Malden's Village Voice January 2020 by jenny stuart

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January The first magazine of a new decade!

Hope that the festive season has gone well so far for you - at the time of writing I’m in the usual state of December mad, stressy panic. Cards still to be bought (job for tomorrow), let alone written/posted and I’m struggling to remember what has already been purchased and hidden and where these hiding places are located. Must be more organised and write things down and store in a safe place..... There was the time a few years ago that in a flurry of frustration a phone was confiscated from a nameless daughter. When I went to retrieve it the next day to hand it back to her -, guess what (sure you have by now) - it wasn’t where I thought I’d put it. Big downside of having too many cunning hiding places and not enough concentration. Days of thorough, frustrating and fruitless searching

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turned into turned into a whole week - yikes! - it eventually turned up in the bowl of my mixer (other daughter decided to do some baking) so had actually been under my nosed the entire time….. I hope you enjoy a good read please make sure you see what our local businesses an advertisers have to offer- i’m delighted to say we have quite a few new ones this month. If you’ve any feedback on how they’re doing, or have any ideas for future editions, news or views to share then please get in touch. Remember, we deliver to most homes every second month but if it’s not delivered to you, you can read it on your phone, tablet or PC. There are a limited number of copies available from Waitrose, New Malden library, The Methodist Church and the Malden Centre. The copy dates for the next couple of editions are below. If you’d like to advertise or have a local story to tell, please call or email. Until next time, best wishes, and Happy New Year to you

Jenny

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New Malden History Painting a sad picture by Robin Gill Around 1884, a family moved into a house in Montem Road New Malden. The father John Henry Dell aged fifty one was an artist specializing in landscapes and rustic scenes. His paintings although small were portrayed in meticulous detail, and he had exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1853 (when aged 20) through to 1875, and at the British Institution from 1851, until its closure in 1867. He was also an exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists from 1851 to 1886 in Suffolk Street, London. The family consisted of John, his wife Mary and six children. Five girls, Alice, Aline, Eveline, Etheline and Edna (aged between 12 and 22), and one son (Edgar) Herbert (aged 17). All of the girls painted, one of the daughters Etheline showed some great talent in art, and followed her father in having her work shown at exhibitions, both at the Royal Academy in 1885 and 1887 and the Royal Society in 1886. She specialised in pictures depicting fairies and domestic life. The family seemed to have caused no ripples in New Malden Life, and they is no indication that they subscribed to any of the different groups or societies in the local area, either religious or secular. The houses in Montem Road, and its neighbour Penrith had only just been built, and the road had not even been made up when they moved in. All the children had been taught at home by their father. How to read and spell, poetry, the classics, and of course how to draw and paint. Death and removal Life in New Malden took a dramatic turn for the worst, when the father of the family died at the end of January 1889. He was aged only 55 and was buried at Kingston Cemetery a week later. The service was conducted by Albert Garland who six months later married the eldest daughter Alice. After the death of John Henry the family moved away from New Malden, taking up residence in a large house in Grove Park, Chiswick. They still came to the Kingston area often to visit the grave in Bonner Hill Road, and his death had affected them all. Etheline, in particular used to talk a lot about him, and how much he was missed.

Tragedy strikes On Sunday evening 5th July 1891 Etheline left the family home to “take the air”. She did not return. On the evening of Thursday 9th July between 5 and 6 o’clock, a woman’s body was discovered in the Thames. She was “respectably dressed” and was thought to be aged about 25. She was found about four foot from the Middlesex side almost opposite the Lambeth Water Works (which became a health and leisure centre in1998). It was Etheline. She was found by William Cobb who operated a ferry across the Thames at that point, and William Carey from West Molesey, who worked at the Eagle Coffee Tavern. They took the body to the Police Station in Ferry Lane, Long Ditton, from where it was removed to the mortuary at Hampton Wick. On Monday 6th a half sheet of notepaper had been found behind a tree on the tow path opposite the ferry, with a note written in Etheline’s hand. “Dear friend, take care of my dear sister Edna if she needs it. My tenderest love to you for ever, E.E.D”. On the other side of the note was her address in Chiswick. Next to the letter was a ladies’ umbrella and hat. Etheline had promised to her father whilst he was dying, that she would take care of her youngest sister Edna. On the Saturday, an inquest was held at the Swan Inn in Hampton Wick. It was conducted by Dr Thomas Bramah Diplock the Coroner for West Middlesex. The area he covered comprised 78 parishes an area of 171 square miles, but being too tall (over 6 feet) to travel in a conventional pony and trap, the doctor walked from his home in Chiswick to most of his inquests. Dr Diplock gained some fame, and not a little notoriety being the coroner covering the death of one of the chief suspects

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in the “Jack The Ripper” murders a couple of years earlier. Etheline’s body was identified by her brother Herbert, whose occupation was an electrician. He also identified the hat and umbrella as belonging to his sister. The other half sheet of notepaper was also found on the body. Herbert explained that his sister occasionally visited the river as part of her profession as an artist, but never actually travelled on it. Another witness who was called was Thomas Bolas who lived near to the family in Chiswick, he stated that he had been courting Etheline for about four or five months and had just become engaged to her at the beginning of the month. He thought, and the coroner agreed, that Etheline may have thought that the act of agreeing to marry meant that she had broken her promise to her father to look after her sister. This may have accounted for her actions, but the jury still returned a verdict of “suicide whilst of unsound mind”. In the end Thomas married Etheline’s sister Eveline the following year.

