Hinchley Wood Magazine - Summer 2016

SUMMER 2016

THE SUMMER ISSUE GARDENING FOR SUMMER FITNESS TIPS OUT N ABOUT & MORE!

Find out how Tony West went from a daughter’s dare to being in Bond

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CONTENTS FEATURES

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We review the book ‘Tom Gates: Super Good Skills (Almost...)’

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Pat Love talks about her passion for bees and honey

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COVER STAR: Meet our own Mr Hollywood – Tony West

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Check out our new Local Directory you won’t be able to live without it REGULARS

Find out who else was at the Brownie Fair – page 56

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Out N About – Enjoy the highlights from Hinchley Wood’s social scene

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News & Views – Find out what’s going on in and around the Wood

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Wylde on Food – Imina visits the Thai restaurant, Maisie, in Thames Ditton

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Food & Drink – Discover a classic Thai dish and a cracking cocktail

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Home & Garden – Keep your garden looking great throughout summer

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Health & Fitness – James Whipp shares some of his top exercises

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Community – The news from the local schools, clubs and church

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Busy Izzy – Talks cycling to work as well as around Surrey

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Out ‘N’ About Photographs by JON USHER

Chelone, Thao, Dianne & Derrick

Kevin & Bron

STREET PARTY Medina Avenue, Heathside & Harefield The street party was held to coincide with the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations. Rainy conditions had threatened the event but as the dark clouds were eventually replaced by glorious sunshine, people spilled out from their homes and onto the street for this annual community building event. Bring on the next one!

Ben & Shivvy

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Ryan, Rachel, Lily, Rosie & Holly

TINGA TINGA Hinchley Wood School The children’s show ‘How Lion Became King of Tinga Tinga Land’ took to the Hinchley Wood stage to entertain young and old alike. Singing, dancing... everyone got involved during the performance.

Pippa, Gareth, Isla, Olivia & Toby

Steve, Karen, Jared & Aiden

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NEWS & VIEWS

Annual Food Fair at Garson’s Farm Shop

The annual Food Fair at Garsons drew thousands of hungry food lovers to West End on 11th and 12th June as the Farm Shop celebrated everything delicious with 18 artisan producers.

Families travelled from far and wide to sample delicious food and drink at the free event, while green-fingered kids made seed bombs on Saturday afternoon with gardening expert and author Matthew Appleby.

Throughout the two days, visitors were encouraged to taste a wide variety of produce including traditional preserves

by Cottage Delight, speciality Pukka Teas, locally-baked bread and pastries, cheeses and much more. Top attractions included the fantastic range 08

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of garlicky products made by The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight and indulgent Loseley ice cream which kept everyone cool in the hot weather.

Jinny Patel, 6, travelled from Worcester Park to the food fair with her parents.

Jinny particularly enjoyed the butter thins and raspberry lemonade, which she said was her favourite drink.

Thirsty adults were kept happy, too, with tastings from Hepworth Brewery and Sussex Cider. “We’ve had a wonderful weekend at Garsons,” said Chris Hunt from Sussex Cider. “It’s been lovely and busy and so many people have stopped to try our drinks, which are made with juice from organic

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cider apples from our farm in Sussex, where we grow over 100 varieties.

We’ve had lots of comments about how full of fruit the ciders taste and people have enjoyed all the flavours.”

“It’s a great idea and the children love to get their hands dirty.”

Extending the family appeal, Matthew Appleby helped youngsters get their hands dirty making wildflower seed bombs while signing copies of his new book, The Children’s Garden, which features more than 50 fun gardening projects. “I’ve had a great afternoon meeting all the children – they’ve been really interested and asked lots of questions and I hope the gardening bug will stay with them,” said Matthew.

“They might have a new appreciation for all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes when they next visit the pick-your-own farm too.”

Cheam resident Willoughby Harrison, 6, enjoyed making his seed bomb and said, “The best bit will be when it explodes.” Mum Caroline added, “It’s a great idea and the children love to get their hands dirty.”

Farm Shop manager Nigel Chandler said the event was a resounding success. “It has been another brilliant Garsons Food Fair this weekend, and we’ve been delighted to see so many new faces here, as well as some familiar ones,” he said. “Events like this are an excellent way for people to discover new ideas and flavours.”

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NEWS & VIEWS

Stop 2 Cross

A report was presented to the Council in June following on from a series of site visits conducted in February during school drop-off and pick-up times.

These assessments were carried out by the following: Road Safety Audit Team; School Sustainable Travel Team; Surrey Police and Local Highway Engineers.

Further casualty analysis has been commissioned and additional speed surveys have been requested to ensure that detailed recommendations can be made. Several additional visits have been made by all stakeholders and detailed observational notes have been compiled which will form the basis of a full report to the local committee in October. This report will fully describe the results of the investigations into these issues and will present highway and road safety education improvements to address the problems identified.

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include the following: • Possible widening of the traffic island on Manor Road North or the introduction of an additional pedestrian refuge nearer the bus stop at the northern end • Possible zebra crossing on Manor Road North in the vicinity of Claygate Lane, incorporating a cycling crossing point at Angel Road • Possible signalised Toucan crossing on Manor Road North incorporating cycle links to Angel Road • Potential for double yellow lining on Chesterfield Drive which is being considered under the Elmbridge Parking Review The two main, preferred, options, according to Edward Cowley from the Sustainable Team, are either widening the island or adding a zebra crossing.

Surrey and Elmbridge Councillors will make the final decision during the summer.

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NEWS & VIEWS

The Cycling Superhighway If you have been one of the (many!) people caught in traffic along the Portsmouth Road on your way into Kingston, you may have cursed the new cycling superhighway and wondered what it’s for and why it is happening.

Certainly there is plenty of time to ponder this, as Portsmouth Road has gone from being a quick, easy way of getting into Kingston from Surbiton to being a congested nightmare!

The new cycle route, officially known as ‘Kingston’s Mini-Holland’, is the work of the ‘Go Programme’. Back in 2014 Kingston was one of three local authorities to win a share of the £100 million funding offered by the Mayor of London under the MiniHolland Programme. The borough has been allocated £30 million to relieve pressure on the borough’s transport network from a growing population by encouraging people to cycle and walk into Kingston rather than taking the car. As well as the new cycle superhighway, the Mini Holland Programme aims to revitalise the riverfront by transforming Queen’s Promenade and other areas around Kingston so that people may sit and enjoy the river in attractive surroundings. The plans look very exciting and once finished will enhance Kingston.

If you would like to read more about the Go Programme, visit Kingston Council’s website at: https://www.kingston.gov.uk.

RideLondon The annual Prudential RideLondon festival of cycling takes place on 30th-31st July.

Leaflets about road closures will be distributed around the ride route from 4th July, with information about timings and maps. Information on road closures can also be found at: https://www. prudentialridelondon.co.uk.

For further information, please contact the Prudential RideLondon helpdesk on: 0345 894 9773 or email helpdesk@ ridelondon.co.uk

Tinga Tinga Land On a cold, rainy April day St. Christopher’s Church brought ‘How Lion Became King of Tinga Tinga Land’ to Hinchley Wood. 300 parents and children enjoyed this lively show – a much-needed contrast with the wintry weather outside. The children joined in the songs enthusiastically from behind their animal masks and some were able to take the books home with them to enjoy.

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NEWS & VIEWS

Update on our Cover Stars realise what a challenge it was to play such a different character. The task became even more complicated when the director chose to cast two Annies for the show. Sean needed to convincingly ‘fall in love’ with not just one but two leading ladies.

Sean Warren When we last spoke to Sean at Christmas, he was planning to take a break from performing to concentrate on his GCSEs, which he has just finished. However, Sean is a natural performer and couldn’t turn down the chance to play Frank Butler, the best sharp shooter in the Wild West!

In June, Step on Stage production put on Irving Berlin’s classic, Annie Get Your Gun. This musical is very different from Oliver!, with Frank Butler being a stuck up arrogant man who is loved as the Wild West Champion shooter.

