THURSLEY PARISH MAGAZINE St Michael & All Angels
JUNE 2020 60P
Editorial 7 Horts Society 21 Church Letter 8 Life on the Farm 22 Help is at Hand 9 VE Day Celebrations 24 Parish Council Update 10 Thursley Climate Action 26 Neighbourhood Watch 11 Freecycle FB Group 27 Sir Alan Traill 12 Village Hall News 28 WW2 Memories 14 Tale of Two Villages 29 Let it Grow 16 Life on the Common 30 Lockdown Recycling 19 Deliver-Shoe 32 Thursley Sewing Bee 20 Clockhouse News 34
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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] [email protected] David ELSE 01252 702036 Text or call: 07919 400217 / 07840 777749 [email protected] PARISH MAGAZINE Editor: LOCAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 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
POLICE 101 Milford Crossroads Surgery 01483 414461 www.surrey.police.uk/ro/report/ Hurst Farm Surgery 01483 415885
SURREY FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE VETS Mr N J Pilling, Elstead 01252 703412 Ben ALEXANDER 07964 391882 [email protected] North Downs, Milford 01483 414747
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NO SERVICES IN THE CHURCH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
In light of the Government guidance around non-essential contact, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that public worship is suspended until further notice. However, we are holding virtual services — details below:
ZOOM service Sunday at 10am We gather from 9.50am and the service will start at 10am
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78943420469? pwd=U1hIUFQ2bjRISWhjN2dNMzVBbjNzZz09 Meeting ID: 789 4342 0469 Password: ETSPH
If you require ministerial help please do not hesitate to contact: Revd Hannah Moore: 01252 705941 or Associate Minister Revd Delia Orme: 01252 702217 or one of the churchwardens: Hilary Barr: 01252 703301 or Dene Mills: 01252 703067
Thursley Tree Planting Initiative Update
THANK YOU to everyone who donated £515 last month. We still need another £1,485 to reach our target. Please contact me at [email protected] or 01428 685120 to get the bank account details for Thursley Parish Council so you can transfer your donation.
We are always interested in further offers of land to plant a copse or wood. Do let us know if you can help
PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE OF 14TH JUNE 2020 FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES TO THE JULY 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: Nina ALLEN. Tel: 01252 703643 Email: [email protected] DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Jenny GORDON Tel: 07796 254361 Email: [email protected] Cover: Artwork by Molly (7) and Jemima (4) Northey (winner of U12 cover competition)
6 FROM THE EDITOR By Tricia Horwood
It is with great sadness that we say and have managed to secure three goodbye to Sir Alan Traill, who died on grants, worth a total of £32,000. This is a 18th April (see p12). He led a very great achievement and the monies will go illustrious life and became Lord Mayor of towards the next phase of renovations London in 1984, although that appears to (see p28). be the tip of the iceberg in terms of his We have a second piece about our energy achievements. Alan lived in the village for reduction options from the newly formed over 30 years, and our deepest Thursley Climate and Sustainability Action sympathies go to Sarah and his family. group (see p26) and more useful advice His death is a great loss and he will be from Debbie Spencer regarding May much missed by many of us. planting (p16), which should keep us Despite the lockdown the village busy. managed to celebrate VE Day in style with There is also a blast from the past as we bunting up everywhere and very welcome hear about Adrian and Eulanda Linegar’s free beer from the pub. It was a great experiences of Coronavirus in the occasion to see friends and neighbours at Philippines. They were former residents of a distance and to remind ourselves that Thursley who moved over there many we still have a lot to be thankful for. The years ago and wrote monthly reports on ‘Clap for Carers’ also seems to be going the differences between the two countries from strength to strength, and it lovely to (see p29). see so many of you outside clapping and clanging every Thursday evening. Nicki Bates continues to give us helpful advice on how and what to recycle during Following on from the VE Day theme we lockdown (see p19). The new village have another article from the History FaceBook group, called Thursley Borrow, Society archives, this time memories of a Swap & Freecycle is back up and running Thursley villager—Cocker Keen—who again, so do use it if you are having a recalled what it was like living during clear-out, rather than take it first to the WW2 (see p14). Who could imagine now tip. that instead of walkers and cyclists on the common there would be tanks instead! Considering the recent spate of burglaries in the village we are delighted to welcome A few weeks ago a group of Thursley Jackie Malton as our new Neighbourhood ladies volunteered to help sew some Watch Co-ordinator (see p11). With her laundry bags for the NHS — and the help and our vigilance we can hopefully account of what happened next can be reduce any further incidents. read on p20. It is heartening stories like these that keep us going during these And finally, congratulations go to Molly and Jemima Northey who won the U12 difficult times. cover competition with their lovely And there is more good news—the village artwork. hall committee have been hard at work Have a safe and sunny summer! 7
FROM THE CHURCH By Reverend Hannah Moore QUICK BEFORE THE HYENAS’ COME! that physical contact. I, like many, am We are big Disney fans in our house. If longing to give my family and friends a you need any proof, my daughter has hug and to occupy the same physical Disney stickers on her car; she signed up space as them. to Disney plus and our three cats are In Ephesians 6.18 we are encouraged to named after Disney characters, Merida, “stay alert and keep praying for all God’s Moana and Tinkerbell. people.” Some people may think, why
Recently, we watched a Lion King bother to pray, it doesn’t change marathon. I think one of the songs in Lion anything? Prayer offers an opportunity to King 3 really speaks to our present voice the concerns of our hearts and national state of “Staying Alert”. The song minds. Sometimes, when don’t know is called, ‘Quick before the hyenas’ come.’ what to say or what to pray, I believe God In the song the meerkats are in a knows the words I need before they are permanent state of readiness, all they do on my tongue (Psalm 139). For some, “is dig, so they can hide, so they can dig, their prayers may be prayers of anger and so DIG, quick before the hyenas’ come.” lament. The days when we are finding
