Ashdown Forest Living February 2020 Issue

February 2020

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Dear Residents,

Whats inside this month

Welcome to the February issue.

We have a fabulous early history of Groombridge Place featured.

We also have some really tasty real-food recipes, a little different, but really good and nourishing for a Winter treat.

Hornby at the Bluebell Railway

A Dangerous Novelty?

Valentines Day is coming up and we’ve included a little love inspiration.

If you are a local community group or charity that needs support, please do get in touch.

The Early history of Groombridge Place

The First Valentine

Real Good Food

The Best Of Sussex

Thank you for supporting our local businesses. We always appreciate feedback to the magazine, drop us a line anytime.

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Beethoven’s Special Year

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Beethoven’s Special Year Even today, Ludwig van Beethoven is still the superstar of composers – he’s a global artist whose name needs no introduction. Born in 1770 in Vienna means that 2020 is the 250th anniversary of his birth and the world is getting ready to celebrate and honour it. Beethoven’s music is played more than any other composer and his 9th Symphony more often than any other piece; it also appears on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

As well as being visionary he was passionate and bold. With his back to the audience, facing the orchestra, the composer steadily marked the tempo with his hands. He was not conducting, though — he was deaf.

So when the orchestra and chorus finished, he could not hear the applause and cheers of the Vienna audience. When a musician

turned him around so he could see the joy on listeners’ faces, Ludwig von Beethoven bowed in gratitude — and wept.

Mid Sussex Sinfonia and Coro Nuovo are joining forces to perform this iconic symphony on 22nd February at the Kings Centre, Burgess Hill at 3pm. The concert is being supported by sponsorship from local individuals and businesses without which it couldn’t take place. As well as a full orchestra and choir there will be soloists from Covent Garden and we hope you will come and join us to celebrate this unique event.

Ticket information www.coronuovo.org.uk/ tickets or 01444 717320. This is going to be very popular and our advice is to buy early.

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Ushering in the Age of Electricity Discover the history of electricity at Standen in a brand-new exhibition. This revolutionary yet initially mysterious and somewhat dangerous technology was embraced by the wealthy who could afford to dabble in the unknown, this included Mr and Mrs Beale along with their architect Philip Webb who built Standen in the 1890s.

But was this cutting-edge technology all it was made out to be?

House manager Ruth Howard explains, “We were inspired to tell this story because it is such an important element of Standen’s innovative history. One of the first ever houses to be designed for electricity from the very onset, this bold forwardlooking decision was down to the owners and avantgarde architect. It is easy to

forget that electricity was cutting-edge, yet dangerous technology. The designs of the light fittings were also state-of-the-art and described as ‘palpitatingly modern’, we wanted to share the background with visitors”.

electric bell calls and original electric lights. There will also be original Punch cartoons, which not only show how ‘new’ electricity was at the time, they also reveal what people really thought about the new-era energy: electricity.’

One can discover curious features in the house from the original fittings, to

The exhibition runs ‘til the end of March.

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Miss Moneywise CLEANING TIPS With Spring around the corner, we wanted to get a head-start this February with some fabulous cleaning tips!

ANY MOULD? For a little mould you can use distilled or white vinegar which won't leave a stain. It won't have to be washed off. Be sure to check back in a few days as a stronger treatment may be necessary.

REFRESH YOUR MATTRESS. Strip off all sheets and sprinkle bicarb of soda over, which absorbs odours, etc. Leave as long as you can and then vacuum thoroughly.

RUGS SHOULD BE TAKEN OUTSIDE three or four times a year for a more thorough cleaning. Drape them over a fence and beat them with a broom or tennis racket, this removes much more dust than vacuuming.

Take smaller rugs outside too for a vigorous shaking every week.

GIVE YOUR DISHWASHER A GREAT DEEP CLEAN, fill a tub with white vinegar and place

on the top rack of your machine. Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda on the bottom of the machine and run a short cycle to deep clean and disinfect.

ONCE A MONTH TAKE BLANKETS, pillow and bedspreads, that can't be put through the wash (such as down duvets), outside and shake them well, this will get rid of some inevitable dust. When the weather improves you can give them a good air out in the garden, applying a damp cloth where necessary.

