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From the Parish of Ewhurst with Okewood & Forest Green
Contents From the
Pages 55 Mary Price Gets Lost
editor
5 From the Rector 56 Ewhurst Infants By the time you read this
7 Church News
issue, we shall be creeping
59 Mystery Solved
enticingly towards
9 Seaspiracy 61 My Happy Place
freedom from lockdown -
11 Community Corner #1 62 Advertisers’ Index
or shall we? Well,
13 Eco-Church
whatever happens all the
15 Remembering Jerry advice out there is to take
Contributions
19 Sssh!.. It’s The Duke things slow and steady as
20 Bulls Head Reborn Deadlines for contributions you reach for the diary or
to the magazine are: the holiday brochure and
27 Story & History
28 Girl On A Motorbike Spring - 1st February try and reclaim that lost
35 Microgreens 15 months of life. All
Summer - 1st May
reports I have had are of
36 Parish Reads
Autumn - 1st August folk feeling utterly
39 Community Corner #2
exhausted as they switch
40 Finding India Winter - 1st November
from zero to eleven on the
43 Prayer & Charity socialising front. So take
45 Wordsearch & Recipe Parish Office it easy. If we’ve learned
46 Book Review 01483 277 584
anything in the last year
eofgparish@gmail.com
51 Growing Up it’s that there’s some good
52 Walliswood Village Hall Ewhurst Baptist Church in living slow.
01483 267 878
53 In2Drama
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The Great Reset
REVEREND CLARE REFLECTS ON HOW OUR
POST-LOCKDOWN LIVES MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT
T hrough the year, the
Church calendar
takes us through a great
remember that the Holy
Spirit was given to all
people following the
look at this issue of News
& Views to be able to see
all the things that are
cycle of telling the big ascension of Christ back starting up again. It’s
story of God’s love for to heaven. wonderful. This is a time
humanity and the world. of privilege. We get to
These are the big,
We start with the story of have a re-set. We have
wonderful stories that we
Advent, as we wait for the had so many
tell, over and over. We
coming of Christ. Then opportunities taken away
base our faith around
it’s on to Christmas with from us, and now we get
stories. For the past few
the birth of Jesus and to choose what is
months I have been
then on to Easter where important. What will we
reflecting on the
we remember the death choose to get involved in
importance of story in our
and resurrection of again? We are now
lives. Every night in
Christ. We have just embarking on a time in
Compline (Night Prayer),
celebrated the Church calendar
we ask ourselves what the
Pentecost called Ordinary Time. The
significant story of the
where great green growing time.
day has been. What sticks
we What is your life going to
in our mind.
look like now you have
It’s good that we have a pressed the reset button?
cycle of stories that we In our parish we are
can rely on. So much has looking forward to a new
been changeable and phase of being a
unreliable. And welcoming parish,
now we are coming inclusive to all, and
to a time which centred around Christ. I
promises to be look forward to seeing
much more open. what that means for us as
You only we press that re-set
need button together.
to
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ARE YOU A ROOF REPORT
HERITAGE HERO? Reports on St Peter & St Paul, Ewhurst’s chancel
roof are coming to an end. All building work
If you live in Ewhurst you will have received an
covered by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is
information flyer introducing a new charity, the
now complete.And they have generously
Friends of St Peter & St Paul Ewhurst.
allowed us to use unspent budget to set up and
publicise the new charity Friends of St Peter &
St Paul. This is to ensure that education about
the history of the church can continue, as well
as promoting links within the village community.
Thank you to every one who has supported the
team during this project. None of what has been
achieved over the past four years could have
You will get to recognise us by our logo and our happened without you – it was what kept us
initials FSPSP. We do hope you will support us to going in every sense!
make sure that our beautiful and historic village Jane Harry, Martin Lockwood, Jackie
church continues to be at the heart of our village May and Colin Stewart
for future generations.
Tours of the church and churchyard this summer THANKS FROM
will give you insight into our history. Later this
year we are planning an Italian Evening.
HOLY TRINITY
Thank you to Paul Charman who spotted the
All events will have limited places available – so roof damage at Forest Green church, organised
watch out for information on local media and our the repair and also paid for it. And to Kevin
website www.friendsofewhurstchurch.com or Nycie (ANR Roofing) who retiled the roof and
you can phone the secretary on 01483 268694. donated the tiles. Amazing generosity!
TREES DOWN AT OKEWOOD
MIRACULOUSLY MISS CHURCH
Friday 21 May. Gusting wind caused two 300+ year old trees at Okewood Church to uproot and crash-
down, scissor-like; one towards the church, the other landing over the stream below. Churchwardens
were alerted within half an hour of the event thanks to the power of WhatsApp.Amazingly, the several-
tonne tree that hit the roof just brushed it, causing, to date, only a £240 temporary repair. And, of
course, we’re so thankful no one was hurt. Pentecost services went ahead as planned.
