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This Shirley poppy grew on Rev. Wilk’s grave in St. John’s graveyard , Shirley

Marzia Nicodemi-EhikioyaEditor, linguist, outspoken campaigner

on local and national issues. Loves opera,books and libraries.

Russell ElliottPassionate believer and advocate ofalternative - Just ‘cos something hasalways been done a particular way

doesn’t make it the best!

Andrew PellingFormer Shirley resident, Councillor,London Assembly Member & MP.Investment Banker & commentator

for insidecroydon.com

Robert DilGraphic Design Consultant and

Co-owner of TD Studio in Addiscombe.Loves playing music & diving.

Giovanna RicciardelliTravel Consultant specialised in Events.Loves entertaining, swimming, cookingItalian food. Seriously interested in

architecture and interior design.

Andrew DunsmoreTop London photographer, runsPicture Partnership in his ShirleyStudio or on location. He helps

you take better pictures.

NOG aka Neil O’GormanEcologist and charities champion.

Stuart CollinsShirley resident, former Mayor of

Croydon and Councillor. Lovesmusic and cats.

Nadia NazirIT Consultant and Interior

Decorator, loves to sew, knit andbake.

Peter Howard72 this year, in Shirley since 1971. Myinterests are politics and Elder Abuse. Ibelieve in holding politicians to account.This does not endear me to them. Oh

dear!

Helen Campbell-MacDonaldPractitioner of alternative medicine

and regular contributor toAlternatives page.

Jill LatterMiniaturist, Shirley resident for

more than 50 years, makesbeautiful cakes.

Tom DunsmoreFamily man. Retired engineer. Hasworked abroad. Speaks Spanish.

Enjoys travel.

Interested inbeing part of our

online magazine?Please contact us

[email protected]

Charles Parkof Planning Partnership Ltd, Shirley.

The man to look for if you wantsomething special for your home.

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ContentsShirley Life 5Croydon portrait bench - who will you choose? 9Yummy Choo eats 12GLA Sketch by Andrew Pelling 17First impressions of the Italian Riviera by Tom Dunsmore 20Giovanna’s Column 22Shirley Open Gardens 24No Incinerator near People 28Speeches at the March on 10/5/12 29Tabula Rasa Project 37Homeopathy Awareness Week by Helen Campbell-MacDonald 42Shirley Community Centre 44Everybody’s Fine at the SCC 4731st International Folk Dance and Music Festival 48About Andrew Dunsmore of Picture Partnership 50Shirley Library: June Activities 56Marriage by Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya 59

Front Cover: Pageant detail

Editorial TeamTom Dunsmore, Jill Latter, Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya (Editor), AndrewPelling, Russell Elliott (Advertising Consultant), Robert Dil (Graphic DesignConsultant) and Nadia Nazir (Website Administrator).

ContactsT: 07940 415532 • E: [email protected] • W: www.shirleylife.com

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Croydon Portrait Bench. Alertedabout the consultation by the evervigilant Inside Croydon, Shirley Life

spotted other inaccuracies in the text and ispleased to report that the Croydon CouncilAssistant Programme Manager CapitalDelivery Hub, Regeneration and EconomyPlanning and Environment answered: “I amwriting to respond to your feedback relatingto the Connect2 Portrait Bench. Weapologise for the spelling mistake next to

Cicely Mary Barker and have passed on this information to the appropriatepeople... Regarding Samuel Coleridge Taylor being born in Holborn this iscorrect and we have updated this line to read that he was bought (sic) upand died in Croydon. We appreciate all of your feedback and thank you fortaking the taking time to get in touch... It is great that you have such a keeninterest in some of Croydon’s most established names. Regarding the votinglist, the narrowed down list of 10 people were agreed upon following aconsultation with community stakeholders and members of our committee.During the voting consultation there was an opportunity for suggestions. Weare aware that not every name has been included in the final shortlist butthat does not mean that we do not value the contribution from Sir DavidLean. We have provided an opportunity for people to add additional namesby creating the option for suggestions which has been placed under the listof 10 names. You will be happy to know that people have respondedpositively to this option and there have been a lot of additional names addedto the tally.” Shirley Life further asked who was the lead member whosigned off the published list and is still waiting for an answer. Please go topage 9 to know more and vote.(http://insidecroydon.com/2012/05/18/croydons-list-of-great-residents-omits-david-lean-why/)

Tabula RasaThe Tabula Rasa Project, which means a clean slate ora new beginning, is an exciting initiative based onthe idea of bringing young people together andencouraging them to start afresh. There will be afund raising event during the summer in Shirley.Please read their article on page 37.

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The incineratorA wreath is placed on a grave, at amonument as a token of respect. Notthis one: the wreath on the left wasplaced to mark the death of democracyin Croydon where a Council believes theycan act without consulting the residentsand, even worse, where a councillor,namely Phil Thomas, dares to writederogatory and contemptuous

comments about the residents he was elected to serve. Politicians seem toignore the meaning of decorum.At a Question Time in Waddon on 22 May, the incinerator was described asa future “iconic” building by a member of Viridor staff during hispresentation to 15 (fifteen) residents. I was not aware that Councillor TimPollard, also present at the meeting, had written an article for TheSanderstead News (Spring 2012) where he tried to dismiss “the mythicalincinerator” and hoped to provide some reassurance that all was not quiteas it had been claimed. He did not succeed, but do not take my word forit: write to Shirley Life and I will gladly send you a copy of the article.Please read about the march against the incinerator on page 28. The nextevent will take place on Wednesday 13 June when the SLWP JointCommittee Meeting will meet at Croydon Town Hall, Katherine Street,Croydon, CR9 1ET. The meeting, open to the public, starts at 5.30pm - wewill meet on the town hall steps at 5pm for a demonstration. Editor

... but now they want to build an incinerator.Please tell them not to build an incinerator near people!

You are warmly invitedto attend

Friday Peer Group Sessionsevery Friday

between 2 and 5pm at

The Shirley Community Centre

SHRUBLANDS AVENUESHIRLEY, SURREYCR0 8JA

We aim to create a welcoming place for Older Adults to meet with their peer group, and make friends,

socialise, play games (Bingo sessions and other games),

listen to music, sing along and reminisce.We also plan to offer health advice and information,

exercise classes, and ComTea (relaxed computer basic training) sessions.

Free tea, coffee and snacks

Call us on 8776 2562 or 07590 202547

for further details.

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Croydon portrait bench - who will you choose?

Choose the people that represent your communityWe want you to vote for the three local people from the list below whomake you most proud of where you live. The chosen characters will berepresented by life-size portraits around a simple bench located on anew walking and cycling route in Croydon.The Croydon portrait bench is part of a unique national public art projectcreated by Sustrans, the charity that is working to transform everydaytravel for local people by enabling more journeys to be made by foot,bike or public transport. The new walking and cycling route beingdeveloped across Croydon will connect Wandle Park to Lloyd Park viathe town centre, making it much easier to get around on or by bike. Thenew paths will also connect into the two major National Cycle Networkroutes in south London - the Wandle Trail and Waterlink Way, two greatroutes for getting about further afield.

Voting closes on 16 June - vote online now! Who will you choose?

Peggy Ashcroft - ActorBorn in Croydon, her best known role was in A Passage toIndia, she won a BAFTA and Golden Globe award.

