East Grinstead Living April Issue

East Grinstead

Living April 2012

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Index: Support Local Business

Dear Residents, Welcome to the April Edition of the East Grinstead Living.

We are very lucky to be publishing an article about ‘Aspidistra’, hidden in the Ashdown Forest it played a very important role in the Second World War and this year is it’s 70th anniversary, turn to our article to find out more.

East Grinstead Swimming Club’s Big Swim will be taking place in the High Street! This will be a momentous occasion in the EG Calendar, our feature explains more.

As you look to improve your house and garden this Spring please consider using our Directory as the majority of our businesses are East Grinstead based.

Art/Shows

Your Picture on Canvas Forest Players

5 39

Beauty

Pretty Permanent Make-Up 25

Blinds & Curtains Elizabeth Designs

Children’s Activities & Products/Education Blackland’s Farm Singing Tuition Effective Education Children’s House Nursery Singing Group for kids French Tuition German Tuition Andy Tuition Science/Maths Tuition Hosting French Students

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13 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

If you are involved in community/charity work please drop us a line if you need extra publicity.

Cleaning Services

Happy Easter!

Computer/Website Design Services

With Best Wishes,

Willis IT Services 17 Cavtec Computer Services 17 Computer Studio 17 Jim’ll Fix It Computer Sevices 16

Tally & Chris

East Grinstead Living To advertise call 01342 300152 info@eastgrinsteadliving.co.uk

Dental

Riverview Dental Centre 19

Doors

Contents Gardening Tips Whisky Speech Quick Quiz, Sudoku Charity Page East Grinstead Bowling Club Miss Moneywise Tips EG Jubilee Celebrations Imberhorne Sports Hall Meridian FM DJ Recipe The Big Swim EG Hockey Player Trivia Aspidistra What’s On The Majority of our Businesses are East Grinstead Based

Help at Home 33 Supreme Oven Cleaning 33

Sussex Doors

31

Financial Services

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 22 22 24 26 28 30 32, 34, 36 38

This publication uses vegetable based inks on chlorine free paper

East Grinstead Living Notice: East Grinstead Living prints various articles, features, and advertisements. Although these appear in East Grinstead Living, any opinions expressed are the opinion of the author, these are not necessarily the opinion of the publisher. © Copyright East Grinstead Living 2011. The contents of this publication are written specifically for our readers, no part may be reproduced elsewhere without express and prior permission.

Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney

Food

Wiltshire Farm Food Delishcup

15 14 13

Fitness/Health/Wellbeing

Diane Grayson Pilates 18 Lotte Berk 24 Family Chiropractic Clinic 23 Mobile Massage – Marcus Woodman 25 Feet First 25 Ali Creelman Massage 25 Hire Fitness 23 Foot Lady 24 Electrolysis/Minor Blemishes 18

Function Venue/ Restaurant/Bar

Haxted Mill Restaurant Yew Lodge

Garden Services

EG Lawns JH Vartan MGC DR Newland Tree Care Green Machines Atrium Pete Payne

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15 13 7 7 8 8 7 7 7

RGH Gardening Services 8 Imberhorne Lane Nursery 6

Hair Care Michael Todd Hairdressing 22 Roots Hair Studio 22

Home Maintenance Services & Products CEC Electrical Services 39 Fernwood Polising/Wood Restoration 33 Carpentry – D.K. Woodhouse 31 Mid Sussex Timber 2 AllBright Decorating 33 Bailey Bridge Refurb/ Construction 39 Paint it Now 37 AI Plumbing 27 James Lowe Plumbing 31 Allzones Roofing & Building Services 1,3 Gutters & Soffits Cleaning 39 Heat Tek Plumbing & Heating 27 John Bloom Plumbing & Heating 27 Gary Spurle Bathroom & Heating 29 MM Roofing Contractor 35 Kiwi Plastering 33 All Tiling 37 Handyman & Building Services 35 Crystal Guttering 35 MRM Plastering 33 MDH Painters & Decorators 35 James Mundy Decorating 31 MM Walker Home Maintenance 37 TJB Decorating & Building Services 37

Kitchens Kitchen Bespoke Absolutely Kitchens

29 36

Pest Control Expest Pest Control

8

Satellite, Aerial Specialists Norsat

16

Shoes/Clothes/Weddings/ Occasions Suitables 15 Weddings & Occasions Shop 25 Butterflies & Bows 5

Weightloss Rachel Ricketts Weightloss 40

Window Services Window Cleaning 15 As Good As New Window Repairs 9 Sussex & Surrey Doors 31

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Gardening Tips for April Article by Michael Dongray,

Imberhorne Lane Nursery Proprietor

Lawns

April is the best month to apply weed killer or moss killer.