If you spot any damage at one of our churches in
Ewhurst, Okewood or Forest Green, don’t hesitate to contact
our Parish Office: 01483 277 584, eofgparish@gmail.com
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Seaspiracy
ELEANOR HURLEY REVIEWS THE DOCUMENTARY EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
Ocean documentaries usually make us by the fishing industry). The fact that
think of David Attenborough’s amazing shocked me most was the ecological
narration, and incredible damage industrial fishing bottom
cinematography of colourful coral reefs trawlers have, leaving scars along the
and fish. In contrast, Seaspiracy, a 90- seabed that can be seen from space.
minute Netflix film shot from the
It is worth noting, before you give up
perspective of its young director Ali
seafood for life, that in the aftermath of
Tabrizi and his
the film’s release,
partner Lucy, seeks
many critics claimed
to show the audience
that many
the harsh realities of
allegations aren’t
industrial fishing,
quite as accurate as
and the charities
portrayed in the
complicit in ‘blue-
heavily biased
washing’ seafood
interviews. The
company animal
reality of industrial
abuses.
fishing is far from
Seaspiracy has black and white.
become a The demand for shark-fin soup has wiped out 86 per
cent of the world's bull sharks and 99 per cent of However,
conversation starter scalloped hammerheads in the last 50 years.
Seaspiracy is one
about how we treat
of the first documentaries that shows us
our oceans. After watching this with my
the harmful side of the fishing industry
family, we discussed some of the
in such clear detail. Most importantly
revelations made about fishing
this film gives us hope; that we
techniques and the marketing strategies
shouldn’t switch off and give up. The
used to make us all feel happier about
eco-system can bounce back if given half
our fish suppers. The film alleges that
the chance.
the ‘dolphin safe’ label on tuna isn’t
accurate and highlights the shocking Regardless of the critics, if you view
number of whales, sea turtles and Seaspiracy with a critical lens, this film
dolphins killed as bycatch (when is a bold conversation starter about what
creatures not being fished for are killed we want the future for our oceans to be.
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Bus Shelter becomes Flower no-show
Book Swap at Okewood Hill
Seb Dew commiserates: “It comes as a
huge disappointment to many of us that
the Okewood Hill Flower Show is again
canceled. It is by far the largest and best
show in this part of Surrey. But it is
much more than a flower show. It is a
huge point of social cohesion and joy,
especially for constricted times like
these.
Of course, there is no criticism, only
empathy, for the organisers who give a
Chris never thought about using his Reeves watercolour set until he joined the Cranleigh Art Society, went to an After an idea from Dawn Gaines and
exhibition and saw how lovely the paintings were. He came home, opened the box and had a go. huge amount of their time, energy and
put forward by Val Hutton, Waverley
expertise selflessly for the rest of us and
has granted permission for the bus
we are eternally grateful for the many
shelter opposite the Bulls Head to be
years of enjoyment they have provided
used as a book swap. It’s been up and
for us all. The forward planning takes
running since April and is being used
months with so many problems to
regularly. Check it out and give it a go!
address and solve.
Charles Wimbledon
cycles 100km for charity
Over the first May bank holiday weekend
Charles road 100 x 1km laps on his
‘Tadpole Trike’ and raised £4,139 for PTSD
Resolution, a counselling service for Forces
Veterans. To donate, search ‘Tadpole
Trike’ at uk.virginmoneygiving.com
There are many RHS flower shows
going ahead over July and August with
the famous one at Hampton Court, 6-11
July, book tickets at rhs.org.uk .
Here’s to the show being back at
Okewood Hill in 2022.”
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Eco-church
JOANNA CADMAN STARTS THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A PLANET-FRIENDLY PARISH
I s this just climate change, or are we
dealing with a climate emergency?
For every person who believes we are
can do as individuals.
But each one of our individual actions
makes a difference. Each time you refuse
facing a crisis, there are at least two who
to buy something wrapped in plastic you
either think it’s a natural inevitability or
are voting with your pocket. Each time
who don’t really care. And when you live
you recycle or reuse something, you are
in the heart of the country, it is hard to
reducing landfill. Each time
believe that we have any
you walk or cycle somewhere
problems at all.
rather than getting in the car,
But then you listen to the news you are reducing harmful air
and realise that something is pollutions. Every one of us can
seriously wrong and us assert our opinion with the
humans are the likely cause. actions we take.
We use plastic and don’t think
The Church is part of that
about what happens to it. We
growing revolution, and the
don’t think how food gets onto
Church of England has
our plates. We leap into our
launched a scheme called Eco
cars for a hundred yard trip
Church. We are being
down the road. And remember
encouraged to look very hard
the days when you took a trip
at how we run our churches:
to Guildford and your car
how we heat them, light them,
would return covered with
use resources; how we manage our land;
insect carnage? That doesn’t happen any
how we set an example through
more, hardly one squashed midge –
community engagement. We can apply
where have they all gone? Isn’t that
for awards as we go through the scheme,
worrying?
which has five distinctive areas where a
We can’t change what has happened. church must demonstrate environmental
The damage to our world started with the engagement. The important thing is that
Industrial Revolution. And it is only we, as a church, do as much as we
recently that we have realised our way of possibly can to care for God’s earth. He
living is unsustainable. With much harm gave it to us to look after, we have a job to
done, it’s easy to think there is little we do. Watch this space!
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Remembering
Jerry
MIKE FANYA WRITES ABOUT HIS FRIEND AND A MUCH LOVED
CHARACTER IN OUR COMMUNITY: JERRY DAY 1936-2021
Jerry Day:“a witty and amusing speaker, a splendid raconteur and a delightful conversationalist.”
