Frimley Focus November 2014

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Hidato 12 Technology: Gadgets for Him 14 Fun Quiz: Theatre 18 Wordsearch: Poets 22 Recipe: Italian Lamb Shanks 24 Horoscopes 26 You and Your Body: Sleep 30 Fit Bits 32 Kids Page 34 Ask Andy: Decorating Tips 38 Just for Fun 40

Ask Wendy 42 CAB advice: Another Busy Year 44 Community Notice Board 45 Community Information 49 Local Groups, Clubs and Societies 50 Puzzle Solutions 53 Numbers that Count 53 Index of Advertisers 54 Disclaimer 54

And welcome to the November issue of Frimley Focus

Well, the countdown is beginning. Soon the last firework will pop and we’ll all be thinking about how we will

spend the festive season! The community pages are packed with fayres and shows for you to visit! Please

keep your community news coming!

It’s getting chilly outside and the evenings are drawing in, so what better time to show your home a little TLC.

Whatever your project, inside or out, there’s someone here to help you. Once the house is spruced up, time for

a bit of personal maintenance? The answers are also amongst these pages!

If you have a business that is more popular during the festive season, it’s last orders to get your advert in the

December issue of the magazine. To make sure you get the most out of your seasonal advertising, get in

touch by 15 November so local residents know about you.

tel: 01276 504582 or 01483 472938

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P.S. look out next month for the launch of our new digital print.. We think you’ll love it! The

same magazine with so many more features! All you need is to download a FREE app on

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CONTENTS


*NEW NUMBER* 101

Sudoku Codeword Solution

Kids Puzzle Solutions

Quiz– Theatre

1) Abraham Lincoln was assasinated

2) Laugh

3) Macbeth

4) The Muppet Show

5) Wings

6) The Mousetrap 7) The Globe Theatre

8) Nickelodeon

9) Break a leg

10) The Palladium

Hidato

Pictograms

1) Blood is thicker than water 2) Life begins at 40

3) Back to basics

Greek Gods

Zeus- The Sky

Poseidon- The Sea

Aphrodite- Love

Apollo- Of Music

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

NUMBERS THAT COUNT


Farnborough Jets Kor�all Club Try a fantasc sport for men and women of all ages (14 +). Training

at Farnborough 6th form college sports hall on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. First 2 sessions free. Visit

www.farnboroughkor�all.co.uk or phone Gavin on 07867 526514

Melody for the Mind for people with demena and memory problems and their carers on 1st and

3rd Fridays each month , 1.30pm at High Cross Church, Knoll Road, Camberley call 01276 66798 or

Elsie on 01276 501145.

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Rebecca Earnshaw - 07870 800116

Frimley Over 60’s Club meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at St. Peter’s Church Hall,

Frimley at 1.45pm unl 4pm. We have speakers, acvies, raffles, informaon sharing and

friendship. We have refreshments at every meeng. So if any one has me on their hands, why

not come and join us? Please contact Val Walther on 01276 63300. The New Deepcut and Frimley Women’s Ins/tute All Ladies Welcome! Deepcut and Frimley WI

is a new, smallish, informal, monthly meeng group of like-minded ladies who regularly meet to-

gether for fun, friendship and learning. Our very varied and interesng meengs include talks,

demonstraons, workshops, discussions, food tasng, walks and visits. These are complemented

by a monthly book club, cra@ group , lunch/evening meal events and regular oungs. Meengs are

held at St.Francis Church Hall, Upper Chobham Road, Frimley, GU15 1EE on the second Wednes-

day of the month at 7.30pm for 7.45. New members are always welcome. Come along as a visitor

and check us out. A warm welcome will await you. For further informaon please phone Chris on

01252 834247. Visually Impaired Surrey Heath We are a volunteer run social club for visually impaired and blind

residents of Surrey Heath. Meet 1st and 3rd Thursday a@ernoons of the month, in High Cross

Church, Camberley. Help with transport can be arranged. Club is free, refreshments & raffle £2.

For info call 01483 852343 or email [email protected]

Surrey Heath SingersSurrey Heath SingersSurrey Heath SingersSurrey Heath Singers

is the performing name of Surrey Heath Choral Society.

The choir rehearses on

Monday evenings at 19:30 In the hall of High Cross Church,

Camberley GU15 3SY.

