The
Spire
North Holmwood’s Parish Magazine www.stjnh.org.uk
St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Vicar 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 Brian Joannou PCC Treasurer Lynn Jennings ................. ................................................................ 01306 882614 Baptisms Jill Spence ...................... ................................................................ 01306 876901 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 Caroline Lazenby ........... caroline.lazenby254@gmail.com ..... 01306 640208 Junior Church and C4yourself Jane Schofield ................ janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk ........... 07771 591457 Organist Magazine Jim Edwards…….the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info........ 01306 879902 Readings Gordon Bates ................ ................................................................ 01306 884154 Sacristans Natalie Tanswell and Kirsten Wightwick Servers Steve Harris ...................... ................................................................ 01306 710162 Mothers’ Union Eileen Daulman .............. ................................................................ 01306 885943
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St John the Evangelist Church, Inholms Lane, North Holmwood, DORKING, RH5 4JH Sunday services: 8am Holy Communion 10am First Sunday each month: Family Service 10am Other Sundays: Parish Eucharist Monday 10.30am Morning Prayer Tuesday 4.30pm Evening Prayer Friday 8.30am Eucharist: Vicar available until 10.30am The Church is normally open daily for private prayer from 9.00am. 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 Community Building bookings 01306 868441 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 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 Scouting enquiries .................. 07769 222218 Bridge Club ............................. 01306 882849 Chart Downs Social Club ...... 01306 500310 Drama Group ......................... 01306 887416 Surrey Hills Dance Centre ...... 01306 883808 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 Community Building bookings01306 868441 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
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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 December 2017 and January 2018. Material should be with the editor by 19th November 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 (or text) 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, 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: Ann Phillips and members of the Community Building team Distribution: John Daulman 01306 885943 4
Dear friends, Since the Da Vinci Code, I’ve been a fan of Dan Brown’s books. They are relatively well researched, although ultimately going off in a fantasy direction involving a conspiracy of some sort. They’re definitely fiction, with some facts woven in. Last week I decided to buy Origin, Brown’s latest book. I don’t want to give the story away, but the pretext is related to the suggestion of a scientific discovery which will damage religion. But, for me, the most interesting questions within it are related to Artificial Intelligence – effectively, the question of what it is to be human. Or, can a computer be fully human and aware? Having previously studied Cybernetics, this has been an interest of mine for many years. In 1950 Alan Turing developed a test, commonly known as the Turing Test, whereby the challenge was for it to be impossible for a user to tell whether they were speaking to a human or computer (by typing on a computer keyboard). This test was successfully completed in 2014, “proving” that computers are now intelligent. But, how do computers think? Do they follow a long list of rules (a bit like the Ten Commandments but much longer), or are they able to learn to reason, can they infer other things from the knowledge they already have? In other words, can they learn new things by themselves? Whilst considering this during Dan Brown’s book, I started wondering about how we learn. What do we learn from? What or who has influenced our thoughts, actions and attitudes? As we enter November, these seem to be important questions. On Remembrance Day we think about those who experienced the horrors of active service during wartime and think also about those serving in the armed forces now. On All Souls Day we remember our loved ones who have passed away, thinking about what they meant to us, realising how they influenced our lives and giving thanks to God for them. On All Saints Day we give thanks for the saints whose lives we try to follow. 5
We don’t live in a vacuum. Those people we have known and loved influenced and shaped our lives in many ways. The experience of war and conflict in the country and, indeed, the world, affects how we relate to situations today. We are affected by our experiences and the experiences of others, affected in a way that computers, even with the greatest Artificial Intelligence, cannot be. We have something that computers don’t – the soul – since we are truly alive. As we think about how to live in the world today, may we be aware of those who have influenced our lives – whether directly or indirectly – and rejoice that we are truly alive. Wishing you every blessing,
Stuart In the October edition of the Spire, Stuart referred to part of this song: Autumn days, when the grass is jewelled And the silk inside a chestnut shell. Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled, All these things I love so well. So I mustn’t forget No, I mustn’t forget To say a great big thank you I mustn’t forget. Clouds that look like familiar faces And a winter’s moon with frosted rings. Smell of bacon as I fasten up my laces And the song the milkman sings. So I mustn’t forget No, I mustn’t forget To say a great big thank you I mustn’t forget. 6
Whipped-up spray that is rainbow-scattered And a swallow curving in the sky. Shoes so comfy though they’re worn out and they’re battered And the taste of apple pie. So I mustn’t forget No, I mustn’t forget To say a great big thank you I mustn’t forget. Scent of gardens when the rain’s been falling And a minnow darting down a stream. Picked-up engine that’s been stuttering and stalling And a win for my home team. So I mustn’t forget No, I mustn’t forget To say a great big thank you I mustn’t forget. We have now received this reply for Stuart: Last month you referred to the children’s song which contains the words ‘Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled.....’. I was an Air Training Corps chaplain some years ago and one day was privileged to go with the squadron members in a tanker plane to refuel jet planes high above the North East coast of England. We sat for several hours watching the RAF fighter planes (which only take off with enough fuel to get airborne) take up position below us to refuel in the air, synchronising their speed and receiving the fuel via a sort of umbilical cord which seemed to link up automatically. It was a fantastic experience. Several of our grandchildren, who are also in the Air Cadets, have also done this exercise too. The song is quite right, Stuart, we mustn’t forget... In the love of Christ,
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Bible Readings 5th November Family Service
All Saints Readings to be arranged
12th November Amos 5:18-24
Remembrance Sunday 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13
19th November 2nd Sunday before Advent Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 26th November Christ the King Ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23
