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Hambledon Parish Magazine, September 2010, Page 2


PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, HAMBLEDON

Priest in charge The Rev Margot Spencer 01483 416333

24 Park Road Godalming

GU7 1SH

Reader Mr D. Jenkins 01483 416084

6 Quartermile Road

Godalming

Churchwarden Mr Nigel Pollock

Brackenwood, Brook Road

Wormley GU8 5UA 01428 682116.

Assistant Church Warden Mr David Chadwick, Little Beeches, 14 Springhill, Elstead,

Godalming, GU8 6EL 01252 702268

Church Treasurer & Gift Aid Dr Alison Martin

Tillies Munstead Heath Road

Godalming 01483 893619

Children and young people Youth and Children’s Worker

Jessi Poulsom 07882 186359

Sunday groups Crèche, Pre-School: Georgina Aylward 01428 682591

School Years 1-6: Liz Jenkins 01483 416084

Sunday Services

Full details of these and any other services are set out in the Church Calendar for the month, which is shown on page 5

Home Groups meet regularly on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings at various locations. Details from Roger Mathews Tel: 01483 420464

Alpha details and information from David and Liz Jenkins Tel No: 01483 416084

Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals contact Busbridge and Hambledon Church Office Tel No: 01483 421267

(Mon – Fri 9.30 – 12.30pm)

Where there is sickness or where a visit would be valued, contact the Church Wardens.

The Rector and Associate Minister are normally off duty on Fridays.

The nearest Roman Catholic churches are St Teresa of Avila, Chiddingfold (Fr. Stephen Hardaker 01428 643877); St Edmund, Croft Rd, Godalming and St Joseph’s, Milford (Fr. Michael 01483 416880)

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Margot Spencer Priest in charge

Busbridge & Hambledon

Pastoral Letter – September

A good friend is one who knows where you’ve been,

accepts you for who you are and encourages you to grow.

A friend recently gave me a fridge magnet bearing this message and it seems pertinent to all of us,

in both Hambledon and Busbridge at the moment.

Two of the things I am passionate about are welcome and hospitality and I think it’s really important to

carry that into our lives as a Christian community. Our love and hospitality need to reflect God’s and

the welcome we offer to people who are visiting our churches is really important – whether they attend

a baptism, wedding or funeral, or simply come along, on a Sunday, to see what makes us tick.

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to someone who has recently moved to Surrey from the south

coast. She said that she and her husband have spent some months trying out local churches and, despite

some misgivings, they have settled at a particular church, simply because the people there are so

friendly.

At several churches, despite being obviously new, they arrived, worshipped and left without being spo-

ken to by anyone except the vicar. They went to one church seven times and no-one spoke to them at

all. Yes, really.

That would never happen here! Hambledon is one of the friendliest places I know and the most won-

derfully welcoming church. Newcomers and visitors alike are greeted with warmth and received as

welcome guests. Those who come with problems, or from a troubled past, find acceptance and help.

If we look at the gospel accounts of Jesus’ life, he was often to be found mixing with the unexpected,

unacceptable and unwanted members of society. That is not meant to be a reflection on who those who

occasionally come to church (!) but it does serve to remind us that we may entertain angels unawares.

The way in which we receive people will colour not only the way they view us, but – perhaps more im-

portantly - the way they think about God.

They, and we, need to know that God delights in each one of us. He takes us as we are – sometimes

broken or beaten up by life’s events – and he offers love, acceptance and forgiveness. The challenge is

that he asks us to do the same – not just for the strangers who wander into our midst, but also for those

we know well.

During this time of change and transition, I sense that God is calling us to a greater commitment to Him

and to one another – building on the past, living in the present and looking to the future. As we do that,

we shall also encourage one another to grow and flourish.

With love


CHURCH CALENDARCHURCH CALENDARCHURCH CALENDARCHURCH CALENDAR September 2010September 2010September 2010September 2010

5th 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)

14th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am All Age Worship

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12th 9.30 am Holy Communion (CW)

15th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Holy Communion (CW) (with children’s groups)

____________________________________________________

Saturday 18th September 9.00 am to 10.00 am - Church Rooms

A time to meet together for prayer: all are welcome ____________________________________________________

19th 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP)

16th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Morning Worship (with children’s groups)

____________________________________________________

26th 9.30 am Morning Prayer (BCP)

17th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Morning Worship (with children’s groups)

____________________________________________________

Tuesday 28th September 7.30 pm Simon Taylor’s licensing at Busbridge Church (by invitation, only) ____________________________________________________

And in October 3rd 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) 18th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am All Age Worship

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10th 9.30 am Holy Communion (CW)

19th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Harvest Festival, followed by

Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall

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September services at St. John’s, Busbridge – please note changes 8.00 am: Holy Communion (2nd Sunday in the month, BCP)

5th 10.00 am: Combined all age service in church

12th 10.00 am: Combined HC in church (plus children’s groups)

19th & 26th 10.00 am: Classic service in church, Contemporary service in Busbridge Junior School

Groups for children of all ages in various locations – turn up and ask!

6.30 pm: Evening Worship (HC on 2nd Sunday this month)

St Peter’s after Stephanie

We are all immensely grateful to Margot for taking up the reins at Hambledon during the two-month

gap before Simon Taylor, our new Rector of Busbridge and Hambledon, arrives. And grateful, too, to

the many others taking roles to ensure the smooth running of the Church.

A third thank you to the many who contributed so generously to Stephanie’s farewell present. These

gifts enabled us to give her a cheque for £1,500.

Derek has given an account of Stephanie’s hugely enjoyable farewell parties on 24th August. So, we

look forward to the next event in the Village Hall: the Harvest Lunch on 10th October. This will follow

Simon’s first visit to Hambledon to take both services that same Sunday morning when we will give

him and his wife, Catherine, a special Hambledon welcome.

Nigel PollockNigel PollockNigel PollockNigel Pollock


A ndy, Vicki, Katie and Johnny Hinde left

Hambledon to live in Hong Kong on 17th

August. We shall miss them very much and

thank them for all that they did for the village. We

wish them well in this new adventure. Ellie is taking

up residence in her boarding school and the family will

very much be looking forward to the Christmas holi-

day when Ellie be joining them. We hope that they

will keep in touch and let us have their news from time

to time.

Many congratulations to George and Caroline Pitt

who have recently celebrated their 40th Wedding An-

niversary.

Our good wishes go to Hayley McGovern and John

Kemp, who are to be married at St Peter's Church as

this magazine goes to press. Hayley and her family

lived for many years in the village and we welcome

them all as they gather to celebrate this very happy

occasion.

Michael and Carol Ann Bailey have a new grandson.

Benjamin Havelock arrived on August 7th, his parents,

Charles and Sarah, with sisters Anna and Grace. Well

done to the residents of Court Farm.

Ron Vickery has joined the ranks of the retired. Our

good wishes to him and to Ann as they settle down

into a new routine.

And lastly, the heather on the common has given us a

wonderful display again this year. The dry weather

took its toll, but, happily, the rain has come just at the

right time to give the lovely colour that is produced at

this time of year. We are most grateful to Stephen

Dean for his constant care which gives us all such

pleasure.

