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REcTOR’S RAMBLINgSI wrote at the beginning of last month’s letter how

strange it felt to be sitting down to write my letter in time to meet the magazine printing deadlines with Easter four weeks away, aware of how so much seemed to change in a day let alone in a month.

And as I sit down to write one month later it still feels strange. So much has happened, not least lockdown, including the suspension of all church services and who knows what will have changed again by the time you are reading this. One thing I do know is that the national and local celebrations of VE Day, scheduled for the second weekend of May have had to been cancelled, along with so many other things (though I’m pleased that the anniversary is marked in this month’s Parish News). And whilst I’m pretty certain that we won’t be having services in church in May, I am pleased to say that services haven’t been cancelled. They are continuing online and on CD for those without internet access (see details overleaf).

And the very end of May sees an important festival in the church’s calendar, the Feast of Pentecost, when in the church we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples as recorded in the New Testament. Gathered in Jerusalem at that time were people from many nations and they all heard their own language spoken by these simple Galilean fishermen. The Bible has a story about people being divided by language, the Tower of Babel, and Pentecost is a story of people of different languages being reunited. The Pentecost message is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us – which of course is a quote from the maiden speech of Jo Cox when she was elected as the MP for Batley and Spen in 2015.

And the question is: will we emerge from this crisis as more united people, a less divided world? Will we have learnt how to be better people in the light of what we’ve been through? Perhaps the jury’s out on that one and at least one journalist thinks we won’t. Matthew Parris wrote these words the other day in The Times newspaper:

I’m encountering what is for me an almost intolerable level of guff about reconnecting with nature, learning the joys of contemplation, home-cooking,

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cELEBRATINg VE DAYThis month sees the 75th anniversary of VE Day which was to have been marked by a day of celebrations at centenary Hall. Instead, some Smallfield residents reminisce about where they were on VE Day in May 1945

My father was in both wars. In WW1 he served with the Worcestershire Regiment in the trenches, transferring to the Royal Artillery between the wars, and in WW2 he served with the ‘Gunners’ in North Africa, Italy, France (going over on D Day), Belgium, Holland, and Germany, being in the first wave to cross the Rhine. In 1936 we moved to Lincoln, where he commanded an artillery regiment, finally becoming a one star General. The family have had at least one member in the Army since the 1600s, so it was not surprising that my younger brother and I should also become soldiers. He was a ‘gunner’ and I was a ‘tanker’ seeing action in the Far East in the early fifties.

I was at the Lincoln Grammar School and for several days before the official surrender excitement had been growing in Britain, finally bubbling over Tuesday 8 May. My school friends and I met at the Stonebow, an archway in the centre of Lincoln. It was a lovely sunny day and the crowd was so dense that it was almost impossible to move. But it did not stop me climbing a Belisha beacon taking the orange top off and dropping a thunder flash I had picked up from the school Cadet Force, down the stem to loud effect. Fifty years later I wrote to the Lincolnshire Echo, the local newspaper, naming all those

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I was living in Grayswood, Haslemere, over at the other end of Surrey. My mother, brother and I had gone to stay with my grandmother while my father was in the navy. I was at school for VE Day and don’t remember a lot about it. However, the picture that stays vividly in my mind was earlier – I was out in the garden with a friend when a German plane came over. A headmistress who lived across the road came out and bawled at us to get indoors. Which we did very quickly! I can remember that so clearly.

Julie Partridge

realising how much more there is to life than nine-to-five, putting the rhythm of lovely walks and daily exercise back into life, birdsong, etc.

For Matthew Parris nothing will change for the better, we’ll all just be a bit poorer. I don’t know if he’s wrong or right. None of us know. But for me that’s not the point. We need to believe that some better part of our reaction to this crisis will last –sense of community, love of nature, whatever it is – because we need to hold on to hope and we also need to remember these words of the Bible:

Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – think on these things. (Philippians 4: 8)

And though I am very aware of the anxiety, the loss and the difficulties that we experiencing – and all those have felt very close to home for me – I do feel that I have begun to see things in a fresh way. Without the planes directly overhead at Burstow Church I have heard the woodpecker on the wooden spire; in what I feel are clearer, less polluted skies I have seen Venus shining brighter than ever; I have seen my local shopkeepers and their staff in a whole new light; I have felt more than ever that we are one world and as a community, nation and planet we are all in this together; and I have had a glimpse of what really matters when other things fall away. In all this the Spirit of Pentecost lives on.

