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

We are very proud to be able to bring you a feature about Dame Vera Lynn for which we interviewed her daughter Virginia, although she's doesn't live in East Grinstead, she's lives in Sussex not far from us in Ditchling and we thought our readers would enjoy it; there is also an article about her from Recipe the EG Museum as she has connections to the Queen Vic as well as the Guinea Pig club.

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Has making a will been on your to-do list for a while?

During St Catherine’s Hospice Make A Will Fortnight, you can tick your will off the list, and support your local hospice at the same time.

From 8 to 19 May 2017, 17 solicitors across Sussex and Surrey, including Mayo Wynne Baxter in East Grinstead, have set aside a limited number of appointments to help you make or update your will in exchange for a donation to St Catherine’s. Suggested donations are £100 for a single will and £150 for joint wills, but please consider the value of the professional advice and time given by a solicitor when making your donation.

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It was much easier than we thought and we don’t know why we didn’t do it sooner. By including gifts to the hospice in our wills, it’s our one final opportunity to do some good, and help local people. We positively encourage others to do the same.”

Having a will is the only way to make sure that when you die, those you care about will benefit in the way you’d like as Diane Lane, Solicitor in the Wills and Probate Department at Goodhand & Forsyth explains: “A will clearly expresses your wishes about your estate making it easier for your loved ones once you pass away. With St Catherine’s Make A Will Fortnight, you can support an excellent cause while protecting your family and assets too.”

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Ian Mackenzie who was cared for by St Catherine’s Hospice. after, you might also like to consider leaving a gift to the hospice. Legacies left to St Catherine’s make a huge difference to local terminally ill people at one of the hardest times of their lives. The care the hospice provides to one in four people is funded by gifts in wills. For those people, you could leave no greater gift.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VERA! LOCAL HISTORY NOTES

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Dame Vera Lynn was born Vera Margaret Welch on March 20th 1917 in East Ham. Her parents, Bertram Welch and Annie Martin encouraged Vera to sing and dance. She started performing in public at the age of seven. Her maternal grandmother, Margaret Lynn, was also an entertainer and, at eleven, Vera took her name, as her stage name. By the age of eighteen she started singing with Joe Loss and his orchestra and made her first radio broadcast in 1935.

Just as World War Two started in 1939, Vera met Harry Lewis, a clarinettist with Ambrose’s Band, with whom Vera was singing at the time. Three months later, after several proposals, Vera said “Yes”. They were married in 1942. It was to be beginning of a long and happy marriage that lasted until Harry’s death in 1998. They had one daughter, Virginia Penelope Ann, born March 10th 1946. Vera and Harry had delayed starting a family until the end of the war was in sight. Partly because of their commitment to the war effort and partly because they felt it would be wrong to bring a baby into the world at such an uncertain period.

At the outbreak of war, the release of “We’ll Meet Again”, matched the mood of the Nation. It became an instant success. It was followed by many others, among them, “There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover” The troops abroad were visited by many entertainers to help with morale and Vera was one of them. She visited Burma and India several times. She became known as “The Forces Sweetheart” When in England Vera took part in many radio broadcasts. She had her own show in COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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which she sang requests from serving men and women. It was called “Sincerely Yours, Vera Lynn”, and was an instant success when it was first broadcast in November 1941. The letters flooded in.

Vera then extended the idea and visited some of the wives of men serving overseas when they had given birth to new members of the family.

The fathers were able to get news of the event quickly and know that their wife had been seen by her.

Vera was among the many entertainers who visited munitions factories during their lunch break. Called “Workers Playtime”, it provided a welcome relief to the workers and also the rest of the population as it was broadcast just before the one o’clock news.

In November 1941 the news was grim. In North Africa the campaign was going badly and the Germans had almost reached Moscow. Vera raised morale and events were soon to be more positive.

The Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbour and joined the Allies.

It proved to be turning point in the war.

By this time, Harry had joined the RAF, together with several of the other musicians from Ambrose’s band. After some initial problems they COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY formed a band known as

“The Squadronnaires”. They entertained at various RAF stations across the world.

When in England Vera drove herself to studios throughout the Blitz. She kept a tin hat on the passenger seat and put it on when the siren sounded warning of an enemy raid. She also visited many hospitals where servicemen were recovering.

