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Hello Everyone! Well, the chilly winter season is officially upon us and the holidays are coming! This issue’s special feature will hopefully help to plan those once-a-year celebrations. We have some great articles this month, as well as some brilliant new advertisers, such as The Real Butchers (on page 2) who have some great offers on for the holidays; local business focus: Grant the Handyman (on page 5); health expert: Alan Noegur (page 18); recruitment offers from Seeability (on page 24); valuable local trades, electricians: Crosslec and woodwork/joinery service: Jimmy Whitts Designs (on page 32). We’d also like to turn your attention to Art for Christmas, courtesy of Surrey Artists’ Open Studios on page 26, which takes place on the 1st December! Don’t miss out on this year’s Kempton Wellbeing Festival on 17th-18th November - there will be plenty of insightful talks, workshops, exhibitors and products for you to explore, helping to contribute to good health and happiness. Find out more in our Health and Wellbeing section on page 17! We’ve got another fantastic competition for you this issue, courtesy of the Joy Indian Cuisine. Read our review on page 40 and send us your answer to this month’s question via Facebook or email for your chance to win a fantastic prize! Don’t forget to check out Omni Local Business Networking - we’re continuing to launch new groups in some exciting locations and we keep getting bigger. We’re currently launching brand new groups in Newport Pagnell, Reading, Nottingham and Milton Keynes! We extend to areas in Essex, Kent and Central London as well as the Surrey and Hampshire areas. Our network continues to grow and members are finding more and more success with OLBN. Why not see what we can do for you or book into an upcoming meeting at omnilocalbusinessnetworking.com? There is no better way to meet new friends and clients over a delicious breakfast or lunch than to join us at our regular networking meetings. You can even attend free seminars and pitch your business to a large number of people on a fortnightly or monthly basis. We hope you enjoy our end-of-year issue, and we will see you again in February. Happy 2019! Warm regards, The Omni Local Team
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Contents: Local Business Focus Grant The Handyman
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Community Section This Months Charity: Man&Boy Community Person: Tony Laliashvili Kingston Police Advice Kingston Rotary Kingston Tour Guides
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Arts Section Kingston Artists Open Studios
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Health and Wellbeing Kempton Wellbeing Festival
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Family Family Advice
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Cooking Corner Pecan Pie
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This Months Special Feature The holidays!
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Places to Go 26-28 Rose Theatre Listings Local Events At the Cinema – Bohemian Rhapsody Out Now on DVD – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Seeability Recruitment Opportunities
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Home Improvements Tips for around the house!
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Local Trades Section Use One of our Excellent Local Trades
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Accounting & Finance Kingston Mortgage Services Ltd
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Property & Lettings Winkworths
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Games & Puzzles Section Crossword Sudoku Word Search Monthly Competition & Review
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LOCAL JOBS
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LOCAL BUSINESS
This Month we are Talking to Grant The Handyman
Supplied by: Grant Fletcher
Q1: Hi Grant, could you please tell our readers about your business? I like to think it ‘does what it says on the tin’ and more. Having someone come into your home is a big deal and I like to make the whole experience enjoyable from first contact, to end result. I’m based in West Tolworth/Surbiton (servicing towns within 10 miles). My customers are typically homeowners, landlords and a number of local property management companies & estate agents. Q2: What inspired you to start this business? There’s a running joke in my family that I played with tools before teddy bears (this may be exaggerated). As a kid in South Africa, I roamed pretty free, building forts in the forest and restoring vespa scooters. I even started a business in fixing computers. When I came to the UK 10 years ago I got involved in IT project management‌.but the call to work for myself, with my hands again led me to what I love doing most: fixing and restoring things to look/feel great again. Q3: What do you enjoy most about your work? I get a real kick from helping people improve their homes. I love challenges that make
me think ‘how are we going to make this work’‌ and then coming to a solution that the customer loves and appreciates. Q4: What services do you offer? I provide a variety of handyman services including: General property maintenance & renovation, painting & decorating, kitchen refits, kitchen cabinet re-spray, wood floor installation (plus restoration: sanding & varnishing) indoor & decking. Q5: Do you have any advice for those looking to get into a similar field? You need to enjoy working with people and solving problems. It’s not a clean job; you will most likely get dirty or have paint on you everyday. Just work hard, be honest and reliable and do what you say you will do, no matter what. This line of work is built on reputation. You’re only as good as your last job, so do it well! Q6: Great! What is the best to get in touch with you? You can reach me on 07879 725754, or facebook.com/grantthehandyman has some photos of the work I’ve done.
