Dormansland February 2024
LAST O THE MONTH 3.30-5.30PM ST JOHN'S CHURCH, DORMANSLAND I THE CENTENARY ROOM. A SNACK IS PROVIDED. STORIES & ACTIVITIES WITH A BIBLICAL THEME FOR CHILDREN AGED 4-11 & THEIR PARENTS/CARERS sessions are also available at lingfield parish church 2nd monday of each month at 3.30pm families are welcome at either!! g to
Sundays Said Communion (1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month) Communion Service & Sunday Smilers (children 4-11) Every 2nd Sunday Informal Service (on 1st three Sundays of the month) Weekdays Wednesday - Service of Compline on zoom Vicar of Lingfield and Dormansland The Reverend Ian Whitley Associate Vicar The Reverend Nigel Hinton St John's Vicarage, The Platt, Dormansland. RH7 6QU Benefice administrator - [email protected] Centenary Room Bookings - Benefice Office 8.00am 10.00am 5.00pm 8.00pm 07961 382293 01342 832391 07756 664743 [email protected] 01342 832021 01342 832021 Sunday Morning Service Ministers David & Mary McLachlan 10.30am [email protected] 07551 493418 Sunday Morning Service Father Jack Lusted 9.00am 01342 325705 Sunday Morning Meeting for Worship Please contact Tony Franklin ([email protected]) or Lesley Evans ([email protected]) if you’d like to attend. Resident Friend 9.45am 01342 832150 Worship at St. John’s www.stjohnsdormansland.org Email: [email protected] www.dormanslandbaptistchurch.org.uk Dormansland Baptist Church St Bernard’s Catholic Church, Lingfield www.claridgehousequaker.org.uk Claridge House Quaker Meeting
2024 arrived with a bit of a bang – weatherwise at least. It was with great delight that I received a phone call one evening from my young grandson. That day had seen the arrival of Storm Henk. It brought heavy rain but also strong winds. From the Vicarage.... A New Start My grandson had seen my old and rotten garden shed lifted and flipped by the wind, before being dumped upside down several meters away. He gave me a gleeful description of the event. ‘Out with the old, in with the new’ came to mind, except there is no new shed yet! Some of us approach a New Year in much the same way. There is an opportunity to change things for the better – to get rid of or alter something which is proving unsatisfactory or worse. For many of us this revolves around new year resolutions about everything from losing weight, to finding a new partner. For several years I have made the same New Year’s resolution – that I would not make any New Year’s resolutions! Being a pragmatist, experience has demonstrated to me the ineffectiveness of such commitments for me at least. That is not to say that I don’t set goals and targets from time to time when they seem necessary. I can recall, only too vividly, how I decided in my late 40’s to learn to drive a car. I had passed my test on my motorbike 20 years before, but never took to the car. My wife happily drove us everywhere while I used my motorbike both to commute into London and get around locally. What brought about the change of heart? Winter cold and the fact that my eldest daughter was nearing the age when she could learn to drive – and no father wanted to be beaten in that way! I did a 1 week intensive ‘crash’ course, passed and have never regretted it. It sometimes takes such things to challenge our mindset and change our thinking. This was certainly true of St Paul, whose conversion we celebrated towards the end of January. He was brought up drenched in the Jewish faith – a ‘Hebrew of Hebrews’ is how he described himself. Such was his closed mind towards those of the early Christian faith that
even as a young man he gained the proper legal authority to seek out and arrest anyone who purported to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. He stood and watched attentively as the first Christian Martyr, Stephen, was stoned to death with the assent of the religious authorities of the day. What changed him? The dramatic experience he had on the road to Damascus – when he encountered the risen Jesus and could no longer deny the truth. If C.S Lewis, (of Narnia fame), was the self-declared ‘most reluctant convert in all Christendom’, then St Paul was not far behind. It took the extraordinary event that day to turn his life in a totally new direction. The result is much of the New Testament and a multitude of new churches across large areas of the Roman world at the time. Paul’s conversion speaks of the possibility of dramatic transformations, for the better, by God. If you would like to consider this possibility for you in 2024, then why not join us in the informal Service we have at St John’s at 5pm on the first three Sundays each month. We meet ‘in the round’ in the Centenary Room with no formal sermon but an opportunity to share and discuss about the theme or Bible passage of the day. I wish you all a Happy New Year and trust it fulfils some of the hopes you have for it. Nigel Hinton