These evenings are entertaining, enriching and enjoyable. If you would

like to join in the fun, singing with a friendly group of like-minded people,

come along to our rehearsals; a warm welcome is extended to all.

www.surreyheathsingers.org.uk

“Single and

Sociable”

The “Single and Sociable” social club has been

running for over six years now, and we have

weekly meengs in this area. The club is open

to single people, or people permanently living

apart from their partners.

The club issues a weekly newsleJer, by email,

of events coming up. These events include

meals out, Barn Dances, walking, dancing,

bowling, golf, badminton and tennis. We are a

very ac/ve group!

If you would like to find out more about the

club, and to be invited to one of our New Mem-

bers’ Evenings,

please email Robin at: [email protected]

LOCAL GROUPS, CLUBS AND SOCIETIES



Camberley Bowling Club A great sport for ALL ages, so come along and give it a try. Experienced

bowlers also welcome. For more informaon, contact Roger Bowman 07909 901854 of Club Sec-

retary Peter Legg 01252 659118 or Ladies Secretary Vivienne Cadwell 01252 61700 or visit

www.camberleybowlingclub.co.uk

Grove Hill Ladies Club are looking for new members! Meeng at St Peters Parish Hall, Parsonage

Way at 7.45pm on Wednesdays (except 3rd week of each month) and has a wide range of acvi-

es and oungs catering for all tastes find out more by calling Mrs Wilson on 01276 500346

Surrey Heath Age Concern Visi/ng and Befriending Service. To help older people who are feeling

lonely and isolated. SHAC also run a Tea and Coffee Shop in Camberley Town Centre for the over

50’s. For

further details please call 01276 707585

The Friday Club. A lively informal group for people of 50 + living in Camberley, Frimley and Fleet

areas. Acvies include walks, cinema, dining out, theatre, “at home” evenings. Membership

just £25 per annum. For informaon or to arrange a visit,

contact Dave on 01252 890977 (evenings) or Andrea on 01276 24885.

St John Badgers for children from 5 to 10 years old meeng at St John Headquarters, Wilton

Road, Camberley on Thursday evenings from 6.45 to 8.00 pm To gain badges, Badgers learn about

subjects and do special acvies. For more informaon on how to join contact Mrs K. Sutherland

on [email protected]

The Frimley Evening Townswomen’s Guild Calling all Ladies!

Are you looking for new friends and interests? Why not come and join us? We meet at the

Frimley Village Hall on the first Thursday of each month at 7.30pm, and have many acvies in-

cluding: Oungs to gardens, and places of interest, Book Clubs, Cra@ and needlecra@, Painng

Group, Monthly Ramble and Stroll, Scrabble Group. We also have talks on varied subjects given

by guest Speakers. We are a friendly group and would welcome new members. Call Joan on

01252 834459 or Arline on 01252 836833

Lightwater Angling Society has access to the fishing rights at Hammonds Pond, Lightwater Coun-

try park, Lightwater. We have vacancies for new members in both Senior and junior secons. If

you are interested, please contact us on 07979 382504 or visit www.lightwateras.bravehost.com

or email [email protected]

Surrey Heath Carers Support For informaon about our service– including training for carers,

support groups, relaxaon sessions and respite oungs– contact the carers support office from

9.30am to 2.00pm on 01276 27390 or email [email protected]

Surrey Heath Local History Club Monthly meengs to hear speakers talk on varied topics on the

history of Surrey Heath and its villages. For details of the current programme, visit

www.surreyheathlocalhistoryclub.org.uk

Windle Valley Runners your local running club, with training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday

evenings and Sunday mornings. Suitable for both new and more experienced runners. Check out

our website windlevalley.com or ring Geoff Williams on 01276 47616117

Mytche@ Bowling Club New members are very welcome regardless of age or standard, from

complete beginners to experienced bowlers. Interested? Contact Club Secretary Marn Wood

01252 510596 or visit www.mytcheJbowlingclub.com We are situated in the Recreaon Ground

on Hamesmoor Road.

