CR5 Issue 161 Oct 2018

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Welcome to the October 2018 Issue of CR5 

CR5 is your local community magazine delivered FREE of charge every month 

to 11,600 homes in Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Netherne, Hooley & Chipstead. 

Welcome to the October 2018 issue of CR5 

Magazine. 

I hope you have all had a good September 

- the kids are back to school and we now 

have to start thinking about Hallowe’en 

and Christmas ! Where does the year go ? 

Once again CR5 welcome some new 

advertisers this month - why not scan 

through the pages to see if you can spot 

them, or use the handy index on page 98 

to find the service you require. 

CR5 are running a Competition this 

month, please turn to page 78 to find out 

how to enter - Sunday Lunch for two is 

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Wishing you all a happy, and healthy 

October 

Warm regards 

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Editor CR5 Magazine 

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Mobile: 07703 209292 

email: 

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Published by CR5 Magazine, 

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CONTENTS: 

Travel: Adventure on Athabasca 8 

CR5 Recipe: Salted Caramel Chocolate & Chilli Tartlets 16 

Fundraisers reach £63,000 24 

Animal Protection Trust 24 

Gardening: Beautiful Bulbs 32 

The History of Specs 36/37 

Quirky Britain: Barmy about the British Bulldog 40 

CR5 Recipe: One Pan Lemon & Herb Chicken Roast 48 

R-E-S-P-E-C-T Is it too much to ask for ? 56 

Motoring: The most rugged cars you can buy 60/61 

From Distant Shores 64 

The Chipstead Players: Trap for a lonely man 70 

Coulsdon & Purley Debating Society 72 

CR5 COMPETITION - WIN Sunday Lunch for two!78 

Technology: Avoid tech horrors the Hallowe’en 80 

Introducing Bunty’s Kitchen 83 

Coulsdon Library 84 

CR5 Kids Page 86 

Old Coulsdon Camera Club 87 

RSPB : Bird’s Eye View 87 

CR5 Just for Fun Crossword 88 

Trip Down Memory Lane 89 

Compute or not to compute 89 

CR5 Community Pages 90-97 

Index of Advertisers 98 

We take the hassle out of advertising, giving 

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Canada 

Adventure on 

Athabasca 

By Solange Hando 

Spreading out from the 

‘Columbia’, the largest icefield 

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accessible glaciers, a popular 

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Winding along the Continental 

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before tackling the day’s 

adventure but one should 

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vertiginous cliff’s edge then 

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look out with a glass floor, 

perched 280 metres above 

the valley. There you are, 

suspended between heaven 

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craggy rocks almost within 

arm’s reach, the soaring 

birds, mighty glaciers and 

snow-covered peaks rising all 

around. 

Even more exciting is the 

iconic ride on one of the giant 

Ice Explorers. The first few 

minutes include a steep scary 

descent on a stone track until 

you reach the edge of the 

Athabasca, a tongue of ice, six 

km long and thicker in places 

than the Eiffel Tower. Glacial 

vistas, snowy mountains 

etched into the sky, it’s like 

the end of the world, even 

though the Explorer can only 

venture so far on the crunchy 

surface. The ice is pure blue 

in places as this is the only 

colour it cannot absorb. Then 

the ‘giant’ stops, giving you 

ten minutes or so to walk 

around the safe icy section. 

No one ventures beyond the 

danger cones for untouched 

snow and ice are amazingly 

thick, dotted with hidden 

crevasses and water holes 

where lives have been lost. 

Sometimes a deep rumble 

echoes in the thin mountain 

air and you might spot an 

avalanche tumbling down the 

slope just ahead of you. Don’t 

expect to be alone on the 

glacier, it is highly popular, but 

whatever the crowds, you can 

switch off and commune with 

the natural world, so mighty 

and inspiring. 

Visitors leaving before dusk 

are likely to see bears and elks 

close to the road, and those 

on the way to Jasper might 

enjoy the last rays of the sun 

on the Athabasca waterfall. 

Meanwhile, high above on the 

edge of the glacier, the lucky 

ones settle down in the lodge 

for a starlit night. Strange 

noises in the dark may remind 

them that the Athabasca is 

always on the move, receding 

by around five metres a year. 


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Salted Caramel, Chocolate and Chilli Tartlets 

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Remove the beans and paper and bake 

the tarts for a further 4-5 minutes until the 

pastry is crisp and pale golden. Leave to 

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the cold tartlet pastry cases, smoothing the 

surfaces level with the back of a teaspoon. 

Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. 

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until smooth. Cool for 20 minutes then 

spread over the salted caramel filling. Chill 

for 1 hour or until set. 

5. To serve, sprinkle the chopped chilli pepper 

over the set chocolate topping and scatter 

over the shredded basil (if using). Dust with 

icing sugar. 


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years. 

One of the Group’s favourite activities is their 

annual Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party, 

where they invite along the local community to 

join them a cup of tea and a slice of delicious 

homemade cake! 

The Coulsdon and Purley Fundraising Group make 

an enormous difference locally by helping to 

raise the vital funds for Marie Curie Nurses. This 

means we can continue to provide free care and 

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The Fundraising Group organise fundraising 

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Gardening 

Beautiful Bulbs by Pippa Greenwood 

Ornaments on your windowsills 

and shelves are pretty enough, 

but why not make your house all 

the more special this winter with 

some bowls of bulbs that are really 

brimful of colour, perhaps with 

gorgeous perfume too? You can 

buy ready-planted bowls of bulbs 

later in the year, but act now and 

you could soon have a stunning 

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The best bulbs are those described 

as ‘prepared’, which basically 

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indoors. Prepared bulbs are often 

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value. You can also use standard 

bulbs but the results may be 

unpredictable. I like to use some 

prepared hyacinths, but just 

cannot help creating more bowls 

of non-prepared bulbs too. 

Visit your local garden centre 

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array of bulbs for sale, plus all the 

other things you need. Special 

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colour imaginable. They’re rather 

like huge soup bowls, but in 

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You can use normal flower pots, 

but do make sure you put a fully 

waterproof container or saucer 

beneath each pot – or watering 

will prove messy later on. 

You can use standard multipurpose 

compost for indoor 

bulb displays, but better still buy 

yourself some bulb fibre or special 

compost formulated for indoor 

bulb planting. It’s more expensive 

than multi-purpose compost, but 

performs better in bulb bowls or 

other containers without drainage. 

Hyacinths for forcing are 

available in just about every 

shade imaginable – red, pink, 

white, cream, yellow and blue. 

It is best to use a single colour 

in any one container as there is 

often some variation in flowering 

times between the colours, and 

ideally you want all the flowers out 

simultaneously. Specially prepared 

crocus, paperwhite narcissus and 

some other daffodil types are also 

available. If you want to make 

some seriously low-cost bowls, 

then do as I do and buy a large bag 

of inexpensive dwarf narcissus, 

such as the cheerful, often multiheaded 

‘Tete-a-Tete’. They work 

very well, as do crocuses. 

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of compost for larger bulbs to one 

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half full for smaller bulbs. Firm the 

compost gently, but don’t compact 

it or the roots of the bulbs will not 

penetrate it well and you’ll end 

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top of the bowl. Position the bulbs 

pointed end uppermost – you 

can put them quite close to each 

other but not so close that they 

are touching their neighbours, and 

make sure they are not in contact 

with the sides of the bowl either. 

Nestle the bulbs gently into the 

compost and then top up with 

compost so that just the noses (the 

pointed end from which the shoots 

will appear) are poking out. Water 

the compost lightly, making sure 

it is moist but not waterlogged. 

Then cover the bowls loosely with 

a black bin liner and put them in 

a cool, dark place – a cool shed, 

garage or cupboard under the 

stairs is ideal. It needs to be both 

dark and cool or the bulbs will not 

form good root systems. 

Check the bowls every week or 

so and apply a little more water if 

necessary. It is time to bring the 

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the shoots are about 2-3cm tall, 

which usually takes 3-5 weeks. Put 

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shoots will continue to grow and 

develop a healthy green colour; 

they will now need a little more 

water. 

Once the flower buds just start to 

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you will soon be able to enjoy its 

perfume and good looks. If you 

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History 

The History of Specs 

By Catherine Rose 

Said to be man’s fifth most 

important invention, many of 

us see our spectacles as an 

indispensable dispensable. 

