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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the March issue.
At long last Spring will be here very soon! This month is jam packed with lots of interesting articles and features which we've worked hard to bring you, including an article about the beautiful High Beeches Garden about 15 minutes from EG, which will be open next month. We've also got a March Gardening Checklist as things kick off in the garden this month - hopefully some sunshine will help it along.
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HISTORY OF HIGH BEECHES of his custodianship designing and laying out the gardens. Taking his task seriously, he undertook horticultural training at Waterers Nurseries at Bagshot in Surrey, and also sought advice on the gardens from his friend and neighbour John G Millais, son of Sir John Everett Millais, the preRaphaelite artist. One of the Great Gardens of Sussex, the High Beeches Woodland and Water Gardens were established by the Loder family, shortly after they purchased the High Beeches Estate in 1849. It was then acquired by Anne and Edward Boscawen in 1966, and is still run by descendants of the Boscawen family to this day, as part of the High Beeches Gardens Conservation Trust. Back in 1849, having purchased the estate, Sir Robert Loder set about enlarging the mansion house, before laying out the formal gardens around it and then adding the coach house and farm buildings.
later became Lord Wakehurst, acquired and then laid out the gardens at another local garden, Wakehurst Place, in 1903, which is now run by The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – they were clearly quite the green-fingered family. Back at High Beeches, in the 1890s, Wilfred began to clear the woodland area below the house and started to plant Rhododendrons. His son, Colonel Giles Harold Loder, then went on to inherit the estate in 1906, at the age of 22. He spent all sixty years
While in residence he had ten children, who all spent their formative years on the estate – his second son, Wilfred, later went on to inherit High Beeches. Interestingly, the eldest son, Sir Edmund, bought the nearby Leonardslee Estate from his parents-in-law, the COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Hubbards, in 1888, and the fourth brother, Gerald, who
Some of Millais’ advice turned out to be pivotal for the gardens’ development. It included the words: “Do not overcrowd, avoid overconcentration on one genus and use only the best plants, this will help to produce a harmonious balance between landscape and appreciation of individual plants.” Col Loder followed these words to great effect, and created the beautiful garden that is High Beeches. We think Millais’ much-celebrated words seem all the more poignant with that in mind.
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time that year – quite the memento, and a fitting tribute to his work here.
Similarly, the policy of planting only the best plants still remains firmly in place. It now contains many award-winning plants, which sit alongside a number of extremely rare species.
“Gardens should be restful to the eye and full of beauty at all seasons.”- J G Millais The Colonel bought two truckloads of plants from the sale of Veitches Nursery in 1914; among them were Kalopanax pictus, Cornus kousa, Deutzia longifolia veitchii and Davida involucrata, which can all still be seen in the garden today. Veitch and Co was a famous nursery of yesteryear, that financed many of the great plant-hunters, including Ernest Wilson and the brothers William and Thomas Lobb, on their many plant-hunting expeditions. Col Giles himself subscribed to Ernest Wilson’s plantcollecting expedition in 1924, and also received plants from the Southern Hemisphere, collected by Harold Comber, son of the head gardener at Nymans – another celebrated local garden. This tradition of plant collection still continues at High Beeches to this day – most recently a number of rare conifers were planted, which were COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY kindly donated by the Conifer Conservation Programme. living
And excitingly, having stood through years of inevitable English weather, the clock tower has recently been restored to its former glory – in fact the work was just completed this month.
Since the 1860s, High Beeches has successfully competed in horticultural shows. A story of one particular success concerns an exhibit at the then intact Crystal Palace, when the head gardener, Mr King, was in competition with plants from the royal gardens. Sir Robert Loder must have been thrilled to receive a telegram containing the words ‘King first, Queen second’, informing him of his success. And this success continues today - in 2017 the gardens took home Best in Show for Rhododendron kesangae at RHS The Early Rhododendron Show. Back in 1920, the estate developed further, when the farm buildings were enhanced by the addition of the clock tower, which is now a much-loved local landmark. It was built to commemorate Col Giles’ horse, Spion Kop, winning the Derby in a record
But it was not all smooth sailing – in March 1943, a stricken Canadian Halifax bomber returning from a mission over Germany came down on the mansion house. The crew, who had all bailed out of the craft, were picked up in nearby Tilgate and arrested by the Home Guard under suspicion of being foreign agents. The family in the house were all lucky and escaped to safety, but tragically three members of staff were killed in the fire. Following the tragedy, Col. Loder moved into the house next door, Dencombe, and continued to garden at High Beeches for the rest of his life. The remains of the old house were eventually pulled down in 1967 as they had become unsafe.
