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ho says British Summer is awful? It’s certainly been a scorcher this year, and I hope you all enjoyed it despite the heat and no rain from late May to late July, which sadly claimed some trees in Teddington. More details on the councillor’s update on page 32.

We are very lucky to live near the River Thames and some of you might have enjoyed boat trips, canoeing or even paddle boarding. With many events along the river to choose from, don’t miss the Great River Race on the 8th September, starting at London Docklands and finishing at the Thames towpath at Ham with crews from all over the globe. It’s a great fun day out for both competitors and spectators. Check out other local events in September on page 28 & 30.

Strawberry Hill House is offering TW11 residents reduced tickets for their upcoming ‘Lost Treasures’ exhibition, details are in their advert on page 5, or if your child would like to win a chance to learn how to look after a pony check out the competition on page 22. There is so much to do and enjoy! Until next month, do take care.

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Contents Welcome – Page 1 Local History– Pages 2, 4 Crime Prevention – Page 6 Know your Neighbour – Page 8 Children’s Activities – Pages 10 & 12 Ted’s Talk – Page 14 Fundraise for Naomi – Page 17 Profile on Natalie – Pages 18 & 19 Sudoku – Page 20 Local Events – Pages 28 & 30 Councillors Update – Page 32 Landmark Art Centre – Page 36 Whilst every care has been taken to ensure accuracy of the information included in this publication, neither the publisher nor the editorial contributors can accept any liability to any party or damage caused by error or omissions resulting from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

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History Focus A Story of Dunkirk

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ocal history enquiries come in all shapes and sizes and from all corners of the globe. Most of these are of a family history nature and relate to distant relatives or ancestors, who once lived in Teddington, or to the very road(s) that they may have occupied.

Last September, Father Joe, at St Mary’s Church, received a most unusual request from the USA. This came from Steve DeBoer, in Colorado, who was researching a story told to him by his very dear neighbour and friend, Stanley Holcomb, a one time resident of Teddington, now in his 80s.

The story is that Stanley, a schoolmate of his and the schoolmate’s father were on a boat trip along the River Thames, when they were told that the boat would be confiscated. Here the story becomes a little confused, and Stanley’s next recollection is awaking in Dunkirk harbour to find the boat filling with troops. By some amazing quirk, when the boat was moored at Gravesend, the boys were not disturbed and the boat set sail for Dunkirk with the rest of the 120 vessel Teddington flotilla. When the boys were discovered, the boat was directed to immediately turn home with the first load of their passengers, the task of Stanley and his friend being to make and serve tea for the soldiers aboard. The boat returned to Teddington with the friend’s father taking both boys to school, resulting in Stanley being in the “worst trouble of his life”, when he finally went home, as his mother had no idea where he had been.

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Interest in the story had been revived with the new film version of “Dunkirk” being screened in the USA, and Steve and Stanley watched this together. The film clearly stirred some memories within Stanley, but a 77 year lapse makes for a challenging experience when recalling every detail. Stanley and his family went to the USA in 1952/3 and he made America his home, becoming a highly decorated Colonel in the U.S. Army and a successful businessman thereafter.

However, one of the biggest disappointments he has ever encountered is that he cannot remember the name of his schoolfriend, who had accompanied him to Dunkirk in 1940. Steve decided to take up researching the name of this friend, on behalf of Stanley, but without telling him what he was doing, hence his letter/email to Fr. Joe at St Mary’s. Fr. Joe duly passed this on to St Mary’s archivist, Dr Chris French, a retired history lecturer from Kingston University.

A request for fuller and further information followed and, surreptitiously, Steve tried to talk to Stanley in greater detail. Stanley has repeated that there were 50 or more soldiers involved and that his friend’s father was the owner, with the name of Rixson or Rexson. He concedes that waking up to find soldiers wading through the water and clambering aboard was a lot to take in for an eight year old, and the actual number might have been over 50 or simply a dozen. He is not so sure of the ownership of the boat but is certain that the father was an employee of Tough Brothers. A further complication arose with Stanley’s recollection that his friend’s mother had possibly been married before, thus making his friend the “father’s” stepson and not necessarily carrying the same name. By this time, the cat was out of the bag and Steve had to confess to taking on his researches.

