Life in Haslemere

ISSUE 2FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007

Focus onGrayshott

Education

Sport

Local Businesses, People, Gardening,Property, Motoring, History and Arts Diary

Open Sesame tolocal shops

Pupils from SteppingStones tell you aboutthe school

Sam Powell invites you

for a game in their new

ground

Your local community lifestyle magazineCovering: Haslemere and surrounding areas including Beacon Hill, Chiddingfold, Fernhurst, Grayshott, Hindhead, Liphook

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Editor: Nick Keith

Fashion editor: Geraldine Onslow

Sub-editors: Lucy Coates and Sarah Parson

Creative director: Andy Burke

Art director: Karen Holloway

Advertising manager: Sally Puddick

Marketing executive: Cat Jarman

Marketing & production director: Gareth Gammon

Publisher: Anthony Parson

Contributors in this issue: Lucy Coates, Simon Gray, Nick Keith,

Simon Labrow, Jessica Moon, Jo Morley, Sam Powell

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Inside Life in Haslemere this issue ...

Welcome 4

News A small summary of some local issues 6

Local Business Stories about local companies including David's,

J.L.Nobbs, Haslemere Travel and Sportslocker 10

A Week In The Life Of Simon Labrow 18

Gardening Take time to enjoy your garden, by Simon Gray 20

History A History of Grayshott, by Nick Keith 22

Shopping In Grayshott, by Jessica Moon 24

Fitness NordicWalking in the Haslemere area, by Lucy Coates 28

Health Tips from Alison and Paddy at new leaf foods,

by Lucy Coates 32

Motoring Your favourite, first and worst motor cars,

by Jessica Moon 34

Hotels An insight into Lythe Hill, by Nick Keith 34

Local History Local man John Tyndall - scientist, teacher and

mountaineer, by Jo Morley 36

Education A profile of Stepping Stones School, by Lucy Coates 38

Property The state of the local market, by Nick Keith 40

Useful Contacts Haslemere and District 43

Arts DiaryWhat's on in February and March 44

Competition Photographic competition in association

with Cheeky Monkeys 46

Sports Haslemere Rugby Club, by Sam Powell 46

Editor’s View

4

WelcomeWelcome to an exciting 2007!

The NewYear in the Haslemere area has begun in upbeat

fashion, marked by news of three important

developments: the start of work on the long-awaited A3

tunnel in January, with completion due in four years; the

Haslemere Educational Museum winning a prestigious award

(the cover phtograph); and the re-launch of Haslemere

Initiative's Retail Reward Scheme after a successful pilot in

2006. See the News on page 6 for details of these, the progress

of which we will continue to follow.

This second issue of Life in Haslemere has a sporting flavour,

with a profile of Haslemere Rugby Club, the story of Sportslocker,

and our intrepid reporter's experience of Nordic walking, one of

the new ways of keeping fit.We also offer you insights into life

with Jerry Schooler at LurgashallWinery, and profiles of local

businesses such as Haslemere Travel, Sheen Botanical, J. L.

Nobbs, and David's menswear. And there is news from the

Chamber of Trade of developments inWey Hill and Beacon Hill.

A regular focus on local communities starts in Grayshott, with a

historical introduction to this distinctive village straddling the

Surrey-Hampshire border, a shopping review, and a visit to the

thriving Social Club.

You have given us a generally warm reception for the first issue

of Life in Haslemere although we know there is room for

improvement. For example some people have found the

magazine hard to get hold of, so we have designated distribution

points where you will find Life in Haslemere if it is not delivered

through your door. A list of distribution points appears below.

You have also given us plenty of ideas for people and places,

businesses and topics to include in future editions. It is our goal

that readers will help to shape the development of this magazine,

which is for your broad community. So please tell us your likes

and dislikes about living in this area - your joys and sorrows.

These are exciting times, and this promises to be a thrilling year

for your life in Haslemere and for this magazine. So we wish you all

a prosperous 2007, whether you live in Haslemere, Hindhead,

Grayshott, Beacon Hill, Fernhurst, Chiddingfold, or any of the

villages and hamlets around and about.We look forward to

working in partnership with you throughout this year and beyond.

Nick Keith

Editor

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ISSUE 2 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007

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News Round Up

6

Asecond successful year

beckons for the Haslemere

Rewards Scheme, which

completed its pilot year in

February. By mid-January,

some 35 retail outlets had

signed up for the second year.

Most of these had taken part in

the pilot but the scheme –

sponsored by the Haslemere

Initiative, the Chamber of Trade

and the Town Council – has

attracted a few new names.

“The Rewards Scheme has

been a huge success,” said

Melanie Odell, chairman of

Haslemere Initiative, “and we

are delighted to keep the

momentum going.”

Newcomers to the scheme in

2007 include: Rural Living,

Applegarth Farm Shop, and

Haslemere Health Foods. For a

subscription of £10 a year and

the cost of a Rewards card (£5)

the 5,000 cardholders can enjoy

loyalty benefits from shopping

in Haslemere and the

surrounding area.

Typically when cardholders

have acquired 100 points

(usually 1 point per £1 spent),

they receive a discount voucher

for £5, £10 or £15. Thus 100

points yields a £10 voucher at:

Church Micros, the Georgian

House Hotel, the Haslemere

Book Shop, Haslemere Health

Foods, Marley Flowers,

Mitchells Fabrics, Grayshott

Pottery, MarkWayer

Photography, Eden Hair Design

and XYZ Saloon.

Now the scheme ceases to

have the status of being a pilot

and becomes a working model.

It is vital for the success of the

Reward Scheme that

participants continue to spread

the word and remind their

customers of its value.

For more details of the scheme

and participating outlets, visit:

www.haslemere.com/rewards

The 2006 Christmas Market

in Haslemere survived a

mighty onslaught by the

weather, with torrential rain

and high wind lashing the town

on the eve of the event. Simon

Labrow, one of the organisers,

said “it was touch and go

whether the Market went on. It

was a last minute decision to

hold the market. In spite of the

bad weather overnight, and a

poor forecast, the Market

worked almost as we hoped.”

The decision to go ahead

meant a move to ‘Plan B’ in

which stallholders moved

inside Haslemere Hall. “We all

worked very hard to set up the

stalls inside,” said Melanie

Odell, “and after a slow start,

the Hall became packed with

visitors.”

In 2007, the market will be

Rewardingloyaltyscheme

Christmas Market

Museum gainsqualitystandard

Haslemere Museum has

been officially ‘accredited’

by the UK’s Museums, Libraries

and Archives Council (MLA).

The museum’s award proves

that it measures up, meeting

the guidelines on how it is run,

how it looks after its collections

and the services it provides for

its visitors.

The Museum

Accreditation

Standard sets

nationally agreed

standards for all

museums in the

country. This new

award scheme

replaces the previous

registration status,

which the Museum

has held since 1997.

The museum has

been part of town life

for well over one

hundred years and

has been described

as a ‘mini British

Museum’. It has been

a source of

enjoyment,

knowledge and

inspiration for

generations of

visitors and local

people.

Museum Chairman, Alan

Perry commented, “Thanks to

the hard work of Museum staff

we are delighted to have formal

confirmation of the high-

quality service that we provide

for our community and

beyond.”

(Left to Right) Melanie Odell, Chairmanof Haslemere Initiative, Arya Ingvorsen,President of the Haslemere and DistrictChamber of Trade, Julia Tanner, Curatorof Haslemere Educational Museum,Mayor Brian Howard proudly displayingthe award.

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The signal for

work on the

long-awaited

tunnel to

improve the A3

at Hindhead

began in January

when Jeremy

Hunt, MP for SouthWest

Surrey, and Baroness Virginia

Bottomley (pictured) cut a

ribbon to mark the start of the

£380m project.

“I am pleased to have had the

opportunity to see first hand

the plans and the lie of the

land, and welcome the project

team’s confidence

that the work will be

completed before

2012,” Jeremy Hunt

MP said.

“Virginia began the

campaign 21 years

ago and I continued

her efforts to secure the

scheme’s go-ahead, so both of

us were delighted to be there at

the Boundless Copse site to

mark this milestone in

improving the traffic

infrastructure for the people of

Hindhead, Haslemere and

beyond.” Life

Anew “Quit and Get Fit”

campaign was launched

for 2007 by Lythe Hill Hotel and

Spa. General Manager David

Armstrong (right), is leading

the way by pledging to give up

smoking and get fitter.

David has had a consultation

with hypnotherapist, Dr

Graham Randall, and was

pleasantly surprised at how

relaxing the session was. “I was

very sceptical about this type of

treatment, but now that I have

met Dr Randall, I feel much

more comfortable about it. I

remained conscious and in

control and his background in

medicine reassures me.”

Dr Randall is a familiar face

locally, after 27 years in general

practice at Haslemere Health

Centre. Having practised

hypnotherapy for 18 years and

treated hundreds of people, he

is confident that hypnotherapy

can help people overcome

minor addictions and phobias.

“I can only say that I’ve had

enough success to continue

doing it,” Dr Randall said. “I’ve

had some hard cases who’ve

done it but you can never

guarantee it.” As well as seeing

clients at his home in Liphook,

he will help Amarna Spa

members at Lythe Hill.

To achieve a healthier lifestyle

new members can seek help

from the Spa, by consulting

either Dr Randall or nutritionist

Deborah Ellis. Individual spa

membership costs £82 per

month, with a joining fee of

£600. If you give up smoking

a packet of cigarettes a day (at a

cost of £150 a month), the

saving will go a long way

towards your membership.

For more information,

contact: Tim Randolph,

Amarna Spa Manager,

Tel: 01428 744860.

See Profile of the Lythe Hill

Hotel and Spa, page 34.

Quit smoking

Tunnel vision

Give me books, fruit, French

wine and fine weather…”

wrote poet John Keats in 1819.

These sentiments would

probably appeal to the

engaging and erudite Jerry

Schooler, although he might

substitute ‘Lurgashall’ for

‘French’ wine. For Jerry

Schooler is the boss of

Lurgashall Winery.

Jerry established himself in

the winery business in Britain

in 1984. He was looking to

invest in a vineyard. “My best

friend had been working in the

wine trade and knew a lot

about wine; and I had lots of

knowledge about business.”

After searching in several

countries, he decided to look

for a wine company instead

and found the Malmesbury

Mead and Wine Company,

which sold mead in bulk.

Almost at the same time,

Malmesbury’s main rivals,

Davis Wines, founded in 1855

and specialising in liqueurs,

came onto the market.

“I ended up buying both

companies,” Jerry recalls. “It

was a defensive strategy to

avoid facing competition from

an owner with unlimited

funds.”

The merged business was

relocated to his home at

Lurgashall, which is set in 38

acres and has enjoyed a

colourful life since 1820,

variously as a brewery, pub,

guest house, tea room and

village stores. To supplement

an existing barn, a 17th

Century building in

Billingshurst was bought,

knocked down and rebuilt

“beam by beam” to be offices

and fermentation area.

Lurgashall Winery offers three

main products – wines,

liqueurs and mead. The biggest

seller is mead. Says Jerry:

“Mead is the oldest alcoholic

drink in Britain – over 1000

years old. Bottling mead is like

bottling history.”

A proud American who has

been based in Britain for 36

years, Jerry offers challenging

but constructive criticism of

this country for its lack of a

constitution, the form-filling,

the licensing laws, and all the

rules and regulations.

But then Jerry likes a

challenge and recalls how he

learned to meditate in his bath

(or when out shopping) so that

he could resolve some nagging

problem. He describes himself

as “a rolling pin” – who irons

out the business wrinkles and

imbalances as they appear.

He has a sharp mind, with the

bearing of an academic and the

business brain of an

entrepreneur. Born Jerome P

Schooler in New England, he

went to Boston MIT and then

worked in industry, before

crossing the Atlantic to gain

“international experience”. For

years he taught corporate

planning and business ethics in

British universities.

“Although Britain is

complicated,” he explains, “its

attraction is that the

complications are almost

predictable and it is civilised. I

like a challenge, and it is more

difficult to be a winner here

because of the regulations and

because the 26 other EU

countries have potential

competitors who can put you

out of business.”

Jerry sees a threat from cheap,

flavoured, fruit wine from

Eastern Europe.