Anyone who knows Sean would see that Frank is his polar opposite and

As with Oliver!, Sean worked on some of his own choreography for his key numbers like ‘My Defences are Down’ which included a few hat tricks, always a worry when you’re live on stage! By far Sean’s favourite part of the whole show was ‘Anything You Can Do’. This was the main duet between Annie and Frank which covers a whole range of emotions as they battle it out for who is best. The three of them choreographed this number themselves, bringing the house down at every performance.

Sean has one final performance to do this summer – playing Edward in Blood Brothers before he leaves Stagecoach in July. After that he will take a well-earned break as he awaits his GCSE results before starting the next chapter in his life – training at Italia Conti in Guildford. Sean will spend the next 2 years there doing his BTEC in Performing Arts. Who knows what performances lie ahead for Sean - The West End may be next…

Millie Patience Millie successfully completed this year’s 6K Fun Run for Princess Alice Hospice, managing to do 600 cartwheels however, she carried on cartwheeling until she had done 710 cartwheels. Her efforts have raised an astonishing £1,627.95 - plus £329.25 in Gift Aid – for Princess Alice Hospice; 62% over her £1,000 target. Well done, Millie!

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Changes to policing

By Chris Burman, District Coordinator, Hinchley Wood NHW

Surrey Police’s new local policing model went live on 3rd April, to meet the new picture of UK crime: burglary and car theft down; complex offences increased (child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, cybercrime). Local officers to carry out a broader range of tasks; if possible, they will see jobs through from start to finish.

For Elmbridge police, led by the Borough Inspector, this results in 50 more officers and new teams: •

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Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) – tackling chronic issues affecting local communities and working with partners to make communities safer; 2 Sergeants, 2 PCs, 11 PCSOs Area Policing Team (APT) – responds to calls requiring police attendance; investigates crimes from start to finish; liaises with specialist resources. Run by Neighbourhood Inspector and supporting SNT: 9 Sergeants, 70 PCs

Good news There’s little local crime news: 1st April: attempted burglary 6:00pm in Greenways. Two broken windows at rear in attempt to steal a bicycle.

Deterred when alarm tripped.

1st April: Attempted burglary Manor Rd South; via hole cut in kitchen window. Locked interior door stopped access.

9th April: 8:30pm burglary in Fairway Close. Broke rear patio doors, stole spare key to new car and some valuables.

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Risks, including increasingly realistic cons/scams so you’re prepared should you encounter them (door step callers, phone calls or emails).

Security measures e.g. arrange with a neighbour to put out your bins when you’re away, or park their car in your drive to make your home look inhabited.

Advice about siting security lighting and planting shrubs to make climbing walls /fences or accessing windows difficult.

GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NHW...

Are you a member? Want to join? It’s free! You’ll receive our 6-monthly newsletter and regular emails. Contact Chris Burman on: 020 8398 1617 or chrisburman@hotmail.com.

Come talk to us on the NHW stall at the Thames Ditton Farmers’ Market on 27th August.

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FOOD & DRINK

Wylde about food For a sumptuous Thai experience, Imina Wylde went to Maisie in Thames Ditton for a lunchtime indulgence.

Our summer food revue for this edition of the Hinchley Wood Magazine was a lunchtime indulgence.

We arrived just after 12.30pm on a Wednesday and were met with a warm welcome by Dang, one half of the landlord team. The décor is modern and inviting. A tranquil fountain at the entrance offers up a calming and relaxed atmosphere.

When we arrived a few of the tables were occupied with business people.

We later discovered that Maisie’s offers a great business lunch, where a two course meal is a steal at £10.95.

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March 2015 after Dang had managed a restaurant in Covent Garden for many years. Last year they moved from Southfields to Thames Ditton with their three children for this new chapter in their life.

The décor is modern and inviting. A tranquil fountain at the entrance offers up a calming and relaxed atmosphere.

They are supported in the kitchen

by Aod, a former chef at the Banyan

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Tree Hotel in Bangkok, who prepares exceptional authentic food which is carefully and beautifully presented.

Maisie’s offers a great experience and is well worth a visit!

Our selection of dishes proved to be a sensational explosion of texture and flavours. We started with Hoy Shell Yang, scallops grilled on the shell with a lime and red chilli sauce. The scallops were slightly crisp on the outside yet perfectly soft on the inside and were greatly complimented by the sauce. This dish leaves you wanting more. The Calamari were also superbly crisp on the outside yet tender on the inside. The main courses were just as mouth-watering. The perfectly light Green Curry with chicken and baby aubergine, as well as the prawn Pad Thai, were perfectly balanced dishes and well worth trying.

MAISIE THAI RESTAURANT Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0QQ (020 3784 1426 www.maisie-thai.com) Maisie’s Mixed Starter Calamari Green Curry

£7.50 £6.25 £10.95

Pad Thai

£8.95

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FOOD & DRINK

Add some sparkle

Served ice cold, this long fruity classic has a hint of berries and lemon but is dried out nicely with the prosecco

RUSSIAN SPRING PUNCH Ingredients 75ml Prosecco 25ml Rasberry Vodka 25ml Crème de Cassis 25 ml Framboise liqueur 10ml Lemon juice 10ml Sugar Syrup Method 1 Fill a shaker with ice cubes 2 Add all ingredients except Prosecco to shaker 3 Shake and strain into a champagne Glass or Wine Glass 4 Top up with Prosecco.

Granish with Raspberry

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FOOD & DRINK

Go Green this Summer

THAI GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN Ingredients

Method

400g of chicken 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (not olive oil) 3 tbsp green curry paste 1/2 can Chaokoh brand coconut milk 2-4 kaffir lime leaves, torn 5-10 small Thai round eggplants (baby Aubergine), quartered 2 fresh Large thai round eggplant (Aubergine) 60 grams Bamboo shoots 2-3 fresh red spur chilies, sliced diagonally 1/4 cup sweet basil leaf 1 tsp palm sugar Sweet basil leaves and red chili slices for garnish

1 Slice the chicken into thin pieces, about 3 mm thick 2 Sauté the green curry paste in oil over medium heat in a wok or saute pan until fragrant, reduce the heat, gradually add 1 1/2 cups of the coconut milk a little at a time, stir until a film of green oil surfaces 3 Add the beef and kaffir lime leaves, continue cooking for 3 minutes until fragrant and the beef is cooked through 4 Transfer to a large pot, place over medium heat and cook until boiling. Add the remaining coconut milk, season with palm sugar and fish sauce 5 When the mixture returns to a boil, add the eggplants. Cook until the eggplants are done. Add Bamboo shoots, sprinkle sweet basil leaves and red chilies over, then turn off the heat

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HOME & GARDEN

Gardening for Summer Heritage Landscape Gardens give their top summer gardening tips for July and August.

Summer is here with its usual mix of sticky hot days followed by sudden violent bursts of rain and storms! I like to call it “liquid sunshine!” With the longer days gardens are set to have an exuberant burst of growth. Weeds thoroughly enjoy this time of the year and celebrate by popping up rapidly everywhere.

How to control weeds: • Run a hoe over the area to kill most weed seedlings • If your weeds have already taken over your garden this year you will need to dig them out with a fork and hand pull the weeds. Make sure you get the roots or they will re-grow.

• Clear weeds out from between paving slabs with a weed knife which has a hooked end • If your weeds are particularly high you may need to resort to strimming before digging them out • Create a weed barrier by mulching around the plants using bark, wood chip or manure. This will 20

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only be effective if you mulch to a minimum depth of 10-15cm Clearly define the edge of your lawn by using an edging board to prevent your lawn growing into your borders. This looks great and sets off your borders

Planting out: The fun part of your garden is the planting out; however it can be difficult to select what plants are suitable for your garden and what plants you “accidentally” buy instead. A common mistake we find is when a customer impulse buys this “amazing” plant, but has no idea where it needs to go in the garden. Always take a good look at your garden before your go shopping.