Fortunately, Stanley was not at all upset, as he is planning to visit his sister in Teddington in September.

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Chris French had asked for my help in trying to uncover any references to the Holtom family.

By coincidence, Chris is a governor of St Mary’s and St Peter’s School, the replacement for the old Teddington Public School, which Stanley attended. Chris was able to check the school logbooks and found Stanley named, in 1942, as being awarded a place at secondary school and again, in 1939, on the list of Bridgman prize winners. He established that the Holcomb family was at 19, St Mary’s Avenue, in 1939. Moving on, Stanley be a complete listing of every vessel that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, even taking off a single soldier, but has never been published. It was compiled very soon after the event.

This may be of some interest. emigrated to America in 1952/3 and commenced a new life. Chris related several names from the logbook to Stanley as being of the same era, because the class registers for this time no longer exist. Unfortunately, none of the names rang any bells with Stanley.

John Tough, of Tough Brothers, was approached to see if he could identify the boat or seaman in question. John was able to confirm that none of the boats taken up river from Teddington were big enough to have carried 50 soldiers, so we must definitely be looking at a smaller number.

Mike Pemberton had sent copies of pictures from Tough’s boatyard at the time, and Stanley immediately recalled being towed in a group to Ramsgate. He also recalled “a roof” over the back end of the boat and having to walk down several stairs from the back deck to a lower

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level, where the stove/burner was and where they made tea for the soldiers. Peter is the name that comes strongly to mind when thinking of his friend.

The boat sailed from the main yard at Teddington. The original plan was for Stanley to stay overnight at Peter’s house after school.

When they jumped on the boat, it was on the understanding that they would enjoy a short ride downriver prior to the boat being taken away for special use. Having reflected on the voyage for a couple of months, Stanley recalls that a naval rating needed to be aboard each craft. He now thinks that 6 – 8 men were brought back on the deck above and two additional soldiers, who were wounded, were brought below and were tended by the sailor who had come aboard at Ramsgate. Stanley remembers the navy man pulling a blanket completely up and over the face of one of the wounded soldiers and now realises that that soldier was dead.

Steve has discovered that there is an E-2 Research Guide at Greenwich which purports to complete listing of every vessel that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, even taking off a single soldier, but has never been published. It was compiled very soon after the event. This may be of some interest.

All obvious avenues of enquiry have now been explored and, whilst Stanley has been pleased to recall items and faces of his earlier life in Teddington, it is frustrating that neither the elusive surnames of Peter and his father nor the name of the boat have come to light. It would be amazing if Peter were to read this article and come forward to meet Stanley on his return visit.

In the meantime, we will have to content ourselves with Teddington having provided the youngest crewman of Operation Dynamo.

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

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crime prevention garden which incorporates proven techniques to deter opportunistic burglars was on display at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

The garden was created by two students at Capel Manor College’s School of Garden Design and Plantsmanship in Enfield. Lucy Glover and Jacqueline Poll won a competition sponsored by Secured by Design (SBD) the national police crime prevention initiative. The competition was run in close collaboration with the Met Police’s Designing Out Crime Team in North East London and the College.

The elements which Lucy and Jacqueline included to make the garden safe, secure and sustainable included fencing topped with trellis to provide a high boundary; prickly plants to protect windows, fencing and drainpipes; and fixed concrete benches topped with wood panels so they couldn’t be repositioned to access windows.

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They also featured dawn-to-dusk low voltage lighting; solar globe lights in sandstone finish to provide low level illumination at night as well as sculptural interest to borders; and a pergola with a roof made of round poles with lose fitting wraparound metal tubes to discourage climbing.

Other measures included gravel paths to hear the crunch of approaching footsteps; and a secure shed, topped with a green planting roof. Items inside the shed like bicycles and gardening tools were marked with DNA forensic marking liquids to identify them if stolen.

