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Parish Magazine July/Aug 2020 EDITORIAL

This two-month issue of our magazine is the last in the present run. In September there will be new pictures on the front cover and the advertising pages will have been reset. Unfortunately many of our small local businesses have not been trading since March and can no longer afford to advertise but I hope you will all support those who are continuing. It has been heartening to know that many of our readers have been seeking out the landmarks pictured through the year. I hope as much pleasure will be given by the new theme.

I’d like to extend my thanks to all contributors during the year and especially the effort made to keep the magazine interesting since lock-down. A really big hand clap for Jo Smith who prepares the magazine for the printers every month and Carole and John Wilson who make sure you all receive your copy. There will be spare copies available in the church porch but if you would like to have it delivered monthly to your door for only £5 a year please contact me.

Christine Leonard Editor Dear Parishioners 2/3 Parish Register 3 All Saints Services 4 New Path in churchyard 5 Lindford Church 6 Did You Guess? 6 St Francis Church 7/8 Postponed events 9 Future Dates / Websites 10 Arford WI 11 Walks and Rambles 12/13 The Holme School 14

Headley Village Hall 14 The Headley Society 15/16 Headley Theatre Club 17 Poem by Beth Arnold 18/19 Ludshott Photo Club 20/21 Gardeners Question Corner 22 Horticultural Society 23 Headley Cricket Club 24 How to make a Facemask 25 Headley Parish Council 26/27 Grayshott Arts Society 27/28 Parish Directory Back

Cover: Where is this building? See answer in September.

Deadline for September issue: 15th August 2020 Please submit articles to magazine@allsaintsheadley.plus.com

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Dear Parishioners, July/Aug 2020

Every morning I read two online newspapers. The coronavirus is of course centre stage and most of the news items are about the pandemic. They reveal that COVID-19 deaths in the UK have topped 40,000; that masks may or may not afford protection; that the “R” number, which indicates the potential rate of infection, is creeping up again in some parts of England.

Yet the world is beginning to grow noisy again. There is more traffic on the roads and more people making for newly reopened shops. A greater variety of news items are beginning to appear on our screens each day. Those of us who have tentatively learnt to Zoom and to Skype are finding ourselves zooming more frequently.

In so many ways this new burst of activity is truly to be welcomed. Life seems to be struggling towards something slightly more recognisable as a new “normal”. There are real bonuses, like the tentative relaxation of some of the social distancing guidelines so those who have families can be reunited a little more, even 2 metres apart.

But the future brings its own unknowns – and anxieties too. In twelve short weeks some of those things on which we once depended have changed almost beyond recognition. Some are walking the intolerably lonely journey of bereavement. Health has become a far more fragile commodity. Some are still imprisoned in their own homes. ‘Self-isolating’ implies choice – for some there is no choice. Some feel unsafe in their own workplaces. For some, job security and financial stability has all but disappeared. Others are working harder than ever before in order to keep us and our children safe in an unsafe world.

For many years we had a family cottage in Aberdeenshire and we had a favourite walk. It’s called the Queen’s Drive because it was Queen Victoria’s favourite walk as well. It’s a circular walk and pleasantly undemanding, a wide grassy track sloping gently between lovely trees with glorious views. One year we decided to come back on a more exciting path. We tried it and the path got more and more difficult until it petered out and we found ourselves clinging to an almost vertical hillside of slippery grass with a sheer drop of about 150 feet below us. I

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remember feeling very unhappy indeed as I inched forward, holding on grimly to the stoutest pieces of heather.

That walk is up there in my memory with the other scariest moments of my life and I really thought we might both end up at the bottom of the cliff. I only looked down once. That was enough. After that I kept my eyes fixed on my athletic friend who was leading the way and I tried hard to always find the same holds in the hope that as they had supported him they might also support me.

COVID-19 has brought us fears and insecurities and the way out will bring more. I am just reading a new book “Where is God in a Coronavirus World?” by John C. Lennox (The Good Book Company). It is an encour-aging read and only 62 pages long. The “blurb” on the back cover says:–

“We are living through a unique, era-defining period. Many of our old certainties have gone, whatever our view of the world and whatever our beliefs. The coronavirus pandemic and its effects are perplexing and unsettling for all of us. How do we begin to think it through and cope with it?”

John Lennox tackles some hugely relevant questions and, refreshingly, he does not pretend to have all the answers. But like the psalmist, he brings the underlying conviction that God has not deserted his people. And at the heart of the world’s suffering is Jesus in whose suffering is our hope. There are things we simply cannot do in our own strength, but which become possible when we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, and know ourselves loved and led.

In the words of an old American hymn, When the road is rough and steep, fix your eyes on Jesus. He is faithful to the end. Fix your eyes on Him.

With love and prayers,

Parish Register

3 June Maureen Ethel Thurgood Headley 83 Graveside funeral 10 June Ian Kenneth Walker Alton 73 Basingstoke Crematorium

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Church Services ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH

FROM TUESDAY JUNE 16 All Saints will be OPEN for private

prayer at the following times until Services restart

Tuesday evening: 7 8pm Thursday: 9.30am 10.30am

Sunday: 11am Noon

Social Distances applies Please wear a mask inside the church when moving around.

