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SHAMLEY GREEN PARISH MAGAZINE JULY 2020

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Welcome back to our readers. This month will only be available as an online edition. Paper editions will be available as soon as possible for future publications. Please make aware any neighbours who do not have

access to the internet . Keep Safe!

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CHRIST CHURCH, SHAMLEY GREEN SUNDAY SERVICES

8.00 am Said Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10.00 am Sung Communion, and Sunday Club in term time for children; followed by coffee in the Jubilee Room

On the First Sunday in the month services are as follows:

8.00am Said Holy Communion

10.00am Family Service (non-Eucharistic except at major festivals); no Sunday Club, all ages in church; followed by coffee in the Jubilee Room

6.30pm Evensong

Please check centre pages and Christ Church News for this month’s services and for seasonal variations. If you require transport to get to and from any of the services this month, or indeed at any time of the year, please contact a Churchwarden (details inside back cover). You can also find full details on our website www.shamleygreen.net What’s On page.

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A different kind of heroism

I’ve been thinking a lot about my mum during the lockdown. She developed an incurable condition as a young woman and, during my childhood and teenage years, became progressively more disabled. The things she did best and loved doing most quite quickly became impossible: singing and playing the piano, netball and tennis, teaching early years and helping to run summer camps for children from my dad’s school in inner-city Birmingham. She was unable to take me and my older sister to school, to attend parents’ evenings or school productions. She couldn’t come clothes shopping with us or to the cinema. She became housebound and in later years wheelchair-bound, unable even to move around the house, let alone go outside. You can see why she has been on my mind. The isolation I have had to endure and the restrictions on my movements, work and social life are as nothing compared with hers. This lockdown has thrown up a new kind of hero: people in their eighties and nineties walking round their gardens to raise money for NHS charities; volunteers faithfully shopping and collecting prescriptions for neighbours, packing up food parcels and delivering them, phoning and Zooming to keep people in touch; musicians, artists, actors and comedians performing online to refresh our jaded spirits; teachers, GPs, physios, clergy and other professionals tackling new ways and unfamiliar technologies to deliver their services; shops and food providers working round and with the restrictions to ensure we have what we need… My mum, with the greatest will in the world, could not have done any of that. The severity and range of her disability was too great.

But she did this: she loved us. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, seeking to escape her own isolation and sickness, wrote about the man she loved: ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.’ Mum, let me count the ways you loved us:

by never complaining about all that you suffered – and it was a lot;

by never begrudging us our opportunities, pleasures and adventures or making us feel guilty;

I ndeed by wanting everything necessary for us to be as happy and fulfilled as possible;

by endeavouring both to shield us from what you were going through and not to let it restrict our lives;

by trying not to let us see your frustration, pain and loneliness; by ensuring that we never, for one moment, doubted that you

loved us. That was Mum’s heroism, a different kind of heroism: behind closed doors, not acclaimed or fêted or even always appreciated at the time but heroism nevertheless – the courage and selflessness of true love.

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So I want in this letter to salute and honour all of you who have, over these past months, been exercising your own quiet, difficult heroism behind closed doors. You may not have been able to do anything which would get noticed and celebrated in the public arena; what you do may be taken for granted much of the time; what you have been going through may be unknown to others or not understood by them. But you have kept going and kept loving. If you have been caring for someone else or the one dependent on the care of others, I know you will have performed umpteen small acts of heroism. If you have been home-schooling young children, trying to work from home in shared and cramped conditions or going out to an unglamorous but necessary job, I know you will have had to make heroic efforts to do so. If your physical or mental health has been made worse by the lockdown and everything has become a struggle, taking on that struggle afresh every day has been heroic. If indeed you have been having a terrible lockdown, unable to do anything very much except survive, well done you, because that also takes a kind of heroism. One thing more: God not only recognises but blesses your heroism. As Jesus said: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’

And blessed are you, heroes of Shamley Green lockdown. If you would like to discuss anything in this letter, or just to have a chat, do get

in touch; I'd love to hear from you, Sally. The Revd. Sally Davies. (01483) 892030. (Scripture quotation from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches in the USA. Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.)

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CHRIST CHURCH NEWSCHRIST CHURCH NEWSCHRIST CHURCH NEWSCHRIST CHURCH NEWS Church during, and emerging from, lockdown

It was with great sadness that we had to cancel our Mothering Sunday services on 22nd March and then lock our buildings. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to protect one another and enable the NHS to cope, we have not been able to hold services in church or outside, other than graveside funerals, since then. Our Holy Week and Easter services together with weddings and baptisms had to be cancelled as did our annual meetings and this term’s activities, including our Christian Aid quiz and parish walk. As we produce this magazine, the government has announced that churches can open for private prayer from the middle of June. As with all things in this crisis, there are several stages of paperwork and preparation to go through but hopefully by the time you read this, the church will be open again during the day. This is for private prayer only and we ask you to use the sanitising products available and to observe social distancing. We hope that our church building can once more provide an oasis of calm for you, especially for those under strain at home and with little peace in their households. We will keep our website updated and we look forward to the day our church can be open for public worship as well.

