THE TEDDINGTON SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

T I D I N G S Helping to make Teddington even better

Number 161 Summer 2013

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Letter from the Chair Spring at last has arrived – a time of change and renewal which has also applied to the Teddington Society. At the A.G.M. this year we have, alas, said goodbye to four stalwarts of the Society who have in most cases been a solid underpinning of the Society since before I took up my position. David Lawton has for 20 years been dedicated to keeping Teddington free of litter and graffiti and encouraging re-cycling. We shall miss his quiet sense of humour and willingness to take on extra responsibilities. Belinda Heal has been an outstanding Membership Secretary combining efficiency with genuine interest and knowledge of our members. We shall particularly miss her warm hospitality for our regular meetings round her dining room table but I am very glad to say that she is still willing to organise the distribution of Tidings. Behind the scenes Maria Pemberton has provided invaluable support with administrative matters and has been part of the working party looking at ways to broaden our membership. Rosemary Connellan has been a splendid Minutes Secretary making sense out of our often rambling discussions. I shall particularly miss her intelligence and good humour and volunteering spirit. While it is very sad to say goodbye to old friends we are fortunate in having some excellent people to replace them.

Jenny Hilton

Committee Changes

Retiring members (l - r)

Rosemary Connellan (Minutes) David Lawton (Environment) Maria Pemberton (Secretary) Belinda Heal (Membership)

New Members (l - r)

Geoff Howland (Environment) Sally Howland (Treasurer) Jenny Michell (Membership) Josette Nikiforou (Secretary)

Late News: Mike Lloyd has agreed to become our Minutes Secretary

Contents: From the Editor 2

Membership matters 3

New Members 3

Station anniversary – Part 2 4

Station Celebrations 5

Reports from the Groups 6

AGM Report 8

Annual Accounts 9

Langdon Down/Normansfield 9

Police Liaison Group Report 10

100 years of shopping Part 2 11

Summer Music 12

Bowling open days 12

Strawberry Summer Ball 13

Byrne Group evening 13

Twickenham Film Festival 13

Business Exchange 14

Quiz Corner 15

Events 16

Dates for your diary: Teddington In Flower June 2nd

Teddington Village Fair June 16th Teddington Station Celebrations June 30th

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THE NEW LOOK VILLAGE FAIR

Sunday June 16th from 12 noon to 5 pm the place to be is Udney Hall Gardens, Teddington enjoying our Village Fair. It will have a slightly different look this year as previous organisers from the Lions who've joined the Society will be working alongside us, St Mary's Parish Church and the Landmark Arts Centre.

The high spot, literally, will be two performances from Scarabeus Aerial Theatre who will be in the trees towards the Landmark entertaining children from 3-7 with La Tempesta. It's the story of a family swept away by a flood towards a new beginning, with aerial artists overhead and puppets on the ground.

Following the success of their Olympic event last year, the Vicar will be organising games and competitions for children in his circus ring, the Park Lane Ponies will be giving rides, Dexters will be running a Beer & Juice Tent, the Diamond Band will be playing, there will be lots of lovely stalls for you to visit and teas will be in the Church Hall as well as on site.

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR AND IT'S ALL FOR FREE.....Any profits will be donated to local charities or good causes. FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY.

Teddington Society 21 Teddington Park Teddington TW11 8DB

Registered Charity No. 802026

www.teddingtonsociety.org.uk

Vice-Presidents Roger Avins John Demont Joan Freeman

Chair Jenny Hilton j.hilton@care4free.net

Vice Chairman Sheena Harold sam.harold@hotmail.com

Secretary Josette Nikiforou 020 8977 9037

secretary@teddingtonsociety .org.uk

Treasurer Sally Howland 020 8977 9404

Publicity & Promotions (incl. Gardens) Sheena Harold 020 8977 2700

Newsletter Editor Mike Woods 020 8977 5642

Minutes Secretary Mike Lloyd 07552 760 992 Membership Secretary Jenny Michell 020 8977 0772 members@teddingtonsociety.org.uk

Events Organiser Angela Carvill 020 8977 0167

CONVENORS Corporate Liaison Bhavna Patel 020 8977 3793

Environment Geoff Howland 020 8977 9404

Historical Research Ken Howe 020 8943 1513

Planning Brian Lane 020 8943 0811

all@angelalane.plus.com (first contact only)

Riverside and Open Spaces Ann Sayer 020 8977 9495

Roads and Transport Brian Holder 020 8977 1579

From the Editor

Our AGM this year was held at the Normansfield Theatre, which has been lovingly restored, and it was particularly pleasing to be there and to enjoy seeing this unique and attractive venue being used again.

As you will see from our front page, we have said “au revoir” to several of our committee members. Not goodbye though as they still remain members of the Society and we can guarantee that they will still be press-ganged from time to time to use their skills and experience for all our benefit. Nevertheless, the Society cannot do all it does without the tireless efforts of such people and we extend our heartfelt thanks to them.

Despite our worries that we would not find replacements for the committee, it is excellent news that all the vacant posts are now filled and we look forward to the new ideas and enthusiasm that those new members will bring to the table. But extra help is always appreciated so, if you feel so inclined, don’t hesitate to offer your services.

Sainsburys

You cannot help but have heard about the application by Sainsburys to develop a store in the High Street on the corner of Langham Road. It takes a lot to get Teddingtonians aroused but Sainsburys has single-handedly achieved this. There are two pieces in this edition about the issue. There will always be supporters and opponents in such cases but the important issue is that you should make your voice heard. At the time of going to press, the planning application has not been considered by the Council so there is still time for you to express your opinion.

mike.woods@blueyonder.co.uk tel: 8977 5642

Copy deadline for the next issue is 20th July

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERSMember records & 2013 renewals The response to the member record verification resulted in 680 changes to 53% of records so we now hold:

• valid telephone numbers for 93% of our membership

• e-mail addresses for 58% of our members, which opens up the possibility of a more cost effective channel for some personalised membership communications.

• valid forms for 128 more gift-aided memberships, increasing the value of our tax reclaims for 2011 onwards by 50%. Our prime focus had been to ensure member compliance with HMRC rules &, in that respect, we received 17 changes or terminations.

The membership renewal response was also very successful as those renewing by cheque have done so more promptly this year (20% more received) and more generously through donations above the normal subscription/postage amount due. This year so far, we have received £618 as compared to £193 in 2012. It leaves us with 59 residential members who have not yet responded, half the number outstanding in 2012.

