East Grinstead Living November Issue

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

The East Grinstead Living has been established for 11 years this month! A source of local businesses, interesting information and community news, we always welcome feedback and content from the residents of our beautiful town, so please do get in touch with us if there is anything you’d like to see in the magazine.

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We have to also say thank you for supporting our many local businesses over the years.

This month we’re pleased to bring you our usual interesting local history articles as well as a full run-down of all local events happening this November in the local area. We also have our usual helpful cleaning tips and mums the word page. We are introducing a new feature ‘Olde East Grinstead’ a page purely of photos of the local area to be enjoyed by our many readers.

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Wishing you all the best for an enjoyable month and start to the holiday season.

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Worth Less? West Sussex Schools Campaign for Fairer Funding

By Julian Grant, Head Teacher Sackville School & Martin Brown, Head Teacher Imberhorne School ‘Worth Less?’ campaign. Local MPs have given time generously to listen to our concerns.

School leaders have already made adjustments to provision and

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this year that it is committed to

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LEST WE FORGET

One man’s fateful journey

‘The Journey’s End 30th September 1940’ by Edmund

Wimperis. Courtesy of the Maguire family

With November being the month of remembrance, how fitting that we recollect the story of John Dallas Crossman, an Australian pilot whose fighter plane was lethally hit, crashing to the ground near Tablehurst Farm, Forest Row, during the height of the war.

Many details of this tragic unknown pilot were uncovered by local man Pete Wheeler from Forest Row who helped to piece together his fateful story and more importantly ensure he not be forgotten to history.

Pete himself was just a young boy of two, playing in his garden, when he vividly remembers the moment his mother described to a neighbour how she’d just witnessed the Hurricane fighter plane coming down out of the clouds and crashing into a nearby field.

Years later and after various investigative enquiries Pete was able to definitively name the hitherto unknown pilot as Officer John Dallas Crossman.

Pete, having recounted the details of this pilot’s journey and cemented it in both local and Australian WW2 history, has now gone one step further and by his tireless efforts arranged a beautiful memorial which was unveiled last month.

We are also able to bring you an insightful story about John Dallas Crossman the man himself, courtesy of Australian author Kristen Alexander:

John Dallas Crossman. Courtesy of the Bowden family

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family, friends and fiancée Patricia Foley he set sail for England. While at sea, war was declared and, while some cheered at the news, John’s reaction was subdued and resigned, reflecting: ‘Should this last any time it seems unlikely that I’ll ever see home again. Still I expect it can’t be helped. A fellow has to realise that.’ And as for the decision to go to war, ‘it is a pretty filthy business altogether but really the only thing that England could do.’

Having arrived in England John joined the RAF on 12 August 1939. His proudest moment was the day he received his wings, believing that in flying for Britain he would be fulfilling his destiny.

John’s first action was on September 14th.

Afterwards he admitted to being scared sick and panicky when the squadron attacked a formation of about 60 Messerschmitt 109s at 20,000 feet. The fear was worse just before he fired, but he pushed it aside and ‘got one decent burst into a 109 but was With thanks to Anna Pearce for providing photos of the memorial.

Pat Foley. Courtesy of the Bowden Family

unable to see if I got him as (I) had to get out of the way of a few more!’

John was in the air again on the 15th, the day ever since commemorated as Battle of Britain Day. He wrote: ‘Ran into hundreds of Jerry kites at about 19,000 feet. Three of us were going round to do head-on attacks on some Dorniers. I lost speed, spun down 6,000 feet, came out near 20 more escorted by about 60 Messerschmitt 109s. Three of the 109s came after me. I evaded then came round (and) did a stern attack on the Dorniers. Put all my shots into one of them, set his port engine on fire and saw him go down.’

John’s nerves quickly passed though. As September advanced he was in the air two or even three times a day. With a zest for life and a bright sense of humour, he made friends easily. When he could grasp a few hours’ respite he spent time with them in an effort to forget the serious business of fighting. His family and COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY fiancée were also clearly in his constant thoughts as John’s cabin walls were plastered with their photos.

