Westcott Village Magazine
June 2018 Advertisements Index …….……76 - 77 Westcott has a population of over Arts Society...... 74 - 75 2,000 and this is the only magazine Business of the Month...... 63 - 65 written specifically for the Westcott Christian Aid...... 25 area by the people of Westcott. It Church Picnic & Songs of Praise...... 5 is hand delivered, free of charge, to Coffee Morning ...... …………………...3 every household and further copies District Councillor Writes ……….29 - 35 are available at the church, local Dorking Choral Society...... 47 shops, pub and doctor’s surgery. Dorking Egg Hunt Results...... 71 Dorking Museum ……………..…55 - 59 Eco Church ………………..…….10 - 12 F@sh...... 27 Floodlighting …………………………....9 From Alan Jonas………………...... …4 Get Involved …………………………...8 Holy Trinity Services …………………....6 Jaz2 Charity Event...... 45 Jim Glover - High Sheriff ….....…49 - 53 Keep Westcott Wonderful...... 40 Liz Harcombe Success...... 47 If you have any articles, photos, Local History Group ……..…………..19 letters, etc that you think we may Mole Valley Poets...... 35 like to feature in the next issue, Music for a Summer’s Evening...... 19 please email the Editor on: Music in Dorking …….…….…….59 - 61 [email protected] News from The Hut...... ……..15 - 17 But please note, publication will Parish Register …………………….……9 always be subject to space and at The Past is a Foreign Country …...…67 the discretion of the Editor. QR Memorial Woodland …...... 67 - 69 Copy Deadline for July 2018 issue: Riverbank Surgery ……………………77 Surrey Hills School..……….….……….14 8th June 2018 Westcott Baby Meals ………………..13 This magazine, published by the Westcott Bridge Club ……………….73 Church in Westcott, is printed on Westcott Gardeners’ Club...... 37 - 39 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Westcott Women’s Group …….…...69 accredited paper from a sustainable Westcott Village Association …21 - 25 source. The views expressed are Westcott Village Car Service ……...79 those of the individual writers and WESTfest Rocks...... ….……...41 do not necessarily reflect the views Westfest - What’s Happening?...... 42 of the Church, Editor or Westcott Westfest Silent Auction...... 43 residents. Who’s Who in Westcott …..…...78 - 79 Cover Photograph: Metamorphosed by Edward Bennett 2 FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to my first so do talk to someone if you are edition of the Westcott feeling overwhelmed; it really can parish magazine. Many help. After you’ve finished you can thanks to Alison and all enjoy the longest summer break you’ll the editorial team for ever have! their help, and please excuse any beginner’s mistakes! I am There is plenty to get involved in excited to be joining the team and this month in Westcott, with details finding out about even more of the of activities from the Gardening things going on in our village. Club on p37, the Quick Response Memorial Woodland on p69, and Many of the families in Westcott will the Community Picnic on p5, and be going through the exam period at there are masses of musical events. the moment, either GCSEs or A levels, There is some interesting information with all the accompanying stress about the plans for the Hut, which and required organisation, and I wish everybody should take a look at on everybody the best of luck over the page 15. next few weeks. Just remember that a little stress can be motivational – Cath but too much is counterproductive, [email protected]
WESTCOTT VILLAGE COFFEE MORNING at The Reading Room Wednesday 6th June
10.30 – 12.00 mid-day
Open to everyone Children welcome
3 …FROM ALAN JONAS, VI AR OF S O
YOUR CHURCH … YOUR FUTURE It is no secret that Jenny & I will almost certainly move on CELEBRATION OF WESTCOTT CHURCH & COMMUNITY from Westcott in a few years’ time. 10.15 am Sunday 10th June Our house in Devon with views to hills and through a valley, beckons us to ‘Songs of Praise’ at Holy Trinity retirement. As long as we are here, with volunteers in our Church we remain fully committed to our choosing the hymns. ministry in Westcott and beyond, but it is, nonetheless the case, that the An opportunity to say “thank you” to Church in Westcott is, and will all who are involved in our Church. increasingly become, yours much Followed by the Village ‘Picnic on more than it is ours. the Heath’ What – if anything – do you hope for and from your village Church ? What – if anything – are you VISION 2018-2022 prepared to give, in A – IF AN IN – 10 am – 4 pm time and money, to ensure your village O O O FOR FROM Saturday 23rd June Church has a at St Johns vibrant future ? The O R VILLA R questions are A day to reflect apposite because the immediate and share together, to form the and long-term future of any church priorities for the next years of the life depends on the engagement of the of the Church in Westcott. parish (local population). In I am sure the only village churches particular, the Church in Westcott that will be open for worship and currently thrives on (i) the service through this century, will be commitment of over 100 volunteers, the ones where the people of the (ii) giving that ensures the annual village really appreciate having a minimum costs of providing a church church and engage with its needs. and vicar – c. £120,000 a year – are So, – unless you are not bothered if met (iii) the general goodwill of the there is a church in Westcott or not – people of Westcott. please consider how you are We have two opportunities to reflect involved. on all of this in June:- 4
There is so much to be thankful for Please show your appreciation and and celebrate in the Church in commitment by coming to the 10th Westcott – sparkling wine and cake June “Songs of Praise” service – just will be provided on June 10th. come along. You are also warmly invited to the Vision Day, but please Thank you to all who are building tell me if you are coming. now your church for your future.
5 SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY
We run a regular programme of worship services and other activities for young and old. Everyone is welcome as we build friendships and share life together! 8.30 am: A traditional Communion service with hymns and organ, unless stated. 10.15 am: A ‘parish’ service, reflecting the people of the Church in Westcott, with organ and music group. Regular creche and children's activities. 6.00 pm: A quiet traditional service, usually ‘Evensong’. Communion with prayer for healing monthly.
DATE THEME 8:30AM 10:15AM 6:00PM
3rd I AM – Book of Celebrate Evensong June The Vine Common Prayer Breakfast Communion Communion No music (9:30am breakfast) 10th Celebration / Thank Book of Morning Evensong June You Common Prayer Worship Communion
17th Why do Bad Things Book of Parish Holy June Happen to Good Common Prayer Communion Communion People? Where is Communion with Prayer God when Life Hurts? for Healing Job 4-27 24th Why do Bad Things Book of Parish Evensong June Happen to Good Common Prayer Communion People? Where is Communion God when Life Hurts? Job 4-27, 29-31
MID WEEK SERVICES
Wednesdays 10am Term Time Communion at St John’s
Thursdays 8:30am Morning Prayer at St John’s
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20th June 7:45pm Encounter
Worship at St Johns
23rd June 10am – 4pm Church in Westcott Vision Day at St John’s 24th June 3:30pm Celebrate Tea Service at St John’s
10th June 10:15am ‘Songs of Praise’ at Holy Trinity 10th June 12:15pm-3:15pm A Picnic for Everyone at Westcott Heath (above Holy Trinity Church)
CELE RATE
WHAT’S ON FOR CHILDREN AND FA ILIES IN UNE ‘Celebrate’ is the name for all the things we do at the
Church in Westcott to help children and families to live life, love life and share life to the full! Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been to church before or not. There’s a place here for you! Celebrate Breakfast Service is our monthly all age service held at Holy Trinity Church from 9:30-11:15 am. Celebrate Tea Service is our We enjoy a simple breakfast at 9:30, monthly all age service held at St followed by a short communion John’s, Furlong Road from 3:30- service at 10:15 with worship, prayer, 5:00pm. We start with worship, craft & Bible stories. There’s no prayer, craft, games and Bible charge for breakfast. Just come and stories, followed by a bring & share enjoy building friendships and tea together. Our next Celebrate sharing life! The next Celebrate Tea Service is at St John’s on Sunday, Breakfast Service is at Holy Trinity on 24th June. This will be our last Tea Sunday, 3rd June. Service before the summer break – so don’t miss out! Come along! 7 GET INVOLVED!
