headley parish magazine
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Parish Magazine October 2021
EDITORIAL
After such a mixed bag of weather this “summer” I do hope we are heading into a more settled and colourful autumn. Thanks to Ludshott Photographic Club we have some beautifully colourful pictures for the magazine this year. It would be good next year to have some seasonal views around the parish – but that needs thinking about now. Perhaps while you are out walking or attending events you could remember to take some shots. Nowadays almost everyone has a mobile phone to hand.
So keep your eyes open. Christine Leonard – Editor
Dear Parishioners 2/3 All Saints Services 4 Parish Register 5 St Francis Church 6/7 Lindford Church 8 Parish Lunches / Websites 9 Mobile Services 10 Headley Art Group 10 Future Dates / Xmas Fairs 11 Arford WI 12 RBL Coffee Morning 12 Headley Village Hall 13 Walks and Rambles 14 Headley Theatre Club 15
The Headley Society 16/17 The Holme School 17 Headley Bowling Club 18 Headley Tennis Club 19 Gardeners Question Corner 20 Ludshott Photographic 21 Horticultural Society 22/23 Grayshott Folk Club 23 Grayshott Arts Society 24 Headley Parish Council 25 Woodlands Hall 26 Headley Voluntary Care 27 Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice 28 Parish Directory Back
Deadline for November issue: 15th October 2021 Please submit articles to [email protected]
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News from All Saints Parish Church Two hundred years ago, the poet John Keats, walking in beautiful, rural Hampshire, described the impression the scene had made on him in his most well-known poem "To Autumn". He writes, "How beautiful the season is now – How fine the air”. He described both
the glories and the labour of the harvest. Both nature and labourers had been hard at work, there is fruitfulness and drowsy exhaustion, and then there is the inevitability of winter.
Two hundred years later we are still giving thanks for the seedtime and harvest, the rhythm of the seasons, the fullness of God’s promises faithfully realised each year in the harvest. We give thanks for God’s faithfulness. And thanks too for the labour that brings in the harvest. The harvest is a great partnership between humanity and our Creator, for which we are rightly thankful.
Keats wrote during the heat of the industrial revolution, a revolution in industry and manufacturing and a migration of former agricultural workers into cities and factories. Certainly, wages and standards of living rose. People with modest means had things previously only dreamt of. But by 1819, in the wake of war, food prices had risen and, for many, wages fell dramatically.
Just weeks before Keats’ poem was written, a peaceful protest of workers took place in Manchester. Men women and children, including some of my own ancestors, gathered, calling for suffrage and political reform. Shocking-ly local magistrates ordered Yeomen and then Cavalry to charge them. Eighteen people died and about 500 were injured in what became known as the Peterloo Massacre.
So Keats wrote ‘To Autumn’, at a time of industrialisation, social anxiety and calls for radical reform. The industrial revolution was fuelled by coal, and then oil and natural gas. Great underground stores of carbon and methane, laid down over millions of years, have been released into the atmosphere with gathering speed, as carbon dioxide, a significant green-house gas. Global industrial activity, we now understand, has affected the world’s climate. The last five years are the warmest on record. Rising water
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levels and extreme weather conditions now threaten harvests across the world.
Once more we celebrate harvest against a backdrop of calls for radical reform, this time of lifestyle and habit, a call to live in ways that are sustainable, so that our lives may honour creation and the creator. Christ calls us to remember that we are creatures, and part of creation, not separate from it. And he teaches that, made in God’s image, we are given freedom to choose in order to cultivate good habits and yield a good harvest.
In recent years we have become increasingly aware of the fragility of the environment; the industrial-scale looting of oceans and seas, the commercial destruction of natural habitats, the continuance of global warming now too late to reverse, the polluting of the skies, the factory processing of live animals and, currently and most worryingly, the burning of the Amazon rain-forests. We are becoming increasingly aware that the earth and the living things we have taken for granted are precious and vulnerable. We are having to learn that natural resources are not infinite and must be treated with care.
Let us indeed thank God for the goodness and loving kindness shown towards us, and bless God for our creation, preservation and all the benefits of this life. Because living a life based on gratitude, rather than one which constantly complains that nothing is ever right, can make all the difference. But let our gratitude be more than just words. Instead, let it move our consciences, our wills, our actions and the choices we make. Let us take seriously the challenge to live more simply, more fairly, more sustainably and more harmoniously with both our Creator and all that has been created for us.
With love and prayers
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Church Services ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH
OCTOBER 3 SUNDAY – TRINITY 18 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Harvest Service (with Communion) 7 Thursday 9.30am Holy Communion 10 SUNDAY – TRINITY 19 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Parish Communion 14 Thursday 9.30am Holy Communion 17 SUNDAY – TRINITY 20 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Holy Communion 21 Thursday 9.30am Holy Communion 23 Saturday 1.00pm Wedding – Alexander Hayward & Holly Rowland 24 SUNDAY – BIBLE SUNDAY 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Holy Communion 28 Thursday 9.30am Holy Communion 30 Saturday 2.30pm Marriage Blessing – Martin & Caroline Humphries
31 SUNDAY – ALL SAINTS 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Parish Communion NOVEMBER 4 Thursday 9.30am Holy Communion 7 SUNDAY – THIRD BEFORE ADVENT 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Parish Communion
4.00pm All Souls Service (An opportunity to remember loved ones who have died)
14 SUNDAY – SECOND BEFORE ADVENT 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Remembrance Service
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Parish Register
BAPTISMS 29 August Libby Fleur Fyfield 29 August Brody Jarvis Radford 5 September Reggie Michael Day 12 September Lorenzo Arthur Barozzi
WEDDINGS 28 August Ashley Miles & Alexander Culmer 31 August Kieran Cheeseman & Vicki Wilton 25 September Daniel Snook & Liza Bell
FUNERALS & BURIALS 25 August Susan Holloway 1 September Alice Hempsell 4 September Bunty Mendus-Edwards 6 September Eileen Moore 15 September David North
THE LATE MALCOLM ROFFE
Anne, Christopher and Elizabeth Roffe would like to thank everyone who so kindly donated money to The Rosemary Foundation after Malcolm's death in March. This ‘Hospice at Home’ charity enabled Malcolm’s wish to remain comfortably at home for his last days and for this we will always be grateful.
