Westcott Village Magazine July 2018 Advertisements Index …….……76 - 77 Westcott has a population of over Business of the Month...... 63 - 65 2,000 and this is the only magazine Bus Pass Adventure...... 47 written specifically for the Westcott Celebrate...... 9 area by the people of Westcott. It Charity Colour Rush...... 45 is hand delivered, free of charge, to Coffee Morning ...... ………………….53 every household and further copies Cookie Club...... 14 are available at the church, local District Councillor Writes ……….29 - 40 shops, pub and doctor’s surgery. Dorking & District U3A...... 51-53 Dorking Minds ...... 49 Dorking Museum ……………..…55 - 59 Eco Church ………………..……..11- 12 Floodlighting …………………………..10 From Alan Jonas………………...... 4-5 Get Involved …………………………...8 History Walk...... 73 Holmbury St Mary Choral Society....45 Holy Trinity Services ………………….6-7 Kids for Kids Weekend Event...... 27 Loseley Park Garden Show...... 72 If you have any articles, photos, Music in Dorking …….…….…….59 - 61 letters, etc that you think we may What’s on @ Holy Trinity...... 8 like to feature in the next issue, Parish Register …………………….…..10 please email the Editor on: The Past is a Foreign Country …...…67 [email protected] Ranger @ Landbarn Farm...... 71 But please note, publication will always be subject to space and at Riverbank Surgery ……………………77 Surrey Hills School..……….....….19 & 74 the discretion of the Editor. Thank Yous...... 40 Copy Deadline for Westcott Baby Meals ………………..13 September 2018 issue: Westcott Bridge Club ……………….72 8th August 2018 Westcott History Group ……....…15-17 Westcott Sports Club...... 75 This magazine, published by the Westcott Women’s Group …….…...69 Church in Westcott, is printed on Westcott Village Association …21 - 25 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Westcott Village Car Service ……...79 accredited paper from a sustainable WESTfest Rocks...... ….……...41 source. The views expressed are Westfest - What’s Happening?...... 43 those of the individual writers and Westfest Needs You...... 42 do not necessarily reflect the views of the Church, Editor or Westcott Who’s Who in Westcott …..…...78 - 79 residents.
Cover Design: Hanna, aged 10 2 FROM THE EDITOR
Well, I survived my first the garden and read a book. It makes edition and I’m back me feel like I’m on holiday, which is for the second one instantly relaxing, regardless of what already - how quickly sort of a day I’ve had. a month passes! A big thank you to everyone I thought it might be nice to find who sent me positive out what the rest of you think are comments about the June issue, it the best things about each season, proves that people really do read it’s too easy to moan about things, the magazine, or they wouldn’t have but I think we ought to focus on the noticed there is a new editor. positive a bit more. So please send me your thoughts, (just a couple of I was talking to a friend the other day lines would do, but longer if you feel and she said, “The thing I really like inspired), on what you love about one about summer is the fruit,” which I or more of the seasons, and I’ll scatter thought was a very good point, and them throughout the magazine at the it got me thinking, what do I really appropriate month, like little shots of like about summer? I decided that joy! she was right, fruit is a big part of it; although you can pretty much get Don’t forget to go to Westfest on 8th everything all year round these day, July on Cradhurst, it’s a great day out raspberries, peaches, watermelons with something for everyone where and strawberries, to name a few, taste you can eat, drink and make merry. so much better in season. Perhaps we Fingers crossed for good weather. should only buy them at the right time of year and then we’d appreciate There is no August issue, so I hope them so much more. Not sure that you all have a great summer, and would go down very well in my house, whatever you love to do, I hope you but as a child of the 70s I never had get time to do it. strawberries in December! (I had an Cath awful lot in June, but that’s another [email protected] story!)
The other thing I love about summer is that it’s light and warm late enough in the evening so that you can get the kids to bed, finish all you have to do and there’s still time to sit outside in 3 …FROM ALAN JONAS, VICAR OF WESTCOTT
HOPE FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN – TRUST IN GOD One year on, I am still environmental refugees around the getting used to the idea of being world. Furthermore, they estimate a grandpa - I’m sure I’m not old that this will rise to 200 million climate enough. And it’s even stranger refuges over the next 30 years being married to a grandmother. So much for the challenges... where But how glorious and wonderful it is is the hope? In his best-selling book, to be grandparents! Cerys has ‘Sapiens: A brief history of mankind’, brought such delight. Yuval Noah Harari is not optimistic, concluding, “humans seem to be It’s a cliché, but nonetheless very more irresponsible than ever. Self- real, that the advent of children, made gods with only the laws of amongst all the joy also makes you physics to keep us company, we are wonder about accountable to what their future MY REAL HOPE IS IN GOD. no one. We are will be like. consequently Assuming Cerys is THE GOD WHO KNOWS US wreaking havoc blessed with full life THROUGH AND THROUGH, on our fellow expectancy, she animals and on will live into the WHO LOVES US…. the surrounding 22nd Century. ecosystem, What will her life be like? What seeking little more than our own legacy are we leaving her now? We comfort and amusement, yet never know that there are huge finding satisfaction.” challenges such as: Perhaps mankind can sort through • Unbalanced consumption of the the problems and challenges that world’s resources we face this century – witness the • Deforestation response to David Attenborough’s • Species extinction • Massive volumes of waste, especially plastic • Climate change. All of this threatens world stability. For example, the International Organisation for Migration estimates that there are today 25 million
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and how He is integral to our hope, work and especially his ‘Blue Planet’ individually and together. series that particularly highlighted the issues of plastic pollution. But for Hope, then, in Jesus. But, of course, me, just trusting, that world leaders we do not just hand over to God, and people generally will get it right, and leave all the problems for him to is not enough. My real hope is in sort out. When we have faith in God, God. The God who knows us through we seek to become some part of and through, who loves us, loves the answer to our prayers. Ron Sider Cerys, loves you, loves all. The God wrote this many years ago in a who Genesis tells us is the creative classic book, ‘Rich Christians in an force behind and in the universe... age of hunger’, “We could choose the “God who saw all that he had both justice for the poor and a made, and it was very good.” (Gen liveable planet – but only if we give 1:31); the God who has a will and up rampant materialism and make plans for His creation. hard choices to reverse the environmental destruction.” Christians believe that we see this God in Jesus Christ and it is clear that He loved Creation. He was a hill- walker, he went out for boating trips and he had breakfast on the beach. He taught about and lived a simple life, rooted in nature. My hope, then, for Cerys, for us all, is in Jesus. I appreciate this can sound very superficial... “Jesus is the answer to the problem”, but whole libraries For Cerys, for us all, may our hope be have been written about who He is in the God who loves us, and may we be free to live His Way.
