Hambledon Parish Magazine
St Peter’s Church & Village News
December 2013
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www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 2 PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, HAMBLEDON
Rector The Rev Simon Taylor 01483 421267 [email protected]
Associate Vicar The Rev Catherine McBride 01483 421267 Mervil Bottom, Malthouse Lane, Hambledon GU8 4HG [email protected]
Curate The Rev David Jenkins 01483 416084 6 Quartermile Road Godalming GU7 1TG
Curate The Rev James Gibson 01483 421267 2 South Hill, [email protected] Godalming GU7 1JT
Churchwarden Mrs Vicky Page Sawmill Cottage, Salt Lane Hydon Heath, GU8 4DH 01483 869849
Churchwarden Mrs Jacqui Rook 1 Hambledon Park, Hambledon, GU8 4ER 01428 684390
Assistant Churchwarden Mr David Chadwick, Little Beeches, 14 Springhill, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6EL 01252 702268
Church Treasurer & Gift Aid Dr Alison Martin Tillies, Munstead Heath Road Godalming GU8 4AR 01483 893619
Sunday Services
Full details of these and any other services are set out in the Church Calendar for the month, which is shown on page 5
The Church has a number of Home Groups which meet regularly during the week at various locations. Details from Catherine McBride Tel: 01483 421267
Alpha details and information from The Rev John Postill Tel: 01428 687968
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals contact Hambledon and Busbridge Church Office Tel No: 01483 421267 (Mon – Friday, 9.30am – 12.30pm) Copy deadlines for the Where there is sickness or where a visit would be valued, contact the Church Wardens January magazine The Rector is normally off duty on Fridays
The Associate Vicar is normally off duty on Fridays The deadline is Thursday, 12 December
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Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 3 Vicar’s Views – December
o, as I write this half-way through November, we've already had the launch of the Christmas ad- verts for the major retail chains and the shops have been full of Christmas produce since the end S of October. As the festive frenzy builds over the next six weeks we can look forward to queuing at the tills for our turkeys, over-indulging at the office parties and ending up in a frazzled heap by De- cember 22nd! But hang on a minute; this is supposed to be Advent. For many hundreds of years things were rather different. In the past, people observed a period of fasting for the 40 days leading up to Christmas - the Orthodox Church still observes this tradition. No parties, no binges, no excesses. Instead Advent was a time for a different kind of preparation. Not the kind of preparation that involves stocking the larder to bursting point, as if the shops weren’t going to be open again for a fortnight; but rather a kind of internal preparation - preparing for the coming of Christ. The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means ‘coming’ and, of course, Christians use Advent as a time for preparing to celebrate the coming of the Christ-Child, the birth of Jesus. As any parent will tell you, preparing for the birth of a child involves a huge amount of prepara- tion; but it’s not just about getting the nursery ready and buying loads of baby gear; important as those things are. As you await the birth, so many questions bubble up within you: what will this child be like; will I be a good parent; how will I care for them; how will our lives change? And so many feelings too: love, joy, trepidation, hope, thankfulness. With these questions and feelings comes an internal prepara- tion for the coming baby. Advent is about giving ourselves some space to allow this internal preparation to take place for the coming of Jesus into our own lives. What will he be like? Will I welcome him and love him? Will I al- low myself to be changed by him? Will I allow him to fill my life with his joy and hope? In Greek, the word adventus is translated parousia. It too means ‘coming’, but it is a word that has become particularly used in relation to Jesus’ second coming. And so Advent isn’t just a time when Christians think about preparing to celebrate Jesus’ birth, it’s also a time when we think about being pre- pared for when he comes again, as the Bible promises he will: At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. Are we prepared for that?! Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to all the parties and festivities of the Christmas season. But perhaps I can ask you how you are going to mark this season of Advent as you prepare for Christ- mas? Will you make some time amongst all the activity and rush to spend a moment or two preparing yourself on the inside as well as the outside? Maybe you’d like to use this prayer each day leading up to Christmas: God of my waiting, be with me this Advent. Fill me with your hope and help me to prepare a place in my heart for your Son. God of my longing, be with me this Advent. Fill me with your love and help me to find space to be still and know that you are with me. God of my preparing, be with me this Advent. Fill me with your joy and help me to be ready for your coming. Amen
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Catherine McBride, Associate Vicar, God bless, Hambledon and Busbridge
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 4
CHURCH CALENDAR December 2013
1st December 930 am Holy Communion (BCP) Advent Sunday 11.00 am Messy Church ______
8th December 9.30 am Morning Prayer (BCP) 2nd Sunday of Advent 11.00 am Holy Communion ______
15th December 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) 3rd Sunday of Advent 11.00 am Family Carol Service 6.30 pm Carol Service ______
22rd December 11.00 am Combined Morning Worship 4th Sunday of Advent ______
24th December 4.00 pm Crib service Christmas Eve 11.00 pm Holy Communion (CW) ______
25th December 9.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Christmas Day 10.30 am Family Service ______
29th December 9:30am Holy Communion (BCP) 1st Sunday of Christmas ______
and in January 5th January 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) 2nd Sunday of Christmas 11.00 am All-Age Worship ______
Services at St. John’s, Busbridge 8.30 am 1st & 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion 10.00 am Every Sunday “Classic” service in Church “Contemporary” service in Busbridge Junior School Groups for children of all ages in various locations – turn up and ask! 6.30 pm Benefice Evening Worship
Unique Advent calendar opens window of opportunity for charities
The UK’s only Fairtrade charity Advent calendar with a free copy of the Christmas story in the box is set to raise £25,000 for the Children's Society. The Real Advent Calendar has a window for each day of December, behind which is a Belgian chocolate star and a line from the Christmas story. The Advent calendar is the latest in a line of products from the Meaningful Chocolate Com- pany, following the success of the Real Easter Egg, launched in 2011. More than £100,000 has now been raised for charitable projects. Tesco is the only supermarket stocking the calendar this year. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu said: “The Real Advent Calendar offers a unique way to share the Christmas story while supporting The Children’s Society and Fairtrade. I believe it will be widely welcomed by all.” He is urging people to buy a Real Advent calendar this year.
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 5
PARISH & PEOPLE
Dinah Staines: Dinah died having suffered many the loving sympathy of friends and neighbours as they setbacks in her health over the past few years. She morn the loss of a much loved father and grandfather. will be much missed in the village even though of lat- Michael Noorduyn has done a wonderful job in ter years she has been pretty well housebound. We are clearing the ground leading from Paddock Close to the grateful to her for the active part she played in the vil- Village Shop. We are all looking forward to the lage life over a considerable period and we are glad Spring when the snowdrops appear in all their glory that the résumé of her life to be given at her funeral and our thanks go to Michael for his hard work which service on Monday 18th November will be available we very much appreciate. for us to use in the January edition of this magazine.