Very many thanks to you all.
Back in time … 495 years ago in 1526: John Fyshe, Rector of Headley, died and his sister Katherine inherited a substantial amount of land including a fulling mill, a cottage next to the cemetery and 6 acres called Vintners. [Transcription from the Winchester Pipe Rolls].
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St Francis Community Church News
www.StFrancisHeadleyDown.com for all on-line services
A Centenary to be Celebrated!
On 3rd October 2021, St Francis Community Church are to celebrate 100 years of serving our local community here on Headley Down. The church first came into being back in 1921 when, for the majority of people being without transport at that time, the journey to either Headley or Grayshott parish churches would not have been as easy as it is today.
So in that year a small group of people living on Stone Hill (the name Headley Down only came into existence officially in 1923 when the post office installed a telephone exchange at Wilson’s shop and decreed that it would be known as Headley Down) began to meet for Sunday worship in a 'church hut' in the garden of a property known as “Nutshell” in Wilsons Road.
Later in the same year, two hundred pounds was raised to enable the group to purchase two thirds of an acre of land from Mr Cotton who owned Beech Hill Garage, and the church was moved to its present site.
A retired Methodist minister, Laurence James, who lived at Hurlands was invited to conduct the services. The church was also supported by the rector of Headley, the Rev Laverty, and the two gentlemen later became such good friends that Rev Laverty persuaded Laurence James to be re-ordained in the Church of England. The original Trust Deed however put into practice that the church should always be a place of worship for Christians from any denomination or none, with the firm emphasis that it should always remain “a community church” serving all the people living locally.
Originally named “Stonehill Community Church” and renamed in later years as St Francis Community Church it continues today in the same spirit that encouraged Mrs Bessie Guy and her stalwart committee to erect that small wooden hut in the garden in Wilsons Road in 1921.
For years with the tag line “To have Christ inside – to take Christ outside” the church continues to serve the community on Headley Down, and we will
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therefore be celebrating the last 100 years during a special service on 3rd October – followed by a “Big Lunch” instead of the usual “Big Breakfast” which normally takes place on the first Sunday of every month.
During the service we will reflect for a while on the history and mission of the local church – but then focus on our continued ministry to serve our community for the next 100 years!
We have in recent times concentrated frequently on the Bible passage from Isaiah 43 “But forget all that – it is
nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?”
So that’s our challenge for our future – to see what the Lord is going to do to grow his Kingdom here on Headley Down – and we are more than ready to accept and go all out to meet that challenge.
For more information about services, events, or the Food Bank please contact Pauline Firman on 01428 714095.
St Francis Community Church Services
OCTOBER 3 SUNDAY Centenary Celebration & The Big Lunch John and Cathie Russell 10 SUNDAY Worship Service including Communion Martin Firman & Julian Gilbertson 17 SUNDAY Coffee & Cake Service Julian Gilbertson & Rev Marion Warren 24 SUNDAY Worship Service including Communion John Russell & Rev Elizabeth Knifton
Website: https://stfrancisheadleydown.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisCCHD/
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Lindford Church Services
OCTOBER 3 SUNDAY Harvest Festival
10am Facebook Live – short message 11am Cafe Church 6.30pm Service – Rev. Claire Simpson
10 SUNDAY 10am Facebook Live – short message 6.30pm Communion Service – Rev. David Muskett
17 SUNDAY 10am Facebook Live – short message 11am Praise and Worship 6.30pm Service – Martin Firman
24 SUNDAY 10am Facebook Live – short message 6.30pm Service – Rev. Bill Stilwell
31 SUNDAY 10am Facebook Live – short message 6.30pm Gather for Worship
Every Monday: 1.45 – 2.45pm Play & Praise (except 25th) Every Tuesday: 10am – noon ‘Pop in for a Cuppa’ Every Thursday: Bible Study & Prayer
More information at www.lindfordchurch.co.uk
Did You Know? George Holme, rector of Headley 1718–1765 and founder of the Holme School, “was buried July 7th 1765. From thence till Mich. 1766 Tho Monkhouse M.A. supplyed the curacy of Hedley and had the care of the Registers of Baptisms, Burials & Marriages committed to him, in the absence of Wm Sewell M.A. the present Rector.” The next entry was not recorded until 18 Oct 1766—a lapse of some fifteen months.
We have no record of exactly where in the churchyard he was buried.
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Parish Lunch
Our first popular Sunday Parish Lunch after lockdown will take place 12.30 for 1pm on Sunday, 31st October at Blackmoor Golf Club. It will be a carvery as before and the
cost remains at £14.00 for the carvery and £5.00 for a pudding; this includes coffee/tea. If this is successful it is planned that the carvery will take place on the last Sunday of every month, except December, which will make it easier from a planning point of view. The lunch is open to everyone, but has to be pre-booked through me.
All Saints Headley – Christmas Parish Lunch – 5th December
We are anticipating that we can hold the Christmas Parish Lunch in the Church Centre. Further details to follow but please put this date in your diary now! The menu will be traditional Christmas fare, supplied by Headley Fine Foods.
For further information please contact Jill Howard-Duff – [email protected] or 01428 714073
Visit to Lacock Abbey 2022 – including lunch if wished I hope this will be able to take place next year. Plans in preparation.
