Ashdown Forest Living January 2018

January 2018

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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Happy New Year!

We hope you’ve had a lovely holiday season and are looking forward to the year ahead - 2018!

This magazine is packed with interesting articles, we’ve worked hard to get you some real gems.

Starting with a fascinating article, ‘My Darling Clementine’, “My Darling Clementine” about Churchill’s wife, and their life together at nearby Chartwell.

Dame Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees

Nutley brothers Gavin and Robert Paisley have a wonderful business in the local area, creating coveted models that are exported across the world. See our feature, where we also team up with them to bring you a fabulous competition... turn the pages to find out more!

Front cover- Sussex Artist, Lyndsey Smith

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Venison Shank

Venison is, of course, the local meat of this area. Therefore it seems fitting to bring you this recipe which is well worth a try this new year!

By Head Chef Byron Hayter at Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club

Ingredients • • • • • • • • • • • •

0ml vegetable oil 3 4 venison shanks Salt 3 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, crushed 250ml red wine 2l chicken stock 400g chopped tomatoes 4 sprigs of rosemary 2 bay leaves 150g unsalted butter, cold and diced • 1 tbsp caster sugar • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar

Method: 1. Begin by setting your oven to 200°C/Gas mark 6. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan. When you feel a good heat rising from the pan, season the venison shanks with salt, and carefully brown each of them on all sides.

2. In a large casserole pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and gently sauté until golden brown.

3. Pour the red wine into the pan and bring to a boil.

Reduce the wine by twothirds

4. Add the stock, tomatoes, rosemary and bay leaves, bring to a simmer and add the venison shanks.

8. Whisk the butter into the sauce, add the sugar and red wine vinegar and check the seasoning.

5. Cut a cartouche (a large round of silicone paper) to fit tightly inside the pot on top of the venison shanks.

Place the pot in the oven for two hours, checking the shanks from time to time.

9. Pour the sauce over the Venison shanks and serve with mashed potato and optional beetroot pureé – enjoy!

6. If the liquid seems low, top it up with a little water.

Once cooked, the meat should be tender and come away from the bone easily.

7. Transfer the venison shanks to a serving dish. Bring the braising stock to the boil, skim off any fat and leave it to reduce until thickened to a light sauce.

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Dame Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees Last month British Wildlife Centre founder and owner, David Mills featured in the BBC’s Dame Judi Dench – A Passion for Trees.

Dame Judy, who lives near Lingfield, filmed the production in nearby Surrey, which is surprisingly the UK’s most wooded county!

This beautiful film sees her embarking on a magical journey to uncover the mysteries about one of her greatest passions – trees. Told through the narrative of the changing seasons and filmed over the course of a year, Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees uses innovative filming techniques and the latest cutting edge scientific technology to unlock the remarkable secret lives of trees.

nonchalantly through a woodland again without thinking about all of the incredible work that is going on under there. We think we live in a society, but it is no comparison to what goes on between trees, and how these chaps live.”

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FRONT COVER ARTIST: LYNDSEY SMITH Fletching during the 1970s.

How did you build up your profile to become recognised?

Burgess Hill born Lyndsey Smith describes herself as 'an artist with a passion for drawing and painting in watercolour, bringing life to everyday scenes with busy people and bright colours'.

Buildings are the biggest feature in most of her heartwarming paintings, always with a nod to their history and the stories held within.

She has painted all over Sussex and we are pleased to have one of her illustrations as our front cover and also to publish a handful of her paintings here, guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face.

tracing roman roads and disused railway lines, and visiting archaeological sites.

Buildings develop over the centuries and there are often clues to their past be found, from faded painted ghost signs to notches in the brickwork, pubs and shops which provide a wealth of research possibilities.

My dad was also an artist and painted locally too, having an exhibition annually in the Rose and Crown pub in

I have built up my profile through taking part in club exhibitions such as The Weald of Sussex Art Club, and the Chailey and Newick Painting Group. I am a member of the artist-run Chalk Gallery in Lewes, a group of 21 artists working locally, all continually showing work there, with a new exhibition every 6 weeks.

I also donate Christmas images to the Sussex Charity SASBAH (Sussex Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus), which are printed as Christmas cards and sold through Sussex Cards for Good Causes shops.

Last Christmas alone, 3000 packs of my cards were sold, raising ÂŁ8000 for the charity.

I have also been elected as a full member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art, a UK society

We also have a Q&A about Lyndsey and her work: What inspires you most about painting in Sussex, and in particular in this area?

