Life in Haslemere by Life Magazines

ISSUE 39 April / May 2013

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It’s a celebration There is plenty to celebrate in Haslemere. The fifth annual Haslemere Festival is just around the corner, our beloved museum is turning 125 and with the longer luscious days it’s safe to say we’re officially in spring! Getting us in the celebratory spirit, the museum has been letting us in on how they plan on marking their big birthday whilst you share some of your memories of the museum from over the decades. April sees our nation of pet lovers come together for National Pet Month. So to celebrate we’ve been finding out from Haslemere Cats’ Protection the important role they play in rehoming pets in the area. And to make sure we’re healthy enough for all this celebrating we’ve been talking to some of Haslemere’s health experts about alternative ways to get fit and healthy this spring. So sit back, relax and celebrate!

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16 health

12 Interiors Grand designs – smaller budgets

22 Education Hope for homes for children thanks to Aldro, Bedales school gets creative, Grow For It, Olympic Athlete is Guest at Highﬁeld Cross Country Event, Bravo to Barrow Hills School, Boys’ Adventure Day, Police partnership, Singing for St Joan’s, New era at Charterhouse Haslemere Preparatory School, Outstanding... Best for Boys, Expert coaching at Churcher’s

16 Health Spring into action

26 Pets Cat companions

19 Food Spring kitchen

28 Museum Museum in a million

3 Welcome 6 News Sound of success in Haslemere, Cycle sportive celebrates ﬁfth birthday!, Africa and arts in Haslemere, Five alive for Haslemere Festival, 125 years in 160 feet 8 Style Army Chic

20 Gardening Keep your garden Pest-free, without chemicals

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30 Arts Calamity Jane literally rides into town! Beauty in the ordinary and Cornish history at McAllister Thomas, Fundraising exhbition at West Dean College, Century of song, Sail away, Local artists brave the cold 32 Care Anniversary Celbrations at Moorlands Lodge, Good gardening, Care home gets local, Keeping the standard, Reform brought forward

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34 Grayshott News A whole lot of Grayshott history, Hit musical comes to Grayshott, St George’s Day Tea Party, Alternative folk music hits the stage in Grayshott, And all that jazz 36 Business news Award time in Haslemere, Your Set up is the foundation for Better Golf, FrankieFit helps women power through pregnancy, Web development with a difference, Giving a little TLC 38 Local wonders Seven things you didn’t know about the Devil’s Punchbowl 40 What’s On 41 Competition Hengelo

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Sound of success in Haslemere The Haslemere Musical Society

The orchestra and chorus of the Haslemere Musical Society have begun rehearsals for their next show. The performance follows the success of their Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah performance in March. Due to take place on 4 May the society will perform perennial concert hall favourites including items from Rossini, Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi, Puccini and Wagner.

“It will be an evening for lovers of beautiful melodies and the audience will leave humming many of their favourite tunes,” said Joe McDonald, Marketing Director of HMS. “Among the items that the audience will know and love are the Overture to Rossini’s Barber of Seville; the Chorus of Wedding Guests from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; the Ballet Music from Gounod’s Faust and the Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s Il Trovatore. There will be many other famous numbers, instantly recognised by our audience.” HMS is currently celebrating its 90th year and hopes this next show will help them continue to deliver a range of musical concerts to the area. Haslemere Hall, 01428 642161

Cycle sportive celebrates ﬁfth birthday! The Little Lumpy Cycle Sportive is back in Haslemere for its ﬁfth year, to test the stamina of local cyclists. Taking place on Sunday, May 19, there are three levels of endurance. These include Sport: 38 mile cycle with 1,970ft of climbing; Challenge: 59 mile cycle with 4,073ft of climbing and the aptly named, Epic: 100 mile cycle with 7,320 ft of climbing. All the routes take cyclists through the Sussex and Hampshire Weald to the South Downs at South Harting, where the Challenge and Epic routes branch off, taking riders over more testing climbs.

The next two months will see Haslemere’s U3A host two very exciting talks. Firstly on Monday 15 April at Haslemere Hall there will be a visit from Fran Sandham as he talks about his solo walk 3000 miles across Africa. Pam Pullen of the U3A explains, “Fran Sandham decided 6

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The two weeks from 10 – 27 May sees the return of the Haslemere Festival. Now in its ﬁfth year the community event starts with Proms in the Park. A local landmark concert and a take on The Last Night of the Proms, this will be staged on Lion Green. other fun events throughout the two weeks include Party in the Park and celebrity talks, such as Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo. The Haslemere Festival, www.haslemerefestival.org.uk

125 years in 160 feet The Little Lumpy Cycle Sportive

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Africa and arts in Haslemere Jonathan Church, Artistic Director, Festival Theatre, Chichester

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to walk every step of the way from one coast of Africa to the other, completely alone, no back up, no support team, no one to make arrangements for him, no-one to carry his gear, no sponsors, no funding, no ﬁlm crew, no journalists, no fuss, no cheering crowds, and no strings attached.“ The second talk on Monday 13 May, Renew – A Busy Time at a Quiet Theatre, will feature Jonathan Church, Artistic Director, Festival Theatre, Chichester. “Jonathan Church, Artistic Director, will tell us all about the exciting work that is being carried out in Oaklands Park, Chichester, right now. It is hoped, that Haslemere U3A Members will have the chance to be some of the ﬁrst members of the public to visit ‘Pavilion in the Park’ in the not too distant future.” See our What’s On page (40) for details.

Pam Pullen, 01428 645214 or pullen@haslemere.com

This year sees the Haslemere Educational Museum celebrate their 125th anniversary. As a ﬁrst step to mark their successes over the decades, a 160ft long “125 Museum Mural”, was unveiled on Wey Hill, (the old Clements site hoarding by the railway tunnel) by Mayor of Haslemere, Councillor Cyndy Lancaster. Created and painted by the HYPE Team – a group of talented teenagers who gather at the Museum and students from local secondary schools Woolmer Hill, Rodborough and Bohunt the 125 Mural depicts museum scenes from the last hundred years. These feature the Museum’s much loved 7ft stuffed mascot, “Arthur the Bear”, a giant spider crab and even an Egyptian Mummy. To read our full article on the museum’s anniversary go to page 28. Haslemere Educational Museum, 01428 642112

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Tori Textured Tunic, £48, Fat Face

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When it comes to interior design it is easy to spend a fortune - I know this all too well having just taken on the task of decorating my own home. Thankfully for the savvy shopper there are many savings to be had. Here we let you in on some of our favourite thrifty tips! The best things in life are free

Vintage wallpaper, £44 per roll, Scandi Living Ltd

What better way to save money when doing up your home then getting your stuff for free? Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean breaking any laws or trawling any back streets. There are plenty of fantastic websites that specialise in freebies. Freecycle.org and gumtree.com are possibly the most well known, allowing you to easily search through a variety of donations from the comfort of your home. Once you’ve selected your desired item you simply sign up to the website and contact the donator directly. This will also enable to sign up to their mailing lists so you never miss out on a bargain! The only cons of this are that obviously you can’t be too speciﬁc over what you get, but this does make you more creative. Some sites also state you have to give to receive, however if you’re doing up your home

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and want to get rid of some old items this can be a bonus!