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Col Loder died in 1966, and the estate was then broken up and sold off in lots by his heirs.
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This was when Anne and Edward Boscawen bought the garden and farm buildings at auction – the family have continued to maintain and develop the garden in the spirit in which it was created, with the help of Eric Stockton, Col. Loders’ gardener, who
Eric died in 1979, but his legacy is the garden, which is now listed Grade II* by English Heritage and run by a charitable trust. It is open to the public from April until October. Among the garden’s many botanical treasures is the
ancient wildflower meadow, which can be seen in all its glory in June. Elsewhere, throughout the garden, blue Willow Gentians have naturalised, making High Beeches the only garden in the country where they have done so. Elsewhere, the Hayward Tyler Hot Engine is thought to be the only one of its’ type in the world still to stand on its original site – it has been painstakingly restored to working order by SEAMS, the Sussex Engine and Associated Machinery Society , and can be seen running on certain days when the garden is open. High Beeches Garden, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, West Sussex RH17 6HQ. Tel: 01444 400589.
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Starting to Win Young Last month 16 year old EG Hockey Club's Ollie Thilo made his incredible Hockey Premier Division debut at the tender age of 16! Paddy Smith (the number one Goalie for EG's first team and an England Hockey Goalie) had unfortunately taken ill and Ollie stepped into his very large shoes! He only conceded 1 goal and made numerous vital saves, which led to him being named Man of the Match in a 2-1 win against Brooklands! There are three young players in the first East Grinstead Hockey team: Ollie Thilo 16, Dylan Holland and Matt Blood who are still 15.
teacher" - and now team mate. The boys are encouraged to believe they are the future of the club. As Ollie said, “how much better can it get than training and playing with Olympians and premier division players at this age?”
The East Grinstead Hockey team have a history of enthusiastically bringing on their young players. Ollie's hockey coach at Lingfield College is Wes Jackson (Ashley Jackson's brother) who has, in Ollie's words been "the most amazing mentor,
We wish Ollie and the other boys the best of luck in their future hockey careers.
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March Gardening Checklist Courtesy of Imberhorne Lane Nursery
After the very wet winter you must be itching to get out in the garden and start to prepare for the coming year. Here are a few ideas to get you started‌ started by laying the tubers in a tray of moist compost. Once the shoots show, pot them individually. Lawns: Always raise the height of the lawnmower for the first few cuts of the season. It is best to wait until late in the month or even into April before sowing grass seed. Towards the end of the month feed the lawn with high nitrogen fertilizer. Continue aerating your lawn and rake to get out debris, dead grass and moss. If moss is a problem use Sulphate of Iron.
Bulbs: Prepare your soil for planting summer flowering bulbs. If the soil is wet and heavy mix in some grit and multi-purpose compost to lighten it and offer improved drainage. A little layer of grit under the bulb will also help.
Roses: Continue to prune large-flowered and cluster-flowered roses. This is the best month for planting new roses. Do not plant a new rose in soil that has previously had a rose grown in it. Feed and mulch roses.
Fruit: Check your rhubarb, if it is starting to push through, cover it with an upturned pot to encourage the plant to produce tender pink shoots. If you are keen for an early crop of strawberries then bring the potted plants into the greenhouse to give them warmth and protection. Water well and feed. It’s time to mulch all your fruit bushes and trees with well rotted manure or homemade compost. Put it round the plant but not touching the young stems and shoots.
