Ashdown Forest Living May Edition

May 2013

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Index: Support Local Business

Dear Residents, Welcome to the May issue, I hope you’re enjoying Spring time with all its glories.

This month included is a feature with some interesting history & an explanation about the landscape of the High Weald, specifically the Forest Ridge - with thanks to the High Weald AONB.

Animal Care Catwick Cattery

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Architects

Services

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Richards Fencing

33

Sargents Tree Services

31

Cowan Architects

36

Pete Payne Gardening

33

David Fry

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JH Vartan

33

Stone Garden Services

33

Gardening Services

31

Trencher/Mini digger

31

Levade Systems

33

Book Keeping/ Administration

We are pleased to be able to bring you a piece about the new play, ‘The Guinea Pig Club’, detailing the pioneering work of former Forest Row resident Sir Archibald McIndoe’s time at the Queen Victoria Hospital.

TMNC Business Services

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Too Busy to invoice

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Playstow Furnishing

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The history of Eridge Park and the Nevill Crest and Gun pub in Eridge makes for a fascinating read, see page 12.

Penumbra Blinds

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Allzones

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Curtain Craft

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Local Carpenter/Joiner

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Blinds & Curtains

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Leon Miller Electrical

Hopefully you can find all the services and products you need in this directory. Please support local business when you can.

Chez Soi Interiors

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Services

All the best for a good Spring.

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The High Weald Forest Ridge

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Eridge Park & Neville Crest & Gun Pub 14,16

Blinds/Curtains/ Interiors

Home Maintenance Services/Products

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Bowling Club

MARs Joinery & Carpentry 25

Isle of Thorns Bowling Club 5

Ace Plastering

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Car

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Compte Electricals

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AI Plumbing

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Nutley Motor Services Ltd. 15

Care Sussex Health Care Homes 35

Carpet Cleaning Benjamin Morphew Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

15

Children Blackland Farm

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EPH Plumbing & Heating 25 Baileybridge Construction 19 Mid Sussex Timber

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A Greener Alternative

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John Bloom Plumbing

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Templar Property Service 28

Cleaning

MRM Plastering

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Blackmaids

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MM Roofing

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Ovenaid

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Kitchens

The Phoenix Comic

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Mum’s the word

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Cleaning ad

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Kitchens Bespoke

29

The Guinea Pig Club

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Supreme Ovens

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Absolutely Kitchens

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Gardening Tips

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Computer Studio

Rangers Report

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Quick Quiz

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What’s On

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Computer

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Dog Care Dog Walking/Pet Sitting

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Food/Drink Wiltshire farm food

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Health/Wellbeing/ Fitness Although this publication does not vet advertisers, a number of complaints will mean that businesses will be barred from further advertising.

Ashdown Forest Living Notice: Ashdown Forest Living prints various articles, features, and advertisements. Although these appear in Ashdown Forest Living, any opinions expressed are the opinion of the author, these are not necessarily the opinion of the publisher. © Copyright Ashdown Forest Living 2013. The contents of this publication are written specifically for our readers, no part may be reproduced elsewhere without express and prior permission.

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The High Weald Forest Ridge Every landscape has a story and the High Weald is no exception. It is essentially a medieval landscape influenced by many factors not least of which the people that helped to shape it. The Ashdown Forest and thereabouts is in a specific part of the High Weald to the north called the High Weald Forest Ridge. But what does this mean? We take a further look at the amazing landscape around us and how it was formed:

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“The Weald Forest Ridge, historically part of the Weald, has a scenic quality of its own. The high country, much of it between 400 and 600 feet above sea level, runs almost unbroken from the county boundary near Tunbridge Wells to Horsham, and includes the breezy, treeless heights of Ashdown Forest and the forests of Worth and St Leonard’s. It is famous for its far-ranging views South to the Downs and for its magnificent gardens like Wakehurst, Nymans and Leonardslee.” Crouch, M, (1969) The Heritage of Sussex, Macdonald Stunning Sandstone Hidden away in the High Weald Forest Ridge is one of its most iconic features – Sandstone outcrops. It all started around 140 million years ago (when dinosaurs still roamed) when sediments formed at the bottom of shallow lakes, or were carried by rivers and deposited on floodplains. Then around 100 million years ago, sea levels rose and the remains of billions of tiny sea creatures formed another layer of sediment above the sands and muds. Over time, this layer became chalk.