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Like clothes, you can’t go wrong with classic designs when decorating your interiors. It is the best way to save you money in the long run. Nadine Gilbert at Russells explains, “They are classic for a reason, because they have stood the test of time. Often what marks a thing out as cheap, is that they get the lines wrong - so develop an eye for seeing a shape that looks much more expensive than it is. Same goes for colours, tones and textures.”

Size isn’t everything

You don’t have to spend fortunes on large accessories when decorating your interiors. By making a few small changes you can transform your home. Linda Swarbrick at Scandi Living suggests wallpapering a small area, such as a prominent wall, an alcove or recesses by chimney breast. Linda continues, “a table runner is also a very simple and low cost way to transform a dining table and is easy to change according to the season.”

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Snug Interiors beautiful Ottoman bed, from £720, Snug Interiors

Leoni wall light, including shade, £254, Russells

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Instead of ‘second hand’ think vintage and you will open your eyes to a whole new world of furniture possibilities. Not only is second hand, sorry vintage, furniture often cheaper, it also is more likely to be better quality, unique and just generally have more character. Haslemere has plenty of charity shops ﬁlled with hidden furniture treasures, including Haslemere Care on the High Street in Haslemere. Here you will ﬁnd a range of fantastic pieces and your money will help the charity continue to help the Haslemere Community. Kate Gillman at interior designers, Isabel Ballardie, continues, “There are some real bargains to be had at the right charity shops. A client of ours purchased a dresser, sanded it down, painted it up and it looked great.” John Nicholson’s Auctioneers on Midhurst road is also lots of fun but of course if you don’t fancy going to a live auction you can do it all online at possibly the most famous online auction website of all ebay.co.uk

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Good lighting can make a room look designer without much cost. Nadine says, “it’s all in quantity and placement. Remember to place numerous sources of light so that you can layer the effect - and make sure you put them at all different heights - up-lighters on the ﬂoor, table lamps, standard lamps and ceiling lights. You can also use a dimmer switch on your down-lighters - again, big effect, little effort, little cost (Check with your electrician ﬁrst.)”

Smith at Snug Interiors explains, “We have found that our customers are looking for well- made, timeless pieces which are built to last. Some customers are cutting back on bed frames whilst still investing in a high quality base and mattress, which is a necessity for a good nights sleep.”

Space and money saver

If you’re tight on storage space and want to get additional features from your bed, Charlotte suggests the Snug Interiors Ottoman bed. The ultimate storage solution this bed easily lifts up to provide storage underneath the full width and length of your mattress. Not only does this save space but also saves you money on buying extra storage units.

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Part of doing your interiors on a budget is knowing where to spend your money. If you go cheap on something that you use a lot it is false economy. With an average bed life span of seven years, you’re set to spend more than 20,000 hrs snuggled up. It is therefore essential to ﬁnd the most comfortable and supportive bed for you. Investing in a high quality bed makes long-term ﬁnancial sense, as making an inferior purchase could see you replacing the bed much sooner. Charlotte www.lifemags.co.uk

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Spring into action A new season is upon us and as much as we’re enjoying the warmer temperatures and lighter evenings, it’s time to throw out the jumpers and prepare for our new slightly less forgiving wardrobes! But because we know hitting the treadmill and living on a lettuce leaf isn’t for everybody, we’ve been finding out from Haslemere’s fitness experts some alternative ways to get your new spring body Perfect Pilates First stop on my new season fitness journey took me to new Pilates fitness studio, Sublimepilates. Like most of us, I dream of having a washboard stomach, so Pilates with its focus on core muscle groups seemed like a great option. However, on arrival I soon discovered that Pilates could offer so much more. This is because as well as core exercises, Pilates provides a holistic

approach to the re-education of posture, alleviating aches and pains, relieving stress and tension whilst also promoting a general feeling of wellbeing. The session began with trained Pilates practitioner, Amanda Johnston carrying out an initial consultation to establish my ﬁtness levels and any injuries or ailments I may have. Here I told Amanda about my current running routine, sleeping habits and diet. Amanda then

asked me to complete a few exercises so she could get a better idea of my posture. Once she had made her assessment we began a series of bespoke exercises on the Sublime studio specialised equipment including the Wunda Chair, Reformer and Cadilac. While at ﬁrst I was a bit intimidated by the slightly unusual looking equipment, my concerns were soon relieved as Amanda carefully took me through each exercise that had been designed to meet my needs based on my assessment. Despite completing a hard workout, I left the studio feeling reenergised and surprisingly relaxed.

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With fifty years of experience it’s safe to say Grayshott Spa are experts at getting people fit and healthy, whatever the time of year. So when we heard they’d just launched an exciting new Grayshott Programme we had to find out more. Developed by Elaine Williams, Director of Natural Therapies and widely recognised as a leader in her field, and Stephanie Moore, Grayshott’s Clinical Nutritionist, The Grayshott Programme works on naturopathic principles underlined by the premise that optimum health must go hand in hand with a healthy, fully-functioning digestive system. Elaine Williams explains “I have wanted to develop Continued on page 18 Issue 39 April / May 2013

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health there is an urgent need for this type of restoration diet in the UK. At the moment, many of my clients feel they need to go abroad to undertake serious treatments that target the digestive system. With the use of a scientifically-backed dietary protocol, specific eating practices and specialist therapeutic treatments, we are tackling health from the inside out.” Not for the faint hearted, the Grayshott Programme is a strict and precise routine including two semi fast days with a sevenday minimum commitment. However, it isn’t all doom and gloom as the programme also includes abdominal massages, hydro baths and liver compresses to support the detoxification processes, as well as gentle exercise such as Tai Chi, relaxation and breathing classes. But most importantly unlike many detox programmes an educational lecture programme is also provided to explain the protocol and a plan for on-going maintenance in addition to post-departure support.

Spring in your step Ok no one will blame you for lacking the motivation to exercise in the winter, it’s cold, dark and quite frankly miserable! However, exercising outdoors in the spring summer months will not only make you look better but feel better too. Rachael Elliott-Hughes at Uniq Physique continues, “Exercising outdoors will boost your mood, improve your energy levels and raise those all-important Vitamin D3 levels – so important for reducing the effects of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Whatever your preferred choice of exercise aim to do at least 30 minutes on ﬁve days of the week

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at a brisk level, in order to see beneﬁts to your health and ﬁtness.”

