Connection November 2014

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The clocks have gone back and Winter is upon us butbefore the C word is mentioned (thats Christmas!) westill have Bonfire Night to look forward to - turn to page 39for a list of local displays in your area.

And before the season of indulgence commences, take alook at Jades advice in Fit for Life on page 30 as she talksthrough how to diet and exercise your way to a flat stomach.

Solicitor Nicola Dudley has some news on changes to intestacy laws in Legal Matters on page 12 and Eleana coversthe hot topic of mens health this Movember in HolisticHealth on page 26. Happy reading!

Have a great November!Katie [email protected] 831498

P6 Headgear LabsNLP expert Francesca urges you toown it in her latest column.P12 Legal MattersSolicitor Nicola Dudley sheds light onrecent changes to intestacy laws.P18 HomestartWhy not volunteer for the family support charity?P26-27 Holistic HealthEleana tackles mens health thismonth.

P30 Fit for LifePT instructor Jade on achieving a flatstomach with diet and exercise.P34 Charity FocusSantas on his way with BansteadRotary!P36 Keystroke AssociatesLatest techology tips from KeystrokeAssociates.P37, 38 Community NewsP39 Bonfire Night Firework

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It is not often that major changes occurin the area of private client law but theInheritance and Trustees Powers Act2014 was given Royal assent in May thisyear and came into force on 1st October2014. The Act makes changes to the dis-tribution of estates where there is no Will(intestacy) and changes a number ofstatutory provisions which are consideredno longer fit for purpose in the modernworld or have caused difficulties in thepast.

For deaths prior to 1st October 2014 onlyif the deceased had no issue (ie. childrenor grandchildren etc) and no parents,brothers or sisters (or half siblings) wouldthe surviving spouse or civil partner inheritthe entire estate absolutely.

If there are issue, then before the Actcame into force the surviving spousewould only inherit the deceaseds person-al belongings, a fixed sum and an interestfor their lifetime in half of the remainingestate. The other half of the estate wouldgo to the issue absolutely when theyreached the age of 18 years. That factthat the surviving spouse did not inherithalf of the remainder of the estateabsolutely often caused problems as itmeant that some of the deceasedsassets would be held on trust and the sur-viving spouse would not be able to dealwith that part of the estate as theywished. After the Act, instead of only hav-ing the right to benefit from half of theremaining estate for their lifetimes the sur-viving spouse will inherit that half absolute-ly. The remaining half will pass to the issueat 18 as before.

If there are no issue, but there are par-ents or siblings who survive the deceasedthen before the Act the parents wouldinherit one half of the estate and the sur-viving spouse would receive the personalbelongings, a fixed sum and the other halfof the estate. This would mean that the

surviving spouse would have to pay theirparents-in-law (or their deceasedspouses siblings if the parents had prede-ceased) half of the remainder of theestate, which could result in their homehaving to be sold for example. For deathsafter the Act, the gift to any surviving par-ent or sibling has been removed and thesurviving spouse will inherit the entireestate absolutely.

The Act also contains other usefulamendments but does not include provi-sions for cohabitees. This may be a lostopportunity as the number of cohabitingrelationships is predicted to rise fromaround 4.7 million in 2008 to just under 7.6million by 2033. Watch this space!

Next steps?If you would like to discuss this further thenplease do not hesitate to contact NicolaDudley at PWT Advice LLP on 0845 8339025 or 07900 931478 [email protected]

Legal Matters


Solicitor Nicola Dudley explains important changes to intestacy laws

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HEALTH, BEAUTY & FITNESS


When it comes toyour stomach its allabout food. Foodplays the biggest role.

Low-carb eating patternshave proven to be

effective for a nice stomach but theyaren't necessarily the answer to all ofyour problems. Strict low-carb dietsreduce your ability to replenish muscleglycogen (the fuel stored inside musclecells) this can make building and maintaining muscle a challenge. Justthink healthy!

Lower abdominal fat is often causedby cortisol, (also known asthe love handles) canbe a sign that you couldbe resistant to the hormone insulin. The pancreas producesinsulin. It is responsible forshuttling glucose (sugar)from your blood cells intothe muscles. When your muscle cells are'full up', the insulin needs to take thesugar out of your blood. It then it stores itin a fat cell which is very often resides inyour love handles and abdomen. Tryreducing sugary and processed carbsyou consume.

Add some green vegetables to yourday, as they have a high nutrient content. Also more dairy so you are get-ting enough calcium. Adding good carbohydrates to your diet that attractfluid and then stays in your stomachlonger than insoluble fibre (like vegeta-bles). Soluble fibre is thought to reduceblood cholesterol by binding with digestive acids made from cholesteroland sending them out of your body.

