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October 2018

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Dear Residents,

Whats inside this month

Welcome to the October issue!

This month we bring you a very interesting feature about Lake Wood, near Uckfield, a local beauty spot that has an interesting history.

With Halloween around the corner, see our Halloweeny Musings for some spooky inspiration. Remembrance Sunday is coming up and this year it’s a very big deal, there is a feature about goings-on in Forest Row and Crowborough is putting on an incredible community festival which is open to everyone in the area.

The Addams family are coming to Groombridge this half-term, see our feature/competition for a family ticket!

We also have lots of new local businesses, events and exhibitions. Flick through our pages for all the low-down.

1st World War Anniversary

Rangers Report

The Great War: Crowborough Remembers

Halloweeny Musings

If you are a local community group or charity, please drop us a line so we can help you with your promotion.

Finally please support our local businesses when you can.

All the best for a great October.

A World Away: Lake Wood

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CROWBOROUGH’S FILM SOCIETY:

Pine Grove Pictures Grove Pictures is not in any sense an exclusive film club.

Everyone is very welcome, some decide to become members since it reduces the ticket price and they receive newsletters informing them of latest developments and future films. Any excess of income over expenditure goes to improve facilities so that high quality HD pictures can be shown on the large screen.

The Regent Cinema in Crowborough may have closed in 1968 and been converted into shops but popular film entertainment has been provided in the town for the past four years

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The aim of this group is to provide affordable cinema on the doorstep of all residents of Crowborough and the surrounding villages. The film shows are also seen by many as an opportunity for a social event, to meet friends

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Lake Wood A WO R L D AWAY

Situated to the west of Uckfield, is a magical combination of water and trees which gave Lake Wood its name and has inspired generations of visitors. It is home to dormice and almost 60 species of bird, including kingfisher and heron.

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A beautiful and dramatic place, it is full of interesting

Lake Wood is classified as ancient (more than 400 years old) semi-natural woodland although much of it was extensively modified in the late 18th and early 19th century by the enlargement of the lake and the planting of exotic specimens.

Species of trees found there include beech, lime, sweet Heron are present at Lake Wood (Photo: WTML / John Bridges)

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outcrops along the sides of the valley that runs east/ west across the site. Various features were carved out of these outcrops including tunnels and steps; and a boathouse and a sandstone wall were built on the boundary along Rocks Road.

Rides suitable for use by horse and carriage were also put through the wood, entering via a tunnel under the road. Another tunnel cut through the rock completes natural and man-made features. Rocky sandstone outcrops with high cliffs overhang the three-acre spring-fed lake, with a cavelike boathouse carved out of the rock.

History Lake Wood became part of the Rocks Estate, owned by the Streatfeild family, in 1789 and stayed with the family until it was acquired by the Woodland Trust in 1993.

In the early nineteenth century, the southern part of the site was landscaped in the style of Capability Brown. An existing pond was enlarged by the building of an earth dam which created a threeacre spring-fed lake.

The site already benefited from the dramatic sandstone

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Lily pads on the lake and a distant cave in the rocks

the path around the lake. The landscaping along with the planting of exotic trees and shrubs was designed to create an extension of 'the Gardens and Pleasure Grounds of Rocks House' and provide 'picturesque and romantic walks', a fashion of the time pioneered by Capability Brown. Some of these exotic species still survive to this day, including some large specimen trees.

Hazel coppicing

The storm of 1987 seriously damaged the site, blowing down many of the large specimen trees and approximately 100 oak standards, allowing the spread of the invasive rhododendron ponticum. Since acquiring the site, the Woodland Trust has cleared much of the rhododendron, with a lot of the work carried out by volunteer work parties. The clearance has revealed most of the Cretaceous Ardingly sandstone outcrops within the wood which are of geological interest, as well as the lower plants (mosses, lichens, ferns) that grow on them.

Ground flora includes woodland specialist species such as wood anemone, bluebell, wood sorrel, tutsan, primrose, wood spurge, Solomon's seal, wild garlic, early purple orchid and moschatel. And the impressive royal fern can be seen around the lake, rare elsewhere in Sussex.

A small amount of hazel coppicing still takes place in Lake Wood with the poles used for bean poles, pea sticks and other structures for climbing plants. In former times, hazel would be cut to ground level and the poles used to make hurdles for herding sheep and also for wattle and daub used in building houses.

