The
Spire
North Holmwood’s Parish Magazine www.stjnh.org.uk
St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Vicar The Revd Stuart Tanswell vicar@stjohns-northholmwood.info 01306 882135 Pastoral Assistant Margaret Teale ............... ................................................................ 01306 252004 Churchwardens: Mary Membrillera ........... mjmembrillera@hotmail.com ............ 01306 877021 Jim Edwards .................... jimandjane@talktalk.net .................... 01306 879902 Reader Gordon Bates ................ ................................................................ 01306 884154 PCC Secretary Brian Joannou PCC Treasurer Lynn Jennings ................. ................................................................ 01306 882614 Baptisms Jill Spence ...................... ................................................................ 01306 876901 Choir Sandy Newton ................ ................................................................ 01306 889384 Flowers Hazel Gibson .................. ................................................................ 01306 886538 Gift Aid and Electoral Roll Jane Collard .................. j.collard@btinternet.com ................... 01306 876652 Intercessions Janet Chipps ................. ................................................................ 01306 881548 Prayer Chain Sandy Newton ................ ................................................................ 01306 889384 Homegroup Co-ordinator Caroline Lazenby ........... caroline.lazenby254@gmail.com ..... 01306 640208 Junior Church and C4yourself Jane Schofield ................ janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk ........... 07771 591457 Organist Magazine Jim Edwards…….the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info........ 01306 879902 Readings Gordon Bates ................ ................................................................ 01306 884154 Sacristans Natalie Tanswell and Kirsten Wightwick Servers Steve Harris ...................... ................................................................ 01306 710162 Mothers’ Union Eileen Daulman .............. ................................................................ 01306 885943
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St John the Evangelist Church, Inholms Lane, North Holmwood, DORKING, RH5 4JH Sunday services: 8am Holy Communion 10am First Sunday each month: Family Service 10am Other Sundays: Parish Eucharist Monday 10.30am Morning Prayer Tuesday 4.30pm Evening Prayer Friday 8.30am Eucharist: Vicar available until 10.30am The Church is normally open daily for private prayer from 9.00am. Please see the Church notice board for details of other services.
St John’s Church contact details: Parish Office 01306 868441 Pastoral Line 01306 868941 Community Building bookings 01306 868441 Church Text Message 0770-673-2222
COMMUNION AT HOME If you are housebound and unable to get to church at St John’s, we can arrange for communion to be brought to you at home by a member of our authorised team of communion assistants. Please contact Stuart 01306 882135. North Holmwood Community Police ....................................... 101 Mole Valley District Council .. 01306 885001 National Trust Warden ........... 01306 712711 Brockwood GP Surgery .......... 01306 885802 Community Playlink ................ 01306 740095 North Holmwood Pre-School . 07931 212006 St John’s C of E School ........... 01306 884506 Guiding: Brownies .................. 01306 876428 Scouting enquiries .................. 07769 222218 Bridge Club ............................. 01306 882849 Chart Downs Social Club ...... 01306 500310 Drama Group ......................... 01306 887416 Surrey Hills Dance Centre ...... 01306 883808 Goodwyns Social Club .......... 01306 500614
Karate ................................... 07970 408260 Circuit training ......................... 01306 711920 Tumble Tots .............................. 07739 517627 Village Hall (Chairman) ......... 01306 883808 Village Hall (Bookings) ........... 07712 224681 Village Hall (Caretaker) ......... 01306 740757 Community Building bookings01306 868441 North Holmwood Sports Club 01306 889764 Dorking Golf Club ................... 01306 886917 Ballet classes ............................ 01737 247795 Norfolk Court ........................... 01306 876474 Stanecroft ................................ 01306 876567 Dorking Volunteer Centre ...... 01306 640369
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The
Spire
is produced by St John’s Church for North Holmwood. There are ten issues each year and we make no charge. We deliver around the parish. If you would like a copy delivered please e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or phone John Daulman 01306 885943. The next issue of The Spire covers October 2017. Material should be with the editor by 17th September please. Jim Edwards 01306 879902 4 Chartwell Court Grange, 35 Highacre, Dorking RH4 3BF e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info
Editor:
We welcome articles of general or local interest. Ideally these should be e-mailed in Word (or text) format, with illustrations as jpegs or pngs. The editor may amend or shorten material submitted. Articles represent the views of the individual contributors. Some articles and illustrations come from “The Parish Pump”, a national web-site that provides magazine material for churches. We are very grateful to all those who advertise in this magazine and allow us to produce it without charge to our readers; however publication does not necessarily imply an endorsement of the product. Advertising manager: Margaret Teale, telephone 01306 252004 or email margaret_teale@sky.com Advertising copy: the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or telephone Jim Edwards 01306 879902 Proof reading: Jane Coombes Printing: Ann Phillips and members of the Community Building team Distribution: John Daulman 01306 885943 4
Dear friends, As this edition of The Spire goes to print, the schools are about to begin a new year. Around the country children will be excitedly – or nervously – getting ready to move to a new class, or even a new school. Parents will be wondering where the time has gone and how their child can possibly be at school already. My daughter is about to begin “Year 3”, which is the start of “Key Stage 2”. In other words, she is about to begin the first year of junior school. At a primary school this doesn’t make too much difference in some ways – but there is a different playground to be dropped off in and a slightly different uniform. For older young people, the change is even more noticeable – suddenly starting at secondary school for the first time, or getting ready to move to university, or even starting a full-time job! Considering this causes us to reflect on how time has passed by. It is now nearly seven years since Caroline Corry sadly passed away, and just over six years since I became vicar of St John’s. A lot has happened since then – things have not remained static (moving here with an 18 month old reminds me of this when I look at a seven and a half year old version of her). Two years ago we knocked down the old Parish Room (or, at least, the builders did). Just a year ago, Bishop Andrew opened the new Community Building. Caroline’s vision ten years ago had been fulfilled! During the past year, St John’s School was awarded a “Good” rating by OFSTED, ending a difficult period of quite a few years. Its turnaround under Mark Richards as head teacher has been quite remarkable. Also, of course, Caroline and Jane are about to begin their second year of ordination training!