Apply a spring fertilizer to help green up your lawn after the winter.

Mow the grass as necessary but do not compost the clippings if you have applied lawn weedkiller.

If you used moss killer after a couple of weeks rake out the dead moss and any other debris on the lawn.

Shrubs and Flowers Mulch around camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas to help conserve moisture to ensure good flowering next year.

Tie in new shoots of clematis, jasmine and climbing and rambling roses Sow sweet pea seeds outside or plant out those you have grown over winter. Put the climbing structure, either a wigwam of frame with netting, in place. Put two seeds or plants to each cane.

If you have a light soil you can start making sowings of hardy annuals. Sow into straight seed drills as this makes it easier to take out any weeds that will grow. Once the flowers are in bloom you will not be able to see the rows.

Put in supports for perennials to grow through before they become too large. Use frames sold for this purpose and once the plants mature they will be hidden by the foliage.

The more tender plants that had their stems left on to protect the crowns such as fuchsias and penstemons can now be pruned taking care not

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Keep dead heading daffodils and tulips taking off only the flower and seed head.

Roses Finish pruning your roses and start spraying them with fungicide to ward against black spot, rust and mildew. Repeat every fortnight until the autumn.

Fruit

Plant strawberry plants in planters or hanging baskets for a pretty and delicious crop this summer. Protect fruit trees and gooseberries with netting.

Check your rhubarb; harvest it if it has grown.

The blossom of peach, nectarine and apricot trees should be protected from frost with a cover of fleece. Remove it in the daytime to allow insects to pollinate.

Plum and cherry trees can be pruned now the threat of getting silver leaf disease has gone.

Greenhouse If you have a frost-free greenhouse, get ahead with the summer crops – sweet peppers, tomatoes, aubergines and salads can be planted inside. If it remains cold, check the temperature requirements on the seed packet and wait if necessary.

On warm days open the vents and doors of your greenhouse and damp down the floor.

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Answers to Quiz

Judge Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat Jr, Mississippi State Representative, gave this Whisky Speech in 1952 in classic political ‘double-speak’ (will hopefully bring a smile to your face):

1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8:

4 1960’s 5 Manchester JRR Tolkien George III Anthony Perkins Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams 9: 63 10:Bay City Rollers

“My friends,

“But; “If when you say whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the skip in the old gentleman’s step on a frosty, Christmas morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life’s great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.

“This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.”

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“If when you say whiskey you mean the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.

Flea • Fly • Bee • Moth • Woodworm

“I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time.

However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, here is how I feel about whiskey.

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Quick Quiz 1: Ben Ainslie has competed and won medals in how many Olympics so far?

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

Charles Dickens

2: The photographer David Bailey is famous for capturing the spirit of which decade in his photos?

It is better to deserve honours and

3: How many consecutive years did Michael Schumacher win the the Formula 1 World Championship?

Mark Twain

4: Rolls-Royce was founded in which English City?

that the receiver received? Is not

5: Novelist CS Lewis was very close friends with which other famous writer?

6: Which British Monarch acquired Buckingham Palace?

not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

Should not the giver be thankful giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

Friedrich Nietzsche

7: Which actor played Norman Bates in the Hitchcock thriller Psycho?

It’s all to do with the training:

8: The R&B Group, Destiny’s Child, comprised of who in their original line-up?

trained.

you can do a lot if you’re properly Queen Elizabeth II

9: Queen Victoria was the longest reigning British Monarch. How many years was she on the throne?

