020 8390 1839 - About Thames Ditton

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Book your child a consultation today
Here at Walpole we understand the importance of a beautiful smile, particularly
when you’re young. The best time to take your child to see a Specialist Orthodontist
is between the ages of 8 and 9, and because there’s no need to wait for a referral,
you can ensure they have a head start on that winning smile. Giving them the
conﬁdence to smile as teenagers and beyond.
Call us on
020 8390 1839
www.myorthodontist.co.uk Walpole House, 15 St Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RL
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welcome from our friendly and professional
team, Colets has all you need to get set for
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ROUNDABOUT
The annual Ajax plant sale takes place
on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May at the
Ajax Water Activities Centre, Ditton Reach
from 10 am - 4pm.
Regular visitors should note that the
plant sale is being held a week later
this year and not on the Bank Holiday
weekend. They will be stocking the usual
carefully selected range of shrubs, annuals,
vegetables and herbs as well as hanging
baskets, all sourced from local nurseries.
The proceeds will continue to support the
Scouts and their boating activities.
Pop along for some colourful additions
to your garden and your chance to win a
hanging basket.
Academy, Mark Jermin Stage School
& Hinchley Wood School Samba Band culminating in the popular Dotty Dog
Show, sponsored by Biscuit & Paws and
dog agility demonstration.
www.thedittonsfair.co.uk
The Esher May Fair will be held on
Saturday 21st May at Esher Green.
An action-packed, fun afternoon out for
all the family organized by the 4th Thames
Ditton ‘Ajax’ Sea Scouts. The fair includes
traditional fairground rides, musical events,
entertainment, stalls selling crafts and local
products, the famous Ajax Sea Scouts tea
tent, Henry’s Grill barbeque, a beer tent
and the ever popular auction.
For further information about the Esher
May Fair, the auction list and a detailed
itinerary of the day’s event, please see
www.eshermayfair.org.uk or visit their
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/
eshermayfair.
The Dittons Fair, a firm favourite in the
village calendar and hugely fun family event
will also be taking place on Sunday 8th May
on Giggs Hill Green, from 1pm. Fair rides,
sidestalls, fun and games for all including
‘pig’ racing and tombolas...not forgetting
the fantastic line up this year in the About
Thames Ditton arena - acts include
StagecoachTheatre School, SoEl Dance
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Roundabout Thames Ditton.................4•18•48
Fashion & Beauty with Laura.......................... 8
TD Sports Desk ...............................................14
Happy Days Festival ticket prize draw..........20
5 Minutes with... Mathew Podd......................22
A bit About...by Angie Henderson.................24
School Report...................................................26
Parent Trap.........................................................30
Facebook round up...........................................32
Paull’s monthly recipe......................................36
Cocktail Confidential........................................44
Photo competition.............................................50
TD Gardens with Simon Munro....................70
Police & NHW Report....................................72
Luke’s Computer Column...............................74
Market Place.......................................................76
What’s On in Thames Ditton.........................78
Who’s Who in Thames Ditton.......................80
Many thanks to Sally Doyle for our Front
Cover image, ‘Dittons Fair’.
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FASHION & BEAUTY
by Laura Hinton
Head to Sephora, no longer available on the
British high street. Their own brand skincare
and make up is covetable, affordable and
very good! Sephora single use sheet
masks €3.95 – perfect for travel.
Anything from Nuxe always feels
like an indulgence, their honey
lip balm is sweet smelling before
bed, €11.
BEAUTY
INSIDER
This month my pages revolve around a big
work trip to Paris. It’s a quick hop skip and a
jump on the Eurostar so how come the beauty
scene is like another world?
I am a complete beauty junkie, I admit it, but
I have done my research and here is my list of
what’s worth bringing back across the
Channel. (Prices are in Euros)
Sephora Color Hit nail varnish €3.90 is a
cheap way to dip into high fashion colours
without having to make a commitment to
wearing it all season long.
Stock up on La Roche Posay Redermic R
Eye Cream (the formulation is stronger
than the version we can buy in the UK) €20.
Head to the
traditional French
pharmacy. Stock up
on Embroylisse
Lait Crème
Concentrate
€14, this is super
gentle and works
wonders on over
sensitised skin.
Sephora Eye
Crayons €10.95
are huge time savers
– I am really lazy
about eye make-up
so these help me
make a little effort.
Treatment of the month Toes are finally starting to emerge from boots and socks. Make life easy
by opting for a gel pedicure which will last forever and save that sinking feeling when you slip into sandals
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Fashion Diary
How to dress like a Parisian...
My press trip to Paris was
crazy busy but despite the
running around and stress
you can’t help but notice the
timelessness of Parisian
dressing. Parisians exude an
elegant nonchalance that is
just so appealing. This is my
101 to nailing their classic
sartorial look.
As Coco so famously said,
“Keep accessories to a
minimum, simplicity is key.”
Forget stilettos – embrace
flats - loafers, brogues,
trainers they look effortless
and your feet will thank you.
Team stripes with modern
shapes, wear shades with
everything and remember an
unstructured white shirt
makes everything look chic.
Pair any of the above with
undone hair and you will
blend in seamlessly on the
banks of La Seine.
Main Image – All Hobbs: Cecelia Coat, £899.
Sweater, £79. Trousers, £110. Brogues, £159
Jigsaw cut-away flat shoes, £89. Jigsaw Breton Sweater, £98
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New Pilates Studio
• Launching this Spring/Summer term
• New Mums and Babes mat Pilates
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• Mums and Babes Barre Classes
• Hypno-Birthing Classes
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THE TD SPORTS DESK
Take a bow local hockey and football players.
Success for Sasha Reed.
Congratulations to Surbiton Hockey
Club u16s Boys and Girls teams, who are
both National Champions this year! The
Boys have managed an incredible average of
a 6-1 win in every match, beating Marlow
4-0 in the final. In the Girls’ final, Surbiton
beat Southgate 7-1 to make it three titles
in three years – an incredible achievement!
It tops off a fantastic season for both
teams.
On top of that, one of the girls, Thames
Ditton’s Sasha Reed, has been selected for
the U16 England national squad. Sasha, who
attended both TD Infant and Junior Schools,
originally played football for Chelsea
U13s. However, after being persuaded to
play hockey only three years ago, she has
progressed remarkably. Last year, she was
picked, a year early, for the U16 England
National Age Group squad for assessments
and this year made the U16 England
Hockey team. Sasha has recently played a
4 day tournament against the Dutch, and
although the Dutch won narrowly 2-1, 3-2
and 3-1, England’s coach declared it to be
the best performance by England U16 in 6
years.
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Congratulations,
Sasha, your Thames
Ditton family will
be following you
throughout your
upcoming fixtures –
all stated below!
England v Scotland and Ulster 30th April- 2nd May.
England v Belgium 30th June -3rd July.
England v Germany 7th - 10th July
England in 6 Nations 16th- 23rd July.
call Susie
020keen
8972
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to 9826
hear about local sporting successes.
Train with a Champ!
Local tennis players are
getting more opportunities
to work on their game with
a Grand Slam Finalist, as
Thames Ditton mum and
previous ATD Who’s Who,
Lena Tatarkova, expands
her coaching remit. The
former pro player, whose
career highlights include
reaching the Wimbledon
Ladies Doubles final is now
coaching at Thames Ditton
Lawn Tennis Club and Long
Ditton recreation ground
alongside The Lensbury in
Teddington. Lena is offering
group lessons for children
pre and post school
along with Mums’ groups
that start after school
drop off time. She’s also
running children’s groups
and individual lessons at
weekends. So if you fancy
picking up some tips from a
player who’s graced Centre
Court, grab your racket and
get in touch.
