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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BELLY DANCER

Claremont Fan Court School An independent co-educational school for pupils aged 2½ to 18 years

Open Mornings Whole School - 10.00am-12.30pm Introductory talk at 10.00am Saturday 6 February Saturday 12 March

For further information, tel 01372 473624 or email info@claremont.surrey.sch.uk

www.claremont-school.co.uk

12 20 Contents

12 LOCAL AUTHOR 14 POEM CORNER 18 WHAT’S ON

See what’s on in and around Cobham in December./January

24 CROSSWORD 26 WHAT’S COOKING? 28 BRUCE’S DOGGY DAY CARE

Read Bruce’s column about how Dog’s are not just for Christmas.

30 COMPETITION 31 MINI CAR REVIEW

Ted Macauley tells us all about the new Mini Cooper five door

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SUDOKU & HUB WORDS MUSIC MATTERS THE COBHAM BOOKSHOP GARDENING MATTERS ELMBRIDGE VOLUNTEERS USEFUL NUMBERS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS CHURCH SERVICES ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

From the Editor

Welcome to our Festive Issue in Cobham Not only that, but this month is our 10th Anniversary Issue!

TEN WHOLE YEARS and we are still here! I just want to THANK YOU all so much for your support and interest over the years. It is a total pleasure to produce your local magazine and I hope you continue to find it a useful resource in 2016 and beyond. We’re only here because of you and for you, so again, thank you very much, readers and advertisers, local charities and organisations alike.

The only downside is that I’m ten years older (but maybe wiser) than when we first met. Let’s just hope that love is blind !

Lots and lots in this special issue, reflecting, as always, what a fantastically interesting little town we are privileged to serve, see here...

I enjoyed meeting and chatting to a local author about his debut novel.

It’s really very good and I highly recommend it. A perfect Christmas gift maybe?

Cobham Heritage and Conservation Trust have produced a lovely calendar for 2016. Images are all local and again, a great present idea.

Our Look Local motoring man, Ted Macauley, has a great give-away competition. And don’t forget to take a peak at the What’s on Page for lots of lovely local events.

Congratulations go to Farrant’s as they open their beautiful new store in the centre of Cobham High Street, stunning indeed!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2016.

We look forward to returning in 2016 for another busy year!

Ros Thomas Editor

Next copy deadline: 5th January 2016 for the February 2016 Issue Phone Email Website

01372 200 000 ros@looklocalmagazine.co.uk www.looklocalmagazine.co.uk

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THE VINERIES THE VINES COFFEE SHOP

CHRISTMAS MENU NOW AVAILABLE Monday 30th November – Wednesday 23rd December

Starters Cullen Skink-homemade smoked haddock chowder served with multi-seed bread Goat’s cheese, cranberry & parmesan brulee with toasted ciabatta Pea & ham hock terrine with grain mustard, pickles and salad

Main Course Locally-sourced roast turkey with roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and all the trimmings Pan-fried wild seabass fillet from Sussex Coast with lemongrass risotto and mixed seafood bisque Squash, spinach & ricotta gratin with seasonal vegetables (V)

Desserts Homemade chocolate, cherry and orange brandy trifle Christmas pudding with cream, custard or brandy sauce Cheese and biscuits All meals to include after dinner coffee, after dinner chocolate mints & Christmas crackers Gluten-free options available. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements when booking.

Coffee Shop hours: Mon - Sat 8.00am - 4.00pm | Sun 9.30am - 3.30pm | 01372 457337 Lower Road | Effingham | KT24 5JP | www.thevineriesgardencentre.co.uk

GARDEN CENTRE BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Main Course only - £14.99

2 Courses - £19.49

3 Courses - £22.49

All to include after dinner coffee, after dinner chocolate mints & Christmas crackers Please book your Christmas lunch in the Coffee Shop by phone on: 01372 457337 or online at thevineries@hotmail.co.uk

£5.00 deposit per person to be paid upon booking and please inform us of your menu choices Fine wine list available Christmas Lunch available from Monday 30th November to Wednesday 23rd December Come and listen to the Brockham Handbell Ringers playing in the Garden Centre on Saturday 5th December between 10am-12noon.