The means by which we live have

10:Which 70’s Scottish band’s first hit was ‘Keep on Dancing’ in 1971?

outdistanced the ends for which

Answers on page 8

Sudoku LOVERS

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we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Martin Luther King, Jr

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EG Resident faces 100km walk from London to Brighton in 24 hours challenge Chris Parfitt, 49, was looking for the challenge of a lifetime to mark his 50th birthday in May this year when he came across the Walk100 challenge (walk100. org.uk) organised by Blind Veterans UK to raise money for blind & visually impaired exservicemen/women.

Dodgers – Pride Runs Deep’ team.

“My wife, Karen & I, have always enjoyed walking and are often out and about in the beautiful Sussex countryside with our dog Ollie”, says Chris. “But I have never contemplated doing this sort of distance before let alone a 100km walk in 24 hours!”

“When I was considering this I thought it would be better to be part of a team for mutual support & encouragement for when the going gets tough. Life on post-war diesel submarines was cramped & hard at times; what bonded us together was our unique sense of humour, professionalism, the feeling of comradeship & team spirit. I knew that if I was going to complete this walk in 24 hours, a team of ex-diesel submariners would be the best bet.

Chris, an ex-service man himself who served in the Royal Naval Submarine Service, is teaming up with 2 other ex-submariners to form the ‘Ex-Diesel Sun

“I have always had the greatest respect for how blind people cope & to find yourself going blind or having greatly reduced vision is a real challenge in itself”.

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East Grinstead Bowling Club

Bowls has been played in East Grinstead for over 100 years, and the current club was formed in 1936, playing at Mount Noddy Recreation Ground since that time.

dress. There is a knockout competition for teams from other clubs, a trophy is presented and the proceeds are donated to the Queen Victoria Hospital.

The season runs from mid-April until mid-September.

Our matches are mainly friendly games played on Wednesday afternoons, Saturday afternoons against local clubs. On Tuesday evenings from June to August we play in a local league.

Monday afternoons and Friday evenings are devoted to club sessions. Our aim is a social gathering at which members can both practice and improve their game in a happy, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

All those that turn up, take part.

We also have Club competitions and at the end of the season a “Captains Challenge” usually played in fancy

We have 48 members, both ladies and men. Anyone interested in joining us, experienced and new bowlers, please contact Club Captain Bill Apps on 01342 325928.

Open mornings are planned for Saturdays 21st and 28th April at Mount Noddy at 10.30am. Just bring trainers or flat shoes, and we will provide the equipment. Come along, have a coffee and join in the fun.

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1. Speed up ironing. When ironing clothing much of the iron’s heat is sucked up by the board itself - so you have to make several passes to remove creases. To speed it up put aluminium foil under the ironing board cover.

2. Scatter a border of ashes around the garden to deter worms, slugs, etc.

3. Soften up tough meet. Beer is a great tenderiser for tough, inexpensive cuts of stewing meat. Pour a can over the meat and let it soak for an hour before cooking - better still marinade it overnight in the fridge.

4. Alleviate athlete’s foot. Use Bicarbonate of Soda, dust your feet (along with shoes & socks) with the powder.

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East Grinstead Living • April 2012

East Ginstead celebrates the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Big Weekend

on June 3rd & June 4th www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk/events/queens-jubilee When it comes to the Jubilee celebrations East Grinstead will be doing it in Stellar Style!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 1st May Closing date for entries to the Jubilee Literary Competition

2nd May to 24th June Exhibition celebrating previous Jubilee celebrations in East Grinstead and surrounding villages, East Grinstead Museum

Saturday 26th May School Choir Competition, Jubilee Centre

Tuesday 29th May East Grinstead Choral Society performance in St Swithun’s Church

Saturday 2nd June Jubilee Ball, Jubilee Centre Flower and Community display, St Swithun’s Church (Saturday – Monday)

Sunday 3rd June Interdenominational Church Service, St Swithuns Church, 10 am TOWN PARADE - Railway approach to Chequer Mead Car park /East Court, 12.30 pm East Court Fun Day and Big Lunch, 2pm - 7pm Teens music Festival, Meridian Hall, 8pm - 10pm

Monday 4th June

Queen’s Silver Jubilee Celebration

East Court Fun Day, 2pm – 9.45pm (subject to beacon lighting time) Torch Parade and National Beacon lighting, 9:45pm (light between 10pm and 10.30pm) Fireworks to Music, 10-10.30pm (following beacon lighting)

