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THURSLEY PARISH MAGAZINE St Michael & All Angels OCTOBER 2020 60P Editorial 7 Life on the Farm 20 Church Services 8 Just One More House 22 Village Diary 9 Tomato Sale 24 Church Letter 10 Life on the Common 26 Creative Remembrance 11 Photo Competition 29 Parish Council Update 12 Thursley Climate Action 30 Welly Walk 13 Tree Planting Initiative 31 Village Hall Update 14 Clockhouse Update 32 Horts Society 15 Squash Soup Recipe 33 History Society 16 Elstead WI 34 Recycling Update 19 Phyllis Tuckwell Plea 35 1 NEED HELP? Help in Thursley is available to anyone living in the parish of Thursley. WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE? Transport to Doctors, Dentists and Hospi- tal appointments, Shops, Post Office, Hair- dresser, collecting prescriptions, your pet to the Vet, etc. HOW IT WORKS Phone 07538 201 276 and leave a message. The Duty Officer will listen to all messages at least once a day Mondays to Fridays and seek an appropriate volunteer to help you. The Duty Officer will contact you to discuss your request and then contact you again to give you the name of the volunteer who will help you. Please ensure you give us a few days’ notice. 2 3 VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS AND LOCAL DIRECTORY CHURCH: ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS HELP IN THURSLEY 07538 301276 Vicar: Chairman: Revd Hannah Moore 01252 705941 David YOUNG 01428 607716. [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer: Associate Minister: Peter HUNTER 01252 702360 Revd Delia Orme 01252 702217 [email protected] [email protected] THURSLEY CLUB Churchwardens: Secretary: Hilary BARR 01252 703301 Joyce HALL 01252 703386 [email protected] THURSLEY CRCKET CLUB Dene MILLS 01252 703067 Chairman: [email protected] Lee SMALLBONE [email protected] Secretary: Vacant Secretary: Treasurer: Alex MEEARS Michael THATCHER 01428 606670 [email protected] THURSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Safeguarding Officer: www.thursley-pc.gov.uk Sheridan HUMPHREYS 07966 578607 Council Clerk: Gift Aid Secretary Elaine FELTON 01252 703201 Revd Peter MUIR 01252 702360 The Barrows, Seale Road, Elstead GU8 6LF. [email protected] Organist: Chairman: Robbie GOLDFINCH 01252 705151 James MENDELSSOHN 07941 507753 Bears Barn, Dye House Road, Thursley Church Cleaning: Surrey GU8 6QD Sallie ROLES 01252 706820 [email protected] Church Flowers: Vice Chairman: Anne WAKELEY 01252 702320 John SWIFT 01428 685120 [email protected] Churchyard Working Party: Councillors: Mike ROBERTS 01252 702932 Michelle DE VRIES 07590 893497 [email protected] Children’s Church: Helen FLAVELL 07941060663 Carolyn LANE 01252 702192 [email protected] Peter HUNTER 01252 702165 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL [email protected] Nina ALLEN 01252 703643 John LUFF 01483 422132 Rosie DALE-HARRIS 01252 702585 [email protected] Susanne HUNTER 01252 702165 Richard OWEN 01428 607741 Marion O’BRIEN 01252 702235 [email protected] 4 PARISH FOOTPATH WARDENS BUTTERFLIES NURSERY Contact Elaine Felton 01252 703201 D ELLUL & M DHILLON 07827 786005 COMMUNITY RECYCLER THE THREE HORSESHOES Nicki BATES 01252 702671 www.threehorseshoesthursley.com 01252 703900 [email protected] THURSLEY VILLAGE HALL THURSLEY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE Reserve Warden: www.thursleyvillagehall.co.uk [email protected] James GILES 01428 685675 [email protected] Village Hall Chairman: Clea BEECHEY 01252 703913 THURSLEY HISTORY SOCIETY [email protected] Chairman: Anthony Langdale 01428 682808 Village Hall Secretary: [email protected] Dene MILLS 01252 703067 Secretary: [email protected] Rosemary STOCKDALE 01428 607365 Village Hall Manager: [email protected] Isobel MURPHY 01252 706929 Treasurer: (mob) 07826 521954 Richard BATES 01252 702671 [email protected]. Archivist: Tim WALSH 01252 703172 COUNCILLORS THURSLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Surrey County: Secretary: David HARMER 01428 606921 Pat CLAKE 01252 706869 Wyanston, Tower Road, Hindhead, [email protected] Surrey GU26 6ST [email protected] HANKLEY COMMON MILITARY ACTIVITY 24 Hour Ops Room 01420 483405 Waverley Borough: Jenny ELSE 01252 702036 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH [email protected] Jackie MALTON 07885 147304 David ELSE 01252 702036 [email protected] [email protected] PARISH MAGAZINE LOCAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Editor: Rt Hon Jeremy HUNT 01428 609416 Tricia HORWOOD 01252 705171 [email protected] [email protected]. Advertising: DOCTORS Nina ALLEN 01252 703643 Springfield Surgery 01252 703122 [email protected] Witley Surgery 01428 682218 Milford Crossroads Surgery 01483 414461 POLICE 101 Hurst Farm Surgery 01483 415885 www.surrey.police.uk/ro/report/ VETS SURREY FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE Mr N J Pilling, Elstead 01252 703412 Ben ALEXANDER 07964 391882 North Downs, Milford 01483 414747 [email protected] 5 6 FROM THE EDITOR By Tricia Horwood Earlier this month we experienced what At the beginning of lockdown, with no we are now calling ‘Snakegate’ in our horticultural shows or plant sales going family. Throughout the summer