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Ashtead Residents’ Association 8 Arts Alive 2012, pages 42, 44 & 46 42

Leatherhead Residents’ Association 10 Volunteers needed for Girlguiding 50

Quiz - Units of measurements 12 Olympic medallists visits Leatherhead 50

MV Police Column 16 Recipe - ‘Oreo’ brownies 54

Recycling centre opening November 18 Bacchus marathons 2012 report 56

Quiz - Monsters 20 Wheels for the World at the Paralympics 58

Halloween fun in Leatherhead 24 Book reviews 60

Never sleep on an argument - a story 28 Andy’s blog 62

Lions at a Rotary meeting? 30 What’s on in October? Pages 64-69 64

Wheelchair Foundation 32 Walk to D’Feet MND 70

RNLI aquatic rescue day 34 October’s crosswords 72

Simple crossword 36 Autumn at RHS Wisley 76

Give a cat a home 38 Enjoy some tulip-mania 78

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From the Publisher

F irstly, I should like to wish my dear friend Meredith Worsfold a belated happy90th birthday. You may remember Meredith wrote for the Ashtead &

Leatherhead Local memories of his life in Ashtead village, from his early years inthe late 1920’s right up to the present and I, for one, very much enjoyed readingabout the village and his life, so bless you Meredith and many happy returns.

It all seems rather flat now that the Olympics and Paralympics have come to anend, but it has been a wonderful summer of sport. I was especially humbled by theathletes taking part in the Paralympics as their achievements seemed even greater due to themobility problems and other issues they had to firstly overcome. To me, their accomplishmentswere awe-inspiring. My sister, who is herself disabled, said that the Paralympics were an inspirationto her.

Karen Goodridge of Wheels for the World charity asked me to run an article about their involvementin the recent Paralympics, it’s a lovely article and the charity does a great deal of good to helpmobilise those people in far off countries who do not have access to a wheelchair. Karen’s heart-warming article can be found on page 58.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting a real-life ‘Gamesmaker’ who helped out at the ParalympicGames. Despite spending over 14 hours a day on her feet, she was absolutely thrilled to have beengiven the opportunity to help out at the Games, what a lovely lady and her passion was infectious.

By the time this magazine begins its distribution no doubt many children will be preparing theirHalloween costumes for the madness that is the HalloweenFestival in Leatherhead town centre on 31st October, thismonth’s front cover gives you just a taste of how much fun thisannual festival is. More details on page 24... and may theforce be with you!

October sees the annual Arts Alive Festival, with lots of diverseshows and events running from 1st-31st October, I have givenyou just a small idea of what has been planned on pages 42, 44and 46.

I’ve just discovered that the Leatherhead Community RecyclingCentre (endearingly called ‘The Tip’) won’t be opening in latesummer due to unforeseen circumstances, but will re-open inNovember, details on page 18. Along similar lines, Mole ValleyDistrict Council have upgraded their recycling services for localresidents, and a statement from the Council on what can andcannot be accepted with your usual recycling bin collection canbe found on page 40.

Oh, and don’t forget, clocks go back one hour on 28th October- doesn’t really feel like we’ve had a proper summer this year,boo hoo.

Cheerio

Zen GeorgePublisher01372 [email protected]

PS: I can’t believe I’m going to startworking on the November edition in a fewdays - where does the time go!

AdvertisingThe Ashtead & Leatherhead Localprovides local businesses withaffordable, quality advertising. Adscost from £53 +VAT per month, perquarter page for a 10,000distribution (yes, really!) and can bedesigned where required.

Technical & Legal stuffWhilst every care has been taken toensure that the data in this magazineis accurate, the Publisher cannotaccept, and hereby disclaims, anyliability to any party for loss ordamage caused by errors or omissionsresulting from negligence, accidentor any other cause.

No part of this magazine may bereproduced, stored in any retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form -electronic, mechanical, recording,photocopying, or otherwise - withoutprior permission of the Publisher.

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“Trains and boats and planes are passing by...”

Well perhaps not boats and planes in Ashtead, but atleast there is some good news about our local BusService.

As from September 2nd 2012 there will be 479 busservices on Sundays running between Bookham andEpsom via Ashtead. Going towards Epsom it will be a 2-hourly service, with the 479 towards Epsom reachingAshtead Pond on a Sunday at 09:28. The last bus backfrom Epsom will be at 19.45. This is on trial for a yearso it is important that it is well used if we wish to keepit. In other words “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it!”

During the week the running time of the 479 is to beextended. There will be a bus running half an hourlater towards Epsom and two later buses leaving Epsom,the last reaching Ashtead Pond at 19.32. On Saturdays,a later bus has been added from Epsom.

The 408 is going to run every hour between Epsom andLeatherhead and the 516 is also going to be morefrequent. As a result more buses will serve the villageand those living on the A24 will be able to experience amuch better service.

Those who catch the bus at the top of the village to gotowards Leatherhead will be extremely pleased to learnthat a shelter is being seriously considered.

All the new times of the 479 will be found at the busstops and via the village websitewww.ashteadresidents.org.uk/local-information/travel-information. Hard copies can be picked up at the PostOffices, Ashtead News at the bottom of Woodfield Laneand at the library. Booklets containing all our local busservices will also be available at the above locations.

And even more good news about our station

You will all be aware that Ashtead is to receive a newstation building to replace the present pre-fab which iswell past its ‘sell-by’ date. Following detailed planningand consultation the final stages have now beenreached. The following details have just been releasedby Southern Railway regarding the enlarged car parkand the new station building. The key milestones are:

• Start on site 3/9/12• Car Park Extension Complete 23/10/12• Hoarding goes up in car park for new building24/10/12

• Switch over to new building 22/4/13• Demolition of existing T/O starts 23/4/13• Practical completion 6/6/13

Please bear in mind that these dates are likely tochange as weather conditions and other unforeseenfactors will undoubtedly play a part, but this is theschedule at the moment. The plan is to extend thecurrent car park first so that when the time comes toerect hoarding around the area where the new stationis to be built, the loss of some car parking spaces willnot adversely affect the overall capacity of the carpark.

By the time you are reading this article the car parkextension should be well under way, though judging bythis summer’s unusual weather, they may have alreadybeen delayed by heavy snow!

Oh yes … and apologies to Burt Bacharach too!

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The Leatherhead Residents' AssociationAfter a summer of outstanding occasions, includingthe 120th anniversary of the Letherhead Institute, theQueen's Diamond Jubilee, and most recently HeritageWeekend, we will continue to feel the rosy aftermathof the Olympic cycle race that passed through ourtown, for a long time. Activities relating to all thesecouldn't have been achieved without the communityspirit that abounds. It's astounding what can beachieved when we pull together, and so important tohave community projects to look forward to and beinvolved in. Whilst there may not be anything somomentous ever again, we are still spoilt for choicewith special activities on the horizon, some of whichneed willing hands.

LRA volunteers are working on two rapidlyapproaching events.

20th October 2012 A De- Cluttering Workshop -2pm-5pmTransition Bookham and Ashtead, and the LRAEnvironmental sub committee are holding a De-Cluttering Workshop in the Letherhead Institute. Thiswill be a practical, uplifting afternoon, to inspirethose who find themselves with too much 'stuff',featuring a panel of special guests, includingprofessional de-clutterers, plus teas and cake. Anideal activity for the fall. We hope you'll join us.Proceeds to Friends of Teazle Wood. For more infophone 01372 383468

Oct 25th The Little Christmas Card Shop,Leatherhead Parish ChurchIn the spirit of general co-operation, Cards for GoodCauses (CFGC ), run by LRA volunteers CarolineBrown and Fran Smith, (and the help of some 60more volunteers) will be open from Thurs 25th Oct .

These generous volunteers are prepared to giveanything from 3 - 18 hours in the weeks just beforeChristmas to raise money needed by people not asfortunate as most of us.

Our volunteers enjoy the company, the chats, andthe ' very light' refreshments. However, some are nolonger able to help. So if you are fit, have a littlespare time, enjoy working as a team, but do not wantto be committed throughout the year, why not joinour merry gang. Please phone 01372 813013 if you'dlike to take part in this festive event.

New Bus TimetablesThe 408 now has an hourly service since 6thSeptember. The 479 now has a Sunday service.Timetables from the Help Shop and the newsagentnear Lidl.