Littleproud a young man from Norfolk who worked as a barman in the Grove Inn in Hampton Wick High Street (now Navigation House) was walking along the river from Kingston in the direction of Hampton Court. He had not got far when, he heard the sound of groans coming from behind the trees. Searching the area, he found a man lying on the ground breathing heavily. Alongside was small leather travelling case, not unlike those used by salesmen when selling various colour pigments to artists. Additionally there was a small flask. Littleproud asked the man what the matter was, but received no reply. He attempted to undo his tie, and loosen his collar, and asked some youths who had arrived at the scene, to wet his handkerchief so he could bathe the man. He then asked one of the boys to cross the river on the ferry and bring help from the police. It was about 10.45am when Police Inspector William Aldridge arrived from Long Ditton Police Station in Ferry Lane. The man was identified as Edgar Herbert

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Dell (see previous) who lived at Grove Park Chiswick. The death of his sister had affected him greatly, and he became a source of worry and concern to his family. He had had great difficulty sleeping, and threatened to harm himself on more than one occasion. However, his attitude had brightened in recent days and his family hoped he was over the worse of it. But based on the note he left in his pocket, he had been mulling things over, and had come to a decision to take his own life. The doctor John Ebenezer Lane was called for from Thames Ditton, and found Edgar dead. The cup was found to contain a small amount of Prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) which was used in the manufacture of Prussian Blue a colour used by artists in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bottle with its stopper removed was found near the body. I will spare you the details of the post mortem. At the inquest held by Dr Diplock at the Railway Hotel in Hampton the following Wednesday, the verdict reached was of “suicide whilst of unsound mind”. Picking up the pieces Both Etheline and Herbert were buried in the same grave as their father in the cemetery. At both internments no ceremony took place. History does

not record how their mother Mary coped with the loss of her husband, and then two of her children within a month of each other two years later. She died in February 1930 aged 85. Of the remaining children Alice turned from painting to photography, and specialised in taking pictures of children. Aline painted right into her eighties mainly flowers, birds and fungi. Eveline was still selling her work into the 1920s. Edna seems to have been the only one who didn’t carry on with her painting. She married a Jesse Berridge who eventually became a Canon in Essex. Value of their work If money is a testimony to the painting talent of the family one of Etheline’s pictures in her short life: “Titania’s Moonlit Bower” sold for £36,000 at Christie’s in 2007. Whilst one of her fathers’ “Milking Time” sold for over £3,500 in 2003. NB: My thanks to Gail Johanson from Canada who provided much of the information. Illustrations 1) John Henry Dell 2) Midsummer Fairies By Etheline Dell 3) Montem Road

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Clubs Rotary Club Of New Malden HUGE THANKS to the people of New Malden for their generous support of the Rotary’s Christmas Appeal and for the warm welcome we received on the doorstep from so many when we called on you with Father Christmas and his sleigh. The whole community, at home and in the High Street, responded wonderfully and this will enable us to carry out much of the work we do through the year. At the time of writing we do not have a total but we appear to be approaching our target of £8000. More detail next month. Our thanks to everyone who donated and to all who helped us with the collections, particularly the many Explorer Scouts of the 1st New Malden Scout Group. The money collected will be spent in the coming year on many charitable projects, some of it overseas in the developing world, but the majority of it on projects and people in our own community.

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In the last twelve months we have supported Kingston Young Carers, the Mayor’s Charities, which this year are the Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL), providing services to disabled people to live full and successful lives, and Oxygen, the award winning youth charity which operates in the Borough. We are also working with Refugee Action Kingston. In December we donated sums to three local Churches for their Christmas Day Meals for local people in need. Also in the last year we have helped sponsor several local young people on overseas trips with charity projects as well as enabling some students in secondary schools to be fully involved in events where financial need would otherwise deprive them of opportunity. And we continue to help Primary Schools with reading support and Secondary Schools with mock interviews and music projects. Most local people are aware that Rotary is somehow involved with the Christmas lights in the High Street which were switched on by Father Christmas and the Mayor of the Royal Borough at the end of November. The lights are funded by a mix of donations, from the local community, from a few local shops and businesses and intermittent grants from the Royal Borough. Rotary co-ordinates and organises the purchase and maintenance of the lights but it is an expensive and time consuming exercise every year to keep them up and running. Similarly the hanging baskets which adorn our High Street in the summer are provided thanks to the efforts of Rotary in gathering funds, organising contracts and maintenance. As we stagger into 2020 President Laurie Bugeya and all members of New Malden Rotary thank the whole community for their support, and wish everyone a happy, peaceful and successful New Year. David Powers - Club correspondent. FOR MORE INFORMATION go to www.newmaldenrotary.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @NewMaldenRotary

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Fundraising A long commute home Anyone who takes the train from New Malden might have seen adverts for “The Clipper Race” which have popped up along the platform recently. While waiting for the early morning train, there they are, daring us to do something out of the ordinary, to challenge ourselves to apply for the toughest endurance race on the planet – sailing a stripped-down Ocean racing yacht across the world’s most inhospitable and isolated environments. “No experience required”. The Clipper race was started by Sir Robin KnoxJohnston who, in 1969, was the first person to solo circumnavigate the world by boat. The race consists of 11 identical boats, each crewed by around 20people, from all over the world, who race around the globe, stopping only briefly at ports to re-stock, repair and prepare the next leg. It takes ‘ordinary’ people - non-sailors - from all walks of life and trains them to become fully fledged ocean racers – the race is tough and the crew must be self-sufficient, look after each other and be capable of working as a team, living for weeks on end in the confines of a 70foot racing yacht – it is mentally, physically and emotionally challenging. It took several years before I considered applying. I have never sailed and the idea of taking the best part of a year out, leaving family and friends behind to do something like this seemed impossible – but the ‘dream’ of taking on and witnessing nature in its rawest form was there. Finally, I applied last year and was offered a place on the 2019/20 race. Since then my life has been intensely full – it’s not just learning how to sail, but also boat safety, survival skills, sail-making and even how to cook for 22people, on a yacht heeled over at 45degrees and haring along at breakneck speed! Now though, the training is over. In January, I will fly to Australia to climb aboard my team’s yacht, “GotoBermuda” before racing back to the UK, crossing the Pacific and the Atlantic. 25,000miles, 9 port stops and 7months later, I will arrive back in London in August 2020. I face it with apprehension and anticipation in equal measure. Truly the race of my life.