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COMMUNITY PERSON
Turning Seniors into Super Seniors
Supplied by: Will Taylor
Age is without a doubt, no barrier! That’s the message of David Lloyd Kingston personal trainer Tony Laliashvili. On Friday the 21st of September, Tony invited 35 seniors from the Kingston region to his seminar discussing the physical and psychological benefits his program Super Seniors can offer over 60’s in his borough. “Super Seniors was set up to acknowledge that their are people in our community that seriously care about the health and wellbeing of seniors,” Tony said. Held at David Lloyd Kingston, the day featured presentations from health and wellbeing experts in the Kingston region. Among those present were chiropractor from Irrefutable Health Grant Munro, physiotherapist from Physio and More Ben Wilde and founder of Mealwiz Genair Otoo. With 22,000 seniors in the Kingston region, Tony’s message to attendees was relatively simple. As he explains, it’s his belief that the fitness industry can do and should do more to help those over the age of 60 feel more comfortable about their health and wellbeing no matter their age or physical capabilities.
attention strictly to seniors, it is Tony’s mission to ensure that the large group of seniors in Kingston can become super seniors, and then superheroes!
“I wanted and I still want to show the community that health and wellbeing is important no matter how old you are,” Tony said.
“It’s my dream to create a seniors community that continues to spread the message surrounding the importance of health and well-being,” Tony said.
“Maybe you’d like to fit into your wedding dress again? Or perhaps you just want to keep up with your grandchildren?”
“It’s a dream that is becoming more and more realistic by talking to one senior at a time.”
“No matter the circumstance, I started this company to try and help as many seniors as possible.”
If you’d like to know more about the Super Seniors program, please visit superseniorsfitness.com or email tony@superseniorsfitness.com.
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CARE IN THE COMMUNITY THIS MONTH’S
Do you know what vitamins and minerals you need to take daily to have a wellbalanced diet?
CHARITY
Vitamins are either fat or water soluble. The fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E & K are found mainly in fatty foods and animal products, such as vegetable oils, milk and dairy produce, eggs, liver and oily fish. While your body needs these vitamins everyday to work properly, you don’t need to eat them everyday. Your body is able to store them in your liver and fatty tissues for future use. These stores can be built up so that they are there when you need them. The water-soluble vitamins B & C are not stored in the body and you need to have them more frequently. Generally, they are flushed out of your body within 4-6 hours. These are found in fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy foods. Unlike fat-soluble vitamins, they can be destroyed by heat or when exposed to the air.
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Fat-soluble vitamins are essential for the normal function of the immune system, contributing to: good vision, healthy skin, iron, metabolism, muscle function, strong bones and teeth. They also contribute to the protection of cells from oxidative stress. Water-soluble vitamins are important in the normal function of the nervous system, supporting the heart, nervous system and your psychological function. Having an understanding of the importance of these vitamins and the absorption of them is really important to have a healthy body.
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Thumbs up to MAN&BOY!
LOCAL CHARITY THIS MONTH’S CHARITY Supplied by: Trevor Quy
MAN&BOY began in the London Borough of Kingston in 2013 in response to what the founder, Trevor Quy felt was a growing need amongst families he met for a consistent, supportive and encouraging male role model, especially for the boys in the household. Since then his vision has developed into a year-round programme of events and activities in Merton, Richmond, Sunbury, Sutton, Croydon, Woking and other parts of Surrey.
on teamwork and trust are core elements of
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boys. We hope that this will help to empower
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POLICE ADVICE
The Festive Season is Almost Here!
Supplied by: Alison McWinnie - MET Police
As you get ready to socialise, do spare a few minutes to ensure your home is secure while you are out. Burglars are often opportunistic thieves who prey on houses and flats. They seek out any opening that they can take advantage of, specifically doors and windows that are left open or unlocked or are easy to force. Anything of value that they might spot through a window will only spur them on. But it really doesn’t take much to deter these thieves – just smart thinking. Rob them of the opportunity!
Going away? Here are five tips to help you keep your home and belongings stay safe while you’re away:
Here’s what we recommend you do before you leave home: • Close and lock all your doors and windows, even if you’re only going out for a few minutes • Double-lock any door
1. If you’re off on holiday and wish to post anything on social media, make sure your posts aren’t public and that they’re only seen by your friends
• Make sure that any valuables are out of sight
2. Leave lights and a radio on a timer to make the property appear occupied
• Keep handbags away from the letterbox or cat flap and hide all keys including car keys, as a thief could hook keys or valuables through even a small opening
3. Get a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your property or join a Neighbourhood or resident Watch Scheme 4. Consider asking your neighbours to close curtains after dark and to park on your drive
• Never leave car documents or ID in obvious places such as kitchens or hallways • In the evening, shut the curtains and leave lights on • If you’re out all day, then it’s advisable to use a timer device to automatically turn lights and a radio on at night • Set your burglar alarm • Make sure the side gate is locked
5. Remember to cancel newspaper and milk deliveries Want to know which crimes are happening in your area? Do sign up to Neighbourhood Watch. It’s free to join – just email Kingston. NHW@Met.Police.uk with your postal address (so you can go on the correct distribution list) Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and wonderful 2019!