On a beautiful sunny afternoon in April,
the year 6 boys from Thames Ditton Junior
School kicked off their school uniforms in
favour of their dark blue football strip to
take on the reds of Esher Church School
in the semi-final of the inter-school
football tournament.
Match report provided by Bede Feltham,
TDJS Assistant Coach to Head Coach
Dominic ‘Pep’ Fairclough:
“Two finely matched teams with a dazzling array
of young talent on display.The Basson twins,
Ashton and Ethan, sparked from the off. An early
break on the left from Ashton saw a low cross
finish with a rasping low shot from Isaac Foster
which was saved well by the opposition keeper.
As the game progressed the crowd sensed a goal
was imminent with Louis Fairclough controlling the
us on Facebook for even
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mid-field with his usual panache. Unfortunately
for Thames Ditton the goal was provided by Esher
who slotted in from a quick break, 5 minutes
before half-time, beating goal-keeper Freddie
Pank at the near post. Substitutions followed with
Luke Galpin and George Gregson trading places
throughout the game, with the first half finishing
0-1 in favour of the visitors.
Half-time. Oranges anyone?
The momentum seemed to swing in TD’s favour as
the first half kicked off, an impulsive hand ball by
an Esher Church defender led to a calmly slotted
penalty from Isaac making it 1-1.
Great defending from Joe Wilson and Ethan plus
match saving goal-keeping from Freddie kept
Thames Ditton spirits alive. As it was, Esher ended
up deserved winners after a corner kick was
volleyed in for the winner, the final score being 1-2.
It was a great game for all involved.”
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ROUNDABOUT
If you have visited Thames Ditton High
Street recently, you will have noticed
a mass of patriotic bunting and flags; a
beautiful sea of red, white and blue to
commemorate the Queen’s 90th Birthday.
In an initiative, which epitomises
community spirit, TD Retailers Association
and Thames Ditton Crafters have joined
forces to decorate the village…and what a
beautiful job they have done.
The decorations will remain until the
events to commemorate the Queen’s
birthday end in June, and they truly have
made the village look even more fabulous.
We caught up with Jenny, founder of
Thames Ditton Crafters, to ask about
the bunting project. “The enormity of the
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task didn’t hit me until the day I went to
measure up, and my amazing team and
I haven’t come up for air! I envisioned
the project as something that we could
all work on together as a team, and
something that would really mean a lot for
our community. It has been a joy to see
our finished bunting gracing the beautiful
village of Thames Ditton and know that
every stitch was sewn with such love and
dedication (and in my case a whole lot
of learning!). My heartfelt thanks to all
who caught the vision and ran with it, and
whose support has meant so much.”
Thank you to all involved. Seeing the flags
and 200m of bunting in the sun really does
make you feel proud to be British…and
proud to live in Thames Ditton!
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HAPPY DAYS FESTIVAL TICKETS
PRIZE DRAW WORTH £350.00 !!
About Thames Ditton readers
have the chance to WIN a pair
of VIP weekend passes including
exclusive passes for BOTH
after show parties!
Email your name and address to
competition@aboutthamesditton.co.uk
Enter ‘Happy Days’ in the subject box, before
14th May 2016 when the winner will be drawn.
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MINUTES
WITH...
Born in Ashford, Middlesex, Mathew Podd
moved to Surbiton in 1997. He moved to
Thames Ditton in 2013, where he lives with
his partner, Hannah, their two daughters
and two daughters from his previous
marriage.
Since purchasing his first hi-fi system
in the 80s, Mathew has been obsessed
with sound. He started his career sound
engineering in London clubs, installing
music venues and freelancing for sound
and events companies. Making the most of
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“Work hard
and reap the
rewards!”
Happy Days Founder, Mathew Podd.
the extensive network he had developed,
Mathew launched Podd Sound Limited in
1998. His company supplies sound and
production for major events, such as the
upcoming Happy Days Festival, and for
international artists including John Legend,
Olly Murs and Labrinth! He also provides
permanent installations in live music
venues, nightclubs and theme parks. We
caught up with Mathew ahead of Happy
Days Festival to find out a bit more, and to
uncover what’s next in his career.
When I was younger I dreamed of
Most embarrassing moment?
being…
Dragging a toilet cubicle at Happy Days
Footballer (I’m a die hard Chelsea
2015, losing my footing causing the cubicle
supporter)
to land on top of me! Luckily only one
person saw.
Whose shoes would you like to step
in for a day?
Biggest bugbear
Prime Minister
Bad drivers/ traffic
The person I would most like to meet Your starstruck moment?
(past or present) is…
Never been starstruck – well maybe Earth,
Michael Jackson, who is such an icon to
Wind & Fire – hopefully another Happy
music, also Stevie Wonder or Smokey
Days headline artist in the future.
Robinson – two artists I dream of
Hangover cure?
performing at Happy Days.
2 Ibuprofen before bed and loads of water.
Favourite meal?
Secret Skill?
Tough choice – Sushi, Thai or a Roast!
Cooking – it relaxes me
Fave local restaurant?
Number 1 on your bucket list?
Siam Paragon Thai in East Molesey or Maru Seeing Aretha Franklin sing live.
Japanese in Esher.
Where do you see yourself in 10
Fave movie?
years?
Love The Commitments, all the 007s and
Relaxing more!
original Italian Job
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Your guilty pleasure?
Nipping to Spain to relax.
Career plan B?
Property?
Earliest memory?
Selling pencils to my classmates, ‘Podd Pencil
hire’!
At a party you will find me…
At the bar, working on the sound production
or DJing
This song never fails to get me
dancing…
Street Life by The Crusaders ft. Randy
Crawford
Who’s the last person you telephoned?
My brother
Who’s the most famous person in your
contacts?
I have Annie Lennox but it’s probably out
of date, but also Jocelyn Brown, Maxi Priest,
Kathy Sledge, Alex Burke, Beverly Knight.
What’s next for Mathew Podd?
Property development
Who would play you in a movie of your
life?
Rhys Ifans
Advice to your teenage self?
Work hard and reap the rewards!
Mathew, explain why you are more
excited about this year’s Happy Days
Festival than ever....
This year I feel I’ve finally got the balance
right, giving customers a better experience.
The previous 5 years have given me more
knowledge and experience as to what the
Happy Days audience want from a local
festival.
Images: Mathew with Earth,Wind and Fire, with
his brother and footballer Pat Nevin as Chelsea
FC mascots. Happy Days Festival..
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A BIT ABOUT...
by Angie Henderson
Censorship...
On going to press, The Sun was at the
Court of Appeal attempting to lift a gagging
order preventing them naming a celebrity
couple, one half of which had been caught
participating in a ménage a trois.
The judge had banned the media from
naming all individuals involved by threat of
imprisonment. Although all parties have
been identified in the US and closer to
home in Scotland and Ireland, the Judge
decreed that in the UK, infidelity is a
private matter under human rights laws.
Lord Justice Rupert Jackson instructed that
disclosure of the couple’s identity would
create a ‘Media storm’ and invite public
interest into their family lives.
futures. Interestingly, the very press that
is fighting for freedom of speech claiming
public interest actually censored themselves
when in their own interests.
For me, the story is not about the cult of
celebrity as it is about freedom of speech
and the press. Even if you couldn’t give a
fig about who in the world of celebrity are
bumping uglies, should we care about the
attempt by the courts in our country to use
injunctions against our ‘free’ print media?
The newspaper countered that the story
was of public interest and contradicted
the cryptic couple’s public portrayal of a
committed marriage.
