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THURSLEY PARISH MAGAZINE St Michael & All Angels AUGUST 2020 60P Virtual Church Services 6 Give it a Grow 14 Editorial 7 Lockdown Recycling 17 Church Letter 8 Village Hall News 18 Macmillan Coffee Morning 9 Life on the Farm 20 Parish Council Update 10 Thursley Climate Action 22 Chamomile Lawn 11 Life on the Common 24 Michael O’Brien 12 Apple Tray Bake 27 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 Sean EDWARDS 01252 702890 [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 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 VIRTUAL CHURCH SERVICES We have a new website: https://parishesofetsph.org.uk/ 1st Sunday 10.00am Morning Service including Spiritual Communion 2nd Sunday 10.00am Family service all age interactive 6.00pm Evening Prayer 3rd Sunday 10.00am Morning Service including Spiritual Communion 4th Sunday 10.00am CW Morning Worship For all the morning services we gather from 9.50am and the service will start at 10am. ZOOM service Sunday at 10am Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78943420469? pwd=U1hIUFQ2bjRISWhjN2dNMzVBbjNzZz09 Meeting ID: 789 4342 0469 Password: ETSPH For compline at 6pm we gather from 5.50pm and the service will start at 6pm. ZOOM service Sunday at 6pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78943420469? pwd=U1hIUFQ2bjRISWhjN2dNMzVBbjNzZz09 Meeting ID: 789 4342 0469 Password: ETSPH The church wardens and I have completed the Risk Assessments for reopening the churches for services. They are now being sent to the PCC for consideration. We are working hard to make the buildings as safe as possible so that they can be opened. Please be patient as many of our lovely volunteers are in the vulnerable category. We will keep the village updated via Facebook, email and our website as to when we will resume services (www.parishesofetsph.org.uk). By Revd Hannah Moore PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE OF 14TH AUGUST 2020 FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES TO THE SEPTEMBER 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: Chamomile on the Cricket Pitch, by Sean Edwards 6 FROM THE EDITOR By Tricia Horwood Amidst all the recent doom and gloom of is finally retiring. He was involved for the past few months there are now more than 30 years, including being its glimpses of sunshine on the horizon – not chairman for 13 of them, and we owe him least being the opening of the pub to the a huge debt of gratitude for his village again. Michelle and Daniel have enthusiasm and support in ensuring that worked incredibly hard during lockdown Thursley’s past is made more accessible to to renovate both the interior of the pub our current and future residents (see p12). and also the outside bar area and garden. Nicki Bates’s article on recycling during They are really looking forward to lockdown gives us plenty of advice on welcoming you back, but be sure to book what can, and can’t, be recycled. It’s in advance to ensure that they comply unfortunate that much of the equipment with all the latest covid regulations. currently being used to keep us safe from Another major plus has been the glorious Coronavirus is not recyclable, but do have weather we’ve had which has enabled us a look to see what we can do to reduce to enjoy our gardens and also meet up the impact (see p17). with friends and neighbours outdoors The Parish Council continues to meet safely. My weather app has never been so remotely via zoom and discuss the various important! issues that the village faces, but hope that Despite the lack of village activities and by September they might be able to meet events the Village Hall Committee have up in person. For a summary please see been hard at work, and there is a p10. James Mendelssohn reports that the summary in the magazine of all they’ve “Protect our Reserve” campaign has now achieved so far (see p18). They were reached almost £40,000 in the wake of hoping to hold an open meeting to discuss the fire, which is an incredible amount to their forthcoming planning application raise from two villages. but as that’s not currently possible they James Giles talks about his reactions to will be putting all the drawings on their the fire on p24 and gives us more details website and you will get the chance to regarding the timeline. He too was review them and express your opinions in humbled and touched by the amount of advance of the application. support he was given in the aftermath, The church is currently closed for worship, and also by how generous everyone has but the PCC are doing all they can to been. It will now take time to consult comply with the regulations and open it with all the various organisations to work up as soon as possible in a safe and out how best to move forward and regulated fashion. In the meantime zoom restore the common to its former glory. services will continue (see overleaf). Once volunteering resumes I’m sure that he will have many offers of help. After many years of service to the Thursley History Society, Michael O’Brien In the meantime please stay safe and enjoy the rest of the summer! 7 FROM THE CHURCH By Reverend Hannah Moore EMBRACE THE SUMMER the seventh day he rested from all his work” He also encourages us to “come As I write we to me (him), all you who are weary are rapidly and burdened, and I will give you heading towards rest.” the Summer holidays. Many of us will still have work emails Children of all pinging into our inboxes when we are ages will be on leave.