Ashdown Forest Living October issue

October 2021

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Dear Residents,

Whats inside this month

Welcome to the October issue.

We hope you’ve all had a lovely start to Autumn and are enjoying the outdoors as it morphs into the beautiful colours of the new season.

Our What’s on page is now filling up with events in the Ashdown Forest Area We also bring you fabulous news about another repair cafe opening in the area.

Gardening

By Volunteering You Can Help To Save A Life

Our front cover is a photo of the spectacular, new Pooh’s house, just opened in Ashdown Forest for people to book a ‘bearbnb’ stay. See our article for all the low down.

There is also an important conservation piece from the forest. Guardians of the Forest

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If you are a community group or charity and you would like more promotion please drop us a line.

Thank you for supporting our local businesses this Autumn.

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Poppy Appeal This year has been a momentous year for the Royal British Legion (RBL), as they celebrated their centenary.

This year Remembrance Sunday falls on the 14th November.

Although the work of the RBL continues through the year supporting our armed services, late October, early November is our busiest time. This year in Forest Row, we are again not doing a house-to-house collection.

Poppies, crosses etc. will be available in some shops and there will be three collections in the village on Saturdays 30th October, 6th and 13th November. If you are able to help with this, I am sure Carolyn Aitken on 01342 823611 will be pleased to hear from you.

On Saturday 23rd October at 12 noon, there will be a recital in Holy Trinity Church, raising money jointly for the church and appeal. I am very pleased that Gareth Dafydd Morris and Claire Watkins will be performing. We look forward to seeing you which I am sure will be an enjoyable performance.

On Saturday 13th November, 'Poppy Day', we will be holding our annual RBL coffee morning in the Peter Griffits Hall. Please come and have a coffee, buy some cakes and enjoy a chat with friends, while supporting the appeal.

Remembrance Sunday falls on the 14th November. As in years gone by, we will begin at the War Memorial with the wreath laying at 10:30am, followed by the service in Holy Trinity Church. We look forward to seeing everyone again this year.

The RBL is always looking for new members.

If you are interested, please contact our Membership Secretary Jane Wogan on 01342 825382 Simon Morris – Chairman Forest Row RBL

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Our volunteer drivers & co-ordinators help parishioners in Forest Row & Ashurstwood, as well as other AFHC patients, to get to medical appointments, & we interpret this very widely to include dentists & opticians through to spiritual healing & hospital visits - anything that can be seen as benefitting physical & mental health.

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By Volunteering You Can Help To Save A Life If you are fed up with speeding drivers on the roads through Ashdown Forest, here’s an offer that might interest you. If you have a couple of hours to spare once or twice a month, we’d welcome you as a volunteer to do some detective work.

Relax, it doesn’t require you to wear out shoe leather or join the constabulary. Instead, you would join the Community Speedwatch (CSW) group whose members monitor our local roads to help identify and report speedsters.

action including personal visits to repeat and/ or super-fast law-breakers.

Speeding drivers on the roads through Ashdown Forest are a chronic community problem. They endanger themselves, other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, horses and of course, the area’s diverse and abundant wildlife. Not to mention the harmful effects of additional fuel consumption, pollution and excess noise.

How much time is required?

Our part-time volunteers – using policeapproved radar equipment – reported 1245 drivers on forest roads in the past 12 months.

Drivers “caught” by CSW are reported to Sussex Police who take appropriate follow-up

CSW teams of two already operate every week in Maresfield, Nutley, Fairwarp, Duddleswell and on their connecting roads. But to expand our reach and frequency a larger team is needed.

After some training, we are looking for a commitment of an hour a week, a fortnight or even as little as one hour per month at times that suit you.

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Guardians of the Forest

Local volunteers work to preserve rare birds in Ashdown © Alastair Gray

as the birds are vulnerable to disturbance by predators and human visitors.

The Nightjar arrives in the UK between April and mid-May and migrates in August. During the day their incredible camouflage allows them to sit motionless on the ground, unseen to all but the most vigilant observers. Many visitors only encounter them by hearing their distinctive call which rings out on the heathland on warm evenings.

A group of dedicated citizen scientists have been working with two of Ashdown Forest’s rarest birds to track their populations and check on the health of forest. The Dartford Warbler and Nightjar are indicators of the vitality of the forest as they depend on the area’s unique heathland landscape.

The Ashdown Bird Group have carried out their Dartford Warbler survey whilst a number of volunteers, coordinated by the Conservators of Ashdown Forest came together to survey the Nightjar population.

The surveys are essential to chart the population numbers of the birds. They are protected and on the UK conservation amber watchlist.

