Ashdown Forest Living June 2018 Issue

June 2018

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Whats inside this month

Welcome to our June issue.

We hope this month is filled with lots of sun, strawberries and Wimbledon!

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In this issue we have a fascinating, indepth article about the unique and extraordinary Salomon family of Tunbridge wells. Their Sights of the forest estate is a hidden gem of the area and well worth a visit.

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There is also a great article from local kitchen company Kitchens Bespoke about the up and coming trends this year. The what’s on is jampacked this month too with lots going on.

If you are a local charity or community group, please do drop us a line so we can help with your promotion. Also please let us know about any good news stories.

A Walk on the Wildside!

Crowborough Lions

Thank you for supporting our many local businesses.

Wishing you the best for a great month.

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Sights of the Forest Cattle return to the area of the forest north of Linton’s car park for the first time in – we think – at least 45 years!

thank you to the team from Southview Close in Crowborough for their help in clearing the rides on the North Chase.

Ranger Life The final early morning bird walk produced some spectacular photographs of Woodlark, Goldfinch, and Stonechat (in their perched position) and a diving Stonechat - see photo by volunteer ranger Rob Bright. We are looking forward to the nightjar sunset walks this June and July.

My personal highlight of the month was organising a lift to the Airman’s Grave for the great-grandmother of one of my volleyball players at East Grinstead Volleyball club. It would have been her great-granddad’s 100th birthday (see photo below) so it was a very special occasion.

The rangers and countryside team have had a busy couple of months with fence and ride repairs around the forest. The highlight being a sandstone culvert at Picketts Puddle below Friends Clump in Old Lodge Bottom. A big

Until next month, James Clow - Forest Ranger

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CROWBOROUGH LIONS LATEST We are often approached by members of the public asking, “what do you do exactly?”

Well, over the past forty-odd year we like to think we've served the community by raising funds for many good causes.

We attend local events with popcorn, candyfloss and children’s crossbows and, with the exception of the Crowborough Hospital Fête, half of the net funds we raise is given to the fair promoters, so if you have an event you would like us to attend do please contact us. Other fundraising events include our Easter egg raffle, the big quiz, darts marathon, marshalling Crowborough Runners 10k, the Christmas carols sleigh and not forgetting our weekly bookstall.

At this point, we must thank you all for your generosity and support throughout the year!

Some of the projects we've supported: Crowborough ATC 1414 Squadron, Jarvis Brook Guides, Wealden Talking News, and the children’s ward at Pembury Hospital.

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• Give your kitchen top a polish and disinfect with lemon. Simply cut a lemon in half and rub half over the kitchen top, gently giving it a light squeeze as you go along. Leave for 15/20 mins, then polish with a soft cloth. It will leave a lovely natural scent and keep the kitchen disinfected.

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FOUR OF THIS YEAR'S

Timeless Kitchen Trends

By Rachael Workman of East Grinstead based Kitchens Bespoke

Trends in kitchen design are ever evolving, and it can be overwhelming to pick through what are fads and what are destined to dominate our inspiration boards for months or years to come. For us, we like to embrace innovation and exciting design but avoid gimmicks. We look to create designs that are timeless, stylish and practical.

a flawless and uninterrupted feel to your kitchen, seamless, uncluttered and utterly sophisticated.

COLOUR More and more, our customers are being braver with colour, picking an accent colour for a kitchen island or choosing a bold statement colour to bring a vibrancy to the whole space. We love this experimentation and variation. Neutral tones will always be popular but graphite greys and deep blues are really popular this year, and look absolutely great in any home.

STYLE Shaker kitchens are one of the most popular styles of classic kitchen design and for good reason. As at home in a new build or in a farmhouse, they provide a real homeliness and texture. One of the best things about the shaker style is the use of painted wood for your cabinetry, this means you can have your kitchen literally any colour you choose, ensuring your kitchen truly reflects your taste.

Being bold with colour doesn’t have to mean choosing bright colours either, we were really excited to see black taking centre stage on a recent trip to see innovative kitchens in Germany. Not everyone is going to want the

However, if you are looking for a much more contemporary feel, a modern handle-less kitchen is the way to go. This look creates

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Our customers are finding that they love their kitchen so much, the ample storage, stylish solutions to awkward spaces and cohesive design, that they are now looking to the utility and boot rooms as well. This enables them to have a space that not only works brilliantly for normal family life but also looks great too. We are designing more and more of these additional practical spaces, and see this interest in improving the utility areas only increasing.

dominance of black throughout the kitchen but used strategically, it is such a great colour for adding drama, especially in sinks, handles or on just one or two tall cabinets.

