The
Spire
North Holmwood’s Parish Magazine www.stjnh.org.uk
St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Vicar (day off – Saturday) The Revd Stuart Tanswell .. vicar@stjohns-northholmwood.info ......... 01306 882135 Pastoral Assistant Margaret Teale .................. ....................................................................... 01306 252004 Churchwardens: Mary Membrillera .............. mjmembrillera@hotmail.com ................... 01306 877021 Jim Edwards ....................... jimandjane@talktalk.net............................ 01306 879902 Reader Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 PCC Secretary Caroline Lazenby .............. caroline.lazenby254@gmail.com ............ 01306 640208 PCC Treasurer Lynn Jennings..................... ....................................................................... 01306 882614 Baptisms Jill Spence .......................... ....................................................................... 01306 876901 Junior Choir Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Flowers Hazel Gibson ..................... ....................................................................... 01306 886538 Gift Aid and Electoral Roll Jane Collard ..................... j.collard@btinternet.com .......................... 01306 876652 Intercessions Janet Chipps ..................... ....................................................................... 01306 881548 Prayer Chain Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Homegroup Co-ordinator Penny Newstead ............... ....................................................................... 01306 885876 Junior Church and C4yourself Jane Schofield ................... janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk .................. 07771 591457 Organist Magazine Jim Edwards ....................... the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info ... 01306 879902 Parish Room Iris Edser ............................... ....................................................................... 01306 740757 Readings Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 Sacristans Steve & Hilary Harris .......... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Servers Steve Harris ......................... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Mothers’ Union Gill Collins............................ ....................................................................... 01306 500157
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St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Sunday services: 8am 10am 10am
Holy Communion First Sunday each month: Family Service Other Sundays: Parish Eucharist
Friday 8.30am Eucharist and vicar available in church until 10.30am The Church is normally open daily for private prayer from 9am. Please see the Church notice board for details of other services.
St John’s Church contact details: Parish Office 01306-868441 Pastoral Line 01306-868941 Church Text Message 0770-673-2222
COMMUNION AT HOME If you are housebound and unable to get to church at St John’s, we can arrange for communion to be brought to you at home by a member of our authorised team of communion assistants. Please contact Stuart 01306 882135.
North Holmwood Community Goodwyns Social Club ......... 01306 500614 Karate ...................................... 07970 408260 Circuit training ........................ 01306 711920 Tumble Tots ............................. 07739 517627 Village Hall (Chairman) ......... 01306 883808 Village Hall (Bookings) ........... 07712 224681 Village Hall (Caretaker) ........ 01306 740757 Parish Room (Bookings) ......... 01306 740757 North Holmwood Sports Club 01306 889764 Dorking Golf Club .................. 01306 886917 Ballet classes ........................... 01737 247795 Norfolk Court .......................... 01306 876474 Stanecroft ............................... 01306 876567 Dorking Volunteer Centre ..... 01306 640369
Police ....................................... 101 Mole Valley District Council .. 01306 885001 National Trust Warden ........... 01306 712711 Brockwood GP Surgery .......... 01306 885802 Community Playlink ................ 01306 740095 North Holmwood Pre-School . 07931 212006 St John’s C of E School ........... 01306 884506 Guiding: Brownies .................. 01306 876428 Rainbows ................ 01306 882796 Scouting enquiries .................. 07769 222218 Bridge Club ............................. 01306 882849 Chart Downs Social Club ...... 01306 500310 Drama Group ......................... 01306 887416 Surrey Hills Dance Centre ...... 01306 883808
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The
Spire
is produced by St John’s Church for North Holmwood. There are ten issues each year and we make no charge. We deliver around the parish. If you would like a copy delivered please e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or phone John Daulman 01306 885943. The next issue of The Spire covers July and August 2015. Material should be with the editor by 14th June please. Jim Edwards 01306 879902 4 Chartwell Court Grange, 35 Highacre, Dorking RH4 3BF e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info
Editor:
We welcome articles of general or local interest. Ideally these should be e-mailed in Word format, with illustrations as jpegs or pngs. The editor may amend or shorten material submitted. Articles represent the views of the individual contributors. Some articles and illustrations come from “The Parish Pump”, a national web-site that provides magazine material for churches. We are very grateful to all those who advertise in this magazine and allow us to produce it without charge to our readers; however publication does not necessarily imply an endorsement of the product. Advertising manager: Margaret Teale, ‘Talanta’, 12 Ridgeway Drive, Dorking RH4 3AN Telephone 01306 252004 or email margaret_teale@sky.com Advertising copy: the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or telephone Jim Edwards 01306 879902 Proof reading: Jane Coombes Printing: John Daulman, Eileen Daulman, Ann Phillips Distribution: John Daulman 01306 885943 4
Dear friends, What an exciting time it is in the church! Near the end of May we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit to transform each of us into the people God is calling us to be. We heard in scripture about what effect the Holy Spirit had on those first followers of Jesus and can see the effect it has on us, here, today. At St John’s we also have the exciting situation of Jane and Caroline exploring whether God might be calling them to ordained ministry as “Ordained Local Ministers” – in other words, whether God might be calling them to be priests in His Church. This is a long process of prayer, reading, thinking, listening, and discerning before even getting to the point of starting to train. It may be that both Jane and Caroline are eventually ordained; it may be that only one is, or even neither. We need to discern whether God is actually calling them to this ministry. Ordained Local Ministers (OLMs) are called from a particular parish and train to continue serving that parish after ordination – the same as Jenny Firth at St Paul’s and Stuart Peace at St Martin’s – which means that we as a parish we would have to agree to support anyone who was accepted to train for such a ministry from this parish. Should the diocese feel that a person is called to be a priest (and, in the case of OLM, the parish supports them), a senior priest from the diocese prepares that person for a “Bishop’s Advisory Panel” (otherwise known as a BAP). It’s a bit like a church version of the Big Brother House, where up to 16 people spend three days together, with various interviews and activities, before a report is written to the Bishop advising whether they feel each person is called to be a priest and ready to train for such a calling. Then, training begins for three years. But, of course, these are not the only exciting things happening at St John’s. At the last PCC meeting, the PCC decided that sufficient 5
funds were in place for us to instruct our architect to write a “letter of intent” to a building company regarding the building project. What this means is that we have agreed to start building – and current plans are that building should start in October and be finished in time for Easter! I am sure that everyone will agree with me that this is really exciting but, to make it even better for me personally, the builder has agreed that I can drive a digger... In the midst of excitement about the new building becoming reality, amongst the excitement of people exploring possible priestly ministry (and, of course, looking forward to driving a digger), we remember that God is with us – and has promised each of us the gift of His Holy Spirit to transform our lives. Wishing you every blessing,
Stuart
Knit One, Purl One, Save One (KOPOSO) St John’s knitting group The group do their knitting for charity and have been buying the wool themselves. They would welcome donations of double knit in any colour. Please see Margaret Teale if you can help. In Dorking the wool is sold in various places including the Goodwyns shop, The Factory Shop, the knitting shop in West Street and in the Friends of Dorking Hospital Shop. Further afield Wilkinsons also sell it.
