Banstead Beacon April 2020

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BEACON COMMENT

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND ne of the reasons Banstead is such a

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award categories: Young Volunteer Award (16 to

good community is due to the large

25 years old), Volunteer Award (over 25 years old),

numbers of people selflessly spending

Long Service Award (10 years’ service or more),

their time helping others. Now is your chance to

Individual Trustee Award (Chairman, Treasurer or

reward them by nominating them for the Mayor’s

Secretary roles) and Volunteer Team Award (two

Volunteer Awards 2020.

or more volunteers) To qualify, nominees must live and/or volunteer

The annual awards scheme, now in its seventeenth year, is run by Reigate & Banstead

in the borough and not receive any remuneration

Borough Council and Voluntary Action Reigate

for their time. Nominees should not be informed

and Banstead. The awards celebrate the role of

of their nomination.

volunteers and shows appreciation for their time

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit www.reigate-

and commitment to helping others.

The Mayor of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, Cllr Keith Foreman, said: “We’re very lucky

banstead.gov.uk/mayorsawards. Alternatively, contact Voluntary Action Reigate & Banstead by

to have so many enthusiastic and committed

emailing info@varb.org.uk or calling 01737 763156

individuals in our borough who spend their spare

and reward those that are selfless.

time helping others in a variety of ways.

Richard Milbourn, Editor

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BA N S T E A D V I L L AG E R E S I D E N T S ’ A S S O C I AT I O N

PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL

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ell, we seem to have survived the battering by the Ciara and Dennis storms and after a relatively mild winter, it seems that spring is on its way, with flowers, bushes and trees in bud. Our village continues to change with the proposals for a new retirement home on the old Priory school site and a new care home on the old Wellesford Close allotments still being considered. Later on are potential changes to our lovely and much used Community Association Hall and the Horseshoe.

Our current projects to improve our village are as follows: • Trees. We are working with Surrey County Council in order to plant some new trees and remove some of the dead tree stumps through the village.

• Lady Neville playground. We are planning to submit a request for CIL funds to extend the scope and improve the facilities of the children’s’ playground. If you would like to work with us to develop these plans, please let me know at the email address below.

• Following on from the establishment of a brand new village sign at the Bolters Lane entrance to the village, we are looking to refurbish the two original village signs on Sutton Lane and Garratts Lane. Watch this space for further details.

• Dementia. We are also working with many other groups to try to improve the communication on what is available for sufferers and carers. Please see our website (address below) for further information.

Slightly further afield, but having a big

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impact on us, is the proposal for a new hospital on the old Sutton hospital site in Belmont. I know that this has been under discussion for many years, but money is now available to make this happen. I hope that you all had the opportunity to review the proposals, attend one of the consultation sessions and complete the questionnaire. The consultation ends on 1st April, so by the time you read this article, we will probably be waiting for the outcome. To recap, the proposal is to build a brand new acute hospital on the site together with an Accident and Emergency Centre.

Epsom and St Helier would continue to remain as our district hospitals carrying out 85% of the work they do today – xrays, MRI scans, CT Scans, Ultrasound, dialysis, chemotherapy, day surgery, ante and post natal care, Epsom Orthopaedic Centre, elective surgery and outpatients.

Epsom and St Helier will have Urgent Treatment Centres which will look after the majority of people who attend A&E. Parking would be provided for around 3,000 cars on the Sutton site in an underground car park. Please see the picture right for a view of what this might look like, further information is available on our website (address below).

For more details please checkout our website (www.banstead-bvra.org) and our newssheet - if you are not already a member of our organisation please join us (subscription just £3.00 per year). Also, please let me know if you would like to work with us on the committee to improve our village. Our email address is Banstead-BVRA@outlook.com and we would love to hear from you.

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N E W S U P DAT E

TEAM R&B NEEDS YOU! Join Team Reigate & Banstead for a chance to compete in the Specsavers Surrey Youth Games 2020!