5 SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY
We run a regular programme of worship services and other activities for young and old. Everyone is welcome as we build friendships and share life together! 8.30 am: A traditional Communion service with hymns and organ, unless stated. 10.15 am: A ‘parish’ service, reflecting the people of the Church in Westcott, with organ and music group. Regular creche and children's activities. 6.00 pm: A quiet traditional service, usually ‘Evensong’. Communion with prayer for healing monthly.
JULY
DATE THEME 8:30AM 10:15AM 6:00PM
1st I AM – The Way, the Book of Celebrate Evensong July Truth, the Life Common Prayer Breakfast Communion Communion
8th Why do bad things Book of Parish Evensong July happen to good Common Prayer Communion people? Where is Communion God when life hurts? No music Job 28,32-37
15th Why do bad things Book of Morning Holy July happen to good Common Prayer Worship Communion people? Where is Communion with Prayer God when life hurts? for Healing Job 38-42 22nd 2 Corinthians Book of Parish Evensong July Common Prayer Communion Communion
29th 2 Corinthians Book of Parish No Service July Common Prayer Communion Ride London Communion
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AUGUST
DATE THEME 8:30AM 10:15AM 6:00PM
5th I AM – The Book of Common Celebrate Evensong Aug Resurrection Prayer Communion Breakfast & the Life Communion
12th 2 Corinthians Book of Common Parish Evensong Aug Prayer Communion Communion
No music
19th 2 Corinthians Book of Common Morning Holy Aug Prayer Communion Worship Communion with Prayer for Healing
26th 2 Corinthians Book of Common Parish Evensong Aug Prayer Communion Communion
MID WEEK SERVICES
Wednesdays 10am Communion at St John’s
Thursdays 8:30am Morning Prayer at St John’s
7 WHAT’S ON AT THE CHURCH IN WESTCOTT
New Wine
A group from the 1st July Celebrate Breakfast Church in Westcott Service: 9:30am shared are once again breakfast for all at 8:30 & 10:15 heading off for a worship, 10:15am, All age week at New communion service. Wine, a Christian festival held each summer. We’re 1st July Celebrate Breakfast looking forward to Service: 9:30am shared great worship, breakfast for all at 8:30 & 10:15 teaching, prayer, worship, 10:15am, All age games and time communion service. together: chatting,
18th July 7:45pm Encounter laughing, water Worship at St Johns fighting (kids mostly…), marshmallow toasting & BBQs. Here’s hoping for
good weather!
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Celebrate’ is the name for all the things we do at the Church in Westcott to help children and families to live life, love life and share life to the full! Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been to church before or not. There’s a place here for you! Celebrate Breakfast Service is our monthly all age service held at Holy Trinity Church from 9:30-11:15 am. We enjoy a simple breakfast at 9:30, followed by a short communion service at 10:15 with worship, Holy Communion, prayer, craft & Bible stories.
There’s no charge for breakfast. Just All children and young people come and enjoy building friendships who come to Celebrate groups will and sharing life! The next Celebrate be given the gift of a book during Breakfast Service is at Holy Trinity our Breakfast Service on Sunday, 9th on 1st July. No breakfast in August. September. We look forward to giving you your gift and asking God to bless you in your new school year
ahead. Our next Celebrate Tea Service is on Sunday, 30th September, 3:30pm – 5pm. Come and join us!
9 FLOODLIGHTING
There has been no sponsorship for the floodlighting for July.
The floodlighting for August has been sponsored by Melissa Pritchard & Philip Tillotson in celebration of their son Joshua’s Thanksgiving.
If you would like to sponsor the floodlighting (running reduced hours from dusk to 2am to be more eco-friendly), please contact Sarah Massey at [email protected] or on 01306 887413. (Suggested donation of £74 to Westcott Church Funds.)
FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
Baptism: 27th May 2018 Julie Badman
Cookie Club is taking a holiday over the summer! Our end of term party is on 19th July. We start back on 13th September.
