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CRONDALL CHRONICLES
THE MAGAZINE
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CRONDALL SOCIETY
AUTUMN 2011
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Crondall Chronicles
The Magazine of the Crondall Society
AUTUMN 2011
Edition LXXVIII
MISS CAROLINE MONTGOMERY
Caroline Montgomery, daughter of Mr & Mrs Bruce Montgomery of Dippenhall Street,
is to marry Lt Ryan Coatalen-Hodgson RN at All Saints Church in December 2011.
Caroline is a veterinary surgeon with Cathcart & Winn, Farnham.
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Lord Bramell & The Falklands
Gap Year Travels
“On the Margins’
AGM of the Crondall Society
Chairman’s Notes
Summer Frolics & Into Autumn
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CRONDALL CHRONICLES
“The Crondall Society aims to support a
pleasant environment in which people can live
together and expect a good quality of life”
AUTUMN 2011
EDITION 78
Each year, two editions of Crondall
Chronicles, the Magazine of the Crondall
Society are published: one in the Spring and
the other in the Autumn. Contributions are to
be emailed to the editor by mid February and
by mid July each year. The editor is John
Maclean (jkmaclean@btopenworld.com tel
850699).
Subscription to the Society that includes
payment for these two annual publications,
becomes due on 1st April each year. It is £8
annual family and £5 annual single
membership
payable
to
Section
Representatives who kindly deliver your
magazine within their respective distribution
areas.
The membership secretary is Dick
Wilkinson (dickwilkinson@btinternet.com
850272). Your committee is listed in this
edition.
CONTENTS
What’s on?
Council and MP Reports
Village Personalities
Royal Wedding
Golf & 3 Peaks
S/Ldr Matt Roberts DFC
Crondall Business 90 years ago
Crondall War Memorial (Part 3)
Crondall Harvest 2011
Lucky Escapes
Orienteering on Horseback
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The Crondall Chronicles is the continuation of
the Crondall Society Magazine that was first
published as a newsletter in April 1973 by
Major Tony Steward. The publication sought
to meet one of the objectives of the Society
namely to ‘stimulate interest in the village’.
As pictured at the
Village Fete, your
editor or Chronicler
as the title he now
prefers, is always on
the look out for
stories, anecdotes or
records of village
life. Contributions do
not necessarily have
to refer to events in
Crondall. For instance, in this edition two gap
year travels are featured. Jack went East
encountering tigers in Thailand whilst Fergus
went West and climbed to Machu Picchu, that
wonder-of-the-world built by the Incas.
COVER PICTURE
The cover picture shows William Passmore
striding almost effortlessly in this year’s
Crondall Triathlon. The event is held annually
in June finishing outside The Plume of
Feathers. As always, it provides participants
and spectators with lots of enjoyment and
sense of achievement as well as benefitting
local charities with the money it raises.
William lives opposite the village shop. He
is clearly a natural athlete having run at junior
District and County level. His father Mark
indicates that the cricket season needs to come
to an end so that William has time to compete
in some more track events!
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WHAT’S ON?
Saturday 24 September – 7.30 pm Safari Supper
This is a ‘Saints and Sinners’ event in aid of
All Saints church restoration. Tickets @ £30
each for delicious menu and wine can be
obtained for Alison Thomas 850188
Thursday 29 September – 7.45 pm Oasis Global
This is a Parish event. Oasis provides
opportunities for youngsters to volunteer as
part of a church or community-based
placement serving diverse, urban communities
in UK and around the world. The talk will
focus on Uganda 2013 to visit, support and
fundraise for the work of the Oasis Trust there.
Wednesday 12 October – 8 pm Quiz Night
at The Horns
This is a Crondall Society event that should be
lots of fun to attend! We are booked into The
Horns, Bowling Alley for a Team Quiz
Evening. Our memory banks will be tested in
the gentlest way, throughout this jolly evening!
21 & 27 October – WW1 History Talks in
Fleet & Odiham
8 pm Fri 21 Oct - Crondall’s Fallen by Tim
Wilson at Baptist Church Hall, Clarence Road,
Fleet (organiser tel 613148).