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These celebrities had previously invited the
gossip magazines into their home opening
their lives to readers. Hypocritically, they
invite the media in when it generates a fee,
promotes their product and raises profile.
An unelected and unaccountable judge
determines what’s in the public’s best
interest and uses law to gag the ‘free’ press
accordingly in a State approved version
of the news. Whilst it is only the rich,
privileged and powerful who can utilise the
legal system and these injunctions.
Doesn’t everyone deserve a private life
however public their life is? Unless of
course there is a conflict of interests as was
argued recently when Culture Secretary,
John Whittingdale, was outed by the BBC as
being in a relationship with a prostitute. The
conflict came as he is to sit on the second
sitting of the Levesen enquiry into press
intrusion. Newspapers had not run the
story it was argued because it concerned
the man in charge of determining their
Such injunctions could be argued as a
complete waste of time and money. An
expert warned though that in a ‘digital,
global age with no boundaries’ where
anyone with access to Google has discovered the ‘not-so-secret’ celebrities involved,
the gagging of the press with regulation
is futile with an uncompliant internet.
Spielberg once said, “There is a fine line
between censorship and good taste and moral
responsibility.”
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SCHOOL REPORTS
News and events from our local schools
Year 10 students
inspire primary
pupils at ‘Amazing’
Science Fair
When the science
department at
Hinchley Wood
School hit on the idea
of running a Science
Hinchley Wood School (HWS)
DIARY DATES..
• The Hinchley Wood ‘Outdoor’ Jazz
Festival – Wednesday 11th May, 7pm
Licensed Bar and ‘Bring Your Own’ picnic features the excellent HWS junior and
senior jazz bands with special guest
appearance by professional jazz group
The Big Shake Up – see website for ticket
info www.hinchleywoodschool.co.uk
Fair aimed at inspiring 10 and 11 year olds
from local primary schools, Thames Ditton
and Hinchley Wood, they decided to hand
the challenge over to a team of enthusiastic
Year 10 students.
Who better to show young pupils how to
make fruit batteries, elephant’s toothpaste
and bouncy ‘slime’, not to mention
explaining the principles of chromatography,
creating cell models using plasticine and
examining onion skin under microscopes!
• Summer Fair – Saturday 9th July
All the usual fun, including a special Euros
5-a-side Bubble Football tournament!
• HWS production of Les Miserables
18th, 19th & 20th July – not to be
missed!
Football fanatic turned author inspires
students to read
Author Dan Freedman shared his
experiences of working with the England
football team and his subsequent journey to
becoming a full-time writer of children’s
books, with Year 7 students from Hinchley
Wood and their counterparts from
Shrewsbury House School.
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Clubland Holiday Playscheme,
Thames Ditton area
We offer FUN, reliable, childcare
For children aged 4-12 years
(in full time school)
Open 7.30am – 6.15pm
Based at:
Thames Ditton Infant School
&/or Cranmere Primary School
Early booking discount:
5% = 3 consecutive full days
10% = 5 consecutive full days
Trips, cookery, craft, bouncy castle,
sports, role play, construction,
water fights.
To book e-mail:
holidayclub@clubland-playscheme.com
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THE PARENT TRAP
BY TD MUM AND RESIDENT, A.J. GRANGE
Family Day out.
Once in a while I insist we all go out
and do something cultural.
This is fuelled by my daughter’s reluctance
at times to doing anything that involves
leaving the sofa for more than 20 minutes
and my growing obsession with getting
everyone out together as a family. I fear it’s
only a matter of time before teenage angst
grips the whole house and we all start living
in separate rooms.
Anyway, recently I managed to persuade
everyone that a trip to the mighty Tower
of London would be a magnificent idea and
one that we would all enjoy immensely.
Of course the first hurdle to overcome
in our house is actually to get everyone
up, fed, watered and clothed in time for
the 9.25am train to London and to ensure
that the dog has water and a suitable TV
programme selected to keep him company
in our absence. What generally happens is
that I manage all of the above in a swift and
organised manner and then have to cajole
everyone else to do the same. This can
involve repeatedly asking my son whether
he has brushed his teeth and sending my
daughter back up the stairs at least twice
to put something more suitable on (I always
err on the side of sensible shoes and tops
that cover at least 84% of my upper body
parts but then again I am about 30 years
past my crop top days and I don’t have abs
like my daughter).
Once we’re all on the train and I’ve
checked that I’ve got everyone’s tickets at
least 6 times I can then relax and enjoy the
scenery.
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I have also become a master of packing
emergency food and water in my handbag
to see off any sudden sugar lows and
potential tantrums that could derail our
happy trip out.
I have to say the Tower of London was
fantastic and for the first couple of hours
everyone was in fine mood, posing happily
for photographs in gusting winds of around
60mph and taking in the magic of the
great Tower and not arguing. Even the
long queue for the Crown Jewels didn’t
incite any arguments for a change, (my
emergency Digestives obviously played a
major part in this small victory). No, with
our family, everything goes swimmingly until
my children either get a bit bored, tired
or hungry. Once any one of these things
happen, or God forbid, all three happen
simultaneously, then it usually results in
Armageddon and we have to make a hasty
retreat back to Waterloo before a murder
occurs.
We may not always be the perfect family
when we venture out but at least we get
out - long may these days last!
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FACEBOOK ROUNDUP
Some popular posts from this month’s ATD Facebook page.
Food art at Maisie Thai - now who could eat
this masterpiece?!
The Gloriana passing Hampton Court during
the Tudor Pull.
Volunteers at The Great British Cake Off,
Surbiton Farmers’ Market
The Stitchery launched their new Home
Style section.
We’ve asked readers to take their copy of
ATD away this summer, prizes for the best
pics. This Easter issue made it to The Alps!
Residents of Weston Green mourned the
loss of the great old Sycamore which came
down in the high winds.
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Thai Restaurant & Bar
Authentic Thai Cuisine
in the heart of Thames Ditton.
M A I S I E, S u m m er Roa d, T h a m es D i tto n. KT7 0 QQ 0 2 0 3784 1 42 6
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PAULL’S RECIPES OF THE MONTH
May
Shopping List:
Pear, plum & choc crumble
Parsnip & pear soup
Sweet, delicious and rich-flavoured, pears offer
the crunchiness of apples yet are as juicy as
peaches and nectarines - sweet or savoury!
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C
(160°C fan) mark 4. Mix the
pears, plums, caster sugar and
chocolate well. Divide among
four 250ml (9fl oz) ramekins,
top with a little knob of the
butter.
1. Fry the onion, celery & garlic,
cover until softened. Stir in
spices, cook for 1 minute.
2. Add parsnips & stock, cover
and simmer for 10 minutes.
Peel, core and chop two
pears. Add to pan, simmer,
covered, for 5 minutes. Cool
2. Whizz the flour and remaining
a
little. Whizz in a food
butter in a food processor
processor
until smooth.
until it resembles fine
breadcrumbs - or use your
3. Peel, core and slice the
fingers.
remaining pear. Heat butter
3. Stir in the demerara sugar and
oats. Divide topping among
the ramekins.
4. Bake for 25-30min until
golden and bubbling. Serve
with custard or ice cream.
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in a pan, cook until lightly
golden then sprinkle the
sugar over. Cook for 3
minutes. Set aside.
4. Ladle soup into bowls and
garnish with caramelised
pears and parsley.
