MARCH 2016 Tatsfield Parish Magazine Isabella Gabelli teaching in Peru – please see page 23 Please see page 15 for the contents list of this magazine www.tatsfield.org.uk £1 – one copy FREE to each household Material for the next magazine should be sent to [email protected] by 16th of this month SEPTEMBER 2014 FAIR TRADE BREAKFAST In support of Fair Trade Fortnight Saturday 12th March - £7.95 – from 9.00 am TAPAS NIGHT COMING SOON 3 4 DAVID ALEXANDER ELECTRICAL SERVICES 01959 542581 M 07710 262867 5 6 Beechwood Riding School JCG Hillboxes Farm, Marden Park BUILDERS Woldingham, CR3 7JD Brickwork Specialists Tel 01883 342266 Email: [email protected] All aspects of www.beechwoodridingschool.co.uk brickwork undertaken Beechwood is situated in the beautiful Surrey Hills in the Patios,block paving, North Downs. All our horses and ponies used in the retaining walls school have been carefully chosen for their suitable decorative brickwork and much more temperament to achieve a happy, harmonious relationship between horse and rider resulting in every Reasonable rates rider reaching their own personal goal. Adults and References available children from 4 years old welcome. Clean tidy worker • Separate Children and Adult Groups Call: Jamie on • Private and semi-private lessons • Pony Parties 07921 219287 • Corporate Days • Hacks • Pony Days email: [email protected]. uk • and lots more 7 Telephone A W Carpentry 01959 577010 & general building services Alan Waite • Interior & Exterior Carpentry • Kitchens/Bathrooms fitted • Renovations/ Alterations • Guttering & Fascia • City & Guilds qualified • Free estimates Mobile 07984 810966 8 Village Hall, Tatsfield BREAKFAST CLUB Monday to Friday ~7.15 am to 8.45 am for 2 to 11 year olds (includes walking school children to Tatsfield School) PRE-SCHOOL Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9.00 am to 3.00 pm Wednesday & Friday 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Two years to school age have fun and learn through play Individual attention with a broad curriculum in a caring, fun and supportive environment Funding for 3 & 4 year olds and some 2 year olds For more information see our website www.littleacornstatsfield.co.uk To register your interest contact Julie Barlow on 541103 Registered Charity No. 1024480 Pre-school Learning Alliance Member 9 Art Classes Private Lessons Commissions Watercolour, Oil Pastel, Pencil 10 11 12 Spanish Tuition All age groups and levels. Help with Key Stage 3, GCSE, A-level or just for fun. Contact Clare Southworth 01959 541087 or 07786 362338 [email protected] 13 Produced for the Village by the Parish Magazine Committee under the authority of Tatsfield Church. Managing Editor • Gerald South (577598) Treasurer • Madie Langford (577114) Distribution Manager • Terry Cartwright (577749) Advertising Manager • Maureen Perrin (577679) email: [email protected] Production Team Hazel Cartwright • Tom Chorley • Jenny Lewis • Ian Mitchell Sule Morley • Christine Stainer • Carole Swetenham • Margaret Watson CHURCH CONTACTS ST MARY’S CHURCH, Church Lane, Tatsfield Anglican • Team Vicar: vacant. Please use contacts below. The Rectory, Ricketts Hill Road, Tatsfield, TN16 2NA Assistant Priest - Revd Dr Gerald South (577598) Warden • Mary Smith (577661) COUNCIL CONTACTS Parish Council Clerk • Mrs Ana Hughes, 102a Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TT (701820) Chairman • Ian Mitchell, Greenway Cottage, Greenway, Tatsfield, TN16 2BT (577376) Parish Council website www.surreycommunity.info/tatsfield • email [email protected] Tandridge District Councillor • Martin Allen, 38 Paynesfield Road, Tatsfield TN16 2BG (577201) Surrey County Councillor • David Hodge, 30 Harestone Valley Road, Caterham CR3 6HD (01883 337881) OTHER CONTACTS St. Mary’s Church Hall - Bookings • Sheila Cook (577443) Village Hall - Bookings Secretary • Helena Garcia ([email protected]) (07983 011028) W.I. Hall - Bookings • Sheila Cook (577443) Parish Room - Bookings • Ana Hughes (701820) Tatsfield Primary School - Head • Kevin Bellinger (577356) Tatsfield Village Club - (577330) Furze Corner Sports Pavilion - Bookings (07533 033325) Doctors • Stock Hill Surgery (580011) • Westerham Surgery (564949) Surrey Police - (101) Tatsfield Helpline - (577679) • Pet Register - Val Moore (574810) Village Website www.tatsfield.org.uk MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS We welcome contributions from village organisations and individual residents but reserve all editorial rights. Copy date for the Magazine is 16th of the preceding month. Ideally contributions should be sent as a Word attachment to an email to: [email protected], alternatively they may left at Linda’s Stores or posted to: TatsfieldPMag, Clouds, Ricketts Hill, Tatsfield, Westerham, TN16 2NB. Enquiries concerning Advertising or loose Inserts should be made to our Advertising Manager Maureen Perrin (Tel: 577679 Email: [email protected]) Small Ads These are only accepted from Tatsfield or Titsey residents (No Trade) and are free (Max 10 words plus phone number.) We will include them in the next issue space permitting. Calendar Dates Our rolling Calendar usually covers 6 weeks from publication so please give us your dates in good time. If you don’t want your event to clash with others why not check with us early. Ideas/Opinions/Articles We are always looking for items of interest - have a word with the Editor. Correspondence We welcome letters commenting on items in previous issues or on anything else. Advertisements We take no responsibility for the goods and services advertised in the Magazine. 