November 2015 - St Michael`s School, Mickleham, Surrey

November 2015
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Magazine
ickleham
November
2015
Mickleham
Parish Magazine
A community magazine for
Mickleham and Westhumble,
published under the auspices
of Mickleham PCC, with an
independent editorial panel.
The magazine is published at
the beginning of each month,
except January and August.
Copy Deadline
for the
December 2015
Magazine
Sunday
8 November
th
send to:
Sue Tatham
St Anthony, Pilgrim’s Way
Westhumble
Dorking RH5 6AW
01306 882547
[email protected]
Contributions in any form
are welcome, as are good
quality photographs. There
is no charge for advertising
local charity and community events. However, the
editors reserve the right to
shorten, omit or reformat
articles submitted for publication, depending on space.
Parish
The Rectory, Mickleham
Dear friends
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Two Minute
Silence is observed in Commonwealth countries remembering the end of the First
World War in 1918. The Royal British Legion explains its significance in these words:
‘Remembrance transcends all boundaries. It is a small yet important individual and
collective act, a rare moment when the nation can stand together and reflect on the
price of freedom. That price is still being paid.’
We shall be sharing in that ‘small and yet important act’ at our service in St Michael
and All Angels Church at 10 a.m. We will be joined by some of the boarders from
Box Hill School so expect to have a very full church – especially if you are able to
join us on this occasion.
Our final hymn will include the verse:
O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home.
Throughout history people have looked forward to a more permanent heavenly
home, as echoed by the above words of Isaac Watts (1674-1748). It is the hope of
this eternal future and God’s presence through all of life’s joys and sorrows, which
gives Christians confidence and courage in life.
The following Sunday (15th November) is our SHOE BOX SUNDAY which gives
people the opportunity to put some Christmas presents in a shoe box which is then
given to children in other countries – children who would otherwise receive no
Christmas presents at all. If you would like to share in this project, do collect a leaflet
from the back of church next time you are passing by.
Then at the end of the month (29th November) we celebrate ADVENT SUNDAY
which marks the run up to Christmas. Rather than allowing the Advent season to
become even more frantic than usual, why not take time this year to reflect on what
really matters in life? Our short Advent Course (Carols Unpacked) will look at some
of the carols we traditionally sing at Christmas time and ask whether the words have
any meaning or value for us today. Why not join us?
With best wishes
As mentioned last month I am more than happy to visit anyone in the parish to
discuss pastoral and/or spiritual matters. All I ask is that you get in touch to make
an appointment as this will enable me to maximise the time available.
Do join us for our Remembrance Sunday Service
8th November at 10 a.m.
and afterwards for coffee at Box Hill School
in the front hall of the main building
by kind invitation of the Headmaster
There will also be a display in church about Mickleham’s War Memorial
by the Mickleham & Westhumble Local History Group
Printed by Summit Print Ltd
Redhill
And in the evening for the Choral Society’s Remembrance Concert – see page 16.
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Women’s
Breakfast
n a beautiful sunny Saturday
morning at the end of September,
31 ladies met for the first of our
Women’s Breakfasts at The Running
Horses. It was a magnificent turn out
and the staff at pub worked hard to keep
us supplied with fruit juice, coffee and
tea, toast and pain au chocolat as well
as cooking our individual breakfasts to
order from their vast selection!
Judging by the buzz of conversation, it
seems that a good time was had by all. It
was an opportunity to get together with
friends, meet new people and catch up
with folk we had not seen for a while.
The Breakfasts are open to all ladies
– do come even if you are new to the
village as it is a great way to make new
friends. We will be meeting on the fourth
Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. The
next one is planned for 28th November.
Cost £10. Please email Carole Brough
Fuller ([email protected])
to book a place so that she can advise
The Running Horses of numbers. We
hope to see you there!
Sue Raby
W
Operation Christmas Child
Shoe Box Sunday – 15th November
e are once more collecting shoe
Leaflets are available in Rose’s Stores,
boxes filled with appropriate
the church and St Michael’s School.
goods to brighten the lives of children
If you would like to give a donation
living in countries where such presents
instead, the leaflet contains an envelope
would otherwise never be received.
in which can be used for this.
Filled boxes should be returned to the church or the Rectory
by Sunday 15th November.
Calling all 18+
Ex-Crew Members
New Children’s
Workshop Organiser
S
t Michael’s parent Meredith
Shiers has agreed to organise
future children’s workshops. Many
thanks to Tania Woodall for her
hard work over the past year.
We are planning a get together on
Wednesday 23rd December
– an opportunity to catch up
7.30 p.m. onwards
More details next month or
contact Jonathan Blake on 07787 126966
Mickleham Parish Magazine
‘Christmas Card’
A
s in past years readers who would like to send
Christmas greetings to their local friends by
way of the magazine and donate the money saved
on cards and postage to charity should contact
Sue Tatham by the December magazine deadline:
Sunday 8th November.
The charge is £5 per person (£10 per couple) which this year will go to the
Mickleham Children’s Playground.
Men’s Breakfast
Saturday 21st November
Book with: Andy Diamond
[email protected]
W omen ’ s B reakfast
Saturday 28th November
Book with: Carole Brough Fuller
01737 842918
[email protected]
The Running Horses
9 – 10 a.m.
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Chapel Christmas Café
at the Westhumble Chapel
returns on
Saturday 12th December
From 2 to 4 p.m.
If you have a table craft stall come along FREE! just let us know
Cakes/gifts/mulled wine /tea/coffee and chat
Jenny Hudlass – 01306 886044 and Anne Weaver – 01306 883932
Monday 30th November
3 p.m.
Kindly hosted by Angela Ireland
at St Michael’s Lodge, Mickleham
Newcomers welcome
Transport can be arranged if needed
Fair Trade Stall
Sunday 1st November
In St Michael’s Church after 10 o’clock service
A wedding first for St Michael’s
Christmas Eve
Crib Service
W
e are hoping that the weather
will be kind to us this year and
that we will be able to hold our Crib
Service outdoors in Westhumble
(further details next month). For this to
be successful we need children to dress
up in suitable nativity costumes, and
also to read some of the words which
accompany the event which takes place
on Christmas Eve.
If your child(ren) would like to be
involved PLEASE contact Anne
Weaver at [email protected]
or on 01306 883932.
When Sophie Short and James Graham were married on 2nd October, this barn owl
flew from the back of the church with their wedding rings in a small bag tied to its leg
and landed on the gloved hand of the best man.
Fair Trade Christmas Cards
Order yours now from Alison Wood.
[email protected]
Service of Nine
Lessons and Carols
Sunday 20th December
Additional singers welcome
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s in past years we are inviting
singers to augment the church
choir for this very special service.
There will be four rehearsals on Sunday
afternoons from 3 till 4.30 p.m. on
22nd & 29th November and 6th & 13th
December and before the service on the
20th.. More information from:
Christopher Connett 01306 743061 or at
[email protected]
MAKE A NOTE IN YOUR DIARY NOW …. further details next month
ADVENT SERVICES and EVENTS 2015
6th December
20th December
21st December
22nd December
24th December
25th December
27th December
Christingle Service (10 a.m.)
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols (6.30 p.m.)
Carols around the Pubs
Carols at the Chapel Ruins (Westhumble)
Crib Service in Westhumble Field (4 p.m.)
Midnight Communion (11.30 p.m.)
Holy Communion – Westhumble Chapel (8 a.m.)
Family Service for all ages (10 a.m.)
Family Communion (10 a.m.)
ADVENT REFLECTIONS – Carols Unpacked
Thursday (11 a.m.)
3rd, 10th and 17th December
Tuesday (8 p.m.)
1st, 8th and 15th December
Join us for our annual Christmas Carolling Pub Crawl on Monday 21st December
– further details in the December magazine. Jonathan Blake
Carol Singing in the Westhumble Chapel Ruins
6 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd December
In the chapel ruins, or at Chapel Farm if it is very wet. Please wear suitable clothing and bring torches.
There will be a retiring collection.
All are welcome to the farm after carol signing for mince pies and mulled wine.
The donkeys will be waiting to greet you!
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Harvest Supper 2015
nce again we held
our harvest supper
in the village hall. Stephanie Randall, Anne
Weaver and their helpers
had made the hall look
autumn-like with table arrangements
of pink and purple flowers and leaves
and dark red crab apples.
Unfortunately (or very unfortunately
when hearing the outcome) we lost some
of our yearly guests to the RUGBY. It
meant though that people circulated
more and we had to be called to order
when the food was ready to be served
Malcolm in his saying of grace reminded
us of our blessings, especially at this
time of the year when we used to
celebrate our own harvest.
As usual the food – chicken and leek
cassserole, baked potatoes and salad,
followed by an amazing choice of homemade puds –was plentiful and delicious.
Once the inner man was satisfied we
listened to The Downsmen, members of
the North Surrey Barbershop Harmony
Club Barbershop choir. Those of us
lucky enough to observe the conductor
Lisa Robathan from close by were in
for an extra treat. She conducted, sang,
mimed and danced. Her enthusiasm
made the close harmony a cappella
singing of a variety of 1970 songs and
barbershop hits even more enjoyable. A
big thank-you to the group.
Lin Singh, who with her husband, Rick, a former Nepalese guide, organises treks
in the Himalayas talked to us about the
devastation and the hardship of villagers
as a result of the quakes. She showed us
slides of the remains of houses, bridges
and paths. In addition Lin explained that
the Nepalese have suffered a cultural
loss as many of their ancient temples
and shrines were also lost.