Wednesday 6th June Teddy Bears Picnic and Bear Hunt, East Court grounds, 11am - 2pm

Thursday 7th June “1897 the last Royal Diamond Jubilee : How West Sussex celebrated” , Martin Hayes County, Local Studies Principal Librarian, East Grinstead Library, 7pm

Friday 8th June Children’s craft activities, East Grinstead Museum, 10.30am to 3pm “Red Herring Jubilee Royal Quiz”, East Grinstead Library including fish and chip supper, 7pm

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Mill View A very different type of care home Care UK is delighted to announce the opening of Mill View, East Grinstead this May. Our brand new care home will offer award-winning residential, nursing and specialist dementia care in luxurious surroundings.

At Mill View, we are committed to fulfilling the daily lives of the people we care for. And the home itself with its very own ‘village community’ featuring Doyle’s coffee shop, a hairdressing salon, shop and cinema - will provide the perfect setting for residents to enjoy quality time with their relatives and friends.

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Imberhorne’s new Sports Hall Forging Ahead

A number of sponsored events have been planned to raise the £200,000 the school needs to contribute to the project themselves.

• On the 1st June students will be taking part in a team marathon which is being calling ‘Imberthon’ - a sponsored Diamond Jubilee celebration.

• Later on in the year a group of staff are planning to climb the “three peaks” .

• In July a team of PE teachers are going to run along the south coast from pier to pier.

Please sponsor these events as you can.

Walk of fame bricks: Later on this year there will be an opportunity to buy a brick which will be individually engraved with a name or names. They will be used to create a “walk of fame” brick path leading to the entrance. More news to come…

Chris Michaels I started DJing in and around East Grinstead in 1995 with a passion for dance music and mixing.

I moved away from the area in 2004 for a year and retired from club DJing.

In 2009, I had a chance meeting with an old friend and current Meridian DJ Neil Symon, who asked me if I’d like to be a guest on his Friday night show. I jumped at the chance and have been a part of the show ever since, which I’m now co-host to, called funky weekend.

I now have two of my own shows. One is on a Thursday night, which takes a look at different kinds of music from the 1980s. On a Sunday, I take you back in time with my lazy Sundae show, which takes a look at the 60’s and 70’s. I pay particular attention to one year from either decade and play the hits and recall the headlines from that year. I love the way music can take you back to a certain time and place in an instant and hopefully bring back happy memories and good times.

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Health & Beauty GET FIT IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME Michael Wall, established his Hire Fitness business 3 years ago & has built up a large portfolio of clients hiring & selling fitness equipment for use in the home He also supplies commercial equipment to gyms, offices, salons and studios.

People are increasingly choosing to hire in their homes for many reasons, most often for convenience & lack of time or inclination to go the gym.

Parents can also look after their children whilst they exercise at home. All Hire Fitness models are of the highest quality, robust, good looking, with excellent computer functions.

There is a hire- to- buy scheme where clients can try a machine prior to making a purchase. The Power Plate is his most popular model, it can burn 350 calories in 10 minutes. Other benefits include cellulite busting, improved blood circulation, stronger bones but most of all – improved toning.

Call Michael at Hire Fitness on 0845 094 2292 or 07932 139386 or email on mwall@hirefitness.co.uk www.hirefitness.co.uk “Before I contacted Hire Fitness, I was not feeling good about myself, and was rather overweight. I am really busy and don’t have time to go to the gym. I hired 3 pieces of equipment for 3 months and Michael kindly threw in the rower for free. It has been hard work but really satisfying to lose weight and to have a new outlook on life.

Even my wife says that she quite fancies me, so that can’t be bad! Thank you Hire Fitness.” Jamie, Sussex

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Fillet of Salmon with Lemon, Dill & Broad Bean Butter Sauce Serves 4

Simple and elegant with the taste of early summer

Method 1. Pre-heat oven to 180 °C/350°F gas mark 4.