I t was with great sadness that we
heard in February that Jerry Day
had died peacefully in hospital. Jerry
Africa Frontier Force before returning to
England and taking a degree at
Cambridge University. After spending a
and Di had moved to Nottingham in year in America, Jerry took a teaching
recent years to be close to their children post at a school in Wales, before moving
Peter and Emma and their families. to Manor House School in Horsham and
joining Woolpit School in 1970, which
After leaving school Jerry was drafted
subsequently became the Duke of Kent
into the army for his National Service.
School in 1976. He had also met Di in
As a second lieutenant he was sent to
1969 and married her and together
Nigeria to serve with the Royal West
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they lived in the Lodge at Woolpit officer in Oh What A Lovely War. For
School, Jerry teaching English and more than 40 years Jerry was a stalwart
History and Di later becoming School and a star of the Ewhurst Players.
Secretary.
Away from the stage Jerry was an
I first met Jerry in 1974 when he accomplished golfer and I spent many
attended the inaugural meeting of the happy hours at home and abroad,
revived Ewhurst Players in the cricket enjoying his company on a golf course.
pavilion on a freezing February evening. He was also my bridge partner for over
He joined myself, Barrie Heathcote, 40 years and when playing he had a
Jerry would daily complete The Times cryptic puzzle
Victoria Helstrip and Tish Wood to form wonderful deadpan expression that gave
while others were often still on the first clue. a new Ewhurst Players committee. Jerry nothing away to his opponents… or his
was a scrupulous Treasurer who saw the partner!
Ewhurst Players through their early
Jerry was also an innovative chef in our
years and most importantly he kept us
local men’s dining group, when every
solvent!
three or four months’ four husbands
As an actor he could take on any part invite their wives to dinner and prepare
and make it utterly convincing and a meal. A great stickler for following
Jerry in the 2013 Ewhurst Players production of Tom Jones believable. Acting with him was a recipes exactly, I remember on a golf
pleasure and directing him was a joy. tour in Spain we spent hours visiting
Having a laugh (here with daughter Emma) Jerry was meticulous, not just in supermarkets to find fresh basil for a
is how people remember Jerry. Jerry meal, not helped by our lack of
remembering his lines but also in
making sure the right emphasis was Spanish and inability to pronounce the
given to them when they were delivered. word once we knew what it was! A
He was always precise about his costume master of the crossword puzzle, he
and could be relied on to ensure that he would daily complete “The Times”
was always dressed correctly for the cryptic puzzle while others were often
character he was playing. I remember still on the first clue.
him insisting on a blue, polka-dot bow
A life-long supporter of Arsenal he
tie when he played Winston Churchill in
followed them through thick and thin,
Happy As A Sandbag. He also had the
likewise the English cricket team.
happy knack of being able to consistently
Together we started the Hurtwood
adopt an accent when the role demanded
House v. Duke of Kent annual cricket
it. Whether it was the humble Matthew,
matches and for many years they were a
the Common Man in A Man For All
feature of the summer.
Seasons, or the extrovert Yorkshireman,
Jerry and Di were married in 1969.They were a great Jerry (right) was a very accomplished golfer, Henry Ormonroyd in When We Are Throughout his married life Jerry always
team and gave a lot of time and service to Ewhurst. often touring abroad with friends. Married or a stuffy First World War had the tremendous support of his
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wife, Di. As an ex-nurse she was able to
look after him during his bouts of ill-
health. They were also a team and Di
took a full part in the life of Ewhurst
being a founder member of the EwCare
Good Neighbour service as well as
serving as Secretary and Chairperson.
Di also found time to organise
refreshments for Ewhurst Players
productions and rehearsals for which
she received the annual John Pidgeon
Award.
Jerry was a witty and amusing speaker,
a splendid raconteur and a delightful
conversationalist. Being in his company
was uplifting, never dull and always
rewarding. Dear Jerry, a true ‘man for
all seasons’.
Sssh!.. it’s
the Duke
Amanda Elson-Dew tells of a friend’s
encounter with Prince Philip
Windsor Castle’s
spacious courtyards
get crowded with
tourists, even on rainy
days. Raincoats and
umbrellas make for
wonderful anonymity
but it has been said that one sharp-eyed visitor
saw through a royal disguise.That heronlike
stance and the particular line of the nose under
a peaked cap. Prince Philip? She looked again,
caught his eye, and was rewarded with the hint
of a wink and a slight but definite tightening of
the narrow lips into a ‘shush’! The Duke then
deftly slipped away.
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Refreshed. Reborn.
NEWS & VIEWS TALKS TO STUART GODFREE,THE NEW OWNER OF
THE BULLS HEAD INN,ABOUT THE REVIVAL OF A EWHURST ICON
N&V: Tell us how you came to live been quite difficult to get into
in Ewhurst. community stuff. Part of the problem
SG: Christine and I arrived 22 years for me and a lot of people around here
ago in July 1999. We lived in Guildford is commuting. You’re leaving the house
originally. I was working in the city and at 6am and getting home at 8 or 9pm.
internationally, running around like a By the weekend you just want to crash.
headless chicken. In my early days I But now is the perfect time to do
was a ‘motorway something positive
thrasher’ in a field for the local
service Systems community. The
Engineer job doing Bulls Head was the
25,000 miles a year. ideal opportunity.
