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LookLocal March 2016

Weybridge

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Read Bruce’s column about Alabama Rot MUSIC MATTERS

TALKING NEWSPAPER SUDOKU & HUB WORDS AUNTIE PLANTY WHAT’S ON See what’s on in and around Weybridge in March.

CROSSWORD TAX ASSIST

From the Editor Welcome to our March magazine.

Isn’t it wonderful that the days are getting longer? It seems to have happened very suddenly, too. Early signs of spring can be spotted all over the place, although a little too early, I fear!

This month, the Elmbridge & Runnymede Talking Newspaper celebrated a very special anniversary. We are very pleased to share some coverage from the day, and it seems that a great time was enjoyed by all who attended!

On another note, we are delighted to have a very special Look Local Music Matters feature this month, written especially for us by David Jensen; he shares his personal experiences from the times he spent with the late great Mr David Bowie. What a lucky chap he is to have met this very talented man, who has left behind a totally amazing legacy.

Thanks also to all of you who entered our book competition last month; winners have been picked from a hat and are listed within! Sorry to the unsuccessful entries, but I hope our winners enjoy the lovely prizes.

A message for all dog owners now. Our new Q & A column is up and running, coming to you with the help of Bruce from Bruce’s Doggie Day Care. Bruce welcomes your canine questions, so please email them into me at ros@looklcoalmagazine.co.uk and I will pass them his way. We kick off this month with a question from a reader who is worried about a potentially dangerous medical condition….. well worth a read.

A busy month ahead, with Mothers’ Day on 6th March and the early Easter weekend (25th – 28th ) to look forward to too. Let’s hope the sun shines and the Easter Bunny visits Weybridge!

Wishing you all a great month,

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RANGE ROVER CAR REVIEW Ted Macauley tells us about the Range Rover TDV6 Vogue

42 INSPIRATION COLUMN 44 PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 46 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

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In the first of our new ‘Ask Bruce’ columns, we discuss Alabama Rot, as requested by reader Sharon Middleton.

Alabama Rot is a serious disease affecting dogs of any age, sex or breed. It causes lesions of the skin and occasionally mouth, which look like bites, sores, wounds or stings, with some dogs developing kidney failure. It’s a relatively new disease to the UK, and so little is known about the causes.

As a doggy day care expert, my knowledge of this medical condition is limited, so I consulted our good friend and local vet Simon Felger of Weybridge Veterinary Centre.

Simon explained that CRGV (cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy – the full medical name for Alabama Rot) first appears as unexplained redness, sores or swelling of the skin, particularly around the feet and legs but also body, face, tongue or mouth. Signs of kidney disease, which can include vomiting, reduced appetite and tiredness, occur from 2 to 10 days after the skin lesions. He pointed out that even if they develop skin lesions, many don’t develop kidney disease and recover fully. Although Alabama Rot can be serious, the number of dogs affected remains very low, thankfully.

While the causes remain unknown, it’s difficult to give any specific guidance on how to avoid it. Following good animal husbandry, such as washing muddy dogs after a walk, will certainly do no harm.

Bruce Casalis is director & founder of Bruce’s Doggy Day Care, a multi-award winning business in Cobham.

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ASK BRUCE: ALABAMA ROT

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Do you have any dog training or canine behavioural questions which you would like to ask Bruce? Send your questions to :-

ros@looklocalmagazine.co.uk

Then check out this column each month for Bruce’s answers.

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Proposed merger of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals and Royal Surrey County Hospital

If you’d like to hear more about our proposed merger, please come along to our public meeting

Wednesday 2 March at St James’ Church Hall Church Lane Weybridge KT13 8DN 6pm-7.30pm Please let us know if you are able to attend: comms@asph.nhs.uk For more information and future dates, please visit http://working-together.org/

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am very fortunate to have interviewed David Bowie on a number of occasions, stretching back to 1969. I think of him laughing and joking, as he often used to see how far he could push the boundaries. In fact, I used to think of him as someone who enjoyed shock and surprise and always staying one step ahead of the rest of the rock pack.

Funnily enough, he wasn’t actually consumed by rock and pop, but rather, he saw himself as an artist who just happened to be working in pop, and was just as interested in painting, film, fashion and literature.

I first met him in ’69 when he flew to Luxembourg to bring me a copy of his album, The Man Who Sold the World. It’s the one with him reclining on the front cover, wearing a dress. Subsequent releases of this album on different labels changed the cover art, as the original was deemed to be too controversial. A bit like the man himself when he arrived in the Grand Duchy with waistlength hair. He certainly confused the locals who hadn’t ever seen his like before in the sleepy capital. However, the attention he brought upon himself didn’t phase him and he seemed to thrive on the whispers and stares.