Finally, good news for LRA members and localbusinesses and tradersThe Edmund Tylney is offering LRA members anongoing 20% off food. ATS Euromaster Car Repairs areoffering a 10% discount to people holding LRAmembership cards. We are working on a loyaltyscheme to benefit other traders and businesses. Asthe membership card will be important for ID, pleasebear with us as we issue new cards and encourageother businesses to come on board.

Our next open Committee Meeting is Monday Oct1st at 7.30pm at the Letherhead Institute. If youhave any concerns, or if you're not already a member,why not come along to get an idea of our work behindthe scenes, and how it could be making a differencefor you.

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MOLE VALLEY POLICE COLUMN

Towards the end of 2011and at the start of 2012there was a series ofCriminal Damage offencesin the Bookham,Leatherhead, Ashtead and

Epsom areas. The damage was causedby the tag ‘BEK’ or ‘BEKO’ beingsprayed on property in the abovementioned areas. The prevalence ofthe tag caused considerable upsetamongst the local community.

In January, images of the personresponsible were captured on CCTV inEpsom. The images were of a verypoor quality and, whilst the facecould not be recognised, the suspectwas wearing distinctive clothing. Theimages were distributed to localSurrey officers.

Later in January, a PCSO carried outa stop and check on two people inEpsom and took their details. He laterrealised that one of those stoppedwas wearing similar clothing to themale in the CCTV. Local officers thenarrested two people on suspicion ofthe various Criminal Damageoffences. One of the two wasreleased with no further action beingtaken. The other, Perri Kaye, a malewith connections in both Bookhamand Epsom, was bailed whilst furtherenquiries were carried out.

In July of this year, Kaye attendedGuildford Crown Court where hepleaded guilty to a string of CriminalDamage offences. He was placedunder a 12 month Community Orderwhich requires him to complete 150

hours of unpaid work. He was alsoordered to pay a total of £1,826.50 incompensation to the various victims.

This was a good result. Whilst graffitimay not seem like a serious offence,it has a strong impact on the localcommunity. We will always do ourbest to track down and pursue thoseresponsible for Criminal Damage.

In the last few weeks a new tag hasstarted to appear in Bookham. Thetag is ‘PATS’. Given past experience,this may well start to appear acrossin other areas. If you are see anyother examples of this, or may beaware of who is responsible, pleasecontact us by calling 101.Alternatively, you can call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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SITA now anticipate the Leatherhead facility will reopen to the public in November 2012

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Ruth looked at her husband lying beside her andwondered what had happened. Was this all that wasleft? Friends of theirs had recently separated and

she was worried their relationship was going thesame way.

They didn't have a terrible marriage. She loved itwhen they were out with friends. He would smilewith his eyes and send his love across the room. Headored his children and was enormously proud oftheir achievements. He worked hard, at a stressfuljob he didn't particularly enjoy, simply because itpaid well. Sam could still make her laugh and theyaccepted each other's quirky ways. They had yearsof shared memories which would always bind themtogether.

Ruth thought back to the argument earlier in theevening. Sam had been sitting at his laptop in theliving room. He was wearing earphones and workingon a presentation for following day. Ruth wascooking the evening meal in the kitchen. All wascalm until Daniel and Ben started arguing over a newXbox game belonging to Ben. Daniel had played onit without his older brother's permission and hadcompleted the game. Ben was livid and hadthumped his brother on the back. Daniel retaliatedand lashed out at Ben, just as Sarah was walkingpast. A piercing scream echoed round the house asshe got walloped on the shoulder.

Ruth raced from the kitchen to see what was goingon. Sam continued to stare at his screen, resolutelyignoring the mayhem while Ruth berated her sonsand tried to calm Sarah down. By the time she hadconfiscated the Xbox, comforted her daughter andreturned to her cooking, the chicken was burnt andthe water in the potatoes had run dry, leaving anacrid smell hanging in the air. Sam tried to explainthat he was under pressure to finish his work andthat another person losing their temper would onlyhave made things worse but Ruth was too caught upin her frustration at the spoilt supper.

Ruth now looked again at Sam. His face was asfamiliar as her own. He was still a handsome man,in spite of the greying hair. In fact, it rather suitedhim. She could see now that the crow's feet wereactually laughter lines and his mouth was halfcurved into a smile, even in his sleep.

He opened his eyes and gave his wife a sleepy kiss.

"Are you ok darling? I'm sorry about earlier. I reallyhad to finish that presentation. Don't be cross withme." He snuggled up to her in the bed. "Supper wasgreat. I was in the mood for boiled eggs anyway... "

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Lions at a Rotary Meeting?On Wednesday 29th August, around 70 members, partners andfriends of Leatherhead Rotary Club attended a very specialevening at the Police Federation Headquarters in Leatherheadto hear Will Travers OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the BornFree Foundation give an excellent presentation about theorganisation's global animal welfare and conservation work.

Mr Travers, son of actors Virginia McKenna and the late BillTravers, explained how the Born Free Foundation, originallyset up by his parents in 1984 under the name of 'Zoo Check',works with local communities around the world to protect awide range of endangered species in their natural habitat, aswell as helping people and wildlife live together withoutconflict. He was awarded an OBE in this year's Queen'sBirthday Honours List in recognition of his work to protectendangered and suffering animals around the world.

The Born Free Foundation, described by The Times as 'Bigenough to make a difference, but small enough to care'. Forfurther information about the Foundation and its work visitwww.bornfree.org.uk

At the end of the evening, the club's Immediate Past President, Chris Pelley, was also delightedto present cheques for £3,100 each to Andy Coulson from Practical Action and Tim Richardsonfrom Combat Stress, two of the charities supported by the club during Mr Pelley's year asPresident.

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Leatherhead Rotary Club is appealing to Mole Valley residents andbusinesses to collect bar codes from packets of Yorkshire tea andteabags to help them provide vital mobility equipment to disabledchildren and adults around the world.

It is estimated that over 100 million people worldwide with physicaldisabilities need wheelchairs, but less than 1% own or have access toone. In many developing countries, the only way for a person withphysical disabilities to be mobile is to crawl along the ground or becarried by family and friends. Since 2003 Rotary Clubs throughout GreatBritain have sponsored thousands of wheelchairs to more than 20countries around the world, as well as participating in their delivery.

By collecting bar codes from packets of Yorkshire tea and teabags, as well as many otherYorkshire Tea products, YOU can help Leatherhead Rotary Club add to this total. The bar codefrom a box of 80 teabags is worth 10p, with the largest catering bag of 1,200 teabags being worth£1.50. Each donation of £75 enables a wheelchair to be delivered to a person in need somewherearound the world. In the words of one beneficiary: “Yesterday I was a maggot crawling on theground. Today I am a butterfly.”

Please send your barcodes to ‘Leatherhead Rotary Club Barcode Appeal, c/o Donovan Hewitt,Leatherhead Theatre, 7 Church Street, Leatherhead KT22 8DN’ – thank you.

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On Sunday 2 September the water at LittletonSailing Club reflected the unusual sight of large,black, shaggy working Newfoundland dogspulling volunteers to the safety of the slipway ina graphic demonstration of these dogs’ amazingskills in aquatic rescue. For three of therescues the dog even towed the safety boat tothe shore, one time with two volunteers in thewater. In another rescue the dog towed fivevolunteers to the slipway at one go.

The participants had raised sponsorship, thenafter jumping into the lake from the safety boatthey were rescued by a Newfoundland Dog whohad either also jumped off the boat or swumout from the slipway. Whatever their age, allthe participants who had volunteered to berescued really enjoyed experiencing theintelligence and power of these remarkabledogs.

The dogs are being supplied by SEWN, the SouthEastern Working Newfoundlands club. These14st, (90kg) dogs are wonderful animals andinformation about them can be found onwww.sewn.org. SEWN supplied theknowledgeable dog handlers and full safetycover.

Littleton Sailing Club made a part of theirsailing lake available for the event togetherwith parking and changing facilities – hotshowers being very welcome to the volunteerswimmers! Their details can be found atwww.littletonsc.co.uk.

The event was organised by the Bookham &Leatherhead Branch of the RNLI, which is verygrateful to SEWN for making the event possible,to Littleton Sailing Club for providing thefacilities and to all the twenty five volunteerparticipants for the funds raised to help savelives at sea.

