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The Newsletter and “What’s On” Guide for Residents & Friends of Village VOLUNTEER WITH US The Hedgehog 2 Miller Mutterings 4 A Red Kite Sighting 5 Chelsfield WW1 Casualties 6 SAMARITANS AND Like an Allotment? 7 Artisan Flower Workshops 7 Fast Broadband Update 8 Welcome Cosima 8 War Diaries 9 Valentines Day Fraud 9 Information and Selection Day Village Voice Archives 11 th Women’s Day of Prayer 11 Saturday, 25 February, 2017 Riding School Dates 12 Stay Safe 12 starting at 10 a.m. Dial 55 12 Name These Cathedrals 13 Local History Group 13 Useful Contact Numbers 15 To find out more about our Dates for your Diary 16 information day and to receive an TALK TO application pack, CHELSFIELD - Tell us about your please contact us: Events We need your news, reports, Email: stories, photos, diary events, cartoons, etc. to continue to [email protected] make the Village Voice interesting and useful Phone: Recruitment Line Please send anything you feel suitable for the March 2017 07802 633757 issue to: [email protected] or post to: Chelsfield Village Voice Our Recruitment Team will 2 Bucks Cross Cottages respond to you promptly Chelsfield Village BR6 7RN by Friday 24th February 2017 February 2017 Page 2

The Hedgehog

It may be just me but I a resident hog would help to modern farming don’t think hedgehogs to keep the slug numbers techniques and (Erinaceus europaeus ) on my plot down allowing gardeners’ use of slug are very common around me to avoid using any pellets although many of these parts. You rarely chemical methods. That these profess to be even see their remains did not work. Another harmless to animals. squashed by cars and time I placed one in a that’s usually a good sign friend’s garden in The other obvious danger of their numbers, even if Shoreham, again without is the common motor car not for the hedgehogs any luck. So, numbers and in the past I can themselves! seem to be very low remember many although last year’s instances of seeing the My last recollection of a bumper crop of slugs flat remains of these hedgehog around the must surely have helped animals on country roads. village must be about their prospects. This is something I rarely twenty years ago when I see now although this saw a mother being The hedgehog is one of may be due to them followed down the those nocturnal animals evolving away from the footpath of a neighbour’s that we are all familiar defence mechanism of garden by three very with but, as mentioned, rolling up into a defensive small carbon copies of few of us are likely to ball and simply running! herself. The lead have seen in recent youngster had its years. The name is an Young hedgehogs lose attention attracted by obvious one from which their spines which are some trinket and all three to derive its origin as it replaced with new (adult) of the young became spends a lot of time in ones and this process is involved. The mother and about hedges. The called ‘quilling’ although strode on until eventually name was first used confusingly hedgehogs she realised her parade around the fifteenth have spines not quills. was no longer with her century and has other Quills are hollow, barbed and had to turn to names such as hedge-pig and can be released at recollect both their and urchin which is also will and porcupines have attention and her parade. the name of newly born these. Hedgehogs have But that was a long time hedgehogs while the spines (about 5000 of ago and since then I have collective noun is an them) which are solid and tried to attract hedgehogs ‘array’ of hedgehogs. cannot be released at with nesting/hibernation will. boxes on a number of Over the decades there occasions without any has been a slow decline Natural predators are success at all. At one in the numbers of badgers and foxes and time I placed a box on my hedgehogs in Britain. the scarcity of hedgehogs allotment in the hope that This has been put down may be due to the large February 2017 Page 3