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positive action to help the natural WE CAN ALL PLAY OUR world. You do not need any special PART! training or skills and it is a free and fascinating way to enjoy nature. An easy way to get closer to Organisers of nature and learn more about the the various natural world is by taking part in a projects citizen science project. provide the information Last month Pat wrote about the vital and resources importance of bees in pollinating our you need to get involved. And your crops and mentioned the Great findings will contribute to a greater British Bee Count 2018 which took understanding of the place in June. Citizen science interconnectedness of all life on projects, like this, invite everyone to earth. get involved in “..GETTING INVOLVED, recording Being part of big observations of LEARNING NEW THINGS projects like these is a really valuable wildlife, to help AND TAKING TIME TO STOP answer pressing activity, both in questions about how AND NOTICE…MAKE US adding to scientific knowledge and on a human activities are HAPPIER!” affecting the natural personal level. world and climate change. Getting involved, learning new things and taking time to stop and notice the world around us, are all things that make us happier! So, take a break from routine activities and join in. Listed overleaf are just a few citizen science projects that you could take part in – many offer a fantastic, free The great thing is that anyone can way to keep take part, from the very young to the children engrossed during the elderly, and it is a simple way to take summer holidays too!
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ECO CALENDAR: JULY & AUGUST 2O18 Local Events: Plastic Free July (1st-31st) Join in the challenge by refusing single-use plastics during July. www.plasticfreejuly.org Dorking Repair Café (7th 10.30am-1pm) Dorking Christian Centre. www.repaircafe.org Holy Trinity Eco Church Traidcraft Stall at WESTfest (8th July, 2 - 4pm) Come along and visit us at WESTfest to see our range of Fairtrade goodies and take part in our litter recycling challenge! Citizen Science Projects: Big Butterfly Count (20th July – 12th August) Download a butterfly chart, choose a spot and record butterflies and moths for 15 minutes. www.bigbutterflycount.org Opal Tree Health Survey https://www.opalexplorenature.org/treesurvey Earthworm Count If you have an hour to spare and enjoy getting your hands dirty Earthworm Watch may be for you! The Natural History Museum is running a research project into soil health, by asking people to dig a couple of small holes and record soil properties and types of earthworm found. Full instructions are available on their website: www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part Nature’s Calendar Submit sightings of various species and events throughout the year. www.naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk
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Westcott Baby Meals
For over 14 years, families of new babies in Westcott have been receiving ‘Baby Meals’, a gift of a hot meal for the whole family, delivered to their door for two weeks. An initiative driven by the Church in Westcott , it is a practical and highly valued service, provided by people across the Westcott community. Please join our ‘Baby Meals’ cooks’ rota and support this wonderful community gift, OR if you live in Westcott and are expecting a baby, or know someone who is.... Please get in touch: [email protected] or 07710 425487
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get pushed around on wheels. It’s a A SPECIAL WESTCOTT genuine community, the children RIDDLE learn to play together, and they really love to see each other each What has about 80 arms and legs, week, and the mums and dads, hundreds of small fingers and toes grannies, grandpas and carers are and a lot of giggles? delighted to see friends with the same responsibility for caring for Well, a Cookie Club of course! And these little people. it also has lots of hands clutched around coffee and tea cups, and Just a few hours a week, a lovely lots of chat and laughter. What else atmosphere and a real blessing. does a Cookie Club have? It has lots Thank you Cookie Club team, for all and lots of toys WESTCOTT COOKIE CLUB the work you do. spread all over the Andrea Gabb. floor. It has bins and RUNS EVERY THURSDAY If anyone wants to bins of dressing up bring their child clothes and hats for MORNING IN TERM TIME, along to Cookie small people, it has FROM 9.30 UNTIL 12 NOON. Club, just come books and puzzles along! for quiet time, and it has painting and craft work to keep little hands You can contact Ellie, Cookie Club busy and creative. leader at [email protected] Westcott Cookie Club runs every Thursday morning in term time, from 9.30 until 12 noon. There are parents, carers and grandparents there with sleeping babes in arms, with wriggling, crawling under-ones, and with toddlers lurching from one sofa to another. Four year olds play serious games of pretend, two years olds share (or not) brightly coloured bricks and shapes, and lots of things
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The Birth, Life & Death of the River Mole. in Baldhorns Copse, south of Rusper, from where it runs south and east On the 8th May Prof Richard Selley gathering water from small tributaries. provided a most erudite talk on the It runs under a Gatwick runway in River Mole’s course in the context of a culvert, made in 1985, to Sidlow the geological development of the where it starts to flow north towards Weald and the North Downs. This was Brockham. It collects the Pipp Brook well illustrated by numerous slides and at Pixham and flows through the North clever movies describing how the North Downs Gap between Ranmore and Downs were created in geological Box Hill continuing up to East Molesey time. This showed how the flat plate of near Hampton Court where it joins the Wealden clay underlaid by chalk was Thames, having run some 80 km in all. uplifted to form the North Downs from Earlier maps indicated that “the river which the clay was eroded leaving the goeth underground”.Much of its route chalk exposed. lies on impermeable Wealden clay south of the North Downs and London We learnt that the North Downs were clay north of the Downs, which is the in fact the southern edge of the last reason why the river responds rapidly ice age. The map from 1762 was the to heavy rainfall. Nowadays the Mole is first to show the course of the River reported to have the greatest diversity Mole above ground from its source of fish species of any English river but this was not always the case.
Between Brockham and Leatherhead the river bed changes from impermeable Wealden clay to permeable chalk and the increased gradient allows the water table to drop below the river bed. This allows water to escape from the river through swallow holes in the chalk bed and banks, thus reducing the volume of water in the river. Aerial photos show a line of green patches in the fields between Pixham and Mickleham which are the relict swallow holes where the underground water comes to the surface. Water from Mickleham Bends follows a chalky 15 16 WESTCOTT HISTORY GROUP (cont.) underground course coming up in Fetcham Ponds, which have never been known to dry up. This was described in Brayley’s History of Surrey in 1868.
