No. 195 Summer 2015 is available as a PDF

Summer 2015
Number 195
In this edition:
Lingfield's Oil: Pump, up and away
Election facts and figures
Local Summer events
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With reserves of oil being discovered far below our feet, could our
area change in the not too distant future?
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Editorial
Hello friends, readers and residents, and welcome to the latest
edition of Lingfield’s Community News, run by, with, and for you.
We should start by saying a big ‘thank you’ to the organisers of the Lingfield
Marathon Fun Run, with its committee recently passing on a grant of £100 to our
little publication. We were absolutely delighted to receive the money (some cash
was left over after the recent purchase of a new minibus), and we’ll be sure to put
it to good use.
Our hard-working treasurer, Michael Pocock, was there to receive the donation
on Friday 20 February at the Victoria Sports & Social Club, and made a short
address to those present explaining how the money will be used.
As we’re sure you've noticed, we are running slightly more adverts in each
publication than has been the case previously. There’s two reasons for this: one,
it brings in some much-needed revenue. Although the publication is produced and
distributed by a bunch of happy volunteers, we do have printing costs to cover.
Making a substantial profit is not on our agenda (we’re never likely to) but at the
same time this valuable and informative publication can’t run at a loss. It’s just not
sustainable like that.
Second, we also want to give traders and services in Lingfield and the surrounding
areas more of a voice, and a chance to tell the people exactly what they can offer.
We’re going to be making a big push to get more and more local businesses in
the area advertising with us over the next few months.
However, CN will always be editorial based, and never subservient to advertising,
with the adverts always taking up less pages than comments, stories, news pieces,
features and useful information.
The news that Lingfield could be sitting on (or very near) billions of barrels of oil
pretty much came out of nowhere, although any development of the resource will
take years, with viability and cost issues sure to play their part (see page 7 article).
Also, from a technical perspective, it’s likely that only a fraction of the total reserve
(100 billion barrels, if you believe some reports) would ever be recoverable.
Perhaps of more interest (should things ever move on) is the location of the
refinery needed to process such a sizable hydrocarbon resource. Convention has
it that you refine crude oil as near to its intended consumers as possible, and with
the southeast of England being the most energy hungry region of the country it
makes sense to build a large processing facility there.
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But where? Rural Surrey or Sussex? Or perhaps a little further down, nearer the
coast. And another question
arises: how will this discovery
affect the possible expansion at
Gatwick?
Building a vast refinery near a
vastly expanded airport raises all
sorts of environmental, structural
and safety issues, so Crawley
may already be out of the
question.
Speaking of which, as the
decision on the Southeast’s airport expansion nears, those possible
parliamentarians in the area seeking our vote (see article on page 9) have
suddenly made their feelings known, citing arguments about infrastructure,
investment and quality of life.
We here at CN feel that any decision to expand Gatwick (with the associated
inevitable increase in aircraft movements) must also include a thorough,
independent examination of regional air quality.
We’ve learned that The Old Cage public house (currently under refurbishment)
will undergo a change of use, and become a small supermarket.
While we’re not opposed to another food outlet opening up, the village could really
do with a little more retail variety. We’ll have more information on this issue in the
coming months.
After saying a fond farewell to the village’s former Postmaster (enjoy your
retirement Roger), the all-new, open plan postal facilities have opened in the
Seven Day Grocers on Godstone Road, with Raj Limbachia taking on the role of
Postmaster. Opening hours will be extended (7:30am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday,
and Sundays 7:30am to 5pm), and a full range of postal services will be offered.
The extended opening hours are a distinct advantage for Lingfield’s commuters,
many of whom arrive back well after most of the village’s retail outlets have closed.
Perhaps extended (or at least varied) opening hours are something other outlets
could consider.
The Editorial Team
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There’s black gold in them thar hills …
although maybe not as much as we thought
UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG), the exploration company which reported that
up to 100 billion barrels of oil was potentially available within the Weald Basin, has
now eased back on its mid April statement.
Oil volumes in the Horse Hill-1 well, estimated by Houston-based exploration firm
Nutech in a report delivered to UKOG, “should not be considered as either
contingent or prospective resources or reserves”, according to Sky News report,
citing a UKOG statement.
UKOG, which reported the massive barrel upgrade to the oil deposit near Gatwick
Airport (labelled as “world-class”, possibly creating thousands of jobs, and having
the “potential for significant daily oil production”), has admitted it’s not yet in a
position to properly access the size of the find.
“We think we’ve found a very significant discovery here, probably the largest
[onshore in the UK] in the last 30 years, and we think it has national significance,”
said Stephen Sanderson, UKOG’s chief executive, speaking to the BBC at the
time of the initial announcement.
UKOG, which holds a 20% stake in the Horse Hill development, saw it shares rise
by more than 300% on the news, although they’ve since fallen. It drilled the well
last year, and said that Nutech had estimated that recovery of the oil would be
limited at between 3% and 15% of the total.
Nutech also confirmed that the controversial extraction technique of fracking would
not be used. Concerns over fracking led to large-scale protests at Balcombe, West
Sussex, in 2013.
The Weald Basin — sitting across a vast swath of southern England, with Lingfield
placed directly on top — has a long history of oil and gas exploration, with sizable
coal, shale gas, and oil discoveries made over several decades.
The very first oil and gas deposits were encountered purely by accident in the late
1800s, and currently, there are around a dozen oil production sites across the
region.
A British Geological Survey report last year estimated that
the region may have shale oil resources of up to 8.5 billion
barrels, with a central estimate of 4.4 billion barrels. The
North Sea has produced about 45 billion barrels of oil in 40
years, although reserves in many of the fields are now past
their 50% depletion rate.
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Gatwick Airport: Local parliamentary
candidates speak out
As the May 2015 General Election fast approaches, five regional prospective
parliamentary candidates have clashed over the future of UK aviation, arguing
about the implications of expanding (or maybe not) Heathrow or Gatwick.
Crispin Blunt, Reigate’s Conservative candidate, said the economic value of
expanding Heathrow was £100 billion more than Gatwick, with Gatwick’s transport
infrastructure “completely incapable of supporting the expansion” in the time-scale
proposed.
Chris Oxlade, Crawley’s Labour candidate, said the planned infrastructure
investment currently did not benefit the town, and more discussions were needed,
including on a Crawley bypass.
Roger Arthur, Horsham’s UKIP candidate, backed Heathrow’s expansion, citing
lives “blighted by noise, overcrowding and pollution” should Gatwick get the nod.
Horsham’s Liberal Democrat candidate, Morwen Millson, said infrastructure issues
had to be dealt with, although accepted that local jobs were needed, including
positions within science and technology.
Finally, Reigate’s Green Party candidate, Jonathan Essex, opposed any
expansion, claiming that around Gatwick there’s “congestion, noise, air pollution
[and] we’ll have building on the green belt because of the housing required, [but]
Heathrow has exactly the same issues.”
It’s worth noting that back in 2010, the UK’s then newly elected coalition
government agreed no new runways would be built at Heathrow, Gatwick, or
Stansted. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC) has already
published a critical examination of the plans for a second runway, entitled Gatwick
Unwrapped, in which it argues that there’s no need for a new runway because of
the trend towards larger aircraft.
There is also substantial local political opposition to any expansion, with Lingfield
Parish Council having already written to the Gatwick Airport Consultative
Committee, or GATCOM (a statutory advisory body with no powers to impose
recommendations), to express its opposition to a second runway.
The five were speaking during a BBC Surrey debate, and reported on BBC News
in late April. The decision on the UK’s aviation capacity expansion is expected in
the summer.
