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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the July issue.

We hope the sun is out and about this summer. Goodness knows we deserve it!

This month we have a wonderful, seasonal cherry pie recipe, that we hope the whole family can enjoy.

We also bring you some favourite features: mums the word, cleaning tips and East Grinstead local good news.

Nearby Leonardslee Gardens has recently, after a huge restoration, re-opened to the public, they were featured on Gardeners World last month, see our feature.

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Local Author Aims for TV Glory A few months ago, we brought you news of local author Stuart Simmonds releasing his 7 ‘Hannah the Spanner’ books throughout the year. Stuart was also asked to put together a two minute TV trailer to go together with the books.

He visited Media City in Manchester to see the BBC and arranged the trailer with one of their contacts in Bristol; the trailer is being sent to all the TV companies worldwide and Stuart is keeping fingers crossed that someone likes it and picks it up! Stuart managed to get Dawn French to do the voiceover, after initially having someone equally as famous see the original books, through the BBC contact and offer to do the voiceover but Stuart thought Dawn French would be better and so that person put Dawn French in touch with Stuart and she agreed to do the voiceover!

The trailer has already been viewed thousands of times and can be found on Stuart’s website www.stuhead.co.uk or the StuHead FB page or YouTube. Good luck Stuart, hopefully we will see the series on our TVs soon!

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Last month Sussex Day, 16th of June, came a day early to East Grinstead, with local businesses displaying the six golden martlets of the flag of Sussex and without whom East Grinstead would not have its unique flavour. Both Market Square and Armstrongs embraced the occasion with displays of various beers, ciders and wine produced in the county. With Danny Favor, the town's mayor, visiting those stores displaying the county flag, members from 5 different Sussex bonfire societies from across the whole county came out to show their support of a potential Bonfire Society for the area: East Grinstead & District Bonfire. The mayor left a floral tribute at the flagpole in the High Street after a hearty rendition of ‘Sussex By The Sea’ and all the visiting smugglers enjoyed a buffet lunch, courtesy of The Ship Inn. The tradition of bonfire in its current form dates from over 250 years ago, its origins are even older, going back to the 1500s, making it as old as the buildings along the High Street and Middle Row! Last reported in 1958, the old EG bonfire society disappeared from our streets. Until now. With the invaluable help of other societies, and local support from the town council among others, three local residents: Paul Clift, Anji Lomas and Kathryn Hibberd-Little, (who are the driving force behind the fledgling group), have got the ball rolling. However, before they become a fullyfledged bonfire society, they must be a ‘walking society’ and start fundraising and raise money for different charities. This reformed society is looking for members from the town and satellite villages. YOUR bonfire group needs you! If you are interested in joining, or are just curious, please go to their facebook page.

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Traditional Cherry Pie Recipe

With National Cherry Day on Tuesday July 16th, it’s the perfect occasion to bake a fresh cherry pie completely from scratch, for all the family to enjoy.

Ingredients • • • •

1kg fresh cherries Lemon juice 2tbsp corn flour 100g caster sugar (with extra for dusting) • ½ vanilla pod • 1tbsp cherry brandy (optional) For the pastry: • 350g plain flour • 150g cold unsalted butter • 100g caster sugar • 50g ground almonds • 2 large egg yolks • Cold milk

Method 1. Make the pastry: rub or blitz (in a food processor) the flour and butter until you have crumbs.

2. Add the sugar, almonds and egg yolks. Knead or pulse into a dough – you might need a dash of cold milk to help bind it together.

3. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

4. Pit the cherries – add a squeeze of lemon juice and set aside.

5. Mix the cornflour to a paste with 2 tablespoons of water and set aside.

6. Put the sugar in a wide pan and scrape in the vanilla seeds.

7. Over a low heat dissolve the sugar, then increase the heat and cook without stirring until you have a dark caramel.

8. Lower the heat and add

the cherries and liqueur (if using). Once you have a dark compote, add the cornflour mix and stir until thick. Set aside to cool.

9. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/ fan180°C/gas 6 and pop in a baking sheet. On a lightly floured surface, roll out twothirds of the pastry and use to line a 20cm by 4cm deep pie dish.

10. Fill with the compote.

11. Roll out the rest of the pastry to make a lid, brush the edge of the base with water. Lay the lid on top of the pie and crimp the edges to seal.

Brush with a little cold milk.

12. Transfer the pie to the hot baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and bubbling. Rest for 10 minutes.

