May 2020 Ickleham Parish Magazine May Mickleham Rectory Dear Friends 2020 How Fast the World Has Moved on Since Writing for Last Month’S Magazine

May 2020 ickleham Parish Magazine May Mickleham Rectory Dear friends 2020 How fast the world has moved on since writing for last month’s magazine. By the time of its publication the Coronavirus and subsequent illness Covid-19 had swept across the planet leading to whole countries, including ours, going into ‘lockdown’ measures. Our | LLP licenced to carry out the reserved legal activity of Mickleham society today, even here in our parish, is living through times of great uncertainty and non-contentious probate in England and Wales by the ICAEW Parish anxiety. There a number of areas of concern for many of us, and we pray we may all seek a sense of perspective as we face the future. Magazine Facing our fears about our Health. It is important for all of us to face our fears. Fears A community magazine for can be healthy or exaggerated, and sometimes paralysing. It takes wisdom to admit that * Mickleham and Westhumble there are dangers around us that need to be properly, and fearfully respected, and it Currently Open published under the auspices takes wisdom to see through the exaggerations and ‘fake news’ that at times may seem For Take-Away Food (menu on request) of Mickleham PCC with an so prevalent. This dreadful virus that plagues the world is very real and we need to independent editorial panel. follow the necessary health practices, including staying at home and self-isolating where Tea/Coffee, Wine, Soft Drinks And Beers The magazine is published at appropriate, not only for ourselves but on behalf of others. the beginning of each month Facing Fears about our Finances. There is a legitimate financial concern that goes with We are also stocking basic retail items except January and August. this crisis. We have already seen evident signs of financial havoc across global markets, Flour, Bread, Eggs, Milk Butter, Bacon, it helps if we remain alert and willing to share our resources, being willing individually Copy Deadline and collectively to do all we can for the health and needs of others in our community. It Cheese and more for the is good that we continue to work hard to be good stewards of all that we have and use it wisely for our own good as well as that of our parish. Please pre-order where possible June 2020 Facing Fears about our Safety. We have a moral and ethical duty to protect our loved agazine * Situation* Subject subject to change to change according according to government to government regulations regulations M ones, our families, friends and neighbours, whilst remaining alert to the safety needs of Sunday those around us. All of us in our community share together in caring for one another, LIMITED OPENING: • Tuesday - Thursday 1.30-6.30 pm • Friday – Saturday 1-8 pm • Sunday 12 noon-3 pm th seeking to bring peace and allay fears about safety as we put into practice the principles 10 May and safeguards of best practice. 01306 889932 www.steppingstonesdorking.co.uk [email protected] send to: And here in our community we are so privileged! We see numerous individuals forming Sue Tatham groups to address and alleviate some of the needs and fears of local people. There are St Anthony Pilgrim’s Way WhatsApp groups, neighbourhood groups in roads and immediate proximities, family Westhumble groups, church groups and no doubt many other groups, all pulling together, recognising Dorking RH5 6AW what is needed both practically and emotionally and seeking to meet those needs. 01306 882547 We see people of hope in these days of fear and testing, not just passively accepting Sherlock Funeral Service [email protected] the circumstances we find ourselves in but serving and caring, and in the process new Sherlock Funeral Service is an Contributions in any form friendships are being formed and relationships strengthened. Independent family owned business, are welcome as are good As Christians we believe that despite this world being flawed it is still God’s world, broken quality photographs. There at times, decimated as at present by a virus that brings sickness and death, but a world established over 100 years is no charge for advertising nevertheless that is God’s good creation (Psalm 24). Our hope is that one day this broken local charity and community world will be restored and become a place where there is no more death or mourning l Private Service Chapel & Rest Rooms events. However the editors or crying or pain (Revelation 21:3,4). l Home visits arranged if required reserve the right to shorten Until that day may we all, irrespective of ideology, continue to work together for the l Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available omit or reformat articles good of our community, paying attention and listening to one another, checking in on l Free Parking submitted for publication the elderly or needy, and seeking to serve one another for the common good. depending on space. Telephone: 01306 882266 Thank you all, and may God continue to bless all the people of this parish. Trellis House, 190 South Street, Dorking RH4 2ES. Printed by Bishops Printers Email: [email protected] Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons Portsmouth The Reverend Canon John Harkin, Mickleham Parish Priest 1 Lent Lunches Soup The Alpha Course Cookbook

Now available – £5 lthough the course scheduled The series includes interviews with All are evening meetings from 7 pm Over the past few years a wide variety of delicious home-made soups Ato start in April has had to be public figures such as world- renowned to 9 pm, with the exception of the have been served at Lent Lunches organised and hosted by members postponed, dates for the course will scientist Francis Collins of the Human Saturday which will be from 10 am of St Michael’s Church. The lunches have been opportunities for be available as soon as group meetings Genome Project and adventurer and to 4 pm. If you would like to join this people to get together and enjoy good food and company, and the are permitted. Thank you to those who author Bear Grylls. Alpha Course, please contact Canon soup-makers have often been asked for their recipes. have already expressed an interest, Thanks to the hospitality of Liz and John John and Sue. All of the 29 recipes in the book are tried and tested,and made there are still places available if anyone Absalom our meetings will be held in Email [email protected] or regularly by the contributors. Some of the soups included here are would like to join. Chapel Farm in Westhumble - see below. telephone 01372 378335. definitely at the luxury end of the spectrum, others are for every Alpha is a very social