To contact your local policing team email: SWMailbox-.SNTTeddington@met.police.uk @MPSTeddington In an emergency call 999

The Teddington

Lock & Road Treasure Hunt

11:00 —17:00 Saturday 15th Sept Starting from the Clock House Pub

Sign up your team today.

Your local Rotary Club has put together this cryptic treasure hunt around Teddington to raise funds for local charities such as RUILS and the River Thames Boat Project.

With clues that will challenge the most ardent quizzer combined with treasure chests for children to find, the event is designed for groups of friends and families who want to spend an afternoon discovering more about the place they live in.

From High Street to Lock is this year’s theme, with a route that takes you across to the lock island and back, searching for clues all the way round.

With plenty of great prizes donated by local restaurants and businesses, this is always a great day for those that take part.

• Can you find all the treasure chests around town?

• Can you answer all the cryptic questions?

• Will you be lucky and win a prize at the end?

Just a suggested donation of £10 on the day for each team offers you a whole afternoon of fresh air and fun, with plenty of places to take a break.

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Get to Know your Neighbour

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OCAL AUTHOR FIONA MITCHELL talks about what inspires her.

Teddington resident and freelance journalist Fiona Mitchell started to write her debut novel, The Maid’s Room, when she moved to Singapore in 2009.

It was inspired by the plight of the thousands of women working there as livein domestic helpers – often overworked, underpaid and subjected to all sorts of draconian treatment, like being made to sleep in tiny, windowless rooms.

The Maid’s Room was published by Hodder & Stoughton, in paperback, in April this year and has been described as a modern-day The Help. Fiona’s second novel, The Swap, will be published in April 2019. It centres on two women undergoing IVF in America, who end up having their embryos mixed up, but don’t find out until three years later.

What motivates you to get out of bed in the morning?

The thought of a cup of tea.

What challenges do you face and how do you overcome them?

Procrastination. I employ all sorts of avoidance tactics. I have to force myself to write. For the first half an hour it’s a struggle but after that, I start to enjoy myself.

What made you start your own business?

I was a features editor on a magazine, but after my daughter (now 12) was born, childcare became an issue, so I went freelance. The creative writing came a few years later.

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What’s your favourite part of your day?

Midday. I’m much more alive by then; the afternoon is my most productive part of the day.

Who inspires you and why?

People and the kindness we’re all capable of, the way people deal with hardship too.

What lessons have you learned?

That no matter how successful someone is, they’re likely to be striving for something more.

It’s important not to be hard on yourself, to celebrate your achievements, however small.

What would the closest person in your life say if I asked them for the one characteristic that they totally like about you?

My husband says I’m easy to talk to and get on with most people. That, and my resilience. To get traditionally published, you need a literary agent.

I had dozens of rejections from agents before being signed by one, but kept on scooping my battered ego off the floor and carrying on.

What is your favourite place in Teddington?

Teddington Library. It’s so peaceful and I love spotting my book there.

It’s such an important part of our community, packed full of literature to make you think or help you escape, and if you’re on your own the library is a place where you’ll feel less lonely.

The Maid’s Room is available to buy at Waterstones, Amazon, Foyles and independent book stores.

Would you like to be the next interviewee or nominate a local resident? Please write to christiane@twmagazines.co.uk or @twmagazines.co.uk

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Contact Rachel Bowles, Registrar, to book a tour on 020 8614 0857 or visit our website at www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk

If you are interested in attending any of these activities, please phone first to check the details.

Baby Sensory

Booking in advance required, teddington@ babysensory.co.uk. Classes last 1 hour. £8.50 per session. Monday, 10am - 7-13 mths, 11.30am - birth - 6 mths, 1.30pm - birth-6 mths, 3pm - 7-13 mths Sari - 07932089848.

Teddington Baptist Church

Busy Bees

Tuesdays & Fridays: 10–11.30am, parent and toddler group for 6 mths to pre-school.

Contact: Siobhan Crowther 020 8977 8000.

Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

Catch-a-balls

Mondays: various times and ages.