Shrubs: Prune summer flowering shrubs such as Buddleja, Lavatera, Hardy Fuchsia and Perovskia. Remove plain green stems from variegated shrubs. Vegetables: If the weather is suitable sow beetroot, broad beans, carrots, leeks, lettuce and other salad leaves. Also onions, parsnips, peas, radish, spinach, summer cabbage and cauliflowers. Ensure the ground is friable. Follow instructions on the packet for sowing depths. Plant onion sets, shallots and garlic. At the end of the month plant early chitted potatoes and put maincrop potatoes in trays or boxes to chit. Regularly hoe vegetable beds so weeds are not taking available moisture or nutrients.
Greenhouse: Give the greenhouse a good spring clean. Using a light multi-purpose or seed compost, sow your seeds for the summer. Water well without drowning them. Dahlias, begonia tubers and canna roots can all be started now. The dahlia and begonias are best
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Ashdown Forest's Pooh Bear We hope you all love our front cover as much as we do, featuring Ashdown Forest's favourite famous son, Winnie the Pooh, in celebration of a beautiful new Pooh book that has just been released:
'Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace', 8th February 2018 A selection of poetry from When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, this collection is steeped in the history and culture of the British Isles. A beautiful gift edition, with exquisite artwork from Winnie-thePooh illustrator E. H. Shepard, this is the perfect memento of a trip to London – or a wonderful gift for a christening or special birthday. Contains the famous poem Buckingham Palace, here is an extract:
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice. Alice is marrying one of the guard. "A soldier's life is terrible hard," Says Alice. They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice. We saw a guard in a sentry-box. "One of the sergeants looks after their socks," Says Alice. They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice. We looked for the King, but he never came. "Well, God take care of him, all the same," Says Alice.
Other recently released titles: Winnie-the-Pooh: The Christopher Robin Collection (Tales of a Boy & his Bear), 5th October 2017 Join Christopher Robin on his adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh and their friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. This charming collection of stories and poems, selected from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six, tells extraordinary tales of a Boy and his Bear, accompanied by E.H.Shepard's beautiful illustrations. Winnie-the-Pooh: The Great Heffalump Hunt Paperback, 6 Apr 2017, by Giles Andreae & Angela Rozelaar When Winnie-the-Pooh sets out to catch a Heffalump he finds himself in a sticky situation. Luckily his loyal friend, Piglet, isn’t far away.... From the author of Giraffes Can’t Dance comes a delightful tale of Heffalumps, deep pits and large jars of honey, inspired by the classic tales of A. A. Milne. COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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East Grinstead’s Cowan Architects has 30 year’s local experience in a wide range of conservation projects and the practice’s newest recruit has an exemplary pedigree and heritage of his own. Jonathan Cerowski is a Conservation Specialist having worked with the best Heritage Architects in the South, on some of the country’s finest buildings. Here he examines a few of the issues to consider when renovating an historic property and making it suitable for modern living: Experts who work in the field of Heritage Architecture often say ‘conservation is the management of change’. Anyone who owns an old house will know that these beautiful exteriors are often blighted by small rooms, confusing floorplans and higgledy piggledy corridors, illsuited to 21st Century living.
interior design magazines and watch home improvement programmes and be drawn in by pretty changes to other properties, which might not suit the size and character of your property. You may need to spend time living in the existing house, flaws and all, to help you think about what changes would really benefit you in the future.
The trick is to make necessary changes whilst retaining the things which make an old house special. We faced this ourselves when we restored our own Grade II*listed ‘home’ – our office in East Grinstead (for which we received an Award from the Sussex Heritage Trust). We continue to address this in our ongoing projects today, where we work with property owners and the Local Planning Authority to make Sussex’s heritage sing.
3. Look for free advice and help – the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Victorian Society and Georgian Group provide free or affordable advice as leaflets, lectures or websites, providing examples of best practice for different types of house giving you knowledge and a feeling of control.
So are there ‘rules’ to follow? Based on my experience on working on projects ranging from Blenheim Palace to a Cowden Cottage, I do have some ‘top tips’: 1. Do your research – local history archives can often provide a wealth of information about how your house has developed, that tight little corridor might have been something else, and the lean-to at the back of the kitchen might have been a relatively recent afterthought. Understanding the way in which a house has been built and extended, and why previous owners have made those changes, can help determine which bits are historically special or important, and therefore might be contentious to change. COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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The History of the High Weald In association with the High Weald AONB we are pleased to be able to bring you the second installment of history of human habitation in the special landscape in which we live - The High Weald. Here, we take a look at this area in the Bronze Age. (please note that the High AONB hold the copyright for this material).