Alternative abs Despite popular belief, completing hundreds and hundreds of sit-ups isn’t the way to get amazing abs – phew! Leading fat loss specialist, Heather Smith from Fit Biz believes if you stick to the following rules 90% of the time you are much more likely to get (and keep) your amazing abs. Lifestyle: Central stomach fat (rather than that on your hips, which is caused by sugar) relates to high stress hormones, at the wrong times. Help your body keep them under control by: getting to bed at 10pm, getting 20 minutes of daylight every day, and taking some time out for yourself.

Nutrition: Remove absolutely EVERYTHING packaged or processed from your diet. Instead, eat just fresh fruit and veg, nuts and seeds, meat and ﬁsh, and water. Omega 3 is VERY important; so much so that I’d suggest taking a good quality supplement. Exercise: Resistance training is really effective for burning fat – remember you’re trying to de-stress, so don’t train yourself into the ﬂoor!

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Spring kitchen Spring has officially sprung and what better way to celebrate with some fresh recipes to bring your palate into the new season Cheddar and Watercress Scones Makes one large scone or six individual scones Ingredients 150g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon mustard powder 1 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 25g butter, cut into small chunks 3 tablespoons milk 75g grated mature cheddar Large handful watercress, roughly chopped Method: Preheat oven to 220 C. Sieve flour, salt, baking powder and mustard powder into a large bowl. Scatter butter chunks into flour mix then rub into flour using fingertips until crumbly. Add most of grated cheese (leave a little to sprinkle on to finished scones) and chopped watercress. Mix together. Break eggs into a small bowl, whisk lightly and add milk. Pour egg and milk mixture into dry ingredients a little at a time, and continue adding until a soft dough is formed. Flatten on a floured surface and score into sections with a sharp knife or cut out into individual scones. www.lifemags.co.uk

Brush with any leftover milk and egg and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 15 minutes until risen and golden. Did you know? Watercress, often cited as a superfood, contains many essential nutrients and vitamins, including vitamins C, B1, B6, K and E, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese and zinc. For more information, including recipe ideas visit www.watercress.co.uk

Passion fruit macaroons Makes 36 halves (18 macaroons) Ingredients 3 free range egg whites 55g (2 oz) caster sugar Yellow food colouring 200g (7 oz) icing sugar, sieved 125g (4 oz) ground almonds Filling: 300ml (1/2 pint) double cream 2 ripe passion fruit Method: Beat the egg whites until they reach the ‘soft peak’ stage, then whisk in the caster sugar until it has dissolved. Whisk in the yellow food colouring. Fold in the icing sugar and ground almonds. Place this mixture into

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a piping bag with a 1/2cm (1 inch) plain nozzle. Pipe rounds onto Bake-O-Glide placed on a baking sheet about 2 cm (1 inch) apart. Tap the baking sheet on the worktop to level off the mixture. Leave to stand for 30 minutes until no longer sticky. 2 oven AGA: Place the baking sheet on the grid shelf placed on the floor of the Roasting Oven with the cold plain shelf on the third runners down and bake for about 10-15 minutes until firm. 3 and 4 oven AGA: Place the baking sheet on the grid shelf placed on the floor of the Baking Oven and cook for 15-20 minutes until firm. Rayburn cooking: Bake in the Main Oven at 150ºC (300ºF), Gas Mark 3 for about 20 minutes. Conventional cooking: Bake at 150ºC (300ºF), fan oven 130ºC, Gas Mark 3 for about 20 minutes. Leave the cooked macaroons for 5 minutes then move to a cooling rack to cool completely. For the filling whip the cream and fold in the passion fruit pulp. Sandwich the macaroons together with the filling. Did you know? Macaroons are a trendy treat and passion fruit gives a real zing to the filling. Home made macaroons also make a delightful gift for that special person in your life!

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One of the most common greenhouse pests, this minute creature feeds underneath the leaves causing ﬂecking of the leaf surface, followed by the production of webbing and, gradually the browning and death of the leaves. The biological control A tiny red predatory mite which seeks out its prey. This mite eats red spider mite and even its eggs. Especially useful because there are many chemical resistant strains of red spider mite too.

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Keep Your Garden Pest-free, Without Chemicals However careful you are, you are likely to come across pests in your garden or greenhouse. If you prefer to avoid using chemicals, try biological control. All this means is that you introduce natural enemies of these pests, and let them sort out your problems for you!

Whether you’re plagued by carrot ﬂy, onion ﬂy or any of the other common veg plot nightmares you can now use a nematode mix especially formulated for this range of pests, called Nemasys Grow Your Own…it really makes a big impact!

Aphids These pests, commonly known as greenfly and blackfly, feed by sucking sap, so cause yellowing, weakening, distortion and may also spread lethal virus infections too. Like whitefly, aphids excrete sticky honeydew. The Biological Control The best way to sort out aphids is with a mixture of different controls. Between them they will do a great job of getting rid of greenfly and blackfly!

Tips for success There is an ever-increasing range of these fantastic ‘green’ controls available and between them they should be able to keep on top of many common pests. Biological controls like these pose no threat to humans, pets or wildlife and have many advantages, including: • Your conservatory pests can be controlled without the need for chemicals, something which is especially appealing in an area so close to the house and where you may well sit and eat or drink. • Biological controls are the ultimate green way to keep pests at bay – they are targeted to control the pest, but will not harm humans, pets or wildlife. • Many pests are now resistant to the commonly used garden insecticides, so however much you spray, they still won’t be controlled – biological control overcomes this. • It is extremely successful and many commercial growers of glasshouse crops use it because it works so well. • There are no problems with your vegetables, herbs or fruit being contaminated with any pesticide residues or contamination.

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The biological control A nematode drench called Nemaslug which goes into the soil and, without risk to anything else, kills off slugs – perfect if you grow potatoes and don’t want them tunnelled, love hostas, or perhaps just want some goodlooking plants in your garden this spring! Great used just as you plant out summer bedding or garden ready and plug plants.

Vine weevils These small matt black beetles cause lots of notches around leaf edges, but the real problem is their young – creamy coloured C-shaped grubs which feed on plant roots, especially those in containers and can kill off whole summer displays. The Biological control Nemasys for Vine Weevils, another nematode drench which is especially effective on plants in containers.

