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A Future of Fairness and Security

Newly elected MP Ruth Cadbury outlines her vision for the Brentford & Isleworth constituency

After her victory in the recent elec-tion, Labour’s Ruth Cadbury MP

outlines the key themes that she will focus on as MP for Brentford and Isle-worth. ‘Brentford & Isleworth is an incredi-bly diverse constituency - with people from a huge range of backgrounds and also living very different lives. Cam-paigners are always looking for ways to appeal to those different ‘audienc-es’ - picking the key issues on the ba-sis of who wants what.

I want to make it simpler: I believe in social justice - the idea that no matter the context in which you’re born, you should have the same shot at life. I also believe that we all have the same needs and hopes for our lives. That’s what I’ve based my vision for Brent-ford & Isleworth on - what we have in common.

Depending on where you are in your life, you will place different impor-tance on various things. I hope not only that you will find something that speaks to you, but also that you can see how it might deliver for the entire-ty of the community we live.

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place to live. At the moment it’s un-der threat: the potential expansion of Heathrow, housing struggles for many people and the deep cuts in communi-ty services, all of which have a huge impact on our lives. When you have to spend a lot of time worried or stressed, it’s hard to do or enjoy anything. One of the key re-sponsibilities of a politician is to work to protect the people they represent from harm. No matter your back-ground or where you live, you should have the chance where you feel secure and safe. I believe our lives often reflect the opportunities we’ve had, created and been able to take. I want to make sure that everyone who lives in Brentford & Isleworth has opportunities to make the most of their talents and potential - not only developing talent but cre-ating jobs that give you the chance to put them to use I would also like to thank the peo-ple of Chiswick who voted for me; I - and Labour - will fight to pro-tect what we have and build on it to make sure we live in a great com-munity’ - Ruth Cadbury MP for Brentford and Isleworth. Ruth Cadbury

Chiswick teenager Craig Foster-Clay has found a passion for music and Craig Foster-Clay

After suffering from bullying, Craig Foster-Clay found solace in music and discovered his own skills as a singer/songwriter.

by his teachers and led to Craig being bullied.

Craig was told by a teacher at a state secondary school he was not good enough to be in the music class which was baffling to Craig’s mum Jess, giv-en his natural musical talent.

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Chiswick teenager aims for career in music

song writing.Suffering with dyslexia, Craig expe-rienced more than a few tricky situ-ations in education which unfortu-nately led to him having no school to attend. The dyslexia was overlooked

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LOCAL NEWS.

London bids to build on 2012 legacy as a friendly cityBetter transport, beautiful public spaces and inspiring culture all combine to help London boost its reputation as a friendly, welcoming city, according to a new report published last week.

‘Friendly London’, pub-lished by City Hall, sets out the work being done by the Mayor’s team to maintain the momentum sparked by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. During that historic summer, every effort - from Team London Ambassadors providing a warm welcome to tourists, to increased accessi-bility on public transport, to the transformation of public spaces - went into making the capital people-friendly. The report acknowledges the importance of friendliness by individuals to each other - as exemplified during the Games and by activities such as volun-

teering, which involves more than 36 percent of Londoners contributing to their communi-ties every month - but its main focus is on what cities can do structurally to become ‘friend-ly’ places to live and work. Taking its lead from the World Health Organisation’s work on the factors that make a city friendly for older people, ‘Friendly London’ considers them in the context of the wid-er population - what can be done to ensure a city is a great place to live, work and enjoy life, irrespective of age or cir-cumstance. It covers a range of subjects

that will affect an individu-al both inside and outside the home. This includes how they travel and take part in culture and leisure; volunteering; em-ployment; and Londoners’ ex-periences of using health ser-vices. The Mayor is implementing a range of initiatives to im-prove the experience of living and working in the capital, to make it more ‘friendly’, in-cluding increasing the num-ber of step-free stations on the Underground and making all Crossrail stations step-free; the start of all night services on the Tube this autumn; funding to improve and bring new life to high streets and town centres exceeding £129 million has already helped 56 high streets across London and attracted £56 million of match funding from public and private sector partners. Working with bor-oughs and other partners, the Mayor’s high street initiatives have brought events and other cultural activity to local com-munities across the capital,

particularly in outer London. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: ‘Almost three years after packing away the bunting and flags, we continue to enjoy the impact of a friend-lier city. We have a legacy of massive improvements to Lon-don’s transport infrastructure and accessibility and improved approaches to designing build-ings, homes and public spaces to make them inclusive. From employers making workplaces more accessible, to neighbours popping next door to check on an older person living alone, to citizens doing their bit through volunteering, London’s cre-dentials as a friendly city con-tinue to build.’ Charles Leadbeater, known for his work on innovation in cities and author of ‘The Lon-don Recipe: How Systems And Empathy Make The City’, comments: ‘Cities that are friendly, hospitable and wel-coming, do better on almost every count. Friendliness is not just about people being nice

to one another. It’s more dif-ficult to be friendly when the trains are late, expensive and overcrowded, or when council bureaucracy is unyielding and bewildering. By making it easy for people to mingle together a friendly city generates inno-vation and creativity as people freely mix their ideas and in-sights to create new recipes, for food, culture, entertainment, technology.’ Deputy Mayor for London Vic-toria Borwick, who commis-sioned the report, said: ‘Lon-don is one of the most exciting cities to live in the world and home to some of the friendliest and most welcoming people to be found anywhere. This report is a timely reminder of what Londoners are doing to make our great city friendly and what is being done at an official lev-el to make it even friendlier.’ ‘Friendly London - A Great Place to Live. Work and Visit’ is available to download from www.london.gov.uk/friendly-city

Travelling band wows Chiswick Scottish dancers

The exhilarating music of the Glencraig Scottish Dance Band filled the packed hall at St Mi-chael and All Angels on Sun-day (17th May) as Chiswick Scottish held their termly Club Night dance. Kilts were flying and toes tapping as the sun set on a barmy warm Chiswick

evening, which proved to be a huge success with members and visitors.

Chairman Michael Nolan said:”These musicians play all over the world and when we heard they were playing in Nottingham we decided to in-

vite them to come that extra distance and play for our Club Night. They played wonderful-ly for us and truly earned their reputation as one of the best Scottish Dance Bands. You could not but be uplifted by their music.”

With a growing membership, the club is in the middle of its Summer season of classes and social dancing at St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Bath Road, London W4 1TT next to Turnham Green Underground Station. For more information www.chiswickscottish.org.uk

Chiswick Scottish Country Dance Club is now looking forward to its Summer picnic dance – Midsummer Magic held on the lawn at Chiswick House on 21st of June, with more great live Scottish Dance music from another local band.


LOCAL NEWS.

Daniel Goldsmith

Beloved Blue Peter mural to be restored by TV Centre developers

Curtains up as Lyric unveils summer activities for young people

A mural dedicated to much-loved BBC children’s pro-gramme Blue Peter is to be restored as part of the £200m re-development of Television Centre in White City.The children’s TV programme was filmed at the former BBC Television Centre for more than 50 years before moving to Salford’s Media City in 2011.Since its first episode in 1958, Blue Peter has gone on to be one of the UK’s longest-run-ning television shows, winning hearts and minds with its arts and crafts sections, factual pro-files and engaging presenters such as Janet Ellis, Matt Baker

The Lyric Young Company – West London’s largest youth project – has revealed its ex-citing new art activity projects for two to 25-year-olds this summer.The Company is based in Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre which re-opened this week after an ambitious £22million re-development project to cre-ate the new Ruben Foundation Wing and revamp the rest of the building.On offer is a vast list of ac-

and Konnie Huq.The Blue Peter mural depicts former pets and presenters from the show, past to present. The developer will restore the mural after it moves the wall within the garden area, and will be accessible to the public for the first time as it opens onto Hammersmith Park.Emma Bayes, who won the Blue Peter competition to de-sign the iconic wall for the Blue Peter garden in 2005, beat out more than 18,000 entrants to win at age 10.Emma, now 20, of Essex, said: “I’m really pleased. It’s love-ly to know that after all these

years [the mural] is still going to be visible to the public and remind people of the history of Blue Peter.”And former Blue Peter present-er Zoe Salmon, who starred on Blue Peter from 2004 to 2008, said: “I have many fond mem-ories of Blue Peter. It holds a very special place in the hearts of all of us who worked on the programme and preserving this mural for future generations is fantastic.”Blue Peter is currently pre-sented in Salford by Barney Harwood, Lindsey Russell and Radzi Chinyanganya.

Blue Peter presenters and competition winners in front of the mural at TV Centre

Jade Bonney records her song as part of the Lyric Dream Project

Katherine Dahlgren and Kai McLead at work on part of the set for the Lyric Dream Project

tivities, from drama to music, dancing to film. Standouts in-clude Acting Up, a workshop to develop acting skills for sev-en to 21-year-olds. Or Ballet for Beginners taught by mem-bers of the New English Ballet Theatre.Meanwhile, any young mu-sicians eight to 14-year-olds are offered the chance to play in a real orchestra, run by the Tri-Borough Music Hub, and improve their skills.Film lovers will also be offered

a chance to see their name in lights – from writing the story, to seeing it on the big screen – it will give young people a hint of what it is like to make their own movie.To take part, you must be a Lyric Young Company mem-ber. Membership is £10 from the box office or by calling 020 8741 6850. Prices for activities vary and start at £7 per session to £35 for the term.


LOCAL NEWS.LOCAL NEWS.

Latest counter terrorism arrest statistics announcedThe Met Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and National Lead for Counter Terrorism, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley announced the latest national counter terrorism (CT) arrest statistics late last week as they outlined how the police service is tackling the current threat from terrorism both at home and abroad.

Chiswick Mall Open Gardens

AC Mark Rowley gave the latest arrest figures to demonstrate the in-creasing scale of the challenge; in the last financial year [April 2014 - March 2015] there were 338 CT-re-lated arrests, a 33% increase on the 254 that were arrested last year. 157 [46% of the total arrested] were linked to Syria and worryingly, 56 are under 20-years-old, which is an emerging trend. These arrests range from fundraising for extremist causes right through to facilitation, preparation and execution of terrorist attack plans. Non-Terror-ism legislation is also frequently and effectively used to disrupt extremists, with a significant number being ar-rested for criminal offences such as fraud. The rise in activity is reflected by the fact that there are currently 114 people awaiting trial for CT-related offences. This follows the successful prosecution of 89 people, who were convicted in the last financial year, in-cluding Brusthom Ziamani who was convicted of engaging in preparation of terrorist acts and was sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment. AC Rowley said: “The officers from the CT network across the country, supported by officers from main-stream policing and colleagues from the security services, are working with professionalism, dedication and commitment on hundreds of CT in-vestigations across the country. The type and level of threat is complex and ranges from lone actors intent on carrying out crude and violent attacks to sophisticated networks set on com-pleting ambitious and coordinated plots.”Around 700 extremists are believed to be among the many Britons who have

Enjoy the colourful private gardens with fine river views of the Thames set in the old Chiswick conservation area. Plants will be on sale as well as tea and scones, cakes, lemonade, bis-cuits, home-made ice cream and con-serves. {{more: Read more...}}There will also be a raffle on the day. The owners look forward to welcoming

travelled to Syria, a significant pro-portion travelling to join ISIL.AC Rowley continued: “ISIL and oth-er terrorist groups are trying to direct attacks in the UK; encouraging British citizens to travel to Syria to fight and train; and are seeking, through propa-ganda, to provoke individuals in the UK to carry out violent attacks here.”As part of the online fight against ter-rorism the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU), which is part of the National Counter Terrorism Network continues to assess terror-ist and violent extremist material on the internet. The unit is proactive in its approach to terrorist content, but also receives referrals through a pub-lic online reporting tool that allows members of the public to report their concerns anonymously. Anyone with concerns about material should use the online reporting tool at http://www.gov.uk/report-terrorism

At the moment, during an average week, the unit is removing over 1,000 pieces of TACT (Terrorism Act 2006) breaching content. Approximately 800 of these are Syria/Iraq-related and posted on multiple platforms.

We continue to reach out to commu-nities, on a one-to-one level as well as through campaigns and initiatives to raise awareness, to dissuade people from being drawn into violence and warn of the consequences of travel-ling to Syria. The prevent programme is enabling us to work closely with other statutory agencies and commu-nity groups to safeguard those vul-nerable to radicalisation and prevent them from being drawn into terrorism and we will continue to direct our ef-forts into supporting individuals who

may be at risk.

AC Rowley added: “There is no doubt of the horrific nature of the offences being committed overseas. The influ-ence of those who wish to bring sim-ilar violence to the streets of the UK has been an increasing threat here. The rise in level of activity is matched by increased action by police and security services, who are currently working on hundreds of active inves-tigations. We cannot be complacent and will continue to work with our partners, and especially the people of the UK, to do everything we can to stop those who intend to spread fear and bring harm to others.

“The public should remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.”

you into their gardens on 31 May and are delighted to donate the proceeds raised on the day to the British Red Cross. The British Red Cross Open Gardens programme offers a rare op-portunity to explore the secrets of hid-den and private gardens not usually open to the public, with a spectacular list of gardens of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK. More information about other garden openings in Lon-don can be found on the website Open Garden in support of the British Red Cross Sunday 31 May 2015 from 2pm - 5pm Bedford House, Eynham House and Woodroffe House, Chis-wick Mall, London W4 Entry £4 (all three gardens) Children under 14 free (must be accompanied by an adult) Closest tube: Turnham Green Bus: 190 to Hogarth Roundabout www.redcross.org.uk/opengardens


LOCAL NEWS. LOCAL NEWS.