and engaging day, and there are even a few recipes for ‘emergency’ soups from a series of meetings that has been Session 1 Is there more to life than this? store cupboard ingredients, for those occasions when unexpected attended by literally millions of people guests arrive or you just have not had time to go to the shops. across the planet, and the course Session 2 Who is Jesus? Mickleham Parish Magazine has sponsored this little book by so content has been translated into Session 3 Why did Jesus have to die? all proceeds will go to support the work of AllSaints Coffee Shop, 112 different languages. It explores Sesson 4 How can I have faith? the basics of the Christian faith and a social enterprise initiative created by the Leatherhead Youth Session 5 Why and how do I pray? Project to provide a route to work for youngsters of Mole Valley provides opportunity for anyone to ask Session 6, 7 and 8 Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the and the surrounding area. questions and share their point of view, whatever their background or context. Holy Spirit do? We hope that you will buy this book and feel inspired try out How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? some (or all) of the recipes and share with us in the joy of soup! Our evening sessions will follow a similar format starting with a meal Session 9 How can I make the most of the rest of my life? Copies are £5, but if you would like to add a donation to this very worthwhile project, it would be most welcome. at 7 pm, followed by a short DVD Books can be ordered from: • Alison Wood 01372 376443 [email protected] presentation exploring a different Session 10 Why and how should I read the Bible? • Sue Tatham 01306 882547 [email protected] aspect people may have about the Session 11 How does God guide us? Christian faith and then a time for PLEASE NOTE: Both Alison and Sue are willing to make arrangements to get copies to people now and sort out what is owed Session 12 Why and how should I tell others? for later settlement. Please contact them as above. Alison also has jam home-made by Sophie Adshead available for sale discussion, before finishing at 9 pm. with the recipe book. Raspberry or gooseberry, it is £3 a jar or £5 for two. You could have a recipe book and 2 jars of jam for £10 excellent value! All proceeds to the AllSaints Coffee shop. What are you doing in lockdown? Alison is addicted to Chain Piecing

Parish Prayer lison Wood has been making Apatchwork quilts for more than 25 years. She is still not bored with cutting Meeting up fabric and stitching it back together Holy Week Reflections lthough we cannot meet in church again: in fact, quite the opposite – the espite this year being so very which made it a little more real, and Aat present, we shall be continuing compulsion has become greater over Ddifferent for all of us, John grasped pausing to pose some very searching to hold our monthly Prayer Meetings time. As someone who cannot draw technology by the horns and was able questions. These put the spotlight on but online instead, so you will be very or paint (she says), Alison finds that to deliver his Holy Week reflections our own relationships with Jesus and welcome to join our Zoom Prayer patchwork is an opportunity to play each evening at 7 pm. Through the the extent to which we are willing to let Meeting next month. with colour with the added attraction of symmetry and geometry in the power of modern communication, we Him into our lives and put Him before Following our usual pattern of praying more traditional design. Quilting adds were able to meet virtually, which was all else. Searching questions which were together on the first Tuesday of the another dimension with texture, and much appreciated during this period of not easy to answer truthfully and have month we shall meet next on Tuesday the end result is useable (and it does isolation for us all. It was a wonderful given us a lot to think about. None of 5th May at 7.30 pm. Please contact not have to fit!). Precision is required coming together; all of us who took us is perfect, but we have to strive to us in advance for the meeting ID and in the piecing and construction but part could see and speak to each other improve. password numbers. beforehand and participate in the there is also spontaneity and fun. The Thank you, John and Sue for giving us Should the restriction on meeting evening. John took us through the final quilts shown are all quite modern and this opportunity to prepare for Easter in together still be in force in June, we days of Jesus’ life on Earth, relating it bright, but Alison also makes more a prayerful and intensely personal way. shall once more use Zoom to meet on to the appropriate day of the week, traditional quilts: www.thechainpiecer. 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During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of VE Day we asked Pat Wade recalls ‘one of my few local residents to recall their memories of that day. claims to fame happened to me whilst ICTORY in EUROPE (VE) Day was Brian Whinney was ‘somewhere on time before I could comfort myself with celebrating VE Day. Due to my mother’s Vthe long awaited day that marked the Rangoon River’ on board HMS the reflection that there was a place artistic ideas and skill with her sewing the end of six shattering years of World Waveney when they received a General for it in peacetime. But that reflection machine I was the little blond-haired War II and the beginning of peace and Fleet Signal announcing the end of the was poor recompense for the sudden girl who won first prize at the fancy a gradual return to normal living, with War and issuing that most popular evaporation of that spiritual élan which dress party held in the street, dressed reunited families re-building their lives command: SPLICE THE MAINBRACE! had kept us all going through almost six in my realistic gollywog costume. I and getting back on their feet. There Peggy Lindsay was a WRAF Radar years of war. could hardly breathe under a complete were great celebrations on 8th May Operator stationed on the Norfolk coast My second reaction was of panic. golly head mask topped by a piece 1945 in London where thousands of and recalls a colleague coming into the The war had filled my life and not of curly rag rug Mother had dyed people thronged to rejoice in the hard- Operations Room and saying ‘it’s all for a moment had I thought of what black in a bucket on the coke boiler. The fancy dress wedding at the King Willy. See also page 9 fought victory. The King and Queen over’. Immediately she heard a Shaky might follow it. I had joined the Navy Of course, this costume would be acknowledged the cheering crowds do (wild mess