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The Chronicle is published six times a year by St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly for the benefit of the
communities of West Hoathly, Sharpthorne, and Highbrook.
The publication is edited, printed and distributed entirely within the parish by a dedicated team of
volunteers. We welcome reports of regular and one-off events and meetings, notices of
forthcoming activities, reminiscences, poems, line drawings, short stories, individual viewpoints,
letters, information and news of other matters. Items for inclusion should be sent by e-mail to
all four editors; typed or short handwritten items can also be delivered to any of the editors.
We reserve the right to edit any articles submitted.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM:
Peter Hartley, Old Timbers, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QF
Tel: 01342 811238 e-mail: [email protected]
Anne Thorne, Chiddinglye Farmhouse, West Hoathly RH19 4QS
Tel: 01342 810338 e-mail: [email protected]
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Tel: 01342 811866 e-mail: [email protected]
Marion Jones, 6 Glenham Place, Top Road, Sharpthorne, RH19 4HU
Tel: 01342 810143 e-mail: [email protected]
From the Editorial Team . . .
As we go to print, it feels as though summer has already arrived with lots of sun, albeit also
a lot of cloud. It was almost perfect weather for all the Royal Wedding celebrations around
the villages, many arranged at the last minute, and, as one long-standing resident said
―organised by lots of the newer younger people; we really got to meet one another!‖ That
must be good for the community spirit and we hope that all the parties were enjoyable; some
of them are covered on our pages 6 & 7. May there be more occasions like this in our
community!
Meanwhile we hope for just a little rain to dampen and soften the gardens; but not on the
Community Play at the end of June which is outdoors! How we are blessed in comparison
with people who live without rain for months, sometimes years, on end.
We‘re pleased that the cost of The Chronicle for the coming year will be unchanged, £3 per
year. It‘s delivered to around 560 houses in the villages and if you know of others who
would like to take it, then please ring Rosemary Watson, as below.
Lastly – a very big ‘thank you’ to Brian Lavery who has managed the advertisements
in The Chronicle for many years. Brian would like a change, so would someone please
contact either Brian or one of the editors to offer to take the task on. It’s not very
burdensome, we can assure you!
From Peter, Anne, Kathy & Marion
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Goo Coomber at 01342 810298 leads the production
team, collating all copies in the church on the Thursday
afternoon before publication.
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of distributors, and she can arrange for the Chronicle to
be
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are also put out in the local churches and shops for
purchase at 70p a copy. Annual subscription - £3.
ADVERTISING
Brian Lavery at 01342 810508 handles boxed business
advertisements, which can be included for £30 annually.
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which cost £1 per issue for two lines of copy.
Inclusion of an advertisement does not imply any form of
approval of the quality of the services offered.
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The Chronicle for June and July 2011 – Page 3
Lionel writes…….
Dear Friends,
I was singing the hymn Amazing Grace the other day and found myself, as I am sure others have done, asking
the question: “what’s so amazing about grace?”. The famous Hymn. John Newton’s most loved hymn
reflects something of his spiritual journey, doesn’t it? Having lived an immoral life for many years, John
Newton felt overwhelmingly grateful for the experience of God’s mercy, washing over him like the waves of the ocean flooding a parched, polluted shore. An
only child, John was close to his mother but never developed the same bond with his father, a shipmaster who was often away from home. Elizabeth Newton brought her son up in the Christian
faith, and their short time together was to bear fruit much later. Her death from TB when John was only seven was a devastating blow. On top of this his father remarried and he was sent off to
boarding school. Then when the boy was only 11 years old, he took him off to s ea. They made several voyages together over the next six years.On a visit to Kent, the young John met the love of
his life, Mary Catlett, although it was to be some years before he was able to marry her Five years
after his marriage, John had a serious illness, which forced him to give up seafaring. He then worked as a surveyor of tides in Liverpool, and it was here that he came under the influence of the famous
evangelical preacher George Whitefield and, later, of the great John Wesley. During his life at sea, Newton had tried to educate himself and now he began to study theology in
earnest. He decided to try for ordination in the Anglican Church. One bishop turned him down but eventually another accepted him and he became a curate at Olney in Buckinghamshi re. His dynamic
personality and preaching, as well as his enthusiasm and commitment, soon got him noticed and over the next 16 years his congregation and ministry kept growing. It was here that he together with
a friend William Cowper, wrote many hymns which we still sing today: Amazing Grace, How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, and Glorious things of the are spoken.
A busy two months: Lent, APCM’s, Easter and Holy Week were very busy and then there was the
Royal wedding, a wonderful occasion for celebration and parties, which I always enjoy. Thank you to all who responded to the Stewardship Campaign and who returned the “Gifts and
Talents” slip. Also to all who collected for Christian Aid and of course all who gave so generously too. I have just returned from celebrating the centenary of the West Hoathly Bowling Club and we are off
to the UNA VOCE Concert “Seeking Haydn”. Congratulations to all who participated and all who
organized these events.
Alex Baxter has just heard that he has been accepted as an ordinand and will begin training at Cambridge in September. Please pray for him and Tamara and the children as they begin to plan
their move.
Finally, the summer is a busy time with lots of baptisms and weddings. Please make sure that you pray for the couples whose names will be on the pew
leaflet each week and for those coming for baptism and their parents. My prayer is that they will be welcomed into the family of the church and become
committed members of God’s family here in the parish.
With my warm greetings and prayers. Ven. Lionel Whatley.
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Events at the Churches,
All Saints and St. Margaret’s
Changes
Please note new contact details for Lionel
Whatley and the Vicarage. New telephone
no. is 01342 810757.
At All Saints, we have a new Churchwar-
den and a new Treasurer, Hugh Bennett
and Molly Cooper. And many thanks to
Rosemary and Martyn Hodgson who have
undertaken these tasks so faithfully for
many years; may they be blessed in pas-
tures new.
Specific Events
PENTECOST, Sunday, 12th June. Pentecost is
the birthday of the church, when the gift of the
Holy Spirit came upon those gathered in the up-
per room. It is this Spirit which can inspire the
lives of all people. Services to celebrate this
great event in the church calendar will be 9am at
All Saints, 10am at St. Margaret‘s and an eve-
ning Healing Service, also in St. Margaret‘s.
ST. MARGARET’S PATRONAL
Two dates to note:
Sunday, 17th July 10am Jubilate Family Service
with PUPPETS. 4.30pm St. Margaret‘s cream
teas at the Bluebell Railway Horsted Keynes
Station Picnic Area before boarding promptly at
5.45pm the train to Kingscote for Cuckfield
Deanery ‗Songs of Praise‘, afterwards returning
to Horsted Keynes.
Wednesday, 20th July, 7pm sharp! Celebrate
St. Margaret of Antioch with a ‗bring and share‘
supper, Courtlands Nurseries. The barbecue fire
will be going, so bring whatever you would like
to have cooked on the grill plus anything else
you would like to share.
Events outside the Parish
ASCENSION DAY, Thursday, 2nd June.
There will be no service in any of our churches
this year. But at 8pm, in the Church of The As-
cension, Haywards Heath, there will be a Eucha-
rist to which we have been invited. Contact
Valerie 810848 for more details.
Thursday, 9th June, at 7.30pm at St.
Augustine‘s, Scaynes Hill, will see the licensing
of the Revd. Lisa Barnett. The Bishop of Hor-
sham, Rt. Revd. Mark Sowerby, will be presid-
ing; all are invited to attend.
Regular Events at St.
Margaret’s
ESPECIALLY FOR
FAMILIES: These are wel-
come at any service at St.
Margaret‘s! Noise is rarely a
problem or an issue; all are
welcomed in God‘s house.
A carpet and toys are out
during the Parish Commun-
ions (10am 2nd and 4th Sun-
days). Jubilate Family Ser-
vices (10am 1st and 3rd Sun-
days) are lively and you can
expect more child participa-
tion. PUPPETS appear every 3rd Sunday and on
the 4th from 4.30-6pm we gather families for
Bible Stories, songs, crafts and full tea! Come
along and see what we get up to!
ESPECIALLY FOR MEN: There is a monthly
men‘s gathering generally held in the Sharp-
thorne Club, 2nd Monday of each month, 8pm.
This is a time for good conversation and witness
in the community. More information from
Derek 810780.
AND AT HORNCASTLE: A group from the
church visit the Nursing Home, Maple and Wil-
low Lodges monthly. Ring Valerie if you‘d like
to join them.
From the Registers
We report elsewhere on
the sad death of Fleur
Therese Bennett Harris,
aged 74, recently of North
Lane, but for a long time at Langridge Farm;
Fleur will be sadly missed and please pray for
her 4 daughters and their families at this time. At
the other end of the spectrum, we have been
blessed with the baptisms of Emilia Anne
Róisín Johnson, first daughter of Claire and
Simon, grand-daughter of Peter and Janet of The
Lydd and of Isabelle Lily Jane Smith, daughter
of Jenny and Nicholas. It is good to welcome
these young people into the Christian commu-
nity; pray for them and their families.
Illustration of St. Margaret’s by Freda Parsons
The new Parish Council has been elected Every 4 years, we have the opportunity to choose who will represent us as Parish Councillors and, following the election that took place on 5th May, our new councillors until 2015 are: Derek Bartlett, Lynne Brough, Paul Brown, William Buckley, Duncan Cunningham, Bob Darvill, Bob Denny, Rita des Forges, John Downe, Peter Hartley, Jean Kingsley-Monks. John Downe has been elected Chairman for the coming year with Peter Hartley as Vice Chairman.
