The
Spire North Holmwood’s Parish Magazine www.stjnh.org.uk
St John the Evangelist Church North Holmwood Vicar (day off – Monday) Revd Stuart Tanswell ......... vicar@stjohns-northholmwood.info ......... 01306 882135 Assistant Priest Revd Leah Kearns ............. ....................................................................... 01306 886858 Pastoral Assistant Margaret Teale .................. ....................................................................... 01306 252004 Churchwardens: Jane Schofield ................... janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk .................. 01306 885244 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 Junior Choir Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Flowers Hazel Gibson ..................... ....................................................................... 01306 886538 Gift Aid and Electoral Roll Jane Collard ..................... j.collard@btinternet.com .......................... 01306 876652 Intercessions Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 Prayer Chain Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Homegroup Co-ordinator Penny Newstead ............... ....................................................................... 01306 885876 Junior Church and C4yourself Jane Schofield ................... janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk ................... 07771591457 Organist John Philpott ...................... johnp122@yahoo.co.uk............................. 01306 880126 Magazine Kirsten Wightwick .............. the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info ... 01306 743483 Parish Room Iris Edser ............................... ....................................................................... 01306 740757 Readings Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 Sacristans Steve & Hilary Harris .......... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Servers Steve Harris ......................... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Mothers’ Union Gill Collins............................ ....................................................................... 01306 885270
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St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Sunday services: 8 am Holy Communion 10am First Sunday each month: Family Service 10am Other Sundays: Parish Eucharist Friday 8.30am Eucharist, and vicar available in church until 10.30am The Church is normally open daily for private prayer from 9am. Please see the Church notice board for details of other services.
St John’s Church contact details: Parish Office 01306-868441 Pastoral Line 01306-868941 Church Text Message 0770-673-2222
COMMUNION AT HOME If you are housebound and unable to get to church at St John’s, we can arrange for communion to be brought to you at home, by a member of our authorised team of communion assistants. Please contact Stuart 01306 882135.
North Holmwood Community 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) ........... 01306 500398 Village Hall (Caretaker) ........ 01306 740757 Parish Room (Bookings) ......... 01306 740757 North Holmwood Sports Club 01306 889764 Dorking Golf Club .................. 01306 886917 Ballet classes ........................... 01737 247795 Norfolk Court .......................... 01306 876474 Stanecroft ............................... 01306 876567
Police ....................................... 101 Mole Valley District Council .. 01306 885001 National Trust Warden ........... 01306 712711 North Holmwood GP Surgery 01306 885802 Community Playlink ................ 01306 740095 North Holmwood Pre-School . 07931 212006 St John’s C of E Community School ................................... 01306 884506 Guiding: Brownies .................. 01306 876428 Rainbows ................ 01306 882796 Scouting enquiries .................. 07941 845296 Bridge Club ............................. 01306 882849 Chart Downs Social Club ...... 01306 500310 Drama Group ......................... 01306 887416
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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 October. Material should be with the editors by 15th September please. Editors: Kirsten Wightwick 01306 743483 Jim Edwards 01306 879902 4 Chartwell Court Grange, 35 Highacre, Dorking RH4 3BF e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info We welcome articles of general or local interest. Ideally these should be e-mailed in Word format, with illustrations as jpegs or pngs. The editors may amend or shorten material submitted. Articles represent the views of the individual contributors. Some articles and illustrations come from “The Parish Pump”, a national web-site that provides magazine material for churches. We are very grateful to all those who advertise in this magazine and allow us to produce it without charge to our readers; however publication does not necessarily imply an endorsement of the product. Advertising manager: Margaret Teale 'Talanta', 12 Ridgeway Drive, Dorking RH4 3AN Telephone 01306 252004 or email margaret_teale@sky.com Advertising copy: the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or telephone Jim Edwards 01306 879902 Printing: John Daulman, Eileen Daulman, Ann Phillips Distribution: John Daulman 01306 885943 4
Editorial With September comes the restart of so many organisations and weekly events that were paused as we all took holidays, some of us enjoying the company of our children during the school break, taking them to many of the activities organised locally. At St John’s School, Jolly John’s Play Farm ran an extremely successful project for local children. The Play Farm is a fun free farm club, 10.30 – 11.30am, every Saturday during term time. On the third Thursday of every month all are welcome at Teas For All, in the Parish Room, 2.30 – 4pm. After all the upheavals of summer, settling back into the regular routines of life is a joy. Kirsten Wightwick
Dear friends, I would like to start this note by paying tribute to the Reverend Ian Fenton, Vicar from 1967 until 1984, who passed away recently. During his time here the Church flourished, with many people coming to faith. He will be sadly missed. Please keep Monica and the family in your prayers. Every year seems to be full of new years – January 1st, the Chinese New Year, April 6th, the start of Advent, and so on. The start of September, though, marks a very important new year, the academic year. As you read this, there will be many young people preparing to start a new school, many more getting ready to return to school, and many preparing to move to university. It is a massive time of change. With the new academic year comes a new start – whether simply going into a new class, or starting something new. 5