In the meantime, we have kept in touch as a church family and parish through weekly newsletters from the vicar, phone calls and Zooms. Church members have also delivered shopping and prescriptions and prayed for one another on a regular basis. Resources for prayer and worship have been both provided by Sally and our children’s activity leaders and signposted where available from the diocese and nationally. Members of the church family all around the parish opened their doors and windows on Easter Day to sing Easter hymns as we rang the church bells, in fellowship with Christians across the country. We held a Zoom prayer meeting as part of the ‘Thy kingdom come’ global prayer movement on Ascension Day and have also produced video messages and recorded acts of worship, establishing our own YouTube channel to do so. VE75 was commemorated with prayers recorded by the vicar at the village War Memorial and a wreath-laying attended by representatives of the Parish Council, SGVA and Christ Church. Members of the congregation have also participated in diocesan acts of worship online and recently in our own Zoom discussion groups and a Quiet Morning. Kevin Garvey and the vicar have worked hard at keeping our website updated with resources and information, together with photographs of life during lockdown.

The Parochial Church Council has met by Zoom and email as have the church wardens. Our annual meetings in April, with elections for churchwardens, PCC and Deanery Synod, had to be cancelled but will take place later this year, probably in the autumn, under national church guidelines. Until then all officers remain in post.


Thanks to two generous legacies, we have been able to start work on redecorating our church hall, inside and out, to make it a more attractive facility for church and community in the future.

Our church school has continued under considerable pressure to provide teaching, support and resources, both online and in school, as well as meals cooked on-site and food boxes delivered to families. Staff and governors have also met online. The situation and the demands made upon them change frequently so we keep them very much in our prayers. Our plans for saying farewell to Headteacher Tess Trewinnard, thanking her for all she has done for our school and sending her into her retirement with our prayers, have had to be postponed to the autumn but see next month’s magazine for tributes to Tess and, towards the end of this month as the school year draws to a close, see our website/YouTube channel for a special message from Bishop Jo.

From the registers

Funeral: we gave thanks for the life of Keith Egerton on 24th March, Peter Derby on 15th April and Jeffrey Higham on 22nd April and commended them to the ground with our prayers.

The future

We do not yet know when our annual meetings will be held but we are planning ahead. We will need to elect new churchwardens and new members of our Parochial Church Council. Before lockdown, we had started some great new initiatives for young families – a Parent, Baby and Toddler Group and Messy Church services – which we look forward to resuming and developing further. We are redecorating our Church Hall so that we can also develop that and make more extensive use of it, as well as offering it for hire to local groups and businesses. The lockdown has opened up opportunities for considering and developing the way we worship, communicate with each other and look after one another. There are, therefore, exciting times ahead. If you would like to be a part of all that and have gifts and skills to offer, please contact the vicar, Sally ([email protected]; 892030). There are many different roles and opportunities for service, learning and fellowship and we’d love to hear from you.

Donations to the church

You can now make one-off contributions via our website www.shamleygreen.net or direct to our Shamley Green PCC Donations Account: Acc. No. 30638712 Sort Code 60-06-19. If you would like to know how you can support our parish church through regular giving by standing order, through a legacy or how to increase the value of your donation by Gift Aid, please contact our Treasurer Tony Robinson (01483 229141; [email protected]), our Legacy Officer Joelle Tamraz (07825 422344; [email protected]) or our Planned Giving Officer David Healey (01483 893607; [email protected]).

CHRIST CHURCH PARENT, BABY & TODDLER GROUP MESSY CHURCH HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT COPING WITH CHANGE?

Recently, life for us all has been about adapting to change. Whether it be who we see, how we shop, how we work and learn, or even how we relate to others. Today, we may be feeling uncertain of what the future holds. For children and students, who are about to start school, returning to or moving schools, as well as those who are preparing for university or colleges this maybe a particularly anxious time. In the bible there was a man called Abraham who was called by God to leave everything behind and journey to an unknown land. When everything was changing Abraham had to trust that God would protect him and show him the new ‘home’ he was promised. God also told him that, if he obeyed his request, Abraham would be blessed by becoming the father of a great nation. This was also to be a journey of faith for Abraham and Sarah, his wife , as they had no children at that stage, and they were both in their 70’s! Toddler Craft

Make handprints together. Talk about the different sizes and how things change. Explain that while things change, we can trust that our lives are in God’s loving hands.

For Older children

Illustration 1 Give a child a rucksack and a map as if they were going on a journey. Then blindfold the child and lead him/her around following the direction of your voice. i.e 4 steps forward, 2 steps to the right / left etc. Maybe have a particular point on the floor to arrive at the destination. The child has to learn the meaning of TRUST. Talk about how Abraham had to listen to God’s voice and trust him when everything he knew was changing. Are there

concerns that you want to share with God, or with someone you trust?

Illustration 2

Stand a child, who represents Abraham about 6-8 feet away from you. Blow up a balloon and aim it (untied) at her / him. The probability is that the balloon will be unpredictable and land somewhere other than in front of the child. This illustrates when we get stressed about things and do not allow God/ others to help.

