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

This month we have a wonderful article about Churchill’s home Chartwell which is of course not far from East Grinstead. As we have the Olympics this summer our local history notes are all about Olympians/Paralympians of our town.

With summer upon us, we’re hoping for hot weather and we may even get some ‘Dog Days of Summer’, to find out what that’s all about see page 22.

We may shortly be getting a new ‘Brit School’ for Mid Sussex which will be a huge boost to the arts which is already strong in this area, see our Q&A with the lady who will be making this happen.

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A TAILOR COMES TO TOWN have a wide knowledge and understanding of quality, style and generally how clothes should fit and what clients should be looking for.

What inspired you to open your new shop in East Grinstead?

You may have noticed in the past few weeks driving through the High Street the old Bike Shop being renovated. We bring you the exciting news of the fantastic, customer-centric new shop: Dixon Anderson, due to open in August.

This shop brings men the type of clothes that not only suit their bodies but are exactly what they want - without compromise. Yes! They can even make jeans for men to exact specifications! Here is a Q&A with shop owner and tailor extraordinaire, Gerry Dixon: What is your background in the tailoring business?

I’ve been involved in fashion and tailoring for over forty years.

I started my career back in the 70’s at Moss Bros when it was still very traditional. I had the most wonderful education there, learning about all aspects of tailoring and all the traditions that go with it. I’ve also worked with several top international brands including Giorgio Armani and Corneliani. As a result I

I’ve always worked in London, either in Mayfair or West End but the commute has finally taken its toll. My wife and I moved to East Grinstead just over a year ago and we were very impressed with the town and surrounding areas and after talking to a few people, I realised that there isn’t anybody offering a dedicated Made to Measure service for clients who don’t necessarily want to travel to London and would prefer a more personal, local service. It seemed an ideal opportunity to close my West End showroom and open a shop that is only 5 minutes away by car.

Why do you think customers might choose your services over others?

As far as I am aware there isn’t another business offering a dedicated made to measure tailoring service within a 20 mile radius and, even if there was, they couldn’t match my quality, fit, attention to detail or my experience which, combined, is an unbeatable formula.

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I still get a great kick from creating a beautiful garment from scratch.

Working with the client, advising him on fabric choice, linings, buttons, stitching as well as individual styling details and the alterations needed to provide the perfect fit.

What local feedback have you had so far?

The feedback from everyone I’ve spoken to has been extremely positive. Local shop keepers think that the addition of a top quality business offering exclusive product and excellent service is fantastic for the town/East Grinstead.

Why did you choose that shop in particular?

I was very lucky that No 75 High Street became available. It’s in my preferred position at the far end of the High Street, near Sackville College and opposite the row of 14th century buildings. The shop is set back from the road and enjoys high visibility whether you are entering or leaving the town from the Forest Row end. If all this wasn’t enough, there is excellent parking facilities for customers just outside the shop.

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A NEW BRIT SCHOOL FOR US?

Art has always been strong in this part of Sussex and Suzanne Gielgud of the prestigious Gielgud Academy is embarking on a very courageous dream of a new free school for Mid Sussex which will espouse the arts in all their glory. Here she explains:

How will this tie in with your dance school will it specialise in dance in particular? GAPA has grown in size and reputation and our dance training is at an extremely high level, thanks to our high profile professional dance faculty and the wonderful purpose built facilities at the Hub. We will further develop our dance provision alongside our drama and musical theatre strands, adding two additional strands - art (encompassing art, design, photography, costume and fashion, theatre and set and design) and media and technology (film and TV production, computer design and technology). I believe that we will be able to offer every child at least one genre of art form that they are interested and gifted in.

What reception have you had so far? The reception so far has been phenomenal, from parents and children in the locality, the Department for Education, the Free Schools Network, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) and Mid Sussex District Councillors as well as high profile names from the arts world. Legendary Dame Beryl Grey, retired British prima ballerina who lives locally in Danehill, is right behind us every step of the way. She wrote to me recently saying: “You and your staff have achieved an outstanding high standard of dance in a variety of different styles giving children of all ages an education in working together and in a happy harmonious atmosphere. I sincerely hope your attempt to acquire this building will be looked upon with favour and an understanding of the true value good dance training adds to the lives of young people.”