BLUEBELL WALK - 17th MAY Great weather, great walk and great tea. Thanks to all who helped, walked and donated. We raised £300 which was great too! 6
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Village Day at North Holmwood 11:00 to 15:00 Saturday 26th September North Holmwood Sports Club Preparations for the event to be held this autumn are now well underway. We are grateful to everyone who has come forward to help on the steering group, to help with specific jobs on the day and to help in the lead up to the event. Several people who were involved in previous village days have been very generous with sharing their experiences, for which we are most grateful. I noticed there are some photos from the 2009 event on the Church website. It is a good reminder of how wonderful the events were previously and the fabulous legacy left in the community by those that gave up so much time and energy to make the day run smoothly. Having spoken to a number of people in the community, a special mention should be made of the Vikings; clearly a number of children have not forgotten the games on the green and we hope for future years we may be invaded again, but alas not this year. Watch this space for more news next month, and please do get in touch if you would like to know more or be involved in any way. Jacqui Johnston Mob: 07973 207087 Email: jacqui@communityrealm.org.uk
St John’s Church Coffee mornings at Viva, West Street, Dorking 10am on 9th June, 7th July
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THE JOY OF DANCE: A CELEBRATION IN SONG LADYBIRDS CHOIR DIRECTED BY HELENA TWENTYMAN While you don’t actually have to bring your dancing shoes, your toes will certainly be tapping along to the polkas, waltzes and much more on offer at the Ladybirds Choir’s summer concert, The Joy of Dance: A Celebration in Song, on Saturday 6th June at 3pm in the United Reformed Church Hall, Dorking. As well as Shall we dance?, the classic song from The King and I, you will hear I could have danced all night from My Fair Lady, the beautiful Merry Widow Waltz, the delightfully nostalgic Kerry Dance and many other songs with dance associations both well-known and not so familiar. The 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth will also be celebrated with a performance of some of his most popular numbers, along with a poem marking 800 years since the signing of the Magna Carta. This year we are pleased to be supporting Dyscover, a small charity based in Walton-on-the-Hill, which offers long-term support and opportunities to sufferers of aphasia. Aphasia is a language disorder caused by brain injury, usually a stroke, and affects a person’s ability to speak, read, write and understand language. This can be extremely isolating and frustrating but Dyscover offers a supportive environment and stimulating programme of activities which helps people to maximise their communication skills, build up their confidence and re-engage with life. Tea and cake will be served after the concert. Tickets are priced at £7.50 and are available on the door or in advance from Jenny Abbott on 01737 843662.
St John’s Church is grateful to WICKES and WYEVALE GARDEN CENTRE for their help in providing gardening equipment recently.
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SURREY ARTISTS' OPEN STUDIOS FESTIVAL 20th & 21st June at Inholms Farm As part of the Surrey Artists’ Open Studios Festival in June, Helen Tyndale-Biscoe is mounting an exhibition of her paintings in and around the log cabin at Inholms Farm. This will be open between 11am and 5pm on both Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June and we welcome you warmly to pop in any time over that weekend to visit us. We'll have tea, coffee, fruit juices and glasses of wine and nibbles laid on, and it will be lovely to see you. Please come and say hi and enjoy the midsummer sunshine in the garden as well as a look at Helen’s exuberant, colourful landscapes and still life pieces. She exhibits regularly in galleries in London and in the Home Counties too. You can see some of her work at www.helentyndalebiscoe.com and the SAOS website is www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk (go to visitors section, then click on find a Surrey artist, and search by name, to Helen Tyndale-Biscoe. This is venue number 53). For any further information please email avbarker@btinternet.com.
ST JOHN’S HOME GROUP We now have two home groups: one meets on Monday mornings and the other on Thursday evenings, both fortnightly. Set subjects are discussed in an informal setting with the aim of developing our understanding of Christianity and developing friendship networks for mutual support and encouragement. We are currently studying Hosea. Please contact Penny 885876 if you would like more information.
