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CR5 Issue 150 November 2017

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<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

LAUNCH<br />

YOUR PROPERTY<br />

WITH A BANG!<br />

If you are thinking of selling or renting your property,<br />

please call us today to arrange a free valuation.<br />

020 8763 8878<br />

sales@danieladamsestateagents.co.uk<br />

www.danieladamsestateagents.co.uk


Woods Team<br />

Croydon Business Awards <strong>2017</strong><br />

We are thrilled to announce<br />

that we have won the award<br />

for “Independent Retailer of<br />

the Year” in the borough<br />

of Croydon!<br />

Join us<br />

for our....<br />

Christmas<br />

Enjoy a complimentary<br />

glass of bubbly &<br />

try your luck at our free...<br />

Woods Wheel of Fortune<br />

Event<br />

2nd December <strong>2017</strong><br />

5 -7 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, <strong>CR5</strong> 2RB 0208 660 9069<br />

enquiries@woodsjewellers.co.uk www.woodsjewellers.co.uk<br />

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DO YOU KNOW THE<br />

CONDITION OF YOUR<br />

FUSEBOARD?<br />

When Did You Last Check Yours?<br />

Your fuseboard, or to give it the proper name your<br />

consumer unit, Is the electrical hub of your home.<br />

It distributes electricity to your lights, plug sockets,<br />

oven etc if working correctly It should<br />

protect your cables from overload.<br />

This gives you and your family<br />

protection from serious shock or<br />

electrical fire. However, most people<br />

never give it a second thought. I often<br />

hear people say ‘It worked fine, so we<br />

just left it alone’ or in some cases the<br />

home owner doesn’t even know where it<br />

is. It is important to maintain your electrical<br />

installation and a functioning and safe fuseboard<br />

goes a long way to doing this.<br />

Check Out The Four Indicators That You May<br />

Need An Upgrade..<br />

1- Age- If your fuseboard has not been changed in<br />

twenty years then it is likely not compliant with<br />

current standards and may not provide you with<br />

basic protection. Technology and safety associated<br />

with consumer units has also moved on massively<br />

in the last thirty years from both the perspective of<br />

shock and fire protection and also the ease of use<br />

for the homeowner.<br />

2- Does your consumer unit have an RCD or<br />

Residual Current Device? Most modern consumer<br />

units should have and this single device massively<br />

increases the safety of your home electrics.<br />

3- Live parts exposed- Are the<br />

working parts, fuses, or circuit<br />

breakers enclosed or are parts of<br />

the board exposed? It’s surprising<br />

how many fuseboards we come across<br />

with fuseholders or blanking plates<br />

missing leave live parts exposed to<br />

touch.<br />

4- Fire risk- As mentioned above, is your fuseboard<br />

constructed of wood or plastic? If it is then it may<br />

not meet fire regulations.<br />

GO AND CHECK YOUR FUSEBOARD NOW<br />

If you would like a free assessment of the<br />

condition of your consumer unit please call<br />

Anthony on 020 8419 8345<br />

or email Anthony@wandle-elec.co.uk<br />

This article was written by Anthony Jones of Wandle<br />

Electrical Services. www.wandle-elec.co.uk<br />

To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />

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Welcome to the <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> edition<br />

of <strong>CR5</strong> Magazine.<br />

It’s definately time to file away our<br />

summer clothing and bring out our<br />

woolies for the winter months. Now is<br />

also the time to start preparing for the<br />

BIG C (sorry to mention it) - take a look<br />

at the host of <strong>CR5</strong> Services offered in the<br />

following pages.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> welcome some new advertisers<br />

again this month - why not scan through<br />

the magazine to see if you can spot<br />

them, or use the handy index on page<br />

106 to find the service you require.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine is brought to you by a<br />

local publisher giving you access to a<br />

huge selection of local businesses along<br />

with a wealth of local information on the<br />

Community Pages.<br />

If you call any advertisers, please do<br />

mention you found their advert in the<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine- this will ensure the future<br />

of <strong>CR5</strong> popping through your letterbox<br />

each month.<br />

There is, as usual lots going on in and<br />

around the area, so do take a look at the<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> community pages for local events.<br />

(p98-105)<br />

Dont forget to LIKE our Facebook page<br />

for regular updates. You can also find<br />

more information on our website<br />

www.<strong>CR5</strong>.co.uk<br />

Have a great <strong>November</strong> and take care of<br />

yourselves.<br />

Warm regards<br />

Lucy McAlpine<br />

Editor <strong>CR5</strong> Magazine<br />

Telephone: 01737 557888<br />

Mobile: 07703 209292<br />

email:<br />

lucy@cr5.co.uk<br />

Published by <strong>CR5</strong> Magazine,<br />

Hillside, Netherne Lane, Coulsdon,<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> 1NR<br />

Editor:<br />

Assistant:<br />

@<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Issue</strong> <strong>150</strong><br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine is a local community magazine serving the<br />

residents of Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Netherne, Hooley &<br />

Chipstead, delivered free of charge every month to 11,450<br />

homes. Contributions of local content are warmly welcomed.<br />

Lucy McAlpine<br />

Michelle Plant<br />

CONTENTS:<br />

Black Friday & Cyber Monday 8<br />

Christmas Food Festival 9<br />

Losing It! 16<br />

Furry Friends Animal Rescue 26<br />

Animal Protection Trust 26<br />

Seventy Years of marriage 30<br />

Coulsdon’s Local Natwest Community Banker 31<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Left and Right Quiz 31<br />

Coulsdon Yulefest <strong>2017</strong> 36<br />

Chilled Orange Mousse with fresh orange glaze 44<br />

Gardening: A busy <strong>November</strong> 48/49<br />

Finance: Should you invest in stocks and shares? 50/51<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Distributor earns reward 54<br />

Coulsdon Library - What’s On 62<br />

Hobbies: Bottoms Up! 66<br />

The Scars of Life 67<br />

The History of Chocolate 68/69<br />

Preparation is Everything 72<br />

Coulsdon & Purley Debating Society 80<br />

The Business XChange Hub 81<br />

Local author ‘s unique theory to the identity of Jack the<br />

Ripper.86/87<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Motoring: Honda Africa Twin 88<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> KIDS Page 94<br />

Old Coulsdon Camera Club 95<br />

RSPB95<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Just for Fun Crossword 96<br />

Caterham Beer Festival 97<br />

Coulsdon Resident Assoc: Xmas Dinner 97<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Community Pages 98-105<br />

Index of Advertisers 106<br />

We take the hassle out of advertising, giving<br />

you time to run your business.<br />

To advertise your business in the next issue, either<br />

call or email us for our <strong>CR5</strong> media pack<br />

Deadline for artwork for December issue:<br />

22nd <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Please note: Advertising Space cannot be<br />

guaranteed in our deadline week: please make<br />

your booking in plenty of time<br />

DISCLAIMER<br />

Although every effort has been taken in compiling the contents,<br />

the publisher cannot be held responsible for errors, omissions or<br />

information supplied by its advertisers.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> is COPYRIGHT protected. No part of this publication may be<br />

reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any<br />

form, without prior permission of the publisher.


Estate Agency<br />

“Here to make it an easy, fun and memorable time<br />

working with us.”<br />

LETTINGS<br />

MORTGAGE<br />

ADVICE<br />

SALES<br />

PROPERTY<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

39A CHIPSTEAD VALLEY ROAD, COULSDON <strong>CR5</strong> 2RB<br />

020 8668 0000<br />

admin@lawsonsstone.co.uk<br />

www.lawsonsstone.co.uk<br />

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Festive Celebrations at Michelin listed Karnavar<br />

Get your festive celebrations all wrapped up with a trip to Master of<br />

Indian cuisine, Manoj Karnavar’s Michelin listed ‘Karnavar’ in the heart<br />

of Croydon, South London.<br />

Karnavar restaurant has started taking reservations for this year’s festive season menus<br />

including Christmas group party menu’s, Christmas Day Brunch (Christmas Day Lunch),<br />

Boxing Day Lunch Set menu and New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu.<br />

Being one of the top restaurants in London Karnavar offers an ever-changing modern fine<br />

dining restaurant menu focusing on seasonality and sought after ingredients. From a classic<br />

Chettinadu Kozhi Rasam to Beef Sirloin to a decadent Roast Turkey in Goan Way there is<br />

something for all in Karnavar restaurant’s Christmas menu. Karnavar, one among the best<br />

Indian restaurants in London, brings together a host of different elements under the same<br />

roof; gastronomy, food lovers and lovers of a well-made Martini. Karnavar has bespoke menus<br />

at different price points providing a variety of options for small Christmas party bookings and<br />

large groups of 8 or more. This treasure sanctuary seems to encourage time to slip away over<br />

a long lunch or intimate dinner.<br />

Christmas Party Restaurants<br />

<strong>2017</strong> Christmas is coming and Karnavar restaurant, one of the top restaurants in London, have<br />

all the trimmings to make this year even more delightful than the last. Make your Christmas<br />

Day <strong>2017</strong> one to remember by joining us at Karnavar restaurants in Croydon - South End to<br />

experience the Christmas parties in London.The festive season is just around the corner.<br />

Make sure you don’t miss out on your chosen day to celebrate. Christmas dinner bookings are<br />

open - make reservations online or call the restaurant today!<br />

Christmas Party Family & Friends Menu - 1st to 22nd December <strong>2017</strong><br />

Mon to Fri Lunch £15.50 - 1st to 22nd December <strong>2017</strong><br />

Mon to Thu Dinner £19.50<br />

Christmas Party Seasons Experience Menu- 1st to 23rd December <strong>2017</strong><br />

Monday to Saturday - Lunch & Dinner £29.50<br />

Christmas Brunch / Lunch Menu- 25th December <strong>2017</strong><br />

Indian Roast Sunday Brunch £45.00 pp<br />

Champagne Sunday Brunch £75.00 pp<br />

Two Sittings<br />

Boxing Day Lunch - A La Carte Menu - 26th December <strong>2017</strong><br />

A La Carte Menu at Karnavar offers a wide variety of creative Indain dishes<br />

New Years Eve Menu - 31st December <strong>2017</strong> - Complimentary Cocktails - Dinner £50.00 pp from<br />

20:30<br />

Karnavar Restaurant 62 South End Croydon, Surrey CR0 1DP<br />

020 8686 2436<br />

croydon@karnavar.com www.karnavar.com<br />

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS<br />

MERRY<br />

CHRISTMAS<br />

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR<br />

C<br />

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CM<br />

MY<br />

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<strong>CR5</strong> Technology<br />

It’s the annual online shopping frenzy, but not all<br />

bargains are brilliant.<br />

At the end of <strong>November</strong> the UK will celebrate<br />

a fairly new annual event: Black Friday. It’s an<br />

import from the US, where retailers kick-started<br />

the Christmas shopping season with big bargains,<br />

and now it happens here too. This year Black<br />

Friday falls on 24th <strong>November</strong>, but there will be<br />

deals for the week running up to it and in the days<br />

afterwards too, most notably Cyber Monday on<br />

27th <strong>November</strong>.<br />

One of the biggest<br />

Black Friday players<br />

is Amazon, which<br />

extended the<br />

shopping weekend to<br />

1<br />

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY:<br />

WILL YOU BAG A BARGAIN?<br />

what it called Black<br />

Friday Deals Week in<br />

2016. Other retailers<br />

have followed suit,<br />

making Black Friday a week-long event that often<br />

carries across well into the next week. It’s mainly<br />

an online event, although some High Street chains<br />

take part too, and while the emphasis in previous<br />

years has been on electric and electronic items<br />

such as home electricals, computing and gadgets,<br />

the scope has been widening to encompass<br />

fashion, jewellery and other distinctly low-tech<br />

items too.<br />

Are the bargains real? The short answer is<br />

“hmmm”. Prices are often displayed on the<br />

basis of how they compare to the recommended<br />

retail price, but in many cases that’s fiction: in<br />

electronics, you’ll often find TVs with an RRP of<br />

thousands being sold everywhere for half that<br />

amount. If you’re considering a big-ticket item<br />

such as a television or other expensive electrical<br />

products, it’s well worth using sites such as<br />

PriceSpy to see what other retailers are offering<br />

or CamelCamelCamel to see what Amazon has<br />

previously been charging. For example, at the<br />

time of writing (not Black Friday!), Amazon is<br />

offering a saving<br />

of £539 on the<br />

LG 65UJ750V TV,<br />

bringing the price<br />

down from £2,099<br />

to £1,560 - but<br />

CamelCamelCamel<br />

2<br />

shows that the<br />

highest price Amazon has charged was £1,699. It’s<br />

still a saving, but it’s not as big as it seems.<br />

That’s not to say there aren’t real bargains to be<br />

had. There are, but they’re in among a lot of endof-line<br />

stock and carefully negotiated deals with<br />

suppliers. The best deals tend to be on the things<br />

with the highest profit margins, so for example, if<br />

you’re looking for a PlayStation 4 you’ll see bigger<br />

discounts on bundles - combinations of consoles,<br />

accessories and games - than on the console by<br />

itself, because the profit margins on bundles have<br />

more wiggle room.<br />

The trick to bagging a great bargain on Black<br />

Friday, Cyber Monday and the days before and<br />

after is to know what you want, know what you<br />

want to spend and know what the going rate for<br />

a particular product is - and to make use of the<br />

price checkers we’ve already mentioned. It helps<br />

if you’re flexible, too: the likelihood of a specific<br />

model of TV being offered at the right price is quite<br />

low, but if you’re willing to consider very similar<br />

models or models from other manufacturers you’ll<br />

often find that you can get what you want for the<br />

price you’re willing to pay. And don’t forget, if<br />

you’re buying online you have the full protection<br />

of EU consumer legislation, and the distance<br />

selling regulations in particular: if you aren’t happy<br />

for any reason, you can return goods for a full<br />

refund if you do so within seven days of delivery.<br />

Main Image- LG TV, an Amazon bargain,<br />

1. Amazon Black Friday teaser<br />

2. Screengrab of camelcamelcamel price history<br />

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SPARKPILATES:<br />

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Pilates is a form of safe, gentle exercise that<br />

focuses on core strength and stability,<br />

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Contact Lucy by email:<br />