Then take the balloon again and when it is blown up sellotape a straw onto the


side and thread a long string to run through it. Make ‘Abraham’ stand, holding one end of the string, while you hold the blown up balloon (untied) the other end. Make sure the line is taught. Then let go and the balloon should end up at its destination. This shows us that if we trust God to help us, he will keep us on the right track when things are changing. Romans 15:13 says: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as You trust in Him, so that You may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Gussie Walsh

A CHANGE IN ROUTINE

Being the director of music at Christ Church for the past 47 years my Sunday morning routine hasn’t changed much, until recently. I now have a new routine which started on Easter Sunday. It couldn’t have been a more perfect substitute for Shamley on that day of all. It was a Eucharist Service celebrated by the Dean of Guildford Cathedral, outside with blue skies, birds singing constantly, daffodils and very, very moving. There was such peacefulness and beauty I got the feeling that it was all happening very early in the morning, although I’m sure it wasn’t, and made me think of the first Easter Day. I have since watched each Sunday at 9.45 and, with one exception, all services have been outside in this wonderful weather. The cathedral music department are doing the most amazing work with the service always starting and finishing with the assistant organist playing a voluntary, from his home, on his digital organ. The music for the service is sung by the boys and girls from the choir, recording from their own homes, often singing in a number of parts and accompanied by the director of music on either piano or organ from her home. All truly amazing and such an incredible standard. The address is given by Bishop Andrew from the chapel at Willow Grange or another cleric from their own home or the Dean from outside. The intercessions are led by a lay person, again from their own home. How lucky we are that the cathedral has such a team who bring all this together for us. Hopefully it won’t be long before we can all worship together again but in the meantime I thoroughly recommend going on the cathedral website at 9.45 for just under an hour. Daphne Hamilton

Straplines

Reality is that which, when you stop believing it, doesn’t go away.

The greatest nourishment for children is not what goes into their mouths, but what comes out of ours.

Virtual Choir In February I was singing in three choirs. In March - none. However, there were many alternatives on-line. I joined the Self Isolation Choir, which eventually made it on to BBC news and attracted nearly 4000 participants worldwide. We practised together (separately) twice weekly and sang Handel's Messiah in a recorded version with professional orchestra and soloists on 31st May via You Tube. The number involved made it impossible to stream live. This is where the problem lay for me. I realised when it had taken two and a half hours to record one and a half minutes that I really needed a separate microphone and wireless headphones. I was trying to record my voice on one device while listening to the orchestral track and the conductor on another. In my bedroom. The ceiling lampshade kept appearing on top of my head in shot, so I made a tower of beanbags, stands and pots to elevate the recording device. Recordings 1 and 2 - Forgot to turn the audio on

3 - Van outside slammed several doors and not even in time 4 - Entire tower collapsed but my consequent exclamation recorded loud and clear

Subsequent recordings emphasised that my short headphones cable meant every page turn was recorded and even birdsong intruded. In the end I sent the least bad recording, just to feel I had contributed. Recording traumas aside, it was a great experience to both sing and 'chat'

online throughout rehearsals with the other singers and conductor. Not quite

as rewarding, but definitely different!

Go to www.theselfisolationchoir/summer-school-2020 for details of future

projects, you could even join in! . Chris King

Support The NHS

Dr Carrie Newlands and Prof Simon Thom, who live at Dene House in the village and both of whom work for the NHS, have set up a page on Just Giving to raise funds to help improve staff facilities at The Royal Surrey County Hospital. This was timed to coincide with the 10th

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Queen honours Shamley Green resident Michael Harding

Congratulations to Michael Harding on receiving recognition for his long service to the community by the award of this year’s Maundy money from the Queen. Sadly, due to Coronavirus, the ceremony in St. George’s Chapel Windsor on Maundy Thursday, followed by a luncheon reception in the castle, had to be cancelled. Instead, Michael received the two purses of coins and a letter from the Queen via courier at his home in Shamley Green. At the Royal Maundy Service each year, the Queen distributes gifts of specially minted coins. The number of recipients is equal to her age so this year 94 men and 94 women were chosen from across the UK because of the Christian service they have given to the Church and the

community.

Michael was recommended by our vicar, Sally, to our Bishop, and the Royal Almonry Office confirmed his invitation last November.

The Royal Maundy is an ancient ceremony, inspired by the Bible. On what is now Maundy Thursday, at the Last Supper, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and commanded them to ‘Love one another’. By the thirteenth century the Royal Family was taking part in

similar ceremonies. By washing the feet of the poor and giving money and gifts, they showed humility and compassion. When Henry IV became king, he introduced a new tradition, deciding to give the same number of gifts as his age. It became the custom for the sovereign to perform the ceremony and the event became known as the Royal Maundy. The first Maundy money ceremony took place in the reign of Charles II, when the king gave people undated hammered coins in 1662. The tradition of the king or queen washing the feet of the poor faded out in the eighteenth century but the monarch still gave people food and clothing. By the nineteenth century the tradition had changed again and the monarch simply gave people the Maundy money.

Michael was born in Shamley Green, educated at Christs Hospital near Horsham he became a geography teacher and then a Deputy Head before retirement. He still lives in the same house he was born in and has been a very active member of this community all his life. He has been a stalwart of Christ Church, Shamley Green, serving on the Parochial Church Council and many of its committees and working groups, as a sidesperson, leading prayers,


visiting church members who can no longer attend church, dealing with ancestry searches and enquiries relating to the church and churchyard as well as tending our church grounds and supervising young people for their Duke of Edinburgh award. He is Chairman of Shamley Green History Society and has further served our local community as a Parish Councillor and charitable trustee as well as supporting many other village activities. He helped set up and manage Carers’ Support Waverley which has an additional relevance in the current crisis when carers are under so much pressure. For the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002, he wrote a book documenting life in our parish. He was also a major contributor to the Wonersh and Shamley Green Village Design Statement that is still used as a statutory planning document to this day by Waverley Borough Council. Michael is probably one of the most well-known and well-loved characters in our village. A thoroughly deserved acknowledgement from our Queen for our outstanding citizen.

