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 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 Steve 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
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 bookings . 01306 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 November 2016. Material should be with the editor by 16th October please. Editor:
Jim Edwards 01306 879902 4 Chartwell Court Grange, 35 Highacre, Dorking RH4 3BF e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info
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Instead of a message from Stuart this month we have a letter from the new Lay Chaplain at the Christian Centre in Dorking about herself and her role: It is an honour and privilege to have been appointed as Lay Chaplain for the Dorking Christian Centre (DCC). The ‘Baton of Chaplaincy’ at the Centre was handed over to me on Monday, 5th September 2016. It will be important to build on the good work Juliet Fuller has undertaken whilst in her Chaplaincy role and we pray for God’s blessing and guidance for her as she seeks His will for the next role in her Christian Journey. Let me tell you a little about myself and how I have come to be in the Chaplaincy role for the Dorking Christian Centre. My name is Rowan Nunnerley. My Secular Background I trained as a nurse and midwife and have had a career mainly in midwifery. This included working on the wards, lecturing and managing two major maternity units (King’s College Hospital and Bath City plus six community maternity units in Wiltshire). I undertook various management courses including a Master’s Degree in the Quality of Health Care. In the last 13 years in the National Health Service before retirement I worked in the area of Clinical Risk Management, which is basically looking at when mistakes occur in patient care and then ensuring they are corrected or prevented in the first place. I retired in 2011 and had some part time jobs but my main role was to care for my late sister, Heather, who sadly passed away in September 2014. My Christian Background I was brought up in a Christian home and came to give my life to the Lord at the age of 11 under my late father’s ministry.
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He preached on the following bible verse:Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. [Isaiah 55 v 6] I have:† Attended a variety of churches over the years e.g. Brethren, Free Evangelical, Baptist, Westminster Chapel (Methodist) and latterly Church of England, so am familiar with different teaching and worship † Served as a PCC member at Christchurch, Beckenham and St John’s, North Holmwood, in total some 16 years † Led Bible Studies at home groups in both of the above churches † Undertaken pastoral duties e.g. visiting people who are ill at home or in hospital, taking people to hospital appointments † Done and do chalice duties † Attended a number of diocesan courses e.g. Introduction to the Bible, Christian Discipleship (Christian Ethics), Bereavement, Faith Sharing and the Occasional Preacher’s Course This role of Centre chaplain has come at a time when I was seeking God’ will for the next stage of my life. Plans for the next four months I plan to work a ‘little and often’ over the months of September and October so that I can meet all the Centre staff, especially the volunteers and the people who run the secular groups like bridge, chair exercises and table tennis. I would also like to meet the Dorking clergy and pastors over the next three or four months and to visit their churches. This will give me an opportunity to know and understand how the different churches work and worship. I hope to put on some day time sessions before Christmas taking on the Advent theme and I shall inform the various churches in due course. Any suggestions would be most welcome. From November onwards I plan to work set days over a two week period as follows:6
Week 1 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Week 2 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I am sure there will also be an occasional week-end duty depending upon what is happening in The Centre. My hours will mainly be 9.30am – 2.30pm but on occasions it will be important to work some afternoons. The vision of The Centre is to be a beacon of light for the Dorking Town, where people who attend will notice a difference in the setting, and that is because Christ is at the centre of The Centre. Let me conclude with a verse of a well-known old hymn. Jesus bids us shine With a pure, clear light Like a candle, burning in the night In this world of darkness So we must shine You in your small corner and I in mine. I shall look forward to meeting and getting to know you all. Every Blessing
Rowan Nunnerley
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 2nd October 10.00am Family Service – Harvest Festival Sunday 6th November 10.00am 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. 7
Ordinands’ Offering Jane Schofield and Caroline Lazenby have been preparing for training as ordained ministers in the Church of England. They write: At last we have begun our formal training and can call ourselves ordinands - well, other people are. The Oxford English Dictionary definition is: noun. A person who is training to be ordained as a priest or minister. Priests and ordinands are fallible human beings, but they are serious about their faith and committed to their calling. It is that last sentence that should perhaps be explained a little, for those who are not aware of the process of arriving at this point. After 18 months of preparation, forensic interrogation and assignments to be completed, the diocese of Guildford recommended each of us to go for a BAP - (Bishops Advisory Panel). Although we both went to the same place, Ely in Cambridgeshire, we went at different times and were advised not to discuss the time with each other. These are three very surreal days where you are isolated from the rest of the world with up to twenty people you will never see again, and you are required to bare your soul to a panel of complete strangers, during a series of lengthy, in depth interviews. You do a presentation, facilitate a discussion, and write a pastoral letter, all the while being observed and scrutinised, even during meals. At the end of this you wait for several agonising days to hear from the Diocesan Director of Ordinands whether you have been recommended by the BAP. During these days human nature makes you think, “How silly I am, what a ridiculous idea, why do I want to do this?�, and then, when you hear the news that you have been recommended, all that self-protective doubt falls away and you absolutely know that this is what God wants you to do. So, at the beginning of September, we embarked upon a very packed timetable of study every Monday evening for three years, residential weekends, study days, assignments and reading - so 8
much reading. We both take comfort in the knowledge that God will equip you for anything He calls you to and, with that in mind constantly, and the assurance of your prayers (please!), we embark on more intense study than either of us have ever done in our (long!) lives. Thank you too for the interest and support you have shown us both.