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he scheme is open to young people aged between 6-18 years old who live or go to school in the borough of Reigate &

Banstead. They’ll receive eight weeks of free coaching in a sport of their choice. They’ll then have the opportunity to compete against other borough squads in the Surrey-wide competition this June. Sports on offer include judo, hockey,

Team R & B get on this year!”

Whether your child already takes part in

squash and many more. New sports for 2020

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Executive Member for Wellbeing &

a look at the full list of sports available by

Intervention, Cllr Alex Horwood said: “The

searching for ‘Surrey Youth Games’ on our

Specsavers Surrey Youth Games is always a

website. Training starts from 21 April with the

fantastic event each year. With eight weeks of

competition taking place 13 - 14 June. All the

free training on offer, it’s a great opportunity for

training takes place outside of school hours and

young people to try out a sport they may never

at various locations across the borough.

have done before. Take a look at what’s

Register your child for their place in the

available and encourage your children and their

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friends to take part. I can’t wait to see how

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RUNNERS-UP IN LANGUAGES

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ongratulations to the group of Gifted and Talented Year 8 linguists for coming Runners-Up in the 'Love Languages

Competition' held at City of London Freeman's School on 14 February.

Senior pupils performed mini plays and songs in all of the three languages that are taught at Manor House School; Spanish, French and German. Manor House was the only school to perform in all three languages.

Our girls beat stiff competition from a number of local schools from both the Independent and

Modern Foreign Languages Department would like

Mainstream Education sectors. Students had given

to thank the girls for their efforts and hard work.

up a number of their breaks to rehearse and the

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COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US

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ather than try to emulate the success we achieved with that RHS Gold Award for Banstead Village in Bloom last year, we have decided instead to showcase our village, of which we are so justly proud with a weekend of activities on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July. In keeping with the 75th anniversary of both VE and VJ Day which are celebrated this year the colour theme throughout the Village is to be red, white and blue and there will be a vintage flavour of the 1940’s! We will again invite the High Street shops to enter for the best front window competition, there will be a competition for the uniformed organisations to enter, local charities will be involved with stalls in the Orchard as part of the non profit making Banstead Rotary Village Fayre and as well as drinks and toasted sandwiches being served at the Open Door you may choose to sit outside in the sunshine and enjoy a cream tea brought to your table by a 40’s style waitress!

Throughout the weekend there will be gardens open for you to visit for a small fee which is to go to local smaller charities.

If you would like to offer to open up your garden and it is relatively close to the Village please do get in touch with us, we should love to hear from you. We are hoping that the streets off the High Street will be decorated as well – we have a lot to be proud of!

At this time of the year summer seems afar off and we are just about to embark

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BANSTEAD VILLAGE IN BLOOM upon the projects for which we were awarded funds from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund so as yet I do not have any photos of these particular projects to highlight this article. However I include a scene from the newly restored churchyard in which the Friday team have been regularly working for the last 18 months. Do take a walk through and see the swathes of primroses and crocuses which can be seen so much more clearly now that tree canopies have been lifted, shrubs carefully pruned back and fallen branches regularly collected and burnt on our tidy bonfire area.

Hopefully by the time you receive this article you will also be able to see our newly planted bank of narcissi making an appearance in Sutton Lane!

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GARDEN VIEW

CONTAINER-GROWN FRUIT

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pril is the perfect month for planting container-grown fruit trees and bushes. Even if your garden space is limited you can still grow fruit trees and bushes. You can even grow them in containers on a balcony.

The trick is to read the label. Look for dwarf varieties that won’t grow too large for your pot or garden. It’s a good idea to buy self-fertile plants too, especially if you don’t live in an area where lots of people grow their own fruit.

Even on a small plot buy the biggest pot you can fit into the available space. Bigger pots hold more compost, so they contain more food, more water and more space for strong root growth. Make sure the pot has drainage holes and cover the base with drainage material. Handy hint – if wind is a problem on your site use heavy material like broken crockery or stones to add weight, whereas if you will need to be able to move the pot easily use polystyrene chunks, which are very lightweight.