PA R ISH & PE O PL E

CorrectionCorrectionCorrectionCorrection Among the organisations that kindly sponsored the village’s Mid-Summer Ball in June was Worm-ley-based photographic specialist RIGHTSHOT. Sorry for the error.

S ue Law would like to thank her clients past and

present for their loyal support and friendship. My

last 20 years working in both Hambledon and Milford

have been a joy.

I feel privileged to have been able to work both

with private clients, and in a consultancy role at Tad-

worth Children’s Hospice, Alliblasters Healing Centre,

Birtley House Nursing Home as well as with groups of

young people and adults in Dorking and Guildford.

I retire reluctantly due to health reasons and am

planning to move from Milford in the near future.

Thank you for being a vital part of my life over the

past 20 years.

My parents moved to Hambledon in the early

1960s and after their deaths I moved to Maytree Cot-

tage for a period of years. Hambledon was very much

part of their lives and both John and Muriel Richard-

son loved the life spent in the village, as did I later.

Sadly, Sue Law, who has massaged away our aches

and pains for many years is retiring. Here is her farewell note

ToodleToodleToodleToodle----oo, Sueoo, Sueoo, Sueoo, Sue


S aturday the 4th July marked the start of a

bitter sweet weekend, for it was the last

time that Stephanie would be with us as our

minister before she departed for her new and

challenging post as Chaplain to Scargill

House, the Christian community near Kettle-

well in

Yorkshire.

A right royal

send of had been

arranged and in

order to cater for

everyone here in

Hambledon and in

Busbridge, two

events took place.

Afternoon tea,

‘ M o r e T e a ,

V i c a r ? ’ , wa s

served in a mar-

quee in George

and Caroline Pitt’s

garden. Their gen-

erosity in providing such a beautiful setting was much

appreciated by all those who assembled to offer best

wishes and bon voyage to Stephanie.

Sandwiches and cakes in abundance were pro-

vided by ladies from Hambledon and gallons of tea

were consumed. It has to

said that the highlight of the

festive board was a cake,

made by Katherine Frogley

(nee Vacher), with a photo-

graph of St Peter’s Church

printed into the icing.

Alongside was a sculpted

icing figure of Stephanie.

The cake was enjoyed by

all present, but the icing

figure has gone with

Stephanie to Yorkshire. She

said she had never been

sculpted in icing before and

thought it was just great.

Two large containers of wild flowers were

brought from Busbridge and placed at the entrance to

the marquee later transferring to the Village Hall for

the evening and on to the church for Sunday morning.

The second event, ‘The Rocking Reverend’, was

not quite so sedate but thoroughly enjoyed by one and

all. From the very beginning the dance floor was

crowded and Roger Mathews and his rapidly expand-

ing Rock’n Roll Band got the young and not so young

cavorting to their compulsive beat.

Everybody had contributed to the evening by

bringing food and a break in the music allowed every-

one to attack the groaning tables of food with gusto.

We were not without music for long. Roger and

Ric Page related in song the saga of the money raising

efforts and building of new church rooms. This was

followed by them leading the singing of the musical

score of ‘Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat’.

H a v i n g

danced the night

away, Stephanie

then joined the

band and sang

t w o l o v e l y

songs, which,

i n c i d e n t a l l y ,

served to re-

minded us of

how much we

will miss her

singing in the

church – she has

a beautiful voice.

More dancing rounded off the evening and many

left the hall having enjoyed a truly memorable occa-

sion but conscious of the aches and pains they would

suffer, through their exertions, the following morning.

We will miss Stephanie but, she leaves us with

many happy memories and it is without doubt that her

ministry here at St Peter’s has been appreciated by

both young and old.

Icing on the cake

Geroge Pitt and Stephanie

Stephanie’s farewell Stephanie’s farewell Stephanie’s farewell Stephanie’s farewell

Derek Miller describes a bitter sweet weekend when Stephanie

Couvela, minister at St Peter’s for seven years, said her

farewell to Hambledon

Thanks to Phil Musk, Chris Payne and Ron Vickery

for the photos

Stephanie and Alan Harvey


aware of this problem and will continue, where neces-

sary and for the foreseeable future, to send out paper

copies of all plans and drawings to Hambledon and

similarly placed Parish Councils. However, with an

eye to the longer term, the Parish Council is supporting

an application by Waverley for grants to help purchase

equipment that will facilitate access to e-planning.

Earlier this year, the Parish Council decided to

undertake a further housing needs survey within the

village. The last one, carried out 10 years ago, re-

sulted in the building of Hambledon’s first affordable

housing scheme, Duncombs Cottages. Discussions

with Waverley earlier in the year indicated that there

were sufficient people on its housing list with the nec-

essary local credentials to make such a survey worth-

while. (This has been borne out by the speed with

which one of the Duncombs Cottages has just been re-

let.)

Local needs housing is

homes that can be rented or

part-bought, usually from a

housing association. It helps

local people who would ei-

ther like to remain in or re-

turn to a village but who are

unable to do so because of

the high costs of renting or

buying on the open market.

It thus supports communities

as well as contributing to

village services.

The survey will be carried out by means of let-

ters and an accompanying questionnaire, which all

households will receive in September. Please take part

– and please inform the Clerk if you know of anyone

living outside the village who might wish to return so

that he or she can also be sent details.

There will be a freepost envelope for the return

of completed questionnaires which will be analysed,

on an entirely confidential basis, by Surrey Commu-

nity Action. The results will be reported to the De-

cember meeting of the Parish Council.

■ Contracts for waste management and street cleaning

are coming up for review and the new specifications

will incorporate feedback from residents on present

levels of service. Waverley is therefore assessing cus-

tomer satisfaction and canvassing ideas for improve-

ments.

So if you have thoughts about waste collection in

the village, please let the Clerk know before 23 Sep-

A vacancy has occurred on the Parish Council,

following Jane Caie’s decision to resign –

which is sad as she has been a valuable con-

tributor, particularly on environmentally-related mat-

ters, as a Trustee of the Almshouses and as the Coun-

cil’s representative on the Oakhurst Cottage commit-

tee. The vacancy will be filled by co-option, pending

elections in May 2011; so whoever steps into Jane’s

shoes will have seven months in which to find out

what it’s like being a Parish Councillor and subse-

quently to decide whether to stand for election or to

stand down.

Come election time, there may well be further

vacancies as not all the present Councillors will be

putting their names forward for re-election. So expres-

sions of interest at this stage would be really welcome.

Please let the Clerk know if this sounds like something

for you and/or if you would like to know more about

what the job involves. Meeting dates are on the village

web site.

Finance featured strongly in the discussions at

the meeting on 3 August. Stringent cutbacks, which

will be imposed across all levels of government, mean

that Waverley has already embarked on its own major

review.

Grants to Parish and Town Councils, including

Hambledon Parish Council, for part of the costs of

grass cutting could be under threat and value-for-

money will be a major driver of the forthcoming re-

view of environmental services. The Parish Council

has therefore started to consider savings within its own

budget as from 2011. Possible candidates could in-

clude maintenance, grants and one-off projects.