David Richmond-CogganSecretary, Bookham & Leatherhead Branch,RNLIwww.rnli.org / www.rnli-leatherhead.org.uk

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Ashtead EveningTownswomen's Guild

During the summer we have enjoyed our annuallunch & a boat trip followed by a cream tea. Ourfriends at Farnham TG made us very welcome & gaveus a guided tour of the lovely old town beforeserving us a delicious tea.

We are now looking forward to our autumnactivities. Our annual Beetle Drive on 18th October &organised by Mid Surrey Federation a trip to the Bankof England Museum & a day on Holland.

On September 4th two of our members joinedmembers of other Guilds in a sponsored walk in aidof the Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

At our next meeting on October 2nd, our 67thBirthday, we will be hearing 'How writing begins'from Mrs Adrienne Dines. At this meeting we will beholding a produce stall. Why not come & join us atthe Peace Memorial Hall for this meeting starting at7.45pm? You would be made most welcome.

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As part of its commitment to encouragingrecycling, Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) isincreasing the range of recycling services itoffers. With immediate effect, on alternateweeks, residents will be able to recycle theirunwanted textiles and small electricalequipment from the kerbside. They will also beable recycle a greater range of plastics in theirgreen recycling bin.

Textiles will be collected with recycling (greenbin) and small electrical equipment with refuse(black bin) on residents’ normal collection days.

Mole Valley’s waste collection vehicles havebeen adapted so they can collect textiles at thesame time as recycling. Residents just need toput their unwanted, clean and dry, textiles inany tied-up carrier bag and place it next totheir recycling bin. Those who usually take theirunwanted clothes to charity shops should carryon doing so. This is simply an alternative way torecycle them.

All textiles can be recycled, including pairs ofshoes, clothes, curtains, bed sheets, blanketsand towels. Even tatty textiles are welcome, asthey can be shredded and reused in a variety ofways.

The new service will reduce the number ofreusable and recyclable textiles going to landfillwith general waste via black bins, which is bothwasteful and bad for the environment.

It is just as easy for residents to recycle theirold or broken small electrical items. They

should go in a tied-up carrierbag, with the plugs and cablesstill attached, and placed nextto the black refuse bin on aresident’s normal collectionday. Batteries should be put ina separate, tied-up bag andplaced on top of the bin.

Mole Valley’s collectionvehicles now have a smallcompartment that can holdelectrical items up to 35cm by40cm. Unfortunately,equipment larger than thiscannot be collected. Pleasetake this to your local bring siteor tip.

Like textiles recycling, this newservice will reduce the amount

of small electrical equipment going to landfillvia black refuse bins. Instead, it will be recycledto make new items.

Improvements at Mole Valley’s MaterialsRecovery Facility (MRF), where recycling isprocessed, mean that as well as plastic bottles,residents can now recycle a range of pots, tubsand trays from around the house. Once cleaned,they can go in the green recycling bin onresidents’ usual collection day. At the moment,plastic films, such as peel-back lids, and plasticbags, such as carrier bags and cereal bags, can’tbe recycled.

Councillor James Friend, Portfolio Holder forEnvironment, said: “We’re thrilled to be able tooffer residents even more opportunities torecycle – it’s exactly what they’ve been askingus for. The new services help us to continue toprotect the environment of Mole Valley anddeliver Value for Money for local council taxpayers.

“We’re aiming for a recycling rate of 64% by2014 – at the moment Mole Valley is just under60%, so we’re well on the way. I’d like to thankresidents for all their help in achieving what wehave so far and encourage them to takeadvantage of the new services – helping toprotect our local environment."

To find out more about MVDC’srecycling services, visitwww.molevalley.gov.uk/recycling.

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Free Soil SamplingRHS offers free pH testing to gardeners

during September and OctoberFor gardeners planning to carry out planting this autumn, the Royal HorticulturalSociety (RHS) is offering free pH testing to determine whether their soil is acid oralkaline. All that gardeners have to do is to take five representative soil samples,6 inches deep from around their garden, mix them and bring a two-cupful sampleof this mix to any of the four RHS Plant Centres.

The soil-diagnostic service is being run in conjunction with the charity's ‘AutumnPlanting for Year Round Colour' campaign. The RHS wants to promote planting inautumn when the soil is still warm. This gives plants the head start they need toget established in time for spring when growth is at its peak. Once established, aplant's root systems can cope with summer's dry, warm conditions and they areless likely to fail.

"Every five or so years or when designing and planting your garden, you need to know whether thesoil is acid or alkaline, as different plants thrive in different soils," says Guy Barter, RHS ChiefHorticultural Advisor. "Wet summers can increase soil acidity, so this year checking pH isespecially worthwhile. It is also important to check soil pH before making vegetable plots,planting fruit, when growth is disappointing, or where yellowing of foliage occurs."

On 2 October RHS Garden Wisley is also joining forces with the Horticultural Trades Association toplant thousands of pansies and violas, demonstrating how to get colour in your garden now andbenefit from an even better display next spring.

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GO50 at Age UK Surrey offers guided Walks and Cycle Rides for the 50+ age group.This is just a taste of what’s on offer. Contact Richard Jeffries 01483 534706,

email: [email protected] website: www.acsurrey.org.uk

October Guided Walks (Walking boots or other suitable footwear recommended)

Thurs 11thMon 15thWed 17thThurs 18thMon 29th

Thu 11 : Westhumble : 7m Around edge of Polesden Lacey estate, ascendingto join North Downs Way. 10:30am start in free car park at top of CrabtreeLane, ¾m from Box Hill station. TQ158524 / RH5 6BQ | Mon 15 : FourwentsPond : 4½m Flat walk through farmland and fields via Ewood Farm. 10:30amstart at Fourwents Pond free car park. TQ183453 / RH5 4NX | Wed 17 :Fetcham Downs/Norbury Park : 4m Walking on easy paths with some goodviews. 10:30am start at Bocketts Farm car park (not CP by the roundabout).Turn off A246 at junction with B2122. TQ155550 / KT22 9BS | Thu 18 :Cobham - Stoke D’Abernon (Elmbridge - new walk) : 4m Scenic walk with acouple of slopes. 11am start in Tilt Road, Cobham, outside the cemeteryentrance on the corner. TQ120592 / KT11 3HS | Mon 29 : Charlwood :3½m Walk through farmland and woodland. 10:15am start at the Half Moonpub, Charlwood, near St Nicholas Church. TQ242411 / RH6 0DS

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Thu 4 : Bocketts Farm : 14m Hilly ride to Polesden Lacy, Ranmore Church,Denbies, Box Hill & Norbury Park. 10.15am start Bocketts Farm. TQ152549 /KT22 9BS | Thu 18 : Tandridge : 15m Challenging ride along the NorthDowns and back. 10.15am start at Barley Mow pub, Tandridge. The village is onTandridge Lane about 1m south of A25 between Godstone & Oxted. TQ372505 /RH8 9NJ | Tue 23 : North Downs : 15m From Nutfield Marsh up into theNorth Downs using bridleways/lanes and Sustrans’ National cycle routes (NCRs).10.15am start at The Inn on the Pond car park. TQ301516 / RH1 4EU

Friday 26thFri 26 : Abinger Roughs : 5m Pleasant walk through woods & farmland withgreat views. 10:30 start at Abinger Roughs NT car park, bottom of White DownLane off A25. TQ110478

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Volunteers needed for new elderly care projectAge UK Surrey are recruiting volunteers to help run a new project called Proactive ElderlyCare, which is being trialled for a year in the north of Surrey and will hopefully go county-wide in the future.

The role will be to visit elderly people (75+) in their home at a pre-arranged time andconduct an interview with them (with a questionnaire at first), in order to get a detailedpicture of their care needs. The completed questionnaire will be sent to their GPsurgery, where a programme of care and support will be drawn up for them. The aim isto keep people out of hospital as long as possible. There will be a half-day trainingsession for all volunteers and a CRB check will be required.

Volunteer visitors will ideally continue to act as good neighbours, being a link betweenthe patient and their surgery and providing information about services available locally.

The surgeries chosen for the pilot are in Fetcham, Ashtead and Worcester Park.

Contact Richard Jeffries on 01483 534706or [email protected] for more details.

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Girlguiding UK is the UK's largest voluntaryorganisation for girls and young women and ispart of an international organisation with over10 million members worldwide.