One of these was the Queen Victoria Hospital, where she saw Ward III and the Guinea Pigs. One of her visits there took place in 1943. In her autobiography, “Some Sunny Day”, she remembers going with Simon Weston, a victim of severe burns in a later war, to open the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation there.

It reminded her of the visits she made during the war to the hundreds of burned aircrew being treated by Archibald McIndoe. Dame Vera was the guest of honour

at the Guinea Pigs’ sixty fifth anniversary tea held in the Queen Victoria Hospital in July 2006.

All her life Dame Vera has worked tirelessly for charity. Her wide interests range from the breast cancer research to cerebral palsy. A school she helped found in Sussex educates children with this disability.

In this work she is strongly supported by Virginia. She has also continued to sing, unbelievably topping the charts at ninety-seven.

We wish her well on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Long may she continue to remain active and interested in all the facets of her amazing life.

The museum is mounting a temporary exhibition about Dame Vera which runs from March 12th to June 25th.

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Puppet Passion Hartfield man Colin Burnett-Dick found himself in the national papers last month having spent 25 thousand pounds perfectly restoring his recently acquired original Lady Penelope puppet.

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The Phobia in my case was Automatonophobia. The fear of puppets, mannequins, ventriloquist dolls and clowns.

Why clowns I have never been too sure.

I was a very nervous child. I seemed to be scared of just about everything but in particular the irrational fear of inanimate objects coming to life. I would lie in bed at night and imagine my toy soldiers creeping across the cold lino floor to get me. I was not allowed to have a light on and I would lay awake, terrified, until my need for sleep overtook my fear.

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One dummy in particular I was getting more and more fascinated by was a character called Archie Andrews. He was the dummy of Peter Brough and together they dominated the radio scene in the 1950s with a show called “Educating Archie”. It proved to be the starting point for many stars of the future who appeared on the show. Names like Tony Hancock, Julie Andrews and Max Bygraves all appeared as relative new comers. Archie was a cheeky middle class schoolboy and was loved by millions!

As the years went by my fascination with all things puppetry took a bit of a back seat as other interests slowly took over such as girls, pubs and music. Not

necessarily in that order! Before I knew it I was in my thirties and married with children. All my puppet friends had long gone and my priorities were paying the mortgage and keeping our business profitable.

Then a surprising twist of fate happened. I heard on the radio that the ventriloquist doll and my hero Archie Andrews was up for sale. I knew I had to try and buy him! With the support of Pauline, my lovely wife, we set about our quest. We went to the West Country to view him at the auction house and then, even more spurred on, we attended the auction several weeks later and bought him. How lucky am I? One of the most iconic ventriloquist dolls of all time and he is sitting in our living room, well when he is not roaming about the house causing mischief.

He really does have an aura about him, which does tend to freak out some of our visitors!

Since then I have attempted to buy the original Sooty puppet, Harry Corbett’s little bear. During the televised auction at Charles Hanson’s auction house I was verbally abused by Sooty’s friend Sue and squirted with a water pistol by Sweep every time I outbid Sooty’s franchise owner Richard Cadell so I decided to let him go to Richard.

My latest acquisition is an original Lady Penelope puppet from the TV show “Thunderbirds”. She is probably one of the most recognised puppets of all time and has now been completely restored and looks stunning!

So that’s my story. Is there a moral here anywhere?

Probably not. Phobia? What Phobia?

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An MP who was badly burned in a bonfire accident last year is to donate half the royalties from his book to the Queen Vic. Gordon Henderson, Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, suffered burns to his body whilst lighting a fire with a small amount of petrol. Commenting on his decision he said, “The treatment I received at the QVH was fantastic.

During those long painful days that I was in the intensive care unit I was able to witness at first hand the dedication and hard work of the medical staff who are on the front line in the NHS, the staff made bearable what would have been a very traumatic time, if it had not been for their exemplary kindness and care".

The book named, Operation Seal Island, is an adventure story set in South Africa during the Apartheid years and can be purchased from Amazon.

On Friday 24th March, members of East Grinstead Lacrosse Club under the team name "Laxadaisicals", swapped sticks for knowledge and took on the Eggheads. As this magazine goes to print we do not know if they won or not!

By now most of you must know about the Flying Scotsman's visit this month. If you haven't got tickets, try and find a good vantage point to watch the famous engine go by!