The surveys revealed that wherever there is suitable habitat on the forest the Dartford Warbler is found. With the size of the forest there should be more territories, so the longterm management of the rare heathland management is critical. Meanwhile the number of Nightjar territories is down from the number recorded in 2010. This is a concern

James Adler, Ashdown Forest Chief Executive said: “It’s so rewarding to have local people helping us get accurate population numbers of these two incredible species. The presence of these birds really highlights the value of Ashdown Forest’s lowland heathland. We will continue to work to maintain the landscape and ensure the future of these beautiful birds.”

Ashdown Forest has an international reputation for its heathland and biodiversity and currently has the protection of a number of international and national conservation statuses – including Special Protection Area (SPA), Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and

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The Dartford Warbler national population crashed to just a few pairs in the 1960’s following extreme winter snowfall. It continues to recover slowly; lowland heathland is crucial to its recovery.

“We will shortly be unveiling our vision for Ashdown Forest and looking at how we can all work together to ensure this jewel in the crown of the Sussex landscape continues to thrive and adapt to the challenges of the future”.

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Help our bees & insect colonies now for 2022 The simple way to encourage wildflowers into your garden patch is to basically stop mowing that area (or the whole lawn if you wish!). Adopt a two-cut approach to your lawn, mowing once in autumn and then again in spring, removing all of the cut grass afterwards. This will lower fertility and give perennial wildflowers a chance to push through the grass.

You’ll soon see species such as rough hawkbit, yarrow and selfheal coming through, depending on your soil type. Your once sterile lawn will soon be buzzing with life. Plus you’ll have the time to enjoy it, now you’re not doing all that mowing and fretting about the state of the lawn.

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What’s On in October SUNDAY 10TH OCTOBER Nutley Windmill, Crowborough Road, Nutley: Open afternoons from 2:30 to 5:30pm. Please park in Friends Clump car park, then follow the signs to the windmill. No charge, but donations always welcome.

SUNDAY 10TH OCTOBER Giants of Steam Autumn Gala. Thundering giants join Bluebell Railway’s home fleet locos for its annual autumn gala! See website for details.

WEDNESDAY 13TH OCTOBER East Grinstead Art Society: Demonstration of oil painting using knives by Fiona Hooper at 2pm. At Meridian Hall, East Court. Contact: iangraham111@ btinternet.com.

THURSDAY 14TH OCTOBER Arts Society Ashdown Forest presents Bertie Pearce with The Dancing Faun: A Personal Story of a Masterpiece. The extraordinary tale of how a small bronze statue, which had sat in his grandfather’s garden for 40 years, was discovered as a master piece and ended up in the Getty Museum. Covid guidelines apply. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, contact: christinemt1952@gmail.com.

THURSDAY 14TH OCTOBER Groombridge History Group. Dr Janet Pennington is to give a talk on Sussex Inn names’ signs and their history of patronage, social status and events.

Members and guests welcome. 8pm, at Village Hall, Groombridge. Contact: rhmayall@outlook.com.

SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER Autumn Recital, Forest Row, in aid of Holy Trinity Church / R.B.L. Poppy Appeal with Claire Watkins, soprano and Gareth Dafydd Morris, tenor.

At 12noon. Holy Trinity Parish Church. Retiring collection/ refreshments.

WEDNESDAY 27TH OCTOBER Birds of Antarctica. This presentation by Chris Collins focusses on the Ross Sea and New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands and is organised by RSPB East Grinstead group. Further information and dates of field outings are on the RSPB website.

At 8pm, at East Court, East Grinstead. Contact: pkandcjholland@aol.com.

SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER Grinstead Concert Band present their Poppy Concert, raising funds for the RBL. There will be

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a wide variety of music to enjoy, and we will finish with the Sunset Ceremony. With many charities including the Royal British Legion having reduced donations in the last year, EGCB would like to put on an event to remember and raise as much as possible.

Do come along and support your local band, and local RBL branch. Tickets £10, available on the door.

At 7:30pm, St Mary’s Church, Windmill Land, East Grinstead. Contact: egcb.enquiries@gmail.com.

SUNDAY 31ST OCTOBER Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club Open Day. Based in the centre of Crowborough we offer tennis, squash and racketball. We have internal competitions and social play with teams competing at every level. We also have coaching programmes to suit all levels and age groups. Come and see us and sample the facilities. At 10am, Church Road, TN6 1BN. Contact jsweet654@gmail.com.