Great video shows Chiswick when Hounslow Borough was formed

Woman arrested by Counter Terrorism Command

5 Police officers dismissed

Chiswick Herald media part-ner Brentford TV has un-earthed a little gem of archive film from the Hounslow Coun-cil vaults. The video was made when the London Borough of

Officers from the Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) arrested a 42-year-old woman at a residential address in west London on Friday, 15th May on suspicion of fundraising for

Five police constables from the Metropolitan Police Service have been dismissed without notice for discreditable con-duct following a misconduct hearing which concluded on 15th May. They were found to have breached the professional stan-dards of Discreditable Conduct and Authority, Respect and Courtesy and their behaviour amounted to Gross Miscon-duct. A sixth PC was issued with a final written warning. A seventh PC, against whom

90% of parents surveyed in London with children at prima-ry school feel more schemes, such as park and stride, to make the walk to school safer and easier for children are a right priority for the government. 20mph speed restrictions and parking enforcements around ALL schools is also a right priority according to 83% of those surveyed, along with in-creasing children’s confidence in using the streets (73%).The findings, carried out by YouGov on behalf of Living Streets’ are published today on the first day of Walk to School Week (18-22 May) the char-

Hounslow was formed in 1965 and shows some familiar sights including Strand on The Green. The film also features a newly opened sauna and the architec-tural team behind the blocks of

the purpose of terrorism con-trary to Section 15(3) of the Terrorism Act 2000.The arrest was made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).

similar allegations were made, was arrested in February 2014. He was released with no fur-ther action in respect of the criminal investigation but the misconduct investigation con-tinued. This officer submitted his resignation in December 2014 which was accepted. The Board heard that the of-ficers, whilst on duty, posted a number of images, taken covertly, of members of the public and colleagues on social media. They shared the pic-tures with accompanying com-ments which the board found

flats on Green Dragon Lane in Brentford - Well worth a watch! The video can be viewed at ‘Youtube Brentford TV’ and at chiswickherald.co.uk

Upon arrest, she was taken to a central London police station and has since been bailed to re-turn to a date in late July.Officers have conducted a search at the address.

were disrespectful and in one case predatory.Deputy Assistant Commission-er Fiona Taylor, Directorate of Professionalism, said: “This was disgraceful behaviour from a small group of officers and it is only right and just that they have been dismissed from the Met.“We expect the very highest standards of behaviour from our officers and when they fall short of those standards they can expect to be held to ac-count.”

Time to target the walk to school in London, urges charityAs local councils seek to impose fines on parents who park on yellow Zig Zags outside schools, making the walk to school safer must be a priority

Help your kids take the plunge this summerHounslow parents encouraged to sign children up to learn to swim at local leisure facilities

The 49th Bedford Park Festival 12 – 28 June 2015; Tickets now on sale

ity’s annual event to promote the importance of the walk to school. National charity Living Streets is urging the government to step up to the government commitment of getting 55% of primary aged children walking to school by 2025 in a bid to tackle many of these issues, with 79% of parents surveyed in London saying they feel a commitment to getting more children walking to school is a right priority for the govern-ment. The walk to school impacts hugely on the well-being of

children. With recent concerns warning about future obesity levels, the charity is also cham-pioning the walk to school as an easy and cost effective way to increase physical activity in every child’s day helping to meet CMO guidelines. But first we need to tackle the deterrents to walking to school. More than one in three (39%) of parents surveyed in London say they have witnessed phys-ical or verbal aggression be-tween other adults outside the school gates. When it comes to their children walking to school alone, 64% of those sur-veyed said vehicles driving too

quickly worry them and 58% worry about stranger danger. Living Streets’ London Direc-tor Jack Skillen, said: ‘These findings have demonstrated that the public agree with us - that the walk to school should be placed firmly on to the po-litical agenda. The benefits of walking should not be under-estimated. Physical inactivity is one of the most worrying health issues for future genera-tions. We need to urge the new government to ensure that this commitment to getting more children walking to school re-mains.

‘Over the next 10 years, pupil numbers are going to increase. Making our streets safer for children not only benefits their health today but forms healthy habits for their future. The walk to school is in decline and it would impact greatly on fu-ture generations if something so vital became a thing of the past’. The poll also found that just under half of parents surveyed in London (46%) said their children use computers, tab-lets and other technology on a daily basis for leisure purpos-es, and 41% say their children

never play outside in their local neighbourhood unsupervised. This Walk to School Week, millions of children from schools across the country will be participating in events to raise awareness and to get chil-dren walking to school. The charity is hoping that the gov-ernment will hear what parents and children are telling them, that now is the time to invest in the walk to school, before the poor health of our children to-day leads to unhealthy adults of tomorrow.

Fusion Lifestyle, operators of leisure centres within the Lon-don Borough of Hounslow is calling for parents to sign their kids up to a local swim school this summer, as new research by the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) has revealed that over nine million adults in En-gland are unable to swim*.

Whilst swimming is the most popular participation sport in the country, a surprising num-ber of adults have never learnt to master what the ASA calls ‘the only life saving sport’. The

There’s something for every-one at the 49th annual Bedford Park Festival in Chiswick next month - from the World Pre-miere of Fondly Remembered by Gareth Armstrong to Oscar Wilde; {{more: Read more...}} from poetry with journalist and author Fergal Keane to an inter-view with radio presenter and ante-natal class leader Bever-ley Turner; from Opera, Jazz and Tango to the London Welsh Rugby Club Male Voice Choir; from Star Wars books to Frozen Sing-A-Long; from Chiswick’s launch of Deborah Cadbury’s new book Princes at War to art and photography; plus walks, open gardens and much more.

‘Chiswick’s favourite fortnight’ runs from the Green Days weekend on 13 and 14 June 2015, culminating in the Fes-tival Mass at St Michael & All Angels Church and the Bedford Park Open Gardens on Sunday 28 June 2015.

Each year, thousands of people enjoy our traditional village Green Days Fête and Craft Fair, which is great fun for all the family. The weekend includes a bandstand with live music and entertainment, fairground rides and games, food & drink, a craft fair with 20 exhibitors offering a wide selection of high-quali-ty craftworks, many different types of stalls, competitions and a Cycle Zone, which has cycling advice, free bike maintenance and police security marking, as well as bikes from Woolsey of Acton and Brompton.

For children, there’s a five-a-side football tournament and a fancy dress competition (theme: Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass),

research showed that 22% of women and 20% of men over the age of 14 in England are un-able to swim, and it’s clear that the barriers to learning appear to be greater the older we get.

With this in mind, leading sport and leisure management chari-ty Fusion Lifestyle, is keen to tackle the issue by encouraging parents in the London Borough of Hounslow to get their chil-dren learning to swim at an ear-ly age, by signing up to a local swim club. Fusion runs a Swim School programme across

many of their centres includ-ing; Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, Hanworth Air Park Lei-sure Centre, Isleworth Leisure Centre and New Chiswick Pool, which follows the nationally recognized ASA Learn to Swim Pathway. Students are grouped by ability and continually as-sessed to help them attain their ASA level.

Jon Glenn, head of Learn to Swim at the ASA, commented:

“Swimming isn’t just a fun ac-tivity that the whole family can

enjoy together; it’s a life skill that teaches children how to be safe in and around water. We want all children to start their swimming journey as early as possible so they can take advan-tage of the many health and so-cial benefits of swimming and make it a habit for life.

“And for those adults who may have missed out on learning to swim when they were younger, it’s never too late to learn which is why it’s so great that opera-tors such as Fusion Lifestyle are offering children and adult

swimming lessons across their local sites.”

Yvonne Smith, Head Swim Teacher at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre added:

“At Fusion Lifestyle we are committed to providing acces-sible and affordable swimming lessons to as many children and adults as possible, as we believe that swimming is an essential life skill, as well and an enjoy-able and challenging sport. Our Swim School programme is ex-tremely popular, and we look

forward to welcoming many more learners to our pools this summer.”

As an extra incentive to get par-ents enrolling their kids in swim school this summer, Fusion are offering a free one month Adult Choice membership for every child place booked on the Swim School programme via Direct Debit payment until 20th May.

You can find out more about Swim School availability in your local area by visiting http://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/swimschool

as well as face painting, games and activities in the children’s corner.

There are also a great range of competitions over the weekend, including the Great Green Days Bake-Off, for which local bak-ers are invited to submit cakes - to be judged by the Guardian’s Allegra McEvedy - and then sold on the refreshments and cakes stalls, in aid of the Fes-tival charities; the new Jam and Chutney Making Contest which will be judged by Natalie Bay-liss (founder of Turnham Green Ethical Hampers) and Lucy McDonald (Crumbs Food), the Win-A-Meal competition, the High-Roller-Tombola and the Champagne Lottery. The Pho-tographic Exhibition and Com-petition will be on display in St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall throughout the weekend.

The Festival is proud to present two new plays this year. Fondly Remembered by Gareth Arm-strong stars five distinguished actors - Frank Barrie, Lucin-da Curtis, John Griffiths, Josie Kidd and Philip York – in a wickedly funny comedy full of revelation, rediscovery and revenge. It will play at the Tab-ard Theatre for 5 performances from 17-20 June. Tim Waller’s new comedy, Cast Aside, is about love, loneliness and the roles we play in the world of show-business.

The Festival will be celebrat-ing the 150th birthday of WB Yeats with 3 events: a Poetry Evening with journalist, broad-caster and author Fergal Keane; a WB Yeats Anniversary Lec-ture by poets Cahal Dallat and Anne-Marie Fyfe and a WB Yeats Literary Walk with poet,

musician and Radio 4 reviewer Cahal Dallat.

Other events in the Festival in-clude: an Oscar Wilde Evening with Gerard Logan performing The Ballad of Reading Gaol followed by Andrew Maud’s sensitive reading of The Happy Prince; Award-winning author and BBC producer Deborah Cadbury discussing her ac-claimed new book Princes at War about George VI and the Duke of Windsor; Torin Doug-las interviewing LBC’s Bever-ley Turner about her new radio show, her Blooming Bunch an-te-natal class, life with James Cracknell and her love of Chis-wick; and in conjunction with the Chiswick Picturehouse, we are hosting private pop-up screenings of sing-a-long Fro-zen and the award-winning film Pride.

Musical highlights, for a wide range of tastes, include: Bib-by Piano Duo: Midsummer Madness are joined by Carole Boyd and John Rowe (Lynda Snell and Jim Lloyd from The Archers) for a recital full of de-lights and surprises, including works by Shakespeare, Men-delssohn, Walton and Willy Rushton; The London Welsh Rugby Club Male Voice Choir with their unique sound that thrilled a worldwide audience at the London Olympics closing ceremony; Jazz on a Summer’s Night - a fabulous evening of jazz favourites by The Denis Smith Trio and featuring the vocals of Vanessa Smith; The London Tango Quintet Concert Supper with five musicians in-cluding celebrated violinist Da-vid Juritz and accordionist Mi-los Milivojevic; A Night At The Opera with Milly Forrest and her colleagues from the Royal Academy of Music; the Festival Mass with Mass no. 2 in E mi-nor by Bruckner; and a variety of other concerts.

Children and family events in-clude: a Children’s Morning: Star Wars Epic Yarns with book

reading, felt craft and lightsaber action; and a private pop-up screening for a Family Sing-A-Long to the award-winning film Frozen.

Regular Festival favourites in-clude the Bedford Park Summer Exhibition, showcasing more than 100 works by local artists; Artists at Home, in which over 50 local artists and craftworkers display their works; the Photo-graphic Exhibition and Compe-tition, the Bedford Park Walk and the Bedford Park Open Gardens.

The Bedford Park Festival is run by St Michael & All Angels Church, with the active sup-port of dozens of local people and businesses. It was set up in 1967 to foster a sense of com-munity, celebrate the arts, and raise money for urgent repairs to the Church. Since then it has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities.

This year the Festival will raise money for St Michael’s Or-gan and Parish Rooms Appeal, Msaada which helps restore dignity to the forgotten victims of the Rwandan genocide, The

Upper Room who feed and sup-port the community in need in West London and The Mulberry Centre in Isleworth, which pro-vides information, advice and support to all those affected by cancer.

The Bedford Park FestivalFriday 12 June – Sunday 28 June 201531 events over 17 daysSee www.bedfordparkfestival.org for full event and booking details


HOUNSLOW COUNCIL NEWS. EALING COUNCIL NEWS.

For those of you that live in the Hounlsow Council area of Chiswick... For those of you that live in the Ealing Council area of Chiswick...

Fifty days of Ealing Summer

Selfish school run drivers told to keep the zig-zags clear

Residents meeting on Rugby World Cup 2015

Early years pupil premium

Ealing leads the way for a leafier London

With just 50 days left until the start, Ealing Council is encour-aging residents to get behind this year’s Ealing Summer Fes-tivals by following it on Face-book, Twitter and Instagram.

Facebook users could be in with a chance of winning a pair of comedy tickets simply by liking the ealing_summer page on Facebook by 4pm Friday, 10 July. (Conditions apply)

The Ealing Summer team will be sharing 50 pictures from

Ealing Council is responding to safety concerns from parents, residents and head teachers by using CCTV to crack down on dangerous drivers who park on the yellow zig-zag markings outside schools.

Yellow markings outside schools provide a clear space for children to cross safely where they can see traffic and traffic can see them. No park-ing, waiting or loading is per-mitted during the enforceable hours, however some motorists put children in danger by stop-ping on them.

The increased enforcement starts on 1 June and the coun-cil will be deploying mobile CCTV cars to catch drivers. Those caught on the yellow ‘SCHOOL-KEEP-CLEAR’

Residents and businesses on the Hounslow side of Twicken-ham Stadium heard how Rug-by World Cup 2015 will affect them at two open meetings on Wednesday (13 May 2015).Speakers from Tournament Or-ganisers, England Rugby 2015 (ER2015) the Metropolitan

For children aged three or four years old, childcare providers and schools can now claim an additional £300 per year to spend on enriching children’s education.

