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Tidings and on Which We Asked for Your Secretary@Teddingtonsociety Input THE TEDDINGTON SOCIETY NEWSLETTER T I D I N G S Helping to make Teddington even better Number 156 Spring 2012 Contents: Letter from the Chair From the Editor 2 As I write at the start of January we are having an extraordinarily Society Questionnaire 3 benign winter so far (although the gales have blown down my fruit- cage on the allotment) and I have several snowdrops already in New Electoral Boundaries 3 flower. Music Hall at Normansfield 3 Teddington seems to be surviving the cold winds that are NPL Open House 4 blowing over the country's economy and, although there are some empty shops on our high streets, we are not suffering the Group Reports 5 blight that is being felt elsewhere and property prices are holding Christmas Lights Up 8 up. I have a small hope that the fact that fewer people are New Year Party 8 moving will perhaps mean that we have a more stable population in Teddington and therefore perhaps a greater sense Merits and Recipe 9 of community. Bus Pass Trip 11 We are all very concerned about the future of our much loved Langdon Down Museum 12 Teddington Hospital. The Friends of the Hospital are actively pursuing the issue of it’s legal status and arranged a meeting which I chaired Teddington’s Highwaymen 13 last November. The meeting was very well attended by several Business Exchange 14 hundred people who were almost unanimous in their support for the Quiz Corner 15 strategy of the Friends. A further meeting, which I will chair, is arranged for 2nd February in the Baptist Church. Our M.P., Vince 16 New Members Cable, has promised his support. Events 16 A Happy New Year to all our members! Jenny Hilton National Physical Laboratory This splendid setting is the venue for our Annual General th Meeting this year on 17 April. Our Corporate Member, NPL, has kindly offered to host the meeting. Fiona Auty, NPL’s Head of Communications and a Teddingtonian to boot, will tell us about NPL’s history and it’s current work at our AGM. If you would like to see more of NPL’s work, why not come to their Open Day on 14th March – see Recognise this? See page 4 page 4 for more details. th Dates for your diary: Annual General Meeting April 17 Teddington In Flower June 10th Teddington Society From the Editor 21 Teddington Park Teddington TW11 8DB Having Your Say Registered Charity No. 802026 You will see on page 3 that we report on the two issues that we highlighted in our last issue of Tidings and on which we asked for your secretary@teddingtonsociety input. It is illuminating that the number of responses we had to our .org.uk enquiries about the Teddington Society itself were over ten times www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk greater than the number we received about the proposed electoral boundary changes. This surely tells us that our members are keenly Vice-Presidents interested about local issues where the impact is personal and where Roger Avins we have, perhaps, the opportunity to exercise some influence. John Demont For the electoral boundary issue, there seemed to be as much Joan Freeman concern about the proposed name as the boundaries themselves – Chair which tells it’s own story - but the level of response suggests that Jenny Hilton members are realistic about how much notice they believe will be [email protected] taken of their views on this issue. A cynical view maybe but nevertheless a warning to all political parties, local and national, that Vice Chairman people no longer hold politicians in the same high regard that the Sheena Harold politicians themselves would like to think is the case. [email protected] Treasurer Another Year of Celebrations Duncan Shuttleworth The royal wedding last year saw a great outburst of community 020 8977 1376 spirit in Teddington – street parties and a proliferation of Union Jacks and flower-filled hanging baskets along our shopping parades. In the Publicity & Promotions midst of global economic woes and wholesale predictions of (incl. Gardens) ongoing doom and gloom, it was heartening to see that ordinary Sheena Harold people take a more sanguine view of things and can still find reasons 020 8977 2700 to enjoy themselves. This year we have both the Queen’s diamond anniversary of her Newsletter Editor succession and the London Olympics. I’m sure that Teddington will Mike Woods have no hesitation in regarding these as reasons to continue the 020 8977 5642 celebrations. No doubt local traders, local organisations, local people are already planning event, but at the end of the day, it’s all Minutes Secretary about you, the people of Teddington, and we would very much like Rosemary Connellan to hear what you would like to see happen to celebrate these events 020 8977 3314 locally. You seem to have found your voice in responding to our Membership Subscriptions