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it came to his brother Terry, who was being treated for mental issues at the time. Bowie spoke of his sibling with a great deal of affection and dedicated one of the album’s songs to him, entitled All the Mad Men. In a cab, we sat next to each other, and at one point, he put his arm around me, which took me a little by surprise but there was nothing untoward about it. He would later court controversy when he appeared on Top of the Pops in 1972 and embraced guitarist Mick Ronson in front of the nation.

In 1973, he invited me to join him, along with The Spiders From Mars, at a chateau in France where he was recording Pin-Ups. A very special occasion!

My favourite Bowie era though was 1975 when he toured with the awesome album, Station to Station.

Ironically, despite his energy and mesmerising artistry, it was a low point for his health and well-being, and propelled him to move and make music in Berlin and New York.

There’s just so much to say about this amazing artist and it was a fitting tribute that his final album, Black Star, topped the American chart, a feat he hadn’t managed in his lifetime.

TALKING

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STILL TALKING AFTER 40 YEARS!!

(Left) Cutting the cake - Cllr. Derek Cotty, Mayor of Runnymede, Cllr. Jan Fuller, Mayor of Elmbridge, Jonathan Fisher, Chairman of EaRTN and Mike Wood, Chairman of TNF. (top right) Mike Wood, Chairman of the Talking Newspaper Federation, presents a certificate of appreciation to Jonathan Fisher, Chairman of EaRTN (bottom right) Chairman Jonathan Fisher shows the certificate from the Talking Newspaper Federation

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t was celebration time for the Elmbridge and Runnymede Talking Newspaper (EaRTN) on Friday, as volunteers and guests marked the charity’s 40th birthday at St. James’ Parish Centre in Weybridge.

Cllr Jan Fuller, the mayor of Elmbridge, thanked the volunteers for what she called “their wonderful job” in bringing details of local news and events to the blind and visually impaired of the two boroughs. It was a great achievement, which kept up with the times to produce a user friendly lifeline to so many people.

Cllr. Derek Cotty, the mayor of Runnymede, said that he was proud to be associated with EaRTN and thanked everyone involved.

Bob Hughes, the chief executive of the county charity, Sight for Surrey, said it was a pleasure to be present, and congratulated EaRTN on the production of an absolute lifeline.

Mike Wood, the chairman of the national Talking News Federation, presented Jonathan Fisher, the chairman of EaRTN, with a certificate in celebration of 40 years of production, and encouraged the volunteers to continue the good work, which is such an important source of news to the listeners.

Cllr. Fuller and Cllr. Cotty then cut a celebration cake with Mike Wood and Jonathan Fisher and the evening drew to a close with the presentation of flowers to the lady guests. Among the other guests were representatives of Walton Rotary

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Club and volunteer bureaux.

The productions are sponsored by rotary clubs and sent out on memory sticks to provide blind and partially-sighted listeners with local weekly news from the Surrey Advertiser editions, cinema and theatre information and much more.

Once a month, a magazine version is also produced, covering a wide range of topics of general and specific interest to visually-impaired people.

If you know someone who has difficulty reading and misses the local news, or would like to join the volunteers who produce the Talking Newspaper, please ring our helpline on 01784 435622. In particular, we need people who have some computer ability and could join our recording engineers.

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Our current class is full but we are now taking enquiries for our next part-time Art Class, which starts soon. The classes are held once a week for three hours.

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By the end of the course, students have created a minimum of 8 pieces of their very own original art they can enjoy forever, from simple still life and flower studies to beautiful STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE We adapt to each student’s needs countryside landscape scenes. and give them all the guidance YOUNG AT HEART and help they need to develop This course is a brilliant way to their artistic skills. The curriculum learn new skills you will be able is fun, comprehensive and to enjoy forever. It is also a great

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New Year Spring Cleaning for 2015/16 A new year has begun, and another year is ending soon… the 2015/16 tax year.

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SHEDDING

O L D C H E M I C A L S

In an ideal world, we would all buy just the right amount of fertiliser, garden disinfectant, weed-killer, insecticide, fungicide or whatever, that we need, and the garden shed wouldn’t fill up with leftovers.

But of course, life isn’t that simple. However, you can minimise the problem without any effort by using ready-to-use bottles and sprays.