The last year taught me that to achieve our dreams, we rely heavily on others to support us. I am very lucky in this regard, but sadly, this is not true for everyone. Therefore, my team and I are racing in support of Unicef’s “Child friendly cities programme” which gives children in urban areas the infrastructure they need to believe in themselves and supports them to make their ambitions come true. We aim to raise £20k for this important programme and you can support by donating to my Just giving page: www.justgiving.com/Andrew’s complete life venture. For a minimum donation to UNICEF, Local businesses can also become my official Race Crew Supporters - in return, I will carry their logo on my race gear and mention them on my blog. They will be able to use the Clipper logo in their own communications – for further information, please contact me Andrewcowenatwork@outlook.com. Community spirit and neighbourliness make New Malden a special to live so it will mean a lot to me to feel that support as I race around the world. To follow my journey : check out “Complete Life Venture” on facebook, or see www.Clipperroundtheworld.com : Andrew Cowen

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Gardening High-Rise Edibles by Pippa Greenwood Use high-rise gardening to give extra space, with hanging baskets, wall troughs and window boxes as homes for vegetables, herbs and even fruit. So, what does it take to succeed? Larger containers allow for more room for your crops’ roots and easier maintenance, as they will run out of moisture and fertiliser less frequently. Use suitable supporting brackets and screws for hanging baskets, window boxes and wall troughs, as they must support the weight of fully grown plants laden with crops, which will be heavier after watering. Check walls, balconies and windows sills will not be overloaded and consider using lighterweight loam-free or peat-free composts with lightweight containers made of bamboo, plastics or fibre glass. You’ll need to use good quality compost and feed crops in high-rise planters regularly and, as they’re more susceptible to drying out, regular watering is essential. The dwarf runner bean ‘Hestia’ is perfect for containers and can be sown directly into the compost in April, or raised in small pots or trays and then planted out into the high-rise planter. Dwarf French varieties such as ‘Duel’ or the purple-podded ‘Purple Tee Pee’ do well in a good sized window box Wall baskets, troughs and hanging baskets can play host to strawberries, which trail naturally over container edges. Plants can be bought from garden centres or by mail order at this time of year. There’s a huge selection of lettuce and other salad leaves available in a wide range of colours and leaf shapes. Fast-germinating and fast-growing, you can either buy small plants or sow the seed directly into the compost. Creeping or trailing forms of herbs are a must for a basket, trough or window box, and thyme in particular is ideal for a container in a sunny spot. As it’s hardy it can be planted out at any time of year. Parsley, sage, tarragon, chives and basil all look

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What’s On In partnership with the Princess Alice Hospice, New Malden Methodist Church host a monthly Bereavement Café. This runs on the second Tuesday of every month from 2.30pm to 4pm and is held in the church’s Coffee Bar, Wesley’s. A Bereavement Café is a comfortable and welcoming place where guests can meet with others who have been through their own loss, and who can understand something of what you’re going through. Being able to talk about your experience and be listened to is so important, and that’s what a Bereavement Café offers. This is not a counselling service but is a place for you to talk and be heard. All are welcome to drop into the Bereavement Café, enjoy a tea or coffee, and join in the conversation, whether or not you see yourself as having a faith. The Café is here for anybody who feels it could be helpful for them. 14th January and 11th February. !

Local drama group, St James's Players, have adapted the Snow Queen into a pantomime. With a Dame, Ma Gingster (famous for her pies) and pirates, who help take her to the frozen north - this is a show for all ages (oh yes it is!). Performed in St James's church hall, Bodley Road New Malden, there are 3 matinees at 2.30pm on Saturday 18, Sunday 19 and Saturday 25 January and 3 evening performances at 7.45pm on Thursday 23- Saturday 25 January. Tickets cost £5 for children aged 12 and under or £10 for adults and include a free programme. They are available from their booking line 07747 818920 (Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm or leave a message) or on-line via their website www.stjamesplayers.co.uk (small booking fee applies)

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Running late, out of milk, too much to carry… the school, shop or station might be 15 minutes away, but why walk when the car’s a faster option? I’m with you, me and my old emission emitting Deisel. And we are not alone. Over one third of all the car trips made by London residents are less than 2km and could be walked in up to 25 minutes. Driving polluting vehicles like mine is the single biggest cause, contributing to around half of the air pollution in London. And according to the London Atmospheric Emission Inventory 2 million people in the city and its surround live in areas with toxic air, a figure which includes 400,000 children. Kingston Borough’s own Air Quality Action Plan recognises that most of the air pollution in the borough is caused by road traffic with much of its initiatives targeted at reducing dependence on, and the impact of, road transport. And if you find yourself on Elm Road, Lime Grove, Clarence Avenue or Crown Road between 8.15-8.45am on a week day - you might have just a small inkling why. Some 1.6 million of our car trips per day could potentially be walked: 2.7 million car trips per day could be potentially cycled. If Londoners swapped motorised trips that could reasonably be walked and cycled, 60% of us would meet the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week through active travel alone; as a population we’d gain over 60,000 years of healthy life every year which would deliver an economic health benefit of over £2 billion annually. With a Deisel car in my drive - it is a case of physician heal thyself. Would we go car free? Family circumstances make that an unlikely option - but making more short trips by bike or foot are.