• Lock your shed or garage • Lock your bike inside a secure shed or garage, to a robust fitting bolted to the ground or wall, like a ground anchor
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Kingston Rotary Club are extremely proud to be winners of the Business Excellence Award 2018 for Best Business Commitment to Education & Skills, which posed the following question and conditions. Is your organisation committed to helping the next generation upskill? This category recognises organisations that go the extra mile to prepare young people for employment, through formal and informal employability and skills schemes, work experience, employment routes and apprenticeship.
KINGSTON ROTARY Supplied by: Janet Bacon - Kingston Rotary • confidence building: Kids Out and RotaKids (King Athelstan); • general school support: governors (Coombe Academy, King Athelstan, Malden Manor and minibus drivers for events (King Athelstan and Kids Out; • encouragement of learners: Adult Achievement Awards (Kingston College ); • financial support of individuals and families to help take educational opportunities through the Club’s university grants of £250 for poorer Kingston students, with the Mary Preston charity supporting individuals attending educational trips.
To answer this question our presentation included the following items:
When announcing the winner, the following statement was given as the reason we won:
The Kingston Rotary Club programme supporting young people, schools, colleges and education is both varied and deep. In the Royal Borough of Kingston it delivers outcomes from primary school children to adults, both the vulnerable and the high academic achievers, delivering around 400 person hours in 2017/18. It works on:
“This organisation ticks every possible box in relation to committing to education and skills. They clearly demonstrated their passion for supporting all ages, abilities, backgrounds in a huge variety of ways, including financial support, transferable skill development and the sharing of expertise. They aspire to ‘make a difference’ and ‘be an inspiration’ and we are delighted to announce the winners of this award are Kingston Rotary Club.”
• direct learning: reading ( Kings Oak) and storytelling in schools (King Athelstan) • encouragement to learn: Rotary’s Dictionaries for Life given to all Yr. 6 leavers (St John’s, St Joseph’s and King Athelstan • wider working life skills: CV and interview workshops and mock interviews for jobs and higher education (Richard Challoner, Kingston College, Southborough High School, Kingston University 50hrs), public speaking and cooking competitions, SATRO business games (St Johns and King Athelstan, Rotary Young Leadership Awards (RYLA) and support for Young Enterprise
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If you would like to help your local community, why not think about joining our Rotary Club? To find out how you can join, visit www.kingstonrotaryclub.org.uk or email membership@kingstonrotaryclub. org.uk.
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LOCAL HISTORY
Summer Pageant
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Following the success of two previous pageants, the Kingston Tour Guides put on a summer pageant on Thursday 9 August – as part of KingstonFirst’s Twilight Market. This time the guides stood outside the Façade on top of the Jack Wills shop where they brought the various monarchs and other dignitaries to life. About 60 people gathered to listen, including the Mayor, Councillor Thay Thayalan, and the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Olivia Boult. Introducing the Pageant was Sophia Duleep Singh, a suffragette who had lived in Kingston at the time the Façade was erected, at the instigation of Jesse Boot, the famous chemist, whose shop it was at the time, and the then Mayor, Dr William Finny. They appeared in turn to talk about how the façade begun in 1909 and took 20 years to complete. The audience was taken back 1000 years when King Athelstan stepped forward to point out his father, Edward, son of Alfred the Great, who may have been the first of 7 Saxon kings to be crowned in Kingston. He then showed his own image and described his coronation, speaking of his success in ridding the entire country of the Vikings – which drew loud cheers! This gained Athelstan the title of “First King of All England”, enabling the town to boast to be “Where England Began”.
Elizabeth II. Sophia then introduced Robert Hammond and his wife, whose coat of arms is on the façade. Another whose coat of arms is on the façade is William Cleave and Esther, an old lady who had lived in the Cleave Almshouses since 1669, told of how they came to be built. Charles I described the charter he had granted to Kingston giving an effective monopoly as no other town within 7 miles could hold a market without permission – which rule survives to this day!
