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Winter 2015Inside this issue

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Horsell Residents’ Association Contacts

President: Dorothy Smith Tel. 836031; [email protected]: Robin Hoyle Tel: 730045; [email protected]. Treasurer: Carol Cheesman Tel. 766696; [email protected]. Secretary: Ronald Piper Tel: 855108; [email protected] Secretary: Robin Hoyle Tel. 730045; [email protected]

A word from the EditorSeason’s Greetings!A Happy New Year to you all and I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. This edition had tentatively been planned to be out before Christmas, but that turned out to be hopelessly optimistic. Life is much busier than expected.

Speaking of hopeless optimism, you may remember that I wrote about the Rugby World Cup in the Autumn edition of The Resident. In particular, I noted that “hopefully England will still be in the competition by

the time you read this!” They were knocked out the weekend that we went to press...

Our son Thomas seemed to enjoy some of the Rugby World Cup (the England games made him cry), but what he really enjoyed recently was meeting Mrs Claus. She was helping out at St. Mary’s Church during the Christmas festivities on Saturday 28th November. It was a very enjoyable day, albeit rather windy. In a way we were lucky, though; the stronger winds that followed on Sunday would have forced a cancellation of many of the events owing to the difficulties of keeping marquees upright. The blustery wind aside, the Christmas Market felt quite cosy (though perhaps a little too cramped at times), particularly the circle of stalls through the decorated archway. With the Salvation Army Brass Band belting out classic carol music, it really did feel like Christmas.

The location of the Christmas Market was different to last year, which in turn was different to the years before. We’d be interested to know what you all thought, as the different areas have various pros and cons; it’s hard to please everyone. If you do have any feedback about that or the event as a whole, the editor’s email address is in the green box below.

This is a recurring theme of this edition, but I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone who helped with the organising, assembling and running of the Christmas festivities. I’d also like to thank everyone who came and took part, and I’d particularly like to thank Bob Holmes of the Woking News & Mail for taking such lovely photos (a gallery of which can be seen on pages 8 & 9). This meant I could leave my camera at home and enjoy the day with my son, which was much appreciated!

Geoff

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Geoff and Thomas watching the World Cup. Photo: Geoff Banks.

Thomas meets Mrs Claus. Photo: Fiona Banks.


FROM THE CHAIRDear Resident,

I hope you all managed to spend time at one of the three events that together made a wonderful village celebration on Saturday 28th November. Each time I visited the Christmas Festive Fair at The Village School or the Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s Church I could hardly move. The Christmas Market was also well attended; the festive spirit was audible with performances from the wonderful Salvation Army band and the fantastic Horsell Community Choir, who were in fine voice.

I really enjoyed this year’s festivities and the community spirit it brought and hope you did too. Thank you to the organising committees and volunteers who made a success of all three events.

The Mound – is the end in sight?The end of the large and unsightly pile of top soil that is preventing access to most of Queen Elizabeth Gardens may be close. I understand that the works that provided the wonderful Pares House Scout & Guide HQ, refurbished Institute, extended Village Hall and improved car parking may be completed during 2016. News is that tenders are in, budgets confirmed and work should start before April. Keep everything crossed that the pile of topsoil will be properly distributed and that our village green will be returned to us soon.

Broomhall Common now openYou may recall that a Second Thursday Club working party of residents tackled the holly impinging on footpath 19 alongside Broomhall Common. This footpath runs from Brewery Road near Pegasus and ends at the newly resurfaced and lit section emerging at Horsell Park. If you walk down the path now you will see that Horsell Common Preservation Society have completed the good work started by residents and removed the undergrowth throughout Broomhall Common. There is now an open view through the woods. Do take time to explore it if you can; it promises to be a lovely route for a stroll to Woking or even a site for a picnic when spring arrives. Enjoy!

Horsell Calendar and CardsOne of the fund-raising successes of 2015 has been the production of the Horsell Calendar for 2016, full of contact details of local organisations, significant community events and a collection of great photographs. Some copies are still available in outlets in the village along with sets of notecards with images from the calendar. Thank you to Caroline Hughes who has driven the sales and led the team that put this together. See page 15 for more.