husband, Malcolm, for all that they have done. Liz is taking the next few months for this much needed sabbatical. Please do not contact her regarding any church matters in this time. THANK YOU! This Village Magazine SITUATIONS VACANT There has been excellent progress in We are still looking for the following: filling vacancies. This magazine, of course, has a new editor – many Dorking Deanery Secretary thanks to Cath Friend for taking this The role involves helping to plan and on, and to Andrea Gabb for minute Deanery Synod meetings. undertaking the recruitment. Christmas Choir ‘Recruitment Officer’. Breakfast Service Team The task is simply to notify people Thanks to the team that is coming about rehearsals and together to provide monthly Sunday encourage/chivvy them to come. breakfasts at Holy Trinity – Carol (Choir direction is undertaken by Smetham, Glynis Cranefield, Louise James Tunstill). Scillitoe-Brown, Pam Miller, Geoffrey & Jennifer Staves, Sue Meek. Everyone committed, no-one over- committed….What do you do ? Westfest Thank you to Malcolm Bradley for If you can help/are interested in any organising the Church presence at of these posts, please do not Westfest. hesitate to contact me. Alan Jonas [email protected] 885309 St John’s Thank you to Tony Astor who in his CONGRATULATIONS! position as St Johns General Many congratulations to Jim Glover, Manager, is covering the Lettings on becoming High Sheriff of Surrey. I Officer responsibilities, at least for the am privileged and delighted to be time being. Jim’s Chaplain for the year. I am Sabbatical – Liz Bradley sure you will hear more in the When you are very committed in coming months what this means, but Christian ministry it is important, every a good start would be to come to so often, to take a complete break, the 10.15 am 10th June ‘Songs of rest, pray and review. Liz Bradley Praise’ service where Jim will be one has been hugely committed to the of the parishioners choosing a hymn. Church in Westcott for several years. Alan Vicar; Area Dean of Dorking; We are indebted to Liz, and her Chaplain to the High Sheriff of Surrey 8 FLOODLIGHTING
Alan and Gill O’Hea, who are parishioners of St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dorking, are pleased to sponsor the Holy Trinity floodlighting for the month of June.
If you would like to sponsor the floodlighting (running reduced hours from dusk to 2am to be more eco friendly), please contact Sarah Massey at [email protected] or on 01306 887413. (Suggested donation of £74 to Westcott Church Funds.)
FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
Baptism: 29th April 2018 Cerys Joy Jonas Pearce
Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child: 6th May Joshua Henry Tillotson
Death: 24th November 2015 Vernon William Robert Gardner (93)
19th March 2018 Simon James Barnes (70)
9 ECO CHURCH
So what do ABOUT BEES, AND HOW TO bees need? ENCOURAGE THEM Like all living creatures Did you know there are more than they must 250 species of bee in Britain? have water and food. Bees drink from dewdrops By far the largest group are solitary or the edges of puddles, but in dry bees who make individual nests in a weather they appreciate a shallow variety of ways: mining bees tunnel tray of water with pebbles to land on down to make an underground nest; and prevent them drowning. masonry bees seek out crumbling mortar; potter bees make a tiny Their food is nectar and pollen from earthen pot for their eggs; and leaf- flowers, but not all flowers have cutter bees do much the same, but evolved to suit bees’ requirements. with a chunk of leaf carved off your Bees have short tongues and a prize rose-bush! Cuckoo bees don’t good sense of smell. They have bother at all, but lay excellent colour vision, but do not their eggs in the nests … VITALLY IMPORTANT AS see well at the red of other bees! end of the spectrum POLLINATORS OF MORE and being heavy However, the bees THAN 75% OF FOOD CROPS insects they need we are all familiar flowers they can land with are social bees: on and hang on to while feeding. So Bumble-bees, more than 25 species old-fashioned ‘cottage garden’ of them in Britain mostly with nests of flowers and single flowers, rather a few hundred insects in banks or than double, are generally best. tree crevices; and the Honey-bee which has As well as food and water some colonies up to bees look for shelter. Some solitary 60,000. And it is bees, such as Red Mason Bees - these two which are excellent pollinators - which are appreciate the commercially vitally available ‘bee houses’, consisting of important as pollinators of more than narrow tubes packed horizontally 75% of food crops. With threats from into a wall-mounted container. We pesticides, and loss of wild have a large ‘bug hotel’ in the countryside, due to building or churchyard at Holy Trinity, to attract modern agriculture, bees are solitary bees and other insects. becoming more dependent on Pat Verral gardens - so it is worth encouraging them to visit.
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BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS Here are a few suggestions for bee-attracting plants for various, preferably sunny, situations: In a tiny space: purple Crocuses, Grape Hyacinth (Muscari), Ice-plant (Sedum spectabile) is also loved by butterflies, Heathers (Calluna), Herb garden or pots: Chives, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary and Sage. Annuals: Pot Marigold (Calendula), Cosmos, Phacelia tanacetifolia (no English name) seed is sold specifically for bee forage and green manure. An informal pond: Water Mint (Mentha aquatica), also popular with some butterflies. A summer border: blue Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro), golden Rudbeckia fulgida eg ‘Goldsturm’, Catmint (Nepeta mussinii), Verbena bonariensis, any Michaelmas Daisy. Small shrubs: blue or purple Hebe, Rosemary, Lavenders (leave the seedheads on until spring, Goldfinches enjoy them). Medium shrubs: Rosa rugosa eg ‘Fru Dagmar Hastrup’ - large single flowers and red fruits for birds. Large shrubs, trees, hedges: Firethorn (Pyracantha), Cotoneasters, Hawthorn and Rowan, all provide autumn fruit for birds too. Lawns: Leave an un-manicured corner to plant perennial native wild flowers, eg Cowslip, White Clover, Red Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Ox-eye Daisy, Knapweed, Scabious, Meadow Cranesbill. BEE NEWS! On 27th April the EU agreed a total ban on neonicotinoids, the major bee-killing pesticides. From late 2018, their use will only be permitted in closed glasshouses.