Following the District Council election the High Weald District Councillors who represent West Hoathly for the next 4 years are: Chris Hersey and Simon McMenemy.
Thanks to Christine Field and Viona Hopwood Christine Field and Viona Hopwood decided not to stand again as Parish Councillors. Thanks are due to both of them for the many years of hard work and dedication they have given to the Parish in their time as Councillors. Their expertise will be missed.
Priorities for the New Council Our previous Parish Council took some time out to consider the issues they felt the parish faces in the next 4 years. These were seen to be:
Following through on projects like the West Hoathly Community Shop and the needs of a Community building.
Producing a ‘Village Design’ or Neighbourhood Plan to highlight to Mid Sussex District Council the views of the Parish with respect to Planning matters.
Investing in improvements to the West Hoathly Village Hall Addressing the shortage of affordable housing within the parish Improving traffic related issues e.g. speeding, parking and pedestrian safety.
All of these initiatives will benefit greatly from the wider community’s involvement.
Summer Colours in the Parish - Art weekend As advertised in the last edition of the Chronicle the Parish Council are sponsoring an Art Competition on the weekend of 16th – 17th July. All artsits, of every age, are encouraged to spend the weekend depicting a subject of their choice celebrating our parish in the summer, using any medium they wish. All entries will be displayed in the School for the Sunday afternoon before the judging takes place. It is also hoped to extend the weekend to be a mini Arts Festival with poetry reading, story-telling and a concert from young musicians. For further information contact Bob Darvill, 01342 810443 evenings or the Parish Clerk on 01342 811301 during office hours.
Village Tidy A big thank you to everyone who came along on 16th April and helped to tidy up the highways and byways of our Parish. Your help with this annual event is greatly appreciated.
West Sussex Big Society West Hoathly are featured in a video produced by West Sussex County Council demonstrating the Big Society in Action. See the video on the West Sussex County Council Website.
WSCC County Local Committee At West Hoathly School at 7pm on 7th June – open to all, catch up on the County’s activities.
West Hoathly Village Hall to be “Wifi” enabled for Internet access Contact the Parish Clerk for details.
WEST HOATHLY PARISH COUNCIL
May 2011
Parish Clerk: Helen Schofield - The Parish Office, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QG T: 01342 811301 E: [email protected]
Website: www.westhoathly.gov.uk The office is open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday between 9am and noon. Messages can be
left at all other times on answer phone or email.
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Royal Wedding Celebratiions
West Hoathly Bowls Club Over fifty members of the West Hoathly Bowls Club
came together on 29 April to celebrate the Royal
Wedding in style. The Clubhouse was decorated
with bunting, flags, red, white and blue balloons and
a magnificent cake specially created for the occasion.
Members entered into the spirit by dressing up in red,
white and blue or wearing some form of wedding
apparel. The men also wore Union Jack bowler hats.
On arrival at the Club, members enjoyed champagne
and snacks and then some (mostly the ladies)
watched the ceremony in the lounge while others
took part in fun bowls activities. A delicious buffet
lunch was served and we then took part in an enjoy-
able game of bowls. Later all enjoyed a superb tea with home made cakes.
Everyone agreed that this was a most enjoyable event and a wonderful way to start our Centenary Year
Celebrations. Bernadine Philpot
Hamsey Road Most importantly the weather played ball and proved to be a better day than possibly the actual wedding
day itself. We had a wet weather stand by plan in the form of the Sharpthorne club so many thanks must
go to Nora and Don Jones for their offer. Also thanks to the Ibstock Brickworks who provided us with a
vast supply of sweets and also a Garden Centre Voucher for the best-dressed house, which was won by
The Combers.
Janet Wilkinson co-ordinated a merry band of helpers into providing food (the feeding of the 5000
springs to mind!) and tables (kindly supplied by Sharpthorne Church and other residents) and children‘s
games. The impromptu volunteer force was fantastic and everyone pulled together but credit must go to
Janet for her organisation and weeks of planning.
The theme of the party was the Mad Hatters Tea party so adults and children alike dressed accordingly
with the more traditional opting for a red, white and blue theme. The children had a sit down tea with
plenty of room for the grown ups to sip their pimms and sample the BBQ and Margaret Watson had iced
a three-tier wedding cake provided by two residents, Kate and Caroline. The result was wonderful and
made for a stunning table centrepiece. Most of us were still eating wedding cake a week later!
The children played with hoops, games and ‗hook a duck‘ whilst the adults entertained themselves with
a novel version of musical chairs.
All in all the day was a great success enjoyed by all. Roll on the Olympics celebrations!! Rachel Whitlam
Highbrook What a great Tea Party! Thank you all so much for
bringing a wonderful selection of food. A special
thanks to John and Sylvia for organising the games,
and Martin for cutting the grass. We had over sev-
enty people enjoying a lovely sunny day.
The next village party will be the Queen‘s Diamond
Jubilee which will be over the weekend 2nd-5th
June 2012 Andrea Browne
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West Hoathly School
On the afternoon of Thursday 28th April, 120
children gathered at West Hoathly School for a
Royal Wedding Tea Party. The hall was deco-
rated with flags and bunting and was set out
ready for a memorable feast. But first there were
games to play outside and three treasure hunts,
for which clues were placed around the school.
The first rain shower in weeks, brought everyone
in to enjoy sandwiches and crisps, followed by
cup-cakes in colourful cases and plenty of squash
to drink. The children sat at specially decorated
tables around the hall and were waited on by par-
ents and older brothers and sisters. They had
been asked to come dressed in red, white and
blue, to celebrate the wedding, and those wearing
the best costumes won a prize. Earlier in the af-
ternoon, they had all been at church for the Easter
service, and the bright colours being worn had
really added to the celebratory atmosphere.
A wonderful occasion day for all involved! James Masters
…. and Forthcoming Attractions…..
The Jigsaw Puzzle
A site specific community play about the village of West Hoathly
by Suzi Hopkins
presented by The Company, and the Stoneland Players with a cast of 24.
The evening will move between St Margaret‘s Church and the Manor House
Gardens, and will be filled with drama, fascinating local stories and music.
22, 23, 24,29,30 June and 1, 2 July at 7.30 (ending 9.30)
Tickets £10 and £5 (under 14‘s) from the Priest House, the Organic Café, the
Cat Inn or Sharpthorne Garage/Costcutter
or www.highweald.org.. or 01580 879958
Parts of the play take place outside, so please dress appropriately for the
weather The project has been funded by the Art's Council, WSCC, MSDC, the Weald Forest
Ridge L.P. Scheme and West Hoathly Parish Council.
The Parish Arts Festival
Competition of art and artistry for all ages, Saturday and Sunday 16-17 July
Welcome, registration and refreshments at West Hoathly School, Saturday 8.00-11.00
Display and public viewing of entries in School, Sunday 13.00-16.00
Awards and honours, Sunday 17.00 Details were given in last issue. Queries to the parish Clerk or Bob Darvill (810443)
Sandy Lane & Garden Mead
Photo by Richard Ward
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West Hoathly School
The combination of bank holidays,
including royal weddings and staff
training days, coupled with a late
Easter reduced this half term to a mere twenty-
one school days, but we have managed to pack a
great deal into that short space of time. During
the first (three day) week we celebrated Easter;
we like to do this after the event so we can con-
centrate on the resurrection aspects. The chil-
dren gathered, with parents, in St Margaret‘s
church and Father Lionel had his first taste of a
school celebration service as we reflected upon
the world changing events of Easter. The buns
and chocolate eggs also got a mention!
We all enjoy a party, and any excuse will
do, but a royal wedding is definitely a good ex-
cuse. The parents of the School Association in-
vited the children, parents, staff and others for a
celebratory tea of epic proportions. The children
came dressed in red, white and blue clothes, and
the events started with a treasure hunt and games
in the playground. We then adjourned to the hall
which was richly decorated with bunting and
flags. The tables were weighed down with tradi-
tional tea party delicacies from sandwiches and
snacks to biscuits and cakes, including some spe-
cially commissioned royal wedding cup cakes.
The children showed their appreciation for all
the efforts of the parents with loud applause, and
further prizes were presented for suitably cele-
bratory outfits.
The second (four day) week was a little
quieter with the children and staff getting stuck
into their half-term learning journeys. This term
our youngest children will focus on the theme
―Come Walk with Me‖ in which they will be
finding out about journeys and the things we en-
counter on the way. The older ―infants‖ (Dragon
Class) are looking a little further afield with their
―Come Fly with Me‖ topic, focussing especially
on France. The junior classes (Pegasus and
Phoenix) are also finding out more about France
with their ―Vive La France‖ theme. There is
more about these on our website which is regu-
larly updated.
Friday 6th May was an important day in our
sporting history. Our team of 14 pupils (both
girls and boys), ably prepared by Mike Cham-
pain and Pete Robinson, took part in the East
Grinstead RFC Sunshine Sevens Tag Rugby
Tournament with many other local schools. The
team played five matches and won all five, scor-
ing a magnificent total of 84 points, six points
for each game won and two for every tri scored.