And with the array of modern 

designs available now, they are 

usually a fashion statement 

too. It’s a far cry from the 1930s 

when they were described as 

‘medical appliances’. 

Wearing glasses has often been 

associated with stigma and it 

wasn’t really until the 1960s 

and 70s – when figures in the 

public eye such as John Lennon, 

Michael Cane and Elton John 

turned their glasses into a 

signature style – that they 

began to be seen as potentially 

desirable accessories. But where 

did the idea of wearing lenses 

over your eyes to help correct 

your sight even begin? 

Lenses have been around for 

a long time. The properties of 

optical lenses were known as far 

back as the ancient Greeks. 

The Vikings would grind lenses 

out of rock crystal, and in the 

12th century in Europe, 

smooth-bottomed spherical 

magnifying lenses were called 

‘reading stones’. 

It is generally accepted that the 

first actual spectacles were made 

in northern Italy in the late 13th 

century and that they were in 

accepted use by the 1350s, with 

Italy exporting large numbers of 

eye glasses to the Middle and 

Far East. The lenses were 

manufactured by highly skilled 

‘cristalleri’ at the famous 

Venetian island’s Murano 

glassworks, to exacting criteria. 

One of the earliest (if not the 

earliest) artworks showing 

people wearing spectacles and 

using lenses is a series of 

frescoes by the Italian artist 

Tommaso da Modena, 

completed in 1352 at the Basilica 

san Nicolo in Treviso. They show 

Cardinal Hugh, or Hugo, of 

Provence wearing a pair to read 

with, and Cardinal Nicholas of 

Rouen attempting to decipher 

a text using a monocular lens 

on a handle. It is no coincidence 

that the order from which these 

cardinals came, the Dominicans, 

were known as the ‘carriers of 

the sciences’. 

During this time, spectacles 

would not have had arms or 

earpieces but would have been 

made up of two magnifying 

lenses attached to a metal fame 

or holder that could be riveted 

to grip the nose (also known as 

pince nez or rivet spectacles). 

The spectacles would have acted 

like reading glasses, with convex 

lenses to correct long-sightedness 

only (hyperopia and 

age-related presbyopia). 

In 1604, the well-known scientist 

and astronomer Johannes Kepler 

explained how convex and 

concave lenses could correct 

both long and short-sightedness 

(myopia) and, in 1629, The 

Worshipful Company of 

Spectacle Makers was formed 

in England. Their slogan was ‘a 

blessing to the aged’. 

Although rigid rod side arms 

for spectacles were dreamt up 

as early as the beginning of the 

1700s (possibly by the London 

optician Edward Scarlett), the 

innovation didn’t catch on 

initially, with people favouring 

the use of lorgnettes and scissor 

glasses until the late 18th 

century, even after optician 

James Ayscough improved on 

them by adding folding hinges. 

Lorgnettes 


Scissor Glasses 

It is polymath and US founding 

father Benjamin Franklin who 

is often credited with having 

invented bifocals (the forerunner 

to today’s varifocals) to correct 

both short and long-sightedness 

in the same pair of spectacles. 

They were invented at some 

point during the mid to late 

1700s and this belief is based 

on a letter Franklin wrote to his 

friend George Whatley, where 

he states that he is ‘happy in the 

invention of double spectacles, 

which serving for distant objects 

as well as near ones, make my 

eyes are useful to me as ever 

they were.’ Although Franklin 

does not actually say he invented 

them himself, his reputation as a 

scientist and inventor meant that 

many took it to mean he did. But 

another theory is that he bought 

them on a visit to England and 

the true inventor remains 

anonymous. The debate will 

probably never be completely 

settled. 

The first glasses for correcting 

astigmatism (where the eye 

is rugby ball shaped causing a 

blurred ‘double’ image) were 

invented in 1825 by a British 

astronomer named George Airy. 

By 1850, modern ‘temple’ glasses 

(with arms and a ‘temple’ that 

fits over the ears) were in use, 

and frame designs continued to 

evolve for comfort and 

practicality. 

In the early 19th century, under 

the direction of optical 

scientist Moritz von Rohr, the 

lens manufacturer Zeiss came to 

dominate the spectacle lens field 

with their spherical point-focus 

lens known as Punktal®, and for 

the first time the wearer could 

see clearly through the whole of 

the lens, not just the centre of it. 

Zeiss was also able to move away 

from the limitations of what had 

previously been the only lens 

available – the round optical lens 

– to create spectacles in more 

ergonomic shapes that better 

fitted the wearer. 

The 20th century saw a huge 

surge forward in spectacle 

technology with the introduction 

of polarisation, plastic frames, 

lightweight and photochromic 

lenses, specialist eyewear and, of 

course, contact lenses. 

The 1950s brought us the NHS 

and its now legendary NHS specs 

to the masses. Their iconic range 

of frames, typically either round 

wire ones or solid black plastic, 

is now seen as the ultimate 

retro chic. 


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Quirky Britain 

Barmy about 

the British 

Bulldog 

With some puppies costing as 

much as £2,500, an English Bulldog 

Fan Club on Facebook with 154,000 

followers and merchandise that 

includes t-shirts, fridge magnets, 

cushions and Christmas cards, it’s 

clear that we Brits are more than a 

little barmy about our bulldogs. 

So what’s the reason for this 

enduring love affair? Over the past 

two hundred years our perception 

of this popular breed has gradually 

changed, as its image has 

transformed from feisty fighting 

dog to everyone’s favourite family 

pet. 

What’s so brilliant about a 

bulldog? 

While they are no longer the fierce 

fighters of history, after careful 

selective breeding today’s bulldogs 

have managed to hold on to 

certain characteristics that make 

them stand out from the pack. 

Today’s bulldogs are calm, easygoing 

and affectionate and their 

protective instincts make them 

good guard dogs. Loyalty is also 

a strong feature of the bulldog’s 

personality and they bond strongly 

with their adoptive ‘families’. Once 

that bond is created, it lasts for life. 

But bulldogs can also be stubborn: 

if yours decides it wants to stay 

put, very little – short of lifting 

and moving its substantial, 40-50 

pound body – will do. 

Bulldog beginnings 

Nowadays, as we laugh at funny 

Facebook posts of bulldogs in hats, 

or bulldogs splayed on couches, 

legs outstretched in an oddly 

human pose, it’s hard to grasp that 

the ancestors of this well-loved 

family pet were bred to excel in 

vicious blood sports. 

With its stocky, muscular body 

shape and vice-like jaw, the bulldog 

breed was deemed perfect for 

the violent sport of bull-baiting, in 

particular the practice of ‘pinning 

the bull’, where specially trained 

dogs were taught to bite and hold 

on to the captive animal’s snout. 

Bulldogs were especially bred for 

this bloodthirsty pastime, which 

was finally banned by the Cruelty 

to Animals Act of 1835. 

Although most of us would 

probably associate the expression 

‘British bulldog spirit’ with the 

Second World War, the saying 

actually dates from the 18th 

century. The Old English Bulldog 

(the breed originally used for 

bull-baiting) is now more or less 

extinct, but back in the day this 

animal’s strength, tenacity and 

fearlessness were qualities that 

brought it to the nation’s 

attention. Bulldogs particularly 

appealed to the political 

cartoonists of the Georgian era, 

who wanted to beef up their 

satirical drawings with a more 

robust embodiment of the British 

character. At this time the British 

spirit was traditionally shown in 

the form of the armed and 

helmeted classical figure of 

Britannia, guarded by a lion, but 

it seems that cartoonists became 

bored with this traditional image 

and added a rough, tough fighting 

bulldog as an alternative 

companion for Britannia. 

Throughout the 19th century the 

phrase ‘British bulldog spirit’ – as a 

watchword for unrelenting 

courage and bravery – was embedded 

in the public’s consciousness, 

and when the First World War 

broke out in the early 20th century, 

images of plucky bulldogs 

accompanied by slogans such as 

“They can’t muzzle me!” became 

a staple of wartime propaganda 

posters. 

It was a strange co-incidence that 

the man at the forefront of British 

politics during the Second World 

War (as the country faced the very 

real possibility of a Nazi invasion) 


by Kate McLelland 

not only bore a striking physical 

resemblance to a bulldog but also 

displayed all the characteristics of 

that courageous and stubborn 

animal. In fact, the similarity 

between the British Bulldog and 

the British Prime Minister was 

considered so strong that wartime 

propagandists even published a 

famous poster, entitled ‘Holding 

the Line’, showing Winston 

Churchill’s head superimposed 

onto a bulldog’s body. 

