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June 2014

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Welcome to our June Issue!

I do hope you all enjoyed a peaceful Easter break, and with a few more Bank Holidays to look forward to this month, we welcome the month of May. Isn’t it great having these longer evenings?

Really makes me feel like summer is just around the corner!

I am delighted to welcome back guest writer, Henry Turner; this month, Henry visited some local churches and tells us all about The Churches Conservation Trust local tour that he attended recently.

I enjoyed an evening celebration of the first year in business for a lovely Weybridge company. See the photos of the event inside.

As well as our normal crossword competitions which can be found on pages 43/44, we have another chance to win this month: this time, two sets of two tickets for a musical concert being held at The Riverhouse Barn. Turn to page 26 to enter.

There are lots of other interesting bits and bobs for you to discover inside, so I’ll leave you to it. Until next time…

Wishing you all a great month, Warmest regards,

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Features and Articles

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Absolute Abode Emporium ............. 10

Making YOUR money work harder ... 14 My Life with Frank Zappa ................. 22 Peugeot car review ............................ 26 What’s Cooking? ............................... 28 A Good Read ..................................... 34 What’s On in Weybridge? .............. 38 Gardening with Auntie Planty ....... 40 Music Therapy ................................. 46 Medical Matters ............................... 50 Inspiration ......................................... 54 Advertisers’ index ........................... 58

Competitions and Puzzles Sudoku puzzle ...................................36 Word Ladder puzzle ........................ 36 Weybridge Books PRIZE Crossword .... 43 Not Just Silver PRIZE Crossword .... 44 Puzzle solutions ............................... 56 © The Weybridge Flyer. All rights reserved

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Each issue, Elaine of TaxAssist Accountants. issue, Elaine provides advice on a recentEach change in tax law, Elaine & Keith Jones run thechange Weybridge oce advice on a recent orprovides addresses a topical fiancial issue. in tax law,

of addresses TaxAssist Accountants.

Eachissue. issue, Elaine or a topical financial advice on a recent change inrental tax law, Q: Car Iprovides have just sold my rental property.

The benefit changes 2013/14 or addresses a topical financial issue. property used to make losses because it is quite Q: Can you summarise what the changes heavily mortgaged.

Can Ivan offset the losses Carcompany benefit changes 2013/14 to car and benefits areagainst from my income?

Can 2013 you summarise what the changes 6Q:April please?

A: A: Rental losses can only be carried forward and set toFrom company car April and van benefits are from the 6th 2013: 6 April 2013ofplease? against profits the same ‘business’. This gives rise Company cars to two mainthe points.

A: From 6th April 2013: • The car fuel cannot benefitbe charge multiplier will Firstly, the losses offset against other Company cars increase from £20,200 to £21,100 income, so they simply expire. will • The The lower car fuel benefit charge • willaround be multiplier reduced And secondly, if threshold you try to get this byfrom increaseto from £20,200 to £21,100 120g/km 115g/km investing in another rental property later on, you • The Thebe lower will be reduced • lowest appropriate percentages are may not able threshold to offset the losses from thefrom firststill 120g/km to 115g/km 0 per cent and 5 per cent business against the second one. There must be a • The The 10 lowest appropriate percentages are still • per cent charge will now to rule cars continuation of the same business.

As aapply general 0 per cent and 5 per cent with CO2 emissions of 76g/km to 94g/km of thumb, if the interval between the businesses is longer than years, it would deemed that the • The The 10 three per cent charge willbe now apply to cars • appropriate percentage will increase by 1with per cent for all vehicles with CO2 emissions CO2has emissions of 76g/km to 94g/km first business stopped completely. between 95g/km and 215g/km, toincrease ahave by So,•based on the limitedpercentage information you The appropriate will cent utilise maximum of provided, suspect you cannot youremissions losses 1 perIcent for35 allper vehicles with CO2 and they will just lapse. and 215g/km, to a Vans between 95g/km As•a side issue, the sale of the property falls under cent maximum ofbenefit 35 per The van fuel charge multiplier will theVans capital gains tax£550 regime, so there may be capital increase from to £564 gains tax to pay if you ishave made profit on the • frozen ata£3,000 • The The van van benefit fuel benefit charge multiplier will sale. increase from £550 to £564 The rules and implications of company arebenefit far directors reaching, you would be I’ve • The is frozen at £3,000 Q: vehicles My wifevan and I are ofso our small company. advised to seek professional advice from your heard a friend about “childcare vouchers”- could Thefrom rules and implications of company local TaxAssist Accountant before acquiring a youvehicles tell me more please? are far reaching, so you would be new vehicle.

