Ashdown Forest Living November 2017 Issue

November 2017

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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the November issue!

As we embrace the run-up to the end of the year, November has lots to offer with local goings-on.

Hear about the new Forest Row Repair Cafe that’s bound to inspire more to pop up in the area. We also have a very comprehensive and extremely yummy looking recipe this month... perhaps a special treat as the nights draw in?

1917 – 2017 Passchendaele

Scotney Castle

Repair for more Wear

Dear Sariah....

The beautiful Scotney Castle has lots to offer us in terms of intrigue... a newly released illustrated book about the landmark goes into glorious (and sometimes gory) detail - see our article.

Winnie-the-Pooh continues his ubiquitous reign as a new exhibition in the V&A is soon to be unveiled - see our feature.

If there are any local charities or community groups who need promotion, please do drop us a line anytime. Equally if there are other local goings-on, news, history etc. that we should be printing, please tell us!

As ever, thank you for supporting our local businesses.

We welcome all feedback.

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1917 – 2017 Passchendaele

As we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele in 2017 our remembrance of the 1st World War continues to be very poignant. include a cake and produce stall. Do pop in for a chat and support the appeal in the process.

This year as this is ‘Armistice Day’, there will be a short ‘Act of Remembrance’ at the War Memorial, mustering at 10.50am for 11am. All are welcome to join us for this.

This year Remembrance Sunday falls on the 12th November, with Armistice Day on Saturday the 11th.

Although the work of the Royal British Legion continues through the year supporting our armed services, late October, early November is probably our busiest time with the main 'Poppy Appeal' starting around the 28th October. This year in Forest Row, as last year, we have decided not to do a house to house collection. Instead, as always, poppies, crosses etc. will be available in all the shops and other outlets and there will be two street collections on Saturdays, 4th and 11th November. If you are able to help with this, I am sure Carolyn Aitken on 01342 823611 or Susie Kemp on 01342 822784 will be pleased to hear from you.

Remembrance Sunday falls on the 12th November. Our service as always takes place at Holy Trinity Church. We begin with the wreath laying at the War Memorial starting at 10.30am, followed by the service in church.

We encourage everyone to attend, especially as we remember all those who have died in conflict, looking back particularly at the 1st and 2nd World War as well as in recent times.

The R.B.L. is always looking for new members.

You don't have to be ex-service, just be prepared to support our servicemen and their families and all the Royal British Legion does to help them, in so many different ways. If you are interested, please contact our membership secretary Jane Wogan on 01342 825382

As part of the 'Poppy Appeal', there will be a Recital in Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 4th November at 2pm. Soloists will include soprano Claire Watkins and tenor Gareth Dafydd Morris, along with organist/pianist Simon Morris. I know those who have attended in the past, will know you are in for a very enjoyable occasion. The afternoon slot has been extremely popular in recent years, so we are hoping for a good audience again.

Simon Morris – Chairman, Forest Row R.B.L.

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Scotney Castle: Lives come and go, the castle remains Newly released, 'A Castle in England', is a unique collaboration between writer Jamie Rhodes and the National Trust; a graphic novel which plunges the reader into the rich and often dark history of nearby Scotney Castle, near Lamberhurst. Five rising stars from the UK comics scene also help to recreate the castle’s past by illustration, from the Medieval to the Edwardian ages. The book contains five short stories that mix fiction with fact, creating a visually striking graphic collection.

The fairytalesque Scotney Castle has featured in a Squeeze music video and was a bolthole for Margaret Thatcher during the 70s and

80s as well as giving hours of delight to the thousands of yearly visitors.

However Scotney has witnessed some 'intense' days in 700 years of tumultuous history, in contrast to its cosy position, surrounded by beautiful Kent countryside in the Bewl River valley.

Author Rhodes spent three months as Writer in Residence at Scotney, working with the castle archivists to find unusual material. He thoroughly explored the Victorian “new” castle, studying treasures and curios, as mounted hyena heads and old bottles that had languished for centuries in the moat. He wandered the grounds and romantic ruins of the old castle, talking to rangers, gardeners, etc. for a fully immersive experience.

'Each castle is a piece of art wrought from its own unique brushstrokes of struggles, victories, marriages, subterfuge, births, and deaths.' Rhodes writes, 'Lives come and go, but the castle remains'.