13. Dust with caster sugar and serve while hot or cold with cream or vanilla ice cream.

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PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR SACKVILLE STUDENT

East Grinstead student Jasmine Williams was awarded the prestigious title of ‘Young Artisan of the Year 2019’ by the South of England Agricultural Society for her breathtaking, attention-to-detail handmade tutu creation.

The 17 year old Sackville student, beat over 70 individuals from 14 to 21 years old across Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, to win the competition which challenges the young people to design and produce handmade creations utilising craft methods including woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, textiles and design & technology.

The competition has been running for over 30 years to promote crafts and skills, and to encourage young people to produce work of the highest standard.

Jasmine said, “I am absolutely thrilled. The tutu was designed for ‘The Lilac Fairy from the Sleeping Beauty Ballet’. I hope to go to London to study stage costume design and winning this competition will be a huge boost to my portfolio and really help with my college application.”

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A Skate Park to Remember The family of local boy Hugo Palmer are trying to raise £30k to build an extension to Forest Row Skate Park as a memorial to him. Hugo (20), and his best friend Erwan Ferrieux (of Ashurst Wood and Forest Row) disappeared into the ocean in Australia whilst on a backpacking trip in February of this year. All signs point to the boys drowning in a rip current.

This was national news at the time.

The skate park is next to the newly opened youth club The Venu - a hub for local youths to gather safely in a supported environment.

Fundraising for Hugo’s memorial has got off to a promising start with money raised at a charity yoga class at Yard Yoga, an upcoming night of live music at the Hop Yard (July 19th), Hugo’s mother and Aunt embarking on the Three Peaks Challenge, and fundraising skate stickers being sold at various local spots.

For further information please search Hugo Palmer Community Skate Park on Facebook, or www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/alice-slatter

Instead of a headstone, Hugo’s family wish to honour his skateboarding legacy by extending the existing concrete skate park in Forest Row in his name. So far they have raised nearly £12K of £30k target, most of which has come from support from the local community. The original idea was to build a timber stand alone ramp next to the skate park, but an expert advised that timber ramps require a lot of maintenance, and that the same amount of money could instead add to what is already there and create much needed space and new features to the oversubscribed park. It is frequented by a wide range of users from toddlers on balance bikes to adults, and is often very crowded.

Forest Row Parish Council, who are supporting the project, are now finalising what space can potentially be allocated. From there, planning permission will be sought and a specialist skate park building firm can begin the design and build process.

In recent years we've brought you news about Bertie, the great tennis-ball collector of Ashdown Forest, he is still gathering lost balls and this recent photo shows him with 250, and counting! Thanks to his owner Michael Carden for the updates.

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L E ONARDS L E E A Unique Sussex Garden In April, the much-anticipated re-opening of one of the Great Gardens of Sussex, Leonardslee Gardens, occurred to much local and national delight. Indeed, the estate was featured on BBC TV Gardeners’ World last month. After 9 years of closure, this opening signalled one of the biggest Grade I garden restoration projects in the UK in nearly 30 years. of it locally and that we needed to tread carefully as people knew it inside out… with a great love of the place.

The locals felt that these were public gardens and not private, and they needed to be open for visitors to enjoy’.

Owner Penny Streeter OBE described how she first came upon the historic woodland gardens by chance when she drove past a ‘For Sale’ sign at the edge of the road and found beautiful gardens which had obviously been neglected for 9 years. She then set about transforming them back to their former glory during a 20-month project. Penny said, ‘It was a real sleeping beauty… overgrown forest of flowers, weeds and everything. Only by talking to local people, did I understand the significance

Leonardslee are foremost woodland gardens with an outstanding display of rhododendrons, 450 species in fact… around half the number to be found across the world! As well as azaleas, camellias and magnolias; many gathered from plant hunting expeditions, with some very rare specimens.

There are several plants that are now threatened in their natural habitat, for instance Rhododendron Hodgsonii from valleys in China which have now been flooded. ‘The estate is identifying these specimens and sharing their seedbank with Kew Gardens’,

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The restoration has included careful pruning and extensive clearance of neglected and overgrown areas and the rebuilding of nearly 10 miles of pathways through the woodlands.

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2 0 LEONARDSLEE: A UNIQUE SUSSEX GARDEN CONTINUED We take an in-depth look at some of the history of this special Sussex garden and how it came to have one of the most unique plant specimen collections in the world: One reason why Sussex boasts so many great gardens is that the fertile acid soil and high rainfall of the High Weald provide the ideal climatic conditions for experimentation with nonnative plants and shrubs. Add to this, sheltered positions and varying micro-climates across estates and one can see the area as a veritable paradise for gardeners. But we need to look more closely at why they all developed in the latter part of the 19th century and flourished in the years before the Second World War, with the “Sussex Style” reaching a peak in the 20’s and 30’s.

