Ashdown Forest October Issue

October 2016

The Road to Rio for Local Olympic Medallist David Shepherd - Lifetime Achievement Award Autumn Salad of Pork The Village of Frant: A Potted History Creative Celebration of Ashdown Forest The view towards Ashdown Forest from Standen House. © National Trust/James Masters

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Dear Residents,

Whats inside this month

Welcome to the October issue.

This month we are really pleased to be able to bring you an article about local boy and Silver Medal Olympian Tom Mitchell, Rugby 7’s Captain; he has kindly shared memories of his sporting days in the area as well as photos of his younger years.

Not to be missed: this month sees the first Creative Celebration of Ashdown Forest, see our article with all the low-down, which also includes some wonderful stories of the creatures of the forest.

There are also a couple of great local history articles which we know readers will love!

And much more to keep your interested.

The Road to Rio for Local Olympic Medallist

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A Free School for the Arts

1066 and all that

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The Village of Frant: A Potted History

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Autumn Salad of Pork

Pork Loin, Ham, Apple, Avocado, Autumn Courgette, Taragon Dressing Serves 4

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Ingredients • 1 x pork tenderloin • Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon • Cured sliced ham 4 slices • 1 x avocado • 2 x Courgettes • 2 x Kentish apples • 500g natural yoghurt • 250g spinach • ½ bunch taragon

Method Season the pork loin with salt and pepper and sear in a hot pan to give it a nice colour on the outside. Place in a preheated oven and back at 60°C/40°C fan/gas mark 1 for three hours.

Once cooked, roll in Dijon mustard and then wrap in cling film, tying up either end so the pork stays nice and round, then put it straight into the fridge.

Finely slice the courgettes, apples and avocado and dress them simply with a light dash of olive oil and a touch of seasoning which will keep the dish looking fresh.

To make the dressing, blend the yoghurt and tarragon with 50ml of water in a blender or food processor for three minutes on high speed. Add the spinach and a pinch of salt and blend for another 2 minutes, then pass through a fine sieve.

Slice the pork loin into rounds to serve and arrange all of the other ingredients around it on the plates.

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A FREE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS IN MID SUSSEX Why is supporting the arts so important at this time?

The arts are a wonderful way to express your inner self, and find true happiness in life. As well as being a truly satisfying way to spend your career, there is big business to be made too. The creative industries - particularly the film and music industry - contribute greatly to the UK’s economy and there is a wealth of job opportunities out there for well-trained, professional young artists.

How would your new school continue the Bush Davies School legacy?

The Gielgud Academy’s bid to open a free school in this area is steaming ahead. Their proposal is being submitted this month and results will be known in January. Our Q&A with Principal Suzanne Gielgud explains the latest developments:

The Gielgud Academy has been completely inspired by the legendary Bush Davies School (based at Charters Towers, East Grinstead, from 1945-89). My time at the school went on to inspire me throughout my life, and all the success that I have had with my career ever since can be attributed to that school. The school motto was Decus, Vitae, Honestas and in the school song we sang about ‘Grace, Vigour and Integrity’. I want to carry on those same values at the Gielgud Academy.

Professionalism, good manners and impeccable grooming played a huge part of a Bush Davies pupil’s life. Anyone in East Grinstead who saw the Grand Défilé performed at the Adeline Genée Theatre, or saw the boarders walking into town on a Saturday in their beautiful uniforms, will attest to that. These qualities are already being encouraged in our pupils at our current part time school and will develop further when, hopefully, the Gielgud Academy becomes a fully fledged, state funded, all-through free school.

In your bid to open a new free school in the area, what progress have you made in the last couple of months?

In the last few months we have successfully attracted a very strong board of governors with top-level expertise in all areas of education and finance, as well as legal representatives and mentors from the arts. It is important to all of us that our academic programme be devised by really respected educationalists so I’m thrilled that we have on our team four head and/or deputy head teachers from local primary, secondary and sixth form schools. We already have a reputation for excellent professional level arts provision, but our aim has been to create an academic programme that is outstanding. We are now confident that we have created one.

You were involved in Strictly Come Dancing last year; tell us how that tied in with your dance school?