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ECO CALENDAR: JUNE 2O18 The Great Bee Count 17th May to 30th June. Sign up now for FREE bee identification app www.friendsoftheearth.uk/bee-count Dorking Repair Café (Saturday, 2nd June 10.30-1) Dorking Christian Centre. www.repaircafe.org 30 Days Wild (1st-30th) Take part in Random Acts of Wildness and help bring a little more nature into your life! www.mywildlife.org.uk World Environment Day (5th) “If you can’t reuse it, refuse it” Find out how you can help tackle plastic pollution. www.worldenvironmentday.global World Oceans Day (8th) Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean. www.worldoceansday.org Global Wind Day (15th) Wind supplied a record 15% of UK electricity in 2017! The latest Government statistics show that 76% of people support onshore wind – one of the cheapest forms of energy generation. Find out more about clean, renewable wind energy www.1010uk.org/wind-facts- detail
Dorking Solar Group drop-in event: Switch to clean energy (9th 9.30am-2pm) Burgundy & Black, St Martin’s Walk. Come along to see if you could save money and help nature by choosing a renewable electricity supplier. National Insect Week (18th-24th) Discover more about insects www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk Clean Air Day (21st) Did you know that the economic impact of ill health caused by air pollution is similar to that caused by obesity and smoking? www.cleanairday.org.uk 12
Westcott Baby Meals
For over 14 years, families of new babies in Westcott have been receiving ‘Baby Meals’, a gift of a hot meal for the whole family, delivered to their door for two weeks. An initiative driven by the Church in Westcott , it is a practical and highly valued service, provided by people across the Westcott community. Please join our ‘Baby Meals’ cooks rota and support this wonderful community gift, OR if you live in Westcott and are expecting a baby, or know someone who is.... Please get in touch: [email protected] or 07710 425487
13 Surrey Hills C of E Primary School News We have had a busy start to the Summer Term, at Surrey Hills. Below are some of the highlights: Sportshall Athletics County Final Year 5 and 6 Sportshall Athletics team won the district competition back in March, giving them the right to represent the district in the County Finals on Tuesday this week. The finals took place at Elmbridge Leisure Centre in Walton on Thames. Beginning with an opening ceremony where the teams paraded with their school flags and took part in a fun warm up, twelve districts competed in the Sportshall Athletics competition, featuring six track and six field events. Our team of 24 children performed extremely well against some very large schools. We did particularly well in the field events, finishing 4th overall in the county, and just two points behind the bronze medallist. Congratulations to all the children who have trained really hard and sup- ported each other so well as a team.
Spotlight on ….. Reception Reception recently had a very special Mystery Guest with four legs! Tettle the Lamb came to visit and we were able to bottle feed her as she explored our classroom. We found out she had been living in a kitchen as her mummy didn't have enough milk for her. "She was very soft and fluffy" Joe - Bees. "It was funny when she weed on her towel!" Beatrice - Caterpillars. With thanks to Mrs Hopper for bring Tettle in to see us. We also have Tadpoles in our classroom as we learn about lifecycles and we are looking forward to seeing what happens to them next. Years 1 and 2 Sayers Croft Trip On Tuesday, as part of their ‘British Wildlife’ learning theme, the children in Years 1 and 2 visited Sayers Croft Outdoor Learning Centre. Clarence - Butterflies said, 'It was the best trip ever'. Sammy - 'I didn't want to leave, it was so much fun!'
Easter Pause Day Key stage one and Early years celebrated pause day at Abinger with lots of exciting and thoughtful activities. The day finished with an Easter Bonnet parade where the children showed off their wonderful creations . Thankfully the rain stopped just in time. We look forward to seeing you and the children for the Maypole dancing at WESTfest on Sunday 8th July and at the Abinger Medieval Fayre on Saturday 9th June.
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For the last 18 months, the Hut presence of the services in the Trustees and the Committee have village for long period of time going been working towards securing the into the future. future of a community building on this In late 2016 we were approached by site. South Street Surgery who were looking to establish a new modern surgery in The maze of rooms that makes up the centre of Westcott following their the Hut and the general fabric of merger with Tom Guilder at the current the building and its grounds were Riverbank Surgery. judged beyond economic repair by a Charity Commission authorised We invited a number of developers surveyor and an urgent decision to propose the building of a new had to be made as to the future of Community Centre and Surgery on the Hut. the current site with the provision of associated housing and parking. Consequently, the Trustees and the Hut Committee needed to decide Following a detailed review of all of how we could continue to provide the proposed schemes the Trustees community services in the centre and the Committee chose Latchmere of Westcott and also ensure the Properties; a Dorking based Developer 15 16 NEWS FROM THE HUT (cont.) with an excellent local record of we are aware that this may change successful development projects. during the planning stages.
As our charter demanded we held This Community Centre will not just be a public meeting in October 2017 at a space to rent out, it is intended to which the plans were displayed and be a new link bringing together our explained and all attendees during community and we will be working the day were asked to complete a closely with the new surgery practice, questionnaire to give their views on providing services and support as well the planned development. Over 90% as leisure activities and clubs. of the responses were positive and agreed that the development should These include: go ahead. •Morning coffee and lunch clubs •Links with Age Concern and other Latchmere will be building a new support agencies to use us as a point Community Centre, a state of the of contact. art NHS Surgery with greater capacity •Courses and groups led by the GP than is currently available at practice for health and wellness. the Riverbank Practice, and 6 new •Outreach to those who are living houses with 12 rear parking spaces. alone and need companionship. There are also 12 parking places •Activities and groups for children available for the Surgery during the and young people – Restart the day and the Community Centre in Westcott Youth Club the evenings. •Movie Club, Tea Dances and Exercise Clubs. The new community building will com- prise of a main hall with retractable We also plan have a new involved stage and storage with an attached committee of people taking on roles commercial kitchen and bar area. to bring these ideas to fruition being The lobby contains toilets, stairwell led by the needs of the village. and lift to a first-floor area with seating We will be shortly launching a new and storage. Facebook page and website where Westcott residents can monitor The building will also have full disabled our progress and post suggestions, access. During the day, parking questions and comments. spaces will total 6 then 12 in the evening after the surgery closes but Dr Glenn Wylie, Chairman & Trustee 17 Kitchens • Interior Furniture Bedrooms • Home Offices Modular and Bespoke
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Good Friday Walk section of the canal for about 2 On Friday 30 March about 20 stalwart ½ hours including a stop for tea. members defied the persistent rain and set off from Friday Street Car There are a few places left and Park. We stumbled our way uphill and people should contact John Clachan down through the mud to Broadmoor (Tel D- 887858) to get a ticket. village where we saw a former The boat departs from the wharf Reading Room and the old workhouse. beside the Onslow Arms pub in Underfoot conditions improved on Loxwood on the B2133 (postcode the way to the site of a branch of the RH14 ORD). Please arrive at least 15 Royal Observatory (more on this in mins before the trip to allow time to our January 2019 Talk) and then on to park and collect your boarding pass Abinger Bottom passing yet another from the Canal Centre. The seats former workhouse. Most of the are not padded so you may like to hardy survivors were pleased to arrive bring a small cushion. at the Stephen Langton for warmth and refreshment. There is no meeting in August but looking ahead , the AGM will be on The 8th June Talk by Prof Richard 11th Sept with a Talk by Liz Rawlings Selley on ‘The Birth, Life and Death of on E.M.Forster, who lived nearby. the River Mole’ will have to be Holy Trinity, Westcott reported in the Wednesday 11th July July magazine at 7.30 p.m. as it misses the editorial deadline The Chetwynd Consort is an for June. ensemble led by former Choral On the 10th July Scholars of King’s College Cambridge. Their music ranges at 2.30 pm we over 400 years, in a style similar have booked the to that of The King’s Men. trip on the Wey Tickets £15 & Arun Canal from Margaret Stephen on their canal 07590 652490 boat Wiggonholt [email protected] for a tour of the restored
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20 WESTCOTT VILLAGE ASSOCIATION NEWS
regular Village Association meeting on 23rd. Few people seem to know what the Village Association actually does and who its members are so this month I will try to explain both these things in more detail. A lot of information is held on the WVA web site and I would recommend that you make reading what is posted there a regular part May was scheduled to have of your village information search. Jo been a busy month for the Village Astor and Simon Day are in the process Association. On the 8th I invited the of updating the website platform Chairpersons of the Hut, the Reading with the assistance of another local Room, the Sports Club, the Church, resident, Andrew Copeland, and and both our County and District looking at both the content and how Councillors to a meeting to discuss we keep it up-to-date and relevant to how we work better together to residents of the village. The new site deliver joined up solutions to our will be going live this summer. village needs; I will report back on this next month. On 15th we Our constitution sets out our primary were due to hold the Village Open aims and objectives, which, broadly Meeting to hear the District summarised, are:- Council’s initial thoughts on “modest •To work to preserve and enhance Developments in Larger Rural the charm and rural character of the Villages”, but this was shelved due village and ward to the benefit of the to the changes in the political make- residents and wider public up of the District Council following •To stimulate interest in, and care the Local Council elections on 3rd for, our physical and aesthetic May, and the uncertainty of how the environment ensuring that we present outline development plan protect the features of our green thinking would be progressed. belt and AONB land, public rights of way, and historic sites, by monitoring If and when things become clearer, changes particularly planning then we will rearrange the meeting applications and other forms of at a future date. Finally, we held our development.