Having lived in Sussex all my life, and brought my family up here, I enjoy both the countryside and the coast. I am fascinated with finding out the history and tracing development, from picking up worked flint in the fields,

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dedicated to drawing, with annual exhibitions in London at the Menier Gallery and Bankside gallery.

Social media also plays a big part in building up a profile, with my website and blog, facebook, twitter and instagram accounts, I can reach people around the world, but even still, my main source of commissions is all word of mouth.

What has been the most challenging aspect to the work you undertake?

It is a challenge to produce new work every 6 weeks to exhibit, alongside managing my commissions.

It is also a challenge working from home, to not be distracted by the same social media…and the call of the biscuit tin!

Where have you seen the greatest enthusiasm for your paintings?

I think the greatest enthusiasm for my work is by local people, seeing the places that they recognise and enjoy. www.lyndseysmith.co.uk

Co-Working in Forest Row individuals including Nikki Peterson, a local business owner, and Matt Hatton, a technology entrepreneur.

Sarah says, “The benefits of co-working are well known in both reducing start up costs for small businesses and helping people to feel more motivated and happy in their work life, and encourage a better work/life balance”.

Co-Working, one of the hottest business trends today, is coming to Forest Row this month with the launch of FROWORKS. Occupying an office in the centre of the village, the co-working space has been established as a not-for-profit organisation, with the goal of nurturing local small commercial and social enterprises. FROWORKS offers dedicated desks and shared space.

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“My Darling Clementine”

By Katherine Carter, National Trust Project Curator and Collections Manager at Chartwell

Not half an hour from the Ashdown Forest is Chartwell, which many readers will know is the former home of Sir Winston Churchill. He bought the property in 1922 and lived there until shortly before his death in January 1965. This new year will bring an exhibition of the life of Churchill’s extraordinary wife Clementine. We are very pleased to be able to present you with a fascinating in-depth article about her: This winter marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Clementine Churchill, wife of Sir Winston Churchill. She was a truly remarkable woman who has all too often been overlooked in the history of the twentieth century.

Her strength, charm and determination earned the

respect of all who knew her and her role was so vital that, according to Churchill’s own Chief of the Imperial Staff, were it not for her, ‘the history of Winston Churchill and the world would have been a very different story’.

Though she travelled extensively in her role as a

prime minister’s wife, she always returned to Chartwell, the Churchill family home just down the road near Westerham.

Clementine and Winston’s partnership was one of the greatest of all time, but who was the woman who, Winston himself would later say, made ‘my life & any work I have done possible.’

Early Influences Clementine’s family, much like Winston’s, were of aristocratic origins. The Earls of Airlie were a Scottish dynasty whose nobility dated back to the fifteenth century.

Clementine’s grandparents, the 10th Earl of Airlie and his wife Henrietta, lived at Airlie Castle and their daughter Blanche, Clementine’s mother, was seen by her parents as a Continues over the page.

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After returning from France, Clementine was enrolled in the Berkhamsted School for Girls where she excelled, particularly in French, but her mother made it very clear that she did not want her daughter to become an intellectual.

Her feelings were so strong that Clementine would go to a graveyard in secret, not far from their house, to do her homework, with her books laid out on the flat tombstones.

Meanwhile, Blanche asked her relative Lady St Helier to launch Clementine into London’s society, taking her to balls and parties. The hope was to distract Clementine from her studies, which seemed to work and it was at one of these parties where she first caught the eye of the rising young politician, Winston Churchill.

Love and Marriage In the Spring of 1908, a dinner party was held which both Winston and Clementine were invited to. Having only met briefly once

‘wayward spirit’ with a strong character but unpredictable temperament. She married Colonel Sir Henry Hozier, an ex-cavalry officer who was twenty-five years her senior but their marriage was a disaster, with affairs and illfeeling on both sides. It is widely believed that Colonel Hozier was not Clementine’s biological father, though he was the only father she knew growing up. When they separated, Blanche was left to care for her four children Kitty, Clementine, Nellie and Bill. She was deeply in debt and their finances, alongside the instability of her early years, made Clementine later refer to hers as a ‘very difficult childhood’ When Clementine was 13, the family moved to Dieppe where they lived on a very limited income. It was during their time in France that Clementine’s elder sister and closest companion, Kitty, contracted typhoid and passed away. She had always been the most confident and favourite child, and it was said that their mother was never the same again.

Following Kitty’s death, and with Clementine having lost her closest childhood companion, the family returned to England.