4 pears, peeled, cored
and cut into 1.5cm (⅔in)
chunks
4 plums, stoned and cut
into 1.5cm (⅔in) chunks
1½ tbsp caster sugar
25 g (1oz) plain
chocolate, finely chopped
50 g (2oz) butter, cold
and cubed
60 g (2½oz) plain flour
25 g (1oz) demerara
sugar
25 g (1oz) jumbo oats
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, roughly
chopped
2 celery sticks, roughly
chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp curry powder
½ tsp ground cumin
2 pinches hot chilli
powder
450 g (1lb) parsnips,
roughly chopped
1 litre (1¾ pints) hot
vegetable stock
3 pears
15 g (½oz) butter
1 tsp golden caster sugar
2 tbsp freshly chopped
flat-leafed parsley to
garnish
Paull’s Fruit and Veg
36 High Street
Thames Ditton KT7 0SA
020 8398 9759
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and the time
is right for dining
in the garden
New Menu Available now
Come on down and try our delicious summer
offerings and why not indulge in our salad bar
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TAPAS & BAR
16a High Street Thames Ditton K
TAPAS MENU AVAILABLE AT THE BAR.
NEW
Opening hours:
Aioli Bar,only,
serving
Hot Dogs
and Fizz.
Tues- Sat evenings
from
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Early dinner offer.
2 courses for only £15 until 7.30pm.
follow us on Twitter @ aiolitapas
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may at
marney’s
monday 9th may
tapas night
delicious authentic spanish tapas served
alongside spanish wine and beer
saturday 28th – monday 30th may
bank holiday bbq weekend
join us in the garden over the bank holiday
weekend where we will be offering
a wonderful selection of barbecued dishes
throughout may
pizza + prosecco evenings
authentic italian pizza and glass of prosecco
for just £12
Start the weekend in style every Friday
lunchtime. Enjoy a complimentary
glass of Prosecco on us when ordering
a main meal
Lunch: Mon–Sat 12–2.30pm
Dinner: Mon–Thurs 6–9pm
Sunday Lunch: 12–3.30pm
Marney’s Village Inn, Alma Road
Weston Green, Surrey KT10 8JN
020 8398 4444
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COCKTAIL CONFIDENTIAL
by Paul Steven
Life in the fast lane - whatever the weather
No matter how passionate or patriotic you
might be there is one thing about this
ountry that is indefensible - weather! It’s
verywhere you look and, frankly, there’s too
much of it. I guess whilst nature was handing
ut the nice stuff Great Britain was too busy
uying up all the cliffs it could and digging up
l that dirt tying us to oh-so-predictablyeasonal Europe. We got what was left, like
o much wine-soaked bunting at the end of
he party: the scrapings, the fannings, the stuff
hat falls out of the tea-cutter and gets
urned into tea bags.
till, every now and then, as the summer
asses by on its way somewhere, we do get
he odd sunny day, week or even, when
ature decides to poke us in the eye, two.
You can’t rely on it though. Aristotle cautions
s that one swallow does not a summer
make, so where optimism fails to materialise
sufficient reality we must devise a cocktail
o deliver us something of the sense, the
mbience, of a sun-soaked sanctuary –
omewhere the clock hands melt and the
nly alarm is an imaginary cricket.
The obvious thing to reach for is Pimm’s, and
I urge you to do so. Reach for it, locate it and
give it a really good shove off the table. If
you’re thinking of going to a lawn-bowling
match, or reading Wodehouse then a good
Gin Fizz will be perfect, but you know it will
rain later if you do.
For the guaranteed sunshine effect you need
tequila, a good tequila that is made from
proper agave at a proper Hacienda and come
in hand-made glass, it is born in a place with
370 days of sun a year, where mañana never
comes and the only digging of ditches is one
to bury Donald Trump in.
Don’t believe me? here’s the proof: I went to
Silverstone in April to watch a sportscar race
as a guest of Tequila Patron, who ran two
awesome cars in the race and didn’t skimp on
the go-faster juice in hospitality either. On the
day before the race, it SNOWED! Yet, come
race day, the sun was out, skies clear and I got
a tan.Yeah, baby! That’s tequila power!
This cocktail is a tribute to that day - a
promise to you that the dreary English rain
will become a steamy tropical monsoon, the
delayed test match a chirp of cicadas if you
pass these around.
Baja Margarita
• 2 shots Patron Tequila • 1 shot fresh lime juice
• ½ shot mango/agave syrup
• 1 shot mango juice • 2 sprigs fresh Thyme
Strip the Thyme off the stalks as best you can
and muddle them in the bottom of you shaker
to release the aroma. Add the remaining
ingredients and shake. Strain thoroughly
into a coupette or whatever quirky glass
comes to hand and decorate with another
sprig of Thyme.
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ALL CHANGE AT YE OLDE SWAN!
As we say ‘au revoir ‘ to The Dandys.
We’re sure you’ll all join us in wishing
Mike, Jo and family the best of luck as
they say farewell to the village after
seven fantastic years running Ye Olde
Swan pub. A huge supporter of ATD, Mike
has filled many pages with his humorous
sports commentaries over the years, he
also helped create the annual Thames
Ditton Sports Personality of the Year award
which has become a massive success! He
will be greatly missed by all at ATD, his
customers and most of our readers too!
“A
s they say, ‘all good things come to an end’ and after seven wonderful and
memorable years it’s time to move on to the next chapter in our lives.
We have made so many friends, far too many to mention, and have many amazing
memories, events and occasions that we’re sure will also remain fond in the memories of
so many.
Thank you Thames Ditton for your support and custom but most of all your friendship,
which we hope will always be as warm.”
Mike, Jo, Myles, Molly, Brooke and Syd Dandy.
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Open 12:00 till late
Eat like a King!
“We Believe in Friendship and Tasty Food”
Mezzet.co.uk
020 8979 4088
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020 8783 0149
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SUMMER
PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPETITION
Enter this month’s competition to be in with a chance of winning a
photo session with local photographer Jo Douet Images worth £155 !
Increasingly we are
seeing some
impressive amateur
photography posted
onto on our Facebook
page.
This month perhaps your
photo could be a winner!
The theme for our photo
competition is simply
‘Summer’.
To enter email competition@
aboutthamesditton.co.uk or
‘post’ your photograph to
our Facebook page, with a
caption and your name
and age (if a child).
We are delighted to have
local photographer Jo
Douet Images onboard
again, who will help judge
our competition and has
kindly offered the lucky
winner a free mini-photo
session (studio or lifestyle)
plus 2 digital images.
Get snapping !
Closing date 16th June 2016
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GURKHA KITCHEN
Managed by Ex Gurkha
LUNCH 12 noon - 3 pm
Dinner 5.30pm - 10.30pm
We welcome Family, Birthday & Business
parties also outside catering available
LUNCH OFFER
3 COURSE NEPALI
MEAL £10.00 ONLY
STEAK £8.50 ONLY
Take away available
FREE home delivery
GURKHA KITCHEN
(within 4 miles radius)
Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0XY
Free bottle of beer
T. 020 8398 1581
on orders over £20
www.theferrygurkharestaurant.co.uk
• Award winning coffee
• Homemade cakes
and sausage rolls
• Fresh deli counter
• Take away/eat in
• Outside seating
• Full english breakfast
• Buffet for larger
numbers available
to order
Open Mon-Fri from 7.30am. Sat from 8.30am
Tel. 020 8398 6444 • 53 High Street, Thames Ditton
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CUSTOM BRANDED CLOTHING
Right here in Thames Ditton.
From an office on The Island – and
with factories in the South West, the
North West and Greater London
– local business Pier32 Ethical
Promotional Clothing supplies many
varied organisations with custom
branded clothing and accessories.
A few of the printed or embroidered
garments may well be spotted locally.