THE BRONZE AGE ALONG THE WEALD FOREST RIDGE Bronze age
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The Bronze Age spans the period 2300-800BC and is defined by the first use of metallic implements and jewellery. The first metals introduced to this country were copper and gold, and the widespread availability of metal tools was gradual, as demonstrated by the continued production of finely crafted flint COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY items such as the barbed and tanged arrowhead, although living
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regarded as an impenetrable forest, but this is far from the truth, since from Neolithic times through into the Bronze Age, woodland clearance took place along the forest ridge, providing areas for both hunting and later farming; the amount of woodland and fields may have been much as it is today. Farming was found on the lower slopes of hills, near, but not on the floodplains; wheat and barley were being grown and domesticated sheep which are like today’s Soay sheep were grazing. The land was divided into square fields with boundaries of hedges and wooden palisades (fences), ditches drained away the water. Also on these lower hill slope were more permanent settlements, mainly near springs, homes were round and made from local materials. Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152
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The loose soil from such farming activities often filled up rivers, making them marshier and more winding. Planked boats, stuffed with moss were used to move goods to and from the coast. The trails of discarded barbed and tanged arrowheads clearly demonstrate the presence of early Bronze Age people along the Weald Forest Ridge, indicating the continued practice of hunting parties entering this area from the North. The largest trail runs from the Redhill/ Reigate area southwards onto the ridge south of Crawley and spreads along the western third of the Weald Forest Ridge. The other trail of arrowheads leads from Tunbridge Wells to the Ashdown Forest where there is another concentration of early Bronze Age activity. Many of these metal items were buried in hoards, often near water and it is not known if they were buried as a gift to the gods or for the safekeeping of the metal for use at a later date.
Barrow at Four Counties car park ©David Lea
The most visible feature in the landscape is the round barrows and the field systems that are the result of permanent farming practices. The barrow, usually the only recognisable feature in today’s landscape, has many functions; their construction shows that display is an important feature, for instance, the barrow near Lower Beeding (Money Mound) was formed from layers of turf and coloured sand. Apart from providing a dramatic focal point in the landscape, the views from the barrows can be equally spectacular; the barrow groups on the south facing slopes near Duddleswell have clear views of the South
View of the North Downs from the Barrow at Four Counties Car Park ©David Lea
Downs. The barrow at the Four Counties car park on a high point in the Ashdown Forest, not only has views of the South Downs but also striking views of the North Downs. Many barrows are located close to water sources, including those in the Ashdown Forest, which may indicate a ritual significance. A change to burial practices occurred around 1400BC, when cremation became the primary funerary practice, with the ashes being contained in either a bag or ceramic urn and then interred in cemeteries, which have left no visible marker on the landscape. Routeways were developed along the area’s east to west ridge-tops and may have been trade routes to the continent. There are established tracks between large settlements and barrows. Towards the end of this time period the climate began to worsen. The metalwork found along the Weald Forest Ridge
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comprises almost exclusively of bronze axe heads, their age range spanning the entire period. The majority of the axes came from around the two areas mentioned above, from Horsham to Handcross and the Ashdown Forest including Crowborough. Around Handcross two hoards of bronze metal were discovered, one of which contained bracelets of a type (Sussex Loops) believed to have been produced near Brighton, together with a further example having been found on the North Downs; this would seem to indicate that Handcross formed a transit point for communication across the Weald. Examples of these finds found along the Weald Forest Ridge are on display in the Tunbridge Wells Museum and the Lewes Museum. By David Lea. Produced as part of the Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme’s Historic Environment Awareness Project.
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INGREDIENTS 400g tinned chickpeas in water, rinsed & drained 1 small onion, peeled 1 clove garlic, peeled Wholemeal breadcrumbs (from 1 slice of bread) 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 tbsp olive oil To serve: 3. Shape into 16 balls and place on a greased or lined baking tray. Chill for 30 minutes.