Baptism 1st October
Matthew 25:31-46
Oliver Bettesworth
Interments of Ashes 26th September Peter Pratt 26th September Vic Viner 30th September Evelyn Cullum 3rd October Margaret Venn 5th October Donald Ede 16th October Nellie Baker Funerals 27th September 28th September 6th October 23rd October
John Newman Dave Welton Sylvia Hawkins Philip Barclay
Renewal of Vows 30th September Rob and Kelly Howard Wedding 14th October
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Sylvia Mary Hawkins 1930-2017 Sylvia Mary Tayler was born on 8th August 1930 in Surbiton to parents, Thomas and Muriel, and grew up with her dearest older brother, Arthur. She described her parents as both musical and artistic and felt that was where her love of the arts came from, with her talented Aunt Ida cementing her passion. Unlike her adult years when Sylvia and George were always moving house, she grew up and lived in the same family home (other than when she was evacuated to Peterborough during the war), and remembered fondly watching her mother gardening which instilled her own love of flowers and gardening. Sylvia’s gardens were always bright and beautiful and her home filled with orchids. Another childhood trait that stayed with her was her deep love of animals, especially cats and dogs, often saying she preferred them to people. She said that she used to dress up one of her first cats, Sandy, and push it around the streets in her pram. Reminiscing about this, she said she had no idea why it didn’t jump out and run away! Her love of cats carried on right to the end of her life with her latest cat, Puffin, whom she adored, giving her great comfort during her recent illness. As Sylvia moved into adulthood, she first started training to be a children’s nurse and from then onwards it was no coincidence that she had jobs and voluntary roles that reflected her caring and helpful nature. For example, whilst in Belgium she volunteered at the equivalent of the Samaritans who supported English speaking expatriates. On her return to England she was in the Occupational Health Team at Wallingford Community Hospital, then headed up the “Share the Care” scheme to support carers in Surrey and as she came to retirement she retrained to become a drug and alcohol counsellor, gaining a Counselling Diploma. However, her most important job has to be the one she held in the photographic library at Associated Press in London as without that she would have never met George and her little family wouldn’t have come about! Back in 1952, George was a technical editor in Fleet Street. One day whilst on an evening assignment he had popped into Associated Press to check he would be able to process his prints. 9
There he greeted the pretty young Sylvia on the photography desk by asking her directly ‘do you do an all-night service?’ George left to much amusement, laughter and blushes, but later returned and asked if he could take Sylvia out to lunch by way of an apology. They enjoyed courting the rest of that year with Sylvia dragging the red tie wearing George to many ‘Young Conservative’ events. In the November of that year George proposed, but Sylvia asked if he could wait till the New Year. Time keeping and punctuality has always been a strong Hawkins trait so at one minute past midnight on the 1st January 1953, whilst at a dinner dance at the Royal Festival Hall, George proposed again and Sylvia accepted. They married on 31st October that year at Kingston Registry Office and this year would have seen them celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary. Sylvia and George went on to be proud parents to Graham in 1955 and Jacky in 1957. Tragically they lost Graham, then aged 8, to asthma and they faced their biggest challenge. It wasn’t easy for either of them but Sylvia’s faith and the hope they felt after Michelle arrived in 1965 kept them going. Sylvia was an active member of St John’s and also went to monthly services in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace. Her faith helped her through difficult times, most recently with her cancer diagnosis, giving her a real sense of peace. She believed very strongly that she would be joining Graham in heaven, telling the younger members of the family also she would wait for them all to arrive up there in our own good time. As she became progressively more ill, she was often seen holding her wooden cross. Sylvia gained great solace from visits of church members and from receiving home communion. Sylvia had many other passions including being globe-trotting grandparents. From the time she, George, Jacky and Michelle moved to Brussels she grew a love of travelling. She recounted that, amongst her favourite holidays, was hers and George’s trip to Canada where they crossed the country by train from the Atlantic coast, through the Rockies, to the Pacific coast. Once there they cruised from Vancouver to Alaska, where they had an amazing helicopter ride which landed them on a glacier. However, both she and George said recently with wide smiles on their faces how 10
Venice, which they visited 15-20 times together, was their favourite place. Given their love of good food, history and culture, this is no surprise. She also holidayed with her grandchildren regularly, and had such wonderful times ski-ing in France, walking (well cake eating) in the Lake District and rock pooling in Wales. Another great love of Sylvia’s was the water. Whether this was at sea on the mirror dinghy George built, sailing around the Greek islands, their many cruises or the boat they owned and sailed on the Thames. On this boat there were many mishaps, including weather induced games of monopoly and complicated lock endeavours. Sylvia also attended Henley Regatta with her dear Aunt Ida and Uncle Joe and family for years. This was where she was in her element, socialising and fine dining, always being immaculately dressed. Being smart and well turned out was important to Sylvia and on her frequent trips to the theatre over the years she made sure we always dressed up and looked the part. One of the last shows she saw together with her family was Dirty Dancing and she was up in the aisles dancing and singing for the last song! Sylvia was a sociable, enquiring, bright, articulate and warm person. She genuinely enjoyed others company and finding out more about them. She was great at both making and keeping friends, so much so she still had friends that she first met as a child. However, the key characteristic that summed her up was that she always preferred to give rather than receive and was so generous with her friends and family. She was clever, well read and had an active interest in the world. She was also sharp and had a great sense of humour that stayed right until the end. She said that God had told her that he had a ‘One in, one out’ policy so she was just making room for the baby expected to join her family in December! Sylvia lost her battle with pancreatic cancer just over three months from her diagnosis. Her last three weeks were spent in the Mount Alvernia hospital in Guildford. The family cannot thank the staff there enough for their kind, professional and humane support and care. They made such a difference to her last few weeks and offered the family great support. 11
JOY IN A BOX THIS CHRISTMAS ‘Joy in a Box’ is an opportunity for us to send a small parcel of gifts to needy families and individuals in Romania. Your boxes will be taken to Romania and fairly distributed by The Romanian Aid Foundation and their experienced team will get them there in time to bring joy at Christmas.