Join us for a drop of mulled wine & a mince pie (free of charge) in the Garden Centre on Friday 4th December 2015.

THE FLOWER SHOP

Fresh flowers are delivered regularly to ensure that there is a great selection of top quality flowers for you to choose from.

Club members can use their 10% discount card for Flower Shop purchases.

Hours of business: Mon - Sat 8.00am - 5.00pm | Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm | 01372 458934 Lower Road | Effingham | KT24 5JP | www.thevineriesgardencentre.co.uk

HAVE YOU GOT ANY INHERITED OR UNWANTED JEWELLERY? Have you thought about selling, part-exchanging, or having it redesigned into something you would love to wear?

You can discuss your ideas with multi-award winning designer Geoffrey Rowlandson.

Rowlandsons have been visiting our Surrey clients for the past 6 years. Home appointments can be arranged for those not wishing to attend our hotel venues WE ALSO BUY GOLD, SILVER AND COINS ON THE DAY. We will be at

CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART,

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COBHAM Surrey KT11 1AA (Opp Waitrose)

Saturday 12th DECEMBER 9am-5pm FREE PARKING ROWLANDSONS Ltd, 84 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 5EH 07860 793 844 | 020 7866 6006 | www.rowlandsons.com

The Prestige

Flooring Co.

Specialists in carpets, wood flooring and luxury vinyl Free home surveys with sampling Tel No: 01932 866 087 www.theprestigeflooringco.com

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Thai Restaurant

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“Authen rus and fresh” Eat Out Magazine “Exci ng cooking” The Times “Simply divine” Time Out

Opening 19th November 58 High Street Esher, Surrey KT10 9RQ

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A FAST PACED

DEBUT NOVEL FROM A FORMER CITY BROKER

AND A FRESH NEW VOICE IN THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION!

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or a while, local author CT Sullivan has been fascinated by the phrase ‘reasonable force’ Over the years, there have been several high profile cases where home owners have defended their own property and their families from unwanted intruders, only then to find that in the eyes of the law, they are themselves in the wrong! It is a complicated area which so easily could affect the most law-abiding citizen.This great new book visits this exact scenario…

I started the book last weekend and couldn’t put it down. It really is a captivating read.

I asked the author how he went about putting a book like this together. I wondered if he had the whole story line worked out in his head before he started to write?

‘To a certain degree, I had a basic plan and the plot, but as you write, the story evolves, as do the characters.’

Are any of the characters within the book based on real people?

‘Yes, some are, but again, they also develop as the story moves along.’

It takes a long time from concept to published book and I can only imagine the hours of work which must go into producing a book such as this.

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I really enjoyed the style of writing and the story is, as I said, totally captivating. If you are a member of a book club, this book really should go on your list; it is meticulously researched and very thought-provoding, the perfect combination for a good discussion. A tale about ordinary people who find themselves in an extraordinary situation.

Before turning his hand to writing, the author spent twenty five years in the City as a foreign exchange broker, but since then has had a whole variety of very different jobs; these include driving a lorry, landscape gardening, a singer in pubs, a film extra and musical comedy entertainer, giving him ample time to hone his craft as an author! As you can imagine, he is a very interesting chap, and I’m sure his eclectic career path has given him a wide range of life experiences to draw from in his writing. I look forward to reading more from this man.

Published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, it is available from Barton’s Book Shop in Leatherhead, Waterstone’s Book Shop in Guildford and, of course, amazon.co.uk on line.

It really would make a fantastic Christmas gift for almost anyone who enjoys a good book. Thank you very much, CT Sullivan.

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PIP & GRAY

Unique gifts & stylish home accessories Now launched within Curtain Call – The Curtain Agency 3 Church Street Cobham Surrey KT11 3EG | 01932 860919 | Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm During December only, we are also open Sunday 11am - 4pm

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CELEBRITY FACIAL I S N O W AVA I L A B L E AT S K I N TA L K C O B H A M

We are the only salon in Cobham to have the latest CACI Ultra Machine, which offers the Ultrasonic Skin Peel, a more gentle alternative to orbital microdermabrasion, that revitalizes & deeply cleanses the skin for a brighter, glowing complexion!