Here are three of them: 1: Car clubs This is a flexible alternative to owning a car and London is full of them. They range from traditional ‘back-to-base’ returnable models to flexible one-way models, with dedicated parking bays and areas. 2: Go electric Electric cars which have zero exhaust emissions are also becoming and increasingly attractive and affordable option. 2020 is set to be the year when consumer confidence in electric cars is expected to take off. Tesla Model Y, Kai, Hyundai, Audi, Porsche and Mini are all set to add to their offerings. Alongside model choice range anxiety is reducing, most new models can travel 250 miles on a single charge so it means with a little planning almost any drive is possible. You can find out about more about electric and plug-in hybrids on the Go Ultra Low website 3: Turn your engine off Whether it is outside schools, picking up relatives from stations, or in a car park, we can all do our bit by switching off our engines and reducing our emissions. The RAC recommends that motorists turn off their engines if they think they are not going to move for around two minutes. They also say that switching off your engine in traffic should not adversely affect your fuel economy. Though older vehicles – 10 years or older – will use more fuel when starting and may require some accelerator use which will inevitably use some fuel, is if you can start without any use of the accelerator, try not to use it.

Imagine if just one of the trips to the High Street didn’t involve having a scrap for a parking space? That’s a vote decider in itself. Even if the car remains your preferred vehicle of choice - there are greener options.

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was itself a huge shock and the loss of the store has further reduced the number of people using the High Street for their shopping. As a firm we are very conscious of the challenges that face the business community in New Malden. We have resolved to do what we can to support the business community by improving relationships between local business people and engaging those who work from home, to draw them into a wider business network. The firm has decided to become Patron members of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce so as to be better able to act as a voice for business in New Malden in discussions concerning the Borough as a whole. We have a vision for 2020 that a better, more active, business network will improve the flow of information and comment to and from those more at the centre of things in Kingston. We also believe that better communication between local businesses and residents will help potential customers in the area to understand and make use of the wide range of goods and services that is offered by the business people of New Malden. So where to start? We believe that the first steps must be to engage with and consult with those who live and work in the Village. We aim to gather a small steering group to reach out to the business community in New Malden and to discuss their concerns and ideas for the future. We will also be seeking to discuss local matters with those who live in New Malden and seek their input. Once there has been sufficient discussion and research we will be able to develop plans for the future that will be for the benefit of all. It will take some time to get to this point. Please watch out for posters and other messages relating to developments, and please share and discuss ideas with your neighbours and friends. We will soon be setting up social media platforms to help with this process. Please use the platform of your choice to let your thoughts and feelings be made known. New Malden is our Village. If we wish it to retain its own special character and amenities we must all work together to protect and support the businesses and institutions that are so important.

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How to keep your dog safe and warm this winter Although it’s a beautiful season, winter brings unique challenges when you’re caring for a dog. Keeping them safe and warm in these colder months isn’t difficult, however – it just needs a little foreword planning and awareness of the dangers. Keep them warm after walks Walks can be cold, wet, and muddy at this time of the year, so make sure they’re dried off well when you get back home. They’ll probably want to rest in a nice warm bed that’s away from draughts. Don’t leave them in the car It’s not just summer heat that’s dangerous for dogs. Leaving your dog alone in the car in winter exposes them to the danger of hypothermia, which can be fatal and is characterised by shivering, lethargy, and shortness of breath. Check for snow in their pads It’s a good idea to check for compacted snow between

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6. In January, who wrote to Emma Fairweather, saying “I have since learned you suffered a broken arm. I am deeply sorry about this injury.”? 7. A McDonald’s restaurant in Edinburgh was asked by police to stop selling what in May due to a visit from Nigel Farage? 8. In June, 89-year-old Colin Thackery became the oldest person to win what? 9. In September, what became the first ever British-made TV show to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series? 10. After talks with Irish leader Leo Varadkar in February, who said there is a “special place in hell for those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely”?

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Clubs Mondays

Christ Church Community Cafe (In the Lounge) Monday and Tuesday at 10:30 to 12 for Refreshments and Chat. Trained Listeners available. All Welcome! Katie Kuhrt 07449333123

New Malden Rotary Club Malden Golf Club,Traps Lane Monday evenings 6.15 for 7pm Secretary 07946526783

English Conversation Group meeting during term-time from 10.00 to 12.00. Chris & Elspeth Coke; telephone 0208-942-7388 mobile 07903618159

St James Players If you enjoy acting do come or help backstage. Mon and Weds 8pm St James Church Hall, Bodley Road New Malden. linda@dunnz.net Weekly Peer Support for parents with mental health conditions. Crafty Mondays 9.30-12noon Hatha Yoga 1.30-2.30 53-55 Canbury Park Rd. KT2 6LQ Tel: 02085463258

The Broadway Sequence Dancing Raeburn Hall, Tolworth from 8 to 1015pm. Those who have learnt ballroom dancing should have little difficulty in mastering sequence. No charge for the first ‘taster’ and then it’s just £5 per night. www.broadwaysequencedance.co.uk

Tuesdays

Kingston and District Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance meet on the last Tuesday every month except July and August, and December when we hold a Xmas Lunch. In addition to our main interest of keeping in touch with local and national issues affecting pensioners, we arrange a variety of speakers to entertain us on lighter subjects, such as 24th April, Round the World on a reclining bicycle, 29 May a Quiz and 26th June slide show on Central America. Venue: Marion House, Girl Guides Hut, Tadworth Avenue, New Malden

KT3 DJ, from 2pm to 4.15pm. Mrs Brenda Denby, 0208 398 6054 brendadenby@live.co.uk.