A: Ifadvised certain to conditions are met, childcare support seek professional advice from your provided by employers (or in your case, acquiring your limited local TaxAssist Accountant before a new vehicle. company) can be partly or completely exempt from

Income Tax and National Insurance (NI).

Leasing There areaacar variety of ways of providing childcare Q: If I lease a car in the nameis of my personal support but the most popular childcare vouchers.

Leasing a car company, doprovides you havethe any recommendations The employer employees with Q:keep If I lease a carburden in the can name of be myused personal the tax down? to childcare vouchers which then towards company, do you have any recommendations A: Firstly, the car triggers a benefit in kind, the cost ofifqualifying childcare. down? to keep then youthe willtax always be better o looking for The employee canburden choose the childcare provider A: Firstly, if the car triggers a benefit in kind, a vehicle with low CO2 emissions, as this will and when the vouchers are used, so you could result in awill lower car benefit percentage and thenthem you always be o looking for save up for when youbetter need more childcare therefore a lower tax scheme liability for you. a vehicle with lowpersonal CO2 emissions, as this will than normal.

A stipulation of the is that

result in a lower benefit percentage and Furthermore, youcar should also be aware that the childcare provider must be registered with the therefore a lower personal tax liability for if the car has emissions over 130g/km, it isyou. relevant authorities in your part of the country. likely that of the lease payments willand be Furthermore, you should also be aware that You can get15% up to £55 each week free of tax foremissions corporation tax purposes. disallowed if theif your car has over 130g/km, it isIf NICs employment earnings are not more the emissions below this thewill entire likely that 15% are of the lease payments beare than the higher rate threshold.

Iflevel, your earnings lease payments should be tax deductible. for corporation tax purposes.

If disallowed more than the higher or additional rate thresholds, the emissions are below this level, the entire Emailing P60s the amount you can get free of tax and NICs is lease payments should taxordeductible.

Q: To keep my oce can send my reduced (currently £25 paperless, perbe week £110I per month). employees their these P60 via email?

Emailing Any excessP60s above limits will be subject to tax Q:Since To oce paperless, can I send my A: form P60 can be provided and NI keep just2010/11, asmy normal wages. paper electronically, butofyou employees theirorP60 Aeither majoron advantage for avia lotemail? of directors small, should confirm your employees that they owner-managed companies iscan thatbe theprovided income used A: Since 2010/11,with form P60 are happy towhether receive their P60 electronically. either on paper or electronically, but you£55 for assessing you are entitled to the haveemployees accessincome to secure Your will need should confirm withistoyour thatand they or £25sta rate per week employment facilities to view and print a copy.

If they prefer are happy to receive theirSo, P60if electronically. does not include dividends. your wife and you not to receive P60have electronically, then you access to secure Your will their need are onsta low salary and to high dividend remuneration must provide them with a hard copy as normal. facilities to view and print a copy.

If they prefer strategy, you are likely to be entitled to the higher Contact Elaine Jones ACMA AFTA not to receive their P60 electronically, then rat, and you can have the amounts each, not asyou a on: 01932 850 them 600 or by a hard copy as normal. must provide with couple! email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk ContactElaine ElaineJones JonesACMA ACMAAFTA AFTA Contact on: 01932 850 600 or by on: 01932 850 600 or by email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk email: weybridge@taxassist.co.uk

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MY LIFE WITH

FRANK ZAPPA Living in Twickenham, Pauline Butcher was a well-mannered young woman, a typist and amateur model in 1967, when a chance encounter started a partnership that would fuel her writing career.

Working as a typist for a London agency, Pauline was commissioned to transcribe the lyrics of musician Frank Zappa’s song, ‘Brown Shoes Don’t Make It.’ The song’s crude and abstract metaphors, as well as Zappa’s constant use of profanity, were in stark contrast to Pauline’s sensibilities. Her protests about his language and the song, along with suggestions for alternate lyrics, endeared her to Zappa and the two struck up a rapport.

The association that followed is documented in her book Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, which BBC 4 adapted into a play broadcast on Tuesday, May 6th.

After their meeting, the pair kept in touch, and when Pauline took a holiday to New York in 1968 to stay with her sisters, they met again. Pauline, who had come to admire Frank as a man who actually listened to and valued her opinion, was somewhat shocked to learn that he was a married man.

