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JULY-AUGUST 2018

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OF DISCOVERY

ON SURREY’S BACCHUS MARATHON

Search for Epsom's Best Businesses • Music in Nork Park • Summer season at Epsom Playhouse • New chapter for Whitehall Museum • Amble through Epsom’s past on guided history walks • Power Play at Polesden Lacey Fuzzchat Brewery

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INSIDE Regulars

Features

4 Letter from the Editor & Editor’s Tips 32 Schools New life for old uniform

6 MGSO4 Festival Year of discovery 8 The story of Henry Wicker Festival premiere for musical composition 10 Epsom’s Finest Search for Epsom’s best businesses gets underway 12 Craft Beer Fuzzchat Brewery 16 The Beat Goes On Music in Nork Park 17 Feast of Entertainment Summer season at Epsom Playhouse 20 Architectural Gem Doors open on new chapter for Whitehall Cheam 21 Wine Run Vineyard provides backdrop for marathon 22 Amble through time Delve into Epsom’s past on guided history walks 24 Power Play Exhibition explores life of influential socialite Maggie Greville

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Welcome Hello July!

Long, hot days and balmy evenings are what summer is all about.

It was a dry, hot summer in 1618 when villager Henry Wicker made a chance discovery that led to Epsom becoming England’s first spa town.

Celebrities of the day stayed for the whole summer season in Epsom, to drink and bathe in the famous mineral water which Wicker first spotted bubbling up in the hollow of a hoof print on Epsom Downs.

Discovery is the theme of Epsom’s MGSO4 Arts Festival – named after the chemical formula for Epsom Salts. A week of performances, workshops, exhibitions and interactive events,

including the world premiere of a musical composition

by Greg Harradine, kicks off on July 2 to celebrate the 400-year anniversary.

There will be music spanning the decades as the popular Music in Nork Park returns this July with a line-up of old and new favourites guaranteed to get festival goers up and dancing.

Star of stage and screen Lee Mead stops off in Epsom this month on his UK tour, which marks a decade since he first donned Joseph’s famous technicolour dreamcoat in the West End. He is just one of a number of top acts in the Playhouse’s summer season of entertainment.

We go behind the doors of Epsom’s new microbrewery and discover how craft beer is enjoying something of a revival.

Plus the search begins to find the borough’s best businesses with the launch of the 2018 Epsom & Ewell Business Awards.

EDITOR’S TIPS Top Gun

Ewell Village Fair

‘I feel the need…the need for speed’. Strap yourselves in for a jet-propelled movie screening as Tom Cruise takes to the skies in the 80s classic, Top Gun. Grab a picnic blanket and watch the film under the stars at Epsom College on August 11.

Gates open at 7pm, film screening at 8.45pm.

Tickets at www.sunsetcinema.events

Ewell will come alive for its summer fair on July 14 – a day of family-friendly activities, community stalls, entertainment, including performances by Ewell St Mary’s Morris Men, Protogem Dance and The Gnarly Growlers, as well as rides and attractions.

The fun starts at 10am and runs until 4pm.

Singing For Charity

Sounds Of The City Epsom Chamber Choir perform an all-American programme of choral music, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Elliot Carter, Charles Ives, John Cage and Samuel Barber at St Martin’s Church, Epsom, at 7.30pm on July 7.

Tickets £14 in advance; £16 on the door. Under 18s free. Visit www.epsomchamberchoir.org.uk

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Fetcham Singers’ summer concert will feature music commemorating the anniversary of the end of the Great War. The all women’s choir will be accompanied

by John Castle, with a guest appearance by violinist Victoria Barnes, from 7.30pm on July 7 at Christ Church, Epsom Road, Leatherhead. Entry £8 on the door, children under 16 free.

The concert will be supporting Patchworking Garden Project.

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MGSO4 FESTIVAL

Festival

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MGSO4 ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME OF EVENTS It was a chance discovery 400 years ago that put Epsom on the map as a go-to destination.

