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ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR Find out what goes on in Banstead he Banstead Village Residents’ Association (BVRA) do an incredible amount of work behind the scenes representing residents of Banstead. You can read about the wide ranging work it is involved in on page 4. Current initiatives include Banstead in Bloom, Winkworth Woodland Community Project, replacing the christmas lights to successfully fighting the planning application for a cementery on Croydon Lane. At the recent AGM Mike Sawyer was elected chairman of the BVRA and Marion Haynes and Cliff Glanfield will be supporting him as Vice Chairs. Sally Hull will be stepping down from the

Committee and I would like to thank her for all her work on the BVRA and in particular for supplying the Banstead Beacon with a series of excellent articles detailing the vital work of the BVRA. Be sure to go and support Banstead Village Fair in the Orchard, High Street on 8th July from 10.30am to 3pm. The Fair is organised by Banstead Rotary and free to enter. Most importantly, it is an opportunity to find out what goes on in Banstead with about 30 local organisations represented - why not go and meet the BVRA and see how you can play your part in the village? Richard Milbourn, Editor Email: richard.milbourn@carnah.co.uk

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PLENTY OF GREEN ACTIVITIES y the time you are reading this the Banstead Megaclean, organised by BVRA, will have taken place on Saturday 17th June in preparation for Banstead in Bloom which is being judged at the beginning of July. This follows previous work during 2016 and this year in cleaning up road signs, sprucing up the high street and litter picking throughout the Village. If you would like to know about future events you can help with please keep an eye on our website www.banstead-BVRA.org for information. For more details about Banstead in Bloom visit the website www.bvib.co.uk. On another ‘green’ note, volunteers at the Winkworth Woodland Community Project continue to sympathetically improve and enhance the area for local wildlife and plants including replanting wild flowers and bulbs dug up by the gas mains contractor as they cut through the site to avoid digging up the road! We are pleased to say that KLT donated £150 in recompense for the damage caused which will contribute to further improvement and planting on the site. If you would like to get involved, please let us know – more volunteers always welcome. BVRA has continued to develop its partnerships as we recognise the value to the Village in working together for common goals with others such as Banstead Business Guild, Banstead in Bloom, other local Residents’ Associations and our local Councillors. We are supporting the Business Guild to raise funds for additional and replacement Christmas Lights in Banstead, particularly as those in the trees are now

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very tired and in need of replacement having been in place since 2000. For more details about this fund-raising drive or to donate, please find the link to JustGiving on our website [www.Banstead-BVRA.org] ‘Projects’ page. There continues to be much activity in the realms of planning with the local development plan (DMP) still in progress following a very significant response to the consultation and most recently a number of contentious planning applications for developments in the Green Belt. Many of you will be aware of the application for a cemetery on Croydon Lane that went to Planning Appeal in April where BVRA and others objected strongly to the application. We are pleased to advise this has now been refused – more details on our website. Meanwhile, we continue to pursue traffic calming measures to the access roads on Winkworth Road through Surrey County Council although, as anticipated, this is likely to be a long haul requiring patience and perseverance! Finally, as always, we would love to hear from anyone interested in knowing more about our activities, who would like to receive the newssheet or join one of the groups or the committee. Why not visit us at the Banstead Village Fayre 8th July in the Orchard, High Street, or further details can be found on our website [www.bansteadbvra.org], we can be reached by email at Banstead-BVRA@outlook.com or contact Mike Sawyer on 01737 355454 to chat about how you can help. Enthusiasm is every bit as welcome as experience! Sally Hull

COAL POSTS Stuart Sweetman, chairman of the Banstead History Research Centre, investigates the history of coal posts that can be found scattered across our countryside n the Borough of Reigate and Banstead there are 33 Coal Posts – situated in Chipstead, Woodmansterne, Banstead, Tattenhams, Tadworth and Walton on the Hill. All round London there are still 210 posts out of the original 280 installed. But what were they for and what is their history? They were all about raising taxes. Taxes had been levied on commodities, including coal, coming into the Port of London since medieval times. Coal traditionally came by sea from Newcastle upon Tyne as this was the only way of transporting a very bulky cargo. Coal was taxed as it entered the Port and Acts of Parliament laid out the tax rate. For some 200 years from the midseventeenth century the City of London used their portion of the tax for major infrastructure works including the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral and other City parish churches after the Great Fire of 1666, building City bridges and sewers and the Thames Embankments. But with the industrial revolution technology moved on – initially with the building of the canals and then the railway network meant that changes had to be made in how to collect the coal tax. The Coal Duty Act, 1845 introduced the Coal Posts which were to be placed at all the access points into London on a 20-mile circle measured from the General Post Office at St Martins le Grand which, where possible mirrored the Metropolitan

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Coal Post, Banstead Wood.