7.30 pm Thurs 27 Oct - Odiham VCs by Sir
Christopher Wallace at Cross Barn, Palace
Gate, Odiham. (Tickets from Dress Agency,
Odiham). Royal British Legion event
Friday 18 November - 8 pm “In the steps of
Mallory and Irvine” at Clare Park, followed
by Cheese and Wine
This is a not-to-be-missed event to hear the
exploits of one of our leading adventurers.
Major Keith Reesby, Army Air Corps is a
Lynx helicopter pilot with eventful tours in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to his MoD desk
job, he and rugby international Josh Lewsey
took on a huge challenge. We follow them in
their attempt to climb Mt Everest via its North
Ridge in the footsteps of Mallory and Irvine.
Apr (date to be announced) - Farm Tour
Society Members have been invited on a
privileged springtime tour of Clare Park Farm.
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PARISH COUNCIL
By Colin Hebbron,
Chairman
w w w. C r o n d a l l pc.gov.uk
This is now live and
is the authentic web
site of the Parish
Council.
Local Development Framework (LDF)
In its previous issue, we published the
challenge by the Leader of Hart District
Council to contribute to its emerging LDF.
Covering the period 2006 to 2026, the LDF
reluctantly accepted a target of 4400 new
dwellings averaging 200 per year within Hart.
Given the pressure for rapid, unacceptable and
irreversible development along the M3, your
Parish Council views the LDF as a positive
instrument against an inevitable free-for-all
that would otherwise occur.
We duly responded with a recommendation
drafted by Cllr Chris Dorn, that a total of 15 –
20 new dwellings, reasonably phased (which is
the equivalent of 27 houses including 9 already
built in the plan period) would be acceptable.
This is for all types of houses whether
developed privately or under an ‘affordable’
scheme. Your feelings, at our Council Open
Day on 10 Feb 2011, provided clear messages
against further development. So the Parish
Council has gone out on a limb in order to
assist HDC meet its objectives.
We judge there is a feeling of village
helplessness at the aggressive nature of
housing development about to take place at the
Queen Elizabeth Barracks (QEB) in
neighbouring Church Crookham. 872
dwellings will eventually cover this grassy
MoD site formerly occupied by Gurkha
Regiments. The wooden, unobtrusive soldier
accommodation will be bulldozed and
replaced by Taylor Wimpey with a variety of
their off-the-shelf urban designs. The result
will impact massively on traffic, schools and
other amenities in our area. It’s akin to having
a cuckoo in our rural nest!
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The Potholes of Pankridge Street
The Potholes of Pankridge Street are no more.
Unbelievably, after 18 months of cajoling by
Cllr David Argent, a gang of road menders
from Amey turned up to re-tarmac them.
Previously, the same gang had closed
Dippenhall Street to spend ten days on resurfacing the footways. From your viewpoint
this was probably a strange set of priorities and
you might, have pointed out better
requirements for the County to spend its
money – sometimes government procedures
seem difficult for the average citizen to
follow!!
Autumn 2011
Onwards then into the Autumn, managing our
responsibilities within the relatively small
£45K precept allocated for 2011/12. We look
forward to initiatives, such as those being
developed by the Crondall Project Association
for recreational facilities for our village 8 – 14
year olds. You may also notice continuing
deployment of SID (Speed Indicator Device)
as a traffic calming measure. Otherwise we
anticipate business as usual.
John Brown – Groundsman to Ewshot &
Crondall Parish since 16 July 1990
John Brown
We are bidding farewell to the services of John
Brown who retires on 3rd October. Born in
Croft Cottage tied to Itchel estate, he followed
in the footsteps of his father George and his
grandfather Ben (of Hannam’s Farm in the
1920s). Over forty years ago and during the
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only period in his lifetime he spent away from
the village, he married Gail who is verger of
All Saints.
For more than twenty years, John has been a
stalwart in keeping our estates and those of
Ewshot in good order and in all weathers.
Many in the village will miss John and his
unsung work of cutting, trimming and clearing
up. Thank you John, we have all appreciated
your efforts.
Sean O’Gorman has been appointed as
John’s successor – congratulations Sean! Sean
is also a native of Crondall and is very keen to
develop on John’s efforts.