Despite the challenges,

Lurgashall produces 29

products and attracts 30,000

visitors a year. The goal is to

expand exports from around

12% to 40% over time.

Lurgashall Winery has a

strong foothold in the US, in 48

States, but this has taken 11

years and the invaluable

assistance of its American

importer. The good news is that

the US market is growing.

Despite his misgivings about

Britain’s business culture, Jerry

expresses his delight at owning

“a British firm, making

traditional British products and

flying the English flag”. So what

are the Schooler secrets of a

good business?

• High quality product– “Tastes

change but we try to bring

back traditional British

products by revitalizing a lost

tradition.”

• Quick delivery – Lurgashall

can deliver next day.

• Environmental concerns –

“We have to take great

trouble with testing, sterile

rooms and a clear audit of

everything we do in the

production process.”

• Being ethical – “Every

company should have values.

Being ethical means that if

ever you have a complaint,

you know how to tackle it. At

Lurgashall we sell about

500,000 bottles a year and are

surprised if we get as many

as 5 complaints.”

Jerry has no plans to retire. He

wants to learn more about

modern communication

technology – “although I have 2

science degrees, I know less

about computers than many

10-year-olds!” - build up his

wine book library and extend

his collection of Lurgashall

photos.

However, in the 21st century

there are plenty of

complications and challenges

to exercise his entrepreneurial

mind. The Schooler rolling pin

will just keep rolling along.

Business Profile

8

A veritablyfine wineryJerry Schooler of LurgashallWinery talks to Nick Keithabout being an American in British business

LurgashallWinery

Jerry Schooler enjoying some Lurgashall wine


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Joe Ball, proprietor of David’s

menswear on the High

Street, has been in men’s retail

for 40 years and can usually

judge a man’s size as he walks

into a room.

Having started out working at

Dunn & Co in 1966, he rose

quickly through the ranks to

become Area Manager. From

here, he went to work at

Hemmingway’s in Guildford

but was then given the chance

to try to make a success of the

store which he now owns –

then called Robert Fuller.

Having turned the business

around, Joe Ball bought the

store and renamed it in

memory of his son, David.

Since it has changed hands,

he has noticed the increase in

people shopping locally as they

begin to recognise the value of

a personal and reliable service

right on their doorsteps.

Joe, a keen golfer “given half

the chance,” noted that “this

end of the High Street has been

given a bit of a revamp and I

welcome shops like Fat Face

setting up here. Ideally now,

there would be a women’s

outfitters right next door to me

so that couples could come

shopping here together.”

Joe’s favourite designer is

GANT, which recently won

Menswear Brand of the Year

due to its style, cut and fit.

Many other designer labels are

available at David’s too,

including Tommy Hilfiger, Eden

Park, Bass Shoes, and of course

Eton shirts and ties.

Joe offers a full fitting and

altering service and is keen to

listen to his customers’ needs

and wishes in order to sell what

people want to buy – as he

notes with his typical charm

and easy manner, “if you look

good, we look good.”

Contact: Joe Ball,

David’s 58 High Street,

Haslemere GU27 2LN.

Tel: 01428 643195

If you want to increase the

strength and flexibility of

your posture, tackle physical

rehab, or deal with problems in

your back and your joints, talk

to Carolyn Roberts.

Carolyn was introduced to

Pilates through her training as

a dance teacher. She was

impressed with how the

technique built awareness of

body mechanics, strengthening

the core postural muscles and

allowing the muscles used for

mobility to work more

effectively.

When teacher training

became available in the UK,

Carolyn was one of the first to

qualify as a Pilates instructor.

She also trained with the Swiss

movement specialist, Eric

Franklin, whose technique and

approach is complementary to

Pilates. Both methods benefit

mind and body.

In 1999 she established the

Haslemere Pilates Studio in

Weyhill, where a team of six

professionals offer group mat

classes for a good general

grounding in the technique.

There are also individual

sessions using specialist

apparatus, particularly suitable

for remedial and

rehabilitation work.

The Studio’s services are

constantly expanding:

complementary massage and

reflexology are available; and

Carolyn is also a trainer for the

unique Masai Barefoot

Technology training shoes. The

MBT shoes have many benefits,

such as increasing muscle tone

and strength, aiding back and

joint problems, and reducing

cellulite and varicose veins.

Contact: Carolyn Roberts,

The Pilates Studio,Weyhill,

Haslemere.Tel: 01428 654252

Mobile: 07976 973503

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Local Businesses

10

Men swear byDavid’s forclothes ofquality

David’s

A flexible friend for backsThe Haslemere Pilates Studio

Joe Ball outside David’s


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Local Businesses

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Major changes are

happening in the travel

business, partly because of the

internet and partly because of

cheaper prices. Andrew

Brownrigg talks to Nick Keith

about how rebranding has

helped his firm stay on top of

the world.

Travel agents are having to

change their physical look and

their marketing approach.

Where once their offices were

lined with stacks of highly

visible brochures, this

approach is less relevant, as

customers do not have to rely

on travel packages with charter

flights. People can shop around

and plan individual routes and

destinations.

“We don’t regard ourselves as

travel agents any more,” says

Andrew Brownrigg, the

managing director. “We are

travel creators.

“Our policy is to go to

destination-led places, their

history and their culture, rather

than just a hotel from a

brochure. The world of travel is

now open and flexible,

holidaymakers can pick their

flight and airport, stay where

they want, for as long as they

want, and create their own

individual itinerary to match

exactly what they want.

“Prices will vary according to

how you plan your trip, but

don’t pin yourself down to

booking a flight because you

may not be able to tie that in

with the destination of your

choice. The travel market goes

in cycles: some years people

are urged to book early and at

other times they are

advised to wait.

“But the system is more

adaptable now – although

the package business has

adapted less quickly and

still offers 7 or 14-night

packages. With good travel

advice you will be able to

combine a variety of deals,

including low cost flights

from local airlines. Even

one-way tickets are

available.”

The changes in the travel

market have persuaded

Andrew Brownrigg that

Haslemere Travel had to

rebrand to keep pace with

developments. “For some time

now we have not been seen by

our customers as a travel

agency which simply sells

package holidays. We have

taken the brochures off the

shelves, although we do have

hundreds stored out of sight as

useful reference guides.

“Our rebranding has

identified us as a company

which offers travel knowledge

and more professional

expertise. We are open with our

clients about our service and

transaction fees. Some people

like to do part of the travel

planning themselves and we

seek to add value where we

can.

“Last summer the hot weather

in the UK and the World Cup

made life tough in some areas

of the travel market. Our

busiest month last year was in

November. In 2007 we believe

there will be strong demand in

long distance holidays to

Africa, Thailand, Malaysia,

Cambodia, Vietnam and India.

“We are also looking at short-

haul travel – to Europe and

North Africa. We used to do a

lot of business in Greece, and

that is looking attractive –

especially with flights available

from Southampton to Crete.”

A local man, Andrew

Brownrigg’s father was

headmaster of an independent

prep school (founded by his

grandfather), called Fernden

(now Fernden Heights above

Kingsley Green). This year

marks the centenary of the

former school, and Andrew is

organising a trip across the

Channel to Dinard for surviving

old boys.

Having originally trained as a

chartered accountant, Andrew

has spent 32 years in the travel

business. “I decided to do

something more interesting,”

he says with a smile. So he

started a travel company in

London in 1979 called Gilt-

edged Travel and, after merging

in 1988 with another agency,

moved back to Haslemere to

start up again.

Located above a children’s

clothes shop in Weyhill, the

business expanded into the

ground floor in 1990 and then

to its present site nine years

ago, just off the High Street in

Petworth Road.

Andrew and his wife Di (who

works in the agency) have two

daughters, and as joint owners

of the company they are fully

involved with no immediate

plans to retire, in spite of the

changes: “I feel that our

customers have reacted

favourably to our rebrand.”

New destinations beckon for

Haslemere Travel.

Contact: Haslemere Travel, 2/4

Petworth Road, Haslemere.

Tel: 01428 658777.

www.haslemeretravel.co.uk

Life

Keeping thetravellersatisfied

Haslemere Travel

Local BusinessesISSUE 2 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007

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Peter Jones has a good

name for a retailer and he

has spent a happy working life

in retail. He opened

Sportslocker just over a year

ago in November 2005 and has

been rewarded for his

diligence, attention to detail,

and close involvement with

local sports clubs and schools.

Sportslocker combines a

traditional look with modern

knowhow, specialising in

selling sports gear to sporting

people. That may seem like a

statement of the obvious but

sports clothes became a

fashion accessory and part of

everyday wear. “Now the sports

trade is much more like it was

when I started and you get real

sports gear sold to sporty

people,” Peter Jones explains.

“The equipment has also

become much more technical

in the last seven years, and

needs to fit the user, whether it

is a hockey stick, a tennis

racquet or running shoes. If

you buy the wrong equipment

you can damage yourself.”

Peter Jones started with the

Hargreaves chain of sports

shops 30 years ago at the age of

16 and, during his time there,

he saw the group grow to 70

outlets with a turnover of £55

million. Then he was

headhunted to run the retail

division of the Pentland Group,

an international branding

business, where he worked for

five years.

But he had always wanted to

own his own sports shop(s),

and saw there was a gap in

Haslemere, where he has lived

for the last 10 years.

He spent several months

preparing to open, and took the

time to connect with the local

sports clubs and the schools.

Sportslocker sponsors

Haslemere Swimming Club and

the local Borders Running

Club. They get a lot of

customers through word of

mouth and conversations at

school gates.

Staff, who must be sports-

minded, include Peter’s wife

Julia, who once worked for

Marks & Spencer. “Staff get

regular training from the

brands who send their

technical reps to make sure

sales people know what they

are talking about,” Peter Jones

says. “It is important that, if

someone is spending over £100

on a tennis racket, they get a

chance to try some out, so we

give them demonstration

models.

“The great thing about the

sports trade is that is seasonal

so we get new stock every

quarter. But experience and

knowledge in this sector are

vital because of the increasing

technical specialisation.”

Sportslocker is in a 300-year-

old building on two floors next

to Woolworths, with shoes and

racquets downstairs and

upstairs (“The Pavilion”) for

cricket, hockey, lacrosse and

rugby. The store has also taken

great trouble to make women

feel at home and comfortable,

with lockable doors on the

fitting rooms.

Although the work is hard –

seven days a week in the run-

up to Christmas – Peter Jones is

a happy man –“I love it.” Now

he can take his Sundays off to

spend time with Julia and their

four daughters. You can be sure

that, with Peter Jones’

enthusiasm, Sportslocker will

run and run.

Contact: Sportslocker, 3

Petworth Road, Haslemere,

GU27 2JB.

Tel: 01428 653725.Web:

www.sportslockerstore.co.uk

A sporting chanceSportslocker

Peter Jones upstairs in the Sportslocker

Local Businesses

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With the

Queen

as a customer,

almost

everything in

the garden is

rosy for

Haslemere’s

Sheen

Botanical

Labels.

Christopher

Ashton-Jones

and his wife

Carmen

acquired the

business,

which they re-

named Sheen

Botanical

Labels, five

years ago.

Christopher

had left his job in City PR

consultancy, they had moved

from Godalming to the Lythe

Hill Estate, and they had been

looking for some time for a

business to buy.

They came across a specialist

labelling company based in

East Sheen, near Kew Gardens,

which the owner wanted to sell

after running it for 10 years.

“He wanted to dispose of the

company; we got on well with

him, and so we did the deal

early in 2002.”

The first task was to find a

small industrial unit closer to

home and near the centre of

Haslemere to house Sheen’s

manufacturing plant, some of it

fairly heavy. As luck would have

it they came across a perfect

self-contained unit in Old

Bakehouse Yard, behind the

Poacher’s Pocket Restaurant in

Petworth Road.

An early priority was to apply

though the Lord Chamberlain,

for a transfer of the Royal

Warrant, which the previous

owner had been granted,

having given the necessary five

years of loyal and consistent

service to The Queen.

Royal Warrant holders range

from individuals to many well

known national and

international companies, all

having the common feature of

being in ‘trade’.