Brexit bulldogs 

During the final decades of the 

20th century the bulldog breed 

fell out of fashion, but in 1994 a 

string of popular TV ads featuring 

Churchill (aka ‘Churchie’) – a 

nodding-head car mascot with a 

cheerful “Ooooh yes!”/”Oooh no!” 

catchphrase – helped the bulldog 

reclaim its place in the nation’s 

hearts. And it was, perhaps, 

inevitable that as soon as the 

referendum vote was cast back 

in June 2016, the British Bulldog 

would be summoned out of its 

kennel to do battle once more, 

with pundits from both sides using 

the image to support their 

arguments. 

The last word 

According to a survey conducted 

in 2017 and 2018, one in four of 

us owns a dog, but despite the 

enduring popularity of the English 

Bulldog breed, it seems that it has 

only managed to reach number six 

in the nation’s poll of most popular 

dogs, while –Sacre Bleu! – the 

French Bulldog has recently been 

tipped to replace the Labrador as 

Britain’s best-loved canine pet. As 

our withdrawal from the EU draws 

ever closer, could we be preparing 

to swap our 250-year-old icon of 

British identity for something a 

little more … um … European in 

style? We can guess what Churchie 

would say: “Ooooh no!”

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• 8 chicken thigh 

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• 2 tbsp virgin olive oil 

• 4 sprigs fresh 

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TIP 

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Toss the potatoes in half the olive oil 

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Life Begins 

R-E-S-P-E-C-T … is it too much to ask? By Kate McLelland 

“All I’m askin’ for is a little 

respect.” The words of Aretha 

Franklin’s song, first released in 

1967, may be about a cheating 

boyfriend, but so powerful is 

the emotion behind the music 

that these days it has become 

something of an anthem for 

individuals and groups who feel 

disrespected by society. If you 

were young at the time when 

Aretha’s single reached No. 1 in the 

charts, and are now in your sixties 

or seventies, you may find yourself 

wondering where the respect for 

old age has gone. 

Once upon a time, according to 

Pulitzer-prize winning author 

Jared Diamond, respecting your 

elders and betters was a matter of 

survival. During his life-long study 

of traditional societies and their 

attitudes towards older people, 

Diamond – an award-winning 

professor from ULCA in America – 

has observed that elders who are 

no longer able to contribute fully 

to community life still command 

respect because of their ability 

to recall information that is 

important to the tribe. 

“Older people in traditional 

societies have a huge significance 

that would never occur to us in 

our modern, literate societies,” 

Diamond has claimed. “In 

traditional societies without 

writing, older people are the 

repositories of information. It’s 

their knowledge that spells the 

difference between survival and 

death for their whole society.” 

That information might include 

anything from advice on how to 

survive an earthquake, find water 

in a drought or cure an unusual 

medical condition. 

Since the prehistoric times this 

remembered knowledge has 

been crucial to human progress, 

so perhaps it’s no wonder 

that the elders who were the 

gatekeepers of such wisdom 

were granted high status and 

respect. Nowadays – in an age of 

information overload – it seems 

that older voices are neither 

heeded nor needed. Sadly, at a 

time when healthcare advances 

are helping people to live longer 

and the world has more wise and 

experienced senior citizens than 

ever before, older people are 

having to fight for the respect 

they believe is their due. 

Highly industrialised Western 

societies are often identified 

as the worst offenders when it 

comes to disrespecting old age, 

but many of the world’s cultures 

continue to revere and respect 

their older citizens. In China an 

“Elderly Rights Law” dictates 

the way older people should 

be treated, while in East Asia 

respect for the elderly, fathers 

and ancestors is deeply rooted in 

society. 

In African and Mediterranean 

countries family culture has also 

remained strong, but in other 

parts of the world there are signs 

of change. Harish Mamgain, who 

runs a charity in New Delhi, says: 

“We should love (our elders) as 

dignified and proud travellers. I’m 

from India and most of us shower 

all reverence on our elders, but 

modernity has marred this spirit 

here, too.” 

According to the Oxford 

Dictionaries, respect is “A 

feeling of deep admiration for 

someone or something elicited 

by their abilities, qualities, or 

achievements”. But if older 

people have lost their status as 

advisors, mentors and guardians 

of our communal knowledge, 

can they demand respect on the 

grounds of age and experience 


alone? Twenty-something Lifestyle 

blogger Michael Tawiah expresses 

the views of many young people 

today when he says: “Respect 

should be a choice and not a 

forced thing ... personally, I’m not 

going to respect someone just 

because they tell me to. We should 

all appreciate and be accepting 

and understanding of each other.” 

Angie Jardine, a commentator on 

the website Soapboxie.com, says 

“Modern life has changed out 

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1950s childhood, for instance, are 

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youth of today.” However, 

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grandparents: “Would we have 

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civilised society should be run if 

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information in the reminiscences 

of old folk from which something 

can be learned about the past and 

where we came from.” 

Today it’s not just warm words of 

wisdom that older people bring 

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contributed over £40bn to the UK 

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reach £77bn by 2030. 40,000 of 

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sixty-five years old, serving people 

in different ways, from offering 

trips to hospital to arranging social 

activities. 

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respect, we simply need to be 

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good things that our caring and 

committed older citizens already 

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By James Baggott 

The most rugged cars you can buy 

A Ford Fiesta is perfect for 

bustling city traffic, while a BMW 

5 Series is ideal for motorway 

mile-munching. But whack 

either of them into a challenging 

situation and they soon become 

unstuck – they simply aren’t 

rugged. 

These cars are, though. We’ve 

rounded up nine of the most 

hard-wearing and brawny cars 

you can buy today, ideal for 

surviving a nuclear war – or the 

muddy car boot sale in Sandford, 

Gloucestershire. 

JEEP WRANGLER 

The latest Jeep Wrangler is set to 

come to the UK after debuting 

in America. It’s more refined, 

luxurious and car-like than ever, 

but still retains the DNA of the 

original Willys Jeep – one of the 

most iconic off-roaders of all time. 

Solid axles ensure simplicity 

and this enables Wranglers to 

be modified for just about any 

purpose. Whether you want to 

traverse sand dunes, go mudplugging 

in a deep forest or 

simply park on the kerb without 

scraping your alloys, the Wrangler 

is about as tough as they come. 

MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 

Originally known as the G-Wagen, 

this military-spec beast has 

morphed into the ideal transport 

for those who want to be seen. 

With glitzy chrome atop the 

blocky body, and the option of 

insane AMG-tuned engines, it’s 

often seen in London’s most 

glamorous districts. 

But the G-Class isn’t just all show 

and no go. It’s one of the most 

serious off-roaders you can 

buy today, thanks to a supersophisticated 

4WD system plus 

three locking differentials. Opt 

for chunky tyres rather than shiny 

alloys and the G-Class is near 

unstoppable. 

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 

The Land Cruiser is a true legend 

– it’s the vehicle that pushed 

Land Rover out of Australia, 

and showed the world that not 

only could the Japanese build 

off-roaders, they could build offroaders 

that never broke down. 

Though the Land Cruiser 

isn’t as luxurious as a Range 

Rover, treat it properly and it’ll 

probably outlast you. There’s no 

compromise to be made off-road 

either. 

ISUZU D-MAX AT35 ARCTIC 

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Isuzu’s D-Max pickup is already 

a pretty rugged vehicle, with a 

beefy diesel engine and fourwheel 

drive. The specialists at 

Arctic Trucks, however, have 

turned it into something rather 

spectacular. 

With enormous tyres and 

widened arches, the car’s stance 

is far more purposeful, and 

custom Fox suspension offers it 

enough travel to deal with terrain 

that would trouble a mountain 

goat. 

TOYOTA PRIUS 

This may be an odd inclusion, 

as the Toyota Prius isn’t exactly 

known for its go-anywhere ability. 

In fact, it’s far more likely to be 


seen as a taxi on the streets of 

London rather than blasting 

through sand dunes. But it’s there 

where the ruggedness lies. 

Nobody expected the Prius to be 

as reliable as it is – but even daily 

abuse as Uber cabs can’t break 

them. Many of these cars have 

over 500,000 miles on the clock 

and are still going strong on their 

original battery packs. 