At dinner one night when talking with Frank, Pauline joked about a proposed book, that she could type it up for him in London.

Frank responded to the quip by offering to hire her as his secretary in California.

Though taken aback, Pauline accepted the offer.

Their professional relationship got off to an awkward start when Frank took Pauline back to his hotel room and asked if, were she his secretary, he’d be able to become intimate with her. Pauline, fearful of losing the job and mindful of Frank’s wife, rebuffed his advances.

The star remained true to his word about the job, however, and Pauline flew on with him to California, where she went on Frank’s payroll, ostensibly as a songwriter.

She was quickly shown the ‘Log Cabin’; Frank’s hangout property where she was to live for five months. Pauline recalls that it was always full of people and bandmates.

“Frank liked having people around, even if he didn’t pay them much attention.”

Perhaps one of the most dramatic incidents was when a gunman named ‘Raven’ arrived at the Cabin with a bag of blood and a revolver. Zappa calmly manipulated Raven and the other occupants of the cabin into walking to the nearby lake, and when there, to throw things into it. Pauline threw a twig.

Fortunately, Raven threw his gun.

In spite of Frank’s seemingly progressive character as a musician, some frictions did

remained in England recuperating and continued to work for Frank.

Pauline had wanted to attend university in California, but back home, she became aware of eased restrictions for entering Cambridge. She took a gamble and decided to apply, even though it meant losing her Green Card.

At university, she met her husband and the two married. After her spouse became active in banking, the two moved to Singapore.

When they eventually moved back to Cobham, a few years ago Pauline decided to rekindle her earlier ambition to write a book.

Her time with Frank was “the only story that only I could tell” and publishers showed immediate interest.

The book and the new radio programme were successful. Although it may be some sixty years since Pauline developed her writing aspirations, she’s nevertheless fulfilled them. Frank, she believes, would have been proud.

WORDS BY HENRY TURNER

develop between him and Pauline. Although he was “supportive more than anyone else in my life” of her ambitions to write, Zappa was not in favour of a newfound attraction to feminism on Pauline’s part. Additionally, he did not show any enthusiasm for Pauline’s desire to apply to the University of California.

Whilst in California, Pauline had read Kate Millett’s sexual politics and came to embrace the movement. “The phrase ‘love me less, respect me more,’ really spoke to me. It was exactly what needed to be said.’ Frank was disparaging of feminism as a movement and feminists as a whole.

Contrary to his womanising on the road and his rockstar persona, Frank himself was “at the core, deeply conservative.” He abhorred drug-use and was strict in banning their consumption at the cabin. He even took care to stay in a separate hotel from his band mates for fear of police intervention.

In 1971, a severe ear infection prompted Pauline to fly home for an operation. She

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They made it lighter than its stuffy predecessor, so its fuel thirst is not so unquenchable, and re-fashioned its indoors set-up to a really comfy level with bags of room for mum and the kids.

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Let me introduce you to the Peugeot 308, or rather, the PURR-geot Feline.

As hatchbacks go - and this one certainly does -the French car maker has weighed in with an ooh-la-la of a revitalised version of the preceding older, slower, more cumbersome model.

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Bake for 15 minutes until the base is cooked through and the asparagus is tender. Dot over the pesto and finish with a good grinding of black pepper. Serve warm.

Nutrition: 2223kJ/530kcals/24.8g fat/8.1g saturated fat/56.3g carbohydrate/6.3g sugars/6.8g fibre/20.5g protein/1.6g salt per serving

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Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0SL Woking & Sam Beare Hospices are proud to host a Classic Car Show and Fayre for the second year at the iconic MercedesBenz World in Weybridge, Surrey.

The impressive building of Mercedes-Benz World is home to exhibitions and examples of legendary Mercedes-Benz vehicles, and located on the famous Brooklands site, it is the perfect backdrop for the hundreds of stunning classic cars and motorcycles that we hope will join us.

The new venue proved a big hit with attendees last year, with over 5,000

people viewing the 430 classic cars and motorcycles on display. It was certainly one of the largest classic car shows in the area, and this year we are moving the cars nearer to the field of activities. Trade stalls, music, and ‘adrenaline’ activities for the children will help to keep the crowd amused and there will be the opportunity to enjoy refreshments.

There are four trophies to be won – Best Car and Best Motorcycle, plus Runner-up for each, and the winners will get to drive round the Mercedes track!