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To express your interest, and the<br />

option of a free 30 minute private<br />

consultation<br />

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all artwork creation, adaptation and editorial content © Dan Jordan Publishing Ltd and not be reproduced by any means without written consent<br />

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Losing it<br />

Stuff gets lost. It’s a given. Even in an age<br />

where your fridge has a GPS tracker, things,<br />

often small vital things, become mislaid,<br />

wander away from where they should be, or<br />

slip into that pocket dimension where a huge<br />

pyramid of odd socks, house keys and mobile<br />

phones exists, worshipped by aliens who<br />

haven’t quite worked out what it’s all for.<br />

Today, in the usual scurry of preparation for<br />

school, my daughter ran down the stairs in<br />

search of her school shoes. They weren’t<br />

in her room. A swift scan of the downstairs<br />

revealed the errant footwear was not there<br />

either. Then it struck. The realisation and<br />

horror that actually the reason she couldn’t<br />

find them around the house was that they’d<br />

not come back to the house. That rather than<br />

change out of her trainers after PE at the<br />

end of the school day, she’d stayed in them.<br />

And so her black leather Clarks school shoes<br />

were… looks out of window at the grey<br />

rain-sodden morning sky… left by the side<br />

of the playing field. Cue hurried note to the<br />

teaching staff to explain why daughter is in<br />

trainers and a dash to the school so that she<br />

can begin the search.<br />

It’s not the first thing thats gone<br />

astray. Kiera lost her entire PE kit in Year 7 at<br />

school. And despite everything having her<br />

name in, it never re-appeared.<br />

But in comparison to some of the things that<br />

have been lost over the years, that’s nothing.<br />

London Transport, and for some strange<br />

reason particularly the Underground, have<br />

legendarily have had handed in all sorts of<br />

oddities lost or abandoned on their trains and<br />

buses. The Baker Street headquarters of the<br />

TfL Lost Property department has held in its<br />

over 80 year existence items as varied and<br />

strange as false legs, a crossing patrolman’s<br />

‘lollipop’, a life-size gorilla doll, televisions,<br />

wedding rings and false teeth. And that’s in<br />

addition to the more usual round of<br />

umbrellas, bags, mobiles and keys.<br />

For really losing stuff though, you need<br />

history. Take Tutankhamun’s tomb. Lost for<br />

thousands of years before Howard Carter<br />

found it in 1922. The Knights Templar, a<br />

military order founded in 1119, set up their<br />

own banking system and amassed an<br />

incredible fortune. But when, on Friday 13th<br />

October 1307, King Phillip of France (who just<br />

happened to owe them money, and backed<br />

by the Pope who was jealous of their power)<br />

had their leaders arrested and the order<br />

outlawed, the vast majority of their treasure<br />

was missing. And so were several thousand of<br />

the order’s men and 18 ships, who sailed out<br />

one night from La Rochelle under cover of<br />

darkness and were never seen again, lost to<br />

history forever.<br />

However, when it comes to losing<br />

with real, grand-scale ineptitude and bad luck,<br />

you can’t go much more wrong than<br />

perennial fall-guy, King John of England.<br />

Having inherited a significant kingdom from<br />

his father King Henry II after the death of his<br />

popular brother Richard the Lion-Heart, he<br />

proceeded over the course of his reign to<br />

lose first Brittany, then all his other lands in<br />

France. He lost the backing of the Pope when<br />

he argued with him over who should be the<br />

Archbishop of Canterbury, and when the<br />

Pope excommunicated him and enacted a law<br />

that said no-one’s christening or marriage in<br />

England would be legal until he said so,<br />

he lost the people too. By 1216, having<br />

been forced to sign the Magna Carta by his<br />

rebellious barons, he had lost the absolute<br />

authority that the previous Kings of England<br />

had held. Really, could it get any worse? Yes.<br />

With his country at war, many of<br />

his barons siding with a French pretender<br />

backed by the Pope, John was constantly on<br />

the move. Nowhere was truly safe. So on the<br />

12 October, he and his court were travelling<br />

from Bishop’s Lynn in Norfolk to Lincolnshire,<br />

safer territory than the lands to the south. As<br />

they crossed The Wash, an area of marshland<br />

and mudflats much bigger than it is today,<br />

they misjudged the tide and a torrent of<br />

water washed away the baggage train. And<br />

with it, purportedly, the Crown Jewels. It<br />

seems to have been the final straw, for John<br />

died less than a week later. And the jewels<br />

have never been found.<br />

So the next time you pat down thirteen<br />

different pockets in three different jackets for<br />

your elusive car keys, or disembowel the sofa<br />

looking for the TV remote, chill.<br />

It could be a lot worse…<br />

Paul M Ford writes for GrayDorian<br />

– The Writing Bureau.<br />

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07946 549459 / 020 8660 8308<br />

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If you suspect uneven tyre wear or vehicle handling problems please<br />

call in for your free tracking / alignment check.<br />

Tel: 01737 557122<br />

info@topmarkstyres.co.uk<br />

Open Mon-Fri 8.00-5.30pm, Sat 8.00-4.00pm<br />

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To explore how Counselling and Therapy can help you,<br />

please visit www.yourlifematters.co.uk<br />

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07939 988 585<br />

nora@yourlifematters.co.uk<br />

@YLMCounselling<br />

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Within easy reach of Coulsdon, Croydon, Purley, Sutton, Epsom, Caterham and Banstead<br />

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LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY<br />

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a document that allows you to let someone<br />

you trust make decisions about your finances and property and/or health and<br />

welfare if you are no longer able to do so yourself.<br />

SPECIAL<br />

END OF YEAR<br />

OFFER<br />

For all appointments made by 23 rd December <strong>2017</strong>:<br />

¥ Single Person Welfare or Property - £250 plus VAT<br />

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¥ Couple Welfare or Property - £350 plus VAT<br />

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Phone Delfin Posada or Abtin Yeganeh on 0208 405 4278 to make an<br />

appointment. Home appointments are also available at no additional costs.<br />

BEACH LAW<br />

SOLICITORS Ä NOTARIES<br />

www.beachlaw.co.uk<br />

020 8405 4278<br />

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THE CURTAIN STORE THAT COMES TO YOU<br />

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Do you need<br />

financial advice?<br />

Perhaps you are looking to purchase a new property, or looking<br />

to save some money on your existing mortgage?<br />

Are you looking for advice on your pensions or do you have some<br />

money you would like to invest?<br />

Hello, I’m Wayne Griffiths and I’m an Independent Financial Adviser with over 25 years’<br />

experience in banking and finance, and I have lived in the local area with my family for many<br />

years.<br />

I’m passionate about my profession so I decided to go it alone and set up my own company,<br />

One Financial Solutions. I pride myself on being truly independent, meaning that I can<br />

access the whole of the market to help clients like you find the right solutions, at the right<br />

time, for your financial needs.<br />

I can advise in a number of areas for your own personal needs and also the needs of your<br />

business, including:<br />

Investments, pensions, savings, Inheritance Tax Planning, mortgages, equity<br />

release, life insurance, business protection and more…<br />

I am happy to come and meet you in the comfort of your own home, at a time that is<br />

convenient to you, or at our offices in Leatherhead and Whyteleafe.<br />

Please contact me on 01372 940 640 or 07800 200 189 for a free,<br />

confidential initial consultation, at a time suitable for you.<br />

T: 01372 940 640| M:07800 200 189<br />

www.onefinancialsolutions.co.uk<br />

One solution for all your financial needs<br />

One Financial Solutions Ltd is an Appointed Representative of 2Plan Wealth Management Ltd, which is autorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It is entered on to the<br />

Financial Services Register (www.fca.org.uk) under reference 461598. Tax planning is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Your home may be repossesed if you do not keep<br />

up repayments on your mortgage. Most Buy to Let mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authorty.<br />

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This is Smudge, a 2 year old domestic shorthair who came into rescue recently.<br />

Smudge was handed in for biting the owner. They said he was attacking them<br />

for no reason.<br />

But he had not been castrated and was acting like many entire toms do.<br />

As soon as he arrived we had him neutered and he has never shown any<br />

aggression to us. In fact, completely the opposite. He is very loving and<br />

affectionate and adores his cuddles and human company.<br />

Smudge had a terrible flea infestation when he arrived and such a heavy<br />

roundworm burden that he was vomiting large adult worms when he got here.<br />

This was likely to have contributed to his bad mood and was treated straight<br />

away. The worms would have given him a terrible stomach ache.<br />

He was also introduced to other cats after castration and he has accepted and<br />

actually enjoys living with them! He doesn't like taking pills (very common with<br />

cats) but had his vaccination and microchip without complaining.<br />

Smudge would be quite happy living as a house cat, but equally is a homely<br />

boy and if a home with a garden was available (with no main roads nearby),<br />

then he is safe to go wandering and will not disappear (this would be subject<br />

to him staying indoors for a period of time after adoption to allow him to<br />

settle). Smudge is not keen on dogs.<br />

He is very clean in the home and uses the litter tray without fail.<br />

He is best placed with older teenage children or an adult household. He does<br />

not want to be grabbed or pinched by young children.<br />

Smudge has been vaccinated, castrated and microchipped plus wormed and flea treated.<br />

There is a minimum adoption fee of £40 and a homecheck will be required.<br />

Furry Friends Animal Rescue (Surrey) 0208 407 1080 / 07973 569371<br />

email : adrs@aol.com www.furryfriendsrescue.co.uk<br />

GIVE FOREST A HOME!<br />

This month, Animal Protection Trust is looking for a loving<br />

home for a gorgeous 11-month-old mongrel, called Forest.<br />

He is very loving and affectionate. He is also eager to learn<br />

and please, and is currently enjoying training. As well as<br />

being playful and comical, he is a very clever dog and walks<br />

well on the lead. He gets on with other dogs and would be<br />

a great addition to any family, who can continue his training<br />

and give him the love and time he needs. Forest has been<br />

vaccinated and micro-chipped and will be neutered. If you can offer Forest a home, please call<br />

Jacqueline on 01293 782356.<br />

For further information about Animal Protection Trust, and the dogs and cats in its care, please<br />

visit the website: www.animalprotectiontrust.org.uk. For Animal Protection Trust’s Lost and<br />

Found Register, contact 01293 553935.<br />

Animal Protection Trust is a registered charity, formed in 1984. All the work carried out by the<br />

Trust is voluntary – no-one is paid. Volunteers come from all walks of life but have one thing in<br />

common – the desire to help animals in need. The charity does not charge for its services or its<br />

animals and continues to be supported by public donations.<br />

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W. Brown is a family run business that has been operating for over 35<br />

years and have extensive knowledge of roofing and building.<br />

We offer a reliable and professional service throughout Surrey and London<br />

where our main objective is customer satisfaction.<br />

Work undertaken includes:<br />

ALL WORK IS FULLY GUARANTEED<br />

24 Hour Call Out ● Free Estimates<br />

0208 660 0076 - Office<br />

07534 282525 - Ellis Brown<br />

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email: w.brownroofing@talktalk.net<br />

114 The Glade, Coulsdon. <strong>CR5</strong> 1SN<br />

www.wbrownroofing.co.uk<br />

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All aspects of modern arboriculture<br />

Insured and qualified<br />

Tree Reductions<br />

020 8657 7667<br />

07931 220044<br />

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Tree Removal<br />

Stump Removal<br />

Woodland Management<br />

Hedge Cutting<br />

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Seventy Years of Marriage<br />