number of both of these of death, usually guard against during this animals in the local area occurring during period are male (Badgers Mount didn’t get hibernation. With hedgehogs, which will its name by luck)! warming winters one sometimes prey upon the would think that the young. They are also vulnerable hedgehog’s fortunes to adders although in this would improve but a Over the years there case it is the hedgehog hedgehog that wakes too have been many news looking to kill and eat the early uses valuable stories about hedgehogs snake. Interestingly, like calories and may well die becoming a nuisance on opossums and moles, if the weather cools again the Hebridean islands. hedgehogs have some or their usual food The problem stems from natural immunity against sources are not available. the 1970s when a small snake venom. number of hedgehogs Courtesy of ‘The Wildlife Trust’ were introduced to control the slugs in the postman’s greenhouse. They soon escaped and began to breed using the eggs of nesting birds as a food source. Initially hedgehogs were culled but around 2007 a better plan of relocating the hedgehogs to the Scottish mainland was implemented and this programme continues to this day such are the difficulties of catching European hedgehogs When spring does arrive every last hog! may live to ten years of the young are suckled by age, although the their mother until they are average life expectancy able to hunt for Many people may have in the wild is three years. themselves. They are heard of St Tiggywinkle In the winter they build a born in litters ranging hospital based in rudimentary den to from one to eleven. After Buckinghamshire which hibernate although it is so about four weeks, the became the world’s first basic that there does not mother will take the bespoke hedgehog unit in appear to be a proper young out on their first 1985 and was named name for it, so maybe we foraging trip and after ten after Beatrix Potter’s Mrs should just call it a days, the family will Tiggy-Winkle character. It hibernacula! Starvation is separate. Among the rescues all sorts of the most common cause predators females must injured wildlife but its best February 2017 Page 4

known for its work with and there may be up to quickly from the thin hedgehogs after a 500 fleas on one container sides as the drought in 1984 when the hedgehog but the specific heat may have rapidly hospital was asked to hedgehog flea rarely radiated to the cold give advice to the nation bites humans. ground leaving the centre via the news media. By still liquid. As the ice sheer coincidence, my One last thing! expanded on freezing it Gt-Gt-Gt Grandmother An additional point of would move towards the (Sarah Nash – Nee interest this month is the centre pushing slushy, Fountain) was born in photo below of an ice rapidly freezing water up 1806 in the same village spike (for want of a better as it went. I imagine the (Haddenham near name). During the cold process was quite quick. Aylesbury, Bucks) as St spell in mid-January I Steve Fuller Tiggywinkle’s hospital noticed that my rainfall February 2017 before moving to monitor had completely as a child. frozen and was sporting a spike from its centre. One last piece of advice: don’t leave bread and There were no milk out for hedgehogs as overhanging trees or they are lactose similar means by which intolerant. If you believe the ice could accumulate hedgehogs are in your via a process of dripping garden and you want to water but one means has attract them then leave a occurred to me. I believe little cat or dog food. that the thin plastic Also, be warned: container’s shape is an hedgehogs are well important factor. The known for carrying fleas water may have frozen Mutterings From The Millers

Yet again the weather with the refurb of the old wild bird proof has been has been cold but bright office. As it has been so extended to 28 th during January, better cold, it has been great to February. Not sure how than last year when we be under cover and get long I will be able to keep had a fair amount of rain. on with the skirting etc. my girls in the The ground has been A carpet has now been greenhouse, depends on hard so enabling the boys laid so nearly ready for the weather, so will have to do a little hedge use. to make alternative plans. cutting. Mainly they have The yolks have returned been delivering hay and The date for keeping to a darker yellow straw and carrying on chickens under cover and fortunately but they are February 2017 Page 5

still trying to escape as family. Lane until her death on soon as I open the door. 15 th November 1957. We found a diary George died as a result The pea straw buyer belonging to Steve’s of injuries sustained in a failed to keep his order so Great Grandma, Emily collision between an as we needed to get it and she noted that she army lorry and his car at moved and our local co- moved here on the 10 th the junction of Court operative has found a April 1899. The two Road and Church Road new buyer. Did you know eldest children had been on the 11 th July 1943 that deer love the stuff? born at Wood Street, There is a deer farm at Wallington and the next This month’s weather Seal Chart and the boys five children either here folklore is about took a few bales there to at the farm or at Candlemas Day, 2 nd see if the farmer and deer Harecroft, the house in February. were happy with it. Warren Road, which is Fortunately they were, so now called Harefield. If Candlemas Day is they have been carting George and Emily moved bright and clear, the bales by truck and about a bit as we have There’ll be two winters in trailer. Bit of a long way recorded that they also that year; with tractor and long lived at Pine Ridge, which But if Candlemas Day is trailer but proved very was a house at the mild or brings rain, easy with the truck. beginning of Knoll Rise Winter is gone and will on the left. They lived at not come again. There isn’t a lot more to Harecroft at the time say this month, so I George died and Emily Let’s hope for the latter. thought I would just write went to live with her a few lines about the daughter in Worlds End Chris Miller A Red Kite Sighting