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SCOTNEY CASTLE: LIVES COME AND GO, THE CASTLE REMAINS CONTINUED

concealed him in secret areas of the castle.

'This was an enormous risk, and one which stands as testament to the strength of the family’s beliefs and possibly their resentment towards the monarchy for the forced marriage of their daughter'.

For 6 years the priest remained in hiding at Scotney. When the Justices of the Peace raided the castle in 1597, records revealed that the Darell family and their servants were sent to Newgate Prison for a year, with one 'Mistress Darell' being allowed to leave to deliver a child at Scotney during this time.

Perhaps a testament to the intricacies of Scotney's architecture and 'hiding holes':

Here is a little extract from the book covering the Elizabethan period:

'The Justices did not find the priest, but raided the house again one year later, confining the family to a single room over the gatehouse whilst they searched the property. This time, the priest escaped by jumping into the moat and swimming to freedom whilst his servant distracted the Justices by shouting that their horses were being stolen. The priest was never seen again'.

'In this period, the family who owned Scotney Castle were devout Catholics. Thomas Darell II inherited the castle in September 1558 with Mary I on the throne, however, Mary died in November the same year and with her, England ceased to be a Catholic nation.

Elizabeth I came to the throne and forced England to become a Protestant nation. Those like the Darell family, who continued to adhere to Catholicism, suffered religious persecution'.

The Darrells remained the 'kings of the castle' at Scotney for many years to come, in the 18th century the roguish Arthur Darrell took the reigns when his older brother died; a reputed smuggler, he faked his own death! More about that particular tale in the book...

'In 1563 Protestant poet and writer, Barnabe Googe, sought to marry Thomas’ daughter, Mary Darell. Thomas resisted the marriage, refusing to give consent, and though he could not openly say this was on religious grounds it is quite likely the reason. However, Barnabe Googe was a relative of Queen Elizabeth’s chief advisor, Sir William Cecil, who ordered the Archbishop of Canterbury to intervene. Mary Darell was forcibly removed from the Darell household until her father relented, which he quickly did; there was no telling what would happen if Thomas continued to resist the marriage'.

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Repair for more Wear Last month the first Forest Row Repair Cafe officially opened its doors to the community with a team of 14 volunteer experts and helpers. The cafe is a place which people can bring their broken things to fix, a vast range of items can be catered for from bikes to an iron, clothes to lawnmowers.

The inaugural cafe proved very popular and received lots of positive feedback; the buzz in the room was very encouraging.

They were also supported by local businesses who donated goods to use in the cafĂŠ to keep the volunteers and visitors refreshed and fed.

This exciting new Forest Row venture is being run by the Parish Council as a way to try and stop so many items simply being thrown away rather than fixed, especially when it can be something simple! The idea originated in Amsterdam in 2009 and their successful model has now spread across the world with over 1,300 Repair Cafes now regularly running, with 45 here in the UK.

The wonderful volunteer experts have knowledge of electrical items, bikes, computers, watches, clocks, general maintenance, woodwork and a fabulous team of seamstresses with a vast knowledge of all things sewing, knitting and mending. So, if your jeans need patching, your clock has stopped working or you just have no idea why your kettle won't boil, bring them to see if they are 'fixable' . While you sit and learn a new skill with your repairer, the Repair Cafe will also have homemade cakes and refreshments for sale to those attending to enjoy.

All repairs are free but donations are gratefully received towards ongoing costs of the service.

The next Repair CafĂŠ is on Saturday November 4th at the Community Centre from 10 till 1pm (registration of items will close at 12.30 to allow time for your item to be fixed).

The goal is for the cafe to become a monthly vibrant and fun place to visit with members of the community getting involved and supporting their local environment and ultimately the planet. If you would like to get involved, if you have a skill you would like to share, please get in touch. They also need bake-a-cakers too!

If you have any questions please call Sara Smart on 01342 822661, email repaircafe@forestrow.gov. uk . Please see the Facebook page www.facebook.com/ reapaircafeforestrow for updates and lists of which experts will be at each session. There is also a page on www.forestrow.gov.uk to find out more.