Police District. Coal crossing the line of coal posts had to pay tax. But by the 1890s things had changed and coal tax collection ceased and the Coal Posts were redundant. The Posts are still owned by the City of London and most have Grade Two planning protection. They can be encountered on country walks in our area and through the fund raising by groups of residents and local councillors most of them are being maintained in their original condition – but some need a little tender loving care. Stuart Sweetman Chairman of Banstead History Centre

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EXPLORING THE DEEPDENE TRAIL Dorking has a new trail for those who like exploring the stately gardens and countryside of Surrey

Restored Embattled Tower.

he new trail opened in September 2016 and provides an entertaining walk for all the family as well as those interested in local history. As a result of Heritage Lottery Funding, the Mole Valley District Council has successfully restored the garden features in the Deepdene estate, just off the Dorking by-pass. The features include the 19th century Hope Mausoleum, the Grotto, the Embattled Tower and the formal gardens. The restorations are now linked by a network of paths leading from the access point on Deepdene Avenue RH5 5AZ.

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Shaped over hundreds of years, the landscape provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of the Howard and later the Hope families before 1920. Arthur Mee wrote of Deepdene in 1938 that the Duke of Norfolk lived here. Benjamin Disraeli is believed to have written part of his novel Coningsby here and John Aubrey, the 17th century antiquarian, said that Deepdene gardens gave him so much pleasure that he never expected any greater enjoyment except in the kingdom of heaven. Deepdene owes its name to its distinctive topography: it contains a steepsided, narrow dene, or dell, described by

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John Evelyn in 1655 as like an amphitheatre. Queen Victoria's Osborne House was inspired by Hope's house at Deepdene. The estate dates back to medieval times. Charles Howard established his house at 'Dibden', as it was described by John Evelyn, when he diarised it on 9 August 1664. Howard's family had owned most of the Manor of Dorking for centuries. His grandson, also Charles, went on to build a Palladian mansion on the site in the 1760s and continued to spend his summers at Deepdene even after becoming 10th Duke of Norfolk in 1777. The estate was laid out with ornamental gardens that were fashionable in the mid-seventeenth century. In 1808 banker Thomas Hope, one of the richest men in England, bought the

Deepdene estate. At this height of the Regency architectural period the house was fashionably remodelled for Hope by the architect William Atkinson. He enlarged the house with orangeries, conservatories, a library and galleries, filling it with antiques, sculptures and works of art. The estate was further extended by the acquisition of the Chart Park and Betchworth Castle estates. Work was completed in 1819 and eventually Deepdene was occupied by Hope’s son, the MP Henry Hope. During the ownership of the Hope family, the grounds stretched twelve miles in circumference from Box Hill to Brockham. In the grounds there have been a number of interesting features but not all have survived. Deepdene House was sold in 1917 and became a hotel for many C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 0

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years. Eventually it was demolished in 1969. The Kuoni office block replaced it. In 1813/14 Chart Park, which adjoined the Deepdene estate, was purchased by Henry Philip Hope as a gift for his brother Thomas. To commemorate Henry’s gift, Thomas erected a temple, affectionately inscribing it Fratri Optimo – HPH (For my best brother - HPH). The temple, which was built high on the hill behind what is now the Kuoni office block, ultimately became a target for vandalism and was demolished c.1955. The Hope Mausoleum was built a short distance away c.1818 following the death of Thomas Hope's 7year old son Charles in Italy. The Mausoleum has survived and is now restored. On the right hand side as one climbs the valley are three intriguing bricked up entrances to underground workings. When Southern Railway took over Deepdene House for its wartime headquarters it discovered that there were natural caves in the grounds. These caves had been acknowledged nearly 300 years before in the diaries of John Evelyn after he visited on 1st August 1655. Because of the natural protection afforded by the location of the caves in the Upper Greensand strata, they were transformed into a bunker to house both the switchboard and the railway traffic control. Alongside the entrances is an impressive flint-work winding staircase and tower viewpoint. Now restored, the Embattled Tower as it is called, leads to higher level footpaths. Climbing further up the valley or dene, the next feature that comes to notice is a peculiar underground grotto, now restored. It comprises a single arched chamber which until recently, had, a wartime 10 JULY 2017