Then I joined Sun You’ll see me
Microsystems as a around a bit more
Senior Solutions now, for sure. Many
Architect. In 2001, of you already have!
I co-founded a
N&V: What made
company called
you think of
mkodo which
Transformation begins: The Bulls Head, buying the pub?
develops mobile Ewhurst is undergoing a fundamental refurb. SG: Whenever
apps and the
Christine and I came to the pub, I’d
company has gone from strength to
often think I’d love to have a go at
strength. With such a hectic life we felt
making it a better experience. It's the
we wanted to get out to a bit of peace
entrepreneur in me seeing
and quiet. We looked at lots of places
opportunities and wanting to make
and came across Ewhurst and found a
things better. But it was just a
lovely house on Ockley Road.
daydream really.
N&V: We haven't seen you about
As for the exact moment things became
much. Why's that?
a reality - I remember it vividly. It was
SG: Heh heh, I’m sorry to say I’ve been Stuart Godfree stands amidst the “back to brick”renovation in the restaurant bar area of the Bulls Head Inn, Ewhurst.
mid May 2020 and we were driving He is restoring the pub and hotel to its former glory but upgrading and upscaling it for success in the 21st century.
a fairly crappy resident to date. It's
back into Ewhurst. Christine pointed It opens provisionally this August and, let’s face it, the community can’t wait. Full opening will be in September.
20 news&views news&views 21out the For Sale sign on the Bulls Head N&V: There’s lots of activity on Accommodation-wise, there’ll be five N&V: And what about the food
and I said, “Why don’t we buy it?”. the building. What’s going on? double rooms, all en-suite and and drink? What’s on the menu?
Interestingly, Christine didn’t say, SG: Well, firstly with the building, completely refurbished and upscaled SG: Well, much of that is still down to
“That’s ridiculous”, but rather smiled we’re changing the name to the Bulls (only three before were en-suite). In the the team running the pub. But be
and commented, “That’s an idea”. And Head Inn. Originally, it was known as a restaurant area, the whole space will be prepared to be wowed. What I can say
because it wasn’t a no, it was a maybe hotel, but I think “inn” suggests opened up to its maximum. The ceilings is that the whole narrative about the
that sounded like a yes to me. something more homely and intimate. will be raised. The floors will be levelled food and beverage offer is local. For
It also honours the roots and heritage for disabled access. The bar front will example we're working with a local
N&V: What needed to be done?
of the place. retreat to where the back of the bar was. farm which means a lot of our premium
SG: From the financials it was clear
And a whole new toilet area will be meat will be from pasture-fed,
that the pub had suffered from under-
The original hotel was built in 1908 in created, including a separate disabled sustainable herds reared locally.
investment since the 1960s. The issue
anticipation of a washroom.
became most evident Also breweries - we're
railway coming
in the architecture. It The heating and working with them,
through the village
was just make do and lighting systems will be even getting one to
(which never
mend ad infinitum. totally modernised. brew our own Bulls
happened!). It was
No one ever stepped Before, there was only Head Inn Bitter. And
designed by
back and said, hang a domestic sized boiler we'll also source beers
Guildford architects
on, we need to have a attempting to heat the from other local craft
Clemence & Moon
reset and majorly place and we have not brewers plus some
who also built The
invest. found a single piece of other remoter
Windmill Pub in the
Honouring the original: The new Bulls Head Inn insulation anywhere independents. The
Also, it was critical to will pay homage to its heritage as an Arts and Crafts same year. Editor meets owner: Editor Will Shepherd grabs new managers are
building.The colour will return to white. during the strip-out.
get the right people a quick selfie on site with owner Stuart Godfree.
Come opening, there’ll unashamed wine
to run the place. So, I called a friend of With the same ‘nod
be air conditioning and snobs, so look out for
mine who has a lot of hospitality to the past’ we’re going to take it back
air filtration throughout, which is a nod a great wine menu. And I'm a bit of a
to the original Arts and Crafts design.
experience and is married to a fantastic to COVID but really an essential gin snob. So look out for a wide
We'll be returning the exterior paint to
chef and restaurateur. Would they be requirement of any quality selection come opening night.
white and we'll be replacing all the
up for taking it on? He said he’d love to, establishment.
windows with period replica sashes but As for the café experience, expect that
but he’d have to convince his husband. doubled glazed for energy efficiency. There will be parking for 20 cars with to be top notch too with a proper roast
It wasn’t long before he called back to Wherever possible we'll want to show charging points for electric vehicles. And and ground coffee offering plus cakes,
say they were in. It was a time in their the original building in its true light. for cyclists we're going to have bike lock- croissants, muffins: everything you'd
lives to do something new. And so I ups at the front so guests feel expect from a first class coffee shop.
said, ‘I’ll buy the pub and you run it for Two companies are bidding right now comfortable leaving their bikes outside.
