SUMMER 2024 PARISH NEWS online at stpeterslimpsfield.org/parish-news Oxted & District LINK Association
Dear Friends, A s we move into another season (although the weather doesn’t seem to agree!), I’ve been thinking a lot about change. Some change of course is good and a cause for celebration whilst other change can be difficult to embrace and we would prefer to stay with the status quo. I don’t know if there’s a good way to measure how fast the world is changing and maybe it’s because I’m getting older but it feels to me that it’s changing faster than it ever has before. I look at my mobile phone lying on my desk and think about how fast technology has changed even in the last decade and what about cars, can they really drive themselves! We are about to have some change in our ministry team over the next few weeks. As we say goodbye to our Ordinand Vic I’m very aware that she will feel the cost of change which all clergy are called into. As ministers in God’s world, we love deeply those whom we are called to minister to and then having felt the pain of goodbyes we are moved into another community and will need to learn to love all over again. We will also be warmly welcoming Debra our new curate into our midst, she is already living in the Rectory in Tatsfield and once Ordained as deacon on 29th June will begin her new role within our team of churches. If you see her around the village do introduce yourself to her. So, life is often full of change but thankfully as Christians we worship an eternal God, who is outside of time. We are told in the Bible that, “God is the same yesterday, today and forever”and I like to think that our churches with all their history reflect that. Although styles of worship might change God doesn’t, he welcomes us and embraces us with the love which he has bestowed upon mankind throughout time. The way we communicate this message changes with time but the message is always the same – God is and always will be found in love. I offer my love and assurance of prayers to each of you and if you ever need me, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. With warmest wishes, Rev. Helen. Team Rector.
CHURCH NEWS SUNDAY SERVICES St Peter’s has a regular programme of Sunday morning worship: a quiet 8am Holy Communion service and a 10am Parish Eucharist. On the first Sunday of the month there is a shorter, more informal All Age Family service at 10am. Everyone is always welcome. LIVE STREAM The 10am service is live streamed on the St Peter’s YouTube channel every Sunday except the first Sunday of the month. Visit YouTube and search ‘St Peter’s Limpsfield’ or find details at www.stpeterslimpsfield.org. MESSY CHURCH AT THE LIMPSFIELD SUMMER FETE Our regular Messy Church will be taking a break in July and August but there will be a Messy Church stand at the Limpsfield Summer Fete. Children can come and enjoy face painting, colouring and play dough and an informal space for families to relax. CHORAL EVENSONG AT ST JAMES’ TITSEY Our annual service of Choral Evensong at St James’ Titsey will be taking place on Sunday 28 July at 6.30pm. Afterwards everyone is invited to enjoy some summer refreshments at the Titsey Tap Room. COFFEE MORNINGS ON THE GLEBE From June-September weekly coffee mornings will take place every Wednesday at 11am under the gazebos on the Glebe Meadow (except the last Wednesday of the month when Musical Memories is in St Peter's Church Hall). Bring your own flask of coffee and a chair if you can and we will provide the cakes. PARENT/CARER AND BABY GROUP A new parent/carer and baby group has started in St Peter's Church Hall. It takes place every Tuesday at 11am for an hour or so. We hope it will provide an opportunity for friendship and support, meeting other local parents with babies and young children. Everyone welcome. See more details on page 29. NEWS FROM THE BELL TOWER We have been delighted to congratulate four new ringers who have all made their debut performance to our Sunday morning team recently. They are Shirley Powell who lives in Pains Hill, Libby Nichols, and Natalie Charles who both live in the village, well within the sound of the bells. And, of course, our lately-retired church warden, Joy Moore. Shirley, Libby and Natalie have been learning since last summer and we congratulate them on their determination and perseverance and wish them a long and happy ringing career with our band. We also congratulate ringer Andrew Smith on becoming a grandfather; his oldest daughter Ellie, one of our former young ringers and junior chorister, gave birth to a little boy in March. We always need new blood to help keep our bells ringing for years to come. If you are 12 years or older and can spare an hour or so on Tuesday evening and half an hour on Sunday mornings contact our tower captain David Bell on 712970 to find out more or any of the other ringers.