Reduction in services In anticipation of a reduction in the level of services

currently provided by Waverley and Surrey County

Council, the Parish Council is also investigating the

possibility of these authorities providing whatever

insurance might be needed to enable the village itself

to undertake at least some of the work on a voluntary

basis.

As part of the consultation on planning applica-

tions within Hambledon, Waverley sends the Parish

Council a full set of the plans. E-consultation, whereby

all aspects of planning are handled over the internet, is

gradually being introduced by central government but

this creates problems for Parish Councils that do not

have council offices and the necessary equipment (an

A-1 size drawing doesn’t reproduce particularly effec-

tively on a home computer screen). Waverley is very

Housing and waste mattersHousing and waste mattersHousing and waste mattersHousing and waste matters

Got something to say about housing or waste collection? – then the

Parish Council wants to hear from you. Oh, and it’s looking for a new

parish councillor

The previous

housing-needs

survey resulted

in Hambledon’s

first affordable-

housing scheme,

Duncombs

Cottages

Hambledon

Parish Council


The Village ShopThe Village ShopThe Village ShopThe Village Shop tember. For example, should other categories of waste

be collected from the doorstep; would you like more

facilities for communal recycling in the village; what

about the frequency of collections?

Street cleaning was discussed during a recent

walk through the village which Derek Miller and Ron

Vickery had with the responsible Waverley office,

when it was agreed that the Parish Council will in fu-

ture be advised of dates and will report back to Waver-

ley on the frequency and quality of cleaning.

In the meantime, several areas were singled out

for attention, including Church Lane (which coinci-

dentally has just been cleaned to within an inch of its

life), Rock Hill and parts of Vann Lane.

■ And finally, after endless pressure from the Parish

Council (and particularly Stewart Payne) and Hamble-

don residents (and particularly those living in the vi-

cinity of the Hydestile Crossroads), Surrey County

Council has realised that HGVs driving through Ham-

bledon is not a good idea.

Following a meeting which Derek Miller and

Stewart Payne had in July with members of the SCC

Highways team, three “not suitable for HGVs” notices

have been ordered. One will be placed at the entrance

to Station Lane in Milford, to seal off the access to the

Hydestile Crossroads; the other two will be placed on

the A283 immediately to the north and south of the

crossroads, to prevent HGVs from turning into Lane

End.

The net result should be that Malthouse Lane,

Vann Lane and the Hambledon Road are effectively

sealed off. We await news of the delivery date – and

will keep reminding the county council until the signs

are in place.

W e need a business plan! It all makes sense.

A plan for the future and to guide the shop

closer to its destiny. The trustees have

asked for one if we wish to take the shop further – and

something needs doing, otherwise we are just standing

still or going backwards.

So I have called in Plunkett and hope that some

Lottery money is available for research into sourcing

local food, signs in the shop, development of the deli,

and perhaps an enhanced café area.I have had one lo-

cal person come forward to help and this might put

some meaningful enthusiasm into a jaded team.

What is my vision? It is simple – something to

attract many more people. How about the following,

some of which has been achieved. A room on the side,

to be created by converting the garage(first suggested

by John Anderson and me some four years ago) and

used for coffee, for the books and the computer, and a

children’s area; an enhanced café area outside for use

in good weather – this has now been done with two

more benches being purchased, one with thanks to the

Parish Coucil; more local produce in the shop and a

better variety of items from the bake-off. Can anyone

make a bacon butty? – I can’t! But if someone can, it

would be nice if they would step forward.

Outside, the space from theWeiler Pond to the

far hedge might become a noted conservation

area,with little notices about the various projects. Al-

ready the long horned bee has turned up! Finally, the

café part of the shop to be open when the green is

crowded with visitors and working in with Oakhurst

Cottage. Do you have any views on this? Or perhaps

on how the shop is run or could do better.Come and

discuss them with us at the shop on Saturday morn-

ing ,the 4th September .at 11am. We need your input,

especially if you are new to the village. Please try to be

there.

Smile line: Everyday I beat my own previous record for the number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

Farewell to all that

The shop’s manager, Phillip Underwood, wants to

see you at the shop’s open morning on September 4th

WANTEDWANTEDWANTEDWANTED The shop often needs volunteers. Most stints are two-hour slots on Monday to Friday every other week. Please contact Amanda Wright in the shop, or on 07970 813206. There is also a specific need for a Saturday volun-teer – 8:30am to 1:00pm – on the third Saturday of the month in October and then every other month. Please contact Jamie Sehmer on 01428 681998 or [email protected]


■ Barnabas Fund is urging Christians not to forget

their starving brothers and sisters in stricken Niger

following mainstream news reports about the escalat-

ing food crisis. The renewed call follows aid appeals

from Oxfam, which described the situation as

“extremely desperate”, and Save the Children, which

warned that up to 380,000 children under five are at

risk of death by starvation. Barnabas Fund is already

helping the Christian community, having provided 681

families with maize or millet and rice – funded by do-

nations totalling £40,000 – but more aid is urgently

needed. Visit: www.barnabasfund.org/Dont-forget-

starving-Christians-in-Niger

■ Do you pack a shoebox each autumn to send off to a

needy child somewhere in Eastern Europe or Asia or

even Africa? Well over a million of us do each year –

so much so that in the past 20 years more than 80 mil-

lion children worldwide have received such shoe

boxes of Christmas joy. This year is the 20th anniver-

sary of the beginning of Operation Christmas Child

– a good year to try and send even more boxes than

usual. Visit www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/ for

suggestions of what to buy for your box, and how and

where to send it.

■ The Methodist Conference has confirmed a pledge

to reduce the Church's carbon emissions by 80 per

cent by 2050, in line with government targets. The

Methodist Church in Britain has a carbon footprint of

around 120,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum

for approximately 8,000 of its buildings. The annual

energy bill to the Church and individual ministers is

about £19 million a year. Cutting the carbon footprint

has the potential to free up money that can be used for

mission.

■ Trans World Radio Romania has distributed over

2,000 solar panel radios to Roma people living in

remote areas of the country. This allows them to listen

to "Thru the Bible" programmes and Christian music

in their own language, five days a week. Visit:

www.twr.ro for further details.

■ An important volunteer programme of letter writing

to UK prison inmates has been re-launched by Prison

Fellowship England & Wales. A letter written to

someone serving a prison sentence remains one of the

highlights of an inmate’s daily routine. A letter may be

the only communication a prisoner receives, providing

them with essential encouragement and an important

link to the outside world. As one inmate who had re-

sponded to a letter said recently: “People like me do

value the time that you give to us when writing, thank

you so much for being there....” There will be compre-

hensive training at different locations across the coun-

try in September for those who wish to volunteer.

More details are available on 01621 843232 or

[email protected]. Or visit the web site at

www.pfew.org.uk.

Around the Christian communityAround the Christian communityAround the Christian communityAround the Christian community

Returning to the

Village Hall

Friday 26 November "The LPSO raised the roof....with laughter,

insanity & a fantastic range of every type of

music possible. The audience left with wide

smiles & happy hearts saying they hadn't

laughed so much in years!" Gill Scard

(Director, King's Theatre, Cheddar)

"The LPSO combine zany madcappery with

faultless musicianship" Ian McGlynn

(Artistic Director - Rondo Theatre, Bath)

"A fantastic night of musical zaniness - our

audience loved it." Will Wollen (Artistic

Director, Theatre Royal, Margate)

Don’t miss a great show – put the date in your diary now!