Restored Mausoleum.

doorway entrance with windows each side. This doorway has now been removed. Inspection of the historic interior reveals four side niches on the back wall with a larger panel in-between. This latter panel reveals flint work, albeit apparently concealed behind a later brick wall lining the chamber. The floor is of rounded pebbles. All the garden features were in a poor state of repair. In July 2015 Mole Valley District Council announced their plans for a two year complete restoration of the ruinous and forgotten Deepdene estate. As a result we now have a public gardens and recreation area for all to enjoy. The trail is free to walkers and car parking is recommended at Dorking Halls or thereabouts. For more information and pictures of before and after go to www.grotto.directory and search Deepdene Grotto on the index page. Bruce Osborne

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SYDNEY ROBERT SANDEMAN “PRO REGE ET PATRIA” Here follows the story of a stained glass window in St Peter’s church and the link between its designer and a young local man killed in the First World War ll the stained glass windows in St Peter’s Church are inspiring and wonderful. However it is a window consisting of two lights distinct in their Arts & Crafts style, situated on the right hand side as you walk down the south aisle, which caught my eye since first visiting there upon the death of a friend. The left light shows the symbolic figure of ‘Fortitude’ standing unafraid as flaming arrows pierce his silver armour, and the right hand light shows an angel with lustrous purple wings, holding out a golden crown. The design and colours of the window are so intricate and beautiful that I never tire of gazing at them, and the commemoration at the foot of the window is most moving. The inscription reads: “Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of Life”. “In proud and loving remembrance of The stained glass window in St Peter’s Church. Lieu. Sydney Robert Sandeman MA OXON RGA of this parish, who volunteered village knew anything of the window’s in the first weeks of The Great War and fell history or of the Sandeman family. A view at St Julien Ypres, 22nd April 1915 aged 27 was held that copies of St Peter’s church years. PRO REGE ET PATRIA (For King magazines during and after the First World and Country).” War years had been archived at Guildford I was intrigued as to the link between the long since, and it was not known how to window’s designer and this young local retrieve them. So I began to research. man, but no-one at St Peter’s or in the C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 4

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The window is in fact documented as the work of Christopher Whitworth Whall (18491924), the foremost English stained glass artist of the time and a leading member of the Arts & Crafts Movement. Whall had struggled as a young man to make his mark as a stained glass window artist until 1884, when he cut ties with the usual run of manufacturers and factories. On 10th November the same year he moved with his family to Ada Cottage (see map right) with a smallholding, near Inholms Lane, Stonebridge, Dorking. There he utilized the outhouse, once used as a cow-shed, to perfect all the skills of his craft – cutting, painting, firing and glazing – with the hope of obtaining his own commissions. This having been achieved, the family moved to Falkland House in Falkland Grove, Dorking until 1896, after which they left the area. At this time he was teaching at the Central School for Arts and Crafts and later also at The Royal College of Art, London. After encouragement and commissions from John Dando Sedding, requests for his design “poured in” said The Times, such that Whall opened his own studio in 1908 at 1, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith. He tutored many aspiring stained glass artists, not least his collaborators at Stonebridge, Louis Davis (who lodged at Falkland House) and 14 JULY 2017

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Reginald Hallward, who became successful in their own right, as was his daughter Veronica, with whom he formed Whall & Whall Ltd in 1922. Christopher Whall, himself influenced by William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites and Arts & Crafts Movements, was considered to be one of the most influential stained glass artists of his time. He was the acknowledged leader of the progressive movement in British stained glass, justly famed for his glorious windows in Canterbury and Gloucester Cathedrals. Upon his death, Charles Connick said of Whall: “He was a gentle, friendly, greathearted man, in spirit very like the knightly crusaders and wise friendly saints who featured in his own windows in silver and jewels. He was one of the “Dreamers whose dreams come true”. C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 6 8

