TW11 May '14

Issue 45 – May 2014

In this issue

TW11

Local Events This MonthNotice Board

Chestnut SundayAlfresco Kitchens

Rev Stephen HalesThe Magic of MadeiraLandmark Arts Centre

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MAY brings a very green and lush looking Teddington. How

fortunate we are to never be too far away from a tree lined street, park or garden. The trees are

looking most majestic now their foliage has at last returned.

We talk to the very knowledgeable Bill Swan of Bushy park on pages 16 and 17. Where he tells us a bit about the history of Chestnut Sunday and what is planned for the event on 11th May.

Our interiors columnist Tanya Dunbavin is also firmly focused on the outdoors this month. For some serious garden envy see page 22.

With our regular columns and expert advice to keep you entertained and informed, I hope you enjoy this edition of TW11 and look forward to seeing you again next month.

This monthChestnut Sunday Pages 16 & 17

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Bushy Park’s Chestnut Sunday

B ILL SWAN, ASSISTANT PARK Manager at Bushy has a great fondness for the park. He was brought up in the area, where his father worked as a scientist at Bushy House for forty years, so it is particularly apt that he now works for The Royal Parks.‘We are a small organisation, although we run Hyde, St James, Green, Regents, Greenwich, Richmond and Bushy parks as well as Kensington Gardens. Unbelievably for all those spaces there’s only around 100 people who are direct employees. This includes all the areas, with a Park Manager and some assistants, technical officers plus marketing and administration. So it’s a small club really and because of that we get involved in a great diversity of things.’ says Bill.IRoyal Parks are a government agency, They are entrusted to maintain the fabric of the park, the horticulture, the trees and oversea building projects such as historical restorations and heritage landscapes. While the land is owned by the Crown estate. These spaces were opened up to the public during the reign of William IV as part of the Royal Parks Act. This means there is public access and the maintenance of the park is paid for by tax payers. Each year and particularly in recent years, government grants have diminished. Bill explains ‘The pressure for income generation goes up and up. There are a lot of events across the parks, with Hyde Park holding major concerts and there are ceremonial events in St James. But because the management focus of Bushy Park is to be a deer park with access to the public, we don’t have the level of events some of the others see. The deers come first, which means our events are small.’

Bill is the event organiser of the ever popular Chestnut Sunday held yearly in Bushy Park. ‘I do feel like it’s my baby. As soon as Christmas is over I start to gear up for the next event.It’s the one biggest event in the park throughout

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Contents

Welcome – Page 1

Events Calendar – Page 2

Notice Board – Page 4

Local News – Pages 6 & 14

Events – Pages 6, 8 & 12

Chestnut Sunday – Pages 16 & 17

Children’s Activities – Pages 18 & 20

Alfresco Dining – Page 22

Rev Stephen Hales – Pages 24 & 26

World of Wine – Page 28

Councillor’s Update – Page 30

Landmark Arts Centre – Page 33

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Events Calendar May 2014Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

31st

Bushy parkrun every

Saturday 9am

Mari Wilson see p33

Plant Sale See p4

Style Party see p10

Jazz Night see p12

Music Festival See p10

Growing Old Disgracefully

See p8

Dinner see p10

Live Music see p8

Chestnut Sunday See p16

Magic Flute see p12

NPL Open

Day see p12

Spring Fair see p4

Art Exhibition see p4

Fabulous Women see p12

Strictly Gershwin

see p8

WI see p10

Sprio see p33

Deadline to book an ad in

TW 11or tell us

about your event

Dinner see p10

Bank Holiday

Dead Parrots Society

see p10

Try Bowls see p4

Fete See p4


Bank Holiday

Polling Day




FBHP Walk see p12

FBHP Talk see p12

Dead Parrots Society see p8

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By being a member you are helping to support our endeavours, our history and our future, and making Teddington an even better place in which to work and live.C O M P E T I T I O NOur new membership leaflet features these five Teddington buildings. If you are not already a member tell us what they are and the first 5 correct entries will win free membership for a year.

If you’d like to join anyway then go on-line at www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk or contact Jenny for one of our leaflets.

Jenny Michell 020 8977 0772

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Notice Board

May Spring Fair

Saturday 17th May10am–1.30pm

Plants stall, stalls, side shows,

cakes & refreshments.

In aid of the church hall refurbishment

Teddington Methodist Church Car Park

1 Stanley Road, TW11 8PT

Come and Try BowlsSunday, 11th May 10am–12 noon & Wednesday, 14th May 6pm–8pm

Teddington Bowling Club invite people who think they might like to take up the sport to their Green in Grove Gardens, Teddington for one of these two try-out sessions conducted by qualified bowls instructors. There will be further coaching evenings on May 22 and 29 and June 5 (6-8 pm) for those who want

to pursue their initial interest.

All sessions free.

S u m m e r F e t eSaturday 17th May 11am–3pm

Attractions include a Grand Raffle: Bric-a-Brac, plants, cakes, clothing, face painting, name the

teddy, sweets in a jar and much more. There will morning coffee or tea: a BBQ from 12pm and

afternoon tea and cake.Entrance £1 includes a hot drink

Children Under 10 are free.St. Mark’s Church,

St. Mark’s Road, TW11

Annual Plant & Cake Sale

Teddington School PTA

With a superb selection of

quality plants at affordable

prices direct from a wholesaler:

Bedding & patio plants,

perennials, vegetables, shrubs

and much more

Plus a great selection of hot

and cold refreshments as well

as cakes and bacon butties.