Make a difference in the community Launched following the 2012 Jubilation street party, The Second Thursday Club is looking for new members to assist with projects. This energetic and enthusiastic group are responsible for initiatives including the Christmas Fair, Snow Angels, Horsell Community Choir, history trails, Horsell Calendar and regular activities including Woodland working parties that look after Pares Woodland Gardens, footpath maintenance and the litter picks. I am sure you would agree that all these activities bring a vibrancy to life in Horsell. Read more about making a difference on page 4.

Village Forum - The Bedser TwinsThe attendees of 2015’s Village Forum enjoyed an evening recalling the lives of cricketers Alec and Eric Bedser, by their close friend Ken Schofield CBE.Ken provided many stories linking his near 30 year role as Executive Director of Golf’s European Tour, to the Bedsers. He recalled one particular trip to Australia where Sir Alec ask him to deliver a gift to the legendary Sir Don Bradman. After retirement Bradman led an almost reclusive life and his reputation of not welcoming visitors led to some trepidation from Ken. Once direct contact was finally made, and Ken’s link to Sir Alec was established the visit was a success. The respect and reputation of Sir Alec and Eric was clear in all the memories shared.This was an evening of emotion and tenderness where the incredible detail recounted by Ken brought depth to the lives of the remarkable Bedser Twins.

Robin Hoyle


Make a DifferenceHave you enjoyed the Christmas Fair, spent time in Pares Woodland Gardens, and enjoyed walking down litter free footpaths which have been cleared of overgrown brambles or sung along to the Horsell Community Choir? The Horsell community action team The Second Thursday Club is looking for new members to assist with projects.Here is what being a member of The Second Thursday Club means to one of our group:“...it is camaraderie, good company, feeling part of this neighbourhood, using your skills and learning new ones, having a sense of purpose, then there’s the icing on the cake on a litter pick, braced against possible rain and cold; instead, bright winter sunshine, exploring Horsell, chats along the way, not forgetting the laughs and appreciation of good will. You are not locked into STC. You offer what you can when you can. The sort of action group for people who like getting things done.”Feel motivated to meet the team and find out more? Join us in the Garden Room (the summer house at the rear) of The Cricketers on Thursday 11th February from 8pm. We’d love to welcome you.Contact [email protected] for further details.Robin Hoyle

Woodlanders working partiesLike any living organism we have evolved. We are still spending some time in Pares Woodland Garden above the Scout & Guide HQ, cutting back brambles and spreading wood chips on the paths, but we have also started to maintain the many footpaths that make useful and pleasant short cuts in the village. It is quite a journey of discovery working on this network, clearing overgrown paths and finding that Horsell Rise connects with Chobham Road and Cheapside along these narrow paths. We have planted a new hedge in the Vicarage garden and hope to do further work in the churchyard in Spring.Our new major project for 2016 will begin in March. There is a wide ribbon of woodland and grassland between Brewery Road and Horsell Moor and we will help to trim back brambles and branches which impede the footpaths. Please come and join us on Saturdays 12th and 19th March from 9:30 until 12:30.We advertise all working parties for the Woodlanders and the Litter Pick, 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month, on the village notice board. Everyone is welcome and we enjoy working and chatting together. For more contact [email protected] Hughes

Angels poised for snowIt may have been a mild Winter so far, but Horsell Snow Angels, the volunteer task force set up by the Second Thursday Club, are ready and waiting for the first snow or ice of the season. The organisers want to make sure everyone knows the number to call, 01483 380025, should they need help.During times of icy and snowy weather, the Snow Angels can provide basic shopping, light snow clearance and dog walking for those who find it difficult or risky. The Snow Angels don’t use cars, as all of its over 100 volunteers are local to the village, so services are provided on foot. We have over 60 of our volunteers who have been DBS checked, which means they can handle money for shopping, and these volunteers will be the first ones to be contacted. Not all of our volunteers will be around on any given day, but we have a system to work out which volunteers are in Horsell each day when the service runs. We have snow shovels, grit, gloves, and warm clothing, and we are all connected by text messages and mobile phones so that we can easily respond to those who need our help.The organisers are keen that everyone knows about the service so that they can help lots of people this year. The service is intended not just for those who need help all through the year, but for anyone who needs temporary help just when it’s snowy or icy. Fridge magnets are available to remind you of the number, in the Pharmacy, Primo’s Cafe and other local outlets. If you would like a bundle of fridge magnets for your organisation, please contact me.Helen Cammack, Horsell Snow Angels, Tel: 01483 380025

Re-Jubilating HorsellSince my article in the last Resident we now know that there is to be a giant street party to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016, celebrating her support of more than 600 organisations and charities. It will be in The Mall in London, on Sunday 12th June (not the 5th as I guessed in my last article).Many of you have spoken to me about our idea of lunchtime street parties in your roads across the village, with the village coming together somewhere central at teatime for some dancing, singing and toasting of Her Majesty. Please let me know how you feel about this. We at the Second Thursday Club are happy to coordinate all the individual parties and help with advice and possibly bulk-buying. So if you and your neighbours want to volunteer, please get in touch. Tony Kremer Email: [email protected]

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A Woodlanders working party. Photo: Colin Kemp.