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JUNIOR CHURCH and C4YOURSELF The family service at St John’s is held on the first Sunday of each month. The children and young people play a major part in this service.
Sunday 7th June 10am Family Service Sunday 5th July 10am Family Service We are currently seeking people to become part of the very valuable team doing children’s work at St John’s. Please contact Stuart if you are interested.
Holmwood WI LIVELY discussions were the theme of Holmwood WI’s May meeting. Firstly there was our centenary Resolution “Failing to Care – Assessment of need in long-term care”. Member’s opinions and personal experiences dominated the afternoon before we voted. Then our secretary Maureen Lewington had set a quiz to get the brain working, before we all enjoyed our usual splendid tea. Valerie Homewood, Lyne Ford and Pat Lawless came out winners. John Lawrence will be joining us in June for his talk about PreColumbian Civilisations of America, before we all visit Iris and Eric Edser’s picturesque garden in July for our annual garden party – always an event to look forward to. Fingers crossed for sunshine. Osteopathy is Dee Dixon’s topic in August and there’s the usual fun time at our fish and chip lunch in September. Members will also be taking part in croquet, outings, barn dances, pub lunches and skittles during the summer months. Join us if you are free on the first Wednesday afternoon each month. Our secretary, Maureen Lewington, on 01306 882057 maureen.lewington@btinternet.com has all the information. We look forward to meeting you. 14
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North Holmwood Book Group Would you like to join our local friendly group? (We discuss all sorts of books chosen by the members.) If so, we meet at 6pm every 4-6 weeks on Tuesdays at The Royal Oak, Chart Lane South For more details contact Penny 885876/Gill 500157
The Magna Carta Musical Due to unforeseen circumstances Martin Coslett and Echo Time Productions would like to apologise for the postponement of The Magna Carta Musical due to be presented on Tuesday 16th June at St Martin's Dorking. A notice for this production appeared in the Spire last month. Anyone who has purchased tickets already can get refunds from their Ticket Source.
Teas on the Lawn St John’s Church Every Sunday 3pm – 5pm 21st June to 13th September Flowers in Church If you would like to help to arrange flowers at St John’s, so that we can have a display (large or small) more often, please contact Hazel 01306 886538.
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Baptisms 3rd May 17th May
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CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL Following the success of last year’s Christmas Tree Festival, we are going to do it again. The dates for this year’s Festival will be Saturday and Sunday 12th and 13th December. The Church will be open for visitors from 2pm – 5pm and refreshments will be available too. In addition, we will be holding a Cheese and Wine event on Friday, 11th December, between 7.00pm and 9pm. ‘Beginners Please’ have kindly agreed to give a short Festive Entertainment between 8pm and 8.30pm. This evening will cost £5 and all proceeds will go to Church Funds. The Christmas Trees, decorated by you, will be on display in the Church. We’d like church and village clubs, families, groups or individuals to undertake to decorate a tree. Your tree will be both festive and representative of your club etc. It’d be lovely if you can make some tree decorations. Decorating will happen on Friday 11th December, following the service, but, as last year, there’ll be no mains-powered fairy lights as I’m scared of overloading the electrics. If you want to have a few battery-powered LED lights on your tree on the open afternoons, that’s fine. We’ll provide a 3ft artificial tree for you to decorate and also a flower pot. They will stand on boards placed on top of the pews alongside the walls of the church, up to 12 trees on each side. We’re going to ask the visitors to ‘vote’ for their favourite tree by putting some money into the appropriate pot. The three trees collecting the most money will be awarded special certificates. We are also going to have another knitted tree on display. We will again hold a ‘Guess the Number of Squares on the Knitted Tree’ competition. After Christmas the tree will be dismantled and the squares will be joined together to make blankets which can be sent abroad to people who need them. Our 2014 tree made 9 blankets to send to charity. Thanks to ‘Knit One, Purl One, Save One’ who sewed the squares together. We’d like as many of you as possible to make as many 8 inch squares as you can to be a part of this tree. The more squares we 22
can have the better our tree will look. Our 2015 tree will be black and white. You can use any knitting stitch that you like. If you are really clever you can use a cable stitch, but plain knitting or stocking stitch will do just as well. KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS (to make 8 inch squares) Double knitting Size 8 (4mm) needles 40 stitches Aran wool Size 6 (5mm) needles 36 stitches Chunky wool Size 4 (6mm) needles 28 stitches If you/your club/group would like to decorate a tree or if you would like further information please see me at the St John’s Christmas Tree Festival stall on Village Day, 26th September, or email Jackie on mole.end@virgin.net – THANK YOU
Ecumenical Walking Pilgrimage The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Ecumenical Walking Pilgrimage will be staying in the Christian Centre, Dorking on the night of Monday, 17th August. http://thepilgrims.org.uk/wp/pilg-2015/ (scroll down to bottom for poster and application form) The pilgrimage walks in a different part of the country each year. Last year’s pilgrimage was from Liverpool to Carlisle. This year is the 50th anniversary of the RC Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and the 40th anniversary of the first annual walking pilgrimage and so we are walking within the diocese from Chertsey to Arundel. Members of Churches Together in Dorking are invited to join us for the evening. Come to the Christian Centre and find us. Everybody is welcome to join us for all or part of our walking: Wonersh to Dorking on Monday 17th August and Dorking to Redhill on Tuesday 18th August. 23
Bible Readings for June 7th June Family Service
1st Sunday after Trinity Readings to be arranged.