John Watson We have been saddened to learn Ginger Blackman is struggling to cope with his of the death of John Watson. John and Diane lived new knee but sounding more cheerful as the days go amongst us in the village at Bryony Lodge and took an by. Our good wishes to Ginger who has a little while to go yet before the start of the cricket season! active role in village life. John served on the Village Hall Committee as its chairman and Diane was a use- Hampden and Mary Parker celebrate their ful member of the community helping out with the 60th Wedding Anniversary this month. Well done the distribution of the parish magazine in Malthouse Lane. two of you and many congratulations from village They left the village to live in Sussex and made their neighbours and friends. home in Bury near Arundel. John’s funeral was held in Bury on Friday 15th November attended by some Lastly, well done all who worked extra hours in from the village. John and Diane’s son Nick and his The Village Shop in the absence through illness of family live in Hambledon and it is to them we extend Amanda Wright. We are glad to see her well again.
The price of the magazine will be unchanged again R.G. Williams next year. 50p a copy and £5 for an annual subscrip- Bermonde, Hambledon Road tion paid in advance. Hambledon, Godalming GU8 4DR It would be a great help if you would kindly de- Those receiving the magazine by post are asked to let liver the £5 to your distributor to save repeated at- the Treasurer know by 31st December if they do NOT tempts to find you at home. If you don’t know the wish to continue. name of your distributor Pat Williams (682455) can tell you. If it is easier for you to leave your subscrip- And finally … tion at the Village Shop please attach a note showing from Parish and People all good wishes for who has left it. If you prefer to pay by cheque please Christmas and the New Year to all our readers! Thank make it payable to ‘Hambledon Parish Magazine’. you to everyone who has contributed to this column Those who wish to receive the magazine by post during the year. Items are always welcome – direct please note that the cost is £17.00 for the year and to the Editor please. Our special grateful thanks to all cheques, also payable to Hambledon Parish Magazine, our wonderful distributors whose efforts we greatly should be sent to The Treasurer: appreciate.
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2013 he Poppy Appeal in Hambledon and Hydestile Pauline and Philip Underwood, Elaine Graves, Mary T raised a very respectable £1697.72 this year Caroe, Norman Gravestock, Pat Williams, Ruth Can- which is only slightly down from last year’s £1710. ham, Steve Maycock, and new this year Jenny With many thanks for all donations and a spe- Holford. Also many thanks to Annie for all help and cial thanks to all the volunteer collectors: Georgina support being a marvellous predecessor! Aylward, Sally Falk, John and Annie Tidmarsh, Christine Campbell
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 6 Hambledon Getting the mix right
Hambledon Parish Council is concerned that there are not enough ‘affordable’ homes in the plan to build 120 homes on a site close Parish Council to Milford Hospital
epresentatives of Barratt Homes, who are de- This might be increased from two morning and two veloping the site at Upper Tuesley Farm afternoon services per day if widely used. R (adjacent to Milford Hospital), attended the council meeting on 29 October to brief Councillors Parish Council business and members of the public about the scheme and to Waverley has advised us that, in preparing their budg- answer questions. A detailed planning application is ets for 2014-15 , Parish Councils should expect cuts in about to be submitted; demolition of redundant build- the level of its financial support. These cuts, together ings will start as soon as possible thereafter; contrac- with the possibility that central government may cap tors should be on site early in the spring; and work is all local government budgets that exceed 2 per cent expected to last for up to two and a half years. compared to the present year, will be reflected in the Concern was expressed about the housing mix first draft of Hambledon’s budget for 2014-15, which and in particular the number of four-bedroom and five- will be presented to the parish council meeting on 3 bedroom homes, which make up a large part of the December. development. This being so, the Parish Council feels that the 40 affordable houses currently planned for the Hedges and ditches along Lane End, the Ham- site should be extended to 44. There will also be 10 bledon Road and Vann Lane all received the Colin custom-built homes, for internal fitting out to purchas- Rapley treatment during October. This work is funded ers’ specifications. The developer said these would be by Surrey Highways’ Localism Initiative scheme, affordable by those seeking to buy at the lower range which gives grants to Parish Councils to commission of the market. The Parish Council was not convinced. costed and approved maintenance programmes, Transport and traffic mitigation measures now thereby ensuring far better value for money. include replacing the originally-agreed left/right hand The next task will be for Colin to locate and, turns at the Station Lane/Church Road junction in Mil- where possible, clear blocked drains and gullies; and ford with a mini roundabout. Surrey Highways has for the Parish Council to advise Surrey Highways of advised that a major gas main under the footpath at the those that require treatment by jetter. junction would prevent the road widening required to accommodate the two turning lanes; but as yet there is Resurfacing of Lane End, Malthouse Lane no firm commitment to a mini-roundabout. and the Hambledon Road has been delayed yet Bus provision, which has always been a major again. The start date is currently advertised as 4 De- concern of the Parish Council, will be via an extension cember but experience suggests that this could well be of the existing Hoppa service for Milford Hospital. put back – into the new year?
Busbridge Junior School 2014 Year 3 Applications: If thinking of applying for a church reference, you need to have returned your Supplementary Information Form to the Church Office by 10 th December 2013 at the latest.
Wartime Memories…
id you serve in one of the armed services during Prime Time are looking to recruit volunteers who D World War II? Were you an evacuee or do you would be willing to come into the school on that after- have general memories of a wartime childhood? Or noon and talk to a small group of children about their perhaps you know of someone who lived through this wartime experiences. time in our history? Would you (or they) be willing to Transport can be arranged, so if you would like to par- share such memories with a group of children? If so, ticipate but do not have your own transport, please do Prime Time needs you! On the afternoon of Monday not let this deter you from joining us. If you wish to 16 th December, Prime Time will be supporting the express an interest in or require further information, Year 6 children at Busbridge Junior School with their contact Prime Time Co-ordinator: learning about WWII and joining in the fun of their Penny Naylor phone 01483 527335 or email Evacuee Day. [email protected] Prime Time is part of the newly established Older Person’s Please contact Penny Naylor if you, or anyone you know, Ministry Team at Busbridge and Hambledon Church. Its would like to go on the Prime Time mailing list to receive primary focus is to support through the provision of social regular updates on our forthcoming events. activities, people retired or semi-retired. Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 7 What’s happening . . . ..in and around the village
Hambletots! We are a friendly, local baby and toddler group who meet on Wednesday mornings in Hambledon Village Hall from 10-11.30am The dates for December are: 4th, 11th, and 18th finishing for Christmas. We will be returning on January 8th We have toys for all ages, a baby area and we organise a craft activity for the older children. Mums, dads and carers with children are welcome along, even if they can’t make every week. The cost is £1 for each child under a year and £2 for each child over a year. Come and meet other local parents, carers and children over a cup of tea or coffee.
please call Anthea Edwards 01428 684369 for more information
and Orchestra Eroica The next Alpha course for Busbridge&Hambledon
Watch out for Alpha in the New Year. Please contact the Rev John Postill for developments 01428 687969 or 01483 421267 or [email protected] or http://bhcgodalming.org
Alpha has provided over 1.9 million people in the UK alone with an opportunity to explore aspects of Christian faith and to discuss their questions in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Alpha is for everyone, even if you’ve been a Christian for a long time. No question is off limits and no assumptions are made. If you’re new to Busbridge&Hambledon it’s also a great way to make local friends.
