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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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<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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any<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 />
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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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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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LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY<br />
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a document that allows you to let someone<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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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<strong>Issue</strong><br />
February<br />
Deadline 18th January <strong>2017</strong><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 />
We offer both catered and non-catered events.<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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Christmas Day 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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events@surreynational.co.uk<br />
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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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 />
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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 />
Bottoms Up! Let’s Toast This Terrific Tasting<br />
Hobby<br />
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 />
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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 />
Today, chocolate-making has<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 />
Peter Russell<br />
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its residents. If you are interested in praying<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 />
"the native is to be treated as a child”. Now, ‘mind<br />
decolonising’ is present in many African universities,<br />
and some black students in the UK claim<br />
that studies are too ‘white-focused’. This reaction<br />
seems strange, but most European colonies did<br />
not become independent until as late as the mid-<br />
20th. century, coinciding with changing attitudes<br />
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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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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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MPG: 48mpg (estimated)<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 />
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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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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 />
johnbirkett@hotmail.co.uk or, better still,<br />
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 />
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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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BUSINESS<br />
Continuing to be at the heart of your community<br />
We make it our business to help you make the right choice<br />
at the right time when moving or letting your home<br />
01737 551111<br />
www.johnbrownestateagent.co.uk<br />
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ESTATE AGENTS<br />
ESTABLISHED 1977