Saturday 10th May, 10am – Midday

Teddington School,

Broom Road, TW11

Teddington Artists ExhibitionSaturday 10th & Sunday 11th May from 10am-6pm.The annual exhibition of beautiful paintings, original prints, jewellery, textiles, objet trouvés and ceramics at the National Physical Laboratory Atrium in Teddington. For further information contact Anouschka Hutton [email protected] tel: 07801 444 354or Peg Morris [email protected] tel: 07958 758 298www.teddingtonartists.co.uk

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Teddnet’s Fifth Birthday

TEDDNET’S AIM IS a very simple one – to be a one-stop shop for finding good people

working in the Teddington area. They are a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, working with and supporting Totally Locally, The Teddington Business Community and the Teddington Society.

The website features members who are only listed if someone already on the site has recommended them to join. Most of the members are people without shop-fronts – leading Teddnet to be described as ‘A showcase for Teddington’s Hidden Workforce’.

On 20th March, they celebrated their 5th birthday in the The Anglers function room, which was buzzing with members. It was a perfect excuse to get together over a glass or two of Prosecco and share a tasty slice of birthday cake kindly donated by Cakes by Trudi.

Hopefully it won’t be another five years before the hidden workforce have an excuse to get together for a drink.

Go to teddnet.org to see just what the area has to offer. And if you’d like to join, have a look and see if any of the members are willing to recommend you.

THIS SUMMER, JUST before the real event in Brazil, Totally Locally Teddington will be hosting

it’s own local version of the World Cup!

The tournament will see 16 5-a-side teams from local independent businesses battle it out at Teddington Cricket Club in glorious Bushy Park on Sunday June 1st to be crowned champions by a local celebrity.

Many local events are geared towards mums and kids so here is one for the dads! Other fund-raising activities including a raffle with fabulous

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prizes from local businesses will raise funds for the League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital.

Held on Sunday 1st June, on the day there will be a BBQ and bar for supporters (and players!) so come along to support your favourite business/team.

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Events

Mondays and Thursdays, 6 - 6.30 pmOne Bit WonkeyThis women’s hydrotherapy exercise group was

established since the hydro pool at Teddington

Pool first opened in 2002. The exercises are very

gentle and the luxurious warm water, 34-36

degrees C allows tense muscles to relax. They

currently have spaces in their twice weekly

classes and ask for a quarterly commitment to

one or both sessions, but invite women to come

and try it first for free! They are a voluntary non-

profit group the rates are very reasonable.

Contact: Carolyn Forsyth 020 8255 1746.

Friday 2nd May, 8pm for 8.30pm startThe Dead Parrot SocietyA welcoming stand-up comedy night featuring

David Mills, Linsday Sharman,

Tez Ilyas, Viv Groskop, Andrew

West, Thanyia Moore, Ceilia

Delatori, Thomas Ward &

Katie Lane.

Tickets: £10, Reserve:

thedeadparrotsociety.co.uk

Royal Oak, 172 High St,

Teddington, TW11 8HU

Sunday 4th May, Growing Old DisgracefullyStill got the moves but can’t find anywhere great

to go out? Balearic and Acid House Legend DJ

Steve Proctor joins the GODS team, so get your

babysitter organised and your

dancing shoes on. Tickets available

from the website

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Cost: £6.

Any other enquiries can be directed

to [email protected] or 07956 365233.

The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ

Sunday 4th May, 8pmThe Ukaye UkesLive Music night.

The Anglers, 3 Broom Road, TW11 9NR

Saturday 10th May, 7.30pm Teddington Summer Music Festival – La Belle Epoque The London Dvorák Ensemble under their

conductor Tom Higgins, make a welcome return

to Teddington for a programme featuring music

by Gounod, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Dvorák, Elgar

and Offenbach.

Tickets from www.wegottickets.com or on

the door.

Cost £12.50 (£10 concessions)

Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

Saturday 10th May - 7.30pmStrictly Gershwin

The New Foxtrot Serenaders present an evening

of some of the best loved melodies of George

Gershwin. ‘I’ve got Rhythm’, ‘They Can’t take that

Away from Me’ and many more.

Tickets: £12/£10 (Concessions)

Contact Lesley Alabaf, 0333 1212 300,

[email protected].

Normansfield Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, 2a

Langdon Down Centre, Teddington, TW11 9PS.

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Events

10th May and 24th May, 10amIntroduction to DressmakingTwo workshop for beginners.

Teddington Baptist Church, Church Road, TW11

Cost: £120.

To book call Emma Morrison 07951680221.

Sunday 11th May, 7.30pmTeddington Summer Music Festival – The highly regarded Artesian Quartet perform

Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59 No.2

(‘Razumovsky’) and Haydn’s String Quartet in Bb,

Op 76 No.4 (the ‘Sunrise’) Tony Lamb (clarinet)

joins them for Mozart’s popular Clarinet Quintet

in A, K581.

Tickets: £12.50/£10 (Concessions)

Contact Lesley Alabaf, 0333 1212 300,

[email protected].

Normansfield Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, 2a

Langdon Down Centre, Teddington, TW11 9PS.

Sunday 11th to Saturday 17th May, Sunday 4pm, Weekdays 7.45pmDinnerPresented by the Teddington Theatre Club and

directed by Harry Medawar.

Food, sex, death, it’s what life is

all about. Take one hostess, add

her philosopher husband, then

add his former lover, add spice

and leave to simmer. Then add

his best friend, together with

his new wife, mix well and stir,

slowly. Raise the temperature,

add unexpected ingredients and keep stirring.