Ronnie Corbett - ComedianHas lived in Croydon for many years. Starred in the TVcomedy series The Two Ronnies and The Frost Report.

John Whitgift - ArchbishopFounded the Whitgift School, Croydon in 1595 which is still,today, a prestigious institute of learning.

Tasha Danvers - AthleteBorn in Croydon, bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles atthe 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Samuel Coleridge Taylor - ComposerBorn Brought up and died in Croydon, he incorporatedAfrican-American folk music into his compositions.

Bernard Weatherill - PoliticianElected seven times Conservative MP for Croydon N.E.,elected Speaker and made a Life Peer on his retirement.

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Dave Prowse - ActorLived in Addiscombe, he played Darth Vader in Star Warsand also the Green Cross Code man in road safety films.

Charles Burgess Fry - SportsmanBorn in Croydon, academically brilliant he representedEngland at cricket and football, he was also a great athlete.

Malcolm Muggeridge - JournalistBorn in Sanderstead, credited with popularising MotherTeresa, in later years he became a morals campaigner.

Cicely Mary Barker - IllustratorBorn and educated in Croydon, she is best known for fantasyillustrations depicting fairies and flowers.

The choice is yours! Vote closes on 16 June 2012. Click below to votewww.croydon.gov.uk/news/leisure/portraitbench

You are offered the chance to list 3other names, so you may wish toconsider adding Sir David Lean, CBE,born in Croydon, was an English filmdirector, producer, screenwriter and

editor, best remembered for big-screen epics The Bridge on the RiverKwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and APassage to India (1984); for bringing Charles Dickens' novels to the silverscreen with films such as Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist(1948); and for the renowned romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).Acclaimed by directors including Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick,Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the British FilmInstitute Sight & Sound Directors' Top Directors" poll 2002. Lean hasfour films in the top eleven of the British Film Institute's Top 100 BritishFilms. A Cinema was opened in his honour in the Clock Tower. We arewaiting for it to be reopened soon.Shirley Life is pleased to announce that Save David Lean CinemaCampaign Group and Shirley Community Centre will present an Italian-themed evening. Please see poster on page 45.

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Selina’s parents came to the UK from the island of Mauritius but she wasborn and bred here. She has extended family in Mauritius and has visitedthem several times. She studied Media and Communications at atBirmingham University, specialising in photography. In fact, she has doneher beautiful website and blog hp://yummychooeats.com/ herself.However, just like her parents, she had always loved cooking, so she lefther job in town and started her new venture.

Selina says: “I’m a foodie chick, always have been. I love food, eating it,experimenting with it, creating it, feeding people. Funny enough I never usedto like food when I was a baby (my mother had trouble feeding me the usualbaby store bought food, where I would prefer my mum’s homemade Mauritiancuisine instead! So I guess you can say I had a taste for food at an early age.I went on to get an A in Food Technology for my GCSE (possibly another signI was made to be involved with food) and later to start up my own cakebusiness that is Yummy Choo, creating homemade cakes after the successof baking for my work colleagues, family and friends. And here I am now, manycookery classes later, food festivals visited, travelling, still wanting more…!”

She made wedding cakes and cupcakes for the House of Fraser. She alsoworked for a short while at the Surrey Street Market in Croydon. Thenshe branched out in “real food” especially because, nowadays, it is difficultto find traditional Mauritian food in London.

A growing number of people are choosing to swap fine dining in toprestaurants for supper clubs - run by ordinary people in their own homes,with a passion for cooking. Supper Clubs are a new way of eating in London.

Also sometimes known as “pop-up” restaurants or “underground dining”,they are are often held in people's home or other, sometimes temporary,venues that are not normally used as a restaurant. They are great formeeting new people. There are supper clubs all over London and fartherbeyond. Selina has travelled to supper clubs in North London beforestarting the first supper club in Croydon.

SELINA’S SUPPER CLUBSelina opened a few months ago and has already planned her next SupperClub dates where, with her mum, she shall be tempting hungry guestswith tasty Mauritian mains, crispy gajacks (street snacks sold in

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Mauritius) with chutneys, slow cooked cari's using Mauritian spice mix,puri's, sweet tantilising desserts and fragrant cardamon chai to wash itall down. The June dates are:

Friday 1st June, 7-10pm

Friday 29th June, 7-10pm

The venue is in Croydon, Surrey (10 mins from East Croydon)

For more information and to book via Edible Experiences click onwww.edibleexperiences.com/p/88053/Yummy-Choo-/1/Mauritian-Creole-CuisineA £10 deposit is required upon booking and the rest is payable after themeal. The Yummy Choo Supper Club has built a following of food fanaticswho enjoy the unique home-cooked flavours that Mauritian cuisine bringsto the table. They hope to feed you soon!

Selina is also raising money for Action Against Hunger: with her sister(The Rambling Choos!), she is doing a 26 mile walk across Hadrian’s Wallin June, which they would love any contributions towards. Please click onhp://theramblingchoos.yolasite.com/

NEW COOKERY CLASSES Selina said: “A lot of our guests ask “how do you make this food?! At ourintimate cookery classes, you will learn how to cook a taster of authenticMauritian Street Food in a traditional style, passed down through ourfamily over many generations! Learn delicious dhall pouri, rougaille,chutneys and gajacks in this 2.5 hour class, taste Mauritian street foodat its best! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook wanting toventure into the melting pot of Mauritian food, our classes provideeverything from the ingredients to the instruction- allowing you towatch,learn and get stuck into making some great Mauritian snackswhich you can sit down and enjoy afterwards!”

You can learn to cook authentic Mauritian street food on Tuesday orThursday evenings 6.30pm -9pm in June. £40pp, Croydon location.PRIVATE cookery lessons/dinner parties are also available.Please email Selina to receive more details.

For great pictures of “Mauritian Supper Club”, please click onhp://mondomulia.com/2012/03/06/mauritian-supper-club/

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GLA Sketch by Andrew Pelling

Even new organiations create traditions around themselvesto give a sense of self-worth and stability.Only twelve years old the London Assembly was on to itsfourth existence, undertaking its monthly questioning of there-elected London Mayor Boris Johnson.Some said the Assembly would not last and would bestbe replaced by an Assembly of London’s Council Leaders,but it’s still with us even if few voters know what it’s about.To assert continuity it was intriguing to see the chair of theLondon Assembly, ex senior nurse, Jennette Arnold OBEwearing the old Greater London Chairman’s badge. This

was first introduced by Brian Coleman, a highly entertaining High and gay Tory, whotook a delight in being robustly awkward with, some would say rude to, his constituentsand who was mocked by Labour for pomposity in creating the nostalgic link with theold GLC. Coleman was known for his particular admiration of the Firemen’s annualcalendar with photos of the brave officers of the FBU. Now it seems ok to wear thebadge of office with the old entertainer now off the Assembly having been replaced byex-MP Andrew Dismore for Labour. Coleman will be missed despite the ill-will hecreated back home in Barnet and Camden. Many politicians secretly admired his daringin being discourteous back to constituents who were rude to him. There was anhonesty about that approach which was disarming. Despite his extravagance in usingCouncil Tax payers’ money for taxis he is a card that this sketch will miss.Dismore’s election was part of a large shift in the balance of seats on the Assembly sochanging its culture. The Conservatives are down two seats to 9 and Labour up fourto 12, the ex BNP member has gone and the Lib Dems have lost yet another seat totwo marking their slow decline on the London Assembly from the five seats securetwelve years ago in the first Assembly. There are still two Greens – the party came thirdin the London Assembly list and Mayoral elections. Fourth place for the Lib-Dems wasa humiliating blow to the Liberal-Democrats.Now the Assembly has a phalanx of Labour members to hold the Mayor to account.This is what the electorate voted for.The Mayor though was keen to deal with this straight away. Boris was keen to dismiss the Assembly as a place of “rancour”. Blocking Boris isblocking London was the Mayor’s message. He asked that the Assembly in futureexhibit “the minimum of recrimination, rancour and barracking”, which is code for don’task me any awkward questions – fitting from the man who in his first four years as

