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No. 10 Nov 2018
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TRIBUNE COMMENT
GOOD TEAMWORK hanks to a number of new volunteers there has been a relaunch of the 1st Walton Beavers and Cubs sections following their suspension back in May. They now plan to re-start after the October half term - further details on page 8. The Tadworth & Walton Residents Association have been instrumental in re-establishing the Beavers and Cubs by donating £3,000 towards refurbishment of the Scouts and Guides Hut and orchestrating a campaign led by their Treasurer, Robin Parr-Davis. The suspension was mainly due to the lack of leaders and volunteer helpers and so a great deal of gratitude is owed to all those that have now stepped forward to offer their time in support.
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Having a Scouting Group in Walton village is very important as it helps to develop children’s ‘skills for life’ giving them more confidence, responsibility and a broader set of friends. There were between 15 and 18 local children in each of the Beavers and Cubs groups before the suspension. Both the Beavers and the Cubs will now be on the same Thursday evening during term time. The Beavers will meet from 5.15 to 6.15pm and the Cubs to follow from 6.30 to 8.00pm with a Parent Helpers Rota being an important element. Its been a great team effort by everyone to keeping the two sections going forward and a great credit to the community spirit. Richard Milbourn, Editor Email: richard.milbourn@carnah.co.uk
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TA D W O RT H & WA LT O N R E S I D E N T S ’ A S S O C I AT I O N
POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS ’m pleased to report positively on a number
members of the Club’s Management Committee,
of issues. Firstly, our tree planting programme
including Dr Alastair Wells, the current Chairman.
led by Patricia Brookwick, is progressing
With regard to a possible application to move
more than well, with plans to plant a further
the Clubhouse across the Dorking Road, we
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30 trees this Autumn. This will bring the total
were informed that as yet, no firm decisions
planted so far under this scheme to 102.
have been taken, and that the Club is ‘still
Having donated £3,000 towards
looking at all the options’. We also learnt that ‘an
refurbishment of the Tadworth & Walton Scouts
overwhelming majority of members wish to
and Guides Hut and seen that used to good
explore the potential’. We agreed to meet again
effect, we – along with so many in our
after the Club’s AGM and The Masters’, both to
community – were dismayed to hear that the
be held in October.
very future of those using it was threatened by a
Plans are being progressed to hold a
lack of available leaders. Happily, a campaign
Tadworth in Bloom event next year. We have a
led by our Treasurer, Robin Parr-Davis, has
Carol Concert in the Jubilee Woodland to look
reversed this situation. More on page 18.
forward to. All of this in addition to our usual role
In an effort to better harmonise relations
of monitoring planning in our neighbourhood. I
between TWRA and Walton Heath Golf Club,
hope you feel we’re using our time well!
three members of our Committee met with
Clive Elcome
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TA D W O RT H & WA LT O N T R E E WA R D E N G R O U P
CONSERVATION AREAS s you may know, although the Walton
A
For more information please visit the
on the Hill Conservation Area has
following website: www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-
been in existence for many years, the
preservation-orders-and-trees-in-conservation-areas
Conservation Area in central
Trees in Conservation Areas that are not
Tadworth was only designated earlier this year. The emphasis within both conservation
covered by TPOs In Conservation Areas, unlike elsewhere, if any
localities is to protect and enhance the character
works are proposed to trees not covered by a
of the area. This means that although certain
TPO, written notice has to be given to the
forms of development are classified as
Council. Details describing the proposed works
‘permitted development’, the rules are more
should be given at least six weeks before the
stringent in Conservation Areas. If you are
work starts. Trees that are less than 7.5
planning to extend your property, or change its
centimetres in diameter, measured 1.5 metres
appearance in any way and are unsure if
above the ground (or 10 centimetres if thinning to
planning permission is required, we strongly
help the growth of other trees) are excluded.
suggest that you discuss the matter with
There are also other exceptions, for example
Planning Officers at Reigate and Banstead
Orchards, so please do check with the council
Borough Council.
before taking any action.
Similarly, the legislation surrounding trees is
This process gives the Council time to decide
different for Conservation Areas. Following a
whether it wishes to protect the tree by making a
recent meeting with the Council’s Tree Officer it
TPO. This involves a lengthy procedure that
was noted that there have been problems
includes giving the applicant an opportunity to
relating to trees in the Walton on the Hill
object. In reaching its decision, the Council will
Conservation Area. Because of this we thought it
take account of the amenity value of the tree and
would be useful to provide some information on
the desirability of preserving or enhancing the
what action to take if planning tree works.
character or appearance of the conservation
Tree Preservation Orders (TPO)
area. Should the council provide the required
Many trees are already protected by Tree
consent before the six-week period has expired,
Preservation Orders. If you are unsure if there are
the works can go ahead. If it allows the six-week
protected trees on your property you can find
period to end without making a TPO, the works
out by searching on the Council’s web site or by
should be completed within two years.
contacting Reigate & Banstead Borough
If there is any doubt, the Council’s Tree Officer
Council. Permission is required before any work
should be consulted, otherwise an offence could
can be done to trees protected by TPO’s, such
be committed if the Council is not notified of the
as topping, lopping, felling etc. The Council can
works. Your key contacts for any tree related
provide specific advice on all aspects of tree
enquiries: Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
care for trees with a TPO status. If it is proposed
Tree & Landscape Officer: Mr Guy Stephens:
to cut down a protected tree, the Council can
email guy.stephens@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
insist that a suitable replacement tree be planted
Tadworth & Walton Tree Warden: Mrs Patricia
should consent be provided.