What was your main inspiration behind starting this new free school? When I started the Gielgud Academy (GAPA) five years ago it was always with the intention to turn it into a full time school, so that children in this area could benefit from the same amazing experience that I had during my childhood.

I grew up in East Grinstead and was lucky enough to be a pupil at the Bush Davies School which was the leading vocational school in the county. Sadly, it closed in 1988 and many of the school buildings and its theatre (the Adeline Genée) were demolished in 2010, so in 2011 I decided that I had to build a school in its honour which would be inspired by its achievements and, like Bush Davies, would be a Centre of Excellence for education and the arts.

We’ve been running GAPA part time on Saturdays Why do you think a school such as this is needed and every evening since then, with huge success. in this area? There is a desperate need for more However when I heard the news that Central Sussex primary school places across Sussex and from 2017 College was closing down its 6th form colleges in there will be no more state funded 6th form A level both East Grinstead and Haywards Heath, I knew this provision at all in Haywards Heath or East Grinstead. was the time to turn GAPA into the full time school There is also a desire in this area for a full time school I had envisioned. The Haywards Heath campus (The with an arts specialism because currently children Hub), where we’ve been based, has state of the gifted in the arts have to travel up to the Brit School, art dance, music and drama studios, as well as a or to London, to combine their education with theatre and three floors of new modern classrooms professional level performing arts training. including science labs, photographic studios and spacious art and design studios. It is the perfect To take part in the survey venue for a full time, all-through school for children and provisionally register interest go to age 5-18, offering a strong academic provision with COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GAPAfreeschool a specialism in the arts. We are proposing to run this GAPA’s telephone number is 01444 446882 as a free school, so that all children can benefit from it, regardless of their parents’ income.

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EAST GRINSTEAD OLYMPIANS LOCAL HISTORY NOTES

by Dorothy Hatswell of the East Grinstead Museum

As the Olympic Games come round again, in South America for the first time, it is perhaps appropriate that we remember citizens of East Grinstead who were selected to compete in Olympic Games on past occasions.

The earliest is Lilian Daisy Styles who was born on June 20th 1905 in Maresfield. Her parents, Thomas and Caroline, farmed at School House Farm, Stumble Wood, near Birch Grove, Harold Macmillan’s estate. The youngest of five children born to her parents, Thomas and Caroline, she was christened Lilian but seems to have always been called by her second name, Daisy. The family moved to Lingfield, at some stage, to the Bays, a smallholding growing fruit and vegetables for local markets.

Lilian was living in Littlehampton working for a greengrocer when she won five shillings on a bet that she could not run the four or so miles around Rustington.

She then joined Littlehampton

Athletics Club, and later Haywards Heath AC. She was then invited to join the London Olympiads. She represented Great Britain at many international matches and was WAAA Cross Country Champion six times between 1927 and 1938. She was twice selected for the Olympics in 1932 and 1936.

She was unable to go on either occasion, once because only a men’s team were sent, due to lack of funding, and the second time because she was seriously ill.

She captained the England team when they competed in France in 1938. Her athletic career finished in 1939 when England played Scotland at the White City.

She worked in the family shop, in Middle Row, for many years, selling the fresh vegetables and fruit grown at their smallholding in Lingfield. Later, in the 1960s, the family purchased part of the Orchard Estate on the Holtye Road in East Grinstead. They gradually began to diversify and concentrated on plants rather than produce. They supplied the East Grinstead Town Council with their award-winning hanging baskets. Daisy died on Christmas Day 1992, at the age of eightyseven. She never married but one of her nieces now runs the Orchard Nurseries.

Another resident of East Grinstead who was selected for the Olympic Games was Richard Leman. Born in East Grinstead in July 1959, he was the third of four sons born to Dennis and Joyce Leman. He attended Gresham’s School in Norfolk from 19731977. There the boys played rugby in the Michaelmas Term, and hockey in the Lent Term.

Richard captained the hockey 1st XI during his last years there.

