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Welcome toEwell Village Fair!Dear Fairgoer,Welcome to the 2018 Ewell Village Fair!It was in 1979 that my predecessor, the Revd PeterHogben, asked the Young Wives' Group to volunteertheir husbands for a morris dancing event, as no

existing sides were available to perform at the Ewell Village Fair. Soon, afully-fledged side was formed- the Ewell St Mary's Morris Men- which persiststo this day, with a few of the original members still involved!Regular fairgoers will know that the Morris Men always open the fair, but thisyear I am very pleased that they and other morris sides will be taking an evenmore prominent role. As well as the opening event, they will be dancingthroughout the day both in Glyn House grounds and in Ewell Village High Street(where the Village Traders' event is taking place at the same time). A numberof other sides will be present during the day, so this year's Fair promises to bea feast of morris dancing.Of course, there is, as always, a lot more going on, and these pages will helpyou find out what, where, and when, so you don't miss anything.As ever, we are very grateful to Ewell Castle School who kindly allow us to usethe grounds of Glyn House for the Fair. It is good to be once again holding theFair in parallel with the Ewell Village Traders in the village.The Fair raises money for St Mary's parish church, providing an essentialcontribution towards the costs of maintaining our beautiful Victorian buildingand its churchyard, and supporting all that we do in the course of a year. Pleasedo take the chance today to look around St Mary's. As well as the informationin this programme about what we do as a church, you can also read more onour website www.stmarysewell.com or on Facebook.In 2018 as much as in 1979, Ewell Village Fair relies on countless hours of timegiven by many different people, in order to make this a full day of fun andentertainment for everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to thankeveryone involved. I hope the tradition of the fair continues for many years more,but this does rely on volunteers:- please do speak to me or another organisertoday or get in touch if you would be interested in being involved next year.I look forward to seeing you and your friends and family at the fair!Russell DewhurstVicar of Ewell

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Come & enjoy ourFLOWER SHOW

Saturday 22nd September 2.30 - 4.30 p.m.

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Floral exhibits, plants for sale & tea with homemade cakes

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CAFE NESCOT at St Mary's Church Hall

On Tuesdays in term time,students from NESCOT servesimple lunches 12 and 2pm

Everyone welcome - Do drop in

St Mary’s ToddlerGroups

Monday afternoon, Thursdaymornings during term time in the

church hallFor details:

tel: 020 8393 4804

SUNDAY AT ST MARY'S0800 HOLY COMMUNION

0930 SUNG EUCHARISTThe Sunday School meets in conjunctionwith this service.There is coffee in the church hall between the9.30 and 11 o’clock services on Sundaymornings, to which all are welcome, andespecially newcomers and visitors.

LATE MORNING SERVICE varies bySunday in the monthThe usual pattern is our all-age Praise@11on the first Sunday at 11am; 11.15amChoral Mattins on the second Sunday; 11amToddle Up, a short and very informal servicefor toddlers and their families on the thirdSunday; and 11.15am Morning Prayer withHoly Baptism on the fourth Sunday. Thepattern changes on special occasions: seeour website for details.1700 Second Sunday of the month ALL-INAn inclusive all-age service with somethingfor everyone. Followed at 6pm-6:45pm byClub Sandwich, a youth group for 7-11s.1730 Once a month CHORAL EVENSONGJust like a cathedral Evensong in our ownparish church. Usually the third Sunday butsee our website for details.Occasionally there are variations from thispattern; details are given in Ewell ParishNews, on the Notice Board or in the WeeklyNotes available on Sundays.

ON WEEKDAYSMorning prayer is usually said at 9 am onTuesdays, in church. See the Weekly Notesor phone ahead to make sure. The Eucharistis celebrated on Tuesdays at 10 am, at theSide Chapel.St Mary’s Church is in London Road, Ewell,KT17 2AY. and the Parish Office is in theSacristy on the south side of the church.The Office hours are normally 9.30-12.00Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri, but please checkbefore visiting as appointments are usuallyneeded.

www.stmarysewell.com

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WHAT’S ON FOR CHILDREN AT OUR CHURCH?