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Heidi and Jordi Crowther are sisters from Sackville school who both qualified for the National schools Trampoline final at Gateshead on Saturday 18th March.

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Both girls had to complete a set routine as well as a voluntary routine. After the first round both girls came in 1st position, in the 2nd round they came 2nd and in the final round Heidi finished 3rd and Jordi was placed 2nd which the school and their family were extremely proud of.

the performance pathway where she has attended 2 international competitions so far. Jordi trains twice a week for Synergy trampolining club and this was her first national competition.

Heidi is currently training 4 times a week for Sky High trampolining club and is a national performer on

New from the East Grinstead & District Lions Club. The annual free senior citizens party was held on Saturday 25th February, this event has been regularly staged for over 40 years and is funded by the local community who purchase raffle tickets in the Lions Christmas draw.

The club has already donated over £10,000 to local causes this year, with just over £4000 given to schools, charities and scout groups who responded to the Clubs Dream Scheme project, with the remainder helping to support the purchase of a powerchair for a local boy.

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Kings Leisure Centre last month. The biggest Lions event by far is the May Fair, now in its 39th year, it will be held in the historic High Street on Bank Holiday Monday. The Donkey Derby is earmarked to be staged on 23rd July and refreshments-support to the Town Council's Music in the Park events held at East Court on the first Sunday of June, July & August means Lions members spare time will be put to good use. If you can help out with any of the above events, and would like to volunteer, contact the Lions club by emailing eganddlions@gmail.com or ring 0845 833 9506.

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DAME VERA LYNN Last month the nation’s sweetheart and fondest national treasure Dame Vera Lynn reached her milestone 100th birthday. We all witnessed the many celebrations, from TV programmes about her life, to a London Palladium tribute show attended by Her Majesty the Queen and a newly released album, toping it off was a 350-foot image of her projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover! Accolades and congratulations have flooded in from around the world.

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With a stellar musical career that has spanned nearly a century, Dame Vera Lynn’s crossgenerational appeal, even to a 21st century audience, knows no match. The words of her songs, perhaps because they are sung with such pure, timeless emotion, seem to tug on the heartstrings of the young and old alike.

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at having a new CD, reaching such a milestone while still being productive.’

And listen they do, her newly released album, produced by Decca, is currently at number 2 in the album chart on Amazon (behind Ed Sheeran). It makes me wonder if there will ever be another centenarian who can claim such an achievement. Virginia tells me she came up with the idea, ‘Decca liked it, and they reorchestrated the songs with guest vocals from singers such as Aled Jones and Alfie Boe.’ And how does a performer such as Dame Vera continue to retain her relevance in today’s world of celebrity-worship and celebrity here one day, gone the next? Perhaps because she’s never

shunned her humble beginnings or pretended to be anyone than who she is. Her genuine, unfiltered voice touches the spirit, transcending class, age and even musical tastes, leading the likes of Paul McCartney to comment, ‘She’s like family! Even though you’ve never met her, there’s a bond with her.’ Virginia confirming this view offers, ‘Mummy has always been very down to earth. Like me, she can’t put up with people who aren’t sincere, she doesn’t likes airs and graces. The world of so-called celebs....one doesn’t always have to be in the news!’

Dame Vera is a working class girl from the East End of London who became the voice of a nation. She started her career at the age of 7 when her mother, noticing her special voice, ‘put her on the stage’... She was singing in working men’s clubs all over London, leaving school at the age of 11 to become a full time performer.

Virginia explains that later she went on tour as a young teenager with Mrs Harris’s Cracker Cabaret Kids, eventually taking over the reins and running the troupe herself at the tender age of 16! ‘Her responsibility and drive was something innate to her. You’re either born with it or you’re not.’ And the great Tim Rice echoes this idea of responsibility for her performance: ‘The key thing is that she understands exactly what the song needs to communicate, she understands exactly what the song has to get over.’

Some years later as a young singer she considered formal training to increase her range. This was slapped down by the singing teacher with a declaration of ‘No, I can’t train that voice, it’s not a natural voice.’ But happily the young Vera’s world didn’t crumble and her career simply went from strength to strength.

As Virginia says, ‘She knew what she was good at, what her forte was, and she would not allow anyone else to change it. She knew what people wanted.’