One of our greatest supporters is the BBC presenter Katie Derham. Both her daughters come to the Academy, and last year, when Katie was partnered with Anton Du Beke in Strictly Come Dancing, we decided to show our support for her in a fun and creative way. In complete secret, and with the help of katie’s husband (John Vincent MBE) we devised a good luck dance for Katie and Anton featuring her two daughters Eleanor and Natasha, and dancers from the school. We filmed the dance, which in true Strictly style was beautifully costumed, and then John managed to get the film to the producer. This was then screened on Strictly’s ‘It Takes Two’ on BBC Two, and Katie and Anton watched it live on air and were shocked, surprised and thrilled all at the same time! It was a great experience for everyone.

In terms of being a flagship school for the arts, what do you envision will happen?

I envision that we will be able to successfully train the next generation of world-class professional dancers, actors, singers, musicians, artists, fashion designers, sculptors, directors, filmmakers, animators, etc., as well as creators of other art forms that haven’t been invented yet. Our pupils will become reliable professionals that have the benefit of a solid academic foundation so that they can manage their careers with intelligence and understanding. I believe that artistically gifted children from across the whole of Sussex will be attracted to the school, and because our faculty and staff are such experts, they will benefit from a brilliant and inspiring training on a daily basis. I also believe that some children will come to the school unaware that they are gifted in the arts, but that through our skill, guidance and help, they will discover their true calling.

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TOM MITCHELL FEATURE

THE ROAD TO RIO FOR ONE OLYMPIC MEDALLIST STARTED IN HIS HOME TOWN OF EAST GRINSTEAD

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played football and cricket as well as rugby which would ultimately be his first sporting love.

Reminiscing, Tom says: “I went to Estcots Primary School and so spent my young days in East Grinstead, playing for both the local rugby side and local football teams.

This summer, Great Britain returned home with its best medal haul at an overseas games and one sport which delivered silver was the men’s rugby sevens team – led by Cuckfield-born Tom Mitchell.

Rugby in its 15-player-a-side format appeared last in 1924 but sevens made its debut at the Olympic Games in Rio with heavyweights of the sport Fiji and New Zealand expected to battle it out for gold.

“I have particularly fond memories of playing in the Estcots football team in the Blackwell tournament which we went on to win after a penalty shootout! I was in goal!”

At an early age Tom showed a cavalier approach to sport and an attacking mindedness, adding: “I played in goal all season but still managed to score a goal when I went up for a corner once!”

Tom’s rugby career started aged 8, when his father introduced him to the game properly and took him along to East Grinstead Rugby Club, a club where he would go on to play for three years.

His rugby development would be marked with a greater leap forward when he went on to attend Worth School; this is a time that Tom describes as when things really “pushed on”.

“One of my favourite seasons was my final year at Worth (School) during which we achieved a highly successful season and won the Sussex cup,” Tom added, remarking on his West Sussex school days.

Tom went on to study at Bristol University and although he had thoughts of a career in professional sport he wondered whether his rugby career would peak at university until he received a phone call.

The call was from the England Sevens management inviting him to join their training squad; from there, as Tom describes the moment himself, is a decision from which he “hasn’t looked back”.

However, Tom’s transition from

However, Fiji’s opponents in the gold medal match weren’t to be their Pacific neighbours but Great Britain; the team captained by Tom Mitchell were now in a final shootout to secure an Olympic gold.

The road to Rio had been a long one for Tom and it started where his roots lie, in West Sussex – growing up in East Grinstead and attending Worth School, it was here his talent shone bright.

Tom was a sporting all-rounder from a young age in the town – he competed in athletics events,

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all, both in Rio and back home.

“The level of support behind us was astounding and humbling as an athlete and particularly as a rugby player because it was all new for us,” Tom says as he proudly wears his Olympic medal.

What’s next for Tom? As is the nature of high-level sport, it’s building on the Olympics and preparing for the next event, the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series which kicks off in Dubai in December.

East Grinstead player to England and Great Britain superstar as he says himself, “ certainly doesn't happen overnight!” and he encountered set-backs along the way.

“It is rarely a smooth ride to success like I have enjoyed with the team in Rio; it was a gradual progression for me and I started quite late in the professional game,” Tom said.

During his time at university, Tom represented an England Students XV and a Great Britain Students sevens team before in 2014 at the age of 25 he was asked to captain the England Sevens team.

What should have been a high point soon became a challenging time for Tom; he sustained an injury during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in a match against Australia before worse was to follow.

In 2015, Tom fractured his leg and dislocated his ankle during the 2014–15 Sevens World Series but Tom showed determination to battle back from such a severe injury and regain form.