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Mayor stubbornly avoided attending briefings for City Hall journalists, and refused tospeak to BBC London’s political editor.Labour are in alliance with the Greens and the Lib-Dems. However the Conservativesdo have the nine votes that will see the Mayor’s budget through. Under statute heneeds only the support of nine Assembly members to do that. Tories were furious to be blocked out of chairmanships of committees at City Hall bythis Red-Green-Yellow alliance. One wonders what a Conservative Assembly Memberis going to do to earn his £53,439 a year salary as the heavy burden of sitting on theMetropolitan Police Authority has also been taken off the shoulders of AssemblyMembers. I say “his” in the case of the Conservatives, as they had no lady memberspresent at this first meeting. The two Tory members absent were the only absenteesLabour had 5, the Greens 1 and the Lib-Dems 1. The only Conservative lady, LadyBorwick, was away at an important event of memorial sympathies in Oslo relating tothe Brevik murders. The Conservatives are concerned that their staffing budget has been cut with their fallin numbers and complained bitterly that Labour had passed £ 40,000 of their increasedbudget to the Greens and Liberal-Democrats. The Mayor spoke of “30 pieces of silveror may be 29”, of public money being given to buy those two parties’ votes for theRed-Green-Yellow alliance. Unchanged was our local member’s nervous approach when asking the Mayor aquestion, nerves no doubt frayed by the dramatic fall in his own majority over Labourfrom 42,665 votes to just 9,418.He fawned in front of the Mayor’s electoral prowess. We both “romped home” in Suttonwas his news from the far reaches of London for the Mayor, a fair analysis though asO’Connell actually lost in Croydon but had a good clear win in Sutton to carry him overthe line. He thanked the Mayor for discounts to council tax for police specials which hesaid he hoped would promote his son, a special, to flee the nest. This all seemed ratherembarrassingly self-debasing.Then whilst still busily clicking and unclicking his ballpoint pen, in and out, so as torelieve the personal tension, O’Connell asked a very pertinent and important questionabout Croydon’s prospects. The Mayor had stated that it was jobs for Londoners thatwas his key concern over the next four years. Boris said that his “No1 priority” was“getting Londoners into jobs”. He spoke of a “costed programme to deliver 200,000jobs over the four years” through “building a huge number of affordable homes” andinvesting in transport infrastructure.In these circumstances it was most apposite that Steve O’Connell, the AM for Suttonand Croydon, asked whether Croydon would benefit from these extra jobs when he feltthat “many of these projects are towards the east and towards the centre” of London.London government is, almost by definition, a conspiracy against south London, with

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the strategic demands of the underprivileged east, the demands of transport toLondon’s main airport in the west and the need to keep central London working asthe main wealth creator. O’Connell’s concerns seemed well-placed.But from Boris there came a very clear promise on which Shirley voters, most of whomprefer to shop in West Wickham than in Croydon town centre, was invited to judge theConservative Mayoralty in 2016 saying,“After the events of last year, after the riots, it is vital that we sell Croydon around theworld as a place of fantastic opportunity.”

The Mayor spoke of private retail development prospects. Grandly, Johnson gave apromise that, “I will consider the next four years a failure if we have not sorted out thisissue in Croydon. We have got to get these developments moving.”

Of Croydon he added, “It is a place that will repay investment many times over in thenext few years.”

It was not clear whether this multiple return was a reference to public or private sectorinvestment and certainly the Mayor’s expectations of the positive effects of the £23million fund to be spent in Croydon seemed overblown when it was much less thanCroydon was receiving in regeneration money from the previous Labour government,money which would have been given to small enterprises if Croydon Council hadaccepted an Enterprise Zone. So far, Boris’s riot money in Croydon has only been spenton wasteful “marketing” and “re-branding”, and on planning for a project to buildimproved pedestrian crossings at Wellesley Road.So good news that the Mayor will see himself a failure if he does not break Croydon’sdevelopment deadlock. He has set himself an important task and he may not fullyappreciate the ability of local planners and councillors to muck things up.O’Connell also secured another promise from a separate question to see the tramextended to Crystal Palace. His request for a tram to Sutton did not receive a clear cutresponse.The 200,000 jobs promise was though undermined in its veracity by determinedforensic questioning by two new members, the Lib-Dems’ Stephen Knight andLabour’s Dismore. Knight, an ex-Leader of Richmond Council proved that the 200,000jobs were just the same 50,000 jobs each year, for four years. Dismore managed toprove through his questions what he asserted “you just don’t know do you. Mr.Mayor?”, that the Mayor was often at a loss to recall detail in his role as Mayor. Borisdoes not bother with briefing himself. He said he’d forgotten the pledges he’d givenduring the election on housing and would have to look them up. This does not inspireconfidence but his bluster (he told the Greens – “you are talking a load of crap, to behonest”) and Old Etonian charm normally carry him through Mayoral Question Time. It seems that the Assembly is going to get the measure of that game in this new term of office.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ITALIAN RIVIERA by Tom DunsmoreOur tour destination wasMenton, a town situated onthe Mediterranean coast inthe extreme south-eastcorner of France adjacent tothe Franco/Italian borderwhere an annual LemonFestival is held to celebratethe area’s dependence onand production of citrusfruits, mainly lemons. Ourparty stayed in Diano Marina,some 50 Km from the border,in the Region of Liguria, the

Province of Imperia and still on the Mediterranean coast. We flew to Genoa toget there. Thick clouds persisted all the way from Gatwick until we arrived overthe Swiss Alps when they cleared for a view of the majestic and extensive snowcovered peaks which eventually gave way on the east to a billiard-table (fromthe air) flat plain which I took to be the Plain of Lombardy and thus bringing tolife what was only a name in a geography lesson when at school. The mountains continued southwards and turned east to hug the Italiancoastline. Hannibal must have had a big heart, or been very foolish, tocontemplate crossing these - and with elephants! - before even the roads wereconstructed.From the air, these mountains which swept down steeply to the waters edge,seemed to have solitary sections of roadways and junctions, rather like saddle-stitching on leather, and it only became clearer, later on, that these wereelevated sections, mainly on viaducts, of autostrada entering and emergingfrom tunnels in the mountains. The full extent of this magnificent engineeringconstruction feat gradually became apparent as I travelled on various sectionsof it in the following days.At Genoa we touched down atChristopher Columbus airport whichwas built entirely on reclaimed land,there being barely enough flat landin the whole area for a helicopter toland. Once through the formalities,we travelled to our destination bycoach on the autostrada. I found thejourney awe-inspiring. Each road

