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WELCOME I CONTENTS Welcome to Spring.

It is March and as Winter turns to Spring there are lots of changes happening!

The TW Magazines also have lots of new and exciting changes planned. From Summer 2018 The TW15 & The TW18 Mags will merge to become The TW Magazine, bigger and better with 5000 more printed copies, and delivered to more areas. Look out for us in June!

As always we are pleased to bring you lots of information, stories, great offers and updates from local businesses.

The Thames Club recently launched their new Hot Yoga Studio, read more on the centre pages. If you have ever fancied trying out Hot Yoga, there is a great offer for you.

We are really proud to be sponsoring the new Spelthorne Means Business Awards and very much looking forward to the entries. If you have started a business in the last year and would like to enter, you can find all the details inside.

It is also nearly Easter so of course, we have a chocolate hamper to be won, see or colouring page and get your entries in before Saturday 31st March.

For now, enjoy the Spring.

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Contents Welcome p3 Support for New Crossing p4 Pet Celebration p6 Spelthorne in the Zone p8 Spelthorne Business Plan p16 Business Biscotti p19 Life's Little Bugs p20

and the TW15 team.

Magazine design by Traci Dowling.

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URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED On Wednesday 13th December 2017 I received a truly horrifying voicemail that all parents/families dread “your daughter has been hit by a car”. Knowing the route she takes to school I instantly knew that it would have something to do with the crossing of the A308 at The Black Dog Junction, Ashford; our worst fears had been realised.

This junction controls 14 lanes of traffic and is used by 100’s of vehicles/pedestrians each day, yet there is not a safe crossing system in place for pedestrians.

An urgent review is required.

In light of that incident, we have vowed to do all we can to put pressure on the necessary authorities to urgently review the pedestrian safety at this junction, with a view to installing a safe crossing system.

You can support this cause by signing the online petition visit https://goo.gl/cucqbg or scan the code.

Thankfully for us, our daughter received minor injuries, the next victim might not be so lucky...

Thank you in advance for your support - Together we can, and will, make a difference.

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STAINES UPON THAMES IS BUZZING The excitement is building in Staines-uponThames. With Primark opening in the Elmsleigh Centre, the Premier Inn opening in the summer and another major retailer on its way there’s a new buzz about.

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If you have been in Staines-upon-Thames recently you may have come across the new BID Rangers too who have been helping people find their way, helping to find lost children, administering first aid and patrolling the streets keeping the peace.

The BID Rangers operate on Saturdays and Sundays, public and school holidays.

Events are on the rise with the new ‘Pet Celebration’ taking place on the High Street on the 14th & 15th April with displays, demonstrations, clinics, pet products, crafts and gifts, shows, competitions & activities to try. Look out for the mobile petting farms, the alpacas and the Two Rivers Prettiest Pet Competition.

The next Comedy Night will be on Friday 11th May 2018 in the Staines Community Centre with another fabulous line up.

Staines-upon-Thames Day returns on Sunday 1 July 2018 with a World Cup Fever theme to include a two day World Food Market and World Stage on the High Street on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July 2018.

For more information on all the forthcoming events, news, offers, competitions and more follow us on facebook or twitter at VisitStaines, sign up to the VisitStaines newsletter & bookmark our website visitstaines.co.uk.

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SPELTHORNE IN THE ZONE Our campaign team comprising Spelthorne Borough and County Councillors, representatives of the Spelthorne Business Forum and the Staines-upon-Thames Business Improvement Development team are planning to carry out a feasibility study to prove to the new operators of our rail lines, First Group and South Western Railways, that footfall into our stations would increase with the introduction of Oyster ticketing.

The Study will be undertaken by the academic and student members of the Royal Holloway University who will be collecting information on different aspects of rail travel and how being included in TFL zoning would positively benefit the Borough of Spelthorne.

As part of this study, we are currently assessing how people travel outside of Spelthorne's stations to others that have Oyster payment facilities.

If you would like to take part in our study, we would appreciate your support and the information you are able to provide will really help us.

This information is being collected on our Facebook page @Spelthorne in the Zone- Oyster for Spelthorne.