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But life continues. We can’t sit back and think, in the words of the late Bruce Forsyth, “Didn’t they do well”. There are new challenges, new opportunities. For some years we have been aware that the heating and lighting in the church building are less than ideal, but until recently our focus has been on the Community Building Project. With this complete, it is our intention to work towards making the heating and lighting fit for purpose. There will be more news about fund raising for this in due course, but we have already received a very generous legacy towards this project. Additionally, St John’s have recently been gifted a data projector and speakers by St John’s School, along with blinds in the Community Building to allow the projector to be used during the day. This is a very generous gift and allows further developments in how both the Community Building and church can be used. As we begin a new school year, I wonder what exciting developments we will experience along the way! Wishing you every blessing,
Stuart
Bible Readings 3rd September Family Service
12th Sunday after Trinity Readings to be arranged
10th September Micah 5:2-4
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20
17th September Genesis 50:15-21
14th Sunday after Trinity Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35
24th September Jonah 3:10-4:11
15th Sunday after Trinity Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 6
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Macmillan Cancer Support The Community Building at St John’s Church, North Holmwood
29th September 10.00am to 12 noon Loads of delicious cakes and biscuits, raffle and more. For more information contact Margaret_Teale@sky.com
Baptism 9th July
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Interment of Ashes 21st July Audrey Wigley Funeral 23rd August Michael Richard Jones Weddings 1st July 22nd July 29th July
Edward Schofield & Kadie Regan Aaron Kotcheff & Celine Headen Amanda Guenigault & Andrew Mole
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From Capt John Bruce Worsfold CA TSSF A certain vicar never visited his parishioners but spent all his time looking after the churchyard and tending the graves. Challenged about this, he claimed that his first duty was to those who paid his stipend. The intended point of this little parable was to make us feel guilty that the Church of England relies so heavily on its endowments, the gifts of those long dead, and that the living contribute comparatively little to its upkeep. Maybe Christians long dead, did this to make sure they were remembered for generations to come. If you go round a churchyard and look at the graves there are probably thousands that you have never met or known. Praying for the departed, even those long dead, is the most useful thing we can do for them, far more useful than putting flowers on a grave - although that can, of course, be a thoughtful thing to do. There is a little non-conformist church in Westcott where there is a marble bust over the holy table of one of my great grandfathers; he died in 1882. He was very well off; a roaming preacher who preached on the village green converted him. The village had no church at that time so he built that church. When looking at that bust I can see the features of my father. If I were to go to Westcott now and ask the villagers about the man who built that church very few people would know whom I was talking about. All those ancient headstones, which were erected to remember the life of an individual or a family, are now forgotten. They are our ancestors, people who gave us the freedom to live the lives we now enjoy. They are still an important part of our lives and I believe we should pray for them. In the past, funerals were a very important part of living. Those who can't face the fact that they will die someday do not live life to the full; in order to live life to the full we have to come to terms with our death now. The dead are important to the living, but in contemporary society you would hardly believe it. After a perfunctory funeral, as moving as a Tesco checkout, the bereaved are expected to get on with the business of living - in which even the recently dead have no 11
place. There are no longer any recognised rituals of grieving, patterns of behaviour which not only help the living, but were intended to help the departed, and which kept the two worlds in touch with each other. The eldest son of an Orthodox Jew is required to say the Kaddish prayer every day for a year after his parents’ death and any synagogue he attends recognises that this is both his duty and his privilege. We Christians now have nothing comparable. When a hearse passes, people no longer stand quietly and take their hats off. Slowly rituals we used to practice for the dead are being forgotten. We, as a nation, no longer have much respect for the dead. How often have we gone to the funeral of someone we knew and come away very rarely thinking of them again? I know I have. I know that when I die - there may be a good few people at my funeral, but I know that after a year or two, I will be forgotten gone off into the past, hoping that one or two will pray for me. A service to remember the dead each year is so important for the dead as for the living. A time when we do pray for our departed loved ones.
KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Community Building adjacent to the church. Everyone is welcome to pop in for a cup of tea. If you can’t knit we will show you …. we have everything required to start you off. We knit for the Romanian Aid Foundation, The Premature Baby Unit at East Surrey Hospital, SANDS, The Midwives of Ethiopia, The Princess Alice Hospice and our local Nursing Homes. Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com Margaret Teale
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CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2017 8th, 9th and 10th December It's that time of year again, a nip of autumn is in the air and the Christmas Tree Festival is appearing on the horizon. This year we are asking you to choose a Carol or Christmas song as a theme for your tree. Tree decorators: As soon as you can, let me know what Carol or Song you have chosen. Email me your choice and I can write it on my list so nobody else can choose it!! The Cheese and Wine and Entertainment will be on Friday 8th December at 7.00pm. This year our guest choir is ‘inChoir’ directed by Mark Heppel. Our theme, as it is with the trees, is Carols and Songs. If you know of any poems or readings on that theme I'd love to hear from you, especially if you have written them yourselves. Royal blue and white squares are busily being knitted as I write. Thank you so much for all your knitting endeavours. A box for your squares will be placed at the back of the church from 1st October. Thank you all for your continuing hard work. As ever, we'll be asking for mince pies and sausage rolls nearer the time. Our teas are legendary!! Jackie (jaxrance@gmail.com)
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Mick Jones 11th February 1955 – 7th August 2017 Mick always loved planes, trains and automobiles. As a child he would carry two buses, one in each hand, and this love for all things with an engine never changed. There were numerous trips to transport museums and The Watercress line and on other steam trains where he tried to encourage the family to share his enthusiasm, with varying success. Having learned to play the organ at an early age, one of the first pieces Mick wanted to play was the Bach Toccata and Fugue. It also seems fitting that it was used in the film Aviator. He was thrilled when, through the Cinema Organ Society, he was able to regularly play the South Bank Wurlitzer, introducing his three girls to the sight and sounds of the Mighty Wurlitzer and, of course, showing them the working behind the console too. The family had a memorable meal at the Organ Stop Pizza restaurant in Phoenix where a theatre organ is still played regularly and you can see the workings of the organ whilst tucking into your dinner. Even as organist at St John’s, Mick continued to include as much of the theatre organ style as he thought he could get away with, together with occasional sneaky outbursts of Chelsea’s ‘Blue is the Colour’. From an early age Scouting played a big part in Mick’s life through Cubs, Scouts, Ventures and then as a leader. Whilst sitting round campfires or in tents they used to devise various forms of entertainment including Mick’s legendary leading of the singing for “Old MacDonald had a show” and the game of “climbing round the broom-handle”. He enjoyed mountaineering, usually with friends from Scouting, and took part in many expeditions in Wales and the Lake District, especially enjoying walking and climbing in Snowdonia. Mick tried a year at Southampton University, supposedly studying Engineering, but by the sounds of it just having a good time. After the attempt (year) at Uni he moved to NESCOT and found not only 19