I am sure you can picture the meerkats working from home hard or home-school on top of their anthill, alert, ready to take challenging or another day alone difficult, cover from any danger. That is how we we can cry out to God, “out of the depths, need to behave according to government I cry to you O Lord. Lord, hear my voice.” advice. The difference between us and Being in a constant state of alertness can the meerkats in the Lion King is that they be exhausting. Meerkats live in can see the danger; the hyenas’ coming. communities which care and look out for We may be very frightened as we venture each other. We need to do the same, outside for the first time perhaps for looking out for our neighbours as we many months. We still can’t see COVID- continue in these uncertain times. Many 19 but we know it is still there. people are facing challenges in the weeks
The precautions the meerkats take in film and months ahead. If I would like to is to dig tunnels. What about us, what encourage you to pray for everyone in precautions can we take, what are community. Like the meerkats in the Lion metaphorical tunnels? We can wear King film, we need to dig in and dig deep masks when we go out; I have a rather for a bit longer. lovely one with fairies on it which my A Prayer for all those affected by Coronovirus mum has made for me. We need to “Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your maintain good hygiene practices. We mercy. Sustain and support the anxious, be need to continue with social distancing. with those who care for the sick, and lift up all For some people social distancing is a real who are brought low; that we might find gift, they may have a very highly comfort knowing that nothing can separate us developed “space bubble”. For others from your love. In Christ Jesus our Lord. social distancing is painful, they crave Amen.” 8 9 THURSLEY PARISH COUNCIL By James Mendelssohn (Chairman)
Our May meeting was again held outbuildings in the village. This has virtually using Zoom - and with been a recurring problem in recent everyone becoming increasingly months, but apparently the police are familiar with video conferencing making some progress in trying to technology, it ran smoothly getting bring the perpetrators to justice. They through the published agenda without do, however, advise to ensure that all mishap. outbuildings are kept securely locked,
With May being the annual meeting of and also to be aware that these gangs the Parish Council, the first item on often return for a second visit a few the agenda was the election of the weeks later when they know that the Chair and Vice Chair for the coming stolen machinery will have been replaced with new pieces of kit. year. In the absence of other candidates, I will continue to act as the Following the Prime Minister’s Chairman, with John Swift remaining statement on 10 May which fixed a as the Vice Chairman! date on which people would be
The reports from our County and allowed to drive to carry out unlimited Borough Councillors this month outside activity within certain emphasised that, despite still being in prescribed rules, we took the decision lockdown, there is a great deal going to reopen the Recreation Ground Car on behind the scenes, for which we Park on that date. Thank you all for should be grateful. Waste collection your patience while the car park was closed. has been maintained without a hitch and, by the time you read this, the One final point. Perhaps I could ask Community Recycling Centre at Witley for your help as you go out and about will have reopened, albeit offering only around the village. Many of our a limited service initially. footpaths inevitably get quite
On the planning front, Natural England overgrown at this time of year and have now submitted their final plans although local volunteers try and for the restoration of the dam at maintain them as best they can, this Hammer Pond. This is time sensitive can be quite a task. Therefore, if you because if the work cannot be are out for a walk and using a completed before the bad winter footpath, could I ask you to take a pair weather sets in, it will be delayed for of secateurs with you and cut back any over-zealous vegetation. another year as the works cannot be carried out during the ground birds’ The June Parish Council meeting will nesting season. We have had take place on Tuesday 2 June at 7.00 discussions with Waverley about this, pm. It will almost certainly again take and we have been assured that they the form of virtual meeting and so if will do everything possible to expedite members of the Public have any this application. points that they wish to raise or be
There have been worrying reports discussed by the Parish Council, recently about continuing thefts of please call me on 07941 507753 or garden machinery and quad bikes email [email protected] from garages, sheds and other as soon as possible. 10
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH By Jackie Malton
Where did it happen? What happened? When did it happen ? Why did it happen ? How did it happen ? Who did it ?
If you do see anything suspicious, keeping yourself safe, but at the same time, please write down the registration number of the vehicle, colour and make if possible. If you can, take a photo of the person(s) and make a note of what they’re wearing, age, height, ethnicity etc. I’m delighted to be taking over the role of Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator for If you have CCTV at your property, please check on a regular basis. our beloved Thursley. We’re fortunate to live in an active and caring community. Ensure your shed and outbuildings are My role is to be the hub for information secure and padlocked. and to facilitate action that will reduce crime in the community. Please write everything down as soon as you can (note made at the time !) Thank you to Alan Johnstone and Jo Christmas for their dedication as - co Circulate information on Thursley ordinators for the last few years – they’ve Facebook page. done a sterling job and have now passed Call me 07885 147304. the baton to me. Call the police on 101 to report suspicious As many of you know, I did have the activity, or if urgent call 999. privilege of being a Detective Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police; I And if you would like to be included in have may have left the job, but the ‘job’ the email alerts that are sent out to the has never left me. village regarding local crime issues, please
get in touch. So, I’m going to give you a little lesson in Stay safe. being your own detective ! What the police need is evidence and we get that Jackie Malton by asking some questions: The 5 W’s plus [email protected] an H. Twitter @Thursley 11
SIR ALAN TRAILL 7th May 1935 - 18th April 2020
He worked for many years in the City of London, as well as abroad, and was by profession an insurance risk analysis consultant, expert witness, arbitrator and mediator. He and Sarah moved to Thursley in 1988 and Alan was one of the original shareholders of The Three Horseshoes Pub and could always be relied upon to give sound advice and support.