I’m responding to Steve of finding the red kites at the more exciting in May Fuller’s call for what was then one of or June 2013 when I had information in his their last strongholds in an extended viewing of excellent January article the far west of Wales. one between Chelsfield about the red kite. With the success of the and Well Hill. We had reintroduction programme had a brief sighting of I am by no means an I used – before I retired - one over the top of Well expert birder, but my wife to frequently count them Hill in 2011 so we knew Val & I have been on the M40 as I shuttled they were about, but on actively bird watching all to meetings in the this occasion I was our lives, and I’m Midlands. So I’m driving from Chelsfield particularly interested in confident that I can safely Village towards Well Hill, raptors. On holiday back identify red kites on the and noticed that the hay in 1994 we made a point wing… which made it all was being cut in the field February 2017 Page 6

the size, the colouring and above all the long forked tail were all unmistakable. Once it swooped flamboyantly down into the grass, but I felt it came back up too quickly for it to have caught prey. Eventually I had to move on; it would be nice to know if the tractor driver saw what was happening around him, and if he knew what a rarity the experience that slopes up quite I had a superb was. I hope Steve is able steeply on the left of grandstand view of a red to accept this sighting, Rock Hill. A raptor was kite moving up and down and I look forward to quartering across the the field, sometimes near seeing if others have mown area so I pulled in the tractor and other similar reports. to the side of the road times far across by the and for about 10 minutes fence. The flight pattern, David Rea Chelsfield’s WW1 Casualties

JOHN MUSSELL 1911 he is already in the aged 11. His father army and is serving in Henry is listed as a Gas L/9245 Corporal John India. Engine Driver, and his (Jack) Mussell of the 2nd mother Martha is a Battalion Queen’s Own Jack Mussell is washerwoman. They Royal West commemorated on the lived next door to The Regiment died on 4 th 'Angora Memorial' at the Elms which I guess could January 1917, aged 25, Baghdad (North Gate) have been a pub or tap while a prisoner of war in War Cemetery. Although house, as the head of the Mesopotamia (now Iraq). he is probably buried household is a brewer. He was in the same here, many of the Jack was the cousin of battalion as George casualties were not Ernest Mussell, also on Dolley, who died the individually identified, so our memorial, as his previous October, also as he is remembered on the father Henry was Ernest’s a prisoner of war. Jack memorial. father Richard’s younger was the son of Henry and brother. Martha Mussell of 1 In 1901 Jack is living with Brewery Cottages, Green his mother and father in Philippa Rooke Street Green, and in Green Street Green, [email protected] February 2017 Page 7

Would You Like an Allotment?

Are you interested in Subsequently the Rectory much part of the growing your own fruit was renamed Chelsfield Chelsfield Community and vegetables and at House. (Chelsfield and particularly the same time meeting House eventually welcomes residents of and socialising with like- became Chelsfield Park Chelsfield and the minded people? Then Hospital.) surrounding area as plot renting an allotment plot holders. on the Chelsfield The site is now owned by Allotment site could be the London Borough of Normally we have a long the answer for you. Bromley and is let to, and waiting list for plots but at managed by, the the moment we a few The allotments are known Chelsfield Allotment vacancies. If you are to have existed from Association. Chelsfield interested in taking on a 1895 (and may go back Allotment Association is plot please contact the further) when they were made up of all the site Site Manager, Graham owned by the St Martin of plot holders, who Rose, at Tours, the Parish Church annually elect a of Chelsfield. In 1889, Mr Committee to manage Graham.Rose3tc@btinter Edward Norman, a the site affairs on their net.com partner in Martins Bank, behalf. purchased the Rectory with your name, address and its surrounding land The Association has and a contact telephone from Chelsfield Parish. always seen itself as very number. Chelsfield Village Artisan Flower Workshops

