Tadworth & Walton Tribune August 2017

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THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE here are lots of way you can help your community or local charities for free! In this issue there are numerous activities to get involved in which just require a bit of time and most importantly will be good fun and rewarding.

For example the Tadworth & Walton Residents Association Street Tree Project are vying for up to £4,000 in grant from the Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ initiative. When you next go to a local Tesco’s you will be given a token free of charge at the check out which you can use to cast your vote between three local community projects.

There are more details on page 4 and with a little effort and no cost you can help to improve the environment with more tree planting in Tadworth and Walton.

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charities that you can get involved with and enjoy various fund raising activities.

You can read about the work of TWOAT (Tadworth & Walton Overseas Aid Trust) on page 22 raising money locally to help small scale projects in some of the poorest countries of the world and on page 38 you will see their forthcoming fundraising events. Meanwhile The Children’s Trust has over 500 volunteers who help with a huge range of different roles from driving and administration to working with children, events and in the charity's shops. Find out how you can volunteer to help on page 31.

I hope you enjoy the Summer and getting involved in your community or local charities!

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WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? elcome to the TWRA’s contribution to this issue of ‘The Tribune’. What have we been up to since the last

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issue? Well: We held our AGM on May 23rd at which we were able to welcome and congratulate our two newly elected Councillors: George Curry (Borough) and Jeff Harris (County). We look forward to working with them.

The un-adopted minutes of this meeting can be found on our website: tadworthwaltonra.co.uk The Minutes will be ratified at next year’s AGM. Together with Cllr. Rachel Turner, we facilitated the inaugural meeting of the Tadworth Businesses Network on May 30th.The aim of this group is to improve cohesion between the various businesses in Tadworth and then to look at ways of improving the level of footfall visiting them as a consequence. Expect to hear a lot more from this team in the very near future!

We are bidding to win a massive cash boost from the Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ initiative.

Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects. Three initiatives have been shortlisted for the cash awards The TWRA Street Tree Project, along with two other independent community projects.

Shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the to top grant of £4,000.

Voting is open in the following Tesco stores throughout July and August:

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Tesco Banstead Express SM7 2NN Craddocks Ashtead Express KT21 1QJ Tesco Epsom Horton Express KT19 8SP Tesco Epsom Ruxley Lane Express KT19 9JS Tesco Epsom Station Express KT19 8EU Tesco Ewell Express KT17 1PG Tesco Leatherhead Superstore KT22 0EF You can cast your vote using a token given to you at the check-out in store each time you shop, you do not have to buy a bag.

Please help us to secure the largest Tesco donation possible In an effort to inform more of our community about what we stand for, we will be making a presentation next term to parents of children attending Walton Primary School. This is by kind permission of Mr Tim Samuels, Headmaster.

Planning - Walton on the Hill ‘Kitlands’, Hurst Drive/Chequers Lane frontages Together with local residents we have met the developers and are pleased that they are likely to submit an application for sizeable dwellings in a short cul de sac off Hurst Drive.

However, we informed them that we thought, bearing in mind the Residential Area of Special Character designation, the proposal was too cramped and did not meet the RASC requirement for ‘the visual predominance of tree cover and spacious gardens’. A reduction in the number of units was requested. We do not know what the officers advice is but understand an application should be submitted shortly.

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gave a presentation at our May AGM on details of the new development, which were well received. Marketing has commenced and the first phase should be available by 2018.

Details are available on their web sites.

Little Ambrook, Nursery Road We strongly objected to several applications for intensive redevelopment of this site, either in the form of several new houses or flats.

Permission was refused on all of them including schemes which went to appeal. We are pleased to report that an application has now been submitted which retains Little Ambrook and proposes only one new dwelling, which although large, retains the character of the area.

Planning - Tadworth 22, Downs Way We reported on the saga of 22, Downs Way in the last edition of The Tribune. We are pleased to report that at a recent meeting of the Council’s Planning Committee, when both we and a local resident spoke, an application was refused. Although this proposed reducing the height of the existing structure, it would have still projected beyond what was approved at the front and back.

The good news is that, following the refusal, the applicant has decided to demolish the unauthorised work and this work is now well underway.

Restaurant on the Bridge, Cross Road Following permission for a restaurant in part of the old station building, an application was submitted under the licensing legislation for music, dancing and hours for the sale of alcohol. In response to a very large number of objections to the excessive hours, the applicant reduced the hours considerably.