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“There must be in the statesman’s life many times when he depends upon the love, the insight, the penetrating sympathy and devotion of his wife. The influence which the wives of our statesmen have exercised for good upon their husbands’ lives is an unwritten chapter of English history” Duty

before, the pair were seated next to each other as virtual strangers but quickly became captivated by each other and barely spoke to anyone else all evening.

They courted over the following months, during which time Winston went away to stay at Burley-onthe-Hill with his cousins. In the early hours the 6th of August, a fire broke out that was so severe that a whole wing of the house burned to the ground. When Clementine heard news of this she was frantic with worry, but read in The Times that he had escaped the blaze, though had bravely returned to rescuing paintings and other valuables. She telegraphed

him declaring her relief, to which he replied ‘I have a change of plan to propose which I hope you will like.

Let us all go to Blenheim on Monday’. It was on that Monday that the pair went for a walk, taking shelter in the Temple of Diana as it began to rain, where Winston proposed and Clementine accepted.

They were married at St Margaret’s Church in Westminster 12th September 1908, which according to Winston’s book ‘My Early Life’ was ‘when I married and lived happily ever afterwards’.

During the ceremony, Bishop Welldon, who was giving the address, gave among the most prophetic words in our history when he said:

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From the outset of their marriage, Clementine undertook all duties common to MP’s wives at that time, from being a political hostess to her constituency role and supporting Winston in his election campaigns, but Winston’s star was rapidly rising and less than two years after their wedding, he was appointed Home Secretary.

They found themselves at the forefront of national and international affairs.

When war broke out in 1914, she set a precedent by accompanying Winston, by then First Lord of the Admiralty, to inspect battleships and personally congratulate admirals on their victories. However, when the failure of the Dardanelles campaign saw him excluded from the War Council, he made the brave decision to resign from government and go fight at the Western Front. Whilst apart, the pair corresponded frequently with Winston sending wish lists of items required at the front.

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Their marriage of over half a century wasn’t without its trials and difficulties, but Clementine knew how to cope with Winston’s temperament, his changes of mood and his way of life like no other. Throughout all the political upheaval, his wilderness years and the horrors of war, Clementine never doubted that he was destined for greatness, and it was her support that gave him the strength to go on.

Meanwhile Clementine lobbied newspaper proprietors, Cabinet Ministers and Military Chiefs to boost her husband’s reputation.

She also headed a campaign for housewives to make emergency gas masks for the front and organise canteens for munitions workers.

For her efforts she was made a CBE and nicknamed ‘the queen of wives’.

Her devotion to Winston never faltered and when the Second World War came, Clementine’s calm defiance made her a figure of admiration. This time as wife to the Prime Minister, Clementine efforts ranged from visiting bomb-damaged areas and being a fire watcher at Downing Street to diplomatic works, gaining the respect of world leaders. Perhaps most importantly, she tempered her husband, offering wisdom and counsel alongside the love and tenderness he needed, writing even at the height of war ‘Never forget that when history looks back, your vision and your piercing energy will all be part of your greatness.’

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The major impact made by John Mason Neale on the town of East Grinstead was his founding of the Sisterhood of the Society of St Margaret’s. This made a significant difference to the well-being of many of the poor residents well beyond the people who lived on Ashdown Forest, as it reduced the spread of infection to the public at large.

Born in London on January 24th 1818, after a mainly private education, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge gaining a first class degree.

His health was never good and he went to Madeira for several winters to see if the warmer weather would improve it before taking up a permanent position. He was appointed as a vicar in Crawley, but had to give up after only a few months. When he was offered the wardenship of Sackville College on East Grinstead’s historic High Street, he gladly accepted at a salary of £27 a year. He moved into the Dorset private lodgings within the college, with his wife, Sarah, and his oldest two children in May 1846. Sarah would give birth to three more daughters over the next few years.

a rood screen, stained glass windows and paintings of saints. In the view of the residents of East Grinstead and the Bishop of Chichester, these were “popish” elements and as such were not welcome. This was also confirmed later, in their view, by the founding of the first sisterhood since the Reformation and although it was an anglican order it was perceived as catholicism by the back door.

Neale played an important role in the town.

He looked after the welfare of the residents of Sackville College with great understanding of their needs, both spiritual and material.

He established daily services in the chapel, preaching there himself on Sundays. He also repaired the building with his own money, improving the resident’s quarters and restoring the chapel. He was particularly against the enclosed box pews, which he thought, divided the congregation, and had them removed. He even took an axe to some of them himself. The changes Neale made to the resident’s quarters were well received: the changes in the chapel were not. The chapel had previously been very simple in design.