Fencing Club, every Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at Coombe Boys’ School, College Gardens, New Malden KT3 6NU. Children & adults, beginners & experienced fencers are all welcomed. Equipment is provided. club@kingstonfencing.co.uk kingstonfencing.co.uk

Arthritis Care New Malden Branch Arthritis Care Kingston and District Meetings 3rd Tuesday of the month 7.30pm in the evening at Alfriston House Berrylands Road Surbiton Jocelyn King 0208 942 6745

The New Malden Ladies Badminton Club When: Tuesday at the Malden Centre from 20.30 till 10pm We are a mixed ability club looking for new members. Lynda 020 8949 2673 or just pop in.

NHS Retirement Fellowship Are you retired or about to retire from the NHS? Why not join us on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 10am -12 at Royal British Legion, Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, KT5 AL. We have speakers, activities, coffee & chat. Other outings & activities are also arranged during the month. Lorna 020 8337 4121

Half Shares We are a group of widows who meet together on the 1st Tuesday of every month. We have a speaker and enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Come and join us at 1.45-3.15pm at Christ Church Centre, Coombe Rd Katie Kuhrt 07449333123 The New Malden Investment Club Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Grafton Club, Grafton Road, New Malden. Secretary 020 8942 1926

Malden Bridge Club When: Tuesday evenings 7.30-10.30pm Graham Spicer Institute, by entrance to Waitrose car park. John 020 8942 7560 Act For Justice New Malden Baptist church; Westbury Road. KT3 5BE. first Tuesday of every month, 8 - 9.30pm. This group aims to combat human trafficking. We’ll discuss issues of

forced labour, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude, raise awareness and fundraise. ellykeevil@hotmail.com

Malden Table Tennis Club meet on a Tuesday from 7.15pm till 10pm we have four tables mixed abilities and ages from 18 to 83 some knowlege of the game is needed. We play at St Jame’s Hall, 45-47, Green Lane, off South Lane, New Malden KT3 5XB

Wednesdays

Talking of trains is steaming again! The regular weekly meetings of Trains resume on Wednesday 18th September at 7pm in the Library Hall of Surbiton Library. The programme has a wide variety of topics as diverse as the Railways of Derbyshire area and rail preservation in France! We also welcome a senior Rail Freight manager for an overview of freight on Britain’s railways from the 19th to the 21st century. The first meeting is free and then it is just £50 covering all of the 20 meetings. www.talkingoftrains. co.uk

Malden & Coombe Social Club For The Blind Alternate Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm Mike Ball 020 8942 0819 Volunteer drivers/ helpers VERY welcome Talking Of Trains In Surbiton Talks at the Surbiton Library Hall each Wed evening throughout the winter months. 1st meeting free, cost £50pa www.talkingof trains.co.uk

Colouring Club A soothing and enjoyable pastime for adults with no skills needed. 10-11am at Cafe Galio. Royal British Legion, Malden and Coombe Branch meetings are held at the Grafton Club on the second Wed of the month at 2.30pm. New members welcome. Jan Feist: janfeist@hotmail.com

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Thursdays

The Malden and Coombe Townswomen’s Guild welcome new members. We meet at 10am on the third Thursday of the month at the United Reformed Church hall in New Malden. We are a friendly group of women of all ages and back-grounds. We have interesting speakers from various organisations; outings, clubs, bring and buy sales and competitions. We are currently offering a first visit free of charge. 020 8337 7423

New Malden Quilters’ Association First Thusday of the month at 7.30pm in St John the Divine Church hall, Kingston Road, KT3 3RX. Post-natal Coffee Morning. 10-11.30am last Thursday of the month. 53-55 Canbury Park Rd KT2 6LQ Tel: 02085463258 Chair Yoga 10.45am-11.45am at Avenue Hall (West Wimbledon Society), 70 Richmond Road, West Wimbledon,

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KINGSTON U3A SINGERS! 10.30 - 12.30, Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent, Surbiton KT6 4BN. We enjoy singing many different styles of music. There is no formal audition but we are looking for the ability to sing in tune, a willingness to practice at home between rehearsals and, above all, an enthusiasm for making music. A quarterly charge is levied to cover choir expenses. Please ring Helga Randall 020 8397 8712 or Roger Dench on 07759 020433. St. John’s Hall is open between 2.00 and 4.00pm for Tea And Chat. If you are on your own please feel free to drop in for a free cup of tea and some

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company. 411 Malden Road (between Worcester Park station and The Plough). 213 Bus stops nearby. New Malden Women’s Institute Christchurch New Hall, 91 Coombe Road, New Malden, KT3 4RE 2nd Thursday of each month except August at 7.30pm. 0208 9490694 or monicaddrake@yahoo.co.uk

Malden Camera Club New Malden Library, Kingston Road Thurs evenings throughout the year at 7.45pm www.maldencameraclub.org.uk

Malden Centre Orchestra Malden Centre, Blagdon Road, 10am-12noon every Thursday (term time only). Come and enjoy great symphonic music in a friendly group of players under the leading of an experience conductor. newmaldenorchestra.weebly.com Contact: pbuttaboni@yahoo.co.uk

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Tolworth Badminton Club Tolworth Recreation Centre Thursday evenings 7.30-9.30 Intermediate/advanced level

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Malden Emergency First Aid Society (Mefas) Members meet each Thursday evening at 7.30pm for First Aid training. New members required. Everyone welcome. Hall available for hire. Christine 07966661015 Kingston Association for The Blind Lunch Club is held on the last Thursday of every month from 12.30 to 2.30pm at The Mefas Hall, Next to the Malden Centre, Cocks Crescent, New Malden. This is for people living with sight loss and their carers. A Sandwich lunch is provided at the cost of £3 per person. 020 8605 0060 or kingstonassoc@btconnect.com