The Queen and Prince Philip<br />

On 20th <strong>November</strong>, Queen<br />

Elizabeth II and Prince Philip<br />

celebrate seventy years of<br />

marriage (the longest of any<br />

British monarch). We look back<br />

over their 75-year romance.<br />

A QUEEN IN WAITING AND A<br />

HANDSOME PRINCE<br />

Born on 21st April 1926 to Albert<br />

and Elizabeth, the Duke and<br />

Duchess of York, Princess<br />

Elizabeth became heir to the<br />

throne when her uncle’s<br />

abdication in 1936 made her<br />

father King George VI.<br />

Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark<br />

was born on 10 June 1921<br />

to Prince Andrew of Greece and<br />

Princess Alice of<br />

Battenberg. An often-tragic<br />

childhood was spent in exile<br />

with relatives, mainly in England<br />

without his parents.<br />

His mother was taken to an<br />

asylum when he was nine. After<br />

boarding school, he joined the<br />

Royal Navy and served during<br />

WWII.<br />

Elizabeth and Philip first met at<br />

a royal wedding in 1934, but in<br />

1939 Philip gave 13-year-old<br />

Elizabeth a tour around<br />

Dartmouth Naval College. She<br />

was instantly smitten but,<br />

unsurprisingly, he was courting<br />

older girls. However, he visited<br />

Windsor often and was<br />

entranced by the family feeling<br />

of Christmas there with<br />

Elizabeth in 1943, which his own<br />

life so lacked.<br />

AN UNSUITABLE BOY?<br />

After his posting home in<br />

January 1946, Philip regularly<br />

visited Buckingham Palace,<br />

carrying a picture of Elizabeth<br />

in his bag while she made<br />

noticeably more fuss about her<br />

appearance! In a letter, Philip<br />

wrote that he had “fallen in love<br />

completely and unreservedly.”<br />

But despite Philip’s loyal service<br />

and royal connections, the<br />

courtship wasn’t welcomed by<br />

all. Philip didn’t have the ‘right’<br />

education, clothes or money -<br />

and had sisters married to Nazis.<br />

However, Philip’s uncle, Lord<br />

Mountbatten, worked to change<br />

popular opinion. When Philip<br />

proposed in summer 1946, the<br />

King consented but insisted on<br />

delaying the official announcement<br />

until Elizabeth turned 21.<br />

Philip renounced his Greek and<br />

Danish titles and was merely<br />

Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten<br />

on their official engagement in<br />

July 1947.<br />

Before the wedding, however,<br />

he was made Duke of<br />

Edinburgh, with Elizabeth<br />

becoming Duchess on their<br />

marriage.<br />

MARRIED LIFE<br />

Elizabeth and Philip married at<br />

Westminster Abbey on 20th<br />

<strong>November</strong> 1947.<br />

A year later their son Charles arrived,<br />

followed by Anne in 1950.<br />

But family life was soon<br />

disrupted. In February 1953,<br />

Philip broke news of the King’s<br />

death to Elizabeth while in<br />

Kenya, and abandoned his naval<br />

career to support her in her new<br />

role. They moved to<br />

Buckingham Palace and<br />

Elizabeth was crowned on<br />

5th June 1953 at Westminster<br />

Abbey, watched by millions on<br />

TV. Andrew and Edward, born<br />

in 1960 and 1964 respectively,<br />

completed their family.<br />

GOLDEN YEARS<br />

Throughout the years, they have<br />

continued to show affection and<br />

support for each other, enjoying<br />

the ups (jubilees, the arrival of<br />

grandchildren and great-grandchildren)<br />

and weathering the<br />

downs (long separations from<br />

their children, family scandals<br />

and divorces, fires; their ‘annus<br />

horribilis’). In a thoughtful<br />

gesture, the Queen gave her<br />

husband the title of Lord High<br />

Admiral, titular head of the<br />

Royal Navy, when he turned 90.<br />

“Their marriage is a true love<br />

story,’’ said former Buckingham<br />

Palace press secretary Dickie<br />

Arbiter.<br />

On their Golden Wedding<br />

anniversary in 1997, they paid<br />

touching tributes to each other.<br />

“He has, quite simply, been<br />

my strength and stay all these<br />

years,” said the Queen.<br />

“Tolerance is the one<br />

essential ingredient in any happy<br />

marriage,” said Prince Philip.<br />

“The Queen has the quality of<br />

tolerance in abundance.”<br />

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Your Local NATWEST Community Banker<br />

Following the closure of NatWest's<br />

branch in Coulsdon in June,<br />

Clare Oldfield has become our<br />

local Community Banker.<br />

This is a new and unique role<br />

which she relishes. "As part of my<br />

role I am keen to hold regular<br />

local events to help members of<br />

the community be financially fit,<br />

help find alternative ways to Bank<br />

in the digital world and protect<br />

themselves against Scammers. I can<br />

also support young people to learn<br />

about finances through our<br />

MoneySense Programme and<br />

exceptionally visit customers at<br />

home where there is a real need."<br />

Clare runs a drop in session at<br />

Coulsdon Post Office, 21 Lion Green<br />

Rd on Mondays from 2pm - 4pm,<br />

Why not call in and see how Clare<br />

can help?<br />

Clare is available on other days by<br />

request.<br />

Call on 07711 762265, or email<br />

clare.oldfield@natwest.com or<br />

follow her on Twitter @clare_oldfield.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Left Left and and Right Right Quiz<br />

1. Does the Statue of Liberty hold a torch in her left or right hand?<br />

2. In tennis, if the score is “advantage”, will the player serving be<br />

serving from the left side or the right side of the court?<br />

3. On the TV show The Simpsons, who opened a store in the Springfield Mall<br />

called The Leftorium, specialising in products designed for left-handed people?<br />

4. On a standard UK keyboard, left and right brackets feature on which two<br />

number keys?<br />

5. What was Right Said Fred’s only UK number one single?<br />

6. With which arm did Diego Maradona score his famous “hand of God” goal<br />

against England in the 1986 World Cup?... his left or his right?<br />

7. Which Irish comedian was famous for wearing wellington boots, one labelled<br />

“L” for left, and one labelled “R” for right?<br />

8. In 2003, who became the first ever left-handed golfer to win the US Masters?<br />

9. If an actor is facing the audience and needs to follow the instruction “exit stage<br />

left”, should they turn to their left or their right?<br />

10. What is the most populated country in the world where everyone drives on the<br />

left side of the road?<br />

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Visit our showroom:<br />

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A walk in the woods, a day of fun, or a<br />

weeks holiday ~ your dog becomes part<br />

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Deadline 18th January <strong>2017</strong><br />

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Simon Kelly | 07976 244670 | simon@wearepogo.com<br />

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Cake and<br />

Bake<br />

Chilled Orange<br />

Mousse with Fresh<br />

Orange Glaze<br />

A light, creamy and refreshing dessert that can<br />

be prepared a day in advance. Serve with<br />

crisp butter biscuits or shortbread fingers.<br />

Ingredients:<br />

• 3 gelatine leaves<br />

• <strong>150</strong>ml fresh orange juice<br />

• 250g ricotta cheese<br />

• 250g full fat soft cheese<br />

• 100g caster sugar<br />

• 2 tsp orange zest<br />

• 300ml double cream<br />

• 2 egg whites<br />

FOR THE ORANGE GLAZE<br />

• 1 gelatine leaf<br />

• <strong>150</strong>ml fresh orange juice<br />

• 2 oranges, peeled, segmented<br />

and flesh chopped<br />

• Fresh mint sprigs, to decorate<br />

Serves 8<br />

Ready in 1 hour, plus cooling<br />

and chilling<br />

TIP Stir a spoonful of warmed fineshred<br />

marmalade into the orange<br />

glaze before it cools for an extra<br />

tangy flavour.<br />

1. Soak the gelatine leaves in a shallow bowl of cold water<br />

for 5 minutes until soft. Heat the orange juice in a small<br />

pan until almost boiling then remove from the heat.<br />

Squeeze the excess liquid from the gelatine leaves<br />

and stir into the hot juice until dissolved. Cool for 15<br />

minutes.<br />

2. Beat the ricotta and cream cheese together in a large<br />

bowl until smooth, then beat in the caster sugar and<br />

orange zest. Fold in the cooled gelatine.<br />

3. Whip the cream in a bowl until softly peaking and in a<br />

separate bowl whisk the egg whites until stiff. Fold the<br />

cream into the orange mixture followed by the egg<br />

whites.<br />

4. Spoon the mixture into a 20cm square baking dish that<br />

is at least 5cm deep. Gently level the surface and chill in<br />

the fridge for 3 hours, or until set.<br />

5. To make the orange glaze, soften the gelatine in cold<br />

water as in step one. Heat the orange juice in a small<br />

pan until almost boiling then remove from the heat.<br />

Squeeze the excess liquid from the gelatine leaf and<br />

stir into the hot juice until dissolved. Cool for 30-40<br />

minutes, stirring occasionally until beginning to thicken.<br />

Pour over the chilled mousse then top with the diced<br />

orange flesh. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours, or until the<br />

glaze has set. Serve cut into squares decorated with<br />

fresh mint sprigs.<br />

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— COULSDON MANOR HOTEL —<br />

& GOLF CLUB<br />

WEDDINGS<br />

Set in 140 acres of landscaped parkland, Coulsdon Manor was rebuilt in the 18th century as a<br />

country retreat and offers all the charm you would expect from a country house, making it an<br />

idyllic venue for your civil ceremony and subsequent celebration.<br />

Whether you are planning a small intimate get together or something larger, we have a variety<br />

of options to suit your needs.<br />

We can accommodate up to 120 guests for a wedding breakfast and 200 guests for an evening<br />

reception.<br />

Our wedding packages include; Vintage, Crystal, or Diamond Wedding Packages including<br />

Vegetarian and Children’s Menu options.<br />

Packages start from £75 per adult and include:<br />

Buck’s Fizz on arrival, 3 course wedding breakfast, evening finger buffet, Toastmaster, table plan,<br />

evening DJ, Reception Room hire, Bride & Groom complimentary overnight stay.<br />

Discounted rates for all your guests.<br />

10% discount on Weekday Wedding Packages.<br />

You can tailor your own wedding package by adding Canapés, Barbecue Selections or Hog Roast.<br />

Our very own Dedicated Events Executive will help you to plan your big day.<br />

Btill.coulsdon@bespokehotels.com<br />

Coulsdon Manor Hotel & Golf Club, Coulsdon Court Road, Old Coulsdon, <strong>CR5</strong> 2LL<br />

020 8668 0414 www.bespokehotels.com/coulsdonmanorandgolf<br />

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Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians Cricket Club<br />

Wonderful, prestigious clubhouse available for private events such as birthdays,<br />

christenings, anniversaries etc. or any social event.<br />

The club house is equipped with a fully licensed bar, dance floor and large kitchen area.<br />

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A Busy<br />

<strong>November</strong><br />

by Pippa Greenwood<br />

It is time for the seasonal<br />

slowdown, as your garden and<br />

most of the plants and animals in<br />

it start to prepare for the colder<br />

months ahead. But, of course this<br />

doesn’t mean to say that you can<br />

start snoozing! There are lots of<br />

jobs which, if done now, could end<br />

up saving you time and money<br />

later on in the season or when<br />

the garden comes back to full life<br />

next spring, so I thought it’d be a<br />

good idea to take a look at the top<br />

<strong>November</strong> gardening tasks that<br />

you should try to get to grips with.<br />

Get prepared for a relatively<br />

weed-free few months but hoe<br />

off weeds that are around now, as<br />

some might still set seed during<br />

mild, damp periods. Provided they<br />

don’t have any seed pods on them<br />

their top-growth can safely be<br />

composted. Bin, burn or rot down<br />

fleshy weed roots to prevent them<br />

growing in the compost heap!<br />

Flower beds and borders are likely<br />

to have a lot of deteriorating<br />

plants in them now. Cut back or<br />

pick off obviously diseased leaves<br />

and stems, and remove some<br />

of the foliage that is dying back<br />

purely due to the time of year. The<br />

flower beds will look a lot neater<br />

and it’ll give you an insight as to<br />

what might need replacing. Leave<br />

some deteriorating but healthy<br />

foliage in place to provide some<br />

protection for the crowns of the<br />

more fragile plants.<br />

Rabbits can be a menace at the<br />

best of times, but over the next<br />

few months their natural or wild<br />

food supplies are likely to dry up.<br />

This means they will be on the<br />

lookout for some tasty meals from<br />

your garden. Make sure that rabbit<br />

netting is not damaged and that<br />

trees, especially those that have<br />

been planted recently, are fitted<br />

with tree guards.<br />

Rake, rake and rake some more!<br />

That’s what you’ll need to be<br />

doing if there is a sizeable tree<br />

near your lawn. Use a spring-tined<br />

rake and do it on a regular basis<br />

- if you don’t collect up the fallen<br />

leaves they can do quite a lot of<br />

damage to the grass beneath.<br />

Trees, shrubs and climbers that<br />

have been planted over the last<br />

few weeks may need a little<br />

protection over their first winter.<br />

Foliage that will be perfectly<br />

tough and hardy once the plant<br />

is established may well succumb<br />

to frost or cold wind damage<br />

this year. If heavy frosts are<br />

forecast or winds are getting icy,<br />

a layer or two of horticultural<br />

fleece draped over the plant and<br />

pegged in place, should do the<br />

trick, and can be removed on<br />

warmer days. I’ve also got some<br />

great fleece ‘jackets’, complete<br />

with a drawstring and in various<br />

sizes, available from my website<br />

- perfect for easy protection of all<br />

sorts of sizes of plants and shrubs,<br />

see www.pippagreenwood.com/<br />

products/protect-your-crops.<br />

If you’re planning on planting a<br />

hedge, bear in mind that many<br />

hedging plants are far cheaper if<br />

bought ‘bare root field grown’,<br />

meaning they are lifted from<br />

their nursery field without being<br />

potted on. These plants generally<br />

establish and grow really well and<br />

are likely to be available now, but<br />

to make sure you get the pick of<br />

the bunch get your order in now.<br />

Bare root plants are not feasible<br />

once the leaves start to appear<br />

next year.<br />

Send off for a good collection of<br />

seed catalogues and check out the<br />

various websites so that you can<br />

start to look at what you want to<br />

grow next year. Many suppliers<br />

offer seeds and young plants of<br />

many vegetables, so order now<br />

and you can relax, knowing that<br />

you have got your first choice<br />

selection. Check out my website,<br />

www.pippagreenwood.com/<br />

grow-your-own, for a Grow Your<br />

Own package perfect for the less<br />

experienced vegetable grower<br />

- the plants you choose come<br />

with weekly advice emails telling<br />

you exactly what you need to be<br />

doing.<br />

Established clumps of bamboo<br />

should be thinned out now. The<br />

extra space that the remaining<br />

canes will have will allow them to<br />

grow away better, and also gives<br />

them more freedom to move<br />

about in that way which makes<br />

bamboos so very appealing.<br />

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Less tender bulbs such as nerines and many of the<br />