Like most grantees, Sheen

joined the national Royal

Warrant Holders’ Association

and then the nearest of the four

local Associations, that being

the Windsor & Eton

Association. In 2005,

Christopher had the honour of

being elected its President for

the year.

The company has exhibited at

the Chelsea Flower Show for

four years and last year was

delighted to have had a

personal visit by The Queen to

their stand. “We were delighted

to show her some examples of

our labelling as well as a

specially labelled display we

had constructed to

commemorate Her Majesty’s

80th Birthday.”

Apart from the Royal Palaces,

Sheen’s clients include stately

homes, National Trust and

English Heritage properties,

botanical collections, public

gardens, educational

establishments, landscape

gardeners and a large number

of private gardens and

arboreta. One of their clients is

The Alnwick Garden in

Northumberland, which has

been developed by The

Duchess of Northumberland.

The Garden was given special

permission to incorporate a

garden of poisonous plants, so

Christopher and Carmen had

some fun engraving lots of

labels containing a skull and

crossbones. Both of them are

jacks of all trades, putting their

hands to all that happens in

their compact unit.

They have about 800 clients

on the books, although not all

are active all the time. Although

most of their clients are in the

UK, they have also supplied

labelling for clients in France,

Italy, Norway, Majorca, the US,

Japan, Tanzania, New Zealand

and the West Indies, some

being in foreign languages.

Their exhibition travels have

taken them to the Mimosalia in

the South of France, where they

were the only non-French

exhibitor.

Each order is unique, with

clients often requiring different

information on their labels.

Each label is individually

engraved, spellings are checked

with ‘bibles’ such as the RHS

Plant Finder and then each

label is proof-read. The labels

are usually, although not

always, engraved in black

laminate with white lettering.

They can slide snugly into

angled holders on aluminium

stems, matt-black powder-

coated, which the company

also manufactures in a range of

lengths and sizes, or be

punched with a hole for

hanging. It also engraves larger

commemorative plaques.

In addition, the company can

supply special spring-loaded

Labelling by Royalappointment

Sheen Botanical Gardens

Christopher and Carmen Aston-Jones meeting Her Majesty the Queen attheir stand at the Chelsea Flower Show

Christopher and Carmen Aston-Jones

Local BusinessesISSUE 2 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007

15

Julianne Evans, proprietor of

J L Nobbs on Haslemere

High Street, is the third

generation of her family to run

the newsagents. Despite the

years, Nobbs has managed to

keep up its competitive rates

without losing charm or

quality.

Julianne’s grandfather bought

the store in 1935, having been

inspired by the successes of W

H Smith. Not even World War

Two put him off – when he

enlisted into the armed forces,

his wife took over the ropes.

Julianne’s father was born in

an upstairs room in the store

and became proprietor in the

1960s. He retired in 2006.

An ecologist by profession,

Julianne had not planned to

take over the running of the

store originally but changed

her mind when the opportunity

arose, as it meant she could

bring her own children up in

Haslemere where she herself

had grown up.

“This is a proper family

business,” explained Julianne,

“the atmosphere is friendly and

happy which is reflected in the

standard of service and the

customers’ experience.”’

Maintaining the ideals of

traditional service is extremely

important to Julianne, but she

has brought

much of the

practical side of

this service into

the 21st century.

“I have made

some changes

since I became

the boss. The

biggest one was

installing the

electronic till

system and all

the computer

technology.

“I think it is

important to

keep these things

up to date. However, I hope we

have managed to retain the

quirky character along with the

quality and value for money.”

There has been little need for

training the staff in what it

takes to provide good service

using these traditional values -

many of the staff have

inherited such skills from their

relatives as even the employees

have handed their jobs down

through their family

generations.

Ellen Clarke, who works on

Saturdays at Nobbs, is the third

generation of her family to

work there as she follows in the

footsteps of her mother, aunt

and grandmother. Sue Panter’s

mother started working for the

Nobbs family in 1945 when

Julianne’s grandfather returned

from war. Sue herself used to

babysit Julianne who is now her

boss!

Indeed, if generations of staff

do not endorse the wonderful

atmosphere of the place, then

Dawn Butler deserves a

mention, as she started

working there at the age of 16

for her Saturday job and has

now been there for 23 years.

Julianne noted that “what is

wonderful about employing

local people is that it makes the

experience more enjoyable for

customers and staff alike.

Between us all, we can usually

put a name to nearly everyone

who comes into the shop, and

we often bump into old school

friends who have come back

from the city to have children

or settle down which is always

lovely and adds to the chirpy

atmosphere of the place.”

Contact: J L Nobbs, 27 High

Street, Haslemere, GU27 2HG.

Tel: 01428 643996

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fittings for attaching labels to

mature trees. Spring and early

summer are usually the busy

times and orders typically

range from 20 to over 500

labels. From an order being

received to its delivery usually

takes between two and three

weeks, sometimes a little longer

at really busy times.

“All our clients have a passion

for their gardens and it’s a real

pleasure to be associated with

them,” says Christopher. “Most

clients have their own label

formats and requirements –

The Walled Garden at Cowdray

Park, for example, likes its

labels in a deep yellow”.

“We get a lot of business

through recommendation,

although we also advertise

from time to time in gardening

and horticultural magazines.”

Locally, Sheen has got

involved with projects in

schools, the Haslemere

Educational Museum and in

providing labelling for the

sponsored plant tubs that are

throughout the town.

However, not quite everything

in the garden is rosy. The cloud

on the horizon is that Sheen

has to move soon because the

whole of Old Bakehouse Yard

has been bought by a developer

who has now been granted

planning permission for five

houses on the site. It is unlikely

that their tiny gardens will need

Sheen’s labels!

Sheen Botanical Labels

Limited, Old BakehouseYard,

Petworth Road, Haslemere,

01428 656733.

www.sheenbotanicallabels.co.u

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A true and proper familybusiness

J L Nobbs

Photographs: (Left to right) Dawn Butler, Sue Panter, Julianne Evans, Cathy Davy, BevMarden

Local Businesses

16

Businesses used to be out

for themselves, paying

little attention to what was

going on with neighbouring

companies. But in Wey Hill the

traders have united and have

just launched the first of a

range of marketing materials,

supported by Haslemere

Chamber of Trade, to promote

the shopping area.

Vicky Gordon, from the sports

shop In Training, said: “One of

the great benefits of shopping

in Wey Hill, aside from the wide

range of shops is the free

parking at the top and bottom

of the hill. You can now park

for up to three hours in Tesco,

which makes a great difference

to people who want to shop in

Wey Hill.”

Emelia Jordon, owner of

Smarty Pants, has found that

customers are surprised by the

variety in Wey Hill. “People do

not realise what a great choice

of shops we have, so we

decided to join forces in order

to let people know exactly what

we have to offer.”

Alan Baker from Alan Baker

Flooring adds: “It’s great to feel

such a buzz in the area. The

diversity and accessibility of

shops in only one street is

immense – there should be no

need to go anywhere else.

People don’t expect it, but

nevertheless, we have many

really great businesses in Wey

Hill.”

Arya Ingvorsen, President of

Haslemere Chamber of Trade,

has worked with the Wey Hill

businesses over the past few

months and has designed the

new Wey Hill promotional

material. She says: “It is

fantastic that the traders want

to take such a proactive

approach to stimulate business

in the area. Even knowing the

area, I was surprised at the

wide range of businesses that

there are in Wey Hill.

“There are a number of

specialist shops such as The Art

Department, Aerial Systems

and Haslemere Wardrobe. The

area also benefits from many

other traditional shops –selling

anything from carpets, to

flowers and gifts, and a number

of restaurants, hairdressers, as

well as the Library.

“We are still lucky to have a

traditional butcher and baker

in Wey Hill! I would very much

urge people to surprise

themselves by walking along

Wey Hill. We all need to

support our traditional

independent shops, which are

disappearing so quickly in

other areas of the country.”

So if you want to support your

local shops, pop along and give

Wey Hill a go.

• In Beacon Hill, 12 businesses

have recently joined the

Chamber. This is part of a

scheme where, with the help

of the Chamber, they will

cooperate to promote the

area.

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Wey Hill traders uniteHaslemere Chamber of Trade

Wey Hill retailers weigh in with a cooeprative marketing effort to promote the area, with the Chamber’s help

A group of 12 Beacon Hill traders meet to celebrate after joining the Chamber with cooperation in mind


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Week in the life

18

Afinancial adviser for all his

working life, Simon

Labrow spent 15 years with

Legal & General before setting

up on his own seven years ago.

Now aged 40, he has lived in

Haslemere for 28 years and is

active in the local community.

Simon says that financial

services has become much

more complicated than it once

was, because there are so many

different categories, offerings

from lenders, and specialities.

“I am an owner of my own

small business, Labrow Ltd, so

my association with my clients

tends to be longer term than

banks or larger financial

services providers whose

account managers are likely to

move on.

“My advice to clients can

become personal – so when

someone is buying a property I

may be able to help with the

purchase negotiations as well

as find the right mortgage.

Some of my time is spent on

research and keeping in touch

with what is going on and what

is available in the market.

“Financial products are going

through changes and there are

many different service

providers today. So, while

people may find cheaper

products at a supermarket or

on the internet, they are

coming to realise that products

are affected by many big issues

and they need advice before

they can decide which one is

the best for them.

“Financial circumstances

change and I can offer holistic

advice, client by client.While

customers may come to me for

advice on a specific financial

job, they may have concerns

about several areas. Financial

services can sound dull

sometimes, and I do my utmost

to keep it interesting for

customers, but there is great

variety and it is a subject which

affects all our lives.”

Here’s Simon’s diary for a

typical week which includes

business, community work and

weekends with his wife and

three children.

MondayMortgage meeting with a lady

client who is buying a flat in

London. She is a first-time

buyer who has been referred to

me by her sister. Before

Christmas she wanted to buy a

flat which had a high service

charge and some tricky terms

in the lease. She took my advice

to think carefully about this

property deal, and now she has

found another property which

looks more promising, so she

came to see me about

mortgage options.

In the evening I went to a

meeting with Melanie Odell of

Haslemere Initiative and Ian

Lynch ofWaverley Council for a

review of the Christmas Market

in December.

TuesdayMeeting with an older couple

who are new clients. They

wanted to review their pension

plan and this was an

introductory meeting to get to

know each other and to review

some possible options. Their

fixed rate mortgage was

coming to an end and they

needed advice on whether to

stay with their existing lender

or move to another one.

In the evening I attended a

meeting of Haslemere

Chamber of Commerce.We

were working out an events

schedule for 2007. I look after

publicity for the Chamber.

WednesdaySet aside five hours for admin

and form-filling. I am regulated

by the Financial Services

Authority and every month I

have to provide a report on my

business activities. This means

filling in an online form which

is 40-pages long and can take

up to 5 hours to complete.

In the afternoon, I had a

discussion with a client who

has a number of different

pension plans and was

considering consolidation to

tidy them up. He was looking

for or at a self-invested

personal plan which could give

him greater flexibility.

ThursdayI had to review and advise a

retailing client who has the

chance to buy the freehold of

his rented shop premises.

Commercial property in the UK

has proved extremely popular

in recent years. It could be a

good time to buy work

premises – property is an

investment and ownership of

the building offers security for

your business.

By specialising in using the

bricks-and-mortar valuation of

a client’s complete property

portfolio I can get the best

possible mortgage (commercial

or residential).

FridayAdvice for a client with

substantial credit card debt,

which had mounted so that the

monthly payment was almost

as much as the mortgage.

Credit card debt is becoming

an increasing problem for

many people. So I advised

them to consolidate their credit

card debt into their mortgage.

This means that the payments

will be more affordable every

month, even though the debt

will take longer to pay.

I try to schedule people’s ‘life

stages’ – so that the high costs

for couples with small children

go down when the kids are

grown up and have left the

nest. This may be a good time

for them to consider

captialising and downsizing

their home – although many

people take longer to pay off

their mortgage than they used

to. I encourage my clients to

look at their whole financial

picture – savings, investments

and costs. Many people come

to me without a will and this

may be the first thing they need

to do, because it can give them

a clearer idea of their ‘estate’.

