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Welcome!

Welcome Welcome to to the the June June edition. edition.

Digital only only for for the the second second month, month, Digital but with with the the government government starting starting to to but loosen loosen certain certain lockdown lockdown rules, rules, we we are hoping hoping to to be be back back in in print print next next are month.

With certain non month.

With certain non essential essential retail retail outlets, outlets, together together with with various other businesses various other businesses allowed allowed to to open open at at different different points points in in June, June, we we can can start start to to ease ease ourselves towards towards normality. normality. What What ourselves the normal looks looks like like the “new” “new” normal however is at the moment however is at the moment anyone’s guess. anyone’s guess.

In this this month’s month’s magazine magazine we we read read of of In aa call out for lockdown stories, call out for lockdown stories, which book which will will be be turned turned into into aa book and and an an exhibition exhibition at at the the Riverhouse Riverhouse Barn.

Barn. Ben Ben West West continues continues his his enthralling around enthralling piece piece on on nature nature around

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Elmbridge Lockdown Lockdown Chronicles Chronicles Elmbridge Where the the Wild Where Wild Things Things Are Are The Art Art of of Home The Home School School Power Power of of the the Micro Micro Lift Lift ForgottenLtd ForgottenLtd Elmbridge Elmbridge Dementia Dementia Services Services Elmbridge Elmbridge Local Local Plan Plan Dominic Dominic Raab Raab Molesey Molesey Matters Matters Roving Roving Reporter Reporter Recipe Recipe of of The The Month Month Elmbridge Elmbridge Retail Retail Grant Grant Garden View View Garden App App for for Dads Dads Index Index of of Advertisers Advertisers

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Elmbridge ElmbridgeLockdown LockdownChronicles ChroniclesCommunity Community Exhibition Exhibitionand andBook Book- -Call CallOut Outfor forContent Content Since thethe COVID-19 virus turned ourour lives inside out, communities allall around Elmbridge have showed Since COVID-19 virus turned lives inside out, communities around Elmbridge have showed courage, love and compassion onon a scale that none of of us us could have predicted. courage, love and compassion a scale that none could have predicted.

Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, RR CC Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Museum would like to to make a lasting Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Museum would like make a lasting record of of these local stories andand memories byby creating anan exhibition and a book that will bebe onon sale as as a a record these local stories memories creating exhibition and a book that will sale keepsake.

WeWe invite you allall to to send us us your stories, as as photographs, artwork, video or or words.

WeWe need keepsake. invite you send your stories, photographs, artwork, video words. need contributions in in thethe following areas and any others that you cancan think of:of: contributions following areas and any others that you think Ideas to to getget you going: Ideas you going: 1.The Rainbow Project is is creating a photographic collage of of a rainbow made of of colour photos.

Children’s 1.The Rainbow Project creating a photographic collage a rainbow made colour photos.

Children’s rainbow artwork from windows, adult rainbow art,art, street artart etc.etc. rainbow artwork from windows, adult rainbow street 2.Films – we challenge you to to make a short video film summing upup your experience of of Lockdown.

These 2.Films – we challenge you make a short video film summing your experience Lockdown.

These could bebe conceptual or or literal, humorous, they could bebe your video diary of of standing in in a queue forfor precould conceptual literal, humorous, they could your video diary standing a queue prescriptions, or or visiting a loved one in in a socially distant way. scriptions, visiting a loved one a socially distant way.

3.The NHS Clap – send in in photos and video of of thethe way your street/community hashas responded to to thethe Thurs3.The NHS Clap – send photos and video way your street/community responded Thursday Claps. day Claps.

4.Elmbridge Heroes – tributes to to people who have stepped upup beyond thethe callcall of of duty – e.g.

Miss Polly’s 4.Elmbridge Heroes – tributes people who have stepped beyond duty – e.g.

Miss Polly’s in in Molesey, Three Rivers Academy in in Walton who have made PPE, teachers, carers, NHS workers, superMolesey, Three Rivers Academy Walton who have made PPE, teachers, carers, NHS workers, supermarket workers, pharmacists, binbin men, etc.etc. market workers, pharmacists, men, 5.Memorials – tributes to to people who have sadly died.

