Teddington TW11 December 2020

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Contents 6

MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

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GET LUCKY LOCAL WINNERS

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TEDDINGTON RNLI CHRISTMAS APPEAL

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UNIQUE 3D COLLAGE ILLUSIONS

12 SUDOKU HISTORY FOCUS

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KEEPING YOUR CHAKRAS BALANCED

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SHAMBLES RECIPE

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ON THE WILD SIDE

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PIPTREE CATERING, TEDDINGTON

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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES

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APOLLO GARAGE, WATTS LANE

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SPACE HAS LANDED IN TEDDINGTON

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RICHMOND PARK 2021 CALENDAR

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TURN ON THE FEEL-GOOD HORMONES

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EDUCATIONAL FEATURE

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HEALTH CORNER

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LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE

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WHAT’S ON

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BOOK CORNER

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LOCKDOWN ART

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HABITATS & HERITAGE

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COUNCILLOR’S UPDATE

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SUDOKU SOLUTION

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by Emma Durnford Emma Durnford’s limited edition photo montage of Teddington raised £650 in support of the Landmark Arts Centre appeal. Originally created to celebrate the #Landmark25Challenge during the first lock-down, Emma decided to create a run of 25 montages each with 25 images and the edition sold out within a month.

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What I have learnt from clients and staff this year...

People like different types of communication. Some like the formality of a letter and will reply in the same way as it gives them time to consider the issues.

Others like a voice on the phone or to see someone in person.

Some like the ‘noise’ of the fax machine from the corner of the room. This is true!

Others prefer an email to get the issue off ‘their plate’.

If you are down to the last 3 in the office choose a 23 year old and a 69 year old. You will realise that age is irrelevant and that it is attitude of mind that matters.

There is never a good time to be in hospital and this year has been worse than most, but try to avoid a ward where, out of 6 patients, 4 of you have the same Christian name.

You can recover from sepsis and be discharged from hospital on a Friday and return to the office 10 days later.

That is the incredible commitment of our staff.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and that 2021 is so different from 2020.

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Mayor’s Christmas Message As you might imagine this has been a challenging time being Mayor, as it is for all of us. Civic duties have been cut to a minimum as it is no longer possible to have any gatherings or events that can’t be socially distanced, meaning virtually all summer fairs, concerts and festivals were cancelled or postponed. Having said that we have been able to do some Citizenship ceremonies, have a reduced Remembrance Day Commemoration and hold the annual London Mayor’s Service at Westminster Abbey under very controlled conditions. It was also good to see there have been one or two new business openings despite current trading conditions and I have been out and about visiting town centres and high streets across the Borough supporting our businesses in and out of lockdown.

Normally one of the main Mayoral roles is to collect money for our nominated charities but it has not been possible to do very much so far, though we did manage to have a team in the recent Richmond Running Festival 10K in Kew Gardens! We are investigating online fundraising activities and hope to be able to run some of these in the New Year. If you would like to donate to either of my charities, details are below and any contributions would be gratefully received!

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Christmas events have largely suffered the same fate as the summer ones and although there will be trees and lights everywhere, the traditional switch-ons and carols will be done remotely. Look out for online events and it has never been more important to support your local businesses, so shop local!

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and let’s hope 2021 sees us getting past this pandemic and returning to some sort of normality!

The Mayor, Cllr Geoff Acton Details of the charities can be found at https://swlen.org.uk and https://www.doseofnature.org. uk and donations can be made on JustGiving via the Mayor’s web page https://www.richmond.gov. uk/council/councillors/mayor/ mayors_charities 6 | To advertise please call Christiane on 07974 500895

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We Show You the Winners!

There were SEVENTEEN lucky winners in the first ever draw of the Richmond Borough community lottery GET LUCKY LOCAL on the 19th November.

As well as the special non-cash prizes of an iPad and two six bottle cases of champagne, two players won £25 and TWELVE players won three extra tickets.

Lucky Lauren Appleby, from Richmond, who chose to support the Get Lucky Local Community Fund and won the iPad, said: “I was shocked and overjoyed when I found out I’d won a brand new iPad! Get Lucky Local is a wonderful new way to support local causes, which, now more than ever, need all the help they can get!

“I didn’t think for a minute that I’d win, I was just happy to be able to help my local community in a small way. It was so quick and easy to set up a direct debit, and you can either pick a specific cause or spread the love with the community fund.

“If anyone can spare the price of one coffee each week and buy a couple of tickets, I’d highly recommend getting involved...all of the great causes win, and so could you...I did!”

A total of 826 tickets were sold and THIRTY NINE local groups had signed up as beneficiaries.

The winners included players in Richmond, Twickenham and Hampton.

The organisations supported by the winners include Hampton Hill Theatre (Home of Teddington Theatre Club) the NPL Sports Club, Hearts of Teddlothian FC, ETNA Community Centre and Teddington Cricket Club.

Make sure you look out for next week’s draw.

Go to www.getluckylocal.co.uk

Here is the list of winners: Mx A supporting Get Lucky Local Community Fund was selected at random and won iPad 32GB wi-fi!

Mrs J supporting Hampton Hill Theatre (Home of Teddington Theatre Club) was selected at random and won A case of Sarcey Champagne (6 bottles)!

Mrs S supporting NPL Sports Club was selected at random and won A case of Sarcey Champagne (6 bottles)!

Mr S (HAMPTON) supporting Hearts of Teddlothian FC matched 3 numbers and won £25.00 Mx S (TEDDINGTON) supporting Hearts of Teddlothian FC matched 3 numbers and won £25.00 Mrs S (TEDDINGTON) supporting NPL Sports Club matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Mrs S (TEDDINGTON) supporting NPL Sports Club matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Mrs K (TEDDINGTON) supporting ETNA Community Centre matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Mrs K (TEDDINGTON) supporting ETNA Community Centre matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Miss B (TWICKENHAM) supporting Aurora Metro Arts and Media matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Mx B (TWICKENHAM) supporting Hampton Hill Theatre (Home of Teddington Theatre Club) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets Mx C (TEDDINGTON) supporting Teddington Cricket Club matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets

See more at www.getluckylocal.co.uk GET LUCKY LOCAL is a not for profit organisation supported by Sport Richmond and The Lotteries Council 8 | To advertise please call Christiane on 07974 500895

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Teddington RNLI Christmas Appeal

by Paul Stallard

What sort of year has it been for the RNLI? Based on provisional incident reports from RNLI lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland, there was a 64% increase in the number of recreational water users aided by the RNLI. Additionally, many lifeguards reported seeing an increase in the number of visitors to beaches around the coast.

Rnli Christmas Appeal – Photo/Image by Nick Mailer, RNLI This summer, 177 water users were aided whilst kayaking or canoeing, an increase of 84 people in comparison to 2019. The number of people who needed help from RNLI lifeboat crews after getting into difficulties on inflatables more than doubled.