Guider: An interesting and very rewardingrole. A Guider is appointed to a particularunit and attends regularly to lead the girls(and enjoy the fun!) weekly, during schoolterm-time. They work with the other Guidersto arrange activities, badge work andadministration. Full training and ongoingassistance is provided.

Young Leader: A Ranger, Duke of EdinburghAward participant, or other 16-18 year oldthat helps at a Rainbow or Brownie unit.

Unit Helper: A VERY useful non-warrantedadult that helps at a unit.

Friend!: We always welcome adults that havetime to assist us. You could organise events,keep accounts, help with D.I.Y at the hall? .…just ask how you can help!

Division Commissioner for the Leatherheadarea, Dax Patel says “Being involved inGuiding is fantastically rewarding, it providesthe chance to enjoy fun activities, crafts andgames plus the enthusiasm from the girls isinfectious!” she continues, “There are alsoopportunities to help ‘behind the scenes’, forexample if accounts or DIY are a unused skillwe’d love to put them to the test! We aim tooffer a valuable Guiding experience to everygirl on the waiting list but only bymaintaining our number of adult helpers cangirls in Fetcham Village be offered theopportunity to join us and gain from theirGuiding experience. Full training and supportis provided for every role and its great wayto share your talents and add somethingdifferent to your CV!”

If you feel you can give up some of yourtime and help us in any of the abovecapacities, please contact us via email [email protected], orthrough our websitewww.girlguiding.org.uk

Crista Cullen(Olympic GB Bronze Medallist)

visits Leatherhead Hockey ClubLeatherhead HockeyClub were honouredand excited to bejoined by CristaCullen, pictured left,(GB and Englanddefender with over140 combined caps),at their Open Day on1st September.Registered as part ofHockey NationHarvester NationalClub Weekend, the

club’s Open Day contributed to a post-Olympicdrive to create a legacy for London 2012,encouraging people to take up or return toplaying hockey.

This ‘Give it a Go’ promotion was generouslysupported by the Team GB star who spent twohours with the club, providing some reallyvaluable coaching, giving some insight into herOlympic experiences and patiently respondingto numerous requests to see her bronze medaland take photos. Sharing her short cornerexpertise, she coached the ladies through theirroutines before supporting the men to developtheir drag flick techniques. Players wereenthused by Crista’s presence and appreciativeof her advice, and have taken away some greatmemories of a special day.

The Club were delighted that the special OpenDay attracted about 15-20 potential newrecruits among whom were some experiencedplayers, some returning to hockey after manyyears absence and some young players makingthe move into senior hockey. Crista has alsotweeted her appreciation that the event hadsucceeded in attracting more people to playhockey: “Thanks @leatherheadhc for havingme to visit today. Great to hear that there aresome new faces this season. That’s what it’sall about! #Give it a Go”

Leatherhead Hockey Club welcomes playersof all ages and abilities and provides training,regular games and social events. For furtherinfo please visit our website,www.leatherheadhockeyclub.co.uk or [email protected] and theappropriate person for mens, ladies or coltswill get back to you.

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WEA - learning for life!Why not learn something new this autumn with the Workers’ EducationalAssociation (WEA). There are a number of new courses in the area, ranging fromhistory of dance to ballet! So why not come and find out more. The WEA wasfounded in 1903 to support the educational needs of working men and women.Today, it is a publicly-funded charity inspected by Ofsted, which runs more than12,000 part-time courses for adults each year. Many of the courses it delivers arerun by volunteer-led branches, planned in response to local needs and interests.

Here are just some of the courses on offer:

Ballet for Fitness & Fun - come along to this friendly class suitable for all ages and abilities.Starting on Monday 24th September, 8pm - 9pm at Leatherhead Trinity School. Fee £50 for 10weeks. Course ref: C3733143LATINOcise! - a low-impact, hi-energy class for all ages and abilities. Starting on Monday 24thSeptember, 7pm-8pm at Leatherhead Trinity School. Fee £50 for 10 weeks. Course ref: C3733142History of Flamenco - find out more about the traditions and origins of this romantic dance - andthen have a go yourself! Saturday 22nd September, 10am-12pm at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall.Fee £10. Course ref: C3733197

Concessions are available - to find out more call Freephone 0800 328 1060.

For more information or to book, please call 0800 328 1060 or visitwww.southern.wea.org.uk or email [email protected].

The Life ListReasons to be Kind to Your ParentsWhen You’re a Kid1. They buy your clothes. And however terribleyou think their fashion sense is now, they’redoing that with a sense of care. Just imaginehow awful you’d look if they were dressing youwith a sense of revenge.

2. They feed you. So indirectly, they’reresponsible for deciding whether you grow upwith sugar cravings, obesity, sensible eatinghabits or a perverse fondness for chicken liversmoothies.

3. They could wait until you have a great bunchof friends and then decide to move. You thinksocial services are going to help with yourrelocation problem? Think again.

4. They tell Father Christmas what presents toleave. Yep, even that awful jumper from yourspinster aunt that you had to wear onChristmas Day for the family photos. Trust me,they had a hand in that too.

5. Who do you think will insure your first car –and probably pay for the garage to fix it whenyou wreck it? That’s right – those mean folksdownstairs who won’t let you do whatever it isyou think life won’t be worth living unless youdo it.

6. They will demand to see your sweetheart andif you think that's embarrassing, wait until theybring out the photo album with you on a rug,naked, with your bum in the air. (All parentsdo this – experts believe it’s a pay it forwardrevenge tactic.)

7. They’ll pick your schools and they set yourpocket money. Ask any gambler – you can’tbeat the house rules indefinitely. It’s the wayof the world, so get used to it.

8. Bottom line – your inheritance is theirscrimping and saving. So, for every penny theydon’t give you for the latest computer gamethe second it comes out in the shops, aproportion of that saving will one day find itsway to you. It's like a trickle down a mountain,gradually gathering in size.

9. They love you. And the really weird thing isthat’s the reason they do all that crazy stuff toyou. And the more you learn about theirbehaviour, the more you can inflict it on yourown kids and then say, "Blame granddad andgrandma – it’s how they brought me up." That'sprobably what your parents say too.

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Education & Tuition

Angie Sayer professionalCeramicist and teacherPottery classes in ownstudio in Ashtead

D of E Skills

Themed Days

Commissions taken


Result - HappinessWe at Surrey Hills OnwardLearning are very happywith our examinationresults this year.

Out of some 80 entries atGCSE, 88% passed with C

or above, with 15% obtaining A or A*.

At GCE A level our pass rate was 75%.

No complaints here!

This year we have added to our range ofGCSEs and A levels to create moreopportunities for our learners.

There are a few places left in severalclasses, teenagers and adults all welcome.

For further information on our classes,please phone 01372 363708, collect abrochure from the Letherhead Instituteor local libraries, or visit our websitesurreyhillsonwardlearning.org.uk.

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RecipeRecipe

‘Oreo’ Brownies

You will need:

• 165g butter

• 165g soft brown sugar

• 200g plain chocolate

• 5 eggs (3 eggs and 2 egg

yolks)

• 2 tbsp plain flour

• 1 tbsp cocoa powder

• 1 pack Oreo biscuits (half

lightly broken, the remainder

broken in half)

1. Preheat oven to 180°C /350°F, Gas mark 4

2. Grease and line 8” square tin

3. Melt butter and chocolate inmicrowave in 30 secondblasts, stirring in betweenblasts until mixture becomesliquid

4. Whisk eggs and egg yolksuntil light

5. Add sugar and carefully foldin, until mixture is stiff

6. Whisk in chocolate andbutter mixture

7. Fold in flour, cocoa powderand half of the biscuits(lightly broken)

8. pour mixture into tin and topwith remaining halvedbiscuits

9. Bake for 25/30 mins

10. Allow to cool then divide into16-20 portions

Makes 16-20 browniesPreparation time 20 minutesCooking time 30 minutes

Food & Drink

Recipe courtesy of Gill Daniel, The Meadow Kitchen and Bike Beans Café, Ashtead

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TT he Bacchus Marathon and half marathonorganised by the local company Events to

Live took place on Sunday 9th September.Now in its third year the event, raising moneyfor the Children’s Trust in Tadworth, hasdoubled in size since its conception in 2010, aresounding local success story! Held atDenbies Wine Estate, England’s largestvineyard in Dorking, the Bacchus is the onlyrace of its kind to be held in the UK. Withbreathtaking scenery, just prior to the grapeharvest, participants have the opportunity tosample Denbies award wining wine as theytraverse the route running through thespectacular scenery of the Surrey Hills andNorth Downs.