This placed them first at the final whistle and
they won the tournament.
Our seven Year 6 pupils took part in the National
end of Key Stage Two tests during the week be-
ginning 9th May. They sat tests in reading, writ-
ing, spelling and mathematics. With the excel-
lent services of Mrs Staples, our school cook,
they shared breakfast together each day before
knuckling down to work. Friday 13th May was
certainly not an unlucky day for Year 6 as it
marked the end of the tests!
The last four days of this term (as we are closed
on Friday 27th May), will be focussed on France
with our termly curriculum theme week. Events
will include ―A taste of France‖ food sampling, a
boules tournament and a French breakfast. I am
very much looking forward to the croissants and
chocolate milk! Adam J. Earle, Headteacher
West Hoathly Pre-school
The New Year started optimistically with the
arrival of some new staff. They had just started
getting used to working together when Mel May-
nard, one of our Co-Supervisors, was taken ill
and is still signed off. We send our best wishes
to her for a quick return to health and hopefully
Pre-school. Our two newly enrolled staff mem-
bers have been doing their level best to keep Pre-
school running with some degree of normality. It
has given Jo, our second Co-Supervisor, a
chance to spread her wings and try new and fun
activities during the sessions, which the children
have enjoyed enormously.
An Administration/HR manager will be in place
by September to give our staff a much more con-
tinuous level of support and to relieve the Chair
of the Committee of a real headache! We look
forward to seeing the result of this new working
format. We are also interviewing for staff again
and hope to see some fresh faces, with enthusi-
asm oozing from every pore, at the beginning of
the new academic year.
The intake at Pre-school remains healthy and
close to our maximum. West Hoathly Primary
school are looking forward to enrolling 9 of our
children in September. We hope to hold an
Open Morning during July, so watch out for the
posters advertising this.
The children have just been on a fun school trip
to Washbooks Farm and we will also be having
the exciting Zoolab visiting during June, who
will bring their exotic creatures in to show us.
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The Pre-school also invites the whole village,
their friends and family to strut their funky stuff
at our 70‘s and 80‘s DISCO NIGHT at The
Sharpthorne Club on Saturday 25th June at
7.45pm. Tickets are £5 each and there will also
be some retro nibbles on offer and a prize for the
best dressed. You can buy tickets on the night or
from Costcutters in advance. All proceeds go
the Pre-school (Charity No: 1034102). So get
your flares and ra-ras on and get grooving! Claire Martin
West Hoathly WI
At our April meeting we were introduced to
Romy McCabe, who entertained us with an
amusing and thought provoking insight into the
life of a Vicar‘s wife. Romy¹s husband served in
a variety of parishes in London, Kent and, most
recently, Eastbourne where she met Sheila and
Michael Allen. We now understand that a
Vicar‘s wife requires a wide range of interper-
sonal skills to deal with the stresses and strains
of daily life in a parish.
Our competition for a card for the royal wedding
was won by Phyllis.
For our May meeting we adjourned to the Cat
Inn where, after a very pleasant lunch, we dis-
cussed the two resolutions put forward for con-
sideration at the AGM in Liverpool in June. We
voted to support both of them—see the report
from Sharpthorne WI for these resolutions.
On the 1st of June several of us will be joining
WI members from across West Sussex for a day
at the races at Plumpton racecourse. Our June
meeting has been rearranged for Wednesday 8
June in the Village Hall, when Steve Alton from
the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place
will talk to us about Britain¹s wild orchids.
We have a very good programme of speakers
and activities for the rest of 2011 and welcome
anyone who would like to come to one of our
meetings and find out what the W.I. is all about. Margaret Rodgers.
Sharpthorne WI
We had an energetic meeting in April when Phil-
lippa showed us how to 'Dance to Keep Fit'.
Phillippa provided lively music, clear instruction
and the enthusiasm to keep us going. It was a
really enjoyable evening, which encouraged us
to realise that keeping fit can be fun.
We were more sober at our May meeting when
we discussed the 2 resolutions to be put forward
at this year's AGM. We voted strongly in favour
of both resolutions:
(1) 'This meeting abhors the practice of factory
farming particularly large animals such as pigs
and cows and urges HM government to ensure
that planning permission is not guaranteed for
such projects'
(2) 'This meeting urges HM Government to
maintain support for local libraries as an essen-
tial local educational and information resource'.
We have a lot of fun and friendship at the
WI, but hope that we can also play a part in in-
fluencing governments on matters on which so
many women feel strongly.
Our next meeting will be on 13 June,
when Jennie Rayment will talk about 'Tinkering
with Texture'. This is an open meeting to which
guests will be welcome. Elizabeth Tamburrini
News of the Shop
The Village Shop Committee
has been working hard over the
last few months to try to find
ways of restoring a shop in West
Hoathly. Their researches have shown that a
shop could be viable on a ‗not-for-profit basis‘ if
the premises were either donated or owned by a
Cooperative of villagers. At a recent Council
meeting, the Parish Council confirmed that they
would be sympathetic to the idea of a new build-
ing for the shop, with car parking, on the North
Lane Recreation Ground.
This seemed to be the only option given that the
owner of the derelict shop in North lane was un-
willing at the time to contemplate any sale of the
premises. HOWEVER, the old shop has now
been put up for sale at a more realistic price than
before, so this option now becomes a possibility;
the Shop Committee are therefore expressing a
formal interest in purchasing the Freehold.
Whether anything will come of this new initia-
tive remains to be seen. However, we will keep
people posted through Hoathly Hub. We also
wish to see whether there is anyone in the com-
munity with legal expertise who would be will-
ing to assist the Shop Committee. If so, please
contact either Steve Kashdan at 811962 or
Robert Pierce at 811621in the first instance. Perhaps we are living in exciting times for West
Hoathly? Robert Mensinga - Chairman
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Music happening in our area
Acoustic Sussex (folk,blues,instrumental)
19 June Wine, Women & Song Chequer Mead
19.30 For details see www.acousticsussex.org.uk
Jazz
Second Monday in every month at the
‗Haywaggon‘, Hartfield
Sharpthorne Organic Cafe
Live music on Saturdays 12.00-14.00
Village walks
26 June Ken Allfree Start at 10.00 a.m. from Finche Field
West Hoathly Local History
and Forest Row Film Soc.
Summer break: both re-start in September
Tootsie time
Friday dates are:
10th, 17th, 24th June and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
July.
The sessions on 24th June and 22nd July will
include High Beeches Children‘s Centre activi-
ties.
Tootsie Time will be back on September 9th.
Emmaus Club
10th June Mexican Evening and games
Sharpthorne Hall
17th June Rounders and keep fit on North
Lane Rec
24th June Games and swimming at Vaex End
1st July Walk to and Water Balloons at
Valerie's
8th July Evening at Ellie's
15th July End of term camping at Will
Buckley's
Bluebell Railway
18 June Fathers day-afternoon tea on the
Wealden Rambler
24 June Fish & Chip Evening Supper special
26 June Sussex Food Festival—Horsted Keynes
1 July Rail Ale evening
2&3 July Victorian picnic
15, 22, 29 July Fish & Chip evenings
17 July Songs of Praise
23&24 July Toy & Rail Collectors Fair For more information see http://www.bluebell-
railway.co.uk/bluebell/events/index.html
Gardens Open
Ardingly Gardens Saturday, 9th July 11am to 5pm
in aid of St. Peter‘s Church Centre
Car Park at Church Centre and refreshments,
crafts and plants for sale
Entry £4 per adult for all gardens (children free) Organisers: Angela Box 01444 892318 and Barbara
Lucas 01444 892583
National Gardens Scheme
Balcombe gardens
Sat. 18 June, 12—5 pm
3 gardens, £5 combined admiss. (children free)
Duckylls Holt
Sat. & Sun., 25-26 June, 11 am—6 pm
£3.50 (children free), teas available.
Priest House
Sat. 25 June, 10.30 am—5.30 pm
£4 for combined admission with Duckylls Holt
Ridge House, Turners Hill
Sat. & Sun., 9-10 July, 2—5.30 pm
£3.50 (children free), teas available
Concert postponed
The Young Musicians concert sponsored by the
Madeleine has had to be postponed from 16 July
to 8 October. Details in our next issue.
NOTICE BOARD
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St. Catherine’s Hospice
Door-to-Door Collection. 27 June to 11 July
During this time someone will call at your door
asking for a donation. Please be generous as this
cause is really important, and a welcoming smile
would not go amiss, as no-one really enjoys col-
lecting!
A Hospice was a resting place to care for travel-
lers, and remains so to this day, whether the care
given be at home, in the Day Hospice, or in
St.Catherine‘s itself, and endeavours, with your
help, to make the journey through death as com-
fortable as possible for both the traveller and
their relatives. Ingrid Sethi
Children’s Society Box Col-
lection
Our Spring box opening raised £350.00 this year.
The national total box collection brings in about
£2,000,000 each year, from parishes large and
small, so please continue to keep your box handy
so that you can put your annoying loose change
in it!
Your support through your Box donations en-
ables vital work to be done, including the Safe in
the City projects which offer one-to-one support
for runaways who frequently risk being ex-
ploited in the shadows of society, groomed in
secret by heartless gangs of sexual predators or
bogus boyfriends who shower children with gifts
and lure then to be horrifically exploited, some-
times for years on end.