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Ingredients 100ml lemon juice 1 shallot, finely chopped 2 tbsp double cream 175g (6 oz) diced cold unsalted butter, for sauce Plus 1 oz butter for frying Salt & pepper 1 tbsp chopped dill

2. Put lemon juice and shallot in a pan and boil to reduce until almost gone - careful not to burn pan.

3. Add cream and bring to the boil again.

4. Whisk in diced butter little by little til thick, then season.

5. Heat butter and vegetable oil in non-stick pan and colour salmon on both sides.

6. Place in oven, then bake for 6 mins. Take out pan, turn salmon over and allow to rest in the pan.

7. Gently re-heat butter sauce (it must not boil) and add broad beans and dill. Spoon onto 4 warmed plates and place salmon in centre of each.

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Health & Beauty Ali Creelman, local to East Grinstead, offers you:

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East Grinstead Living • April 2012

100 Miles for 100 Years:

The Big Swim

2012 marks the centenary of East Grinstead Swimming Club’s existence. This is a significant landmark that very few clubs or organisations reach. To celebrate this milestone, on the 25th of May EG Swimming Club members will swim ‘non-stop’ for 100 miles in East Grinstead High Street!

How? Good question…

Thanks to Hydropool of Felbridge an ‘Aqua-trainer’ – a swimming treadmill - is being donated for the event.

South East Water is filling up the Aqua-trainer and taking away the water afterwards.

Swimmers are not expected to swim continuously; news we welcome with a sigh of relief - it was exhausting just imagining it… The aqua-trainer has seats in it so, when each swimmer has given a burst of energy, the

very next swimmer will take over. This is then repeated to give long periods of rest between swims.

100 miles is a huge effort… It is expected that the swim will take 50 hours! The youngest might give short bursts of 50 metre sprints whilst older swimmers might challenge themselves to swim 1 mile continuously. To achieve the goal, they will need to maintain an average of 2 miles per hour.

As this is a continuous swim challenge older members & adults will be swimming through two nights.

This televised event is expected to gain publicity both locally and nationally.

The club has received lots of support so far from local companies. For instance Hydropool are donating the

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Aqua-trainer and Casablanca café will stay open both nights to serve those participating & spectators food & drink. The club is looking to get further sponsorship from local businesses in the coming weeks, plus advertisers for their programme. Please contact them for the exciting details.

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EG Hockey Club’s Local Lad, Luke Taylor

As part of our series of profiling East Grinstead Hockey Players we’re featuring up-and-coming young talent, Luke Taylor, who was born and bred in the local area. At the tender age of 17 his honed skill on the hockey field is plainly evident by his already long list of accomplishments.

How did you get into Hockey? What sparked your initial interest?

As a youngster I had some plastic sticks and a ball that I used to hit around down the side of our house.

Aged 8 I saw an ad on the door of the classroom at school encouraging youngers to start training at East Grinstead Hockey Club, I went along and have never looked back.

U21 for England, representing U21’s still aged 16. I went to the U18 Europeans last summer. I have also been lucky enough to win two Golds at the Sainsbury’s UK school games, the second as captain. I have been playing for EG men’s 1’s for two seasons now. Last year even though we won the league by 11 points, we lost in the championship finals. This year I hope that we go one better and win. I have also played in the Euro Hockey League with EG. For the last 3 years I have won the National schools indoor finals with Whitgift School.

Although you won’t be participating due to age, what are your hopes of the British What are your hopes & aspirations Hockey Team this summer? for your Hockey career?

My hopes are that both Men and I would like to make it into the GB/England senior squads and represent GB at a future Olympics, winning a medal would of course be the icing on the cake but that is a long way off. There are the youth Olympics and world cup in 2013 and that is what I am working towards at present.

What honours & awards have you achieved so far?

I have been selected for U16/U18/

Women win a medal - preferably gold (of course…) at the games this summer. Being in a squad with 7 of the GB boys is a great honour and I hope to be as good as them one day.

Who or What is your inspiration when competing?

My parents have had to sacrifice a lot driving me around the country to train and compete so I guess they come pretty high up my list.

Profile questions: Year of Birth & Birthplace?

Haywards Heath, 1994 Local Schools attended?

Ashurst Wood primary and then Sackville school until 2009. I received a sporting scholorship to Whitgift school which I currently attend.

Highlight of last year?

Being selected to represent England U18’s in the European Championships Best thing that could happen this year?

The best thing that could happen would be to reach the European Hockey League Finals with EG and to move up into the England U21 squad.