Paddleboarding saw a 40% rise in lifeboat launches and the number of casualties assisted almost tripled.

RNLI Lifeboat crew callouts to swimmers were up by 14%. Additionally, lifeboat launches to people who got into trouble whilst walking or running at the coast over the summer increased by 46%, with 175 more people aided in comparison to last year.

Gareth Morrison, RNLI’s Head of Water Safety, said: ‘Our volunteer crews have been on call throughout the pandemic. This year, they faced a summer like no other. When lockdown restrictions eased, we saw people flock to the beaches to enjoy our coastlines instead of holidaying abroad. But that resulted in a huge number of people getting into difficulty around our coasts, with our lifesavers facing an incredibly busy summer. If you find yourself in trouble at the coast this winter, call 999 and ask for the coastguard.’

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masks, 2.4 million gloves and 4,700 litres of hand sanitiser. Additionally, RNLI shops were closed, and fundraising events were cancelled, costing the RNLI millions in lost income.

As a charity, the RNLI relies on the support of the public to continue saving lives – and that support is needed now more than ever. Evelyn Hunt, a 10-yearold Cub Scout with 1st Cuddington (Warspite) Sea Scouts in Teddington successfully raised money for Teddington RNLI. As part of Evelyn’s Chief Scouts Silver Award, she decided to raise funds for Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station by rowing from Hampton Court to Teddington Lock, and raised £144.88! We wanted to thank Evelyn and the Sea Scouts again for her fundraising efforts! Footage here: https://www.facebook.com/RNLITeddington/ videos/2877283119040209 When people do amazing things to help others it lifts all our spirits. With that in mind the RNLI has launched its Christmas Appeal. If you would like to support the Christmas Appeal for Teddington RNLI and the RNLI nationally, visit: RNLI.org/Xmas.

RNLI Christmas cards will also be available to buy from The Boat Shop, Ferry Road, Teddington from 3rd December.

Written by Paul Stallard, Lifeboat Press Officer & Crew, Teddington RNLI. (Contributions from Charlotte Cranny-Evans RNLI Press Officer, Gianna Saccomani, Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer & Crew, Teddington RNLI and Richard Hunt (Evelyn’s Dad and Group Scout Leader of 1ST Cuddington (Warspite) Sea Scouts in Teddington).

Evelyn Hunt – Photo by Malcolm Hunt

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History Focus - An American Connection to Teddington One of the interesting things about writing this column is in meeting so many remarkable people from all walks of life, and occasionally, from overseas. This month is a good case in point.

Last January our editor received the following letter from Philip DeHaas : “Hello Christiane, I live in the USA and am wondering if your magazine is online. My Grandad owned the ’Builders Arms’ in Teddington. He was my Mother’s Father. She was born there and during WWII she met my Dad who was stationed in Bushy Park and later married in Teddington. During the 60’s my Mom took me to visit my grandparents for a summer.

They lived at 12 Blackmore’s Grove. I met as lot of friends there. We would often go to the swimming pool and at times to the cinema in Twickenham. Some days we would wait for Tonibell to come by and we would get a one and tupney cone.

One of my Mom’s friends in Teddington had an extra ticket to see The Beatles at the London Palladium and I got to see them, but not hear them ! The girls were going crazy screaming.

I had a smashing time that summer. I am getting close to my 70’s but will never forget that Summer there. Somehow I discovered your monthly magazine and wondered if it was online. As my auntie that lived in Station Road would say; Ta Ta Ducks.”

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1960s. I can remember many of the things he has mentioned and know of some others. Can you imagine getting hold of a ticket for a Beatles concert in the 1960’s and for free!

Firstly, going back to “The Builders Arms”, Edward and Olive Hards were landlord and lady of the pub. They took it over in 1904 and lived there with son, Edward (very confusing – known as Young Ted) and daughter, Joyce. They ran the pub very successfully for 45 years and then retired around the corner in 12 Blackmore’s Grove.

Joyce, (Phil’s mother) worked at Lloyds of London but somehow met with Cryder DeHass, or to be more correct, Staff Sergeant Cryder DeHass of the US Army Airforce and he was in charge of the motor pool in the Bushy Park base. Clearly Cryder hit it off with Ted Senior as Ted nicknamed him Tubby and called him nothing else.

Things moved on and Joyce and Cryder decided to get married and arrangements were made for the ceremony at St Albans Church. Ted said that he would not go to the wedding unless he could ride in the General’s (Eisenhower) car, knowing that “Tubby” was responsible for the camp cars.

Fortunately “Tubby” was able to fix this and everyone turned up on the day.

This was on 22 August 1944, still wartime, and many shortages were in being but between Ted’s licensed house connections and Tubby’s camp associates, a full spread was laid on at the Builders.

Gradually the war came to a close and the challenge of getting back to normal. The American forces Cont. Page 16

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History Focus - An American Connection to Teddington Cont. from Page 14

were starting to return home and the time came for Joyce and Cryder to decide on their future. They opted for life in the USA and set off across the Atlantic to start a new life. Phil always maintains that he was conceived in the UK although born in the USA – in fact it was a close call that he was not born on the Queen Elizabeth!

It was not until some years later when Phil was about 11 that Joyce took him home to Teddington : “In the early 60’s I was about 11 years old and my mom brought me to Teddington for the Summer and we stayed there at 12 Blackmore’s Grove. The first night there, my grandad went to the pub but nan stayed with us.

After a while, nan popped out and returned with this bottle of Guinness.

In my surprise I asked her if she was going to drink the whole bottle? Oh yes she answered and two more! That answered the next question I had later that night when we were going to bed. There was this large china bowl under the bed. Never having been in the UK before, I asked mum “what is this for?” Wisely she replied “that’s a goesunder.” I guess with three bottles of Guinness inside you, you would need that in the middle of the night.

When it came to breakfast, I was waiting for a bowl of cereal. Not a chance! A large roast and potatoes was on the table. I didn’t know what to think. If we have this for breakfast, what will we have for dinner? Later there we all were at the dinner table, me waiting for leftovers from lunch, found a pot of tea and a stand with biscuits and sweets. I learned quickly that it was important to eat breakfast and lunch.

As days went by, I met some boys and we played together almost every day. Going to the little corner shop store adjacent to the pub for Flake and Jello to the corner room on the pub where we purchased chips for 3d. We would kick a ball off the wall of the house across from the pub until the old man came running out and we would disappear down the alley,

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only to return later.

Our family went to Butlins Holiday Camp for a week and that was fun. We stayed in one of the small cottages living out of a suitcase. My mum took me to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen and the Changing of the Guard. She told me that if the flag was flying on the palace, the Queen was home. The flag wasn’t but a lady came out on the balcony and mum said ‘That’s Mamie Eisenhower’!

Can you imagine coming from the US only to see a Yank and not the Queen.

Three years later, we returned to Teddington for Christmas.

How beautiful were the hanging stringing and spinning decorations.