Our launch offer will get your skin in tip-top condition for the festive season A course of x12 Super CACI Non Surgical Facelift treatments (value £780) lifts and tones facial muscles PLUS The Eye or Jowl Lift (value £480) targets muscle laxity to tighten and firm.

PLUS A bottle of CACI’s Amino-Lift Peptide Complex serum which targets lines & wrinkles & improves skin firmness. (value £50)

ALL FOR ONLY £550 (limited availability)

Pop into Skin Talk Cobham between now and 15/12/15 for your consultation and if you quote this advert you will receive a complimentary eye lift treatment worth £35.

Skin Talk Cobham | 1 Spencer Road Cobham KT11 2 AF | 07462 669 964 | www.skintalk.co.uk

WHAT’S ON

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Supper & Suspense!!

Tickets ÂŁ20 includes a three course meal.

01932 867870 Saturday 5st December 2015

www.cobhamvillagehall.com Cobham Village Hall, KT11 2LU

G A R S O N S

Real reindeer will return to Garsons at Esher on Saturday 21st November to delight animal lovers young & old & mark the beginning of the festive season. Staying at Garsons in their specially-built stable, the reindeer can be visited every day until Christmas Eve, when they will return to help Santa on the busiest night of the year.

FREE - donations for local charities.

21st November - 24th Dec w w w . g a r s o n s . c o . u k Garson Farm, Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, Surrey KT10 8LS

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Enjoy the magic of Painshill at Christmas with our Crystal Grotto Festive Walk for adults only. The special festive route passes follies & trees lit up with colourful lights to the amazing sparkling crystal Grotto. Hear festive music from the Lammas Handbell Ringers & the Wey Voices Choral Group.

Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd December, 5pm - 8pm (timed tickets)

01932 868113

www.painshill.co.uk Painshill , Portsmouth Rd, KT11 1JE

CHRISTMAS

P A R T Y N I G H T S Stumble down the rabbit hole in Sandown’s magical shared Christmas parties.

Experience the magical atmosphere of One Night in Wonderland with unique fun & fine dining this Christmas!

PARTY NIGHT DATES: Thursday 10th Dec, Friday 11th - limited availability Saturday 12th, Thursday 17th Friday 18th - limited availability Thursday package price £50pp inc VAT, Friday and Saturday package price £55pp inc VAT.

01372 464348 www.sandown.thejockeyclub.co.uk

Sandown Park, Portsmouth Rd

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CHERRY TREES F A T H E R GALA FUNDRAISING C H R I S T M A S CHRISTMAS CONCERT This Gala Concert features performances by pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School and is in aid of Cherry Trees.

A local charity b a s e d in East Clandon, Cherry T r e e s provides h o m e from home respite care for children and young people with severe learning and physical disabilities. The charity provides professional care in a safe and loving environment where every child is valued for who they are.

w w w. t i c k e t s . m e n u h i n h a l l . i n f o The Menuhin Hall, Cobham Rd. KT11 3QQ

R E C Y C L E YOUR TREE!

MIRROR MIRROR - A SNOW WHITE PANTOMIME

15th & 16th JAN

- 7.30PM

www.charlescourtopera.com

PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY presents HOW TO BE A HERO Famous hero, Tom Thunder, must find a magic feather to wake the princess from a thousand year sleep. But can he make it past the creatures of the wild land & is he quite as heroic as he says? A magical puppet show for children. For ages 5+ years. Tickets £7.00

SAT 23rd JAN - 2.30PM

5th until 24th December,

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Charles Court Opera presents

An alternative, inventive take on the tale of Snow White, which promises to be a smart, sharp, glittering treat for all. Tickets £12.50

For a truly magical experience, visit Father Christmas in the crystal Grotto at Painshill’s 18th century landscape garden.

Follow the festive route through the beautiful surroundings to Grotto Island. Here you will enter the Christmas Wishing Tent where children will receive an activity pack and refreshments can be purchased.

Prices Child: £9 Adult: £7.70

Once again, Garsons is pleased to team up with Elmbridge Borough Council to arrange for trees to be recycled. Bring your real Christmas tree to the Garsons car park and follow the signs to the recycling point.