The early years pupil premium (EYPP) is designed to narrow the attainment gap between young children from low-in-come families and their peers.The funding will be paid di-rectly to your childcare provid-er or school who will use the funds to support your child’s progress. They will have the freedom to decide how to use the early year’s pupil premium to help three and four year olds

Ealing Council has planted the largest number of trees in London as part of the Mayor of London’s Street Tree scheme.

The council’s parks team will finish planting 1,500 new trees this month to help make the borough greener and more at-tractive. The Street Tree scheme, run in partnership with the Mayor of London, Forestry Commis-sion and Groundwork London, specifically selected species to

past festivals across all of its social media accounts as well as sharing breaking news about this year’s festivals. Search ealing_summer to join the 50 day countdown which started on 15th May.

The stunning summer line-up of community carnivals, com-edy and live music events, take place in some of the borough’s most loved parks.

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport,

environment and leisure, said: “The 50 days countdown is a great way to get a real flavour of the events. If you are not already following the Ealing Summer team, do it today and you could be in with a chance of winning some comedy festi-val tickets.”

Do not miss out on updates over the coming weeks – fol-low Ealing_Summer or visit www.ealingsummer.com for a full guide to the festivals, artist details and schedules.

Dates for Ealing Summer Festivals 2015:Greenford Carnival – Saturday, 4 July, Greenford, UB6Ealing Beer Festival – Wednesday, 8 to Saturday, 11 July, Walpole Park, W5Acton Carnival – Saturday, 11 July, Acton Park, W3Comedy – Friday, 17 to Saturday, 18 July and Wednesday, 22 to Friday, 24 July, Walpole Park, W5Blues Festival – Saturday, 25 to Sunday, 26 July, Walpole Park, W5Jazz Festival – Wednesday, 29 July to Sunday, 2 August, Walpole Park, W5London Mela – Sunday, 6 September, Gunnersbury Park, W3

Facebook ticket competition conditions: The draw will take place once the deadline has closed, and only the winners will be notified. Winning names will appear at www.ealingsummer.com Employ-ees of Ealing Council are excluded from the competition and may not take part.

help combat the number of trees lost as a result of infec-tion and decay. The council received £110,000 in funding from the Mayor of London’s office. Keith Townsend, executive director of environment and customer services, said: “We have long held the reputation of being the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’ with 147 parks and open spaces in the borough. Trees play a big part in that. They are a major part of the borough’s heritage and char-

acter, but also have an impact on people’s health and the en-vironment as well as encourag-ing wildlife.” The council is responsible for managing around 27,000 trees on residential roads plus an-other 60,000 trees in its parks and open spaces. On average, 300 street trees are removed every year due to poor health and weather damage which the council actively replaces.

zig-zag markings within the controlled hours will be issued with a penalty charge notice of £110, reduced to £55 if paid within 21 days.

Motorists will continue to be permitted to park in a resi-dent’s parking space for up to 10 minutes whilst dropping off or collecting children.

The council will also be work-ing with schools to encourage parents and drivers take the ‘Parking Pledge’. They will be asked to help keep chil-dren safe by promising to park away from the school and in-stead taking a short walk to the school gates.

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for environ-ment, transport and leisure, said: “Parking on zig-zag lines

outside of schools is both dan-gerous and selfish. Parents and head teachers tell me time and time again they are at their wits end worrying about the safety of our children and trying to get through to those who de-cide to flout the rules.

“There is never a good excuse to park on zig-zags or yellow lines. I make no apologies for issuing tickets to these self-ish school run drivers; if they don’t want to a penalty charge notice, they should stop else-where. Our mobile CCTV camera cars can patrol multi-ple schools and we will be tar-geting those with the biggest number of problem drivers. If you drive to school, park away from the school gates or you will get a ticket.”

Police and Hounslow Council described their strategy for mi-nimising disruption and max-imising the benefits for local people during the Tournament, which runs from 18 September to 31 October this year. Attendees learnt about the ex-tensive campaign to promote

the use of public transport and to encourage through-traffic to take alternative routes during the ten Tournament games and the England matches against France and Ireland that will precede it. They were also told about the managed closure of the A316 and a number of neighbouring roads, which will take place from three hours before the start of each fixture, through the games, and for up to two hours afterwards.Tom Legg, Tournament Trans-port Manager of ER2015, explained that residents in the small number of affected streets will require Resident Access Permits for their ve-hicles, in order to ensure the smooth running of the compe-tition and the safe and efficient transit of the 80,000 spectators

attending each match.Residents’ main concerns were about ensuring access to their homes for visitors and carers while the restrictions are in place and about the conduct of spectators, particularly those arriving in private hire vehicles. Leader of Hounslow Council, Cllr Steve Curran, pledged to work with ER2015 to ensure that there are more toilets to the north of the sta-dium and to have extra tow vehicles on hand to move un-authorised vehicles. He also announced that the council will start formal consultation of the extension of the match-day car parking zone extension in sev-

eral streets to the north of the existing zone.Cllr Steve Curran, said: “We are truly proud to have what is the third biggest sporting event in the world on our door-step and there are a wealth of opportunities for businesses and residents alike, especially through the Festival of Rugby. Inevitably there will be some inconvenience for local resi-dents, but I’m determined to keep this to a minimum and to and to improve match-day ar-rangements in the long-term.”Managing Director of England Rugby 2015, Stephen Brown, said: “With Rugby World Cup 2015 now just 4 months away,

I would encourage local res-idents and businesses to start planning their Tournament. With fans coming from all around the world, we will be implementing a new transport plan on match days, which includes managed access to part of the A316, park and ride schemes and additional bus survives, to cater for their trav-el requirements. Residents and businesses will have a man-aged access scheme for anyone impacted by the changes to the A316. These briefings are a good way to be kept updated with our plans so I would en-courage people to attend.”

learn and develop. This could include hiring more qualified staff or specialists in activities like speech and lan-guage to give an extra focus on basic skills. Childcare settings will have to demonstrate to Of-sted how the funds have been used to improve children’s ed-ucation.Councillor Tom Bruce, cabi-net member for education and children’s services, said:“We want everyone who is eli-gible to apply for this addition-al funding. The first few years of child’s life are of key im-portance to their development, and this funding can help to ensure that all young children,

whatever their background, are getting the best start in life.”If you receive one of the fol-lowing benefits, your childcare provider or school may be en-titled to claim funding for your child:Income supportIncome based Jobseekers Al-lowanceIncome related Employment and Support AllowanceChild Tax Credit (providing you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)Working Tax Credit Run-on, paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax CreditSupport under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit You may also be eligible if your child: Has been looked after by the local authority in care for at least one dayHas been adopted from careHas left care through special guardianshipIs subject to a child arrange-ment order If you think you qualify, talk to your childcare provider or school and they will let you know if you are eligible and apply for the funding.


MONEY MATTERS.LOCAL NEWS.

Cash: raising it and saving it for SMEs

General election: what it means to business

Money Matters with Dr P Singh

This brief article summarises some alternative sources of fi-nance SMEs can consider, and some ways SMEs could reduce their cash outflow.Sale and leaseback If your company owns valuable assets such as buildings, ma-chinery, vehicles, then consider selling to release their cash value and then lease them back over time. The cash can be used in the business for essential items – such as paying VAT, salaries, and buying stock for an order. Retail bond A retail bond is a form or debt and can be for 1 year to over 5 years to maturity. It is not list-ed and there is no prospectus so costs are substantially lower (though still significant) than the bonds issued by the big compa-nies. There’s no guarantee how much you will raise but it has proven to be a successful source for SMEs and it helps to market an SME’s brand and products. For more information on retail bonds, see the main article in this issue of Money Matters. Retail share offer Instead of a bond, shares can be offered also, though these can di-lute your ownership in the busi-ness. To avoid this, preference shares paying a fixed dividend and with no voting rights might be a solution. Joint venture In return for funds, you give up a share of your profits to your joint-venture partner Friends and Family Invite them to become share-holders or lenders in your busi-ness, but beware, relationships can become strained if they want a say in how your business is run. Invoice finance Sell your invoices so get the cash in them sooner. There is a fee for this but compared to waiting 60

Confidence is a major factor in business and the certainty avoid-ed by a hung parliament and the continuity of a returning govern-ment, go a long way to support that.Uncertainties remain, however, that will not sit well with many businesses as they plan their strategies and budgets.Uncertainty over the outcome of the EU referendum promised by the returning Prime Minister will be a major point of discus-sion for businesses. Whilst that remains undecided, foreign in-vestment will be cautious and so damaging to UK businesses and the economy.The CBI director-general said “The majority of businesses want to stay in a reformed Euro-pean Union which opens up the world’s largest market of 500 million consumers.”The City was ecstatic over the election result, evidenced by marching prices in shares, bonds, and the pound, and welcome that

Hounslow Council’s drive to keep down council tax in the borough received another boost after the authority ex-tended its contract with Lib-erata, the business process in-novation company, to deliver revenue collection and benefit assessment services.

As part of a £9.5million deal, Liberata will oversee the changeover to digital ser-vice delivery, as the council moves to enable greater citizen self-service and automate its

As we become a more con-nected society, surfing the web on our keyboards (get it?) it’s easy to forget the importance of treading carefully as we cast our digital footprint. The internet offers a lot of freedom which some take advantage of by making attempts to steal our personal data. The consequenc-es of internet theft can be huge, so you should be aware of the very serious risks. Here are our top tips for staying safe online: 1.Don’t get lax with social media! Including information such as your email, specific

days or more, this is worthwhile for many SMEs. Some funders allow companies to sell them just one invoice at a time (single invoice finance) and very small invoices too, and on a confiden-tial basis so your debtor need not be aware. Single invoice finance can be a useful way for SMEs to overcome ad hoc cash shortages without being tied in to long-term funding that conventional invoice finance demands. Rent, don’t buy Before incurring capital expen-diture or other significant costs, consider renting the item to save the high capital outlay. There are many forms of renting, from hire purchase, contract purchase, capital and operational leases. Reduce overheads Search your business areas for expenditures that do not need to be incurred or which can be re-duced. Creditors See if you can delay paying your creditors. This must be handled with care and consideration be-cause they might need your cash payments to plug their own cash shortages. Keep an open dia-logue with them however, be-cause there might be occasions when they will allow an exten-sion, albeit temporary. Remem-ber, what goes around comes around so play fair and they will usually play fair too. Stock Do you really need so much stock? Debtor discounts Offering the debtor a discount can be expensive in terms of profit, but that can be of lesser importance than getting vital cash to avoid insolvency or de-fault. An earlier payment will re-duce the risk of not getting paid at all or later than agreed. Debtor management Do you need to install an effec-tive credit management system

Council taxpayers in Chiswick to reap the benefits of digital revolution

Stay Safe OnlineThe consequences of internet theft can be huge, so you should be aware of the very serious risks say Chiswick based Katchup.com

that gets cash owed by your debtors on time? Sometimes it pays to outsource this role to specialist credit managers and debt collection agencies, leaving you with more time to run your business and boost sales. Grants Are you are eligible? Businesses in environmentally friendly sec-tors such as renewable energy, or in education, for example, might be eligible for government grants or subsidies. This can lower proj-ect expenses sufficiently for it to become worthwhile undertaking. Setting up the business in certain regions (enterprise zones) might reduce tax otherwise payable, again boosting return on capital. Energy costs and renewable energy Undertake a thorough review of your energy usage to identify ar-eas and practices where energy can be saved. Move to a lower tariff, or move to a cheaper type of energy. Do your own home-work before you install that wind turbine or solar panel on the roof. Currency risk For overseas sales, invoice in GBP to avoid losses from cur-rency movements. If that is not possible, consider currency in-surance from a bank. Take in-dependent advice beforehand to ensure you understand the in-surance terms (see my article on bank scandals). Cashflow forecasting Start to forecast your expendi-tures and see whether you will have enough income to meet them. Being proactive is often less costly than reacting at short notice to cash emergencies.CrowdfundingThis has grown in popularity but is not without cost to issuers and risks to investors – see this issue of Money Matters for an article on this source of funds.

existing business processes.

This shift towards digital ser-vices is expected to deliver significant cost savings to the Borough over the next 30 months.

Councillor Theo Dennison, cabinet member for finance and citizen engagement, said: “The extension of the contract will streamline administrative services so we can save money for council taxpayers and free up funds for our priorities such

as schools and care for older people.”

Liberata is looking to move all services onto a web portal allowing council taxpayers and benefit claimants to check and update records on line, re-port changes, make claims and manage accounts. From June they will be send-ing out communication alerts to customers, ready to go live from Oct 2015.

area of residence and birth-days are all ways which make it easier from online scammers to steal your identity. 2.Don’t underestimate a strong pass-word! Step away from the usu-al capital letter and numbers at the end format and start em-bedding symbols and numbers into your password choice e.g Ch1sw1ckH3r@ld. Also aim for passwords over eight char-acters. 3.Beware of stranger danger! Don’t click links, open files or download anything from unknown senders. Click-ing alone is enough to give

scammers a way to access per-sonal data. 4.Don’t get carried away on free Wi-Fi! Limit the amount of activity you conduct and modify the security settings on your device to limit who can access your machine. 5.Secure URLS! Web addresses with “https://” or “shttp://”means the site has made an effort to help protect your information. (Http:// is not secure). Internet theft is not limited to strictly information; our photographs are of course at risk of being stolen as well. An app which offers some safeguarding from

Student build to let company Unihousing offers 8% fixed savings bondUnihousing (www.unihousingin-vestment.co.uk), freephone 0800 211 8742

Unihousing was established in 2000 and with its founder and managing director, Dr Gregory Fickert, has built up a property portfolio with a book value of £29 million.

