Ashdown Forest Living November Edition

November 2011

The Downtown Abbey Effect History of Ashdown Forest Children’s Storyfest © Robert Steele www.flickr.com/photos/steelerobert

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Dear Residents,

Welcome to the next edition of the Ashdown Forest Living.

Some of you got in touch, asking when last month’s front cover picture was taken, for all those who are interested we now know it was circa 1900.

We hope you like the new look front cover title.

Something individual, fresh and fitting to the area was the idea.

Find out how Downton Abbey is linked with the Ashdown Forest area in our article, ‘The Downton Abbey Effect’…

We’re publishing a fascinating 2 part history of Ashdown Forest, stay tuned as the second part will be in the December issue.

We hope you can find all the services and products you need this November in the Ashdown Forest Living. Remember if you can’t locate your copy you can always view it online. Please support locally based businesses.

Thank you for all your feedback, please keep it coming.

A chance to remember someone this Christmas Hospice in the Weald invites everyone, not just those who have benefited from its hospice care, to celebrate the memory of loved ones by supporting this year’s Light up a Life appeal.

The annual Light up a Life services are an opportunity to remember someone and make a dedication to their memory whilst supporting the Hospice. The Crowborough service will be held at All Saints Church on Saturday 10th December at 5pm.

Liza Waller, the new Chaplain at the Hospice comments “Christmas is a special time of celebration and also of reflection. We welcome you to join us on this very special occasion when past friends and family members will be remembered through the lights on our Christmas tree.”

For more information please contact Emma Whittington on 01892 820508 or emma. whittington@hospiceintheweald.org.uk

With Best Wishes,

Landscape Contractors Tree Surgeons

Tally & Chris The Ashdown Forest Living Team

Contents

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History of Ashdown Forest

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New to the area, established for over 30 years.

Recipe

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Hadlow Down Variety Show

12

Children’s Storyfest

12

All types of tree work, hard landscaping, hedge cutting, fencing & garden maintenance undertaken.

Working for Wildlife

14

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Don’t mess with an old dog

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The Downton Abbey Effect

18

In Remembrance

22

Miss Moneywise Tips

22

Quick Quiz/Sudoku/Quotes

24

Hire Fitness Competition

26

What’s On

28

Rangers Report

30

Index

30

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vidence has been found of people inhabiting the forest area during the Stone Age. A hand axe was found near the place known as Gill’s Lap, a name more associated today with Winnie-the-Pooh!

At this period the present day Ashdown Forest was part of the much larger forest, Andreswald. It is thought that this in turn was part of a huge greenwood of oak and beech which flourished following the retreat of the last ice age. Andreswald stretched over a large part of the Weald. It was dense and almost impenetrable. Large herds of swine and deer roamed across it. It was also the haunt of wilder beasts: bears, packs of wolves and wild cats. Over the intervening centuries the trees have gradually thinned out and what we still call a forest is now more accurately described as lowland heath. The activities that the forest have sustained over the last fifteen hundred years have landscaped the forest that we see and enjoy today.

The Romans had an administrative centre for its iron production in the Weald at Garden Hill on the Forest. The iron ore was plentiful and trees to provide charcoal to smelt the ore abounded. When they left in the fifth century the Saxons possibly carried on the industry in a small way. Very little evidence of this exists, only one small bloomery has been discovered of this period. They would mainly have used the area for grazing some animals on it in the summer.

The conquest of England by William of Normandy brought changes to the Forest.

Sussex was divided into six rapes by William.

They were strips of the county running South to North. Ashdown Forest fell into the rape of Pevensey which was awarded by the King to Robert, Duke of Mortain, his half brother.

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William II, William Rufus, the ownership passed to Gilbert D’ Aquila, whose grandfather had been killed at the Battle of Hastings, forty years earlier. Gilbert was the founder of East Grinstead in the early 12th century, setting it out as a new town on the ridge which runs east to west on the western edge of the forest.

At the time of the Norman Conquest nearly one third of England was covered by forest.

The forests mainly belonged to the King or one of his nobles. They became the recreation grounds for Kings and nobles.