So when you’re planning your new kitchen, be a bit bolder with your colour choices, pick a couple of design features to highlight and make them into real statements, and lastly, don’t forget that your small, practical and pokey utility spaces can be transformed into stylish extensions of your kitchen. Armed with the confidence to embrace a new kitchen design, your new kitchen will maximise your space, budget and reflect your style perfectly.

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A WALK ON THE WILDSIDE! Crowborough’s Joni & Tim Hammond and family burst out of their comfortable suburban lives and took their children on a year long holiday, selling the family home, leaving their average income jobs and kissing goodbye to the rat race, commencing a tour of Europe in a campervan.

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What was the guiding reason you decided to pack everything in and go travelling as a family?

It was accumulation of factors: my husband and I felt we were working too hard, being snappy, reactive parents and spending all our time running around trying to keep up with all the clubs/ activities/homework that having three kids entails; we were struggling to see the

benefits of it all. We spent too little time together and we figured there must be more to life. We had also been shocked by the death of two people close to us who had died in their early thirties. We realised that life is very short.

What was the highlight(s) of the whole experience?

We can’t isolate one experience. We sat down with the kids one night, near the end of the trip, and asked them to recall their favourite bits. Whilst Tim and I might list places like Carnivale in Venice, sledging in the Sierra Nevada, Copenhagen, the boat trip in Dubrovnik etc., it was so wonderful to hear the kids list the ‘little things’. The things they had most enjoyed were playing ‘stuck in the mud’ on the beach; building dens in the park; canoeing on the river; learning to do’ bombs’ in the swimming pool; building a ‘duck hotel’ in the

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What is biggest change, now that you are back?

The hardest part of it all has been settling back into ‘normal’ life. Although the children were looking forward to getting back to school, this soon wore off and they are now forever asking when we can go off on another big trip. Who knows- they might just get their wish?!

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Welcome to the new Duke & Duchess of Sussex THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX / ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI

Our county of 'Sussex' was propelled to superstardom on the world stage last month for reasons we all know. It is unlikely that if you travel abroad people will ever again say they've never heard of Sussex from here on.... they may yet not know where it is, but they will know that it exists and has some kind of importance and significance. And indeed it does!

In fact, the dukedom was first created over 200 years ago, in 1801, and conferred upon Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of King George III. The title became extinct upon Prince Frederick's death in 1843, and it didn't pass down to his children who were considered illegitimate due to his marrying without royal permission. It was recreated for Prince Harry and was promised to him by the Queen back in 2011, to be granted on the occasion of his marriage.

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Chestnut Tree children’s hospice, making Now count. very own pop group in the music room. Where parents can just be parents, and not carers, and where siblings have people to talk to who understand.

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Then, when the time comes, Chestnut Tree House helps children and families say goodbye, in whatever way feels right for them, either at home or in the hospice itself. They offer ongoing bereavement support for the whole family.

So let’s make every one of them count...Let’s live for all the Nows.

Chestnut Tree children’s hospice cares for 300 children, 60 of whom are in East Sussex, all of whom are unlikely to reach adulthood. Their Community Nursing Team visit families at home, taking children out to explore their local community or simply giving tired families and carers the chance to take a well-earned break.

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THE SALOMONS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS

From left: Sir David Lionel Salomons; the house was one of the first to have electric lighting; in 1874 Sir David Lionel Salomons built his first vehicle – an electric tricycle.

the bench from the Houses of Parliament from which Sir David spoke in 1851 has been preserved in the Salomons Estate Museum which houses a unique collection of paintings, photographs and mementos that document this highly unique family. It was given to him by friends, who bought it when new seats were installed.

Although a financier by profession, Sir David Salomons was also heavily involved in public affairs. He was elected an MP in 1851 as a Liberal candidate for Greenwich, but was not allowed to take his seat because, as a Jew, he would not swear the required Christian official oath. However, he did not withdraw quietly: instead he took the oath, but omitted the Christian phrases, and took his seat on the government benches. He was asked to withdraw, and did so on the second request, only to return three days later to defend his presence on grounds of having been elected by a large majority. He was eventually removed by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and fined £500 for having voted illegally in three divisions of the House.

