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Caterham grinds to a halt as the heaviest snowfall for 18 yearscauses treacherous conditions. Residents feel let down by thecouncil who failed to salt roads or refill salt boxes - see page 5.

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New youthcentre forCaterhamOn Friday 23rd JanuarySurrey County Council ex-changed contracts for thelease of premises in God-stone Road in the centre ofCaterham Valley, whichwill provide a brand newyouth facility. SurreyCounty Councillor forCaterham Valley, SallyMarks, said: “This issomething that I haveworked hard for over thelast couple of years and Iknow that the communitywill be pleased to see thatthis project is about totake shape. The secondhighest priority of the res-idents during the ‘ABCHealthcheck’ survey wasto see more facilities foryoung people in the townand we are delivering.” The new youth centre willinclude a ‘Youth Café’ toprovide an exciting, vi-brant and safe place foryoung people to meet.

There will also be supportservices for young peoplebased on the premises andyoungsters themselvesare being involved in thedesign of the project.Sally added: “I have en-sured that Surrey CountyCouncil will deliver on itspromise to provide youthservices in the town and Ilook forward to this fantas-tic project being realised ina few months’ time. I will keep you updated on theprogress of this project.”

Marie CurieChief Executiveto meet withlocal campaignerThis month the Chief Ex-ecutive of Marie Curie,Thomas Hughes-Hallett isto meet members of thecampaign team that isfighting the closure of theCaterham hospice, led byRichard Holloway. Lastmonth Richard organised ademonstration outside thehospice in Caterham Val-ley which was attended byaround 200 people fromCaterham and beyond,protesting at the hospice’sclosure at the end ofMarch. On 28th January a dealwas announced in princi-ple that Surrey PrimaryCare Trust and St. Cather-ine’s Hospice in Crawleywill ensure the continua-tion of local end of lifeservices. Detailed plan-ning is underway to en-sure the services will bedeveloped in time forMarch 31st.

Campaign organiser,Richard Holloway, com-mented: “We remain verycautious about the situa-tion, particularly as theMarie Curie HQ is continu-ing to release misleadinginformation about thenumber of patients whichwere treated at the hos-pice last year and aboutthe ‘benefits’ of the pro-posed new nursing serv-ice, which continues to becondemned by just aboutevery health care profes-sional in the region.”

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On Thursday, 15th Januarythe funeral took place oflocal businessman, BillBrowne, who passed awayon 2nd January aged 70.Hundreds of people at-tended the Memorial Serv-ice in St. John’s Church,Caterham Valley, situatedjust yards away from thejewellers shop where Billworked for most of his life. Bill was born in Caterhamin 1939 and became anapprentice watchmaker tohis father John Joseph(‘JJ’) Browne at the age of15. In 1964 Bill marriedAnne, who worked in alocal Estate Agents office,and they had three sons,Andrew, James and Ivan.During the memorial serv-ice warm tributes weremade to Bill who was de-scribed as an exceptionalman who showed genuineinterest in the people heencountered in business,many of whom becamefriends. Many have fond

EDF take actionto end power cutmiseryOn Monday, 12th January,work commenced to installnew electricity cables inCroydon Road to end thenumerous power cuts suf-fered by the traders andresidents. During a publicmeeting held on 8th Janu-ary organised by IanSchofield, owner of TheAmber Rooms hairdressingsalon, a representative of

EDF said: “The problemhas been caused by twofaults on an undergroundcable which has been par-ticularly difficult to repair.However, we are investingapproximately £25,000 ina project to install 100 me-tres of new electricitycable. We are determinedto restore a normal, reli-able supply of electricity tothis area as quickly as pos-sible and expect the workto take up to a month tocomplete.”

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This month we featureCaterham resident MartinVaux. Martin is a charteredaccountant who is a mem-ber of Caterham HarestoneRotary Club, has beenChairman of the CaterhamCarnival Committee for thelast two years and acts astreasurer for CaterhamPumas YFC.

Birthplace: Liverpool.

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Children: Tom (20) andSophie (18).

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Favourite TV show:Masterchef.

Favourite Food & Drink:Steak and chips to eat.Milk to drink because myhealth forbids alcohol.

Pets: A cat called Marmite.

Pastimes: Golf, chess,bridge, crosswords andpuzzles and organisinglocal events.

Likes: People, publicspeaking, Ken Dodd, BillTidy and Liverpool FC.

Dislikes: Arrogance andignorance.

Favourite books: Shortstories by Damon Runyon.

