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Welcome to the September 2017 edition 

of CR5 Magazine. 

I hope you have all enjoyed your summer 

breaks - its back to school in September 

and back to normality for most of us, 

until the BIG “C” creeps up on us in a 

few months time.(EEEK) 

CR5 welcome some new advertisers 

again this month - why not scan through 

the magazine to see if you can spot 

them, or use the handy index on page 98 

to find the service you require. 

CR5 Magazine is brought to you by a local 

publisher giving you access to a huge 

selection of local businesses along with 

a wealth of local information includig 

Whats On in and around the area. 

If you call any advertsiers, please do 

mention you found their advert in the 

CR5 Magazine- this will ensure the future 

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each month. 

There is, as usual lots going on in and 

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for regular updates. You can also find 

more information on our website 

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Have a super September and take care 

of yourselves. 

Warm regards 

Lucy McAlpine 

Editor CR5 Magazine 

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Published by CR5 Magazine, 

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CR5 September 2017 Issue 148 

CR5 Magazine is a local community magazine serving the 

residents of Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Netherne, Hooley & 

Chipstead, delivered free of charge every month to 11,450 

homes. Contributions of local content are warmly welcomed. 

Lucy McAlpine 

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CONTENTS: 

Health: Organ Donation Week 8 

Finance: Build up your credit rating at University 16 

Furry Friends Animal Rescue 24 

Animal Protection Trust 24 

Technology for the new term 32 

CR5 Recipe: Lamb Koftas with minted couscous 40 

CR5 Recipe: Coconut rice pudding with caramelised apples 

41 

Motoring: 10k Mile Rally 56/57 

Papering over the cracks 64 

Mans Best Friend 72 

CR5 Fish & Chips Quiz 76 

CR5 Codeword 76 

Coulsdon Library - what’s on 80 

The lost weekend...and a bit 81 

Dog attack on sheep grazing in Happy Valley 82 

Christmas Lights in Old Coulsdon 82 

Chipstead Players: The Courtyard Theatre 83 

Travel: Patagonia 84 

Houseplants Go Home 85 

CR5 KIDS Page 86 

Old Coulsdon Camera Club 87 

Motorways: 4 lanes or 3 ? 87 

CR5 Just for Fun Crossword 88 

Wireless Black Spots 89 

Who needs superheroes? 89 

CR5 Community Pages 90-97 

Index of Advertisers 98 

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HEALTH: Organ Donation Week 

Organ Donation Week (previously 

called National Transplant Week) 

takes place from Monday 4th to 

Sunday 10th September this year. 

This awareness week is vital because 

organ donation is a subject still 

mired in myths and misunderstandings. 

People are reluctant to talk 

about organ donation because it’s 

linked with death. Yet it’s possible 

to be a ‘living donor’ – and organ 

donation is also linked with saving 

lives. That life could be yours or that 

of a loved one. 

96% of us would take an organ if 

needed. Yet only 29% of us are on 

the Organ Donor Register. 

“People waiting for transplants 

depend on people being willing to 

donate their organs and sadly, on 

average, three people die every day 

across the UK due to a shortage of 

donated organs,” says Sally Johnson, 

Director of Organ Donation and 

Transplantation for NHS Blood and 

Transplant. 

THE NEED FOR DONATIONS 

A big promotional push meant that 

between 2007/08 and 2012/13, the 

number of deceased donors had 

increased by 50% and the number 

of transplants by 30.5%. But there 

are still not enough donors. As I 

write this in June 2017, there are 

6,342 people on the UK national 

transplant waiting list and 740 

people have received a transplant 

since 1st April. During the last 

financial year, over 400 people died 

whilst on the waiting list. 

Sadly, even if someone is registered 

as an organ donor, their organs can’t 

always be used. Fewer than 6,000 

of the 50,000 people who die in the 

UK every year die in circumstances 

where they can become a donor. 

WHICH ORGANS AND TISSUES 

CAN BE DONATED? 

The most commonly transplanted 

organs are the heart, kidney, lungs 

and liver. But the pancreas and small 

bowel can be transplanted too. 

Tissues such as corneas, heart 

valves, skin, bone and tendons can 

also be donated and used. 

WHO CAN REGISTER AS AN 

ORGAN DONOR – 

AND WHO CAN DONATE? 

Joining the Register expresses a wish 

to help others by donating organs 

for transplantation after death, but 

importantly, joining the Register also 

gives legal consent or authorisation 

for donation to take place. 

Everyone who is considered legally 

competent can join the NHS Organ 

Donor Register, irrespective of age 

and health. However: 

• Children can register, but their 

parents or those with parental 

responsibility will be asked for 

their consent if donation is 

considered after the child’s death. 

However, if a child aged 12 or over 

registers in Scotland, a parent or 

guardian can’t legally overrule 

their wishes. 

• You cannot become an organ 

donor if you have these 

conditions: 

o HIV (although you may be 

able to donate to another 

person who has HIV); 

o Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 

(CJD); 

o Cancer that has spread in the 

last 12 months. 

Donation of organs usually takes 

place after brain stem death 

(permanent loss of brain activity 

and potential for consciousness 

and breathing) or circulatory death 

(irreversible loss of heart and lung 

function after a cardiac arrest from 

which the patient cannot or should 

not be resuscitated, or the planned 

withdrawal of life-sustaining 

treatment). 

However, during the last financial 

year there were more living donors 

than deceased donors from either 

of these groups. So, what’s living 

donation about? 

LIVING DONATION 

In 2016/17, 950 people acted as 

living donors. Living donors can 

donate a kidney, a small part of 

their liver, discarded bone from a 

replacement operation or amniotic 

tissue (from the placenta). If you 

have had a planned caesarean, you 

can also donate blood from the umbilical 

cord when your baby is born. 

Stem cells from this blood can help 

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to treat life-threatening diseases 

such as leukaemia, lymphoma, bone 

marrow failure, blood disorders and 

metabolic disorders. 

Living donation is particularly 

vital for patients needing a kidney. 

Around 5,000 people in the UK need 

a kidney transplant and last year 

more than 250 patients died waiting 

for one. If you donate your kidney 

straight to someone you know who 

needs one, this is called directed 

kidney donation. If you’re not a 

suitable ‘match’, you may be able to 

donate to someone else and another 

person can donate to your intended 

recipient (called paired/pooled 

donation). 

“We hope people across the UK 

will get behind the week and the 

opportunity it presents to focus 

people’s attention on organ 

donation,” says Sally Johnson. 

If you’re considering registering as a 

donor, here’s how. 

HOW TO REGISTER AS AN ORGAN 

DONOR 

You can register online at 

www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-to-donate/. 

You can also join the 

Register at your GP surgery or when 

you apply for a driving licence, 

European Health Insurance Card 

(EHIC) or a Boots Advantage card. 

Wales adopted a soft opt-out policy 

in 2015, which means that if you do 

not opt out of organ donor 

registration, you are presumed to 

have no objection to being a donor. 

HOW TO DONATE ORGANS OR 

TISSUES AS A LIVING DONOR: 

To donate organs, contact the 

transplant centres listed at 

www.odt.nhs.uk/transplantation/ 

transplant-units-in-uk/ 

To donate tissues, contact the 

National Referral Centre on 

0800 432 0559 (free to call) or email: 

national.referral.centre@nhsbt. 

nhs.uk. 

For more information, visit: 

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Finance: How to Build Up Your Credit Rating at University 

Being able to borrow money 

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first car, and provides the means 

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Many undergraduate bank 

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your money, so having no credit 

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in their eyes. 

There are certain steps you can 

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credit rating at university. The 

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Building a good credit rating 

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• Apply for a credit-builder credit 

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These credit cards are for people 

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You should use it each month to 

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• Make sure you’re on the 

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This increases confidence that 

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• If you apply for credit, use a 

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Putting a landline number on an 

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• Don’t exceed your overdraft 

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Setting up a direct debit ensures 

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• Include rent payments in your 

credit file 

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credit history. At some point whilst 

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and streaming video at home or in student 

accommodation. 