agapanthus are more likely to come through the<br />

winter with style if you give them a little protection<br />

now. Mound dry chipped bark or other mulch over<br />

the area in which they are planted.<br />

And last but not least, water butts may not have had<br />

a lot of water going in to them over the last few drier<br />

months, but this is likely to change. Before they fill up<br />

with rain, grab a sturdy brush and clean each one out<br />

thoroughly, removing deposits of algae, soggy bits of<br />

plant and general gunge! Rinse out and then re-install<br />

ready to collect some rain.<br />

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Finance By Ann Haldon<br />

Should You Invest In Stocks And Shares,<br />

And If So, How Do You Start?<br />

With savings interest rates<br />

at a record low, you may be<br />

considering whether to take a<br />

more adventurous approach with<br />

your money. Purchasing stocks<br />

and shares is one way to do<br />

this – it’s a long-term investment<br />

that can reap benefits if you’re<br />

prepared to take a risk and<br />

branch out from the ‘standard’<br />

savings accounts.<br />

Investing in this way can provide<br />

you with funds you wouldn’t<br />

otherwise accrue, as long as<br />

you’re not looking for a return<br />

in the short-term. So before we<br />

see how to get started, let’s look<br />

at what stocks and shares are in<br />

more detail.<br />

A SMALL PIECE OF A COMPANY<br />

When you purchase shares in<br />

a company, you’re essentially<br />

buying a small part of that<br />

organisation. Limited companies<br />

often issue shares to raise money<br />

on start-up, and also further<br />

down the line if they need<br />

additional funding for expansion,<br />

or a large project, for example.<br />

Stock is the term used to cover<br />

different types of share, of which<br />

ordinary shares, preference<br />

shares, and non-voting shares are<br />

just a few examples.<br />

• Ordinary shares - Also<br />

known as ‘common stock,’<br />

ordinary shares provide you<br />

with a share of a company’s<br />

assets and profits by way of<br />

dividend payments, as well<br />

as voting rights on issues<br />

such as executive pay or the<br />

appointment of directors.<br />

• Preference shares- Dividend<br />

payments are fixed at a certain<br />

rate when you buy preference<br />

shares. There are no voting<br />

rights, but you do receive<br />

payment before holders of<br />

common stock. This is true in<br />

good times and bad – if the<br />

company experiences financial<br />

difficulty, for example, as a<br />

preference shareholder you<br />

would be positioned higher up<br />

the ranking for payment.<br />

• Non-voting shares - These are<br />

ordinary shares that do not<br />

carry voting rights, although in<br />

some instances shareholders<br />

may have the right to vote<br />

under certain circumstances.<br />

WHERE DOES THE VALUE LIE<br />

WHEN INVESTING IN STOCKS<br />

AND SHARES?<br />

The potential value of investing in<br />

stocks and shares is twofold:<br />

Dividend payments<br />

You receive a dividend payment<br />

as long as the company remains<br />

profitable, but the amount you<br />

receive depends on the type of<br />

share you hold. Payments are<br />

usually made twice a year, and<br />

you generally have a choice of<br />

taking the money as cash or<br />

reinvesting it in more shares.<br />

Growth potential<br />

A company’s growth potential<br />

relies on a number of factors,<br />

including:<br />

• Size of their market share.<br />

• Management efficiency and<br />

experience.<br />

• Brand identity and its<br />

popularity with the wider<br />

population.<br />

• Company profits and profit<br />

margins.<br />

The price of shares is driven by<br />

expectation of the company’s<br />

performance. It will rise if there<br />

is significant interest or if traders<br />

have high expectations that the<br />

company will do well, based on<br />

the management/executive team.<br />

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED<br />

WHEN INVESTING IN STOCKS<br />

AND SHARES?<br />

Initially, you should determine<br />

the level of risk you’re willing<br />

to accept. Understanding that<br />

there is always an element of risk,<br />

however small the investment,<br />

and balancing this with the<br />

potential rewards, is a sensible<br />

approach.<br />

There are two types of<br />

investment when it comes to<br />

stocks and shares – direct and<br />

indirect.<br />

Direct investment<br />

This involves choosing the stocks<br />

and shares yourself, rather than<br />

using the services of a broker<br />

or other professional advisor.<br />

It’s likely to be cheaper, but you<br />

won’t receive the expert direction<br />

or guidance that a beginner often<br />

needs.<br />

There are online investment<br />

platforms where you can set<br />

up an account and pay for your<br />

investments as a lump sum,<br />

or ‘drip feed’ payments using<br />

a monthly direct debit. Some<br />

people prefer to make monthly<br />

payments as it can smooth out<br />

market fluctuations and spread<br />

the risk a little.<br />

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Indirect investment<br />

You can also purchase stocks and<br />

shares through a stockbroker<br />

or financial company. They may<br />

also provide online services for<br />

buying and selling, but you’ll<br />

receive a professional opinion<br />

on the most appropriate<br />

investments based on your<br />

circumstances.<br />

This comes at a cost, of course,<br />

so you need to weigh up the<br />

benefits of receiving expert<br />

advice if your own knowledge<br />

of stock market investment is<br />

minimal.<br />

OTHER ASPECTS TO CONSIDER<br />

IF YOU DECIDE TO INVEST<br />

• You can lower your exposure<br />

to risk by diversifying the<br />

investments.<br />

• It’s generally advised to invest<br />

for a minimum of five years,<br />

but longer if possible.<br />

• Carry out lots of research on<br />

each company prior to making<br />

an investment.<br />

• Compare fees and charges<br />

between providers.<br />

• Regularly review your<br />

investment portfolio.<br />

Investing in stocks and shares<br />

can provide a higher return than<br />

cash that’s held in a savings<br />

account, as long as it’s viewed<br />

as long-term. It can help you<br />

achieve your financial goals<br />

faster, and you also have the<br />

option of choosing stocks and<br />

shares yourself or using an<br />

advisor.<br />

The downsides of this type of<br />

investment include potential<br />

volatility in the market, the fact<br />

that your money is tied up for<br />

the long-term, and that it’s not<br />

risk-free.<br />

So what is your attitude to risk?<br />

Could you see yourself investing<br />

in the stock market?<br />

www.moneyadviceservice.org.<br />

uk/en/articles/investing-in-shares<br />

www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/<br />

investingguides/article-2537768/<br />

MIDAS-SHARE-TIPS-Yourcomplete-guide-joiningexcitement-share-buying-stockmarket.html<br />

www.moneysavingexpert.com/<br />

savings/stocks-shares-isas<br />

www.moneywise.co.uk/<br />

investing/first-time-investor/<br />

beginners-guide-to-investing-thestock-market<br />

www.moneyobserver.com/howto-invest/investing-stocks-andshares-beginners-guide<br />

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<strong>CR5</strong> Distributor “Tom” earns reward for his honesty<br />

Shortly after the October delivery of <strong>CR5</strong> Magazine,<br />

we received a call from a<br />

gentleman in Fairdene Road, Coulsdon advising<br />

that his <strong>CR5</strong> distributor had knocked on his<br />

door to hand in a large sum of money found in<br />

his front garden.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine immediately contacted his<br />

parents to inform them of the contact made.<br />

Tom Laing aged 13, attends Oasis Academy<br />

Coulsdon and delivers the <strong>CR5</strong> Magazine with<br />

his sister Rebecca.<br />

Last Saturday I was delivering the <strong>CR5</strong> magazines<br />

in Fairdene Road, Coulsdon.<br />

I walked down the pathway towards one of<br />

the houses, with a lawn in the front garden. I<br />

noticed a “wad”of money scattered over the<br />

grass, some of which was wrapped in an elastic<br />

band. I reckon there was about £100 in total.<br />

I rang the bell and a man answered. I explained I<br />

had found the money in his front garden.<br />

He told me his mate<br />

had been at his house<br />

the night before and<br />

must have dropped it<br />

when he left.<br />

He was really grateful<br />

and took the cash<br />

thanking me for being<br />

so honest.<br />

The following day the<br />

man rang our home<br />

and spoke to my Dad as he wanted to give me<br />

a reward. I was really pleased as he gave me a<br />

tenner for being so honest.<br />

I am putting the money towards new golf<br />

equipment.<br />

CONGRATULATIONS Tom, you should be very<br />

proud of yourself; you deserve every penny of<br />

your reward.<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Magazine are very proud of you :-)<br />

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Recommendations on request.<br />

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Midweek Festive Lunch<br />

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Boxing Day Lunch £29.95<br />

New Year’s Eve £49.95<br />

Venues<br />

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Prices given are per person. Please call the club of your choice, to book.<br />

Party nights subject to availability 1st <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> - 31st January 2018<br />

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The Genius Hub connects your heating to the internet. It plugs into your<br />

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Installations take about two hours and are carried out by ECO Electrical<br />

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COULSDON LIBRARY<br />

It’s free to join the library and nearly everything is free to borrow.<br />

Adults and teens can borrow up to 25 items, children up to 15.<br />

We have free wifi, free use of PCs and access to the internet for<br />

up to two hours per day.<br />

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

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

and e-books to download.<br />

Online Library | Croydon Libraries<br />

www.croydonlibraries.com<br />

For Children<br />

Rhymetime. Tuesdays 10-10.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults.<br />

Wiggle and Jiggle. Thursdays 11-11.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults.<br />

Grandparents Storytime. Thursday 23rd, 11.45am-12pm. Babies, toddlers and their grandparents.<br />

Craftytime. Fridays 3.45-4.30pm. 3-7 year olds and their adults.<br />

Rock & Rhyme. Saturdays 10-10.30am. Babies, toddlers and their adults.<br />

Storytime. Saturdays 3-4pm. 3-7 year olds and their adults.<br />

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

WeDo shows how to make models which can be programmed to move; creative stories can be<br />

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

Both in cash. Advanced booking required.<br />

Monday 13th & 27th <strong>November</strong> and Tuesday 7th & 21st <strong>November</strong> 4.00-5.00pm<br />

For Adults<br />

Age UK Croydon talk about Healthy Ageing. Friday 24th <strong>November</strong> 10.30-11.30am. Admission<br />

free. Advanced booking required.<br />

Adult Colouring & Dot-to-Dot. Monday 27th <strong>November</strong>.10.30am-12pm.<br />

Adult Reading Group. Fourth Thursday of the month 7-8pm. 23rd of <strong>November</strong>. The group will<br />

discuss Dissolution by C.J. Sansom.<br />

Knit, Stitch and Crochet group. On Mondays from 10.30am-12pm. This month the 6th and 20th.<br />

Free one hour one-to-one IT help sessions on Saturdays between 11am and 2pm.<br />

Please contact Coulsdon Library to book.<br />

Free one-to-one Ancestry computer sessions. On the 3rd Monday of each month.<br />

Monday 20th <strong>November</strong> 2-3pm and 3-4pm. Please contact Coulsdon Library to book.<br />

Opening Hours<br />

Monday 9am-6pm, Tuesday 9am-6pm, Thursday 9.30am-7pm, Friday 9am-7pm<br />

and Saturday 9am-5pm.<br />

The library will be closed between 9am-2pm on Monday 13th and Friday 17th <strong>November</strong> due to<br />

staff training. Renew and reserve library items online at www.ccslibraries.com<br />

Coulsdon Library at 167 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, <strong>CR5</strong> 2NH,<br />

Tel 020 3700 1007;<br />

email: croydon.coulsdonlibrary@carillionservices.co.uk<br />

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“Honeydew melon…a little smell<br />

of cream…it reminds you of lying<br />

in bed upstairs and having a tiny<br />

waft of someone marvellous<br />

having made you breakfast downstairs.<br />

You get that smell of toast<br />

and butter…”<br />

These are the words of wine<br />

expert Jilly Goolden, describing the<br />

aroma of a Chenin Blanc wine to a<br />

Guardian reporter at the launch of<br />

the wine-tasting courses she runs<br />

at her Sussex home.<br />

While some readers may find Jilly’s<br />

descriptions a tad over the top,<br />

most wine lovers would probably<br />

admire her ability to find so<br />

many different sensations packed<br />

into one sniff of vintage white.<br />

Since she first appeared on our<br />

TV screens in the 1980s, Jilly has<br />

waxed lyrical about wines of every<br />

age, colour and price. She believes<br />

that drinkers who simply quaff a<br />

bottle without dwelling on its finer<br />

points are “probably missing out<br />

50% of what it [the wine] has to say<br />

to you.”<br />

WHAT DOES WINE TASTING<br />

INVOLVE?<br />

Wine tasting is the practice of using<br />

the senses of touch, sight and<br />

smell to evaluate different wines.<br />

It is believed that the first wines<br />

were produced in Mesopotamia<br />

- an ancient region that included<br />

present day Iraq and Kuwait together<br />

with parts of Syria and Turkey<br />

- between 4,000 and 3,000 BC.<br />

By the time of the Roman Empire,<br />

the production of wine had spread<br />

throughout the Mediterranean,<br />

even as far as the British Isles.<br />

The ancient Romans were particularly<br />

passionate about their wines,<br />

realising that the more a wine was<br />

allowed to mature, the better it<br />

tasted. They were also the first to<br />

introduce wooden barrels, glass<br />

bottles and corks to preserve the<br />

precious liquid. It’s more than<br />

likely, therefore, that the first wine<br />

tasters were slaves employed by<br />

Hobbies<br />

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their masters to check that wines<br />