The first Sir David Salomons had no children, but on his death he was succeeded by his nephew, Sir David Lionel Salomons (18511925), who was permitted to inherit the baronetcy by special remainder. A keen scientist and engineer from boyhood, Sir David Lionel added workshops and laboratories onto the house and experimented with electricity. The Salomons Estate mansion was one of the first houses to have electric lighting. At the back of the house, Sir David Lionel built an amazing ‘Science Theatre’ to demonstrate experiments to scientists and local people. Here he had magic lantern shows and played ‘recordings’ (using paper rolls) of famous musicians on the Welte organ.

In 1855 he became the first Jewish Lord Mayor of London and he was the first Jew to speak in the House of Commons. He also became the chief protagonist in the battle to secure for Jews, and other minorities such as Quakers and non-conformists, the political rights enjoyed by other Englishmen; it was not until seven years later that the law for MPs was finally changed. It was David who opened the campaign in public, fought out the issues in court, and laid himself open to considerable penalties, entering and speaking for his cause in parliament. Salomons was re-elected in 1859 and served as MP for Greenwich until his death in 1873. In fact,

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From left: Captain David Reginald Salomons; the photographic studio of Sir David Lionel Salomons; the Tunbridge Wells Horseless Carriage Exhibition, 1895 – the first motor show in the world.

Gallipoli. Tragically, the troop ship they were in, HMS Hythe, was involved in a collision with another in Mudros Bay and 154 men were drowned. Amongst them was David Reginald, who had given up his life-jacket to another soldier. You can see his medals in the museum. His tragic story was dramatized in a musical called ‘The Dreamers’, which was performed in Tunbridge Wells, in 2014 – 100 years since the beginning of the First World War. In 2015, the musical was performed in the West End.

Wells. He also managed to change the law so cars could travel over 4 mph and were no longer required to have someone walking in front with a red warning flag! He was an accomplished photographer too; in 1870 he invented an electric exposing camera and by 1895, when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, he was experimenting with and showing cinematographic films. In 1874 he was granted a patent for his invention of an automatic railway signalling system. A man engaged in so wide a variety of scientific and artistic pursuits clearly felt himself confined even by the substantially extended house left to him by his uncle. So, acting as his own architect, he threw himself into a programme of further extensions, which lasted until the outbreak of the First World War. Sir David Lionel died on 19 April 1925 at the age of 74.

The Building By 1896 a dynamo had been installed to provide Salomons Estate with electricity for 1000 16-candlepower lights. As early as 1874 there was an arc light in the workshops, and by 1882 there were 60 lamps of 50 volts – supplied from accumulators up until 1911 when the current was supplied from the Tunbridge Wells plant. The Salomons Estate was the first building in the country to use electricity for cooking and other domestic work.

Sir David Lionel Salomons had married to Laura de Stern in 1882 and they had five children. David Reginald Salomons (18851915) was their only son.

After studying at Cambridge and travelling in Japan, Captain David Reginald became one of the many casualties of the First World War.

The Stables Sir David Lionel commenced work on building the magnificent stable complex in October

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From left: the Stables under construction; the generator for the electrical supply to the house; horse stalls inside the Stables.

1890. He played an active role in its design. The building was completed in 1894 at the immense (in those days) cost of £27,000. The design was taken from French chateaux, probably after visits to the Loire Valley. Comprising space for 21 horses and a coach house for 12 large carriages known as drags, this spectacular building used around 500,000 bricks – clamp-bricks came from the estate and the red bricks from Crowborough – and 15,000 cubic feet of Portland Stone.

There was hot water heating throughout and Sir David Lionel introduced electric

lighting on his own system.

However, in just a few years later, from 1895, the motor car was to become Sir David Lionel’s major interest.

The Motor Stables As his passion developed, Sir David Lionel replaced the stables with what is probably now the finest example of early motor-carriage houses anywhere in Britain. With his customary expertise, Sir David Lionel thought of everything – from cavity walls to central heating, tongued and grooved boarded

ceilings, inspection pits (at just the right depth for the chauffeur to stand in) and a spiral staircase leading down to the chauffeur’s quarters.

Sir David Lionel contributed an extensive chapter on “The Motor Stable and Its Management” to “Motors and Motor Driving” by Alfred C Harmsworth, published by Longmans Green in 1902 – other contributors included the Hon C S Rolls. The Hon C S Rolls was a frequent visitor to Salomons Estate and it would appear that his motto of “Only the best is good enough” would be equally applicable to Sir David Lionel.

