Ashdown Forest Living November Edition

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Upper Hartfield, Frant, Sheffield Green, Hadlow Down, Wivlesfield, Maresfield and other places in & around the Ashdown Forest Area

The Downtown Abbey Effect History of Ashdown ForestChildren’s Storyfest

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Business Directory & Community Magazine serving the Residents of Ashdown Forest & nearby

November2011

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Dear Residents,WelcometothenexteditionoftheAshdownForestLiving.

Someofyougotintouch,askingwhenlastmonth’sfrontcoverpicturewastaken,forallthosewhoareinterestedwenowknowitwascirca1900.

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ContentsHistory of Ashdown Forest 6,8

Recipe 10

Hadlow Down Variety Show 12

Children’s Storyfest 12

Working for Wildlife 14

Don’t mess with an old dog 16

The Downton Abbey Effect 18

In Remembrance 22

Miss Moneywise Tips 22

Quick Quiz/Sudoku/Quotes 24

Hire Fitness Competition 26

What’s On 28

Rangers Report 30

Index 30

Landscape Contractors Tree Surgeons

L.G. BurBerry

New to the area, established for over 30 years.All types of tree work, hard

landscaping, hedge cutting, fencing & garden maintenance undertaken.

Free estimates, Fully Insured.Tel: 01825 712717 Mob: 07754 585518

AChANCEToREmEmBERSomEoNEThiSChRiSTmAS

hospiceintheWealdinviteseveryone,notjustthose who have benefited fromitshospicecare,tocelebratethememoryoflovedonesbysupportingthisyear’sLightupaLifeappeal.

TheannualLightupaLifeservicesareanopportunitytoremembersomeoneandmakeadedicationtotheirmemorywhilstsupportingthehospice.TheCrowboroughservicewillbeheldatAllSaintsChurchonSaturday10thDecemberat5pm.

LizaWaller,thenewChaplainatthehospicecomments“Christmasisaspecialtimeofcelebrationand also of reflection. We welcome you to join us onthisveryspecialoccasionwhenpastfriendsandfamilymemberswillberememberedthroughthelightsonourChristmastree.”

FormoreinformationpleasecontactEmmaWhittingtonon01892820508oremma.whittington@hospiceintheweald.org.uk

The Ashdown Forest Living has grown from strength to strength with the majority of our customers continually

renewing because our advertising has proven results.

“Wonderful to have a

magazine centred directly

around people who love

Ashdown Forest. It has

brought a steady stream of

enthusiastic customers to my

door, most of whom I know

will be back for more. Worth

the investment for effective

advertising”.

Juliet Murray/Cogcraft”

“I jumped at the chance to have an ad in the ‘Ashdown living’ when I heard about it. The fact that it is delivered by the Royal Mail means it gets to all those properties in and around the Ashdown Forest area that are hard to reach. This was proved to me when I won a job in Crowborough, at a house with 1km driveway! I’ve had great results advertising in this publication and will continue to do so for as long as it is around.”Matt Merrell,

MRM Plastering and Building

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our business would look very different.

We rely on accessin

g the rural

demographic and whilst our spend

with you represents only some 30%

of our budget, the business acquired is

more like 75% of the whole.

Keep up the good work! “

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The hisTory of

Ashdown F orest

EvidencehasbeenfoundofpeopleinhabitingtheforestareaduringtheStoneAge.Ahandaxewasfoundnear

theplaceknownasGill’sLap,anamemoreassociatedtodaywithWinnie-the-Pooh!AtthisperiodthepresentdayAshdownForestwaspartofthemuchlargerforest,Andreswald.itisthoughtthatthisinturnwaspartofahugegreenwoodofoakandbeech which flourished following the retreat ofthelasticeage.AndreswaldstretchedoveralargepartoftheWeald.itwasdenseandalmostimpenetrable.Largeherdsofswineanddeerroamedacrossit.itwasalsothehauntofwilderbeasts:bears,packsofwolvesandwildcats.overtheinterveningcenturiesthetreeshavegraduallythinnedoutandwhatwestillcallaforestisnowmoreaccuratelydescribedaslowlandheath.Theactivitiesthattheforesthavesustained over the last fifteen hundred years havelandscapedtheforestthatweseeandenjoytoday.