The production of the Thames Ditton
Junior School leaver hoodies is an annual
event and these are due to be handed
out as soon as the children have finished
their SATS exams. As for the bright red
garments promoting this very magazine,
they will be making regular appearances
around the village as various team
members work hard to maintain their
fitness and take part in fun runs.
As Pier32 still continues to grow – with
orders just last month going to Inverness,
Caernarfon and Paris amongst many others
– it will remain a Thames Ditton business
and a part of the local community.
More information can be found at
www.pier32.co.uk and Ian can be
reached at the TD Island office on
020 8398 2867.
Pier32 had, for a numerically coincidental
32 years, been run by long-term Island
resident Gerry Hayter, until his retirement
from day-to-day duties in March. Pier32 is
now managed and operated by his sonin-law, Ian Johnson. Ian has been a Thames
Ditton resident for many years, having
moved here in 1990.
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£295*per LPA
(property or personal)
Standard Mirror Wills £395 plus VAT
Standard Single Wills £245 plus VAT
*Reductions for pensioners, couples,
or if you require both types of LPA
*Price excludes
Office of Public Guardian fee
Tim Wilde - Solicitor
Newleaf Will Writers Federation
Based In Long Ditton
The price we quote is fixed & guaranteed
Telephone 020 3011 5922 day
020 3720 2250 eve
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BASED IN THAMES DITTON
Esher tyre + Exhaust
• Summer checks £29.99 + VAT
• Air conditioning service
• MOT
• Welding and MOT repairs
• Servicing from £49.99 + VAT
(all makes)
• Save up to 50% on main
dealer servicing
• FREE valve & balance
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• Budget & branded tyres
supplied and fitted
• Diagnostic equipment
• Exhaust
• Batteries
• Clutches
15% ff
any purchase with
this advert
Did you know a driver will
receive 3 points on his driving
licence for every bald tyre?
020 8398 1727
Hampton Court Way
Thames Ditton
Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5.30pm
Sat: 8am-1pm
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On the day management
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Car hire, Airport hotels and parking and much more...
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HOME OF COMPASSION
A CARING HOMES RESIDENCE
Luxury care
home
in beautiful
Thames Ditton
What matters to you, matters to us
Home of Compassion, the impressive
Grade II* mansion in the heart of
Thames Ditton, is re-opening as a
luxury care home.
We are dedicated to providing dignified
and respectful residential, nursing and
dementia care, from qualified professionals
with facilities to rival those of a grand
hotel. Residents will be able to live the
life they wish in a very comfortable and
prestigious setting.
Don’t just take our word for it, come
and see for yourself, our marketing
suite is now open for viewings.
0808 223 5003
www.homeofcompassion.co.uk
enquiries@caringhomes.org
High Street, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TT
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TAXATION & ACCOUNTING ADVICE
Now You See Them…
With so much recent press coverage of
corporate secrecy and offshore tax havens,
UK legislation is tackling those who hide
behind nominees and trustees.
All limited companies and LLPs in the
UK now must keep a register of “people
with signiÀcant control”. From 30th June
2016 the details will have to be Àled at
Companies House. We are the Àrst G8
country to implement this requirement
which all EU countries will have to adopt
by June 2017.
Any individual holding more than 25% of
a company’s shares or voting rights, with
a right to appoint or remove the majority
of the board of directors, or who simply
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has the right or practical ability to exercise
“signiÀcant inÁuence or control” over a
company, will have to be included on the
new register. This also applies to such as
corporate trustees and nominees.
Where an individual has signiÀcant control,
they will now Ànd personal details such as
name, address, nationality, residence and
date of birth on the public register, which
via Companies House is free to search
online.
Non-compliance is a criminal offence. The
targets clearly include tax evasion and
terrorist Ànancing.
Big brother is now watching you!
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£ MONTHLY FINANCIAL ADVICE
Commercially Speaking
by Paul Basson
for further advice from advisers, but you do
wonder where it will end. Anyway, I’ll cover
this area in greater detail in future issues –
the joys!
Andy Church
The end of the 2015/16 tax year
brought with it the normal dash of
utilising Individual Savings Account
(ISA) allowances, together with
personal pension contributions,
particularly for those lucky amongst
you to be higher earners, in view of
changes in available contributions
from hereon in.
The Government seem to have been quite
aggressive in their tinkering of the pensions
regime for those affected, in restricting
income tax relief to the first £10,000 only,
from £40,000, with any excess contributions
above this taxed on the individual.Yes, there
will be the option to carry forward any
unused allowances from the previous three
tax years, but this facility will only last for
the next two / three tax years. Importantly
though, this isn’t just your own contribution
that’s being taxed, but from all sources
including those paid for by employers.
So, yet more administration for employers
and pension scheme administrators to take
on board, together with additional taxation
for those affected.Yes, it opens up the need
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At Knight James we offer a range of services
for clients, ranging from the obvious areas
associated with financial planning investments, mortgages, pensions, life
assurances and individual protection,
through to Wills and Trust planning for
families. The other key area of advice, is that
of commercial insurance broking, headed up by
Andy Church.
Some of you will know Andy from in and
around the village, or from his long standing
membership of Colets. Andy has worked in
all aspects of commercial insurance for well
over 30 years, covering pretty much all areas
of insurances for clients.
Commercial broking lends itself to those
with an in depth knowledge of markets,
particularly given the very nature of
insurance, which I believe we all have an
attitude of ‘cheapest is best’ approach.
However, in commercial insurance terms,
not having the correct kind of cover in place
can lead to potentially disastrous exposure
for both individuals and business owners, or
those being drafted with the responsibility of
organising same.
It is the one of the few areas where the
relationship with clients is key, being
essential that Andy is fully aware of all
aspects of a client’s business. This could be
understanding the type of projects
undertaken for, say a construction firm,
through to highlighting a need for a certain
type of cover that a client hadn’t previously
thought about, or indeed considered
necessary.
Andy has clients ranging from individual
builders and business owners, through to
large construction companies and
manufacturers. Insurances covered range
from public, product and employer’s liability,
through to professional indemnity and all
areas of insurance associated with the
construction industry – including motor
fleet insurances.
As with all types of broking, experience and
knowledge of the market place is key.
However, unlike almost all other areas of
insurance broking, ensuring you have the
right ‘access to market’ is paramount. As
such, Andy’s relationships with insurance
companies and composite providers has
been built over a number of years.
AXA, QBE, Zurich are huge insurance
companies that Andy is pleased to work
with, together with specialists in Lloyds of
London for those insurances whereby a
composite of insurance companies is more
cost effective. Indeed, certain types of
insurances lend themselves purely to the
Lloyds market, and Andy has extensive
experience of broking to this area.
Obviously for those of you who are
employed, out of work or retired, this
service isn’t required. However, there will
be those amongst the village and wider
community who will, at some point, need to
have these kind of insurances in place.
Andy relishes the opportunity to provide a
comparative quote for an existing renewal,
even if it is helpful as a reference to ensure
that your existing cover is adequate or,
indeed cost effective. There’s no charge for
providing a market appraisal, as it’s all part of
the service.
And so, as ever, please feel free to call or
pop in. We’re here to help.
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ABOUT THAMES DITTON GARDENS
Our monthly gardening column written by landscape and garden
design expert, Simon Munro.
As the temperatures rise and the days
lengthen during the Spring and early
Summer months it’s great to be able to
spend more time outside our homes,
distancing oneself from the protection
they offer and reconnecting not just with
our gardens but the communal spaces
and wider landscapes around the villages.
And it’s at this moment, in May, when
the trees begin to be furnished with new
leaves and blossom, when the parks, greens
and gardens look their best and we can
appreciate the wider beauty of the area we
all share.