For further information please contact Jill Howard-Duff [email protected] or 01428 714073
Website addresses www.allsaintsheadley.org.uk – All Saints Parish Church www.headley-village.com – Headley Village website www.hants.gov.uk – Hampshire County Council www.easthants.gov.uk – East Hampshire District Council headleyparish.com – Headley Parish Council www.lindfordpc.org.uk – Lindford Parish Council
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Mobile Post Office & Bank
The following mobile services visit One Stop in Headley Down
A mobile Post Office visits three times a week as follows:
• Tuesday 9am–11.30am
• Wednesday 3pm–4pm
• Thursday 3pm–4pm Note that the PO van travels here from the New Forest area, so can sometimes be delayed by traffic.
The NatWest mobile bank is back, but less often: now fortnightly at One Stop Headley Down – Fridays 12.20-1.10pm: Oct 8, 22 Nov 5, 19 Dec 3, 17, 31
Alternate Fridays at Grayshott Rec 12.45-1.15pm Every Wednesday at Haslemere White Horse 9.30-10.30am PS. In talking to the staff, we think it’s now a question of “Use it or lose it.”
HEADLEY ART GROUP A new practical painting group has started at Headley Church Centre. If you are already a painter, or think you might like to have a go, come along. It doesn’t matter if you don’t own any stuff and don’t know how and where to start – this could be for you.
It will not be art lessons, or a tutor group, or even an appreciation society. It will be a place to meet other interested people, have a natter, a cup of tea and a biscuit, and all being well perhaps even make a picture.
There will be a small attendance charge levied on the day to cover the cost of the hall and refreshments.
If you have any questions or want to find out more, telephone 07790 532313 and speak to Jim or Lorraine – otherwise, turn up any Friday at 9.30am.
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Dates for your Diary
3 Oct – 11am: Monthly walk from Headley Village Hall (‘Four bridges’) 7 Oct – 2pm: The Arts Society, Grayshott (p.24) 7 Oct – 8pm: Headley Society meet at All Saints Church Centre (p.16/17) 12 Oct – 8pm: Pantomime script read-through in Village Hall (p.15) 14 Oct – 8pm: Pantomime auditions in Village Hall (p.15) 21 Oct – 8pm: Horticultural Society meeting in Village Hall (p.22/23) 30 Oct – 10.30am: British Legion coffee morning at Church Centre (p.12) 30 Oct – 7.30pm: Grayshott Folk Club (p.23) 31 Oct – 12.30:Parish Lunch at Blackmoor Golf Club (p.9)
Check www.headley-village.com/events for current information
Charity Christmas Fair
Thurs. November 25th 2-4pm HEADLEY VILLAGE HALL
Beautiful handcrafted Christmas gifts
In aid of Air Ambulance and Newlife, UK disabled children’s charity
Cream teas from 2pm Silent auction with high-value prizes
FREE ENTRY Arrive early and please bring cash!
Note these annual events in Headley Village Hall
Christmas Fair: 9.30am–1pm Saturday 27 November
To book a stall (£10) contact 01428 712892
Christmas Concert Fri/Sat 10/11 December
For details contact [email protected]
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Arford WI
As at last we are emerging from lockdown, Arford WI was able to meet in the Church Centre for their August meeting. Newly elected President, Jacqui Woods welcomed everyone, including new ladies who had joined during the “zoom” days. Jacqui then introduced speaker Sandra Simmons who had returned for the third time to tell of her life in Iran.
In September a new member to Arford WI, Monica Chiles, told of her life as a film extra, and on the 28th October Jennifer Mitchell and Sue Barratt will demonstrate Christmas crafts and help members to make them.
With life as near normal as possible, local rambles have taken place and it is hoped to restart the monthly lunches, scrabble days and Stich and Bitch.
Every organisation is only as good as the people that belong and Arford WI is fortunate that some younger ladies are now with us, thus insuring that we will continue into the future. There is something for everyone, even if it is just coming to the meetings.
For further information about Arford WI please contact Jacqueline on 01428 712136 or [email protected]
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION – HEADLEY BRANCH
POPPY APPEAL COFFEE MORNING
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 2021 10.30AM – 12.00 NOON
HEADLEY CHURCH CENTRE Cakes, produce, Bottle Stall, bric-a-brac and raffle. Tea and Coffee will be available throughout the morning.
Entrance £1 (to include refreshments) Donations of items for the stalls and the raffle would be appreciated.
For more information or with any kind offers of help at the Coffee Morning, please contact Terry Eamey 01428 713622
or Sue Hamilton (713279)
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Headley Village Hall Charity No 235455
Regular Activities Pilates Mon: 10am–11am & 11am–noon
Hilary Bishop School of Dance & Drama
Mon: 3.30pm–7.00pm
Ludshott Photographic Club
1st & 3rd Mons: Sep–Jun except Dec: 7.30–10pm
Ballroom Dancing Tue: 9.30am–2pm
Headley Theatre Club Tue: Seniors: 6.45pm–10pm
Pilates Wed: 9am–10am & 6–7pm
Dog Obedience Wed: 11.30am–3pm
Ringcraft for Dogs Wed: 7.30pm–9.30pm
Line dancing Thu: 10.15am–12.45
Horticultural Society 3rd Thurs: Sep–Mar except Dec: 8.00–10pm
Headley Theatre Club Thu: Juniors: 6.45–7.45pm (not school hols); Seniors: 7.45–10pm (not Hort. Soc. days)
Ballet Be Fit Fri: 9.30pm–11.30am
See website www.headley-village.com/hall for contact details
For bookings and information please contact 07704 379406 or [email protected]
The Trustees would like to thank Gerald Whittaker for the new signboard outside
the village hall
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Headley Walks
Weekly Wednesday walks have been suspended in their previous form, due to reasons outlined in earlier issues. However, they continue in a different form organised by Beryl Parsons. If you wish to be included in these please contact her, or Tanya at Headley Parish Council.