Come and join our friendly local bridge club at the Shiraz Mirza hall (behind Norbiton station). We play 24 hands of duplicate bridge - with electronic scoring - every Thurs from 7.30pm.Host system so partners always available. £5 table money. Parking available outside the hall. Also buses and trains from very close by. Rosemary Vase 0208 5468719 or Pauline Finn 0208 549 3270 or just turn up

Malden And Coombe Flower Decoration Society St.James Church Hall Bodley Road 3rd Thurs of the month 7.30pm. Why not come along to these evenings and dazzle your family and friends with your expertise! Visitors £6 Alison Honor 020 8949 8036 Malden Wanderers Badminton Club 22, Cambridge Avenue, KT3 4LE When - 8.30-10pm We are a friendly club looking for new members. Bobby 07946 532 846 New Malden Women’s Institute Shiraz Mirza Hall, Manor Park Hall, Malden Road, New Malden, KT3 6AV. 2nd Thurs of each month at 7.30pm Barbara 0208 546 1495 or twocavs@googlemail.com

Kingston Debating Society An evening of lively intelligent debate, where you get to have your say. Thurs7.45pm 10 March Kingston Methodist Church, Avenue Road, off Fairfield South, KT1 2UJkingston debating.org.uk New Malden Youth Choir for children 7-15 years old 6.15-7.15 every Thursday in term time at New Malden Methodist Church Contact Jane on 07775654854

RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local group 2nd Friday of every month at 7.30, apart from July and August, at All Saints Church Hall Fulford Road, West Ewell with guest speakers who illustrate their enthusiasm on a variety of natural history subjects. We also have several birding outings throughout the year which is arranged to suit all ages. There is a small charge for non-members of the RSPB. rspb.org.uk/ groups/epsom.

Over 60’s club St. James Church Hall. Bodley Road, New Malden from 1pm to 2:30 pm (Doors open at 12:30) We have musical entertainment, a raffle and refreshments. Sheila 0208 949 5118

Saturdays

Saturday Dementia Club staywell Services 2nd Saturday of the month 11am to 2pm in New Malden for people living with dementia, their family and carers, Call 020 8942 8256 and ask for Cathy or Marion email saturdayclub@staywellservices. org Learn to sew and knit! Do you want to learn to sew or knit, improve your skills or just meet other knitters and sewers to work and chat? Join the Sew and Sews on the second and fourth Saturdays at 10.30 a.m. at St. James’ Bodley Road. Everyone welcome. 50p for refreshments.

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Emanuel Rugby Shannon Corner, KT3 4PU Adults Tuesdays and Thursdays,7.30pm, Saturday 2-3pm. Children: Registration at the club is 1030am with training starting at 11am on Sundays

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Malden Lime Grove Bowling Club, New Malden Both new and experienced bowlers are welcome at our friendly club with coaching on hand to guide and advise. We bowl outside from late April to the end of September, but social events for members are run throughout the year. For enquiries ring Sue on 0208 395 6778 or John on 0208 949 4315 www.maldenlimegrovebowlingclub.com

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Fridays

Craft Group We meet at New Malden Baptist Church on the 1st Friday of the month from 7.30pm - 10pm to knit, crochet, sew, papercraft, bead. Fiona on 0208 949 8269

We welcome new bowlers of both sexes, all ages, and all abilities from late April to end of Sept. Come and try bowling for free. We are a friendly club with around 70 members on the Kings College Sports Ground close to Woodies pub at the junction of Thetford Road and Windsor Avenue, New Malden, KT3 5BF.

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West Wimbledon Society Table Tennis Club

Friendly social table tennis club in Raynes Park welcomes new members (sorry not complete beginners). 020 8874 1654. www.westwimbledonsociety.org. Surbition Bowls Club Alexandra Rec, Tolworth. Roll ups Tuesday evenings from 5,50pm. Small friendly mixed club (35 players.) David 020 8224 2385

Surbiton Croquet Club

Where: Alexandra Drive, Berrylands. Croquet is a game for all ages and abilities. All welcome at very friendly club, including (especially!) complete beginners. Free introductory croquet coaching sessions. Chris Osmond 020 8330 6698 Malden Manor Bowls Club, Manor Park, Malden Road. Men’s Secretary Gerald 020 8949 4623 or Ladies’ Secretary Maureen 020 8337 5472

New Malden Sports Club, Somerset Close, KT3 5RG, The badminton section has evening sessions to suit all standards. Adult beginners coaching available Mixed, men’s and ladies teams in the Sutton District badminton league. Stephen Macnamara : 07768 162 931

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Kids Play There’s lots going on for pre-schoolers Mondays

10am to 11.30am Tots In Tow St John’s Church, Kingston Road Contact Dave on 02089425643 Bumps and Babies under 1 NCT coffee morning, Mondays. 10am to 11.30am. The Glasshouse Pub, New Malden. All welcome. NCT members and nonmembers. For more information and to confirm the next meeting date please contact Coordinator.Kingston@nct.org.uk

Tuesdays

10am to 11.45am St Joseph’s Toddler Group St Joseph’s R C Church, Montem Road 9.30am to 11.30am Sparkles United Reformed Church, Cavendish Hall, Cavendish Road Contact Peggy Cox 020 8949 3402 to visit. 9-11.30 Stay and Play New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561

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10am to 11.30am Tots in Tow (see Monday) 10am and 11.45 ST Joseph’s Toddler Group (see Tuesday). 12.30pm - 3.pm Stay and Play (0 - 5 years) - New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561