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 8 Thursday 5th December early evening:
Hambledon Village Shop Christmas Shopping Fair
see page 13 for more details
th Hambledon Cricket Club Monday 9 December There will be get together on at the Merry Harriers for a Christmas drink etc. All are welcome to join us to celebrate the end of the 2013 season.
Coffee Morning Tuesday 17 th December, at 11 am, in the Church Room and the third Tuesday each month All welcome - do come
More information from Jacqui Rook 01428 684390
Thursday 19 ththth December, 7.30pm All are welcome!
Come along to our next HAMBLEDON LADIES’ BREAKFAST
Our next speaker will be Catherine McBride , currently ‘Science and Faith – working as our can you have both’? Associate Vicar for Saturday 1 st February 2014, 8.30 am Hambledon and at West Surrey Golf Club, Enton Busbridge churches. Before ordination, Come and join us – and bring she worked for your friends; you will be sure to many years in receive a warm welcome! the pharmaceutical Enjoy a delicious breakfast industry, and her
Tickets from Hambledon Village Shop experience and insight or phone Sue Blackman 01428 683871 into this topic will be very interesting!
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 9 Before and after the storm 27/28 October
DATELINE: 27 October Hurricane-Force Winds Expected Tonight by Stewart Payne and 28 October Storm Brings Down Trees and Block Hambledon's Roads after Storm by Stewart Payne But at press time still much to be done.
urricane-Force Winds Expected Hurricane force winds are expected to sweep H across southern Britain during the night, bringing the risk of damage to properties, trees and power …in areas with overhead cables, such as Ham- bledon, could be cut and roads may become blocked from fallen trees. Volunteers will be out around the village, clear- ing roads if necessary, once it is safe to do so. Look out for them if you need assistance. Stewart Payne, Tim Coleman and Nick Watson will be out in their Land Rovers with chain saws and can offer help or transport, conditions permitting.
28 October: Storm Brings Down Trees and Block Hambledon’s Roads After Storm Malthouse Lane Several fallen trees are blocking Hambledon’s roads following the overnight storm. Two beeches are lying Two beech trees blocked Malthouse Lane be- across Malthouse Lane. It is hoped they can be cleared tween the village hall and the Cricket Green turning. by local volunteers. A fallen tree also blocked the en- Tim Coleman, Arthur Frearson and Stewart trance to The Hydons off Salt Lane, Hydestile. . Payne used Hambledon echoed to the sound of chain saws chainsaws to today as local volunteers cleared trees blocking the clear the road village’s roads. which was re- opened by 9 am. The village The Cricket Green shop had power and was open as usual.
Parts of Hambledon were left without power this morn- ing, particularly along Vann Lane beyond the cricket green. An oak has been brought down by Tree removal last night's storm and is lying across the road be- side the track to Oakhurst Cottage. It is blocking the road and has brought down electricity cables. It is a large tree and it will need to be cleared by contractors. Surrey County Council highways department has been informed, but with hundreds of trees down across the county it is likely to be some while before it is dealt with.
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 10 An amazing year
Hambledon’s community fund had a great year, capped by its summer ‘Night at the Opera’. Now it must turn its attention to fund-raising in 2014, says Julie Llewelyn
hat an amazing year 2013 turned out to be generations of villagers to come. The other good news for the Hambledon Community Fund. On a is that with ‘more in the pot’ the fund should have W dreary winter day late last year Kath Evans more income to pay out as grants for local projects and I sat down and wondered what we could do to over the coming years. boost the fund, which had been hovering around To date our community fund has given out over £70,000 for quite a while. £8,000-worth of grants to a variety of good causes. We We should have known that in a place like Ham- have worked with the Community Foundation for Sur- bledon there was no need to worry! A wonderful com- rey, who do a wonderful job of helping us manage the mittee of Derek and Cynthia Miller, Arthur and Sue administration of the fund, to come up with a very new Blackman, Ron and Anne Vickery and Alison Martin simple, easy-to-use one page form for grant requests of volunteered to help raise funds. Philip Underwood also less the £2,000. This can even be hand written and kindly stepped forward to give a lecture and the stage makes applying for a grant really straightforward. was set for the another eventful year. HambleRock saw the village hall bursting at the One big sadness seams with a very lively audience loving the out- If you are thinking of applying for a grant and need standing band. The ‘Conservation Supper’ was ex- help, please just do get in contact with Louise, who is tremely well attended and an excellent lecture was our ever helpful grants manager, whose email address enjoyed by all. Then came the really ‘big one’. A large is: [email protected]. outdoor concert for the village had not been attempted There was, however, one big sadness for the since the Jubilee, but the committee was undaunted. community fund in 2013. Kath Evans and her wonder- They managed every detail perfectly, toiled endless ful family moved to Sussex. Her positive attitude, effi- hours and were never in doubt that the weather would ciency and lovely warm personality were a huge bene- be fine! The result was a spectacular success with over fit to the fund and we really miss her. 300 villagers and their friends enjoying a very memo- After a well-deserved quieter few months it rable ‘Night at the Opera’ in true Hambledon style. would be great to do some more community-fund events in 2014. If you have any ideas and would like More in the pot to organise something, please get in touch with us at These events, combined with some very generous do- [email protected]. In the meantime, a nations, have enabled community fund to take full huge and very heartfelt thank you to everyone who has advantage of the government’s ‘Community First 2:1’ helped to make 2013 a year to remember for the Ham- programme, which helps communities by providing bledon Community Fund. government matching of fund income. The end result is that Hambledon’s fund now stands at £117,763. This money is in a permanent endowment fund so it will be there to benefit not only current residents but
The community fund rocked in the winter ...... and, sort of, went ‘upmarket’ in the summer Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 11 Hallowe’en fun for many at Village Shop
As Tim Parker vividly recalls on the page opposite, 31 October was a very scary night of mayhem as you’ll see in these photos by Philip Underwood
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 12 A Christmas Shopping Fair and wine
Tim Parker thanks organizers of a good Hallowe’en party and reports on the gearing up for the Christmas The Village Shop Shopping Fair with Amanda’s grotto... and wine
very successful Hallowe’en party (see photos opposite) was held at the village shop at the A end of last month with upwards of 35 children (and their hangers-on!) turning out to brave the rain, the ghosts and the ghouls!