HART DISTRICT REPORT
Councillor Chris Simmons
Local Development Framework (LDF)
In the last publication,
our District Council
leader, Ken Crooks
reported on the Local
Development
Framework
that
underpins all of our
planning decisions. At
the end of July, a
consultation version of the LDF was
published. This is pretty much as Ken
described; notably Hart District have been
obliged to follow the South East plan and build
220 dwellings per year. Whilst the district
council seek comments from the Parish
Councils, they also welcome comment from
the general public. To this end there are three
public exhibitions in September including one
at Fleet Shopping Centre on the 10th
September.
Meanwhile, the Government has issued
draft National Planning Policy Guidance to
consolidate national planning advice to reflect
its agenda for growth. One key area is how
future housing requirements should be
addressed. Last year the Government was of
the view that housing should be provided to
meet local needs. The new emphasis is very
different. In the consultation document it has
moved towards delivering housing that meets
demand.
In the case of Hart District, rather than
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simply being obliged to follow the South East
Plan
delivery
requirement
of
220/dwellings/annum, we could be required to
deliver around 1,542 dwellings/annum! It
remains to be seen how Hart district council
will respond to this; and indeed how it will
affect the Local Development Plan.
I will keep you appraised through the
Crondall Society.
Boundary Commission
The Boundary Commission has been carrying
out a review of Hart District council so that the
number of voters represented by each
councillor is approximately the same. It has
now published its draft recommendations.
These suggest that Hart should have eleven
district wards, with each ward having three
councillors.
The report proposes that Crondall is
consolidated
with
Odiham,
South
Warnborough, Long Sutton and Greywell into
a new ward named Odiham. Ewshot will join
Crookham Village, the new QEB development
and parts of Church Crookham to become the
new Crookham Village ward.
Waste Collection
In a recent cost saving exercise Hart with
Basingstoke and Deane have been in
negotiations with Veolia Environmental
Services (VES) to provide waste collection
services. As a part of these negotiations, I am
pleased to advise you that at no additional
expense to Hart, we will be reinstating the
fortnightly glass collection a little later on this
year.
COUNTY NOTES
by Councillor
Jonathan Glen,
County Councillor for
Hook and Odiham
We have had to make
with some pretty tough
funding decisions as
there is simply not
enough money to go
around.
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There is a £55 million funding gap as a result
of central government’s withdrawal of cash
subsidies and the only way to balance our
books is to reduce our expenditure, which
means jobs and salaries. Staff costs account for
51% of our budget of £715 million, excluding
schools (funding for education is ring-fenced
and will not be affected).
Savings will be achieved by cutting 25% of the
600 senior management posts, putting a freeze
on recruitment, and re-negotiating current
contracts to drive down costs. In total1200
staff redundancies have been identified.
Despite cuts elsewhere, Hampshire County
Council is spending an extra:
– £350,000 to increase the number of social
workers
– £250,000 to look after children in care and
improve their reading abilities
– £600,000 to give employment to care
leavers who are not in employment,
education or training
– £350,000 to allow bus fare concessions for
all pensioners to be available from 9am
daily, and travel tokens restored for all
people with disabilities
– £1 million to restore the ‘Aiming High’
budget for children with disabilities
– £300,000 to restore grants to voluntary
organisations serving children
– £1 million to be allocated to Adult Care to
restore 8 Senior Practitioner posts and
appoint 3 Senior Nurses to be Clinical
Coordinators in 3 large stand-alone
nursing homes; £50,000 to stroke
associations to replace the withdrawal of
Government funding; £50,000 to hospices
for carer support; £180,000 for a voucher
scheme for carers and the establishment of
a Home Carer respite scheme.
– HCC is also keeping all of the County’s
libraries open as well as making no
increase to the Council tax.
Please feel free to contact me on 07860 843
278
or
my
personal
email
at
j.glenn2@btinternet.com. I also hold a
monthly surgery at Dickson House, Hook on
the first Saturday morning of each month.
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PARLIAMENT
By the Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP for North
East Hampshire
Localism
Twenty years of
Parliamentary
experience teaches
one to be fairly
sceptical about the
coinage of a new
term or phrase.