Who’s Who See the St Peter’s website: www.stpeterslimpsfield.org Team Rector of Limpsfield & Titsey: The Rev Helen Cook Email: [email protected] Clergy of the Limpsfield & Tatsfield Team Ministry The Rev Paul Perkin (St Andrew’s) Email: [email protected] St Mary’s Tatsfield (Team Vicar - Interregnum) Email: [email protected] St Peter’s Parish Office Parish Administrator: Caroline Campbell Email: [email protected] Churchwarden: Nila Spiller Email: Nila [email protected] Churchwarden: Stephen Tuddenham Email: [email protected] Church Flowers: Elizabeth Stoughton-Harris Road Stewards: Jean Scott Bell Ringing: David Bell Email: [email protected] St Peter’s Hall Bookings: Pat Davies Email: [email protected] Parish News: Ian Tolley Email: [email protected] 01883 unless stated 07530 609511 412454 712512 712512 716388 717026 714150 712970 716487 07711 926856 The Parish Office at the Rectory is open on Tuesday to Thursday. The office can be reached on 01883 712512 or e-mail via: [email protected] Address: St Peter's Church Parish Office, High Street, Limpsfield, RH8 0DG
4 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 CHURCH DIARY: JUNE - AUGUSTDate Services June Sun 2June FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am HOLY COMMUNION 10am ALL AGE SERVICE Tue 4June 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 5 June 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 9June SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist with Baptism * 2.30pm Baptism Tue 11 June 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 12 June 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 16 June THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist with Messy Church * Tue 18 June 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 19 June 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 23 June FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 25 June 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Date Services June - July Wed 26 June 10am Morning Prayer 11am Musical Memories in the Millennium Room Sat 29 June 12-4pm Limpsfield Village Fete on the Glebe Meadow Sun 30 June FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * 12.30pm Baptism Tue 2 July 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 3 July 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 7 July SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am All Age Service Tue 9 July 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 10 July 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 14 July SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 16 July 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall *Services live streamed
T 2024 The church is open every day during daylight hours. Date Services July-Aug Wed 17 July 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 21 July EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 23 July 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 24 July 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sat 27 July 1.30pmWedding ofMolly Massarella and Jacob Brown Sun 28 July NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * 6.30pm Choral Evensong at St James’ Titsey Tue 30 July 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 31 July 10am Morning Prayer 11am Musical Memories in the Millennium Room Sun 5 August THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD 8am Holy Communion 10am All Age Service Tue 6 August 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 7 August 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Date Services Aug-Sept Sun 11 August ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 13 August 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 14 August 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 18 August TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 20 August 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 21 August 10am Morning Prayer 11am Coffee Morning on the Glebe Meadow Sun 25 August THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist * Tue 27 August 11am Parent and Baby Group in St Peter's Church Hall Wed 28 August 10am Morning Prayer 11am Musical Memories in the Millennium Room Sat 31 August 12.30pmWedding ofElizabeth Jonesand William Barnes Sun 1 Sept FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8am Holy Communion 10am All Age Service
Features HAPPY 50TH TO LINK Local voluntary organisation, the Oxted and District LINK Association has provided free transport for local people to attend medical appointments and other essential trips since 1974. This year, it celebrates its golden anniversary, a huge milestone for a volunteer-led association. In 2011, in recognition of the invaluable service LINK provides, the charity received the prestigious Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for ‘Voluntary Service in the Community’, of which all its committee members and volunteers are immensely proud. About LINK LINK was formed in 1974 by a group of residents that included Gordon Ridgeway, Millie Gresham and John Tolley, with the aim of addressing a wide variety of issues, such as prescription collection, gardening for the sick or elderly, assisting with home emergencies and providing free transport to medical appointments. Over the years, as chemists have stopped delivering prescriptions, and other services have become more regulated, the overwhelming demand has been for transport, which was particularly critical during the pandemic. In its first year, LINK received 594 calls for LINK CELEBRASERVING THE6 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024
assistance of various kinds, but 60% for transport. Today, we receive nearer 1000 just for transport alone. We’d like to thank all those volunteers who have given up their spare time over the years, to volunteer as drivers or as call handlers. Without them, our services would not exist. Current LINK Trustee, Roderick Bayne-Jardine said: “Clients often say how grateful they are and don’t know what they would do without us, and it’s our amazing volunteers who make this possible. However, since the pandemic, our driver numbers have halved to around 50, and our telephone volunteers have also halved, so we desperately need more people ATES 50 YEARS OXTED COMMUNITY The LINK 2024 Committee
Cont. to come on board!” You can volunteer on a regular or ad-hoc basis as a homebased telephone call handler and/or driver, with all expenses reimbursed. It’s very rewarding and we meet some wonderful people. Please call 01883 713333 Monday-Friday 9am-1pm for more information. You may not know that LINK also incorporates the LINK Porter Trust (LPT), a charitable trust formed in 1992 thanks to the legacy of Raymond Porter. LPT provides small grants to those in short-term financial crisis to help them get back on their feed and to date, grants of over £170,000 have been made to RH8 residents and local groups. To find out how to apply to LPT for help with a domestic emergency, please call the secretary on 07913 741452. On behalf of everyone at LINK (and LPT), we’d like to thank all those amazing people who have contributed to the association over the years, including those who are no longer with us. We’re so proud of the work we do and look forward to serving our community for the next 50 years, and to welcoming new volunteers to help us do just that! Find out more about LINK at: www.linkoxted.org To request for transport, call 01883 713333 Monday-Friday 9am-1pm. 8 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 The Tolley family promote LINK at Oxted Donkey Derby - Summer 1977
Link T his isn’t the first time LINK has featured on the cover of this magazine - or at least its forbear. 50 or so years ago an edition of the Oxted & Limpsfield Review (edited by Guy Bennett and John Tolley) launched the organisation with a fanfare and five pages of articles and interviews. This included one with Gordon and Carol Ridgway - both key players in the foundation of the charity. The interview is reproduced below.
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Exciting News OXTED AND DISTRICT LINK ASSOCIATION We are pleased to announce that LINK’s website is now live! Explore all about the services we offer and more at www.linkoxted.org On the website you can find out all about LINK and the Link Porter Trust. There is even a page you can complete if you want to volunteer! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our volunteers without whose help LINK would not be able to continue.