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REAL GOOD FOOD Local cook Iona Fraser, brings us her take on food with two delicious recipes for perfect Winter nourishing food, she explains: When I say real food, what comes to mind?

For me, it is nostalgic… ancestral. A harking back to a time before industrial processing, when life (and food) was a little slower.

Real food and its preparation nourish the body and the soul, and help us to exhale.

I set up ‘Broth and Butter’, an online group, with the intention to create a community around that feeling, to encourage people to share ideas, information, recipes and excitement around good food, cooked from scratch.

You will never find anything in my recipes more processed than flour, or sugar, and the only ‘cheats’ will be time or energy-savers.

Join us on facebook (Broth and Butter: a Return to Nourishment) and instagram (@ brothandbutter) for more real food love – a cookbook is also in the pipeline.

Here are some recipes you might like to try:

Roast Partridge with brown butter pearl barley risotto and salt baked celeriac This recipe sounds more complex than it is, and you could always swap out the salt baked celeriac for roasted veg cubes, or just some greens. It is written as dinner for 2 but is easy to double, and brings a real sense of restaurant Lux to your kitchen with minimum fuss.

Ingredients: • 2 x Partridge (Many rural butchers are also Game dealers, give them a call!)

• Fresh bay leaves • 100ml sloe gin (port would also work) • 1oz of butter • 5 oz of pearl barley • 3 oz butter • A small glass of white wine (I used dandelion wine from last year, but any decent white is fine) • 1 pint of warm chicken (or other fowl) stock • 1 large onion • 2 sticks of celery (or alexanders stems in season) • 1 celeriac • 6 egg whites • 8 oz of fine salt

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Preheat your oven to Gas 6 (200C). Start with the celeriac. Give it a good wash, and place it on a baking tray lined with parchment.

Whisk your egg whites until stiff, then fold in the salt, to form a thick paste. Pack it all around the celeriac, making sure to leave no gaps, and pop in the oven for 3.5 hours or until a skewer goes through the middle without resistance. Take it out and put it to one side, it’s salt cocoon will keep it lovely and warm!

It may seem extravagant to use so many egg whites for one side dish, but the results are to die for, and you can use the yolks in the custard pudding below.

Once the celeriac is out, turn the oven up to gas 7 (220 C), and put 2 oz of

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butter in a medium pan, on a medium high heat. The butter will froth, then turn golden brown, with the most sensational caramel smell.

At this point pour it into a bowl, add the remaining butter and the diced onions and sliced celery/alexanders to the same pan and turn down to low. These need to saute until they are soft and translucent.

While these are cooking, pop your partridges into a cast iron frying pan (or the base of a tagine, anything that is safe for the oven and the top is ok) and rub them with butter. I always use good unpasteurised salted butter.

Season with a little salt and pepper pop a few fresh bay leaves in and around, and slide them straight into the hot oven, set a timer for 10 mins to baste, and then another 10/15 until golden brown. When they are done you will lift them out, put them upside down on a plate and cover with foil.

While the partridges are cooking, cook your risotto.

Add the pearl barley to the pan and stir, then add the

wine and turn up to medium.

Stir until it is all absorbed, then begin to add your stock, a little at a time, stirring as you go. Once about ž of your stock is absorbed, taste the barley to see if it is done, grains should be tender.

When it is done, add the brown butter, season to taste and cover to rest.

When you are ready to serve, put the partridge pan back on the heat and pour in any juices that have escaped the birds, then add your sloe gin and blast with heat until reduced by around half.

Spoon the risotto onto the plates, sit your bird on top.

Break the top off the celeriac and scoop out with a spoon and plate. Any celeriac leftovers make a sensational soup or puree!

The lovely thing about this recipe is all the components will keep warm for a little while so no pressure! I have served with black truffle and wood blewits as I had been foraging, but just as it is, is perfect winter comfort food.

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Start by making your apple compote. Put the butter in a saucepan on a medium to high heat, until it froths and then turns brown. Add the apples and sugar, and cook out until the liquid from the apples evaporates and leaves you with gooey caramel-y apples.

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Remove from the dish to a cooling rack until cool, then put in the fridge until fully cold (around 4 hours).