Who would you mostlike to throw a custardpie at?: Tony Blair, a manwho perfected the politicalart of not telling a lie andnot telling the truth either.

Childhood hero: PaulMcCartney (he lived at the

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Favourite song of alltime: Baker Street byGerry Rafferty.

Favourite holiday desti-nation: Menorca.

Biggest influence onyour life: My father.

Proudest moment: Aged5, I entered an open chesstournament establishing aworld record which I heldfor over 20 years.

Where would you mostlike to live? Caterham.

Who would you mostlike to meet? SimonSchama.

If you won the Lotteryjackpot, how would youspend it?: I would give50% to the two hospitalsthat saved my life lastyear when I had a livertransplant but the restwould go on things like abigger house and flashiercar.

Plans go ahead forextension to historicChaldon ChurchMore than 80 people at-tended a presentation atSt. Peter and St. PaulSchool in Chaldon lastmonth to hear about plansto develop the village’s an-cient church of St. Peterand St. Paul. Planningpermission has beengranted for a new exten-sion that will replace theexisting vestry. The build-ing will accommodate anew vestry, a kitchen,meeting room and a toilet.It is hoped that work willcommence towards theend of the year and greatcare is being taken to en-sure the materials and de-sign will match that of themain church. “We need to raise around£326,000 to pay for thebuilding works and therewere plenty of good ideasfor fundraising raised atthe meeting,” said localresident, Janet Walker.“There were also a numberof good suggestions for

use of the new facilitiesonce the work is com-pleted.”The plans are currentlyavailable to view in thechurch which is open allday, every day. Hundredsof people from all over theworld visit St. Peter andSt. Paul Church every yearto see the historic muraldepicting Jacob’s Ladder. If you would like to helpwith fundraising or make adonation to the buildingfund, please call Mrs PatJohnson on 01737642450.

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This month sees thelaunch of Tandridge’s firstNo Cold Calling Zone inWoldingham. I am veryexcited about this schemeas it will help residentsto deal with uninvitedcallers safely. It’s a jointinitiative between SurreyPolice and Surrey TradingStandards and will coveran area of around 850homes. The scheme isbeing supported by Wold-ingham Parish Council,Neighbourhood Watch andthe Woldingham Associa-tion.The No Cold Calling Zonewill really help to reinforcethe work Surrey Police isalready doing in advisingresidents on what to dowhen a stranger calls andmaking them aware of themethods used by distrac-tion burglars. We want people to feelsafe in their homes andable to turn people awaywithout having to worry.Remember, genuinecallers will not mind wait-ing while you check theirdetails.On a separate subject,during the recent coldsnap a number of roads in

Tandridge had to be closedfor safety reasons. Unfor-tunately, some people ig-nored the road closuresigns and attempted touse these roads, poten-tially putting their lives atrisk. Deciding to close a road istaken in order to protectthose who use the publichighways. Whilst a diver-sion might add extra min-utes to your journey,please do not ignore roadclosures in future becausethey are there to ensureSurrey’s roads are safe.Finally, can I remind mo-torists not to leave valu-ables on display in theirvehicles. We are continu-ing to see thefts frommotor vehicles when ex-pensive items, such aslaptops, SatNavs andtools, are clearly visible.Do not even leave items inyour boot as a thief willsearch there too. Crimeprevention advice is avail-able on our website,www.surrey.police.uk/ butthe main message is: ‘Donot give thieves an easyopportunity’.

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“Tandridge Council havebeen very helpful in ar-ranging the necessary li-cences. Many of the shopsare planning to open up forthe afternoon, so thewhole event should govery smoothly”. If you want to take part, orcan assist in the organisa-tion of the street party,please email [email protected] is still time for filmmakers to submit theirmovies for inclusion intothe film festival part of theprogramme. The two cate-gories are ‘Caterham overthe years’ and ‘New Film-makers – Original ShortFilms’. Films must be pro-vided on digital or VHS for-mat and sent to : BecciKenning c/o The Arc, 39Weston Drive, Caterham,Surrey CR3 5XY or e-mailed to [email protected]. Please includeyour name, address,phone number and e-mailif possible. The closingdate is 27th February2009.