Continuing the art theme, join Bea Haines between 11am and 4.30pm on July 5 to create a large-scale liquid painting made with Epsom Salts, which will be created – then dissolved – over the course of the day.

During the dry, hot summer of 1618, Henry Wicker was looking after cattle on Epsom Common. He spotted a trickle of water bubbling up from the hollow of a hoof print, and enlarged it to make a hole, which was soon full of clear water.

But his cattle, however thirsty, would not drink it.

Author Michael Donkor, named on The Guardian’s 2018 New Faces of Fiction, will be talking about his criticallyacclaimed debut novel, Hold, while writer and Instagram star Charly Cox will be reading from her new collection of poetry, She Must Be Mad, ahead of its publication on July 12.

Witty, wry and heartfelt, Charly will also be holding a Q&A at the event on July 5.

Wicker tried some himself, to encourage them – and so became the first person to take Epsom Salts. His discovery led to the development of Epsom as a spa town attracting wealthy and well-heeled socialites, notably including Daniel Defoe and the diarist Samuel Pepys.

To coincide with the 400-year anniversary of Epsom’s Spa, ‘Discovery’ is the theme for the second MGSO4 Festival, which takes its name from the chemical formula for Epsom Salts.

A week-long programme of arts, live music, theatre and creative activities, supported by funding from the Arts Council of England and Community Foundation for Surrey, kicks off on July 2 with a unique art exhibition featuring works by emerging and mid-career artists.

Featuring 3D art works, textile and digital pieces as well as contemporary fine art, the exhibition is a fascinating view of each artist’s unique interpretation of the discovery theme.

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Other festival highlights include: A chance to see Amy Johnson: Last Flight Out, an original one-woman show inspired by the life of record-breaking pilot, Amy Johnson, who embarked from Croydon Airport in 1930 on her solo flight from England to Australia.

Written and performed by Jenny Lockyer, the show pieces together Amy’s world, finding out how this ‘lone-girl flier’ overcame the challenges that she faced to make her dreams a reality.

There will also be the first-ever outdoor street performance of sketches from the famous 17th century play, Epsom Wells.

At the height of its fame as a rural spa town, Epsom drew a party-loving crowd of celebrities from all over Europe.

Inspired by these antics, Thomas Shadwell, a popular playwright of the day, wrote the play Epsom Wells.

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MGSO4 FESTIVAL

It was first performed in London in 1672 in the presence of King Charles II, who enjoyed it so much that he saw it again two days later.

Director Sally McCormack brings the bawdy comedy to a 21st century audience with live performances at Epsom Square from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, July 8. Pop along to soak up the atmosphere, enjoy family games and stalls – dressing up in period costume is encouraged.

Discover the musician’s guide to a happy marriage with It Had To Be Two – husband and wife, Paul Cavaciuti and Nadine André.

Both successful musicians in their own right, their show at Epsom Playhouse on July 2 will be the first public performance of a music project that explores the coming together of two very different musical worlds.

So take one jazz drummer and one classically trained pianist, mix well and you have one ‘happily ever after’.

Or enjoy dinner listening to the sounds of the BB Horns, plus special guests, at a one-off concert at NESCOT College.

Plus enjoy art trails, children’s drop-in music and craft activities, and lunchtime concerts or delve into the history of Epsom’s Well on a guided walk.

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MGSO4 FESTIVAL Festival premiere for composer Greg Harradine’s musical score

THE STORY OF

Henry Wicker

The story of Henry Wicker’s discovery of Epsom Salts some 400 years ago has been retold many times.

“They are the first notes of the piece. The cello will play these notes, then the first movement of the piece will come out of these notes.”

But for the first time the tale of what he unearthed on Epsom Downs on that hot summer’s day will be recounted to music in a new score specially-commissioned for the MGSO4 Festival.

Written and performed by composer Greg Harradine, accompanied by cellist Midori Jaeger, the piece will re-tell the discovery of Epsom Salts in six movements.