Heather Farm, Horsell CommonThe Horsell Common Preservation Society have been working very hard at the Heather Farm site, but the end is in sight. The new wetland habitat and Waters Edge Cafe are due to open to the public on Saturday 9th January, with a more formal opening later in the Spring.

Wells celebrations get under wayHere is your latest update on the long-running HRA project to have HG Wells better recognised in Woking.The focus of the celebrations will be September 2016 when we mark the 150th anniversary of his birth and 70th of his death with a stunning set of events centred on the Ambassadors theatre complex. Details are still under wraps. However events are already up and running, with schools right across Woking participating in writing workshops and the Big Draw competition. Ochre Print Studios are managing the fine art poster competition which will see two posters put into production and an exhibition at The Lightbox of many more contenders. This was launched last September with judging taking place shortly.The new village signs competition was announced in the last edition and it is hoped that Wells or the War of the Worlds themes will be chosen by the entrants so that we in Horsell can make a positive impact visually in 2016.Now we are on the point of launching the social media platforms and it would be great to get a couple more volunteers on board to help: a photographer and a blogger, for example, to join Lorraine Ansell on the task – Lorraine herself volunteered after reading one of these articles in The Resident. So how about you? Tony Kremer Email: [email protected]

Horsell Garden SafariCalling all garden lovers. Please open your garden in 2016.The dates for the Horsell Garden Safari are Saturday 18th (11-5pm) and Sunday 19th June (12-5pm). The planning is already under way and we are now looking for new gardens to open for us while hoping that all the wonderful gardeners who have taken part in the past, whether once or many times, will participate again. Garden owners can choose to open for one or both days and can also opt to offer refreshments or sell any spare plants. Gardens can be large or small, wildlife friendly, informal or formally designed, sunny or shady, colourful or subdued – it’s the variety that counts, along with a friendly face prepared to chat away to visitors during the afternoon.

Through our marketing and word of mouth, we have an enthusiastic following now for this event and some visitors are coming from quite a distance to enjoy what Horsell has to offer – so we are looking forward to welcoming even more visitors in 2016. Thanks to the fantastic support of gardeners in 2015, we made £4,700. The Village Hall trustees have used this money to buy a permanent projector and retractable screen which can be used for quiz or film nights. The remainder of the funds will be put towards a Village Hall sign.

The Safari weekend is always a special time, with villagers and other visitors taking the opportunity to walk, chat with friends and family, enjoy the diversity of plants and garden layouts and relax with tea and cakes. Owners of gardens that have opened over the years tell us that they really enjoy themselves, sharing their gardening moments with, and hearing lovely compliments from, their visitors as they wander round the garden. Opening garden owners are also invited to come and share their Safari stories with the committee over a drink and BBQ after the event.

Please think about opening this year and becoming part of this successful Horsell event. Without gardens that open, we cannot have a garden Safari. So join the team and enjoy a ‘plantastic’ weekend with us all.

Please contact Gail Bromley on 01483 764521 / [email protected] or Penny Kramer 01483 761455 / [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

Gail Bromley

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Inside the Waters Edge Cafe. Photo: Paul Rimmer.

Outside the Waters Edge Cafe. Photo: Paul Rimmer.

Heather Farm wetlands. Photo: Robin Hoyle. Heather Farm wetlands. Photo: Robin Hoyle.


