Out & About Magazine, North Surrey, Jan-Feb 2022

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2022

DE-CLUTTER YOUR

home

a fresh start for the new year

New year WINTER WALKS in Surrey

EXCITING EVENTS PLANNED FOR

Epsom in 2022

Plus: Banstead Arts Festival Society • Seasonal Baking • Epsom News Banstead Arts Festival Society • Horton Arts Centre • Polesden Lacey Gardener’s Notes • New Year Detox • A Love of Hats • Local Schools Read the magazine online today! www.issuu.com/outaboutmagazine

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Features 6 New Year Detox

Regulars 4 Letter from the Editor 9 Gardening Notes From Polesden Lacey’s Gardens and Outdoors Manager

10 Coffee Break 20 Recipe Enjoy an indulgent chocolate torte

26 Local Schools

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Local expert Karen Powell tells you how to organise and de-clutter your home for the New Year

7 Banstead Arts Festival Society Sublime live music to enjoy this February

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12 New Year Winter Walks Blow away the cobwebs after a busy Christmas

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Feature shows not to be missed this winter

17 Horton Arts Centre

Prepares to open it’s doors in 2022

22 A busy 2022 for Epsom Exciting events to look forward to

Winter Wildlife

24 Local History All about Mrs Beeton

26 A Love of Hats Margaret Bovington

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Welcome

Hello January and welcome to our first edition of 2022.

The Horton Arts Centre trialled their opening with a classical concert and look forward to fully opening in 2022. P17

We may find ourselves in the middle of another unusual winter, but the new year still abounds with possibilities. We talk to local expert Karen Powell on how to organise and de-clutter your home for the New Year. P6

Wow your loved ones with our recipe for a rich dark chocolate torte, topped with fresh, juicy raspberries or pomegranate seeds. P20 Learn about Epsom’s exciting plans and events organised for 2022. P22

If you’d like to get out and enjoy some sublime music this February, check out Banstead Arts Society Festival. P7

Local Milliner Margaret Bovington, owner and creator of Emms Millinery, tells us all about her love of hats. If you have a special occasion to attend this year, she’s definitely worth a read. P26

Alex Wigley, Polesden Lacey’s Gardens and Outdoors Manager tells us all about their garden this January and February. P9

Happy New Year everyone!

Amanda

With the crisp cold fresh air and some beautiful scenery, why not wrap up warm and head out to explore the beautiful Surrey countryside this winter. P12

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Epsom Playhouse tells us all the shows available to enjoy this winter. P14

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Out & About talks to local expert Karen Powell on how to organise and de-clutter your home for the New Year Hello I’m Karen - I’m organised!

I’m a natural problem solver, as anyone who knows me will tell you! I love people and I want to help them to be confident and happy. I believe happiness starts at home and if home feels out of control so will you. It follows that you won’t feel happy there, right?

New to being organised?

These are my top organising tips: 1. Don’t set yourself up to fail.

Start small and aim for a goal each day like one drawer or one shelf.

2. Keep like with like - that way

even if everything feels like it could be tidier at least it’ll be together so you can find it.

I help people everyday gain control and begin to live and feel happy at home. So, whether it’s a living room, kitchen, garage, or a wardrobe to be sorted, I can help.

3. Get in a professional if you can!

It’s my job to figure people out; How they’re living and using their space, versus how they want to live and how much time and effort they have to prepare and invest.

Seriously, the time saving relief is real and if you can’t, follow someone like me on Instagram @theorganisinglady who gives away free regular tips and advice. You will begin to create good habits.

How can I help?

I offer a transformational decluttering service, helping clients say goodbye to things they don’t need by making some simple, practical changes for a more organised and clutter free way of living. I have over 25 years practical organising experience.

I work with families, downsizers, business’s, divorce, bereavement, packing & unpacking - offering a personal service which takes the stress out moving.

If you asked me one rule for improved organisation and to feel more organised anywhere at home… make sure things that go together, stay together.…

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BANSTEAD ARTS FESTIVAL SOCIETY

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CHARLOTTE SALUSTE-BRIDOUX, violin LJUBICA STOJANOVIC, piano SATURDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2022, 7.30 pm

French violinist Charlotte SalusteBridoux was a prize-winner in the inaugural Young Concert Artists’ Trust [London] and Concert Artists Guild [New York] International Auditions.