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Your Letters
The shops we’ve lost
When I first moved to Lingfield in the 80s we had: two butcher
shops; three independent grocery shops; two green grocers; a
fabulous bakery; an amazing hardware shop that sold everything
you could need, from nails to food mixers; a great gift shop; a smart
clothes shop; a TV and radio shop; an old fashioned but charming
haberdashers (‘a what?’ I hear you ask); two newsagents; a fish
and chippie; one Indian restaurant; one Chinese takeaway; two
estate agents; an independent garage in the High Street that
actually filled your car up for you, and one that didn’t on the corner of Newchapel
Road; a thriving post office; three hair salons; one barbershop (good old Phil);
TWO banks - a Lloyds and a Barclays; an independent and knowledgeable Wine
Merchant that held wine tastings and delivered; an independent travel agent; a
video rental shop that doubled as a café; one very good antique shop; an
independent chemist, where you didn’t have to queue for 15 minutes just to buy
some generic medication or cosmetics; a lovely furniture shop (remember
Cordreys anyone?); a wonderful florist, now closed after 32 years; one funeral
director; one betting shop; three pubs; a pet shop; an old hotel and bar; a coal
merchant; and later on, a fabulous shoe shop.
What do we have now? A Co-op; a Costcutter; a Boots Pharmacy; two funeral
directors; three Indian restaurants; one Thai restaurant; one Pizza restaurant;
three cafes; a shoe repairer; three hairdressers; two barbers; an Osteopath, an
Optician; a betting shop (they’ve hung in there!); a chip shop; a Chinese takeaway;
a garage; two newsagents; NO banks; two estate agents; the shoe shop is closing
and moving to East Grinstead, “No footfall, nobody comes to Lingfield to shop
anymore”, a quote from the owner. That’s it!
We are a night-time dining village, where you can get your hair cut beforehand,
have a bet and book your funeral after drinking in one of the three gastropubs!
Shop Local? I’d simply love to!
Bridget Davey, received via our website www.communitynewslingfield.co.uk
Lingfield’s pinch points: A“frustrated” driver speaks out
Whose crazy decision was it to put the pinch points in such a place (Godstone
Road)? What was a safe road is now more dangerous.
I have lived in Lingfield for nearly 30 years, and seen many changes. I drive up
and down that part of the road at least five times a week, and it’s just
plain stupid to think that those pinch points have made a difference to
the speed of cars — I’ve twice been overtaken between the points. Yes, I’m the
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owner of a small Ka, but that doesn't mean I’m a dozy old driver, just a law-abiding
one.
In all my trips to the village, I’ve only ONCE seen a driver waiting to exit the Bay
Trees development. What a joke! There’ve been numerous near misses, quite
apart from the accidents.
If Surrey County Council and Tandridge District Council would like a suggestion
on what to spend their money, then here it is: Further down Godstone Road it
enters Ray Lane, at the junction of Lingfield Common Road. That junction has
seen more accidents (including fatal ones) than the rest of Lingfield.
One has to sit at the junction of Lingfield Common Road waiting to turn right,
hoping cars do not smash into the back of you. Why has nothing been done to
make this situation safer?
Fingers crossed we’ll see those stupid pinch points demolished.
A very frustrated driver! (name and address supplied)
CN EDITORIAL COMMENT:
A petition of more than a thousand signatures in favour of getting rid of Lingfield’s
pinch points went before a council committee at the end of last year, although
councillors say nothing will be done for several months.
In fact, Surrey County Council has even suggested that local parish councils come
up with a solution to the problem.
At the end of last year, Surrey County Council deferred a decision on the future
of pinch points on Godstone Road for three months, despite a petition with 1,060
signatures calling for traffic calming measures to be removed.
Pam Erskine, who lives in the Thatched Cottage adjacent to the pinch points was
responsible for putting together the petition, and recently said, “What I would like
to see happen now is for someone to install a camera with sound to record what
is going on”.
Have your say
email: [email protected]
write to us at:
Community News, c/o Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre,
High Street, Lingfield, RH7 6AB
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General Election 2015: East Surrey Facts and
Figures
Residents will be heading to the polls in May’s General Election. Conservative
Sam Gyimah is the current MP having won first time out in 2010, when he replaced
Peter Ainsworth, who had represented the constituency for the Conservatives
since 1992.
The Conservative Party has represented the constituency since its creation in
1931.
Current candidates
Nicola Dodgson (Green Party)
Sam Gyimah (Conservative Party)
David Lee (Liberal Democrats)
Sandy Pratt (Independent)
Matt Wilson (Labour Party)
Helena Windsor (UKIP)
Last time out (votes and percentage)
Did not stand
31,007, 56.7%
14,133, 25.9%
383, 0.7%
4,925, 9% (Mathew Rodda)
3,770, 6.9%
Not standing (Monster Raving Loony Party) 422, 0.8% (Martin Hogbin)
Polling day:
Thursday 7 May, from 7am-10pm
Polling stations (relevant to readership):
Newchapel Village Hall, Bones Lane, Newchapel (Burstow, Horne & Outwood,
Horne)
Centenary Room, St Johns Church, Dormansland (Dormansland & Felcourt)
Felbridge Village Hall, Crawley Down Road, Felbridge (Felbridge)
St Peter’s Hall, High Street, Limpsfield (Limpsfield)
Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre, High Street, Lingfield (Lingfield &
Crowhurst)
Crowhurst Village Hall, Crowhurst Lane, Crowhurst (Lingfield & Crowhurst)
Tandridge Village Hall, Tandridge Lane, Tandridge (Oxted North & Tandridge)
The count
The election counts are being held at Oxted School, Bluehouse Lane, Oxted from
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Lingfield Parish Council
Sewage Leak on Godstone Road
Following a meeting on the 16 April at Bay Trees, off Godstone Road, with
Southern Water, Affinity Sutton (who manage the estate), Asprey Homes (who
built the estate) and the Environment Agency, it was agreed to seek an immediate
order from Surrey County Council to allow Asprey Homes to dig up the road and
investigate the sewage leak. This will happen in the next couple of days. If the
leak is found to be coming from their pipe work it will make the necessary repairs.
If the problem comes from its source, then the Environment Agency will be called
in to resolve the issue.
Village Market
It is with regret that we have to abandon plans to set up a village market. We have
contacted numerous stall holders from other markets, and advertised in the local
press, but still only have one stall holder prepared to commit. We are trying to
understand why this has been so difficult and the most common reason is that
people are committed elsewhere at the weekends.
Lingfield Library
The trust which looks after the building is being transferred to local people and
this process is nearing completion. Surrey County Council has promised to keep
the library staffed for one year but it is also implementing changes to the way it
deploy staff. This means that our librarians may be required to move around the
county. The directors of the new trust will try to persuade the Charity Commission
to change the terms of the trust to allow some funds to be used to support staff.
Annual Parish Assembly
The Annual Parish Assembly was held on 13 April. It was well attended (almost
50 people) and discussions were lively. The issues causing concern at the moment
are: the sewage problem near to the pinch points in Godstone Road; parking on
pavements; staffing of the Library; speeding traffic in Felcourt and Church Road;
dirty road signs; overgrown hedges in Blackberry Lane; the possibility of a second
runway at Gatwick; flood prevention; narrowing of path in Town Hill; and the retail
experience in the village. We will do what we can to address some of these
problems. Some of them are out of our hands!
Allotments
We have a few vacancies at The Pollards. Please contact the clerk for further
information.
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Elections
Six candidates have been nominated for the forthcoming elections. We have
seven vacancies so this means they will be returned unopposed and we will not
have an election for the parish council this time around.
Lisa Bangs and Sonia Perkins have decided not to stand for a further term and
we thank them for their hard work over the past eight years. The rest of the council
remains unchanged apart from the addition of Liz Lockwood, who we welcome to
the team.
The Old Cage public house
The owner of The Old Cage has informed us that he is not intending to re-open
as a pub or restaurant. He has advised Tandridge District Council that he intends
to exercise his permitted development rights to change the building to retail use.
He is currently in negotiations with a couple of national operators with a view to
leasing the building for use as a small supermarket.
Grants
We have entered the new financial year and now have some money to give to
local organisations for projects or capital expenditure. If you would like a grant
application please contact the clerk.