Love flowers? tastes. You may be Tuesday 13 th June – interested in creating a hand British Grown Hand Tied Would you like to try tied bouquet or perhaps you Flowers, something different? Come would like to do something Chelsfield Village Hall along to one of our different with those Thursday 30 th workshops and get flower supermarket flowers that November – Wreath creative. We feel you end up just plonking in a Making, Chelsfield Village passionate about sharing vase. Hall the joy of flowers with others Artisan Floral Workshops (For other dates and venues and how much pleasure offer expert tuition and please see our Facebook we’ve got from seeing our friendly guidance, come page) Our workshops run clients take home their own along with your family or from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and creations. friends, a perfect way to are priced at £35 per person Our varied workshops are spend a few hours. including all materials, tailored to suit classic, Friday 24 th March, tuition and refreshments. contemporary and rustic Rustic Container for arrangements so that we Mother’s Day, Chelsfield A bit about us: have something to offer all Village Hall Linda Barton ICSF Cert Ed – February 2017 Page 8

has over 30 years’ we’ve got from seeing our experience in the florist clients take home their own industry, running her own creations. successful shop as well as a career in teaching. Pam To book a place or for more Coleman has many years’ details please contact: experience in event Pam 07753 838116 or Linda management experience, 07788 932242 from royal engagements, Email: weddings to large corporate [email protected] events. We both feel Facebook: passionate about sharing https://www.facebook.com/a the joy of flowers with others rtisanfloral/ and how much pleasure Twitter: artisanfloral17 Fast Broadband Update from Steve Barnes Things have been very survey work is going on I have another progress quiet regarding progress and should complete by call with them on 10th over the last few months. end January (the trouble Feb. This is because is that I had been told Openreach (part of BT) previously that this Elsewhere, I'm also have the project in their survey work was taking working with a small workstack, but it is very place last October !!). company ("Pine Media") difficult to get any Once the surveys are who plan to bring fast progress information from complete, Openreach broadband to them. After writing to the should be in a position to (Openreach have CEO of Openreach, more accurately give me declined to serve that some dates for things like area). I do now have a contact, running fibre under the who has promised to roads, installing street Unlike the Openreach keep me more up to date, cabinets, connecting up solution (fast broadband and let's hope that 2017 etc. They are still delivered over your eventually enables this working to a readiness existing telephone line), part of Bromley to date of June/July this Pine Media plan to partake in 21st Century year, but I'm pressing transmit broadband over communications ! The them for a quicker the airwaves from a mast latest I have is that implementation. in Knockholt. Welcome to The World Cosima We are overjoyed to on January 19th to Kat welcome our beautiful and James in Perth, granddaughter into the Western Australia. They world. Cosima Catherine are all doing very well. Campbell-Sloan was born Dan and Avis Sloan February 2017 Page 9

War Diaries I was wading through my October 21st 1940 vagaries of time spent in dad and mum’s diaries Very quiet night. Slept air raid shelters, from 33-59. The most well, a few bombs fell Andersons (named after interesting one so far is near in first part of raid Sir John Anderson, 1940 which records in (dad was living in cabinet minister during detail war experiences. Glentrammon Road at the War) or “dug-outs” as the time). they were known. Not Extracts least of which was my There are numerous and grandfather Leaney October 20th1940 fascinating accounts of (mum’s dad) who smoked …..Connie and Kay living in Orpington during his ”evil” pipe down there (dad’s sister and his 1940 which mention and often argued fiercely fiancée) walked over to Chelsfield and Green with his family! There Oxenden Wood Road Street Green which I shall was also an indoor table and saw 30ft crater about gradually extract for version called the “ 15’ deep. House on brink Village Voice. Morrison” after Herbert was pushed bodily back Morrison.(Home but still stood up whole, Dad wrote in great detail Secretary for coalition). no other house was and although at first he damage!! (I think this may cannot recall every event, have been the new after chatting for a while it Standby for the next house where Steve and all comes back. There is instalment, Jackie McCann live) quite a lot about the Phil Lane Valentines Day Fraud With Valentine's Day and Get Safe Online. National Coordinator for approaching it's worth Thousands of online Economic Crime said: taking a minute to dating related crimes "Romance fraudsters are remember that "romance were reported to Action using every method fraud" is a modern Fraud last year with the available to exploit menace for those looking average loss standing at people looking for love - for love. £10,000. However, the including dating websites, actual number of crimes social media and direct While the shops may be is thought to be emails. These heartless filled with hearts and considerably higher, with criminals will specifically chocolates, online dating victims not reporting target those who they fraud in the UK cost many cases owing to deem to be vulnerable victims a heart-breaking embarrassment. and most likely to fall for £27 million in 2015 their scams. Our according to City of London Police's intelligence tells us that Neighbourhood Watch Commander Chris people aged 50-59 are partners Action Fraud Greany, the Police the most likely to become February 2017 Page 10

