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100 years old in 2012, the Co-op’s shop fronting Well Lane is now an architect’s office. Note the original WH&D Co-operative Society inscription on the wall above. Photo copyright Molly Gray. The Resident A word from the Editor Published by Welcome to the Spring edition. As you’ll see, there are many major events happening in the HORSELL RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION LTD coming months, including the Horsell Residents’ Association Ltd (HRAL) AGM in May (see agenda below), the May Fayre, Garden Safari and Summer Village Show, plus some big Magazine team: plans for Horsell to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a street party on Sunday, Editor: Linda Banks – June 3. As Holyoake Crescent celebrates its centenary, do you have any anecdotes about email: [email protected] the road or the former Co-op in Well Lane to share? Ann Harington – Tel. 761624 Read more on all of these through the following pages. Peter Hobbs – Tel. 824069 Dorothy Smith – Tel. 836031 Linda Janice Worgan – Tel. 762526 Linda’s Email: [email protected] Please email comments, articles, letters or Horsell photos to: HRA online [email protected]

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No responsibility for the quality of goods or services advertised in this magazine can be accepted by the HORSELL RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION LTD publishers or printers. Advertisements are included in good faith. No part of this magazine may be reproduced The 7th Annual General Meeting of the Company in any form whatsoever without the prior permission of the Publishers. The Publishers do not necessarily agree with will be held at The Village Hall, High Street, Horsell, on Friday 11th May 2012. the views expressed by contributors, nor do they accept Commencing at 7.30 pm – Doors open 7.15 pm. any responsibility for errors of interpretation in the subject matter of this magazine. All reasonable care is taken to AGENDA proposed new Articles of Association can be ensure accuracy in preparation of the magazine but the obtained by email from the Hon Treasurer, Brian publishers cannot be held legally responsible for errors in 1. Apologies for absence. the articles or the return of unsolicited manuscripts, artwork, 2. Minutes of the 6th AGM of Horsell Residents’ Henry, email address: [email protected] or or projects. Whilst every care is taken, no responsibility can apply in writing to Hillcrest, Church Hill, Horsell, be accepted for the safety of material submitted. Association Ltd. 3. Matters arising. GU21 4QQ. They will be available from March 4. Chairman’s report. 30, 2012. 9. Any other relevant business. Horsell Residents’ Association 5. Treasurer’s report. Contacts 6. Election of Directors. 10. Guest Speakers on subject:- Horsell Summer Celebrations President: Dorothy Smith 7. Election of members to the Committee. Tel. 836031; [email protected] 8. Special Resolution: The HRAL Directors Non-members wishing to attend the AGM are Chairman: Vacant propose to adopt new Articles of Association welcome to join the Association on the evening. Hon. Secretary: Carol Cheesman in line with the Companies Act as amended New membership is available on household Tel. 01483 766696; in 2006. This will be done in order to clarify basis (annual or life, at either normal or retired [email protected] the management of HRA Ltd. Copies of the rates, as detailed on page 11). Hon. Treasurer: Brian Henry Tel. 01483 760066; [email protected] Membership Secretary: Peter Hobbs The Resident print magazine: Linda Banks – email: [email protected] Tel. 824069; HRA blog and twitter feed: Greta Hughson – email: [email protected] [email protected] Advertising: Peter Hobbs – email: [email protected] NEXT ISSUE: Summer 2012 – copy deadline: May 6.