his vocation, but also some amazing friends, who have now been with him for 40 years. The family have heard numerous stories over the years, most of which involved either car repairs, cats, lots of drinking (Bitter or Newcastle Brown of course) or a mixture of all of them! Despite spending a lot of time having fun he did manage to get some qualifications and worked for several large construction companies. He was very proud of his buildings, often pointing them out on journeys. They spread from Weymouth and Poole to Aylesbury and Central London and wonderfully, one down the road in Redhill. He was especially fond of the schools that he had worked on and the relationships he had with the clients and staff, and also of his latest job, a hotel in London, which he and Gina aimed to stay in one day. Mick and Gina met back in the late 80s and whilst it was a tricky start to a relationship, they soon formed the strong bond that has kept them close for 30 years. Mick quickly got involved in Gina’s world of horses and they bought Bobby who took over their lives, as horses do. Mick embraced it all, helping with the early morning trips to Chapel Farm, learning to ride and care for a slightly ‘difficult’ horse, and becoming an expert in grooming, bandaging and even better at traipsing across fields to the furthest point to collect wet and muddy rugs and lost shoes. Bobby dominated their lives until 1996 when Mick and Gina decided the time had come to start their own family, and so Bobby went to a new home and their lives were enriched first by Tasha and then two years later by Hannah. He has told them many stories of his childhood and college life. When the family visited Ashcombe School before Tasha started, Mick recalled how, when it was Dorking Grammar, he set fire to the science lab; raised a Butlins’ flag up a flagpole on April fool’s day and how the Star and Garter pub sign mysteriously ended up in the school grounds one day. All this whilst spending most lunch times in St Martin’s Church playing the organ.
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Mick’s joy at being a dad was obvious. He has fallen asleep reading bedtime stories to the girls, played dead ants, danced, taught them to ride bicycles and later to drive, introduced them to camping, sat through shows, coped with Disney sing-a-longs and even joined in the Harry Potter parody and picked up the pieces after falls, arguments and accidents. He’s been the taxi driver in the Mick-mobil, the proud dad at the proms and the critique as they practised for music exams. He helped them to become the wonderful, determined girls they are today. His knowledge of cars was vast, from his love of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race and a memorable trip to Spa to watch a very wet Endurance race, to cars from the 50s and 60s. He especially loved American cars and the girls could not drive past one without needing to take a photo to show him and then, if it’s a Chevy, noticing small details for the inevitable question of “what year?”, his favourite being a ’57. They were all able to go to many car shows, where he told them numerous facts about each car and model. Then there was his beloved Chrysler, loved and cherished by him, not so much by the family. Everyone knows that the Jones’s are very much an aviation family. Mick would say that he learned to fly in 2010 as he was worried Gina’s Dad, Barry, would lose his medical, but there was more to it than that! Flying has been in both families. Ivor, Mick’s dad, learnt to fly towards the end of the war, training on a Harvard, a plane Mick was able to experience during a trip to Florida. When Barry built the Sportcruiser, KB, Mick helped with the build and when Barry died in 2012 set up a group around the plane. He loved flying and the people he met at Fairoaks and this was a huge part of his life for the last seven years. He was immensely proud of both Tasha and Hannah in following his footsteps into flying; Tasha with her commercial pilots licence and Hannah with her private pilot’s licence scholarship. It seems KB, and flying, will continue to be a big part of their lives. Another love of Mick and his three girls, was holidays and a love of travel. They have made some great friends on holiday, especially their parallel ‘family’ in Harrogate, who they met in Menorca in 21
2002 when Mick and Janet kept meeting putting towels out on the sunbeds at silly o’clock, and the two families have spent many fun weekends and holidays together. They have also been lucky enough to have some amazing holidays as the four of them recently. These often included relaxed holidays by the beach, city breaks, Disney and road trips, where Mick would always push the length of journey that little bit further, and often included off road sections even in small hire cars! Discussions since his diagnosis have often been him choosing holiday destinations and options if the doctors wouldn’t let him fly. His last holiday to Croatia in July was a much quieter holiday than normal but even then involved some exploring. Mick was slightly obsessive but energetic and funny, a raucous micky taker and a real caring family man who loved to share his vast knowledge and expertise. He could always be relied upon to have an opinion on everything and to explain how and why he’d come to that conclusion, even if they didn’t all agree. If anyone wanted to know anything, especially about buildings in London or how to get somewhere, they just needed to ask Mick… Google could be about to get a lot more questions in the future.
Holmwoods Mothers’ Union Our August meeting was one of our best yet. Rosemary Gooding from Cranleigh came to lead us in a quiet hour. She read material from St Nicholas Guildford, Angela Ashwin and an MU poetry book all on the theme of prayer. She gave us some hints on personal prayer times and then sent us off for twenty minutes meditation with verses from Psalms 57 and 121 and favourite hymns (Just as I am and What a friend we have in Jesus). These she explained could be expanded with our own thoughts. We ate soup and rolls and had cake and coffee or tea together and spoke of the programme for the rest of the year. 22
We shall be in charge of Teas on the Lawn at North Holmwood Church on Sunday 3rd September. Several members offered to help and most members agreed to make a cake. The next day, Monday, 4th September, The Revd Derek Tighe will join us at our meeting in North Holmwood, so that the Holmwoods’ members will have a chance to meet him. We shall learn about the work of the Christian charity “Flame International” which aims to bring emotional support and reconciliation to war torn areas especially in Africa. Tish Mason will tell us about her mission to South Sudan with Flame. We will meet in South Holmwood Church and have a communion service on Monday, 2nd October. On Monday, 6th November we shall be at North Holmwood for another of the delicious meals Gillie prepares for us to raise money for MU projects: come and bring friends. Our Christmas gathering will be at North Holmwood again on Monday, 4th December. It will be very much bring and share. We ask those who will come to bring some lunch to share and also a favourite poem or other piece of writing with a Christmas theme to share with us all. Our meetings begin at 12 noon on the first Monday of each month and are normally at North Holmwood Community Building next to the church and include soup and rolls. There is also a weekly communion service at St Martin’s to which some of us go at 11.00am on the second Wednesday of the month when the service has a Mothers’ Union tinge. In August the service happened to fall on the day when Mary Sumner, who began MU in 1878, is celebrated in the lectionary with special readings and prayers. All are welcome to join us at any meeting. Please let us know if you are coming so we can welcome you.