Brookwick: email p.brookwick@btinternet.com
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WA LT O N B E AV E R S
AND CUBS
RE-LAUNCH OF BEAVERS AND CUBS
At the pre-launch meeting from the left: Liz Batten, Simon Stevens, Emma Reed, Ian Watkinson, Helen Watkinson, Mo Farid, Anna Yates, Duncan Smith, Sam Fountain, Robin Parr-Davies, Caroline Pepper, Avril Farley, Frank Jones, Kelvin Freeman and Jen Salamone.
e are very pleased to announce
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will be Avril Farley, supported by Anna Yates.
the re-launch of the 1st Walton
Avril brings a wealth of experience and
Cubs and Beavers following
knowledge to the GSL role. The new Beaver
their suspension back in May.
team consists of Emma Reid, Duncan Smith,
They now plan to re-start after the October half
Ann Liddle and Deborah Kol whilst the new
term.
Cubs team has Mo Farid, Katie Stevenson, Jen
The suspension was mainly due to the lack
Hubbard, Sam Fountain, Roger Ponsford and
of leaders and volunteer helpers, and so a big
Jennifer Salamone. For both the Beavers and
‘thank you’ to all those that have now stepped
the Cubs a Parent Helpers Rota will be an
forward to offer their time in support of our
important factor in sustaining the two groups
local Cubs and Beavers. Having our own
going forward. The new Group Executive will
Scouting Group in Walton village is very
consist Robin Parr-Davies, as the new Group
important as it helps to develop our children’s
Chairman, along with Treasurer Claire
social skills giving them more confidence,
Stockhausen
responsibility and a broader set of friends.
We are grateful for the assistance of the
There were between 15 and 18 local children in
incoming Scouts District Commissioner, Kelvin
each of the Beavers and Cubs groups before
Freeman, and his team of Assistants, who been
the suspension.
very supportive. If you would like to register an
Both the Beavers and the Cubs will now be
interest for your child for either the Cubs or the
on the same Thursday evening during term
Beavers please contact Anna at:
time. The Beavers will operate from 5.15 to
annafetherstone@hotmail.com. If you would like
6.15pm and the Cubs to follow from 6.30 to
to register an interest for your child for either
8.00pm.
the Cubs or the Beavers please contact Anna
At a pre re-launch meeting on Thursday September 20th the new teams got to know
at: annafetherstone@hotmail.com. Finally we would like to thank the outgoing
each other and were formally adopted into the
Leadership team who did so much to keep the
Scouting system. Help in getting things re-
ship afloat over recent times, particularly:
started has been offered by the Leaders from
Kelsey Escolme, Scott Davies, Jane Wisbey,
the 1st Effingham Scout Group’s Ian and Helen
Sara Sanders, Julia Mixter and Samantha
Watkinson and Simon Stevens.
Stevenson along with the outgoing District
The new 1st Walton Group Scout Leader 8 NOVEMBER 2018
Commissioner Jan Jobson. Robin Parr-Davies
NA AT TIONAL TREE WEEK Save the Date! Sunday 25th November 2018 Jubilee W Wo ood Tadworth Street (next to railway bridge) Ta Ta Tad dworth 2-4pm The Tadworth Ta & Walton Wa T Trree Wa Wardens invite you to join n us for : Planting of Tr Tree & Hedge saplings to take home or plant in the Ju ubilee Wo Wood Competitions & Prizes Team Quiz Te Refreshments Equipment provided - all ages welcome
If you require more information please contact: p.brookwick@btinternet..com
Generously Supported by the Wo Woodland Tr Trust
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WA LT O N - O N - T H E - H I L L V I L L A G E F O R U M
BRINGING THE POND TO LIFE he Walton Forum was established by residents in 1997; a platform to discuss matters of importance to the village and agree any necessary actions or improvements. The Forum meets 3 times a year, usually in the Breech Lane Community Centre and all village residents are encouraged to attend. The Forum committee can be reached, throughout the year, via email with your ideas and concerns. As another autumn draws in and we head towards the end of 2018 we have to acknowledge the fact that we have had an incredible summer. Fifty-eight consecutive days without rain setting a record last seen in 1976! As lovely as the summer has been though, the lack of rain has impacted us locally. You’ll all have seen the level of Mere Pond drop to a very low level and although the dry weather is in and of itself not the sole reason for this It certainly hasn’t helped. In my last update I shared that the pond being a focal point in the village, was getting a lot of attention from villagers and a specially formed sub-committee led by Robert Justice and David Larner. In late July a group of residents myself included, helped to remove a good number of dead fish from the pond, which could be seen floating on the surface. Jane Gandey contacted the Epsom Fire Department who came around the
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following week and helped to oxygenate the water which was a welcome sight. A week later, with the levels so low, the opportunity was taken to reduce the amount of weed in the pond by about 50%. Thanks, must go to Walton Heath Golf Club who helped to make this possible by making a team of men and a digger available and to Dave Watts from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council who supervised the operation. It’s worth noting that over the summer work has continued to ensure that all the pond gulley’s and pipes that feed the pond are clear so that when the rain eventually does come, the pond will have the best opportunity to fill up again to a level we’ll all be more comfortable with. In other news the defibrillator has finally been installed in the new telephone kiosk at Gun Corner. As mentioned last time this project has been underway for the last couple of years and it’s nice to see the efforts of Lin Ferg and Jean Bye finally come to fruition. I know that training is being arranged so if you live in the village and are keen to get involved please contact Lin who’ll be able to provide details. In short time we’ll all be preparing for the festivities that Christmas and the start of another new year. 2019 promises to be a very busy from a Forum perspective as we work on C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 2
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current initiatives and start working on new ones. Upcoming and ongoing Village initiatives include: • Mead Court Car Park Project – increase number of bays • ‘20 is Plenty!’ - a speed limit reduction campaign for Walton & Tadworth • Howard Close Playground – refurbishment • Mere Pond regeneration • Parking – various options being considered to improve parking in the village • Dog fouling awareness If you have any views on these initiatives, would like to propose new initiatives of your own or would like to help your fellow villagers and neighbours improve quality of life in the village, please contact the Forum for further details and join us at our next meeting. Whilst resolutely non-political, the Walton Forum enjoys excellent relations with the borough and county councils. Your local councillors who are active in the community and have launched many local initiatives regularly attend Forum meetings to talk about the council’s activities, local issues, and to hear about issues residents should like them to deal with! Forum meetings are an excellent opportunity to make your voices heard. The Forum is directly involved in planning and development applications, which require skilled technical input and are handled by the Tadworth and Walton Residents’ 12 NOVEMBER 2018