Page 2 The Resident – Spring 2012 NEWS Boundary: Horsell split reached to make several amendments to the WHAT’S ON The Boundary Commission decided in favour of new bridge from Brewery Road car park over the split of the long-established County Electoral the Canal. At the Council meeting March 24. Mosaic Choir Concert in aid of Horsell Division. That means from 2013 Horsell will have on December 8, 2011, at which the petition was Village Hall. To be held at Horsell Village Hall at considered, Councillor J Kingsbury responded two County Councillors each with only a minority 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Tickets £8.50 from the Spar or of their electors in Horsell. Horsell West will be to the points raised by it and advised that the Needle & Thread, or Dorothy on 01483 836031. joined to Goldsworth East and Horsell East and representations received on the proposed design had been taken into account. The new Woodham with Sheerwater and Maybury. Sadly March 28. Woking High School’s Easter Concert that decision has to be accepted. design incorporates a significantly lower bridge from 2-3.15pm featuring the school’s acclaimed The Commission overruled the wishes of the and therefore fewer steps and a shorter ramp on Horsell Residents’ Association (HRA) and many the WWF side of the Canal. Windband. Residents from sheltered housing in Horsell will be invited and the students will record other people including almost all the present Village Hall Trustees and past Councillors for Horsell, to keep Horsell their memories of the 60 years of the Queen’s reign. as a unit. They accepted a late submission by The Horsell Village Hall Trustees are looking for the Association that Horsell two new Trustees. If you are interested, please March 31. Scouts’ Jumble sale. 2pm at Scout and West had strong ties with Goldsworth East go along to the AGM to be held on Monday 23rd Guide HQ in the High Street. sharing shops, schools, recreational and other April at 8.00 pm in the Hall. facilities. Had that submission been known, the April 23. Horsell Village Hall AGM, 8pm at the HRA would have told the Commission that the HRA chairman steps down Village Hall. suggestion that Horsell relied on Goldsworth After six years very ably leading the HRA, Rob Park was wrong as Horsell has its own schools, Harris has stepped down as he is moving to May 7. Horsell Scouts and Guides Grand May shops, recreational and community facilities. Norfolk. He has done a great job for Horsell and Fayre, Wheatsheaf Recreation Ground. See page 6. The Boundary Commission gave no reason his skill and commitment will be greatly missed. for joining Horsell East and Woodham with At a farewell drinks evening at The Cricketers, June 3. Horsell Jubilation. The largest street Sheerwater and Maybury except that the number the HRA committee presented him with a leaving party ever held in Horsell, celebrating the Queen’s of electors would be within 2 per cent of the gift of vouchers to put towards his hobby of bird Diamond Jubilee in the High Street. See page 5. desired figure. watching. Read his letter on page 4. 11-5 Saturday and 12-5 Please note that this only applies to SCC New beat for PC Josh Parish June 16-17. Garden Safari. Councillors and does not at present affect Woking Sunday. Schedules £5 from local shops. See page 7. Borough Ward elections for WBC Councillors. Congratulations to our neighbourhood policeman, PC Josh Parish, who has passed his sergeant’s July 21. Horsell Village Show. 2pm at Horsell C of E Kettlewell Hill mast exams. Sadly for Horsell, this means he will be Junior School, Meadway Drive, Horsell. See page 8. Despite 77 protests, the telecommunications moving out of our area. PC Parish has been mast proposed for Kettlewell Hill is to go ahead. a friendly and helpful face around the area for nearly six years and crime has reduced as a Remember to check out the HRA blog Bedser Bridge update result. We wish him success in his next post. for weekly updates on local events People power worked, with agreement now Read his letter on page 4.