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adapted and enclosed, as was Ashdown Forest. Others, such as the New Forest, were planted especially at the command of William I. The vast acres were protected

by Royal Charter. During the next three centuries the ownership of Ashdown Forest passed through several royal hands including those of Henry III’s Queen, Eleanor and Edward I. In 1372 Ashdown Forest was granted by the Crown to John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. He was a man of great importance and influence. He was the uncle of Richard II and his adviser while Richard was a minor. The Forest was to be used as a royal hunting ground. It’s fairly close proximity to the royal palaces in London probably meant that it was used more frequently than others farther afield. It was known then as the Great Park of Lancaster. The use of the term “park” denotes that it was enclosed.

“Forests” were open grounds. The Great Park was enclosed with a “pale”, although it is not known whether it was erected then or had been earlier. The pale consisted of a ditch and mound upon which was a fence too high for deer to jump. Deer were prized above all else for hunting. “Whosoever shall slew a hart or hind should be deprived of his eyesight”, a barbaric punishment. Gates and hatches were provided to allow access.

“Gates” were for people on horseback or cattle being driven, “hatches” were for those on foot. These terms live on in local names such as Coleman’s Hatch and Chuck Hatch and in Chelwood Gate.

Hunting at the period was central to the lives of all social classes. Hunting deer and boar were aristocratic pursuits. It was recognised as a preparation for the male rituals of chivalry and also for battle. Hawking was also the prerogative of the rich as hawks and falcons were expensive to train. The hawks

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provided pheasants and partridges for the dining table of the nobility.

Freeholders could hunt on unenclosed land.

Commoners netted songbirds and sparrows to supplement their meagre, basic diet of bread and vegetables. The Normans also introduced rabbits to this country. They were reared and kept in warrens within the park.

They provided not only meat but fur for the lesser aristocracy. Ermine was only for the very rich. Some rabbits or conies as they were sometimes called, inevitably escaped and provided a target for poachers.

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An Old Traditional Local Treat

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Pastry 400gm/13oz self-raising flour 200gm/7oz suet Pinch of salt

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125ml/4floz milk

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125ml/4floz water Filling 2 lemons Unsalted butter Demerara sugar

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6. Now roll remaining pastry into circles and fit as lids. Pinch the lining firmly together to seal. Cover each pudding with foil, place in a steamer with tight fitting lid over a saucepan of simmering water. Boil gently for 3 hours – keep an eye on the water level and top up when needed.

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Bringing a Village Together with

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by Eddie Pallagio INSPIRATIONAL CHILDREN’S STORYFEST IN POOH-COUNTRY As Hartfield has such an amazing literary history, their Community Play in 2012 is interweaving it’s preparations with a festival celebrating children’s literature old and new.

Storyfest, a 2-day children’s book festival, will be held in May 2012. There’ll be authors, illustrators, comic-strip writers and performance poets sharing wonderful ideas and helping visitors of all ages to let their imagination fly…

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Hadlow Down Variety Club began in 1982 when one of the villagers bemoaned the fact that there was not a lot to do in the village.

Realising that if you wanted something to happen you had start it yourself a couple of villagers decided to create the Variety Club.

The Variety Club has since proved to be an excellent way for villagers to meet people and make lots of new friends. Although the members are all amateurs and have no pretensions of professional thespian standards we are lucky to have an ex-professional performer as our director and others with theatre experience among our number. We believe in putting on shows for fun, to raise money for local and national charities and because we enjoy it.

As a ‘real’ village group we also believe in being inclusive of all our community and especially the children of our local school who will be an essential part of our next production Aladdin cast. There’s so much talent in our village and the quality of the sets, costumes, props and all the other things needed for a successful show prove it!

Aladdin will be performed at Hadlow Down Village Hall on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd December at 7.30 pm plus a matinee on the Saturday at 2.30 pm.

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Ian Whybrow will be on hand with his Bucketful of Dinosaurs. David Gatward will terrify teenagers with his horror trilogy The Dead-The Dark-The Damned, while the little ones can cuddle up to Tracey Corderoy’s delightful duck Dylan.