Later, around 30 million years ago, massive earth movements began to push all the compacted layers of sediment up, creating a giant, chalkcovered dome.

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Over time, water eroded most of the chalk away, revealing the older sandstones and clays beneath - the High and Low Weald. The chalk at the edges of the dome has remained - forming the North and South Downs.

In fact the countryside gets its ridges, valleys and rolling landscape from these underlying bands of sandstone plus clay: The harder sandstone forms the high land and ridges, which generally run east-west across the High Weald; and the lower land between the sandstone ridges is the result of the softer clays having been more easily eroded. This has left the steeply ridged and folded countryside that survives today. The resulting formations are now inland sandstone cliffs up to 15m high.

A great example of which is Eridge Rocks

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In addition, fast-flowing streams have carved out characteristic, steep-sided ravines called gills in the steep sides of the sandstone ridges.

These porous, moisture-holding sandrock and sheltered, damp gills provide ideal living conditions for ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. Many of these species are more characteristic of the mild and humid oceanic climate of Wales and Cornwall than that of the South East. Most famous is the tiny, and extremely rare, Tunbridge Filmy-fern.

The High Weald’s sandrock cliffs have attracted humans for thousands of years: for varying reasons.

Early hunter-gatherers venturing into the High Weald’s dense wilderness used them for shelter.

Later, the rock was dug for building and road stone – creating even more exposures in the abandoned quarries.

The Victorians admired the cliffs as marvels of creation: often holding elaborate tea parties in

Minepits Present

elegant dress beneath the outcrops. Individual rocks were named after objects they resembled;“The famous Toad Rock is to Tunbridge Wells what the Leaning Tower is to Pisa” said the writer E.V. Lucas in 1904.

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Minepits Past

Nowadays, rock climbers flock to the outcrops; the next nearest climbable cliffs are in Dorset or Derbyshire!

But it’s not only humans that appreciate the stunning sandstone. It is home to many rare mosses and other small plants found nowhere else in the south-east.

© Alan Marshal

Extracted from the Enjoy and Explore booklet (plus www. highweald.org website) Booklets are available from:

Ashdown Forest Centre East Grinstead Library Haywards Heath Library Tunbridge Wells Museum Crowborough Library

For individual copies please go to outlets, if you’re a visitor attraction, library, etc. and would like multiple copies contact: info@highweald.org

All photography and images copyright High Weald AONB Unit or Vivienne Blakey (www.vivienneblakey.com) except where otherwise stated on image.

Toad Rock image & charcoal and sawpit illustration courtesy of Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery

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Eridge Park & the Nevill Crest & Gun Pub

Eridge Park is the home of the Nevill family and seat of the Marquess of Abergavenny.

Reputedly the oldest enclosed Deer Park in England it was formerly named Reredfelee which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was owned at that time by the brother of William the Conqueror, Odo. The ‘House of Nevill’ was a noble house of early medieval origin which played a central role in the War of the Roses becoming one of the two major powers in northern England. The Nevill family inherited the Eridge Park Estate in 1448. In the following century Henry VIIIth frequented the Estate, apparently the great Tudor favoured it for hunting.

Later still Queen Elizabeth was to spend six days at Eridge in the Summer of 1573 on her journey through Kent and Sussex while she was visiting local influential

families of the area.

Then in 1787 Henry Nevill, the 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, built Eridge Castle in the exuberant Strawberry Hill Gothic style - a precursor to the nineteenth century gothic revival. In the years following, a series of modifications were made to the landscape which was enhanced by opening up vistas, walks and the construction of follies; most notably Saxonbury Tower and the castellated wall at Sham Farm.

The Prince of Wales was a frequent visitor at Eridge shooting parties in the late 1800s as well as Disraeli who, it is believed, came here for the venison and strawberries.

In the late 1930s the Castle was demolished and the current Georgian style mansion house was built, which is now the home of the VIth Marquess of

Abergavenny, and his family – the house is not open to the public.

A local resident, Carol Green, recalls meeting the then Marchioness of Abergavenny in the early 20th century: “Grandad (a butler to the Abergavennys), was a verger at the very beautiful Eridge church and so every Sunday Granny and I would walk down the drive to go to the morning service. The Marquis and family were always in attendance and at the end of the service the Marchioness would speak to Granny, passing the time of day, and she always asked me if I was enjoying my stay. I was taught to curtsey and say ‘Yes milady’. If we were very lucky she would invite us to get in the very grand car and ride back to our house. She was, I think, a much loved lady. I have so many happy and gentle memories of Eridge.”