V ivArtis 2010, southern England’s largest art

and sculpture show, will be opened by local

sculptor Faith Winter at King Edward’s

School, Witley at the end of this month.

This three-week-long arts festival is one of the

most popular events in the Surrey Arts calendar, fea-

turing art, sculpture and photography.

Over 400 professional and amateur artists from

the south-east of England will be exhibiting and visi-

tors will again be able to enjoy the Sculpture Trail, run

in conjunction with the Surrey Sculpture Society, in

the school’s leafy grounds, featuring dramatic and eye

catching sculptures.

The Meath Home in Godalming will also be ex-

hibiting and selling the work of members of The Art-

house, which celebrates the talents of adults with

learning disabilities; and King Edward’s will be show-

casing its pupils’ work in textiles, 2D and 3D.

The director of the exhibition, Evelyn Phillips,

says: “The exhibition always attracts a really huge

following, from London dealers to fellow artists, local

people with a passion for art and those who simply

want to buy a painting or sculpture to appreciate and

enjoy at home. We are pleased that so many local

schools and adult groups also visit during the three-

week festival.”

The 14th VivArtis Art Exhibition will be held at

King Edward’s School, Witley from 26th September

to 17th October between 10am and 5pm (2pm to 5pm

Living artsLiving artsLiving artsLiving arts

Godalming’s annual three-week-long arts and sculpture

exhibition opens at King Edward’s School later

this month

on Sunday, 26th September) and admission to the ex-

hibition is free. Further details available from Judith

Mott: 01428 686773. Or visit www.kesw.org.


U nfortunately, like so many families, nobody

seems to pass down from generation to gen-

eration the vital information about our own

families histories. Because of this, I decided to put

down on paper "my life to date," together with photo-

graphs, so that I can pass it on to my children and my

grandchildren. That means they will know something

of my life, and it will have come from me, not from a

third party.

So what follows is what I can remember of what

my mother told me. She came from a large family

seven children, I think living at Hydon Ridge Cottage

in Hambledon.

My mother, Florence Emily Manfield, was born

there on the 28th April 1914. Her father, Alfred Man-

field, was the head gardener at the large house nearby

and her eldest brother was called Ernest. He was my

favourite uncle, but I think there was also a Bert and a

Bill. Her sisters, so far as I can remember, were Ann

and Winifred. I seem to recall that her other brother

was killed in a motorcycle accident with an army lorry

at night, but I cannot remember his name.

All her brothers and sisters eventually lived in

the Surrey area – Guildford, Witley, Haslemere, Hind-

head, Cranleigh and Aldershot. Among the photo-

graphs that I have sent is one of my young mother,

Florence Emily, standing at the back of Hydon Ridge

Cottage and there is another of her sitting on the seat

that commemorates Octavia Hill at Hydon’s Ball, but I

do not know at what age she was then.

There is a picture of my mother’s wedding on the

1st June 1936 (below left). The people there are, from

left to right, my Uncle Walter, my paternal grand-

mother, Mrs Thomas, my father William Thomas my

mother Florence, and my mother’s parents, Mr and

Mrs Alfred Manfield.

The photo of the big family gathering is at the

wedding of my mother’s sister, Winifred, to Walter

Hoare at St Peter’s Church. I'm sorry I do not know

the date for this picture, but I'm

sure you could find it in the St

Peter’s Church records.

I was born at my parent’s

house at 103 Manor Road,

Guildford on the 10th March

1944. I never actually lived in

Hambledon, but I was chris-

tened in St Peter’s Church on

28th of May 1944. After my

mother died in 1981, I scattered

her ashes on her parents grave

in St Peter’s churchyard.

My maternal grandmother

died just before I was born and

my maternal grandfather, Alfred

– the gardener – died in about

1950. But by then he was living

with my widowed mother and

me at our house in Guildford. I

think he moved away from

Hambledon in or around 1948.

I would think by now all

my mother’s brothers and sis-

ters are long gone, but I have

many cousins that are older and

Snapshots of a Hambledon familySnapshots of a Hambledon familySnapshots of a Hambledon familySnapshots of a Hambledon family

St Peter’s 1936 - the wedding of |Florence and William Thomas

David Thomas spotted Hambledon’s web site and sent these family

photos to the parish magazine. Here’s his family history from a time

that is so near yet seems so far away

Florence at Hydon’s Ball


A family wedding – Florence’s sister, Winifred, marries Walter Hoare. Florence is “number 11” (far right)

Florence at Hydon Ridge Cottage

Florence’s mother

a few who are younger than me. I am in touch with

two female cousins; one in Godalming.

I do remember my mother saying that my grand-

father dug the cutting by hand leading into the large

house ,which is virtually next to Hydon Ridge Cottage,

with others using wheelbarrows and shovels. How true

this is I wouldn't know. Another thing I seem to re-

member was my mother telling me that she could re-

member seeing children of the royal family walking to

their school in the Hambledon area. I am also privy to

where the key to St Peter’s is hidden in its porch –

unless it has now been removed. I retired aged 43 and

at 66 my life has so far been active and colourful but I

really do not think it will be of any interest to the resi-

dents of Hambledon.

Can anyone add to the details about Florence Manfield and her family during their time in Hambledon? If so, David Thomas would like to hear from you. Email him at [email protected]. And don’t forget to send your information to the parish magazine, too, at [email protected]. If you have any pictures of past Hambledon folk that you would like to share with the parish magazine (and Hambledon’s Heritage Society), then we would like to see them.



D id you read in the Surrey Advertiser about the

young chap in a white van playing tag with

another bloke in a 4x4? The police chased

him along the Hambledon Road and up Station Lane.

The van got jammed in Enton and the driver had to

ram the police car to escape.

He stalled the van at the end of Culmer Lane and

could not re-start it because he didn’t have a key. Of

course not, because he had stolen it. When the police

arrived, they pointed out the £10,000 digger in the

back of the van (stolen from a farm in Shalford). He

claimed that he had not noticed it. He was charged

with driving dangerously, no insurance, ramming a

police car, injuring a police officer, no driving licence,

stealing a van and stealing a digger. Oh, and he came

from nowhere near our patch – from a caravan site in

Reading. What was he doing here?

So, was he jailed? Of course not. About 500

hours of community work, disqualified from driving

for two years and ordered to pay £500 of compensa-

tion. Oh, and he was acquitted of handling stolen

goods. Meanwhile, if you or I get a parking ticket in

Godalming, that’s £60. I don’t know why I bother.

Which leads me to the following obituary I spotted.

“T oday I am mourning the death of an old

friend by the name of Common Sense,

aka C.S. C.S lived a long and useful life but died from

heart failure at the brink of the new millennium. No

one really knows how old he was, since his birth cer-

tificate was lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly

devoted his life in service to schools, hospitals, homes,

factories and offices, helping people get jobs done

without fanfare and foolishness.