For every tree recycled, you will receive a FREE tea or coffee in the restaurant!

Painshill , Portsmouth Rd, KT11 1JE

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H A M P T O N CO U RT PA L AC E The Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink returns this winter for another skating season. Put on your ear muffs, gloves & skates, grab a steadying hand (if needed!) & have some festive fun on the ice in glorious Tudor surroundings. The Ice Bar & Café provides a welcome place to warm up after your skate, serving a selection of winter drinks and festive snacks. £11.50 adults, £9.00 children

December- 3rd January

www.thehamptoncourticerink.co.uk E a s t M o l e s e y, S u r r e y K T 8 9 A U

Saturday 9th January 2016 from 10.00am - 2.00pm.

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Gurkha Diner

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s most of us know, Gurkhas are world famous soldiers, highly prized in the British Army and known for their bravery and courage. They come from the mountainous country of Nepal which nestles in the Himalayas, bordering Tibet in the North and India on its southern foothills.

Nepal has many geographical regions and social influences and this is reflected in the preparation of the food, which varies from region to region.

The common factor is the use of spices and flavourings, such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, peppers, chillies, cumin, coriander, cilantro and fresh herbs.

Supply/Fit Combined with the fact that produce at the Gurkha Clean Supply/Fit Supply/Fit Supply/Fit Supply/Fit Diner is delivered daily, this means that the end result Supply/Fit Clean CleanThere are seasonal changes to their menu, Clean Clean is superb!

Polish Clean Polish Polish Polish thePolish mark of truly fresh food, I always think. The Protect Polish Protect Protect Protect Protect chef at The Gurkha Diner does not use any artificial Protect Restore Restore Restore Restore Restore food colourings or flavourings.

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Stone Tile Restoration This, and the friendly polite service and very Tiling comfortable surroundings, is why Look Local highly recommends Gurkha Diner for your gastronomical Under Floor Heating Indian pleasures!

Driveway & Patio Cleaning

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N E PA L E S E A N D I N D I A N C U I S I N E

VOUCHER

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on FOOD bill *Valid except on Friday & Saturday Terms & Conditions

1. This voucher is valid only at Gurkha Diner Restaurant, 19 Anyards Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 2LW 2. This voucher is valid for dine-in at Gurkha Diner Restaurant. Valid with orders over ÂŁ40.

3. Cannot be used in con junction with any other offer.

4. This voucher has no cash value and can only be redemmed once.

5. One voucher per table.

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FESTIVE

GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS • 125g essential Waitrose Unsalted Dairy Butter • 100g dark brown muscovado sugar • 4 tbsp golden syrup • 325g plain flour, plus extra for dusting • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda • 2 tsp ground ginger • 5 tbsp icing sugar • 3 tbsp Cooks’ Homebaking Sprinkles, such as White Chocolate Stars, Silver Balls, Pearly 100s & 1000s

METHOD Preheat the oven to 170ºC, Gas Mark 3. Line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat.

Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl, then stir the melted ingredients into the dry ingredients to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll to a thickness of about 5mm.

Stamp shapes out of the dough, using Waitrose Cooking Christmas Cookie Cutters, or cut round festive templates. Place the shapes onto the lined baking trays and bake in batches for 9–10 minutes until golden brown.

Remove from the oven. While still warm, use a skewer or chopstick to make any holes that you may need to hang up the biscuits with ribbon or string. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

Mix together the icing sugar with a splash of water to make thick icing then drizzle or pipe over the biscuits and decorate with sprinkles. The gingerbread biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

COOK’S TIPS Dust the cutters with flour to help stop the dough sticking when stamping out shapes.

Recipe reproduced by kind permission of Waitrose.

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The Beatles had one each. And Hollywood movie star & West End producer Kevin Spacy forked out nearly £100,000 for the last one of its class ever built. Not only that, there are 470 clubs in its name in the UK & 260 worldwide. So, what is it? The Mini.

That’s what. And you’ve only got to be commuting from Stoke D’Abernon station to see them in their iconic ranks glistening petitely in the neighbouring car showroom.