That new start is echoed at St John’s School. From the start of September, St John’s will become an academy sponsored by the “Good Shepherd Trust”. In effect, this means that the school will have more input and guidance from the Diocese of Guildford rather than the Local Authority. Things like the name and uniform will remain the same, but the way it is managed will change. In addition, the school has a new head teacher – Miss Donna Wardell – who has a lot of experience as a head teacher. With a new start, letting go of what has held us back, all things are possible! All things are possible for St John’s School! All things are possible for children going back to school! All things are possible for children starting at a new school! All things are possible for students going to university! With a new year we are reminded of future possibilities, no longer held back by what has gone before. And that applies to each of us too. Time and time again in Scripture we are reminded that we can put the past behind us, we can receive God’s forgiveness for the things we’ve done wrong, and move forward as forgiven people – if only we ask. We say it every time we say the Lord’s Prayer, “forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us”. In this new academic year, when St John’s School moves forward, may we also move forward – putting the past behind us and realising that with God all things are possible. Wishing you every blessing,
Stuart
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Bible readings for September 1st September Family Service
14th Sunday after Trinity Readings to be arranged
8th September 15th Sunday after Trinity Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Philemon vv.1-21 Luke 14:25-33 15th September Exodus 32:7-14
16th Sunday after Trinity 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10
22nd September Proverbs 3:13-18
Matthew, Apostle 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
29th September Harvest Festival
18th Sunday after Trinity Family Service. Readings to be arranged
Matthew 9:9-13
Correction : In the last edition we inadvertently gave the wrong names for the baptism on 22nd June Elsa Elizabeth Baptism: 22nd June 2013 Pickering- Teale Baptisms:
7th July 2013 4th August 2013
Isabella Rose Mumford George and Max Myers
First Communion:
7th July 2013
Emilia Lambert Phillipa Robinson Francesca Robinson
Marriage Blessing:
7th August 2013
Joshua and Mary Porter
Interment of Ashes:
26th July 2013
Mary Edser
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Regular events in St John’s Parish Room, North Holmwood: 3rd Thursday of each month 2.30pm – 4pm
TEAS FOR ALL All welcome – 01306 885787
Coffee @ St John’s 9am – 10.30am Each Thursday and Friday Drop in for coffee
JIGSAW A group for Mums/Dads/Carers and their pre-school children – from babies to 4 ½ yrs An opportunity for Mums/Dads/Carers to talk to another grown-up! Meet new friends and enjoy breakfast whilst the children play.* 10.00am – 11.30am: Wednesdays Contact: Jane Schofield 07771591457 *Please remember, the care and safety of the children you bring remain your responsibility at all times – Thank you
Holmwood Mothers’ Union Monday 2nd September 12.30 pm in the Parish Room. Lunch, followed by discussion on our future programme. Please come with ideas. Monday 7th October 12.30 pm in the Parish Room. Lunch, followed by a speaker. Prue Young, who is Australian, will tell us about the MU in Australia. Contact Gill Collins, 01306 885270, for further details. 8
BEGINNERS PLEASE ‘Beginners Please’ will begin again in the autumn. The meetings are held in the Parish Room on the first Monday in the month from 7.30pm. The season runs from September through to April. We are a friendly group and would love to welcome new members. Below are the dates for the 2013/14 season: 2 September 4 November 6 January 3 March
7 October 2 December 3 February 7 April
Musicals: After the success of ‘Guys and Dolls’, the last show we looked at, I thought that for the rest of 2013 we could look at some more musicals. The plan is that we read through the librettos and listen to, and possibly sing along to, the songs. There will also be the opportunity for us to think about the format of ‘the musical’ in some depth, and to discuss why musicals are such a popular theatrical form. In September we will look at ‘The Boyfriend’ by Sandy Wilson. In the New Year we can study some plays of your choice. Please let me know by 30 November AT THE LATEST which plays you would be interested in reading and I will do my best to source them. Be aware that some more obscure texts might not be available to hire from PAL Dorking.
Jackie Rance Anyone interested in joining us in September please email Jackie on mole.end@virgin.net . I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the staff of Dorking Performing Arts Library publicly. They are unfailingly supportive to ‘Beginners Please’ even to the extent of attending our performances! Thank you all. 9
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. 1st September Family service 15th September Junior Church 29th September Harvest Festival 6th October Family Service For more information on other activities please ring Jane on 01306 885244 or 07771591457.
Mid-week Eucharist at St John’s Friday Mornings 8.30am Usually followed by refreshments. After the service Stuart will remain in the church until 10.30am for anyone who wants an informal chat with the vicar.
ST JOHN’S HOME GROUP Our Home Group meets twice monthly in member’s homes on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. Set subjects are discussed in an informal setting with the aim of developing our understanding of Christianity and developing friendship networks for mutual support and encouragement. We are starting a new series in September. Please contact Penny 885876 if you would like more information.
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FAREWELL TO BISHOP CHRISTOPHER A service has been arranged at the cathedral at 10.30am on Saturday 30th November to celebrate Bishops Christopher’s time in the Diocese as he retires. (This is an amendment to the date originally planned.)
Used Postage Stamps Anne Lucas collects used postage stamps for various charities. These 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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TEAS on the LAWN At St John’s Church Teas and homemade cakes every Sunday afternoon 3 pm to 5 pm until 15th September All welcome – whatever the weather Jim or Jane Edwards 01306 879902
Loud and Proud Choir will be the hosts for
TEAS ON THE LAWN SUNDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 3 pm to 5 pm also
FREE CONCERT All welcome – whatever the weather Proceeds towards the community building fund 14
COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT web: mail:
www.cbp-northholmwood.info info@cbp-northholmwood.info
FUNDS The total raised for the Community Building Appeal now stands at £236,100. We need to raise at least £24,000 more before we can take out an affordable loan for a further £40,000 and thus achieve the estimated £300,000 design and build cost; this will also satisfy the Chancellor of the diocese that we can afford to carry out the project and allow us to obtain formal permission from the diocese. We have now asked the architect to produce the working drawings.