a victim of dating fraud of all romance scams Citing medical related and therefore need to be originated on dating sites, issues they need money especially careful when followed by social media for such as a sudden going online in search of (25%) and 10% via email. need for surgery, either a partner. Only 2% of reported for the fraudster or the dating frauds originated fraudster's family member "Key advice to follow via contact made on They've arranged to visit which will help you stay dating apps. you but need money to safe includes never pay travel costs sending funds to Tell-tale signs your someone you have never online date may be a Get Safe Online met. If you're in two fraudster: recommends the minds always consult They want to following tips to make with a trusted friend or communicate with you sure you're safe dating family member who will through instant online: be able to view the messaging and texts, Trust your instincts - if situation objectively and rather than through the you think something feels provide another opinion dating website or chat wrong, it probably is. on the situation. room where you met. Choose a site that will He added: "It is also very They ask you lots of protect your anonymity important that if you think questions about yourself, until you choose to reveal you are being targeted or but don't tell you much personal information and have been a victim of about themselves. that will enforce its dating fraud to report to policies against Action Fraud. Sharing They don't answer basic inappropriate use this information will help questions about where us identify and track they live and work. Do not post personal down these heartless information, such as criminals who have Their profile picture is too phone numbers, on absolutely no regard for perfect - for example they dating sites. people's emotional or look like an actor or Miss financial well being". World titleholder. Never send money or Almost two thirds (62%) give credit card or online of all victims are aged They start asking you account details to anyone between 40-69 to send them money you don't know and trust. accounting for £16 million using a number of of the total losses. People different scenarios Wait until you feel aged between 50-59 are such as: comfortable with an the most likely victims Claiming to be military individual before telling accounting for a quarter personnel based them things like your of all frauds and losing overseas requiring funds phone number, place of just over £6 million. for flights home or early work or address. Almost two thirds (64%) discharge from the forces February 2017 Page 11

Be extremely wary about account that does not use you are. removing clothes or doing your real name. other things in front of To report a fraud and your webcam that could Pick a user name that receive a police crime be used against you - does not include any reference number, call even if you think you personal information. For Action Fraud on 0300 know the other party. example, "joe_glasgow" 123 2040 or use their or "jane_liverpool" would online fraud reporting Use a dating site that be bad choices. tool. For further advice offers the ability to email on how to stay safe prospective dates using a Finally, meet for the first online go service that conceals few times in a safe place www.GetSafeOnline.org both parties' true email with plenty of people Safer Neighbourhood addresses. around, and tell a family Watch Set up a separate email member or friend where Village Voice Archives Do you ever look for a publication, and now all fully searchable by previous article that you past copies are archived google, and so any article have seen in the on the Internet at: is easy to find. newsletter but have problems finding it? www.greenstreetgreen.co This does mean that we .uk/villagevoice do get occasional queries The Village Voice is now for information from all in its 9th year of All these articles are now over the world.

Women’s World Day of Prayer - Friday 3rd March The Women’s World Day Each year the churches of Prayer is an annual of Orpington take it in event, when Christian turn to host the service women of any and this year it is the turn denomination come of St Martin of Tours, together in Prayer for that Chelsfield. day. The service will start at This year the women of 10.30 am on Friday the the Philippines have 3rd March and anyone, prepared the service male or female is very entitled welcome to attend.