Fun games and activities including ball handling skills, bat and ball techniques and agility.

Contact: 020 8398 3034, heather@catch-aballs.co.uk, catch-a-balls.co.uk.

Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

Chatterbooks

Second Tuesday of the month: 4.15pm, school yrs 4-5 Chat about books, play games, do quizzes, find out about authors and have a lot of fun together! Contact: 020 8734 3304, teddington.library@richmond.gov.uk Teddington Library, Waldegrave Rd, TW11 8NY

Church Mice Service

For parents/carers and children under 5 years old. 20 minute service followed by refreshments & play. Every Wednesday & Friday, 10.30am. St Mary with St Alban Friday, 10.30am. St Peter and St Paul Donation of £1 per family, no need to book..

Dragon Drama

Improvisational theatre, storytelling, acting, movement, mime, magic and mayhem!

Workshops for Preschool - Eighteen year olds. Contact 07590 452 436 or askus@ dragondrama.co.uk. dragondrama.co.uk

Dramacube

Hampton Hill Theatre Pre-school Drama (2-4 years Thrus 9.45-10.30am) United Reformed Chruch Musical Theatre Training (7-16 years Weds 4.45-7.30pm)

Contact 020 8408 0245 or email contact@ dramacube.co.uk

Footie Tots

Wednesdays, 2∞–5 years.

An Introduction to the world of fitness and football for children. Teaching basic ball skills, scoring lots of goals and having fun on the way. Contact Andy 07931 707720 or andy@footie-tots.co.uk. footie-tots.co.uk/ Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, & Salvation Army, Church Rd, TW11

Frankie & Flo’s Play Cafe

Tues/Weds/Thurs, 2.30-5.00pm 5 years and under, older siblings welcome.

A friendly environment with bouncy castle, ride on toys, craft activities, baby area, dressing up clothes, play shop, roller coaster. Cost: Under 1 yr £2.50, 1 yr and over £4.50, 1st Sibling £2, additional siblings £1 (under 6 months free) Contact: Jenny on 07828 450145 St Mary’s Parish Hall, Langham Rd, TW11

The Hot House Funky Dance Class

Tuesdays – 4–4.45pm ages: 5–7 years & 4.45pm-5.30pm ages 8–11 years Fun, confidence building, street-style dance classes for boys and girls as taught at Newland House and St Catherine’s schools.

Cost: £75 per school term Contact: Kym on 07979 108717 or kymrichards@hotmail.com Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, Tw11 9NN

Jo Jingles

Thursdays, time dependant on age Music, Singing and movement.

For babies – 5 years. Teddington.Jojingles. com/classes.asp.

Teddington Baptist Church. Church Road.

Kids’ ART Club

Saturday 15th September 10am – 12 noon 5 -11 yrs, Fun workshops with a different project for each session. January’s workshop is Pop Up Puppets! Limited places, so early booking essential.

Tutor: Sarah Richardson. Cost: £13.50 per child, per session, inc. mats.

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If you are interested in attending any of these activities, please phone first to check the details.

Little Wrigglers Dance, Perform & Play

Monday 1.45-2.30pm 2-4 years Thursdays: 9.30-10.15am, 2-4 years, 10:3011.15am, 2-4 years.

A creative mix of dance, music and mime to inspire your child to move to music.

Contact: Rachel 07817 691660 rachel@littlewrigglers.co.uk, littlewrigglers. co.uk. Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11

Mini Professors

Fun science for pre-school children.

Booking required in advance - £9 per session, Classes last 40 minutes.

Thursdays – 10am - 3-4 yrs, 11.30am – 2-3 years, 12.30pm – 3-4 years. richmond@ miniprofessors.co.uk. Nansi - 07951535734.

Teddington Baptist Church.

Monkey Music

Mondays - Thursdays Times according to age group. Age: 3 mths-4 yrs. Pre-school music classes that captivate through catchy songs, activities, percussion instruments & props. Encourages children to grow in confidence, improve listening, communication & concentration skills Contact: Claire Slade 020 8847 4031, monkeymusic.co.uk Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, Tw11 9NN

Noah’s Ark

Thursdays 10-11:30am Join us with your babies or children under 4 for fun with toys, crafts, singing and stories.