The Parish Council meets on the last Tuesday of the month (except August and December)
at 7:45pm at Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre. The Planning Committee of
the Parish Council meets at 7pm on these dates and usually on another Tuesday mid month.
A list of meeting dates can be found on the website and on notice boards. Members of the
public are welcome to attend all meetings unless otherwise stated.
The parish office is situated in Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre, High Street,
Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AB and is open to the public between 10am and 12 noon Mondays
to Thursdays.
Contact details:
Parish Clerk - Mrs Fay Elwood
Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre
High Street
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6AB
T: 01342 835 557
E: [email protected]
www.lingfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk
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Dormansland Parish Council
Community Resilience in Dormansland
The new Community Resilience Officer for Surrey County Council, Liz Fowler, is
now in post and is looking forward to working with residents, community groups
and organisations towards making Surrey a more resilient place.
Resilience - simply being prepared - is something we all need to think about for
ourselves, neighbours and our communities so that the unexpected doesn’t catch
us unawares. Developing a simple resilience plan, especially to known risks such
as flooding, can make all the difference in preventing a crisis becoming a disaster.
Your Parish Council will be working with Liz to look at resilience in Dormansland
and we are keen to know who in the community would like to be involved. We will
need volunteers who can help out in a crisis, but also who can help with things
like monitoring and reporting issues such as flooding on the roads, or ditches that
need clearance for example.
Let us know your interest by contacting the Clerk.
If you would like personal advice on being prepared for severe weather of
flooding Liz will be happy to advise and can be contacted on T: 01483 518884
E: [email protected] or fl[email protected]
Grants
The Parish Council has for a number of years awarded grants to local
organizations for the benefit of the residents of Dormansland. If your organization
is interested in applying for a grant from the Parish Council, please note that the
Parish Council considers applications at its monthly Parish Council meeting in
September and the deadline for applications will be on 31August.
Application forms can be downloaded from the website. Alternatively please
contact the Clerk, who will be able to send a form to you
Bulky rubbish clearance weekend – 2015
A refuse vehicle will be parked at the times and locations listed below. These are
to help residents get rid of items of household rubbish that can’t be taken by the
normal refuse collection.
Saturdays 25th April, 12th September and 5th December
7:30am - 10:45am at Hollow Lane garages
12 noon - 2:15pm at Newhache car park
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Make sure your trees aren’t causing a hazard
If your trees grow beside a public road, please remember to keep them cut back
so they don’t cause an obstruction to the highway. The Parish Council has
received reports that high-sided vehicles have suffered damage due to overgrown
trees and they do present a real danger. The Parish Council has also received
complaints about untrimmed hedges in the Village.
The Parish Council would urge everyone to please pay attention to their
boundaries as overhanging growth causes a danger to pedestrians, particularly
the elderly, disabled and those with pushchairs or young children.
Damaged Verges
The Parish Council has recently undertaken a review of some of the damaged
verges in Dormansland and noticed that cars and lorries are driving over/parking
on/parking too close to the verges and, as a result, the grass turns into an
unsightly muddy mess. Please can care be taken when parking vans and cars in
the Village?
The next meetings of Dormansland Parish Council will be:
Wednesday 20 May
Wednesday 3 June
Wednesday 1 July
They’re all in Dormansland Memorial Hall, at 7:30pm, and if you have anything
that you would like to bring to the attention of the Council, you are very welcome
to attend.
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Parish Clerk - Lynn Blake
T: 01342 833 989
E: [email protected]
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The suggestion to host a classic car day came from a highly
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Did you know … There was a World War II
RAF airfield at Horne
In April 1944, a few acres of farmland alongside Bones Lane was used as a
temporary airfield, used for seven weeks from May to June 1944 to support the
Normandy landings.
The RAF was anxious to acquire additional airfields in the southeast of England,
known as ALG’s, or Advanced Landing Grounds. Horne was the only one in
Surrey and was constructed in only three months.
It consisted of two grass runways, perimeter tracks, storage and tented
accommodation. Over 300 RAF personnel from England, Northern Ireland,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Poland served at Horne in three squadrons
(130, 303 and 402).
The airfield was later used as a V1 barrage balloon site for one month and
decommissioned in November 1944. The airfield is commemorated by a small
memorial on Bones Lane.
Save The Date, Your Village Needs You!
Saturday 6 June 11am – 3pm
Keep Calm and Carry On … to the Old Town Church Fete
This year we are celebrating VE day, 70 years of Peace in Europe.
The fete is held in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul’s and the Old
Town, just opposite The Star pub in Church Road.
As always there will be loads to do and fun for everyone.
Please tell ALL your friends and family and come along for a good, old
fashioned village fete.
For more information, please visit: www.lingfieldparishchurch.org
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Come and see … a redecorated Lingfield
Parish Church
Come and see! This is the tantalising invitation Jesus extends to a couple of
curious hangers-on, who are wondering who he is, with the account found in
John’s gospel, Chapter 1.
He doesn’t bombard them with facts or ideas – he just invites them to travel with
him and see for themselves. This is an invitation with no strings attached, no
catches, no two-year contracts after which the price goes up. It’s just there.
Come and see! For the first time in a generation, Lingfield Parish Church has been
redecorated, and it looks beautiful. Somehow, the new, light paint makes the
building look even bigger, and with the sunshine now making an appearance, it’s
well worth a visit.
Do come along to our Open Day on 9 May, from 10:30-2:30, when there will be
tours of the church, a chance to try your hand at bell ringing, refreshments and
lunches, and lots more.
Like Jesus’s invitation, your parish church is just there – just here – inviting you to
come and see. And while the building is beautiful and important, it’s what goes on
in it that really makes the difference.
Everyone who sets foot through the door is on a journey; we haven’t all been
spruced up like the building, but God accepts and loves us all as we are – whether
that’s shiny and new or a bit frayed at the edges – and everyone matters.
This summer, we have lots of wonderful things happening, including a
Confirmation Service on 28 June. Do keep an eye on our publicity for details, and
come and see for yourself.
God bless, Kathryn
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The Lingfield Horticultural Society
On Friday 6 February John Buckingham — one of Kent’s most
popular wildlife speakers — gave an illustrated talk on ‘The
Natural History of South East England’, and there’s nobody
better at imparting a wealth of knowledge in an entertaining and
stimulating way.
John is a widely published wildlife photographer, lecturer and tutor and his many
talks include ‘Natural History of Woodlands’, ‘Flowers of the Countryside’ and
‘South African Wildlife: The Cape to the Kalahari’.
At the meeting Kate Reynolds, our vice-president, started to take bookings for
the summer visit on 7 June to Waddesdon Manor, a National Trust property in
Buckinghamshire, featuring exceptional architecture, art collections and
gardens.
On March 6, Graham Spencer addressed the Society on ‘New Plants – the
Future for your Garden’. Graham worked for fifteen years with specialist
perennial grower, Croftway Nursery, where he built up a detailed knowledge of
garden plants, in particular geranium, iris and salvia.
During this time he helped to found the Sussex Group of the Hardy Plant
Society, and also created and ran more than 50 highly successful plant fairs and
garden shows.
Graham established ‘Plants for Europe’ in 2003. It is now a leading independent
plant breeders’ agency serving the European market and has breeders in other
markets including North America, Eastern Europe and the Far East.
Our Spring Show was held on Saturday 11 April in the Community Centre,
featuring a glittering array of exhibits in the Daffodil and Narcissi classes, with
many entries in each class. We also welcomed some new members at the show
who demonstrated, by winning several classes, that they will be a force to be
reckoned with in the future.
This show is judged by members’ ballot and so illustrates the appreciation
shown by members for the hard work of all the exhibitors.
The show was followed by an illustrated talk by Chris Stewart, a member of the
Guild of British Molecatchers, on ‘The Fascinating and Secret Life of the Mole’.
Never was a talk more aptly named, for the audience was held spellbound by
the life and times of the gentleman in black velvet. Not quite the amiable soul of
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‘Wind in the Willows’ but fascinating nonetheless.