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Chocolate Torte with Peanut Sorbet & Blackberry Sauce

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

Ingredients Chocolate Mousse • 150g dark chocolate • 300g butter • 125g cocoa powder • 200g caster sugar • 8 eggs • 255ml cream Chocolate Sponge • 6 egg yolks • 150g caster sugar • 8 egg whites • 75g caster sugar • 75g cocoa powder Glaze • 280ml water • 360g caster sugar • 120g cocoa powder • 210ml cream • 8 gelatine leaves Sorbet

Chocolate Mousse Start the chocolate mousse by melting the dark chocolate, butter and cocoa powder together and combine with a whisk.

When the chocolate butter mixture is combined, remove from the heat.

Whisk the egg yolks with 100g of caster sugar until pale and smooth. Fold in the chocolate/butter mix and start to make a meringue with the egg whites and remaining sugar. As they start to foam, slowly start to add the remaining 100g of caster sugar. Continue to whisk until all the sugar has been added and soft to medium peaks have formed.

Gently fold into the chocolate mixture a third at a time and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Whisk the cream until medium to stiff peaks form.

• 550g peanuts • 250ml water • 150g caster sugar • 90g liquid glucose

Gently fold the cream into the chocolate mix a third at a time, being careful to stop mixing as soon as all the ingredients are combined.

Place into a suitable container and leave to set in the fridge.

Blackberry Sauce

Preheat the oven to 180°/gas mark 4. Whisk the yolks and 150g of caster sugar until pale and fluffy. Make a meringue using the same method as above with the whites and remaining 75g of caster sugar.

• 250g blackberries • 100g caster sugar • 25ml water

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CHOCOLATE TORTE WITH PEANUT SORBET & BLACKBERRY SAUCECONTINUED

Sift the cocoa powder into the egg yolks and mix well. Gently fold the meringue into the egg yolk and cocoa powder mixture a third at a time. Spread evenly into a shallow, paper-lined baking tray so the sponge mix is approximately 1cm thick.

cream machine until desired consistency is reached.

For the blackberry sauce, combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to 104˚C. Add the blackberries and remove from the heat. Leave to sit for thirty minutes before pushing through a fine chinois or sieve.

Refrigerate until ready for use.

Bake for 5-8 minutes in the preheated oven until it starts to come away from the edges of the tray. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with caster sugar. Turn onto a cooling rack and remove the paper while still warm.

Assembly To assemble, cut the sponge into two evenly sized pieces. Place half the sponge into a second tray that has been lined with cling film.

Pour over half the chocolate mousse. Place the remaining sponge on top of the mousse and then spread the remaining mousse on top, before chilling in the freezer until firm.

Glaze Start the glaze by soaking the gelatine in cold water. Combine the water, caster sugar, cocoa powder and cream and bring to the boil.

Remove from the heat. Remove the gelatine from the water and squeeze out any excess.

Add to the hot cream mixture and whisk until combined.

Remove from the freezer and cut into 1.5 cm x 5 cm pieces. Place the pieces onto a cooling rack with a tray underneath. Coat with the glaze using a ladle and leave to set in the fridge for at least two hours.

Strain the mixture into a pouring jug and leave in a warm place as it will be used to coat the sponge at a later stage.

Plate with the peanut butter sorbet and blackberry sauce.

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Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

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“We wanted to discover and capture everything we could about the house and the people who lived there and publish our findings for future owners of the house over the next 500 years”, added Peter.

Many of the original features are again clearly visible, such as the once-grand dais beam and screen and several apotropaic marks which were scratched and burned into timbers to protect the house against evil influences.

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Not only does the book tell the fascinating story of the early Coppards, a notable Sussex family, their house and the surrounding area, it also represents pioneering work into timber measuring and reconstruction.

We popped a few questions to Peter and Sally about the project: When you acquired the house, did you have any idea it would provide a historical labour of love?

Peter and Sally bought one half of Coppard’s in 1982 and when they acquired the other half in 2008 they began the task of restoring the two cottages back to the original structure of one house. This labour of love, supported by the expert advice of many interested professionals, inspired them to undertake the magnum opus of reconstructing the entire history of the house and its occupants, starting with an almost blank canvas.