We caught up with Greg ahead of the first full rehearsal of his composition, which will premiere at the festival on July 7, and he admitted to being excited to hear the piece in full.

“I am refining the piano part, which I am performing. I have got a good idea of how it will sound, but I won’t really know until we perform it all.

“Hearing musicians perform something live that I have written, for me it is such a joy. It’s quite a privilege.”

As well as the chance to hear Greg’s composition, there will be opportunities to attend his workshops during the week-long festival and he will also be running workshops in schools.

For now, though, he’s concentrating on his performance.

“I love just being in an audience and hearing something I have written. As an audience member I can take it in, and listen. If someone else is playing the piece they will go through the score, but they might not give you every single nuance, or how long you want a pause to be – when performing I am in control of that.

“The pressure is that I want to do it justice.”

As well as the composition, Greg and Midori will perform a few other other musical works on the night of the concert.

It’s one not to be missed.

Greg, who lives in Chessington, took the chemistry of Epsom Salts as the starting point for his composition, converting the atomic numbers of the three elements – magnesium, sulphur and oxygen – into musical notes.

“It’s quite geeky really,” he said laughing. “Those atomic numbers 12, 16 and eight, if you use them in a musical sense moving up in an interval of a 12th, a 16th and an eighth, you get the notes E, B, A.

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As an aside, Greg explained that the notes also spell out the word Eba, which has links to the earliest known name for Epsom, ‘Ebba's ham’'.

Festival premier: The Story of Henry Wicker, July 7, 8pm, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell.

Tickets from £10 at www.mgso4festival.org

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EPSOM FEATURE & EWELL BUSINESS AWARDS

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Put your business in the spotlight by entering the 2018 Epsom & Ewell Business Awards Epsom’s celebration of business achievement officially begins this month with the launch of the 2018 Epsom & Ewell Business Awards.

Open to companies of all sizes and from all sectors, there are 11 categories to enter, including a new award recognising Epsom’s best woman in business.

The 2018 awards, which out&about is supporting, will be officially launched by MP Chris Grayling on July 13.

The awards were established by Mr Grayling to recognise and celebrate the success stories of businesses and individuals in the borough of Epsom and Ewell, including Ashtead, Nork and Tattenhams, and he encouraged companies to get involved.

He said: “Epsom and Ewell has always had an entrepreneurial business community and our businesses continue to provide an excellent service to their customers.

The Epsom & Ewell Business Awards have made a real difference to the profile of businesses locally. I encourage people to take the opportunity to give businesses and individuals in the area a boost and to nominate outstanding contributors. Many thanks to Toyota for hosting the launch.”

There are 11 categories to enter, with an overall award for the best business. New this year is the Best Woman in Business award, which has been added to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, granting some women the right to vote, and the centenary of the death of suffragette Emily Davison in Epsom.

2018 Categories Best Woman in Business Best New Business Trading for less than 1 year Best Business in Ashtead Best Business in Epsom & Epsom Downs Best Business in Ewell & Stoneleigh Best Business for Design and Technology Best Business for Food and Hospitality Best Business for Commitment to the Environment Best Young Entrepreneur Best Business for Commitment to the Community Best Business for Customer Service Best Overall Business

Prizes include a tour of the House of Commons, £1,000 worth of radio advertising with Radio Jackie, membership to Surrey Chambers and a business coaching session with Action Coach for the overall winner, membership to thebestofEpsom& Ewell for Best New Business and a host of other prizes for category winners.

The deadline for entries is September 30, with the winners announced at an awards ceremony on November 15 at the University for the Creative Arts.

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To find out more about the awards visit www.epsombusinessawards.co.uk or email enquiries@epsombusinessawards.co.uk

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“Chef Nand Kishor, Chef Sanjay Gour and the entire team of Dastaan is earnestly grateful for the recognition that we have received for our hard work, because I am very sure that every other nominee for this award was as capable if not more, of winning these awards. Since the opening of Dastaan last year the amount of love and support we have received is amazing. We hope it continues and we are able to serve scrumptious Indian food for many more years to come. Dastaan means story and Epsom has definitely become a part of our story.�

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CRAFT BEER REVIVAL

FUZZCHAT BRINGS

Brewing BACK TO EPSOM

It’s fair to say that beer is enjoying something of a revival with small artisanal breweries popping up across the country.