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including closing windows when music is being played. We hope that the restaurant will be a success and contribute to the life of the Tadworth centre without causing nuisance, however, the owners have offered to liaise with the community if there are any problems and there is always the fallback of going back to the licensing section of the Council.

Walton Heath Golf Club The TWRA was happy to facilitate the distribution of the Golf Clubs’ new newsletter “Heath Matters” recently in our attempt to improve relationships with the Club. We noted specifically the Club’s focus of good land management of the Heath, which of course we all welcome.

However there was no mention in that publication of their ongoing efforts to build a new Clubhouse on the Heath using a part of Beechams Field. This area of the Heath is no longer Common Land following its deregistration a couple of years ago on the sole basis that the Golf Club needed a top quality practice ground. However it is still in our treasured Green Belt.

We understand that the Club’s Board is now embarked on a “pre-application process” with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council in an effort to obtain planning permission to build a new clubhouse on the Green Belt. They will also be seeking planning permission to use the existing clubhouse site for development. It is believed that this process, of “preapplication”, will take about 6 weeks (from the beginning of June).

As soon as their specific plans become known, which they are not at the moment, the TWRA Committee will consult our members on what action they would like us to take to protect the Green Belt in this regard. We will continue to keep residents informed of developments as far as we are able.

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VILLAGE INITIATIVES he Walton Forum was established by residents in 1997; a platform to discuss matters of importance to the village and agree any necessary actions or improvements. The Forum meets three times per year, usually in the Breech Lane Community Centre, and all village residents are encouraged to attend. The Forum committee can be reached, throughout the year via email with your ideas and concer ns.

It has been a busy few months in the Village and various projects and events are afoot, but before I update you on these it would be remiss not to mention the Walton May Pageant. The Pageant is a real asset to our Village and this year certainly did not disappoint, being bigger and better than ever. On behalf of all local residents, a huge vote of thanks to the Pageant Committee and all those who contributed to this successful event.

Walton in Bloom has excelled itself this year with glorious baskets hanging around The Green, along our High Street and many other spots throughout the village.

Dedicated teams of local residents are taking it in tur ns to keep these baskets watered The fabulous works at ‘Gun Cor ner’ continue to be maintained and improved by the Gun Cor ner Project Team and the unstinting efforts of Tony Harte and his team

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at Surrey Hills Garden Management. Surrey Council has given its approval to replace the existing yellow grit bins with more attractive heritage style bins which are expected to arrive shortly.

Everything is in place for the installation of our community defibrillator and newly refurbished red telephone kiosk; we are just awaiting the removal of the current telephone box by BT. Unfortunately we have no control over BT’s timeline but expect the swap to occur within the next two months.

Upcoming and ongoing Village initiatives include: Walton in Bloom Meade Court carpark project Community defibrillator project t ‘Gun Corner’ (opposite St Peters Church) Mere Pond regeneration & Swan Island Village Disco in November 20 is Plenty. A speed limit reduction campaign for Walton & Tadworth Toad Patrol If you have any views on these initiatives, would like to propose a new initiative of your own or would like to help your fellow villagers and neighbours improve quality of life in the village, please contact the Forum committee for further details and join us at our next meeting.

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technical input and are handled by the Tadworth and Walton Residents’ Association on our behalf. We are extremely grateful for their efforts to protect our village from inappropriate development.

The next Walton Forum meeting will be held in the Breech Lane Community Centre on Tuesday, 21st November 2017 at 8.00pm.

George Curr y The Walton Forum committee can be reached on info@waltonvillageforum.com.

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the Walton Forum enjoys excellent relations with the borough and county councils. Your local councillors regularly attend Forum meetings to talk about their activities, local issues, and to hear about issues residents should like them to deal with. Forum meetings are an excellent opportunity to make your voices heard. In line with our constitution, having been elected as one of your three local Councillors in May, I am not able to continue in my role as Chairman and will be delighted to introduce our new Chairman at November’s meeting.

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FRITH PARK WALTON’S FORMER STATELY HOME REINCARNATED Dr Bruce E Osborne follows the history of Frith Park from stately home to military headquarters to industrial site and now to residential complex

he Frith Park estate lies about a mile south west of Walton on the Hill and is situated on the crest of the North Downs. By 2016 the site included Frith House, a former 19th century locally listed stately home, together with a number of postwar commercial buildings, four cottages, a former 16th century farmhouse and a group of agricultural buildings. Within the estate there was also a former walled garden which was in a state of disrepair together with other landscaped features including a fine array of trees.

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With the construction of the M25 in the 1970s, the estate was divided and the east Lodge, as a result, lies north of the motorway whilst all else is south, connected by an access bridge from Sturts Lane.