Members of the society are now busy preparing for the annual Plant Sale, to be
held in the Lingfield Day Centre on Saturday 9 May, starting at 10am, so
please make sure that you put this date in your diary. There are bargains to be
had and you will be supporting the work of the society as well as providing your
own garden with the flowers and vegetables for that magnificent summer
display!
All our meetings take place in the Lingfield Day Centre, starting at 8pm, and we
always extend a warm welcome to people (of all ages) who might be
considering joining the Society.
Our next meeting is on Friday 15 May when Mrs Lesley Chamberlain will talk
about ‘Garden Design made Simple’.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the society at any time then please
contact our Membership Secretary, Alan Reynolds, on 01342 833 155.
Visit our website to find out more www.lingfieldhortsoc.org
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Down on the Allotment
At the time of writing I’m recovering from having
made the most of a glorious Easter weekend. Spring
always seems to start with a bang, and overnight I
have to change my mind-set from ‘it’s still winter’ to
‘go go go!’
I planted my potatoes on Good Friday. Let’s see if the old lore about planting the
potatoes whilst the devil is busy elsewhere on this day hold up: if I’m blessed with
scab free potatoes that wow both the plate and the show judge, then I shall know
for sure! Carrots, beetroot and parsnips were all sown as seeds in the ground.
Cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli and brussel sprouts have all been planted out
under netting to protect them from the wood pigeons. I’m pleased to say the
onions, shallots and garlic that I planted last month are all growing well and will
soon benefit from the winter’s wood ash saved up from the fire especially for their
delectation. To my fellow show competitors, I say my sweet peas are miserable
and barely growing; to everyone else, they are actually racing up their canes after
spending the winter slowly growing away in their pots.
I’m sure that April and May will see the quest for greenhouse space continue.
Tomatoes will need potting on, with sowings of French beans, runner beans, sweet
corn, courgettes and melons. They will all need protection until late May - by which
time every inch of the greenhouses, the conservatory, and as many windowsills
as I can get away with, will all be covered with plants ready for the big turning
point of the gardener’s year… the end of frosts!
After all that frenetic activity it’s a huge relief that in June and July everything is in
the ground and growing away. There’s still sowing to be done; crops such as
lettuces need to be resown every four weeks to ensure a continuous crop. There’ll
be much watering and weeding too, and defences will be necessary for just about
every crop; there will be fleece over leeks to stop leek moth and over
carrots against carrot fly; a whole cage goes around sweetcorn to stop
the foxes eating the ripe cobs (and trampling down all the others in
the process). I’m sure there will be challenges, successes and failures.
There will be warm strawberries in June, probably alongside empty
spaces where the parsnips should have come up.
Hopefully, I will have a number of successes in the Lingfield
Horticultural Society Summer Show on 11 July… I can only dream!
The show is a friendly, traditional village show with flowers, vegetables, cookery
and handicrafts classes. The show is also open to all, entrants and spectators
alike: so, as such as it pains me to invite more competition, go ahead, put it in
your diary, and I’ll see you there!
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The Lingfield Nature Reserves New Agreement with Natural
England
What do we have that Natural England value?
• Lots of wildflowers (species rich grasslands)
• Traditional orchard
• Scrub
• Woodland (planted on site of ancient woodland)
• A variety of hedges
• Habitat for invertebrates (we have 26 species of butterfly alone)
• Song thrushes, linnets, starlings, bullfinches, yellowhammers, kestrels and yes,
some GREAT CRESTED NEWTS
What does it want us to do?
• Increase the wildflowers
• Manage the area near the ponds specifically for Great Crested Newts
• Get rid of the New Zealand Pygmyweed in the ponds
• Manage the weed in the ponds so there’s neither too much or little
• Make sure there is always a variety of hedge heights
• Link hedges to woodland
• Keep wide areas of long grass by hedges
How do we increase the wildflower numbers?
• Keep mowing and removing the hay, usually once a year
• Rake up cut grass in species-rich areas to stop smothering and lower fertility
• Remove top soil or create areas of bare sub soil (ditches, scrapes, spoil from
more ponds) to give flowers more opportunities to self seed
• Hope our own little army of rotovators (the moles) keep doing their work
How should we manage our hedges?
• Cut one third each year
• Plant more (they don’t need to be big or create fields – we’re not a farm)
How should we manage the pond area for Great Crested Newts?
• Manage an area up to 200 metres from the ponds
• Don’t be too tidy
• Keep areas of long grass which are not mown every year
• Create refuges by piling logs, branches and brash
• Dig more ponds
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How do we manage field margins?
• Leave six metre wide strips of long grass next to hedges and
only mow once every three years
More reflections from the Chairman: Reptiles
My sightings of reptiles have all been of grass snakes. I saw two hunting at
night in the ponds when I did my great crested newt survey (it’s disconcerting
seeing a snake staring up at you out of the depths). I also saw one in the
orchard heading towards the laid hedge at the wildflower meadow end.
Actually, there was one other sighting: an abandoned bearded dragon by the
ponds which I captured and gave to the Purple Pet Centre. Whatever next, a
Burmese python?
2015 WORK PARTIES: 10am – 12 noon
Sunday 31st May
Sunday 28th June
Sunday 26th July
Contacts:
Anne Richards 01342 870 200 Sally Cole 01342 833 814
Steph Dickson 01342 833 482 Julie Hearn 01342 835 313
www.lingfieldreserves.org.uk
Friends of St Peter and St Paul’s Church
Lingfield Open Gardens
On Sunday 28 June 2pm - 4:30pm, an ever popular Lingfield Open Gardens
is planned.
Visit five beautiful gardens followed by sumptuous afternoon tea at the church.
Tickets £10 to include tea
For further information contact Pat Dobson T: 01342 834 317
or Felicity Pool T: 01342 832 519 E: [email protected]
Or check the church website www.lingfieldparishchurch.org
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Protecting Lingfield’s trees from possible
criminal damage
The Tandridge District Council Tree Team is reminding residents to make sure
any trees on their land are not protected before they start carrying out work, as
they may commit a criminal offence if they carry out tree works, or damage a tree
which is protected.
Tree Preservation Orders
In the Tandridge district there are over 800 Tree Preservation Orders (TPO)
covering thousands of trees. A TPO makes it a criminal offence to carry out any
work to the tree without the Council’s permission.
To find out if a tree is protected residents can use the Council’s LocalView
mapping service (www.tandridge.gov.uk/localview.asp) or contact Customer
Services on 01883 722 000, email [email protected].
The Lingfield Oak: one of the many trees within the Tandridge district protected by
conservation area legislation
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To make an application to carry out tree works, residents need to complete an
application form and submit it to the Council.
Planning conditions are used by the Council to keep trees, hedgerows and other
soft landscaping on sites during development and for up to five years following
completion.
If it is considered essential to keep trees a TPO is often used instead. If valid
planning conditions are in place, anyone carrying out work to trees covered by a
planning condition must get permission.
Residents can find out if their trees are affected by a planning condition by calling
Customer Services on 01883 722 000 and asking for the Duty Planning Officer.
Trees in Conservation Areas
There are 19 Conservation Areas in Tandridge. If a tree in a Conservation Area is
not already covered by a TPO, six weeks written notice must be given to the
Council about any proposed work.
This gives the Council the opportunity to consider protecting the tree. It is a
criminal offence to carry out works to trees in a conservation area without giving
notice to the Council.
Notice of work on a tree in a conservation area does not need to be given if the
tree is less than 7.5 centimetres in diameter, with the measurement taken at 1.5
metres above the ground.
If you do not give the Council notice of your intention to carry out works to trees
then the same penalties can apply to those of a TPO offence.
Felling licences
While a licence to fell trees in gardens is not needed, it is for trees outside gardens.
Residents may need to apply to the Forestry Commission for a felling licence,
whether or not the trees are covered by a TPO.
The Forestry Commission’s South East office can be contacted on 01483 326 200,
or email [email protected].