After what seems like a year of rain, the sunshone, possibly a little too hot for the widevariety of fancy dress costumes –superheroes,grapes, furry animals, bananas, smurfs, sailors,and an assortment of the bizarre andspectacular running along the North DownsWay – but nobody complained. This great yearof Surrey sporting activity was embraced byall. The atmosphere was happy, relaxed andtranquil with hundreds of spectators enjoyingthe balmy September sun.

Back to the serious challenge, approx. 1,000runners made their way through the stunningSurrey Hills, water and wine stationssupporting them on their route (marathon 26.2miles or half 13.1 miles) Participants crossedthe finishing line to receive a medal, t-shirt,hog roast and a glass of wine to celebrate!

Nicky Donbavand, ManagingDirector of Events to Live sent outhuge thanks to all of theirsupporters and volunteer marshalswho make it possible for the eventto take place. Thanks also go outto sponsors Powerbar UK for onceagain providing gels at the waterstations, Run to Live shop (prizes);Hilly Socks (spot prizes); ShockAbsorber (spot prizes) and Asics UK(marshal bibs and mile markers).

With increased interest fromoverseas entries, the eventcontinues to grow and will becomea significant fixture in the Surrey

sporting calendar. For details and entry forthe Bacchus 2013 (taking place on 8thSeptember 2013) visit www.eventstolive.co.uk

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Ashtead volunteers were delighted to supportlocal charity, Through the Roof, as part of

their unique Wheels for the World project nearthe Olympic Park, on Tuesday 4 September. Overthe two-day wheelchair distribution the team,including volunteer therapists, administrators,photographers, techies, and pastors, saw 49people from 26 countries – both Paralympicathletes and their team supporters - giving outchairs, crutches and rollators plus repairing andtuning up several damaged chairs. This againhighlighted the desperate need for wheelchairs indeveloping countries.

The gift of a chair improved the independence ofmany of the beneficiaries, including Mary, a Paralympic athlete from Kenya, who competes indiscus, shot-put and javelin. She had polio at the age of 3 and makes her living selling goods at theroadside in Nairobi. Even getting to her training depends on inconsistent transportation, and hernew wheelchair will mean she’s able to work and get to her coaching much more easily.

St John's Church, Stratford, kindly hosted the project, welcoming everyone who came. “We werealso joined by two prison officers from the Parkhurst Prison workshop, who came to offer theirhelp where needed and saw how the hard work of the prisoners makes a real difference. I wasimpressed by the quality of the refurbishment!” says Karen Goodridge, Volunteer CommunityFundraiser. “It was both a joyand a great privilege to take partin this extraordinary distribution.I even got a chance to try out myschool French!”

Our next distribution will bebetween 14-24 November toNyeri, Kenya. Please pray for theteam as they prepare for the tripand for the provision of muchneeded children’s wheelchairs.

Please visitwww.throughtheroof.org formore information.

All images courtesy ofSam Goodridge

Karen Goodridge signing in one of the delegates

Ashtead physiotherapist, Pam Parker, with an athlete

Prison officers repairing a wheelchair

Wheels for the World at the Paralympic Games

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for…and don’t forget to checkthe hamster cage before you goto sleep.

Kiss of DeathMalcolm RoseA school trip goes very wrongwhen twins Kim and Seth and

their friend Wesvisit Eyam: acommunity thatwas wiped out bythe Black Death.Kim and Wesdecide to takecoins (one ofwhich happens tobe cursed) fromthe bottom of awell in the village

only to have the theft comeback to haunt them. When theboys are struck down with whatlooks like the plague, it’s Sethto the rescue. It brings newmeaning to the phrase ‘takenothing but photographs’.

The Boy Who HauntedHimselfTerry DearyA bizarre story of anexperiment that goessomewhat awry, the shy andretiring Peter Stone becomespossessed by a spirit from thepast. He faces an epic internalstruggle to regain his body andmind. This is a chilling tale,with a sting at the end. PaulMcKenna fans: be warned.

‘The Jungle Book’, it’s easy tosee why Gaiman has earnedhimself an army of devotedfans… among the living.

Pure Dead MagicDebi GlioriMove over Mary Poppins,there’s a new nanny intown. Mrs McLachlan’shired to sort out thestrange and mysteriousStrega-Borgia family. Shehas her work cut outdealing with both thechildren and the parents,not to mention beasts inthe basement. This is aScottish clan in crisis andonly a super nanny cancome to their rescue. It’s astrange tale that mixestradition and new technologyinto a bizarre brew that couldhave come straight from aScottish cauldron.

Little Shop of Hamsters(GoosebumpsHorrorland)R.L. StineThe Goosebumps series doesexactly what it says on the tin.Here’s one of our favouritetitles in which Sam, who’sdesperate to have a pet, startswork in a pet shop. He soondiscovers that hamsters may besmall, but they’re not alwayscute. For anyone who enjoyed‘Bunnicula’, the vampire bunnyhas nothing on these evil fur-balls. Be careful what you wish

FunnybonesJanet and Allan AhlbergWhat could be more fitting forHalloween than three skeletonson a night out? This classic taleof a somewhat unusual familyunit will ease the youngest ofreaders into Halloween. Settingout on a walk, ready to scaresomeone and then settling forfrightening themselves, it’s ahumorous (or should that behumerus?) story with the bestlaughs coming when they try toreassemble Dog Skeleton. Adefinite bone-rattler for yourlittlies, it’s certain to have youhumming ‘Dem bones, dembones’ up until bedtime.

The Graveyard BookNeil GaimanNobody Owens or ‘Bod’ is noordinary boy. It’s not surprisingreally given that he’s beenraised by ghosts and ghoulsafter his own family wasmurdered. Will Bod survive toadulthood given his unusualadopted family? Will hisparents’killers catchup to him?And how doyou learnabout life,from thedead? This isa strangeandcompellingtale for older children. Heavilyinfluenced by Rudyard Kipling’s

This Halloween why not settle down for some good old-fashioned ghost stories with the youngest members of yourfamily. We’re not suggesting you curl up with the latestStephen King; our selection of children’s favourites willdeliver just the right amount of spooky. From toddlers toteenagers, these tales will ensure Halloween is less of atrick and more of a treat.

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WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER?

Wed 3rdOCTOBER

Try Dive - Mole Valley Sub Aqua Club. 7:30pm for 8pm. Leatherhead Leisure Centre, £5plus pool entry. Min age 16. An opportunity to experience the weightlessness andexhilaration of being able to breathe underwater. For more info contact SharonPavey [email protected] or visit www.mvsac.org.uk.

Friday 5thRHS Wisley: The Royal Horticultural Society is opening its world-renowned gardens forfree. 'Free Day Friday' is available to everyone with an interest in gardening. On the sameday the RHS is also hosting a Plant Society Open Day at each garden

Sat13th

Dorking Halls, 7.30pm, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Libor Pešek. Smetana:Overture to The Bartered Bride. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto soloist Bartosz Woroch.Dvořák: Symphony No 7. Tickets: £12; £18; £24; £28 from Dorking Concertgoers Box Office01306 740619 or Dorking Halls Box Office 01306 881717 or online atwww. dorkinghalls.co.uk. Students half price; children under 16 accompanied by an adultgo free. www.dorkingconcertgoers.org.uk

Sat 13th

Autumn Market, Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, Church Road, 10.30am until 2.30pm. £1entry, accompanied children free. Stalls include, cakes, books, china, bric-a-brac, raffle,jewellery, Christmas gifts, toiletries, children’s lucky dip, quality stalls with bargains too.More info from Jane on 01372 811422. (Donations to Parish Office, rear of Hall from 10th)

Sat 13th

Fundraising Community Fair, jointly run by the Rainbows, Brownies and Guides at FetchamVillage Hall, The Street, Fetcham, 2pm-4pm, free entry. Includes Pirate and seasidethemed games and activities, bric-a-brac, gifts, books, tombola, refreshments and craftsfor children. On the day the winner of the Rainbows, Brownies and Guides’ competition tocreate the most inventive pirate ship, entirely out of junk, will be announced. They areinviting local businesses to get involved by sponsoring a stall or game; donating a prize andhaving their business’ kindness promoted in return. Details can be obtained by [email protected]

Sat 13th Craft & Charity Fair, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, see opposite for details.