The Nevill Crest and Gun Public House History The history of the Nevill Crest and Gun, Eridge village and Eridge Green, is closely tied with the Nevill family.

The Nevill Crest and Gun pub is a 500 year old listed building that was part of the Eridge Park Estate.

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to the crest of the Nevills, which is a bull with a crown around its neck. This is included on the pub sign as a crest on top of their coat of arms.

Above the crest can be seen the monogram A, which stands for Abergavenny.

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evidence suggests the house was probably of four bays, comprising a northern service bay, a two-bay central open hall, and a southern parlour. Both the parlour and services would have had first-floor chambers over them.

It is known that in 1790 the pub was called the Gun. In 1841, Charles and Lydia Hooker were the landlords and at that time, the pub was called the Eridge Green Inn. Then by 1851, the pub was named the Nevill Crest and Gun, but by 1875 it had been changed to the Bull and Gun. By the time 1881 came around, when William A map of the village in 1724, possibly showing the Gun Inn before it became the Nevill Crest and Gun

The Gun In the 16 Century a flourishing iron foundry was a going concern; a series of mill ponds had been created to provide a good supply of water to power the forge. th

An Iron Foundry was established on the Estate before the 1500’s but until 1550 it only produced wrought iron implements. Later the Nevill family invested a great deal into this now flourishing business, constructing mill ponds to power the foundry so that by 1550 it could produce cannons.

One of these cannons came to be sited at the front of the Neville Crest and Gun, where it was fired on high days and holidays:

It is this gun which is the namesake of the pub… it was, however, stolen from the front of the pub some time ago.

The building The original structure is some 500 years old, and would have originally been a dwelling for farm workers. In this initial form it was a timber-framed hall house.

The main hall would have had a crude hole in the roof to allow smoke from the central hearth to escape, and people would have slept on raised platforms or cots, with beasts also being housed within the building.

What survives from this period is exceedingly fragmentary, but the

The Nevill Crest and Gun c. 1900. The lettering on the bottom of the sign reads J.H.Forty, who was the landlord from 1899 to 1915

and Elizabeth Rannier had the pub it had reverted to being called the Gun again, but the following year, landlord Tranmer William renamed it, yet again, the Nevill Crest and Gun! The discovery of the Tunbridge Wells Springs In poor health due to overindulgence at the court of James I, Dudley Lord North, the 25 year old nobleman staying at Eridge Castle with Lord Abergavenny discovered the chalybeate (iron bearing) spring in 1606. His discovery was to give birth to the famed town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

“For hundreds of years an ancient gun, made of strips of metal held together with hoops, like a barrel, was fired on fair days or days of celebration. The people collect money to put in gunpowder to throw the shell to a hill about a mile distant. The weight of the shell sinks it so deep in the earth, that it costs no little pains to dig it out after each discharge, which is repeated as long as the money lasts.”

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The story goes while riding along what is now known as Eridge Road and London Road, he

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A chalybeate spring

Current Eridge Park Mansion Eridge House in 1785, two years before it was demolished to make way for Eridge Castle

A contemporary engraving of the chaylbeate spring, which developed into Tunbridge Wells

noticed some orange coloured water which he recognized as coming from a chalybeate spring similar to those at the Belgium resort of Spa - the famous springwater town. Such a spring was already famed for its supposed

health giving properties. So borrowing a cup from a nearby cottage (said to have stood on the site of the present Fonthill pavilion), he tasted the waters and confirmed his initial impression.

Subsequently, Lord North began to drink the spring water regularly and claimed that it restored him to perfect health. He wrote: “These waters youth in age renew Strength to the weak and sickly add. Give the pale cheek a rosy hue. And cheerful spirits to the sad.”

News of the discovery spread rapidly, and in 1608 Lord Abergavenny of Eridge Park obtained permission from the Lord of the Manor of Rusthall (as

the spring was on the edge of the Common) to sink the first well on the site for the convenience of visitors.

Mrs Humphreys, the occupant of the nearby cottage, is said to have become the first ‘dipper’, inaugurating a long tradition whereby the women dispensing the water were appointed by the Lord of the Manor.

There were no actual buildings in what was to become Tunbridge Wells until 1636, but the town developed rapidly in the late 17th century and the rest is history.