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4. Place tray into a preheated oven (200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6) and bake for about 25 minutes, turning the falafels to prevent sticking.
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HORSE THERAPY MAKES HORSE SENSE towards BHS exams and is considering a career with horses. ‘Adam said to me that working with the horses turns his frown upside down” said his mother, Wendy Heasman. ‘The Adam I knew before RDA would not have had the confidence and passion to do this’, she enthuses.
The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) is approaching its 50th anniversary and is going from strength to strength in providing new dimensions to restricted lives. In the East Grinstead area there are 3 vibrant and established groups (part of a total of 35 across the South East Region) that cater for young and old in a variety of disciplines including riding, carriage driving, show jumping, dressage, endurance and even western style. At the Ashdown Forest Group, equine therapy brings confidence, smiles and laughter to children who also participate in stable management, looking after ponies including grooming and many other factors of COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY horsemanship through fun, educational games. Recently, living
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the group has also gone looking for sponsorship and had the good fortune to tie up with a local firm called Pure Washrooms, which has agreed to help with the costs of getting the participants into the show ring. And in another first, his positive experience at Ashdown Forest Group led one participant to swap his school classroom for the stable yard. Like many 14 year olds, Adam Heasman doesn’t particularly like school, but his autism doesn’t help him embrace the rigid school setting either. However, thanks to a pioneering move by East Sussex County Council, Adam is being given the opportunity to visit the stables on a day-release programme from school. At the stables he has done so well that he is being trained
Just up the road from Ashdown Forest, East Park RDA at Whitechapel has had four decades of providing riding to children, catering during term time for some 48 riders over eight sessions from local schools. Funds to provide all this took a muchneeded boost this year when the group’s patron, Dame Judi Dench, accepted a cheque from Copthorne Golf Club for more than £10,000. Dame Judi said “Everyone who’s worked with the RDA will know how wonderful it is and this donation will make such an important difference to the East Park Group – it’s simply amazing to see the Continues over the page.
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“There is a culture among our members to give money at every opportunity to the club’s annual chosen charity” said Sandy Flynn, “and we have imposed ‘fines’ for all manner of small transgressions, including a very lucrative swear box! We’ve also held quiz nights, golf competitions and raffles throughout the year and everyone has been really generous”
“Without Steve’s huge input and enthusiasm, we would not have become a Carriage Driving Group and for that we are forever grateful” says Sally Anne O’Neill who runs East Park.
Dame Judi has been the group’s patron for many years and has even gifted them her retired racehorse, Smokey Oakey to be retrained as a Paralympian mount.
For more information on how you can volunteer or donate to the work of Riding for the Disabled in the area, please visit www.rda-southeastregion.org.uk.
The East Park Group has also diversified into providing carriage driving to adults following the recent purchase of a specially adapted Fenix carriage and two driving ponies. This is thanks largely to the mammoth fundraising efforts of volunteer, Stephen Dale, who was inspired to raise the funds having had a pony and carriage
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FAIR FARES For years East Grinstead has been a driving force behind the Fairtrade movement across the county of West Sussex. 2018 welcomes yet another event filled Fairtrade Fortnight. Sue Joy brings us up-to-date with the latest: By the time readers receive this copy of EG Living, Fairtrade Fortnight will be in full swing, running from 26th February until 12th March. This is a time for local communities to focus on understanding the role farmers and producers in developing countries play in supplying us with a wide range of food.
fairtrade breakfasts, assemblies, lessons and workshops, stalls, coffee mornings and tea afternoons, and there is also a Fairtrade Wine Tasting evening on 20th March with the EG Wine Circle. A new initiative in EG this year is a Fairtrade Teddy Trail for younger children. A selection of shops selling fairtrade goods have been asked to take a fairtrade teddy for display and youngsters have to complete a form when they have spotted them all.