Dormansland Community Brunch! at Dormansland Baptist Church Everyone is welcome Please join us for delicious: bacon butties, croissants tea, coffee and seasonal specials 3rd February, 2nd March, 6th April & 4th March 9.30am-12.30pm First Saturday of each month A wealth of expertise on your doorstep Mike Walker DipPFS, Cert CII (MP&ER) At Chartham Financial Planning, our client’s best interest is at the heart of everything we do. We work with you to build a secure and prosperous future. We provide an experienced wealth management and financial planning service offering specialist independent advice in a wide range of areas including: Investment Planning Retirement Planning Inheritance Tax Planning Tel: 01342 891129 Email: [email protected] Website: charthamfp.co.uk Chartham Financial Planning Limited is an appointed representative of Best Practice IFA Group Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
Shopping Trips on the Lingfield Marathon Minibus Please be mindful that this service is organised & run by groups of volunteers. Upcoming dates in February are: Friday 2nd. Crawley town centre. Friday 9th. East Grinstead, Sainsburys. Friday 16th. Oxted, Morrisons. Friday 23rd. Tesco, 3 Bridges. Pick ups are around 9am and can be from Dormansland, Lingfield and Blindley Heath, it’s a door to door service for £2 return! The trips allow for approx. 2 hours shopping/coffee time. Please contact Scott McDonald on 07710 269369 www.lingfield-marathon.org Meeting Up Together & Warm Hub! 6th Feb. 20th Feb. Centenary Room, St John’s 10am-12 noon. All welcome (1st & 3rd Tuesdays )
Dormansland Parish Council Happy New Year! To celebrate the New Year, we would like to share a picture of Jacqui, Dormansland’s Parish Clerk with one of the new Parish Council banners (drawings by the children of the Dormansland Primary School and St Piers) and designed by Gemma Armstrong our local graphic designer. You may have noticed a new bench in the recreation ground. This is in memory of Gudrum Cundey and funded by her family. Gudrum was a long-standing resident of Dormansland, and we hope that the bench will be enjoyed by many residents. In other ‘bench’ news you may have noticed that a bench disappeared at the crossroads of Mutton Hill, along with the bus stop after a car accident. We are pleased to report that no one was injured, and that the bus stop has already been replaced and that DPC are in the process of arranging for a new bench in the coming months. At the January Parish Council meeting we were asked a question about why we are planting trees around the Parish. This is in support of Surrey County Councils ambition to be a carbon neutral county by 2050, facilitated by the planting of 1.2 million new trees (one for every Surrey resident) by 2030. This ambition is not something that the County Council can deliver alone. The Dormansland Parish Council is supporting this initiative as trees play an important role in removing carbon dioxide, as well as supporting adaptation to the impacts of climate change, through shading and flood prevention. They can also provide significant benefits in terms of air quality, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, education and the economy. Many thanks to Adam, who supports work around the parish. Adam has repainted the bus shelter opposite St Johns, and we hope that there will
be some tender loving care to the bus shelter at the Plough as well, very shortly. Work on the Neighbourhood Plan is continuing, and good progress is being made, if anyone is interested, the terms of reference /constitution, this is available from the Parish Clerk. We hope to consult on the plan in the second half of the year after the May local elections. We are asking all residents to report potholes on the Surrey website www.surreycc.gov.uk/do-it-online/report-it-online, as increased numbers of reports for each pothole, definitely helps with them being filled. If you live in Locks Meadow and Newhache there is a shocker of a pothole there, so if you have a moment, please report this pothole using the above web address. We are delighted to be moving to the Dormansland Baptist Church, off the High Street for the next three months planning and monthly meetings. We hope this will encourage residents who have not attended a meeting before, to join us. Additionally, PCSO Conrad Cheeseman will be joining us at the next meeting in February to talk about policing in Dormansland and the recent antisocial behaviour that has been reported. We wish all our residents a very peaceful and happy 2024. Dates of upcoming Full Council Meetings: 7th February 2024 and 6th March 2024 at the The Dormansland Baptist Church, Dormansland starting at 18.30. Jacqui O'Sullivan [email protected] Parish Clerk. Tel. 07395 323456. Web. www.dormansland.org.uk Dormansland Diamonds are still very much here for the community in these difficult times. If you need any help or support, please call or text Lisa in confidence on 07710 917427. Here to Help