TheRomanshadanadministrativecentreforitsironproductionintheWealdatGardenhillontheForest.Theironorewasplentifulandtreestoprovidecharcoaltosmelttheore abounded. When they left in the fifth centurytheSaxonspossiblycarriedontheindustryinasmallway.Verylittleevidenceofthisexists,onlyonesmallbloomeryhasbeendiscoveredofthisperiod.Theywouldmainlyhaveusedtheareaforgrazingsomeanimalsonitinthesummer.

TheconquestofEnglandbyWilliamofNormandybroughtchangestotheForest.SussexwasdividedintosixrapesbyWilliam.TheywerestripsofthecountyrunningSouthtoNorth.AshdownForestfellintotherapeofPevenseywhichwasawardedbytheKingtoRobert,Dukeofmortain,hishalfbrother.Whenthemortainsweredispossessedby

Williamii,WilliamRufus,theownershippassedtoGilbertD’Aquila,whosegrandfatherhadbeenkilledattheBattleofhastings,fortyyearsearlier.GilbertwasthefounderofEastGrinsteadintheearly12thcentury,settingitoutasanewtownontheridgewhichrunseasttowestonthewesternedgeoftheforest.

AtthetimeoftheNormanConquestnearlyonethirdofEnglandwascoveredbyforest.TheforestsmainlybelongedtotheKingoroneofhisnobles.TheybecametherecreationgroundsforKingsandnobles.Somewereinexistencealreadyandmerely

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adaptedandenclosed,aswasAshdownForest.others,suchastheNewForest,wereplantedespeciallyatthecommandofWilliami.ThevastacreswereprotectedbyRoyalCharter.DuringthenextthreecenturiestheownershipofAshdownForestpassedthroughseveralroyalhandsincludingthoseofhenryiii’sQueen,EleanorandEdwardi.

in1��2AshdownForestwasgrantedbytheCrowntoJohnofGaunt,1stDukeofLancaster.hewasamanofgreatimportance and influence. He was the uncle ofRichardiiandhisadviserwhileRichardwasaminor.TheForestwastobeusedasaroyalhuntingground.it’sfairlycloseproximitytotheroyalpalacesinLondonprobablymeantthatitwasusedmorefrequentlythanothers farther afield. It was known then as theGreatParkofLancaster.Theuseoftheterm“park”denotesthatitwasenclosed.“Forests”wereopengrounds.TheGreatParkwasenclosedwitha“pale”,althoughitisnotknownwhetheritwaserectedthenorhadbeenearlier.Thepaleconsistedofaditchandmounduponwhichwasafencetoohighfordeertojump.Deerwereprizedaboveallelseforhunting.“Whosoevershallslewahartorhindshouldbedeprivedofhiseyesight”,abarbaricpunishment.Gatesandhatcheswereprovidedtoallowaccess.“Gates”wereforpeopleonhorsebackorcattlebeingdriven,“hatches”wereforthoseonfoot.ThesetermsliveoninlocalnamessuchasColeman’shatchandChuckhatchandinChelwoodGate.

huntingattheperiodwascentraltothelivesofallsocialclasses.huntingdeerandboarwerearistocraticpursuits.itwasrecognisedasapreparationforthemaleritualsofchivalryandalsoforbattle.hawkingwasalsotheprerogativeoftherichashawksandfalconswereexpensivetotrain.Thehawks

providedpheasantsandpartridgesforthediningtableofthenobility.