Many thanks are due to Lisanne Morris, Louise Rho- des, Susannah Cooke, Maxine McArthur and all who helped it to work so well. We were all very, very scared... The shop is gearing itself up for Christmas and you will have seen publicity for the first Annual Christmas Shopping Fair during the early evening on Thursday 5th December - there will be all sorts of good things to buy and a warming glass of wine. Amanda is also working hard to get the Christ- mas Grotto up and running (in the little garage to the left of the shop) and will have candles from the Gray- shott Pottery on display, pottery from our own potter in Hambledon, bulbs, mini trees and Christmas cakes from Jane Cookman. All very festive! One final thing - why not order your turkey from the shop? We are happy to oblige! Christmas Grotto photo Philip Underwood
Call Your Wine Bluff Quiz with The Friends of Chiddingfold Surgery
ll agreed that a most interesting and entertaining A evening was held under the guise of “The Call Your Wine Bluff Quiz” at The Chiddingfold Village Hall on 25 th October. The Bluffers, Darren Watts James Lane and David Hamill, described in exquisite detail some excellent wines dispensed by David Wright of ABS Wine Agencies Ltd. It was for the audience to decide which provenance fitted the explanation given. You can’t fool all of the people all of the time but each of the three managed to convince at least some of the people some of the time! The Bluffers : left to right, Thanks to the excellent support the event raised just David Hamill, Darren Watts and James Lane on £1,200.
The Friends provide and maintain key medical equipment for use by the Doctors in both Chiddingfold and Dunsfold Surgeries. We are reliant on your support. Donations can be given through the collecting boxes scattered around the Villages and all donations, however small, will be gratefully received and safely applied.
We thank you for all your support in 2013 and wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.
Creighton Redman, Chairman [email protected] 01483 200241
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 13 An appeal from one our main local charities
Here is a really worthy cause worth remembering, almost right on our own doorstep and good for coffee
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 14 Hambledon Puttenham Common in sunshine
The case of the wrong size boots – Oh Robert! What sumptuous architectural and natural wonders did we see and sadly you miss Ramblers
ndecision was the order of the day right up to the day before the November walk. It had been in- I tended to start the Fox Way and this had in fact been announced in the November issue of the maga- zine. Opinion was sought from various members of the group and it was finally agreed that it would be more sensible to wait until Spring when it would be possible to complete the walk from Ripley to the Silent Pool and enjoy a picnic on the way instead of trying to complete the walk in time for a pub lunch. Alison came up trumps with a most enjoyable walk found on the Walking World website. Cross Farm
Cyder House
Puttenham Priory
The walk started from Shackleford where we parked in the parish car park. As usual the men were greatly outnumbered by the ladies to be further de- pleted when Robert found he had put Gwyneth’s boots in the boot instead of his own. So now we were down The December walk to two men and seven ladies. We will be starting from the Village Hall followed by The walk took us through farmland, woodland lunch in the hall. The Christmas celebration is for and the very attractive Puttenham Common using the all three walking groups and Jenny will be contact- North Downs way for part of the journey. We passed ing you, if she has not already done so, to ask if you Puttenham Priory, a very handsome Palladian villa will bring along a dish either savoury or sweet. built in 1762 by Thomas Parker. Tuesday 10 December Alison also insisted on us going to admire the Meet at the Village Hall at 9.00am Lutyens-designed barns of Cross Farm in Shackleford. Please bring your contribution of food with you. Lunch was at The Cyder House in Shackleford The hall will be open with somebody there and on this occasion we unanimously agreed that the to receive contributions. food was very good and excellent value. Many thanks Alison for stepping into the breach Further details from: and saving the day. Most impressed that you were able Derek Miller Tel: 01428 684362 – Long Walk to arrange beautiful weather as well! Mary Parker Tel: 01483 860339 – Short Walk
The inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.
– Alfred Hitchcock. Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble – Jonathan Swift
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 15 ‘Nothink’ and no memory
Magpie wants to report snippets about Surrey’s green belt, a bad piece of pronunciation and – what was it? – oh, something else, but he’s forgotten what it was
hat is this whisper I hear ? That 16 Surrey think, since I am going to be near the post-box when I villages are to lose their ‘green-belt’ status. take out the recycling paper anyway, I may as well pay W I just caught the tail-end of it a few days the bills first. ago on my car radio and, after getting nowhere by tele- “I take my chequebook off the table and notice phoning Surrey County Council, I have written them a there is only one cheque left. My extra cheques are in letter but, as yet, have had no response my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my I have heard mention of a possible development desk where I find the cup of coffee I had been drink- on the Chinthust side of Shalford and perhaps in Mole- ing. I'm going to look for my cheques but first I need sey or Cobham. Watch this space. to push the coffee aside so that I don't accidentally Is it just me, or is there a widespread use of knock it over. The coffee is getting cold and I decide ‘nothink’ or ‘somethink’ in place of ‘nothing’ and to make another cup. As I head towards the kitchen ‘something’? It even applies to those who are punctili- with the cold coffee a vase of flowers on the worktop ous in their speech in all other respects. Yet it’s just as catches my eye — the flowers need water. I put the easy to pronounce ‘ng’ as it is to use a ‘k’. coffee on the worktop and discover my reading glasses Now, having memory problems? So are we all. that I have been searching for all morning. Cheer up and read the following piece that I stumbled “I decide I better put them back on my desk, but across: first I'm going to water the flowers. I put the glasses “This is how it manifests itself – I decide to wa- back down on the worktop, fill a container with water ter my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I and suddenly spot the TV remote control. Someone look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I left it on the kitchen table. I realise that tonight when head towards the garage, I notice post on the porch we go to watch TV I'll be looking for the remote, but I table that I had picked up from the postman earlier. I won't remember that it is on the kitchen table, so I de- decide to go through the post before I wash the car. I cide to put it back where it belongs. But first I'll water lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers but quite recycling box under the table and notice that the recy- a lot of it spills on the floor. So, I put the remote back cling bin is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. the table and take out the recycling first. But then I Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.” ■ For more information about Magpie’s fears for Surrey’s green belt, go to http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/ news/local-news/green-belt-fear-villages-surrounding- 6261108 Food for thought
■ Statistics prove we're getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry £20-worth of Christmas groceries. Now a five-year-old can do it.
■ A top-notch astronomer can predict with abso- lute accuracy where every star in the universe will be as the clocks chime midnight on Christmas Eve. He can make no such prediction about his teen- age daughter.
■ A little boy rushed home from school and said excitedly: “I got a part in the Christmas play!” “What part?” asked his mother. “I’m one of the three wise guys!”