Priceless gifts that won’t cost a packet Priceless because yours may be the only gift received this Christmas. It won’t cost a packet because a shoebox is about the right size and the contents are probably in your shopping already: sweets/cosmetics/toiletries/gloves/hats/small toys etc. Your choice of what age/gender your box is for. The forms required to be put on the outside of each box will be available at the back of church or in the Community Building. Full instructions are on these forms. Once your box is filled either bring it to church, call/email Margaret or leave it in the Community Building any morning during the week. Hopefully we will be taking another boot-full to Horley Baptist Church for delivery to The Romanian Aid Foundation in time for Christmas. All boxes to be with Margaret by the 10th November.
Margaret_teale@sky.com KnitOnePurlOneSaveOne
Macmillan Nurses Coffee Morning On behalf of the Macmillan Nurses may we thank everyone who made our coffee morning such a success; those who baked cakes, helped on the day, donated raffle prizes and those who attended. A grand total of £434 was raised.
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From Captain Bruce Worsfold CA TSSF All Christians should have a rule about the time they give to prayer each day; they should also have a rule about reading their bibles too - be it once a day or two or three times a week. By bible reading I mean an in depth reading of the Bible, reading part of a gospel for example and then silently, with God, thinking the passage through. What does it mean? What is God trying to say in that passage? That kind of Bible reading is often called meditation. It is through meditation that many people grow close to God. It has enabled them to make themselves ready to meet God at the end of this mortal life. We also ought to have a spiritual book on the go at the same time; at the moment I am reading a really helpful spiritual book called, ‘To Grow in Love - a spirituality of ageing, dying and glory’, written by Brian Grogan SJ. Brian Grogan is a Jesuit priest. When I saw the book advertised and realised that a Jesuit wrote it I thought it would be a difficult book to understand. I was delighted to find out that it is so very easy to understand and so very helpful. I would highly recommend it to everyone. It is a book that prepares us for the last days of our earthly lives. Did you see, ‘Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes’ on Sunday 1st October? I like Dawn French, better known as the Vicar of Dibley. She started by telling everyone how old she was, I would never have guessed she was fifty-seven. (That was last year so she is now fifty-eight.) She remarked that she had lived over half her life; she didn't think she would live to reach a hundred and fourteen. She was in a funny sort of way looking at her mortality. There does come a time in all our lives when we realise that our earthly lives are nearly at an end. All Christians ought to prepare for that day when we leave this place to be reunited with God our Creator, especially when we reach our older years. Death is nothing to be frightened of; we’ve had a practice every day of our lives when we go to sleep at night, the only difference is that we will awake to a far more glorious life. God our Creator has given us so many signs, that this life isn’t the end. A caterpillar, when it realises that it is time to 13
die, weaves a shroud-like chrysalis around itself and later it emerges as a new creature – a beautiful butterfly. You may be saying to yourselves now, “Why has John written about death and dying?” The answer to that question is very simple. I'm aware I must be prepared and get myself ready to meet Sister Death (that's what Franciscans call her). ‘By Death, our Sister, praised be from whom no one alive can flee.’ I believe that death will be a great adventure and I know God will look after me, as He always has. I know that one day He will whisk me away to be with Him forever. You and I have nothing to fear at all. Death is all part of God's rich plan for each one of us. We will all go back to Him, who put us here in the first place. That’s why I am finding Brian Grogan's book, ‘To Grow in Love - a spirituality of ageing, dying and glory’ so helpful.
RNLI DORKING BRANCH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE The next RNLI event is our annual Christmas Fayre on Tuesday, 21st November at the Dorking Rugby Club in Brockham from 9.30am – 1.00pm, selling RNLI Christmas cards and souvenirs, homemade cakes, fashion accessories, jewellery, children’s books, chutney and much more. Tea/coffee will be available. Free on-site parking is available and the clubhouse has disabled access to both floors. We need cakes, biscuits, fudge, etc for our cake stall. If you could contribute it would be appreciated. Please bring your old and new foreign money (including discontinued currencies), old mobile phones and used inkjet cartridges (not Epson or Brother) for recycling. Contact: dorkingrnli@gmail.com Please come and support the RNLI.
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25 Years after Dibley In 1984 the Church of England had decided that women could be ordained as deacons. They’d been ‘deaconesses’, but now they could be part of the clergy, be called ‘reverend’, wear a clerical collar and take services – but not, crucially, preside at Holy Communion. That awaited a further and hotly disputed decision by the Church’s General Synod. I was ordained deacon in 1987, with the very first women deacons – actually, 70 of them in St Paul’s Cathedral, alongside rather fewer men. I had trained at theological college with some of them, but whereas I, in a year’s time, would be ordained priest, they would not. It hurt then and it still hurts now. However, eventually the Synod vote came in 1992 and (requiring a two-thirds majority) it narrowly approved the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Church of England. My wife and I watched the vote on television and both of us were tearful at the end – tears of joy and relief. 25 years later, one really wonders what all the fuss was about. While Dawn French’s lady ‘Vicar of Dibley’ charmed a multi-million audience, ordinary people as well as church congregations slowly became entirely used to the presence and everyday ministry of rather less exotic women vicars – and now bishops. St Paul wrote that ‘in Christ there is neither male nor female’, but it took nearly 2,000 years for our bit of the Church to apply it in practice (and there is a huge part of the world-wide Church, of course, which still doesn’t see it that way). I may be biased (my daughter is a vicar), but I believe women have helped to transform the Church’s ministry in the last 25 years, as part of a gender-balanced team. Better together!