Glasshouse whiteﬂy Resembling a minute moth when adult, both this and the young stages feed by sucking plant sap, so reducing vigour and causing distortion. Whiteﬂy breed very rapidly and soon reach epidemic proportions. As they feed they excrete a liquid called honeydew which makes sticky patches on the leaves. The Biological Control A tiny wasp only about 0.6 mm long. When

These great, green options work brilliantly, but always make sure you follow the instructions carefully and remember you are dealing with living creatures, so they need to be treated properly! Because you’re buying living critters, biological controls are not available in garden centres, but you can ﬁnd out more about each of these solutions, view and purchase the entire range at www. pippagreenwood.com

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The old A3 main road, now grassed over, at the Devil’s Punch Bowl, Hindhead Common, ©National Trust Images/John Miller

Seven things you didn’t know about our local natural wonder

It might not be one of the seven ‘great’ natural wonders, but there are still lots of wonderful things about the Devil’s Punch Bowl 1) Did you know in 1786 it was the site of a murder?

On Sunday 24 September 1786 a sailor was walking back to Portsmouth. He stopped at a public house in Mousehill, near Godalming, and met three men. He paid for their drinks and joined them on their journey. The group stopped again at the Red Lion Inn in Thursley and afterwards followed the road to Hindhead. The three men proceeded to strip the sailor naked, steal his money and stab him to death with their knives. Two shepherds witnessed the crime and ran back to the Red Lion to raise the alarm. The three murderers were chased and arrested at Rake by a soldier named Thomas Doe. The villains, named Michael Casey, Edward Lonegon and James Marshall, were locked in Guildford Prison for six months and then condemned to death. They were hanged on 7 April 1787 at Hindhead, close to where the murder was committed. Their bodies were taken down, preserved in tar and then chained to the gibbet. Soon afterwards, the place was renamed Gibbet Hill and became widely feared as dangerous and cursed. The identity of the murdered sailor was never discovered. Current research suggests that he may have been a gentleman named Edward Hardman. The sailor’s body was buried in Thursley churchyard and a memorial stone to him was erected on Gibbet Hill.

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2) Did you know artist Jon Edgar has been working outside, on site, throughout the winter as part of the Heritage Lottery funded A3D project? The unique project has seen Jon create a sculpture, working with local schools to celebrate the local landscapes reunited now the road has been tunnelled. As he is an improviser, the sculpture has emerged from his being immersed with the culture, history, wildlife and landscape.

3) Did you know on Sunday 3 November the Devil’s Punch Bowl will host the Wiggle Devils Punch?

This challenging bike ride, through the scenic roads between the North and South Downs, loops around the stunning Devils Punch Bowl, before brieﬁng heading up into the North Downs. Cyclists have a choice of a standard 54-mile route or an epic 71 mile option.

6) Did you know it is going back to nature? The London to Portsmouth road (also known as the old A3) used to surround the Devil’s Punch Bowl, however this was closed in July 2011 due to the opening of the Hindhead tunnel. The land is now owned and maintained by the National Trust as part of the “Hindhead Commons and the Devil’s Punch Bowl” property. Matthew Cusack of the National Trust explains, “The A3 effectively turned the property into two islands. If you are, say, a small butterfly, looking at the roadside trees then it’s like you are standing at the coast and looking across to France. You’re not going to swim across in the hope of finding land. We have therefore thinned out all of the ‘weed’ type trees such as the birch and holly, which has grown up between the mature oaks that we are leaving. By doing this, we have linked the heathland areas and as a result opened up some stunning views across the Punch Bowl and beyond. It’s easy to put up a tall gleaming tower in a city, but we’ve taken something away from the environment and we will make it look as if it was never there in the first place which I think in some respects is much harder.” 7) Did you know it has appeared in novels? In Charles Dickens’ novel Nicholas Nickleby, Nicholas and Smike visit the Devil’s Punch Bowl on their journey to Portsmouth while in the third novel in the Horatio Hornblower series, Flying Colours by C.S. Forester, makes a one-line reference to the Devil’s Punch Bowl in chapter eighteen as Hornblower is returning to London: “Even the marvellous beauty of the Devil’s Punch Bowl was lost on Hornblower as they drove past it.”

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4) Did you know there are lots of myths about its creation? One story from the Middle Ages suggests the Devil himself got so annoyed by all the churches being created in Sussex that he decided to dig a channel from the English Channel, through the South Downs, and ﬂood the area. However, when he started digging, he threw up huge lumps of earth, each of which became a local landmark — such as Chanctonbury Ring, Cissbury Ring, Mount Caburn and Rackham Hill. He got as far as the village of Poynings (also known as the Devil’s Dyke) when he heard a cock crowing. Assuming that dawn was about to break, he leapt into Surrey, creating the Devil’s Punch Bowl where he landed. 5) Did you know the soil in the Devil’s Punch Bowl has two layers? The soil within the Devil’s Punch Bowl includes an upper layer of sandstone, with clay beneath. The two layers has been formed from erosion caused by spring water beneath the sandstone, causing the upper level to collapse.

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joining a club (or changing clubs) to play the course and to consider applying for full, intermediate, country or temporary memberships. The Open Day includes a free round of golf for experienced players, an opportunity to challenge an 8 times Ryder Cup player on the ﬁrst tee, to meet members and to have lunch. Those wishing to play the Course should be sufﬁciently experienced but for those new to the game our Professional is organising free lessons on the Practice Ground. For invitation please contact: Julie Brine, Assistant Secretary 01428 723785 e-mail: juliebrine@liphookgolfclub.com

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Hope for Homes for Children thanks to Aldro

Aldro community giving Miss Emily Prince the charity cheque

During the past twelve months the Aldro community has worked tirelessly to raise the maximum amount of money to help their nominated charity for the year, Hope for Homes for Children. The money was raised from a wide range of activities organised by the boys in the school, These have included chess events and a Come

Dine with Me evening. In a school assembly Aldro handed over the record breaking £18,203.89 to Miss Emily Prince, who is in charge of community fundraising. She thanked the Aldro community for all its support and highlighted some of the charities achievements in 2012. Headmaster, Mr David Aston said, “I am delighted that the Aldro community has been able to raise this sum of money for Hope for Homes for Children and am really pleased that it will have a very positive impact on the vitally important work that the charity does. It is also incredibly valuable for our boys to have understood that there are many children of their age who have serious needs and difﬁculties and that charities like Hope for Homes for Children really help.” Aldro Preparatory School for boys, 01483 81 02 66

Bedales school gets creative Bedales Prep, Dunhurst, has launched an exhibition at the Bedales Gallery showcasing talent across the school community. The unique exhibition features art, textiles, ceramics and design work by pupils, teachers and support staff. Highlights of the exhibition include ‘The Big Draw’ showing portraits created by all the school, such as cleaning staff, cooks, teaching and support staff as well as pupils. The school participates in this annual event, now registered with the National Campaign for Drawing, to provide the opportunity for everyone who works or studies at Dunhurst to try their hand at drawing with the aim of dispelling the myth “I can’t draw”. The pictures spread the length of the gallery and it was through this exercise that Elaine Hewitt, Dunhurst’s Head of Creative Studies, discovered the hidden artistic talents of members of the support staff including Cassandra Crook a cleaner at Dunhurst and Garath Tulett a carpenter in the school’s facilities department. Gareth painted a portrait of his father-in-law as a 60th birthday present and Elaine thought the painting was worthy of a place in the exhibition. Cassandra’s art-work was inspired through ‘The Big Draw’ project. The last time Cassandra had painted was when she was at school so she was delighted that her talents were recognised in the exhibition. Bedales Prep, Dunhurst , 01730 300100 24

