E04 Page 14 Master thatchDIARYer raises the TheroHerald 3rdofJune 2011

By Mo Farrell IN his 22 years as a thatcher, 39-year-old Simon Richards from Alton has worked on more than 100 homes in and further afield. His skills have been needed across Europe – in Norway where he was asked to thatch display housing for an African Awareness Week and in Germany where he took on his largest project to date, a hotel in Rostock. He has thatched a replica of a dream cottage for a Daily Mail competition at the Simon cutting an ornamental ridge using shears Long straw barn in Frogmore in the Meon Valley, re-thatched Hampton Court Flower Show 17 years ago and has featured in Channel 4’s Grand Designs. He has worked on houses for Ernie Els, the South African pro- fessional golfer, the rock band Yes, and Rebecca Knight, one of the Opera Babes. He also re- thatched one of the most striking 13 Market Square, Alton, Hants GU34 1HD properties in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, and Robert Burns’ home Advertising: 01420 82819 in Scotland. Editorial: 01420 82236 Thatching, constructing roofs using straw and grasses, is one Fax: 01420 541018 of the oldest surviving building crafts, perhaps going back as far Tele Ads: 01252 899299 as 500 BC. Almost every county in the Subscription/Circulation: 01252 899234 UK has thatched properties but Hampton Court reconstruction Simon making the peacock’s head email: [email protected] the south of is particu- cal about claims for its longevi- and the owners are the custodi- and is dependent upon factors thatcher then works his way to larly well endowed with them. ty of up to 70 years and would ans. They have a small snippet, such as roof shape and design, the ridge, the bundles being held Website: www.altonherald.com The same barn two years ago However, overall numbers rather use quality straw which but a thatched house is in a time the pitch and its position (geo- in place under steel rods or nationwide have fallen consider- gives a shaggy finish and a roof capsule and when I thatch them, graphically and topographical- sways by iron hooks fixed to the ably from one million in 1800 to that can be up to two metres I am leaving my mark.” ly), the quality of the material rafters. about 35,000 in 1960. Today, thick. He leaves small items which and the skill of the thatcher. Another layer is then laid on there are about 24,000 listed He, and his 23-year-old he hopes will be found by future Today’s thatched homeowners top of the first and a final rein- Proprietor: Sir Ray Tindle CBE DL FCIS FCIArb thatched buildings as well as a apprentice, are currently work- thatchers. know the importance of sustain- forcing layer added along the fashion for newbuild thatched ing with straw on a house in “I have left an old mobile, a ing the thatch heritage and are ridge line. Pushed into place by Managing Director: Karen Sheppard properties, offering enough to . library card, things like that, and keen to keep the traditional look hand, the straw is aligned and keep the 1,500 thatchers in “I fell into something I really I have found old papers, Black and enjoy its new-found finished with a square tool called work. love,” says Simon, who is Cat cigarettes, and a business favourable image and appeal. a leggatt. Traditionally, materials avail- dyslexic and feels lucky to have card of a thatcher from Norfolk.” Another plus is that with 21st It’s at the ridge line that the able locally were used, such as found his niche. Examples of Simon’s crafts- century anti-fire techniques, thatcher can leave his signature, EDITORIAL reed, sedge, flax, broom, grass, “I discovered I had an ability manship can be seen across the such as flame retardant barriers in Simon’s case a peacock. heather and straw, and although and am proud to be among a area, from Tunworth and Beech and sprays, thatched houses are “I’m very very lucky. I do it thatch was generally regarded as group of talented master thatch- to Frogmore in the Meon Valley less likely to go up in flames. because I love it. It’s a craft, it’s Editorial Manager: Tony Short the poor man’s roofing material, ers. It has taken me 12 years to and Walton-on-Thames, . “Ninety per cent of fires in not a job and I’m creating some- Chief Reporter: Moira Howells churches and great houses too perfect, but I can now make a He estimates the cost of thatch are through the chimney thing. It’s not an everyday job were occasionally thatched, peacock, which I incorporate thatching an average three-bed- stack,” says Simon, “but now that everyone else can do. notably Pevensey in into the structure of the roof roomed cottage is between there are precautions you can Some of my most rewarding Cutting an eave using shears Sussex. thatch. I use an old form of £12,000 and £16,000, but the take. It’s the heat transfer thatching is when owners con- Sub-editor: Charlie Whiting Improved transport and mech- thatching with long straw. It’s sky’s the limit for