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Community Building Appeal Funds raised: 2007 Total £34,458 2008 Total £4,376 2009 Total £8,170 2010 Total £5,952 2011 Total £100,622 2012 Total £13,611
2013 Teas by the fireside Curry Evening Buy a brick Beginners Please Quiz Garden Party In memory of Alan Wood Pampered chef Anonymous donation Others Gift aid due Promised funds Total available
Expenditure Architect Planning Surveys Total expenditure
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. 16
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Summary of the PCC meeting held on 2nd July 2013 The Deanery Confirmation Service held at St John’s Church, North Holmwood, on Sunday 9th June 2013 and led by Bishop Christopher Herbert had been a great success and a happy occasion. All five candidates were from our Church. Five candidates had been prepared for First Communion. A service would be held for three of them on 7th July and a service would be held for the other two in September. The Junior Choir would sing on 7th July for the first time. Coffee was now being served in the Parish Room on a Thursday and Friday morning. These coffee mornings had been well attended. Jim Edwards and Jane Schofield had been admitted as churchwardens by Archdeacon Julian Henderson on 20th May 2013 at St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Leatherhead. Jim Edwards presented a report listing all the repairs and things which he thought needed attention in the Church and Parish Room. There was much discussion and it was decided to prioritise the repairs as follows:1 The Quinquennial Inspection. 2 The trees which were in need of attention 3 The stone repairs should be carried out before more damage resulted. 4 To inspect the wood of the vestry roof and if found to be good arrange for a roofer to repair the leak. 5 Arrange for an electrician to deal with some of the electrical repairs. A Building Committee was set up. Fundraising for the new Community Building has continued. A grant application had been submitted to the Community Improvement
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Fund. A ‘Pampered Chef’ evening had been arranged and a Barn Dance and a Gift Day were suggested. St John’s School starting in September would become an Academy sponsored by the Diocese. There was much discussion on the main item on the agenda – Worship. Spirituality, readers and readings, music, changes in the Order of Service were among the items discussed. It was decided to set up a Worship Committee to co-ordinate the ideas and make the necessary changes. The next PCC meeting will be on 10th September at 7pm in the Parish Room.
POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETINGS Panel meetings are an opportunity for the local community to identify the priorities they would like the local neighbourhood team to focus upon. They also allow the neighbourhood team to feedback progress reports to residents. NORTH HOLMWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETING 7.30pm Wednesday 11th September North Holmwood Parish Room at St John’s Church GOODWYNS NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL MEETING 7.30pm Monday 28th October at the Harvest Church, Stubs Hill St John's School Weekly Surgery (term time only) We have been welcomed by St John's School to hold a weekly surgery on Wednesday afternoons between 2pm and 3pm (term time only). Come along and discuss with one of the local officers any issues you might have. We look forward to seeing you. Main Reception, St John's School, Goodwyns Road. PC Jason Woods, PCSO Lisa Cobby, PCSO Rebecca Black
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KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm in the Parish Room St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday in every month in the Parish Room at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to pop in for a cup of tea. If you can’t knit we will show you …. we have everything required to start you off.
Unfortunately Christian Hope International are now unable to send knitted items to Africa so all of our knitting is now being taken to Romanian Aid Foundation in Horley. Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com Margaret Teale
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CROSSWORD Across 1 ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders — in vain’ (Psalm 127:1) (6) 4 Season of the year (Psalm 84:6) (6) 7 ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. — here and keep watch with me’ (Matthew 26:38) (4) 8 It came over the whole land from the sixth to the ninth hour on the first Good Friday (Luke 23:44) (8) 9 Paul invariably did this in the synagogues he visited on his missionary journeys (Acts 17:2) (8) 13 ‘It is God who works in you to will and to — according to his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:13) (3) 16 Members of the Church of Scotland (13) 17 ‘Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountain side and — down’ (Matthew 5:1) (3) 19 Mock (Luke14:29) (8) 24 Disgrace (Psalm 44:13) (8) 25 First month of the Hebrew calendar (Exodus13:4) (4) 26 Christianity of the Britons
before Augustine arrived from Rome (6) 27 Mean (Numbers 35:23) (6) Down 1 ‘Whoever finds his life will — it’ (Matthew 10:39) (4) 2 ‘My lord the king, let the — — on me and on my father’s family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt’ (2 Samuel 14:9) (5,4) 3 O raid (anag.) (5) 4 ‘If two of you on earth — about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven’ (Matthew 18:19) (5) 5 Take care of (1 Samuel 17:15) (4) 24
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What the older son heard as he came near the house the day his prodigal brother came home (Luke 15:25) (5) ‘Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,but rather think of yourself with — judgment’ (Romans 12:3) (5) Do ten (anag.) (5) Architectural style first used in Greek temples in the sixth century BC (5) Capable of being used (1 Kings 7:36) (9) ‘Each one should — his own actions’ (Galatians6:4) (4)
15 Among the items imported by Solomon’s fleet of trading ships (1 Kings 10:22) (4) 18 ‘But I am afraid that just — — was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray’ (2 Corinthians 11:3) (2,3) 20 Outstanding 18th-century hymn writer, — Watts (5) 21 One of the four sons of Asher (Genesis 46:17) (5) 22 Be distressed (Proverbs 24:19) (4) 23 He was the father of Gaal, who threatened rebellion against Abimelech (Judges 9:28) (4)
Reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (£6.99 BRF). The Bible version used is NIV.