14 CONTENTS Advertisers 56, 60 Night sky 46 Choral 54 Not So Young 35 Contacts 14 Peru 23 Council Reports 17 Police 25, 57 Electoral roll 49 Quiz 22 Event calendar 42 Ramblers 47 Fair trade 27, 44 Scams 26 For sale 52 School 31 Gardening 45 Shopping at Linda’s 32 Gardening Club 33 Snow photographs 53 Golf club 48 St Mary’s 40 Hearing Champions 34 Tatty Knitters 35 Helpline 52 Teas at St Mary’s 36 Horticultural Society 28 Theatre 52 In Bloom 30 TPFA 100 Legal 55 Vern 37 Library thoughts 38 Village Spring Clean 33 Little Acorns 29 WI 36 Nature notes 50 WW1 39 15 EDITORIAL Do you find it something of a relief when the headline news does not concern wars or even politics but instead reminds us of the marvels of creation, the power of human ingenuity and yet our apparent insignificance on a cosmic scale? The recent announcement of the discovery of gravitational waves provides such an example. A collision between black holes caused space itself to become distorted, much as a dropped stone does to the smooth surface of water. The ripples spread outwards and about a thousand million years later we are able to detect that very diluted disturbance. We can imagine Einstein saying “I told you so” and we can also look forward to other such events being detected and a whole new method of looking at the universe becoming available. From both a scientific and engineering standpoint we have seen a pivotal moment in the history of human achievement. One aspect of this is a reminder that the universe in which we find ourselves is far more subtle and counter intuitive than we could guess. On both the small scale of quantum physics and the large scale of relativity we find that experimental evidence points to some strange notions, beyond any expectations based on our everyday experience of the world around us. We are led into new and transforming visions and into a sense of humble admiration. This scientific process depends on a proper examination of the evidence without making prior assumptions or following any prejudices. The Easter story may also seem to defy our everyday understanding and yet it has provided inspiration and meaning for countless people for far longer than general relativity has been appreciated. Just as in science, the evidence must be gathered and then considered without prior prejudice. A part of that evidence is the gospel accounts of the few days before and after the crucifixion of Jesus. The four gospels provide different angles on this but each of them can be read with an open mind allowing us to come to develop our own conclusions. One of the real joys of science is in making it a part of oneself and using it to motivate further action and understanding – the same is true of the Easter story. Details of services following the days of Holy Week and Easter may be found elsewhere in this magazine. The magazine sends its readers very best wishes for Easter. Gerald South 16 TATSFIELD PARISH COUNCIL The start to 2016 has been unseasonably wet, but that hasn't dampened the spirit of the Parish Council to continue to pay attention to matters that affect all of us. The heavy rain has at times caused areas of localised flooding - down Church Lane and in the centre of the village - and we have addressed these issues with Tandridge District Council or owners of the land where appropriate. You will have noticed that the work on the paths across the central island in the village has been completed. The paths were originally laid 79 years ago, leading the way to a bus shelter erected on the island to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George the Fifth. Planning: the proposed extension at 27 Paynesfield Road about which we had reservations last month has been refused by Tandridge. The other one we had problems about – Green Pastures in Greenway – has been approved, as was the 15 Paynesfield Road extension to which we had no objection. The District Council has also refused planning permission for two other proposals to which we did object. One was for ground floor extensions and rooms in the roof space at Libra in Ricketts Hill Road. The other was for an outbuilding at Trevena in Chestnut Avenue which the applicants wanted to use for ballroom dancing practice. Some of us have been looking at the detailed proposals contained in Tandridge District Council’s consultation on the future Local Plan and we will have submitted a response by the time you read this.