14th June Ezekiel 17:22-24
2nd Sunday after Trinity 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,14-17 Mark 4:26-34
21st June Job 38:1-11
3rd Sunday after Trinity 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Mark 4:35-41
28th June Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24
4th Sunday after Trinity 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
Holmwood Mothers’ Union Monday 1st June at 12.30 pm Lunch at Culver, Spook Hill, followed by discussion. Monday 6th July at 12.30 pm Summer Lunch at Arnolds, Beare Green. Contact Gill Collins, 01306 500157, for further details.
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Regular events in St John’s Parish Room, North Holmwood: JIGSAW A group for Mums/Dads/Carers and their pre-school children – from babies to 4 ½ yrs An opportunity for Mums/Dads/Carers to talk to another grown-up! Meet new friends and enjoy breakfast whilst the children play.* 10.00am – 11.30am: Wednesdays No charge Please let us know if you can help with setting up or clearing away *Please remember, the care and safety of the children you bring remain your responsibility at all times – Thank you
KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm in the Parish Room St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday in every month in the Parish Room at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to pop in for a cup of tea. If you can’t knit we will show you …. we have everything required to start you off.
Our knitting is now being taken to Romanian Aid Foundation in Horley. Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com Margaret Teale
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St John’s June dates Mon
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12.30pm Mothers’ Union Lunch
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2 2pm Knit One Purl One
9 10am Coffee morning at
Tue
Viva
10am Jigsaw
10 10am Jigsaw
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Corpus Christi 8pm Eucharist
11 10am Coffee Chart Downs
8.30am Eucharist – Vicar available until 10.30am
12 8.30am Eucharist
Wed
3
Thu
2pm Service at Stanecroft 3.30pm Holy Communion Goodwyns
Fri
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– Vicar available until 10.30am
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1st Sunday after Trinity 8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Family Service
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14 2nd Sunday after Trinity
8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Parish Eucharist 6pm Evensong Norfolk Court
This is a provisional listing of What’s On. For extra information please check the weekly notice sheet in the church.
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17 10am Jigsaw
24 10am Jigsaw
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We are still finalising the details with the contractor, who hopes to start work at the beginning of October and take a period of 6 months. We expect to sign the contract soon. We are pressing ahead with getting the permissions needed for access across the National Trust common and the minor diversion of the public footpath as well as permission from Mole Valley District Council and the Diocese of Guildford for minor tree works. We have now satisfied the church authorities that we have the funding in place and they have extended the time limit for the completion of the work.
BRICKS Let’s get our Community Building built You can help by buying ‘BRICKS’. They cost £5.00 each and your chosen name will be put on the ‘wall’ at the back of the church and then placed in the Commemorative Book which will be kept in the new hall. Buy one for yourself, your friends, family, neighbours or in memory of a loved one. They make great presents. Please fill in the form attached and pass it to Ann in the church or phone 01306 885787. 30
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CROSSWORD Across 1 See 23 Across 3 Where the thief on the cross was told he would be, with Jesus (Luke 23:43) (8) 8 Invalid (4) 9 Blasphemed (Ezekiel 36:20) (8) 11 Adhering to the letter of the law rather than its spirit (Philippians 3:6) (10) 14 Shut (Ecclesiastes 12:4) (6) 15 ‘This is how it will be with anyone who — up things for himself but is not rich towards God’ (Luke 12:21) (6) 17 Mary on Isis (anag.) (10) 20 Agreement (Hebrews 9:15) (8) 21 Native of, say, Bangkok (4) 22 Deaf fort (anag.) (5-3) 23 and 1 Across ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of — to work it and take — of it’ (Genesis 2:15) (4,4) Down 1 Struggle between opposing forces (Habakkuk 1:3) (8) 2 James defined this as ‘looking after orphans and widows in their distress and keeping oneself from being polluted by the world’ (James 1:27) (8)
4 ‘The one I kiss is the man; — him’ (Matthew 26:48) (6) 5 ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in — , faithful in prayer’ (Romans 12:12) (10) 6 St Columba’s burial place (4) 7 Swirling current of water (4) 10 Loyalty (Isaiah 19:18) (10) 12 ‘God was pleased through the foolishness of what was — , to save those who believe’ (1 Corinthians 1:21) (8) 13 Camp where the angel of the Lord slew 185,000 men one night (2 Kings 19:35) (8) 16 ‘There is still — — — Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet’ (2 Samuel 9:3) (1,3,2) 18 David Livingstone was one (4) 33
19 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (1,1,1,1) This crossword, reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, was originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (£6.99 BRF). The Bible version used is NIV
POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETINGS Panel meetings are an opportunity for the local community to identify the priorities they would like the local neighbourhood team to focus upon. They also allow the neighbourhood team to feedback progress reports to residents. NORTH HOLMWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETING North Holmwood Parish Room at St John’s Church Meeting in July – date to be confirmed GOODWYNS NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETING The Harvest Church, Stubbs Hill 7.30pm 15th June PC Matt Hall, PCSO Lisa Cobby
Mid-week Eucharist at St John’s Friday Mornings 8.30am Followed by breakfast. After the service Stuart will remain in the church until 10.30am for anyone who wants an informal chat with the vicar.