So a big “thank you for making a difference” to all members who have corrected their record, initiated gift aid, or made an additional donation.

Standing orders We were purposefully silent in our February letter and article about Standing Orders (S/O). Our silence was simply to avoid members setting up a S/O only to have to change it for the 2014 increases in subscription rates. The number of members paying by S/O has been stable at approximately 250 for 3 years. This year the S/O receipts were allocated to member records in probably 10% of the time it took in 2012. Administratively, it is much simpler to handle a S/O than a cheque or cash. For that reason it would be good if we could achieve, as for gift aid, 70% of the membership paying by S/O.

Following the AGM approval, rates will change for 2014 renewals so all existing S/O payers will need to change their payment amount. It’s the opportune time then to also change the reference to include membership number. We are looking at the best way to handle the changes so please do not change your S/O until we communicate again in the next edition of Tidings.

If you are not already paying by S/O, we would like to encourage you to consider doing so in future. For our part, we intend to communicate in December in advance of a payment being made on 1 January as a reminder & to provide the opportunity for a member to cancel the S/O if they so wish. If you have email and would be prepared to pay by S/O, it would be helpful if you could indicate your willingness by sending an email to members@teddingtonsociety.org.uk so we can gauge the likely success.

Pete Shaw & Sally Howland

TEDDINGTON SOCIETY

We welcome the following new members:

Carmela and John Kantorowicz

Caroline and Peter Sayer

Kenny and Maria McGouran

Miss Elizabeth Sayer

Mrs Alathea Backhouse

Mrs Jennifer Miln

Gwyneth and Peter Hill

Mr John Blackwell

Chris and Rosemary Jarvis

Janet and David Pollock

Mr Michael Lloyd

Charmaine Fleetwood

NPL in Focus

Water Rocket Challenge

This annual event “launches” again on Wed 19 June at the NPL Sports Club. From school teams in the afternoon, to adult enthusiasts and youth groups in the evening, the NPL Water Rocket Challenge is a great day out which sees teams of rocketeers take to the skies with their own water rockets! More details at http://www.npl.co.uk/educate-explore/water-rocket-

challenge/.

Great British Innovations The public were asked what they thought was the most important innovation of the last 100 years. Over half a million people voted and the winner was Alan Turing's Universal Machine. Alan worked at NPL from 1945 to 1948, during which time he devised the plans for the Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) based on his theoretical Universal Machine – the basis of modern computers. The Pilot ACE was built at NPL in 1950.

NPL awarded the Institute of Physics Best Practice in Professional Development Award for 2012-2015, in their large organisation category.

This award gives public recognition to companies who demonstrate best practice in the training and professional development opportunities for their staff. NPL previously won the award in 2009 (- 2012) so it is a great achievement that they have been able to retain it and were the only recipient from that year to do so.

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Did you know that the 2nd

class fare

from Nine Elms to Woking in 1838

was 1/6d (one shilling and 6 pence) -

worth about £3.50 today?

Today’s 2nd

class fare from Woking

to Vauxhall is £10.

A contemporary comment on the Hampton Court

service: a day’s visit to Hampton Court Palace afforded a fresh means of cheap and legitimate recreation for the poorer classes

1838 –Nine Elms to Woking via “Kingston”

1846 - Richmond to Clapham Junction - Richmond Railway,

now London and South West Railway (LSWR)

1848 - Richmond to Datchet with a station at Twickenham

1849 – First train into Hampton Court

1863 –Twickenham to Kingston via Teddington

1864 – London to Shepperton via Twickenham - Thames

Valley Railway

Teddington Station – 150th Anniversary Part 2: The Railway Arrives How Teddington came to be on the railway network was intrinsically linked to the politics of the relationship between Kingston and the railway companies.

The market town of Kingston was an important staging post for coaches leaving London. Because of this, when the idea was proposed in the 1830s that the London & Southampton railway (L&SR) should pass through Kingston, the town’s officials objected most vigorously. This in turn meant that Teddington was, by default, also excluded from the advantages of this new mass transport system. That very short-sighted protectionism meant that it was to be nearly 30 years before Kingston became a branch-line terminus for a secondary route off the Windsor main line via Teddington.

Teddington's closest station at that time was, perversely, called Kingston even though it was adjacent to Ewell Road Bridge, very near to the modern Surbiton station. It opened on May 21st 1838 (and closed in 1845) when the L&SR ran its first trains from Nine Elms to Woking. There were just five trains each weekday from London - leaving Nine Elms at 8 am, 10 am, 1pm, 3.30 pm & 7 pm. A 1st class single ticket cost 2/6d, and 1/6d for a 2nd - 3rd wasn't offered. A river steamer service connected Nine Elms with the West End and the City. On Derby Day in 1838, just two weeks after opening, this service was overwhelmed when 5,000 people turned up for the novelty of the train ride to Kingston, and had to be dispersed by the police.

Elsewhere, the railways crept inexorably towards Teddington with the introduction of other services as shown in the table below. During this period, a fledgling Underground nearly came to Teddington/Kingston and a new-fangled atmospheric railway running north from Merstham through Kingston to Southall was proposed. However, the LSWR was a fiercely monopolistic outfit. It fought-off other railways entering its territory and, having been snubbed by Kingston, then delayed the railway also reaching Teddington.

It wasn’t until 1860 that a bill was put before Parliament by the LSWR which would allow the building of a line from Twickenham to Kingston. Once again, a deputation from Kingston requested that the line terminate at Hampton Wick outside Kingston but the Borough was not to have its way this time. The bill was passed and the Act not only demanded that a station be built at Hampton Wick but also allowed the railway to cross the river into Kingston. Thomas Brassey (pictured here), was a well-respected Victorian contractor and he tendered £48,193 to build the three and a half miles of line. This culminated in the opening of the new Teddington Station and the line opening on July 1st 1863. It would be another six years before the journey to London via Wimbledon would be possible.

It has not been possible to find so far any newspaper article or photographs which record the opening. The photograph here of the station was taken by an Alfred Seeley, a photographer and portrait painter who worked from Onslow Road, Richmond Hill, Surrey around the time of the station opening. With the aid of modern digital technology, our member Tony Gask has been able to remove some of the defects in the orginal photo and enhance the station noticeboard which shows the stop as being TEDDINGTON AND BUSHEY PARK.