NEWSPlanning and highwaysA320 road worksMajor, long-term roadworks on the A320 are due to start in 2016. Three large trunk mains pipes follow the A320 from Ottershaw towards Woking. They carry 25 million litres of water a day and were laid between 45 and 75 years ago, so they are reaching the end of their life. Affinity Water intend to replace one of the pipes during 2016 and carry out work to extend the life of the other two during 2017.Works will start on the 25th of January 2016 at the southern end of Brox Road. Brox Road will be closed in sections whilst the works are undertaken and it will be necessary to close Murray Road whilst pipe connections are made across the road. Once this section is complete, works will transfer to the main A320 from the Brox Road junction and will use temporary traffic signals. For traffic management purposes it is planned to close the Martyrs Lane junction with the A320 when the works reach the McLaren roundabout.The completion of the above phases is planned for late Autumn 2016. For more details, see the Affinity Water website: https://affinitywater.co.uk/ A320.aspx or call Affinity Water on 0345 357 2406.

ParkingIn my view if you go shopping in Horsell, you have a right to park safely in front of one of the shops and visit as many as you choose to. However, not all shopkeepers see it that way and may assert their apparent right to restrict access to non-customers. Parking has become an expensive exercise if you choose to ignore the signs outside Pet’s Corner: you could be issued with a £100 ‘ticket’! Martin Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com advises that these supposed fines are merely invoices, often unenforceable. His website contains a step-by-step guide to fighting unfair private parking tickets, including using the private parking appeals systems. Out of more than 65,000 people who appealed via one of these systems between October 2012 and July 2015, 49% were successful.Discussions are however under way to overcome problems getting access to the space behind the Co-op for customer parking, perhaps somehow aligned with the space in front of the Evangelical Church. With good will on all sides this might be possible.

PlanningYou might be interested in a planning application PLAN/2015/1220 to erect a pair of attached dwellings in place of a bungalow at 86 Orchard Drive. From personal knowledge, there are all too few bungalows in Horsell, and so this is a move in the wrong direction. It would set an unwelcome precedent. It is vital that Horsell retains a good mix of housing stock, and that includes single-storey dwellings suited to older and/or disabled residents’ use.In reference to our last edition, it turns out that the reason the HRA has not been invited to any meetings with Woking’s Planners is a simple one: there haven’t been any recently!Tony Kremer

In briefRecycling updatesAs a follow-up to the last edition of The Resident, Woking Borough Council are happy to announce that no loads of recycling have been turned away by the processors. This is excellent news given the high cost (and environmental impact) of diverting recycling to landfill.You may be aware that Surrey County Council have been running a consultation (now closed) on ways to save money at the Community Recycling Centres. Whilst the consultation raises multiple options including the suggestion of closing some centres, we understand from Woking Borough Council that the mostly likely outcome for the Martyr’s Lane centre is a reduction in opening hours following traffic monitoring to check how busy the site is.

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Horsell Village School admissionsThe Village School Governors are consulting on changes to their admission arrangements for the 2017-2018 school year. If you have children, you might want to note that they want to add a new fifth priority. The change will mean priority will be given to a child who had a sibling previously at the school. The child needs to be still of primary school age and the family still living at the same address.If you wish to make any comments please write to [email protected] or send a letter to The Horsell Village School, Church Hill, Horsell, Woking, GU21 4QQ.

Junior School artistryCongratulations to the pupils of Horsell Junior School who have won a competition to design playground no-smoking signs. These signs will be used in the playgrounds of schools throughout Woking.

CyberSafe Cybercrime SurveyAs you may have seen, CyberSafe Surrey launched their first resident cybercrime survey on the 17th November. So far there has been an amazing take-up, with over 6,000 responses already, making it one of the largest surveys of its kind.It is of course crucial that as many people as possible are engaged in the survey, so Neighbourhood Watch wants to help publicise and signpost residents accordingly.The survey will be running until February 2016, and is open to all residents aged 18+ in the South East region, regardless of whether they have been a victim of cybercrime or not.The survey will allow us to build a picture of how cybercrime is affecting local people on a day-to-day basis, giving a snapshot of the types of cybercrime residents are falling victim to and to gauge the extent to which they actively protect themselves. If you would like any more information about the survey please email [email protected] advice can be in the “Stay Safe” publication which can be found on the Woking Association of Neighbourhood Watches (WAN) web site athttp://www.windowonwoking.org.uk/sites/wan/security/NhWAdvice.pdfAlan Taylor, NhW Area Co-ordinator for Horsell Tel: 01483 766816 Email: [email protected]

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CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES

This year the seasonal celebrations in Horsell brought together the Christmas Tree Festival in St Mary’s Church, the PTA Children’s Christmas Fair at the Village School and the Residents’ Association Christmas Market in the Village Hall car park.“The PTA Children’s Christmas Fair was well attended despite the windy and chilly weather! Our Class Reps did a fantastic job of rallying the schools’ parents to organise and run fun stalls for the children to enjoy. A particular highlight being Santa’s Grotto. We would like to thank The Horsell Village School for letting us use their facilities for the day, Father Christmas for sparing time to be with us and also Balloon Modeller Tim Allen who donated the money he raised during the fair to the PTA. All funds raised at the Children’s Christmas

Fair will be split equally between The Horsell Village School and Horsell C of E Junior School to purchase additional resources for the Children who attend these schools.” Alison Bettany.“The Christmas Tree Festival was a huge success, 55 trees, with well over 1300 people through the door. The Community Choir provided the perfect ending to the musical activities we put on during the day. We have had many complimentary remarks made about the home made cakes and reasonably priced drinks (especially the mulled wine!). We raised £1705 before expenses.” Mike Couper.This year the Residents’ Association Christmas Market gathered in the car park of Horsell Village Hall. There were varied stalls

lovely gifts of crafts, art and foods with mulled wine (run by The Cricketers who raised £750 for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices), burgers and cake to keep hunger away for the visitors. Entertainment was provided by The Salvation Army brass band and Horsell Community Choir who performed festive songs and carols amongst the decorated stalls. The whole event twinkled with lights and beautifully decorated fir trees to bring a real festive feel. Thank you to all the stall holders who persevered in blustery conditions. Thank you to the volunteers that gave up their time and worked with the PTA, St Mary’s and Residents’ Association teams to provide a memorable village event.Robin Hoyle

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Congratulations should also go to Niamh Cook from the Sea Cadets, who won Best Speaker and to Samuel Webb from Woking High School’s second Intermediate team, who won Best Chair. Our second Intermediate Team were also placed second as runners up. It was also fun to see one of our own students, Tom Ivory-Bray, as Vote of Thanks for the opposition as part of the Woking Sea Cadets!In the Senior round, Year 10 students Jake Webb, Christopher Pearce and Markus Steinbach competed against St John the Baptist and were placed first. Jake also achieved Best Speaker for his measured and thoughtful speech on animal hunting, and Markus Steinbach was awarded best Vote of Thanks. Congratulations also to Sian Saul from St John the Baptist, who won Best Chair.Both the Senior and the Intermediate winning teams will now go forward to the next round of the competition, which ultimately takes place at a national level. Our sincere thanks go to the Rotary Club of Woking District for organising such a rewarding and inspiring event; we’re thrilled to have achieved success in the early stages of this prestigious and challenging competition.Dr. Emma C Williams Coordinator of Potential High Achievers, Woking High School

St. Mary’s Church looking for flower arrangersWould you enjoy arranging flowers?At St. Mary’s Church we have a team of ladies who arrange flowers. We arrange two pedestals every week of the year, except during Lent. We work in pairs on two consecutive weeks, meaning that each pair does the arrangements

approximately three times a year; not a great burden as long as we have enough volunteers! In addition to these we have as many hands on deck as possible to decorate the Church at Easter, Harvest Festival and Christmas.You do not need to have any experience, just a love of flowers, as we can help you. The cost of the flowers is paid for by the Church. You do not need to be a Church member so please don’t feel that you can’t join us.If you are interested, please phone me and I will be only too pleased to tell you more. Also, the St. Andrew’s Room adjacent to the church is open for coffee every Friday from 10am to Midday. Most Fridays, there will be flower arrangers in the Church where you can see what we do and talk to them.June Lock Tel: 01483 476443

Choir generosityI received a great surprise when Penny Kramer visited me on behalf of the Horsell Community Choir, and presented me with a cheque for £100 as a donation towards the costs of putting on our annual Christmas Meal at Moorcroft Day Centre. This event caters for some 60 guests who otherwise would be on their own on Christmas Day, which obviously takes a considerable amount of time and cost in organising, but is always worth it. We are joined by the Mayor and Mayoress, provide a full turkey with trimmings meal, entertainment and transport where required. Therefore we have to have a number of fund raising events to raise the necessary funds to pay for it, and each contri-bution is gratefully received. We would like to state our sincere thanks for this donation.Roger N Chamberlain Fund raising chairman, Woking Lions Club.