5.Memorials – tributes people who have sadly died.

6.Video of of zoom events, quizzes or or lifelife in in lockdown.

6.Video zoom events, quizzes lockdown.

7.Music – have you learnt anan instrument, streamed or or composed something?

7.Music – have you learnt instrument, streamed composed something?

8.Cooking – beautiful bakes or or strange recipes.

8.Cooking – beautiful bakes strange recipes.

9.Shortages – photos of of empty shelves at at thethe start of of lockdown – lack of of toilet rolls – empty shelves etc.etc.

9.Shortages – photos empty shelves start lockdown – lack toilet rolls – empty shelves 10.Lock down games?

Treasure hunts.

10.Lock down games?

Treasure hunts.

11.VE Day celebrations.

11.VE Day celebrations.

12.Easter Day. 12.Easter Day. 13.Birthdays in in Lockdown.

13.Birthdays Lockdown.

14.Lock-Down Haircuts.

14.Lock-Down Haircuts.

15.Sewing Scrubs, Laundry bags etc.etc.

15.Sewing Scrubs, Laundry bags 16.Any objects that could bebe exhibited (scrubs, bags, masks or or something that you have grown, sculpted or or 16.Any objects that could exhibited (scrubs, bags, masks something that you have grown, sculpted made). made).

Cllr Janet Turner, Portfolio Holder forfor Leisure and Culture, said, “The exhibition and book will bebe based Cllr Janet Turner, Portfolio Holder Leisure and Culture, said, “The exhibition and book will based onon what you telltell us.us.

Think about what you would telltell people, in in thethe future, if they asked you what it was what you Think about what you would people, future, if they asked you what it was like to to live through lockdown.

Elmbridge Museum look forward to to working in in partnership with RC Sherlike live through lockdown.

Elmbridge Museum look forward working partnership with RC Sherriffriff Trust and Riverhouse Arts Centre to to keep a record of of thethe residents’ lockdown mementos and will cataTrust and Riverhouse Arts Centre keep a record residents’ lockdown mementos and will catalogue them as as artefacts.

This is is your local current or or modern history and will bebe anan interesting eraera forfor fu-fulogue them artefacts.

This your local current modern history and will interesting ture generations to to explore”.

Emily Boulting, Director of of thethe Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, said, “We areare ture generations explore”.

Emily Boulting, Director Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, said, “We very excited to to putput together this community exhibition and book and invite you to to think about what you very excited together this community exhibition and book and invite you think about what you would to toremember from this time.

Is Is it it thethe extraordinary community spirit that helped wouldwant want remember from this time. extraordinary community spirit that helpedyou yougogo through these difficult times or or thethe fantastic achievement of of unsung heroes?

Is Is it the incredible variety of of through these difficult times fantastic achievement unsung heroes? it the incredible variety online activities or or thethe array of of technology that helped to to keep in in touch with friends or or loved ones?

LetLet us us online activities array technology that helped keep touch with friends loved ones? know.

Nothing is is tootoo humble, wewe areare interested in in thethe meaning of of each object.”Peter Allen, Director of of know.

Nothing humble, interested meaning each object.”Peter Allen, Director RCRC Sherriff Trust, said, “The Elmbridge Lockdown Chronicles will record thethe extraordinary and thethe munSherriff Trust, said, “The Elmbridge Lockdown Chronicles will record extraordinary and mundane events that kept us us going during thethe pandemic.

WeWe look forward to to receiving your thoughts in in a muldane events that kept going during pandemic. look forward receiving your thoughts a multitude media, arearedancing drawings, titudeof of media,whether whetherthey they dancingvideos, videos,NHS NHSclapping clappingclips, clips,rainbow rainbow drawings,images imagesof of whacky haircuts or or photos of of creative culinary delights.