It’s worth thinking about streaming 

1 video if your children are staying 

away from home, because you can 

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internet and most catch-up TV 

apps (BBC Iplayer does need a 

licence). There’s no need for a 

pricey Sky or Virgin contract, just a 

decent broadband service. If video 

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whatever you buy has a good-sized screen or 

buy a Chromecast, which enables you to stream 

video from your computer to a TV. The best allrounder 

is a Windows 10 laptop, and you’ll find 

lots of really good bargains from the likes of Dell, 

Lenovo, HP, Acer and Asus around the 

£400 mark. 

There’s another option: tablets such 

as the iPad. Previously we’ve said 

they aren’t really ideal for serious 

work but that’s changed with the 

arrival of the iPad Pro, which is a 

genuine alternative to a powerful 2 

laptop. It’s pricey though (from £619) 

with another £159 for a keyboard cover or £99 

for the Apple Pencil (£99). 

In the unlikely event that your child doesn’t 

already have a phone, give Apple a 

miss unless you’re really fond of their 

products or don’t care about the 

cost: Lenovo’s P2 and the Moto 

G5 are both brilliant Android 

smartphones and cost less than 

3 

£150 SIM-free. And if they 

need an e-reader, Amazon’s 

all-conquering Kindle remains 

the one to get - but you don’t need to buy the 

top-end Kindle Voyage (£169): the basic Kindle is 

just £59.99 and does the job perfectly well. 

It’s worth checking your insurance policies too, 

especially if your children will be moving out 

for college or university. Your home insurance 

might already cover your children’s gadgets 

when they’re away from home, but don’t 

assume that’s the case - and if they do, check 

the excesses, which might be higher than the 

cost of repairing or replacing a gadget. The 

same applies to any contents insurance you may 

take out for your children’s accommodation. 

Lots of companies have insurance policies 

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and smartphones, and sites such as 

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Lamb Koftas with Minted Couscous 

Serves 4 

Ready in 50 minutes 

This flavour-packed dish 

is great for a late summer 

lunch or dinner. Serve with 

warmed flatbreads and 

tzatziki, if liked. 

Ingredients: 

FOR THE KOFTAS 

• 350g lean minced lamb 

½ red onion, finely chopped 

• 1 garlic clove, crushed 

• 2tsp ground coriander 

• 2tsp ground cumin 

• 1tsp smoked paprika 

• 2tbsp fresh chopped 

coriander 

• Squeeze of lemon juice 

FOR THE COUSCOUS 

• 225g couscous 

• 3tbsp olive oil 

• 1tbsp lemon juice 

• ¼ cucumber, finely diced 

• 4 spring onions, trimmed and 

finely chopped 

• 3tbsp fresh chopped mint 

• 4 tomatoes, cut into chunks 

• Lemon wedges and mint 

sprigs to garnish 

To make the koftas, place the mince, onion, garlic, 

spices, fresh coriander and lemon juice in a food 

processor. Season well with salt and freshly ground 

black pepper, then process until very finely minced. 

Divide the mixture into 12 and using clean damp hands, 

shape each into an oval. Push each oval onto the end of 

a long wooden skewer (see tip) and place on a foil-lined 

grill pan. Cook under a preheated medium grill for 8-10 

minutes, turning frequently, until browned and cooked 

through. 

Meanwhile, make the couscous. Place the couscous in 

a heatproof bowl and pour over 250ml boiling water. 

Cover and leave to soak for about 10 minutes, until all 

the water has been absorbed. Fluff the couscous with 

a fork and stir in the olive oil, lemon juice, cucumber, 

spring onions and mint. Season to taste with salt and 

freshly ground black pepper. 

Serve the koftas with the couscous and tomatoes, 

garnished with lemon wedges and mint sprigs. 

TIP Soak the wooden skewers in cold water for about 

20 minutes to prevent the ends burning under the grill. 


Coconut Rice Pudding with Caramelised Apples 

Serves 4 

Ready in 2hrs 30 mins 

A classic with a twist, this 

creamy rice pudding has added 

coconut milk for extra flavour 

and is served with spiced apples 

in a caramel sauce. 

Ingredients: 

• 50g unsalted butter, softened 

• 100g pudding rice 

• 400ml full-fat milk 

• 200ml coconut milk 

• 40g caster sugar 

• 1 tbsp runny honey 

• 2 red apples, skinned, cored 

and cut into wedges 

• 75g demerara sugar 

• 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon 

• 2 tbsp apple juice 

Serves 4 

Ready in 2 hours 30 mins 

TIP 

You can use other fruit slices 

instead of the apples – try 

peaches or pears or halved 

apricots. 

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C, fan 130°C, gas 2. Use a 

little of the softened butter to thoroughly grease a 

1.2-litre shallow ovenproof dish. 

2. Tip the pudding rice into the buttered dish and stir in 

the milk and coconut milk. Add the caster sugar and 

stir again. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Carefully 

remove the dish and give the pudding a good stir, 

then stir in the honey and dot with a little more of 

the butter. Return to the oven for a further 1 hour 

30 minutes or until a golden skin has formed and 

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fry for 1-2 minutes, turning once. Sprinkle over the 

demerara sugar and cook gently, without stirring, 

until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the cinnamon and 

apple juice and simmer for a further few minutes 

until syrupy. 

4. Stir the rice pudding (remove the skin first, if 

preferred) and spoon into bowls. Top with the 

apples and syrup and serve. 


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Motoring By 

James Baggott 

Husband and wife taking on 10k-mile rally in electric car 

As if tackling the gruelling, 

10,000-mile Mongol Rally 

wasn’t tough enough, 

adventurer Chris Ramsey will be 

upping the ante, competing this 

year in an electric Nissan Leaf. 

With just a few modifications, 

EV evangelist Ramsey, 40, from 

Aberdeen, and his wife Julie, 

will set off from Goodwood 

on 16th July on an adventure 

they expect will take up to two 

months to complete. 

Not only will they be forced 

to tackle tough terrain and 

unfamiliar roads, they’ll also 

have the added challenge of 

finding somewhere to charge 

up every 90 miles. Here Chris 

explains why he chose to take 

on the epic drive in the first 

electric car ever to enter the 

rally. 

WHAT IS THE MONGOL 

RALLY? 

It’s a 10,000-mile charity drive 

across the mountains and 

deserts of Europe and Asia. 

Each team is expected to raise a 

minimum of £1,000 for charity. 

The rules state that participants 

must drive a sub-1.0-litre car, as 

it will make the event more of a 

challenge with a greater chance 

of a breakdown, meaning 

drivers can interact with locals 

along the way. The drive is 

unsupported, with no backup 

all the way from Goodwood to 

Ulan-Ude. 

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO DO 

THIS IN A NISSAN LEAF? 

This is the first time anybody’s 

ever entered the Mongol Rally 

in an electric vehicle or even 

attempted to do it, so this is 

unique. There are 330 other 

teams entered so far and not 

one is electric. People think the 

biggest challenge will be the 

charging infrastructure and how 

to get a charge, but for me it’s 

going to be crossing borders. 

This car can charged from any 

kind of angle, from any kind 

of electric source, so for me 

the tough bit will actually be 

navigating borders like those of 

Russia and Ukraine. 

HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING 

LIKE THIS IN AN ELECTRIC 

CAR BEFORE? 

I’ve completed a number of 

electric vehicle adventures in 

Nissan Leafs. I’ve done John 

O’Groats to Land’s End and back 

in just over 48 hours, and I was 

the first person to complete 

the North Coast 500, which is 

the new ‘Route 66’ of Scotland. 

The Mongol Rally, for me, was 


always the next challenge. I’m 

going to be travelling about 90 

to 100 miles per charge and the 

rally is all about an adventure 

and having a long experience, 

so the short distances between 

charges means I can stop and 

enjoy the whole scenery, the 

cultures and environments – 

and meet the public along the 

way, who will hopefully help 

with charging. 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING 

FORWARD TO MOST? 

We’ve tied in very closely with 

local governments and one is 

the Kazakhstani government, 

so when we get to the capital 

city, Astana, we’ll be attending 

a future fuels event. We’re 

going to show the Leaf off to the 

public there because Kazakhstan 

is really looking to get hold 

of the whole electric vehicle 

revolution. 

HOW HAVE YOU PREPARED 

THE LEAF FOR THE TRIP? 

We’ve done very little in terms 

of the drivetrain – the car is a 

bog-standard 30kW Nissan Leaf. 