ARIEL NOMAD 

Most off-roaders are designed 

to traverse rough terrain at 

about 5mph. The Ariel Nomad is 

designed to do it at 50. 

With an engine and body 

pinched from the Atom road 

car, the rear-wheel-drive Nomad 

bounces across the terrain rather 

than ploughing through it. It’s 

hardcore, totally open to the 

elements and buckets of fun. 

SUBARU FORESTER 

Subaru has a reputation for 

producing reliable, rugged 

cars, and the Forester is no 

exception. The darling of farmers 

everywhere, Subaru owners tend 

to keep their cars for longer than 

any other – because they can’t 

bear to part with them. 

The brand’s symmetrical allwheel-drive 

system is legendary 

for its simplicity and reliability, 

while boxer engines lower the 

centre of gravity and make for a 

reassuring drive. 

TOYOTA HILUX 

Our third Toyota on this list is 

perhaps the most legendary – 

the Hilux, notably the ‘unkillable 

car’. Made famous by BBC’s Top 

Gear, a Hilux survived being left 

at sea, falling off a building, being 

crashed into a tree and crushed 

with a wrecking ball – and still 

started up at the end. 

Today’s Hilux is rather plusher 

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From Distant Shores 

It’s good to know yourself. To have a sense 

of your strengths and weaknesses. It helps in 

the navigation of life. As each year passes I 

learn new things about the way I think, and 

the things that are important to me. I also 

learn that many of the things I thought I 

knew about myself are less accurate than I’d 

like to imagine! 

A case in point: If I were to list my more 

positive attributes I would like to think that 

hospitality would rank highly. I have always 

enjoyed meeting people and opening my 

home. Therefore when a friend of a friend 

from the USA contacted me to ask to stay for 

a week whilst they carried out some research 

for their PhD in London I was happy to 

accommodate. The fact that I was 

entertaining a stranger, unknown to me, 

seemed of little consequence at the time. 

Upon introduction I have never before been 

asked ‘in what I am studied’ and I can only 

describe the last week as somewhat surreal. I 

have found the veneer of my hospitality 

cracking particularly at the early and loud 

starts to the day which seem to involve a 

significant amount of stomping, crashing and 

banging. My bathroom, usually a calm and 

orderly space is now festooned with loofahs, 

brushes, bottles, bags and other 

paraphernalia. Yes, whatever virtue is found 

in my hospitality is apparently now matched 

by grouchiness at the disruption to my home 

and routine! 

Actually the chap is very genuine and it has 

been interesting getting to know him – 

though we are about as far apart in 

disposition as one can imagine. He is highly 

academic and slowly considered whilst I am 

pragmatic and active; which leads to 

conversations with lengthy pauses that he 

seems wholly at ease with and I find 

excruciating. 

If nothing else, the experience has reminded 

me that there is still a lot that I don’t know 

about myself. In moments like this I am 

relieved to know that God knows me better 

than I know myself and yet chooses to love 

me. I read in the Psalms in the Bible “You 

have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 

You know when I sit and when I rise; you 

perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern 

my going out and my lying down; you are 

familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on 

my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 

You hem me in behind and before, and you lay 

your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too 

wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.” 

I believe that God is able to shine light on my 

life to help me love more deeply, care more 

genuinely and live with greater integrity. 

I would hope that my guest will have felt 

welcomed, and next time (!) I probably need 

to realise that being kind is sometimes a little 

costly! 

If you want to know how you ‘tick’ I would 

encourage you get to know the God who 

made you – and if you can access Psalm 139 

I’d encourage you to read it in full as it is 

beautiful and profound. 

Peter Russell 

Prayer for Coulsdon & Old Coulsdon 

Prayer for Coulsdon & Old Coulsdon exists to 

encourage Christians to pray for the town and 

its residents. If you are interested in praying 

with us you are warmly invited to join us for 

one of our prayer gatherings (which last an 

hour) on: 

Monday 8th October - 9am 

– 56 Bradmore Way, Old Coulsdon 

Tuesday 23rd October - 8pm 

– 65 Edward Road, Coulsdon 


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September’s topical debate, ‘Whoever its 

President, the USA will always be Europe’s 

strongest ally’. saw excellent maiden speeches 

by the Society’s two new members – starting 

with proposer Suhan Srinivasan. An ally, he said, 

is a state formally co-operating with another 

for military or other purpose – as with Europe 

and the USA. The basis of that alliance is much 

stronger than any President. 1. Security and 

defence: After 70 years of peace in Europe, 

we nonetheless still need robust defences 

and collaboration with America to discourage 

threats from Russia, China, nuclear weapons’ 

development and terrorism, including cybercrime. 

The USA, with its huge nuclear arsenal, 

leads the world’s strongest military powers; 

in Europe, only Italy, France and the UK make 

the top ten. EU states’ membership of NATO 

provides reassuring support in the event of an 

attack, but without the USA and NATO backing, 

what would deter the imposing might of Russia 

and China? We need the USA. 2. Economy and 

trade: Europe’s consumers(511.5 million) exceed 

those in the States (327.5 million). Together, 

this economic partnership is the single most 

important factor in global economic growth and 

prosperity, sustaining almost 15 million jobs in 

the EU and USA. 3. Culture and values: While its 

individual states are quite diverse, the EU has a 

great deal in common with its transatlantic ally. 

There is common commitment to the rule of law, 

democracy, free enterprise, human rights, 

tackling poverty, overseas charity (providing 80% 

of official development aid), promoting peace 

and environmental protection. France and the 

UK are both members of the UN Security 

Council, supporting the USA both with and 

against China and Russia. 4. The future: When 

the USA’s military and economic supremacy 

eventually ends, who will stand against the 

might of China? Together, the EU and the USA 

reinforce each other. 5. Mutual benefit: While 

the EU leans on America for security, the USA 

needs EU trade. There can be no doubt, said 

Suhan, that the USA is the EU’s strongest ally, 

with its powerful army, extensive intelligence 

service and proven support over two world wars. 

Of course, there will be differences, but our ties 

are strengthened by much more than NATO. 

6. The President: While President Trump may 

strain EU/American relationships, he cannot 

ignore the risk that if Europe falls, could the USA 

stand alone? The EU and the USA have a strong 

alliance, which will last for generations and no 

other friendship will come close. 

Opposer Malcolm Swadling opened by saying 

that the USA, like all countries, will always put 

itself first – whoever the President! He quoted 

Victorian statesman Lord Palmerston – ‘There 

are no permanent friends or permanent enemies 

– just permanent interests’. Arguably, Western 

Europe owes the survival of its post-war 

democracies to President Harry Truman’s (and 

his successors’) determined stance against 

Soviet Russia’s geopolitical expansion. But the 

USA did not counter Stalin’s post-war 

colonisation of Eastern Europe, and regretted its 

WW2 Potsdam/Yalta agreements only when the 

Soviets became a direct challenge to the USA. In 

World War I, the sinking of the Lusitania and the 

proposed anti-American Mexican/German 

alliance prompted USA intervention, not the 

plight of France, Belgium and the UK; in WW2, 

the Pearl Harbour attack and the proposed 

German/Japan alliance moved them to act, not 

humanitarian concerns. The USA has supported 

its European allies against hostile Fascism or 

Communism only when defending its own 

interests and, in fairness, Malcolm noted, why 

not? Consecutive Presidents, from Bush Senior to 

Barak Obama, have failed to provide timely 

practical help when Russia annexed Crimea, 

during the ethnic cleansing in former 

Yugoslavia, and Donald Trump promised 

‘tremendous retribution’ on the EU if a trade 

deal was not agreed. So, the USA is hardly our 

strongest ally. Furthermore, the EU countries 

may be comparatively rich, but EU growth rates 

(0.7% 10-year average) are well below those of 

Sub-Saharan Africa (4.7%), the Middle East (3.5%) 

and Latin America (2.2%). The USA’s economic 

interests must surely lie with vibrant 

developing countries, and indeed, America is 

more and more looking across the Pacific; 

Donald Trump’s foreign policy is focusing on 

defence in Korea, and trade in the Pacific rim. 

The EU must nurture the USA as a strong ally. 

Although we have many shared interests, 

America does not want to be our bodyguard, so 

we need to spend more on defence (2% of GDP 

as a NATO requirement) and we need to develop 

and maintain a robust economy. Strength draws 

strength – a prosperous, well-armed EU is not 

an easy target for Putin’s Russia, but is a useful 

ally for the USA and one that even Donald Trump 

may admire. 