Last year Lin and Rick took a group of
Box Hill students on an expedition to
Nepal and were one of the last groups to
leave before the disaster. Consequently
Box Hill School and St Michael’s
Church launched an appeal and raised
£2,000 which was sent directly to Nepal
by Lin and Rick. Lin showed us how
some of this money is being spent.
Work is still on-going, not only to
improve living conditions for the
people, but to re-establish tourism –
the main source of income in Nepal.
The lack of tourist income is great
blow to the population. The UK so
far has been the greatest contributor
to the Aid fund.
Her talk seemed an appropriate end to
an evening in which we reflected on our
blessings during this season of plenty.
Thanks to people’s generosity through
the raffle and auctioning of the table
decorations the event raised £150.
Gene Knight
Triumph Over Tyranny
A Magna Carta Christmas Concert
Saturday 28th November
St Michael and All Angels, Mickleham – 7.30 p.m.
short excerpt from the 16 th century
eith Hill Timeline Choir will
mystery play, The Shearmen and
perform a Christmas concert
Tailors’ Pageant, which includes the
th
celebrating the 800 anniversary of the
famous ‘Coventry Carol’.
signing of the Magna Carta. Music and history fans are also
Joined by soloists Susannah Austin
invited to join Stef for a pre-concert
and Lisa J Coates, and directed by Stef
workshop at 5 p.m., in which they
Conner, the choir will sing music from
will be introduced to the music of the
the time of the Angevin Kings and the
troubadours, including ‘Ja Nus Hons
early Plantagenets, folk songs telling
Pris’, a song in Old French by King
stories the of history’s greatest tyrants,
Richard the Lionheart! No previous
King John and King Herod, and
singing experience is required and all are
Christmas carols extolling the virtues
welcome. Refreshments will be served
of peace, benevolence and justice.
during the interval.
These will be interspersed with Stef
Concerts tickets: £12; Workshop tickets
Conner’s new choral arrangements
(including the concert): £20. Book
of well-known protest songs that
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07843 666874.
freedoms. They will also perform a
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Put the date in your diary now!
2016 Village Fête – Saturday 9th July
If you want to join the committee or run a stall please get in touch
with Alison Wood [email protected]
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Fair Trade
s well as reminding people that
we have our stall in church on
the first Sunday except January and
August,which you very kindly do, if
you could mention the fact that our
supplier, Opportunities Through Trade
(OTT), is open on the first Saturday
of the month from 10 am to 1 pm. It
is a chance to have a look at the full
range of craft and clothing which you
can see in the catalogue but might
wish to examine more closely before
placing an order. There are also all
the groceries and children’s toys to
purchase as well as very reasonably
priced jewellery. Shortly lots of
possible Christmas presents, and the
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Children’s Harvest Workshop
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n Saturday 3rd October St Michael's
School opened their doors to host
the annual Harvest Workshop in the
hall. There were a variety of crafts
on offer including making a bee out
of pipe cleaners, a hat of dried leaves
and a pumpkin plate made from bright
orange tissue paper. Each child was
given their own box to carry their craft
treasures home in.
The workshop was very well attended
by local children, pupils of St Michael's
School and their siblings. At the end of
the session, with the help headteacher
Jeremy Smith, they practised the two
harvest songs they would be singing the
next day at the Harvest Festival service
in church.
During the morning of activities a
fantastic altar frontal was also created.
The children helped with sticking on
the decorations which included sacks
of grain, dried corn, a bag of lavender
and handmade bees. This and displays
created by each class were part of the
Harvest decorations enjoyed by the
congregation of St Michael's Church
as part of the Harvest Festival service.
Photographs: Meredith Shiers
They also made a prayer chain was also
made – one of the prayers read 'Dear
Lord, thank you for the bees and the
honey they make for us'! The prayers
were read out in church and adorned the
lectern during the service.
The workshop was made possible thanks
to organiser, Tania Woodall, and a team
of enthusiastic helpers including parents
of the school, members of the church
and students from Box Hill School. St
Michael's Church also kindly funded the
cost of all the craft materials.
Meredith Shiers
Christingle Workshop
Saturday 5th December • Mickleham Village Hall • 10 – 11.30 a.m.
A wonderful morning of craft activities for children (not just pupils at St Michael’s School)
Extra helpers are urgently needed. Please do volunteer – it’s great fun!
Contact Meredith Shiers – [email protected]
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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Andrew Tatham’s A Group Photograph Exhibition
In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres
A moment in their lives. What happened to them? Where had they come from? Who had loved them?
How are they remembered?
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nce upon a time there was a
photograph...
What was most striking about Andrew
Tatham’s exhibition was the way he
approached it. It was not simply an
artistic display of a group of men that
happened to go to a battle 100 years
ago. It was more than that. Much, much
more.
The photograph in question was of the
46 officers of the 8th Battalion Royal
Berkshire Regiment taken in a field
on Salisbury Plain at the end of their
training before they embarked for
France and the Battle of Loos on 25th
September 1915. Their commanding
officer, William Crawford ‘Bill’ Walton
was Andrew Tatham’s great grandfather.
The Gathering that Andrew arranged in
collaboration with the In Flanders Fields
Museum in Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in
Belgium was the culmination of 21 years
of dogged, determined, painstaking
research. Families travelled from all
over including South Africa and Canada
to join with other relatives of the men
who posed for that photograph 100
years ago. Our party left by car from
Westhumble, transferred to a coach in
West Malling in Kent and then took the
ferry from Dover continuing by coach
to Ieper (pronounced ee-per). The ferry
crossing itself was memorable, because
that is how we all used to go to France
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The Gathering
before they built the tunnel and it was
refreshing to experience the open sea on
such a beautiful, sunny day.
Andrew met us as we arrived in Ieper.
He had kept in touch with the families
by email and had recently related his
middle-of-the-night dash to Paris to
collect two military trunks containing
all the belongings of two brothers who
had been killed in 1915. The relatives
from South Africa en route to London
had brought the trunks with them so
that their contents could be displayed at
the exhibition. These included a sooty
lantern with a candle all ready to be used
again, except it never was.
Our hotel had been designed to resemble
a military camp. The walls and ceilings
were ‘army-tent’ khaki; the bedside
table, a military jerry can, the dining in
the ‘canteen’ was on distressed trestle
tables, with condiments in a mess
tin. My room-mate (I was sharing
with Andrew’s aunt) came out of the
bathroom saying, ‘You’ll be relieved
to hear, it is not a hole in the ground’.
The hotel was wonderfully located right
opposite the magnificent Gothic Cloth
Hall which houses the museum.
That evening all the relatives were
invited to a reception laid on by the
museum and for many it was an inspiring
evening, as some relatives were meeting
each other for the first time; relatives
they did not even know existed before
Andrew contacted them.
Friday was the Field Trip just over the
French border to Loos-en-Gohelle (site
of the Battle of Loos). I had always
avoided First World War tours as being
too macabre, but this was a revelation.
The area now is much as it was then,
absolutely flat with few features other
than some slag heaps created by decades
of mining. The coach took us up a steep
narrow road to a plateau between two
heaps christened the ‘Twa Bings’ by
soldiers of the Black Watch (for those
not familiar with Scottish vernacular
they are referring to two prominent
female features) – from a distance that
is exactly what they looked like. From
there we had a panoramic view of the
site where our entrenched army had
spent so much time. Piet, director of the
museum explained the whole site of the
battle, pointing out important features in
1915 such as the Lone Tree (a cherry,
since ceremoniously replanted), in the
far distance to the south we could see
the Canadian Memorial.
Next we went to Dud Corner, so named
because so many dud shells were found
there, which is now a military cemetery.
In case you were not aware, Andrew has
traced the family of every single soldier
in the Group Photograph, and what
struck me as being so compassionate
Photographs: Stephanie Randall and Ben Tatham
Andrew at Dud Corner Memorial
was that Andrew took every person to
where their relative was remembered.
At each he related their story. One in
particular that I remember was Leslie
Berlein of South Africa who died on the
first morning of the battle and whose
brother Charlie had been killed in the
Ypres area just three months before.
To allay her grief their mother, Elizabeth,
wrote this poem which Andrew read,
standing by his grave. It was very
moving.
I shall lie quiet, quiet
On either hand a son,
And wait in timeless patience
Till time’s long night be done.
As in the days of living
They’ll lie close by my side,
And time shall be forgotten
And space, wherein they died.
And in the sightless darkness
My yearning hands shall reach
To make sure of their nearness,
And take my love to each.
I shall not draw them closer
Nor stir their slumber deep,
For fear a flash of memory
Might stab the dark of sleep.
I shall lie quiet, quiet
One knowledge in my breast,
That close beside me, sleeping
Lie my two sons, at rest.
In some cases there was a gravestone,
but for most the names were carved
into the memorial … and there were
thousands of them, proudly arrayed in
order around the walls. (One was that of
the 18-year-old son of Rudyard Kipling,
who, distressed that John’s body was
never found, became one of the key
figures in the Imperial War Graves
Commission.)
At some of the memorials Andrew, read
poems and extracts from letters. One was
Bois-Carré Cemetery with slag heaps in the distance.
from a father to his daughter telling her
of the death of her brother. The father,
otherwise well, died suddenly about two
months later and one can only surmise
that he died of a broken heart. We also
visited the cemeteries at Noeux-lesMines, Bully-Grenay, St Mary’s ADS
and Bois- Carré. The cemeteries are all
different in their own way. Bois-Carré is
set in a ploughed field, but respectfully
has a beautifully mown narrow grass
strip leading to it and is different in that
the gravestones are not laid in lines, but
higgledy-piggledy as each marks where
that soldier was originally buried.