ALL-IN! (monthly)What is it? A creative and easy going evening service for all ages with musicband.When is it? 2nd Sunday of the month 5-6pm in church, followed by ClubSandwich.

TODDLE UP! (monthly)What is it? A short, informal service aimed at toddlers with games, craft andsongs.When is it? 3rd Sunday of the month 11-11.30am in church.

PRAISE@11 (monthly)What is it? A more traditional, fun, all-age service.When is it? 1st Sunday of the month 11-11.45am in church.

CHILDREN'S HOUR (weekly)What is it? Children's time to learn about their faith during the 9.30am service.When is it? Sundays in term time 9.30am in the church hall.

ST. MARY'S TODDLER GROUPS (weekly)What is it? Informal fun groups for toddlers with toys, games and refreshments.When is it? Term time Mondays 1.15pm Thursdays 10am in the church hall.

FUN DAY WEDNESDAY (weekly)What is it? Very informal craft and games group aimed at 4-11 year olds.When is it? Wednesdays in term time 3.30-4.30pm in the church hall.

CLUB SANDWICH (monthly)What is it? For 7-11 year olds - informal discussion over supper and games!When is it? 2nd Sunday of the month 6-6.45pm in church after All-in service.

FUN DAYS (occasionally)What is it? Popular days for 4-11 year olds full of craft, games and food activities.When is it? Next one Saturday 24 November 10.30am-3pm in church and hall.

All these activities take a break in August but we will be back in September.

MORE DETAILS ON CHURCH WEBSITE WWW.STMARYSEWELL.COM,OR PHONE CHURCH OFFICE ON 020 8393 2643 OR FRAN ON 07944 761629

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THE CHURCHSt. Mary's is a thriving Parish Church in the heart ofEwell Village. The current church building wascompleted in 1848, and is a great example of theGothic revival style. Many of the things inside thechurch- such as the font and chancel screen- aremuch older than the building, having been broughtover from the older medieval church. The medievalchurch tower still stands in the grounds. Today, aswell as our Sunday and weekday services, baptisms,weddings and funerals, we offer a range of activitiesfrom toddler groups to bell-ringing, coffee mornings to

organ recitals, children's fun days to courses about the Christian faith andmuch more besides. We support local and international charities includingthe local Foodbank. The church will be open from 11.00 - 15.00 on the dayof the fair.

PHOTOGRAPHYThe parish of St Mary follows the Diocese of Guildford safeguarding policy onthe taking and publishing of photographs at church events. Many people,including church photographers and journalists, take photographs at the Fair. Ifyou attend the fair, your consent to photographs being taken is assumed. If youtake photographs, please respect the wishes of those whose pictures you take,especially if posting to Facebook or other social media.

THANK YOU!We could not run the Fair without the support of many people. Thankyou to all of them. We are grateful to the Worshipful the Mayor of Epsom& Ewell, Councillor Neil Dallen, for opening the fair, and to the Rt HonChris Grayling, MP for Epsom and Ewell, for picking the Grand Drawwinners. We would like to make special mention of Ewell Castle Schoolfor allowing us the use of Glyn House grounds, and the District ScoutService Team, the Guides and Brownies for their help and assistance.

FIRST AIDA first aid team will be in attendance at the fair. If you need assistance, pleasevisit the MC’s tent by Arena 1 (see map on p10).

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FOOD AT THE FAIRA recipe for a great day out !!