Freeholderscouldhuntonunenclosedland.Commonersnettedsongbirdsandsparrowstosupplementtheirmeagre,basicdietofbreadandvegetables.TheNormansalsointroducedrabbitstothiscountry.Theywererearedandkeptinwarrenswithinthepark.Theyprovidednotonlymeatbutfurforthelesseraristocracy.Erminewasonlyfortheveryrich.Somerabbitsorconiesastheyweresometimescalled,inevitablyescapedandprovidedatargetforpoachers.

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Okay, OK or O.K. is very probably the most recognized word in the world.It is also the most grammatically versatile of words.For instance:‘Lunch was OK.’ (adjective); ‘Can you OK this for me’ (verb); ‘I need his OK first’ (noun); ‘OK! I heard you.’ (interjection), ‘They did OK’ (adverb).It also expresses varied meanings:


The English Language: Okay - Dokay

A simple answer, ‘Shall we leave?’ - ‘OK’Great enthusiasm/joy - ‘OK!’Great Anger/Aggression - ‘OK!’Lukewarm/Average - ‘The day out was OK’

A meaningless space filler - ‘OK, let’s get on with it then’For such a famed word strangely it’s origins are so obscure that it’s a matter of heated debate between language experts.

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An old Traditional Local Treat

Sussex Pond Pudding

Try this at home!Recipe by Chef

Dean Samsudin at the Brambletye Hotel

Our most popular pudding at the Brambletye: Suet pastry with a bitter-sweet filling. The name refers to the liquid that oozes from the pudding when served.

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Ingredients Pastry

400gm/13oz self-raising flour

200gm/7oz suet

Pinch of salt

125ml/4floz milk

125ml/4floz water

Filling

2 lemons

Unsalted butter

Demerara sugar

Method1. Butter 4 x 250ml/8floz heatproof pudding basins.

2. For the Pastry: mix the flour, suet and salt in a large bowl. Then, mixing with your fingers, add the milk and start to work into a dough. When you have added all the milk, start with the water - you may not need all of it. Keep working till you have a dough you can roll out with a rolling pin.

3. Roll the dough to 3-4mm/1/4” thick and then cut out 4 circles big enough to line the basins – a side plate is a good size to use as a template.

4. Cut one quarter of each circle. Place remaining three-quarters in each basin, bringing the 2 cut edges together to overlap a little bit. Push the pastry down into the basins, taking care to seal the overlap by pressing firmly. Keep the remaining quarter to use as lids.

5. To make filling, weigh the lemons and then weigh out the same amount of butter and sugar. Cut the lemons into ½” square chunks. Do the same with the butter. Mix in bowl with sugar and then fill the basins.

6. Now roll remaining pastry into circles and fit as lids. Pinch the lining firmly together to seal. Cover each pudding with foil, place in a steamer with tight fitting lid over a saucepan of simmering water. Boil gently for 3 hours – keep an eye on the water level and top up when needed.

7. To serve remove foil, turn out into bowl and serve with a thick dollop of Jersey Cream.

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}same weight as 2 lemons, see recipe


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INSPIRATIONAL CHILDREN’S STORYFEST

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As Hartfield has such an amazing literary history, theirCommunityPlayin2012isinterweavingit’spreparationswithafestivalcelebrating

children’sliteratureoldandnew.

Storyfest,a2-daychildren’sbookfestival,willbeheldinmay2012.There’ll

beauthors,illustrators,comic-stripwritersandperformancepoetssharingwonderfulideasandhelpingvisitorsofall

ages to let their imagination fly…Confirmed so far:

ianWhybrowwillbeonhandwithhisBucketfulofDinosaurs.DavidGatwardwillterrify

teenagerswithhishorrortrilogyTheDead-TheDark-TheDamned,whilethe

littleonescancuddleuptoTraceyCorderoy’sdelightfulduck

Dylan.