Raise the temperature again. Leave to marinate.

Then serve.

Age Restriction: This production is not suitable

for persons under 15 years.

Special Event: Post-show discussion with director

Harry Medawar on Sunday 11 May. This special

event is free for ticket holders of that

day’s performance.

Ticket prices: £12.00 & £14.00

Box office: Telephone: 0845 838 7529 (10am –

8pm) Online: ttc-boxoffice.org.uk

Wednesday 14th May, 8pmTeddington WIThe guest is paralympian sit

skier Talan Skeels-Piggins. A

thoroughly motivational speaker

who represented GB 2008

through 2010.

Contact:

[email protected]

Venue: Constitutional Club, 5 Stanley Road, TW11

Thursday 15th May, 8.30pmStyle PartyLearn how to enhance your body shape and

receive advice on styles and colours that suit you

with personal stylist & shopper Megan Watson.

Plus guest speakers Dan Carlos - personal trainer,

Emma Callaway - beautician, Kerry Haddon

-hairdresser and Abigail Hall - Stella & Dot stylist,

who will share their professional advice. A

complimentary drink, entry into free raffle prize

draw and a £10 gift voucher is included in

the price.

The Royal Oak, 172 High St, TW11 8HU

Price: £15 (inc comp drink & raffle)

Book on line: styleparty2014.eventbrite.co.uk,

[email protected]

Friday 16th May, 8pm for 8.30pm startThe Dead Parrot SocietyA welcoming stand-up comedy night featuring

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Events

Mr Susie, Paul David Collins, Sean Brightman, Viv

Groskop, Fred Ferenczi, Brenda Gilhooly, Janet

Bettesworth and Laurence Owen.

Tickets: £10, Reserve: thedeadparrotsociety.co.uk

Royal Oak, 172 High St, Teddington, TW11 8HU

Saturday 17th May, 11amFamily Walk Friends of Bushy and Home Park run a family

walk in the Woodland Gardens with Jane Cliff

Meet at the Welcome Centre. fbhp.org.uk

Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, Saturday 7.30pm and Sunday 3pmThe Magic Flute

Mozart’s final theatrical

masterpiece is an exotic cocktail

of ritual and symbolism and

perhaps a dash of pantomime

for good measure. It is a playful

and irreverent look at man’s

search for love and his struggle

to attain wisdom and virtue.

Performed by Commedia

Productions, it is fully staged

and sung in English and features a company of

professional soloists accompanied by the Virtual

Reality Orchestra.

Tickets: £20, £16 (concs) £10 (under 16s).

Contact Lesley Alabaf, 0333 1212 300, Lesley.

[email protected]. Normansfield

Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Down

Centre, Teddington, TW11 9PS.

Tuesday 20th May, 2-8pmNPL Open HouseGiving people the chance to explore much of the

science that goes on at NPL and the facilities

that are used to do it. The date is significant:

20th May is World Metrology Day, which marks

the anniversary of the signing of the Metre

Convention in 1875.

A free event, although registration is essential

npl.co.uk/open-house/register/

Friday 21st May, 10amFabulous Women NetwinningA breakfast meeting with a mix of formal and

informal networking. Please contact in advance

for catering purposes. Cost: £10 for breakfast

Contact: [email protected]

The Anglers, 3 Ferry Road, TW11 9NR

Thursday 22nd May, 8pmFBHP TalkJam yesterday, Jam tomorrow

By Verusca Calabria.

St John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Teddington.

fbhp.org.uk

Tuesday 27th May, EveningRetro Jazz NightRetro Bistrot serves up a double helping of jazz

geniuses with Rocky Winslow on trumpet and

Michael Newman on saxophone. Retro Bistrot,

114-116 High St, TW11 8JB. Booking: 020 8977 2239.

Commedia Productionspresents Mozart’s opera

The Magic FluteFully-staged, sung in English and featuring

a company of professional soloists accompanied by the Virtual Reality Orchestra.

Sat 17th May at 7.30pm and Sun 18th May at 3.00pm

Tickets: £20.00, £16.00 (concessions), £10.00 (under 16s) Web: www.langdondowncentre.org.uk

Email: [email protected]: 0333 1212 300

NormansÞeld TheatreLangdon Down Centre

2A Langdon Park Teddington TW11 9PS

Langdon Down Centre is owned and managed by the Down’s Syndrome Association

Registered Charity Number 1061474

150th Anniversary of the London & South Western Railway Fulwell Junction to Shepperton

HAMPTON TRANSPORT GALA & FAIR - Sunday 7th September

40 page Souvenir Programme available from 1st August - £5

Proceeds to The League of Friends

of Teddington Memorial Hospital,

Linden Hall Community Centre and

3rd Hampton Scout Group

10am to 5pm Free event

Hampton Station, Station, Ashley, Percy and Wensleydale Roads and Station Approach

♦ See - 1885 L&SWR steam loco 488 and 1910 Brake 3rd coach number 1520

♦ Display of 17 vintage London buses in Station Road

♦ Free bus tours to & from Twickenham, Fulwell, Hampton Hill, Kingston and Hampton Court on classic London buses

♦ Transport fair, exhibitions and model railways

♦ Family fun, Park Lane Stables pony rides & beer tent

Getting there - R68 from Teddington, 1/2 hourly train service from Strawberry Hill & Fulwell, free buses from Twickenham, Fulwell and Hampton Hill

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Riding for everyone at Park Lane Stables

At Park Lane Stables we welcome everyone, whatever your age, experience or ability. From toddlers to centenarians, there’s something for you whether you’ve never ridden before or just want to get back in the saddle. We also offer special facilities for the differently able and are now a Riding for the Disabled Centre.