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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 10.00am Little Ones Parent & Toddler group (free!) Wednesdays 7.30-9.00pm 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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HOLMWOOD WI The heavens opened, the wind blew but nothing could deter members of Holmwood WI enjoying their annual garden meeting at the home of Iris and Eric Edser. Their bungalow was transformed into an oasis of calm during the morning, then at 12.30pm members started arriving and the calm was replaced by the happy sounds of chatter and laughing. Our thanks go to Eric and daughter, Karen, who manned the barbecue and, as usual, everyone had supplied some tasty dishes to accompany it. We were delighted to welcome our friend Mark Davison from the Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser. Mark is always a big supporter of the WI. Fellow guest was Maureen Woollett, who each month organises our pub lunches. It was lovely planning ahead at our planning and social afternoon in mid-August. We hope our forthcoming speakers will be as interesting and humorous as those during 2017. During the autumn we are looking forward to demonstrations of reflexology, a slice of something naughty and nice and learning more about The Samaritans. You are very welcome to join us on the first Wednesday afternoon each month from 2.30pm at South Holmwood village hall. To find out more contact our secretary, Maureen Lewington, on 01306 882057 or email maureen.lewington@btinternet.com
BEGINNERS PLEASE Our first meeting will be on Monday, 4th September at 2.00pm in the Community Building (ÂŁ1 sub). We will start reading our new play and will also be discussing the Entertainment for the Christmas Tree Festival. Tea and coffee, biscuits and/or cake will be available. All are welcome. Jackie Rance (jaxrance@gmail.com)
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NEXT ORGAN RECITAL AT ST MICHAEL'S, BETCHWORTH Stephen Disley (Assistant Organist, Southwark Cathedral) Saturday 23rd September at 4.00 pm Stephen is one of the country's finest organists who, as a recitalist and accompanist, has played at Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, King’s College, Cambridge, and at festivals at Salisbury, Peterborough, Lichfield, the City of London and the International Organ Festival at St Albans. Stephen has appeared as organist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Stephen is Sub-Organist at Southwark Cathedral and founding Director of its Girls' Choir and also is organist to the City of London School. He has recently been appointed on the professorial staff at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Stephen's recital will include works by J S Bach, Jean Langlais, William Mathias and Philip Moore. Tickets are on sale from 01737 843498 or betchworthchurchmusic@hotmail.co.uk or on the door. Tickets £12 (under 14s £8) (Includes glass of wine/soft drink). The Concert is in aid of Church Funds.
TEAS ON THE LAWN (or inside if wet)
3.00pm - 5.00pm Sundays 3rd and10th September
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Dorking Choral Society (DCS) will be performing JS Bach’s monumental
CHRISTMAS ORATORIO on Saturday 18th November 2017, 7:30 pm at St Martin’s Church, Dorking Professional Soloists. Orchestra: International Baroque Players Bärenreiter edition It has been many years since this magnificent work was performed in Dorking and we would love to grow the Choir and give a performance on the scale that the Oratorio deserves. WEEKLY REHEARSALS start on Wednesday 6th September 2017, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, at Crossways Community Baptist Church, Junction Road, Dorking RH4 3HB. The first two rehearsals (Wednesday 6th and 13th September) are “open”, and we invite new singers to come along and try us out, with no obligation. DCS is an active, friendly and growing Choral Society of about 80 voices. We are not auditioned, but aspire to a high standard under our Conductor and Musical Director, Richard Wilberforce. We warmly welcome new (or returning) singers – all you need is a love of singing and a commitment to practicing for improvement. For more information, including links to the music, see our website: www.dorkingchoralsociety.org.uk or contact us at: info@dorkingchoralsociety.org.uk and let us know if you plan to come along.
Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society Green Room Theatre Production CASTING SHADOWS by Mark Burgess Very sadly this production due in July had to be postponed because of the sudden ill health of one of the cast. DDOS apologise for any inconvenience caused. We are pleased to say that Casting Shadows will now be performed from Wednesday, 1st November to Saturday 4th. Please watch this space for further details. 29
St John’s September dates Mon
4 10.30am Morning Prayer 12 noon Mothers’ Union 2pm Beginners Please
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5 10am Coffee morning at Café Rouge 2pm Knit One, Purl One, Save One 4.30pm Evening Prayer
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1 8.30am Eucharist - Vicar available until 10.30am
8 8.30am Eucharist - Vicar available until 10.30am
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10 Birthday of BVM 8am BCP Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist 3pm Teas on the Lawn
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This is a provisional listing of What’s On. For extra information please check the weekly notice sheet in the church. 11 10.30am Morning 18 10.30am Morning 25 10.30am Morning Prayer Prayer Prayer
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15 8.30am EucharistVicar available until 10.30am
22 8.30am EucharistVicar available until 10.30am
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23 12 noon Village Day
30 1pm Renewal of Vows, Kelly and Rob Howard
17 14th after Trinity 8am BCP HC 10am Parish Eucharist 6pm Healing Service
24 15th after Trinity 8am BCP HC 10am Parish Eucharist
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CROSSWORD Across 1 ‘A little later someone else saw Peter and said, “You — are one of them”’ (Luke 22:58) (4) 3 Giving (1 Peter 2:5) (8) 9 They came to Jerusalem seeking an infant king (Matthew 2:7) (3,4) 10 ‘An athlete... does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the — ’ (2 Timothy 2:5) (5) 11 Pacifist, temperance advocate, openair preacher, leading 20thcentury Methodist, Donald — (5) 12 ‘Come quickly to — — , O Lord my Saviour’ (Psalm 38:22) (4,2) 14 ‘The God of Abraham, — — — , the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus’ (Acts 3:13) (5,3,5) 17 Sear by intense heat (Revelation 16:8) (6) 19 ‘It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust — — ’ (Psalm 118:8) (2,3) 22 Goods (Nehemiah 13:15) (5) 23 i.e. train (anag.) (7) 24 Surrounding area (Luke 24:50) (8)
25 ‘Righteousness will be his — and faithfulness the sash round his waist’ (Isaiah 11:5) (4) Down 1 Elegant and creative (Exodus 31:4) (8) 2 ‘Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all — , but we will all be changed’ (1 Corinthians 15:51) (5) 4 ‘I... delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your — — — is’ (Colossians 2:5) (5,2,6) 5 Enlist (2 Samuel 24:2) (5) 6 Of the Muslim faith (7) 7 Sharp intake of breath (Job 11:20) (4) 32
8 Woven cloth (Ezekiel 16:13) (6) 13 Plentiful (Romans 5:17) (8) 15 CIA char (anag.) (7) 16 Paul and Silas stopped him committing suicide after an earthquake in Philippi (Acts 16:27–28) (6)
18 One of the ingredients in the making of incense for the Lord (Exodus 30:34) (5) 20 Episcopal headwear (5) 21 Inhabitant of, say, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia or Bulgaria (4))
This crossword, reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, was originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (ÂŁ6.99 BRF). The Bible version used is NIV.