Next to speak was a Saxon woman called Aelflaed who explained why the emblem of Kingston shows three salmon. King Henry III then made an abject apology for his father, “Bad” King John, but was more positive about his own reign and described how they both gave important charters to the town. He also talked about his great-grandson, Edward III, depicted on the façade, because he was the King who first named the town Kingston upon Thames – to distinguish it from Kingston upon Hull. Queen Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess, shared stories of her childhood and many stepmothers before reading out the charter by which she had founded the Grammar School in 1561, visited on several occasions by her successor and namesake, Queen 13
Concluding the pageant was Queen Mary, wife of George V, who had visited the borough in 1927 and confirmed its royal status. Queen Mary paid tribute to her royal predecessors for providing such a full and varied history. If you are interested in learning more about the fascinating history of our town, why not join one of our tours, led by specially trained volunteers? We meet at 11am every Sunday in the summer months outside the church gates in the Ancient Market Place. The charge is £5 per adult - or you can arrange a special tour for you and your friends at a time to suit you. For further information please look at our website www.kingstontourguides.org.uk. And if you would like to become a guide yourself, please contact us via the website.
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Hanna ten Doornkaat goes to Venice
ARTS Supplied by: KAOS
KAOS is delighted to announce that one of their founding members, Hanna ten Doornkaat, has been invited by the European Cultural Centre Foundation to exhibit at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Hanna has lived in Kingston for over 20 years, having earned a BA (Sculpture) from Kingston University and MA (Sculpture) from Wimbledon School of Art (UAL). In 2016 her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and selected for the Derwent Art Prize. In 2017, she was again part of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition as well as the ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London. In 2018 she has had a solo exhibition at One Paved Court, Richmond and participated in a group exhibition in Rio, Brazil. She has exhibited in Australia, Germany, Canada and Belgium. For Hanna to take up this invitation, she needs to raise €15,000 as her contribution to exhibit at a prestigious palazzo from May to November 2019. What makes this opportunity particularly relevant and exciting is the Foundation’s aim to show emerging and lesser known artists alongside well known and established names, and to bring together artists of all ages and from different cultural backgrounds. This October, Hanna will again be taking part at the Other Art Fair where she will be showing and selling her work as well as introducing ra e tickets as part of her fundraising campaign. The rst prize will be a unique chance to win one of her artworks. As the value of her work is bound to rise
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after Venice, this is a particularly attractive opportunity to acquire an original work of art for as little as £2. For those unable to visit the Other Art Fair, Hanna has produced a special edition of small hashtag prints to send to donors of £5 or more through her website at http:// tendoornkaat.co.uk/fundraising-campaign Hanna will be using #SupportWomenArtists #hannatendoornkaat on social media over the next few months as she feels that women are still underrepresented in the art world. Statistics show that when looking at gallery representation, museum collections or inclusion in exhibitions, women’s share is still only around 30% while 60% of art graduates are women. kingstonartistsopenstudios.co.uk
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HEALTH & WELLBEING Join us at the Kempton MBS & Wellbeing Show 2018! Don’t miss out on a weekend filled with healing, laughter, friendship, learning and so much more. Over 80 exhibitors fill the venue with colour! A diverse and varied show with exhibitors, ranging from organic food to yoga and wellbeing - and everything in between. NEW! We are also excited this year to launch Holistic Pets, which is a new feature that puts a focus on the increasingly popular idea that we can take care of our pets naturally. Pet parents across the land are becoming ever more conscious of the products consumed by their beloved animal-shaped children and with this are opting for a more proactive and holistic approach to healthcare for their animals. We bring a variety of animal
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Supplied by: Tracy Drew healthcare exhibitors and therapists to provide solutions to the puzzling area of holistic animal wellbeing. Always very popular is the full programme of talks and workshops from speakers that are knowledgeable, informed and entertaining, all FREE with your admission ticket. Yoga & Meditation Classes Join our full programme of yoga and other health activity sessions – Remember to bring your mats! See website for agendas to plan your weekend, there is a LOT happening! holisticandmystic.com
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FAMILY ADVICE
Q & A’s with Divorce Consultant, Diana Jordan
Supplied by: Diana Jordan
Q: I want to leave my husband but I’m terrified. He has never been violent but when he shouts in my face I’m scared that he will be and I always feel I’m walking on eggshells. One of the problems is that he is charming and everyone else thinks he’s wonderful, but behind closed doors he’s a different person. I’ve lost most of my friends and rarely see my family because Ray doesn’t want me to. Although we live in a beautiful house I don’t have much money, because my earnings go into our joint account and I have to explain any unusual expenditure. So I would not be able to pay a solicitor and I don’t have any support if I were to leave. But mainly I’m worried about our children. Ray dotes on our son who is 9 but largely
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ignores our daughter who is 6, unless she irritates him when he will punish her, sometimes quite cruelly. I couldn’t leave my children and I can’t afford to take them anywhere else, so is there any way I can leave or divorce? Jane, Kingston A: It sounds as though your husband could be a narcissist and these are the most difficult people to divorce: often their only aim is to destroy their ex. The biggest question you have to try and answer is whether your husband will want to take the children from you. Many narcissistic fathers do this as they know that will hurt a mother most. Believe it or not (and most don’t until they get there) the family court will not help you or your children, the attitude being “contact with father at all costs”. If you oppose or talk about the abuse, the court is likely to transfer residence to the father. Many mothers wish they had never left as it was easier to protect their children while they were all living together. Your first port of call should be Women’s Aid: they deal with all domestic abuse, not just violence, and will help you find a way forward. Discuss with them whether you should go to the police as coercive control is a criminal offence. They may also help you to get an occupation order if you decide to go to court to get your husband out of the house.