His determination paid off as he was selected in the Team GB rugby sevens squad which would head off to Rio. To cap off

being selected, Tom was chosen as captaining the team in its Olympic bow.

Tom’s men beat Kenya in their opening game, before defeating Japan, and heavyweights New Zealand, and coming through nail-biting knock-out matches with Argentina and South Africa.

Great Britain were in the gold medal match – with Olympic recognition, sevens rugby which once upon a time had been preparation for the 15-player-aside game was now a sport in its own right.

Gone are the days of the shortened version being considered useful for fitness and the chance for a jolly at the end of the season; it’s now a sport with hundreds of elite players competing globally.

Finally, I ask Tom what advice he has for aspiring rugby players and Olympians of East Grinstead now he has completed the journey from East Grinstead to the biggest sporting competition in the world.

Tom says: “I worked hard because I wanted to and it was the only way to play the game in my eyes, and always endeavoured to make the most of opportunities that came along.

“Often it can seem like there is a lot of pressure; usually we put this on ourselves when we want to be successful but it is useful in these moments to remember why we play - because we enjoy it.”

The gold medal match would prove to be a match too far for Great Britain as Fiji, one of the pre-tournament favourites and winners of the 2015-16 World Rugby Sevens Series, triumphed 43-7.

Reflecting on winning silver and being part of the historic Team GB in Rio, Tom says: “It was an experience like no other! The scale of it and the buzz around it

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1066 and All That they say, is history.

The area gained by the Norman invasion: a hundred years later

1066 is probably the best known date in English history. The Battle of Hastings brought about the complete revolution of the governance of England. Although the whole of the country was affected eventually, the good people of Sussex were the first to feel the huge weight of the invasion!

After the battle William and his army swept through the countryside of Sussex to reach the capital, London. On their way the army fed off the food stored by the native population to last them through the lean days of the long winter. The people must have been terrified: not only had they lost their provisions but they had seen the mighty army of William, speaking in an unintelligible language.

The problems of succession to the crown of England started with the death of Edward the Confessor in January of that year. He died without issue.

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day after Edward's death. William, Duke of Normandy, was a cousin of Edward's through his mother's line. He swore that Edward had promised him the crown of England. Also in contention was Harold's brother, Tostig. Tostig, aided by Harald Hardrada, sailed from Norway in an attempt to wrest the throne from Harold, who had already been crowned king. Tostig initially defeated Harold at Fulford in Yorkshire, but was in turn defeated by Harold, five days later on September 20th. Both his rivals were killed in the battle. Exhausted by two battles in less than a week, Harold and his army were hoping for a few days of rest before travelling south again; however, the news that William had landed at Pevensey on September 28th meant a hurried, forced march of 240 miles down the whole length of the country - not everything is fair in love and war it seems!

The two armies met at the field outside Hastings. As we know at first things seemed to go Harold's way but when he unexpectedly gave up his advantage of the higher ground, the battle swung in William's direction. After this one defining moment, the rest, as

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William brought with him hundreds of landowners and nobility from Normandy. They had supplied him with money, ships, horses and men. To reward his followers and to ensure that his route to France was secure in case the necessity for reinforcements should be needed in the early days, William gave them lands in Sussex. He divided the county from south to north into six strips called “rapes”.

They were Chichester, Arundel, Bramber, Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings. Every rape contained a harbour or major river and a castle was subsequently built in each one. The East Grinstead area fell into the Rape of Pevensey but there was no settlement then, only a collection of manors and a church.

Initially the Rape of Pevensey was awarded to Robert, Earl of Mortain, William's half-brother.

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contained several manors and ”una ferraria” or ironworking site. There was no actual settlement of East Grinstead at that time.

The church of St Swithun's was already in existence, probably since the early 9th century. It would have served as a focal point for the area for many years before Gilbert arrived. Everyone from the surrounding manors would have worshipped at the church and brought their local disputes to the moot courts held there, sold their produce at the informal gatherings and, no doubt, exchanged gossip. These factors, together with the church being sited on a sandstone ridge running west to east, made it an obvious choice for a settlement. It was carefully laid out on both sides of a broad street, which allowed space for markets, fairs and the passage of sheep and cattle. The houses or “burgages” were a standard thirty-three feet wide, with long gardens called “portlands” running for some 300 yards behind them.