There is a baby area for pre-walkers.

All are welcome.

Contact claire.h.wood@gmail.com St Michael’s Fulwell, Wilcox Rd, TW11 0SP

Rainbow Music

For children aged 9mths-4yrs Fun and colourful drop-in music sessions.

Popular children’s classics and new songs to learn, bought to life on the guitar with singing, actions, animals, bubbles, a variety of instruments.

Mondays 9.30am and 10.15am. Teddington Baptist Church (conference room), Church Rd, Teddington Thursday 9.30am and 10.15am. St Marks Church Hall, St Marks Road, Teddington £6 per class (£10 if bringing 2 children).

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Story Time @ Teddington Library

Tuesdays, 2.15pm A free weekly session for the under 5s.

Contact: 020 8734 3304, teddington.library@richmond.gov.uk Teddington Library, Waldegrave Rd, TW11

Singing Hands

Learn how to sign using Makaton to develop your child’s communication skills with puppets, multi-sensory props and instruments. Contact: 020 8288 1706, singinghands.co.uk

Stagecoach

Singing, Dance & Drama: Build confidence, have fun, make friends!

Saturdays, various times. teddington@stagecoach.co.uk 0208 9770843/ 07824 999414 St Marys & St Peters School (SMSP) Somerset Road, Teddington, TW11 8RX

Story Time @ Twickenham Library

Tuesdays: 3.45pm. Free weekly story time for the under 5s.

Tel: 020 8734 3340, Garfield Rd, TW1 3JT

Teddington Dance Studio

Ballet, modern, tap, street jazz and melody movement, musical theatre, tinny tappers. For ∞ to 16 year olds.

Contact: Natalie 07887 353950, teddingtondance@btinternet.com

Tiny Teddies

Second and fourth Friday of the month: 10.30-11am. Bounce and rhyme for babies and toddlers. Contact: 020 8734 3340 Twickenham Library, Garfield Rd, TW1 3JT.

Teddington Tots

Drop in toddler group for children up to 3 yrs old. Open Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.30-11.30am. Offers a session full of fun, activities , music and wide selection of toys. For any queries please contact Alice Smith 07851936189.

Methodist Church Hall, 1 Stanley Road

Tiny Tunes

Thursdays 10am and 11am mixed ages 3 months-5 years £6 per child/£2.50 siblings. Contact: Lisa 07977 585020, info@ tinytuneslive.com Twickenham Library, Garfield Rd, TW1 3JT

Open Day

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Ted’s Talk WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that household rubbish, thrown away in the early 1900s, would become so highly collectable?

At that time, a huge amount of products were being sold in glass bottles, ceramic pots and jars. Advertising was in its prime, and manufacturers went to great lengths to promote their wares with transfer printed and pictorial descriptions. Different coloured glass was widely used but most mineral water bottles were made from a clear, light green glass. Some companies used brightly coloured glass, such as cobalt blue, amber and dark green. There were also ingenious and sometimes overelaborate methods of keeping the bottles sealed. All these different shapes, patents and colours make it a great field for collecting.

Bottle digging became popular in the 1970s, and many clubs were formed all over Britain.

Now, there are collectors all over the world.

Organised rubbish collections, by the council, started in around 1890 and waste was dumped on the outskirts of nearly every town up and down the country. Many of the bigger towns and cities generated a lot of rubbish and had real problems disposing of it. London’s rubbish had to be spread over a wide area. Some of it was taken down the Thames by barge and dumped on the foreshores of the Thames Estuary, in Essex and Kent. Some, also by barge, was taken up the Grand Union Canal and used to fill up old brick pits. Trains were used to take it to less populated areas in the surrounding counties.

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All this household waste would cause quite a considerable smell, and a lot of the old dumps were found on the north east outskirts of the towns.

