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Dear Residents,HappyNewYear!

We’vesomegreatarticlesthatshouldhelpyoualongwithyourNewYearsResolutions.Bill Brown, Hartfield Resident and author gives ussomeinsightintohisbooks,lifeandsomegemsofwisdominourarticle:Billy Brown, Telling Us How It Is.

WithalleyessetonthisSummerOlympics,locallad&tabletennisstarWillBayleytakessometimeoutfromtrainingtoanswerourquestions.

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Billy Brown, Telling you how it is 10,12

London 2012 Calling: Will Bayley 16,18

Miss Moneywise Tips 20

The English Language 20

Message from Ashdown Forest Centre 20

Quick Quiz/Sudoku 24

What’s On 28

Ashdown Rangers Report 30

Index 30

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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.

The second book, Billy Brown, If Your Mother Only Knew is about coming of age in the days of Elvis & Teddy boys. The third will be about his time in the fire service. Concurrently penning

a fictional novel based on the art world (Bill owned 4 art galleries after retiring from the fire service), he’s got the writers bug good and proper! Bill said, ‘There’s been fan mail from all over the world. One lady was so thankful for reminding her what a wonderfully simple childhood she had’.

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.

Often real life childhood stories are strewn with tragedy (the writer being the unwilling victim) yet this was no sob story. It was an uplifting, treasured and honest account of a young boy living in post-war London. With mawkish, gushing & tearful entertainment seemingly the mantra of the moment, Billy Brown was refreshingly sincere and true to life. Not all rosy but full of fun, best summed up as the opposite of a depressing read. Gaining popularity through grass roots, even when I mentioned it to the bookshop owner in Salcombe, Devon she had something good to say.

I knew that when it came to interview Bill I was going to hear some gems of wisdom that would be perfect for this month of resolutions – January.

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

‘It’s difficult to simplify but I will say the worst thing that’s happened to society is the drugs... by far…The biggest change is respect. Respect for elders, for your parents, for the police, respect for other people’s property. When I was a little boy (as you know from the book) I was a terror, a rascal. But if my local policeman told me to get on home I would go, because if I didn’t he would have told my father... he lived in our flats! You did as you were told.

‘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

the car park. An elderly lady had lost control of her car, it had turned sideways on her as she was getting out. The door was jammed against the lamppost and crushed her ankle. She was trapped and couldn’t move. Bill told the supermarket people that if they just lifted the back of the car and pulled it away from the lamppost she would be freed and they could get her out. But ‘oh no’ said they, Health and Safety regulations. Luckily an off-duty fireman showed up and he and Bill moved the car and got her out. ‘What many people don’t realise is that old people can go into shock, that can be the killer, not the injury itself. So you have to move fast’.

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

Bill as a young lad


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by taking drugs. No matter what your status is in life, you can enjoy it. Even when you get up in the morning, watch the sunrise… it costs you nothing. To look at a sunrise or sunset it’s free. Jane (his partner) grew up in Hastings. Whenever we go to a coastal place she pauses for a moment just to smell the sea… and it’s free…. A walk on the Ashdown Forest, it’s free’.

He continued: ‘I mean children are going to become zombies… If they’re not looking at the

TV they’re looking at another screen. Get away from the bloody television… There’s a report in London that there’s an increase of cases of Ricketts (caused by sun deprivation), they’re stuck in doors all day… Why don’t they go out and play…

‘Don’t I sound like an old grump!’

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

I realised the biggest impression Bill made is that when you talk to him, it’s just simply him. He hasn’t attached shades of others personalities onto himself. This is rarer than people might think. I left the interview with a spring in my step and an upbeat feeling, looking forward to the next book…

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What attracted you to this sport?

Although at first I played table tennis for fun, I found that it was one of the few sports I could play competitively. I just had to concentrate my efforts at one end of a table; not have to run the length of a football pitch! In the early days I played for Kent’s able-bodied team and one of my friends told me I should get into the Paralympic set up. I was very reluctant to begin with and was in denial that there was anything wrong with me, in fact I was determined to become the best able-bodied player in England! Eventually I came around to the idea and went along to a Paralympic camp and the rest is history!

What advice would you give to those wishing to compete in their sport at the highest level?