Because we’re majoring on being a
me. When you start making a profit for the interior design project and we're For hotel guests there'll even be proper
hotel, we’ll be heavily focused on food.
you can begin to buy it back.’ At the seeing some very exciting concepts. bike security lockers. Our expectation is
It will be table service because we want
moment, they’re winding down their It’s going to be a quality fit out. The that many of our hotel guests will be
to create that café-restaurant vibe. The
current situation, so, for now, we’re renovation costs are significantly more walkers and cyclists coming for a
idea is that people come and have an
being just a bit discreet about it. Not to than the purchase price. It’s a sizeable weekend so we want to make them feel
experience, be waited on and served
worry. All shall be revealed. safe and secure all round.
investment for Christine and me. with wonderful food and drink.
22 news&views news&views 23Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor
Approved plans: Showing the opened-up ground floor and the five plush ensuite rooms (top floor is for staff).
To view the plans type WA/2021/0304 into the search box at http://planning360.waverley.gov.uk/planning
It’s going to be a 7/11 venue, open at And the big question - when’s
7am and closing at 11pm every day of opening night?
the week. In the mornings, the terrace That’s still up in the air at the moment.
at the front will be open, getting sun for We’ve been hit by some planning
most of the day. delays. But from 2nd June everything’s
now approved and we plough on. We
What market are you targeting? are hoping for a provisional opening in
First and foremost, the Bulls Head Inn late August with full opening in
is for everyone: the whole local September. Christine and I, plus the
community and beyond. But I also hope new team, can’t wait to welcome you all
it will become a popular short-break in person and raise a glass to the future.
destination for anyone wanting to enjoy
the beautiful Surrey Hills area: cyclists,
walkers, wedding parties and more.
Any initial reaction to your plans?
The support we’ve had has been
tremendous and the Parish council
have been brilliant. A village needs a
shop, a school, a church and, of course,
a good eating and drinking
establishment - and in our case,
somewhere to stay. I’m proud to play a
role in keeping a historic landmark
open. I’m excited about becoming a
sizeable employer in the village. And
I’m going to do everything to make it a Site plan: Revealing the ample parking and front
vibrant, successful venue for Ewhurst. terrace facing south west onto The Street.
24 news&views news&views 25Age after Age
A group of girlfriends, all aged 40,
discussed where they should meet
for their reunion lunch. Finally, they
meet and agreed to meet at the
Shrubbery restaurant because they could
dine in peace and quiet and the
agreed that they would restaurant had a beautiful
meet at the Shrubbery view of the sea.
restaurant because the
Ten years later, aged 70,
waiters were handsome,
the friends again discussed
with tight trousers and
where they should meet
nice bottoms.
for lunch. Finally, they
Ten years later, aged 50, agreed that they would
the friends again discussed meet at the Shrubbery
where that they should restaurant because it was
meet for lunch. Finally, wheelchair friendly and
they agreed that they had a lift.
would meet at the
Another ten years passed
Shrubbery restaurant
and, at age 80, the friends
because the food was good
discussed where they
and the wine selection was
should meet for lunch. Finally, it was
excellent.
agreed that they would meet at the
After a further 10 years, at the age of 60, Shrubbery restaurant because they had
they again discussed where they should never been there before. Mary Price
Coming Soon: A New Local History Book
This summer, Ewhurst History Society is
publishing a new book Ewhurst 1910-1960. It
covers a period of only 50 years, but it was a time
when Ewhurst, like the rest of the country,
underwent enormous change.The book will have
144 pages and over 200 illustrations, some in full
colour. As well as the impact of two world wars,
it will cover the social history of the parish:
education, agriculture, transport, architecture,
shops and businesses, and much more. You will
gain new insight into how the place you know
and love has grown and developed. Orders are
not being taken yet. Details of how to buy a copy Farming near Coneyhurst c. 1920
will follow in the next parish magazine. (Holmbury Hill in the background)
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motorbike
JULIE FRANCIS TELLS US ABOUT AN
ADVENTURE ON TWO WHEELS
N ot long after we met (in itself a
romantic tale linked to the legal
world and the stuff of romantic novels)
my eventual husband David bought a
motorbike, an Enfield 250cc
One day he said, “I think you ought to
learn to ride, rather than clinging to my
waist and shrieking whenever I lay the
bike low.”
In those days I was a lot meeker than I
am now (hard to imagine but true) and
being anxious to please, I agreed.
David collected me from the Bank of
England, where I worked, one beautiful
summer evening. Dressed in a pretty
summer dress, white shoes and white
gloves (yes, such apparel was the norm
in those far-off days) I clambered onto
the bike and we headed out West. By this
I mean in the direction of Shepherds
Bush, White City, Hanger Lane and then
into the more open country of the A40.
David knew where he was heading:
Denham Aerodrome. There in the quiet
lanes beyond the airfield he gave me
28 news&views news&views 29my first instruction in clutches, gears, circle. But to no avail. It began to topple
brakes and revving. sideways.
“Well, did you understand all that,” he As luck would have it, there were two
quizzed me. “Yes, David,” I replied, farm labourers still working in the
meekly not wishing to appear foolish. golden evening sunshine. On hearing
“Want to give it a try then,” he asked. the roaring and revving, they came
“Oh, yes please,” I replied. “Look,” he running towards me. “What’s wrong,
said, “You can’t sit astride my Enfield luv, why are you crying? What are you
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36 news&views news&views 37Ewhurst Bowls Club WeCare: Looking ahead
welcomes you
With lockdown potentially lifted,
the local dementia group is
planning a celebratory tea party
Tony Gauvain explains: “WeCare is a
dementia support group for sufferers and
carers alike. It is held on the first and
third Thursday of each month. During
lockdown we met on Zoom but usually
we meet in person, at the Glebe Centre in
Ewhurst. Members are entertained and
Whether you are an experienced outdoor amused by our team of volunteers, and
bowler or fancy trying the sport, you will be
our brilliant cake makers. We are
welcome at Ewhurst Bowls Club in the
Cranleigh Road backing onto the recreation planning a post lockdown tea party:
ground and next to Sayers Croft.