“Am I Being Unfair to You?” Gillian Vernon February 2017 Page 12

Chelsfield Riding School Dates

Tuesday 14th Feb 4-8 lead rein We here at Chelsfield Pony Day (must be able Equestrian Centre have to walk and trot) Save Our Riding Schools an increase of 66% and are fighting this with a Wednesday 15th Feb The British Horse Society Facebook petition and "NEW" Magical Unicorn are launching a campaign would ask as many Mini Pony Morning, ages to raise awareness about people as possible to 4-8 lead rein the disproportionate sign tis and write to their increase in business local MP who for this Wednesday 15th Feb rates which is affecting all borough is Jo Johnson. Tack Cleaning afternoon riding schools and livery It would be a shame to yards across the country. lose this local amenity Thursday 16th Feb This may mean the which has been here for "NEW" Magical Unicorn closure of some riding over 30 years. Mini Pony Morning, ages schools. Jan Stay Safe

So how about we all at night. together with a good make a resolution to keep Check your carbon padlock. safe by doing a few monoxide alarms and fire simple things to start the alarms are in full working They are some of the year off. order. simplest - but most important - things you Change your login Double check your locks can do this year to stay passwords and update and make sure that your safe. your security on your doors and windows are laptop or PC. locked at night before you John Leach go to bed. Safer Neighbourhood Put a light on a timer to Watch come on when you go out Chain garden equipment Dial 55 - This Number Could Save Your Life If you can't talk when on but speaking would put call being cut off, but for the phone to the you (or the other people these situations there is a emergency services, you're with) further at risk. "silent solution": Dial 55 Dial 999 It's a situation we all hope What do you do? When you are asked we'll never find ourselves Ringing the emergency which service you require in. You're in danger and services and staying cough, or make any desperately need help, silent would result in your noise. February 2017 Page 13

Then tap in publicise it this week How many more 55 following the death of domestic violence victims to your keyboard. Kerry Power. could have been saved The operator will then by this simple number? connect you to the police Kerry rang 999 in 2013, so they are alerted to just before her ex- Tell everyone you know - your call. boyfriend strangled her to especially women - about death and as she didn't the 55 "silent solution". This is a service that was say anything, her call was introduced 15 years ago, ignored by the police. You might be saving a life but hardly anyone knew it John Leach even existed until the Had she known about 55, Safer Neighbourhood police decided to re- she might have lived. Watch Name These Cathedrals

Here’s a puzzle for you 7. Links with a Victorian 14. 1st of March to ponder over, PM 15. A murky stream courtesy of 8. A well known English 16. A good place to fast? Pam Francis. cheese (but only 17. A cowboy's weapon one!) 18. Where townswomen 1. To inter a saint 9. Get up in a meadow cross the water 2. He marched them up 10. A breed of cattle 19. A famous rabbit's and down 11. A little bird's home 3. Floating offal monument 20. What a sauce! 4. The Queen's box 12. Person - part of the 5. Do not be sent there body - hesitation Answers in the March 6. A shade of green 13. A Saxon isle issue of the CVV. Local History Group

This month we enjoyed an the Turnpike Age from made driving livestock to informative presentation 1663 to 1888. market. Farnborough was entitled ‘250 Years of on the turnpike route to Transport Evolution in Since Tudor times and Hastings. The turnpike Kent’. Nick Reynolds prior to the advent of gates guarded the roads enhanced his talk with turnpikes the local parishes and had spikes on the top many appropriate had been responsible for to discourage those trying contemporary and modern the maintenance of roads. to use the route without illustrations and Most travel was local and paying the toll. Turnpike photographs with particular roads were in a poor state trusts operated the network association with as limited resources were and the revenue was re- Farnborough. The talk was devoted to their upkeep. invested to improve the in two parts, the first being Longer journeys were road surfaces. The first February 2017 Page 14