Most people recognise that the trees of
the village areas enhance the distinctive
quality of the areas we inhabit; whether the
clouds of Holm Oak canopies in the heart
of Thames Ditton, architectural Lebanese
Cedars punctuating the skyline or groups
of trees and small woodlands that line the
margins of playing fields, roads and railways
that offer privacy, provide a backdrop
our homes and natural context for our
gardens. Thankfully, most people respect
this natural asset, and of course there is
both vigilance and protection offered by the
Council. But at a time when there is both
restriction upon civic budgets and vigorous
development and change in the constructed
aspects of our lives, I’m wondering whether
this is balanced with developed attention
to the natural capital, and whether as
the broadening season suggests, we
need to extend our own perception and
understanding of these shared resources to
ensure their existence into the future?
Lift your head up and look beyond, behind
and above. There are some remarkable
trees; with huge billowing canopies and
great stature reflecting a scale and agespan
that dwarfs our own. They provide a
wonderful setting for our homes and
businesses and perhaps provide the greatest contribution to what defines this unique
peri-urban location. In time, we might even
be able to make our own addition to this
resource, but for the moment let’s just
enjoy the beauty of our trees.
Gardening Tip of the Month:
It’s all too easy to get caught up in the gardening frenzy at this time of the year, throw
money at a quick fix and be seduced by all those blooms at the garden centre. But
remember if you are planting in the ground, that adding compost to the soil and mulching
around plants will reduce the need for watering and improve the chances of establishment
as the Summer approaches.
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POLICE & NHW REPORT
Are you protecting your rear?
I‘m pleased to report readers have been
protecting their rears!
Three burglaries reported this month in
Greenways, Manor Road South and Fairway
Close, and a couple of thefts from vehicles.
Good news - males attempting to defraud an
elderly male for alleged work on his house
were intercepted by Police. Remember - never
have work done by people knocking door to
door – use trades that friends or neighbours
have used and obtain at least three quotes.
Recently published, ‘Crime and the value of
stolen goods’, shows how types of stolen goods
and value have changed. Some brief snippets:
• Stolen goods value £1.8b in 2013/14, down
74% from £6.9b in 1995.
• The number of thefts fallen by 60%
• Theft of motor vehicles down 88% –main
contributor to drop in stolen goods value.
• Consistently since 2001 cash has been the
most stolen item.
written by
John HaberÀeld (NHWatch Coordinator) and
Elaine Burtenshaw (Elmbridge Crime Reduction OfÀcer)
Road, Thames Ditton. Other gardens ‘visited’
here and in Basing Way. Police apprehended a
suspect at 5am.
• 6 March. Attempted burglary 4am in
Basingfield Road, Thames Ditton, doors and
windows tested but all locked.
• 27 March. Attempted burglary 8pm Molesey
Road, West Molesey. Intruders gained entry but
were disturbed and fled empty handed.
• 1 April. Attempted burglary 6pm Greenways,
Hinchley Wood. Two broken windows at rear in
attempt to steal a bicycle. Deterred when alarm
tripped.
• 1 April. Attempted burglary in Manor Road
South, Hinchley Wood via hole cut in kitchen
window, locked interior door prevented further
access.
• 9 April. 8.30 pm burglary in Fairway Close,
Hinchley Wood. Broke rear patio doors, stole
spare key to new car and some valuables. An
Audi A3 car believed to have been used by the
thieves.
Six reasons why certain goods are more
attractive to steal: Concealable, Removable,
Accessible,Valuable, Enjoyable, Disposable. No
surprise then that burglaries focus on cash and
jewellery.
Details of recent incidents reported by
NHW members (including those above):
• 1 March. 92 year old resident received scam
phone call allegedly from Council to arrange
energy survey visit. Daughter contacted council
- confirmed a scam.
• 2/3 March. Unauthorised access to rear of
property in Westville Road, Long Ditton.
• 3 March. Attempted break-in 5am in Ewell
Road, Long Ditton.
• 5/6 March. Garden shed break-in in Station
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Coordinators’ Meeting, held biannually
at Imber Court Sports Ground..
Want to join Neighbourhood Watch?
(it’s free!). Contact John Haberfield tel: 020
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LUKE’S COMPUTER CORNER.
IBM - Big, Blue, Beleaguered.
Once thought to be too big to fail, now
well into the ‘Decline’ section of the
‘Corporate Lifecycle’ Graph.You know, the
one after ‘Maturity’ and before ‘Death’ (or
‘Rebirth’). Massive bureaucracy, apparent
inability to look after long-time customers,
abandoning support services and worst:
‘Not Keeping Up’ with new technology
and innovation. Thomas J. Watson must be
spinning in his grave.
In 1911 three companies merged to
become The Computing-TabulatingRecording Company (CTR). They made
Tabulation Machines. Machines so
dangerously fascinating that I dare not
include a description here lest a wave of
feverish excitement and affronts to public
morality sweep KT7.
So far, so boring; let’s introduce our hero
Thomas J. Watson. No technological genius
or pioneering mathematical wiz, he was a
salesman, a very good salesman, and like all
very good salesmen, he was a bit dodgy.
So much so that in 1912, when he was
working for NCR (The cash register
and point of sale people, still very much
in business) he and twenty six of his
colleagues were pinched by the Feds for
anti-competitive behaviour involving fake
companies and the usual sleaze. It’s good to
know that our morally upright politicians
and business leaders today would never
countenance anything like that.
year later when the convictions were
overturned on a technicality.
Four year later he had doubled the
company’s income, and in 1924 renamed it
Industrial Business Machines.
When the Great Depression hit he made
the incredible decision not to cut back
production or retrench, but actually
increased output, storing what wasn’t sold.
And so, when the economy recovered, IBM
was able to service their customers straight
from the warehouse, much faster than any
competitor.
But it was Watson’s second big decision
that was to supercharge the company and
change history.
Next month:The Feds strike back!
Of course a little thing like a federal
conviction didn’t slow Watson down, as he
was offered the job of General Manager at
CTR, which changed to President a
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Phone number 020 8398 9425
FOR SALE
Dusk (Frank Usher) Size 12 Black
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Cocktail Dess, unworn. £40 ono
Dallas style evening dress (vintage) Size
12 ocean blue with silver sequins £30 ono
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FOR SALE
Roller Shutter 3m wide. Electric,£250ono.
Phone number 07973 159030
Marmet navy coach built pram bought
1972, offers around £300.
FOR SALE
Sekonda snowflake design jewellery set
watch, bracelet, necklace and earrings.
New unwanted present,beautiful gift.Was
£70.00 for sale half price £35.00
Phone number 020 8398 7451
FOR SALE
Maclaren Quest pushchair brown/blue. In
good working order, used by one child.
£50.
FOR SALE
Great Little Trading Company’s table w 4
chairs, 24W x 36L x 24H - £75
Fisher price, ELC, Tiny Love educational
toys for 1-4year olds - excellent cond.
FOR SALE
Mammas & Pappas Enrica wooden cot
2 available (perfect for twins!)
Cot with drop side, mattress cover,
mattress. £50 each
FOR SALE
Wooden high chair, great condition- £30
Mamas and Papas wooden cot,
25x50 - £60
John Lewis’ safety stair gates - £10
FOR SALE
Full set of Rainbow Magic Fairy books,
author Daisy Meadows. Excellant
condition, all only read once, kept
immaculately. £30
FOR SALE
Gaming chair, as new, £25. Lge trunk of
mixed lego £250. Lge box Bionicles £50.
Eastwood acoustic guitar inc case, perfect
condition, £25 , ideal first guitar learning.