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Cassandra Crook with her artwork

Alan Titchmarsh at The Royal School Grow For It Event

Grow For It The Royal School is holding its third Grow For It event on Saturday 4 May for families with children under 11. Alan Titchmarsh will be on hand all day to help children plant up their painted plant pots with herbs; other activities include gardening, pond dipping, a nature trail around the grounds, making a bird feeder, painting a rock bug and going on a bug hunt. There is also a scavenger hunt and coppice crafts. Alan will be available to answer questions at the end of both the morning and afternoon sessions. The event is free but please register in advance – there is a separate form for those who only wish to attend Alan’s Q&A session. Registration forms and all other details such as times of sessions can be found at www.royal-school.org

Olympic Athlete is Guest at Highfield Cross Country Event Every year, Highfield School hosts a Cross Country event in the school grounds. This year was the biggest yet with more than 30 schools taking part from all over Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. Children were thrilled to be able to rub shoulders with British Decathlete and Commonwealth Gold Medal winner Dean Macey which was a real highlight of the term. Macey, who twice won fourth place at the Olympic Games, helped with Highfield Cross Country Team with Dean Macey warm up exercises at the start line, and handed out awards at the end of the day. five winning teams at the end of the day and The cross country comprised separate it was a unique opportunity for children to get some tips from an Olympic athlete. races for boys and girls between the ages of eight and thirteen, and distances between Highfield School , 01428 728000 0.9 miles and two miles. Highfield produced Issue 39 April / May 2013

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Barrow Hills School is pleased to announce they have received a positive ISI Inspection. The Independent Schools equivalent to Ofsted, took place during the week of 5-8

February by a team of five Inspectors. Scrutinising every aspect of school life, from teaching and learning to safeguarding and regulatory compliance, the Inspectors commented, “Barrow Hills School amply fulfils its aim to educate the whole child, identify what they do best and celebrate it fully. From EYFS upwards, pupils’ excellent personal development is shown by the strong sense of community, the way pupils are at ease with themselves and their fellows, the way their lives reflect the Christian heartbeat of the school, and their excellent moral and social awareness.” Barrow Hills School, 01428 683639

Boys’ Adventure Day The Royal School is hosting a Boys’ Adventure Day for boys in Year 5 and above on Monday 15 April. This action-packed day will includes team building adventure games, a ﬁre lighting challenge, charcoal making, cooking pancakes, survival in the wild, getting into tribes, making shelters, creating tree spirits, wood carvings and mud sculptures and a stalking game. A BBQ lunch with morning and afternoon snacks are provided. This event is free but please register in advance. The Royal School, 01428 603052

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Singing for St Joan’s Alton Convent School’s Choir performed to a packed crowd at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Farnham. The concert featured performances from the senior chamber choir, the preparatory Chanteur’s choir ﬁll the church with music and special guests, St Polycarp’s School choir, who also sang three items. Pupils performed the show as a thank you to St Joan’s parishioners for helping them raise funds to take and care for handicapped children on their annual visit to Lourdes. In total the concert raised £841 for the parish re-development programme. Alton Convent School, 01420 82070

The Royal School is hosting a Boys’ Adventure Day

Police partnership Steep Primary School and officers from Petersfield’s police station forged a valuable friendship when PCSO Toogood and PC Kelly visited the school. The officers went into each class and spoke to the children about stranger danger, road safety and for the older pupils, safety on the internet and awareness of cyberbullying. The highlight of the visit for each class was the chance to sit in the police van, get locked up in the back of it and try out the police gear from hats and body protection, to batons and handcuffs! The school hope the trip will play a part in cementing a positive relationship between the children and the police from an early age.

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Steep Primary School pupils enjoy a visit from Petersﬁeld Police Station

New era at Charterhouse The Governing Body of Charterhouse has just announced the appointment of Mr Richard Pleming, MA (Cantab) as successor to the Reverend John Witheridge, Headmaster of the School. The new appointment will Mr Richard Pleming take effect from 1 January 2014 and follows on from Mr Witheridge’s declaration of his intention to retire after over 17 years in post. Talking about his recent appointment, Mr Pleming said, “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Charterhouse and hugely excited by the opportunity to run one of the great schools of England. I look forward very much to building on the successes of my eminent predecessors and to overseeing the next stage of the School’s development.” Charterhouse, 01483 291501 Issue 39 April / May 2013

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Expert coaching at Churcher’s Price Harry meets the boys during a recent visit

Haslemere Preparatory School OPEN MORNINGS: Friday, 10th May, 9.30am - 12.30pm Saturday 11th May, 9.30am - 12.30pm

Outstanding... Best for Boys… Haslemere Preparatory School is a nonselective day boys’ school for 4-13 year olds, with a mixed nursery. Boys are being out-performed by girls in every subject and phase of education. We provide an approach to education that aims to motivate boys to really want to learn The school prides itself on the warmth of its welcome and family ethos. Each boy is known and valued and encouraged to fulﬁl his full potential through a broad and balanced curriculum delivered by specialist, enthusiastic teachers. The school has a

strong tradition of helping pupils gain places at their ﬁrst choice school, including top academic schools. Excellent sports coaching enables boys to develop high levels of skill, including representation at national level. The Arts are thriving. Above all, our boys leave the school as happy, wellrounded individuals ready to make the most of their senior schools and future lives. Read Haslemere Preparatory School’s inspection report to see why we are now rated as one of the U.K’s leading schools. www.isi.net/schools/6517

Year 6 boys at Churcher’s College Junior School were treated to some expert coaching in a session from Leicester Tigers Rugby coach Tosh Askew. Tosh, who has coached the England u19 and u21s, including one team that comprised seven Rugby World cup winners, gave the boys some excellent tips on technique and helped focus their minds on ﬁnding space and supporting each other in open play. Churcher’s College Junior School, 01730 236870

Year 6 boys at Churcher’s College Junior School with Leicester Tigers Rugby coach Tosh Askew

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Flash the cat - taken by Bohemia Photographic

Flash’s (AKA Barley) story

Cat companions The 1 April – 6 May will see our nation of pet lovers join together to celebrate National Pet Month. With an aim to encourage responsible pet ownership, every year the event has a different theme. This year the event is keen to promote the message “Your pets and you: companions for life.” This in mind we’ve been talking to Haslemere Cats’ Protection, an organisation that knows all too well about the lifelong commitment of pets