WeekendsI try not to work at weekends

but sometimes there is research

or admin to do. As I am keen

on food I love to cook for the

family. During the week I don’t

see much of the children

because I am often out in the

evenings – at the Chamber, the

Round Table or other

community events. My wife

Sabina is doing a law degree

and we have twin girls, Eleanor

and Catherine, aged 7, and

Henry, aged two and a half.

Labrow Limited 01428 651010

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A week in the life of...Simon Labrow


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Gardening

20

At last it’s February, it’s light

until 5pm and gaining

three minutes extra daylight at

the end of every day!

Sometimes it seems that

January will never end and we

are destined to spend the rest

of our lives in darkness but as

soon as those light levels get

back to the normal working day

my head starts to lift along with

the daffodils’.

This has been an unusual year

in the garden. The oak trees

have only just decided that now

is not really the right time to be

producing new leaves and my

rosebuds have stopped swelling

after an initial burst in

December. Perhaps it’s yet

another sign of climate change

or just Mother Nature

reminding us never to take her

for granted.

I love February in the garden,

there is plenty to do but most

things will wait as you

gradually ease into the year.

The first thing I check in my

own garden is the general

condition of all the trees and

shrubs especially after the very

windy conditions of late.

All torn limbs or grossly

rubbing branches should be

cut back straight away. Don’t

make the mistake of cutting too

flush to the stems, leave at least

50mm (a few inches) on the

trees to allow for the wound to

callous round or at least 6mm

(a quarter of an inch) for the

shrubs.

Cut back all tall fast growing

shrubs such as mallow or

buddleia to about half their

height. These should really

have been cut back in the

Autumn as they are particularly

susceptible to winter wind

damage but if you’ve just

reached them now that will

have to do.

Firm up around all the shrubs

that show any sign of wind-

rock, preferably with a size ten

boot. Choose a dryish day

perhaps after some good hard

night-time frosts as this will

prevent you from squashing

the soil and destroying its

structure.

Take time to enjoy the garden

in February. There are many

excellent flowering plants at

this time. Three of my

favourites are:

• Viburnum x bodnantense

‘Dawn’

• Sarcococca hookeriana var

digyna

• Mahonia x media ‘Winter

Sun’

These are all excellent

decorative and wonderfully

fragrant flowers which bloom

throughout February and

March. They are perennial

shrubs so will give you many

years of pleasure.

Simon Gray is a lifelong

horticulturist and is MD at

Transform Landscape Design

and Construction Ltd.

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Top tip:Combine a floral display

with your pruning.

The fragrance is intensified

especially when brought

into the home where the

raised temperature helps to

release their aroma. So if

you are lucky enough to

have any of my favourite

plants in your garden then

carefully select some stems

to prune out for an indoor

display.

If you look carefully at

each shrub, you can identify

stems which are bunched

together too tightly. So take

your secateurs and take

them to a stem long enough

for your vase and that is

competing for space with

other stems of the plant. Cut

at a 45 degree angle and

approximately 6mm above

the bud on the stem that will

remain attached to the

plant.

This will lightly open up

the centre of the plant which

is always beneficial for its

health and balance. Also

take some stems from round

the back which won’t be

missed and there you have

it, a wonderful bunch of the

sweetest flowers. You could

add in some great winter

foliage, Eucalyptus or

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’

to complete the picture.

Take time to enjoyyour garden By Simon Gray

Vibernum bodnartense dawnexcellent for February flowering


21

Grayshott Focus

22

Graveshotte” (Grayshott)

means “clearing in the

woods.”

Once small farms, cottages

– a “haunt for brigands.”

1850s: Act of Enclosure and

arrival of railway (1859)

attracted Victorians to the

healthy and attractive area

they called “Little

Switzerland.”

Victorian residents included

Flora Thompson (author of

Lark Rise to Candleford) who

worked in old Post Office in

Crossways Road.

Victorian families such as

theWhitakers, l’Ansons,

Lyndons and Vertues gave

land for the village school

(1871), the laundry (now

Grayshott Potteries), St Luke’s

Church (started 1898,

consecrated 1900), Fox and

Pelican pub (1899), and

Village Hall (1902).

1920s and 30s: Growth of

small properties, such as

Beechanger andWhitmore

Hill cottages.

Since SecondWorldWar:

Large residential growth with

estates at Kinswood Firs and

WaggonersWay.

History factfile

Grayshott is on the margin of northeast Hampshire... A small

part of the settlement lies in Surrey. The original centre of the

village and its later additions have been built on high ground

between and beside three deep wooded valleys and westwards

towards open sandy heathland… Enhanced by much protected

land around and within the Parish owned by the National Trust, the

Ministry of Defence, and Grayshott Heathland Trust…”

Here are some key points from Parish Council document in 2004

(derived from a questionnaire, presentations, and a public

workshop in 2002):

Development to take into account:

Location: safeguard wooded valleys

History and settlement pattern: preserve landscape features and

Victorian and Edwardian buildings

Conservation area: maintain or enhance views of St Luke’s Church

and greens; maintain traditional shop fronts.

Building style: retain building lines

Traffic management: better calming measures; encourage lower

speed limits and smaller delivery vehicles; priority for pedestrians;

maintain character of rural roads and lanes.

Signs: avoid brightly coloured street furniture and shop fronts;

preserve views of greens and buildings.

Infrastructure: overstretched drainage system.

Open spaces: respect green spaces in Village Green and Lyndon

Green (main) andWaggoners Bend and Beechanger End

(informal).

Bridleways and footpaths: preserve and maintain; ensure careful

tree management.

The DesignStatement

To see details of the Design

Statement, visit:

www.grayshott.com/VDS/v

ds.htm

“

“

Dick Smith, Chairman of the Buy In Grayshott Campaign

Fox and Pelican Public House

The Square in Grayshott

The Church


23

Grayshott Focus

24

If your home or office needs

a revamp, then why not pop

into Simmons Interiors’

inspirational showroom on

Crossways Road? Simmons

Interiors comprise a team of

qualified and experienced

interior designers providing an

integrated interior design and

architectural service.

They have an extensive fabric

and furnishings library and

advisors always on hand. The

team are currently engaged in

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projects as far away as Moscow

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experience in advising on

renovations and sourcing.

Highly regarded for their

reputation in creating

contemporary yet classic

country house interiors they

are equally comfortable with

creating highly contemporary

solutions, as well as working

sympathetically with historic

heritage interiors.

A short walk down the road is

GalleryOne. Founded in

London in 2001 by Marian

Orchard-Webb, GalleryOne

moved to Grayshott in 2006

and has matured to become a

highly respected presence on

the contemporary art scene in

the UK. It has a reputation for

exhibiting a broad range of

artwork of the highest quality,

establishing an innovative

exhibition programme,

nurturing new talent and

developing relationships with

established artists.

Marian continues to pass on

her enthusiasm and passion for

art, meeting new clients as well

as long-standing friends at the

gallery. She also manages the

GalleryOne Art Consultancy

Service, working with corporate

and private clients and

enabling them to find the

perfect works of art for their

interiors.

The Gallery hosts between

five and eight exhibitions

annually, incorporating a

variety of artists from the fresh

botanical art of Stephanie

Andrew to Mastergraphics such

as Picasso, Miro and Chagal.

Sculptures by Carol Peace and

Isabel Miramontes are featured

as well as a selection of

respected glass and ceramic

pieces.

With St Valentine’s Day just

Shopping in GrayshottOpen sesame!Grayshott is a wonderful place to shop in the Haslemere area. There are a number of little boutiques,hairdressers, restaurants and even a local greengrocers. Jessica Moon went to discover more aboutsome of what Grayshott has to offer.

Simmons Interiors (above and below)

Gallery One

Elizabeth GordonJanis Davey

around the corner, it is always

worth popping into The Flower

Room which has just moved to

Grayshott from Bramley in

order to expand to almost twice

its previous size. Flowers from

all different walks of life burst

forth from their vases and can

be arranged in any

combination you wish, for any

occasion. You could surprise a

loved one by taking advantage

of their delivery service – a

bouquet of their favourite

blooms could be waiting at

home or delivered to their

office to the envy of all their

colleagues.

In Crossways Road you will

also find the husband and wife

team of Ken and Janis Davey at

Elizabeth Gordon – the middle

names of a youthful looking

couple who surprisingily have

five children and four

grandchildren. They opened on

9 November having lived for

two years in Grayshott where

they have been “doing up a

property”. They sell beds, bed

linen and accessories, because,

they say, “it’s difficult to find

things to do with bedding”.

Janis adds: “We look to serve

quality and luxury products,

such as Lexington, which you

won’t find in big stores.” Their

attractive shop is bedecked

with Scottish linen, Abahna

bath products, and antique

furniture.

Just around the corner on

Headley Road isMagical

Rooms, a veritable Aladdin’s

Cave filled with everything

magical. Tooth fairy cushions,

treasure boxes, make-up and

jewellery cases, wooden soldier

skittles, puppets, glow yos,

practical joke toys and fancy

dress costumes.Magical

Rooms also offers balloon

decorating with free local

delivery if you pay a minimum

price. Indeed all the children’s

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Magical Rooms (above and below)

party equipment you could

ever desire seems to be sold

here as there is a wide range of

table sets:Winnie The Pooh,

The Incredibles, and Scooby

Doo – the list goes on!

If that isn’t enough, they can

also design your children’s

bedrooms for you through their

sister company,Magical

Bedrooms. Here they design

and make themed, bespoke

furniture which might just

encourage your child to go to

bed on time!

From here, why not walk up

to The Square (which is on your

left) and have a break in The

Coffee Shop. A family-run

business, the service, food

(freshly made sandwiches,

paninis, quiche or delicious hot

homemade soup) and drink

(hot or cold available) are all of

an excellent quality. There is a

lovely, relaxed atmosphere and

customers are attended to with

efficiency and good manners.

After a well-earned break, try

walking further along the same

front of shops and nip into

KUDU for something really

special to wear. Specialising in

clothes for the Mother Of The

Bride, they boast being able to

kit you out with an entire outfit

so you won’t have to trawl the

other shops looking for

accessories, shoes or hats to

match – they will even equip

you with a matching pair of

tights!

KUDU’s range of wear is all

brought in especially for each

season, so this month they will

have pale pinks, greens and

staple black and white shades.

The clothes are all made of

quality materials and are from

some of the more exclusive and

off-the-street brands such as

Peter Martin, Bianca, Fransa

and Kasbah.Well worth a look.

It is possible to buy almost

any book from Grayshott

Books in The Square. There is a

very well stocked children’s

section with colourful pictures

to inspire younger readers as

well as a large selection of

novels, biographies and factual

books so there is sure to be

something for everyone.

Those books which are not on

the shelves can easily be

ordered at the counter and

picked up (usually) within 24

hours. They can even deliver it

to your home directly. Books

are by no means all that

Grayshott Books sells however:

their produce includes book

tokens, cards, gift wrap, pens,

social stationary, toys and even

napkins!

Applegarth Farm Shop, the

family-run business which has

traded in Grayshott for over 27

years, will add a full

delicatessen counter at the end

of March. The counter will offer

an excellent range of

charcuterie, including artisan

brands such as Brindisa (from

Borough Market) and Negroni.

May sees the launch of a fine

food café offering a mouth-

watering menu for breakfast,

lunch and traditional afternoon

tea. There will be capacity for

40 inside and a delightful

outside seating area for another

30 overlooking views from the

farm in Headley Road.

Grayshott hosts many other

exciting and beautiful shops –

so why not pop down there and

support your local outlets while

saving yourself a trip to the

hideously impersonal city?

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The proud claim to fame of

Grayshott Social Club is

that it is “Hampshire Village of

the Year’s Best Kept Secret”.

That is no empty boast,

because it probably is.

Seeing is believing when you

arrive at the Club, hidden away

down Hill Road, which is

slightly off the beaten track,

and yet close to the village

centre. On the outside, the club

looks nothing special,

something like a working men’s

club. Inside you find a Tardis-

like choice of facilities,

including two bars (one non-

smoking), two high-definition

TVs, and a function room.

That is by no means all as

Grayshott Social Club offers

regular live music; quiz nights

and cabarets; prize draws and

raffles; discos and karaoke;

snooker, darts and pool; a

Sunday league football team, a

golfing society; and barbecues

and children’s parties.