As well as our long established and very popular stables in Teddington, we now have full facilities at Old Farm, Oak Avenue in Hampton.

Come along to our Open Day at Teddington on Saturday 24th May and help raise money for 21 & Co, the Down syndrome charity, from 2 until 6pm.

The arena at Old Farm Stables

Riding in Bushy Park

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If you’d like to Volunteer, call 020 8977 7575 (during the above hours) for more information or email [email protected].

Teddington Sea CadetsSunday mornings between 10am -1pm, please go along to chat with their current instructors and the Officer in charge, Dave Morris and see if there is a role that will suit you.

The Sea Cadets are about giving the youth of Teddington the best possible start in life through nautical adventure and fun and have been established since 1953. The unit also teaches Cadets to have a responsible approach to life enhanced with the fact that they mix with younger and older cadets whilst on board.

THE SEA CADETS UNIT are looking for enthusiastic individuals who can provide

training, direction, assistance and can work well with young people as part of a team.

Their Unit has recently been refurbished and has some of the best boating facilities available. They are seeking adults who have specialist, sailing, paddle sport and engineering skills with a positive, tolerant and forward thinking attitude.

So, if you have some free time and can commit your Tuesday evenings between 7-10pm &

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Bloom for Britain

AS YOU TRAVEL round the town, doesn’t it cheer you up to see front gardens and frontages

covered with colourful flowers? Even swathes of yellow dandelions in the roadside verges can brighten a dull stretch of road. This year Richmond Borough In Bloom launch their Awards at Strawberry Hill House with St. Mary’s College on May 1st and anyone can enter.

If you have a lovely front garden or a smaller garden frontage, if you live in a block of flats or in a community building there’s a category for you. There are also Hotel or Pub, Business Premises, Commercial Centre or if you qualify for Best Environmental Garden or Project there’s a category for you.

All you have to do is enter or you can enter someone else if you ask their permission.

Entry forms can be had from www.RichmondBoroughinBloom.co.uk Closing date for entries is Friday 27th of June so plenty of time to put those green fingers to work. Teddington has helped the Borough win gold in London In Bloom and go on to win gold in Britain in Bloom. We can do it again if we all get gardening!

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Bushy Park’s Chestnut Sunday

BILL SWAN, ASSISTANT PARK Manager at Bushy has a

great fondness for the park. He was brought up in the area, where his father worked as a scientist at Bushy House for forty years. So it is particularly apt that he now works for The Royal Parks and more importantly at Bushy.

‘We are a small organisation, although we run Hyde, St James, Green, Regents, Greenwich, Richmond and Bushy parks as well as Kensington Gardens. Unbelievably for all those spaces there’s only around 100 people who are direct employees. This includes all the areas, with a Park Manager and some assistants, technical officers plus marketing and administration. So it’s a small club really and because of that we get involved in a great diversity of things.’ says Bill.

Royal Parks are a government agency, entrusted to maintain the fabric of the park, the horticulture, the trees and oversea building projects such as historical restorations and heritage landscapes. While the land is owned by the Crown estate, these spaces were opened up to the public during the reign of William IV as part of the Royal Parks Act. This means there is public access and the maintenance of the park is paid for by tax payers. Each year and particularly in recent years, government grants have diminished.

Bill explains ‘The pressure for income generation goes up and up. There are a lot of events across the parks, with Hyde Park holding major concerts and there are ceremonial events in St James. But because the management focus of Bushy Park is to be a deer park with access to the public, we don’t have the level of events some of the others see. The deers come first, which means our events are small.’

Bill is the event organiser of the ever popular Chestnut Sunday held yearly in Bushy Park. ‘I do feel like it’s my baby. As soon as Christmas is over I start to gear up for the next event.

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Chestnut Sunday, 11th May Parade Starts at 12.30 event finishes at 4.30pm Chestnut Avenue will be closed to through traffic between 12.15pm–1.30pm

It’s the one biggest event in the park throughout the year. Originally it was a Victorian and Edwardian event that later fizzled out between the war years. In those days they would have these really big cycle gathering that would coincide with the flowering of the chestnut trees. You’d get lots of groups coming out of the city in charabancs for a day out from the smoke.’

‘It was around 1976 when the parade was reinstated by Hampton Wick Association members Colin and Mu Kirby Pain. It restarted as a small affair, with a walk down Chestnut Avenue and a picnic. As time went by the event gathered more momentum. We have had some very large events that were staged for the VE Day commemorations, then again in 1999, for the 300 year anniversary of the Avenue being laid out. And a similarly large event in 2000. After that we decided to rearrange things so now it is a more locally run event organised from the park office here at Bushy. We moved the event site to near the playground which made more sense with the car park, kiosk and infrastructure. And that’s how we’ve run it ever since.’

‘On a good day there are around 15,000 visitors that attend. Although that is very weather dependant, if it rains it may be nearer 5,000, but there is always a good core of people that come through the gates. The parade is a great attraction, along with the traditional fairground. There’s also various information stalls about wildlife and initiatives, we have historical reenactments and the horse rangers give a display. The wildlife officer will put on a big display about all of the wildlife in Bushy and there is a historical display about the park. There is a live band or two, tree surgeon demonstrations, Park Lane Stable pony rides, so there really is lots going on. The parade has Companion Cyclists, veteran cyclist with historical models, City of London Police Horses, the cadet marching band, classic motorbikes, cars and lots of military vehicles. It is quite a sight. Lots of people bring picnics and really make a day of it.’