Three new trees had an unexpected overnight stay on one side of the Mutton Hill/Station Road crossroads until moved to correct side of the road – contractors need some help with map reading! After couple of weeks settling in 1 was nearly flattened by a car accident, which demolished the road sign and bench but luckily the tree survived after bit of reinstatement. The lonesome tree along Moor Lane was not so lucky with its brush with a car – after nearly dying through the year its finally flattened. It will be replaced in the Spring. Elsewhere in the village, mainly in the New Farthingdale estate 16 trees of different types were planted in several locations to add colour and greenery to some areas and with all the recent rain are getting wellwatered. With support of Dormansland Parish Council we will continue to look for other areas but if you have a specific request please get in touch Happy New Year to you all Fiona French Dormansland Tree Warden Blimey what drama with our trees! New Defibrilators! At The Plough and at the Old House at Home. These are illuminated at night so easily spotted. Thanks to DPC and to the landlord/ladies for allowing these to be sited.
How many of you are aware of this charity, formed from the joining of several smaller charities in 1953, to assist those in need who reside in the parish of Lingfield, including Dormansland, Felcourt and parts of Baldwins Hill, through the provision of almshouse accommodation and of grants? Older residents who perhaps received a grant through the Christmas Distribution will know of Lingfield United Trust but who else? Lingfield United Trust is responsible for the management and maintenance of the almshouses known as HoChee Cottages in Dormansland, refurbished in 2013, but built around 1870 by the widow of John HoChee and given to the parish in his memory. John HoChee travelled from China in 1819 through his connections with the East India Company, and spent the rest of his life in this part of Surrey. The charity is also able to provide grants through generous support from The Henry Smith Charity www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk. Certain criteria apply, including that applicants must live within the historic boundaries of the parishes of Lingfield, Dormansland and parts of Baldwins Hill. In the case of Christmas grants to those in need, they also have to be over 60 years of age and have lived in the parishes for over five years. Cases for Assistance are also considered, see website for details. The Henry Smith Charity through LUT also supports the Warm Hubs initiative with grants, so do make use of facilities that are running Warm Hubs here this Winter. Lingfield United Trust would like to hear from anyone who would be interested in becoming involved with the charity as a Trustee. This is not a difficult or time-consuming role, but it is essential to the success of the charity that local people with knowledge of and commitment Lingfield United Trust
Christian Aid week this year is between 12 & 18 May. Envelopes are delivered to most houses in the village by a team of volunteers and this activity is co-ordinated by one person who also arranges for the envelopes and other materials to be ordered and the donations counted and banked. We are currently looking for someone to take on this co-ordination role for 2024. If anyone would like to consider helping Christian Aid and their very worthwhile projects in this way, I would be happy to talk through what this entails. Clive Cobby (01342 833627) to our parish could help care for the future. See the website for more details: www.lingfieldunitedtrust.org Or contact: [email protected] Anna Baker Clerk to the Trustees 12th to 18th May
Claridge House Happy Cafe the first Wednesday of every month from 10.30am- 12.00pm. Everyone welcome, free tea, coffee, biscuits, and friendly chat. 7th February & 6th March