“We try to make sure our flavours are unique and have a different taste. It’s a natural product, so from one season to the next we do expect the flavour profile to change a little bit.”

Now you can raise a glass to the return of brewing in Epsom at the Fuzzchat Brewery – the first brewery to open in the town in 90 years.

He put the growing trend for craft beers down to the fact people are more interested in the provenance of their food and drink and looking for products that are not mass produced.

It has been a project that has been three years in the planning and it took almost a year for Danny and Angela Irwin, owners of the Jolly Coopers pub on Epsom Common, to convert the dilapidated blacksmith’s cottage at the rear of their premises into a brew house.

But since its completion head brewer Ray Hitt has been beavering away on recipes. So far 14 small batch brews have been produced and put on tap at the pub. All have a connection with Epsom, their names taken from roads in the area.

Daniel Clamp, manager at the pub and brewery, said the most popular beers so far had been the Warrior brew, which uses spiced warrior beer hops, and low session ales like Bramble, and the reaction to the brewery had taken them all by surprise.

“Think global, eat or drink local is a phrase I have adopted.

I think that makes a big difference to people – if they can go and meet the person that has created their food or drink.

With local producers the money is also more likely to be invested in your local community.”

There are big plans afoot at Fuzzchat following its hugely successful launch weekend earlier this year and a recent CAMRA Summer Pub of the Season award for the Jolly Coopers. A tasting room on the top floor of the brew shed is due to open later this year for customers to sample their range of beers and ales and there’s talk of a beer club. We’ll raise a glass to that.

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“We try to use local ingredients as much as possible. There are some hops growing wild on Epsom Common, we pick those when we can and use them in our beers. We also try to use hops from local breweries.

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Stoneleigh Library.

Tattenham Corner Library.

The Conservative Club in Epsom.

The Conservative Association office in Ashtead.

• If you are a constituent and would like to arrange a 15 minute appointment, please contact the constituency office on 01372 271036 or write to Chris at 212 Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead • KT21 2DB.

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BANSTEAD FLOWER CLUB Invite you to watch, listen and learn from JANE HAAS demonstrate“Jewels and Gems” Wednesday 25th July at 2pm National Demonstrator MARGARET RUMENS presenting “Summer Wine” Wednesday 22nd August at 2pm We are a friendly local flower club affiliated to NAFAS, new members and visitors (£6) always welcome.

Monthly meeting and demonstration at 2pm on the 4th Wednesday of every month at Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, SM7 3AJ

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MUSIC IN NORK PARK

Music

IN NORK PARK

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH SOME OLD – AND NEW – FAVOURITES ON THE BILL

Charge your voices and get ready to take a nostalgic musical trip through the decades as Banstead gets ready to party at Music in Nork Park.

The ultimate party band, The Ultra 90s, return by popular demand with a set of dance anthems and club classics from the likes of 2 Unlimited, Baby D, Vanilla Ice and Dee Lite.

Now in its 26th year, the one-day festival on July 8 will showcase music from the 60s through to the present day.

Plus there will be food stalls, swing boats, a bouncy castle and entertainment for the youngest festival-goers.

Last, but by no means least, festival regular, Colin Roy, will be closing the day’s entertainment and hoping to get the crowds on their feet and dancing the conga across the park.

Show Choir will kickstart the day, belting out numbers from hit West End and Broadway musicals including Chicago, Mamma Mia, and Les Mis, as well as a Disney number that will have the crowds singing along.

A new addition to the line-up this July is four-piece band The Chiltern Hillbillies, who will play a mix of country, rock and rockabilly tracks. While Elvis tribute act, Ben Thompson – will relive the King’s glittering career, performing some of his best-loved songs.

