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My in-box tells me that Christmas is not that far away! Details of a whole collection of seasonal productions & events from groups & organisations like the Ashtead Players & The Yehudi Menuhin School as well as a selection of local Christmas Fairs and markets, have all made their way to my computer screen, which after last year, is very exciting indeed and I am delighted to share details with you in this issue... Michelle went on a very interesting visit to HMP Send this month! It was touch and go, but she made it back to the office to put together a great little article. Read all about the amazing Art Project she visited, that’s on page 24. We had a fabulous response to our Cash Draw Competition last month so we have decided to run it again! It is very easy to enter, and remember, you’ve got to be in it, to win it! See page 46 for the details… Last month’s winner can be found on page 70. Of course, November is also the time when we commemorate the fallen on Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday which this year is on 14th November. At the moment the Royal British Legion are working towards “business as usual” for the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London and to have collections for the Poppy Appeal return to our local communities. Do support them if you are able. There will of course, also be local services of remembrance. Please take special care of your pets this month, bringing them inside during the evenings. Fireworks can start early, and go off frequently, during this month. Whatever November has in store for you, please stay safe and stay well.
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Many those inLeatherhead, attendance at this meeting Apart from a summing up offive the to year’s theyof impacted the Forward will develop over the next ten events years. aswere very sceptical about the possibility of Planning Director went through the Local Plan, concentrating on the likely changes to any improvement at all in the current There are two main deficiencies, North Mole Valley. If you have missed this, the Minutes should by now be on our Website. provision. maintenance of the current buildings and There are some interesting developments coming to Leatherhead: Levanter Developments provision of adequate Acute care. A short People rose in of their seats to home remind the have bought the former URC site and are planning a new type retirement where video revealed the problems currently speaker that such discussions had already everyone rents thanand buysEpsom. their own maisonette. Another of their homes is experienced atrather St. Helier Mr.flat or taken place some 20 years ago, and the “Birchgrove” Ewell.that Residents either their own mealsnegligible. (each unit has a kitchen) Elkeles also in stated there iscan a lack of see to results had been However, one real, of Acute care Unit. or theyjoined-up can eat inprovision the Brasserie to which, unusually, non-residents are also place allowed to the valuable change has taken over He said he would see a building a for come. There will belike freeto(electric) cars tooftown developers anxious to lastshopping. couple ofThe years and that are is the method single,down modern Acute Care Unit wherefor thethose break the feeling of “segregation” who move there. by which bed blocking has been almost patients wouldisolation be in wards having widelyto an end, eliminated in Epsom. The team running With the social of Covid coming the Mid-Surrey Dementia Care trust it is spaced beds to prevent cross infection, thethe “Epsom Health and Partnership.” is started up its regular meetings on 4 October in Conservatory nextCare to the Fairfield and, most important of all, consultant level A local doctor or a social worker now Centre. supervision 24/7. accompanies the Community consultant and the nurse It is hoped that by the end of September, the North Leatherhead Centre or when assessing future care of a (usually) However the problem would be about where Hub were given full control of the site and can lease it for 25 years. This would ensure the elderly person. This facilitates a safe return to site it – St. Helier, Epsom or Sutton. building is properly managed and maintained with MVDC roof works to ensure home withundertaking the necessary help having been Patients needing this kind of care are greater longevity. The 5 year lease they previously held is not long enough to achieve arranged beforehand. usually not too concerned about where they significant are taken –change. it is their relatives who have to All attendees were encouraged to fill in the endure awkward journeys. For this reason, short questionnaire to guide future decisions by far the most popular site for our on the Hospitals.Caroline Brown, Chairman residents would be Epsom. chairman@leatherheadresidents.org.uk / www.leatherheadresidents.org.uk/contact The possibility of a brand new multi-purpose hospital was also mentioned, but the sums