It is amazing that from a sketch by imaginative dreamer Sir Alec Issigonis, pencilled on a napkin in a Swiss cafe, Mini mania has swamped the globe, with more than three million sold since BMW, the fathers of autmotive efficiency & finesse, adopted the brand in 2001.

From its humble beginnings, with its UK HQ in Longbridge & Cowley in the Midlands, it is now manufactured in Australia, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela & Yugoslavia, with other countries jostling to cash in on its popularity.

I have to confess I was not really a fan until I gave one a trial run or two. I was too wrapped up in my own treasured Fiat 500’s enchanting manners & style

& price to contemplate allowing a sort of rival to grab my attention.

We are fortunate that Surrey, with its hills, lanes, motorways & townships, abounds with terrain varyingly suitable for a thorough once-over of a car on our wish-list. The lightweight motor propels the car into the tightest turns & bends with a quality of grip that enhances a feeling and confidence of safety-on-thego, & all with the sort of throaty engine sound that is music to any fanatic’s ears.

With the new five-door option with a stretch to the bodywork, there is ample legroom in the back, with a 278-litre boot that certainly took me by surprise, & while it falls well short of bigger car style & comfort, it is at a practical level.

My feeling is that the latest Mini hatch, the five-door offering, is at the top end price of £23,050, a good few quid or two more than I am prepared to pay, confessed skinflint that I am.

One thing in its favour, despite its price tag, & though there are vast legions of them, they resist depreciation. So in that sense, they eke out as fairly cheap over a time.

A new layer of super-smooth engines fail to heave the Mini to the top of

its class, economy-wise - or give it the lowest CO2 emissions - but in the balance between performance & economy, they are pretty formidable.

And, boy, does it handle terrifically smartly, as evidenced by its starring role alongside Michael Caine in “The Italian Job” - the Turin sewers chase by the way filmed in Coventry.

The diesel versions, I’m told, are not nearly so quick & nippy - but they still revel in BMW-inspired refinement and are hugely economical. A problem is that if you are hooked on options, extras such as navigation or adjustable dampers or anything else to add an edge of sophistication, you can end up with an eye-wateringly expensive final bill for your fancies.

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Bob Dylan is an undisputed heavyweight to the ‘counter culture’ generation and will forever be regarded as a prime influence on anyone in the 60s who picked up a guitar and plectrum and then discovered just how powerful a message can be when expressed by a latter-day troubadour.

He was also the one who courted huge controversy at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1965 by going ‘electric’, much to the welldocumented annoyance of his army of folk music purists who felt he had committed a kind of treason by embracing amplified music. Oh the shock and the horror when he first plugged in, but upon hearing the opening strains of ‘Like A Rolling Stone’, possibly the greatest pop song ever written, or the Jimi Hendrix version of ‘All Along The Watchtower’, the objectors to his new direction were eventually silenced and Bob was right all along.

Timeless classics like ‘Masters Of War’, ‘Blowin In The Wind, ‘A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall and ‘The Times They Are A Changing’ all became global anthems. Dylan has recorded no less than 36 studio albums and has written over 100 books, including his own first volume of his amazing memoirs, entitled Chronicles. It’s an essential read, not just by his fans but by anyone who cares about the development of rock n’ pop from its beginnings.

And now, just when you thought you’d seen and heard everything about the great man, along comes a terrific new collection of previously unseen black and white photgraphs entitled ‘Bob Dylan NYC 1961 – 1964’. The pictures were taken long before Dylan became a household name and convey the atmosphere of the times and the natural charisma of the man. You can’t help but wonder how life might have been for Bob before his destiny in music was sealed and just how did a farm boy from rural Minnesota became such an essential figure in the annals of pop.

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Euphoria by Lily King (paperback £7.99) Euphoria is a glorious book which captures the elation of intellectual discovery, the frailty of social structures and the sensuality of human connection. It’s Christmas 1932 when Andrew Bankson, half-crazed with loneliness after studying a tribe on a river in New Guinea, meets two fellow anthropologists who have been avoiding him. Nell Stone (based on Margaret Mead) and her volatile husband Fen were wary of trespassing on Bankson’s territory, but he willingly finds them a tribe on the same river, eager for the company of his peers.