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Based at Upper Hammer Lane Nr Woolmer Hill, The Haslemere Adoption Centre gives much needed homes to cats without a place to go. Helping to re-home cats from other CP centres; other feline rescue organisations and the general public, potential adopters are always in high demand. In an attempt to help reduce the large number of unwanted cats without a home the Haslemere Cats’ Protection are strong advocates of neutering. Cats’ Protection particularly supports early neutering of kittens before they reach puberty, between the ages of four to six months. The centre explains, “We are in consultation with our Veterinary Practice neuters Kittens at the age of ten weeks, which is one week after their ﬁrst vaccination. Neutering at this age is safe and ethical and allows all Haslemere Centre cats and kittens to be neutered before being re-homed.” Cats’ Protection further supports feline neutering by granting ﬁnancial assistance, donating £20 towards domestic male cats’ neutering, £26 towards females and the entire cost of feral cats.

Here we hear from one of the many lucky cats Haslemere Cats’ Protection have re-homed. Flash came to Haslemere when his previous owners had to move from their home. A lovely, lively, handsome boy with medium length fur, Flash was always very playful and absolutely loved his cuddles. Flash was noted to have a minor dental problem, but this was successfully treated with an appropriate dry food.

Flash at Home – as told by his new owners We just thought that it would be good to update you on Flash, who has been a member of our family for just a few weeks. Flash (now called Barley) is settling in extremely well. He spent his ﬁrst few days hidden in a corner of the room we set up for him, presumably petriﬁed of Moose, our Portuguese water dog.

Flash Cat and Moose Dog By the one-week mark, Flash was obviously very comfortable. He could be found wandering around the house with ease, sleeping on windowsills, sleeping on the kitchen table, sleeping on our bed, and swatting happily at the dog. Flash enjoys his morning ritual of breakfast, a two-hour meander around our garden, and a nice morning nap on a kitchen chair. He and Moose have entered into what i think will be a ﬁrm friendship. One morning last week, I found them curled up together on our bed, happy and comfortable as can be. Moose has obviously already beneﬁtted (he seems to quite appreciate the presence of another animal) and we are enjoying his company as well. I even woke up a few nights ago with a little Flash-Hat in the middle of the night. He is very cuddly I think you will recall. At the moment, Flash is paying careful attention to the France/Spain match. We think he is a France fan, as he currently looks very unimpressed. Thanks so much for taking care of our little friend until we could bring him into our family. We are very pleased to have our little guy around. Haslemere Cats’ Protection, 01428 604297 Issue 39 April / May 2013

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This year sees the Haslemere Educational Museum celebrate its 125th anniversary. True to form they are all set to mark the event in style with their innovative Museum in a Million Appeal Haslemere Educational Museum chairman, Melanie Odell explains, “Museum in a Million is a project raising the proﬁle of the Museum to our local and wider community. Letting people know of our situation and explaining the beneﬁt of the Museum’s facilities, events and educational programme, life long learning and fun.” The museum hopes the project will create a fund of at least one million pounds to help pay for the running costs of the establishment. The project is essential for the museum’s survival, as it doesn’t receive any government funding. Trustees and staff are appealing to benefactors to step forward and help preserve the museum and its collections for future generations. As a thank you, all those who donate will have the option to have

Museum fact ﬁle 1888 Museum was created by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson as a private museum in his garden barn based around botany, geology and social history. 1895 Museum relocated to larger premises due to the popularity of the museum and Hutchinson’s lectures. 1898 A Museum Examination was established for local children to encourage observation, reading and discussion. 1926 Museum moved to its current location at the end of the High Street. During the World Wars the museum experienced high levels of visitors - a lot of whom were soldiers. 1897-1948 Museum developed a lot of its character as a result of curator Mr E.W Swanton, introduction living specimens and scientiﬁc research. 1949 Arthur Jewell came to Haslemere Museum as Assistant Curator to John Clegg. He went on to become curator and he continued a tradition of pioneering educational work. 1951 A School Loan Service was introduced to allow schools to borrow duplicate items from the museum - This is still practiced today. Today Haslemere Educational Museum is one of the largest Natural History Museums in central southern England with over 240,000 specimens, along with over 140,000 Human History artefacts from around the World. 30

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their names recorded in a leather-bound book, which will be added to the archives to be kept for posterity. Museum in a Million will see the museum host a range of fun events to appeal to the museum’s variety of visitors. “We have talks, demonstrations, a Georgian masked ball, a Victorian dinner, bridge, tennis, golf, vintage cars, photographic competition, recipe books, branded goods and auctions. Something for everyone.” Current fundraising efforts have seen the museum raise £20K with a further £70K pledged. “Tell your friends about our plans and encourage them to join us. If you are a solicitor or accountant please tell your clients about us, if you run a school, business or organisation please hold a fund raising event on our behalf, if you have a piece of furniture or jewellery that might raise some money for us please let us know for a fundraising auction. If you have excess funds that you don’t want to give away why not loan it to us for the interest.” Haslemere Educational Museum, 78 High Street, 01428 642112

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Haslemere Museum was one of the very ﬁrst museums to include children?

Memories of the museum We asked our followers on Twitter what their memories of the museum were. Here are some of our favourite tweets – @Arthur_the_bear: Where to start? @IntervalThinks: Mummy’s toe, glorious garden, dioramas, Laura’s ferns & grasses, seeing bees outside from inside, a faun (?), @DonnaClark7:Incredible discoveries in the storerooms when on work experience from Woolmer Hill @haslemeremuseum

Did you know Hutchinson encouraged the open display of artefacts, as he believed that people could learn as much through their hands as their eyes? - Stark contrast to other museums with their sealed cases and “do not touch” signs.

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Calamity Jane literally rides into town! After a well publicised search for a steed, Calamity Jane had not one, but two horses for the Haslemere Player’s traditional preperformance Walkabout. Riding to the rescue was top British Eventing Trainer, Lisa Hamilton and her young son, Brandon, of the Ridewell Training School in Hindhead with two family friendly equine characters – “Mister” the pony and an enormous white horse called “Albie.” Accompanied by a colourful cast of Cowboys from the show, Calamity Jane set off with Mister and Albie from the top of Haslemere’s High Street, stopping off for an

impromptu singsong outside Hemingways, much to the surprise and amusement of people enjoying a morning coffee!