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was the proposal to raise the car park the Diamond Jubilee. We will also continue A fond farewell... bridge by five feet and have a marathon- to publish the quarterly The Resident “It was with some sorrow that I recently length ramp for access. magazine, which our loyal road stewards resigned as Chairman of HRA. After 23 “But we also represent the community on all put through every letter box. years in Horsell my family and I are moving manner of lower profile issues: residential “The HRA is a member-driven organisation, to North Norfolk – mainly to indulge my development; traffic, parking and road providing a focus for your views and we passion for bird watching! repairs; phone masts; footpath upkeep; work hard and successfully to represent “I first became involved with the HRA in maintenance of the war memorial; litter and those views. But we need your support. 2003, when I heard of Surrey County vandalism; cycling facilities; local buses; Please consider taking a more active role Council’s plans to build an office building village notice boards and the Basingstoke in the Association – we are always on the (they preferred the euphemism ‘democratic Canal – to name a few! lookout for new Committee members. HQ’), on Brewery Road car park. I joined an “It has given me particular pleasure to “Being Chair of the Association is a HRA sub-committee to oppose the plans. oversee the distribution of two bequests challenge, but one made very enjoyable “Then, I must have failed to attend a from the late Bedser twins. With the first, through the support of fellow Committee meeting, because the next thing I heard we established annual awards at local members. I would like to thank them all, was that I had been nominated to take over schools for sporting excellence. With the past and present, on behalf of myself and as the Chair of the Association! That was in more recent, we enabled the Scouts and all residents, for their unstinting effort and July 2004. Guides to buy canoes and associated kit, very generous gift of time. My thanks also and funded improvements to the lighting in to our local Councillors: we often give them “Since the County Hall suggestion we have the Village Hall. responded to a number of madcap and a hard time, but without them we would damaging proposals, such as relocating “Looking ahead, we have exciting plans have achieved a great deal less.” our allotments and building a waste plant for a new website; a Bedser Memorial Rob Harris on SSSI-rated . The latest sculpture in the village and celebrations for Your now ex-Chairman

“I finished my acting sergeant’s duties on community and there is a very real sense Beat Officer February 19 and I am now assisting in of togetherness and trust in the police. This moves on the Goldsworth Park area until a suitable makes it very hard for criminals to commit position is open to me. crime and makes Horsell a difficult place for “It is with a great deal of sadness that I am “It is hard for me to hand over the reins. I them to be. It is because of you that Horsell announcing that I am being replaced as the have been your beat officer for nearly six has become so low in crime. You made my beat officer for Horsell. As you may have years and I truly fell in love with Horsell heard, I have been successful in passing job much easier and very enjoyable. and its residents. I would like to take this the sergeant’s exams and am currently “Wherever I go, Horsell will always be opportunity to thank you all for your support acting sergeant on another team. I am very dear to my heart and I will miss it. My and help over my time as your beat officer. looking to move on in to a more permanent I took over an area that used to have replacement is PC 40389 Kate Hizzey and sergeant’s position as soon as possible and approximately 70 crimes a month and now I hope that you will give her all the support Inspector Davies, knowing this, has taken that you have shown me over the years.” the opportunity to put a new PC in place the number is more in the 20s. before I leave so that I can complete a full “I cannot take the praise for this. The Josh Parish handover period. residents of Horsell have become a strong Horsell Beat Officer

Page 4 The Resident – Spring 2012 QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE Horsell’s Jubilations

Horsell villagers have decided to mark the Queen’s Historical record She would need to know Diamond Jubilee with a bigger-than-ever street As part of the historical angle of the event, Woking dates and venues of photos submitted. party. They voted enthusiastically at a public meeting History Society members are collating pictures in January to support the Residents’ Association’s from the Queen’s accession in 1952 onwards. There are plans for a commemorative website to plans for Sunday, 3 June. Permission is being preserve these records and memories for the future. Ann Harington is co-ordinating this and would like sought to close the whole High Street for the to draw up three timelines: worldwide, national, day, to allow villagers to enjoy barbecues, hog Plea for Road Reps and local i.e. Horsell. roasting and picnicking as a community eating To ensure everyone in Horsell knows the latest together. Restaurants will have tables outside She would like illustrations of major world events Jubilation news, we need people to sign up to be and real ale and wines will be available. of the period from 1952. For national events, Road Reps. This involves: such things as a photograph of Churchill greeting After lunch there are plans for family fun and games • Making sure your neighbours know about the the new Queen on her return from Kenya on on the QE 2 Gardens, with singing and dancing event by delivering the leaflets with event details. hearing of her father’s death, the Coronation and There will be one update like this every month; for young and old, both outside and in the Hall. the various jubilees as well as the less pleasant Organiser Tony Kremer said: “We have loads of events such as funerals, strikes and riots would • Acting as a contact for your road, receiving and returning information such as how many people ideas pouring in and we aim to recruit enough be of interest. are coming; volunteers to make them happen. It’s a celebration For Horsell itself she would like photographs of such • Helping to ensure that everyone can get organised BY the village FOR the village, so if we things as previous street parties, Remembrance involved on the day. can get enough helpers starting right now, we will Day services, new buildings erected and old make it a day to remember for years to come.” ones demolished. To volunteer, go to www.horselljubilation.net and add your name as the ‘Road Rep’ for your Street, There are also plans for all the community Another aspect is to collect people’s memories of Close, Avenue or block of flats! Then help us get organisations, including schools, scouts, guides, how they heard of the King’s death. For example, the party started! Once you’ve signed-up you can churches, sports groups, to work together on a Ann was at school and her English teacher knew also join the ‘Road Rep’ Facebook group. Jubilee-related theme. Three ideas being pursued very soon after the event as her husband worked are ‘60 Years of Memories’, ‘Seven Decades of in Fleet Street and telephoned her. More information… Change’ and the ‘History of Horsell’s Houses’. If you have anything to contribute, please Tony Kremer will be speaking about the latest If you want to find out more contact Tony on contact Ann Harington 01483 761624 (email: plans for the Jubilation party at the HRAL AGM 01483 764351 or email [email protected] [email protected]). on 11 May at 7.30pm in Horsell Village Hall.