When the ‘Third
Way’ floated before
me, mercifully briefly, a few years ago, the
citizens of Crondall might well have heard a
distant groan. I confess to having taken a sharp
intake of breath when more recently,
‘localism’ appeared before me. But I have
changed my mind and I thought you might be
interested to hear why.
The Localism Bill promises good things for
us all. It is part of the Government’s desire to
see individuals in villages like Crondall have
more of a say in how things are done in their
area.
Ten years of Labour have left us with less
say than ever before in how we run our lives. I
have read letter after letter from constituents
becoming increasingly frustrated at not having
a say in things that materially affect them. We
have all grown used to watching
responsibilities being taken away from local
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people and ceded centrally to bureaucrats who
have no direct and understanding of our
wishes. The Localism Bill will, I believe, go a
long way to redressing this.
Supply of Local Authority Service
Town and parish councils already have a wide
range of powers and responsibilities at their
disposal. But the Localism Bill will push this
further. It will, for example, reform the
planning system to give local neighbourhoods
far more ability to determine the shape of the
places where we live. Every community will
have the right to have a neighbourhood plan.
Town and parish councils will have a leading
role in bringing the plans together.
The Bill also includes a community right to
challenge. This will enable voluntary and
community bodies, as well as parish councils
and local authority employees wishing to
deliver the service as mutual, to express an
interest in running a local authority service,
which may trigger a procurement exercise for
that service.
The Bill also contains provisions for a
community right to buy. You will be able to
identify and nominate assets of community
value for listing by the local authority.
Details about the Bill are still being debated
in Committee in the House of Lords. But I
believe it will make a positive difference to all
our lives, and help us embrace the
opportunities taking more responsibility for
our own lives will bring.
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VILLAGE PERSONALITIES
Profile of Ann Wayre
A gardener and bird-lover, a traveller and
walker, a seamstress and water colourist, but
most of all a giver. At 85, Ann Wayre shares
with Mo Farrell a few reflections on a life well
lived.
Ann Wayre can
often be seen
walking
along
Pankridge Street, at
church or at village
events.
Having
lived in Crondall
for the past 35
years, she is a
familiar figure to
many, and she, in
turn, claims to know most longstanding
residents.
Few villagers, however, will be aware that
in 1993 she was awarded an MBE, because
Ann doesn’t shout it from the rooftops. In
fact, her reserve and modesty are her
trademarks and she would rather see the focus
on others.
Maybe that’s why she was drawn towards
helping other people. It began with voluntary
work in hospitals and after her divorce from
distinguished ornithologist and otter
conservationist Philip Wayre in 1959, Ann
began her long association with the Red Cross
of which she is a life member.
A distinguished service medal and a devoted
service medal were early accolades but it was
her committed sixty years of service to the
charity that yielded her the MBE, some
satisfaction that her hard work had been
recognised - and the chance to shake the
Queen’s hand.
Specifically, the award was given for her
organisation over 22 years of holidays for the
physically disabled. Living in Norfolk at the
time, she was able to co-ordinate week-long
breaks for up to 600 people at Pontins near
Lowestoft. It was, she says, “wonderful
work”, and one can only imagine the joy that
such holidays would have given to the many
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hundreds of guests over the years.
Great camaraderie was generated during
these holidays and special events were put on
to entertain the holiday-makers. Ann recalls
one particular favourite of an elderly
wheelchair-bound woman. A former dance
teacher, she grabbed the opportunity to take
part in wheelchair dancing saying emotionally
to Ann afterwards that she’d never imagined
she would ever dance again. It was moments
like that made Ann realise how important her
work was.
“I’ve sympathetic towards people less
fortunate than I am, particularly the disabled.
I’ve always been very grateful for my health
and strength and it was just one way of
repaying for being so lucky.”
“I’m actually a reasonably private person
and I don’t go looking for social things. I’m
not a party person and I can’t do small talk, but
I like doing things with people.”
When she moved to Crondall to look after
her disabled sister, Ruth Battersby, she threw
herself into village life. She joined the newly
formed Crondall Society and acted as a section
representative, a task she did for thirty years;
she took up church embroidery and completed
a real labour of love, a set of liturgical colours,
and she set up the local Phyllis Tuckwell
support group.