The winning Senior team of Christopher Pearce, Sam Webb and Markus Steinbach, pictured with Rob Ready, President of the Woking District Rotary Club. Photo: Woking High School.


ARTSTempo TotsFor young children music is extremely valuable in enhancing personal, social and educational development. It’s important, therefore, for parents to encourage their child’s interest in music. Encouraging them to interact and become involved with the act of making music is a valuable step in your child’s development. By involving them in music you are helping to expand their positive problem-solving skills and develop their memory skills. And by giving them a way of expressing themselves, you will be encouraging their creativity and improving their self-confidence and self-esteem.So why not pop along to our new Tempo Tots sessions in Horsell? We offer live music making as a developmental tool for little ones. Each class includes a variety of musical and physical activities to meet the needs of the particular group, incorporating a weekly theme with stories, bubbles, puppets, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments.Sessions run on a Tuesday in Horsell Village Hall and on a Wednesday in Horsell Village Children’s Centre. The sessions on Wednesday 20th January are free, but please contact the Children’s Centre to book your place as spaces are limited.Book now for a free taster session by emailing [email protected]: 07956 447118 www.tempo-tots.com

At The LightboxReturn of the ringA Late Medieval ring that was discovered in Woking in 2015 is now on display at The Lightbox. The ring was acquired by The Lightbox after a fund-raising campaign in May that generated the £1750 required.Believed to be from the late 14th Century, probably from between 1350–1400, the ring is a valuable addition to The Lightbox’s Heritage Collection, which focuses on pieces from Woking’s past. Woking was once a popular Royal hunting ground and Woking Palace is well known

for being the home of Margaret of Beaufort, the determined mother of King Henry VII. Prior to 1400, the Manor of Woking (the site that would become Woking Palace) was owned by the Earls of Kent until Thomas, the 3rd Earl of Kent, was executed for treason and the Manor of Woking reverted to the Crown. Could the ring have fallen from the finger of a Royal courtier or member of one of the most important families in England?

The ring will be prominently displayed in pride of place at the front doors for all to see, before being moved to a more permanent position in Woking’s Story, The Lightbox’s free museum.

John Constable: Observing the WeatherThis upcoming exhibition provides an in-depth examination of Constable’s fascination with weather and its ability to change a landscape – both in mood and physical appearance. The show focuses on Constable’s unique ability to combine scientific observation with artistic skill in recording changes in weather phenomena. On display are a variety of techniques he used to achieve this. The works range in medium from pen and ink studies, to watercolour and oil sketches meant for his own personal use, to finished pieces meant for display. By bringing together loans from both UK national and regional public collections, the exhibition shows how Constable captured the way weather can define and change a landscape.

Runs Saturday 13th February 2016 to Sunday 8th May 2016.

Musical fun. Photo: Jude Jarvis.

The Late Medieval ring set with polished amethyst.

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Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, from the Meadows, John Constable, 1831. Photo: Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London Corporation.


HELPING THE COMMUNITYBowling for charityThe captains of Horsell Bowling Club presented a cheque for £1,630 on behalf of their members to Woking and Sam Beare Hospices on Thursday 29th October. The Hospices were designated as the Captain’s Charity for 2015 in remembrance of some of our members helped by the Hospices in their last days. Their families were grateful for the care given to their loved ones and also themselves.The money was collected in various ways, including a Games Night on our Tour to East Sussex and Kent, shared with Woking Park Bowls Club. This consisted of Bingo, a Beetle Drive and the Horse Racing Game, which was great fun and very profitable. Several members donated their winnings to the Charity and the profits from the evening were divided between the Charities of the two clubs.The Captain’s Charity Bowls Drive was attended by most of the club’s 80+ members who gave generously to the fund. Loose change was collected after each match from members and visiting teams, donations were given by members and proceeds from the sale of donated bowls equipment.I am very grateful to everyone who gave so generously and enabled the club to give such a large donation to help the invaluable work of our local Hospices.Tricia Nigh Club Captain, Horsell Bowling Club.

Ladies Captain Jan Gillies, Club Captain Tricia Nigh and Men’s Captain Geoff Plowman presenting the cheque to Hospice Physiotherapist Tracey Whyte. Photo: Mike Nigh.

Fancy a run?Entry is now open for the third Surrey Half Marathon running event. Runners are encouraged to sign up early and secure their place on the start line of this great local event. The Surrey Half is a friendly event with a relaxed feel which caters to all abilities.