What we’ve done is strip down 

the back of the car to reduce 

the weight, taking it down by 

about 34kg, and we’ve prepared 

the underside of the car with a 

6mm aluminium plate to protect 

it on rough terrain. Outside of 

that, we’ve put a roof rack on 

the top, added some LED lights, 

and we’ve got some rally tyres 

for when we get to the rougher 

stuff. 

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK 

THE RALLY WILL TAKE YOU? 

It’s going to take us about six 

to eight weeks. We’ve allowed 

a bit of float in there because 

it’s about having an adventure, 

not about getting there first, so 

we’ve planned it so that we can 

stop off along the way. I’m going 

to have a co-driver with me 

too. I’m fortunate to have my 

wife, who’s just as passionate 

about electric cars as I am, and 

she loves to travel - so it’ll be a 

perfect combination. 

To keep up to date with Chris 

and Julie’s adventure, visit 

Adventurists.com or follow Chris 

on twitter @pluginadventure 

or on Facebook.com/ 

pluginadventures 


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Papering over the cracks 

I’ve recently been involved in a fairly large 

facelift of the buildings at my church. They had 

certainly become tired and in need of some rest 

and I love a good project! I enjoy the process of 

reimaging a space – removing visual clutter and 

using colours to bring a sense of harmony and 

continuity. The work has been going well and 

has been appreciated by those guests using the 

building during the week as well as our church 

congregation. 

I remember back when I purchased my house 

I had great plans for it. I could see the 

underlying simple elegance of the rooms and 

imagined it with the period features reinstated. 

The trouble was that I had a very small budget 

and so much of the work involved repainting 

and papering over the cracks. The finished 

result looked nice and I was very pleased with 

it. A couple of years later I planned to sell and 

the property was marketed and a buyer found. 

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essentially, window-dressing with a lick of paint 

here and a rug there. We try to reduce our bad 

character traits and habits; hoping that will be 

enough. The trouble is, that it doesn’t take 

much of an inspection for the paper to peel 

away, and the underlying issues to re-emerge. 

I’ve found this in my own life – sometimes 

painfully. 

The truth is that we need revolution, not 

evolution. Popular culture tells us that a ‘nip’ 

here and a ‘tuck’ there will be enough; though 

deep down I doubt any of us really believe that. 

Jesus tells a parable recorded in the gospels 

in the Bible that you can’t sew a new patch of 

unshrunk fabric on an old garment – as when 

washed it will shrink and tear it. He goes on 

to say that you use old wineskins for new wine 

(the leather containers used to store wine at 

the time) since they will burst and the wine 

lost and wineskin ruined. Whilst we have no 

experience with wineskins; the metaphor shows 

that we can’t just patch up our lives and hope 

for the best. As God gives us new life, so our 

lives need to be completely renewed. This is 

the revolution I mention above; allowing God to 

transform our thinking and character. The good 

news is that if we ask Him I believe He can and 

will bring about that change. 

It’s a lesson I need to keep learning - as it is easy 

to try and paper over the cracks. It may be that 

this does not resonate with you – but if it does 

I would encourage you to talk to a Christian you 

know or to visit a local church to find out more. 

Have a blessed month. 

Peter Russell 

Prayer for Coulsdon & Old Coulsdon exists to 

encourage Christians to pray for the town and 

its residents. If you are interested in praying 

with us you are warmly invited to join us for 

one of our prayer gatherings (which last an 

hour) on: 

Monday 4th September - 9am - 

56 Bradmore Way, Old Coulsdon 

Tuesday 26th September – 8pm – 

65 Edward Road, Coulsdon 


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History: Man’s Best Friend By Catherine Rose 

The domestic dog (canis familiaris) 

has been around for almost 20 

thousand years. Despite much 

speculation, modern research 

has concluded that all dogs are 

descended from the grey wolf 

(canis lupus), although it is difficult 

to see what some of today’s diverse 

breeds have in common with them. 

In the 1960s, ethologist John Scott 

studied and compared the behaviour 

of wolves and dogs. He concluded 

that the latter exhibited 71 out of a 

total of 90 similar lupine behaviours, 

laying to rest questions about the 

origin of one of our favourite pets. 

Today’s domestic dog is the most 

varied mammal on earth in terms 

of shape, size and behaviour. The 

oldest dog remains have been 

uncovered at a Palaeolithic site 

close to the Ukraine. They date 

back 19 thousand years, the skulls 

resembling those of modern Siberian 

huskies. Another Palaeolithic 

tomb excavated in Israel contained 

the skeletons of a man and his dog 

who had been buried together, the 

man’s hand touchingly resting on the 

dog’s flank and demonstrating the 

bond in life between the two. 

Like man, wolves are sociable pack 

animals who accept the authority 

of a group leader. This made them 

readily adaptable to human leadership, 

being naturally loyal and able 

to obey the rules of their pack. 

Scientists believe that our hunter-gatherer 

forefathers took grey 

wolf puppies from the wild, taming 

and interbreeding them to have 

traits according to the needs of their 

owners – from being hunting 

companions to helping herd 

livestock. 

This selective breeding meant that 

some dogs developed an acute 

sense of smell, hearing or vision, 

while others developed speed and 

stamina, or guarding, hunting and 

retrieving skills. These traits evolved 

over thousands of years to produce 

diverse canine types that were then 

bred within those types to evolve 

into the domestic dog breeds we 

have today. 

We know from murals that dogs 

were kept by the ancient 

Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. 

Chinese emperors lavished so much 

care on their canine companions 

that they were even said to have 

their own servants. 

In Europe, owning a dog gained 

popularity from the 13th century 

onwards, and during the Middle 

Ages it became a status symbol. 

Dogs were referred to as ‘hounds’ 

(from the Old English word ‘hund’). 

Selective breeding increased during 

this era but the term ‘hound’ went 

on to become a specific canine type 

with long ears and an acute sense of 

smell. ‘Dog’ subsequently came into 

common use to refer to them all. 

Across the globe, selective breeding 

according to environment and 


need continued to produce distinct 

differences in dogs’ appearance, 

and breeds with recognisable traits 

emerged. For example, some dogs 

were bred to have a longer snout or 

ears, others to have lighter coloured 

or longer fur. Today, there are two 

types of dog coat: the double, 

originating from wolves and more 

suited to colder climates, comprising 

both coarse ‘guard’ hair and a softer 

downy fur (such as that in golden 

retrievers for example), and the 

single which consists only of a 

topcoat. 

Dogs were still largely kept for 

purpose rather than pleasure until 

the mid-19th century, when the 

Victorians made family pet-owning 

a sought-after social practice. 

With it came organised dog shows 

and the birth of the Kennel Club in 

1873 to differentiate between and 

regulate ‘pure’ or pedigree breeds. 

Dogs outside of these specialisations 

came to be known as mixed breed or 

mongrels. The first Crufts was held 

in 1891. 

Unfortunately, with its move away 

from natural selection, pedigree 

breeding has resulted in genetic 

weaknesses within certain dog 

types. Tail docking – a practice 

begun to prevent injury and 

prevalent during the Georgian era 

following a tax on working dogs – 

also became a desirable aesthetic 

trait for specific breeds. 

In more recent years, docking has 

attracted controversy and, although 

still practised, is now often considered 

unnecessary. 

Another topic that has also caused 

global controversy in recent years 

is the traditional Asian custom 

of eating dog meat, often killed 

inhumanely, which seems horrific to 

the many people who see dogs as 

companions, pets and helpers. 

Different dog breeds differ widely 

in their life spans. Larger dogs tend 

to be shorter lived: Great Danes, for 

example, typically only survive eight 

years. The breed with the shortest 

lifespan - around five years - is said 

to be the Dogue de Bordeaux, while 

the longest-lived breeds are Toy 

Poodles and Border terriers, both of 

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largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? 

6. First broadcast in 1977, what do the letters stand for in the title of the American 

TV series CHiPs? 

7. Which cartoon character would often fish for catfish with Muskie Muskrat and 

Vincent van Gopher? 

8. A golden robot called Mr Chips is the mascot of which TV game show? 

9. Also the name of a type of fish, what is the name of Nemo’s father in the film 

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COULSDON LIBRARY 

It’s free to join the library and nearly everything is free to borrow. 