“The club brings together

men and women from all walks

of life,” vice chairman Doug

Holman proudly told Life in

Haslemere. “It is a true

community partnership.We

have a mixed membership of

about 650 people, with no

cliques – only interest groups.

“We had a very successful

New Year party when the place

was humming with some 90

people. In 2007 we want to get

more use out of the excellent

facilities. So in the summer we

plan to introduce simple bar

snacks – good value and low

cost. ”The club costs only £15 a

year and £5 for the entrance

card when you join. Contact

the chairman, Dave Phillips, or

the treasurer, Peter Hatch, at

Grayshott Social Club,

01428 604041. Life

Gallery One and their sponsors at the January Exhibition of RonnieWood Paintings, l to r, back: Liam Orchard-Webb, Robert Park,Matthew Haswell, Charles Haswell. Front: Alison Hart, Siobhan Orchard-Webb, PeterWhite,Marian Orchard-Webb, CharlotteWhite

CONTACTS

Applegarth Farm Shop

Headley Road, 01428 712777

Applegarth

Headley Road, 01428 871277

Elizabeth Gordon,

1 Crossways Road, 01428

609641

Gallery One, 5/6 Victoria

Terrace, Crossways Road.

01428 609001

Grayshott Books, 8 The

Square, 01428 604798

Kudu, 4 The Square, 01428

605354

Magical Rooms, 01428

608340

Simmons Interiors,

Harlequin House, Crossways

Road, 01428 608436

The Coffee Shop, The Square,

01428 606023

The Flower Room, 7a Victoria

Terrace, Crossways Road,

01428 608387

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Sunday 11 February

“Best Dressed Shop” Competition, Kapadokya

Sunday 23 June

Grayshott Jamboree Day

Saturday 7 July

The Barber of Seville, by Rossini

Grounds of Grayshott Primary School at 7.30pm

Sung in English, by Opera Box.

Sponsored by The Fox & Pelican and Tony Purslow Ltd

Mercedes-Benz.

Supported by EHDC and Hampshire CC.

Tickets at £20 and £25 will be limited to 500, available to the

public from 2 April.

Contact: Peter or Vivien Harrison at Grayshott Concerts during

office hours. Tel: 01428 714119.

Email: [email protected]

Social regulars (left to right) Nick Butt, the steward, Doug Holman, vicechairman, Peter Hatch, treasurer, and Russell Cupitt

Go clubbing!

OPENING SOON

The Bath Room (Grayshott) Ltd

Heatherleigh House, Crossways Road, GU26 6HG

Bathroom design and supply service from Simon Closier, his

wife Charlotte and Susan Bampfield.

Launch evening on 27 February from 6-9pm. All welcome.

Contact: 01428 606080.

Email: [email protected]

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Fitness

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Andy Webb is an extremely

enthusiastic, friendly,

professional Nordic Walking

Instructor who moved to

Haslemere 14 years ago. He has

loved sport and fitness since

being in the forces where he

captained the champion skiing

team. I met him at the station

on a blustery afternoon in

January.

“Picking pupils up from the

train is all part of the service,”

Andy told me. “We drive to

Haslemere Recreation Ground

where we begin our warm up.”

This consists of a short, slow

walk and, using the poles for

support, 10 light squats (to

warm up thigh muscles). Then a

rowing action with poles to

warm up our arms and backs.

Andy said “the warm up caters

for all abilities and weather

conditions: if you struggle, I give

you something else to try and if

it’s cold, we get walking to keep

warm.”

Next up was learning how to

hold the poles (usefully labelled

L and R). Once you are all

Velcroed in, it is time to learn

the first step.

There are 10 steps to

becoming an expert but please

don’t let the large number put

you off. By the end of a 40

minute session, I had learned

level 9 but not mastered it so

that was really encouraging.

Andy is very patient and said,

“out of over 100 pupils, I have

only ever had one man who

couldn’t do it after one hour.

Everyone else has got to level 7

or 8 (a profficient nordic walker)

so there is no need to worry.”

Once you get the hang of it,

Nordic Walking is much more

rewarding than a normal walk

as there is an art to it. The

experience itself was not unlike

dancing for me as I had to

concentrate on my technique

but, instead of moving to a

rhythm created for me by

music, I moved at my own pace

by finding my natural rhythm

which was extremely gratifying.

Using the poles burns 120

calories more than a normal

walk (280/hour) but the best

thing about it is that you don’t

feel as tired. Nordic Walking UK

notes, ‘you can work at a higher

intensity, for longer and with

more ease than in other sports.’

Admittedly, I did feel a little

silly to begin with but this left

very soon and as only one or

two lessons are required to

master this sport, you can

quickly go to the hills where no-

one will look twice as you walk

upright with an open chest

filling your lungs with fresh air.

It was time for a warm-down.

We walked back to the carpark

and did some simple stretches

using the poles for support.

Andy explained that this

releases muscle tension to stop

you feeling stiff.

I had had a wonderful time

but there is no greater Nordic

Walking endorsement than

Andy’s 13 year old daughter

Sally who refuses to go on

“boring” walks but jumps at a

chance to go with her poles.

Andy dropped me off at the

station with a final pep talk: “I

can’t speak highly enough of

Nordic Walking. It’s challenging

and fun. It adds a new

dimension to walking because

you use the upper body as well

as your legs. Give Nordic

Walking a try; you’ve got

nothing to lose and everything

to gain. Nordic Walking turns a

walk into a workout.”

Life

Frequently asked questionsQ: Where does NordicWalkingcome from?A: Finland where skiing is takenvery seriously. It was developedto train the correct muscles forskiing even when there was nosnow.Q: How young/fit do I have to beto start NordicWalking?A: Andy has taught everyonefrom 13-87 years and is happy toincrease that margin. Healthprofessionals often send theirpatients to Andy because of thelarge benefits.Q: Does N.W. tone muscles?A: Yes - ‘bingo wings’, pectorals,bums, stomachs, legs, backs,shoulders and more.

Q: Can I do it with other people?A: Yes – everyone can walk at thesame speed but can workout atdifferent levels by using theirarms more. Individuals whocomplete Andy’s beginnersession can join a group andarrange a NordicWalk with otherpeople in the area anytime youlike.Q: Do I have to buy the poles togo for my lesson?A: No, Andy is happy to lend yousome.Q: How much do poles cost?A: At The Sports Locker, £80-£85.Andy suggests that you buythese Exel poles as they’ll lastforever and won’t bend like thealuminium ones.

Some Nordic Walkers enjoying the sunshine.

Andy Webb demonstrates theNordic Walk

To book a beginners’ sessionor to find out more aboutNordicWalking, contact AndyWebb on 07950031538 [email protected]

Put the spring inyour workout

Nordic Walking is fast becoming one of Britain’s leading new sports. Nearly 25,000 peopleare Nordic Walking at the moment in the UK and over 100 of those people are inHaslemere. Lucy Coates went for a training session with local instructor, Andy Webb tofind out more.


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Health

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As my NewYear’s resolution

to go to the gym has

already been shelved for

another year, I have decided to

watch my food intake instead. I

have always liked to know

where my food comes from and

am not particularly fond of the

idea of my food travelling

hundreds of miles before it gets

to my table, so I went to Paddy

Morton and Alison Miller at

new leaf foods for some helpful

advice.

“Buying healthy, ethical and

local food does not have to be

inconvenient,” Alison told me.

You do not have to have your

own farm to get fresh, local

food if you live in and around

Haslemere now as local, fresh

food can be delivered to your

door.” Things were looking up.

She said that the seasonal diet

is fast becoming the most

popular in this country and

new leaf foods ‘Veggie Box’

scheme is a great way to buy

vegetables that are in season

without having to even think

about it - or even leave the

house - as they are delivered to

your home.

All the veg is picked either the

night before or that very

morning so it is as fresh as if

you lived on a farm yourself.

This is good news because the

more fresh a vegetable, the

more minerals and vitamins it

retains, making each of them

even better for you and your

family’s health.

The scheme is extremely

flexible – you can have a local,

organic box if you wish and if

you want a certain vegetable

one week and not the other, you

can simply ring up and swap.

Also, if you don’t have time to

get to the shops that week, then

you can give Paddy and Alison a

call to request that they pop

some extra things into your box

to keep you going (free range

(organic) eggs, shampoo,

muesli, fair trade chocolate,

washing up liquid etc).

This season’s veg includes

leafy greens which are a good

source of iron, vitamins and

minerals, and root vegetables

which are great for making

soups and roasts. There are

many English apples still

available such as Coxes,

Bramley, Jonagold and Cameo.

Some slightly less usual veg is

also beginning to be in season

allowing you to experiment

with various squashes and

watercress.

To find out more about the

‘Veggie Box’ scheme, pop into

new leaf foods or visit their

website at

www.newleaffoods.co.uk.

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Turning overa new leafLucy Coates explains how she is eating healthily, ethicallyand locally this season.

Paddy’s Useful Tips ForBeing Healthy:

• Plan your food intake for the day

and surround yourself with

healthy snacks such as nuts (a

good source of vitamins and

oils), seeds or dried fruit. If those

don’t appeal to you, why not try

Cacao nibs? These taste like

chocolate but have none of the

fat or the chemicals.

• Start the day with a healthy

breakfast – porridge is brilliant as

it is inexpensive and gives you

loads of energy but muesli

covered in a fruit smoothie is a

tasty alternative.

• Get a veggie box delivered to

your home and try out some

alternative vegetable recipes as

well as trying new varieties.

• Get a good night’s sleep. This can

be achieved by going to bed

before midnight and cutting

down your caffeine and alcohol

intake. Instead of a morning

coffee or tea, try adding some

ground Maca root into a

smoothie as this will provide you

with a kick of energy without the

downtime afterwards. Try

drinking some caffeine-free

Rooibos tea before you go to bed

as a tasty alternative to normal

tea or an alcoholic night cap.

• Having a healthy conscience is

also a great way to get healthy –

try to stick to your exercising

goals by setting yourself

reasonable targets, this way you

won’t feel guilty about having to

miss any. Also, do things to help

your environment more: walk or

cycle into town and buy recycled

stationary to reduce your carbon

footprint.

• Your skin is your biggest organ so

it is important to cut down on

the amount of chemicals it is

exposed to by using Ecover

washing up liquid and special

organic skin products such as

Faith In Nature, Skin Food or

Australian Organics to avoid the

chemicals in common

cosmetics.

• Lastly, look up our nutritionist

(who also works in the shop) on

our website in order to ask any

questions you might have, or

share your successes with others

on our nutrition forum. This is a

completely free service. The

address is

www.newnatural.co.uk and will

be available from the beginning

of February – we will look

Alison’s ‘superfoods’:These are foods which are

completely organic and are

considered to be the most

nutritionally rich fruits on the

planet.

Tibetan Goji Berries are very

popular at the moment as they

provide your body with:

• 18 amino acids

• 21 trace minerals

• Carotenoids including beta-

carotenoids

• Vitamins C and E

• B1, B2, B6

• Polysacharides

They are small and pink and

come from Inner Mongolia,

Ningxia, and the Tian Shan

Mountains of western Xinjiang,

despite their name suggesting that

they come from the Tibet. Either

way, they are not from in or

around Haslemere but don’t let

that put you off as they are fairly

traded and very, very good for you.

For information about vitamins,

go to: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk


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Motoring

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Name: Oliver

Place of Work: Brewers

1st Car: Yellow Mini

Favourite Car: Mercedes 230

Ideal Car: Black Range Rover Sport

Name: Sarah

Occupation: Runs Haslemere Framing

Company

1st Car: A Fiesta that didn’t work

Favourite Car: Peugeot 406 that does work

Ideal Car: “If you gave me your lottery

winnings, I would NOT spend it on a car!”

Name: Darrel

Place of Work: Pets and Gardens

1st Car: Vauxhall Corsa

Favourite Car: “The Corsa is the only car

I’ve ever owned.”

Ideal Car: Silver BMW Sports

Name: Barbara

Occupation: Runs the Muscular Dystrophy

Charity Shop

1st Car: Morris Minor Convertible

Favourite Car: Lotus Land Sprint because it

was so easy to drive

Ideal Car: Porsche 911

First and favourite carsLocal people talk about their motoring memories to Jessica Moon (whose dream car would be a life-size model of LadyPenelope’s pink car, complete with gadgets, Parker and several handsome young men to rescue her at the touch or abutton).