Shamley Green History Society In time to come when you look back on Spring 2020, you will think in terms of it being the start of a new era. No one can deny the immense unprecedented effort being made to reduce and control the spread of infection and we are deeply indebted to front-line NHS workers and to all good neighbour volunteers providing essential help to those most at risk due to ongoing health issues or their age. We live in an unexpectedly challenging times. Having a run of bright sunny days with all the evidence of new life in our gardens and hedgerows is a helpful, uplifting blessing. By the time you read this, the woods will have seen the bluebells come

and go while the trees will have sprouted fresh green foliage. It is the 250th anniversary this year of the birth of William Wordsworth, famous for his land-scape descriptions. Of course we greatly regret all the closures and the disappointment but the safely of society at large is paramount and, all being well, speakers can be persuaded to reschedule visits to some future date when normal activities are resumed. Those of you who are seeking to interest young members of your family in some new project could suggest building up a family tree, starting with grandparents while they are still available and at home to telephone and enquire about their special memories. You may also be interested in a newspaper article, by journalist Jane Fryer, describing a project commenced twenty-three years ago by Cameron Newham, an amateur photographer who has braved ghosts and dive-bombing owls to record the treasures and curiosities inside 12,000 parish churches. If you browse ‘Jane Fryer Cameron Newham’ you will get the full story, or go to the Cameron’s “Key holder for Parish Churches” app

http://cvta.org.uk/resources/digiatlas-of-churches/. from Michael Harding

VE75 Memories

In May Valerie Esplen collected memories of some of our more senior residents. Here are their stories. Muriel Hargreaves was a very busy student nurse at St. Thomas’s Hospital in the heart of London and thinks she was on duty on VE Day but she remembers being with the huge

crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VJ Day and seeing the King and Queen and the two Princesses coming out on the balcony. Whilst the students helped to take care of the injured, she remembers their privileges including free tickets to a box at the Albert Hall and the theatre and used to go to Myra Hess’s concerts at the National Gallery. On Victory Day the following year she remembers dancing with friends down the Strand and into Birdcage Walk after a lovely party at St. Thomas’s.

Muriel Derry was an orthopaedic nurse in Oswestry. ‘Wounded men were brought there from Liverpool, having arrived from the fighting in Europe. They were in a terrible state, wearing mucky old bandages and we received and cleaned them up. They were then put on trains for longer term nursing elsewhere so that we could be ready to receive more of the wounded from Liverpool.’

Michael Harding’s memory of VE Day was of disappointment; German Measles had prevented his return to school until May 8th, when he remembers seeing flags and bunting flying as he was returned to Christ’s Hospital in a taxi. Although he had recovered, Matron regarded him with suspicion and sent him to bed after a bowl of soup, while celebrations went on all around him and he remembers seeing the distant glow from a bonfire on the hill

where the whole of the school was celebrating! Daylight Saving means it would have been broad daylight until very late. If you have the 1993 book of Shamley Green’s history, on page 10 there is a photo of his younger brother Christopher, dressed as John Bull for the Fancy Dress Party held here at Shamley Green on the Green on VE Day. Chris Harding adds: ‘My Aunty Robb said to me let’s go down to the village green and have a real Birthday Party. We went down to the Green. There were people dancing in front of the Red Lion. The Green was crowded. Someone - maybe Tom Greenland - was roasting a pig. People kept picking me up and hugging me. I thought it was my fifth birthday party!’


Valerie Esplen was also at Boarding School but with happier memories. In the morning we walked to church in a crocodile carrying flags, and in the afternoon we had a Sports Day which was our absolutely favourite thing, and I remember marching round the tennis court to the tune of Colonel Bogey, which was very familiar to us all long before the film The Bridge on the River Kwai made it so famous. Sonia McCleery’s first recollection of May 8th was that they lived next door to a pub in a village in Kent and it had been very short of beer all week as they were saving it up for a big party on VE Day, which they duly held with much celebration. Her parents must have told her this as she was a bit young for beer at the time! And they all partied with the neighbours in the evening.

Isabel Drummond was staying in the Isle of Wight at the time and her clearest memory of May 8th was of the liner Queen Mary (converted into a troop-

carrying ship in the war years) sailing into harbour with all its lights blazing.

Anne Morpeth was at Boarding School in Scotland and they held a dance in the evening, but as it was an all-girls school the girls had to dance with each other which she says was not nearly as much fun as the balls she went to later, including on VJ Day when she was up in Inverness-shire. This time the local farmer’s extremely glamourous son, known as Bronzed Torso, took her and some other girls to a party, at which there were also Canadians from Newfoundland, who had been brought to Scotland to fell trees for the war effort, and they all went home together at 4.00 o’clock in the morning.

Jenny Talbot-Wilcox partied on Eastbourne Beach with a boyfriend and other; she remembers that they burnt some boats, perhaps to make a bonfire! And on VJ Day she was at boarding school and remembers getting tiddly on cider!