Plans are forging ahead forCaterham’s first ever arts-based Festival. The Festi-val will run from 22nd May- 28th June and will fea-ture a street party, chil-dren's’ festival, choralevents, local rock bands,Open Caterham, and adrive-in movie. New activ-ities will link with estab-lished favourites such asthe Caterham Carnival,and Party in the Park. The street party will beopen to all residents ofCaterham and will takeplace in the High Streetfrom 2pm-9pm on Sunday24th May. There will betwo performing areas andlocal bands are beingsought to appear on thestages. The afternoon willstart with a Boat Racedown the high Street! Therace is being organised byCaterham Round Table andwill involve contestantsrunning between the pubswearing a hardboard'boat'. Andy Parr, Chair-man of the Festival said:

Snow chaos -Council fails totreat key routesAlthough the snow wasforecast, no-one expected12 inches of snow to fall insuch a short space of timeon the afternoon/eveningof Sunday 1st February.Within hours, cars werestranded and shops hadsold out of milk and breadas residents prepared forsiege conditions. Walkingwas soon the only way toget from Caterham Valleyto Caterham-on-the-Hilland vice versa, thanks tothe Council’s failure to gritthe roads. John Orrick from Cater-ham-on-the-Hill, pointedout: “Despite Church Hill,the High Street, Whyte-leafe Road, Chaldon Road,Westway and CoulsdonRoad all meeting SurreyCounty Council’s own cri-teria for priority treatment(bus routes, schools, hos-pital, steep gradient, am-bulance station), the onlyone treated after two dayswas Church Hill and that atthe specific request of theDene Hospital who had toadmit new patients! Theyalso failed to refill gritboxes after the last snowwe had so residents werenot able to complete thetask of clearing footpathsand in some cases roads.Surrey must fill theseboxes as a high priorityimmediately they haveconcluded the task ofopening all routes, andcertainly before the nextcold snap.”

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Last month St. Francis RC Primary School inWhyteleafe Road, Caterham-on-the-Hill cel-ebrated the official opening of their ex-tended hall and new building. Picturedabove are Headteacher, Mrs MargaretClerkin (left) and Arundel & Brighton Dioce-san Director of Catholic Schools Service, MrsMary Reynolds cutting the ribbon. The ex-tension was blessed by Bishop Kieran Conry,Bishop of Arundel & Brighton Diocese.

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The Arc in The Village, Caterham-on-the-Hill recentlyhosted an exhibition of art by the pupils of Hillcroft Pri-mary School. Posing proudly with their work, from left toright, are Hillcroft pupils Caitlin Richards (6), Sam Barrett(9), Alfie Thum (10), and Courtney Colbourne (5).

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The pupils and staff of St.John’s (CofE) PrimarySchool, Caterham enjoyedan excellent presentation bythe author Jack Trelawny onThursday 22nd January. Heentertained them with ex-tracts from his series ofbooks set in Kernowland(Cornwall), the first being‘The Crystal Pool’.

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Coping with the loss of aparent can be a traumaticand lonely experience for ayoungster, and the UKbased charity ‘Jigsaw4U’has worked for ten years tohelp children, young peo-ple and their families dur-ing times of grief. At the age of 12 back in2003, de Stafford pupil IanKugler tragically lost his fa-ther after he suffered aheart attack. Jigsaw4Uprovided support for Ianand his mother, and lastyear Ian embarked on anexpedition to cross theSinai desert to raise moneyfor the charity that helpedhim. “I was part of a group ofyoung people from Surreyaged between 12 and 23years of age who had allbeen helped by Jigsaw4U,”said Ian. “I only heardabout the expedition inMarch 2008 which gave mejust three months to raisethe £2,800 sponsorship

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Scouts toughenup for the annualFrost Camp!by District Commissioner,

John Andrews

50 scouts from Caterham joined300 from across Surrey on theannual Frost Camp last month atBentley Copse. They arrived afterdark, and then had a challengingnew experience tent pitching intotal darkness. Saturday was dry and not toocold. After a hearty breakfast,the youngsters took part in shoot-ing, go karting, archery, crossingan assault course, a zip wire andbackwoods cooking! There werealso indoor entertainments tokeep them amused. Saturday evening saw a changein the weather, and as 300 peoplestarted a camp fire the heavensopened, and the wind started.Undeterred, they continued withthe fire and later that eveningsaw the scouts charging aroundthe woods in a wide game, whichwas won by a team from HamseyGreen scouts. Other scouts went and camped atour site in Chaldon. Again, it wasrather wet overnight, but they allenjoyed themselves.

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lettersThank youWe would like to thank thevery many people whokindly sent wonderful trib-utes, cards, flowers anddonations, following therecent sudden death ofBill. They have been, andwill continue to be, a greatsource of comfort to us all.Anne, Andrew, Ivan andJim Browne.

Children’s Society Col-lectionThe Caterham DeaneryChildren's Society commit-tee, held a collection out-side Tesco's,Caterham-on-the-Hill onSaturday 13th December.