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SPECIAL FEATURE Time to get Festive! The next few months are going to be filled with love, laughter, lights...and potentially stress, spending and sniffles! Hopefully you’ll be able to focus on the former - but inevitably, now is going to be a busy time. I personally am usually able to overlook the hustle and bustle to spend more time with family and friends. I don’t know why, but I adore this time of year. Things can go wrong, and sadly sometimes it’s harder to guarantee that everyone gets the chance to spend the holidays with you, but the fact that everyone is trying to make things special and being more generous and loving towards one another is really uplifting. Try to focus on family Make great memories, take lots of photos and get as many of your loved ones around as you can. It won’t feel like such a chore to put Christmas together once they’re there. Don’t let embarrassment get in the way of silly home videos and unflattering shots of you round the dinner table and spilling your prosecco in the late hours. You’ll be glad to have these moments captured later in life, particularly when your family and friends can no longer make it to yours for the holidays. Keep things jolly with some quizzes, board games and party favourites - get silly just once a year (or more, if you’re anything like my karaoke-loving, quiz-mad family!). Laugh, sing and dance with
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the people you love and all your worries will fade. Sure, there may be the occasional debate over someone cheating during gameplay or tantrums from the little ones if they don’t get the exact gift they had in mind, but these are just passing problems that shrink away when you all watch Christmas movies together or tuck into your delicious feast. Money shouldn’t be at the forefront of your mind If you’re worried about having to shop for so many people, why not arrange a secret santa? I’m sure many of your family members and friends have the same concerns when it comes to money. It isn’t all about spending as much as you can to show your love either. The thought behind any gift really does count for a lot. No one can deny that warm feeling they get knowing someone remembered why certain items hold importance to them or having someone put effort into a gift with your interests and emotions in mind.
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SPECIAL FEATURE dreading every part that can go wrong. Even if it’s not about christmas in particular and you’re more looking forward to ringing in the new year. Even if your main selling point is how much bubbly you’ll be consuming or how many mince pies you’re going to gorge on, it doesn’t matter. You need to see something great at the end of the tunnel in order for all your hard work to feel worthwhile. I’m sure you’ll all be doing your best for the family, but you matter too. Particularly if you don’t have a lot of help or are filling in for someone who usually pulls everything together, because it takes a lot out of you.
Homemade isn’t a cop-out. I personally find it quite enjoyable to bake and make jewellery, and I’ve never felt resentment for my homemade giftbags of cookies and other confectionery; or for fashioning bracelets and pendants. It’s not often you’re given something one of a kind, or made specifically with you in mind. It can be fun to make and something you can do for less money than you’d spend at a jewellery store. This might not be suited to all or feel like enough, but you can always pair it with something more generic if needed. You could buy a gorgeous jewellery box from one of their favourite stores, then start off their collection with a handmade necklace. If however, food is the bigger issue for your wallet, why not have every family member contribute a dish? Delegate and celebrate! You’re allowed to take a load off, it is the holidays after all… get help with the cooking, start a giftwrapping workshop with your other half when the house is quiet and shop online, rather than running around supermarkets and toy stores. Keep your mind organised and avoid the hustle and bustle of other frantic shoppers. Just don’t leave things too late! It’s important to put your feet up from time to time to keep from wearing yourself out. Even if it just means taking a breather for an hour or two and getting a coffee with a friend to talk about other things. The clearer your mind, the better you’ll handle the stress. Try to look forward to the holidays rather than
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This issue’s front cover photo was provided by The Snapshot Cafe, who currently offer bespoke services for parties and other events such as: Cubic photobooth hire for 3 hours (from £750); including travel and booth set up at the venue, personalised printed message and booth, unlimited visits to the booth and prints, 2 x booth operators and props. This is a great addition to your Christmas and New Year parties, and for weddings they also provide a personalised wedding album full of prints and comments, a wedding prop case, open booth with installation available upon request and £100 off when booking photography/videography packages with a photobooth. For more information visit: thesnapshotcafe.com/contact-us/ However you spend the holiday season, we hope you have a great one and make fantastic memories with your nearest and dearest. Here’s to a great 2019!