Association on our behalf. We are extremely grateful for their efforts to protect our village from inappropriate development. Lastly if anyone is interested in joining the Forum Committee please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any of the committee members or email us on the email address below. As this will be my final submission to the Tribune for 2018, all that remains is to wish you all a fabulous festive season and 2019! Grant Webster The Walton Forum committee can be reached on info@waltonvillageforum.com. Follow and support us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Waltonon-the-Hill-Village-Forum359384957575919/
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WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY Walton Heath Golf Club is dedicated to fostering strong relationships and protecting the Heath with great love and care
any communities throughout the country boast a sports facility designed to enhance and enrich the quality of daily living in the immediate locale. At Walton Heath Golf Club we like to believe that the Borough of Reigate and Banstead, and more specifically the villages of Tadworth and Walton on the Hill, can relate to our Club which strives to achieve those worthy objectives. We are fully committed to protecting and embracing the undoubted character and charm of this area and are keen to work in a climate of close cooperation with the residents of local villages.
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As someone who has worked in the Borough for 31 years as a local General Practitioner – and enjoyed membership of Walton Heath since 1985 – I have always felt the sense of civic pride in the local environment. We are rightly proud of this extraordinary expanse of heathland on our doorstep and I feel sure the majority of our Members would heartily endorse that sentiment. In many ways, the Golf Club is at the fulcrum of the communities who read these quarterly editions of the Tribune. Our membership appreciates its role within the community and during my lengthy association with the Club, I have
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY witnessed many examples of how seriously the corporate social responsibility is viewed by the Club. There is a continual desire to maintain and help to regenerate the Heath and to conserve it for those who exercise, walk their dogs or just enjoy the fresh air, tranquillity and scenery. In fact, as a testament to our commitment to protect the natural environment, we have recently employed a ‘heather specialist’ to the full-time greenkeeping team exclusively to maintain, develop and generally take good care of our wonderful prized asset, the heather on the Heath. We all love the explosion of purple heather in season and wish to protect that as best we can. This August, we were also delighted to answer a personal request from Walton Village Forum to assist with
Justin Rose shaking hands with the Men’s Club Captain, David Williams (right) with Walton Heath Chairman, Dr Alastair Wells (centre).
cleaning out Mere Pond in Walton village. We provided the machinery, manpower and expertise for a day and a half to remove the requisite amount of weed – about 50 per cent – from the pond as per the wishes of the council’s conservationists. It was a pleasure to C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 6
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dive in (not literally!) and help the community in this way, as we have done previously in helping to restore Pintmere Pond on the Heath and Jubilee Pond in Tadworth. Community spirit is so vital in areas like ours. We have 236 Members who share a KT20 postcode with the Golf Club, representing in excess of 200 families who reside in close proximity to the courses. Additionally, we have 100 Members of the Walton Heath Artisans Golf Club, a prerequisite of which is residential status within three miles of the Club. If I may take a moment to list some of the projects which, we trust, have been – and will continue to be – mutually beneficial to the Club and local residents: • We provide professional machinery to help maintain, aerate and generally 16 NOVEMBER 2018
preserve the football and cricket pitches used by Walton Heath Sports Club and Tadworth Cricket Club respectively. • We provide and maintain the private car park for 15-20 vehicles adjoining the heath to facilitate the public’s access to the land. • A significant number of free fourball rounds of golf are donated each year to local charities such as The Children’s Trust and Dyscover. • The Club donates the use of one of the two courses for a day each year – scope for 70-100 people – to a charity. Though not exclusively local, charities to have benefitted in the past are the Children’s Trust (Tadworth) and St.John’s Community School (Leatherhead). • Annual financial contributions are made towards the May Pageant and the Annual Festival of Sport in Reigate. • The Club plays an annual match
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against wounded servicemen from nearby Headley Court. There are so many ways in which a community can benefit from our sport. We have a thriving junior section of around 90 members, attracting juniors from the local area and we recently launched a Ladies Academy, where membership includes individual and group lessons. Each year, the Club also stages a 36-hole Qualifier for the U.S. Open Championship, which affords spectators the opportunity to watch top level professional golf free of charge. At the time of writing, every member of staff at the Club is mobilised to stage the Sky Sports British Masters, hosted by Olympic champion Justin Rose, who has made a number of visits to check out the course this summer and on one occasion held a clinic at the Club for 28 Year 5 pupils from Walton on the Hill
Primary School. This is possibly the biggest sporting event to take place in the Borough and we are naturally proud to host this world-class golf tournament, with the socio-economic impact on the area, to Walton Heath. As in life, time doesn’t stand still, and the Club is no different in that respect. We are actively considering relocating our clubhouse so that all our facilities would be self-contained on the south side of the busy Dorking Road. We have engaged in dialogue with the Council with regards to these initial proposals and will keep you informed of all developments. We care deeply about the community and our incomparable Heath and look forward to working closely with you all in the future. Dr Alastair Wells Chairman, Walton Heath Golf Club NOVEMBER 2018 17
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N E I G H B O U R H O O D WAT C H
CCTV
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uring the last 6 months there have
about their privacy if the filming took place
been a number of occasions when
on private property. It would be advisable to
I have been sent photographs or
check the situation with the police,
video footage of anti-social or
particularly before resorting to social media,
criminal activity in progress. I am expecting
as they may have some concerns about
that the situation of criminals being filmed in
influencing potential witnesses and causing
the act is likely to increase with the
problems for innocent people that happen to
proliferation of smart doorbells. These can
resemble the apparent wrongdoer.