Thank you. Together we can make a difference. Michele Luck
International Childcare
Trust
A Thank you to St Margaret‘s congregation.
In November 2010 I completed a journey
through Cambodia, cycling over 500km from the
temples of Angkor Wat to Sihanoukville on the
Gulf of Thailand coast, alongside forty others to
raise awareness and money for International
Childcare Trust, a fantastic charity that supports
some of the world‘s poorest children. ICT works
in direct partnership with local organisations in
Africa and Asia that protect the rights of chil-
dren. At the end we visited one of their projects,
M‘Lop Tapang (www.mloptapang.org), a centre
for street children in Sihanoukville.
Looking back, Cycle Cambodia 2010 was chal-
lenging in more ways than I could imagine: the
heat – the over-exertion and exhaustion – the
relentless itinerary – the dodgy bellies that go
along with all that, but I did it and it was a joy to
group together and complete the ride. The pro-
ject visit to M‘Lop Tapang the next day re-
minded me why I put myself through such chal-
lenging circumstances.
In total I raised over £3000 to support ICT‘s
valuable work in Cambodia and throughout the
rest of the world – a big thank you to everyone in
the parish who was kind enough to donate. To
find out more about and to support International
Childcare Trust please visit www.ict-uk.org Chris Duffy, Sharpthorne.
HCPT: (Handicapped Chil-
dren's Pilgrimage Trust)
Thank you all for your very generous support
and help on this special day when we raise
funds each year to send a child to Lourdes at
Easter. We made £854. This amount could not
have been realised without everyone's great gen-
erosity, kindness and help. Unfortunately, our
group 87 which we sponsor, could not go this
year but the amount raised will go for next year.
God bless you all and in gratitude and thanks Angela Bellord
Lenten Lunches
For the five weeks between Ash Wednesday and
Palm Sunday we have met in the Sharpthorne
Hall to share a simple soup, bread and cheese
lunch, conversation and Bible study and to raise
funds for a charity. We ask a minimum donation
per head per lunch of £3, which goes in its en-
tirety to a chosen charity. All are invited to
come to any or all of our lunches. This past Lent
we raised £150 which was sent off to Family
Support Work in Sussex.
www.familysupportwork.org.uk
We hope you will be able to join us next year! Valerie Fyans
GOOD CAUSES
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The Loiyangalani Trust
Following on from the short talk that I gave in
Church at the beginning of May, I thought it might be
useful to include an update in this issue of The
Chronicle.
Money is continuing to be used to sponsor 7 stu-
dents who are attending Secondary School. In
addition we have provided funds for desks, ta-
bles and sanitary towels. There is a teacher at
the school who needs funds to complete his final
two years at Teachers‘ Training College. The
fees are approximately £500 per year but he may
need help purchasing books and assistance with
board and lodging. I am waiting for direct con-
tact with him.
The headmaster is keen that we finance students
who are not bright enough to continue with their
education but wish to learn a trade. At present I
am waiting to hear the cost per student but it
should not be a great deal.
We are having a Quiz Night on the evening of
Saturday October 8th. There will be further de-
tails nearer the time, but please put the date in
your diary.
Derek, Carolyn and I are planning on visiting
Loiyangalani in February 2012 mainly as a fact
finding mission so that we can plan a way for-
ward. If there is anyone who would like to ac-
company us, you are most welcome so please let
me know. We can probably have a party of up to
six people. I am sure you would find the trip
most rewarding. Perhaps there is a gap student
who would like a challenge. I am certain the
school would be only too glad of some help.
If anyone would like to raise money for or do-
nate money to the Loiyangalani Trust then please
contact myself or Bob Trusson. Anthony Mitchell
West Hoathly Royal
British Legion
The Royal British Legion are cele-
brating their 90th anniversary this
year and, as our contribution to the
celebrations, we will be offering afternoon tea in
the British Legion on Saturday 2nd July, 2 to 5
pm.
Please do come along and find out about the
work the Legion does and how you could help.
We will be serving cream teas and cakes, free of
charge, but we would be happy to accept any
donations which will go to the Help for Heroes
Charity.
If anyone would be willing to help by either
making scones or cakes or even helping out on
the day, please contact either Bev Mager on
810164 or Marion Jones on 810143.
Seeking Haydn
St Margaret‘s was full on 14
May for a wonderful evening
of choral and orchestral mu-
sic from local choir Una
Voce‘s first concert of the year.
Una Voce were joined by some very accom-
plished visiting musicians: Camarata of London
and the Crystal Palace String Quartet, a group of
young professionals with a passion for baroque
who have played in all of London‘s top venues;
and four soloists, with passing resemblance to
Armstrong and Miller, more used to singing in
venues such as the Royal Opera House and the
Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The evening started with two solo recitals of
Haydn songs, the first by visiting professional
bass Jozik Kotz, and excitingly the second, a
debut solo by Una Voce member and local
school girl Sophie Davies. Sophie looked radi-
ant and sung a difficult piece with real feeling.
After Anthony Roberts performance of the
Rondo from Haydn‘s piano concerto no 58, the
Crystal Palace String Quartet gave a wonderful
performance of the String Quartet op 20, no4 in
D major: I am sure the rich tones of their cello,
reverberating around the church will live with all
the audience.
Part two brought the main event, Haydn‘s fa-
mous Missa in Angustiis, the Nelson Mass,
where Una Voce joined their visitors. Right
from the beginning Kyrie, this was a joyous
piece, with wonderful melodic full choir cho-
ruses complimenting the strings and soloists:
Una Voce were at the top of their game, con-
ducted as ever by Andrew Slater.
All in all a great evening of lovely music – what
a treat it is to be able to find music of this quality
in our village - Haydn was certainly found by all
lucky enough to attend. David Scott
Next event:
West End to West Hoathly!
Friday 1st July. An evening of show songs at
Barn Cottage, North Lane, West Hoathly.
Contact Robin Ingham on 01342 810160 for box
office details.
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First West
Hoathly
Scouts
A big thank you to the
kind folk who have
donated supermarket school vouchers and to
Costcutters for collecting them. These vouchers
are invaluable in helping us to get new equip-
ment. We really do appreciate your continued
support, as with our collection of foreign coins;
any spare can be left with Helen, our Parish
Clerk, at West Hoathly Village Hall. We are still
hoping to arrange a summer fundraising event, if
possible before our usual Autumn Jumble Sale
and Quiz evening, date to be advised.
Our fourteen Beavers (including girls!) are
flourishing well and enjoying a range of activi-
ties including a fitness and outdoor challenge
with healthy picnics and exercise. Two more
have been invested, and ‗Wil Hodder‘ has kindly
joined them as their Young Leader: our thanks to
him for becoming another pair of willing hands.
They look forward to a campfire at Blacklands
and a fire station visit.
Cubs have welcomed back their Akela,
Pandy, after her recent surgery and have been
busy working towards their road safety and out-
door challenge badges, learning road safety signs
and designing their own poster. Sadly, their
numbers are declining, seemingly due to cricket
on Friday evenings; would changing to a Mon-
day be a better proposition for all? Please let
Akela know if this idea appeals. They look for-
ward to an exciting outdoor programme of
events after half-term. They join with scouts for
their fire station visit.
The scouts have enjoyed an Easter camp
in North Wales with fine daily weather and very
cold nights. They mountaineered in Snowdonia
and coasterneered around Anglesey, fortunately
not requiring the services of Prince William.
One can‘t help but think that any activities they
undertake now may seem rather tame in com-
parison. Both challenges were undertaken with
fully trained guides and completed by somewhat
exhausted but exhilarated scouts (including the
girls). Thanks to Colby, Sophie, Aaron and Phil,
our Adult Leaders, for taking charge of these
young people and giving them such a fabulous
week of opportunity. They join with cubs for a
fire station visit where they are guaranteed to
become rather wet. An evening at Standen,
maybe badger watching, should prove fun too,
our thanks to James Masters, Head Gardener, for
making this visit possible.
Interested in joining any of the above groups? If
this sounds like fun give us a try. All are for
both genders.
Beavers 6-8 years - Bev Duncanson 810709
Cubs 8 - 10½ years - Pandy Dart 810005
Scouts 10½ -14 years - Colby Mager 01825 763257
Theatre goers
group
The Group has been fairly quiet
since the last issue but we did pay a visit to the
Theatre Royal Brighton at the end of March to
see Great Expectations. This was a very differ-
ent version of the Charles Dickens story but was
enjoyable all the same. In April we paid a visit
to The Hawth to see Fiddler on the Roof; as
usual it was a very good performance by the
Crawley Operatic Society. We also put a team in
for the WI quiz on 2 April and, although we did-
n‘t win, we did well and had a very pleasant eve-
ning.
Ten of us went to the Royal Albert Hall to
see Music for a Royal Wedding on 17 April.
These were replacement tickets for the Christmas
sing-a-long in December which we were unable
to attend due to being snowed in. Suzanne Carr
met us in London and joined us for the evening.
We did plan to have a backstage tour of
the Theatre Royal in Brighton in May but this
has now been moved to June or July as several
members were unable to go on the original date.
Please let us know if you would be interested.