party) being planned. scarcely out of college and my lack considered somewhat racist nowadays, four strong and somewhat inebriated Miles went as a bride and groom with from the balcony of Buckingham Palace However, her thoughts were more of other than general qualifications but I remember feeling very proud men to consign it to the flames. Upon the ‘bride’ carrying a bouquet of cow and the two princesses were allowed to on getting to Birmingham as soon as for peacetime had not mattered in my colourful waistcoat, spotted being turned upside down the settee parsley and buttercups (and causing go down into the Mall and join in the possible to be de-mobbed and re-join during the war when insecurity and bow tie and smart trousers, all made produced a cornucopia of coins and a bit of a stir when ‘she’ went to the festivities. Up and down the British her husband, Alan, who by that time competition were in abeyance. But from bits and pieces from the sewing other long-forsaken treasures which Ladies’!). Joyce remembers that the Isles, in all cities, towns and villages had returned from naval service in India I was now suddenly confronted with box. My younger sister was equally I, with much competition from my evening was full of fun and laughter people joined together to celebrate and was stationed on Hayling Island. the collapse of this artificial stability. eye-catching in her jockey outfit also brother, gathered up. Such was the and they all dressed up again a few days this momentous historical event - and afterwards to have a formal photograph Edward Thomas remembers VE Day not Ian Fleming at the Admiralty had made by Mother, complete with racing heat from the bonfire it melted the taken (this time with ‘proper’ flowers Mickleham was no exception! so much for any external happening but promised to put my name forward for colours of pink, gold and brown and she road and a fairly substantial crater was for the bride!). This photograph still We have been asking people in for two acutely felt inner reactions. ‘I a job in Whitehall intelligence. But I won 3rd prize. I bet the rest of the kids in evidence the next morning and many hangs in The William IV in memory of Westhumble and Mickleham what was on board the Home Fleet flagship, hardly thought I had an earthly when in the street hated us - at least for the of the adjacent houses had sustained how Mickleham marked the end of they were doing on VE Day. Many were the battleship H.M.S. Duke of York in pitted against the big, self-confident rest of the day!’ cracked windows. In celebration, we World War II. at school and can remember having an Scapa Flow, that splendid inland sea personalities I had met in wartime Peter Curran was one of the thousands had caused rather more damage than extra holiday and everyone recalled surrounded by the Orkney Islands intelligence. Nor was I sure that that cheering outside Buckingham Palace. Hitler had inflicted upon us the whole Noeline Aarvold tells us ‘I fear my the ‘street parties’ that took place in which is one of the finest sights in the is what I wanted to do in life. A glory As a Boy Scout of 14, he recalls having of the war!’ recollections will disappoint all who the localities in which they were living United Kingdom. The Flow was filled had gone out of things.’ manned a stirrup pump and helped in Ian Fraser lived in Cheam in May read them, for readers will surely expect at the time. Here is an account of what with northern sunlight in which the Ruth Dyson Thomas: On the morning the installation of air-raid shelters at 1945 and says that “VE Day was to learn of celebrations and festivities. I people had to say about this historic great ships of the Home Fleet, resting of the 8th May 1945 I was rehearsing people’s homes during the war. expected any day. Much to my delight, saw none that day as my commitments kept me in Dorking with Civil Defence occasion:- after operations in the Arctic, shone in London with my colleagues of the Janet Curran has vivid memories of her the boarding school holidays were colleagues at Pippbrook and at home Ken Kilburn recounts that ‘Chinese with an even greater beauty than they New English Trio and at noon we dived father uncharacteristically dancing to extended to enable me to join in the with the evacuees. clocks were 7 hours ahead of Double did ordinarily. This was the scene when underground into the Mainly Musicians Knees up Mother Brown at their street celebrations with my parents. We were British Summer Time, so in our little signals arrived from the Admiralty Club for a hasty lunch. The M.M.C. was party in Banstead. invited to an impromptu street party The day for me was one joyous RUSH, and announcing the end of the war with where the guest of honour was the late there was untold rejoicing at Foxbury. Himalayan village VE Day came early. a cosy little refuge adjoining the Oxford Doug Wade claims ‘my memories about Sir Sydney Marshall, the prospective With my help five jubilant children We had followed the last days of the Germany. Street tube station. Run by the ‘cellist VE Day are a little hazy being but a Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam removed the black-out, they sang, European war through BBC overseas For two years, as the Home Fleet’s May Mukle it was always full of familiar babe in arms at the time (well O.K. a bit and also head of Marshall Foods who danced about and made a tremendous transmissions, and were slightly intelligence officer, my life had been faces and on that occasion Vaughan older than that) but I can recollect the ‘catered for those with a less discerning noise. Parents ‘phoned to say they bemused that something so dramatic bound up, to the exclusion of all else, Williams was there. impending sense of euphoria climaxing palate’. The party must have gone with were on their way to take them home and destructive was finally over. Our with the Fleet’s operations in northern In the middle of lunch the receptionist, a with a huge street party, with the a swing and perhaps I had a drink or and somehow their possessions were HQ in nearby Kunming arranged a party waters, off the Norwegian coast, and on modest lady whom most of us had only children in fancy dress and home-made two because Mr Marshall referred to collected and packed. What a party! for the following Saturday. Americans, the Arctic convoy route to North Russia. ever seen behind her desk, walked into bunting stretched across the road. The me throughout the evening as ‘that Something to eat (Woolton pie, I fear), Chinese and other British came and I had been intensely proud at having the restaurant and made a brief and evening was enlivened by dancing in Frightful Fellow Fraser’!” hugs and kisses all round, and then they there was dancing and drinking till the been in the thick of many of these unemotional announcement, ‘Ladies the street and a huge bonfire. All the all went home. There were five small early hours. But the radio links had to operations, at my close association and Gentlemen, the War is over …’ children were allowed to stay up and Joyce Cross was in her thirties when cardboard boxes left behind which I put be manned and teleprinters kept going. with the ships of the Home Fleet and its much drink was consumed by the adults peace was proclaimed, living at The The place exploded. Vaughan Williams in the dustbin now and I regret it. They The Jap war had several months to run. officers and men. I loved the ships for and by about 10 pm when the bonfire King William IV public house in Byttom began it by embracing every woman in held their gas masks. I would have liked Then we could celebrate properly.’ their beauty and their embodiment of was dying down, my mother, in a fit Hill where her father was publican. sight - including me and my companion, to have kept them. David Moffat heard the news via Britain’s genius for engineering and the the violinist Gwyneth Trotter. A few of patriotism, decided to donate our She has fond memories of the party ‘That night was clear and still. No the radio in Secunderabad, Central seamanship which had shaped Britain’s minutes later he murmured to me: ‘Who huge settee to the flames. This settee which was held shortly after VE Day at droning of enemy ‘planes - I could hardly Province, India, in a base hospital after history. But they were essentially things was that nice lady I’ve just kissed?’ was something of a family relic, being the pub. Many of the villagers went for war: and with Admiralty’s sudden in fancy dress - her father was dressed believe it. I stood outside for a while and serving in Burma at the time when Later we all emerged up the dark little stuffed with horsehair and weighing a announcement the feeling equally as a lady and her brother as a nurse I remember saying - Thank You, God.’ Japan had begun to retreat towards staircase into Argyll Street where it ton. My mother always hated it and suddenly came over me that all this holding a baby, whilst she dressed up See also the recollection of WI meetings Rangoon. (We hope publish his full appeared to be snowing. Miles of was only looking for such an excuse glorious assemblage was now futile as a little old lady. Harold and Stan in 1945 on page 9. story in August when we remember ticker tape were showering down to get rid of it and so she inveigled VJ Day.) and without point. It was a very long 6 7 • Bespoke dress making From the May 1995 Mickleham Parish Magazine • Soft furnishings The W.I. - in wartime crisis! • Clothing alterations • Curtains t is an amazing fact that anyone 19th October 1939 Welcome Home Fund, it was agreed to Iarriving from another planet, or not [This first wartime monthly meeting hold a Whist Drive to raise money for • Sewing lessons being otherwise in the know, would was held at The Running Horses as the this fund. • Roman Blinds be unable to tell from reading the village hall had been taken over by the Report of the Sub-Committee for the minutes of the monthly meetings of Education Authorities as a school for Produce Show. The schedule was Mickleham and Westhumble Women’s evacuated children.] presented to members and was well Institute - which continued throughout Contact Tracey: 07511 079441 Mrs Ward resigned. discussed, various items being added. World War II - that a war of world scale A party from the Dorking Townswomen’s [email protected] proportions was in progress! There is A serious accident has befallen Miss Guild entertained members with not a mention, hint or even the slightest Batchelor. recitations and songs. It was much reference to the tremendous influence A suggestion was made that tea appreciated. and disruption the war was having hostesses should contribute 1/- [one on local life - events, food rationing, shilling] each towards the cost of the A Spelling Bee was also arranged accommodation of evacuees, etc. It tea. by them and 7 members competed against 7 visitors. The visitors proved Your visiting seems that even bombs landing did Miss Warner’s talk on her trip to the winners. P H Y S I O T H E R A P I S T not interfere with the noble institution East Africa was both entertaining and of the W.I.! However, it must in Tea was served by Mrs Fairs and her Since 1926, Capel-based and family owned interesting. Miss Pemberton expressed SUE JUDD MCSP HCPC fairness be added that W.I. members her thanks to everyone and the meeting helpers and the competition for a STRESS-FREE, local, national & worldwide did contribute a great deal to ease closed with tea. book on wild flowers brought several 40 years of experience. Contact us for your FREE estimate... difficulties in many practical ways … entrants, the winner being Mrs Knight. 10th May 1945 All your requirements for elderly it’s just that they never thought it was See what I mean! The meeting opened with the National worth recording! Mo Chisman mobilisation & post-operative 01306 711293 Anthem. Bearing in mind all that was going on Many will of course remember that Mo rehabilitation. A suggestion has been made regarding at the time, you might, therefore, be lived in Mickleham until a few years the condition of lamp posts, etc. - a 07834 227 999 [email protected] edebros.co.uk interested to read the minutes of the ago when she moved to Leatherhead. letter to be sent to Mr Gordon-Clark W.I. meetings, both at the beginning She was a regular contributor to the as Council representative. Regarding and at the end of the War:- magazine. a letter from the Secretary of the ALFA Gill and Paula would like to warmly welcome you to Aspen Care offering Letter to the Editor assistance to enable you to live in the comfort of your own home with care and companionship. CHIMNEY SWEEPS hat a surprise! On Monday 30th tell you now, he did not eat many • A happy alternative to a care home • Clean prompt work WMarch just as we were finishing salads even then! • Cover while your family or carer takes a holiday our supper, the Parish Magazine was • 30 years’ experience The bit about his pullover reminded • Recuperation and rehabilitation following a hospital stay pushed through our letter box by our • All aspects of personal care medication and meal prep me of sliding across our bathroom • Specialist advice for old/problem chimneys lovely neighbour Jilly. • Dementia care disability chronic &critical conditions end of life care linoed floor in Hampstead in the 1940s. • Accompaniment to appointments Well, I was delighted; I’d assumed there The hand knitted socks our London Call for a