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A large portrait of his love Patricia took pride of place in his display.

By the time John took to the air in the afternoon of 30 September 1940, he had flown 18 sorties. At about 1:30pm, 46 Squadron encountered a gaggle of Messerschmitt 109s and the 22-year-old’s plane was hit in the ensuing battle. His Hurricane crashed in flames at Tablehurst Farm, Forest Row. An eyewitness believed he may have brought down an enemy aircraft but, if he did, his squadron did not give him any credit for it. Indeed, sadly his death was not even recorded in that day’s entry in the operational record book.

day John died. He spoke to a number of witnesses and was so moved by their accounts that he painted three watercolours of the crash site. He later sent them to the Crossmans and Patricia Foley as poignant mementos of John’s life and death. One of the witnesses collected a fragment from John’s Hurricane and sent it to Patricia. The watercolours and fragment are still treasured,

tangible reminders of a vibrant young man who wanted nothing other than to fly and in doing so is forever remembered as One of The Few. If anyone can add to John Crossman’s story, Kristen Alexander would like to hear from them and can be contacted on alexfax@ alexanderfaxbooks.com.au.

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In the community: Jaspal Sandhu number about 50,000 and, despite the fact that they are in desperate need of dental treatment, most have no access to a dentist.

How did you go about making that a reality?

It took a while to get enough willing volunteers; being the inaugural trip, none of us were sure of what our trip would entail, so fewer people were willing to join us. It took a lot of admin to ensure that we had the necessary approval. That meant approaching the Moroccan government.

What local support have you had so far?

Jaspal Sandhu of the High Street Dental Practice co-founded Dental Mavericks a few years ago in 2010; the original vision was to help Moroccan children gain access to pain-free dentistry. It started with an eight-day charity expedition in September of that year and they haven't looked back since with further expeditions back to Morocco and more.

Jaspal said of his charitable trips away, 'Happily our patients are always keen to know about our exploits - particularly in Morocco. Their generosity through words of encouragement (as well as financially) has been a tremendous support to me, always asking for updates about our most recent trips. How many children did we see? What are the conditions like? Is it still safe there?

Now that we are established, we have several local 'ambassadors'. These are people who live in the areas that we visit and are an essential part of our team.

We also now recruit full-time nurses in Morocco who are responsible for educating the children about their diet and oral health care.

What is the most challenging aspect of what you do?

Working with the local 'officialdom'. A yes can easily become a no, and vice versa. Dental health is not high up on many people's agenda so we are constantly having to regain approval to continue with our charity work.

The best wishes to Jaspal with his future work to help children who would otherwise have absolutely no access to any form of dentistry.

'Interestingly, it has allowed me to find out so much more about my patients as well. So many of them have their own altruistic stories, far greater than my own. And this really does spur me on to continue.'

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Robert Whitehead LOCAL HISTORY NOTES

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Turners Hill resident of longevity Robert Whitehead was a well known torpedo pioneer whose contribution to invention changed the course of naval history. Born in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, on January 3rd 1821, he was the son of James Whitehead, a cotton bleacher, and Ellen Swift.

Robert studied at the Mechanical Institute in Manchester and became an engineer; he went into the employment of a company in Toulon, France, and next as a consultant engineer in Milan. From there he went to Trieste, Italy, where his employers owned a metal foundry in Fiume, Hungary (modern day Rijeka, now a part of Croatia), spending much of his adult working life in that town. He married Frances Maria Johnson and they had five children, two sons and three daughters.

He was fascinated by the work of an Italian called Luppis who had invented an early prototype of a torpedo; it took the form of a surface boat propelled by compressed air and controlled by ropes from the shore. Whitehead and Luppis formed a partnership to perfect the torpedo as an effective naval war weapon. Whitehead discarded the shore launch and developed a way to launch them from a ship, in a straight line. It is thought that early experiments on the torpedo were conducted by Whitehead and his 12-year-old son, John, on the lake in the rock garden on the property. Paddockhurst is now Worth Abbey, Turners Hill.