THURSDAY 11TH NOVEMBER Arts Society Ashdown Forest presents Georgina Bexon for Rituals and Riches, the history of the South Indian Temple. Southern India offers up a treasure trove of visual history through its beautiful ancient temples, built by a succession of mighty dynasties. Georgina’s lecture explores the fascinating temple tradition of Southern India - a journey of 2,000 years. Covid guidelines apply. Details or to join the society contact Donald Speedie 01892 336688, at 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove. Contact: christinemt1952@gmail.com.

FRIDAY 12TH NOVEMBER Lunchtime Concert in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. A mix of Opera, Serenata, Folk Song and Chamber Music. Rare and not so rare music for Tenor, Bassoon and piano by Mussorgsky, Boyce, Britten, Chopin, Elgar and Donizetti. Performed by professional musicians. 1-2pm. Crowborough United Church, Croft Rd. Tickets from J&K Gallery, Croft Rd TN6 1DL £10 (Cash) or at the door on the day. Text enquiries; 07749394145.

22ND – 31ST OCTOBER The BrickWorks! Adventure. Intrepid explorers can journey into the great unknown at Sheffield Park Station. Float among our locomotive Giants of the Steam Age in SteamWorks and marvel at 15 amazing BRICKLIVE Outer Space models on display. Featuring a 310cm high Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket made with 68,583 bricks. See website for more details.

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4th November – Alan Brindle: Magic Lantern Show, ‘Victorian Humour’.

2nd December – Andy Thomas: ‘Christmas – A Festive History’

A NEW REPAIR CAFÉ LAUNCHES Following the opening of a Repair Café in Forest Row, Chailey and East Grinstead, the Repair Café movement is coming to Lindfield, the newest in the area.

These talks start at 7pm. Tickets £5 for UDPS members, £8 for non-members. Please book in advance at Bridge Cottage.

The 6th November will be the inaugural café meet-up and it will run every 1st Saturday of the month from 10am-1pm at the Lindfield United Reform Church.

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8. Which country has the most tornadoes by area?

9. Who Entered The 1973 Eurovision Song Contest With 'Congratulations'?

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The ‘Bearbnb’ is situated in Ashdown Forest, inspired by A.A. Milne’s original tales. Fans will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the iconic world of Pooh and Friends.

Disney-appointed illustrator, Kim Raymond, who curated ‘Pooh’s house’ has been drawing the iconic bear for over 30 years. Kim, who spared no detail, took inspiration from the original decorations of E.H. Shepard: “I have been illustrating Winnie the Pooh for thirty years and I continue to be inspired by the classic decorations of E.H. Shepard and the more recent Disney stories. This is a unique experience that brings the charm of Pooh to life for fans, whilst honouring the original adventures that have been so important to many people for 95 years.”

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A host of wellness products, including yoga mats, journals and throws will be available to encourage guests to embrace their natural surroundings and live more like Pooh, who is famous for going at his own pace.

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• 1 whole butternut squash (peeled, de-seeded and diced)

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• 2/3 large peeled white potatoes

2. Gently sauté the onions and garlic in 2 tbsp of olive oil. When softened add squash and potatoes, stir careful not to colour or burn ingredients. Add 4 sage leaves, stalks included.

• 1 large white onion finely diced • 1 garlic clove finely chopped • 2 litres of vegetable stock (made from stock cubes or homemade) or water

3. Cover with the 2 litres of stock or water, cover pan and simmer until squash and potatoes are fully cooked, about 20-30 mins.

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On All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (Nov 1st& 2nd) beggers went door to door ‘souling’; a song was sung and promises of prayers for the dead of the household made, in exchange for ‘soul cakes’, apples and ale. Apparently, this was a fusion of Pagan and Christian ritual.

The soul cakes were usually filled with allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or other sweet spices, raisins or currants, and topped with the mark of a cross to signify that these were alms.

In 1891 the souler’s song was recorded as containing the following lyrics: A soul! a soul! a soul-cake!

Please good Missis, a soul-cake!

An apple, a pear, a plum, or a cherry, Any good thing to make us all merry.

One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all.

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Speed observes a “special mark” of a man in love is “to speak, puling like a beggar at Hallowmas” - (meaning of puling: whining, whimper).

Souling took on variations in different parts of the country, for instance, in Cheshire, during the 19th century souling also included performing plays and carrying an ‘Old Hob’ which consisted of a horse’s head enveloped in a sheet. The head would be put on a pole and sometimes, a candle would be lit inside and the bearer covered with the sheet.

Souling is of course, the ancestor of trick or treating… thankfully we have moved on from horses heads, though we still sometimes wear white sheets and definitely go door to door asking for goodies!

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