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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the December issue! This month we have a lovely article from the East Grinstead Museum all about the 12 days of Christmas and it's hidden meaning! We also have a christmassy word search to keep the grey cells working hard!
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The Twelve Days of Christmas LOCAL HISTORY NOTES by Dorothy Hatswell of the East Grinstead Museum
It is not generally realised that this wellknown, apparently secular song, is thought by some to have hidden, religious meanings. In the Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell, all Catholic teachings were forbidden. However, loyal Catholics still wanted to teach their children some of the basic facts and this song was written to remember them in a way that was not obvious.
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The partridge was well known for its fierce defence of its young, even to drawing the predator away regardless of its own safety. This made it an obvious metaphor for Christ. The two turtle doves are reminders that the bible is made up of Old and New Testaments. The marked difference in the styles and messages sent by them is very apparent.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Gospels which open the New Testament, are appropriately represented by “calling birds”. Calling to the world to spread the message, as we know birds sing. The word “colley”, often used instead of “calling” is a dialect word for black. Together they relate a message to the world.
Faith, hope and charity are the guiding principles behind the Christian religion. French hens are the usual way of depicting them. I have been unable to discover why hens and even stranger why French?
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The first five books of the old Testament, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, known collectively as the Pentateuch, are the five gold rings. Together they tell the story of the beginnings of the world and finish just after the death of Moses just after he had been given a glimpse of the promised land and the entry to that promised land, Canaan, by the people of Israel.
The Beatitudes mark an important part of Christ’s message. In contrast to the proscriptive “Thou shalt not” of the Ten Commandments, these are all positive exhortations to do good. “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of God.” And lo, maids-a-milking represent these! Nine ladies dancing are once again, more fruits of the holy spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, mildness, modesty, fidelity and chastity.
Six geese-a-laying are the six days of the Creation. Again, the metaphor is apposite (appropriate): the geese producing eggs can be likened to god creating various aspects of our now, known world. Starting with god making the heavens and the earth on the first day, to starting life in the water on the fifth and all creatures that live on the land on Day 6. On the seventh, god rested, his creation complete. This idea of a day of rest is one which is prevalent today.
The ten commandments are depicted as lords-a-leaping. They were entrusted to go out into world and spread Christ’s message.
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The eleven faithful apostles are pipers piping. This, again seems appropriate as they were charged with spreading Christ’s message to the world.
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The twelve drummers also proclaim the twelve points of belief in the Apostles Creed, which is based on the Trinity i.e., that god consists of three parts: God the Father, Jesus Christ, the son and the Holy Spirit.
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Dear Sariah, About a year ago I had a big falling out with my husband’s sister which ended with a pretty big insult to me. We had been friends but over time our relationship had cooled so it wasn’t a massive surprise. She is extremely close to my husband but afterwards she just poured on the sisterly coals with him calling him almost every day. I put my foot down saying that he needed to insist on an apology. I’d let things blow over in the past but this had made things worse. After a lot of effort by my husband a letter arrived but not an apology. Last Christmas she refused to come to our house for a family meet up but always continues to insist on attention from my husband. She got divorced several years ago and has not had a proper relationship since. I’ve reached out to her so many times to have a proper conversation, but she refuses to talk to me. She is always very bubbly with my husband and pretends there is no problem. For me, the issue is having someone ‘in my life’, so close to my husband, that is so antipathetic to me. My husband has put in some space between them. He is protective of her and gets pretty defensive when we discuss it - though he knows she has faults. What to do?
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My first reaction to this is that perhaps your sister-in-law is a little jealous of the stable relationship that you have with her brother. He has what she no longer has and that looks like it is quite hard for her. It also feels like she resents you a little because you have all that time with her brother, who she clearly adores. This could be difficult to resolve as it seems you have reached out to her several times, inviting her to your home etc. I can see that you feel her letter of apology wasn’t really an apology at all, more something to appease her brother. Sometimes, we never really get the apology we think we are owed and the best we can do is draw a line under it, if possible, and move past it. I think your poor husband, who is stuck in the middle of all of this, needs to take a deep breath and have a very honest conversation with his sister. He needs to tell her that it is very difficult for you both when his sister, who he loves, is not able to have a good relationship with his wife, who he also loves. Perhaps he could say that if she values their relationship, she needs to build some bridges and meet you half way. I don’t think it needs to come to a ‘her or you’ scenario but he does need to emphasise to her where his real loyalties lie. Could you invite her for dinner, or drinks, give her a hug when she comes, and think no more about it. Constant kindness often wears people down and they are powerless to resist after a while. It’s so hard because we fall in love with one person, who happens to have a family that we don’t always like, let alone love. You’ve made the first step because you want to resolve it. Keep reaching out, if you can and hopefully she’ll see that she can really be a part of her husband’s family.