Sir Alan was Lord Mayor of London from 1984-5, an Honorary Governor and Almoner at Christ’s Hospital School, Vice-President of King Edward’s School, Witley, Governor of Treloar’s School, Governor and Chair of the Yehudi Menuhin School, Master of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers, Master of the Worshipful Company of It is with great sadness that we Musicians, Governor of St. Paul’s announce the death of one of our Cathedral Choir School Foundation, villagers, Sir Alan Traill GBE, QSO, Trustee of the Ann Driver MA, D.Mus. at the age of 84. He had Trust, member of the advisor board been living with Parkinson’s for the and Educational Committee at the last seven years, being cared for at LSO and Chairman of the UK-NZ home and then in the final months at 1990 committee, for which he Moorhouse Nursing Home. received the Queens’ Service Order (QSO) from New Zealand in Alan was born in North London and recognition of his voluntary service. attended St Andrew’s School, Eastbourne followed by Charterhouse Alan spent most of his spare time in School and Jesus College, voluntary service, supporting a huge Cambridge, where he studied law. His variety of charities. He was a governor hobbies and passions were music and of the Yehudi Menuhin School of opera, and with a lifelong love of Music and his contributions to the conducting he was delighted to improvement of the School were conduct the LSO when he became innumerable and helped many Lord Mayor of London in 1984. He hundreds of children. He established was passionate about supporting the Education Committee and education, music and young people. facilitated the construction of The Whilst at University he was a dab Menuhin Hall (critical to improving the hand at building and painting stage musical opportunities for the sets, which later turned into DIY at children). “It is no exaggeration to say home. that, without him, The Menuhin Hall would not have been built. The Hall 12 took the school into a new era and Alan was a patron of the Treloar greatly enhanced and promoted its School & College for Disabled Young reputation worldwide” was just one of People in Alton. “Sir Alan holds a the comments received by the family special place in our hearts and was a in a letter of condolences from the fantastic supporter….He will be Yehudi Menuhin School. particularly remembered for his
He was the driving force behind the energy which led to the state of the founding of the St Pauls Cathedral art ‘Traill centre for Creative Arts’ School Foundation (Chorister Trust), opening in 1987 following his successful mayoral appeal.” through whose financial support very many boys have had the chance to He was also very active in his support excel through music - an experience of Morden College, a long-standing that for many has been truly charity which has been providing transformational. The school said residential care for older people all of “His enduring legacy is the Trust, we whom are in financial hardship, in will continue to strive to keep his initial Blackheath. vision alive. It is needed now more than ever” In 1985 Alan became a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, his Alan was also one of the longest white eight-pointed cross on a black serving Almoners of Christ’s Hospital background is an international symbol School. He joined the School’s of first aid. He was appointed to the Finance Committee, where he Order of Medieval Knights of London brought expert insight from his highly in 2002. successful career in the insurance industry. They commented that “Sir Sir Alan joined the Court of Common Alan was a wonderful advocate of Council in 1970 and served as Christs’ Hospital and had a particular Alderman for the Ward of Langbourn passion for the School’s thriving from 1975 to his aldermanic music. Whilst Lord Mayor, in a ‘never retirement in 2005, as well as being been done before act’, he personally elected Sheriff in 1982 and a JP. He took to the stage on Speech Day and was immensely proud that on the day conducted the School orchestra”. he became Lord Mayor, Sarah took part in the Lord Mayor’s Show, in a fashion unlike any other lady Mayoress. For the first time in recorded history, the Lady Mayoress rode in the procession mounted on horseback and was riding side-saddle on a wonderful grey police horse.
His family are very proud of all he did during his lifetime to support music, the arts and education. He was kind, generous, open-hearted and devoted to his family, with a cheeky smile and a wicked sense of humour. He will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.
13 COCKER KEEN’S WORLD WAR TWO MEMORIES By Jackie Rickenberg (taken from the History Society Archives)
As we missed our planned VE Day celebration in the village hall on May 8th, we thought we’d stick with the theme for a few months more for our peep into the archives. We have such interesting records of past and present Thursley residents’ recollections from this time, that it’s worth reminiscing and trying to imagine just how they felt when the announcement was made and the war was finally over. We start with “Cocker” Keen, who very sadly recently passed away. Here is his story.
Recollections by “Cocker” Keen
“I’ve lived in Thursley all of my life and in this house in Homefield since 1937. At the start of the war I was at school in what is now the Village Hall. I left when I was 14 and started work for Reg Cottle at the Red Lion Garage (still there today but now called X). I stayed there until I was called up into the army between VE and VJ Days. I already had some military experience In the village at this time was also the having served in Thursley’s Home AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service), based in the studio of Red Lodge and the Air Guard. Raid Wardens who were based at the I joined the Home Guard in 1942 when Village Institute (now Prospect I was 16. There were 28 of us in it Cottage). when it started, 6 of us on duty every During the war the village was always night. You had 2 hours on duty and 4 full of troops. The Tank Corps were hours off through the night and then here when they came out of Dunkirk you were back to your regular job the and were camped up in the trees in next morning. We would meet at the Dye House, the Canadians were at servants’ quarters at Foldsdown; the Tweedsmuir and the Free French servants had gone to war and so their were up at Rodborough. As a result, wooden annexe building at the back of the pubs were always short of beer! the main house had been vacated. Mr Fosberry, the landlord of the Three After D-Day, the night duties ended Horseshoes, kept the villagers happy and we just played around; attacking by closing the pub but allowing the the RAF pylon up at Gibbet Hill and regulars round the back door and into practising firing live ammunition on the the kitchen where they could enjoy rifle range at Longmoor. their cherished pint! 14 Tanks on Thursley Common—July 1940
I remember once, a German bomber The Canadians were good fun and was being chased and jettisoned his once the war was over, we had to get bombs. One landed in the Hall’s barn back to the quiet life of a rural field where the dairy cows were, killing community. For me, that meant that all of them. A bomb also landed in the some of my neighbours had been folly, the valley below Hedge Farm. killed and my sister was married (to a Another couple fell on the fields of Canadian soldier) and living across the Upper Highfield Farm but it was only Atlantic. the Halls’ who lost their animals. They reckoned the bombs had been The Parkers lived at Foldsdown and destined for the Armoured Corp, who their son was killed in Holland. His were up in the woods with the troops. name is inscribed on his parents’ headstone in the churchyard. A The Canadians used to drive their neighbour from Homefield, Ronald Sherman tanks up to the Punch Bowl Francis, was killed in a Bren Gun and it became a desert from all the carrier (a light machine gun tank activity up there. They also blew armament) out in France and Bob up the remains of George May’s farm, Sharland who lived at Number 7 Highcombe Farm, down in the Punch Homefield was also killed”. Bowl. Mr Gorringe from Upper Ridgeway Farm cleared up the rubble Fascinating to see the war from a and used it to convert the barn into the youngster’s perspective. The trauma cottage where Malcolm Cole now and horror of the reality, only latterly lives. We would go down to the Moat impacting on the excitement and when the troops were water-proofing enthusiasm of a teenage boy. their vehicles and watch them drive through. They’d give us a ride; those More recollections next month. Canadians didn’t care! 15
By Debbie Spencer
THE 6 P’S OF MAY
1. Proverb now is a good time to think about Well if we had to chose a month to be in planting them outside. The sign they are ‘lock down’ April was as perfect a month ready to be moved on either to a bigger as we could hope for. Fortunately, it was container for indoors ( like tomatoes) or the sunniest April on record and it gave outside in the veg bed (such as us all the impetus to get outside and turn courgettes, beetroot etc) is when you our attention to our gardens and see the first set of ‘true leaves’ greenhouses. As I’m writing this article appearing. These are not the first leaves it’s almost mid May and the words of our on the seedling- they are ‘seed leaves’ but normally it’s the second set that good friend and experienced gardener the late Cocker Keen ring true once appear that are the ‘true leaves’. Here is again: ‘Ne’er cast a clout til May is out’. an example of some seedlings all now The old fashioned word ‘clout’ referred displaying their ‘true leaves’ which are to cloth or clothes and there’s some the smaller leaves in the centre of these pictures. disagreement whether May meant to the end of month or the May flower itself (hawthorn) being over. Either way he and the old wives are right again - today has turned very chilly with strong easterly winds and the temperature has dropped to almost freezing at night. Despite this changeable weather we are focusing on the next stage of the growers’ calendar-how to deal with seedlings once they have sprouted.