Provisional services when lockdown is eased Social Distancing in force

[All Saints will hold 50 folk approx. for this] 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion

Thursday 9.30am

Still in Lockdown in July? streaming service Facebook @ Sundays 10am

Start-up – if 5th July (Trinity 5 if 11th July)

5 SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY OF TRINITY and each Sunday thereafter 8.00am Holy Communion 1662 10.00am Parish Communion

Our Parish Church Website can be found at

www.allsaintsheadley.org.uk

See also our Facebook page search: All Saints Parish Church Headley

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The North Churchyard, Headley Parish Church This was opened in the Great War (WWI) from a large section of the Old Rectory Garden. The latest burial in the old section was in 1914 and the are several military graves in the churchyard; it is also known as the Long Churchyard.

The path along to the back gate has been awful, almost non-existent and often muddy, but with assistance from Friends of All Saints Headley, Headley Parish Council, East Hants District and Hants County Councils we have refurbished/ replaced the existing path so it is easy for people from Church-fields etc. and from the Holme School to come to the Church-yard, Church and Village Centre.

The path length was 160m and was put in by local firm James Gatcum and we thank them for that. We hope you like it too.

Andrew Barton, Rector and PCC

Poetic Licence! Have you penned your four lines for our verse competition?

With breath truly bated we ’wait your rendition. We hope to receive it, but please do remember

It must arrive here by the end of September.

To ian.jenkins481@btinternet.com (which is impossible to scan)

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Lindford Church Services

At the time of writing (mid-June) there are no imminent plans to reopen the church building for prayer or worship, although Pollyanna pre-school have safely returned to the church hall. We are being advised not to rush!

The lockdown has certainly given us all a chance to ‘stop and smell the roses’ enabling us to draw closer to God in different ways. So, until we can meet together in the building, the following is on offer on Sundays:–

10am – a short message from Cafe Church leaders livestreamed on the church Facebook page

11am (first Sunday of each month) – Zoom All Age Worship led by Deacon Janet Heys

Anytime – an emailed written service from our minister janetheys69@gmail.com

More information at www.lindfordchurch.co.uk

Did You Guess? The picture on last month’s cover was of the stone standing on the Village Green to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935.

Originally it had a plaque attached to the top, but over the years this became detached from the plinth and is now on display in the foyer of the Village Hall.

The plaque was unveiled by Dennis John Chiverton, whose birthday was nearest to the date of the Jubilee – he was 6 years old – see below.

The plaque now in the

foyer of the Village Hall

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St Francis Community Church News

www.StFrancisHeadleyDown.com

Not much has changed in St Francis in a practical or physical sense, but we have had continued success in our on-line services, reaching many more people than would fit in the church building.

Have you ever let your bible flop open to see where it leads? Mine naturally flops open somewhere in the middle and you probably find yourself in Psalms, the bible’s poetry book. I am particularly drawn to Psalm 27 which talks about ‘strongholds’, about the ‘house of the Lord’ and keeping us ‘safe in his dwelling place’. Having recently moved to a new house, on a hill or ‘rock’ as the psalm puts it, it has particular reverence for me.

The words ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Lockdown’ have entered our vocabulary and are probably used in every other sentence during most conversations. Most of us are now restless at being housebound for so long and, as restrictions ease, we look forward to the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’. I would like us to remember. We have been kept ‘safe in our dwelling place’ all this time through the grace of the Lord. While the lockdown will not last forever, our place in his kingdom is assured and Christians will ‘live in the House of the Lord’ forever. We don’t expect it to be a ‘Lockdown’ and it will definitely be virus free!

As Christians, our tunnel is permanently illuminated with the light of the Lord and we look forward to a time when we can emerge from this situation and meet again across a physical space, rather than through a monitor or mobile phone screen. I look forward to a time when we are allowed to greet each other in natural contact, with a firm and friendly handshake or long-expected hug from close friends. This may not be the case for a while even when we have emerged from our ‘tunnel’, but it is yet another milestone to look forward to. Psalm 27 ends with verses 13 and 1 . “I am still confident in this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord”.

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Our on-line Big Breakfast services continue to entertain and teach us new things. The one ingredient missing however is the constant supply of coffee and the welcome ‘bacon butty’.

The Food Bank continues to be a beacon of hope for those needing its services, more-so now than ever before. It continues to meet each Thursday and has adapted all procedures to fall in line with social distancing rules. With the re-arrangement of staff, it has meant a much-needed break for some stalwart staff. Donations and supplies, mirac-ulously, continue to meet the need of the growing number of families for which the food bank is a necessary lifeline.

Well done the food bank team.

Just a thought be uplifted and read Psalm 27.

Other Events

All clubs are temporarily suspended during the present Pandemic. The Food Bank – Thursdays, 2-4pm – Social Distancing rules apply For more information on any services or activities at St Francis please contact Pauline Firman on 01428 714095.