Unihousing will use the bond proceeds to build four houses (for which planning permission has been granted) near the Uni-versity of Birmingham and then let them to students to generate rental income.The minimum investment in the bond is £1,000 and inves-tors may invest more than once, hence its name: savings bond. The investment term is five years but investors may withdraw their money after a minimum period of two years with interest and without penalty, and Unihousing may return original investments with interest to investors after

two years.

Unlike some investment funds, the Unihousing bond does not charge an arrangement or annu-al management fees and there are no exit fees, and interest is earned as soon as an investor in-vests in the bond.

8 per cent per annum paid on the Unihousing bonds is a relatively high gross return, but investors are not protected by the Finan-cial Services Compensation Scheme in the event of a default, and though the bonds are trans-ferable this might be difficult because they are not listed on an exchange.

Security for investors is provid-ed in several ways: a personal guarantee to pay investor money has been granted by Dr Fickert, which has been confirmed to be of substance by Collins char-tered accountants.

If Unihousing can raise just £58,000, then bond investors will be given a first charge over the investment property in place of the current charge holder.

A Trustee has been appointed to represent the interests of in-vestors, including the ability to take possession of the charged property and sell it to pay money owed to investors.The Information Memorandum setting out details of the invest-ment has been approved as a financial promotion by a firm authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

A valuation report prepared by a RICS firm of chartered sur-veyors gave a valuation of the property when complete of over £1 million, in excess of the £1m being sought from the savings bond offer.

Commenting on the launch, Dr

Fickert said:

“Unihousing is very pleased to announce the launch of our first retail bond. It’s unique because investors can invest multiple

times so it is a savings product, and they may withdraw their in-vestment after two years without penalty. Our bond will enable us to diversify our funding base and build modern, safe, and at-

tractive student accommodation, and we hope to offer investors more innovative bonds as further property investment opportuni-ties arise.”

a pro-City government won the day and so crushingly. Banks and bankers no doubt will sigh with relief that Labour’s plans for the bank levy and the top rate of tax will now not be implemented.“The markets are likely to be happy with the election result in the near-term and the econo-my should benefit from the more stable result than had seemed likely,” Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS, said.The massive support for the SNP and the potential political insta-bility of that is bound to cause uncertainty to businesses gener-ally, and also to foreign inves-tors.A further layer of uncertainty is the slim victory of the govern-ment, and the consequences of fallout over EU reform. “ a re-bellion of anti-EU Tories against whatever terms the government may (try to) achieve in negotia-tions about a modest EU reform ahead of a late 2017 referendum could bring the government

down.”, said Holger Schmied-ing, chief economist at Beren-bergMike Cherry, policy director at the Federation of Small Busi-nesses, said in FT.com that the big issues for his members were late payments to suppliers, the reform of business rates and broadband access.One business sector shown up to be, frankly, useless was the pollsters. They failed dismally to predict the outcome, so will have all the above certainties to deal with plus restoring their credi-bility.After getting fat over one peri-od of uncertainty - who will win the election and what it means for businesses - firms of public affairs and lobbyists will feast many times again on the uncer-tainty and debates for business-es over the coming months and years, and drool over the income that mayhem will generate.

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Craig Foster-Clay

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“I could not believe he had been told this. Craig has a natu-ral gift and the school chose to overlook this and there wasn’t a great deal we could do” says Jess. “Craig was not having a good time at school so he has been

home schooled and attended various theatre school clubs and song writing workshops in Chiswick Arts Education ‘Song Academy’ ”.The experiences at school led Craig to pen ‘Voiceless’, a song that addresses the prob-lems and feelings of those per-secuted for being different and unable to make their feelings heard.Creating strong and powerful

song structures, Craig has also embraced the production side of things and is competent us-ing music sequencer and pro-duction suite, Logic Pro.Because of the message behind ‘Voiceless’ Craig is encourag-ing anyone suffering from be-ing bullied to speak up.Jess says, “Craig has had over 1000 hits on you tube with the track lifting his spirit and confidence to write more. He has had charities interested in using the track as part of their campaign and has been asked if he’d like to train as an am-bassador for anti bullying or-ganisations”.Craig has really turned a page in his life. With huge support from his family and friends he is well on his way to devel-oping a career as a recording artist .Craig wrote ‘Voiceless’ at home and inspiration came from his experiences at school. The track was produced by the world renowned guitarist-com-poser Antonio Forcione, a neighbour of Craig’s.

Jess continues, “This is Craig’s foundation for finding strength and a voice to be heard in the most beautiful way - as a singer that delivers strong messages with passion and strong melo-dies. I sincerely encourage oth-ers to find that voice and over-come their problems, whatever they may be”.Check out Craig’s song at You-tube - search Craig Foster-Clay ‘Voiceless’

New Concierge at Chiswick PointThanks to Concierge James Mc-Nally, life is a whole lot easier for residents starting their new life at Bellway’s development, Chiswick Point in London W4. Always on hand to deal with de-liveries, greet and direct visitors and also take messages for resi-dents if they are out, he provides a constant presence and keeps an eye on the running of the build-ing.The concierge service is avail-able seven days a week, from 7am – 7pm, to oversee day-to-day life at the development. James comments: “Before com-

ing to Chiswick Point, I worked as a Concierge at Grosvenor Estates on Eton Square. Securi-ty was a major part of my role at Eton Square and at times this was a challenge. I am now putting all of my skills, knowl-edge and experience into use at Chiswick Point, which is a much larger development, so I am kept busy assisting the residents of all 91 apartments.”“Residents tend to use the ser-vice for things that simply make their life easier, for example, as a key holder I can accept parcels on their behalf and either hold or deliver them to their apartment. I also patrol the building every so often to check properties and to give presidents peace of mind that there is extra security.”Security Industry Authority ap-proved James is a fully qualified security guard, working within the concierge and security ser-vices industry for the past 20 years. He lives nearby in Fulham with his partner and his son.Situated just seven miles from the heart of London, this exclu-sive development of contem-porary two and three bedroom

apartments at Chiswick Point re-flect Bellway’s uncompromising approach to design, build quality and finish. The carefully consid-ered layouts make the best use of light and space and this same attention to detail is evident throughout, demonstrated in ev-erything from the choice of ma-terials to the stylish appliances in the kitchens and contemporary sanitaryware in the bathrooms.Each apartment includes a balco-ny, with most boasting fantastic views of the tranquil nature re-serve the Gunnersbury Triangle. Other key features include un-derfloor heating, a video entry system and access to a concierge service to which James will hap-pily be on hand to assist.


BEAUTY, FITNESS & HEALTH.BEAUTY, FITNESS & HEALTH.

The ROKO health club is a lovely place to while away a few hours getting fit.

As well as a pool, sauna and steam room and a jacuzzi, it also has a well equipped gym and

This look is all about the base and eyebrows. Get that down and you’ll have cracked it! You will also need a good brush set for this look, I would rec-ommend using the new range by Lily Loo. These Vegan brushes are loved by celeb make-up artists and will help you create a flawless look. Essen-tials I would recommend to start with are; two eye shadow brushes, one for socket line and one for eye blending and a concealer and foundation brush, as well as one for blush. You can buy the whole luxury set for £49.99 at www.lilylolo.co.uk

First, lightly moisturise skin to help create a nice canvas for your products. You may want to exfoli-ate during your cleansing stage for an even better effect. Exuviance Triple Microdermabrasion Face Polish (£57.50) is great, popular with the Red Car-pet celebs at awards season, no less! Use a concealer to cover any blemishes and red-ness, The new Conceal & Shield from Skin Shop not only conceals acne blemishes it offers a novel ‘teflon’ like coating over the blemish to shield it from bad skin bacteria and reduce inflammation, while flooding the blemish with good skin bacteria with a new skin probiotic. £11.95 Available from www.skinshop.co.uk

lots of classes to try. Tucked away just beyond the entrance, this little space is a haven of calm. It is dark, almost cave like but that is no bad thing and it just adds to the relaxing vibe. I actually forgot that I was in a busy health club, it is very comforting.

I met my therapist who took down some details and medical history. I booked in for a Hot Stone Face & Body Sensation (60 mins) and my thera-pist explained it all in detail. Hot stone massage works the muscles deeper- a bit like the bikram yoga of massages! Then I would have an Elemis facial, tailored to my skin type.

THE SPA AT ROKO by Jane Lawrenson

Perfect the nude look! Jane Lawrenson gives you a step by step guide.

I was lead to a cosy treatment room lit with can-dles and soothing music and told to relax on the heated bed, a very easy request- I was almost asleep before she had started!

The Hot Stone massage was blissful; a little painful at times in certain places but the thera-pist explained that this was where I was tense. The thirty minutes seemed much longer and by the end I was totally relaxed. It was time for my facial, which I was sure would be all extraction and not at all pleasant. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Again it was very relaxing and the therapist explained each step. I had a cleanse, tone and then a Papaya Enzyme Exfoliation treatment, which was more gentle than the old picking and probing method. I then had a lovely cooling, moisturising mask applied, again it was very relaxing and not at all unpleasant. While

the mask was working its magic, I received a lovely scalp and neck massage which was an unexpected treat. The treatment finished with the removal of the mask and a quick massage of my face with some moisturiser and I felt like a new person. I haven’t been that relaxed in ages and as I slowly got up and ready to leave, I realised that I must treat myself more often. It really left me feeling rejuvenated and ready to face the demands of the day.

I loved the spa and would recommend it to all.

ROKO Spa and Health ClubChiswick Sports GroundHartington RoadChiswickW4 3UH0208 747 5756

Depending how much coverage you need, choose a light foundation or tinted moisturiser. Clinique have a great compact for full coverage that doesn’t look heavy and moisturises well(Moisture Surge CC Cream Hydrating Colour Cor-rector SPF 30, £30.00) I also like Clarins Skin Illu-sion Natural Radiance Foundation SPF 10 (£27.00)Cult brand Rodial has just brought out a fantastic range of make up that is perfect for creating this look. With everything from contouring powders to lovely, easily blendable foundations, these prod-ucts make light work of perfecting a great base. I love the Instaglam Contouring Powder (£52.00) for really sculpting cheek bones, it comes in a love-ly compact too and all products have a universal shade that suit all skin tones. www.rodial.co.uk

I love the Bare Minerals range of bases and they are really good for people whose skin may not tol-erate other foundations due to flare-ups or sensitiv-ity. The brand new Complexion Rescue works like magic and takes the best of a BB, a CC and a tinted moisturiser to offer intense hydration all day long with sheer/medium coverage (£26.00) I also really like the bareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Founda-tion SPF 20 which is bareMinerals’ first ever liquid foundation. It combines mineral make-up with a skincare serum to leave skin bright, hydrated and with natural, dewy coverage. Find these and more at www.bareMinerals.co.uk and selected depart-ment stores.

Next you will need to add a bit of contour. These word usually brings people out in a cold sweat but Clinique have solved this problem with their bril-liant contour Chubby Sticks. (£19.00 each) One dark, one hi-lighter, just suck in your cheeks and smudge for a flawless finish. (There are lots of tu-torials on the web if you need some help with what to contour!) Chubby Stick Sculpting Countour and Highlight Sticks available from Clinique counters

nationwide.Sleek Make up has some excellent products with their Face Form (£10.00 www.sleekmakeup.com ) being the ultimate face definition kit in one neat compact designed to suit all skintones. They also stock some gorgeous Eye Dust eyeshadow pow-ders if you are after a more sparkly look £2.99 as above.

Now smile and dust a little blush over the fleshy apples of your cheeks. I love Benefit Cosmetics Blushers, a great universal shade that suits all is their Rockateur (£23.50 www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk ) This will make cheeks ‘pop’. Hoola bron-zer is also great for adding contours to the face as it is matt and again, a good universal, suits all shade. Fill in eyebrows with a good pencil or powder. One of the best I have tried lately is the Brow Define from Eye of Horus (£15.00 www.beautybay.com) It has a good texture, not waxy at all and a really sharp point to fill in over sparse hairs. Available in three colours including a blonde shade. Remember with eyebrows, less is more. Follow your natural arch, build up the colour gradually, filling in any sparse areas and treat them like sisters, not twins!

Now your face should be defined and have that no make-up look to it.

If eyes need a bit of definition use some good neu-tral colours - bronze and taupe always suit this look. Again Benefit Cosmetics have a great se-

lection of cream eyeshadows in really good nude shades and I love their eyeliners; the BADgal liner waterproof (£15.50) in expresso is a great, smudgy brown shade that works well with this look. Benefit also makes creating the base for this look simple using the 3 H’s; Hoola, Hello flawless oxygen wow and a highlighter.

Again, head to Sleek Make up to find gorgeous palettes full of neutrals in the I- Divine(£7.99) You can re-create any number of sleek, groomed, nude looks with this, as there is a shade for all occasions.

Lips can be anything from a skin tone to a peachy or coral shade finish this look. You could use a lip butter for a hint of a tint, Korres do some some good ones and the Mango or Jasmine shades will look great. (£8.00 www.lookfantastic.com)

Clinique has also some great shades in their Chub-by Stick lip balms (£17.00 www.clinique.co.uk) with the Whole Lotta Honey being my favourite here and Clarins has the new Instant Light Lip Balm Perfector (£18.00 www.clarins.co.uk) which leaves lips really soft with just a hint of colour and shine. The Coral shade is great for finishing a nude face. Rodial Glamsticks are also lovely and perfect for this look. Choose a neutral shade such as Bang or Crush (£24.00) They glide onto lips and are a mix between a lipstick and a balm, very creamy with a good hit of colour. Again, the packaging is great as you would expect from a top cult brand. www.rodial.co.uk

Have a play around until you perfect the look and with these fail proof products, you will soon have this look down in less than ten minutes!