AllAll these memories will bebe brought to to lifelife in in thethe whacky haircuts photos creative culinary delights. these memories will brought future exhibition andand book” future exhibition book” Please send us us your photos/videos/poems/music or or any enquiries at at chronicles@riverhousebarn.co.uk.

Please send your photos/videos/poems/music any enquiries chronicles@riverhousebarn.co.uk.

Please note that byby sending us us your contributions you agree to to them being reproduced as as part of of thethe exhibiPlease note that sending your contributions you agree them being reproduced part exhibition, in in thethe accompanying book and forfor publicity. tion, accompanying book and publicity.

Visit riverhousebarn.co.uk/elmbridge-lockdown-chronicles/ forfor further information.

Visit riverhousebarn.co.uk/elmbridge-lockdown-chronicles/ further information.

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Make Your Own Yoghurt You will need:

between 82 and 86C. Allow to cool for at least fifteen minutes.

Then (make sure you have super-clean hands) dip your little finger into the centre of the milk up to the first knuckle. When you can comfortably hold it there for five seconds the good bacteria will be comfortable too (I checked and it’s somewhere around 46C). Whichever method you use, pour the resulting mixture into the warmed, sterilised thermos flask. Seal and leave for 12 hours. I usually leave overnight. In the morning you should have yoghurt! Decant into clean glass jars and enjoy. You can use a few tablespoons of this yoghurt to make your next batch. It’s the food that keeps on giving.

A Thermos flask that holds 1 pint. 450-500ml of milk. Whole milk gives the creamiest results and is the one we prefer, but semi-skimmed also works well. 4-5 tbsp live yoghurt at room temperature.

(If the blurb on the pot says ’made with live cultures’ you’re good to go). Optional - 25g milk powder. Some methods said this made the yoghurt thicker and creamier. I found that it gave the yoghurt a slightly grainy texture, but it might have been my ancient milk powder! A kitchen thermometer is helpful but not necessary. Sterilise the flask by filling it with boiling water. I empty it and pop the lid on to keep it warm. Thermometer method - Heat the milk to 82-86C in a pan (to sterilise).

Stay with the milk, it boils quickly! Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool to 46C. Then whisk the room-temperature yoghurt through and add the milk powder if using. No thermometer method - Heat the milk until a ring of bubbles forms around the edge of the pan. This means the milk has reached scalding point. I checked and it is

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Where The Wild Things Are Where Are WhereThe TheWild WildThings Things Are:: : Connecting with Nature Connecting Connectingwith withNature Nature

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YouYou can can findfind me me here: all things wildlife related. here: Twitter: @WildBenWest Twitter: @WildBenWest Twitter: @WildBenWest Instagram: wearewherethewildthingsare Instagram: wearewherethewildthingsare Instagram: Facebook: Benwearewherethewildthingsare West Facebook: BenBen West West related questions, would If Facebook: you have any wildlife If you have any wildlife related questions, would you have any wildlife related would likeIf something identifying or just questions, want to make likelike something identifying or just want to make to make contact something feel free to identifying message meor or just drop want me a line at contact feelfeel freefree to message me me or drop me me a line at at contact to message or drop a line ben@wherethewildthingsare.co.uk ben@wherethewildthingsare.co.uk ben@wherethewildthingsare.co.uk If you happen to see me on Molesey Heath do say If you happen to see see me me on Molesey Heath do say If you happen on Molesey Heath do say hello, from a safe to distance obviously… hello, from a safe distance obviously… hello, from a safe distance obviously…

In normal circumstances meetings are held the last In normal circumstances meetings are heldheld the the last last In normal meetings Saturday of circumstances every month but these are are far from Saturday of every month but these are far far from Saturday of When every month from normal times! we do but get these back are to normal normal times! When we we do do get get backback to normal normal When to normal these are alltimes! the details you need to know: Cettis Warbler these are are all the the details youyou needneed to know: these details to know: Cettis Warbler Price is £10allfor adults and children under 16 are Cettis Warbler Price is £10 for for adults andand children under 16 are Price £10 adults children under free.

No isdogs please.