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Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be any pictorial record of the rolling stock in 1853 that can definitely be identified as being on the Teddington line –

something we intend to rectify for the 150th

anniversary. However the types of engine that were being used at that time are well known and railway

enthusiasts have made great efforts to restore some of these and to collect photographs of them. The picture we have here is of a 329-class engine that would have been used on the Teddington line when it was first opened. For the aficionados the more complete description is a “Beattie 329 class 2-4-0 Well Tank with crosshead driven feed pump and rectangular splashers over the leading coupled wheels”.

Terry Bray and Nick Lewin

Station Anniversary Celebrations – Sunday 30th June

Your Journey Details – Come and join the fun Start

11.00 St John Ambulance Hall (Admission free, donations welcome)

Model steam railway "Tinmen Street" will be running Stalls of railway publications, memorabilia etc and exhibitions On board light refreshments, courtesy of Teddington Society

Teddington Station - Event flyers and discounts/offers etc.

12.00 Dr Vince Cable MP unveils commemorative plaque at Station

Park Lane Stables - Pony rides. Park Lane ���� Park Hotel ���� Station ���� St John Ambulance Hall

Salvation Army Band plays popular music outside Station then to The Park Hotel

The Park Hotel, The Adelaide and The Railway serve Sunday Lunches

Dr Cable visits St John Ambulance Hall then to The Park Hotel 13.30 Guided Walk from Station to Bushy Park, through to the NPL,

up Park Lane, past Riding Stables to The Park Hotel 15.30 Guided Walk from the Station via High Street to Teddington Lock

16.00 St John Ambulance Hall closes to the public.

The Park Hotel serves high tea with free glass of fizz on production of flyer.

17.00 Celebrations terminate – end of line

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Reports from the Groups Planning

Michael Foss Contact point: Brian Lane 8943 0811 or email to all@angelalane.plus.com

Sainsbury’s application and the High Street

Last time, we reported on an application (or, rather, applications) by Sainsbury’s to open a ‘convenience store’ at 196 High Street, the site at present occupied by Calligaris. The proposal to erect a pole at the front of the store (12/3587/ADV) has since been withdrawn. The other elements of the application, which we strongly oppose, are on hold and will not come before the council’s Planning Committee until 25 April at the earliest. We intend to make an oral representation when it does do so.

It is imperative to protect the High Street. With some 60 individual businesses covering a wide range of activities, this unusually interesting and thriving street is characterised by the parades of very attractive late Victorian shop premises. Our concern has been to safeguard these buildings and we’ve had many contacts with the council & circulated shop owners and estate agents in order to bring home to them the importance of respecting the planning regulations for the Conservation Area. Unfortunately, there have been lapses. Recently we objected to two modifications to frontages. First was at 136, the Canta Napoli restaurant. The council is now insisting on the reinstatement of the original Victorian frontage, a stance which we endorse, whilst regretting that the matter has come to this point. The other, neighbouring, premises are at 130, where the former, unappealing, 130 Litho frontage was replaced by a shoddy fascia unworthy of its setting. Here too the council, with our encouragement, is pressing for an upgraded appearance.

Broad Street

Broad Street is Teddington’s ’other half’. It has a number of individual businesses but overall it does not enjoy the same prosperity as the High Street. For some time we’ve felt the state of the pavements, a clutter of disparate setts or patches of tarmac, and the carriageway degraded the street’s appearance. Since last summer we have been in contact with the council, and before New Year the street was completely repaved: resurfacing of the roadway is scheduled for this year. These works will greatly enhance the look of the street. Laurel Dene (we featured this in Issue 157)

We continue to encourage the restoration of the Old House at Laurel Dene. This interesting BTM, leased to Care UK, has been allowed to fall into an advanced state of disrepair. We have recently held a meeting with the

council to push for urgent action to bring the building back to its proper state.

Gardens

Sheena Harold 8977 2700 sam.harold@hotmail.com

Teddington In Flower We've had a hard time finding gardeners who'd like to open this year, mostly due to the awful weather we had over winter. In fact we began to think

spring would never come! However we now have four brand new gardens for you to visit on Sunday 2nd June together with four perennial favourites and St. Mary's Parish Church. All details are on the enclosed Garden List. Sian Morgan and Caroline Sayer have slaved over the Sitters Rota and we'd like to thank you for giving up some of your time to come along and help. We think you'll like the poster that Maria Pemberton has designed for us which we hope will bring in lots of non-members to enjoy the horticultural delights on show and maybe we can get them to join the Society. The Church will be holding a Festival Evensong after which new doors celebrating the anniversary of the Queen's Coronation will be dedicated.

Heart of Teddington You’ve probably noticed that work has begun on improvements to Jubilee Gardens on the corner of Station Road/High Street. New seating, new waste bins and a picnic table will enhance the area while maintaining its original concept of providing a hidden oasis of calm in the midst of the busy High Street traffic junction. On the other side of the road in Elmfield Gardens a little landscaping will open up the area for people to enjoy chatting and eating. The big lump outside Harlequin House will be flattened to take a picnic table matching one in Jubilee Gardens. The council is working very closely with us on this and we appreciate it.

Richmond Borough In Bloom This year we (Richmond Borough) are entered in London and Britain in Bloom so we need all our front gardens and frontages to be bloomed up to impress the judges. The Merit Awards will be launched on May 8th at Orleans House Gallery. Last year's entrants will be invited. Make your entry by June 21 as judging starts soon afterwards. You can enter someone else but do tell them what you're doing. Entry forms will be at Teddington In Flower gates, from www.RichmondBoroughinBloom.co.uk or ask me.

Unlocked Parks In response to a couple of enquiries about the failure of the council to lock either Grove Gardens or Alpha Road Gardens, the Parks people sent this recent reply:

Of 163 parks in the borough, only nine spaces are currently locked each evening. We decided to allow eight of these to remain open, including Grove Gardens, from Thursday last week. We are keen to make our public parks as accessible as possible and we have judged that generally vandalism and anti-social behaviour incidents are no lower in locked parks than non-locked parks. It is not related to costs.

It is up to us to note any instances of vandalism and report them to the Police. The Council will review this policy in due course. Any queries/comments that we can pass on please contact either me or Ann Sayer.

Diamond Geezer! On April 12, Corporate Member, Squires Garden Centres, celebrated Colin Squires' 60 years in the horticultural business with a tea party. Highlight was a glass of bubbly and a lovely talk by Colin recalling from his father starting the business to where they are today with 14 garden centres to visit. We wish him many more successful years.

