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Here we, are heading into Autumn; school routines are getting established again and half term is just around the corner. And what a very strange year this continues to be. Obviously, the virus is causing disruption to our normal routines, and worry the world over, but I think it’s quite amazing how adaptable we humans are. The majority of us have, even if in a begrudging way, adapted to new ways of life, different shopping routines, the wearing of a face mask in public places, and certainly different working set ups, and on the whole, an altogether more local way of life. Many have discovered new or forgotten hobbies and past-times; cooking, baking and gardening are amongst the most popular I believe, and having such wonderful, local suppliers and services has never been so helpful and appreciated. We remain thankful to all the key workers who continue to help us through these weird times; all the NHS staff, the many different delivery services, from post to prescriptions, our teachers, the police and fire services, paramedics and carers…. so many amazing people who selflessly carry on regardless, providing much needed services to help the rest of us, but also the shop owners and workers for the service they provide for our communities. And in support of everyone, the very least we can do is remember “HANDS / FACE / SPACE” So let’s all continue to do our part, and we will get thought this together! There are not many local events taking place at the moment BUT if you do plan to go along to any advertised meetings, please do call ahead of time to confirm if they are still taking place. Things can change on an almost daily basis. I hope you all have a good month, and do keep well, Best Regards,
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By now we were hoping to have received the dates for the public consultation on the next stage (the Regulation 19 stage) of the preparation of Mole Valley Council’s (MVDC) Local Plan but you are no doubt aware that this has been delayed and is not now expected to be taking place until, at the earliest, May 2021. The Regulation 19 version of the Plan will identify MVDC’s preferred development sites but MVDC has decided that more time is needed for the review of responses to last spring’s consultation, further analysis of development constraints and detailed consideration of required mitigation measures. Given this delay, it is now unlikely that Mole Valley’s Local Plan will be formally adopted until 2022 and new national planning rules, that require a Local Plan to cover a period of 15 years from its adoption, mean that the life of the Plan has been extended from 2033 to cover the years up to 2037. We are awaiting information on how this will affect housing numbers, especially as the Government is also reviewing the method it uses to calculate the level of housing need. Added to this, in August the Government published “Planning for the Future”, a White Paper containing “proposals for reform of the planning system in England to streamline and modernise the planning process, improve outcomes on design and sustainability, reform developer contributions and ensure more land is available for development where it is needed”.
The reforms seek to simplify the planning process and also increase local engagement in decisionmaking. The White Paper also lays down new rules for the preparation of Local Plans and MVDC is reviewing what impact these changes might have on its own Plan. 10 Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - OCTOBER 2020
Transforming Local Government
MVDC has informed of the following:
“The Leaders of Surrey’s 11 district & borough councils have launched their ‘Putting Residents First’ campaign to transform local government in the county & bring decision making and services close to communities. Work has started on proposals for a modern approach to local government, to be shared with central Government as part of the debate on its anticipated ‘Recovery and Devolution’ white paper this autumn. The white paper signals its desire to reform local government – an opportunity Surrey’s district and borough councils are eager and enthusiastic to embrace. Surrey’s Leaders are agreed that the proposals will centre around simplifying and improving local government. Providing residents with easier and local access to all their council services. As will ensuring that the future approach ensures the democratic accountability between councillor and resident remains strong. The proposals are to be shaped and informed by new thinking, data, insight, research and engagement with residents.”
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Residents owe a vote of thanks to Cllr Pat Wiltshire for the work she has been doing with MVDC’s Parks Department to make sure that works being carried out this autumn on Ashtead Pond will be beneficial to the life of the pond and ensure that it provides a pleasant environment for visitors and passers-by. Glynis Peterkin Chairman
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FETCHAM SPRINGS It seems a very long time ago, but prior to Covid restrictions, one of the last public gatherings of any size in Fetcham was the Village Hall meeting organised by the FRA to discuss Mole Valley’s housing proposals. And there was one message from that meeting that came through loud and clear. The land known as Fetcham Springs, between the Cobham Road and the railway embankment, must be retained as a natural green space. You may recall that Mole Valley’s Draft Local Plan had suggested the land be used for playing pitches, with a clubhouse and parking. The land is owned by SES Water, and shortly after the meeting, SES helpfully stated that it was no longer looking for any change of use for the land. Since then, the Local Plan process has been delayed and of course Covid has moved centre stage. But the FRA remains committed to honouring the wishes of residents that Fetcham Springs should not just be preserved, but enhanced as a wildlife haven. This means the land still needs protecting in planning terms. We are seeking to engage with SES Water, and there is an appetite in many quarters to learn more about the animal and plant life present on the site.