Bible readings 2nd October Family Service
19th Sunday after Trinity Readings to be arranged.
9th October 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
20th Sunday after Trinity 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19
16th October Isaiah 35:3-6
St Luke 2 Timothy 4:5-17
Luke 10:1-9
Last Sunday after Trinity 23rd October Jeremiah 14:7-10,19-22 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 30th October Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
All Saints Ephesians1:11-23
Luke 6:20-31
2nd November Wisdom 3:1-9
All Souls (8pm) 1 Peter 1:3-9
John 6:37-40
Mid-week services at St John’s Mondays: Morning Prayer at 10.30am Tuesdays: Evening Prayer at 4.30pm Fridays: Eucharist 8.30am, followed by breakfast. After this service Stuart will usually remain in the church until 10.30am for anyone who wants an informal chat with the vicar. 9
The Harvest Community Church Stubs Hill, Goodwyns Estate, Dorking, RH4 2QD www.harvestchurchdorking.org.uk Contact: Rev Nelson Porter 01306 500116 / 07941 176412 nelson_porter372002@yahoo.co.uk SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, GROUPS, ETC Sunday service 10.30am – very relaxed and informal with contemporary worship / Bible teaching and sharing / followed by drinks & nibbles. Monthly children’s & family services (3rd Sunday of the month) – even more informal!! Sunday 6.30-7.30pm Prayer @ the church – not every week though; call for details… Wednesdays 10am Little Ones Parent & Toddler group (free!) Wednesdays 7.30-9pm Bible study group @ the church – all welcome! (other groups too) Community use In addition to the church activities, the hall is also used by other local groups and organisations and also for children’s parties and other events. If you are interested in hiring the facilities, please contact Nelson.
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BEGINNERS PLEASE We have started our new season of play readings for 2016/17 with Arnold Ridley's atmospheric play, The Ghost Train. The first Monday evening in the month is proving to be quite difficult for some of our members, so I was wondering if we were to move our day to either Wednesday or Thursday would that suit more people who might like to join us? Perhaps a daytime slot, either morning or afternoon, might be a good alternative? If you have a view please email me on jaxrance@gmail.com as soon as possible. After finishing our current play, we will be working on the poems and readings for the Festival Entertainment on 9th December. If you would like to join us or if you have a favourite piece that you would like us to consider please email (as above). If you have written something appropriate it would be lovely to consider that too.
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KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday in every month. 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.
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OMG week 2016 – The Priory School Many, many thanks for all the support we have received once again this year at The Priory from our local churches. During our OMG week we had visits from Mr K, Hannah and Jonathan Mayo and a busy Christian Marketplace Day. Hannah and Jonathan spent the day in lessons sharing the work they both do in the media and their own Christian faith. With a specially recorded message from the Gogglebox vicar, the students heard about Thought for the Day (on Radio 4) amongst other things. Students were challenged to consider what their Thought for the Day message would be. Mr K is a spoken word artist and he spent the morning performing and giving his testimony with his wife, also an amazing singer. Students were touched by their openness and approachability, some staying behind to chat after the lesson. The Christian Marketplace Day was tremendous again this year. There were representatives from BeME, B@ttitudes, Papua Partners, Street Angels, Dorking Food Bank, Christian Aid and Mercy Ships. Students, in groups of four, spent ten minutes with each organization hearing about what they did and why they did it. The students’ engagement was high and the effect of the gospel on people’s lives was shared over and over again with our students. It is our prayer that these positive encounters with the Christian faith will have a real and lasting impact on our students, even if we don’t see it this side of glory. As we go into the new academic year I would love to draw your attention to our Community Cabin Project. Find out more about it at http://lorraineabbott.wixsite.com/communitycabin Most importantly can I ask that you share our child sponsorship programme. This is not about sponsoring children in another country. Instead this is about sponsoring a student at the Priory School. These are students from broken and challenging homes 17
who can be sponsored to go through one of the Christian intervention courses open to us – either BeMe, an accredited spoken Word course with Mr K or Christian Play Therapy. Whatever intervention we put them through is run by Christians and is designed to help to begin to restore their broken lives. You can contact us about donations by using the contact form on the website. We have a vision to see lives of children and local families restored through the work at The Priory and collaboration with our local church community. Please pray over this work.