Their unique style has garnered an army of loyal fans and made them must-have act on the festival circuit.

Entrance is free for children, with a £3 suggested donation on the gate for adults, with the aim of raising sufficient funds to stage next year’s festival and support Guide Dogs for the Blind.

A charity raffle, with prizes including a framed art work by Judit Matthews, family passes to Hobbledown, Bocketts Farm, Leatherhead, and a family ticket to Godstone Farm, will also be held on the day.

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EPSOM PLAYHOUSE

A Feast

OF ENTERTAINMENT Drama, music, children’s entertainment plus all-star wrestling – Epsom Playhouse has it covered this summer!

Take some household names, mix in music, anecdotes and intrigue, add a dash of comedy and sprinkle with some high-octane thrills and spills and you have the recipe for the perfect summer of entertainment at Epsom Playhouse.

HERE’S OUR PICK OF WHAT’S COMING UP: Lee Mead – 10 Years The Anniversary Tour

The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Dan Snow – An Evening with the ‘History Guy’

I t’s been 10 years since Lee Mead donned the famous coat in the West End revival of Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Since then he’s gone on to perform in a string of hit musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, record a number of hit albums and tread the boards in panto. His latest role has seen him return to our TV screens as staff nurse Lofty in the BBC drama, Holby City – a decade after winning the talent show Any Dream Will Do. To celebrate his 10-year anniversary, Lee is on tour with his band and will be coming to Epsom on July 29 for an evening of song and anecdotes. He’ll be performing songs from the musicals, tracks from his albums, as well as new music from his latest album, Lee Mead Ten Years.

Tickets from £23, VIP package available, including a meet and greet and signed photograph.

Th e greatest fictional detective of all time is brought to life in this one-man show starring Jonathan Goodwin.

Goodwin, in the guise of Sherlock Holmes, recounts stories from his crime-busting career, his deductions, his adversaries and how he survived the famous encounter with his arch-enemy Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.

Tickets from £7.50, July 18.

LDN Wrestling

Th e charismatic stars of the ring are back for a

night of old school family entertainment.

You have seen it on TV, now experience the excitement and atmosphere of LDN Wrestling live on July 6.

Tickets £16, children £12, family ticket £48.

istorian and H broadcaster Dan Snow will be stopping off in Epsom on his UK tour and you can expect to hear stories and historical facts about the town – as well as firing your own history questions at him in a special Q&A. Tickets from £25, family tickets available, July 11.

Dr Doolittle

“ I am not a normal run of the mill Doctor…

You see I discovered something amazing, fantastic and down right wonderful about myself – I can talk to and understand animals!” Meet Dr Doolittle in this magical musical adventure. With original music, puppets and plenty of audience participation this is the ideal family show.

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Suitable for children aged seven plus, tickets from £10, July 8.

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WHITEHALL FEATURE CHEAM

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Doors open on new chapter for Whitehall It has been two years since the doors closed to the public at Whitehall Cheam signalling the start of a £1.9 million renovation project.

Now the Grade II listed building, one of the finest surviving examples of Tudor domestic architecture, is reopen with a new exhibition celebrating the history of Cheam and its people.

A short animation film aimed at children, narrated by comedian Jon Holmes of Horrible Histories fame, provides a fun and educational timeline of the stone age to the period when Whitehall was built. There are also musical recordings,

children’s trails around the building and an audio tour is in the making.

Whitehall first opened to the public in 1978 after a successful campaign to save it from development. Repair work has involved tackling a damp problem and removing some intrusive 20th-century fixtures, while other original features have been restored. Internal alterations and extensions have made the building more accessible.

The project was funded by a Heritage Lottery Grant with an additional £140,000 contributed by Sutton Council alongside £10,000 by the Friends of Whitehall charity.

WHAT’S COMING UP? Never had it so good?

Cheam in the 1950s The 1950s were a time of optimism and change following the Second World War although its impact was still felt in every avenue of life.