Crowhurstland's Buried Treasure! Back in the summer, the owner of a field once belonging to Crowhurstland Farm, in The Platt, asked a relative, who's an avid metal detectorist, to search his land. To the owners delight, many artefacts were unearthed and the interesting evidence proves that there is treasure beneath our feet. Their rewarding day not so much revealed treasure like a hoard of Saxon coins, precious metals and gems but more like a treasure of curios, which in turn created a wealth of thoughts and questions and the desire to find out more about the items. I believe, more importantly, it gave the owner a sense of connection with the past and a small insight into what happened on their land many years ago. The excitement and enthusiasm were palpable and I can totally understand why, being a detectorist myself. The items found are made of various non-ferrous metals; hence, they won't rust away, except for the steel blade of a penknife, which has clearly disintegrated over time. Over many years of being exposed to the elements, the brass and copper items have acquired a blue-green patina, a type of corrosion known as verdigris. There will be items from
the past that are unrecognisable, so with a bit of research, an answer can often be found. The finds include: 2 aluminium thimbles; the head of a broken model of a sheep; a penknife; a brass screw cap from a vintage Shell petrol can; a button; a brass weight; a teaspoon and possibly a piece of harness; as well as several lead seals and 14 coins. The coins, all pre-decimal and ranging from the mid 1800s to 1906, include 5 farthings, 7 ha'pennies and a penny from 1896. The oldest being a bun head farthing from 1865 with the head of a young Queen Victoria, which surprisingly is in very good condition. Companies from the Victorian era and well into the 20th century produced a variety of promotional products, such as badges, penknives, and very collectable trade cards, especially from tobacco and tea manufacturers. The thimble was another very popular item, as few people could afford sewing machines. These thimbles are also collectable and there are examples from many companies, such as Lyons advertising their tea and cakes, Symington's coffee, Crawford's biscuits and even the News of the World newspaper. The pressed aluminium thimbles that were found have the name Epps on them. They were produced for the Epps Cocoa Company to advertise their product. Epps' instant cocoa powder was invented by homoeopathic chemist Dr. John Epps at his premises in Bloomsbury, London. He was joined by his brother James and they first sold their cocoa powder in 1839 for use by their patients, for whom tea and coffee were restricted. James purchased a cocoa plantation in Jamaica and his own ship to transport the crop back to England. He was the one responsible for advertising their product and by 1879, the company claimed to be making nearly 2.3 million kg of cocoa a year at its steam powered factory, which occupied an area of about two acres in London's Holland Street. Bought by Rowntree in 1925, Epps Homoeopathic Cocoa disappeared from the market when its factory was finally closed in 1931. The lead seals were most probably used to close hessian seed bags, which were purchased by the farmer to plant his crop. More notably, the square clamp-like seals, on closer inspection, revealed the name East Grinstead on them; these were found to be used by the General Post Office to seal their mail bags. Examples have been found around the country and they often display the name of their destination. The
crimp marks on the seals were made by pliers, which were used to firmly clamp the seal to the bag. Like these, most bag seals found in the soil display a distinctive white patina, characteristic of lead with a good deal of age to it. Strangely, it has been found that these GPO seals are most commonly dug up in farmer's fields. The most logical explanation for these finds is that when the mail bags wore out they were given to farmers, who used them to improve their soil. Using worn out clothes and sacks, as long as they were made from natural fibres like cotton and hessian were shredded and mixed with manure. This helped to break up the heavy clay we have in our area, improving drainage and aerating the soil. The process was called "shoddy" and was used for many years as a cheap method to improve soil quality. As for that brass screw cap from a vintage Shell petrol can, one can imagine a disgruntled farmer after refuelling his tractor, scratching his head and saying a few choice words, while not being able to find the cap. After cleaning with some Brasso, it could be worth a few quid to someone with the right can, which is missing a cap! I wonder how many more items can be added to this fascinating collection of artefacts—we will have to wait and see! Garry Steer.