Upper Lawn from 10.30Beer Pavilion – enjoy beer, wine, Pimms & soft drinks

come rain or shine under our huge marquee

A choice of BBQ, Indian Cuisine or Crepes Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Ice Cream

On the Patio of Glyn House from 10.30Coffee, tea, children’s packed lunches, sandwiches,

afternoon cakes

Church Hall (London Rd opposite the church) 12 - 13.30A range of lunch dishes prepared and served by students

from NESCOT College. Seating Available.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESChildren’s Baking Competition - entry forms on our website

Bake, decorate and enter your cupcake into our baking competitionPlease deliver cakes & hand in your entry forms by 11am on Saturday 14th

Cakes will be judged at approximately 12 noon

Pony Rides Bouncy Castle with Slide Ball Pit Ice CreamPacked Lunch Boxes Mediaeval Children’s Events Face Painting

Punch and Judy Coconut Shy & Other Sideshows

ATTRACTIONSPaladins of Chivalry:

Mediaeval re-enactment and combat display

Morris Dancing Display & Grinning Through the Horse Collarcompetition - come and join in!

Southern Golden Retrievers Display Pony rides Starlet and Tenors Junior Choir Divas ChoirReady Steady Go Kids Fitznell’s Concert Band

Coconut Shy & other Sideshows Bouncy Castle with slide Grand Draw - fabulous selection of prizes

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Plan of Fair

TOILETS: the entrance to the toilets can be found at the front of Glyn House.There is a toilet for the disabled in the church hall. This is our intended layout.Events beyond our control may mean we have to make adjustments on the day.

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Sharing the love of Christ, the Light of the World,

with the people of Ewell

This is our anticipated schedule. We may have to make last minute changes ifcircumstances dictate.

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10.00 Ewell St Mary's Morris Men dance in Ewell High St ☻10.20 The Mayor joins the Morris men to process through the

Village with a stop at the Lock Up (junction of ChurchSt. & High St.) for 'Refreshing the Wastrel' competition

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10.30 Gates OpenChurch Bells ringBeer tent opens Arena 1BBQ, Indian Food, Crepes, Krispy KremeDoughnuts and Ice Cream available Arena 1Glyn House patio (Arena 2) open for refreshments

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11.00 The Mayor of Epsom and Ewell opens the FairEntries for cake competitions must be delivered by11.00. The Church is open from 11.00 till 15.00

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11.00 Morris Dancing Display followed by a Grinningthrough the Horse Collar Competition. Please comeand join in.

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11.30 Shetland Pony rides from 11.30 till 14.30 ☻

12.00 Golden Retrievers Display TeamChurch Hall open for lunchMayor judges cake competitions

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☻12.30 Paladins of Chivalry ☻12.45 Divas Choir ☻13.00 To be announced (Arena 1)

Starlet and Tenors Junior ChoirPunch and Judy - 3 shows from 13.00 onwards

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☻13.30 Ready Steady Go Kids ☻14.00 Golden Retrievers Display Team

Fitznell’s Concert Band from 14.00 onwards☻

☻14.30 Paladins of Chivalry

Morris Men dance amongst the stalls☻

☻15.00 To be announced (Arena 1) ☻15.30 Grand Draw

Lucky Programme DrawMorris Men dance amongst the stalls

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16.00 Fair closes

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Morris DancingThe earliest records suggest that morris dancing flourished in the 15thcentury but the origins are sure to be very much older than that.Churchwarden’s records from Kingston-on-Thames refer to morris dancersin the early 16th century, and closer to home, in 1702, the following noticeappeared:

"At Epsom Old Wells ... on Whitson Tuesday will be Morris Dancing Setagainst Set, for Lac'd hats, at 10 a Clock, with other Diversions".

Thames Valley Morris Men danced in Ewell in 1957 and even made anappearance at our Village Fair in 1963.

Ewell St Mary’s Morris Men was formed in 1979 specifically to providemorris dancers, who could not be otherwise obtained, for the St Mary's EwellVillage Fair that year, which was to be held along 'Olde English' lines. Themen who gathered to perform at that fair enjoyed themselves so much thatthey kept dancing - and two of them are still in the team today. Over theyears they have turned the occasion into a ‘Day of Dance’, performing in theVillage and at the Fair in the morning, and then setting off for an afternoondancing at some of the delightful pubs of the Surrey Hills. However, this yearthe team and their guests will be staying and dancing in the Village all day.Like most traditional ‘Cotswold’ teams they wear white shirts and trouserswith red and white baldricks. Red and white ribbons bedeck their top hats,arms and bell pads.