Important species found in the wood include: dormouse, yellow-necked mouse, great crested newt, five species of bat and deer.

There are almost 60 species of bird – including kingfisher, heron, cormorant, nuthatch, Continues over the page.

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Rocks Road is narrow with bends and has no pavements so care must be taken.

sandpiper and the occasional visit from a Canada goose. The lake also supports an interesting fish population including eel, pike and perch. One of the reasons there aren’t many wild game birds on the lake is because they seem to sense there are very large pike under the water!

Setting Lake Wood is just under one kilometre (½ mile) from Uckfield town centre, via Church Street and Rocks Road. Rocks Road is narrow with bends and has no pavements. Despite its proximity to the town, the location is peaceful and feels a world away from the hustle and bustle of urban living. There is no car park at the wood, but cars may be parked in the two lay-bys on Rocks Road, opposite the wood and in the eastern gateway.

Accessibility and walks There are two entrances off Rocks Road – a stile at the eastern end and a kissing gate at the western end – plus further public access land to the south of the site in West Park. Various paths within the site take in the woodland and the lake. There are various sets of steps (stone and wooden) and a tunnel through the rocks. None of the paths are surfaced and can become very muddy in places after wet weather. There are some gentle to moderate gradients.

If you are interested in volunteering to help look after this local beauty spot, you can call the Woodland Trust on: 01476 581111, or email: volunteering@woodlandtrust.org.uk.

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Rangers Report Remembrance Sunday airman’s grave: this year we are expecting high volumes of traffic on Remembrance Sunday 11th November. So to avoid congestion the Crowborough Road will be closed to through traffic from 9 - 12pm.

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THE GREAT WAR: CROWBOROUGH REMEMBERS a group of young lads from Crowborough who go off to fight at the front line.

important centenary in world history, it’s important to remember the part the town played during the period”.

This year marks the centenary of the end of the Great War (1914-1918) and, having been awarded £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery fund, the Crowborough Community Festival will be commemorating this important moment in history with a week-long programme.

Denis Hart, chairman of the project said “This is such an

A major exhibition called Crowborough’s War 19141918 is being held at the Beacon Academy School from Monday 22nd October until Thursday 25th October. The exhibition will tell the story of the town and the thousands of soldiers who were based in the army training camps before being deployed to the front line.

The funding has also helped cover the costs of a short film being made by an ex-pupil of Beacon Academy and premiered during the festival week, which tells the story of

As the festival takes place during half-term week there will also be activities for children in the shape of creative workshops which will be fun as well as educational.

Vintage games, make do & mend and all manner of cake and refreshment stalls will help re-create the atmosphere of pre-1914 village fete. The week ends with Pack Up Your Troubles, an old time variety show full of comedy, song and sketches and takes place at Crowborough’s Community Centre.

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Saturday 20th October Crowborough Choral Society, With members of Crowborough Singing for fun choir.

This Human Shield: A specially commissioned piece by Simon Austin & Nick Nye. A tribute to all those called to arms in the Great War, combining songs from WW1 with a moving narrative.

At Beacon Academy. Doors Open 7pm, start 7:30pm. Open bar. Tickets £10. Under 16s free if accompanied by an adult. Box Office: 01892 611414.

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Tues 23, Wed 24, Thur 25 October The Great War On Film It was on 28 July 1914 – a month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked a diplomatic crisis across Europe – that the opening shots of ‘the war to end all wars’ were fired, as Austria-Hungary prepared to invade Serbia. On the eve of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 4th August, with German forces occupying neutral Belgium, British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey is said to have remarked: “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” Four years later, the First World War had claimed almost 17 million lives. For more information and details about all films being shown, see website.

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Wednesday 24 October Family Fun Day: vintage fete with games, stalls and refreshments.

Time: 10am – 5pm, Free Entry The fete will feature Geoff Hutchinson as Rudyard Kipling in a dramatic interpretation of his life and verse. A one-man-show which combines moving drama and history. Through a variety of readings, we are transported back in time as the son of Empire’s life story unfolds. Kipling lived in Burwash and was a friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who lived at Windlesham Manor in Crowborough. Both literary giants of their day and both lost sons as a consequence of the greatest conflict of modern times.

10:30 – 11:30 & 12:30-1:30: Children’s Creative Workshops. 12:30 – 4:30 The ultimate Selfie: Touch the Magic Mirror for your own special memory. Vintage props on hand. 12:30 – 4:30 Jungle Book Facepainter.