The Resident – Spring 2012 Page 5 SCOUTS & GUIDES

day is one of our main sponsors, L A Fitness. They Golden retrievers to will run a ‘Fitness for Kids’ session for everyone to star at May Fayre enjoy, showing what fun can be had by exercising. Remember, too, those Scout and Guide At the 34th Horsell Scouts and Guides Grand May competitions, the Cub tug-of-war, the May Pole Fayre on 7 May, the star arena event will feature dancing by the Brownies and the very, very noisy the display team of The Southern Golden Retriever Beaver competitions. Dog Society. The display team was formed in 2001 Surrounding the arena will be a huge number of with just a few friends showing their dogs. Now, it colourful, exciting stalls where you can choose numbers 16+ members and shows at major events many ways of having fun. in the UK. The aim of the display team is to show saws and then, after being issued with gloves basic dog obedience, but to music! The Real Ale tent will again prove popular with the and safety goggles, allocated an area to clear. adults. Here you will find not only a selection of fine They have performed at the Golden Retriever After a while warming up, all of the enthusiastic country ales, but also cold Pimms and shandies. Club Champion Show, star annually at Crufts Dog working team managed an amazing amount of This will complement the old favourites of the Show, appeared on Blue Peter (when all the dogs scrubland clearance, sufficient to keep a biggish Refreshment Tent, where hot and cold drinks with received a Blue Peter badge) and performed at the bonfire burning throughout the day. light snacks can be enjoyed all afternoon, along Gundog Show and Discover Dogs. However, they The HCPS team commented that the Scouts with two BBQs for tasty burgers and hotdogs and still really enjoy performing at fetes and country a tempting bacon butty stall. had worked really hard and that they were very fairs. Children love what they do and are invited into grateful for all their help. See you at Wheatsheaf Recreation Ground on the ring at the end of the performances to meet the Our thanks go to Walsh Scout Troop leader, Andy dogs and learn about responsible pet ownership 7 May! Sugden, for organising yet another day for the and the pleasures of owning a trained dog. Richard Mackie Scouts to help their local community. Check out ‘Pets teach Science’ on YouTube at Richard Mackie www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qwBfBugo_A This Scouts help on video shows 16 golden retrievers from the display Wood Badge qualification team explaining the structure of the atom. This Horsell Common Georgina Harington, daughter of Ann on The is hugely popular and is currently getting some On a clear, frosty, sunny Saturday morning in Resident’s magazine team, is to be congratulated 7,000-8,000 views a day! December, 18 Scouts and three Cubs from 1st for gaining her Wood Badge leadership Of course every year The Karen Clark Theatre Horsell Scout Group, together with their parents qualification. George is a leader at the Martians School performances are eagerly anticipated by and leaders, spent a day as working guests Explorer Unit in Horsell, a role which she has had visitors as they always perform truly colourful and of the Horsell Common Preservation Society for 10 years. It is not as though she did not have artistic dance displays to great music in the arena. (HCPS). Their job was to clear young trees on all the skills needed to pass – just that she finally They are a really great and successful local group the common so that the heather growing there got round to doing it! Now, with a membership and we value their tremendous enthusiasm when could flourish. of over 30 and nearly half of the Unit female, performing at the May Fayre. All the scouts and parents were given instruction Georgina has become a pivotal member of the Another local group to bring their expertise to the in the correct use of the loppers and small bow Martian Leadership team. Well done, George!