The origin of the name is attributed to the Latin Mola (mill) because there were 20 mills on the river in 1086 according to the Domesday Book. Another possibility is a derivation from Y Melyn - river of mills or the word Molesey (Mul’s island). For geologists the alluvial river terraces which have been created as the river passes through the North Downs are of interest. A clue to the original water table is evident in the Dorking South booked the trip on the Wey & Arun Street caves where black lines from Canal on their canal boat Wiggonholt the limonite deposits indicate possible for a tour of the restored section of the water levels. canal for about 2 ½ hours including a stop for tea. There are a few places Prof Selley emphasised that in general left and people should contact John it was necessary to understand that Clachan (Tel D-887858) to get a ticket. the West side of the country was gently The boat departs from the wharf beside rising while the East side was subsiding the Onslow Arms pub in Loxwood on the into the North Sea. This is well illustrated B2133 (postcode RH14 ORD). Please by the figures for the Thames Barrier arrive at least 15 mins before the trip closings to prevent flooding in London to allow time to park and collect your and the increased erosion on parts of boarding pass from the Canal Centre. the East coast. Since the Thames Barrier The seats are not padded so you may was built in 1983 it has closed 4 times like to bring a small cushion. in the 1980’s, 35 times in the 1990’s, 75 times in the 2000’s and so far 52 times in There is no meeting in August but the 2010’s – in total 166 times to date. looking ahead, the AGM will be on This latter statistic is not a good omen 11th Sept with a talk by Liz Rawlings on for the idea of a grand airport being E.M.Forster, who lived nearby. built in the Thames Estuary land area. On the 10th July at 2.30 pm we have Roger Christian 17 Kitchens • Interior Furniture Bedrooms • Home Offices Modular and Bespoke
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18 Surrey Hills C of E Primary School News We continue to have a busy Summer term, at Surrey Hills. Below are some of the highlights: Royal Wedding Street Party Pupils from Surrey Hill C of E Primary School in Abinger and Westcott celebrated the Royal Wedding on Friday 18th May. Staff and pupils enjoyed this very British occasion by holding a whole school street party. The children enjoyed delicious party food whilst listening to royal fanfare music. The afternoon concluded in a resounding, whole school chorus of the national anthem. A great start to a royal wedding weekend.
School Council visit to Sight for Surrey On Tuesday 24th April, the School Council visited their chosen charity Sight for Surrey. Sight for Surrey is an ambitious charity offering a lifetime of support for people who are blind or partially sighted, deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing. This visit will give the children the opportunity to learn more about the charity and to experience the various resources available to the people the charity support. Below are some quotes from the children on what they learnt:
• I learnt that when you’re pouring water into a glass, you can put something in it to tell you when it’s full. Beep!
• I learnt that there is a talking pen.
• I learnt that if you’re blind there are watches that tell you the time.
• I learnt that blind people used white canes and blind and deaf people use red and white canes.
Mole Valley Primary Music Festival In April the choir wowed a packed out Dorking Halls audience when they performed at the 2018 Mole Valley Primary Music Festival. The Surrey Hills choir joined with other Mole Valley Primary School choirs to perform ‘Go, Lightning Vikings!’ a rock n roll musical telling the story about life in Viking times. We were incredibly proud of the children, who sang beautifully with great enthusiasm. “Just got back to the South Coast and wanted to thank you all for another excellent evening's entertainment. Your children were a pleasure to work with and the audience obviously had a great time.” George, musical director.
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not come quickly but if we can make small steps in that direction we will start to address some of the bigger issues I identified in my introduction as the new Chairman of the WVA.
We also touched on the plans for the Hut and the Reading Room; the Reading Room Trustees are considering how best to make use of the asset they are responsible for, and, following the conclusion of the Hut I start this month’s news with a report Trustees preparatory work, we await back on the discussions we had to the submission of the planning agree how the Hut, the Reading application for the proposed Room, the Sports Club, the School, Community Centre and Doctor’s the Church, and the WVA work better surgery. Your comments on the Hut together in the best interests of the site plans outlined in last month’s village as a whole. magazine, and any other development issues are also most welcome. We recognise that all of these organisations rely on volunteers to One tangible outcome from the fill trustee, committee, and governor discussions at the meeting was the positions, and that in a small village it idea put forward by Glen Wylie that becomes increasingly difficult to find we should resurrect the practice of people with the time, energy, and a “Welcome Pack” for those families commitment to fill these very often moving into the village; many long- demanding roles; sharing resources standing residents will remember where we can, combining forces this years ago as being very helpful where we can, and working together in finding their way around a new to solve village problems and issues environment, particularly for young should be our primary objective. How families. I would welcome anyone we do that in practical ways was who would like to volunteer to help touched on – but not concluded - Glen and I with this task. but the consensus at the discussion was that we would all work towards At our regular committee meeting on the goal of addressing issues with the 23rd May we briefly discussed how whole village in mind. Change will we make the WVA more open and 21