History

Paddy Ching 8977 3091 sam.harold@hotmail.com

We recently had a visit from Carel van der Merwe from South Africa who is interested in the life of Eugene Marais, a well known South African poet, who spent about 4 years in Teddington at the end of the 19th century. He lived in Coleshill Road for most of this time and then moved to Clarence Road for a short while. He studied Law and worked in London. Although we had no information about his life here we showed Carel (left) where he lived and explained what

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Teddington may have been like at this time. He is hoping to write a book about the poet's life and we hope that he will eventually send us a copy.

Some of you may have known Valerie Sullivan who spent a lot of time collecting the names of those who are remembered on war

memorials. She died a little while ago and we have been given all her research work. It will take some time to digest the considerable amount of data but we hope we will be able to publish something in the future.

We have held 3 meetings with groups of elderly and disabled local residents at Elleray Hall, Hales Court and RUILS Disability Centre to talk about Teddington History. All talks were well received and we have been asked back.

Some of us are also working with the Planning Group on the histories of Teddington’s Buildings of Townscape Merit to provide a comprehensive record of our historic houses. This work will continue for some time yet.

Paddy is giving up the job of Convenor of the History Group as from now and Ken Howe, a member of the group who has written about the Bronze Age Barrow and has published the books showing some of the photographs of Teddington, will take over.

Riverside & Open Spaces

Ann Sayer 8977 9495 a.sayer1@which.net

Following on from the last Tidings, 2 Council projects have been completed at Teddington Lock footbridge. New anti-slip surfacing has been laid on all the ramps and steps and new, energy-efficient lighting has been installed across the whole of both bridges. The lighting is cunningly hidden in a hand-rail and gives a very good light. Well worth a visit before the evenings become too light.

Dog walker controls have been introduced in our 2 local Royal Parks, Bushy and Richmond Parks. Professional dog walkers must now buy a licence and are limited to 4 dogs. Richmond Council’s recently introduced limit is 6 dogs under the control of one person on its land. (This excludes the Royal Parks.)

At the time of writing, the anticipated date for the re-opening of the newly refurbished and enlarged Pheasantry café in Bushy Park is in time for Chestnut Sunday on May 12

th.

Work has been underway in Jubilee Gardens beside Travelodge and will shortly be undertaken in Elmfield Gardens (see the Gardens report).

Environment

Geoff Howland 8977 9404 geoff.howland@btinternet.com

The recent winter months didn’t see many members of the TEG out and about in their yellow tabards but plenty has been going on behind the scenes with our regular meetings to plan our summer litterpicking, and similar events etc, monitoring and inspecting of the community toilets, graffiti removal and so on.

A meeting was held recently with Council officers on the environmental aspects of the re-fashioning of Elmfield and Jubilee Gardens. Work on the latter is underway at present. New style waste bins will be provided which, hopefully, will be fox proof which the current open topped bins certainly are not. A spin off from the meeting, at which the officers were shown the mounds of “smoking rubbish” which accumulated in the foot-wells beside the garages of The Travelodge in Station Road, is that the management of the hotel was approached by the Council and the problem has been largely eliminated.

David Lawton who has been the Convenor of the Group for

some 20 years or more has, over the last few winter months, been gradually handing over responsibility for litterpicking, and other equipment, to Geoff Howland. (The latter is now considering the need to acquire a new garden shed to store same!!) David formally stood down as Convenor at the AGM held on 16 April at which he was presented with a framed montage (above) of litterpicking and similar photos and Tidings cuttings, etc, beautifully prepared by Pete Shaw. David, although taking a back seat, will remain a stalwart member of the TEG and will keep his hand gently on the tiller to prevent Geoff steering the show onto the rocks.

Roads and Transport

Brian Holder 8977 1579 Brianholder99@aol.com

The two lane High Street approach from the top of the bridge to the Waldegrave Road roundabout is now converted to a less safe and more confusing single lane for cycles and vehicles

The new traffic scheme puts cyclists at risk of being pinned against the kerbs and railings by overtaking vehicles.

Group Reports continue on page 12

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Minutes of the AGM held on 16 April 2013 at Normansfield Theatre1. Apologies for absence

A number of members had offered their apologies.

2. Adoption of the Minutes of the last AGM, held on 17 April 2012

The minutes were approved and their adoption proposed and seconded by members from the floor. There were no matters arising.

3. Chair’s report

The Chair, Jenny Hilton, welcomed all those present. She noted the reports from the Group convenors which covered activity over the past year effectively, but drew attention to two particularly successful innovations. Teddington Lights Up, on Thursday 29 November 2012, had been spectacular this year, as the High Street had been closed to traffic for the first time, allowing record numbers to enjoy the evening. Jenny also reported that the Society had taken over from the Lions the annual distribution of Christmas parcels to the elderly, which had been much appreciated. The Society was also working closely with the Lions on plans for the Village Fair 2013.

Jenny welcomed newcomer Sally Howland, new Treasurer, to the Executive Committee. She also thanked, on behalf of the Executive and the members, those who were stepping down from the Committee for their contributions to the Society. Belinda Heal was thanked for her sterling service as membership secretary, without whose administrative skills the Society would not be in the position it is today. Jenny also thanked Maria Pemberton, Secretary, and Rosemary Connellan, Minutes Secretary, for their work. Finally, she thanked David Lawton, during whose tenure as Chair of the Environment Group over the past 20 years a number of innovations had improved the environment of Teddington hugely. Beautiful bouquets were presented to Belinda, Maria and Rosemary, and a framed selection of photos of his achievements over the decades to David.

4. Treasurer’s report and Adoption of Accounts

4.1 The Treasurer presented the accounts. She noted that the Society’s running costs (largely production of Tidings) were not quite covered by subscriptions.

4.2 The adoption of accounts was proposed by Mike Woods and seconded by Belinda Heal.

4.3 Thanks were recorded to the Treasurer for all the hard work she had done in her first year office, and to the Independent Examiner, Denise Woods, who was formally re-appointed.

5. Motion

It was proposed that the annual membership subscription rates (last changed in 2004) be increased to:

Individual £7 (from £5) Family £11 (from £7) Senior £4 (from £3) Joint Senior £5 (from £4) Increase to take effect immediately for new memberships and from January 2014 for existing members. No increase was proposed for Corporate

members. The motion was proposed by Geoff Howland, and seconded by Maria Pemberton. The motion was passed.

6. Election of Officers and Committee Members

6.1 The constitution requires all Honorary Officers and one third of the Executive Committee to vacate their positions and stand for re-election each year.

