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Parish Magazine 36 Betchworth - March 2016

Local Services


Parish Letter March 2016

“Were not our hearts burning within while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32)

Dear Everyone,

I often get asked which festival I prefer, Easter or Christmas! My reply has to be Easter, and that isn’t because I prefer chocolate eggs to chocolate Santas! Easter has slightly less commercial hype than Christmas that is true but the fundamental reason for my preference is that the Easter Story bears witness to all that Christians believe. Our Church and faith only exists today precisely because the first disciples experienced something beyond their imaginings, and their lives were changed. They were transformed by the realization that Jesus was the Son of God, and as such had died only to be resurrected on the third day. They suddenly knew in their hearts that all that Jesus had said and done while he was with them was going to change lives. It is because of this belief, their certainty that they then set about spreading the message and we bear witness to this faith today.

Easter is about New Life, transformation and resurrection. The weeks during Lent and then Holy Week prepare us for the experience of the Easter Morning. For it is when we share the Lord’s Supper, when we remember the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the pain of the Crucifixion on Good Friday, and die to our old self in the waters of Baptism on Easter Saturday that we then can feel the burning of our hearts to truly say on Easter Morning: Alleluia Christ has Risen; He has Risen Indeed!

For your own reflection I offer you a poem by R. S. Thomas: “Suddenly”

As I had always known he would come, unannounced,

remarkable merely for the absence of clamour.

So truth must appear to the thinker; so, at a stage

of the experiment, the answer must quietly emerge.

I looked at him, not with the eye only,

but with the whole of my being,

overflowing with him as a chalice would

with the sea. Yet was he no more there than before,

his area occupied by the unhaloed presences.

You could put your hand in him without consciousness

of his wounds. The gamblers at the foot of the unnoticed

cross went on with their dicing; yet the invisible

garment for which they played was no longer at stake,

but worn by him in this risen existence.

I wish you all a Very Blessed Eastertide Carol


Church Reports and Notices

March Services at St Michael’s & St Mary’s

Date St Michael’s Betchworth

St Mary’s Buckland

6th March 4th Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday

(10.00 Posy making in the Hamilton Room .. Dads welcome!)

11.00 All Age Mothering Sunday Family Service (Posies given out)

13th March 5th Sunday of Lent Passion Sunday

8.00 Holy Communion ( BCP) 11.00 Matins** 5pm Contemplative Prayers

9.30 Iona Parish Communion

20th March 5th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday

8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

21st March Monday of Holy Week

7.30pm Meditation

22nd March Tuesday of Holy Week

7.30pm Compline

23rd March Wednesday of Holy Week

7.30pm Taize prayers around the Cross

24th March

8.00pm Holy Communion Annointing of Hands

8.00 Holy Communion (BPC) 9.30 All Age Mothering Sunday Parish Communion (Posies given out)

10.30 Joint All Age Family Service at St Michael’s**

** Coffee/Tea served afterwards


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TEL: 01306 889680

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Qualified and insured Tree Surgeon and Arboriculturist

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25th March Good Friday

10.30am Joint All Age Walkabout Service followed by Hot Cross Buns, treasure hunt and planting of the Easter Garden. 8pm Music/Passiontide Readings and Music on the Cross

1pm-2pm Open Meditation 2pm-3pm Service of the last hour

26th March Easter Eve

8.00pm Candlelight Easter Eve service and Lighting of the Paschal Candle

27th March Easter Day (Clocks Go Forward)

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 11.00am All Age Parish Communion ( A little Easter Egg as you leave)

9.30am All Age Parish Communion (A little Easter Egg as you leave)

3rd April 2nd Sunday of Easter Low Sunday

10.30am Joint Parish Communion

8.00am Holy Communion ( BCP)

MOTHERING SUNDAY MARCH 6TH

Posy making for all – please come along to the Hamilton Room at 10am on Sunday 6th to make posies for our service at 11 o’ clock.. Children get the opportunity to arrange and carry the flowers, and adults get a chance to chat and join in the fun. All the necessaries are provided but contributions of flowers and foliage are always welcome.

Any questions contact Helen ([email protected])

CHURCH COLLECTIONS JANUARY 2016.

Collections £690.40 Donations and sales £35.19 Total £725.59 (of which Gift Aided £490.50)



INTRODUCING REVD JONATHAN EWER SSM

It was with great pleasure that when I came to officiate at the first 8 o’clock

service after Pattie’s death I had amongst the congregation some new arrivals.

When afterwards I was introduced, I was so glad and felt warm at heart that our

ministry in Betchworth and Buckland would have another priest in their midst.

Since then Jonathan has begun to get to know us a little more and shares in our

Morning Prayer, so I asked him to write something so that all our readers could

welcome him too.