Make a note of the area to be planted; is it a sun trap or in complete shade or a combination of the two? Make a note of how big the area is you want to plant out, how deep the area is. Do you need height, or ground cover? Are you looking for shrubs or perennials?

Do you want spring, summer or winter flowering? A good mix of all of these is a good investment for your garden.

When you go to the garden centre, keep referring to your list, it’s very easy to impulse buy. Check the plant labels for preferred location, height and spread – do not buy it if it doesn’t fit your list. Another way of easing the pressure of buying the wrong plants is to get professional advice.

Have in mind a budget of what you would like to spend, discuss what colour schemes you are looking to

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achieve and let someone do the bulk of the shopping for you. Landscapers can get beautiful plants, often larger than those on display at the garden centres and better quality for a fraction of the price. With professional help they will be planted in the right place to give the desired effect and you will get aftercare instructions which, if followed, will result in a stunning garden.

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Pruning encourages strong, healthy shoots and improves flowering as well as prolonging the life of the shrubs Dead-heading encourages your plant to keep producing flowers Overgrown and old shrubs will need drastic pruning which will renovate them, removing damaged, diseased or dead wood generating a stronger healthier plant

Pruning: Garden Pests: This year’s weather has been ideal for the development of slugs and snails.

However there are various measures you can take to protect your plants.

• Beer traps can be very effective – you can buy them anywhere (even the pound shops sell them.) Sink them into the ground and just add cheap beer, the slugs and snails are not fussy. They need emptying once a week, and replacing the beer. Once one has succumbed to the effects of the beer, the others are attracted by the smell of their fellow mate’s demise and follow suit • Copper tape around pots also works well, as do coffee granules •

Prune early-flowering shrubs after they have flowered, which will allow them the maximum amount of time for development of young growth to provide the following year’s flowers

Most of all, don’t forget to enjoy your garden – after all it’s another “room” to appreciate and relax in.

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Contact us if you would like us to help you with any of the jobs outlined above. We are available to carry out regular garden maintenance, paving, fencing or completely redesign your garden.

Full details can be found on my website: www.pdowning.co.uk Call: 0208 398 0100 / 07957 355040 Email: paul@pdowning.co.uk Heritage Landscape Gardens, 19 Claygate Lane, Thames Ditton KT7 0DL SUMMER 2016

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BOOK REVIEW

Tom Gates: Super Good Skills (Almost...)

On 4th May, Hinchley Wood Magazine, along with Six book worms from Hinchley Wood Primary School, went to Waterstones in Kingston for the book signing of the latest Tom Gates book ‘Super Good Skills (Almost)’ with author Liz Pichon.

We asked Liz:

The books are about Tom Gates, a boy in year 5 at Oakfield School who loves doodling and carrying out fun experiments. There are 10 Tom Gates books available recommended for 7 year olds plus. They are a creative mix of fun writing and amazing drawings.

About 21 years ago Liz started out with creating picture books aimed at very young children. In 2005 she published ‘Squared Eyed Pat’ about a dog who watched too much TV and My Big Brother Boris which won the Nestle Smarties Book Prize.

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When did you start writing books?

Liz has a graphic design background.

She really enjoys putting text and illustration together which brings the unique edge to her books.

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Tom Gates came a little later and is aimed at older children.

Which is your favourite Tom Gates character and drawing that you’ve created?

Her very favourite character is Tom, the main character of the books, but she has a great fondness for The Fossils, Marcus and Delia.

She loves combining the text with drawings and likes adding in interactive pages that the reader can doodle on or partake in.

Where do you find your ideas?

Liz sees and finds ideas everywhere from personal experiences to listening in on conversations on trains... writing ideas on post it notes as she goes.

What the kids thought: “I enjoyed reading this because it’s funny and it contains lots of fantastic doodles. Furthermore, I think this book is the best one yet as you can do your own doodles.”

Lily Herbert Age: 9

“I thought that the book was amazing because it had a page for drawing.

Also it’s really funny, like how they went on holiday to a rubbish dump.”

Rosie Herbert Age: 8

“My favourite character is called Delia, Tom’s sister, because she makes me laugh by being all moany and groany. The characters feel real to me because they go to school and meet their friends like we do.”

Kaytana Wylde Age: 8

The characters in this book are both naughty and funny. I love the fact that this book has lots of spaces for you to do your own doodles. My favourite part of the book is when Marcus gives Tom a chocolate box with nothing in it! I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.

Phoebe Butt Age: 7

As a mother of three she has gained much insight into the world of a child’s mind. Although she did tell us that her children don’t read the books as they are older (25 years, 21 years and 17 years) but that she doesn’t mind this because then they don’t know she has used them as ideas for characters and stories ha ha hee hee..

I recommend this book to you because you can doodle on the different pages.My favourite part is when Tom Gates’ mum chose to sing ‘Let It Be’ by the Beatles but instead she clicked ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen’.

Holly Jiggins Age: 8

The new Tom Gates book is an amazing book. In the story Tom has an enemy called Marcus Meldrew and they love playing tricks on each other!!!

It’s also great because you get to draw in it and make things.

Eleanor Salanson Age: 8 SUMMER 2016

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Get Whipped into shape Are you looking to completely transform your life physically and mentally? Or just keen to lose a few pounds? James Whipp brings you a fat blasting, energy boosting workout to kick-start your day!

6 30

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the crunch Begin lying face up on the floor with knees bent. The movement begins by curling the shoulders towards the pelvis. The hands can be behind or beside the neck or crossed over the chest.

Injury can be caused by pushing against the head or neck with hands.

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SECOND REST

4 45

SETS

3 60

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LEVEL 3

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LEVEL 2

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tricep dips Hold the edge of a chair, arms straight down and shoulders over the hands. Straighten legs and position out in front. Lower body until arms are bent to a 90 degree angle at the elbows, and then lift body back up, returning to the starting position.

the squat Begin from a standing position. The movement is initiated by moving the hips back and bending the knees and hips to lower the torso, then return to the upright position.

The shins and torso should remain vertical throughout the movement. An erect spine keeps the vertebra stacked directly on top of each other helping prevent low back injury.

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Tailored diet plans, full workout plans, weekly check-ins, 24 hour support, supplement guidance... If you’re looking to be coached for 8-16 weeks, email me and we’ll discuss further jameswhippfitness@yahoo.co.uk FACEBOOK FAN PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/Jameswhippfitness/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jameswhippfitness

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Hay fever

By Dr Hannah Graham, GP at the Lantern Surgery

Hay fever is a condition that can affect up to 1 in 5 people at some point in their life. It is caused by an allergy to different types of pollen. Symptoms will occur at different times of the year depending on the type of pollen a person is allergic to.

Inhaled Corticosteroids help to reduce inflammation and swelling and are particularly useful for nasal symptoms

Hay fever occurs when the immune system interprets a harmless substance such as pollen as a threat. The immune system releases a substance called histamine which results in inflammation. This inflammation leads to the common symptoms of Hay fever such as a runny nose, itchy eyes and sneezing.

There are a number of practical things that you can do to help manage hay fever symptoms:

Eye Drops such as Sodium Cromocglycate can help to relieve irritation

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There are a number of different treatments that can help to manage the symptoms of Hay fever. These are readily available over the counter from your local Pharmacist.

Antihistamines prevent an allergic reaction from occurring by blocking the affects of histamine.

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Keep windows and doors closed, particularly when pollen counts are high Apply a small amount of Vaseline just below the nose to trap pollen Avoid cutting grass or sitting/ playing on freshly cut grass Stay indoors when pollen counts are particularly high

• For more useful tips and information on hay fever visit www.nhs.uk/ Conditions/Hay-fever

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FEATURE

GET TO MEET...

Pat Love – Local Honey Maker

My fascination with bees started as a child when our neighbour’s bees used to swarm into our garden and I’d watch him collect them from our apple trees which they always seemed to settle in.

I started keeping bees in my late teens and some 40 years later I am still hooked on this wonderful hobby and yes, I do get stung quite regularly.

