Networking The Sheen Network

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16 12 47 38

Personal Trainer Doug Rowe Fitness 40 Physiotherapy Physio On The River 41 Plumbing & Heating Mortlake Plumbing & Heating 12 Restaurant Gate

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Solicitors D & G Family Law

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Tuition French Tuition

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Windows Ayrton Bespoke Privett

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what's on LOCALLY

The Double Dealer 7 Dec – 26 Jan

In a world of artifice and guile, how are we to judge whose behaviour is beyond reproach? A marriage has been arranged between Cynthia and Mellefont and all should be plain sailing. But at a house party on a sultry autumn evening, the young couple must contend with the jealousies, vanities and vagaries of the other guests.

Above all they must overcome the Machiavellian machinations of Maskwell – the eponymous Double Dealer.

Tickets £25 (£12.50 for under 30s). No performances 25, 26 Dec & 1 Jan. orangetreetheatre.co.uk

Never Such Innocence 1 December

A recital of words and music from the First World War. Actor Christopher Kent and pianist Gamal Khamis, blend music of the period with poetry and feature the real-life story of Private Percy O’Key – Christopher’s great uncle. The two have chosen music which matches the poetry, whether its tone is angry or nostalgic. A compelling journey from innocence to loss.

Tickets £12-£15, from osoarts.org. uk or call the Box Office: 020 8876 0885

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Katriona Taylor 17 November

The Bulls Head in Barnes has obviously given up on grammar with its missing apostrophe, but its reputation for one of the best places to hear jazz lives on. As part of the London Jazz Festival, jazz vocalist and songwriter, Katriona Taylor, returns on 17 November to perform an explosive mix of Latin, Brazilian, Jazz and Soul. This charismatic British singer/songwriter will be singing songs from her award-winning albums and a mixture of jazz classics.

8.30pm. Tickets £13 adv, £15 on the door. thebullsheadbarnes.com

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