Fill the container with a loam-based potting compost. Remove the tree or shrub from its original pot, spread the roots a little and plant it in the new container to the same depth. Water the compost well initially and then whenever the surface is dry.

If you want to plant your fruit tree in the garden dig a hole as deep as the root system, and about three times the width.

Place the plant into the hole and refill it.

Then firming the soil with your foot. If the tree is in an exposed area you might need to stake it.

Fruit is very easy to grow, and there are a huge variety of fruit trees or bushes to suit every garden size and aspect, so you’re

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bound to find the perfect plant for your space. Try: Dwarf apple trees, which provide interest all year round as well as fruit in the autumn.

Any of the currants. Blackcurrants are particularly nice. They are low maintenance and great in jams and pies. They like a sunny spot and plenty of water Raspberries are lovely. They fruit in summer and like a sheltered sunny spot.

You buy raspberry canes rather than bushes. Look for a thorn-free variety.

Blueberries grow really well and are great for growing in a container because they like acid soil and in a container, this is easy to provide. Look for ericaceous compost which you should keep moist because like most soft fruits they are quite thirsty plants.

Collect rainwater for the purpose as blueberries are not keen on tap water.

I like to grow strawberries in large hanging baskets to make the most of the space. They are easy to grow this way but make sure you keep them well fed with a high potash fertiliser as nutrients leach away from hanging baskets very easily.

I protect all my container-grown soft fruit with netting my garden birds tend to view my patio display as a rolling all-season buffet laid on especially for their benefit.

Happy gardening. Rachael Leverton

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CARE HOME BRIDGES THE GENERATION GAP

Eleanor Simms and Charlotte Simms ( far right ) and mum Kirsty Simms with resident Derek Makins, 94.

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Banstead care home bridged the generation gap yesterday by kickstarting a weekly sing-along activity for 0-4-year olds and their parents within the local community.

Banstead Manor Care Home on Brighton Road, will now host a weekly session on Monday’s called Songs & Smiles held in association with not-for-profit social enterprise, The Together Project.

Songs & Smiles has been designed to entertain and engage everyone from the youngest to the oldest members of the group, through singing, movement, instruments, coloured scarves and bubbles.

Each session lasts approximately an hour, with the creative activity followed by refreshments and a meet and mingle with the homes residents and care team.

The purpose of the activity is to reduce loneliness, improve well-being, tackle ageism and unite local communities through joyful intergenerational activities.

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Resident Catherine Howard, 92 with Jane Cousins and her sons Archie (dark grey top) and Tommy ( blue top).

Lifestyle Leader, Monika Nedelcheva said: “We are delighted to be hosting a weekly Songs & Smiles activity at our home as we know that intergenerational activities can help to improve both the residents’ physical and emotional well-being.

“Our first session went really well and we hope that local parents and their little ones will continue to come along and join us for a great afternoon of socialisation and fun.”

Founder of The Together Project, Louise Goulden said: “Our first Songs & Smiles session at Banstead Manor was such a wonderful experience. To see the residents and children enjoying each other’s company, all with huge smiles on their faces, was beautiful to watch. I’m so happy everyone had a great time and I can’t wait to do it all again!”

Each session is free however donations are welcome.

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DISASTER PREPPING

BE PREPARED...BUT DON’T PANIC

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ombie apocalypse movies are perennially popular. Human beings love to imagine how we might survive after a global disaster.

Recent flooding and the coronavirus have prompted an interest in ‘prepping’, as in ‘prepping for disaster’. Preppers have historically been cast alongside conspiracy theorists, and American survivalists, who build bunkers, live ‘off-grid’ and are scarier than any imaginary zombie.

As flooding and extreme weather become ‘normal’ events in the UK, and every year seems to bring a new pandemic threat it’s easy to see why people feel helpless, and why ‘prepping’ becomes seductive. Should we prepare for imminent disaster?