We purchased 20 tickets for the Conchord
Big Band on Parade at Chequer Mead on Sunday
29 May. This is an evening of music from
WWII and the 40‘s. Still to come is a visit to
Twelfth Night at the Hawth in June plus we are
still trying to arrange a party to visit The Brick
Lane Music Hall, Brick Lane London, in Sep-
tember/October for a good old fashioned sing-
song. Hopefully we will have more details of
this in the next issue, along with our planned
autumn venues. Don‘t forget, you can get all the information
on the shows and contact details etc on the Hoathly
Hub as we have our own micro-website. In the mean-
time, if you are interested in any of the upcoming
shows, or you have any other suggestions, please con-
tact either Bev Mager on 810164, Gary Coxall on
810697, or me on 810143.
Marion Jones
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Weather Watch
Summer in April –
driest of the last 322 months.
In February 1998, the Revd Alan Carr, then vicar
of this parish and editor of the Chronicle, asked
me to begin writing regular reports on local
weather. At the time I had the privilege of ac-
cess to rainfall figures recorded over many years
by Mr Rory Clarke at his home at Cinder Hill
between Sharpthorne and Horsted Keynes. I
copied down all the monthly figures from 1979 ,
(the year before my wife and I settled in Sharp-
thorne) and onwards. So my file now contains
our parish rainfall for the 322 months up till the
present time. April was a record-breaking
month over all England and Wales as the warm-
est, sunniest and driest April since systematic
records began, and here it was remarkable in
having no measurable rain at all, just five days
with a 'trace', sufficient only to moisten the bot-
tom of the rain gauge on these days. Over the
years April has been one of the three driest
months of the year, the others being July and
May. This year the first 13 days of May have
continued the dry spell with only 8 mm of rain
so far. Incidentally the three wettest months are
usually October, November and January.
Statistics for March and April 2011 Basil Cridland
Garden Notes
What an incredible April and
start to May.......and the
question some of us were
asking was "when is it going
to rain again?" .On Holy
Saturday, thunder rumbled
around and a few places
were blessed with a shower,
but it was bone dry here, and the strong drying
winds added to the parchedness. 3mm fell on
the 7th May and 4mm on the 8th, but none since.
Spring is now well advanced and "condensed",
with plants blooming all together and going over
quickly, especially rhododendrons and azaleas.
Looking back, 2007 was similar with only 4 mm
of rain in April and an early summer. Whatever
you water, remember that a generous soaking
once every 5-7 days is infinitely better for plants
than a light daily shower that does little more
than dampen the leaves and soil surface. This
only encourages surface rooting, making plants
more prone to drought and wind-rock. Grass
growth has really slowed up, and dandelion seed
heads are blowing everywhere (I found fistfuls
of them in the corners of the conservatory from
having doors open in the heat). Don't treat lawns
with weed and feed when it is so windy ,warm
and dry.
Warm weather has brought some of the bugs out,
notably lily-beetles – those horrible bright red
creatures that are usually on top of each other "at
it" when you want to squash them – and aspara-
gus beetles (if you are fortunate enough to have
an asparagus bed), which look like a spotty ver-
sion of the lily one. You have to be quick with
your squishing/squashing as they drop down into
the foliage at the slightest movement. It's the
larvae that chew away merrily and cause most
damage, and, since they wrap themselves in their
own excrement for protection, squashing them is
a far from pleasurable experience. Aphids of
various kinds, green, grey and black, have prolif-
erated outdoors on rose buds and in the green-
house on fuschias, pelargoniums and young hol-
lyhocks. They need controlling by mechanical
or chemical means; Provado is a good all-
rounder for the latter.
Veg and fruit gardeners should be busy with first
croppings of beetroot, courgettes, lettuce and
other salad crops, also broad beans, peas, and
early potatoes. Strawberries, gooseberries and
other soft fruit may well be ready 3-4 weeks ear-
lier than normal if this weather continues. In
fact we picked our first outdoor strawberry (i.e.
March April
Sunny or bright days 20 25
Days with measurable rain 5 0
Month's rainfall, mm 18 1
Average month's rain, mm 66 52
Wettest day (18th) 6mm None!
Warmest day (25th) 18C (23rd) 24C
Coldest morning (3rd) -3C (4th) 3C
No. of air frosts 6 0
Mean temps, day & night 6.6C 12.3C
T h e C h r o n i c l e f o r J u n e a n d J u l y 2 0 1 1 – P a g e 1 5
not under any protection apart from bird netting)
on 10th May! Tomatoes and cucumbers will
need regular attention – their side shoots re-
moved on indeterminate types, tied up and fed.
Bush types will still benefit from a small stake
unless they are in a basket (e.g, Tumbler), like-
wise peppers. Plant out later sowings of leeks,
purple sprouting broccoli ,carrots and salad
crops. Hearted lettuce will bolt very quickly in
the heat, but oak-leaf types are a little less prone
to bolt should you want to keep yourselves in
salad.
Keep hanging baskets and tubs well watered, fed
and dead-headed, giving a good soak, not just a
splash, with the hose. Early flowering clematis
(montana, alpina, macropetala and cirrhosa
types) can be pruned when the flowers have gone
over to keep them under control if they are
somewhat rampant or in need of a trim. Later
flowering ones should be kept watered in dry
spells to minimise mildew. Do save and use
whatever water you can, especially if a hose-pipe
ban is put in place. Lindsay Shurvell
West Hoathly Lawn
Tennis Club
Our tennis season has well and
truly started, particularly with
such sunny weather in April and
May. We held our Round Robin tournament on
8th May and had our usual draw for three pairs
of Wimbledon tickets.
We will be having a Club night on Wednesdays
starting at 6.00 pm. It is a good opportunity for
members to get to know each other and play to-
gether. We are also running a ladies' and men's
ladder, so let us know if you are interested in
joining this. If you would like to join the Club, contact Terry Coo-
per on 01444 892649 for more details.
Molly Cooper
West Hoathly Cricket Club
2011 Cricket season is well under way. Our first
game was against Highbrook. We lost the toss
and batted first and posted a score of 220 with
Adrian Ward making a century. I think we all
scratched our heads when Dave Perez (capt) de-
clared 20 minutes before time was due. Their
captain thought it was generous, but hey-ho
Highbrook knocked off the runs as our bowling
attack was not that strong with Freddie Palfry
carrying an injury. We dropped 9 catches be-
tween us apart from my good self, come to think
of it, it was my only contribution. Between Roy
Byway and Rick Blackwell we could not decide
which performance merited a verbal warning. In
fairness we were all carrying a few extra pounds
(some more than others mainly myself) after the
long winter and had a laugh at ourselves which
we all enjoyed at the end of the day.
Our second game against St.Andrews is now
called the Terry Kiff Trophy in memory of a
much loved fella and a good cricketer whose life
was cut short. We batted first and lost the top
order with only 30 odd on the board. We put up
a good fight, with Adam Barker scoring his high-
est runs for the club at 49 and a quick 25 from
yours truly ended the innings at 156. We were
up against it from the start but good bowling
from Oliver Burrows gave us a chance and a
very good spell in the last throes from William
Scott still couldn't stop the inevitable. By the
way a big welcome to William Scott as he will
be one of our regular young players for West
Hoathly when available this year.
As the Fox is now closed we were invited to use
the bowls club after the match which I must say
was very pleasant. Then we presented the Tro-
phy to St.Andrews to keep Kiffy's memory alive. Anyone interested in joining the club please
contact me on 07977 203830.
Charles Ward
St.Margaret’s PCC Members
We have been asked to print the names of St. Marga-
ret’s Parochial Church Council members, elected at
the annual meeting in April.
The Ven. Lionel Whatley – Chairman
Bob Trusson – Treasurer
Carolyn Bentley – Secretary
Derek Shurvell & Valerie Fyans—
Churchwardens and Deanery Representatives
The Rev. Peter Hartley – ordained member
Nigel Dunsmore-Rouse – reader
Lay Representatives re-elected—Alistair Dun-
canson, Brian Lavery, Sarah Merrifield, Cathy
Merry, Ingrid Sethi, Réjane Trusson.
Newly elected—Lindsay Shurvell, Tim Baker.
Retiring members—David Pain, Duncan
Dunsmore-Rouse, Kate Carrington
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Welcome to
Pericles
Pericles is a pioneer-
ing and original
training and work
project for young
people and adults with special learning needs
and/or mental health problems. It offers practi-
cal and artistic activities within small groups that
are introduced according to both need and capa-
bility, complemented by specialist therapeutic
activities. The approach to individual develop-
ment, training and work at Pericles has been de-
veloped out of the work of Rudolf Steiner and
John Ruskin, placing a strong emphasis on eco-
logical ways of working with the Earth's re-
sources and an holistic view of development.
Pericles, which is located within the
grounds of the Hoathly Hill community, is
funded by West Sussex County Council. Day
facilities are available for up to 48 weeks a year
in addition to a limited number of residential
places in small-scale settings. Pericles provides
opportunities to: Gain self confidence and skills through experi-
encing achievement in a wide variety of practical and
artistic activities.
Learn to respect self, others and the environ-
ment through working on the land and in craft pro-
duction using sustainable resources and methods.
Benefit from small group activities and from
individual timetabled programmes.
Develop the social and interpersonal skills
needed to live and work alongside others.
Gain strength and reassurance through individ-
ual therapies that are integrated into the daily work
schedule.
Acquire and increase independence and inte-
gration through small scale shared supported housing.