More information about TPOs and tree protection can be found on the Council’s
website www.tandridge.gov.uk/trees
Tandridge District Council Tree Team
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Events
Lingfield & Dormansland
Community Centre
Following the huge success of the March concert by Brooks Williams, world
renowned guitarist, we are planning an exciting new series of music events for
2015.
The next event in June will be announced shortly. To be the first to hear about this
and other events, join our mailing list by emailing [email protected].
Our regular film club, Flix in the Six, continues to bring in good audiences for a
varied and interesting programme. It was great last month when the CEO of
Headline Pictures took part in a pre-film Q&A session, which was both informative
and entertaining. See the Flix in the Stix feature in this issue for further details of
forthcoming films.
No Place Like Home, our latest pop-up theatre event by the Pitchy Breath Theatre
company was another great success, and we have more planned in the coming
months.
The Jennings Hall
The merger of Lingfield Day Centre with the Community Centre in January went
very smoothly, and we are delighted to be working with the groups using the newly
named Jennings Hall, including our much valued Meals on Wheels service.
We welcome a new group, Slimming World on Thursdays 7:30pm, and are also
pleased to offer a distribution facility to the East Grinstead Foodbank who come
to the Jennings Hall on first and third Friday of each month.
The Jennings Hall is a great venue for groups, classes and functions and we also
have a small meeting room and treatment/therapy location for hire.
We still have plenty of availability so if you’d like to have a look at the facilities
please give us a call 01342 833 893, email enquiries@lingfieldcentre.org or pop
in to the centre office.
Classes & Groups
Spring is here and with it we have several new classes and groups starting at the
Community Centre. Learn to speak Portuguese, dance the Argentine Tango, or
for young people we have Yoga (9-16 year olds) and Twinkle Tots, a music club
for 0-5 year olds
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Lingfield Art 2015
We look forward to hosting the annual Lingfield Art Exhibition again this year
between 20-26 July.
This popular event brings hundreds of people to the centre and promises a varied
and interesting range of work to view and purchase.
Artists wishing to exhibit can obtain application forms from the centre or from the
Lingfield Art website www.lingfieldart.org. Deadline for applications is 18 June.
Pop in to the centre or check the News & Notices and Programme sections of
our website for further details of what’s on.
Contact details
[email protected]
01342 833 893
www.lingfieldcentre.org
Come along and join the fun at the
Dormansland Carnival
Saturday 11 July, 2-9pm
The theme this year is Children’s Literature and the fun starts at 2pm with a
procession of floats around the village, then continues with all the variety of a
village fair on the Recreation Field in the High Street.
In our main arena we plan to have some children’s theatre, Roy of the Rovers
penalty shoot-out, and perhaps our very own Mr Majeika!
On the field will be children’s rides, refreshment and bar tents, Punch & Judy
plus a multitude of stalls and games. The afternoon of fun culminates with
children’s races and the very popular Tug of War.
Following on, we have live music from 6pm, all free of charge! A great day
out for all the family.
Stall booking for the event is now open. Please apply through our website
www.dormanslandcarnival.org, and come and ‘like’ us on Facebook.
Tina Marshall-Cottam
E: [email protected] T: Tina on 01342 834 814
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Ninety years old and still stepping out for the
East Surrey Walkers
Not many walkers, and very few people, can make the claim that they’re regularly
stepping out at the age of 90 – however Stuart Pickford of East Surrey Walkers
certainly can!
No designer haute couture for him in the early days. For headgear it was the office
trilby, while for warmth it was a jacket, preferably three button (hankerchief in
breast-pocket optional) with maybe a pullover underneath.
Trousers were just trousers. If it rained, it rained, and if your zip rusted so be it!
In bad weather, the only way to keep dry was a plastic mac, secured round the
waist with binding twine (similar to straw bales?).
Add a knapsack, provisions and a wooden walking stick and you were ready to
go. In Stuart’s case, he was often thinking nothing of the 20-25 miles a day.
Today he takes things at a more leisurely pace, and so do members of East
Surrey Walkers who run (not literally of course) about three organised walks a
week in different parts of Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
ESW is set up for all ages and all abilities. You have a choice of three-mile easy
pace strolls for those who are not regular walkers, as well as 6-10 mile rambles
for the more ambitious. They’re all free!
Here’s a list of local walks in the coming weeks which may be of interest to
Community News readers:
Sun 3 May: A 6.5-mile walk led by Adam from Copthorne. T: 01342 832911
Wed 6 May: Keith leads a 5.5-mile walk around Westerham and Chartwell. T:
01883 716637
Tue 12 May: Nigel leads a 3-mile amble in Chelsham. T: 01883 623181
Wed 13 May: birdwatch walk on Limpsfield Chart. Booking required through
Tony. T: 01883 716980
Sun 17 May: Tricia has a countryside walk of 5.5 miles around Woldingham.
T: 01883 713927
Fri 29 May: 3-mile evening ramble around Lingfield. Optional drinks at a venue
tbc. T: 01342 833453 (GRAHAM)
Most ESW walks start at 10am. For the full programme, please visit
www.eastsurreywalkers.org.uk and also enjoy lovely action photos of some of
our 300 members.
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Lingfield Surgery
Tel No: 01342 836 327
www.lingfieldsurgery.nhs.uk
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with Patient Participation Group
New layout designed to safeguard our most vulnerable patients;
Elderly
Disabled
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New walkway diverts patients away from walking through the car park but
has reduced the overall size, hence no parking now in the centre
Two full disabled bays
Drop-and-go bay to allow patients to stop and drop off less mobile patients,
prescriptions, etc
Free parking for three hours in Gun Pit Road Car Park, always spaces,
convenient for Boots (prescriptions) and for shops
Car park will be locked overnight from 18:30 and during weekends/Bank
Holidays for security
Prescriptions
Surgery will be able to issue prescriptions electronically from 8 April 2015. Please
sign up with your preferred pharmacy to use this facility.
Telephone/Mobile Number
Please make sure the surgery has your correct number, preferably a mobile
number. Mobiles will receive reminders 24 hours before appointments. This facility
can be used to reply or cancel appointments.
Doctors
Dr Ajmani has left the surgery. Registered patients with Dr Ajmani have been
transferred to Dr Richardson, now a salaried GP at the surgery. Please note:
patients are welcome to book with any of our GPs.
Dr Ghali will be returning from maternity leave in June this year.
Patient Access
Sign up with Patient Access to book online, order your prescriptions, and view
some aspects of your medical records. Forms are available in the surgery waiting
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Hayward History Centre in Lingfield Library
Your local history archive in Lingfield Library is a rich source of local memorabilia,
including maps, photographs, recorded memories, books, sales particulars and
correspondence.
The archive is open to all, by appointment, during library opening times. Contact
Bill Stevenson (01342 835 611) or Janet Bateson (01342 832 602) to make an
appointment, or visit the library on one of our open days.
The next OPEN DAY is on Saturday 6 June 10am to 4pm
Maps: The collection includes Estate Maps (the earliest is c. 1607); a copy of the
Enclosure Map of 1815; a copy of the Tithe Map of 1846; and a large collection of
OS maps (scale of 25ins:1 mile), editions of 1870s, 1890s and 1912-14.
Photographs: A collection of photos of the local villages, their people, their work
and school, from the late 19th Century to the Millennium.
Recorded Memories: A collection of over 30 tapes and CDs recorded by local
residents. Details of their lives and memories of the 20th Century, including
experiences of WWII.
The collections are in the care of the RH7 History Group who steward the
Hayward History Centre in Lingfield Library.
Our Local Art Show Returns
Lingfield Art is holding its annual exhibition from Monday 20 July until
Sunday 26 July 2015, at the Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre.
We’ve made a few changes to the exhibition, with longer opening hours. We’ll
open daily at 10am until 6pm, finishing on Sunday at 4pm, with a late evening
on Thursday until 8pm.
This year we will be hanging the work in a different format from past shows,
and are allocating more space for artists’ cards.
As usual, we’ll be selling homemade cakes and drinks daily.