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•To encourage and support local Membership and Subscriptions are organisations and individuals working overseen by Alistair Meldrum, Edwina for the good of residents, and Gordon and Edwin Harland specifically those which collect, preserve and care for items and Countryside matters (including records of local historical and footpaths, bridle paths, hedgerows archaeological interest. and green spaces) are monitored by Ted Wilde Highways (which covers We do this through the holding of roads, signage, pot-holes and repair regular meetings which are held (for work) are monitored and overseen by the time being at least) in St John’s Andrew Lewis and Howard Walden chapel meeting room, working through an agenda, and which very Other members of the committee are often include external guests who David Andrews who is the Treasurer, have either been invited or who have James Friend (District Councillor) and requested the opportunity to raise a Hazel Watson (County Councillor) concern or issue with us. Minutes are who are our ex-officio members, and always taken and will be published Sandra Ede who works to support the on the new website. There is an committee in a general capacity. The Annual General Meeting once a year WVA Trustees are Tim Gowing, Alistair for members of the WVA and other Meldrum and James Friend. The residents, where any subject can be accounts are independently raised and debated. examined by Hugh Parry.
Members of the Committee take These are all local residents (except responsibility for specific aspects Hazel who lives in Dorking), so I urge of the work we do and it is you, if you don’t know who they are, important that everyone knows who to find out and get to know them. they are. They are there for you to raise concerns with, to discuss things with, I am very conscious that none of us is and to seek their help in getting things elected to these roles (as we would done in the village. be if we had a Parish Council) but we do this out of an altruistic desire Planning Applications are monitored to be involved in what goes on in the by Tim Way (WVA Chairman) and Tim village in which we live. Over the Gowing (also WVA General Secretary) coming months therefore I will be
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Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6LQ 01306 730852 www.belmont-school.org [email protected] 24 WESTCOTT VILLAGE ASSOCIATION NEWS (cont.) working with the committee to find paying a voluntary annual ways to ensure that the WVA is more subscription (preferably by bank accessible, open, and involving of standing order) - the minimum being you the residents of the ward. £5 but which can be more depending on your personal circumstances. This year will see changes on the This generates the income which committee as people who have we will use to further the work of the served the WVA for a long time Association. look to step down. It means that I continue to seek new people, And secondly, to seriously particularly covering planning and consider putting yourself forward as a countryside matters, who want to get member of the WVA Committee. It involved and carry on the work which can be very rewarding knowing that the association has been doing for you are part of doing your bit to make the last 40 years. the village and the wider community a great place to live and work. I would urge you all: Firstly, to become members by Tim Way
Christian Aid Week 13th – 19th May 2018
A big thank you to all those who took part in Christian Aid Week last month. Thank you to the Volunteer Collectors who delivered the red envelopes to homes in Westcott and then collected them. Thank you to all those who gave money to help support the world’s poorest communities.
Christian Aid works to end poverty worldwide and has more than 70 years experience. Christian Aid works with people of all faiths and none. When disaster hits Christian Aid gets people the help they need straight away. Christian Aid tackles the root causes of poverty and helps people to thrive.
The total amount collected by Westcott will be available in July/August.
Thank you.
Helen Chappell.
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The most recent event F@SH organised for Surrey Hills School alongside Peaslake School was “The Teddy Bear’s Picnic” held on bank F@SH is the name of the PTA for holiday Monday 7th May. What a Surrey Hills School based in Westcott glorious day we had in the sunshine and Abinger Common and all parents with children at the school automatically become members. F@SH is also a registered charity which raises money to directly support our local children’s school.
We organise fundraising events and activities, which not only help to raise vital funds to support the school and advance the extra-curricular,
with plenty of activities and fun stalls for the huge turnout of people who came to join in with the fun.
If you didn’t get to enjoy it this year, look out for our dates for next year!
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to identify solutions has unanimously impressed on them the root causes of what we think needs to be addressed and, equally, what we know as local residents simply won’t work.
The irony is that much of the nub of Roads and Traffic the problem is centred on Pump The District Council team is continuing Corner and how long it waits on red to pursue innovative solutions to for pedestrians to cross the road. So the intolerable traffic queues from the more people shopping in Dorking, Westcott to Dorking. then the harder it gets to get into Dorking to go shopping – it’s almost It cannot be beyond the wit of man a man-made limiting value on the to design and implement a solution success of the town. We all agree the which can adapt to demands of current situation is not tenable. modern life.
Clearly, it is much worse when there are roadworks, especially emergency ones, anywhere around the town centre. You may not be aware but the various utility companies are effectively statutory authorities in their own right when it comes to digging up roads and pavements. This is fairly obvious when you think about it, they can hardly wait for multiple permissions when there is a gas leak, Roads and Potholes for example. However, it does mean The other road headache is the huge that such works can be uncoordinated number of potholes that need to be and have unforeseen (or entirely filled following the winter ravages. predictable) consequences. This year saw twice as many potholes forming and reported than an The cross-party group of county and average year. district councillors working with officers
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Surrey County Council decided to In support of the “Don’t Drill the Hill” postpone some of their non-essential campaign David Smythe (Emeritus work to divert resources to identify Professor of Geophysics at the and repair some of the potholed University of Glasgow) gave a roads. presentation in Dorking on the geophysics and hydrocarbon exploration at Leith Hill. It is really interesting to watch is now on available on YouTube and here is the link if you wish to see it:
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Also their Highways Contractor, Kier, drafted in additional resource so that where they would normally have about 8-12 crews out repairing the network there were instead 25 crews working in Surrey.