“For decades, petty rules, silly laws and frivolous

court cases held no power over C.S. He was credited

with cultivating such valued lessons as to know when

to come in out of the rain, that the early bird gets the

worm and that life isn't always fair.

“C.S. lived by sound financial policies (don't

spend more than you can earn) and reliable teaching

and parenting strategies (the adult is in charge, not the

child). A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the De-

pression and the Technical Revolution. C.S survived

cultural and educational trends including feminism,

body piercing, texting and new maths. His health de-

clined when he became infected with a virus called "If

it only helps one person it's worth it".

“In recent decades his waning strength proved no

match for the ravages of overbearing regulations. He

watched in pain as good upright citizens became ruled

by self-seeking lawyers and enlightened do gooders.

His health rapidly deteriorated as schools mindlessly

implemented zero-tolerance policies. Reports of six-

year-old boys charged with sexual harassment for kiss-

ing a classmate, a young child of five being charged

with racial abuse and a teacher being fired for repri-

manding an unruly student.

“Finally C.S lost his will to live as the Ten Com-

mandments became unfashionable, some churches

seemed to be run as businesses, criminals received

better treatment than victims. As the end neared, C.S

drifted in and out of logic but was kept informed of

developments regarding court cases for compensation

on minor issues, health and safety taken to the ex-

treme. C.S was preceded in death by his parents, Truth

and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Respon-

sibility, and his son, Reason. He is survived by three

step-brothers Rights, Tolerance and Whiner. Few at-

tended his funeral because, if we are honest, few real-

ised he had gone.”

Mourning common senseMourning common senseMourning common senseMourning common sense

The looney exploits of a man in a stolen van get Magpie sounding off

about the loss of common sense. And his missus continues her fascination

with bicarbonate of soda

BYWAYS An occasional column

from around our plot

More uses for bicarb

You have just been stung by a wasp or bitten by a nasty little ant. You rush into the house for the first-aid kit and, can you believe it, some one has used the last of antihistamine cream? Look for the bicarbonate of soda. When mixed with a little wa-ter to make a cream and smeared over the bite or sting, it will give fast relief from the itching.

If you suffer from hard skin, which can be a problem during the summer months as we all wear loose-fitting sandals to keep cool, make a paste with bicarbonate of soda and water. Rub it into the affected area and leave until the skin feels softer. Rinse off and pat your feet dry. You can also use dry bicarbonate of soda as you would talcum powder on you feet daily. This will keep your feet dry and itch-free no matter how hot the temperature.

After a hard day in the garden with the weather so hot that you could not keep your gar-dening gloves on and the only word t describe your hands is 'dirty', bicarbonate of soda makes a very good hand wash. Mix one measure of bicarb with three parts of water or liquid hand wash. Wash and rinse well. Bicarbonate of soda can also be added to a bowl of warm water to soak your hands to leave them wonderfully clean and soft.


Ramblers

Hambledon

A damp start, but full of enthusiasm and of faith

in their leader, 11 stalwarts started what the

leader had described as an easy walk of about

eight miles. No hills or styles and the promise of a pub

lunch (if a suitable hostelry could be found).

The walk followed the Wey navigation and much

speculation was aired about the advis-

ability of building properties adjacent to

and below the level of the water in the

canal. Some of the properties were

quite splendid, but the potential for

flooding was all too obvious.

The coffee stop was beneath a viaduct of the

M25 and was voted the ugliest stop that the Hamble-

don Ramblers had ever made. Still, it gave us the op-

portunity to admire the graffiti on the viaduct supports.

The sign post at the M25 stop announced that we had a

further three miles before we would arrive at Wey-

bridge and suspicions were beginning to surface that

this eight-mile walk was going to be a little bit longer

than announced, since we had already been walking

for well over an hour.

Upon arrival in Weybridge a suitable hostelry

was soon found and the chance of a mutiny in the

ranks quelled when fine food was found to be avail-

able.

It was starting to drizzle as we prepared for the

return journey and this soon turned to heavier rain.

Part way back it became obvious that some in the party

were beginning to find the going hard and the pace

slowed until eventually it was decided that it would be

unwise even foolish for one member of the party to

complete the walk, so she was persuaded to wait at

Pyrford with some of the others until a car could be

brought back to pick them up.

We learned the next day that the walk

was over 13 miles and even those who had

waited to be picked up at Pyrford had

walked about 11 miles. The leader hopes he

will be forgiven but has excused himself by

saying that he did he same walk a few years

ago and found it very easy. Perhaps he forgot that

tempus fugit and we are getting just that little bit older.

Follow my leaderFollow my leaderFollow my leaderFollow my leader

The Ramblers did indeed follow their leader. But they paid a heavy price in

boot leather and blisters

Tuesday, August 10 Ripley to Weybridge 13 miles circular

Next WalkNext WalkNext WalkNext Walk Tuesday September 15Tuesday September 15Tuesday September 15Tuesday September 15 Meet at the Village Hall at 9.00 am Leader Sue Cooper Starting from Forest Green, walking through farm-land and then a steady climb to Holmbury Hill and back to Forest Green via Leith Hill Woods. Lunch at The Parrot. 6-7 miles Short WalkShort WalkShort WalkShort Walk Tuesday 28 SeptemberTuesday 28 SeptemberTuesday 28 SeptemberTuesday 28 September Meet at the Village Hall at 2.00 pm Leader Mary Parker

Wednesday Afternoon Group

Our next meeting will be held on

8th September 2010

at Hambledon Village Hall

How is your balance ladies?

Sally Parker is going to give us a talk on maintaining

our balance

If you have any tennis balls, please bring them along with you

We look forward to seeing you there

Jan Kilsby Joyce Dougans Julie Atkin

Contact Number: Jan Kilsby 01483 423637


Ross’sRoss’sRoss’sRoss’s

S eptember – and will our ever-reliable weather-

men be right (pause for hollow laugh) and will

this month be nice and sunny? If so, it’s proba-

bly the last month to pack a giant picnic plus some

nice chilled wine, phone me and Goodwife Jan and

head out to the woods.

I see by the photo of the Ramblers in the August

magazine that Derek and John are surrounded by

women again. So, you just like looking at the country-

side, huh? Looks like I’ll have to join up. (See page 16

for details of the next walk – Ed).

I have just figured out why our ancestors wrote

such strange books. The Hunting of the Snark – weird.

Alice in Wonderland – far out. The Golden Bough –

phew. Or Gulliver’s Travels.

They have got to have been on something to

come up with titles like that – and, indeed, they were.

Forget the opium dens. The stuff was available over

the counter. Pop into your local pharmacy and buy

Paregoric for your cold. No wonder you’d feel better.

It was 50 per cent opium. And the stuff was still

around in the 1950s. Sold out of Paregoric? No prob-

lem. How about a bottle of Dr Brown’s Clorodine?

Contains opium and cannabis. So the reason they all

wrote books with such strange titles is simple – they

were all stoned out of their minds.

And people talk about the 1960s. Incidentally,

my favourite TV programme from that period has got

to be Tales from the Riverbank. What’s yours?