TherewillbedelvingintothepagesofTomGateshomeworkDiarywiththewonderfulLizPichon

–nomineeforthisyear’sRoaldDahlFunnyPrize.GormyRuckles

willleapoffthepagewiththehelpofGuyBass.

Bruceingman’sfantasticillustrationworkshopswillgetyourcreativity

flowing and your imagination soaring. AndBrianmoseswillmCThe

StoryfestPoetrySlam.

inadditiontoallthistherewillbestorytellingtents,

acomic-stripzone,2minutetheatre,amadhatter’sTeaParty,achance

tohuntfortherealPoohandanon-sitefestivalbookshopwhereauthor’swill

besigningtheirbooksforalltheirfansyoungandold.

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Bringing a Village Together with

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hadlowDownVarietyClubbeganin1982whenoneofthevillagersbemoanedthefactthattherewasnotalottodointhevillage.RealisingthatifyouwantedsomethingtohappenyouhadstartityourselfacoupleofvillagersdecidedtocreatetheVarietyClub.

TheVarietyClubhassinceprovedtobeanexcellentwayforvillagerstomeetpeopleandmakelotsofnewfriends.Althoughthemembersareallamateursandhavenopretensionsofprofessionalthespianstandardsweareluckytohaveanex-professionalperformerasourdirectorandotherswiththeatreexperienceamongournumber.Webelieveinputtingonshowsforfun,toraisemoneyforlocalandnationalcharitiesandbecauseweenjoyit.

Asa‘real’villagegroupwealsobelieveinbeinginclusiveofallourcommunityandespeciallythechildrenofourlocalschoolwhowillbeanessentialpartofournextproductionAladdincast.There’ssomuchtalentinourvillageandthequalityofthesets,costumes,propsandalltheotherthingsneededforasuccessfulshowproveit!

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ThismonthweinterviewDave&AnnetteRisleyof Folly Wildlife Rescue. Read on to find out howtheybecametheaccidentalsavioursofwoundedwildlifeinthisarea.

How & why did you start the Folly Wildlife Rescue? Tell us about it’s inception.Annetteworkedforthecampaigngroup,AnimalAid,inthe1980’sandmembersofthepublic,thinkingtheorganisationwasananimalwelfareone,wouldsometimesbringinjuredororphanedanimalsintoit.AnnettetookonthejobofcaringforthematourthenhomeinTonbridge.WhenwemovedtoEridge,wecontinuedtheworkanditrapidlygrew,untilbytheendofthe1990’sweweretakinginovera1000casualtiesayear.Atthistimewehadverylittleequipmentorinfactanywheretokeepthecasualtiesandmostofthemwerekeptinthehouse!

How has it expanded over the years since it started to what it is today?By200�werealisedthattheoperationwasindangerofoverwhelmingus,sothetrusteesdecidedthattheonlyoptionopenwastosetupaproperwildlifehospital.manypartsofthecountryalreadyhavewildlifehospitals,butKentandSussexareverypoorlyserved.

Withmuchhelpweraisedfundstoobtain5acresontheBroadwaterForest,nearGroombridge.Wehopetoopenthehospitalearlyin2012.

How many animals come through your doors every year?Atthepresenttimeweadmitsome�500wildlifecasualtiesayear.Themajorityarebirdsbutlastyearweadmitted��badgers,over�00hedgehogsandseveraldeertoo.

In a couple of sentences please describe a typical day at the centre?Fromdawnuntildusk,especiallyduringthebusysummerseason,thecentreisahiveofactivity.Feedingbabybirdsbeginsbefore�.00andcontinuesuntil8.00atnightandveryoftenthereareanimalssuchasbadgercubsthathavetobefedthroughthenighttoo.

What’s your vision for the future of Folly Wildlife rescue?Wehopeinthecomingyearstobeabletoopensimilarcentresinvariouslocationsacrosstheregion.Atthistimethoughwestillhavetoworkhardtofundthepresentcentre.ourrunningcostsareinexcessof£80,000ayear.WerelyverymuchonourSupporterGroup.ifanyonewouldliketosupportus,theycanvisitourwebsiteandgetmoredetails.