larger proper- through the brick and log burn- vert tile or corrugated tin roofs, Sports Editor: Carl Obert anisation spelt the decline of the very labour intensive. I believe it ties. However, it adds value to ers, in particular, are really bad. especially when they save a thatching industry – the growth is a dying art.” the property, often tens of thou- Open fires are fine but with building from dilapidation by of the railways meant that tiles Simon was apprenticed to a sands of pounds more than the modern flues where heat rises to using traditional skill and crafts- ADVERTISING and slates could be used more thatcher in . same house with a tiled roof. 300 degrees, that’s when you get manship. It’s special and I feel widely and the introduction of Working under several different A good thatch will last heat transfer.” very privileged, and for me, the combine harvesters in agricul- craftsmen as he learnt his trade, decades. Typically, combed After preparing a building for appeal of the thatch is that it’s ture made wheat straw unusable he witnessed the good and the wheat straw and short straw will re-thatching, the thatch is tied in romantic and natural.” Sales Manager: Tina Lemon for thatching. bad, learnt from it and now calls last 20 to 40 years, water reed up bundles and a single layer is Altonian Simon, is also chair- Alton Representative: Alex Gardiner Wheat straw was commonly himself a master thatcher. to 70 years and long straw 10 to placed on the roof beams and man of Alton Round Table. used in the south and West It’s a dangerous job and he 15 years. However, performance pegged into place with rods of To contact him, call 01420 Country. Either known as long has fallen off roofs and ladders, forecasts of new thatch can only hazel or withy. 83719 or 07932 739160 or email DISTRIBUTION straw or combed wheat reed, the but hardly ever does the weather be made on a case-by-case basis Starting at the eaves, the [email protected] material is now less prevalent prove so wild that he is deterred. Circulation: Karen Hobbs and Norfolk reed, the traditional “I can work in wet weather, East Anglian thatching material, hot sunshine, even snow – I just Castle Newspapers Ltd., a part of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. now dominates, and is grown sweep off the snow and get on specifically for the thatching with it. Only if it’s very windy industry. is it too dangerous,” he says. ❐ The Herald is published by Newspapers Perceived by most thatchers “My favourite point is finish- Ltd. at 114-115, West Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HL, and Creating an ornamental straw peacock as the Rolls Royce of thatch, ing the job, leaving a happy cus- printed by Harmsworth Quays Printing Ltd., some 30 per cent of new thatch- tomer and looking at the job Surrey Quays Road, London, SE16 7ND es are constructed using water you’ve just created. Most reed. Even so, Simon is scepti- thatched properties are listed

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The correct viewpoint Communion, 10am, Parish Communion* with parish for worship, teaching and testimonies. There are [email protected] stfrancisheadleydown.com Underhill. Details from Church Office 01420 82695. flying engagement? at a square corner (5- communion with ministry of healing in February, All Saints, Kingsley. 1st Sunday: 8am, Holy creche facilities for children up to the age of three. Lindford Methodist Church, Chase Road, Quaker Meeting House, Church Street, Alton. Communion; 2nd Sunday: 11amMatins; 3rd Sunday: (2-4) 5) April, June, August, October, December; 6.30pm, Children’s church for three to nine year olds meets Lindford. 1st Sundays: 11am, Family Service. Other Meeting for Worship every Sunday at 10.15am and Evening Prayer with ministry of healing only in Jan, l1am, Family Choral Eucharist 4th Sunday: 11am, 18. Volcano features in 13. A tyrant in office? (8) in the main hall from 4pm-4.45pm and Gravity, for Sundays: 11am, Sunday School; 6.30pm, Evensong every Friday at 10am. 01420 83302. Family Choral Eucharist; 5th Sunday as announced. March, May, July, Sept, Nov. 3rd Sunday: 8am, Holy children aged 10 and older, meets in the Upper Room Service. Open every Tuesday from 10 am to noon for St Mary’sRCChurch, Normandy Street, Alton. street-name (4) 16. The outcome of... (6) Communion; 10am, Young Family Service geared to RevTony Pears 01420 588398. 19. Keeps up with us in 17. ...changes in Northern from 4pm-5pm. For more details, contact the tea and coffee. There is aget-together on the second First Mass: Sunday,11am. Saturday Mass 6pm. All Saints’ Parish Church, Alton. Sunday Service: under-l0s; 11.15am, Matins; 6.30pm, A Time to Pray. Petersfield Christian Fellowship office on 01730 and fourth Wednesday of each month for all age St Lucy’sConvent, . Mass, 9amSundays. blemishes (8) Ireland (6) 4th Sunday: 8am, Holy Communion –BCP; 10am, 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am, Sung Eucharist. 