The informal walks on the first Sunday of the month continue, at 11am from Headley Village Hall car park on the following dates: Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5, Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3.
Just turn up, prepared for a 6–8 mile walk with some gradients.
Liphook & District Ramblers
This summer Liphook Ramblers enjoyed some lovely walks. In August we started at Chichester Marina and walked along the Chichester Canal and in September, we walked in the opposite direction along Chichester Harbour to Itchenor.
The Autumn programme is still being compiled but as soon as it is available it will be published on the website. If you would like more details, visit www.liphookramblers.wordpress.com or email us as below.
In line with Coronavirus regulations, it is still essential to book your place on a walk. You can also book your place on a walk by using this email address [email protected].
All Liphook Ramblers walks follow Coronavirus guidelines for group walks which are issued by the national association for walking, Ramblers Association.
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Headley Theatre Club
We’re alive at your local Village Hall …
By the time you read this you will either have seen or just missed our first live show since lock-down. I hope it went well!
Now for the pantomime!! This year we’re doing ‘Sleeping Beauty’ – the panto infamous for its interval of 100 years, so plenty of time for ice cream and coffee before the start of the Second Act.
There will be a read-through of the script at 8pm on Tuesday 12 October in Headley Village Hall. If you’re interested in being in, or helping with the show in any way, please do come along – no ‘previous’ necessary.
It will be followed by Auditions on the Thursday (14 Oct) – same time, same place.
Performances will be over two weekends: 14/15 and 21/22 January 2022. Tickets will soon be on sale from the usual outlets.
Looking to the future, we have plans (some more ‘firmed up’ than others) to perform the following:—
• In Spring: The Murder Mystery which we were about to perform two years ago in April, before Covid pulled the plug on it
• In Summer: Touring Jo Smith’s ‘Flora’s Peverel’ to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Flora Thompson’s death
• In Autumn: Two more episodes of ‘Fawlty Towers’ which we were about to perform in September 2018 before John Cleese pulled the plug on it by withdrawing all his licences
Better luck this time!!
We like to think we’re a friendly organisation, and we always welcome new members with open arms – both those wanting to perform, and those who prefer to stay in the background. Please do get in touch.
For further information, contact Dil on 01428 712892 or see www.headley-village.com/drama.
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The Headley Society The Four Men of Frensham
The first ‘live’ meeting of the Headley Society for many months was full of visitors and members new and old. We all enjoyed a fascinating and beautifully illustrated talk from our Steve Priestley.
Steve took us on a historical journey from 1835 Frensham to Australia as he revealed the story of four members of the Chuter clan who were transported for stealing a sheep. Following their 6-month incarceration on a hulk they then sailed for 4 months on The Moffat. In some ways they were lucky as the ship’s surgeon was enlightened, ensuring the men had exercise, entertainment and minimising the chance of scurvy.
The oldest – Stephen – died soon after reaching Sydney, but the younger men after their indentured time were all given ‘tickets of leave’ and eventually ‘conditional pardons’ which allowed them to set up on their own – but not return to England.
Steve’s tale highlighted the fact that despite their transportation, all became property owners, ran businesses, and despite many ups and downs had lives which were far superior to those they might have had at home. While William Chuter – the least rebellious – made and lost a fortune, he put his mark on Sydney and is remembered in a street name. None of them returned to England.
So, perhaps they were fortunate; a few years earlier and they’d have been hanged for the theft, a few years later they would have gone to prison in the UK and probably ended up in the workhouse.
Steve’s detailed and thorough research provided us with real insights into the lives of the Four Men of Frensham.
For information on The Headley Society and its talks email [email protected]
– or visit our web page at www.headley-village.com/society where you can ‘catch-up’ and watch our Zoomed talks again, and again.
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Future programme of The Headley Society:—
Meetings are in All Saints Church Centre at 8pm, unless otherwise stated
2021 Oct 7th Uppark, Fire & Restoration — Bob France Nov 4th The View from the Wings — Brian Freeland Dec 3rd Friday — 7.00pm — Christmas Social in Headley Village Hall —
including musical entertainment from Clare & Chris 2022 Jan 6th The Flying Boats of Southampton ('Ships of the Sky')
— Colin van Geffen Feb 3rd History & Mystery of Maps — Tony Painter Mar 3rd AGM + Quiz Apr 7th Shaw House — Sarah Somerfield May 5th Portsmouth (part 2) — Andrew Negus May 26th Members Only — 6.30pm — Visit to Headley Grange
The Holme Church of England Primary School
Once again the School would like to thank everyone for their support last term with Covid-19 restrictions, and bubble closures etc. There is still a risk assessment in place at the school, but they are hoping to return as far as possible back to normal and have face to face ‘Meet
the Teacher’ days, enabling parents to see their child’s classroom and meet the teacher to discuss their work.
The children have returned to school and happily settled back into a routine for the start of the new school academic year. A big welcome goes out to all the new pupils and their families and to new staff.
For the first time in over a year it was lovely for the school to be able to have a whole school assembly, and welcome Revd. Helen Kempster back into school to lead worship.
Forest school has begun again, and a huge ‘thank you’ must go to the FROTH (Friends of the Holme) team who organised a ‘Big Family Camp Out’ in September for everyone to look forward to.
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Headley Bowling Club
September 2021. After losing a season last year during lockdown, Headley Bowling Club returned with a bang at their Annual Finals weekend on 11/12 September. Fine weather was perfect for bowling and spectators alike (see photo below).