There will be delving into the pages of Tom Gates Homework Diary with the wonderful Liz Pichon – nominee for this year’s Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Gormy Ruckles will leap off the page with the help of Guy Bass.

Bruce Ingman’s fantastic illustration workshops will get your creativity flowing and your imagination soaring.

And Brian Moses will MC The Storyfest Poetry Slam.

In addition to all this there will be storytelling tents, a comic-strip zone, 2 minute theatre, a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, a chance to hunt for the real Pooh and an on-site festival bookshop where author’s will be signing their books for all their fans young and old.

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Working for Wildlife This month we interview Dave & Annette Risley of Folly Wildlife Rescue. Read on to find out how they became the accidental saviours of wounded wildlife in this area.

How & why did you start the Folly Wildlife Rescue? Tell us about it’s inception.

Da

ve & Annette Annette worked for the campaign group, Animal Aid, in the 1980’s and members of the public, thinking the organisation was an animal welfare one, would sometimes bring injured or orphaned animals into it. Annette took on the job of caring for them at our then home in Tonbridge. When we moved to Eridge, we continued the work and it rapidly grew, until by the end of the 1990’s we were taking in over a 1000 casualties a year. At this time we had very little equipment or in fact anywhere to keep the casualties and most of them were kept in the house!

How has it expanded over the years since it started to what it is today?

By 2004 we realised that the operation was in danger of overwhelming us, so the trustees decided that the only option open was to set up a proper wildlife hospital. Many parts of the country already have wildlife hospitals, but Kent and Sussex are very poorly served.

With much help we raised funds to obtain 5 acres on the Broadwater Forest, near Groombridge. We hope to open the hospital early in 2012.

How many animals come through your doors every year?

At the present time we admit some 3500 wildlife casualties a year. The majority are birds but last year we admitted 43 badgers, over 400 hedgehogs and several deer too.

In a couple of sentences please describe a typical day at the centre?

From dawn until dusk, especially during the busy summer season, the centre is a hive of activity. Feeding baby birds begins before 6.00 and continues until 8.00 at night and very often there are animals such as badger cubs that have to be fed through the night too.

What’s your vision for the future of Folly Wildlife rescue?

We hope in the coming years to be able to open similar centres in various locations across the region. At this time though we still have to work hard to fund the present centre.

Our running costs are in excess of £80,000 a year. We rely very much on our Supporter Group. If anyone would like to support us, they can visit our website and get more details.

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An old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, “Oh, oh! I’m in deep trouble now!”

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.

Just as the panther is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, “Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?”

Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.

“Whew!” says the panther, “That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!”

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the panther. So, off he goes.

The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans, and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says, “Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what’s going to happen to that conniving canine!”

Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, “What am I going to do now?”

But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn’t seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd says...

“Where’s that squirrel?

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Her words mirror the national trend: “Downton Abbey has definitely had an effect. We’ve seen a big increase in the sales of cravats, braces, Edwardianstyle blouses, pearls and faux-fur stoles. Hats have been popular since we started just over a year ago and we’re currently selling lots of tweed caps and jackets as well as skirts and capes.”

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e can proudly say a part of this area will indelibly live on in Downton Abbey’s second series with all railway scenes having been filmed at our very own Bluebell Railway. Chris Knibbs their operations manager told us, “It’s a great series. We were very honoured to have them. We met some of the cast, they were all very friendly. Among other things we had to change the signage to ‘Downton’ for authenticity.

Filming took place back in March as the last episodes were being written”.

Anticipating, with baited breathe, the probable announcement of a third series, what can we possibly do in the interim? Well any continuation would surely usher in the roaring twenties. So for those that wish to get ahead & scrub up on the ‘ins’of the day visit Standen House for a decent dose of historical learning.