Name: Michael

Occupation: Retired

1st Car: Ford 8Y

Favourite Car: “None of them particularly

stand out as being the best one but I drive

a Vauxhall Astra now.”

Ideal Car: Red Jaguar

Name: Margaret

Place of Work: Between The Lines

1st Car: A black Morris Minor with a split

windscreen

Favourite Car: Her Morris Minor - even

though it broke down on the way to her

honeymoon so the newly weds were forced

to spend their savings on getting it fixed

instead of going on their honeymoon –

which they never had!

Ideal Car: Mercedes or a BMW

Name: Berry

Occupation: Retired

1st Car: Hillman Minx

Favourite Car: Renault 21

Ideal Car: a dark grey/charcoal Alpha

Romeo

Anecdote: “I once got some very strange

looks as I clambered into my car through

the convertible roof because I couldn’t

undo the lock on the doors. However, I also

once parked very close to another Ford

Anglia in the same blue and found myself

trying to break into another person’s car by

mistake!”


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Hotels

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Lythe Hill is ready for its ‘re-

launch’ on Saturday 10

February, and David

Armstrong, the General

Manager, is very excited about

the prospect. “ I know the

changes are going to be good –

they will make a real

difference.”

The man behind the £1m

revamp is Georges Karam, an

award-winning French

designer. He specialises in

creating large-scale exclusive

residential interiors for VIPs in

Europe and the Middle East.

His clients have included

Moroccan royalty and Bahrain

International Airport (where he

redesigned the first class

lounge).

“This revamp takes in all the

public areas of the hotel,”

Georges Karam explains, “and

features exclusive furniture and

lighting, and bespoke soft

furnishings, to a timeless

‘classic contemporary’ theme.

Highlights are the BFCA award-

winning armchairs inspired by

the voluptuous era of big ocean

liners.

“Similarly the Ingo Maurer

‘Yayaho’ hanging lighting

system gives the restaurant a

‘poetic’ quality. The bar, en-

suite bedrooms, lounge, plus

principal function room and

restaurant will be given a warm

boutique look in red, grey and

black – the feel is to be

animated and arresting with a

dash of urban ‘hip’.”

David Armstrong says: “I love

working at Lythe Hill because it

is independent”. He is also

ambitious for Lythe Hill and

wants it to become one of the

Small Luxury Hotels, like its

partner, Dorset Square Hotel,

London. (Lythe Hill’s other

partner hotel is Château La

Cheneviere, an 18th century

château situated between

Omaha Beach and Bayeux in

Normandy).

He arrived at Lythe Hill in

March 2004, having started at

the bottom of the hotel ladder

18 years ago. He has been in

management at hotels such as

The Compleat Angler, Marlow,

The Grand, Brighton, The Royal

Bath, Bournemouth, and

Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire.

Then he was general manager

of The Mitre, Hampton Court,

and Frimley Hall, Camberley.

So, what is the secret of a

good hotel? “People,” he says

without hesitation. “That is

how we make a difference here

because we specialise in our

people. If the people are not

right, it doesn’t matter how

much you spend on facilities

and products.

“We let people make

decisions and have

responsibility and ownership of

what goes on. I am very close to

the 55 staff and we don’t have a

huge hierarchy. Of course we

have managers in our core

areas - banqueting, the Spa,

weddings, the restaurant and

conferences.”

Indeed the Spa, weddings and

conferencing are three of the

main planks in Lythe Hill’s

business drive for 2007. They

have good conferencing

facilities (a bonus in the area)

and they have taken back in-

house management of the Spa.

Favourite hotels outside Lythe

Hill? “My favourite London

hotel is The Lanesborough,”

says David. “I am also a great

fan of Pennyhill at Bagshot and

Langshot Manor (which is a

small oasis in a surprising

location near Gatwick).”

While Head Chef James

Peyton is a relative newcomer,

he became familiar locally with

his masterclasses during

Haslemere Food Festival last

September. He plans to hold

another series of masterclasses

this year, showing his

techniques and the ingredients

he uses.

James, who is 30, already has

five years’ experience as Head

Chef at Amberley Castle. A cook

from childhood, his mentor

was Brian Turner, who trained

him in both classical French

and classical English. He wants

put the Lythe Hill Hotel on the

map as “a dining destination”

and, with the refurbishment, it

will attract business in many

other areas.

Special offerFrom 1 February to 30 April,

customers can enjoy a special

rate from only £99 per person

per night, to include dinner, a

bottle of wine, breakfast and

accommodation in one of the

newly refurbished bedrooms.

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Home andWedding Fair

At Lythe Hill Hotel on Sunday

4 March 2007, 10am - 4pm

Where people come firstNick Keith visits Lythe Hill Hotel and Spa to check out the £1m refurbishment programme

Photos: (left) Head Chef, James Peyton and (right) General Manager, David Armstrong

Contact: Lythe Hill Hotel &

Spa, Haslemere, GU27 3BQ

01428 651251

[email protected]


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History

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Born the son of a cobbler in

County Carlow, Ireland,

John Tyndall was to

become a Fellow of

the Royal Society,

Superintendent

of the Royal

Institute,

Scientific

Advisor to

Trinity

House and

the Board of

Trade and

Professor of

Natural

Philosophy at the

Royal Institution of

Great Britain. A celebrated

and famous scientist, it is little

known that he lived in

Hindhead and was a great

friend and neighbour to Alfred

Lord Tennyson.

A tall man with

large hands and

facial features,

Tyndall was

famous for being

a brilliant but

‘mad’ scientist, as

he supported

Darwin’s views on

evolution and was

always asking

questions such as

‘why is the sky

blue?’ and ‘how do glaciers

move?’

Many of some 300 lectures

given by Tyndall at the Royal

Institute in London produced

queues stretching right around

the corner from the entrance,

as he was one of the most

respected scientific speakers of

the period: the David

Attenborough of his time.

The Tyndall Centre for

Climate Change Research in

East Anglia, which

conducts research

into the

Greenhouse

Effect and

Global

Warming,

was

founded

in his

name

because he

was one of

the first

scientists to

investigate what

effect large amounts of

gasses, like carbon dioxide,

have on the atmosphere.

As early as the 1860s, Tyndall

began to suggest that slight

changes in

the

atmospheric

composition

could bring

about

climatic

variations.

He identified

that there

was a

greenhouse

effect,

whether

natural or anthropogenic, by

showing that water vapour,

carbon dioxide and ozone are

the best absorbers of heat

radiation in the atmosphere

and that, even in small

quantities, these gases absorb

much more strongly than the

atmosphere itself. Thus, even

slight changes in levels of water

vapour and carbon dioxide

could give rise to climate

change.Without water vapour,

he concluded, the Earth’s

surface would be ‘held fast in

the grip of an iron frost’.

The term ‘Tyndall Effect’ in

Physics describes the way in

which light scatters from

particles in ‘colloidal

distributions’. It is often used to

tell the difference between a

solution and a suspension.

Particles in solutions such as

salt in water are so small that a

beam of light will pass straight

through them. The particles in

a suspension, such as milk,

however, are large enough to

scatter a beam of light. This is

why you can see shafts of light

in a dusty room, or the beam of

a car headlight in fog.

Tyndall explained that the sky

is blue because the air scatters

blue sunlight, with shorter

wavelengths, more than red,

yellow and green light with

longer wavelengths.When we

look up at the sky we are seeing

scattered light from the sun.

The sun is yellow because this

is the colour left after the blue

is removed.

Tyndall first visited the Alps in

1849 and returned every

summer he could afterwards.

He suffered greatly from severe

insomnia, headaches and

problems with his digestion in

England.When in the

mountains, however, all his

ailments improved

considerably – ‘Hail to the

Alps!’ he wrote in his journal.

He soon became known as a

competent explorer and

mountaineer. Fleming notes

that ‘no longer was Tyndall an

odd man with a long face, silly

beard and narrow shoulders

[…] such was his presence that

he came across as a giant.’

On one trip to Mont Blanc he

felt sick when he began the

Man of themountainsJo Morley tells the tale of an unsung hero of the Haslemerearea, John Tyndall – scientist, teacher and mountaineer

This copy of the London News clearly shows just how popular Tyndall’slectures were.

John Tyndall

“A tall man with large

hands and facial

features, Tyndall was

famous for being a

brilliant but ‘mad’

scientist...

“

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37

expedition and proceeded to

feel considerably worse as he

went on, but did not give in.

Instead, he spent a record

twenty hours on the summit at

5F below freezing, firing pistols

to test transmission of sound

waves, lighting candles to see

how fast they burned, sending

rockets up to check on the

speed and extent of their

combustion and making

careful observations of

transmitted and reflected light

at sunrise.

When he finally became too

ill to travel to the Alps, he

retired from the Royal Institute

and moved to what he

considered the next best place,

Hindhead. Here he built a

house in the area now called

the Tyndalls, opposite Tyndall

Woods, and lived with his wife,

Louisa Charlotte, whom he had

married in 1876.

It was here in Hindhead that

Louisa accidentally killed

Tyndall by giving him an

overdose of chloroform to help

him sleep. An inquest found

her not guilty and they are both

buried at St Bartholomew’s

Church in Haslemere.

Tyndall’s final touch of

quirkiness was to prclaim that

it was ridiculous to have a

standing gravestone when it

would only fall over in years to

come and look untidy. His

grave was therefore set into a

plinth on the ground and can

still be seen today – looking

respectable and tidy - on the

right of the graveyard as you

enter it from the road with your

back to St. Bart’s.

It is a great shame that there

is so little to commemorate this

great man in Haslemere. I

would like to set up a

campaign to rectify this, and

hope that local people will help

me do so. Perhaps we might

change the name of the

Wetherspoons Pub on the High

Street, now called The Swan, to

The John Tyndall?

Bibliography: ‘Killing Dragons

The Conquest of the Alps’ by

Fergus Fleming (London, 2000).

Life

If you would like to

support Jo in his campaign

or have your own idea for a

local campaign, please do

send your comments to

[email protected] - we

look forward to hearing

from you

Tyndall’s gravestone at St Bartholomew’s Church, Haslemere Contemprary cartoon depicting Tyndall with Darwin and Huxley

Here is an example of the ‘Tyndall effect’ Spy Cartoon of John Tyndall

Education

38

Stepping Stones is situated in

a wonderfully equipped

building on Tower Road in

Hindhead. It is a school which

boasts a bespoke curriculum for

each of its pupils in order to

improve their standard of

education while boosting their

confidence and independence

in a safe, supportive

environment.

It is truly inspiring to visit as

the school strikes the right

balance between stimulating its

pupils academically without

dampening their self-

confidence. All the regular

lessons like English, Maths,

Science, History, Geography

and ICT are included into each

pupil’s curriculum but they also

offer Food Technology,

Childcare, Art, Music, RE and

PSCHE which includes their

specially formulated social skills

program, sex education and

career guidance.

In a recent OFSTED Report, it

was noted that “staff have

excellent relationships with

pupils which result in a positive

atmosphere throughout the

school. This warmth and care is

a significant feature of the

provision.” However, this is a

school based upon its pupils so

to give me the best idea of what

it is like, I was invited to ask

some willing volunteers about

their school.

Sitting in their snazzy, new

mezzanine extension, I

discussed the school with Amie,

Jessica and Amy, three very

confident and outgoing girls

who happily chatted away.

What is different about Stepping

Stones when you compare it to

your last school?

Amie: “It is the little things that

make a big difference. At my

last school, we had hardly any

time to get changed for P.E. so I

could not do it fast enough. I

had someone to help me

change but that took away

some of my independence as I

was not allowed to do it for

myself. Here I get loads of time

to change as they understand

that I like to be given that

freedom.”

Jessica: “I used to get picked on

at my last school because I was

different to all the other pupils –

I used to miss lessons because I

had locked myself in the girls’

bathroom to avoid it. At

Stepping Stones however, I am

just like everyone else and I

don’t have to worry about

getting picked on or getting my

maths homework in on time

because we get a whole week to

do it!”