TIME TEAM PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF GOD! That really is an attention grabbing headline; it is also a bit of an exaggeration, or possibly a leap of faith. However I think that archaeology does give us some interesting thoughts. Anyway for those who have not heard of it before, Time Team is a recently axed Channel 4 archaeology show. It was fronted by Tony Robinson (Baldrick in Blackadder and for real intellectuals he was the Sheriff of Nottingham in the fantastic ‘Maid Marian and her merry men’). Each episode consisted of a group of highly qualified 25
archaeologists spending three days exploring something or other. They could show that a Roman city the size of Birmingham had once existed in a muddy field simply by looking at changes in the colour of the soil. The boundless enthusiasm of the team and their petty squabbles made it compulsive viewing. For those who haven’t seen it don’t despair it is endlessly repeated on More 4. Before returning to the point of this piece I must go on another short diversion. Evolution and, although I hate to admit it, capitalism say that only that which is successful will survive. Keep that thought in mind. When Time Team examines almost all ancient sites they find ‘grave goods’. In other words most ancient and prehistoric cultures buried a person’s most valuable possessions with them. This might not be an issue when it comes to the Romans or later people but consider the Neolithic period. For these primitive hunter gatherers life was very hard, starvation was never far away. Making a flint axe or spear was hours or even days of effort; this is often shown on Time Team by the wonderful Phil Harding. So my question is; ‘why put such valuable tools out of reach simply because the owner has died?’ Logically it is counter intuitive; surely it would make much more sense to allow these priceless artefacts to be used by the rest of the tribe? But, losing vital tools seems to be a successful strategy; it seems to be repeated by all early peoples and they thrived. So, honouring the dead and being in touch with some form of immortal entity does seem to be a successful strategy; therefore the only explanation can be that the immortal entity exists. Perhaps over the centuries we have allowed religion to get between us and God; a problem which our ancestors didn’t have. Peter Corry
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Some Current Events Seen from the Perspective of the Depressed There is no attempt this time to try to inject any kind of humour into this piece; rather it is look at the world without any of the sugar coating which is inflicted upon us. A little while ago a man won a game of tennis and we are supposed to be deliriously happy about it. But what does it really mean, at least to me? I harbour no ill will to the person but it is such a pointless thing. In saying this I will admit that I find tennis very boring to watch after more than ten minutes. I see it in this way; a man who I don’t know and in all probability will never meet wins a game of tennis. For this exploit he is paid a large sum of money; a sum so large in fact that it is bigger than most of the world’s population will earn in their entire life. I am supposed to find this event important because he comes from what is, at least for the present, the same country as me. We have recently been supposed to be looking forward to the birth of a baby; the mother comes from a privileged background and married into an even more prestigious family. As before I wish no ill to anyone but is this important? At the very instant that this baby was born several families in ‘The Third World’ began mourning the death of their children, babies who died simply because they were poor. Going on simultaneously in other parts of our tiny planet are several less happy things. The civil war in Syria becomes increasingly vicious every day, with both sides guilty of atrocities. Iraq seems to be sliding towards an inevitable civil war of its own. Weren’t we supposed to be bringing peace? The fourth largest city in the USA, Detroit, files for bankruptcy which will cause many of the poorest people to lose what little they have, but, of course, for the rich it is just a chance to get richer. Hitting a ball over a net or the birth of a wealthy baby cannot hide the fact that the world is in a sorry state. Peter Corry 27
St John’s September dates 2 11am Music and Movement, Mon
Soup and rolls: Harvest Church
12.30pm Mothers Union 7.30pm Beginners Please
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3 2pm Knit One, Purl One…
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4 10am Jigsaw
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5 9am Coffee @ St John’s
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6 8.30am Eucharist 9am Coffee @ St John’s
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1 14th after Trinity 8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Family Servicel 11.45am Baptism 3pm-5pm Teas on the Lawn
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8 15th after Trinity 8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Parish Eucharist 3pm-5pm Teas on the Lawn
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19 9am Coffee @ St John’s 2.30-4.00 Teas for All
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13 8.30am Eucharist – Vicar available until 10.30am 9am Coffee @ St John’s
20 8.30am Eucharist – Vicar available until 10.30am 9am Coffee @ St John’s
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AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT July / August July 6/7/8th was a super weekend for British Sport. The British and Irish Lions rugby team had a stunning 41 points to 16 win against the Australians in their third test at the Anz Stadium in Sydney, so winning the series. Cyclist Chris Froome started the 100th Tour de France as favourite to win and lived up to his billing by winning the yellow jersey in stage eight. Andy Murray ended Britain’s 77 year wait to win the men’s tennis singles title at Wimbledon. He beat Novak Djokovic in three straight sets which was quite extraordinary. Fred Perry, who took the title in 1936, is no longer the last British man to win it. Chris Froome maintained his lead to become the second British winner of the Tour de France. Though he was well supported by his Sky team mates during the 2,127 mile slog round France, it was his ability and courage to master the climbs from the Pyrenees to the Alps which defeated his rivals. He said, “To win the 100th edition is an honour beyond any I’ve dreamed. This is one yellow jersey that will stand the test of time.” The opening day of the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, could only be described as unbelievable, England’s cricketers batted first and threw away wicket after wicket to make a sorry 215 runs all out. England bowlers then quickly took four Australian wickets by the close of play – 14 batsmen came and went in one day. England trailed Australia by 65 runs at the start of the third day but brilliant Ian Bell played the innings of his life chalking up over 100 runs leaving Australia to hit 137 runs to win on the final day. It was a nail biting conclusion when Australia reduced their target to win to 15 runs but England managed to claim a hard fought victory.