A total of £157 was col-lected and all the moneywas sent to the Children'sSociety to enable them tosupport children in need.Thank you to all the volun-teer collectors and peoplewho kindly made a dona-tion who braved the verycold weather to make thecollection possible.Alan Turton, Promoter

In praise of our teensAbout two years ago, asmall group of lads werecoming home late whenthey noticed that a kitchenwas on fire in my block offlats. They ran through ourblock banging on doorsand most of us joined inalthough the occupants ofthe flat in flames could notbe roused. The boys hadimmediately called the firebrigade and as a result thelives of two young men,

who had left a chip pan onthe stove, were saved.On another occasion, myson and his friend hadgone to meet friends atQueens Park when theydiscovered a young man ina wheelchair stuck firmlyin the muddy ground, as itwas raining hard. Morefriends came over andthey covered him withtheir jackets. Not beingable to communicate withhim, they called the am-bulance and the youngman was removed to asafe place.So when you read in thenewspapers that theBritish youth are out ofcontrol, please pause tothink. This is the verystuff that sells newspapersand whipping everyone upinto a panic is what theyare particularly good at. Continued on page 11.

What’s OnSurrey HarmonyOn Saturday 28th Febru-ary the Caterham Over-seas Aid Trust are hostinga concert by the awardwinning Women’s Barber-shop Chorus. The concertwill take place at Cater-ham School in HarestoneValley Road, Caterham andstarts at 8pm. Tickets cost£10 to include a glass ofwine or a soft drink. Tick-ets are available from01883 380104 or 01883342272.Munch with MusicJazz guitarist Shane Hilland jazz violinist KitMassey will present a pro-gramme of American SongBook Standards at thenext Munch with Musicevent on Wednesday, 4th

March at St. John’sChurch, Clareville Road,Caterham Valley. Thedoors open at 12.15pm.Please bring your ownsandwiches. Free. Free guided walkThe ‘Action for Life’ charityholds a guided Walk forHealth around Queen’sPark, Caterham-on-the-Hill every Friday, startingat the Douglas BruntonCentre in Chaldon Road at11.00 am. For more infor-mation call Carol Pollockon 0845 230 4466 or visitwww.actionforlife.org.ukQuiz Night for ages 15plusCaterham Baptist Churchin Beechwood Road,Caterham Valley, is host-ing a Quiz Night on Satur-day 7th March at 7.30 pmTickets are £2 for charityand light refreshments are

included. Register as indi-viduals or teams.For more information call01883 342711 or [email protected] top saleOn Saturday 28th Febru-ary there will be a tabletop sale at St Peter and StPaul school, Rook Lane,Chaldon from 10am to 12noon, sellers from 9am. Toreserve a table at £5 eachcall Janet on 01883 330785or Shelagh on 0188334832. All proceeds to theChaldon Church BuildingDevelopment Fund.Barn DanceThe Caterham, Oxted &Godstone Lions are hold-ing a Barn Dance on Sat-urday, 7th March at St.Catherine’s School, Bletch-ingley. For more informa-tion call 01883 742680.

The complete kitchen solutionCathedral Kitchens De-signed By Wren is an es-tablished fitted kitchenand bedroom retailer inHamsey Green, SouthCroydon, where staff pridethemselves on their highstandard of customerservice and the ability tosupply both kitchens andbedrooms tailored to suiteach of its clients’ needs.Owner, Martin Wren, said:We offer a wide range ofservices including refur-bishment of existingkitchens to computeraided graphic design ofnew ones. This is backedby years of fitting experi-ence, therefore a qualityservice is assured.“We can design and fit orsimply supply your

kitchen, or any part of it,from a worktop bolt to arange oven. To compli-ment this we can also un-dertake or advise on anybuilding work.”For fast, friendly and effi-cient advice please call020 8651 3998 or visitthe showroom at 333cLimpsfield Road, Sander-stead CR2 9DH.


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on the NHSAt the age of 78, Caterhamresident Sidney Eddollshad plenty of experience ofthe NHS, so when at theend of 2007 he was told heneeded two knee replace-ments, he started explor-ing his options.“The NHS wasn’t that bad,”explained Sidney. “It wasjust a case that the staffare so overworked youcan’t possibly get the stan-dard of treatment youwould want in an idealworld. When I found out Ineeded two knee replace-ments a friend told meabout Patient Choice and Irealised that I would beable to have my treatmentdone in a private hospital.”With the help of his GP,Sidney was referred to theNorth Downs Hospital inCaterham, run by theRamsay Health Caregroup. He went in for thefirst operation in January2008, followed by the sec-ond four months later.“I spent three nights in

Pensions - the

final frontierby Jerry Connor,

Kenley Financial Ltd.