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security and we were able to sit very close to the taxiway. I remember so well a Wellington bomber passing by us and as it did so we waved at it, then from his lonely place in the rear gun turret the gunner waved back at us. It was the most poignant moment of the war for me as I believed that could have been the last time that man had contact with someone on earth. I will never know if that aircraft returned, but the memory of the event remains with me to this day, and probably had an influence on my career change to become an airline pilot. It should be remembered that over 56,000 bomber aircrew were lost during the war. Those war years are still so vivid in my memory, the rationing, the constraints, the losses, the sight of terribly wounded servicemen, and the tales of savagery coming out of Europe. I was at Belsen some six years after the war. I can not explain the feeling one got to be in such a place. But what we did experience during that time was an amazing spirit of togetherness, of sharing, and of help, everyone looked out for others. It was truly wonderful but one can only pray that we never have to go through such an ordeal again. David Vetch

I was living in Chippenham, in Wiltshire in May 1945. Throughout the war we had mostly followed my father around while he was in the air force. We had been in Guernsey and Northern Ireland but when he was posted to Iceland we went to live with family in Chippenham. We were so glad that war had finished and were pleased to have an excuse for a party after all that we’d been through. Everybody in the town was out on the street and I remember us all dancing in the market square. Pat Williams

I am unusual in that I spent two years in the Home Guard and experienced the London Blitz and was in the Fleet Air Arm! When VE Day came I was up in Scotland being trained by the RAF in night flying, ready to go out to Japan. Not long before I had made the 14 and a half hour journey down to London to get married, and after only a weekend pass, had made the journey all the way back up again. One of my wife’s friends said that she was mad to marry me as she would become a young widow – it was very dangerous in Japan. But in the end I didn’t go; word had come through that the atom bomb was going to be dropped (though we didn’t know that) so although it caused terrible suffering, you could say that it saved my life. Although news of VE Day reached us, we were still looking at the far east so work went on. I feel that over the years – and I am 97 now – there have been many moments of despair but life is definitely still worth living. Bill Dare

(Continued from page 5)who had been with me in 1945, to say that I would be at that same Belisha beacon at 12 o’clock on 8 May. Two of the original party turned up but I received letters from all the others which was amazing Of my war time recollections, two stand out: One damp Sunday afternoon my younger brother and I were looking out of the sitting room window wondering what to do when we saw an airplane come out of the clouds. To our surprise it was German and we saw that it was dropping bombs, so together with my mother we dashed for the cupboard under the stairs, reckoned to be the safest place in a house, and we were just in time as the front of the house was blown in. Lincoln was surrounded by bomber airfields during the war and one afternoon some school friends and I cycled out to RAF Scampton to look at the bombers taking off to raid Germany. In those days there was little

I was still in Malaya for VE Day, where we were occupied by the Japanese who watched us all the time. Had the British not come back I think we’d have been interned and thank goodness we weren’t – we had got rid of our passports (we said they’d been bombed) and claimed to be Irish! Although the Japanese watched us carefully they were not all bad. Once one who had been in our house one lunchtime sent us a pound of sugar the next day because he had seen we didn’t have any! My mother had died when my brother was born and I was only nine so we lived with my grandmother as my father couldn’t bring up all five of us children on his own. We celebrated VJ Day rather than VE Day with a parade on the main field in Kuala Lumpur, which was known as the Padang. I wasn’t quite old enough for the Girl Guides then but if I had been I’d have paraded too. The National Anthem was played and the army saluted and there were speeches.

Rita Preddy

I was out in India on VE Day – in fact I didn’t come home till 1947. I was stationed on a staging post for aircraft, looking after flying instrument panels – I had to crawl in the the cramped spaces behind the panels. I was still working so VE Day and later VJ Day were just business as usual. We had a concert hall there and during the war were visited by Gracie Fields and George Formby, amongst others. They all went back to their day jobs once the war ended but we did manage a concert and the usual camp celebrations. I was 20 and it was quite an adventurous life for a boy from Croydon! Derek Amos

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100 YEARS OF BURSTOW WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

This important milestone should have been celebrated with a special tea last month. Instead, former President Joan Lamb has compiled a brief history of the early days of Burstow WI, taken from the minutes and archives

In the 1920s women were mostly housewives, their primary role was to look after the home and bring up their children, oh, and make sure that their husband’s dinner was on the table when he walked through the door! How times have changed!!