Sat 27th &Sunday 28th

The Pilgrim Quilters 20th Exhibition, in support of Sutton Portage Services, CommunityFirst Responders & SHHIRT. Priory School, Bolters Lane, Banstead, SM7 2AJ. 10am-4pm,admission £2, children and partners free. Raffle for a handmade quilt and other prizes,craft stall and quilting demonstrations. Refreshments available.

Sat 27thMotor Neurone Disease Assoc E. Surrey branch, Quiz Night, 7pm, St Mark’s Church Hall,Tattenham. Tickets £11, inc fish and chip supper, max 8 people per team, bring your owndrinks. Info from Simon Edmands on 07753 821964

Sat 27th Mid-Surrey Mencap Jumble Sale. Fortyfoot Hall, Fortyfoot Rd, Leatherhead, 11am-1pm.Admission 30p, plenty of bargains, inc small items of kitchenware. Light refreshments.

Sat 27th -Sun 4th Nov

Halloween Trail, Polesden Lacey, 11am-3.30pm. Come to Polesden for a spook-taculartrail this Halloween. That is, if you’re brave enough… Come in costume and see how manypeople you can scare! Normal admission applies plus £2 per trail

Wed 31st Halloween Fun in Leatherhead town centre, 3pm-6pm, see page 24 for details.

Sat 29thSEPTEMBER

Learn to take photos like a Pro with Andy Newbold Photography, Leatherhead High Street,9.30-5pm £120 including light lunch. Including - presentation of images covering all typesof photography, how your camera works (Compact or SLR), Composition , creating imageswith punch and how to pose your subjects. maximum of 5 places available - book now byemailing [email protected] to register your interest.

Thurs 25th The Little Christmas Card Shop opens, Leatherhead Parish Church, selling Cards for GoodCauses (CFGC ), run by LRA volunteers

If there’s an event in November that you’d like mentioned, please contact Zen (details p.6)before Friday 12th October. All entries appear on a first come, first served basis.

Details correct at time of going to print.

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WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER? - REGULAR EVENTS

Tuesday 2ndAshtead Evening Townswomen’s Guild talks, ‘How the writing begins’, Mrs AdrienneDines. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7.45pm, visitors welcome £2. Contact MargeryCurtis 01372 272588

Wed 3rd(monthly)

Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group, demonstration ‘Light Fantastic’, StephenMcDonnell. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 1.30-4.30pm, visitors £4. Di Stirling 01372279501

Wed 3rd(weekly)

Rotary Club of Leatherhead, Police Federation Headquarters, Highbury Drive,Leatherhead. 7pm-9pm. Further information from Simon Edmands on 07753 821964.

Wed 3rd Ashtead WI, ’Ghosts of Surrey’, Rupert Matthews Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7.15pmfor 7.30pm. More info from Sandra Brown 01372 276736

Thurs 4th(weekly)

GO50 L/d Health Walk. 10.15am for 10.30am. L/head Leisure Centre, KT22 9BL. 1½hours/2-3 miles. Richard Jeffries, 01483 534706, [email protected]

Thurs 4th(weekly)

Sequence dancing, Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, Church Rd. 7.45pm-10.15pm. £3.More info from Mrs Gibson, 01372 374160

Thurs 4th(weekly)

Rotary Club of Ashtead meet at Tyrrells Wood Golf Course, 7.30pm for 8.00pm fordinner. Visitors welcome. Contact Brian on 01372 275860

Thurs 4th(monthly)

Leatherhead Barn Dance Club. 8pm-10.15pm 1st Thurs of month. Abraham Dixon Hall,Letherhead Institute, £2.50. Ruth & Jim Gwilliam. 01403 750844

Thursdaysweekly4th11th18th25th

Music on Thursdays - St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Leatherhead. 12.30pm-1.20pmAdmission to these lunchtime concerts is free. There will be a retiring collection if you would like tohelp cover costs. If you complete a Gift Aid envelope we will be able to top up your contribution by25p per pound of recovered Income Tax or CGT.4 October – Edita Durrant, mezzo-soprano & Graham Davies, organ & piano

11 October – Atéa Wind Quintet, from the Royal Academy of Music18 October – Philip Bishop, trumpet & Graham Davies, organ25 October – Emily Andrews, flute

Friday 5th(weekly)

10.30am-11.30am 10.30am-11.30am Leatherhead Community Market, Leatherhead ParishChurch Hall, Church Rd. Cakes, plants, meat, pies, eggs and crafts together with coffeeor tea. Be early or miss out!

Friday 5th(weekly)

Morning coffee and scones served in the Ralli Room, Ashtead Peace MemorialHall. Prepared and served by volunteers to raise money to help run the Hall.

Friday 5th(monthly)

Soup Lunch held in St. Michael's Church Hall, the Marld, between noon and 2pm.Homemade soup, bread and pudding with tea/coffee for £5. All money goes to Save TheChildren and CAtholic Fund for Overseas Development. A welcoming venue to meetfriends and neighbours, enjoy a good meal and raise funds for two worthy charities.

Sat 6thSat 13thSat 27th

October walks around the beautiful Mole Valley, with Ian & Flip Cargill 01372 383468 /07766 166794 , www.livewellnaturally.co.uk, Donation to charities, car share suggested,all 10am startSat 6th Ranmore Common West NT CPSat 13th Flanchford Rd, Reigate Heath CPSat 27th Wotton Hatch back CP

Weekdaysuntil 19 Oct

Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-1pm | Tuesday, Thursday 1pm - 5pm. New days and times until19th October - The Sewing Shop, Leatherhead Parish Church Hall. Come and pick upsome lovely haberdashery so you can be creative! Beautiful greetings cards - fantasticvalue. (Then Fri 26th 10.30am-12noon in the main Hall)

Sunday 7th(most weeks)

Leatherhead Parish Church welcomes everyone to our services. 10.30am ParishCommunion with Choir and children's Sunday Club. Also 6.30pm Informal Service withBand. Please check website for weekly updates www.leatherheadweb.org.uk

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REGULAR EVENTS Continued

Wed 10th(2nd Wed mthly)

Tylney Luncheon Club, Leatherhead Leisure Centre, 12.30pm. Different speaker eachmonth, visitors always welcome. More info from Iris Heims 01932 864 822

Thurs 11th(mthly)

Transition Ashtead meeting. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, Our next meetingwill have a transport theme with a speaker and short film.

Friday 12thAshtead Friday Market, Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 9am-12.30pm, free entry. Lots ofstalls, cakes, cards, jewellery, plants, collectables, bric-a-brac and much more, allsupporting the RNLI.

Thurs 18th(monthly)

Leatherhead & District Friends Group, now moved to Leatherhead Royal British Legion,2pm-4pm. If you are over 50 and would like to join us you would be made most welcome.Recent meetings featured afternoon tea at the Grange and a river trip on the Wey andArun Canal. On 18th October there’s a raffle, bingo and a discussion on 2013 plans. Themore members we can attract the more events we will be able to visit. For more info,please contact Jane on 01372 811422.

Friday 19thLecture 'Painting on Sculpture in the Middle Ages' by Ann Brodrick Letherhead Institute(top of the High Street). Coffee 7.30pm lecture 8.00pm All Welcome admission £1Leatherhead and District Local History Society

Sat 27th Leatherhead Men’s Breakfasts - 8am at the Anglican, Leatherhead. More info can befound from [email protected] or go to www.churchesleatherhead.org/

Ashtead Choral SocietyCome & Sing Fauré Requiem

Ashtead Choral Society will begin rehearsalsin September. As participants in the MoleValley Arts Festival, ACS will be holding afree ‘Come and Sing’ on Monday 1stOctober, 7.30pm for 8.00pm, at theAshtead Peace Memorial Hall, WoodfieldLane, Ashtead KT21 2BE.

Anyone interested is warmly invited tocome and join the choir for the evening,singers of any standard welcome, to singthe Fauré Requiem. Music and refreshmentswill be provided free of charge.

The evening is always great fun and whoknows, you may then want to join the choirand be part of our very exciting,forthcoming season.