chat to discuss your requirements. would not be one printed, let alone grandmother made would get snagged We look forward to hearing from you. 01306 883455 delivered. After a week of lock down, on the tacks and pulled out yards 01737 354821 [email protected] www.aspenliveincare.co.uk what a joy to read so many interesting of wriggly wool. Our lovely mother articles and see future events, some threatened us with a bamboo stick if sadly cancelled already. we tried to cut any off! YOUR LOCAL FARM SHOP ON DENBIES WINE ESTATE I suddenly realised T@3 is here at Thank all of you who work so hard to farm shop deli plant centre Mickleham Lodge at the end of April, bring us the village news every month, local natural ethical so I had better check for cakes in the we certainly feel we are in whatever freezer and ingredients in the store together. Yours, Jo Brown FREE PARKING www.vgfarmshop.com 01306 880720 cupboard! Thanks, Jo, and to all those who expressed I also loved David Fishwick’s account their pleasure at seeing the magazine. Open 7 days 9.30 am to 5 pm Check our website to of finding the lost chord or boot or Special thanks to everyone who continued • Fresh fruit & veg; Fresh bread and cakes whatever it was. I worked with David to make their usual contributions and • Cook & Mandira’s Kitchen ready meals see what services we are for years in the Science Faculty at deliveries and are doing so this time too. Another photo of the fancy dress celebrations • Bangers Galore sausages currently able to provide Nescot in the 80s and 90s, and I can Hope you enjoy this one too. in Mickleham on VE Day (see pages 6/7) • GreatLOCAL range of* local NATURAL cheese; local gins* ETHICAL

8 9 Dorking Museum In May Summer Sweeteners

ay is a month for celebrating timing of the exhibition will Grow Your Own Sweet Peas Mthe coming of summer, warmer be kept under review and, weather, blossoming flowers and trees. if necessary, it may be held here are some definite advantages choice is endless. You can buy them in At the time of writing, it looks as if it over until 2021. Tto growing your own sweet peas as separate colours or collections (such opposed to buying them from a garden as highly scented) or chosen mixtures will still be a time of uncertainty when More creative work centre.’ This is how I was going to start (such a blend of deep blue, maroon traditional celebrations may be rather is going on in various my article this month but as I write and purple). Some smell sweeter than more muted. But stay safe and take households around the it looks unlikely that garden centres others, some reach the traditional circa encouragement from the fact that May area in preparation for the or nurseries will be open at all this 2 metre height, while others reach only 18th sees the beginning of National autumn exhibition, ‘Mayflower 400’, summer. They will be in a dire situation, 12 inches and are suitable for planting Smile Month. commemorating the 400th anniversary Above: Maypole dancing in 1914, before their shelves absolutely bursting with in tubs or hanging baskets. May Day, of course, is a tradition with of the sailing of The Mayflower with the war broke out; Below: a cross section of the Mayflower under construction; plants all ready for spring and early origins deep in history and the maypole West Street shoemaker William Mullins Your seeds chosen and received, the bottom: 17th C garments being created. summer planting out – their busiest celebrations date back to at least the and his family on board. A special next stage is obviously sowing. Sweet time of their year. It will be disastrous 14th century. In his ‘Recollections’ feature will be displays of locally found peas like a long root run so if you are too for the growers who have nurtured (1866-67), Dorking linen-draper Charles 17th century shoes and replicas made starting them off first in pots before Once the plants in their pots are 10cms their plants into peak condition for the Rose told of the early 19th century by a local saddler, the kinds of tools planting out it is better to plant them in high it is a good idea to pinch out the coming season. when May Day was observed ‘merrily’. that Mullins would have used in his deep pots, preferably with more depth tops with thumb and forefinger in order To the little boys who climbed the trade and male and female costumes But back to sweet peas. There are than average (loo rolls would fill the bill to create bushier plants, and then you chimneys, ‘May Day was a day of real of the period. dozens of seed companies online or you can buy special root-trainers). need to harden them off by putting and you can browse their selections. The advantage of the last two methods them outside during the day and delight, and this they demonstrated by Jackie Rance reveals that 'Some Museum Alternatively, you can send for a paper is a lack of root disturbance when you eventually leaving them out at night. their laughing eyes, and by the gleeful volunteers are in the process of creating catalogue which will include the whole plant out into the ground, whereas a Sweet peas are actually frost hardy, I gambols they indulged in’. As well as some 17th century costumes. There range of seeds available. Sweet peas shallow tray will mean that the roots often get plants that appear in spring the maypole and the garlands, ‘there will be dressing up clothes for children come in every colour you can think of, of your young plants have wandered which have survived the winter in the was 'Jack in the green', surrounded and adult garments which will be plus bicolour, fringed and striped – the all over the place and are difficult to ground. You can plant out as soon as by washed-faced and gaily-decorated displayed on mannequins as part of separate without damage. So, good they have been acclimatised to outside sweeps, who, to the sound of hoe and the exhibition. shovel, danced around the whirling compost (peat free is fine) and one temperatures and should be positioned 'Our research shows that the Pilgrims 'Jack' in their merriest mood’. seed to a container, just push in and about 20cms apart, whether up a trellis, did not wear black clothes all the cover it lightly. You can encourage a wigwam of poles or even a tub if you Perhaps less widely remembered now is time. It seems that the black dye was speedier germination by soaking the have chosen a dwarf variety. You can ‘the custom on 29th May, or 'Oak Apple BRAIN extremely expensive and thus only kept hard seeds for 12 hours or so in water tie in if necessary but they have tendrils Day', to place a bough of oak in the for ‘best’. Most of the time the people TEASERS before sowing. which twine. roof of the old church tower’ and when wore everyday clothes