The answer isn’t a straightforward yes or no. In this country we are fortunate that food is plentiful. However, food is supplied on a ‘just-in-time’ basis, using predictions based on the public’s past shopping habits. If everyone shops normally, supply and demand remain balanced, but if large numbers of people suddenly panic-buy more than usual to stockpile food, shelves are stripped bare pretty quickly.

It makes sense to be aware of this and to think about how we might manage if there was a temporary hiccup in our own food supply chain, perhaps because poor weather or flooding prevents us from accessing shops, or because we’re confined to our home through illness or quarantine.

It does no harm to plan how we might be more self-reliant for a week or so, and to make sure that we have a basic emergency store cupboard. I would advise against specialist emergency food packs you see advertised. They are expensive, and freezedried food tastes like garden mulch. A few

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extra tins in your weekly shop is easy for most people to achieve. Remember, in most instances you will already have food in, which can be used up first.

Useful items for an emergency store cupboard: tinned meats, tinned vegetables, tinned beans, pulses and chickpeas, tinned soups and packet soups, tinned fruit, a large bag of rice, a large bag of porridge oats, cooking oil, salt, honey, long-life milk, long-life orange juice, packs of cereal, cereal and protein bars, dried fruit. If you live in an area where flooding and therefore water contamination is likely allow 2 litres of bottled water per person per day for drinking and cooking.

A simple emergency store cupboard can be built up over a couple of months quite easily by adding a few extras into your weekly shop.

A can opener is essential. Torches, batteries, and a camping stove insure against loss of electricity, and loo roll, bleach, hand sanitiser, paracetamol, ibuprofen, plasters and disinfectant are useful health and medical items.

If you live in a flood zone, make sure your supplies are stored high up. Use a verminproof storage box in the coolest place possible, and every so often move items out into your regular cupboards, and replace them, to make sure that nothing goes beyond its sell-by date.

One last thing. We all have important documents filed away such as birth certificates, passports, insurance documents and house deeds. Ideally these should be stored in a fire and waterproof deed box to protect them.

A little thought and preparation goes a long way. No bunker required!

Clare Becker

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THE ARTS SOCIETY CHIPSTEAD

ART SOCIETY MEETS IN BANSTEAD

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espite its name the Arts Society Chipstead holds its regular meetings in the Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead, SM7 3AJ and is much involved with the Banstead community. Our members come from many of the local places in the surrounding area.

The main focus of the Society, as its name suggests, is an appreciation iof the “Fine Arts�. The lecturers at the monthly lecture meetings are chosen from an extensive list approved by the head office of the Arts Society based in London. They are all experts in their chosen field and informative, entertaining and accomplished speakers. The lectures are accompanied by images and sometimes by music. So far this season we have had lectures on The London Stations – St. Pancras and Friends, the Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime, The History of Embroidery, Christmas Traditions in Russia, the Great British Paint off (Turner vs Constable) and Charles Dickens – the man and his life through his characters.

There are also outings or visits to places of interest, often connected with the lectures. Travel is usually by coach but some trips to London are made by public transport. Once a year we hold a Special Interest Day on a Saturday when an arts subject is considered in depth with three lectures and lunch provided.

Our annual “holiday� is much anticipated.

This year a group will be travelling by coach to West Yorkshire for five days where we will be visiting Howarth, the home of the Bronte family, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the Piece Hall in Halifax, Saltaire, the mill village built by Sir Titus

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Salt and the National Mining Museum, where the intrepid amongst the group will go underground.

Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month from September to June in the Community Hall, Banstead, SM7 3AJ. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available from 9.50 am and the lectures begin at 10.30 am.

There is an annual membership fee.

However, visitors are welcome to attend the lectures. A fee of ÂŁ5 is requested.