The occupants of the estate, originally a farm, can be dated back to the 17th century and various owners/occupants are recorded as follows: 1629 John Barnes gent. For his place called frith. / Frith Farm, a 17th-century house with a park, is the seat of Mr. W. Stebbing./ 1803 a conveyance to one

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Richard Howard./ 1938 Kelly’s Directory, Maj. F B Storey Frith Park Farm.

The area has many attributes including the elevations of the North Downs chalk ridge with open expanses of heathland.

Unsurprisingly therefore in the mid-19th century the farm estate became the location for the construction of a stately home Frith House or Mansion.

The House was built in 1858-66 together with the park entrance drives, avenues and lodges. Frith House was built as shown in the above view depicted in its original styling. (source: Sheila Webb/CRO) It is worth noting that the original front façade comprised three windows on the first floor and two windows plus a central doorway below.

This impressive building was extended and enhanced over the following years as can be deduced from the time line based on the ground plan shown on the large scale Ordnance Survey maps. In

particular, by 1896 the central facade had been extended forward thereby doubling the depth of the building. This new extended facade had 5 upstairs windows with 4 windows and a central front door below.

By 2017 the entire building had been demolished apart from the front facade of the c.1896 front extension with its 5 upstairs windows.

This disappointing end in 2017 to Walton-on-the-Hill’s stately home caused surprise, shock and in some cases outrage by the local community. It had ended up in a very dilapidated condition and was designated a brown field site. By back tracking the more recent history we can understand how arguably a general lack of public awareness of its potential as a residential mansion precipitated this tragic end.

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The substantial Frith House, before demolition in 2017, was contained within a landscaped area of about 250 acres.

The house, which faced the rising sun to the east, had several notable features.

The front facade was particularly attractive and inside, the staircase with its decorative timber bannisters was a central feature as was the main open fireplace.

During both world wars Frith Park was occupied by the military. The house was used as a military hospital in the Great War. During the Second World War the locality was again taken over by the armed forces with Canadian contingents taking up residence at Frith Park. Based on experiences elsewhere, particularly Oaks Park in Carshalton, this occupation likely resulted in substantial damage being done to the house. Oaks Park was subsequently demolished.

In 1948 the house and about 153 acres of land came up for freehold sale by auction. The land area included 25 acres of woodland and the agent’s information gives an idea of the nature of the estate and the house itself in its final format.

The mansion was three storeys high and contained 13 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a spacious Hall, 4 reception rooms, a Billiard Room and Domestic Offices.

Outbuildings included garaging for 4 cars, a Chauffeurs Flat, 2 Lodges and greenhouses. In addition there was the Home Farm with ample assorted farm buildings. The 4 reception rooms in the main house comprised a Drawing Room 43 feet by 17 feet with Adam style fireplace. The Dining Room was 30 feet by 19 feet and had an alcove fireplace 12 AUGUST 2017

with oak surround. There was also the Study, with fireplace and windows to the terrace and finally a Morning Room 15 feet by 14 feet with a fireplace. Of particular note was the approach to the first floor with a handsome mahogany staircase and well-proportioned landing.

The house had stood unoccupied for some time since the de-requisitioning by the Military.

After the war the estate had become industrial. The main house was occupied by the South Wales Chemical Company from the 1950s. It was used for manufacturing, storage and office accommodation. The company was involved in the printing industry, extending their activity with new buildings in the 1970s. The farm buildings were historically used for agricultural purposes but this use had fallen into decline by then. The chemical manufacturing company has a history in supplying the printing industry for more than a century. The business was founded in Frankfurt in 1908 as a supplier of ingredients for Litho printing inks. In 1939, to escape the threat of Nazi persecution, Samuel Kahn brought his family and business to Britain and established himself in South Wales as the South Wales Chemical Company.

After the Second World War, under the direction of Samuel's son, Bernard, the company moved to Frith Park, Waltonon-the-Hill, and traded as DEP Ltd. Considerable commercial success was achieved through the development of products for the Offset Litho printing industry.

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Once a farming community. much that we take for granted in Tadworth is the result of the careful managed evolution of our local heritage. Today Tadworth is what we envisage as a traditional English village. The village shops in their arts and crafts style date back to when the railway was built.

They offer a wide range of individual services ranging from travel agent to greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers and fresh bread bakery. Tadworth has its own selection of fine schools for children of all ages, It has good communications, health facilities and even a bank. Surrounded by the North Downs, the locality retains its late 19th century vintage charm and scale yet offers all the modern services necessary for living in the 21st century.