He became a member of East Grinstead Hockey Club and was chosen for the 1984 Olympic

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“At outside right we had Richard Leman who was very smart, very steady and extremely good at manoeuvring the ball in very tight situations.”

Richard was also a member of the team who came second in the World Cup in 1986.

Richard has continued to support East Grinstead sport in many ways. He was the first President of the East Grinstead Sports Club after the Hockey Club and the Cricket Club amalgamated in 1989.

He has also served on the Town Council’s Sports Development Group and attended many local sports groups to present awards. He awarded the medals at the Mid Sussex Wellbeing Mile Fun Runs in May, in East Grinstead, wearing his 1988 Olympic tracksuit.

His gold and bronze medals were also on display.

Sadly, he died in 2014 at the age of fifty-six. Richard was found at his East Grinstead home after suffering a brain haemorrhage. His long-time carer said: “He desperately wanted to qualify (for the 2012 Paralympics), but missed out by a couple of points.

He was very proud of what he had achieved. I got the chance to iron his England kit after Atlanta. He said, ‘You can burn anything else but not that one.’”

Richard was not the only one to be proud of his achievements; the whole town was.

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Richard was later elected player of the year. He was again selected for the next Olympics in Seoul in 1988. Great Britain won the gold medal after beating Germany 3-0 in the final even though they had been beaten by them in an earlier round. A fellow player wrote of him:

he was quite young. A mechanical engineer by trade, he was seriously injured in a car crash in 1995.

Left paralysed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair, he was determined to still live life to the full. As he could not move his lower limbs he concentrated on improving the strength in his arms.

He started to throw the discus and the club and did so well that he was selected for four Paralympic Games. In Athens 2004 and at Atlanta, in his first games in 1996, he came fourth. In Sydney in 2000 he came sixth. His bronze medal was won in 2008, for throwing the club.

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The Dog Days of Summer "Dog days" refers to the hot, sultry, most uncomfortable days of summer, originally in areas around the Mediterranean Sea; we rarely truly experience these types of heatwaves - and in any case if we do they never last long enough for us to really suffer. The expression was soon colloquially absorbed across other areas of Europe.

Does it have anything to do with feeling like you're 'sweating like a dog' because you're boiling all the time? No. The expression was drawn from the coincidence of very warm temperatures in the early civilizations in both North Africa and the Near East with the rising, at sunrise, of the ever bright Orion's dog, the 'dog star', in the constellation Canis Major.

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In the epic poem 'the Iliad' by Homer (the Greek Homer, not Simpson!) is written: 'Sirius rises late in the dark, liquid sky On summer nights, star of stars, Orion's Dog they call it, brightest Of all, but an evil portent, bringing heat And fevers to suffering humanity.'

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These days dog days are standing-under-the-air-con-times in hot southern countries. In business dog days can refer to the time in July when it is typically one of the quietest months of the year for stock trading, so the traditional meanings of heat and disease have been extended to business inactivity.

The Anglo-Saxons considered the dog days to run from the 14th July to 5th September.

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Many know of Churchill’s role as Prime Minister and wartime leader but few know of his artistic side, a passion brought to life by Chartwell with its inspiring landscape and views of the Kent countryside. It was only at the age of 41 that Churchill began to pick up a paintbrush at all after his sister-in-law encouraged him to try painting – it became an engrossing occupation remaining with him for life.

It is said that home is where the heart is and in the heart of the Weald of Kent is the beloved former home of ex-British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and his family for more than 40 years.

800 acres of rolling farmland and woodland had been part of Chartwell since 1848, but it wasn’t until 1921 that the land was divided into smaller lots and sold at auction – in 1922 Churchill bought a lot. The lot Churchill bought was a house with land totalling 82 acres; the house Churchill called home was where he brought up his young family and would go on to be remembered very affectionately.

Situated two miles south of Westerham, Churchill loved the house and its views – the grounds gave Churchill the peace and tranquillity that he craved during the testing times of the Second World War. He relaxed by painting and by transforming the garden with new lakes and new brick walls built with his own hands; the legacy of both of these pastimes can still be seen at the house and gardens.