‘It is always a great day out, so now we just need to see if the chestnut flowers will still be out to grace the day held in their honour!’

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Children’s ActivitiesIf you are interested in attending any of these

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Beginners Knitting for KidsEvery Sunday, 10am Cost £20, discount with TLC loyalty card or buy 3 classes and get fourth free.email [email protected] or call 0208-977-0080 to book as places limited to 6.

Busy Bees Tuesdays: 10–11.30am, parent and toddler group for 2∞ years to pre-school.Contact: Siobhan Crowther 020 8977 8000. Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

Catch-a-ballsFridays: various times and ages. Fun games and activities including ball handling skills, bat and ball techniques and agility. Develop balance and posture, co-ordination and spatial awareness and social skills. Book your free trial class now.Contact: 020 8398 3034, [email protected], www.catch-a-balls.co.uk. Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

ChatterbooksSecond Tuesday of the month: 4.15pm, school yrs 4-5Chat about books, play games, do quizzes, find out about authors and have a lot of fun together! Contact: 020 8734 3304, [email protected] Library, Waldegrave Rd, TW11 8NY

Come and PlayMondays & Tuesdays, 9.30-11.30amFriendly parent led play group for walkers to pre-schoolers. St Marks Scout Hut, St Marks Rd. Contact: [email protected] or just turn up.

Classical BabiesFriday 16th May, 11–11.45am, families and babies up to 3 years45 minutes of music by professional musicians in a family friendly environment. Contact: Nadine Andre on 07732 058705 or [email protected] Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11 9NN

Dragon Drama Improvisational theatre, storytelling, acting, movement, mime, magic and mayhem! Workshops for Preschool - Eighteen years old. For further information contact 07590 452 436 or [email protected]. www.dragondrama.co.uk

Fairtrade FridaysEvery Friday 10–12noonFairtrade cafe with tea, coffee and snacks served. All welcome - toys available for the children.Teddington Methodist Church in the main hall, 1 Stanley Road, TW11 8PT

Footie TotsTuesdays and Wednesdays, 2∞–8 years.An Introduction to the world of fitness and football for children. Teaching basic ball skills, scoring lots of goals and hav-ing fun on the way.Contact Andy on 07931 707720 or [email protected] Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11 & Salvation Army, Chrch Rd. TW11www.footie-tots.co.uk/

Frankie & Flo’s Play CafeTues/Weds/Thurs, 2.30pm - 5.00pm5 years and under, older siblings welcome. A friendly environment with bouncy castle, ride on toys, craft activities, baby area, dressing up clothes, play shop, roller coaster. Professional children’s (and adult) haircuts. Beauty therapist Cost: Under 1 year £2, 1 yr and over £3.501st Sibling £2.00, additional siblings £1.00 (under 6 months free)Contact: Cassie on 07803 594786St Mary’s Parish Hall, Langham Road, Teddington TW11 9HF

Jo JinglesThursdays, time dependant on ageMusic, Singing and movement.For babies - 5 years. Teddington.Jojingles.com/classes.aspTeddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11

Little Wrigglers Dance, Perform & PlayMonday 2-2.45pm 2_ 4 yearsThursdays: 9.45-10.30am, 3-4 years, 10:30-11am, 2-3 years. A creative mix of dance, music and mime to inspire your child to move to music.Contact: Rachel 07817 691660 [email protected], www.littlewrigglers.co.uk. Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11 9NN

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Monkey MusicMondays to Thursdays. Times according to age group. Age: 3 mths–4 years. Small, tailor-made classes to encourage children to learn through songs and games. Contact: Claire Slade 020 8847 4031, www.monkeymusic.co.uk Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Rd, TW11 9NN

Open Door Tuesdays and Fridays: 10-11.30amParent and toddler group for 0- 1/2 years Contact: Siobhan Crowther 020 8977 8000. Teddington Baptist Church,Church Rd, TW11 8PF

Rock SolidFridays: 6.45-8pm, school years 6–8. Games, sports, discussions, activities. Contact: 020 8977 8000, Teddington Baptist Church, Church Rd, TW11 8PF

Story Time @ Teddington LibraryTuesdays: 2.15pm Free weekly story time for the under 5s. Contact: 020 8734 3304, [email protected] Library, Waldegrave Rd, TW11 8NY

Teddington Dance StudioClasses all week and weekends in TeddingtonBallet, modern, tap, street jazz and melody movement, musical theatre, tinny tappers. For 1/2 to 16 year olds.Contact: Natalie 07887 353950, [email protected]

Tempo TotsMondays & Thursdays- 2.30-3.10pm 3months +. 3.20-4pm 12 months +.Live music as a development tool for learning. Drop in and booked available.www.tempo-tots.comSt Johns Ambulance Hall, 26 Park Road, TW11 0AQ & Bullen Hall, Bennet Close, Hampton Wick, KT1 4AT

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Tiny TeddiesFourth Wednesday of the month at 11am0-18 monthsFree baby bounce and rhyme sessions for very young children accompanied by adults. Contact: 020 8734 3304, [email protected] Library, Waldegrave Rd, TW11 8NY & Twickenham library (2nd and fourth Friday of the month)