Eridge Green The Green is now a 20.7 acres biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. This area of ancient woodland lies on Grinstead clays with outcrops of Tunbridge Wells sandstone. Such outcrops support an unusual flora.

It is shown as woodland on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1816 and is likely that woodland cover has been maintained since at least the Middle Ages. The woodland canopy helps retain a microclimate of high humidity which favours the sandrock flora.

Eridge Name Origin

Tunbridge Wells in 1718

Eridge is from the Medieval Ern ridge (Eagle ridge) presumably it’s where eagles nested. It is recorded as Ernerigg in the early thirteenth century, then Weregge and finally Eridge.

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And is sure to get lots of greens down without the kids cottoning on. You need a juicer for this. Juice 4 apples (pineapple if you have some) and lots of green veg e.g. an inch or 2 of cucumber, couple of handfuls of spinach (I find soaking for a few seconds in warm water helps get the spinach ‘juice’ out), 1/4 green pepper, half stick of celery even an inch of 2 of courgette (uncooked of course).

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A New Play: The Guinea Pig Club

At the end of last year her first play entitled the ‘The Guinea Pig Club’ about the inspirational story of former Forest Row resident Archibald McIndoe and his Guinea Pigs ran for a time at the York Theatre Royal to rave reviews.

We are very lucky to be able to bring you the background of this production, written for the Ashdown Forest Living by Susan Watkins: Some thirty years ago my husband introduced me to Guinea Pig Sandy Sauders. After just a few minutes conversation I knew that Sandy was someone quite extraordinary - and it had nothing to do with his appearance; I persuaded him to tell me his history. I learned that, as a savagely burned airman, he had attempted suicide - twice.

Then he met McIndoe - who not only repaired his face, but repaired his soul; McIndoe even inspired Sandy to become a doctor. This was a story that had to be conveyed to a wide audience. Unfortunately, my book commitments meant that I couldn’t give it the attention it deserved until 2005. Sandy then introduced me to the surviving Guinea Pigs in the UK and Canada, and after two years of interviews, not only GPs but also wounded veterens from recent conflicts; civilian burns patients; medical, surgical, and psychological research and another year spent writing, I had completed a screenplay entitled ‘The Guinea Pig Club.’ It was then suggested that as the subject 22 • May 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

was ‘sensitive’ it might be best to begin with a play. After another year of writing I had a stage play by the same title but the focus was from McIndoe’s point of view, whereas the screenplay is the burnt pilot’s story.

It takes a lot of research to find the nugget upon which everything turns - it’s an organic process, and hugely fascinating when it finally wriggles its way to the surface. With McIndoe, the critical moment occurred during the winter of 1929-30, when he had arrived in London expecting a professorship in surgery. It didn’t happen, his foreign medical credentials were worthless in the UK; And the Great Depression was on; And he had to support a pregnant wife and young daughter. The glittering, young abdominal surgeon - from the world famous Mayo Clinic - had become a down-and-out nobody.

It must be remembered that in those days abdominal surgery was the high-risk, aweinspiring specialty that brain surgery is today - quite a tumble.

At his lowest moment, McIndoe recalled coming out of the subway at Piccadilly and seeing disabled vets begging; playing cornets to the uncaring; and trying to sell pathetic little boxes of matches.

They were the disenfranchised, sidelined from society. The hopeless McIndoe felt he had become one of them…it was his worst moment - and the best for his future Guinea Pig patients.

There was only one person McIndoe would turn to in a crisis, his mother. She suggested he contact a distant cousin, Sir Harold Gillies, a plastic surgeon. Gillies had never heard of McIndoe but felt obliged to help a fellow Kiwi.

He got him work in various

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Gillies invited him to join his Harley Street practice and the aristocrats and starlets, who comprised much of the patient list, were soon requesting McIndoe. However, I should say that they also performed surgery for cleft palate, jaw reconstructions, burns, and repairing/creating a vagina.

Medical students would joke about ‘McIndoe’s vagina’. But McIndoe, as you probably know, became famous for the ‘McIndoe nose’. His wife, Adonia, disapproved of what she saw as the former abdominal surgeon’s professional comedown: she didn’t want a ‘cosmetic 24 • May 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

surgeon’ in the family. Yet, by the time war broke out in 1939 - only nine years after that winter of hopelessness - McIndoe had become one of the most successful surgeons in London; he was even planning an early retirement in ten years time. His determination had been ferocious in distancing himself from the begging vets on a Piccadilly street corner. But he would soon encounter the hopeless again - hundreds of them. And his determination would be just as ferocious in helping them recover a meaningful, successful future.