Jonathan writes:

“I belong to a religious order called the Society of the Sacred Mission. When I

told one of our senior members that I was moving from Milton Keynes to live

with friends in Betchworth, he replied, “Well, you are always full of surprises!”

In fact, though, the surprises have always come to me. I’ve had several fascinating

jobs in my time, such as parish priest, university chaplain, theology teacher, leader

of a pre-ordination programme, Diocesan Director of Ordinands, parish consultant

etc., but not one of these positions was sought. They were things that other people

thought I could, and should, do. They were all surprises, and all of them

rewarding. The invitation of the Woodall family to join them in Betchworth is

another in that list.

I have ‘retired’ twice, but last May my community elected me to be Provincial for

another three years. So I spend part of each day e-mailing, telephoning, writing

reports and recommendations (which, of course they ignore!), and I find it easier

to do that now that I am not caught up in the

routine of a priory. There are two priories of

our Society in this country, Milton Keynes,

and Durham, and I am now not part of either

of them. I suspect the priories like that too!

Finally, another nice surprise is the warm

welcome I have received from the Rector, the

staff, and the people of St Michael’s and St

Mary’s. I appreciate that very much, and

look forward to sharing with you what the

God of Surprises has in store for us all. “

Jonathan and Carol


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FROM THE REGISTERS: MARCH 2016

Baptisms:

We welcome into the Lord’s Family:

21st February Charles William Pierre Plumley St Michaels.

Funerals, Memorials and Burials

We send our condolences to those who are bereaved at this time:

1st February Julian Frank Hollands who died 13th January age 81 of Amherst House Nursing Home, Horley Sussex Crem

3rd February Thanksgiving service in St Michaels for Rosemary Ellis who died on 20th December age 88.

9th February Penelope Theresa Coombes who died on 21st January age 92 formally of Middle Green Brockham

12th February Mary Evelyn Street MBE who died 15th January aged 89 formally of Builders Cottage, The Street Betchworth.

May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

CLEANING ROTA - MARCH

DATE CHANCEL NAVE AISLES

04-Mar Mrs Power Mrs Sheed

Mrs Slot

11-Mar Mrs North Mrs Ferrett Mrs Chalker

Mrs Ridley Mrs Mitchell

18-Mar Mrs Armitage Mrs Hollingworth

Mrs Scotcher

25-Mar Mrs Forrest Mrs Stow Mrs Hardy

Mrs Hutton Mrs Pruszynska

01-Apr Mrs Ridley Mrs Sheed

Mrs Slot

FLOWER ROTA We have decided not to put specific names down for the rota in the Parish Mag in future as the ladies tend to swop around. Any queries about flowers please contact Jackie Ellison 01737 842330.




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“CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON” – The Bishop of Southwark’s Lent Call 2016

A Reminder of the Key focus for this year’s Lent Call.

Bishop Christopher writes: “For many years here in the Diocese, the Bishop’s Lent Call has raised money for projects both within our own Diocese and overseas. In 2015 we were able to give grants totalling nearly £80,000 to our Link Dioceses in Zimbabwe and to projects that work with people in our Diocese. As we spend time in prayer and contemplation this Lent I hope that you will feel able to generously support the work we are supporting in Zimbabwe, the Holy Land and locally.”

In 2016 the Bishop’s Lent Call will be supporting projects in Southwark Diocese, the Holy Land and in Zimbabwe.

Caring for people in the Diocese of Southwark: Croydon Refugee Day Centre The Fircroft Trust, The Copleston Centre

Caring for people in the Holy Land: The Arab Evangelical Episcopal School, Ramallah The Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Centre, Ramallah St Luke’s Hospital, Nablus The Al-Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital, the Gaza Strip

Caring for people in Zimbabwe: Initiatives suppor ting education and healthcare; and farming and capacity building, as well as projects to construct new churches and rectories

All our proceeds from the Lent Lunches will go towards supporting these projects.

The Dates in March for Lent lunches are as follows:

Thursdays in Buckland Reading Room at 12.30 pm on: March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th, and March 24th

Fridays from 12- 2pm :

11th March at West Cottage, Old Road, contact Mar ion Hallett 01737 844797

18th March at The Red House, Old Reigate Road, contact Eiluned Slot 01737 842010



On the corner with London Road and Carlton Road stands the exceedingly tall, and I am sure Mr Kipling would say, 'exceedingly good' Holy Trinity Church Redhill. Its total Parish running costs for the year £716. That was of course after its first year of consecration in 1907. Still going strong and with ever new extensions being awarded, this was where our Deanery Synod took place on Tuesday 9th February. Rev'd Mick Hough, the present incumbent read the address (Corinthians) and welcomed us to his church.