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Peter & The Wolf – family concertTuesday 27th May, 1.30pmProkofiev’s much-loved musical story for children brought to life by Chamberhouse Winds. Meet the bird (flute), cat (clarinet), Wolf (horn), Grandpa (Bassoon) and the duck (oboe) and listen as the narrator relates the story. Concert also includes other fun works and children can try the instruments at a hands on session afterwards. Great fun!!! Ages: 3yrs+ Running time approx 50 mins + hands on session. Tickets: £5 children / £7 adults / £20 family ticket (2adults & 2 children)

Geist Spirit Wednesday 28th May, 7.30pmGeist Spirit celebrates the joy of singing and choral music through two iconic compositions, J.S.Bach’s deeply spiritual motet Jesu Meine Freude and Alexander L’Estrange’s fabulous jazz-fusion of traditional African songs, Zimbe! Under conductor Richard Harker, the concert will feature musicians from diverse backgrounds: Dulwich Chamber Choir, Emanuel School Junior Choir, Liam Dunachie Jazz Group,Royal Academy of Music String Ensemble and the Landmark’s very own Landmark Sound.Tickets: £6 adults, £4 children

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With this in mind, I turn to the outdoor kitchen, a place of relaxed cooking, mouth-watering smells and the inevitable envy of all the neighbours in a half mile radius. Cooking outside is a welcome change from the usual routine, and it’s just as easy to cook in an outdoor kitchen as it is in an indoor one. Whether you are happy with a burger popped on the barbeque, or you fancy getting stuck in and creating your very own homage to the Mediterranean with a fully integrated outdoor kitchen, there is an option to suit all aspirations and budgets.

Outdoor spaces such as patios, balconies, terraces and decks are all extensions of our homes to be used for relaxation and enjoyment. With some proper space planning and landscaping you can turn even the smallest area into a gorgeous retreat, allowing the summer season to transform the way we use our home.

This simple design from Eric Olsen design (pictured bottom right) is a great use of an outside wall in the garden, providing an understated elegant outdoor kitchen for these residents to enjoy whilst having a little protection from the elements courtesy of the existing roof.

This walled garden in Primrose Hill by London Garden Design (pictured top right) integrates an outdoor kitchen with a seating area, as well as a luxurious wood burning stove, enabling the user to spend time in the space all year round.

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History Focus

ON 4TH JANUARY 1761, the longest running ministry in Teddington was brought to an

abrupt end; Stephen Hales had died.

Hales was born into minor gentry on 17th September 1677 at Bekesbourne in Kent. His parents, Thomas and Mary had eleven children, Stephen was the tenth child and sixth son, and a long way removed from the baronetcy of his grandfather, Sir Robert Hales. Stephen’s father died at an early age and Sir Robert took on his guardianship and saw him placed at Bene’t Collage (the forerunner of Corpus Christi) Cambridge in 1696 at the age of nineteen.

The country was still recovering from the Civil War, the Commonwealth, the Restoration and the Great Plague and the college was predominantly theologian. Little is known of his life at Cambridge other than that he graduated and was elected a Fellow of the college in 1703 and in the same year, he was ordained a Deacon. In this period Hales became interested in every aspect of science and physiology which led to his study of anatomy and the dissection of frogs, dogs and other animals.

On August 10th 1709, he was appointed Perpetual Curate of the parish of Teddington. Although he still continued his experiments on blood pressure and on live horses. Mindful of the distaste with which his parishioners viewed these experiments and not wishing to be considered cruel to animals, he moved his attentions to the life of plants and how they lived and breathed. His work became better

known and he was elected to the Royal Society in 1718 and on March 15th, he delivered his first paper

to the Society. This appeared some time later in his book Vegetable Staticks.

At the time of Hales’ appearance in Teddington, it was a small village of about 400 people, a small manor house and a rundown church. There was no parsonage. The ‘living’ of the church was normally in the hands of the Lord of the Manor but in this case, it had been taken on by a wealthy and influential family, the Bridgemans, to whom Hales was distantly related. This explains his presence in Teddington in the first place. This living was the princely sum of £87, twice the value of his Fellowship. In 1720 at the age of 43, he married Mary Newce, the daughter of a Hertfordshire clergyman. They were married in St Paul’s Cathedral under a special licence by his old college head, Dean William Stanley. Nothing is known of Mary and sadly she died a year later. He conducted the service himself and wrote in the register ‘Mary Hales, my dear wife was buried. Oct.10.1721.’

He set about restoring the fabric of the Church of St Mary which had fallen into disrepair and in the years of his ministry, he virtually rebuilt the church himself. His sermons were moral dissertations, based on the gospels and stressing the Christian values of charity and love. To these he added some of the arguments he had noted for himself, drawn from natural science. The effect of this combination was to draw large attendances to the services to the extent that within five years, it had become necessary to enlarge the Church.

He kept very full records of his ministry and his registers contain much more detail than one would normally expect. One of the more unusual aspects of his tenure was the application of

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Public Penance for acts of immorality. This involved the poor penitents being clothed only in a white sheet, given a white rod and made to stand barefoot, outside the church until the Litany, at which point they were brought inside to be prayed over. The registers show :Anne Clarke, Spinster for Adultery, 10 Feb 1722 William Whiting, for Fornication )Hannah Hill, Widow for Fornication ) 18 Apr 1732Frances Honeywell for Fornication )Sarah Fuller for Fornication, 13 June 1733Frances Honeywell for Fornication, 6 Oct 1737Eliz. Mansell of Hampton got with childBy Joshua Mitchins of London, Feb 8 1740

It was the job of the parish to deal with the poverty of the parish and in addition to support other national tragedies and these, Hales seems to have skilfully dealt with without imposing any huge levies.