6.2 The Chairman formally stood down. Peter Shaw took over to handle her re-election which was proposed by Tony Mansell and seconded by Belinda Heal, As there were no other candidates, Jenny Hilton was formally re-elected as Chairman.

6.3 Formal elections and re-elections continued. Results were as follows:

Elected: as proposed by Ann Sayer and seconded by Diana Macdonald:

Treasurer - Sally Howland Membership Secretary – Jenny Michell Secretary – Josette Nikiforou Convenor, Environment Group - Geoff Howland

Re-elected: proposed by David Lawton and seconded by Judith Lawton:

Vice-Chairman Sheena Harold

There were no nominations for Minutes Secretary so this position remained vacant.

7. Membership

Peter Shaw thanked all those who had responded to requests for their details to be amended. An unexpected response to the renewal letters this year had been the increased donations, which were considerably up on the previous year. Members were thanked for their generosity, which would fund, for instance, the Christmas parcels.

8. Teddington in Flower 2013

Sheena Harold thanked Sian Morgan and Caroline Sayer who had kindly agreed to take on the organisation of this year’s event, scheduled for 2 June 2013, following the sad death of Pat Shuttleworth in 2012, who had run it for so many years.

9. Sainsbury’s application

Questions were asked about action being taken to prevent the Sainsbury’s development on the corner of Langham Road and the High Street. Jenny reported that the Society had held meetings with the Sainsbury’s representatives, and that all efforts (including via the official Council processes of objecting to the planning application and the licensing application) were being made. Emma Twyman (Planning Group member) invited members to attend a specially convened meeting in the Royal Oak private dining room at 8.00 pm on 17 April 2013.

10. Close

Jenny thanked all those present for attending, and the Langdon Down Museum for allowing the Society to use their premises, and declared the meeting closed.

Rosemary Connellan

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Accounts 2012 Treasurer’s Report

Summary of Income and Expenditure for the 12 months ending 31st December 2012

(a detailed and verified breakdown is available from the Secretary) 2012 2011 £ £ £ £ £ £ Balance brought forward: 9,464 8,143

Income

Subs, Donations, Gift Aid Refund 4,011 4,244

Sales: (Publications, Mugs, other) 248 565

Charity Jubilee Weekend 2,487

Teddington in Flower 939 775

LBRUT and Env.Agency grants 2,120 1,880

Hanging baskets 5,892 5,407

Other 427 858

16,123 13,729

Expenditure

Hanging baskets 6,350 5,550

Newsletter 3,475 3,408

Donations 3,723 1,784

Other 2,396 1,666

15,944 12,408

Surplus/(deficit) for year 179 1,321

Balance carried forward 9,643 9,464

Sally A Howland - Hon. Treasurer Denise Woods - Independent Examiner

For those members who were unable to attend the AGM, copies of the reports from the Group Convenors, which summarise the activities of the individual Groups over the preceding year, can be obtained from the Secretary.

Dr John Langdon Down and Normansfield Before the business of the AGM was conducted, we were presented with a talk by Ian Jones-Healey, the Archivist of the Langdon Down Museum. Much of the information presented has been published recently in Tidings (Nos. 154 and 156). However, it was a bonus to hear the story again in the magnificent theatre which has been so lovingly restored over the past few years, to hear those odd tidbits which are often not recorded. It also gives us an excuse to show you a picture of the theatre itself.

Q. Why Normansfield? A. Norman was a friend of John Langdon Down and helped fund the purchase of the site, at the back of which was a potato field ………

Q: Why specialise in people with learning disabilities? A: During a picnic as a child in Cornwall, a storm forced the family to shelter in a house where they were served by a girl with learning disabilities.This set his future path.

During WW2, Teddington was bombed because of NPL and other strategic targets. The bombs often strayed off target and one landed in the Normansfield estate. The only casualty was a pig in the hospital farm.

In the 42 acres of the original site, it is claimed that at least one of every native English tree was planted.

CAN YOU HELP? Did you live at, work in or know someone at the Hospital? Do you have any interesting stories to relate or any memorabilia that you could donate or lend? If so, the museum team would love to talk to you.

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TEDDINGTON POLICE LIAISON GROUP (PLG) At the meeting on 28 February, Sgt. Lovegrove reported that Teddington Ward crime was down overall by 27% on the same time last year. Residential and non-residential burglaries are currently running at 92 offences, compared to 119 last year. However, this remains a Borough priority and both Teddington and Hampton Wick wards will remain brigaded together, with changes to shift patterns to help combat the issues, alongside Neighbourhood Watch, which is being escalated. Mobile, foot and cycle patrols are constantly targeted to all residential areas.

Unlocked garages and sheds have provided burglars with tools to use to enter homes. The strong message is: lock the shed, hide the tools, don’t give them the luxury of ready-made, available items. High on thieves’ targets are:

• Residential: jewellery, cash and kitchen electrical items, rather than credit cards or laptops.

• Non-residential: laptops, mobile phones etc

• Cycle thefts: although fewer after Christmas, these have increased from sheds and garages. Two suspects were recently arrested whilst attempting bicycle theft.

Overall public order offences remain low throughout the town centre and anti-social behaviour is significantly down on this time last year. Additional causes for concern being targeted are:

Theft from motor vehicles Cycling on pavements Shop-lifting Door-to-door sellers/leaflet droppers Graffiti – (each artist has a “tag” (signature) by which he can be tracked) Violence against persons

Sainsbury’s planning/licensing applications

It was reported that the applications (1) to build a store on the corner of the High Street and Langham Road and (2) to sell alcohol from 7am to 11pm 7 days a week, had been received with much consternation by the community.

Sgt Lovegrove said the police would object to such an alcohol licence. The Ward had major problems two years ago with youths gathering in Udney Hall Gardens, resulting in the prosecution of a local store selling alcohol to under-age youths. The police will do all they can to stop this being repeated. A licence can be rapidly reviewed if thought necessary. The Borough Commander can place a dispersal order on an area where this is happening and has the authority to revouke a licence if it is being abused. Many local residents, businesses and organisations have objected: others were urged to do the same, quoting

1. Prevention of crime and disorder 2. Public safety 3. Prevention of public nuisance 4. Protection of children from harm (the site is

surrounded by daily nurseries for very young children) After much in-depth discussion the meeting suggested that the following action be taken:

• A petition be established for the community to sign as objections felt by the community were so strong. A vote by show of hands was passed unanimously against the granting of such a licence.

• Planning Committee of the Teddington Society hold a public meeting, to further discuss this application and demonstrate a show of strength by the community.

