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I hope you are all well and keeping cosy as we head into the colder winter months! I have enjoyed some lovely autumn walks this year, with my trusty hound of course! The blackberries seemed to arrive particularly early this year and I was delighted to gather several containers full, which are now safely packed into my freezer for winter treats! I also collected a large bag full of sloe berries which were in abundance this year. These are also in my freezer and I must make some time to sort them out. Apparently Sloe Gin is easy to make and very delicious, maybe I could just about get some ready for Christmas or perhaps I have missed the boat on that front ! Either way, it will be fun to give this a go! As well as berries, the acorns and conkers seem to be plentiful too, and the squirrels are happy it seems. They have been busily collecting and burying/storing them away in secret hideaways for winter feasts. I do love the autumn months. The colours and the light if caught on the right day, can be spectacular and with all the beautiful countryside around Surrey we are very lucky to be able to witness magnificent colours as the leaves change, often from our windows in many cases. November is of course a time to remember; 11th November marks the day that WW1 ended — at 11am, on 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. So let’s all pause for two minutes at that point, to remember the fallen. Over recent years November has also become the month when many grow a moustache to mark ‘Movember’ and raise funds and raise awareness for men’s health. I’ll be keeping an eye out for some new ‘tashes over the coming months! Keep well and please do remember: ‘Hands/Face/Space’ Wash your hands regularly, especially when you return home. Cover your face with a mask when going into public spaces and keep a good distance from others. We need to keep on with these new rituals, especially in the winter months. I look forward to being back with you for our December/Christmas issues. With Warm Regards,
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HOW CAN WE MAKE CHRISTMAS 2020 MERRY? With all the trials that British residents have been through this year, the thought of Christmas marred by various levels of Covid-19 constraints is saddening. So, we have to find ways to create and spread holiday cheer and joy with the freedoms we still have. One idea for brightening up our world in this “new normal“ situation, is to decorate the outsides of our properties more than we have generally done in the past, to provide cheer to neighbours and passers-by at a socially safe distance. One of my successful bids in the online “silent auction” (of some of the contents of the Allen home & garden) was the extensive collection of Christmas decorations. Among which was a display including some large shiny red bells and berries, the size of which I first thought ought to go onto the front of a school or other public building. But I’m now thinking of putting them onto my front fence, for a big and beautiful display. I hope other people may feel and do something similar. If people would like to send photographs of their Christmas decoration efforts to us, we will include the best of them in our next newsletter.
Wishing to sell some of the recently acquired decorations to make a bit more money for the Cheryl and Roy Allen Memorial Fund for the LRA, we hope to have a Swan Centre Barrow on Saturday 7 November, from 10am to 4pm. If we do, the Barrow will display “pre-loved” tree and house decorations, as well as new Christmas cards, gift wrapping and crackers, all at low prices. In addition, there will be new or as-new toys and games which will make good seasonal gifts for the young or young at heart. These can be won by playing a simple game. This 7 November sale may be followed by more uses of the Swan Centre Barrow on Thursdays, Fridays and/or Saturdays during the month of November, hopefully finishing the first week of December. Please let us know if you like our outside decoration idea and if you can come to (or perhaps volunteer to help with) our Christmas Barrow days. Or with any other ideas for how to make our Christmas merry, please contact me. Also watch for our Personal Health Responsibility Stall in late November. Susan Leveritt, LRA susan@leveritt.com 01372 373 090 or 07793 283 007.
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WORKING FOR ASHTEAD SINCE 1945
What is the future for the ARA?
Over the past few years, readers of this page will have seen that, from time to time, we have made an appeal to residents asking for volunteers to join us on the committee. Those appeals have met with varying degrees of success but it has often been the case that, as soon as a new volunteer has joined us, someone else has stepped down thus maintaining the status quo. Although the Association’s Constitution allows for a committee of 16, the ARA’s Standing Committee is currently made up of just 10 people and we are in dire need of some fresh blood to continue the Association’s work and ensure its survival. A number of committee members have been in place for 20 years or so and been dedicated to working on Ashtead’s behalf but all of us, regardless of length of tenure, would love to be able to start handing over our work to new people, otherwise we risk the Association’s demise. Fresh thinking and new energy are vital to any organisation and that is what we are seeking. We are currently working on a redesign of our website, which we hope will give it a fresh, modern look but we would very much welcome some help with that work from anyone with skills in that field. We would also love to become more social media savvy so, again, help, please! To remind you of some of the work we have done over the years, or been instrumental in effecting:
• Installation of lighting on Woodfield (Northcott Way) to make it a safer walk from the station to Barnett Wood Lane.