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Natasha made the decision to change her career from hairdressing to being a Support Worker and she doesn’t regret the decision for a second! Natasha has helped John come out of his shell and showcase his personality, improving his self-esteem, being able to voice his feelings and having the courage to be a little more creative. They are about to embark on the challenge of painting and re-decorating his room once John decides on a colour! What do you love about your role as a Support Worker? Everyday is exciting and different compared to being a hairdresser when everything was the same, day in and day out. I love my job and would never go back to hairdressing. What I do is so rewarding – I feel like a million dollars when the residents I support thank me it is so genuine and is what my job is all about. It’s a great feeling when you change someone’s life and help them achieve their goals Why SeeAbility? Working for SeeAbility is fantastic, there is an excellent support network and with open-door policies I feel like I can voice my opinion and it actually matters. There is a fantastic training and induction programme, opportunities to get all of my qualifications – it is a career for life!
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What is important about working for SeeAbility? We need people who are caring, patient, and passionate about what they do. It really feels like you are at home with your own family – carrying out routines, having dinner, watching movies, I am even lucky enough to join the residents when they go on holiday! We encourage and support our individuals to make the best decisions to do what they want to do. We are not there to tell them what to do it is like encouraging a friend.
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What activities do you enjoy doing? I love going out!I like going swimming, out for dinner, going to town and shopping! All of the people we support achieve the extraordinary everyday thanks to people like Natasha. If you want a rewarding career that offers real opportunities to progress, then apply online now at careers.seeability.org We look forward to meeting you!
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EVENT LISTINGS
Local Events Try Energy Healing & Reiki (Every Thursday afternoon) Donations Welcome Energising the body, releasing tension and stimulating self-healing with experienced and qualified therapists. All welcome from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Call 07814 914 163 or pop into the Healing Trust for more information. Location: 2nd Floor, United Reform Church, Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 1HZ (opposite old post office)
Comedy Night for Momentum (Friday 16th November 2018 from 8pm – 10:30pm) Tickets £15 Join The Momentum Children’s Charity team for a night of laughter at the Arthur Cotterell Theatre (Kingston College), hosted by local comedian Dominic Holland. All proceeds will benefit children undergoing treatment for cancer and life-limiting conditions in Surrey and South West London To book, visit jumblebee.co.uk Location: ACT Arthur Cotterell Theatre (Kingston College), Kingston KT1 2AQ Golden Memories Café (Fortnightly on Wednesdays from 12th September 2018) £2 per person to include all refreshments Golden Memories Cafe is a café for people in the Richmond Borough living with Dementia, and for their Care Givers. It’s a place where they can socialise in a friendly, relaxed, safe environment and enjoy activities such as quizzes, chair aerobics, singing, art etc. Care givers may leave their loved ones in a safe environment or may choose to stay and enjoy the café with them from 2-4pm. Call 07428 755 254 or email katy@fitnessfromtheheart.co.uk for more information. Location: The Greenwood Centre, 1A School Road, Hampton Hill, Hampton TW12 1QL. Thames Ditton Farmers Market (Every 4th Saturday of the month) All welcome Including 25 varied stalls, a free-entry kids activity area, live music and community table. Parking available at the George and dragon car park from 9am - 1pm. Location: High Street, Thames Ditton KT7 0RY Surbiton YMCA Community Choir (Every Wednesday, 7.00 – 8.30pm) Just £3.50 per session Do you enjoy singing? Want to have fun and make new friends? Join our friendly choir led by conductor Charlie Swift. No auditions and all are welcome. (Free parking for choir members and parking is available at the Sainsburys nearby.) Call 020 8390 0148 or email info.surbiton@ ymcalsw.org for more information. Location: YMCA Surbiton, 49 Victoria Road, Surbiton KT6 4NG 27
The Momentum Children’s Charity Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh (Friday 25th January 2019 from 7pm – Doors open 6:30pm) Tickets £60 Tickets include a delicious three-course traditional Burns Night supper (with a tot of whisky to toast the haggis!). Ceilidh and dancing will be from 9.00pm-10.30pm and carriages at 11.30pm. Dress code: Black tie/ kilts and long or cocktail dresses. For further information call Momentum on 020 8974 5931 Location: Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent, Surbiton KT6 4BN The Jungle Body KONGA Class (Every Thursday) (£2.50 for beginners, £5 onwards) From 5:45pm each Thursday, you can join Calasara Fitness in exciting full body workouts that include Tyga, Konga, Jagua and Vypa. (Remember to bring drinking water and an exercise mat/towel). Call 07950 747 983 or visit www. calasarafitness.co.uk for more information. Location: Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Fairfield Road, Kingston, Surrey KT1 2PY First Tuesday Jazz featuring the Terence Collie Quartet (Tuesday 4th December from 1.15 to 2pm) Free entry Terence Collie on piano, Roberto Manzin on saxophone, Paul Michael on bass and Sophie Alloway on drums. For more information and to book visit www.moodindigoevents.co.uk Location: Rose Theatre Cafe, Kingston KT1 1HL
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SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 2018 Mon 19 Nov - Tue 20 Nov Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Rose Theatre Kingston. Join us for an exhilarating evening, featuring a series of abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools.