If you would like to know more about The Arts Society Chipstead, please look at our website www.theartssocietychipstead.org.uk or contact us by email on info@theartssocietychipstead.org.uk

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RECIPE

BEEF RENDANG Preparation time: 40 mins Cooking time: 2 and a half hours Serves: 6+ fkdobafbkqp=

3 tbsp vegetable oil 2kg beef shin or skirt, cut into bite-sized chunks 2 lemongrass stalks, bruised 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk 4 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut 2 kaffir lime leaves, torn 1 Beef stock cube 2 tbsp tamarind paste 1 tsp sugar Âź tsp salt For the paste 1/2 - 3 chillies chopped (depending on taste)

6-8 baby shallots 2 inch / 5cm piece ginger, chopped three cloves garlic jbqela

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For the paste, place all paste ingredients into a small food processor and blitz until smooth.

Heat the oil in a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish or large saucepan. Fry the paste for 5-10 minutes until golden. Add the beef chunks and the lemongrass and mix well. Once the beef has coloured, add the coconut milk plus 250ml water. Bring to the boil, then lower to a very low simmer, uncovered for 2 hours. Stir occasionally to prevent the rendang sticking, and more often towards the end.

Towards the end of the cooking time toast the coconut in a frying pan on a low heat for 5-7 mins until golden brown. Set aside to cool.

Using a blender, coarsely blend it to finer pieces – but not too fine. Put to one side.

After 2 hrs, add the coconut, kaffir lime leaves, stock cube, tamarind paste, sugar and salt to the pan. Stir well and simmer for 30 minutes.

The meat should be tender and falling apart when touched.

Serve with rice and green salad.

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PUZZLES

WORD SEARCH Solution on page 26.

Word Search Word List amused

jovial

beaming

joyful

blithe

joyous

buoyant

jubilant

cheery

merry

chipper

pleased

chirpy

radiant

content

rapturous

ecstatic

satisfied

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smiling

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exultant glad gratified jocular jolly

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1 Prestidigitator (8)

3 Bewilder, stupefy (8)

2 Tennis term (5)

8 Article of clothing (7)

4 Sixth planet from the sun

9 Impression (5)

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10 Board game (5)

5 Neglect, disregard (7)

11 Document, log (6)

6 Take to heart (4)

13 Direction of this clue! (6)

7 Population tally (6)

15 Overpass (6)

9 Membranous pouch (3)

18 Type of reptile (6)

12 Thwarted (8)

20 Thick, impenetrable (5)

14 Pouring (7)

23 Nimble, lithe (5)

16 Peppery salad vegetable

24 Scrutinise (7)

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25 Won back (8)

17 Laud, revere (6)

26 Certificate, lease (4)

19 Imitate, caricature (3) 21 Sibling's daughter (5) 22 Bazaar, carnival (4)

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HEALTH & FITNESS

BRING THE GYM TO YOU!

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very new health or cancer scare that doctors uncover seems to come with the standard, "…keep fit, lose weight and eat healthy foods to minimise the risk…" statement. We know it’s true but finding time to get to the gym is difficult when our lives are so busy.

So why not bring the gym to your home?

If you have an area that's big enough for you to lie down in, with your arms stretched out to either side, with a few extra inches for good measure you've got enough space to do a workout at home. No matter what your initial fitness level, aims and budget are you can start to exercise in the comfort of your own home.

Basic Fitness If you're after basic fitness you can try a home HIIT session. All you need is a timer or smartphone app and a workout program there are loads of videos on YouTube for every fitness level. HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training works on short bursts of exercise, up to about 1 minute, with rests of maybe 30 seconds in between. It gets your heart rate up and gives you a great workout in a very short space of time. Exercises range from simple marching on the spot, squats, and leg raises right through to advanced press-ups and handstands, but all doable in the space we mentioned earlier. An exercise mat might help for any lying-down exercises and a resistance band or small set of weights is a useful addition, but that's about all you'll need.

Three, twenty-minute sessions per week and you'll really start to see some results. Do it in the morning before breakfast for maximum fat-burning efficiency, and to set you up for the day.