David Winter writing for the Parish Pump
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The Christmas Tree Festival 2017 It’s now November (or almost) and preparations for our Christmas Tree Festival are progressing. The pile of royal blue and white 8 inch squares is growing, thanks in great part to our knitting group. We're very grateful but always more squares are needed. Our instructions are a little different this year: Cast on enough stitches to measure 8 inches and knit enough rows to measure 8 inches. You can choose whatever yarn, stitch pattern or needle size you wish. If you wish to decorate a little Christmas Tree please contact me as soon as you can. Remember to select a Christmas Carol or Song for your decoration scheme. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Jackie Rance - jaxrance@gmail.com
KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Community Building adjacent to the church. 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. We knit for the Romanian Aid Foundation, The Premature Baby Unit at East Surrey Hospital, SANDS, The Midwives of Ethiopia, The Princess Alice Hospice and our local Nursing Homes. Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com
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Holmwoods Mothers’ Union We met in South Holmwood Church for our October meeting by the kind invitation of the Revd Barbara-Steadman Allan, who presided at our communion service. This was followed by a very professional presentation by Tish Mason who has been to South Sudan three times on missions with Flame International. It is a Christian organisation, based in Aldershot, begun by a member of the British Army who realised the need for Christian teaching about love, the Holy Spirit’s healing and God’s forgiveness to help bring about reconciliation in the communities so badly damaged by war. Missions are set up in a chosen area by asking a local person to arrange a venue and to invite some 70 clergy and leaders to come to a conference. A team go out from England and teach, in English, which is translated into all the several languages of the participants. When local radio broadcasts programmes about this event some 150,000 people will hear the message. Tish told stories of wonderful healing amongst the participants who suffer stress and all over body pain which is relieved during the sessions. The next meeting will be in North Holmwood Community Building, as is usual, on Monday, 6th November beginning at 12 noon. Gillie will present us with a special meal which she creates to raise funds for MU projects, Barbara will be with us again. This is a social time and we invite friends to join us. MU have devised a St Luke’s Day service for people who are not able to get out. If anyone would like a copy I would be happy to pass it on.
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HOLMWOOD WI IT was lovely to see so many members of Holmwood WI at our October meeting and a new guest, Margaret, who we hope will join us. Our speaker for the afternoon, Kate McBain, told us about her career in all aspects of cookery and during an amusing talk, interspersed with tips, iced a cake for us all to enjoy. We are all looking forward to our annual meeting in November when our 2018 committee will be elected, followed by Reflexology with Paula Holland. Also in November, on the 25th, we will be holding our Christmas Fair in the village hall, Warwick Road, South Holmwood from 2.00pm – 4.00pm. This is a new time for our fundraiser and we hope to serve mini afternoon teas as supporters browse the craft/gift stall, books, cakes, a bumper raffle, Christmas games and festive Tombola. Secretary, Maureen Lewington, said: “Please join us and make an early start with your Christmas shopping. There will also be a new section for nearly-new clothes, so you may even pick up a festive outfit or two! We will make you very welcome, so please come along between 2.00pm and 4.00pm and support this long-running village organisation. We look forward to meeting you.” We are always pleased to welcome new guests to our meetings, outings, social gatherings and pub lunches. Contact our secretary Maureen Lewington on 01305 882057 or email maureen.lewington@btinternet.com for all the details.
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Merry Opera revives its staged production of Handel’s Messiah for a ninth tour Merry Opera – a professional touring opera company - is reviving its staged production of Handel’s Messiah to churches in London, East Anglia and the south in November and December 2017. Although the Messiah is a religious piece, you don’t have to be religious to see this production. It is staged as a meditation on the nature of the human spirit and its need for faith – perhaps in God or perhaps in oneself. Rather than stage the oratorio with a large choir and orchestra, we allow just twelve singers and the church organ to portray characters you’ll find instantly recognizable. They explain through the original words of the oratorio what has brought them to a spiritual place, both figuratively and literally, where they need help and comfort. Turning to a building that bears witness to the collective memory, rituals and traditions of the generations who came before us, these characters are not alone, for the way in which they get to know each other through the music and the words of the oratorio gives each one of them a sense of belonging and the strength to go forward. As you take your seat for the performance, you’ll find that the church looks pretty much as it does every day. There’s no special lighting, no lines of chairs for a choir, no music stands for an orchestra. The person sitting next to you may turn out to be one of the professional opera singers.
Handel’s Messiah 7.30pm Saturday 9th December St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Road West, Dorking, RH4 2HT £10.00 Box Office: reception@stpaulsdorking.org.uk
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St John’s November dates Mon
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19 2nd before Advent 8am BCP HC 10am Parish Eucharist 6pm Healing Service
26 Christ the King 8am BCP HC 10am Parish Eucharist
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CROSSWORD Across 1 He was replaced as king of Judah by his uncle Mattaniah (2 Kings 24:17) (10) 7 ‘Let us fix our eyes on Jesus... who for the joy set before him — the cross’ (Hebrews 12:2) (7) 8 Relieved (5) 10 Impetuous (Acts 19:36) (4) 11 Surprised and alarmed (Luke 24:37) (8) 13 ‘It is — for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter the kingdom of God’ (Mark 10:25) (6) 15 Directions for the conduct of a church service (6) 17 One of the acts of the sinful nature (Galatians 5:19) (8) 18 and 20 Down ‘She began to wet his — with her tears. Then she wiped them with her — ’ (Luke 7:38) (4,4) 21 ‘We will all be changed, in a flash, in the twinkling of an — , — the last trumpet’ (1 Corinthians 15:51–52) (3,2) 22 ‘But he replied, “Lord, I am — — go with you to prison and to death”’ (Luke 22:33) (5,2) 23 Third person of the Trinity (2 Corinthians 13:14) (4,6)
Down 1 He betrayed Jesus (Matthew 27:3) (5) 2 Paul’s assurance to the Philippian jailer: ‘Don’t — yourself! We are all here!’ (Acts 16:28) (4) 3 ‘Fear God and keep his commandments, for this — the whole — of man’ (Ecclesiastes 12:13) (2,4) 4 The sort of giver God loves (2 Corinthians 9:7) (8) 5 Sun rail (anag.) (7) 6 Naboth, the ill-fated vineyard owner, was one (1 Kings 21:1) (10) 9 Paul said of young widows, ‘When their sensual desires overcome their — to Christ, they 32
want to marry’ 16 Foment (1 Timothy 5:11) (10) (Philippians 1:17) (4,2) 12 This was how Joseph of 19 Where Joseph and Mary Arimathea practised his escaped to with the baby Jesus discipleship ‘because he feared (Matthew 2:14) (5) the Jews’ (John 19:38) (8) 20 See 18 Across 14 Mop ruse (anag.) (7) 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.