Needless to say, it was a rush to get back
to Ieper as our group (and there were
140 relatives) was to lay a wreath at the
Menin Gate. Since 1927, except during
the Occupation in WW2, a ceremony
takes place every evening at 8 p.m.
under the Menin Gate. The Last Post
Ceremony has become part of the daily
life in Ieper and is a moving tribute to
those who fell. It was also a particularly
special moment for the Tathams as
Andrew read the Exhortation on that
particular evening and laid a wreath,
accompanied by two of the younger
children from our group.
They shall grow not old, as we that are
left grow old. Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn. At the going down
of the sun and in the morning, We will
remember them.
Saturday was the day for taking a new
Group Photograph of all the families
who came to honour the memory of
their relatives. This was organised in
the concert hall at the Cultural Centre
and was hilarious. People did not realise
they were being filmed as they took
their places. There was much to-ing
and fro-ing and one particular relative
was spotted ‘bagging’ the front row!
Some of us had been able to have a
sneak preview of the exhibition in the
morning when a film crew was present
interviewing some of the families. We
noticed a large blank screen. This was
where the speeded up film of the group
photograph being taken was shown – to
much merriment.
At four o’clock that afternoon was
the Grand Opening of the Exhibition,
Director of the Museum, Piet Chielens,
explained that not only was this is
the first time they had mounted an
exhibition from an outside source but
that Andrew’s use of artwork was a
unique approach to presenting military
history. Families took the opportunity to
have their own group photograph taken
standing in front of the massive blowup of the original which fronted the
exhibition. Many were laden down with
copies of the marvellous 200-page book
Andrew had written about the project.
Hard though it was, we had to leave the
museum to attend a farewell reception at
the Kazematten, an attractive community
space built into the ancient walls that
surround the city. Everyone had a
chance to share in their experiences of
a truly memorable few days and to have
Andrew write in their personal copy of
his book, A Group Photograph, Before,
Now & In-between.
I do not want to give the impression
that this was a sad event, because it
was a joyous one and Andrew is to be
… well I cannot think of a stupendousenough word to describe the depth of
gratitude that the relatives expressed for
his gargantuan effort with this project.
Andrew, very well done.
Stephanie Randall
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Before, Now and In-Between
e had planned to go over to
Andrew Tatham’s exhibition in
Ypres this autumn, and a bright crisp
Friday in early October seemed the
perfect opportunity. Leaving at dawn,
we caught the 8.30 ferry from Dover
and were driving into Ypres by 12.30
local time. Ypres is a pretty town,
painstakingly restored after the damage
wrought in the First World War where
it was under fire for months on end.
The In Flanders Fields Museum is
located in the Cloth Hall, a magnificent
venue in the largest and most imposing
building in the town after the Cathedral.
Buying our ticket at the front desk, the
guide gave us a postcard of Andrew’s
exhibition and started to tell us about
it. When we told her why we were there
her face lit up. ‘Ah, I think Andrew’s
actually in the museum today, let me
see if I can get hold of him’. Sadly
he was not around, but he definitely
seemed to have made an impression on
the museum staff!
The exhibition is built around the photo
of the officers of the 8 th Battalion,
the Royal Berkshire Regiment, taken
shortly before they were sent to Flanders
in 1915, where many of them were to
die at the battle of Loos and subsequent
engagements. Andrew’s exhibition takes
up a large display area on the upper floor
of the museum, about the size of two
tennis courts, with a huge reproduction
of the photo itself over the entrance.
The start of the exhibition is Andrew’s
masterful audio-visual display. I first
saw the prototype to this when it was
shown in Mickleham Village Hall in
2005 on the 90th anniversary of the battle
of Loos.
The presentation starts with
a picture of the field where
the original photo was taken.
One by one, a green shoot
appears for each officer in
the year of his birth, starting
w i t h C o l o n e l Wa l t o n ,
Andrew’s great grandfather,
in 1864, accompanied by
musical clips from the period The Cloth Hall, Ypres at night, This medieval building was
and images of memorable virtually levelled during the Great War and again in WW2,
events. The effect of the but each time it was rebuilt in its original style. In Flanders
Fields Museum occupies both the ground and first floors of
war is graphically shown
this vast building.
and as the years pass, music
hall songs are replaced by the Beatles
their descendants. Particularly moving
and Abba, tolling bells announce the
are the images of the survivors as elderly
death of elderly veterans, a baby’s cry
men surrounded by several generations
announces new births (and there are a
of their descendants.
lot of these) right up to a final image of
At the end of the gallery was a darkened
hope in 1999. Stunning. War is ghastly,
area with back-lit ‘stained-glass window’
but the human spirit keeps those who
portraits Andrew had composed for each
survive moving forward.
man including objects and various
But this is just the start. There follows
symbols significant to his life.
a gallery of beautifully crafted family
There are a number of video presentations
trees – again using branches and shoots
by Andrew himself explaining how he
– one for each officer, showing what
had put various parts of the exhibition
happened to the following generations.
together. The quality of the audio-visual
The unique format of the trees, using
presentations at the museum are some
a dateline up the side, shows who was
of the best I have seen anywhere and
alive at the same time. Sadly many of
Andrew’s exhibition easily meets this
the lines end in 1915, but those of their
exacting standard.
siblings continued. The trees included
The In Flanders Fields Museum itself is
fascinating information about family
fascinating, explaining what happened
members. After this, photo galleries and
in Flanders during the Great War,
displays, with a large photomontage for
without in any way seeking to glorify
each man showing all the pictures of him
the events involved. And Ypres is
Andrew had found plus photographs of
a very pleasant place and very well
any memorials.
supplied with cafés and restaurants! The
For some of the men there were
exhibition is on until 3rd January. Well
displays of memorabilia, including a
worth a trip.
Chris Budleigh
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biographies of some of the survivors and
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Place'. After attending some workshops to discover how to create a Spirit of Place statement.North Downs Manager David
Kennington held a workshop for Box Hill staff to identify what was special about Box Hill. Then using the material generated
in the workshop David devised this 'Spirit of Place'.
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Mickleham and Westhumble Horticultural Society
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A Salvia Summer
have had a soft spot for shrubby
salvias for quite a few years but
it is not until recently that they seem
to have hit the gardening headlines,
if such a phrase is not unseemly
among horticultural journalists! The
subsequent growth in popularity
has meant that they are more widely
available and in an increasing numbers
of cultivars and colours. There are
goodness knows how many hundreds
of salvias of one kind or another but
here I shall look mainly at Salvia
greggi, S. microphylla and the hybrid
between them, S, x jamensis.
These are often called Mexican salvias
and they have the classic hooded flower
common to all the species. Bees love
them, as do butterflies, and although the
flowers do not smell the narrow leaves
are highly aromatic. They make neat
bushy plants with long-lasting flower
spikes and will flower all summer,
especially if you cut off the spent
flower heads. Sun and good drainage
are essential if they are to do their best
and although some are not quite hardy,
many will survive the winter. I have
one that has been outside in a fairly
sheltered spot for years, and is pruned
in the spring when the shoots start to
appear on the woody stems. However,
for the most part I keep mine in pots and
move them into an unheated greenhouse
to keep off the worst of the frosts and
cold winter winds.
S. jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ is eye-catching
as its flowers often start off white and
slowly develop red tips but they can also
produce red flowers. You can have all
three going on at the same time. Another
of mine that stands out has dark purple
flowers and is probably ‘Nachtvlinder’.
I bought a number of young plants in
June (from Hayloft Plants.co.uk) which
vary in colour from different shades of
pink to the blue of S. ‘African Sky’ and
the cream of ‘Lemon Pie’. My favourite
however is S. ‘Royal Bumble’ whose
pure red glowing flowers really stand
out from the crowd. It won an Award of
garden Merit (AGM) at the RHS Plant
Trial recently.
There is another strain of salvia that
has appeared recently. The purple
‘Amistad’, the dark red ‘Mulberry
Jam’ and the reddish purple of ‘Love
and Wishes’ (which I bought very
cheaply at the Kingfisher Farm Shop
this summer) are all very much taller,
Salvia greggii
with thicker stems, larger leaves
and much larger flowers. ‘Love and
Wishes’ is the third in the ‘Wish’ series
developed by an Australian plant
breeder. All of these are very showy
but I think less hardy.
However, something all these salvias
have in common is the ease with which
cuttings root and grow when they are
taken during summer and autumn so
there is no need to give up on them!
Judy Kinloch
P.S. Dyson’s Nursery at Great
Comp Gardens near Sevenoaks in
Kent specialise in the cultivation of
salvias. Their excellent website has
photographs of many cultivars but
there is no mail order.
And finally, the planting of the second Jubilee oak!
T
he Mickleham and Westhumble
Horticultural Society decided
back in 2012 that we would plant two
English oaks to commemorate the
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Siting the
tree for Westhumble was no problem
and it has been growing away in the
field for three years. Where to put
an oak in Mickleham was more of a
dilemma and initially it was decided to
plant it in the new churchyard which
as we know has suffered a prolonged
delay so finally we gave up that option
and looked for another! As Swanworth
Field had lost its ancient oak some
years ago, it seemed a good idea to
replace it and by kind permission of
David Kennington and the National
Trust as well as Will and Annie Dennis
who rent the field we have at last found
a home for the Mickleham tree.
The official planting ceremony was
carried out this week thanks to Hilary
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Budd from the Community Nursery and
her forest school team. Dressed in their
high viz jackets and armed with spades
to dig and flags to wave they made a first
class job of it. Many thanks too for the
contributions made by Jonathan Blake,
Gwen and Alan Edwards, Charlotte
and Rustom Daruwalla, Judith Long
and Annie Dennis. Andy Bullen will
be staking the tree and erecting a guard
to protect it.