We were at The Builders Arms when New Year’s Eve came. Midnight the pub emptied into the street only to start the conga line, singing, shouting and shaking their backsides.

It was fun like I had never experienced.

Soon it was back to the US, never to return. But I guess I got the Teddington Fever my mother had all her life. I have wonderful memories of that quiet little town with stores on both sides of the street and bridges on both ends of town. Thank you for sharing the times of my childhood in Teddington. I will pass on to you two words I learned there that are still not in the US. Cherrio and Tah Tah for now.”

Phil DeHaas Does anyone remember the Hards family at The Builders Arms or Phil De Haas on his visits to Teddington?

Ken Howe is a local historian and author of several books. howe64@btinternet.com 020 8943 1513

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How to Keep Your Chakras Balanced The feeling of uncertainty is challenging the whole world at the moment, this can leave us with a feeling of being overwhelmed, depressed, frightened and confused.

How do we help to balance our body and mind to cope with changing days and feel uplifted and hopeful for the future?

What are Chakras An essential part of the 5,000-year-old system of Ayurveda (a natural system of medicine) that originated in ancient India. A great way to promote balance in a chakra is to create alignment in your physical body through: 1. Yoga postures 2. Breathing practices to encourage the flow of energy 3. Meditation to bring about clarity of mind 4. Massage and reflexology There are Seven chakras centres in our body from the tailbone to the head.

Chakras are spinning wheels of energy and when they are blocked we can be out of balance in our physical, emotional and spiritual body. Chakra balancing massage, yoga, or mediation will focus on the seven chakra centres, releasing stagnant energy. Chakra balancing massage, combining chakra aromas with deep tissue massage, reflexology and energy work, will help lead to decreased muscular tension, stress relief and increased energy.

These are the seven chakras; can you recognise which one is balance or imbalanced in your life.

Chakra 1 grounded Location: base of the spine, near the tail bone.

When the root chakra is balanced, one has a good energy, a feeling of security and a healthy body awareness. When imbalanced, one feels lethargy, resistance to change and the need to slow down.

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Chakra 2 nourished Location: just below the navel.

When the pleasure chakra is balance one has stable energy, alertness, unblocked emotions and is connected to the five senses. When imbalanced one feels disconnected to the senses.

Chakra 3 intention Location: Between the chest and navel.

When the power chakra is balanced, one achieves goals, is self-confident and has strong motivation and direction.

When imbalanced one feels mental blocks, nervousness and impatience.

Chakra 4 harmony Location: Centre of the chest.

When the heart chakra is balanced one feels love and connection to self and others. When imbalanced one feels depression, loss of connection and lack of caring.

Chakra 5 expressive Location: The throat.

When the throat chakra is balanced one feels inner trust, inner reliance and easily expresses ideas and thoughts.

When imbalanced one feels selfish, feelings of rejection and has difficultly in expressing oneself.

Chakra 6 insight Location: Between the eyebrows.

When the intuition chakra is balance one feels strong intuition, a connection to oneself and mentally fit. When imbalanced one has mental blocks, and overthinks.

Chakra 7 wisdom Location: Crown of the head.

When the crown chakra is balanced one feels strong, unclouded and joy for life. When imbalanced one feels loss of self, spiritual abandonment and lack of connection to the universe.

Work with your body and you will become balanced, strong and open.

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On the Wild Side by Sue Lindenberg

Teddington Wildlife Photographer

2020 has been a memorable year for all the wrong reasons and will surely be one few people will forget.

This time last year we were not prepared for the arrival of the global pandemic which was to change our lives possibly forever. It is hard sometimes to be upbeat, yet without appearing to be flippant, there have been positive outcomes, and it is those we should grasp and work on. I believe as a nation we have learned to value friendships, to reach out to others, and to look for, and be more appreciative of all the good things around us. Here in TW11 we have wonderful green spaces, such as the parks and riverside where we are able to recharge our spiritual batteries. However, please spare a thought for those who are housebound for whatever reason and unable to do that.

Publishing the TW Magazine must have been hugely challenging this year. I would like to take this opportunity of saying a huge Thank You to Christiane who has worked tirelessly and skilfully throughout this turbulent year to bring us this gem of a magazine every month.

Christmas will be very different this year - let us try to remember its true meaning. It will be a good time to reflect, and to reach out to others, a phone call, a card. We can get through this, especially if we pull together.

I wish you and your families a blessed Christmas, and all the best for 2021.

Sue

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Piptree Catering, Teddington

Piptree Catering, based in Teddington, would usually be preparing for the Christmas party season - but this year, things are a little different.

After most events didn’t happen as planned throughout 2020, Piptree have diversified. Now offering a meal-delivery service, with a range of exciting options, they’ve just started taking orders for their premium Christmas dinners.

Richard Perry, Director, explains: “Having dinner delivered by us saves a lot of time and stress.

Our customers can rest assured they’ll receive a beautiful festive meal with all the trimmings.

We use local suppliers for our meat, fruit and vegetables.”

Piptree currently offers a menu for delivery which changes each week, including roast dinners, curry banquets plus special food boxes, perfect for a special occasion. Customers can also buy products from local artisan suppliers.

“We’ve tried to make the experience really easy for our customers,” says Richard. “They simply log on and select the items they want. Then we deliver a delicious meal direct to their door - free of charge.”

Why not take the stress out of your Christmas and order from Piptree? Leaving you to sit back and enjoy what’s still looking to be a special – if somewhat different – Christmas.

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Unlock Your Treasures Entries invited for the Hansons London December 12 Antiques, Collectors & Specialist Auction

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Have fun with your little one while they learn through creative play. Join the most colourful class in town!

Visit www.artventurers.co.uk/teddington for more info Email sidonie@artventurers.co.uk or call 07855189242 Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd Monkey Music Monday- Thursday (times according to age) Claire and her team have been bringing Monkey Music’s award-winning classes to local families for over 20 years.

Exciting and progressive weekly classes that nurture your child’s natural love of music so that it will last a lifetime.

Contact Claire 020 8847 4031 kew.teddington@monkeymusic.co.uk Landmark Arts Centre Mini Professors Fun science for pre-school children. Booking required in advance - £9 per session, trial £15 for 3 weeks. Classes

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ARTventurers Award winning art and creative play classes for babies, toddlers and children. Thursday mornings term time. Booking required.

Have fun with your little one while they learn through creative play. Join the most colourful class in town!

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Wiggle Tiggles A fun movement class for 2-4 year olds developing their confidence, imagination and dance skills. Join us on an exciting adventure; where will we go next? The zoo? To meet the Queen? Or maybe even to the Moon! Come along and find out.Classes: Monday 13.45-14.30 or Thursday 9:30am-10.15am at the Landmark Arts Centre.Email info@ wiggletiggles.co.uk or visit www. wiggletiggles.co.uk for more information.

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Apollo Garage, Watts Lane, Teddington by Colin Durnford Sadly, brothers John and Mick Edrupt retired from Apollo Garage in Watts Lane in early November after taking care of their customers since 1986.