One of his particular dislikes was drunkenness not only for the harm that it did to men’s bodies but because of what he called the ‘bewitching of Naughtiness in these fiery liquors.’ He ordered 200 copies of a tract Against Drunkeness and 250 of a similar tract Against Swearing and distributed these around the village. When he took on the living of Farringdon in Hampshire also, he noted that at Farringdon he found himself placed among a sober and industrious people but the people of Teddington were more remiss. In 1741 he calculated that the expectation of life at Farringdon was one third longer than at Teddington which being unhappily within the Gin Bills of Mortality, grows continually from bad to worse.

He undertook some experiments on food preservation and was particularly concerned with the effects of air supply on both human health and stored foodstuffs. He wrote a paper for the Royal Society in 1741 promoting the use of ventilators ‘whereby Great Quantities of Fresh Air may with Ease be conveyed into Mines, Gaols, Hospitals, Work-Houses and Ships, in Exchange for their Noxious Air.’ This slowly became a popular feature of everyday life with

ventilators in granaries speeding drying and eliminating mould and putrefaction. The first major prison installation was at Savoy Prison where the subsequent drop in prisoner deaths was so marked as to prompt new installation in a number of prisons.

The Admiralty finally took up ventilators following some success in reducing illness and death in the merchant fleet, particularly on slave and transport ships. An order went out in 1756 to fit ventilators to all His Majesty’s Ships. Hospitals followed starting with the Navy hospitals at Portsmouth, Gosport and Plymouth to Hyde Park Corner and the Middlesex small-pox hospital.

During the Seven Years War with France, he wrote to the French authorities in charge of English prisoners of war to urge them to install ventilators in their prisons and prison ships. This they did, to the benefit of English prisoners. Hales hoped none would accuse him of treason for corresponding with the enemy.

Back at home in Teddington, he improved life in the village with a method of flushing the drain in the High Street which ran the full length from the village pond to the River Thames with a supply of fresh water fed into the pond.

Hales died on 4th January 1761 after a short illness at the age of eighty four, having been parish priest at Teddington for fifty two years. He is buried under the tower of the church and in 1986, a memorial plaque was placed on the floor of the porch.

Sources: Stephen Hales DD, FRS by A E Clark-Kennedy, Stephen Hales DD, FRS 1677-1761 by David G C Allan

Ken Howe is a historian and author of several local history books [email protected] Tel: 020 8943 1513

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Tim Syrad runs the Teddington Wine Society teddingtonwinesociety.co.uk @winemantim

I HAVE JUST RETURNED from my first trip to Madeira and feel utterly compelled to share my

thoughts and experiences. Madeira has always featured in the long history of traditional wines and retains a slightly old fashioned image of a bygone age. I have to report that this vibrant island produces a bewildering array of fascinating wines which deserve some serious attention.

THE HISTORYMadeira was an important port of call for ships travelling to the Americas and East Indies. By the 17th Century, the reputation for Madeira wine was on the ascendant and 112 gallon casks or ‘pipes’ as they were known, were a vital component of any voyage. It was found that the wine tasted quite different after a long hot journey and it is this aspect that makes Madeira rather special.

PRODUCTION AND AGEINGLike Port, Madeira is made by adding a neutral grape spirit a short time after fermentation has started. The fortified wine is then aged in cask to mature – just like Port. The key difference with Madeira is the process called Estufagem which is used to emulate the warm temperatures of a tropical sea voyage. The main methods used to heat and age the wine are:Cuba de Calor: this is bulk aging in stainless steel or concrete tanks surrounded by pipes that allow hot water up to 55°C to circulate around the tank. Canteiro: this method is used for the best Madeiras. The wines are stored in cask and left to mature in the warm winery and a gap is often left at the top of the barrel to encourage oxidation. These casks can age for 100 years or more.

THE TASTE AND STYLEFor bulk production the grape Tinta Negra Mole is widely used. It is a crossing of Pinot Noir and Grenache that was developed 200 years ago. In importance, though, there are the four ‘noble’ varieties, which in order of dryness to sweetness

are: Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malvasia (Malmsey). There are also a few hectares of the rare Terrantez grape.

The broad style of Madeira is that of an oxidised, fortified wine with varying levels of sweetness and intensity depending on the variety used and the amount of ageing employed. It is common to see 5, 10, 15 and 20 year old wines which reflect the amount of ageing they have had. The concept of Colheita or vintage is well developed as well. These are wines from a specific year and it is still possible to buy old Madeiras dating back to the 19th Century. Due to the pasteurising effect of the production method, Madeiras have an extremely long life. Cheese & Wine Matching – Bonus TipPortuguese Rabaçal is made from a mix of sheep and goat’s milk and cured for a minimum of 20 days. The mature examples are semi hard yet retain a pleasant freshness. Pair with a five year old Verdelho – a little bit of sweetness just works with the tartness of the cheese.

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vote – 32% - and those over 65 certain to vote – 74%. It is arguably because of this disparity in voting that politicians have been able to support changes in our society over the last two decades that have resulted in a huge disparity between the life experiences enjoyed by older ‘babyboomers’ and those available to younger people today.