Burglary: Newhache , Dormansland. Between 09.30 and 19.30 December 26th an untidy search of a house took place after suspects entered through a kitchen window. Two items were found abandoned outside the property and one item of low value was stolen. Vehicle Crime: The Approach, Dormans Park - Attempt Theft. On November 16th driveway gates were cut through to gain access to the driveway of a house as well as a hedge. There were then attempts to steal the vehicle at 18.30 and 21.50 which failed as the vehicle had an immobiliser High Street, Dormansland – Theft. Between 07.45 and 18.00 November 27th an angle grinder, router and percussion drill were amongst items stolen from a van after a hole was drilled in the back door High Street, Dormansland – Criminal Damage. Overnight December 8th to 9th the driver’s side window of a car was smashed by a catapult Station Road, Dormansland – Theft. Between 07.50 and 18.20 January 3rd index plates BW15XXB were stolen from a car Criminal Damage: Racecourse Road, Lingfield. Around 18.30 December 20th a double glazed front window of a house was damaged by a missile believed to have been fired from a car Please note these statistics are only as good as the information received so please report any crimes to ensure both an accurate reflection but also greater support from Surrey Policing for our village. Neighbourhood Watch Update Crimes advised via the Tandridge Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for Dormansland during this eight week period from 16th November to 10th January:
May I say a huge thank you to Tracy, John at The Royal Oak and their customers for their extraordinary care and kindness following my fall on Saturday 30th September. They all went above and beyond the call of duty and have my sincere gratitude. Sincerely, Ann Matthews Please look to join the Neighbourhood Watch community. Additional information is shared, providing guidance on how to secure your property, scams etc, which are all very useful. Clive Robinson ([email protected]) One of your NeighbourHood Watch Co-ordinators A New Memorial Bench Have you noticed that there is a beautiful new bench at the top of the Recreation Ground, overlooking the exercise equipment? Thanks are due to the family of Gudrun Cundey, who was a well-known and loved character in our village until she moved to Tandridge Heights Nursing Home in Oxted before sadly passing away a little over a year ago. How very fitting that we now have a bench with her name on it by the exercise equipment that she took to as yet another challenge towards the end of her vivacious life. Gudrun was a familiar face around the village. She would talk to everyone she met, often sitting on the Rec, enjoying the views and the company of passers by. There was never a dull moment with Gudrun as a friend. The French can best describe someone like her – a “bon vivant” with an incredible “joie de vivre”. We miss you, Gudrun, but will think about you every time we stop at your bench, and remember how you brought a “je ne sais quoi” to our lives. Anne van Vliet Misplaced letter to the editor
Dormansland Tennis Club is seeking new members. Our club offers coaching and is represented in both the Weald and Surrey leagues and we welcome players of all standards. We have two floodlit courts and our membership prices are lower than all other clubs in the area. www.dormanslandtennisclub.co.uk Build your child’s confidence with one-to-one, in person maths tuition Arrange a half-price taster session 07410 207694 [email protected] Charlotte Anderson Is your child troubled by trigonometry? Or quaking over equations? BA (Hons) Cantab; enhanced DBS checked
Dormans Evening WI “DEWI” www.dewi.chessck.co.uk 1964 to 2024 WI is a great place to make new friends! What a busy time of festivities we had over Christmas, starting at the beginning of December with a dinner at The Three Crowns in Ashurst Wood. This pub is under new ownership and we were delighted with their friendly welcome, lovely decor and delicious menu. I’m sure we will be returning there before long. A week later we were partying in the Parish Room and a jolly time was had by all! Besides an amazing cold buffet, a game of dingbats and some singing, charades was on the agenda, which caused much laughter.In January we held a games night which gave us another great opportunity to mingle and get to know our more recent members. We are delighted to welcome a new member to DEWI and hope she will enjoy WI as much as we do. A friendly welcome awaits all women who would like to come to visit a meeting free of charge to see if they fancy joining us. We will be celebrating our sixtieth anniversary in February with a special event, so our next meeting will take place on Thursday 14th March at 7:30pm in the Parish Room, when the subject of our talk will be “Exploring the World of Sherry”. Do come and see what you think! Anne van Vliet 01342 833183 Did you spot the advert for the new Dormansland Community Fridge? Help prevent food waste by making use of this free service. At the Baptist church. Monday & Friday mornings. (See full page ad for times.) Also opened on first Saturday mornings of the month when the Community Brunch is on. Grab your bags and fill them up!!