2. Pricking out If you've been lucky enough to have an abundance of seedlings from your window sill or greenhouse containers,
16 3. Planting directly in the ground On the other hand you may have sown seeds straight into the ground in which case you may need to ‘ thin’ at this time. I personally don’t like thinning especially salad leaves - I tend to sow very carefully to avoid the job of thinning and when my lettuce or rocket is growing a bit too tightly I just eat the small leaves to make room for the other seedlings to bush out.
In my opinion growing seeds in the But first, before planting out you need to greenhouse versus sowing outside is a acclimatise the plants so they don’t bit like betting on a horse race. So I play suffer too much shock-bearing in mind the evens game and back both the old proverb. NB Don’t plant your methods! Sowing the same seeds at the tomatoes outside yet. The best way to same time in the ground and in do this is to pop them in a cold frame for containers in the greenhouse and seeing a few days but if you don’t have one you which wins the race. I find the can put them outside in their pots greenhouse plants gallop away at the (maybe even in the spot you are thinking beginning but run out of energy when of planting them) during the day and put outside and then the outdoor ones bring them inside at night for a week or always seem to be slow out of the stalls so. Once they’ve acclimatised choose a but catch up in the end. But by the time day to plant out when it’s not too hot or I’m picking the crop I can’t tell the cold, a cloudy or damp day is ideal and difference! water them in well. 4. Potatoes and Pinching out I use an old kitchen knife to delicately For those of us lucky enough to have tease out the seedlings from their trays- potatoes growing either in large pots or they easily come apart if you hold the in the ground it’s time to pay attention seedling by the leaf plus it also avoids for the new green leaves popping up. To damaging the delicate stem or root. To get the best yield and avoiding the work out the plant spacing follow the potatoes turning green as well as instructions on the seed packet as it’s preventing frost damage it’s time to different for every plant - it always ‘earth up’ which means quite simply to surprises me that the small courgette plants need to be about 90 cm (3ft) apart.
Tip: Courgettes are thirsty plants but they don’t like standing in water so I build up the earth into a small mound and make a moat at the bottom. A pot wedged in the mound can be filled with water and this goes straight to the roots and the stem stays nice and dry. I’ve also used a cut down recycled plastic container to protect from the cold at night.
17 keep covering the potato stems with more soil or compost. Keep doing this once or twice more every couple of weeks and you’ll have a healthy crop. Also a good time to pinch out the top of sweet peas to make them bushy and produce even more gorgeous flowers.
5. Persistent Pests So you’ve spent weeks sowing, tending and watering these precious seedlings and the most disheartening thing now for the gardener is to have the crop decimated as soon as they are planted ! There are many pests out there but it seems most of us in Thursley dread the early morning cooing of a plague of wood pigeons (yes, ‘plague’ is a very apt collective noun!). They seem to take great delight in ripping off the delicate leaves of our flowers and veggies as they have a chime not unlike a goat’s soon as our back is turned. I know some bell. This seems to be working so far - or neighbours use windmills, whirly things is it because I’m in the garden more or even frantic waving of arms but I’m often these days?? trialling a new method using something from the recycling bin. Baked bean lids! Slugs and how to prevent them is Something we’ve been having more of apparently one of the most common since lockdown because of adult sons questions to the RHS and even the living back at home. I’ve strung a couple experts admit they haven’t yet found the of lids and hung them from the tripod perfect solution. Every gardener seems support- they blow in the breeze, glint in to have their favoured method for the sunshine and as an added bonus repelling slugs, organic or otherwise; coffee grindings, egg shells, wool pellets, grit, copper tape - you name it we’ve all tried it! I am currently experimenting with ( you’ve guessed it) things from the recycling bin. I’m placing plastic bottles and fruit containers cut into zig zag shaped collars for the base of the newly planted out seedlings or emerging growth. I will report back but in the meantime my guaranteed method of ridding the garden of slugs is to pop out at night especially after rain and round them up!