John and Mick both started in the motor trade aged 16, completing their 5-year apprenticeships at the Kingston Motor Annex (part of the Kingston College of Further Education - K.C.F.E.) round the back of the old police station. Following a number of years working in Mitcham they saw an advert in the Evening Standard for vacant premises in Teddington. They moved here in May 1986.

Despite it’s Olympian connotations, the name Apollo was actually chosen because it was most likely to be one of the first listings in the various trade Directories!

Six staff were employed over the years and Apollo were one of the first garages to offer a 2-year apprenticeship to a woman and some 25 years later they are still looking after her family members’ cars.

John and Mick are both really looking forward to their retirement. John will enjoy his golf and relaxing with a few beers whilst Mick hopes to travel far and wide (when allowed) and to restore a classic Ford Corsair. (Please contact him if anyone has one for sale).

Apollo will be continuing as a garage under new ownership and they hope that the new owners will have the same good relationship with clients in the future.

Finally, John and Mick would like to thank all their customers and friends over the years and wish everyone health and happiness over the coming months.

Talking about vehicles, their comprehensive records show that around 87,000 vehicles have been looked after over the past 34 years. John remembers that one of the more interesting jobs was an MOT test and service on a 1908 French car, similar to a Model T Ford. Unfortunately it failed its MOT test on its tyres and new ones needed to be ordered which were so rare it took the owners more than 2-months to find replacements for the solid rubber tyres on the wooden wheels!

Over the years John and Mick have witnessed many changes in Teddington especially the departure of fishmongers and green grocers and the arrival of Marks and Spencers. Even with the wide range of sandwiches that they supply, John has, throughout his time in Teddington, always gone to - what is now - the Cavan bakery for his regular sandwich. Filling? Whatever looked good on the day. Mick makes his own!

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Colin Durnford has been a resident in Teddington since 1957 and has taken a variety of cars to Apollo Garage since they first opened starting with his Toyota Crown up to, most recently, a Jaguar X-Type. He is currently writing a book about his life and ancestry and Apollo Garage will obviously feature.

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Space Has Landed in Teddington

by Jacqui Kerr

A Pilates teacher from Teddington has designed an innovative piece of equipment based on a Pilates reformer designed to help astronauts maintain fitness during long periods space travel. John Kennett has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and has used his skills to produce his own version of a reformer called HIFIm, pronounced HiFi.

The genesis of his idea came after he rehabilitated a patient recovering from breast cancer. He used a programme of horizontal jumping to help recover her fitness and increase her bone density that had deteriorated during radiotherapy. Over the course of a year her bone density increased by 8%.

Equipped with the knowledge that astronauts decondition during long periods spent in space John wondered if he could extend his idea to allow astronauts to exercise in space by jumping horizontally. However jumping in space could end up causing a resonance throughout the spacecraft that could be deleterious to the stability of the spacecraft and affect the multitude of experiments that go on during space travel.

I decided to visit John at Teddington Pilates above the British Legion on Teddington High Street to take a look at his invention I’m no newcomer to Pilates, so I hoped to have a go myself. It was a different experience because the HIFIm has two carriages consisting of an upper and lower carriage connected by springs that moved simultaneously that absorbed the force of my jumping and hence absorbed any vibration. As I jumped horizontally which was hard work because as I pushed off the footplate, which is normally fixed on a Pilates reformer, it moved away and returned back to its 30 | To advertise please call Christiane on 07974 500895

position as I returned. John explained that this absorbed the force of my jumping and hence in space the spacecraft would not be destabilised

HIFIm was built by Oscar winning special effects film, company, 2EFX who made Star Wars, Mission Impossible, Bond and recently 1917.

John asked a former client of his, CEO Dominic Tuohy who agreed and with his lead special effects engineer Vince Abbott, they built the prototype that I was trying out.

John teamed up with Dr Daniel Cleather at St Mary’s university in Twickenham, an application for a grant was submitted to the UK Space Agency was accepted allowing research to continue.

The next step is to take HIFIm to France where it will be bolted to the floor of an A310 Airbus to test in zero gravity in March 2021. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when at 28,000 the plane will dive 31 times, each producing 22 seconds of zero gravity to put HIFIm through its paces. We will have to watch this space for the next stage of space travel emanating from Teddington.

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A Feast of Photos: The Richmond Park 2021 Calendar

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The Friends of Richmond Park’s calendar is more than just a calendar! Each month it brings the Park’s ever-changing scenery and wildlife into homes with a total of 45 excellent images. All the photos, design and production work are donated and all proceeds go towards conservation projects in the Park. You can buy the 2021 calendar online at www.frp.org.uk/shop along with Christmas cards and other unique presents.

This is the 8th year that the Friends have produced a calendar and the process starts on 1 March when we put out a call for photos through our printed newsletter, monthly email bulletin and social media. Both amateur and professional photographers, members and nonmembers respond. However, it’s not really a competition, as we need to choose photos that show a wide variety of wildlife and also complement each other, not only on each page, but overall between the months.

The photos are the result of the photographers’ dedication and deep knowledge of the Park and its wildlife. Many of them, including Bartek Olszewski, with his endearing cover image of a red deer calf swimming, make frequent visits to the Park throughout the year, often arriving before dawn.

The variety and quality of the photos is amazing. For example, the December main page is a detailed image

by Amanda Boardman of layers of frosted bracken in white, grey and sepia, framing the stag’s head. Stunning!

In complete contrast is August with its four brightly coloured insects, including this Jersey tiger moth by Diane Loch. All 45 images have the name of the subject, so it’s also slyly educational.

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Our 2021 calendar also has a first — the January main image is the winner of our Winter Tree photo competition. There is so much to look at with the fabulous warm light low from the left filtering into a cool misty stream crossed by a bridge, and the willows clinging to the banks. Well done Cath Gothard!

The results of the winter and summer competitions are on our website and next year we will run the spring competition that was postponed because of Covid – keep an eye on our website and social media for information.

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Turning on the Feel-Good Hormones Last month I wrote about boosting Oxytocin, the bonding hormone. This month, let’s focus on feelgood chemicals; we could all do with a bit of that.

more work. Miss it, and you will burn out.

Not enough might make you feel down, less enthusiastic about life.

In business, it helps with goals, activating hope and allowing us to dream bigger.

I often use it with clients stuck in habitual thinking.

Dopamine Praise and recognition trigger Dopamine.

Unfortunately, so does social media ‘likes’ (see my article in the April 20 edition denouncing their addictive nature and the link with self-worth).

However, Dopamine is more about the pursuit of the goal.

When the sun is out, we tend to feel good. Serotonin creates energy and optimism.

After a lovely meal with friends or family, it provides a sense of feeling ‘enough’ and safety.

As both the above are currently in short supply, what can we do to compensate?

Certainly not Cannabis, it might make you feel good, but it causes users to lack drive.