These are formulated to stay fresh, usually for at least two years, so you can carry on using them until they are gone. Then, simply rinse out the container (if it isn’t sealed) and throw it away with the appropriate household waste.

However, if like me you use concentrated chemicals designed for diluting, what are you supposed to do with the ever-increasing array of leftovers that seem to gather in the tool shed?

First, sort out the ones that you can still use.

These will be less than two years old, still have their labels and full instructions, and do not contain banned ingredients. Garden chemicals are constantly reviewed for a variety of reasons and some products will be withdrawn from sale.

So, if they are older than two years (check the date of manufacture), have no label, or there is anything else that gives you cause for doubt, turf them out!

What do you do with them?

Well, you certainly DO NOT tip them down the drain, sink or toilet, or into streams or ponds (or even bury them, as did one gardener I came across!)

For small amounts: less than 125 ml / 5 fl.oz, the recommendation is to dilute them as instructed and to spray, water or spread them onto bare soil or a gravel path, well away from ponds and

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wildlife. But remember, although insecticides and fungicides will have no detrimental effect disposed of in this way, some weedkillers can leave the soil unusable for up to a year.

Larger amounts of chemicals are officially considered ‘difficult household waste’ and you should contact the Council’s Waste Disposal Department, or the Environmental or Pollution Officer for advice on how to dispose of them.

My 4 simple rules for all garden chemicals are: * Keep them in their original containers, tightly closed or resealed. NEVER transfer any product to another container: besides being dangerous, it’s a criminal offence! * Keep them dry, cool but frost-free and out of sunlight * NEVER store garden chemicals in a greenhouse and, for safety’s sake, keep them well out of the reach of children and pets - the best place is a lockable cupboard in a dry shed or garage. * If you read the instructions on the label and follow them, you will not go wrong. Use only the quantities recommended - pesticides are formulated to work best at the right dose. Using more is wasteful, unsafe and could damage the plant itself.

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WHAT’S ON

I N A N D A RO U N D W E Y B R I D G E MARCH 2016

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt

Go on a big adventure around the magical landscape garden looking for hidden egg shaped clues which will lead you to a final chocolate treat to take home. Included in normal admission price Easter Sunday 27th & Monday 28th, 10.00am - 4.00pm

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MOTHER’S DAY

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C O N C E R T Spend the day with your mother in the beautiful landscape garden.

Free to mothers when accompanied by their children.Normal admission prices apply to other entrants.

Sunday 6th March 2016

10am – 6pm or dusk if earlier (last entry 4.30pm)

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Showcase Concerts provide an opportunity for pupils to perform in front of an appreciative, friendly and supportive audience, and as such, are part of the pupils’ education - a chance for them to develop the ability to communicate their love of music.

Tickets: £17.50

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With space for some 300 plus stalls, IACF plans to build the Sandown Park Monthly Monday Market into an event that offers plentiful choice of antique and vintage goods. In 2016, it will take place on Monday 7th March, 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 8th August, 12th September, 10th October and 28th November.

Admission will be free of charge.

Monday 7th March 8.00am

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We are proud to present the first model railway exhibition in Weybridge at Heathside School.

Admission: Adults £5.00 Concessions £5.00 Children £2.00 Family £12.00 Saturday 5th March 2016 10.00am - 4.30pm

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Heathside School, Brooklands Lane, Weybridge KT13 8UZ

ALL FOOLS

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Fish and chips for supper, licensed bar, and raffle.

Tables of 8. Tickets £14 each, in aid of Sam Beare Hospice Friday 1st April 2016 Tim Simpson

MACH 2 FOR TEA S H O U T !

A F T E R N O O N ACTIVITIES

Re-live the atmosphere of the golden age of supersonic flight with Concorde, & the elegant style of afternoon tea in London’s great & grand hotels on a ‘Mach 2 for Tea’ afternoon.

Sip Champagne on Concorde, enjoy afternoon tea in the Vickers Suite to the accompaniment of evocative Palm Court music, & chat with a British Airways Concorde pilot & Concorde stewardess about a day in their lives flying ten miles high at twice the speed of sound! £75 per person (Champagne may be purchased by the glass or bottle during the Tea)

Sunday 6th March, 2016 Telephone: 01932 857381 events@brooklandsmuseum.com

Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN

B E N T L E Y

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Y E S T E R DAY S

Come & join us for half an hour of favourite hymns & readings.

Especially suited for people with dementia & their carers.

Refreshments & social time.