The Surrey Half Marathon is the biggest closed-road half marathon in Surrey. The run boasts a flat, scenic route with water stations, bands and with your help, fantastic local support. The event supports a number of charities and works with businesses in the community. Woking and Sam Beare Hospices is the event’s lead local charity partner, so do get involved and help raise funds. Using your Surrey Half run to gain sponsorship will help the hospices to continue to serve the community.The half marathon event is accompanied by a Kids’ Sport Challenge which will involve children aged six-16 who will be taking to the roads to complete a two kilometre route before their big finish under the main race gantry. The Surrey Half Marathon 2016 will be a great event for runners, spectators, volunteers, local businesses and spectators alike. Do join us.Toby Jenkins Web: www.surreyhalfmarathon.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01483 720 459

UK number one in palliative careIn October the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published its 2015 Quality of Death Index – a measure of the quality of palliative care provided in 80 countries across the globe. The UK was ranked first in the index, due to its comprehensive national policies, strong hospice movement, the extensive integration of palliative care into the NHS and deep community engagement on the issue. We are pleased the index reflects the high quality provision of palliative care in the UK and that its strong hospice movement is recognised as a key factor in this. We are pleased to have played our part. However, the index also highlights there is still room for improvement. We are working incredibly hard with Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals to reduce the high numbers of people dying in hospital, who would be much better supported in other settings, including in our Hospices or in their own homes, supported by our specialist doctors, nurses and therapists. Not only would this provide more choice for dying people about where they spend their final days, it would also free up many hospital beds.Linked to this work, we have started work on building a new Hospice in Goldsworth Park, Woking, which we firmly believe will help us to transform palliative and end of life care in North West Surrey. As a charity, all this great work and patient care can’t be done without the support of the local community; at present our Hospices only receive about 20% of funding from the NHS. We hope the success of the UK in this index demonstrates to everyone just how important every donation is and how important it is to keep fund-raising and supporting our work.Nigel Harding CEO Woking & Sam Beare Hospices


Local support for emotional wellbeing Feeling sad, isolated, anxious or lonely? Don’t know where to turn or how to move forward? CornerHouse Woking is a local mental health charity offering a wide range of support for residents to promote emotional wellbeing.Our depression support workers can provide advice, information and one-to-one wellbeing support and signpost you to one of our groups and services. Our groups are confidential and non-judgemental, free to access and do not require a GP referral. They run from our resource centre on 2 Courtenay Road and Parkview Community Centre, including:-Self Help Groups: for people suffering from mild to moderate depression. A safe and welcoming place where you can be listened to and respected by people who have experienced similar issues. We run daytime and evening groups for adults and a special group for young people aged 18 – 25.Wellbeing Groups: the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities and crafts, look at ways of looking after yourself, build confidence, relax and connect with others.Walking for Health: weekly walks in Runnymede and Woking which are nationally accredited through The Ramblers. There are two levels: 30 and 90 minutes.Mindfulness: techniques to manage negative thoughts and feelings to help reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness can help you disengage from worrying thoughts and help to increase awareness and understanding of negative thinking patterns.

Postnatal depression support group: for mothers experiencing postnatal depression. Includes a free crèche service.To find out more about our groups and services email [email protected], log onto www.cornerhousewoking.org.uk or call 01483 757461.

Horsell Care Horsell Care has helped hundreds of residents and carried out over 14,000 jobs since it was founded in 1999. We help local people who need help, by transporting them to GP surgeries, hospital appoint-ments or the shops. In most cases our clients don’t have relatives or friends living close by, so they rely on our volunteers to provide them with transport and a helping hand from time to time. In addition to these core activities, we organise occasional coffee mornings and lunches for our clients and volunteers.We are URGENTLY looking for a few more people to act as duty volunteers, manning the telephone helpline at home for a few hours each month. We also need more drivers to take our clients to medical appointments or on shopping trips. Please make this urgent appeal known among as many of your friends and neighbours as possible. Without volunteers we will struggle to provide the necessary level of help to our friends and neighbours.If you think you might be able to give a few hours a month of your time, please call our helpline (01483 730740) and leave a message - somebody will call you back within a few days. Alternatively, call me for further information.Chris Dines Tel: 01483 772231