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 6.00pm every 4-6 weeks on Tuesdays at The Royal Oak, Chart Lane South For more details contact Penny 885876/Gill 500157
Carers Afternoon Tea & Evensong to give thanks for all Carers in Surrey & North East Hampshire
Thursday 12th October 2017 Guildford Cathedral 3.30pm 5.30pm
Tea & cake in the Refectory, next to the Cathedral Evensong Service: following the reception we welcome anyone who would like to stay and join the Evensong service in the Cathedral which will dedicated to Carers in the Diocese
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2017 SUMMER SHOW REPORT Show day this year was again blessed with fine weather - just enough cloud to maintain a comfortable temperature and only the slightest hint of a rain shower that went as quickly as it came. This led to an afternoon of fun and jollity as well as some very serious competition for prizes in the grand marquee. Entries were flooding in all morning and soon every space was filled with an abundance of flowers, vegetables, jams, cakes, handicrafts, photographs and a wonderfully huge number of children’s entries. Judging commenced and it took some time to allocate places and prizes. The show field began to fill with stalls and soon the air was filled with the sounds of laughter, music and the traditional ‘That’s the way to do it’ from Mr Punch. Revd Barbara SteadmanAllen and her band began to play and they entertained us throughout the afternoon with many a jolly tune. As the crowds arrived the anticipation of who had won what was palpable. Many a squeal of delight was heard when the marquee was opened and competitors discovered how they had fared. Outside, the BBQ was soon in full swing, and the beer tent was as popular as ever. The WI were busy serving teas in the Scout Hut, and the stall holders had plenty of customers, who enjoyed an assortment of lovely things on offer, from colourful plants, fun toys, beautifully crafted treasures, to honey, jam, cakes and cards. There was something for everyone. The annual Tug-Of-War was hotly contested, with Holmwood and Beare Green battling it out to see who was the strongest. We were privileged to welcome Dr Graham Blockey, our long serving, recently retired and much loved, local GP to present the prizes. The silverware was duly allocated and hearty congratulations given. Les Head was back with a flourish, taking not only the Challenge Cup for Highest Points in Horticulture and the 34
Cottagers Cup for Flowers, but the RHS Banksian Medal for Highest Points in both divisions. Les White wasn’t far behind, taking the Silver Cup for Fruit and Vegetables as well as the Silver Plate for Best Exhibit in Fruit and Vegetables. The Hawkes Cup for Best Specimen Bloom was awarded to Neil Overton. Top Tray was won by Brenda Bartlett, who wasn’t going to let a broken arm in plaster get in the way of her success. Robert Astrop took Top Vase and the Best Exhibit Silver Plate for Flowers, while the Myra Wainwright Trophy for Best Floral Arrangement went to Ray White. The WI Cup for Home Produce was awarded to Deborah Mansfield, who after years of trying was rightly proud to win. Rachel Verge won Best Exhibit and the Des Scutt Trophy for Photography and Tracey Bywaters took the McTigue Trophy for Handicrafts. The Stanford Cup for Best Pensioners Entry went to Mary Lindon with the Hilda Stannard Trophy for Endeavour going to Martin Thomas. Jack Griffin won the Welton Cup for Best Children’s Exhibit and Daniel Claxon took the Children’s Division prize. After the fun of the afternoon, it was time for Race Night to commence. Plenty of laughs ensued as the jockeys and their hobby-horses took each other on while the spectators enjoyed picnics and beer. No casualties were recorded and all horses and jockeys returned to the paddock unscathed at the end of the evening. Not a single stitch dropped….. Sunday saw the sun shining again for the Dog Show. Plenty of dogs and owners came along and enjoyed an afternoon of fun competition while in between classes owners were indulging at the bar and BBQ, topped up with tea and cake from the church ladies in the marquee. We were very kindly supported by Newdigate Vets and Barrett & Coe Photography, who both donated the great prizes for our winners. Zoe Blake VN was our Show Judge, and she had her work cut out to decide the winners in each class. In the end, Millie, Best Rescue class winner, owned by Rosemary Miller, was crowned Best in Show, with Handsomest Dog class winner Graff (Deborah Baker), as Reserve. Lizzie, aged 7½, won the Child Handler class with Barley. The judges’ special class, Best Crossbreed, went to Diesel (Jacob Jackson), who won a superb rosette almost bigger than himself. The winner of Golden Oldie 35
went deservedly to 13 year old Hudson (Helen Curtis) and he took the Womble Memorial Trophy. The Fastest Sausage Eater was very hotly contested as always, with the four heats culminating in the famous Sausage-Off to determine the winner. Four were battling to take the trophy with Finn conceding in the end as Dexter ate his sausage in 1.85 seconds, taking the title and the Sid Memorial Trophy. The agility course was well attended with plenty of clear round rosettes being given. After the Dog Show concluded, Revd Barbara Steadman-Allen led a rousing outdoor service to round off a truly memorable weekend. Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy the weekend. We hope you had as much fun as we all did and we thank you for your ongoing support. We cannot do it without you! See you all next year.