It’s a shocking fact that millions of poor farmers who produce the food we love still don’t earn enough to feed their own families. Our local communities, can help their communities at grassroots level. Through Fairtrade, millions of poor farmers and workers are working hard to close the door on exploitation. The theme this year is Come on in, so schools and churches are busy putting on
Forms are available in the library, through schools and churches, and on Fairtrade EG’s website www.fairtrade-eg.co.uk, where all Fairtrade Fortnight events are listed. Fairtrade EG is also leading the way by making the community aware of fairtrade gold. During the fortnight fairtrade jeweller Greg Valerio, author of Making Trouble, will be speaking in EG about ‘Fairtrade Gold - From Misery to Hope’. Background: Gold is a symbol of love, power and wealth the world-over, but the reality is not so glamorous. 90% of gold miners globally are artisanal and small-scale miners. An estimated 100 million people worldwide rely on this to support their families, working in remote areas; they have few other options to make a living.
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In small-scale mines, miners extract the gold using toxic chemicals such as mercury; they simply can’t afford to use safer methods. This can cause birth defects, brain and kidney damage, and contaminate water supplies, entering the food chain through poisoned fish. Small-scale gold mining is the largest source of mercury pollution to air and water combined.
Workers in fairtrade certified gold mines receive a guaranteed minimum price for gold as well as a premium to spend on improving their business or on community projects, such as education, clean water and healthcare. Fairtrade certification means these small scale-miners meet fairtrade standards.
These small-scale miners are also exploited by traders because of their poverty, and the absence of regulation and legal protections. They rarely receive a fair price, even when the world gold price rises, as they are usually offered well below the market value. Thus they struggle to generate enough profit or attract the finance needed to invest in their
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MARCH LOCAL HISTORY NOTES by Dorothy Hatswell of the East Grinstead Museum
Of the four nations which make up the United Kingdom, two have their patron saint’s days in March. St Patrick is the one which is more widely celebrated throughout the world, especially in America. This is probably due to the fact that many Irish men immigrated to the USA from the time of the potato famine onwards. The Welsh, on the other hand have not spread out throughout the world in the same way. Patagonia (in South America) is the one place that they seem to have settled - with Patagonian Welsh now developed to be a distinct dialect of Welsh. But for whatever reason St David does not attract the same world-wide attention. St Patrick was a 5th century Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known sometimes as the Apostle of COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Ireland, he was the founder of Christianity in that country. living
Americans celebrate St Patrick’s Day, March 17th. This date was chosen as it was thought to be the day of his death. Americans seem to mark the day with even more enthusiasm than in Ireland. Anything and everything that can be coloured green, is. The water in the fountain at the White House is dyed green. Green beer is served in many bars. In Syracuse the traffic lights show green at the top as the most important colour. Sports teams wear green strip, regardless of their normal club colours. People in New Orleans make an Irish stew with cabbages to give it a green hue. The largest manifestation of this is, the entire river on which Chicago stands is dyed green.
Born in England into a Romanised family, his father, Calpurnius was a minor local official and his mother was Conchessa. His name at birth seems to have been Maewyn Succat. He was captured by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland as a slave. During his six years as a slave he worked with animals before escaping and returning home to England. After becoming a priest he went to Ireland. In his preaching he used the shamrock as an analogy for the Holy Trinity. Patrick often used traditional rituals to illustrate his Christian beliefs. Bonfires were lit at Easter, as the Irish honoured their gods with fire. He also imposed the sun onto the cross making the Celtic Cross as his symbol of Christianity in Ireland. The legend that he drove all the snakes into the sea is disproved as it appears that, Ireland never did have any snakes as they were unable to return after the Ice Age.
St David’s life is in many respects similar to St Patrick’s. Both were alive at much the same period and brought Christianity to their respective countries. It is said that David’s birth was foretold to Patrick by an angel thirty
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Home years before David was born. Known in Wales as Dewi Sant, David was born during a violent thunderstorm. He was the son of St Non, a respected nun and grandson of the King of Ceredigion. He started teaching and preaching all over Wales and made a reputation such as his fellow monks elected him Primate of the region. He founded a strict Monastic Rule. Animals were not used as labourers. The monks themselves pulled the ploughs, “everyman is his own ox.” They only ate bread and herbs and drank only water. The monks were silent at all times except at prayer and in an emergency. The symbol of the leek was chosen because a decisive battle took place in a field of leeks and David told his men to put a leek in their caps so they could be easily recognised. The nickname for Welshmen comes from a corruption of Dafydd, the Welsh for David.
