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

Only a couple more weeks now and spring will start, we don’t know about you, but we can’t wait!

Chess is well and truly alive in East Grinstead, see our feature.

This month we bring you a fascinating story about the Wakehurst estate.

An Early Spring Walk

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Beavers Back in Sussex

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There is also an early Ashdown Forest springtime walk that is well worth a try, and a good excuse to get out the house for some fresh air.

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East Grinstead has been blessed with many hostelries over the centuries. Some have long since disappeared but others are with us still today and some are even very recently opened.

In the very early days, there would have been a number of beer or ale houses. As the name implies selling just beer of some kind, brewed on the premises. Water was often not fit for drinking and most people, including children, would drink “small beer�, a rather weaker version of the tipple we drink today.

Details of all of these have been lost over the centuries. It is not until East Grinstead became a staging post for the growing traffic between the capital and the coast, that these establishments began to expand.

The High Street was the focus for this trade.

The most obvious survivor to the present day is the Dorset Arms. It still displays the classic appearance of a coaching inn, with its wide and high entrance to the rear where the stables would be located. The car park now, is on the original Portland, one of the few still left untouched by development. Over the years, it has traded under many different names. The

Newe Inn, the Ounce, the Cat among them.

The latter two are supporters of the arms of the Earls of Dorset. Now named for the Sackville family, large landowners in the town and surrounding areas, who took the title, Earls of Dorset, when ennobled in the early C17th by Elizabeth I, it has become a lasting example of the traditional coaching Inn. On the opposite side of the road stood its main rival, The Crown. As with the Dorset Arms, the land behind housed the stables and associated buildings, which housed grooms and other employees relating to the trade. In the early days, Cantelupe Road did not exist as such, but there must have been an entrance in a similar position to allow access to the rear of the property. This area of land was developed during the C19th and little remains of the area as it was then.

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Nearby, is the Sussex Arms.

The Railway Tavern, on the London Road was replaced by the Glanville, uniquely named for its architect. It has been through a number of changes of name in recent years, Tommy Flynn’s and the Broadway, but it has now come full circle and is the Glanville once more. Further north along the London Road was the White Lion. At one time the headquarters of the Bonfire Boys, it is now a Mcdonalds drive-thru. The outline of the old building can still be glimpsed, behind the modern trappings of a take- away.

All of these are still with us in one guise or another.

The one I most regret disappearing is the Swan.

This stood at the top end of the London Road, moreor- less, next to Armstrongs, the wine merchants. It was a very attractive building but for some reason did not survive as a going concern, and was demolished in 1963 to make way for more shops. Strangely, the aforementioned Armstrongs has been there in the same premises for well over a hundred years, run by the same family.

The Sportsman, in Cantelupe Road, is a small, but well patronised pub which serves traditional beer from our nearest, large brewery, Harveys of Lewes.

The traditional name, The Ounce, once associated with the Dorset Arms has been adopted by Wetherspoons, in

Little King Street, along with the Ivy Bush. Dunnings Mill, also a restaurant, lies on the west of the town. It retains many of the original features of their milling days and the sound of running water gives a cool impression during warm weather.

The earliest hostelry to disappear was the George in Judges Terrace. It closed in 1630. In this century we have lost the Guinea Pig Pub on Stone Quarry, built after WWII, to honour the Guinea Pig Club members. It closed in 2005 and was replaced by a block of flats, thankfully retaining the name. The Prince of Wales in the Lingfield Road stopped serving in 2014.

It was run by the family of Ramesh Ranganathan, who occasionally served behind the bar there. Even more recently, the Rose and Crown on the corner of the High Street and Church Road, has been converted into apartments. Once a favourite of the Guinea Pigs when they came into the town, for a drink.

Then we have two newcomers in our midst. In Railway Approach, due to the growing phenomenon

of micro-breweries, there has sprung up the Open Arms. It is situated in a small premises that as once a shop.

Serving beers and ciders brewed by small, brewers, locally, it has found its niche market. It is popular with home-going commuters who can pop in for a quick half before dinner. The other is the Bridge bar, near the fly-over at the northern end of the London Road, opposite the Glanville. Again, occupying premises which were previously two shops, it has a pleasant seating area outside, where you can watch East Grinstead life flow past. So, in spite of closures, the residents and visitors alike are spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing a place to spend an hour over a drink. Long may it remain the case.

As Hilaire Belloc, an admirer of the English pub, said, “When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England.”