All were in fact the indirect result of the expansion of the railways in the Victorian period which saw Sussex develop as an ideal place for a country estate for those who had made their fortunes in the City of London or in commerce. Such estates were perfect for relaxing after the pressures of work and for entertaining friends at the weekends. None of the owners came from the landed aristocracy; none of these estates had been given to ancestors at the time of the Norman Conquest. All belonged to families who had acquired their wealth more

recently and their gardening involvements provided a relief from the city, business and public activities.

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What was Edmund Loder of Leonardslee like?

in the garden, showing in competitions at the Crystal Palace. The Loders originated in Dorset and the family fortunes had been based on the activities of Giles Loder, Robert’s father, as a successful merchant adventurer in Russia, a business later continued in London.

His father died when Robert was 48 and he inherited a fortune. His own seven sons and three daughters were brought up at The High Beeches but in 1877 Robert himself moved to a splendid estate in Whittlebury in Northamptonshire. In 1876 his eldest son, Edmund, married Marion Hubbard, a childhood friend and daughter of the owners of the nearby estate at Leonardslee which Edmund later bought off his wife’s parents. It was Edmund who fully developed the gardens

Sir Edmund was akin to a latter-day Renaissance man with an extraordinarily wide range of interests, pursued with talent and vigour. He had been tutored at home before going to Eton and Trinity Cambridge and had “a quick and brilliant brain”. As well as travels which took him to Sweden, Finland, Russia, India, the Andamans, Burma, Java, China, Japan and the USA amongst others, his interests are listed as astronomy, optics and optical instruments, photography, zoology, nature, botany, horticulture and arboriculture, ballistics, mechanics and armoury! And as if that were not enough, he was described in his biography as “a thoroughly equipped and experienced sportsman, a hard rider to hounds, a good shot with a gun and one of the best with a rifle, a good fisherman; he had been a fine athlete, and till quite late in life an energetic dancer”.

His gardening interests were evident as, in 1889, he had a cactus collection fine enough to be presented to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Edinburgh. He also had a sportsman’s museum which he later moved to Leonardslee. A feature which marked out Leonardslee from its neighbouring Sussex estates was the presence of a variety of animals in the grounds. Beavers, capybaras, Japanese deer, Indian blackbuck, wallabies, deer, mouflon, ibex, wild sheep and kangaroos were all introduced by Sir Edmund – the

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Loder’s gazelle found in North Africa was named after him. Most of the animals were sold after his death though the wallabies still remain, a reminder of Sir Edmund’s hand in developing the garden, as well as earning their keep as the perfect lawnmower!

Sir Edmund must have enjoyed entertaining his Sussex neighbours, and it was said that, “no one could pay a visit to Leonardslee without coming away feeling that they had acquired a vast amount of knowledge from his inexhaustible store”.

Sir Edmund could be abrupt and rather shy but when relaxed he was excellent company and an invitation to Leonardslee would have been prized.

Yet Sir Edmund’s life was not as idyllic as this picture might suggest. He had weakened his heart during his travels and in 1916 he was struck by a cruel blow. His only son, Robin, with whom he had shared his interest in the natural sciences, was killed fighting in Palestine. One can only imagine the grief this must have brought to his parents and Sir Edmund probably never recovered from the blow, dying himself in 1920.

But what about the garden?

The rock garden was formed of natural rock and of Pulhamite, a concrete based artificial material developed by the contractor and hard to tell from the real thing.

Its size and planting with azaleas and other flowering plants make it one of the outstanding features of the gardens.

The gardens enjoy a spectacular natural setting, sloping down away from the house to a valley with a stream and 7 small lakes, originally medieval hammer ponds. The valley hasn’t been ploughed for 200 years and remains much as it has always been. The gardens were started in 1801 by Charles G. Beauclerk, and when William Egerton Hubbard (Sir Edmund’s father-in-law) acquired the estate in 1852, the planted areas covered in excess of 100 acres. The 1852 sale particulars show how much planting had taken place in the previous 50 years, describing pleasure grounds which, “are very ornamental, and interspersed with walks beneath luxuriant growing Beech and other timber, and comprise the American Garden containing Magnolias, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and other flowering shrubs in great luxuriance, of great height, growth and beauty”.

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shrubs without losing the natural effect of the woodland which was important to the gardeners of his day. In 1901-1905 Sir Edmund, planted a pinetum, though many of these trees were lost in the great storm of 1987. He also installed an ingenious watering system all across the gardens.