After Ruth’s death in 1987, Ann decided to
stay in Crondall.
“I liked it here and had got involved in many
activities. I’m a complete countrywoman. I
would hate to live in a town. My favourite
place is Scotland where I like to be on open
moorland.”
A shock diagnosis of bowel cancer in 2004
forced Ann to slow down but with so many
interests, she couldn’t be stopped for long.
She has made a remarkable recovery, helped
enormously, according to her consultant, by
her fitness.
Walking three times a week with the
Farnham Ramblers, often up to seven miles at
one go, is an enduring pleasure “as long as
they don’t go too fast”. She’s also an
inveterate traveller, taking walking and birdwatching holidays to far-flung corners of the
world such as the Galapagos Islands, Nepal,
the Antarctic and New Zealand, and she does
all but her most heavy gardening herself.
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Ann’s quiet zest for life is insatiable, but
slowly as “my legs get more and more feeble”,
she is opting for less physically exhausting
pursuits. She can’t bear idle hands while
watching TV and keeps them busy with
patchwork baby quilts. She has made a
staggering 500 and has raised £4,000 for the
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. She also knits
jerseys for African orphanages and helps at
Crondall Seniors, a monthly lunch and tea club
for the elderly.
She “dabbles” in watercolour painting,
enjoys her four grand daughters and two greatgrandsons, and in between wishing she had
read more of the classics or done a design
course, and revelling in the bird life in her
beautifully maintained garden, she frets about
“keeping her marbles”.
CRONDALL ENTERTAINERS
LOSES TWO STARS
Bob and Deborah Hammond have recently
moved from The Borough to Rye in East
Sussex. They were both actively involved in
the restoration and day to day running of the
Old Gym. However as we all know, Bob and
Debs have been key players in the Crondall
Entertainers. Bob especially has acted, written,
produced and directed many shows over the
past years.
Once, when asked how he wrote his
pantomimes, Bob muttered ‘well, it just
happens’. At that point, Debs was immediately
driven to explain what it was actually like to be
married to a pantomime author:
“Pah” I thought to myself, “if only it did just
happen!”
The panto is performed in February so
auditions are in the previous November with
the set builders crying out for the script by
August. Once the dining room table has been
established as the office extension complete
with laptop, the fun starts.
I believe some wives are greeted in the
morning with ‘Good morning, Darling, did
you sleep well?’ Not me. I get up at 7 am to
‘Do you know any crocodile jokes?’ Next, Bob
has grabbed a pen and notebook and is
scribbling furiously. Yes, the radio is playing
and Bob has found the perfect song for a gang
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of 10 year-olds to sing. This is then followed
by a one-way ‘discussion’ on a dance to
accompany the song and by this time I have
probably put my head under the pillow.
After much wringing of hands and several
re-writes, the panto first-edition is considered
complete and I breathe a sigh of relief for a
couple of months. Auditions then take place.
A chorus of 6 small girls has now become 12
girls, the cast has doubled in size and the
laptop is replaced by a sewing machine. Yes,
you’ve guessed it, as the wife of a panto author
who has now become the show director, I am
now in charge of costumes.
Its time for me to make twenty pairs of
velour trousers, twenty shirts and twenty hats
whilst trying not to drop the pins. Eventually
February arrives. The show goes on and it all
becomes worthwhile as the audience laugh and
cheer, the costumes sparkle and the cast bring
the show to life.
Now, bless him, his pantos have been
published. Any spare time is now spent
traipsing up and down the land to watch
several versions of them all, whilst he mutters
under his breath or occasionally laughs with
joy when the performers do something
unexpected and wonderful.
The outstanding entertainment Bob and
Debs produced will surely be much missed by
all of us.
Bob and Debs in ‘Another Comedy Review’
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Saturday morning clay
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email
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ROYAL WEDDING
By Izzy Harrison-Butler & Heather Shepherd
Wow, what a party! The weather turned out
fabulous, the church bells were ringing, the
street was decorated and The Borough was
buzzing with party-goers. The bunting cut out
by many of the children, Stepping Stones and
sown together by Joyce Scannell was so
amazing we didn’t want to take it down
afterwards!