This fortnightly feature invites you to cook a selection of mouth-watering recipes with the Villa di Geggiano’s resident Chef Lazarin Kroni. In each issue Lazarin will suggest a recipe straight from Tuscany for you to try at home.

Zuppa fresca di Piselli con Granchio(to serve 4 people)

. 100g of peeled crab

. 400g of fresh peas

. 1 banana shallots

. Chives

. 2 tbsp of virgin olive oil

. 1/2 Litre of vegetables stock

. 1 lemon

. Salt

. Pepper

Method . In a saucepan, brown sliced banana shallots in olive oil. After 2 minutes add fresh peas and vegetable stock and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, season with salt and pepper.. Transfer the ingredients from the saucepan to a blender and blend until creamy and allow to cool.. In the meantime season the crab meat with olive oil, lemon juice and chives.. When the soup is cold serve it in a soup bowl and place the crab in the Centre of bowl.. Finish off with some peas shoot and a drizzle of olive oil.. Best served with Tuscan Focaccia bread and a glass of Villa Di Geggiano Rosato (can be purchased at our Estate shop)

Buon Appetito!

Lazarin Kroni - Resident ChefVilla di Geggiano66-68 Chiswick High Road,W4 1SY020 3384 9442

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Cook the Tuscan way with the Villa di Geggiano’s resident Chef Lazarin Kroni

Zuppa fresca di Piselli con Granchio - Fresh Pea Soup with Crab (served cold)

Must-Have Macarons and More at Maison Blanc This Summer

Maison Blanc has this year focussed its summer patisserie on the marvellous macaron, but in true Maison Blanc style they have updated this classic French confection to new delicious heights.

The meringue and almond crisp domes will encase silky flavour infused creams, and for two of the Macarons, there will be fresh berries nestled into the smooth cream layer.

As a popular French confection for many years, the Macaron has made its mark on our shores and has proved a popular and trendy option for discerning patisserie fans. As a French patisserie, Maison Blanc know exactly how these enchant-ing morsels are best served and this summer, they want you to experience the macaron Mai-son Blanc style.

Whether it be the Blackberry Mac-nifique, the romantic rose flavoured and raspberry filled Ispahan Macaron or the light and zesty Lemon Cream Macaron, all will prove an ideal treat for the children, a perfect gift to give friends or family or simply a mini indulgence of your own.

Maison Blanc’s summer offering does not stop there; a delectable selection of other summer patis-serie is in Maison Blanc now to celebrate the wonderful fresh fruity flavours that summer brings with it.

The cupcakes encompass summertime favourites, such as the zingy lemon cream centred Lemon Curd Cupcake, the fragrant strawberry buttercream topped Strawberry Cream Cupcake or the sump-tuous chocolate sponge based Choco Berry Cupcake.

Maison Blanc’s tarts also follow in this fruity fashion, boasting the edible flower decorated Lemon Hibiscus Tart and the pistachio cream based Tarte aux Fraises.

These delicious tarts or beautiful cupcakes make the perfect accompaniment to any summer’s day.

Lemon Cream Macaron: £4.90

Ispahan Macaron: £4.90

Blackberry Mac-nifique Macaron: £4.90

Lemon Hibiscus Tart: £3.90

Tarte aux Fraises:

Serves Six £17.99, £5.50

Lemon Curd Cupcake: £3.10

Strawberry Cream Cupcake: £3.10

Choco Berry Cupcake: £3.10

Summer range is available in store from 25th May 2015!



Improving education with the early years pupil premium Rare chance to see work from legendary West London artistThe first major exhibition for more than 45 years of the work of Shepherds Bush artist Leon Underwood is underway on the south coast.

Chiswick Day Nursery is ‘one of the best’ in the country

Dogs sniff out illegal tobacco trader in King Street

For children aged three or four years old, childcare providers and schools can now claim an additional £300 per year to spend on enriching children’s education. The early years pupil premium (EYPP) is de-signed to narrow the attain-ment gap between young chil-dren from low-income families and their peers.

The funding will be paid di-rectly to your childcare provid-er or school who will use the funds to support your child’s progress. They will have the

Devonshire Day Nursery in Chiswick has been named one of the best day nurseries in the country for providing an ‘out-standing’ example of teaching and stimulating play activities, following a surprise Ofsted in-spection.

Rated Ofsted ‘Outstanding’, which is achieved by only 12 per cent of English Early Years Providers, the nursery in Ben-nett Street, will celebrate with a garden party and open day on June 13th.Manager, Dee Townsend, praised her team for their ded-ication, and parents for their unfailing support, generally, and on the inspection day when they sought out the inspector to speak enthusiastically about

freedom to decide how to use the early year’s pupil premium to help three and four year olds learn and develop.

This could include hiring more qualified staff or specialists in activities like speech and lan-guage to give an extra focus on basic skills. Childcare settings will have to demonstrate to Of-sted how the funds have been used to improve children’s ed-ucation.

Councillor Tom Bruce, cabinet member for education and chil-

Born in Percy Road (off Askew Road) in 1890, Underwood (pictured right) is a hugely underrated artist who is often described as the father of mod-ern sculpture in Britain. But Underwood was also an expert painter, writer, draughtsman, printmaker and poet. He was also well the teacher of cele-brated artists Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Eileen Agar – with Moore famously praising Underwood for his ‘passionate attitude towards drawing from life’.The exhibition, titled ‘Leon

dren’s services, said:

“We want everyone who is eli-gible to apply for this addition-al funding. The first few years of child’s life are of key impor-tance to their development, and this funding can help to ensure that all young children, what-ever their background, are get-ting the best start in life.”

If you receive one of the fol-lowing benefits, your childcare provider or school may be en-titled to claim funding for your child:

• Income support• Income based Jobseekers Allowance• Income related Employment and Support Allowance• Child Tax Credit (providing you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)• Working Tax Credit Run-on, paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

You may also be eligible if your child: • Has been looked after by the local authority in care for at least one day• Has been adopted from care• Has left care through special guardianship• Is subject to a child arrangement order

If you think you qualify, talk to your childcare provider or school and they will let you know if you are eligible and apply for the funding.

Staff and kids at Devonshire Day Nursery celebrate the good news

A tobacco sniffer dog at work

Leon Underwood, Venus in Kensington Gardens, 1921, oil on canvas

Leon Underwood

Leon Underwood, Phoenix for Europe at the Beaux Arts Gallery, 1953

the nursery.

“I am so proud of this achieve-ment which recognises our commitment to providing each and every one of our children with the best possible start in life and a smooth transition to mainstream schooling and life-long learning,” she said.

Together with her management team, Dee was singled out for praise in the Ofsted inspectors’ report - which rated every as-pect of nursery provision as Outstanding - for highly effec-tive leadership and a passion for the continual pursuit of ex-cellence.

Teaching was described as ex-emplary; play opportunities

as stimulating and the staff teams understanding of all their children’s unique inter-ests as excellent. From babies, who have their own garden, to pre-schoolers, who take it in turns to be ‘safety spies’ com-pleting check lists and learning about their own safety: “Children have a lovely time at the nursery and make su-perb progress. Staff provide an extremely positive, inspiring environment, which captures children’s interests and entic-es them to learn and to initiate their own ideas,” said the two inspectors.“As a result, children are confi-dent, secure and very well pre-pared for the next stage in their development,” they added.

A Hammersmith trader has been fined £2,400 after being found with a stash of illegal tobacco.Sniffer dogs uncovered 101 packets of cigarettes and roll-ing tobacco during a raid last May, as a part of a joint crack-down by Hammersmith & Ful-ham Council working along-side HM Customs and Excise.Aruna Patel, 50, trading as Dallas News in King Street, appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court on April

Underwood: Figure and Rhythm’, is on show at the Pal-lant House Gallery in Chich-ester, West Sussex, until June 14, offers local residents a rare chance to see an impressive collection of one of the bor-ough’s greatest artists.The once-in-a-lifetime show charts the development of Un-derwood’s work from early paintings based on his expe-riences as a camouflage artist in the First World War to his bronze sculptures on philo-sophical themes created in the 1950s and 1960s.One of Underwood’s most important sculptures was cast in 1953, Phoenix for Europe, and is owned by Hammer-smith & Fulham Council. Cur-rently, it is on display at the Macbeth Centre in Macbeth Street, Hammersmith, and was best described by Under-wood’s pupil Stephen Bone as ‘a large male demi-figure for a fountain spouting water to the sky’ which is ‘reminiscent of a Mexican sun god’.After studying at the Regent Street Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art, travel-ling in Russian Poland before the outbreak of the First World War, Underwood served in the Royal Horse Artillery and the

and London Field Battery, be-fore being transferred to the Camouflage Section where his artistic skills were put to better use.And within a year of attend-ing the Slade School to study drawing, he was hired as a teacher at the Royal College of Art. Not long after in January 1921, Underwood founded the Brook Green School of Art in Girdlers Road, Hammersmith, attracting artists such as Hep-worth and Gertrude Hermes to attend classes in the evening outside of their studies at the Royal College of Art.Underwood went on to become a driving force in wood-en-graving of the 1920s and 30s, his travels in Mexico and West Africa – as well as his col-lections of non-western art – were to lead to the creation of a diverse body of sculptures, paintings, prints and drawings which introduced a ‘vital and rhythmic energy into modern British art’, says Simon Mar-tin, Artistic Director at Pallant House Gallery.The exhibition includes over 100 works from private collec-tions and public museums, in-cluding the Ashmolean Muse-um, the Imperial War Museum, Leeds Museums and Art Gal-

leries, and the National Portrait Gallery.And fans of the engravings produced by the Underwood’s Brook Green School of artists

should also explore the Gal-lery’s sister show: ‘Wood En-graving and the Brook Green School: Eileen Agar, Gertrude Hermes, Blair Hughes-Stan-

ton, Henry Moore and their Contemporaries.’For times, tickets or more de-tails, visit: www.pallant.org.uk.

16 where he admitted being in possession of tobacco products which did not contain the pre-scribed health warnings.“This is an excellent example of partnership working be-tween our trading standards service and HM Customs,” said Cllr Mike Cartwright, H&F Council’s Cabinet Mem-ber for Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour.“The use of these high-ly-trained sniffer dogs demon-strates how adept they are at

discovering these illicit tobac-co products, wherever they may be kept.”During the visit, which was the result of a tip-off, the sniffer dogs led officers to the tobacco which had been stored in a tank above the toilet in the rear of the shop.None of the tobacco, which has an estimated value of £600, was printed with the health warnings, which are required by law.To help combat the sale of il-

legal tobacco products, anyone who suspects illegal tobacco trade should call 020 8753 1081, or email: [email protected]. All infor-mation will be treated with strictest confidence.Mrs Patel, of Paulhan Road, Harrow, was also ordered to pay costs of £2,000 and a vic-tim surcharge of £40.


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Uxbridge Road gas works cause traffic disruption in West London

Chelsea FC parade confirmed

Gas main repair works at Shepherds Bush

Chelsea FC’s victory parade in 2012 celebrating their Champions League success

Motorists are bracing for 10 weeks of disruption while National Grid re-pairs gas mains in Uxbridge Road.The works, which began at the end of April require the closure of the west-bound carriageway between Shep-herds Bush Green and Lime Grove. Bus routes 207 and 283 will be divert-ed up Lime Grove to maintain a west-bound service along Uxbridge Road, while all other routes will be diverted via Askew Road.“We are working very hard to make sure the National Grid keeps the dis-ruption of their works to a minimum,” a council spokesman said.National Grid say the work is being done to replace aging metal gas pipes with newer pipes made from a more durable material.

Chelsea FC have confirmed plans for a parade through the streets of Ful-ham next bank holiday (May 25).Having won the Barclays Premier League the club will be celebrating with fans as the team’s open-top buses drive from Stamford Bridge Stadium to Eel Brook Common on Monday, May 25. The hour-long parade and the clean-up operation will be wholly funded by Chelsea FC.It is clear thousands of fans will be on the streets of Fulham to mark the victory and Hammersmith & Fulham Council is doing everything we can to make sure the event is well organised and to minimise the effect on resi-dents.

Residents can expect delays and are asked to try and avoid the area if possible. National Grid has said new mains will be inserted into the old pipes where possible and the digging has been scheduled to coincide with planned resurfacing works in the area to minimise disruption.National Grid project engineer, Pat Nathan, said: “We need to replace these gas mains now to ensure people continue to have safe and reliable gas supplies for heating and cooking.”For more information on the work or to register any complaints, call Na-tional Grid on 0800 096 5678.For the latest bus and travel informa-tion, visit: www.tfl.gov.uk.


PROPERTY. PROPERTY.

Despite a year of nationwide house price growth, the end of 2014 saw a shift in

fortunes with the market beginning to cool off, particularly in London which, according to the Office for National Statistics, had en-joyed annual rises of 18.8 per cent1 earlier in the year.

With changes to stamp duty, strict mortgage rules and the impending general election, such growth is expected to continue to slow to between two and four per cent this year. Yet research shows that whilst northern cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds are proving credible opportunities for investment2, boroughs in the South East such as Richmond upon Thames are still in high demand due to the desirable lifestyle on offer there.

According to Rightmove3, Richmond was one of the best performing boroughs last year, with year-on-year house price growth recorded in November 2014 at 12.6 per cent, with further signs of prosperity expected in areas such as Twickenham. But what is driving such demand?

Paul Hopkins, Managing Director, St James (North London) comments: “In our expe-rience, the house market in Twickenham is predominantly driven by local demand. This is evidenced by the fact that over 60% of reservations for new homes at our Brewery Wharf development, a collection of apartments and houses directly opposite the station, are local investors and movers, keen to either invest in bricks and mortar or secure their next new home in the area.”