made from Can you translate these Once sown you wait of course, but Once they begin flowering the most ‘sprigs of oak, with the apple on them, natural fabrics like linen and wool and diagrams into words? meanwhile you can decide where you important thing to do is to pick, pick and were worn in the hats and caps of boys’. used easily available, often vegetable Say what you see. are going to plant and whether you pick. Nothing will be a more welcome (This dates from the 1660 restoration of dyes. We have managed to source need to prepare a structure for plants gift than a posy of sweet peas. When the monarchy – Charles II hid in an oak some modern fabrics that closely 1 to climb up, such as a wigwam or a row the flowers fade or start to make pods, tree following the Battle of Worcester.) resemble fabric of the period and are of bamboos or poles as you might for remove them until the end of the At the time of writing, the Museum trying to emulate sewing methods of runner beans. A sunny spot is ideal and season when you can pick and store is sadly closed, the new season’s re- the time, too.' one where you sit or pass by often will some mature seeds to start all over

opening of South Street Caves tours The great team from the Dorking A POINT A POINT reward you with its fragrance. again next year! Judy Kinloch has been deferred and the programme Men's Shed are also working with of guided walks in and around Dorking the exhibition team to make a cross has been suspended. These activities section model of the Mayflower and 2 will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, its contents. They have already done so please check the Museum’s website a huge amount of research into the

GET GO for updates. Additional guided walks speculative dimensions of the ship and have been provisionally scheduled from mocked up a model. Now they are all July onwards. trying to work from home as the Shed Even though the doors are closed, is also closed. It is going to be fantastic 3 activity is still going on within the working with them! limitations imposed by the coronavirus The Museum will re-open as soon lockdown. Research has continued as circumstances allow. Visit www. O _ E R _ T _ O _ for the summer exhibition, ‘Forster dorkingmuseum.org.uk for updates. at 50’, due to open during May, Enquiries to admin@dorkingmuseum. commemorating the 50th anniversary org.uk Answers on page 26 of the death of novelist E M Forster. The David Burton

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14 15 Babysitting View from the Royal Box Community Directory Three years with the President of the Continued from page 13 by local Lawn Tennis Association Mickleham & Westhumble Book Club teenagers Bernice Bailey 01306 741310 Those listed below are at least [email protected] 14 years old. n short, they were fantastic - the best across from Mrs Thatcher who had Mickleham & Westhumble Badminton Club Iview on Centre Court, looking straight slipped off her shoes. She was wearing Membership Secretary Sarah Blake [email protected] Finlay Wise 01306 884694 down the court with no head or hat in very dark glasses and was sound asleep. front to obscure any view. The question The other person who used to sleep Mickleham & Westhumble Cricket Club Alasdair Wise 01306 884694 Membership contact Will Dennis 07903 842674 Annabelle Prosser is, who gets an invitation and how come through the afternoon was Ted Heath, [email protected] 07443 634179 I was there? who was clearly bored, and I fell foul of him at teatime - but that is another story. Mickleham & Westhumble Horticultural Society Maisy Presley 07720 657327 I was lucky enough to be married Chairman – David Kennington 01372 362309 Freya Pearce 01306 884724 to the then President of the Lawn The first time we went to a Buckingham www.surreycommunity.info/mwhs [email protected] Issy Nash* 01306 742762 Tennis Association (LTA) and he Palace Garden Party Ron offered to go Mickleham and Westhumble Local History Group Skye Moran 01306 640043 was automatically a member of the and stand in the very long queue for Chairman – Ben Tatham 01306 882547 Committee of Management which is our tea - Joe Lyons in those days. As Patrick Moran 01306 640043 [email protected] with whom the `buck stops'. There is he went into the marquee he heard a Amber Miller 01306 883659 www.hugofox.com/community/mickleham-westhumble-local- always a sprinkling of royals, all the loud voice call him over, it was the lady history-group-13483/ Katie Light 01306 881953 Grand Slam Presidents, and then the who served the teas in the Royal Box Mole Valley District Council 01306 885001 Rory Lee **07973 360 950 great and good. As a member, or wife, at Wimbledon, who Ron knew well. Councillor Elsie Rosam 01306 885695 Ellie Kim 07773 395 575 [email protected] of that committee we are all expected She filled two plates and told him to Tatiana Fleming-Smith to act a hosts at tea time or when it come straight back to her if we wanted **07799 061 288 The Arts Societies (formerly NADFAS) rains, but it is then you meet the most more - you can imagine the looks he was Betchworth – Mary Venning 01306 883301 Chelsea Edwards 01306 884133 interesting people. given as he left the tent. Sometimes it is Philomena Ala 07789 727682 Dorking – Sue Tatham 01306 882547 I remember seeing that Mo Mowlem not what you know but who you know! Delphine Ala 01306 885767 Leatherhead – Sarah Sheridan 01306 883699 and her partner were sitting having As many are aware, the Queen does not St Michael’s Church of England (A) Infant School 01372 373717 tea on the terrace which overlooked go to the Championships very often, HM the Queen at Wimbledon. Ron [email protected] * Holidays only ** Parent's mobile number the courts, and I asked if I could sit but she certainly does her homework, Presley is on the right; a packed Roal Box. Friends of St Michael’s School [email protected] with her. Once the pleasantries were as her very pertinent questions showed Co-chairs Nicole Harcombe, Tracey Harwood, Amy Rieley over and she realised that I knew and her sense of humour is very sharp. St Michael’s Community Nursery If you would like to add your something about the Championships, During centenary year, and as Patron, Community Weekday mornings – Mickleham Village Hall name to this list please get in she pounced. ‘From which government she came to many events. The first touch with News Supervisor – Hilary Budd 01372 361021 Fiona Roberts-Miller ‘pot’ was the money taken to pay all the was to open the Centenary Exhibition, [email protected] [email protected] servicemen on duty?’