Strength Building your strength can also be done at

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home. Calisthenics is a form of training that uses your body weight instead of freestanding weights. Each exercise has a series of progressions from easy to very hard. Take the simple press up as an example. Start doing them whilst standing and leaning against a wall. As you move your feet further from the wall it gets harder. Eventually you'll be able to do a full press up on the ground. Then try positioning your hands closer to your waistline so you are leaning forwards as you press up it's getting harder now. Then try leaning so far forwards your feet leave the floor and you're into a planche position - not for the faint hearted!

Other calisthenics exercises need some basic equipment. Dips will need a set of dip bars. Pull ups will need some pull up bars. But all of these are relatively cheap to purchase and take up minimal space when not in use.

What about exercise machines?

If you're starting out my advice is to avoid machines until you know what you like. You'll probably only have enough space and cash for one, and they are not portable so once you've got it you're stuck with it. Build up your basic fitness and strength first and then decide what you want to do. Once your body starts to show some results you might even be tempted to venture down to the gym to take advantage of a wider range of equipment!

Be sensible Always be careful with your body. Seek professional advice before starting any exercise regime. Make sure you're working safely and within your capabilities. Start easy and work up to the harder progressions. If you have any signs of pain or discomfort, STOP! Rest, recover and assess the situation.

Above all have fun getting fit and staying healthy. Robert Grant APRIL 2020

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t’s been a busy start to the year for Woodmansterne Evening WI. President Lesley Earl welcomed members to the first meeting in 2020 with a fun, friendly get-together. The competition for the evening was ‘Your Favourite Christmas Card’, which was won jointly by the two Maggies. There was also a sales table for ‘Sale of Surplus Gifts’. After lots of chatter the evening concluded with Denise organising and presenting a fun version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. Lesley and Helen won and were presented each with a Cadbury’s curleywurley. No expense spared!

In February, husbands and friends were made welcome to hear the evening’s speaker, Chris Trelawney, a representative from the Trinity House a charity (self-funded, with no expense to the taxpayer) dedicated to safeguarding

shipping and seafaring. On 20th May 1514 Henry VII presented a Royal Charter to a guild of mariners troubled by the poor conduct of unregulated pilots on the Thames and today an element essential to Britain’s maritime structure. With 95% of the UK’s goods, coming or leaving by sea, Trinity House is extremely important and aids navigation, support and training for seafarers making it integral for this island nation’s wellbeing. It was a very interesting evening, if you would like to find out a little bit more you can visit their Website at: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us.

P.S. You can also holiday in some of the lighthouses or the ships which carry out the maintenance at sea.

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BANSTEAD NEVILLE BOWLING CLUB

CELEBRATION OF 85TH ANNIVERSARY

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his year marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of Banstead Neville Bowling Club. Over that time we have gone from strength to strength having reached a current membership of 160 men and women.

Although the first moves had started some 10 years earlier it was at 7.00pm on 30 March 1935 that a public meeting was held to bring the Club into existence. It was held in the Cricket Pavilion in Lady Neville Recreation Ground. Thirty people attended. In the Chair was a local mover and shaker - Edward (‘Teddy’) Gale JP. Edward was the headmaster of the Village School in the High Street, on the site where Waitrose now stands. Importantly he was also a member of the Banstead Urban District Council who had decided to invest in building the Bowls Green. In 1936 he would become the first Headmaster of Banstead Central School in Piquets Way (later to become The Beacon School).

The meeting decided that the initial subscription would be 5 shillings (25p) and that the charge for a seasons bowling would be a guinea (£1.05). A Committee was formed and the main officers appointed. The following week the Committee met at the Tudor Café in the High Street when they drew up the first set of Rules. So far, all the arrangements had related to ‘Men’ and they recognised that it was necessary to establish a parallel ‘Ladies’ Club so approaches were made to a Mrs Robey to bring together interested Ladies. The Men and Ladies Clubs remained separate for many years until they were combined in 1992.