PLANNING LAW CHANGE The continuing effects of Covid on all our lives are quite rightly taking precedence over many other issues. But there are major changes afoot to how planning and development could be decided in future. Proposals from government announced in August to “streamline” the planning approval process received a good deal of attention, much of it hostile. We know from experience locally that planning approvals (routine home extensions aside) are rarely matters for simple red or green signals. There is at present a good degree of scope for considering the specific impact of development on the locality. These proposals beg many questions on the say we may have in future over our immediate surroundings. If you have concerns, the FRA would urge you to raise them with your MP and councillors. MEMBERSHIP It’s not too late to subscribe and show your support for us this year. Please use the form below, or visit our website. Thank you.
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AUTUMN UPDATE The online “silent auction” of the contents of the home & garden of Cheryl & Roy Allen, along with some generous donations, raised more than £2000. The funds have been raised through the Cheryl and Roy Allen Memorial Fund for the LRA, which was set up by their children, Ashley Barr and Paul Allen. Donations are still welcome; if you would like to make a contribution to the Memorial Fund, please contact LRA Chairman Caroline Brown on 01372 813 013, or by email at chairman@ leatherheadresidents.org.uk. One early expenditure from the new Fund is a donation to the Leatherhead Theatre. ooooo LITTER PICKS
In Leatherhead, litter picks are important; they represent attempts by volunteers to restrain the tide of litter which regularly engulfs our town. LRA litter picks were for years organised and run by Cheryl Allen in her role as head of the environment committee. There was one in March 2020 just before lockdown, and then of course the Pandemic conditions precluded planning another for several months. Finally, we were able to have our second litter pick of the year, on Sunday 6th September, from 2 to 4pm. Dorothy Stapleton has kindly agreed to take over responsibility for this important activity
and her first event went very well indeed. With the Letherhead Institute no longer available as a meeting point, Dorothy and Chair Caroline Brown agreed on a good place for the new headquarters: just opposite the entrance to the Station Road Car Park, with the spot for filled bags to be stacked near the yellow road grit container. This location has the advantage of ample free parking and the pleasant green ambience of Red House Grounds Park. 18 people wielded litter pickers, including member Farroakh Parekh who used our new extra-long picker (purchased at Cheryl’s insistence from her hospital bed!) to extract numerous cans and bottles from hard-toreach situations. Teams worked in a dozen Leatherhead litter hot-spots, while Hilary Porter held the fort at HQ, cheerfully dispensing and collecting litter pickers, gloves and empty bags. The total count of filled bags returned to HQ was 40, which was considered to be a very good result. Pickers reported receiving several comments from passers-by giving messages of support and cheering us on for carrying out this worthwhile activity. The next Litter Pick is planned to be scheduled for early spring – watch this space; even better, come and join us! Contact Dorothy Stapleton at dorothystapleton48@gmail.com or call on 07582 541 425.
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Working Towards a Sustainable Ashtead Are you getting wilder?
Lockdown gave many of us an opportunity to rediscover the intrinsic nature lover in ourselves. People reported that slowing down and observing wildlife in our parks, woods and gardens brought huge benefits for our mental wellbeing. We have had more time to watch birds and butterflies and marvel at their variety and beauty. Locally, we have a wonderful range of valuable and high-status habitats, with volunteers helping to manage them for further biodiversity. Birds of prey such as, red kites and buzzards are now regularly seen over Ashtead and Leatherhead Commons. A survey by Surrey Bat Group on one night in August 2019, identified common pipistrelle, whiskered bat and Natterer’s bat on Ashtead Common.
Ways to get wilder! We can rewild ourselves more deeply by going outside at different times of day and be more receptive to the indirect signs of wildlife, such as birdsong, animal droppings and footprints. Find a reason to sit still somewhere outside, observe and listen to when and where different species appear. If you need an excuse, say you are taking part in a national count and contributing to a scientific database! Take photographs to help to identify species you discover or use one of the many free identification apps now available, for example, iRecord Butterflies or Roger’s Mushrooms App As well as providing food for garden birds, we can create more habitats in our gardens, such as small ponds (that will attract dragonflies and amphibians), grow flowers that provide nectar for bees and other pollinators, leave pots and logs in damp corners for insects and amphibians to overwinter. Leaving parts of the garden untidy can create small habitats and corridors for animals to adopt. Many weeds such as thistles and dandelions are a great source of nectar for insects.
Rewilding projects to visit Further afield, the Knepp Estate just south of Horsham, once an intensively farmed estate, has since 2001 been pioneering a rewilding project. This process was initiated as a response to the failure of the intensive farming of woodland and grazing land. Intensive farming was encouraged in the 1970s, as a way of increasing land productivity and our food security. To increase output, chemical fertilisers, fungicides and hormones were sprayed onto crops, increasing both costly inputs and work hours dramatically. Over time these methods were in fact, decreasing the ability of the land to support this type of agriculture. The heavy Weald Clay soil is naturally maintained in oak woodland by delicate networks of fungi growing symbiotically with roots, but can this be destroyed by ploughing. Since reverting to a traditional, mixed, woodland grazing system, the productivity of the land has returned together with its biodiversity. Knepp was in the news this year when a pair of White Storks nested there for the first time in decades. We need to help the planet maintain its natural, self-sustaining ecosystems. And the first step is to look around, take notice and get wild about nature!