Neale was influenced by the Gothic revival. He extended the nave by 8 feet and introduced

Neale was very concerned that the poorest of his residents did not eat well and so, much to the annoyance of his wife, who had to do the cooking, he wrote, “Our dinners cannot begin until Whit Monday.

The intense trouble of my kitchen restorations to that end, nobody can tell” Mrs Neale was not so sure, she thought that the idea “was pleasanter in theory than in practice.”

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The good work being done by the sisters was gradually recognised but three years later, the death of the daughter of the Rector of All Saints, Lewes, from scarlet fever caught from one of her patients, brought accusations of Neale benefitting, financially, from her death.

She left £400 to the college. It was even rumoured that Neale had deliberately sent her to the most infectious cases in order that she might succumb and so hasten the legacy.

Neale’s work was gradually appreciated and money was raised to build a convent.

A site was found in East Grinstead and the foundation stone laid in 1865. It was not finished until 1870. Unfortunately, Neale had died three years earlier.

Neale’s frail health also had its positive side.

He was able to spend time on his writings and translations which benefitted the whole canon of religious work, not only East Grinstead, but in the wider world as well. He spoke several languages fluently and was able to translate many others. This enabled him to access writings from countries across the world.

Neale was particularly, very concerned with the plight of those who dwelt on Ashdown Forest. Without money their diet was poor and they had no help when they were sick.

Cholera and dysentery ran rife. This was a period when the streets of East Grinstead still had open sewers, with rivers of waste running down them.

He was fond of children and wrote books for them which were popular at the time. They all emphasised the importance of being good neighbours and the pleasure to be had from service in the community.

His impact on the town were not really recognised until after his death. His religious views were not in accord with the bishop at the time and anti-Neale feelings were out of all proportion and took no account of the humanitarian side of his work.

“One dreary autumn afternoon… looking out on that vast tract of country which is overlooked by my study windows along which the November rains were then driving in lines almost horizontal I saw the poverty of those who scraped a living on Ashdown Forest”

His lifelong attitude seems to have its basis in the following quotation;

His answer was to found the Anglican Sisterhood of St Margaret. These nuns went onto the forest and treated the people living there. They actually stayed with some families for several weeks and shared the hardships with them. The sisters were originally lodged in a house in Church Road and then later above the shops in the High Street.

“Forward, when all seems lost, when the cause looks utterly hopeless;” A principle that we can all adopt, especially in this new year.

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Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LU. Tel: 01892 554165.

THURSDAY 11TH JANUARY The Arts Society Ashdown Forest. “Armour and Afterlife: funerary monuments of knights and men-at-arms”. Tobias Capwell is curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London.

His lecture will enlighten us about what we can learn about knights and men-at-arms from their memorials. Refreshments follow. Members free, visitors £6. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Crowborough, TN6 1FE.

SATURDAY 27TH JANUARY Get Ready. Take a trip back to 1960s Detroit with the brand-new, celebrated stage show featuring the music of the Temptations, Four Tops, Supremes, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Velvet vocals from a stellar cast of critically-acclaimed performers combine with divinely-gifted musicians, to authentically recreate the sound responsible for lifting an entire generation to its dancing feet. At 7:30 pm - 10pm. Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LU. Tel: 01892 554165.

THURSDAY 11TH JANUARY Mid Sussex Association National Trust. Talk - Secrets of the Royal Pavilion by Jackie MarshHobbs. At 2:30pm, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN. MONDAY 15TH JANUARY

TUESDAY 2ND, 9TH, 16TH & THURSDAY 4TH,11,18TH JANUARY

Sevenoaks Greensand Commons. A talk by Andrew Willmore - Kent Wildlife Trust. At 7:45pm - 9:15pm, The East Grinstead Natural History Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4AT.

Nymans - Dream House Tour: Learn more about the fascinating house and ruins with our guided tour of the exterior. Learn about the architecture and discover how the Messel family transformed Nymans into their dream house. Booking not needed. Children welcome, must be accompanied by an adult. Assistance dogs only are welcome. Gates open 10am, start 12pm, end 12:45pm. Free event but normal admission charges apply. Check website for latest information. Nymans, Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6EB. Tel: 01444 405250.

WEDNESDAY 17TH JANUARY Becoming a Writer: Weekly Creative Writing Workshops (drop-in). With short writing exercises, prompts, games, gentle feedback and encouragement, we will explore techniques to develop your ability to express yourself on the page. Wednesday evenings in Turners Hill, Thursday mornings in Forest Row starting 17/18 January 2018. Drop-in available. Each workshop £20 with discounts for block booking. Email hello@honeyleafwriting.com.

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