The reasons for Gilbert to build a town will never be known. Perhaps he was familiar with the area as it was about half way between London and the coast and would provide him and other travellers with a convenient resting place, as it was to for many centuries to come. Whatever his reasons, the past and present residents of the town are grateful that he laid the foundations of this pleasant market town.

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the area and we now have specialised tractormounted mowers that collect the bracken when it is cut. In the past commoners used to graze the forest, cut the bracken with scythes and cart it away for bedding for their animals. This was an ideal heathland management tool. By removing the bracken, the commoners reduced the nutrients in the heathlands soil which benefits heather.

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Creative Celebration of Ashdown Forest The Ashdown Forest continues to be a fountain of inspiration for the arts and of course a much loved part of the landscape in which we live. So how fitting that it should be celebrated in all its glory with fascinating stories of its past and a look to the present and its future in this beautiful area in which we live. interviewed over 20 people who know the forest well – farmers, commoners (who still have certain rights, such as to graze animals and collect firewood), landowners, botanists, storytellers and enthusiastic local residents.

Local resident Eka Morgan, a former BBC radio producer, is one of the organisers who is putting on a Creative Celebration of Ashdown Forest this autumn.

We are very lucky to be able to bring you some fabulous quotes from this Soundscape, to get a taste of the treat in store for you:

These days Eka creates outdoor audio trails for Eka Morgan National Trust properties, botanic gardens, arboreta and, most recently, for Wakehurst Place. Eka specifically moved to this area because she was in awe of Ashdown Forest and that such a large expanse of heath and woodland still exists so near London. So it seems only fitting that she would combine her love of the forest with her work.

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Thus two years ago Eka approached the Ashdown Forest Centre to ask if they would like an outdoor audio trail...and now, finally, not only is the audio trail to be launched this month, but it has expanded into an entire Celebration Week.

Michael Blencowe, Sussex Wildlife Trust: "Here in the Ashdown Forest you'll find 34 species of butterfly; we have about 45 species of butterfly in Sussex. And you'll find some quite general common species here but the real speciality is the Silver Studded Blue butterfly, a small blue butterfly which on the underside of its wings has some orange dots and in those orange dots you'll see some little silver studs which gives it its name. One of the most amazing things about the Silver Studded Blues is they're very dependent on a relationship they have with ants here on the Ashdown Forest, two species of black ants. The caterpillars will attract the ants in, they can make a smell which lures the ants closer and also apparently they can sing, they make a noise which apparently the ants seem to quite enjoy and then they also secrete a sugary solution which the ants feed upon.

So the ants get a free drink and a song and in return the caterpillars get a 24-hour bodyguard from these ants; the ants will fight off anything that tries to attack them.

Among the week’s offerings will be: A new musical composition, which is a collaboration between Ashdown Forest Poet in Residence Sian Thomas and composer Gregers Brinch.

A specially commissioned Celebration Soundscape produced by former BBC producer Eka Morgan.

A slide show produced by Conservation Officer Steve Alton with live percussion.

True and traditional tales celebrating the people, events and nature of Ashdown Forest, with storytellers Xanthe Gresham and Sue Hollingsworth.

There will also be story walks, school visits, a poetry evening, and a storytelling evening.

The week runs from Saturday 8th October – Saturday 15th October and will include a launch event on the afternoon of the first Saturday, which will offer tasters of the programme for the rest of the week.

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“Now the black ants will carry the caterpillars down into the ants' nest so a lot of the caterpillar's life is spent underground in the chambers in the ants' nest. It pupates down there and then it actually emerges from underground as a lovely blue butterfly; the ants then guide it out and it will sit there on a bit of heather... It's very vulnerable when it's trying to dry so it's got its wings spread and even then the ants are still crawling all over it and giving it protection, and then it sort of shimmers its wings (shakes its wings) and then the ants drop off it and it sort of says, 'See you later, suckers!' and it flies off."

David Streeter, President of The Friends of Ashdown Forest: "I am David Streeter. I was brought up close to Ashdown Forest at East Grinstead and I've known it all my life; my parents brought me onto the forest in the 1940s to picnic. I tell you what I did teach myself to do in those days and that was: I could tickle trout. You put your hand in the water and you stroke the fish and for some reason or another it sends them into some kind of temporary torpor and you can just clutch them and fish them out; it's an old country way of catching trout. And I took the trout home with great pride and my mother refused to cook them because she had this unanswerable logic that any fish which was silly enough to allow me to fish it out the stream had to be sick, so we never ate the trout that I caught."