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Sydney Robert Sandeman died nearly one hundred years ago. His first ancestor is recorded in 1628 in Alyth, Scotland (near the Glenisla Golf Course in Eastern Scotland). Sydney came from a long line of senior military men, but in other areas his ancestors also excelled – a Governor of The Bank of England, the clergy, law and a writer, amongst others. Sydney’s father George Paris Sandeman was the youngest of 10 children born 5.12.1857 of Scottish parents, originally from Perth. George’s father Robert Turnbull Sandeman was a Major General in the Indian army, where he met his wife, Jane Barclay, who had grown up in India. British Forces had annexed the Punjab, northern India, in 1849. This mountainous region did not suffer the intense constant heat as most of the country but was much cooler, had seasons, and so was a popular destination for British army officers to settle. George himself grew up surrounded by the new movement in art and design explored and developed by John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) the father of writer Rudyard Kipling. John Lockwood Kipling began his working life in the Midlands as a trainee architect, when the Arts & Crafts Movement – with its emphasis on promoting skilled craftsmanship in the face of industrialisation - was beginning to take hold. In 1851 he became fascinated with Indian art which he saw at The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace. Between then and 1865 he was involved with London’s artistic and literary community, and this led to his professional life as an artist, writer, museum director, teacher, conservationist, sculptor, ceramicist and illustrator. 16 JULY 2017

John Lockwood worked as an architectural sculptor at Victoria and Albert Museum, once called The South Kensington Museum, (devised because of the Arts & Crafts movement) which opened in 1857. In 1865 he met his future wife, Alice MacDonald, a sister of Edward Burne Jones who himself was a leading figure in the Arts & Crafts movement and a close friend of William Morris. Alice, who he’d met at a picnic beside Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, influenced John Lockwood through her knowledge and love of this style. The couple married in March 1865 and moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in The Punjab, where John supplemented his income as a freelance journalist for the British and Indian Press. He made sketches of craftspeople and village customs which were commissioned by the British Government. Rudyard was born there on the 30th December in the same year, after which Alice taught architecture in the JJ School of Art. Here John began a life dedicated to Indian Art as the College Principal and Curator. In 1880 the British Museum started to receive Indian art from the East India Company’s collections. Indian religious beliefs forbid the display of human images in art, so only flowers, plants, fruit, animals, forests and scenes of Elysium can be shown. From the 1850’s factories in the Midlands had started to copy Indian designs. The Pre-Raphaelite movement also grew and intertwined with the Arts & Crafts movement during this period. By the time George Sandeman was an adult, both styles were already steeped into his psyche. (When John Lockwood became ill in 1893 he moved back to Tisbury in Wiltshire for his remaining years, though was not idle – he became the illustrator for his son Rudyard’s books. In that way both father and son could bring to the world the fascinating tales of their beloved India).

S YD N EY RO B ERT SA N D EM A N George Sandeman met his intended, Ethel, in the Punjab. The couple came to England, married in 1887 and lived in Elstree, where Sydney was born a year later on 18th March. George Sandeman began a career as a solicitor, progressing to becoming a partner in the law firm of Boulton & Sons, 21 Northampton Square, Clerkenwell. With his business flourishing, George was able to make plans to build a property for his family in the Surrey countryside. M. Page Part II of this article will be published in the next edition of the Beacon. If you would like to consider becoming a Friend of St Peter’s, please contact Philip Truett on 01737 813832 or email philip@truett.co.uk

Grateful thanks is offer ed to Peter Cor mack, MBE FSA, author of Arts & Crafts Stained Glass (Yale University Pr ess, 2015), who has studied and written about Christopher Whall during forty years of r esearch, for providing expertise and advice about the artist for this article. Also thanked ar e Walton-on-the-Hill’s NADFAS and Histor y Society, Dorking and Bour ne Hall Museums, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Oxford University Archives and Churchwardens from St Peter’s, without whom, Sydney Robert Sandeman’s stor y could not be told. The old map showing the location of Ada Cottage was donated by a curr ent r esident of Stonebridge.