SERVICES JULY 5 SUNDAY Online BIG Breakfast Service – John and Cathie Russell 12 SUNDAY Online Service inc Holy Communion – Julian Gilbertson 19 SUNDAY Online Coffee & Cake Service – Martin Firman 26 SUNDAY Online Service inc Holy Communion – Rev Elizabeth Knifton AUGUST 2 SUNDAY Online BIG Breakfast Service – John and Cathie Russell 9 SUNDAY Online Service inc Holy Communion – Marc Nuttall 16 SUNDAY Online Coffee & Cake Service – Rev Elizabeth Knifton 23 SUNDAY Online Service inc Holy Communion – Martin Firman 30 SUNDAY Online Coffee & Cake Service – Julian Gilbertson

Morning Prayers through Zoom meeting (see website for details) Every Wednesday and Saturday morning 9.00 to 9.40am.

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Mobile Bank & Post Office Mobile services are currently suspended

but the Post Offices in Grayshott & Lindford remain open

Proposed Coach Trip to Lacock, 15th September Regrettably, this visit will now have to be cancelled. I very much hope to reschedule it for next year. In such uncertain times let’s hope for the best.

If you have any queries or would like put your name down in anticipation, please contact me on jillhowardduff@btinternet.com

or 01428 714073. Jill Howard-Duff

Parish Lunch

This is a monthly occasion and a pleasant way to meet and get to know fellow parishioners.

Everyone is very welcome. As soon as I can report some good news about the resumption of our Parish Lunch at Blackmoor Golf Club I will let you know.

Keep safe, Jill Howard-Duff

PLEASE SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME

Many local businesses remain open to offer you vital provisions. Please seek them out. They appreciate your custom.

(And you may get used to using them more in the future!)

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Dates for your Diary

Sunday 13 Sept – 2.30pm: Hindhead Common. The Haslemere Walking Festival is currently still hoping to host another Dramatic Walk over Hindhead Common, led by Jo Smith, aka Sir Robert Hunter. Check their Facebook page /haslemerewalkingfestival/ for details and news.

IMPORTANT!

With many advertised events being cancelled or postponed, it’s important to keep people advised of the current situation. We suggest that organisers tell the village website of any changes (email website@headley-village.com) so that we may all check there as to what’s on and what’s off.

Check www.headley-village.com for up-to-date information

PS. While restrictions remain in force, we shall be hosting the Parish Magazine on this website so that those who do not

receive their normal copy may view it here. Please pass the message on.

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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Arford WI

Mention the Women’s Institute and some will say “That’s all Jam and Jerusalem”. However, this is only partially so.

When the Women’s Institute was formed during the first World War, one of its aims was to encourage its members to help feed the nation, and the making of jam was part of this. Where would we be without Jam? It is essential for jam roly poly, jam butties and much more. Members of Arford WI are always pleased to purchase the home-made jam made by one of our ladies when she puts it on the WI sales table at one of our meetings. (Ten per cent of all proceeds from the sales table are given to help WI funds).

‘Jerusalem’ was written by the English poet William Blake in 1804. In 1916 Sir Hubert Parry, a Professor at the Royal College of Music, set it to music and it was used as wartime propaganda during the first World War, and the Women’s Suffrage Movement used it as a rallying cry. Many leaders of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes had been suffr-agettes. A letter sent to the WI magazine Home & Country suggested that members would like to sing Jerusalem at the forthcoming 8th Annual General Meeting in 1924. After an impressive performance at the 1924 Meeting, a competition was held for an “Institute song” – Jerusalem was chosen and is still with us to this day It is always sung at the Annual General Meeting held at a different venue in England each year.

The Women’s Institute is for all ladies with varied interests and skills; it is not imperative to make Jam and sing Jerusalem!! If in doubt that it is for you, why not come along when we are next able to hold a meeting and try it out.

In the meantime to find out more about Arford WI please contact

President, Samantha Downs on 07949 596878 or at Arfordwi.president@headley-village.com.

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Headley Walks

All organised walks are currently suspended due to the government restrictions. Watch this space or check relevant websites for information.

Paths Less trodden During this period of ‘lockdown’ I’ve been reflecting on the walks we could have been doing. This brought me to look at the Parish Council’s booklet Footpaths, Bridleways and Byways of Headley Parish – and to realise that it was somewhat out of date. As well as there now being new paths which didn’t exist at the time of publication (and at least one which may no longer exist) the descriptions of the condition of the paths often bears no relation to their condition today.

I have suggested to the Council, and they have given their approval, that we might raise a ‘post-lockdown’ project to revisit all our public paths and record their condition as they are now.

For which we will need volunteers. I’m happy to co-ordinate this – so if you are interested in walking the walk, contact me at wordsmith@johnowensmith.co.uk and I’ll compile a list of the willing. Meanwhile, here’s a little quiz. Some of our rights of way have acquired local names over the years. Do you know which the following refer to?

x The Brae x Breakneck Hill x Cradle Lane x Park Lane x The Shambles

And here’s a tie-break: In 1991 we lost a footpath to Surrey in a boundary change – where was it?