use motion sensors to detect and film suspicious behaviour, passing the video data onto secure remote storage devices and
You can find reports of crimes in your area by accessing WWW.Police.UK We continue to receive a two-weekly
phoning the owner’s mobile to report and
summary of burglaries in the Borough
even show some sort of activity taking place
produced by Sgt Pat McCann, I include
in the vicinity of their property. Two incidents
relevant extracts from the latest report and
of thieves being caught on camera took
his comments on property marking kits:
place recently in Copley Way and Vernon
Burglary summary 14 days to 25/09/18
Walk both in Tadworth during attempted and
Preston Lane, Tadworth – 08:15-10:30 –
actual car thefts. Footage was taken of a
Attempted; Holly Lane, Banstead – 15:05-
man actually pushing a car out of a driveway
15:20 – Attempted; Hurst Drive, Walton-on-
at 2am so that it could be started further
the-Hill – 08:00-18:30 – Attempted; Rowan
away from the owner’s property.
Close, Nork – 22:30 – Attempted; Outwood
The law with respect to CCTV is such
Lane, Chipstead – 12:35-18:15; Stagbury
that property owners can set up equipment
Avenue, Chipstead – 12-day time frame
incorporating cameras to protect the
The Drive, Nork – 04:00; Eyhurst Spur,
environs of their own property. However,
Kingswood – 18:30-23:15; Fir Tree Walk,
care has to be taken that cameras are not
Nork – 12:00-16:00 – Attempted; Greenhayes
positioned so that they cover significant
Avenue, Banstead – 02:40 – Attempted.
areas outside the property and they should
“We are currently in the process of
not intrude on any neighbour’s privacy.
updating our data for burglaries with a view
Once an image has been created the
to deciding where best to deploy our newly
copyright belongs to the person who owns
replaced SelectaDNA (property marking) kits,
and set up the equipment and they are
however we won’t be able to provide every
certainly entitled to pass that material to the
premises with one of the kits. With this in
police if they so wish. The extent to which
mind, you may wish to look into purchasing
they can also share such images with their
a DNA Home Kit yourselves. You can take
immediate neighbours or the wider
advantage of a discount of 50% with free
community via social media is more
P&P by visiting www.selectadna.co.uk and
problematic although the criminals
using the discount code 'DNASURREY50' to
themselves can have no serious complaint
order a kit for just £29.75.” Mike Fox
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Children of refugees from Myanmar thanking TWOAT for the lunches they have funded.
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priority for TWOAT is that we should be able to get feedback from our projects concerning how the money we have sent is actually spent. During one previous project, where we were helping to fund the purchase of seeds for a group of farmers in Malawi, even we were surprised when we were sent receipts showing the finger print of each farmer who had received some of our aid. In the previous TWOAT article in The Tribune we described how we had sent £1,200 to provide one lunch per week for a year for 150 school children in a camp in Thailand for refugees from Myanmar. The school had not previously been able to provide lunches so they also had to purchase 22 NOVEMBER 2018
the necessary cooking and eating utensils. They sent us an itemised list of their purchases, for example they spent £42 on a cooking pot and stove and £18 on plates and spoons. You can see further details of the costs for the ingredients of lunches they have served on our web site. In the previous article we also mentioned that we really wanted to fund two lunches a week but that we needed to raise more money for that. I am delighted to tell you that we have had such an excellent response that we are close enough to the £1,200 target to have been able to tell the school to start planning to provide two lunches per week. The school also sent us a photograph of the children holding up banners
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thanking us for the lunches. Whilst it is a proper process to get a receipt for money we have sent, having a picture of the grateful recipients somehow means so much more. During the last few years we have raised over £3,000 as a result of holiday accommodation being donated by TWOAT supporters to be used by other TWOAT supporters in exchange for a donation to TWOAT. Accommodation donated has included a villa in France, a house near Norwich, a static caravan on an exclusive site in West Wittering and a flat in Poole. If any of you own a holiday property and would be prepared to offer some time please contact us or if you want to become a TWOAT supporter and be eligible for the offers please check out our web site www.TWOAT.org or phone
Chair Mike Fox on 01737 350452. The next TWOAT event will be our Annual Social Meeting, including a dinner and reports on our activities, which will be on October 6th in St John’s Hal, Tadworth. You do not have to be a current supporter to attend but please let us know if you would like to do so using the contact details above. In November we have been offered the opportunity to have a charity film show in the Riddell Hall, please check our web site for details. In December we will be singing carols in the streets and hostelries of Walton on Thursday December 20th starting at 7pm from the gate of St. Peter’s. For further details of how to donate to us visit please WWW.TWOAT.org or phone Chair Mike Fox on 01737 350452. 3OHDVH WHOHSKRQH XV RQ ««\RXU ORFDO FKDULW\ KHOSLQJ WR VXSSRUW the elderly in their own homes.