The torpedo was called the Mineschiff, and was tested for the Austrian Navy in 1866 from a gunboat commanded by Count von Hoyos, who, incidentally, later became Whitehead’s son-in-law. In 1870 they managed to increase the speed and the range of In 1881 he bought a grand house called the device. Whitehead later added an extra two Paddockhurst near Turners Hill. The estate had been features - a device that kept it at a constant depth bought earlier by a John Smith but Whitehead, and a gyroscope which fixed the direction. The dissatisfied by the house, built another close by. The first ship to be sunk by a Whitehead torpedo was a architect he chose was Anthony Salvin, who had COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Turkish steamer in 1878 during the Russo-Turkish worked on Windsor Castle; it was completed in 1865.

War. Whitehead took over the Fiume company when Whitehead became a gentleman farmer, but he also continued his career as an engineer. it went out of business.

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In 1891 Robert was still living at Paddockhurst. He was 68 years old and a widower. Whitehead’s wife, Frances, had died in September 1883, while on the Isle of Wight, presumably while on holiday. She is buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas, Worth, where she is described only as “the wife of Robert”. His sister, Elizabeth, was living with him, as were Robert B, his son aged 23 and Alice who had married Count Hoyos, together with her three daughters, Lillian, Gabrille and Camilla, who had all been born in Trieste.

churchyard as his wife, though in a separate grave. The inscription on his headstone reads: “Sacred to the memory of Robert Whitehead of Fiume, Hungary and formerly of Paddockhurst, in this Parish. Born at Bolton-leMoors, January 3rd, 1823, died at Beckett, Shrivenham, November 14th 1905.

“His fame was in all nations round about.”

He left an estate of £45,760.5s 10d. His executors were his oldest son, James Beethom Whitehead,

Councillor at the British Embassy, Berlin, and Edwin John Payne Gallwey, a Captain in the Royal Navy, with whom he had been in partnership in Portsmouth.

The business was sold after his death to Vickers and ArmstrongWhitworth, thus keeping the torpedo in English hands during World War One. In the Second World War his torpedoes were still in use. The German cruiser, Blucher, was hit and sunk by two of his weapons in 1940.

His invention was a key development in naval history.

Paddockhurst was sold to Lord Cowdray in 1894, the reason for this being unclear. Whether his wife’s death eleven years before had any implications on Whitehead’s decision to sell his house is not known. He went on to purchase a large estate in Shrivenham, Berkshire, called Beckett. He was in residence there in the 1901 census, again with part of his large family. The Hoyos family were there, this time together with the count.

Frances May and Alison Rosalie Whitehead were also staying.

They were his granddaughters, and were the offspring of his son, John. Baron von Plessen and his family were other guests; as before, there were always a large number of servants.

His family spread throughout Europe, many marrying into titled families. His son John’s daughter, Agatha, married Count von Trapp, as his first wife, and died young.

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The November Garden: Sweet Pea

By Tom Coward, Head Gardener Gravetye Manor

Cut flowers are possibly one of the most important crops in the kitchen garden, giving us splashes of colour throughout the season and linking the garden into the manor. It is so rewarding seeing what our florists create in the hotel with our produce and of all the cut flowers we grow I am especially fond of our sweet peas.

We always try and get our first sowings of sweet pea in on Bonfire Night, and to get a really long season next year, make a second sowing in April. Our autumn sown plants should hopefully be flowering by late May and produce for about twelve weeks before the spring-sown ones take over supply, flowering into October.

Once we have good germination we move our seedlings to the cold frame, to be over-wintered, initially keeping our babies quite snug but quickly toughening them up to be grown as hard as possible.