Jo Smith

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Liphook & District Ramblers

Although we can now exercise with five people from another household, maintaining social distancing during group rambling is not possible for the time being. Therefore, the Liphook Ramblers committee has decided that until further notice, group rambles are suspended.

When group walking resumes, visit www.liphookramblers.wordpress.com for details or email liphookramblers@gmail.com.

And until group walking is permitted again, here below are a couple of reminders of walks before social distancing:–

At Kingsley Vale

At Harting Down

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The Holme Church of England Primary School

On June 1st in accordance with Government guidelines the Holme School opened its doors to Reception class, Year 1 and Year 6, plus the children of key workers who have already been attending throughout lockdown. A

huge amount of work had gone on in the weeks leading up to the opening, preparing the school according to the new government requirements for safeguarding amongst the children and staff.

All has been successful and there is a positive and happy feeling at the school with many of the lessons taking place outside, along with garden-ing, forest school and music.

Home schooling on the internet continues for those pupils still at home. The Local Governing Committee would like to thank the schoolteachers and staff for the fabulous job they have done to provide education, security and support to all the children both in school and those remaining at home during the pandemic.

With only a few weeks of term left, and the end of the school year looming, teachers, staff and children will soon have to say goodbye to headteacher Ruth Worswick. Her 6 years of dedicated leadership, and total commitment to children, parents and staff, always going above and beyond her duty to support the school mean she will be greatly missed.

Preparation for the new school year can now begin as they look forward to welcoming the new appointed head teacher Mrs Sarah Stevenson to the Holme school in September.

Headley Village Hall

The Hall currently remains closed to all users. We shall, of course, keep abreast of Government advice and legislation and open up for those able to use the facilities in safety as soon as the law allows.

For bookings and information please contact 07704 379406 villagehallheadley@gmail.com — www.headley-village.com/hall

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The Headley Society Paupers to Pop

Currently we are having to cancel or postpone items on our programme – and, in particular, our planned visit to Headley Grange has been moved on by 12 months and will now be in August next year.

Until then, we offer you this potted history of the Grange. There may not be many village buildings which have achieved national fame over the years for two completely different reasons, but Headley Grange is one.

It was built in 1 as a ‘House of Industry’ at an estimated cost of some £1,500 for the parishes of Headley, Bram-shott and Kingsley, to shelter their infirm, aged paupers, and orphan or illegitimate children. Known as the Workhouse, it found its first claim to fame as one of only two workhouses to be sacked in the 1 0 ‘Swing Riots’ – and the same mob did both of them on successive days.

On Tuesday 23rd November 1830, a mob of rioters, estimated by some to be over 1,000 strong, walked over from Selborne, having sacked their own workhouse the day before, and proceeded to ‘destroy’ the Headley house.

For this and other ‘crimes’ committed during the day, seven men were sentenced to transportation, and the historians J.L. & B. Hammond in their book ‘The Village Labourer 1 0-1 ,’ written in 1 11, give it as their opinion that “if the rising of 1 0 had succeeded, and won back for the labourer his lost livelihood, the day when the Headley workhouse was thrown down would be remembered by the poor as the day of the taking of the Bastille.” But, they continue, “this rebellion failed.”

After the 1830 riot, the building was repaired, and the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses show it still being used as a workhouse. It was sold in 1870 to a builder for £420, and he converted it into a private house, now known as Headley Grange.

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In the 1960s the owners decided to let the house, which became a hostel for students from Farnham School of Art, and then in the 1970s a recording studio for pop groups, including Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, The Pretty Things, Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1973), Ian Dury (1976), Elvis Costello (1976) and Clover (1977/8).

Clover at Headley Grange

But most famously, in early 1971, “Out of the clear blue pool of creativity arose the eight-minute extravaganza which would become Led Zeppelin’s ultimate trademark, a song of shimmering and flourishing beauty, a supreme accomplishment which Robert Plant would later describe as ‘our single most important achievement’ … Stairway to Heaven.” Led Ze eli he defi i i e bi g a h b Ri chie Y ke

Today the house is no longer let, and remains a private residence. However, there is still continued interest in both of the stories.

In 1994, descendants of four of the original rioters visited the house to plant a cutting of the famous Selborne yew in the grounds, which is still flourishing; and the tale of the riot as a whole is kept alive with an occasional re-enactment by Headley Theatre club, most recently in 2017.

And the house continues to be a (sometimes unwelcome) mecca for Led Zeppelin fans – and also musicians. In 2014, Spitfire Audio managed to get permission for a number of well-known pop drummers to set up their kit in the stairwell (the ‘stairway to heaven’) for recording purposes. And Jimmy Page has also revisited to record reminiscences of his time there.

For more information on Headley Grange see the Headley website.

For information on The Headley Society please e-mail headleysociety@gmail.com

or visit our web page at www.headley-village.com/society.