Although established for over 14 years,
there are many people in the local community
who are either wholly unaware or have very little
knowledge of Pericles or its work. In order to
sustain this, we feel we need to raise our profile
locally. To this end we hope to organise a num-
ber of fund raising initiatives over the coming
months. We would also welcome approaches
from anyone with a little spare time who might
help on a voluntary basis, either with the stu-
dents or in an administrative role in the Pericles
office.
Please watch out for our next installment. In the
meantime please visit our website: www.pericles.org.uk
David Comber
Alaric writes
Dear Friends
Greetings from an
increasingly
spring-like Sap-
poro. We have
had a lot of cold,
wet and windy weather lately so it is a relief to
see the sun. The cherry blossom has been later
this year.
I reproduce a picture sent from one of the
churches washed away by the tsunami. This is in
Kessenuma which is in the south of Miyagi Pre-
fecture. This was their Sunday service. Over
10,000 buildings were destroyed, including the
church. If you want to see a couple of videos
about some of the needs in the devastated areas,
please take a look at the video links below. The
vimeo one is produced by OMF to highlight the
lack of churches in the area. The music may not
be to everyone‘s taste but the pictures are com-
pelling enough. The second is a link to a pastor
giving his own account of what the churches are
doing and the new roles they now have. http://vimeo.com/22420842
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tnqhMTc_k
In light of the chaos and loss of life, OMF
has been forced to reassess the priorities for
church planting and therefore a new initiative
has been set up with a new team. Please pray that
OMF as a mission will be able to cope with all
these changes, and pray for our leadership who
have been put under enormous pressure with re-
cent events. God has been unbelievably gracious
in bringing in money for relief efforts and now
wisdom is needed in how to channel that money,
often with the givers wanting to know exactly
how it is spent immediately!
The new job has started, interrupted by
two conferences. We have 13 teachers, 4 non-
Christian, the rest fairly mature Christians. How-
ever, as with any work environment, there are
distinct personalities and strong ideas as to what
should be done and so forth. Please pray for pa-
tience, an ability to listen and people manage-
ment skills.
I‘m finding that I‘m under a lot of stress
with the new job and the many emotional ups
and downs make things quite hard at present.
With many thanks for all the prayers and support
that you have very kindly sent. Alaric (email:: [email protected]
Alaric is obviously finding things quite tough in Ja-
pan – our prayers are appreciated, he says. Eds.
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Hoathly Hill Community:
a brief history
The original group of 10 people bid for the main
house, outbuildings and 23 acres at Hoathly Hill
at the auction held in June 1972. They had a
common interest to realise Rudolf Steiner‘s ide-
als for a new social order based on brotherhood.
Occupation took place from late August. By the
beginning of 1973, 3 of the original group had
left but 7 more people had joined.
Phase I : 1972 - 1979
The Community met weekly, and all deci-
sions were taken by unanimous agreement (or
agreement not to disagree). The Community
grew from 4 to 16 households in this phase. All
expenses were shared such as fuel, electricity,
council rates, building upkeep and a £250,000
mortgage. All households contributed according
to their ability to pay; all accommodation was
allocated on a basis of need.
Hoathly Hill Housing Association Ltd was
set up to own the three acres on which all hous-
ing was situated. The Association had a mutual
structure, i.e. all members were residents and all
residents were members. There was a Manage-
ment committee, which was also the Board of
Directors of a separate company named Hoathly
Hill Trustees Ltd that owned the non-housing
land, particularly the fields and the vegetable
garden, including the Barn. The Community
experienced recurring financial crisis during this
time, mainly because of the £250,000 mortgage
interest, which was at least 2% above individual
domestic mortgage rate. (A group acting collec-
tively is viewed by the banks as ‖commercial‖
and charged at a higher rate of interest.)
Phase II : 1979 - 1986
In 1984 the Sculpture Studios were com-
pleted. Households each took responsibility to
pay their own costs of electricity and heating and
to pay a rent, which was calculated as a direct
proportion to the floor area occupied. The Com-
munity grew to 18 households.
The Land and Capital Exchange was
founded at the beginning of this phase, which
lasted 7 years. It was an attempt to create a
wider community of enterprise, including both
economic and cultural inspired by ―Der Kam-
menden Tag‖ which had been based in Stuttgart
in the early 20s with Rudolf Steiner as President.
The idea was that economic enterprises would
generate profits to support cultural life enter-
prises. These enterprises included, amongst oth-
ers, Old Plaw Hatch Farm, Hoathly Foods, a
whole food shop in Tunbridge Wells and a café
in Forest Row.
Phase III : 1986 to The Present Day
In order for the Hoathly Hill Community
to survive the collapse of the Land and Capital
Exchange project, it was decided to set up a new
leasehold management company (Hoathly Hill
Association) to own all the houses and adjoining
23 acres of land at Hoathly Hill. This Associa-
tion then sold long leases at full market value.
This enabled, amongst other things, domestic
mortgages to be obtained by individuals at much
lower cost.
The element of brotherhood was present to
a limited extent through the use of equity shares,
where those who had extra capital, agreed to in-
vest in a percentage share of a lease, enabling
members to buy who would not otherwise have
been able to do so. This continues to be a feature
of Hoathly Hill. The parties arrange them on an
individual basis directly with those interested.
There have, to date, been a total of seven equity
share schemes at Hoathly Hill.
In the early part of this phase a further 9 new
households were created. The St Johns Centre
for the care of vulnerable adults was established
on an experimental basis and lasted for about
two years. It could not continue due to lack of
fee paying clients.
During Phase II there had been a thriving market
garden at Hoathly Hill. Now some of the mem-
bers got together and started to cultivate a lim-
ited area with individual plots and continuing
waste management and compositing in the West
Paddock. In early 2000, a Land Group was
formed to care for all the land.
As part of the restructuring in 1986, the
agricultural land, Sculpture Studio, Herb Garden
and site for a multi-purpose hall had been ac-
quired by the Cultural Freedom Trust, a regis-
tered educational charity. In 1996 the Commu-
nity decided to establish, out of itself, a regis-
tered charity which was known as Hoathly Hill
Trust Ltd. It acquired by Deed of Gift the leases
held by the Cultural Freedom Trust. Hoathly
Hill Trust has some 30 members, the majority of
which are Community Members. In 1996
Hoathly Hill Community Development was
brought to a completion with the building of Arc
Hall, our multi-purpose Community space and
home for our Kindergarten.
Today there are 70 residents living in 29
separate households, 42 adult Community mem-
bers and 28 lodgers and children. Christian Thal-Jantzen
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The West Hoathly Local History Archive
The following article by Mr A I (Sandie) Hett of Hapstead House, Ardingly was published in the
Highbrook Chronicle in May 1969. Sandie had asked the editor:― if he knew that we live near an inter-
esting watershed. Streams just to the North of us flow into the Thames, those to the East into the Med-
way and those to the South fall eventually into the Channel‖. In introducing the article the editor
wrote:―Sandie Hett has made a special study of our little streams, and indeed of the Sussex rivers in gen-
eral‖.
The article is reproduced here verbatim. The original map was difficult to reproduce and has been re-
drawn by Roger Bourne.
Watercourses around Highbrook
A look at the map will reveal what a long headland Ardingly stands upon. Not before Great Walsted do
the waters of the Ardingly brook and of the Cob brook join forces. Much shorter-going from West to
East-are the Balcombe and Lullings headlands and those of Pickeridge, Highbrook, Great Oddynes (near
the Bluebell Railway) Keynes and Dane Hill.
The Gower Pit region (E) is the upper end of a valley that divides Old Ardingly on her ridge South of St
Peter‘s from Hapstead Ardingly. Fourfold are the waters that flow to Avins Farm (F) and bound the
southern slopes of the village.
Look how close Balcombe church is to two different streams. I think the ―combe‖, or valley, must be
north of the church leading to Balcombe Lake. But the churchyard overlooks the deep ghyll south west
of the church which the railway and a charming little lane enter and in which they cross one another.
Highbrook ridge is much narrower than Ardingly but just a little higher. But the headland widens like a
whale to the Cockhaise Brook on the South West.
Enough of ridges. Note how the Cockhaise receives tribute first from the Horsted Keynes brook, then
from the brook whose valley divides the Keynes from Dane Hill. Se how manifold are the valleys north
east of Cob and Cockhaise, how few the tributaries on the steep south west side.
The Five villages mentioned above are between one and three miles of the source-springs of their re-
spective waters and their heights are between 260 and 410 feet above sea level.
North of them are combes overlookable but often inaccessible and secret. They can be reached-I have
marked on the map just where-by lane and footpath.
The elementary truth is that rivers begin in higher ground. Turner‘s Hill and West Hoathly, both above
550 ft, and Selsfield Common midway between them guard the meadows where unvisited the streams
originate.
Near Turner‘s Hill there is a fourfold fan of springs where the Ardingly brook which is the longest of
them begins. In contrast there are two lone water courses originating South of Selsfield (G). Their val-
leys make an isthmus for the way south to Ardingly. Near Philpots (H) there are one gentle valley, one
steep and rocky ravine (the steep descent from drier leaf and mossy boulders to clay clogged causeway
by the lakes). The valley head to Highbrook‘s stream is hidden below St Margaret‘s churchyard. Two
solitary miles to Withylands (I) below winds this brook.