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Way back in my childhood, I played chess for my school and really enjoyed it. It was a very academic school, the demands of school work meant you couldn`t have two hobbies; I picked badminton over chess.

My love for the game lay dormant for forty years, but resurfaced 5 years ago when a seven year old, Sara Enache (daughter of a colleague), challenged me to a game. It was a life changing moment, as they say! It gave me a focus for the rest of my life.

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It wasn`t long before the idea popped up of putting chess tables outside the bookshop in the summer months.

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Follow the path keeping the perimeter fence on your right. Eventually this joins another wider ride. Turn R. This leads to a clump of trees called Crows Nest Clump behind the police perimeter boundary. Ahead you may see a couple of houses. One of these formerly, “The Crows Nest” was the home, for a while, of the celebrated Art Nouveau artist Aubrey Beardsley. The wide ride divides at the clump so stick to the left-hand path around it. From the clump walk down the hill which can be boggy in wet weather. At the bottom of the hill the ride joins another where you turn R. [2] Cross a small bridge over a brook and begin the climb up the hill where eventually you will emerge between houses at the main A26 road. [3] Turn L and walk along the footpath towards the Crow and Gate pub.

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At the clump and keeping left, walk down the hill back to Ellison’s Pond where the walk ends.

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Wild Memories at Wakehurst this spring

Don’t miss the carpets of bluebells in our ancient woodland, our rare collection of rhododendrons and the Water Gardens, which are awash with magnificent magnolias and the shades of spring.

Take a stroll through our sweeping meadows, with pockets of wildflowers and native grasses, or follow the twisted tree-roots down to the Loder Valley, where dormice, badgers, butterflies and marsh tits are waking up after winter.

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indeed given the greatest tribute to the love of its beauty and longevity, here is the story: The American sportsman and politician, James J. Van Alen, son of Civil War general James H. Van Alen, was an anglophile, having graduated Oxford University and living several years (and perhaps

Guests entered the estate through a pair of massive iron gates with decorative floral patterns and four tall iron lights.

A long, tree-lined, gravel driveway led the guests up to the main estate. They would be greeted by footmen, attired in the Van Alen family colours, who would escort them inside a red carpet would be rolled out.

the best years) of his life here.

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The Hall: The walls were adorned with a large tapestry, antique paintings and the extensive china collection. On one side, the handsome marble staircase led guests upstairs, while on the other was a beautiful marble fireplace.

The library was created in a different style with light oak panelling shipped from France. It was reported to be Van Alen’s favourite room. where he could spend hours reading from one of his many antique volumes. A sofa said to be from Napoleon Bonaparte was housed there.

Described as a colourful character, an eccentric who had a wonderful connoisseur’s eye, James developed an enviable collection of fine and decorative art pieces. In 1876, he married Emily Astor, of the exceedingly wealthy (and famous) Astor family; they had three children. Sadly, only

The hall connected the north and south wings of the house and featured oak panelling and stain glass windows, decorated with numerous Persian rugs.

The Den: At the opposite end of the house, was the den and the ballroom, which occupied the entire north wing of the house. The den was dressed in dark wood panelling. Portraits of Van Alen ancestors grace the walls while the floors are covered in velvet rugs. The den all so doubled as a reception room where guests would be received and on nights when Van Alen hosted dinners it would be used as the smoking room.

five years after their marriage Emily died. James Van Alen must have been inconsolable, for not soon after, his father gifted him a large plot of land on his own estate in Newport and told his son to build ‘whatever he so desired’. This project was an expensive way to help James overcome his great loss and focus his mind.

Thus, plans for a brand-new English mansion were set in motion. James approached Lady Downshire, owner of Wakehurst Place (Sussex) for permission to use plans of the Elizabethan building to create a replica on his father’s estate; this she granted. Soon after James hired architect Dudley Newton to create

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his new home, with expansive gardens and green houses to boot.

When the mansion and estate was finished in 1887, it had cost Van Alen the equivalent of 15 million dollars today and was a perfect replica of Wakehurst.

The large garden was a topiary playground for Van Alen who loved all plants and flowers; he was able to expand his gardens even further when his father died, after which he demolished what had been his father’s monstrosity of a home, “The Grange” (only 5 years after it had been built!) and added a large green house and an automobile garage on to the estate.

James Van Alen loved Wakehurst and lived there year round, though it is interesting to note that due to his opposition to Prohibition, he spent time away from his beloved mansion, living abroad

The Ballroom: The ballroom was the largest room in the house and occupied the entire first floor of the north wing. On nights of balls all of the furniture would be cleared out and the rugs would be rolled up to create space for dancing. The walls were covered in portraits of Van Alen family members. The iron candle-lit chandeliers blazed at night and were only put out when Van Alen made the annual routine of blowing all the candles out himself before bed.