Lorraine Abbott Assistant Headteacher
Joy in a Box - 2016 Organised by The Romanian Aid Foundation UK Registered Charity No. 1060828 For many families in the Dorohoi area of north-eastern Romania, unemployment and poverty are their daily experience all year round. This sense of deprivation is made worse at Christmas time by the extreme winter temperatures and the widespread pessimism about any improvement. In the autumn of each year, we run our Joy in a Box Appeal, with the aim of bringing to these people some measure of hope and the encouragement of knowing that they have not been forgotten. For many people these gifts might be the only ones that they receive at Christmas. Each box means so much to those who have so little. If you would like to make one of these boxes please contact Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com All boxes have to be with Margaret by the 28th October. 18
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I AM MY OWN WIFE by Doug Wright With Steven Mann : Director Val Collins
DDOS PRODUCTION 5th – 8th October at 7.45pm Green Room Theatre, Dorking (behind Dorking Halls) DDOS is proud to present again the hugely acclaimed and award winning play “I Am My Own Wife” as part of the Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival. The fascinating true story of Charlotte Von Mahrlsdorf - celebrated museum curator, survivor of a brutal childhood and successful navigator of both Nazi and Communist regimes – spans 50 years of the most difficult and shameful periods in 20th Century Europe. Her survival is a complex saga of courage, self-discovery, dedication and heartbreak, made even more remarkable as Charlotte was born a man. Her steadfast refusal to compromise her values is what made her an inspiration for many and a target for vilification for others. The role of Charlotte is brought stunningly to life by Steven Mann’s mesmeric performance. Steven also plays a host of other parts, German, American, Russian, male and female roles. To quote the NODA reviewer “Rarely, very rarely, one sees a play that is sheer perfection both in direction and performance. If you like theatre, drop everything else and be there to see it”. Tickets from £10 available now at The Dorking Halls Box Office, 01306 881717
EVEN THOUGH THE SOUND OF IT IS SOMETHING QUITE ATROCIOUS Mathatma Gandhi, as you will know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail, and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. All this made him a……. Super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis. (Editor: This was submitted by one of our readers, who had better remain nameless. It is not a true comment on Gandhi.) 21
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2016 Friday 9th to Sunday 11th December We're now into October and the CTF is nearly upon us. If you have decorated a tree in the past you will either have heard from me or will do so very shortly. I shall be asking if you wish to decorate one again this year. If you know of anyone else, or if you or any local club or society wish to join in this year please email jaxrance@gmail.com to let me know. We will be having another Cheese and Wine and Entertainment on Friday, 9th December, at 7.00pm. I'm thrilled to announce that Vocal Dimension Chorus will be with us again this year. Our Purple and Pink Tree is coming along splendidly. If you have any squares to add to it please leave them in the box at the back of the church. Instructions are printed below. Teas will be served in the new Hall and we were also hoping to have a few more stalls this year. Last year we had biscuits and cards and calendars. If you would like to run a stall on the Saturday and/or Sunday afternoon please let me know. Any suggestions considered! We were thinking possibly cakes, books, Christmas gifts etc. I'm sure you will have some splendidly festive ideas. Many thanks, Jackie (887416) Double knit Aran wool Chunky
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Mothers’ Union, The Holmwoods Branch We met on a very dreary Monday for an enjoyable morning together at Mrs Iris Edser’s home to make final plans for the programme till January and especially the event on Monday 3rd October when we will have an Open Meeting on the theme of voluntary work in Prisons. Revd Barbara Steadman-Allen has kindly invited us to St Mary Magdalene Church and will preside at a Communion service which will be followed by a soup and cheese lunch and a presentation “25 Years of Listening in Prisons” by Sue Tanton, who volunteers in a prison near here. On Monday 7th November we shall have a lunch with a speaker from East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (ESDAS) as MU is joining in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. We hope many people will join us for this day too. The venue will depend on numbers. MU supports the Women’s Refuges in the diocese. We provide items of clothing for women and children who arrive with nothing and sometimes there is also a specific request for furniture or other help. During October we will put a box in South Holmwood Church. We ask, please, for donations of small toiletry items suitable for those in distress. Those interested are always welcome at our meetings. Please let us know if you would like to come so that if you need it we can arrange a lift and adjust catering. Elizabeth and Gillie 711994.
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Rowan Williams on prayer Sometimes it’s the surprising images that help people. I think here about sunbathing. I’m not much one for sunbathing myself; too much lying around, and I get fidgety and a bit guilty. But there is something about sunbathing I think that tells us more about what prayer is than any amount of religious jargon. When you’re lying on a beach, something is happening, something that has nothing to do with how you feel or how hard you’re trying. You’re not going to get a better tan by screwing up your eyes and concentrating. You give the time, and that’s it. All you have to do is turn up. And then things change, at their own pace. You just have to be there where the light can get at you. Now people often get the impression that prayer is anxiously putting on your best clothes, and finding acceptable things to say in the right sort of language, generally getting your act together - oh and concentrating hard of course. But when in the Bible Jesus advises his friends how to pray, he tells them not to worry about any of this. Just say “Father” he tells them. Just be confident that you are welcome, as you would be at home. All you need to do is to be where the light can get at you - and in this case, the light of God’s love. So if you give the time and let go of trying hard (that’s the really difficult bit), God is always there. You don’t need to fight for his attention or make yourself acceptable because he’s just glad to see you. He’ll make a difference while you’re not watching, just by radiating who and what he is in your direction. All he asks is that you stay there with him for a bit, in the light. And for the rest you just need to trust him to get on with it.