Crazy Corin entertained the children with
magic, Cathy Harrison painted their faces and
we made £600 on the raffle that contributed
towards the final total of £805 (after all
outgoings and a £150 donation to the Ovarian
Cancer charity) going to Crondall Primary
School for its new kitchen.
We released 220 red, white and blue
balloons up into the sky. The winner of the
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balloon race is still undecided as no one has
yet found a balloon and written in!
Oliver Withers impressed the crowds with
his skill on a unicycle. The Plume together
with the New Life Church provided food and
beverages throughout and donated some of the
proceeds to our charities.
We enthusiastically encored Richard Kemm
and Olivia Martin for their splendid rendering
of ‘Whispering Grass’. Young boy band Glitch
then entertained everyone with their talented
act. No Crondall event would be the same
without our much loved Dale Fontaine rocking
the crowd on the dance floor. It was also Dale
and Dee’s wedding anniversary.
There were soooo many to thank for their
hard work and ability to pull together an
outstanding village event, attended by at least
600 that had fun and contributed so effectively
to the celebration day of the Royal Wedding.
Street Party in The Borough
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GOLF ACADEMY ON
WORLDWIDE TV
Gavin Grenville-Wood, our professional at
Oak Park and Crondall resident, has been
filming a sequence of lessons that will be
shown on Sky TV this autumn. Through the
Golfing World web site, the videos can be
downloaded onto one’s personal computer, for
a more in depth study. The combination of this
modern viewing technology offers a very good
example of how TV together with digital
downloads from a web site can hugely enhance
instruction and skill teaching.
The picture shows Gavin with the film crew
on the tee of the 10th hole at Oak Park as he
describes how to apply Course Management
techniques to his pupil’s shots. The tenth is a
particularly difficult 543 yard par 5 requiring
not just power and direction but consideration
on how exactly to tackle it within one’s own
capabilities. It provides excellent teaching
terrain
So the message is ‘Watch Gavin’ on TV at
Crondall Oak Park as he guides us through
essential golfing drills to correct and improve
our putting, pitching, chipping, fairway and
driving abilities from the comfort of our
armchairs!
Show times are daily at 12.30pm on Sky
Sports 4.
Crown Golf Academy TV Show
THREE PEAKS
CHARITY CHALLENGE
By Linda Tyler
The Challenge
The Three Peaks Challenge is a popular
mountaineering event in the UK attracting
increasing numbers every year. The objective
is to climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scarfell
Pike the highest mountain in England, and
Snowdon in North Wales within 24 hours.
This includes driving time which is roughly
10 hours leaving 14 hours to ascend and
descend the peaks themselves.
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3rd Peak Achieved! The Summit of Snowdon
Linda, David, Granjina, Katherine, Alexander, Colin
Ben Nevis is the highest of the three peaks
at 1344 metres. It has one main path starting
close to sea level at Fort William, meaning a
much greater vertical ascent. Scarfell Pike
from Wast Water in the Lake District is an
ascent of 989 metres. Snowdon using the
Miners track is some 800 metres. This makes
an overall total of more than 3 ‘vertical’
kilometers.
together with Katherine (their daughter) was
also our support team. The aim was to raise
money for Diabetes UK as Katherine
Carswell is diabetic
Crondall Team and The Charity
Colin and Alexander (son) Carswell, myself
and David (son) had to climb Ben Nevis,
Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours.
Grajina, Colin’s wife, was our driver and
The Result
Unfortunately David sustained an injury on
Ben Nevis and was unable to climb Scafell
Pike but rejoined us for Snowdon. Our
sponsors were mostly from Crondall and we
raised over £1500 for Diabetes UK.
We completed the challenge with just 16
minutes to spare!
Donations still accepted! Please support Diabetes
UK at www.justgiving.com/davidcharlestyler
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CRONDALL BUSINESSES
NINETY YEARS AG0
From advertisements in The Crondall Fete Brochure
13 July 1921
A Souvenir Brochure of the 1921 Crondall Fete in Fred
Cowdery’s possession, contains many local business
advertisements. It is hugely informative in providing an insight
into the way the local economy ticked. Here is a selection of the
Crondall based advertisers, showing the various trades
represented in the village in those days.
