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Visit us to find out what makes To view a video showing how Weston Green School so special. creativity is used to enthuse and Open Morning: Thursday 5th March engage our youngest pupils, scan the QR code or visit our home page Contact the School Office to book your place: and select “Early Years” Tel: 020 8398 2778 E−mail: [email protected] www.westongreenschool.org.uk Weston Green Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0JN Scan me to play 100441 N_Thames Ditton SPRING 2005 03/03/2015 08:01 Page 3 The Magazine of the Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents’ Association Spring 2015 Published quarterly since Spring 1970 Editorial Team In this Issue: Libby MacIntyre & Sandra Dennis [email protected] News from the Residents’ Association …………………… 7 Magazine Design Know your local Councillor, Karen Randolph …………… 9 Guy Holman Calling all young cricketers ……………………………… 11 24 Angel Road, Thames Ditton Our new website ………………………………………… 13 020 8398 1770 Nurturing the sports stars of tomorrow …………………… 17 Distribution Manager David Youd Why Residents’ Association Councillors ………………… 21 6 Riversdale Road, Thames Ditton KT7 0QL How you can help protect Weston Green ………………… 23 020 8398 3216 Your Residents’ Association in action …………………… 24 Advertisement Manager Ajax – from the river to the sea…………………………… 27 Verity Park 20 Portsmouth Avenue, The nearest run thing……………………………………… 31 Thames Ditton KT7 0RT 020 8398 5926 Music for spring at the Vera Fletcher Hall ……………… 37 Contributors The theatre in Thames Ditton …………………………… 40 You are welcome to submit Spring crossword ………………………………………… 43 articles or images. Please contact the Editorial Team well in advance Walsingham Care ………………………………………… 41 of the next deadline 8th May. Solution to winter crossword……………………………… 44 Advertisers Services, Groups, Clubs and Societies …………………… 45 Thames Ditton Today is delivered to an influential 4000 households Cover illustration: Spring bulbs – Garden of Remembrance throughout Thames Ditton and Weston Green. Contact Verity Libby MacIntyre Park for rates for full page, half and quarter page advertising. www.residents-association.com Officers and staff of the Association are volunteers, but we must fund costs of this magazine, administrative and election expenses, and other expenses such as spring bulb-planting and the village Christmas tree. The subscription is only £3 per household. If you can contribute more, please do so. Subscriptions can be paid via our website www.residents-association.com. Subscriptions (in an envelope please) may be left at Boots Pharmacy, 14 High Street, or Thorkill Road Pharmacy, 94 Thorkill Road, Thames Ditton. Or mail to Membership Secretary Peter Haynes at 6 Onslow Gardens, Thames Ditton KT7 0JJ. Thank you. 3 100441 N_Thames Ditton SPRING 2005 03/03/2015 08:01 Page 4 29 High Street, Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0SD T: 020 8398 2500 F: 020 8398 9990 E: [email protected] Just a click away Buying or selling a home in South West London or Surrey? Then what are you waiting for? Not only does our constantly updated website feature media presentations of all our properties, including slide shows and floorplans, but so do ALL of these top property sites! 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Appointments: To receive nominations 27 Lower Green Road, Esher 020 8398 2484 and appoint Officers and an Auditor: President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Officers Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer Chairman: Rhodri Richards, Ditton Cottage, Giggs Hill Road, 5. Elections: To adopt candidates at the Thames Ditton 020 8224 5181 Elmbridge Borough Council Elections Vice-Chairman: Martin Wilberforce, 7 May 2015 7 River Avenue, Thames Ditton 020 8398 4732 6. Resolutions: To consider any Hon. Treasurer: Christa Silverthorne, resolutions submitted in writing to the 62 Thorkhill Road, Thames Ditton 020 8398 7101 Secretary by 10 March 2015 Hon. Secretary: Florian Traub, 85 Longmead Road, Thames Ditton 020 8224 2880 7. Guest Speaker: Julian Temple – Membership Secretary: Peter Haynes, Estates & Heritage Manager, 6 Onslow Gardens, Thames Ditton 020 8398 6019 Brooklands Museum. Sir Sydney Camm, the Hawker Hurricane and Conveners of Sub-Committees Brooklands Health and Community: President: Maureen Sheldrick, Karen Randolph (see above) 34 The Woodlands, Esher Planning: Graham Cooke, Surrey County Councillor: 23 Ashley Road, Thames Ditton 020 8398 8509 Peter Hickman, Little Lodge, Highways, Drainage: Andrew Roberts, Watts Road, Thames Ditton 020 8339 0931 1 Boyle Farm Road, Thames Ditton 020 8786 6882 THE NEXT RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION OPEN MEETINGS ARE Tuesday 24 March AGM and Tuesday 28 April at 8.00pm, Vera Fletcher Hall, Embercourt Road, Thames Ditton ALL WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THAMES DITTON AND WESTON GREEN ARE WELCOME 5 DISCOVER COLETS, DISCOVER A NEW YOU! With a great range of facilities and a warm welcome from our friendly and professional team, Colets has all you need to make 2015 the year you feel fitter, healthier and happier! CALL NOW TO FIND OUT MORE. 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The draft We have much to thank them for as the proposals on redrawing ward boundaries carpets of flowers herald springtime. would not work and would mean the The RA website has had a facelift break-up of wards like Thames Ditton, under the careful hands of Mark Weston Green and Hinchley Wood with Charlesworth and Damian Kingsford. The their longstanding community identities. new site is a great source of news, The decision to reduce Councillor planning information, groups, help and an numbers is born of ideology but we have a updated version of the “Forum” allowing chance to make our views known through us to comment on local issues. More the public consultation process required by information is included on pages 13-15 or the Local Government Boundary visit www.residents-association.com Our Commission where we can show how we thanks go to Keith Evetts who managed identify with our local community. Go to the former site so well for many years. www.consultation.Igbce.org.uk and send You are now able to pay your your views to the Review Officer subscription to the Residents’ Association (Elmbridge), Local Government Boundary on line via the website. Just go to the Commission for England, Layden House, homepage and click Subscribe. Please take Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG. a little time to subscribe. It’s just £3 a year Your local Councillors will be pleased to (though donations are very welcome!). help with any information you need. The Subscription income is vital to keep the consultation closes on March 31. Residents’ Association running, allowing us to protect and enhance the lovely After a delay the new Post Office is character of the area we live in. now open at Simply Fresh in Thames Ditton High Street. Although there were The Elmbridge Conservative administr - mixed feelings in the community about the ation has decided to reduce from 60 to 48 move, we have retained a Post Office with the number of our Borough Councillors on extended opening hours. Our thanks go to the specious grounds of efficiency and Avni and Harish our former Sub cost saving. Their “savings” amount to Postmasters at 42 High Street. about 38 pence a year per head of population. The down side is that as a The results of the recent parking result there will have to be major changes consultation are being analysed with to ward boundaries, breaking up long implementation due to start in April. standing community borders, costing a Negotiations are ongoing regarding a new great deal of money and wasting time, all cycle rack on the plot of land by the 7 100441 N_Thames Ditton SPRING 2005 03/03/2015 08:01 Page 8 electricity substation at Thames Ditton Street (2012/4026). In addition to the station. refuse bins, disturbance and pavement The Secret Gardens of Weston area, concerns have been raised regarding Green will take place on Sunday June 21 damage to the fountain roundabout by (Father’s Day). Details will appear construction traffic attending this site and on our website nearer the time the Home of Compassion. The latest www.residents-association.com application for redevelopment of Taggs Boatyard (2014/1600) in Summer Road A resolution to the flooding in Chestnut has been refused.