Will any of those little ones still be
around in 100 years’ time? Quite
possibly, if life expectancy continues
to rise, but I doubt they will remember!
Judy Kinloch
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Westhumble Bridge over Railway
n 9th October, thirteen Westhumble
residents, supported by local County
and District Councillors, Hazel Watson
and Duncan Irvine, attended County Hall
to press Councillor John Furey, SCC
Cabinet Member for Highways, in our
case for reinforcement of Westhumble
bridge.
The preferred and simplest outcome
would have been acceptance that
diversion of funds was justified to
implement bridge strengthening, thus
removing the need for HGVs to use
Ranmore Common Road and Chapel
Lane, but even before we spoke, a
written response from Councillor Furey
stated that the council cannot fund
structural work to an asset which it
does not own. Nevertheless, we recited
our arguments, with a partially positive
outcome in that it was acknowledged
that the problem demands attention.
Councillor Furey
and council
officials undertook
to re-examine
options to enforce
the 7.5 tonne limit,
including enhanced
warning signs, or
the possibility of
prosecutions from
video surveillance
triggered by vehicle
height and length.
They will also seek more frequent
inspections of the bridge, with open
reporting.
If enforcement succeeds, HGVs may
increasingly attempt to use the lanes, but
simultaneously, the council is actively
encouraging SatNav service providers
to show such narrow lanes as unsuitable
for heavy vehicles, so the decision at
The Westhumble petitioners outside County Hall.
Front row from left: SC Councillor Hazel Watson, WRA Chairman Mike Giles and
MV Councillor Duncan Irvine. Second row: Ben Tatham, David Allbeury, Graham Revill,
Bridget Giles, Elizabeth Moughton. Third row: Jacqueline Howe, Jill Hutchcroft,
Mike Weller, Jim Cattermole, Ray Wilson, Barry Moughton, Ann Catttermole.
A technical note...
T
he cast iron beams, which can
be seen in the photograph of the
underside of the bridge and support the
roadway, were installed in the 1860s.
They have a cross section like this:
This side visible under bridge
The beams are filled with concrete. Cast
iron is a brittle material which can fail
suddenly – particularly in cold weather
and when subject to shock loading.
Brittleness also increases with age. A
small number of such structures have
failed elsewhere in the UK. It is believed
that this is the only bridge of this type
in Surrey. The heaviest loads at the time
it was built were from horses and carts.
Ben Tatham
Photograph: Ben Tatham
The underside of the bridge
this stage can only be interpreted as
confirming that Westhumble above
the bridge is officially inaccessible
for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes. The
consequences can only be properly
judged from experience, but, on current
form, early conflict can be anticipated
between the needs of residents and the
outcome of any effective enforcement
system. It is my personal opinion that
the reality of the situation has not been
fully absorbed by those responsible for
proposing the solutions.
On a positive note, enforcement is
preferable to width restriction, which
would force many delivery companies
and some ambulances to join such HGVs
as continue to come via Ranmore or
Bookham and Bagden Hill into Chapel
Lane. Traffic calming at the bridge
might be a very welcome outcome of
limiting vehicle width, but preventing
many vehicles which do not exceed
the weight limit from going west
would seem extreme, when no suitable
alternative exists.
Mike Giles, Chairman Westhumble
Residents’ Association
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10 p.m. Guaranteed to be the most
fun you can have with your clothes
on in Mickleham on a cold winter
night. Tickets £10 per person, teams
of 4-5. Tickets can be bought at the
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John Brian Senior 1931 – 2015
W
e are sad to record the death of
Brian Senior, aged 84, on 1st
September. Many friends, neighbours
and former work colleagues attended
his funeral which, in accordance with
is wishes was held at the Westhumble
Chapel where until very recently he
had attended Morning Service.
John Brian Senior was born in
Huddersfield in 1931. In accordance
with family tradition, he was known by
his second name, Brian. He was always
a Yorkshire man, certain of his views, set
in his ways and astutely aware of value
for money!
His professional career started with
Morley Borough Council, as was, as a
trainee engineer. This was interrupted
by his National Service. He was
commissioned into the Royal Engineers
as a Second Lieutenant and served in
Iraq, making maps. In 1990, he offered
his services again in the run up to the
Iraq war. He was always very proud
of his military service and regretted
not becoming a regular soldier. He
later joined the Territorial Army, being
promoted to Captain – but in ‘field’
rather than ‘topo’ units and served for
another 15 years – he was awarded the
Territorial Decoration.
In due course, he qualified as an
engineer and was a member of both
the Institution of Civil Engineers and
the Institution of Municipal Engineers,
subsequently becoming a Member of
the Royal Town Planning Institute and
was very honoured to be made a Fellow
of ‘Civils’, something rarely awarded.
After he moved to Cambridge to obtain
promotion, he met and married his
wife Mary. Over the next 20 years
he had a distinguished career in local
government, moving around the country
in ever more important jobs. Amongst
other things, he was Deputy Borough
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Surveyor in Burnley, the last ever
Borough Surveyor of Pontefract and
Chief Engineer to Leicestershire County
Council. The Mayor of Wandsworth was
present at his funeral.
There was then a major change when
he took a position in London with
the Engineering Council. This led
to a move to London, where he very
much enjoyed all the cultural activities
available, especially the National
Gallery and the Royal Academy. On
retirement he moved to Westhumble,
close to walks, his sister and all sorts
of activities. They lived in their house
in Pilgrims Close longer than they had
lived anywhere else.
He was a great joiner of societies,
ranging from U3A to Probus, the
National Trust and Friends of the
Royal Academy. He was also active
in the Prayer Book Society and the
Ecclesiological Society. He and Mary
travelled widely, especially to Italy –
and spent 50 years trying to learn Italian.
Mary’s sudden death hit him badly,
but he gradually came to terms with
it. However, he became increasingly
frail. In later years, carers from Almost
Family helped him, but he never really
came to terms with having people help
him. It wasn’t in his nature. On one
notorious but hilarious occasion, he
called the police saying there were
intruders in his house. The police
thought there was a kidnapping taking
place and responded with an armed
response unit!
Despite his frailty, he remained sharp
mentally. He was very appreciative of
a lift to the polling station in May from
Duncan Irvine and was amazed but
delighted to hear of the election result
back home in Morley.
In the end, like many an old soldier, he
just faded away.
Robert Humphreys 1928 – 2015
e were saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Bob Humphreys of
Chapel Lane on 28th September. As his funeral was held after our copy
deadline we will include his obituary in next month’s magazine.
J
Caroline Wylde
ust as we were going to press we heard the sad news that Caroline Wylde of
Burney Road died on Tuesday 21st October – her funeral will take place in
church on Wednesday 4th November at 2.15 p.m.
Fiona Beggs
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née Moffat
1964 – 2015
ollowing a funeral service in St
Michael’s Church, the burial took
place on Friday 25th September of
Fiona Leigh Adam Beggs, aged 51,
only daughter of David and Iris Moffat.
Long-standing residents of Mickleham
and Westhumble may remember David
and Iris living first in Westhumble
and then in Fredley. David was a
Churchwarden at St Michael’s for some
years, and Fiona grew up here, working
at The Running Horses and at the village
Post Office. Following school she had a
short career as a fashion model. She was
married, at the age of 19, in St Michael’s
Church, but this marriage did not last
very long. She later married Michael
Beggs at Streatley Parish Church and
they had a son, James, born in 1996.
Sadly, Fiona was diagnosed with cancer
two-and-a-half years ago, but she
continued to live life to the full right up
to the last week or so. It was her wish
to be buried in Mickleham, a place of
which she had many happy memories.
We send our condolences to Michael
and their son.
Community News
D
eepest sympathy to:
• the family of Lor Bigio who died
on 22nd September. She was the senior
resident of Camilla Drive, having moved
there in 1958.
• Jill and daughter, Stephanie, Munn,
following the death of John, aged 88,
on 4th October after a long illness. The
Munns lived in Camilla Drive for many
years before moving to Westcott.
F
arewell, but not goodbye, to Jack
Richardson who has moved from
Pilgrims Close to Birtley House in
Bramley. He loves to have visitors, but
please let him know ahead of time so
that he doesn’t have too many at one
time. Speak to Ben Tatham or Jenny
Hudlass for contact details.
arewell to the Bloomfield family
who have moved from London
Road, Mickleham to Wimbledon
temporarily en route to France.
F
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Ewan Mason 1947– 2015
I
t is with sadness that we report the death on
14th September of
Ewan Mason after a long struggle with
lung cancer. He moved to the Almshouses in Mickleham in 2012. after
having lived in Cobham, Outwood and
Hersham. Recently Ewan was a road
traffic controller based at the Merrow/
Burpham depot, but before working on
the roads he worked with horses, with
his own yard in Hersham and later in
Edenbridge. He was a dressage judge
and a very good instructor. His work
companions remember Mas (mace) as
“a kind, generous and thoughtful man.
He was a great friend – always loyal
to those he cared about, never expecting anything in return. He would always be the first person in the depot
in the morning or the first in at night
for gritting the roads, always reliable
no matter what. He had a wealth of
work knowledge, including stories of
how things ‘used to get done’, this was
his harmless way of protesting about
something he disagreed with, but he
never went beyond that and accepted
the cards he was dealt. Mas had many
great qualities: patience, loyalty, reliability, generosity, thoughtfulness and
compassion. His passing is a great loss
to everybody who had the privilege of
knowing him.”
Ewan’s funeral was held at St Mary
Magdalene Church, South Holmwood
where his ashes will be buried in due
course.
‘An Evening of Words and Music’ – Heritage Weekend 2015
W
hat a feast of music and verse
we enjoyed in St Michael’s
Church on the evening of Sunday 13th
September, to cap another successful
Heritage Weekend!