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Headley Theatre Club

A trip-up down memory lane In going through our archives to pass the time, we came across a report of our production of ‘Ladies in Retirement’ in May 1973 with the added note:—

“The men’s section of the Headley Royal British Legion is still ‘red-faced’ over the recent sale of a gate-legged table at its jumble sale. The table, the property of the Headley Theatre Club and belonging to the set of their current production, was sold by mistake for a few pence. After extensive enquiries the purchaser was found. However, after transporting the table home he had spent a considerable time stripping it down and carrying out renovation works and had subsequently sold it!”

This photo was taken of the show – but where is the gate-legged table?

For further information on what we’re planning to do in the future, see our website www.headley-village.com/drama.

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The day when the world pressed the pause button, I wasn't ready. We had been hit by a global pandemic. There was a new vocabulary to learn, like social distancing, the World Health Organization and Lockdown. We had been busy thinking of "Brexit", but now the whole world needed each other. The Englishman in his castle began stockpiling loo rolls and hand sanitizer. The conversation became all about what was missing on the supermarket shelves. Time did not stop, but suddenly life took on a slower pace and came almost to a standstill, No need for constant clock watching. The birds did not know about the "pause". They continued to make nests and announce the arrival of Spring. Nature just could not hold itself back. The wildflowers by the roadside, took on an exquisiteness, Violets, dandelions, celandines and bluebells. The tender light green leaves on the trees, burst out with breathtaking blossom. The Earth began to heal itself. I had spent my life escaping into the outside world, meeting friends and reaching out to strangers in my community. I was part of the "coffee culture", There is a piece of elastic inside me, ...pulling me, drawing me outside. But now I have to learn a new reality. I am searching for a peace within me to carry me through. "Home is where the heart is "...they say, but part of me is reaching out towards my second home in Asturias, the mountains and the sea. "Ojála !"...."I would to God"...the Arabs said. We are all separate now, but sometimes more together than ever. And this too shall pass. I make a pilgrimage every day to the church and to the centre of the village. Along the way, passersby call from the other side of the road. It is such a joy to see another human being. The lady in the Deli calls out ..."See you tomorrow", ....I have made a link. I find a puddle of sunshine, on a wooden bench, beside the church. The church is in lockdown too....the ancient doorway firmly closed with Covid 19 notices.

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The porch has an air of sadness and neglect, with bird feathers and a dead mouse on the mat. I start to feel calmer in my little spot, begin to contemplate and pray. My list gets longer every day. All things will pass. Then I set off home in another direction. Now my life is full of the joy of little things,...glimpses of my grandchildren on line, a birdsong, the warmth of sunshine and the colours of wildflowers along the way. The nuances of each musical note on the radio and the joy of unexpected kindness. Communication has not stopped. It is all that it ever was and more. I am learning to be more skilled with technology, Whatsapp video calling and teaching English and Spanish on line. Who knows, I may even learn zoom. A phone call is wonderful too and the sound of a voice. Memories have to be stronger now. I have permission to talk to myself and my photos. All things will pass. When I feel despair during the night...when I cannot cope with the numbers of the dying and in the morning when I cannot remember what day it is,..... I think of the people suffering in hospitals and the doctors and nurses fighting on the front line and I know we all have to pull together and I can bear the isolation. And this too shall pass. I will reach Asturias again, the sea and the mountains and the friends there waiting for me. I will get to Wisley and meet up with friends and I will enjoy the "froth" on the cappuccino again, especially in Grayshott Pottery! All things will pass. But what I miss the most, is a hug. With special love from Beth. At the time of writing (April -May) 2020, a vaccine has almost been found by Scientists in Oxford.

Elizabeth Arnold, May 2020

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Ludshott Photographic Club

Despite the lockdown the club continues to operate on-line. Recently, we held a competition with our images sent on-line to our Judge, Paul Graber LRPS, who judged them from home.

The results for those who achieved the maximum of 10 points, in the Entry class, were – for her very sharp picture of an “Indian Tree pie” (a bird) Ann Wright and “Seed Head” a detailed close up of a Dandelion seed head by Lesley Coombes.

In the Intermediate Class, an amazing and colourful picture of the “Entrance to Tahoe Caves” by Brian Dowdall, followed by “Shockwave” a dramatic picture of a giant wave taken by Keith Mumford.

In the advanced section, Gordon Rae CPAGB took an unusual close-up of a withering Tulip head showing very delicate colours and textures, called “Studies in Texture”. Mike Young ARPS achieved a double, receiving two well deserved 10s for two stunning bird pictures, “Robin feeding juvenile” and “Goldfinch on Cherry Blossom”.

The Club was keen to find ways to involve its members over this difficult period and has come up with a couple of ideas to keep everyone interested. Each year it holds a Summer Challenge competition for which members submit photos on a given theme and the best images are then voted on by the membership. This year however we wanted also to do something of a non-competitive nature that everyone could join in with.

The club has asked members to photograph the Wildlife they find in their gardens or on their daily exercise.

At our AGM in June we show all images that have achieved 10 points during the year and the members vote for their favourites. This year our AGM was on Zoom and images were voted for on line.

The winner in Projected images were, for the Entry class, Ann Wright for “Bubbles over Canary Wharf”, in the Intermediate class, “Is anybody there?” by Sheila Orford and in the Advanced section, Mike Young ARPS for his picture “Robin feeding Juvenile”.