Around half an hour before serving turn out onto a plate by putting a plate on top, turning over and shaking!

Serve at room temperature with crumbled flapjack if you like, or just as it is for comfort.

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Place the dish in a large Mix the milk and cream and add the bay leaves. Bring to just simmering over a medium heat and then turn off. In a mixing bowl whisk together the eggs and yolks, sugar, salt, yoghurt and brandy. Slowly pour in the cream mixture through a sieve, whisking all the time, then very slowly pour over the apples.

Ingredients I have made this as one big dessert because I love the communal dive-in-ability of it, but you could equally make it in individual ramekins. Just adjust the cooking time down by around 15 mins.

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GROOMBRIDGE PLACE Extracted from ‘Groombridge Past’ by Barbara Maidment, with grateful thanks for permission to reproduce.

The first house was built in the thirteenth century and the present house is the third to stand on this site.

Groombridge Place today is a tranquil, mellow house surrounded by the still waters of its ancient moat. Its history, which is largely the story of its various owners, begins twelve centuries ago.

Whilst the remains of mesolithic and neolithic inhabitation have been found at High Rocks, two miles distant, the earliest inhabitants of Groombridge were Saxon. The name ‘Groombridge’ derives from the Saxon word gromen, indicating military attendants or servants. It has been suggested that in Saxon times a guard may have been posted here to watch and defend the river crossing between the separate kingdoms of Kent and Sussex.

The discovery in recent years of a number of Saxon artefacts close by supports this theory.

The earliest surviving record relating to Groombridge is a charter of Henry III dated 1239, which granted permission to William Russell, Lord of the Manor, and his wife, Haweis, to found a chantry – a private chapel -

for the celebration of mass and the saying of prayers for the dead.

William Russell built the original manor house in the early 1230s, and surrounded it with the moat we see today. Although no known record survives of what it looked like, one can make an informed guess: built around the outside edge of the moat island, with a large central courtyard where the present house stands.

The moat, possibly a defence against roaming bands of marauders, may well have had a drawbridge in the same position as the current bridge.

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John to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. He was probably granted Lordship of the Manor of Groombridge in the early 1230s; he owned other estates in Lancashire and Ireland and sat in England’s first parliament, held in Oxford in 1258.

By 1254 he’d been granted another royal charter, ‘free warren’, the right to hunt pheasant, partridge, rabbit and hare; game usually reserved for the king.

William Russell died in 1261 and the lordship of the manor of Groombridge became vacant.

It was next granted to Henry de Cobham, scion of a powerful and influential Kentish family from Cobham, near Rochester.

With the grant of lands providing income in the form of rents, came the obligation to fight in the king’s wars.

In 1281 Henry de Cobham fought under Edward I in his battles to conquer Wales.

Henry de Cobham’s military service was rewarded in 1286: a charter established a weekly Thursday market and a threeday fair every May which cemented Groombridge as a local trading centre. Both were lucrative sources of income for the de Cobhams since rents and tolls were paid to them by the craftsmen, artisans, traders and itinerant hawkers. Market and fair were held continuously up to the early years of the twentieth century.

In 1300 Henry de Cobham and his brother John marched north with Edward I, hoping to repeat the Welsh triumph by conquering Scotland. At Dumfries they laid siege to Caerlaverocke Castle, where Henry, John and two other de Cobham’s were knighted.

Henry was eventually succeeded at Groombridge by his son Stephen.

The de Clintons After the death of Stephen de Cobham in 1333, the estate at Groombridge came into the possession of Sir John de Clinton, younger brother of the William, Earl of Huntingdon. The de Clintons were another powerful family with vast estates in Kent.

They probably acquired Groombridge because of its lucrative income from rents.

Towards the end of the fourteenth century income from rents and land under cultivation were in decline throughout England. Wages and costs rose sharply, largely due to the economic effect of the Hundred Years’ War and outbreaks of plague and epidemic disease. Landowners were left beleaguered, with fields left idle for the want of labour. Such problems led many landowners to put estates up for sale. When Sir John de Clinton’s heir, his grandson William, Lord Clinton and Saye, inherited Groombridge in 1397, the annual rental income was 30s 8d, equivalent today to £620.

