Ashdown Forest Living September 2018 Edition

September 2018

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Whats inside this month

Welcome to the September issue. We hope you’ve all enjoyed a lovely Summer so far! And it’s not over yet... This month we have a fabulous article about world famous former Forest Row resident Sir Archibald McIndoe, as a new major film will shortly be released about his life.

Crowborough’s Walshes Park

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Walshes Park in Crowborough has just been officially opened, so if you want a relaxing stroll, it will be well worth a visit. The Lindfield Festival is coming up and it looks to be a fabulous weekend - see our article. There is lots happening in the local area this September, please do have a flick through to take in all the various goings-on.

‘Every school child in Sussex knew the Guinea Pig Club story’

Could you Lead our Girls into the Future?

We also have many new local businesses on board. Any support you might like to give them is always appreciated. We hope you enjoy all our article offerings this month. Finally wishing you a very happy September! Fingers crossed for an Indian Summer (with intervals of rain at night time!).

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‘Every school child in Sussex knew the Guinea Pig Club story’ McIndoe in theatre, observed by trainee surgeons, orderlies and nurses As the years go by the accomplishments and story of the famous New Zealand native, who came to settle in this area continues to be further recognised on the world stage.

As many of us know, former Forest row resident Sir Archibald McIndoe performed his maverick, pioneering, life-saving surgery on his ‘Guinea Pigs’ in the Queen Victoria Hospital. Members of the RAF who had suffered severe burns during World War II, came to this area to recover and rehabilitate.

horrific injury and the ability to heal. The author, Dr Emily Mayhew is a military medical historian and the historian in residence in the Department of

Bioengineering at Imperial College London. We were able to get a Q&A with her about her book: Continues over the page.

And for that reason, an authoritative, investigative book, The Guinea Pig Club, by E R Mayhew has been revised and updated, with a forward by HRH Prince Harry now included, and re-released to tie in with a major new film of the same name, starring Richard E Grant and Sam Neill. This much-lauded book tells of two of the most diametrically opposed yet mutually supportive aspects of war: the ability to inflict

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What inspired you to take a particular interest in McIndoe and his Guinea Pigs? My grandmother was a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse at the hospital and she worked with the Guinea Pig Club (GPC) all the way through the Second World War. She lived very close by and my mum remembers meeting the Guinea Pigs when they came around for tea. So I grew up knowing the story of McIndoe and the GPC - every schoolchild in Sussex knows the GPC story. My mum learned to ride her bike on College Lane up to East Court, and she remembers my grandmother telling her to run inside if she heard the bombers overhead. When I was deciding what

kind of historical research to do, I was surprised to find that no-one had looked at the official national archives for the QVH during World War II and that there was a lot of important material there to be discovered - particularly in understanding how close was the relationship between McIndoe and the most senior levels of the RAF. Whenever he wrote to them, they replied immediately - and the post was much better then so the letters got there on the same day - almost as quick as email! I wanted to find out the history behind the legend, so that inspired me to do the work that became The Guinea Pig Club book.

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McIndoe had an incredible sense of what it takes to really heal a human being - not just surgery but rehabilitation and the restoration of psychological resilience. It isn’t just doctors in war time that need to understand this, it’s all doctors, so he is a really excellent role model. We don’t really know why he thought as he did. He didn’t leave behind many personal papers and he didn’t keep a diary in the war because he was too busy working. Also, and I think people often forget this, he was a truly brilliant surgeon. Many of the medics who worked with him, say they never saw anyone with better technical skills than him. So it’s the perfect combination of technical brilliance and an understanding that recovery comes from the whole process of treatment. He did say this really important thing about what surgeons should think about their patients: “Real and lasting satisfaction is derived from what the patient does with what the surgeon achieves, rather than from the purely technical aspect of the repair.” Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152

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them throughout their lives. That’s how it’s done, no quick fix but a commitment to recovery where everyone understands and benefits from the support.