Arthur Frierson from Roundals has just given me

a stack of old magazines. The likes of Practical

Householder from the 1950s and 1960s. Wow, what a

hoot. Make a nice picture for your lounge wall out of

Oldino. A garden shed for 17s 6d. And a few motoring

mags – a road test on the new Austin 1100. Great stuff.

If you want to wallow in times gone by, give me a call.

■ Now, how about a nice two-hour walk from Pir-

bright village (The Cricketers sells a good pint).

Start point: Pirbright Green. Distance: 4 miles Typical

time: allow two hours

1 From Moorhen bus stop on Pirbright Green, cross

main road and go along Church Lane away from

green, towards the parish church. Go past church and

turn right on footpath over stream and continue to

reach road.

2 At road turn left along pavement. After 16om turn

left opposite Causeway Farm along West Heath. Pass

Thompsons Close and continue ahead to reach road.

3 Turn left along road for 120 yards, passing The Old

School House, then turn right along footpath between

fields. Cross bridge and go through kissing gate, then

bear right and go across field up Hazelacre Hill, pass-

ing a clump of trees on your right. Go through kissing

gate, bear slightly right and keep ahead to cross stile in

field corner into woods. Follow path ahead along old

fence line to reach track. Bear left at track and keep

left along road for 600 yards, passing pond by The

Manor House on left.

4 Just past Millcroft on your right, bear right over stile.

Go across field and stiles to enclosed path. At end of

path, cross main road to left of mini roundabout and

turn right along pavement beside Guildford Road

(B3o32). Pass a farm on your left and continue to

Rowe Lane.

5 Bear left into Rowe Lane and after 120 yards turn

left at kissing gate to go up path. Keep ahead to T-

junction with tarmac track. Turn left along track then

keep ahead into woods to cross footbridge. Twenty

yards after bridge, turn left and keep ahead following

path beside Pirbright Common, then passing to left of

house. Keep ahead past a farm and house on your left,

then after 100 yards, turn left along track opposite

Sandyburn.

6 Keep ahead on path to reach farm track. Turn left

along track and after 70 yards, turn right at start of a

farm garden. Go over stile and turn left across field to

reach stile and footbridge near field corner. Bear right

through woods and follow path ahead to pass through

nursery. At end of greenhouses, turn left along track

and continue to road and Pirbright Green,

7 Cross road to go ahead across green to Lord Pir-

bright Hall, then bear left along main road to reach bus

stop. That’s it.

Weird and walkingWeird and walkingWeird and walkingWeird and walking

Ross enters a world full of drugs and suggests a nice walk for a sunny

September day


My dear Nephew Darren,

I think your idea for both our Confirmation groups

getting together for a weekend away was excellent and

our meeting last week drew most of the plans together.

We didn’t take any minutes, so let me record the deci-

sions I believe we made.

Since all of us will have to share one dormitory, I

know my snoring will inconvenience you all, so I am

prepared to spend the nights at a local hotel. By

chance, I have found that there is a four star one only a

few miles away, so I have booked myself in.

As the dining area in the youth centre is very

cramped, I am also willing to have dinner each eve-

ning at the hotel, thereby creating more space for the

rest of you. This will, admittedly, mean that I will not

be available for the rota for preparing meals, but that is

a small loss for giving you all so much more freedom

of movement. An additional sadness is that, since

breakfast at the hotel is not served until 8am, I will not

be able to join you either for your pre-breakfast dip in

the nearby stream.

I think it will be an excellent learning experience

if you prepare all the teaching sessions yourself, but be

assured that I will always be on hand to give the ad-

vice of experience. That large armchair near the fire in

the common room seems to be the best place for me to

sit, so I can keep an eye on proceedings, while I take

on the responsibilities for stoking the fire.

Naturally, my arthritis will prevent me being able

to accompany you on your afternoon hikes, but I will

cheerfully park my car wherever you leave the mini-

bus, to provide a second vehicle in case of emergen-

cies. I do not mind in the least waiting all those long

hours until you get back; I have already chosen the

cassettes and books to help me get through them. Per-

haps you could modify your proposed route in the

mountains to something round the lake, since I notice

there is a rather attractive tea shop in the village.

I am fully aware that not sleeping or dining at the

centre, not being responsible for preparing the teach-

ing, nor being involved on the walks will mean that

my contributions will be slightly limited, but these are

sacrifices I gladly make in order to give you further

experience in your ministerial career.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

Ministerial adviceMinisterial adviceMinisterial adviceMinisterial advice

In an occasional series, the Rev Dr Gary Bowness

gives us one of his tongue-in-cheek letters from

‘Uncle Eustace’ at the Rectory of St James the Least

St. Peter’s Church HambledonSt. Peter’s Church HambledonSt. Peter’s Church HambledonSt. Peter’s Church Hambledon

Invitation to the Harvest Festival services on 10 October at 9.30 and 11am

a chance to meet the Rev’d Simon Taylor the newly installed Rector of Busbridge and Hambledon at his first services in Hambledon

followed by a Harvest Festival lunch in the village hall

Tickets will be available from Sept 4th until 3rd October from Sue Blackman Tel: 01428 683871 or from the Village Shop

Adults £7.00 Children (up to 15) £5.00 Please bring your own liquid refreshment.

WHERE? St Peter’s Church Hambledon

WHEN? Autumn Term 2010

Tuesdays Sept 28th, Oct 5th, 12th

Tuesdays Nov 2nd, 9th 16th

TIME? 9.30 – 11.30.

Starting with coffee, croissants and chat then a DVD

presentation and discussion in small groups afterwards.

WHAT? As parents we inevitably shape the lives of

our children – both by what we do and by what we

don’t do. It’s a privilege and a responsibility.

This 6 week course is full of wise, thoughtful advice &

practical ideas on the art of parenting that really work.

Do come and join us for some learning chat and fun,

even if it’s for some time out and someone else to make

you coffee or a cuppa and delicious pastries! We will be

providing a crèche for younger children not at nursery.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE A PLACE

PLEASE CALL:

Liz Jenkins 01483 416 084 Vicky Page 01483 869 849

If this is successful we will probably run a

PARENTING TEENAGERS course in the New Year.

The first section titled “ in a galaxy far, far away” the

teenage universe !!! Sounds good!

PARENTING COURSE (0 – 10 YRS) Run by parents for parents


The season nears its endThe season nears its endThe season nears its endThe season nears its end

Seniors Teams:

The cricket season is coming towards the end and the 1st XI have only

one game left to play. They play Shalford on Sunday 5th

September.

The 2nd

.XI have had a reasonable season in Division.2. Their last

League game was against Dorking III on the 29th

August. You can see all the Village League results on our web site:

www.hambledoncc.play-cricket.com along with other news. Colts. All colts league games and the coaching sessions finished

in July.

The colts have had very good results with the Under 9s winning some of their matches, the

Under 11s winning all their matches and the Under 13s, in their first year, losing all, but with

some very close results.

The BBQ at the end of the colts season on July 9th and the various fun matches between the

fathers were a great success, with over 200 attending. Thanks to Caroline Tristem for the

arrangements.