In the Print section, Entry class winner was Stuart Fromaier with “Eagle Owl Eyed”, in the Intermediate class, Bob Coles amusing image of “The Three Amigos” won, in the Advanced section Mike young ARPS won yet another competition with his “Cuckoo landing”. Considering we have

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been in lockdown the club members have been very busy, which is a compliment to the committee who have been so active during the Covid 19 outbreak.

If you would like to see these interesting images please look on our website Ludshottpc.org.uk. Also, why not join in the photographic fun by joining the friendliest photographic club in the area. Please contact our welcomer Diana Grant on 01428 713706.

Cuckoo Landing by Mike Young Eagle Owl by Stuart Frohmaier

Anybody There? by Sheila Orford The 3 Amigos by Bob Cole

Goldfinch by Mike Young Robins Feeding by Mike Young

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Gardening Question Corner

Should garden phlox be deadheaded? There are several benefits to deadheading garden phlox. Deadheading improves the appearance of plants, may encourage a second flush of

bloom, and prevents self-seeding. (Garden phlox freely reseeds itself). However, most cultivars do not come from seeds. Seedlings are usually inferior plants.

Which vegetables can be planted in late summer? Several vegetables can be planted in late summer for a late crop. You could plant beets, carrots, Swiss chard and kale in early to mid-August, plant leaf

lettuce and spinach in late August to early September, and plant radishes from mid- to late September.

Because of the hot, dry soil conditions, seed germination in late summer might be rather poor. To promote seed germination, plant the vegetables when the soil is moist after a rain or watering. Sow the seeds slightly deeper than spring plantings, and lightly water the row after the seeds have been sown.

Lettuce seeds are sensitive to extreme heat. To achieve good lettuce seed germination, check the weather forecast and sow the seeds when a period of milder weather is predicted.

There are small, black beetles feeding on my strawberries. What should I do??

The small, black beetles are likely to be sap beetles. Sap beetles commonly feed on overripe or damaged fruits and vegetables in the garden. Sanitation is the best management strategy for sap beetles in home gardens. Keep the strawberry patch as clean as possible through timely picking and removal of damaged, diseased, and overripe fruit.

Insecticide sprays are available for sap beetles but they are difficult to use because they are applied to a crop that is ready for harvest or while harvest is underway. If you do spray, use an insecticide with a short harvest-waiting interval and follow label directions carefully.

Which perennials should be divided in late summer? The best time to divide perennials varies with the different plant species.

Early spring (just as new growth begins to appear) is the best time to divide aster, chrysanthemum, hosta, sedum and ornamental grasses. Bearded iris should be divided in July or August. Late summer is the best time to divide peonies. Daylily, garden phlox, and coreopsis can be successfully divided in early spring and late summer.

June & John

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Headley Horticultural Society A period of enforced “lockdown” has not been a great problem for us gardeners; how lucky we are to have a patch of ground to call our own where we can spend all day and every day sowing, planting, weeding, moving plants and pots about and enjoying every minute pottering in our little bit of heaven. No need to worry about visitors or visits, trips out or meetings. Getting dressed up to go out is a thing of the past; we can spend all day in our comfortable gardening gear and it doesn’t matter if

our knees are covered in mud and there is dirt under our fingernails.

But wait a moment – is there something missing? Wasn’t there a reason for buying that special variety of tomato, for sowing that unusual sweet pea and carefully thinning the delphiniums, feeding and spraying the roses so the

leaves are perfect and the blooms in tip-top condition. Making sure that the birds don’t eat all the soft fruit, the pigeons the peas and the slugs the lettuce?

Of Course! The 5th of July would have been the day of the Summer Show and preparations for exhibits start well in advance. But this year will be different – so will we all step down a gear and let nature take its course with these plants? Probably not is the answer. Despite not being able to share the results of our labours, those of us who show will still aim to produce vegetables and plants of the highest standard even if they will not be judged. Nevertheless we will miss the buzz of anticipation as we prepare and stage our exhibits on the morning of the show and, when we return in the afternoon, eagerly looking for the First Prize Sticker or maybe a red card denoting the winning of a cup.

We don’t yet know how long it will be before we will be able to stage another show – we may have to wait until 2021 or even longer – but when we do get back to showing let’s hope that all the extra attention and nurturing will produce plenty of fantastic prize winners.

Jennifer Mitchell

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Headley Cricket Club

Cricket is back but with a difference! At the time of writing we are all looking forward with great anticipation to the first of three Tests against the visiting West Indian touring side, at the Aegeus Bowl in Southampton at the beginning of July. This game is probably the first ever international cricket match in this country to be played

behind closed doors and with virtual crowd noise (including the ‘Barmy Army’ if Joe Root gets his way) over the public address system. An extraordinary event but most desperately needed for players and (tele-vision) spectators alike after months of uncertainty and frustration.