But his main passion was for rhododendrons and if it’s not entirely true that “he made the rhododendron”, as one friend claimed, he was certainly central to its development in English, and above all, Sussex gardens. Sir Edmund saw the need for improving the rhododendrons so that they would flourish and bloom in a British climate. At first, he was a keen collector of rhododendrons and azaleas but then he turned to hybridisation in order to produce more sturdy stock. His method was to collect the best species then known from the Himalayas and from China and to cross them; by no means an easy task as hybridisation was rarely successful and, in any case, takes many years to show any result.

Many hybrids don’t flower for between 6 to 15 years and some fail to flower after 20. It takes someone with a keen scientific interest and great determination to embark on such a project – but Sir Edmund’s perseverance was rewarded with some outstanding successes, many of which can still be seen at Leonardslee.

His greatest achievement, Rhododendron x loderi fittingly commemorates his name.

In the later years of his life Sir Edmund suffered from ill health and then from the loss of his son. His daughter Patience remembered what a solace the garden was to him at this time.

He would ride up and down amongst the wonderful shrubs on his pony, Toby, who wore

a net muzzle to prevent him from eating them as they went. When a visitor wondered if there were not more than enough plants to share with the poor pony, Sir Edmund laughed and replied that Toby had an uncanny knack of choosing the rarest of them for his snacks!

Sir Edmund is remembered with a memorial table at Leonardslee which is situated with a splendid view down over the valley. It carries the inscription: “To the memory of Edmund Giles Loder, who made and loved these gardens” , and seems an apt memorial to a man of impressive learning and achievements.

When Sir Edmund died his grandson and heir Giles was only 3 years old and the estate was maintained by his mother until he was able to take it over in 1945. However, whilst Edmund’s wife and daughter-in-law did what they could to maintain the gardens, Giles’s mother was much more interested in breeding cattle, notably Red Polls and Dexters. Nevertheless, the Head Gardener Mr. Whitner continued to exhibit, particularly rhododendron hybrids that Sir Edmund had raised, and when Giles and his wife Marie took over Leonardslee the estate was in better order than it had enjoyed for many decades.

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What’s On in July

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WEDNESDAY 10TH JULY

Do you ever need an excuse to get out and about? This month sees the second meeting of the new First Thursday Café morning, taking place at the Chequer Mead café, 10:30am – 12pm, thereafter on the first Thursday of each month.

The aim is simply to provide a meeting place for local people of all ages and backgrounds.

Everyone is welcome at this independent drop-in, with relaxed and friendly surroundings. Just call in for a free coffee/tea and a chat to other locals – or just sit back and soak up the atmosphere. A good excuse to get away from the screens or what have you, and have a relaxed drink in a lovely, chilled out setting. All welcome, including children.

Please tell your friends!

East Grinstead Horticultural Society. “Herbs” - Martin Jarvis. New members and visitors always welcome. For more information call 01342 326894 or come along. 7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm), the Old Court House, East Court.

SATURDAY 6TH JULY Summer Concert More than 80 singers from three local choirs are taking part at this event. The U3A choir, Sackville Community Choir and Forest Row Choral Society will present a varied programme featuring favourite classics, show tunes and contemporary music. Conductor: Tom Scratchley. Tickets £12 on the door (under16s free), interval refreshments. www.frcs. org.uk. At 7pm. Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead.

SUNDAY 7TH JULY East Court Live! Outside music concerts held on the terraces at East Court, free to enter. There is parking on site (weather dependant). Town centre car parks are free on Sundays and are a short walk from East Court. Food stalls and a bar serving alcohol and soft drinks are available during the concerts. 1pm – 1:30pm lauren v songs, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Skuffle, 2:45pm – 3:30pm VOX, 4pm – 5pm Naked Bass. A chance for all ages to come together for an afternoon.

FRIDAY 12TH JULY Paint Like Monet. A fun, creative evening, you’ll walk away with your very own, “Monet”.

Tickets £16 - includes over two hours of guidance, all materials and food. Donation bar also available. Please wear old clothes!

Starts 7pm, Hartfield Village Hall, TN7 4AD. Contact Alison Berry to book your place.

Email: ajberryartist@gmail.com, tel: 01892 770714/07763 188538. At 7pm, Hartfield Village Hall, TN7 4AD. FRIDAY 12TH JULY I-FEST. Live music, beer tent, prosecco bar, ice cream, BBQ, auction, tombolas, face painting, penalty shoot-out, inflatables, and more. £1 entry. 4:30pm – 8:30pm. At Imberhorne School, Imberhorne Lane, RH19 1QY. SATURDAY 13TH JULY Songs for A Summer Evening. Choral concert with Choirpower and the Greenstede singers.