After words of welcome from Rev.
Malcolm Raby, the evening began with
Christopher Connett giving a sparkling
performance of the ‘Trumpet Voluntary’
by Jeremiah Clarke on our splendid
new organ. We then had a succession
of favourite hymns and readings chosen
and introduced by members of the choir
and audience. Jane Denny recited the
favourite poem of airline crew, ‘High
Flight, written by a Canadian Spitfire
pilot when he was 18 years old. This
was followed by Sarah Blake’s hymn
choice, the ever popular ‘Lord of
the Dance’. Your correspondent put
on his best Welsh accent to perform
Dylan Thomas’s ‘Do not go gentle into
that good night’, written for Dylan’s
father. After another hymn, ‘I am
the Lord of Sea and Sky’, the choir
sang one of our favourite anthems,
‘A New Commandment’ by Peter
Nardone, which successfully combines
a contemporary tune sung by the ladies
with plainsong chant (in Latin) by the
men. Marianne Sunter read the Good
Friday poem, then Carole Brough-Fuller
introduced Sophie Short’s favourite
hymn, ‘Be Still’. Sue Raby’s choice
of reading was ‘Disclosure’, by Ann
Lewin. Kate Cox selected another
perennial favourite hymn, ‘Dear Lord
and Father of Mankind, forgive our
foolish ways’ – for some unaccountable
reason often chosen for weddings! Frank
Warren introduced and read the Prayer
of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Founding
Father of the Jesuits. Christopher then
played ‘Gabrielle’s Oboe’, the theme
tune for the 1986 film ‘The Mission’,
which after its re-introduction to many
of us at a wedding earlier this year,
has become a real favourite. The choir
performed one of J.S. Bach’s best
known short choral works, ‘Jesu Joy
of Man’s Desiring’, then Anne Weaver
read ‘The Desiderata of Happiness’, by
Max Ehrmann. The evening finished
with everyone joining in a spirited
performance of ‘Now is the Hour’, the
Maori Farewell, which Brian Wilcox
recalled (from his schoolboy days) had
been sung so movingly at the conclusion
of the All Blacks’ tour of Wales in 1963
(the day after the assassination of JFK).
What a pity there were not more there
to enjoy the evening. The Rugby World
Cup was still almost a week off, so no
excuses there!
Richard Siberry
Mickleham Choral Society
A Concert for
Remembrance Sunday
8th November – 7 p.m. St Michael’s Church
Featuring Schubert’s Mass in G major performed with
soprano, tenor and bass soloists and string quartet led by
Clare Kennington. There will be works by other composers
including Mendelssohn, Chilcott and Whitacre
Tickets: £10 (£5 for children under 14) Available from Anne Weaver
01306 883932 [email protected]
Concert in aid of Help for Heroes and St Michael's Church
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Remember, remember
Westhumble Bonfire & Fireworks
Saturday 7th November
Guy Fawkes will lead the torchlight procession from the junction of
Burney Road, Chapel Lane & Adlers Lane at 5.45 p.m.
A
ll
from
Mickleham
and
Westhumble are most welcome,
along with all your relatives and
friends. As in previous years we are
asking for £5 per head (or more if you
feel generous).
So have your hats and woollies, scarves
and wellies by the door and come
whatever the weather. Please remember
that our lower insurance premium
means that hand-held fireworks are not
covered, so PLEASE DON’T BRING
SPARKLERS We have an alternative.
Soup and sausages will be available
from the barbecue in the field for a small
donation.
Bonfire Building
Saturday 31st October from 10 a.m.& Sunday 1st November from 2 p.m.
Finishing touches Saturday 7th November from 10 a.m.
I
would like to thank everyone who
came along to the Macmillan Coffee
Morning on the 25th September. It was
a glorious sunny day enabling people to
enjoy the garden. It was lovely to see
so many people chatting and catching
up over a coffee. I am thrilled to say
that I have today sent off a cheque for
£ 1,016 to Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you to those who came along
and supported this great charity and to
those who baked cakes. All the cakes
were either eaten on the day or sold.
Liz Absalom
Wanted: New Chairman for MVH
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he
Trustees
of
Mickleham Village
Hall are looking for a new
Chairman to replace our
current Chairman, Mary Banfield, who
is retiring from that post in May 2016.
Mickleham Village Hall is owned by an
independent charity whose management
is the responsibility of 12 local Trustees.
They are all volunteers from Mickleham
and Westhumble.
The Trustees allocate the day-to-day
responsibilities for running the Hall to
individual Trustees under the following
headings: financial management,
bookings, garden maintenance, health
and safety inspections (twice a year),
maintenance of the building and grounds
(two trustees), insurance and property
titles, secretarial, marketing and website.
The Trustees also employ a bookings
manager and a cleaner.
The Hall earns enough from its bookings
income to cover the expenditure on
employees, maintenance, electricity,
gas and so on. However we need to
find new users for the Hall to maintain
our income.
The role of the Chairman is to chair four
Trustees meetings a year, have a general
oversight of the management of the Hall,
recruit new Trustees when necessary, be
the public face of the Hall Trustees and
keep abreast of ideas on how this type of
hall should be managed and marketed.
We are looking for an enthusiastic
person to carry us forward through the
challenges facing the Hall.
If you would like to find out more about
the Hall or to offer yourself for this role,
please contact either Mary Banfield
01372 373912 / [email protected]
or Ben Tatham [email protected]
01306 882547.
Westhumble Talks
Wednesday 18th November – 8 p.m.
Our next talk is at Angela Gilchrist`s home Ashleigh
Grange entitled The Secret Life of Ruth Ellis – the last
woman to be hanged. Monica Weller will give us an insight
into this notorious murder case.
Remember to bring along some cash as Angela will have
on sale a fine selection of Barnardo’s Christmas cards at very reasonable prices.
To book a place please contact the Secretary, Stephen Lloyd
01306 883482 – [email protected]
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Homemade Jams & Cakes
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and members of the Pixham
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bi-annual showing of their
paintings, with pottery by
Willow Heeson.
In the gallery at Denbies
from 2 p.m. on Monday 2nd
November, all week
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Mickleham Parish Council
M
y apologies for this delayed
report on the last meeting of
Mickleham Parish Council the meeting
of which took place on Thursday
17th September after the magazine
deadline. However it was a full agenda
and began with the welcoming of two
new councillors Andrew MacNaughton
I
and Graham Clark. We are now a full
complement of seven councillors for
the first time in some months.
We also welcomed representatives of
Mickleham Village Shop Ltd who gave
a very helpful update on the situation
regarding the proposed sale. The full
account was printed in last month’s
magazine.
Box Hill School’s new Assistant Head,
Vicky Sherwood, also attended in order
to bring councillors up to date with
the school’s development plans and
to discuss possible ways in which the
traffic problems caused at the end of the
school day might be addressed.
Mary Flint then presented councillors
with an update on the progress of
‘Superfast Broadband’ and was
assured of the council’s continuing
support for her incredibly committed
effort.
Other matters discussed in the meeting
included a review of the length of the
lease held by the Playground Association
in order to ensure that it does not hinder
the members of the committee of the
Playground Association in their efforts
to secure funding for future new and
replacement equipment.
Finally the meeting was asked to
approve the appointment of a new Parish
Clerk following a number of interviews
that afternoon. The new Parish Clerk
started work on 1st October. He is Mr
Trevor Haylett. Further contact details
can be found on the Parish Council
website www.micklehampc.org.uk
David Ireland (Chairman)
Mickleham’s New Parish Clerk
did not know it at the time but
something was clearly at work in
2015, drawing me closer to your lovely
village. In June, when my wife Carolyn
and I downsized after 29 years in Great
Bookham – raising two sons who have
since flown the nest to Australia and
Norfolk - not all of our belongings
came with us to our new home in
Dorking. The contents of a threebedroom detached house and a couple
of outbuildings struggle to squeeze into
an 18th century, two-bedroom cottage
– especially with our two beloved
Labradors taking up valuable space as
well. One of the removal vans diverted
to Mickleham as I had found a very
kind resident there who, not knowing
me from Adam, had heard of our
plight and generously agreed to offer
us storage. So I had already begun to
see a bit more of Mickleham than I had
known before when, looking
around for some locally-based
work to dovetail with my career
as a sports journalist which
includes time on the staff of the
Daily Mail and Independent, I
came across an advert for a clerk
to Mickleham Parish Council. I
was lucky enough to land the
job so here I am, just starting
in the post and working hard to
get to grips with the issues that
matter most to the village.
Mickleham is not completely
new to me – I have to confess
to one or two visits over the years to
sample the delights of The Running
Horses, Frascatis and the King William
IV – but there is so much I need to learn
and discover. Parish Council chairman
David Ireland and his fellow councillors
have made me feel very welcome and I
Trevor and Carolyn Haylett
am looking forward to getting to know
more people who have made Mickleham
and its surrounds their home. Without
sounding like one of those tedious
reality shows, it should be an interesting
journey.
Trevor Heylett
A free two-hour course teaching basic
Emergency Life Support skills
Tuesday 17th November
Westhumble Chapel 8 p.m.
Following our very successful first session we now have a date for the next one.