EG played a vital role. Every day the people of the town showed the Guinea Pig Club that they could go back to their lives and families and that it was possible to recover. Recovery is about really practical things like being able to go to the pub and have conversations and dance to a band. Without EG taking care of the personal, social things, McIndoe would never have been able to take care of the surgical things. I think we also forget how the town did this even though the war was raging right over their heads. It was a frightening time to live near London because of the bombing. We now know that the war ended in 1945 but no-one had a sense of how long it was going to go on for until the end of 1944 and it wasn’t certain that D-Day would result in victory. EG shows us the best of ourselves how a community can come together, for no reward except the knowledge that they have done the right thing, for years, not just for a long weekend, and really make a difference to other people’s lives.

What response have you had from the book so far and how does it tie in to the soon-to-be-released film the Guinea Pigs? The response to the book has been great, both when it was first published and now. Through events like the Invictus Games and the Paralympics, the public has a good understanding of what being a casualty means and everyone is very interested to know that there is a history of public engagement with wounded service personnel. Also, I think people understand that in the First World War, things were not properly done and casualties ended up disabled and destitute. It helps to know that things were better in the Second World War. Let’s hope that in our century things are even better! The book, ‘Guinea Pig Club, Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II’ is published by Pen & Sword Books and can be found in good local book shops and Amazon.

What is the highlight of McIndoe’s story? What always stands out to readers? Readers are always fascinated by the role of the town in the recovery of the GPs. I think everyone always wants to be able to contribute to the recovery of military casualties and EG shows how this could be done in an incredibly important way. But now people also understand that this is a story about how best to treat our wounded service men and women - that when we think about how we should do that; history and the GPC has already shown us. That it isn’t necessarily very expensive or complicated, but it does require a commitment by doctors and the public to maintain support in recovery. East Grinstead didn’t just support the GPC during the war, it went on supporting

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WALSHES PARK Recently opened Walshes Park sits in the High Weald AONB which, as many of us know, is defined by its simple beauty and rural character – unique to our neck of the woods. One of the defining landscape characters are its routeway systems of public right of ways at ridge tops (the Weald Forest Ridge of which Crowborough sits atop) with dense droveway systems radiating away, forming wider pathway networks. Many of these have been in existence for hundreds of years and the landscape has formed around this evidence of human endeavour.

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and February were not yet ‘worthy’ of being named. And in 1752, September had only 19 days here in Britain; the 3rd-13th were omitted when we made the change from Julian to Gregorian calendar, because, in brief, things had become slightly ‘unaligned’ when leap years weren’t being calculated accurately. Before the Normans thrusted a latinised language upon the Anglo-Saxons, September was called Gerst Monath (Barley Month) or Haefest Monath (Harvest Month) celebrating the barley harvest. Finally, September is the only month with the same number of letters in its name as the number of the month i.e. it is the ninth month of the year and has nine letters. Well I never! This year we’ve been promised an Indian summer, so with that being the case (and even if it’s not) we’re wishing you a very enjoyable month.

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light is defeated by his twin and alter-ego, the god of darkness. It is the time of the year when night conquers day; it was apparently the only day of the whole year when Llew (light) was vulnerable and so it was possible to defeat him as the god of light stood ‘in the balance’ with one foot on the cauldron (Cancer, the summer solstice) and his other foot on the goat (Capricorn/winter solstice). It all sounds fascinating but one thing we can say is that the nights will definitely start to draw in, but again luckily for us it’s not too noticeable til the end of the month. September (from the Latin septem, seven) was of course the seventh month of the old Roman calendar, in the days when January