If you are interested in exhibiting your classic car or motorbike at the show, visit the Hospices website www.wsbhospices.co.uk where a form can be downloaded, or call Sue Spencer on 01483 881750.

Entry forms need to be returned by 24 May 2014 and entries are not permitted on the day.

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A Good Read Armand Wadsworth

A great deal has been published about the First World War this year. Max Hastings and Jeremy Paxman have been much praised and heavily promoted. But if there is one book that successfully makes some sense of the lead-up to that catastrophe, it is The War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMilan.

It is the winner of the International Affairs Book of the Year at the Political Book Awards 2014. The First World War followed a period of sustained peace in Europe, during which people talked with confidence of prosperity, progress and hope. But in 1914, Europe walked into a catastrophic conflict which killed millions of its men, bled its economies dry and shook empires and societies to pieces. It fatally undermined Europe’s dominance of the world. Yet it was a war which, right up to the last minute, could have been avoided. So why did it happen?

This masterful and accessible exploration by Professor MacMilan of how Europe chose its path towards war will change and enrich how we view this defining moment in our history.

The Digested Twenty First Century by John Crace. John Crace’s Digested Read first appeared in the Guardian in February 2000 and has been running ever since. Each week, Crace condenses a new book anything from a Booker Prize winner to a Nigella cookery book is fair game to 700 words in a parody of the plot, style, dialogue and

themes. Or the lack of them! The Digested Read has not just become an institution for readers: it is read and enjoyed by publishers and authors too... so long as it is not their book being digested. A few years ago, Crace wrote Brideshead Abbreviated, A Digested Read of the 20th Century. This is the 21st Century so far.

The Intimate Letters of England’s Queens by Margaret Sanders opens with the letters of Catherine of Aragon to her daughter, Mary, and the letter she wrote to her husband Henry VIII shortly before her death in 1536. This fascinating collection of letters allows the reader an insight into the private thoughts and feelings of these women, from the bitter anger expressed by Anne Boleyn in her letter to Cardinal Wolsey and her heartfelt attempt to save herself from death whilst imprisoned in the Tower to the utter despair felt by Queen Victoria on the death of her beloved husband.

Appetite by Philip Kazan is a sophisticated historical novel that will appeal to fans of Perfume and Girl with a Pearl Earring. Set in Florence, 1466, it brings the bustling, passionate city to life, with a central character who has a unique gift for creating exquisite cuisine.

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is out in paperback this month. Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely

Books Bought absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo moves between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. His talisman, the painting, draws him into the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch combines vivid characters and thrilling suspense. As with her novel The Secret History, it is a beautiful and addictive triumph.

I’ve just finished reading The Shock of The Fall by Nathan Filer. It is his debut novel and it won The Costa Book Award last year. It starts thus: ‘I’ll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother.

His name’s Simon. I think you’re going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he’ll be dead. And he was never the same after that.’ There are books you can’t stop reading, which keep you up all night. There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real. There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days. The Shock of the Fall is all of these books. The Shock of the Fall

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Have you or your child discovered The World of Norm? Book 6: May Need Rebooting is just out. It’s for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or David Walliams. Is life still unfair for Norm? Abso-flippinglutely! Ages 9+ For younger children this June I recommend I Am An Artist by Marta Altes. A sharp and silly book showing how art is everywhere.

This boy can’t stop creating art - in his socks, in the contents of the fridge, on the cat - but his mum’s not too happy. ‘There’s a truly inspirational message in this gloriously anarchic picture book...would give Banksy a run for his money. ‘Daily Mail’ We are ordering in our new spring selection of toys from Djeco in Paris. All incredibly colourful, eccentric and creative. Come and see. And don’t forget that our Loyalty Card can be used with purchases of books, toys and gifts. Once full, it entitles you to £5 off your next purchase.

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What’s on in Weybridge ... June 14 Wey Voices Summer Concert

Wey Voices will again be showing their versatility and diverse styles of music they regularly perform.

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Be a Star in the Midnight Walk

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Registration is £15 register online Friday 20th June 2014, 10.00pm.

Telephone: 01483 881752 www.wsbhospices.co.uk/events Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Drive.

River Ale Trail

Walk with Steve, lengthsman for New Haw, along the natural river to Pyrford, then visit 3 pubs on the Wey home.