The first Members Meeting of Burstow WI was held on 13 April 1920 in the Coach House of the Manor House, chaired by Mrs Trotter. There were 40 members present and a programme of speakers and events was agreed.

Early in 1921 the ladies realised that they needed a larger room for meetings, so having spoken to the Rector, it was suggested the possibility of the WI to use the Sunday School room, on the proviso that the Rector, Rev Cruickshank, became their President. Now you must remember that men were not very happy that their wives were going out, joining a group which the men new nothing about, and the reason was that the ‘men’ of the community didn’t think that women knew how, and were not capable of running a meeting – and what would they have to talk about? Well, we

proved them wrong there!! The Rev Cruickshank didn’t last long and the position of President was resumed by Mrs Trotter.

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Some of the ladies of Burstow WI in 1935

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site of 1.3 acres on Broadbridge Lane was acquired by the WI for the princely sum of £60.00. In July of that year a disused army hut was bought for £50.00 from Bordon camp, Hampshire and erected on the WI land; the hut was lit with 14 oil lamps. The President remarked that ‘the sanitary arrangements were rather primitive and left a lot to be desired!’ At the opening ceremony there was a concert with over 160 people filling the hut to capacity!

Repairs and running costs together with the outstanding debt was a concern, so in order to clear the debt Whist Drives, Dances, Jumble Sales etc were held. In June 1923 and June 1924 Fetes were held in the grounds of Burstow Preparatory School and in July 1925 in the grounds of Rede Hall. This last fete was attended by over 1000; it attracted many titled people with the opening ceremony being performed by Her Highness Countess Annesley, who was considered one of the great beauties of the period, and Leslie Henson, a well-known West End comedian and actor entertained the crowds. Attractions included children’s sports, a baby show and a very risqué ladies ankle competition! In the evening Turners Hill and Worth Prize Band provided the music for dancing on the lawn.

Over the next months various demonstrations and lectures were given: ‘The re-upholstering of an arm chair’, ‘Boot repairing’ ‘Poultry Rearing’, ‘How to re-cover parasols and umbrellas’, ‘Soap Making’, ‘Invalid Cookery’ and ‘Child Welfare and upbringing’ – now that’s an interesting one for the 21st Century!! These extracts from the first minute books show how resourceful and organised the WI ladies were. The WI was obviously a great social gathering in the village and it appears that the community spirit was very strong with everyone coming together to make it a success.

From 1925 until the outbreak of war in 1939 Burstow WI had a very active and successful ladies cricket team which met other ladies teams locally including Outwood.

Other bodies used the hut including the Burstow Nursing Association, Burstow Cricket Club, Burstow Scouts, and the Burstow Orchestral Band.

During the depression, members collected money and clothing which was distributed to families in the mining areas of the country. and a home in Smallfield was secured by the Institute for an unemployed miner, with work to go with it.

Poor people from London were entertained in the hut on many occasions and in addition to meals they were given fruit, vegetables and flowers to take back home. When you think how difficult times were, this was a wonderful gesture.

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Meanwhile at the Burstow Women’s Institute today...As Covid 19 has precluded any normal meetings a few of the WI members decided to have a meeting via Zoom – which was a bit like the Curate’s egg – good in parts. Still, at the last minute we were all on the screen and could all hear each other though shortly after we managed to sing Happy Birthday the meeting ended.

Our 100th Birthday Party has been deferred until 2021 so will be a combined 100/101st. A shame that we couldn’t hold it on the actual centenary but who could have foreseen a global pandemic?

Hope everyone is well – distancing when they go out – and I predict that this year we will see many beautifully kept gardens!

Alison BrownCurrent President

and by August they had made 251lb of jam, following an inspection by a government official who said the jam was ‘of excellent quality’. Two grocers from Horley offered to buy the jam and by September everything was sold! Tomato chutney and tomato sauce was also made in large quantities.

Burstow also supported the Prisoners of War parcels fund, Bomber Fund, Horley War Weapons Fund and the National Institute for the Blind and many others. Their fundraising was just non-stop. and throughout the war years Burstow WI never missed a meeting!

Although the hut was purchased in 1923 it wasn’t until 1942 when 2 chemical toilets were installed, followed by flushing toilets in 1953. I’ll leave you to think on that one. Progress came in 1946 when electricity was

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Continued from page 10Now the ladies were not averse to a little help from their men folk when needs must – husbands were ‘volunteered’ to creosote the hut, mend the gate, cut the hedges etc. The jobs included a request from the President that the ditch running alongside the hut be dug out, “so that if there was an air raid members could run out and jump into the ditch” The mind boggles!!

