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Recipe 10

Anewchildrensauthor 12

Worldsfunniestrealadverts 12

QuickQuiz/Sudoku 14

HistoryNotes:GilbertD’Aquila 16,18

BillyBrown,Tellingyouhowitis 22,24

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MissMoneywise 31

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What’sOn 31

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Dear Residents,

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TheRotaryclubbringsusanupdateoftheirlatestnews & in our history notes we find out who laid the foundationsofourtown.

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EastGrinsteadLivingisbackingImberhorneSchool’scampaignforanewSportsHall.Thisisthefirst of several featureswewillbepublishingduringthecourseoftheyeartohelpgettheirmessageheard.Theimportance

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EastGrinsteadiswellknowntobeatownthatlovessportandappreciatestheperformingarts.Thisprojectwilladdgreatlyto both these fields with facilities available notonlyforchildrenbutforthecommunityasawhole.Ourfundraisingcampaignhasatargetof£200,000.Theschoolwillcontributewhatitcanfromtheschoolbudget(weallknowbudgetsaretight…)

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Gilbert D’Aquila: The Man Who Laid the Foundations of Our Town

To start this series on local residents who left their mark on the town, I am going to talk about the man who began it all. Gilbert D’Aquila was the grandson of Engeloulf de l’Aigle who came over from France in 1066 with William of Normandy. D’Aquila and l’Aigle are variations of the same name meaning “eagle”. This could have referred to an emblem on their coat of arms or indicated they were particularly sharp-eyed.

William brought with him hundreds of landowners and nobility from Normandy. They supplied him with money, ships, horses and men. After defeating Harold at the Battle of Hastings on October 14th 1066, William swept through Sussex laying waste to the county on his way to London where he was crowned. To reward his followers and to ensure that his route to France was secure in case the necessity for reinforcements should be needed in the early days, William gave them lands in Sussex. He divided the county from south to north into six strips called “rapes”. They were Chichester, Arundel, Bramber, Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings. Every rape contained a harbour or major river and a castle was subsequently built in each one. East Grinstead fell into the Rape of

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Initially, it was awarded to Robert, Earl of Mortain, William’s half brother. However, after Robert’s death his son, William, rebelled against Henry I. He was dispossessed of his lands and they were given to Gilbert D’Aquila in the very early C12th.

Gilbert seems to have taken a serious interest in his holdings. He built well known Michelham Priory and the church of All Saints in the nearby village of Laughton. At about the same time Gilbert decided to build a new town on the ridge near the church of St Swithun’s in the north of his estates.

In the Domesday Book, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086 to establish the extent and value of his kingdom, East Grinstead is only a “hundred”. This was a Saxon division of land and it contained several manors and ”una ferraria” or iron-working site. There was no actual settlement named East Grinstead.

From St. Swithun’s name it can be reasonably inferred that it was built soon after 999. The real Saint Swithun was Bishop of Winchester. At that time, important people would be buried inside the church. The more important, the nearest the altar. Lesser mortals were buried outside. St Swithun was a very humble man and requested to be buried in the churchyard. However, he was buried near the altar as his congregation thought befitted a man of his standing. For forty days and nights the heavens opened and tremendous storms raged around the town. They did not stop until St. Swithun was reburied outside as he had wished. This miracle would have made a powerful impression on everyone and the story soon spread all over England, so who better to have your church dedicated at that time than him.

St. Swithun’s would have served as a focal point for the area for many years before Gilbert arrived. Everyone from the surrounding manors would have worshipped at the church. They would have brought their local disputes to the moot courts held there, sold their produce at the informal gatherings and, no doubt, exchanged gossip. This, together with the church being sited on a sandstone

ridge running west to east, made it an obvious choice for a settlement (last to become East Grinstead).

It was carefully laid out on both sides of a broad street, which allowed space for markets, fairs and the passage of sheep and cattle. The houses or “burgages” were a standard thirty three feet wide, with long gardens called “portlands” running for some 300 yards behind them. The houses were timber framed, infilled with wattle and daub and probably thatched. Inside was one large open space in which the whole family would live. In the centre of the earth floor, a fire would burn to provide heat and a means of cooking. The smoke escaped through a hole in the roof. Later a loft might be built over part of the area to provide a sleeping chamber for the master and mistress. Many of the residents would be tradesmen and would carry on their business at the front of the building. Again, a refinement would be to partition off a small section to devote to their trade. They could be carpenters or work in one of the leather trades, making shoes or saddles and harnesses for horses.

On the land behind the dwelling a variety of fruit and vegetables were grown to provide for the family. Peas and beans were staples in their diet. Cabbages, onions swedes would give variety. Apple and cherry trees would be planted. Chickens provided eggs and meat. Many would keep a pig which was killed and salted in the Autumn. Beehives made honey. The water supply was not always pure so most people, including children, drank small beer, brewed from the locally grown barley. This would be bartered for from the local farmers in return for some vegetables or honey.