were drinkable (and also, possibly,<br />

to ensure that they hadn’t been<br />

poisoned by their enemies!)<br />

Although unofficial methods of<br />

wine tasting have been around<br />

for thousands of years, it was not<br />

until the 14th century that more<br />

formalised ways of sampling and<br />

evaluating wines began to emerge.<br />

The rules put in place at that time<br />

have since evolved into a craft<br />

with its own precise language<br />

and methods. If you’re taking up<br />

wine-tasting as a hobby, you won’t<br />

be obliged to use the specialised<br />

terminology employed by today’s<br />

professional wine-tasters and<br />

sommeliers, but you will need to<br />

follow some basic rules to help you<br />

identify the particular characteristics<br />

of the wine you are sampling.<br />

THE FOUR STAGES OF WINE<br />

TASTING<br />

The first phase in the four recognised<br />

stages of wine-tasting is<br />

appearance. The liquid is examined<br />

to see how well it reflects or refracts<br />

light, whether it is cloudy or<br />

clear, and how much the process<br />

of oxidisation over time might<br />

have affected its colour.<br />

The wine’s smell (also known as<br />

its “nose”) is then judged. Tasters<br />

must attempt to describe the<br />

perfume it gives off, as determined<br />

by its “aromas” and “bouquets”.<br />

“Aroma” refers to the smell of the<br />

specific grape - or combination of<br />

grapes - used, while “bouquet”<br />

refers to the scent created as the<br />

wine matures.<br />

To judge the taste, swirl the wine<br />

around your mouth so your taste<br />

buds can do their work. As well as<br />

teasing out the specific flavours<br />

of the wine, you’ll be considering<br />

the amount of sweetness and/<br />

or tartness you find. You might<br />

also want to judge the amount of<br />

astringency (bitterness caused by<br />

the tannin in grape skins) you can<br />

detect. Overall, you’ll be looking<br />

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for “balance” in the wine, deciding<br />

whether all its components are in<br />

harmony.<br />

The final part of the process is to<br />

consider the impression left on<br />

your tongue when you have either<br />

swallowed or used a spittoon to<br />

clear the wine from your palate.<br />

At this stage you’ll be able to tell a<br />

well-made wine by its crisp, clean<br />

finish: poor quality wines often<br />

leave a watery and insubstantial<br />

aftertaste. The best quality wines<br />

leave a “long finish”: that’s a<br />

flavour that remains in the mouth<br />

after the wine has gone.<br />

HOW DO I START?<br />

If you’re not sure how to kick off<br />

your wine-tasting hobby, an online<br />

search will lead you to a number<br />

of excellent courses, taking place<br />

nationwide. On the jobs and training<br />

website run by the Reed Group<br />

you’ll find a short online course<br />

costing £97 (visit the Hospitality<br />

and Catering section at reed.<br />

co.uk for details), alternatively Jilly<br />

Goolden herself runs wine-tasting<br />

afternoons under the title “The<br />

Wine Room” at £125 per person,<br />

taking place in the Ashdown<br />

Forest, East Sussex (telephone<br />

01342 822251 or email wineroom@<br />

jillygoolden.com).<br />

As you develop confidence you’ll<br />

be able to explore some of the 400<br />

or more commercial vineyards that<br />

operate in the UK. Visit England<br />

has a list of vineyards, many of<br />

which are open to the public, offering<br />

luxury on-site accommodation<br />

in B&Bs and self-catering accommodation<br />

so you can relax and<br />

make the most of your wine-tasting<br />

experience (visitengland.com).<br />

Whether you’re planning to<br />

become the next Jilly Goolden or<br />

simply someone who loves to explore<br />

the subtleties and complexities<br />

of wine, you’re certain to find<br />

a course or vineyard experience to<br />

suit. Bottoms up!


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The Scars of Life<br />

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,<br />

and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and<br />

learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,<br />

and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is<br />

easy and my burden is light”. Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)<br />

Following a heart bypass operation some years ago, I<br />

now have a scar from just below my collarbone down<br />

to the centre of my chest, a long scar on my left leg<br />

from my ankle to mid thigh, and a short scar on my<br />

lower left arm. The scars are from where they take<br />

veins to bypass the blocked coronary arteries. The<br />

chest scar is where your chest is opened to give the<br />

medical team access to your heart.<br />

As they are physical scars they have faded almost<br />

completely, but they will always be visible. But how<br />

many people do we meet who have emotional and<br />

spiritual scars that we can’t see? Emotional scars<br />

from a bad childhood, a difficult time at school, from<br />

the loss of a parent through divorce or death, from a<br />

bad environment at home or work? Perhaps<br />

emotional scars from alcoholism, drug misuse,<br />

financial pressures or health problems. Or even<br />

spiritual scars from being force fed religion, or<br />

constantly being told that they are sinners and will<br />

go to hell.<br />

How can people heal invisible emotional or spiritual<br />

scars? One way is by asking God to heal them spiritually<br />

and emotionally. The bible verse above invites<br />

us all to seek rest from God when we are weary or<br />

burdened. Even more specifically 1 Peter 5.6-7 says,<br />

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty<br />

We know that an<br />

electrical fault can occur<br />

anytime day or night;<br />

that's why we will always<br />

have an electrician on<br />

stand-by ready to solve<br />

the problem<br />

hand, that He may lift you up in due time.<br />

Cast all your anxiety on him because<br />

He cares for you.”<br />

In essence, God is inviting you to hand over your<br />

problems to him and let him take care of them with<br />

you. Sometimes the response is virtually immediate,<br />

sometimes it will take a longer period, maybe even<br />

years, but God will hear and he will respond.<br />

Emotional and mental scars can be very deep and<br />

taking them to God may seem a strange thing to<br />

do, but it could be your first step to healing them.<br />

How then does that relate to using medical<br />

professionals or trained counselors to treat severe<br />

depression, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or even<br />

mental problems? The answer is that they may be the<br />

very people God uses to help you. When the bible<br />

says God is love in 1 John 4:7-8, not only is it revealing<br />

God’s character, his innermost being, but it is also<br />

telling you that God loves you right now - whoever<br />

you are and whatever you have done in the past.<br />

Are you ready to respond?<br />

Prayer: Loving Father, people are like peaches,<br />

needing gentle handling to avoid being bruised, but<br />

so often in this world today we are battered by life.<br />

Please reveal your gentle caring love to those who<br />

need spiritual or emotional healing. In Jesus name<br />

we pray. Amen<br />

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History<br />

The History of Chocolate By Catherine Rose<br />

Our favourite confectionary,<br />

chocolate dates back four<br />

thousand years. Originating in<br />

Central America, indigenous<br />

Indian tribes first produced an<br />

antecedent very different to<br />

today’s.<br />

Although debated, the word<br />

chocolate is said to come from<br />

the Mayan term ‘xocalatl’<br />

meaning ‘bitter water’.<br />

It was the Mayans who first<br />

cultivated the cacao plant that<br />

grew in the rainforests of<br />

Mesoamerica - an area that<br />

today encompasses Mexico,<br />

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala<br />

and Honduras. They fermented,<br />

roasted and ground the beans<br />

of the plant into a paste that<br />

they would mix with water<br />

and spices to produce a potent<br />

frothy bitter liquor. Drunk cold,<br />

it was used as an aphrodisiac<br />

and believed to have magical<br />

mood-enhancing properties.<br />

On conquering the Mayans,<br />

the Aztecs - who lived in the<br />

mountains where cacao did not<br />

grow naturally - demanded a<br />

tax in cacao seeds so that they<br />

could control and cultivate<br />

the beans themselves. Cacao<br />

seeds became a currency for<br />

the Aztecs and were used to<br />

buy everything from produce to<br />

prostitutes!<br />

The Aztecs believed that the<br />

cacao plant was a gift from<br />

their god Quetzalcoatl - the god<br />

of creation and wisdom. Their<br />

chocolate and chilli drink was<br />

so precious, it was reserved for<br />

those of importance such as<br />

rulers, warriors and priests, and<br />

often drunk from gold vessels<br />

during religious ceremonies.<br />

Women were not permitted<br />

to partake as the effects were<br />

considered too potent.<br />

When the Spanish conquered<br />

the region in the <strong>150</strong>0s, one<br />

Jesuit missionary described it as<br />

follows:<br />

“…Loathsome to such as are<br />

not acquainted with it, having<br />

a scum or froth that is very unpleasant<br />

to taste. Yet it is a drink<br />

very much esteemed among the<br />

Indians, where with they feast<br />

noble men who pass through<br />

their country… which they say<br />

is good for the stomach and<br />

against the catarrh.”<br />

Because it was so valued, the<br />

Spanish conquistadors took<br />

chocolate back to Spain where<br />

they added sugar to sweeten<br />

the fermented drink and it was<br />

enjoyed by nobility. Soon the<br />

custom of drinking chocolate<br />

had spread to the rest of Europe.<br />

Chocolate houses sprang<br />

up and cocoa plantations were<br />

grown in tropical regions of the<br />

various colonies.<br />

It wasn’t until 1828 that the<br />

solid sweet chocolate we know<br />

and love today was invented.<br />

Casparus van Houten, who had a<br />

factory in Amsterdam producing<br />

drinking chocolate, invented<br />

the hydraulic cocoa press which<br />

separated the cocoa butter<br />

(contained in the bean’s nib)<br />

from the cocoa mass. This mass<br />

was then ground to produce cocoa<br />

powder which became the<br />

basis for modern chocolate.<br />

Casparus’ son Coenraad van<br />

Houten, a chemist, continued<br />

his father’s work, adding<br />

alkaline salts to remove the<br />

naturally bitter taste. By using<br />

the ‘Dutching method’ that combined<br />

the cocoa powder with<br />

water, cocoa butter and sugar<br />

and then heating it, Coenraad<br />

could produce a thick chocolate<br />

paste that was poured into<br />

moulds where it hardened into a<br />

delicious confectionary.<br />

Van Houten’s patent expired in<br />

1836, allowing other companies<br />

to start manufacturing their<br />

own brands of edible chocolate.<br />

In 1847 J.S. Fry & Sons<br />

produced the first commercial<br />

solid chocolate bar in England.<br />

Although it was not as palatable<br />

as the chocolate we eat today<br />

(it would have been more bitter<br />

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and slightly gritty), people were<br />

enthralled by the new confectionary.<br />

Meanwhile John Cadbury had<br />

opened a small shop in Birmingham<br />

selling cocoa powder in<br />

1824. A Quaker, he believed<br />

cocoa was a healthy alternative<br />

to alcohol. Six years later he set<br />

up his first factory producing 16<br />

diverse types of drinking chocolate<br />

in both powder and pressed<br />

cake form.<br />

In 1866, the year that Fry’s<br />

started marketing their eponymous<br />

Fry’s Chocolate Cream,<br />

Cadbury’s sons Richard and<br />

George, philanthropists who had<br />

inherited their father’s business,<br />

purchased one of van Houten’s<br />

cocoa presses. They began<br />

producing boxes of chocolates,<br />

although these were expensive<br />

and only bought by the well-off<br />

or for special occasions. In 1875,<br />

Cadbury’s unveiled its dark<br />

chocolate Easter egg filled with<br />

chocolate dragees, and towards<br />

the end of the century began to<br />

produce its first chocolate bars.<br />

The Swiss have long been at<br />

the forefront of chocolate-making<br />

and in the same year that<br />

Cadbury’s launched its Easter<br />

egg, the first milk chocolate bar<br />

was made by a Swiss confectioner<br />

named Daniel Peter after<br />

he added condensed milk to<br />

the chocolate-making process.<br />

Then in 1879, Rodolphe Lindt<br />

invented the conching machine<br />

in Switzerland. The machine<br />

agitated the chocolate mixture<br />

and revolutionised the texture<br />

of chocolate, making a much<br />

smoother, more velvety paste.<br />

The early part of the 20th century<br />

saw an explosion in the availability<br />

of chocolate to the public<br />

with names that are still popular<br />

100 years later. Cadbury’s Dairy<br />

Milk was launched in 1905 with<br />

the claim that it had more milk in<br />

it than any other chocolate bar.<br />

In 1914, Fry’s Turkish Delight was<br />

launched. Then in 1915, Milk Tray<br />

came onto the market, aiming<br />

to be the first box of chocolates<br />

to be readily affordable.<br />

Four years later, Cadbury’s<br />

bought out Fry’s and has since<br />

gone on to become a market<br />

leader in chocolate manufacture,<br />

research and development.<br />

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Preparation is everything<br />