See pre-war Bentleys taking part in driving tests on Test Hill and Members’ Banking from 10.00am until lunchtime.

Normal Museum admission prices apply, with additional parking in The Heights - please follow temporary event signage.

Sunday 20th March 2016

Weds 2nd March , 2.30pm

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The Shout! Holiday Activities brochure is now available online at elmbridge.gov.uk/shout

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Children can enjoy a variety of fun, low-cost activities during the Easter school break with the Shout! holiday programme. There is a wide range of day-long workshops to choose from, including arts and crafts, dance, circus skills, woodland challenges and a brand new CSI detective day for young detectives in the making.

Tuesday 29 March to Friday 8 April 8.30am to 5.30pm

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Robots and build cars?

The workshop will be taught by David Kempton, expert Computer Programmer and STEM Ambassador with Reading University.

This is a 4 week course, limited to 12 children, so book early to avoid missing out! Suitable for 11-16yrs.

Price per child £100 (£90 for children whose household has a Family/Club Level Membership)

Saturday 19th March 2016

10.00am - 1.00pm

01932 857381 learning@brooklandsmuseum.com

Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, KT13 0QNS

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1. Direction (5) 4. Equilibrium (7) 8. Brass instrument (7) 9. Fruit (5) 10. Beamed (8) 11. Singing couple (4) 13. Kind of lake (6) 15. Movie house (6) 18. Large and scholarly book (4) 19. Precise (8) 22. Tooth (5) 23. Inactivity (7) 24. Family name (7) 25. Laconic (5)

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1. Notation cancelling a previous flat or sharp (7) 2. A regular route (5) 3. Seven-sided polygon (8) 4. Dairy product (6) 5. Jump (4) 6. Planet (7) 7. Choose by vote (5) 12. Venomous (8) 14. Risk taker (7) 16. Norm (7) 17. In operation (6) 18. Domesticates (5) 20. Theatrical performer (5) 21. Song for solo voice (4)

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• The car fuel benefit charge multiplier will What should I charge do?to £21,100 • The car fuel benefit multiplier will increase from £20,200 increase from £20,200 to £21,100 Your balancing payment this year (2014/15) • The threshold will beforreduced from : lower • The lower be reduced from 120g/km tothreshold and, if115g/km applicable,will an instalment for next year 120g/km to 115g/km (2015/16), were due percentages by 31st January • The lowest appropriate are2016, still • The lowest appropriate together with your tax5return.

0 per cent and per centpercentages are still 0 per cent andyour 5 per If•you taxcent bill, should Thecannot 10 perpay cent charge willyou now applycall to HM cars • The 10 per cent charge will now to cars Revenue Customs (HMRC) Payment Support with&CO2 emissions of Business 76g/km toapply 94g/km with CO2 emissions 76g/km to 94g/km Service HMRC willofask you probing questions • The(BPSS). appropriate percentage will increase by about theappropriate business your cashwith flowwill to ascertain why • The percentage increase by 1 per cent forand all vehicles CO2 emissions you1between can’t your they think you genuinely cannot per pay cent fortax. allIfvehicles with CO2 95g/km and 215g/km, to aemissions 95g/km and 215g/km, to ain which to paybetween your tax, they you an extension cent maximum ofmay 35 grant per cent maximum of 35 per settle your taxes or agree a payment plan.

Vans However, Vans HMRC will not reduce the amount outstanding • The van fuel benefit charge multiplier will and they van will still charge you interest.

You should do this as • The fuel charge increase frombenefit £550 to £564 multiplier will quickly as possible, they tend not to look so favourably increase fromas£550 to £564 • The vanwho benefit is frozen at £3,000 on have already missed deadline. If they • taxpayers The van benefit is frozen at the £3,000 The rules and implications of company do grant you an extension, you will be expected to set up The rulesare andfar implications company reaching, soofyou would a vehicles direct debit. You must keep these payments upbe to date vehicles are far reaching, so you would beyour advised to seek professional advice from and pay your other tax. If you don’t, HMRC will normally advised to seekAccountant professional adviceacquiring from your localthe TaxAssist before a cancel arrangement and take legal action against you local new TaxAssist vehicle. Accountant before acquiring a straightaway. new vehicle.

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A: Firstly, the car a benefit in kind, : Iif am yet triggers to file my tax return.

What A: Firstly, if the car triggers a benefit in kind, then you penalties will always be better o looking for can I expect? youwith will always better oaslooking athen vehicle low CO2be emissions, this willfor a vehicle with low CO2 emissions, as this will result in a lower car benefit percentage and filing : You will be issued with an automatic late result in a lower car benefit percentage and thereforepenalty a lower personal tax liability you. of £100, irrespective of your for tax liability therefore a lower personal tax liability for you.