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 16 Autumn colours ––– at a cost
Earthworm’s meteorological musings are far from confined to his snug compost heap, ranging through speculation about causes of unseasonable and tragic weather events and global warming
he year is nearing its end muses Earthworm We are reminded daily of this untimely devasta- from his huge heap which has been steaming in tion at every trip to the village shop. There were other T the last uncommonly warm November days. trees and branches down that closed our local roads Can another year really already have flown by? This and delayed the trains. As always members of the vil- will be the last entry for 2013,and Christmas is ap- lage turned out with their chain saws to make roads proaching fast. passable. We are indeed fortunate thinks Earthworm to He must reflect first on November. It really has live in such a lovely community when there is a crisis. been, to date, an extraordinary month of unfamiliar But, reflects Earthworm, what of the poor Phil- weather patterns. One does not expect temperatures in ippines, hit by Typhoon Haiyan, the most deadly and the 16-18°C bracket this month. For those who had not powerful typhoon ever recorded. Winds of 199mph yet put away their outdoor furniture one could take gusting to 235 puts our little storm in perspective, (and lunch outside in the sun on some days. with sea surges of 50 feet together with 15.7 inches of Leaves are falling only slowly. The ash has been rain to boot). It appears that they are fuelled by the first but the oak and beech are hanging on to give stretches of warm water, up to 30°C as in the Philip- us a superb display of autumn colours. When did our pine “Typhoon Alley!” of the North-west Pacific. One Hambledon common last give such spectacular show? has to think whether climate change has or is having The down side of this was seen following the any influence on these devastating climatic disasters. severe gale that hit us hard in the village, the biggest Accurate measurements are relatively recent so histori- tragedy being the loss of the huge oak at the end of the cal comparisons are difficult, and the Atlantic hurri- Cricket Green. With the trees still in near-full leaf cane season has been quiet this year. Earthworm, it combined with torrential rain and high winds it was seems, will have to wait a while to have his curiosity inevitable that there would be casualties. How our satisfied. Lord of the Manor must have wept! He wishes his readers a Very Happy Christmas.
2013 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the piety, from Palestine to the saving of three pickled composer, Benjamin Britten, and this month sees boys. Britten captures the colour and drama of this the feast of St Nicholas on 6 December. Nicholas life in a way that Paul Spicer has likened to a Harry was a 4th century bishop of Myra, the origin of our Potter story: there is the magic of the miracles, Santa Claus, but also the patron saints of Greece, drama of the storm, imprisonment, and even the Russia, sailors, and of course children. Like all the wand of the bishop’s crozier. Maybe an extreme saints, Nicholas’ life gave rise to some extraordinary comparison, but the cantata shows how children legends and fables – as a child we are told he and young people inspired Britten to compose prayed for two hours at his first bath, and he re- works like ‘St Nicholas’ that grips the heart and fused his mother’s milk on Fridays and fast days. moves some to tears. No more so than when the Eric Crozier was invited by Britten to study this life in audience join in two hymns, ‘All people that on earth all its facets to prepare the libretto for a cantata do dwell’ and ‘God moves in a mysterious way.’ commissioned of the composer by Lancing College In another work Britten quotes a line by W B for its centenary celebrations in 1948. Yeats, ‘The ceremony of innocence is drowned.’ The The result was ‘St Nicholas’ for tenor, boy innocence of the young we know only too well in our soloists, choir, strings, piano duet and percussion. day is a fragile gift, easily abused and destroyed. St Britten wanted to provide music for the young of all Nicholas shines out here in this month of Christmas abilities – as a result it is only tenor and percussion- as the patron saint of the young, who expressed in ist who need to be professionals. The other parts his life and miracles that love of our Lord which wel- can be sung and played by amateurs. In an inter- comed children into the divine fold of comfort and view in the 1960s Britten praised ‘the very fresh safety. The cantata’s final hymn ‘God moves in a and unrestrained quality of music produced by ama- mysterious way’ invites us to rejoice in the mystery teurs’ and that spirit is at the heart of this cantata. of grace and creativity that moves in the lives of ‘Across the bridge of sixteen hundred years’ as composers like Britten. A grace and creativity that the choir sings, we are treated to a mixture of waltz moves also in the lives of the holy ones of God like and march, storms at sea and alleluias to depict the St Nicholas, and that moves in the wonder and inno- saint’s life from birth to bishopric, from prison to cence of a babe born in a stable.
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 17 Join in a flourishing club
Arthur Blackman brings us many opportunities to meet and/or get involved in a flourishing club: An important date for the 2014 diary, the Club AGM, Hambledon Cricket Club a get together at the pub and a plea for help with coaching and managing
he club’s Annual General Meeting for 2014 entered into the Berkeley Sports League for their rele- will be held on Tuesday 25 th February vant age group and we are expecting between 8-10 T commencing at 8 pm at the Cricket Pavilion league games for each age group. for Members to attend. We need your help with Coaching & Team This meeting is important as it is for the election Manager(s) & Volunteers for all groups. of Club Captains, Club Officers, Welfare Officer, If you are a colts Dad or Mum we need Colts Organisers etc. for the 2014 season and to dis- your cuss the clubs finances and future plans. help. Please call, Simon Rhodes (01428 682401), Anyone wishing to become new or non playing Caroline Tristem (01428 685455) or Bob Cunningham on email: [email protected]. member is welcome to attend and take part at the meeting and add to the discussions. The Cricket Club wishes you a very Merry Christmas
General Items: to be discussed are: and Greetings for the New Year. Other Activities There will be get together on Mon- Hambledon Cricket Club – Senior Sides 2014. day 9th December at the Merry Harriers for a Christ- st We will continue with a 1 XI League and mas drinks etc. Anyone is welcome to join us to cele- Friendly side this year. brate the end of the 2013 season. Please contact us if you wish to play or would Should you require any information about the like to help in the running of the Club Matches. ie. club, please call scoring, umpiring, making teas, or helping in other The Club Captain, Bob Cunningham (07768 374 921); ways etc. Club Vice Captain, Mark Burton (07722 752465);
Hambledon Cricket Club – Colts Section 2014 Friendly Captain, Peter Woolley, (07800 596193); We aim to run Colts sides in 2014 for, Under 9s, Secretary, Bruce Sleep (01428 684457), or
our President, Mic. Coleman, ( 01428 682977). 11s, 13s and possibly U14s. All age groups will be Arthur Blackman, Chairman
News from around the Christian community
■ In its latest survey of Bible use, the American Bi- dium , the recent National Day of Prayer and Wor- ble Society has found that 88 per cent of US homes ship. It took place at the iconic Langtree Rugby own a Bible, but that 41 per cent of Americans use ground in St Helens and saw thousands of Chris- the internet to read the book. Twenty nine per cent tians meet for an afternoon of worship, repentance use a Smartphone to search for Bible verses and 17 and prayer for the nation. The Archbishop said it per cent said they read an electronic version on a was “exciting” to have so many Christians from such Kindle or iPad. The most read and searched version a wide spectrum gathering “simply to rejoice in was the King James Bible. God’s presence”.
■ According to The Spectator magazine, 80 per cent ■ After more than 900 years of male-only singing, of acts of religious discrimination in the world today Canterbury Cathedral is going to introduce a girl’s are directed at Christians. Christians are by far the choir. The Cathedral hopes to draw about 20 girls most persecuted religious body on the planet, with aged 12 to 16 from local secondary schools to form 11 Christians killed somewhere in the world every the Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Voluntary Choir. Af- hour, for reasons related to their faith. Author John ter auditions in November, the aim is that the choir L. Allen Jr says: "The global persecution of Christians will start by the end of the year. The Dean of Canter- is the unreported catastrophe of our time." bury, the Very Rev Dr Robert Willis, says: “It will add a further dimension to the cathedral’s worship and ■The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev’d be an exciting addition to the cathedral’s long his- Justin Welby, gave his support to Saints in the Sta- tory of musical achievement.”