Neighbourhood Watch for informaon on benefits of membership, contact area co-ordinator

Steph Edwards 01252 835099 or [email protected]

For a free listing of your NOT- FOR- PROFIT group,

contact us on 01276 504582 or email [email protected] uk


St Peters Church is open on Friday mornings from 10 to 12. You are welcome to come in for

a chat and free refreshments or just a bit of quiet reflecon. All are welcome

Camberley Rotary Club is a service organisaon providing help to the local community within

Surrey Heath, which remember includes the villages of Frimley, Frimley Green, MytcheJ,

Deepcut, Bagshot, Lightwater and Windlesham. If you have some me on your hands and want

to make new friends why not visit the Club with a view to joining, you will be made very wel-

come. For further informaon contact the Club PRO Derek Dearmer on 01276 501938 or

[email protected]

Parity Do you have half a day to spare? Would you like to improve your social life and help a

great local charity at the same me? Parity for Disability’s Frimley shop is looking for volunteers

to join its small, friendly team at 53 Frimley High Street. No experience necessary!

If you are interested please call into the shop or phone Millie on 01276 684383.

Frimley Probus Club Are you a rered businessman? Do you miss the company and good fellow-

ship that you enjoyed while working? Our Club provides that and a lot more besides. For more

details please contact our Secretary Mike PoJer on 01276 474231 or email to

[email protected]

New Society Gardening Club Very friendly ladies club. We meet monthly on every 3rd Thursday

at 7.45pm at St. Paul's Church, Crawley Ridge, Camberley. Acvies include vising speakers on a

wide variety of horcultural topics and garden oungs in the summer. For more informaon or

to arrange a visit please contact Chrisne on 01252 837640

Lydian Singers are a friendly ladies’ choir who meet on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30 pm in

term me at North Camp Methodist Church Hall, Farnborough. For more informaon about us,

contact our membership secretary on 01276 502771, email [email protected] or visit

www.lydiansingers.net16.net

Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway Fare Adult, Child £1. Double ride £1.50 Family Ticket £10 for

14 rides. Please visit www.flmr.org for public running metable.

Camberley Reel Club We are a friendly ScoVsh Country Dancing Club. We meet at 8pm every

Tuesday in St Paul’s Church Hall, Crawley Ridge, Camberley. Do come along and try it. You don’t

have to be ScoVsh, you don’t need a partner, you just need to enjoy dancing, having fun, good

company…. and it is great exercise. Visit www.camberleyreelclub.org.uk or come along on a

Tuesday evening.

Camberley Decora/ve & Fine Arts Society part of NADFAS Very friendly society for those inter-

ested in art and culture; we meet monthly to hear a vising expert on a wide variety of fasci-

nang subjects, and have visits to places of arsc and culture interest. Contact Sally Drury,

Membership Secretary 01276 23592 [email protected] www.camberleydfas.org.uk

Frimley NCT Bumps and Babies Group friendly group who welcome all expectant and

new parents of babies with refreshments, chat and toys (both NCT members and non-members

welcome). Drop in Group every Monday 10:30-12:00 at St Andrews Church Hall, Frimley Green

(next door to Frimley Lodge Park). We ask for £1 per family. The group connues through the

school holidays.

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Rebecca Earnshaw - 07870 800116

Mercury Masonic Lodge A small friendly Lodge, meeng in Farnborough offering an environ-

ment where people from all backgrounds can make lasng Friendships, contribute to the com-

munity and have fun. We have an acve social side and a long established tradion of charity .

For further informaon contact our secretary on 01252 34972

or [email protected] or www.mercurylodge.org.uk

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Frimley Over 60’s Club meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at

St. Peter’s Church Hall, Frimley at

1.45pm until 4pm.

We have speakers, activities, raffles, information sharing and friendship.

We have refreshments at every meeting.

So if any one has time on their hands, why not come and join us? Please contact Val Walther on

01276 63300. COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD



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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD


Another Busy Year Do you need help or advice? Over the last year Citizens Advice Surrey Heath has helped over 3,000 local people and families who made 14,000 enquiries. Here are a few examples: Homelessness Prevention - A disabled single mother had rent arrears of over £2000. Possession proceedings had begun and she and her son were in danger of be-ing evicted and becoming homeless. She had large debts including a water bill for over £4000 and bailiffs had been to her house to list goods for removal. Action/Outcome: We helped her appeal her Employment Support Allowance and got it reinstated. We also helped her to apply for Personal Independence Payment. This meant she could now afford her rent and other living expenses. We also managed to have all of her debts written off. Disability Benefits - Client aged 75, had ill health and lived alone in a rented house. He was struggling financially; with debts owed to his landlord, his bank and HMRC. His rent arrears were also putting his tenancy at risk. He was paying out so much money to try and clear these debts that he couldn’t afford food. Action/Outcome: We re-negotiated the amounts he was paying towards his debts to make them more affordable for him. We helped him to claim Attendance Allowance which gave him more money and allowed him to pay for his daily needs. This also gave him access to other benefits such as a mobility scooter to give him more independ-ence. Benefits - A couple needed help with an ESA appeal, they also revealed their worry that one partner had been directed to attend a work programme, which would mean he would have to leave his ill partner home alone. They received ESA basic allowance while awaiting appeal hearing and one of them received Disability Living Allowance. Action/Outcome: Advised that client should apply for Carers Premium to exempt him from work programme and this has in-creased their weekly income with the premi-um backdated for 3 months. They continue