She and her regular duo pianist Ljubica Stovanovic, herself a winner of over twenty national and international competitions, bring us a programme that covers the widest range of styles and emotions, from Mozartian elegance to Bartókian passion, by way of major works by Brahms and Janáček.

VENUE: Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead SM7 3AJ MOZART: Violin Sonata in F major, K376 JANÁČEK: Violin Sonata [1914] BARTÓK: Rhapsody No 2 for violin and piano, Sz 89 BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No 1 in G major, Op 78

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WORLD AS A CANVAS Artists’ work on display A collection of original paintings and works will go on display at Bourne Hall this October. Featuring contemporary and classical works, painted in oils, watercolours and acrylics, the exhibition will showcase the creative talents of members of Epsom and Ewell Art Group.

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NATIONAL TRUST

Gardener’s NOTES

Alex Wigley, Polesden Lacey’s Gardens and Outdoors Manager, writes Home Farm Orchard at Polesden Lacey is a popular retreat for families in the summer. Children can visit the chickens and see the beehives and bug hotel while parents watch contentedly on the picnic benches. All the while, local and heritage apple varieties such as ‘Crawley beauties’, ‘Claygate pearmains’ and ‘Byfleet seedling’, are slowly growing ready for harvesting in the autumn, and eating in our café. In the winter months, we work on pruning the trees to ensure a bountiful harvest the following year.

If you have tree fruit such as apples and pears at home, now is the perfect time for their main prune when dormant between November and March. This may be formative to help shape a younger tree, to stimulate fruit bud production on an established tree, or regenerative on a neglected tree. Formative pruning depends on the intended size and shape of the tree-whether you are aiming for an open-grown bush, or trained forms such as espaliers, cordons, or fans.

Firstly, clean sharp secateurs and saws are essential, ideally cleaned between trees to prevent the transfer of diseases.

Short fruit bud spurs

Regardless of shape, for good crops, you are aiming to stimulate the tree to produce fruit buds rather than leafy vigorous shoots. On some tip-bearing varieties, this may be at the tips of growth, and on spur-bearing varieties, this will be at the base of last year’s growth or on short side spurs.

Remove any diseased or damaged material, or crossing branches which are rubbing and any rotten fruit from last year. Good airflow is important to prevent diseases so thin out dense crowded growth which will also allow more light to reach forming fruit.

By reducing the length of ‘leaders’ at the end of each growth by around a third, and side shoots to a few buds the tree will be encouraged to produce fruit buds.

If you have a tip-bearing variety such as ‘Discovery’ or ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ then pruning should aim to replace a proportion of older branches each year by cutting them back to a new shoot near the truck to form a replacement branch.

Remove crossing branches

Remove old rotten fruit

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NEW ARTWORK TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE AT EPSOM STATION Passengers arriving and departing from Epsom station are now treated to a stunning artwork installation, courtesy of Go Epsom Business Improvement District.

Consisting of 10 original, commissioned artworks that focus on the rich history and heritage of Epsom, the installation was created by British artist, Eliza Southwood.

This is just one element that is going towards building a better visitor experience to Epsom”

Depicting Epsom Salts, busy markets, heritage buildings, horseracing and famous events, the imagery is reminiscent of iconic travel posters from the 1920’s, but has been given a strong, contemporary and striking look. The artworks are printed on plywood, an unusual and innovative method, in part to reduce the use of plastics in the project.

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WALKS IN SURREY There’s nothing nicer than a refreshing winter walk to blow away the cobwebs after a busy Christmas and new year.

With the crisp cold fresh air and some beautiful scenery, wrap up warm and head out to discover the beautiful Surrey countryside this winter.

A lovely route to explore takes you from Leatherhead to Dorking. It is a 9.5 kilometre trail that is good for all walkers, whether you prefer a brisk quick walk or a gentle amble.

Along the way you will get the opportunity to visit two historic market towns and the outstanding countryside of the Mole Gap, including Denbies, England’s largest vineyard. Discover a river that has carved a route through the chalk of the North Downs, some of the best ancient yew and box woodlands in Europe and historic parkland that has inspired famous

writers and artists through the centuries.

