10-Year Old Claygate Boy Heads to Kilimanjaro for Charity Climb
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WITH Properties from the area’s IN top sales & lettings agents LIVING A Bigger, Better, Brighter Read From Page 14 Vol. 10 Issue 10 June 2015 www.livingwithin.com Councillor Fuller to support 10-year old Claygate boy heads to SPARKS in Mayoral Year Kilimanjaro for charity climb A 10-year old schoolboy from Claygate a strict age ban restricting permits to is this month aiming to become one of climbers over the age of 10. the youngest climbers to summit the As part of his training, Sam has 19,341ft peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in completed some long walks including a bid to raise thousands of pounds for the 14 mile Marsden March in March charity. this year. Sam and Ros also regularly Sam Irving, a pupil at Esher-based run together. Milbourne Lodge School is hoping to Sam has been interested in climbing complete the 4-mile ascent in just four for years and his ultimate ambition is to days. summit Everest. Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest peak "I recently met my hero, the explorer in Africa and the tallest free-standing David Hempleman-Adams and asked mountain in the world. On a good him for some advice but he said ‘Don’t day, you can see more of the rest of the do it!’ To be honest, I’m not sure planet from its snow-clad peaks than whether he was joking or not," Sam from anywhere else on earth, including said. Following her election as Mayor of healthy and happy, I was astonished Mt Everest. The expedition is aiming to raise funds Sam will be walking with his mum, for the Haller Foundation. The team Elmbridge at the Annual Meeting of the to learn that so many children could Ros Irving with mum Ros Council in May, Councillor Jan Fuller be affected by an illness that might be Ros, and her work colleagues from is hoping to raise £25,000, which will held her charity launch the following life-threatening or life-limiting. It is city based publishing company, provide safe drinking water, sanitation produced a special school news letter, morning. Councillor Fuller has chosen vitally important to raise the profi le of Euromoney. and an irrigation system for a remote baked cakes and washed cars. to support SPARKS during her Mayoral this worthwhile charity and to get the The expedition will set off from village in rural Kenya. The climbers If you would like to donate towards Year. local community in Elmbridge involved the Machame gate, following one of have paid for all costs related to the the group’s £25,000 fund raising The launch was held at Oxshott Village and I look forward to fundraising with the steepest routes up the mountain trip themselves, so that 100% of the target, the website for donations is: Centre, Holtwood Road, Oxshott which everyone over the coming year." and encompassing the precipitous funds raised will go to Haller. As part of https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/ is within the Ward which Councillor Sparks raises money to fund Barranco Wall. his own fund raising efforts, Sam has capacityclimbers Jan Fuller represents. pioneering children’s medical research. Machame was selected as although Councillor Jan Fuller wanted to 1 in 30 children is born in the UK with it is quite steep, it allows better support a children’s charity and the a condition which may affect them for acclimatisation and is slightly less busy. inspiring work that Sparks undertakes life. Sparks supports clinicians and Night-time temperatures are expected For more local news means a great deal to her. scientists to fi nd cures and treatments to fall to below -20C during parts of the The Mayor said: "I am delighted to be for them. Every child matters – that’s climb and the ascent to the summit as it happens supporting Sparks during my Mayoral why Sparks supports research into any itself involves a 12-hour trek starting Year and to launch my Charity Appeal medical condition affecting children’s shortly before midnight. visit www.livingwithin.com on their behalf. Being grandmother health from rare diseases to the most Because of the risk of acute altitude to four small grandchildren who are common illnesses. sickness, Tanzanian authorities impose INSIDE THIS ISSUE Jun 9820-21 12-13 7 Travel Royal Ascot 2015 Food & DrinkTheatre Gardening WWW.LIVINGWITHIN.COM – Email [email protected] – Telephone 01276 858750 2 LIVING WITHIN June 2015 Silver Eco Award for Esher College Esher College has become one of the few Sixth that helps them address a variety of environmental Form Colleges in the country to be awarded with themes, ranging from litter and waste to healthy Local law firm Taylor Fordyce has since its start in 2010 always aimed to provide a first class legal an Eco Schools award. living and biodiversity. service to its range of clients from private individuals and small businesses to large enterprises, The eco team at the college have worked tirelessly Schools work towards gaining one of three