Doug Sudbury adds VE day was such a great relief and I remember my father and mother took me up from Streatham Hill, South London, to central London by bus or tram. There was great excitement, everywhere from Marble Arch through the West End and on to the city area. It was packed by people showing their relief that war was over and parties were being held everywhere. There was no need to get off the bus as it slowly made its way along Oxford Street. My father said that Streatham Hill came into its own, everyone kept their curtains open and lights on – no blackout so you could see into people's rooms if they were on the ground floor. VJ came shortly after when two atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima thus ending the war against Japan, by which time my father had died.

In memorium

Michael Harding laid a wreath at the memorial on behalf of the village and the Parish Council. The last post was played by the Hadfields to honour those who served and connecting across boundaries of age and nationality


The Arbuthnot Hall is a thriving community facility in the centre of the village and is available for hire with main hall, stage, fully equipped kitchen bar /committee room and disabled access. Regular meetings:

TUESDAY CIRCUITS 7.30 PM

FRIDAY YOGA THERAPY

SEASONAL - CRICKET CLUB

Other functions include: Newcomers Supper SHADES pantomime

Children’s activity afternoon – (Lordshill Playground) 200 Club Lunch

Village Fete

NSPCC Punch and Pate Luncheon

Shamley Green History Society

Conservative Jumble Sale

ALSO private parties and other fund raising events.

Should you wish to book your own function or to enquire about any of the above events, please call Ali Bull 01483 892254. Thank you.

ARBUTHNOT HALL 200 CLUB

APRIL DRAW WINNERS

1st Mrs J Grant Dunsfold

2nd Mrs J Tosh The Green

3rd Mr L Lock Run Common

4th Mr M Kendall Highcroft

MAY DRAW WINNERS

1st Mr D Macey Guildford Road

2nd Mrs H Kendall The Green

3rd Mr J Babbington Stonards Brow

4th Mrs E Moran Stonards Brow

JUNE DRAW WINNERS

1st Mrs V Wicks The Green

2nd Miss P Harlow Stonards Brow

3rd Mr R Frost Stroud Lane

4th Mr M Elliott Cranleigh

200 Club Update – June 2020

Greetings All – I hope this finds you all still safe and well, and bearing up in these strange and uncertain times, although we are now being treated to some lifting of restrictions. As there hasn’t been a printed Parish Magazine for a few months, I thought I’d include a 200 Club update at the earliest opportunity. The Draw has been continuing, typically in the first week of the month, but with social distancing forcing this to be held via a Zoom call, rather than a face-to-face meeting of the Committee (David Blake, Alan Pavia, and myself). However, the June Draw was the first Live 200 Club Draw for 3 months.

Still following strict social distancing, we were able to “meet” and hold the draw in Alan Pavia’s back garden. The picture below demonstrates the lengths (2m) we went to ensure that the Draw took place, but well within government guidelines. Here we see the velveteen bag being passed to Alan for drawing out the numbers. Please note the ample supplies of hand sanitizer on the table. Picture by kind permission of David Blake.

Our membership still hovers around the 200 mark, but it is a constant challenge to maintain this, as people move on, decide not to renew, etc., etc. Although the Arbuthnot Hall is currently mothballed, as there are no


hirers, we do still need to keep it maintained, hence the value of the 200 Club’s contributions. I have therefore included below a summary of why the 200 Club exists, and how it works. Thanks and regards, stay safe, and do contact me if you’d like to sign up to the 200 Club, or know someone else who might like to.Neil Harding

Arbuthnot Hall 200 Club

Suppor�ng Maintenance of the Shamley Green Village Hall

Have you ever seen the “200 Club Draw Results” each month, and wondered what it

was all about ? Well, read on………..

What is it ?

A local organisa�on which contributes to the upkeep of the Village Hall

Why does it exist ?

The Village Hall now costs around £13,000 per year to maintain

How does it work ?

200 Members, £25 per year, 50% to the Hall, 50% to Monthly Draw

(That’s only 50p per week, and much be(er odds than the Na�onal Lo(ery !)

Where does the money go ?

Repair projects, rou�ne maintenance, light & heat, refuse removal, taxes, insurance

What’s in it for me ?

A Monthly Draw: 4 prizes, £66, £33, £24, £16, and you have helped maintain your

Village Hall

What else ?

An Annual Lunch with our Annual Draw: £125, £100, £75

How can I join ?

Easy – Call or email Neil Harding on 893-457 nharding1@b�nternet.com

I am sure you will agree that it is important to keep the Village Hall alive – who

knows when you might need it for that all important func�on ? But it does need

maintaining, and the 200 Club provides an important part of that – please feel free

to join up !