With eight trophies up for grabs, the competition brought many nail-biting conclusions. This year’s winners were: Sylvia Burrows, Richard Bousher,
David Rowlandson, John & Daphne Milton, Ann & Alan Pascoe, Paul Wareham and Sue Barrett.
The playing season concludes on Sunday 19th September and will restart in April 2022.
Contact details, history and latest news can be found on our website below. If you would like details on how to become a member, ring Daphne Milton 01428 609877 or email us at [email protected].
www.headley-village.com/bowls
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Headley Tennis Club
Headley Tennis Club has just completed a successful summer season culminating in Finals Day on the 11th September.
In the East Hants league we entered two Ladies, two Men’s and two Mixed teams in the various divisions. Men’s A and Mixed B finished comfortably mid table. Men’s B won Division 4, and the Ladies B won their Division 4 by a single point. Both the Ladies A and Mixed A finished runners up in their respective top divisions.
A total of 32 players represented the Club during the summer and all made a significant contribution to an enjoyable season.
On Club Finals Day we were blessed with good weather. A large turnout enjoyed a full programme with BBQ and refreshments. The finalists were drawn from all ages, with the men’s singles being fought out by two teenagers.
Men’s Finalists Dan Micklefield and Toby
Rowe with Club coach Liam Vacher.
The winners on the day were Dan Micklefield (men’s singles), Sue Lewis (ladies singles), Dai Lewis and Frank Everett Jordon (men’s doubles), Sue Lewis and Lisa Nops (ladies doubles) and Allan Kettles and Helen Johnson (mixed doubles).
The Tennis Club is going from strength to strength. Our new coach Liam Vacher runs a full programme for all ages and we now have 230 members. We hope to make significant improvement to the facilities in the near future and possibly add a new court when circumstances are right.
If you are interested in joining, contact our membership secretary Cliff Winckless on 01428 714417 or the Club Chairman Paul Bettin on 01428 713396.
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Gardening Question Corner No.103
How can I prevent bees from eating my grapes? The bee-like insects are probably wasps. They are social wasps that
build paper nests either in the ground, or building wall or attic. The workers from the colony travel up to a few hundred yards from the nest while looking for food. In early summer, the wasps forage for caterpillars and other ‘meat’ items and are beneficial predators. However, in late summer they prefer the sweet juices of fruits and vegetables.
Discourage the wasps from feeding on grapes by harvesting the clusters as soon as they ripen. Remove any over-ripe or damaged fruit from the garden area. Traps can be used outside the perimeter of the planting to discourage wasps from feeding on the grapes. Different baits and traps may have to be tried to determine what will work. Place traps before the grapes begin to ripen (July or early August) to improve chances of success. Once the wasps have found the ripened fruit, the traps will be of little benefit.
Applications of insecticides to grapevines are of very limited benefit and difficult to use because of harvest waiting intervals. Wasp nests in the ground or in walls can be destroyed by placing an insecticide dust in and around the nest entrance during the night.
Which shrubs have attractive bark in winter? One of the most beautiful sights in winter is the bright red twigs of
Cornus Alba Sibirica (also known as red barked dogwood) set against a backdrop of newly fallen snow. This dogwood produces brilliant, bright red stems and brings year-round interest to the garden. In May and June, small, creamy-white flowers appear amongst masses of ovate dark green leaves. These leaves turn to a spring green, to orange, to reddish-purple in autumn, and eventually fall away to reveal shiny red, bare stems.
There are also several varieties of willow that possess colourful bark. The ‘Flame’ willow (Salix ‘Flame’) has reddish orange stems. The stems of the coral bark willow (Salix alba ‘Britzensis’) vary from yellow-orange to orange-red.
Dogwood and willows should be pruned on a frequent basis as young shoots possess the brightest colours. In late winter, remove approximately one-third of the oldest dogwood stems near ground level. The ‘Flame’ and coral bark willows should be pruned annually
June & John
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Ludshott Photographic Club
Three live Owls were part of an amazing show at our last meeting, presented by Pete Whieldon and his business partner Kate.
For many years Pete has been passionate about photographing a wide range of wildlife, during which he has travelled the world seeking out new adventures and different species of animals.
Owl with Archie Owl with Pete Owl on Pete
Pete, also showed some fascinating videos, which included extreme and dangerous situations, like swimming with Sharks, Whales and Hippos. If that wasn’t enough, he has ventured into the freezing conditions of the Arctic to photograph Polar bears and wolves, apart from hotter climates, again showing an impressive selection of photographs.
Pete also, together with his son Sam and Kate, run a large outdoor wildlife centre specifically set up for photographers, including ponds, hides covering ideal conditions for Kingfishers, Kestrels, Water Voles and Raptors gener-ally, plus Owls (they have more than 50), all in unique natural settings. Their youngest recruit is Kate and Sam’s 4 year old son Archie who as you can see already has his own pet Owl! They are located in Hampshire.
To learn more, go to www.petewhieldonphotography.co.uk. This was our first time back in our base of Headley Village Hall for 18
months. It again gives a flavour of the wide programme we have as a club throughout the year. Why not come for a free evening, just to have a taste of what a professional and friendly club we are.
We meet on the first and third Monday of the month from September to June. Please contact our Welcomer Diana Grant 01428 713706. To see more and for more information on the Club, why not visit our website Ludshottpc.org.uk.
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Headley Horticultural Society
After two long years, on the 4th of September, the Society were at last able to stage a Flower Show.
The possibility of being able to do this was first discussed at a committee meeting in the middle of July and it was agreed that we would initially contact all the judges to ensure that they were still willing to attend. Once they had confirmed that they were, there was still concern that more restrictions would be imposed and, also, would anyone want to enter? But once it was clear that it would be able to go ahead it did not take long to get the arrangements underway.