comic, with the self-styled floppy collared loon Harry Hill on hand to run through his dos and don’ts, as well as offering kids the chance to try out their comedy skills. HANSEL & GRETEL Thu 6 Dec - Sun 6 Jan Life is good in the little town of Freiburg. Somehow it has escaped the Great Famine laying blight to its neighbours. It has the highest of walls, the most bountiful of harvests and holds the biggest of parties. And everyone loves the town’s mayor. When young Hansel and Gretel are caught passing food to the poor, they are as surprised as anyone to be rewarded with a trip to the far side of the forest. Little do they know of the gingerbread house that awaits them and the sweet old lady who controls their fate.
See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage. SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 2018 Mon 19 Nov - Tue 20 Nov Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Rose Theatre Kingston. Join us for an exhilarating evening, featuring a series of abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools.
THE CHRISTMAS CROCODILE Tue 11 Dec – Sat 15 December A brand new Christmassy adventure from the team who brought you The Three Little Christmas Pigs and The Forgotten Christmas Elf, The Christmas Crocodile tells the tale of Clara, her young family, and how a local legend was born with a little bit of Christmas Magic….and a Crocodile!
See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage. HARRY HILL’S KIDZ SHOW Sat 24 Nov
The Christmas Crocodile takes this legend and turns it into a magical story for little ones to enjoy. We follow Clara and her young family as they navigate their way into peacetime with a big dollop of Christmas magic, a Crocodile that comes to life and most of all, their love for one another.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS Supplied by: Leanna Carl - Omni Local
Keep your House Warm this Winter It’s difficult not to spend most of our time at home during the winter season - flu season hits us hard sometimes, Christmas needs to be planned and family are visiting a lot more. The last thing you want is to catch a cold due to a draughty house or eat away at your Christmas savings to keep the heating on constantly. If you can find the time to make an effort in keeping things cosy, it’ll make life easier and make you and your family happier when coming home after a long day at work or school. Get your boiler checked First things first, before the demand gets any higher, see if you can get your boiler serviced. You don’t want to get caught short when things get chilly... and a cold shower is the last thing you want in the morning. Once a registered professional confirms that your boiler is running as normal, you’ll be able to use it as needed without a worry. It’ll definitely be harder to see to jobs like this if you leave it, as the holidays can limit the number of repairmen still on the job.
Visuals do make a difference, and painting a room could be a good indoor rainy-day activity. You can also make pomanders for festivity. All you need is oranges and cloves, and the bonus - oranges are a great way to prevent some insects looking for shelter too. Figure out where any chill winds might be coming in
Winter warmers An easy way to ensure everyone is warm and cosy is to invest in some nice soft throws or rugs and ensure all bedding is up to scratch. If you’d like to create a warmer ambience, you could also try to get the fireplace going if you have one, light some scented candles or invest in some thicker curtains. You’d be surprised how much warmer things will feel. Even painting richer hues onto the walls like cream, orange, red, pink or purple can make you feel a little less cold, as much as you may notice that empathic chill you get watching tv when someone’s in a freezing climate. 31
Draughts can be caused by damaged window frames, small openings under the door, vents, or even letterboxes. You could use some affordable, easy to use draught excluders for most things. For other things, such as the quality of your windows, it could be worth getting some new ones installed and calling in a professional. For things like door re-hinging or repairing the window frames, you could potentially take care of this yourself with a step-by-step youtube tutorial or word with your local DIY store. There are also devices you can install to the exterior of your vents to prevent cold air from leaking in.
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We at Omni Local hope you’ll all do your best to support your local businesses whenever possible. We make sure to back smaller businesses in any ways we can, just as they do for us. Local businesses are crucial in making a more well-rounded, diverse and enriched community; providing excellent service to all Kingston residents. Smaller companies definitely add a more personal feel to the area. All of the great advertisers in this issue are proof themselves that there are so many great businesses in Surrey to contribute to all your needs, providing great service with a friendly manner to everyone in the area. All we want is to help you find them! There may still be a long list of businesses out there who aren’t mentioned in local publications as often.