The Science Theatre and the Welte Organ The Science Theatre houses what is probably the finest Welte player pipe organ ever to be installed in Britain. It is in fact the only one of its type left in the world, the only other example was at the Welte factory in Germany,

From left: Sir David Lionel Salomons owned the second car in Britain; the motor stables.

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three years to complete. In September 2006, the inaugural concert of the Welte Organ was held – the first time this magnificent instrument had been heard in well over half a century.

Thanks to the far-sightedness of the last surviving daughter of Sir David Lionel Salomons, Vera Bryce Salomons, the House and the Estate was preserved as a centre of excellence and learning for future generations.

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destroyed in World War II. Sir David Lionel and his wife, Laura, were obviously music lovers, having installed no fewer than three Welte pipe organs!

The museum is open to the public daily from 9am to 7pm. Guided tours can be arranged by prior appointment. Salomons Estate, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TG

This Welte organ is highly unique, housed in a private Victorian theatre, it is largely untouched by time and unravaged by man. To walk into this superb building is a breathtaking experience as one is immediately aware of its almost cathedral-like atmosphere.

Acknowledgement is made to the late John Sharp, the late John Wheeler and the late Douglas Bennett – members of the Sir David Salomons’ Society – in compiling this history.

It is doubtful if the Science Theatre was used for theatrical performances to any extent, Sir David Lionel would demonstrate his scientific inventions and discoveries to his scholarly friends and colleagues who sat upon plain wooden benches set in rows.

The stage in the Science Theatre, upon which the main organ is installed, is extremely large, its lighting arrangements must have been at the cutting edge of technology of the day. Dimmer switches and facilities for colour mixing of side and footlights are still on the walls – a veritable museum of stage equipment.

In 2003, with the help of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, work started to restore the organ to playing condition and took over

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These kebabs, with turkey instead of lamb, are great served with a minty yoghurt dip and simple tomato and onion salad.

METHOD 1. Soak 8 bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.

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3. Make leftover bread into breadcrumbs and store in the freezer.

4. Divide the mixture into 8 pieces, form a sausage shape with each piece and wrap around a skewer.

5. If you prefer, form the mixture into 16 small balls and cook either on skewers or individually.

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‘Local Colour’ Art Exhibition. Recent oil paintings by local artist Susie Rotberg, inspired by the landscape and seasonal colour of Ashdown Forest. At 10am, Crowborough Community Centre, TN6 1FE.

Forest Row Summer Fete. A traditional village fete with free entertainment in the arena, bar, stalls and activities. Featuring a 1918 style tea-tent.11am, Forester's Green, Hartfield Road, Forest Row.

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SATURDAY 16TH JUNE

Fletching Garden Trail. Come and explore the beautiful gardens. For one day only, a range of private gardens in the village open their gates. Visitors can admire beautiful herbaceous borders, stunning views and enjoy homemade lunches and teas under ancient oak trees. All monies raised will directly benefit the children of Fletching CofE Primary School.11am-5pm.

Wivelsfield Church Fete. Come and join us on the village green for a fun afternoon with a variety of stalls, a bouncy castle, cream teas, plants, a raffle and attractions for children. The afternoon starts at 2pm until 5pm. At St Peter & St John the Baptist church, Village Hall & Green, Wivelsfield Green.

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High Hurstwood Village Fete. A great day out for the whole family, with something for everyone. This year we have archery, bake off, cake stall, plant stall, miniature railway, spitfire fly past, silent auction, and many more stalls and games. BBQ, bar and tea rooms. 1pm, High Hurstwood Village Hall.

Lindfield Open Gardens Ten gardens in Lindfield are opening to raise funds for St Peter and St James Hospice. You’ll be able to buy plants, tea & cake as well as getting inspiration for your own garden. Admission £5. Start at 47 Denmans Lane or other participating gardens.

For map and full list of gardens see website www.lindfield-gardens.co.uk. 1pm - 5pm.

SUNDAY 17TH JUNE A Summer Serendipity. Penshurst choral society presents an evening of choral and solo pieces from around the British Isles, including: Benjamin Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” and John Rutter’s “The Sprig of Thyme”. Benjamin Britten’s “Holiday Diary” Op 5 will be played by the internationally renowned Jong-Gyung Park. At 7:30pm, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, TN11 8BL.