Well let’s start with somegood news for the NewYear. The government is-sued a report in 2008 thatshowed life expectancyrates were higher in theSouth than anywhere elsein the UK. The lowest wasactually Scotland, my wifeis Scottish but she saysshe came down here tomarry me rather than justto live longer, but younever know! My baby daughter Ruby ispredicted to live to 83.The startling thoughtaround this fact is that ifshe aspires to retiring at55 she will be in retire-ment for possibly a longertime than work. Thismeans of course that sheneeds her income to lastlonger and hope it will notrun out. The government has al-ready moved the goal-

posts to make it difficultfor Ruby and people retir-ing after 2020 to have ahigher level of income inretirement. State pensionsare being equalised to 65and then moving to 68,this means of course thatif people want to retireearlier they need to dosomething themselves.Please check out The Pen-sions Service website tosee how this affects you.There is a growing gap be-tween what people expectthey will be getting as anincome in retirement andwhat they may actually re-ceive. Surveys suggestaround 20% of the work-ing population save noth-ing towards retirementwhilst 60% take no adviceeven when approachingretirement.

The current basic statepension for a single personis currently £90.70 perweek. I would suggest on itsown, this may not lead toa very comfortablelifestyle in retirement butit’s a fact that’s what a lotof people have to live on. This leaves a growingnumber of people who areFacing Retirement withEarnings Doubts (FREDS).Now I don’t actually knowmany people called Fredbut there are probablymany who now need reas-surance in these volatiletimes about what theymay expect to live on inretirement. As Spock would have said,we all want to ‘live longand prosper’ so please en-sure you take some fromof guidance from your ad-viser , bank or accountantto maximise your pensionprospects.For help and advice onpensions or other financialmatters you can call Jerryon 020 8660 1533 or e-mail:[email protected]

Keen golfer and walker,Sidney Eddolls

hospital on each occasionand I cannot fault it. Itwas really lovely and I amjust glad I had the oppor-tunity to go there,” saidSidney.General Manager, KarenBadger from North DownsHospital said: “Sidney wasour first NHS Choice pa-tient and I am delightedthat he had such a positiveexperience with us that hechose to come back againso soon!” To find out more call theNorth Downs Hospital enquiryline on 01883 337441.

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The Village Inn - traditionalfood, contemporary styleReview by Julia Church

In sub-zero temperatures,the last thing on my mind issticking to a diet, despitemy New Year’s Resolutions.During freezing weather,what could be more wel-come than a nice hot bowlof soup with warm crustybread, or a steaming plateof sausages, mash andonion gravy? After all, youhave to ‘stoke the boiler’ tokeep warm! The Village Innin Caterham-on-the-Hill hasan excellent selection of tra-ditional English dishes;meals that were no doubtoriginally concocted with thecold winter climate in mind,such as Liver and Bacon,Sausages and Mash andBeef & Ale Pie, alongsideyear-round favourites thatinclude Seabass Fillets,home-made Chille ConCarne and of course Sirloin

8oz Pork Loin Chop servedwith mushroom paprikacream sauce and new pota-toes (£8.75) with MixedRoasted Vegetables (£2.50)to go with it. Very happywith our choices, we boththoroughly enjoyed ourmeals and decided to forgodessert, despite the temp-tation of favourites such asWarm Chocolate Brownie,Treacle Roly Poly and Appleand Sultana Pie and cus-tard! The Village Inn offers excel-lent value especially when

and Rump Steaks. There isalso a selection of delicioussalads which I will be sureto try when I no longer needcentral heating! When my daughter and Ivisited The Village Inn lastmonth I started with theSoup of the Day - CarrotSoup (£2.95) which washot, thick and creamy witha hint of spice, and camewith a warm, crustybaguette; very pleasant in-deed. Jenny selected theSpiced Kofte Kebabs(£4.35), delicious lamb ke-babs served with Tazziki.For our main course weboth selected a dish fromthe grill. Jenny chose herfavourite, the 8oz RumpSteak served with grilledflat mushroom, tomato,chips and peas (£10.95),while I decided to try the

you consider that all themeals are prepared fromfresh ingredients that aredelivered daily. For a delicious, low costlunch, the Bar Menu offersburgers from £6.50, a se-lection of baguettes served