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consisted mainly of two lanes and each direction of traffic was generally carriedon a separate road, which could be seen to the side and above (or belowdepending on the direction in which one was travelling) and for the most parthad separate tunnels. Occasionally there were junctions within the tunnels, allof which were very well lit. The autostrada was constructed a little inland fromthe coast and relatively high above it, and the length of tunnels and viaductsand the proximity of the two directions of traffic were, of course, dictated by thecontours of the terrain. On crossing valleys the view of the area below wassuperb and in early March there appeared to be a drought as all the streamsand rivers were all but dried up. When passing through, or close to, a built uparea there were screens erected at the roadside to limit the noise to theinhabitants. Road traffic discipline seemed to be first class, unlike the reputationthat Italian drivers enjoy especially in Rome. Each tunnel had an indication of itslength and several that we passed through exceeded 1 Km. The first day’sroute was repeated on a sightseeing tour and I counted 73 tunnels in a distanceof some 180 Km – and there were many more on other tours.Running along the coastline is the Via Aurelia built by the early Romans whenexpanding their empire westwards. It follows the coastline very closely exceptwhere the sharp slope of the mountains sweeping into the sea obliged them tozigzag up and down the other side. The valleys appeared to be very fertile andintensely cultivated, especially with flowers, but parts of the mountainsides werescrubland, with laudable attempts to terrace them and produce something.In parts a new railway line is under construction, replacing an older one, partsof which have been converted to a cycle track. A veritable cyclists paradisewith barely a gentle slope, no motor traffic, magnificent scenery and a pleasantclimate.As I had no previous knowledge of, or views about the area, I was delighted andimpressed with the whole experience – the people, the culture, the food, thechurches and architecture generally – each of which deserves an article of itsown but it was the magnificent autostrada that first impressed me.

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Giovanna’s ColumnA friend gave me two recipes from Spain thismonth. It is quite interesting to try newflavours which one can adapt to one’s taste.When I travelled around the world onbusiness, I would always sample localcuisine and try various recipes when I gotback home.

Pisto (tomato and vegetable mix)

Pisto manchego is similar to ratatouille. It can be served warm toaccompany a main dish or cold as a starter or with a salad. Pisto can beused as a filling for sandwiches, savoury crepes, empanadillas or littlepuff pastry pies or even as a pasta sauce. Pisto manchego freezes well,so you can make a big batch and use as required.

Ingredients4 ripe tomatos2 medium sizes onions2 green peppers1 red pepper2 courgettes3 cloves of garlicolive oilsugarsalt and pepper

Method1 Dip the tomatoes in boiling water to loosen the skin, then peel themand cut them in to small pieces

2 Peel and slice the onions and garlic3 Clean and slice the peppers and courgettes4 Put the olive oil into a frying pan, and gently fry the garlic and onionsfor a couple of minutes. Add the peppers and turn up the heat a little.Cook for five minutes, stirring all the time.

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5 Add the courgette, stir and cook for five more minutes and then addthe tomatoes. Cover the pan, and leave to simmer for about 15minutes.

6 Add a teaspoon of sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Turn up theheat and stir well. If the pisto has too much liquid, let it boil away butkeep stirring so that none of the ingredients stick to the bottom.

Torrijas (bread pudding)

This is a typical Spanishsweet dish eaten at Easterbut, of course, you canmake it all year round. It iseaten all over Spain and isvery easy to prepare. It doesnot take too much time toprepare.

Ingredients32 fl. oz of milksunflower oil for deep frying16 oz. sugar mixed with cinnamon powder or honey8 eggslarge loaf of bread

Method1 Cut a large loaf of bread for 'torrijas' in fairly thick slices (You should notuse fresh bread. It is better to use left over bread, dry and hard. It isan excellent way to avoid any waste.*).

2 Mix the milk and sugar in a deep bowl. 3 Beat the eggs in a separate dish. 4 Dip the slices of bread in the sugared milk until soaked. 5 Dip the bread in the eggs and fry in a pan with boiling oil, very hotand enough to cover the bread, until golden brown.

6 Drain well. 7 You can then pour honey over the slices or the sugar/cinnamon mix.* Remember that you can also use very dry and hard bread to make

breadcrumbs. Cheaper and safer than anything you may buy.

Shirley Open Gardens

Saturday June 23and Sunday 24 June

Supporting Shirley Neighbourhood Care Scheme

Saturday 23rd JuneGlenthorne Allotments58 - 60 Glenthorne Ave, CR0 7EZ2 - 4pmCream teas and refreshments, anda table top sale in aid of theallotments.

134 Latimer Court, CR0 7XJ (end of Kempton Walk)12 - 5pmA larger than average courtyardgarden incorporating a gravelgarden, mature planting andcolourful hanging baskets. There ismore to this garden than meets theeye! Teas, cakes, jewellery andcrafts for sale.Parking /access via Kempton Walkor Darley Close.No wheelchair access.

NEW 35 Postmill Close, CR0 5DY2 - 5pm Saturday & SundayFront garden with a rockery andflowering bushes. In the reargarden, two lawns, a raised pondwith water feature and a pergolawith climbing plants. Also featuringraised herb and flower beds,paved terrace, conservatory, fruittrees and a greenhouse.Tea/coffee/cakes.Wheelchair access, parking inadjacent roads.

Tour of St John’s ChurchyardShirley Church Road, CR0 5EE2 - 5pm

Self guided or escorted circulartour. Collect a guide leaflet at theLych Gate in Shirley Church Rd.Guides will be available to givefurther information. Cream teasavailable in the Tamberlin Room atthe rear of the church.

5 Wickham Avenue, CR0 8TZ1 - 5pmA pretty courtyard paved withterracotta tiles leads to a terraceand steps on to a lawn. An arbourstands on decking and an unusualornamental feature has watercascading over two Welsh slatemonoliths. Cream teas, coffeesand cakes. Toilet facilities available.Limited wheelchair access. Homemade jams and some plants for sale.

Sunday 24th June36 Woodmere Avenue, CR0 7PB2 - 5pmFront garden, side garden andback garden. The entrance to theback garden is in Piper’s Gardens.There is a new summerhouse andvegi trug and a collection ofsempervivum. Sale of Plants.

27 Woodmere Avenue, CR0 7PG2 - 5pmA wild and charming garden with agentle air of peace, with avegetable garden. Live music

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40 Woodmere Avenue, CR0 7PB2 - 5pmJapanese inspired garden withmany beautiful acers in all shadesof colour. This garden has beendescribed as having an atmosphereof peace and tranquillity. At the endof the garden there is an area with apond surrounded by acers andother plants. Silver birchs to the leftof the pond and a line of bamboobehind it. There is also agreenhouse which houses acollection of cacti. No toilet facilities.Access is a narrow alleyway to theleft of the house.

NEW 177 The Glade, CRO 7UL12 - 4pmA pretty, approx 80ft, informalgarden featuring archway, appletree, shrub and flower filled borders,lawn and patio. Refreshments andhomemade cakes available, andplants for sale. Sorry, no wheelchairaccess or toilet facilities.

7 Langland Gardens, CR0 8DY1 - 5pmA delightful garden with grasses,perennials, climbers and shrubs.There are seating areas to relaxand enjoy the garden; it’s full ofinterest, offering areas for wildlife.Interesting front garden too. Plantsfor sale. Homemade cakestea/coffee. Sorry, not wheelchairfriendly (entrance via garage) and no

toilet facilities & not suitable for veryyoung children.