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22 WESTCOTT VILLAGE ASSOCIATION NEWS (cont.) reflect the way things were done and running almost impossible in when we had a Village Forum. This will places. be a subject to discuss more fully at the AGM in October where members For the avid walkers among you, some can have their input on how this might will have noticed that the two benches work going forward; but as a starting on the north side of Westcott Heath point we have agreed that, at our are now badly in need of repair. These next Committee meeting on 4th July, were placed there as a memorial to the first part of our meeting will be those who lost their lives in the village open to anyone who wants to come when a German bomber randomly and raise issues or ask questions of dropped its bombs on the village the committee. The meeting will be in having turned back from a night-time St John’s Chapel starting at 7.30pm; raid. The WVA will be repairing these following the open session we will then and refurbishing the plaques on the deal with committee matters but in benches. order to manage the time as best we can, letting me know in advance if you The old chestnut of parking in the have issues to raise would be helpful. village has surfaced again, and, although there are no easy answers, Last month I talked about the things we have to work together on finding which the WVA gets involved in on ways to alleviate the problem caused your behalf and this month I can give by car ownership, visitors to the you a flavour of what we are doing. village (mainly at weekends) and Road safety is an issue for the village lack of parking for the businesses who and this month Hazel Watson has operate along the A25 in the centre been busy on your behalf addressing of the village. Parking in The Burrell speeding problems on the junction and parking along the stretch of road of Westcott Street and Balchins between the Bakery and Balchin’s Lane, the condition and visibility of Stores are on my action list at the the zebra crossing in the middle of moment as issues to attempt to resolve. the village, and speeding along the The problem of course is that there A25 through the village. James Friend are differing opinions on the solutions, and Hazel Watson have jointly been but, as I said in my opening remarks as addressing the state of the footpaths Chairman, I refuse to simply put these surrounding the village as the rain in the too difficult box; if we don’t do and warmth of the early summer anything, nothing will change. have caused the vegetation along the paths to flourish making walking Finally, I recommend that you visit the 23 • Boys & Girls aged 2-13 • Weekly, flexi and ad hoc boarding • Minibus services to surrounding areas • Evening collection up to 8pm • First class education and results • Outstanding extra-curricular programmes • Situated in idyllic spacious grounds in the Surrey Hills Achievement through Happiness
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WVA website to read a letter from a I am pleased to say that the number developer about the land between of emails and comments from readers the Priory School and the A25 Westcott is slowly on the rise. Most people Road. I hope you find that my reply are happy with the way things are, reflects the very strong views held but unless you express opinions and by residents about any attempt to views, then the WVA cannot deliver build a housing estate on this Green its mandate to work on your behalf Belt land and the impact this would to improve things in the village. You have on both eroding the distinction have my commitment and that of the between the Dorking urban area and committee that we will seek to address Westcott village, and the traffic flow issues if you raise them with us. into Dorking. Tim Way
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We can put all of our food waste into caddies, which are collected weekly throughout Surrey. Caddies can be lined with any kind of plastic bag and smelly food waste can be put in a tied carrier bag and taken to outside food bins straight away.
Food Waste Recycling Could you change a life? Local residents saved an extra The Volunteer Host Service provides £200,000 to help protect essential emergency accommodation on a services last year...just by putting more short term basis for 16 to 21 year olds food waste in caddies! This year we when they’ve temporarily had to leave are being urged to help further boost their family home. The service relies on savings by recycling even more of volunteers to offer a spare room and their food waste. safe and secure environment for these young people to stay, while efforts It’s possible for residents to make are made to try and resolve their such a huge difference with such a accommodation difficulties. simple action because it costs less than half as much to recycle food If you have a spare room, are aged waste as it does to dispose of it. If all 25 and over and think you could help of Surrey’s food waste was recycled, it make a difference to a young person would save an extra £3 million a year. in Surrey, you could be a Volunteer The large number of people across Host. Anyone of any background, Surrey recycling their food waste has circumstances and experience is also helped us reach joint top of the welcome to apply to be a volunteer recycling league table of the 32 two- host but they must: tier local authorities in England.
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Hosts feel confident to support the In addition to what is expected of a young people staying with them. The volunteer host, Host Plus could be right training and support offered includes: for you if you are: • An induction package including • Able to help young people with training in safeguarding children practical skills such as cooking, and engaging with and managing applying for jobs and filling in forms. situations with young people • Available to offer emotional support as the young person moves towards independence. • Able to offer time to mentor and support the young person. • Willing to share your kitchen, living room and bathroom with the young person.
If you would like to know more, please • Ongoing training regarding issues visit www.surreycc.gov.uk relevant to young people • Regular supervision Shared Ownership in Dorking • Access to a 24 hour telephone There are many different forms of support service when a young person Affordable Housing available across is with them. Mole Valley, with the District Council • Volunteer Hosts receive £15 for each trying to ensure developers have to night a young person stays to cover match to the varied needs individuals expenses. and families might have. • A DBS check is needed to be a One example is Shared Ownership Volunteer Host which is funded by where a housing association part Surrey Family Service.