Sunday 1st June 2014, 1.00pm - 4.00pm Telephone: 01483 561389 riverwey@nationaltrust.org.uk

Summer of Cycling

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“Summer of Cycling” is a drop-in event as part of Leisure Live.

Friday 28th June 2014, 11.00am - 4.00pm www.elmbridge.gov.uk/events Churchfields Recreation Ground, KT13 8DB

Classic Wheels and Fun Day

Over 400 classic Cars & motorcycles will be on display at Mercedes-Benz World for the Woking & Sam Beare Hospice Classic Wheels and Fun Day. One of the largest classic car shows in the area with an afternoon of activities to entertain the whole family. £5 adults, £2 children, under 5s free Sunday 8th June 2014, 12.00pm - 5.00pm Telephone: 01932 373000 www.mercedes-benzbrooklands.co.uk Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Drive.

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Father’s Day at Painshill Park

The biggest motoring competition at Brooklands since 1939. It is being organised in association with the Vintage Sports-Car Club and held on the weekend closest to the anniversary of its original opening date of 17th June 1907.

With family entertainment once again planned throughout the site and lots more attractions to be announced, this is a weekend for everyone!

Ticket prices on the day: adults - £15 children - £6, family - £37 BTM adults - £4 Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June 2014 Telephone: 01932 857381 events@brooklandsmuseum.com www.brooklandsmuseum.com Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QN

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Spend the day with your father in the beautiful landscape.

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Crystal Charity Summer Ball in aid of Shooting Star Hospice

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GARDENING WITH AUNTIE PLANTY The slug is public enemy number one in most gardens, and if you can’t actually see the fat slimy body, there is no doubt where it’s been. The silvery trail of slime and line of vandalised plants tells the whole sad story. A slug’s appetite is voracious. In 24 hours, he can munch up to 40% of his own body weight.

There can be as many as 200 slugs per square metre, so if you see one in the garden you can be sure that he is not alone! But the good news is that he’ll slow down when the weather gets cold.

And although I’ve been calling slugs ‘him’, they are actually hermaphrodites - the best of both worlds - which means that any passing pair have astounding reproduction potential and could produce up to 90,000 grandchildren!

That’s the size of the problem, now to find ways of eliminating our monster, and there’s a range of remedies to choose from.

Pellets You may choose to use these popular poisoned baits, but take great care, especially if there are dogs, cats or wildlife around.

Biological control Nematodes (eelworms) are the perfect remedy if you have animals. Nematodes are microscopic worm-like creatures that burrow into slugs and spread a sluggy disease that finishes them off in a few days.

Night time foray Slugs are night feeders, and if you visit the garden on a warm, dark, humid night, armed with a torch, you can pick them off your plants in huge numbers with your bare hands. Disposal is up to you - either into a bucket of salty water, or bagged as a banquet for local frogs, hedgehogs, moles, shrews, rooks, starlings,

blackbirds, thrushes and ducks.

Beer traps A shallow container sunk into the ground and filled with beer attracts them, intoxicates them, and annihilates them. There’s no need to buy anything special - slugs are as happy with flat lager as real ale, but if beer is considered too much of a luxury for slug baiting, use one 7oz packet of dried yeast in a small quantity of water with some potato peelings. Yummy!

Electrical barrier Strips of copper sheet metal produce a harmless electric tingle, which is too uncomfortable for the slug to cross - no matter how hungry he is! You can buy self-adhesive copper tape to stick around the outer rim of pots.

Physical barrier I consider eggs shells and grit to be of marginal use, but I’m told that placing old coffee grounds and tea leaves around a plant will work as the slug doesn’t like caffeine!

Auntie Planty is a qualified horticulturist who offers gardening know-how sessions in your own garden. Catch her on Brooklands Radio every other Friday, at 14.30. © 2014 Valerie McBride-Munro

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MUSIC THERAPY When Vicky Lord was thirteen years old, she read a book about music therapy.

Having always been a keen musician, even then, Vicky thought that music could help us through life in so many ways. Previously, she worked in business in the IT and Telecoms sector, with over 13 years’ experience and as one of the founding board of Directors at Uswitch.com. Vicky continues to add to her credentials and is currently studying for an MSC in Clinical Neuroscience at Roehampton.

But her calling was always music therapy, so Vicky made the brave decision to change directions and started her training at The Guildhall School of Music. It was during this time she won a financial award competition, which was sponsored by Deutsche Bank.

The £3000 prize money enabled her to set up her music therapy business and offer parents subsidised therapy sessions for children who could benefit. Vicky has been offering music as therapy for eleven years now.