Chartwell boasted a sizeable art studio teeming with canvases, many of which were unframed and in various stages of completion – today, many of these have been saved for the nation to cherish. The studio was built in the 1930s as a space for Churchill to paint without interruption and soon became his favourite refuge as whenever he was not outdoors he was in the studio painting. It is said that the studio proved to be a blessing for Churchill’s wife Clementine as it stopped him dripping paint on the carpets in the main house and offered an area for his art materials.

Churchill’s paintings included many recognisable landscapes from Chartwell itself as well as landscapes which Churchill worked on during his travels to parts of Egypt, Marrakech and Paris. Churchill summed-up his passion for painting best when he once said: “When I get to Heaven I mean to spend a considerable portion of my first million years in painting.”

Churchill commissioned the architect Philip Tilden to help turn Chartwell into a home – modernising the originally rather gloomy Victorian mansion, adding a garden wing of three large reception rooms. So much work was undertaken that it was not until April 1924 that Churchill, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer for his first five years at Chartwell, could COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY spend his first night in the property.

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A tennis court for Clementine Churchill was transformed after the Second World War to allow croquet to be played over it - Churchill only played the lawn-based game occasionally. When he did play, his opponents said of his action: “He used to wield the croquet mallet single-handed like the polo stick with which he had become expert as a young man.”

The grounds at Chartwell, with its wide-open views across lakes, lawns and the wider Weald of Kent, made the gardens a feast for the eyes, whatever the season and whatever the weather. The lakes were one of the reasons Churchill bought Chartwell; he viewed them as offering huge potential for a water feature he could create and he set to work on them soon after moving in. A lower lake existed when he bought the property but in 1924 an upper lake was created - the lakes were camouflaged by brushwood to reduce the risk of bombing raids during the Second World War. The lakes offered another fascinating feature to the gardens and nothing was more fascinating than the rock garden – this feature caught Clementine Churchill’s eye at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1948.

So taken was she by the garden on display at the annual horticultural show that the designer behind the project installation, Gavin Jones, gave it to her as a gift and she only paid for its transport to Chartwell.

Besides painting, swimming was another one of Churchill’s many pastimes; he constructed his very own oval heated pool within the grounds during the 1930s with his usual thoroughness. Churchill took the advice from his scientist friend Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, on the amount

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The National Trust acquired Chartwell in 1946 from a group of businessmen who had purchased it from Churchill for £50,000, as he was finding the upkeep of the house and gardens very expensive. The house and gardens were given to the National Trust on the condition that the Churchills could continue to live there for as long as they wished and they did for almost 20 years after this deal.

Sir Winston Churchill left Chartwell in October 1964 in poor health, moving to his London flat in Hyde Park Gate - he celebrated his 90th birthday on November 30, 1964, and died on January 24, 1965.

Perhaps the greatest orator, statesman and Briton of his day, or any other day for that matter, he was a renowned writer, historian, artist and sometime bricklayer and remains a towering figure.

Lady Clementine Churchill left Chartwell in June 1965 to live in London. The house and gardens opened to the public in the summer of 1966 offering a glimpse into the Churchill family life. It was decided to show the house as it was in the 1930s, the era when Winston, Clementine and their four children were all in residence and Churchill spoke out in favour of rearmament.

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Bluebell Railway ‘Meet & Greet’ service we view our town every day but to visitors of East Grinstead it is an interesting, historical place with lots to see within the beautiful area in which we live.

This service gives a great boost to the town's profile within the greater population area and also to day tourists who come from afar who suddenly find out they've arrived at a place full of its own captivating history!

The Bluebell Railway has definitely made East Grinstead station a far more popular destination stop. it is also of course the gateway to Pooh Country. A 'Meet & Greet' service is running at the town’s stations on Saturday mornings to encourage day trippers to visit our fabulous town. It operates in a similar way to that used at the London Olympics, with the aim of making visitors feel welcome in East Grinstead and encouraging them to take the short walk into town. The volunteers have free rein on the EG and EG/Bluebell stations and can even go into the carriages to hand out leaflets and answer visitor questions.

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Summer Facts 1.

The word “summer” is from the Proto-Indo-European root sem-, which means “together/one”.

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In the summer heat, the iron of the Eiffel Tower expands, making the tower grow more than 6 inches.