to wait for their ESA appeal hearing but cli-ent is now able to provide his partner with the care and support she needs. Housing - Man, aged 56 was released from prison with £46, nowhere to live and no fam-ily connections, following 36 years in prison, the latter term was 15 years. He was unable to sign on for Job Seekers Allowance, as he had nowhere to live. Action/Outcome: CAB liaised with the prison and SHBC, who provided him with emergen-cy accommodation, which allowed him to sign on, locally. Client had said he would commit a crime to return to prison if he couldn’t get housed, he was so distressed. Here is some feedback we received from one of our clients: ‘Please accept this heart-felt thank-you……you were sensitive to my problem and followed up my interview with a full explanation by letter, the next day……a first class service from a first class organiza-tion from people, who care. Bless you all it is appreciated more than words can express.’

A big thank you! To our 66 volunteers and to all of our donors

including Frimley Fuel Allotments, Our Lady

Queen of Heaven church, the local solicitors

who attend our pro bono rota, the local

councils, and to all of the other individuals

and organisations who have shown their

gratitude and generosity by supporting our

service.

Citizens Advice Surrey Heath is a local charity which provides free, confidential and impartial advice to anyone living or working in Surrey Heath. Between 10 and 4 from Monday to Thursday you can phone us on 01276-684342 or visit us at Rear of Library, Knoll Road, Camberley GU15 3SY.

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FUN QUIZ



ASK ANDY





WORDSEARCH



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Advertise your business here for as little as

£39 (exc. VAT) per month

Call to find out more:

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RECIPE OF THE MONTH



FIT BITS



HOROSCOPES



Daryl Chapman Curves gym owner, fitness trainer and massage therapist

www.time4curves.com

Daryl owns and runs Curves ladies gym in Blackwater and Farnborough (see advert

on opposite page). Curves is an ideal alternative for ladies who don’t like the idea of

a conventional gym. Curves provides a women only relaxed atmosphere designed specifically for self conscious ladies who are keen to lose weight and get fit.

Call 01276 600009 or 01252 373738 to book your free no-obligation week.

Sleep – the key to a long and healthy life

Regular quality sleep is a key ingredient for a long and healthy life. Research shows that the benefits of a good nights sleep are numerous and can be just as

important as exercise and healthy eating. Yet millions of us are either cutting short on the amount of sleep that we take or suffer from a sleep problem.

Why do we sleep? Although this may sound like an obvious question, scientists do not actually agree

on the reason. Theories suggested include bodily restoration, energy conservation and adaptation to physical conditions such as weather, seasons and environment.

What is clear is that sleep is essential to life. Tests have shown that laboratory ani-mals that are constantly deprived of sleep die. A survey conducted by the Ameri-

can Cancer Society concluded that people who sleep 6 hours or less per night, or

who sleep 9 hours or more, had a death rate30 percent higher than those who regularly slept 7 to 8 hours. Even those who slept 6 hours or less who otherwise

had no health problems had death rates 1.8 times higher than those who slept ‘normal’ hours.

Better quality sleep It only takes a few simple life style changes to improve our quality of sleep and

therefore our quality of health. The most important rule is to take 8 hours uninter-rupted sleep every night. Try to get into a routine of going to bed and getting up

at consistent times each day. Don’t drink caffeinated beverages and alcohol in the

evening. Taking a warm bath before bedtime is a great way to relax the body, the breathing and the mind.

Exercise and sleep Exercise plays a major role in ensuring both continuous and quality sleep. Simply

taking moderate exercise lasting 20 to 30 minutes for three to four times per week will help you to sleep better and give you increased levels of energy. Exercise im-

proves sleep because it is a physical stressor to the body. The brain compensates for physical stress by increasing deep sleep. Therefore, we sleep more deeply and

soundly after exercise.

YOU AND YOUR BODY



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