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Wren, Goldfinch, Robin, main gates to Molesey Heath on Approach Road, defending territories.

Wren, Goldfinch, Robin, main gates to Molesey Road, KT8 2LL. Binoculars are Heath useful on but Approach not essential.

Dunnock, Blackbird, Linnet, Song Thrush and a Dunnock, Blackbird, Linnet, Song Thrush andand a a KT8KT8 2LL. Binoculars are are useful but but not not essential.

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To my to delight anest Cuckoo Please email ben@wherethewildthingsare.co.uk for o the the neighbouring houses.

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Starlin waswas calling fairly regularly around the middle of further details. callingwith fairly regularly aroundactivity. the middle of further details. month along occasional Skylark month along withwith occasional Skylark activity. back a month along occasional Skylark White was the dominant colour of theactivity. flowering White waswas the the dominant colour of the flowering the nei White dominant colour of Pepperwort, the flowering plants with Hawthorn, Rowan, Hoary plants withwith Hawthorn, Rowan, Hoary Pepperwort, was ca plants Hawthorn, Rowan, Hoary Pepperwort, Cow Parsley, Hemlock, Hemlock Water Dropwort, CowCow Parsley, Hemlock, Hemlock Water Dropwort, Parsley, Water Dropwort, Dog Rose, ElderHemlock, and WhiteHemlock Dead nettle allmonth putting DogDog Rose, Elder andand White Dead nettle allWhite putting Rose, Elder White Dead nettle all putting plants Please mention Molesey Matters when Please mention Molesey Matters when www.villagematters.co.uk Cow P Please mention Molesey Matters when responding to adverts www.villagematters.co.uk 6 responding to adverts www.villagematters.co.uk responding to adverts Dog R 6 6

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The Art of Home-School The Art of Home-School Most children love to draw or paint. While so and have all been tested by my own 10-yearmany of us arelove stuck home a great Most children to atdraw or it’s paint.

Whileway so to keep them occupied too.

A few friends many of us are stuck at home it’s a great way wondered if they should be encouraging more to keep them occupied too.

A few friends ‘mind-improving’ activities such as maths and wondered if they should be encouraging more English worksheets.

Art tends to be viewed as ‘mind-improving’ activities such as maths and aEnglish ‘bolt-on’ extra in school.

But art is so much worksheets. Art tends to be viewed as more, and along musicBut should a ‘bolt-on’ extra with in school. art isbesogiven mucha much morea more, and along with music should be given prominent much more role within prominent education. role within education.

Drawing, painting Drawing, and sculpting painting and help mental, sculpting social, and help mental, emotional development. Creating art boosts social, and our ability to analyse and problem-solve. emotional development.

Creating art boosts our to analyse As aability conscript teacherand in problem-solve. the ‘school of mum and dad’ it’s easy to fall trap of As a conscript teacher ininto the the ‘school of ’right mum and wrong’ when we would be better reand dad’ it’s easy to fall into the trap of to ’right member thatwhen art should be about the process and wrong’ we would be better to rerather than theart product. member that should be about the process rather than the product. a paintbrush or pencil, As children manipulate their fine motor skills improve.

As or they mix As children manipulate a paintbrush pencil, colours learn proportions, and their finethey motor skillsabout improve.

As they mix when they experiment with different media colours they learn about proportions, and they dabble in science. Most if a when they experiment with importantly different media child feels good about Most being importantly able to experithey dabble in science. if a ment while good creating art,being it boosts selfchild feels about able their to expericonfidence.

Children art, who feel able try ment while creating it boosts theirtoselfthings and make mistakes moretocreaconfidence.

Children whodevelop feel able try tive ways thinkmistakes which extend their things and tomake developbeyond more creaartwork. tive ways to think which extend beyond their artwork.