East of this, not so familiar to me, eight little streams originate. They are on the map and start near the
east-west road. Birch Grove (K) claims the source of the Dane Hill brook.
Land that divides the waters, that drain into one river, from the waters that drain into a second river, is
called a watershed. Such land is continuous like a more or less prominent ridge. On the map I have
marked (…..) some of the roads that so nearly follow as to indicate (approximately) the watershed.
Ridges and spurs between streams frequently offered early road-makers the firm route line they sought.
Of these the Wych Cross-Turners Hill Road keeps closely to the watershed between Ouse and the
steeply dropping becks of Medway.
After Weir Wood Reservoir the Medway finds Forest Row, Tonbridge and Maidstone; and by Rochester
ships are moored and tides ebb and flow. This then is the big watershed between Channel and Thames
Estuary.
The high Turners Hill-Handcross road begins along the watershed of Ouse and streams that drop into the
valley by Worth village and ultimately, with other Mole waters, reach the Thames near Hampton Court.
Lastly these Mole waters and those of the Medway are almost divided by the Turners Hill-Crawley
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Down road. Not quite, for at the foot of Turners Hill the road curves, crossing the infant Medway (as no
watershed would) where the bridge is marked on the map. Just half a mile west of the bridge is the water-
shed.
This is all matter of map fact (as I have drawn it). Let me end not on map but in memory. When I used to
stand on the road near Lywood, I would see the rising fields of Goddenwick Farm, and wonder where the
valley of the Cockhaise brook disappeared to. Only recently did I see from near Sherriff Farm, beyond the
disused railway, a quiet, sheltered rather secret little valley leading to lower pastures. A revelation.
A.I.Hett‖
John Ralph
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Fleur Harris
Fleur died on 8 April after a most
valiant six-year fight with cancer.
St. Margaret’s Church was
packed for her funeral service on
19 April, which was taken by Fa-
ther Kevin, Abbot of Worth, to-
gether with Father James. The
eight oldest of Fleur’s ten grand-
children each contributed a short
prayer. Marie-Clare paid tribute
to her mother and has kindly agreed to our print-
ing this summary of that tribute…….Eds.
Fleur Therese Bennett Frost was born on
3rd October, 1936, in Birmingham.. When war
came she was evacuated, aged 3, to her grand-
parents in Wales. Her first memory is of the dis-
appointment when, looking forward to the prom-
ised visit of her parents in a fortnight, she dis-
covered that the word meant two weeks, not four
nights. In due course she went to St. Paul‘s Con-
vent school in Sutton Coldfield, where she ex-
celled at hockey and art, but found the academic
side a struggle.
Fleur‘s artistic talent was a great gift that
was manifested in many ways through her life.
She enjoyed life art, oil painting, watercolour
and card making; she took a 3 year upholstery
course and was skilled in her ability to breathe
fresh life into very sorry looking chairs; she
loved flower arranging; and she took pottery
classes and littered the house with hand crafted
pieces. She enjoyed needlework in many forms.
How many pairs of curtains must she have made
in her life and how many holes sewn up? One
tapestry took 20 years to complete as she only
allowed herself the indulgence of adding to it
during summer holidays. She loved dressmak-
ing, but rarely made anything for herself. China
repair combined her love of antiques and a drive
to ‗mend and make good‘ with her modelling
and painting abilities, and her most recent phase
was wood carving. On a practical front she was
a ―Mr Fix-it‖ who could turn her hand to elec-
trics, mechanics and even plumbing (although
she had an inexplicable fear of toilet cisterns!)
Her favourite type of shop was a hardware store.
Her mouth would almost water at the sight of a
set of miniature screwdrivers or the latest gadget
for trapping flies. However, she loved beautiful
clothes and pretty shoes – but bought only in the
sales and NEVER DURING LENT. It became a
family joke that when she showed any of us a
new garment the stock response
would be ―how much was it re-
duced by, Mummy?‖
From school Fleur gained
a place in Birmingham Art
School, but her family consid-
ered nursing training to be less
morally dubious. She became a
fantastic nurse, who loved her
job and the people she met and
cared for. It was at St George‘s
Hospital, Hyde Park, in 1956 that
she met a young houseman, Alan Harris, who
courted her for 7 years before they got married.
Through all difficulties she stuck by her mar-
riage vows. There was one wanton act of disobe-
dience when she succumbed to the opportunity
of a flight in a microlight, against Alan‘s specific
veto.
The joy of Fleur‘s baby days began within
a year of her wedding and went on through the
1960s and 70s with the arrival of Sara, Helen,
Marie-Clare and Julia. When the baby days
ebbed away, she waited impatiently for the
Granny days until Sara finally put her out of her
misery with Claudia, surely the most wished-for
grandchild ever. To end her life as a granny of
10 left her, I believe, quite satisfied, although
there was a plot, not so long ago, for the four
girls to keep producing grandchildren just to give
her a new target to live for.
The family moved from Streatham to Lan-
gridge in 1977, and Fleur made many new
friends. After a 20-year career break, she took a
back-to-nursing course and joined the staff at St.
Catherine‘s Hospice, where she was much val-
ued for over 20 years. Where-ever she was, at
whatever stage of her life, a sense of duty and
community was there. She meant to serve, and
serve she did. Apart from school committee
work, Fleur helped with the baby clinic, the
poppy collection, meals on wheels and the Good
Companions, and she was a special minister of
the eucharist and sacristan for St Dunstan‘s. In
her last years, she suffered not only from cancer
but also incipient Alzheimer‘s and a sudden de-
terioration in her sight, all bitter blows that she
bore with exemplary fortitude. Never did she
give up fighting shown, not least, by her second
marriage to Nicholas Burridge just 16 months
before she died. Her lust for life continued to her
dying moment.
The huge attendance at her funeral service is an
indication of how much she will be missed.
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Some more tributes to Fleur
Fleur was a real lady as well as being such fun to
be with, with a zest for life which was both out-
rageous and exhausting but inspirational.
Deeply devout, with a passion to help all friends,
neighbours, colleagues and of course, her be-
loved family, as mother to her four daughters
and ‗super gran‘ to her ten grandchildren. Noth-
ing was too much trouble for her.
Always so smart (never seen to come down in a
dressing gown!), constantly busy and forever in
the throes of yet another piece of craft work.
The world is simply a better place for having had
Fleur in it. God Bless.
From her friends, Eveline and Fiona
A special tribute to Fleur from the Crawley Open
House team for her support and for all those
beautiful desserts which she made for the resi-
dents. They will be remembered for a very long
time. Thank you Fleur!
Kathy Brown
Tips for travellers
With the summer holidays coming up, Kay Coutin
has unearthed the following useful advice from
J.J.Jusserand, English Wayfaring Life, 1884
A 14th century manual described how a man go-
ing far out of his own country should behave
himself and talk upon the way. His servant sent
forward to engage a room should ask ―that there
are no fleas, nor bugs, nor other vermin‖. To his
master he says ―No, Sir, please God, for I make
bold you shall be well and comfortably lodged
here – save that there is a great peck of rats and
mice …‖Two travellers who are to share a bed
should insist ―William, undress and wash your
legs, and then dry them with a cloth,
and rub them well for love of the
fleas that they may not leap on your
legs, for there is a peck of them lying
in the dust under the rushes …‖ ―Hi,
the fleas bite me so and doe me grete
harme, for I have scratched my
shoulders till the bloode flowes.‖
William Way, Fellow of Eton, advised on provi-
sions and prices to be paid in Venice for a ―fedyr
bedde, a matres and twp pylwys, two payre
sheetes and a qwylt‖
Pilgrims to Jerusalem or to St. James of Com-
postella in 1456 were recommended to ―takyng
place‖ in the highest part of the boat because ―in
the lawst under hit is ryght smolderyng hote and
stynkynge‖. They were to ―beware of diverse
frutys, for they be not acordyng to youre com-
plexionin, and they gender a bloody flux and yf
an Englishman have that sykenes hyt ys a marvel
and scape hyt but he dye thereof‖.
Further advice was to be first off the ship in or-
der to obtain the best donkeys for on-going
transport. The Saracen rulers of the time were
tolerant of pilgrims, on donkeys or on foot.
Family outing ideas for the Summer Holidays
Godstone Farm; www.godstonefarm.co.uk
East Grinstead museum; www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk
British Wildlife centre, Newchapel; www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk
Blackland farm; tel 01342 810493
Bowles activity centre; www.bowles.ac
Ashdown Forest Llama Park; www.llamapark.co.uk
Fishers Farm Park Billingshurst; www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk
Sealife centre, Brighton; www.sealife.co.uk
Legoland, Windsor; www.legoland.co.uk
Amberley museum & heritage centre; www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
Middle farm, Firle, Lewes; www.middlefarm.com
The Observatory Science centre; www.the-observatory.org
Seven sisters sheep centre, East Dean; www.sheepcentre.co.uk
Bolebroke castle, Hartfield; www.bolebrokecastle.co.uk Leaflets on these activities and many more can be found in the East Grinstead library.