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her role in the war, best represents our collective connection to our country and gives her the timeless sentiment we crave. Virginia explains, ‘The military still look to her as part of it. Because of what she did in the war, she was so involved.

That’s what resonates with the British public and why she was voted the person who “most represents the spirit of the last century” in 2000.’

The other quality that is undeniable is that Dame Vera has spent her life helping others. She was the voice of an era when entertainment was vital to boost morale and keep the troops’ and their families’ spirits up. Into the present when she continues to help families of young children with cerebral palsy, her efforts for others are never-ending.

and retains a great interest in subjects she enjoys.

If she hadn’t been a singer, she would have been an archaeologist. She watches Time Team, and reads about discoveries. Of course she also would have liked to have been an opera singer too in a parallel life! She also has a real passion for her charity’s work, and has always been very involved with military charities: the British Legion, Gurkhas, etc. (helping the latter to have a retirement fund). Also her children’s charities which particularly assist children with cerebral palsy.’ Most notably in the local area is the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Centre in Cuckfield.

Indeed on Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show, asked if she had any advice on getting older, Dame Vera offered: ‘Be active to your full capabilities, keep interested, read books, watch television and try and keep in touch with life and what people are doing, seeing and enjoying.’

The British spirit of World War Two continues to define our country, even into the 21st century.

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Of her milestone Dame Vera herself said, ‘To have reached my hundredth year is in itself an achievement – with all the many memories that one collects over the years, the different places and the wonderful people one meets and the many, many fans from across the world who have supported me.

‘I can’t believe everyone went to so much trouble to wish me a happy birthday – I feel incredibly humbled by it all but most of all I am delighted that it is helping to raise vital funds for my charity.’

Her personal celebration highlight? A big family birthday party at home, Virginia explains ‘We have a huge family, but some of them can’t come to the March party, so we’ll be having another celebration later on in the year!’

As her daughter, I ask Virginia to sum up in a few words her mother’s greatest inspiration to her personally: ‘Be yourself, don’t try to be someone else you’re not, say what you think, and be definite, without treading on toes.’ I don’t know about you but I personally feel I should put this advice in a frame and place it on my living room wall!

In typical fashion, on her special birthday, Dame Vera asked for charity donations rather than gifts for herself. For more information about Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity please visit www.dvlcc.org.uk/donations.

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‘Sincerely Yours: The Vera Lynn Story’ An award-winning Vera Lynn tribute will be coming to Chequer Mead, East Grinstead, this June. Lorrie Birtles has been performing a tribute show to Dame Vera Lynn for over 25 years and in 2013 she was honoured for her achievement by the Agents Association and named UK No.1 Vera Lynn Tribute.

As well as her tribute act, Lorrie has been working with Dame Vera’s charity for the last 2 years and in that time has raised £2,000 from collections at the end of her shows. Lorrie says, ‘It’s a great honour to be working alongside Helen and the rest of the volunteers; the work they do is so important.’

After Dame Vera heard of the award, she invited Lorrie to meet her at her home. Lorrie says, ‘It was both a dream and terrifying. I have been performing the songs of this great lady for over 25 years, I have performed in football stadiums to 33,000 people and

sung in some of the country’s finest theatres, but this was the most nervous I have ever been.

In the end she was a perfect host. As soon as I entered the room she gave me a hug and congratulated me on my award.

She was just so happy that I was keeping her music alive.

We sat and talked for 3 hours about her time entertaining the troops and especially about her time in Burma; she had a very strong connection with the troops there and she was so proud to have been allowed to go out and entertain them.’

Lorrie is now taking the next logical step and this month begins a tour of a show that she has devised with her husband and co-producer Gary Birtles.

As Lorrie explains, ‘2017 is Dame Vera’s 100th birthday and the nation is going to be honouring all her achievements from her life. During my show we talk about the work she did during WW2 so the next logical step was to tell people about her life and what shaped

‘Sincerely Yours: the Vera Lynn Story’ will appear at The Chequer Mead, East Grinstead, on June 29th at 2:30pm. Tickets are available from the box office on 01342 302000 or via www.chequermead.org.uk.