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My Time in Prison Once in awhile someone gives you an amazing gift without even knowing it. But spending time in prison probably wouldn’t be on most people’s Christmas list!! However, I was recently invited to join two friends to visit an art exhibition at HM Prison Send. It was with a little trepidation that I decided to go..I have never been to prison! No, really I haven’t!! ‘Our Time’ is an initiative that grew out of the art residency programme delivered by Watts Gallery Trust within Send since 2008 and funded by the Michael Varah Memorial Fund. In 2017 two artists in the prison came up with the idea of holding the ‘Our Time’ exhibition, with an aim to display their work and give invited guests the opportunity to buy it (along with related merchandise) as part of their social enterprise. And this was the 4th one they have held since then! None of us know what events in life may take us on a different path to the one we set out on and more importantly if we are knocked off course how we will deal with it. Whatever brought these women to where they are now, they have used their time to find the positives and discover previously undiscovered talents. We think people are sent to prison as punishment for their actions. These women have proved that it is as an opportunity for rehabilitation. I am in awe of their
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Since 2015, Ocean Cycling has been raising valuable funds for Princess Alice Hospice by cycling 300km from the Hospice in Esher to Paris; now in its sixth year, the group was determined to continue the event despite COVID restrictions, which necessitated them rerouting from Esher to Land’s End instead. Ahead of their quest to raise funds, the cyclists gathered at the Hospice to fill up on bacon butties, croissants, tea and coffee before being waved off on their adventure: four gruelling days of cycling across the English countryside, covering a total of 580km to reach their destination in Redruth for a well-earned rest. The annual event, which is organised by Kevin Taylor and Matt Pegg, started out with just four riders and has expanded to 20 this year. Since beginning the event, they’ve managed to raise almost £80,000 for the Hospice and donations for this year’s challenge are still coming in two
weeks after the event. Their target this year was £10,000 and at the time of writing the total raised was more than £12,500. Organiser Kevin said: “It feels amazing to finally put on a ride for the Hospice, after having to cancel last year’s event. This one is a bit different to our usual trip but one we won’t forget!” Community Partnerships and Events Lead at the Hospice, Claire Woodward, said: “What a great group they are and what a fantastic job they’re doing of raising funds for us. Four days in the saddle with only short breaks sounds like hell to me, but they battle on, through blisters and muscle aches to do an amazing job - thank you guys.” Anyone interested in taking up a cycling challenge for the Hospice can register here https://www.pah.org.uk/events/category/ cycling/ Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - NOVEMBER 2021
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WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021 AT 7.30PM The Arts Society, Leatherhead is delighted to be welcoming Helen Ritchie who will be speaking on
‘British Studio Pottery: A Concise History’. Helen Ritchie is Curator of Modern Applied Arts at The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. She will be presenting an overview of the British Studio Pottery Movement, exploring handmade pottery in Britain from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the present day. The talk includes the work of the Martin Brothers, Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Alison Britton and Grayson Perry. Guests are welcome. Please note: this talk will be held in the Parish Church Hall, Church Road, Leatherhead as well as on Zoom. Further details will be found on our website at www.theartssocietyleatherhead.org.uk
The Probus Club of Ashtead Ashtead Probus holds its November lunch, once again in conjunction with Leatherhead Probus, but circumstance have necessitated a change in the date previously advertised. We will now meet on 25 November when the speaker is James Dickinson on King John and the Magna Carta. Retired professional and business men looking for a diversion from their routine should contact Stephen Bridges on 07806 791774 (ashteadprobus@gmail.com). Alternatively, visit the Ashtead club website, www.ashteadprobus.com.