‘Liberation’ Tea Party
You can view our facilities via our website Thursday 1st July
www.ewhurstbowls.co.uk where you will see we
have a 7-rink green, clubhouse with a bar,
High Edser, Ewhurst
changing rooms and a kitchen.
Anyone wishing to join in or enquire
should contact me, Tony, on 01483
267027/tony.gauvain@gmail.com or
Carol on 01483 278214 /
carol@highedser.co.uk
Congrats to
Zac Leslie
Meg Bray, Secretary Ewhurst
If you would like to try the game we have Players, writes: “A big well done
equipment that you can use, all you need is a to Zac for getting a full
pair of flat shoes to start. We have two scholarship to Hurstpierpoint
excellent coaches who can show you the ropes. College. Zac of course made a
memorable appearance in our
If you are interested in playing this wonderful
last production Oliver! playing the Artful Dodger
game please contact:
and hopes to make a career in the theatre. Good
Roger Newman on 01403 753140 or luck Zac in your new school and for the future
email roger.newman@yahoo.co.uk. from all your friends at Ewhurst Players.”
38 news&views news&views 39Finding India
SUZANNE HILL RECOUNTS HOW A BRILLIANT CHARITY AND COMMUNITY
HELPED REUNITE HER AND HER HUSBAND WITH THEIR BELOVED POINTER
O nly a couple of months after we
adopted Jasper from Pointers In
Need in March 2020, a picture popped up
there was no sign of her.
We were panic-stricken. I’d never
experienced it before. I was used to
of a 10-month old Pointer that had been
Pointers raised from puppies that came
surrendered to a kill shelter in Spain. She
back when you called. We just kept on
had 14 days before being euthanised. As it
searching. I put it on social media
happened, her birthday was December 1st
immediately. Alan even spent the night in
which was the anniversary of
the car park in the hope
my and Alan’s first date
she’d come back.
together. Pointers in Need
sponsored her to a safe While we were searching
shelter and after I told him into the evening, the local
about it, Alan just said, “We’d DogLost volunteer, Sarah
better have her, then”. Williams, located us in the Alan and Suzanne with their two beloved Pointers, Jasper (left) and India (right). India went missing from 3rd
Within three weeks, on car park. It just shows the January 2021 and was eventually found five days later in a large garden in Cranleigh.The charity DogLost was
instrumental in helping track and eventually recover India. Should you ever lose your dog visit www.doglost.co.uk
November 6th, India was power of social media and
making herself at home in how word spreads. But what were amazing. They told me how to get Walker based in Somerset. Knowing the
Ewhurst. a fantastic thing to do, to the posters out and how to use local location and direction of travel of each
proactively come out and media channels to spread the word. And sighting helped target areas to put up
On Sunday 3rd January, my
Targeted posters massively helped find us. Another chap also they were reassuring from the start. “It extra posters in order to generate new
son and his fiancé were track down where India was.
came to help, bringing a might be days, weeks or even months - sightings, eventually honing in on the lost
visiting. We were to meet on
night vision camera. But to but we always get them,” they said. I was dog. It’s why you’re never asked to
Pitch Hill for a walk. For some reason we
no avail. India was gone. so worried about the cold. It was minus approach a lost dog. Just an accurate
neglected to put the dogs’ trackers on as
I eventually went home to bed. Didn’t two degrees at night. Again, the experts sighting is the best thing to have.
we were only planning to go out for a
sleep much. And then got up to start the were comforting: “They don’t die of the
short while without letting them off lead. On the Thursday after we lost India I was
search again at first light, we basically cold. They dig a hole, get under a bush,
driving away from the printers with 500
On the walk we were chatting and not find a compost heap. They’re clever and
spent the rest of the week looking for more posters. The phone rang: “Have
paying enough attention to the dogs. know how to survive.”
India. Sarah told us this was not helpful you lost a black and white dog? It’s in our
After all, they were both on leads. But
as India was in “flight” mode and would The coordination of the search was very garden.” Thank goodness I thought. I can
then something spooked India and she
feel hunted: natural instincts kick in. impressive. Sightings were all funnelled just go and pick her up. But it wasn’t that
just bolted, pulling the lead out of my
The charity Lost Dog Recovery UK South into the Lost Dog team led by Christine simple. The garden in question was a
hand. We gave chase but within minutes
40 news&views news&views 4123-acre garden on Barhatch Lane. A before she was home the team were calling
gardener had seen her but she’d her, saying, “Come back. She’s here. She’s
immediately shot off again. So I arrived outside the trap. Her front feet are in the
armed with sausage rolls and cheese. But trap. She’s in the trap. The trap’s shut!”
no sign of her, it became clear that she
When we got to the trap, India was
wasn’t going to come to me.