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MUSIC IN DORKING - OCTOBER 2016 by Ian Codd 1st at 12.00 noon, lunchtime recital at St Martin’s, free, 01306 884229 1st at 7.30pm, Dorking Chamber Orchestra at St Martin’s, £14, 01306 877176 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th at 8.30pm, Watermill Jazz at Betchworth Park golf club, £21-22, 07415 815784 8th 10.00am-5.00pm, Dorking Choral Society Come & Sing at URC hall, £15, 01306 880010 12th at 2.30pm, Vaughan Williams birthday concert at Leith Hill Place, £20, 0844 249 1895 15th at 11am-5pm, LHMF Come & Sing at Dorking Halls, £21.75 15th at 2.30pm, World of the Harp at Performing Arts Library, free 15th at 7.30pm, Dorking Camerata at St Martin’s, £15, 01306 881479 16th at 3.00pm, Indian classical music at Dorking Halls, £18, 01306 740619 17th at 6.30pm, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 27th at 7.30pm, Peter Edwards - My life in jazz, at Performing Arts Library, £6, 01483 543599 28th at 3.00pm, Roald Dahl centenary concert at Dorking Halls, £8, 01306 881717 October sees the 22nd annual Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival. This celebration of the arts has, over the years, gone from strength to strength and it now offers a very impressive range of activities. As the list above shows, there is a good number of musical events too many to describe each one in full detail. The Dorking Chamber Orchestra will be playing Beethoven’s second symphony and Schumann’s piano concerto, while the Dorking Camerata will be singing music by Bach and Bruckner. There is a special concert at Leith Hill Place to mark the day of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birthday, when the music will include his lovely Lark Ascending. There are two opportunities to take part in a ‘come and sing’ - first with the Dorking Choral Society (singing Will Todd’s Mass in Blue) and then with the Leith Hill Musical Festival and their new conductor Jonathan Willcocks. 27
The Dorking Concertgoers launch their new season with a very special concert of Indian classical music - ‘Sublime Sitar’. The monthly recital at St Martin’s Church will be given by Helen Wharmby (piano) and Zoe Eborn (violin). The Performing Arts Library is hosting two events, including an afternoon exploring the harp and its music. The Dorking Halls will be screening Mozart’s opera Cosi fan tutte live from the Royal Opera House. There is a Roald Dahl concert, with music specially for the children. In addition to all the music, the festival includes numerous events celebrating the other arts - drama, literature, dance, painting, photography - not only in Dorking, but in many venues throughout Mole Valley. We are lucky to have such a wide range of events in our home area, so please do support as many of them as you can. Full details are in the festival brochure, available free from the Dorking Halls, council offices, libraries and shops, and on the website.
The Brigitte Trust is looking for volunteers to join its next training course – in 2017. We’re looking for car drivers, of any age, who can spare four hours each week to visit someone at home facing cancer, MND or any life-threatening condition when it’s increasingly hard to cope. Our free service offers emotional support, respite and the opportunity to share some of the issues serious illness brings. The Trust works closely with local healthcare teams to identify and support people in their own homes. Our volunteer “taster sessions” run in November and the courses will start in the New Year. Do come along without obligation and find out more about our service. You’ll be helping people in your own community at a time of real need. Please call us today on 01306 881816 www.brigittetrust.org
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HOLMWOOD WI On a warm, sunny September afternoon, members of Holmwood WI gathered for a Ploughman’s Lunch and social afternoon. It was fun and laughter all the way as a Beetle Drive followed the Ploughman’s. Vic and Gill Mansell explained the rules before we set off for an hour of fun ending with chocolate prizes for the two winners. We were all ready for the tea and cakes which followed, prepared by our tea hostesses Mary Mansell, Pat Christmas and Iris Edser. This month there’s also an outing to two Kent gardens to look forward to, before we enjoy the company of Eileen Reynolds telling us about the magnificent work done by Canine Partners Assistance Dogs. As we plan our 2017 programme we still have lots to look forward to this year. Pub lunches are always popular and our Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning takes place on Saturday November 26th from 10.00am to noon. Everyone is very welcome, please join us. We welcomed one guest to our September meeting and are always pleased to see new faces. To find out more contact our secretary, Maureen Lewington, at 01306 882057 or email maureen.lewington@btinternet.com We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at South Holmwood village hall from 2.30pm. See you there.
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 29
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St John’s October dates 3 10.30am Morning Prayer 12noon Mothers’ Union, South Holmwood
31 October 10.30am Morning Prayer
4 10am Coffee morning at Café Tue
Rouge 2.00pm Knit One, Purl One, Save One 4.30pm Evening Prayer 8.00pm Come and Sing
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COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT On 11th September we were delighted to welcome the Rt Revd Andrew Watson, Bishop of Guildford to conduct our morning service and to open the new Community Building. We then had refreshments and listened to the Loud and Proud Community Choir performing in the church. As soon as we had finished lunch we were able to enjoy the last Teas on the Lawn of the season. It was an exciting day, with large numbers attending and taking the opportunity to look at the building. This is the mile-stone in the long effort to replace our small and ageing Parish Room. We have at last succeeded in getting a new building, although a small amount of work remains to be completed. We are now looking at how it can be used well for the benefit of the church and by all who live in the area. Bookings can be made by e-mailing bookings@stjnh.org.uk or by leaving a message on 01306 868441. It would not have been possible to get to this stage without the hard work and generosity of many people over many years. This started with the initial planning and fund raising, and went on through the detailed plans before the building started. We then had the process of selecting a builder and supervising their work. We had great assistance from professionals who gave their time and expertise. The builders have worked in really difficult conditions. In the autumn when they were working on the foundations they were faced with heavy clay which at times resembled a thick soup. They then found it very hot working in the summer. Everyone at the opening admired their work. Leading up to the opening many people worked really hard to ensure that the church and the grounds looked their best. Even the flag pole was taken down and washed. It would not have been 32
possible to have such a successful opening day without the help of all those involved in these preparations and those who provided the constant stream of food. The appeal for money has gone well, but we are still short of sufficient to meet the final payments and to equip the building as we would like. We have been offered some loans to keep us going but we will need to find the money to repay these. One way that we have raised money is by selling bricks. The names of all those who contributed in this way have been written in a commemorative book. There is still time to have your name added, so the form is included again.