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On his death in 1923 Wakehurst passed to his son, James L. Van Alen, along with a fortune of some $26 million. James L. and his wife, Margaret “Daisy” Post, used it only as a summer home, occupying their residence in New York City during the winters.

Upon James L.’s death, he left Wakehurst to his wife Daisy who sold the New York City residence and lived year around at the grand mansion, where she presided over Newport society. The Van Alen millions combined with the Daisy’s own inheritance of $10 million (from her uncle, Frederick Vanderbilt), allowed her to live a life of vast luxury and splendour at Wakehurst.

Many Newporters of Rhode Island downsized in the 1940s, as was the international trend (especially post WWII), yet Daisy continued to keep a full staff of more than 23 people well into the 1960s. She was noted to have commented, ‘Wakehurst is the last estate in Newport to be properly run.’

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Daisy died in 1969 and an auction was held that stripped the home of close to 100 years of Van Alen accumulations. The Salve Regina University bought the home for $200,000 and continue to maintain it true to the original design. *Note all photos of Wakehurst come from the Library of Congress.

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After an absence of over 400 years, the beaver is coming back to Sussex. These natural ecosystem engineers, which help so much with natural flood management and water quality, were hunted to extinction in the UK in the 16th Century. Thanks to The Sussex Beaver Trial, a partnership led

by Sussex Wildlife Trust and the rewilding project at the Knepp Estate near Horsham, there will be a re-introduction of two pairs of beaver in either late spring or autumn.

Beavers are extraordinary hydrological engineers, able to build leaky dams and lodges, and create channels and deep pools. Isabella Tree, co-owner of the Knepp Estate said ‘This is a dream come true for us. We know beavers are one of the biggest influencers missing from our landscape. Not only are they masters of water

And Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England said ‘It is great to see Sussex getting beavers back into the countryside and the formation of new partnerships to support nature’s recovery.’ management, they’re hugely beneficial to biodiversity.

Insects, birds, aquatic plants, fish will all gain from the intricate habitats they create. I am longing for the day when I hear a beaver tail slapping on Hammer Pond.’

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On March 29th local Forest Row residents Stine DegmeierDouch and Ellen HamidVerhagen will be screening the Bafta Award Winning film ‘For Sama’ in the Forest Row Village Hall to raise money to help rebuild civilian hospitals and the main cities in Syria, so the displaced can eventually return home.

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What’s On in March THURSDAY 5TH MARCH For Meridian FM: A night of Swing & Skiffle in aid of our local radio station, with The Jive Aces and support from Skiffle. Doors Open at 6:30pm – Music From 7pm. Early bird tickets (until Jan 31st), £23. Advance tickets £26, standing tickets £15. Table seating 8 people (5 only) £240 per table or £30 per person. 6:30pm – 11pm.

FRIDAY 6TH MARCH Peter Pollard provides a fascinating insight into his father’s grocery shop established during the 1920s in East Grinstead’s High Street. At 8pm – 9pm. Entry is free to Friends of the Museum. £3 to non-members (pay on entry). EG Museum.

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH East Grinstead Horticultural Society.

Growing Vegetables, a talk by Mark Saunders.

Visitors and new members welcome. For more details call 01342 326894. At 7:30pm, The Old Court House, East Court.

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH East Grinstead Art Society. Demonstration of mixed media using rollers with inks, acrylics and pastels by Rick Holmes a member of the Chelsea Art Society. At 2pm, Meridan Hall, East Court.

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH Mansion Market. Parking and admission are free to this interesting and unusual market held in and around a beautiful 18th century mansion. Puppet shows, taster therapy sessions, all-day cafe. 11am - 4pm, Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row. SATURDAY 14TH MARCH East Grinstead Lions are running a FREE Diabetes Testing event between 9am and 4pm using the Church Hall at St Swithuns Church in East Grinstead, supported by the Town Mayor Danny Favor and nurses from QVS who are giving their time for FREE. NO Appointments are required. Just drop In. It only takes a moment to be tested and the results are available immediately.

WEDNESDAY 18TH MARCH Collectors Fair. Regular event with 15 dealers selling (and buying) coins, stamps, postcards,

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FRIDAY 20TH MARCH East Grinstead Society. Open forum: general discussion on planning, development, and heritage issues followed by a short talk given by the warden of Sackville College. Coffee and biscuits will be served. At 7:30pm, Main Hall, East Court.