Rich Allum, Forest Ranger: "We've got some very rare birds that live on the forest, one of which is the nightjar. Nightjars are interesting because they like heathland because it's very open...because they nest on the ground in open areas and their defence mechanism against predators is to lure the predator away from the nest (with either the eggs or the young in) and pretend to have a broken wing. And I know they do this, but when it actually happened, I completely forgot... It completely duped me, so I approached a nest that had been disturbed and the adult bird moved away from the nest with its wing dangling to its side. And I was so upset because they're such rare birds, just beautiful birds, and I was like, 'oh no!'... So my instinct, of course, was to follow it, to try to protect it, help it, and it lured me away from the nest until I was miles away from the nest and then it flew off and I thought to myself, 'I fell for it,' and it was so convincing... Amazing way to avoid a predator."

Inspired by David Attenborough’s well known quote: "No one will protect what they don’t care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced," Eka says: “I hope that the Celebration © www.terryjameswalker.com Week will inspire people not to take Ashdown Forest for granted. In order to protect it – we need to be reminded how remarkable it is.”

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David Shepherd receives Lifetime Achievement Award Last month, at a star-studded London gala event hosted

by Amanda Holden, local Hammerwood resident and world renowned artist David Shepherd CBE was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his life's work to protect endangered wildlife.

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Downton Abbey actor and DSWF supporter Peter Egan presented David with his award saying: "In this field we stand among giants, but this man, the recipient of this award, is a goliath."

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I regard the challenge for the future as getting the message through to heads of government, members of parliament and, above all, the general public, that we don’t own the planet, we share it with all living species.

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THE VILLAGE OF FRANT: A POTTED HISTORY Frant, which nestles just north of the Ashdown Forest and south of Tunbridge Wells, derives its name from 'Ferenthe' - the place of the fern, which probably accurately describes the original hilltop settlement.

The first documentary mention comes from around 1120 when a chapel was gifted there to Gilbert de Clare, most likely a timber and thatch structure, stated as dependent on Rotherfield. During the centuries the village slowly grew, always divided between landowners: chiefly the Nevilles at Eridge and the monks of Bayham. A rather badly built stone church was gradually constructed, which became semi-ruinous by the 19th century, to the point that it had to be demolished and replaced by the present agreeable structure (1830-1867), including an internationally notable organ.

When Bayham Abbey was closed in 1525 the villagers, led by their vicar, disguised themselves in skins and forcibly replaced the abbot, a crime soon punished

by Henry VIII: Frant thus has the distinction of an earlier vicar imprisoned for riot.

The iron industry brought some prosperity in the 16th century and the west side High Street cottages largely date from this period, as do a couple of outlying ironmaster's houses. Some of the guns that defeated the Spanish Armada would have been forged in the area and painstakingly dragged by oxen to the Medway

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Agricultural poverty in the 19th century led to protests and even a half-hearted siege of Eridge Castle; the 1812 census reveals that 252 families were packed into only 203 inhabited houses and many were only intermittently employed. Distress was very real and many barely survived in winter. Sociable trips by the fashionable set enjoying the waters of Tunbridge Wells helped somewhat and the local tailor, George Smart, found a niche market for his cloth portraits of local people which are highly collectible today.

Several of the larger village houses were built in this period and the parish became a popular place for military veterans to retire, which also provided domestic employment. Colonel

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By, the founder of Ottawa and a notable engineer, remains the most famous of these and brings Canadian visitors to his grave in the churchyard even today.

The two World Wars took their usual terrible toll - with 43 dead in the first of these from such a small place, there must have been terrible tragedies and struggles to survive everywhere. Happily, the fact that the old road system led either to Bayham or across the park to Eridge before Tunbridge Wells really existed means that the heart of the village is spared through traffic and remains remarkably unspoiled even today.

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WALL HILL MAIL ROBBERY LOCAL HISTORY NOTES

by Dorothy Hatswell of the East Grinstead Museum On Saturday, July 18th 1801, a man and his adopted son stayed overnight at the Rose and Crown in Godstone. The next day they walked to the Blue Anchor at Blindley Heath, where they asked many questions about the times of the mail carts. They were next seen by Robert Ayshford, who knew them slightly by sight, on East Grinstead Common.