The motion was won by 5 votes to 3, with 2 

abstentions. The next debate, ‘The pen is 

mightier than the sword’, will take place on 

November 5th. at 7.30 p.m. in the Old Coulsdon 

Centre, when Suhan Srinivasan will once more 

propose and will be opposed by 

Richard Ackland. 

Visitors are welcome; details from 

Angela Applin, 020 8668 8558. 


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SPANISH 

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Experienced & friendly teachers 

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Free parking 

Call/text Flor: 07857 255026 

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Interested 

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Courses for adults taking place at Nonna Rosa’s in Coulsdon. 

We will embark on a journey through Italian language, 

culture, literature, food and history! 

You will also be able to enjoy free Italian food 

and drink tasters during the classes. 

Location: 

Nonna Rosa’s, 108 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NB 

Alesha Allen 07960 166 988 

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Private lessons also available 


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*** CR5 Competition *** 

Sunday Lunch for two at 

The Coulsdon Manor Hotel (Worth £43.90) 

WIN 

Search through this issue of CR5 Magazine to find the correct number of pumpkins exactly like 

the one shown below. Do not include the pumpkin below in your total. 

When you have found them all, submit your entry either by email with the subject 

“COMPETITION” to lucy@cr5.co.uk 

or post to CR5 Magazine, Hillside, Netherne Lane, Coulsdon. CR5 1NR. 

Please do not forget your name, address and contact number on your entry. 

Competition closes 23rd October 2018. The winner will be randomly selected, notified and named in the 

November 2018 issue of CR5. 

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Technology 

AVOID TECH HORRORS 

THIS HALLOWE’EN 

What to do with a watery phone and how to protect your photos… 

Not everything that goes bump in the night is a 

ghost or a ghoul. Sometimes it’s a crucial bit of 

kit getting damaged. Unfortunately no piece of 

technology lasts forever, any device can be stolen 

or damaged and any digital file can be deleted 

or corrupted. If it contains something that really 

matters to you – your priceless family photos 

or home videos, perhaps, or your university 

dissertation, or the book that’s going to make 

you a superstar – then any problems could be 

catastrophic. 

So how do you prevent problems from becoming 

Halloween horrors? 

The first thing to do is to ensure that you have 

more than one copy of anything important. For 

example, if you store all your photos on your 

phone you should make sure you have copies of 

all of them on your PC too: if your phone was to 

be stolen and you didn’t have backups of your 

photos, they’d be gone forever. You can also use 

online services such as Apple’s iCloud or Google 

Photos to store your snaps on Apple or Google’s 

computers. Other services from the likes of Flickr 

and DropBox can do the same. That means if you 

lose your phone or PC, you can still download the 

photos to a different phone or PC later. Those 

services aren’t just limited to photos, either. You 

can use them to store and share documents of 

any kind. 

A really good way to have backups is to get an 

external hard disk. If you have a recent PC or Mac 

you have USB 3.0 ports, which are much faster 

than the USB 2.0 ports in older computers. 

That means you can take advantage of superspeedy 

USB 3.0 drives. You don’t need to spend 

much to get a good one: for example, Toshiba’s 

Canvio Basics is currently £44.99 for 1TB of space, 

more than enough for even the biggest photo 

library. Even a massive drive such as the 4TB WD 

My Passport is less than £100. 

There are other ways to copy files, such as USB 

sticks and DVD discs (if your computer has a DVD 

burner), but we wouldn’t recommend them. 

USB sticks aren’t really made to last and they’re 

easy to lose, while DVD discs take ages to burn, 

don’t have much storage capacity and aren’t 

particularly well-suited to long term storage. 

So far we’ve talked about prevention. What 

about cure? One of the most common computer, 

tablet or phone disasters is a liquid spill. If that 

happens to you, turn the device off immediately 

and if it’s a laptop, turn it upside down so the 

keyboard is facing down. Whatever you do, don’t 

turn it back on until you’re sure it’s completely 

dry inside. If it isn’t, you could cause a shortcircuit 

that’ll ruin the computer. 

Have you heard the one about putting a phone in 

a sealed bag of rice? That works, because the rice 

draws out the moisture – but it takes at least two 

days to work. As with laptops, keep the phone off 

until it’s completely dry. 

Images left to right - Generic USB drive, WD My Passport 

external drive, Toshiba Canvio Basics external drive 


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Oasis Academy Byron 

Outstanding in all areas Ofsted, May 2016 

OPEN MORNINGS 

Wednesday 10th October / Thursday 22nd November 

Wednesday 9th January 2019 

9.30 am – 12 noon (no booking required) 

At Oasis Academy Byron we aim to provide a safe, caring environment where children 

and others can learn in a trusting, happy atmosphere and develop their potential. 

We aim to achieve the highest standards for each child across the curriculum so that 

they have the skills and aptitude to prepare them for their future lives. 

Oasis Academy Byron also warmly welcome visits by 

appointment, so please ring us on 020 8668 4877 

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Bunty’s Kitchen 

Mobile Catering for Parties & E 

After getting married last year then a few 

weeks later losing my father to Multiple 

Myeloma we then discovered that my new 

husband had testicular cancer. It was one of 

the hardest years of my life. I have been a 

Nanny for 20 years and was made redundant 

earlier this summer, so I decided this was now 

the chance to turn my dream into a reality. 

I have always loved food & cooking but most 

of all feeding people! You could say I am the 

ultimate feeder! I found “Marian” the 

Airstream on eBay and a week later she was 

on the drive. My husband thought I was totally 

mad! Before I knew it, he and some very 

good friends transformed her into a 

mobile kitchen to get her ready for her 

maiden voyage. 

It was a on the off chance that I was given the 

opportunity to take the Airstream to Grange 

Park, Old Coulsdon. It has been received so 

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It has given me 

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community and 

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also a Patisserie Chef at South Thames college 

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last few years; without my family and friends I 

wouldn’t be achieving my dreams. They have 

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their debt. 

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I will be in Grange Park from Thurs – Sat 10am- 

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the weather will allow. Bunty’s Kitchen is also 

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I look forward to warmly welcoming you. 


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COULSDON LIBRARY 

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

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

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

up to two hours per day. 

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

and e-books to download. 

https://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/online-library 

For Children 

Viv’s Storyhouse will share stories from African folklore for Black History Month and Libraries 

Week. Saturday 13th October 2-3pm. Free but booking required. 

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

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

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

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

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

7-12 year olds use the fun and interactive LEGO Education programmes, WeDo or StoryStarter. 

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

be inspired with StoryStrarter. These sessions are now FREE! Advanced booking required. 

Monday 8th & 22nd and Tuesday 2nd & 16th 4-5pm. 

For Adults 

Colonel John Power will give a free talk about the Hardest Day, a raid that took place on the 

8th of August 1940. This talk is part of the RAF Kenley and Kenley Revival Project lecture 

series. Friday 26th 10.30-11.30am. Free but booking required. 

Adult colouring & dot-to-dot and knit, stitch & crochet group. Every Monday 10.30am-12pm. 

Adult reading group. On the 2nd Thursday of the month from 2-3pm. On Thursday 11th 

October the group will discuss The Muse by Jessie Burton. 

We now have a Live Well Adviser to support people who want help to access the JustBe 

website or to have a chat about their lifestyle. Tuesday Mornings 10am-12pm. 

Do your Health MOT on the JustBe Croydon website -https://www.justbecroydon.org/ 

Free one-to-one Ancestry computer sessions. On the 3rd Monday of each month. Monday 15th 

October 2-3pm and 3-4pm. Please contact Coulsdon Library to book. 

Free one hour one-to-one IT help sessions on Saturdays. 11am-2pm. Please contact Coulsdon 

Library to book. 

Opening Hours 

Mon 9am-6pm, Tues 9am-6pm, Thurs 9.30am-6pm, Fri 9am-7pm and Sat 9am-5pm. 

Coulsdon Library at 167 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NH, 

Tel 020 3700 1007 email: coulsdonlibrary@croydon.gov.uk 


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SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 10:00AM – 1:00PM 

THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 5:30PM – 8:00PM 

Coulsdon Sixth Form College 

Placehouse Lane 

Old Coulsdon 

Surrey, CR5 1YA 

@Coulsdonsixthformcollege 

www.coulsdon.ac.uk/events 

admissions@coulsdon.ac.uk 

01737 551176 

@CoulsdonCollege 

Prospective students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian 


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Answers on page 88 


Looking to improve your photography in a 

friendly environment? Our new club year has 

just begun offering a mixture of talks, 

competitions and outings. Competitions are 

split into two groups allowing for both novice 

and experienced photographers. 