Lots of parents don’t feel comfortable with art, there isn’twitha Lots because of parentsunlike don’t maths feel comfortable ‘correct’ way tounlike do it’, maths or they there feel they havea art, because isn’t to intervene look So, ‘correct’ waytotomake do it’,things or they feel’right’. they have I’ve put together a list of art websites that to intervene to make things look ’right’. So, offer put tutorials aimed I’ve together a listat oftheartchildren websitesthemthat selves rather than at their They all use offer tutorials aimed at parents. the children themreal world art equipment, not digital platforms selves rather than at their parents. They all use real world art equipment, not digital platforms

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dependent dependent ononthose those little interactions and dependenton thoselittle littleinteractions interactionsand and connections connections we make with wider circle ofof connectionswe wemake makewith withaa awider widercircle circleof people people going about our daily business. peoplegoing goingabout aboutour ourdaily dailybusiness. business.

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What started with two ofof #ForgottenLtdwas wasborn. born.What Whatstarted startedwith withtwo twoof us, quickly grew and we are now aa part of aa hugely us, quickly grew and we are now ofof us, quickly grew and we are now apart part ahugely hugely passionate, passionate, dedicated and talented team ofof10 1010volvolpassionate,dedicated dedicatedand andtalented talentedteam teamof volunteers spanning the UK. We have generated major unteers spanning the UK. We have generated major unteers spanning the UK. We have generated major news news coverage including BBC1 10pm News, The newscoverage coverageincluding includingBBC1 BBC110pm 10pmNews, News,The The Sun, Sun, ITV, The Express, LBC, Daily Mail, Sky Sun,ITV, ITV,The TheExpress, Express,LBC, LBC,Daily DailyMail, Mail,Sky Sky News News and made short films and some fantastic Newsand andmade madeshort shortfilms filmsand andsome somefantastic fantastic animations animations and social media assets.

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support believe that on is not support and we believe that taking onondebt debt isis not supportand andwe we believe thattaking taking debt notaa a viable viable solution.

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Elmbridge Dementia Services: Elmbridge Services: caring forDementia carers and those with caring for carers andlockdown those with dementia during dementia during lockdown

Caring for someone with dementia is challengingforat someone any timewith but caring for issomeone Caring dementia chalwith dementia during worldwide pandemic lenging at any time buta caring for someone involving a lockdown can be anpandemic incredibly with dementia during a worldwide tiring andalonely situation. involving lockdown can be an incredibly tiring and lonely situation.

Elmbridge Dementia Services (formerly ‘Relief Care’) has been Services supporting(formerly those with Elmbridge Dementia dementia and their families in Elmbridge ‘Relief Care’) has been supporting those withfor many years and that support hasn’t stopped dementia and their families in Elmbridge for during the COVID-19 pandemic. many years and that support hasn’t stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Councillor Tannia Shipley, Portfolio Holder for Social Tannia Affairs, Shipley, is very proud to support the Councillor Portfolio Holder Dementia Services forElmbridge Social Affairs, is very proud team: to support the “Anyone Dementia with experience a loved one or Elmbridge Servicesofteam: friend with dementia knows how “Anyone with experience of a loveddifficult one or it can be, challenges can be and joy friend withbutdementia knows howeased difficult it can be found with the right support and adcan be, but challenges can be eased and joy vice.

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Elmbridge Local Plan should reflect needs Elmbridge Local Plan should reflect needs after COVID-19 pandemic after COVID-19 pandemic Borough Council, CllrCllr Stuart Selleck, wrote Borough Council, Stuart Selleck, wrote to the Secretary of State for for Housing, Comto the Secretary of State Housing, Communities andand Local Government, expressing munities Local Government, expressing his his desire thatthat anyany newnew Local Plan should desire Local Plan should consider the the impact of of the the COVID-19 panconsider impact COVID-19 pandemic: “…the importance of good design, of of demic: “…the importance of good design, space standards andand well-designed homes thatthat space standards well-designed homes function for for its occupants - allowing for for home function its occupants - allowing home working with good quality outdoor amenity working with good quality outdoor amenity space.

It It (COVID-19 pandemic) hashas alsoalso space.