William, Lord Clinton sold the estate at Groombridge in the

early years of the fifteenth century.

The Wallers Thomas Waller, a landowner from Lamberhurst, purchased Groombridge from the de Clintons in the early fifteenth century. He died in 1410 and the estate was inherited by his son John.

One of Groombridge’s most famous legends surrounds John Waller’s son, Richard, who reputedly fought at the battle of Agincourt on 25th October 1415. Immortalised

by Shakespeare’s Henry V, Agincourt was one of the outstanding English triumphs of the Hundred Years’ War. Vastly outnumbered by the massed French forces, Henry’s army was hungry and exhausted after months of fighting and marching. But, in little more than three hours of savage combat, Henry’s army of deadly accurate archers inflicted a crushing defeat on the French.

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As dusk fell on the carnage, the English set about the traditional gathering of the spoils of war, looting the bodies of the dead and dying French nobles. The pickings were good, since it was an obliging habit of the French aristocracy to come to battle clad in fine livery and jewels beneath their armour. It is said that during the postbattle looting, Richard Waller discovered Charles, Duke of Orleans, half-brother to the French king, still alive, one of only a handful of French noblemen to survive. Richard Waller, according to the legend, claimed the duke as his prisoner and brought him back to Groombridge where he was kept until his ransom was paid, 25 years later.

Sadly, some, if not all of this heroic story is certainly untrue. There is evidence which suggests that Richard Waller was not even present at Agincourt. Charles of Orleans was discovered alive and taken captive after the battle of Agincourt, but never imprisoned at Groombridge.

The Duke of Orleans was a great prize, having been paraded triumphantly through the streets of London

by Henry V, he was taken first to the Tower of London, and later imprisoned at Eltham, Windsor Castle, Pontefract Castle and at Stourton, in Wiltshire, among other locations. The nearest he came to Groombridge was when he was in the charge of Sir Reginald Cobham at Starborough Castle in Surrey.

The legend of Charles of Orleans’ imprisonment at Groombridge most likely arises from the coincidence that there certainly was a member of the Orleans family held captive at Groombridge.

Jean, Duke of Angoulême, a younger brother of Charles, was a boy of twelve years old when he was handed over by his older brother to Henry Beaufort as a hostage against a debt in 1412. The young duke was given into the custody of Groombridge’s Richard Waller, himself an officer of the household of the Beaufort family.

Under the traditions of medieval warfare, highranking prisoners were obliged to set the amount of their own ransom. When Charles of Orleans was taken captive at Agincourt and imprisoned in the tower he had not only to fix the price on his own head and then raise the money to pay it, he had also to continue to find the money to meet the debt to release his younger brother Jean, still a hostage at Groombridge. The financial demands of Charles’ ransom and Jean’s debt stretched the Orleans purse beyond its limits and the brothers were destined to spend many years incarcerated. They were allowed to meet at least once.

Some historical sources suggest that Richard Waller rebuilt the manor house at Groombridge and contributed to the rebuilding of Speldhurst Church with money provided by Charles of Orleans. The discovery of French coins of the period in fields between Groombridge

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and Speldhurst has been offered in support of this theory, but it must be said that such evidence is circumstantial at best. Accounts of Charles’ imprisonment in England show that he could barely afford sufficient clothes to keep himself warm, let alone fund major rebuilding projects. Undoubtedly, Richard Waller would have been recompensed for his lengthy guardianship of the young Duke of Angoulême. Perhaps this source of income enabled him to undertake the remodelling of William Russell’s original manor house at Groombridge and the rebuilding of Speldhurst Church.

Towards the end of Charles’ imprisonment his financial resources were depleted, his estates in France were severely diminished and he was unable to send money for Jean’s upkeep. In one account, Jean’s valet, Collinet Goulon, is credited with raising the money to supply his master’s needs by turning his tailoring skills to the advantage of the population of Groombridge.

In July 1440, after twenty-five years’ imprisonment, most of Charles’ ransom was finally raised and his return to France negotiated. Jean was left behind, since much of the Orleans property and lands had been sold and their coffers stripped bare to pay Charles’ ransom. How many of the thirty years of Jean’s enforced stay in England were spent at Groombridge appears to be a moot point, but in 1442 he finally returned to France. His release was agreed as part of the negotiations for peace between England and France, eventually sealed by the marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou.