We heard from our Dean and Hon Canon, Andrew Cunnington, that he and Rector Carol would share all forthcoming Deanery duties, as Bishop Jonathon would now assume the Archdeacon role, until a new appointment later in the year. The Vereable Danny Kajumba retires this March. Our guest speaker was the enigmatic Rev Canon Will Cookson from Springfield Church Wallington - he the Dean of Fresh Expressions in Southwark, looking to see where 21st Christian Mission is going through a detailed Mission Shaped report. Unscripted and discussing important shifts in society, he concluded that 'Diversity must be the norm', that we have a bedrock of 1.5 Million attending church in the county of Surrey with which to build on. 'Fresh Expressions' will seek to encourage, train, mentor and build a team of practitioners to engage in pioneering work across the Diocese of Southwark.

David Keiller from Holy Trinity and our Lay Chair Chris Elliott had worked on the new Diocesan Synod Council of Trustees, and reporting to the Diocese resolved to have in place by Year 5: A financial resource base, Housing Strategy for Clergy and key strategies to grow attendances by 5% and to have grown Lay and Clergy by 50% come 2025. The Diocesan Finances reflected a deficit of £420,000, offset by a likely surplus of £500,000.helped by a reduction in property costs. Parishes are contributing more through the (PSF) Parish Support fund. Talk of a break-even budget totalling £21.3M and strong hopes of a £16.1M income from the PSF. Currently, 16 Clergy and 12 Laity make-up the DS Council of Trustees that become one reporting body to the Diocese.

Our Rector Carol spoke of Board of Educational news and new Church schools, she spoke on behalf of Deanery Mission and Refugee initiatives and Area Dean's notices all details of which can be found on the Reigate Deanery Website.http://www.reigatedeanery.org.uk/

Tom Briscombe - DS Representative


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As reported in the Deanery Synod report in this magazine, we heard an influential speaker, Rev’d Canon Will Cookson taking a close and detailed look at mission in the 21st century and how ‘significant shifts’ in society have influenced our church attendance over time. One clear example was how Sunday have become a normal working day for many. Other ‘shifts’ have imperceptibly crept up on us and been ignored, for example, the emergence of other religions and those pursuing holistic and humanist practices. It befalls us not to shy away from others but to engage, and a lead has been taken by The World Interfaith Harmony Week, first proposed by the UN and now observed in the first week of February. It is based on the pioneering work of The Common Word initiative, which commenced in 2007 and called for Muslim and Christian leaders to engage in a dialogue based on two common fundamental religious Commandments; Love of God, and Love of thy Neighbour. Neither would compromise their own religious tenets. It is interesting how these two commandments are at the heart of the three Monotheistic religions, placing them on solid theological ground.

The World Interfaith Harmony Week extends the Two Commandments by adding ‘Love of the Good, and Love of the Neighbour’. This formula includes all people of goodwill. It includes those of other faiths, and those with no faith. The World Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform—one week in a year—when all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill can show the world what a powerful movement they are. The thousands of events organised by these groups often go unnoticed not only by the general public, but also by other groups themselves. Certain groups become aware of each other and strengthen the movement by building ties and avoiding duplicating each other’s efforts. Closer to home, the Diocese of Guildford and Surrey Faith Links are exploring ways of building positive relationships between Christians and Muslims, with lively debates leading to how a greater understanding can often dispel unhelpful assumptions.

Tom Briscombe

ADVERT FOR TEAM MEMBERS AT WYCHCROFT We have opportunities to join the staff of Wychcroft, the Southwark Diocese Resource & Retreat Centre, based at a country house near Bletchingley, Surrey. You will be part of a team providing hospitality to guests during their stay at the house, with a variety of duties including cooking and housekeeping. The hours will be part-time, flexible, but there is a particular need for duties Friday to Monday. For further information and how to apply contact Uzma Osinibi on 020 7939 9402, or via the website, www.southwark.anglican.org/who/vacancies/

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FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2016

Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers! 29th February – 13th March

As Martin Luther King famously said, ‘before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world’. Despite our dependence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, about 795 million people are undernourished globally. It’s a scandal that the people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed their own families. We can support farmers and workers to put food on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade breakfast.

When people are paid a fairer price, they can have more control over their lives when times are hard, and worry less about how they will feed their families. Whether it’s the extra cash in their pockets or being able to expand their farms to grow more food to eat, Fairtrade means many farmers and workers are able to fulfil a basic human need – to put enough food on the table for the people they care about, all year round.

During Fairtrade Fortnight, come along and join in a Fairtrade breakfast in your community – and wake others up to the challenges facing farmers and workers.