“Tadworth the Village on the Downs” looks at aspects of Tadworth’s development in order to provide insights into how what we have today has been carefully sculpted from the past. The book seeks to cover in particular, aspects of local history that have not been detailed by earlier historians.

In A4 format with more than 50 pages and well-illustrated in colour, copies of the book are available from Bruce Osborne at Tower House, 15 Tower Road, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5QY for £10.00. Tel: 01737 213169. Email: b.osborne2@ntlworld.com

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a brown field site and inevitably drew the attention of residential developers in the 21st century. By the 1990s the ancient farmhouse had been listed. Built of brick with stucco rendering and a slate roof, only the facade of the main house was similarly listed. This subsequently resulted in the styling of the historic facade being incorporated into a number of proposed redevelopment schemes.

As part of the process of public interaction, in 2014 the Tadworth and Walton Residents Association committee considered a redevelopment proposal which subsequently secured approval.

This outlined the construction of 37 dwellings and proposed the restoration of the facade of the locally listed former mansion with re-construction to form 11 two and three bedroom flats. In addition, this proposal included the demolition of existing industrial buildings and four cottages and the erection of 26 two, three and four bedroom houses. A number of conditions were specified within the proposal as follows. The listed and locally listed buildings will be restored and their settings improved.

The locally registered historic parkland will be regenerated and the ancient woodland protected and enhanced.

Extensive areas of shrub land, damaged trees and woodland will be redesigned into new managed landscaped areas including nearly 1,000 new trees. The tree-lined carriageway, built in the 1850s, will be restored to its former glory. Smaller scale, sympathetic and attractive residential properties would be constructed, ranging from small apartments through to terraced four

bedroom houses.

The site is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt where new residential and employment development is generally considered to constitute inappropriate development and therefore harmful to the Green Belt and its function. However the proposals, with some modifications were approved in due course with specific issues summarised as follows.

The conversion of the main house seeks to restore the building to its original form by the removal of the later additions and to retain and incorporate the surviving architectural details. The submitted floor plans indicate that the proposed 11 units can be accommodated comfortably within the building whilst maintaining the structure and principal internal features. Work started in 2016 with the demolition of the unwanted buildings including most of Frith House. The demolition company finished their operations in February 2017.

This brings us up to date and all that can be seen now is the remains of the c.1896 facade while the construction engineers proceed with the necessary groundwork for the redevelopment. The picture above shows the remains of the front facade viewed from the rear. Like a phoenix from the ashes, there will be a new life for this park, unlike its former lives however. From stately home to military headquarters to industrial site and now to residential complex, we await the fourth stage with interest but also not without a little nostalgia.

Dr Bruce E Osborne On page 35 you can read all about the residential development at Frith Park.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

FLEETWOOD CLOSE pologies for this unsolicited email, however I understand you may be the best person to discuss possible items for the Tadworth and Walton Tribune.

In previous issues there have been regular items on planning applications and developments, and I wish to draw your attention to one of concern to several residents of Fleetwood Close.

Yesterday (25th May) a piece of land (guide price £3k) was sold at auction by the original developer Taylor Wimpey to (reportedly) Chinese developers for £39k (details can be found at www.auction.co.uk).

This land is frequently used recreationally by residents of the

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adjacent properties, and is the only nearby piece of greenery which is backed by a tall line of trees. The prospect of this being built on is of great concern, not least of which is that the rear views of the adjacent terrace would be concrete on all sides, and would alter the atmosphere of the whole area.

There are no submitted planning applications at this early stage, but the situation warrants careful scrutiny.

Another point of interest is that the Pluto WW2 pipeline reportedly runs through this plot. This would need to be independently verified.

Kind regards, Peter Hartley Fleetwood Close Resident

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RESTORING OUR FLAGPOLE century ago 8,000 soldiers were based at Tadworth camp, on the site of Langley Vale Wood, completing their training before being sent out to the trenches of the First World War. They arrived at Epsom Downs or Tadworth railway station and marched into Langley Vale Wood for basic training – grenade throwing, rifle shooting and gas attacks. The flagpole in Round Wood, originally one of three, is one of the last reminders of this. It was used during gas training to show wind direction and to warn local people to keep their windows shut.

The 60 foot high pole (right) was standing at a precarious angle with a rotting base so we have had it professionally lowered to the ground and it is now lying on a bed of brash.