Our thanks also go to this year’s Colts Managers: Under 9s, Caroline Wood, Under 11s, Simon

Rhodes and Andy Hinde, and Under13s, Bob Cunningham, for all their commitment to the

league sides and practice sessions. Also thanks to all the other colts’ trainers, helpers, mums and

dads, who have helped run the training sessions and help with the matches.

Fund Raising: - The Fund raising draw event of the 200 Club for July was: The winners are: 1st. Prize £50.00 - No. 4 – Rob Merry 2nd. Prize £30.00 – No. 21 – R. Bridge Wood 3rd. Prize £20.00 - No. 57 – E.R.Waring 4th. Prize £10.00 - No. 26 – CPS & J. Clark

Further Activities The Hambledon Cricket Club’s Presentation Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday 25

th

September. The venue will be at Hambledon Village Hall. There will be a three-course dinner at

a cost of £25.00 p.p. and a bar.

A varied choice of menu will be available.

You are welcome to join us for the evening dinner and presentation. Call Caroline Tristem on

01428 685455 or for more details.

For any information about the club, please call the captains, Ian Houston (020 7450 2591) or

(0775 183264); Martin Johnson (01483 452811); Secretary: Bruce Sleep (01428 684454); our

President, Mic. Coleman, (01428 682977).or our Welfare Officer, Bob Cunningham on 01428

683970.

Arthur Blackman, Chairman.

Seniors: 2010 Fixtures: September.

Date 1st.XI or 2

nd.XI Opposition Home/Away Time

. Sun 5 1st XI League Shalford A 1.30

Sun. 12 Friendly XI Flemish Giants H 1.30

Sun. 19 Friendly XI Uplands H 1.30

Sat. 18 Friendly XI Flemish Giants H 1.30


SUPPER & QUIZ NIGHTSUPPER & QUIZ NIGHTSUPPER & QUIZ NIGHTSUPPER & QUIZ NIGHT In aid of Mission Projects supported by St Peter’s Church

Saturday 2 October, Hambledon Village Hall 7:30pm Supper Bar Raffle Tickets £10

Supporting the youth work of Trinity Trust Team in the Churches, Schools and Communities in and around Godalming

and the Bridge to Bolivia Project providing practical Care & Support in some of the poorest areas of Bolivia

Enjoy a great night: Test your knowledge in a team based Quiz, (Max 6 per team)

a Taste of South American Wine & Cuisine and support great causes at Home and Overseas

PUT THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY NOW

For more information or to reserve tickets: Please contact Andy Poulsom: email [email protected] OR 01483 420206/07876 142197

HAMBLEDON YOUTH GROUPS

S P A N G L E S Y OU TH G R O U P S P A N G L E S Y OU TH G R O U P S P A N G L E S Y OU TH G R O U P S P A N G L E S Y OU TH G R O U P for aged 7-10 years starts back on Thursday 16th September 2010. Join us at

Hambledon Church rooms for an exciting term of faith, fun, friendship, food, arts and crafts,

games and competitions! We’ll be meeting every Thursday during

term time between 5:30- 6:30pm.

Don’t miss out!

HAMBLEDON YOUTH GROUP for aged 11-14 years starts back on Thursday 16th September 2010. Come and join us

at Hambledon Church rooms to meet new and old friends in the village, and to share in faith,

fun, fellowship and food! We’ll be meeting every Thursday during term time

between 6:45-8pm. All are welcome!

ALSO, our Confirmation classes for aged 14-18 years will be running every Sunday Af-

ternoon from the 10th Oct- 14th November from 4pm- 5pm. Over the course of 6 weeks

we will be exploring Christianity and what it means to have a living faith. If the young people

feel that they are ready to make a public commitment of faith by the end of the course then

they are welcome to take part in the confirmation service held at Shottermill Church on

the evening of Wednesday 17th November 2010.

There will be an introductory session to the Confirmation course on the 3rd October from

4pm- 5pm at Hambledon Church rooms for parents and their teenagers to hear further

details of the course programme.

For further information regarding Hambledon Youth Groups and Events, please contact Jessi Poulsom at: [email protected] (Youth Worker for St Peter’s Church Hambledon and Trinity Trust Team)


GODGODGODGOD IN THEIN THEIN THEIN THE

ARTSARTSARTSARTS

O ne of the earliest drawings of the Crucifixion

is a rough, primitive sketch scratched onto a

wall in Rome: it shows a man on a cross, but

the man has the head of a donkey. The inscription un-

derneath reads, ‘Alexander worships his God.’ It is a

crude graffito satirising the Christian faith and asking

what sort of God would allow himself to be crucified.

He must be as stupid as a donkey for the cross is a sign

of defeat and humiliation. For those who stood around

the cross on Calvary, they would have seen only that

defeat and humiliation. There was nothing victorious

in the sight of two robbers and a teacher raised up be-

fore them.

On the face of it, the cross does look like a disas-

ter – nothing victorious, nothing heroic there. Yet no-

where in the New Testament is this death portrayed as

a disaster. The cross is always something powerful and

life giving. It may be folly to the world, but St Paul

says it is the wisdom of God and the power of God. St

John’s account of Good Friday (the Gospel always

read on that day) is permeated by the note of victory:

Jesus reigns as king from his cross. The words above

his head proclaiming his kingship are not words of

mockery, but words of affirmation. This really is the

king of the world. Our Lord’s final words, ‘It is ac-

complished’ is a proclamation of fulfilment and

achievement.

Divine chemistry The 14th of September is Holy Cross Day, when we

celebrate Christ reigning in glory from the tree of the

Cross: a revelation that a divine chemistry is at work,

transforming what looks at first sight as death and hu-

miliation into the power of love and life eternal. To

celebrate this victory, here is one of the great iconic

works of the last century: Salvador Dali’s ‘Christ of St

John of the Cross’, painted in 1951. A few years ear-

lier Dali had moved from painting vivid and startling

surreal pictures to works inspired by religious and

mystical themes.

The inspiration for this month’s painting came

from a drawing by the 16th century Spanish Carmelite

monk and poet, St John of the Cross. A small pen and

ink drawing is transformed into a large painting show-

ing Christ hovering over the world. The coastline be-

low is Port Lligat in eastern Spain. Above we see

Christ reigning from the wood of the cross. The curi-

ous thing is that we as observers look down on Christ,

who is hung over and above the world. Is that darkness

behind a reminder of the sun’s light failing on the first

Good Friday, or is it the prelude to a new day and a

new creation? The cross is suspended over the world,

cradled in the vastness of the sky and clouds. But there

is a very familiar, human scene at the bottom of the

painting: the disciples fishing, just as they were doing

when Jesus first called them.

Dali shows Jesus as transcendent and yet part of

our lives, embracing all creation and reaching out to

individual hearts. On Holy Cross Day we rejoice that

the cross is a sign of God’s love and life for the world.

It is also a sign of God’s love and life for each of us, as

it was for the disciples fishing in the painting. With

them we can proclaim: “In the cross of Christ I glory.”

You can see a copy of this painting at: http://

www.seeglasgow.com/seeglasgow/museums-and-

galleriesnew/kelvingrove/salvador-dali.