At the beginning of 1939 the hut was used as a reception centre for schoolboys evacuated from London, who remained with their masters until they could be found homes elsewhere in the locality. Throughout the war it was used for activities connected with the ARP and WVS. and at least one day per week the hut was used for dancing for the troops in the area, functions organised and paid for by the WI.

Sewing and knitting parties made garments and other items for the British Red Cross, the Navy League and the RAF. In all, 1124 garments, jerseys and cardigans found their way to various fighting fronts and to civilians in need in occupied countries.

Food was in short supply, so in 1940 and subsequent years members were given six seed potatoes to grow for a competition, the proceeds in the first year was 102lb and was given to Horley Hospital together with a selection of vegetables. In 1941 The Ministry of Food set up Preserving Centres and Burstow WI was one of them. The jam centre opened in July,

A meeting of Burstow WI in 1950

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Continued from page 17installed in the hut; previously oil lamps then gas lamps were used.

In February 1946 a Pie Scheme was introduced. Every Friday pies were brought from London and were sold at the hut. Initially 500 were sold but due to the huge success and demand orders had to be increased to 750.

In 1931 the WI re-formed their choir,(originally formed in 1922), not your average ladies get-together for a sing song, but an extremely good choir under the guidance of Mrs Winifred Green and Mrs Eileen Wilson.

The choir sang ‘Greensleeves’, conducted by Vaughan Williams when they sang with mass choirs for the King and Queen in Westminster in 1935 (in the archives we have a letter of thanks from St James’ Palace). During the 1950s and 1960s the choir won competitions at Music Festivals all over the country.

In 1960 due to their conductor’s illness, they recruited a very talented and accomplished musician who agreed to train the choir on the understanding that the choir would ‘submit to the discipline of a perfectionist!’ This did not go down well as the young man in question was just 14 years old (a son of one of the members). Rehearsals were rather stormy at times – it was not easy to take orders, even musical ones, from a boy when most of the choir were more than old enough to be his mother! His name was Robin Stapleton, he accompanied and conducted the choir, and the results were spectacular. After 40 years this was the final phase of the choir, and it was a glorious one. During this period the choir even visited HMV.Studios and made a record! When the time came for Robin to take up his career to the Royal Academy of Music, it was time to close the chapter. Following the Royal Academy Robin was eight years at Covent Garden followed by Operas for TV and radio, recordings and extensive tours abroad. To finish I move on to 1971, to the Chelsea Flower Show, when our very imaginative and talented ladies submitted an entry of a ‘Garden Plan’ for a modern-style detached house on undeveloped land, suitable for a family with two children. This included detailed drawings and a planting scheme, of which we have a copy. And they won! Plus a feature in the Amateur Gardener magazine! Part of the plan was reproduced by Surrey Agricultural College at Merrist Wood and opened to the public the following year.

What comes across loud and clear from the history of Burstow WI is how committed and supportive the members have been over the years to situations and people less fortunate than themselves. True WI commitment. I wonder what the next hundred years will bring?

Happy 100th Birthday Burstow WI. Joan LambPresident, 2015-2019

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PARISH cOUNcIL NEWSYour village website:

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Sitting here in the middle of April writing to you all for an Issue in May, believe me, is an unenviable task so I will not make any predictions as to where lockdown may be at the date of issue.

Due to current coronavirus restrictions the Centenary Hall remains closed until further notice. The Parish Clerk is working from home but can still be contacted if necessary, on 01342 841880. Caterers ‘Apple and Cor’ are working six days a week from the kitchen preparing daily takeaway meals; which can be ordered by contacting them on 07808 338466. They have also been preparing weekend specials which have proved very successful.

All Council meetings and both the proposed Parish Annual Meeting and the VE Day Celebrations have been cancelled; however those of you who have union flags please hang them out on May 8th. The Planning Committee continues to meet electronically fortnightly to ensure that local comment is available to Tandridge Planning Officers. Council has resolved to delegate decisions to the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Clerk to ensure the important work we do can continue throughout the crisis.

We proactively requested and received a list of our most vulnerable residents from the District Council and since then each resident on the list has had a letter explaining how we are able to help. Working in partnership with Smallfield Surgery and the Health Champions, anyone self-isolating or shielding can now get their prescription medicine delivered from the pharmacy in Smallfield to their door.