Brockham Choral Society presents ENTENTE MUSICALE on Saturday 11th November at 7.30pm in St Martin's Church, Dorking RH4 1UX This all French programme includes Renaissance to the 21st Century.
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The main work will be the DURUFLÉ REQUIEM together with other music by Fauré, Passereau, Sermisy and Lauridsen. Soloists Janet Shell, Mezzo soprano, and Bass, Meilir Jones, will be accompanied by Organist, Paul Ayres, and conducted by our Musical Director, Patrick Barrett. Admission: £12 in advance, £15 on the day, £5 under 25 in full time education Box Office: Tickets from Pauline Whitehead 01306 881821, Maria Chadwick c/o Michael Frith, 40 South St, Dorking, 01306 882728 or online www.brockhamchoral.org/tickets
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BACH’S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO 7:30 pm Saturday 18th November St Martin’s Church, Dorking, RH4 1DR Conductor: Richard Wilberforce with the International Baroque Players Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Alto: Esther Brazil; Tenor: Hugo Hymas; Bass: William Gaunt; Chorus: Dorking Choral Society Tickets: £16, under 18’s free (Group discounts – 6th ticket free), phone 07847 477052 or visit eventbrite.co.uk: dorkingchoralsociety.org.uk; regd charity no 1038608 Dorking Choral Society presents Bach's Christmas Oratorio, one of his most popular works, with full orchestra and professional soloists under the direction of our conductor, Richard Wilberforce. ‘For me nothing is more majestic, or better conveys the sheer joy of Christmas, than the opening chorus of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio’, said one record reviewer for Gramophone magazine. In this concert, the Society's singers will be joined by the International Baroque Players - who present outstanding period instrument performance by talented young musicians from all over the world – and four professional soloists.
Loud and Proud Community Choir Dorking Loud and Proud Community Choir welcomes new members of all ages and abilities to join the choir on Wednesday evenings, during term time, at St John's C of E Community Primary School, Goodwyns Road, from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. The choir is fun, friendly and sociable and is a great way of meeting new people. For more information go to: www.dorkingloudandproudcommunitychoir.org.uk or call 07552 555942 34
ST JOHN'S COFFEE MORNINGS The next coffee mornings will be on Tuesdays 7th November, 5th December Café Rouge from 10.00am – all are welcome.
BEGINNERS PLEASE We will be meeting in the Community Building at 2.00pm on Monday 6th November. All are welcome. (£1 towards costs)
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Saturday 25th November 10.00am to 4.00pm Sunday 26th November 12.00noon to 4.00pm At St Michael's Church, Betchworth Homemade cakes and coffee/tea will be available + a Traidcraft Gift Stall
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AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT September/October Victory in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, 8th October gave Lewis Hamilton a 59 point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the driver’s championship table. Vettel had to retire in lap four when his Ferrari developed spark plug problems. The fight between boxers Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan and Mexican Canelo Alverez for the middleweight title of the world was an epic of old fashioned, courageous boxing. The result was given as a draw by the three judges involved, which was considered a miscarriage of justice as Golovkin was a clear winner. However, the saving grace was that Golovkin kept his title. England won the Royal London one day international series against the West Indies by four matches to nil - a satisfactory end to the longest summer in English cricket history. England cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were suspended by the ECB following their involvement in a punch-up outside a Night Club in Bristol on Sunday night 24th September. Though Hales was later cleared, their chances of going to Australia to play in the Ashes look slim. This year was the 97th year of horse racing’s Prix de L’arc de Triomphe and Frankie Dettori has set a new record by winning it for the fifth time on odds-on favourite ‘Enable’. It was his 29th ride in this prestigious race. The World Gymnastics Championships have taken place in the Montreal Olympic Stadium and Max Whitlock became the first Briton to retain a world title when he took gold on the pommel. England’s football team booked their place in next year’s World Cup finals when their Captain, Harry Kane, scored a late goal in 36
their qualifying match against Slovenia on Thursday 5th October. It was an uninspiring and boring match with a lacklustre performance by England, so much so that the fans peppered the pitch with paper aeroplanes and there was constant booing. It is interesting to read that when Samoa’s rugby football team play England at Twickenham in November their players will earn £650 each. The English players will pocket £22,000. That cannot be right.
HOLMWOOD VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION www.holmwoodvpa.co.uk Is it just me that keeps running out of day? You know, when you check your watch and are aghast to find it’s actually about three hours later than you thought it was? Someone, somewhere, is shaving bits off every 24 hours, I’m sure of it. But then the nights are drawing in and that doesn’t help. So much to do outside and less daylight to do it all in. The flip side, of course, is cosy nights in by the fire, watching a good film or maybe studying some coursework. For me, it’s rodent control certification. How exciting! Well, no, not really. But it is, despite the subject matter, quite interesting. Did you know the meaning of the word rodent can be translated as ‘to gnaw’? I don’t think they could have been better named….. Another creature we are all familiar with, is the lovely hedgehog; sadly in decline and always at risk from not only being flattened on the roads but also from inadvertently curling up in an unlit bonfire. If you have such a pile, do please remember to take a torch and a long tool to lift all round the base. Check right in to the centre for any signs of movement or sleepy prickles. In an ideal world we would move the pile completely before igniting it, the ‘sure fire’ way of ensuring the little slug eaters safety. 37
Remember too, as the firework season is upon us, that it’s not just pets that can find them terrifying. Livestock are no more immune than anything else, so bear them in mind if you decide to buy a pack or two for your own use. Perhaps the biggest danger to livestock this time of year is Chinese lanterns. Not only are they a fire hazard but the wire frames are easily ingested and can cause dreadful harm. As far as the veggie beds are concerned, there has been a flurry of activity with autumn plantings of onions, shallots and garlic all done. The empty beds can rest over the winter ready for the early planting of broad beans and then the mass planting of everything else later in the spring. There will still be plenty of pernicious little weeds to keep an eye on though, even in the coldest times. It’s amazing how they seem to survive, no matter what! If I could grow a good supply of Echinacea I would. It’s a great help to our immune systems this time of year, helping to stave off colds and such like. In truth it’s probably far easier to just buy some capsules and do it that way. More room for onions……! Hopefully you will all come along to our Autumn Evening, on Wednesday 8th November at 7.30pm in the village hall. Neal’s Yard Remedies will be joining us and it should prove to be a very interesting talk. Dorking Brewery are also coming along to talk to us, and some beer tasting is highly likely…..Something for everyone! Time now to read up a bit more on Rattus Norvegicus. In the warm. With a hot toddy…..