As many as wish are invited to call into The Betchworth Rectory for an Open House Fairtrade Breakfast on March 7th between 8 am and 11 am. Contact Revd Carol Coslett for more information (01737 842102) Donations towards the Lent Call.

All are welcome so please do stop in and I promise to have the real Fairtrade Coffee brewing!

Carol

ORGAN RECITAL AT ST MICHAEL'S - SATURDAY 21 MAY 2016 AT

4.00 PM

MARGARET PHILLIPS (INTERNATIONAL CONCERT ORGANIST)

This will be the Second Anniversary Recital on the new Kenneth Tickell Organ

(2014). Regarded as one of Britain's most outstanding concert organists and

teachers, Margaret Phillips made her début at the Royal Festival Hall and soon

gained an international reputation as a soloist, playing at concert halls and

cathedrals throughout Europe and in the USA, Canada, Australia and Mexico.

Alongside her busy concert career, she has been Professor of Organ at the Royal

College of Music in London since 1996. Tickets will be on sale from 1st April

2016.


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CALLING ALL CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BOX-HOLDERS

Firstly, may I say a very big thank you to everyone who has contributed during 2015 to the work of The Children’s Society, either through having a house collecting box or through supporting the Christingle and Church services over Christmas.

The box holders raised £346.57 last year, which has helped maintain the services provided to vulnerable young people and their families in many ways. CS workers support children who are being bullied at school, those who need help with learning English in order to access higher education, those who are carers for parents or siblings, and those who have difficulties with family relationships. Many situations we, in Betchworth and Buckland, have little experience of.

It is again time for the Children’s Society boxes to be recalled for emptying. Please could you bring your box to St Mary’s, Buckland or St Michael’s in Betchworth, and I will collect them from the Church Wardens. Alternatively, contact me on 01737-842098 or e-mail [email protected] and I will arrange a time to collect from you.

Sadly this year we have lost a number of long term supporters of the Children’s Society, so if you would like to have a Children’s Society collecting box, and become a supporter of this charity, please contact me.

Thank you

Margaret Miller (Co-ordinator for Buckland and Betchworth)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2016

The Annual Parochial Church meeting will be held on Sunday 24th April 2016 in St. Michael’s Church, immediately after the 11am Parish Communion service. The meeting will start at approximately 12.20 pm. As usual, refreshments will be served prior to the meeting.

Anyone who is resident in the parish or whose name is on the electoral Roll is entitled to attend this meeting, and be nominated to serve on the PCC if they wish. The PCC welcomes new members, so if you would like to serve, and have the time to attend six meetings a year, do put your name forward. If you would like to find out more please contact the Churchwardens, or the Rector, who will be pleased to answer any questions. Nomination forms will be at the back of the church from the middle of March.

Anyone wishing to go on the Church Electoral Roll should please contact Rhona Hill (01737 843044) or the Rector.

Please return completed forms to the Secretary before the meeting. (Please note that anyone disqualified under section 178 of the Charities Act 2011 because of bankruptcy or conviction for an offence of dishonesty or deception is not eligible to stand for the PCC or Deanery Synod).

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THE EGG THAT SHARES THE EASTER STORY

This year The Real Easter Egg range has had a makeover and each single boxed egg includes a unique copy of the Easter story in the shape of a pull out 37 cm high cross, illustrated by Helen Cann. The Original milk chocolate egg includes images of spring and three crosses on the box with Mark’s resurrection text under the lid. It also includes a Fairtrade milk chocolate Yummy Bar.

The Special Edition egg this year comes with an olive wood holding cross keyring from Bethlehem and an orange milk chocolate bar.

Not enough space for Easter eggs

Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are sold in the UK. But with Easter day falling on 26th March this year, it means there is not enough shelf space available in shops or enough time for online retailers to post them all out leading to shortages. So if you normally buy your Real Easter Eggs online, from supermarkets or a local shop, then act now.

Tastes good and does good

The Real Easter Egg remains the only Fairtrade chocolate Easter egg to have an Easter story booklet in the box and to make a charitable donation from sales.

Since its launch in 2010, the number of Real Easter Eggs sold has been rising. The volume of sales means that production of Fairtrade chocolate has had to be moved from Europe to the UK. This is a great success story which churches and schools have played a part in making happen. In addition more than £200,000 has been donated to charitable and educational causes.

Where to buy

Please note that the Dark egg and Special Edition are not being sold in supermarkets but can be bought from independent stores or ordered online.

This year, you can buy from www.realeaster.co.uk , Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons or from independent stores, bookshops and Cathedral shops. PLUS Available in Betchworth Post Office Village Store.