From Leatherhead Station you can pick up the silver metal arrows to guide you along this walk and all the way to Dorking. This walk is published through a collaboration with the Surrey County Council.

There are a few gentle gradients along the way, plus one short steep climb. The paths through parkland and woodland can get muddy so sensible footwear is required.

Navigate several kissing gates and some steps but there are no stiles

on route. Whilst most of the paths are fenced, a couple of sections cross fields/parkland where you might come across livestock, so please take particular care with dogs. On rare occasions the riverside paths can flood, so avoid this walk after prolonged heavy periods of rain. Please allow 3 hours to complete this walk.

This walk follows public footpaths and bridleways which cross private and public land. Information is included for your interest, but please respect people’s privacy, keep dogs under control and remember the Countryside Code.

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EPSOM PLAYHOUSE

What’s on

AT EPSOM PLAYHOUSE THIS WINTER Epsom Playhouse, located on Ashley Avenue in Epsom, share with us their upcoming shows for the whole family this winter.

ALL STAR SUPER SLAM WRESTLING

CIRCUS SPECTACULAR

Fri 14th January at 7.30pm

Tue 15th February at 3.00pm

Tickets: Adult £15, Child £10, Family £45

Tickets: Adult £16.50 Senior/Child £15.50, Family £60

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POP DIVAS

Sun 13th February at 12Noon & 3.30pm

Wednesday 16th February at 2.00pm

Tickets: £15

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OVENGLEAMERS

OVENGLEAMERS TOP TIPS FOR LOVING YOUR COOKER THIS NEW YEAR 1. I nvest in a non-stick oven liner. They help to catch all those annoying drips that stick to the bottom of your cooker, which later can become a burnt-on mess. Easy to wash or pop in the dishwasher.

2. D o not use harsh chemicals. Instead, try a safer

homemade option using items found around your household. For an all-purpose cleaner and deodorizer, mix together 4 tablespoons baking soda with 1 litre warm water.

3. G et the wiping habit! Wipe away any spillages

immediately with a damp cloth. Don’t give the mess a chance to stay. I know this sounds easy and as hard as you try it is a chore, the oven can still be hot and some of the stuff just doesn’t want to come off but stick with it. Get a microfibre cloth and use it wet with washing-up solution.

4. C over your roast! You need to stop the grease

spitting all over your lovely clean oven. To do this just put a lid on your roast tin or cover with foil or try a roasting bag. This way the inside of your oven and your grill (if its inside your oven) won’t become completely coated in grease when you are cooking. This grease, if left in the oven, becomes burnt on carbon in the long term and is very difficult to get off.

5. G et a professional in to Gleam It! If you really

can’t get all the dirt and grime out of your oven yourself then maybe call and book someone that can. A newly cleaned cooker will be sparkling and clean and if you follow our other tips, you will keep it clean, won’t you?

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THE HORTON ARTS CENTRE

CLASSICAL CONCERT KICKS OFF PILOT EVENTS AT THE HORTON

On Sunday 5 December The Horton, Epsom’s new arts centre, opened the doors to host its first ever live music event, a fantastic sold-out performance by The Denman Street Quartet. The quartet got everyone in the festive spirit, playing everything from I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.

The pilot performance allowed the venue to test the spaces and processes before they fully open in 2022.

Hosting the first audience since the renovation of the semi-derelict building six years ago was a big moment for the project team and volunteers. The Horton welcomed 120 visitors through the doors – the most people at any one time in the restored building to date.

The Horton Epsom is due to open fully in 2022, find out more at www.thehortonepsom.org

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2. C rack the eggs into a large bowl, add the sugar, and whisk for 5-8 mins until the consistency is thick, mousse-like and doubled in volume. Pour the chocolate mix around the edge of the bowl, then fold together slowly and carefully using a large metal spoon until the batter is evenly brown with the odd ribbon of chocolate appearing - this helps keep the light bubbles you have created. Sift over the almonds, flour and ¼ tsp salt, then fold in until mixed. Slowly pour the batter into the tin. Bake on a middle shelf for 30-35 mins, or until the cake is risen and set on top. Cool the cake in its tin on a rack.

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A BUSY 2022 FOR EPSOM

A BUSY 2022 F There is lots happening in Epsom in 2022, here’s just a few of the events to look forward to.