Let’s say you want to get fit but have always disliked exercise. Yet you are determined, so you join a gym and set a goal (e.g. to lose X kilos, have toned abs). If you only focus on the goal, you may soon drop out, because it’s too hard, too far away, so you give up.

To be successful, you need to reward the pursuit.

As you walk to the gym, congratulate yourself, for not lazing at home. Do this very consciously: “Hey I did it, I’m here!”. Lean into it, towards the pursuit of your goal.

Reward yourself as you work out, by listening or watching some great content.

When you want to give up because it’s getting a bit hard, tell yourself “No, this is the bit where the effort comes in (and also the reward), I’m going to push through this barrier”. It doesn’t matter if you keep going just a few extra reps or minutes, you are laying down a pathway in the brain. Pushing through becomes the reward. You are priming your brain for next time, where it will recognise ‘this is important’ and will continue with the task.

Serotonin If Dopamine is the accelerator, Serotonin is the brake. While the mental strain is the trigger for neuroplasticity (changing the brain) the actual ‘rewiring’ happens when you rest.

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To replenish Serotonin use: • Sleeping.

• Meditation/Mindfulness.

• Gratitude. Proven scientifically, however, don’t just say it or write it, you have to feel it.

• Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep): Lying down and deeply relaxing each part of the body for about 20-30 minutes.

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Radnor House is an independent ‘through school’ inspiring girls and boys from age 9 to 18.

Our core values of

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Admissions at Year 5, Year 7 & Sixth Form

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Radnor House Radnor House is a co-educational day school enjoying a stunning riverside location in Twickenham, educating and inspiring children from 9 to 18, with entry points in Year 5, Year 7 and Sixth Form.

Core values of courage, excellence, perseverance and respect, combined with exceptional teaching and a genuinely friendly atmosphere, create an impressive all-round educational provision.

With a proven track record of success at GCSE and A Level, achieved through our preferred approach of encouragement rather than pressure, we stretch, challenge and support every pupil with inspirational teachers, proactive pastoral care and a wide range of co-curricular activities, helping children to become genuinely immersed in all aspects of their broader development.

Teddington Cricket Club, creating an impressive facility to strengthen existing programmes for the boys at the school and allow significant developments for girls’ football and cricket, while retaining our use of first class facilities for athletics, girls’ hockey and netball at St Mary’s University.

These superb opportunities are helping all our sportsmen and sportswomen further develop their skills and enhance their rounded and grounded Radnor House experience.

An exciting addition to our sports provision comes through a new long-term partnership with

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Independent Senior Day School Boys 11–18 years Girls 16–18 years

Open Events 2021 Open Morning - Saturday 27th February 9.30am – 12noon Visitor Morning - Thursday 18th March Tours at 9.30am & 11.30am Sixth Form Open Evening - Wednesday 5th May 6pm – 8pm Visitor Morning - Thursday 6th May Tours at 9.30am & 11.30am Please note that these will be virtual events if we are unable to host them in school.

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Hampton School One of the UK’s top-performing schools, Hampton combines academic and all-round excellence with exceptional pastoral care. Boys leave as happy, wellrounded individuals with a wide range of skills and interests and the confidence and resilience to succeed in the world.

Academically selective, results are consistently amongst the highest nationally and virtually all boys go on to elite universities across the UK, USA and Europe. Teaching is challenging, innovative and tailored to suit boys’ learning styles.

tennis and chess. Hampton produces some exceptional sportsmen and its teams consistently compete at the highest level in national schools’ competitions. However, there are teams for every ability and all boys are encouraged to represent the School.

We are not, however, all about hard work! The exceptional cultural, artistic and sporting experiences on offer are essential elements of the balanced, all-round education which Hamptonians enjoy.

For those seeking adventure, the Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes, The Combined Cadet Force and the School Adventure Society offer plenty of excitement and challenges and there are more than 70 trips each year to destinations as diverse as Bruges, Borneo and Berlin.

There is a vibrant creative programme and our superb Performing Arts centre, The Hammond Theatre, supports impressive music and drama provision. Ste is 27 acres of spacious grounds, the School also has an enviable reputation for sport and boys benefit from 27 acres of onsite playing fields and a state-of-the-art 3G sports ground.

Particular strengths are cricket, football, rowing, rugby,

The School enjoys close links with the neighbouring LEH which we believe provides the best of both worlds – all the advantages of single sex education but with the benefits of joint activities and co-operation in the academic and cocurricular programme. These links include an extensive coach service network.

Hampton Pre-Prep & Prep School We offer an excellent all-round education, with superb pastoral care and exceptional teaching.

Every child is recognised as a unique individual and allowed to flourish in a caring, lively and happy environment.

Our 2016 ISI report found: ‘The achievements of the pupils are excellent…. A close and nurturing atmosphere is at the heart of the School.’

The School’s stunning state-of-the-art Prep building opened recently and includes many environmentally friendly features such as a ‘living roof.’ Our pupils have an abundance of outdoor space with onsite grass playing fields, an all-weather games area, and ‘the allotment corner’ with raised beds for growing flowers

and vegetables.

Inside, the design is light and spacious.

Facilities include IT suites, a purposebuilt art room, library, music rooms, and an attractive, spacious hall.

Part of the Hampton School Trust, the PrePrep & Prep School enjoys close links with the nearby senior school and an increasing number of our boys move onto Hampton School via the Assured Place Scheme.

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COME AND VISIT US When our doors reopen!

• Part of the Hampton School Trust • IAPS Independent Day School for boys • Aged 3 -11 & girls aged 3 - 7 years

VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.hamptonprep.org.uk Hampton Pre-Prep & Prep, Gloucester Road, Hampton TW12 2UQ T 020 8979 1844 E admissions@hamptonprep.org.uk

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JACK & JILL FAMILY OF SCHOOLS

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The festive baubles might have become ‘bubbles’ this year … but our ‘outstanding’ education in a warm and welcoming ‘home from home’ environment is unchanged.

2020

Visit our website www.jackandjillschool.org.uk to see what our ‘bubbles’ have achieved this term.

Jack & Jill Family of Schools – for children aged 2 – 11 Nursery (boys and girls) and Reception (girls only): 20 First Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QA Pre-Preparatory (girls only): Nightingale House, 30 Nightingale Road, Hampton, TW12 3HX Preparatory (girls only): Clarence House, 165-167 High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12 1NL 03333 444 630

The Jack & Jill Family of Schools The Jack and Jill Family of Schools has a unique history and is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2021. Over the past 70 years, the Family of Schools has expanded, and now offers outstanding education from Nursery to Year Six. In January 2020, we were immensely proud to retain the hard earnt honour of an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted judgement.

Our focus is a traditional academic curriculum; however, we understand that the future belongs to the technically adept and as a S.T.E.M. specialist school, pupils are exposed to S.T.E.M. learning from the earliest opportunity. We believe that prominence given to these opportunities encourages our pupils to become confident independent learners and become forward thinkers.

pupils regularly follow on to join the Jack & Jill ‘family’, because parents love to see their children benefitting from the same educational grounding and opportunities, they themselves fondly remember.