See the full shop list or order at www.realeasteregg.co.uk


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Local Reports and Notices

LEITH HILL PLACE

From Monday 7th March we will be introducing a new event to the house. On the first and third Mondays of every month our volunteers will lead scenic walks around Leith Hill. Each walk will start from the Rhododendron Wood car park (RH5 6LU), meeting at 9.45am, and will last about an hour and a half. The walks will finish at Leith Hill Place, five minutes’ walk from the car park, where participants (with their dogs if they have them) will be welcome to come in for a cup of tea/coffee and cake or scones. The walks are free; refreshments payable by cash donation (we have no card facilities). For further information please ring 01306 711 685.

From Friday 25th to Monday 28th March, 11.00am until 4.00pm, Easter at Leith Hill Place gives children the chance to enjoy the gardens, taking part in an outdoor musical Easter egg trail for a Cadbury egg prize. £3 per trail; no booking required. If entry to the house is desired, normal admission charges apply.

MUSIC IN DORKING - MARCH 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Aviva social club, 07415 815784 5th at 12.00, lunchtime recital at St Martin’s, free, 01306 884229 5th at 7.30, Dorking Philharmonia at St Paul’s, £12, 01306 730640 5th at 7.30, Russian State Opera at Dorking Halls, £30.50-34.50, 01306 881717 6th at 3.00, Heath string quartet at Dorking Halls, £20, 01306 740619 12th at 7.30, Brockham choral society at St Martin’s, £12/15 13th at 7.00, LHMF St John Passion at Dorking Halls, £9-22, 01403 240093 18th at 7.30, Youth Showcase Awards at Dorking Halls, free, 01306 881717 19th at 9.00, LHMF Youth Choirs Day at Dorking Halls 20th at 3.00, Heath string quartet at Dorking Halls, £20, 01306 740619 21st at 7.15, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 30th at 7.30, Liza Pulman sings Hollywood at Dorking Halls, £21.50-23.50, 01306 881717

URGENT APPEAL FOR HOMES

We are an animal charity seeking homes for the many unwanted cats, kittens and dogs that come into our care.

Yorkshire Terriers Holly and Ivy are fifteen month old sisters who are inseparable. They were living in deplorable conditions but are now ready for a special home. They are friendly and happy and love everyone! They get on well with other dogs, both on walks and at home. They love to play, cuddle and bounce around. As they are inseparable, we are looking to home them together

If you can offer a loving home please call 01737 843166 (Evenings after 7pm) or anytime on 07918 056196)



ELECTORAL ROLL REVIEW

The electoral roll is being reviewed prior to the Annual Parish Church Meeting which is to be held on 24th April.

Any person, who fulfils the criteria for membership, and wishes to be included on the electoral roll, please contact Rhona Hill on 01737 843044 to obtain the appropriate form.

Please do not delay, the closing date is two weeks prior to the APCM.

Thank you. Rhona


Village Reports and Notices



A WELCOME AT DORKING MUSEUM

The diversity of visitors and interests that the Museum attracts underlines the great heritage of the wonderful area in which we live.

A palaeontologist from Oxford University came to study a historic fossil in the Museum’s Ashcombe collection, and made an exciting discovery that even made the pages of The Sun. A fossilised pliosaur skull, found in Dorking chalk pits in the 1850s, was identified as a giant marine reptile of a type mainly associated with North American waters.

March Diary

Exhibitions: There is a last chance to see the popular ‘Dorking 1915’ exhibition, showing life in the area during the Great War, as this will close on March 26th. Our new exhibition, ‘The High Street: Market or Football Pitch?’, opens on March 31st and features paintings and archive photos of Dorking High Street across the ages, including the cattle market (with a noted Charles Collins painting) and the annual Shrove Tuesday street football games (displaying for the first time an original football standard from this event).

Family Activities: Saturday, March 19th sees our ever-popular Easter Egg Hunt. Follow the clues around the museum, discover things you may not have seen before, and claim your prize at the end. Drop in at any time between 2pm and 3.30pm. Ideal for families with children up to age ten. Free with regular Museum entry.

Dorking Museum is at The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS.

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER’S BOUGH BEECH RESERVOIR AND WATER TREATMENT WORKS

From Source to Tap – Free Customer Open Day - Saturday 14 May 2016

9.30am - 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Come and take a look behind the scenes to see how water is treated from ‘source to tap’ to produce your high quality drinking water.

As this is an operational plant and the behind-the-scenes tour incorporates metal stairs and walkways, regrettably we are unable to accommodate people with impaired mobility or children under 14 years of age. ID will be required. This event is only open to Sutton and East Surrey Water customers and booking is essential.

To book your free place, please contact 01732 375417 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm). www.waterplc.com.