The Councillor present said the Planning Department would only look at objections against these applications on the grounds of Transport and Traffic issues with cogent arguments to support them. Unfortunately, community wishes and passions have little to do with any objections.

Mo Mott & Judith Schomberg

Sandeep Jutla – New Teddington PCSO

I joined the Metropolitan Police in February 2009 and was deployed to a Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) in Westminster Victoria working in Belgravia Police Station. Whilst there, I covered many major events - Changing of the Guard, London Riots, Student Protests and even the Royal Wedding.

I worked closely with the Council and other agencies in Westminster tackling anti-social behaviour and gang problems in and around the estates. I often conducted anti-terrorism patrols covering major landmarks such as Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, New Scotland Yard and the Houses of Parliament. In January 2012, I moved to Hampton SNT; and enjoyed working closely with the local Church and assisting a colleague to run a local youth club set up from scratch. It resulted in a 60% reduction in ASB related calls. I also concentrated my efforts in setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes which were a great success. Exactly a year later, I moved to Teddington SNT working for Sgt Lovegrove. I really enjoy working in Teddington and have already made great contacts across our ward. I love the community feel on our High Street and often try my best to pop in and say hello to all the shop owners - I have a personal goal to launch more Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Teddington in order to help reduce crime. Remember I can be contacted on 020 8721 2748 or via email on Teddington.snt@met.police.uk, If you would like any advice or help with home security or if you just want to say hello, feel free to contact me.

All the best, Sandeep

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100 Years of Shopping in Teddington 1912 – 2012: Part 2

In our first article we showed how the advent of the railway and the subsequent mushrooming of Teddington’s population led to a parallel proliferation of shopping outlets in the town.

Since World War 2, 26 new traders or users have been identified in either High Street or Broad Street. These changes highlight the significant shift in the trading patterns which has taken place during this period.

The most significant change has been the arrival of supermarkets in the mid 1970s.

Butchers were badly affected: from a peak of 9 outlets in the 1930s, the number reduced during World War 2, but then faded away to nothing in the 1990s.

Grocers too, with 9 units in the 1950s, have virtually disappeared at the present time. From a high of seven fruiterers and greengrocers in the 1930s and four fishmongers, these also no longer exist today.

Confectioners enjoyed a heyday in the immediate post-World War 1 period with the town boasting 11 units, However, these have now been largely absorbed into the supermarkets and newsagents.

The four dairies that existed during World War 1, have also disappeared.

Our pictures here show “now and then” from the same vantage points in the High Street and Broad Street. The most obvious changes can be seen in the Broad Street along the north side opposite Elleray Road.

In contrast to the disappearance of so many shops that occurred as the supermarkets took hold, there are a growing number of other users. In High Street and Broad Street, it is boom time for

• Ladies Clothes (10 units)

• Hairdressers (10)

• Household stores and sundries (10)

• Estate agents (8)

Building Societies became strongly represented in Broad Street during the 1980s with four units but this is now reduced to one, which is also a bank. A current phenomenon is the appearance of charity shops: there are now six in Broad Street and one in the High Street.

However, the most spectacular growth is in the cafe/restaurant category (which includes coffee bars and take-aways) from five units in 1953 to 30 today. Is it unfair to suggest that we have become more self-indulgent than our parents and grandparents were?

Dick and Gilly Hughes Diana Macdonald and Peter Roche

High Street (above), Broad Street (below)

Chestnut Sunday 2013 Bushy Park 12th May

The annual Parade will start at

Teddington Gate at 12.30pm. It will

process all the way down Chestnut

Avenue to Diana Fountain.

Traditional fairground Galloper carousel, rides, stalls

Arena displays Historical military re-enactments

50’s and 60’s band Riding displays

Classic cars, motorcycles and bicycles

Refreshments

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Teddington Summer Music On 5th January, two of our Society members, Tony and Philly Lamb, organized a concert in St Mary’s church to raise funds to support their dream of Teddington Summer Music. The success of that sell-out performance has enabled them to stage the first of what they hope will become an annual event – a summer of music in Teddington. The details are:

Saturday 1st June at 7.30 pm in Teddington Baptist Church London Dvorak Ensemble plays wind serenades by Mozart and Dvorak. For tickets contact: tonyandphilly@hotmail.com

Saturday 8th June

at 7.30pm in Normansfield Theatre Louise Alder (soprano), Gary Matthewman (piano) & Tony Lamb (clarinet) perform works by Schubert, Mozart, Debussy, Poulenc etc. Tickets from the venue (phone 0333 1212 300)

Sunday 9th June

at 7.30pm in the Landmark Centre Richmond Symphonic Concert Band (conductor Tom Higgins) play music by Eric Coates, Noel Coward, Arthur Sullivan etc. Tickets from the Landmark (phone 0208 977 7558)

Group Reports continued from page 7

This applies especially to those vehicles turning left which fail to give adequate clearance for cyclists. The main problem is that cyclists and vehicles now have to share a single lane, whether they are turning left into Waldegrave Road or going straight ahead into the High Street shopping area.

This gives rise to confusion and the possibility of accidents. We have insisted that the new section of railings on the approach to the Waldegrave roundabout be immediately removed as they were less than a handlebar’s width from the kerb, giving cyclists nowhere to go if a vehicle comes too close.

Council Officers have recognised the danger and 5 sections are to be removed. Also, some of the improved lighting and signing we requested in 2009 may now be installed.

We remain convinced that had the safety measures we proposed in 2009 been put in place, 5 or 6 slight injury accidents would not have occurred at the exit from Waldegrave

Road and no changes would have been proposed. The bad news is that traffic lights are likely to be installed if accidents involving cyclists continue to happen with this new layout, which will introduce even more delays and congestion. Our one and only solution would be to put the original 2002 scheme back in place with the inclusion of all of our 2009 safety measures – that is all that is needed. Residents object to the Park Road humps removed for the Olympics being put back

All cyclists, horse riders and drivers using the section of Park Road between Queens Road and Chestnut Avenue will remember the triple humps which caused so much discomfort to everyone, especially for unfortunate patients in ambulances being rushed to Kingston Hospital. Council Officers have received numerous objections to their being replaced, and to make matters worse, unsightly double yellow lining is being proposed for both sides of this section of road. A local resident has since given us details of a number of unrecorded accidents (because no injuries occurred) that have taken place since the humps’ removal in mid-2011, and I have therefore discussed various more acceptable alternative traffic calming measures with Council Officers, including the possibility of full width tables or the very effective new style “traffic friendly” humps installed in Tower Road, Strawberry Hill. Discussions continue.