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Well, we’re putting 50 copies up in the ‘long lofte’ (as William Coppard called it in 1614) which we hope will provide each new owner with a copy for the next 500 years!

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you could both live with, agree it, and then stick to it. With elaborate weddings costing an average of £27,000, it’s understandable that he is anxious about the money, but there are some fabulous money saving tips that will help you plan the most perfect of days without a price tag to match, if you are willing to put in a bit of DIY effort. Pinterest has the most amazing ideas for homemade invitations, table centres and decorations. Get your friends and family involved. Who’s the cake maker in your circle? Can you assemble a team from those who love you who will take on the food? Is there someone with a creative hand who could put together some amazing flower arrangements?

A fantastic website, www.hitched.co.uk gives some amazing ideas on how to host the perfect wedding for £3,000. Be realistic about what you can afford and don’t compare the weddings of your friends to the special day that you can both create. A lower budget wedding can be every bit as special, and is often more so because it is so personal, than a wedding organised with an endless money pot and allows a couple to really show their personalities. I wish you the very best of days. And remember, at the centre of the wedding is a couple who love each other. Just with that, your day will be pretty perfect.

I have recently got engaged and would like to have the wedding of my dreams. My fiancé wants to have a tiny, low key wedding and put any savings made towards a deposit for a house. I understand his view but I just feel that all my friends are having the most amazing days of their life with an incredible wedding and he wants us to go quietly to a registry office with a few family members and friends. I’m not sure how to approach this. - Ms. W Firstly, congratulations on your engagement.

It’s an exciting time for you both but can often be accompanied by a lot of wedding planning stress, especially if you both have different ideas of the sort of wedding it should be. Have a little planning meeting. Both write a list of things that you feel are important to each of you, things that you wouldn’t want the wedding to be without and things that perhaps things that aren’t so important and you could omit and then look at how you can meet in the middle. Somewhere between the big wedding and registry office. Let him know that you need more than a small ceremony in the registry office but that you appreciate his concerns about money. If your fiancé’s concerns stem only from the cost of a wedding, look at a budget that

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experience that brings lots of anxiety. Don’t feel pressurised in to continuing with it if it makes you feel uncomfortable. I know that this is the modern angle on meeting new people but sometimes, the old-fashioned way still has its place. You say that you don’t have much time to go socialising but perhaps, somewhere in your busy schedule, you can find some time to just focus on you. Rather than focusing on meeting that new Mr Right, perhaps you could focus on doing something that will be of real interest to you; an art class or some ballroom dancing or even joining a gym for example. Take the spotlight off the dating scene and go and have some fun. And who knows, perhaps he’s just waiting for you to sign up!!

I am in my 50s and my husband and I recently split up. He has moved on and our relationship is irreparable. I have started internet dating but it seems very scary and so far, I've frankly not enjoyed it. So, thinking of packing it in but then I am worried I will never meet someone as I have little time to go out socialising. I am being encouraged to keep up with the online dating by friends for whom it has worked, but it's a bit of a drag and distraction from the kids. Please help. - Ms. G It's perfectly OK that you feel that internet dating might not be for you. Whilst it does work for many people, for others it can be a very stressful