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Kitchens Bespoke, based in East Grinstead, is the brainchild of Rachael Workman a designer for over 17 years. Three years ago she decided to set up a ‘one stop shop’ to help clients create their perfect kitchen and she has not looked back.

Rachael has found that being a female designer gives her an edge.

“I design from a practical view point.

Most people who use kitchens are women and I can relate to the need to balance aesthetics with function”.

She works to her client’s budget and is always testing new products and materials to see what works, saving time and money for her customers.

Kitchens Bespoke can also attend to lighting, decoration, flooring and building works if necessary. The word ‘bespoke’ refers to the design process itself and Rachael says that her kitchens are more affordable than you may think. An expensive look doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

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BRITISH NEWSPAPERS

Easter

1) Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, “We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It’s possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house.”

Easter is a chief Christian feast, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion. The word itself is sometimes thought to have been derived from Eostre, a very obscure Germanic goddess of Spring of the Anglo-Saxon Pagans. Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology said that “Ostara, Eástre, was goddess of the growing light of Spring.”

(The Daily Telegraph)

2) Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van because they cannot issue a description. It’s a Special Branch vehicle and they don’t want the public to know what it looks like.

(The Guardian)

3) A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, “This sort of thing is all too common”.

(The Times)

4) At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed.

He replied he was sorry, but he didn’t have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff.

(Aberdeen Evening Express)

5) Mrs. Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945, she recalled.

“He’d always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out ‘Heil Hitler.’”

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Easter has various religious and popular customs. Church services are one of the high points of the Christian calendar, which, since the 2nd century, has also been a time for baptism.

Eggs, hares & rabbits are symbols from antiquity of the rising fertility of the earth, symbolising new life. Birds lay eggs in Spring and hares & rabbits are both prolific breeders!

In addition eggs were forbidden to Christians during the fast of Lent (which ends just before Easter) which was the reason for their abundance at Easter time.

The painting of eggs and tales of a rabbit who decorates and hides them are among the early folk customs associated with the holiday.

East Grinstead Art Society We meet at St. Swithun’s Church Hall twice a month on Wednesdays from 2.00 until 4.30 pm approx. One session is a demonstration and the other a workshop. Fees are very reasonable at £25. p.a. and visitors are welcome at any meeting for a nominal sum of £3.

We cover watercolours, oils, pastels, sketching, acrylics and much more.

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Celebrating the 70th. Anniversary of

“Aspidistra” Deep underground at King’s Standing on the Ashdown Forest is a bunker which housed the largest radio transmitter in the world, ASPI 1, codenamed ‘Aspidistra’. It was used to transmit announcements & black propaganda to Germany during the Second World War. In 1940 the British Government’s answer to the German broadcasts by the traitor, William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw was the setting up of a network of short wave transmitters based at Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire.

These were under the control of the Political Warfare Executive (PWE) and mainly transmitted ‘white propaganda’.

When Denis Sefton Delmer was recruited by the PWE in November 1940 black propaganda was created.

Sefton Delmer was born in 1904 in Berlin but was registered as a British citizen with the British Consulate. His father was Professor of English Literature in Berlin University.

Interned as enemy aliens in 1914 the family was repatriated to England in 1917.

Harold Robin, Aspidistra Chief Engineer, in New York 1941

After leaving Oxford University Delmer worked as a freelance journalist until he was recruited by the Daily Express to become head of it’s new Berlin Bureau. He became the first British journalist to interview Hitler.

Delmer was convinced that he could

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The English Language: Is there method to the Madness?

Some words have become antiquated and slipped out of general use but have yet been preserved in phrases or expressions, for instance: Neck in ‘neck of the woods’ was once generally used to describe a piece of land but that meaning has all but died out.

Tell once meant to count as in ‘bank teller’ Raring in ‘raring to go’ means: full of eagerness, enthusiastic.

Kilter in ‘out of kilter’ means: good condition, proper form.

Bay in ‘at bay’ means: a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent.

‘Fro’ in ‘to and fro’ means: away, back.

The phrase, ‘spick and span’, was formerly ‘spick and span new’. Spick is a spike or nail and ‘span new’ means, ‘entirely new’.

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Aspidistra continued

site was illuminated at night and the lighting was immediately switched off when a message was received that enemy aircraft were approaching the coast. The soil-covered bunker which housed it was a concrete box completely underground with a reinforced concrete slab 4 feet thick on top.