Jim Edwards
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.
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11th September The scene was set. Lovely flowers, banner on railings, beautifully presented food, sparkling glasses, smiling, welcoming faces – it could only mean that at last the long awaited North Holmwood Community Building was about to be opened. With service sheets and publicity handouts given out and the church filled to capacity, the organ swelled and the procession made its way up the aisle; the choir in new bright blue robes and Bishop Andrew bringing up the rear. Holy water splashed blessing onto the new robes, Bishop Andrew inspired us with his sermon and then suddenly it was time to gather in front of the new building, now smartly attired with a grand red ribbon and bow. With scissors at the ready and after more inspiring words from Stuart and the Bishop everyone surged in. Drinks flowed, the lovely, artistic cake was cut and at last, long, long last, the new building was open. Sighs of appreciation and relief and huge smiles all round. We did it!
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DORKING MUSEUM IN OCTOBER The Deepdene Trail: The Museum is very pleased to have worked alongside the MVDC Hope Springs Eternal team to bring the revitalised landscape of the Deepdene alive. The latest addition to our permanent exhibition is a virtual reality tour of the Deepdene estate, once the home of the millionaire collector and connoisseur, Thomas Hope. Visitors to the Museum can now walk the virtual landscape from the lodges to the mansion and out around the gardens, even as far as Betchworth Castle, controlling the screen by means of a games controller. For a closer relationship with this historic landscape, the Museum walks team now runs guided walks on the Deepdene Trail. Tours last for an hour and a half and take in the grotto, woodland walks, parterre and temples, featuring spectacular views across the Weald. But the real highlight is a visit to the grade II* listed family mausoleum, constructed by Hope on the death of his young son. The Mausoleum has been restored to its former glory with lottery funding and walkers visiting the site with Museum guides will be able to see the inside. Group bookings can be made through the Museum website, where we will also be announcing special dates for individual bookings. Our current special exhibition is “Dorking 1916”, commemorating a momentous year. The Battle of Jutland was the largest battle in naval warfare history and the Battle of the Somme resulted in more than a million dead and wounded across both sides. But the exhibition focuses on the Home Front and the impact that the war had on the people of and life in Dorking and the surrounding villages during these troubled times – on the great houses and estates of the area and on the changing roles of women in society. In 1914, landed estates surrounded Dorking and the villages. Their mansions, grounds and farms employed huge numbers, but the uncertainties of war hit investment incomes and families made economies. Male labour was diverted into enlistment, conscription 37
and work of national importance while women left domestic service for employment in work previously done by men. Rooms were closed, gardens left untended and some country homes closed up. By the end of the war, the mansions had been neglected. Many who had experienced other work during the war never went back to domestic service. Many of the large estates surrounding Dorking were auctioned in lots in the post war years. The Deepdene was just such an example: before the war, it had been the scene of glittering social gatherings but it never returned to residential use after the war. Other exhibition items include original scrapbooks from a nurse who served at the front, uniforms of the time, and special features on the Anstie Grange military hospital and eight local women who found their lives changed by the war. Our Family Activity on Saturday 15th October is “World War One, 1916”. The activity is based around the museum’s current exhibition. Families can hear the stories of our local 15-year-old casualties, Valentine Joe Strudwick and Aubrey Hudson, and make a mini poppy wreath to commemorate the centenary of the war. Drop in any time between 2.00pm and 3.30pm. Ideal for families with children up to age ten. Free with regular Museum entry. The Museum is at 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. Visit www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Enquiries to admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591.