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It can be very difficult to motivate older children to get busy when they appear to be lacking any inspiration for their future. I think it’s ok that after the hard My son has work that is put in to studying A levels, a little down time whilst your son recently finished attempts to figure out where he goes from here is expected. However, it could his A levels and be very easy to fall in to a relaxed lifestyle; work a little, play a little and not do decided not very much in between and that shouldn’t be encouraged. I think having a very to further his informal chat with your son might be a good place to start. Don’t make it in to education. He has a big deal initially. Perhaps suggest a walk or dinner and talk with him about got a low paid job the things that he likes to do and perhaps how he sees himself in 5 years’ time. so he is working, It might be beneficial to talk about the realities of becoming an adult and but it's part time. how that involves certain responsibilities, such as going to work and paying He seems to be their way. If he doesn’t really know which way he is headed www.prospects. aimless and not ac.uk/careers-advice is a good place to start. It gives some good advice on at all motivated. how to find jobs in areas that might be of interest to him. Perhaps you could It is also difficult encourage him to look for some volunteering work in a field that might be to get him to of interest to see if it sparks something in him. Give him some options to contribute at all think over; looking for full time work, carry on with his part time work whilst to the household. investigating a longer-term plan or do some work experience somewhere that He doesn't know he might be interested in. Make sure he understands that working part time what he wants and sitting in his room the rest of the week waiting to spend all his money to do with his life at the weekend isn’t an option. It’s important that if he is working, even part and is just 'living time, that he contribute to the household purse. It’s entirely acceptable to for the weekend'. I go from thinking support young adults when they are in full time education or are actively I should sit looking for full time employment but if they’re not doing either, it’s probably him down for an appropriate time to let him know that you expect him to contribute. A 10% a big 'talk' to or 20% contribution (whichever you are happy with) from his wage will teach justWhat’s letting him the worst job him good money management and may help his enthusiasm for earning more the get on in with it kitchen? from full time work. Give him a start date, say a month or so, to make some even though We will deep clean your it's oven, hob, extractorplans and microwave, and then let him know that you’ll expect his rent then. The responsibility removing all traces of grease and burnt-on carbon using non-caustic, environmentally friendly cleaners. painful to watch. of paying rent from his own salary is an excellent way for him to feel like a You won’t find better prices, standards or aftercare, because we pride ourselves in making sure every customer is satisfied.

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The last recorded sightings of the Diamond Spider occurred here in the Ashdown Forest area at Legsheath, all the way back in 1930 and Duddleswell in 1969. They were thought extinct on these Isles, that was until last month, when it was spotted as far north from here as Nottinghamshire! However this rarest of spiders had only been recorded in the UK on three previous occasions; all of them in the South of England and two in this specific area.

So if it is making a comeback, it's only a matter of time before it makes an appearance in our neck of the woods.

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ASHDOWN FOREST’S POOH COMING TO THE V&A Original drawings of Winniethe-Pooh will go on display at the V&A for the first time in nearly 40 years this December as part of the UK’s largest ever exhibition on Winniethe-Pooh, A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard. 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic' will be a multi-sensory, playful exhibition that will explore the magical world of Pooh.

It will reveal the real people, relationships and inspirations behind the star of the most popular children’s books of all time; a world representing friendship, simple joys and the curious yet gentle nature of a child’s imagination.

New light will be shed on the creative collaboration between Milne and Shepard.

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enduring illustrations, combining expressive line with white space and an understated humour matching that of Milne.

Visiting children will be encouraged to explore their own creativity through art and word play.

Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, said: “I’m delighted that Winnie-the-Pooh is being celebrated at the V&A, nearly 40 years since he last took centre stage at the museum.

From the world’s largest collection of E.H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh pencil drawings, to homemade honey from our rooftops in South Kensington, the V&A is the perfect home for Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and friends. This is our first exhibition specifically for younger families and we look forward to welcoming

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another generation into A.A. Milne's magical, intimate, joyous world.”

Spanning more than 90 years of history of the popular British bear, the exhibition delves into the archives of the V&A, The Walt Disney Company, Egmont Publishing, The Shepard Trust and The University of Surrey, to feature around 230 works from 1920 to the present day. Items of international significance will be on show, including original illustrations, manuscripts, proofs and early editions, letters, photographs, cartoons, ceramics and fashion. And, for the first time, the pencil sketch and the pen and ink drawing of the celebrated ‘Poohsticks’ illustration featuring Winnie-the-Pooh, Continues over the page.

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Piglet and Christopher Robin will go on display side by side; international collectors are lending the two works especially for the exhibition. There will also be video and audio clips, including a 1929 recording of Milne reading Winnie-the-Pooh. As well as featuring the largest ever selection of prints and drawings, the exhibition will include a largescale, immersive family section reimagining scenes from the most famous stories such as Poohsticks Bridge, the Bee Tree and Eeyore’s house, with many interactive elements to engage younger visitors, including dressing up areas, storytelling trees and a ‘picnic’ drawing table.

It will also explore how Pooh and Friends have entered our collective imagination, extending beyond the original stories into global popular culture through Walt Disney. And show how Pooh’s story, including his valuable life lessons on friendship, have stood the test of time with families around the world.

It will look at the real life British inspirations behind the stories - A.A. Milne’s son Christopher, his real childhood toys and sketches of Ashdown Forest that inspired the setting, including particular trees that became Owl’s and Piglet’s houses in Shepard’s illustrations.