Number limited to 20, so please book your place now with Sue Tatham 01306 882547 [email protected]
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The Running Horses vs King William IV
20/20 Cricket Match Tuesday 14th July 2015
A
year has passed already since the
Inaugural King William IV vs
Running Horses 20/20. The King Bill
team had finally recovered from their
wounds and were ready to do battle
once more in defence of their cricketing
honour. The Runners team brimmed
with confidence looking for a repeat
of the routing dealt out previously. The
setting for this epic struggle would this
year be in the spectacular grounds of
Box Hill School. A quick look down
the team sheets made for interesting
reading. The Runners had managed
to snaffle almost the entire cricketing
youth section from the village but The
King Bills had achieved a couple of
notable defections to their ranks. The
Runners, on paper, had a team full of
cricketing skill. The King Bill’s team
may not have appeared as skilled but
was surely full of guile and cunning
to compensate. After the convoluted
rules (two overs per bowler, batsmen
retire at 25 runs, two runs for wide and
no balls followed by a free hit) were
explained The King Bill won the toss
(that’s something anyway) and opted
to bat first. Still scratching their heads
over some of the rules The Runners
side took to the field.
Mark Eagers and Greg Ayton opened
the batting for the The King Bill. Jake
Presley strode in to bowl. The first ball
for was sent hurtling to the boundary for
4 by Eagers. What a start, revenge would
be sweet. Ayton joined the fray and with
willow flashing The King Bill mounted
an impressive opening partnership before
Ayton retired on 25. Eagers continued
his attack with the assistance of The
King Bill’s Antipodean import Steve
Forrest, who went out LBW. Eagers
was stumped on 17 by wicket keeper
Fred Evans, but at 51 for 2 The King
Bills still felt confident of achieving an
insurmountable total. However, a King
Bill mid-order batting wobble ensued.
Valuable contributions were made by
Will Dennis, Phil Witty, and Robin
Taylor. ‘I haven’t played for years’ Sam
Vitty added a respectable 19 runs to the
total. Then came the esteemed King
Bill landlord Eamonn Carroll. After
the excitement of his 1 run last year he
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played down
his chances
this time
around. With
his Panama
firmly placed
atop his head
Carroll faced
his first ball
without
expectation
and produced
probably
the shot of
the day. A
perfect cover
drive to the
boundary for
4 that would have had Geoff Boycott
waxing lyrical. With ducks falling
around him from Ian Woodall, Kent
Waterhouse and Leigh Williams, the
landlord ended his season on 9 not out.
The King Bill ended with total of 112,
a significant improvement on last year.
The King William IV with Sam in
the kitchen provided a five-star tea at
halfway. Judging by the feedback, there
may be a motion at the next MCC AGM
to subcontract out our teas.
Then it was time for the The Runners
men to face the blistering attack
by The Billy bowlers. The Senior
Presley brothers took to their creases,
a formidable pair at the best of times.
Things started well for the fielding side
with some tight opening deliveries and
when Woodall trapped Nick Presley
LBW for a duck, leaving them on 11
for 1, The King Bill could be forgiven
for thinking that this year was their turn.
Sadly The Runners Youth Section now
came into play and to know that the
next wicket to fall was at 90 runs gives
some idea of what transpired. While
Chris Presley continued to add runs at
one end, retiring eventually on 26, the
other end fizzed with a succession of
youthful exuberance. Chisman racked
up 25 before retiring, Richards took
his captaining skills to new levels with
16 not out, including the only 6 of the
game. Evans was motoring along nicely
at 19 before being stumped out. Henry
Smith then finished the game off with
The victorious Runners team
his captain on 10 not out. With five overs
to spare The Runners had crossed the
finishing line and once again left The
King Bill lying bruised and battered in
the outfield.
Having worked up an almost
unquenchable thirst we all retired to
the winning hostelry, The Running
Horses, where we were treated to
another incredible spread. Our thanks
go to Mel, Amy and all of the staff at
the Runners for making us so welcome.
The winning captain, Charlie Richards
was presented with the 2015 trophy.
It can be seen,
along with its
2014 younger
cousin, in pride
of place at The
Runners. Our
special thanks go
also to Rod and
Graham for their
umpiring skills
and keeping us all under control, along
with John O’Neal who kept the scores
on the doors for us. After expenses
we were able to deliver £180 to The
Mickleham Playground Association.
Thanks also to those who turned out
to support us.
Well done to the Running Horses on
their consecutive victories. Watch this
space for next year though, The King
William IV is improving and I have a
feeling 2016 may be a little different.
Greg Ayton
National Trust Volunteers
T
he National Trust is a household
name, some would argue that the
oak leaf is an intrinsic part of British
culture. Did you know that we are the
largest voluntary conservation charity
in Europe? Our motto is to protect
areas of historical and ecological
value forever, for everyone. The very
foundation of the National Trust is
built upon the loyalty and dedication of
our volunteer army.
It is easy to see the National Trust as one
vast charitable machine but in reality it
consists of pockets of land and property,
each needing its own individual regime
of care and attention. Here in the Surrey
Hills we are lucky to be surrounded by
many such pockets, in fact just down the
road is Box Hill, a beautiful and fragile
mosaic of grassland and woodland.
Box Hill has its own volunteer regiment
at whose feet this beauty can be laid.
Every Wednesday and Thursday come
rain or shine, our volunteers help
restore and conserve Box Hill, for both
ecological reasons and for you the public
to enjoy. We are always looking to
expand and add to our teams, with local
people who care about nature, and who
have a sense of ownership and pride at
having access to Box Hill. All ages and
genders are welcome to join our team.
We need people to help keep Box Hill
beautiful, the more people we have the
more we can do, the bigger the projects
we can embark on and the more events
we can host. The National Trust needs
volunteers, the National Trust needs
you!
Gina Tarantonio
Box Hill Assistant Ranger
S
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undays at
even
6th December
Emily
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Violin Diploma Recital
Including works by Wieniawsky,
Tartini, Mozart, de Falla and Bloch.
Come and support
14-year-old Emily with
her fiery programme
in preparation for the
demanding
Diploma examination.
If you’d like to get involved, ask for
more information, or even just have a
chat please contact David Benjamins
Box Hill Ranger on 07770 887673 or
[email protected]
St Michael's Church
7 p.m.
No ticket required – Retiring collection
November at Dorking Museum
D
orking Museum’s
current exhibition,
Dorking 1915, continues
the story of the Home
Front during the Great War.
It
highlights Dorking’s transformation
into a garrison town and the impact
on local life of the thousands of troops
billeted here. It explores the dilemma
of patriotism or pacifism and takes
a close look at Dorking’s Quakers,
pacifists and other objectors, and at the
suffragette movement and its quest for
votes for women.
Among the items on display, look out
for a poppy and a pan!
The poppy is one of the ceramic flowers
made for last year’s high profile ‘Poppy
project’ at the Tower of London,
which commemorated members of the
Commonwealth forces killed in the
Great War. The Museum team selected
a soldier at random from those named
on the South Street War Memorial to
celebrate with a dedication and one of
the ceramic poppies.
The soldier selected was Private Stanley
Gardiner, son of the noted local artist
George Gardiner and killed in action
in the Gallipoli campaign in November
1915, just after his 29th birthday. On
October 19th 2014, Stanley Gardiner’s
name was the fifth to be read out in
a sunset ceremony at the Tower of
London by War Horse author Michael
Morpurgo.
The pan was offered to the museum by
Mrs Ryde of Redhill and was owned
by her grandmother. An unassuming
object maybe, but quite a story came
with it. Her grandmother, Jane, worked
in The Three Tuns Hotel in Dorking
until getting married to George Funnell
in July 1908. They were married by the
Rev. Gerard K. Olivier in St. Martin’s
Church and went to live in Mount Street.
Later, Jane used to push the young
Laurence Olivier round in his pram.
While her husband was away in Italy
during the Great War, Jane had soldiers
billeted in the house, and no doubt
prepared some of their food in the same
preserving pan. She had to tell one
soldier off in no uncertain terms for
cleaning his black army boots on the
dining room table. That soldier was
the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams,
who was billeted in Dorking in 1915.
Dorking 1915 runs until December. The
Museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Family Activity: November ’s
Family Activity is based around the
exhibition and takes place on Saturday
21st November – drop in at any time
between 2 and 3.30 p.m. (it closes at 4
p.m.). Come and make some poppies
in remembrance. Look at the poppy
symbols. Do you know why people
donate money to have red, white or
purple poppies? All materials provided.
Ideal for families with children up to age
ten. Free with regular Museum entry.
Dorking Museum is at The Old Foundry,
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A
t Box Hill School the students are
given many opportunities to take
part in fun and educational trips each
term. At the end of September 2015,
20 members of The Senior Academic
Society (SAS) and three members of
staff spent the afternoon visiting the
Houses of Parliament in London.
The Sixth Form students arrived and
began with a personal tour, where they
were guided through the entrance to
the Houses, an historic and magnificent
building, which is still used by the
Queen of England today.
Secondly they took part in a workshop
titled ‘Rights and Representations’
where they explored the emergence of
representational democracy in the UK
and the governance of contemporary
Britain. The group was divided into
four teams and each team had to
T
deliver a speech on
how to engage youth
in politics, a vote
followed, showing
that all the groups
agreed that the age
of voting should stay
at 18.
Mrs Larisa Ennos,
Head of the Senior
Academic Society
said, ‘The trip was a real success as it
made us think about the individual’s
involvement in politics and how
it affects us as a nation. We were
encouraged to create our vision of the
parliament of the future. Next year most
of the participants in this trip will have
the right to vote – the right to make a
difference’.
The SAS are not the only ones to have
recently been on trips. Our boarders
went to a football match at the Amex
stadium in Brighton and others took
part in a chocolate making afternoon
where they made caramel-filled truffles
and lollipops.
The next boarder’s trip will be a driving
experience at Mercedes Benz World and
as you can imagine all of the students
are very excited.
Alex Ayton
Do you own a sewage pump?
hames Water, which is responsible
for some of our local public sewers,
is trying to locate any privately owned
sewage pumping stations in this area.