SATURDAY 21ST MARCH Haywards Heath Music Society. Local concert pianist, Caroline Tyler plays Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61, Ravel’s Jeux d’eau and Trios by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.

Tickets, adults £15 and under 18s £5, available on the door or 01444 456227. At 7:30pm, St Wilfrid’s Church, Haywards Heath.

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH RSPB EG group meeting. An illustrated talk 'Wildlife from Penguins to Puffins' by Richard Coomber. £4 for group members, £5 for visitors.

At 7:45pm, The Main Hall, East Court, RH19 3LT. SATURDAY 28TH MARCH East Grinstead Choral Society presents Music for Passiontide. With Meridian Ensemble (leader George Clifford) and musical director Richard Jenkinson. The programme includes Haydn’s The Seven Last Words, excerpts from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, anthems for Men’s Voices and more. Tickets: Adult £15; Students £8 from Bullfrog Music and online. For further information visit www. egcs.co.uk or find us on Facebook. At 7pm, The Church of St Peter and St Paul, (Lingfield Parish Church), Old Town, Lingfield RH7 6AH. SATURDAY 28TH MARCH Art for All. Hartfield’s annual community art event, free creative activities for all ages. The theme this year is trees. Create a silver birch forest, sculpt forest animals in clay, print tree rings or play your part in a giant communal branch drawing. Lunch and snacks available.

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What’s On in March SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 100 Voices Concert. A joint concert by prizewinning Welsh choir Cor Llampumsaint a'r Cylch and Coro Nuovo. Sussex Young Musician winner Leo Popplewell (cello) also performing.

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FRIDAY 3RD APRIL Branch Line Weekend. Come along for a fun-packed weekend showcasing our small locomotives. A busy timetable will recreate the branch line feel of our railway in its heyday by concentrating on the use of our smaller locomotives, plus some very special visitors.

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At 9:30 - 5:30pm, Bluebell Railway.

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL Car Boot Sale with Tabletop inside. Book and pay for your pitch in advance, at £10 per pitch, by ringing Karen on 01342 302083.

Free entrance. Bargains galore! Refreshments available including hot bacon rolls from 8:30am. Sellers may arrive from 7:30am please.

Buyers from 8:30am – 12:30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead.

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL East Grinstead Concert Band Spring Concert. EGCB are proud to present their spring concert, with a wide variety of music, to make for a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Tickets will be on sale closer to the event, and will be priced at £15 family, £7 adult and £5 child/OAP. See Facebook to keep up-to-date.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CHEQUER MEAD WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Ballet Theatre UK presents Giselle: A tragically romantic tale of a young girl who falls in love only to learn he is betrothed to another.

Through despair the young girl kills herself.

The Queen of the Wilis condemns the lover to dance to his death, he can only be saved by the intervention of the spirit of Giselle and the break of dawn. Tickets: £20, Over 60’s: £18,

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THURSDAY 5TH MARCH AT 12:30PM Sarah and Duck: The enchanting world is brought to life featuring the wonderful characters from the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies show. Tickets: £14, cons: £12.

FRIDAY 6TH MARCH AT 7:30PM GO NOW! – The music of The Moody Blues: All the classic hits are celebrated, including Nights in White Satin, Tuesday Afternoon, Go Now, I Know You’re Out There Somewhere, Question, Isn’t Life Strange and more. Tickets: £21.

SATURDAY 7TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Country Superstars: Journey back through time and meet some of the most influential icons of country music. Tickets: £20.

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH AT 2PM Afternoon Tea at the Movies: 42nd Street THURSDAY 12TH MARCH AT 7PM National Theatre Live presents Cyrano de Bergerac: James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. Tickets: £14.50, cons: £13.

FRIDAY 13TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Billy Connolly – The Sex Life of Bandages: A big screen tribute to an iconic funny man! Tickets: £12.

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Fisher Stevens presents Elvis in Vegas: Fisher is recognised as one of the world’s leading Elvis Tribute Artists. Tickets: £21.50, cons: £19.50.

WEDNESDAY 18TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Red Joan (FILM) THURSDAY 19TH MARCH AT 7:30PM Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox: It’s been a decade since their last tour but finally Billy Mitchell (Lindisfarne, Jack the Lad, Pitmen Poets) and Bob Fox (Warhorse Songman, Fox & Luckley, Pitmen Poets) are reunited again. Tickets: £17.

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