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS Do something amazing! Save a life this month! Blood donations can be given in the area as follows:- Tuesday 15th March 13:30-16:30 / 17:20-20:00 at the Mobile unit, Dorking halls. For further details ring 08457 711711 or visit www.blood.co.uk



BROCKHAM CHORAL SOCIETY

Brockham Choral Society will be performing 'From Sea to Sky' on Saturday 12th March 7.30 pm in St Martin's Church, Dorking, with Amy Bebbington conducting. The programme will include music from Vaughan-Williams, Parry, Stanford, Ireland and Assersohn.

Tickets £10 purchased in advance £12 on the door and £5 under 25s in full-time education available online at www.brockhamchoral.org/tickets or contact Maria Chadwick c/o Michael Frith 40 South Street, Dorking RH4 1UX Tel 01306 882728

TINY TOTS TODDLER GROUP

Meets 10-12pm Tuesdays

Bump to School there’s something for all!

Find us at: The Reading Room Buckland

Dates in March:

1st, 8th, 15th (Rector’s Easter Story and Songs) 22nd (Easter Bunny Party!)

Each session includes crafts and a healthy snack

All are welcome £2.00 per family

Find us on netmums for weekly updates!

Contact Hazel 07831919788 or Rector Carol 01737 842102

HEARING AID BATTERY REPLACEMENT SERVICE – HUB DORKING

Do you have an NHS hearing aid? Did you know that you can get replacement batteries from the Hub Dorking?

Simply pop in with your brown book and ask for replacement batteries, tubes and domes. Unfortunately we can’t issue batteries without your brown book – please remember to bring it with you.

The Hub is open Monday - Friday between 10am and 3pm.

The Hub Dorking. The Point. Lyons Court. Dorking

RH4 1AB Phone: 01306 886280Text: 07704 288772

Email: [email protected]

www.thesurreyhubs.org.uk/dorking


PARISH COUNCIL MARCH

As Spring approaches there is a lot going on at the parish council.

Don’t forget our first litter pick of the year on Saturday 19th March, organised by our Footpaths Officer, John Foreman.

The village Annual Parish Meeting this year is on the 18th April, at 7.45pm at the Village Hall. We are lucky to have as our speaker Alex Bagnall, who is project managing the ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ restoration of the lost landscape of the Deepdene in Dorking. Come along and hear Alex, as well as reports from village organisations, and share a glass of wine with us.

Thanks go to John Foreman for ensuring that the phone box opposite the Dolphin, mysteriously vandalised on New Year’s Eve with all the panes of glass smashed, is now looking as good as new. BT responded within a day to his call, reinstalling the glass, which John then cleaned up. Let’s hope that no more damage is done!

Progress continues with our plans for play equipment to be installed on the corner of Goulburn Green, and we hope to see it being installed within the next couple of months, in time for the summer.

The section of the hedge belonging to the housing association, Circle Anglia, which runs along the school footpath has been given a hard cut back this month, making the path wider and easier to use for parents with pushchairs. Thanks to Circle for getting this done and to District Councillor Paul Potter for his support on this issue. While on the subject of footpaths, the path on Station Road from the Coombe down to the Station has also now been cleared of leaves and mud

following a request from the parish council to Mole Valley District Council, following pleas from residents.

The village email list has been moved to a web application called MailChimp to send out emails of interest and information. This is a secure and reliable way of holding and using your email address. If you are not already receiving emails, you can register your email at http://eepurl.com/bOktRj or visit the village website www.betchworth-pc.org.uk for details.

And finally don’t forget to save the date for the Crazy Crowns Tea Party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday on 12th June on Goulburn Green, it promises to be a great occasion!

Adria Kinloch


http://www.brockhamchoral.org/tickets

tel:01737%20842102


http://eepurl.com/bOktRj

http://www.betchworth-pc.org.uk



THE BETCHWORTH & BUCKLAND CHILDREN’S NURSERY is a charity existing to provide Early Years, pre-school facilities for 3-5 year olds in Betchworth, Buckland and the surrounding area.

We are seeking a new secretary for the Nursery’s Management Committee as our current secretary is soon to move out of the area. The Committee is not involved in the day to day activity of the Nursery. It exists to support the Nursery Manager and staff in the overall running of the setting, to set financial budgets for each year and oversee employment of staff.

The Management Committee meets 3 or 4 times per year (evening). The secretary will be responsible for preparing and circulating agendas, taking minutes at meetings, sending and receiving any correspondence and circulating information to committee members as necessary.