Thank You

Arbuthnot Hall

The Arbuthnot Hall remains closed due to the corona virus guidelines, it is inspected and cleaned regularly, financial savings have been made by reducing services and utilities and also in other areas. Whilst regular and casual users have not been able to use the hall since lock-down nearly three months ago, we still receive income from two mobile food outlets who use our car park on Wednesdays and Fridays. This income has recently been augmented with the addition of a Fruit & Vegetable stall which operates on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. Such has been the popularity of the latter many people have asked if it could remain a regular fixture. The 200 Club thrives under the direction of Neil Harding and continues to provide a significant sum to the hall, which has been the case for many years. In these uncertain times it is difficult to predict anything with certainty, but we are confident if the end of year accounts show a loss it will only be minimal. Sadly the Race Night arranged for the 21st March had to be postponed at short notice, with everything in place for a fun and fund raising activity. Fortunately those kind and generous people who bought tickets, became owners or jockey’s, or sponsored races, have in the main left their money or pledges in place for the re-scheduled date which looks likely to be in January or February. Our planning application to rebuild the hall was due to be heard on the 1st April, but fell victim to lockdown. We are currently awaiting to be notified of a new date from Waverley Borough Council. The Annual General Meeting due to be held at the end of April could not take place, and we are not yet in a position to advise a new date. We await further Government directives and as a committee we will act accord-ingly. The layout of the hall is not ideal, although a one way system could be adopted. Access to toilets would present a problem and there are other issues. If, as looks likely, social distancing remains in place, the main hall could only accommodate 25 to 30 people in cinema style, the spread of the disease being more prevalent indoors. As soon as further information is available we will advise accordingly. It is our priority to ensure we act responsibly in the interest of everyone who uses the hall, or looks after it. Thank you for your moral support through these difficult times. Tony Hodgson (Chairman Arbuthnot Hall Management Committee)

Shamley Green Village Shop

The shop is now a lifeline for so many of us, and has never been so appreciated. I suspect there are some who are now shopping locally via their fantastic delivery service who have not used the village shop before . When the present nightmare is over, perhaps a wider circle of customers will have learned the value of our local saviour. The shop management and staff have responded heroically to the needs of so many in the village and so should have earned our enduring loyalty. Peter Flood



SHAMLEY GREEN VILLAGE CARE

It’s an organisation set up to provide transport (for example to hospitals, GP surgeries, chiropodists, shops) to any resident of Shamley Green Parish who is unable to drive themselves or use public transport easily. It calls on a small band of volunteers who give their services free. A donation is suggested to cover the mileage and parking costs.

VILLAGE CARE WANTS YOU-----

to get in touch if you have difficulties getting to the services you need. Penny Hodgson 898779 or Glynis Drummond 890475

Community Support

We had a great response from over 40 new and younger volunteers who

have helped mostly with prescriptions collections from Wonersh, Shalford and

Cranleigh. This was brilliant as our regular Village Care volunteers are

mostly over 70! The response to the flyer and online information was very

good.

The village community have been extremely supportive to their neighbours

especially Damian, Stuart and staff in the Village Stores who have delivered

regularly to older residents. Penny Hodgson


SHAMLEY GREEN GARDENING CLUB LOCKDOWN THOUGHTS

Strange times indeed! For gardeners, as with most of the rest of the population, this has been a period of opportunity and increased time in our home and garden on the one hand and intense frustration on the other! We have had time to experiment with and enjoy our plots during the exceptionally beautiful weather and have heard, it seems, more birdsong than ever before. One of our members has commented “the wonderful weather and having no other commitments enabling me to be out in the garden and greenhouse has been my only joy over these past weeks, making up for not seeing the family. We grew some runner beans and tomato plants for family members and socially-distanced over the wheelie bins for the hand over. (I was ridiculously excited beyond words!) The low point was a whole new-this-year packet of courgette seeds which failed to germinate. I was despairing of being able to grow courgettes this year, but Tony came to the rescue with one plant he had over. I was quite annoyed actually that this new packet had dud seeds and decided to plant the remainder of a three-years-old packet (from Franchi Seeds when they visited us) and the ten old seeds have now all come up!” Another member felt that a silver lining of the pandemic might be the huge upsurge in gardening by younger people, especially for fruit and vegetables and also the interest in gardening for wildlife. Yet another said that although she was sure that having a garden was the only thing that was keeping her mentally stable, she was very distressed at not being able to visit both friends and public gardens, just one of the many frustrations. Another major problem for gardeners seems to have been lack of supplies. Members found it almost impossible to source seeds, plants and compost and on-line sites became overwhelmed: the number of searches on the RHS website for how to make compost have increased by 500% from last year. As a result, we were driven to unearth old stored packets and sacks, resulting in an even tidier garden and shed – another silver lining! But just as you might be thinking that everything has changed, here is an extract (circa 1913) found in a 1938 diary belonging to our member Valerie Esplen’s

mother in law. The days of “The three Icemen”, St. Pancratius, Servatius and Bonifacius, fall on May 12th,13th,14th respectively. This is perhaps the most regular of all the seasonable spells of weather. Again and again at this period, if not exactly on these days, come the last frosts, and they are feared more than any other weather event in the year. Fruit bloom - strawberry, early apple and late plum – is at its tenderest, as are many newly sprung shoots of rose, dielytra or potato.