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HISTORYRose Cottage LaundryThe closure of White Knight Laundry in 2015 brings to the end a long-standing tradition of laundrettes on Horsell Moor.Originally laundries were run by ladies, mostly widows, taking washing into their homes from their neighbours. At the turn of the 19th Century firms began appearing in dedicated buildings, taking advantage of the rise of mechanical equipment to help. By the time of the First World War there were ten laundries in the area of the present borough, of which the Maybury Laundry, in Maybury Road (readers may recall its chimney when part of the Parozone works) was the largest. Rose Cottage on Horsell Moor was the pioneering laundry for the Horsell area. It was not alone on Horsell Moor however: just across the road to Step Bridge, James and Minnie Taylor established their laundry at Shrub Cottage in 1907 and this ran until at least 1920 – and there were two other home laundries in the cottages towards Step Bridge.Emily Davis started her laundry work near the Wheatsheaf by 1891, either recently widowed or deserted by her husband. By 1895 she had moved to Rose Cottage, on the site of White Knight Laundry, where she ran the laundry until 1911. It then passed into the ownership of Misses Lucy and Annie Weatherill, who lived at Hillside, Church Hill, and while the laundry managers lived in the cottage, Mrs Davis moved next door. By 1912 there was a large purpose-built laundry on the site, and in 1916 J. A. Mitchell, the new proprietor, advertises The Rose Cottage Hand Laundry with ‘buildings… constructed on lines particu-larly adapted for private family work. The greatest care is taken of the plainest or the finest linen’.By 1918 Rose Cottage Laundry is in new hands again - J. and E. Cook, later better known as Ashley Cook’s. Edgar Ashley Cook had come to Woking from London in 1916 on the advice of his doctor and, more as a hobby than as a business speculation, he bought the Rose Cottage

Laundry with its staff of five. With it came a laundry in Woodham, and Ashley Cook set up other shops for collection and delivery – eventually the laundry had a dozen branches in the area. As business grew, modern machinery was purchased, including the first British-made shirt pressing machine in the country, installed in 1938 at as cost of £3500, it could press and pack a shirt in three minutes, and by 1958 the laundry was handling 3500 shirts a week. Ashley Cook became a member of Woking Urban District Council (and in 1943 Chairman) serving on many committees, as well as President of Woking Chamber of Trade, and Chairman of Woking YMCA, earning an OBE for his work in civil defence and with the National Fire Service. He died in 1953, by which time there were 170 staff, and his widow took over the business before selling it to Herbert Tomlins Ltd.Herbert Tomlins Ltd was founded in 1904 and known as White Knight Laundry Services. Its most recent logo based on pieces of White Knight’s linen, folded origami-style, to create a knight’s helmet. The firm held a royal warrant from 1993 and proudly displayed the royal coat of arms above its main entrance. However, after over a century of service to the people of Horsell, the laundry has passed its work to Eastbourne and Reading, and plans have been submitted for develop-ment by Pegasus Retirement Apartments.Rosemary & Richard Christophers Woking History SocietySources: Directories at Surrey History Centre, Ancestry.co.uk, Illustrations courtesy of The Lightbox.

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Last chance to buy! The 2016 Horsell Calendar will be on sale until mid February. Beautiful images plus ”What’s going on in Horsell” diary dates for 2016, information about local traders and activities, a directory of telephone numbers and web sites all in one handy calendar hanging on the wall. Do you want to know the dates of the Garden Safari? It’s already marked on the calendar along with the Village Show, the Grand May Fayre, pub beer festivals and much more. It makes a great gift too!Three charities benefit from the proceeds of sales. Already, we can donate £1000 each to: the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices, St. Mary’s Church and the Village Hall. We will give the final figures in the next edition of The Resident.You can buy calendars from Costcutters, Café Primo, The Horsell Framing Company and Squires. A big thank you to all these shops, the pubs and Prince & Sons for selling calendars as well as the Hospice shops and St. Mary’s Church. Thank you to Seymours for their support and display of the calendar. Thank you for supporting the three charities by buying the calendar and we hope you enjoy using it.

Horsell notecardsFive favourite images from the Horsell calendar have been chosen to make a pack of five blank notecards with envelopes. Each pack costs £3. The profits will help to raise money for the Horsell Residents’ Association and its work for local people.On sale at The Horsell Framing Company and at Poppies and Peonies, 102 High Street, Horsell. Please send high resolution jpeg images by mid April to:- [email protected] Hughes

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