Adults and teens can borrow up to 25 items, children up to 15. 

We have free wifi, free use of PCs and access to the internet for 

up to two hours per day. 

Online at http://www.croydonlibraries.com/online-library/, 

library services are available 24/7, with a digital library of audio 

and e-books to download. 

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For Children 

Rhymetime. Tuesdays 10-10.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults. 

Wiggle and Jiggle. Thursdays 11-11.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults. 

Craftytime. Fridays 3.45-4.30pm. 3-7 year olds and their adults. 

Rock & Rhyme. Saturdays 10-10.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults. 

Storytime. Saturdays 3-4pm. 3-7 year olds and their adults. 

The Summer Reading Challenge for 4 – 11 year olds will finish on 16th September 2017. 

Children receive prizes including a medal and certificate for reading six library books and 

completing the challenge. It's FREE to take part! 

8-12 year olds use the fun and interactive LEGO Education programmes, WeDo or StoryStarter. 

WeDo shows how to make models which can be programmed to move; creative stories can be 

inspired with StoryStrarter. £1.50 library members/£3.00 non-library members per session. 

Both in cash. Advanced booking required. 

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For Adults 

Mindful Colouring for Adults sessions. Monday 18th September.10.30am-12pm. 

Adult Reading Group. Fourth Thursday of the month 7-8pm. 28th of September. The group will 

discuss Middlemarch by George Eliot and meet at the Comrades Club opposite the library. 

Knit and Stitch group. On Mondays from 10.30am-12pm. This month on the 4th, 11th and 25th. 

Beginner’s sessions in Ancestry Library Edition. Sessions are available on the 3rd Monday of each 

month from 2-3pm and 3-4pm. This month they’ll be on the 18th of September. 

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The lost weekend and a bit… 

Time is fluid. When life is truly dull, every 

second eases into the next with the speed of 

a sloth in treacle. Have a great time and the 

clock spins round like a windmill in a tornado. 

One moment it’s 7.30pm, the next it’s 2 in the 

morning, the last train/bus has gone and so has 

your best mate with the car, the bottle of wine 

you brought with you and possibly one of the 

others that just happened to be sitting idly by in 

the kitchen. Or worse, it’s 8 in the morning, you 

prize your eyelids open with an almost audible 

creak and you realize you haven’t a clue where 

you are. Who the lump in the bed next to you is. 

Or why your pants are on the lampshade… 

But bless us, we do try to keep a track of it. 

Seemingly always have. Stonehenge is a clock, 

built some four to five thousand years ago. 

Although it’s possible it wasn’t so much clock as 

a calendar. Calendars in the western world really 

didn’t kick off properly though until the Romans 

owned most of it. However, their calendar, like 

most first attempts, left a bit to be desired. 

Based on the phases of the Moon and 

supposedly devised by Romulus, the founder of 

Rome, in 753 BC, it only had 10 months each of 

either 30 or 31 days. Their whole year amounted 

to just 304 days, and they just didn’t bother 

calling the winter anything, so you had sixty days 

or so of nothing. It started with Martius, then 

Aprilius, Maius through to the familiar sounding 

November and December. It took over fifty years 

before they rethought things and added in 

Ianuarius and Februarius at the beginning of 

the year. But that then threw out the number 

system. Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec, or seven, eight, 

nine and ten, were now each two months 

wrong. Five and six were also similarly displaced, 

but they got round that by renaming them, so 

that Quintilus became July (after Julius Caesar) 

and Sextilis became August (the Emperor 

Augustus) though not for another 650 years or 

so! (Like the refurbishment of Big Ben, these 

things can’t be rushed you know.) 

It still didn’t work. The seasons and the months 

were often out of kilter. Heavy rains, winds 

and monsoon conditions in August, that sort 

of thing. (It would never happen these days… 

ahem.) So the Pontifex Maximus, a high priest, 

came up with the idea of dropping in another 

month every so often. A sort of leap month, 

which they called Intercalaris. That didn’t work 

either, because it kept being used as a political 

tool to extend people’s terms of office (Don’t 

tell Trump). So Julius Caesar had words with a 

leading astronomer called Sosigenes and devised 

a new calendar based on the movements of the 

Sun, which was put into place in 46BC. He called 

it, modestly, the Julian Calendar. 

What Sosigenes thought about that isn’t 

recorded. 

It was a vast improvement, but again subject to 

teething problems. For the first 36 years they 

had a leap year, with an extra day in it, every 

three years. But it was supposed to be every 

four, so that needed fixing. And the idea of 

naming months after yourself really caught on. 

Especially with mad emperors. Caligula renamed 

September ‘Germanicus’ after his dad. Nero 

called April ‘Neroneus’. Commodus went the 

whole hog and renamed all of them, from 

‘Amazonius’ instead of January through to 

‘Exsuperatorius’ in place of December. None of 

them (especially that last one, thank goodness) 

stuck. 

On the whole though, it seemed to work. And it 

was nearly 1600 years before someone came up 

with a ‘new improved’ version. The Gregorian 

Calendar, named after a Pope this time rather 

than an emperor, made what seems like a really 

small change to its predecessor. It shrank the 

year from 365.25 days to 365.2425 days in order 

to make it more accurate. That’s just 10 minutes 

and 48 seconds. No big deal you’d have thought. 

But it was. First, it was a Catholic thing. So pretty 

quickly, in 1582, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and 

Poland adopted the new calendar. But Britain, 

a Protestant country, didn’t get round to it 

until 1752. Japan followed in 1873. China in 1912. 

Greece in 1923 and finally Turkey in 1926. So we 

were practically an early adopter. But there was 

mayhem. The adjustment to the calendar meant 

that in September 1752 the date suddenly went 

from the 3rd September to the 14th. People took 

to streets in protest, rabidly indignant about the 

papist plot that had stolen 11 days of their lives 

from them. Which of course hadn’t happened. It 

was just renumbered. But you try telling a mob 

driven by populist bigotry actual facts. As we’ve 

seen only too recently, it tends not to work. 

So the next time you stumble out of bed, unsure 

about what happened the night before, or even 

the weekend before, it could be worse. You 

could have lost the best part of two weeks. 

Without the two bottles of Prosecco 

beforehand… 

Paul M Ford writes for GrayDorian 

– The Writing Bureau. 


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Dog attack on sheep grazing in Happy Valley 

A sheep has sadly been killed by a dog in one of 

the paddocks that were being summer grazed by 

the Downlands Partnership for their partner the 

London Borough of Croydon at popular Happy 

Valley in Old Coulsdon. 

The incident is believed to have 

happened sometime between 12 noon on 

Tuesday 8 August and 2pm on Wednesday 9th 

August 2017. 

This was a severe attack; the sheep had its 

throat ripped out and the rest of the flock worried, 

which could lead to further health problems due 

to stress in the near future. The flock has been 

removed and will need to be monitored closely 

over the coming weeks. 

Local residents love this beautiful area 

and its rare chalk grassland habitat, which the 

sheep once created and now help to manage for 

biodiversity. The sheep are gentle and inquisitive 

creatures and the Downlands Partnership local 

volunteer stock checkers that help the staff to 

look after them, have been left appalled by this 

incident. 

Clear signage is posted around the valley and 

paddock to warn the public of the potential 

dangers of dogs near sheep; the paddock has a 

dog control order that prohibits dogs off the lead. 

It is the responsibility of dog walkers to leash 

their dog(s) when around livestock. Please refer 

to the NFU’s guidance for more information 

www.nfuonline.com/assets/30148. 

If anyone has any information 

regarding this incident please kindly call the 

Downlands Partnership Grazing team on 

07968 832692. 

Thank you to the vigilant volunteers and to Happy 

Valley Warden, Dominic North, who helped to 

promptly manage the situation and ensured that 

the Downlands Partnership was able to get their 

other sheep off the site safely, quickly and as 

calmly as possible. 

Further details 

on the countryside management service 

of the Downlands Partnership can 

be found at www.downlandsproject. 

org.uk and Downlands Partnership 

Grazing Twitter 

@downygrazers. 

CLOC Friends Group was formed in 2016 

to raise money to bring back Christmas 

Lights to Old Cousldon and we hope you all 

enjoyed the 2016 display n Tudor Parade 

and Lacey Green Parade which, due to the 

generosity of residents and visitors was 

bigger than we daren hope for. 