On Thursday 2nd September the entries were telephoned in and by 9pm 26 members had entered 191 exhibits; less than in past years but more than enough to ensure a good display. As the Autumn Show is usually the largest of the year the hall is always prepared on the Friday afternoon and, with the help of a few strong men, this didn’t take too long at all. It was decided that the marquee would not be put up as it was hoped that the weather would be fine enough to be able to serve teas and make the presentations outside in the fresh air.
By 10.45am on Saturday morning everything was in place for the judges to begin their task of deciding the prize winners. All classes were well represented and there was plenty of competition in both the Domestic and Flower arranging classes. The Diploma of Merit in Domestic Science was awarded to Loretta Syrad for a jar of delicious Raspberry and Redcurrant Jelly and the Best Floral Arrangement Diploma was won by Jennifer Mitchell for an exhibit entitled “Farmer’s Market”. Marjorie Hall also won two first prizes in the Flower Arranging with her petite arrangement “Hot and Spicy” and “Rule of Six”. The latter was arranged using a pin holder rather than floral foam which the judge commented on, as unfortunately Oasis foam is not environmentally friendly, and we may all have to start to find other ways to support flowers in the future.
In the photography classes there were only three entrants, and Angus McKay almost swept the board but was beaten by Mike Pennick in class 64 “Fruits of the Earth”. There were some very clever interpretations of the class titles and the judge commented on each one, providing visitors with further insights into how he made his decisions.
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The Thackeray Cup, for the best exhibit in the Flowers and Pot Plants section was awarded to Jill Howard-Duff for her magnificent lilac-coloured gladiolus; it was a perfect specimen and was much admired by all. Rosemary Dagger won the Dahlia Society Silver Medal Card and Jennifer Mitchell was awarded the Fuchsia Society Best exhibit rosette. The best exhibit award in the Vegetables and Fruit classes was awarded to Christine Leonard for her superb tomatoes and Edward Day won the HHS Challenge Cup for the most points in this section.
There were fewer visitors than usual but perhaps this was to have been expected. However, it is hoped that all three shows can be staged in 2022 and, hopefully, we will all feel more comfortable in attending these events by then.
Jennifer Mitchell
On Thursday 21st October Nigel Choat will be giving a talk about “The Pyrenees” at 8pm in Headley Village Hall. The event is open to both members and visitors.
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Grayshott Folk Club
Our 2021/2022 Season continues with a gig on October 30th, when our musical guests will be Indie Pop/Folk duo India Electric Co.
They burst onto the scene just a few years ago and created a real impact on the Folk/Pop World. Their upward trajectory has been stalled these past 18 months, but we are delighted to welcome them to Grayshott and
look forward to hearing much more about their success in the future. Local music fans are advised to catch them in a small, local venue while
they still can. Starts 7.30pm at Grayshott Village Hall – tickets £16 – contact Des O’Byrne
on 01428 607096.
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The Arts Society, Grayshott
Members of The Arts Society were able to welcome Paul Bahn to talk to them in September at their first live lecture in Grayshott Village Hall since last March. Paul Bahn is an expert on Prehistoric Art rock art world-wide, and the lecture was about “New Advances in Ice Age Art”. Paul is a British archaeologist, translator, writer and broadcaster who has published extensively on a range of archaeological topics, with particular interest in prehistoric art. Paul led the team which discovered the first Ice Age cave art in Britain in 2003.
Dating from c40,000 to 12,000 years ago, Ice Age Art continues to be found every year in the form of both portable objects and images on cave walls and on rocks in the open air. Paul talked with enthusiasm on the art that has been discovered, often in the most inaccessible places, in various countries such as France, Spain, Russia, Egypt, Mongolia and, rather sur-prisingly, the discovery of an early human occupation site in Florida. He showed many wonderful slides of drawings of mammoths and other prehistoric animals and birds, as well as many drawings of human females. Paul also talked about the portable art that has been found and showed how the use of the natural rock shape was used in the drawings. Apparently Neanderthals, who were once believed incapable of any kind of art work, appear to have made some of Europe’s oldest art and were artists with complex beliefs.
Having presented a selection of the most recent discoveries, many of which are still unknown to the general public and a few still unpublished, Paul said that one never finishes studying decorated caves and that there is no market for this priceless artwork.
Kathy Goodfellow
Next meeting: 7th October at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall
‘The Forensic Eye: Find Your Inner Connoisseur’. How can you tell
whether a piece is by one painter or another, by a master and pupil or master
and copyist? This talk given by Chantal Brotherton Ratcliffe hopes to help.
For more details contact Kathy Goodfellow on 01428 723565 or visit our website www.theartssocietygrayshott.org
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Headley Parish Council Traditionally August is a quieter time for Councils and allows us to catch up and progress with work. This August we have had our annual play inspections compl-eted and a tree inspection at the Allotment site.
Work has continued to progress with the redevelopment of Mill Lane Playing Fields and planning permission has once again been approved for the change of use of Field 6 from agricultural to playing pitches. Plans have been drawn up for the sports pavilion and have been viewed by the Sports Clubs with suggested amendments. These amendments have been incorp-orated and we are awaiting feedback on them.
Thank you, Rita! The Parish Council would like to congratulate and thank Cllr Rita Stubbings on 20 years of service as a Parish Councillor. During this time Rita has been to hundreds of meetings and has worked closely with the Headley Sports Association and Headley Allotments Association.
As always, members of the public are welcome to attend any Parish Council meeting. These are normally held on the second Monday of the month. Details of meetings and the agendas can be found on the Parish Council website or noticeboards around the parish.