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CORPORATION OF LONDON COAL TAX POSTS By Robert Ruddell
Boundary map.
ave you ever noticed when walking in Tadworth, Walton-onthe-Hill, or over Banstead and Walton heaths that there is an abundance of white posts with an inscription: ‘24 & 25 VICT CAP 42’? They are the ‘City posts’ or ‘Coal posts’ and they mark the point at which duty became payable on coal coming into London - the revenue being used for a variety of pubic works. There are five main types, the most common being classified as ‘Type 2’ which are normally found by the side of roads, but may also be seen in open countryside by tracks and on boundary lines. The cast - iron bollards of a standard design, are about 2 metres high, of which 1.2 metres would be above ground and were made by Henry Grissell sometimes known as “Iron Henry” at the Regents Canal Ironworks, Eagle Wharf Road in Hoxton, London. He was an English foundry-man
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who was responsible for the ironwork in a number of prestigious buildings in England, Russia, Austria and Egypt. The company also made ironwork for Covent Garden Opera House and the gates and railings round Buckingham Palace and the British Museum. The inscription on the front 24 & 25 VICT/CAP 42 is the parliamentary reference number for the London Coal and Wine Duties Continuance Act of 1861, which was made up as follows: ‘24 & 25’ refers to the 24th and 25th years of the monarch’s reign. ‘VICT’ to the reigning monarch at the time, Queen Victoria. ‘CAP’ is short for ‘caput’, the Latin version of ‘Chapter’. ‘42’ as it was chronologically the 42nd Act of that period. They have a raised shield, which is the coat of arms of The City of London bearing the red cross of St. George and the upraised sword of St. Paul. Since medieval time the City had exercised the right of metage of coal and
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other commodities coming into the city. The Only a few of the posts are on land owned two Charters of James I confirmed those by the City of London, in areas such as rights. Epping Forest and the commons in Kent and After the Great Fire of London in 1666 Surrey. the Corporation of London found itself in They were erected under the London debt to the extent of about £240,000 and Coal and Wine Duties Continuance Act, appealed to Parliament for help and was 1861, within the Metropolitan Police District, authorised to collect duties on all coals the area within which duties were payable. brought into the Port of London and certain The duties consisted of four shillings per ton areas around London. The first Rebuilding on wine and two separate duties of twelve Act was passed in 1667 authorising the and one penny on coal, culm and The ‘brickies’pence c.1905. Corporation to levy a temporary duty of cinders brought into the above-mentioned twelve pence [5p] per ton on all coal area. The posts encircled London at a entering the Port of London. The sum raised distance up to 20 miles from the General was to aid the Corporation in rebuilding its Post Office as well as the City of London fire damaged city. Although £10,000 had and Westminster. Some were originally set been raised a year, this was too little to up under earlier nineteenth century acts. The make much impact on the rebuilding of St City was later permitted to set up “a Paul’s Cathedral and 51 Churches destroyed Boundary Stone, or some other permanent in the Great Fire. A Second Rebuilding Act Mark” where any turnpike road, public of 1670 increased the duties to three highway, railway or canal entered the shillings [15p] per ton and extended the district. The surviving boundary marks payment to 1687. In addition to the define the London district after it was rebuilding of St Paul’s and the Churches changed in 1861. Very little coal actually some City properties namely the Guildhall, came into London by road or canal. Coal the City’s markets and Newgate Prison were had been brought into London by sea and it included. was only in the nineteenth century that the Of the original 250-260 posts some 211 railways became the most important means are currently extant, some which have been of transporting coal. moved to new locations or are in museums. C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 6 NOVEMBER 2018 25
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The duties were paid into a special fund, ‘The Thames Embankment and Metropolis Improvement Fund’, and were used for improvements to the north bank of the Thames between Westminster and Blackfriars bridges, in building a viaduct over Holborn Hill, buying land for use as open spaces and defending access to the open spaces already in existence. The coal duties had always been unpopular and were the subject of attacks by pamphleteers such as Joseph Bottomley Firth. The Coal Duties Abolition Act of 1889 cancelled the duties and the Corporation’s right to act as weighers and measurers of coal were abolished. The duties had been instrumental in helping to preserve Banstead Commons from speculative building. Sir John William Cradock-Hartopp acquired Kingswood Warren House and estate in 1873 and began to buy up the freeholders’ rights of grazing etc., on Banstead Commons, his object being to purchase all 1,300 acres to sell as building land. The Banstead Commons Protection Society was formed in 1876 and they secured the support of the City of London Corporation and of Sir Charles Russell, the Lord of the Manor of Tadworth. Litigation began between Hartopp and the Commons Preservation Society who were called in to advise. The commoners finally won their appeal and the Commons Preservation Society then applied to Parliament to regulate the Commons by the establishment of a Board of Conservators. The Bill was passed in 1893 and this stopped any further attempts at enclosure. The boundary between Banstead and Walton heaths is defined in the present day by the City [Coal Tax] posts and this is the Walton to Colley Hill bridle path on Banstead 26 NOVEMBER 2018