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MUSIC IN DORKING - JUNE 2015 by Ian Codd 4th 11th 18th 25th at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Aviva social club, £17-20, 07415 815784 7th at 6.30, Dorking Camerata at St Barnabas, Ranmore, £15, 01306 881479 10th at 7.15, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £17, 01306 881717 13th at 7.00, Dorking Choral Society at St James, Abinger Common 18th at 7.30, Royal Marines band at Dorking Halls, £15-18, 01306 881717 20th at 7.30, Dorking Philharmonia at St Martin’s, £12, 01306 730640 21st at 4.00, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £17, 01306 881717 27th at 7.30, Beare Green & Newdigate choir at Weald School, Beare Green, 01306 631115 The Dorking Philharmonia has a concert containing some exciting and colourful pieces of music. Under their conductor Paul Newbold, they will play Debussy’s Printemps (Spring) and Stravinsky’s Firebird suite, plus Ravel’s Pavane and a Mozart flute concerto with soloist Marie Penny. This is the season for our choirs to hold their summer concerts. Dorking Choral Society has a programme entitled ‘Crossing the Atlantic’ with a wide selection of short choral pieces by the best of British and American composers. The music ranges from English madrigals, Parry, Stanford and Bob Chilcott, to Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and some Gershwin favourites. Bring a picnic for after the concert! Dorking Camerata’s summer concert is entitled ’If music be the food of love …’, and it features several settings of Shakespeare’s words. There will be songs by Roger Quilter and Ivor Gurney, some Elizabethan music, further composers including Vaughan Williams, and a new work commissioned from Will Todd. Bring a picnic for the interval and be serenaded with lute music as you eat! Also, the choir of Beare Green & Newdigate presents ‘A Summer Soirée’, a 35
selection of music for summer directed by their conductor Jamie Cordell. Watermill Jazz meets at the Aviva social club (yes, the same place it used to be Friends Life!). This month’s performers are Amina Figarova’s New York Sextet (4th), the Asaf Sirkis Trio with Gareth Lockrane (11th), the Basil Hodge Quintet - Ten Pieces of Silver (18th), and the Antonio Forcione Quartet (25th). Dorking Halls has two opera screenings this month: first Puccini’s La bohème, a tragic tale of love set in Bohemian Paris, broadcast live from the Royal Opera House, and then a Ravel double bill from Glyndebourne. You can see both his short operas L’heure espagnole and L’enfant et les sortilèges in a recording from the 2012 Glyndebourne festival. Finally the band of the Royal Marines promise some exciting music and military spectacle. The band will be joined by choirs from the Dawnay school and St Teresa’s preparatory school, and the concert will raise money for seafarers in need.
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‘Linking Hands with Europe’ at Dorking Museum The Dorking & District Town Twinning Association has mounted a new exhibition in association with Dorking Museum. ‘Linking Hands with Europe’ opened at the Museum at the end of May and will run until mid-September. This marks something of an exciting departure for the Museum’s programme of temporary exhibitions. A large backdrop of graphics and text incorporates background scenes of the three twin towns which merge to show the similar topography of the areas. QR codes are incorporated into the design so that visitors can use their mobile phones or tablets to learn more about the twinning from the German and French perspectives as well as Dorking’s own. They are linked to relevant websites, as well as to Caroline Salmon’s YouTube video. Dorking is twinned with Gouvieux in France and Güglingen in Germany with a mission to promote partnerships and relationships between the residents and businesses of the three towns. The idea of a possible ‘twin town’ in France was first raised in the early 1990s. Gouvieux was selected as being a similar distance from Paris as Dorking is from London, having similar characteristics, and, importantly, a similar network of clubs, societies and skills. An official inaugural meeting was held in the summer of 1997. Since then, strong links have been formed in sports, music, schools and work experience. These have been exciting and informative days and everyone involved has enjoyed the experience. Building on this success, links were established with the German town of Güglingen in Baden-Wurttemberg – again, a town with
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similar topography, economy, environment and interests. The twinning arrangement here was established in 2007. The exhibition shows more about the life of these two twinned towns and the links and good friendships that have been developed in both directions. It provides an opportunity to understand these as real communities, not just names on the road signs at the entrance to Dorking.
Dorking Museum in June If you have not been recently – or maybe have visitors who have never been – Dorking Museum is always worth a visit. It brings to life the story of Dorking and the surrounding villages from the age of the dinosaurs through to the modern day, with interactive displays tracing early settlement, medieval manors, poverty, religion, agriculture, industry, transport, cultural life, war-time experiences and the notable characters associated with the area. Things to see, hear, touch, smell, puzzle over or wear. Our Family Activity for June is ‘Explore the High Street’ – Saturday 20th June, 2pm to 4pm. Be a History Detective and seek out the old parts of the High Street. Tours with a photo sheet are at 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm. Free with Museum entry. Ideal for families with children up to age ten. Dorking Museum opening times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Admission: Adults £2, Concessions £1, Under-5s free, Family ticket £4.50 Dorking Museum, The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1BS www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk and on Facebook and Twitter. Tel: 01306 876591