Turnpike Act was in Knockholt Station and via industrial use but Richard 1663.From 1695 to 1730 Badgers Mount and Polhill Trevithick set up a circular the principal roads out of to avoid the descent past demonstration track in London were established Halstead which was very 1808. In 1835 the Stockton and by 1830 there were a muddy and had sharp and Darlington Railway thousand turnpikes, with bends. In 1835 a branch was constructed. We were 30,000 miles of road and road was provided to give shown a wonderful 8,000 toll gates. access to Chevening illustration of the steam House and in the 1840s the engine pulling coaches led The Hastings turnpike ran final change of route was at by a man on a white horse from New Cross Gate to Farnborough Hill. carrying a red flag. In 1829 Bromley, , via the first commercial railway Farnborough and on By 1840 the trusts had connecting Liverpool and through Tonbridge. The debts of £7million and Manchester was built. The Olde Whyte Lyon (1626) at corruption and insolvency engines were unreliable Locks Bottom was on the increased. The new railway and not powerful enough. A route as was The New Inn development from 1840 to competition to improve (1760) in Farnborough 1870 was the last straw engine design was won by (now the change of and brought about a George Stephenson with a Horses). The route ran sudden fall in revenue. revolutionary new boiler through Shire Lane, Old After the Highway Act of design. The engine’s speed Hill, Cudham Lane and 1873 the dis-turnpiked was 30mph. Stephenson Rushmore Hill to roads became main roads won a contract to build Knockholt, past Halstead and any assets were several railways and and along Starhill Road to dismantled and sold off. In designed the Rocket for join what is now the A224 1888 the Local commercial use. In 1837 and on past Dunton Green Government Act made the London to Greenwich and via Riverhead to local councils responsible railway was built. We were Sevenoaks. This route later for the entire network, of shown an illustration of an developed to become the which only 20% were the engine pulling a large A21. The London to old turnpikes. There are number of coaches on a Hastings turnpike legacies to be seen – road viaduct constructed above underwent several route side features such as market gardens with St changes from 1823 to the milestones and toll houses, Paul’s and the Tower of 1840s, but continued to go pub and restaurant names London in the background. through Farnborough. In and place and road names. Nick showed us a 1840s 1823 the Market Square The name turnpike in still in Southern Railway Bromley was realigned and use in the United States of map. Routes ran to in 1833 Church Road, America for their Gosport, Brighton and Farnborough was lowered expressways. Dover via Reigate. near St Giles’ Church. You There were many can still see the higher path After refreshments Nick unsuccessful proposals for at the original level. In 1834 went on to tell us about the routes passing near or a new road was Railway Age, which began even through Farnborough constructed from Pratts in 1830 and is still with us. including, in 1853, the Bottom to Dunton Green, Steam engines were Sydenham, Farnborough going past what is now originally developed for and Otford Railway. In the February 2017 Page 15 We would like to thank CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL for their sponsorship printing the Chelsfield Village Voice

1850s the East Kent wide Long Depression. Tatsfield Light Railway to Railway, developing a Most of London’s terminals enable the development of route to Rochester and had been built by then, . Canterbury and the except for Marylebone. At London, Chatham and the end of the depression In 1899, after much inter Dover Railway were set up. the Light Railway Act railway feuding there was In 1856 to 1862 the Mid aimed to simplify the some consolidation of the Kent Railway connected construction of the network, railway companies followed Bromley to . limiting the weight of by nationalisation in 1923 Nick showed us a engines and trains enabling and the formation of contemporary painting cheaper construction of Southern Railway. alongside a modern bridges. Level crossings photograph of the St Mary were no longer More information and Cray viaduct showing that permanently manned. images can be found at the viaduct had been During this post depression www.farnborough-kent- increased in width, as era more unsuccessful parish.org.uk . Click on evidenced by two different proposals were put forward VILLAGE sorts of bricks. In 1862 to including: in 1894 the 1869 a new direct line from Hayes and Farnborough The next Local history Lewisham to Tonbridge Railway terminating at group meeting will be on was constructed. Locks Bottom and, in 1898, Thursday 23 rd February 1873 to 1898 was the world the Orpington and 2017 USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS

Bromley Council BMI Chelsfield Park BT Line Faults 0800 800151 Main switchboard: Hospital Thames Water Emergencies 020 8464 3333 Main Reception 0800 714614 E-mail: fixmystreet.com 01689 877855 National Grid (Gas) Opening hours Monday to Physiotherapy Emergency (leaks) 0800 111999 Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm 01689 885920 Bromley Police Station & Address: Civic Centre, Outpatients Police non emergency 101 Stockwell Close, 01689 885905 Samaritans Bromley, BR1 3UH Freephone 116123 Councillors Reporting Problems to the Keith Onslow Safer Neighbourhood Council [email protected] Team 020 8721 2605 Can be reported via the Samaris Huntington-Thresher chelsfield.prattsbottom.snt CVS website, or if urgent by 020 8464 3333 @met.police.uk phone out of hours samaris.huntington-thresher Emergency Duty Team @bromley.gov.uk Chelsfield Village Hall 020 8464 4848. Lydia Buttinger (bookings) 01689 831826 or [email protected] email to: Neighbourhood Watch [email protected] John Leach 07711304965. Chelsfield Village Voice [email protected] NHS Non-Emergency 111 Chelsfield Players [email protected] EDF Electrical Power Failure Chelsfield Primary School www.chelsfieldplayers.org 01689 825827 Call 105 or 0800 316 3105 February 2017 Page 16