A colony of bees normally contains one queen, worker bees (females) and in the summer months drone bees (male). At the height of the summer a colony can contain up to 60,000 bees dropping to a few thousand over the winter. As a beekeeper our year begins in September/October when we prepare our bees for winter.

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and keep the colony warm during the long winter days when they are confined to the hive. Worker bees born at this time should survive till the following spring. Good preparation hopefully ensures they will survive the winter.

The queen will commence laying again late January/February, increasing her laying rate as the year moves on until her peak, of up to 1500 eggs a day, towards the middle of summer.

This is dependent on the amount of food (nectar/pollen) coming into the hive, which is dependent on weather and temperature as honey bees won’t fly below about 11o C whereas bumble bees will fly at a much lower temperature. Obviously, as a beekeeper, we aim to get maximum workforce available to coincide with maximum nectar flows, i.e. spring time and summer time. There can be

a flow gap when spring flowers finish and summer flowers haven’t begun to produce nectar; this is known as the ‘June Gap’. This is the time when a beekeeper has to be vigilant as it is prime swarming time. Each colony has to be checked every 7 to 9 days from April to July to avoid losing a swarm.

Swarming is the bee’s natural impulse to reproduce. It can be a frightening sight and sound if you see one in full flight across your garden but generally they are quite harmless – more intent on finding a new home than stinging – unless they feel threatened. A swarm of bees is one of nature’s wonders to see, especially when they settle in a huge mass. The swarm will contain the old queen and about half the bees from the colony, leaving behind some new queens developing in special cells, one of which will take over the old hive when she emerges and mates.

A queen can live up to 5 years, much longer than the poor workers born in the summer months who only live up to 6 weeks – literally working themselves to death! Contrary to what most people believe, it is the worker bees that are the power house of the colony, not the queen (she is basically an egg laying machine). However, neither can survive long without the other. Workers are responsible for the running of the colony, performing many tasks to keep the colony functioning i.e. cleaning, feeding the brood and the queen, temperature control within the colony, producing wax, building comb, packing the cells with honey and pollen and guarding the entrance to name a few. Outside the hive they also collect water, nectar and pollen and can fly up to 5 miles from the hive to forage!

Of course the other main function they perform along with other species of bees and insects is pollinating our flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables while foraging.

This fascinating hobby does have its ups and downs due to weather, diseases, pesticides and the arrival of the varroa mite which, back in the 80’s, brought new viruses. We have to work quite hard to keep our bees healthy and this has definitely been more difficult in recent years than it used to be. Obviously we have to be careful with any treatments we use as we don’t want to contaminate the honey in any way. The consensus is that the average amount of honey a year per colony is 40lb but again this is very variable. My family consume a lot of it and I give some away but any spare is sold in Stevens Butchers in Hinchley Wood.

It has been said that eating your local honey can help you with the symptoms of hay fever!

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LICENCE TO

One of our local personalities Tony West, is an everyday loving father of two and a devoted husband, who grew up in Sunbury. After finishing his schooling he went to Strode’s College in Egham and did a year in sound recording.

From here he moved on to the Sun newspaper in Wapping to sell classified ads before moving to the News of the World to help boost sales on the Today newspaper. He then moved on to the Herald & Surrey Comet, again selling advertising. Whilst working at the Herald & Surrey Comet Tony started working at Kiss FM for free, helping on the sound desk. After a year, he started working as a paid DJ. During the heyday of Kiss FM, Tony met the likes of Usher, aged only 14 then, and Tony’s claim to fame thus far was that Puff Daddy made him a cup of coffee.

As a spin-off from his Kiss FM job he would also DJ at clubs like G-A-Y, whilst still doing his day job.

Shortly after finishing work with Kiss FM in 1997 he was out for just ‘one beer’ with his best friend; however, they ended up going clubbing in Richmond, where Tony spotted the most gorgeous woman he had ever laid eyes on and said to his best friend “I will marry her”. In 2001 Tony and Melanie did indeed tie the knot.

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After many years of selling for others, Tony and a colleague decided to set up their own company in 1998, called Positive Media. This company is still in family hands, after they sold it to Tony’s brother-in-law. Tony then set up his own online company called tifili. com, which he still runs from home.

kept accepting roles. These have included TV roles on Eastenders, Call the Midwife, Mr Selfridge, West One, Silent Witness and many more, as well as parts in movies like Bastille Day 2016, Eddie the Eagle, Spectre, Me Before You and Mission Impossible 5…the portfolio continues to grow.

A couple of years ago when his daughter Millie was 6, her dance club Soel set up a talent agency. Tony suggested Millie joined; however, instead of going for it she challenged her father by saying “I will do it, if you get onto TV first”. That night Tony thought ’how difficult can this be?’.

So he searched ‘How to get on TV’ on Google. The first site that came up was starnow.co.uk, so Tony entered his details and applied for two roles.

Within a week he was offered one.

Expecting it to be a walk-on, nonspeaking role, he went along only to find out he had to play a detective inspector for a Channel 5 docusoap with a small speaking part. After they had finished filming he found out that it would be at least 6 months before it would be on TV. This was too long to wait. Millie would have forgotten all about it.

So Tony continued applying for roles and

Furthermore Tony is a fabulous impressionist and does a mean Sean Connery or Dr Evil. When you bump into him, ask him to prove this.

Millie has yet to sign for the agency, but this dad has consequently found a job that he enjoys and which a few years ago he would have never dreamt of doing.

SPOT TONY 2015 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Spectre 2016 Eddie the Eagle Bastille Day War Machine Doctor Strange Tracey Ullman Show Fantastic Beasts Endevour Allied Humans Holby City 2017 Ready Player One

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What’s happened...

The finished car park

You may have noticed that the front of the church is now looking very stylish as the front car park has been finished off with the addition of smart honey-coloured chippings and some smart new railings. It has been completely transformed and looks fresh and welcoming. The extra parking has been a massive bonus for all our users and has helped to ease congestion on Claygate Lane when the Blood Transfusion Service visits.

Speaking of congestion… Most people around Hinchley Wood have probably noticed the odd film crew descending on the large Victorian house in Manor Road North; a success story for Hinchley Wood and very exciting for those of us who like to play ‘spot the star’. In the past some of their filming has caused havoc – last year Claygate Lane was choked by a film crew’s catering unit and dining van parked opposite St. Christopher’s. Not so good for community relations! One of the benefits of opening up the front of the church has been the opportunity to offer ourselves as a film set for such crews, keeping their huge catering vans off Claygate Lane and acting as a base where they can congregate and eat their meals. Originally only the car park was going to be used; however, 36

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the great British weather meant that the crews were grateful to come into the warm church for their meals! God indeed moves in mysterious ways!! So far we have played host to three film crews and we are very grateful to the owners of the Victorian house for suggesting St. Christopher’s to the Locations Managers. Hopefully this is just the beginning and we can look forward to St. Christopher’s being used in the future. Certainly one very star-struck Parish Administrator will happily welcome Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Johnny Depp should they stop by for breakfast or lunch…

Catering for the film crew

St. Christopher’s is a lively, living church with facilities which are useful to the whole Hinchley Wood community – which we believe is how every church should relate to its community. Long may this continue!

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Interregnum update...

The following statement was recently sent out

by St. Christopher’s Church Wardens in order to update members of the Parish about the future of St. Christopher’s Church.

Your PCC has a vision for a vibrant church here at St. Christopher’s, rooted in prayer, reaching out to nourish others with the good news of God’s love for all, with our church flourishing as a Church family that is dynamic, inviting and prayerful so that, as disciples of Christ, we can reflect the love of God in all in Hinchley Wood and beyond.

However, it has been 9 months since we entered into the interregnum, the period between vicar incumbents.

Your PCC has been working very hard to do what’s necessary to get a new, full-time, vicar and we would like to update you so that we are all as much as possible alongside each other on this journey.

In essence there are two major parts to the process of securing a new incumbent.