BUT.......This year we want an even bigger 

display and need your help again. 

Our Chairman is Danny Tevfik of Danny’s 

Fish & Chips Tudor Parade, Old Coulsdon. 

You can help by dropping into his shop 

cash or cheques payable to CLOC Friends 

Group 

or email margaret@wraybank.co.uk for 

alternative options. 

Please help us to brighten up Christmas in Old Coulsdon even more. 

CLOC Friends Group 



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Patagonia 

Lake District 

By Solange Hando 

In the southernmost reaches 

of the American continent, 

Patagonia is divided between 

two countries. To the west 

Chile owns a mere 25%, while 

Argentina to the east claims the 

remainder. Between them rise 

the Andes, but in the ancient 

land of the ‘big feet’, so called 

by early explorers, the beautiful 

Patagonian lakes have no 

borders. 

A thousand kilometres south of 

Santiago de Chile, Puerto Varas 

sits on the bank of Llanquihue, 

meaning ‘blue water’ in the 

local Mapuche language. 

Protected from the Pacific by a 

mere strip of land, it is the most 

popular and second largest 

lake in Chile. It opens out like 

a fan, looking across to mighty 

volcanoes where snowy tops 

barely disguise the danger. 

At over 2,600 metres, Osorno 

has been dormant for almost 

150 years but its neighbour 

Cabulco erupted in 2015 with 

hardly any warning at all. Yet on 

the southern shore, the pretty 

resort of Puerto Varas is as 

relaxed as ever, sprinkled with 

alpine chalets, manicured lawns 

and flower gardens, hence the 

name ‘City of Roses’. From the 

cuisine to the architecture, 

there is much German 

influence around, reflecting 

the ‘selective immigration’ of 

the 19th century designed to 

boost development. Below 

the lush meadows where the 

red-topped church spires rise, 

dark sands glisten along the 

lakeside promenade and after 

dark, garlands of lights twinkle 

around the bay. Here you 

can kayak, trek, ski in winter 

or explore the Perez Rosales 

National Park, home to the 

Petrohué waterfalls, exotic 

birds and over 100 species of 

trees. 

Puerto Varas is the departure 

point for the scenic boat-bus 

crossing of the Andes to San 

Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina, 

taking in a string of lakes. Most 

visitors overnight in Peulla, a 

magical sort of place by a tiny 

remote lake, before facing every 

type of weather the Andes can 

conjure up in 48 hours. 

At 893 metres, on the shores 

of Lake Nahuel Huapi, San 

Carlos de Bariloche owes its 

name to ‘the people behind 

the mountains’, hidden for 

centuries from missionaries and 

conquistadors. Today visitors 

come from afar to ski on Cerro 

Catedral’s slopes, trek in the 

forests of the National Park 

or sunbathe on the beach. 

Swimming in the glacial waters 

is not recommended. The 

lake is up to 157 metres deep, 

measures 357km around, has 

seven branches connecting 

it to other lakes and its own 

monster, Nahuelito, discovered 

in the early 1900s but long 

known to aborigines. It is rich 

in trout and salmon, attracts 

kelp gulls and blue-eyed 

cormorants and is the source 

of the Limay river. Wooden 

chalets and stylish villas doze 

on the shore while downtown, 

myriad chocolate shops beckon 

along the high street where 

brightly-clad women shelter 

under the arcades, knitting 

ponchos and woolly hats. The 

church boasts over 45 stained 

glass windows and on the 

quaint clock tower, traditional 

Patagonian figures come out 

twice a day to strike the hours. 

But when the sun is shining, 

the unmissable attraction 

is the 360° panorama from 

Cerro Otto, at 1,405 metres. A 

cable car glides silently to the 

summit’s breathtaking view, 

stretching from the toy-like 

town below to the vast expanse 

of Nahuel Huapi, the islands, 

the neighbouring lakes and 

the rugged hills and mountains 

all around. It’s cold and windy 

on the top but the revolving 

restaurant welcomes you 

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reasonable prices and the most 

stunning views of Patagonia’s 

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Houseplants 

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Most houseplants need to be 

just that, plants in houses, but 

come the summer it usually 

gives them a real boost to get 

the higher natural light levels, 

refreshing (relatively warm) 

rainfall and seriously fresh air. 

But now that September is 

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leaf yellowing, and check for 

greyish fuzzy fungal patches 

caused by the notorious 

Botrytis or grey mould. 

Also look for pests like 

scale insects - tiny brownish 

elliptical insects which feed 

beneath leaves or on soft 

stems, often producing 

copious quantities of sticky, 

sugary honeydew - or aphids, 

which may be found clustered 

on the more tender, newer 

growth. These must be dealt 

with before the plants go 

indoors, as once inside the 

pests will flourish in the 

warmer, more protected 

conditions, and will soon 

multiply and may even spread. 

Most problems like these, 

if caught early, can be dealt 

with by using scissors or 

secateurs to snip off infected 

areas, or by some careful 

picking off by hand. If you find 

scale insects, aphids or fluffy 

patches of mealy bug, there 

is a brilliant environmentallyfriendly 

biocontrol that is also 

safe for you and your pets. 

For more information, visit 

www.pippagreenwood.com/ 

products/protect-your-crops. 

Next, inspect the pots, 

including the surface of the 

compost and beneath the 

base and rim of the pot itself. 

If you can, and as long as the 

plant won’t be damaged in 

the process, gently ease it 

out of its pot and check the 

root ball - this is the perfect 

place for stowaways like vine 

weevils, slugs and snails. 

Not the sort of house guests 

you or your plants would 

appreciate, I’m sure. 

When the check over is 

complete, gently scrape away 

the uppermost surface of the 

compost and replace with the 

same quantity of fresh, similar 

compost, wipe down the 

sides of the pot and take your 

plants inside, taking care not 

to put them anywhere which 

is too hot, too dry or too 

draughty for their liking. 

Once your old favourites are 

safely re-installed in their old 

positions and are free from 

unwanted guests, you may 

like to treat yourself to a new 

houseplant or two. There are 

some wonderful (and good 

value) houseplants readily 

available in garden centres 

and supermarkets now - how 

about a marvellously elegant 

moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)? I 

treated myself to a couple this 

summer and I know that even 

with my sometimes erratic 

care they should keep on 

performing for years to come! 

Visit Pippa’s website www. 

pippagreenwood.com for her 

‘Winter thru’ Spring Collection’ 

of gorgeous UK-grown gardenready 

vegetable plants ready 

for delivery in September. You’ll 

also find many gardening items 

including growing frames, 

SpeedHoes, SpeedWeeders, 

raised bed kits, Nemaslug and 

other nematode controls, copper 

tape, pull-out EasyTunnels, signed 

books and lots more besides. 


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Answers on page 88 


Gill's 'Skaters' came third in our Annual 

Exhibition. "Attempting to convey a 

sense of movement in a still image has 

become an obsession of mine. I never 

tire of photographing the skaters at 

the season rinks in London. 

The combination of a slow shutter 

speed and intentional camera 

movement produces a unique image 

every time. The results are 

unpredictable and that's what makes 

it such fun. Often parts of the image 

are pleasing and parts are not. It's 

rare when it all comes together as it 

did in this image. It fascinates me that 

although there is little detail in the 

figure on the right, we can tell that it's 

a skater. 

But would we be able to realise that 

without the leg on the left?" 

DIARY 

5th & 12th Pub evening 

19th Welcome back - bring 8 Summer photos 

26th "A landscape for all Seasons" 

by Tony Worobiec FRPS 

We meet each Tuesday evening (7.45pm 

for 8pm) in Cameron Hall, Canons Hill, Old 

Coulsdon. Visitors £5 (refunded on joining). 

Visit oldcoulsdoncameraclub.org.uk, see us on 

facebook or contact: 

lynda@oldcoulsdoncameraclub.org.uk 

Motorways: Four Lanes, or 

Three with a Hard Shoulder? 

If you’ve driven on Britain’s motorways recently, you 

can’t fail to have noticed that the hard shoulder is 

sometimes being turned into another lane. 

On some motorways this new lane is at times a lane 

and at others a hard shoulder. Indications on gantries 

above the lanes tell you when this is the case. 