If you do not wish to take part in the study but would like to support our campaign, please do so at, we would be very grateful if you could share this with other Spelthorne residents. www.change.org/p/spelthornezone6

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NEW WEEKLY SOCIAL GROUP 'CAFÉ CULTURE' Following the success of Café Culture in Cranleigh we are pleased to announce that we have launched this weekly activity in Staines.

Come along and join Age UK Surrey for a chat every Thursday 2pm - 4pm at Notcutts Garden Centre coffee shop at Notcutts Garden Centre, 150 Staines Road, Laleham, Staines, TW18 2SF. Anyone aged 50+ is welcome and no booking required. Get to know others who live in your area and enjoy a weekly get-together in a friendly, social environment.

People are welcome to come on their own and bring their carers or family members to join in with the conversations.

Terry, one of our Café Culture clients said: “It’s not easy meeting new friends once you’ve retired.” “When you retire you lose about twothirds of your friends and acquaintances.

I don’t have any family and I have lost some of my friends on top of this, so it gets a bit lonely.

It’s nice to have somewhere to go where you

can meet for a coffee and have a chat with new people and make new friends.”

Di Cheeseman, Community Support and Development Manager said “Many people do not see or speak to someone on a regular basis and therefore can become lonely and isolated.

Café Culture is a great new initiative that encourages people to get out of the house and make new friends in a social environment on a weekly basis”.

Loneliness and isolation is a growing issue within our communities.

Café Culture is one of the initiatives that we are setting up in Staines to encourage people over the age of 50 to meet up weekly as a social group within the community.

If you would like to find out more about Café Culture please call: 01784 444200.

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MASTER YOUR TIME, MASTER YOUR LIFE Do you ever start the day with a huge To-Do list; either written or in your head, and with perfect intentions of ploughing systematically all the way through it? But then, somehow throughout the course of the day other things creep in, ebbing away at your time; texts, messages and social media can be the biggest time-suckers. But also requests from others or reactive work is a killer too. Until finally you get to the end of the day and wonder with a heavy heart how in seven or so hours you weren’t able to at least complete the top three most important things on your list. Aaaargh!!!! This is a common problem in our fast-paced digital world. The good news is there are strategies and tips out there which can help.

Here is just one nice tool called The Jar of Life; We all have 24 hours in a day (a jar with finite capacity if you like) but how you choose to fill your jar is up to you. You have three things you can fill it with; rocks, pebbles and sand. Each is a metaphor for an area of your life. Crucially, you can fill your jar (your time) in any order you like. But you must stop when the jar is full, and you have run out of time.

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Do you put your rocks in first? That is your friends, family, health; things that money can't buy?

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Or do you put in your pebbles; that's the things that matter, but much less than your rocks, such as your job (yes, believe it or not this is a pebble!!), your hobbies, spending time with friends you like less.

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Most importantly when do you put in your sand? This is the very small stuff like social media, text messages, menial tasks and even being mad at people for silly things.

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Can you see where this is going yet? If you choose to fill your jar (your finite 24 hours) with sand first you won't have any room for your pebbles or your rocks - the really important stuff in your life. So the moral of this lovely little analogy is to fill your jar with your rocks first, then your pebbles, then lastly your sand.

And if there isn't enough room for all of your sand, well hey that wasn't the important stuff anyway. So the question is… what are you going to put into your jar of life first tomorrow?

Rocks, pebbles or sand?

If this idea has caught your imagination and you, or someone you know, may be interested in learning how to cement this technique into your everyday life then Jessica Martin Coaching are running workshops monthly in Egham.

Short and sharp (time efficient!) at just two hours and highly interactive, they offer the chance to learn practical tools and techniques to help you plan your limited time more effectively so you can achieve everything you want to both personally and professionally.

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THE SPELTHORNE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION Many people have a great business idea but few go on to make it happen. The Spelthorne Business Plan Competition could help you do exactly that.

Kwasi Kwarteng MP for Spelthorne is hosting his 5th annual competition aimed at inspiring entrepreneurs to enter the competition for a chance to win a package of £3,500 plus mentoring support and free website and logo design.