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Refugee Tales developed out of the work of Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group – a charity that supports people held in immigration detention at Gatwick. Many of those held have been forced to flee their homes due to war, famine, poverty, modern slavery or persecution. Unlike a prison sentence, detention has no time limit and those held have no idea when they will be released. This can be seriously damaging to mental health. Volunteers with the charity visit them and do what they can to help. Every year, for the last 10 years, Refugee Tales has organised a five day walk in solidarity with refugees, asylum seekers and people who have been held in immigration detention. Each day 120 people walk, and taking Chaucer’s great
14 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Cont. poem of journeying as a model, established writers and people with lived experience of detention share tales at evening events and listen to music from around the world. . Through the sharing of tales the project has gathered and communicated experiences of migration, and has sought to show the reality of indefinite detention. This year the walk is from Edenbridge to Westminster and the first day, 6th July, is from Edenbridge to Oxted with the evening event at Oxted United Reformed Church. The evening event is open to the public. The Host for the evening is Athena Kugblenu, who is a standup comedian and writer for many TV and radio shows including the Lenny Henry Show, Dead Ringers and the Now Show. Also appearing is Samuele Telari, an accordionist, sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher, he has played at major venues all over Europe and in this country at Wigmore Hall and Snape Maltings in Aldeburgh. Lucky Moyo and Ollie Seager are singers with Hear Me Out, a charity which takes music into Immigration Removal Centres. Hannah Lowe is a British writer and poet best known for her collection of poetry ‘Chick’ and for ‘The Kids’ which won the Costa book of the year in 2022. She has written the ‘Thirteen Year Tale’ which was told to her by a man from Ivory Coast. Ishiaba Kasonga came from Democratic Republic of Congo to seek asylum here - he has experienced detention. He will tell his Tale in conversation with Professor David Herd of St. Andrew’s University. To obtain tickets go to www.refugeetales.org The Tales have been published in four volumes by Comma Press. Some have been written collaboratively with eminent authors such as the 2021 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Ali Smith, Patrick Gale, Kamila Shamsie and Bernardine Evaristo with the authors reading them at the evening events. Others are first hand accounts told directly by the people who experienced them. Over 20,000 copies have been sold. They are now set texts in 50 universities in this country and abroad. The books will be on sale on 6th July. Felicity Dick Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group – Registered Charity 1124328 www.gdwg.org.uk
Feature Walking through the picturesque churchyard in Limpsfield, many visitors seek out the grave of the composer, Frederick Delius (1862-34). Sadly, it’s almost forgotten that his wife, Jelka Rosen (1868-1935), who also lies there, was an accomplished artist. While the gravestone commemorates Frederick as ‘composer’, only Jelka’s name is given. When the Limpsfield Arts Society asked me last year whether I could give a talk about Delius, I found myself becoming more interested in rediscovering this woman artist, rather than trying to say something new about the well-documented composer. Jelka was born in Belgrade of German parents, and she clearly developed a determined character. She persuaded her widowed mother to move to Paris with her, so that she could advance her study of painting. Subsequently, she convinced her to purchase a house in Grez-sur-Loing, just south of Paris; the previous owner had permitted her to paint in the extensive garden. If you visit Grez-sur-Loing, and see the plaque on the house recalling Delius the composer, you shouldn’t forget that it was really Jelka’s house. They met at a dinner in Paris, where he was starting out as a composer, and Rediscovering Jelka Rosen
she as an artist. Following a trip to Florida, possibly to locate a child he had fathered while living there, the composer appeared on the doorstep with the words ‘I suppose you can put me up’. For the sake of decency, he slept a few doors away at first, and finally, in 1903 they married. Grez was attractive to artists since it was accessible to Paris by train, meaning they could easily return to exhibit their works. The charming village and surrounding countryside allowed artists to work in the open air, painting the natural world, something that had become possible due to the introduction of oil paint in tubes. When artists moved from Paris into the countryside, they first took over the village of Barbizon; from about 1860, they progressed down the train line to Grez. Around this time, we have the first evidence of painting at Grez, Corot’s depiction of the majestic bridge (see below). In Paris, Jelka enrolled at the art school, where Gauguin, Mucha and later Modigliani also studied. Paris in the late 19th Century was the centre of the art world. Jelka established friendships with Edvard Munch, Mucha, Rodin and Gauguin, as well as the musicians Fauré and Ravel. Her works are striking in their use of impressionist, pointillist techniques. But what amazed me more than Cont.