Meanwhile, back in the world of ‘recreational’ cricket – the type most of us play! – there are still, at the time of writing, many obstacles in the form of ECB rules and guidelines to be overcome before what remains of the 2020 season can begin. Most of these regulations concern this new concept of ‘social distancing’ which is practically impossible to sustain in a sport such as cricket where for example wicket keepers, slip fielders, and umpires are, by their very nature, going to be within less than two metres of someone if any sort of sensible game is to be played. Even net practices are only permitted under certain conditions, one of which is that the batsman cannot physically throw the ball back to the bowler, as I

understand it. It has to be kicked or batted. It all sounds crazy, but no doubt we will find a way through.

Headley CC is still hoping to be able to field teams as from the beginning of August albeit within the confines of the new restrictions. Net practices, on a very limited basis, have restarted (see picture) and we can only hope, not only that the virus itself will have retreated from our island by the time August comes, but that the dazzling

weather we enjoyed in May will return by then also. Do keep in touch with what is happening on our websites at

www.headleyhants.play-cricket.com or www.headleycricketclub.co.uk.

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How to make a simple mask You will need: any fine weave washable cotton, plain or patterned. Rope or flat elastic; use cotton tape if elastic is not available. Adults; cut 2 pieces of fabric 9 x 6 plus 2 x 7 lengths elastic Children; cut 2 pieces of fabric 7½ x ”plus x lengths elastic

1. With right sides together start sewing with a narrow seam at A and

sew to corner 1, insert one end of elastic with end out and sew securely (perhaps two or three extra stitches) fig 1

2. Sew to corner 2 and insert other end of elastic. 3. Sew to corner 3 and insert end of 2nd length of elastic. 4. Sew to corner 4 and insert other end of elastic 5. Sew to point B leaving a gap for turning. 6. Once turned the gap can be stitched or left open for inserting a filter

(eg. kitchen towel, lint, felt or even a coffee filter) 7. Put three small pleats in each end and sew across the ends.

(Make sure the pleats face the same way at both ends) fig 2

Now comes the creative bit 8. You can personalise your mask with embroidery, beads, a sweetheart

mouth, your initials, Dracula teeth, appliqué flowers, an animal or the union flag – the ideas are endless. Perhaps you could let us see some of the results for the next magazine.

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Headley Parish Council

Part-Time Clerk & Executive Officer

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the Parish Council is still looking to recruit a replacement for Katie

Knowles who left us at the end of May. If you are a retired Clerk, happy to do a number of hours (primarily from home at the moment) and would be prepared to help until we are able to recruit, the full details can be found on www.headleyparish.com, call Deborah Chamberlain on 01428 712771 or email deborah.chamberlain@headleyparish.com.

Experience of managing a Parish Council, whatever size, is essential. We are currently working through the Government Covid-19 Office Risk Assessment criteria in order to be able to open our office to the public. In the meantime, whilst the office remains officially closed, emails are being answered and messages are being picked up from the office answerphone. Grant Applications for the coming year will be processed as usual.

HEADLEY PARISH COUNCIL’S SMALL GRANTS SCHEME FOR 2021/22

The Parish Council annually awards small grants to voluntary organisations for activities which benefit people living in the Parish. Community Associations, cultural, educational, sporting, leisure and local branch charitable organisations are eligible but not individuals or commercial organisations.

If you would like to apply for funding for 2021/22 (payable April 2021), application forms are downloadable from the Parish Council website or available for collection by appointment from the Parish Office. Applications are considered annually by the Parish Council at their October meeting.

Completed applications must be received by 18th September 2020.

Replies to: Headley Parish Council, The Parish Office, Arford Road, Headley GU35 8LJ – Tel: 01428 713132

E Mail: clerk@headleypc.co.uk – Website: www.headleyparish.com

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The annual issue of fast-growing hedges

We are aware that hedges are in full growth at present and appreciate the burden this puts on residents with road and pavement frontages. There are many of us in the parish with “the problem” and sometimes hedges need to be trimmed back up to 4 times per year to allow the safe passage of pedestrians, particularly along pavements.

Headley Parish Council would therefore like to remind residents that is the landowner’s responsibility with road-facing properties to keep their hedges trimmed back to the full extent of the pavement width and where a road is concerned, back to the edge of the road.

With more of us walking and cycling in the current climate, to have to step into the road with a pushchair or cycle in the middle of a narrow road to avoid vegetation, both potentially into the path of a vehicle, is extremely dangerous. It is the householder’s responsibility and obligation to cut back hedges to protect members of the public passing their property. So please don’t wait until later in the year, take action now.

With thanks.

The Arts Society, Grayshott

The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the Architecture of Frank Gehry’

Having cancelled all of our events between mid-March and June, the committee of The Arts Society decided to branch out into running online lectures. We were fortunate to be able hire the excellent art historian and lecturer Sian Walters who delivered a brilliant lecture to us last week, via Zoom Webinar. We were thrilled that over eighty of our members were able to access it and now we plan to run more

Sian gave a very interesting and inspiring talk on The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the architecture of Frank Gehry’s amazing, unusual and somewhat strange sculptural building designs.