If you are interested in joining the Family of Schools, please call 03333 444 630 or visit our website: www.jackandjillschool.org.uk.

Joining the Family of Schools means becoming part of our extended ‘family’. We are genuinely interested in what is happening in our pupils’ lives and children and grandchildren of former

Disability Charity Launches Advent Calendar to Raise Vital Funds

Get in the Christmas Spirit with the Ruils Advent Challenge Teddington based disability charity Ruils, has today launched an Advent calendar with a difference, designed to inspire the local community to get into the Christmas spirit, while helping to raise vital funds for its counselling service and befriending for young people with special needs and/ or disabilities.

The Advent Challenge calendar, which is available to order via the charity’s website www.ruils.co.uk/adventchallenge, invites families and individuals alike to complete a series of challenges – either physical, mindful or an act of kindness - which can be found behind each of the 25 doors.

The Ruils calendar has been launched at a time when many other Christmas fundraising events, including the Ruils Carol Concert, have been cancelled due to the pandemic, resulting in a huge loss of income. The charity has been left with a £5k deficit needed to fund its counselling and SEND befriending services, which have seen even higher demand than usual over the past few months.

Cathy Maker, chief executive of Ruils said: “We are excited to be launching our Ruils Advent Challenge, which we hope will encourage people to engage with the community while supporting our work to support disabled

people across Richmond borough.

“It’s been a challenging year for the charity sector which is facing huge losses of income, as well as increased demand for services. With the cancellation of most of our fundraising events, we wanted to do something different.

We hope many people across the borough will consider supporting us by ordering a calendar today!”

For a donation of £10 people will receive a printed Advent Calendar. To order your calendar, for yourself or a friend, visit https://www.ruils.co.uk/advent-challenge Ruils is a local user-led charity that supports children and adults with disabilities and the elderly to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. It provides information, advice, befriending and activities to clients and their families.

Anyone wanting support or advice can visit www.ruils. co.uk for more information.

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Health Corner - Dr Yuheng Zhou Trigger warning: discussion on domestic abuse

(All views her own)

Themes of Domestic Abuse:

2020 has been quite a rollercoaster year for many.

This month, I would like to highlight a topic that has become increasingly important to talk about, especially with the necessary lockdown and social distancing regulations. For victims of domestic abuse, the advice of ‘stay at home’ and ‘work at home’ brings more fear than reassurance.

From the 25th November to 10th December there is an international campaign called ’16 Days of Action against Domestic Violence’ (DV) which takes a different theme each year. This year it is aimed at businesses to do more to aid their employees who are enduring domestic abuse, train those who witness it and to protect staff as a whole.

With the changing workplace and working from home being encouraged this year, along with self-isolating, it will become more challenging to employers and indeed for friends, families and neighbours to pick up the signs of domestic abuse.

Facts and figures from the workplace • 25% of women and 16% of men are affected by domestic violence during adulthood • 58% of abused women miss at least 3 days of work a month • 56% of abused women arrive late for work at least 5 times • 5% of men and 7% of women in England and Wales experienced domestic violence last year • 33% of all DV homicides happened on workplace grounds More resources on www.16daysofaction.co.uk If you need urgent police help through 999 service but cannot speak freely, stay on the line and an automated message will ask you to press ‘55’. This will transfer your call to the police who will help you.

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How can I tell if my friend or loved one is experiencing domestic abuse? Indicators include but may not be limited to: • Excuses for injuries • Personality changes • Constantly checking in with their partner • Never having money on hand • Overly worried about pleasing partner • Skipping out on work / school / social engagements for no clear reason • Wearing clothes that don’t fit the season (i.e. to hide marks and bruises) Useful links For Women (or if you are worried about someone): Refuge National Domestic Abuse 24-hr helpline 0808 2000 247 www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk For Men: Men’s advice line 0808 8010327 www.mensadviceline.org.uk For Children: NSPCC: for concerns about a child 0808 800 5000 Childline: for help and support for children and young people 0800 1111 If you are worried that you are abusive, you can get help on the Respect helpline 0808 802 4040

Dr Yuheng Zhou is a Teddington resident and a Paediatric Consultant at Hillingdon Hospital

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To Book Contact: info@landmarkartscentre.org, 020 8977 7558, www.landmarkartscentre.org Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN This month we are pleased to present two concerts in aid of the Save The Landmark Appeal. Due to social distancing both concerts are limited to a maximum of 70 tickets, with the audience sat at tables of 2 or 4 people from the same household or social bubble. A waiter service will operate with drinks served to your table.

Katey Brooks & Friends Saturday 12th December, 7.30pm +support Katey last performed at the Landmark 75 Memorials - A Community inRemembers February 2019, Wednesday 15 January – Sunday : giving2 February a mesmerising 10am – 3pm performance to a In commemoration of the 75thpacked anniversary of the audience. liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau this distancing exhibition Social showcases artwork, poetry andmeans prose by schools, that for this community groups and individuals, reflecting the 2020 concert there will be a maximum of 70 seats, Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together. A arranged at tables of 4 or 2 people who must be moving commemoration of the Holocaust organised by either from the same household or in a social London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames and the bubble together.

Landmark Arts Centre.

Admission: Free Defying easy classification, Katey Brooks’

sound blends folk, soul, blues and country. Over a career spanning four continents, she has journeyed Keith James in concert - The of Leonard from intimate living rooms to Songs opulent concert Cohen, Saturday 18Bill January, 7.30pm halls; recorded with Wyman of the Rolling Stones and Paloma Faith at Abbey Road for BBC Radio 2’s Children in Need single and shared bills with a host of big names including Ghostpoet, Martin Simpson, Deaf Havana, Mike and the Mechanics and Mystery Jets. ‘not to be missed’ (Time Out) - ‘powerful’ (Evening Standard) Tickets: £25

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2020 Baroque present : A Baroque Christmas Saturday 19th December, 7.30pm Henrietta Wayne - Violin, Sarah Humphrys Oboe andand Recorder, Ursula Paludan Monberg of prose wry humour; his music befriending - Horn, Hunt Glen an entireWilliam generation.

In thisViolone, Karen concert Keith James Harpsichord performs Cohen’s amazing material in the most

intimate sensitive way imaginable, exposing Five localand musicians, bound in friendship andthe years solitary inner strength of his greatest songs in their of professional experience in Britain’s leading original perfect form. period instrument ensembles (Orchestra of the Tickets: Advance £15 / On door £17 / £14 LAC Age of Enlightenment, English Concert, Dunedin Members / £10 U21s Consort, The Sixteen and Fretwork), have come together to support the Save The Landmark Appeal, presenting a festive concert to celebrate the joy of Landmark Quiz Night playing together and the precious exchange with a Friday 24 January, 7.30pm live audience. The programme will include works Your annual chance to test those little grey cells! byTeams Corelli, Handel, Holborne and music from can be up to six people and there’s a great Bach’s Oratorio. prize inChristmas store for the winning team, plus some fabulous raffles prizes!