The first one involves our identity and vision forward as a Church – as a group of people who are joined together by their Christian faith and want to share that with the community of Hinchley Wood. Your PCC has done important work on this and a ‘Vision Day’ was held which resulted in first drafts of our mission, a statement of needs, and a job profile for our new incumbent. More work needs to be done in these areas and in due course the results will be shared with you.

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The second one involves finance. This will come as no surprise as it has been impossible for people to escape hearing about our need for funding.

For many years we have not paid our full Parish Share, which is the money we pay to the Diocese towards the cost of our incumbent as well as the Diocesan structure that supports us.

It is important to understand that the Diocese does not have a central pot of money – every pound that we don’t pay has to be made up by congregations in other parishes. The Diocese has made it very clear to us that this cannot continue and we will only be able to get a full time vicar if we are able to demonstrate that we can in future pay our full Parish Share and simultaneously begin to pay back the debts that have been accrued over recent years.

In recent weeks we have been able to advise you that we have begun to make significant steps in this direction. Thanks to the generosity of a significant number of our congregation, we have already achieved an increase of £1,100 per month in planned giving, over half of that needed to afford a full time vicar. Encouraged by this increase, a new draft financial plan was drawn up and presented to the Diocese at the end of May, however this was rejected as still being inadequate.

There is a continuing need to grow our income, not only through the planned giving already demonstrated, but also by improved and new means of income generation and fund raising.

This also needs to be paralleled by a reduction in our expenditure, wherever this might be possible without negatively impacting our mission in the community.

Your Church Wardens and the PCC are working closely with the Rural

Dean and the Archdeacon to prepare a final proposal for presentation to the Bishops Council, where it will be decided whether we can advertise for a new incumbent Vicar. Rest assured that our proposals will be made with the ultimate goal of ensuring that we can flourish as a church family, enable us to grow our congregation, and to nourish others with the good news of the transformational power of God’s love that we experience in our own lives.

“How do I pray Mummy?”

by Kaye Chester

Just put your hands together Your fingers pointing to the sky Now bow your head, and close your eyes Our Lord is here close by.

He loves this time of day with you To share in all you do, so...

Tell him of the fun things and your worries too.

Together you will form a bond that will last your whole life through for he will always love you no matter what you do.

But those we love we want to please so follow in his way And think how happy he will be to share a lovely day.

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ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH & COMMUNITY HUB

What’s on...

Take a look at all the great activities that are happening every day at the Hinchley Wood Community Hub. Weekdays during term time: Christopher Robin Nursery School (Hall)

Mondays: 9:15am-11:15: 7:30pm-8:30pm: 7:30pm-10:30pm: 1st Monday each month:

Zumba and Zumba Gold classes with Maria Mitchell (Church) Pilates with Jo James (Church) Broadway Sequence Dance (Hall) Theology at The Angel (8:00pm at The Angel Pub)

Tuesdays: 10:45am-12:15am: 5:30pm-7:00pm: 6:30pm-7:30pm: 7:30pm-9:00pm: 7:30pm-9:30pm:

The Creation Station – babies and toddlers classes (church) Yoga with Judith Richards (Hall) Jan Smith Fitness Class (Church) Yoga with Jane Howard (Hall) Line Dancing (Church)

Wednesdays: 9:30am-11:00am: 1:00pm-2:30pm: 3:00pm-4:15pm: 8:00pm-10:00pm: 1st Wednesday each month: 2nd Wednesday each month: 4th Wednesday each month:

Stay & Play (Church) Yoga with Judith Richards (Hall) Yoga with Judith Richards (Hall) Kung Fu with Andy King (Hall) Girls@Georgie’s (8:00pm at Georgie’s Coffee Shop) Mother’s Union Monthly Meeting (7:30pm in the Vestry) Women’s Wednesday Fellowship (7:30pm at Hinchley Wood School)

Thursdays: 9:15am-10:15am: 4:15pm-6:00pm: 4:45pm-6:15pm: 6:00pm-8:00pm:

Zumba with Maria Mitchell (Church) Elevate Eleven (Tutoring group) (Hall) Elevate Eleven (Tutoring group) (Church) Weight Watchers (Hall)

Fridays: 9:30am-10:45am: 6:30pm-7:30pm: 1st Friday each month:

Ballet Bugs (Church) Andy King’s Children’s Kung Fu class (Hall) Messy Church (3:30pm in the Church)

Saturdays: 8:30am-10:00am: 9:00am-10:00am:

Yoga with Anna Holmes/Nicola Pritchard (Hall) Jan Smith Fitness Class (Church)

The church is also regularly used by the National Blood Transfusion Service; as a Polling Station for Elmbridge and for ABRSM music exams. Hinchley Wood School and Hinchley Wood Primary School use the church for various assemblies and concerts and it is also often used by stage companies, dance companies and local choirs for rehearsals and performances.

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A message from Rev Caroline Mullins But it’s good to stop sometimes and reflect. Summer is a great time to do that. For many people it’s holiday time.

A chance to step off the treadmill for a week or so and do something different.

Sundays for me are working days at St Christopher’s. But my work is different, and it’s a privilege and a joy to be part of the worshipping community that is the Church, not just in Hinchley Wood but across the world! And if we can make time, Sundays are a regular way to step off the treadmill – perhaps just for an hour – and do something different. If you think church is the same as it was 10 or 20 years ago – think again! Come and find out!

What are the things you hold most important in life? Family, friends, health, wealth, home or holidays? We all have to prioritise how we spend our time and our money. How do we spend our weekdays – and what about our weekends? We may feel we have no spare capacity for anything else during the ordinary week, with commuting to work and shopping and family commitments.

In August the choir & band take a break, but we’ll still be there each Sunday at 10am and would love you to join us.

Caroline

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Regular services Here’s a list of all the regular services that are held at St. Christopher’s Church.

Sunday services 1st Sunday of the Month 10:00am All Age Communion Service (with band) 4:00pm Evening Prayer (a quiet, prayerful service)

2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays of the Month 10:00am Sung Communion Service (with Choir & GodZone for children) 4:00pm Evening Prayer (a quiet, prayerful service)

3rd Sunday of the Month 10:00am All Age Communion Service (with band) 4:00pm Mustard Seeds (a short service for families with young children)

Weekday services 1st Wednesday of the Month 11:30am Midweek Communion with Mother’s Union (all welcome)

3rd Wednesday of the Month 11:30am Prayers for St. Christopher’s Church

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Sharing God’s work Vicar

Gift Aid Administrator

Vacancy

Moira Beardshall

Curate

Servers Team

Reverend Caroline Mullins Rev.carolinemullins@gmail.com 020 8224 3334

Ivan Burnside and Sean Warren

Pastoral Assistants

Contact via Parish Office

Sacristy Team Hilda Highley, Jean Hoseason and Caroline Mullins

Liz Hammond 020 8786 6802 Margaret Thompson 020 8398 4156

Band and Choir Leaders

Parish Administrator

GodZone Sunday School

Mandy Ali Contact via Parish Office

Jane Barnett

Parish Office

Wednesday mornings 9:30am-11:00am For pre-school children and parents, grandparents and all carers.

Open 9:00–3:00pm, Monday-Friday 020 8398 9095 office@stchristopherschurch.org.uk

Churchwardens Mark Schuringa 020 8339 8841 mark@dittonwinetraders.co.uk Tracey Warren 020 8398 3624 tracey124@ntlworld.com

Deputy Churchwardens Celia Francis Eileen Griffiths Suzie Pepperell

020 8398 0657 020 8398 6168 07980665427

Parochial Church Council Heather Allen, Jane Barnett, Moira Beardshall, Ann Ellis, Celia Francis, Eileen Griffiths, Liz Hammond, Rachel Herbert, Revd.