developers, government institutions, international corporations and investors. since last summer, under the leadership of Student internationally recognised awards – Bronze, Silver Eco Representative, Jack Lewis, to achieve a Silver and the Green Flag award, which symbolises Taylor Fordyce are now pleased to announce the appointment of Family Law and Mediator Martin Chambers at the Sunningdale office. Directors Peter Taylor and Rory Fordyce see the award. excellence in the fi eld of environmental activity. further development of the Family Law department as a natural addition to the firm’s existing Eco-Schools is an international award Bronze and Silver are both self accredited and company commercial, commercial property, litigation, employment, residential conveyancing programme that guides schools on their Green Flag is externally assessed by Keep Britain and general private client work. sustainable journey, providing a simple framework Tidy volunteers. Living locally, Martin has in excess of 30 years’ post qualification experience. Martin is a member of the Law • Commercial Society Family Law Panel and of Resolution, the organisation of family lawyers and other professionals who are committed • Property to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Martin Thug jailed following assault at trained with Resolution as a Family Mediator. • Conveyancing Martin’s legal specialisms include divorce, judicial separation, nullity, civil partnership breakdown and dissolution; other relationship breakdown; financial, property and pension • Construction Thorpe Park that left victims with issues following relationship breakdown; Children Act matters; Inheritance Act and Trusts of Land Act Claims • Planning together with the drafting of pre/post nuptial, pre/post civil partnership, cohabitation and separation agreements. • Corporate a broken jaw and facial injuries Prior to joining Taylor Fordyce Martin worked for a number of firms in Surrey, Hampshire, the City and the West End of • Civil & Commercial London, establishing family law departments at two London A violent hooligan and carried out the sustained attack." practices. Litigation has been jailed for Wong was identifi ed as being the main aggressor Martin describes himself as an extremely experienced and nearly three years in the fi ght, which resulted in three people being client focused family lawyer, committed to operating in an • Wills and Probate approachable and down to earth manner, always to the after breaking the jaw taken to hospital. highest standards of quality and professionalism. He utilises of a man last summer A 25-year-old man suffered a broken jaw while an up to date technology and methods in providing legal • Trusts services and fosters links with many other professionals to outside Thorpe Park. 18-year-old woman and 24-year-old man suffered ensure high quality and efficiency. • Matrimonial Appearing at facial injuries. Martin is married with two teenage children. He is a member Guildford Crown Detective Constable Kirby said it was a shocking of the RG Blue Sox Softball Club. He also enjoys running. He • Family Law Court, Reon Wong assault. "It was a nasty incident which left the is a supporter of and volunteer collector for Help for Heroes (26) from Coulsdon was sentenced to a 33 month victims understandably distressed, while one will and a member of the Help for Heroes Running Team. He will • Employment be running the London 10k 2014 in order to raise funds for prison term after pleading guilty to causing have to live with the damage caused to his jaw for Help for Heroes. He is also a supporter of Helen & Douglas House and of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. • International grievous bodily harm, assault and affray. the rest of his life." The incident took place at a late night event at Wong was traced through his details being www.taylorfordyce.co.uk • email: [email protected] Thorpe Park on Sunday 6 July 2014 when Wong left on a guest list at the venue while he was also 61 Chobham Road, Sunningdale, Berkshire SL5 0DT Tel: 01344 637960 and his friends were involved in a fi ght with positively identifi ed through CCTV images which 1 & 2, City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester SO23 7TA Tel: 01962 841041 another party. Wong's group were thrown out by matched descriptions given by the victims. 24 Upton Lovell, Warminster, Wilts BA12 0JW Tel: 01985 851206 bouncers working at the venue. Talking after sentancing at Guildford Crown Investigating offi cer Detective Constable Ben Court, Detective Constable Kirby said: "We will Kirby from Staines CID, explained: "Reon Wong simply not tolerate such violent attacks and I hope felt he and his friends were wrongly ejected from the sentence demonstrates our commitment to the venue. He then confronted his victims outside bringing offenders to justice." Man jailed for conning £192,000 from pensioner in Surbiton A man has been bank and spoke to the 84-year-old man from sentenced to 16 Surbiton who seemed very confused.