6. The final P Put your feet up with a cuppa and be Patient. Watch the weather- be alert for changes, water regularly and maybe we should consider updating the old proverb for us gardeners to: ‘Ne’er put your tomatoes out ‘til May is out! 18
RECYCLING DURING LOCKDOWN By Nicki Bates
While we live through one crisis, the Covid- environment. Of course before recycling we 19 pandemic, there is another challenge should be reducing and reusing where carrying on at the same time – the Climate possible. Change Emergency. This is something to Below are Waverley’s hints and tips to help think about now that we have more time on you recycle more and at the same time our hands. It might surprise some that assist our bin crews to provide the best increasing recycling could make a big service they can during and after lockdown: difference to global warming. The vast piles of refuse lying in landfill heaps around the Reduce and reuse: There are lots of handy world give off the greenhouse gas, tips on the Surrey Environment Partnership methane, as it rots down. Methane is the website to help you reuse an item rather second most damaging gas to the planet’s than throwing it away. atmosphere after carbon dioxide. Don’t let food go to waste: Only buy food you need. If you can’t eat food before the Most of us could recycle much more than use by date it can be cooked and/or frozen. we actually do – in fact about 80% of what The same applies to leftovers. we throw away could be recycled. I must Recycle: Use Waverley’s recycling tool. say, when I see an overflowing large black Flatten and fold cardboard to make more bin I wonder what on earth is inside. If you room in your blue bin. recycle correctly (remembering to take Compost: Compost at home to get free used plastic bags/bubble wrap to a large fertiliser. Buy a reduced price bin or supermarket), use your food waste caddy digester from SCC’s Great Green Solutions (or compost at home) and occasionally use website. our Community Recycling Centre at Witley, Care: Put bins out the night before your black bin could contain just one bag collection day as the usual collection time after two weeks, even with a large family. may change. Be considerate when parking The waste in it will include soiled cardboard to assist the Biffa vehicles/crews to access food packaging (e.g. from Pizzas), used bins. Make sure lids are firmly closed and tissues and kitchen towel, wet paper of any wash your hands before and after putting sort, laminated paper, cellophane (the your bins out during coronavirus. crinkly bags used for vegetables/fruit in Store excess waste: Community Recycling most supermarkets) and pieces of Centres are slowly being reopened but unrecyclable hard plastic (toothbrushes and please keep extra waste for when services ballpoint pens) as well as nappies for some. return to normal. For further information
We need to take more time when chucking see SCC’s website. Don’t leave extra waste things in our general waste bins. If you are at Charity Shops or recycling banks – this is not sure whether something is recyclable fly tipping which is illegal and you could be Waverley’s website at waverley.gov.uk/ fined or prosecuted. Don’t burn waste recycling or their Environmental Services either, especially now when it could impact Team (01483 523524) are very helpful. If we people’s health further. all recycled with more care it would make a Community Recycler huge difference, collectively, to the 01252 702671- [email protected]
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THURSLEY’S SEWING BEE FOR THE NHS 2020 By Sallie Roles
An email arrived from an ex medical Oh dear forgot to turn it inside out colleague of mine. before stitching the top. Never mind, they won’t! “HAVE YOU GOT A SEWING MACHINE? I’M MAKING UNIFORM/ How many do the hospital want? SCRUBS LAUNDRY BAGS FOR NHS As many as we can make! STAFF. COULD DO WITH SOME HELP …….” Is there a time limit? ……….and so began the AMAZING Yes, a week! HELP! response from a team of Thursley Everybody worked really hard, ladies. enlisting help from their families. Bags How do I get started? in the colours of the rainbow, stripes Easy! Instructions on YouTube. Follow and checks, some embroidered with the official NHS site ‘How to make ‘Thank you NHS’, others with labels or laundry bags’. hearts. 94 bags were made to be used at the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Has anyone got spare material? Recycled fabric was given a second Yes, loads in the attic waiting to go to lease of life and sent with love to our the charity shop. courageous medical staff. Yes, loads of old pillow cases, duvets and sheets. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE
Yes, never did make that summer FOR HELPING. dress.
Can someone bring it to me, I’m isolating? On the quad bike, there soon!
I need a new needle for my machine. Have a spare somewhere. What size?
I’m out of thread. No worries, just bought some white, will leave it at your back door.
My spools aren’t winding. Bring them over, drop into basket outside.
Is my first bag too big or too small? A lady might like a small one, a bloke a large one!
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THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY By John Gunner
I see trees of green, red roses their home-grown plants from their too...... what a wonderful world? Well houses and we thank all their buyers who the Planet is still working even if many of have contributed to our funds. We must us are not. So many people have spent look forward to next year when we can extra time in their gardens this year and once again fill the village hall with plants in with garden centres re-opening there will order to maintain this important tradition be a lot of planting taking place now in an in Thursley. The evening talk scheduled for attempt to catch up. Plants have the June 3rd has also been cancelled and ability to establish strongly and rapidly at uncertainty prevails over future events. this time of year provided they are Swifts returned from Africa on schedule in watered regularly in dry conditions. May early May and will be nesting now. Thanks had many dry days and some cold winds to those who reported sightings. The too so we must hope that June is it's usual arrival of these wonderful birds, together benevolent self. Let us also hope that our with the heightened activity of our garden favourite local garden centres have residents, is further proof that summer is survived the disruption. They are an with us and is there to enjoy in spite of our important part of our leisure times now. current worries. Sadly we were unable to stage our Plant Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful Sale on May 23rd but we are most grateful world. to Tim Walsh and Nicky Cornell for offering
21 WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARM THIS MONTH? By Jo Ranson
on the farming side of things is a brilliant mechanic so has been busy fixing and servicing all our machinery whilst learning the ropes. One tractor is now so clean I wiped my dusty footprints off the floor with my sleeve when I got out!!