More Highlights: E.H. Shepard’s first Winniethe-Pooh character portraits, made by copying A.A. Milne’s son Christopher’s real toys, and original sketches of the forest landscape. A Christopher Robin nursery tea set presented to Princess Elizabeth in 1928, generously lent by Her Majesty the Queen

'Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic' opens to the public on Saturday 9th December and runs until 8th April 2018 in Gallery 38.

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CROWBOROUGH LION’S NEWS our guests. Our Christmas carols collection takes place on 17th - 22nd Dec with Father Christmas and his sleigh visiting young children around the town with his big bag of sweets.

Our next event is on the 4th Nov when we will be at the town’s annual firework display to help raise funds for the Mayor’s charity ‘The Friends of Crowborough Hospital’. The weeks before Christmas are a very busy time for us beginning with the town fair on 24th Nov where Father Christmas will delight young children in the Town Hall grotto, quickly followed on 3rd Dec by our marshalling of the Crowborough Runners 10k event, an excellent funds raiser for us.

New this year will be our Christmas town centre collection on 21st – 23rd Dec, next to the illuminated Christmas tree. Father Christmas will be there with his helpers to help everyone get into the festive mood just before the big day.

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how they were worn. Come along for an interesting lecture followed by refreshments. Members free, visitors £6. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove ,Crowborough, TN6 1FE.

Uckfield Art Group: Exhibition & Sale. Created by local artists. Refreshments available and children's activity table to enable visiting youngsters to participate. Ample free car parking in main car park adjoining the Luxford Centre (top end of car park).

Free Entry. 10am- 4pm. Luxford Centre, Library Way, TN22 1AR. Tel: 07572270853.

THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Groombridge history group. Andy Thomas, one of the UK's best authors, lectures on history and British folklore and speaks extensively on television and radio in Britain and around the world. He makes a welcome return to the history group with his talk "An English History of Freedom" - from the Peasants' Revolt to the poll tax riots, via Cromwell and the suffragettes. Don't miss the opportunity to hear this excellent speaker. Members £1.50, Non-members £2.50. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER R.B.L. Poppy Recital. Poppy Appeal with soprano Claire Watkins, tenor Gareth Dafydd Morris and organist/pianist Simon Morris. At 2pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row.

TUESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Six Week Story Course led by novelist, Julie Corbin and freelance writer, Mel Parks. Email hello@ honeyleafwriting.com for more information.

SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER R.B.L. Coffee Morning. Forest Row R.B.L. hold their annual coffee morning with cake and produce stall.

As this is Armistice Day, we will also be holding a short 'Act of Remembrance' at the War Memorial, mustering at 10.50am for 11am. 10am, Peter Griffits Hall, Forest Row.

WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Lindfield Horticltural Society AGM followed by talk "Historic Gardens of Sussex and the work of the Sussex Gardens Trust". Following the AGM, we are delighted to hear from one of our own members: Jim Stockwell has lived in Lindfield for nearly 30 years, is a well known exhibitor at LHS shows and Chairman of Sussex Gardens Trust, a charity committed to the protection, conservation and evolution of local garden heritage. Jim will talk about the garden heritage of Sussex, celebrating what remains and how we can help protect our heritage for future generations to enjoy. Free entry. All welcome. At 7:30pm, King Edward Hall, High Street, Lindfield.

SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER Screening of award winning film UNREST. We are holding a UK screening of the multi-award winning film UNREST at the Crowborough Centre at 3pm.

Ample free parking and tickets are £3.50 from J&K Gallery Crowborough or emailing lisaengland1@ outlook.com. More information is available at meetup.org.uk. Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, Crowborough, TN6 1FE.

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WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER

Family Search. Sussex Family History Group talk by Elder P V Tanner. At 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, High St, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

EGAS - Demonstration. East Grinstead Art Society demonstration. Ursula Stone - Figure drawing. On 22nd of November, Christmas Celebration. 2pm 4:30pm, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 3LT.

TUESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Embracing Jekyll & Hyde. A talk by Malcolm Stern psychotherapist and co-director and co-founder of Alternatives at St James’ Church in London.