Train hard and give your best all of the time. The effort you put into training and fitness will pay off. Always strive to give a little more and think how you can improve your game next time around.

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London Calling:Will Bayley’s ascent to the Bright Lights

Will was born with arthrogryposis, a rare congenital disorder that affected all four limbs. His feet were splinted from birth and at 3 months old he underwent the first of many operations to assist mobility.

With these beginnings to winning Gold at the European Table Tennis Championships in 2011, quite a journey has been travelled.

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What was the highlight of 2011?Without doubt my achievements at the European Championships in Split, Croatia, in October last year. I took a Gold medal in the Class 7 singles event and as one of the GB team we took a Silver medal in the Class 7 team event. The Europeans are a major competition on the tournament calendar and this has been the crowning moment so far in my career. I was also voted European Players Player of the Year, which was something very special for me because around 500 fellow table tennis players are able to vote for who they think deserves to win…. It is certainly quite an accolade to feel that players you respect yourself have voted for you.

What was the toughest moment of 2011?Losing badly in Italy in March when I was knocked out in the first round and then later on that month in Slovenia I was knocked out in the quarter-finals. I had a really bad start to the season and was not playing well at all, but as in all sport you have to put it behind you, look at what went wrong and improve upon it.

What’s your mindset when entering a competition?It’s important to focus on the game in hand and not on future rounds. I take each game as it comes and focus on each point because every point is hard to win.

Who or what gives you inspiration?Two athletes that inspire me are Mohammed Ali and Raphael Nadal, they both have a great attitude and work ethic and that’s why they have got to the top of their sport.

London 2012 certainly inspires me too. I want to play my very best table tennis at the games and to ensure that happens you have to be prepared to focus, work hard, train hard and give your all and then a little bit more. It’s an amazing opportunity to showcase your talent and I am very proud to be representing Great Britain.

What’s the best part of living in the Ashdown Forest area?I absolutely love the stunning countryside, the relaxed atmosphere and the peace and quiet. For the past three years I have been living and training in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport and I always look forward to coming home.

What local support have you had? Any message to the people of this area?Since April of this year Groombridge folk have been fundraising for me and I really have been blown away by their kindness and generosity. Local companies and organisations in this area have also contributed both financially and in kind. To compete internationally is a very expensive business. I was struggling financially, so I would like to thank everyone for their support; I will do my very best at London 2012!

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From Linton’s car park cross the road (with care) into Ridgecar park (summer only). Walk out of the rear past a seat ontoa grass path and in about 50m turn left onto a ride. Remain onthis gently descending ride, ignoring another that bears offright, for about 400m.

On both left and right are linear quarries,now filled with scrub and trees. Suchquarries dot the Forest landscape andprovided stone for roads. Typical heathlandbirds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipitand woodlark usually breed in this area andthe ride edges in particular are one of thebest places on the Forest (indeed in Sussex)to see, in May, the yellow flowers of thesmall spiny shrub, petty whin.

The ride bears left, then right through a break in the quarriesand continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (SandyLane) . On the left is a bowling green and ahead are thecricket pitch and pavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Cricket Club.

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Cross the drive and walk to the right of the cricket pitch. Wherethe ride divides, bear right, leaving the pitch, and bear rightat the next divide after 300m . The ride descends more steeplyand swings right and downhill into woodland and to a bridgeover a stream .

This area is known as Tabell Ghyll. Itswoodland is most unusual for the publicpart of the Forest with its many largetrees, especially beech, and severalhectares of planted sweet chestnutcoppice. The area was sold off from thecommon land of the Forest in 1693 andonly ‘returned’ during World War Two inexchange for the compulsory purchaseof land elsewhere for military reasons.In the map of 1931 (below) the heavilywooded Ghyll is in marked contrast to the heath to the north of thestream – a reflection of different land use over 250 years.

We are always optimistic here on Ashdown Forest. For example every year we hope that dog walkers take their responsibilities seriously and help us protect our livestock by keeping their dogs under control; that motorists adhere to the speed limits and avoid collisions with deer; that visitors pick up their litter and take it home with them; that the Government will take their green and environmental responsibilities seriously; that the funding keeps flowing and, most important of all, that the Dartford warbler, Nightjar, bees, butterflies have made it through the winter and will breed successfully this year and far into the future. We live in hope and certainly most of these wishes are, with your help, achievable!