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Thursday 25th October Celebrating 100 years of women’s vote.

Crowborough Remembers is highlighting some of the important women and men who played their part in this controversial campaign.

Former owner of Bodiam Castle, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, was particularly vocal on this subject and we take a look back at his views at our Suffragists vs Lord Curzon event in the main hall of Beacon Academy. You can also browse an exhibition dedicated to the Suffragette Movement on loan from Bridge Cottage in Uckfield. Beacon Academy, 11:30am and 2:30pm.

Friday 26th October “Pack Up Your Troubles” An evening of Old Time Music Hall Comedy, Song & Rhyme featuring Local artists, L.A.M.P.S and The Langborough Singers. Seating cabaret style. Bring friends and family. Tables of up to 8 can be reserved in advance. Pay Bar. Tickets £12, can be purchased from the Crowborough Community Centre or the Crowborough Festival Box Office or online.

Doors open 6:45pm, show starts at 7:30pm. At Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove.

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Saturday 20th October to Sunday 28th October: After receiving an invitation to meet a mysterious guest, the Addams family sets off, encountering creepy ghouls, ghosts, and witches along the way. Using their macabre sense of style and wit, they band together to take visitors on a musical journey to solve the mystery of who sent them on this perilous trip through the Enchanted Forest.

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1914/1918 1st World War Anniversary for a very enjoyable occasion.

On Saturday 10th November, 'Poppy Day', the R.B.L. have their annual coffee morning in the Peter Griffiths Hall from 10-12noon. This will include a cake and produce stall, do pop in for a chat and support the appeal in the process.

As we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the 1st World War our period of Remembrance is more poignant than ever. Fittingly, this year Remembrance Sunday falls on Armistice Day itself, the 11th November.

Do pop into Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row and St Dunstan’s Church in Ashurst Wood where you will see displays and information about all those who lost their lives during the 1st World War and whose names are engraved on both our War Memorials. Our grateful thanks must go to our President Dr. Hamish Aitken and member Jack Furtado, who represented the Forest Row R.B.L. branch at the Great

Pilgrimage 90 in Ypres during August – see photo.

This year in Forest Row, as last year we have decided not to do a house to house collection. Instead, poppies, crosses etc. will be available in all the shops and other outlets and there will be three street collections on Saturdays 27th October, 3rd and 10th 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).

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The 1978 Film: Halloween This famous (or infamous) seventies movie made its mark, but was created on a shoestring budget. The prop department had to use the cheapest mask that they could find in the costume store which turned out to be a Star Trek (1966) William Shatner mask. They later spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair, and reshaped the eye holes. Shatner admitted that he had no idea his likeness was used for this film until, years later, during an interview someone mentioned it was a mask of him. He has since stated that he is honoured by the gesture.

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When in Mexico Mexicans do not celebrate Halloween as such, but they have a national ‘Day of the Dead’ that starts on the 31st October and runs to the 2nd of November. Family and friends gather to pray for and remember those who’ve died, and help support their spiritual journey. These celebrations developed from ancient traditions among the indigenous, pre-Columbian cultures.

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The festival fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the “Lady of the Dead”. Such practices originated in the south of Mexico. At some point the festival was Christianised and made its move down the calendar to be celebrated across All Hallows eve/All Saints Day/All Souls Day in October/November. In the north these days were observed only in the traditional Christian manner, the Day of the Dead was not recognised and it was only in the latter part of the 20th century that it was embraced, finally becoming a coutry-wide public holiday in the 21st century.

The image of the owl is indelibly associated with Halloween, rather unfairly to this beautiful species. In folklore of various countries, owls have been admired, despised and revered in equal measure. No doubt the bird’s unusual features have caught human imagination in both positive and negative ways over the centuries. Apparently, a Roman superstition was that witches transformed into owls, and sucked the blood of babies?! Centuries ago the English seem to have adopted a less-than-positive view of the bird (through osmosis perhaps); an owl was considered an ominous being, as it hunts during night. It was thought to be the envoy of witches and if you hear a hoot meant a witch was approaching. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the poets Robert Blair and William Wordsworth used the Barn Owl as their favourite “bird of doom”… the screech of an owl flying past the window of a sick person meant imminent death… Thank goodness we live in less suspicious times and can appreciate owls for the beautiful creatures they are!