For any further information,please contact Sue Early on 01372272835.

www.ashteadchoralsociety.org.uk

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Richard DiganceThursday 4th October 7:30pm Adult £16 Friends £13.50Many people sing, play guitar and tell stories but not many havesupported Steve Martin, Robin Williams or played a guitar duet withBrian May of Queen, Richard Digance has, and he's still doing it!Richard Digance, described by Bob Harris as a National Treasure,recently enjoyed his 40th year of touring and he continues to maintainhis unique position in entertainment as a top singer, comedian andpoet. His new one-man show features new songs from his latest albumOld School Photograph and poems from his new book, My Words.

Mugenkyo Taiko DrummersFriday 5th October 7:30pm Adult £17.50 Friends/ Concessions £15Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with layers of percussivesoundscapes and delicate bamboo flute in a spellbinding display of precisechoreography & sheer athleticism.

Peter Gill Presents Noel CowardFriday 12th October 7:30pm Adult £12.50 Friends/ Concessions £10Pianist and entertainer, Peter Gill presents a tribute to the wit and song-writing skillof that most English of Englishmen, Noel Coward, who said of himself "I am anenormously talented man and there is no point in denying it."

Shakespeare’s Schools FestivalTuesday 16th, Wednesday 17th,Thursday 18th 0ctober, 7pm£8, Friends / Concessions £6 / Groups 20+ £5.50Family and friends are invited to celebrate an evening's professionalentertainment with four youthful half hour productions of different Shakespeareplays.

From a participating teacher, 2011: "For the first time in their lives, every oneof these pupils has faced a challenge without running away. The change in themindividually, and collectively, has been astounding."

Treasure IslandSaturday 20th October 2:30pm £9.50, Children £7.50, Family of Four £30Shiver me timbers, it's Treasure Island - panto style! Ahoy there shipmates! Come and be a pirate.Set sail for fun and adventure with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, and all their friends in thiswonderful show for all the family

Meet the Pirates, the pretty Island Princess and Mrs Hawkins thecook, not forgetting Polly Parrot! When young Jim Hawkins discoversa secret treasure map, an exciting story starts to unfold. Watch outfor Black Dog who's out to steal the treasure for himself, and laughwith Silly Billy Bones and Ben Gunn - who likes nothing more thancheese! Starring Jassa Ahluwalia from Disney's Art Attack.

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Walk to D’Feet MNDOn Sunday 2nd September, around two dozen membersand supporters of the East Surrey Branch of the MotorNeurone Disease Association took part in the Branch'sannual 'Walk to D'Feet MND' sponsored walk along thenumerous paths around Box Hill. Despite the slightlyinclement weather (and the numerous cyclists now tryingto complete their own Olympic cycle race!), everyonepresent completed their chosen routes, which variedbetween one mile and six miles, and made it back to basein good time for a hot drink and bacon butty from theNational Trust café!

It is hoped that, once all the sponsor money has beencollected, around £1,500 will have been raised for the Branch, which will help them continuetheir vital support to local people living with Motor Neurone Disease.

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rapidly progressive terminal condition that kills five peopleevery day in the UK. It can often leave people unable to walk, talk or feed themselves. Averagelife expectancy from diagnosis is just fourteen months and, as yet, there is no cure or effectivetreatment. The East Surrey Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association provides care andsupport to around sixty people living with MND throughout the East Surrey area, as well as fundingvital research into the disease itself.

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Walkers taking part on 2nd Sept

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Cryptic CrosswordAcross1. Hybrid chained by a house

(8)5. Curse a cup holder (6)9. Expert on words and sayings

(8)10. Cork so twisted by felons (6)12. Awful lice on fourth letter

hero (2,3)13. Mortar Ted fashioned for

the city (9)14. Initially daunting soil

shortage (6)16. Regret a way to become

more than (7)19. Weird balm, say; it’s

terrible (7)21. Song from a new form of the

man (6)23. Emitter chopped up with an

axe (9)25. Novice Tibetan priest - an

animal! (5)26. Reeds I tampered with live

(6)27. Old tree I hung about (8)28. Darn as if to make a woman

(6)29. Heartless date

stopped dead(8)

Down1. Prop he used as

a funnel (6)2. Like a note:

bad-tempered!(9)

3. Partial poemending to edit(5)

4. Girl, or a broadhe upset? (7)

6. Get meanerabout thetreaty (9)

7. It’s in the sky: first-classand noisy! (5)

8. Flower girl providing a herb(8)

11. Male deer starts reeling (4)15. Some kind of a reminder

about what’s left (9)17. An alternative word source?

(9)

18. Holds up crates somehow (8)20. Boy carrying Egyptian metal

(4)21. Amazing ewe Amos treated!

(7)22. Redhead helped, then

attacked (6)24. Rinse out plant extract (5)25. Measure a tiler might use?

(5)

General Knowledge Crossword

Across1. Integers (6)7. Member of an ancient Jewish

sect around the time of Christ(8)

8. Hawaiian garland of flowers(3)

9. Fluid in the mouth (6)10. Shared on-line journal (4)11. Song used to praise the Deity

(5)13. Dog of mixed breed (7)15. Dogmatism (7)17. Yellow fossil resin (5)21. Organs of locomotion and

balance in fishes (4)22. Dark brownish-red colour (6)23. Sweet potato (3)24. Ribbon-like intestinal parasite

(8)25. Sharpshooter (6)

Down1. Small measure

(usually offood such ascustard) (6)

2. Japanesewoman trainedto entertainmen (6)

3. Country,capital Madrid(5)

4. Principalbullfighter (7)

5. Militaryknapsack (6)

6. Oil used as fuelin lamps (8)

12. Curved oriental sword (8)14. Deep red (7)16. Pearl-producing shellfish (6)

18. Mythical monster said to livein watery places like swamps(6)

19. Drill used to shape or enlargeholes (6)

20. Formal school or college ballsheld at the end of a year (5)

Solutions in next month’s edition

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Feast on the Flavours of Autumn at RHS Wisley

CC elebrate the harvest season with RHSWisley this October (17 - 21), as the annual

Grow Your Own Autumn festival returns totransform the charity's gardens into awonderland of seasonal flavours.

The festivities will include pumpkin carving,apple tasting, mouth-watering cookingdemonstrations and colourful displays of localproduce. Combine the visit with a walk aroundRHS Wisley to see the beautiful autumn coloursand ask the on-hand RHS experts any burninggrow-your-own queries.

• Taste some of the 20 different varieties ofapples on display from the garden's orchard.

• Watch cookery demonstrations with Chef

Peter Osborne.• Browse the food and drink stalls selling

everything from chocolates and breads tosausages and sauces.

• TV gardener James Wong will be talkingabout and signing his new book JamesWong's Homegrown Revolution onWednesday 17 and Thursday 18 October at1pm.

• Gardeners' Question Time panelist PippaGreenwood will talk about vegetablegrowing on Friday 19, Saturday 20 andSunday 21 October at 1pm.

• Garden designer Cleve West will be sharinghis allotment gardening experiences at11.30am and 2.30pm on Saturday 20October.

• There will be grow-your-own advice, fruitidentification and family fun at theweekend.

• Mr Fothergill's will beoffering a free gift bagto children taking partin the cookery demo atthe weekend

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Enjoy Some Tulip-maniaBy Pippa Greenwood

Tulips are amazingly good value and have thepotential to transform your flower beds andtubs next spring with their silken-petalled,strikingly coloured blooms.

Late PlantingTulip bulbs are best planted from the last halfof October and well in to November. Plant tooearly and the bulbs will be far more prone todamage by the fungal ‘tulip fire’ disease whichwrecks the leaves and flowers.

Gritty BedIf your garden soil is inclined to be clay andrather heavy, tulips may suffer and arecertainly less likely to come back after theirfirst wet winter. A heavy loam works well butanything that isn’t well drained may causeproblems. You can solve this to a good extentby digging an extra large planting hole andputting an inch or two of horticultural gravelor grit in the base of the hole before plantingthe bulb. Don’t use grit or gravel left overfrom the local building site, as this oftencontains salts and other contaminants whichmay harm or kill garden plants.