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MUSIC IN DORKING - NOVEMBER 2017 by Ian Codd 4th at 12.00 noon, lunchtime recital at St Martin’s Church, free, 01306 884229 4th at 7.30pm, Ukulele Orchestra at Dorking Halls, £26.50, 01306 881717 4th at 7.30pm, Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra at Christ Church, Leatherhead, £14, 01372 275907 5th at 8.00pm, Fisherman’s Friends at Dorking Halls, £24.50, 01306 881717 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th at 8.30pm, Watermill Jazz at Betchworth Park Golf Club, 07415 815784 11th at 7.30pm, Dorking Philharmonia at St Paul’s Church, £12, 01306 730640 11th at 7.30pm, Brockham Choral Society at St Martin’s Church, £15, 01306 881821 12th at 4.00pm, ballet screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 18th at 7.30pm, Dorking Choral Society at St Martin’s Church, £16, 07847 477052 18th at 7.30pm, viola and piano recital at Dorking Halls, £20, 01306 740619 20th at 7.30pm, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £18.50, 01306 881717 21st at 7.30pm, Russian National Ballet at Dorking Halls, £23.50, 01306 81717 Dorking Choral Society presents a major concert this month with a performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. This is a magnificent work, consisting of six cantatas which Bach wrote for performance during the Christmas season in Leipzig in 1734. The choir will be joined by four excellent soloists and supported by the International Baroque Players, all under the baton of the choir’s outstanding conductor, Richard Wilberforce. Brockham Choral Society’s concert will focus on French music, and it will feature Duruflé’s lovely Requiem as well as some of his motets. 41
Dorking Philharmonia’s concert includes Schumann’s piano concerto, Mendelssohn’s Italian symphony and Beethoven’s Coriolan overture. Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra, performing in Leatherhead, will also play the Italian symphony; their programme will include music by Bach and Cimarosa, plus a concerto for two bassoons by Vanhal. Dorking Concertgoers present a recital for viola and piano, given by Sarah-Jane Bradley and John Lenehan. As well as sonatas by Handel, Brahms and Rachmaninov, there will be music from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. There will also be a rare chance to hear Vaughan Williams’ Romance for viola and piano, a piece that was only discovered after the composer’s death. The lunchtime recital at St Martin’s Church will be given by David Hughes, the organist at Albury Church, and Karen Borrett, who is the current organ scholar at St Martin’s. At the Dorking Halls you can see a screening from the New York Metropolitan Opera – the American premiere of the latest opera by British composer Thomas Adès, The Exterminating Angel. It is a black surrealist comedy, set during a very strange dinner party! There is also a screening of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ from the Bolshoi ballet. Dorking Halls also presents the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Fisherman’s Friends with their shanty-style choral singing and the Russian National Ballet with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Finally, Watermill Jazz meets every Tuesday evening with a different group of musicians from the world of jazz – full details will be on the website.
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DORKING MUSEUM IN NOVEMBER Our current exhibition – ‘Dorking 1917’: This is the fourth in our popular series of exhibitions showing what life was like for locals and visitors on the Home Front during each year of the Great War. The exhibition shows that 1917 was a time of hardship and tension but had a lighter side too. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the lives of an earlier generation. Dorking was deluged with terrified Londoners seeking a safe haven. German Zeppelin day-time raids struck London that summer, with night raids beginning in September. Motor buses from Clapham were crowded with refugees, many of European origin, leading the local paper to say that Dorking was becoming the home of the ‘East End Foreigner’. Many found homes in the Falkland Arms district and sent their children to local schools, while wealthier families rented houses near the station so that they could commute to work. Soon hotels were full, apartments were fetching premium rates and houses for rent were unobtainable. A second wave found no accommodation and mothers and children trudged the streets before sleeping in the open. The visitors were generally greeted with sympathy, although they were regarded as ‘foreigners’ with unfamiliar ways but tensions arose as the ‘invasion’ exacerbated food shortages. In October, the Council placed notices in London papers advising people not to come to Dorking as the town could not provide food for the influx.
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The population had endured nearly three years of war, and, as the nation’s resources were directed towards the war effort, civilians suffered shortages. A Ministry of Food was established to prevent hoarding and profiteering, and to encourage the population to consume and waste less, but Britain was dependent on imports for 60% of foodstuffs, which made the country vulnerable when German submarines began to target merchant shipping. By March 1917, it was estimated that the country had only enough food to last six weeks. Shortages and fatigue took a toll on health and morale. Schools were particularly affected with many closed for weeks at a time because of teacher shortages, repeated bouts of contagious disease and a lack of fuel to fire the heating stoves. Let us not forget the hardships being suffered by our brave local men in Europe and further afield. The exhibition also includes the roll call of local casualties – including those from the Battle of Passchendaele, which took a large toll on local men, and those who died in the Middle East, in what is now Iraq. One panel follows the progress of the local volunteer 'territorial' company from Dorking to India and over to what was then Mesopotamia, where many succumbed to heatstroke, fever and disease rather than enemy action. Guided walks and tours: The Museum will not be running Open Days for our guided walks during November or December, but group bookings are still welcome by appointment for walks of historic Dorking, town centre pub walks and walks on the Deepdene Trail. Check the website for details, enquiries and group bookings. The South Street Caves tours will resume in Spring 2018. The Museum is at 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm. Visit www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk Enquiries to admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591. 46
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Friends of Holmwood Common and the National Trust November 2017
News from the Common Friends' Autumn Evening ... Tuesday 28th November For this year's Autumn Evening we are heading north! North Holmwood to be precise, to the hall alongside St John’s Church ... and we hope that you will join us. As you will see in the ‘Dates for Your Calendar’ section below, we will be welcoming weatherman Ian Currie to talk about the Great Storm of 1987. But that's not all. Ranger Rob will be updating us with news from the Common and the NT's plans for 2018; and the Friends' will be seeking your advice on future projects on and around the Common. As always, refreshments will be available and there will, of course, be a raffle to help us cover the costs of the event. Is the date marked on your calendar? Also while you've got the calendar in your hand ... why not mark the Friends New Year’s Stroll on Monday 1st January?