Sarah Jackson
Holmwood biennial Village Day set to be bigger and better The Village Day at North Holmwood will be returning on Saturday, 23rd September for the biennial event that aims to bring the community together for a day of fun, sport, music and entertainment. The event will include craft and activity stalls, sideshows and local community groups. This year the event is aiming to raise funds for two worthy causes: the 18th Dorking Scout Group, and Dorking Nursery and Children’s Centre at Goodwyns Road. The theme of the event this year is ‘Sporting Heroes’ and not least of these will be the competitors in the 5k trail run on Holmwood Common. Race Director, Linda Barker, told us “The 5k race was a great success at the 2015 Village Day so we’re pleased to be bringing it back again and hope for an even larger field of runners this year. All race entries will be on the day from 12 noon at the showground.” We’re also planning to have some celebrity sporting heroes at the show but you will have to come along on the day to find out who they are. 36
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Live music throughout the day has been sponsored by Treeline Services and Broanmain Plastics and will be supplied by local bands ‘The Courgettes’ and ‘The Usual Suspects’. There will also be entertainment from St John’s School choir and the ‘Loud and Proud’ Community Choir. New for 2017 is a dog agility demonstration and fun dog show. Village Day organiser, Jacqui Johnston-Lines, said “We’re very excited to be hosting a dog show this year, supported by Mole Valley Dog Agility with prizes kindly donated by Made in Brockham and Wolvens Pet Supplies. We hope to see lots of dogs entering the fun classes and going on to compete for the title of ‘best in show’.” Other new entertainment for this year will include a birds of prey demonstration by ‘Hawk on the Wildside’, sponsored by McColls at the Cabin. The Village Day will be held at the North Holmwood Sports Club which will also be hosting a beer and sausage festival. Jacqui Johnston-Lines told us “There will be plenty of food and drink to suit all tastes, from tea and cakes to Mexican tortillas, beer and sausages, we will have something for everyone.” Entry to the Village Day is free and everyone is welcome. The event will start at 12pm and the 5k race will set off at 1:30pm. More details can be found on the North Holmwood Village Events website www.northholmwoodvillageevents.org . Jacqui told us “We are a small group of residents, working together to put on events for the community. A huge effort goes into organising the Village Day so we’re always grateful for volunteers and sponsors stepping forward to help us. If you would like to get involved in this or future events please get in touch.” Anyone wishing to become a volunteer, offer sponsorship or enquire about becoming a member of North Holmwood Village Events can contact Jacqui through the website or by calling her on 07973 207087. 39
AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT What a great result for the British and Irish Lions when they beat the ‘All Blacks’ in Wellington, New Zealand by 24 points to 21. The All Blacks, who had won the last two World Cups, had not lost at home since 2009. All Blacks 15 points - British and Irish Lions 15 points. This game on Saturday, 8th July, was the decider of the tour series, and what a decider it was; so much physicality and competitive rugby. Sometimes it looked as if the Lions were being out-played but they just would not give in and a ‘draw’ was a fair result of the game. The Tour de France started in Dusseldorf on Sunday, 2nd July, and the Stage 1 time trial was well executed by Geraint Thomas, who became the overall race leader to wear the yellow jersey, but lost it to Chris Froome in stage 5. After some incredible cycling, especially over the mountains, Chris Froome eventually won the Tour for the fourth time out of the last five Tours. A fantastic achievement. Joe Root’s first Test as captain against South Africa at Lords started well when he made 190 runs, a brilliant demonstration of leading from the front especially, as the three other top batsmen were out for 31 runs. Off spinner bowler, Moeen Ali was a deserved man of the match taking 10 wickets. In the second Test at Trent Bridge, England were humiliated by South Africa when they were defeated by 340 runs. In the third Test at the Oval, England won by 239 runs. The game will be remembered for English bowler, Moeen Ali, claiming three wickets with successive balls (a hat trick). England also won the fourth Test to lead the series 3 - 1. It was almost a full house at Lords to watch the Women’s cricket World Cup Final between England and India. England finally won by 9 runs after English bowler, Anya Strubsole, took six wickets for 46 runs. The World Cup was theirs. 40
Texan golfer, Jordan Spieth, won ‘The Open’ and with it the coveted Claret Jug, at Royal Birkdale, by a three shot margin but it was not an easy win. It looked as if he was down and out when he lost the lead to fellow American, Matt Kuchar, on the 13th hole but he played the next five holes in 5 under par to grab victory. The World Swimming Championships were held in Budapest this year and, once again, Adam Peaty (age 22) showed his dominance in the 100m breaststroke by beating his closest rival, Kevin Cordes, of the United States by 1.32 seconds. Ben Proud, also 22 years old, took the 50m butterfly title, 0.04 secs ahead of Brazil’s Nicholas Santos. He also made bronze in the 50m freestyle. Diver, Tom Daley, secured the men’s 10m platform world title after six near perfect dives. Athletics have been very prominent this summer, starting with the World Para Athletics Championship at the end of July with Great Britain achieving third place in the medals table behind China and the USA. The Athletics World Championships began on Friday, 4th August, with a brilliant run by Mo Farah in the 10,000 metres. He recovered from being tripped with less than a lap to go to produce his trademark burst of acceleration to win. Everyone in the London Stadium on Saturday, 5th August, were hoping that Usain Bolt would win the 100m final to produce a fairy tale ending to his fantastic career. It was not to be. People were stunned as American, Justin Gatlin, crossed the finishing line a fraction of a second ahead. Bolt was third, beaten for the silver medal by another American, Christian Coleman. Gatlin was booed when the result was shown on the screen because he was a two time drugs cheat and had ruined the farewell of athletics’ greatest sportsman. The stadium erupted as GB and NI’s four runners (CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Mitchell Blake) became the 4 x 100m relay world champions. Earlier the women’s foursome had won a superb silver medal in their 4 x 100m relay. Mo Farah had to settle for silver in the 5000m, as his usual kick for the line did not produce 41
the desired result and he was unable to overtake Ethiopian Muktar Edris. The women’s quartet of Zoey Clarke, Lavial Nielsen, Eilidh Doyle and Emily Diamond picked up a silver, behind the U.S, in the 4 x 400m relay. A little later the men’s four added a bronze in their 4 x 400m relay. Britain, therefore, ended the games with six medals, five of which were won in the final 24 hours.