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In Remembrance In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

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What’s On:

November 2011

Saturday – Monday, 12th - 14th November Art Exhibition/Open Weekend . Cogcraft Art Studio, Clockhouse Lane, Nutley. See the latest pastel landscape paintings, prints and cards by Ashdown artist, Juliet Murray. Ashdown Christmas cards / antique& decorative prints. Hundreds of pictures to view. Special exhibition offers . All welcome. An opportunity to buy a unique gift from a local artisan.

Sat.& Sun. 11.15am – 5.30pm/Mon.9.30am – 5pm.

Further details 01825 712565/www.cogcraft.co.uk.

Note: Please park in the village at peak times.

Saturday 5th November Royal British Legion Poppy Recital at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Forest Row 7:30pm - 8:30pm Sunday, 6th November.

Fireworks Night at Perryhill Orchards in aid of Hartfield PTA. Gates open 5pm Fireworks start 6pm. Call: 01892 770221 or email: office@st-maryhartfield.e-sussex.sch. uk. Tickets also available from Perryhill Orchards and Hartfield Village Stores. www.hartfieldschoolpta.co.uk Thursday 10th November Lecture for National Trust members: ‘Wiston House, West Sussex’ by Dr. Janet Pennington. Clair Hall, Haywards Heath at 2:30pm. Call: 01444 482055 Thursday 10th November Charity Ladies Night in aid of the Horder Centre, 7pm-10pm. Fashion show, beauty treatments at only £7 and boutique stalls. The Horder Centre, St. Johns Road, Crowborough. Tickets: 01892 602 980 or email: angela.reynolds@horder.co.uk Saturday 12th November Weald Home and Gift Fair. Raising funds for “Pilgrim Homes”, caring for the elderly. Over 20 stalls of great variety. Relax with drinks & cakes. Stay for a 2 course lunch from 12.00 onwards. All Saints Church, Chapel Green, Crowborough, 11am - 2.30pm.

Saturday 12th November Mansion Market. A wonderful selection of interesting and unusual stalls in and around a beautiful 18th century mansion offering everything for Christmas.

11am- 4pm, Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row. Saturday, 12th November Hospice in the Weald Coffee Morning - 10am12 noon. All Saints Coffee Room, Chapel Green, Crowborough. Sale of Christmas goods plus cakes, preserves, books, plants, bric-a-brac and raffle.

Sunday 13th November Remembrance Service at Holy Trinity, Forest Row 10am - 11:15am Monday 14th November Sussex Family History Group. Upstairs Downstairs, domestic service by Ian Waller. Refreshments available. Meet 7pm for 7.30pm start at Luxford Day Centre, Library Way, High St, Uckfield.

Wednesday 16th - Saturday 19th November Forest Players present “Dancing at Lughnasa” by Brian 28 • November 2011 • Ashdown Forest Living

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Friel at Forest Row Village Hall. 7.45pm, Tickets from Bullfrog Music, Ship Street, East Grinstead or Foresta Travel, Hartfield Road, Forest Row or phone 01342 323640 Saturday 19th November Danehill Christmas Market: A wide range of local goodies, cards & food. Mulled wine and hot mince pies, 10am – 2pm. Memorial Hall, Danehill.

01825 740004 Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November Crowborough Art Group is having it’s Winter Exhibition at St Mary’s RC School, Chapel Green. Entry is free.

10am to 4 pm.

Saturday 19th November Hartfield Christmas Gift Fair. A fabulous selection of the best local crafts. All proceeds to Hartfield School PTA. Hartfield Village Hall, 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

Saturday 19th November and Saturday 3rd December The Prehistory of the Weald: 2 day course exploring the untapped archaeological potential of the Sussex Weald/ For details call 01273 678527 Saturday 26th November Crowborough Choral Society performs the Mozart Requiem and the Vivaldi Gloria with professional soloists and orchestra. 7.30pm, All Saints Church Centre, Chapel Green, Crowborough. Tickets from Cro’s the jewellers, High Street or call: 01892 527002.

Saturday 26th November Hospice in the Weald Store Collection and Sale of Christmas Goods from 9am – 5pm at Morrisons Supermarket. Fernbank Precinct, Crowborough.