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“Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?”

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The forest is at its best at the moment brilliant sunshine, blue skies autumn tints and mellow fruitfulness. In the good weather there is always more traffic on the forest. The rut is underway and deer will cross roads frequently at this time of year. Drivers will encounter deer just about anywhere on country roads now and it is a hazard.

There are also deer crossing places on the forest where you should be careful especially driving in the evenings and early mornings, certainly on the way to and from work.

The A22 at Pippingford is the worst place in the British Isles for deer RTCs! Deer also cross the A26 between the Crow and Gate and Crowborough Army Camp, also south of Nutley on the A22. These are busy A roads and many deer are hit by cars every year in the same places. There are also a high number of accidents on the C2 from Coleman’s Hatch to Wych Cross especially near the Ashdown Park Hotel and Broadstone Warren. The Hartfield Road at Coleman’s Hatch Church as well. Also on the Hindleap Lane

and at the junction with Twyford Lane. Deer cross frequently on Priory Road.

If you see a deer cross in front of your vehicle stop and wait patiently as there maybe up to a dozen deer following the leader. The motorist may have avoided the first deer but often collides with the next one that crosses as he drives off. Please for your own safety drive slower at this time of year and phone 01342 822846 (24hrs) to report deer RTCs on the forest. Thanks.

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From Linton’s car park cross the road (with care) into Ridgecar park (summer only). Walk out of the rear past a seat ontoa grass path and in about 50m turn left onto a ride. Remain onthis gently descending ride, ignoring another that bears offright, for about 400m.

On both left and right are linear quarries,now filled with scrub and trees. Suchquarries dot the Forest landscape andprovided stone for roads. Typical heathlandbirds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipitand woodlark usually breed in this area andthe ride edges in particular are one of thebest places on the Forest (indeed in Sussex)to see, in May, the yellow flowers of thesmall spiny shrub, petty whin.

The ride bears left, then right through a break in the quarriesand continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (SandyLane) . On the left is a bowling green and ahead are thecricket pitch and pavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Cricket Club.

On the hill-top in the distance is Gills Lap Clump, the Galleons Lapof the Winnie-the-Pooh books. One old name for the Clump was TheCamel’s Hump, from the shape formed by the silhouettes of its pinetrees. In the 1920s, when the picture (left) was taken, there werevery few trees on the surrounding slopes, just open heathland.

Cross the drive and walk to the right of the cricket pitch. Wherethe ride divides, bear right, leaving the pitch, and bear rightat the next divide after 300m . The ride descends more steeplyand swings right and downhill into woodland and to a bridgeover a stream .

This area is known as Tabell Ghyll. Itswoodland is most unusual for the publicpart of the Forest with its many largetrees, especially beech, and severalhectares of planted sweet chestnutcoppice. The area was sold off from thecommon land of the Forest in 1693 andonly ‘returned’ during World War Two inexchange for the compulsory purchaseof land elsewhere for military reasons.In the map of 1931 (below) the heavilywooded Ghyll is in marked contrast to the heath to the north of thestream – a reflection of different land use over 250 years.

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For a free consultation, absolutely no obligation call

Are you struggling with any of the following?• Cravings and always feeling

hungry

• Lack of willpower in following a diet

• Finding it more and more difficult to lose weight

• Any weight that you lose goes quickly back on

The Metabolic Weight Loss Programme offers a solution to these problems, giving you the opportunity to bring your dieting days to an end once and for all!

Key points of the Metabolic Weight Loss Programme

• Average weight loss of clients, 10-14 lbs a month

• Easy to follow

• No pills, diet shakes etc.

• One-to-one personalized support to help you get to the weight you want!

Weight Loss Consultant : 01342 327396www.rachelrickettsweightloss.co.uk

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