2 LIVING WITHIN April 2016 pensioner becomes New classrooms and state of the oldest to pass food hygiene course art science lab at Milbourne Lodge

A new building has been officially named and opened at Milbourne Lodge School in . In front of the whole school, parents, local residents and alumni, Luke Markham, Head of School and Tashy Baker, Head of Girls cut the ribbon to officially open the new building and named it The Norman R Hale Building in memory of the late Founder and charismatic Headmaster of the school. Mrs Judy Waite, Head welcomed everyone and set the scene by remembering Mr Hale and relating Ray Grace with Elmbridge Mayor, Councillor Jan Fuller some anecdotes about the way he ran the school the Saints Come Marching In to close the ceremony. An 87 year old pensioner from Thames Ditton has followed by a 30 question exam. Mr Grace during his time. She commented that the new The Norman R Hale Building - which was a 10 become the oldest person so far to pass Elmbridge obtained a 97% score, the highest of the nine building represented the coming together of the month project - is an impressive addition to the Council’s Food Hygiene Level 2 training course. delegates taking the course on that day. old and the new and that it was a great addition to school site, providing five new classrooms and Mr Ray Grace is a volunteer at St Nicholas Since April 2014, 79 candidates have Milbourne and would provide a strong foundation a state of the art Science Laboratory. Four of the Church in Thames Ditton, helping to distribute successfully gained their Food Hygiene on which to build its future. classrooms are now home to Years 1 and 2 of the lunches prepared in the Church kitchen. He qualification, which covers issues such as food Mrs Waite thanked the project team and Pre-Prep Department and the other for Year 6 wanted to take the qualification in order to help contamination, cooking and serving food and architects and thanked Cognita for their Prep. The Senior playground has also been re- maintain the high standard of food the Church food storage. considerable investment. The school choir and surfaced and provides a wonderful outside space offers to local parishioners. The next course will take place on 28 April at the concert band played a rousing rendition of When for the children to enjoy. The day long course took place at the Civic Community Centre. Contact envhealth@ Centre in Esher and involved six hours of tuition elmbridge.gov.uk if you like more information. set to overhaul more than 200 miles of pavements

Readers in and Esher will no doubt be year. delighted to know that they will benefit from a plan John Furey, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet revealed by Surrey County Council to rebuild more Member for Highways, said: "We’re working than 200 miles of pavements in the county. The incredibly hard to provide smoother road surfaces cost of the scheme is £20 million. and now we’re turning our attention to improving The work will not start until next year, and then hundreds of miles of pavements that are used daily. only 75 miles of footpaths will be overhauled. "In the first year we’ll be targeting those most Gordon Road in Claygate, Cumberland Drive in need of improvement and those used the most, and Arbrook Lane in Esher (between Brendon such as in town centre shopping areas and outside Drive and the church) are the only local roads schools or hospitals. named in the first year of the improvement plan. "Not only will this help mums taking their kids A 975m section of the Kingston by-pass North to schools and older people visiting their doctor Carriageway near Woodstock Lane North is also or hospital but it will also give town centres and set for improvement. shops a boost and while money is tight we knew The plans include six pavements in Walton, two we had to take action." in and two in East Molesey. Plans for the footpaths being covered in the other Surrey has decided that Cobham and 's years of the programme have yet to be decided and pavements are perfect as they are at present, with will go to each of the county’s 11 local committees no plans to improve the footways there in the first for their input.

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