(COVID-19 pandemic) made us aware of the importance andand the the im-immade us aware of the importance DueDue to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemof the wider environment thatthat we we livelive in, in, to the impact of the COVID-19 pandem- pactpact of the wider environment ic, ic, there willwill be be a delay in in the the Local Plan well-designed streets andand public spacthere a delay Local Plan ourour well-designed streets public spactimetable for for Elmbridge.

TheThe current timetatimetable Elmbridge. current timeta- es…” es…” bleble outlined thatthat a draft newnew Local Plan would Local Plan hashas a great impact on on the the lifelife outlined a draft Local Plan would TheThe Local Plan a great impact be sent to Council in July 2020, before a widresidents, it ensures we we cancan conbe sent to Council in July 2020, before a wid- of Elmbridge of Elmbridge residents, it ensures coner viewing by by Elmbridge residents in Septemdevelopment in the borough for for the the beneer viewing Elmbridge residents in Septem- troltrol development in the borough beneberber 2020.

However, the the COVID-19 pandemic of of all all ourour residents andand nownow more thanthan 2020.

However, COVID-19 pandemic fit fit residents more hashas disrupted thatthat schedule. ever, it isitneeded to help planplan for for the the future -a-a disrupted schedule. ever, is needed to help future future thatthat maymay seesee more working from home, future more working from home, Unfortunately, external consultants andand other commuting, lessless reliance on on carscars andand Unfortunately, external consultants other lessless commuting, reliance partners whowho would have provided analysis cycling andand walking. partners would have provided analysis more more cycling walking. andand technical details for for the the plan, have either technical details plan, have either been furloughed or are unable to continue thisthis With thisthis in mind, we we willwill review all all thethe work been furloughed or are unable to continue With in mind, review work work.

It isItnot clear when theythey cancan restart andand to date on on the the Elmbridge Local Plan to ensure work. is not clear when restart to date Elmbridge Local Plan to ensure as aasresult, we we willwill notnot meet ourour original timeit positively shapes Elmbridge for for a time a result, meet original time- thatthat it positively shapes Elmbridge a time table, nornor cancan we we establish a new timetable. the the pandemic, oneone thatthat continues to to table, establish a new timetable. beyond beyond pandemic, continues allow Elmbridge to thrive andand its its residents to to allow Elmbridge to thrive residents Councillor ourour green spaces, independent shops CouncillorKaren KarenRandolph, Randolph,Portfolio Portfolio cherish cherish green spaces, independent shops Holder for for Planning Services said: “Due to to andand businesses, andand ourour great schools andand Holder Planning Services said: “Due businesses, great schools the the current uncertainty the the council is not in ain a community. current uncertainty council is not community. position positionto toset seta arevised revisedtimetable timetablefor for Elmbridge’s newnew Local Plan.”

CllrCllr Randolph concluded: “The COVID-19 Elmbridge’s Local Plan.”

Randolph concluded: “The COVID-19 pandemic hashas caused so so much sadness andand pandemic caused much sadness SheShe added: “Although the the fullfull impact of the to our lives.

While we we waitwait for for a a added: “Although impact of the disruption disruption to our lives.

While changed when we we cancan be be reunited with friends changedcircumstances circumstancesandandthe theeconomic economic time time when reunited with friends challenges from thethe COVID-19 pandemic willwill andand family, ourour residents cancan be be assured thatthat challenges from COVID-19 pandemic family, residents assured notnot be be known for for many months, probably areare working in the background to make known many months, probably we we working in the background to make years, thethe council stillstill hashas to produce a Local thatthat Elmbridge continues to be a great years, council to produce a Local suresure Elmbridge continues to be a great Plan if itifisit not to lose all all control over future to live andand work.”

Plan is not to lose control over future place place to live work.” development in Elmbridge.” development in Elmbridge.”

On On 7 May 2020, the the Leader of of Elmbridge 7 May 2020, Leader Elmbridge

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Recipe of The Month Recipe of The Month G&T with a Slice of Lemon Drizzle Cake

G&T with a Slice of Lemon Drizzle Cake

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