Surrey tell me that the important thing to remember is that they Ride London 2018 cannot start to repair pot holes until Preparations are well underway for they know about them. So please Ride London 2018. As usual again don’t assume that someone else has this year, the organising team have reported a pothole. With over 3,000 arranged for a regular shuttle bus to miles of network to monitor any help is take Westcott residents into Dorking to gratefully received, so when it is safe rendezvous with vehicles that can be to so please report any defects to you parked the night before if you need see. to get out and about away from the village during the day. A Geology Lesson Many local residents clearly share the The village green attractions will concerns from the potential drilling for be with us once again. If you have oil in and around Leith Hill. never been down in the morning or
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WESTCOTT 1/4 page ad.indd 1 13/03/2018 16:29 THE DISTRICT COUNCILLOR WRITES... (cont.) afternoon of the big day, do take the everyone enough for this spectacular opportunity this year – I know some of effort – the vision, the fundraising even the most sceptical members of and the dedication has been the village have been heard to say how much they have enjoyed the entertainment and atmosphere it all brings.
extraordinary. Margaret and team are all familiar faces in Westcott from their annual appearances at Ride These Girls Can (and Did) London and WestFest – those bacon It’s been a busy few weeks for the butties are hard to beat. Westcott Brownies and Girl Guides. Faurefold is a place for FUN. It’s for Firstly, a big thank you to everyone girls to come together and to make who braved the unseasonal weather Friends, to be United and to get close to help with the clearing of the verge to our wonderful local Nature. of the cycle path back to somewhere near their original limits.
I think everyone who took part enjoyed themselves, despite the weather – thanks everyone.
Secondly, May saw the formal opening of the rebuilt Faurefold Girl Guide Camp site and building for Surrey East Guides. I cannot thank
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A big thank you Mystery Trees The team behind the Westcott Village Well done to the many younger Magazine, and all the contributors members of the village who correctly every month, work tirelessly to pull the identified the snow covered tree publication together, to get it to the from the school playing field in May’s printers and back out to your homes. magazine. It was a bit too obvious From talking to fellow local residents, I to use at any other time of the year know just how much it is valued when and the snow set it in a very different it lands on the doorstep. context. This month you will need to
I also know how much it is a source of local trade for businesses who advertise – many people tell me that they found so and so in the magazine.
This month, I need to say a massive thank you to Alison Hunter who has edited the magazine now for more years than I can remember.
Alison has a knack of cheering us up as we struggle for inspiration and for tolerance when we send things in the wrong format or in late. It remains to be seen if the new editor has the same patience – don’t ask me! wander a little further afield to spot this one – Good luck! Thank you Alison! James Friend
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The Westcott Gardeners’ Club visited 2000 bulbs. This has progressively Pashley Manor on 30th April 2018. increased to this year’s most impressive planting of 42,000 bulbs April showers are to be expected, donated by Blooms. After flowering but our visit to Pashley Manor proved the bulbs are all lifted and donated to be on perhaps the wettest day of to charities, and the remainder fed the year with no break in the weather to their sheep as the bulbs have to until we were almost back home. be replaced each year. We saw a Nevertheless this did not dampen our wonderful display of over 100 varieties spirits as it was such an interesting day of cut tulips under cover with the with so much to see. As a plaque in opportunity to order bulbs for delivery the garden shop on the way back in the autumn. Most of us braved the stated...... ‘No Rain - No Flowers’! weather and strolled through the 11 acres of beautiful gardens with their colour themed areas, and a bluebell wood. On our return journey we stopped at Northcutts Garden Centre at Tunbridge for afternoon tea and a chance to look round the shop (more Fortunately the traffic was light on the like a department store with a wide M25 and we arrived at our destination range of interesting things to see and in plenty of time to have coffee and buy.) cake in a marquee before a brief talk on the history of the house and gardens by Mrs Sellick, who along with her husband, are the current owners. The original house dates back to the 13C and was located on an island in the lake. The current imposing Tudor timber framed house was built in the 1550’s and enlarged at the back in 1720 in the Queen Anne style. Mr & Mrs Sellick held their first tulip Thank you Sue for organising this festival a few years ago, displaying interesting and most enjoyable day. paintings, ceramics and furniture with Text and photos by Jean and Tony Mickle tulip designs, and also planting about 39 KEEP WESTCOTT WONDERFUL...
Do you Speaking to a neighbour last week remember they told me how they had witnessed when this a visitor dropping their litter onto the emblem footpath and had subsequently was widely asked the person to put their rubbish seen across in the bin. Apparently they were Britain, and subjected to a short tirade of abuse we were told to “Keep Britain Tidy”? before the person cycled away I do, back in the ‘70’s when as a briskly along the footpath. child my junior school instructed us all to put our rubbish in the bin. Now this is not a problem that we can blame solely on visitors as I What I didn’t know was the regularly walk up the footpath ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign was between Springfield Road and the launched in 1954, became a shops seeing sweet-wrappers, drink charity in the ‘60’s, had Abba, cans, crisp bags and cigarette- wDixon of Dock Green, the Queen, packet wrappers strewn amongst and, of course, the Wombles as the grass and shrubbery, and this is supporters. not a path generally frequented by visitors to the area. The charity is still going, still has the Wombles as supporters and is still Do you like to see our hedges littered campaigning to keep our country with rubbish? I hope you don’t. tidy, though we don’t often see We, as a village, need to address enough evidence of that. this problem. We have our supermarkets now promising to Unfortunately it seems that in reduce plastic waste so the least and around Westcott there is a we can do is remind ourselves, sometimes a lack of desire to follow and our children, not to drop litter the Wombles’ habit. I’m not alone in but to keep our countryside clean. picking up the odd discarded can Let us all try to change our bad or plastic bag to put into the bin, habits and use the bin. Let’s show but not everyone seems as keen to our children how to keep Westcott see our roads, paths and open Wonderful. spaces clean and tidy. Nick Jordan-Moss
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WESTfest What’s Happening? THE PROGRAMME (Subject to change) 12 noon High Sheriff of Surrey will open the show 12.15 pm Surrey Hills Maypole Dancers and Crowning the Rose Queen 1.00 pm The VinylZoo playing live original rock music 2.00 pm Boxhill Bedlam Morris Dancers 2.45pm Professional Dog Agility Demo 3.45 pm Raffle Draw JOIN IN THE WESTfest ROCKS THEME • CLIMB THE ROCK WALL • ENTER THE ROCKS IN A BOX COMPETITION • ROCK STAR GUITAR KARAOKE EAT & DRINK • Hog Roast, Burgers and Rotisserie Chickens by David McGuinness • Woodfired Pizza by Villaggio Pizza • Tea and cakes by GirlGuiding Faurefold • Beers on tap by Prince of Wales • Pimms and soft drinks by the Reading Room • Silent Pool Gin • Ice Cream Please note… NO VISITOR PARKING ON SITE – please walk or cycle NO TOILETS ON SITE – Toilets are available at St Johns, Chapel Lane IN EVENT OF VERY BAD WEATHER, WESTFEST WILL BE CANCELLED 42
WESTfest Rocks a Silent Auction!