Teddington Bowling Club Come and Try bowls sessions

What better way to spend a sunny afternoon than a gentle roll-up of the bowls followed by a well-earned rest, discussing no doubt where it all went wrong.

Teddington Bowls Club is situated in the glorious and peaceful setting of Grove Gardens.

On Sunday 12th May between 10-12 noon and Wednesday 15th May between 6-8 pm the club will be open to newcomers to try their arm. Come along and try it.

Once you’re hooked the club will also be offering free coaching sessions on 23rd and 30th May and 6th June between 6-8 pm. For more details contact:

Christine at 020 8943 1329

or visit the website at

www.teddingtonbowlsclub.org

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Strawberry Summer Ball

THE BYRNE GROUP Members of the Teddington Society were invited recently to an Open Evening in the old Haymarket building in Hampton Road, now the headquarters of the project management and construction company, the Byrne Group. Following some very welcome nibbles and refreshments, we were told by the MD, Michael Byrne, how Byrne Brothers was formed by his father Patsy and uncle Johnny in 1969. This became the original member of the Byrne Group which has over

the years expanded and includes Ellmer Construction, Chorus, Thorn, IBP and Consult BG, each of which plays its part in the overall group. The Group has been involved in many well-known major projects just a few of which are The Shard (top left), Cutty Sark refit (right), Heron Tower, The Pinnacle, the Savoy (bottom right), the Olympic Stadium (left).

The 2000 strong company has a strong quality and health and safety ethos coupled with a commitment to protecting the environment. It has

an enviable record of achieving a 98% re-cycling target. The deliberate segregation and re-cycling of waste has reduced the use of landfill for waste to a minimal level. The company has also encouraged its staff to use

public transport by providing a shuttle bus service and other facilities so that car usage has dropped by 22%. Indeed it is only the second winner of the Richmond Go Green Exceptional Award. Having relocated its Headquarters to Teddington in 2008, it has sponsored many local activities including the Xmas Lights, Teddington School Sports 2013, the Teddington Society charity weekends and Teddington Rugby club as well as supporting the largest game of Hide and Seek at NPL in support of Dyslexia Action.

Step back in time and enjoy an evening of dancing in Horace Walpole’s gothic castle at the Strawberry Summer Ball on Friday 28 June 2013 from 7.15pm to midnight. Horace Walpole spent many hours enjoying festivities and Lady Waldegrave hosted magnificent balls at Strawberry Hill. On Friday 28 June, guests will be able to enjoy dancing with The Covent Garden Minuet Company in 18th century dress and modern dancing with The Allbeats. View the house and garden at twilight. Tickets for the fundraising event are £35, which includes prosecco and strawberries.

Dine in the Committee of Taste restaurant at Strawberry Hill or bring a picnic. Raffle on the night. Dining at Strawberry Hill The Committee of Taste Restaurant is delighted to offer guests the option of booking a table to dine at the Strawberry Summer Ball. There are two sittings available 7.30pm & 9.15pm. The two course dinner menu is available to download. To book a table for dinner and for further information, please email:info@committee-of-taste.co.uk

Bursting At The Seams

Another first for Teddington!

At the first Twickenham Film Festival on 26 April, cameraman Dave Weston picked up the first prize in the Borough Community Award section on behalf of the Teddington Society entry produced by himself, Alan Benns (principal cameraman), Brian West (editor) and David Cousins (voiceover). This short film presents a collection of highlights of Teddington and the surrounding area. Well done and congratulations to all in the production team. Hopefully the first of what will be an annual event, you can see all of the award winning entries on the website: http://www.twickenhamfilmfestival.com And a special mention for what was my favourite screening on the night. Ben Elgar is a second year student at Richmond Upon Thames College. Although not quite from Teddington, Ben can still boast a TW postcode. His entry, an animated film entitled “Cat-astrophe” won him deservedly a Special Mention in the Borough Young Filmmaker awards section. Spend a couple of minutes watching his entry and enjoy.

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BUSINESS EXCHANGE Zeldaland

So, did you recognise our celebrity on the front page? For those who haven’t frequented our local florist, our canine friend answers to the name of Kerry. Zeldaland, in the High Street, has been the site of a florist for many decades and regularly supplies the Teddington Society. However busy owner Krishna and his co-workers are - Susan, Jane and Tara – Kerry always has time for customers. We are pleased to welcome Zeldaland as a new Corporate Member of the Society.

Zeldaland are at 14 High Street

florist@zeldalandflowers.com www.zeldalandflowers.com tel: 8977 6150

Sidra Patisserie

Sidra Patisserie opened for business on the 1st of

February this year. Located in Church Road, owner Abdul and family member Iman (pictured left) together with chef Malmo offer a wide range of vegetarian, English and European dishes.

Abdul came to the UK in 1995 and studied catering at Hammersmith for 3 years. Not content to offer standard fare, he then joined a VIP airline catering firm providing exotic meals to private jet passengers. His aim in Teddington is to offer that same kind of exclusive products and specialities.

Sidrapatisserie@gmail.com tel: 8977 2725

Edward Giles Stepping On Out

We warmly welcome our

new Corporate Members Edward Giles Moiduls Sidra Patisserie Stepping On Out Zeldaland

and thank all our Corporate

Members for their support

Architecture:wk

British Maritime Technology

Broom Water Association

Byrne Group

Dexters

Diners Delight

Dragon Toys

Eaton Publications

Elements

Elleray Hall

Fairwater House Residents Assn

Financial Planning Group

Fun Factory

Gillian Million

Girasole

Haymarket Publishing

Kagan Moss & Co

Kindle Stoves

Kitchen Sync

Landmark Arts Centre

La Casa del Habano

Lensbury Club

Malo Clinic Teddington

Mela Mela

Milestone Residential

National Physical Laboratory

Nova Fortuny

Park Hotel

Park Lane Stables

Parsonage & Co

Roger Sutton & Co

Royal British Legion

San Marino Mail UK Ltd

Shambles Bar & Restaurant

Sims Opticians

Snellers

Squires Garden Centre

Stevens Tyres Stone Rowe Brewer

Stoneydeep Residents Assn

Strawberry Hill House

Studio 148

Tamesis Club

Teddington Artists

Teddington Bowling Club

Teddington Cricket Club

Teddington Riverside Artists

Teddnet

The Tree Agency

TW11 Magazine

Waterstones

Woodgate-Loydor

A new venture for brothers Nick Giles and Jamie Edward is the estate agency at 74 Church Road. Teddington born and bred, Nick spent 7 years as a broadcasting engineer at Teddington Studios whilst Jamie served his estate agency “apprenticeship” in Hounslow. They now offer a unique service in the area. Their on-line service and owner-guided viewing can reduce fees to almost a half of traditional estate agent charges.