Aspidistra (ASPI 1 transmitter) and all of the equipment required for broadcasting were installed, and in another bunker ASPI 2 was located as a back-up.

Later more transmitters were added: in the building known as ‘The Cinema’ built during 1942/1943, ASPI 3 and later ASPI 6 were installed.

In 1943/1944 a short wave transmitter, ASPI 5, was installed. This transmitter was initially used for jamming Luftwaffe ground-to-air communications.

deceive the Germans into thinking that his broadcasts came from within Germany.

His creations would join a number of other research units operating propaganda broadcasts.

The new station ‘Gustav Siegfried Eins’ went on the air on the evening of 23rd May 1941. It would be a further 2 years until his black propaganda programmes were broadcast from Aspidistra.

Also in May of 1941, the Government had sent Harold Robin to the USA to purchase a medium wave 500kW transmitter. Robin spent the summer of 1941 learning it’s use. It was later codenamed Aspidistra and Robin was to become the Chief Engineer of the radio station.

A search took place to find a suitable site for Aspidistra and eventually 70 acres on the Ashdown Forest in the parish of Maresfield at King’s Standing was found and requisitioned.

Work commenced in the winter of 1941/1942 to excavate a 50 feet deep hole to house the transmitter. A team of Canadian engineers, stationed nearby completed the task in six weeks.

The rest of the building work was carried out by a team of 600 men working round the clock. The

The first official broadcast of Aspidistra, made in November 1942 to the French by President Roosevelt, proved a great success. The occasion was the landing of the Americans in North Africa.

It was because of disagreements between the PWE and the BBC, that Aspidistra was not actually used for black propaganda until February 1943.

In May 1943 to augment this black propaganda campaign, a studio was built in the grounds of Woburn Abbey and recordings were then relayed to Aspidistra for broadcast.

Another use for Aspidistra, on the orders of Winston Churchill, was to try to mislead the night fighters. Bomber Command were losing many bombers to German fighter aircraft and so the fighters were sent to the locations of the previous nights raids - as many as twenty to thirty bombers were saved every night. This operation was codenamed ‘Operation Dartboard’.

The radio station remained intact and was never bombed although on one occasion incendiary bombs were dropped close by and in July 1944 one V1 Flying Bomb passed very low between the masts.

On 20th August 1945 the black propaganda stations were closed down but the transmitters

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continued to be used by the Foreign Office Diplomatic Wireless Service with Harold Robin continuing as the Chief Engineer.

an exhibition to celebrate the 70th anniversary will take place in the Ashdown Forest Centre Education Barn at Wych Cross.

Between 1945 and 1970 ASPI 5 was used for daily communIcations with Washington DC.

Photographic displays and Audio/Visual presentations will be shown on the weekends of May 19th. and 20th. 26th and 27th.

Aspidistra continued to be used until 1982 and the King’s Standing site was finally closed in 1986, when the active transmitters were transferred to Orfordness.

In 1984-1986 the Home Office built a Regional Seat of Government (RSG 6) which was closed in 1992 and the whole place was put up for sale.

Sussex Police bought the King’s Standing site and it is now used as a training establishment.

Guided tours of the underground bunker and site are run in the summer months by police volunteers.

Nutley Historical Society has been collaborating with police at King’s Standing for the past year and

The police will run guided tours of the bunker at King’s Standing at 12.30pm. and 3.00pm each day.

They are strictly limited to 15 persons and children should be at least 14 years of age. Numbers will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis at the Forest Centre. The tours will last approximately 2 hours and sensible footwear is required.

The Forest Centre Barn will open at 11am and close at 5pm.

Light refreshments will be available at the Forest Centre and picnic tables are also available.

Written by Mollie Smith, Secretary Nutley Historical Society.

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What’s On: April 2012 Tuesday 3rd April

East Grinstead Writers Club: An evening with the bestselling author of “Teacher! Teacher!” Jack Sheffield, 7pm at the Kings Centre, Pavilion Room, Moat Road.

Competitions, tips and prizes - Non-members £10.