Meanwhile, Richard Waller had been knighted and was granted, with his coat of arms, an additional crest bearing the French fleurde-lis, hanging from a walnut tree, bearing the label Huc Fructus Virtutis (Here is the fruit of courage). Whether Richard Waller was knighted for deeds at Agincourt or subsequent action in France is unclear. He was only 20 when (if ) he fought at Agincourt, and afterwards his military career in France continued to thrive. He rose in consequence, becoming bailiff of Evreux in 1426 and of

Caen in 1430. Back in England he became Master of the Household of Cardinal Beaufort, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex and, in 1437, sheriff of Kent. He died in 1462.

One of Groombridge’s most romantic legends surrounds Sir Richard Waller’s descendant, also Richard, who reputedly fell in love with Cicely Neville, wife of Richard Plantagenet and mother of Richard III. The tradition suggests that when she died in 1495, Cecily Neville was buried at Groombridge and that Richard Waller planted a hawthorn tree over her grave in the churchyard. In 1900 the tree was thought by the parish clerk to be dangerous and cut down. Miss Saint, the owner of Groombridge Place, was furious at the loss and tried to take a cutting of Richard Waller’s love-token tree. The cutting failed to take, but part of a branch from the old tree is preserved to this day and can be seen in a box fixed to the garden wall.

The story of Cicely Neville’s burial is, like the legend of the Duke of Orleans, untrue; she is buried at Fotheringay in Northamptonshire.

The charming story of the hawthorn tree is questionable too. Historical evidence does not support it, the most obvious difficulty being that there was no churchyard at Groombridge until the 1630’s.

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The ebb and flow of the tide of great events continued to wash over subsequent generations of the Waller family. In 1595 Sir Walter Waller found himself considerably outof-pocket due to Queen Elizabeth’s inefficiency in reimbursing expenses incurred by those in her service. Having supplied four men and horses for the army, then occupied fighting an exhausting and inconclusive war in Ireland, he was obliged to petition the queen for a grant of lands to the yearly value of £50, to make good the shortfall.

Sir Walter’s son, Sir Thomas Waller (born 1558), was appointed Governor of Dover Castle and in 1649 Sir Hardress Waller was a signatory of the death warrant of Charles I. Edmund Waller, the poet, maintained family connections in the locality although he never lived at Groombridge. In 1604, a year after the death of Sir Thomas Waller, the family’s long association with Groombridge came to an end when the estate was sold to its most illustrious owner, Sir Thomas Sackville.

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A film crew recently came to the Bluebell’s Sheffield Park station to shoot scenes on platform 1 and then on board a train as it journeyed through the beautiful Sussex countryside.

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THE BEST OF SUSSEX

The Crowborough Community First Responders recently picked up the ‘Best of Sussex’ 999 Award recently at a ceremony held at the Hilton, Brighton, hosted by presenter Ambrose Harcourt. The event was to highlight those individuals or organisations that are going that extra mile for their community, from schools, sports clubs, volunteers, fundraisers and the emergency services.

The team’s dedication and full commitment to the work undertaken in Crowborough, Wadhurst, Withyham and surrounding areas gave them the edge as they beat other finalists across Sussex to take the top prize. The hours volunteered responding to emergency

calls, maintenance of defibrillators and running awareness courses, such as teaching CPR, were all recognised. Team leader Nicki Pointer said, “I am very proud of all the amazing volunteers, all of whom are selfless in giving their time to help the community or fundraise for our work. The achievements won recently are a testament to their dedication.”

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The First Surviving Valentine

Charles, Duke D’Orleans, who was famously captured in the Battle of Agincourt, features in our article about the history of Groombridge Place in this issue. Coincidentally he also wrote the first surviving Valentine while in the Tower of London, feeling lovesick for his wife. We thought, being Valentines Day this month, it was only fitting that we reprint it here: I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine, Since for me you were born too late, And I for you was born too soon.

God forgives him who has estranged Me from you for the whole year.

I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine.