Our Assistant Site Manger Kate Harvey is managing the flagpole project. She said “We think it lasted so long due to the nature of the wood being fairly flexible and because the wind kept the wood dry, making it less prone to rot. Now on the ground, our next step is to rise it onto trestles and protect it from the elements.”

The flagpole will be professionally preserved and stored until it finds a new home on display. Local historian Timothy Richardson has recently found footage at the Imperial War Museum which shows soldiers training in Tadworth at Langley Vale Wood in 1915, and the team is looking into how we can use this material on site.

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Volunteering at Langley Vale Wood Our volunteers have been hard at work, not only planting trees, but also making the site safe for visitors. This winter they cleared away barbed wire hidden in the hedgerows, dug into the ground and rusted into posts. So far seven piles of barbed wire have been removed, but we know there is more to find. Volunteers have also been involved in creating new footpaths and planting our new orchard.

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The volunteers meet up once a month and also help with coppicing, clearing pathways and recording different species. If you would like to help out please email volunteering@woodlandtrust.org.uk www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

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LINKS TO SURREY s you may have read in previous issues of the Tadworth Tribune, TWOAT raises money locally to help small scale projects in some of the poorest countries of the world where there is a personal link to this part of Surrey. Previous articles described projects concerned with improving schools and agriculture, the Papua Partners Project concerns healthcare and community cohesion. It was founded by two individuals, Naomi and Javier Sosa, from Westcott in Surrey, and operates in West Papua.

This region is part of Indonesia, just south of the equator, and contains some of the highest mountains, densest jungle, most isolated peoples and richest mineral resources on earth.

West Papua is incredibly diverse and different from the rest of Indonesia (or, for that matter, anywhere else in the world). Despite its small population, just over 2 million, it is home to over 250 languages and has cultures that are technologically still in the Stone Age. For the last 7 years TWOAT has been helping Papua Partners to fund the salary of Yepina Matuan who is the head of the health programme in Yasamut, the social care arm of the Evangelical Church of Indonesia, supporting a population of over 100,000 people in West Papua. The following is an extract from an interview with Yepina: “I graduated from a village health program as a midwife and never went to university. I

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never thought that I would be leading a health program which would be able to reach so many people. The Papua Partners facilitator, Naomi Sosa that works with us is able to see the potential that we have and then help us to work out how to reach our dream for our area. Last year I was even able to present our work in front of government officials from the province of Papua and also from our district. They want to use what we do as an example to other areas.

Papua Partners has also opened our eyes to other ways to work to achieve change and start to solve the problems around us. I used to only understand how to work with women and children’s health by directly helping women in a clinic. Now in the health program we have started to work with over 2000 youth that are in our town studying.

We are working with TB, HIV and AIDS patients and have even been able to set up our own TB shelter. We also know how to use drama, how to train others and also importantly how to advocate the health needs of the people to the government.”

TWOAT’s main fund raising event in the autumn will be the Fashion Show we are jointly organising with Walton Primary School to take place on Thursday Sept 28 in the Riddell Hall.

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SYDNEY ROBERT SANDEMAN “PRO REGE ET PATRIA” Here is the final part of the story of a young local WW1 soldier and his commemorative window designed by stained glass artist Christopher Whall, installed one hundred years ago in St Peter’s Church, Walton on the Hill

George Sandeman’s country house close to Walton Heath Golf Club.

Picture with kind permission from Richard Saunders & Company.

t is no surprise then, that in his book about the development of Walton-onthe-Hill, David Metcalfe tells that George Sandeman commissioned his country retreat with the architect Edward John May of Hart Street, Bloomsbury, a leading exponent of the Arts & Crafts house design. Commenced in 1905, George’s country house was built in this style. It originally included a very much larger footprint than in later years, extending to almost opposite the Walton Heath Golf Club which was opened at the same time. George would have therefore benefited from the new houses being built

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close by as some of his land was used for this purpose. Censuses and Electoral Registers taken in 1911 and 1914 reveal that the Sandemans had two addresses: 42 Kensington Square, (formerly of 35 Fitzroy Square), both addresses in Bloomsbury, and Dean’s Cottage, Deans Lane, Walton-on-the-Hill. In the 1911 Census there is no mention of Ethel, who may have died.

George threw himself into country life.

He began to dabble in property development, purchasing and living in for a short time several other properties in Surrey, before renting them out and living

S Y D N EY R OB ERT SA N D EM A N permanently in Deans Cottage. Walton Heath Golf Club archives show that George, his cousin Fraser, and Sydney were some of its founding members!