anything, when I saw two paintings of Grez exhibited in the town hall there, was her frankly fluorescent use of colour. Sadly, the locations for most of her paintings are unknown – only one seems to be displayed in the UK, a canvas of an elderly gentleman in the art gallery in Bradford, the city where Frederick Delius was born. Visitors to Grez speak of Jelka’s skill as a gardener, remarking on the amazing range of floral colours – you can see that in her painting of the composer in their beloved garden. The question naturally comes to mind, why Limpsfield? Well, they never lived here; when they left France during the First World War, they spent time close to Watford. They lie in Limpsfield because of a connection with the Harrison family, who understood the composer’s wish to be buried in a churchyard in the south of England, close to London, so people could visit. Frederick’s body was first buried in Grez, and then – once the paperwork was in order – a year later he was exhumed to travel to St Peter’s Church, Limpsfield. Jelka, already seriously unwell, proceeded to England by train for the ceremony. The journey was too much for her: she was hospitalised and passed away within days of her arrival. And thus, she too lies buried in the Limpsfield churchyard. After the 1910s, Jelka ceased to exhibit her works. Perhaps at another time, she would have continued her artistic path and become more prolific and better known. However, we should not underestimate her achievement. Hopefully, more works, those in private hands, will eventually come to light. But next time we pass the famous composer’s grave in Limpsfield churchyard, let’s not forget that it is also the resting place of a notable artist. Graham Dixon Reprinted from The Tandridge Independent, May 2024 - www.tandridgeindependent.com. Picture of Delius in his Garden at Grez by Jelka Rosen, with thanks to the Museum of Music History
18 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Following Chris Brewer's article in our Spring edition, Ric Law of Disability Africa provides this story of how the play scheme helped one young disabled boy who needed urgent medical attention to have his long standing wound seen to. Feature My first visit to Gunjur was in December 2011 - you’ll recall that we had been introduced to the community by Dr Nick Maurice - a retired GP from Marlborough who had created the link between Marlborough and Gunjur some years earlier as a response to a report written by the German exChancellor Willy Brandt. The report was produced after the review conducted by the Independent Commission for International Development which Brandt Chaired. A section of the report, reflected on the desirability for citizens in the wealthy north of the planet to form friendships and hence understanding and crosscultural exchanges with communities in the poorer South. Marlborough had formed a link with Gunjur in The Gambia under the auspices of the ‘Marlborough Brandt Group’ (MBG). During my first visit in December 2011, I met officers and trustees of TARUD (Trust Agency for Rural Development) a local NGO which had been established with the guidance, support and funding of the MBG. TARUD had successfully completed a range of local development projects (covered wells for safer, cleaner water, women’s farming projects etc) but they had not considered a project for disabled young people. I proposed the idea of using Playschemes to promote the welfare and inclusion of disabled children which was greeted with enthusiasm - (the full DA ‘template’ was not yet born). I went out again the following March to sort out some of the logistics, venue, potential staff and volunteers etc. The plan was to trial a playscheme at the TARUD pre-school - we would run
a playscheme every weekend and during school holidays - perhaps with a view of securing some land and building a dedicated playcentre at some future point! Following the March 2012 visit, Nick introduced me to two students from St John’s School in Marlborough, George Cooper and James Moran who were helping to plan the MBG ‘summer exchange’ project - the main task was to help build new market stalls in Gunjur, but they had heard of our link with MBG and TARUD and wondered if they could volunteer to help with anything for DA. The opportunity to engage some enthusiastic young students from St John’s was too good to miss! I asked George and James if they could inspire the St John’s VIth form students to volunteer as playworkers for a 3-week summer playscheme at the pre-school in Gunjur. Prior to the trip, we visited St John’s and did some induction and training with the students - introducing them to ideas around Inclusion and the “Power of Play”. The first day of our first ever playscheme was a great success - many young Gambians especially lads turned up to volunteer motivated by the presence of the young people from St John’s. We had set out lots of toys and games but at first there was a fair amount of confusion especially from the Gambians who were unfamiliar with the toys. They also had mixed feelings about the disabled children and were unsure of how to interact with the visitors from Marlborough. Fortunately, the Power of Play took over! The young visitors (with a bit of direction) started to initiate games with the children, those who hung back seemed to respond quite well to me calling out and pointing, “You! Play with that child!” Within 30 minutes everyone was completely immersed in the fun.
20 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 My job done, I stood back to observe - marvelling at how play so spontaneously transcends culture, language and ability. I had noticed a number of times a young lad (let’s call him Buba) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy joining in a game of football - he obviously loved to play and his determination to get ‘stuck in’ soon ensured that the other players passed the ball to him - he definitely fancied himself as a centre forward! Some time later in the day, Jingal, our playscheme co-ordinator came to tell me that Buba’s mother wanted to talk to me about his leg. I did not want to raise expectations that there was anything constructive I could say. So I asked Jingal to tell the mum that I wasn’t a doctor and I probably couldn’t say anything very useful. But the message came back that nonetheless mum thought there was something to be done and could I please look at Buba’s leg. Now, one of the most important lessons I have learned in all my years working with children is, “Always listen to the mum!” and fortunately, I remembered that lesson then. I took a closer look at Buba’s weaker leg as he was running around and noticed some staining on his trousers around the inside of his left thigh. So we called him over to sit with his mum and I asked her to show me what she was concerned about. She rolled up his trouser leg and on the inside of his little thigh was an infected and suppurating swelling the size of my fist. Comparing the size of the swelling with his little thigh and noticing that the infection was leaking from both sides of his leg, I guessed that the bone had been infected for a long time. When I asked mum how long it had been like this she was unsure, “A very long time”. “Has a doctor seen this?”, I asked. “No.” I was not sure of the prognosis for that little leg or for an eight-year old with such a chronic infection, but my guess was that without any kind of treatment, it wasn’t great. I spoke to Jingal (our Project Coordination at that time) and said that we should help the family to ensure that Buba got to hospital as soon as possible. How hard could it be? Even if we had to pay for the transport and treatment or antibiotics? I expected that Buba would be in hospital that afternoon - it took ten days! Although the mother wanted Cont.