ENTRY IS FREE, so please so come along and be inspired.
Further details about Lingfield Art can be found at www.lingfieldart.org, or
contact Linda Hughes on 01342 301 387
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British award winners to end film
season
Academy award winner Eddie Redmayne
joins with stars Felicity Jones, Bill Nighy,
Imelda Staunton and Dominic West in our
final two films of the 2014-15 Flix in the Stix
film season at Lingfield and Dormansland
Community Centre.
10 May - 7:30pm Pride
14 June - 7:30pm The Theory of Everything
Pride is our May film and is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer
of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is
on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise
money to support the strikers’ families.
Initially rebuffed by the
Union, the group identifies
a tiny mining village in
Wales and sets off to
make their donation in
person. As the strike
drags on, the two groups
discover that standing
together makes for the
strongest union of all
BAFTA-winning Pride is
earnest without being
didactic, and uplifting
without stooping to
sentimentality, and it is a
joyous crowd-pleaser that
genuinely works. (10 May,
7:30pm)
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Part biopic, part love story, The
Theory of Everything rises on
James Marsh’s polished direction
and the strength of its two leads, and
is our final film of the 2014-15
season.
Starring Eddie Redmayne (Les
Misérables) and Felicity Jones (The
Amazing Spider-Man 2), this is the
extraordinary story of one of the
world’s greatest living minds, the
renowned astrophysicist Stephen
Hawking, who falls deeply in love
with fellow Cambridge student Jane
Wilde.
Once a healthy, active young man,
Hawking received an earthshattering diagnosis at 21 years of
age.
With Jane fighting tirelessly by his
side, Stephen embarks on his most
ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of —
time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine
and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. (14 June,
7:30pm)
Tickets Now on Sale
Box Office: 01342 833 893 (LDCC Office)
Robert Leech Estate Agents, Lingfield, High St
E: [email protected]
www.lingfieldcentre.org.uk
Follow us on Twitter @lingfieldfilms
For Trailers visit: www.lingfieldfilms.wordpress.com
The Cooperative Community Fund supports Flix in the Stix.
We are also grateful to Robert Leech Estate Agents who continue to support us
this season and will be selling tickets as well as the Community Centre office.
This will mean you can buy tickets when the centre office is closed.
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Help preserve your brain power with a dose of
Bridge
We all know that if you want to keep your body going, you have to stay physically
active. Many people take the same view of their brains, but how do you keep your
mind active?
Some people do crosswords, sudoku or the other games you can find in the
papers; they’re fine but they’re solitary pursuits.
So, many people find playing bridge is the answer, as it engages your mind and
gives you contact with a variety of other people.
You can play bridge at home or in a club. Wherever you play, the aim is to enjoy
it and to pit yourselves against your opponents. In Lingfield, we have an active
and friendly bridge club that meets in a room at the Victoria Sports and Social
Club.
It isn’t a difficult game to pick up. If you can play whist, you will understand the
basics of the card play. If you have never played at all, it is probably best to start
with some lessons, but many of us played bridge when we were younger and
have returned to it later in life.
Some people think that bridge requires mathematical genius and high intellectual
skills; it doesn’t, although the ability to count to 13 is a distinct advantage!
And, of course, it makes you think about the cards in your hand, the cards that
might be in your partner’s hand, and your opponents’. It’s the thinking and planning
that help keep your brain active.
Most people play with regular partners, so that they can agree how they will play,
but it isn’t essential. At the start, you may play with different partners until you
settle down with one.
At the Lingfield and Dormansland Bridge Club, we can help you find a partner. We
play on Monday afternoons and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. In the
evenings, we aim always to have someone available to play with anyone who
turns up without a partner.
So there you are. On your doorstep there is a bridge club waiting to welcome you
and help you to keep your grey matter active!
Look us up at www.bridgewebs.com/lingfield, or ring chairman Tony Paine,
on 01342 893 408. We look forward to welcoming you to the table.
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Lonely Bouquets and Happy Faces
As part of our 20th Anniversary we’re spreading a little
floral happiness. On Friday 1 May, the NAFAS National Flower
Arranging Day, our members leave flower posies and bouquets
around our area for anyone to ‘adopt’ and take home.
The random act of kindness initiative dubbed the ‘Lonely Bouquet’ was the
brainchild of a young florist in Belgium named Emily Avenso, who blogged about
the idea after leaving flowers for strangers. The idea went viral and ‘Lonely
Bouquets’ have been distributed across the globe ever since.
Even if you don’t find a Lonely Bouquet, according to a Harvard study, displaying
flowers at home or at work is good for your health. Study participants who lived
with fresh cut flowers “felt an increase in feelings of compassion and kindness
for others, with a boost of energy, happiness and enthusiasm”.
Participants most frequently placed flowers in their kitchens and living rooms, or
anywhere they spend a lot of time at home. They reported wanting to see the
blooms first thing in the morning.
Overall, people in the study simply felt less negative after being around flowers
at home for just a few days.
We in the Flower Club know how true that is! We love learning new ways to
display flowers to brighten our days, and now we’re sharing that with you.
Summer 2015 Programme
18 May 2015 - ‘Fresh Start’ with Bridget
Fresh ideas for floral design from demonstrator Bridget.
Warrington
22 June 2015 - ‘Tea for Two’ with Kathryn Goddard
Experienced floral designer Kathryn has double the fun with flowers.
29 July 2015 - ‘In the Bag’ with Carolyne Meer
Carolyne makes a welcome return to the Club with a seasonal
demonstration, focusing on her love of recycling unwanted and discarded
objects, transforming them into a thing of beauty.
For more top tips and floral inspiration, come along to one of our monthly meetings,
usually held at Victoria SSC, High St, Lingfield - doors open 7pm. Visitors are
always welcome, entry £5, or why not join us and enjoy a range of member
benefits, practical workshops and events.
E: [email protected] T: Karil 01342 832 038
www.facebook.com/LingfieldFlowerClub
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Lingfield Cricket Club season starts
The 2015 cricket season is almost on us and, following an
extremely successful junior Winter Development Programme, the
younglings are raring to get playing matches.
The Under 9s will have already got us underway by late April, and we’re hoping
that the warm spring weather will continue for some months as there’s a lot of
cricket planned, with six senior Saturday teams, Sunday matches, midweek
games, T20s, Vets games, ladies matches, and friendlies, as well as junior
leagues and cups from Under 8s to Under 17s.
As well as the club’s usual fixtures a highlight to look forward to is Sunday, 16
August, when the club will play a match against the Surrey Masters XI.
The Masters are made up of ex-Surrey and in some cases ex-England players,
and it promises to be a real challenge for the village players to take on a team of
ex pros.
As well as the plethora of matches for Lingfield’s teams, this year we will also host
a junior county game when Surrey U12s play Essex U12s, and we are also due
to host two Sussex Junior Cricket Festival finals later in the year.
New players of all abilities are welcome from minis (Under 7s) to vets (no upper
limit), girls and ladies.
Spectators as well as players will be able to see an electronic scoreboard in use
in Lingfield for the first time at the Godstone Road ground, and there are also
plans to smarten up the pavilion to make it more attractive for members and guests.
For more information please contact Robert Mitchell on 01342 832 737 or Jan
Robertshaw on 07779 251 854.
Scout Leaders’ 24 hour Cage Imprisonment!
Leaders from Lingfield and Dormansland Scouts are fundraising for the group by
being locked in the historic Lingfield Cage for 24 hours.
The lock in starts Friday 24 May at 6pm. Whilst the leaders are locked away, the
scout group will stage its annual ‘Pennies round the Pond’ with morning cake sale
on Saturday 25 May.
Why not take some spare change and go along to support them.
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The Probus Club of Dormansland and District
AGM
There was a good attendance at the Probus AGM on Thursday 12 March 2015.
The usual reports were made, accounts adopted, and the club constitution
updated.