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performed work won praise from Beethoven who is said to have requested it for his own funeral. Tickets £12 (under-16s free) on the door or from Seasons, Forest Row. At 7:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row. www.frcs.org.uk.
THURSDAY 8TH MARCH East Grinstead Camera Club talk 'Camera-less photography'. Weekly meetings held at Felbridge Village Hall, 49 Crawley Down Road, Felbridge RH19 2PP. For further info call Lawrence Homewood 07821 864061. 7:45pm - 10:15pm. www.egcc.org.uk.
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Concert of organ favourites followed by High Tea, 3pm in St. Margaret’s Church, West Hoathly. Tickets £10 to include tea, from Derek Shurvell on 01342 810780 or email derekshurvell@gmail.com. Michael Heighway will perform an hour long programme of organ favourites followed by tea. Michael is Janet Slater’s grandson-in-law and is now a music teacher at Sevenoaks School. Snippets from his CV are: Chorister at St.Georges’s Windsor, Eton music scholar, 1st class honours degree in music at Oxford. He has played in cathedrals around the world including, Westminster Abbey, St. Thomas New York and others.
Mozart's Vespers & Coronation Mass East Grinstead Choral Society presents an evening of Mozart’s inspirational music, directed by Richard Jenkinson and accompanied by Meridian Chamber Orchestra (leader George Clifford). Tickets: Adult £15, Student £8 from Bullfrog Music, Ship Street or www.egcs.co.uk. At 7pm, St Mary the Virgin, Windmill Lane, RH19 2DS. TUESDAY 13TH MARCH Back for a 9th Season: Grinstock Comedy Club, the second Tuesday of every month. 4 top comedies every show. Meridian Hall, East Court. 7:15pm - 10:30pm.
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Collectors Fair. Fifteen dealers selling (and buying) stamps, postcards, coins and ephemera. 10am 3pm, Chequer Mead.
East Grinstead Horticultural Society. A talk by Barry Newman "Vegetable Growing in Raised Beds". For more details contact 01342 326894. New Members are always welcome. 7:30pm, the Old Court House, East Court.
WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH Mid Sussex Hub: Volunteers' Spring Coffee Morning for existing hub volunteers and anyone thinking of volunteering or returning to work. 10 - 11:30am. Blackwell Children and Family Centre, RH19 3JL.
THURSDAY 15TH MARCH Jen Campell "Bodily Difference and The History of Fairytales". Why did Hans Christian Andersen write "The Little Mermaid"? How did science interact with fairy tales in the 1800s? Join bestselling author Jen Campell for a discussion on these things and more. Free - spaces limited. Book via EventBrite at https://history-RAF-nursing. eventbrite.co.uk. At 7pm, East Grinstead Museum, RH19 3BJ.
SATURDAY 24TH MARCH Come and Sing Stainer's Crucifixion All singers are most welcome to join East Grinstead Choral Society for a relaxed and friendly afternoon visiting this well-loved work, of which God so Loved the World is the centrepiece. Score hire and professional coaching included. Concluding with a performance at 6pm - audience tickets £5 on the door. Further info on www.egcs.co.uk. 2pm, St. Swithun's Church.
SATURDAY 17TH & SUNDAY 18TH MARCH Exhibition of Model Railways. Layouts in all gauges. Trade stands. Refreshments. Free Parking. Wheelchair access. Opening times: Sat 10am - 5pm & Sun 10am - 4pm. Adults £5, cons £4, children (516) £4, family of 4 £16. Sackville School, RH19 3TY. Tel 01342 314228, www.egmrc.org.uk.
THURSDAY 29TH MARCH Vicar of Dibley play. A new play production of the hit TV series, The Vicar of Dibley. Three performances - 29th, 30th and 31st March. Contact Kathleen for tickets: kathleenmshuster@ hotmail.com 07769252616 Or book online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/224846. 7:30pm, Brambletye School Theatre.
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