Classical, traditional, popular songs mixed with songs from the shows. Tickets £12/£10 01342 312824, email: shustermarion@hotmail. com. At 6:30pm, Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2HL. FRIDAY 19TH JULY

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East Grinstead Society. Grace Kimmins and her Chailey Heritage, a talk by Ros Black.

Dame Grace was a pioneer in the field of care and craft training for young people with disabilities. At 7:30pm, Main Hall, East Court Mansion, College Lane, RH19 3LT.

East Grinstead Town Mayor’s Charity Music Quiz. From 7pm. Tickets £12.50pp to include a Filipino supper. At Meridian Hall, East Court, College Lane. Call: 01342 335055 or email w.mackenzie@eastgrinstead.gov.uk. See www. eastgrinstead.gov.uk.

A Cajun Night Charity Gala. For one night in July touring country star Don Gallardo treats us to a night of roots rock Americana in a setting of a beautiful Sussex garden to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. 4 course

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What’s On in July meal. Black tie charity event. At Sienna Wood, Coombe Hill Road, East Grinstead RH19 4LY. At 7 – 11pm. Tickets £50 from Bullfrog Music or text/call 07798 726102.

SUNDAY 21ST JULY Turners Hill Village Fete and Fun Dog Show is held in association with Worth Horticultural Society Grand Summer Show.

The fete is a summer celebration organised by our community. Featuring: Oscar’s Fun Dog Show, stalls and entertainment, all the fun of the fair Meridian radio, fire and rescue demonstrations, BBQ, beer tent, afternoon tea, prize raffle, children’s fun races, live performances. 1:45pm - 5pm, Recreation Ground, East Street, Turners Hill, RH10 4RA. SUNDAY 28TH JULY East Grinstead Lions Annual Donkey Derby at King Georges Field, Moat Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3LN. Fun and entertainment for all the family – including Donkey Races, Donkey Rides, Fun Dog Show (with rosettes), Punch & Judy Show, Fun Fair, Beer Tent, Stalls, Refreshments. Don’t miss it! Free entry, (small charge for on-field parking). 12 – 5pm.

SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST East Court Live! Outside music concerts held on the terraces at East Court, free to enter.

There is parking on site (weather dependant).

Town centre car parks are free on Sundays and are a short walk from East Court. Food stalls and a bar serving alcohol and soft drinks are available during the concerts. 1pm – 1.30pm Jenny Green, 2pm – 2.45pm Shopkeepers Sons, 3pm – 3.45pm Deadbeat Angels, 4pm – 5pm Stewart Mac.

WHAT’S ON AT CHEQUER MEAD THURSDAY 4TH JULY AT 7:30PM The Bookshop (Film): Tickets: £5.50, cons: £5.

SATURDAY 6TH JULY AT 7:30PM King of Pop show is an incredible and faithfully reproduced tribute led by the world’s number one Michael Jackson impersonator, Navi.

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SATURDAY 13TH JULY AT 2PM & 7PM Tickets: £22.00, Under 16’s: £16.00. Bullfrog Productions present Fame, Junior: Fame JR. features a high-energy, contemporary pop score (which includes the hit title song) and a touching coming-of-age story. Tickets: £17, Concessions: £15, Family ticket: £57 SUNDAY 14TH JULY AT 7:30PM Dutch College Swing Band: Officially launched on D-Day, 5th May 1945, the Dutch Swing College Band have created over 100 albums and have appeared at festivals, theatre and even for royalty! Tickets: £20, cons: £19 THURSDAY 18TH JULY AT 5:30PM The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) (Screened from Glyndebourne): Tickets: £16.50, cons: £15.50 WEDNESDAY 24TH JULY AT 7:30PM Christopher Robin (Film): Tickets: £5.50, cons: £5.

THURSDAY 25TH JULY AT 7PM The Lehman Trilogy (NT Live): The story of a family and a company that changed the world. On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside, an American epic begins. Tickets: £14.50, cons: £13.

FRIDAY 26TH JULY AT 7:30PM Totally TINA: The longest running tribute to the legendary Queen of Rock and Soul, Tina Turner! Tickets: £24.

SATURDAY 27TH JULY AT 7PM Shall We Dance? - Andre Rieu’s 2019 Maastricht Concert. Tickets: £20, students & U16’s: £18.

WEDNESDAY 31ST JULY AT 7PM Measure for Measure (RSC Screening): When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. Tickets: £14.50, cons: £13.

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