WHAT IS A SILENT AUCTION? A Silent Auction is similar to a noisy auction, but without the shouting! Last year we had 50 Lots on offer – a huge variety of offerings. Rather than items being announced by an auctioneer and people calling out their bids, you are invited to view all the auction lots that will be on display in the Silent Auction tent at WESTfest on Sunday 8th July. Each lot will have a paper sign-up sheet inviting bids to be written down. You will be able to see what the current highest bid is, and if you want to offer more, you add your details and your bid to the sheet. It’s like eBay, but you don’t get an alert when your bid has been topped, so you have to come and check… or bid your maximum at the outset. The highest bidder at the close of the auction, 3.45pm, will secure the prize (subject to payment).
WESTfest Rocks a Cash Prize Raffle!
FIRST PRIZE £100 CASH Everyone loves a raffle, especially a raffle where the prizes are all CASH, and 100% of raffle funds raised are given to charities supported by our village. In the event of cancellation of WESTfest, the Raffle will be drawn at The Prince of Wales at 3.50pm and the Silent Auction will be available at the Prince of Wales from 11am to close at 3.45pm. All proceeds from the Raffle and Silent Auction will be shared between: F@SH - Friends at Surrey Hills School (Reg. 1137546) Papua Partners (Reg. 1117275) and GirlGuiding (Faurefold) (Reg.306016) 43 A4 HSH Ad Feb 2017 Print.pdf 1 23/02/2017 12:21
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Ex local girl Liz Harcombe, who grew 25 years later at the tender age of up in Westcott, and has retained a life 49 and as a schoolteacher settled long passion for horses, has recently in Suffolk, she achieved her dream won a national title in the sport of of competing a tandem of ponies carriage driving trials. In the early at the National Indoor Driving trials 1980’s she looked after horses for Mary championships and pulled off a victory. All the sweeter as it was with rescued ponies previously written off!
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It’s not a title that occurs in everyday Richard Fuller, of Rookery; 1937 Sir John conversation, unless you are in a Fraser, Dorking; 1971 Philip Henman, cowboy film, where ‘Hi Sheriff’ is a Dorking; 1982 John Evelyn, Wotton; perfectly ordinary greeting. more recently in 2006 Sir Adrian White, Denbies; and Jim will start his year at a But in our village, we can soon be Ceremony of Installation as the 797th saying ‘Hi Sheriff’ to the High Sheriff of High Sherriff of the County at Guildford Surrey, because he lives in Westcott Cathedral on 24th April. and he’s been part of our community for over twenty years.
So who is he, and what is it? He is Jim Glover, who lives in Balchins Lane with his wife Cath, and it is the oldest civil position, appointed in each county annually by the Queen. It dates from Saxon times, and the Normans continued the idea of what was then called a Shire Reeve, who was responsible for law and order in the The role, of course, has changed. county, and the raising of taxes. So it It’s now largely ceremonial, but still was a great job to get in a rich county concerned with law and order, so (remember the Sheriff of Nottingham), Jim will have to look after any High but could bankrupt a man landed Court Judge who is hearing a case with the job in a poor county, where in the county, and he will sit with His he would struggle to collect the taxes Honour Judge Robert Fraser, Recorder demanded by the Exchequer. at Guildford Crown Court. The High Sheriff also organises the annual The responsibility and power of the church service for the judiciary held County Sheriffs is referred to in many each October in Holy Trinity Church, of the clauses of The Magna Carta Guildford. (1215) and by then it had become an important part of the administration of Much more importantly, however, England. the position is about focusing power and attention on charitable causes. Since the 1800s we have had several The Sheriff has no call on the public High Sheriffs in the local area: 1845 purse, but he does have the power 49 After the temples and forts, meet the real rajasthan in Narlai. Pr OT ec T ed 4817 ATOL
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“And that’s why I’m so keen on this the young person into custody. And if project” he said. “if we can make a they can find another way, then that difference to children, help them stay is recommended to the sentencing within the system, help the system judge. We know that system works, adapt to their needs, then perhaps we know it has kept young people we can stop this terrible path from out of prison, and the consequent exclusion towards prison. Of course” difficulty of getting work. We know it he said, “it doesn’t happen to can help them take their place in a everyone. Sometimes a brief exclusion working world and become valuable or suspension is enough to break the members of society. pattern of difficult behaviour, but when that doesn’t work, and children “Perhaps a similar system could work are permanently excluded, then it’s before a child is excluded, where the really hard to get those kids a proper decision is not made until every option education.” is exhausted. I am well aware that permanent exclusion is always the last resort of a school, but by getting other services involved as well, perhaps more options and avenues will open up.”
So it appears that being High Sheriff of Surrey isn’t just about going to posh events in rockstar robes, but a real opportunity to help make changes for good in our county. And it seems to me, that if anyone can do it, it will What could be the options for be Jim. change? “Well, for example” he explained, ‘a previous High Sheriff We hope to have some updates from strongly supported the introduction him in the magazine during his year in of a process called “restorative office. justice” for young adults about to go to prison, where families, social services, probation services and others get Pictures by Andy Newbold together to see if there are any other avenues to explore before committing 53
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All walks and tours are open for group sell out quickly. Or get together a bookings at a time to suit you, and there group through your organisation or are regular Open Days for individual just a group of relatives and friends bookings. In June, we offer: for guided walks, a Caves tour or a Museum tour. Please see the website - Saturday 16th June, Town Centre Pub for details and advance booking, and Walk, 6pm from outside the Halifax on for other dates. High Street; - Sunday 17th June, The Deepdene The Museum is at 62 West Street, Trail, 2pm from the Trail entrance; Dorking RH4 1BS. Open Thursday, - Saturday 30th June, South Street Friday, Saturday 10am-4pm. Visit www. Caves Tours, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Enquiries to from the Caves entrance opposite [email protected] or Waitrose in South Street. phone 01306 876591. David Burton Book soon because some of these
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JUNE 2018 - by Ian Codd
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This is a good month for choral music and songs. Dorking Choral Society will be holding its summer concert, entitled A Fancy of Folk & Jazz. The choir will be singing folk songs by Vaughan Williams, Cecilia McDowall and others, together with Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass and a selection of classic jazz songs. Brockham Choral Society invites you to Tea at the Ritz, where you can bring a picnic and be entertained with songs ranging from 1914 to the sixties.
Capel Choral Society’s concert is entitled Some Enchanted Evening, and it will feature a selection of music from the stage and church, plus the traditional buffet supper. The Ladybirds choir, conducted by Helena Twentyman, presents a summer concert entitled A Beautiful Day. There will be music from Oklahoma! and from Andrew Lloyd Webber, plus other favourite songs. This year’s concert is supporting Dorking Minds, a local charity which helps people with mental health issues.
Leith Hill Place - is the venue for two song recitals. The first focuses on English song at the time of the first world war, including music by William Denis Browne who was killed in the Gallipoli campaign. The second includes songs by Vaughan Williams and his friends.