Did You Know? A stream near the Wheatsheaf Inn used to supply a sheep wash just below the Wheatsheaf meadow. It is now silted up. Two shearers at a time were given the privilege of using the sheep wash, the last two being James Marshall, of Parish House Bottom who is still alive, and the father of George Glaysher, of Barford. Farther on in the Hanger beyond the sheep wash used also to be some famous watercress beds. Many years ago this stream also supplied a tanyard, the site of which is now occupied by Brook Cottage. The cottages opposite, called the Fellmongers, take their name from their connection with the tanyard. [From an Essay on Headley written in 1925]
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Woodlands Community Hall
Have Your Say…
East Hampshire District Council is looking at how Woodlands Hall and its surrounding open space can be used more effectively. They are currently at a stage
where they would like to hear from local users, residents, and those in the wider community to ensure that any new provision is suitable and well used by those who use the area. Therefore, East Hampshire District Council would welcome anyone with an interest in Woodlands Community Hall and the surrounding open space to provide a response to this survey and you could win a £50 voucher.
The survey is open now and will close on Sunday 24th October The data provided in any response will not be used for any other purpose and will be held in accordance with GDPR and the Data Protection Act. You can see a copy of the East Hampshire District Council privacy policy here: www.easthants.gov.uk/privacy-policy.
The survey should only take about 10 mins for to complete. Thank you for your time and your opinions, they will shape what happens next at Woodlands Community Hall. To complete the survey please complete online via:
https://easthampshiredc.researchfeedback.net/s.asp?k=162868891464
If you would like a paper copy of the survey or have any questions, please contact: Nicola Clements, Woodlands Hall Manager
01428 717231 – 07590 776375 – [email protected]
Did You Know? During WW2 there were four Canadian camps locally each named after one of the Canadian Great Lakes: Huron and Ontario Camps were on Bramshott Common near to the Portsmouth Road, Superior Camp was at the Grayshott end of Ludshott Common (the concrete road and footings are still very much in evidence there), and Erie Camp was at Headley Down, in the area now occupied by Heatherlands estate.
Of these four, Erie Camp was the ‘odd man out’, being used exclusively as a military detention centre for Canadian servicemen.
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Headley Voluntary Care
Drivers Needed!
Over the period of the Pandemic we have lost 14 of our drivers and urgently need to replace them, in order to continue to provide our services to local people.
Can you and will you assist by making the occasional trip to a doctor’s surgery, hospital or dentist, even once a month would help
Anyone who is willing to drive once or twice a month, or knows anyone who would be, please contact us on 01428 717389.
Coffee Mornings
Headley Voluntary Care are really pleased to be able to inform their regular supporters, that they will be resuming their Thursday Coffee Morning service from the 7th October.
Unfortunately we no longer have sufficient drivers to be in a position to offer a collection and return service to the homes of those people we previously gave lifts to. We ask those concerned to make their own transport arrangements in the future.
Anyone who would like attend the Coffee Mornings, would be most welcome and would, we are sure, benefit from a coffee and a chat with like-minded people; who share the benefit of living in the warm and friendly neighbourhood of this area.
Back in time … 235 years ago in 1786: On 24 September an unknown sailor was murdered on Hindhead. His three assailants were caught, tried and hung from the gibbet on Gibbet Hill, and a monument was erected by the roadside recording the event – the ‘Sailor’s Stone’, which is still there.
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Volunteers Needed at Phyllis Tuckwell Beacon Hill Shop
Local hospice care charity Phyllis Tuckwell is urgently in need of more volunteers to help at its shop in Beacon Hill. This vibrant and well-loved shop sells a wide range of quality second-hand items which supporters have donated, including a wonderful selection of niche fabrics and linens, and some lovely vintage bric-a-brac items. All the money it raises helps fund the supportive and end of life care which the charity provides for local patients and families who are living with an advanced or terminal illness, such as cancer.
“Our Beacon Hill shop is a hugely important part of the local community, and has a strong and loyal team of enthusiastic volunteers,” says Barry Young, Retail Operations Manager at Phyllis Tuckwell. “The shop is really quite big, so there’s a lot of floor space where our staff and volunteers can use their wonderfully creative ideas to display our stock.”
Volunteering in one of Phyllis Tuckwell’s shops is a great way to meet new people, get back into work life after having had some time off, or retain the camaraderie of working life after retirement. From sorting stock donations and pricing up items, to creating attractive displays and serving customers at the till, you’ll be able to brush up your retail skills and add something new to your CV. Phyllis Tuckwell provides all its volunteers with training and support, to ensure that they feel settled and help them reach their full potential.
If you’d like to find out more, please contact Phyllis Tuckwell’s Voluntary Services team on 01252 729400 or email [email protected].