Ranger Rob's Report Our ash trees are in trouble. Ash dieback disease (chalara fraxinia) is now rampant all over Holmwood Common. Many of you will have seen the ash trees losing leaves throughout this year, including many of the largest trees which it was hoped would be more resistant to the disease. It looks like trees of all ages are susceptible. Apart from our obvious distress at the loss of these wonderful old trees, this is likely to cause a real financial headache in 2018 as we will have to fell many affected trees for safety reasons. It brings to mind the Dutch elm disease of the ‘60s and ‘70s when elms all but disappeared from our countryside with the resultant loss 49
of a specific habitat plus the change to the landscape. There are dozens of insects which live on ash with over twenty species being dependent on it. For example, the Brown Hairstreak butterfly, for which we have been trying to improve the habitat at Fourwents, uses mature ash as feeding stations, sipping aphid honeydew. Mother Nature will probably make amends over time but, in the short term it is going to be a very sad situation. If you have any concerns about ash trees by your property, please do get in touch. My contact details are listed below.
Dogs in the car parks A dog walker on the Common has a plea: please keep your dogs under control in the car parks. She is concerned, having noticed on numerous occasions that owners simply let their dogs run free in the car parks where there is a clear risk of a serious accident whilst cars are manoeuvring or where the dogs can run out onto the adjacent road.
Rob Adam, Ranger, Holmwood Common.
Dates for your Calendar Tuesday 28th November … Friends Autumn Evening: “Oh What a Night!” North Holmwood Community Building, St John's Church … doors open 7:30pm; 8:00pm start. October sees the 30th anniversary of The Great Storm of ’87. So, for this year’s Autumn Evening we are pleased to welcome weatherman, speaker and editor of “Weather Eye” magazine Ian Currie who will be reminding us all about the dramatic events of that night. Ian will be recalling both local events and taking a more general look at other storms and their impact. We hope you will come along and share your memories of the storm and the devastation. Do you have any photos taken locally that you can bring with you? There is no charge for Friends’ members but we will, as usual, be holding a raffle to help cover our costs. Non-members: £5 per person ... or join the Friends on the night. We hope that members will use the opportunity to renew their membership for 2018. 50
Monday 1st January 2018 – New Year's Day Stroll 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Refreshing walk on Holmwood Common to burn off those Christmas calories ... followed by tea & cake to put them back on again! Meet at Fourwents Pond (Blackbrook Road) Car Park and afterwards at Wymbleton where you might even get to meet a few of the new-born lambs. No need to book and no charge for FOHC Members, although donations are always welcome! You can join the Friends on the day for just £7 per household and existing members might like to use the opportunity to renew for 2018.
Contact us … or visit us on Facebook If you have any questions about National Trust’s work on Holmwood Common then please get in touch with Rob Adam, NT Ranger for Holmwood Common: phone 01306 712711; mobile 07901 511359; or email to rob.adam@nationaltrust.org.uk . The Friends of Holmwood Common can be contacted via FOHC.info@gmail.com . Visit our Facebook page to see what your friends and neighbours have posted about their visits to the Common. Suspicious activity on the Common, such as suspected poaching or fly-tipping, should be reported to the Surrey Police by dialling 101 without delay.
Join the Friends today ... Membership of the Friends of Holmwood Common is open to everyone: free attendance at many of our events; a monthly newsletter to keep you updated with news from the Common; have your say about how the Common is maintained. Please send your annual subscription (through to the end of 2018) – just £7 per household, plus a donation if you are feeling generous, to: Friends of Holmwood Common, c/o Jane Coombes, 3 Marley Rise, Dorking, RH4 3BP. Cheques should be made payable to “Friends of Holmwood Common” and, if you have one, please include your email address in order to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
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When Elizabeth married Philip – 70 years ago Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey 70 years ago, on 20th November 1947. They have reached their Platinum Anniversary. Elizabeth and Philip of Greece, who were third cousins, met in 1939, when the future Queen was only 13 and Philip 18. The match was promoted by Philip’s uncle, Earl Mountbatten, whose name Philip took before the marriage. Philip also converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism and was given British citizenship. The wedding took place in front of 2,000 invited guests and was broadcast on radio to 200 million listeners worldwide. The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, Princess Elizabeth using ration coupons to obtain the material. More than 2,500 wedding presents and 10,000 telegrams of congratulations were received. Most of the honeymoon was spent at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate. Sir William Neil McKie, an Australian organist who was the Master of the Choristers at the abbey, was the director of music, a role he filled again at the coronation in 1953. He wrote a song, “We Wait For Thy Loving Kindness, O God”, especially for the wedding. Elizabeth and Philip had got engaged secretly in 1946, but their engagement was not announced officially until 9th July, 1947.