I am sitting in a draughty exam hall; a crisp<br />

white exam paper resting on the wooden<br />

desk in front of me. A voice calls out “You<br />

may now turn over the paper” and the echo<br />

clings to the air. The sense of anticipation is<br />

palpable. I reach out and turn over the paper<br />

and realise, to my horror, that I am sitting an<br />

exam in a subject I have never studied! How<br />

could this be? What have I missed? Panic<br />

stricken I wake up and realise that it was only<br />

a dream.<br />

Now the above may sound like the synopsis<br />

of a novel written by a young child; however<br />

it is one of those strange dreams that I have<br />

once in a while. Perhaps such an admission<br />

casts light into the depths of my inner-psyche;<br />

more likely it is simply a reflection on my revision<br />

style as a student!<br />

There is little worse than feeling unprepared.<br />

Being prepared was considered important<br />

enough to become the motto of the Scout<br />

Movement. However; it is hard to predict<br />

what is needed in many situations and so<br />

often a Swiss Army Knife and a survival<br />

blanket just aren’t enough!<br />

I am not sure I have an answer to mankind’s<br />

inability to think ahead but I do have a<br />

question which this issue raises. Namely, have<br />

you thought ahead? We tend to live our lives<br />

in the moment, perhaps occasionally<br />

sparing a thought to the future. It is all too<br />

easy to avoid thinking about the purpose of<br />

our existence and, crucially, what happens<br />

when we die.<br />

In the Bible Jesus tells a story of ten young<br />

women who are invited to a banquet. All ten<br />

bring lamps with them but only five bring<br />

extra oil. The party is delayed and the five<br />

who were unprepared go back to get more<br />

oil. Whilst they are gone the party begins<br />

and they miss their opportunity to attend.<br />

Now this may sound quaint and archaic; but<br />

underneath there is a call to be prepared for<br />

the future and not to miss out on the joys of<br />

heaven.<br />

If you have never thought about the future<br />

in this way I would encourage you to do so.<br />

The book of Matthew in the Bible is a good<br />

place to start, and you may want to talk to a<br />

Christian you know or make contact with a<br />

local church.<br />

Whatever you do this <strong>November</strong>, be<br />

prepared!<br />

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‘Europe should stop feeling guilty about its<br />

colonial past’ proposed Angela Applin, defining<br />

‘colonisation’ (settler colonies e.g. America) and<br />

colonialism (e.g. ruling the native people). Europe’s<br />

feeling guilty may be prompted by murmurings<br />

from some ex-colonial nations of reparations, and<br />

the recent student demand for the removal of a<br />

statue of Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College Oxford,<br />

as an ‘act of decolonisation’. Decolonisation here<br />

refers to the "decolonising of the mind" from the<br />

colonisers' ideas that made the native people feel<br />

inferior. Mr. Rhodes’ was a strong believer in the<br />

superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race, arguing that<br />

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decolonising’ is present in many African universities,<br />

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in Europe. There can be no doubt that whilst<br />

white colonials ruled by subjugation, exploitation,<br />

denigration, there were benefits to colonisation.<br />

The British provided political unity to India, not<br />

achieved at any stage in her past history, through<br />

the development of railways and a uniform system<br />

of administration. This unity paved the way for the<br />

growth of political consciousness amongst people<br />

and ultimately motivated them to overthrow the<br />

colonial and imperialist yoke. Western colonialism<br />

in Asia and Africa introduced ideas like nationalism,<br />

democracy, constitutionalism etc. Colonialism also<br />

brought the building of hospitals and schools, often<br />

financed by the various missionaries, anxious to<br />

convert the ‘heathen’. Desmond Tutu explained:<br />

‘When the missionaries arrived, they had the Bible,<br />

we had the land. ‘Let us close our eyes and pray’<br />

said the missionaries. When we opened our eyes,<br />

we had the Bible, they had the land.” It is easy to<br />

decry the colonial atrocities committed by greedy,<br />

ruthless men, but today’s world has been created<br />

by colonialism. The spread of Islam changed the<br />

East, the violent Mongol incursions opened the Silk<br />

Road through China, the collapse of the Roman Empire<br />

created an influx of warlike Germanic settlers.<br />

We are English because of Anglo-Saxon colonialism<br />

and the French are French because of the colonising<br />

Franks. Colonialism continues, as large numbers of<br />

refugees from war and poverty flood into Europe.<br />

And it’s a dual process. The ideas and liberalism of<br />

the West are trickling down, gathering momentum,<br />

into the hearts and minds of conservative Islam. The<br />

once ferociously Socialist China is prospering under<br />

a vigorous, if carefully monitored, capitalist system.<br />

Colonial acquisitiveness, aggression, greed, cruelty<br />

are perhaps part of the nature of man. But finally,<br />

Europe’s colonial history is just history. We should<br />

stop feeling guilty and let it go.<br />

Opposer Nick Jupp questioned the word ‘guilt’;<br />

surely, he said this is an extreme and inaccurate way<br />

to describe our feelings about our colonial history,<br />

even though many European countries seem to<br />

chastise themselves for their plundering, slavery,<br />

exploitation of colonial territories and other misdeeds.<br />

But Europe cannot stop feeling guilty; guilt<br />

is a permanent fact, not a transient feeling. Like<br />

Angela, however, Nick also noted that, juxtaposed<br />

to the massive benefits for the colonising power,<br />

were valuable advantages for the colonies. Nick<br />

also examined the damage done by 19th/20th century<br />

colonialism. It was exploitative and destroyed<br />

the country’s economic sustainablilty, it suppressed<br />

self-determination, it deprived people of their<br />

national identity, it is often racist and supremacist.<br />

However, it was the ill-treatment of native peoples<br />

that offers the most shocking indictment of colonialism;<br />

slavery, starvation, disease, torture were<br />

routine. In the UK alone, we have profited from<br />

colonialism, stripping countries of their wealth and<br />

pride.<br />

We cannot count the cost of compensation, although<br />

cancelling Third World debt might help.<br />

Nick then outlined some of the most appalling<br />

incidents in British colonialism. In the 1919 Amritsar<br />

Massacre, British Indian Army troops fired on peaceful<br />

Sikh Baisakhi pilgrims and nationalist protesters<br />

for 10 minutes, ‘officially’ killing 379 and wounding<br />

1,200. In the Second Boer War,<br />

a vicious scorched-earth policy and the establishment<br />

of ‘concentration camps’ by the British<br />

exterminated thousands of Boers and Africans. The<br />

infamous 1916 Easter Rising will long be remembered<br />

in Ireland for the sheer brutality of British<br />

soldiers against the Irish Volunteers and the Irish<br />

Citizen Army. Nick also mentioned British atrocities<br />

in Malaya and Kenya. Nick concluded that it may be<br />

hard to excuse our colonial misdeeds, but he did<br />

not think Europe should apologise. But we should<br />

recognise our appalling legacy – as well as celebrating<br />

our achievements.<br />

We need not feel guilty, but we should learn from<br />

the shameful colonialism of the past.<br />

The motion was won by 7 votes to 4 with 1 abstention.<br />

On <strong>November</strong> 6th., Society members Angela<br />

Applin and Treasurer Andrew Carver will debate<br />

with a team from Coulsdon College, at the Old<br />

Coulsdon Centre, at 8 p.m. The subject will be ‘Old<br />

enough to work, old enough to marry, old enough<br />

to vote at 16’.<br />

All visitors welcome; for further<br />

details, contact Angela Applin<br />

on 020 8668 8558.<br />

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Local author 's unique theory to the identity of<br />

Jack the Ripper.<br />

Coulsdon has long had an extremely<br />

tenuous connection to the Ripper<br />

murders, in that a suspect― from fairly<br />

long list of suspects― may have been<br />

detained in Cane Hill.<br />

However, Coulsdon now has a much<br />

stronger connection in the form of local<br />

author, Bill Perring, whose novel<br />

The Seduction of Mary Kelly<br />

incorporates a new and radical take on<br />

the identity and motive of the killer.<br />

"I've always been sceptical about the proposed<br />

candidates for Jack the Ripper―many of them<br />

famous figures: royalty; artists; a royal surgeon;<br />

even Alice in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll,<br />

has been put forward.<br />

True there are also suspects who<br />

were ordinary people, but, to the<br />

best of my knowledge, always<br />

people of whom there is some<br />

documented knowledge, be it<br />

through their business dealings,<br />

association with the<br />

investigations at the time, or<br />

simply family history.<br />

This makes perfect sense, because even a<br />

factual book needs to name someone, but to my<br />

mind, in light of recent history, the more likely<br />

truth is that if the killer had been caught<br />

it would have been someone completely<br />

unknown up until that moment.<br />

In a novel, of course, one can address this<br />

matter satisfactorily, which I hope I have done,<br />

though the identity of Jack was never my main<br />

focus in writing this book.<br />

The<br />

Seduction<br />

of<br />

Mary Kelly<br />

Little is known about Mary Jane Kelly, the<br />

supposed final victim of the Whitechapel<br />

murderer, but what little is known does indeed<br />

make for exciting speculation, and that is<br />

exactly what we are given in The Seduction of<br />

Mary Kelly.<br />

In a sprawling 591 page saga, Mr Perring puts us<br />

right alongside Mary as she moves from a harsh<br />

and troubled childhood in rural Wales, to the<br />

mean streets of Cardiff , then on to the dizzying<br />

heights of society―before the fall from grace<br />

that sees her languishing, destitute, in what<br />

was described at the time as 'the worst street<br />

in London'.<br />

"How could anyone not be fascinated by such a<br />

roller-coaster of a life?"<br />

How indeed, and while I would not<br />

dream of giving away any of the<br />

twists and turns, nor the<br />

surprising, yet quite feasible,<br />

identity of 'Jack', I can say that<br />

though I approached the book with<br />

some trepidation, fearing it might<br />

prove an unrelentingly grim read,<br />

the abundance of humour, and<br />

even romance make the experience<br />

not only compelling, but unexpectedly uplifting.<br />

As a special offer to <strong>CR5</strong> readers, this hardback<br />

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It is also available on Kindle from Amazon.<br />

There have been numerous entertaining<br />

fictional concoctions that bear only a passing<br />

resemblance to the people and events involved<br />

in that Autumn of Terror. This always puzzled<br />

me, because at the heart of the Ripper mystery<br />

lies a life far more fascinating than any of the<br />

previous imaginings of fiction writers and film<br />

makers―and I wanted to fully explore this life,<br />

whilst adhering faithfully to historical fact."<br />

Right: WIlliam Perring<br />

Coulsdon Author<br />

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Honda’s<br />

Automatic<br />

Africa Twin Is<br />

A Commuter’s<br />

Dream<br />

Honda has fitted an automatic<br />

DCT gearbox to its Africa Twin<br />

endurance machine. James<br />

Baggott reports on life with<br />

the 998cc continent crosser.<br />

Honda’s Africa Twin has gained<br />

a cult following – and rightly<br />

so. It’s a do-it-all enduro bike<br />

that’s not only comfortable, but<br />

incredibly capable too.<br />

We’ve been riding the<br />

firm’s latest model with the<br />

revolutionary automatic DCT<br />

transmission for a few months<br />

now and soon discovered it’s a<br />

staple commuting tool.<br />

If you’re already a fan of<br />

enduro-style bikes, the<br />

seating position and handling<br />

characteristics will be very<br />

familiar. The relatively small<br />

screen does cause a bit of<br />

buffeting, but the sit-up-andbeg<br />

style riding position works<br />

brilliantly in town.<br />

I’ve ridden the 998cc parallel<br />

twin cylinder machine to<br />

London and back to the South<br />

Coast six times now and found<br />

that the seat does get a little<br />

uncomfortable after an hour or<br />

so – at 6’4’’ I am just a little too<br />

big for the Honda.<br />

However, that said, when the<br />

stop-start traffic bites, the<br />

Africa Twin makes for a brilliant<br />

gap-finding tool. The light<br />

steering and automatic gearbox<br />

in ‘sport’ setting transforms it<br />

into a scooter-like commuter,<br />

darting for gaps.<br />

The test bike has the optional<br />

hard luggage fitted – both top<br />

box and panniers at a cost of<br />

£920. Sounds pricey, but they’re<br />

impressively capacious, thought<br />

they do make the Africa Twin<br />

rather wide.<br />

On the road, the Honda handles<br />

neutrally. Leaning over hard<br />

might make you question the<br />

available grip; however, that<br />

could be down to the tyres. I’ve<br />

also noticed the standard forks<br />

on the front dip considerably<br />

under braking – if you’re used<br />

to BMW’s telelever setup on<br />

the GS, this bike’s main rival, it<br />

takes some getting used to.<br />

The engine develops 94bhp and<br />

98Nm of torque which feels<br />

perfectly punchy enough. The<br />

real talking point is the DCT<br />

automatic gearbox though. For<br />

those of you unfamiliar with<br />

the setup, the Africa Twin in<br />

this guise has no gear pedal<br />

and the lever for the clutch isn’t<br />

for the clutch at all – instead it<br />

operates a handbrake, and is<br />

positioned sensibly far enough<br />

away that you won’t end up<br />

pulling it unintentionally. Once<br />

you’re used to it, you’ll soon be<br />

enjoying the break your left arm<br />

and foot get. As a hardened<br />

biker I never thought it would<br />

be something I’d enjoy riding<br />

quite as much as I do.<br />

There are a few niggles though.<br />

I’ve found the fuel tank a little<br />

on the small side. At just 18.8<br />

litres it’s not nearly enough<br />

for a bike capable of long<br />

distances, and frustratingly<br />

won’t get me the 160 mile<br />

round trip to London and<br />

back without refuelling. I’ve<br />

also found the centre stand a<br />

little precarious. It’s hard to<br />

get your motorcycle boot-clad<br />

foot between the frame and<br />

stand to push it down sturdily<br />

enough. That might have<br />

something to do with my big<br />

feet and correspondingly large<br />

boots, but it’s still annoying.<br />

Those minor gripes aside,<br />

I’m finding the Africa Twin<br />

to be a brilliant companion.<br />

Its combination of solid build<br />

quality and capability in a<br />

variety of circumstances makes<br />

it the perfect bike to tackle<br />

our congested roads in pretty<br />

much all weathers. And if<br />

you’re doubting that automatic<br />

transmission – give it a try, you<br />

might just like it as much as me.<br />

FACTS AT A GLANCE<br />

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Engine: 998cc, Parallel twin<br />

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Lee says "I wanted to visit the London<br />