Dementia 1st provide Day Care services for people with dementia at Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre, every Monday 10am until 4pm. Please telephone 01883 818310 to book your free taster session! On the first Monday of the month join our singing group: 10:30 for refreshments, 11am - 12pm for singing (£5 per person, carer goes free). [email protected] www.dementiafirst.org.uk Follow us on Facebook & Twitter: @dementia1st Registered Charity No. 1172242 Registered Address: The Byre, Pendell Road, Bletchingley, Surrey RH1 4QH
their national dance: we hopped when we should have skipped, went left when we should have gone right, and promenaded when we should have grape-vined... but it was all done with huge amounts of style, and laughter, and a fun evening was had by all. At our next meeting on 13th February we can all get our breath back as we learn about the Vanguard Way: the history of this public right-ofway, and how it got its name. Christmas was well and truly celebrated: houses were adorned with beautiful wreaths created at our ever-popular Wreath-making workshop, tummies were filled with tasty curry courtesy of Lingfield Tandoori at our December meeting and social, and gifts were shared - and stolen - in our seasonal nice/naff present game. Christmas was well and truly celebrated: houses were adorned with beautiful wreaths created at our ever-popular Wreath-making workshop, tummies were filled with tasty curry courtesy of Lingfield Tandoori at our December meeting and social, and gifts were shared - and stolen - in our seasonal nice/naff present game. With the start of a new year, we have thrown ourselves into some healthy fitness activities. Our Sole Sisters walking group, complete with 4-legged companions, have piled on their thermals for their first outing of the year. I wonder if the prospect of finishing the walk at Dormansland Baptist Church Community Brunch for tasty hot food and drinks made braving the weather so much more bearable? And for our January meeting, we were joined by members of the Gibbins School of Irish Dance who - after an impressive display of 'how it should be done' - rose to the challenge of trying to teach members how to perform a basic routine, and a ceilidh. All over Ireland, Leprechauns were drowning their sorrows in Guiness as we destroyed
Meanwhile, the Picture Perfect cinema group are swapping their pink Barbie outfits for some Kinky Boots, and the new Committee are busy finalising the plans for a year of exciting, varied, informative, and fun upcoming meetings. A additional Events including theatre, comedy, and dance are also being booked for members to attend. Our full meeting schedule and more information about our sub groups (which are exclusive and free to all members) are available on our website. We meet at the Parish Rooms in The Plat at 8pm - 9.45pm usually on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and we always welcome new members. If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to find out more, please contact me or Fiona French, our membership coordinator at the email address below. If you have not been a member before your first meeting is free Nikkii Harris, Dual President on behalf of YWI Dormansland EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.ywidormansland.org.uk FOLLOW US ON Twitter, Instagram, Facebook @ywidormansland
We meet on the second Monday of alternate months — January, March etc. — in the Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre (doors open at 7:30pm for an 8pm start) for group discussions and lectures, generally having speakers on local and/or topical subjects We hold a local history exhibition in alternate years. Our next scheduled talks are: 11th March New Towns: Past, present & future by Bob Evans 13th May Shops and Shopping – the small shop through the ages by Janet Pennington Membership fees are £10 single or £12 joint (for members at the same address). There is a charge of £2.50 for visitors to our meetings. Please note that on our website, www.rh7.org, there are details of our events through the year and 83 factsheets on local history available for you to read for free. If you have any queries on local history, then contact our chairman ([email protected]) and one of our team will arrange to meet you at the library. Bill Stevenson Sunday 11th & 25th February. 10-11.15am During the 10am service at St John's. We look forward to seeing you! Now 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month.