At the same time he would finally achieve his own redemption.

One of the joys of this project has been the spreading of McIndoe’s philosophy, which we hope will impact on the lives of modern warriors as well as civilian patients.

Since the York production I have had letters from several nurses and surgeons, saying the play has caused them to re-think the way they handle patients on busy NHS wards - this is a bonus I hadn’t anticipated.

The play is dedicated to my late husband, Prof. Sid Watkins, who, like McIndoe, was a brilliant intuitive surgeon, a maverick - and a great humanitarian. And marvelous fun.

McIndoe’s daughter, the late Vanora Marland, had insisted that I tell the story of her father treating ‘the whole man’. I had already made up my mind to do just that, for that is the story of the Guinea Pigs, coupled with the environment he created on the ward, wherein they could help each other, something like a support group.

My friend Sandy Saunders, at ninety, is still working, seeing patients, inspiring others - when he isn’t off on exotic jaunts around the world.

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hospitals doing all sorts of nonsurgical tasks, while evenings were spent studying to obtain his UK surgical qualifications.

The searing image of the hopeless vets kept him hard at it. McIndoe passed his exams at the first attempt, which was rare for anyone, but all the more interesting because his early school reports show that he was only a fair student, his best subjects were French and Geography. Gillies then began to teach him plastic surgery. Mcindoe copied the master and practiced, practiced, practiced, practiced till he had varicose veins.

is a long process involving workshops and rewrites, and endless calls to theatres. We began with a Rehearsed Reading directed by Helen Eastman and produced by Eleanor Lloyd at Trafalgar I in the West End. Two years later we were able to interest the York Theatre Royal, where the production, directed

by Damian Cruden, opened last autumn. The reviews were amazing - including a 5-star rating in the Telegraph. Having had such marvelous reviews it is now much easier to get the play on in the West End, where we hope to open in the autumn of this year. At the same time we’re gently moving ahead with the film.

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Gardening in May Article by Michael Dongray,

Imberhorne Lane Nursery Proprietor

Bulbs

Shrubs

In late May, after the soil temperature has warmed, plant summer flowering bulbs such as Gladioli.

Early flowering shrubs such Azaleas and Rhododendron should be pruned after blooming and can be fertilised at the same time.

Dahlia tubers can also be planted now. Remove dead flower heads from Daffodils, Hyacinths and Tulips.

Fruit Remove surplus raspberry shoots, leaving only the strongest and give plants a good mulch.

Spray tree and soft fruit against pest and diseases.

Be careful not to spray on open blooms, as pollinating insects may be present.

Greenhouse More ventilation will be needed on hot sunny days and shading may need to be installed.

More frequent watering will be necessary.

Tomatoes making new growth need to be securely supported, any side shoots appearing need to be removed as soon as they appear except bush varieties.

Lawns Grass should now be cut at least once a week.

Feeding the Lawn will be beneficial. If weeds are present then use a combined weed and feed.

Seeding bare patches can also be carried out.

Roses Fertilise and spray roses for pest and disease.

A continuous rose maintenance programme throughout the summer will ensure a beautiful display all season long. There are some very good organic sprays now available. Spraying is best carried out in the evenings.

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It is still an ideal time to plant shrubs. Dull showery weather is most suitable, so long as the soil is not “sticky”. Farmyard manure or Soil Improver Compost can be added to improve the soil. Any acid loving plant requires ericaceous compost.

Pot grown shrubs are most ideal for planting, as the roots do not get damaged. It is better to plant as soon as possible to enable the new roots to have as much time as possible to establish themselves before the end of the growing season.

After planting, water the shrubs and then mulch with chipped bark or similar. If there is a dry spell after planting is may be necessary to water.

Faded flowers need removing from Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias. The plants may now be cut back as far as the old wood (do not cut into old wood) and then fed with an ericaceous feed.

Forsythia and other spring flowering shrubs need to be given a hard pruning straight after flowering.

Hollies, Laurels, Bays, Rhododendrons and Conifers can be moved or trimmed.

Vegetables Main crop potatoes not yet planted must be put in as soon as possible. Early potatoes may be “earthed up”.