Whitehall reopens with this exhibition and accompanying activities charting life in 1950s Cheam.

Open until January 2019.

Whitehall as a timber framed building John Phillips explores Whitehall looking at the way it was constructed and how it fits into the wider history of timber framed buildings.

Tickets £4, £3.50 for Friends of Whitehall. Refreshments included.

The Terrific Tudors With larger than life characters, fabulous fashions and spectacular banquets, life at Tudor Court was always exciting – if you could keep your head!

Discover what life was like in the 100 years after Whitehall was built through a series of craft events and activities throughout the summer holidays. Plus follow the ‘Don’t Lose Your Head’ Trail to its gruesome end.

July 26-September 2 during opening hours.

Revealing our Collections Take a closer look at items from Whitehall’s collection not normally on display at this free drop-in event.

Members of the Museum Collections team will be on hand to answer questions, provide information about the artefacts and how they are cared for.

Whitehall Reading Group Love history and enjoy a good book? Join Whitehall’s monthly reading group to review and discuss some fantastic books.

Bernard Cornwell’s Fools and Mortals or Andrew Taylor’s The Ashes of London will be July’s books.

First Wednesday of the month, 7pm-8pm.

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BACCHUS MARATHON

Wine RUN A celebration of English wine…and running

Enjoying a glass or two of your favourite tipple while running a marathon is not the usual par for the course.

But that’s exactly what you can do on Surrey’s Bacchus Marathon.

Inspired by the world-famous Marathon du Medoc, runners get to sample a selection of English wines while completing a 26.2-mile course – or 13-mile half marathon – around the stunning Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking on September 9.

“With six wine stations to visit on each lap, the Bacchus races are definitely events to take your time over. The main two events are timed but few runners worry too much about the speed they cover the distance in.”

Each of the sampling stations will have a different wine to taste, a mixture of reds and whites, all grown at Denbies.

There will also be a chance to try one of the vineyard’s award-winning sparkling wines.

While finishing times may not be at the forefront of your mind, all runners are expected to be able to run a sub 5-hour marathon so they can enjoy the wine, food and entertainment along the way and the hog roast at the post-race party.

Runners can try six wines along the course – 12 if running the full marathon – with food and soft drinks to accompany them.

“Whoever suggested that running and drink don’t mix, has never run the Bacchus,” say the organisers.

The field is limited to 2,700 so don’t leave it too long to enter. Entrance £47 for the marathon and half marathon, £20 for the five-mile run.

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HISTORY WALKS

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Summer walks delve into Epsom’s past What is the name of Epsom’s oldest road?

How did the nursing staff at Manor Hospital deal with a V1 bomb during the Second World War? And who was credited with saving Epsom Racecourse?

The answer to these and many more questions will be revealed on a series of guided history walks this summer.

The walks, which will be led by Bourne Hall Museum staff, will run through July and August, with the first events forming part of the MGSO4 Festival celebrations.

Horton and the Manor Hospital

Chalk Lane to World’s End

Epsom’s Oldest Road

August 3, 12, 21

July 6, 10 29

Uncover the medieval landscape of Horton Estate and the long-forgotten moated manor house and ancient barn.

From Madan’s Walk to World's End, take a stroll around this fascinating part of old Epsom. Discover Highgate House and hear about its resident ghost, together with other grand houses, including Maidstone House and Woodcote House.

Explore Epsom’s ancient heart along its oldest road, Church Street.

See The Durdans, home to Lord Rosebery and visited by kings, and learn about the influence of the Northey family. Discover pubs past and present and the impact that both world wars had on this tranquil part of town.

Discover the oldest surviving residential building, stop off at the parish church, mentioned in The Domesday Book, and learn about Epsom’s educational past at the old Technical Institute building. The walk will also look at the important role played by the fire station in WW2.

See how the landscape was changed by the Victorian policy of keeping patients with mental illnesses out of sight.

See where the last defence line to defend London from German invasion was built and learn about the importance of the Manor Hospital in World War One. Find out how the mental hospitals changed Epsom forever.