Victoria Nova complex to see what<br />

all the fuss was about regarding the<br />

building architecture. I arrived late in<br />

the day and the light was fading. I was<br />

instantly drawn to the deep purple walls<br />

of Crosstown Doughnuts. The light was<br />

too low to take a normal photograph so<br />

I set the camera to a slow shutter speed<br />

and rotated the camera as I pressed the<br />

shutter. This photo is the result."<br />

Dates for your Diary<br />

7th "Mainly Mono" by Max Adelman<br />

14th Projected Image Comp<br />

(round 1 of 3)<br />

21st Practical Workshop<br />

28th Inter-club Colour Print Comp<br />

We meet each Tuesday evening (7.45pm for 8pm) in<br />

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Visitors £5 (refunded on joining).<br />

Visit oldcoulsdoncameraclub.org.uk, see us on facebook<br />

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Bird’s Eye View, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

John Birkett, RSPB Croydon Local Group<br />

With the days getting noticeably shorter,<br />

winter weather cannot be far behind. This is<br />

probably about the best time to check any<br />

bird boxes and clean them out as necessary<br />

(ensuring that you wear gloves in case there<br />

are any parasites or other nasties in there)<br />

and use an animal friendly disinfectant. Not<br />

only will they be ready for the next breeding<br />

season they may even be used as a roosting<br />

site for small birds during the winter. Wrens<br />

have been known to do this and there is a<br />

remarkable record of over 60 birds flying out<br />

of a nest box one winter morning! And please<br />

remember to keep supplying a variety of<br />

foods such as nuts, seeds, fat balls and apples.<br />

Shorter days mean less rime for feeding so a<br />

ready supply in your garden could literally be<br />

a life saver. Should we get a cold spell please<br />

ensure that the water in your bird bath is<br />

replaced if it freezes over.<br />

The first Redwings arrived in Croydon at<br />

the end of September/early October, but<br />

<strong>November</strong> sees the main arrival of them and<br />

Fieldfares.<br />

You may wake up to find them devouring<br />

berries on your shrubs or feasting on windfall<br />

apples. There is also a good chance that<br />

finches will come into your garden more<br />

frequently as they arrive from northern<br />

Europe and the common species could be<br />

accompanied by Bramblings or Redpolls.<br />

If you see anything interesting you can<br />

contact me by email on<br />

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come along to one of our meetings.<br />

See our website for more information about<br />

the RSPB Croydon Local Group’s activitieshttp://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/croydon/<br />

Information about recent sightings can be<br />

found on the Croydon Birders website: http://<br />

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15. Remove from home (5)<br />

17. Water closets (7)<br />

20. Calculation (8)<br />

21. Horrid (4)<br />

23. Male relatives (6)<br />

24. Snub (6)<br />

Down<br />

1. Manufactured (4)<br />

2. Horse’s fastest pace (6)<br />

3. Observed (7)<br />

4. Chubby (5)<br />

5. Specialist (6)<br />

6. Piece of jewellery (8)<br />

12. Splitting (8)<br />

14. Advisory group (7)<br />

16. Cold (6)<br />

18. Caring (6)<br />

19. Slightly drunk (5)<br />

22. Lie in wait (4)<br />

<strong>CR5</strong> Left and Right Quiz Answers<br />

from page 31<br />

1. Her right hand, 2.The left side, 3.<br />

Ned Flanders, 4. 9 and 0,<br />

5. Deeply Dippy, 6. His left,<br />

7. Jimmy Cricket, 8. Mike Weir,<br />

9.Their left, 10. India<br />

KIDS Answers from page 94:<br />

Henry picks up '9 toffee apples'<br />

taking the correct route around the<br />

firework maze<br />

Answers to Crossword Across: 7 Banana, 8 Luxury,<br />

9 Feel, 10 Commence, 11 Adapted, 13 Stall, 15 Evict,<br />

17 Toilets, 20 Addition, 21 Vile, 23 Uncles, 24 Ignore.<br />

Down: 1 Made, 2 Gallop, 3 Watched, 4 Plump, 5 Expert,<br />

6 Bracelet, 12 Dividing, 14 Council, 16 Chilly, 18 Loving,<br />

19 Tipsy, 22 Lurk.<br />

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Coulsdon Residents’ Associations<br />

Christmas Dinner Dance<br />

Friday 24 th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

7.30 for 8.00 pm<br />

Coulsdon Manor Hotel<br />

Coulsdon Court Road, <strong>CR5</strong> 2LL<br />

Live Music With Jenny Green<br />

Tickets £28.00<br />

Dress code : Smart Casual For Tickets and full menu :<br />

Please Contact : Charles King 01737554841, Maureen Levy 01737 555231 or<br />

email info@eastcoulsdon.co.uk with your order (cheques made payable to ECRA)<br />