These roads are termed “smart motorways” and there 

are three types: those with “Dynamic Hard Shoulder 

Running”, ones with “All Lane Running” and a third 

called “Controlled Motorways”. 

So, what exactly are these? 

When driving on a Dynamic Hard Shoulder motorway, 

expect the hard shoulder to be a lane at busy periods 

and a hard shoulder at other times; when it’s a lane 

you can use refuges, placed every 500m or so, to stop 

in an emergency. 

All Lane Running is just that: the hard shoulder has 

gone, replaced by an emergency refuge every 2.5km. 

Controlled Motorways are like old style motorways: 

three or four lanes with a permanent hard shoulder. 

Except now the carriageways are subject to variable 

speed limits. 

If you breakdown on the first two types of motorway, 

and can nurse your car to a refuge, don’t just set 

off after fixing the fault: gone is the Highway Code 

directive of “gather speed on the hard shoulder and 

rejoin the carriageway”. Now you must contact the 

Highways Agency, who will then escort you back onto 

the carriageway. 

Statistically motorways are the safest roads in the UK, 

but with three lanes or sometimes four, variable limits 

and no continuous hard shoulder, it’s still best to know 

what kind of road you are travelling on. 

By Iain Betson 


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CR5 Just for Fun Crossword 

Across 

6. Attractive (6) 

8. Allow (6) 

9. Bite persistently (4) 

10. Chosen (8) 

11. Ripping (7) 

13. Acknowledge (5) 

15. Quarrel (5) 

17. Secured (7) 

20. Non-military person (8) 

21. Neat (4) 

23. Suppose (6) 

24. Surplus (6) 

Down 

1. Midday (4) 

2. Reply (6) 

3. Type of fruit (5) 

4. Found (6) 

5. Similarly (8) 

7. Relieving (6) 

12. Soonest (8) 

14. Alter (6) 

16. Special (6) 

18. Unbroken (6) 

19. Conceals (5) 

22. Hurry (4) 

Codeword Answers from page 76 

KIds Answers from page 86 

1. St Paul's Cathedral 2. Millennium Dome 3. Tower Bridge 

4. Nelsons Column 5. Buckingham Palace 6. BT Tower 

7. Houses of Parliament 8. Wembley Stadium 9. London Eye 

10. Royal Albert Hall 

There are 14 people on Henry's bus. 

The oldest building is St Paul's Cathedral. It was built in 1697 

Crossword Answers from above: 

Across: 6 Bonnie, 8 Permit, 9 Gnaw, 10 Selected, 11 Tearing, 

13 Admit, 15 Argue, 17 Chained, 20 Civilian, 21 Tidy, 23 Assume, 

24 Excess. 

Down: 1 Noon, 2 Answer, 3 Apple, 4 Traced, 5 Likewise, 7 Easing, 

12 Earliest, 14 Change, 16 Unique, 18 Intact, 19 Hides, 22 Dash. 


Wireless Black Spots 

Broken Wi-Fi? 

Wireless networks do have coverage ‘black spots’ in the home. 

Some bits of your house get a great signal, while others don’t. The culprit is often metal 

- radiators, filing cabinets, cookers and other big metal things that can block Wi-Fi’s radio 

waves - and there are all kinds of obstacles between your router and your devices. 

But before you consider buying a gadget such as a Wi-Fi extender, try moving your router: 

it might be in a particularly Wi-Fi unfriendly place, and just moving it a few feet up could 

make all the difference. 

If it’s an old router consider getting a newer one: the latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac, is 

much, much faster and stronger than older standards. Does this all sound like gobbledygook 

and you just want the problem fixed?! 

Be assured it can be fixed and call an expert. 

Who Needs Superheroes? 

“Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He 

existed before God made anything at all, and, in fact, 

Christ himself is the Creator who made everything 

in heaven and earth, the things we can see and the 

things we can’t;...He was before all else began and it is 

his power that holds everything together.” 

Colossians 1:15-17 (Living Bible) 

It’s interesting that there is an industry built around 

fictional superheroes. Superman, Batman, Iron Man, 

Wonder Woman and many others have comics, 

magazines, books and films devoted to their 

exploits. Each of them has some superpower which 

makes them invincible and enables them to emerge 

victorious from various battles with their enemies. 

Why is that? Isn’t it a reflection of humanity’s desire 

for good to triumph over evil? Most people would 

say it’s just harmless escapism and not really think 

too deeply about why they follow their superhero in 

various publications, watch them on TV or in films. 

Many people would also say that the companies 

who own the rights to each superhero are just 

interested in making money, and that is undoubtedly 

true. But underlying the success of these fictional 

superheroes is a yearning for a simpler world in 

which good and bad are clearly defined and good 

comes out on top. 

Yet there is only one real superhero, who has already 

fought a titanic battle against evil and won 

decisively. This super hero is all powerful, absolutely 

invincible, the creator and sustainer of the entire 

universe who is determined to save humanity from 

their own stupidity. But, even more important, he 

is real and he exists today. Humanity’s superhero is 

Jesus Christ, both fully God and fully human. He is 

so powerful that he was able to become human, live 

on this earth and allow us, his creation to condemn 

him to a brutal and painful death on the cross. This 

Roman method of execution was designed to be as 

painful and humiliating as possible, yet Jesus Christ, 

our only real superhero, willingly allowed himself 

to be crucified for us, and even overcame the last 

enemy, death, in the resurrection. 

No fictional superhero, whatever their imaginary 

super-power, can compare with this world’s real 

superhero, God in the flesh, Jesus Christ. His love 

for us is beyond price, his power is absolute as both 

creator and sustainer of this universe. Why waste 

time following fictional superheroes when there is a 

real superhero who wants to develop a relationship 

with you? 

Prayer: Loving Father, help us to appreciate the price 

paid for us, the incredible love that underpins the 

sacrifice of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, the 

only real superhero in this world. Amen. 

GCI Coulsdon Community Church meets at 11.00am 

on Sundays In Coulsdon Community Centre Upper 

Hall. For further information please contact Pastor 

Brian Smith coulsdon@gracecom.church or 

01798 813133. To receive daily e-mail messages 

like this one please go to www.daybyday.org.uk 


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What’s On in the Community 

FREE page for local charities and non-profit making organisations 

Affected by cancer? 

The South East Cancer Help Centre is a 

charity that over the last 25 years has 

helped thousands of people affected by 

cancer. 

Come and talk to us and explore 

the ways we may be able to help you 

whether it be through information, 

counselling or the wide range of 

complementary therapies we offer. 

air ad Talk to us, 

we’re here to help. 

Call 020 8668 0974 for more information 

or visit www.sechc.org.uk 

Our facilities have local NHS recognition 

and provide a friendly, supportive 

environment with only one purpose – 

to help you cope. 

2 Purley Road (Tesco Development), Purley, Surrey CR8 2HA. Registered Charity No.1011509 

AUTUMN FAIR 

Sunday, 24th September 

11am until 4pm 

NOVELTY DOG SHOW, SCURRY, FUN AGILITY, 

THE GARY MASON CHARITY DRUMMERS, 

DIAMOND RIDING DISPLAY, DONKEY RIDES 

& PETTING FARM, STEAM TRAIN RIDES, 

PUNCH & JUDY, MEDIEVAL RE-ENACTMENT, 

BBQ & REFRESHMENTS – PLUS LOTS OF 

STALLS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS. 

Adults £4 - Children £1 

The Diamond Centre for Disabled Riders 

Woodmansterne Road, Carshalton. Tel: 020 8643 7764 

(Opposite Oaks Park Golf Course entrance) 




Welcomes lively over 40's 

to social events including 

barbeques, theatre, walks, 

meals etc. 

New members evening – 1st 

Thursday of the month at 9pm 

Contact: 

Linda 020 8668 1382, 

Glenn 020 656 9007, 

Shirley 020 8651 5835. 

email: info@companyclub.co.uk 

www.companyclub.co.uk 

The RSPB Croydon 

Local Group 

Monthly Illustrated Wildlife Talks in 

South Croydon 

Whitgift Sports Club, Croham Manor Road - 

off Croham Road, South Croydon, CR2 7BG 

Second Monday of each month, 2pm and again at 8pm. 

Admission £4.00. Everyone is welcome, not just RSPB 

members. 