. After I had picked and as she and Ron passed the Puma elcome to: Surrey County Council 03456 009 009 No Charge my jaw up from the floor, I told her they section he asked if she would like to see W• Vivien Ellins who has moved to Councillor – Hazel Watson 01306 880120 all did it for free and indeed, many for the shoes that Becker wore in his first Pilgrims Way from Crathes, Deeside; years had even taken their annual leave final - he should not have parted from [email protected] • Ant and Mandy Dawson have recently to come to Wimbledon. She looked at the itinerary! When she said she would, Surrey Wildlife Trust 01483 795440 Advertising in the moved to Fredley. [email protected] me in total disbelief, but luckily just at it was taken off the wall together with Westhumble Residents Association Parish Magazine that moment Ron walked by and I asked the 10 inch long nail which had attached David Allbeury 07860 227451 Please contact him to explain the situation. it there. Her Majesty looked at Ron and [email protected] Fiona Roberts-Miller Another time we sat down with a visitor with a completely serious face asked if Westhumble Neighbourhood Watch [email protected] whose husband had not come out of Becker wore the nail as well? Another Lead Co-ordinator – David Allbeury 07860 227451 the Club house - when he did and made time she came to the ladies tennis in the [email protected] Small ads: a nominal fee is charged for ads where items or to sit down Ron just looked at him and Albert Hall and we were sitting exactly ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION services are bought or sold. said ‘You're Thomas Allen’ - his most in line with the side line. The ball was called in and she looked at Ron and said Citizens Advice favourite baritone ever. He and his wife ‘Mr Presley, I think that ball was out!’ Dorking – Lyons Court 0844 4111 444 We have been advised to print were charming and he was happy to talk the following reminder: May Hardwicke Leatherhead – Swan Mews High Street 0844 4111 444 ‘Opera’! Another time we saw Lesley Someone asked me, at the end of our We cannot guarantee the Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Garret and her mother were sitting three years, if I had enjoyed myself. I e were sad to learn that May quality of the goods and alone. We had such an interesting time just looked at him and said that I would Hardwicke, of Chapel Lane, died Police Non-emergencies 101 services offered by our W (often quicker to make online report) https://report.police.uk/ advertisers. with them, and it was patently obvious be a fool if I had not. I do not know on 28th March. She would have been that Lesley’s down to earth manner how many tennis matches we watched Neighbourhood Specialist Team – Dorking Rural East 100 on 5th May, possibly Westhumble's came from her thoroughly Yorkshire during that time, but I have hundreds of oldest resident. We hope to have an mother who would not let her daughter photos, made many lifelong friends, but obituary next month. get away with anything. best of all, I have a wealth of memories. We send our warmest condolences to One afternoon he remembered sitting Frances Presley her daughter Barbara and family.

16 17 Daily exercise Grumpy Old Mickleman ere are some photographs taken to the [email protected] in Sussex and Hampshire appeared Hotel Showers Hduring daily exercise excursions Other photos were taken on exercise on April 6th. The Sussex report noted around Westhumble. We are so blessed excursions on the North Downs Way that this was one week earlier than last ne of the effects of globalistion or freezing your extremities while you to be able to walk from the house into and in Denbies Vineyard. Sadly the year, and even more than the preceding Oand instantaneous worldwide stand under the water frantically trying such beautiful surroundings. One of the vineyard is not a very good place for years. Sadly, we are very unlikely to hear communication is the ultimate to find the right buttons. Every time I get I did not try the ‘massage’ function in compensations for the limits of the lock- wild flowers, but if you look at the base them round here. Until very recently eradication of variety and eccentricity, in to a hotel shower it is set to whatever case robotic arms appeared from an in is ttat we can all look closely at nature of the boundary hedges they survive the nightingales used to frequent Bookham and of regional/national language, the last person had, which seems always unanticipated direction or height. and listen to the bird song, which is at its mowing regime and light up any walk. Common, but there have been no accents, food and rituals; and to have been someone from a much peak in April and May. Spring migrants Ravens are seen over the vineyard and reports of any for a few years. The a consequential increase in the warmer planet. Being visually challenged does add to are arriving and quiet gardens seem to over Westhumble occasionally. This is best spot may be the Knepp Estate in blandness of life. Unfortunately, one Two controls, that’s all I need. In a posh the complications. I have walked into be attracting more birds than usual. amazing - a few years ago they were Sussex, famous for its rewilding project. area seems to have escaped the trend hotel in Brighton last year, there were several glass shower doors on the way in Ben Tatham took a walk round the seldom seen in the south east. A trip The impact on the bird population has towards international homogeneity. seven controls. Apollo 13 only had 5, and out, and dried myself on numerous Chapel Farm fields and recorded the to the north and west of our islands was been amazing, and it is sad not to be The standardisation of hotel shower and look what happened there. Two, hotel dressing gowns. And there is no new hedges planted to break up the necessary to see them. But now they able to visit at this time of year to hear controls would seem to me to be of the hot and cold supply were subtlely standard height for the shower lip. larger fields (see the December 2019 are much more widespread across the their song. greater urgency than the need for ridged controls, so subtle that they Stubbing your toe while trying to escape MPM - The Changing Nature of Chapel south and east. They are much bigger Charlotte Daruwalla international agreement on the cocoa were impossible to move with soapy the intimacy jet and reaching through Farm). than crows, have a very distinctive content of chocolate. Given that there hands. They each moved clockwise and the steam for the dressing gown to get is a European standard requiring at the soap out of your eyes in order to Ben also recorded the amazing slug cronking call, a bit like a flying pig, and anticlockwise, altering their relative least 50% of round topped bristles are locate your glasses, is a combination trail on page 19. Whatever