questionnaire so let’s keep up that impetus. Please give us your Belinda Heal thoughts and suggestions – emails, letters, phone calls - all are 020 8977 4926 welcome - or even buttonhole us when you see us about in Teddington or at the AGM in April. Events Organiser Angela Carvill [email protected] 020 8977 0167 th Copy deadline for the next issue is 20 April CONVENORS Historical Research Rob Brydon at Paddy Ching 020 8977 3901 Waterstones Planning Brian Lane 020 8973 0811 Comedian and local [email protected] resident Rob Brydon visits (first contact only) Waterstones in December Riverside and Open Spaces to sign copies of his memoir Ann Sayer 020 8977 9495 “Small Man in a Book” which recalls how a young Roads and Transport man from Wales very, very Brian Holder 020 8977 1579 slowly became an Environment Group overnight success. David Lawton 020 8977 6778 Page 2 Having Your Say – Your Responses Teddington Society Electoral Boundaries Questionnaire As we said last time, if A great thank you to all who replied. there were sufficient It is clear from your comments that you responses and a clear welcomed the opportunity to tell the consensus then we would Executive Committee how you feel submit comments to the about a number of issues and there’s a Boundary Commission. In wealth of comments and suggestions the event, only 6 sets of which we now need to consider. comments were received We received more than 60 returns in and there were opposing all – and we are reliably informed that views in regard to both this represents a very healthy level of the proposed boundaries response for such a local society and the possible name. survey. We clearly did not have a mandate to support any Our first task is to collate all of that particular proposal and therefore no submission was material, to try and summarise it into a made. readable format and then to sit down Nevertheless, this is not the end of the story. We are still and discuss it. The collation is underway very much at the beginning of the consultation process. and we hope to produce a discussion The Boundary Commission is committed to publishing, in report for the Executive Committee the Spring, all of the representations that have been fairly soon. How and when the made and there will then be an opportunity for Committee’s discussions are reported individuals to see and comment on what was said. also needs to be considered. If you wish to follow up, you will need to check the So the message at the moment is – website at: watch this space! http://consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.inde David Lawton pendent.gov.uk/ MariaPemberton Editor Mike Woods Education, education, education A famous political slogan but, generated much, and often doing - facilitating that debate, whatever your politics, educating heated, debate and it is often seeking clarification of the many our younger generations is critical difficult to separate fact from views expressed, adding our for our future and for theirs. supposition. voice? The dramatic increases in Many of us are affected by this Before we take any action, if demand for school places in our issue either directly or as relatives. any, we would very much like to Borough and in Teddington have What should we, as a Society, be hear your views. The Magnificent Music Hall Normansfield Theatre Saturday, 17th March 2012 Back by popular demand, the Paper Moon Theatre Company proudly presents another trip down memory lane into the wonderful world of traditional music theatre. Two hours of glorious, rich entertainment - carefree, cheerful and of course, uniquely British - UNMISSABLE! Tickets: £15 from 0845 230 0372 or 0208 614 5100 or email An exclusive preview of the refurbished lesley.alabaf@downs- frontage of Normansfield Hospital. syndrome.org.uk to reserve. Completion expected this summer. Page 3 NPL Open House Julia Lavery from the NPL Communications Team writes: NPL is opening its doors, come and be amazed. Following on from the success of the 2010 Open Day, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will be holding another open event on Wednesday 14 March 2012 so you can see for yourselves the amazing research we do. Whether you have visited NPL on numerous occasions or not at all, have you ever wondered what goes on in some of those laboratories? Well, this is your opportunity to find out! The breadth and variety of activities we are involved in will astound you. As the UK's National Measurement Institute NPL develops and maintains the nation’s primary measurement standards, to ensure accuracy and consistency around the world. As well as being the home of the metre, the The NPL SMART chamber for measurement of wireless kilogram and the second, our scientists communication antennas will be one of the many use measurement to solve all sorts of facilities open for you to see.
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