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what’s on YOGA WITH JULIA - Every Tuesday Reeves Room, The Parish Hall, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8BD. Phone 07913 647 719 THE DOWNSMEN MALE BARBERSHOP CHORUS, Every Wednesday (except August), 7.30pm At the Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY. Small & friendly group, keen to recruit new members. No musical knowledge or singing experience is required - just come along & give it a try. For singing in close harmony - there’s nothing like it! Gary Score - 01372 275177 THE ART TODDLER GROUP - Every Friday (Term time only) 9.30 - 11.15am Leatherhead Methodist Church on Church Road, Leatherhead. There is a suggested donation of £1 per family to help cover the costs of the group. More info: Joycey.lmcyouth@gmail.com MARTHA’S MARKET - 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month, 10am - 11.30am 5th & 19th Nov at Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, Church Rd. Car park at rear. Refreshments available for £1. Please wear your mask. Home-baked cakes & specialities, Farm eggs, Handmade crafts & supplies, Cards, Top quality bric-a-brac. Queries: Janine at staggcjpj@aol.com JAZZ CLUB - Sunday Lunctimes during November, 1pm - 4pm Nov 7th - Southern Revival New Orleans Jazz Band. Nov 14th - The Black Cat Jazz Band (West Country). Nov 21st - Reeds United. Nov 28th - TJ Johnson & his Band. £12 Entry, Old Barn Hall, Bookham. Mick 01444 243745 / mickywelstead@gmail.com
EPSOM FIREWORDS AND FUNFAIR - Saturday 6th November, 5.30pm A magical display set to music provided by the award winning Illusion Fireworks Ltd. Hook Road Arena, Epsom, KT19 8QG. www.epsomfireworks.com ASHTEAD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - Wednesday 11th November, 8.00pm Illustrated Talk: Beneficial Insects by Andrew Halstead at the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall. For more info visit us online at ashteadhorticulturalsociety.co.uk SURREY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - Saturday 20 November, 7.30pm At St. Georges Church, Ashtead. Conductor - Mark Fitz-Gerald, Handel Water Music Suite R.Strauss, Oboe Concerto soloist - Amy Roberts, Schumann - Symphony No.4. Tickets £15 (under18/student £9) from 01372 275907 40 Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - NOVEMBER 2021
this november ACTION FOR CARERS SURREY - Wednesday 24th November, 10am - 2pm If you’re an unpaid carer, come along to our Carers’ Fair at Leatherhead Leisure Centre and find out how Action for Carers Surrey and lots of other organisations can help you. Also Professor Luke Clements, respected campaigner on carers’ rights, will be giving two talks & advice (via Zoom 23rd, 10.30am and 25th, 7pm). Find out more online at www.actionforcarers.org.uk VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS AT BOCKETTS FARM - 25th November - 24th December 2021 Meet Father Christmas in his magical workshop, Complete your Elf Passport, Make your own reindeer food, Step into the Giant Snowglobe, Enjoy the heated indoor play. Bocketts Farm, Young Street, KT22 9BS. Book now online at www.bockettsfarm.co.uk CANNING MEMORIAL LECTURE - 26th November 2021 at 2:30pm Mark Hill, expert from the Antiques Roadshow for the Mollie Canning Memorial Lecture at the Leatherhead Institute. ‘An Introduction to Mid-Century Modern’ will look at furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting & metalware, identify key designs & designers, & examine the revolutionary design movements they began. Event will have a reduced capacity & windows will be open (you may wish to wear an extra layer). Advanced booking required. £5 via Eventbrite / Leatherheadca.org.uk CHRISTMAS MARKET - Friday 26th November, 9.30-1.30pm We are holding a Christmas market at St George’s Christian Centre in Ashtead. Lots of stalls selling crafts, gifts, clothes, cards etc. Free entry. Enjoy coffee &/or lunch as well as shopping SOUNDBYTES FREE CONCERT - Friday 26th November, 8.00pm In aid of The Conservatory Club - giving respite care to people suffering early stages of dementia. Doors & bar open from 7.15pm, Ashtead Peace Memorial hall. For info: hazelhannam@icloud.com ASHTEAD CHORAL SOCIETY - Saturday 11th December, 10am - 12.00pm. ACS invites you to Carols for Charity at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead, KT21 2BE. An annual morning of fun in the centre of Ashtead as the ACS gather to sing Christmas music and play “Carols Bingo!” For further details visit our website at www.ashteadchoralsociety.org.uk Please check before attending any listed events, in case of any changes to government guidance, regarding Covid restrictions.
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The Arts Society Ashtead provides fascinating talks on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, either live at the Peace Memorial Hall or online via Zoom as well as visits to places of interest and cultural tours
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Tuesday 16th November at 10.30am
John Peter Russell: An Australian Impressionist Russell was an Australian artist who spent time in Paris and was a friend of the Impressionists. Rodin said Russell would be as famous as himself, and Matisse said that Russell had taught him everything he knew about colour. During their lifetimes Russell was more successful than his friend, the unknown Van Gogh. So, what reversed this situation, how do artists become famous?. Talk open to visitors for a fee of £5.
For information and bookings visit our website: tas.ashtead@gmail.com
Mole Valley Probus Club Mole Valley Probus is a club for retired professional and business men and women.
By boat & bridge to an Eton lunch
Their first outing since Covid was organised by Bookham member Terry Hulme. Thirty met at Runnymede for a boat trip to Windsor, and a walk over the bridge for lunch at an Eton brasserie followed by some free time. There are plans to visit to National Trust Hatchlands with an Italian lunch at Newlands Corner, and the resumption of the club monthly country rambles. In October the club had its second post Covid monthly club lunch meeting with a speaker. And on 11th November there will be a Zoom talk with speaker: David Williams’ “Word War 1 - Significant Sideshows” and at the club monthly lunch on the 18th Ian Whittle’s “Genesis of the Jet”.
