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On Wednesday 19 November at 12 noon, Timothy Lin played the Viola da Gamba, which he says, contrary to a previous post on EastSheenMatters, is NOT an ancestor of the modern cello. It is a bowed, fretted instrument played da gamba, that is ‘on the leg’. It has six or seven strings, as distinct from the cello which has four. It was popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It is closer to a guitar.

He was accompanied by Louis Moisan, who played the theorbo and the lute.

It was a most interesting and like previous recitals most instructive, lunchtime. James Druce, Director of Music at Christ Church, has built up a formidable and eclectic range of young musicians.

Next Wednesday, the final lunchtime concert, sees Chris Murphy, a baritone well versed in operatic roles, accompanied by Izzy Mahon on the piano.

And of course this Friday evening at 7pm will see Basil Alter on the violin accompanied by Julian Chan on the piano. Their Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne and Schumann’s Violin Concerto No 1 are to die for!

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Sir Tim was born in East Sheen and educated at Sheen Mount Primary School.

Some interesting comments on ‘rage-baiting’ and controlling algorithms to limit violent and inappropriate messages.

And new to EastSheenMatters the concepts of Digital Silos and Digital Sovereignty.

Discuss!

Tomorrow Wednesday 19 November at 12 noon, Timothy Lin plays the Viola da Gamba, an ancestor of the modern cello. It is a bowed, fretted instrument played da gamba, that is ‘on the leg’. It has six or seven strings, as distinct from the cello which has four. It was popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Timothy, from Taiwan, has built a career as an early musician. It should be an interesting lunchtime.

The Violinda

Mike Smith continues from the post on 7 November.

Finally I agreed to go away. My mum and dad drove me to Bluntisham in Hertfordshire. They had a petrol allowance for the business. Not many people did. I went to stay with a couple of farmers also called Smith. Ethel and Alfred they were, but children never called adults by the Christian names back then. For me and the other two evacuees, they remained Mr and Mrs Smith. They were lovely.

The house was tiny, had no bathroom. The outdoor privy was stinking, squares of newspaper served as toilet paper; the night soil man came on Thursday to empty all the privies on his open cart. I had to share a bed with another evacuee.

But there was some peace, freedom, loads of fun and skating on the flooded fens in the winter. It was bliss. I stayed there for five years.

A dozen Sheen Artists are putting on an exhibition in The Studio at the Home Guard Club at 76a Richmond Park Road SW14 on Friday 28/Saturday 29 November if you’d like to drop by – Friday evening especially when all the artists will be in attendance. There’ll be a real variety of work being shown, from abstract to figurative, from oil paintings to photography.

Everyone is welcome, Friday 6.30pm-11pm and Saturday 12 noon – 7.30pm. And of course there’s a bar! Do drop by – you could find the perfect Christmas present!

And you could even pop in before or after the Home Guard AGM. Just don’t vote unless you’re a member!

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Police forces issued 488,599 tickets in 2024 to drivers travelling at more than 20 mph in a 20 limit. This is an increase of two thirds from the previous year, according to data gathered from all 43 British police forces.

You can be caught for doing 24 mph on a major road, such as the South Circular in London near the Kew Retail Park, a wide road with little pedestrian use. In that area 20 mph feels too slow. It has its dangers too, when less patient drivers overtake a car they feel is travelling excessively slowly. If they know where the cameras are they will get away with it. And you are likely to be overtaken by cyclists to whom the limits do not apply.

There are obviously areas in towns where this limit is important. But it is equally obvious that the objectives elsewhere are anti-car and money making.

The 2025 figures are bound to increase. Just how many drivers will it take to be criminalised for a more discriminating policy to be considered?