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th November The Ashdown Arts Christmas Show, 10am to 5pm. The Peter Griffits Hall, Forest Row. Friday 2nd December Nutley Arts and Craft Fayre: Craft work including Jewellery, wood turning and quilting, Christmas flowering bulbs & wreaths, etc. Nutley Memorial hall, 7.30pm Friday 2nd December The Hartfield Singers Christmas Concert: “Frosty meets Vivaldi”. St. Mary’s Church, Hartfield at 7.30 pm.

Tickets available from Hartfield Stores or phone 01342 823081 Friday 2nd December at 7.30pm & Saturday 3rd December at 2.30pm & 7.30pm Hadlow Down Variety Club presents Alladin. See more details on page 12: For Tickets: 01825 830857 glenys. lake@btopenworld.com Saturday 3rd December Christmas Market in aid of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Crowborough. 11 am - 2 pm in St. Mary’s School Hall.

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Ranger’s

Ashdown Forest

Report

The forest is at its best at the moment brilliant sunshine, blue skies autumn tints and mellow 1.75 miles/3km fruitfulness.

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this gently descending ride, ignoring another that bears off There are also deer crossing places on the forest right, for about 400m.

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where you should be careful especially driving in the evenings and On both left andearly rightmornings, are linear certainly quarries, on the way to and from work. now filled with scrub and trees. Such

and at the junction with Twyford Lane. Deer cross frequently on Priory Road.

quarries dotPippingford the Forestislandscape and in the British The A22 at the worst place provided stoneRTCs! for roads. heathland Isles for deer DeerTypical also cross the A26 between birds such and as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipit Army Camp, the Crow Gate and Crowborough and in A22. this area andare busy A alsowoodlark south ofusually Nutleybreed on the These the ride edges in particular are one of roads and many deer are hit by carsthe every year in best places places. on the Forest (indeed in Sussex) the same There are also a high number of to see, in May, theC2 yellow of theHatch to Wych accidents on the fromflowers Coleman’s small shrub,near pettythe whin.

Cross spiny especially Ashdown Park Hotel and

If you see a deer cross in front of your vehicle stop and wait patiently as there maybe up to a dozen deer following the leader. The motorist may have avoided the first deer but often collides with the next one that crosses as he drives off. Please for your own safety drive slower at this time of year and phone 01342 822846 (24hrs) to report deer RTCs on the forest. Thanks.

Broadstone Warren. The Hartfield Road at Coleman’s

Mike Yates, Ashdown Forest Ranger The ride bears as left,well. thenAlso right a breakLane in the quarries Hatch Church onthrough the Hindleap and continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (Sandy Lane) . On Support the left isLocal a bowling green and ahead are the Business cricket pitch and pavilion ofCleaning/ Coleman’s Ironing Hatch Cricket Sargents Club. Tree Services 19 Animals Home Maintenance

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Cleaning Ovenaid Dirty Ovens

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Clothes

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Beauty

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Doors Sussex Doors

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Cork & Keg Wine Café/Function Venue/ Merchant 15 Restaurant/Bar Wiltshire Farm Food 7 Brambletye Hotel 11 JAMIS Catering 9 Eridge Park Farm Shop 11 Car Boringwheel Mill Farm 10 Scuffs Sussex 27 Nutley Motor Garden/Landscape Services Ltd. 23 LG Burberry Landscape Contractors/Tree Care Surgeons 4 TLC Nurses 13 LM Garden Machinery 17 Children Country Estate Blackland Farm 29 Management 17 November 2011 • Ashdown Forest Living

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Suitables Dental Riverview Dental Centre

Pretty Permanent Make-Up

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Geoff Boorman Fuels 16

Health/Wellbeing/ Fitness Lotte Berk Fitness Studio 27 Atlas Profilax 27 Aloe Vera for Optimum Health 9 Family Chiropractic Clinic 22 Mel Clarkson, Counsellor 27 Kate Humphries, Counsellor 27 Hire Fitness 26

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Tuition French Tuition German Tuition

Windows Duke Window Services 20 Sussex Windows & Doors 25

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