Caroline Mullins, Suzie Pepperell, Mark Schuringa, Margaret Thompson, Tracey Warren, Imina Wylde

Deanery Synod Representatives Liz Hammond & Suzie Pepperell

PCC Secretary Heather Allen

020 8339 0850

Dave Ellis and Suzie Pepperell 020 8398 4082

Stay & Play

Mothers’ Union Contact via Parish Office Branch Contact: Jean Hoseason Branch Secretary: Suzie Pepperell Branch Treasurer: Moira Beardshall

Women’s Wednesday Fellowship Jean Hayes Maureen Price

020 8398 1914 020 8398 2561

Church & Hall Bookings Mandy Ali Parish Office 020 8398 9095 office@stchristopherschurch.org.uk

Hinchley Wood Magazine Team Contact via Parish Office Advertising & Marketing: Rachel Herbert Production & Distribution: Mandy Ali Revenue & Marketing: Imina Wylde Art Director: Jon Usher Busy Izzy Columnist: Isobel Ash History Columnist: Roger Thompson Illustrator: Lucinda Kidney Photographer: Darren Salanson

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MOTHER’S UNION

Celebrating our th 140 birthday this year Celebrations over the year include the organisation of a visit to Mary Sumner House on Thursday, 4th August - for £10.00 there is lunch, a tour of Mary Sumner House, and a presentation and fellowship with Bishop Andrew Proud, the Worldwide President and the Central Chaplain.

This year MU members were approached by the BBC for stories highlighting the often overlooked and invaluable role that Christian grandmothers and single-mothers play in bringing up children across the UK. These were aired during Mothering Sunday’s ‘Songs of Praise’.

2016 has been busy for Hinchley Wood’s MU: our meetings included a talk by Elizabeth Cotton about her work in prisons; a film night showing ‘Lady

in the Van’ and a craft night where knitting was taught to the uninitiated and ‘mindfulness’ colouring-in proved very popular.

The annual Lady Day service at Guildford Cathedral was another great occasion as MU members from Hinchley Wood met up with other MU members from around the Diocese.

This year was a proud one for Hinchley Wood MU, as Antonia Wilson, who had previously spent four years as Branch Leader of Hinchley Wood MU, was elected Diocesan President of the MU. Antonia will be leading a discussion on the core values of the MU at our meeting on 14th September - which should lead to some lively debate!

Also coming up is the Summer Pub Supper at The Prince of Wales Pub on 10th August.

Sadly, Suzie has had to take step down from organising the MU due to family health reasons, but we are very happy that Jean Hoseason has offered her support. Moira, Jean, Liz and the whole group are sharing out the general tasks between them. People come and go, but the MU, at 140 years old, carries on doing it’s work and having fun at the same time!

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WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP

Central Criminal Courts and more...

As usual, 2016 began with Women’s Wednesday Fellowship sharing a delicious lunch in January followed by the sharing of some funny stories by one of their members.

In March, Jackie Malyon’s many illustrations demonstrated how the family owning most of Shere Village has ensured its preservation.

with The Mothers’ Union. We will support our 2016 charity ‘Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’. Theatres and other outings will happen as the year progresses. Please tell us of any recommended speakers for 2017 as we start planning now.

Peter Thompson put us in the place of the jury in several actual trials in which he acted at the Central Criminal Courts over a long career. We made challenging decisions and had to justify our contributions.

Frances Fry of ‘Musical Amber’ almost raised the roof with songs from the shows and we joined in heartily.

Current outings are to see ‘Persuasion’ in June and attend an Open Day at Battersea Dogs & Cats home, Englefield Green in July.

Singles’ roast lunch each 2nd Sunday of the month at Georgie’s Wine & Coffee café needs to be ordered from Mary Findlay.

Our remaining 2016 Programme contains talks entitled ‘Handbags to Handcuffs’, ‘Noel Coward’ and ‘Handwriting Analysis’. We will have an afternoon tea party in July. Our Christmas refreshments and a talk on ‘The Foundling Hospital’ will be shared

GET IN TOUCH....

The Women’s Wednesday Fellowship meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at Hinchley Wood School. We have interesting talks from outside speakers, hold discussions on the issues of the day and go on occasional outings. If you would like to join us, please call 020 8398 1914 or 020 8398 2561.

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These were centered around market gardens and orchards which fed the city, embryonic industries and crafts or, in the case of places like Southall and Claygate, brickfields which supplied the Capital’s never-ending hunger for building materials.

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of hostilities. By the 1930’s London was growing apace and gobbling up parts of Surrey, Middlesex and Hertfordshire. The lengthening of the Underground lines brought about the existence of Metro Land which was fuelled by an idealised poster campaign to get more passengers.

Mortgages suddenly became much more readily available and, with a 44% interest rate, accessible to a whole new group of people. Settlements were planned with a large element of social engineering. Each new area was provided with a group of shops at its heart and as many services - such as banks, churches, schools and surgeries - as was possible. The age of the lower middle classes and the

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concept of the commuter had arrived in force.

It was at this time that in Hinchley Wood a number of different forces for growth came into play. Kingston had long suffered from traffic congestion caused by the through traffic from London to Portsmouth and other points west. In the 1910s a plan for a bypass was first mooted. It was not until the 1920’s that work began on the bypass and this was presaged by a long period of negotiations, redrafting of plans and cost-cutting. The land used was largely undeveloped farm land across which a 100 foot wide

The introduction of the bypass was the stimulus for the changes which resulted in the building of our village.

Before the road was built people had begun to talk of the opportunities presented by the opening of the land adjacent to the road. The entrepreneurs and developers of the time looked especially at the point where the railway and the road crossed over as a potential site for a new settlement.

In the mid 1920’s, before the road was completed, a local property developer, Mr. G T. Crouch, acquired much of the land alongside Manor Road and around what was planned as the bridge. He immediately began to work with Esher Council in planning a whole building estate. The council played an active part in many aspects of the designs which were to give Hinchey Wood its unique character. We can thank them for the generous road widths provided and the lack of a boring grid structure which characterised so many estates of the time and still remains prevalent today. The name was taken from the woodland on the side of Telegraph Hill.

More details on this can be found in my very first article in the magazine.

‘Electrification’, SR poster, 1925 Source: National Railway Museum

The next step was to create a railway station. People who lived in Manor Road were already calling on Southern Railways to provide them with a station. Mr. Crouch went further with an offer to co-finance the project and soon after the deal was completed in 1929 work began. All was now in place for the construction of the planned settlement and it seemed that nothing could hinder the rise of Hinchley Wood.

corridor was built. The large size of the corridor was fortuitous as the original road was a single track each way and demands soon began for a two lane road.

Next time we will look at the great financial crash, the development of the village, the founding of St Christopher’s Church and Hinchley Wood during the war.

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1st HINCHLEY WOOD SCOUT GROUP

Beavers have an eggcellent term 1st Hinchley Wood Beavers had an eggstremely eggciting term with the eggsperiments, great egg races, egg blowing, egg throwing, egg decorating and a chocolate egg hunt. What eggsactly do you mean I hear you say?

The eggsperiment – how many cups of water can an egg support before it collapses? (60 and still intact). It couldn’t bear having a Beaver stand on it though!

The Beavers had to design, construct and test an apparatus to transport an egg 5m without touching the ground or cracking, using recycled junk.

Some great ingenuity was shown and wonderful devices constructed. Lots and lots of padding and chucking it worked quite well as it happens.

Another egg throwing challenge was modelled on the world egg throwing Championships.

Throw an egg to your friend and he takes a step back and throws it back to you.

Repeat and soon you’re throwing the egg the width of the Scout HQ. The world record is 98.5m As we found out, for 7-year-old children it’s a good idea to first

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practice with tennis balls and hard-boil the eggs.

Using an electric drill to pierce both ends of an egg so you can blow out the contents leaving the shell intact is a messy dream come true for a Beaver. Making an omelette with the contents of those eggs (complete with saliva) is a nightmare for the leader so we did not bother.

These egg shells can then be decorated using glitter glue, marker pens and paints - eat your heart out Mr Fabergé! Of course the best eggs are the chocolate eggs to be found dotted around our HQ for our Easter Egg Hunt.