www.edward-giles.co.uk

Tel: 020 3322 8686

Stepping On Out, a new arrival in the Causeway, is a charity card shop with a difference. A not-for-profit organisation, the wide range of cards is produced, and the shop is manned, by adults with learning difficulties. The aim is provide workplace skills, independence away from a college or day care environment and inclusion in the community.

tel: 020 8977 8042 www.steppingonout.org.uk

office@steppingonout.org.uk

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QUIZ CORNER The Park Hotel, one of our newest Corporate Members, will be a major player in the celebrations for Teddington Station’s 150

th

anniversary. Linked with this, the Hotel has kindly donated our quiz prize this time. The prize is a meal for two with a bottle of house wine. A straightforward crossword this time. Just re-arrange the letters in the coloured squares to form an appropriate name and send your answer to the Editor. First prize to the first correct answer drawn from the hat and a Teddington Society mug each to the two runners-up. Good luck and bon appetit!

Open to all members and entries must be with the Editor by Monday 24

th June. Send with

name, address and phone number to: The Editor, 152 Broom Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 9PQ or email to mike.woods@blueyonder.co.uk

Across clues Down clues

7 Spot this dog! 1 George Cross island

8 Alarm 2 Good luck charm

10 Tracking stealthily 3 Set of steps

11 Indigenous 4 Hangs loosely

12 Simmer slowly 5 Arrow maker

13 Tusker 6 Stopped

15 Parting message 9 Leg joint

17 Type of dog 14 Not a conscript

20 Parasol 16 Hated

22 Receive by effort 18 Building

25 Meticulous 19 Famous British band

26 Teaching 21 Against

27 Drain 23 Unusual

28 Jack grew one 24 Male relative

Solution and Winners – Issue no. 160

Congratulations to all the correct entrants. The answer we were looking for was DIRECTORY. The correct codes are shown on the right.

First prize of 3 books goes to Mrs C Cheshire. A book each to runners up Cathy Mearman and Marlene Bradbrook

Moiduls Our fifth new Corporate member in this issue is Moiduls, at 78 High Street. An Indian restaurant with a difference, it serves Indian hot and cold tapas and has a fresh, modern take on traditional Indian cuisine. Having established himself in both Hampton Wick and Twickenham,

Moiduls now offers the same cuisine in Teddington. For those of you who were out and about on the Xmas Lights evening last year, one of the sights you will remember is the evening of street entertainment provided by Moiduls – the colourful dance troupe and the Elvis impersonator – a regular feature at the restaurant.

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2 Elmfield Avenue, Teddington TW11 8BS

SOCIETY EVENTS

� Sunday June 2nd

Teddington In Flower. This is the Sunday when Teddington’s gardeners open their gardens for you to enjoy. There is a list enclosed. We also need volunteers for gate keeping (see page 6).

� Saturday and Sunday June 8th

and 9th

. Open Garden Squares. A great opportunity to choose from over 200 private, hidden and little-known gardens in London. Many are closed to all but local key holders and others are on roof tops and barges. There is even a skip garden – literally a mobile allotment at the Kings Cross development site north of the station – an area constantly changing since our visit to St. Pancras 3 years ago. And of course, the magnificent trees and plants of the Inns of Court will be at their best. Details of all the gardens are on the web at www.opensquares.org and include visiting times, costs, travel directions. There is also a telephone number 020 7839 3969.

� Sunday June 16th

Teddington Village Fair (see page 2)

� Sunday June 30th

Celebrations for Teddington Station 150

th Anniversary (see page 5)

� Wednesday September 18th

and Friday September 20

th. Tours of the new Broadcasting House in London.

The response to our notice of the first BBC Tour on May 1

st,

which appeared in the last issue of Tidings, was so enthusiastic that, having offered September 18

th as an

alternative to all who telephoned, we now find that that date is also full. So I have booked another tour for Friday September 20

th, so please call as soon as

possible if you would like to come that Friday or you want to make sure that you are on the list for Wednesday 18

th.

We are promised an entertaining and informative guide, to be shown the latest studios and newsroom and the opportunity to make our own radio play, complete with music and sound effects.

The BBC is at Portland Place, a few minutes walk north of Oxford Circus. There are plenty of local cafes to provide an early lunch.

All tours start at 1 pm, so please be there at 12.45.

Cost of the tour is £10.75p which must be paid by August 1

st. Please make cheques payable to the

Teddington Society and send to Angela Carvill at 3 Chadwick Close, Teddington TW11 9BH. Tel: 8977 0167.

New Year Party Quiz Winners We ran out of time and space last time to record the New Year party. Just as evidence that it really happened, here is a photo of the prize winners in the gastronomic quiz set by Diana Macdonald. First prize went to Jane Weston who chose the bottle of wine; the box of chocolates (donated by a member) went to the 2

nd, Sue Christopher, and 3

rd was

Mel Kaiser who chose a bottle of Sloe Gin. Both bottles were generously donated by our Chair, Jenny Hilton.

Our picture shows (l-r) Diana. Mel, Sue, Jane and Jenny

Booking for visits is essential Call Angela Carvill on 8977 0167

Coffee Mornings

at

Peg Woffington’s Cottage 167 High Street, Teddington

from 11.00 am

Wednesday May 15th

Tuesday June 18th

Wednesday July 17th

Friday August 16th

Come and enjoy Tony and Betty’s coffee and cakes

and meet other members of the Society

New members always welcome

Environment Group 2013 Litter picks and Grafitti clean-ups

Date Time Venue

Sat 8 Jun 1000 Litterpick. tba. Fri 21 Jun 1630 Riverside litterpick. Fri 6 Sep 1630 Litterpick. tba. Wed 18 Sep 1830 Re-cycling site clean up. Sat 9 Nov 1000 Litterpick at War Memorial.

Where venue is still to be decided, either see monthly email update or phone 8977 9404 or email geoff.howland@btinternet.com

JOIN US

Living in and loving Teddington? Want to help us preserve our unique town?

Then join us in the Teddington Society

Membership details from Jenny Michell

email: members@teddingtonsociety.org.uk tel: 020 8977 0772