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I have been trained by my Dad, a builder with decades of experience and I’m proud to be following in his and my Grandfathers footsteps. We have a team of experienced tradesman and they wouldn’t be with us if they didn’t share in our ethos of quality work and great customer care.

What makes you different from other construction companies?

We differ from other companies as we are very client orientated, we know as a local company reputation means everything. We maintain a good open relationship with our clients, they can ask any questions at any time and we are always happy to help. At Templar we want to bring back the excitement in getting building projects done.

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Our customers use us for our quality work and honest pricing, we try to keep things simple. Many of our clients don’t realise the impact even the smallest job can have so with our first meeting we guide and inform our clients of exactly the processes involved.

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At Templar we have undertaken many different projects from milk parlours to professional music recording studios. We take pride in all of our jobs whether it’s a project worth a hundred thousand or a bit of painting, our pride comes in leaving a clients 28 • May 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

house looking great and a client happy. Our photos on our website are all of projects we have done, no downloaded photos.

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Both my wife and mother-in law help with the office work, and I hope I will be able to pass my business on to my children, although hard physical work in all weathers can be a bit of a hard sell to teenagers!

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Ashdown Forest Rangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report We have all been waiting far too long for spring

Adder bites are not fatal to humans but the bites are painful and require medical attention. These beautionly creatures waiting for the warmer months. The ful snakes are venomous but pose no threat to us if adder Vipera berus population on Ashdown Forest left undisturbed. If you are lucky enough to see one From Lintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cararepark cross the road (with care) into Ridge is healthy and they waking up! They hibernate remember they are protected and should be treated car park (summer only).

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Dawn Chorus Walk - a wonderful chance to take an early morning (7 - 9) guided walk on the Forest with one of our experienced birder volunteers. See and hear the Forest greet the rising sun! Please wear sensible shoes and muted coloured clothes (no bright coats!) and, sorry, no dogs. A pair of binoculars would be very helpful. This walk is aimed at novice bird watchers. Call 01342 823583, pre-booking needed.

Saturday - Monday 4th, 5th and 6th May The Withyham Art Group, Kings Hall, Withyham, 10am – 5pm. Admission is free, Refreshments Available.

Saturday 4th May Open Day: Isle of Thorns Bowling Club. We have an open day commencing at 10am. All are welcome to come and try the game of bowls both new and experienced. We will supply all equipment except flat shoes. This day is also combined with our annual plants, shrubs, flowers and bric-a-brac sale starting at the same time. Isle of Thorns Bowling Club is accessed via the Cats Protection entrance off the A275.

Sunday 5th May The Crowborough Boundary Walk. A ten mile walk around the the parish boundary of Crowborough. At 9.15am, Goldsmiths Recreation Ground, Eridge Road, Crowborough, TN6 2TN. More info call: 01892 652907 or email: caroline@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk

Saturday 11th May Mansion Market. Celebrate the belated arrival of Spring with a visit to this interesting market which is held in and around a beautiful 18th century mansion in the heart of the Ashdown Forest. Fresh, organic produced from local farms, large plant stall, unusual designer clothing, ironwork and wooden furniture for the garden, leather/stained glasswork, jewellery, pottery and many more stalls in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Puppet shows for children, taster therapy sessions and an all-day cafe. Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road. 11am - 4pm. Free admission and parking.

Saturday 11th May The Ancient Mysteries of the Bosnian Pyramids -- An illustrated Talk by Nigel Grace. “Possibly the most important archaeological discovery of the century revealing advanced technologies of our forgotten ancestors” at 7:30 pm, the Village Hall, Forest Row, East Sussex. £6:50 in advance from creativepotential. co.uk/events and £8:00 at the door. For information call 077487 12694 Sunday 12th May

Groombridge History Group at 8pm. Collecting Postcards, speaker Kevin Gordon. Groombridge Village Hall. Visitors welcome.

The renowned Whole Hog event in Sussex at the Hindleap Warren Out Door Educational Centre Marie Curie is back! A cross country run with a twist, combining an adventure assault course with the challenging environment and wild terrain of the countryside of the Ashdown Forest. This six mile adventure race is an unforgettable experience…With complimentary Hog Roast and hot drinks along with live music after to celebrate your achievement! Dare you take up the challenge? Registration time: 11:15, start time: 1pm, Registration fee or ticket prices £35.