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RNLI activities

IN BRIEF...

Scout May Fair – another success

Summer term is now well under way, which brings on the start of the various water activities, including canoeing, kayaking and raft building.

The Beavers, Cubs and Explorer Scouts have all been finding out more about the RNLI, although hopefully won’t have any need to call upon their services. The Beavers and Explorers visited the RNLI station at Teddington, whilst the Cubs held a fundraising evening at our HQ. They raised over £120 which they donated to the RNLI station at Poole following a very successful Cub Centenary celebration camp on Brownsea Island.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our May Fair in the Memorial Gardens. This was a great success and raised over £2500 for our Group funds.

These funds help us to put on a huge variety of activities enabling us to purchase new equipment as well as train our Leaders to deliver these activities.

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GIRLGUIDING

Busy Brownies

A big thank you goes to the helpers and the team who organised our annual Hinchley Wood Friends of Girlguiding Summer Fair on Saturday 11th June at the Memorial Gardens. This was a successful event as we were able to raise over ÂŁ1250. Some of this money will be used to buy tents.

We will be taking part in Wild Camping at Chessington World of Adventures in September, as well as the Hinchley Wood Fun Day on Saturday 10th September.

We had a stall at the Dittons Fair and the leaders and girls going to Switzerland in the summer got soaked with water pistols to raise funds. Luckily it was a hot day!!

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A healthy lifestyle

This term we focused on a healthy lifestyle. This included completing our Healthy Heart badge, by keeping an activity diary for a week, which made us all more active.

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Gnome time like the present The 3rd Hinchley Wood Guides are involved in a Gnome project at Hampton Court Palace and have been designing a gnome, which will be exhibited near the grape vine throughout the summer with other gnomes that are being designed by other Guiding units in our area,

Sponsoring a Snow Leopard Further, we made posters about healthy eating. We learnt about asthma and how it is treated, as well as how to take our own pulse - although some of us couldn’t find it! We also visited Tesco’s at Hurst Park, for a Farm to Fork trail. Here the Brownies found out where fruit and vegetables come from and how they arrive at the supermarket. We also had a look at the large freezer and store rooms in a supermarket. After all the learning, the girls made their own fruit salad.

The 2nd Hinchley Wood Brownies held a WWF quiz and raised enough money to sponsor a snow leopard for a year.

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Hinchley Wood is part of the Dittons District. Our Joint District Commissioners are Sue Rodger and Lesley Sullivan who can also be contacted for information about units in Hinchley Wood, Thames Ditton, Long Ditton and Weston Green.

Sue’s email is: sue_c_rodger@hotmail.com Lesley’s email is: lesleysullivan@hotmail.co.uk SUMMER 2016

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STAGECOACH

Time to discover a New World

Recent research with 1,500 parents from across the country, explored the benefits performing arts activities have in a child’s life.

Many of the parents surveyed worry that children are in danger of growing up not knowing how to communicate clearly (57%) and being unable to speak confidently in front of a group of people (55%).

Parents are seeing the powerful impact the performing arts is having on their children, with over 90% feeling that their child is more confident at school having joined a performing arts group. An overwhelming majority of the parents surveyed have seen improvements in their child’s confidence, social skills and general happiness and well-being.

Many experts in the field believe that education in the creative arts is vital to individuals as a vehicle for expression and skills development.

One of these experts is Stagecoach Theatre Arts. They believe that a focus on teaching life skills, in addition to academic knowledge, will help develop independent, creative learners who are more able to adapt to new situations.

Stagecoach Theatre Arts Hinchley Wood Principal, Melanie Edwards says, “At Stagecoach we delight in seeing our students evolve in front of our eyes. As their confidence blossoms and they bloom as individuals, we feel proud knowing that we are helping to create strong, dynamic generations.”

At Stagecoach Hinchley Wood, some children come along to build their confidence and others come along because they want a career in performing arts.

Two long-standing students have recently found success following their time at Stagecoach. Sean, 16 is going to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts while Lottie, 11 has been accepted at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Students from Stagecoach Hinchley Wood performed at The Dittons Fair in May and the Hinchley Wood Primary School Fair in June. Some of our Stage 3 students will be performing at the New Wimbledon Theatre in October.

The school runs classes for 4-6 year olds on Fridays and Saturdays and for 6-16 year olds on Fridays and Saturdays. Students aged 14 and over can attend classes on Saturdays.

For more information, visit www. stagecoach.co.uk/hinchleywood or contact Melanie on 01372 238238 or hinchleywood@stagecoach.co.uk.

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HINCHLEY WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Sports Day becomes Sports Week!

With the successful and on time completion of Hinchley Wood Primary School’s expansive building works, the school has been busy with a sports week not just a sports day!

Sports Week was initiated by the PTA and organised by their Sports Sub Group working closely with the school’s PE lead, Miss Lucas. She was supported in ensuring that all 570 pupils took part in some form of physical exercise each day of Sports Week: a normal PE lesson, a coaching session and a tournament/ competition from an external provider.

On two days they ran the ‘Mile a Day’.

The final day was Sports Day, with every pupil participating.

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Many providers offered their services for free or at a reduced rate: Active Surrey Fun Sports (Pleiades Leisure) Esher Cricket Club Surrey Outdoor Learning Old Cranleighans Rugby Club Little Golfers Surbiton Hockey Club Walton Tennis Hinchley Wood Secondary School Surbiton Prep The children participated in a range of sports including archery, orienteering, scooter hockey, Uni hoc, hockey, cricket, rugby, golf, tennis and handball. It is the first time that it has taken place and it is hoped that its

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success will result in an Annual Sports Week.

The School community came together to make the week a huge success and the children were all absolute superstars. Their behaviour, willingness and progress was noted by the various coaches.

Hinchley Wood Secondary School supported the week as fully as possible, by allowing the use of their facilities, organising a Handball Tournament for Year 6 pupils and providing Sports Leaders to help staff

during the week.

The picture is of Geoff Rellis, an international gymnast who came back from a broken neck. He runs Good Life Gymnastics Club in HW Secondary School, next door to the Primary School.

He spoke to the parents and children and performed a display during the HWPS Sports Day. The children absolutely loved him and, of course, his display of flight. They were truly inspired by Geoff and by the whole Sports Week.

The Hinchley Wood Summer Fair The final and muddiest event of the year was the annual Hinchley Wood Primary School Summer fair.

Parents and children braved the damp weather for loads of fun at the Summer Fair on Saturday 18th June.

Sponsored by Curchods and RussellCooke, the line up of the day included performances from Good Life Gymnastics, Stagecoach, Soel Dancing and a now well-established competition ‘The Hinchley Wood Bake Off’. The cakes were amazing and very tasty, making it a tricky task for the judge of the day – the Head Teacher, Fiona Collins – to pick a winner. In the end, it proved impossible to separate Mia and Saskia so both were chosen as winners... well done girls.

this opportunity to let you know that our partnership work with colleagues in Long Ditton Infants, Long Ditton St. Mary’s, Thames Ditton Infants and Thames Ditton Juniors will extend still further in the academic year to come. We have formed the Ember Learning Trust and I look forward to the many ways in which I envisage that we can apply that same co-operation and collaboration for the benefit of all the children we serve.”

Finally, a fantastic announcement from Mrs Collins: “I am delighted to take SUMMER 2016

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HINCHLEY WOOD SCHOOL

Summer Carnival

Hinchley Wood School’s Summer Carnival took place on Saturday 9 July.

The fun started at 1.30pm; main attractions included Bubble Football, hilarious to watch and fun to play; the ever popular Sponge the Teacher, featuring some very committed members of staff; quality live music from a whole host of very talented student musicians; and friendly canine rivalry in the Annual HWS Dog Show.

Also featured were the perennial favourites: tomobolas, Pimms tent, candy floss, licensed bar, afternoon tea and a special Kiddies Corner with, amongst other things, a bouncy castle and face painting.