“The ultimate learning is to slay your dragons with compassion.” Hosted by Amanda Edwards, 07703561616. Tickets £7 at door. At 7:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Priory Rd, Forest Row, RH18 5ER.

THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER The Arts Society Ashdown Forest (formerly Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Soc).

Chinese Imperial Court Costume & Accessories (Qing Dynasty 1644-1911): A journey through the imperial wardrobe. David Rosier who lived and worked in Asia for 25 years assembled a collection of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) textiles and accessories.

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THURSDAY 16TH NOVEMBER Christmas Floral Demostration event Groombridge Horticultural Society. Linda

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Bradford of the Orchard Nursery and Plant Centre in Edenbridge is coming to give us a demonstration on wreath making and Christmas decorations. Everyone is welcome. We will be serving mince pies and mulled wine and the cost for all is £5 on the door. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall (main hall).

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Go Wild in Ashdown. An art and craftwork exhibition of recent work by members and guest artists of Ashdown Arts including a peoples' choice competition on the exhibition theme.

Demonstrations and workshops. Free entry, 10am, Peter Griffits Hall (small village hall), The Square, Forest Row.

Handel & Haydn. Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai will be performed by Crowborough Choral Society under the baton of Mark Beesley. The choir will be accompanied by the Killick Ensemble who will also play the Christmas Concerto by Corelli, and by well-known soloists, Susan Gilmour Bailey (soprano), Serena Kay (mezzo), Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks (tenor) and Richard Woodall (bass). At 7:30pm, All Saints Church, Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 1ED.

Weald Crafts Christmas Fair. Weald crafts is a nonprofit-making organisation who support Macmillan Cancer Support. 1st weekend of Santa's Grotto on at the Llama Park too. 10am-5pm, Llama Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JN.

SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER RSPCA South Godstone Christmas Fayre. All the family will enjoy our Christmas Fayre! Join us for a fun-packed day to include games, stalls, face-painting, craft stalls and lots more. Visit Santa and his elves in the grotto. Admission to Santa's Grotto: £3 per child, present included. All proceeds directly support the animal centre.11am - 4 pm, RSPCA South Godstone Animal Centre, South Godstone, RH9 8JB.

SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER A Concert by Noel and Tricia Richards. Featuring songs and conversation about love, life, friendship and faith. Tickets £6 if purchased in advance from www.trybooking.co.uk/1790. On the door, £8. Event supported by Kings Church Uckfield. For more info email: uckfieldconcert@noelandtricia.com. Tel 07384 372219. £6 from www.trybooking.co.uk/1790. At 7.30pm for 8pm. Uckfield Civic Centre, TN22 1AE. Tel: 07384 372219.

SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER Chailey & Newick Painting Group Art Exhibition.

Annual exhibition of members' new work, framed and unframed, plus greetings cards, demonstrations and refreshments with home-made cakes. 'Art on a Postcard' tombola raising funds for St Peter & St James Hospice, every ticket wins an original painting! Free admission, easy parking, disabled access. Saturday/Sunday, November 18th/19th. www.chaileyandnewickpaintinggroup.org.uk. 10am - 5pm, Chailey Village Hall BN8 4DA (A275).

SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER Philip Clemo’s Dream Maps Live, with imagery from the Breath Project. Free performance Mesmeric musical forms and multi-textured sonic journeys from a band whose members have performed with Goldfrapp, Robert Plant, Harold Budd & George Michael amongst many others.

They will perform with extraordinary imagery from the Breath Project (featured at V&A Museum, Eden Project & TEDx). At 8pm, Hop Yard, Forest Row.

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The Knepp Estate Re-Wilding Project. Penny Green - member of the estate management team. At 7:45pm - 9:15pm, The East Grinstead Natural History Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, RH19 4AT.

Abigail's Party. Groombridge Amateur Dramatic Society presents Mike Leigh's hilarious take on the tastelessness, pretensions and pomposity of England's suburban classes. Wed/Thur 29th/30th Nov. Ticket £9/ £6. Fri /Sat, 1st/2nd Dec. Supper nights £16, pre-booking, only tickets from Groombridge post office or online at www. groombridgetheatre.co.uk. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall, TN3 9QX.

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