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CROSSWORD Across 1 He must be ‘the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well’ (1 Timothy 3:12) (6) 4 ‘For we must all — before the judgement seat of Christ’ (2Corinthians 5:10) (6) 7 ‘They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their — end’ (Psalm 107:27) (4) 8 See 19 Across 9 It concerned who among the disciples would be the greatest (Luke 9:46) (8) 13 Formed by the Jews in Thessalonica to root out Paul and Silas (Acts 17:5) (3) 16 ‘He has sent me to bind up the — ’ (Isaiah 61:1) (6-7) 17 Moved rapidly on foot (Matthew 28:8) (3) 19 and 8 ‘ — a great company of the — host appeared with the angel’ (Luke 2:13) (8,8) 24 Hindrance (Romans 14:13) (8) 25 Comes between Luke and
Acts (4) 26 Empower (Acts 4:29) (6) 27 ‘Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a — !’ (John 2:16) (6) Down 1 Sunrise (Psalm 119:147) (4) 2 The part of the day when Cornelius the Caesarean centurion had a vision of an angel of God (Acts 10:3) (9) 3 He was one of those who returned with Zerubbabel from exile in Babylon to Jerusalem (Nehemiah 7:7) (5)
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4 ‘No one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born — ’(John 3:3) (5) 5 Animal hunted or killed as food (Ezekiel 22:25) (4) 6 ‘He encouraged them — — remain true to the Lord’ (Acts 11:23) (3,2) 10 Ruses (anag.) (5) 11 Jewish priestly vestment (Exodus 28:6) (5) 12 Visible sign of what had been there (Daniel 2:35) (5) 13 This was the trade of Alexander, who did Paul ‘a great deal of harm’ (2 Timothy 4:14) (9)
14 ‘This is my — , which is for you; do this in remembrance of me’ (1 Corinthians 11:24) (4) 15 One of Noah’s great-greatgrandsons (Genesis 10:24) (4) 18 Traditionally the first British Christian martyr (5) 20 Relationship of Ner to Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) (5) 21 Jacob had one at a place he named Bethel while on his way to Haran, fleeing from Esau (Genesis 28:12) (5) 22 Bats (anag.) (4) 23 ‘You strain out a — but swallow a camel’ (Matthew 23:24) (4)
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.
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
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HOLMWOOD VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION www.holmwoodvpa.co.uk We were invited to a friend’s 40th birthday party recently and, as she is a gardeny type I have ordered 40 luxury tulip bulbs in a rustic looking, pseudo-vintage hessian sack for her. I’m easily seduced by packaging touted as shabby chic but which could actually be acquired quite easily from Wickes. I’d love to have more space for tulips and the like and so after this year’s fairly dismal vegetable crop I’d been thinking that next year I might turn one of my three raised beds over to growing bulbs and cut flowers. The husband, on the other hand, had thought the raised bed might work better as a table tennis table. The one crop that did delight this year, however, was my greenhouse tomatoes, the last of which I have just picked. Over the years I’ve tried many weird and wonderful varieties but these have been gradually whittled down to a single, triumphant variety; a tomato supremo that simply cannot not be beaten (although technically it can as my second place sticker in this year’s show proved). This variety is now my one true love and I grow no other. When the modest crop comes to an end it is a depressing thought to have to go back to supermarket tomatoes, no matter how finest or taste the difference they claim to be. The answer, of course, is to channel the Victorian gardeners, and grow year round tomatoes by bunging a whole load of steaming manure into the beds in your greenhouse to keep the soil and air temperature high, thus tricking the tomatoes into thinking it is summer. Should any further heat be required, I’m sure a blazing table tennis table would be just the job.
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Autumn Evening - It’s Gin-O’Clock! Wednesday 9th November at 7.30pm. South Holmwood Village Hall – all welcome. We have a stupendous Gin based evening for you, with a talk and tasting from the award winning Silent Pool Distillers. Their locally based Silent Pool Gin has won numerous awards and you may have seen the beautiful turquoise and gold bottle adorning the shelves of Waitrose. A squizz around the website reveals the alchemy required to obtain the correct combination of romantic botanicals and perhaps, more importantly, draws attention to the value of comedy facial hair in the art of Gin making (see Silent Pool’s Master Distiller Cory Mason above). So if you’re a Gin-thusiast, a facial hair enthusiast, or both, come along and have one on us. Bottles of Silent Pool Gin will be available to buy on the night. Chin-chin!
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AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT August / September It now seems a long time since the Olympic Games but the events I remember most from the latter part of the games are: the brilliant Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Jonny, who dominated the triathlon to win gold and silver; Mo Farah winning gold medals in both the 10,000 metres and 5,000 metres; cyclists Laura Trott becoming Britain’s greatest female Olympian with four gold medals after winning the omnium and her fiancé Jason Kenny who won the men’s keirin, his third gold in Rio, giving him six in total making him level with Sir Chris Hoy; Charlotte Dujardin and her horse Valegro winning gold in the dressage and Max Whitlock who won two gymnastic golds in the same night. That was special. The England v Pakistan cricket test series ended in a draw, two games each, when Pakistan beat England at the Oval by 10 wickets in the last game. The England team had every incentive to win this series after winning at Old Trafford and Edgbaston but they seemed to lose their discipline, did not bat well enough and their fielding and batting were inconsistent. The third cricket one day International against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, 30th August will be remembered for the records set. England’s score of 444 runs for three 3 wickets was the highest total scored in a one day international. The previous best was 443 for nine scored by Sri Lanka against Holland in July 2006. Alex Hales broke Robin Smith’s 23-year old record of 167 runs for the highest individual score by hitting 171 runs. England won by 169 runs. England won the series four games to one. England’s football squad faced Slovakia in their first world cup qualifier in Trnava on Sunday 4th September. It was their first game under their new manager, Sam Allerdyce, and since that shocking performance against Iceland in the European Championships. Once again, England lacked confidence and looked lifeless in the 47