Nancy Miller from Dexters concurs: “De-mand for homes in the Borough of Rich-mond upon Thames is predominantly driven by locals keen to stay local. Towns such as Twickenham and St Margarets are both areas with such compelling appeal - once buyers become residents, many struggle to leave. This trend is something which stretches throughout the borough with demand for both new and traditional homes alike. I’ve worked in the area for 15 years and have moved many people three or four times within these areas.”

It’s not just locals who are seeing the ben-efits of living in Twickenham - the area is proving enticing for buyers who can’t afford city prices.

Nancy Miller added: “To add to the local popularity, there is a steady trickle of buyers coming from the London market who are finding themselves priced out of inner city boroughs and are looking for a safe invest-ment in a popular area with good links into London and green open spaces.

“Twickenham fits the bill for many different types of buyers – its idyllic position on the banks of the Thames provides the opportuni-ty to enjoy fantastic views, great shopping, waterside restaurants, outstanding OFSTED rated schools and lovely Thames Riverside walks in additional to its many parks and national landmarks. The fast train can be caught to London Waterloo which takes 20

minutes station to station, which is perfect for city commuters.

“With a great cross section of buyers, from in-vestors to downsizers, there really is an option for everyone here.”

Brewery Wharf offers a collection of luxurious, high specification apartments and houses set on the site of a former brewery and more recently a Post Office sorting depot. A public piazza is incorporated into the design of Brewery Wharf and will include an attractive water feature, two restaurants and a vibrant new cultural centre.. Meanwhile, the gated houses at Brewery Gate offer spacious design and elegant fittings and finishes to compliment 21st century family living.

A limited number of two bed apartments remain with prices starting from £550,000 with the four and five bed houses at Brewery Gate starting from £1,250,000. To register your interest and book your appointment, visit www.brewery-wharf.co.uk or contact the St James Sales Team on 020 3002 9457.

Why is the Borough of Richmond upon Thames too good to leave?

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*Subject to build cut off date. Computer generated images are indicative only and subject to change.

Located within the sought after Brewery Wharf development, Brewery Gate is perfectly positioned opposite Twickenham station, just 25 minutes from London Waterloo and a few minutes by train from the many varied delights of both Richmond and Kingston. These homes, set within the heart of Twickenham and close to a number of outstanding schools, provide an ideal environment for busy families, boasting open plan designer kitchens with expansive folding doors leading to secluded gardens, luxurious bathrooms, flexible living spaces and two private off–street parking spaces.

Purchasers reserving early can benefit by selecting their preferences from a range of options available.* As always, typical of the quality associated with St James, these homes offer an exceptional specification and a timeless quality combined with modern day convenience.

4 Bedroom houses from £1,250,000 2 Bedroom apartments from £550,000

Book your appointment now on 020 3603 2829 or visit our website at www.brewery-wharf.co.uk

Sales and Marketing Suite at Brewery Wharf, Brewery Lane, off London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1AA Open daily from 10am to 5pm (with late night opening until 7pm every Wednesday)

Elegant family homes in Twickenham

Luxury family homes set within gated mews by award-winning developer, St James

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Proud to be a member of the Berkeley Group of companies

*Subject to build cut off date. Computer generated images are indicative only and subject to change.

Located within the sought after Brewery Wharf development, Brewery Gate is perfectly positioned opposite Twickenham station, just 25 minutes from London Waterloo and a few minutes by train from the many varied delights of both Richmond and Kingston. These homes, set within the heart of Twickenham and close to a number of outstanding schools, provide an ideal environment for busy families, boasting open plan designer kitchens with expansive folding doors leading to secluded gardens, luxurious bathrooms, flexible living spaces and two private off–street parking spaces.

Purchasers reserving early can benefit by selecting their preferences from a range of options available.* As always, typical of the quality associated with St James, these homes offer an exceptional specification and a timeless quality combined with modern day convenience.

4 Bedroom houses from £1,250,000 2 Bedroom apartments from £550,000

Book your appointment now on 020 3603 2829 or visit our website at www.brewery-wharf.co.uk

Sales and Marketing Suite at Brewery Wharf, Brewery Lane, off London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1AA Open daily from 10am to 5pm (with late night opening until 7pm every Wednesday)

Elegant family homes in Twickenham

Luxury family homes set within gated mews by award-winning developer, St James

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PROPERTY. HOMES&INTERIORS. Rowena Vaughan of RJV Designs takes a look at making your bathroom that bit better and how to choose the best flooring for your home

Rowena Vaughan is the Creative Director at RJV Designs

TEL: 020 7385 6009www.rjvdesigns.co.uk

THE ARTISAN ACCESSORY

LIGHTING INTERIORS

The first step I take when a cli-ent asks me to decorate their home, is to understand their personality, their style and their lifestyle needs. After the furnishings, getting the home accessories right means adding touches that inspire, but that also enhance how you use the space and its visual impact. My advice is to choose home accessories that you have a connection with, that can cre-ate a point of interest or have a practical, clever design ele-ment to them. For creating in-terest, I love home accessories with an artisan quality to them. A collection of artwork hung together on a wall always cre-ates impact. Or choose beau-tifully crafted pieces that have a timeless, elegant appeal. Always, always choose things that you love!

Iron and Clay use organic ma-terials such as beaten copper and forged iron. Their gor-geous hand-crafted clay pot-tery, like their pitches and vas-

Recent changes in building regulations mean that all fixed light-ing (high, low and some mid-level fixtures) 75% of which should be energy efficient i.e. LED fittings. A well-executed lighting scheme can bring warmth, interest and drama to a very ordinary room.

• High Level – this could also be considered as Architectural light: down lighters, spot lights either surface mounted or re-cessed track lighting or any lighting that is built into the fabric of the building or space and is usually subtle and unseen. Pendant lights can also be a design focal point in rooms and will provide excellent general lighting.

• Mid Level – often wall mounted, can be up lighting, down light-ing, pendants (again) and table lamps. This lighting is meant to be seen and should enhance the room in which it is being used. Scene lighting – often at mid-level, is the type of lighting used to light display shelves, slot and niche lighting to give you pools of light in small spaces, good for focal points at eye level. Task lighting, a mid-level layer, is important to any well designed and planned room.

• Low level – this lighting is usually set into the skirting, plinth, lower wall or even into the floor of a room. This architectural style lighting is usually used to draw the eye further into the space/room and is normally used in halls and stairways. It can also be used to good effect around the base of kitchen units and should also be considered as a way to illustrate and highlight ar-chitectural features.When considering your lighting scheme other aspects to consider are the colour tone of the bulbs you use, and the different lighting systems: wi fi or low tech with just switches. The permutations are endless!

es shown, are full of presence and ideal on a window sill or console table. Their hand-beat-en copper bowls would make a wonderful dining table cen-trepiece with a tea light insert-ed, as the copper would cast a warm coppery glow. For an interesting way to display your treasured family photos, try Nkuku’s Kiko Frames. I love that these are perfect for cus-tomising your interior by in-serting your favourite family photos, children’s artwork or postcards from your favourite family holiday. Nkuku have managed to curate an eclectic mix of home-ware from arti-sans across the globe, with a fair-trade philosophy.

I’ll also be visiting The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters Spring Exhibition this week. It’s free and open to the pub-lic from Tuesday 13th to Sun-day 18th May at the Fulham Library. I’m hoping to pick up some ceramics and some wa-tercolour or oil artwork. Defi-nitely worth a visit.

Iron& Clay’s hand-crafted pottery

Bathroom illustrating mid and high level lighting

St Leonard’s Hill, Windsor Guide price £2,495,000

We are delighted to announce the launch of this stunning development of just two luxury family homes by Hoopers Homes.

Situated towards the summit of St. Leonard’s Hill, a highly rated private estate in Windsor, with views from the properties toward the castle, both homes offer light and spacious accommodation on larger than average plots.

OPEN TO VIEW THIS WEEKEND 23 & 24 MAY


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Modernism in Chiswick: Exploring Abstract Form and Spatial CompositionBeryl Robinson

Jane Price X marks the spot

Charles Voysey Sanderson’s Wallpaper Factory Chiswick

BAD DIY A ‘SAW POINT’ FOR BRITS AS OVER HALF ADMIT TO BOTCHING JOBSBungled workmanship leads to 90% paying the cost rather than claiming on insurance

Britain’s have-a-go handymen are set for a disastrous May Bank Hol-iday as Nationwide Build-ing Society research* shows that more than half (56%) have history when it comes to botched DIY jobs.

But just one in ten ham-fisted handymen (10%) have recovered the costs of their mistakes by claiming on their insur-ance, with “many people completely unaware they can claim for accidental damage caused in this way”, according to Na-

tionwide’s Head of General In-surance, Martyn Dyson.

DIY still remains a national hobby with research showing that 80 per cent of people carry out home improvements them-selves rather than asking a pro-fessional for help.

While most DIY enthusiasts limit themselves to more man-ageable tasks, such as putting up wallpaper and painting (70%), bleeding a radiator (65%) and improving the gar-den (62%); there are a number of more ambitious home im-provers who turn their hand to bigger tasks such as knocking

down walls (24%), laying loft insulation (21%), fitting a new kitchen (12%) or fitting a new bathroom (12%).

Irrespective of the job under-taken, most people at some point have experienced a DIY disaster, with Nationwide’s re-search revealing the top disas-ters. These include:

Spillages, including paint, glue or white spirit – 35%Marking the walls – 22%Damage to furniture, breaking a window and damage to floor-ing – all 10%Interestingly, nine in ten (90%) of those who admitted to home

improvement horrors ended up paying the cost of their mis-takes themselves rather than claiming on their home insur-ance. And with nearly a fifth (19%) of people with DIY hor-ror stories causing over £200 of damage, not knowing what your home insurance covers you for can prove quite costly.

Martyn Dyson, Nationwide’s Head of General Insurance, said: “The Bank Holiday is primetime for getting stuck into jobs around the home you’ve been putting off. Un-fortunately, you can end up causing more damage than good, especially if you’re inex-

perienced. Nationwide’s advice to anyone looking to do home improvements this weekend is to not rush into it, stop and think about the job in hand, be realistic about your capabilities and make sure you are covered if things do go wrong, as not all policies include acciden-tal damage like Nationwide’s Home Insurance. As the survey shows, many people may be completely unaware they can claim for accidental damage in this way.”Nationwide offers two different insurance options. The Home Insurance policy includes acci-dental damage, along with acci-dental pet damage and personal

possessions cover both in and out of the home. The Home Insurance Essen-tials policy offers acciden-tal damage and personal possessions cover as op-tional extras. Customers can also benefit from up to 35% no claim discount on contents, and up to 10% no claim discount on buildings insurance if they have been claim-free for up to five years.

Len Lye the experimental film maker, lived a bohemian life on a boat in Chiswick in the 1920’s, as part of a wider artistic and intellectual community.

The most important influence on art between the wars was modernism, a cultural move-ment whose origins lay far back in the 1880s in the En-glish Arts and Crafts move-ment, as well as Art Nouveau in Paris and Germany before the World War. The design innovations commonly asso-ciated with the Bauhaus were radically simplified forms, rationality, functionality and the idea that mass-production could combine with individual creativity.

The Bauhaus School of Art and design began to influence artists all over Europe. A group of distinctive 20th century En-glish artists began to collect around St Peter’s Square and down to the draw-dock on the Thames in boats, stables and wharf buildings. They were clearly aware of the influx of exciting and radical ideas from the Bauhaus artists in Germa-ny, an art school set up in op-position to the old European art-academies. It evolved a new language of art and design that was abstract and dynamic, liberated from historicism. The impulse behind the Bauhaus, which was more a philosophy than a ‘school’, enabled mo-

dernity to take precise physical form. Students at the Bauhaus took a six-month preliminary course that involved painting and elementary experiments with form. The dominant con-cept was the power of art and the architect to rebuild the bat-tle-weary Europe after the de-struction of the first world war.

Len Lye began using film as a free-form medium, abandon-ing reference to art-historical precedent in an aesthetically forward thinking animation “A Colour Box” where shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations painted directly onto film. Free form dancing shapes and marks scratched directly onto film-stock had earned Lye the right to be dubbed “the saviour of Chiswick” by his intellec-tual friend Kennington. The same free form shapes danced in the paintings of Victor Passmore and Ben Nicholson, dissolving and re-finding sub-ject-matter through a process of abstraction and reconstruc-tion of shape on the painterly surface.

Fundamental questions of craftsmanship versus mass production were common-

place, even in Chiswick by the turn of the century in an architect such as Voysey. His experimental house on South Parade and Sanderson’s Wall-paper factory-building in Bar-ley Mow passage as early as 1904, are early examples of the relationship of usefulness and beauty, the practical purpose of formal beauty in a common-place building. The American architect, Louis Sullivan in his

article of 1896 “The Tall Office Building Artistically Consid-ered” declared that “form ever follows function…It is the per-vading law of all things.” Sul-livan later attributed the core idea to Vitruvius the Roman architect, engineer and author who first asserted in his book De architectura that a structure must exhibit three qualities, it must be solid, useful and beau-tiful.

A new period of history had begun with the end of the war, and a new architectural style would reflect this modern era. In architecture as in consumer goods, this was to be function-al, cheap and consistent with mass production. Spurred on after the second world war by the ‘Festival of Britain’ the Chiswick group continued into the 1950’s producing work that believed in the creation of

a new future in architectural construction, and a language of painting and sculpture that could be entirely free to exper-iment at will. For the first time artists were invited to consider the prevailing arguments of a design ethos of “form follows function” and perhaps more controversially for painters of “art for arts sake”.

Antoni Malinowski Wall at the Royal Court Theatre


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Barnardo’s Big Toddle is back in Chiswick!

New partnership initiative between Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) and Hounslow Council

Mary Macleod: ‘Thanking local people for a brilliant five years’The former Member of Parliament, Mary Macleod, has thanked all those who supported her over the past five years during her term as Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth.