Minimum sponsorship £100. Hindleap Warren, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JH. Entrants should be over 18 years old, and an outdoor clothing kit list will be provided. Contact the Events Team on 08700 340 040, email: events@mariecurie.org.uk

Friday 10th May –Saturday 11th May

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Crowborough Players perform Hi de Hi! At the Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove.

Performances: Friday 10th May 7.45pm, Saturday 11th May 2.30pm and 7.45pm.Tickets £10

Gary Enstone – Rudyard Kipling. Come and find out! Meetings held 2nd Monday of each month at Luxford Day Centre, Library Way, Uckfield.

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Wednesday 8th May The Friends of Ashdown Forest: An illustrated talk on the History and Natural History of Ashdown Forest

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Thursday 16th May Uckfield Music Club Summer Concert Season.

Primavera Chamber Ensemble, Paul Manley - violin, Andrew Fuller - cello, Michael Dussek - piano, playing Rachmaninov, Mendlessohn, Beethoven, Faure.

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Friday 17th May to Friday 31st May Crowborough Community Centre. Exhibition & Sale of Works of Art. By Local artists Anne Acott & Hazel Dorehill.

Saturday 18th May Forest Row School Family Fun Day! Lots of activities for the whole family including, bouncy castles, BBQ, children’s games, adult tombola and many more. Lots of treats for all the family like popcorn and candy floss! There is also a Sports/ olympic themed fancy dress. 11am - 2pm.

Saturday 18th May Crowborough Arts presents the Vasari Singers in concert. The Vasari Singers with conductor Jeremy Backhouse is one of London’s foremost chamber choirs producing highly acclaimed CDs and heard regularly on Radio 3. The programme will be a mixture of sacred and secular music. St Luke’s Church, St Lukes Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9JH at 7.30pm; tickets are £10 from J&K Gallery, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 2TR or contact either 07596122972 or crowborougharts@ hotmail.co.uk. Further information on www. crowborough-arts.org.uk.

Saturday 18th May Chelwood Gate Village Market. THREE marquees and the Village Hall offering a wide range of local produce including cheese,beef, pork, cakes, chuntey, apple. Plus new stallholders on the crafts side where you will find plant troughs, plants, jewellery, cards, scarves, gifts for men, bags, pots and so on. With a TOMBOLA & CAFE this is a friendly place to do your local shopping.1 – 2pm. Tel: 01825 740004 for more information.

Sunday 26th May Open Garden. Warren House will be opening their garden in aid of Hospice in the Weald. Warren House is situated at the end of Warren Road, Crowborough in a 9-acre garden consisting of several different gardens, old and new, displaying a wealth of 34 • May 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

rhododendrons and azaleas plus an impressive variety of trees and shrubs. There will be plants for sale and a raffle. £6 entry to include a cream tea.No dogs please. From 2- 5pm. For more information call 01892 664036.

Monday 27th May Maresfield Annual Village Fete. Arena Events, Novelty Dog Show, many sidestalls of local products from preserves to woodcraft. Huge plant stall of Maresfield Conservation Group, Resident New Orleans Jazz Band, Children’s Fun Fair. Licensed Bar and hot food all day. 12 noon to 5pm. Maresfield Recreation Ground, High Street, Maresfield. For more info: Email: wheeler22@btopenworld.com Ashdown Forest Morris Men Wednesday 1st (with Shalesbrook Morris). The E.H. Shepard & A.A. Milne Memorial, Ashdown Forest (TQ469321) – 5:30am. The Hatch Inn, Coleman’s Hatch (TQ453332) 7am. Forest Row Primary School 12:30pm. Step by Step School 10:45am. Philpots School 12:30pm. The Anchor Inn, Hartfield (tbc) 7pm.

Wednesday 8th The Pig and Butcher, Five Ash Down 8pm Wednesday 15th The Wheatsheaf, Jarvis Brook (TQ530293) 8pm Wednesday 22nd The Dorset Arms, Withyham 8pm Saturday 25th Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells, Morris Day Monday 27th Maresfield Village Fete. For more information see: www.afmm.org.uk

Colemans Hatch Bowling Club is holding two Open Days on the 4th and 18th May with the view to encouraging new players into this active, but relaxing, sport. There are no fees and bowls will be provided, if required. For more information, contact Pam Kittle on 01342 822835 or visit www.colemanshatch-bc.co.uk.

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