The utility, which serves 15 million
customers across London and the
Thames Valley, will take responsibility
for around 4,000 pumping stations in
October 2016, but needs to track down
1,800 currently off its radar.
New legislation means sewage pumping
stations, currently owned and maintained
by customers, which power wastewater
away from properties and out into the
public sewer pipe network, will become
legally owned and operated by the local
water company.
The pumping stations are found in all
shapes and sizes, and can be in places
where there are a number of properties
needing to connect to the public sewer
network. Customers will know they
have one as they will be paying to
maintain and power them.
Jerry White, of Thames Water, said:
‘This is really good news for customers.
We’d urge anyone who thinks they may
have one to get in touch so we can
check they are eligible for the transfer
of ownership. In some cases, as well
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them.
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approximately half of the stations we
need to take over are, but really need
help to find the other 1,800. Please get
in touch if you think this applies to you
and we can take on the responsibility
forever.’
NB: A sewer pumping station is likely
to be ‘adopted’ by Thames Water if it:
• was in use before July 2011 (and)
• serves a single property, and is outside
the property boundary (or)
• serves two or more properties
For more details, or to contact Thames
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and the children have been
experiencing all the season has to offer.
We have developed our understanding
of the world, talking about harvest time
and autumn. We have been on physical
autumnal walks collecting some signs
of autumn and making creative pictures
and patterns with our fallen leaves,
crab apples and walnuts from the trees
on the recreation ground. We have
been experiencing early science when
splashing in puddles making full use
of our waterproofs. And of course, we
have been honing our fine motor skills
by drilling holes in conkers, threading
them onto string and attempting to play
‘conkers’.
The children have been busy helping
us to empty two tonnes of sand into our
sand pit, and we have also refreshed
the wood chip in the chicken pen and
our veggie bed area. When you are
three and four, such tasks are exciting
– even though it does take a long time
when all you can carry is a sandcastle
bucketful at a time. They have also been
raking the leaves – or re-spreading the
piles the grown ups have raked. After
all this garden preparation we are all
especially looking forward to lighting
our fire ready for our annual ‘bonfire’
marshmallow toasting.
Christmas is very near and ever present
in the conversations we are having with
the children! Especially as we start
to prepare for our Christmas fair on
28th November– see below.
Next month I hope to be able to report
on some developments with our Forest
School, watch this space!
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OUTSTANDING
Ofsted 2011
On Mondays and Thursdays there is the option
for children to stay until 2.45 p.m.
Maximum 24 children per session
playing naturally learning naturally
We offer an excellent range of pre-school activities for 2½ to 5-year-olds
where they can learn through play in an informal, friendly atmosphere.
For more information about admissions telephone 01372 361021
www.stmichaelscommunitynursery.co.uk
Box Hill Bugs Box Hill NT’s Tuesday toddler group
Winter block: November 3rd – December 8th.
Session times: 10 – 10:45 a.m. ~ 11 – 11:45 a.m. ~ 13:30 – 14:15 p.m.
Sessions cost £22 for 6 weeks and are suitable for walking/18 months up to 4/5 year olds.
New and returning members welcome!
For further information please contact Jack Burrows, 01306 888793 ext 108 [email protected] or
Catherine McCusker 01306 878554 [email protected]
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FOR SALE
French tuition available from new Mickleham resident
Emma Morley 07835 742946
Church Pew. – ex St Michael’s.
5ft length £ 330
Mark Day [email protected]
01372 373594
Mickleham Playground Association
Charity Quiz Night
at the King William IV
Tuesday 24th November 8 to 10 p.m.
Tickets: £10 per person – all proceeds to the playground charity
Available from the pub or by emailing [email protected]
or calling 07967 812 103
Angels, shepherds and wise men needed for Christmas Eve crib service - see page3.
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What a difference our governors make!
B
ehind the scenes, our governors
have played a vital role in setting
the direction of our school. The
governors at St Michael’s are a very
astute group of individuals who bring
a wealth of skills and experience.
They understand the strengths and
weaknesses of the school and have
the highest expectations for staff and
pupils. They also share a drive and
passion to ensure that our children
experience the very best we can offer.
Holding me to account can be quite
challenging at times, questioning what
is being done to improve the lot for
St Michael’s children. Although this
may feel onerous, it is a positive
experience which justifies our actions
and often brings well thought-out plans
in what has been a challenging set of
circumstances. With challenge, also
comes support.
Our governors have given the school
so much support in the past year in our
building work. Not only was more than
over £70,000 raised to partly fund the
hall, but the project has been expertly
managed.
An interesting question was raised at a
recent governors meeting; what was the
impact of having our new hall?
Funding for small schools has recently
been changed with the removal of the
small schools grant. Our budget is now
set according to the number of children
who attend the school. With the added
concern of possible cuts to education,
funding our school is an ongoing
concern. In July we had just 70 pupils
on roll and it has become increasingly
difficult to pay the bills. The strategic
decision to increase the size of the
school hall has enabled us to increase
the number of children we can educate
at St Michael’s which was previously
set at 25 pupils per class. To enable us
to provide children with the highest
standards of education possible, we have
increased the intake into Reception class
this September. There are currently 29
fantastic new starters in Otters Class
(Year R). The wonderful addition of
our new hall, with the increased capacity
it provides, has enabled us to do this.
Whilst, we remain committed to the
nurturing and ‘know every child’ ethos
of our lovely little school we need to use
our facilities to their maximum to enable
us to balance the budget.
When comparing our ‘hall situation’
to this time last year it is almost
unrecognisable. Space was very limited
with half of the playground being taken
up by the construction company which
affected break times and PE. And pupils
were eating lunch in the classrooms
which caused a real issue with setting
up for teaching.
A year on, and the situation has changed
completely. The benefits for children
include:
• Alarge space for PE and drama activities;
• Better provision for productions and community events;
St Michael’s C of E (A) Infant School
Where learning flourishes through natural curiosity.
OPEN DAY
Thursday 12th November 9.15 to 11 a.m & 1.30 to 3 p.m.
Headteacher Presentations at 9.30 a.m. and 1.45 p.m.
A school where ‘pupils are keen to learn and their behaviour is excellent
in lessons and around the school’. Ofsted, 2012
Come and visit our small, caring school in beautiful Mickleham
Contact: Mrs M Piggott, Tel: 01372 373717
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk
www.stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk
• Breakfast and after-school clubs;
• A space for birthday parties and community clubs;
• Opportunities for Djembe drumming;
• An awe-inspiring building in which to worship together;
• Increased storage to create a clutter-
free school.
Another function of our governors is to
ensure that our school funding is well
spent. I think you will agree from the
evidence above that this is the case.
Well done and a big thank you goes to
all those governors both past and present
who have made such a difference to our
school.
Christmas production – please come
along to our Christmas play on 15th and
16th December at 1.45 p.m.
If you would like to teach in a wonderful,
close knit village school or know
somebody who does, please do not
hesitate to contact me for a informal
chat about possible opportunities at
St Michael’s.
Jeremy Smith
Village Shop
Update
T
he Mickleham Village Shop and
house is currently on the market
for £900,000. A set of ambitious
ideas involving redevelopment of
the building and site for the benefit
of the local community has been
widely circulated by a group of
local residents. At the time of going
to press no concrete proposal or
business plan has been submitted.
There is an urgent need to resolve
this matter quickly.
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Cryptic
Crossword
Across
1 City Corporation leader’s demo (4,6,4)
10 Hey – it will turn you pallid (4-5)
11 During non-u carousing it may be on the bow (5)
12 Said to be where Eric put his partner (among the gods) (6)
13 A pet’s about to steal from the entertainers (8)
15 A southerner, a member of the clergy who is opposed to the Royal Mail (10)
17 A lyric poem on the river (4)
19 Receptionist’s instruction on how to catch a kiss (4)
20 Cave dweller who e.g. told Tory off? (10)
23 The dregs who sent about a dime (8)
24 Whither skater retired to take a desk job? (6)
27 Girl is a somewhat limber Young Liberal gem (5)
28 Broadcasts travel show from Goodwood or Redhill perhaps (9)
29 Odd gaudy thing few ask about (3,6,5)
Down
2 A cry of pain is allowed for a bird (5)
3 Hitched up with doctor for operations on the wet grass? (8)
4 Getting a vote is a turning point (4)
5 Do piecework rate for bowlers? (10)
6 Perhaps an outcome of nasty insults or rows (6)
7 Spouse extremely rowdy, but shows good breeding (9)
8 Royal house turns men on (7)
9 Sheila changed her name, reportedly for a profit (6)
Photograph: Ben Tathum
These seemingly rusty tools and metal objects were part of a display seen in a
Belgian chocolate shop – yes, all made of chocolate!
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14 Ron, Dick and Ada toured these mountains (10)
16 Stuffing the German into a cab - my word! (9)
18 A wedding arrangement of the Octet in F? (8)
19 Most of rosebud held by old horse for his dinner (7)
21 The heart of perseverance and therefore very much (4,2)
22 I am the Spanish prosecutor, but she laid me out! (6)
25 Flag on the hour for a republic (5)
26 Vessels used by the navy in America? (4)
Solution to October crossword
Across
1 Reserve 5 Dormant 9 Yearlings
10 Attic 11 Ingest 12 Rowdiest
14 Gatherings 16 It Is 18 Wham
19 Abundances 22 Slippery
23 Random 26 Twill 27 Earnestly
28 Bonuses 29 Bitched
Down
1&2 Rhyming Slang 3 Relishes 4 Etna
5 Dislodging 6 Rwanda 7 Authentic
8 Tacitus 13 Limberness 15 Tradition
17 Parakeet 18 Washtub 20 Samoyed
21 Apples 24 Ditch 25 Crib
RR-M
Calendar of Events
NOVEMBER
1
SUNDAY ALL SAINTS DAY
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
5
Thursday
11 a.m. / 8 p.m.
