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18 Oxbridge offers for Woodhouse

Thai Massage in Temple Fortune

Despite the demise of some local with a tray of cold water and of 20% for seniors aged over 60
shops, a welcome addition has herbal tea. The studios are on a Monday. Gift vouchers
appeared in Temple Fortune. delightful, peaceful and calming and discounts for block advance
Kotchawan Thai Massage and there are some singles and hours are also available. The
Therapy opened in November doubles, if couples want a massage added bonus is that the hours
Most of the hard-working Woodhouse eighteen 2017 at 1185 Finchley Road, at the same time. Reflexology, are from 10am-10pm, seven days
Woodhouse College near Tally Ho applications and interviews to Issy Darlington, 17, from replacing a retail unit that had Thai herbal and Aromatherapy a week. So check out their website
Corner had both a record number make them as ready as we possibly Upper Holloway has an offer from been empty for some time. are also available. at: www.kotchawanthai.co.uk or
of Oxbridge interviews this year can. We’ll keep improving on our Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford to The owner Julian Lewis Kotchawan is a unique and email info@kotchawanthai.co.uk,
with 57, and a record number Oxbridge support network and study Physics. She said, “After explained that the business is welcome addition to the local tel: 020 3490 2824.
of offers of places. 18 students are aiming for 20 offers next year.” all the stress and work of the last named after his wife Kotchawan community. There is a discount DAPHNE BERKOVI
were offered places in colleges Some of the successful students few months, I am very pleased (translates as beautiful skin) but
at Oxford and Cambridge expressed how they felt. Among to have been given an offer. My is known by her nickname Rium.
Universities in January this year. them was Orli Vogt-Vincent, 18, family were very emotional and She is a Thai national and is very
It is easy to forget that it is from East Finchley who has an happy for me. It is an amazing highly qualified in Thai massage.
possible to get a place at our top offer to study History & Modern opportunity.” She added, “I hope Mr Lewis explained that Thai
universities from a local sixth Languages at Emmanuel College, to do an integrated masters at massage has been in existence
form college when so much Cambridge, and said, “I was Oxford. In my fourth year I hope for some 3,000 years, emanating
attention is given to schools convinced I wouldn’t get a place, to study the ‘Maths and Theoretical from Wat Po Temple in Bangkok;
such as the top girls school we so I’m over the moon! It’s a dream Physics’ master’s course that the most famous school of
have in the Suburb. come true for me. Getting a place they offer as a continuation of massage. Buddha was a doctor
The Principal, John Rubinstein, feels particularly amazing because the physics degree. After that before he started his path to
remarked, “We put a lot of effort before I came to Woodhouse, I I’d like to do a PhD and possibly enlightenment and Thais believe
into supporting students with their would never have put myself go in to research.” that massage is integral to good
choices, whatever they are, and forward for anything like this, Woodhouse is a popular and physical and mental health.
for Oxbridge we’ve done a lot of as I never thought I could be oversubscribed sixth form college All the women who practise
work in preparing them for their good enough.” in Barnet. It has been given here have been trained in Thailand
‘outstanding’ status by OFSTED. and are highly qualified and
WORDSEARCH Students, aged 16-18 years, come experienced. One of the assistants
has a Masters in Osteopathy,
from over 180 different schools
across North London and 95% and although not practising
In this Wordsearch we have included 20 characters from go on to university. The College this at Kotchawan Thai massage,
Shakespeare plays. One of them is highlighted to start you off acts as a bridge from school to she combines her anatomical
but please don’t count it in your total! Names may be read in all university, giving students a and skeletal knowledge within
directions, straight or diagonally. Please send your entries by chance to grow in confidence her massage. All the products
email to terrybrooks1951@yahoo.com with your name and and develop independent learning that are used are of the highest
contact details. The closing date is June 16. All correct entries go skills. All students study A quality. They also sell some gifts
into a draw to win a £20 book token. Good luck!
levels, offered in a wide range of that are sourced from Thailand,
V H N A O C T O I L O V L A M subjects, and can study them in although the tiger balm is made
almost any combination. by Kotchawan herself.
F Q H E I V O V M P I O E L A
It could clearly be one of Thai massage eases muscular
S M W L H T P R E Z U Z J Y I the options to be considered and skeletal pain and allows more
A K C C C Z R R D Q A D T S L when thinking about where to easy movement again; this is
study for A Levels in Barnet. It something that I can certainly
X N S Z U S D O N E O Y Q A E can be a difficult time for parents vouch for, as I was given a treat
B N O J R I U A P I L P D N H and students alike so they could of a 30 minute massage, which
find that adding this establishment I can only describe as stupendous,
E T O M T H B I T U R I H D P
to their list might make the and can’t wait to go back again.
K I W A E T O U N O C T A E O choice easier. Afterwards I relaxed in their
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