Furthermore, you should also be aware that or what tax you had outstanding at the time of Furthermore, you should also be aware iffiling. the However, car has ifemissions 130g/km, isthat you file yourover return within theitnext three if the car has emissions over 130g/km, it is likely that the payments willpenalties be months, you 15% will of avoid thelease next wave of late filing likely that 15% corporation of the lease payments willIfbe purposes. disallowed which are £10for per day for up to 90tax days.

Further penalties forare corporation tax purposes.

If disallowed the emissions below this level, the entire are when the return reaches over 6 and 12 months theapplied emissions below the entire lease paymentsare should bethis tax level, deductible. overdue of the higher should of £300 orbe5% of the tax outstanding. lease payments tax deductible.

Emailing P60s Each of these penalties are in addition to one another, not Emailing P60soce paperless, can I send my Q: To keep in of. my Q:place To keep my oce paperless, employees their P60 via email? can I send my If you have anytheir tax outstanding, interest will begin accruing employees P60 via email?

A: Since 2010/11, form P60 penalties can be provided immediately, and late payment will begin to be A: Since 2010/11, form P60 can bebut provided either on paper or electronically, you imposed after 30 days. either confirm on paper or electronically, you should with your employeesbut that they If you’re struggling to keepyour on top of your tax that affairs,they your should confirm with employees are happy to receive their P60 electronically. local TaxAssisttoAccountant wouldP60 be happy to take care of are happy receive their electronically.

Your sta will need to have access to secure them your behalf, leaving youatocopy. concentrate onprefer running have access to secure Youron sta need to facilities to will view and print If they your business.

Feeltheir free to contact facilities to view and print aus.copy. If they not to receive P60 electronically, thenprefer you not to receivethem theirwith P60aelectronically, then you must provide hard copy as normal.

Contact Elainethem Joneswith ACMA AFTA must provide a hard copy as normal.

Contact Elaine Jones ACMA AFTA on: 01932 850 600 or by Contact Jones ACMA AFTA on: 01932Elaine 850 600 or by email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk on: 01932 850 600 or by email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk

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Layer up a third of the potatoes and spinach in a medium-sized ovenproof dish. Scatter some cheese, cooked bacon and salad onions on top. Continue to layer up the ingredients, setting aside a handful of cheese for the top.

Whisk together the crème fraîche, stock and mustard and pour over the layered gratin, then scatter over the reserved cheese and a good grinding of black pepper. Bake for 50 minutes until cooked through and golden brown, covering with foil towards the end if the top starts to get brown. About 10 minutes before the end of baking, scatter over the breadcrumbs and pumpkin seeds. Serve warm.

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Forgive my retrospection, but I’ve got two outsanding reasons to recall my latest trip to exotic Dubai ...well, three if you count the pleasure of seeing my trim Trophy Wife in her bikinis.

While I was covering the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for my newspaper outlets here and in the Arab haven, I stayed over at the splendid beachside Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai. And that blessed me with my first treat - a chance meeting with Carry On and Eastenders queen, Barbara Windsor - now dubbed “Dame” - and her utterly charming hubby Scott.

For the next five days, it was my and TW’s joy to share shelter from the rays with national treasure Babs who was anecdotally fascinating and funny and ever-so-revealing about her days in the iconic, smash-hit movie series for which she was paid a pittance. Regrettably, I had to break off our burgeoning friendship to attend the Grand Prix, 60odd miles away at the other end of the Sheikh Zayad road, probably the scariest stretch of highway on the planet.

My three journeys - for practice, qualifying and race - were more excitingly edgy than the crash-bang-wallop wheelto-wheel Porsche Supercup event around the tricky Yas Marina circuit.

Ferraris, Lambos, Aston Martins, Rolls Royces and Bentleys, all playthings of mega-wealthy Arab show-offs and oligarchs, diced in a madcap stampede, swapping the six lanes without bothering to signal their intent or apparently looking where they were going. And that brought me to my second memorable and thankful - reason to remember my visit to the Emirates.

Sound a fanfare for the Range Rover, a luxurious bully of a 4x4, a veritable motorised barricade, my massive safeguard against the threatening and unwary onrush on the 50-minute hellfire journey... I was confident there would be only one winner if I was clouted by one of the flashy £200,000, 180mph supercars: my heavyweight and macho RR...more than two tonnes of it.