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THE LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Zoom online talks The Covid-19 Lockdown and its aftermath have radically affected this year’s programme of monthly presentations normally held at the Leatherhead Institute. Instead we have introduced a programme of online talks using Zoom technology. People who are not online will be able to see them fully reported in this magazine, on our website and in future L&DLHS Newsletters. To enjoy each talk from the comfort of your own home you need to register in advance via talksonline@ leatherheadhistory.org. Once registered you will be sent User ID and Password details ahead of the event. The programme of Zoom events began on Friday, 18 September, when Andy Davies, curator of the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society’s library at Leatherhead Station, talked about Leatherhead Station, The Stationmaster’s House. This was followed on Saturday by L&DLHS member Simon Ritchie on Industrial g - Ordnance Surveyy Trigg Archaeology Hiding in Plain Sight Points.
Zoom talks. The date for this and subjects are still to be confirmed. Other Zoom talks are also on offer via the Surrey History Meetup website run by Simon Ritchie. Google Surrey History Meetup and follow the guidance on how to join those. Local history enthusiast Robin Daly spoke on Monday, 7 September about Lonesome Lodge, a fascinating 18th century estate. Situated in the little known area of Broadmoor, near Wotton, tantalising small remnants of this estate can still be found today. Robin joined a group of people from Capel History Group and their findings resulted in a book which can be purchased from Dorking Museum. For more information from The Leatherhead & District Local History Society go to www.leatherheadhistory.org
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The programme for the next three months: October 20th René Lalique: Master of Art Nouveau jewellery and Art Deco glass byy Anne Anderson November 17th John Singer Sargent: Much more than a modern Van Dyck by Frank Woodgate
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. In September we staged the second of our live online lectures using the ZOOM app, which was enjoyed by over 120 of our members, on-screen, in the comfort of their own homes. It was an informative and amusing talk by Paula Nuttall, entitled “Isabella D’Este: First Lady of the Italian Renaissance”. We received excellent feedback from our members, and we hope to continue providing online lectures until it is feasible to return to live lectures in the hall.
January 19th 2021 The Field of Cloth of Gold by Jo Mabbutt
For details, see our website www.tas-ashtead.org.uk We welcome visitors and new members, who can join in an online lecture for a fee of £5 by sending a request to tas.ashtead@gmail.com.
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Dealing with domestic abuse NEIL CLARKE, 13362 CRIME REDUCTION ADVISOR EASTERN DIVISION
At this time of year, I would normally be reminding people about keeping safe around Halloween and Bonfire Night but, as with so many other traditional occasions when family and friends get together, 2020 is proving to be different in so many respects!! Even the traditional big Bonfire at Brockham Green is not going to take place this year, along with many other planned events that are part of many people’s social calendar. In spite of all the new rules and guidance that we are all being required to follow; crime and anti-social behaviour is still happening – although perhaps the nature of those “activities” has changed in some respects? Of course everyone should be following the prescribed rules in terms of trying to control the spread of Covid-19 and officers have been targeting key locations where reports have been received about “mass gatherings” etc. Alongside this work, however, is the ongoing and regular demand to deal with serious offenders – burglars, thieves, people who commit wanton criminal damage and, of course, the victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. It is worth mentioning that, on average, a person may have been subjected to over twenty separate incidents of serious domestic abuse (and sometimes many more) before they can find the courage to report it to police. Once a case of domestic abuse is brought to our attention, there are clear and sensitive guidelines, and regulations that must be followed, in order to protect the 46 Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - OCTOBER 2020
victim as well as bring the alleged perpetrator to justice. In the past, domestic abuse was regarded as only having taken place where one person has inflicted physical violence on another person in the same household. Nowadays, it is recognised that domestic abuse can take many forms and be just as damaging as actual physical abuse. Prolonged controlling behaviour, undermining a person’s self-worth and self-confidence are also considered, quite rightly, to be forms of domestic abuse. Often however, these more “invisible” abuses can make it even more difficult for the victim to realise what is happening and to have the courage to report it. Victims are often made to feel stupid and worthless – dependent on the perpetrator of the abuse for their every need. They can be conditioned to believe that any abuse is their own fault and it takes a huge amount of courage and effort to take the first step to tell even close family or friends – that is, of course, assuming that those relationships have not been undermined by the perpetrator of domestic abuse.
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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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Tuesday, Thursday, 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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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)
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