Whilst the babyboomers have enjoyed free university tuition, cheap housing that has since appreciated into a tidy nest egg, secure jobs with high wages and meaningful pensions. Today’s graduates are more likely to start their careers heavily in debt, facing difficultly ever owning a home and an uncertain jobs market. Would this really have happened if 74% of under-25s were certain to vote...?

OUR TERM OF OFFICE as your local councillors comes to an end on Thursday 22nd May,

when voters across the borough have the chance to elect their councillors for the next four years and, at the same time, their Members of the European Parliament for the next five years. Richmond upon Thames is divided up into 18 electoral wards and each ward returns three councillors - making 54 in total.

It’s a busy time for councillors and candidates, who all have to deliver an enormous volume of leaflets and knock on as many doors as possible to find potential supporters and talk to people about our plans for the next four years.

Richmond Council delivers a huge range of public services and facilities that touch on many aspects of our lives, such as schools and nurseries, social services, housing, public health campaigns, environmental health, leisure and recreation facilities, libraries, youth centres, local planning controls, parks, roads, cycle lanes and footpaths, waste and recycling.

I would therefore encourage everybody to take up their right – and their civic duty – and use their vote. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on 22nd May.

An increasing number of people choose to vote by post, finding it much more convenient than having to visit the polling station on election day. If you’d like to vote by post, then there is a simple form here: www.richmond.gov.uk/postal_vote_application_form.pdf which has to be returned by 5pm on 7th May. Your ballot papers are then sent to you a couple of weeks before polling day for you to fill in and post back. This is particularly helpful if you might be away on election day.

I would particularly like to encourage the under-25s to vote. A recent article in the Guardian reported on the extremely large gap between the proportion of young people who are certain to

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HospitalsKingston Hospital NHS Trust Galsworthy Road, Kingston Upon ThamesTel: 020 8546 7711

West Middlesex University Hospital Twickenham Road, IsleworthTel: 020 8560 2121

NHS Walk-in-CentreTeddington Walk-in CentreOpen Mon-Fri, 8am-10pm, weekends and bank holidays 9am–9pmTeddington Memorial HospitalHampton RoadTel: 020 8714 4004

Coastguard 020 8312 7380HM Coastguard LondonRiver Thames from Shell Haven Point and Egypt Bay to Teddington www.mcga.gov.uk

Local MPVince Cable, Liberal [email protected], Tel: 020 8892 0215

CouncilLondon Borough of Richmond upon ThamesTel: 08456 122660 Richmond.gov.ukEmergencies (out of hours) Tel: 020 8891 7413

Local Councillor Public SurgeriesTeddington Ward1st Saturday of each month at Teddington Baptist Church, 10.30am-12.pm

Hampton Wick1st Wednesday of each month at Hampton Wick Library, 5pm. No appointment necessary

Associations• Friends of Bushy & Home ParksAnnie Murray , Tel: 020 8287 2748www.fbhp.org.uk

• The League of Friends Teddington Memorial Hospital www.friends-tmh.org.uk, [email protected]

• Teddington Business Community131 High Street, TW11 [email protected] www.teddingtonbusinesscommunity.comwww.teddbiz.co.uk

• Teddington Choral Societywww.teddingtonchoral.co.uk

• The Teddington Society21 Teddington Park, TW11 8DBsecretary@teddingtonsociety.org.ukwww.teddingtonsociety.org.uk

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Teddington LibraryWaldegrave Road, TW11 8NYTel: 020 8734 [email protected]

OPENING HOURS:Mon: 9.30-7pmTues: 9.30am-6pmWed: 10am-7pmThurs & Fri: 9.30am-6pmSat: 10am-4pmSun: 1pm-5pm

Teddington Safer Neighbourhoods TeamTeddington Police Station, 18 Park Road, TW11 0AQ 020 8721 2748, 07768 178924 [email protected] www.met.police.uk/teams/richmond/teddingtonhttp://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/

Teddington Pools & Fitness CentreVicarage Road, TW11 8EZ, Tel: 020 8977 9911

Teddington Sports CentreTeddington School, Broom Road, TW11 9PJ Telephone and fax: 020 8977 0598

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Richmond Art Society Spring Exhibition Saturday 3rd – Monday 5th May, 10am – 6pm (5.30pm on Monday 5th) A diverse range of art from over 100 local artists. Paintings in different styles and media, including oils, watercolour, acrylics plus graphic works, original prints, ceramics and sculpture. All work for sale. Admission: Free

An Evening with Mari WilsonThursday 8th May, 8pmThe first concert in an exciting new partnership between the Landmark and Pizza Express Music which will see some of the very best jazz, soul and blues artists coming to Teddington. Join ‘The Neasden Queen of Soul’, Mari Wilson, for an evening of hits old and new. Her enchanting voice and beautiful arrangements will take you on a musical journey through a surprising and diverse mix of both classics and contemporary songs. Mari has made regular appearances at venues such as Ronnie Scotts, The South Bank and at festivals alongside legends such as BB King and Ray Charles. In association with Pizza Express Music.Tickets: £20 / £17.50 (£18 / £16 LAC Members)

Teddington Summer Music presents Favourites of Stage and ScreenSaturday 17th May, 7.30pmThe Richmond Symphonic Concert Band, under their conductor Tom Higgins, perform an evening of popular music from Stage and Screen including The Magnificent Seven; Overture: The Barber of Seville; The Magic of the Musicals (Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady); Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Waltz; Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever! and featuring the work of Sir Noël Coward.Tickets: £12.50 / £10 seniors / £7 U16s

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