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her into becoming the Forces’ Sweetheart. She started her career singing in the dance bands and that is where we will start. We will be performing on stage with a live band and singing many of the songs she would have sung in her early days, then moving on to her time entertaining the troops and hosting her own radio show Sincerely Yours, which is where the title of the show comes from. Also on the bill will be support by another wartime favourite, George Formby, performed by one of the country’s leading tribute acts.’

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Solo Row Across the Atlantic: DONE! seen undertaken and completed by a local person and may very well remain so in the years to come.

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Congratulation Daryl! After 96 days & 13 hours we are happy to announce that at the end of last month, Forest Row man Team Rowers Ark, Daryl Farmer crossed the finish line of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2016. Daryl's arrival also marked the finish of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2016.

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Chocolate Scones Makes 14 scones

By Pete Howes, Pastry Chef at Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club

Ashdown Park Hotel is serving a real treat for chocaholics this Easter, with a special chocolate afternoon tea available on Monday 17th April. Featuring on the menu will be a whole host of tempting chocolate treats, including these delicious chocolate scones, which pastry chef Pete Howes has shared the recipe for.

Ingredients • • • • • • •

390g plain flour 55g cocoa powder 30g baking powder 85g butter 85g icing sugar 285ml (½ pint) milk 55g white chocolate chips

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4. Place the rounds on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10-12 minutes, or until well-risen.

1. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and baking powder and rub in the butter with your fingertips, until it forms a breadcrumblike consistency.

5. Leave to cool until warm, but not completely cold, then serve with clotted cream and your favourite preserves.

2. Pour in the milk and the white chocolate chips and stir until the mixture comes together into a dough, then rest for 5 minutes.

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3. Lightly roll out the dough to roughly 1” thick – be careful not to over-roll or knead the dough or it will become too tough – COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY then cut out 2-3” round portions. Repeat until all the dough has been portioned out.

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the interface between regular photography and more traditional forms of artistic expression such as watercolour, pastel and oil styles. Visitors will be able to purchase pictures from a selection that is on sale or place bespoke orders for work that is either on exhibition or on his website. Julian will also be happy to talk about his new service of restoring and enhancing customers' own prints, negatives and images and of creating highly individual pieces of art from them in the same way that he does with his own pictures. The exhibition will be open on Friday from 12 - 5pm and on Saturday from 10 - 5pm.

English Heritage Blue Plaques Lunchtime Talk.

What links Brian Epstein and Mary Seacole? Doug Eaton answers this question and delves into the history of English Heritage Blue Plaques to explain how and why individuals are honoured in this way.

1:10pm - 1:50pm, East Grinstead Library.

SATURDAY 8TH APRIL Forest Row Choral Society Spring Concert. A choral concert featuring Fauré's Requiem and excerpts from Cherubini's Requiem. Conducted by Tom Scratchley, Soprano Soloist Eloise Irving, Bass Soloist Andrew Jacques. At 7:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, RH18 5AF. MONDAY 10TH APRIL Southern Africa by Bob Self. Key vegetation and associated wildlife - a welcome return of widely travelled naturalist. 7:45pm - 9:15pm, The East Grinstead Natural History Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead.

MONDAY 10TH - WEDNESDAY 12TH APRIL & TUESDAY 18TH APRIL - THURSDAY 20TH APRIL Ashurst Wood Junior FC Easter Coaching Sessions. Easter Coaching Sessions Under 7s Under 13s. 9:30am - 2:30pm. £15 per session. Under 6s: Mon 10th & Tues 18th, 9:30-12:30pm, £10 per session. Venue: Ashurst Wood Recreation Ground, email: safeguardingawjfc@hotmail.com or message AWJFC on the Facebook page.

WEDNESDAY 19TH APRIL Collectors Fair, 15 dealers selling (and buying) stamps, postcards, coins and other collectables at this monthly mid-week fair. 10am - 3pm, Chequer Mead Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3BS. FRIDAY 21ST AND SATURDAY 22ND APRIL Julian Perry is presenting an exhibition of photography and digital art in the Plaxton Room at the Lingfield and Dormansland community centre.