With the rugby season just starting 

“Winning the ball“ was taken at Purley John 

Fisher's Parsons Pightle ground. 

(see www.pjfrfc.co.uk for details). 

DIARY 

2 Oct Colour print competition (1 of 3) 

9 "A slice of life" talk by Dave Mason 

16 Workshop 

23 Monochrome print competition (1 of 3) 

30 Hosting SLF PDI competition 

We meet each Tuesday evening at 8pm in 

Cameron Hall, Canons Hill, Old Coulsdon. Visitors 

£5 (refunded on joining ). 

Visit oldcoulsdoncameraclub.org.uk, see us 

on facebook or contact 

lynda@oldcoulsdoncameraclub.org.uk 

Bird’s Eye View- October 2018 

By John Birkett, RSPB Croydon Local Group 

Daylight hours are rapidly getting shorter, but 

this means that you do not have to get up so 

early to see in the dawn. This is a bonus as 

that could be the best part of the day to see 

birds migrating over Croydon. If you do get 

out early one morning this month you could 

catch up with flocks of birds arriving from 

northern Europe. 

In the first hour or so of daylight redwings and 

fieldfares could be around in good numbers: 

I have seen flocks of dozens of these winter 

thrushes, with around 1,000 passing through 

one October morning. Keep looking upwards 

and use your ears as well as your eyes. 

It is also worth checking open spaces in case 

birds have been grounded overnight and with 

a bit of luck you may find that diminutive 

jewel of a firecrest flitting around. Good luck 

If you see anything interesting you can add 

it to the Croydon Birders website, which 

contains information about recent sightings 

in Croydon: www/croydon-birders.wikia.com/ 

wiki/Latest_News or you could contact me by 

email on johnbirkett@hotmail.co.uk 

Better still, come along to one of our 

meetings and tell us directly. 

Details of the meetings are on our website: 

www.rspb.org.uk/groups/croydon 

Many other small birds will be on the move 

and most autumns I hear skylarks heading 

over and occasionally something scarcer like 

a brambling. Later in the month there could 

be dozens, hundreds or even thousands of 

woodpigeons on the move. There is also the 

chance of coming across a Short-eared Owl 

passing over or quartering the downs. 

Short-eared Owl by Mike Netherwood 


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CR5 Just for Fun Crossword 

Answers can be found on page 98 - no peeking! 

Across 

7. Moscow’s country (6) 

8. Clears throat (6) 

9. Continent (4) 

10. Extra (8) 

11. Picture houses (7) 

13. Head organ (5) 

15. Wooden barrier (5) 

17. Go backwards (7) 

20. Fell (8) 

21. Limit, boundary (4) 

23. Event, incident (6) 

24. Idea (6) 

Down 

1. Pet name for cat (4) 

2. Property, manor (6) 

3. Yellow fruits (7) 

4. Corrosive liquids (5) 

5. Six-string (6) 

6. Explanations, hypotheses (8) 

12. Recognize (8) 

14. Title (7) 

16. Fighting (6) 

18. Occurrences (6) 

19. Warn (5) 

22. Enlarge, develop (4) 

KIDS Answers:from page 86 

'Frisbee' can not be made from the word 

'Frankenstein'. 

Complete the Sentences: 1. Train, Eastern. 2. 

Tennis. 3. Knife, Steak, Stain. 4. Frisbee. 


CR5 Trip Down Memory Lane 

A postcard of Malcolm Road, Coulsdon in the 1920s shows the attractive terrace cottages leading 

down to what is today's Waitrose carpark. The buildings of the Council School (later Smitham School) 

are on the right. The house nearest to the camera was Sunnycot or No. 52 Malcolm Road. 

Are you interested in local history? Then why not join the Bourne Society. 

Apply to : J Hurrion, 7 The Towers, Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5YL www.bourne-society.org.uk 

Compute or not to Compute? 

“Pilate said to Him, ‘What is truth?’”… 

“‘…Everyone who is of the truth hears My 

voice.’” John 18:38, 37 (NKJV UK) 

Computers are wonderful aids in our world, except 

when they are stupid and unhelpful (which is bad 

enough), or fall in the hands of the wicked. 

You see, out there is all the wisdom and knowledge 

collected down the centuries, and that is being 

added to minute by minute. Recently I was looking 

for a book from the 17th century to download and 

read. Nothing. Months on I decided to have another 

go, and this time there it was, all four volumes of 

it, complete and unabridged. And free for me to 

download and keep for as long as I wanted. For me, 

that’s what the worldwide web is intended for. 

But then with all that information comes a darker 

side. There are vast areas devoted to pornography 

and other unsavoury activities. And at times you’re 

as likely to stumble across something you’d rather 

not see or know about in searching for other 

helpful material. And yes, I know there’s lots of 

religious material on-line too. Including Bible versions 

otherwise not available, as well as messages 

in video and audio. Even this website is only 

available because of the worldwide web. 

Unfortunately, the tendency in our modern society 

is to watch and listen rather than to read. 

And let’s face it, not everything is truth out there, 

religiously speaking. As with everything involving 

human beings there’s a mixture of truth and error. 

And our wont is to take or seek short cuts. We’d 

rather listen or watch someone talk about the Bible, 

than to read it for ourselves. Listen! Nothing! 

And I mean nothing, substitutes for reading and 

studying God’s word for yourself. It’s God talking 

directly to you. Not through a third party, or via 

some well-intentioned but human interface who or 

which often gets in the way of God and his simple 

message directed to you. 

One thing that might be helpful on the web is ‘read 

the Bible in a year’ sites, where all scripture is 

broken down into digestible chunks. I’d actually 

recommend reading the Bible over three years; 

one year is a bit much, especially for those less well 

acquainted with its books. Some areas are well 

known, such as the stories of David and Goliath, 

Noah and the Flood; but other areas are more 

dense in the message they carry, and seem to be 

unimportant to us today (the tribal lists in 

Chronicles, for example). But give yourself a 

chance. Be different. Be someone who has read the 

Bible—all of it. On computer or in a book. You’ll be 

among a minority, even of Christians, who have, 

and it’ll be a start. 

Prayer: Most Almighty Father, we know you have 

a personal plan for every human being you have 

created. Our prayer to you is on behalf of all those 

who to date are unaware of you or of your great 

love for them. A plan which, ultimately, requires 

that at some point they will become familiar with 

your Word, and its saving message for them 

personally. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

GCI Coulsdon Community Church meets at 11.00am on 

Sundays In Coulsdon Community Centre Upper Hall. 

For further information please contact 

Pastor Brian Smith coulsdon@gracecom.church or 

01798 813133. To receive daily e-mail messages 

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


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What’s On in the Community 

FREE page for local charities and non-profit making organisations 

Here to help you 

The South East Cancer Help Centre is a local charity that over the last 30 

years has helped thousands of people affected by cancer. 

Talk to us and explore the ways we may be able to help you, whether it be 

through information, counselling or the wide range of complementary 

therapies we offer. 

We have local NHS recognition and provide a friendly, supportive environment 

with only one purpose – to help you cope 

Visit www.sechc.org.uk or call 020 8668 0974 for more information 

South East Cancer 

Help Centre, 

2 Purley Road, 

(Tesco Development) 

Purley, CR8 2HA 

Registered Charity No. 1011509 

Talk to us – we’re here to help 

2 nd Tuesday of every month 

2pm – 4pm 

In the Church Hall 

fun quizzes and 

entertainment for a 

modest donation 

Holy Communion at 1.30pm 

Hall to Rent 

Spacious, well appointed 

kitchen and servery, 

cutlery, dishes, furniture 

and some parking, 

competitive rates 

Email: hall.lettings@standrews.coulsdon.net 

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH 

COULSDON 

Email: standrewsoffice@yahoo.com 

Sunday Worship 

starts at 9.45am 

Holy Communion, music 

led by a versatile robed choir 

and talented organists, 

Junior Church for our 

Angel Festival at Michaelmas 

& Autumn Fair 

September 29 th 10 – 3pm 

in Church & Hall 

Snow White in 

Coulsdon – Panto 2018 

November 24 th at 7pm 

November 25 th at 3pm 

younger members. 