The six best entries will be asked to present their business plan to a panel of expert judges at a Dragons’ Den style final hosted at BP on 24 May 2018.

The competition is open to Spelthorne residents aged over 16*. Entries are welcome from individuals or teams of up to four people. To enter all you have to do is fill

in a simple entry form which can be found on www.spelthorne.gov.uk/businesscomp or search ‘Spelthorne Business Plan Competition’ on Facebook. Applications must be received by 15th April 2018.

For more details, please email Tracey Carter at tracey.carter@parliament.uk.

THE LOCAL MAGAZINES FOR ASHFORD AND STAINES-UPON-THAMES The TW Magazines print and deliver 20,000 copies on a quarterly basis, free of charge, to homes and businesses within the TW15 and TW18 postcode.

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Look out for a copy coming through your door!

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ONE GREAT IDEA WINS £3,500 The Spelthorne Business Plan Competition represents a search for the local business entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Details Participants are asked to think of a business idea and fill in a short online form. The best participants will be asked to submit a business plan and pitch their ideas to a panel of business experts in a “Dragons’ Den” style final.

Prizes The winner will receive £3500, deposited into a business bank account. Plus mentoring and support to help them bring their business ideas to life. The runner up will receive £1000 and third place will receive £200.

Eligibility All participants must be residents of, work in or currently be in education in the borough of Spelthorne. All participants must be aged 16 or over. The competition can be entered by individuals or in teams (4 people max).

The competition welcomes plans for new businesses only.

Business plans may be submitted for any type of business.

Deadlines The competition opens for entries on 12th February and closes for entries 15th April, with the Final taking place on 24th May. To enter or for more information visit: www.spelthorne.gov.uk/businesscomp facebook.com/spelthornebusinesscomp Twitter: @SpelthorneComp Organised by Kwasi Kwarteng MP and Spelthorne Borough Council

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SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF NEW NETWORKING CLUB A new networking club got off to a very successful launch, Business Biscotti Staines met for the first time on Thursday 8th February at The Thames Lodge in Staines Upon Thames.

Ambassadors Laura Dodsworth from Pink Spaghetti PA Services, Rachael House from law firm Mackrell Turner Garrett and Carley Egan from The TW Magazines welcomed a real eclectic mix of over 30 local businesses and were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Spelthorne, Councillor Vivienne Leighton too.

The ladies said, “huge thanks goes to Eric and his team at The Thames Lodge, the hotel was the perfect setting and the hospitality was much appreciated�.

It really was a fantastic opportunity to connect with other local businesses whilst giving people the opportunity

to showcase their offers and services.

Sue Reeves, founder of Business Biscotti was also there at the new club launch and was really pleased to see so many people attend, it was a great morning.

The new club will run monthly, the next one is Thursday 22nd March from 10 am- 12 pm and you can find out more and register to attend at www.businessbiscotti.co.uk or email Laura at laura.dodsworth@pink-spaghetti.co.uk.

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WATCH OUT, WE CAUSE GOOD HABITS IN YOUNG CHILDREN! Tina Stubbs, the author and illustrator behind the ‘Life’s Little Bugs’, set out with a goal to develop a series of picture books that will engage young readers with good habits in a positive, fun way.

With art and graphics always being a major passion of Tina’s, eventually she went on to achieve a diploma in Children’s Illustration from the London Art College, helping her to transform the Life’s Little Bugs characters she had already designed into lovely book illustrations.

The books went on to receive the Reviewers Product Award from the popular parenting website Bizziebabies and Tina herself recently scooped the prestigious 'Sylvia Anderson Children's Author' award at Pinewood Film Studios.

‘The concept of Life’s Little Bugs was first created when I was a working, single parent living in London’ Tina told us.

‘I have first-hand experience in nagging my own son about handwashing… ‘Why is there still dirt under your nails?’, nagging him about tooth brushing …’ Why is your toothbrush still dry?’, nagging him about showing respect … ‘Please, not another spaceman scribbled on my wall!’ and the on-going struggle to get him to make healthy choices that usually ended with me shouting ‘Just eat it!’