MONDAY 11TH JUNE Sussex Family History Group. A Wealden Woman's War - talk by Penny Harris. 7:15 for 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, TN22 1AZ. WEDNESDAY 13TH JUNE Pop up Pottery Workshop. Begins with a demonstration of how to throw on the pottery wheel, and an introduction to general ceramic skills and handbuilding techniques. For more information call 01892 865988. 9am - 4pm, Burrswood, Groombridge TN3 9PY

THURSDAY 21ST JUNE Uckfield Music Club. Concert: Timothy Ridout - viola playing: York Bowen, Matthew Olyver, Leon Honnore, Paganini, Schumann and Brahms.

At 7:30pm, St Margaret's Church, Buxted Park. www.uckfieldmusicclub.

THURSDAY 14TH JUNE The Arts Society Ashdown Forest. “Caravaggio: the master of light and shadow” Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a man out of step with his time. Shirley Smith’s lecture will study the life and works of this enigmatic man and look at his influence on later artists. Refreshments.

Members free of charge, visitors £6. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, TN6 1FE.

FRIDAY 22ND JUNE 'Six Hands' Three of the world's greatest guitarists, John Williams, John Etheridge and Gary Ryan, together in concert for one glorious night! Ticket £20 from Frant Stores, Britten's

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Music Shop Tunbridge Wells, online at www. wegottickets.com or tel. 01892 750665. At 8pm (doors open at 7:30 pm), Frant Church, TN3 9DX.

our women-only monthly business networking group. For more information please visit: www. frowladieswholatte.co.uk. 10 - 12pm, Java & Jazz, Forest Row.

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Bye Bye Baby - A Celebration of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is more than your average tribute band. They deliver a full theatre show covering the journey of the Four Seasons from the very beginning up until the Disco era and the rock and roll hall of fame. In fact a musical journey through the sounds of one of the most successful bands of all time. They perform 31 numbers in close four-part harmony with slick choreography and the recognisable falsetto. Oh what a night! At 7:30pm, Civic Centre Uckfield.

Groombridge Classic Car & Motorcycle Show.

Free Classic Cars & Motorcycle Show including Land Rover and VW Campers & Beetles. BBQ, cream teas children’s matchbox car competition.

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Showing new work from many of the UK’s leading silversmiths and enamellers, and with over 250 fabulous pieces of contemporary jewellery on show, John Higgins – founder of the Contemporary Silver Gallery – gets his 9th Summer Exhibition in Lindfield underway. Over 30 silversmiths will show their work at this year’s exhibition. Everyone welcome, please call or email beforehand. Telephone 01444 483782 / 07715 491686 or email John@thecontemporarysilvergallery.co.uk. www.thecontemporarysilvergallery.co.uk/ exhibitions

A Night at the Opera Crowborough Choral Society along with a youth and a children's choir will be performing extracts from "Carmen", "La Traviata" and "Tosca". The piano accompanist will be Leslie-Anne Sammons and the soloists, Claire Watkins - soprano, Gareth Dafydd Morris - tenor and Richard Woodall - baritone. At 7:30pm, United Reformed Church, Croft Road, Crowborough, TN6 1HA. SATURDAY 23RD JUNE Groombridge Horticultural Society Summer Show. All welcome to come along. Free entry and teas and cakes available. Open from 2:30pm with prize giving at 4pm, Groombridge Village Hall (Main Hall).

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SATURDAY 23RD JUNE

The Ashdown Weekend. Summer Party: A slightly less formal party during the evening – but with all of your favourites including a live band, dancing and a bar. So come along with your friends and a picnic to enjoy a night to remember.

The Children’s Party is on Friday 22nd June, and the Ashdown Summer Fete is on Sunday 24th June. 42 years ago, the very first Ashdown Fair programme stated that 'the chief objective of the whole event is to give parishioners the opportunity of working together in a common project and to provide events to interest all'. See website for tickets and more details.

Buxted Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert, dedicated to Seymour Weeks. Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 (soloist Tim Egan), The Banks of Green Willow by English composer George Butterworth, & Beethoven's 3rd Symphony "Eroica". Advance tickets £10 (Linda Davis 01435 864559 or lindadavisdoc@gmail.com) or £12 on the door (students/U18s free). Interval refreshments available. At 7:30pm, St Margaret the Queen Church, Buxted Park.

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