FOR SALE
Wooden cot/bed with mattress for sale.
Good condition. £50
Talk to Sharon in Lime Tree.
or
FOR SALE
Habitat kitchen table: 5 drawers; approx
75cm x 75cm x 75cm £15 ono. Grey
terrazzo effect planter: top 76cm
diameter x 63cm high £60ono
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FitRun 9.15-10.15am
St. Nicholas Church Hall
FitPark 7.45-8.30pm
18m-5yrs 9.30am-12noon Meet Summer Rd Rec. £6
St. Mary’s Church Hall
020 8286 6038 - Helen 07921 543 419 - Nina
8.00-9.30pm
Bootcamp by Elevate
07956 323 782 - Elaine Catch-a-Balls
18m-5yrs, Vera Fletcher Hall Giggs Hill Green
Pilates Vera Fletcher Hall
9.15,9.55,10.30 & 11.20 9.30am
10.45am & 7.45pm
07939 527 567 - Roz
10.30am Parent & Baby
07971 194948 - Lisa
Ditton School of Ballet 07743 189 905 - Liam
Kumon Maths & English
Colets Health & Fitness
Coffee/Lunch
2-5pm, 3yrs+
Thames Ditton Centre
Monday 3.30-6pm,
020 8398 6140
50+ welcome 10.30-2:30
Tuesday 3.30-5.30pm
020 8398 5921
020
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Mrs
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MONDAY
Little Kickers
Singersandsongs.com
TUESDAY
Music with Mummy
Thames Ditton Cricket Club
9.50am, up to 3yrs
01784 458 454 or
07810 425 423 - Karon
WEDNESDAY
Monkey Music
9.30-11.45am
020 8224 3971
Pilates
Vera Fletcher Hall
10.45am,6.45pm & 8pm
07971 194 948 - Lisa
Thames Ditton Crafters
MMB Badminton Club
8pm-10pm, Hinchley
Wood School Sports Hall
07931 533 947 - Roz
SATURDAY
Kids Soft Play
9-10.30am, 2-8yrs,
Guests £10
020 8398 7108
Junior Squash
Beginners 4.30-5.50pm
Intermediate 5.30-6.30pm Adult Jazz Dance
6-16yrs mem £5 non £10
020 8398 7108
Barre-workout
9.30-10.30am
Tiny Tunes music class
Cake decorating &
sugarcraft classes
Thames Ditton W.I
Ditton School of Ballet
3rd Tuesday of each month
020 8398 2700
2-2.45pm, 3yrs+
020 8398 6140
Kids Soft Play
3.30-4.30pm, 2-8yrs,
Barre Concept
Bootcamp by Elevate
Pilates intermediate level
The Thames Ditton Centre
7.15pm-8.15pm
07764 685 197 - Zoe
Guide Hut, Church Walk
9.15am 07804 671581
- Claire
Our Lady Lourdes Church
7.45-9.30pm
020 8399 5402 - Linda
Giggs Hill Green
9.30am
07743 189 905 - Liam
Yoga for all levels
Long Ditton Village Hall
9.30am & 11.15am
020 8390 9522 - Carolyn
Basketball
Yoga(Y) & Pilates(P)
Zumba drop in class
8.15pm, Vera Fletcher Hall
Guests £7.50
020 8398 7108
FitPark
Summer Road Rec Park
9.30am, £6
07921 543 419 - Nina
Ember Choral Society
4pm-4.45pm
8-14yrs, guests £7.50
020 8398 7108
Claygate Folk
Dance Club
Thursdays 8pm
020 8715 2148.
Vera Fletcher Hall
9.30am(Y) & 10.45am(P)
07971 194 948 - Lisa
Music with Mummy
& Jolly Babies
10am-12.15pm
01372 877476 - Annie
Pilates
Vera Fletcher Hall
9.30am & 10.45am
07971 194948 - Lisa
Childrens Rhymetime
Thames Ditton Library
10.30-11.00am&11.30-12
2-4-1 steaks@Bosco
020 8339 5720
07773 362013
Dittons Skiff & Punting
Queens Rd, TDitton.
6.45pm
Thames Ditton Cricket Club
Pilates beginners level
MwM 9.50 & 10.25am,up Guide Hut, Church Walk
to 3yrs JBs 11.00am, up to 1yr 9.30am 07804 671581
07810 425 423 - Karon
Ditton School of Ballet
Bootcamp by Elevate
Friday night fizz!
2-5pm, 3yrs+
020 8398 6140
Giggs Hill Green
9.30am
07743 189 905 - Liam
Arts & Crafts
4.30-5.15pm
FitPark
Champagne only £20 a bottle Thames Ditton Tennis Club
The Angel Inn, Giggs Hill Green 10am, 2.5-5yrs
07795 14163
Happy Hour@Bosco
First Class FREE
4-8pm 020 8339 5720
Pilates Vera Fletcher Hall
9.30am
07971 194948 - Lisa
Ages: 5-8yrs, guests £7.50
020 8398 7108
*NEW* Kids Fit
9.30-11.00am, 4-7yrs
*NEW* Teen Fit
9.30-11.00am, 8-12yrs
Guests £10
020 8398 7108
Summer Road Rec Park
9.30am, £6
07921 543 419 - Nina
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SUNDAY
COLETS KIDS CAMP
Kids Soft Play
9-10.30am, 2-8yrs,
May half term Camp:
Friday 27th May – Friday
3rd June. Bookings open
now!
Guests £10
020 8398 7108
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The Thames Ditton Centre
7.30-8.30pm
07764 685 197 - Zoe
TD Guide Hut, Church Walk
3mths-5yrs, Pay as you go
10am & 10.50am
07977 585 020 - Lisa
Yoga for all levels
6.45-8.15pm & 8.30-10pm
020 8390 9522 - Carolyn
8-10pm 07973 737124
9.30-11am Ages: 0-5yrs
020 8398 3772
Little Stars, 3-5yrs
3.30-4.30pm
Theatre School, 6-16yrs
4.00-6.30pm
07907 477 135
United Reform Church Hall
1st Tuesday of each month
Vera Fletcher Hall
8pm 020 8224 0633
Coffee/Lunch
Parents & Toddlers Group 50+ welcome 10.30-2:30
020 8398 5921
9.30am 020 8398 7211
Yoga for all levels
Ditton School of Ballet Long Ditton Village Hall
6.45-8.15pm & 8.30-10pm
020 8398 6140
020 8390 9522 - Carolyn
Sing for Pleasure
Kids Drop in & Play
Guests £7.50
020 8398 7108
Stage Studio
Crafty Pint, 1st Tuesday of
the month, The Red Lion Pub
7.30pm
07957 931170 - Jenny
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
The Molesey & District
Antiques Society
Kids Soft Play
3.15-4.15pm, 2-8yrs,
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cheque made payable to Vera Fletcher Association with SAE to VFH Box Office, 8 Copsem Lane, Esher KT10 9EU
FRIDAY 13TH MAY 7.30PM
THE RUISI QUARTET
Winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society
award for Young British String Players The Ruisi
Quartet will be playing Haydn String Quartet
op.2 no 2, Wolf Italian Serenade, Britten 3
Divertimenti and Schubert Rosamunde
Featured recently in the National Press
performing on the 1863 Vuillaume ‘Evangelist’
set of instruments on sale at Sotheby’s
Tickets £16 including a complimentary drink.
Book online or text 07886 665193
Tickets £15
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SATURDAY 14TH MAY 7.30PM
BEATLES 4EVER - THE DREAM IS
NOT OVER!