first half but brightened up when Slovakia’s Captain Skrtel was sent off in the 57th minute. Lallana scored his first goal for his country in extra time and what was virtually the last kick of the game. The final score was England 1, Slovakia 0. Boxer, Kell Brook, had to retire in the fifth round of his fight with Gennady Golovkin. Brook suffered a fractured eye socket which will require medical clearance by the British Boxing Board of Control before he boxes again. In the Rugby League Challenge Cup game Hull FC ended a 57 year curse of failing to win at Wembley by beating Warrington 12 points to 10. Laura Morgan became the first female horse trainer to win the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday 10th September when 22 - 1 Harbour Law romped home in first place. On Sunday 11th September Mo Farah won the Great North Run for the third year in a row. It was simply amazing to watch those disabled sports men and women perform in the Paralympics and the Great Britain team have done exceptionally well to achieve second place in the medals table with a total of 114 medals, 52 of them gold with only two days to go as I write. It is impossible to describe all their heroics in this article but the following are typical of their efforts: Dame Sarah Storey became Great Britain’s most decorated female Paralympian after winning the cycling 3000 metre C5 individual pursuit gold medal. At the time of writing she has 23 Paralympics medals, 12 of them gold; Lauren Rowles and bone cancer survivor, Laurence Whiteley, won the trunk-arms mixed double sculls rowing; thirty-three-year-old Joe Townsend, who has a prosthetic leg, won the triathlon in 1 hour 11 minutes 9 seconds; twenty-five-year-old Kadeena Cox became the first British Paralympian for 28 years to win medals in two different sports. She won gold in the cycling C4-5 500 metres time trial and won the athletics 400 metres gold in a world record time. 48
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News from the Common This month we start off with rare bats and unwanted flies! A big thanks to the Surrey Bat Group for leading our annual evening walk onto the Common which, once again, was a great success. We met our local Pipistrelle bats within the first few minutes and rounded off the evening with the excitement of watching a Daubenton’s bat skimming the surface of Fourwents Pond. After we had all gone home the Surrey Bat Group team stayed behind to undertake some more formal research and the following day they reported great success with a very rare find indeed: the Alcathoe's bat … not one but two! Visit our Facebook page if you would like to know more about the discovery of this rare bat. Was it a coincidence that on the day that charges were introduced at the local community re-cycling centres (CRCs) we had an unwanted visit from a fly-tipper at Fourwents Pond followed, two days later, by another fly-tip in Mill Road car park? Many thanks to the National Trust for their speedy action in clearing the piles of rubbish but we should recognise that there is a real cost associated with dealing with these fly-tips: several man-hours, vehicle and trailer and even charges if some or all of the rubbish has to be taken to a CRC.
Ramble for Children in Need – Saturday 8th October Countryfile viewers will have seen that sponsored rambles are being organised nationwide to raise funds for this year's Children in Need appeal. Accordingly, the Friends have organised a sponsored walk around Holmwood Common on Saturday 8th October and we hope that you will join us for what we hope will be a fun day out for the whole community. If you, your family, friends, neighbours, school or club would like to 51
join our very own Countryfile Ramble around Holmwood Common then please let us know with either a brief email to FOHC.info@gmail.com or a call/text to 07768 318124 and we will provide you with joining instructions and sponsorship forms.
Ranger Rob’s Report Regular users of the Common will be aware that, from late Spring and through the Summer, we have been able to complete an extensive programme of track side mowing which included a number of the smaller tracks. There will be some further cutting of various open areas, including the Viewpoint, during September, weather permitting of course. A review of smaller paths by the Friends and the National Trust has identified a programme of clearance work by the NT Volunteers during the late Autumn and Winter. Plans for the natural play area are progressing and the timetable is looking like we will source materials locally during late Autumn and Winter for possible installation ready for the Spring. Finally, many thanks to the group of 10 to 15 year-olds from the local Young Farmers who spent an evening opening up a view of Fourwents Pond adjacent to the Mill Road car park. They did a brilliant job, entirely transforming the section of the bank. I'm pleased to report that they enjoyed it so much that they are keen to return to the Common to carry out more habitat work!
Rob Adam, Ranger, Holmwood Common. Coming soon … to a Common near you Saturday 29th October – Fungus & Tree Walk on Holmwood Common This year we have decided to add an extra dimension to our regular fungus foray by making the most of the expertise of our walk leader, Vivien Hodge, and helping you to identify the many and various trees as you stroll around the Common. The walk will start at 10:00am and last for around three hours. This event is free for members (although a donation on the day will be most welcome if you feel so inclined) or £5 per adult for nonmembers. All children attend free but must be accompanied by a 52
responsible adult. For non-members, payment is required in advance to confirm booking (cheques made payable to ‘Friends of Holmwood Common’ please) and all attendees must register in advance as places are limited. To book, please email FOHC.info@gmail.com or call/text 07768 318124 and be sure to let us have your full contact details. Full joining instructions will be sent out with your confirmation of booking and, as in previous years, we will maintain a waiting list. Thursday 17th November – Friends’ Autumn Evening We will be welcoming Gail Mackintosh from the Dorking Deepdene Trail project (did you go to the opening?) to share the secrets of the Hope Estate. The meeting will start at 7:30pm and is open to all. More details next month. Contact us … and visit us on Facebook If you have any questions about the 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 or by calling 07768 318124. 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. Please send your annual subscription (through to end2017) – held at £7 per household if you join before 31st December, 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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DORKING CHORAL SOCIETY presents “The Viennese Connection” St Martin’s Church, Dorking RH4 1UX Sunday 20th November 7.30pm For their first concert with new Musical Director Richard Wilberforce, the choir invite you to spend a mellow Autumn Evening enjoying the glorious music of classical / romantic giants Schubert, Mozart and Bruckner. Vienna was the birthplace of classical music; Mozart hails from the first Viennese school and Schubert was the only major composer to be born in the city. Bruckner was organist at the monastery of St Florian and moved to Vienna in 1868 – hence “The Viennese Connection”. The choir will sing Schubert’s Mass No 2 in G, a selection of Bruckner Motets, Bruckner’s Magnificat and various pieces by Mozart. They will be accompanied by the Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra and joined by soloists. Tickets cost £15 and can be purchased from any choir member or by ringing Lisa Kicinski on 07484 840955 or 01306 887946. Tickets will also be available on the door.