To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />

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Affected by cancer?<br />

The South East Cancer Help Centre is a<br />

charity that over the last 25 years has<br />

helped thousands of people affected by<br />

cancer.<br />

Come and talk to us and explore<br />

the ways we may be able to help you<br />

whether it be through information,<br />

counselling or the wide range of<br />

complementary therapies we offer.<br />

Talk to us,<br />

we’re here to help.<br />

Call 020 8668 0974 for more information<br />

or visit www.sechc.org.uk<br />

Our facilities have local NHS recognition<br />

and provide a friendly, supportive<br />

environment with only one purpose –<br />

to help you cope.<br />

2 Purley Road (Tesco Development), Purley, Surrey CR8 2HA. Registered Charity No.101<strong>150</strong>9<br />

St. John’s Church, Old Coulsdon<br />

Saturday<br />

4 th <strong>November</strong><br />

7.00 p.m. in the Church<br />

Mulled Wine<br />

Three-Course Dinner<br />

Professional Cabaret<br />

‘VocalEase’<br />

[‘Six Guys in Harmony’]<br />

~~~~~<br />

Tickets<br />

£20<br />

from St. John’s<br />

Parish Office<br />

on 01737 552461<br />

or email<br />

stjohns@coulsdon.net<br />

1st Coulsdon Explorers.<br />

For boys and girls aged 14 – 18<br />

Are you a scout or guide looking to move up to<br />

the next stage?<br />

You are welcome to start linking with us from<br />

age 13 and a half.<br />

We also welcome young people who have not<br />

been involved with scouting before but would<br />

like to give scouting a go.<br />

Feel free to join us on a Monday evening from<br />

8:00pm to 9:30pm.<br />

Contact: johnreed@coulsdonexplorers.org.uk<br />

Or andyfenwick@coulsdonexplorers.org.uk<br />

www.coulsdonexplorers.org.uk<br />

At Richmond Hall, Lion Green Road CarPark,<br />

Coulsdon, Surrey, <strong>CR5</strong> 3BP<br />

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1st CATERHAM SCOUTS<br />

CHRISTMAS POST<br />

1st Caterham Scout Group are fundraising for their new Scout<br />

hut roof, delivering Christmas cards to CR3 postcodes,<br />

for 30p per card. Each card will be stamped with a unique<br />

scouts post mark, delivered in time for Christmas.<br />

From <strong>November</strong> 23rd until December 14th<br />

special Scouts Post boxes will be at;<br />

St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Caterham.<br />

Computer Solutions, High Street, Caterham.<br />

Caterham Hill Library, Westway, Caterham.<br />

Douglas Brunton Centre, Park Road, Caterham.<br />

NatWest Bank, Croydon Road, Caterham.<br />

Caterham Valley Library, Stafford Road, Caterham.<br />

The Miller Centre, Godstone Road, Caterham.<br />

The King and Queen, High Street, Caterham.<br />

More venues to follow..... see Caterham Facebook.<br />

Or look for our “SCOUTS POST HERE” posters.<br />

We are happy to deliver corporate Christmas post<br />

to CR3 postcodes - enquires: 07767 848188<br />

St. John’s Church<br />

CHRISTMAS FAIR<br />

Saturday 18 <strong>November</strong><br />

12.00 – 3.30<br />

St. John’s Parish Hall, School Hall & Scout Hut<br />

(top of Marlpit Lane opposite Bradmore Green pond)<br />

Gifts ~ Wrappings ~ Cards ~<br />

Homemade Cakes ~ Plants ~<br />

Books ~ Toys ~ Sweets ~<br />

Toiletries ~ Jewellery ~ etc.<br />

Father Christmas<br />

in his magical grotto<br />

Jacket Potatoes, Ploughman's<br />

Lunches, Tea, Coffee & Cakes<br />

Bargains Galore, Super Raffle<br />

Local Christmas shopping, fun, refreshments to keep you going<br />

& helping St. John’s Church, Old Coulsdon, all in one lively afternoon<br />

FREE CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE—Post at the Fair<br />

NAME …………………………………………………………………………………………………<br />

ADDRESS …………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />

TEL. NO. …………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />

The RSPB Croydon<br />

Local Group<br />

Monthly Illustrated Wildlife Talks in<br />

South Croydon<br />

Whitgift Sports Club, Croham Manor Road -<br />

off Croham Road, South Croydon, CR2 7BG<br />

Second Monday of each month, 2pm and again at 8pm.<br />

Admission £4.00. Everyone is welcome, not just RSPB<br />

members.<br />

Free refreshments. A selection of RSPB goods, nuts &<br />

seeds are on sale.<br />

Parking limited on site but free in adjacent roads.<br />

64 & 433 buses stop nearby in Croham Road.<br />

Monday Nov 13th <strong>2017</strong>: “Finland”. In a very short<br />

space of time Jennie Hibbert has become a real favourite<br />

with RSPB Croydon audiences. This time she will take<br />

us to cool climes and visit Finland. Something about<br />

being chilled to the bone seems to bring the best out of<br />

Jennie’s photographic abilities. During her visit the temperature<br />

sank to -27C, so the images she brought back<br />

to show the group will undoubtedly set us up for winter!<br />

For more information contact John Davis<br />

on 020-8640 4578<br />

or see www.rspb.org.uk/groups/croydon<br />

Note: on request we give illustrated bird talks to local<br />

organisations.<br />

To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />

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VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED<br />

The Old Coulsdon Centre (for the retired) is an independent<br />

registered Charity supported by Croydon Council.<br />

It is dependant upon the support of volunteers in order to<br />

maintain the valuable services that it provides. We are<br />

desperate for volunteers to help as escorts on our mini bus<br />

and also within the Centre. An escort assists the passengers on<br />

the mini bus supported by a driver whilst help in the Centre is<br />

to provide a service to our clients.<br />

The following support is needed:<br />

Mini Bus<br />

Mini Bus<br />

Mini Bus<br />

Centre<br />

Mondays (2 hours am)<br />

Tuesdays (2 hours pm)<br />

Wednesdays (2 hours pm)<br />

Mondays (12 noon to 2 pm)<br />

Two volunteers can always share a duty and then it is<br />

only a commitment every two weeks.<br />

For more information, without commitment, contact Iris,<br />

Centre Manager, on 01737 554386.<br />

Old Coulsdon Centre (for the retired)<br />

Grange Park, Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon <strong>CR5</strong> 1EH<br />

Charity No: 1147569<br />

Alternate weeks<br />

Chipstead Bonfire and Fireworks<br />

Saturday 4 <strong>November</strong><br />

Starting at 7.00pm on Chipstead Meads<br />

(the Rugby Club)<br />

Please come along and enjoy the Chipstead<br />

bonfire and firework display in a safe<br />

environment. You will be supporting a<br />

village event run entirely by volunteers!<br />

The bonfire will be lit around 7.00pm by<br />

the Cubs and Brownies followed by the<br />

firework display.<br />

There will be other attractions including<br />

hog roast/burgers etc.<br />

Adults are £6 Under 14 £3 and Under 5 Free<br />

Refreshments and Entertainment<br />

Parking is an issue so please walk or come early<br />

In aid of The Blonde McIndoe Foundation East Grinstead<br />

(Burns & Injures)<br />

& The Queen Elizabeth Foundation in Banstead.<br />

East Surrey Choral Society<br />

with<br />

a soloist from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama<br />

Christmas Concert<br />

“My soul doth magnify the Lord”<br />

A varied programme of festive music to welcome in the<br />

Christmas season, including carols for choir and audience,<br />

and featuring John Rutter's joyous and tuneful setting of<br />

the Magnificat.<br />

Saturday December 9th at 7:30pm<br />

Conductor: IAN KENNEDY<br />

Caterham Valley<br />

URC<br />

Harestone Hill<br />

Caterham<br />

CR3 6SX<br />

Tickets on the door or online now at www.escs.org.uk<br />

Adults £10 (including programme and refreshments)<br />

Children 14 and under free<br />

Organist: RICHARD PILLINER<br />

THE ARTS SOCIETY CROYDON AREA<br />

Formerly Croydon Decorative & Fine<br />

Arts Society<br />

Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15<br />

All Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead<br />

We are looking for like minded people<br />

that are interested in Art.<br />

We have expert lecturers to do the talks.<br />

9th <strong>November</strong> Christmas Dinner Edward I<br />

to Edward VII – Annie Gray<br />

For further details phone 0208 657 2496 or<br />

email janice.brunger@outlook.com<br />

ESCS is a registered charity - No. 294228<br />

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If you like getting out into the countryside, and<br />

visiting interesting places, with friendly people.<br />

COME AND JOIN US !<br />

Wednesday 8th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

7.00pm<br />

St Aidans School, Portnalls Road, Coulsdon<br />

High Street Brands at 50% OFF or More!<br />

Tickets £6 including a glass of prosecco and<br />

the chance to win a voucher.<br />

Please contact Gaby or Louise<br />

st.aidanssa@hotmail.co.uk<br />

We are a Rambling Club , who do :--<br />

SUNDAY RAMBLES ( 8 to 12 Miles) every<br />

Sunday<br />

MIDWEEK WALKS (4 to 8 Miles ) two per<br />

month<br />

INTEREST VISITS & AMBLES in and around<br />

London (1 to 4 Miles) two per month<br />

We also have a COFFEE MORNING, 11am on<br />

the 2nd Monday of every month, Croydon<br />

Clockhouse Cafe in Croydon Central Library.<br />

Come and have a coffee and a chat, and find<br />

out all about us !!<br />

OR Pick up a Programme in your local<br />

Library.<br />

For further information, visit our Website<br />

-- www.croydonhf-ramblingclub.org<br />

Welcomes lively over 40's<br />

to social events including<br />

barbeques, theatre, walks,<br />

meals etc.<br />

New members evening – 1st<br />

Thursday of the month at 9pm<br />

Contact:<br />

Linda 020 8668 1382,<br />

Glenn 020 8656 9007,<br />

Shirley 020 8651 5835.<br />

email: info@companyclub.co.uk<br />

www.companyclub.co.uk<br />

Old Coulsdon District<br />

HELP NEEDED<br />

Rainbow Leaders 18+ for rainbow unit<br />

for girls age 5-7 needed in Old Coulsdon<br />

Can you spare max. 2 hours a week<br />

term time?<br />

Free training given.<br />

Good fun and very rewarding<br />

Contact District Commissioner<br />

jackiesidwell@btinternet.com<br />

To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />

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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, COULSDON<br />

Contact us: standrewsoffice@yahoo.com<br />

2 nd Tuesday of every month<br />

2pm – 4pm<br />

& fun quizzes and entertainment<br />

for a modest donation<br />

Holy Communion at 1.30pm<br />

Hold the dates<br />

Saturday 25th & 26th <strong>November</strong><br />

Parish PANTO<br />

followed by “Hot Dog” Supper in the hall<br />

Cinderella Coulsdon<br />

Sunday October 1 st at 4pm Pet Blessing Service,<br />

Saturday 7 October from 11am<br />

Autumn Fair fun, shopping, food, games<br />

Saturday 25 th & 26 th <strong>November</strong><br />

Parish PANTO - “Cinderella Coulsdon!”<br />

3 rd Tuesday of every month<br />

3.30 – 5.30 pm<br />

in the Church Hall<br />

Messy Church is for all ages.<br />

You get to be creative, learn about<br />

God & the bible, and eat a yummy<br />

meal together.<br />

Everyone is welcome &<br />

it’s totally FREE!!<br />

HALL AVAILABLE FOR RENT<br />

Spacious, well appointed kitchen and<br />

servery, cutlery, dishes, furniture and<br />

parking, competitive rates<br />

Contact:<br />

hall.lettings@standrews.coulsdon.net<br />

Old Coulsdon Community<br />

Friendship Club<br />

Meetings: 2.00pm for 2.30p.m<br />

Venue: The Cameron Hall<br />

Old Coulsdon Congregational Church<br />

Canons Hill, Old Coulsdon<br />

All welcome<br />

Contact: Joan Dixon<br />

Tel. 01737 851467<br />

Feeling like a friendly chat?<br />

A warm welcome awaits you on:<br />

Wednesday 8th <strong>November</strong><br />

(2 for 2.30 pm)<br />

Talk by Barbara Stevens<br />

“Journalistic Experiences”<br />

Wednesday 13th December<br />

(1.30 for 2pm)<br />

Christmas Afternoon Tea (Tickets £6 from<br />

Heather Jones 020 8406 0164)<br />

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PURLEY LIT<br />

TALKS<br />

"LADIES WANTED"<br />

Would you like to join our friendly<br />

mixed table tennis club. We start<br />

our new season at the Coulsdon<br />

Community Centre,<br />

Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon on<br />

the 8th September 9.30-11.45.<br />

Please contact either<br />

Marion 01737 553914<br />

or Pat 01737 554441<br />

You can join the Purley Lit at any talk or<br />

ring Yvonne Walker 01737 552654.<br />

Held in URC hall, Brighton Rd<br />

(next to Purley Hospital) starting at 8pm.<br />

Visitors £5.<br />

More details on the web site:<br />

www.purley-literary-society.com<br />

Tuesday 7th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Nicola Moorby will be giving a talk on<br />

‘The Camden Group’<br />

Tuesday 21st <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Jill McGivering will be giving a talk on<br />

‘Daughters of India’<br />

To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />

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Bonham’s RAC London To Brighton Veteran Car Run<br />

Sunday 5th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Run takes place on the first Sunday of every <strong>November</strong> and commemorates the Emancipation<br />

Run of 14th <strong>November</strong> 1896 which celebrated vehicles being allowed to travel at more than<br />

4mph and the withdrawal of what was known as the Red Flag Act which required a man to<br />

walk in front of vehicles with a red flag<br />

This Year Due to Major Works on the A23 the Run Will Not Passes through Coulsdon Town<br />

centre but be diverted via Banstead.<br />

Over 400 entries this year. British, French, German and American Veteran cars (pre1905)<br />

www.veterancarrun.com/<br />

Old Coulsdon Centre<br />

(for the retired)<br />

TABLE TOP SALE<br />

AND<br />

COFFEE MORNING<br />

Saturday 11th <strong>November</strong><br />

10.00am – 12 noon<br />

To book your table top please<br />

telephone<br />

Cathy Payne 01737 555344 or<br />

Jan Carlton 01737 554185<br />

£5 for one table top or £8 for two<br />

Please come along to support this<br />

local event<br />

All proceeds collected are for the Old<br />

Coulsdon Centre for the Retired<br />

Christmas Lights Switch On<br />

in Old Coulsdon<br />

25th <strong>November</strong> 4.30pm<br />

Lacey Green Parade Coulsdon Road<br />

then<br />

5pm Tudor Parade Coulsdon Road<br />

Carol singing<br />

Stalls including :<br />

Santa’s Grotto, Mulled Wine, Burgers, Sweets<br />

on Court Avenue beside<br />

John Brown Estate Agents<br />

3-6pm<br />

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An illustrated talk presented by<br />

COULSDON, PURLEY & SANDERSTEAD BRANCH<br />

>>>>> Flying Concorde


INDEX OF ADVERTISERS<br />

•Accountancy/Finance<br />

LJ Accounting 75<br />

Nat West Community Banker 31<br />

One Financial Solutions 25<br />

Tax Data 84<br />

•Aerials / Satellite<br />

Communitech 40<br />

•Architectural Services<br />

Jameson Architectural Services 77<br />

•Blinds/Curtains<br />

JT Blinds 15<br />

Mobile Curtain Studio 23<br />

Opal Interiors 93<br />

Surrey Group 70<br />

•Building Services<br />

AVACO Scaffolding 38<br />

Caterham Scaffolding 69<br />

Exclusive Extensions 53<br />

MJ Building Services 93<br />

SN Building Services 70<br />

STL Building Services 71<br />

Taylors Building Services 46<br />

•Care Services<br />

Right Care For You 70<br />

•Carpentry<br />

Ben Saunders Carpentry 75<br />

•Carpets/Flooring<br />

Carpets 4U 24<br />

CSL T/A Coulsdon Flooring Co 14<br />

Janes Flooring 10<br />

•Cleaning<br />

Brite N Breezy 10<br />

Ovenu 78<br />

Peggy Cleaning Services 12<br />

Surrey Carpet Care 63<br />

•Computer Services<br />

Computer Solutions 63<br />

Fahy Consultancy 29<br />

Plum Planet Computer Tuition 61<br />

•DVD<br />

Carlton Video 33<br />

•Education & Tuition<br />

Coulsdon College 92<br />

First Aid Training 53<br />

Flute Tuition-Alison Blackwell 61<br />

Hartbeeps for the under 5’s 65<br />

KUMON Caterham 12<br />

Oasis Academy Coulsdon 83<br />

Roger Graham Piano Tuitio 40<br />

•Electrical/Electrician/Supplies<br />

BGW Electrical Contractors 67<br />

Eco-Electrical 57<br />

Michael Steele Electrician 76<br />

PatMan Electrical Testing 12<br />

Surrey Electrical Services 47<br />

Wandle Electrical Services 3<br />

Watt Electrical Services 13<br />

•Estate Agents<br />

Bond & Sherwill 107<br />

Daniel Adams 1<br />

John Brown 108<br />

Lawson S Stone 5<br />

•Gardening Services<br />

Absolute Gardens 11<br />

Aralia Tree Services 38<br />

Brighter Shade of Green 90<br />

CJ Gardening 41<br />

Croydon Decking Co. 90<br />

Daisy Garden 64<br />

Emsworth Tree Care 69<br />

Expertrees 55<br />

Gaskells Gardens 58<br />

Little Oak Treecare 49<br />

Manor Gardens 28<br />

•Health, Hair & Beauty<br />

Coulsdon Opticians 59<br />

Counselling Services 19<br />

Foot Health Centre 29<br />

Hair by Rachel 15<br />

Ivy Arch Beauty 51<br />

Jane Naylor-Maury Osteopath 10<br />

Martina Bellieni Hair & Beauty 75<br />

Mobile Nails by Tamsin 77<br />

Old Coulsdon Osteopathic Clinic 39<br />

Pilates Classes 12<br />

Reactive Beauty 61<br />

Relax Therapy 43<br />

Surrey Physiotherapy 73<br />

•Hotel<br />

Coulsdon Manor Hotel 45<br />

•Jewellers<br />

Woods Jewellers 2<br />

•Kitchens/Bathrooms/Bedrooms<br />

Dream Doors 34<br />

Opal Interiors 93<br />

•Locksmith<br />

Alpine Lock Services 32<br />

•Logs<br />

Alsted Manor Farm 76<br />

•Motoring<br />

Car Body Solutions 70<br />

Coulsdon Audi 85<br />

Coulsdon Auto Parts 23<br />

Robe & Hitchen 42<br />

Top Marks Tyres 19<br />

Wallace Automotive 60<br />

We Buy Any Vehicle 75<br />

•Painter/Decorator/Supplies<br />

Paintsmart 82<br />

Paintwise 91<br />

Southern Decorator Supplies 58<br />

•Pest Control<br />

BEE OFF Pest Solutions 40<br />

•Pets<br />

Anwells Veterinary Practice 42<br />

Little 4 Paws 82<br />

Monty’s Pet Services 46<br />

Sitting Purrfect 38<br />

Whoof Whoof Doggie Day Care 79<br />

•Plastering/Brickwork/Tiling<br />

KWS Plastering Services 49<br />

SWS Plastering 43<br />

•Plumbing & Heating<br />

Dapson Heating & Plumbing Serv. 28<br />

DV Services-Plumbing/Install 78<br />

Jonathan Davidson Heating 52<br />

MPM Plumbing 82<br />

SE Services-Heating & Plumbing 33<br />

•Printing<br />

Advanced Print 37<br />

•Property Maint/Handyman Services<br />

1st Fix Maintenance Services 93<br />

David Tuppen Handyman 78<br />

Maiden Maintenance 79<br />

MJ Services ~Elect. & Plumbing 77<br />

RCB Maintenance 65<br />

Warwick Property Maintenance 89<br />

•Restaurants/Café<br />

Chez Vous 65<br />

Coulsdon Manor Hotel 45<br />

Curry Leaf 52<br />

Karnavar 6-7<br />

Mother Kitty’s 72<br />

Surrey National Golf Club 56<br />

Wood & Stone Pizza 79<br />

•Roofing<br />

BB Roofing 64<br />

SG Roofing 60<br />

Tacey Roofing 38<br />

W.Brown & Sons 27<br />

•Scaffolding<br />

AVACO Scaffolding 38<br />

Caterham Scaffolding 69<br />

•Solicitor<br />

Beach Law 22<br />

Rowe Radcliffe 41/49<br />

Streeter Marshall 74<br />

•Sports & Recreation<br />

Caterham Dance School 29<br />

Old Coulsdon Colts 11<br />

Pilates Classes 12<br />

Surrey National Golf Club 56<br />

•Stamp Collecting<br />

John Curtin Ltd 61<br />

•Taxi Services<br />

District Cars 20/21<br />

•Upholstery/Furniture Renovation<br />

Croydon Upholstery 32<br />

•Venue Hire<br />

Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians<br />

Cricket Club 47<br />

Chipstead Football Club 54<br />

•Weddings & Event Services<br />

Coulsdon Manor Hotel 45<br />

•Windows & Doors<br />

Atlas Glass 35<br />

Selsdon Windows 18<br />

Surrey Glazing Company 17


Bond & Sherwill are Coulsdon’s oldest independent Estate Agents and have served<br />

the local community since 1908 in all areas relating to residential and commercial<br />

properties.<br />

We provide an extensive Sales, Lettings and Property Management service and are<br />

committed to offering friendly, knowledgeable and professional advice through our<br />

Coulsdon office.<br />

As well as serving Coulsdon and Purley, we cover the wider local area embracing<br />

Banstead, Caterham, Chipstead, Croydon, South Croydon, Kenley, Kingswood,<br />

Wallington and Whyteleafe.<br />

For a FREE Market appraisal, please do make contact<br />

020 8660 0189<br />

sales@bond-sherwill.com<br />

lettings@bond-sherwill.com<br />

We advertise on the following major property portals plus many more


We don’t stop selling<br />

or letting just because<br />

Christmas is coming !<br />

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Continuing to be at the heart of your community<br />

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01737 551111<br />

www.johnbrownestateagent.co.uk<br />

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ESTATE AGENTS<br />

ESTABLISHED 1977

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