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EVERY WED THURS & FRI 07791073445 WEEKLY EVENTS Pilates Classes & Pre & Post [email protected] EVERY MONDAY Natal Pilates Classes EVERY SUNDAY Chelsfield Methodist Hall Chelsfield Methodist Church The Chelsfield, Windsor Drive Windsor Drive Hall, Windsor Drive Live Singer Iyengar Yoga Classes Wed 6.50-7.50pm & 8.00-9.00pm 5.00pm-8.00pm 9.30am-11.00am Thursday 8.20-9.20pm Contact 01689600656 Suitable for Beginners Friday 9.35-10.35am Contact Denise 01689 853215 & 10.45-11.45am SPECIAL EVENTS EVERY MONDAY Post Natal Pilates 12-1.00pm Wednesday 1st February Chelsfield Village Hall and (Babies Welcome) Five Bells Brass Crosby Room Contact Bethany Lucas on Open Mic Night Chelsfield Housemartins 07415 638546 So all you budding musicians out Monday Afternoons, for local [email protected] there, come along and have a go! people who are unable to go out Further classes at: Starts at 8.30pm without help. www.bethanylucaspilates.co.uk Thursday 2nd February EVERY MONDAY EVERY WEDNESDAY (1st Thursday each Month) Chelsfield Village Hall Christ Church Hall Five Bells Pilates Class (Charterhouse Rd) Live Jazz with Just Friends 6.30pm-7.30pm Pilates Class Dave and the guys play an Contact Francesca on 09:00am-10:15am amazing mix of songs. Music 07791073445 Private classes by appointment. from 8.30pm [email protected] Contact Sally 07786 035640 Wednesday 8th February EVERY MONDAY [email protected] (2nd Wednesday of Month) Christ Church Hall EVERY WEDNESDAY Chelsfield Village Hall (Charterhouse Rd) Hatha Yoga Classes Afternoon W.I. Beginners Pilates Class 10.30am-12.00am Newcomers Welcome 6.55pm Contact Pam Keeper on Contact Gwen on 01689 834879 Contact Sally 07786 035640 01732 458930 or Sue on 01689 827407 [email protected] EVERY THURSDAY Wednesday 15th February EVERY TUESDAY Chelsfield Village Hall Five Bells Brass Crosby Room Art Class Open Mic Night St Martin’s Toddler Group 10.15am -12.15 midday So all you budding musicians out 10.30am-12.00 midday Contact Leo 07583777065 there, come along and have a go! Contact Sarah Ford: [email protected] Starts at 8.30pm 01689 853415 EVERY THURSDAY Tuesday 21st February [email protected] Chelsfield Village Hall (3rd Tuesday of Month) EVERY TUESDAY Class Street Dance Chelsfield Village Hall Chelsfield Village Hall 4.30pm-6.00pm Evening W.I. Pilates Class Boys & Girls All Ages Newcomers Welcome 09.00am - 10.00am Info: Clare 07960 865518 From 7.45pm 10.00am –11.00am and www.class-streetdance.co.uk Contact Madeline 01689891533 Contact Francesca on EVERY THURSDAY Thursday 23rd February 07791073445 Chelsfield Village Hall (Last Thursday Each Month) [email protected] Pilates Class Brass Crosby Room EVERY TUESDAY 9.00am - 10.00am Local History Group The Chelsfield (Windsor Dr) 6.30pm-7.30pm With a talk by Pamela Zollicoffer Quiz Night Contact Francesca on entitled “The Secret Door” From 7.30pm 07791073445 Starts 10.30am Contact 01689 600656 [email protected] Saturday 25th February EVERY TUESDAY EVERY FRIDAY Samaritans Recruitment Five Bells Chelsfield Village Hall samaritansrecruitbromley@gmail Charity Quiz Night Pilates Class .com or phone our Recruitment from 9.00pm 3.00pm-4.00pm Line on 07802 633757 Contact Francesca on Starts 10.00am