The next £500 club charity donation, will be to Horsley, Bookham & Leatherhead Riding for the Disabled. More information can be seen on the club website molevalleyprobus.chessck.co.uk and for joining see ‘Contact Us’, top right corner of the site home page. QR code is a link to a four and a half minute ‘movie’ of the outing
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ASHTEAD WI Ashstead Ashtead WI meet at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall
3rd Nov – AGM. Members will also be showing some of their crafts 1st Dec - Acapella singing
We were delighted to meet again in the hall in September and to welcome new friends. Come along and join in the fun!
mole valley W.I. september report The first “proper” meeting of our WI since, well, a long time ago, so we all enjoyed meeting up with each other - and, of course, having a good old chat over a socially distanced cuppa! Previously, we have had regular Zoom meetings (who hasn’t!) & have met in small groups in accordance with all the rules and regulations that everybody now has to live with, and Ann, our President, spent time updating us all and sharing the future plans of our WI with our members. A beautiful flower arrangement graced the President’s table, and it was arranged in the vase that we bought to remember our dear friend & fellow member, Liz, who passed away during our lockdown period. Our Speaker for this evening was Barry Tregaskis who spoke to us about the work of the Leatherhead and Horsley Riding for the Disabled group. Barry illustrated the importance of this organisation by sharing some anecdotes with us of children whose lives have, sometimes, been totally changed by their experiences, and even if their experience has not been life changing, it has been enriching.. This meeting did feel like a giant step, not necessarily for mankind, but certainly towards normality, and I am sure that we are all very much looking forward to our next meeting which will be on Tuesday, 9th November at 7.30pm
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Ashtead WIng WI group meet on the second Monday of the month from 8pm to 10pm in Ashtead Baptist Church Hall We are back to meeting at the Ashtead Baptist Church Hall & look forward to meeting existing and new members in person. Our next meeting is on Monday 8 November 2021 at 8.00pm when we will be hearing about the work of the Jubilee Sailing Trust, a charity that changes lives through adventure and exploration onboard their tall ship. Our Walk and Talk group, with 4 legged friends, enjoy a coffee break.
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Leatherhead and District u3a We have had a very successful summer with a lovely trip to Worthing and Goring by sea to the amazing painted Sistine chapel roof at the Church of the English martyrs. This is a 2/3rds replica of the one in the Vatican city and was painted by one man over 5years. Also we had a great week in North Wales in Caernarfon visiting many sights and a tour of Anglesey. By the time you read this article we will have had our first face to face meeting at the Fetcham Village Hall with a zoom meeting running concurrently, for those not wishing , yet, to meet in person.
Our November meeting is on the 18th Nov. and the speaker is Ian Keable who is going to tell us about Charles Dickens “as a conjurer”, should be interesting. The meeting is at 2pm at the Fetcham Village Hall (plenty of parking) If you are over 55 and in part time or full time retirement and would like to join us please contact me. We have around 30 different groups catering for all tastes and welcome new members. Our motto is Learn, Laugh and Live. David Wall - Vice Chairman. 01372 374 773 or email dandswall@btinternet.com. David Wall - Vice Chairman
MUSIC ON THURSDAYS Music on Thursdays 12.30 lunchtime concerts, in Leatherhead Methodist Church. Doors open at 12.10, for these 35-40 minute concerts. Musicians lined up for the month are;
4th Nov - Khamis & Jones Piano Duo (piano 4 hands). 11th Nov - Kenny Fu, piano (from RAM: Royal Academy of Music); 18th Nov - brilliant guitar duo of Francisco Correa and David Massey;
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2nd Dec - final concert of the year with the Tailleferre Ensemble, flute, cor anglais, oboe, bassoon. Sadly no refreshments yet. These are free concerts with a collection to cover costs. There is level access throughout the Church.