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SICILY & THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS A T R U LY M A G I C A L E X P E R I E N C E

The beach in Taormina.

even volcanic islands, just 45 minutes by

views of the volcanic landscape. The town itself

hydrofoil from mainland Sicily, rise out of

boasts several fabulous restaurants to enjoy

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islands are a little piece of relatively

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stay in this stunning area. For some volcanic

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divers as well as trek worthy volcanoes, bubbling

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Vulcano to Stromboli, which erupts every 15

mention an outstanding view. The seven Aeolian

minutes and provides a stunning backdrop to

Islands are Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Salina,

any cocktails-at-sunset boat excursion, should

Stromboli, Filicudi and Alicudi.

not be missed. The other islands provide a mix

coast. These Unesco-protected pearl drops of

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ARE DEBTS SPOILING YOUR LIFE? eing in debt can be stressful. It’s hard to know what to do first especially if you’re constantly getting letters and calls from companies you owe money to. You might be thinking about taking out a loan to pay back money you owe. But this might make the problem worse and there could be a better way. In time, every debt problem can be managed and solved. Really. However long it takes, getting free of debt can improve your credit rating and let you start planning for the future. Citizens Advice has a 5-step ‘Help with debt’ process that lets you find a way to deal with your debts that suits your own situation – go to citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money. You can complete each step to see what you should do first; what you can deal with on your own; where you might need specialist help. And where to get help. The 5 steps are:

Gather information about each debt Check which ones are priority debts l Work out what you can afford to pay l Negotiate with your priority creditors l Negotiate with your non-priority creditors. Remember! Contact Citizens Advice immediately if you’ve received court papers, you’re about to be evicted, or you’re expecting bailiffs. For help on this or other issues, contact Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead 03444 111 444, 10am-4pm Mon-Friday or drop-in at The Horseshoe Banstead (go to www.carbs.org.uk for opening hours). l l

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LOCAL NEWS H O L LY W O O D A C T R E S S V I S I T S C H A R I T Y ctress Joely Richardson shared a special afternoon tea with families of children with acquired brain injury at The Children’s Trust in Surrey on Friday 26 May. Her visit comes ahead of a BBC Radio 4 Appeal she will present next week to help raise money for the charity. The actress, whose sister Natasha Richardson sadly died of a brain injury in 2009, took time out from her busy schedule to meet children aged 2 to 18 staying at The Children’s Trust for brain injury rehabilitation following an accident or illness. Joely also met and spent time with six year old Rhea, who featured in the BBC Radio 4 Appeal which airs on 4 June. Rhea was just two and a half years old when she was involved in a car accident. Her mum was told that she had a 1% chance of survival. Luckily she did survive, and after many months in hospital Rhea was moved to The Children’s Trust for specialist rehabilitation. She soon began to relearn some of the skills she’d lost; her mum burst into tears when, for the first time since the

Joely with Rhia, aged 6.

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Joely with David who is at The Children’s Trust.

accident, Rhea said “mummy.” Thanks to The Children’s Trust, and those that support the charity, Rhea is home with her family, and continues to make good progress. Commenting on the work of The Children’s Trust, Joely said: “It's a privilege to support The Children's Trust. A donation of £30 can help pay for a therapy session to help remarkable children like Rhea and maximise their recovery. I hope the BBC Radio 4 Appeal raises lots of money so that The Children's Trust is able to continue helping children like Rhea.” Dalton Leong, Chief Executive at The Children’s Trust said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have the support of Joely Richardson. Her visit has given such an enormous boost to the children, families and staff at The Children’s Trust. It was a wonderful day. Brain injury affects 40,000 children in the UK every year. The BBC Radio 4 Appeal is a huge opportunity for us to raise awareness of brain injury and the difference rehabilitation can make. We hope that everyone will take a few moments to listen to the appeal.” Visit thechildrenstrust.org.uk for more information, or to make a donation.

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oung people aged seven to 16 have the chance to try out a new sport for free by taking advantage of training from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council as part of the

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participants must be below county standard in

The Specsavers Surrey Youth Games gives young people in Reigate & Banstead the

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enable us to take part in the Games.”

are over a dozen sports, including squash, girls’ football, lacrosse, table tennis,

also have the chance of being selected to

badminton and much more – and most training is suitable for beginners.