They walked on to Wall Hill on the border of Forest Row and Ashurst Wood and hid in a field. They opened the gate and, when the mail coach approached, they stopped it by aiming a gun at the post boy, William Edwards. The horse and cart were then driven into the field and the horse let loose.

The Beatsons took the money from the mail bags and around £12,000 was found. They went off in the direction of Forest Row, where they dumped some of the actual bags. In the meantime, William Edwards walked to East Grinstead, which he reached at about 2am, and raised the alarm with Thomas Palmer, junior, the East Grinstead Postmaster. They were unable to apprehend the robbers, who were next seen in Hartfield. The pair ditched the rest of the bags in a cornfield. When discovered, they still contained nearly £10,000. However, this was not until August, when the field was harvested. The two men were now on the way to Westerham, via Holtye and Edenbridge. They went into the Chequers Public House and ate pork and beans washed down by brandy and water. The bill, which came to two shillings, they paid for with a £20 note. This aroused the suspicion of the landlady, the Widow Turney.

Photograph of the field where the execution of the robbers took place

They then hired a gig to take them to Deptford, and then on to Oxford Street. From there they travelled north towards Liverpool, probably en route to Ireland. They stayed overnight at The Angel near Knutsford.

The next morning they left Knutsford and continued their journey to Liverpool.

Coincidentally, the mail coach arrived in the port at almost the same time as they did. The description of the two wanted men was on board in the July 22nd 1801 edition of the Evening Mail. The surveyor of the General Post Office was nearby and he, at once, went to the inn at which they were staying. On searching their persons and belongings the discovery was made of a pistol and bank notes wrapped in a letter from Lewes.

They were returned to Bow Street in London and then committed to the County Gaol at Horsham, to be tried at the next Assizes.

The trial started on March 27th 1802, before Judge Hotham.

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that they were guilty, although John Beatson tried to claim that he alone was guilty, and that his son was not. In spite of this plea they were both found guilty and later that evening sentence was passed. Both were ordered to be hanged near to the site of their crime. They both collapsed on hearing the verdict.

A gallows was erected close to the spot where the robbery had taken place. The pair arrived in a cart, seated on their own coffins, at about noon on April 7th 1802.

After asking for forgiveness they were duly hanged in the sight of the large crowd that had gathered to witness the terrible spectacle.

The estimated numbers range from 3,000 to 20,000. The truth is probably somewhere in between.

Children watching were taken to have their heads rubbed on the shoes of the two dead men. This was common practice, designed to deter those so treated to steer away from a life of crime. The bodies were then taken back to Horsham for burial.

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best day on which to hold up the mail coach was a Sunday, as there was no mail on Saturdays so the Sunday delivery could be expected to be twice as much as usual. Back in London the robbery was planned. How much Morton was involved is unclear.

In July the Beatsons returned to Sussex and carried out the robbery.

Beatson was seventy years old at the time. He had been a sailor for many years, but settled in Edinburgh where he was the manager of the College Tavern.

At some stage he had adopted an orphan whose name was William Whalley, who added the surname Beatson to his. William married and took over the running of the Tavern, but on the death of his wife sold it and moved to London, where his adoptive father, John, was working as butler. William seems to have lost the money from the Tavern and, at the same time, John found himself out of work. They travelled to Hartfield in May, ostensibly for a short holiday to help John with some health problems.

They stayed with a man called Richard Morton. He took them back to London in a gig. They had used this break to reconnoitre the area and the postal arrangements. They must have discovered that the

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It appears that John Beatson, nearing the end of his life, was doing this to help his adopted son. It is also to their credit that they in no way harmed the post boy, only threatened him; even the horse was treated well. At the trial John tried to save William by protesting that he had acted alone. William comes across as a rather weak character, who got into financial difficulties, but John appears to have done everything he could to help him. In the days when people were hanged for stealing a sheep, then the punishment was not severe, nevertheless I feel some sympathy for the older Beatson, as he seems to have been pulled into the affair for altruistic reasons.

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Local Children's Author at Wakehurst

Children's author Julian Warrender will be making an appearance at Bountiful Botanics, at Wakehurst this autumn. As well as authoring four popular children's stories (Granny Marmalade and Uncle Tractor, The Railway Land Dogs' Club Three Further Tails, The Railway Land Dogs' Club - Ivy's Lost Ball, Magnus Carter) she is also founder and chief pot stirrer of Ouse Valley Foods – an awardwinning Sussex food business.