Page 6 The Resident – Spring 2012 GARDEN SAFARI

We need your garden! frogs in flooded bomb shelter BUS SERVICES The annual Horsell The main route through the village is the 73 Garden Safari is now which runs from Chobham to Woking Station in its tenth year. To via South Rd, Morton Rd, Meadway Drive, Ormonde Rd and Well Lane. In the rush keep it a success, the hour there is a bus to the station at 0719 and organisers are always 0809 (runs on to Woking College) from South keen for new gardens Road. During the rest of the day there is an to include, so please hourly service 0944, 1029 (via Morrisons), get in touch to volunteer 1129, 1239, 1329, 1429, 1529, 1649, and 1739. your garden and help raise some money for the Coming out of town, the 73 leaves from Bus Stop 3 at the station and Toys ‘r’ Us. Buses Horsell Village Hall refurbishment fund. leave (for Chobham) at 0915 then hourly If you haven’t taken part as a visitor before, there from 1000 to 1500 (1200 via Morrisons) then is always something interesting to see in each 1620 (from Woking College at 1610). Rush garden – perhaps a bomb shelter and not just hour services leave at 1710, 1810 and 1900. floral displays! – and some participants even Bus 48 from to Woking Station runs via the High St and Brewery Rd five times a offer refreshments too. day, at (Crown stop) 0828, 1017, 1217 and This year’s event takes place on Saturday 16 1417. It leaves town at 1030, 1230, 1430 and and Sunday 17 June 2012, with gardens open 1635, continuing to Sainbury’s and beyond. 11am-5pm on Saturday and 12pm-5pm on So, if you want to shop at Morrisons you Sunday. Entrance is by schedule, which costs £5 can get the 73 bus at 1029 from the village returning from Morrisons at 1205. For and lets the buyer in for both days. Schedules will Sainsbury’s, get the 48 bus at 1009, 1209 or be available in local shops. 1409, returning at 1204, 1404 and 1604. It is hoped that the building works on the redevel- Detailed timetables are on the Surrey CC opment of the Village Hall site will start this website: www.Surreycc.gov.uk. Don’t forget summer. to renew your bus pass for April either online or at the library. Contact Penny Kramer on 01483 761455 to John Doran offer your garden or for more details. Copyright Penny Kramer