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Mirror on the Wall A few olde Halloween traditions that seem to be on the divination side of the spiritual (rather than the scary-ghost side) involved traditions of the British Isles whereby foretelling of one's future spouse was attempted. For instance, an apple would be peeled in one long strip, then the peel tossed over the shoulder. The peel was believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name. Another method of divination: a salty oatmeal bannock (bread) was given to the person to eat in three bites who then went to bed in silence without a drink. This is said to result in a dream in which their future spouse offers them a drink to quench their thirst.

Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear as a reflection in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. How people choose a husband before the days of the internet... the mind boggles... (jokes).

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and the Astonishing 1913 premiere of the Rite of Spring. Lecture features Sandy Burnett's account of the first night of Serge Diaghilev’s "Rite of Spring" and illustrates how the dancers, costumes and set designers of the Ballet Russes transformed expectations of what a night in the theatre could be. Members free of charge, guests £6. AGM precedes the lecture. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, TN6 1FE.

Beacon Academy Open Day. An interactive event open to all prospective students and their families. Proudly guided by our student ambassadors, visitors will be invited to meet teaching and support staff and attend a presentation from our Headteacher. At 10am, Beacon Academy, TN6 2AS. SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER WoolOvers Sample Sale. Knitwear sample sale, prices starting at £10. At 10am, The Square, Forest Row.

THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER Mid Sussex Association National Trust. Talk: the Arts and Crafts movement and its gardens

by Stephen Harmer. At 2:30pm, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN.

SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER The Big Draw on the Forest. Come draw, doodle, scribble or sketch. Open to all ages and all abilities in all weathers. Artwork will become part of our community exhibition. 10.30am – 4:30pm. Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross, RH18 5JP. www.ashdownforest.org.

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER Mansion Market. Parking and admission are free to this interesting mixed market in a beautiful, historic setting. Come and see the Autumn colours in gardens laid out by Repton and browse amongst the many stalls offering crafts, local produce and much more.

Food served all day in the cafe and taster therapy sessions to cure your ills.11am - 4pm, Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row.

SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER Talk on Dowsing for Health by Barry Witton.

How to improve your health. Limited spaces, £25. 10am to 1pm, to book call 01903 812134. email: esler.may@gmail.com. Forest Lodge Vets, Station Rd, Forest Row. 10am to 1pm.

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Brahms Piano Concerto No 2. Soloist: Nathan Williamson. Mid Sussex Sinfonia present their autumn concert with this wonderful concerto and outstanding pianist, together with Bizet Symphony in C and an Ethel Smith overture.

At Burgess Hill Girls, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG. At 7:30pm. Tickets: £14 on the door, or £12 in advance, U18s £1, from ticket secretary 01273 478036 or suelcarpenter@ gmail.com.

Sussex Family History Group. Medical Misdiagnosis - talk by Allyson Caffyn. At 7:15 for 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, High St, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ. THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER Groombridge History Group. Bob Ogley presents '20th Century Kent' - stories and anecdotes about Kent and its characters from the early flying pioneers, through the two wars and to the millennium. All are very welcome.

Members £1.50, non-members £2.50. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER A Charity Big Band concert. ConChord Big Band present an evening with Glenn Miller and friends. Big Band tunes will feature. The 17 piece ConChord Big Band orchestra will stunningly recreate the sound of iconic 1940’s Swing orchestras. At Clair Hall, Haywards Heath

THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER Ashdown Forest Arts Society. Shaken by Earthquake - Igor Stravinsky, the Ballet Russes

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Be Your Own Barista. Hospices of Hope's fun workshop with barista expert Phil Clarke, owner of the Old Fire Station, Crowborough.

Phil will demonstrate how to make the perfect coffee. All proceeds raised help Hospices of Hope support hospice care in South East Europe. At 7pm, the Old Fire Station, High Street, Crowborough, TN6 2QB.

Better Health with Homeopathy. Talk by Julie Plackett BA(Hons),LCCH, RSHom. Members free, Non members £3. At 10:30 - 1pm, Cuckfield Baptist Church, Polelstub Lane, RH17 5GP. FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER Italian Opera Dinner. An evening of sumptuous Italian food and opera; listen to our soprano Thomasin Trezise sing favourite opera arias. Thomasin has appeared in numerous roles at Glyndebourne from Britten to Mozart.

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