She talked about the history of the Guggenheim Foundation, how the family grew from rags to riches, its interest in collecting art and the educational power of it. The Foundation has subsequently created three museums with wonderful collections in New York, Venice and Bilbao, and a fourth is currently being built in Abu Dhabi.

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Bilbao was once a thriving centre for shipbuilding and steel manufacture but, following economic recession in the mid twentieth century, the area became very run down. A re-development project in the 1990s gave Frank Gehry the opportunity to design a new museum in the heart of the city with the aim of injecting a new lease of life, stimulating culture and bringing people into this Basque area.

The Magnificent building reflects the industrial legacy of the past and is built out of concrete, with a thin skin of titanium on the surface. Chosen because of its strength and reflective quality, the expensive titanium ensures that the colour of the building changes with light at different times of the day and year. The interior is designed around a large, light-filled atrium with views of Bilbao’s estuary and the surrounding hills of the Basque country. The three levels of the building are organised around the atrium and are connected by means of curved walkways, titanium and glass elevators, and staircases. The spacious and versatile design is a perfect setting for a mixture of both permanent and visiting exhibits to be viewed.

‘Snake’ by Richard Serra, an innovative work made for the Museum’s inauguration consisting of three enormous, serpentine ribbons of hot-rolled steel, is permanently installed in the museum’s largest gallery. The huge success of the museum and its unusual exhibits enabled the building costs to be re-cooperated within seven months of its opening.

Canadian-born Frank Gehry’s career only took off when he reached his sixties and his controversial designs have made him one of the most sought-after architects in the world. His cutting-edge designs feature abstract shapes colliding sculpturally with references to the sea and fish, clearly seen in the fish scale appearance of the titanium panels on the Museum. Even though he is in his nineties, this iconic architect is still working today with the energy of someone significantly younger, and is currently involved in the building of apartments in the Battersea Power Station Project.

For more information about our forthcoming programme please visit: www.theartssocietygrayshott.org

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DIRECTORY THE PARISH OF

ALL SAINTS HEADLEY

The Rector Revd Dr Andrew Barton All Saints Rectory, High Street Headley, GU35 8PP

01428 717321 (Day off Monday)

Assistant Curate Revd Helen Kempster 01428 713973 helen.kempster@btinternet.com

Parish Administrator Olwen Parton 01428 717207 olwen@allsaintsheadley.plus.com Office open Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30-12.00

Churchwardens Malcolm Iremonger* 01420 472142 Claire Grafham* 01428 717818

Deputy Churchwardens Richard Kemp* 01428 713665 Ian Jenkins* 01428 717507 Licenced Lay Minister (Reader) David Arnott 01420 478182

david.arnott@headleyallsaints.org.uk Reader Emeritus David Turrill 01428 609272

ASH Puppets Frances Morgan* 01428 713309 francesemorgan@yahoo.com

Christian Aid Edwin Catt* 01420 478020 Christian Stewardship Simon Parton 01428 714371 Church Centre Booking Tina Wareham 01428 717784 Electoral Roll Officer Carole Wilson 01428 712372 Flower Rota (Temp) 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: magazine@allsaintsheadley.plus.com PCC Secretary Ann Sherburne-Hall* 01428 713566 Social Committee Ian Jenkins* 01428 717507 Sunday Club Lesley Barton 01428 717321 Verger Edwin Catt* (temp) 01420 478020 Website 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 Sylvia Burrows 01428 712522 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 <arfordwi.president@headley-village.com>

Samantha Downs 07949 596878

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 01428 713828

07788 921212 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 Royal British Legion Terry Eamey 01428 713622 Headley Theatre Club Dilys Williamson 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 vacant 01428 713132

Resp. Finance Officer Tanya Hampshire 01428 713132 Assistant Clerk Jo Littletree 01428 713132

headleyparish.com clerk@headleypc.co.uk

Lindford Parish Chair Gerald Biddiscombe Clerk Stephen Holden 01420 475788

www.lindfordpc.org.uk lindfordpc@gmail.com

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

Floss Mitchell Adam Carew

01428 712079 floss.mitchell@hants.gov.uk 01420 769098 Adamcarew007@gmail.com

Member of Parliament Damian Hinds 02072 197057 damian.hinds.mp@parliament.uk

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HALLS Broxhead Pavilion www.broxheadpavilion.co.uk 07912 687887 Headley Church Centre Tina Wareham 01428 717784 Headley Village Hall villagehallheadley@gmail.com 07704 379406 Lindford Village Hall Stephen Holden

lindfordpc@gmail.com 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 valellis67@gmail.com Woodlands Hall, Heatherlands Nicky Clements 01428 717231 Nicola.clements@easthants.gov.uk

MEDICAL Badgerswood Surgery 01428 713511 Headley Pharmacy (next to Badgerswood Surgery) 01428 717593

Regular Weekly Events at the Church Centre

MONDAYS Fitsteps Dance Classes – 9.30-10.30 & 10.45-11.45am (07887 700045)

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) Photographic Club (Tracey Clark tracey.clark@workingatheightltd.com)

‘A l’eau – c’est l’heure!’ Said by some to be the unofficial motto of the French navy