The Big Toddle,1-12 June 2015: The Big Toddle fundrais-ing walk for under-fives is back for 2015 and - shiver me tim-bers - the theme is Pirates. Fan-tastic fundraisers who organ-ised walks in Chiswick netted a bumper £1,924.50 through 12 events between July and De-cember last year, helping Bar-nardo’s support the UK’s most disadvantaged children.

Health and social care rehabil-itation services for Hounslow Borough adults will be brought together under an innovative new partnership initiative be-tween Hounslow and Rich-mond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) and Houn-slow Council.

The Hounslow Community Recovery Service aims to help people recover and regain their independence after a serious

Mary was hoping to build upon the success of the past five years and take forward all the key community projects she has started.

Mary commented:

“It has been an honour and a privilege to serve residents in Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth Osterley and Hounslow. I have met some incredibly inspiring people along the way.

“During my time in Parlia-ment, unemployment went

Displaying Barnardos Big Toddle - Pirates.jpg Now the charity is calling on local nurseries, parents and child minders to repeat that success by joining this sum-mer’s Big Toddle, which will see thousands of children and adults dressing up as pirates and walking the suggested half a mile with friends and family.

illness, injury or change in life circumstances - including neu-rological conditions such as a stroke, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson’s.

By integrating different health and social care specialists from the local NHS trust and council into a single team, the service is able to provide more coor-dinated and responsive care for local people to help them recover more quickly and ef-

down by 38% and youth unem-ployment reduced by almost 50%. I secured 30 minutes’ free parking, helped to deliv-er 9,400 new businesses and 2,400 new apprenticeships; reduced crime by more than 16%; got agreement for four new schools; confirmed that the Piccadilly line will stop at Turnham Green and supported more women into work than ever before.

“There is, naturally, more to be done to improve the lives of lo-cal residents and regenerate the

Since The Big Toddle began, families have helped Barnar-do’s raise over £13.83 mil-lion, and across the UK 5,800 groups raised £680,000 last year alone. More than £66,000 was raised within Greater Lon-don last year.

This year, Barnardo’s aims to collect a treasure trove of mon-ey for those children who are most in need.

fectively following illness or injury. It brings together therapists, specialist nurses, and rehabil-itation assistants from HRCH with social workers, occupa-tional therapists and support workers from Hounslow Coun-cil into a single, easy to access service. The new service will operate seven days a week, 365 days a year, between 8am to 8pm.

area and I’ll be sad not to be a part of this, but I wish the new MP all the best over the next five years.

“I would like to thank everyone I have worked with on com-munity projects and all those who have shown me friendship and support over the past five years. I have always tried to champion the local community and transform lives for the bet-ter and will miss working with local residents.”

To find out more about Bar-nardo’s Big Toddle please visit www.barnardos.org.uk/bigtod-dle and register for free.

Once registered you’ll re-ceived a fabulous event pack full of fun activities and ideas for your Big Toddle and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @BigToddle or at Facebook.com/BigToddle.

This is to ensure patients get the right support and care at the right time to improve their rehabilitation. Care and sup-port from the team is provided to patients in their own homes or in other local community lo-cations.Frank Sims, Frank Sims, chief executive of HRCH said: “I believe this new community recovery service will prove to be a truly innovative and ef-fective local resource for the Hounslow community, which demonstrates our commitment to providing care that is cen-tred around the patient. It is an exciting step forward in working closely with partner

agencies to ensure local people are able to access the health and social care professionals they need to see through a sin-gle team and service.”Councillor Lily Bath, cabinet member for adult social care and health, said: “We’re really thrilled to have this new integrated service for our residents. It’s great that we can now offer help and support to those who need it in their own homes or a community setting, rather than having to go to hospital.” “The work we’ve done to inte-grate social care and health ser-vices means that it’s now much easier to access services across

both the council and the NHS.” In order to qualify for the ser-vice, people must be aged 18 or over, registered with a Houn-slow GP, or be a resident within Hounslow borough and require rehabilitation or reablement after an acute illness, injury or change in life circumstances, with a primary physical or so-cial need. Referrals can be made by GPs or other healthcare profession-als. The service also accepts self-referrals.You can find out more about the Hounslow Recovery Ser-vice by visiting www.hrch.nhs.uk/community-recovery-ser-vice; or calling 0203 771 6200

Mary campaigning with Samantha Cameron

29th May 6pm30th May



Burglar who targetted Chiswick is JailedA teenager has been jailed for more than three years for committing 10 burglaries across the London and Thames Valley areas. Marcelo Guzman-Robinson, 19, (26.06.94) of no fixed address, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, 22 April and was sentenced on Wednesday, 6 May at Kingston Crown Court to three years and four months’ imprisonment.

London to Gloucester – Charity-based Walk Raises Awareness & Donations for African Wildlife VetsFrom 22 May, animal conservation enthusiasts from the South of England will take part in a 187 mile walk to raise awareness and funds to support endangered African species.

Super Saturday of Sport expands across Hounslow Borough

Small business owners will make big demands from new Government, says specialist

Business Awards are back

Guzman-Robinson, a Chilean national, carried out the of-fences over six weeks between 28 January and 13 March 2014 having just entered the UK.The first burglary happened on 28 January 2014 sometime during the day when Guz-man-Robinson forced his way into a property in Burlington Road, SW6, stealing jewellery and computer equipment in-cluding iPads, iPhones and a

Small business owners across Chiswick will make big de-mands on the new UK Govern-ment as they look for pre-elec-tion promises to be delivered, according to a local specialist.

Franck Sidon who runs Tax-Assist Accountants in Chis-wick said that local business-es would be looking for rapid progress on issues such as tax simplification, lowering the costs of running small busi-nesses and business rates. He said:

“If the Government wants to restore confidence, it will have to act swiftly to address the is-sues which are important to lo-

Nominations for the third annual Hounslow Busi-nesses Awards are now open. If you have a busi-ness in Chiswick, big or small, time is running out for your chance to be the best in the borough. Organised by Hounslow Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by London Borough of Hounslow, this year’s event will once again recognise and reward the achievements of Hounslow’s business community. There are 12 award categories: Best small/medium enterpriseBest business for customer serviceEntrepreneur of the yearCommitment to the communityBest new businessBest business for training and developmentBest green businessIndependent retailer of the yearBest business for marketing and social mediaBest hospitality and leisure businessLogistics business of the yearInternational business of the year. Councillor Steve Curran, leader of Hounslow Council said: “The Hounslow Business Awards have become a much anticipated event which gives local businesses a chance to shine. That’s

laptop. He used a black back-pack he found at the premises to take away the stolen items. CCTV footage showed Guz-man-Robinson on Fulham High Street carrying the ruck-sack just after 18:00hrs.The second offence happened in Upham Park Road, W4 on 8 February. Guzman-Robinson again forced his way into the property, stealing cash, jewel-lery and a Rolex watch.

The third burglary happened on 12 February in Eton. Guz-man-Robinson stole jewellery after forcing open a window.The next three break-ins were all committed on 13 Febru-ary in Berkshire. During his day-long burglary spree, Guz-man-Robinson stole jewellery, computer equipment and cash.Two more offences took place in Spencers Wood in Reading, Berkshire on 21 February be-

Dubbed the ‘Thames Path Mi-gration’, volunteers will march along the River Thames from London Thames Barrier to the source Kemble, Gloucester-shire. The awareness and any funds raised over the course of the five day event are vital for veterinarian workers who look after the ‘Big 5’ game animals - lions, elephants, rhinos, buf-falos and leopards.

Now, they are looking for ad-ditional volunteers to take part, support and spectate in

Thousands more Hounslow Borough residents will be able to discover their sporting pas-sion with a second Super Sat-urday of Sport being planned for this summer. The complete-ly free sport and activity event will take place on Turnham Green, Chiswick on July 11th and at Feltham Park on August 22nd with the backing of the Hounslow Borough Council.

Super Saturday aims to show-case local sports clubs and inspire all ages to discover or re-discover their sporting pas-sions.

With the Rugby World Cup fast approaching, the 2015 events will highlight the Borough’s close connection with the RFU and its “Festival of Rugby” se-ries.

tween 17:35hrs and 23.22hrs. Again, Guzman-Robinson stole jewellery.Guzman-Robinson’s next bur-glary took place on 1 March in the early evening in River-croft Road, Hammersmith. His last offence was on 7 March in Denbigh Gardens, Twicken-ham.On 23 December Guz-man-Robinson was charged.Detective Constable Gary Smith from Richmond CID said: “Guzman-Robinson even targeted properties with bur-glar alarms, just ripping them from the wall. However, during a number of the burglaries he left fingerprints and DNA at the scene. He was linked to the offences by a combination of

cal business owners. Over 1000 small businesses responded to our pre-election survey and 66% said they didn’t think the pre-election debate addressed the issues which mattered to them, whilst 78% did not trust that any politicians would fol-low through on the promises they made during the election campaign.

“Interestingly more than half (52%) said they would be con-cerned about another coalition Government, so that particular worry is off the agenda.

“If David Cameron is to live up to his claim to be the party of the grafters, roofers, retailers

and plumbers, he must deliv-er on the issues which matter most to them. We are looking for a much fairer business rates system following the promised review, more action to cut red tape and greater support on lowering the costs of running small businesses.”

The TaxAssist Accountants survey of small businesses showed that more than half (52%) said tax simplification was their top priority, close-ly followed by the economy (49%) and lowering the costs of doing business (45%). More than 34% wanted VAT to be ad-dressed and over 25% said Eu-rope was a key issue for them.

The co-founder Dean Philpot dressed as the #ThamesLion preparing for the ambitious event.

Super Saturday founder Kirsten Lonsdale (photo courtesy of Kelly Reeves)

Marcelo Guzman-Robinson

this worthwhile cause. With a range of exciting prizes to be won and entertainment-filled camping each evening to rest your ‘paws’, members of the public are invited to walk, run, cycle or even walk their dog along all or part of the Thames Path under themed sections.

Co-founder of charity initiative MegDeanAfrica2015 Dean Philpot of Maidenhead says, “The vets in Africa conduct invaluable work to keep these

beautiful animals around. I’m so glad to have this opportuni-ty to support them physically and pass over any donations we have kindly received from the amazing animal lovers of Berkshire.”

Importantly, 100% of the mon-ey raised will directly support wildlife vets in Limpopo, Af-rica. Everyone involved will receive FREE high-quality photos and a veterinary report from Dean.

With the campaign having al-ready received interest from local artists, craftspeople and wildlife presenter Simon Reeve, Dean is hoping oth-ers will register an interest in taking part. To get involved, wannabe walkers can sign up for any or all five sections of the walk by visiting www.Af-ricanChampions.webs.com. Wearing an animal costume is optional, but encouraged!

Super Saturday of Sport was founded in 2013 by Chiswick resident, Kirsten Lonsdale af-ter making a personal commit-ment to help deliver the Lon-don Olympic legacy.

“I am so passionate about peo-ple finding the activity that makes them tick. There are so many options for all ages now and sometimes its just about discovering them. Super Sat-urday of Sport makes it easy”.

“The fantastic success of the Chiswick event in the last two years has made the expansion possible. It is my dream to have Super Saturdays all over London one day – so to grow into Feltham this year is in-credible.”

A number of sports and clubs have already confirmed their

attendance including Brent-ford FC CST, Fusion Life-style, Foucan Freerunning Academy, London Slackline, London Youth Rowing, Ilyeo Taekwondo, Chiswick Rugby Club, The Little Gym, Animal Fu and Oxygen Freejumping.

The Chiswick event attracted thousands in 2014 and featured sporting celebrities including the Olympic gold medal row-er, James Cracknell, pioneer of freerunning Sebastien Foucan and TV presenter, Kelly Cates.

Any clubs or businesses who would like to be part of the Chiswick or Feltham Super Saturday of Sport should con-tact Kirsten directly on [email protected]

forensic evidence at the scene of three of the burglaries and mobile phone data analysis. “Guzman-Robinson would travel across London and the Home Counties looking to tar-get homes in order to commit burglary. At least residents can rest assured that he will be off the streets for some time and when he is released from pris-on he will be removed from the country.” + Two offences of burglary, on 13 February in Berkshire and 12 March in Cassilis Road, Twickenham, were left to lie on file.

why we’re once again co-sponsoring the event. “There’s just over a month to go before the clos-ing date, just enough time to get your application in if you’ve not already done so. And if you’re not in business, why not encourage your favourite busi-ness in Hounslow to apply? This great opportunity should not be missed.” Stephen Fry, chief executive of Hounslow Chamber of Commerce said: “Since we launched the awards in 2013, we have been hugely impressed not only with the quality of businesses who have put them-selves forward, but also by the enthusiasm and pas-sion for these awards. “Business owners and managers have had to work very hard over the past few years to keep ahead of their competition, and the peer to peer endorsement that comes from winning one of our awards really can make the difference when it comes to securing new customers and winning new business.”Submissions are welcome from all businesses in the borough, no matter what their size, and there is no limit to the number of categories you can enter. There is no charge to apply. Applications can be made online before the dead-line of 19 June 2015; visit www.hounslowawards.com to register. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Friday 9 October.


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Dear Sir,

We are looking for people affected by diabetes to help us spread the message

about the importance of good diabetes care and support during Diabetes Week

2015, which will take place between 14 – 20 June. I hope your readers may be

able to help us in our search - they may be living with the condition or know

someone who is.

We are looking for men and women of all ages and walks of life who have

Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. We hope that by sharing their personal experiences

and stories with the community, we can inspire others who are living with

diabetes and might be struggling to manage their condition to make changes

and improve their health.

If not managed well, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating

complications. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people of working

age in the UK and is a major cause of lower limb amputation, kidney failure

and stroke.