The reasons for Gilbert to build a town will never be known. Perhaps he was familiar with the area as it was about half way between London and the coast and would provide him and other travellers with a convenient resting place. Whatever his reasons the past and present residents of the town are grateful that he laid the foundations of this pleasant market town.

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Bill starts, “My mum was the most wonderful lady (he admits everyone says this but it’s true). As you can tell from the book she used to collect sayings: “Never be afraid to try anything. The worse thing that can happen is that you’re back where you started” (and another), “Never be afraid to ask anyone anything, the worst they can say is: b**ger off”, that’s it. So I’ve never been afraid of trying anything’. Thus his foray into the writing world…

His daughter nagged him for years to write his life story, ‘Before you can’t remember anymore,’ she said - though I can’t imagine that happening. At nearly 70 Bill’s memory’s as keen as the eyes of an eagle and his mind is as full of energy, ‘ age is a state of mind… your body might get a bit more tired but your brain shouldn’t’, he said.

Submitting a 5000 word entry to the Alan Titchmarsh writing competition he came second out of just over a 1000 entries. Approached by a publisher, he signed a 3 book deal.

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Often asked what the greatest change he’s

Billy Brown Telling us how it isWhen I met Hartfield resident, Bill Brown, at the East Grinstead Arts Festival last summer, 2 minutes of chatting to him was enough to decide to buy his book, Billy Brown, I’ll Tell Your Mother. I decided to read a couple of chapters to see if it was any good and not bother to finish if it became a chore. A week later it was done and dusted – no mean feat for a mother of 3 young children.

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seen through his life, he admits some changes are good and some are bad:

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‘I might sound like an old grump but you’ve seen all these things. If only we had old values back, it would make such a difference’.

Talking about his time in the fire service it becomes obvious that whatever Bill does, he does it well. As a fireman he became the most highly qualified man in the service, admittedly taking even obscure courses so he could never be in the position of being told, ‘oh you can’t do so and so, it shouldn’t be done that way… etc.’ Thus another gem of wisdom spilt out: ‘if you’re going to do something... then do it to the best of your ability’ and ‘I’ll only do something if I know I can do it well’.

Such things are easy enough to say but Bill puts his money where his mouth is. He started at Battersea Firestation, moved to busier Brixton (his home turf), and finally got to, at the time, the busiest fire station in the world: North Kensington. ‘Because you’re either going to be a fireman

or you’re not…’ Bill states. ‘In all professions there are some who want to do the profession and some who come along for the ride’.

He served 21 years in the fire service; for the last 15 he was in charge of a specialised rescue unit who don’t fight fires but rescue people in machinery, cranes & even firemen who get into trouble. ‘You have to volunteer to do it (you can’t be forced) and it’s serious. By the end of I was getting a bit saturated, it’s like being at war... dealing with death and destruction every day. But I loved that job’.

He pulls out a book that his partner Jane came across called: “Great Fires of London” It’s literally strewn with pictures of Bill back in the day.

Among his awards he received the Chief Officer’s commendation for bravery for what Bill thought was an uncanny reason: A drunk was throwing tiles at the police from a roof, he’d slipped down and was hanging from the guttering, if he’d let go that would have been it. Bill dragged him up, still kicking and lashing out, tied thick rope around him, slung him over his shoulder and got him down to safety. When he was untied, the drunk legged it, the police in chase. They were impressed by Bill’s non-chalant fearlessness and recommended the award.

As a retired fireman I asked him about his thoughts on Health & Safety: ’Health and Safety is a good thing but it’s been overdone’. He goes on to explain how he came out of his local supermarket, there was a commotion in

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In an age of ‘cover-your-backside’ this is a refreshingly different attitude.

Here’s another gem: ‘You learn as you get older (it’s very rare that a young person will learn it) just how precious life is. Life is so precious. Some young people throw it away

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Well I’m not that old yet (I hope) and it sounds like grounded sense to me.

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The English Language: is there method to the madness?Intheseventeenthcenturyarenaissanceoftheclassicallanguagesleadtothe‘b’beinginsertedintothewordsdebtanddoubt.Previouslythesewordshadbeenspelt‘dette’and‘doute’andthenewspellingswereanodtotheLatinwords:debitumanddubitare.Theseotherwordspickeduptheirodd spellingsforthesamereason:island,scissors,anchor,rhyme.

Sometimeswordswhichspellingswerethus‘latinized’,alsothenchangedinpronunciation:describe,witha‘b’sound,wasoncedescrive;perfectonceperfet:verdictonceverditandadventureonceaventure.