Buba to see a doctor, a wide range of other family members (mostly men!) had to be consulted and agree. The local marabou (the traditional ‘healer’) had previously pronounced that Buba was the victim of a djin (bad spirit) and that the pus leaking from both sides of his leg was the evil coming out. His view was that doctors could not help him. The discussions went back and forth but eventually it was agreed that Buba could attend hospital. It was during these discussions that I realised that every playscheme we ran, would need a Medical Support Officer - an individual dedicated to spotting medical issues in these previously isolated and hidden children and ensuring that they received the best treatment available. There was a need to bring these children out of isolation and we guessed that a fair few would have untreated, sometimes chronic, infections and other conditions which would require treatment. As Buba’s case had shown us, the attitudes and beliefs of the wider family would sometimes have to be addressed in order for any treatment to take place. It took three years for the infection to be completely cleared out and Buba’s leg to be healed. In this time - he needed regular courses of medication, supplements to strengthen the infected bone and frequent visits to clean and dress the wounds. Ric Law https://www.disability-africa.org/
News 22 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Obituaries, events & news Friends of Limpsfield Common Maintaining the legacy for all of us Limpsfield Common Heritage Volunteers In April the Friends of Limpsfield Common held a training day for potential Heritage Volunteers for the National Trust. There had been an excellent response from the local community for volunteers and 20 were able to attend the training. The plan is for the various heritage sites on the Common (36 have already been identified) to be recorded on the National Trust Heritage Records online website, with the potential for research to be undertaken and ongoing monitoring of changes to a site. The training was led by James Brown, National Trust Archaeologist for London and the South East. During the morning he outlined how the National Trust manages over 75,000 archaeological sites with the need to prioritise conservation work and monitor change and identify damage early. Old maps, photos and more recently, GPS satellites are being used in the identification process. Despite heavy rain ,the afternoon was spent in the High Chart area with James explaining how sites could be identified and properly recorded. Overall an excellent day’s training with volunteers now ready to get going. So don’t be surprised when walking on Limpsfield Common if
you see 3 or 4 volunteers with clipboard, ranging poles, compass and notebook. It will not be for a possible housing estate but to increase our knowledge of what heritage sites we have around us. The photo is of one of the heritage sites, a section of the deer park bank that now divides the National Trust land and the Titsey Foundation land Air Raid Shelters Last year we had two Open Afternoons, which were very well supported and we also hosted two local Scout Cub groups on evening visits. In 2024, in addition to at least one school visit, there will be another event open to the local community on Sunday 28 July. Look out for details shortly. C alling all artists, time to get the brushes, paints, pencils, or whatever media you prefer, to create your masterpiece ready for the Lingfield Art Exhibition in the October half term. Brenda Gilbey LAA Committee
24 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 With the summer holidays almost here, all parents are desperately trying go think of reasonably constructive ways to occupy the kids at home! Well, we have some great ideas you might want to try that will not only keep the kids occupied, but will also teach them a little bit about nature, biodiversity and encourage local wildlife to survive and thrive in Limpsfield… Our gardens represent the majority of land in the country so it’s really important we do what we can, such as creating wild areas and wildlife corridors. The children and staff of Hazelwood have come up with some inspiring projects to do over the summer. You’ll find these and some great “How Tos” and spotter guides from The Woodland Trusts on the Limpsfield Biodiversity Corner Page of limpsfieldsurrey.com Easy projects you could do with the kids this summer include: f Make simple compost f Build a mini wildlife pond f Make a simple bird feeder f Build or customise a bug hotel, bee hotel or nest box (The Woodhouse Centre has lots of lovely nest boxes, bat boxes and bug hotels made by the amazing Men in Sheds) f Create a wild garden area f Create a hedgehog corridor or hedgehog house f Create a bee watering station You can also find lots of activities on The Wildlife Trusts website: https:// www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/ Fun biodiversity projects the kids can do this summer holidays News
You may remember in our Spring edition we told you about the Limpsfield Biodiversity Corner project at the end of Detillens Lane. You’ll be pleased to know this is going very well and we hope you’ve been inspired to undertake a few projects of your own. What could you do in your road or community? f The Padbrook Residents Association have really set the bar for local residents groups and already have a wonderful bug hotel, as well as a lovely pond, with lots more plans for biodiversity projects to be revealed shortly! f Detillens residents have recently planted orchard trees at Tidy’s Corner at the A25 end of the road
Cont. f Stanhopes have a wild woodland with their bug pebbles game f Limpsfield Chart has a lovely little orchard on Stoneleigh Road by the cricket pitch, and f Limpsfield Common has the Community Orchard at Grub Street (volunteers welcome) Limpsfield Parish Council is offering small grants for biodiversity projects of up to £250 for individual or community / residents groups. More info on their website - or contact the clerk - [email protected]. Don’t forget you may need to ask the landowner’s permission and projects must be accessible to the wider community. https://limpsfieldsurrey.com/limpsfields-biodiversity-corner/ Sophie Cross