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Fairwarp Remembers The village of Fairwarp in Ashdown Forest is gearing up for a host of events to commemorate the centenary of the Great War. Villagers have been researching and delving into the past to find out more about the 25 villagers who gave their lives in WWI and who are listed on the village war memorial in the church yard at Christ Church. Nearly all the names have now been researched and most traced to specific homes in the village. The committee organising the events is creating a trail which will wend its way from the church yard, around the village identifying the homes of the soldiers - some of which, in the modern day, would be unrecognisable to the soldiers, but others are not so very different. To complement the trail, a permanent installation on our village green is planned: Tommy will be a 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; aluminium outline image of a WW1 soldier and provide a reminder and reinforcement of our centenary commemoration for future generations. There will also be an exhibition showcasing all the information gathered from the research and whilst it will be based around the 25 named on the War Memorial, the researchers have uncovered much about Fairwarp and this area of the forest which will also be included in the display. The exhibition will take place at the beginning of November. On the weekend of the 10th and 11th of November the events ramp up when Christ Church will be decorated entirely in poppies

and greenery, courtesy of the Fairwarp Flower Guild, for the weekend of the WWI commemorations. The church will be open to the public on Saturday 10am to 3pm and on Sunday 11:30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm. Refreshments will be available to buy. In the afternoon of the 10th, Fairwarp WI is holding an afternoon tea. Tickets are ÂŁ2 and must be bought in advance for catering purposes. All money will be donated to the Royal British Legion. Please contact Tracy at fairwarpvillage@gmail.com or on 01825 713101 for tickets. Continues over the page.

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On Sunday 11th, there will be a dedication of the new steps and handrails to the village War Memorial at 10:45am, followed by the reading of the Roll of the Fallen of Fairwarp, the Last Post and reveille, the silence and then the service of thanksgiving at 11:05am. The new war memorial steps will remain as a permanent, centenary marker of the village’s gratitude for the end of the war in 1918 and for the sacrifices made. Later there’s a homegrown free event with words and music reflecting the centenary of the events of 1914-1918 which will take place in Christ Church. Fairwarp’s commemorative events will conclude at 7:05pm with Fairwarp’s Bellringers participating in a national chime to celebrate the end of the First World War, “Battle’s Over - A Nation’s Tribute: Ringing out for Peace”. The stirring sound of our church bells will provide a fitting conclusion to our weekend of commemoration.

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Lindfield Arts Festival 21- 23 September 2018

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The well-known author, Michael Morpurgo, was a pupil there for six years. Playing rugby was one of the few things he enjoyed in those few years. The football and Rugby pitches of the school were later gifted to the village of Ashurst Wood, by Molly Pears, as a recreation ground. Known as the John Pears Pavilion, the building on it was named in memory of the man who purchased the land upon which it stands. Unfortunately, the pavilion was burnt down in 2003 but rebuilt two years later; both land and pavilion are now a central part of Ashurst Wood village used for many functions and sporting events.

native Australia, he went on to become the head of Timbertops, an outpost of Geelong Grammar School, which Prince Charles, attended for a year. The War memorial from that school is now in the custody of the Imperial War Museum.

The building itself is now divided into several luxury apartments. The Abbey has stood for nearly two hundred and fifty years now. A landmark in the local area which has seen many changes in its long life. Maybe in another two hundred and fifty years it will still be observing changes in its surroundings and making its unique contribution to our history.

The building was later sold on, but remained a school and was renamed: The Abbey School. This school had started life in Beckenham, Kent, but moved out in part of the Second World War, to avoid the bombing of the London area. The school was described as being built on 3 floors: on the ground floor was a vestibule, entrance hall/lounge, a large dining hall, a library, a vast drawing room with French windows facing south out on to the valley and the owner’s private suite of rooms. Some parts were extensively panelled in wood and other rooms had elegant plasterwork and ornate fireplaces. Wide staircases led upstairs to twenty-four bedrooms. Kitchens, storerooms and domestic offices also occupied a lot of space on the ground floor and there were wine cellars and fuel stores below ground level. By all accounts, the African influence from Abe Bailey’s ownership remained as part of the building’s interior theme years later: Abbey school’s main rooms were still adorned with hunting trophies and many other artefacts from Africa.

Caricature of Abraham "Abe" Bailey (1864-1940), later Baronet.