231400, or e-mail [email protected]. groups. Minister: RevSimon Coleman 01428 723234. Parish Priest: Father Peter Hart, 01420 82030. The Church of the Good Shepherd, . 21. Its terms may well be 18. Where one letter Parish Communion*; 6.30pm, Encountering God – Petersfield Evangelical Church.Sunday service: Trinity Church. Applying the Bible to all of life, Alton Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Alton. instructive (6,4) serves for another? Prayer,Praise and Worship. 5th Sunday: 8am, Holy An all-age friendly church with youth and children’s 11am, worship/teaching ministry at the Day Centre, supporting families, serving the community. We meet Alton Baptist Church Mount Pleasant, Alton. activities. Sunday services at 8am, 10am and 7pm. 22. Get rid of this shack! (4) Communion BCP; 10am, Parish Communion (chil- Bulmer House Resource Centre, Ramshill. 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Friday: Youth 10.30am and at 6.30pm at the Butts Primary School, Holy Cross Church, Binsted. 1st Sunday: 11am, St Peter’s, Froxfield (High Cross). lst and 3rd Suns: SALVATION ARMY groups 3.45pmfor juniors (six to 11 year olds), Bolle Road. Sunday school and creche. 01420 87869. Parish Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11am, Parish 10. Raise (4) 9.30am, Parish Communion (2nd Sunday); 9.45am, All events are held at Hall in 4.45pm intermediates (11-15), and 8pmfor seniors. St Nicholas Parish Church, Chawton.1st Sunday Communion. 3rd Sunday: 11am, Matins. 4th Sunday: 12. Firm (6) Family Service; 6.30pm, Evensong (5th Sunday); Swan Street. Tuesdays: 2pm, Family Meeting. (15+). Formore details, call 01428 751856. Door-to- Holy Communion, 10.30am; 2nd Sunday Holy 10am, Group communion (Steep or Froxfield). 8am, Holy Communion; 11am, Family Service. 5th 14. Astral (6) Wednesdays: 9am-11am, Coffee Morning. Sundays: door transport can be arranged to all meetings. Communion, 8am, Family Service 4.30pm; 3rd Sunday: 10.30am, Combined Parish Communion with St-Peter-on-the Green, Froxfield. 4th Sunday: 10.30am, Kid’s Alive (Sunday School). Ages four to Standford Hill Methodist Church (on B3004). Sunday 10.30am Morning prayer; 4th Sunday 8am, 15. Slanderer (6) 9.30am, Matins with Holy Communion. 14; 11.30am, All-age Worship; 6pm, Salvation Monthly service postponed indefinitely. The chapel is Holy Communion, 10am, Family service; 5th Bentley. Contact Julian Lyon Taylor or Kathy Ogilvie 17. Composer (6) St Mary’sParish Church, Liss.Each Sunday: 8am, Meeting. Last Sat in month – jumble sale, 10am. For warmly furnished with access for the disabled. Sunday Benefice Holy Communion (as announced). Thompson on 07500 949465. Holy Communion (BCP); 10.15am, 1st Sunday, Medstead United Reformed Church, South Town 18. Brave man (4) details call commanding officer on 01730 262820. Transport can be arranged by calling 01428 751409. Rev Tony Pears 01420 588398. informal family communion; 2nd, 3rd; 4th and 5th Baptisms, weddings and funerals by arrangement Church. BCP,9.45am Sunday. Road, Medstead: Service every Sunday at 11am. 19. Furtive (8) Sundays: 10.15am, Parish Communion; 6.30 pm, with the minister, Reverend Simon Coleman, on All Saints’ Parish Church Farringdon. 1st and 3rd Family Service every 4th Sunday in the month. 21. Recompense Sung Evensong unless otherwise advertised. St George’sChurch 01428 723234. Sundays: 8am, Holy Communion (BCP); 6.30pm, St Peter and St Paul, . 1st Sun: 9.30am, Holy (4,6) St Peter’sWest Liss. Summer only until October – Bordon Garrison. First Sunday in month:10am, The Baptist Fellowship.Aworshipping, Evensong. 2nd and 4th Sundays: 10am, Parish communion. 2nd Sun: 6pm, Evensong. 3rd Sun: 3rd Sunday: 11am, Matins followed by Holy morning prayer; 2nd &4th Sundays: 10am, Holy serving church. Sundays at 10.30am lively Christian Communion. Rev. 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Not blind (6) Eucharist (1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays); 10.45am (3rd nion and snack lunch. Every Thursday: 7.30pm choir The King’sChurch Bordon. Sunday 10am, Holy Communion; 11am Morning Prayer. Midweek . Sunday: 8am, Holy Communion BCP. 3. Listen (4) 11. Move steadily 18. Psalm (4) Sunday) Sunday family service. Further details: practice. Baptisms; notice for preparation and arrange- School, Mill Chase Road, Bordon. Formidweek meet- BCP Holy Communion: Tuesdays 9.15 am. Youth Jubilee Church, Four Marks and Medstead. 10am, Sunday worship, plus biblical teaching. Midweek 4. Reverence (6) on (5,5) 20. Hindmost (4) Canon Terry Louden, 01730 823221. ments is necessary.Garrison padre, Padre Donald ing, contact Pastor Martin Dobson on 01420 488342. club meets twice monthly (Debby Barnes 01420 13. Gave (8) All Saints, . 8am, Holy Communion Prentice 01420 482245. ROMAN CATHOLIC 562854). Julian Group meets twice monthly meeting: Weds 8pm. Contact Pastor Doug Titheridge 5. 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