Used Postage Stamps Anne Lucas collects used postage stamps for various charities and has recently sent them to: Great Ormond Street Hospital - Help for Heroes British Kidney Association – The Children’s Trust, Tadworth Stamps can be given to Anne or left in the box at the back of St John’s Church. She is grateful to all those who contribute.
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com The North Holmwood Sports and Social Club is open to all ages and 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 As well as regular bingo nights on a Thursday at 7.30pm and a Meat Raffle every Friday (tickets can be bought by members before the night so you do not lose the chance to win) the club hosts a range of other events which can be found on our website http://www.northholmwood.com as well as being advertised in The Spire. Join family and friends to watch major League football matches, Grand Prix, golf and other sporting events or sit outside (weather permitting!) enjoying the stunning views across the hills. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Forthcoming Events Whatever sport you follow the Club will be showing all the important football matches and other major sporting events during weekends and evenings. 1st October – Elvis Night. This popular Elvis act has been a big hit at The Red Chilli as well as other venues and will be a great evening! 12th November - Fireworks Night 27th November – Ska Night tbc. A night of old favourites to dance the night away. 17th December – Children’s Christmas Party Other events are being planned and will be emailed out to members so please keep a look out – there will also be posters in the club. If you are an existing member and have not yet renewed your 55
membership please do so as soon as possible. Cheques made payable to North Holmwood Sports Club. Renewal prices are shown on our website www.northholmwood.com/membership.html The Stoolball season has now ended for the year. The fixtures will be available on our website soon for the next season. If you are interested in playing Stoolball next year, or wish to find out more please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. New players are always welcome, aged 11 to 111!! It’s never too early to consider playing cricket next summer and new players are always welcome so please contact Ian Elliott at wellie2266@gmail.com for more information. 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: 1 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 2 Professional and attentive support in helping you to organise your event 3 Extremely competitive bar prices 4 Ample, free car parking 5 Low venue hire rates. 6 Complete flexibility to suit your personal entertainment and catering requirements 7 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. A booking form can be downloaded from our website and the club will always do their best to accommodate your needs. http://www.northholmwood.com/hire.html 56
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St FRANCIS 4th October is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. When Francis came to God people thought he had gone mad and even his own father disowned him. But Francis’ simple way of life soon attracted others. He and his companions went out to preach two by two. Unlike the preachers and priests that people were used to, they wore sackcloth and went barefoot. They were different in other ways too; they lived a very simple life and celebrated God’s creation.
How do you make a paper fish swim? Cut a fish shape from a sheet of ordinary writing paper. Make it 10-12cm long and decorate it, making sure that the colours won’t run when the fish gets wet. In the centre of the fish’s body cut a small circle and then a very narrow slit from the tail to the circle.
Now, keeping its surface dry, gently lay the fish on the surface of a bath or large bowl of water and carefully place a few drops of cooking oil into the central hole. The oil will expand through the slit and drive the fish through To Francis all of God's creation the water. was equally important. In one famous story a wolf had been eating people. The town wanted to kill the wolf but Francis talked the wolf into never killing again and the townspeople made sure that the What’s black and white and wolf always had plenty to eat. goes round and round? Even blindness did not A zebra stuck in a revolving discourage Francis’ spirit when door. he wrote his beautiful ‘Canticle of the Sun’ praising God through Why did the homeless turtle the miracle of His creation. cross the road? Francis died aged only 45, worn To get to the Shell station. out with years of poverty and wandering. 57
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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; Salaried GPs: Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Sarah Wells, Kate Heppenstall, Hilary Sindall, Andrew Brett; GP Registrar, Thiviya Kugathason and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and existing residents to our Practice. We offer appointments across our three sites at North Holmwood, Brockham and Newdigate. 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,
FLU CLINICS THE FLU SEASON, LIKE CHRISTMAS, WILL SOON BE UPON US. You are entitled to a flu vaccine if you are aged 65 and over, pregnant, a carer, have diabetes, or a long term condition affecting your lungs, heart, kidney, liver, brain or nervous system, immune system or spleen. Help protect yourself and your family in the fight against flu.
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS We have recently had to review our dispensing arrangements for North Holmwood residents. The dispensary prescription request telephone line is no longer available. Patients can still order repeat prescriptions via our website or drop a request into Reception. Please ring reception on 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.