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Before the 14th Century, in England, it was possible to see where a letter came from by the spelling. With the advent of the printing press this became impossible.

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Ring out the old, ring in the new,

Ring, happy bells, across the snow;

The year is going, let him go;

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,

The flying cloud, the frosty light:

The year is dying in the night;

Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind,

For those that here we see no more;

Ring out the feud of rich and poor,

Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out false pride in place & blood,

The civic slander and the spite;

Ring in the love of truth and right,

Ring in the common love of good.

Ring out a slowly dying cause,

And ancient forms of party strife,

Ring in the nobler modes of life,

With sweet manners, purer laws.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease;

Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;

Ring out the thousand wars of old,

Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free,

The larger heart, the kindlier hand;

Ring out the darkness of the land,

Ring in the Christ that is to be.

Hospice in the Weald is going for goldDouble Olympic gold winner Dame Kelly Holmes has been unveiled as the very special guest at Hospice in the Weald’s 2012 black-tie corporate dinner.

‘The Torchlight Dinner’ will be taking place on Friday 24th February in the sumptuous surroundings of Hever Castle.

Dame Kelly was born in the area, in Pembury and brought up in Tonbridge: she has been a keen supporter of Hospice in the Weald for a number of years.

“We are delighted that Dame Kelly has agreed to support The Torchlight Dinner and we know that local business people will be really interested to hear what she’s got to say in Olympic year,” says Rachel Holweger, Fundraising Director at Hospice in the Weald. “2012 is a very busy one for her and we appreciate that her time is precious. She’s been a great supporter of Hospice in the Weald over the years and has come to our help again.”

The Torchlight Dinner follows the success of Hospice in the Weald’s very first black-tie corporate dinner – Red8 - which took place in February last year and raised more than £20,000 for the charity.

The dinner boasts a packed programme of entertainment, including a professional MC and an auction with some amazing prizes.

“We would love to hear from any organisations which would like to support us and benefit from the wide ranging PR that this event will generate,” says Rachel. “We need to raise £5 million each year to keep our facilities open – and the local business community is extremely important to us.”

“To be holding The Torchlight Dinner at Hever Castle is extremely exciting, The team at Hever have been very helpful and are working with us to make the event both memorable and enjoyable.”

Hever Castle, near Edenbridge, is the childhood home of Ann Boleyn and dates back to 1270.

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What’s On: January 2012 MonDAy 9Th JAnuARy Sussex Family History Group. Uckfield Branch – Wannock Tea Gardens by Jenny Wootton. Refreshments available. Meet 7pm for 7.30pm start at Luxford Day Centre, Library Way, High St, Uckfield.ThuRsDAy 19Th JAnuARy Lecture for National Trust members: ‘Walsingham & the dissolution of the Monasteries” by Roger McKenna, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath at 2:30pm. Call: 01444 482055MonDAy 23RD JAnuARy Hartfield & District Horticultural Society are holding their Annual General Meeting on Monday commencing at 8pm in The Village Hall at Hartfield and followed by a talk by Rich Allum, Ranger on The Ashdown Forest, who will be telling us about his work on the forest and the flora and fauna it supports. We look forward to welcoming members, both old and new to join us. Refreshments will be available. For further information please call Pauline on 01892 770088JAnuARy 25Th WEDnEsDAy – 28Th sATuRDAy Ashdown Pantomimers: The Snow Queen. Plenty of laughs and comic capers. Forest Row Large Village Hall. Wed & Thurs: 6.45pm, Fri: 7.45pm, Sat: 2.30pm & 7:45pm. Tickets, Bullfrog Music, Ship Street, East Grinstead (01342 315602) & Foresta Travel, Hartfield Road, Forest Row (01342 822607). www.ashdownpantomimers.co.ukTuEsDAy 31sT JAnuARyDanehill Parish Historical Society: An illustrated talk on Charles Eamer Kempe 1837 – 1907 distinguished Sussex stained glass designer and church decorator whose work can be seen in many churches and cathedrals throughout the country. Speaker is Brian Tester of The Kempe Society. Venue: Danehill Memorial Hall at 8.00pm. Further details call 01825 740446ThuRsDAy 2nD FEbRuARyEast Sussex Hearing Resource Centre is a registered charity working in partnership with Adult Social Care to provide a no charge mobile information and advice service for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people living in East Sussex. The vehicle, which is funded by the Big Lottery, is equipped to offer equipment demonstrations, hearing screening tests plus a hearing aid maintenance and battery service.The mobile unit will be visiting Forest Row in Council Offices Car Park in Hartfield Road from 10.30am – 3.30pm. Accessible to wheelchair users. For further information please contact: 01323 722505 (voice/text/fax) e-mail: [email protected] 7Th FEbRuARy Benefit Concert in aid of HUGS (Help us give support) An East Grinstead based children’s charity, 7:30pm – 9:30pm. 3 Local Bands. Ticket Prices: £9.00