Fridays

9.45am to 11.15am Tadpoles Parent and Toddler Group New Malden Baptist Church, Kingston Road 020 8942 6912 – not a drop in session so call first. 10.30-11.00am Rhyme Time for age 0-3 at New Malden Library 9-12.Toy Library New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561. Also at NMCC Breastfeeding Support Group - 10.00 - 12.00 - first week of the month Twins Support Group - 10.00 - 12.00 - Second and fourth weeks of the month,

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Parent and Toddler Play Sessions Dickerage Lane Adventure Playground Dickerage Lane, Daniel Slocombe 020 8942 1707,

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10-12noon Who let the dads out is at Norbiton Children’s Centre, The Mount School, Dickerage Lane, New Malden Runs the third Saturday of every month. 10am-12pm Stay and Play - Dads group - - first Saturday of every month New Malden Children’s Centre, Burlington Road 020 8336 1561.

Men behaving Dadly is a group that meets on a Saturday morning once a month in the Christ Church lounge. Dads bring their young children to enjoy playing with the toys and relax together by eating bacon sandwiches and drinking coffee.

Thursdays

9:30 to 11:30 Toddlers in Tow at Christ Church, in the new hall off the carpark. 9.45 to 11.30am Methodist Church Parent and Toddler Group Methodist Church, High Street, Contact Julia Morton 020 8942 1288. 9.30am to 12.30pm 9.30 - 12 noon Childminders’ drop in including school holidays, Norbiton Children’s Centre, The Mount School, Dickerage Road, 0208 942 2559 10.30-11am Story Time for age 2.5+ at New Malden Library Born Too Soon-Parent Support Group Arrange to meet your neonatal friends for a free catch up 1st Thursday of every month 1-2.30pm Facilities available: Playroom and garden and kitchen. You are welcome to bring your own food. Where: WelCare House, 53-55 Canbury Park Rd Kingston Kt2 6lq Tel 02085463258

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Parkin’ some thoughts Old dog, new year, new trick by Nick Hazell “It’s good you’re getting older,” said Victoria. “It means you’re not dead.” Although I couldn’t argue with the logic, it did strike me as rather harsh. It was my 47th birthday and I was feeling somewhat sorry for myself having shuffled another year closer to the crematorium.

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My mood wasn’t improved as I began opening the gifts my wife had bought to commemorate my graceless ageing. Before you start thinking I’m an ungrateful git, it’s necessary to understand that although normally inventive, her well-meaning but misinterpreted instructions to assorted members of our family the The weather though eventually denied this Christmas before last led to my receipt of 29 pairs of particular old dog the opportunity to learn a new P U5T Ytrick. O U I’m R up GA E N Mbut A I not N TaEwater N A based NCE IN T unwearable novelty socks. So, as I unwrapped the' first forRaD challenge pairs of pants, I wasn’t hopeful. Force diagonal H A N D activity S O F inSa O M E10Ogale N Eand Wa H O R Erain A Lstorm. LY CAR On this occasion I stayed on dry land, but despite I then opened what I could only assume was either my initial misgivings, I’ve come to see this as only a - Tree off Tidy meant for someone else or an attempt to earn £250 from- One deferral not a defeat. A challenge forsurgery the New Year Stump Grinding the producers of “You’ve Been Framed” at the expense - Garden Maintenance greater than finding a use for a large number of of my dignity. A stand up paddle boarding session? otherwise useless socks. We all need one ofand those! Strimming Weedin - Decking and Lawns Really? I can sometimes stand up walking but that can’t Garden clearance - Hedge Trimming be guaranteed, so the thought of balancing on a plank - Path and Patio Washing above the fetid River Thames had my heart sinking faster- Landscaping than an elephant wearing concrete stilettos walking over quick sand. I must obviously have displayed my confusion through a series of compromising facial expressions as Mrs H told me to get a grip.

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Hurray!! The year has started again. We’ve got through the New Year’s Eve parties, we’ve survived the shock of family gatherings at Christmas, we are just starting to count the cost on our bank balances of all those (seemed so cheap) presents and the sales are here to help us to spend even more. And for the lucky ones (like me!), it’s the start to another year of enjoyment and happy retirement. I finished (paid) work 3 years ago and haven’t regretted it for a moment. Among other things, it has allowed me to spend more time with my photography and the chance to go to places that I never seemed to get to before. One of those is the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT): they have centres around the country – and I have written previously about the centres in Barnes near us, and in Arundel. Last New Year’s Day, I was at the Barnes Wetland Centre on a lovely day and had a great time photographing the birds and their activities. There are a number of large ponds (small lakes, I don’t know) around the centre, with hides to help us to see and photograph without disturbing the birds; but there also a number of reed-bordered waterways where you can see the birds just wandering aimlessly around. I am almost always using my long telephoto lens, and usually with a teleconverter to make it act like it is twice as long as it is (so my 100-400mm lens becomes a 200-800 mm lens), and this allows me to take close ups from quite a long distance away from the birds. Along one of these waterways there was a swan with a collection of ducks and moorhens. I got a set of shots of them, but this one, where it looks like they are saying hello to each other, is the picture that stayed with me. They seem to be looking each other in the eye, sizing the other one up maybe. It’s a cute photo and gives me a lot of pleasure to look at. I have also converted it to black and white (not here) and that is also quite good, but the original has little enough colour that that conversion is not really adding anything.

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and patterns matter as much as the content. 153actual High Street Newadult Malden The bird is sitting down with one of the swans KT3shows 4BH parts standing above it – so the picture actually of two swans. When photographing birds with white or light feathers, it is really important to get the exposure right so that the feathers can be seen in all their lovely detail. And here I was lucky enough to have succeeded: with detail in the feathers of its wing and on its head. The swan’s breast behind it is in softer focus – separating it out from the main point of the photo. In my view it was important to have caught a little bit of the yellow beak and something of the eyes; these give life to the swannishness (forgive me!) of the bird.