7 Oak Avenue, CR0 8EN1 - 5pmA secluded, mature garden withraised deck overlooking a formallawn. Winding path to an archedpergola to wilder area with fruittrees. Stately oaks of the originalSpring Park create an impressivebackdrop. Light music from 3pm.Junior croquet on the lawn. Teaand cakes, toilet facilities available.“Angel Glass” stained glass mirrorsfor sale by Christine Pope. Nocomfortable wheelchair access

28 Shirley Church Road, CR0 5EE1 - 5pmThis garden has been described as“quirky and eclectic”. A garden ofmany parts with a wide range ofplants, giving interest all yearround. Plants for sale. Norefreshments available.Limited wheelchair access. Mayhave music.

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children are carefully supervised at all times. No canine visitors please (assistance dogs excepted).

Saturday 23rd JuneGlenthorne Allotments58 - 60 Glenthorne Ave, CR0 7EZ2 - 4pmCream teas and refreshments, and a table top sale in aid of the allotments.

134 Latimer Court, CR0 7XJ (end of Kempton Walk)12 - 5pmA larger than average courtyard gar-den incorporating a gravel garden, mature planting and colourful hanging baskets. �ere is more to this garden than meets the eye! Teas, cakes, jewel-lery and cra�s for sale.Parking /access via Kempton Walk or Darley Close.No wheelchair access.

35 Postmill Close, CR0 5DY2 - 5pm Saturday & SundayFront garden with a rockery and �ow-ering bushes. In the rear garden, two lawns, a raised pond with water feature and a pergola with climbing plants. Also featuring raised herb and �ower beds, paved terrace, conservatory, fruit trees and a greenhouse. Tea/co�ee/cakes.Wheelchair access, parking in adjacent roads.

Tour of St John’s ChurchyardShirley Church Road, CR0 5EE2 - 5pmSelf guided or escorted circular tour. Collect a guide lea�et at the Lych Gate in Shirley Church Rd. Guides will be available to give further information. Cream teas available in the Tamberlin Room at the rear of the church. 5 Wickham Avenue, CR0 8TZ1 - 5pmA pretty courtyard paved with terra-cotta tiles leads to a terrace and steps on to a lawn. An arbour stands on decking and an unusual ornamental feature has water cascading over two Welsh slate monoliths. Cream teas, co�ees and cakes. Toilet facilities avail-able. Limited wheelchair access. Home made jams and some plants for sale.

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NO INCINERATOR NEAR PEOPLE

Rob and his children, Giovanna, Andrew Pelling, Lynn McAskill and I, amongmany others, marched from Mayday Hospital, walking through the centre,to the Town Hall. There were just over one hundred people (and two dogs!)with banners, placards and masks. The march was well organised and therewere no incidents. Police and stewards did an excellent job. People areconcerned about the incinerator, so near people’s homes, schools andshopping centres.The starting point was relevant because Mayday is close to the epicentre ofthe wind fall from the planned incinerator and it would also bear the bruntof any detrimental health problems that can be anticipated from running theincinerator.

A wreath was laid outside theTown Hall to represent both theloss of valuable resourceswhich could be recycled andthe death of democracy inCroydon because so much ofthe discussion about the SouthLondon Waste Plan was heldin secret, even excludingelected councillors. The event

closed in the Queen’s Gardens where three speeches were delivered.

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My name is Dave Pettener, I’m alocal resident and a member of Stopthe Incinerator campaign group. From the very beginning some fouror five years ago when we first heardabout the South London Waste Planwe have been saying we don’t wantan incinerator.Not that you could call it anincinerator, anything but!In fact it wasn’t until a few monthsago that Viridor, the companybuilding it, finally admitted thetechnology neutral energy recoveryfacility is an incinerator by any othername.We have been lied to, misled andmanipulated through out the wholeprocess.

Firstly being asked to take part in a sham of a consultation that refusedto tell us what was being built or where and when we did raise concernsthey were largely ignored.My local Conservative councillors made an election promise that theywould oppose an incinerator. They are now saying they oppose ‘oldfashioned style’ incinerators.We have failed to get consistent answers from the people involved in theprocess.When we raised concerns about the increase in traffic we were firstlytold there wouldn’t be any and now we are told there will be.Viridor answer to the increased traffic is to build an access road offBeddington Lane some fifty metres further down from the existing one.When asked how this would help they admitted they didn’t know.One week Viridor told us the height of the chimney is going to be 100metres, the very next week it was down to 88.

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This march is to show our elected representatives that we are against theincinerator but also to make others aware of it.I only found out about it through word of mouth and nearly everyone Ispeak to knows nothing about it.If the plan to build an incinerator is such a good one you have to askwhy so few people have been told about it.Last year, London had the highest pollution levels since 2003. It makes no sense to add to that pollution.It makes no sense to burn 275,000 tonnes of unsorted rubbish next toone of the most populated boroughs in London.It makes no sense to build it on a road that is already so polluted it is partof an air quality management area.And the council’s answer to this? Hide the pollution from the airmonitoring equipment by glueing it to the road!It makes no sense to build an incinerator on a piece of land that is dueto become a country park.It makes no sense to build an incinerator when one isn’t even needed atall.To make the incinerator economically viable it has to run at the fullcapacity of 275,000 tonnes of waste per year.If recycling continues to rise at the current rates, by the time theincinerator is built there won’t be enough waste to go in it and Viridor willhave to import rubbish from outside the area.This means that even if we make the effort to get our rubbish undercontrol we will have to deal with other peoples for at least the next twentyfive to thirty years.It makes no sense that the council went for the Viridor bid purely becauseit is cheaper.It may save the council money in the short term by reducing landfill taxbut it won’t be Viridor who have to pay for the long term health costs andrepairs to the road infrastructure. That will come out of our pockets.It makes no sense to build an incinerator that will use nearly a millionlitres of water a week when water is becoming an ever more scarceresource in the South East. I guarantee that when we have a hose pipe ban and water rationing theincinerator will still be getting its water. In a recession it makes no sense to build something that has a negative

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impact on the housing market and provides far fewer jobs than arecycling and re-use facility.Our elected officials should be listening to the concerns and needs of thepeople they represent but they are not.Burning rubbish results in toxic emissions and hazardous waste.These are facts that no one denies.What Viridor and the people who support the incinerator refute is that weshould be worried about this at all.Viridor’s reassurance to people living close to the incinerator is that thechimney is designed to disperse the toxic emissions over a wide area.It could take years to see the negative affects of these emissions onthe local population, by which time it will be too late.We have to reduce what is going to landfill and this is already happeningthrough recycling.Waste can be further reduced through legislative measures to stop overpackaging.Instead of incineration we should use anaerobic digestion and build aproper recycle and re-use industry. One study shows that 97% of commercial and industrial waste that goesto landfill could be recycled if the facilities were available. A recycle and re-use industry would provide more jobs and is somethingthat can more easily adjust to future changes in waste streams.Once built an incinerator that has to burn 275,000 tonnes of rubbish ayear can only do one thing and this in itself is a disincentive to reducingwaste.Incineration does not provide long term economic or environmentalsustainability. We’ve heard that when we stop the Beddington Lane Incinerator, whichwe will, Viridor have a back up site ready to use in Kingston.Burning rubbish is a bad idea, not just in Croydon but anywhere.