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30 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 The Arts Society Limpsfield Sorolla: The Master of Light Arantxa Sardina, tour guide and museum lecturer, gave members of The Arts Society Limpsfield a colourful illustrated lecture on ‘Sorolla: The Master of Light’. Losing both parents when only 2, Sorolla (1863-1923) was brought up by aunts, showing an early ability in drawing which was encouraged at art schools in Madrid and Italy. He married in Italy and then moved to Paris, where he learnt Impressionist techniques. He was unrivalled in his use of light and was a master at painting pictures of white fabrics. Many of Sorolla’s paintings are of beach scenes after he re-visited Spain in 1894, depicting fishermen in Valencia, flower gardens and children and adults on the beach. Sorolla was a friend of Singer- Sargeant and in 1906 held a very successful exhibition of his paintings in Paris and an equally successful exhibition in New York, where he painted President Taft in 1909. From 1912 to 1919 he lived in New York, carrying out a huge commission of painting walls in the Museum of Hispanic Art. In 1920 he returned to Madrid, where he had a house built with his by now substantial wealth. Unfortunately soon after his return he was badly affected by a severe stroke which left him unable to paint and he died in 1923. Details of the Society are on www.theartsocietylimpsfield.org.uk. Those interested in attending lectures should contact John Holmes on [email protected] or the Membership Secretary on [email protected]. Societies
26 June 2024 Colin Shindler Casablanca: the Making of a Legend One of the greatest romantic films ever made, Casablanca's original casting was not Humphrey Bogart but Ronald Reagan, not Ingrid Bergman but contract actress Ann Sheridan. Bogart had no confidence in himself as a romantic hero while the film's composer, Max Steiner, hated "You must remember this". The film won the Oscar for the Best Picture of 1943. 10 September 2024 London Canal Museum plus canal boat trip The London Museum where you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats. Peer down into the unique heritage of a huge Victorian ice well used to store ice imported from Norway and brought by ship and canal boat to be stored. 25 September 2024 (afternoon only) Frank Woodgate Blondes have more fun David Hockney has become a ‘national treasure’. Although a fine draughtsman, he first came to fame in the early 1960s for his graffiti-like paintings. The late 1960s and early ’70s saw him painting in a number of different styles, from the precise naturalism of Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy to extremely unnaturalistic works paying homage to his great hero, Pablo Picasso. With all his media and style changes, Hockney continues to delight and enchant people from all walks of life 16 July 2024 Visit to Chawton House, Hampshire - home of Jane Austen's brother (by coach) Built by the Knight family in the 1580's, the house has undergone centuries of change. Its most famopus association is with Jane Austen, whose brother Edward owned it. The nearby bailiff's house was the home of his mother and his sisters. It is now the Jane Austen House Museum.
32 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Societies COME LEARN, LEARN, LAUGH With us at Westerham U3A www.westerhamu3a.org Learn for fun, develop an interest, meet new friends, listen to interesting speakers, join outings and events, make best use of your spare time. The U3A is a charity, run by volunteers, relying on members getting involved; membership is just £20 (joint membership is £35) per year. We welcome you to join us on the first Wednesday of every month for coffee and chat at 10.30am in Westerham Village Hall and on the second Thursday of the month at 2pm for our Open Meeting, also in the Hall. We charge a nominal £2 for events held in the Hall to cover hire costs. There are numerous interest groups you can choose to join, from Archeology to Yoga, full details of which are on our website www.westerhamU3A.org or call 01883 723207 for further information. At our Open Meeting on June 13 we welcome again Sarah Slater for another amusing and insightful talk, this time on Kirtle, Corsets and Curtains: Sarah is a guide lecturer who has worked for Historic Royal Palaces based at Hampton Court and can be seen there in various costumes. On June 27 there is an outing to Basildon Park in Berkshire, a National Trust property in 400 acres of historic parklands and gardens; the 18th century house contains fine furnishings and the parkland offers glorious seasonal colours and wonderful views. The cost is £20 + £16.15 entry for non-NT members.
Our AGM will be held on Thursday 11 July, followed by Tim Baker telling us about “The Acting Lark”, a tour de force from an actor who has been through the mill often enough to know the glamour of being picked up by limo to being ignored by casting directors for up to four years. Candid insights and revelations on casting, production values, techniques for wasting time and money, wigs and make-up will be discussed with “absolutely no bitterness at all!’. Colin Hill will be hosting another diabolical Quiz Afternoon on Thursday 8 August in which some of the questions may be relevant to the category involved. Do join us – bring a team of six or just join any of us who will be there looking for partners. Refreshments are provided as usual – we’ll need them. Looking ahead to the later part of the year, on September 12, Bridget Veitch will be advising us on “Cyber Security”, a very topical issue. On October 10 Wilf Lower will be taking us behind the scenes of TV’s Golden Years. In the run-up to Christmas, on November 14 Andy Thomas will be giving us a festive history of Christmas before we enjoy our own Christmas festivities in December. So - lots to do and people to meet – do come along! Wynne Gifford Membership of Westerham u3a costs £20 p.a. for an individual or £35 for a couple (at the same address). Membership is open to anyone retired or no longer in full-time employment - there is no lower age limit.
34 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 LIMPSFIELD VILLAGE Societies A t our April meeting we were entertained with a fascinating Talk given by Sophie Fryer entitled Hats Off. Sophie is a Milliner and all her hats are hand made and ethically created. Did you know that the term Mad Hatter comes from hatters breathing in toxic fumes from mercury resulting in “mad” behaviour - nothing to do with Alice in Wonderland? After the Talk Sophie invited members to try on some of her beautiful creations. In May we celebrated our 90th Birthday with a Buffet Lunch at St. Peter’s Hall. Over 60 ladies attended, many of them wearing hats which added to the party atmosphere.