The guest teams dancing today at the Fair and in the Village are:1st Sedgley Morris Men. This traditional Cotswold Morris Side, was formedin 1979 and they are based in Sedgley in the Black Country. They are proudto have a close affiliation with the 1st Sedgley Scout Group (hence the name)and share their facilities, support their functions and help in whatever way theycan. The ‘Sedgley’ lads first met up with the Ewell boys in 1985 when the twoteams were dancing at an event organised by the Plymouth Morris Men. Theyhit it off so well that they have remained firm friends ever since. 1st Sedgleywear straw hats with white shirts and trousers and green, red and gold baldricks.

Black Swan Border Morris. They were formed after the 2011 Jack StrawFestival in Carshalton and are based at The Hope public house, Carshalton.They perform dances from the border counties of Hereford, Worcestershireand Shropshire. They wear ‘tatters coats’ of black and purple (the purple beinga reminder of the lavender fields that have long abounded in the Carshaltonarea) and they paint their faces as was traditionally done by border teams tohide the identity of the performers.

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Kingston Morris. This team was formed in 2000 to celebrate the newmillennium. They wear white trousers and shirts, straw hats decorated withflowers, and green and yellow ribbons; their baldricks are green and yellowas are the ribbons decorating the bells on their legs. Their dances are mostlyfrom the ‘Cotswold’ traditions.

Phoenix Clog. This team, based in Ewell, was formed in 2009 and took theirname from the Working Men’s Club where their early practice sessions tookplace. They perform dances from the North West of England wearing thetraditional clogs with leather uppers which were once the normal footwear of theworking people, especially in the North of England. The colours of Phoenix Clogare white shirts with a maroon sash and black breeches, or white blouses withmaroon skirts.

Rampant Rooster Morris. They come from Dorking where the team was formedin 1993 and their emblem is the famous four toed Dorking Cockerel. They wearblack breeches, white shirts and red, yellow and green baldricks for their‘Cotswold’ dances but also adopt similarly coloured ‘tatter coats’ for their ‘border’dances.

Thames Valley Morris Men. They are the longest established of the teamsperforming this year, formed in 1952, and they perform dances from many of theCotswold villages and beyond. Their colours are white shirts and trousers, withblue baldricks edged in yellow piping, and blue and yellow rosettes. They wearstraw hats, decked with blue and yellow ribbon. Bell pads are also trimmed withblue and yellow ribbons and they wear blue waistcoats bearing a ‘tree of life’.

Dance spotsYou will be able to watch the morris dancers at the following spots throughoutthe village today (the times are subject to alteration):

The Famous Green Man and the Ewell Village Traders stalls in the High Street – 10am, 12:20pm, 2:30pm.Ewell Village Fair Arena – 11am.Ewell Village Fair, among the stalls, 2:30pm, 3:30pm.The Wheatsheaf – 12:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm.The Eight Bells – 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm.The Talbot Gate (just inside Bourne Hall Park) – 12:45pm, 3:30pm,4:30pm.

CollectionsIf you feel that the performances from the morris teams are worthy of a donationthen rest assured that any funds collected will go to a good cause: therestoration of the fabric of St Mary’s Church.

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Lucky Programme DrawWin £20

Just drop this entry form into the box in the church

Name:

Contact number:

We will only use your name and contact number to contact you if you havethe winning entry. We will not use it for any other purpose. All completedentry forms will be destroyed once the draw has been made.