freaking out. I took one look and said,
Sarah Williams came over that evening “India! India! It’s mummy.” And
and set up an infra red camera trap. We immediately she stopped going crazy and
put out food - smelly sardines and kibble. her bottom started wagging in
The next morning excitement. It was so
Sarah checked the sweet. Then we had to
footage and lo and call Alan who had her
behold there was India cage in the car. There
creeping into the was then a very careful
garden at 10pm and transfer from trap to
2am to feed. You could cage. When we got her
see she still had a few home it was like
feet of dog lead nothing had happened.
attached to her. We She went and lay on her
decided to set a dog bed. Isabella places a creative prayer during ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ (13th to 23rd May), a time to pray in parallel with
trap for her that Friday Home safe: India snuggles up on Jasper Jesus’ disciples who were waiting for the Holy Spirit. Her prayer reads:“Dear God, thank you for all the beautiful
after her 120-hour ordeal Today India is still very sea life that you have made for us to enjoy. Please help us to stop damaging our reefs and sea creatures.Amen.”
night.
nervy and can’t really
A dog trap is like a huge dog crate with a relax unless she’s in her bed or asleep on
door at one end. You cover the floor with me. But we’ll get there. She goes to dog
the same ground cover as outside the training classes. She just needs time.
crate so they can’t feel the wire on the We’ll let her off lead eventually. She’s
bottom. Bait is put at the back as well as only 15 months old and she needs time to
in a trail leading up to the crate. A trip forget a lot of what happened in that
plate at the back triggers the door to close period. I’m very thankful to Lost Dog
once the dog has fully entered. The Lost Recovery UK , the local community who
Dog team also put a video camera on the really got behind the search and of course
trap to monitor activity from a distance. the kind folk in whose garden India
eventually was found.
By 4.30pm all the gardeners had gone
home and we retreated back to the house To donate to Lost Dog Recovery UK Bedding & Clothing Collection for Ukraine. There was a mountain of bags waiting for the British
Humanitarian Aid van when it came to St Peter & St Paul, Ewhurst in May.Thanks to everyone who donated items,
to wait for something to happen. Sarah South make a transfer to their Lloyds and also to the noble group of volunteers who got it all into the van. For more about where your items are going,
had nipped home to get something, but account: 30-90-90 36799668 visit the BHA website www.britishhumanitarianaid.co.uk or phone 01227 453434 - Jane Harry, Charities Group
42 news&views news&views 43McLaughlin’s Wordsearch
The grid contains 20 flowers written horizontally, vertically or diagonally, backwards or
forwards.Think of Spring and Summer and see if you can find them.Answers p61.
Presents
Classical
open air
concerts
Fundraising for Cranleigh arts, PTSD
Resolution & Chance for Nepal
Regent String Solus Trumpet Claire McLaughlin
Quartet Ensemble
Saturday 24th July, 3pm Saturday 7th August, 3pm A neighbour’s BBQ sauce
Ingredients: 1 oz butter, 1 small onion (chopped), 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon prepared
Tickets: Adults - £20, Under 16's - Free mustard, 1 stalk of celery (optional), 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon paprika pepper, 2 tablespoons tomato
puree, 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup, 2 teaspoons Worcester Sauce, ¼ pint of water, 1 tablespoon
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In the ‘old days’ I would pour it over belly pork strips or pork chops
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over vegetarian burgers, sausages, tofu, etc.. Mary Price
44 news&views news&views 45Teacher Let’s get out there
debuts as
author and do something
SIMON FRASER,THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF EWHURST PLAYERS,
Teacher, Ben Dixon (Cranleigh Prep) writes LOOKS FORWARD TO GETTING BACK ON STAGE.
a children’s book. Cat Strange reviews it
Neil Peel was
told “honesty
is the best
policy” and he
sets out to be
entirely honest
at all times.
During his
early
adolescence at
Titfield, his Simon (far right) plays Ralph in The Accrington Pals, alongside (from left), Daniel Williams, Jo McInnes and Cat
new Senior Strange. Simon says,“I simply like getting together with people and doing something creative.”
School, he n his eulogy at our dad’s funeral in and doing something creative, which
encounters just how much fun, terror
and trouble he can have by being entirely
I January 2015, my brother recalled
that Dad liked nothing better than
brings me to the Ewhurst Players.
honest. Dixon’s debut children’s novel Like every other professional and
getting together with a group of people
explores a wealth of well-observed school amateur theatre group, the Players had
and “doing something”. By this I mean
mishaps which are woven together with to shut up shop in March last year.
something more than just going out for
clever puns and lots of “toilet humour”. Thankfully, we just managed to squeeze
the day or meeting up in the pub
in our production of Oliver! All our plans
It’s a perfect read for 11-13 year olds and (although nowadays doing either is
for productions went on hold and the
parents too will find much to enjoy. The pretty extraordinary). No, I mean doing
committee was forced into adopting a
action packed second half is especially something with a purpose. In Dad’s case,
sort of holding pattern, peppering every
good and has moments of “laugh out this meant saving the Mickleham Village
Zoom meeting with comments like “Well,
loud” humour as well as some genuinely Shop or persuading the National Trust
we’ll just have to wait and see…” and
touching moments where themes of to buy the farmland that borders the
“Until we know more, we can’t decide.”
family, friendships, trust and western edge of Westhumble near
I’d already learned a good chunk of my
responsibility are beautifully resolved Dorking. That was the kind of thing
lines for our scheduled May production
and leave the reader’s heart warmed by he did.
of The Importance of Being Earnest only
the end. In my case, it’s nothing like as worthy. I to discover I wouldn’t need to deliver
Find it on Amazon for under £5 simply like getting together with people them in anger until, well, we shall see.