Now once you eat right try some

workouts for the area. Abdominal and core workouts should

be simple, quick, and effective. A bigproblem people have when trainingabs and core, is their breathing. Youneed to inhale deeply before executingthe movement and then as you crunchor leg raise, blow all of your air out. Thisforces your abdominal muscles to contract. Its not easy for everyone to dothis rhythm, but try to think about pullingin every muscle in your stomach. Youshould then contract your pelvic floorand you will soon get there.

Exercises where you bring your pelvicgirdle towards your torsowhilst remembering yourbreathing, are simple andeffective. These are typesof leg raises. You can dothese in lots of ways, so becreative. Try hanging froma bar, lying down or evenholding your self up on

bars from a bar. Keep your legs straightor bent if this is to hard and then form anL shape with your body in the contracted position. When repeatingexercises like this remember to thinkabout your repetitions, as 10 shouldactually be enough if you do them withperfect technique.

To do a movement for mainly theupper abdominals is to perform a sit-upor crunch. You can do this on the floor oron a bench, standing or also holdingweight. This is where you take your torsoto your pelvic girdle. Be creative.

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Get Fit For Life!Personal trainer Jade Parsons explains how

to get the perfect stomach

Banstead Rotary Club is preparingfor the charity collections inDecember 2014. Rotary giveseverything to charity and we haveraised thousands of pounds over theyears, with none of our members tak-ing a penny for themselves. We arealso careful to see that the money weraise goes to the people who need it.The money from our Christmas collec-tions goes to local charities, and wealso do fundraising for the third worldthroughout the year e.g. sendingShelter Boxes to places like thePhilippines after disasters, so peopleslives will be changed for the better.Ifyou want to give money to charity youcan be sure if you do it via Rotary noneof the money goes into memberspockets and we pass every pennyraised to local charities. We try toensure that the money gets to peoplewho really need it!

We will start our charity collections inBanstead and Nork on 3 Decemberwith Father Christmas touring the areaon his sleigh. We begin the round inBeacon Way and finish in Woodgavil.

On 4 December we move to

Banstead Garretts Lane.Our next visitto the district will be on 8 December inRose Bushes starting in Harkness Closeand finsishing in Shelley Close.

On 9 December we begin in BuffAvenue and tour the area to finish inWinkworth Road. On Wednesday 10December our route takes us throughNork High Beeches from Blue Cedarsto Warren Road. On 11 December wemove back to Banstead and travelfrom Bolters Lane to Wilmot Way. OnMonday 15 December we travelround the Preston Hall Estate drivingfrom Acres Gardens to St LeonardsRoad. Wednesday 17 December willsee us in Tadworth Shelvers Way start-ing in Copley Way and finishing inWessels. 18 December we will focus onthe The Tattenhams and we will finishon 19 December touring aroundTattenham Corner.

For more information you can ringRotarian Derek Aram on 01737 212397or please visit:www.banstead.rotary1140.org orwww.facebook.com/bansteadro-taryclub.

Santas Sleigh Coming Soon Courtesy Of Banstead Rotary

Ho Ho Ho... Watch out, Santa's sleigh is coming to Banstead and holding thereins will be Banstead Rotary. A big thank you to everyone for helping us raise

over 8000.00 last year. Every penny raised went to local charities.He will be landing in a street near you between the 3rd & 19th December

2014. Also, he will be making flying visits toAsda at Burgh Heath, and, Waitrose at

Banstead. For more information please visit: www.banstead.rotary1140.org Or

www.facebook.com/bansteadrotaryclub

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Too Many Phish in the sea: Unlike thetasty type of FISH these Phish areparticularly unpleasant but thereare things you can do to avoid contactwith them.

Never respond to emails requestingpersonal information. Banks and alikewill never ask for passwords or accountdetails by email. Ignore the bate whenoffered it with words like URGENT youraccount details may have been stolenits a ruse. Do not click on a link within anemail visit the bank via its URL on a separate web page.

Keep a regular checks on your onlineaccounts. Anything suspicious report itimmediately. Check that the websiteyou are visiting is secure. This is done bychecking the http:// at the beginningof a site address and if that includes ans you know it is secure and encrypted.

Always use Firewall software such as

Norton Internet security to protect youwhile you are on line and keep it up todate all the time.

There is a useful site at http://gameof-fraud.crimestoppers-uk.org/ if you wantto find out more about different types offraud so that you are informed.