Heath. In the past the drove road between the heaths became the limit of the Metropolitan area at that point. Tadwoth was in the area and Walton outside, but rather than erect posts in the middle of the track they were placed 12 feet on the Tadworth side. The situation arose because Tadworth was in the old Parish of Banstead, which came within the Metropolitan area, while the Parish of Walton was outside that area and If you walk from Tattenham Corner to Tadworth [2.5 km], Tadworth to Colley Hill [5 km] and Colley Hill to Kingswood [6 km] one passes 26 posts - more than an eighth of the surviving total - all are Type 2 posts. In the District of Reigate and Banstead, 3 are in Tadworth 134-6, 4 in Walton on the Hill 137-140 and 9 over Banstead Heath 141-148. You will see post 136 at Withybed Corner by the footpath leading to Motts Hill. Post 137 is at the junction Walton Street with HerbertofFowler. Deans Lane, on the corner of Deans Close. [Before the close was built the post was nearer to Walton Street.] Posts 141- 144 are found on the east side of the Walton - Colley Hill public bridlepath, on Banstead Heath between the 2nd and 5th holes of the Old Course. 144a – 145 are on the west side of the bridlepath and 145 is sited on the side of the golf course by the 6th tee. Martin Nail the Historian created a unified Coal tax numbering system starting from Dagenham in Essex on the north side of the River Thames running round in an anticlockwise direction to Crayford Ness in Kent on the south side. The sketch map is a guide to the approximate location of the various marks. The posts were given Grade II listed status in 1985 and are listed monuments. They remind us of the times when those duties helped to rebuild St Paul’s Cathedral
C O R P O R AT I O N   O F   L O N D O N   C O A L   TA X   P O S T S and many other fine London buildings and also of an Act that was to eventually benefit our neighbourhood and to this day remains part of our heritage. Robert Ruddell BIBLIOGRAPHY WALTON ON THE HILL AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY. KENNETH R CLEW - WALTON AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. MARTIN NAIL – THE BOUNDARY MARKS TODAY - BANSTEAD HEATH WALK. CITY POSTS. MAURICE BAWTREE – THE CITY OF LONDON COAL DUTIES. CORPORATION OF LONDON COAL POSTS. ROGER W HAWORTH – COAL AND WINE TAX POSTS. EPSOM AND EWELL HISTORY EXPLORER. GRACES GUIDE. CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
Map showing the line of posts from 135-143.
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OH YES, AND I ALSO PAINT t just goes to prove that being a busy mother to four beautiful girls, and certainly no stranger to multitasking, still doesn’t prevent anyone with a passion from following their dreams. We ask this mum-of-four, Tasmeen Oozeerally, how she manages to fit in being a wife, a doyenne of the school run, chief cook and children washer, as well as overseeing an ongoing home renovation project, with finding the time to paint. ‘Believe me, if all those things I have to worry about and agonise over were stacked one on top of the other you would barely see my head poking up from behind them and now I have added 'Artist' to the mix. But when I sit down to paint it takes me beyond my everyday routine and into a world of boundless creativity,’ she says. Tasmeen’s early study of art and design led her to a career in architecture but being invited to join the prestigious Tadworth Art Group was the spark that re-awoke her artistic abilities and passion for painting. ‘The aim of my artwork, predominantly using oil-on-canvas, is to further develop my artistic eye and I am strongly influenced by nature. I often focus on vast land and seascapes, whilst my architectural precision and contemporary imagination truly distinguish and define everything I do,’ she explains.
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Tasmeen Oozeerally and daughters.
And, excitingly, it seems that Tasmeen doesn’t always limit herself in her subject matter. ‘Whether depicting a calm waterfront, a cascade of buildings or bare-footed children running along a pier, I playfully exaggerate my subjects with the use of vibrant colours and the accumulation of layers, creating textured surfaces and a poly-dimensional reality that adds both depth and light to my work instantly setting it apart from the rest,’ she enthuses. ‘The sense of achievement and satisfaction is why I paint but there is more to it than that. It adds something to you, as a person,
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Burst of spring by Tasmeen Oozeerally.
Sunlit woods by Tasmeen Oozeerally.