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A new venture has recentlyopened in Warlingham.‘The Fashion Exchange’ isfor those of you that lovethe dig and delve experi-ence of shopping. This ex-citing new shop sellsquality used and newclothing from Marks &Spencer, Monsoon, Wallisetc to designer labels suchas Nicole Farhi, Chloe andLouis Vuitton - all at an af-fordable price.Unlike charity shops, The

Fashion Exchange is very selec-tive about the items that are sold,leading to an exciting and indi-vidual clothing range. Spendinginsane amounts of money on de-signer clothing is most definitelyout and in its place is secondhand quality clothing. We all lovea good bargain and here is oneplace you will be guaranteed tofind one. We all spend money on clothesthat we wear once or never at all!The Fashion Exchange is some-where you can go to sell theseunwanted but cherished itemsand at the same time find some-thing new to wear.So if you have a special dresstucked away that you are hopingto wear again but deep downknow you will never get backinto, or a timeless classic in ex-cellent condition, then visit theFashion Exchange today!

Readers’ letters(continued from page 8)By reporting on every youth relatedmisdemeanour and using exaggera-tion, they keep the panic going. Theescapades of a few cheeky young-sters locally, with nothing to do andnowhere to go does not actually indi-cate a lack of morality in our commu-nity. While on the subject, isn't it time theCouncil started to provide some ap-propriate facilities for our Caterhamyoungsters? How about some teenshelters to show them that they are

appreciated and that our parks arefor them to use too? Christine S., Caterham Valley

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Old Cats RFCby Old Cats Chairman,

Steve Dalgleish

The ladies section of theclub is a strong and grow-ing group of women thatare now backed up by ayouth section made up ofgirls from the ages of 13 –18 year olds who trainevery Wednesday eveningbefore the ladies seniortraining at their homeground in Park Avenue.The senior ladies are nowin their seventh seasonand enjoy the competi-tions, tours and friendshipthat the game offers.Pictured below are the OldCaterhamians ladies teamin action during a recent

league against Tottonians.The well contested gamesaw Old Cats leading 5points to 3 at half time butthen took full control inthe second half to turn outwinners on the day, 24–6.The first competitive youthgames for the girls will bethis May when they takepart in a local seven a sidetournament at DorkingRFC. Some of the girls arenew to the game but trainenthusiastically alongsidethose with more experi-ence.If you would be interestedin joining either our ladiesteam or the girls youthteam please contact: [email protected] see the club website atwww.oldcats.co.uk

Art courses

at the Arcthey are launching newfive week art classes afterFebruary half term. Book-ing is open to join the fol-lowing courses and earlyregistration is encouraged.All our tutors are practis-ing artists and are experi-enced tutors.The following coursesbegin the week of the 23rdFebruary and run for fiveweeks:Painting Skill SchoolTuesdays at 10:15am.Five weeks for £55;Life drawingTuesdays at 7pm. Fiveweeks for £75;Foundations of DrawingThursdays at 3:45pm.Five weeks for £55; Find Your StyleThursdays at 7pm. Fiveweeks for £55.All workshops and coursesneed to be booked in ad-vance at The Arc on 01883320000 and all details canbe found at www.tan-dridgeleisure.co.uk or inour brochure.

Do you fancy making yourown Dichroic glass jew-ellery? Local Artist JanDuyt is running twoclasses at The Arc in TheVillage, Caterham-on-the-Hill, on Saturday 14th Feb-ruary and Saturday 4thApril. Come along, learn anew skill and take homesome beautiful jewelleryfor yourself or to give asgifts. No experience isneeded and all glass, toolsand jewellery findings willbe provided. The work-shops run from 10.30amto 3.30pm with a break forlunch and cost £78 includ-ing firing costs. Whateverjewellery you make youcan keep. Further weekend work-shops with tutor Jane Pit-man Rowe are scheduledwith Recycle and Makeyour own Fabric Gifts onSaturday 14th March, andHand Stitch and Textile Arton Saturday, 25th April. Staff at The Arc are alsopleased to announce that

Creaker, Phil,runs his sixthLondon Marathon

On Sunday, 26th April,Chaldon resident, Phil Sav-ille, will be running hissixth London Marathon in11 years to raise moneyfor the homeless charity,Crisis. “I realised that if I didn’traise money for charitywhen I run the Marathon itwould be a wasted oppor-tunity,” said Phil, a mem-ber of the running club,the Chaldon Creakers. “A good friend spendsevery Christmas workingat a centre for homelesspeople in East London andbecause of the great workhe and the other volun-teers do I reckon this is areally worthwhile cause.” You can sponsor Phil byvisiting www.justgiving.com/psaville. It’s quick,easy and totally secure. Itis also the most efficientway to sponsor Phil. Crisisgets your money fasterand if you are a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makessure 25% in Gift Aid plus a3% supplement, areadded to your donation.