This was because our prevailing wind is south westerly and would blow away the smell! Most of the big rubbish dumps have now long been dug out, but there must be many smaller sites that are waiting to be discovered. Remember, if you do find any of these, you must get permission to dig and always make sure you fill in the holes.

When I first started digging, back in 1974, I was coming home with sackloads of bottles, pots and jars. Like most collectors, as your collection grows, you become more discerning and begin to specialise. Ginger beer was a very popular drink, at that time, and thousands of companies all over Britain were selling it in stoneware bottles. The reason they did not use clear glass bottles was because the beer would have a lot of sediment settling at the bottom, and this was not very attractive to look at. These ginger beer bottles have become very popular to collect, particularly the transfer printed varieties, as shown in one of the pictures.

Just like a lot of collectors, I collect ginger beers from my own county. As you can imagine, there are all sorts of bottles and pots being dug up, and another big area of collecting is the lids from small, shallow pots, selling products such as toothpaste, skin cream, bear’s grease and all sorts of other strange ointments. I will be talking about these next month.

Ted is a local resident and keen collector.

Want to get in touch? email Ted on e.hiscock953@btinternet.com

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Larkin with Women by Ben Brown. The Mary Wallace Theatre, The Embankment, Twickenham, TW1 3DY Tickets from £10 Box Office 07484 927662 www.richmondshakespeare.org.uk

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Sat 29th & Sun 30th Teddington Art Fair Vibrant contemporary art from 18 artists - paintings, prints, jewellery, ceramics, textile art, objets trouves, sculpture and photography. The coffee shop will September be selling delicisious cakes throughout the day. Admission: £2 for adults, visit www.

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Councillor’s Update HEATHROW JUDICIAL REVIEW Those who suffer aircraft noise will be pleased that a consortium of boroughs, including Richmond, has now brought judicial review proceedings against the Government’s Heathrow expansion proposals as unlawful, because of air pollution, noise, climate change, surface access, breach of habitats directive and flawed consultation.

UDNEY PARK PLAYING FIELDS Quantum have accelerated a decision on their development proposals by an early appeal for “non-determination”. Subject to a possible judicial review, a public inquiry in February, with the Appeal Inspector’s decision in May, seems likely. The Planning Committee will meet this month to decide the Council’s line.

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CONTROLLED PARKING The Council has now abolished the 51% rule for voting on Controlled Parking Zone schemes because it effectively counts non-voting residents as opponents. Instead, a simple majority on a reasonable turnout will allow a sensible scheme to go forward.

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TREES Good and bad news on trees. The tree preservation order (TPO) on the two Chile pines in Stanley Road (picture) has been confirmed. A TPO for a large oak near Tudor Court, Park Road is coming up as we go to press and TPOs on a black mulberry, two sycamores and an ash between 32 | |TW / August 2018on 07974 500895 32 To advertise please call Christiane 11 – July

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Teddington had no rain between late May and late July and inevitably trees have died in the drought.

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THE GARDEN IN LATE SUMMER Acanthus mollis is a vigorous perennial from the Mediterranean with deeply lobed and cut leaves (a feature of Corinthian capitals) and flowering stems up to 5ft high (picture). Large dark brown capsules hold the seeds.

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Landmark Book Club Friday 7th September, 1pm If you enjoying reading and discussing books then our book club is for you. Organised in association with Waterstones, Teddington, whose staff lead a structured but informal discussion. September’s book is “If We Were Villains” by M.L.Rio. Tickets on the door: £5 / £3.50 concs Men’s Singing Workshops Saturday 8th September, 10am Acapella workshops for men led by Dominic Stichbury and guest tutors. Build your confidence without the pressure of being in a mixed choir, exploring a range of music by ear. No experience required and all welcome. Register in advance and pay on the day. Cost: £12 Drama for Adults Wednesdays 8pm – 9.30pm Join experienced drama tutor Caroline Dooley for fun workshop style sessions where students can learn new acting and performance skills, or build on those they already have without the pressure of being in a production. Release your imagination and creativity through drama games, improvisation, text and devised work as you immerse yourself in the enjoyable world of ‘makebelieve’.

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