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Ice lollies, a popular summer treat, were accidentally invented by an 11-year-old boy in San Francisco in 1905. He left a glass of soft drink sitting outside and by the next morning it had frozen. He began selling them at an amusement park in New Jersey and it took off from there.

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Another popular summer treat is watermelon which is part of the cucumber, pumpkin and squash family and consists of 92% water!

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10 years ago in 2006 it was the warmest summer to date in the UK with average daytime temperatures of 15.8°C.

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The coldest summer was in 1922, when average daytime temperatures for June, July and August were 12.3°C!

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WINNIE THE POOH RULES WInnie the Pooh is of course Ashdown Forest’s favourite son.

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the moment I found out I was pregnant. All of the sudden the notion that ‘one day’ I would need to share this gem of a family story became much more immediate and real. The truth is, I wrote the dedication of Finding Winnie to my son long before I wrote the story.

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The story of Finding Winnie is based on true events. Why choose a picture book as the genre to convey such a rich history?

When I was kid I used to joke that Harry was my great grandfather and Winnie was my ‘Great Grand Bear’. It has always been remarkable to me that such a

Your book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, delves into the real story behind the lovable character that many children and adults alike know as Winnie-the-Pooh. Why did you feel it was the right time to tell this story?

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July Reminders for your Garden As you look out the window or wander down your garden path, your garden should be a picture of beauty, the summer perennials will be in full bloom, the bedding plants flowering at their very best, a complete riot of colour! If this isn’t the case in your patch then quite simply – try harder next year…

To prolong the roses’ flowering season prune them now after they have flowered (unless the rose produces hips). Go back down the stem about 10cm to the next healthy looking leaf; this encourages the new growth and you get a worthwhile second display. It’s also a good time to feed them after the first flush of flowering, a general purpose feed, and best to water it in and it will encourage an abundance of new blooms.

Certain hedges and shrubs should be pruned this month. Privet and Lonicera nitida should be cut and shaped as required.

Philadelphus should be pruned to stop lots of unwanted straggly growth.

Follow a flowering stem back to a side shoot that doesn’t have the remains of flower heads at its tip and cut just above it. Do this throughout the shrub; it will tidy it up and give a good display of flowers for the following year.

shady spot and leave them on saucers – a good drink before you go will help them.

Mow the lawn before you go, they are pretty robust and even if it does dry out a bit it will soon recover on your return.

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Wisteria should also be tackled this month. You will already have trained the main stems up the wall in the framework you are wanting to create. Now, cut back all the long, wispy tendrils to 15cm long.

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THURSDAY 7TH JULY - 20TH JULY

WEDNESDAY 20TH JULY

Exhibition: The Pastel Art of Juliet Murray.

Exhibition includes a varied selection of original paintings, prints & cards by this popular Ashdown Forest artist. Come & browse! crowboroughcentre. info. Call 01892 653823 or visit cogcraft.co.uk. MonFri, 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm, Sun closed. At the Gallery café, Crowborough Centre, Pine Grove.

Mid Week Collectors Fair. 15 dealers selling (and buying), coins, stamps, postcards, ephemera and other collectables at this monthly event: but note No Fair in August. At 10am-3pm, Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead RH19 3BS.

TUESDAY 12TH JULY

East Grinstead Midsummer Market. 9am – 5.30pm, London Road. Stalls, entertainments, fun, games & rides for the kids. Further information from 01342 410121, tourism@eastgrinstead.gov.uk.

East Grinstead Town Mayor’s Charity Music Quiz.

Bar opens at 7pm, quiz starts at 7.30pm. £10 per person to include light supper. Meridian Hall, East Court, RH19 3LT. For tickets call 01342 335055.

FRIDAY 15TH JULY East Grinstead Society: A Year as Town Mayor, a talk by Nick Hodges, Town Mayor 2014-15. A home town boy from the moment he opened his eyes. At 7.30pm, Main Hall, East Court Mansion, RH19 3LT. SATURDAY 16TH JULY Moonlight Ball. Biennial charity ball to raise funds for West Hoathly Primary School. Tickets are £60 each. This includes welcome drinks, 3 course meal, coffee and chocolates, auctions, dancing to the Funkee Junkees, cash bar. Carriages at 12.30am.