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LOCAL TRADES Hopefully we can change that, and help them to show our readers what excellent services are available near them! If you know of any LOCAL trades businesses that have yet to feature in Omni Local, and you feel they deserve a mention in our magazine, please do not hesitate to send us their company details. Maybe you’ve used a local service recently and you feel that they should get a mention? If so, please let us know about it and we will do our best to provide support and assist them in promoting their business. Contact John on 07898 870 870 or email sales.omnilocal@gmail.com
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When it’s Time to Remortgage or Renew, it’s Always Worth Consulting an Independent Adviser Out of all the ways in which we help our clients at Kingston Mortgage Services, the one that keeps us busiest is remortgages. We play host to a steady flow of people seeking advice as either their circumstances change or their existing product is due for renewal. So let’s take a look at the different reasons why people remortgage. 1) To get a better rate when their existing product expires With many lenders, rates goes up if a customer automatically renews when the end of the mortgage term is reached. A surprising number of customers don’t look to remortgage and carry on with their current product – paying more as a result. Some banks are fairer and give the same rates to existing customers as they do to new ones, but others weigh the rates which can be costly if you don’t do anything. The advantages of using an adviser or broker like us are that i) we’ll remind you if your mortgage term is approaching its end date, offering a review and ii) give independent advice from across the market. Always check your adviser is independent and has access to the whole market. We work with many lenders to give expert advice. We’ll also go ahead and process the application for our clients. Another advantage is that new lenders will revalue your property, as part of the process. You could even find your home has gone up to the next “loan to value” band and you get a lower rate as a result. We find that most people we advise do move to a new lender to get a better deal. But if the best advice is to stay where you are, we’ll tell you. Most lenders now will let us process the switching of your existing product with them anyway. 2) To raise capital If you want to carry out home improvements or want a deposit to buy another property (perhaps to help your children on to the property ladder), remortgaging can free up some of the equity in your property.
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FINANCE Supplied by: Chris Poore - KMS One word of warning: High street lenders aren’t keen on remortgaging for the purpose of paying off a large tax bill or starting a new business, but we have access to specialist lenders for this and other non-standard borrowing requirements. 3) Debt consolidation You may have additional unsecured debts on credit cards and be looking at the option of consolidating this debt into one more manageable monthly payment. By discussing your circumstance with an independent adviser they can offer guidance on what your options are. Are there any drawbacks to remortgaging? There could be some set-up costs, however some lenders may cover these as an incentive and may also offer cashback to cover fees. You may find the paperwork and the underwriting process daunting, however this is where we can help. So if your lender sends you an offer of a new rate, don’t just take it. This is an opportunity to see what other options are available. At Kingston Mortgage Services, we can reserve a rate up to six months in advance of the end of your existing deal. If the rates then go up, you’ve done yourself a favour by getting in early; if they go down you can look again – there’s no obligation. For more advice, contact us at www. kingstonmortgages.co.uk / 0208 255 8336. A mortgage is a loan secured against your property. Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage or any other debt secured on it. Tax treatment is based on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Information is based on our current understanding of taxation legislation and regulations. Any levels and bases of, and reliefs from taxation, are subject to change.
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Joy Restaurant We had the pleasure of visiting Joy in Surbiton to see what delights Mr Sohan Lal Badoni the Executive Chef could create. He is a top international chef, producing dishes from a variety of areas of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. A great welcome at the door led us into a very tastefully decorated state-of-the-art restaurant which is deceivingly large – up to 100 seated. With wonderful atmosphere due to the two large pitched conservatory glass roofs. The menu is very extensive, an enormous array to choose from and a Festival of Seafood too. The Seafood Platter starter was fabulous: fish kebabs, king prawn, scallop and tilapia, all lightly spiced and roasted in Tandoor. One of the unique dishes was Banjara Uttaranchal. The lamb was beautifully spiced and tender. Another treat for your taste buds is Duck or Lamb Xacutie Ceylon, in special home-made spice, chopped chilli, ginger, onions, tomatoes and touch of fresh coconut. All sorts of desserts to follow from Gulab Jamun, cappuccino cup to Ferreros (to name a few), that is if you have room! Prices were very reasonable, which is deceiving as the quality of food is superb. Sohan will cater for all dietary needs, gluten free, vegetarian, allergies and different spice levels etc -just inform them on arrival,
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or beforehand. Thank you to Hussain and his lovely staff for a delicious meal –highly recommended! Joy also caters for take-aways, outdoor catering, groups, private parties, conferences, product launches, receptions and their famous unlimited banquet buffet on Sundays. CONGRATULATIONS TO PREVIOUS WINNER GEOFF AUSTIN, WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR MEAL AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE GOLF CLUB
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