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Award means that our playground to mention that it’s simple, free and has a variety of play opportunities that one of the easiest ways to get more children with a wide range of abilities active. A brisk walk gets the heart can enjoy. You can find out all about pumping faster which can: Meadowbank at its very own website • Increase your energy www.meadowbankdorking.co.uk • Boost your mood and mental wellbeing • Lower the risk of serious illnesses like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia • Reduce the risk of early death • Improve cognitive function in older people
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38 THE DISTRICT COUNCILLOR WRITES... (cont.) on how to get more active, download • If you go out, cover your head with a the Active10 app to track your every hat or scarf, use sun screen. step. Visit the Healthy Surrey website to • Avoid extreme physical exertion, find out more. remember to drink lots of water when active. Protecting Yourself This Summer • Limit alcohol as it increases When we get to the summer, most of dehydration. us look forward to the hot weather. • Wear light loose clothing, choose However, for some people, in light coloured clothes. particular, the very young, the elderly • Open the windows in the evening, and those who have chronic or when it is cool. severe illness, the health risks can be • Make sure babies do not overheat, increased. The Healthy Surrey Website keep them in light clothing, avoid has a range of advice as prolonged wrapping them in heavy blankets. hot weather can exacerbate heart • If you have an elderly neighbour and breathing problems, cause check they are ok. dehydration, increase the risks of • Do not leave pets in cars or fainting or falling and worsen the conservatories, make sure they have symptoms of asthma. access to water, avoid walking them 11am -3pm. Those exposed to the sun for long periods e.g. outdoor workers, homeless Plan ahead and follow these and people living in top floor flats Heatwave tips on staying cool during are also at greater risk of feeling the the hot days ahead and advice on effects of heat. While it is ok to enjoy what to do if someone feels unwell. the hot weather here are a few tips to keep you cool and well: Parking in Westcott Did you know that from 1st December 2017 to 12th May 2018, there were 170 parking enforcement patrols in the village with 23 Parking Control Notices (tickets) issued?
Westcott Street, Broomfield Park and St John’s Road saw the highest number of tickets per patrol, but The Burrell, • Keep out of the sun between 11am Guildford Road, Ashley Road and and 3pm. Furlong Road also saw contraventions. 39 THE DISTRICT COUNCILLOR WRITES... (cont.)
Many Westcott residents contact me to ask for more patrols so that they can appropriately access driveways and so that emergency vehicles can arrive in speedy fashion. Please make sure that you and your visitors are parking legally in the village.
Mystery Trees The mystery tree last month was from the National Trust field on the way to Landbarn Farm, just as Spring was getting into full fettle. If you have never walked that route up towards This month you will need to head in the Ranmore and beyond then I can well other direction and then turn around – recommend it. Good luck!
THANK YOU! Having taken up retirement, at the end of May, from Westcott House Nursing Home as the Day Centre Manager for the past 13 years, I would like to thank Alan Jonas and his team, namely Winnie, Margaret, Ann and Geoff who come each month to celebrate Holy Communion with the residents there. I know, on behalf of those who are unable, in the main, to speak for themselves, how much this service means to them and how much they look forward to it. Thank you all for taking the time to do this and long may it continue! My very best wishes. Susan Birch
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On behalf of Kids for Kids charity, I wish to say thank you to the magazine for the free ads for our bridge drive you published earlier this year. The drive was on 9th May and was very successful. We made more money than last year. Inevitably and thanks to the faithful punters, that will provide more goats, blankets and mosquito nets for the children of Darfur in the Sudan. Slowly but surely these little communities are becoming more self sufficient. Sincerely, Gerald Culliford
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WESTfest What’s Happening? THE PROGRAMME (Subject to change) 12 noon High Sheriff of Surrey will open the show 12.05pm Surrey Hills Rock Choir 12.20 pm Surrey Hills Maypole Dancers and Crowning the Rose Queen 1.00 pm Savage and Vaal – singing duo, classic tunes! 2.30 pm The VinylZoo playing live original rock music 3.45 pm Raffle Draw AND….. Dog Agility in a separate Arena!
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Visit to Knole on Friday 20th April 2018 Knole’s showrooms were designed to impress visitors and to display the About 20 members of the U3A visited Sackville family’s wealth and status. Knole on 20th April 2018, a flawless In the early 17th century, Thomas hot sunny day. Knole lies adjacent to Sackville transformed the late Sevenoaks in Kent. The house, one medieval archbishops’ palace into a of England’s largest, is approached Renaissance mansion. by a long drive through the 1,000 acre medieval deer park. The huge facade of Knole is impressive and has a distinctive Dutch flavour.
The entry to the house is through the central gatehouse with its 4 battlemented corner turrets. The archway is large enough for a coach to pass through and leads to the Green Court which is reminiscent of Oxbridge quadrangles. Over more than 400 years Sackville descendants rebuilt and furnished Knole. At the end of the 17th century the 6th Earl acquired Stuart furniture and textiles from royal palaces. At the end of the 18th century the 3rd Duke’s art collection was obtained.
In 1946 the National Trust took over the house but the majority of the rooms were leased back to the Sackville The original manor house was built family. The 7th Baron Sackville and and extended by the Archbishops his family live in private apartments at of Canterbury after 1456. During the Knole at this present time. Tudor dynasty Knole became a royal possession where Henry the Eighth The most notable parts of the interior hunted and Elizabeth 1st visited. In of the building are firstly the Great Hall 1603, Thomas Sackville acquired which is similar to the Middle Temple Knole for the Sackville family who Hall in London. The Great Hall leads to were influential in court circles. the Great Staircase which conveyed 51 For further information email: [email protected] tel: 01483 205762 Digital print in the heart of the Surrey Hills established 1989 website: www.careprint.uk
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Our summer exhibition, ‘Dorking 1918’, screen scrolls through biographies is the last in the Museum’s five-year of nearly 1000 local casualties from WW1 centenary project and focuses Dorking and the villages. Biography on the end of the war. Fighting ended panels outside the Museum feature on November 11th 1918. At 6pm the individuals who experienced or did town’s anti-aircraft gun was fired. something significant in or following Bunting appeared in the streets and flags spelled out the words ‘Peace by Victory’ in international naval code. Outside the Red Lion, the town band played patriotic tunes. But initial celebrations were subdued and restrained, with the memory of those local men who had fallen. The following day, children were given a half-day off school. Fireworks were set off and people sang ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’ outside the White Horse. More formal celebrations did not take place until after the peace treaty at 1918. These include Lance Corporal Versailles in June 1919. Charles Graham Robertson (above), who was badly wounded in March 1918 holding off a German advance after being cut off from his comrades and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. In December 1918, thousands turned out to watch him proceed through Dorking in a horse- drawn carriage to the Red Lion Hotel, where he was presented with a gold watch by the local council.