Sothat tickets come along and enjoy a Social distancing means are limited greatseats, night out whilst raising much funds for to 70 arranged at tables of 4needed or 2 people who the Landmark.

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WaiterCash service andraffle. bar will for this event closes Monday 20th January. beBooking available.

Tickets: £15 (£13 LAC Members)

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Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Tuesdays 28 January 12.30pm UK’s number one baby friendly comedy club is back! www.landmarkartscentre.org Each show features a different line up, drawn from the funniest comedy stars from the circuit and TV, Thursday December 10am 7pm parking plus there’s3rd a bar.

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What’s On The Great Bear Rainforest - home of the Spirit Bear - Matt Collis on Zoom Tuesday 8th December Location: Due to Covid-19 restrictions this talk will be delivered by Zoom. Talks are free for members of the RSPB Richmond and Twickenham Local Group - non-members are very welcome to join us, the charge is £5 per talk - please contact claremillion@gmail.com for joining instructions.

Situated on the west coast of British Columbia lies one of the last great tracts of unspoilt wilderness in the world; the Great Bear Wilderness. Rarely visited except for the fishermen and the First Nations who call it home, this continuous stretch of temperate rainforest holds many secrets but none more sacred than that of Moksgm’ol, known colloquially as the Spirit Bear.

Hear how a whole population of white bears went undiscovered for centuries protected under the watchful eyes of the local population and the ancestors. Discover how an entire oceanic ecosystem has become intrinsically intertwined with that of this rainforest. Finally, learn how multiple threats have converged on this virgin land which not only threaten the bears but could unpick the threads holding this web of beauty together.

Matt, an ecologist, environmentalist and tour guide based in Devon, returns by popular request, following his excellent online talk on cuckoos. He says “In a world so disconnected from nature, I aspire to help people rediscover the natural world and promote the importance of its conservation.”

Time: 7.30pm Price: Richmond & Twickenham Local Group members free, non-members £5 The UK charity, Miracles, has launched an exciting project called Feed London aimed at supporting 100’s of vulnerable families predicted to go without a meal on Christmas Day. This is their response to the desperate food poverty crisis taking place amongst children and young people in London - exacerbated

by COVID – 19. You can support them by buying a family a Christmas meal for £25. Businesses and corporations are invited to purchase a family hamper for £175.

Visit https://www.feedlondon.org to find out more, to donate and to get involved. Contact James Burton, Feed London Director at james@miraclesthecharity.org 07545174243 Let’s Go Outside & Learn are putting together nature packs to support isolated people in the community and we need your help to do this.

We are looking to buy the following items : books about nature, battery operated tea lights, clean glass jars, herbal tea bags, art and craft materials, packs of christmas cards, small plants, calendars, small edible treats!

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A Collection of Local History Articles Priced £12.99 and available at Teddington Waterstones, The Loft on Broad Street or via www.twmagazines.co.uk Local Historian Ken Howe has lived in Teddington all his life, and from an early age he became interested in the history of his hometown and the stories of its residents through the ages.

For many decades now, Ken has played an active role in Teddington life. A well-known member of the community, he has previously written several books about the town, delving into countless aspects of its history.

For the last eight years, he has shared some of the stories that he has unearthed in TW Magazines, and is now a regular feature writer for the publication.

A Collection of Local History Articles presents the reader with an opportunity to step back in time and enjoy a compilation of the articles, as they appeared in Teddington TW11 Magazine.

The Detour: Turning the Tide by Ben. J. Harris After the devastation of the 2004 Tsunami, follow this 19yr olds travel home to England, the long way round. An inspiring journey through 11 countries in 8 months with no GPS, mobile

phone or back up plan. Follow him through the back door of China, across the forbidden plains of Tibet, meet the opium smugglers of Afghanistan and the traders in Iran …….16,000 miles later to the White cliffs of Dover .

Available as an Ebook and paperback from online retailers: Amazon, Waterstones, Book Depository and other online retailers.

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Lockdown Art Back in March, a few friends and Teddington neighbours embarked on a project to each make an original work of art every day for 30 days. This was in response to a cry for help from an older friend who had just moved to a remote part of the country on her own and was shielding; she was climbing the walls with boredom and needed a daily challenge to occupy her time and keep her motivated to get out of bed. Being a competitive type, she needed the discipline of not only being given a subject and deadline but also the chance of winning a prize.

We found a judge, agreed a set of rules for making and submitting each work electronically, and began. I honestly thought our enthusiasm would wane after a few days and the project would fizzle out, but I was wrong. Each day, all of us somehow found the inspiration to respond to the challenge.

For the most part we made pictures, but there was also a cuddly toy, a tray of biscuits, a paper sculpture, a child’s mobile and a collage of leaves.

At the end of the challenge we put all our work in a book and made copies for our own entertainment; once lockdown was over we had a small exhibition in the garden to showcase our work. I am certain the project had a positive impact on each of us, promoting greater peace of mind and creating a distraction from the disturbing events around us, and I know there were many such initiatives happening all over the world. It is well known that making art can help provide a relief from stress, and having a daily deadline also provided a focus for days that, for many people, lacked structure and purpose at the time.

I’d love to hear about other groups in Teddington that did something similar.

So - are we doing it all again for this new lockdown? No… this time round we are writing limericks!

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Habitats & Heritage is a new local charity that cares for the natural and historic environment in South and West London. It launched in October following the merger of two long established charities, Environment Trust and South West London Environment Network.

The charity’s mission is to protect and conserve our threatened rivers, green spaces, parks, and historic built and it aims to create a better and more sustainable environment for the people who live and work in the area today and for future generations too.

Habitats & Heritage has several exciting projects underway, including ‘Green Hubs’, which sees us working with local residents, councils, business and community groups to create thriving habitats in small, underutilised spaces.

From roadside verges to areas outside offices and schools, we are supporting local communities to improve sites such as these to provide food sources and shelter to pollinators, birds, and hedgehogs.

Look out for a Green Hub popping up near you!

The charity has also launched a photography competition and is asking people to get out and explore our local area and take photos that showcase and celebrate the unique and diverse natural and historic wonders in south and west London. Everyone can enter free of charge, submit their best local snaps, and discover new places on their doorstep. Entrants might find their photo used on Habitats & Heritage new website or have the chance to win a prize!

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Exploring Without Boundaries’ and this project commemorates the bicentenary of Sir Richard Burton, the famous Victorian explorer buried in Mortlake. Inspired by Burton, the charity’s theme for the year is exploring and it wants to encouraging everyone to explore their local area and discover something new, be it a park that they haven’t visited before or one of the countless fantastic museums we have on our doorstep.