So, the maize is all in and up. The first cut silage is in and gave us a decent yield, we are mowing again for tomorrow’s pick up. Our trial Lucerne field is in this lot, Nick has done a lot of research as to when the best time to cut is and that is just as it buds, so we have done daily walks in waste high (good thigh workout) Lucerne and The weather - don’t panic - I’m going grass to assess for buds. If this trial to be complimentary. The rain came works, we have already earmarked the just at the right time after my last next field to plant more in. Lucerne is month’s writing. It made the grass a high-quality animal feed that works bulk up nicely and gave the newly best mixed with grass, it is also said drilled maize some moisture. The to improve animal health, and it temperatures have been a little improves soil structure and fertility too. erratic of late and hopefully after tomorrow’s silage cutting, we will be With all this work completed allowed another drop of rain, all in all together, we have found time to do a happy farmer. some farm tidying. One of our yards
We have raced away on the job front, has not had a good sort out for quite and it took us a while to realise why some time and whenever you sent a we were so up together. Last year we member of staff to do it in the past, were having staff troubles and it can their idea of tidying up and ours were really hold you back when not very different, so Nick and I set to it everyone is working for the same side. - I even got him to part with some This year though, we had Toby’s help scrap metal. The weeds have been when our tractor driver moved to pulled and dug, building materials pastures new and before our next one restacked out of the brambles, could start. George and Matthew machinery found from under have been up to date on all cow jobs, brambles, rubble used to fill holes - and so we are now quite an efficient the yard is almost twice the size. team. Toby is now working for our This is not to be filled with more toys though (or brambles). contractor (with at least a day off a week to keep up with the online On cooler mornings after coffee college work) as the contractor had a break, we have been out in force, couple of his workers stuck in New weed pulling. Quite a few paddocks Zealand. Mark started working for us can’t be sprayed because of the 3 weeks ago and although very green herbal leys and clover, so the only way 22 to remove them is to dig them up and on your own it is a bit of a sole One cow did have some discomfort destroying job, but all together for this month, we still have no idea what just an hour or so a day we are she caught her belly on but she nicked gradually getting on top of the a blood vessel as she came out of the ragwort and thistles. parlour and my goodness does that bleed; to start with we could hear it A few years ago, we were given some pouring on the floor like a tap was on. AstroTurf to put on cow tracks; quite So, we got her in the crush and a few farmers have tried it with cauterized it with the dehorning iron. various results but for us it has been Left her to stand in the crush for a good. The cows like it as they are few minutes so we could be sure it had walking on a softer surface as it stopped and then let her go. Ten covers the stones, isn’t slippery and minutes later she was coming back in has made boggy patches less boggy. from the field of her own accord with Therefore we wanted more (seeing as it pouring out again, so we repeated we have the time) and some companies the cauterizing and it stopped, put her are now wise to the fact that farmers in a different field so she could be like it and charge a lot of money, brought in again easily should it recur. others on the other hand are glad to This didn’t happened and now you part with it and as long as you can would never know what she had done. take it by the lorry load it’s yours. A recycling company were taking out On the Coronavirus/milk side of sports pitches at a North London things we have had to have a price cut University (ideal time with no but only by 1pence per litre which all students in) and said two lorry loads things considered is excellent news. would be with us the next day. Our supplies (dairy sundries and Perfect, two loads arrived, and two medicines) are still coping ok. Traffic loads have been put on tracks. On is starting to increase and so are the some tracks the cows have a choice - walkers. We have had a huge number they can walk on Astro turf or sand of walkers around and about and the stone but 98% will walk on Astro turf, majority are fine, but there are a lot even as we were laying it they would that can’t read signs or a map and see almost wait for us to unroll a bit more fit to walk on any of the farm tracks, and take a step further. As long as it gates have either not been put back lasts, it’s a worthwhile job, a bit of how they were or put back in the most recycling from us and cow comfort for extraordinary fashion, so much so it the girls. takes a degree to work out how to get it set right. Not walking on the right path is not only annoying and rude from our point of view, but putting yourself in danger as we are not expecting to see anyone there and could be driving machinery along those tracks and/or cows. So, to stay safe not only from coronavirus but from injury please walk on the right path.
Next month we will have more silage done, sheds mucked out and the cows will be gearing up for their holidays.
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THURSLEY CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION Eco-friendly Living – it’s Eco-logical
This is the second article about Another easy way to save energy is to Energy Reduction options (see last make sure you use it wisely – only fill month for the first one). Remember, the kettle with the amount of water we will need to reduce our energy you need; only use full loads in the consumption as well as shift to low washing machine or the dishwasher; if carbon sources to meet the “net-zero” possible, use low temperature wash target for 2050. programs; use a microwave or slow- cooker to cook meals (try not to use Last month we looked at reducing the the oven!); try to avoid opening the energy used to heat/cool the home. fridge or freezer too much – or leaving This month we’ll be looking at easy the doors open for too long; if it’s a ways to reduce energy consumption warm, dry day, hang your washing on for other uses in the home. the line to dry; take short showers
The easiest way to save energy is rather than a bath (or share a bath J). simply to become energy aware. You'll Finally, if you are thinking of changing quickly realise where improvements appliances, look at the energy can be made. It’s all common sense, efficiency data for the appliance and but you’ll see that it only takes a little buy the best you can afford. Look at effort to change bad habits and make the Sust-it or the Energy Savings Trust a difference. websites (details below) which have a
Did you know that you could save up lot of information about different to £30 a year by switching OFF appliances and how they compare. appliances (like TVs or computers) They also have more details on energy instead of leaving them on standby? saving ideas presented in this article.
You could also save another £35 a Remember, saving money also means year by switching to LED light bulbs you are saving greenhouse gas instead of halogen or standard bulbs emissions, and contributing to our (we shouldn’t be using any overall reduction target. If you save incandescent bulbs anymore, and £100, that’s equivalent to 10 even halogen bulbs were phased out greenhouse gas-free days a year. If in 2018, but it’s surprising how many I you want more information about any found I was still using when I took a of these ideas or help, please contact look while writing this article – all [email protected]. changed now!). Turning off your lights when you leave the room can also https://www.sust-it.net/ save up to £14 a year. https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/
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THURSLEY BORROW, SWAP & FREECYCLE
Following the easing of Government Covid-19 restrictions this new Facebook group is now open again for use, so long as social distancing is maintained. Many people will have used their time in Lockdown to clear out cupboards, garages and storerooms and will have a pile of unwanted items they want to move on. This site is an ideal place to start and will save unnecessary travel outside the parish.
Don’t take your unloved goods to the tip they could be just what someone else is looking for!