George also practiced law in Dorking (as well as London) and at one time became an MP for the Tadworth area, though this interest ceased at the onset of World War I. Fraser Sandeman wrote books about Fly Fishing, one of them called “By Hook and By Crook”, which was published in the 1880’s.

Other Sandeman relatives seem to have been leading lights in Dorking society, as they were often mentioned in local newspapers in connection with garden fetes, weddings, parties, ladies luncheons, etc. Life in the little village of Walton-on-the-Hill was very quiet – it would have taken George and his family just a ten minute to stroll from Deans Cottage to arrive at St Peter’s Church.

Sydney was fortunate enough to grow up with every advantage – his prep school “Sandroyd” was begun in 1888 at the home of Reverend Louis Wesley, great grandson of Charles Wesley, at Sandroyd House in Cobham. When the Reverend was married, two masters from Elstree School – Charles Wilson and William Hornby, took over the running of Sandroyd as Headmaster and Deputy Head respectively. In 1895 they relocated the school to forty acres of the Farmile Estate in Cobham with its own Nine Hole golf course, a heated swimming pool and two squash courts! The school motto was “Niti Est Nitere”: “To Strive is to Shine”....and Sydney certainly continued to do so. He transferred to Winchester College – his House name was “Sergeants”, named after the founder of the House. The College motto was

“Manners Maketh Man”, and “Manners” meant chivalry as well as polite behaviour.

Winchester had its own Officer Training Corps and Rifle Corps as a way of introducing the boys to army life. To protect the Realm was paramount.

After Winchester, Sydney went up to University College in Oxford, to study law.

He gained his final Honours in Jurisprudence (the science, study and theory of law) in the Trinity term of 1909, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts with a Second Class Degree. It was usual to proceed to a Master of Arts Degree seven years after achieving the BA, but Sydney’s MA was conferred in just four years on 12th June 1913.

Sydney next served time with the Territorial Force, but resigned to commence his career as a solicitor, working with his Father. On 8th June 1914 Sydney was enrolled as a Freemason at the Quadratic Lodge at Hampton Court. His photograph, taken during this period, shows a dignified young man with sandy coloured hair brushed straight back from his forehead, a military moustache and steady blue eyes. With a happy, settled time and interesting career before him, all was well... until War was declared.

Lawyer Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) had written a poem about the war in Africa. Each verse ended in the phrase “Play up, play up – and play the game”.

Newbolt believed that War should be fought in the same spirit as school games...with energy, conviction, courage and honour, with which many concurred.

To fight for one’s country would have seemed an exciting prospect for a young man. When World War I was announced, C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 6

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Sydney, who could not wait to serve his country, re-enlisted on 31st August 1914.

It is possible that he may have literally walked to The Drill Hall (now The Riddell Hall) in Deans Lane, one minute away from Deans Cottage, to report to one Herbert Savage, the Walton Primary School Headmaster – also a TA Sergeant in the East Surrey Regiment - whose platoon was based there. It is known that Savage actually recruited 160 men at the Drill Hall, who would have then had to make their way to Epsom Magistrates Court in Ashley Road to be sworn in.

Lieutenant Sydney Sandeman was posted to the 2nd Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery, a Division of the Territorial Force.

He was landed in France on 16th March 1915. Between 17th and 22nd April, the British forces at Ypres were involved in the Battle of Hill 60 – an operation to lay explosives under the enemy trenches. The last day of that operation, was the first day of the Second Battle of Ypres, when the Germans used poison gas followed by a rapid infantry attack, which broke the Allied Front Line. Sydney was reported injured, and then missing on 22nd April.

Despite this, George Sandeman still held out hope for his son. In the Daily Express for 19th May 1915 a desperate advertisement appeared, requesting news. When none came, Sydney’s death was later confirmed as 22nd April 1915.

Sydney’s grave, like those of thousands of other young soldiers, is unknown. He is commemorated in Oxford’s War Cloister, Outer C1, and at the Menin Gate Memorial, Panel Nine. His name is carved on the monument to The Fallen outside St Peter’s Church and on the Roll of Honour, inside.

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With no grave to revere during the lonely years which followed his treasured son’s death, George Sandeman wished for a commemorative window at St Peter’s Church in his memory. He commissioned Christopher Whall, who’d become a well known and admired stained glass artist*, for this work. It was installed in 1917, exactly one hundred years ago.

One wonders if, when George visited St Peter’s to look at Sydney’s window, he might have thought back through the years to his ancestors in British India..... of the dazzling colours and the flourishing creativity of design, borne of those giants of men, John Lockwood Kipling and William Morris. Close to his country home in Deans Lane, St Peter’s would hold for all time a lasting and fitting tribute to his only child, Sydney Robert Sandeman.