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DIRECTORY THE PARISH OF
ALL SAINTS HEADLEY
The Rector All correspondence to be addressed to The Church Office, High Street Headley, GU35 8PP
01428 717207
Assistant Curate Revd Helen Kempster 01428 713973 [email protected]
Parish Administrator Tina Wareham 01428 717207 [email protected] Office open Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10.00-12.00
Churchwardens Christine Leonard* 01428 712010 Edwin Catt* 01420 478020
Deputy Churchwarden Ian Jenkins* 01428 717507 Licenced Lay Minister (Reader)
David Arnott 01420 478182
Reader Emeritus David Turrill 01428 609272
ASH Puppets Frances Morgan* 01428 713309 [email protected]
Christian Stewardship Simon Parton 01428 714371 Church Centre Booking Tina Wareham 01428 717784 Electoral Roll Officer Church Office 01428 717207 Flower Rota Christine Leonard 01428 712010 Gift Aid Keith Henderson 01428 713044 Hon. Treasurer Bob Wilson* 01428 713113
Parish Magazine
Distribution Carole Wilson 01428 712372 Editorial
Team Christine Leonard 01428 712010 Jo Smith 01428 712892
Contributions to: [email protected] PCC Secretary Ann Sherburne-Hall* 01428 713566 Social Committee Ian Jenkins* 01428 717507 Sunday Club Tina Wareham 01428 717784 Verger Edwin Catt* (temp) 01420 478020 Website & Sacristan Lin Jenkins 01428 717507
* Denotes PCC member
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OTHER CHURCHES WITHIN THE PARISH
Lindford Methodist Church (Chase Road) Minister Deacon Janet Heys 01420 487834
Headley Down St. Francis Community Church Pastoral Assistant Martin Firman 01428 714095
Pastoral Assistant John Russell 07506 582027
Grayshott St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Parish Priest Father John Chandler 01420 472415
Services: Mass at 9.30am Vigil Mass 5.30pm Saturdays Holy days of Obligation Mass 9.30am
Bordon Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart Parish Priest Father John Chandler 01420 472415
Services: Mass 11.15 am, Holy Days of Obligation 7.30 pm
SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOLS, PARENT & TODDLER GROUPS
Little Badgers (Pre-school) Elaine Fyfield 07947 667125
Grayshott Little Sunflowers (Pre-school) Debbie Bean 07813 596167 Hollywater (Special) School Office 01420 474396
Lindford Parent & Toddler Group Laura Morgan 01730 269663
Little Treasures – Stay and Play (Headley Down)
Kye Anderson 07814 508852
The Holme (C of E) Primary School Wendy Carter 01428 714409
Grayshott CE Primary School School Office 01428 605596
PK Pre-school Grayshott (Parent & toddler group)
Carol Houghton 01428 602970
Pollyanna (Pre-school – Lindford) Mrs L Cooper 01420 476114
SPORTS CLUBS
Bowls Daphne Milton 01428 609877 Cricket David Cook 07771 820795 Croquet Bob Wilson 01428 713113 Headley Youth Football Club Wayne Grover 01428 717599 Table Tennis Mike Measures 07879 636307
Tennis Paul Bettin 01428 713396
www.headleytennis.com Whitehill Archers Mike Daborn 07768 390075
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COMMUNITY GROUPS
Arford Bells (Handbells) Christine Leonard 01428 712010 Arford W.I <[email protected]>
Jacqueline Wood 01428 712136
Community Transport for East Hampshire Lynn Peters 01420 475759 Friends of Ludshott Common Susan Salter 01428 751409 Fullers Vale Wildlife Pond Association Barbara North 01428 713409 Headley Allotment Holders Martin Potter 01428 714163
General: Parish Council 01428 713132 Headley Lodge of Freemasons Barry Read 07788 921212 01428 713828 The Headley Society John Owen Smith 01428 712892 Headley Twinning Association Clive Harrod 01420 488091 Headley Voluntary Care Helpline 01428 717389
Chairman: Keith Henderson 01428 713044 Horticultural Society Christine Leonard 01428 712010 Lindford Ladies Michaela Canning 07810 301476 Ludshott Photographic Club Diana Grant 01428 713706 Mothers Union Kathy Catt 01420 478020 Patient Participation Group (PPG) Yvonne Parker-Smith 01420 489974 Royal British Legion Terry Eamey 01428 713622 Headley Theatre Club Dil Williamson-Smith 01428 712892 University of the 3rd Age (u3a) Beryl Parsons 01420 475184 Woolmer Forest Lions Joanne Wilson 01420 542642
COUNCILS
Headley Parish
Chair Deborah Chamberlain 01428 712771 Clerk & Exec Officer Melanie Wathen 01428 713132
Resp. Finance Officer Tanya Hampshire 01428 713132 headleyparish.com [email protected]
Lindford Parish Chair Gerald Biddiscombe Clerk Stephen Holden 01420 475788
www.lindfordpc.org.uk [email protected]
District Councillors www.easthants.gov.uk
Anthony Williams 01428 712809 Neville Taylor 01420 477576 Richard Millard 01428 717906
County Councillors
Headley & Grayshott Whitehill, Bordon & Lindford
Debbie Curnow-Ford Adam Carew
07738 289890 debbie.curnow-ford @hants.gov.uk 01420 769098 [email protected]
Member of Parliament Damian Hinds 02072 197057 [email protected]
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HALLS
Broxhead Pavilion – www.broxheadpavilion.co.uk 07912 687887 Headley Church Centre Tina Wareham 01428 717784 Headley Village Hall [email protected] 07704 379406 Lindford Village Hall Stephen Holden
[email protected] 01420 475788
Standford Hall Sue Sargeant 01428 751326 Scout Centre, Beech Hill Road Fraser Skirrow 01428 712100 St Francis Hall Cathie Russell 07964 764494 Wheatley Sports Pavilion Val Ellis 01428 714989 [email protected] Woodlands Community Hall, Heatherlands Nicky Clements 01428 717231 [email protected]
MEDICAL
Badgerswood Surgery 01428 713511 Headley Pharmacy (next to Badgerswood Surgery) 01428 717593
Regular Weekly Events at the Church Centre
TUESDAYS Art Classes – 9.30-noon & 1.00-3.30pm (Christopher Cole 01428 717402)
WEDNESDAYS Art Classes – 7.00-9.30pm (Christopher Cole 01428 717402)
THURSDAYS Headley Voluntary Care coffee morning – 10.15-noon Brownies – 5.45-7.15pm
There are also Monthly meetings of: The Headley Society (1st Thursday) www.headley-village.com/society Arford WI (4th Thursday)
FRIDAYS Headley Art Group – 9.30-12.30 (Jim Lloyd 07790 532313) – a place to meet other interested people, have a natter, a cup of tea and a biscuit, and all being well perhaps even make a picture.
‘Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.’
George Washington (1732-1799)