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Every Tuesday Lingfield table Tennis Social Club Victoria Club, Lingfield. 7-6.30pm. Wed 7th Feb. 1.30-3pm Vintage Messy at the Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre. Saturday 24th Feb. from 12.30pm A free, simple lunch is offered at St Bernard's church, Lingfield Wed. 21st February. 1.30-3pm Support group for parents/carers for those with epilepsy and/or learning difficulties. St Peter & St Paul's church, Lingfield. Saturday 17th February. 10am-1.30pm Repair Cafe Forest Row. At the Community Centre In Hartfield Road. breathing life back into broken items and gadgets Every Wednesday For secondary school age youngsters. Victoria Club, Lingfield. 4-6.30pm. More dates for your diaries & don't forgets! Every Saturday Breakfast Hub at SS Peter & Paul church, Lingfield. Bacon rolls etc. 9-10.30am. Saturday 10th February. 10am-1.30pm Repair Cafe East Grinstead. At Glen Vue Community Hub In Station Road. breathing life back into broken items and gadgets
In the previous edition, I omitted to add a thank you from a resident :/ Unfortunately their email had gone into my Spam folder on a mail server and not downloaded to Outlook. Although I check my Spam prior to completing the magazine, I missed this particular message. Please be advised that, upon sending to the editor@ address below you will receive back an auto-reply if your message has arrived with me. There is so much going on in both Dormansland & Lingfield. We really are so lucky to live in our little village. I stopped by the Community Centre in Lingfield last week to check out the noticeboard. Crafting, calligraphy, story time, fitness classes happening there to name but a few. Then next door the fabulous teams from Meals on Wheels work their magic and ensure hot meals during the week for those who need them. Annie Robinson [email protected] The views, opinions and updates published in this magazine are those of the content authors and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions held by the Village Voice. We do our best to check facts wherever possible. From the Editor..... At the time of writing we have finally had a spell of dry weather and it’s pretty cold. Do make use of the warm hubs provided by both churches and Claridge house. You are guaranteed a warm welcome, hot drinks & snacks. Wifi too! Please Support The Village Voice If you are able and would like to support the cost of bringing this magazine to your door and ensuring we all stay connected, please scan this QR code to make a donation. Alternately, email the editor, or call St John's Treasurer, David for details of other ways to contribute, thanks. Copy date for the March edition is Friday 16th February. I’d love to hear about your clubs and events, and please let me know if you have any ideas for feature articles. I look forward to hearing from you.
Parish Room Bookings Police (Surrey) Probus Club Neighbourhood Watch/COMNET Dormansland Primary School www.dormansland.surrey.sch.uk Dormansland Parish Council Clerk www.dormansland.org.uk Dormansland Baby &Toddler Group Hearing Aid re-tubing,cleaning,batteries Horticultural Society Hospitals: East Surrey Crawley Caterham Dene Queen Victoria Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre Lingfield Silver Band Lingfield Surgery Meals on Wheels MP for East Surrey Tina Boyce Geoff Ledden Anne van Vliet Dormansland Diamonds @dormansland diamonds 2020 Sara Watson & Sally Knight Claire Coutinho www.clairecoutinho.com Terri Pagram, Manager Julie Fuller Mrs Faye Davies and Mr Mark Cook Acting Head Teachers [email protected] Barry Byrne [email protected] Action Research, Dormansland Committee Badminton Club CARE in East Grinstead and Lingfield (transport to medical appointments is provided by volunteers for those without other means of transport - book between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm) Carnival Committee College of St Barnabas Cricket Club Crimestoppers Darby & Joan Club Dormans Evening WI 01342 833183 101 00134231642 07899075157 01342 836775 01737 768511 01293 600300 01883 837512 01342 414000 01342 833655 01342 832359 07395 323456 07710 917427 07432 140892 07846 523226 01342 529150 07787 045372 0800 555 111 01342 833471 01342 832038 01342 870260 01732 863950 01342 833893 01342 833400 01342 836327 07504 481289 0207 219 5972 Dormansland Village Activities and useful numbers Lisa Felton Clive Robinson Alison Hills Vicky Bown Mr and Mrs Galloway [email protected] Chaplain www.st-barnabas.org.uk Chris Kinsville-Heyne Jean Whittaker Karil Greenhalgh www.dewi.chessch.co.uk 01342 832100 01342 410086 129 Station Road, Lingfield, RH7 6DZ 01342 832391 Dormansland Rockets FC [email protected]
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