Beatles 4ever is back! Repeating the format of
their last performance at the Hall with a host
of talented teenage musicians joining the band
on stage. A string quartet, a keyboard player,
brass players, choir singers and many more.
Plus a local upcoming band as a support act to
kick start another night of Beatles extravaganza.
Unmissable!
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Childrens
Art
Talks/meetings
Charity events
Film
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WHO’S WHO IN THAMES DITTON
A little bit about Manoj ‘Manny’ Patel...
words by Tricia Martin
When ITV’s Good
Morning Britain
wanted a shopkeeper’s
view on the Sunday
trading debate, it
was no surprise to
see their cameras in
Manny’s, Long Ditton.
For since he traded
an electronics career
for shopkeeping,
Manoj Patel’s store
has become a multi
award-winner and a
crucial part of village
life.
photo: Paul Stevens
Manny, it was fun for locals to see
you on breakfast TV, but it’s not
unusual for you to be the ‘voice of the
shopkeeper’ is it?
No. If trade press are writing about shops
like mine and want an opinion they will
often contact me. I’ve been involved
with government groups over the years
discussing such matters and the Sunday
trading story is currently a big issue for
small businesses.
Yet you never saw yourself doing this.
Tell us about your background.
My family came to England in 1972, when Idi
Amin gave the Asian population three days
to get out of Uganda. My dad got a job in
Northampton then we settled in Leicester,
where I lived for 20 years. I studied at
Loughborough and got an apprenticeship
with the army, doing Electronics, a career I
had for 22 years.
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To advertise in
Eventually my office closed and the army
suggested jobs in Chertsey, Cambridge
or Malvern. We chose Chertsey as my
wife Minal’s family were in Esher and we
moved to Farnborough. My career was
very interesting; I dealt with NATO, was
involved with Porton Down and did a
secondment to the DTI advising Patricia
Hewitt. However the commuting was
tough and with both Minal and I working, a
change in career was in order. The perfect
opportunity presented itself as Burgess
News in Long Ditton.
It can’t have been easy taking on a
shop that had been in the same family
for 50 years?
No. We had to make some tough choices
immediately. The shop was delivering 740
papers a day, which just wasn’t practical. We
found a solution and gradually people got to
know us and accepted us.
I bought a house in Claygate at the same
time as the shop in 2002 then in 2009 we
bought the shop next door and created the
Manny’s store people know today.
need to find the time to use it, as our girls
really enjoy going there.
Do you have any more plans for
developing the business?
We’d like to get some tables and chairs
While you are the face of the shop,
outside in the summer and long term to
isn’t your wife Minal very involved?
Absolutely. She is an IT specialist and looks expand into organic food and a bigger
after staffing, ordering stock, merchandising. bakery range.
She is the brains behind it. It was Minal’s
Since taking on the shop you have
idea to expand and moving into grocery
immersed yourself in the area,
was the best thing we’ve ever done. It’s a
organising the annual Christmas
joint effort and I couldn’t do any of this
Tree and numerous events for the
without her support.
community.
I hope there will always be a place for
You are certainly a good
advertisement for arranged marriage! shops like ours. It’s important that people
feel they have somewhere to meet, where
We knew each other for 3 hours before
they are known. We have local residents
we agreed to get married, but it was fate.
who like to come in, sit down and just have
22 years on we’ve got 3 lovely daughters
and I’ve got no arguments! So far, so good. a chat. As for making it work for us…
we’ve had Supermarket Sweep birthday
parties for our girls, after the shop has
It must be hard finding time as a
shut on a Sunday! Recently we had 16 of
family when you work 7 days a week.
Our girls are Prina, 17, Jeena, 14 and Siyana, my daughter’s friends here. My older two
made up games, and the girls raced around
11. The younger two are at Surbiton High.
the shop looking for specific products.
We like Hart’s Boatyard and the kids
They had pizza and doughnuts then chose
love pizza so we go to Surbiton or Esher
penny sweets for their party bags. They
Pizza Express a lot. We tend to go out
loved it. Maybe I should offer that to the
on Sundays when the shop shuts at 6pm.
That’s our family time. I can’t fit in hobbies. public! I never thought I would end up as a
shopkeeper but it’s been a real joy, building
I used to run youth clubs in Leicester and
would take kids to Snowdonia, camping and the business and becoming part of the
canoeing. I am a member of Colets but I
community. I’m very happy here.
Thames Ditton
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
‘From plans to completion’
Accountants
Alexander James
Acupuncture
Anna Dennis
Architectural Design
Hausi
Stuart James Assoc. ltd.
Beauty
Angels
Rejuvenate
B&B
Heywoods
Bike Shop/repairs
Surbiton Cycles
CycleLink
Boot Camp
Elevate
FitBetweenUs
Builders
Hudson
TMG Design&Build
Care Homes
Home of Compassion
Childbirth support
Well-Mama
Childcare
Colets Nursery
Clubland
Childrens Classes
Catch a Balls
Monkey Music
Sassy Stirrers
Weston Green Stay + Play
Childrens Parties
Packaway Parties
Sand Arty
Computer help
Don’t Panic
82
60
10
82
67
11
6
51
53
54
13
16
58
66
59
7
28
29
28
27
31
28
27
27
74
Curtains
Just For You
67
Maison Bleu
64
Decorators
Brewers
77
Robinson & Son
75
Kiwi Decorators
67
Deli
Lunch
51
Dentist
Dental Connect.
10
Design
Fly Colours
5
Tuesday Manthorpe
57
Dog Care
The Dog Walker
54
Education
Educate Secondary
83
Electrician
Norcom
75
Estate Agents
Aldous Craig
61
HJC
65
Events,Parties,Weddings
Complete Bliss
57
Festival
Happy Days
21
Financial Advice
Knight James
63
Fruit & Veg.
Paull’s
31
Furniture
Emma Young
67
Maud Lifestyle
64
Gardening/ Trees
Ed’s Gardening
69
Heritage
69
Lawns to L’scape
69
To advertise in
Gardening/ Trees cont.
Simon Munro
Turner Tree Care
Willow Landscapes
WG Harpur Trees
Handyman
TD Handyman
Hairdresser
Angels
Hype
Health & Fitness
Body Fusion
Colets
Elevate
FitBetweenUs
Health/Nutrition
Balanced Wellness
Eden Nutrition
Hotels
Antoinette Hotel
Hotel Bosco
Kitchens
Kingston Kitchens
MOT,tyres,parts
Community Motors
Esher Tyre /Exhaust
Orthodontist
Walpole
Personal Trainer
Body Fusion
Elevate Sport
FitBetweenUs
Pest Control
Molesey Pest Control
Photographer
Jo Douet Images
Kapture Photography
71
71
71
69
58
11
7
19
3
13
17
10
11
39
42
73
56
55
2
19
13
17
58
50
28
Plumber
Nick Roake
Water Works
Promo clothing
Pier32
Pubs/Eateries
Al Forno
Bosco Lounge
Indian Summer
Maisie Thai
Marney’s Village Inn
Mezzet
Osteria di Mucca Felice
Red Lion
The City Arms
The Ditton
The Ferry Nepalese
The Rose
RooÀng
Bespoke RooÀng
Schools
Claremont Fan
Rowan Prep
Stage Schools
Stagecoach
Travel
Sally Strang
Tutor
Educate Secondary
Wholefoods
Organic Nest
Will Writing
Tim Wilde
Wine Merchant
Laithwaites
Yoga & Pilates
Accomplish Pilates
Long Ditton Yoga
MindBodyMaintenance
75
75
52
46
42
37
34
41
49
40
47
46
38
51
45
68
84
33
25
57
83
57
54
35
12
13
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