THE PLATINUM JUBILEE Her Majesty the Queen will be attending The Derby on the extended Bank Holiday weekend.

Her love of horseracing is, the stuff of legend and she is Patron of The Jockey Club so Epsom will be celebrating in style! There will be lots of events taking place in and around Epsom on every day of the weekend. A special Platinum Jubilee website will launch in February to keep everyone up to speed with the plans.

2ND – 5TH JUNE

EPSOM IN BLOOM Epsom, along with Ewell and Stoneleigh are entering South and South East in Bloom in 2022.

There are opportunities for community groups and residents to get involved in planting, not just in Epsom, but around the Borough. We’ve all discovered how good gardening is for our health over the past year or two – get involved in 2022!

Email info@epsombid.co.uk to register interest.

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LOCAL HISTORY

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In its first year, sales of Mrs Beeton’s eponymous Book of Household Management topped 60,000 making it one of the most famous cookery books ever published garnered from her childhood.

Born in 1836 in London, Isabella Mayson was the eldest of four children from the marriage of Elizabeth and Benjamin Mayson.

After her father died her mother married Henry Dorling, Clerk of the Course for Epsom races, who ran a successful printing and publishing company in Epsom with his father, William.

It is over 150 years since the first instalment of Isabella Beeton’s Book of Household Management was published, navigating many a young newlywed through the art of running a household.

Aimed at a captive middle-class market of women who had little practical experience or household skills, the book gave a step by step guide to carrying out domestic tasks and advice on topics ranging from childcare to managing servants. It was also the first to format recipes, listing ingredients before explaining how to cook the dish, in a layout that is still followed today.

Although she had little experience of running a large household much of Isabella’s knowledge was

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Between them the couple had eight children - and went on to have another 13 - so accommodation in the Dorling premises was cramped.

In 1845 Henry leased the Grandstand, a building which had been constructed 15 years earlier by Epsom Grand Stand Association.

An Unusual Childhood Henry bought a new printing press and moved his business to the Grandstand basement, leaving his father and sister Lucy to run the bookshop and stationers in Epsom High Street.

He began reforms to the building and the races, laying out a new Derby course in 1847 and building a new wing for the grandstand.

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As the eldest, Isabella was expected to look after the youngest of the brood who were sent off to live in the vast building which could accommodate 5,000 spectators.

On race days, when the grandstand returned to its original purpose, the children were packed off to Brighton.

In 1856, after a brief courtship Isabella married Sam Beeton, an entrepreneurial publisher who had realised that cheap books and magazines were selling well, because growing numbers of people had been taught to read for the first time. He also realised that there were two gaps in the market, no-one was publishing anything specially aimed at women or children.

The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine was the first cheap publication of its kind. Sam set essay competitions; commissioned columns and did his best with correspondents to Cupid’s Letter-Bag. Within a few months Isabella had taken over the household hints and cookery columns in the magazine. She added a third on childcare, the arrival of her own first baby did not interrupt the www.outaboutmagazine.co.uk

LOCAL HISTORY flow of work. Within a month of her debut she had evolved a characteristic style - brief, blunt and clear, supported by epigrams or proverbs.

Most of her recipes, though she tested them, came from earlier books. Only one recipe in the book Baroness Pudding, from the Baroness de Teissier of Woodcote Park, has an Epsom link.

An Erudite Cookery Book Isabella spent three years planning the Book of Household Management from the couple’s home in Pinner, and had it issued in parts along with the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine.

The Secrets of Organisation The Book of Household Management was the best organised publication of its kind.

There had been other works on the same subject, but none had the same cool efficiency. Isabella had watched her mother cope with 18 children and her father manage 250,000 racegoers, and she knew the secrets of organisation. The success of the book, which remains in print, led to future projects.

Apart from some training in German pastry making, which she received at finishing school in Heidelberg, and some subsequent lessons at Barnards the confectioners in Epsom, Isabella had never needed to cook herself.

In 1861 Isabella was called in to edit women’s features for a new magazine entitled The Queen.

Three years later she helped plan a girl’s magazine, the Young Englishwoman, and early in 1865 while working on the Dictionary of Cookery she gave birth to her fourth child.

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