PS: The figures I quote are either from UKWIN or from our owncalculations. The water usage I mention seems to vary greatly fromincinerator to incinerator. The Kings Lynn incinerator appears to have thesame capacity as the Beddington Lane one but could be using up to 70million litres of water a year.I am still awaiting a response from both Viridor and Councillor Thomas onthe exact amount of water it will use. The shortfall of rubbish I mention is

calculated based on council targets of a 5% annual increase in recyclingand the fact that the Viridor contract requires them to take decreasingamounts of household rubbish. Again, I have asked both Viridor and thecouncillor but both seem reluctant to divulge the exact figures.

http://www.stoptheincinerator.co.uk

Shasha Khan, Croydon Green PartyIt’s almost exactly three years to the day that a reporter at the CroydonAdvertiser rang me and asked me what the Green Party were workingon – it was clearly a quiet week for news stories! At the time, we hadjust started collecting signatures for a petition calling for incineration tobe ruled out of the South London Waste Plan.I wanted to mention our fears about an incinerator in Beddington but Iwas uncomfortable about talking about something that was ultimatelybased on our best predictions. We had mentioned the incinerator earlierin a leaflet, but going public in this way was a hard choice – becauseuntil then no-one really knew anything about it. What if we were wrong? Anyway, we decided to got for it. • I told the reporter that Beddington was the most likely site for theincinerator;

• I told the reporter that children (1) and unborn fetuses would be mostendangered; (1)

• I told the reporter that the pollution would affect residents of northCroydon, as well as the people living in Beddington, because of theprevailing winds.

The reporter had the novel idea of taking a photo of me at Valley Parkwith Beddington Lane in thedistance, and used photoshopto put a chimney in thebackground.And this is the article. DatedMay 22nd 2009. (see left)The Tory council’s comment inthe article was as follows:“These claims at the momentare absolute nonsensebecause no decisions have

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been made. I find it ridiculous that they are going around frighteningpeople about incinerators. What we have agreed is that the SLWP willnot have any of the things that we call incinerators. There is analternative. There’s tonnes (sic) of technology around”. (Cllr. PhilThomas’s words) Everything in this article applies today. We were right. Soon after TheCroydon Guardian published the front page story, “Flaming Hell” whenthey obtained the £1billion procurement contract.It is fantastic to see so many of you here today. Throughout historyfrustrated communities who feel that they not being listened to…marchand rally.In actual fact, I find it staggering the number of organisations who arepeddling lies and deceit to ensure that their desired outcome, theincinerator, is arrived upon.

• You have councillors who still maintain it’s not an incinerator.• You have civil servants who still maintain the clauses in the SouthLondon Waste Plan that allow hazardous and radioactive waste arethere to protect councils

• You have Air Quality Consultants hired by the Council who tell us thereis nothing to worry about.

The list is endless.So that’s why it’s fantastic to see so many faces here today. I say thisagain because, despite our campaigning, some people still don’t knowabout this incinerator. This march has gone a long way in redressing this.I’ll leave you with this thought. In Noam Chomsky’s book ‘Profit overPeople’, Chomsky talks about how public interest democracy has shiftedto a model that serves profits of massive corporations. This is what weare experiencing here, right here, right now, with regard to the SouthLondon Incinerator.Chomsky also hopes that social activism can reclaim people’s rights, toredefine democracy….and that is why we have marched, that is why weare here today, and that is why we will continue to fight this incinerator.

(1) Children have to take in more air into their lungs for the same amountof exercise than an adult.

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Councillor Paul Smith, Croydon Labour PartyI would just like to say a fewwords in addition to what hasalready been said because weshare with a lot of thesentiment behind what hasbeen said. It is important that we see thismarch as the new beginningof our campaign rather than itbeing an end in itself.There are important thingscoming up with the planningapplication, etc. and let’sremember that on the 13th

June, 1 month today, theSouth London WastePartnership, the 4 boroughrepresentatives meet in that

[Croydon] Town Hall at 5.30pm. It is a public meeting and it is importantthat the feelings of the public are aired at that meeting for people tounderstand. Because, as a Councillor in that Town Hall, the frustrationis that we have been unable to hold the Council to account. Let’s be clear, the Tory Council had a choice, it had an alternativeproposal to the incinerator in Beddington Lane. Whether that alternativewas one that people would support is really neither here nor there; thefact is they have denied people having full disclosure of those alternativesbut they have instead made a positive choice to put that incinerator inBeddington Park merely to save money. It is one of those situations where you have people who know thecost of everything but the value of nothing. What price people’shealth? What price people’s lives? What price the fact that people will have to live in the shadow of anincinerator for the future; people who have a pride in their community innorth Croydon and beyond. People who want to build that pride in thatcommunity and yet people who do not live there make those sorts ofdecisions without really letting anyone have a proper say in what is

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happening and that is the thing that is really wrong about this; there hasbeen no democracy over there [Croydon Town Hall], they have doneeverything to try to avoid people being able to question.Even last Monday, when as Labour Councillors we wanted a debateagain on the incinerator they ruled it out of order on a technicality; whenwe wanted to question Cllr. Phil Thomas, they moved a procedure thatavoided anyone being able to ask him a single question. What is he scared of? He is scared of the fact that he has betrayed thepeople of this borough and Councillors sitting in there [Croydon TownHall] representing the majority group have betrayed their residents. Andlike Dave [Pettener] I am one of them.I live in Waddon and my Councillors have similarly stood on a platformto oppose an incinerator built in Croydon or on the edge of Croydon andnow they have already once voted for it and we will, over the months tocome, make sure that they are shamed either into voting for it again ordoing what they promised the people of Waddon and opposing it.So it is hugely importantthat we stand together onthis. This isn’t a partypolitical issue, this is anissue for society and I amdelighted that everyone ishere; I am delighted for thepeople who have organisedthis march. I think weshould thank the Police forjoining us and keeping ussafe. But now we have a task tofollow on from this, to makesure that we share with ourneighbours the issues thatare happening and we takethis campaign forward andI thank you very much forjoining us and listening tothese words, thank you.

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Tabula Rasa Youth ProjectThe Tabula Rasa YouthProject is a NEW youngpeople’s project based inCroydon for young peopleaged 11-19. It waslaunched officially on the17th May 2012 at theSamuel Coleridge TaylorCentre, 194 SelhurstRoad, SE25 6XX in SouthNorwood. What makes theproject even more specialis it is run by young people(all under the age of 24)

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The plan involved the idea of giving young people a base and familiarenvironment where they could learn new skills and work on the onesthey already have. This would therefore help them in the long run withissues such as finding work, starting a business or using their talentswisely.

Together, Natalie and Anthea involved close friends and familybecause they knew this would create a strong and creative team ofyoung people who could make the plans a reality. The team nowincluding Steely Willson, Serena Grant, Berzhang Karimi, LashanaRicketts and Kieran Parris (all under the age of 24) run and financiallysupport the project even if some are still unemployed.