Free refreshments. A selection of RSPB goods, nuts & 

seeds are on sale. 

Parking limited on site but free in adjacent roads. 

64 & 433 buses stop nearby in Croham Road. 

Monday Sept 11th 2017: “Footloose in 

Namibia”. John Lawrence is Leader of East 

Surrey RSPB Local Group but also a key 

member of our Croydon Group. His talk 

promises to be a fun packed excursion – by 

independent travel along the coast road 

– heading north from Cape Town via the 

Skeleton Coast and Etosha National Park. 

For more information contact John Davis 

on 020-8640 4578 

or see www.rspb.org.uk/groups/croydon 

Note: on request we give illustrated bird talks to local 

organisations. 


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1st Coulsdon Scout Group 

Fourth Drive, CR5 2YP 

Scouting for boys and girls 6-14 yrs 

Beavers for boys and girls 6-8 yrs 

INFO: alastair51@talktalk.net 

Cubs 8-10½ yrs 

Scouts 10½ - 14 yrs 

INFO: rodjbavin@yahoo.co.uk 

View Croydon District Newsletter on: 

www.croydonscouting.org.uk 

Hall Hire Available: contact emma@ccfworld.com 

CROYDON DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS 

SOCIETY 

Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15 

All Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead 

We are looking for like minded people 

that are interested in Art. 

We have expert lecturers to do the talks. 

14th September Inspired by Stonehenge – 

Julian Richards 

12th October Horace Walpole and 

Strawberry Hill – John Iddon 

For further details phone 0208 657 2496 or 

email janice.brunger@outlook.com 

BANSTEAD FLOWER CLUB 

Diamond Jubilee Year 

We’re a friendly Club with over 120 

members but we would really like 

YOU to join us 

CHARITY OPEN GARDEN at The Firs 

The Hoppety, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 5RQ 

Saturday 16 th September 2017 

10am – 1pm 

Admission by donation to Dyscover – 

a local charity supporting people with aphasia 

Why not visit us on Wednesday 

27th Septemberwhen Robin White 

will entertain us and demonstrate 

“ASPECTS OF SUMMER” 

Doors open at 1.15 for a 2.00 p.m. start at 

Banstead Community Hall SM7 3AJ 

Non Members £6.00 

You really would be most welcome 

“The garden will be full of autumn colour” 

Tea, Coffee & Homemade Cakes & Raffle 

No Parking in The Hoppety (except for those with walking difficulties) – 

not suitable for wheelchairs 

For more details please speak to Alice Owen on 01737 819419 

Registered Charity Number: 1099432 Company Number: 4814618 




OLD COULSDON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 

Invites you to our 

SUPPER EVENING 

Saturday 9th September 2017 

Doors open: 5.30pm 

Supper and Entertainment from 6pm 

Cost: £18pp [cheques payable to OCCC] 

Seating is limited so to ensure 

your place please book early: 

Bookings through: Jane East, 

336 Coulsdon Road Old Coulsdon CR51EB 

Tel: 01737 556131 

If you like getting out into the countryside, and 

visiting interesting places, with friendly people. 

COME AND JOIN US ! 

We are a Rambling Club , who do :-- 

SUNDAY RAMBLES ( 8 to 12 Miles) every 

Sunday 

MIDWEEK WALKS (4 to 8 Miles ) two per 

month 

INTEREST VISITS & AMBLES in and around 

London (1 to 4 Miles) two per month 

We also have a COFFEE MORNING, 11am on 

the 2nd Monday of every month, Croydon 

Clockhouse Cafe in Croydon Central Library. 

Come and have a coffee and a chat, and find 

out all about us !! 

OR Pick up a Programme in your local 

Library. 

For further information, visit our Website 

-- www.croydonhf-ramblingclub.org 

COULSDON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB 

Coulsdon Community Centre, 

Chipstead Valley Road 

www.coulsdoncommunitycentre.co.uk 

AUTUMN FAIR 

St Andrew’s Church Hall, Coulsdon 

Saturday 7 October 2017 

We have several vacancies for Short 

Mat Indoor Bowls. 

No experience necessary 

Gentle exercise with a friendly group 

Flat shoes required 

Mondays 12–2pm /Thursdays 2-4pm 

Contact 020 8668 2841 for info 

Activities / Lunch / Refreshments / 

Music / Shopping – Jewellery, 

Crafts, Gifts, Cards, Cakes, 

Books, Plants & More ! 

Doors open at 1100 

Fund raising for The Friends of 

Croydon University Hospital 


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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, COULSDON 

Contact us: standrewsoffice@yahoo.com 

2 nd Tuesday of every month 

2pm – 4pm 

& fun quizzes and entertainment 

for a modest donation 

Holy Communion at 1.30pm 

Hold the dates 

Sunday October 1 st at 4pm Pet Blessing Service, 

followed by “Hot Dog” Supper in the hall 

Saturday 7 October from 11am 

Autumn Fair fun, shopping, food, games 

Saturday 25 th & 26 th November 

Parish PANTO - “Cinderella Coulsdon!” 

3 rd Tuesday of every month 

3.30 – 5.30 pm 

in the Church Hall 

Messy Church is for all ages. 

You get to be creative, learn about 

God & the bible, and eat a yummy 

meal together. 

Everyone is welcome & 

it’s totally FREE!! 

HALL AVAILABLE FOR RENT 

Spacious, well appointed kitchen and 

servery, cutlery, dishes, furniture and 

parking, competitive rates 

Contact: 

hall.lettings@standrews.coulsdon.net 

Woodcote Medical 

Patient Participation Group 

OPEN MEETING: ALL WELCOME 

CANCER 

Signs, screening and 

symptoms of 

Bowel, Breast, Cervical 

& Prostate cancers 

improving early diagnosis through the 

screening programme and lifestyle 

prevention 

Monday 25 th September 2017 

19.00 to 20.30 

FREE Refreshments from 18.45 

(all welcome to attend) 

PURLEY SURGERY: 32 Foxley Lane, CR8 3EE 

Speaker: Ekta Patel, 

CRUK Facilitator, Cancer Research UK 

Coulsdon and Purley Debating Society 

COMMERCE VS.CONSCIENCE? 

By trading arms with war-mongering states, 

are we just as guilty of inflicting devastation, 

poverty, disease and death on countries on the 

receiving end of the weapons? Are we sacrificing 

principles for profit? Should we care? 

Richard Ackland vs. Nick Jupp 

‘‘We should cut commercial dealings with 

aggressive regimes’ r 

Monday, September 4th.,8p.m., 

Coulsdon Day Centre, Grange Park, 

Old Coulsdon. 

Visitors welcome; for further details, contact 

Angela Applin, 020 8668 8558. 

Come and join us for our debate 




KENLEY ART GROUP 

Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon 

Kenley Memorial Hall, Godstone Road 

All abilities welcome and we are 

a very friendly group so why not 

come and join us 

For Details, Call Audrey 01737 555025 

Next term starts on 20th September 2017 

"LADIES WANTED" 

Would you like to join our friendly 

mixed table tennis club. We start 

our new season at the Coulsdon 

Community Centre, 

Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon 

on the 8th September 9.30-11.45. 

Please contact either 

Marion 01737 553914 

or Pat 01737 554441 

Feeling Depleted? At a low ebb? 

Need a boost? 

Try Energy Healing with The Healing Trust in 

Old Coulsdon! 

SAFE, GENTLE, RELAXING and EFFECTIVE 

Can help with Physical, Mental and Emotional 

Challenges 

Mondays 2:00PM TO 3:00PM 

at THE HEATH ROOM 

Old Coulsdon Congregational Church, 

Old Coulsdon 

6PM – 7:30PM one Wednesday a month 

at Old Coulsdon Centre for the Retired, 

Grange Park,Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon, 

13th Sept; 11th October; 1st November 2017 

For more details please phone: 01883 342064 

or find us on Facebook: Caterham & Old Coulsdon 

Healing Centre 

All Healers are members of the NFSH and abide by 

a strict Code of Conduct 

(Registered Charity No: 1094702) 


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with 

Coulsdon Methodist Church, 

Brighton Road 

Saturday 23rd Sept. 2017 

@ 7pm for 7.30pm prompt start 

Tickets £10 each. 