• Extending the pavement on the North side of the railway to make crossing Woodfield Road safer.
• Getting higher lights erected on the iron footbridge (aided in this by Tim Ashton) to make this passage safer.
• Reviewing all Planning Applications in Ashtead and making representation to the Council.
• Persuading the Woodland Trust to divert
construction lorries away from Park Lane and Farm Lane and encourage all visitors to the site to use the “Derby” traffic route.
• Organising the annual Ashtead Spring Clean. • Sponsoring Ashtead Tree Wardens. • Organising the cleaning and repair of the War Memorial at St. George’s.
• Supporting the fight to get a pharmacy back in The Street.
• Maintaining an up to date web site. • Ensuring planned level crossing closures are
arranged to minimise disruption for residents, whilst obtaining free parking overnight in the station car park and a car placed available to ferry residents home.
• Obtaining an off-peak parking tariff in the station car park.
• Planting and maintaining the station car park flower beds.
• Leading the fight to try to ensure the Green Lane rail crossing is not closed.
• Persuading Network Rail to improve the Lady Howard crossing.
If any of the kind of work listed above matters to you, then we need your help to ensure its continuation. We know that one committee member will be standing down next year and, in all likelihood, I will be standing down as Chairman and that role will be vacant. The Association is very much in need of your support so, if you are interested in learning more, I’d love to hear from you at chairman@ashteadresidents.org.uk. Glynis Peterkin Chairman
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COMMUNITY AWARDS In recent months many people in our community have been working long and hard to help those less fortunate than themselves. It was a privilege therefore R giving some recognition last to witness the FRA month to two individuals in Fetcham who have made a real impact in this most difficult of years.
DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS The FRA R has also been very pleased to make some cash donations to our tw t o local schools – Oakfield Junior School in Bell Lane, and to the nearby Fetcham Village Infant School. We presented cheques for £500 to each of the schools, which will help fund resources such as books and other learning equipment.
Our chairman Tim Waller was delighted to present Community Awards to Paul Barker and Tyrone Patterson. Paul has proved to be a truly inspirational volunteer. In March he started Community Coronavirus Care, using Facebook to quickly gather together dozens of like-minded volunteers. He set up a helpline to answer the calls for help from the vulnerable, the house-bound and those whose livelihoods had disappeared almost overnight.
Donating sums such as this has only been possible because of our increased membership this year. So a special ‘thank you’ not just to those of you who renew every year but also to residents who have gone to the trouble of subscribing for the first time. The funds you give us will always go back into the Fetcham community t.
Tyrone Patterson is the proprietor of Greenwise, the greengrocer and café in Fetcham village. He began delivering fresh food boxes in the village and his store became a lifeline for many people who were unable , or too fearful, to shop at the big supermarkets. We heartily thank them both.
VILLAGE PLANTERS The geraniums continued to flower well through September and October, but by the time you read this they will have been replaced by winter pansies, which should take us through to spring next year. It’s been a challenge this summer to maintain the planters, not least in getting them through the dry spells. We are very grateful to Squires of Cobham for kindly supplying this autumn’s batch of plants and compost at a generous discount.
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Sewers are a secret service, hidden from view but vital to all our livves. If they didn’t work, society as we know it would rapidly collapse. They have been around in some form since Roman times, with thhe current ones mostly designed and built in the Victorian era. No one o really thinks about them and no one really cares about them. We just flush and forget. Since they were installed the population has increased several times over. In Ashtead, it has gone up from 1,881 in 1901 to 14,169 in the 2011 census. Since the systems were first built, we have also started to put all sorts of different things down the drain and hence into our sewerss. Many of them simply should not be there. Almost all sewers in the UK are gravity driven meaning they slope gently down-hill and flow like a river. The gradient is set to carry pee, poo, paper (the 3 P’s) and water safely to the treatment works, perhaps with a pumping station in between. However, when we put anything else into the drain, for example fats, oil and grease, we risk causing blockages leading to potential environmental catastrophe.