M. Page If you would like to consider becoming a Friend of St Peter’s, please contact Philip Truett on 01737 813832 or email philip@truett.co.uk - further details about the fund raising campaign can be found on page XX. Grateful thanks is offered to Peter Cormack, MBE FSA, author of Arts & Crafts Stained Glass (Yale University Press, 2015), who has studied and written about Christopher Whall during forty years of research, for providing expertise and advice about the artist for this article.

Also thanked are Walton-on-the-Hill’s NADFAS and History Society, Dorking and Bourne Hall Museums, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Oxford University Archives and Churchwardens from St Peter’s, without whom, Sydney Robert Sandeman’s story could not be told.

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50 supercars with a combined value of almost £60 million took part in The Supercar Event at Dunsfold Park this weekend (2425 June), raising more than £100,000 for The Children’s Trust to help children with brain injury.

Thousands of visitors paid to take a passenger ride around the famous Top Gear track in supercars, including a Ferrari F40, McLaren 570GT, Ferrari 488 Spider, Ariel Nomad, Mercedes AMG GTR, Ferrari 458 Speciale, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Lamborghini Aventador SV and a Pagini Huarya that on its own is worth a cool £2 million.

Celebrities including Shane Richie and Phil Tufnell attended the event which is now in its 11th year, and enjoyed attractions such as displays from 1990 Benetton F1 car, Caterham Sevens, hovercrafts, Diggerland, Lexus LFA and a 4x4 course. The event was hosted by TV presenter Craig Phillips and racing driver Nick Whale.

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event with his family, said: “I love the Supercar Event – being taken out on the Top Gear track is superb and there’s so much to do. I went out in a Lamborghini and took the kids on a helicopter ride.

Knowing it’s all for a good cause – helping The Children’s Trust – makes it extra special. Everyone had such a great time.”

Dalton Leong, Chief Executive at The Children’s Trust, said: “We’ve had some really special cars out on the track over the last two days and raised a fantastic amount to help children with brain injury.

Every penny raised will help us to provide specialist therapy, care and education for children with brain injury and neurological conditions. The generosity of our visitors and everyone who volunteers to make the event such a huge success never fails to amaze me, and is greatly appreciated. Watch this space for the date to The Supercar Event 2018.”

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ctress Joely Richardson, Comedian Tim Vine, and the Mayor of Reigate and Banstead made special appearances at The Children’s Trust to thank volunteers this month.

The Children’s Trust, which helps children with brain injury, has over 500 volunteers who help with a huge range of different roles from driving and administration to working with children, events and in the charity's shops. Collectively over 100,000 hours are dedicated by the volunteers every year. During National Volunteering Week (1-7 June) a range of activities were organised to thank each of the volunteers for their support.

Actress Joely Richardson attended a thank you barbecue where she met volunteer Diane Graham, whose son

received respite care at the charity.

Comedian Tim Vine made a special trip to the Epsom charity shop to meet some of retail volunteers, including Scott Burns (pictured). Whilst at the shop, Tim drew the winners of the charity Superdraw raffle, which raised over £21,000. He went on to call some of the winners personally to tell them the good news.

The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead also thanked volunteers with a visit to the charity headquarters in Tadworth as part of the Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead ‘Big Thank You Roadshow’, where volunteers across Surrey were thanked for their hard work.

To find out more about how you can get involved in volunteering for The Children’s Trust, visit www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/volunteer

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FRAUD & SCAMS his is the second in a series of articles on frauds and scams, currently the fastest growing area for crimes attempted in the UK. Neighbourhood Watch has an important role to warn people how to avoid these attempts themselves and the things they should watch out for if they have potentially vulnerable friends or relatives.

Crimes committed in or around a person’s home often cause the most distress as victims typically feel that their own personal security has been compromised. Criminals will often target the elderly and a sad consequence of this is that victims are significantly more likely to have to move into a care home within months of an incident. Distraction burglaries are an example of theft combined with deception where criminals pretend that they have a legitimate reason for coming to a person’s house such as reading a meter or looking into a gas or water leak. They distract the resident whilst an accomplice effects some form of theft. A robust door safety chain system is to be recommended and admittance denied until adequate credentials have been checked.