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 18 Up and running at last
Hambledon’s football team is playing its first season in the Surrey Intermediate League and, after a bit of huffing and puffing, recorded its first win, as club skipper Matt Kiley reports
he First XI finally recorded its first victory in and Rob Clarke curled an effort just wide. the Surrey Intermediate League against previ- Despite this, the Dons held their own for large T ously unbeaten Old Salesians at Badger Park. parts of the game, but the opposition was clinical in The team could have feared the worst when they went front of goal – unlike Hambledon – and ran out 5-0 a goal down, but they didn’t let their heads drop and victors. battled back for a 2-1 win. Will Grove scored the Meanwhile, the reserve team kept up its impres- equaliser before Kerry Barber got the winner from a sive form, with a 6-2 win against a Shalford team Connor Piatek pull back. fielding many players from their first team. The re- The squad is starting to take shape with players serves then salvaged a draw against Millmead after returning from injury, so the Dons will be looking to being 2-0 down before suffering a narrow defeat move up the table and avoid a relegation battle in the against local neighbours Godalming & Farncombe. New Year. They are third in the league, though falling be- However, there will be no cup run for the Dons hind run away leaders AFC Molesey, who have won after being dumped out of the Intermediate Cup by every game. But Kuda Kamoto, the reserves in-form Warlingham FC. A long drive and awful conditions in striker, is currently the top goal scorer in the league, torrential rain made for a tough afternoon against a with 14 goals in seven games. team that was playing semi-pro opposition last season. All the teams train together at the Charterhouse Club on Tuesday evenings (7:30-9pm) and any new Curled just wide players are welcome to come down. Cost – £3 and £2 Three-nil down at half time was hard on the Dons for students. against the higher league opposition. A host of subs Any questions on the club or anyone able to as- broke the second half play up as Hambledon pushed sist on a match day please contact Matt Kiley – and pushed for a goal. Some great balls in by Connor 07557479349; or email [email protected]. Hope Piatek and Charlie Ward could not be capitalized on to see you down at Badger Park soon.
The new Clubhouse at Badger Park with Martyn Grove
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 19 The Candlelight vigil
peration Candle- ■ A list of vehicles linked to burglary offences will be light, which is added to the automatic number plate recognition O focused on crime hotlist reduction, is part of the ■ We are working with Crimestoppers to encourage Surrey police force’s people who know, or know of, those who have com- drive to reduce and detect mitted burglary to contact the charity anonymously in burglaries in Surrey, return for a cash reward writes PCSO Dave Boxall, one half of Hambledon’s And we are targeting homeowners with: neighbourhood police team. ■ A series of press releases to local media to raise Analysis shows there is a particular increase in awareness of the campaign domestic burglaries during October and November, ■ Artworks will feature on buses to reach the public in most likely caused by the longer, darker evenings primary hotspot areas which increase burglars’ opportunities to break in. ■ Billboards near to, and officers at, railway stations in Operation Candlelight focused on preventing this an- hotspot locations will target commuters who are likely nual increase this year. to be away from home for long periods Operation Candlelight aims to: ■ A 30-second radio advert will feature on Eagle Ra- ■ Reduce our crime levels in the hope of seeing a 10 dio, Kane FM and Radio Jackie for three weeks per cent reduction compared to last year’s offences ■ Crime prevention cards will be distributed to houses ■ Educate Surrey residents about domestic burglary left vulnerable (for example, windows left open, gar- and influence long-term behavioural change den tools left in eyesight or left in darkness during ■ Encourage all Surrey residents to register their prop- early evening) with the message ‘Your house was left erty on www.immobilise.com vulnerable. Fortunately it was Surrey Police that vis- ■ Deter potential offenders by clearly articulating that ited. But it could have been a burglar’ Surrey Police will do all it can to bring those responsi- ■ Crime Reduction Advisors will be available to carry ble to justice out property surveys and to register people’s property Activities include targeting so-called ‘nominals’ on Immobilise. and ‘forager’ areas: That’s it for this month. If you need to contact ■ A proactive team will be working in hotspot areas me, I’m on 01483 630086 or 07967 986110 (mobile). and briefed daily on current picture in Surrey
Ways to fight the postage scam
en blooming bob! That crossing out those who have divorced, died or T was five weeks pocket disappeared and those I haven’t heard from for over money when I was 10 years five years. And I am buying my cards from The old. And six or seven years Woodland Trust as this a charity that is trying its later it bought five pints of bitter. Okay, it was rub- hardest to save our wonderful English countryside. bish like Red Barrel, Whitbread Tankard or Trophy, And as for Christmas presents, “Oh, we just but it was still almost beer. And 10 bob bought buy for the children”, I hear you say. But listen to around two and a half gallons of petrol. So why am I this: my other half – Goodwife Jan – has three going on about “10 blooming bob”? Because that’s daughters, six grandchildren and by Christmas she how much it now costs to send a Christmas card. will have seven great grandchildren. So forget about I know you can go for the cheap-and-easy op- buying for the children – just buy for a close friend tion and email the same greeting to all your friends or ‘partner’ (not allowed to say ‘husband’ or ‘wife’ and family. But I wouldn’t dream of doing that. All these days). And, of course, the cat (pilchards for my that says is that you don’t care much and can’t be Ginger). bothered. If you want to freeze your bits off, how about My plan is simple – put all local cards through coming to watch the Chiddingfold Tipteerers the front door myself and be a lot more selective (Mummers) do their Christmas Mummers play and about those to whom I post cards. I tried carrier pi- sing a few songs on 28 December. The approximate geons, but they were shot and eaten. I also tried to times are: 12:30pm at The Swan; 1:00pm-ish at The bribe the postman, but in a very ‘picturesque’ and Crown Inn and 2:30pm at The Winterton Arms. ‘forthright’ manner, he said “No”. A Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year So, as I go down my Christmas card list, I am from Ross and Goodwife Jan.