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June
5th
7th
Sunday of Easter
8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s
10am Jubilate Family Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s
6.30pm Evening Prayer, All Saints
8th Wednesday
8pm Buried Treasure, Sharpthorne Hall
12th
PENTECOST
9 am Holy Communion,
All Saints
10am Parish Communion,
St. Margaret‘s
6.30pm Healing Service,
St Margaret‘s
13th Monday
8pm Men‘s meeting at Sharpthorne Club
14th Tuesday
8pm Hosanna! St. Margaret‘s
19th
TRINITY SUNDAY
8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s
9am Matins, All Saints
10am Jubilate Family Service with Puppets,
St. Margaret‘s
6.30pm Evensong, St. Margaret‘s
22nd Wednesday
8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s
24th Friday
3pm ‗Saints and Angels‘, St. Margaret‘s
26th
1st
Sunday after Trinity
9am Holy Communion, All Saints
10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s
4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, St. Margaret‘s
July
3rd
2nd
Sunday after Trinity/
St Thomas the Apostle
8am Holy Communion, St. Margaret‘s
10am Jubilate Eucharist, St. Margaret‘s
6.30pm Evening Prayer, All Saints
10th
3rd
Sunday after Trinity
9 am Holy Communion, All Saints
10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s
6.30pm Evening Service, St. Margaret‘s
11th Monday
8pm Men‘s group in Sharpthorne Club
12th Tuesday
8pm Hosanna! St. Margaret‘s
13th Wednesday 8pm Buried Treasure, Sharpthorne Hall
17th
Patronal Festival - St.
Margaret of Antioch
8am Holy Communion,
St. Margaret‘s
9am Matins, All Saints
10am Jubilate & Puppet Service,
St. Margaret‘s
4.30pm St. Margaret‘s
Celebration Cream Tea at Horsted
Keynes Station
24th
5th
Sunday after Trinity
9am Holy Communion, All Saints
10am Parish Communion, St. Margaret‘s
4.30pm ‗Gather Round‘, St. Margaret‘s
27th Wednesday
8pm ‗Heart & Soul‘, St. Margaret‘s
29th Friday
3pm ‗Saints and Angels,‘ St. Margaret‘s
31st
6th
Sunday after Trinity
10am Parish Communion, All Saints
6.30pm Evening Service, St. Margaret‘s
CHURCH SERVICES
AT
ST. MARGARET’S (West Hoathly)
AND ALL SAINTS (Highbrook)
Thought for the summer!
“Put on your travelling shoes and jump into the arms of God.”
Meister Eckhart—14th Century
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July
Friday, 1st
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle WH Community
Play
8pm ‘West End to West Hoathly‘with
UNA VOCE,
Barn Cottage, West Hoathly
Bluebell Railway Rail Ale Evening
Saturday, 2nd
2pm Afternoon Tea to celebrate 90th
anniversary of RBL
Sharpthorne Club
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
Bluebell Railway Victorian Picnic
Sunday, 3 rd
Bluebell Railway Victorian Picnic
Tuesday, 5th
8pm St Margaret‘s PCC Meeting
Wednesday, 6th
2pm West Hoathly W.I. Village Hall
8pm Cercle français
Tuesday, 12th
8pm Sharpthorne W.I. Village Hall
Friday, 15th
Bluebell Railway Fish & Chips Evening
Saturday, 16th & Sunday 17th
Sunday, 17th
5.45pm Bluebell Railway—Songs of Praise
Horsted Keynes to Kingscote
Monday, 18th
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Friday, 22nd
Bluebell Railway—Fish & Chips Evening
Saturday, 23rd
Bluebell Railway—Toy & Rail Collectors Fair
Sunday, 24th
Bluebell Railway—Toy & Rail Collectors Fair
Monday, 25th
8pm PC Meeting Village Hall
Friday, 29th
Bluebell Railway, Fish & Chip Evening
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June
Wednesday, 1st
W.I. Trip to the Races
8pm Cercle français
Monday, 6th
8pm All Saints Highbrook PCC Meeting
Tuesday, 7th
7pm WSCC County Local Committee
Meeting at WH School
Wednesday, 8th
2pm West Hoathly W.I. Village Hall
Thursday, 9th to Saturday 11th
South of England Show, Ardingly
Monday, 13th
8pm Sharpthorne W.I. Village Hall
Saturday, 18th
12 pm West Hoathly School Association
Summer Fair
Bluebell Railway—Father‘s Day afternoon
tea on the Wealden Rambler
Sunday, 19th
FATHER’S DAY
Wednesday, 22nd
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
Thursday, 23rd
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
Friday, 24th
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
Satuirday, 27th
7.30pm Book Club, Sharpthorne Hall
Bluebell Railway—Fish & Chip Supper
Special
Sunday, 26th
10am Parish Walk, Finche Field
Sussex Food Festival—Horsted Keynes
Station
Monday, 27th
8pm PC Meeting Village Hall
Wednesday, 29th
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
Thursday, 30th
7.30pm The Jigsaw Puzzle
WH Community Play
THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Block Paving of Hill Top Road
Work will last into the middle of June
Please be considerate when parking as
residents will have limited access to their drives
8am ART & ARTISTRY
painting competition
‗Summer Colours in the
Parish‘
At West Hoathly School
Clubs and Organisations in the Villages
Allotments Helen Schofield 811301
Beavers Bev Duncanson 810709
Bellringers Rachel Edwards 810210
Book Club Rachel Whitlam 810117
Bowling Club Trevor Swainson 810546
British Legion Laurie Gausden 810751
Brownies Christine Perkins 870276
Cricket Club -West Hoathly Peter Johnson 810660
-Highbrook Patrick McGahan 01444 892243
Cercle français Bob Darvill 810443
Cubs Pandy Dart 810005
Football Club Kirk Howick 316448
Friends of the Priest House Rosemary Watson 810800
Garages - Sharpthorne Andy Johnson 810234
- West Hoathly Jim Denne 810402
Good Companions Liz Bennett 01444 892731
Gravetye Manor Amy Gleadow 810567
Hands Together Ingrid Sethi 810085
Hot Note Stage Academy Sarah Wilson 841919
Karate Group Dorian Fretwell 811044
Kindergarten – Hoathly Hill Jean Kingsley-Monks 810093
Local History Group Tony Hunt 810534
Local History Archives John Ralph 810458
Neighbourhood Watch Sophie Hill 810282
Parish Council Clerk Helen Schofield 811301
Parish Council Chairman Derek Bartlett 811018
Pre-school (Village Hall) Clare Martin 811827
Priest House Curator Antony Smith 810479
Pubs - The Cat Inn Ian Huxley 810369
- The White Hart Dottie Esdaile 715217
Rainbows Brenda Farley 811020
School Christine Lyford 810302
Scouts Colby Mager 01825 763257
Shop - Sharpthorne Carol Johnson 810234
Sing & Play Liz Shannon 811400
Stoneland Players Julia Piqué 01435 868245
Tennis Club Terry Cooper 01444 892649
Theatre Goers Group Marion Jones 810143
Tootsie Time Sara Rush 811272
Una Voce Andrew Slater 810734
Village Hall Bookings:-
-West Hoathly Helen Schofield 811301
- Sharpthorne Alastair Duncanson 810709
- Highbrook Nickie Mason 01444 891352
W.I. - Sharpthorne Mary Mays 810542
- West Hoathly Frieda Boyd 0770 9377 424
Writers Group Rachel Whitlam 810117
Youth Groups - Emmaus Lindsay Shurvell 810780
Friends of WH Churchyard Brian Couchy 810561
Please notify any changes to Marion Jones
St. Margaret’s Community
Transport
If you would like a lift to a local hospital or
doctor/dentist, please contact:- Monday: Margaret Mason 811320
Tuesday: Valerie Fyans 810848
Wednesday: Kathy Brown 811866
Friday: John Trueman 810612
Thursday Catherine Goodridge 810937 Anyday: Bill Merry 810771
Barbara Polhill 810877 Valerie Fyans 810848
Robin Ingham 810160
Carol Houston 810075 Please remember that these kind volunteers are
only available on the day stated
**Small Ads**
Small Ads are found on the Community Calendar Page.
To advertise in the next issue please contact Marion Jones
Tel: 810143 or e-mail [email protected]
The Churches and Services
St. Margaret's, West Hoathly, and
All Saints, Highbrook www.westhoathly.org.uk
www.highbrook.info
Vicar
Venerable Lionel Whatley, The Vicarage, North Lane, West
Hoathly, RH19 4QF
Tel: 01342 810757 Email: [email protected]
(His house is just up the track opposite the school)
Church Officers at St. Margaret’s
Churchwardens: Valerie Fyans, Tel: 01342 810848
Derek Shurvell, Tel: 01342 810780
Church Officers at All Saints
Churchwardens: Tony Osborn, Tel: 01444 892191
Hugh Bennett Tel: 01444
Main Services at both of these churches are listed on
the inner back pages. Prayers are said most mornings in St Margaret‘s church
at 8 a.m. Mon- Sat
Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Dunstan’s www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk
Parish Priest:
Father James Cutts, Tel: 01342 710313
Sunday Mass is said at 11.30 am every Sunday
Next Issue
The next issue of the Chronicle will cover the months of
August and September 2011. Latest date for the submission
of articles is 18 July 2011. Printed copies will be available
on 29 July 2011.
The Cover
Many thanks to Megan Whatley for the cover of
this issue of the Chronicle.
Pease keep those creative ideas and
artwork coming!
Please send cover designs to Peter Hartley.
Post Office opening times at
Costcutters Monday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
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Email: [email protected]
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