Another potential scam can be doorstep offers to do work cheaply because the tradesman is already doing something similar in the vicinity. In the event the victim finds that sub-standard work has been done or that they have been inveigled into a contract for expensive work that they do not need. Note that contracts for work entered into in a person’s home normally must have a 14 day cooling off

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period and Trading Standards can provide window stickers telling non-invited traders not to call.

Physical intimidation can be involved with the scammers insisting on payment and sometimes marching victims to a cash point or bank. Bank staff are being trained to watch out for situations where a vulnerable person arrives to make a significant cash withdrawal accompanied by another person. If you have a potentially vulnerable relative, as a step before getting Power of Attorney, some banks will agree to set up a Third Party Mandate on a specific account so that you have the ability to monitor transactions to detect any unusual withdrawals. Some banks are now trialling systems whereby online transactions for certain accounts can have an automatic delay built into them.

Relatives and neighbours should look for evidence of a series of jobs being done on a property belonging to a vulnerable person that does not appear to need the work.

If a successful fraud has been perpetrated on yourself or a relative you should report this to the Police using the non-emergency 101 number or online reporting mechanisms. If you are aware of a failed attempt at a scam this can be reported to Action Fraud, the agency that monitors trends in frauds and assesses the likelihood of a successful prosecution before deciding whether to pass details to local Police or Trading Standards as appropriate. Action Fraud can be contacted online or via 0300 123 2040.

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TALK ABOUT ST PETER’S y way of celebrating the creation of Friends, the Chairman of the Local History Society, Tim Richardson, gave us a very interesting ‘Time Line’ talk on 16th June about the history of St Peter’s over the last 700 years, dwelling on the Rectors during that period and what they had to deal with, both politically and ecclesiastically. It is amazing what they had to cope with and it is even more amazing that the Church itself has stood the test of time. It made one think that what we are trying to achieve with Friends makes it even more worthwhile. This talk, which included reference to some of the memorials in the Church, was followed by a fascinating tour of the Churchyard where people have been laid to rest

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throughout the history of the Church. Tim dealt with some of the more recent military and war-time memorials whilst Philip Truett spoke about two famous golfers. There can be few graves of a five-times winner of the Open Championship, James Braid, and a twice winner of the Amateur Championship, Sir Ernest Holderness, within a comparatively short putt of each other!

If anyone, who has not already subscribed to Friends of St Peter’s and who would like to do so, please contact Philip Truett on 01737 813832 or at philip@truett.co.uk When contemplating this, please remember Friends is only to do with the preservation of the Church building and the maintenance of the Churchyard.

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CHARITY 20/20 COMPETITION

adworth Cricket Club are enjoying a successful season, helped by some great weather. On Sunday 2nd July Tadworth held their annual Presidents Day event and chose this year to hold a 20/20 competition on behalf of The Children’s Trust in Tadworth. 4 teams took part – Tadworth Cricket Club, The Children’s Trust, Epsom College/RAC Club, Free Foresters.

All teams were captained by young players - Jack Stevenson, Will Ireland, Charlie Bawden and James Robinson.

Tadworth Cricket Club have obtained new playing and training kit this year, including the Children’s Trust logo, and many of the players chose to wear this for the first time.

On a beautiful summer’s day watched by a large crowd Tadworth won the opening game against the Children’s Trust with Mark and Adam Baldwin both scoring 52.

Tadworth scored an impressive 190 in their 20 overs. In the second game Epsom College/RAC Club beat Free Foresters, with Christoph Sander scoring 50 for the Free Foresters. In the final match Tadworth beat Epsom College/RAC Club with Mark and Adam Baldwin again scoring well with 50 and 45 respectively.

In an exciting day of cricket a total of 40 sixes were scored, only 10 less than the 50 fours scored.

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The day raised around £1,400 for the Children’s Trust through a raffle with some excellent prizes. The raffle was drawn by the Mayor and Mayoress of Reigate and Banstead. The main prize of a stay at the RAC Club with dinner was won by Alice Baldwin – 2nd XI bowler and Scotland player – who was recovering from a shoulder dislocation which occurred at the 2nd XI game on the previous Saturday.

One of the players, Stef Sander had grown his hair long and had it all shaved off, much to the amusement of the watching crowd, to raise more money for the Trust In other news, the Colts continue to meet on Friday evenings for coaching but there is also a Monday evening All Stars session (sponsored by the English Cricket Board) session for 4-6 year olds. Senior cricket is progressing well with the 1st XI currently 3rd in the Surrey Downs League Division 1, having won 7 of their 9 games. Opening batsman, Craig Stevenson has scored the most runs so far in the League with an impressive 480 at an average of 69.

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