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HOMEOPATHY AWARENESS WEEK 14 – 21 June 2012 It’s that time of year again when homeopaths like to get out and talk with peoplewho are interested in health matters, and to take the opportunity to dispel anymisconceptions regarding homeopathy. It is not unusual for people to be sceptical about this form of medicine. Let’sface it, homeopathy can seem to be a bit ‘weird’.The majority of people who come to homeopathy do so as a last resort. Theymay have persevered with conventional medicine but not resolved their healthproblems. I was in this position 20 years ago. Suffering from rampant eczemathat seemed to get angrier with each successive batch of orthodox drugs, Ifelt I had nothing to lose when a friend recommended I see a homeopath. Usedto no more than 6 minutes with my doctor, it was a strange departure to belistened to for over an hour. And then the remedy; what looked and tastedlike a bottle of water! I took one teaspoon of this liquid and put it in anotherglass of water. I then stirred this, and put 1 teaspoonful of it in my mouth. Irepeated this procedure on a daily basis. Incredible as it seems it was not longbefore my skin cleared up completely. Had the complaint not been so chronicI could easily have argued that the cure was coincidental; that I was about toget better anyway. Naturally I became curious about this system of medicineand decided to see if it could alleviate other ‘incurable’ ailments that I had. I wasso amazed by the results that when my young son developed problems withhis ears, constitutional homeopathic treatment had to be the first line of action.By the time my second son was born I was familiar with using a home remedykit, and able to deal effectively with the ‘normal’ childhood illnesses and injuries.Having witnessed the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies, I then wanted toknow HOW they worked. The subject became so intriguing; I embarked on a4 year course of study, which just proved to be the tip of the iceberg. It hasbeen gratifying in recent years to find that scientific research has shown howwater can retain a memory of things that have been agitated and diluted out ofexistence within it; a kind of ‘recording’ of the original substance. Homeopathsdon’t need scientific proof to know that their remedies ‘work’- we see theevidence in our patients - but pushing back the frontiers of our humanknowledge is an exciting aspect of developing this system of medicine. Opponents of homeopathy who say it is a load of nonsense, are makingjudgements from a limited frame of reference. Many trials have been carriedout in homeopathy with results that demonstrate a significant success rate inthose receiving homeopathic treatment compared to those issued a placebo.(see http://www.hmc21.org/ for more information on research). The problemwith conducting trials is the time, expense, and numbers of patients involved.Consequently they tend to be carried out in hospital departments, funded by

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the pharmaceutical industry, which recoups the costs when drugs are broughtto market. It takes about 12 years and £150 million to launch 1 new drug in thisway (Glaxo 1995). With such big bucks at stake it is not surprising that thepharmaceutical industry might be hostile to a form of medicine that is cheap,non toxic and highly effective. Recently in Switzerland the most comprehensiveassessment of homeopathy ever conducted by a government has concludedthat not only does it work, but that it is far more cost-effective than conventionalmedicine. The result of the new report is that homeopathy in now enshrined inthe Swiss constitution and paid for by public money. Remarkable, consideringthat this country is home to two pharmaceutical giants and occurring at a timewhere EU initiatives (of which Switzerland is part) are busily banning ordrastically curtailing the availability of nutritional supplements and manyalternative treatments, despite their long history of success.I often wonder if people who dismiss homeopathy as quackery, arespeaking from prejudice or unfortunate experience. If you took your carto a mechanic and he failed to rectify a problem with the engine, wouldyou conclude that mechanics cannot fix cars? Probably not. You mightgive him more time to work on the job or go elsewhere for a secondopinion. Likewise with homeopathy; your ‘vehicle’ might well have beendiagnosed as beyond repair, but a different approach to dealing with theproblem can sometimes produce surprising results.

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Thursday FOR HIRE FOR HIRE 2 -3pmRacquet Club 4 - 5pmFOR HIRE 6 - 7pmFOR HIRE 7 - 8pmRoad Cycling Club 8 - 10pm

Friday FOR HIRE GKR Karate 5.30 - 7pm

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What the Centre offers...The main hall is complemented by a well equipped kitchen, there aretwo other rooms, and a separate room suited to smaller committeemeetings.

Where to find us...We are at 28 Shrublands Avenue, Shirley CR0 8JA.These premises are ideally placed in a residential area and are wellserved by two bus routes, 194 and 198.There is some on-site parking.

Availability...The Centre is available most mornings, the early part of each afternoonand some evenings. It is also very popular for private parties atweekends.

To hire the Centre, please contact 020 8777 4298 from Monday toFriday between 9.30 and 11am or email [email protected].

For any other purpose, please email [email protected].

There is also a website, www.shirleycca.com, to keep you abreast ofevents.

Charges...Midweek charges are:£10 per hour until 5pm and £12.50 thereafter (£40 for a whole morningor afternoon, £50 for a whole evening)

Private Parties£250 on a Saturday or £350 on a Sunday or Bank HolidayChildren Parties on Saturdays £70 + caretaker’s servicesThe cost of hiring the Committee Room is £5 per hour at any time. It isideal for small business or committee meetings.

The Shirley Community Centreis under used. Consider holdingyour meetings or activities in theCentre. Come and see us.SOS

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The Maclennan Scottish Group is hosting its 31st International Folk Dance and Music Festivalthis year during the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend (1-4 June) at Langley Park School forBoys in South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP. This year, our normal timetable hasbeen adjusted to allow all participants (and our audience) time to enjoy the Jubilee eventson Sunday 3rd June, so both public events are beng held on Saturday 2nd June.

The Group was formed in 1979 and the festival has been held every year since 1982.Since 1995 the Festival has been based in Bromley and it has been based at LangleyPark School for Boys in Beckenham since the late 1990s.

Each year, we invite two overseas groups to perform at our festival, together with locallybased folk groups representing a wide variety of traditions, costume, dance, and music. Theformat of the weekend has remained similar over the years, with an afternoon Folk DanceConcert and an evening Folk Dance and Ceilidh, both open to the general public. TheConcert presents demonstrations by the visiting groups and the MacLennan Scottish Group.During the Folk Dance, the public are invited to participate in the traditional dance and musicof all the groups. Tickets for both these events are available in advance and at the door.

As well as the public performances, the visitors take part in welcome and farewell parties,sightseeing trips, barbecues, picnics and demonstrations of folk dancing. This year, weare performing for the residents at Bencurtis Park in West Wickham, and also attendingthe multi-denominational service being held in Coney Hall Park on Sunday morning.

Our overseas guests this year are from:

• Germany (De Rowoler Danzlüt e.V.). The group is based in Rodewald near Hanoverand we visited them in 2011.

• Finland (Folkdance Group Fossiilit-Siepakat). The group comes from Rovaniemi, northof the Arctic Circle. We met these dancers during the 2011 Europeade festival.

The Epping Forest Pipe Band will be performing and also accompanying the MacLennanScottish Group dancers. For the Saturday afternoon Concert we also have the UplandJunior Scottish dancers and on Saturday night, we will be joined by the Wild Hunt MorrisDancers.