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FRIDAY 21ST APRIL East Grinstead Society. The Breadth and Depth of Felbridge. A talk by Jeremy Clark, a local historian and co-founder of the Felbridge and District History Group. At 7:30pm, Main Hall, East Court Mansion, College Lane, RH19 3LT. SATURDAY 22ND APRIL Car Boot Sale with Table Top 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. Sellers may arrive from 7:30am please. 8:30am until 12:30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DS. MONDAY 1ST MAY Mayday Walk in aid of the RNLI. Come and join us for a walk of either 2 or 5 miles from Ashurst Wood. Please get sponsors or make a donation to the RNLI on the day. Light lunch available in the hall afterwards.10:30am for 11am start, St Dunstan's Church Hall, Ashurst Wood, RH19 3QT. SATURDAY 6TH MAY East Grinstead Beekeepers Association are running their annual Beekeeping Taster Day on at Turners Hill. Spend a day learning about honeybees, beehives and products of the hive. You can even handle some bees - all for £70, lunch and materials provided. Course attendees also get £10 off full membership if they join EGBKA. To book a place or to find out more contact education@egbka. org.uk or 07809 450666.

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SATURDAY 6TH MAY

Phantom Of The Opera, Wicked, We Will Rock You, Godspell, Joseph and Cats... to name but a few!

Tickets: £18, Cons: £16

Plant Sale: A large selection of plants at very reasonable prices, including shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables and herbs. There will be a wildlife gardening section, as well as tools & gardening equipment. We are also pleased that the Mount Noddy Allotment Association will be joining us again to promote allotment gardening and to give advice on vegetable growing. Delicious homemade cakes and refreshments. Donations of plants will be most welcome (labelled please), telephone 01342 322617 or 312849. St Mary’s Church Hall, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead. 10:30am to 12:30pm.

SUNDAY 7TH MAY Turners Hill Open Gardens. Village gardens large and small, enjoy afternoon teas, local produce and plants for sale. £5 to include all gardens, purchase at first garden of entry. Proceeds to St. Catherine's Hospice and Village Environmental Project. For information call Thelma Mason 01342714858 / thelmammason@aol.com. Phone: 01342714858.

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WEDNESDAY 12TH APRIL AT 5:30PM, THURSDAY 13TH APRIL AT 1:30PM & 5:30PM Trio Entertainment presents The Wizard of Oz. We are off to see… A wizardly wonderful musical pantomime adventure, The Wizard of Oz! Join Dorothy Gale as she befriends a brainless scarecrow, a loveable tin man and the cowardly lion on their quest to thwart the evil powers of the Wicked Witch of the West. With a little help from Glinda the Good Fairy and the almighty and powerful Wizard of Oz, good is sure to conquer evil. Featuring an all-star cast including Coronation Street and Dancing On Ice star Steven Arnold, best known as Ashley Peacock in the soap, as Scarecrow. With more star names to be announced, this Easter treat is fun for all the family from ages 2 to 102! Packed with great songs, brilliant dance routines and plenty of laughter, it’s going to be the best value family-friendly pantomime in town! Tickets: £14, cons: £12.50, Family Ticket: £44 (two adults, two children). Additional Information: Early Bird: £12.

WEDNESDAY 19TH APRIL AT 2PM

THURSDAY 6TH APRIL AT 7:00PM NT Live presents Twelfth Night. Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land.

So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. Simon Godwin (NT Live: Man and Superman, NT Live: The Beaux’ Stratagem) directs this joyous new production with Tamsin Greig.

Chequer Mead Silver Screen presents The Jungle Book. In an epic adventure directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Mowgli, a man-cub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery when he’s forced to abandon the only home he’s ever known. Featuring an all-star voice cast including Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley and Scarlett Johansson. Tickets: £5, cons:£4, Family Ticket: £15.

SATURDAY 8TH APRIL AT 7:30PM

Steve Biddulph - Raising Boys. Steve Biddulph is one of the world’s best-known parent educators.

A psychologist for 25 years, he is now retired but continues to write and teach. His books, which have been translated into 31 languages, include The Secret of Happy Children, Raising Boys, The New Manhood and Raising Girls. They have influenced the way we look at childhood and especially the development of boys and men. Tickets: £16.

West End at the Movies. The cast of leading performers, directly from the West End, invite you to join them at a night at the movies! A magical evening of entertainment, featuring the very best songs from the classic movies throughout the decades.

The talented cast have starred in many COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY West End productions and national tours including Les Miserables, South Pacific, Singing in the Rain,

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