Here we ask Julian about her popular books: What inspired you to go from food manufacturing into the realms of story writing for children?

My first book, 'Granny Marmalade and Uncle Tractor', came about because I was impressed by my son who works in the world of farming and had been interested in it since he was a little boy (he's Uncle Tractor), and from an early age he understood the essential synergy between what he loved and went on to practise, and what his mother runs (Ouse

Valley Foods). When I became a grandmother and Jamie an uncle it became the perfect moment to capture this partnership. I felt that tied into a "year in the life of" and children would be able to engage in the cycle.

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Which is your favourite story and why?

Through the eyes of Ivy and the fellow members of her Dogs’ Club, we will explore the flora and fauna of the Railway Land nature reserve. Wandering through imaginary fields & hedgerows with Granny Marmalade, we’ll discover an abundance of ingredients to make magical potions & scrummy delights:

Oh, hard question! I am very fond of the latest book as I am potty about dogs and all things outdoors. Using Lewes as the backdrop has cemented my love of this beautiful town, embraced on all sides by the Downs, the river and meadows.

Here are more details of Julian's children's workshop at Wakehurst: Bulrushes, Berries and Beasts

Magnus Carter was an achievement I was jolly pleased about: interpreting solemn historical events for young children, bringing charm and a plot whilst maintaining the integrity of the events was quite a challenge.

• Fun & games identifying the flowers and wildlife illustrated in the books

What has the local reaction been so far?

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Quizzical, enthusiastic and consistently encouraging. Parents have got the point of the books and children adore both story and illustrations. Schools have invited me in and I love the opportunities to run spontaneous workshops and readings.

What does the future hold in terms of more books?

• Tasting potions and delights from wild berries • Colouring inspired by Lyndsey Smith’s watercolour illustrations • Book readings and storytelling throughout the day • Suitable for ages 5 – 8yrs For more information about the workshop see www.kew.org/ visit-wakehurst and for more information about Julian's children's stories www.hareandheronpress.com.

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Groombridge History Group. Pat Bryer presents a unique one-woman show of the work of the wonderful actor, writer and comedian Joyce Grenfell.

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WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER

Mid Sussex Association National Trust Talk.

Uncrowned King of Bath - The Colourful Life and times of Beau Nash (1674-1762) by Mark Perry Nash.

At 7:30pm, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath.

A Fishy Night: A talk and demonstration by local fishmonger, Veasy and Sons followed by a fish pie supper. All proceeds go to the RNLI. 6:45pm for 7pm, £15 per person. Please bring your own drinks.

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SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER Quiz Night, The Royal British Legion, Crowborough Branch. Including supper, cash prize, raffle and licensed bar. At 7.30pm, Ashdown School, Crowborough, TN6 2AT. Tickets £6.50 available from Guest’s Shoe Services, 5 High Street, Crowborough. Please contact 07884 484100 or email crowboroughrbl@outlook.com.

WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER TO SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER The Weald of Sussex Art Club Annual Exhibition.

Original work by Sussex-based artists at 10am to 5pm. 10am to 3:45pm on Sat 22nd Oct. The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill, RH15 9NN.

TUESDAY 11TH OCTOBER October Charity Fair at the South of England Show Grounds. Join us at this fabulous October charity gift fair at the South of England Showground, Ardingly, organised by the East Sussex Fundraising Committee. This is a wonderful shopping experience with over 50 stalls of beautiful clothing, food, jewellery and gifts – not found on the high street. In aid of the Bevern Trust. Open 9.30am-3.30pm.

SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER NSPCC Sale. There will be a variety of stalls, children’s activities, nearly new clothes, coffee and cakes. Come and find some bargains and gifts and help the NSPCC celebrate 30 years of Childline. 10 12.30pm, Queen’s Hall, Cuckfield.

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The Frow Show II. A new local comedy sketch show; an evening of local professional actors, musicians and writers collaborating to bring cutting edge, new, original, cheeky, hilariously funny comedy sketches entwined with a live band, bar and nibbles. At 7.30pm, Peter Griffits Hall, Forest Row.

Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society: Secret Art In The Passport - Martin Lloyd will tell us how, since the first wax seal to the microchip, man has exploited the skill of the artist and artisan in his attempt to manufacture an unforgeable document. He will illustrate the defences built into

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