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Volunteer opportunities: Would you like to be part of a vibrant community-run project? We welcome volunteers for a wide range of interesting opportunities. There are particular openings at the moment for people with organisational abilities to help manage our wonderful team of Visitor Assistants or arrange Museum events, school visits or care home visits. Do you think this could be you? Or maybe you know someone who would love that role? If so, please contact [email protected] to speak to someone about the role and what is involved.
The Museum is at 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am-4pm. Visit www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Enquiries to admin@ dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591.
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This year marks sixty years since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of this country’s greatest composers. Vaughan Williams spent his childhood at Leith Hill Place and later lived in Dorking. He was a major figure in the town’s musical life, being for many years in charge of the Leith Hill Musical Festival. 59 JENNIFER MARGRAVE SOLICITORS LLP Wills, Trusts & Probate Lasting Powers of Attorneys Court of Protection matters NHS funding issues Non-mortgage related residential conveyancing Tel: 01483 562722
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St Martin’s church is celebrating Vaughan Williams, first with a recital by Dan Collins, countertenor with the well-known singing group The Sixteen. This is at noon on 7th and will be free with a retiring collection. In the evening at 7.30 there will be a concert with the Martineau Singers and Dan Collins again, with tickets at £10. Then on Sunday 8th the celebration will conclude with a special choral evensong at 6.00.
There is also a Vaughan Williams event at Leith Hill Place, the composer’s home on the slopes of Leith Hill and now cared for by the National Trust. Writer and broadcaster Andrew Green, with poet and musician Rosie Green, will present poetry and prose set to music by Vaughan Williams. The ticket price includes a cold buffet. The Trio Martinu will also be appearing at Leith Hill Place. The group, consisting of violin, cello and piano, will be performing music by Haydn, Brahms and Schubert.
Some of our nearby choral societies are holding their summer concerts in July. Leatherhead choral society celebrates 90 years with a concert featuring Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Handel’s Zadok the Priest. Bookham choral society sings American music and songs. Holmbury St Mary has a concert featuring uplifting mediaeval music, together with folksongs and love songs for choir and harp.
The Dorking Halls has a screening from Glyndebourne – a staging of Handel’s dramatic oratorio Saul. After David has defeated the giant Goliath, the jealous King Saul turns against him, unleashing a trail of violent destructive passions. André Rieu’s annual summer concert, with his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra, is broadcast live and also in a recording the following day.
Watermill Jazz meets every Tuesday evening as usual, with some great names from the jazz world – full details will be on the website.
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14TH JULY ON THE GREEN Do join us on the village green on Saturday 14th of July 12 - 4 pm to bring Ockley together and kindle community spirits in our lovely village! We are fundraising for the proposed Village Free School but also want to bring everyone together!
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66 THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THERE Or do they? The following verse describes a cricket match between ‘Westcott & Milton’ and the ‘Sutton Ramblers’.
Now, gents, I will sing, and my sonnet shall praise The prettiest village that e’er met my gaze- Not Sutton or Cheam, or any of these, But Westcott, near Dorking, with all its fine trees.
Twas early one morn of a bright summer’s day The Sutton young Ramblers went there to play; They played like young kittens, and so did the rest- Both Westcott and Milton, but Sutton did best.
They played in a meadow at the foot of a hill, Where the murmuring brook turned round the old mill, Close by stood a cottage with ivy so green As rural a cottage as ever was seen.
A stately old tree, with body so bare, But foliage so green waved idly there; While hill upon hill leaped gracefully round The beautiful spot of our cricketing ground.
So fair was the scene! But what of the play Of Sutton with Westcott and Milton that day? Each one with a will did manfully try Our Sutton young Ramblers’ play to outvie.
But Cowden, with bat was up to the door- He added his twenty and five to the score; While Brown with the ball soon made the stumps fall Of Jasper and Balchin and Gammon and all.
Sadly, the Westcott & Milton CC’s scorebook has not survived and we know nothing of Jasper, Gammon or Balchin (although readers will recognise the last name). Nor can we be sure where the fixture took place. Is the fact that the one of our former public houses was called ‘The Cricketers’ a clue? And how did the visitors reach Westcott? Probably by steam train, because the match took place on 20th July 1869, two years after the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway had been extended from Sutton, through the Mickleham Gap to Dorking. Terry Wooden 67 LOCAL PAINTING AND DECORATING COMPANY J.A. JOINERY House Painting * Windows * Doors * TRADITIONAL CARPENTRY & JOINERY Ceilings * Walls * Frames • TRADITIONAL LEDGED DOORS Paper Hanging • WINDOWS • TIMBER FRAMING
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Do you remember Summer 2018? It the nerves that control movement was way back in May and in particular to muscles which normally allow May 19th, a wonderful sunny day for everyday tasks such as talking, fit for a Royal Wedding and a most walking, swallowing and eventually enjoyable afternoon spent by some breathing. We all felt that this was a 20 or more Westcott people playing very worthwhile charity to have been croquet, skittles and other games in able in a small way to support. Angela Deloford’s delightful garden, having first enjoyed a bountiful feast fit That brings us to the final event of for a king! the year, one that has become very popular in the village, our annual Pork roast and BBQ on July 21st, a slight change to the previous date announcement. This year we will be holding it at the village sports club, from 12.30pm. Tickets £15pp, all are welcome to join us, and we would particularly like to invite new people to the village to come and meet new friends, as well as to welcome other residents.