Phil Saville taking part inthe 2008 Great South Run

Rotary seeks localsporting talentLast month, Caterham Ro-tary launched the ‘RotaryClub of Caterham SportingExcellence Award 2009’with the presentation of acheque to last year’s win-ner, Caterham athleteHannah Brooks. Last AprilHannah received a £250cheque from CaterhamRotary which has nowbeen supplemented by an-other £250 by Rotary’sDistrict office. Secondary schools in thearea will soon be receiving

letters inviting nomina-tions for the 2009 Award.

Simon Edmands, RotaryDistrict Sports Officer, withathlete Hannah Brooks.

Bunny Fun RunSunday 5th April 2009

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Dollond & AitchisonNow Open in Caterham

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You may have noticed anew face in Caterham butthe name is very familiar.Dollond & Aitchison havebrought their reputationfor excellence in eyecare tothe town with a newbranch in Station Avenue,next to the Post Office.

Branch Manager Ernesto, andhis Optometrist wifeDeborah, are pleased to inviteyou to the new branch,whether it is for an eye test,new glasses, contact lenses orrepairs to your existingglasses.

“Our personalised adviceservice ensures you get theperfect eyewear for you.Taking into account your face

shape and colouring, ourhighly trained Optical Advisershelp you choose from anextensive range of designerand stylish own brandframes,” says Ernesto.

Deborah is an optometristwith 13 years’ experienceworking for D&A, winningtwo customer service awards.Both she and Ernesto believethe customer comes first.“We enjoy meeting peopleand providing for their visualneeds in a professional,friendly and caring way,” saidDeborah.

Come in and see foryourselves and take advantageof our exclusive openingoffers.

Debbie Griffiths (Optometrist D&A), Councillor David Weightman (Tandridge District),Kim Bateup (OA D&A), Marc Hansen (Representative from Caterham Valley BusinessPartnership), Sonia Hunt (Town Crier), Ernesto Gomez (Manager D&A).

The offer is only available to customersaged 60 years or over at the time theirorder is placed, and applies to framespriced at £69 or below when supplied

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The importance of setting

goals by Steve Robertson, Energy for Life

It’s that time of year whenwe are trying to keep ourNew Year promises and Iwonder how many of youare still on the right track?A lot of people fail at exer-cise regimes or pro-grammes, not for lack offocus or motivation butbecause they have no firmdirection. It’s not enoughto want to exercise or toget a bit fitter, or to dietand lose some weight, al-though these approachesmay be effective in theshort term and will havepositive health benefits.

Before you embark on ahealth routine or fitnessprogram, it’s imperativethat you set yourself clearand realistic goals.How to set goalsBe tough on yourself, it allcomes down to your healthin the end! Only you cantake the decision to im-prove, neglect or disregardit totally. It may help tothink back to any previousexercise regimes or dietprogrammes that were un-successful and considerwhy they failed. Perhapsthey were impractical and

ting in a workout or resist-ing chocolate is a huge ef-fort that seems impossibleto make! Ask yourself isyour work really more im-portant than your health?Sometimes it’s hard to seehow you can incorporatefitness into your life, butit’s important to strive to-wards a balance, becausebeing fit and healthy hasbenefits for every aspectof your life. Treat yourcommitment to your ownhealth and fitness like animportant work project,and devote to that projectthe time it deserves.To find out how the teamat Energy for Life can helpyou to set goals and devisea fitness program to suit

you couldn’t fit them intoyour life; what was thestumbling block?Examine your perform-ance when consideringhow well you have man-aged to stick with fitnessprograms in the past. Usethe word ‘performance’because the aim is to eval-uate your previous at-tempts in just the sameway that you might evalu-ate a work project. Askyourself why should yourown health plan be anydifferent in terms of im-portance, effort and com-mitment to somethingrelated to work? You mightmanage to get out of bedto go to work every daywithout problems, yet fit-

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COULSDON £875 pcmIn a quiet backwater yet within minutes of Coulsdon town

centre and Farthing Downs is this 2 bedroom character semi-detached cottage. Good-sized lounge with coal-effect fireplace.

Large kitchen with breakfast area. Front garden, courtyardgarden and larger rear garden. OSPfor 2 cars. Available now.