If you live in Sharpthorne/West Hoathly, there is free coach transport to and from the venue. You can book a table of 8/10, or buy tickets for smaller groups. Email moonlightball@westhoathly.com.

At 6.30pm - 12.30am, Norfolk Pavilion, South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6TL. SATURDAY 16TH JULY

SATURDAY 23RD JULY

WHAT’S ON AT CHEQUER THURSDAY 7TH JULY AT 7.15PM NT Live presents Kenneth Branagh’s Season: Romeo & Juliet. Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet and Derek Jacobi as Mercutio, in Shakespeareʼs heartbreaking tale of forbidden love.

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SATURDAY 9TH JULY AT 6.30PM Bullfrog Productions goes on tour in an incredible, cultural and musical quest that travels across continents. From Bollywood to Ireland, join us on this spellbinding, all-singing, all-dancing journey around the world. Tickets: £13, cons: £11.

WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY AT 7.30PM Choirpower Summer Concert, in the Pavilion.

Always fun, always entertaining! Choirpower returns with a lively mix of popular and show songs. www. learn2sing.org. Tickets: £10.50, cons: £9.

West Hoathly Street Fair. Entry is free and this year SATURDAY 16TH JULY AT 7.30PM Katie Derham will open the event. The theme is Desperado – Freeze Over Eden - 2016. “They sing “Rio Carnival”, spot prizes. The fair is run every other like angels and party like demons” - such an iconic year and is held in the street around the church. quote that pretty well sums up the Eagles, the Food fair in St Margaret’s Church. Music provided by highest selling band in US history. Desperado, now Margaret Watson, harpist, acoustic musicians, steel in their 8th year, present their new 2016 “Freeze band, children’s entertainer & Greenwood Folk Band, Over Eden” tour. A two hour plus show which churchyard tours and bell ringing, stalls & food in the authentically recreates your favourite Eagles songs street run by village organisations and individuals. that changed the world of popular music forever.

COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Teas in the village hall, car parking. At 12 noon, West Tickets: £17.50, cons: £16.50.

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THURSDAY 28TH & FRIDAY 29TH AT 7.15PM AND SATURDAY 30TH JULY AT 2PM & 7.15PM Chequer Mead Productions presents Les Misérables - School Edition, brought to you by the same team behind “Little Voice” and “Brassed Off”. Tickets: £15, cons: £13.50, School Group rate: £9.

at The Creative Hub. Lots of arts and crafts for children aged 5 years - 13 years.

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Streamed from Maastricht, André Rieu 2016 Concert. André Rieu is back in Maastricht for his twelfth consecutive year! Enjoy André’s summer evening concert in the comfort of your local theatre, whilst enjoying the beautiful backdrop of the most romantic square in the Netherlands: the Vrijthof in Maastricht. Tickets: £20, students: £18.

SUMMER ART CAMP, 9TH TO 25TH AUGUST

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SATURDAY 23RD JULY AT 7PM

Theatre Lab Summer Workshop in the Forest Row Village Hall, at 10am-3pm, ages 8-18. This is the ultimate theatrical workshop experience for young people.

Code of Hammurabi Boris Yeltsin Seismologists Long Shots Charles Henry Harrod

Step Up & Sing presents their annual end of year summer showcase! Come and join these dedicated and talented students as they display their performance skills showing some of what they have learnt this year. For more information visit www. stepupandsing.com. Tickets £7.50.

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THURSDAY 21ST JULY AT 7PM

Charity Day at the Races on Saturday 13th August Racing Hospitality with fine dining followed by Live Music at Lingfield Park Resort.

Enjoy 7 Thrilling races, a scrumptious 2 course meal and premier entrance tickets (with full access to the racecourse) all to help the local East Grinstead Age UK, plus a serving of tea & coffee.

There will be live music after the racing by 'I am Whitney and I am Beyoncé. Ticket prices are adults £79 and children (5 to 17) £59.

Age UK East Grinstead & District is a small, locally run and locally funded charity which supports older people in East Grinstead and the surrounding rural areas.

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