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England continued their winning habit by inflicting a 347 run win in the second Test. Heavy rain caused the third Test to be drawn so England secured a 2-0 lead in the series and celebrated retaining the Ashes Urn. It was perhaps an unsatisfactory way for the game to finish as the Australians were well on top in this Test with England requiring 331 runs and losing their first three wickets for 37 runs before the rains came. It looked as if Australia were going to win the fourth test when on the fourth day chasing 299 runs they had reached 147 for one wicket. The tone of the game then changed when Stuart Broad produced one of the most devastating spells of fast bowling taking six wickets for just 20 runs. England won by 74 runs giving them a three test to nil lead in this Ashes series Englishman Lee Westwood began the final day of the of the 142nd Open Golf Championship at Muirfield in the best position of his life to become Open Champion and break his majors’ duck, but it was that likeable American Phil Mickelson who played an inspired final round to overtake the five shot lead of Lee Westwood to become Open Champion for the first time. Approximately 16000 cyclists took part in the 100-mile Ride London event before the start of the first Prudential London – Surrey race. Though leading British cyclists were absent it did not make the race any less interesting. The coverage of the race on TV, especially in our local area of Leith Hill, Dorking and Box Hill, was very good. Frenchman Arnaud Demare, 21, won the mass sprint in the Mall at the end of the 137 mile race The World Athletic Championships in Moscow began on the 11th August and the British Team Captain Christine Ohuruogu led by example when she won gold in the 400 metres by four thousandths of a second. Mo Farah won gold in the 10,000 metres narrowly beating Ibrahim Jeilan who beat him at the last World Championships. On Friday 16th August he won the 5000m making him one of the greatest British athletes in history. Usain Bolt won the 100m in 9.77secs so he is still the fastest man on the planet.
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MUSIC IN DORKING - SEPTEMBER 2013 by Ian Codd 5th 12th 19th 26th at 1.00, Lunchtime recitals at St Martin’s, free, 01306 876449 5th 12th 19th 26th at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Friends Life, 07415 815784 7th & 8th at 4.00, Carmen at Woodhouse, Holmbury St Mary, £45, 07917 778010 The new season of music begins in September with the weekly lunchtime recitals resuming at St Martin’s church, an opera at Woodhouse and the continuing series of concerts from Watermill Jazz. There is a wide range of excellent music to look forward to later in the season - among the highlights are visits by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra, a piano recital by Alan Brown (the Leith Hill Festival pianist), a celebration of Britten and Purcell from Dorking Choral Society, and a series of three concerts by the Navarra string quartet. The annual Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival will be held in October and the Leith Hill Musical Festival in April. Please make the effort to attend as many of these events as you can and support our excellent local choirs, orchestras and other musical organisations. The new season of Thursday lunchtime recitals at St Martin’s begins in September with four concerts. Lunches are available in the Christian Centre beforehand at 12.15 and there is a retiring collection in aid of the William Cole Church Music Trust. The concert on 12th September is a programme of operatic music given by Opera Bellas - the duo of Heather Caddick (soprano) and Elspeth Marrow (mezzo-soprano) - with Martin Ellis at the piano. The other performers are organist Hugo Bell (5th), organist Paul Morgan (19th), and vocalist Alice Bishop (26th). Also on Thursdays, Watermill Jazz meets in the evening at the Friends Life social club in Pixham Lane with a different line-up of talented performers for each occasion. And finally, a treat for opera-lovers - Bizet’s colourful and very tuneful opera Carmen will be performed in the delightful grounds of Woodhouse near Holmbury St Mary. The production will be fully staged with orchestra. The gardens will open beforehand at 3pm and there will be a long interval to enable the audience to enjoy a picnic. There is also a dress rehearsal on 5th September with tickets costing £30. 32
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Friends of King George V Playing Field Parents and toddlers in the Park Every Friday Free! Everyone welcome A new time of 12.30 to 2.30 At the pavilion on King George V Playing Field Squash and biscuits for the toddlers Tea and coffee for the parents An opportunity for toddlers to play together and parents to chat. The Friends of King George V Playing Field accepts no responsibility for the care of children or for harm or injury whilst using any of the facilities provided.
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Holmwood WI Holmwood WI held their Summer Garden Meeting kindly hosted by Eric and Iris Edser at Culver, North Holmwood. The garden was a lovely setting for an excellent meal of barbequed chicken and sausages with a huge variety of salads and puddings prepared by all our members. The rain stayed away and we all seemed to enjoy ourselves. Mark Davidson from the Dorking Advertiser joined us for lunch. Holmwood WI welcomed Jo Mabbutt to their August meeting for a very interesting history of gold and gilding from the Egyptians to Modern Day including the embroidered gold of the 20th century. Jo brought along her own beautiful gilded handicraft to show us including jewellery she has made out of ancient lace, tatting and embroidery. For those of us who store long faded and damaged family lace heirlooms and imagine them turned into beautiful jewellery and art work it was very impressive. Jo showed us how we could do some of these ourselves. We had a photo display of the beautiful flower arrangements that Mary Scutt and Eileen Daulman did for the recent Church flower festival. Last month we turned out to serve our tea and home-made cakes for the VPA show. On such a hot day, the scout hut turned out to be the only cool place to be! We were able to donate three trays of cakes at the end for the church events the next day Holmwood WI have been serving teas like this for almost fifty years at the VPA show. We heard about our beautiful scarecrow called Hilda, currently residing at Wisley and we very glad that she will not be homeless since she has been kindly offered a permanent home in Beare Green. We have discovered that in her earlier life she was a man called Harry and after years of cross dressing and hormone treatment and surgery she has “come out� as a delightful lady and was welcomed by our members to our WI. Only her larger hands 36