46 news&views news&views 47But now – hopefully, fingers crossed, track being added later) and don’t suffer
touch wood, Indian Variant permitting in the least, but stand-up comedy
etc. – we are back in business. At the end without an audience is painful. Even the
of October, we’ll be putting on Alan greatest gag appears to fall flat, its
Bennett’s comedy The Lady in the Van, punchline disappearing into the void.
and I, for one, will be delighted to get
Which is why being able to get together,
back into the Village Hall and
put the restrictions behind us
start rehearsing.
and do things together like we
Because we’re a social species. did before is so exciting.
We like being together, we
So, if you really don’t like the
like shared experiences, and
idea of another autumn sitting
while technology has been an
on the sofa watching box-sets
absolute lifeline over the last
every evening, maybe the
year or so, there’s nothing
Ewhurst Players can help.
quite like real life face-to-face Simon Fraser is the new We’re always looking for new
interaction or performing chairman of Ewhurst Players
people to join us and even if
before a live audience. Take
you don’t fancy acting, there
football. Without the fans screaming
are plenty of other ways in which you can
them on, Premier League footballers
help with productions.
might as well be a bunch of lads having
a kick-about on a Sunday morning, their Our auditions for The Lady in the Van
plaintive shouts of “Man on” and “On me are in the Village Hall on Thursday 1st
’ead, Gary” pathetically echoing around July at 7pm and Sunday 4th July at 2pm.
the likes Old Trafford or Stamford If you’re interested, just come along, but
Bridge. you can always contact me on
simon.f938@gmail.com if you have any
Many TV sitcoms are recorded without a
questions.
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CALL FOR AUDITIONS
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DIRECTED BY
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by Alan Bennett
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48 news&views news&views 49Growing up
BELLA MATTHEWS REFLECTS ON HOW HER HOPES
AND DREAMS HAVE CHANGED WITH TIME
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50 news&views news&views 51The Performing Arts
are back!
YOUTH DRAMA ACADEMY COMES TO CRANLEIGH IN AUGUST 2021
I t has been a long time coming. Some
of us have been desperate to burst
our bubbles whether at school, college
may lay ahead of them: audition,
university or job interview.
“The performing arts have never been
or at home. Now’s the time to jump
so important after this pandemic, to
back on the stage and do what many of
help with confidence, mental and
us love best – to sing, dance, act, make
physical health, and skills’
videos and to entertain.
development,” says Philip Waller.
In2Drama is a specialised Drama
On Friday August 27 at 3.30pm, after
You can hire Walliswood Village Hall for £8 per hour. Academy for all young performers who
Search RH5 5RJ in maps to find it.
developing their skills and working on
aspire to fulfil their ambitions and
the show all week, the In2Drama
dreams of becoming professional
students will present a showcase of
performers. Or for those who would
Discover Walliswood like to learn more about theatre and the
associated performing arts.
their work. Tickets will be available
from cranleighartscentre.org, 01483
278 000.
Village Hall Led by Founder and Artistic Director,
Philip Waller, the faculty of In2Drama
incorporates local talent and some of COURSE DATES
A s you enter the village, you’ll find
Walliswood Village Hall just
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52 news&views news&views 53Led up the
mountain path!
DESCENDING SCAFELL PIKE WASN’T SO SIMPLE. MARIAN COPUS EXPLAINS
O n a bright sunny day in Cumbria a
walker invited a friend and I to
join him climbing Scafell Pike. ‘I know
should we do? Look at the map, pray
and make a decision either to continue
down or go back up and over? Then an
it like the back of my hand,’ he said. amazing thing happened; a family
nearby was having an argument and
We summited after about three hours
somehow we got chatting as we walked.
and enjoyed spectacular views. Coming
back we had a gut feeling we were going They gave us a lift to Windermere so we
in the wrong could get a
direction but train back to
our suggestion Penrith. It was
of consulting a a squash with
map was two teenagers
dismissed. and us in the
back of the car
Having
but we were so
consumed all
grateful. One
our food and
daughter even
water we
chided us for
ended up in
Scafell Pike is notorious for duping walkers into a false sense of talking to
remote
knowing where they are going. Marian’s guide was just another victim. strangers.
Wastwater on
the opposite side of the mountain. I was Two friends eventually switched their
angry with myself for not being more mobile back on when they realised
confrontational, and cross with our something was wrong and picked us up
‘guide’ for leaving us stranded. at Penrith. What a relief!
But I had the grace to thank him for Just one job left - to collect our car from
getting us to the top and he apologised the start of the walk. We had the most
for messing things up. We said goodbye amazing day. Try it - but without an
and never saw him again. unknown guide!
It would take hours to get back to the Moral: beware of those who tell you they
car and we were very tired. What ‘know it like the back of their hands.’
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