Tickets from Jacki Moss, 01306 881481, But it’s now back to our usual British or email: johnjacki.moss@btinternet. summer, never quite sure how the day com You do not need to be a member will turn out, but the evening of June to come along, all are welcome at 6th turned out to be most interesting any of our meetings. and informative, with a talk on Motor Jacki Moss Neurone Disease from Clare Tuckett, the regional co-ordinator who came all the way from Bournemouth to give her presentation. Unbelievably, 6 people every day in the UK are diagnosed with MND, and 6 people die every day. Prognosis is very bad for many young people, needing a lot of care and support as the disease takes hold of their bodies and attacks 69 Original Event Catering
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Some 40 - 50 members meet each Monday evening at the Reading Room from 19:00 until 22:30 between September and July. In the course of the evening, refreshments are taken, and we are looking for someone who could prepare these and then clear up afterwards.
Attendance would typically be from 20:00 to 21:30 and you would be responsible for finding a replacement on any evening you cannot attend. Payment would be £30 per night, but currently we have a family who also arrange for the bridge tables to be placed in the hall prior to our arrival, if you would also be able to do this then an additional sum can be earned.
For more details contact Brian Lynch on 07768 686896 or by email [email protected]
72 AN EVENING HISTORY WALK AND TALK
Wednesday 12th September
Meet on Westcott village green at 6.30pm. Finish by 8pm for a drink afterwards.
If you would like to learn more about the local history of Westcott village, please join us for a guided evening walk in partnership with the Westcott Local History Group. The walk is 2km, accessible with no stiles.
**This is a free event, all are welcome**
Please contact [email protected] for further information or call 01306 879292 73
School Caretaker/Handyman
Salary Surrey Pay £17,323.00 to £19,677.00 pro rata (depending on experience) A rare opportunity to work at the heart of the rural communities of Abinger and Westcott and to play an important part in the life of our friendly and caring school.
Surrey Hills C of E Primary School is a thriving village primary school split across two sites with 300 child paces in total. This role will be based primarily at our Westcott site but flexibility will be needed and there will be a regular requirement to work at the Abinger site.
We are looking to appoint a motivated and hardworking caretaker/handyman who is;
Hardworking Highly motivated Skilled at DIY and has a practical aptitude for general building and grounds maintenance Capable of working under pressure and on their own initiative Aware of Health and Safety requirements with a willingness to undergo appropriate training where needed A good team player
Surrey Hills is an exciting place to work. We are committed to high standards and a real sense of community. We will be offering you a supportive staff and governing body and training opportunities appropriate to the role. This role is for 30 hrs a week 41 weeks a year. There is some flexibility on how these hours are worked. Please contact School Business Manager, Louise Jeffers, if you are interested to receive further information or visit the school.
Telephone: 01306 881136 Email: [email protected]
WILL WRITING SERVICE
If you are over 50 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern Mole Valley’s Will Writing Service. Once a month local solicitors, Hart Scales & Hodges are taking appointments for Will Writing at the Age Concern Mole Valley offices in Dorking. (A suggested donation of £50 -£75 can be given to Age Concern Mole Valley for the service. A solicitor would normally charge over £200 - £300). To book an appointment for the Will Writing Clinic, please call 01306 899104/ 07442 017169 or by email: [email protected] Registered Charity No 1111678
74 WESTCOTT SPORTS CLUB
Westcott Sports Club (WSC) and Downs Solicitors are delighted to announce that Downs has become the sponsor for the Westcott Wizards, the thriving junior section of the cricket club. Westcott has had a registered cricket side dating back to 1869, almost 150 years, whilst Downs has been in Dorking even longer, since 1836 to be precise. Downs is a leading Surrey and London based provider of legal services to businesses and individuals. The firm work from offices in Dorking, Cobham and Godalming and has just opened a London office.
WSC is a charity and manages the Stable Meadow facility which is home to Westcott 1935 senior football club and Westcott Cricket club. Over the past two years, the club has undergone a true renaissance! The priorities for the new Charitable Trustees were; to improve the ground and its infrastructure which had deteriorated, to attract new players with a focus on inclusivity and youth development and to put the club on a strong and sustainable financial footing. Richard Green with Andrew Peach of Downs WSC Chairman of Trustees, Richard Green says, “Our priorities are progressing extremely well, the ground looks better than it ever has, the clubhouse is welcoming and comfortable for our visitors and our teams are starting to flourish. The agreement with Downs underpins our future plans and supports our core values of Wellbeing, Inclusivity, Sustainability and Excellence.”
WSC is working with Surrey Hills Church of England primary school on an exciting new initiative; the Surrey Hills Cricket Academy has been running since 14th June until the end of term, offering coaching to year 5 and 6 pupils. The SHCA is also sponsored by Downs.
Senior Partner Christopher Millar says, “Downs is delighted to be associated with the Westcott Wizards and the SHCA, it’s wonderful club which is a pleasure to visit and we look forward to helping the Trustees fulfil their vision for sport and wellbeing in the Westcott community.” Richard Green 75 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
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