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Tadworth Art Group Winter ExibitionFriday Nov 21st. 6.30-10.00Saturday Nov 22nd 10-6.00Sunday Nov 23rd 10-5.00

St John's Church Hall, Tadworth,Surrey, KT20 5AB

tadworthartgroup.org.uk01737 362404/812983

Chase away those winter blues atour November Exhibition.

A colourful collection of over 300pictures in a broad variety

of styles and media. All pictures arefor sale but whether

you buy or not you'll find plenty toplease you.

Entrance is free, wine and canapson Friday evening, tea

and coffee available at the week-end.

Raffle in aid of local charities

Skates on for Peppa Pig at ChristmasFair in aid of The Childrens Trust

Its time to get your skates on andjoin special guest Peppa Pig at The

Childrens Trust Christmas Fair onSaturday 29th November 2014 at

Tadworth Court, Tadworth, from 12noon to 5pm. FREE ENTRY FOR

CHILDREN and just 3 for adults.Wide range of activities include: the

ever-popular skating rink, SantasGrotto, elf hunt, Christmas arts and

crafts, Christmas market, mulled wineand mince pies and a festive BBQ.To book your entry tickets or tickets

for Santas Grotto* and Skating Rink*(*advanced booking is recommend-

ed) please visit the website:www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/

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The Gage Playerspresents

Our Man In Havanaby Graham Greene adapted for the stage by Clive Francis

27th, 28th and 29th November at 8pmThe Riddell Hall, Walton on the Hill.

Jim Wormold, an under-employed vacuum cleaner salesman living in 1950sCuba, is struggling to pay for his teenage daughters increasingly extrava-gant lifestyle. So when the British Secret Service asks him to become their

man in Havana he cant afford to say no. Theres just one problem . . . hedoesnt know anything! To avoid suspicion, he begins to recruit non-existentsub-agents, concocting a series of intricate fictions about them. But he soon

discovers that his stories are closer to the truth than he could ever haveimagined . . . in a darkly comic tale, how will our man come out on top?

Tickets 10 including tea or coffeeDoors and bars open at 7.30pm.

Box office 01737 812703

TELEVISION ANTIQUES EXPERT IS AUCTIONEER AT CHARITY BALL

Auctioneer and antiques expert from the popular television shows BargainHunt, Flog it! and The Antiques Road Trip, will be helping to raise funds for chil-

dren with brain injury at a charity ball. Thomas Plant will be auctioneer at the annual Construction Ball, being held

by members of the construction industry, at the Duchess Stand, Epsom DownsRacecourse on Friday, 28th November 2014, to raise money for The Childrens

Trust, the UKs leading charity for children with brain injury.

The black-tie charity event, sponsored by Paslode Spit UK, begins at 6.30 pmwith drinks, followed by a three-course dinner. Entertainment includes a fun

casino and live music from popular dance band, Motor City Band.

Tickets are 80 each (tables of 10 can be booked) and can be purchasedon-line at: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/constructionball or for further details

email: [email protected]


Saturday 1st NovemberCaterham Fireworks and Bonfire, Caterham Dene Field, Church Hill. Display at 8pm.Pre-sale tickets only 4, 5 on the gate, under fives free. www.caterhamtable.com.Reigate Rugby Club, Colley Lane, Reigate. Open from 6pm, display 7.30pm, tickets 4(adults)and 3 (children) in advance 6 and 5 on the night. www.reigaterugby.co.ukHorley Fireworks, Horley Recreation Ground, gates open 5pm, bonfire lit 6.30pm, tickets 6 adults, 3 children. www.visitsurrey.com.Saturday 8th November:Banstead Cricket Ground Gates open 6.00pm, display 7.30pm. Entrance by donation.BBQ, bar, glow sticks and a great fireworks display. It gets bigger each year!Brockham Bonfire Brockham Village Green. The centre of Brockham will be a trafficexclusion zone from 5.30pm until at least 11pm. A voluntary donation per person willbe asked for. www.brockhambonfire.comCarshalton Fireworks and Bonfire, Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road, gates 5pm, display7pm. Music and entertainment by Radio Jackie's Roadshow from 5pm. This event is puton by Wallington & Carshalton Round Table. All profit from the event is donated tolocal charities to further support the local community. 5 in advance and 7.50 on theday, under fives are free. www.carshaltonfireworks.org.uk.Epsom Fireworks Display & Funfair Hook Road Arena, gates open 5.30pm, display7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance for 5, 7.50 on the gate (cash only).www.epsomfireworks.com.

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