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Could you Lead our Girls into the Future? This summer marked a new era in Girlguiding with the launch of the biggest overhaul in its history which revamps the iconic badges and activities to create a contemporary programme for young girls named: #everygirls. Volunteers are at the heart of Girlguiding and as they are running a little sparse in this area, the Ashdown Forest Living approached Amanda McNally, who has just taken over as leader of the 1st Forest Row Brownies and is joint District Commissioner for Forest Row & Hartfield, to explain more:

Why did you decide to become a Girlguiding volunteer? I was looking for a voluntary role to complement my career in animal welfare and had a strong desire to make a difference in young people’s lives.

What does the Brownies offer our girls from Forest Row and the local area? Our unit meets every Thursday, in term time, for 1 ½ hours of pure unadulterated girl led fun! Alongside traditional activities associated with Brownies: baking, local history and learning about our environment, we have a full programme leading, for example, to the ‘Future Girl’ badge which involves coding, building robots and

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Choir Taster Evening. East Grinstead Choral Society welcomes enthusiastic singers to join them for a free taster evening as they start their new season. No auditions! 7:30pm – 9:45pm, Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, RH19 2HL, www.egcs.co.uk.

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Groombridge History Group AGM and Talk. Brenda Matthews will be presenting her talk on 'Handkerchiefs through History'. Brenda brings an amazing collection of hankies and tells us the fascinating stories of the events and people depicted on them. All welcome. Members - £1.50 Non-Members £2.50. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

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An Evening with Burnside. Christopher Ellison is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the popular ITV police series The Bill and the spin-off series Burnside in the 1980s and 1990s. However his acting career began in the 1970s with his first break being a part in The Sweeney. Prior to acting he studied art and graphic design and has now rediscovered his love of oil painting. There will be an opportunity to ask Chris questions and view some of his latest art productions. At 7:45pm, Civic Centre Uckfield.

FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Film: Me Before You at Pine Grove Pictures. Tickets £8 (with reductions if you become a member) available on the door or in advance from the Community Centre. Doors open 7pm, film starts at 8pm., Crowborough Community Centre.

SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Groombridge Horticultural Society Autumn Show. Everyone is welcome to come along and view the entries. Free entry and teas and cakes available. Open from 2:30pm with prize giving at 4pm, Groombridge Village Hall (Main Hall).

SATURDAY 15TH – SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Oil&Water Contemporary Art: Autumn Exhibition at the Ashdown Gallery, Forest Row. Brilliant opportunity to view an unrivalled and varied collection of fine art, sculpture and ceramics. Internationally acclaimed artists including Henrietta Stewart, Marcelo Vergara Martinez and Gerard Mortier; aspiring young local artists including Jamie Vaulkhard (Venice Biennale), Eleanor Watson (shortlisted for The Young Masters Art Prize), Jenna Gearing (National Portrait Gallery) and Alisha Gent (Young Craftsman of the Year, SoE Show). Free entry; open daily.

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Fish Supper with The Wrinkles Ukulele Band in aid of the RNLI (Forest Row branch). Come and join us for an evening of lovely food and fun entertainment. 6:45 for 7pm. Homemade fish pies plus dessert . Music from The Wrinkles Ukulele Band. £18 /person. Contact Jill Sharp on 01342 826848, jsharp611@yahoo. com (venue not provided to publisher, please contact Jill for more details).

SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Autumn Art Fair. Affordable Art & Crafts fair with demonstrations and workshops. Sponsored by Ashdown Arts. Fair continues on Sunday 30th from midday. 10am, small village hall, the Square, Forest Row, RH18 5ES. FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER

Flea Market/Brocante. The Forest Row Twinning Association is hosting a French style flea market in Forest Row Village Hall from 10:304:30.pm There will be multiple stalls selling a range of vintage and collectable items. Entry is free and refreshments, with a French flavour, will be available all day. Large village hall, the Square, Lewes Rd, Forest Row, RH18 5ES. SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER Talk on Geopathic Stress by Richard Creightmore Talk on Geopathic stress and how it affects our health and our animals too. Limited spaces £25. 10am to 1pm, Forest Lodge Vets, Station Rd, Forest Row.

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