In the cross of Christ I gloryIn the cross of Christ I gloryIn the cross of Christ I gloryIn the cross of Christ I glory

The Rev Michael Burgess continues his series on God in the Arts with

Salvador Dali’s Christ of St John of the Cross. It is on display at.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow



A s summer turns to autumn, it is time to clear up,

…..and plan for spring.

Perennials, annuals, & bulbs Take tender perennial

cuttings of e.g. pelargoniums, and fuchsias early in the

month or keep old plants well sheltered, preferably

indoors and for cuttings in spring. Take hard woodcuttings from roses, plant straight in

the ground. Prune climbing roses after flowering.

Lift and divide overgrown perennials, replanting the

most vigorous parts e.g. mint, lemon balm and chives.

Mark perennials with permanent tags, or make a

map showing where and what they are after dieback at

end of the season. Remove and compost spent annuals.

Collect seeds, clean them and store in a dry cold place.

Scatter some seeds of perennials in a row or in open

beds so that the young seedlings will be ready to be

transplanted into their permanent spot next spring.

After first frost, dig up tender bulbs and store in a

cool, dark spot. During September–November, after

soil temperature drops below 16°C / 60°F, plant bulbs

of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, irises, anemone, crocus

etc. Select healthy, disease free bulbs. Add bone meal

or bulb fertilizer in plant hole, as you prepare the soil.

Shrubs and trees Water trees and shrubs less, to

harden up before winter. This is a good time to select

and plant trees and shrubs, and encourage good root

development, allowing them to get established before

spring. If it is dry, water until the ground freezes. Stop

fertilizing trees and flowering shrubs to allow this

year’s growth to harden off.

Edibles Begin lifting root veg and storing. Sow garlic.

Harvest squash. Lift and store main crop potatoes, or

cover with black cloth mulch. Plant out spring cab-

bages. Keep up with the harvesting of apples and

pears. Prune out old raspberry canes and tie down this

year’s new canes for next summer. Plant new straw-

berry plants. Prune plum trees right after harvest, for a

good crop next year. Once tops of onions have with-

ered, lift and dry in a dry, sunny place for about 10

days, then store in a cool, dark, dry place. Some root

crops – carrots, onions, and parsnips – can be left in

the ground and dug up as needed. Apply enough

mulch to keep the ground from freezing, and the crop

will be kept fresh. After harvesting summer vegeta-

bles, plant a green manure of clover, cow peas, soy-

beans, or vetches for digging in next spring. These

nitrogen producing plants provide good organic matter

and food for crops next year, and help to control weeds

over the winter.

Lawns Mow less frequently. Scarify and aerate, and

give an autumn feed after rain with a slow-release 3-1-

2 ratio fertilizer to build up the roots for winter. Sow

or lay new lawn. If it needs thatching, do in early au-

tumn. Re-seed bare spots to reduce weeds and moss.

Glasshouses/House Plants This is a good time to buy

a greenhouse so you can start sowing very early next

year. Reduce the watering and ventilation in the green-

house esp. any cuttings. Give the greenhouse a good

clean for the winter.

Pot up or bring in all the spring flowering bulbs to

flower earlier. Store in a cool, dark place, until new

growth emerges, then move to a bright window. Re-

duce watering of houseplants and start moving to the

brightest rooms in the house. Stop feeding pot grown

plants. Force hyacinths for Christmas.

Maintenance This is the best time of the year take a

note book and walk around the garden and assess what

has done well or not so, and where things should be

moved to or removed all together or any redesigning

that needs to be done. As it is neither too hot or cold,

so this is a good time for garden construction, perhaps

make or improve the compost area. Make a corner for

leaves and wood for insects to hibernate

Tidy up the garden. Dispose of plants or leaves

that may have had disease. Start deadheading and

cutting back but as late as possible for structural deco-

ration and for insects and birds. .

On heavy soil like clay, it is a good time to dig

it over well and add some good organic matter while it

is dry, for the wet weather makes it impossible. To-

wards the end of the month, after foliage has died

back, lift, divide and store Gladioli, and dahlias before

the frost damages them.

Weed to improve the appearance of garden

through the winter and for spring. Watch for insect,

slug, snail, or disease damage throughout the garden,

and control the problem.

Thin out congested pond plants washing off any

wildlife. Cover ponds with netting to trap leaves and

other debris.

The birds will soon begin winter migrations.

Provide them with some food for their long journey, or

even persuade a few to stay around for the winter, if

they know they have a reliable food source.

Projects for and after theProjects for and after theProjects for and after theProjects for and after the Flower & Vegetable Show Flower & Vegetable Show Flower & Vegetable Show Flower & Vegetable Show

With the Hambledon Flower & Vegetable Show on Saturday 4th September,

here are some projects to help the garden to look its best for the rest of this

season, and to prepare for the long cold winter and upcoming spring

Gardening in

September


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The best cookery corner



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Guy Lemieux gives us a last blast of summer with a great variation on panna

cotta - not exactly healthy, but it’s yummy - then we have a tasty dish for

chilly evenings that’s good for the freezer

Panna cotta with strawberry sauce

Half a pint of marscarpone cream

Half a pint of double cream

Fine rind of one orange

4oz caster sugar

1 split vanilla pod

4 table spoons milk

2 table spoons powdered gelatine

For the sauce:

1lb strawberries

2 table spoons icing sugar

1 table spoon balsamic vinegar

Put the marscarpone, cream, orange rind, sugar and vanilla pod in a saucepan. Place over a low heat until almost boiling, stirring occasionally. Re-move from heat and leave for 20 minutes. Put milk into another pan and sprinkle in the gela-tine, place over a low heat until the gelatine has dissolved. Stir this into the cream mixture and bring to boil, then strain into a jug.

Lightly oil four suitable dishes and pour in the cream mixture. Chill in the fridge until set. To make the sauce: trim the fruit and place in a saucepan with the icing sugar and 3 table spoons of water. Heat until the juices run. Then place in a blender and add the balsamic vinegar until the mix-ture is smooth. Chill for 4 hours. To serve: careully loosen the panna cotta onto four plates and surround with the chilled sauce.

Chicken in almond, stem ginger & yoghurt sauce

1oz butter

1 table spoon olive oil

4 chicken joints

1 onion, chopped

1oz flour

Half a pint of chicken stock

Half tea spoon grated nutmeg

2oz stem ginger, sliced

4oz button mushrooms

Salt & pepper

1 pint natural yoghurt

2 oz split almonds

Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken joints and fry for about eight minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the pan and place in a casserole dish. Add the onion to the pan and cook gently for five minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for two minutes. Gradually stir in the stock and bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Add the nutmeg, ginger, mushrooms and sea-soning and pour over the chicken in the casserole. Cover and cook in a warm oven (170oC or Gas

Mark 3) for one hour. Remove the casserole from the oven, allow to cool slightly then stir in the yoghurt. Return to the oven and cook for a further five minutes to heat through the yoghurt. Meanwhile, lightly toast the almonds under a grill until they are golden brown. Adjust the seasoning before serving. Serves 4. Note, that if you want to put this dish in the freezer, do not add the yoghurt before freezing. Reheat and stir in the yogurt and add the almonds as above.


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holidays are over, and it is back to work and back to school time. College beckons, with hours of

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