The Parish Pump Well Versed Well Versed is a local poetry reading group that meets in the Community Building at St John’s Church on the second Monday each month, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. We are well-established in Dorking and welcome new members to participate and listen to beautiful poetry. Please phone Rosemary on 01306 881520 for more information. 52
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com North Holmwood Sports Club is open to all and new members are always welcome. To enquire about membership email us at nhscmembership@gmail.com . New membership prices remain unchanged from last year: £24 Family; £18 Single; £11 OAP (per person). Membership application forms are available for download on our website northholmwood.com/membership . We host a range of events, details of which can be found on our website and Facebook page. Bingo night is Thursday from 7.30pm and a Meat Raffle is held every Friday evening. The Club shows football and other major sporting fixtures during weekends and evenings or you may prefer to sit outside and relax (weather permitting!) enjoying the stunning views across the hills. Well behaved dogs are welcome. We have darts and pool teams, which play most weeks. If you’re interested in joining please ask at the bar for further details. Dates for your diary Saturday 11th November – Fireworks Display Saturday 16th December – Children’s Christmas Party (please could you put your child’s name and age on the list which will be at the Club)/ Disco/ Christmas Raffle Draw Sunday 31st December – New Year’s Eve Party More details of these and any other forthcoming events will be on our website and Facebook page. Stoolball The season has now ended but new players are always welcome for next year, aged 11 to 111! If you are interested in playing Stoolball, or wish to find out more, please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. 55
Cricket The season has ended and dates for next season will be on our website next Spring. New players are always welcome, please contact Ian Elliott at wellie2266@gmail.com for more information. Venue hire Take advantage of the Club for your choice of party venue. We cater for christenings, birthdays (sorry no 18ths), engagements, weddings – whatever the occasion, your club is here to ensure you, your family and friends, have a great time! We also cater for wakes and do everything possible to tailor the event to respect your wishes. Here are some of the benefits we can offer you: • A welcoming, family-friendly, spacious and informal venue with stunning panoramic views and two patio areas • Professional, attentive support to help you organise your event • Extremely competitive bar prices (free bar extension until midnight if required) • Ample, free car parking • Low venue hire rates • Complete flexibility to suit your personal entertainment and catering requirements Bookings are on the increase. If you are interested in holding a party, please contact our Party Coordinator, Mark Bessent at manager.nhsc@gmail.com or ask at the bar for more information and a booking form. The form is also available for download on our website northholmwood.com/hire .
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BIBLE Hs All the answers to this quiz begin with the letter H. Which ‘H’… Was a son of Noah? (Genesis, chapter 5) Was David’s first capital? (2 Samuel, chapter 2) Was Herod’s wife? (Matthew, chapter 14) Did Goliath have that was made of bronze? (1 Samuel, chapter 17) Was the King of Tyre who sent cedar wood for the Temple? (1 Kings, chapter 5) Was hung on the willows by the rivers of Babylon? (Psalm 137) Jesus said the birds have nests and foxes have these (Luke, chapter 9) What are pleasant words like? (Proverbs, chapter 16)
St HUGH of LINCOLN 17th November In the Middle Ages, bishops were very important people. They were not only men of the church but also involved in running the country. They lived in great palaces and did not have much to do with ordinary people. Bishop Hugh of Lincoln was different. He became known and loved for his charity to the poor; he cared for lepers and even risked his own life to prevent the killing of Jewish people during riots. The Bishop rebuilt Lincoln Cathedral after it was destroyed by a great earthquake in 1185, but to him people were always more important than all the carved stones.
Do you have a hobby? Yes, I like sitting in the corner collecting dust.
If you go to Lincoln, look out for the pictures of swans because St Hugh is usually shown with a swan. He had a pet swan which guarded him while he was asleep.
Answers: 1 Ham 3 Herodias 5 Hiram 7 holes
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2 Hebron 4 helmet 6 harps 8 honeycomb
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Brockwood Medical Practice
1 Bentsbrook Close, North Holmwood, Dorking. Tel: 01306 885802 www.brockwoodmedicalpractice.nhs.uk The Partners: Drs Jonathan Richards, Jus n Thompson, Lucy Rawson, Tamsin Sevenoaks, Robin Gupta; Andrew Bre , Salaried GPs: Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Kate Heppenstall, Hilary Sindall, Kate Turner, Sarah Wells (maternity leave), GP Registrars, Drs Nishat Rahman, Maz Alsaffar (starts Sept) and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and exis ng residents to our Prac ce. We offer appointments across our three sites at North Holmwood, Brockham and Newdigate.
Well-Being Clinics Thursday a5ernoons at North Holmwood. Alice, our Well-Being Adviser, will give you a Wellbeing MOT, offer advice and signpost you to a variety of resources which will help you address social and lifestyle aspects of our health.
Ask your GP or a Recep onist and book in for help with:
• Weight management • Exercise/Ac vity advice • Falls preven on • Social isola on • Volunteering • Carers Support • Adult Educa on • Housing
• Finance • Alcohol reduc on • Staying independent at home • Healthy ea ng • Emo onal support—counselling, support groups
• Stress and anxiety • Stop smoking • Cooking skills • The list goes on!
We offer: General Medical Services, District Nursing, Health Visitors, General Nursing Clinics with our Practice Nurses, Minor Surgery Clinics, Midwife Clinics, Travel Vaccination Clinics, Baby Clinic, Diabetes, Asthma and COPD clinics, Counselling sessions, INR testing with our HCA, Smoking Cessation sessions, Well-being Clinics and much more.
PHARMACY IN NORTH HOLMWOOD Following many years of uncertainty and reduced local services for dispensing of medica"on, we are pleased to let you know that a pharmacy has opened in part of the Prac"ce premises. The pharmacy is open 6 days a week. The pharmacy will be able to dispense NHS acute and repeat medica"on and will sell over the counter products such as Aspirin and Paracetamol to any person wishing to use their services whether or not they are a pa"ent of the Prac"ce. Pa"ents are free to use any pharmacy of their choice.
Chronic Disease Management Flu clinics: these are now available throughout November. Please book your appointment now.
We regularly send out le ers and texts to remind you when your annual reviews are due (e.g. for asthma, COPD, diabetes,). We are trying to make these reviews coincide with your month of birth to make it easier for you to remember when they are due.