And so it was again this year, despite the world seeming to have turned upside down. So let us all be optimistic and confident that in the future our gardening, at least, will remain unchanged. Linda Penny

A New Garden Developing

We have experienced wonderful weather over the last two months, perfect gardening weather. Can you imagine how depressing it would have been in the current circumstances, if we had watched rain beating against the windows. At the time of writing we could do with a drop, my rain water harvester has dropped 0.8 of a metre or 2,500 litres in the last month. Along with many others, I have tackled tasks which have been on the ‘To do list’ for far too long. The garden is in pristine condition and there is not a weed in sight. We have over 100 ceramic pots and other containers and many of these have been re-potted or re-vitalised, particularly the aeoniums, herbs, agaves, orchids and pelargoniums. The highlight of the front garden in April and May was the lovely display of tulips ( the photo does not do them justice). They received admiration and comments from passers by to the extent that I intend to double the number of bulbs for next year. Tulip bulbs dislike sitting in wet soil, so when I planted them last October 6” deep, I put a 1” layer of coarse grit mixed with bonemeal at the bottom of the hole, quite a labour intensive job when 250 bulbs are concerned, but to see large headed flowers on stems over 600 mm tall was worth the effort. The front raised bed only constructed 18 months ago is maturing nicely, and the flowering shrubs


are filling the bed as I imagined. The secret with a new bed is not to plant too closely together but allow room for them to spread, all plants have labels explaining the maximum height and spread. It is tempting when confronted with an expanse of soil to cover it by planting too closely together. I have built two small fruit cages to protect our blueberries from the resident blackbird family. Penny enjoys picking these early in the morning to eat with her muesli especially as they are recognised as a super food. The photo shows the finished result, made from scratch with aluminium poles, plastic fittings and fruit cage netting.

The lockdown has given us more time to enjoy the garden, the beds of ‘Fragrant Cloud’ roses the melons, cucumbers and tomatoes in the greenhouse, aubergines and peppers in growbags, as well as many pots and containers. We are also growing vegetables in a section of the garden of ‘Hill Rising’. The extra time has also been spent reading in the garden, fulfilling something we have promised ourselves for years.

Rambling roses, honeysuckles have been added to the garden. A display stand purchased to show off the plants to their best effect and the parasol’s refurbished. Lockdown did have some benefits. Penny & Tony Hodgson



Please telephone any of us if you have a local issue you would like to discuss.Or contact the Parish Clerk Lisa Davison on 892601 or by email at [email protected] or visit the office in the Wonersh Sports Pavilion on Tuesday mornings 1000-1200 – please call the clerk for an appointment on 01483 892601. Or come to the Parish Council meeting on the second Thursday of each month (except August and December) to raise your concerns.

Your councillors:

Rod Weale 898006 Mike Band 892880 Chris Crouch 892231 Rob Ellis 892439

Chris Howard 894437

Anthony Shutes 890831

Stephen Lavender 07966533951

Council Vacancy

The Parish Council are currently seeking an experienced bookkeeper. Please get in touch with the Clerk if you would like to

express an interest in this role.

Community Room in Garden Close, available to hire through the Parish Council

Residents of Shamley Green may have noticed that Waverley Borough Council have been investing in the community room in Garden Close. This is in preparation for Wonersh Parish Council taking over the lease in early 2020. The community room is currently home to a range of adult Art Classes, available three days of the week and monthly meetings of Time for Tea and the Women’s Institute. The Parish Council are keen to see greater use of this facility and other facilities within the Parish, reflecting the vibrant and friendly community we live within. We will be offering reduced rates for residents of Shamley Green and regular bookers. If you want to know more, or to book the space, just get in touch with the Clerk, 01483 892601, [email protected]. Please look out for details of our community room open evening to come and have a look at the venue.

The Jubilee Room and Church Hall Shamley Green

A lovely rural setting within easy reach of Guildford For all your meeting and party requirements,

To hire please contact

Clare Stevens Tel: 01483 893211

• Fully Equipped Kitchens

• Toilet Facilities

• Seating for 40-60 people (check individual venue for details)

• Car parking

• Crockery, cutlery and suitable furniture available

• Jubilee Room has disabled access and facilities

• Children’s parties in Church Hall only

• Church also available for Quiet Days


The Easter Bunny came

Help is available Local domestic abuse outreach services and Citizens Advice have advisers working from home to offer practical help and advice to those who feel unsafe, and, if necessary, a place of refuge. If home doesn’t feel safe for you, contact us (details below), and, if it’s difficult for you to make that call, be aware that Boots pharmacies are providing a ‘safe space’ in all of their 2400 stores for you to do so. And if you feel in immediate danger, please always dial 999. Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality. We’re here to help. Contact South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Outreach Service on 01483 898884

Email: [email protected] or visit www.swsda.org.uk In an emergency always dial 999

Contact Citizens Advice on 0344 848 7969 to speak to an adviser Email: Use the Citizens Advice Waverley e-mail form on www.waverleycab.org.uk Registered charity no 1098859. Registered company 4823693. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN:617568


Shamley Green Golf Society

Mark Twain described the game of golf as ‘A means of spoiling a good walk’, a subjective statement which might be considered appropriate to some of us, nevertheless it has been a disappointing time for the members of the Shamley Green Golf Society and of course all other golfers, not to be able to tread the fairways, or in the writer’s case the rough and the woods – It takes a lot of balls to play the way I do!