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Why not have a go at entering an exhibit in this year’s show. Here’s the photography, children’s and home produce (baking and preserves) classes – these, as well as all the vegetable, flower and craft classes are detailed in the Summer Show schedule and on the VPA website (www.holmwoodVPA.co.uk), but whatever you’ve grown or made, bring it along on the day…there’s sure to be a class we can fit it into! Photography 68 A photograph of “Patterns” 69 A set of three photographs on a theme 70 A photograph of “Holiday Fun” 71 A photograph of “Vintage” 72 A photograph of any other subject 73 OPEN TO CHILDREN under 16 on day of show - A colour photograph “A Selfie” 74 A Photograph taken on Holmwood Common “Wildlife”
Children and teenagers Children under 5 years on day of show 75 A vegetable animal 76 A jam jar full of flower petals 77 A picture of a robot Children aged 5 to 8 years on day of show 78 A vegetable animal 79 A jam jar full of flower petals 80 A picture of a robot Children aged 9 to 12 years on day of show 81 Three pieces of flapjack 82 My Avatar, drawn or computer generated and printed 83 A wand, any material allowed Teenagers aged 13 to 16 years on day of show 84 Three pieces of flapjack 85 My Avatar, drawn or computer generated and printed 86 A wand, any material allowed For all children under 16 years on day of show Colouring Competition 87 For children up to 16 years Mrs F Mountford
Home Produce 88 Jar of jelly 89 Jar of raspberry jam 90 Jar of strawberry jam 91 Jar of marmalade 92 Jar of any other jam 93 Jar of lemon curd 94 Jar of chutney 95 Six chickens’ eggs, large fowl or bantam 96 Six eggs other than chickens’ 97 A Date and Walnut cake (made in a 7 or 8 ins cake tin) 98 Six cheese straws 99 A light fruit cake (made in a 7 or 8 ins cake tin) 100 A brown bloomer loaf 42
101 3 vegetable tartlets using filo pastry 102 A Victoria Sponge 103 Six strawberry and chocolate squares (see recipe in schedule) 104 A lemon tart using homemade shortcrust pastry 105 MEN ONLY: A ginger bread 106 Six pieces of shortbread 107 A jug of lemonade 108 A fruit flavoured spirit 109 A bottle of any other homemade wine 110 A jug of elderflower cordial, ready for drinking
But most importantly, come along and browse the stalls, watch the Punch and Judy, have a cup of tea, pint of beer, glass of Pimms, enjoy an ice cream and go off home with a coconut in each pocket and a smile on your face!
Dorking Bereavement Group Every first, third and fifth Tuesday of the month, between 1pm and 3pm, people from Dorking and the surrounding areas are invited to drop in to The Living Room at Dorking United Reformed Church to meet other people in a similar situation, to chat and share experiences over tea and coffee. This non-religious group, which is free to attend, offers people ways to help cope following bereavement and the chance to meet people who understand what they are going through. The sessions are the result of a partnership between end of life care provider, St Catherine’s Hospice, and The Brigitte Trust, which provides emotional and practical help at home when lifethreatening illness is diagnosed. The sessions will be run by staff and volunteers, all of whom have been trained by the specialist staff at St Catherine’s and The Brigitte Trust. For further information please contact Annette Phillips at St Catherine’s Hospice on 01293 447343. Or simply drop in to the group.
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Friends of Holmwood Common and the National Trust Holmwood Common Newsletter June 2015 June is a great time on the Common. The greens are still fresh, everything is growing and summer is definitely here. Have you ever wondered what are the little caterpillars abseiling down from the trees in summer and getting into your hair and clothes? Our National Trust Ranger, ROB ADAM has some answers: These caterpillars which drop from oak trees by silk threads are likely to be Oak Leaf Roller Moth caterpillars which are harmless to humans but can cause significant leaf loss to oaks in the spring. The oaks will recover often producing a second flush of leaves later in the year. The caterpillar to look out for is the one from the Oak processionary moth, an unwelcome introduction from Europe. As the name suggests the larvae form distinctive nose-to-tail processions in oak trees in late Spring or early Summer and they are a health hazard because of the hairs which they shed. First spotted in London, they have slowly migrated with sightings as close as Kingston and Elmbridge district. The hairs can cause skin rashes and even sore throats, breathing and eye problems. If you happen to see the caterpillars, please report the sighting to Mole Valley. Horse Mounting Blocks I was pleased to see a horse rider using the mounting blocks on the edge of Inholms Lane car park: there is another set in Scamells car park as well. These two parking areas lead directly to the Circular Trail so are really good access points to the Common for riders.
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Clandon House I imagine most people were shocked to hear about the devastating fire at Clandon Park House recently. The latest update I’ve seen (early May) said that a number of significant items have been saved and that structural engineers are on site assessing the damage. It’s too early to say what started the fire or what the future of the house will be but it’s a tragedy that we’ve lost one of the country’s finest examples of a Palladian mansion. NT Forthcoming events: 2 Night Time Safaris on Leith Hill, Friday 19th June and Friday, 26th June 2015 Booking essential – phone the Surrey Hills Estate Office on 01372 220644 FRIENDS WORKING DAY 11th APRIL This was a great success with Friends joining the regular NT volunteers, making 16 in all, for a day of footpath clearing. A long section of footpath just south of Mill Road was cleared and now looks terrific with more light getting through and easier access for walkers. Anyone keen to volunteer can contact David on 07768 318124 or via FOHC.info@gmail.com DORMOUSE DISCOVERY Whilst clearing undergrowth alongside one of the footpaths on Holmwood Common recently we were very excited to come across a hibernating dormouse - see our FOHC Facebook page for a lovely photograph. With great care he/she was carefully relocated to a safe place well away from the footpath. As this is the first sighting of a dormouse on Holmwood Common for many years we are talking with NT to see if we can find out more about these beautiful creatures and their presence on the Common. Perhaps there are ways we can encourage them by providing suitable habitat or even special boxes.