Her business is a non - profit project to help people through music.

Vicky says ‘Almost everyone responds to music, regardless of any physical or cognitive disability or emotional need. Music therapy can provide emotional support in a similar way to counselling, as well as cognitive, social and communication

development in children. It can be particularly beneficial for people who have difficulties communicating, as it offers them a means of self-expression without words, building a sense of awareness and selfesteem. Music therapy is based on the belief that the ability to respond to and express oneself through music is an inborn quality in all human beings, regardless of disability, illness or injury, and not dependent on musical training.

The aims of music therapy are therapeutic rather than musical. My overall aim is to be closely involved with the development of the whole child and to help him/her achieve their full potential.

Music therapy sessions are not like music lessons, where the focus might be on learning a specific instrument. Instead, music is used as a way of exploring communications and emotions. Music therapy is a child-led activity, where the therapist improvises music in response to the child’s singing, musical contributions, movements, breathing patterns or mood.

Children are given plenty of time to initiate or respond to the music. This may give the child the experience of ‘togetherness’, being listened to, being heard and accepted. This helps to build a positive and therapeutic relationship between child and therapist and parent, if taking part in the session.

Most music therapy sessions are on a oneto-one basis and last for around 30 minutes.

Sometimes, small groups are run with 3-4 people including at least one therapist.’

Music therapists consider neurological pathways which can modify and help with neurodegeneration and neurodevelopmental problems.This is a concept called neuroplasticity which occurs rapidly in children’s and adolescent’s development and to a lesser degree in adults’ brains in many cognitive, motor and sensory areas Here we can see an image showing the complexity of neural pathways in regions of the brain.

Vicky’s main experience in these areas comes from having worked with children from private practices, children’s hospitals, The Children’s Trust in Tadworth, in schools and in various children’s centres.

Vicky’s community project is called Dolphin Music Therapy which she runs from home in Claygate. It is a subsidised service, open to all children and adolescents.

She also works at The Three Rivers Children’s Centre and as a volunteer music therapist at The Children’s Trust with children who have acquired brain injury through accident or illness.

The stimulus of music really does help

‘We work on a number of levels, physical through motor skills, sensory integration using sound, touch and sight, cognitively and neurologically at the top – the organization and integration of the input.

I integrate play therapy into my practice and specific neurological techniques: for example, memory or auditory discrimination processing tasks for cognition and coordination.

In terms of children I work with, their issues range from communication and social difficulties, neurodevelopmental disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, cancer and cerebral palsy. I work with the child and sometimes the parents to provide both with support and emotional development and we normally all have good fun together. ‘

the brain develop and repair; in fact, music therapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect right up until the age of 23.

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It’s just a habit... 

Have you noticed how, when we talk or think about habits, very often the word ‘bad’ is hovering somewhere in the background?

A habit is just something we consciously chose to do in the past, then repeated so often that we continue to do it without thinking. Habits can be useful: if we had to think about when and where to brush our teeth each day, chances are we’d never get round to it!

In with the new

If you want to create a new habit, it helps to be clear WHY - how will it add love / joy / wellbeing / success to your life? Remind yourself of your motivation frequently. It also helps to be accountable to someone – a friend, group or coach; often we’re prepared to let ourselves down but not someone else.

Start small

A small change is easier to start, (you could start one right now!), easier to keep up and easier to incorporate into your normal life.

Try this one: SMILE before you open your eyes each morning.

Choose easy habits that you’re more likely to succeed at (and enjoy) to begin with.

You’re building your habit skills as well as trust in yourself as someone who can create habits.

Practice makes perfect

Every time we do something new, we’re creating a new neural pathway in our brain.

The more times we do it, the stronger that neural pathway becomes until eventually, (between 21 days and three months) we’ve

created a habit.

Stick with it

No exceptions! ‘Just this once’ and before long it will be on the Habit Heap and you’ll end up losing faith in your ability to create habits that stick. But do plan ahead: if you know your routine will be changing, eg a house-move or major life event, decide in advance whether you’re going to put your habit on hold or change the way you go about it, so that it doesn’t become a failed habit.

The small print: Expect discomfort - whether you’re ending or starting a habit, it will feel strange at first Easy does it - there’s no point in trying to do too much and then being overwhelmed Create a cue - anchoring a new habit in the same place and time in your daily schedule will make it more likely to stick

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