It looked just prior to lockdown as though sensible and sufficient rules had been put in place by Clubs to ensure the game could continue. Gimme's of a putter’s length so the ball did not have to be retrieved from the hole, the flag stick to be left in place and not touched, no rakes provided for bunkers, clubhouse closed, arrive dressed for golf and change shoes in the car park, no shaking hands and keep a safe distance, which should not have been difficult when you consider the majority of courses cover in excess of 125 acres. With all Golf Clubs closed, the Society’s Spring meeting in April at the lovely Effingham Club was cancelled, made even more frustrating when the day arrived to find it blessed with gloriously perfect weather for golf. With the Summer meeting at Pine Ridge Golf Club near Camberley only a few weeks away, it looks as though that will also become a victim of the lockdown. Although clubs are open again, only two players can play together and some Clubs are not entertaining Societies and Pine Ridge is one of them. Both these venues have now been booked for 2021.

A wife asked her husband why he did not play with Jim Linter anymore? The husband replied

“Would you want to play with an objectionable cheat, who swears constantly, lies about his scores and throws his clubs around in bouts of temper” “Of course I wouldn’t” states his wife. Well mutters the husband “Neither does Jim Linter”

The Autumn meeting is arranged at the West Surrey Golf Club on the 27th August

If you would like to join the Shamley Green Golf Society please contact Tony Hodgson at [email protected]

POND MAINTENANCE

AND CONSTRUCTION

All aspects undertaken including complete draindown, cleaning and repairs to ponds

of any size.

To arrange a free estimate phone David Smithers

01483 374620 (eves) 07732 541057 (mob)

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Rowleys Centre

for the Community Victoria Road, Cranleigh

A friendly and welcoming atmosphere

and a great place to meet up with

friends, enjoy a meal or one of our

ac�vi�es. You can also sign up to go on

one of our popular day trips or

breaks. There is no age limit at Rowley’s, we

welcome everyone of all ages. Our regular visitors are from all around

the Cranleigh district including Sham-

ley Green but if you live a li(le further

afield and would like to come along,

there are no restric�ons. Phone us on 01483 277155 or

Email: [email protected]

Loxwood Landscapes Paul Gregson BSc Hons

* Hard Landscaping * Soft Landscaping

* Garden Design * Any project considered

for friendly advice and a free and prompt quotation please call Paul on ℡ 01403 753204 / 07949 312402

or e-mail [email protected]

SHAMLEY GREEN CHURCH HALL FOR HIRE

Church Hall (formerly used by the Montessori pre-school) available for hire Monday to Saturday and Sunday afternoon for group classes, eg fitness, art, well-being, pre-school, toddler groups, crafts, hobbies or other activities. Hire of the Hall (12 x 6 sqm) includes kitchen, toilets and storage with parking available across the road.

For enquiries, please contact the Lettings Secretary at [email protected]


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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

The main issue remains lack of reporting minor crimes, please help support our village and ensure you report issues and not ignore them. This can be done in confidence to Surrey Police on: 101 (the national non-emergency number) or http://www.online.police.uk/english/default.asp As always in an EMERGENCY dial 999 IIIf you want to give information about a crime or criminal activity without giving your name you can call the independent charity: Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

WHO’S WHO IN SHAMLEY GREEN VICAR Rev Sally Davies

The Vicarage, Church Hill, Shamley Green, GU5 0UD (opposite church)

[email protected] 892030

CHURCHWARDENS

Brain Grove 892299 Jonathan Jenner 898954

PASTORAL ASSISTANTS

Penny Hodgson Josie Pitchforth

[email protected] 898779 [email protected] 271595 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer

Clare Stevens 893211 Tony Robinson 229141

[email protected]

Safeguarding Rep Gisela Redman [email protected]

ORGANIST/DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Daphne Hamilton 893033

LETTINGS SECRETARY SUNDAY CLUB

Clare Stevens 893211 Annabelle Ball 898596

WHOLLY YOUTH

Jonathan Jenner 898954

LEGACY OFFICER PLANNED GIVING OFFICER

Joelle Tamraz 07825422344 David Healey 893607

[email protected] [email protected] CHURCH FLOWERS GOOD NEIGHBOURS SCHEME

Daphne Nunneley 892905 Alison Harding 893457

PARISH WEBSITE www.shamleygreen.net

PARISH MAGAZINE contacts and informa8on— See inside Front Cover

VILLAGE CARE

Penny Hodgson 898779 Glynis Drummond 890475

ARBUTHNOT HALL BADMINTON CLUB

Alison Bull 892254 Julie Mar8n 894459

GOLF SOCIETY CRICKET CLUB

Tony Hodgson 898779 David Harris 898908

FOUR VILLAGES WEDS. CLUB GARDENING CLUB

Ginny Wicks 894873 Aurelle Tomkins 892114

GARDEN CLOSE COMMUNITY ROOM HISTORY SOCIETY

Waverley Borough Council 523171 Michael Harding 892651

LORDSHILL PLAYGROUND MEALS ON WHEELS

Sam Godwin 891847 Rowleys 277155

NSPCC SHADES

Deborah Blake 892392 Jan Cornwell 892401

U3A (WONERSH/SHAMLEY GRN) VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

Cilla Morris 892348 Eppy Anderson 890304

VILLAGE FETE W.I.

Tim Harlow 894884 Ann Towers 278291

WONERSH AND SHAMLEY GREEN (C of E) PRIMARY SCHOOL

Head: Tess Trewinnard 892345

WONERSH PARISH COUNCIL WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Clerk: Lisa Davison 892601 Councillor: Chris Howard 894437

TRAIDCRAFT (FREETRADE) sueknight@[email protected] 07950 025137

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