Dear Sariah, My elderly grandmother, who lives abroad, has basically dis-inherited my mother by saying she wants to give her very expensive flat solely to our aunt - worth over a million pounds. My aunt is very unhappy about it and feels it will split up the family, which it may do, but has not been able to change my grandmother’s mind. Although my mother has visited my grandmother a good deal and calls her all COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY the time, my grandmother feels that over the years she has just not given her the attention she wanted, Living living
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Oh dear, this all sounds a bit of a mess. Inheritance and money can cause such friction between family members and it’s difficult to advise on what’s best to do because we only have one side of the story. The first redeeming factor is that your aunt, mum’s sister, also recognises that this is a problem and isn’t happy with it either. The obvious thing to do is to currently do nothing and then, when the time comes, and the inheritance is in place, your aunt simply sells the flat and splits the profit with your mum. If they are close, then that should be something that would happen easily. However, if your mum and her sister want this to be resolved whilst your grandmother is still alive and well, then they will need to work together to try and rectify it. I would suggest that they go to visit your grandmother together to try and have a frank conversation with her. I appreciate that this may be difficult to organise as your grandmother and aunt live abroad but often face to face discussion is the best way. Your mum could perhaps ask why her mother feels the way that she does. Unfortunately, if your grandmother is of sound mind then she is free to leave her worldly goods to whomever she chooses but I can see that this can cause great hurt to those involved. Perhaps, with the support of her sister, your mum may be able to get some answers from their mum as to why she is making these decisions. For those affected, it is often not about the money at all, but about the damaging effect that these decisions can have on an individual. I hope that they are able to get some resolve.
My son has been in a relationship for over ten years now... they have children. They are currently going through a rough patch and I've found out (by mistake) that his partner sometimes hits him pretty hard. I know he's a man and can defend himself, but I still find this quite upsetting. It is not to the degree it could be called abusive, but I still find myself brooding over it and find it hard to remain impartial and not say something... they love each other dearly but I want this to stop. What should I do? The first thing to point out is that hitting someone within a partnership IS abusive, regardless of whether it is done toward a woman or a man or to what degree the hitting takes. Just because your son could defend himself because he has the strength doesn’t mean that he ever would. Men suffer equally at the hands of an abusive partner just as much as women and it is often the perception that they don’t, or they’re not very manly or many other clichés attached to this. Men can be stripped of their self-confidence when this is happening to them and because society feels that it shouldn’t happen to a man, they often feel that they must remain silent and don’t seek out help. Are you able to talk to your son about this? Give him somewhere to off load? My instinct, as a mother, would be to step in, sort it out, remove them from harm, but of course, he is an adult who makes decisions for himself so all you can doCOMMUNITY is give support and love. If they love each other, BUSINESS DIRECTORY as you say, then they both need some help. My first port of call would be to try to encourage your son
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wife) Heather. Anne had been interested in giving chainsaw carving a go and her husband (David Watson) organised for a sculptor to come down and show her how it’s done. I was around at the time and I suppose this must have been the spark of inspiration. This was over 10 years ago now and led on to the creation of our family business, Woodland Centre ltd. David and Anne already had a timber business, selling products such as mulch and chippings. So chainsaw carving fitted in very well and they asked me whether I would like to give it a go. At the time I was actually training to be a commercial pilot but given the expense of the training and needing to find an income, I thought ‘why not?’ I’d never used a chainsaw before but had always been interested in art/ drawing and had recently graduated from Plymouth University with a degree in product design. So armed with this BUSINESS background COMMUNITY DIRECTORY and following a course in
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Christmas wreath. Tickets are £40 and include all materials and refreshments. Perfect to get you feeling Christmassy! For more information and to book your place email halsford.pta@ gmail.com. 1pm - 4pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, East Grinstead.
SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER Christmas Concert in aid of Action Medical Research for Children. The Greenstede Singers will perform a selection of traditional and modern songs and carols with, hopefully, some audience participation. Tickets are £8 from Claire on 01342 323697/07790 194835 or Vickie 01732 863950/07762 491956. Refreshments will be available and Action Medical Research Christmas cards will be on sale. At 3pm, St. John's Church, Dormansland, RH7 6QU.
THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER - 17TH DECEMBER Holy Trinity Church Christmas Tree Festival. Annual festival will be open again this year. 10am to 6pm, come along and see the wonderful displays from our local community. At 10am, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row.
THURSDAY 7TH DECEMBER - SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER
FRIDAY 15TH DECEMBER
‘Celebrating our Local Community’ – A Tree Festival. Open everyday from 2pm, an interesting display of illuminated and decorated trees plus refreshments, with a special act of worship for Bible Sunday at 4pm on Sunday 10th. Free entry. All donations will benefit The British Red Cross, Dementia UK, and Family Support Work (a charity supporting families in need in Sussex). At 2pm, St Mary's Church, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DS. SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER Forest Row Orchestra - Open rehearsal. PLAYERS WANTED: Do you play an instrument to Grade 4 standard? Would you like to join our friendly orchestra? We are having an open rehearsal. You can be sure of a warm welcome. For more info, and to let us know you will be coming, contact 01342 323865. 9am - 10:30am, Forest Row Primary School, RH18 5DG.
East Grinstead Society. A talk on 'O Rare old East Grinstead' more voices from the past by Michael Leppard a local historian and one of the founding members of the society. Members £1, non-members, always welcome, £3, coffee and biscuits will be served. At 7:30pm, The Main Hall, East Court Mansion, College Lane, RH19 3LT. SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER Forest Row Christmas Concert. Get your Christmas off to a great start by joining us for our Christmas Concert with excerpts from Messiah and also carols for both choir and audience to sing. www.frcs.org.uk. At 6:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, RH18 5AF. SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER Christmas Concert by FRCS. Forest Row Choral Society will be singing carols and highlights from Handel's Messiah including the Hallelujah Chorus. Sing along with the carols and enjoy a drink and mince pie included in the ticket price. Conductor, Tom Scratchley. Tickets £10 on the door, under-16s free. At 4:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row.
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recently seen on Drunk History for Comedy Central and Sweat the Small Stuff for BBC3, this Grimsby lad has supported Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett on their stadium tours. £14 in advance, £16 on the door. To purchase tickets for this show, click "Buy Tickets" next to the performance you wish to purchase, alternatively you may call the Box Office on 01342 302000 and buy over the phone.
TUESDAY 5TH DECEMBER AT 2PM Forest Row Lifeboat Choir presents A Concert of Christmas. The Forest Row Lifeboat Choir was formed in 1946 after the loss of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat, "Mary Stanford" and her 17 crew in 1928. The brother of a crew member lived in Forest Row, met the village postman and moved by the disaster, they formed the choir to sing carols to raise funds for the RNLI which they continue to do so to this day. Tickets: £5 cons: £4.
LP CREATIVES PRESENTS... BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PANTOMIME Join us for exciting adventure this year...an adventure that will transport us to the 'French' village of 'Marsh de Mello', where a love story is waiting to unfold that will tickle your French Fancy! This spectacular show has all the elements you'd expect from a professional pantomime and oodles of silliness to boot!
WEDNESDAY 6TH DECEMBER Estcots Primary School presents Baubles, their Nativity performance. At 10:30am & 1pm. Tickets: £5. THURSDAY 7TH DECEMBER
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NT Live presents Young Marx. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London, this new comedy written by Richard Bean and directed by Nicholas Hytner, stars Rory Kinnear as Marx and Oliver Chris as Engels. It’s 1850, and Karl Heinrich Marx, the 32 year old revolutionary, is a terrifying combination of intellectual brilliance, satiric wit and child-like emotional illiteracy. Tickets: £14, cons: £12. FRIDAY 8TH DECEMBER AT 7:30PM East Grinstead Christmas Comedy Gala. Quickly becoming the staple of the festive season, the East Grinstead Christmas Comedy Gala is now in its 3rd year! Join us for another hugely anticipated night of side-splitting comedy. Our headliner is the brilliant James Acaster, the master of whimsical comedy. Not only has James received a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2012-2016) he is also a popular regular guest on Mock the Week, QI,COMMUNITY Live at BUSINESS the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Room DIRECTORY 101 and Drunk History. Joining him is comedian, choirboy and aspiring goalkeeper, Lloyd Griffith Living
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