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Blocked sewers lead to sewer flooding. Imagine being in your bathroom, having just finished your business and instead of it disappearing it suddenly starts pouring back out. It may have happened p n d tto some m off you – a hhorrendous rr nd experience for any householder. Less visible is the wider impact when sewers flood into the environment. Most UK sewers are designed to overflow through combined sewer overflows (CSOs) as a safety device in case of extreme weather. However, this means untreated sewage flows into water courses. In the case of a blockage this will be concentrated, untreated sewage and may lead to the death of aquatic life in rivers. Flushing anything other than the three P’s, or tipping lots of fats down your kitchen sink can also have extreme consequences. Over time, so-called ‘fat bergs’ can build up, usually in urban areas. These resemble large concrete-like lumps made mostly of fat, held together by a matrix of wet wipes, sanitary towels, tampons and other debris. They block the sewers and cost many thousands to remove. Even wipes that are labelled as “flushable” can cause these problems. They disappear around the U-bend but do not get far. According to an article by SurreyLive in March this year, 700 Guildford sewers had to be cleared in 2019 due to everyday items blocking them. It is vitally important that we think carefully about what goes down our drains and toilets in order to protect the environment. Please only flush the 3 P’s - Pee, Poo and Paper. Also consider what you are putting down your kitchen sink and dispose of oils, fat and grease in the food-waste bin. Look after your sewer and keep The Secret Service in good working order! Claire Dickenson For information about Transition Ashtead go to www.facebook.com/groups/97699089705/about/ @TransitionAsh1
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The Arts Society, Leatherhead Wednesday 11th November 2020 at 7.30 pm The Arts Society, Leatherhead presents the latest in its autumn season of Online lectures. Marie-Anne Mancio will give a talk entitled ‘The Bed: from Titian to Tracey Emin’. Dr Mancio will take us on a tour of art through the ages, looking at the manifestations of the bed in the art of Titian, Caravaggio, Munch, Klimt and many others. If you would like to attend this lecture as a guest, please contact Huw on theartssocietyleatherhead@gmail.com
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1.Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and fry for 8 minutes until light golden brown. Add the garlic, ginger, tomato, tomato purĂŠe, chilli, spices and chick peas, then fry for 2 minutes more. Add 3 tbsp water and cook for another 2 minutes. 2. Stir in the spinach, then cover and leave for 3 minutes to wilt. Uncover, add a squeeze of lemon and stir everything together. Take off the heat then stir in the yogurt, a spoonful at a time, before serving on warm naan bread with extra yogurt and a sprinkle more garam masala.
cooking tip Garam masala is a traditional Indian spice blend. Its ingredients can vary but commonly include black peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
(Serves 2-3)
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MOLE VALLEY W.I.