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The Day of Special Interest in November as researched by Dr. Gillian White gave an extraordinary insight into embroidery and textile furnishings in the Elizabethan era which was hugely enjoyed by all who attended.Our Christmas gathering always has a festive theme so Caroline Macdonald-Haig’s slides and talk on Christmas as depicted in the paintings in the National Gallery will be no exception. Tea and cake which follows will allow our members to relax a little before the onslaught of the festive season.On 12 January 2012 Patricia Wright will take us to Iona, Lindisfarne and the glory of the north – a 7th and 8th century miracle. An intriguing title. A lovely part of the country.William Forrester will tell us about The Howards of Arundel Castle and Castle Howard at our 9 February meeting. All the meetings take place at Nutley Memorial Hall and start at 2.30pm. For membership information please telephone Jane Hayes – 01342 822435.Happy New Year.

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With Christmas over the question everyone is asking is it going to snow? (as this goes to print it hasn’t yet…) There are a lot of berries on the holly this year. Is nature trying to tell us something that the weather forecasters can’t? With the mild winter our shepherd Caroline is pleased that the grass is still growing and her lambs are getting fat. A mild winter will mean that the bird population will survive and the herds of fallow deer will thrive, which is why we have so many deer. In the past when snow lay on the ground for six weeks or so there was a shortage of food which controlled the deer numbers by natural selection. This is why country gardens get ravaged in the winter months. A well stocked garden is a larder for deer. A seven foot deer fence or stout hedge and a dog is the only way to keep them out and enjoy your garden. There are large herds of Fallow deer on the forest; it is common to see 40 or more Fallow grazing in fields and paddocks. They are now being culled on private estates in significant numbers. There are a few Roe deer on the Forest,

these are our native deer whereas the Fallow were introduced to Britain by the Normans who had a passion for hunting and turned the Forest into a deer park with a pale round the boundary to keep the deer in. A small number of Sika and Muntjack, which are native of Asia, are also on the Forest. Again we urge motorists to reduce their speed whilst driving at this time of year to avoid deer crossing the roads especially on the journey to and from work when the deer are moving.

Mike Yates, Ashdown Forest Ranger

1.75 miles/3km

From Linton’s car park cross the road (with care) into Ridgecar park (summer only). Walk out of the rear past a seat ontoa grass path and in about 50m turn left onto a ride. Remain onthis gently descending ride, ignoring another that bears offright, for about 400m.

On both left and right are linear quarries,now filled with scrub and trees. Suchquarries dot the Forest landscape andprovided stone for roads. Typical heathlandbirds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipitand woodlark usually breed in this area andthe ride edges in particular are one of thebest places on the Forest (indeed in Sussex)to see, in May, the yellow flowers of thesmall spiny shrub, petty whin.

The ride bears left, then right through a break in the quarriesand continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (SandyLane) . On the left is a bowling green and ahead are thecricket pitch and pavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Cricket Club.

On the hill-top in the distance is Gills Lap Clump, the Galleons Lapof the Winnie-the-Pooh books. One old name for the Clump was TheCamel’s Hump, from the shape formed by the silhouettes of its pinetrees. In the 1920s, when the picture (left) was taken, there werevery few trees on the surrounding slopes, just open heathland.

Cross the drive and walk to the right of the cricket pitch. Wherethe ride divides, bear right, leaving the pitch, and bear rightat the next divide after 300m . The ride descends more steeplyand swings right and downhill into woodland and to a bridgeover a stream .

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Ashdown Forest Living January issue