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FACEBOOK PRIZE As promised a prize has been awarded to the best post on our Facebook Page for April and the result is ‌........ Jane Davies for her photo of an oak tree. A lovely image, it seems to encapsulate the feeling of early summer on the Common. Congratulations, Jane! Everyone else, do keep in touch with us on Facebook. We are always interested to see what has been happening and spotted on the Common and you may be the winner next time! MEMBERSHIP At the beginning of May, just over 70% of our members had renewed. If you are one of those many thanks for your continued support. It would be much appreciated if the remaining 30% could send their subscriptions to Jane Thornton, Membership Secretary, 21 St Johns, North Holmwood, Dorking RH5 4JG or e-mail her jthornton21@btinternet.com for details of the Friends bank account details for a BACS transfer or a membership form or any other information. PRU STERN’S BENCH This is now finished and Rob Adams and our volunteers will be installing it on Saturday 6th June at the View Point. We are waiting for the approximate time for those wishing to attend so please contact Jane Thornton on the above e-mail for further information. This bench has been funded through a collection organised by the Friends of Holmwood Common which was generously supported by many friends and neighbours of Pru. FUTURE EVENTS FRIENDS MIDSUMMER PICNIC SUNDAY 21st JUNE We hope to see lots of Friends at our annual picnic. This is a chance to relax and enjoy being on the Common with friends, food and wine. Please bring some food and drink to eat and share and we will supply some wine and some straw bales for sitting on or doubling up as a table. Extra chairs and rugs would be useful and something to keep you warm as the evening lengthens. Aim to meet at the Viewpoint at 6.30pm. For those who would like to we can meet at the Mill Road car park, walk with you and help carry a few extra items. We would leave the car park at 6.15pm. 48
BAT WALK – A note for your diary: our Annual Bat Walk for 2015 will be held on Thursday 20th August at dusk. Full details and prices to follow. Another reason to renew your membership of the Friends of Holmwood Common or it will cost you more! CONTACT DETAILS As usual if you need to get in touch with our ranger about National Trust work please contact Rob Adams on 01306 712711 or mobile 07901 511359 or e-mail rob.adam@nationaltrust.org.uk. Friends of Holmwood Common: FOHC.info@gmail.com also FOHC.report@gmail.com. Surrey Police for suspicious activity eg poaching or fly-tipping on 101.
Dorking Choral Society Fresh from their success at the Leith Hill Musical Festival, Dorking Choral Society are putting together a delightful programme of ‘easy listening’ American and English songs for their summer concert. The concert, ‘Crossing the Atlantic’ a selection of some well-known, unusual and always attractive pieces, will be at St James’ Church Abinger on Saturday 13th June, 2015 at 7pm. In the hopefully balmy evening following, you are welcome to ‘bring your own picnic’ and join the choir in scoffing on the green - all are welcome. It is also the day of St James’ Church summer fair with stalls and sideshows and entertainment, so why not make a long afternoon of it for a really relaxing day. Watch out for the posters in town and around! St James’ Church is rich in history and has been described as the oldest village church in England. It suffered considerable damage from a flying bomb during WWII but was lovingly restored and again it was restored in the 60s following a lightning strike. The area goes back to Mesolithic times and is well worth a visit. Entrance to the concert is £12 and tickets are available from 01403 240093 or peterchrisbeckley@tiscali.co.uk 49
AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT April/May Ice Hockey is not a sport in which Great Britain excels very often but, following a dramatic 3 - 2 overtime win against Croatia in the opening game of the World 1B Championship in Eindhoven, they unfortunately had to settle for a silver medal when they lost to Lithuania by conceding a late penalty. In the first semi-final of the FA Cup, Reading forced Arsenal into extra time before losing 2 – 1. Reading played so well but the first error in the whole game by their goal keeper gave Arsenal their sought after win. In the other semi-final Aston Villa beat Liverpool two goals to one, which denied Liverpool’s skipper, Steven Gerrard, the chance to lift the famous trophy on what would have been his final game for the club and his 35th birthday. On Saturday, 26th April, champion jockey AP McCoy described the final day of his record breaking career as “the hardest day of my life” as he left Sandown to begin his retirement. The crowd wanted him to win in his last race but he only managed to come third. However after the race he was ushered back to the stands where he was cheered by 18,000 fans, a wonderful tribute. He was presented with the Champion Jockey’s trophy for the twentieth consecutive time; during his career he had delivered 4,357 wins. He said, “Someone will break my records. All records are broken. I just hope I’m dead when they do.” England’s cricket team sealed a crucial win over the West Indies in their second Test match following a draw in the first. They then lost the third Test by an embarrassing five wickets. Though England’s batsmen had collapsed to 123 runs all out it looked as if they still could win when the West Indies had only made 80 runs for 4 wickets. However their following batsmen made a fifth wicket stand of 108 runs, winning the match and ending the series in a draw. The England Cricket Board responded by sacking the coach, Peter Moores, and appointing ex-cricket captain, Andrew Strauss, as director of England cricket. His first job was to make a decision 50
regarding maverick Kevin Pieterson. Pieterson had scored 326 runs not out for Surrey against Leicestershire and considered he deserved a place in the England team. However Strauss has told him his playing days for England are over. The pleas for his return are monumental and England are not good enough to ignore players of Pieterson’s class. The debate will no doubt go on for some time. On Saturday, 9th May Jessica Evans made her long awaited return to the athletics’ track, after 21 months, at the Great City games in Manchester. She ran the 100 metre hurdles in 13.14 seconds, a long way short of her personal best of 12.54 seconds. Fans will be glad to see her back but she has a lot of work to do if she is to compete favourably with the likes of Katerina Johnson-Thompson. The watchable Badminton Horse Trials, considered the most prestigious equestrian event, concluded on Sunday, 10th May. William Fox-Pitt, riding Chilli Morning, was the eventual winner after riding without any faults in the influential final round.