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VILLAGE HALL NEWS By Andrea MacKenzie-Beevor
What’s happening at the hall … EVENTS IN 2020
With everything in lockdown, all social, CALLING All BUDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS sporting and administrative meetings at It’s Competition Time the Village Hall are on hold until the We would like you to send us photos past government decrees that some normality and present so that we can make a can return. However, Butterflies Nursery Thursley Village Calendar for 2021. is very much still operational, providing The theme is ‘Thursley through the year’. essential cover for the children of local All ages and abilities welcome, and the key workers. deadline is September 2020.
We are extremely lucky now to have the VE Day Commemoration Weekend backing of three organisations for our Plans postponed until further notice. next set of renovations for the hall. A Bridge Afternoon ACRE Village Hall Improvements Grant Plans postponed until further notice. £14,800 National Lottery £10,000 Scarecrow Trail Garfield Weston Foundation £7500 Sunday 18th October
We are extremely grateful for their Christmas Fair backing and so planning on carrying out Early November the roof re-tiling and insulation, August/ Winter Theatre September time and the window - re Sunday 29th November glazing, January/February time. Blackbox Theatre Company presents After some concerns about the health of Abigail’s Party. the Holm Oak at the front of the Hall, we felt it would be a good idea to get a professional tree report done. We employed the services of Kevin Martin, who works at Kew Gardens, to do a Tomography x-ray of the tree. This is so we could get a picture of the inside of the trunk to see if there was any sign of decay.
The report came back clear and the tree was given a good bill of health! Kevin gave some advisory actions to take which included removing the lower branches, taking out the dead wood and mulching around the base to help give nutrients to the roots and retain moisture on what is a very dry spot!
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A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES By Adrian Linegar
continually. There is a 6am to 6pm curfew. Everyone wears a mask. We seniors are allowed to shop – and given priority over the considerable queues – as long as we show our senior ID and quarantine pass. Temperatures are checked at the doors and alcohol provided.
For us the inconvenience is more an I used to write about the contrasts annoyance than a burden. My personal between our old village, Thursley, and our sorrow is the country-wide alcohol subdivision, our ‘village’ here in ban: no glass of wine for lunch; no chilled Manila. In those days, the contrasts were weekend beer in the 38-degree heat. But usually about the weather, food, habits we feel sad for so many of the masses and so forth. Today, in the time of who live in reduced circumstances in poor Coronavirus, it’s statistics. or no housing. Out of a population of 107 To be honest, the contrasts I made in the million, 50% live on two to five dollars per past generally favoured the UK – with the day; 24% on less than one dollar, most of notable exception of the weather, of the latter begged from passers-by – who course. Now, though, it seems that under are no longer out on the streets. The elite the pandemic, the Philippines comes out account for just .001% of the population; far more favourably. and like most of their kind elsewhere in the world, they are completely out of For a start, the death toll in UK is touch with street-level reality. To judge appallingly high. Here it is barely over from the celeb pages and TV, it seems 700, and is increasing only slowly. The their main concern – apart from the number of recoveries stands at 2,106 dreaded virus itself – is the rise in the from a total of 10,700 price of the Cashmere sweaters they need infections. Recoveries have in fact way to combat the chill of the aircon in their outpaced deaths all along, and mortality vast mansions. is also much lower than UK and Europe. Moreover, we have had the virus We miss Thursley, especially in the spring longer. It was noted here in early and summer – what I shall always February in a visiting Chinese couple, one associate with the Village Flower of whom later died. Shows. They have no parallel here.
Lockdown here has been surprisingly We look forward to seeing the village and disciplined. Each household has a all of you one day. Until then, all our love quarantine pass; the guards at our from the land of coconuts and karaoke, subdivision gates check them Adrian and Eulanda 29
l LIFE ON THE COMMON 85 By James Giles
do. We have to remember though that locals are in an enviable position with so much beauty around us, and that so many have nothing. A little NIMBY one might say, but we all want to control this blasted virus. All in the past now as we are open for the time being.
During lockdown I wasn’t allowed to
Dear all, get on the reserve other than to respond to dangerous infrastructure Prologue 2. As I write this Corvid-19 such as damage to the boardwalk. I has had us in various levels of lock am grateful to those who kept me down and still is changing everything informed as to any issues on the site in a very fluid and perhaps for many a and gave me reason to get out there. I very confusing way. As of the Prime missed the reserve dearly and still am Minister’s speech to the nation on as I am still limited as to what I can do. Sunday 10th May we are now allowed Natural England is a part of DEFRA, a to travel by car anywhere in England government body, so we are under for a long and as often as we like. This their auspices and have to work to the will have implications for villages like letter of government advice. That as I Thursley and Elstead. Both are write is still the case. surrounded by beautiful and highly popular countryside and an One of the very upsetting and internationally important National disappointing consequences of the Nature Reserve –Thursley NNR. Up current situation and no staff presence until that announcement it had been is the litter I am afraid. I have been reasonably quiet - that will change. We shocked and deeply saddened by the did have issues with people travelling amount of tissues and dog poo bags some distance to visit, much to the just discarded on the paths and chagrin of the local police force. The boardwalks. Revolting and a health recreation ground carpark was closed issue – why I kept asking myself, and in Thursley village, the Moat was the saddest part is I reckon 90% taped off by the police and very would have been by locals due to quickly ripped down, re-taped and travel restrictions and closed carparks around the area. ripped down again. We gave up in the end. Now though the car parks are On a much more positive note now. opening again and I am sure we will the wildlife with less people has had a be back to high visitor numbers great time; fewer incidences of enjoying the sites and inherent nature. disturbance by large groups, fewer
I became very aware through emails dogs off the leads, much quieter directly to me or through social media generally. The beautiful weather of April and May to date can’t have gone that locals were not happy with the situation – but there was little I could unnoticed, dry and warm, the clean air