Stone’s recent book has brought her notoriety at home, and she is physically and emotionally damaged by her latest tribal experience. Fen, by contrast, is bullish and competitive. As the mysteries of their past are revealed, Bankson’s relationship with Stone deepens and Fen’s secret threatens to endanger them all. This is a wonderfully absorbing novel.

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith (aka J K Rowling) (hardback £20) This is the third in the Cormoran Strike series and is equally as enjoyable as the first two. The story starts when a package is delivered to Cormoran’s office, containing a severed leg of an unknown woman. This time it’s extremely personal, with someone holding a grudge against Cormoran attempting to implicate him in a murder. The great joy in these books is the developing relationship and the elaborate dance between Cormoran and his colleague Robin. The last page leaves you impatiently longing for the next instalment. Brilliant!

Absolute Pandemonium: A Memoir by Brian Blessed (hardback £20) If you don’t already feel instantly happier when you think of Brian Blessed, you will after reading this book. Spoken rather than written, it is part autobiography, part bear hug. Blessed is loud and rambunctious, and there are plenty of entertaining anecdotes from his acting career, but what is most overwhelming is not his volume. What shines from the pages is his genuine delight, his optimism and his achievements as an actor, explorer and mountaineer. Blessed looms larger than Everest and is a welcome antidote to the weary cynicism and ingratitude that often surrounds us. He is a bearded beacon of light to cheer you through the dark winter months.

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ell, here we are at Christmas… or nearly, urrrrrk, scary thought. No idea where the last year went, but anyway… green and brown are not terribly familiar in terms of flower colours, but they frequently appear when describing the other parts of plants, and so it’s important to look beyond the flowers when wondering about the colour descriptions on nursery labels.

There is a whole host of words beginning with virwhich describe the various shades of green, but there are few green flowers, although anything carrying the name viridifloris will be exactly that: green-flowered. I have in my garden a Helleborus viridis, a hellebore whose flowers are indeed a very pale green.

Of course, green often refers to the leaves, and evergreens may well have the specific name sempervirens, meaning ‘always green’, eg Buxus sempervirens, the box tree. Another name that is frequently seen is glaucus, which is more of a sea-green, a green overlaid with a bluish or greyish touch. One of the best-known plants with this in its name is Festuca glauca, a very attractive ornamental grass with striking, steely blue-green foliage, which also produces bluish-green flower spikes in summer. Another is Rosa glauca, a shrub rose whose flowers are cerise-pink, but whose most distinctive feature is its leaves, a beautiful blue-green.

Brown may not be a colour one would think of associating with many flowers, but it is surprising how many there are, especially if you consider that orange turns frequently to brown, as with rudbeckias.

Anything with ferrugineus in its name will be a rusty

brown in colour. It comes from the Latin ‘ferrum’, meaning iron (and those of you who have some French will recognise the word ‘fer’ from this). There are two familiar plants which bear this name. With Digitalis ferruginea, the rusty foxglove, it is referring to the flowers, which are a dark yellowy-brown, and with Rhododendron ferrugineum, it is the underside of the leaves which are rusty-coloured, although the flowers are deep pink. This latter is a good example of why you need to look at parts of the plant other than the flowers when considering the colour description. Another word to describe a shade of brown is fuscus, which means brown/tawny, and Eremurus fuscus, a plant native to Kazakhstan and Pakistan, has pale yellow flowers with brown tips, rather like the colour of a lion’s mane. There is also brunneus, simply meaning brown, but this is not common, although there is Restio brunneus, a grass with brown strands and native to South Africa.