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Wednesday 4th January EastGrinsteadFlowerClub.LargeParishHalls,CantelupeRoad,EastGrinstead.�:30pm–9pm.Contact Maureen Scourfield 01342 713191, [email protected] 16th January EastGrinsteadNaturalHistorySociety.Talk:WildlifeofNorthumberland–GlendaLaw(Ourvicechairperson).AllmeetingstakeplaceatStBarnabusChurchHall,DunningsRoad,at�.45pm,Visitors£2.50includingrefreshments.ContactLesleyBerryon01342324955.saturday 21st January AshurstwoodCommunityPre-schoolinviteyoutoourannualCarBootandTableTopSale,12pm-3pm.ItisbeingheldinAshurstwoodVillageCentre(20-24MaypoleRoad,RH193QN).BuyersandSellerswelcome,allpitchesmustbebookedinadvance;atabletoppitchis£12andacarpitch is £10 (£12 for a van). Please contact Katie Flammantobookyourspace01342826916.FoodandRefreshmentswillbeavailable.Visitourwebsitewww.ashurstwoodpreschool.co.uk.(Hallopentosellersfrom10am)saturday 21st January TheEastGrinsteadWritersClub.LaunchDay,2pmuntil8pm.TheallnewEastGrinsteadWritersClubisforpassionatewritersofallgenresandages.OpenDayCompetition:SHORTSTORY&POETRYSLAM!Comealongtoenter.Yourpiecemustbereadwithin5minutes-anyonegoingover5minutes will be disqualified! Entrance fee £6 for competitionparticipantsand£3forspectators.Cashprizeswillbeawardedforthebeststoryandpoem.CHILDREN’SCATEGORY:9-12yrsTEENS:13-16yrsADULTS:1�yrs+LaunchtobeheldattheJUBILEECOMMUNITYCENTRE,CharlwoodsRoad,EastGrinstead,RH192HL.Forfurtherinformation01342311964oreastgrinsteadwriters@live.co.ukJanuary 25th Wednesday – 28th saturdayAshdownPantomimers:TheSnowQueen.Plentyoflaughsandcomiccapers.ForestRowLargeVillageHall.Wed&Thurs:6.45pm,Fri:�.45pm,Sat:2.30pm&�:45pm.Tickets,BullfrogMusic,ShipStreet,EastGrinstead(01342315602)&ForestaTravel, Hartfield Road, Forest Row (01342 822607). www.ashdownpantomimers.co.ukFriday 3rd February FriendsofEastGrinsteadMuseumSpeaker’sNight,8.00pm.EastCourt.AndrewWilsonwillpresentashorttalkillustratedwithslidesabouthearingdogsforthedeaf.YouwillalsobeabletomeethisworkingdogBaxter.Allwelcome,non-members£2.50membersfreetuesday 7th February Benefit Concert in aid of HUGS (Help us give support)AnEastGrinsteadbasedchildren’scharity,�:30pm–9:30pm.3LocalBands.Ticket

Prices:£9.00.Wheelchairs:£5.00.AtChequerMead,call:01342302000Friday 17th FebruaryEastGrinsteadSociety:OurFebruaryMeetingtakestheformofanOpenForumwhenmembersandvisitorscanraisequestionsaboutthetowneitherrelatingtoitspast,presentorfuture.ThespeakeronthisoccasionisCountyCouncillorMrsHeidiBrunsdonwhoisalsoaTownandDistrictCouncillorandwillbespeakingontheevolvingNeghbourhoodPlan.�.30pmintheMainHall,EastCourt,offCollegeLane,EastGrinstead.saturday 25th February ThePrehistoryoftheWeald-thistwodaycourseisbeingrunbyTheCentreforCommunityEngagementpartoftheUniversityofSussex.ThecoursewillexploretheuntappedarchaeologicalpotentialoftheSussexWealdthroughaclassbased day followed by a field trip to a private siteandmonument.TheclasswillbeheldattheAshdown Forest centre, Wych Cross and the field tripistoChiddinglyeWoodRocks,PhilpotsIronAgeCampandGardenHillfort.Formoredetailscall012�36�852�[email protected]

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Friday 20th January at 7:00pMSitback,relaxandenjoythebestofliveJazzcombined with the finest bistro menus. Entry £5.00.PleasereserveatablebycallingMandy,RogerorPaulon01342324860.Wednesday 25th January at 7:30pMLDN Wrestling IT’S BACK! On the exciting bill will benewBritishHeavyweightChampionAlanLeeTravis,CapitalWrestlingChampionRichardParliament,RobCage&somanymore!Wednesday 1st February at 7:30pMTheatreUnlimitedpresentsStalin’sFavourite.In1941,thehugepopularityofhispoem,‘Waitfor Me’, projected Konstantin Simonov into the literarystratosphereoftheSovietUnion.ButwhatpricebecomingStalin’sfavouritewriter?thursday 2nd February at 7:30pMTheatreUnlimitedpresentsDefyingHitlerSebastianHaffnerwasn’taNaziandhewasn’tJewish.Hewasjustasensitiveandhighlyintelligent,butotherwiseordinaryGerman,strivingtocometotermswiththemadnessthatwasNaziGermany.saturday 4th February at 7:30pMTheBohemianspresentsANightofQueen.TheBohemians are the first Queen tribute to play everytypeofeventrunbytheQueenfanclub,& the first Queen tribute to be seen, and play on thesamebillasQueenguitarist‘BrianMay’,whodescribedthebandas‘brilliant’.



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