Sail away From the 6-27 April Shared Art will present their It’s A Shore Thing exhibition at the Haslemere Museum. Meeting up every Monday at The Hub in Beacon Hill, this will be the fourth time the group has presented at the museum. Jan Scott of Shared Art explains, “We meet throughout the year, no time off for good behaviour nor holidays! The beach huts are a fun introduction to the work of the artists and from seeing the complete Exhibition, the viewer may be able to guess whose work it is.” Artists participating in the exhibition include Jan Scott, Rachel Vitolo, Diana Hammaren, Doreen Antill, Sheila Curling, Kitty Heywood, Christine Thomas and Sharon Anderson. Haslemere Museum, 01428 645234

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Beauty in the ordinary and Cornish history at McAllister Thomas Fine Art McAllister Thomas is all set to present two new exhibitions. From the 12 April – 1 May the gallery will exhibit Angela Findlay, Fragments of Time. Angela’s work reﬂects the idea that places, buildings and objects bear witness to, reveal and hold the memory of human stories omitted by history’s grander narrative. Her paintings and collages look at incidental domestic situations, so familiar yet usually deemed unworthy of attention. Gallery Director, Gary Thomas explains, “Everyday items and scenes become stolen glimpses into the shadows of private or personal lives

and it is this inherent sense of tension that brings her thought provoking work alive.” The 3 – 22 May then sees the gallery present, Gordon Couch, Oyster Punts and Crabbers. This exhibition by Gordon Couch, an ex boat builder, features an engaging collection of paintings on ‘historic timbers’ from either old Cornish Crabbers or an old Oyster Punt used by Gordon’s family to harvest oysters using hand dredges on the River Fal – bringing everything together that is typically Cornish. McAllister Thomas Fine Art 01483 860591

Fundraising exhibition at West Dean College Students at West Dean College will present a special Line and Form exhibition from

Line and Form at West Dean College

1-6 May. All artwork exhibited from the students, staff, short-course tutors and alumni will be available to buy, The college hope the exhibition will help raise funds for their summer events planned for July, including a Summer Show to be held at West Dean and an exhibition at The Old Truman Brewery in East London as part of the annual Free Range event.

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Local artists brave the cold Despite the snow and freezing temperatures this year, brave models and artists have continued to meet at The Drawing Room. Local artists, Alison Orchard and Nicky Chubb, founded the Drawing Room at Hindhead Scout Hut three years ago, as a creative base for local artists. The group now runs life drawing workshops on Tuesday evenings and a lively mixed media group on Friday mornings. Alison Orchard explains, “We have such a fantastic varied group of artists and beginners who come each week; the different themes and interesting models are a real inspiration.” Both Alison and Nicky will hold an exhibition of their paintings, as part of the Surrey Artist Open Studios, in June. Joining them is the International children’s book illustrator, Elena Gomez, who will be exhibiting her silkscreen prints. Alison Orchard, www.alisonorchard.com

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Anniversary Celebrations at Moorlands Lodge The team at Moorlands Lodge celebrated their ﬁrst anniversary with residents and friends in February, and the very ﬁrst resident Rita Clutterbuck shared the honours of cutting the birthday cake with General Manager Creenagh Williamson. Another guest wishing the Moorlands Lodge team happy birthday was the Rt Honourable Jeremy Hunt. He was given a guided tour by Creenagh and spent time chatting to the residents and staff. Jeremy said “Moorlands Lodge is an excellent example of future care in this country. This is what care should look like, I haven’t quite booked myself in yet, but I’d be more than happy to do so!” Moorlands Lodge is one of four homes

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implementing duty of care. The programs will take place over ﬁve days in Safe Harbour’s fully equipped in-house Training Department. As well as their induction program, Safe Harbour are keen to promote the guidance and support they offer as an ongoing process, with update training courses to ensure continual professional development. Valerie Hale of Safe Harbour explains, “We are passionate, caring and committed to ensuring our carers needs are met at Safe Harbour, because we are the company who cares to make a difference.” Domiciliary care training is also now available, with full induction training or update training in manual handling. Safe Harbour Homecare Ltd, 01428 722086

Charlie continues, “We are hoping that the new courtyard and walled garden areas will become social spaces, with plans for open air concerts and a gardening club for our new dementia residents, existing residents and even members of the local community to enjoy.” Huntington House, 01428 604600

Care home gets local Residential care home, Wychwood House is focusing its efforts on serving the local community. The new local plans will see the care home expand its meals on wheels service to elderly residents in Grayshott and its surrounding area. Wychwood manager, Minaz Lalani, has found that there is a need for tasty, hot meals to be delivered to people who don’t wish to, or are unable to cook for themselves. “From running a care home, we have learnt what type of food the elderly want. We provide tasty meals using top quality ingredients. We pay attention to overall nutrition and aim to make sure that the food is easy to eat and digest. The elderly ﬁnd it harder to eat certain foods,” Minaz explains. “Our food is tasty and not an

Local homecare and Training Company, Safe Harbour Homecare has developed a new program for carers. The new program has been designed to ensure caring professionals meet the eight common induction standards, such as, equality and inclusion and principles for

Good gardening Local care home, Huntington House is planning to introduce a special garden for residents with dementia. Based on research that has shown the beneﬁts of sensory gardens for sufferers of dementia, the team hope the garden will allow them to practice self-mapping and self-organising skills. The home’s focus on dementia care comes alongside the government’s recent, Challenge on Dementia campaign to encourage local councils to adapt public spaces. Huntington House co-director, Charlie Hoare explains, “This will encourage the integration of people living with dementia with the general public, not only beneﬁcial for dementia care but also in raising awareness about mental health issues.” The dementia garden follows on from the success of the home’s ‘Knit & Natter’ circle, also designed to help people with dementia.

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unappealing mush!” The meals are delivered at lunchtime to the local area. People can dip in and out of the service if they choose, which is particularly good for those who may be recuperating from an illness or who have just come out of hospital. Extra meals can also be ordered for visitors. The meals on wheels services come in addition the home’s current respite service to give caregivers with a chance to recharge their batteries. “Respite may also be suitable if family are away on holiday and want to make sure that their elderly mum or dad is properly cared for. Wychwood House, 01428 607014

Reform brought forward Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the Government’s overhaul of the pension system and social care funding will be brought forward by a year. The new plans, which will see a ﬂat-tier pension worth around £144 a week, will now begin in 2016. The reforms will also now include a cap on the amount older people pay for social care in England, reducing the funds from £75,000 to £72,000. The Chancellor hopes the reform will assist both the young and old. However, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls argued the government was not doing enough to stimulate growth. The current full state pension stands at £107.45 a week, but this can be topped up to £142.70 with the means-tested pension credit, and a state second pension which is based on National Insurance contributions. All those eligible for the state pension before April 2016 will continue to receive their entitlement under the current system. However, for new pensioners, the second state pension will be abolished. Age UK Advice, 0800 169 6565 Issue 39 April / May 2013

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Brian Tapp, Richard Peskett and Phil Bates of the Archive Group holding the original Fox & Pelican signs having just bought them from an auction house in Essex in April 2010.