The entertainment included one of our members singing her rendItion of “Those Were the Days” which included Happy Birthday. Our Bell ringers gave a short recital and we had a Quiz. We were also read extracts from the inaugural meeting in 1934 and agreed that things hadn’t changed that much! The afternoon ended with Tea and delicious cakes. If you would like details of our forthcoming meetings do get in touch. Maureen Bunn 07745 444388 Celebrating with Jill Mulryan and Angie Leach, Joint Chairs of the Surrey WI Federation
36 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Societies Exhibition – 20th July To celebrate its Diamond Anniversary Tandridge Photographic Society is holding a free exhibition of printed and digital images on Saturday 20th July 10am – 4pm at Oxted Community Hall. Photography, literally “shaping light” is the art of freezing time that transcends mere images - it captures emotions, stories, and truths. Through the lens, photographers paint with light, composing narratives that can inspire, provoke reflection, or maybe amuse. Over 60 years the technology of photography has developed dramatically from film to digital, from the darkroom process to computer editing. Yet the art of photography has remained constant – to tell a story, generate an emotion, ask a question or capture light and colour in a way that draws the viewer in. Tandridge Photographic Society (TPS) has been helping its members create images with impact for 60 years. Formed in 1963 in Caterham as Caterham Community Camera Club, it became Tandridge Photographic Society in 1999. After about 50 years in Caterham, the meetings moved to Godstone & more recently to Oxted, with 70 members. The aim is to help all members enjoy and improve their photographic skills – whether beginner, enthusiast or expert. The exhibition will showcase the recent work of its members across all genres – wildlife or portrait, landscape or street, abstract or still life there is something for everyone. You can also see some of its members’ images and find out more at www.tandridgeps.org.uk or contacting [email protected] or have a look at the back cover and inside back cover of this magazine.
38 St Peters’ Limpsfield St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH M ARISH MAGAZINE - GAZINE - SUMMER 2024 SUMMER 2024 Schools Societies News from Limpsfield Grange Schools Term times have been full of academic studies and learning all important life skills through our unique WACI programme, opening our doors to visitors and some amazing trips out … all with, in true Grange style, a lot of fun along the way. Our after-school activities programme is constantly evolving. The Eco Garden Club established last year continues to grow (literally!) and we’re grateful to the generous donations which mean we can keep this great initiative going. Anyone who knows the Grange will understand that animals are an integral part of school life and we’ve been delighted that our rescued battery hens are so happy in their new surroundings that they’re laying very productively! During term times fresh eggs can be bought from reception, please pop in if you’d like some. We’ve been very fortunate to welcome a wide range of visitors to the school already this year, all of whom bring with them invaluable knowledge and experience to share. Broadening our links I t’s hard to believe we’re currently racing through the Summer Term heading towards the end of another busy academic year at Limpsfield Grange.
with employers is key as we introduce our students to life after the Grange, and particularly the world of work. Our Ofsted Inspection was carried out in March and having previously been awarded Outstanding we were keen to keep this amazing accolade … which, we are delighted to report, we have. The Inspector’s final report is a testament to the work of a very special team at the Grange and the students shone during the time the Inspectors were with us. Here are just a few highlights from the report: “Pupils thrive in the school’s calm, welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Strong relationships and a relaxed ethos ensure that they feel settled and secure. Staff have the highest expectations fall pupils, and rightly so.” “Pupils are a credit to the school. They are impeccably well mannered, welcoming visitors politely and standing to one side to let them pass. The quality of pupils’ engagement and behaviour in lessons is impressive. Pupils are ambitious for the future. They achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum and gain valuable qualifications, such as BTEC National Diplomas and GCSEs. Pupils move on to a range of sixth form and further education colleges when they leave the school.” “The school’s well-being, achievement, communication, independence (WACI) programme is a golden thread running through the school. It makes a significant contribution to pupils’ well-being and to their prospects, equipping them with skills which will hold them in good stead in the future”. To see a full copy of the report visit our website at www.limpsfieldgrange .co.uk. For further information about Limpsfield Grange and details of our current vacancies please email mrs.munroe- @limpsfield-grange.surrey.sch.uk. To keep up to date with all our news please follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
40 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 Reviews Reviews of Arts and Events T his is a beautifully portrayed story of love between two young men set against the brutal backdrop of battle in the First World War. In Memoriam takes us right to the front line with the very youngest of soldiers so it starts with where many of them were in the days leading up to the outbreak – at school. Preshute boarding school is where we meet Elwood and Gaunt, two friends who evidently have more than platonic feelings for each other, yet are reluctant to admit it. In many ways they are opposites (Elwood is somewhat wistful and poetic, Gaunt is athletic and often relies on brute force) but inextricably drawn to each other. These boys are surrounded by wealth and privilege, concerning themselves with not much more than school boys do, when suddenly Britain is at war. Some of the older boys start to sign up and then for various reasons ranging from guilt to patriotism to naivety, we see more of them leave for war, many of them far younger than the required age. Gaunt is half German and feels he has to prove his “Britishness” by fighting and departs first with Elwood soon following. The striking thing in this novel is that many of these young boys were immediately made Captains at the age of 17, purely due to their class, Alex’s Books: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