The highlight of the first year was the formal opening of the Green on May 6th as part of the Banstead Village Celebrations of

the Silver Jubilee of King George V. A match was held against the Banstead(Victoria) Bowls Club – a Club that had a small green behind the Victoria Hotel (now Zizzi’s) in the High Street. Unfortunately, the result of this match is not recorded.

This 85th birthday will be celebrated by the Club with a special Birthday Party during the season. This will be one of many Social Activities being held during the year. To kick off the season the Club is holding an open ‘Coffee Morning’ at 10.30 on Saturday 18 April 2020. Anyone who has an interest in taking up the sport can come along and meet us and, if the weather is fine, have a go on our green.

Stuart Sweetman Chairman of Banstead Neville Bowling Club

U3A Banstead Area presents

Landscapes of Surrey ± Understanding the formation & dLYHUVLW\ RI 6XUUH\¶V FRXQWU\VLGH ± A presentation by Dr Stuart Downward, Associate Professor of Geography and Environment, Kingston University

Wednesday 6th May 2020 - 7.30pm Banstead Community Hall, Park Road SM7 3AJ (free on-site parking)

Dr Downward will illustrate his talk with photographs of our varied and beautiful Surrey landscapes, including chalk downland, heathland, ancient woodland and rivers There will also be stands displaying local environmental initiatives and U3A activities

National Trust - Surrey Hills Society - Downlands Trust Tickets £7 from Banstead Library, at the door, or at www.bansteadarts.co.uk Tea/coffee/soft drinks and biscuits will be served in the interval

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WHAT’S ON

Brompton String Quartet.

Papagena.

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Two coach trips on Wednesday 6th May and

2nd May to 23rd May 2020

Thursday 14th May will visit the Royal Museums

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his year’s Festival includes a wide range of

Greenwich, including guided tours of the Queen’s

events, full details of which will be available on

House and the four new galleries at the National

Banstead Arts Festival Society’s website

Maritime Museum. There will be a two-course

www.bansteadarts.co.uk .

lunch and additional free time at the end of the

The evening concerts will be held at the

day to further explore the museums or Greenwich

Banstead Community Hall. Community Hall, Park Road, SM7 3AJ. The Festival opens on 2nd May

market.

As in previous years we conclude with Choral

with the Papagena an all-female vocal ensemble of

Evensong at All Saints Church. This year the service

five voices. Their diverse programme ‘Nuns & Roses’

on Sunday 17th May will include thanksgiving for

will include works from the likes of Bach and

the Arts Festival.

Purcell to Joni Mitchel and Hildegard of Bingen

As in previous years local organisations will be

with Norwegian lullabies and mouth music! The

represented throughout the Festival including U3A,

final Saturday brings the National Youth Jazz

the Banstead History Research Group, the

Orchestra Ambassadors [a six-piece ensemble]. on

Horticultural Society and participating for the first

the 16th May presenting their ‘Great American

time the Woodmansterne Operatic & Dramatic

Songbook’ with works from Gershwin, Cole Porter,

Society presenting ‘Sister Act’

Rodger & Hart and Hoagy Carmichael. Tickets for

Box Office: [from 6th April 2020]

each of these two concerts are £15 with school

Banstead Library, The Horseshoe, Banstead or

pupils free. The middle weekend, on the 9th May

www.bansteadarts.co.uk

there will be the annual Young Musicians’

To reserve tickets: 01737 350288 or email:

Showcase with local young talent brought

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together by Alison O’Gorman, ticket price £10 with Údrvp=C=aliipÛ=^q=qeb=bmplj=mi^velrpb=

school pupils free.