Many generous and caring residents responded to our call for volunteers who could carry out shopping on behalf of those unable to leave their homes. We continue to get asked for help on a daily basis as peoples’ situations change. We know that many groups through Social Media have been set up, offering to help neighbours who cannot go out and sharing delivery slots so that no one goes without. We thank them for their on-going help. If you, or if you know of anyone, who are struggling, please do contact our Clerk, Jeannie on 01342 841880 and we will do our very best to help you. Though securing delivery slots for supermarkets is a little beyond our reach!

Last but far from least our sincere thanks to the local shops and especially those who selflessly work in them who have proved invaluable, again offering food and other supplies when often the larger stores were empty and they have also been delivering to our most vulnerable.

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Make sure the horse shoe is the right side up.Look for magpies, always in pairs.

Never cross someone in the middle of the stairs.Don’t raise your umbrella when you’re in a room.Turn your money over when you see a new moon.

Keep away from the ladder when it’s leaning against the wall.

Don’t put your shoes on the table in the hall.Sing before breakfast, cry before tea.

There must be a black cat for you to see.When buying a new car make sure it’s not green.

Pick any number, but not thirteen.If you see a new pin, always pick it up.

If you’re hoping for the best, look for wood to touch.

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Continued from previous pageOur Ofsted Application for the formation of affordable childcare provision in a day care setting in a day care setting has been submitted and we already have applications for acceptance. If you would like more details and to register please contact the Parish Clerk, Jeannie by phone, over email or in person at the Council office.

Please maintain social distancing as instructed by government in this strange new uncharted territory. Together we will all pull through. CV19 has reached the village and our thoughts are with those affected and their families.

Stay Home, Stay Safe, protect the NHS. Save Lives. Ian Wates and Jeannie Ryan

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AVIATION gROUP In common with everything else we have ceased all our activities until the dreadful coronavirus pandemic is over. Women airline pilots nowadays are no longer a rarity, whilst the exploits of the women who ferried aircraft from the factories and between the airfields all over the

UK during the war, are well known. These included Diana Barnato Walker who for many years lived in Horne and personally flew 80 different types of aircraft and delivered 260 Spitfires. Her biography ‘Spreading My Wings’ is well worth a read. At the time CG Grey the renowned Editor of the weekly magazine Aeroplane wrote the following: “There are millions of women in the country who could do useful jobs in the war. But the trouble is that so many of them insist on wanting to do jobs which they are quite incapable of doing. The menace is the woman who thinks that she ought to be flying in a high speed bomber when she really has not the intelligence to scrub the floor of a hospital properly, or who wants to nose around as an Air Raid Warden and yet can’t cook her husband’s dinner.” Having personally been flown by lady captains four times (two were flight deck rides in the good old days), CG Grey must now be turning in his grave.

The first female to get a pilot’s licence was a Frenchwoman, Raymonde de Laroche, on 8 March 1910. Seven other French women followed her, earning pilot’s licences within the next year. On 18 August 1911 Hilda B Hewlett, a 47-year old mother of two (see photo), became the first British woman to pass the flying test and gain her Pilot’s Certificate. Smallfield may be very peaceful at the moment but many countries including the UK rely heavily on travel and tourism for much of their income, a significant amount of the UK’s imports and exports travel by air in the freight hold under the passenger’s feet.

John Thorpe

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FROM THE WINDMILL UNITED BENEFIcE REgISTERSSt Bartholomew, Burstow

Funeral7 April

Maurice (Mo) John Davis, aged 94

SMALLFIELD EVANgELIcAL cHURcH“The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

coronavirus (cOVID-19) Update We care deeply for you, your family, your health and wellbeing and the health of the church community. In the light of this advice surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), Smallfield Evangelical Church is standing with the wider community, and with immediate effect, has taken the decision to postpone all meetings until further notice. church contacts:Deacon Elder Church SecretaryRosemary Foster Leslie Totten Jean TottenTel: 01342 843630 Tel: 01342 844795 Tel: 01342 844795

SMALLFIELD COMMUNITYSPEEDWATCH

In the year ended December 2019 your Speedwatch team reported to Surrey Police:

2,960 offendersAmongst these were:

259 2nd time offenders and 43 3rd time offendersThe Team comprises 16 regular police-trained community members

who are able to commit to an hour or more a month at various approved locations around the village.We ARE making a difference.