People with diabetes willing to share their stories are invited to contact

Diabetes UK. Send a brief summary of your experience with diabetes via email

to [email protected]

Yours,

Roz Rosenblatt, Diabetes UK London Manager

Dear Sir/Madam,

I think we have all been caught at a red traffic light at some point with an emergency service vehicle, with it’s siren wailing, trying to get past. Should we cross the red light to get out of the way or not? The law is not clear to many drivers and people have been prosecuted as a result.

I was delighted to see that new technology is being tried out in the North East of England that allows emergency service vehicles to turn traffic lights green as they approach.

Surely this will not only dramatically reduce the stress on us as drivers or cyclists but also allow emergency service vehicles to get through London much quicker.

I hope the trial will be successful and we can introduce this idea to London as soon as reasonably possible.

Yours sincerely,

Syed Kamall MEP

Dear Reader,

As an athlete I’m always trying to encourage friends and family to join me and take part in exercise. This summer why not take part in a fun run with your family and friends whilst raising money for a fantastic charity.Get your trainers on and head down to Battersea Park for this year’s RBC Race for the Kids on Sunday 7 June 2015. The 5k family fun run helps to raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.Displaying 016.jpg

You don’t have to be an Olympian, everyone from young children to grandparents can take part – walk or run, and it’s up to you. You can take part individually or in a team and there’s after race activities and entertainment for all. I really enjoyed taking part last year; it was really inspiring to see people come together in support of the hospital.Last year, over 6,000 people joined in, raising more than £800,000. This year the charity needs to raise even more money to go towards providing new state of the art buildings and facilities for patients and their families.Registering is simple visit raceforthekids.co.uk. The website includes useful tips and ideas to help your fundraising reach its full potential.So please do something great this year and sign up to this amazing event. The money you raise will help Great Ormond Street Hospital to make sure that more very sick children get the very best care that they deserve.

Many Thanks

Fatima Whitbread, MBE

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Darnell Furlong signs new deal at QPRDarnell Furlong amongst several QPR youngsters to extend their stay at Loftus Road …

Jamie Roberts joins Quins

Chris Ramsey: Newcastle win ‘for the fans’

DARNELL Furlong has put pen to paper on a new two-year contract – joining a host of QPR youngsters who have extended their stay at Loftus Road this summer.

It caps a breakthrough season for the 19-year-old – son of R’s legend and Under-18s boss Paul – after making his Premier League debut in Febru-ary. The full-back lasted the full 90 minutes at Hull City before repeating the feat on home soil against Arsenal 11 days later.

He was also voted the EDS Young Player of the Year by R’s fans follow-

Harlequins is delighted to confirm that British and Irish Lion Series win-ner and two time Six Nations Grand Slam Champion, Jamie Roberts, will join Harlequins from next season.Commenting on the news Harlequins Director of Rugby, Conor O’Shea, commented: “The whole club is ec-static to have signed a player of Ja-mie’s quality. He is massively am-bitious to achieve at both club and international level. As a role model to all of our players, he will be some-one we can all learn from. “We know we won’t see Jamie in the Harlequins jersey for a while yet, but when we do I know he will be a massive con-tributor to the history of this club, the development of our team and the de-velopment of young players like Joe Marchant and Harry Sloan.”

Roberts, 28, will arrive from Top 14 side Racing Metro; a club he joined

QPR Head Coach Chris Ramsey’s re-action to Newcastle United win at Lof-tus Road ...

Chris Ramsey pleased to bounce back from heavy defeat at Manchester City Goals from Matt Phillips and Leroy Fer saw the R’s come back from behind to beat NewcastleVictory meant already-relegated Rang-ers finished Premier League home campaign on a highHEAD coach Chris Ramsey dedicated his side’s win over Newcastle United to the QPR fans, as goals from Matt Phil-lips and Leroy Fer helped complete a 2-1 triumph at Loftus Road.

Already-relegated Rangers bounced back from their horror show at Man-chester City last Sunday, a 6-0 defeat, to win it in the second half after Em-manuel Riviere gave the visitors a half-

ing his breakthrough season.

Furlong, former Youth Team captain, has been at Rangers since the age of 10 and will remain in W12 until the summer of 2017.

Furlong is one of several Under-21s to commit their immediate futures to the club, with goalkeeper Joe Lumley also agreeing a new two-year deal.

James Haran, Aaron Mitchell, Jake Mulraney and Harly Wise have all extended their stay for a further year.

The club has also offered deals to Mi-

chael Harriman, Frankie Sutherland, Brandon Comley and Ben Pattie.

Meanwhile, Under-18s quartet George Butler, Nathan Corkery, Os-man Kakay and Olamide Shodipo have all signed one-year professional contracts.

Fellow second-year scholars Addi-son Garnett, Andreas Komomidikis, Conor Hudnott, Martin Herdman and Callum O’Sullivan have also been of-fered a one-year extension.

Meanwhile, Bruno Andrade, Jordan Gibbons, Aaron Lennox and Jamie

Darnell Furlong

in 2013 after six years with Cardiff Blues.

During his time with the Welsh re-gion, the powerful centre won the An-glo-Welsh and European Challenge Cups in 2009 and 2010 respectively before graduating as a Doctor in 2013 following his studies at Cardiff Uni-versity.

After representing Wales at U19, U21 and in 7s, he made his international debut in 2008 against Scotland. Since then, Roberts has played for his coun-try on 69 occasions, winning two Six Nations Grand Slams (2008 and 2012) and one Championship title (2013). In 2011 Jamie helped Wales to a fourth place finish at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Roberts’ physical nature on the field and lethal ability to break the gainline

saw him called into the 2009 British and Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa. Despite the Series loss, the Newport-born back was named Man of the Series.

He toured again with The Lions in 2013, scoring in the third Test against Australia to seal a historic Series win.

Jamie’s physicality and profession-alism both on and off the pitch will make him a valuable asset to both Harlequins and the Aviva Premier-ship.

Commenting on the announcement, Roberts said: “I’m delighted to have signed for Harlequins. Having played in Cardiff and in Paris, moving to London is a chance for me to expe-rience and further develop my career in a different league. My desire to compete and win at both Club and

Sendles-White will leave Loftus Road this summer. All four were part of Steve Gallen’s Elite Development Squad but have not been offered new deals following the expiration of their contracts.

Under-18s pair Tyrell Mitford and Trey Williams have also been re-leased.

QPR would like to thank them all for their commitment to the club and wish them all the best for their future careers.

International level remains as strong as ever and the brand of rugby Har-lequins play will challenge my skill set and no doubt help me improve as a rugby player.

“You look at the calibre of the Harle-quins squad and the coaching set up; they are a team that are going to be competing at the top level year in year out and that was a huge factor in my decision to sign.

“I’m also delighted and feel very priv-

ileged to have been accepted to study a Masters degree (MPhil) in Medical Science (surgery) at Cambridge Uni-versity and look forward to furthering my education part-time alongside my professional playing career. That bal-ance in my life has served me well in the past and I’m excited to start this new chapter in London.”

Roberts will join Harlequins next sea-son alongside other notable signings including fellow internationals James Horwill, Adam Jones, Tim Visser and Winston Stanley.

time lead.

Speaking soon after the final whistle in W12 – and the Hoops’ final home fix-ture of the Premier League campaign, Ramsey told said “It was important to finish here with a win for the fans.

“They’ve been absolutely fantastic all season. I was very pleased with the players’ reaction to adversity. We knew we let ourselves down with our perfor-mance last weekend.But I was pleased that the players showed the fans that we’re looking forward now. Next sea-son is going to be very important for the football club.In the first half, we weren’t great. We didn’t perform the way we wanted to. There was plenty of effort, we just lacked the quality. How-ever, in the second half, we played with a little bit more flow in our game.”

Phillips and Fer combined for the latter to win it with a simply stunning effort from 30 yards in the 61st minute.

Ramsey added: “Leroy’s got that in his locker. He scored one like that earlier in the season, before he got injured. To a man, we put it in today. The players knew they owed the fans this one after last week’s performance.”

Rangers were much-improved after the break, with a double substitution at half-time having a positive effect. Yun Suk-Young and youngster Reece Grego-Cox were introduced for the second period. Ramsey admitted he would like youth to play a part next season – if it’s right.

“We have to be sensible,” he contin-ued. “We can only play youngsters if they’re good enough, to ensure that

the club doesn’t slide down the divi-sions. But we’d like to have a number of young players at the club play in the first team, yes.”

So what does the future hold for QPR, and Ramsey himself?

The 53-year-old’s current contract runs until the end of this season. He has openly admitted that he would like to stay on as boss, but said he is keen to finish the campaign well at Leicester City next weekend, first and foremost.

“There’s one more game to go,” he add-ed. “We have to be professional about things, and perform well. There’ll be a number of our fans travelling. We can’t let them down.Regarding my own future, I’m sure I’ll found out soon what’s happening to me.”

Chiswick Herald |Tuesday 19th May, 2015 | [email protected] | @ChiswickandKew48

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Brentford announce new Directors of Football

Warburton ‘proud’ of players as season ends at MiddlesbroughBrentford Manager Mark Warburton said the best team won as Middlesbrough booked their place in the Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final at the expense of his side.

Bees sign Akaki Gogia

Rayo Vallecano’s Paco Jemez not a candidate to take over at Brentford

As the next stage in the recent-ly announced changes to the football management at Brent-ford Football Club, Rasmus Ankersen and Phil Giles have been appointed as Co-Direc-tors of Football.

Rasmus and Phil will oversee the football side of the Club and will be responsible for managing the recruitment of new players and staff, includ-

Brentford have signed Akaki Gogia on a Bosman free trans-fer.The 23-year-old will become a Brentford player in July when his contract with German 3 Liga side Hallescher FC ex-pires this summer.Akaki, born in Rustavi in Georgia, has previously won Youth International honours with Germany at Under- 18

Middlesbrough beat The Bees 3-0 at the Riverside Stadi-um last night in the Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg. That gave them a 5-1 aggre-gate success and a place in the Championship Play-Off Final next Monday, May 25. It ended Brentford’s first sea-son in the second tier since 1992/93. The Bees finished fifth in the regular season but could not make the final leap to the Pre-mier League. Speaking after the match, Mark – who will leave the Club at the end of the month – had no complaints about the result and no criticism of his players. “We are disappointed to lose a significant game,” he said.

Rayo Vallecano head coach Paco Jemez is not a candidate to take over at Brentford, ac-cording to Sky Sports News.

The 45-year-old Spaniard, whose contract at the La Liga club expires at 3the end of the season, held talks with Brent-ford owner Matthew Benham in February - a meeting which

ing the ongoing process to ap-point a new Head Coach.

They will work with Brent-ford FC Owner Matthew Ben-ham, the Board and new Head Coach in the quest to ensure football success and a sustain-able future for The Bees.

Matthew Benham said: “When changes to the football depart-ment were first announced,

we were very clear that we wanted Brentford to be a club that could reach the Premier League and stay there.

“We believe this can only be achieved sustainably with an innovative approach to play-er recruitment and the overall management of the Club.

“Rasmus and Phil can help us achieve our aim.

“The Director of Football role is a big one and splitting it means we can add the ex-pertise of both of them to our management structure.”

Rasmus Ankersen said: “I am convinced that this is the start of a journey to something spe-cial at Brentford Football Club.

“It is an honour for me to be

asked to play a role in Brent-ford’s bright future.”

Phil Giles said: “I was delight-ed to be asked to take on this role.Matthew and the Board of Directors have spoken about their vision for the future and it is a very exciting prospect”.

Rasmus will retain his position

at FCM, as well as his new role at Griffin Park and he will con-tinue to oversee FCM’s chal-lenge for the Danish Superliga title which currently sees them nine points clear with five games remaining.

He will work with Phil and the Brentford staff to maximise the sharing of useful ideas and innovations between the two clubs.

and Under-19 level.He started his senior career with VfL Wolfsburg, spending loan periods with FC Augs-burg and FC St. Pauli before his move to Hallescher FC in 2013.Akaki, who has signed a long term contract at Griffin Park, will link-up with the First Team Squad when they return for pre-season training in July.

“We were second best on the evening and the best team won. The players have been out-standing for 46 games and de-serve to be here. Their quality has shone brightly all season.” Brentford found themselves 1-0 down on the night after an opening half hour of few chances. Mark said his team were better after the break but they were picked off on the counter-at-tack as they chased the tie. The Brentford boss said his team needed to take the chanc-es that came their way. “In the first half the players will admit we weren’t brave, didn’t get on the ball and lacked some care,” said Mark. “We came in at half time 1-0

down and that wasn’t Brent-ford. We came out and started brightly. Their fans knew we started strongly in the second half, we had chances and they didn’t go in. There is no criti-cism tonight.” At the final whistle, once Middlesbrough fans had been cleared from the pitch, Brent-ford’s players went over to thank around 1,500 travelling fans. “We didn’t want to spoil Mid-dlesbrough’s party at the end,” said Mark. “But, even though they were feeling so low, the players wanted to come out and thank the fans. I hope that shows our supporters how much we ap-preciate their support, it has

Mark Warburton

Paco Jamez

been magnificent all season. “Mark said he was very proud of the job he had done at Brentford. He paid tribute to Owner Matthew Benham for his in-vestment but said he hoped to leave Brentford in a better state than when he arrived as Inter-im First Team Coach in Febru-ary 2011.“The investment from Mat-thew Benham has been out-standing and I would never say anything else. I have done a lot of work and think I leave the Club in a lot better place than when I arrived.”

led to the club being forced to announce Mark Warburton’s departure this summer.

Brentford have a shortlist of five candidates, one English and four foreign, but Jemez is not one of them after dis-cussions over the role broke down.

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