something indefinable that can only be described as raising up your soul,’ she adds. ‘Am I a better person for painting? Probably not, but by raising up my soul, then just for a brief second I can raise up other people’s as well,’
she suggests. Tadworth Arts Group’s next exhibition is on Fri. 16th, Sat. 17th and Sun. 18th November at St. John’s Church Hall, 59 The Avenue, Tadworth KT20 5AB. For more information go to www.tadworthartgroup.org.uk
Once a farming community. much that we take for granted in Tadworth is the result of the careful managed evolution of our local heritage. Today Tadworth is what we envisage as a traditional English village. The village shops in their arts and crafts style date back to when the railway was built. They offer a wide range of individual services ranging from travel agent to greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers and fresh bread bakery. Tadworth has its own selection of fine schools for children of all ages, It has good communications, health facilities and even a bank. Surrounded by the North Downs, the locality retains its late 19th century vintage charm and scale yet offers all the modern services necessary for living in the 21st century. “Tadworth the Village on the Downs” looks at aspects of Tadworth’s development in order to provide insights into how what we have today has been carefully sculpted from the past. The book seeks to cover in particular, aspects of local history that have not been detailed by earlier historians. In A4 format with more than 50 pages and well-illustrated in colour, copies of the book are available from Bruce Osborne at Tower House, 15 Tower Road, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5QY for £10.00. Tel: 01737 213169. Email: b.osborne2@ntlworld.com
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TADWORTH CRICKET CLUB
RESULTS OF THE SEASON adworth Cricket Club is a vibrant, friendly place to play and watch cricket. We are situated on Mill Road in Tadworth, opposite the Dukes Head public house which is on the Dorking Road. We have a beautiful ground and an excellent playing surface. The 1st and 2nd XIs play in the first and third divisions of the Surrey Downs League, and our Sunday XI play friendlies every week at home. Unfortunately another season has come to an end. Tadworth Cricket Club have had a reasonable season with the 1st XI coming 4th in the Surrey Downs League Division 1. However, the 2nd XI only came 12th out of 15 in Division 3. There were some excellent performances from our players in Division 1. The highlights included G Best Batting Average - Joe Button at 57.3 (458 runs), Stef Sander at 53 (424 runs). G Best Bowling Average – Adam Baldwin 1st at 11.45. G Best Bowling Total Number of Wickets – Adam Baldwin with 29. One champagne moment was Adam Baldwin’s hat trick away at Nutfield. Tadworth had scored 264-6. In reply, Adam opened the bowling and in his first over clean bowled their 1st, 3rd and 4th batsmen. Nutfield eventually scored 175. We have a thriving colts section (ages 413) which has coaching on Friday nights throughout the summer and a number of matches against other local clubs. We are accredited with the England and Wales Cricket Board Clubmark standard, which means we are recognised as being a safe,
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well-run club that is a suitable place for parents and carers to bring their children to enjoy cricket. We are also in the ECB ALL STARS programme. This is a national programme to encourage cricket participation which was recently launched in the national press and on Sky TV. We target our sessions to 4-6 year olds on Monday evenings. This runs for 1 hour maximum for a period of 8 weeks and is an introduction to cricket. Those that sign up will receive ALL STARS back pack, shirts, drinks bottle etc. The Club again ran a Charity day in support of the Tadworth Childrens Trust. On a hot July Sunday a large crowd watched 4 teams, one from Tadworth and 3 visiting, compete in a 20/20 event. Over £1,750 was raised and donated to the Children’ Trust. The Club has had a reduced senior playing membership this year and we are on the look out for new players for 2019. Tadworth Cricket Club is looking to attract potential players that may want to play their cricket more locally or others that may be looking to reconnect with a friendly village club that play most of their cricket within 30 minutes of Tadworth If you would like to join, or would like further details and information, please contact Mike Wren-Kirkham (1st XI Captain) on mwk94@sky.com, by phone on 07967 178 989, or tadworthcricketclub.co.uk. Tadworth Cricket has an excellent pavilion with space for rent that could be used for small gatherings including yoga classes, art classes etc. If interested in this, please contact the Craig Stevenson at stevensoncraig@btinternet,com, or by phone on 01737 830917. NOVEMBER 2018 31
THE CHILDREN’S TRUST
TRUST WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD he Children’s Trust was honoured with a top award at the prestigious BMA Patient Information Awards this week (25 September). The charity, which supports children with brain injury across the UK, had two of its resources, a short film and a handbook, recognised as exceptional and powerful information sources at the ceremony which took place at BMA House, London. The Awards encourage excellence in the production and dissemination of accessible, well-designed and clinically balanced patient information. This is something The Children’s Trust is also passionate about when producing information that will help young people and families affected by brain injury The charity’s short film ‘From Me to You’ won the User Engagement Award, with judges noting it as ‘powerful’ and ‘heart-warming’. The film was created with three families telling their experiences honestly and openly to help future children and families going to the centre for neurorehabilitation with what they can expect while they are there. The film can be viewed here: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/frommeto you Also recognised at the awards was The Children’s Trust book ‘Me and My Brain’. This book, which gives advice and guidance to teenagers affected by brain injury, was awarded Runner Up in the Information for Young Adults Award, and shortlisted for the User
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Engagement Award. Judges noted that it was an ‘exceptional resource’ and that ‘the advice given is practical, sensible and non-judgemental.’ Copies of the book can be ordered here: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/books Angela Robertshaw, Head of Communications & External Affairs at The Children’s Trust said: “We are very proud that The Children’s Trust’s information resources were recognised at the BMA Patient Information Awards. We work very hard to ensure our information is clear and trustworthy and we are so pleased that the judging panel felt that these two new resources were well produced and helpful for families.” BMA President, Professor Dinesh Bhugra CBE, said: “The BMA are privileged to be able to host the Patient Information Awards 2018 with this year’s recipients showcasing the very highest standard of innovative, welldesigned and carefully balanced patient information.” Maria Coyle, Information Manager at The Children’s Trust and author of Me and My Brain said: “We listened to what teenagers had to say and the types of information they wanted after having a brain injury. They played a huge part in developing and shaping Me and My Brain, along with clinical experts at The Children’s Trust. We’ve had feedback from young people that the book has helped empower them in managing the effects of their brain injury and this is exactly what we were aiming for.”