Teams of 6-8 or individuals welcome. 

Closing date for ticket requests is 

Sunday 17th September. 

Non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase 

(no alcohol allowed on church premises). 

Tickets available from church stewards 

or Rev.Shortman 

sue.shortman@methodist.org.uk 

or 020 8406 3869 

Kenley Valley WI 

Would you like to learn bridge or want to 

improve your game? 

We are running two Taster sessions on 

Thursday 21 September 2017 at 11.30am 

(beginners) and 2.30pm (improvers). 

This is aimed at non players and novices. 

After the free taster session separate lessons for beginners and 

improvers will be available at the Club. 

Email southcroydonbridge@gmail.com to find out more 

information and to book a place on a taster session without any 

obligation to proceed further if you feel bridge is not for you. 

South Croydon Bridge Club is part of the South Croydon Sports 

Club and has its own bridge room within the Club. 

South Croydon Sports Club 

(Bridge Section) 

Beech Copse 

Birdhurst Rise 

South Croydon CR2 7ES 

Why not come along and join us for a 

friendly meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of 

every month, make new friends, enjoy 

listening to speakers with a difference, or 

try your hand at different skills. 

Some of our activities include quizzes, 

lunches, dinners, outings, theatre trips, a 

drama group, 

book club, scrabble group and craft group. 

We meet at Kenley Memorial Hall, 

Godstone Road, Kenley CR8 5AB at 7.30pm 

For further information call Pauline on 

020 8660 3810 

or email Pauline.odonnell@tiscali.co.uk 

There’s more than meets the eye at Kenley 

Valley WI ! 




Old Coulsdon W I 

Women Involved 

We are a friendly group of ladies who meet 

monthly to socialise, learn and have fun. 

Interesting speakers, quizzes, parties 

Christmas and summer, lunch club, walking, 

drama, outings, book club and crafts are all 

on offer. 

Why not join us on the second Monday of 

every month at 1.45 for 2.00 pm at 

The Cameron Hall, 

Old Coulsdon Congregational Church, 

Old Coulsdon, Surrey 

(Entrance via Canon’s Hill). 

For more information ring 01737 554815 

email oldcoulsdonwi@gmail.com 

visit www.OCWI.btck.co.uk 

Old Coulsdon WI 

South West London Law Centres 

(SWLLC) is an independent registered 

charity providing specialised legal advice 

and assistance to people who could not 

otherwise afford access to justice. 

If you need legal advice contact us on 

020 8767 2777 

or visit www.swllc.org 

We cover a range of areas of law including: 

IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM 

HOUSING 

DEBT 

COMMUNITY CARE 

PUBLIC LAW 

EMPLOYMENT 

WELFARE BENEFITS 

We also run free evening advice clinics 

throughout the week. 

Tollers Estate residents Action Group are 

looking for donations. 

Thank you 

Clothes Banks and Toy exchange—any 

items suitable for all ages in good condition 

Gardening Workshops — gardening 

equipment, soil, compost, bark, logs, 

seeds, flowers 

Food growing —bulbs, seeds, trees, 

cuttings, netting 

Sarah: 07891375570 or 

Kaysen@puraaura.org 

TollersEstateResidentsActionGroup 


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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

•Accountancy/Finance 

LJ Accounting 69 

Tax Data 73 

•Aerials / Satellite 

Communitech 29 

•Architectural Services 

Jameson Architectural Services 55 

•Blinds/Curtains 

JT Blinds 21 

Mobile Curtain Studio 31 

Surrey Group 62 

•Building Services 

Caterham Scaffolding 66 

Exclusive Extensions 38 

SN Building Services 62 

STL Building Services 67 

Taylors Building Services 75 

•Care Services 

Right Care For You 62 

•Carpentry 

Ben Saunders Carpentry 69 

S F Carpentry 26 

•Carpets/Flooring 

Carpets 4U 22 

CSL T/A Coulsdon Flooring Co 42 

Janes Flooring 28 

•Cleaning 

Brite N Breezy 28 

Ovenu 6 

Peggy Cleaning Services 74 

Surrey Carpet Care 61 

•Computer Services 

Computer Solutions 58 

Fahy Consultancy 19 

Plum Planet Computer Tuition 54 

•Driving Tuition 

SLD Driver Training 79 

•DVD 

Carlton Video 30 

•Education & Tuition 

First Aid Training 79 

Flute Tuition-Alison Blackwell 15 

Hartbeeps for the under 5’s 69 

Oasis Academy Coulsdon 63 

Reigate College 7 

Roger Graham Piano Tuition 12 

•Electrical/Electrician/Supplies 

Eco-Electrical 45 

Michael Steele Electrician 58 

PAT Man (Testing) 79 

RAFF Electrical 61 

Surrey Electrical Services 78 

Wandle Electrical Services 19 

Watt Electrical Services 46 

•Estate Agents 

Daniel Adams 3 

John Brown 100 

Lawson S Stone 13 

Park & Bailey 1 

•Furniture-Bespoke 

Christine Layton Furniture 15 

•Gardening Services 

Absolute Gardens 52 

Aralia Tree Services 30 

Brighter Shade of Green 17 

CJ Gardening 47 

Croydon Decking Co. 17 

Daisy Garden 68 

Emsworth Tree Care 66 

Expertrees 53 

Gaskells Gardens 73 

Lawnmaster 14 

Little Oak Treecare 79 

Manor Gardens 36 

•Health, Hair & Beauty 

Coulsdon Opticians 48/49 

Foot Health Centre 37 

Hair by Rachel 52 

Jane Naylor-Maury Osteopath 28 

Mobile Nails by Tamsin 6 

Old Coulsdon Osteopathic Clinic 27 

Precious Moments Beauty Salon 5 

Reactive Beauty 74 

Relax Therapy 34 

Slimming World 11 

Surrey Physiotherapy 59 

•Kitchens/Bathrooms/Bedrooms 

Dream Doors 50 

•Locksmith 

Alpine Lock Services 38 

•LOGS 

Alsted Manor Farm 6 

•Motoring 

Car Body Solutions 66 

Coulsdon Auto Parts 34 

Jemca Toyota 99 

Lexus Croydon 2 

Robe & Hitchen 14 

Top Marks Tyres 47 

Wallace Automotive 54 

•Painter/Decorator/Supplies 

Paintsmart 31 

Paintwise 77 

Southern Decorator Supplies 70 

•Pest Control 

BEE OFF Pest Solutions 12 

Wasp Nest Removal 19 

•Pets 

Monty’s Pet Services 75 

Sitting Purrfect 30 

Whoof Whoof Doggie Day Care 62 

Wishing you all a super September 

•Plastering/Brickwork/Tiling 

KWS Plastering Services 55 

SWS Plastering 29 

•Plumbing & Heating 

Dapson Heating & Plumbing Serv. 25 

DV Services-Plumbing/Install 70 

Jonathan Davidson Heating 68 

MPM Plumbing 66 

SE Services-Heating & Plumbing 26 

•Printing 

Advanced Print 44 

•Property Maint/Handyman Services 

Caterham Scaffolding 66 

David Tuppen Handyman 73 

Joe’s Sharp Edge 54 

Maiden Maintenance 71 

MJ Services ~Elect. & Plumbing 55 

PAT Man (Testing) 79 

RCB Maintenance 69 

Warwick Property Maintenance 51 

•Restaurants/Café 

Chez Vous 71 

Curry Leaf 37 

Surrey National Golf Club 9 

Tea Culture 43 

Wood & Stone Pizza 15 

•Roofing 

BB Roofing 21 

SG Roofing 57 

Tacey Roofing 31 

W.Brown & Sons 23 

•Solicitor 

Beach Law 20 

Rowe Radcliffe 36 

Streeter Marshall 60 

•Sports & Recreation 

Ashcroft Pilates 26 

Bunny Hop Dance & Fitness 10 

Caterham Dance School 12 

Surrey National Golf Club 9 

•Stamp Collecting 

John Curtin Ltd 12 

•Upholstery/Furniture Renovation 

Croydon Upholstery 25 

•Venue Hire 

Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians 

Cricket Club 74 

•Weddings & Event Services 

Creative Events 33 

•Windows & Doors 

Atlas Glass 39 

Selsdon Windows 18 

Surrey Glazing Company 35

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