There will be two lunchtime concerts in All Saints’ Church, High Street, Banstead presenting

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ANOS Musical Theatre (Formerly Banstead & Nork Amateur Operatic Society) are presenting

young musicians from the Royal College of Music –

‘GUYS & DOLLS’ AT THE EPSOM PLAYHOUSE, 3-6

on 5th May the Brompton String Quartet will play

JUNE 2020. This follows the Society’s outstanding

works by Haydn, Puccini and Britten. Then on the

91st year production of ‘Bad Girls – The Musical at

12th May the Trio Alma present works by Mozart,

the Adrian Mann Theatre, NESCOT in May 2019

Bruch, Woolrich and Schumann. Admission by

and ‘Scrooge’ at the Banstead Community Hall in

programme £8 on sale at the door.

November. The Society welcomes Lisa Scott as

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WHAT’S ON director and Emma Bullock as choreographer with,

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once again, Brian D Steel as musical director.

Landscapes of Surrey – Understanding the

‘Guys & Dolls’ is a musical with a book by Jo

formation & diversity of Surrey’s countryside

Swerling and Abe Burrows with music and lyrics by

Wednesday 6th May 2020 - 7.30pm

Frank Loesser. It is based on the stories by Damon

A presentation by Dr Stuart Downward, Associate

Runyon. These stories, written in the 1920s and

Professor of Geography and Environment, Kingston

1930s, concerned gangsters, gamblers, and other

University. There will also be stands displaying local

characters of the New York underworld. Runyon

environmental initiatives and U3A activities

was known for the unique dialect he employed in

National Trust - Surrey Hills Society - Downlands

his stories, mixing highly formal language and slang.

Trust. Banstead Community Hall, Park Road SM7

Set against the hustle and bustle of New York an

3AJ (free on-site parking)

endless round of crap games, romance is a struggle between the guys and their dolls – not least

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between Sky Masterson and the pious ‘Save a Soul

Invite you to watch

Mission girl Sarah Brown. Frank Loesser wrote

VANESSA WELLOCK present ‘“What’s it all about?”

some great songs for the show, including "A Bushel

Wednesday March 25th at 2pm Doors open

and a Peck", "If I Were a Bell", "Luck Be a Lady", and

1.30pm. Raffle, members’ competition “Hyacinth

"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat".

Bucket/Bouquet”floral sundries sales table and

‘GUYS & DOLLS’ is on at the EPSOM

refreshments available.

PLAYHOUSE, Ashley Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL

LEE BERRILL & ALAN SMITH present ‘“It Takes

Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 JUNE 2020. Evenings

Two” Wednesday April 22th at 2pm. Doors open

7.30pm (Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm). To book:

1.30pm. Raffle, members’ competition “Duet

tickets (£18.50 - Saturday Matinee £16.50) are

(double placement)” floral sundries sales table and

available from the Epsom Playhouse Box Office:

refreshments available.

online at www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk or telephone

We are a friendly local flower club affiliated to

01372 742555 or 01372 742227. See also the

NAFAS, new members and visitors (£6) always

society’s Website: www.banos.co.uk

welcome. Monthly meeting and demonstration at 2pm on the 4th Wednesday of every month at

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Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, SM7 3AJ

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For further details or enquiries, see our page at

Spring Coffee Morning

www.surreynafas.org.uk/banstead-flower-club

in their Pavilion in the Lady Neville Recreation

email bansteadflowerclub@hotmail.co.uk ,

Ground in Avenue Road, Banstead

or contact Susan Macpherson 02086574328

on Satuday 18th April 10am to 12.30pm Entrance £1 inc. coffee/tea. Raffles & Stalls.

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If you would like to play bowls during the Summer

and Hot Cross Buns in aid of the Friends of the

months, why not come along on the 18th and

Chiklren’s Trust at The Firs, The Hoppety, Tadworth

meet the members who can show you

KT20 5RQ. Wednesday 8th April 2020 10am to

round and arrange for you to ‘have a go’.

1pm. £5 entry. Raffle and plants for sale. For more

All details re above from Gloria & Brice Corp -

details contact Sue Edwards on 01737 813025 or

01737 370826.

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