30 all great for the wildlife to flourish. We clearing of excessive scrub from do though need some rain ironically. overly dominating the open nature of the heathland, dealing with re-growth As I probably say in my articles this of previously cut scrub where the time of year every year this is the chemical stump treatment didn’t work peaking of the wildlife. The dragonflies or it was too wet to apply the and butterflies are getting on the wing, treatment. It will also allow for us to the birds are breeding - both native get contractors to continue their and the migrants form the near annual heather mowing, which will continent and beyond. One absolute help create the mixed and varied age pleasure and consequence of the structure within the heather sward to current situation has to be the bird allow for the greatest possible songs clarity. Far, far less aircraft diversity of species. Some needs to be noise, much reduced traffic noise – at as short as possible for ground least for now. You must have noticed nesting birds and the solitary bees and it, I’ve had so many people comment another invertebrates, and some to as to the sheer joy of hearing so many remain mature uncut heather for cover birds, especially in the mornings when or to escape the heat for our reptile the air is filled with their exuberance, species. This also will help much calling for a mate, claiming and reduce the fire risk by reducing the defending a breeding territory. We will physical fuel load and act as both fire miss that when the world gets going breaks and allow access by the fire again, of that I am very sure!! crews to a fire should the worst One massive impact to the reserve is happen – fingers very crossed that is the cessation of all volunteering not the case. activities. With social distancing in force and large gathering Much of that work though will not discouraged, nay banned, it meant it happen until the autumn and winter was impossible to continue those work months. Until then we have a summer parties – heart breaking for many. The to enjoy as best we can, and hopefully social interactions, the exercise, the with restrictions lifting little by little I pure joy of helping nature, the sense will be able to get on site more of achievement, and the satisfaction of frequently and start to great and meet a job done well are all on hold for now. you once again. I feel a Vera Lynn lyric coming on. Ironically I’ve still been getting new requests from people to join my happy Finally, do get in touch via the details gang. Fingers crossed we will be out below, share your thought, stories, there again doing what we do – issue and to report any problems you helping nature thrive and flourish for may encounter. There is of course everyone’s enjoyment. plenty on the news and by the time
Some aspects of the reserve’s this goes to press everything may well management will continue where be different again, hopefully for the possible. We have had some of the good. habitat budget confirmed last week Cheers all James Giles (mid-May), this is from a pot called the Reserve manager SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Natural England Importance) improvement budget. Mobile: 01428 685675 This money covers all aspects of the Office: 07971 974399 physical land management. The [email protected]
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NEWS FROM THE CLOCKHOUSE By Rachel Kershaw
Sadly The Clockhouse remains closed, We had a Zoom 100 birthday in line with Government Guidelines, celebration for Ron Calverley, one of our which means that our members are volunteers, including Ron, his son, missing the social contact they normally Jules, Elvina and several Trustees which have with their friends. Trustees Rachel he really enjoyed. Bray, Denise Murphy and Alison Briscoe have been making regular phone calls to over 100 members and volunteers making sure they are safe, have a means to obtain regular food deliveries and have their medication as well as offering advice where necessary. They have really appreciated these calls which gives them reassurance.
Examples: advice on availability of Community Meals service, opening hours of the local post office, obtaining replacement hearing aid batteries, guidance on how to seek medical hand delivering birthday cards, advice One of our volunteers is making including infected toes, ingrowing toe drawstring bags to be used for washing nails, skin sores, possible urine infection. PPE at RSCH, Milford Hospital and Care When a member failed to answer the Homes and Alison has offered to deliver weekly call Alison contacted a these. neighbour who found him unwell and alerted the family. Dawn Davidson, one of our younger Trustees, is making distance doorstep Our members and volunteers have visits to members and volunteers in really valued the calls and are keeping Elstead and has collected prescriptions themselves occupied in their gardens as and is getting plants for a volunteer. well as reading, sewing, knitting, She is involved with co ordinating the learning and playing bridge on line and emergency support group in Elstead doing puzzles. There is a great sense of and is in the process of organising a everyone supporting each other. Our mobile library to loan books and DVDs volunteers are being supported by for those who are interested. Alastair fellow volunteers which is lovely. Shanks and Right at Home have set up an online chair based exercise class using Zoom which is now being accessed by some of our members.
If anyone has any other ideas of how we can help those who are at home on their own during this pandemic please email [email protected] and share them with us.
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THE CLOCKHOUSE
Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ
Open: Monday – Friday 10am-3.30pm
Do you, a relative or friend want warm company, friendship and a good inexpensive lunch on a regular or occasional basis?
The Clockhouse provides just this. We also offer Chiropody, Hairdressing, Pilates, Art classes and more, all in the same bright and vibrant building. Inexpensive transport (£4 or £5 return or half that for one way depending on area) can be arranged to collect and/or return you to your home address if required. The price for a Hot Homemade two-course lunch is a very affordable £6 with a varying weekly menu. Why not visit us - come and see for yourself?
Want to volunteer? We welcome volunteers to support the running of the centre and we can always find an appropriate job to suit you. We need reserve minibus drivers for our two 16-seater minibuses. Let us know if you might be able to help.
Please contact us on 01483 420668 or look at www.clockhouse.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1059045
Michelle Renée
A unisex salon offering a highly professional service in classic &
contemporary hair design
Consultations & fringe trims are complimentary
Visit our website for prices & services
MR Hair by Design
www.michellerenee.co.uk 01252 703183
Selsey Cottage, Milford Road, Elstead, Surrey GU8 6HN
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KEITH'S PRIVATE CAR HIRE
Let Keith take you where you want to go
Local and long distance
Heathrow and Gatwick Airports (including pick-ups)
ELSTEAD Tel: 01252 703005
Email: [email protected]
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Rachel Young Fitness
Pilates & F.I.T. Classes Thursley Village Hall Monday evenings
One to one PT sessions (or small groups) also available
Other Pilates classes in Elstead, Hambledon & Chiddingfold
For more info, contact Rachel on
07770 363231
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Honey Landscapes
Garden Maintenance and Construction
07952 915547
Patios ~ Drives Stonework ~ Brickwork Ponds ~ Fencing Turfing ~ Planting Lawn Mowing and Treatments Hedge Cutting Email: [email protected]
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