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A very successful return to Bookham’s Old Barn Hall in September has given the BWC confidence to confirm a programme of monthly wine tastings, safe in the knowledge that members have given their full support to all the extra arrangements that are in place to keep everyone safe and suitably distanced, without losing the Club’s essential atmosphere and friendliness. For this evening, Angela Bawtree highlighted the impact climate change is having on two popular grape varietals - Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc - and the wines chosen for the evening certainly demonstrated the changes taking place. Following in October, Sea Change Wine joined us to introduce their range of highly acclaimed, ethically sourced, eco-friendly wines. Sea Change
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HERITAGE WEEK 2021 The return of Mole Valley’s Heritage Week in September 2021 showed the Leatherhead & District Local History Society back in action after the long pandemic absence. As well as the return of normal opening hours and a new display at the Society’s Leatherhead Museum, special initiatives included a talk by veteran member Bill Whitman on his many years as a consultant with the former Leatherheadbased Food Research Association, and publication of a special walking guide to 20 historic points in Fetcham, written by L&DLHS President Alan Pooley. Bill Whitman’s talk at the Leatherhead Institute and on Zoom, about the research association matched the Heritage Week theme of Edible England. He explained how Leatherhead District Council had attracted the Food Research Association to the new Randalls Park site in 1950. He spent some 40 years in the wider food industry and worked there 1971-93. Knowledgeable scientists would be called in to advise food manufacturers. Data was securely stored. Leatherhead also hosted scientific symposia and training courses. Bill’s own projects included large-scale production of prawn crackers. He visited a Manchester-based supplier of these to Chinese restaurants and advised on improved quality production. Afterwards the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation asked him to go to China and demonstrate how to make dehydrated foods, in particular soups. This led to a series of lectures in Beijing to biologists, microbiologists, food technologists and engineers. Copies of Alan Pooley’s Walking Guide to the 62 Ashtead&LeatherheadLocal - NOVEMBER 2021
Heart of Historic Fetcham were provided at Fetcham Park House and at the neighbouring 11th century St Mary’s Church. He was assisted by local historian Vivien White in producing the guide, whose Grade II locations included the Salt Box, Ballands Hall, Orchard Cottage, Yew Tree and Tea Tree Cottages, and Home Farm House as well as Fetcham Park House and St Mary’s themselves.
Fetcham Park House itself celebrated the Edible England theme with fun installations in its grounds by students of Grace & Cable, the organiser of craft classes for woollen knitting enthusiasts. No fewer than 830 people dropped in to see tea-tables bedecked with knitted food and a giant 140-piece knitted Union Jack beside the water-fountains. For more information from the L&DLHS go to www.leatherheadhistory.org.
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Working Towards a Sustainable Ashtead How not to be an ostrich I sometimes think impersonating an ostrich is the only way to avoid getting gloomy about the state of the environment. The news is full of reports of wildfires, droughts, floods – that’s probably a long enough list, you get the idea – all thought to be caused and intensified because of global warming. Sometimes we need to step away from the news, give ourselves a break, because it can be overwhelming. Better still, find a way to push things in a positive direction, so you can say you didn’t look away from those citizens in areas that will disappear under the sea or where crops will wither when expected rain fails to fall. Taking individual action is a great start, but it’s collective action that is really, really important, both locally and further afield. Transition Ashtead is a part of the Transition movement, a global organisation that promotes community action to change our relationship with environmental problems (google Transition Network.org), to help us engage with the issues instead of ignoring them. The sort of action Transition Ashtead wants to do is set up community projects, using social media to promote sustainable living or sharing skills to move our economy from linear to circular, by repairing, recycling, upcycling, all manner of cycling, including the transport type…What skills do you have to share? Are you good with IT, mending things, gardening, public speaking, doing admin, writing articles like this one? If you can say yes to any of these things or are bubbling with ideas, time or energy, Transition Ashtead needs you! Please get in touch using the contact info below and help us get some new projects rolling. For starters, we would like to re-instigate our occasional guest-speaker meetings at APMH, so help with setting those up, from suggesting a speaker to putting out the chairs would be great. Our current project is a Kids Club Garden with The Ashtead Kidsclub where we foster interest in the natural world in primary school children with after-school gardening activities, like growing tomatoes, pruning bushes and finding creepy-crawlies. The road ahead for the world is going to be different from the one in the rear-view mirror. We’ll need to build a new model for living that makes the existing model obsolete. We can only do it with tactics that are not ostrich-based. As Helen Keller said, “A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.” We have seen the chevrons warning of the bends ahead. Help Transition Ashtead turn the steering wheel locally so we can take the corner in our stride!
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