Amy: “I really enjoyed my last

school and had loads of friends

but I was the only one out of

four hundred pupils who had

hemiplegia so I did sometimes

feel left out.”

What do you do for P.E. here?

Jessica: “Loads of things – I

have learned to sail which I

really enjoy but I also built up

the confidence to learn how to

swim as I never could before.

I’ve also done horse riding.”

Amie: “We have physiotherapy

each week. I share my session

with Amy and the boys share

their session together as we

have similar exercises to do. It’s

much more fun sharing as we

can have a giggle and a natter at

the same time.”

I see you all have your own

laptops – what do you use those

for?

Jessica: “Well, my mum uses it a

lot when I get home as she likes

to play the games but we use it

in the classroom, to listen to

music, to do homework on and

for school council too.”

Amy: “Yes we do video

conferencing using our web

cams to discuss school stuff

with the teachers even when we

are at home so they can support

us at any time of day.We can

use them to help each other too.

The school uses technology A

LOT to help us learn.”

What is special about Stepping

Stones School for you?

Amy: “I don’t get stressed here

because we are pushed to our

ability and work at our own

pace.We can ask for help

whenever we need it too so I

have become much more

confident in myself as I don’t

get embarrassed to ask so many

Ten steps forward,no steps backStepping Stones School is an extraordinary school for children with hemiplegia/milddisabilities and must boast one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country. LucyCoates went to find out more

‘Cinema Club’The pupils from Stepping Stones warmly invite you all to their'Cinema Club' which is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every

month from 4-7pm.

Join us tomake fresh popcorn, play games, watch a film or do a quiz.

Everyone between the ages of 7 and 16 is welcome so why not goand bring a friend with you too?

Please RSVP to [email protected] phone him on 01428 609083

Annual Hemi Fun DaySponsored by Oasis Solutions www.oasissolutions.co.uk

Each year, Stepping Stones hosts a Hemi Fun Day in which about200 young people with hemiplegia take part in a wide range ofactivities altogether including horse riding, sailing, arts and

crafts, trampolining, scuba diving, and much more.

If you have hemiplegia too and would like to take part in the nextone (in September), keep an eye on their website to find out all

the details www.steppingstones.org.uk/activity_day

Easter and Summer WorkshopsThis Easter there will be a Digital CreativityWorkshop for anyone

who is interested in learning about digital technology.

The dates for this workshop are 26th - 30th March 2007 so if youare aged between 11 and 16 and want to take part,

please RSVP to Jonathan Furness [email protected] or phone him on 01428 609083

Amie using her laptop

questions. I can even ask for

help with my homework as we

each have our own laptop to

take home with us.”

Amie: “It’s like a big family here

– I have only been here for one

term but I can already notice

the difference. I used to get

worried about the tiniest things

– I still do worry sometimes but

much less than before. I have

done more new things here in

that one term than I ever

thought I would. I sang on my

own, joined in the pantomime

at Christmas and in the

Remembrance Day play. I am

proud of myself for doing it as I

never thought I would, let alone

actually doing it!”

It’s time for your English lesson

now but do you have any quick,

final comments?

Amie: “Yes, I am the furthest

away from school – it takes me

40 minutes to get here each day,

but it is worth it!” Life

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To find out more about SteppingStones School, please visit theirwonderful websitewww.steppingstones.org.uk,[email protected],or call Jonathon Furness on 01428609083.

Fact File:What is hemiplegia?Childhood hemiplegia (sometimes calledhemiparesis) is a condition, similar to cerebralpalsy, affecting one side of the body (Greek 'hemi'= half). It is caused by damage to some part of thebrain, which may happen before, during or soonafter birth (congenital hemiplegia), or later inchildhood (acquired hemiplegia). The effects aresimilar to that of a stroke and it affects around onechild in a 1,000.What causes hemiplegia?The causes of congenital hemiplegia are mostlyunknown, and usually parents only become awareof their child's hemiplegia gradually during his orher infancy. There is a higher risk in prematurebabies but usually the damage occurs duringpregnancy. It would appear to be mostly a matter

of chance.Acquired hemiplegia results from damage to thebrain during childhood. The most common causeis a stroke, but it can also result from an accidentor infection.What are the effects of hemiplegia?It affects each child differently. The most obviousresult is a weakness or stiffness with poor handfunction or mobility on the affected side. Theweakness may be associated with spasticity(stiffness or tightness of the muscle). In one childthis may be very obvious (he or she may have littleuse of one hand, may limp or have poor balance);in another child it will be so slight that it onlyshows when attempting specific physical activities.

Amy talking to Jessica by video conferance at a BAFTA event inNovember

Property

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This January has provided a

busy start to the year for

Safford Dixon, who are reaping

the benefit of mailing out

14,000 leaflets. Martin Dixon,

the principle, reported a good

response to the mailshot which

entailed a string of valuations.

Safford Dixon sell properties

across the board in the

Haslemere area. In 2006 the

most expensive property the

firm sold was £2m in Marley

Common, and the least

expensive a one-bedroom flat

for £93,000 in Beacon Hill. “We

had a good year in 2006 but

there is not so much stock in

the property market at

present,” said Martin Dixon.

“But generally we are busy and

achieving good prices, and any

property at the right price will

sell quickly.

“I have stopped predicting

market trends since the

property crash in the Seventies.

While there is no accounting

what governments will do, the

Bank of England are most

careful about interest rates so

the market is now more

settled.”

Safford Dixon cover a wide

area, and in the last year have

sold property as far afield as

Pulborough. Around

Haslemere, typical properties

marketed by the firm include

two houses in Longdene Road –

a three-bedroom house for

£350,000 and a “substantial

family house” with a large

garden for £625,000. Also they

have shown a four-bed home in

Cherry Tree Avenue for

£425,000 and a four-bed, single

storey house for £675,000.

A keen sportsman, Martin

Dixon has enjoyed surfing,

long-distance running, and

rugby – he has run the London

marathon twice and is a former

President of Haslemere Rugby

Club.

At the top of the High Street

you will find Lane Fox who

have had an office in

Haslemere for 16 years. Simon

English, Senior Associate

Director, says the market has

been “very buoyant” for over a

year, since Autumn 2005. “We

have sold 33% more houses

than average this year, but

there is never enough stock.

What is more we have sold at

5% or 10% above the original

guide price. For every family

home on the market for around

£1m in 2006, we had 12 people

chasing that property.”

Lane Fox operate in the

middle to upper end of the

market. Their top sale of 2006

was the North Breache Estate

in Ewhurst for £7.75m, against

a guide price of £7m. In the

local area, their sales have

included:Watchers Hall, with 7

bedrooms, nearly 13 acres and

3,500 sq ft of outbuildings, for

£1.4m; and Vine Cottage, with

five bedrooms in Bell Vale Lane,

Haslemere, for £830,000.

Some 60% of Lane Fox

customers come from London.

Simon English notes that

“sellers in commuter towns

around London may be the

target of buyers with City

bonuses that some analysts

predict will be the biggest ever.

“It is widely accepted that

most competition for houses

occurs in the first half of a full

year, and this is likely to be

especially true in the 2007

ahead of the Government’s

controversial Home

Improvement Packs which

become compulsory from June.

“The vision on property for

the first half of 2007 is good,

but it is hard to predict further.

The market is rarely strong for

more than 12 months and we

have seen strength in the

market for 14 months.”

Peter Leete moved from South

London and opened in

Grayshott in the early 1970s in

premises which were

previously occupied by a

hairdressing salon. Now Peter

Leete & Partners is run by his

sons, Perry and Jason.

Last year was good and the

firm experienced plenty of

supply and demand in the

market. “We sell a lot of house

in Headley,” Perry Leete says,

“and we have loads on our

books there and in Headley

Down.” Examples in Grayshott

included a three-bedroom

bungalow in Crossways Road

for just under £500,000, and a

second floor two-bedroom flat

in Headley Road for nearly

£250,000.

The market in Grayshott is

less well supplied, as it attracts

many retired people who tend

to stay put, so houses do not

come on the market very

regularly and there is a slower

“turn-round”.

“Grayshott houses are well-

regarded because this is a good

place to live,” Perry Leete says.

“There are fewer properties

available here than in Headley

Down, where people tend to

move home after seven to 10

years.

“We will have to wait to see

the effect of the recent rise

interest rates. In the long term

the A3 development should

have immense benefit to the

whole area. ”

Contact:

Lane Fox, 18 High Street,

Haslemere, GU27 2HJ.

01428 661077.

Peter Leete & Partners, The

Green, Headley Road,

Grayshott, GU26 6LG

01428 604480.

Safford Dixon, 7 Petworth

Road, Haslemere, GU27 2JB.

01428 664455.

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Emergency Services:

Fire:Surrey Fire and Rescue Service,St Davids, 70Wray Park Road,Reigate RH2 0EJTelephone: 01737 242444

Gas,Water and Electricity:Electricity Emergency:0845 770 8090Gas Emergency: 0800 111 999SouthernWater: 0845 278 0845

Health:Dr C Taylor & Partners,Haslemere Health Centre, ChurchLane, Haslemere, Surrey GU272BQTelephone: 01483 783000Dr C.P.Taylor & Partners,Fernhurst Surgery, Crossfields,Fernhurst, Haslemere GU273JLTelephone: 01428 651040Haslemere Health CentreTelephone: 01483 783000Haslemere HospitalTelephone: 01483 782000Holy Cross Hospital, HindheadRoad, Haslemere GU27 1NQTelephone: 01428 643311Homecall Doctor, Warrenden,Weydown Road GU27 1DSTelephone: 01428 654786Royal Surrey County HospitalTelephone: 01483 571122

Police:Haslemere Police Station,46West Street GU27 2ABTelephone: 0845 125 2222Surrey Police, 6 Carshalton Road,Sutton Surrey SM1 4RFTelephone: 0845 125 2222

Arts Groups:

DanceArt (3-18 years)Telephone: Kahli 07830325426www.danceart.org.ukHaslemere Performing ArtsTelephone: 01428 652360E-mail: [email protected] PlayersTelephone: 01428 643334www.haslemereplayers.comHaslemere Symphony Orchestraand ChorusTelephone: 01428 605612www.hmsconcerts.infoHaslemere ThespiansTelephone: 01428 643585Haslemere Town BandTelephone: 01252 331828HHH ConcertsTelephone: 01798 831242www.haslemere.com/musicOpera South inc. OperaOmnibusTelephone: 01428 684291The Grayshott StagersTelephone: 01428 751898www.grayshottstagers.co.uk

Helplines, SupportGroups & Charities:

Alzheimer’s Society:01428 642055Arthritis Research Campaign:01428 724741BLISS: 01428 642320Books OnWheels:01428 604558British Heart Foundation:01483 419774Canine Partners forIndependence: 08456 580480

Care In Haslemere:01428 652505Cats Protection: 01428 604297Celebrate Marriage:01428 652368Childline: 0800 1111Citizen’s Advice Bureau:0844 8487969Crossways Counselling Service:01428 644333Environment Agency:08708 506506Friends of Holy Cross Hospital:01428 683144Guide Dogs for the Blind:01428 727617Haslemere and DistrictVolunteer Bureau: 01428 661166Haslemere and DistrictMacmillan Cancer Care:01428 605185Haslemere and District RoundTable Society: 07717836809Haslemere Blind Club:01428 643971Haslemere Gateway Club:01428 654496Haslemere Hard of HearingSupport Group: 01428 658190Haslemere Library:01428 642907Haslemere Stroke Club:01428 645855Haslemere/Midhurst Committeefor Macmillan Cancer Support:01428 652238HAV4D: 07930905016Hazlehurst Trust through SurreyCommunity Foundation: 01372861609Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre:01252 792400Hindhead Community Group:01428 607816Home-Start: 01252 737453King’sWorld Trust for Children:01428 653504Natural England (wasCountryside Agency):020 7932 5800Relate: 02392 827026Royal British Legion:01428 642675Samaritans: 08457 909090SPACESYoung Parents Group:01428 723910The Haslemere Society:01428 661379Visitor Information Centre:01428 645425Women’s Royal VoluntaryService: 01428 605498

Places to Stay:

Georgian House HotelHigh Street, Haslemere, SurreyGU27 2JYTelephone: 01428 [email protected] on the Hill, Lower Street,Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2PDTelephone: 01428 [email protected] Hill Hotel and SpaPetworth Road, Haslemere,

Surrey GU27 3BQTelephone: 01428 [email protected] Inn, Grayswood,Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2DETelephone: 01428 [email protected]

Sports and Leisure:

Broadwater Park Golf Club:01483 429955Camberley Health Golf Club:01276 232258Champney’s Forest Mere HealthResort: 01428 726013Cowdray Park Polo Club:01730 813257Cranleigh Golf and Leisure Club:01483 268855Dean Farm Golf Course:01420 489478Haslemere Hockey ClubDirector of Hockey:HeidiWells 07973 345547Director of Junior Hockey:Mandy Jackson 01428 604643Haslemere RecreationAssociation: 01428 661486Haslemere Cricket Club: 01428654459Haslemere EducationalMuseum: 01428 642112Haslemere LawnTennis Club:01428 661486Haslemere Rugby Club:07771530510HaslemereYouth Football: 01428656215Hindhead Golf Club:01428 604614Hurtmore Golf Club:01483 424440Kinetika Gym,The HeronsLeisure Centre: 01428 658484AND The Edge Leisure Centre:01428 644577Milford Golf Club: 01483 419200NordicWalking:AndyWebb 07950031538Shottermill and HaslemereFootball Club: John01428642296/07770568793The Herons Swimming CentreTelephone: 01428 658484TheWildWood Country Club:01403 753255West Surrey Golf Club:01483 42127

Travel Numbers:

Public transport information:Telephone: 08706 082608Website: www.traveline.org.ukTrain tracker: 0871 200 49 50

If you would like your contactdetails listed here, please [email protected] FAO LucyCoates

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[From January] to Tuesday 13

February

Paint it Black - The Art of Rock and

Roll Legend RonnieWood.