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position. A small watering can is useful to top possible without damaging the skin. I use a What makes up the vases. A final spray with clean water soft flannel, a paint brush and loads of water. a prize winner? will help to keep the blooms fresh; it can get Remember not to rub too hard or the skin will very warm in the tent. Remember roses will be be scratched and the appearance will be spoilt. Bill Pugh has won cups and medals over judged at around 10.30am and will continue to My golden rule is uniformity and condition; you the years at the Village Show. As he is open after you have finished staging. I try to will be eating the rejects for weeks! taking a break from exhibiting this year, get a fairly tight bud. When it comes to staging your veg, do it as we asked him for his tips on showing If you enter the vase of annuals, Lavatera flowers and vegetables. neatly and attractively as you can. A judge will ‘Silver Cup’ or ‘Twins Hot Pink’ are easy to always spot the blemishes that you have tried grow and guarantee a fantastic display. The Guidelines for flowers to hide. Some competitors like to stage on a vase of cut mixed flowers will not be judged A week or two before the show identify those black cloth to make the exhibit look better. I on the arrangement but should be presented plants that you intend to enter. Remove don’t bother; it won’t make any difference so that it can be viewed from all sides; it is a unwanted side shoots and buds to aid the to the judge but it sometimes makes the common mistake to arrange the vase for front development of the main bloom. Protect viewing. exhibitor feel better. On the day, if your exhibit blooms from damage by pests, rain, hail is better than all of the others, if it’s clean and and pets. Turn pot plants regularly to avoid Guidelines for vegetables in good condition and displayed according to lopsided development. All vegetables require some preparation the schedule, you will win a prize. Cut your flower stems in the cool of the evening before showing, so allow time to do this or early morning. Leave the stems as long as properly. Some people start as much as a possible, making a slanting cut to help with week before. I usually start on the Wednesday water uptake. Remove the lower leaves and before the Show. I store selected produce in any unwanted side shoots and plunge them plastic bags with just a sprinkling of water up to their necks in water. Exclude light but in the salad box at the bottom of the fridge. don’t squash the flowers. It is best to do this Remove them as late as possible as in the the night before the show as it can encourage humidity of the tent they will gather conden- the blooms to expand. sation, which adds extra shine. Don’t use You will need to bring enough vases for all Vaseline to give a shine! your exhibits. I also take some marbles or It is important to clean root vegetables. You glass beads as this helps to hold stems in should attempt to get the roots as clean as

Horsell Bowling Club HADS to perform Wodehouse Horsell Bowling Club’s new season starts on Saturday, Horsell Amateur Dramatic Society (HADS) is reviving the 1950s classic 14th April 2012, so why not go along and see whether comedy by P G Wodehouse and Guy Bolton ‘Come on, Jeeves’ for its bowls is the game for you. Spring 2012 production. The same production team (with director Colin The club has invested in training new coaches who will be Orbaum) that entertained so many in 2009/2010 with Agatha Christie’s ‘The happy to show anyone who is interested the rudiments of Hollow’ and Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Improbable Fiction’, plus a strong cast of familiar the game. Novice and experienced players are welcome to go for a try out, chat and coffee at the clubhouse in actors and new faces from Horsell and Woking, have started rehearsals in the Queen Elizabeth Gardens, next to Horsell Village Hall. Village Hall. All equipment is provided, just wear flat shoes. The play will be performed in the Rhoda McGaw Theatre at the Ambassadors Phone 01483 480131 or email [email protected] in Woking at 7.30pm from Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th April. Email: for more details. [email protected] or call Carol Hanson on 01483 767751 to order tickets.

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Page 8 The Resident – Spring 2012 Carrots: I find that fleece is the only reliable Peas/Mangetout: Need to have the stalk way to avoid carrot fly. Try to keep the carrot attached and try to match shape and size. shoulders earthed-up to prevent green tops to Mangetout ‘Oregon Sugar Pod’ is easy to the roots. Perfect shape, a deep colour with grow and a great cropper. an unbroken tap root is what the judge wants. Again leave a 75mm stalk. Tomato: Cut the fruit from the vine with a bit of stem and the calyx attached. Once again, try Potatoes: Dig your roots a few days before the show. I grow for the pot, not for the show to match size and shape. bench, so I find ‘Pentland Javelin’ is a good Showing is not rocket science. Read the white potato, with great flavour and that does schedule, keep to the rules, and for Sunday well on our light, sandy soil. Professionals lunch you could be eating prize winners. Tips by vegetable type prefer to plant ‘Winston’. I grow ‘Kestrel’ as a Come on, have a go! Beetroot: The judge will cut one beet from coloured variety. We only have one class, so each exhibit to see if there are any prominent both colours are acceptable. Bill Pugh white rings. Optimum size should be about the size of a tennis ball. Select beets with only one accommodate a number of marquees, which tap root and try to remove the fine side roots. are needed to display all the show entries. They must have 75mm stalks. However, they do not go up by magic, so the Beans (Runner): Cut from the vine with organisers are appealing for some strong scissors leaving the stalk attached. Check to arms to help on Friday, 20 July, from midday. make sure that the beans are not stringy; the As an incentive, they are even prepared to offer helpers a refreshing pint for their trouble! judge will snap one bean from each exhibit to check. Beans (French): Again, leave the For those without such strong arms, help with setting up tables would be much appreciated stem on the bean. on the same afternoon. Courgettes: Try to get three between 10 and Strong helpers needed! If you are willing and able to offer 15cm long of any colour. The flower should your services, please telephone Show be on the fruit, but if one drops off I prefer to Now that it has moved to its new venue at Secretary Marion Piper on 01483 855108, remove them all. In a small Village Show like Horsell C of E Junior School in Meadway or e-mail: [email protected]. ours I have not found that it makes a great Drive, the Village Show has the space to www.horsellvillageshow.co.uk deal of difference.