October Renew at Harvest Festival 

Sunday 7 h October 

every 3 rd Sunday at 9.45am 

with lively music and 

dramatized readings 




BANSTEAD COMBINED 

CHRISTMAS CHARITIES EVENT 

Saturday 6th October 2018 

9.30am till 2.00pm 

Community Hall, Park Road, 

Banstead 

Over 20 charities, both 

national and local, have stalls 

where they sell Christmas 

cards, calendars and other items 

to raise money for their causes. 

Last year around £4000 was 

raised. It is also a chance to 

find out more about the 

charities which operate in the 

region. Refreshments are 

provided by the Diamond 

Centre for Disabled Riders. 

There is a generous raffle. 

The event will be opened by Crispin Blunt MP. 

CROYDON & DISTRICT 

ORCHID SOCIETY 

PRESENTS 

AN ORCHID SHOW 

AT 

WALLINGTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH 

CHURCH HALL (Entrance in Holmwood Gardens) 

ON SATURDAY 20 th OCTOBER 2018 

FROM 11-00am to 4-00pm 

ADMISSION £1-50 (Children free) 

Many different Orchids on show and for sale with expert advice 

Refreshments available 

throughout the day 

Orchids for sale by 

Laurence Hobbs Orchids Ltd 

Free advice on growing, watering, problem solving and general 

care, on all things ORCHID including potting demonstrations 

throughout the day 

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM PLANT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT 

TO DO WITH IT. JUST BRING IT ALONG FOR FREE ADVICE 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PHONE DEREK on 020 8715 3635 

The Belles of St John's Church 

THE ARTS SOCIETY CROYDON AREA 

Formerly Croydon Decorative & Fine 

Arts Society 

Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15 

All Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead 

We are looking for like minded people 

that are interested in Art. 

We have expert lecturers to do the talks. 

11th October Royal Academy 

250th Anniversary 

8th November Edward Burne-Jones and 

Pre-Raphaelites 

For further details phone 0208 657 2496 or 

email janice.brunger@outlook.com 

Children’s Clothes, 

Toys & Equipment 

Saturday 6 th Oct. 

St John’s Parish Hall 

Marlpit lane, Old Coulsdon 

Entrance: Adults - 50p 

Children – Free 

All proceeds to our nominated charities. 

New seller enquiries please contact Church Office 

01737 552461 or stjohns@coulsdon.net. 


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Royal Scottish Country Dancing - 

Croydon Branch 

KENLEY ART GROUP 

Every Friday 8pm - 10pm 

St Andrews Church Hall 

Woodmansterne Road, Coulsdon 

Join and learn a different way of keeping 

fit by dancing. All welcome please wear 

soft shoes/trainers.Cost of the class 

£6.00 

Further information from Dorothy 

01737 551724 www.rscdscroydon.org 

Charity ref: 1063364 

Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon 

Starting 26th September 2018 

Kenley Memorial Hall, Godstone Road 

All abilities welcome and we are a very 

friendly group so why not come and join us 

£17 for 10 sessions - coffee & biscuits incl. 

For Details, Call Audrey 

01737 555025 

The RSPB Croydon 

Local Group 

Monthly Illustrated Wildlife Talks in 

South Croydon 

Whitgift Sports Club, Croham Manor Road - 

off Croham Road, South Croydon, CR2 7BG 

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

Admission £4.00. Everyone is welcome, not just RSPB 

members. 

Free refreshments. A selection of RSPB goods, nuts & 

seeds are on sale. 

Parking limited on site but free in adjacent roads. 

64 & 433 buses stop nearby in Croham Road. 

Monday Oct 8th 2018: Two talks this month! 

In the afternoon (2pm) Mary Braddock talks about 

“Hungary - A Jewel of Europe”, especially the birds 

& wildlife of the floodplains of the great River Tisza. 

In the evening (8pm), in “Rolf Gets Rattled”, 

Rolf Williams describes his encounters with venomous 

snakes, taking us to Australia, South Africa, and to the 

Mojave Desert in the USA 

For more information contact John Davis 

on 020-8640 4578 

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

Note: on request we give illustrated bird talks to local 

organisations. 




 

 

 

3rd to 11 th November 2018 

Bradmore Green Library 

 

Saturday 3rd November from 10am - 4pm 

Exhibition/Display/Crafts 

plus usual coffee morning 

Old Coulsdon Congregational Church Halls 

 

Grand Exhibition of Coulsdon's involvement in the Great War 

Monday 5 th November to Saturday 10 th November 

between 10 am - 4pm 

Free Entry 

Opened by The Mayor of Croydon on Monday 5 th November at 2pm 

 

Unique films featuring the 1918 Armistice shown in the Cameron Hall 

Every day Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm 

Free Entry 

 

Sunday November 11 th 

Special Remembrance Services in 

St John’s Church and the Congregational Church at 10am 

followed by War Memorial Service and wreath laying 

remembering especially the fallen from Coulsdon 

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 

10AM TILL 1PM 

FREE 

Start your Christmas shopping 

ENTRY 

with us 

We are raising money for Friends of Grange 

Park from our raffle 

To book a stall call 

07802 846 466 

CAMERON HALL, 

CANON'S HILL, OLD 

COULSDON CR5 1EH 

BANSTEAD FLOWER CLUB 

Presents an afternoon of 

SEASONAL SPLENDOUR 

By National Demonstrator 

John Chennell 

Wednesday 24th Oct at 2pm 

We’re a friendly local flower club 

affiliated to NAFAS. New Members and 

visitors (£6) always welcome. 

Monthly meeting and demonstration 

at 2pm on the 4th Wednesday of every 

month. 

Banstead Community Hall , 

Park Road SM7 3AJ 

You really would be most welcome 

If you like getting out into the countryside, and 

visiting interesting places, with friendly people. 

COME AND JOIN US ! 

We are a Rambling Club , who do :-- 

SUNDAY RAMBLES 

( 8 to 12 Miles) every Sunday 

MIDWEEK WALKS 

(4 to 8 Miles) two per month 

INTEREST VISITS & AMBLES in and around 

London (1 to 4 Miles) two per month 

We also have a COFFEE MORNING, 11am 

on the 2nd Monday of every month at the 

Croydon Clockhouse Cafe in Croydon Central 

Library. Come and have a coffee and a chat, 

and find out all about us !! 

OR Pick up a Programme in your local 

Library. 

For further information, visit our Website 

www.croydonhf-ramblingclub.org 


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Chipstead & Hooley Bonfire Association 

BONFIRE & FIREWORK DISPLAY 

Saturday 3 November 

Starting at 7.00pm on 

Chipstead Meads (the Rugby Club) 

Please come along and enjoy the Chipstead 

bonfire and firework display in a safe 

environment. You will be supporting a 

village event run entirely by volunteers! 

The bonfire will be lit around 7.00pm by 

the Cubs and Brownies followed by the 

firework display. 

There will be other attractions including 

hog roast/burgers etc. 

Adults are £6 Under 14 £3 and Under 5 Free 

Refreshments and Entertainment 

Parking is an issue so please walk or come early 

In aid of The Blonde McIndoe Foundation East Grinstead 

(Burns & Injures) 

& The Queen Elizabeth Foundation in Banstead. 


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Old Coulsdon Community 

Friendship Club 

Meetings: 2 for 2.30 p.m. 

Venue: The Cameron Hall 

Old Coulsdon Congregational Church 

Canons Hill, Old Coulsdon 

All welcome 

Contact: Audrey Stephens 

Tel. 01883 344863 

Feeling like a friendly chat? 

A warm welcome awaits you on: 

Wednesday 10th October 2018 

(2 for 2.30 pm) 

Annual General Meeting (with Raffle) 

Wednesday 14th November 2018 

(2 for 2.30pm) 

Talk by Tim Swansbury on 

the Salvation Army 

St Andrew’s Contact Group 

Monthly Pop In Teas 

at St. Andrew’s Church 

Hall, from 2-4pm on the 

second Tuesday of every 

month. A cup of tea, 

sandwiches and cakes 

are served for a modest 

donation. 

The Contact Group Volunteers invite you to 

join them for companionship and friendly 

conversation. If a lift would help, contact 

Monica Jefford 01737 555996 

contactgroup@standrews.coulsdon.net 

St. Andrew’s Church, Coulsdon, CR5 2DD. 