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July 17, 20, August 11

Originally the centre of Epsom village it became one of the finest addresses in town with grand houses inhabited by Epsom’s lords and ladies.

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HISTORY WALKS Epsom Downs

Epsom Common and Spa

A guided walk along the Downs uncovering the history of Epsom’s grandstands, home at one time to the original ‘celebrity chef ’ Mrs Beeton, and later converted into a hospital for wounded soldiers. Learn what part the Downs played in wartime, from the English Civil War to the Battle of Britain. Epsom’s famous racecourse was saved by the actions of one man during WW2 – discover who he was and how he did it.

Discover the ancient village of Stamford and the surrounding area of Epsom Common.

August 16, 24, 25

July 12, 13, August 4

Hear how the common folk made a living on the Common doing jobs from brick making to laundry work.

Visit the spot where Epsom Salts were discovered 400 years ago and how it led to Epsom being the place to be and be seen.

Horrible Ewell South Street and Dorking Road July 25, 27, August 5

From Samuel Pepys to the artist Constable, Lord Rosebery to the Rolling Stones, find out about the people associated with the roads known in the past as Beccon Soales Lane.

The secrets of the workhouse and the poor house will be unearthed as well as the histories of the mansions at the Clock House, the Hylands, Hylands House and Woodcote Hall – and vanished public houses, including the splendours of the New Inn.

Nonsuch Park and Palace July 24

See where the original Tudor Nonsuch Palace once stood and how it dominated the local area. From the ruins of the banqueting hall, hear stories of luxurious palaces, ambitious royalty, lost churches and lingering ghosts.

Listen to tales of battles and discover how warfare touched this ancient landscape. Find out which TV presenter’s ancestors lived at Nonsuch and how a Queen once came to tea.

August 14, 17

Discover Ewell’s dark past on this hair-raising history walk. Learn about exploding gunpowder mills and visit the graveyard where the victims were laid to rest. Tread in the footsteps of the body-snatchers and see where they plied their grisly trade. Discover Ewell’s historic jail and hear just how 18thcentury justice was meted out.

Ashley Road Cemetery There will be two different guided walks around Epsom’s Victorian cemetery. The first, on July 3 and 21, will explore the monuments to war heroes, jockeys and politicians as well as looking at the lords and ladies whose final resting place is at the cemetery.

The second guided walk, taking place on July 5 and 28, will trace the lives of servicemen who died on the Home Front during World War Two. It will also visit the plots of some of the cemetery’s other notable names from a test pilot to an erotic dancer and a VC winner.

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POLESDEN LACEY

Exhibition examines how Polesden Lacey’s inimitable hostess gained so much social influence

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Maggie Greville was the ultimate hostess

Exacting in her plans, she ensured her guests enjoyed every moment of her gatherings, whether they were attending dinner or staying for a weekend party.

The Edwardian socialite hosted royalty, politicians, as well as powerful figures from overseas. Everyone wanted to be in her company.

An exhibition at her former home, Polesden Lacey, explores how she defied convention and came to be so influential in what was still a man’s world.

It is part of Women and Power, a year-long programme of events by the National Trust commemorating 100 years since the introduction of the Representation of the People Act that granted some women the right to vote, which shines the spotlight on the many remarkable women associated with its properties who helped shaped the modern world.

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Widely known to have an interest in business and politics, Maggie took advantage of her wealth, social status and a forceful personality to bring together authoritative people so she could exert her own influence.

As the aristocrat and writer Osbert Sitwell, wrote: “Her grasp of politics and business was masculine, it is true, but the way in which she went to work was essentially feminine. Politics, more than art, was what she loved and best understood.”

On various dates between July and September a series of short talks led by costumed interpreters will feature one of the many fascinating women, each influential in their own right, who were entertained at Polesden Lacey, as part of Maggie Greville's social circle.

Power Play runs until November 29. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesden-lacey Images courtesy of National Trust

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