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Join in the fun at The Children’s Trust’s Firework Night he historical Tadworth Court mansion will be the backdrop for a spectacular firework display again this year as The Children’s Trust’s Fireworks Night returns. Gates open at 6pm with displays starting at 7pm. Adults entry £10, children’s entry £5. Find out more and purchase tickets www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/fireworks
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Join the Festivities at The Children’s Trust Christmas Fair anta will be returning to Surrey on Saturday 24 November to join The Children’s Trust’s Christmas Fair. Taking place at Tadworth Court between 12 – 4pm. Entry £2, Children under 3 years old free. Tickets for Santa’s Grotto £8. Book now, visit www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ christmasfair
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CAN YOU HANDLE THE HEAT? urrey’s hottest event, The Festival of Fire is coming to The Children’s Trust, Tadworth on 17 November. Fearless fundraisers are invited to sign up to take on the event’s hot coal walk while friends and family can cheer them on from the side-lines and enjoy the festival’s atmosphere. The main attraction of the event, the Fire Walk, consists of 4-5 metres of hot coal that brave participants will take on to raise money for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury. Walkers will receive full training and a briefing before taking on the challenge. Those watching their loved ones take on the challenge can enjoy a range of family attractions including live music, retro games, shopping stalls, refreshments, face painting and a free activity passport for children.
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WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANYWAY? A DIVORCE GUIDE ou may have recently read in the National Press about the case of Mrs Owens, forced to remain married to Mr Owens as the judge did not consider that her husband’s behaviour as stated in her Divorce Petition had been unreasonable. The case serves as a reminder that the divorce process in the UK is not necessarily as straightforward as you may think. There is only one ground for divorce and that is, that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. However, this must be proved by one of five available facts: Adultery, unreasonable behaviour, two years desertion, two years separation with consent or five years separation. To proceed with a divorce immediately, you can only rely on the first two facts, the other three involving separation of at least two years. Experience tells us that the fact relied upon is very rarely the reason for the breakdown of the marriage and more the symptom of that breakdown. Regardless, you must fit your situation into the available facts. Proceeding on adultery can be tricky if the other party refuses to confess. Many arrive at the conclusion that an unreasonable behaviour Divorce Petition is their only way forward. This requires 4-6 examples of behaviour which satisfies the Court that the responding party has behaved in such a way that the petitioning party can no longer tolerate living with them. The
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case of Mrs Owens has demonstrated the need for a Divorce Petition to be skilfully drafted to succeed through the court process. For two years desertion, the petitioning party has to want the deserting party to return to them and a two year separation divorce can only proceed if both agree. A divorce based on five years separation would appear fairly simple on the face of it but can be defended on the basis of financial reasons or religious grounds. An experienced family lawyer will always try to limit the potential for unnecessary conflict despite the current blame-based system. By far, the best approach is to agree matters at the commencement of the process. However, the case of Mrs Owens has highlighted that this is an area of law desperately in need of reform. There are calls to introduce a “no-fault” divorce process whereby both parties can jointly apply without the need to provide any so-called facts. This can only serve to reduce anguish in what can often be a traumatic life event. Watch this space! Deborah Bailey is a local family law solicitor with over 25 years experience. For a free initial consultation email: Deborah Bailey@gowenandstevens.com or call 0208 661 5940/5941.
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WHAT’S ON Banstead Art Group Exhibition Affordable artwork to suit all tastes and ages with over 250 paintings from 50 exhibiting local artists. We have everything from watercolours to oils, acrylics, pastels, collage, charcoal and pencil. Come and meet the artists with free wine and nibbles on Thursday, 25th October between 18.00 - 20.00. Or simply enjoy the exhibition on Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 20.00, Friday 26th October 10.00 - 17.00 and Saturday 27th October 10.00 - 16.00. Free entry and refreshments available. Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead, Surrey SM7 3AJ Tadworth Art Group Winter Exhibition Affordable artwork to suit all tastes and ages with over 250 paintings from 35 exhibiting local artists. We have everything from watercolours to oils, acrylics, pastels, collage, charcoal and pencil. There are traditional landscapes and modern townscapes, breathtaking seascapes and atmospheric still life, stunning portraits, gorgeous animals and many more. Put a splash of colour in your life, we guarantee you won’t be disappointed, and you may even find an original piece of art to replace that tired old print above the fireplace. Cash, cheques and credit cards welcome. Come and meet the artists with free wine and nibbles on Friday, 16th November between 18.30 - 22.00. Or simply enjoy the exhibition on Saturday 17th November 10.00 - 18.00 and Sunday 18th November 10.00 - 17.00. Free entry. Charity raffle on behalf of MERU and other local charities. Refreshments available. 36 NOVEMBER 2018
St. John’s Church Hall, 59 The Avenue, Tadworth KT20 5AB Friday 17 November 2017 to Sunday 19 November 2017. Church of the Good Shepherd jumble sale The annual jumble sale for the church of the good Shepherd in Tadworth will be on Saturday March 9th 2019. Please do look out and save any suitable items for the sale which is an annual community event and raises valuable church funds. Ladies who Lunch by Tudor Gates and directed by Gill Lucas, is a tongue-in-cheek comedy which will raise a few eyebrows . . . and a few question. The ladies in question are the wives of three mega-rich tycoons who deal in millions on a daily basis. Tired of raising money for charity and finding that the goods it buys ‘go astray’ instead of reaching those in need, our threesome decide to manage the charity distribution, and the deals for increasing their pot, all by themselves. Except that they actually get their information on how to play the markets from the inside – from their unwitting husbands, in fact. Inevitably the suspicions of the powers that be, including some nefarious ones, gradually home in on the sources they suspect, and it’s a tossup whether the authorities or the husbands will get there first – or is there a third way through the murky world of money? Performances will be at 8pm on Thursday, 29th and Friday, 30th November, and on Saturday, 1st December, at the Riddell Hall, Walton on the Hill. Tickets £10, box office 01737 812 703.
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