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Prepare for spring, or take it easy? The Garden
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy William Blake, ‘Proverbs of Hell’, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell , 1789 You can’t get too much winter in the winter Robert Frost (1874-1963), American Poet and Playwright in December
uch of the following applies over the next Cover any remaining celery plants with straw or couple of months, but all is relevant at this fleece, and heavy clay soil with polythene to keep it time of year drier and allow winter digging. . M The flower garden Winter-prune Wisteria, cut back Fruit Prune trees for a open, balanced structure and summer side-shoots to 2 or 3 buds. encourage quality fruit production. But plums, cherries Prune climbing roses now; cutting away diseased or and other stone fruits should not be pruned until the damaged growth and tying in any new shoots to their summer (winter pruning makes them susceptible to support. Prune older flowered side shoots back by two silver leaf). Prune grape vines. Protect wall trained thirds of their length. peaches and nectarines from wet weather which Prune Japanese Maples (Acers) and vines now if spreads peach leaf curl fungus. Put clear polythene needed, as they will bleed sap if pruning is done any over the plant but not touching it. Protect tips of fig later. Leave the faded flower heads on hydrangeas tree branches as these will carry the fruits for next year until the spring – they provide frost protection to the and are susceptible to frost. Cover with fleece or straw. buds. Gather up leaves from round rose bushes which Put greasebands on fruit tree trunks to prevent winter had blackspot or rust in summer, to reduce infection moths climbing and laying eggs in the branches. Plant next year. Move containers of shrubs or bedding raspberry canes whilst they are dormant. Order new plants to sheltered spot; keeping them together to pro- strawberry runners (old plants can harbour disease and tect the roots from frost damage. Lift and store dahlia lose vigour and productivity). Plant blueberries. tubers once leaves are blackened by frost. Check Greenhouse Clean glass, floor and staging with disin- climbers are securely attached to their supports. Har- fectant to kill pests and disease. Wash and disinfect vest holly with berries for Christmas in a bucket of capillary matting before storing it away. Brush snow water until ready to use. Take hardwood cuttings from off of greenhouses and coldframes to prevent glass suitable trees and shrubs. Plant winter containers with being damaged. Insulate outdoor taps or turn off at the cyclamen, ivy, skimmia and evergreen grasses such as mains. Pack away hoses. Ventilate the greenhouse on Carex comans Amazon Mist to add colour. Place be- warmer days to reduce humidity and disease. Prepare side entrances and well used paths to enjoy their win- greenhouse borders for spring by working in manure. ter display. Plant some shrubs for winter interest. Sar- Leave space to add compost later. Propagate perenni- coccoca confusa adds colour and fragrance at this time als from root cuttings including phlox, and mint. of year. Still time to plant tulip bulbs, if ground isn't Plant bulbs in large pots of compost to fill gaps frozen. Spread gravel or grit around alpine plants. in spring borders. Water plants sparingly to maintain Vegetables Lift the last leeks and parsnips before the as dry an atmosphere as possible. Keep an eye out for soil becomes frozen, and heel into a trench beside a aphids over-wintering on plants, remove by hand or path. They keep well for months like this. Lift and pesticide. Protect Poinsettias from cold draughts and divide established clumps of rhubarb to renew the allow to dry out between waterings to make them last plant's vigour. Sections from the outside of the plant for the whole Christmas period and well into January. are best. Remove yellowing leaves from your winter The lawn Avoid walking on it when under frost or brassicas as they may harbour pests and diseases. Cut snow, which damages the grass. If a mild winter, cut down dead asparagus foliage and the top growth of the lawn if it’s growing, but raise height of the mower Jerusalem artichokes. Order asparagus crowns now for blades. Spike with a fork to improve drainage and planting in spring. aeration. Keep clearing leaves off to let light in and Dig over empty borders and pile manure on top, prevent dead patches. Send lawnmower and shears to the worms and frosts will break up the clods of soil. be serviced and sharpened while in less demand. Dig a trench for beans next year, fill it with composta- ble kitchen waste and cover with soil again. This will Inside Plan vegetables for next year ensuring good rot down and improve the growing conditions. Try crop rotation to avoid pest and disease. Order seeds for mushroom growing kits for a more unusual addition to reflect on what worked well and didn't. List tools and the garden. Cover winter brassicas with netting to pro- equipment needed. Add to the Christmas list! Order tect them from pigeons. Keep fleece ready to protect apple trees now. Wash tools and wipe with linseed oil salad crops such as Lettuce 'Winter Gem ', winter land on wooden and metal areas to help prevent rusting. cress, purslane, and corn salad on cold nights. All the best for 2014 from The Gardening Editor
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A moment of revelation GOD IN THE The Rev Michael Burgess discusses sacred works of art that are in British museums. This month, Madonna and Child from Donatello’s workshop ARTS
ach month this year we have visited art galler- At Christmas we ponder the mystery of infinity ies and museums in England that are often caught in a little space, the cradle at Bethlehem, just as E overlooked by the tourist trail, but which con- the mystery of love, maternal and divine, is caught in tain treasures that can inspire and deepen Christian the little space of this plaque. Margaret Rizza’s carol, faith. Our final visit in this series is to a gracious, ele- Jesus is our joy captures the mood of wonder, joy and gant Georgian villa rejoicing in the odd name of hope as we open the stable door to see the love of a Ranger’s House. It is outside the western wall of mother and her new-born baby expressed here and at Greenwich Park in south-east London and is home to the heart of the Christmas gospel: the Wernher collection of art. Julius Wernher was a diamond magnate who Lovely in your littleness, died in 1912 and in his lifetime he amassed an amaz- longing for our lowliness, ing array of 700 works that make up this collection. searching for our meekness….. There are paintings by Joshua Reynolds and Romney, Renaissance jewellery, and a marble statue by Bergon- Held in Mary’s tenderness, zoli, The Love of Angels. But this month we focus on tiny hands are raised to bless, another love – the love of a mother and child by the touching us with God’s caress. workshop of Donatello. When I was a student I visited Florence for the first time and I can always remember the impact of entering the Bargello and being greeted by the sculptures of Do- natello. It was a special moment of revelation to be able to look around and wonder at the glorious works of this sculptor filling the second floor of the castle. By contrast, the Madonna and Child in Ranger’s House is a minia- ture, a bronze plaque just 4 inches square. Our Lady is depicted in classical profile with flowing robes and wavy hair, but the mood is one of tenderness as she cradles the Christ-Child.
In the Bethlehem night She holds his left hand in hers, while he looks down at something that has caught his attention. Per- haps it is a noise at the stable door or the sound of an animal in the Bethlehem night. Perhaps it is St Joseph getting everything ready for the Holy Family to leave. We don’t know, but it is a special moment of revelation caught in this little plaque. It may not be by Donatello himself, but we sense the great man overseeing the creation of this little masterpiece.
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Crossword
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Maze Word Search
This month the Christmas story will be read and reread by hundreds of millions of people around the world: how the shepherds were in
the fields of Bethlehem
when the angels appeared with the astonishing news that the Messiah had been born! How many words from the Christmas story can you find in the Word search?
Easy Sudoku Intermediate
Answers to all puzzles on page 29
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 26 in the South East South East the in South the in in the South East South East the in South the in Presenting ‘foodie’ presents The best cookery corner
t’s been a tight 2013, so it’s handy that home on Boxing Day and are
preserving has become trendy just in time for dreading the thought of Christmas, says the magazine’s cookery writer, another slice of dried-up Sam Gates. Nothing beats the gift of homemade ham. As soon as lunch Igoodies, particularly as so many mass-produced jams appears, leap up and are bland. Making preserves is strangely addictive, and shout: “Hold on! I've got another present which will go the spoonfuls of sweetness from jewel-like jellies and perfectly with your delicious gammon/turkey/goose.” blasts of hot spice from homemade chutneys are a Then you whip out your little jar of sunshine. That wonderful reward for your efforts. way, you get a good meal without anyone losing face. Apples contain a natural pectin which helps to A little note on packaging – labels and lid covers set jellies, and their gentle flavour provides a blank make all the difference if your preservative is to avoid canvas for louder ingredients to shine. Thanks to a a trip straight to the back of the larder. So give your stunning summer, Hambledon has seen a lot of apple kids free rein to design them in their most inventive action. So this month I’ve written two recipes using fashion. If you don’t have small people around, get windfall fruit. These delicious presents have a sneaky yourself a pack of decent felt-tip pens and have a crack ulterior motive too, especially if you’re with relatives at it, you’ll be surprised at how creative you can be.