Contained ColourTulips make great plants for containers such aswindow boxes, tubs and decent-sized pots andplanters. Shorter varieties generally look best(check the front of the pack or catalogue forheights). Good drainage is essential so makesure that there are plenty of crocks in thebase of the container and that it’s wellsupplied with drainage holes. Try either aloam-free multi-purpose compost or mix 50:50a loam-based compost and a bit of added grit.

Fantastic FoliageMany tulips also have good looking foliagewhich can help to bring colour and texture toyour pots and beds. Try the Kaufmannianatypes such as ‘Johann Strauss’(dark redflowers with yellow edges and mottled leaves),or even better the Greigii type tulips which allhave maroon patterning on the leaves, such as‘Red Riding Hood’ (richest red with black).

Tulip PartnersRichest red tulips surrounded by a mist of paleblue forget-me-nots are dreamily pretty. Thiswonderful combination is easy to achieve; youcan sow the forget-me-not seed now, as you

plant the bulbs, or if you prefer sow themearly in the year, just before the bulbsemerge. The display you achieve will bebreathtakingly beautiful.

Long-lived LoveliesIn most gardens tulips are not the longestliving bulbs, however you can always trygrowing the so-called species tulips such asTulipa sprengeri or Tulipa turkestanica. Theyhave smaller, less-showy flowers and will beconsiderably more expensive initially butthey look gorgeous, tend to last longer and,better still, also spread extensively in theright spot. After a few years a carpet ofspecies tulips can be achieved, and will takeyour breath away.

Good CompanionsTulips look great with each other. Trycombining the richly purple-black leavedPittosporum ‘Tom Thumb’ with any purpletulip such as ‘Passionale’, or for a wackiereffect chose one of the frilly petalled parrot-tulips with green streaks on their petals, orthe green ‘spring green’ tulip, combinedwith any low-growing shrub.

Now is the best time of year to think tulips -start planting and transform your garden forspring.

Visit Pippa’s websitewww.pippagreenwood.com. While there, visitthe new products area for a great selectionincluding signed copies of Pippa’s books, GrowerFrames, cloches, pop-up plant cloches, raisedbed kits, delightful terracotta herb planters andwall plaques, Nemaslug and other natural pestcontrols and lots, lots more! You can also sign upfor Pippa’s newsletter and get a free ebook onorganic gardening.

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Quiz - Monsters

1. King Kong2. Blue3. Jealousy4. A werewolf5. Kraken6. Scooby Doo7. Jo Brand8. Donington Park9. Kenneth Brannagh (note: Robert de Niro

is incorrect as he played the monster).10. It

Quiz - Units Of Measurement

1. Radian2. Coulomb3. Volt4. Ohm5. Joule6. Hertz7. Lux8. Pascal9. Becquerel10. Kelvin

Simple Crossword solutionAcross: 1 Mist, 3 Tourists, 9 Trestle,10 Foyer, 11 Explanations, 14 Era,16 Globe, 17 Sup, 18 Photographer,21 Ocean, 22 Croquet, 23 Blending,24 Beef.

Down: 1 Muttered, 2 Sleep, 4 Ode,5 Refrigerator, 6 Sayings, 7 Sore,8 Straightened, 12 Among, 13 Aperitif,15 Achieve, 19 House, 20 Tomb, 22 Can.

Across: 1 Plaice, 4 Hammocks, 9 Terror,10 Amaretto, 12 Einstein, 13 Minoan,15 Noel, 16 Aspirin, 20 Hanover, 21 Soar,25 Armada, 26 Nebraska, 28 Slovenia,29 Banish, 30 Set aside, 31 Beheld.

Down: 1 Patterns, 2 Arranged, 3 Clouts,5 Army, 6 Martinis, 7 Cotton, 8 Spoons,11 Mission, 14 Pie-eyed, 17 Wardress,18 Conspire, 19 Preached, 22 Pauses,23 Import, 24 Create, 27 Lied.

Across: 3 Table salt, 8 Oman, 9 Tentacle,10 Staple, 13 Orion, 14 Descant, 15 Hod,16 Cheetah, 17 Franc, 21 Riyadh,22 Tiramisu, 23 Karl, 24 Pepperoni.

Down: 1 Hopscotch, 2 Parasites, 4 Aztec,5 Linseed, 6 Shaw, 7 Lulu, 11 Catamaran,12 Stockholm, 14 Doh, 15 Harrier,18 Bruin, 19 Aide, 20 Camp.

September’s crossword solutions

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Today the premises known asRentwood derives its namefrom its previous occupiersRentokil Limited, specialists inthe manufacture of WoodPreservatives and Insecticides,who were there from 1946 to1964.

In 1924 Harold Maxwell-Lefroy,Professor of entomology atImperial College, London, whohad been investigating ways tokill death watch beetles thathad infested Westminster Hall,next door to the Houses ofParliament. Lefroy and hisassistant produced an anti-woodworm fluid called Ento-

Kill Fluids from a small factory in Hatton Garden, “ento” came from the Latin name forinsect. In 1925 he tried to register the name Entokill, but had to choose Rentokil Limitedinstead. On 14 October 1925, Lefroy was killed in a laboratory when an experimentproduced poisonous fumes. His assistant, Elizabeth Eades, took over the running of thecompany.

In 1944 Dr Norman Hickin joinedRentokil Limited as an entomologist; helived at Home Farm, The Street,Fetcham for many years. He started aservicing section which becameWoodworm and Dry Rot Control Ltd in1952. The Company was bought in1957 by British Ratin, and in 1960British Ratin became Rentokil Group.

The factory was damaged by fire in1963 and in 1964 it was announced thatRentokil were to close their factorywhich employs about 70 people andmove it to Liverpool. LUDC acquired

the freehold of the land for £47,000 and extinguished the industrial use of the site. Thepremises were then sold to the Surrey County Council for use by their Social ServicesDepartment and also to house an office for the Surrey Voluntary Association for the Blind.

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Leatherhead Museum, Hampton Cottage, 64 Church Street,Leatherhead, KT22 8DP

Tel: 01372 386348mail to: [email protected]: www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk

Leatherhead & District Local History SocietyPotted Histories No 44

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Transition AshteadWorking towards sustainable consumption

Transport yourself to a greener world

Someone told me recently that in America ifyou are walking in your neighbourhood,

people will stop their cars and ask if you areOK – because nobody walks in the States,everybody drives everywhere. Back in the UK,there was a report that said 10% of childrenliving within 500m of school are taken by carand a third of children who get a lift toschool live less than a mile away. I don’tknow if these things are true but it made mewonder how far the ‘journey’ has to be for usto jump in the car rather than onto Shank’s

pony. A common reason for driving is pressure of time…but times change, don’tthey? When I was at school, it was really rare to do anything other than walk or cycle,

no-one was driven to school. There has been a gradual increase in the use of cars for yearsand now it’s the new ‘norm’ to use them for even the shortest journeys.

But times are changing again – and there are three major things that are prompting us tothink again about our transport habits – we are gaining weight and losing fitness; the planetis struggling to cope with our polluting ways and thirdly, financial - the ever rising cost offuel. These things are connected! Simply adding some walking or cycling into your dailyroutine gives huge benefits to all of these. The government is also recognising the benefitsand is offering financial incentives to cycle to work by backing a company cycle loanscheme. There are about 4 million people who commute less than 3 miles by car to work sothere is a lot of potential for getting cars off the roads in the rush hour.

Most of us use cars and will continue to do so but there are many ways to minimise thecarbon footprint of driving. A big one is to hang on to your car for longer. Producing amedium-sized new car costing £24,000 may generate more than 17 tonnes of CO2 – almostas much as three years' worth of gas and electricity in the typical UK home. This ‘embeddedfootprint’ incurred during manufacture is a hidden but very real part of a car’s total lifeemissions. It makes a lot of sense financially too - drivers who buy a car new and then tradeit in after three years incur a cost of as much as 50% in depreciation. Years ago, carsbecame very unreliable as they got older but modern cars last much longer before they givemuch trouble. We have an ancient VW estate car with over 220,000 miles on the clock andit still drives very nicely! The manner of driving can also cut fuel consumption – smoothacceleration, good anticipation, minimising junk (ie weight) in the boot , switching off theengine in traffic jams etc all help to keep down the cost and emissions of motoring.

…But the easiest way to cut down on emissions is to take a walk or cycle to a greener worldwhenever you can...

Our next meeting will have a transport theme with a speaker and short film. Thursday 11thOctober. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, 7:30pm.

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