‘That’s when I decided what was needed was a series of fun, colourful well-being books to support this process and take away the battle

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between adult and child and replace it with education and humour’ She sought professional advice to include in the rhyming text that makes Life's Little Bugs a good & colourful reference in teaching young children wellbeing subjects. Most of the subjects covered support SMSC/PSHE education in schools. Whether a teacher, parent or childminder these work as a good support when teaching children fundamental habits.

The humorous rhyme and quirky illustrations have proved very popular at many school and library story times & are often accompanied with some fun, related educational activities too.

Through studying various learning methods, she noted repetition to be a very powerful way to learn & is key in developing any habit.

So, reward charts & activities were created to further install the behaviours being taught.

The Life’s Little Bugs brand is organically growing in popularity with home & school use as well as in development. Even picking up a few celebrity followers on the way!

A free web app has recently been added so you get first-hand information and free downloads on tap. Always thinking ahead Tina is next investigating sustainable ideas to help develop toys to enhance Life's Little Bugs further!

‘I love the direction Life’s Little Bugs is going’, she says ’I’m a great believer that enjoyment

is the best way to learn & produces the best results. These important life lessons taught young will only benefit a person’s development!’

Want to own your own Life’s Little Bugs book set? Then enter this competition to win the current book set!

All you need to do is answer this Question…. Which of the Little Bugs has a sidekick called ‘Fly’?

Just visit www.lifeslitlebugs. co.uk to find out the answer & click & save the free app while you’re there!

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Swimming: a skill for life?

Learning to swim is vital and whilst most parents are aware of this, they can still prioritise other extra-curricular activities over swimming. At Sports Generation, we fervently believe that swimming is one of the most important life skills, a skill that should be acquired as early as possible.

We feel it is essential that children grow up with no fear of water, developing water confidence and good technique. Even if your child never goes swimming, they should know how to swim because they could fall into water at any time. There are water hazards everywhere – beaches, pools, rivers, lakes, ponds, waterparks and

even your own inflatable in the back garden. A small child can drown in just two feet of water, so learning how to behave in and around water is crucial.

Very young children who are comfortable in water are easier to teach to swim when they are ready to learn formal strokes, so starting at an early age is strongly recommended.

At Sports Generation, we teach children from 3 months old. They are taught not to be afraid of the water by learning to get their faces wet, blow bubbles and take a breath.

They then move onto learning how to float and breathe properly whilst doing simple strokes.

“Children that swim with us can progress through our classes seamlessly to the next, within our defined and structured swimming programme that we have developed and refined over many years. We are confident that the lessons we provide deliver results and that your child will become a confident, skilled and happy swimmer,” states Christian Kenny, co-founder of Sports Generation.

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Come and discover our fantastic club with free use of the club over 3 consecutive days, giving you time to meet our friendly fitness team and explore everything we have to offer. Alternatively if you’re looking for something new, come and try 2 weeks unlimited Hot Yoga for just £25.

Call 01784 463 100 and quote “TWMag” to book. www.thethamesclub.co.uk The Thames Club, Wheatsheaf Lane, Staines, TW18 2PD *To qualify for the free 3 day pass you must be aged 18 and over. First time visitors only. Must call in advance to book.

Offer is subject to availability. Hot Yoga not included in the free trial. Terms and conditions apply to the Hot Yoga Intro Offer – see www.hotyogaclub.co.uk for details.

WANT MORE THAN JUST A GYM? Walk through the doors of The Thames Club in Wheatsheaf Lane, Staines, and it’s easy to see why it is the number one destination for improving overall health and wellbeing in the area.

Visitors are immediately greeted by a relaxing lounge area where members socialise and enjoy delicious and nutritious food. The club then opens into a maze of exercise areas including a stunning 20m swimming pool, fullyequipped gym area and studios which host more than 100 different exercise classes every week.

The Heat Is On At the beginning of the year The Hot Yoga Club opened its doors for the first time. Its team of skilled instructors are trained and led by Amanda Free, the UK’s original guru in this discipline.

It delivers a packed timetable of Yoga and Pilates classes in 40°C with students already saying they are enjoying benefits such as healing from injuries, improved sleep, brighter and clearer complexions and an overall improved zest for life!