Autumn apple chutney
150 grams finely chopped onions 1 tea spoon mixed spice 500 grams apples, peeled, cored and diced 1½ tea spoons salt 60 grams chopped raisins 180 grams brown sugar 1 tea spoon ground coriander 350 ml cider vinegar 1 tea spoon ground ginger
Put the onion and spices into a saucepan with four stop it burning or sticking tablespoons of the vinegar. Simmer gently until the When the mixture is slightly sloppier than you would onion is soft, probably about 8-10 minutes. find in a shop-bought version, it’s ready. Pour into hot Add everything else and slowly bring to the boil, stir- sterilised jars and seal. ring all the time so the sugar can dissolve. Turn the Allow to cool before labelling heat down and simmer for 1-1.5 hours stirring to
Seriously hot chilli and apple jelly
2 kilos Bramley apples 6 big fresh red chillies, sliced into very thin rings 175 ml cider/white wine vinegar 1 table spoon chilli flakes Granulated sugar (1-2 kilos, depending on juice)
Put a saucer in the fridge. Roughly chop the apples, Take the saucer out of the fridge and test for setting don't peel or core them but cut bruises or gnarly point by dropping a teaspoon of the jelly on it. When blemishes out. Put into a saucepan or preserving pan it is cool, push with your finger and if it wrinkles, it and add just enough tap water to cover. has set. If it hasn't, boil for a bit longer. Bring to the boil, then simmer until the apples are When it is ready, leave to stand for 30 minutes then soft and mushy (about 30 minutes) Add the vinegar, stir, before pouring into warm sterilised jars. I like to and boil fast for five minutes. pop in a whole dried red chilli at this point to hang in Pour into a jelly bag suspended over a bowl. Don't suspended animation in the middle of the jar, but squeeze or prod the bag (I know it's tempting, but that may be a step too far for some. Seal well, and don't, or the jelly will go cloudy) Leave overnight to label when cool. It will be hot and, as it matures, it drip, drip away, then measure the strained juice care- will get hotter so don't feed it to sensitive flowers. fully back into the clean pan. For every 570ml of juice, add 450 grams of sugar to Sam Gates is a writer and marketing consultant to the pan. Heat gently and stir while the sugar dis- the food industry. Her first book, Food for your solves, then add the chillies, turn up the heat and Brood , will be published next year boil fast for about 30 minutes. Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 27 Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 28 Puzzle Solutions
Crossword Word Search baby Joseph tree manger Jesus Star
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Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 29 Useful Information and Telephone Numbers
GP SURGERIES AND HEALTH CENTRES
Witley – The Surgery, Wheeler Lane, Witley GU8 5QR Tel: Doctors 01428 682218 Community Nurses 01428 685249 Health Visitors 01428 685249
Milford – Hurst Farm Surgery, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 4EG Tel: Doctors 01483 415885
Crossroads Surgery, Church Road, Milford GU8 5JQ Tel: Doctors 01483 414461 Health Visitors & Community Nurses 01483 415564
Chiddingfold – Ridgeley Road, GU8 4QP Tel: Doctors 01428 683174 Community Nurses 01428 683735
HOSPITALS
Royal Surrey County Hospital 01483 571122 Milford Hospital 01483 782000
Equipment for short term use Some items only required for a short time (usually 3 months) may be borrowed. Type of equipment available includes bed blocks, bed cradles, back rests, commodes, wheelchairs, bed pans, urinals. Contact: British Red Cross, Equipment Loan Centre, Wey Court, off Meadrow, Godalming, GU7 3JE. Tel: 01483 429253 Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
POLICE Neighbourhood Specialist Officer: PC Tracey Taylor PCSO Dave Boxall 01483 630086 Email address [email protected] Urgent calls 999 Non-urgent and crime reporting 101
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH CO-ORDINATORS Chief co-ordinator Mr R Vickery 01428 682036 Area 1 Mr R. Kilsby Hydestile 01483 423637 Area 2 Mr A.G. Blackman Church Lane 01428 683871 Area 3 Miss J. Woolley Woodlands Road 01428 684213 Area 4 Mrs C. Pitt Malthouse Lane 01428 682940 Area 5 Mr A. Hammond Cricket Green 01428 683625 Area 6 Mr J. Tidmarsh Lane End 01428 682067 Area 7 Mr I. Campbell Feathercombe Lane 01483 860264
UTILITIES
Thames Water (Customer Enquiries) 0845 9200800 Southern Water (Customer Enquiries) 0845 2780845 Southern Electric (Emergency) 24 Hours 0845 7708090 Gas (Emergency) 24 hours 0800 111 999
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 30 HAMBLEDON PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman John Anderson 01428 682666
Vice-Chairman Philip Underwood 01428 682742
Councillors Karen Jones 01428 681339 Mike Parry 01428 682303 Paul Pattinson 01428 682000 Stewart Payne 01483 425250 Peter Spall 01428 683555 Clerk Jane Woolley 01428 684213
Surrey County Councillor Dr Andrew Povey, 01483 267443
Waverley Borough Councillors
Liz Cable 01428 682640 Adam Taylor-Smith 01483 555573
GENERAL
Borough Hall 01483 523333
Cinema Borough Hall (Tickets & Information) 01483 523004
Library 01483 422743
Hambledon Village Shop is able to arrange deliveries 01428 682176
St Peter’s Hambledon – church office 01483 421267 (see page 3 for more information)
Hambledon Village Hall – for terms and bookings 01428 683588
Train Information Times and fares for all national services 0845 7484950
GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME
Lifts to medical appointments, collecting prescriptions for Hambledon residents without transport, ring 01428 682959. If no response within 24 hours please call 01428 684390
VETERINARY SURGEONS
Milford Veterinary Surgery 37, New Road, Milford 01483 414747 Rivendell 24, St Johns Street, Farncombe 01483 421833 In an emergency, ring either number
Hambledon Village Shop & Post Office Opening Times
Shop Post Office Monday 9 – 5.00 9.30 – 12.30 1.30 – 4.30 Tuesday 9 – 5.00 9.30 – 12.30 Closed Wednesday 9 – 5.00 9.30 – 12.30 Closed Thursday 9 – 5.00 9.30 – 12.30 1.30 – 4.30 Friday 9 – 5.00 9.30 – 12.30 1.30 – 4.30 Saturday 9 – 1.00 9.30 – 12.30 Closed Sunday 9 – 12.00 Closed Closed
Hambledon Parish Magazine, December 2013, Page 31