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I was brought up with the belief that life was hard by parents for whom life had been hard. They had been born into very difficult circumstances, and grew up surrounded by negative messages about life from parents or relatives who were struggling to survive. By the time my parents got together and had children of their own, they had each had 30 or 40 years of living according to those beliefs.

Now let’s just get this straight. I am a child of the mid20th century. I was born and brought up in London by parents who were raised in another country in the early part of the 20th Century. And yet, there I was, in the 21st Century, running off a script that was around a hundred years old and wasn’t even written for me in the first place!

Some years ago, I was blessed to meet my neighbour, Bushra, who was living according to such joyful beliefs about life that I knew immediately I wanted some of what she had. First through our friendship,

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Take a good look at your beliefs. Are they propelling you towards a happier, more fulfilling future? Or are they holding you back and limiting your vision and possibilities?

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At Christ the Prince of Peace Church Hall, Portmore Way, Weybridge KT13 8JD Tickets £36.00 per table in aid of the

Tamale Wheelchair Project Please bring table, cloth and cards Chicago score sheets provided Tickets are available at the Parish Office 01932 842643 or from Françoise (827593) or Paula (842417) Please make cheques payable to ‘RCD of A&B’

Do you need a

BOOKKEEPER? I am self-employed with 15 years experience of:

* Receipt analysis * VAT returns * Year end * Manual accounts

* Cash books * Credit control * Bank reconciliation * Computerised accounts

Please ring

01372 458674 and leave a message.

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INDEX

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Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Hospital.................... 13 Ashford Kitchens................................................ 15 Bar Pest.............................................................. 39 Besprak Architects & Interior Design................. 11 Blue Local Handymen........................................ 19 Bocketts Farm.................................................... 28 Book Keeping Service......................................... 45 Brightercare........................................................ 37 Bruce’s Doggie Day Care...............................10/11 Casey & Associates............................................. 12 Casselden’s Shoes................................................ 38 Charles Sinclair Decorating................................ 19 Chips Away........................................................ 39 Claremont Fan Court School........................33/48 Double Glazing Repairs .................................... 38 DPB Oven Cleaning ......................................... 39 Educate Secondary............................................. 47 Eggerdon Holland.............................................. 34 Elmbridge Volunteers......................................... 34 Englishman’s Castle............................................ 23 Fire Gallery.......................................................... 7 Guillaumes LLP Solicitors.................................... 8 Hanging Space..................................................... 5 House of Surrey.................................................... 2 Irrigation Systems .............................................. 10 Jackson Stops Estate Agents.................................. 6 MacDonald Fencing & Sons Ltd........................ 45 Mailboxes etc..................................................... 41

Marie Curie........................................................ 10 Marks Plastering................................................. 31 Marlin Recruitment........................................... 34 Meejana Lebanese Restaurant............................. 41 Neighbourhood Watch ...................................... 18 Out on a Limb................................................... 35 Roofs of Esher.................................................... 35 Scott Gallagher Electrical................................... 38 Seasons Art Classes............................................. 17 Skin Talk............................................................ 19 Sonia – Coaching with Inspiration..................... 42 St George’s School.............................................. 30 Steve’s Landscapes.............................................. 28 Supergrass.......................................................... 23 Sykes & Sykes.................................................... 28 Tax Assist........................................................... 27 The Brigitte Trust............................................... 12 The Unattached Group....................................... 38 Ward Williams .............................................20/21 We Love Teeth...................................................... 4 Wentworth Design............................................. 31 Weybridge & Walton Physiotherapy ................... 9 Weybridge Eye Clinic......................................... 29 Zigger................................................................ 43

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Improving outcomes for students in secondary education Courses for students include:

ü Revising for GCSEs / A-levels ü Building resilience ü Study skills for securing academic progress

ü Making school work for you Courses for parents include:

ü Preparing your child for Year 7 ü Supporting your child through KS3 (Years 7-9)

ü Supporting your child through KS4 (Years 10-11)

ü Supporting your child through KS5 (Years 12-13)

£40 per course All courses are free to parents and students eligible for, or in receipt of, free school meals (see website for details).

Venue: Hinchley Wood School, Claygate Lane, Esher, Surrey KT10 0AQ More courses and information available on our website To book call 020 8398 9445 or visit www.educatesecondary.co.uk

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

Open Morning Whole School - 10.00am-12.30pm Introductory talk at 10.00am Saturday 12 March

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

www.claremont-school.co.uk