Sweet peas are hardy down to -5°c and opening up the cold frame lights on all but the coldest days ensures tough stout plants. It is always important not to over water during cold weather and if it gets very cold we cover the frames with old carpet, for extra insulation.

By the time spring is here we should have some good plants ready for planting out in the kitchen garden.

These are put into well matured soil, along an A-frame of tall canes. Each sweet pea is planted one foot apart on its individual cane and the strongest stem is selected out and tied in. Then it is trained in a similar way to a tomato, removing the side shoots and curly tendrils, tying in the plant as you go. This is known as the cordon method, producing much bigger flowers on longer stems. The training is quite a lot of work but worth it for the quality of some of the most beautiful flowers in the garden.

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Philip Barnes, General Manager for Standen, said of the new structure: “Will Shannon came to us as part of the National Trust’s Contemporary Arts Programme, Trust New Art. We sought interest from artists, architects, designers and makers to respond to this unique property and create a new work for the landscape that encourages visitors to reflect upon the radicalism, ethos and philosophy of the Arts & Crafts Movement.”

Bothy contrasts the decorative and the utilitarian.

Will said: “The installation is, in short, a humble Bothy; a small folly-like space seated in the grounds of the estate. Bothy is made by the hand of the professional amateur. It is a space to shelter, somewhere for a wanderer to rest, a gardener to shelter in or an artist to draw.”

Bothy is now open to the public and will remain at Standen until 23 April 2017.

Using the principles of Arts & Crafts craftsmanship artist Will Shannon has created an artwork, Bothy, upon the sandstone rocks at local beauty spot, Standen House. Using materials from the landscape around here, this temporary installation, in the form of a dwelling has been put together using Sussex materials only. Four local elements make up the design: sandstone, Sussex bricks, handmade clay tiles and local sustainable timber - all of which have been sourced within only a 25 mile radius of Standen.

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Christmas Fayre is fun for all the family. Come and visit Santa and his elves in the grotto! Join us for a fun-packed day to include games, stalls, face painting, craft stalls and lots more... Admission to Santa's Grotto: £3 per child, present included.

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12 noon, RSPCA South Godstone Animal Centre, Eastbourne Road/A22.

Friends of East Grinstead Museum Speakers Night. Discovering Brambletye Medieval Manor and Park, a talk by local historian Jeremy Clarke. At 8pm, East Court Mansion, East Grinstead.

SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER Trinity Methodist Arts & Crafts Fair. The fair will include the sale of Christmas gifts, children's hats, preserves, new children's books and cakes.

Refreshments will be available throughout the morning and there will be a bouncy castle and ball pool for the youngsters. At 10am - 12pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead.

WEDNESDAY 9TH NOVEMBER East Grinstead Art Society demonstration. Art clinic where members bring one picture for advice/ help. We meet 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoons - 2nd Wed - demonstration, or similar. 4th Wed - workshop when artists bring own materials to paint/draw, etc. Visitors welcome at £3/mtg. 2-4pm, St Swithun's Church Hall, St Swithun's Close, East Grinstead, RH19 3AZ. SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER Friends of the College of St. Barnabas Autumn Fair, fundraising coffee morning and sale. Stalls, raffle, lucky programme, books and fun. Proceeds to enhance life at the college for retired Anglican clergy, residents and their wives. 10am -12 noon, Blackberry Lane, Lingfield, RH7 6NJ, next to Dormans Station.

SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Christmas Craft Show at The Llama Park, East Sussex. Don't miss the chance to buy your first handmade Christmas gifts from local people.10am 4pm, The Llama Park, Wych Cross, RH18 5JN. SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Concert for Remembrance Sunday. East Grinstead Choral Society presents Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C, Elgar’s Three Anthems and other works. Musical Director: Richard Jenkinson; Organ: Ian le Grice; Violin: George Clifford. Tickets: adult £12; student £6. Available from: Bullfrog Music, Ship Street, East Grinstead. Box office: 01342 328774. For further information visit www.egcs.co.uk. At 4pm, St Mary the Virgin, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DS.

SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER TO MONDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Ashdown Artist Juliet Murray's Exhibition & Studio Downsizing Sale. Studio Open Weekend features Juliet's Ashdown Forest & Sussex originals, prints & cards, + great selection of vintage art. 50% off many items. Wonderful presents at unrepeatable prices. All welcome. Further info: www.cogcraft. co.uk/01825 712565. Note: Please park in the village at peak times. 10am - 6pm daily, Cogcraft Art Studio, Clockhouse Lane, Nutley TN22 3NZ. SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER Forest Row Choral Society - A Celebration of St Cecilia's Day - Purcell. Come and enjoy an evening of wonderful choral music sung by FRCS featuring works by Henry Purcell with professional soloists and an orchestra of period instruments. Tickets £12 (under-16s are free) on the door or in advance from Seasons, Hartfield Road, Forest Row. www.frcs.org. uk. At 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5AF. MONDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 'Ponds' taking a look at who and what lives in them with Lynne Flower - warden at Kent Wildlife Trust visitor centre at Bough Beech. At 7:45pm, The East Grinstead Natural History Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead.

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SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER St Swithun's Advent Fair. A variety of stalls including gifts, bottle tombola, cakes and much more. At 10am, St Swithun's Church Hall.

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WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Indoor Meeting East Grinstead RSPB Group.

Our Changing Wildlife. Which British species are increasing or decreasing in numbers and why? By Chris Ward. At 7:45pm, Main Hall, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 3LT. FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER Christmas Fayre in aid of Motor Neurone Disease. Lots of stalls with fabulous Christmas temptations and present ideas, as well as a café with live entertainment and a mouth-watering cake stall. Come along and do all your shopping whilst supporting an immensely worthwhile cause. 10am 4pm, Cumnor House School, Danehill, RH17 7HT.

WHAT'S ON AT CHEQUER MEAD TUESDAY 1ST NOVEMBER AT 7:30PM Professor Robert Winston presents Modifying Humans; where does genetics stop? History shows that humans are obsessed with their genes. Does the sequencing of the human genome really herald a new opportunity for medicine or is there a darker side that we ignore? Tickets: £17.

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FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER AT 8PM Ben Montague is a British musician, singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist perhaps best known for his single ‘Haunted’ from his first fulllength album ‘Overcome’. With Ben’s musical career beginning in 2010 when his first album, ‘Overcome’, received high praise from UK radio stations, whilst his single ‘Can’t Hold Me Down’ was added to the BBC Radio 2 playlist for 4 weeks. Tickets: £10 in advance, £12 on the door.

SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER AT 7:30PM Beverley Craven. After a massive 40-night tour of the UK in 2014, BRIT Award winner Beverley Craven will be back on the road performing at a handful of select venues in 2015 as she continues to promote her acclaimed latest album ‘Change of Heart’. Last time Beverley sold out so book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets: £19.

SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER AT 7:30PM ConChord Big Band presents Swinging and Singing, in aid of AGE UK. An evening of Big Band music and songs made famous by the great bands and singers from the wonderful world of swing!

Roger Hind comperes the show with anecdotes and commentary, with all profits from the show being donated to East Grinstead & District AGE UK. Tickets: £14, Concessions: £12.

THURSDAY 17TH NOVEMBER AT 8PM Barron Knights. The Barron Knights return to the stage by popular demand with their show “Soundtrack of Our Lives”. Probably the most entertaining group of the 60s and 70s, it is their musicianship, their harmonies and of course their humour that gave them the nickname of “The Guvnors” from their peers. Tickets: £18.50

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FRIDAY 25TH AT 7:30PM & SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER AT 2:30PM & 7:30PM Chequer Mead Productions presents Elf Jr The Musical.

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.

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