The Dorking Philharmonia has a programme of gorgeous late-romantic music: Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, Chausson’s Poème for violin and orchestra, and Tchaikovsky’s sixth symphony, the Pathétique. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will also be playing in Dorking – their programme begins with Brahms’ Tragic overture, followed by Mendelssohn’s tuneful violin concerto (with soloist Jack Liebeck), and finishes with Dvořák’s dark and powerful seventh symphony.
The lunchtime recital at St Martin’s will be given by pianist Constance Leung. Born in Hong Kong, but now settled in the UK, Constance received the award for ‘Most Promising Pianist’ at the Godalming Music Festival.
This month’s performers for Watermill Jazz are: the Adrian Cox quartet, performing ‘Profoundly Blue’, a tribute to clarinettist Edmond Hall (5th), Alan Barnes and David Newton (12th), Dinosaur (19th), and Peter Horsfall (26th).
There is one opera screening at the Dorking Halls, a live relay from Glyndebourne of Puccini’s tragic story Madame Butterfly. There are also two ballets: Coppelia live from the Bolshoi in Moscow (10th), and Swan Lake from the Royal Opera House (live on 12th, repeated twice on 18th).
61 Students of The Priory CofE School, Dorking invite you to attend their first open lecture on Friday 22 June from 6.30 to 8pm.
We are proud to present Mikey Frome from A21 who will speak on the challenges of human trafficking in the 21st Century and Amy Peake, the founder of Loving Humanity, a charity supporting women, children and the elderly in refugee camps near the Syrian border.
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SUBURBAN TURBAN - Interview with Nicky Smetham by Andrea Gabb
This month, our focus is on an unusual the season. We have to be creative. business. It’s called Suburban Turban, ‘When I started this business, we were and Nicky Smetham and her team one of 6 in this particular marketplace, make very special hats. They are now we are one of 35, and people like designed for women who have either to buy from us because we are always complete, or partial hair loss, and want bringing out new styles and new ideas. to cover their heads. We are differentiated by our designs.’
How did the business start? Nicky told me that she was trained as a milliner in London and worked in the hat industry for over ten years when she decided to start her own business, making special event hats for weddings, or Ascot, or other big occasions. Then one day a dear friend, a gynae- As we sat down in the Suburban Turban oncology surgeon who started GRACE studio, in the courtyard behind the (the Guildford-based gynaecological Westcott Bakery and Corefit Physio, we cancer charity) needed volunteers were surrounded by hats of all shapes, and fundraising ideas. He asked her bolts of fabrics in beautiful colours, and to run a fashion show, invite back hundreds of packages of turbans all some ‘mothers of the brides’ to talk ready to be sent out. ‘You look really about their special hats, talk about hat busy.’ I said. ‘Yes,’ responded Nicky, making and help raise funds for the ‘we are busy designing our Autumn/ charity. So she did. And afterwards he Winter collection, and at the same time, said to her “Why don’t you design hats the summer hats are flying out of the for women who really need them?” A door’. ‘Isn’t that the same as a fashion simple question which changed her house schedule?’ I asked. ‘Well, that’s life. what we are.’ she said. ‘We design hats for women with hair loss, due to ‘I had no idea’ she said ‘what a need chemotherapy or other disease, but there was. So I did my research, went these women want fashion, they don’t to the Royal Surrey Fountain Centre, want to be defined by their illness, talked to women, and medical people and they want to look up to date and there, and sat in on some of the ‘Look have hats that have a new look for Good Feel Better’ sessions that help
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64 BUSINESS OF THE MONTH (cont.) women when they are in treatment testing the boundaries!’ she said. ‘We for cancer.’ Her research, through are now doing more specialist hats, Government White Papers and other for brides, and mothers of the bride, sources, led her to the frightening fact where a pretty turban can be swathed that, at that time, one in nine women in specially dyed synamay straw of the were likely to contract breast cancer. same colour, and they look amazing! Ten years later, today, that figure is And we are branching into hats for changing to one in four, because of particular uses. One customer asked widespread early detection screening. us to design her a non-slip gym hat to The good news is that because of that stay on during exercise, easily done with some silicon elastic. And we have turbans with scarves attached so you can swirl and knot the material to suit the shape of your face. You’d be amazed how many women come here and say “but hats don’t suit me”and screening, the recovery rates have then we try different shapes and styles, altered enormously too, but it does and there’s always one which looks mean many women suffer hair loss great. It’s such a confidence boost, because of treatment. and it’s lovely for us when they leave with a smile.’ ‘It’s not only cancer treatment that causes hair loss’ Nicky reminded me. ‘Sometimes women get Alopecia, bald patches across the scalp that come and go, or there’s receding and thinning of the hair post-menopause, which is not uncommon. So the hats work for them too. Women really don’t want a public display of what is usually a private issue, which means fashion hats are a great disguise. They use So hats for work, for the school run, them as a sort of armour, so they can for date-night dinners, for the mature face the world with confidence and woman, and more and more for the privacy.’ younger age group. Here’s a business right in the heart of the village where ‘So where is the business going?’ I people facing ‘different’, can be asked. ‘Ever upwards, I hope. We are helped to feel ‘normal’. 65 PRIVATE CLIENTS AND BUSINESS LAWYERS
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The Quick Response Memorial Woodland will be holding their 4th Anniversary and Reunion at the woodland in Pasturewood Road, Holmbury St Mary RH5 6LG on Sunday 10th June commencing at 12 noon with The Queen’s Regimental Walkers arriving at 12.15 having walked from Dover to raise funds for the Charity. There will be a BBQ, tombola, raffle, drinks and merchandise for sale. The 1st Cinque Ports Corp of Drums will entertain and there will be a Commemoration Service for two ex-servicemen and a tree planting by their families. A shuttle service is available to and from the Memorial Woodland and Bulmer Farm where the owners kindly allow parking in the paddock – weather permitting.
This is always a very popular event so come early, enjoy the day and help to support our ex-servicemen in times of need. The Trustees and members of The Memorial Woodland look forward to seeing you. Paul Cooling, Chairman, QRMW
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Reference to ‘the past’ is usually an imprecise allusion to times gone by, but today we can be much more specific. It was on the 1st June 1943, seventy five years ago, that the world learned that Leslie Howard, a name known throughout the world of film and theatre, had died when the civilian aeroplane hewas travelling in was shot down by the German Luftwaffe over the Bay of Biscay. It is an intriguing story (recounted as ‘The Assassination of Pimpernel Smith’ by the Westcott Local History Group) but with local interest because Leslie lived at Stowe Maries in Balchins Lane.