This is a voluntary position and if you are interested please contact Mandy Creasey the Nursery Manager, on 01737 843610 or email: [email protected]



Family Activities For Betchworth &

BucklandBetchworth Easter Egg

Hunt & Activities

Thursday March 31st 2.30pm

Meet at The

Betchworth &

Buckland Children’s

Nursery

for Spring Crafts and a

fun Easter Trail around Goulburn Green

£3.00 per child Bring warm clothes and suitable footwear Call Catriona Martin to pre book and check weather on the day 07710 498 591 / [email protected]

JOKE FOR MARCH

I just fancied a drink at the local; the rain was pouring down, and there standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub, was an old Irishman - drenched, holding a stick, with a piece of string dangling in the water.

Being a curious person I stopped and asked: "What are you doing?"

"Fishing" replied the old man.

Feeling sorry for him, I said to the old man: "Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me."

In the warmth of the pub, as we sipped our whiskies, I couldn’t resist asking:"So how many have you caught today?"

"You're the eighth" said the old man.

Tim Warren




FARM DIARY

At the time of writing we have ten calves born, mostly from first time calvers or heifers. These new mums were also born on the farm in spring 2014, so it seems you cannot beat home breed replacements. They went to one of our Aberdeen Angus Bulls 'Major' back at the start of the summer, as Angus tend to throw smaller calves, so for their first calf calving problems are reduced. The new mums are proving to be good in their new role and some make quite a fuss when they have calved., making quite loud bellowing moo which is very distinct from any other moo.

The routine of calving gradually takes over with more and more animals needing to be managed. Livestock observation is quite a skill, which can only come with experience, and it being nearly a year from the last calving it's amazing how quickly it all comes back. You are almost trying to read the animals’ behaviour.

Calving is very hands on, practical and physical, but even this does not escape the curse of paper work, the key is to have all the information to hand and keep it as far up to date as you can. Each animal has an official 14 digit ear tag number which is used to record the movements of the animal and if it gives birth or dies, so birth dates, sex, breed and ear tags of mum and offspring all need to recorded and registered with the 'British Cattle Movement Service' and then a passport for each animal is received and follows the animal where ever it ends up.

We have also been selling some stock. We had some cull cows go to market, which are bought in the ring and go for not such high quality meat as a younger animal would achieve. They are culled for a number of reasons, not being in calf is the main one but some have had other physical issues - udder troubles, prone to Caesarian etc - it sounds tough but it keeps the herd young, fit and profitable. We also sold the young heifer calves from last year, these went to Ashford Market in Kent on the 9th of February. We would have normally sold the young stock in the November before, but due to the low price the bull calves achieved when they were sold in November, we decided we would keep the heifers for a special heifer sale at Ashford in February. The low grain price we are experiencing at the moment also helped and we were able to feed home grown barley to get the weight and grow them on. Our hunch paid off and they sold very well, and I think we achieved an extra £150 to £200 an animal. It would be nice one day to finish our own stock and take our animals right through to slaughter. The whole journey from birth to butcher is hard work but the end product would be second to none.

The ditching budget has been drained for this year. We have done a lot with it, we have managed to find two contractors that are good at it .is a plus. The ditches along Wellhouse Lane have been dug and now run well. The council man in a van only drove past! That was good, no red tape or paper work then! The verges will recover and I see that snowdrops and other plants are pushing their way through.

The last of our field beans that we harvested have been sold so the grainstore is empty, only to be filled with fertiliser and machinery a week later. The arable side of the farm is almost at a standstill although the mild weather is allowing the cereal crops to tiller well We are going to have to be on our toes this spring as disease and insect populations are up, and with cereal prices very low we are going to have to get the best out of the crops without over spending.

Martin



We are now halfway through the school year and it’s good to see how well children have all adjusted to full time schooling. Our Reception children come in to school happily and settle quickly at the various activities set out for them each morning. They have rapidly become independent learners familiar with all the resources and equipment that they might need. I know that many parents worry about their child settling in at school

but I’m sure they would be very surprised at how confident and happy their child is after they have left them at the classroom door.

Many of our children are new to the sites at Leigh and Brockham but have rapidly made new friends and arrive at school bursting with enthusiasm.

With the lighter nights and better weather children will be out and about on their bicycles and scooters. In order to make sure our children are safe on the roads and pavements we have road safety training and skills training for all our pupils. Year 2 take part in the ‘Pedals’ programme in which they bring their bicycle or scooter to school and are shown how to ride it safely. Older children take part in the ‘bikeability’ programme, which trains them to ride their bicycle safely and to be aware of the dangers associated with cycling on the road. Once they have successfully passed this training then, if parents agree, children may ride to school unaccompanied. However, I have noticed that many of our children are still accompanied by parents; sadly the roads around our site at Brockham are no longer safe for our young cyclists largely due to the speed of much of our local traffic.