Gallery One will be displaying a

selection of his artwork, including

portraits of Mick Jagger, Elvis, Pete

Townsend, Jim Morrison and two

new prints of Bob.

Venue: Gallery One, Grayshott

Time: Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm

Information: 01428 609001

Friday 2 February

JazzWith Dinner

Venue: Georgian House Hotel, High

Street, Haslemere

Time: 8pm

Book Tickets: 01428 656644

Musical Postcards

Haslemere and District Recorded

Music Society

Guest speaker: LesWarner

Venue: Shottermill Hall, Holy Cross

Hospital

Time: 7.45pm

Sunday 4 February

Vic’s Busker’s Open Mic

Venue: Crown and Cushion, 4Wey

Hill, Haslemere

Time: 8pm

Information: 07917 403052

Friday 9 February - Sunday 11

February

Petersfield Antiques Fair

Venue: Petersfield Festival Hall

Time: 10.30am-6pm (closes at 5pm

on Sun)

Telephone: 0870 350 2442

Website: www.penman-fairs.co.uk

Saturday 10 February

HHH Concerts

Performers: Sally Price (harp) Juliette

Bausor (flute)

Venue: St. Christopher’s Church,Wey

Hill, Haslemere

Time: 7.30pm


Tuesday 13 February – Saturday 17

February

Utopia Limited by Gilbert and

Sullivan

Godalming Operatic Society

Conductor: RobinWells

Venue: Borough Hall, Godalming

Time: 7.30pm, 2.30pm (matinee on

Saturday 17 February)


Friday 16 February

Brahms Sonata Opus 99, Britten

Suite no 3, Chopin Polonaise-

fantaisie Opus 61, Mendelssohn

Sonata in D, Opus 58, Alexander

Baillie (cello) and James Lisney

(piano)

Venue: Hindhead Music Centre,

Hindhead Road, Hindhead

Time: 7.30pm


Tilford Bach Society Concert

Sheida Davis (cello), Helen Reid

(piano)

Venue: Farnham Castle, Castle Hill,

Farnham Time: 8pm


Inspired by the Swan of Avon


Music Society

Speaker: JohnWeekes


Hospital

Time: 7.45pm

Tuesday 20 February-Saturday 24

February (no performance on

Thursday 22)

The Elixir of Love by Gaetano

Donizetti

Opera South inc. Opera Omnibus Ltd

Alastair Digges Nemorino, Eliana

Pretorian Adina, Dominic Barrand

Dulcamara, Hakan Vramsmo Belcore

Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra

Director: Ian McKenzie-Thurley

Conductor: Tom Higgins

Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road,

Haslemere

Time: Tues 7pm,Weds/Fri 7.30pm,

Sat 5.30pm


Friday 23 February

Songs FromThe Shows – Friday

Lunchtime Recital

Guildford School of Acting

Conservatoire Singers

Venue: The Guildhall, High Street,

Guildford

Time: 12.30pm


Friday 23 February – Saturday 24

February

One Act Play

The Grayshott Stagers

Venue: Grayshott Village Hall,

Headley Road, Grayshott

Time: 7.30pm


Utopia Limited by Gilbert and

Sullivan

Godalming Operatic Society

Conductor: RobinWells

Venue: The Leatherhead Theatre,

Church Street, Leatherhead

Times: 7.30pm, 2.30pm (matinee on

Saturday 24 February)


Saturday 24 February

Chamber Music For Charities

Concert in aid of the Mobile

Physioptherapy Service

Cerys Jones (violin). Christopher

Jepson (cello), Sheila Blow (piano)

Venue: United Reformed Church,

Portsmouth Road, Guildford

Time: 7.30pm


Tuesday 27 February

Alton Organ Society Concert

Oundle RecitalWinner

Venue: St Lawrence Parish Church,

Alton, Hampshire

Time: 8pm


Black Atlas inspired by George

MacDonald Fraser’s novel Black Ajax

London ShakespeareWorkout

Venue: Bedales Olivier Theatre

Time: 7.30pm


Wednesday 28 February

Optomistic Futurism a talk by

Richard Seymour


Time: 7.30pm


MARCH

Wednesday 1 March – 23 March

(closed Sundays and Sat 17)

Head/Hand/Heart 3 Optomisitic

Futurism

Presented by Paul Martin Design

Company

Venue: Bedales Gallery

Time: 2-5pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-1pm

(Sat)

Friday 2 March

JazzWith Dinner

Venue: Georgian House Hotel, High

Street, Haslemere

Time: 8pm


Spring Serenade

Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra

Venue: Holy Trinity Church, High

Street, Guildford

Time: 7.30pm



Music Society

Guest speaker: Siva Oke


Hospital

Time: 7.45pm

Saturday 3 March

Verdi Requiem

H.M.S. Symphony Orchestra and

Chorus

Conductor: Darrell Davidson

Venue: Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road,

Arts Diary

Ann Hughes Chamberlain of the Hindhead Music Centre - look out for profile in the next issue

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Tuesday 6 March

Schubert Notturno D897, Dvorák

Piano Trio in F minor op. 65,

Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat op. 97

(‘Archduke’)

Rosamunde Trio piano, violin, cello


Time: 7.30pm


Wednesday 7 March

Bartok Improvisations Ravel Valses

Nobles et Sentimentales

Rachmaninoff Variations on a theme

of Chopin

Venue: Hindhead Music Centre,


Time: 7.30pm


Friday 9 March – Saturday 17 March

Petersfield Musical Festival 2007

Celebrity Concert: Friday 9 – Michael

Hurd Tribute, Friday 16 – Kenny Ball

and his Jazzmen Band

Choral Concerts conducted by Paul

Spicer: Saturday 10th and Saturday

17

The Petersfield Orchestra: Thurs 15

Youth Concerts: Monday 12 and

Wednesday 14


Friday 9 March – 24 March

Guildford International Music

Festival 2007

Artists from all round the world

Book Tickets/More info: 01483

686517

Saturday 10 March

Elgar The Music Makers, Sea

Pictures, VaughanWilliams Serenade

to Music, The Lark Ascending Parry

Blest Pair of Sirens

Vivace Chorus and Forest

Philharmonic Orchestra

Venue: Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill,

Guildford

Time: 7.30pm


Friday 16 March

Music for Diverse Instruments


Music Society

Guest speaker: Peter Conway


Hospital

Time: 7.45pm

Saturday 17 March

Bach Book One Preludes

Bella Hartmann

Venue: Hinhead Music Centre,


Time: 7.30pm


Brahms Requiem

Conductor: Hilary DavanWetton

Venue: Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill,

Guildford

Time: 7.30pm


Saturday 24 March

HHH Concerts – Contempo Quartet

Haydn Quartet in D Op. 20 No.4,

Smetana Quartet in E minor From

My Life Elgar Quartet in E minor Op.

83

Venue: St. Christopher’s Church,Wey

Hill, Haslemere

Time: 7.30pm


Sunday 25 March

Verdi Requiem

Godalming Choral Society

Conductor: Michael Veazey

Venue: Charterhouse Chapel,

Godalming

Time: 7.30pm


Verdi Requiem

TheWaverly Singers and Tilford Bach

Orchestra

Conductor: Malcolm Hicks

Venue: The Anvil, Basingstoke

Time: 7.30pm


Tuesday 27 March

Alton Organ Society Organ Concert

Thomas Trotter – international

concert organist

Venue: St. Lawrence Parish Church,

Alton

Time: 8pm


Tuesday 27 March – Saturday 31

March

Titanic the Musical

Haslemere Players

Venue: Haslemere Hall

Time: 7.30pm (Sat matinee at

2.30pm)


Friday 30 March

An Introduction to the Zarzuela


Music Society

Speaker: Joy Davis


Hospital

Time: 7.45pm

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which you think best reflect the

title ‘Life In Haslemere’.

This photograph will probably

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Sport

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Haslemere Rugby Club was

established in 1950 at the

Recreation Ground in

Haslemere, and moved to its

present site in the mid 1970’s.

Many players in the early years

preferred to play at Haslemere

rather than play at more

established clubs around

London.

Indeed, in 1963 the Club

played a President’s Invitation

XV containing many Oxbridge

Blues and at least one

international – and won 12-3!

It is also widely held to be the

case that JonnyWilkinson

played some of his earliest

rugby at Haslemere, before

defecting to arch rivals

Farnham.

Last year Haslemere Rugby

Club hosted a tournament

againt Finland’s national XV as

the current Finland national

coach used to be Haslemere’s

1st team captain! Currently,

there are no International

fixtures lined up for this year,

Haslemere’s 56th season,

although we are hoping to send

a team over to France to watch

(but probably not compete in)

theWorld Cup later in the year.

Haslemere RC was one of the

first to support the concept of

mini rugby and now fields at

least one team in each of a

dozen age groups from under

7s to over 70s. For the past 25

years, the Seniors have toured

every year: the mini and junior

sections are now keeping up

this proud tradition. There is

now a clear path for players to

progress from mini to

veterans’ rugby, while all the

time enjoying the friendship of

those wearing the blue and

white of Haslemere.

Our very successful Mini and

Junior sections meet every

Sunday morning at 10.00am.

Teams are run from under 6 to

under 17, so come and play or

help coach. Our Senior and

Development (U17) teams train

on Tuesday evenings from

7.30pm and play on Saturdays.

We will soon have FOUR

pitches to play on. The new

land has now been seeded and

will be ready for the start of the

2007/8 season.

Haslemere RC is run by

volunteers and sponsored by

local businesses. Please

support the fund raising events

throughout the season and if

you feel you can help in any

way - please let us know.

We are always on the look out

for supporters whether on the

pitch or off it. If you are not a

player, come and shout from

the touchline. Keep warm in

our wonderful clubhouse and

sample the excellent beers and

food that are on offer.Why not

watch the rugby Internationals

on our large screen TV where

you will also hear many an

expert comment from the bar?!

To join Haslemere RC or to

find out more, call Sam on

07771 530510, or just turn up to

training at 7.30pm on a

Tuesday.

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Too hot for Jonny?SAM POWELL takes you behind the scenes at the Haslemere Rugby Club

Haslemere Rugby Club Team Photo

Life In Haslemere wants to

include various profiles on

local sports clubs. If you

would like a profile of your

sports club in the

magazine, we would love to

hear from you. Call 01730

235669; or e-mail:

[email protected]

JonnyWilkinson

Haslemere Rugby Club tryingtheir best

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