would give a hint of her past. The craft group have become very fond of her as she has developed. We have a bus trip to Denman College to look forward to, and our regular pub lunches and craft meetings continue. We meet to plan our programme for next year and are already planning our Christmas Fair and our Christmas lunch Our September meeting starts earlier than usual with a fish and chip lunch at 12.30 followed by a social afternoon and Rosemary Horton will be speaking to us in October. We usually meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in Holmwood Village Hall, Warwick Rd, South Holmwood. Our craft and scrabble group meet every 3rd Wednesday at 2.00pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Programme and details from the secretary, Wendy Lloyd 01306 889485 or wendy.lloyd.21@gmail.com
Age Concern have a new computer drop-in-centre at the Mayflower Centre, Lyons Court, in Dorking. Sessions are planned for Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 2 pm If you are over 60 and live in or around Dorking, you can join the free drop-in sessions. In the centre you will be able to learn about using emails, the Internet, creating documents in all the different types of Microsoft software, and how to edit your digital photographs on the computer. Initially you will need to register your interest by telephoning Pam Toler, Advice and Information Officer, on 01306 882970, or by emailing her on pamtoler1929@hotmail.co.uk Registered Charity No 263558 37
TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT CHRISTENINGS The Church of England carries out more than 10,000 christenings per month each year for babies and infants. This figure is made up of approximately 7,000 christenings per month for babies under one year old, and 3,000 christenings per month for children aged 1 – 12 years. Everyone is welcome to have a christening in their parish church. This is a list from “The Parish Pump” of the most frequently asked questions about getting a baby or child christened. 1. What is the difference between a baptism and a christening? There is no difference between a christening service and a baptism service. Some churches will use the word ‘baptism’ and some the word ‘christening’. Babies are ‘baptised’ during a ‘christening’ service just as couples are ‘married’ during a wedding service. Christening is a traditional English word which means to become a member of the Christian church. Baptism means to be immersed in water. During a christening service a baby or child will be baptised with water and welcomed into the community of the local church. 2. What is baptism? “Baptism marks the beginning of a journey with God which continues for the rest of our lives, the first step in response to God’s love.” It is also a celebration, a time to come together with family and friends, remembering that your child is loved by God, is part of a wider community and has a place with God’s people 3. What happens in the service? Christenings are services replete with symbols for new life. At your baby’s christening water will be blessed and used to pour on the baby’s head. The baby will be signed with the cross, a special oil may be used for this, and a candle may be given. Godparents and parents will make promises on behalf of the baby, and prayers will be offered for the baby and the family. There may also be readings and hymns, which you may be able to choose. 4. Does a christening give my baby a name? No. Your baby’s name is given when you register the birth. During the baptism, the baby’s name will be used often, and when the water is poured over the child’s head, the vicar will always use the name. 38
5. Who is allowed to have a christening service? The Church of England welcomes all babies, children and families – whatever shape that family takes. You do not have to be married to ask for a christening for your child. You do not have to be an active churchgoer – as parents, you do not even have to have been christened yourselves. Everyone is welcome. 6. How much does a christening service cost? The good news is that a christening service is free. There may be costs for a family party, for gifts, for christening robes – but the church is free. 7. Where can I hold the christening? You can have your baby christened at your local parish church. If you want to have the christening at a different church, for example, where you grew up or where you were married, you will need to talk to the vicar at that church. 8. When can I have a christening? You can have your baby or child christened at any age. There is no upper age limit, but after about the age of seven your child should be able to make the promises for themselves. The service is sometimes part of a main Sunday service in the local church, but there are also opportunities to have a service at a different time. Talk to the vicar, and ask their advice. (At St John’s baptisms are usually held after the main Sunday service.) 9. What about godparents? The involvement of godparents can be one of the most joyful parts of the christening. Godparents are not necessarily the people who will care for your child should anything happen to you. Rather they should be people who will be there for your child and help them think about the bigger questions in life - questions of love, hope and faith. Every child should have no fewer than three godparents, at least two of the same sex as the child. Parents may be godparents for their own children, providing they have at least one other godparent. Godparents must be baptised themselves and old enough to make some serious promises on behalf of the child. 10. How do I arrange a christening? Simply contact the vicar of the church where you want to hold the christening and ask for advice. 39
DORKING QUILTERS Dorking Quilters have been enjoying a few members’ meetings during the summer – a trip to the Quilt Show at the NEC and then a garden party in a member’s garden. We will be holding a sewing evening on 10th September, when members can bring their own work. There will also be the chance to start on a Mystery Quilt. On Tuesday 8th October we have a return visit from Surjeet Husain, who regularly demonstrates her embroidery at the V and A. She will talk on ‘Arts of Indian Textiles.’ This should be a fascinating evening, as Surjeet is such an interesting speaker. Both meetings will be at the Friends’ Meeting House, Butterhill, South Street, Dorking, starting with refreshments at 7.30pm and the talk at 8pm. For any further information please contact Sheena on 01306 885597.