The committee for the coming year was elected, substantially unchanged but with
Graham Taylor as Chairman and John Frost as Secretary. Tony Anderson remains
Treasurer.
Then, just before we retired to the bar for a drink and free buffet lunch, Alex Leggat
amused us with tales of hockey and unpaid harvest leave during National Service
in the RAF, and Michael Poffley with tales of officer selection and service as a
junior National Service army officer in Egypt.
On Thursday 19 March we enjoyed our usual annual lunch in the Gourmet
Training Restaurant at Central Sussex College. On this occasion, as for most of
our visits and lunches, we had the pleasure of the company of our lovely ladies.
Janet Bateson was our speaker at our April meeting. Her subject was ‘La Belle
Époque’ as it applied to Dormansland, when, during the first third of the twentieth
century, Ford Manor (now Greathed Manor) was our own Downton Abbey.
She spoke about the Spender Clays, the Astros, Joyce Grenfell and the BowesLyons, and much more besides.
In May, Barbara Stevens is to give us ‘Further Memoirs’ and we have a Fellowship
Lunch at Tammy’s Thai. Lady Teviot is June’s speaker on the subject of 19th
Century Medicine. July will feature a surprise speaker arranged by our Past
President, and in August we will be regaled with Victoria Cross Stories.
If you are a retired gentleman, who might like to spend an hour or two every now
and again enjoying the company of like-minded individuals, please get in touch
and come along to a meeting as a guest, and you can decide whether it’s right for
you.
Incidentally, although membership is primarily from Dormansland, East Grinstead
and Lingfield, we have members from as far afield as Horley, Forest Row, and
Langton Green. Some are also members of our Cherry Tree Golf Club.
Contact for further information:
Graham Taylor T: 01342 870 429
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Garden Waste Club: Let us
recycle your cuttings for you
The Green Waste Club is a fortnightly subscription-based
garden waste collection service available to Tandridge residents.
The service is operated and managed
by Biffa, Tandridge District Council’s
recycling and waste contractor.
As a Green Waste Club member, you
will receive a 240-litre wheeled bin for
garden waste, such as lawn clippings,
prunings, leaf fall, weeds and small
branches.
Your wheeled bin will be emptied from
the front of your property every fortnight.
Additional Green Waste Club
membership benefits include:
·Quarterly newsletters
·Exclusive offers, such as discounts
for recommending a friend
·A shopping reward card, which could
help you earn back the cost of your
annual subscription
Call 0800 0858 026 or visit www.greenwasteclub.co.uk to find out more.
Treat your garden to some homemade compost
You can now also buy a compost bin for just £13, so it’s even cheaper to start
making your own compost and help your garden grow.
All the goodness in your garden cuttings, uncooked fruit and vegetables, paper,
card and egg shells is released as they decompose. It leaves you with a nutrientrich compost to use on your flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Compost bins at reduced prices are available through Recycle for Surrey – visit
www.recycleforsurrey.org.uk or call 0844 571 4444.
You can get a basic plastic compost bin for £13 – wooden compost bins are also
available.
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Once you have your bin or heap there are no ongoing costs, and there’s lots of
advice on the Recycle for Surrey website to help you get started.
And of course all clothes can be recycled
In Surrey last year more than 10,000 tonnes of clothes and home textiles that
could have been re-used or recycled were thrown away, including shirts, coats,
towels, pairs of shoes and bags.
All clothes and home textiles can be recycled, even tights, underwear and
accessories. It doesn’t matter if they’re torn or tatty as long as they are clean and
dry.
Clothes are either sorted to be worn again in the UK or abroad, or recycled into
useful products such as felt, insulation or stuffing.
You can recycle these by placing them in plastic carrier bags next to your food
waste caddy each week, or you can take them to a recycling bank site or
community recycling centre.
You can still take your unwanted clothes to charity shops, or give them to friends
or family.
Anyone who uses charity collection bags posted through their door, should make
sure these are genuine collections by checking on www.tandridge.gov.uk/charity
or calling 01883 722 000.
To find out how to recycle more please
visit:
www.tandridge.gov.uk/recyclingandwaste
E: [email protected]
T: 01883 722 000
or search ‘Recycle for Surrey’ online.
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Join us on the 33rd Lingfield Marathon Fun Run
Bank Holiday Sunday 3 May 2015.
Download and print off your entry forms by going to "Fun Run Info" on our
website www.lingfield-marathon.org, or visit our stall outside the former
Barclays Bank on Saturday, 2 May, 9:30am to 1pm. Or, come along early on
the day and sign up.
On Marathon Day, stalls open at 10am.
The 10 Mile Run starts at 12 noon, while the 6 Mile Run starts at 12:15, and
the 6 Mile Walk starts at 12:18, from the Young Epilepsy Clock Tower.
Car parking is free at Young Epilepsy or Notre Dame School, St. Piers Lane.
Stall pitches are still available, so give us a ring on 01342 832 529 or 01342
870 261.
Thank you for all your support. Graham Marks, Chairman
‘Come and Try’ Cycling Club
Sessions
On Tuesday 5 May, East Grinstead Cycling Club starts its
annual Evening Series of 10-mile time trials at Horne. Cycling
has gained in popularity over the last few years so we have
made all events 'Come and Try It'. This means anyone over
the age of 12 years can compete (under 18's must have parental consent). You
don't need to be a member of any club and your first ride is free.
Enter by signing on at Horne Golf Club car park, the first event starts 6:45pm.
Recently we started a 'beginners' Clubrun on the second and last Saturday
mornings of each month. These are easy short rides usually with a cafe stop to
introduce people to cycling and teach the skills and etiquette of safe riding in a
group. Again, participants must be over 12 years of age and an adult must
accompany riders under 16 unless you have a prior arrangement with a Club
member.
Full details can be found on the Club's website: www.egcc.net
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Lingfield Youth Club welcomes you!
Come and join us at the Lingfield and Dormansland
community centre every Friday in term time from
7.30pm to 9.30pm.
We welcome members from the ages of 10-14
(Years 6-9)
We have planned activities including karaoke night, a Quiz Night and many
more. We have a tuck shop and plenty of games and prizes.
Entry is just £2, so come along and have some fun!
Volunteers, we need you! If you have a spare Friday evening and would
like to support our members and the community, please get in contact.
For more info call the Youth Club leader Victoria on 07855 463 520 or for
admin call Rachel on 07885 287 428
Carers Support
If you are a child or adult caring for
someone at home or elsewhere who
is ill, frail or disabled and the care you
provide is unpaid
YOU ARE A CARER
There are a number of services
available to carers across Surrey. For
further information, call the Surrey
Council Adult Social Care Team on:
0300 200 1005 or
Contact the Local Independent Carers Support schemes via the
Contact Centre on 03456 009 009
or by going to
www.surrey.gov.uk or www.carersnet.org.uk
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A Helping Hand from
Surrey Libraries
There are few things that compare to the joy of getting lost in a really good book,
or chatting about what you have just read. However, what if age, illness, disability
or caring responsibilities makes it difficult for you to get to a library?
Thanks to Library Direct, run by Surrey Libraries, there are no barriers to pursuing
a love of reading.
Library Direct provide ‘Friends & Family’ membership to support those delivering
books to loved ones, which boasts extended loan periods with no overdue charges.
Alternatively, to help those with nobody to rely on, Surrey Libraries offers its
‘Library Direct Home Service’, which delivers the same benefits but run by a small
army of dedicated volunteers.
Margaret Rice has been one of these volunteers for a remarkable 36 years, and
explains a bit about what she does and the people she visits:
“Every fortnight I choose and take library books to three people — a lady who lives
on her own, and two people living in sheltered accommodation. I’ve been helping
them all for around five
years now, so I’ve got
to know what they like
to read.”
“We chat about the
books they’ve enjoyed,
and anything else they
need such as large
print or audiobooks. I
enjoy going to see
people, finding out
about their lives and
giving them something
they’ll really enjoy
reading.”