CATERHAM £925 pcmNewly built stylish 2 bedroom first floor apartment within easy

walking distance of Caterham town centre and train station.Lounge with balcony. Modern de-luxe Fitted kitchen.

Master bedroom with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom.Underfloor heating. Avail Now.

WHYTELEAFE £950 pcmUnique character 2 bedroom apartment in convertedmanor house. 2 large reception rooms with feature

fireplaces and wood panelling. Kitchen & bathroom.Good sized bedrooms. Ample parking. Idyllic

surroundings. Available end of February.

OLD COULSDON £1100 pcmNewly refurbished 3 bedroom end of terraced house.Fully fitted new kitchen. 2 bathrooms. Front and rear

gardens. Off street parking for one car.Available now.

WOLDINGHAM £1200 pcmSpacious 3 bedroom semi-detached house in soughtafter location. Good sized lounge/diner. Fitted kitchen.

Garden with self-contained annex. Parking.Available now.

CHALDON £1300 pcmCharacter 3 bed semi-detached property in quiet location

down country lane. Spacious lounge with beamedceiling and wood burning fire. Large fully fitted kitchen.

3 double bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes. Officeroom. Garden. Parking for several cars. Available now.

OLD OXTED £1350 pcmStunning 2 bedroom ground floor apartment. Spacious lounge.Master bedroom with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom.

Fitted kitchen. Allocated parking. Avail March Furnished.

CATERHAM VALLEY £1500 pcmWell presented four bedroom detached house. Two reception

rooms. Large fully fitted kitchen with dining area. Lounge. Master bedroom with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom.

Double garage and parking. Garden. Avail Now

WARLINGHAM £1995 pcmImmaculate 4 bedroom detached property. Large stylish

kitchen/breakfast room. Good sized lounge. Dining room/livingroom. Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Family bathroom.

Double garage & parking. Garden. Avail Now.

CATERHAM £2200 pcmStunning character 5 bedroom newly refurbished

Victorian house. Lounge. Dining room. Open plan stylish kitchen.Utility room. 4 Bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.

Courtyard garden to rear. Avail Now

WARLINGHAM £2300 pcmSpacious 5/6 bedroom detached house. Large lounge.

Dining Room. Large fully fitted kitchen. Master bedroom with large ensuite. 3 bathrooms. Level garden to rear.

Double garage & ample parking. Avail Now

CATERHAM ON THE HILL £2450 pcmLarge and spacious 6 bedroom detached house. Large lounge.

Dining room. Fully fitted integrated Kitchen/breakfast room. Master bedroom with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom.

2 further spacious bedrooms in the Attic. Garden to rear. Double integral garage and parking. Avail Now.

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GODSTONE £1700 pcmA modern 4 bedroom detached house with integral garage and conservatory.

Caterham Office • 01883 622244

GODSTONE £1400 pcmA 5 bedroom (4 bedrooms plus study) period cottage (formerly 2 cottages),tastefully modernised and set in a prominent position in Godstone village,

overlooking the green.


BLETCHINGLEY £850 pcmA 3 bedroom mid terraced Victorian cottage close to

the heart of Bletchingley village with period features throughout.


KENLEY £850 pcmA 2 double bedroom purpose built first floor maisonette

with own rear garden and summer house/office/utility room.


CATERHAM £1950 PCMA 4 bedroom detached character house with garage and ample parking,

set back from the road and in a convenient location for local shops in Caterham on the Hill.


CATERHAM £750 pcmA 2 bedroom Victorian house in a convenient location

within walking distance of Caterham town centre and station.


CATERHAM £750 pcmA very spacious 2 double bedroom ground floor purpose built flat

with garage, in a convenient location for Caterham town centre and station.


CATERHAM £750 pcmA 2 bedroom ground floor fully furnished flat in a

convenient location within walking distance to Caterham town centre and station. Available immediately.


BLETCHINGLEY £750 pcm2 bedroom first floor maisonette convenient for Bletchingley village yet convenient for Redhill

with its shops and station.


CROYDON £700 pcmA 1 double bedroom first floor flat in a period conversion

convenient for Croydon town centre with its amenities. Benefits from timber flooring and high ceilings throughout.

Allocated parking.Caterham Office • 01883 622244

CATERHAM £695 pcmA very spacious 2 bedroom second floor purpose built flat

with garage in a convenient location for Caterham town centre and station.


OLD COULSDON £675 pcmA 1 double bedroom first floor maisonette with new fitted kitchen

and use of garden in Old Coulsdon.



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