Book your first class free or a two-week unlimited access pass for just £25 at www.hotyogaclub.co.uk

Improve Your Wellbeing Exercise isn’t just about getting a six pack. Research shows that leading a physically active life not only increases energy levels, it can help boost selfesteem, improve sleeping patterns, lift moods, reduce stress and reduce the risk of conditions such as depression, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Evidence also shows that it protects against heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes and some forms of cancer.

In fact Dr Nick Cavill, a health promotion consultant says, “If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented”.

The Thames Club’s team of qualified and enthusiastic Personal Trainers and Gym Instructors are available to help create bespoke exercise goals and develop a programme that will help members achieve them.

It’s a Family Affair Developing good exercise habits is a beneficial life skill which can be adopted at any time of life.

Grandparents to teenagers can enjoy the facilities at The Thames Club and benefit from a more active lifestyle.

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SPELTHORNE MEANS BUSINESS AWARDS

Held at Caffe Gusto in Staines-upon-Thames, winners of the 2016 Surrey SME Awards Competition, local businesses and Council representatives gathered to launch this year’s competition which is designed to acknowledge the achievements of local companies and showcase the ‘best of the best’ in Spelthorne.

Seven award categories are available for Spelthorne businesses to enter, each sponsored by a high profile local business: The overall winner will be named ‘Best Spelthorne Business’ in an award presented by Spelthorne Borough Council.

Councillor Ian Harvey, Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council, said: “I am pleased to launch this new initiative designed to celebrate the broad spectrum of successful

businesses in the Borough.

I am looking forward to seeing the entries and saluting their successes at our awards dinner at Shepperton Studios in October.”

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A YEAR AS MAYOR Being Mayor is a huge privilege and brings great opportunities alongside the responsibilities.

The civic side of the role, formally representing and promoting Spelthorne at official events, has taken us across Surrey, into London and much further afield, and of course to our twinned town Melun, outside Paris for their annual gastronomic competition when, following tradition, I was inaugurated into the Brotherhood of Brie, their speciality.

There are concerns that volunteering is falling off but I am struggling to think of anywhere we’ve been, even larger, formal occasions, where some aspect or other hasn’t been supported by volunteers. Invitations from local organisations to meet their members and, crucially, their volunteers have included community centres, schools and playgroups, churches and faith groups, uniformed youth organisations, music, arts and sports societies, and of course charities supporting quality of life for all ages. Events have ranged in size from hundreds in a fun-run to opening a corner shop, each with a unique memory.

The local charities I chose to support are - Spelthorne Dementia Support, helping suffers and their carers; Impossible Dream, a boat converted to take wheelchair-users on the river; and the Swan Sanctuary, wildfowl hospital and veterinary centre.

I am so proud that Spelthorne is very rich in support and glad I have been able to thank so many for making life better for others in every way imaginable.

As mayor I wanted to highlight the borough’s position on the River Thames. So when the Queen’s rowbarge ‘Gloriana’ undertook a new role to lead my River Day, I was delighted this also offered me a different way to thank some 40 volunteers who joined me on board. My heartfelt thanks go to the river community

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who came together to provide a flotilla the whole way from Sunbury to Staines and to the thousands who lined the banks; it was simply fabulous – an unforgettable occasion for all of us painted by a local artist and which I featured on my Christmas card. I have accepted all river invitations, including being rowed through thunderstorms in the Great River Race from Docklands to Ham!

For my fund-raising programme, I am very fortunate that Shepperton Studios, Sunbury Music Club, the Thames Court and Kempton Park are holding special evenings for me this spring. For the events I am organising I have the support of a small team of friends and, together with other local community-minded folks, we have held a commemoration of 1917 Battle of Passendaele, and a wine-tasting.

I would like to mention two events still to come - a St George’s Day Ladies Lunch and the all-important Mayor’s Charity Ball which I am proud to say this year returns to the borough.

The theme is James Bond, date 7th April and my thanks to BP for providing the venue.

We were warned that the year would fly by; while it certainly has we are looking forward to many more events -and fun- before 17th May!