Well might I have suspected That such a destiny, Thus would have happened this day, How much that Love would have commanded.

I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine.

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2. Which continent has the largest Catholic population?

3. Which hospital is the oldest in Britain?

Above its entrance is the only public statue of King Henry VIII in London?

4. What does the word 'pont' mean in both French and Welsh?

5. Four of the five Olympic rings are green, blue, red and yellow, which colour is the fifth ring?

6. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?

7. Which city's cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain?

8. Including its claws, how many legs does a crab have?

9. Henry VIII had two of his wives executed, Anne Boleyn was one, can you name the other?

10. Which of the Beatles was walking barefoot over the zebra crossing on The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover?

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What’s On in February THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY Comedy at Hop Yard - Hal Cruttenden headlines this month, come down and have a laugh, it’s always a good night out! Hartfield Road, Forest Row. WEDNESDAY 12TH FEBRUARY East Grinstead Art Society. Demonstration of mixed media by Adrienne Parker, she also holds adult art classes and workshops locally.

At 2pm, Meridian Hall, East Court.

WEDNESDAY 12TH FEBRUARY Ashdown Forest WI. Our speaker this month is local resident Ross Deek whose talk is called the Cadbury Story. Guests £5. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month and have speakers or events booked throughout the year. We welcome new members to our fledgling WI. Teas and a raffle. 7:30pm, Nutley Church Hall.

THURSDAY 13TH FEBRUARY Arts Society Ashdown Forest. “I Got the Dust Bowl Blues: Texas & Oklahoma Photographs Art & Music”. The 1930s saw murals, painting, photography and graphic design flourishing against a background of the Wall Street Crash and other social influences. John Francis will evaluate abstract painters Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning as well as the social realism of Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans and Ben Shahn. The soundtrack will be by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers. Members free.

Guests £6. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, TN6 1FE. THURSDAY 13TH FEBRUARY Groombridge History Group. We are delighted to welcome Tony Turner presenting his talk on The Cutty Sark - the story of this famous tea clipper and her adventures in China. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

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Film: Pond Life at Pine Grove Pictures.

Tickets £8, reduced to £4 if you become a member, available in advance from the community centre and J & K Gallery or on the door. Doors open 7pm, film starts at 8pm, Crowborough Community Centre.

FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea at Bluebell Railway. Enjoy a scenic and relaxing journey with your Valentine, travelling in one of our four comfortable 1950/60’s lounge or restaurant carriages through the Sussex Weald. After being greeted with a glass of prosecco on arrival, you will be served a traditional afternoon tea with a romantic twist. This special service includes sandwiches, scones, and Valentine’s themed pastries and cakes. Call: 01825 720800 and see website.

SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY Haywards Heath Music Society. Jonathan Radford plays works by Debussy, Schumann and Gershwin arranged for alto, tenor and soprano saxophones and accompanied by a piano. Jonathan is a prize winner and gold medallist in music competitions and has performed in concert halls in the UK and Europe. Tickets, adults £15 and under 18s £5, available on the door or 01444 417654. www.haywardsheathmusicsociety.org.uk. At 7:30pm, Haywards Heath Methodist Church, 28 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath.

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What’s On in February gardening. All welcome - free for members and £3 for non-members. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY Angel’s Business Networking Event. A child friendly, free business networking event open to everyone in business, with and without children. An opportunity for support, knowledge sharing and business opportunities. A guest speaker discusses a new business topic each month, refreshments and a creche for the children.

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SUNDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY Live music from The Management. Mike and Dudley are here for some Sunday afternoon acoustic Rock ‘n’ Roll. 3 – 6pm.

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WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY Hartfield & District History Group.

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HartfieldARTS.wordpress.com. At 3pm, Hartfield Village Hall, TN7 4AA. SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY Penshurst Choral Society Concert.

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THURSDAY 27TH FEBRUARY Beer Tasting with Bedlam Brewery.

Hospices of Hope’s Beer Tasting event at 7pm, The Crowborough Cross, TN6 1AF. SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY Blue Planet 3. Hilarious family show follow the adventures of two idiots from the BBC making another series of David Attenborough’s famous programme.

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