MUSIC IN DORKING - SEPTEMBER by Ian Codd 5th 12th 19th 26th at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Betchworth Park golf club, 07415 815784 15th at 7.30, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £16.50, 01306 881717 20th at 7.15, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £18, 01306 881717 24th at 2.00, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £18, 01306 881717 There are just a few events in September. Many more will follow in October and November as the new season of music gets really underway. The Dorking Halls offers three opera screenings this month. First comes Carmen on the Lake, a spectacular performance of Bizet’s tale of love and revenge, famous for its colourful Spanish music and its passionate melodies. This production was recorded live on a floating stage during the Bregenz Festival in Austria. Then comes a live relay of Mozart’s fantasy opera The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House. The music ranges from the delightful songs of Papageno the bird-catcher to the brilliant virtuosic fireworks of the wicked Queen of the Night. The performance is repeated in an encore screening a few days later. Watermill Jazz meets every Tuesday evening at the Betchworth Park golf club, with a different line-up of performers each week. Full details will be on the website.
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DORKING MUSEUM IN SEPTEMBER There is still time to catch up with – or revisit – the Museum’s summer exhibition, “Time Gentlemen Please! The story of Dorking pubs”, which will close in October. This exhibition has created a lot of interest amongst social historians and social drinkers alike. It explores the growth and decline of Dorking’s pubs and beer houses over several centuries, giving an insight into the changing lifestyle, needs and fortunes of the community. Displays highlight some of the individual establishments that have served the town’s residents, visitors and travellers, and reveal many of the town’s ‘lost inns’. Not just for the grown-ups either, as all of the family is welcome – there is a pub sign drawing competition for children and a chance to try your hand at some old pub games. Look out for the detailed and extensively illustrated ‘Time Gentlemen Please’ book by David Langford and Jim Docking too – available at the Museum and other local outlets. It explores the trends and gives the low-down on more than 50 individual establishments in the town and surrounds. Jim Docking will be giving an illustrated talk called “Dorking's Lost Pubs” to the Buckland One World Group on Friday 15th September at 8.00pm in Buckland Reading Room, Old Road. Admission is free (including tea/coffee) with a collection in aid of the Group’s core charity, Money for Madagascar. July’s Gallery Talk on the Dorking pubs by David Langford was a convivial evening and attracted a full house (apologies for an incorrect date in one or two publications). 45
The Museum’s guided Town Centre Pub Walks take in some of the former and current pub sites, relating their history and pointing out some of their features. Group bookings by appointment or an open walk for individual bookings on Wednesday 20th September at 6.00pm, starting from the Museum. See website for details, further dates and bookings. Heritage Open Days (7th to 10th September): Established in 1994, Heritage Open Days has grown into the country’s largest heritage festival. Local events this year include anniversary celebrations for 70 years of Leatherhead Museum, 125 years of SC Fuller in Dorking and 200 years since the death of Jane Austen. This year’s theme is ‘Wheels in Motion’. The Museum will be running free events for Heritage Open Days. Museum entry is free on Saturday 9th September, 10.00am-4.00pm. Visitors are invited to count all the wheels that we have in our collection to win a prize. The free Museum events also include Cave Tours on 9th (sold out), an historic Dorking town walk on 9th (11am), and Deepdene Trail walks on 8th (2.30pm) and 9th (10.30am). Details and booking through the Heritage Open Days website, www.heritageopendays.org.uk). Apart from these free events, the Museum is running its guided walks and tours throughout September. Group bookings are available by appointment and there are open days for individual bookings for the historic Dorking town walk (10th September, 11.00am), Deepdene Trail walk (10th September, 10.30am) and South Street Caves tours (30th September, 10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm). Check the website for details, group bookings and further open days. The Museum is at 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm. Visit www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk Enquiries to admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591.
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COMMUNITY BUILDING BRICKS If you want to have your name inscribed in the Commemorative Book of those who supported this appeal for the Community Building, there is still time. Contact Ann Phillips, 01306 885787, and pay £5 a brick. Your name will then be added.
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Friends of Holmwood Common and the National Trust September 2017
News from the Common Summer Memories It has been a busy summer for the Friends. Our Midsummer Picnic was blessed with evening sunshine and the delicious food contributed by members ensured that this annual ‘bring-and-share’ get-together at the Viewpoint was a great success. Then the VPA Show, where we were pleased to welcome several new members and time for extended conversations with old friends. The Friends are sponsors of one of the classes in the photography competition and we will be publishing a selection of the entries in the electronic newsletter that is received by our members every month. More recently, the Friends hosted a Surrey Hills Society ‘history walk’ around the Common that was enjoyed by some twenty SHS members, many of them first time visitors to Holmwood. The walk & talk seemed to be enjoyed by one and all, in spite of the most atrocious weather! Finally, by the time you read this another twenty people, or more, will have been out and about to “listen” to and identify the various species of bats that inhabit the Common.
Fly Tipping ... still a problem for Holmwood Common Just because it is summertime it doesn't mean that the fly-tippers go on holiday! During the past few weeks we had a large deposit of building rubble in Scammels car park that turned out to include some asbestos waste. As a result the bill for clearing was close to £1,000! Fourwents (Blackbrook Road) car park was next with a fly tip of 83 tyres. Cost for clearing was around £200. Scammels car park then found itself the proud owner of an old washing machine; and 50
finally, someone decided that Inholms Lane car park would be a good place to leave their garden waste. Clearly none of this is acceptable and we hope that you will keep your eyes open to help us and the National Trust in our efforts to catch the criminals who continue to take advantage of the relative seclusion of the Common to avoid the cost and effort of disposing of their rubbish responsibly. Many thanks, of course, to everyone who took the time to respond to the Surrey County Council consultation about the proposed closure of the local recycling centres. The consultation has now closed but we understand, for those that feel strongly that these facilities should remain open, that there is a petition that you may care to put your name to at www.signme.org.uk/1376 .
Do you remember the Great Storm of 1987? The National Trust will be holding an exhibition to commemorate 30 years since the Great Storm of 1987. The event will be held in Leith Hill Place on weekends throughout October and will include photographs and stories from properties throughout the region. It is hoped that members of the public will share their individual tales and photographs from the time. If you have any contributions that you think might be of interest then please contact Ranger Sophie (email: sophie.parker@nationaltrust.org.uk or call her on 07785 771509 or 01306 712711).