The Resident – Spring 2012 Page 9 NEW ALLOTMENT SITE

Indeed, Horsell had already closed its list Brookwood. Any remaining vacancies will WBC meets at 60 applicants, which meant at least a then be opened up across Woking. five-year wait for a plot. The questionnaire David Inns growing demand yielded interesting results, such as time spent Chairman, Horsell Allotment Association, For the first time in over 25 years, Woking on the plot, distance travelled and distance horsellalots.wordpress.com Borough Council (WBC) is developing a new, willing to travel. fully equipped large allotment site to cope with However, in a need to establish more starter Contacts: Littlewicks Allotment Site: David Inns increasing demand for plots. industrial units to boost the local economy, 07732503313 [email protected] To be situated in the north of the borough at other parts of the Council were looking for land. Littlewicks Starter Units: Richard Newsam or Carthouse Lane, and known as Littlewicks, A suggestion was made that the existing site in David Gawne, Curchod & Co 01932 823610 it will join with the existing, heavily oversub- Bullbeggars Lane be moved to a new site at [email protected], dgawne@cur scribed Horsell site. Planned with 76 standard Carthouse Lane and its land be redeveloped for chodandco.com five rod plots, it has been carefully laid out light industrial use. Vociferous local opposition, so that some of the plots could be divided in supported by councillors, coincided with the half to meet the needs of those who want to publication of the questionnaire results, which Christmas Tree Festival update either start small or do not feel the need for a clearly endorsed the need for an extra site. Over 1,000 visitors to the first Horsell large plot. Equipped with a site hut, electricity, In a brilliant piece of lateral thinking by WBC, Christmas Tree Festival raised a toilets, car parking and bicycle racks, it aims a solution was found whereby a realignment staggering £4,157.64, which has been to cater for all. of the boundary of the existing Horsell site, split between the Horsell Schools PTA This has come about following a remark I made combined with a redrawn Carthouse Lane and St Mary’s Church. The winning to local Councillor, Ann-Marie Barker regarding adding six adjacent light industrial starter trees were: allotment provision in 2008. She tabled a units, meant that all aims could be met. Group Tree – ‘Hands and Hearts’ series of questions which resulted in Geoff Development of the starter units has by The Horsell Village Ward (Cultural and Community Development commenced and there have been several School; Individual Tree Manager of the Council) compiling a detailed expressions of interest. If all goes to plan, the – ‘Twisted Latex’ (the questionnaire which was sent to all existing new Littlewicks allotment site should open in balloon tree) by Tim allotment holders and those on the waiting lists April. It will be run as self-managed by the Allen; Child Tree – of the eight sites in the local area. In fairness, existing committee at Horsell, with representa- ‘Christmas Force’ (the Councillor Barker was pushing at a partly open tives (volunteered or arm-twisted as required) Star Wars tree) by door as it had long been recognised that more from Littlewicks. Plots will be allocated first to Charlie McLeod. provision was needed. those on the existing waiting lists of Horsell Most of the sites were full, with waiting lists. and the next nearest sites of Knaphill and