Habitats & Heritage builds on almost 35 years of experience caring for the local environment and ensuring the preservation of its rich heritage. We have welcomed over 1,000 school children to St Leonards Air Raid Shelter, constructed a traditional kitchen garden at Marble Hill Park, restored two buildings on Historic England’s at-risk register, and helped to create a five hectare nature reserve in the heart of Surbiton.

Our work promoting sustainability in schools, community centres and households had led to a reduction in emissions across Richmond Borough and will remain central to the new charity going forward as it works to ensure that everyone can enjoy and benefit from our built and natural heritage.

We hope you will follow Habitats & Heritage as it embarks on its exciting new chapter, and will consider supporting us at this critical time or volunteering to work with us as we strive to protect the rich and varied habitats and heritage we are so fortunate to have in South and West London.

For more information please visit www.habitatsandheritage.org.uk

Raising vital funds for local charities – Covid-19 Appeal oneRichmond has been established by Hampton Fund and RPLC, two local independent grant-making charities with a long history and grassroots knowledge of the local community.

Independent research commissioned by us, On The Edge, concluded that the perception of Richmond as a wealthy place masks high levels of need.

We believe that people in our area want to help others in their local community. Everyone can give. It might be helping a neighbour, giving your valuable time and expertise to a charity, giving a donation, a business offering space and facilities to a charity. We will work with others to unlock additional significant resources, improve opportunities and change lives, and create a borough in which everyone can thrive.

The coronavirus crisis has affected everyone’s lives, but for the most vulnerable in our area: isolated elderly people, those caring for a loved one, children with disabilities, families struggling financially and those already coping with poor mental health the impact has been devastating.

In these challenging times we have launched the oneRichmond Covid-19 Appeal. We want to do all that we can to support our local charities who work so hard to help those that need it most. Our local charities are under increasing pressure due to the loss of income through Covid-19 and yet face an increased demand for services and, for some, to re-think how they deliver their services. Some of the lockdown measures may have eased, but the crisis faced by many is continuing.

With your help, we want to sustain vital projects and services most affected by loss of income during the pandemic, supporting the most vulnerable in our community.

Every pound you give will be doubled – up to £100,000 Your donation will be doubled by local grant makers Hampton Fund and RPLC, up to £100,000. So, not only will your donation be worth twice as much it will make double the impact. We aim to raise £200,000 to support our local charities who are working so hard to improve people’s lives and opportunities and create a better community for us all. For basic taxpayers, we can also claim 25p for every £1 you donate.

Please give today and help to change lives. To find out more about oneRichmond and making a donation, please go to www.onerichmond.org.uk

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Councillor’s Update Bushy Park Car Park Charging A AsWet partAutumn of their Movement Strategy, to regulate demand anddry in the face of diminishing Government After some weather earlier in the year rainfall funding, the Royal Parks have published proposals here in October was at least double the recent for car parks charges in Richmond Park and Bushy average for the them month. time of going TW11 October 2020 Park, bringing in At linethe with other RoyaltoParks.

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As part of their Movement Strategy, to regulate demand and in the face of diminishing Government be found on: funding, the Royal Parks have published proposals for car parks charges in Richmond Park and Bushy Park, bringing them in line with other Royal Parks. The consultation, which ends on 1 November, can www.royalparks.org.uk/managing-the-parks/ be found on this link:consultation/parking-charges There are local concerns about displaced parking outside the hours of any controlled There are local concerns about displaced parkingadjacent outside the hours of any adjacent controlled parking zones and about costs for the less well off. The Council will be pressing for concessions for parking zones and about costs for the less well off. local residents if the charges go ahead and to make sure that those with access difficulties are fully considered.

The Council will be pressing for concessions for local residents if the charges go ahead and to make sure that those with access difficulties are fully considered.

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zoning approach in which all land will be designated Growth, Renewal or Protection with a streamlined approach to the first two, essentially limiting consultation to broad principles for Growth areas and establishing Design Codes for Renewal areas and limiting anything like the present system to areas zoned for Protection. These would include Conservation Areas and protected open and green areas. Elsewhere public involvement on individual developments would be removed. The Council will be making a very robust response to this erosion of local democracy.

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Conservation Area Appraisals After new Conservation Areas were put in place last year for Broad Street, Church Road, Bushy Park Gardens, King Edward’s Grove, Wick Road and Royal Road, draft appraisals to guide future management of these areas are being published for consultation.

The tiny flowers of Fuschia microphylla are stillwill developments would be removed.

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After new Conservation Areas were put in place last year for Broad Street, Church Road, Bushy Park Gardens, King Edward’s Grove, Wick Road and Royal Road, draft appraisals to guide future management of these areas are being published for consultation.

Planning White Paper As well as making some immediate changes to planning rules which I outlined last month, the Government is consulting New Conservation Areas on more fundamental changes to Planning legislation. It has in mind a Following the recent designation of 7 new zoning approach in which all land will be Conservation Areas in TW11 detailed appraisals designated Growth, Renewal or Protection with a and management planstohave beentwo, written and are streamlined approach the first essentially out to consultation. limiting consultation to broad principles for Growth areasmap andshows establishing Renewal The the newDesign BroadCodes Street for Conservation areas and limiting anything like the present system Area with locally listed buildings in dark green to areas zoned for Protection. These would include followed by a picture one of the most interesting Conservation Areas and protected open and green [and in Church Road]. areas.one Elsewhere public involvement on individual 60||To To advertise advertise please please call call Christiane Christiane on on 07974 07974 500895 500895 60

As well as making some immediate changes to planning rules which I outlined last month, the Government is consulting on more fundamental changes to Planning legislation. It has in mind a

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Martin Elengorn is a long term local resident and Councillor for Teddington Ward Cllr.melengorn@richmond.gov.uk

CHRISTMAS TO YOUR DOOR!

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH Covid-19 means we can’t invite the elderly or those who are alone on Christmas Day to join us at Elleray Hall so …

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If you would like to receive Christmas Lunch please email hello@stjohnshamptonwick.org or call Penny Miller on 07757 733315.

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Home-Start’s Double Donation Challenge Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow has been supporting families in the local community for 25 years.

Families with children under the age of five often struggle with immense challenges like isolation and loneliness. They may have mental health concerns; are experiencing postnatal depression. Maybe they’re enduring financial hardship.

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Many will suffer in silence, feeling alone, before getting help from Home-Start.

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Proud Sponsor Of Memorial Quilt Project “Like during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, many people are looking for ways to capture their feelings and thoughts during the time of the Covid19 pandemic. They may want to pay tribute to lost loved ones, to key workers, to neighbours.

They may want to express that, for some, this was a moment where they discovered hidden wells of good humour and resilience. By creating a patchwork square, Richmond residents of all ages can express those thoughts and feelings.

The square will be fashioned into a quilted wall hanging representing the lockdown experience of the residents of Richmond upon Thames. The finished quilt will go on display at the Museum of Richmond.

Finished squares should be sent to Cllr Nancy Baldwin c/o York House, Twickenham TW1 3AA”

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