In these very strange and challenging times it was really great to have our first monthly meeting since March in September not in our usual venue but using technology and Zoom. Our president Ann Layman introduced members of the NW Surrey branch of the R.S.P.B. who talked to us on the birds of Surrey. The talk was interesting and entertaining with amazing photos. Having managed this event without too many hiccups we will now be having Zoom meetings every month. The next is California Dreaming. Our subsections have been meeting within the Covid guidelines. Our gardening groups have had to split into two groups, our knit and natter ladies have been
meeting in gardens, our bridge group meet using Zoom and our ramblers have been out most weeks around Bookham Common, Polesden Lacey, Ranmore and Headley Heath. Unfortunately we cannot make any plans for visits currently but will continue to do all we can to make our WI happy and fulfilling. June Webb www.molevalleywi.btck.co.uk
Ashtead WIng WI group meet on the second Monday of the month from 8pm to 10pm Currently meeting virtually
Next meeting 9th November 2020
Have you wondered what Ashtead WIng get up to at their member meetings and interest group gatherings? Find out by joining us virtually at our November meeting for an overview of our year of speakers, foodie tastings, favourite books read, crafts made, walks taken place, theatre trips enjoyed and more … ! New members and guests always welcome. If you would like to join this virtual meeting, please send an email us at ashteadwing@gmail.com or visit www.ashteadwing.co.uk
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For the September meeting, Ashtead W.I. was very lucky to gather for a ‘live’ meeting, well spaced and extremely safely looked after by our committee. We had an excellent speaker, Marion Dante, on Dropping the Habit, her life as a nun for 34 years. 36 people were able to attend, and despite needing face coverings, everyone could tell we had a lot of smiles going on underneath the masks. However, despite the success of our September meeting in the Hall, Covid-19 has thwarted our plans to hold our normal meetings face to face for a little while. The good news is that we secured another online presenter for our October Zoom meeting. This was Helen Naylor, a member of the City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association, with her talk entitled ‘The Spirit
of Westminster - Gin from the Slums to the Savoy’ and its many faces & places in between. Of course we were wondering how many of our members might be tempted to have a little tipple while enjoying Helen’s talk! This evening was the 47th birthday of Ashtead W.I. so, perhaps at home we were also able to raise a glass to all these years of a very happy and successful W.I. Our co-President Lilian Baldwin did however, need to send out a warning to everyone about the ever-present online scams as a reminder to us all to be very aware of current threats. It seems that Zooming will be the only way we can hold meetings for a while, so will hope this can be arranged for our November meeting, which will include the AGM. Sandra Brown More info can be found on: www.ashteadWI.co.uk
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The Arts Society Ashtead – join us on ZOOM We are a thriving Arts Society with a membership of 300, providing stimulating arts-related lectures and cultural visits and tours, at home and abroad. Traditionally our lectures have taken place on the 3rd Tuesday morning of each month at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, but that has not been possible in the present circumstances. Throughout this period we have been keeping in touch with our members through regular newsletters, by email or hand-delivery for those without that facility. Since July we have been staging monthly live online lectures using the ZOOM app, which were enjoyed by many of our members on-screen in the comfort of their own homes. We have viewed lectures on the subjects of Antiques, on an amazing Renaissance lady called Isobella D’Este, and on Rene Lalique’s Art Deco glasswork and jewellery. These were much appreciated by our members who took part.
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useful numbers Ashtead Art Group 01737 357263 (Jenny Lister) Ashtead Bowling Club 01372 802421 (Pamela Bennett) Ashtead Cancer Group ashteadcancergroup@gmail.com Ashtead Chess Club 01372 813487 (Richard Jones) Ashtead Choral Society 01372 278852 (Anne Bailey) Ashtead Community Vision 07530 373975 (Andy Ellis) Ashtead Cricket Club 01372 276286 (Sarah Culhane) Over 60s Lunch Club 01372 813276 The Arts Society Ashtead 01372 275605 (Pat Anderson) Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group 01372 279501 (Di Stirling) Ashtead Friendship Centre 01372 273327 (Blanche Douglas) Ashtead Good Neighbours 07752 665066 Ashtead Horticultural Society 01372 373348 (Jennie Pilfold) Ashtead Library 0300 200 1001 Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall 01372 272921 Ashtead Players/Young Players 01372 279614 Ashtead Residents’ Association 07804 026577 (Glynis Peterkin) Ashtead Squash & Tennis Club 01372 272215 Ashtead Tennis Players Club 01372 721104 Ashtead Townswomen’s Guild 01372 273948 (Di James) Ashtead Women’s Institute