we came ahead, Tim Walsh decided to sell all his across several in unexpected locations, tomato plants in aid of the Horticultural but a week ago my daughter (who is Society and advertised them in the parish snake phobic) was home alone and found magazine. He was very pleased with the two in quick succession - one wrapped response, and throughout the summer around a hose-pipe and one slithering they have been growing all over the into the house via the front door! I only village. Angela Traill writes about the mention it because within seconds of me sale and where they ended up on p24. appealing for help on a local Whatsapp Jackie Rickenberg has been delving into group whilst on holiday several the History Society archives again and neighbours immediately offered help and write about another famous Thursley one came around with a net. Suffice to resident, Russell Brockbank (p16). There say the snake was never found but it was is an update on the clearance works on greatly comforting to know that we live in Thursley Common by James Giles (p26), a village with neighbours we can rely and Jo Ranson regales us with more trials upon in an emergency. and tribulations of farming life and On that note I’d like to welcome a new finding good stockmen (p20). Nicki Bates columnist to the magazine, Lizzie Young, gives us lots more advice on recycling who arrived in the village three years ago (p19) and John Swift takes a look at the and writes about her experience of UK’s New Green Homes Grant (p30). moving into Thursley and village life. She Plans have now been drawn up for the too, finds it comforting to know that there Village Hall and submitted to Waverley are neighbours within screaming range Borough Council so do take a look at them. who will come to her rescue if necessary. She is a renowned author, published as And finally, the village photo competition Elizabeth Noble, and I am delighted that has been delayed until the end of she has agreed to write for the magazine November so get snapping and send them (p22). in. Wishing you all a safe October! PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE OF 14TH OCTOBER 2020 FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES TO THE NOVEMBER 2020 ISSUE OF THURSLEY PARISH MAGAZINE. EDITOR: Tricia HORWOOD, Thursley House, Dye House Road, Thursley, Surrey GU8 6QD. Tel: 01252 705171 E-mail: [email protected]. ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jane HEPBURN Tel: 07768 421935 Email: [email protected] DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Jenny GORDON Tel: 07796 254361 Email: [email protected] Cover: Tile Collage by Trish Grammar, a potter from Elstead, that comprises 120 tiles and raised over £1,000 for Preserve Our Reserve. 7 TRSERVICES FOR THE PARISHES OF ELSTEAD, THURSLEY, SHACKLEFORD & PEPER HAROW OCTOBER SUNDAY 4th 8.00am BCP Communion, St Mary’s, Shackleford 10.00am Integrated Zoom and in Church (Elstead) SUNDAY 11th 8.00am BCP Communion, St James’s, Elstead 10.30am Zoom Family Service 6.00pm Evening Prayer/Compline on Zoom SUNDAY 18th 8.00am BCP Communion Traditional Language St Nicholas, Peper Harow 9.30am Joint CW Communion in one kind (Thursley) 10.00am Zoom Service, Service of the Word with Spiritual Communion SUNDAY 25th 8.00am CW Communion, St Michael & All Angels Thursley 10.00am Zoom Family Service TO JOIN OUR ZOOM SERVICES: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78943420469? pwd=U1hIUFQ2bjRISWhjN2dNMzVBbjNzZz09 Meeting ID: 789 4342 0469 Password: ETSPH 8am Services Pre-Covid we had regular 8am communion services at St James, Elstead. In order to start the 8am services up again we now have to move these services around the Churches in the parish grouping of Elstead, Thursley, Shackleford and Peper Harow. We would love to welcome you to these traditional communion services. No online booking is required for the 8am services. 8 VILLAGE DIARY OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Tuesday 6th October 7.00pm Thursley Parish Council Meeting Format to be determined. Contact the Clerk on [email protected] if you wish to be informed. Sunday 18th October 2.30pm Welly Walk followed by refreshments. Meet outside St James’s Church, Elstead. All ages welcome and government guidelines followed. See p13. Monday 19th October 7.00pm Village Hall AGM Skype: contact Dene Mills for details if you wish to join the meeting. All welcome. [email protected] Sunday 22nd November 10-4.00pm Christmas Fair. Covid compliant. Village Hall. Sunday 29th November Deadline for Thursley Photo Competition. See p29 for full details. HALF-TERM ACTIVITIES (please check with venues before visiting) • Once again the Dragons are returning to Painshill. Release your inner knight and take on the dragon quest to find each statue located across this beautiful landscape. • The birthplace of British motorsport, Brooklands Museum near Weybridge is a great place to go for some half term fun. They will be helping kids to explore the science behind speed this time round. During half term, kids can join the pit-crew for a fun and hands-on session and Brooklands' popular car rides will operate from 11am to 1pm and from 2pm to 3.30pm (subject to weather).