This month ends with Mothering Sunday, always a happy occasion in school and an opportunity for children to remember to say ‘thank you’ for everything that their mothers do for them.

Jane Douglass, Headteacher,.North Downs Primary School, Betchworth Village, Brockham Village, Leigh Village

MIDDLE EARTH SCENIC MODEL SHOWCASE

For ten years Keith Field and David Coslett (god-father and god-son) have been making models of scenes from Tolkien’s novels, ‘The Lord and the Rings and ‘The Hobbit’.

For the very first time these models will be on display to the public, along with hundreds of hand painted figures, in the Reading Room at St Mary the Virgin Church in Buckland, Surrey. The aim is to raise money for two Christian charities working to support Syrian refugees and their children.

Entry is by donation – suggested donations are £2.50 per adult with children under 12 free but you can give what you wish. Details of the charities being supported will be on display.

There will be a cake stall and themed refreshments will also be available.

If you like model-making and if you like cakes and if you want to help provide shelter and education for Syrian refugees and their children or if you just want somewhere to meet friends for coffee be at The Reading Room, Buckland on Saturday 9th April, any time between 10.00 – 4.00



PEBBLECOME WI

We were saddened by the death of Mary Street MBE, a founder member of Pebblecombe WI and a much loved resident of Betchworth. As well as working for Surrey Police for forty four years she was a dedicated collector for the NSPCC, sang with Betchworth Operatic and Dramatic Society and enjoyed competitive bowling in addition to being an active member of Pebblecombe WI for over half a century.

Our speaker Alison Hoyland's talk "Never Judge a Book by its Cover" was based on making the best of your appearance by clever placing of clothes to good effect. Formerly, as a professional flautist with big orchestras playing for West End hit shows, she had been dismayed by the audience’s lack of recognition of the work put in by live musicians and changed careers after being impressed by the smart appearance of a colleague with non-model looks. Having asked how it was achieved she learned about colour and style and retrained as an image consultant, passing on her knowledge to groups or on a one-to-one basis. Using a member as a model she taught us which colours suited different complexion types and how to make clothes sit on the body to best effect. Having guiltily checked to see if we were dressed to our best advantage we reverted to type and discussed plans for our Spring Coffee Morning at the Christian Centre next to St. Martin's church, Dorking on Saturday 19th March. Please drop in for a cuppa and cakes from 10am to midday. Our next meeting is on Thursday 3rd March, 7.45 pm at the Hamilton Room, Betchworth, with harpist Margaret Watson and musical variety with tunes old and new. As always, visitors are most welcome.

Pam Patch

DESK TOP PUBLISHING!

As I’m sure you are aware we are still struggling to find another Desk Top Publisher for the magazine. Although I am one of the Editors I decided that rather than the magazine having to fold I would offer my services as a Desk Top Publisher as well.

I have no computer skills, really. Just the average ability that most of our generation have, but under Jacquie Sims’ patient and detailed teaching I managed to Publish the last two month’s magazines with her assistance. You may have noticed a couple of errors (such as the missing border on the front cover). We thought it looked appropriately “snowy!

The point of this article is to say YOU COULD DO IT! It is hard at first, and takes a lot of time, but you don’t need to have brilliant computer skills. If you can send emails, file documents, send attachments etc. we would be delighted to teach you what to do. As you know Jacquie will be leaving the village soon and we do need at least three DTP’s .and sadly David Hill is unable to help us at the moment.

Please consider at least having a go. Like me, you may find you enjoy it!

Ros Rokison



The Betchworth and Buckland Society For the protection and conservation of the quality of life in Betchworth

& Buckland VALUATIONS DAY

WITH AFTERNOON TEA

Saturday, 9th April 2016 Commencing at 3.30 pm

BETCHWORTH VILLAGE HALL Bring along an item and get a valuation by a distinguished expert from

Bonham’s Auction House, and enjoy afternoon tea Members £5, Guests £6

Booking in advance is essential:

Contact Debbie Jones: 01737 845514 or Email: [email protected]

BETCHWORTH AND BUCKLAND SOCIETY QUIZ NIGHT

A night of frivolity, fun and lots of head scratching was the order of the day at this annual fun event. A full attendance from the four corners of both villages with some young roped in for the film and music questions. And as always lots of cryptic clues, including the groan inducing Dingbats round.

Our heroic Quizmaster Charles Hardy took the friendly banter from the contestants in a truly professional manner and kept the momentum rolling along.

The Dynamic Duo and culinary experts Jeanette and John Foreman were responsible for a heartwarming supper of homemade Cottage Pie with dessert following.

Drum Roll, Long Pause, And the winners are:

1st: Buckland Babes 2nd: Clifton Clangers3rd: The Wassailers

Dave Lynch


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