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The Bells of St. Mary’sHere at St. Mary’s we have 8 bells, the heaviestof which weighs 12 cwt. 2 qr. 2 lb (636 kg). Somecame from the old tower that still stands by GlynHouse, some were new for the present church.Learning to ringOnce gained, bell ringing is a skill for life you'llnever forget and can open up a lifetime ofexperiences and enjoyment.The first stage in learning to ring is to develop theskills to 'handle' the bell. That means the tech-nique to control the bell using the rope. This isdone on a one-to-one basis. You will usually betaught each of the two movements, or 'strokes',in ringing separately, and then helped to put themtogether. The technique is all about holding the

rope correctly, moving with it and catching the rope at the right place and time.In bell ringing you work as part of a team, so once you can 'handle' your bell youare quickly introduced to ringing with the rest of the 'band' of ringers. The keyskills learnt are the ability to watch and listen to the ringing to know when youshould pull and sound your bell, and to be able to varying the pace of yourringing to fit in with the group.The simplest thing to ring is called ‘rounds’, where we simply ring from thelightest and highest sounding bell, known as the ‘treble’ or 1, one at a time, tillthe heaviest and deepest sounding bell, known as the tenor or 8 (in our case,as we have 8 bells).The next simplest thing is ‘call changes’ where every now and again someonecalls out to change the order slightly, e.g. ‘3 to 1’ to change from 1 2 3 4 … to 13 2 4…. Typically this is what we ring on a Sunday morning or for a wedding.To get the most out of bell ringing, the challenges lie in ‘change ringing’. This iswhen bell ringers follow a pattern called a method, where the bells change theorder in which they strike each time. You'll learn about the structure of methods,how to remember them and how to move the place in the order that your bellstrikes. There is often some theory and reading to do, but the other ringers willhelp out with advice. You will also learn additional skills such as preparing thebells for ringing and setting them safely 'down' again.Here at St. Mary’s we practice on a Tuesday evening from 7:30 (7:00 for newlearners) till 9 (and eat plenty of chocolates during the breaks!). If you areinterested, or just want to take a look, please contact the Tower Captain, JeffCousins, on 020 8394 0572.

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ST. MARY’S RECITALS 2018 Sept 8 Patronal Festival Organ Recital - Jonathan Holmes

including Audience Requests, Vierne Fourth Symphony,

improvised film score and “Last Night of the Proms

Favourites”

Oct 6 Come and sing Messiah ‘on the day’, registration 3pm

Nov 3 Philip BergOrganist of The Queen’s Chapel of The Savoy

Tickets £8 or £7 in advance through eventbrite, under 16s £1For more information see our website

St Mary’s Parish Choir: WE NEED YOU!St. Mary's is always keen to recruit new singers to both its choirs.

If you are an experienced singer with good sight-reading skills the Parish Choircould be just what you are looking for.

If you can sing a hymn, then St Mary's Singers is just what you need. Both choirshave a full musical and social programme.

Organ Scholarship. St Mary's has a fine Willis organ and is looking for an organscholar to play it and accompany the choirs. Previous holders are now organists atWells, Lichfield and Westminster Cathedrals.

Please contact The Director of Music, Jonathan Holmes(directorofmusic@stmarysewell.com) for further details or see the music pages onour website.

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To hire St Mary’s

Call 020 8614 0714for details of cost and availability

or visit www.stmarysewell.com

Did you know that St Mary’s has itsown monthly newspaper? It has details of what is happening at St Mary’s andreports of recent activities. Pick a up a copy in church or have one delivered.

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We have 3 email mailing lists:

Children’s and family activities(about three times per month)

Music events (several times ayear, with information aboutrecitals and other musicalevents, and services in church)

General (occasional emails,including last-minutecancellations, majorannouncements, major fund-raising projects)

If you would like to be kept ininformed about what ishappening at our church, youcan sign up on our website at:

www.stmarysewell.com

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We would like to thank everybody whohas supported this year’s Ewell Village

Fair, especially all our advertisers.Please support them.

We look forward to seeing you all in 2019St Mary the Virgin, London Road, Ewell, Epsom KT17 2AY

020 8393 2643 www.stmarysewell.com

The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ewell, Registered Charity No 1128409