Surrey Youth Games competition which takes

Councillor Ros Mill, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s Executive Member for

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training free to all young people who live or go to school in the borough – just check the age and gender categories and remember that the sport they want to try. We’re especially leisure provider GLL and from Osborne, to By completing the training, participants take part in the county-wide Specsavers place over the weekend of 17-18 June at Visit www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/syg to girls of different age groups and to book.

Banstead History Centre Banstead Local History Centre is based in Banstead Library, and you can use the local history centre resources at any time that the library is open. Even better, visit us at the following times each month when volunteers are available to help you use the resources and equipment. First and third Tuesday 2.30 - 4.30pm Saturday 10am - 12noon Banstead Local History Centre exists to encourage interest in local and family history in Banstead, Burgh Heath, Chipstead, Hooley, Kingswood, Lower Kingswood, Netherne-onthe-Hill, Preston, Tadworth, Tattenhams, Walton-on-the-Hill and Woodmansterne. We offer an extensive range of resources including census records, parish registers, large scale maps, directories, illustrations and photographs. We provide a microfilm and microfiche reader-printer and there is access to the internet on the library computer terminals. If we can't answer your question, we can refer you to local experts or Surrey History Centre. When the centre is not staffed you can leave a written enquiry. The centre is a partnership between Surrey Libraries, Surrey History Centre, Banstead History Research Group and other local community and history organisations. The Banstead History Research Group has a very good website www.bansteadhistory.com and has published many books on local history.

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SOS - SAVE OUR STEEPLE he Church of All Saints’, Banstead, needs repairs. The oldest building in Banstead has been at the heart of the village for more than 800 years, serving generations of Banstead people in their happiest and saddest times. Here they’ve marked the moral and spiritual milestones of life, and in its churchyard many of them now lie. But now a specialist survey has shown the need for work, if our ancient church is to remain fit for the future. What’s needed? First, curled and splitting shingles on the Tower and steeple roof need replacement. Then work must be done on repair and conservation of the exter nal walls and buttresses of the chancel, the Lady Chapel, the Tower, the nave gable wall and the east window of the Lady Chapel, as well as the south aisle rainwater drainage. All this is costing the church £110,000. So through June, July and August, you will see the church veiled in scaffolding, protected by hoardings. But the interior remains open. You are welcome to visit, to look round, or just to sit quietly - and of course to attend all the usual services. Behind the scaffolding the church is still there for everyone, We’re calling our appeal for funds ‘SOS - Save Our Steeple’ - though it’s not only the steeple itself that needs saving. To raise the money

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we’re holding various events, ranging from a talk on Icons by Andrea Chance, with some of her own tools and work on display (22nd July in the church), to an exciting musical event with the Norwood Wind Ensemble and Banstead Show Choir (2nd December at Banstead Prep Sports Hall), and a Supper-Talk by Richard Mantle on Hubert de Burgh (30th September in Banstead Church Institute. More details to come on our website www.bansteadallsaints.com. But we must rely on the generosity of Banstead people for most of the funds to pay for the work. If you can help, please see www.bansteadallsaints.com/sosrepair-appeal-2017 for a link to our JustGiving page, or contact the Churchwardens via All Saints’ Parish Office, Church Institute, High Street, Banstead SM7 2NG. Susan Major (Churchwarden)

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talk brought back memories to many members who remembered times from the 50’s and their own parents and family. Lesley Earl gave the thanks. June Parrett judged the entries for the Group competition, a decorated picture frame. Woodmansterne Evening came first, with Stoneleigh, Cheam and Morden all a close second. A special award was given to Denise Owen and Val Pattwell for all they have done for the Group Homecraft over the last year and for their future plans. The busy Group have planned a social evening in June with a live group and a ploughman's which everyone is looking forward to.

WOOD MA N S TE RN E EV EN IN G W I ay was the Resolution Meeting for Woodmanster ne members held as usual in Woodmanster ne Village Hall. The resolutions ‘Alleviating Loneliness and Plastic Soup’ were read by Sue Simmons and Sylvia Bolton, debated then voted on by members to go forward to the National AGM in Liverpool. The resolutions were followed by speaker Angela Young whose talk remembered two of the survivors of the Titanic, one being her Great Grandmother, Countess Rothes, and the other Able Seaman Thomas Jones, a Welsh fisherman. In normal circumstances these two would never have met, but on the night of

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