7.30pm Saturday 21st September Betchworth, St Michael Pupils of Sutton High School have enjoyed giving concerts at Betchworth Parish Church for several years now and are looking forward to their next appearance on 21st September. The programme will feature an eclectic mixture of pieces from classical to pop and will include items by staff as well as pupils. The Sutton High School Chamber Choir has its own special sound and is very partial to the songs of the great era of the 1930s and 40s, so you can expect to be swinging in your seats! Admission by programme on the door. 40
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Prayer vigil on Peace One Day, Saturday 21st September 2-5pm in the small chapel, URC, West Street. Churches Together in Dorking have been inspired by the Peace One Day Movement and various activities are being planned to mark the day in Dorking, alongside the Tour of Britain cycle race as it passes through on Saturday September 21st! The Peace One Day Movement is asking faith coalitions for special prayers on this International Day of Peace. So, alongside more public events, CTD ministers have asked Dorking Quakers to arrange a prayer vigil. This will be held from 2pm to 5pm in the small chapel of the United Reformed Church in West Street. Peter Flint will open the vigil at 2pm with spoken prayer and all are welcome to drop in at any time during the 3 hours for silent prayer or to bring an appropriate prayer or reading they would like to share with those present at the time. The theme of Peace One Day this year is “Who will you make peace with”, which brings peace-making very close to home. It seems an ideal opportunity to give prayerful support to those local efforts such as the Street Pastors, Besom, Beatitudes and Traidcraft, which are working to bring peace to our community here in Dorking and to the wider world – a peace based on equality and respect for all people. For more information contact me on 01372 456 421 or Lois Lodge on 01306 885 250. Anne Brewer on behalf of Dorking Quakers
Goodwyns Community group are Going to Go for Music, Movement and Meal (Trial run) For all capabilities, including disabled or unsteady. Sit down to exercise, stand or do a bit more. Easy pace. Light lunch or soup - All free 11am to 1pm first Monday of the month at the Harvest Church Keep fit and meet people for a chat 43
Friends of Holmwood Common and the National Trust September 2013
News from the Common Work to begin on Circular Trail After three years of planning, consultation and much discussion this September will see the start of the installation of the Holmwood Common Circular Trail. This surfaced route will go around the perimeter of the Common along with spurs going to all the car parks and St John’s Church, North Holmwood, improving access for all throughout the year. This autumn, the first phase of the works will begin and we will see sections of surfacing put in linking Scamells car park to Mid Holmwood Lane, Fourwents Pond to Mill Bottom Lane, Inholms car park to Mid Holmwood Lane and Mill Bottom Lane to the existing North South track from Mid Holmwood Lane. This work will be starting in early September and is planned to be completed by early October (weather permitting). A lot of materials are being brought in, and some of the car parks will have limited parking as they will be being used for storage, but this should lessen as the works progress. The second phase will take place next year and will complete the route by filling in the gaps where old existing surfacing will be scraped and a new capping layer put on. We would like to thank all those that provided input to the consultation and development of this project, especially The Friends of Holmwood Common and the Holmwood Common Access Working Group. If you have any questions regarding the circular trail or would like to get a map please feel free to contact me on 07770 887678 or via email sam.bayley@nationaltrust.org.uk Sam Bayley, Head Ranger, Leith Hill and Holmwood Common 44
Members of the Friends of Holmwood Common received this news release from the National Trust immediately following publication on the 8th August. Why not join the Friends and be kept up-to-date with information about Holmwood Common? Ranger’s Report Visitors using our car parks will have seen notices about the ending of dog poo bag provision. This is a decision that has caused us some regret in making but, at a cost of about £1,000 a year, we felt we could no longer provide this free service. I hope that people will bring their own bags as we will still be paying for the bins to be emptied. Did you see the brightly coloured toadstools at Fourwents Mill Road car park recently? Vivien Hodge, the expert we have surveying the Common for fungi, identifies it as Jack o’ Lantern (Omphalotus illudens) which is recognised to be poisonous. Rob Adam, Ranger, Holmwood Common The Friends and the National Trust are currently organising a Fungus Walk around Holmwood Common for a date in October. Details of the event will be published in next month’s column but secure your place by contacting the Friends as soon as possible. Friends’ Working Day The regular team of National Trust Volunteers was especially pleased to welcome the group of Friends that joined them for our first Working Day to assist with the final “balsam bash” for 2013. The many extra pairs of hands were invaluable with the task of seeking out and removing the last few remaining Himalayan Balsam plants before they were able to explode their seeds into the areas where various earlier groups had diligently worked to eradicate this alien species. Ironically it was one of the Friends’ Working Group that stumbled across one of the largest areas of balsam, previously overlooked, in an infrequently visited corner of the Common! It seems that everyone enjoyed the hard work – including bramble scratches and nettle stings – and several have expressed interest in joining the National Trust Volunteers. 45
Look out for news of the next Friends’ Working Day, early in the New Year. Contact us ... If you have any questions about the National Trust’s work on Holmwood Common, 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 . Suspicious activity on the Common, such as suspected poaching, 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. To join, please send your annual subscription – just £5 per household for 2013 (plus a donation, if you are feeling generous!) – to: Friends of Holmwood Common, c/o 10 The Orchard, North Holmwood, RH5 4JT. Cheques should be made payable to “Friends of Holmwood Common” and, if you have one, please include your email address.
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HOLMWOOD VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION www.holmwoodvpa.co.uk A large round patch of yellowing grass where the paddling pool sat, and every DVD now located in the wrong box, signals the end of the summer holidays. A time for quiet vegetable based contemplation. The good news was that my tomato plants in the greenhouse escaped the dreaded blight this year, but, as usual, suffered from blossom end rot. The carrots were all demolished by something long before any carrot fly could attack, and the pumpkin, bought at garden centre, turned out to be a butternut squash. Half the brassicas have bolted, and the other half became, overnight, a seething mass of caterpillars, which left nothing in their wake. So hooray for the runner beans. Each summer they are the only vegetable that the inept and generally sluggish gardener can rely upon. Up their poles they twirl, without any fiddling or tending, until a bounty of beans bursts forth. And then they just don’t stop, until there’s more beans than any mortal can possibly consume, and a giant ogre descending into your raised bed. Which is just as it should be as my bean seeds this year came from a mysterious but kindly old gentleman in Esher (although I don’t believe a cow changed hands). He had saved them himself from his crop the year before, and I intend to do the same. Choose nice big fat pods, wait for them to go yellow on the plant, pop out the seeds, dry some more, then store in a magic chest. Or one of those plastic pots from the Chinese. I shall dry just a handful, ready to cast from my bedroom window next spring. The next VPA event will be the Autumn Evening on Tuesday 12th November. Probably not so much in the way of charming princes or wicked stepmothers, but certainly a fascinating speaker, and some snacks. Although I’d probably avoid accepting any juicy apple from the older lady engaged in heated debate with a mirror, just to be on the safe side. More details to follow. Ros Treliving 49
PS You can find out all the key dates and information about membership and forthcoming events, including show schedules, by visiting the VPA website at www.holmwoodvpa.co.uk. PPS In the run up to the Summer Show weekend, I ran out of room in the parish magazine to express warmest thanks, on behalf of the VPA, to the ladies who came along to the village hall at lunchtime on Taxi day, way back in June, to assemble the flower posies for the veterans. With your help we were able to crack through the hundred posies in double quick time. Keep your secateurs primed and ready for next year ladies.