and mere days after finishing training. They have to grow up extremely quickly in the face of war, but many of their schoolboy tendencies remain. One talks of how easy it is to cry silently to sleep in the trenches, when you have already done so for years at boarding school. As we move through the war, Gaunt and Elwood periodically find themselves in the same platoon and the push and pull of their hidden love plays out amidst the absolute horror of the things they see and do. It is these moments of pure love and affection that are the saving grace for them when everything else around them is so terrible. These are moments of respite for the reader too. The book expertly takes us through the horrors of trench warfare: hunger, claustrophobia, shell shock, the constant threat of death and the miracle of survival are all described in excruciating detail. But there is also humour and hope and love. Elwood and Gaunt’s love affair is central but there are many other friendships that are cemented at the front line in a way that is hard for us to comprehend from the shelter of modern life. Battles at Loos and Ypres are vividly reconstructed through the experience of the main characters, and we also see it from the German side which is equally as futile and hopeless. Those back home experience the war in a markedly different way. Throughout the book the Preshutian “roll of honour” crops up with an incessant parade of names of those alumni who have died in action. There is a terrifying anticipation as boys and their families read to see if any of their siblings or friends are on the list. Letters home are heavily censored and obituaries are romanticised and effused with the honour of it all, while the crude reality of the first-hand experience hits you like a brick. The impact I felt on reading this incredible debut novel reminded me of reading Sebastian Faulkes’ Birdsong for the first time. There have been many books written about this period but Alice Winn brings a fresh voice and tenderness with an unflinching dedication to depicting the terrible reality of what so many young men experienced. I haven’t spoken too much about the path which Gaunt and Elwood’s relationship takes, as that would be to give too much away, but theirs is a love story that isn’t often told, and the comfort and pain it brings amidst the madness of war will stay with you for some time. Alex Wilkinson
42 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 News Despite the threatening weather, some 450 people visited the gardens, spending £500 on plants, £1700 on teas and £485 on the raffle, raising an overall total of £8000. Paul Belok, the organiser, was warmly thanked, together with all the helpers organising the event to raise money for the charity. The Oxted One World Group is a local charity, founded in 1983. Organised by volunteers, its small overheads are covered by subscriptions from its 350 members. It raises around £40,000 a year for overseas aid projects and is well supported by local churches and schools. Donations may be made online via JustGiving. https:// www.oneworldgroupoxted.org .uk/donate Stuart Paterson £8000 Raised at Open Gardens S peaking after the One World Group Oxted’s Open Gardens Day on Bank Holiday Monday, Geoffrey Sanderson, the Group’s Chairman, thanked all those who had so generously opened a total of 6 gardens in Oxted and Limpsfield to visitors paying £12 each to the One World Group Oxted charity to visit their gardens on the afternoon of Bank Holiday Monday. Societies
Steeple Chasing by Peter Ross S omeone, in a moment of absent-mindedness or generosity, left this marvellous book on the shelf at the back of the church. I thank them! “Steeple Chasing” is a travelogue, but one of people and space and time and spirit as much as places. The chapter headings, not locations but elements, and a couple of animals, suggest the intangible nature of Peter Ross's experiences as well as the physical presence of Stone, Bone, Fen, Wen, Darkness, Light … . I have been to several of the places mentioned here--the very familiar, such as St Paul’s and Southwark cathedrals, the visited: Lindisfarne, Durham - but I had never experienced those places as Peter Ross had, and I now desperately want to visit or re-visit every one. He winkles out a secret, a spirit, a person, an image and describes it with such warmth, tenderness, humour, awe that it almost makes one laugh or cry. So take it, enjoy it, share it…and go to see some of the wonders therein! Nancy Fisher Reviews The Memory Keeper of Kyiv & The Lost Daughters of Ukraine By Erin Litterken I came across these two books when I was browsing around Oxted Library looking for something different. Erin Litterken is an American writer of Ukrainian heritage. Her plotlines are fictitious but very much based in her grandparents’ memories and experiences of
44 44 St Peters’ Limpsfield PARISH MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2024 growing up in Ukraine in the 1930s and the 1940s. The 1930s were the time of the Holodomor or “death by starvation” caused by Stalin’s collectivisation policies which brought famine to some of richest farmland in the world, followed in the 1940s by the Nazi occupation. These books are both gripping page-turners with wellconstructed plotlines and strong, likeable characters. At the same time I found them a very harrowing in places, and frequently needed to put the book down and go and do something ordinary in the kitchen or the garden. If one had any doubt before, they show you absolutely why the Ukrainians are so determined to cling on for all they are worth in the present time. Marianne Bell Fri 28th - Sat 29th June 2:30pm (Sat) & 7:30pm Peter Pan the Musical - Glow Theatre Group Join Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, and Wendy, Michael and John Darling on their adventures (A Juniors Production) Tickets: £10.00 from www .barntheatreoxted.co.uk Thu 4th July - Sat 6th July 2.30pm (Sat) & 7.30pm Legally Blonde the Musical - Glow Theatre Group Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by storm in this fun and upbeat story of self-discovery Tickets: £14.00 from www .barntheatoxted.co.uk Fri 12th July - Sat 13th July 2.30pm (Sat) & 7.30pm Fame JR - Glow Theatre Group The pop-culture phenomenon about the legendary New York High School of Performing Arts Tickets: £10.00 from www.barntheatreoxted.co.uk Wed 14th - Sat 17th August 2.30pm (Sat) & 7.30pm Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Kenley Holiday Workshop Magic. True love. It’s a tale as old as time… Tickets: £18.00 from www .barntheatreoxted.co.uk The Barn Theatre Information pertaining to all the above shows can be obtained from: www.barntheatreoxted.co.uk or 15a High Street, Westerham. Kent. TN16 1RA. 01959 561811
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