And so we come to the end of the names of various colours in Latin, and all that is left for me to do is to wish you all a very happy Christmas and love, joy, peace for the New Year….when it will be the words for shape in Latin, huzzaaaaahhhh…

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To report local incidents.......................................1 0 1 Surrey Bus Services.............................01483 506919 Train information..............................0845 748 4950 DENTISTS National Rail Enquiries.....................0845 748 4950 Dental Surgery of Cobham.......01932 863416 Beech House Dental Surgery.............01932 862290 SCHOOLS Hollyhedge Dental.............................01932 865888 ACS Cobham International School . 01932 867251 ABC Dental Surgery..........................01932 589888 Claremont Fan Court School...01372 473624 Danes Hill School....................... 01932 842509 VILLAGE HALLS Cobham Village Hall..........................01932 868905 Feltonfleet School........................ 01932 862264 United Reformed ..............................01932 864769 Notre Dame School.................... 01932 869991 Downside Village Hall.......................01932 865414 Parkside School........................... 01932 862749 Reeds School............................... 01932 869044 Stoke d’Abernon Guide Hut..............01372 843046 St Andrew’s Primary School........ 01932 863452 Stoke d’Abernon.................................01932 864166 St Matthew’s C of E Infant Sch.01932 863212 COUNCILS & SERVICE St Teresa’s Junior........................ 01372 452037 Elmbridge Borough Council..............01372 474474 St Teresa’s Senior........................ 01372 452037 Surrey County Council......................08456 009009 Yehudi Menuhin School of Music 01932 864739 Cobham Library.............................. 08456 009 009 Cobham Free School ............... 03303 300237 Local storage.......................................01372 457855 MEDICAL Citizens’ Advice Bureau.............. 01372 464770 Cobham Day Surgery ........................01932 588400 VETERINARY SURGEONS St Peter’s A&E....................................01932 872000 John Ball & Associates........................01932 868786 Royal Surrey Hospital........................01483 464002 Henderson Keywood & Ptners.....01932 864671 Non-emergency NHS Help.....................................111 Cobham Veterinary Centre................01932 868786 St John Ambulance .................. 01932 867606 Cobham Park Veterinary Clinic....01932 590022 CHURCHES Beech House Veterinary Centre.....01932 868688 Cobham Methodist Church..............01932 586988 CHEMISTS Cobham Presbyterian Church...........01932 429511 Lloyds Pharmacy................................01932 862113 Sacred Heart Catholic Church...........01932 862518 Rowlands Pharmacy (Med Cent)......01932 862965 St Andrew’s Church (C of E) ............01932 867883 Sainsbury Pharmacy...........................01932 866488 United Reformed Church..................01932 586988 All pages within are copyright of Look Local or its respective contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in any information storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s prior written permission.

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SUNDAY

SERVICES AT ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Sunday 27th Dec

DECEMBER 2015

8.00am 10.00am

Thursday 3rd Dec 12.30pm

Mother Union

Sunday 6th Dec 8.00am 10.00am 6.00pm

JANUARY 2016

Holy Communion Family Service - Wrapping our Gifts SAY it’s Sunday

Sunday 3rd Jan 8.00am 10.00am

Tuesday 8th Dec 6 .00pm

Parkside School Carol Services

Friday 11th Dec

12noon

Friday 11th Dec

8.00am 10.00am 6.00pm

Saturday 12th Dec Tenors Unlimited Concert (tickets available from Parish Office)

8.00am 10.00am 6.00pm

8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm SAY it’s Sunday

Holy Communion Signs of His Love SAY it’s Sunday

2.00pm Mother’s Union 3.45pm Messy Church

7.00pm Spiritual Cinema

Thursday 17th Dec

Christmas Eve

Holy Communion Parish Communion SAY it’s Sunday

Thurs 28th Jan

Wednesday 16th Dec

5.00pm Crib Supper 11.00pm Midnight Eucharist

Luncheon Club

Sunday 24th Jan

Sunday 13th Dec

Sunday 20th Dec

Holy Communion Parish Communion SAY it’s Sunday

Sunday 17th Jan

Luncheon Club

8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 6.30pm Nine Lessons & Carols Service

8.00am 10.00am 6.00pm

Friday 15th Jan

FeltonFleet School Carol Services

3.45pm Messy Church (@URC)

Holy Communion Family Service

Sunday 10th Jan

Harrison Fund Carol Service

Thurday 10th Dec

12noon

Holy Communion Signs of His Love

Sunday 31st Jan 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm SAY it’s Sunday KIDS on Sunday meet during the 10am service in Church Gate House.