WEA - learning for life! Why not learn something new this autumn with the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)? We have some great new courses on offer including Tap for Fitness & Fun which takes place on Wednesday evenings at St Joseph’s RC Church Hall, Falklands Grove in Dorking at 7pm – 8pm (C3734856) and Ballet for Fitness & Fun at the same venue from 8pm – 9pm (C3734857). The classes are suitable for all abilities and are very relaxed and friendly. No tap shoes or tutus required – just comfy clothes and a sense of fun! The WEA was founded in 1903 to support the educational needs of working men and women. Today, it is a publicly-funded charity inspected by Ofsted, which runs more than 12,000 part-time courses for adults each year. Many of the courses it delivers are run by volunteer-led branches, planned in response to local needs and interests. In East Surrey, the WEA works in association with East Surrey College delivering a wide range of provision. Here are just some of the courses on offer, but for more information, please call 0800 328 1060 or visit www.southern.wea.org.uk or email eastsurrey@wea.org.uk. Book online at www.southern.wea.org.uk or call Freephone 0800 328 1060 or email eastsurrey@wea.org.uk for more information or to order a prospectus. 50
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com What’s On.... 14 September – Singer “Moss” 8.30pm 21 September – Quiz Night 8pm 29 September – Mixed Stoolball Tournament. Come along and join in the fun ! 12 October – Music from “Catch 22” 8.30pm 26 October – Hallowe’en Party 8pm 9 November – Fireworks Night & Disco with Cool Effects Don’t forget the Friday Night Meat Raffle, which takes place at The Club every Friday night at 9.30pm. Also free range eggs are available at The Club from Friday evenings at £2.50 a dozen. The Stoolball games have now finished and the girls have finished mid table, having had 7 wins and 7 losses. If you are interested in joining the Stoolball team and playing next season please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. The Cricket teams have been playing well and both teams are currently top of their respective leagues. We are always looking for new players so if you are interested in playing cricket please contact Ian Elliott at wellie22@hotmail.co.uk for more information. Don’t forget that the Club is available for hire for private parties. Please phone 01306 889764 or collect a booking form from the bar. If you are not a member then we will ask you to join our Club to enjoy our facilities. This still works out more cost effective than local venues. To enquire about membership email us at nhscmembership@gmail.com or call in during opening hours and ask for a membership form. 53
Outside, the trees are beginning to lose their leaves but you can
DIFFERENT HARVESTS The beginning of autumn and the time of harvest is here again – a time when we thank God for all his blessings. The Harvest Festival services in churches and schools are full of tins of beans and boxes of fruit and vegetables. There are flowers and lots of different sights and smells. Harvest Festival is a very popular service but while we are busy saying ‘thank you’ we have to remember that there are lots of different harvests. Very few people work on the land nowadays and most people don’t grow their own food but buy it from the supermarket. Perhaps our harvest isn’t one that others can easily see. We might not make or grown things but we can offer whatever we do to God as our harvest.
MAKE YOUR OWN FOREST Take a piece of stiff card or thin paper and fold it in half, creasing it down the centre. Then open it out and fold both sides to the centre crease. Fold the paper as shown and draw half a tree on the top fold. Cut round the tree then glue the centre faces together. This makes a three sided tree. You can paint the tree before gluing it or afterwards. A forest of them would look good as name cards for a party or you could make just one as a different birthday card for a friend.
What is a tree’s least favourite month? Sep-timber.
Brockwood Medical Practice
1 Bentsbrook Close, North Holmwood, Dorking. Tel: 01306 885802 www.northholmwoodsurgery.co.uk
The Partners, Jonathan Richards, Justin Thompson, Lucy Rawson, Tamsin Sevenoaks, Robin Gupta; Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Katie Carter, Jennifer Bruce, Sarah Wells; GP Registrars Drs Olujide Soremi, Luma Ali and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and existing residents to our Practice. Following the merger of the 3 surgeries at North Holmwood, Brockham & Newdigate, we would like to thank all our patients for their understanding over this difficult transition. We now have a number of new GPs and can now offer appointments across all 3 sites.
We offer: Personal Medical Services, Dispensary services for all eligible patients, District Nursing, Health Visitors, General Nursing Clinics with our Practice Nurses, Minor Surgery Clinics, Midwife Clinics, Travel Vaccination Clinics, Baby Clinic, Asthma and COPD clinics, Counselling sessions, INR testing with our HCA, Smoking Cessation sessions, and much more. DEFIBRILATION MACHINE We have a new defibrillation machine based at the Practice. All staff have had training in basic life support. This machine can be used for the local community if needed. This was purchased with funding from the British Heart Foundation. It is a life saving machine that gives the heart an electric shock in some cases of cardiac arrest . REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS Please telephone the dispensary on 01306 878509 Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 14.30 p.m. to order your repeat prescriptions. You can also order your repeat prescriptions on our website. Our Dispensers currently need 72 hours to dispense repeat medication instead of the normal 48 hour turnaround. Please ring reception 01306 885802 for any other queries.
OUT OF HOURS NEW SERVICE The new NHS out of hours service is now live. If you have an urgent medical problem which occurs when the Surgery is closed please call NHS111 by dialling 111 from your phone. NHS 111 is free to call from both landlines and mobiles.