This year sees the Grayshott Village Archive celebrate their tenth birthday. Set up to commemorate the centenary of Grayshott Parish Council and the opening of Grayshott Village Hall, the past ten years has seen the group identify a range of historical

records to preserve the heritage and history of Grayshott. Phil Bates the Archive Chairman said: “We have now got an impressive comprehensive record of early Village life and this task will be ongoing but we are now wanting to focus on later history from the thirties leading on to the present day.” To help with their continuing development, the archive are asking Grayshott residents to think about any materials they may have relating to past history. Phil continues, “ this could be photographs, letters or documents etc, we of course will take copies and return the originals.” The group are particularly interested in getting photos of the snowy winter of 1963 and the great storm of 1987, as well as any recollections residents may have of these dates. Once collated the archive hope to publish the information in a printed format to celebrate ten years of the archive. Phil Bates, 01428 606001

Hit musical comes to Grayshott This April will see Grayshott Stagers present Dan Goggin’s musical, Nunsense at Grayshott Village Hall. Telling the tale of the Little Sisters of Hoboken and their fund raising event, the musical ﬁrst opened on December 12, 1985 and ran for 3,672 performances. The second-longest running offBroadway show in history, by the time it closed, it had become an international phenomenon translated into at least 26 languages with more than 8,000 productions worldwide. The show will run from the 24-27 April with a 7.30pm start.

Tickets priced at £11.50 available at Grayshott Books from 2 April or online at www.grayshottstagers.co.uk

Grayshott is set to come alive with the ﬁrst Square event of 2013 – a St George’s Day Tea Party on Saturday 20 April. Organised by Grayshott’s Square Events Group, it will showcase local groups and provide lots of fun for all ages. Taking part are the Ash Puppets, Magical Rooms, Green Peace, Little Sunﬂowers, Grayshott Social Club, the Sue Ryder charity and others. Grayshott Children’s Theatre is helping to fund the event. The Tea Party will run from 2pm to 5pm. There will be refreshments and activities to suit all tastes. Anna Lubelska-Robins the event organiser sees the Party as an opportunity for Grayshott to blow away the winter blues and come together to enjoy a community afternoon. She said: “We are expecting knights in shining armour, dragons and even a polar bear!” St George’s Day Tea Party, 01428 717090 Life in Haslemere

Alternative folk music hits the stage in Grayshott The 27 April will see Grayshott Social Club present The Little Unsaid. Described as ‘Alternative Folk’ the band’s music combines folk music with electronica to produce a unique sound. Grayshott Social Club Secretary, Peter Hatch explains, “The Little Unsaid is the stage persona of John Elliott, an inspired musician who takes Guitar and Keyboards and plays them through various electronic devices to create a wonderful sound, to which he adds a stunning voice.” All Tickets are £10 and can be collected in person from Grayshott Books in The Square, alternatively phone Des O’Byrne for postal tickets or more information. Des O’Byrne, Grayshott Social Club, 01428 607096

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And all that jazz Grayshott Jazz Club are offering a night of unique entertainment as they present Richard White’s Fivers. Taking place on Saturday 13 April the evening promises dishes drawn from the sweetest and hottest sources with suggestions of Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra. The jazz group guarantee to “Intrigue, amuse and satisfy the most jaded of palates.” Grayshott Jazz Club, 01428 604041

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Liphook Golf Club’s team of experts are always on hand to help their new customers improve their game. Here we’ve been catching up with Ian Mowbray, PGA Advanced Professional from the club to ﬁnd out his top tips for golf: Possibly the single most important factor to get right in golf, whether you are an experienced or a novice golfer is the set up or address position. As humans we are

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Award time in Haslemere On 20 April the Haslemere Chamber will present their annual business awards at the Haslemere Chamber of Trade Gala Dinner. This year the event will be taking place at Haslemere Hall in recognition of its Centenary. Awards will be given for a range of categories including; employee of the year, best customer service and most innovative customer service. As well as the awards ceremony guests can look forward to a Welcome Drinks Reception, a three course dinner prepared by three top local caterers – Cruickshanks, Sophie Martin Catering and Mirabelles – and wine and beverages available from Haslemere Hall. Haslemere Chamber, www.haslemere.com/chamber

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Local ﬁtness expert and personal trainer, FrankieFit has developed a unique Ante Natal Fitness program for the women of Haslemere. The new classes will combine light cardio exercise with work on core strength, posture and overall muscle tone. Suitable for all trimesters, the classes have been designed to improve sleep, circulation, postnatal recovery and boost clients’ overall of sense of well-being. An open air ScrummyMummyFit with FrankieFit class will take place at Grayswood Village Green and Chiddingfold Village Green. These sessions will combine a warm-up and stretch, cardiovascular training and low-impact exercises with bugggy and baby and provide advice on balanced, healthy eating. Alongside this Frankie will offer a bootcamp on Grayswood Village Green and Chiddingfold Village Green. These will aim to improve strength, ﬁtness and muscle tone in addition to boosting metabolism, burning fat, and losing weight with a series of challenging exercises.

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What’s on – April - May 2013 l Thursday 4 April Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society - Tea, Opium and Hong Kong Patrick Conner Venue: Grayshott Village Hall Time: 2pm Price: £6, Members free Contact: Mrs Pauline Bywood 01428 609342 l Sunday 7 April Bunny in a Bag Venue: Petworth House, Church St Petworth, West Sussex Time: 11am-4pm Price: £3.50 per child Contact: 01798 343929

l Saturday 20 April Chamber of Commerce Dinner Dance Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road Time: 7.30pm Contact: haslemere.com/ chamber l Saturday 27 April Grayshott Folk Club presents: The Little Unsaid Venue: Grayshott Social Club Time: 7.30pm Price: £10 Contact:01428 607096 l Saturday 4 May

l Saturday 13 April Grayshott Folk Club presents: The Outside Track Venue: Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road Time: 7.30pm Price: £12 Contact:01428 607096 l Monday 15 April Haslemere U3A: A Solo Walk 3000 miles across Africa, Namibia’s Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean. ‘Speaker’ Fran Sandham Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road Time: 2pm Price: £2 Contact: Pam Pullen 01428 645214 l Tuesday 16 April HDFAS Lecture: Dr Twigs Way: The Life and Art of Marianne North, Victorian Botanical Artist Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road Price: Members free, Visitors £5 Contact: 01428 683578 l Friday 19 April Haslemere Society Spring Meeting Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road Price: Members free, Visitors donations welcome Contact: haslemeresociety@ haslemere.com 40

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HMS Concert Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road Time: 7.30pm Price: £15, £10, £8, under 18s half price Contact: 01428 642161 Sunday 7 April, Bunny in a Bag, Petworth House

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