Leslie, pictured here as Ashley Wilkes in ‘Gone with the Wind’, was a well-known figure in the village. He trained his polo ponies on the paddock opposite his home; his son, Ronald, also a film star, regularly turned out for the Crown’s cricket team, and his daughter, Doodie, was instrumental in attracting visiting American servicemen to the village, much to the benefit of the other local hostelries. Terry Wooden 67 LOCAL PAINTING AND DECORATING COMPANY J.A. JOINERY House Painting * Windows * Doors * TRADITIONAL CARPENTRY & JOINERY Ceilings * Walls * Frames • TRADITIONAL LEDGED DOORS Paper Hanging • WINDOWS • TIMBER FRAMING
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W W The Westcott Women’s Group Having had no speaker for the merry month of May, we celebrated the Royal Wedding with an afternoon of croquet and other garden games in Angela Deloford’s lovely garden. In case anyone missed this particular date, it was May 19th! The wedding service was at 12 noon, and our celebrations were from 1.30pm. A late buffet lunch was provided, together with a glass of wine, all for a mere £10pp. An opportunity to enjoy the afternoon with friends and partners/husbands and raise funds for the charities that we support.
Back to St John’s Chapel for our usual 7.30 pm meeting on June 6th when we will be welcoming Claire Tuckett from MND (Motor Neurone Disease) a Charity that is currently giving the son of my lifelong friend a great deal of support as he suffers with this terrible disease.
That brings us to the final event of the year, one that has become very popular in the village, our annual Pork roast and BBQ on July 28th. This year we will be holding it at the village Sports club, from 12.30pm. Tickets £15 pp, all are welcome to join us, tickets from Jacki Moss, 01306 881481, or email: [email protected] You do not need to be “member” to come along, all are welcome.
You do not have to be a member to come to our meetings, so why not give us a try and meet other residents of Westcott.
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Congratulations to Freddie Morgan, gift vouchers of either £15 or £25 for the Sophie Ashton, Ava Reynolds, Rohan shop of their choice within the town. Reynolds, Emma Spear, Charlie Woodman and Amélie Howe, the Wendy Saunders from Friends of winners of this year’s Friends of Dorking Dorking, who organise the Easter Egg ‘Dorkers Easter Egg Hunt’ held around Hunt each year, said they had been the town during the recent school overwhelmed with the response to this year’s competition, both in terms of the number of entries received and also the support from local businesses, adding, “We really didn’t expect so many people to scour the whole town tracking down every single character, but it just goes to show not only how many intrepid explorers we have around the town."
The Friends of Dorking would also like (L to R) Emma Spear, Freddie Morgan and Amélie Howe re- ceiving their Easter Egg Hunt certificates from Dorkers, the Friends of Dorking mascot) to thank The Guerrilla Knitters, together with the residents of The Grange in Easter holidays. Throughout the holiday Bookham, who also have a gift shop in period, children and families were Lyons Court in Dorking, for very kindly encouraged to visit over 130 shops and knitting the various characters hidden businesses throughout the town, all of around the town. which were displaying a knitted Easter character within their window. Entrants The Friends of Dorking are a group of were challenged to find as many local business and community-minded characters as they could. Almost 200 people who organise events and entry forms were received, including activities around Dorking throughout entries from as far afield as Cardiff, the year, including the town's Christmas Rugby and Nottingham, with over half Lights and Summer Hanging Baskets. For of the entrants finding all 133 characters further information about the Friends hidden around the town! of Dorking and how you can help them brighten up the town, please visit The winners were presented with special www.friendsofdorking.org, email info@ certificates by Dorkers, the Friends friendsofdorking.org or follow them on of Dorking mascot, at a prize-giving Twitter (@DorkingFriends) or Facebook ceremony at S C Fuller in South Street on (/FriendsofDorking). Saturday 5th May, and each received 71 CLOSING DOWN SALE Up to 70% off Everything must go 25% off on cleaning and repairing services
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72 If you are over 55 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern’s free computer courses based in either Dorking or Leatherhead.
The course runs once a week for 6-8 weeks. Topics covered will include: browsing on the internet, basic keyboard and mouse skills, using an iPad/Tablet, setting up and using your own email or skype accounts and how to shop on the internet as well.
Those who already own a laptop or an iPad/Tablet are encouraged to bring that to learn on. Computers can be provided as well – it’s up to you!
Before coming to the course, you must register your interest by telephoning 07442 017169 / 01306 899104 or by email: info@ageconcernmolevalley. org.uk
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HELP WANTED FROM SEPTEMBER 2018
Some 40 - 50 members meet each Monday evening at the Reading Room from 19:00 until 22:30 between September and July. In the course of the evening, refreshments are taken, and we are looking for someone who could prepare these and then clear up afterwards.
Attendance would typically be from 20:00 to 21:30 and you would be responsible for finding a replacement on any evening you cannot attend. Currently we have a family who also arrange for the bridge tables to be placed in the hall prior to our arrival, if you would also be able to do this then an additional sum can be earned.
For more details contact Brian Lynch on 07768 686896 or by email [email protected]
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HIDDEN GEMS
In every capital city there must be a After a tasty lunch in the beautiful special museum or gallery, slightly conservatory, we headed off in our off the beaten track, which people coach to Apsley House and the discover, fall in love with and visit time Wellington Arch. Apsley House is still and time again. In New York, there’s the London home of the Dukes of the Frick Collection, in Paris the Musee Wellington, and was bought by the Jacqmart-Andre, and in London Iron Duke in 1817 after his successful there’s the Wallace. Tucked behind battle at Waterloo and as he started Selfridges, and like both the Frick and his political career. Known as Number the Jacqmart-Andre, housed in a One London, it was originally designed beautiful mansion in the middle of the by Robert Adam and is a celebration city. of the Regency style.
The Wallace Collection was put together in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathed to the British nation by Sir Richard’s widow, Lady Wallace, in 1897.
Our Arts Society visited this extraordinary collection of paintings, ceramics and armour last month, as part of our programme of visits, tours and lectures. We had a guided tour of the many galleries, saw lots of famous paintings, and realised why It was fascinating to stand in the dining Fragonard’s famous painting of the room, with a long table covered in the girl on the swing was considered so most extraordinary Portuguese silver- naughty at the time it was painted. gilt centrepiece which runs the whole Where is the young swain looking, as length of the table. You couldn’t the pretty girl kicks out her leg and possibly talk to the person sitting on flings off her shoe in great abandon? the other side, but then you would 74 ARTS SOCIETY DORKING (cont.) probably be too busy looking at the silver. The 1st Duke collected paintings, china and silver and has two statues by Canova in the house, one is a huge representation of Napoleon (who by this time was on St Helena). It must have given him a great sense of satisfaction.
Our day ended with a visit to the Wellington Arch, just across the road at Hyde Park Corner. We went up to the balcony under the Quadriga (the four horsed chariot atop the arch) and were able to look down Constitution Hill, over into Hyde Park, and into Buckingham Palace Gardens. Our day was made when we saw the present Duke of Wellington, stride, papers in hand, through the Wellington Arch on the way to somewhere. If only we’d been wearing our Wellington Boots, we’d have had a hat-trick.
The Arts Society Dorking is a lively society which hosts high quality lectures on art and culture to our members every month. We also organise visits to galleries, museums and other places of interest. For more information contact info@ theartssocietydorking.org.uk
Revd. Haydon Wilcox is leading another pilgrimage/holiday to Iona, in Scotland from 26th July - 3rd August 2019. Contact him on 01252 621639 or my email: [email protected] for a brochure. Details of his other events and trips are available on request for The Holy Land, South Korea, Oberammergau and his retreats.
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