01372 276736 (Sandra Brown) Carers’ Support Mole Valley 01306 640212 Childline 0800 1111 Citizens’ Advice Bureau 03 444 111 444 Cruse Bereavement Care 020 8393 7238 Electricity (UK Power Networks) 0800 783 8866 (powercut info line) Epsom General Hospital 01372 735735 Fetcham Residents’ Association 07833 620 744 for all enquiries Fetcham Singers (ladies’ choir) 01372 276736 (Sandra Brown) Gas (Transco) 0800 111999 (minicom/textphone for deaf/hard of hearing 0800 371787) Howard Badminton Club 07711 563481 (Mike Guillem) The Arts Society Leatherhead 01372 278738 (Huw Jenkins) Leatherhead Choral Society 01372 376831 (Sue Foulsham) Leatherhead & District Angling Society 01372 377654 Leatherhead Helpshop 01372 363385 Leatherhead Community Association 01372 360508 Leatherhead Horticultural Society 01372 373493 (David Wells) Leatherhead Leisure Centre 01372 377674 Leatherhead Library 0300 200 1001 Leatherhead Lions Club 01372 274618 (Jim Malynn) Leatherhead Museum 01372 386348
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Leatherhead Residents’ Association 01372 813013 Leatherhead Theatre 01372 365141 Mid Surrey Community Mediation 07513 524241 Mole Valley District Council 01306 885001 NHS Helpline - 111 or 111.nhs.uk Police - Non-emergency 101 Probus Club of Ashtead 07806 791774 (Steve Bridges) Probus Club of Leatherhead 07947 361406 (Jon McCarthy) Probus Club of Mole Valley 01372 878875 (Michael Brown) Rotary Club of Ashtead 01372 727573 (Keith Allardyce) Rotary Club of Leatherhead 07753 821964 (Simon Edmands) Royal Association for the Deaf 01306 881958 Royal British Legion Leatherhead/ Fetcham Branch 01372 811422 Samaritans Freephone 116 123 Shopmobility Leatherhead 01372 362400 Surrey County Council 03456 009 009 (8am-6pm weekdays) Surrey Trading Standards 01372 371717 U3A: Leatherhead & District 01372 375756 Ashtead: 01372 274388 Fetcham 01372 453959 Trumps Bridge Club Leatherhead 01372 377124 Volunteer Centre Mole Valley 01306 640369 Water - Emergencies/general 01737 772000 Wildlife Aid 09061 800132 (24hrs)
WE’RE OPEN!!
We are really pleased to announce that Ashtead Library is now open for browsing. Following 2 weeks of click and collect services only, from 1st September we have been allowing customers to come into the library and look for titles from the shelves. A really warm welcome to all of you who have managed to come and visit us since then. We look forward to seeing more of you in the coming months. Come and collect your books Currently reservations are free so if you do not want to browse you can order on-line and just come and collect your books and issue them in the normal way. If on-line is not your thing we have a new service called “Ready Reads”. You can email or ring us to request books for you. If you give us an idea of what sort of book you would like, we will select the books, issue them and they can be collected with no fuss from a trolley near the entrance.
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MUSIC MATTERS: 1. Cat Stevens. Tea for the Tillerman 2. Eddie van Halen 3. Johnny Nash 4. Cliff Richard 5. The Hollies 6. Graham Nash 7. The Dark Side of The Moon. Pink Floyd 8. That’ll be The Day 9. 2019 10. Del Shannon
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ASHTEAD LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Tuesday & Thursday: 10am - 5pm Friday & Saturday: 10am - 1pm
To see a full list of our opening hours please visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries Virus safety measures As in shops it is mandatory to wear masks in the library and we request that you use our hand sanitiser on entry to help keep the books clean for everyone. When you return books we quarantine them for 72 hours so that they are clean for the next person to borrow. Future changes We are reviewing our services from week to week to see if we can provide more services and more hours. Please keep an eye on our web-site for the latest news and information.
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The Probus Club of Ashtead will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom at 10.30am on Monday 16th November Carol Harris will speak about Ernest Shackleton & The Endurance Expedition Cost £5. For further information about Ashtead Probus visit www.ashteadprobus.com or, for more about our online talks, contact our Secretary, Stephen Bridges either on 07806 791774 or stephen@bridgesuk.com 50 Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - NOVEMBER 2020
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Get your skates on! while there’s a stamp duty holiday Property values in the UK are up 5% year-on-year. Leafy towns like ours are attractive to city dwellers seeking more space. As if that’s not enough there’s no stamp duty to pay on properties up to £500,000. At Jackie Quinn Estate Agents we have a great selection of lovely homes to browse and our friendly team promise you the best professional property advice in the area. So don’t wait around this saving won’t be available forever.
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