For further information, please contact:• E-mail [email protected]• Phone: 020 8300 0621, 01732 866557, or 07769 517863• Website www.msg.org.uk

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Langley Park Boys’ School South Eden Park Road Beckenham BR3 3BP

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.msg.org.uk

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A weekend of traditional dance and music from the UK and Europe This year, both public performances will take place on

Saturday 2nd June 2012 2.00 to 5.30pm International Folk Dance Concert

Sit back and enjoy performances by all the groups

7.30 to 11.00pm International Folk Dance and Ceilidh Join in an evening of international music and dance

Other local performances over the weekend Ticket price for either event: Adult: £7.50, Concessions: £6.00, Child: £3.00

Discounts for families and for both events

Licensed Bar, Refreshments, Tombola, Stalls

About Andrew Dunsmore of Picture Partnership, Shirley

Diamond Jubilee

The Diamond Jubilee celebrations have begun and are the result of muchpreparation. Preparation is also essential if photographers are to derive themaximum advantage from the many opportunities presented to capturetheir spirit in a variety of ways. Posed pics are good as a record forindividuals, but spontaneous pics, unposed and unrehearsed, generallybetter capture the spirit of the proceedings. You can ensure good pics of aparade by selecting a position beforehand and preparing the camerasettings accordingly; but homing-in on an unrehearsed moment during theparade, or on a group, large or small, celebrating un-selfconsciously willgenerally yield excellent results but requires that the camera be preparedwith a fast film and fast shutter speed. A good maxim is – if in doubt, shoot. Waiting for a repeat of the moment orbetter light, seldom pays. Capturing an elusive moment is difficult, and maycome with practice, so take 2 or 3 shots. Remember, too, that a pic of aBeefeater is nice, but a line of them, as shown, conveys much more of acommunity of them. Depicting the whole story often conveys more than apart; on the other hand a little gesture in an unguarded moment can conveya whole emotion of an event. Practice both and good luck.Picture Partnership will donate a free voucher for what it considers, in itsopinion, the best photograph submitted in each category – i.e. one coveringthe whole, or a large part of the event; one conveying the celebration inmicrocosm.Pictures to be submitted to [email protected] by 16th June andmay be published in the June 27th edition of Shirley Life.

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June 2012Teen Reading Group We are planning to start this in the next few months. If you wouldlike to join this fun and exciting group, come in and complete a form to let us know whatday and time would be best for you to attend.Monthly Adult Reading Group meets on 2nd or 3rd Monday in the month from7pm. The group will discuss Deaf Sentence by David Lodge on Monday 14 MayRhymetime Singing for babies and their parents and carers on Fridays: 1, 8, 15, 22and 29 at 10amWiggle and Jiggle stopped and no longer runsStorytime Stories and crafts for 3-7 year olds on Thursdays: 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 2.15to 2.45pm. Once upon a Rhyme A mix of rhyme, stories and a colouring sheet on Saturday 9and 23 at 10amStories and Craft Sessions For 4-9 year olds and their parents and carers onSaturdays: 2, 16 and 30 from 2.30 to 3.30pm.Chatterbooks is a fun, monthly reading group for Years 3 to 6. Make new friends andchat about the books you have read as well as taking part in games and quizzes. Thetheme on Thursday 14 June from 4 to 5pm will be Doctor Who.Games Club Tuesday 12 from 2.30 to 4.30pm. Our games include Scrabble,Monopoly, cards and chess and Battleship. They are kept at the library so come in andplay any time!Craft Workshops: Card Making on Tuesday 12 from 2.30 to 4.30pm. Stitch, Knit and Natter Get together with other knitters for a cup of tea and a chat.Beginners welcome. Friday 1, 15 and 29 from 2.30 to 4.30pmAncestry Library Edition for beginners One off, one to one sessions will be offeredon Thursday mornings 9.30-10.30am. Please contact the library to reserve yourplace.Computer sessions for beginners Learn to set up an email account, use Facebook,shop online, use Word, Excel and Powerpoint or improve your typing skills on Monday,Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Please contact the library for further details.Free monthly talk – Tony Cane will give a talk on gardening on Monday 18 June from2.15 to 3.30pm. Please contact the library to reserve your place for this talk.Our display boards are available for use free of charge to advertise your club orsociety. Please contact Fiona or Irene on 020 8726 6900 or [email protected]

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I read the previous articles on marriage with great interest. After all, theywere written by two friends I love and respect. I take a slightly differentstance on the subject because of my faith and, yet, I do not fully abideby it. I embrace equality and diversity and do not judge on the basis ofsexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or non faith. I do ask for love andcompassion from and towards everybody in the world.Women were oppressed and still are. Racism still exists. Hate crime,homophobia in the workplace and in sports are daily occurrences.Teenagers are still driven to suicide by homophobic bullying in schools.Not much modernization all around but we have moved away, at leastlegally, from the excesses that ruined so many people’s lives in the past. I see marriage as a natural institution and a sacrament: it is, in myopinion, the life-long union of one man and one woman. Besides thepriesthood, there is no state in life that needs grace as much as doesmarriage. No matter how well matched a couple may be, it is not easyfor any two people to live together day in and day out, year after year,with their faults and personality defects grating upon each other. It's noteasy to help each other grow in spite of those faults. It is a beautifulevolution, but it is not easy and it entails many sacrifices. Grace supportsa natural union. It is not the priest who administers the sacrament ofMatrimony: only the contracting couple can do that. The priest is simplythe official witness, representing Christ and Christ's Church. The priest'spresence is normally essential; without him there is no sacrament and nomarriage. But he does not confer the sacrament. Children may comefrom this natural union and they should be lovingly reared and cared forby the father and mother who bring them into the world.This is why I am disturbed by the proposals to redefine marriage. Thegovernment insists that it is changing “civil marriage”, not “religiousmarriage”. The law has never recognized this distinction: in reality thereis only one legal definition of marriage. Whether a marriage is formed ina religious place of worship or in a registry office, the couple is enteringthe one institution of marriage. At the moment, one can be married orform a civil partnership. It is a legal requirement to give notice in advanceof marriage or civil partnership. Your notice is publicly displayed for fifteen

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days, after which the authority for your marriage or civil partnership canbe granted. Each notice is valid for one year. A civil marriage ceremony cannot have any religious content, but youmay be able to arrange for individual touches such as non-religiousmusic and readings to be added to the legal wording. A Civil Partnershipis legally formed by the signing of the civil partnership schedule. Like acivil marriage, this is also non-religious, but couples who wish to arrangefor a ceremony should discuss this with the registration officials.A civil partnership is a legal marriage between couples that are gay orlesbian. Once a civil partnership occurs between these couples, they areentitled to receive similar treatment and benefits as that of any marriedcouple. On December 5, 2005, The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came intoeffect in the UK, allowing couples of the same sex to have legalrecognition of their relationship. Any couples who enter into a civilpartnership obtain the new legal status of “Civil Partners”, instead of thetraditional husband and wife status. The Civil Partnership Act states thatit will not allow any form of religious activity to occur during the processof registering the union. The act does not include a ceremony, and anycouple that wishes to have a ceremony will need to contact theregistration authority, where the union is to be entered, to find outwhether a ceremony is possible. During the registration, couples will beallowed to speak vows prior to signing the registration. I supported suchunions because I thought it was right that gay or lesbian couples shouldenjoy the same rights accorded to heterosexual couples.I do not feel that I am prejudiced when I say that I do not think thatmarriage should not be redefined and that I strongly believe that it wouldbe wrong to face challenges for expressing my point of view. Religious marriage, civil marriage and civil partnership can co-exist andI accept them as the expression of the needs of different individuals.Justice and equality will be reached only when diversity is accepted. Iwas born a heterosexual woman. I was also brought up to defend myhuman rights, LGBT human rights and the human rights of anybodywhose diversity is trampled upon, despised and persecuted.Finally, I am happy for people in loving and caring civil partnerships toadopt. However, as with all adopters, it is important for them to ensurethey have a balanced support network for their adopted child or children.

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