Page 10 The Resident – Spring 2012 HISTORY

The project, occupying a third of the Holyoake Crescent and the Newbrooks Estate, was for 30 houses, in Co-operative Movement a road named Holyoake Crescent, and a branch store. Celebrating 100 years of Horsell’s The opening ceremony took place in July garden suburb 1913 with local dignitaries and representa- In 1899 some trade unionists in Woking tives of neighbouring co-operative societies began creating a co-operative society. Their present (see photo). The estate was Holyoake Crescent opening ceremony 1913 shop in the town developed into a department formally opened by W Lander, Co-operative store and the Society also involved itself in Wholesale Society Director, after whom Following his release he founded the bakery, education, women’s activities and a some of the cottages were named. Building periodicals ‘The Movement’ and then ‘The building society. Branch stores were opened was completed in June 1914 at a cost of Reasoner’, in which he coined the word in Knaphill, Bisley, West End, Chobham, over £9,000. The first house proudly bears ‘secularism’. His later years were devoted and Brookwood. The Society’s full on its Well Lane frontage the words ‘W.C.S. to spreading co-operative ideas among the name was the ‘Woking, Horsell and District Garden Suburb, 1912’. lower classes, and he wrote extensively on Co-operative Society’, although this did not The branch facing Well Lane was opened on the movement, as well as biographies of always appear in full on their shops. the same day by A W Best, with W B Heath Robert Owen, Tom Paine and John Stuart Mill. He also coined the word ‘jingoism’ to In 1908, Horsell’s Newbrooks Estate, as the first manager. Trade was steady and, describe over-enthusiastic patriotic fervour. belonging to James Fenn, was bought by in the first six months, the shop took £1,649, He is buried in Highgate Cemetery. the Co-operative Society and more land rising to £11,185 in 1920. adjoining this was purchased in May 1909, In 1920, extensions were built, including The Co-operative Union’s Headquarters fronting on to Well Lane. For some time, a new warehouse, as trade had increased in Manchester, opened in 1911, is named Holyoake House and has a collection of the land was used to house the Society’s from houses being built in Kirby Road. The George Holyoake’s papers and publications. horses, with some of the land being fenced branch closed in the mid-1960s when the off for allotments and the meadow being larger Co-op store was opened in the High House numbers 2 and 4 and the former shop used for the Society’s local fêtes. Street, and after a period as a hair salon it are locally listed buildings and Holyoake Various schemes for developing the is now an architect’s office. Crescent was designated as a conservation area by Woking Borough Council in 1997. land were discussed and eventually the Holyoake Crescent, and the later Holyoake Co-operative Garden City Committee was Avenue, are named after George Jacob Rosemary and Richard Christophers called upon to advise. The Committee Holyoake (April 1817-January 1906), Woking History Society decided to help the housing situation by a leading member of the Co-operative References: building affordable housing planned like a Movement and socialist who began work with garden suburb. his father in a local foundry in Birmingham Pictorial souvenir of twenty-one years’ work of the Woking Co-operative Society... 1899-1920. The Committee’s architect was asked to aged eight. He was a lecturer advocating Published by the Society in 1920. Copy at The design a site plan and this was approved, the socialist ideas of Robert Owen, and took Lightbox, to whom we acknowledge our thanks. with building starting in 1912. The houses over the editorship of an atheist journal ‘The The illustrations are taken from this book. were based on the ideas of the garden Oracle of Reason’. Following his answers to Crosby, Alan. A History of Woking (Phillimore, city movement pioneered in Letchworth, a questioner at a meeting in Cheltenham he 2003). Hertfordshire. A building committee was was found guilty of blasphemy, in 1842 – the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article on appointed with C A Cook as foreman and last person to be so convicted - and spent Holyoake, available online through Surrey County building began by direct labour. six months in prison for this offence. Library.

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