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You may recall that I usually take my dog out for a walk every morning, along some of the fairways of a local golf club. Sometimes (rarely) I will take my camera with me, but usually I make do with my iPhone for any scenes I want to keep. And, of course, that is not a huge limitation.

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So, this morning, it was a cold and frosty start to the day, some clouds, but not fully overcast. It really was cold! I saw this view looking back from one of the tees, along the third fairway … I wanted to catch some of the feel of the cold, but also to give a context of the trees and the lawns which the ground staff look after so amazingly well. I think that this succeeded in my aim. Is it a great photo – worthy of hanging up in your hall or lounge? It might be, but, again in my view, it is not interesting enough to handle several years of looking at; for a photo to last it must have something that will continue to grab your interest and allow, you to keep finding new things in the picture. The Malden Camera Club meets on most Thursday evenings at the Library in Kingston Road. We are a friendly group and love our photography. Come along one evening. You will be very welcome! Our website gives a lot more information … www. maldencameraclub.org.uk

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Discovering more about the history of Christ Church New Malden by Stephen Kuhrt

was conducted. This was used to create an exhibition of its story, together with that of its sister church, St John’s, established in 1885. In the last three years, this research has continued resulting in a much greater amount of content now displayed in a much larger and permanent exhibition within the new Christ Church Hall. Around 800 photographs - many of them from the very earliest days of the church’s history are displayed, alongside a great deal of information about the different phases in the church’s story. One of the most popular programmes currently on television is Who do you think you are? Celebrities are helped by experts to trace their family history and the results are frequently surprising and very moving for those concerned. The people who take part discover the deep significance of finding out more about the lives of those who have gone before them. Back in December 2016, Christ Church New Malden celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment in 1866. As part of this, research of the church’s history

As with Who do you think you are?, the results of this investigation have been both surprising and extremely moving. Christ Church and St John’s, alongside the other churches in New Malden, have played a crucial role in the lives of many people down the years and had a decisive impact upon the development of our town. We would therefore like to extend a warm invitation to any and everyone in New Malden to come and view the exhibition. A place on a guided tour can be arranged by contacting the Parish Office on 0208 942 0915 or office@ccnm.org

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Come and learn more about: • The furious row between the first vicar of Christ Church and some of its members in 1870 that led to a break away church in the High Street where Waitrose now stands. • The controversy over Catholicism that caused the same vicar to be angrily refuted in the Surrey Comet by the four times Prime Minister, W.E. Gladstone. • The vicar’s wife who, during the Edwardian era, wrote a series of successful and much loved novels. • The servants who lived in the vicarage and what life was like for them. • The member of Christ Church who, the night before he was mortally wounded on the Western Front during the First World War, wrote a Christian war poem only passed onto his father after he had died. • The curate during the 1920s who started a youth group that affected thousands of young people and later found fame as ‘the British Billy Graham’

• The curate-in-charge of St John’s whom was tragically killed in New Malden on Valentine’s Day 1941 during the Second World War • The keen member of St John’s who won a posthumous Victoria Cross during the same conflict. • The 1950s curate who would cycle around New Malden whilst simultaneously holding up his umbrella. • The vicar during the 1960s whose malapropisms and dangerous driving are still recalled with equal affection and mirth today. • The 1980s curate who was came to faith whilst serving time in a Borstal and later kept a python at his house in Rosebery Avenue. • The secrecy required when the romantic couple, Cliff Richard and Sue Barker were members of Christ Church in the 1980s, and the events that led to their departure. • The development of the role of women through the history of Christ Church and St John’s • The arson attack that almost destroyed the Parish Halls on New Year’s Eve in 1995/6.

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Royal British Legion Malden & Coombe Branch Malden and Coombe Royal British Legion wish you all a very happy 2020! It will be a very busy year for the Legion as there will be commemorations to mark VE75 and VJ75. I will give details of events nearer the time. Looking back on 2019, we remember a busy year for the branch, with a visit to the Races raising money for the Poppy Appeal, Malden Fortnight Parade and Stall and our lively monthly meeting. Our summer BBQ was very enjoyable and the celebrations ended with a Christmas meal at The Brook in Worcester Park which everyone really enjoyed. The Remembrance Parade was attended by many more

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people than usual and our Service received great feedback from residents. The Poppy appeal raised over £23.500 in New Malden alone and we thank Waitrose, Tesco and Wilkos for allowing us to stand collecting outside of their stores. Thank you to the shops and schools in the area for their donations. But most of all Thank you to the residents for your generosity and for the collectors for their time standing in the cold. As a thank you to the collectors, we are holding a get together with a buffet for you on 17th January at the Grafton Club and hope that you can attend. Please contact me for details. Our aim this year, as every year, is to support our Military Veterans. A veteran is a person who has had a long experience in a particular field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in the armed services. This could mean a person aged 19 years or 100 years old. There are many very young men who qualify and receive help from The British Legion and it can be a misconception that we raise money only for Remembrance of WW1 and WW2.There are many conflicts since 1945 where service personnel have been injured including Northern Ireland, Korean and Iraq wars. So we will continue to raise funds for this support and we know New Malden Residents will help us. If you would like to join the branch please ring membership on 0800 307 7773 for £17 per year and add £2 to join Malden and Coombe. You will be made very welcome. If you know of any service personnel who need help, no matter how minor, please contact 0808 802 8080.We hope to see you at our meeting at the Grafton Club on 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2.30pm. Here is to another successful year! TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING

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