you think they are quite vocal at this time of year. forces. There was a further button needed to constitute a round headed of factors clearly not considered by of slugs you cannot deny that it is quite Web reports of nightingales arriving labeled ‘intimacy’, which I had never bristle toothbrush, I am confounded shower designers. something. How about a competition for seen before, and was a bit of a shock Clockwise from top right: An by the continuing variability of shower a caption? Send your suggestions, please, when a strong jet of stone cold water But, far be it from me not to have almost empty car park at Denbies; controls. Showering must be a far scored a direct hit, while I was looking something constructive to suggest. Why the new hedges in the Chapel more dangerous occupation than tooth up at the shower head wondering not have the shower controls dualled Farm fields; horse chestnut brushing or eating chocolate: after why nothing was happening. Another outside the shower? I have always buds bursting into leaf; wood all, you are naked, no spectacles, on anemones . joystick-type knob adjusted the shower considered the need to be naked and a slippery surface and about to pour head directionally and a further button wet in order to get to the control panel potentially boiling liquids onto your moved it up and down. I did not know was illogical. Then, with my glasses on, head. about these until I had finished my I can preadjust things to avoid scalding All I want from in a hotel shower are two shower, crouched under a very low or the jet-powered removal of skin. taps: one to make the water come on, shower head in the corner of the So, hotel people, as one-night stayers and one to turn the water temperature cubicle, with my backside against the cannot be expected to crack the enigma up or down. It would help me too if there cold glass. And whenever I stretched, code just to smell nice: two controls! were a default position for temperature blindly, for the shampoo, I triggered the Mark Day which would avoid scalding yourself intimacy button. Hear, hear! The best shower I came across was at a Travel Lodge 15 years ago. I still wish I had found out what Can you make it was. Ed suggest a caption for Ben Tatham's photo of a slug trail? Send your caption, please, to the editor@ micklehammag. co.uk

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Of course I then went een beginner = K which is replaced by getting original source of oomph for and ruined the ambience with ARID, ‘Christian symbol’ = CROSS. 'Greased Lightnin'' (3,3) We provide the best GAROTTING, and SPLAT, but it is rare 6 Sounds like insect seen in France with OIL RIG possible care for your feet that you like everything in life’s box of what it uses to structure shelters (8) Arrange = RIG, Grease = OIL is the word Painting chocolates - and any optimism might BIVOUACS before. The musical Grease includes Book your appointment: Decorating / tiling have been hard to come by anyway Insect = bee, seen in France = vu (as both these songs and Greased Lightnin’ when faced with some of the clues, in the past participle of ‘voire’), and in was the name of the boys’ car turned 01372 454583 Wallpapering not least with that long anagram for order to make structure, a bee uses wax ‘systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic’ the final song from Life of Brian (which – and if you say bee-vu-wax, it sounds hot rod – and it’s source of oomph was Bookham • Fully insured by one of those funny twists of life • Free estimates like BIVOUACS. I was really chuffed with petrol, which would have originally Chiropody & Podiatry Clinic my sister had just watched with her come from an OIL RIG. No, really, you • References available this clue. You may not have been. 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Hopefully of 5/1/22/23 (10) Always good to get ideas of things to 29 High Street, Great Bookham KT23 4AA there were enough easier clues to give OPTIMISTIC discuss in my article, so any responses www.bookhamchiropody-podiatry.co.uk you a chance with that long anagram, Rice = TIM (as in Sir Tim Rice, librettist of or queries will be happily received at but here are some of the harder ones, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and many [email protected] with the definitions underlined: others) along with IS is put into OPTIC = Andrew Vivien Cresswell 10 Nancy's article hidden in butts for ‘sight related’, and OPTIMISTIC is what Mike Palmer performers of personal services (6) Eric Idle is when he is singing his song Made-to-measure Soft Furnishings Electrical Services VALETS on the cross (as in 5/1/22/23). 12 'Twist' is an example of wind up and Part P registered electrician Nancy can be used to point to particular Zoom to the Curtains Roman Blinds Cushions person (maybe Reagan, Sinatra or then a drop-in (10) Extensive range From additional lighting and sockets Spungen) but often it refers to the city RAGAMUFFIN rescue of fabrics to complete rewires Fully insured Registered with the NICEIC n Palm Sunday morning there was 01737 843858 Othe usual church choir practice, [email protected] 07866 930483 [email protected] but this time via the computer app www.viviencresswell.co.uk Boxhill Way, Strood Green, Betchworth RH3 7HY Zoom. Our organist, David Fishwick had organised it and sent us copies of the music beforehand, but the practice itself was a mixed success. As Zoom King William IV was designed for conferencing, not music-making, there was a time lag Dear friends and neighbours before we could hear David’s organ It is Easter as Anne and I sit in the sunshine at the pub. It's unbelievable – we had seven months music which led to a certain amount of rain and as soon as the pub has to close we have a heatwave! The last few weeks have been of chaos and hilarity. extremely challenging as the closure could not have come at a worse time, and Anne’s training business has also We had a great time though and it was taken a big hit. But we are counting our lucky stars we are well and are literally staying home to make sure we lovely to see everyone. We hope we do not succumb to Covid-19. From what we hear you are all safe too; please keep well. will be able to sort things out during On the bright side we are working our way through 120 frozen Mother's Day roasts, and Anne says she never the ensuing Sunday morning practices wants to see another carrot! Fingers crossed we can open soon, as otherwise it will be touch and go if we cannot and be pitch perfect when Sunday get in the summer trade. Take care everyone Eamonn services in church begin again. Byttom Hill Mickleham 01372 372590 www.thekingwilliamiv.com Sue Tatham

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