So much more could be achieved with more members.Should you wish to join the team please contact the Parish Clerk, Jeannie Ryan (01342 841880, [email protected])

Visit: http://www.burstowparishcouncil.org.uk/community_speed_watch.asp

FUNERAL PLANS FROM

Alex JonesIndependent Family Funeral Directors

One of the few remaining family-owned, truly independent funeral directors in the area

Peace of mind for you and your family

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Protection against rising funeral costs

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We also have funeral homes in; Forest Row: 01342 822399 Oxted: 01883 730383 Edenbridge: 01732 860047

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CRISPS & SNACKS CIGARETTES, OFF LICENCE

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Holistic Therapist Valerie D Hood

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Indian Head Massage Hot Stone Massage Remedial Massage Aromatherapy Holistic Facial Body Massage Reflexology Reiki 01342 842038

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TELEPHONE/TV SOCKETS 60 Redehall Road

Smallfield RH6 9QL Fax/Phone 01342 843883

MOBILE 07711 478890 email [email protected]

SmArtfield’s Putting Art into Smallfield

With Nina & Ron Art Class Every Tuesday 10-12pm

Watercolour Acrylic Oil

Learn to paint in different

mediums with 2 experienced art tutors

Easy to follow step by step demonstrations given

At Smallfield Church Hall, 6 Redehall Road, Surrey RH6 9QL

£5.00 including Tea & Biscuits Contact Ron t:01293 279104

Nina m:07889 677292

MARK ROBERTS DESIGNS Architectural Design Service

Building plans prepared for Planning and Building

Regulation submission, measured building surveys,

protected boundary calculations, NBS specification

writing. Mark Roberts

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SOME LOcAL SERVIcESSmallfield Surgery, Wheelers Lane 01342 843822 Website: www.smallfieldsurgery.nhs.ukSmallfield Pharmacy, 2 Redehall Road 01342 844424 Email: [email protected] Website: www.smallfieldpharmacy.co.ukBurstow Primary School, Wheelers Lane 01342 842010Burstow Parish council n Parish Clerk: Jeannie Ryan (Centenary Hall, Wheelers Lane) Email: [email protected] or ring 01342 841880 Office core hours: 9.30am-2.00pm weekdays during school term Website: www.burstowparishcouncil.org.uk Tandridge District council 0183 722000Tandridge District councillors n Kevin Bourne (07963 833154; email: [email protected]) n Harry Fitzgerald (01342 832475;

email: [email protected])n Colin White (email: [email protected])Surrey county councillorn Lesley Steeds (07973 872 614; email: [email protected])Police contacts:n In an emergency – dial 999n If not an emergency – dial 101 for Surrey PoliceCrime Stoppers (independent anonymous phone line): 0800 555111Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Team email: [email protected] Specialist Officern PC Kevin Stimson (tel: 101 or mobile 07720 061363; email: [email protected])Neighbourhood Police Smallfield, Burstow, Horne and Outwoodn PCSO Conrad Cheeseman (tel: 101;

email: [email protected]) n PCSO Stuart Wren (tel: 101 or mobile 07720 050768; email: [email protected]) Bus companies:n Southdown (bus 424) 01342 719619n Cruisers (bus 315) 01737 770036n Metrobus 01293 449191

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LEARN TO DANCE DON’T BE SHY GIVE IT A TRY

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Lessons and social dancing on a Thursday and Friday No partner required

Small, friendly classes at Smallfield Centenary Hall Contact Debbie on 07801 261150

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A selection of artisan homemade Sourdough Stone Baked ten inch pizzas is available on Thursdays

Examples of other menu items are:Homemade Fish Pie with Vegetables £7.00Homemade Cottage Pie with Vegetables £7.00Homemade Beef Lasagne with Salad £7.00Chicken & Mushroom Pie & Mash with Vegetables £7.00Steak Pie & Mash with Vegetables £7.00Sausage, Mash, Peas & Onion Gravy £7.00Fish & Chips with Mushy or Garden Peas £7.00Aberdeen Angus Cheese Burger £5.00Vegetarian Bean Burger £5.00

Take Out or Free Delivery in Smallfield AreaMon - Fri 10am to 6pm

Sat 12 noon to 9pm (see website for the weekly Saturday specials)

Orders can be placed from 10am to 6pm for the next day.You may also book on the day subject to aviailability.

(To avoid disappointment please book the day before to reserve a delivery slot

Call 07808 338 466 to orderSee website for weekly menu and prices

www.appleandcor.co.ukor ring for the latest menu, or look at the board outsdie Centenary Hall (menus may change due to availability)

Payment can be made by contactless transaction or over the phone. We will also accept cash on delivery or take out

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