Sunday 8th April

Bluebell Walk in Hartfield at 2pm. Meet at the phone box on Hartfield High Street near the children`s playground. Lovely views and a wood full of the sight and scent of our iconic spring wildflower! Walk approx 1 1/2 miles. End with visit to local pub. Donations to the Hartfield Community Play please. Contact: 01892 770730

For non-profit community, charity groups this page is free of charge to use, email: info@egliving.co.uk.

£1.50, visitors are most welcome. The next meeting is on at 7.30pm in the Main Hall, East Court.

Saturday 21st April

East Grinstead Society: Christopher Wheatley will lead a walk from West Hoathly to East Grinstead as part of our Town and Country Heritage series, 10am and 1pm. For info call Chris on 01342 321525.

Saturday 21st April

The Town Mayor & Mayoress, Councillor John and Mrs Silvina Saull, will be hosting their annual event - a Masked Ball to raise funds for St Catherine’s Hospice and the Guinea Pig Club at Meridian Hall, East Court. A three course dinner will be served. Call: 01342 335055

Wednesday 11th April

Wednesday 25th April

The East Grinstead Meridian Probus club meets at 10:15am for coffee and talk given by Mr. James Masters, Head Gardener, on ‘The Gardens at Standen’.

If you are a retired gentleman with a professional or business background or indeed had a measure of responsibility in your field of endeavour, why not join us. Call: 01342 323098

Coffee Morning at the Effective Education Centre with a Lecture: How to Help Your Child Succeed at School, 11am - 12pm, 59 Railway Approach, RH19 1BT.

Wednesday 11th April

Age Concern East Grinstead. Shop in the City of Brighton (2 hours) followed by an Afternoon at the Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium. For details & to book: 01342 327046 Friday 13th April

Friends of East Grinstead Museum Speaker’s Night, 8pm at East Court Mansion. `On Foot in Sussex’, Gordon Gould presents a talk illustrated with slides covering 12 months walking in the Sussex area. All Welcome, non-members £2.50.

Sunday 15th April

Bus Running Day in East Grinstead, High Street. The South East’s premier vintage bus event. Dozens of restored buses come to town to re-create bus routes of the past in and around East Grinstead and the surrounding area. Ride all day for free. A brilliant day out for young and old alike. 10am – 4pm.

Saturday 28th April

St. Mary’s Church Plant Sale, 10:30-12:30pm, St. Mary’s Church Hall, Windmill Lane. Refreshments ‘n’ fun for all the family.

Saturday 28th April

Car Boot & Table Top Sale- in aid of Ashurstwood Community Pre-School, 1pm-3pm, Ashurst wood Village Centre, 20-24 Maypole Road, RH19 3QN. Sellers contact Katie Flamman: 01342 826916. For more info: www.ashurstwoodpreschool.co.uk Friday 4th May

Friends of East Grinstead Museum Speaker’s Night, 8pm, at East Court Mansion. Sylvia Montague will give a talk about `Penshurst Place’, a 650 stately home near Tunbridge Wells. Includes a slide show. All Welcome, non-members £2.50. Tel: 01342 317149 Saturday 5th & 19th May

Colemans Hatch Bowling Club invites prospective new members of all ages and abilities to visit us on our open days to try this fun and relaxing sport. For more info call: 01342 822835. www.colemanshatch-bc.co.uk

Monday 16th April

Saturday 19th May

East Grinstead Natural History Society talk: “Panama Puzzles” by Peter Heathcote at 7.45pm. St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Rd. Visitors £4 including refreshments. Contact Lesley Berry on 01342 324955.

Forest Row Village Fun Day organised by the Forest Row Twinning Association, held on Forester’s Green.

Theme: The Alternative Olympics and there will be a Fancy Dress Competition and activities in the arena. Local organisations wishing to have a stall to participate call: 01342 822897.

Wednesday 18th – Saturday 21st April

Forest Players present ‘Relatively Speaking’, a comedy

by Alan Ayckbourn. Forest Row Village Hall at 7.45pm (bar opens 7.15pm) Tickets £10 (concessions available Wednesday). Tel: 01342 323640 Friday 20th April

East Grinstead Society: Jennifer Goldsmith, a local historian will speak on “The Agricultural Labourer’s Tale – A Lost Way of Life”. Members £1.00, non members

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