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ASHFORD FOLK DANCERS

Ashford Folk Dancers (AFD ) celebrated in style this Valentine’s Day on Wednesday 14th February as it was their regular Wednesday club night. Most dancers wore hearts to celebrate the day.

Barrie Bullimore, Chairman of AFD, said “We all had great fun; Valentine’s Day is the opportunity to do some very special dances.

Our caller Carol Hewson made sure to keep calling the dances over the recorded music which helps us to dance in unison.”

John Russell, treasurer, was very pleased with the usual turn-out of dancers “We meet every

Wednesday at St Mary’s Parish Hall in Sunbury from 8pm to 10.15pm. It is only £2.00 for members and £2.50 for non-members. It is excellent value for money, which includes tea or coffee and biscuits during the break.”

Annie Sugrue, dancer, said “We exercise without noticing it. We meet and dance with friends, accompanied by lovely music in a nice hall with a large carpark.” She added “Anyone is very welcome whether you are a novice or experienced. The first night is free anyway, so why don’t you give it a try? Please only bring soft shoes and wear comfortable clothes”.

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ASHFORD RESIDENTS JOIN ‘DEMENTIA FRIENDLY’ CAMPAIGN A group of 10 people in Ashford became ‘Dementia Friends’ recently, as part of a campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around the condition.

The group attended a free onehour Information Session at the Kare Plus office in Church road, run by local Dementia Friends Champion Kerry Richards.

Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, talks and acts about the condition. The charity wants there to be a four million Dementia Friends with the know-how to help people with dementia feel understood and included in their community.

There are currently 850,000 people living with the condition in England.

Dementia Friends Champions are volunteers who talk to people about being a Dementia Friend in their communities. Speaking about the Session, Kerry Richards said:

‘I was so pleased to see people showing their support for people with dementia, by coming along to the Session and becoming Dementia Friends. We need to create more communities and businesses that are dementia friendly so that people affected by dementia feel understood and included.’

Kerry signed up to be a Dementia Friends Champion last year and attended a one-day training course on how to deliver the sessions.

She continued: ‘I signed up to be a Dementia Friends Champion because I have worked with people living with dementia for over 20 years and wanted to do something positive to help. I’m so proud to be part of a growing network of people helping to create dementia friendly communities across England.’

Louise Bates, Dementia Friends Regional Support Officer at Alzheimer’s Society said: ‘Whether you attend a face-to-face Session or watch the online video, Dementia Friends is about learning more about dementia and the small ways you can help. From telling friends about the Dementia Friends programme to visiting someone you know living with dementia, every action counts.’

We are holding another information session at our Kare Plus Staines and Weybridge office, 87 Church Road, Ashford TW15 2PE in April; Anyone interested in supporting the campaign should go to dementiafriends.org.uk.

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As well as all this, cooking also provides the opportunity for our children to learn new skills such as maths, measuring, listening to direction, sensory and cultural awareness!!!

cookery club at Clarendon Primary School in Ashford. Karina and Rosemary from Tesco Ashford provided several types of fish pates, cheeses and some exotic fruits. They discussed with the kids where the food came from and encouraged them to try the things they had not tried before. It was a fun cookery club that day!

Totally Tangerine Cookery, run by Catherine Hayes, offers hands on lunch time and after school cookery clubs in primary schools to teach young children this valuable life skill. The children get to cook savoury and sweet dishes from scratch as well as try new foods and ingredients from around the world which will hopefully spark their curiosity and develop a lifelong love for food. We want our kids to grow up having the confidence to cook for themselves and making healthier eating choices.

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Totally Tangerine Cookery and the “Tesco Eat Happy Project” recently collaborated to offer a food tasting session as part of the after-school

Totally Tangerine Cookery is reaching out to more schools in the area to teach this important life skill to more children. Catherine believes it’s also important to work with the local community and is exploring ways to bring local restaurant owners and bakers into her cookery classes as guest speakers for the children to discover what food choice is available to them and to bring something different to the sessions. Totally Tangerine Cookery will also look to expand into other areas offering new workshops and classes in schools and pre-schools and in venues which will allow young adults to benefit too.

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