7
Saturday
5.45 p.m.
Holy Communion (BCP)
Worship Together –for all ages
with Fair Trade Stall
Bible Study Group meets
Westhumble Bonfire & Fireworks
8
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
7 p.m.
12 Thursday 9.15 a.m. / 1.30 p.m.
11 a.m. / 8 p.m.
Holy Communion (BCP)
Remembrance Sunday Service
Concert for Remembrance Sunday
by Mickleham Choral Society
St Michael’s School Open Day
Bible Study Group meets
15
2ND SUNDAY BEFORE TRINITY (SHOE BOX SUNDAY)
8 a.m.
Holy Communion (BCP)
10 a.m.
Holy Communion
16 Monday 5 p.m.
Almshouses Trustees meet
8 p.m.
St Michael’s Church Worship Group meets
17 Tuesday
8 p.m.
Heart Start Course in Westhumble Chapel
19 Thursday
11 a.m. / 8 p.m
Bible Study Group meets
21 Saturday
9 a.m.
Women’s Breakfast at The Running Horses
2 p.m.
Wedding
22 SUNDAY – C
HRIST THE KING
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
24 Tuesday
8 p.m.
11 a.m. / 8 p.m.
26 Thursday
28 Saturday
9 a.m.
11 a.m. - 2 p,m.
7.30 p.m.
Holy Communion (BCP) – Chapel
Holy Communion
Quiz Night in aid of Playground
Bible Study Group meets
Men’s Breakfast at The Running Horses
Nursery’s Christmas Fayre at the village hall
Magna Carta Christmas Concert in St Michael’s
29 ADVENT SUNDAY
30
Monday
Holy Communion (BCP)
Holy Communion
Tea@3 at St Michael’s Lodge
PCC meets
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
3 p.m.
8 p.m.
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 5th December Children’s Christingle Workshop
Friday11th December
Choral Society’s Carol Party
Saturday 12th December
Christmas Café at the Westhumble Chapel
Sunday20th December
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Tuesday 22nd December
Carol Singing in the Westhumble Chapel Ruins
Wednesday 23rd December Crew Reunion
Saturday 21st May 2016
Plant Sale in aid of playground
Saturday 9th July 2016
Village Fête
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Community Directory
Mickleham
Village Hall
available
for hire
Hall bookings
Table & chair hire
Deanna Darnell
01372 388474
07790 941 601
[email protected]
www.surreycommunity.info/
micklehamvillagehall
Planning
a party?
Equipment
available for hire
China ~ Cutlery
Electric urn
Equipment hire
Mary Banfield
01372 373912
[email protected]
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Box Hill (National Trust)
Head Ranger – Mark Dawson
01306 885502
[email protected]
Friends of Box Hill – Chair Mrs Lyn Richards
01737 842889
[email protected]
Box Hill School
Headmaster – Cory Lowde
01372 374814
[email protected]
Dorking Cricket Club
Chairman – David Spackman 07831 859232
[email protected]
Dorking Concertgoers Society
Ian Codd
01306 882544
Dorking Group of Artists
Roger Clark
01306 880257
Dorking Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
Jim Cattermole
01306 883629
[email protected]
Juniper Hall Field Centre
01306 734501
Head of Centre – Simon Ward
[email protected]
Office Manager – Sue Brinsden [email protected]
Friends of Juniper Hall – Mrs Suzy Hughes
01372 275393
[email protected]
Mickleham Children’s Playground Association
Secretary – Mrs Sarah Parfitt
7767 891772
[email protected]
Mickleham Choral Society
Thursdays 8 - 10 p.m. – Mickleham Village Hall
Conductor – Miss Juliet Hornby
01372 373106
Contact – Mrs Elizabeth Weller
01306 882097
www.micklehamchoral.org.uk
[email protected]
Mickleham Old Box Hillians Football Club
Secretary – John Atewell
01372 374745
Mickleham Parish Council
See website for meeting dates www.micklehampc.org.uk
Chairman – Rev’d David Ireland
01372 379381
[email protected]
Parish Clerk - Trevor Haylett
[email protected]
Mickleham Parish Magazine
Editor – Mrs Sue Tatham
Mickleham Village Hall
Chairman – Mrs Mary Banfield
Bookings Manager – Mrs Deanna Darnell
Mickleham & Westhumble Book Club
Mrs Bernice Bailey Continued on page IV.
01306 882547
[email protected]
01372 373912
[email protected]
01372 388474
07790 941601
[email protected]
01306 741310
[email protected]
Community Directory Continued
Babysitting
by local
teenagers
Mickleham & Westhumble Cricket Club
Team Secretary – Will Dennis
01372 372684 [email protected]
Mickleham & Westhumble Horticultural Society
Chairman – Mrs Judy Kinloch
01372 375358
www.surreycommunity.info/mwhs
[email protected]
Mickleham and Westhumble Local History Group
Chairman – Ben Tatham
01306 882547
[email protected]
Mole Valley District Council
01306 885001
Councillor – Duncan Irvine
07738 384287
NADFAS Societies
Betchworth – Miss Mary Venning
01306 883301
Dorking – Mrs Sue Tatham
01306 882547
Norbury Park (Surrey Wildlife Trust)
Ranger – Graham Manning
07968 832508
St Michael’s Church of England (A) Infant School
Headteacher – Jeremy Smith
01372 373717
[email protected]
Friends of St Michael’s School – Mrs Jane Jenkins
07950 306 088
[email protected]
St Michael’s Community Nursery
Weekday mornings – Mickleham Village Hall
Supervisor – Mrs Hilary Budd 01372 361021
Surrey County Council
Councillor – Mrs Hazel Watson
Westhumble Residents Association
Chairman – Mike Giles
Mickleham Parish Magazine November 2015
Freya Pearce
884724
01306
Holly Pearce 01306 884724
Olivia Parkin
07887 367850
Issy Nash
01306 742762
Patrick Moran 01306 640043
Emma Morley
07835 742946
Ellie Kim Mia Forti
07773 395575
07557 371175
Anna Forti
964530
07557
Alexa Dewar
01306 884744
Polly Cox
01306 741260
If you would like to add your
name to this list, please get in
touch with the Editor.
No charge.
01306 884598
mike.giles@ mac.com
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Citizens Advice
Dorking – Lyons Court 0844 4111 444
Leatherhead – Swan Mews, High Street 0844 4111 444
Power cut Helpline 0800 783 8866
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Police
Non-emergency number 101
Dorking Police (non-urgent) 01483 630370
Neighbourhood Specialist Team – Dorking Rural North
PC 40541 Lee Munday
[email protected]
PCSO David Sadler
[email protected]
[email protected]
01372 376712
Ailsa McNaughton
01306 887408
03456 009 009
01306 880120
[email protected]
Westhumble Neighbourhood Watch
Lead Co-ordinator – David Allbeury
07860 227451
[email protected]
Westhumble Talks
Secretary – Stephen Lloyd
01306 883482
[email protected]
Chris Rowland
Advertising in the
Parish Magazine
Please contact the Editor.
Small ads: a nominal fee is
charged for ads where items or
services are bought or sold.
We have been advised to print
the following reminder:
We cannot guarantee the
quality of the goods and
services offered by our
advertisers.
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St Michael’s Church
within the United Benefice
of Leatherhead and Mickleham
Incumbent – The Rev’d Graham Osborne
01372 372313
P arish P riest
The Rev’d Malcolm Raby
01372 378335
07810 088594
[email protected]
Churchwardens Mrs Anne Weaver
01306 883932
[email protected]
Simon Ward 01372 383350
[email protected]
Parish Administrator
Mrs Sarah Ward
[email protected]
PCC Secretary
Mrs Elizabeth Moughton
01306 883040
Treasurer
Richard Siberry
Organist & Choir Master
Christopher Connett
Baptisms Co-ordinator
Mrs Vickie Leney
Weddings Co-ordinator
Mrs Jane Denny
Funerals Organiser
Brian Wilcox
[email protected]
01372 375303
Members of the
Parochial Church Council
James Aarvold Carole Brough Fuller
Mark Day Jenny Hudlass Elizabeth Moughton
Val Selwood Richard Siberry
Amanda Wadsworth Simon Ward
Frank Warren Anne Weaver
St Michael’s Crew
St Michael’s Sunday Club
Helpers needed for both these young
people’s groups
Please contact Malcolm Raby
01306 743061
[email protected]
01306 884054
01306 883107
[email protected]
01372 374730
Fair Trade Stall
Sunday1st November
In St Michael’s after 10 o’clock service
[email protected]
Church Website
www.micklehamchurch.org.uk
For information about services for
other denominations see
website pages. Search on ‘Churches
Together Mole Valley’
REGISTERS
Funeral at Westhumble Chapel
18th September John Brian Senior
Funeral followed by burial in churchyard
25th September Fiona Leigh Adam Beggs née Moffat
Wedding
2nd October
James Graham and Sophie Short
Helping Hands
Including Food for Friends
A service for all residents of Mickleham and Westhumble
Examples of services we offer:
• Transport for visits to doctor’s surgery or hospital
• Essential shopping / collection of prescriptions
• Changing library books
• Small tasks: eg changing fuses, altering clocks etc
• Dog walking / care of pets
• Visiting / befriending
• Home-cooked meals for local families going through difficult times
Requests to Mary Banfield 01372 373912
or leave a message on answerphone.
Callers will be contacted within 24 hours
More helpers needed – please contact Mary
if you can spare some time.
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