ST JOHN’S CHURCH 

Canon’s Hill, Old Coulsdon, CR5 1HA 

SUNDAY 4 th NOVEMBER at 3pm 

A SERVICE FOR REMEMBERING 

PURLEY LIT 

TALKS 

You can join the Purley Lit at any talk or 

ring Yvonne Walker 01737 552654. 

Held in URC hall, Brighton Rd 

(next to Purley Hospital) starting at 8pm. 

Visitors £5. 

To celebrate the lives of loved ones 

with an opportunity to light a candle 

in their memory 

If you wish to add the name of your loved one 

for the Act of Remembering, please contact 

the church office. Tel: 01737 552461 

More details on the web site: 

www.purley-literary-society.com 

Tuesday 9th October 

Dr Lois Oliver will be speaking on ‘Rubens: 

Painter of Princes, Prince of Painters’. 

Tuesday 23rd October 

John Wilson will be speaking on 

‘The Lancaster Bomber and Me!’ 

Refreshments will be served after the service 


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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

•Accountancy/Finance 

LJ Accounting 25 

One Financial Solutions 79 

Tax Data 41 

•Aerials / Satellite 

Communitech 23 

•Architectural Services 

Jameson Architectural Services 19 

•Blinds/Curtains 

JT Blinds 25 

Mobile Curtain Studio 50 

Surrey Blinds 43 

•Building Services 

Exclusive Extensions 29 

MJ Building Services 57 

SN Building Services 25 

STL Building Services 22 

Taylors Building Services 12 

•Butchers 

JWCC Family Butchers 10 

•Care Services 

Anchor Trust 9 

Right Care For You 33 

•Carpentry 

Ben Saunders Carpentry 18 

•Carpets/Flooring 

Carpets 4U 45 

Janes Flooring 67 

Keith Harris Carpets 75 

•Cleaning 

Brite N Breezy 52 

Surrey Carpet Care 12 

•Computer Services 

Computer Solutions 28 

Fahy Consultancy 67 

•DVD 

Carlton Video 69 

•Education & Tuition 

Aleshas Italian Masterclass 74 

Byron Oasis 82 

Coulsdon COllege 85 

Cuisine by Nadine 46 

KUMON Caterham 17 

Oasis Academy Coulsdon 49 

Spanish Evening Classes 74 

•Electrical/Electrician/Supplies 

Michael Steele Electrician 67 

Surrey Electrical Services 57 

Watt Electrical Services 68 

•Estate Agents/New Homes 

Daniel Adams 3 

John Brown 100 

Optivo - Cane Hill 44 

Park & Bailey 1 

•Fostering 

Nurture Fostering 73 

•Gardening Services 

Absolute Gardens 18 

Aralia Tree Services 52 

CJ Gardening 39 

Daisy Garden 62 

Emsworth Tree Care 29 

Expertrees 59 

Gaskells Gardens 50 

Little Oak Treecare 73 

Manor Gardens 69 

Mario Bonfante Gardening Serv. 29 

Surrey Decking Specialists 33 

•Health, Hair & Beauty 

Bodyshop at Home - Jess 29 

Coulsdon Opticians 30 

Foot Health Centre 31 

Hair by Rachel 52 

Hypnotherapy & Reiki by Ayesha 17 

Jane Naylor-Maury Osteopath 21 

Old Coulsdon Osteopathic Clinic 53 

Relax Therapy 73 

Slimming World 11 

•Hotel 

Coulsdon Manor Hotel 78 

•Kitchens/Bathrooms/Bedrooms 

Dream Doors 47 

Granite Revolutions 76 

•Locksmith 

Alpine Lock Services 14 

•LOGS 

Alsted Farm -ES Harverson & Son 14 

•Motoring 

Beadles KIA Coulsdon 34-35 

Car Body Solutions 55 

Coulsdon Auto Parts 20 

Robe & Hitchen 62 

Top Marks Tyres 20 

Wallace Automotive 38 

•Painter/Decorator/Supplies 

Paintsmart 54 

Pro-Paint Refinishing 66 

Southern Decorator Supplies 6 

•Party Planning 

Vaud et Ville 58 

•Pest Control 

BEE OFF Pest Solutions 54 

Pest Contol South London 19 

•Pets 

Anwells Veterinary Practice 76 

Little 4 Paws 19 

Sitting Purrfect 55 

Whoof Whoof Doggie Day Care 18 

•Photographer 

Andrew Franklin Photography 7 

•Plastering/Brickwork/Tiling 

KWS Plastering Services 43 

SWS Plastering 6 

•Plumbing & Heating 

Dapson Heating & Plumbing Serv. 31 

DV Services-Plumbing/Install 58 

Jonathan Davidson Heating 37 

MPM Plumbing 43 

SE Services-Heating & Plumbing 39 

•Printing 

Advanced Print 27 

•Property Maint/Handyman Services 

Dave Tuppen Handyman 33 

Maiden Maintenance 28 

Newhill Handyman 61 

RCB Maintenance 55 

Warwick Property Maintenance 71 

•Restaurants/Café 

Bunty’s Kitchen 83 

Chez Vous 51 


Curry Leaf 46 

Karnavar 2 

Surrey National 13 

•Roofing 

Atlas Roofing Construction 26 

BB Roofing 74 

Cladmaster 23 

EB Roofing 51 

SG Roofing 21 

Tacey Roofing 55 

•Solicitor 

Rowe Radcliffe 38 

Streeter Marshall 63 

•Sports & Recreation 

Caterham Dance School 54 

Cuisine by Nadine 46 

•Travel Agency 

Not Just Travel 77 

•Weddings & Event Services 


Surrey National Golf Club 13 

•Windows & Doors 

Atlas Glass 5 

Selsdon Windows 42 

The Surrey Glazin Company 15 

•Wine Shop 

The Grape Variety 65 

Crossword Answers from page 88 

Across: 7 Russia, 8 Coughs, 9 Asia, 

10 Addition, 11 Cinemas, 13 Brain, 

15 Fence, 17 Reverse, 20 Stumbled, 

21 Edge, 23 Affair, 24 Notion 

Down: 1 Puss, 2 Estate, 3 Bananas, 

4 Acids, 5 Guitar, 6 Theories, 

12 Identify, 14 Heading, 16 Combat, 

18 Events, 19 Alert, 22 Grow

INTRODUCING 

INTRODUCING 

WINNER FOR COULSDON 

WINNER FOR COULSDON 

Bond & Sherwill have just won The British Property Awards for Coulsdon. 

Bond Their & Sherwill team performed have just won outstandingly The British throughout Property Awards the extensive for Coulsdon. judging 

period, which focused on customer service levels. 

Their team performed outstandingly throughout the extensive judging 

period, Bond & which Sherwill focused have now on been customer shortlisted service for levels. a number of national awards 

which will be announced later in the year. 

Bond & Sherwill have now been shortlisted for a number of national awards 

which 

The British 

will be 

Property 

announced 

Awards 

later 

provide 

in the year. 

agents throughout the UK with an 

invaluable opportunity to compare the service that they provide against 

The the British service Property provided Awards by their, provide local, agents regional throughout and national the competition. 

UK with an 

invaluable opportunity to compare the service that they provide against 

the Agents service who provided go that by extra their, mile local, and regional provide outstanding national competition. 

levels of 

customer service are rewarded with our accolade, which acts as a 

Agents beacon who to highlight go that extra these mile attributes and provide to their outstanding local marketplace. levels of 

customer service are rewarded with our accolade, which acts as a 

beacon to highlight these attributes to their local marketplace. 

Bond & Sherwill 

134 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2ND 

Bond 020 & 8660 Sherwill 0189 

134 www.bond-sherwill.com 

Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2ND 

020 8660 0189 

www.bond-sherwill.com 

2018 

2018 

ESTATE AGENT 

IN COULSDON 

ESTATE AGENT 

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THE BRITISH PROPERTY AWARDS are one of the most inclusive estate agency 

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A refreshing 

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selling and 

letting your 

home with . . . 

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BROWN 

MARK 

YOULL 

SALES & LETTINGS 

MERGING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

105 Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 1EH 

T: 01737 551111 

W: www.johnbrownmarkyoull.co.uk 

JOHN 

BROWN 

MARK 

YOULL

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