If Library Direct could benefit you or someone you know, or you’d like to
volunteer, visit surreycc.gov.uk/librarydirect, or call 01483 543 599
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Do you know someone in need of Meals on Wheels?
Our service, run entirely by a local group of volunteers, is offered to
housebound residents of Lingfield, Dormansland and Crowhurst who are
unable to cook for themselves. We provide freshly cooked, nutritious
lunches prepared by our cooks and brought to you by our deliverers.
These are provided every week, Monday-Thursday.
Our older folk are often very independent and don’t like to ask for help,
so often our “customers” come from family, neighbours or doctors
referrals.
If you think someone you know would
really benefit from this service do contact
Pat Smith or Sara Watson on: 07504 481 289
01883 343095
Help around the Home
Help
for 50+
&
disabled
Same
home
help each
week
Personal
&
Relia
i ble
service
Competitive
rates
Hometime - flexible help
General cleaning. Laundry and ironing. Changing the bed. Assistance with
correspondence. Preparing light meals. Gardening. Walking to dog (pet insurance
required). Assistance with shopping. Home from hospital - short term service.
All home helps and gardeners are security checked
Age UK Surrey offers many free services. Information and advice, computer training,
home visiting, counselling, well being activities and benefit checks. Visit
www.ageuksurrey.org.uk. Home help always wanted.
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RH7 History Group Talks
11 May: The History of the British Seaside.
Don Dray takes us through the development of the British seaside towns and the
entertainments put on to amuse day trippers and holiday makers.
13 July: The Life and Times of William Cobbett.
Katherine Stearn of the William Cobbett Society gives an insight into the life of
this radical politician and journalist, best known for his book “Rural Rides, an
account of rural life in 19th Century England”.
We meet at the Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre on the second
Monday of alternate months. Doors open 7:30pm, talks start at 8pm.
The RH7 History Group aims to encourage an interest in local history, covering
mainly the RH7 postal area. Single membership £10.00 per year; joint
membership £12.00 per year. Visitors are welcome to attend (£2.50 per person).
For further information about the group please contact the secretary:
Felicity Pool T: 01342 832 519 E: [email protected] W: www.RH7.org
Coming soon at The College of St Barnabas
Annual Festival Week: 8-14 June 2015. Highlights include:
Friday, 12 June - Black Tie Festival Dinner - 7pm for 7.30pm
Guest speaker: Mr Peter Ainsworth, Patron of the College and our former MP
Charity auction: lots will include a murder mystery dinner for two on the Bluebell
Railway, and a week’s holiday in a Grade II listed Norfolk cottage sleeping 5/6.
Please see our website for the menu - Tickets only £55 per person. Book a
table for 10 and receive a 10% discount. Advance booking essential!
Saturday 13 June - Community Open Afternoon - 2.30pm-4.30pm
Come and enjoy an afternoon at our beautiful College. Live jazz, Morris dancing,
conducted tours of the historic buildings, homemade afternoon teas, various stalls,
and a BBQ. Free admission.
For more information and to enquire about tickets for the Festival Dinner please
see our website: www.st-barnabas.org.uk T: 01342 870 260, or find us on
Facebook and Twitter @CofStBarnabas
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Eden Valley Museum 2015 season:
Update on events
A new Fossils and Prehistoric Archaeology display features artifacts from when
dinosaurs roamed the area, and before the North Downs were even formed.
It incorporates a hand axe made by Neanderthal man 240,000 years ago, along
with a range of items from a local rock shelter, which was in use from the end of
the Ice Age, and evidence of Romans in the Valley.
The Silks and other World War One Post Cards display has been updated with
previously unseen Song Cards, sentimental cards exchanged between
servicemen and their wives or sweethearts during WW1, along with a collection
of scenic post cards sent home from France by Wilfred Allen, who lived in The
Square in Edenbridge. It runs until June 2015.
The ‘Til the boys come home’ WW1 Exhibition, which explores the impact of the
Great War on the lives of people in the Eden Valley, continues throughout 2015.
A new Map of the Month display has been introduced for 2015. Each month there
will be a new map related to some piece of local history that you can come and
explore.
The first map is of Edenbridge, dating from somewhere between 1853 and 1878
and serves to show how much the town has grown since then. In March a ‘Map
of Westerham and Eatonbridge Hundred’ will be on display. If you want to find out
more about the maps and the time they come from then be sure to check back
every month and follow us on Twitter via @EdenMuseumKent.
Finally, a new display of Household Implements and Devices from days gone by
is now in place, with some teasing questions posed for visitors as to what some
of the implements were actually used for.
Open Wednesday and Friday from 2-4.30pm and Thursday and Saturday from
10am to 4.30pm.
Alex Paton
House Manger
Eden Valley Museum
www.facebook.com/edenvalleymuseum
Website: www.evmt.org.uk
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Community Support
CARE for Lingfield, Crowhurst and Dormansland
If you are elderly or infirm and cannot afford other forms of help when needing a
lift to a medical appointment, shopping or essential gardening jobs done.
Ring CARE on 01342 410 086 between 9am and 2pm
Crossroads
Caroline Williams or Penny Burns 01883 714 641
The Jennings Hall (formerly the Day Centre) Bookings
01342 833 893
Lunch Club
Jean Morrell 01342 833 079
Meals on Wheels
Pat Smith or Sara Watson on MOW mobile 07504 481 289
Come and join
The Darby and Joan Club
The Jennings Hall (formerly the Day Centre)
Every Tuesday 1.30pm - 3.45pm
Entertainment, Meeting people, Outings,
Meals out, Quizzes, Tea, Coffee & Biscuits, Raffles, Bingo
IS YOUR HEARING AID PLAYING UP OR DO YOU WANT
REPLACEMENT BATTERIES?
For cleaning and new batteries
Call Sylvia Butler on 01342 836 219
or Susan Millidge on 01342 836 879
If you only need batteries visit the Community Centre 01342 833 893
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What’s the number?
Emergency – fire, police, ambulance
Police (Surrey), non emergency
Health
• Lingfield Surgery (8.30am to 6.30pm)
• NHS (out of hours service)
• Queen Victoria Hospital
• East Surrey Hospital
• Pembury Hospital
• Boots Chemist, Lingfield
Utilities (Emergency numbers)
• Gas
• Water
• Electricity (UK Power Networks)
• Telephone – faults
Transport – rail, air, bus, coach
• Gatwick Airport
• Heathrow Airport
• Stansted Airport
• Lingfield Marathon Minibus
• Lingfield Minibus
• National Express Coaches
• Rail Enquiries
Councils
• Tandridge District Council
• Lingfield Parish Council
• Dormansland Parish Clerk: Lynn Blake
• Surrey County Council
Schools
• Lingfield Primary School
• Dormansland Primary School
• Oxted School
• Notre Dame, Lingfield
Others
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• The Samaritans
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Childline
Lingfield Library
Monica Cantwell Trust Charity Shop
Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre
Lingfield & Dormansland Volunteer Centre
Young Epilepsy (NCYPE)
St Piers Sure Start Children’s Centre
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We offer some of the most highly targeted advertising in the region!
For each edition, 4,200 copies are hand delivered by our volunteers to all
dwellings in Lingfield, Crowhurst, Dormansland, Dormans Park, Felcourt and
parts of Newchapel, Haxted, Horne, and Baldwins Hill.
We publish four editions per year, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Advert costs and sizes
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Please submit your advert via email to: [email protected]
2015 Community News Closing Dates
Autumn edition (Aug Sept Oct):
Winter edition (Nov Dec Jan):
Sunday 5 July 2015
Sunday 4 Oct 2015
Late entries delay publication and may not be used.
Using your own artwork? Please use .pdf, .eps, .jpg or .tiff file type.
Need artwork help? Provide text and any images/logos and we can create a simple
advert for you with the layout in our house style.
Occasional editions are printed with colour, however black and white is our standard
print, so we’ll change any colour adverts to grey for printing.
Advert costs are per edition.
To place an advert, discuss prices, or simply ask a few questions, contact:
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