10.30am Every Wednesday Baby talk (during term time)

Further details available from: 01932 862109 er.jenkins@btinternet.com | www.standrewscobham.org.uk

Time to Reflect The festive season is a time to reflect and think about the positive changes we can make during 2016. We have had a busy year, with significant focus on the development of the Cobham Community Garden. You may have noticed making Cobham healthier, that a fence has gone up on the Leg O’Mutton Field during happier and more resilient October. All members of the community are welcome to participate in the growing of plants and benefiting from its produce. We held an Open Day on Saturday the 17th of October and dozens of people helped us to roll and stack turf. 2015 was also a year of awareness with multiple activities including two litter-picking walks, a very successful plant swap & sale, and a guided walk around Cobham.

2016 looks to be a very exciting year! We will finally start growing produce and community in the Cobham Community Garden and will also credit: Elaine Boles Photography continue to focus on our other key areas of pollution, waste, energy and transport.

If you’d like to join us, please visit www.transitioncobham.org.uk for more information.

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DECEMBER

P U Z Z L E Crossword - page 24

S O L U T I O N S

Sudoku - page 34

Hub Words page 34 9-letter word - LABYRINTH. Some other words of four letters or more containing the hub letter N: anil, anti, ayin, barn, bran, hint, lain, lint, nail, nary, rain, rani, rant, tarn, than, thin, tiny, yarn, bairn (Scot), blain, brain, brant, briny, inlay, rainy, riant, train, binary, brainy, in-tray, litany, ratlin, rhinal, thinly.

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Able Roofing...................................................... 43 AL Services......................................................... 56 Ashtead Hospital........................................4/16/22 Astek Dental...................................................... 27 Bob Mitchell Design.......................................... 20 Bocketts Farm.................................................... 30 Bonnie Dogs...................................................... 54 Bookham Physiotherapy..................................... 59 Boyalls Ironmongery & Doors........................... 25 Brightercare........................................................ 51 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care..................................28/9 Carron Wellings Personal Trainer....................... 10 Casselden’s Shoes................................................ 28 Claremont Fan Court School............................... 3 Cleanability........................................................ 54 Cobham Beauty & Laser.................................... 53 Cobham Books.................................................. 40 Cobham Heritage and Conservation.................. 34 Cobham Village Stitchers .................................. 14 Computer Fix..................................................... 43 DB Garden Services........................................... 63 DPB Pristine Oven Cleaning.............................. 14 Elite Tree Services............................................... 46 Englishman’s Castle............................................ 23 F& S Plumbing and Heating Svs........................ 55 Falcon Services................................................... 59 Fetcham Tandoori................................................ 2 Gift Cottage....................................................... 28 Giggling Squid Restaurant................................. 11 Gurkha Diner.................................................... 21 Hay For Sale....................................................... 48 Holly Hedge Dental .......................................... 45 HRS Roofing..................................................... 57 Hypnotherapy Ed Newbrook............................. 46 James Thomas Funeral Directors ....................... 42

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Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors....................... 38 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd....................... 10 Mandara Wills and Estate Planning.................... 50 MD Edwards...................................................... 47 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant............................. 41 Michelle Davis Foot Care................................... 57 MPS Garden & Est Machinery Ltd.................... 63 New Victoria Hospital ....................................... 49 Nick Ricks Decorating ...................................... 48 Orchard Cottage Dental..................................... 35 Out on a Limb................................................... 54 Patrick Stone Chimney Sweep............................ 59 Pip and Gray...................................................... 13 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 55 Roots & Shoots.................................................. 64 Rowlandson’s Jewellery......................................... 8 Show Choir........................................................ 29 Silver Arrows...................................................... 39 Skin Talk............................................................ 15 Smith Pearman................................................... 52 Steves Landscapes............................................... 56 Stone Lab........................................................... 20 Suddies Kitchen Appliances ............................... 41 Sykes & Sykes Decorating.................................. 39 Tec Res Computer Solutions...........................36/7 The Carpet Specialist.......................................... 53 The Leatherhead Theatre.................................... 17 The Prestige Flooring Company........................... 9 The Vineries ..........................................6/7 32/33 Trestle Decorating.............................................. 48 Wentworth Design Services................................ 13 Willow Landscapes............................................. 48

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