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com The Stoolball season is well underway. Our full fixture list is available on our website http://www.northholmwood.com/stoolball.html Thurs 4th June Home/Ewhurst League 6.45pm Sunday 7th June North Holmwood Tournament 10.30am Tues 16th June Home/Holmbury League 6.45pm Thurs 25th June Home/Oxshott League 6.45pm Sunday 28th June Surrey League Tournament If you are interested in playing Stoolball this season please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. New players are always welcome, aged 11 to 111 !! The cricket season is now underway. Our full fixtures for 2015 are available on our website http://www.northholmwood.com/cricket.html Home matches in June are :Saturday 2nd XI 6 June Oakwood Hill CC 2nd XI Home League Saturday 1st XI 13 June Oakwood Hill CC Home League Saturday 2nd XI 20 June Ockham CC 2nd XI Home League Sunday XI 21 June Kensington CC Sunday XI Home Friendly Saturday 2nd XI 27 June Old Woking CC 2nd XI Home League Sunday XI 28 June Coldharbour CC Sunday XI Home Friendly Come along to support the teams. New players are always welcome so please contact Ian Elliott at wellie2266@gmail.com for more information.
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New members are always welcome. To enquire about membership email us at nhscmembership@gmail.com New membership prices are £24 Family, £18 Single, £9 Junior (under 16), £11 OAP (per person). Membership application forms can be downloaded from our website http://www.northholmwood.com/membership.html or you can call into the Club to collect one. More and more people are taking advantage of the Club as their first choice for a venue to hold a party. We cater for christenings, birthdays (except for 18ths as, unfortunately, the risk is too great), engagements, even weddings, as well as wakes - whatever the occasion, your club is here to ensure you, your family and friends, have a great time! Here are a few of the benefits we can offer you: • A venue that is local, friendly, safe, spacious (inside and out) and informal, with stunning panoramic views in the summer, including a private patio area • Professional and attentive support in helping you to organise your event • Extremely competitive bar prices • Ample, free car parking • Low venue hire rates • Complete flexibility to suit your personal entertainment and catering requirements • Free bar extension until midnight Bookings are definitely on the increase; so, if you are interested in throwing a party, please contact our party co-ordinator, Jan Bessent, at jan.bessent@hotmail.co.uk or call into the club to find out more.
Loud and Proud Community Choir The choir launched in April 2009 and has been going from strength to strength. People of all ages are really enjoying singing all sorts of different songs! Come along any Wednesday during school term. We meet at St John’s School, Goodwyns Road from 7.30pm to 9pm. It’s free, fun and friendly! 53
FOUR OF A KIND Can you find a common English word of 8 letters which contains 4 Gs? Here is a clue… it’s a laughing matter. Answer at the bottom of the page.
DADDY? You know how sometimes we mishear things? A little boy that I know said that they had sung ‘Away in a Manger’ in the Nativity play at his preschool. He was convinced from singing this carol that Jesus had another name because he had heard it as ‘little George Jesus asleep in the hay’.
What do they call ministers in Germany? German Shepherds. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? Samson. He brought the house down.
In the same way a little girl said that she knew God’s name because every time people said the Lord’s Prayer she heard it as ‘Harold be thy name’. When Jesus gave us the prayer we call The Lord’s Prayer he told us what to call God – you can read about it in Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 6, verses 5-15.
Why does an elephant use his trunk as a bookmark? That way he always nose where he stopped reading.
The word that Jesus used for ‘Our Father’ was ‘Abba’ which is the way that children then spoke to their father, like we use the word Daddy now. Every time we say the prayer we remember that God is our loving father.
What do you call someone with an elephant on their head? Squashed!
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Brockwood Medical Practice 1 Bentsbrook Close, North Holmwood, Dorking. Tel: 01306 885802 www.brockwoodmedicalpractice.nhs.uk The Partners, Jonathan Richards, Justin Thompson, Lucy Rawson, Tamsin Sevenoaks, Robin Gupta; Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Katie Carter, Sarah Wells, Kate Heppenstall; GP Registrars Drs Bernard Alcid, Dr Rachel Phillips and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and existing residents to our Practice. Following the merger of the 3 surgeries at North Holmwood, Brockham & Newdigate, we would like to thank all our patients for their understanding over this difficult transition. We have a number of new GPs and can now offer appointments across all 3 sites. We offer: Personal Medical Services, Dispensary services for all eligible patients, District Nursing, Health Visitors, General Nursing Clinics with our Practice Nurses, Minor Surgery Clinics, Midwife Clinics, Travel Vaccination Clinics, Baby Clinic, Asthma and COPD clinics, Counselling sessions, INR testing with our HCA, Smoking Cessation sessions, and much more.
TRAVEL VACCINATIONS We can advise you on travel health and what vaccinations you require relating to foreign travel. If you would like travel advice please contact the surgery and request a telephone message appointment slot for a nurse to phone you back. The nurse will discuss with you over the telephone where you are travelling to and what vaccinations are required. She will then book an appointment for you to attend the surgery to have the vaccinations.
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS Please telephone the dispensary on 01306 878509 Monday to Friday between the hours of 11.00 a.m. and 14.00 p.m. to order your repeat prescriptions. You can also order your repeat prescriptions on our website. Our Dispensers currently need 72 hours to dispense repeat medication instead of the normal 48 hour turnaround. Please ring reception 01306 885802 for any other queries.
FRIENDS & FAMILY SURVEY The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. Please complete the NHS survey online at www.iwantgreatcare.org. The link can also be found on our website. Alternatively forms are available at Reception.