Ranger Rob's Report We have had to do some work on the dog pond at Fourwents as it was looking decidedly unappealing and we were concerned that the perch, roach and rudd which were being stored there waiting to be put back into the main pond, might have been suffering. So a contractor was hired to drain the pond and retrieve the fish which I’m delighted to say were all healthy apart from one dead perch. To improve the pond, we are going to desilt it, then line it to stop any mud being stirred up plus introduce vegetation and possibly 51
construct a dead hedge around part of it. We appreciate that it hasn’t looked too inviting recently, but hopefully these measures will increase its attraction. Join the Volunteer Team ... enjoy free cake! The volunteers will be hard at work this autumn clearing tracksides for better accessibility. If you fancy cutting down small trees in the company of a friendly group of people to help the Common, please get in touch ... contact details below. Yes, tea and cake has become an important feature of our working sessions. Rob Adam, Ranger, Holmwood Common
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) – just £7 per household, plus a donation if you are feeling generous, to: Friends of Holmwood Common, c/o Jane Coombes, 3 Marley Rise, Dorking, RH4 3BP. Cheques should be made payable to “Friends of Holmwood Common” and, if you have one, please include your email address in order to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com
North Holmwood Sports Club is open to all and new members are always welcome. To enquire about membership email us at nhscmembership@gmail.com . New membership prices remain unchanged from last year: £24 Family; £18 Single; £11 OAP (per person). Membership application forms are available for download on our website northholmwood.com/membership . We host a range of events, details of which can be found on our website and Facebook page. Bingo night is Thursday from 7.30pm and a Meat Raffle is held every Friday evening. The Club shows football and other major sporting fixtures during weekends and evenings or you may prefer to sit outside and relax (weather permitting!) enjoying the stunning views across the hills. Well behaved dogs are welcome. We have darts and pool teams, which play most weeks. If you’re interested in joining please ask at the bar for further details. Dates for your diary 22nd - 24th September Saturday 23rd September Saturday 28th October Saturday 11th November Saturday 16th December Sunday 31st December
3rd Annual North Holmwood Beer & Sausage Festival Village Day Children’s Hallowe’en Party Fireworks Display Children’s Christmas Party/ Disco/ Christmas Raffle Draw New Year’s Eve Party
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Stoolball The season’s fixtures are on our website. New players are always welcome, aged 11 to 111! If you are interested in playing Stoolball, or wish to find out more, please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. Cricket The season has started and dates are on our website. New players are always welcome; please contact Ian Elliott at wellie2266@gmail.com for more information. Venue hire Take advantage of the Club for your choice of party venue. We cater for christenings, birthdays (sorry no 18ths), engagements, weddings – whatever the occasion, your club is here to ensure you, your family and friends, have a great time! We also cater for wakes and do everything possible to tailor the event to respect your wishes. Here are some of the benefits we can offer you: • A welcoming, family-friendly, spacious and informal venue with stunning panoramic views and two patio areas • Professional, attentive support to help you organise your event • Extremely competitive bar prices (free bar extension until midnight if required) • Ample, free car parking • Low venue hire rates • Complete flexibility to suit your personal entertainment and catering requirements Bookings are on the increase. If you are interested in holding a party, please contact our Party Coordinator, Mark Bessent at manager.nhsc@gmail.com or ask at the bar for more information and a booking form. The form is also available for download on our website northholmwood.com/hire
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HARVEST PUZZLE Can you find your way through these 2 fruit mazes?
29th September Michael, Gabriel and Raphael In the Bible, angels are messengers from God. The word ‘angel’ comes from the Greek word for a messenger and it appears hundreds of times in the Bible. But the only angels whose names we know are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael who are archangels, captains among the angels. Each of these three has a different task: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides. In the New Testament, in the book of Revelation, Michael leads God’s armies to final victory over the forces of evil and in the Old Testament he is in the book of Daniel, defending Israel against its enemies. Gabriel is best known for appearing to a young Jewish girl named Mary to tell her that she will give birth to Jesus. Raphael is in the Old Testament story of Tobit where he guides Tobit's son Tobiah.
What kind of nuts sneeze the most? Cashews. What’s a vampire’s favourite fruit? Nectarine.
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Brockwood Medical Practice
1 Bentsbrook Close, North Holmwood, Dorking. Tel: 01306 885802 www.brockwoodmedicalpractice.nhs.uk The Partners: Drs Jonathan Richards, Jus n Thompson, Lucy Rawson, Tamsin Sevenoaks, Robin Gupta; Andrew Bre , Salaried GPs: Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Kate Heppenstall, Hilary Sindall, Kate Turner, Thiviya Selvarajah, GP Registrars, Drs Nishat Rahman, Maz Alsaffar (starts Sept) and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and exis ng residents to our Prac ce. We offer appointments across our three sites at North Holmwood, Brockham and Newdigate.
Well-Being Clinics Thursday a8ernoons at North Holmwood. Alice, our Well-Being Adviser, will give you a Wellbeing MOT, offer advice and signpost you to a variety of resources which will help you address social and lifestyle aspects of our health.
Ask your GP or a Recep onist and book in for help with:
• Weight management • Exercise/Ac vity advice • Falls preven on • Social isola on • Volunteering • Carers Support • Adult Educa on • Housing
• Finance • Alcohol reduc on • Staying independent at home • Healthy ea ng • Emo onal support— counselling, support groups
• Stress and anxiety • Stop smoking • Cooking skills • The list goes on!
We offer: General Medical Services, District Nursing, Health Visitors, General Nursing Clinics with our Practice Nurses, Minor Surgery Clinics, Midwife Clinics, Travel Vaccination Clinics, Baby Clinic, Diabetes, Asthma and COPD clinics, Counselling sessions, INR testing with our HCA, Smoking Cessation sessions, Well-being Clinics and much more.
PHARMACY IN NORTH HOLMWOOD Following many years of uncertainty and reduced local services for dispensing of medication, we are pleased to let you know that a pharmacy will be opening in part of the Practice premises on Monday 4th September 2017. The pharmacy will be able to dispense NHS acute and repeat medication and will sell over the counter products such as Aspirin and Paracetamol to any person wishing to use their services whether or not they are a patient of the Practice. Patients are free to use any pharmacy of their choice.
Chronic Disease Management Flu clinics will run from late September. Dates to be finalised. We’ll let you know as soon as we can by text, messages on scripts, no ces in the wai ng rooms and on the website. Keep an eye out for informa on and book your appointment early.
We regularly send out le ers and texts to remind you when your annual reviews are due (e.g. for asthma, COPD, diabetes,). We are trying to make these reviews coincide with your month of birth to make it easier for you to remember when they are due.