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Les Misérables á la Hinchley Wood School Players The best of Hinchley Wood School’s actors and singers are taking on the challenge of one of the most popular and well known musicals, Les Misérables, for their end of year production.

mark subject heading ‘Les Misérables Tickets’.

A three night run, on Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th July, will see the culmination of weeks of dedicated rehearsals and preparation; from the actors and orchestra to the scenery builders and sound and lighting technicians, it really is a whole team effort.

If previous productions are anything to go by, it will be a show not to be missed!

Tickets, priced £10 and £5 children & concessions, are available from the school via email: info@ hinchleywoodschool.co.uk - please

New specialist autism centre set to open In Autumn 2015 Hinchley Wood was selected as one of four outstanding Surrey schools to host a centre for high functioning autistic students.

The new NAS Cullum Centre at HWS comes as the result of a collaboration between Surrey County Council, the National Autistic Society and the Cullum Family Trust and will allow the NAS Cullum Centre students to thrive within mainstream state education.

A specially designed new building has

been funded by the Cullum Family Trust and is ready to welcome its first four Year 7 students in September this year. The aim is for the students to spend the majority of their time in the main school. However, the centre will provide specialist support from trained staff, including the option of small group learning and therapy sessions, as well as a vitally important calm environment when necessary.

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OLD CRANLEIGHAN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

Making history

Old Cranleighans swept to victory in emphatic style to win the RFU Junior Vase at Twickenham this May. The 50-0 winning margin over Buxton (Derbshire) is the highest in the competitions history. Eight unanswered tries confirm the gap in class, as the Thames Ditton outfit dominated the match, in front of over 1000 supporters, on a memorable day at HQ. OCs have already won Surrey League One by a clear twelve points this season and will look to harness this historic cup victory as the club moves forward. A ten strong Guard of Honour from the clubs buoyant MInis section was led out by team mascot

George Fawcett, as Captain Ben O’Neill inspired his team. Four tries from left wing Sam Dormon led the way, Buxton simply unable to cope with the pace and ambition of the Surrey side. OCRFC Chairman Will Fawcett writes of a “magnificent occasion, as generations of former OC players past, current and Mini, combined in a tide of goodwill, support and passion, to roar a superb team to victory. Truly a day to cherish, and one that will live always in the memory.”

Interested in joining the OCs? Contact Tony Price Tel: 07801 837129 Email: tp@lordprice.com

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KING OF THE

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Busy …that’s how I feel on my cycle to Kingston every day. Yes little old me, on my ‘hybrid’ complete with basket, whizzing down the new cycle super highway, whilst cars squeeze past on what’s left of the road. The feeling of exhilaration and freedom is fantastic… for me that is… certainly not for the drivers I’m passing.

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I LOVE THE FEELING OF FREEDOM, THE WAY IT RELIEVES STRESS AND THE SUPER MUSCLY LEGS I NOW HAVE! This new cycle super highway is a mainly segregated route along Portsmouth Road, which will eventually run from Surbiton, through to Kingston town centre and Kingston station. This is part of an initiative to create mini Hollands across London, making local communities as cycle friendly as their Dutch equivalent. The aim is to reduce both traffic and public transport congestion, by encouraging more people to cycle. The proposed benefits for this superhighway are that it’s safe, allows children to cycle independently, saves people money, is healthier, and helps protect the environment. However for

Izzy motorists, at the moment, it just seems to be causing slow moving traffic, congestion and road rage!!

My cycle to work, only takes 15 minutes, however my husband is more hard core and cycles 1 hour 15 minutes, each way! I love cycling. I love the feeling of freedom, the way it relieves stress, the super muscly legs I now have and the fact I can whizz by traffic jams. I can actually cycle to work, in rush hour, quicker than I can drive and park. I have fond memories of cycling, from learning to cycle on a little red rusty Raleigh Concorde, by being pushed down the hill in my back garden, to sustaining a long scar down my right thigh due to a fall on a BMX track, not to mention the pain I caused once, when trying to ride some blokes oversized racing bike.

There are lots of great places for off road (safe cycling) within an hour’s drive. Close to home there are the obvious cycle paths around Bushy Park and the tow paths along the river. There is a great bike track around Brooklands Community Park in Weybridge, which is suitable for kids of all ages, especially those learning to ride. After a few laps of the track you can head over to the lovely café at Mercedes Benz World for refreshments. Other places further afield include Swinley Forest, Bracknell, with marked bike routes and Alice Holt, Farnham with a family bike route and bike hire. So pump up your tyres, don your helmet and off you go.

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LOCAL DIRECTORY CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Christopher Robin Ballet Bugs Nursery School Friday mornings at St. Christopher’s Church 07889 621207 balletbugs@outlook.com

Weekday mornings at St. Christopher’s Church Hall 01372 469120 tor@christopherrobinnursery.co.uk

The Creation Station

Elevate Eleven

Tuesday mornings at St. Christopher’s Church 020 3652 4578 or 07592 504464 emmawhite@thecreationstation.co.uk

Thursday afternoons St. Christopher’s Church and St. Christopher’s Church Hall 01372 466700 info@elevateeleven.com

Stage Studio

NCT Bumps, Babies & Toddlers

07907 477 135 or 07907 477135 Email: info@stagestudio.co.uk

Every Friday, 3.00-5.00pm at Sandown Playcafe £4.50 - Includes play and hot drink. All welcome. branch.esher@nct.org.uk or our Facebook page

HEALTH & FITNESS Jan Smith Fitness

Yoga with Judith Richards

Tuesday evenings St. Christopher’s Church 07967 891036 jan@jansmithfitness.co.uk

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at St. Christopher’s Church Hall 07761 078251 Yogadham223@gmail.com

Yoga with Anna & Nicola

Yoga with Jane Howard

Saturday mornings at St. Christopher’s Church Hall annaholmes1@btinternet.com nicolapritchard@googlemail.com

Tuesday evenings at St. Christopher’s Church Hall 07768 023213 Yogadham223@gmail.com

Maria Mitchell Zumba

Ultimate Wellbeing

Monday and Thursday mornings at St. Christopher’s Church 07944 571934 m_mitchell@live.co.uk

Monday evenings St. Christopher’s Church 07986 659959 jojamespilates@gmail.com

Kung Fu with Andy King

Broadway Sequence Dance

Wednesday evenings (adults) Friday evenings (children) St. Christopher’s Church Hall 07825 563054 sifuandyking@gmail.com

Monday evenings St. Christopher’s Church Hall 020 8890 0233 bkdeane@hotmail.co.uk

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HAIR & BEAUTY No. Eight Hair Salon 8 Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood.

KT10 0SH 020 8398 8896

HOUSE & GARDEN Crossy’s Home & Garden The Finishing Touch 26-28 Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood. KT10 0SH 020 8398 2828 www.crossys.co.uk

Rowan House, 9 Manor Road South, Hinchley Wood. KT10 0PY 020 8398 6855 info@thefinishingtouchltd.com

Heritage Landscape Gardens

Ben Malone Tree Surgery & Garden Services

19 Claygate Lane, Thames Ditton. KT7 0DL 020 8398 0100/07957 355040 paul@pdowning.co.uk

0781 7791046 bmalonetreecare@gmail.com

PETS Royven Dog Hotels & Training Sandy Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Esher, KT10 9AW 020 8819 7374 www.royvon.co.uk

If you would like your business featured in our new Directory, please call Mandy Ali on: 020 8398 9095 or email office@stchristopherschurch.org.uk. Entries cost £5 per issue.

The Team TEL 020 8398 9095 EMAIL office@ stchristopherschurch.org.uk

Writers Imina Wylde, Rachel Herbert, Mandy Ali, Paul Downing, Jeremy Gordon Busy Izzy Columnist Isobel Ash History Columnist Roger Thompson Art Director Jon Usher Design Consultant Yawming Wong Photographer Darren Salanson Illustrator Lucinda Kidney Production & Distribution Manager Mandy Ali Advertising & Marketing Rachel Herbert Revenue & Marketing Imina Wylde

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