It is nice to see we had our own bakery and a trip to the vicarage
could secure you a basket of apples. Parsons the Butcher was
located where The Withies
are now built.
Mr Long in Bowling Alley
delivered all manner of dairy
produce and Snuggs the
Farrier was in Dippenhall
Street. We had our own cycle
shop in what is now 2 The
Borough. Although not
advertised, Albie Ralph had a
little boot and shoe shop just
along from there. Workers
coming in from the fields in
the evening could leave their
boots with him for overnight
repair and re-studding.
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Crondall Stores
There is an ambitious list of goods advertised as
being available in the Crondall Stores. Note that
there is a redeemable coupon for certain cash
purchases. For those not familiar with ‘old’
money, it represents an 8.3% discount. I wonder
if Nippy would still honour it ninety years later if
any reader were to cut it out and present it?
The Price of Things
Thumbing through the brochure, it gives some of
the prices at the stalls. Tea is 2d per cup. Given
that beer was then about 6d a pint, this represents
£1 in today’s money. Calculated in the same way,
a ham sandwich is £1.50. It cost this much to put one’s hand into the Lucky Dip Tub - no doubt with
a prize assured. A glass of ginger beer and a bun was in the region of £2.
The winner of the veteran’s running race (over 45s) received five shillings or the equivalent of ten
pints of beer. It was probably worth getting into training for!
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CRONDALL’S WAR
MEMORIAL (PART 3)
By Tim Wilson
In this issue I am covering two men who
joined the services as regulars several years
before the start of WWI. They are Lieutenant
Patrick Maxwell Lefroy Royal Navy and
Sergeant Harry Toogood, Corps of Military
Police.
PATRICK EGERTON LT
MAXWELL LEFROY
RN 1888-1915
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Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of
Govan Scotland and launched on 27 January
1910. The identical design of the Beagle class
marked a return to smaller more flexible ships
which were coal burning as the Admiralty
were concerned about the availability of oil
stocks. They were the last of British destroyers
to be thus fuelled. They had a top speed of 29
knots and a complement of 96 men. Most of
the 16 destroyers were involved in the
Dardanelles campaign. All 13 surviving
vessels were scrapped after the war by 1921.
†
Born on 8th August 1888, Patrick was the sixth
son of the squire of Itchell Manor, Charles
James Maxwell Lefroy and his wife Elizabeth
Catherine. His father Charles was a wealthy
man with a London home as well as Itchell
Manor and he owned the Court and substantial
farmland. Patrick was educated at home as a
boy and was destined to follow in an elder
brother, Cecil’s, footsteps as a commissioned
officer in the Royal Navy. In May 1903 at the
age of 15, he joined the training vessel HMS
Britannia in the Dart as a naval cadet. On
completion of the course he was graded very
good in ability and zealous in knowledge.
His first drafting was to HMS Duncan in the
Mediterranean a fast lightly armed battleship
with a crew of 700. There followed a
succession of assignments in different stations
including the China Seas. His reports were in
the most part classified ‘promising’,
‘intelligent’, hardworking’, ‘a keen and good
officer excellent physique’. All except one
assessment where one can only think he must
have upset his CO, who marked him ‘a fair
signaller, appears rather stupid requires
confidence’. From 1910 to 1913 he was an
instructor on the training vessel HMS Hecla
where once again he gained a ‘very good’
mark. After a short spell aboard the battle
cruiser Blenheim in the Med, he joined one of
the 16 Beagle class destroyers – the HMS
Mosquito on the 19th May 1913 where he
served until his death two years later.
HMS Mosquito was built by Fairfield
HMS Mosquito
HMS Mosquito and the Dardanelles
Campaign
Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the
Admiralty, favoured opening an alternate front
as the Western Front developed into a
stalemate and trench warfare resulted in high
level of casualties. Our Russian allies were
keen to establish a breakout of the Black Sea
into the Mediterranean. The Turkish Ottoman
Empire, neutral at the start of the war, had
thrown their lot in with Germany in November
1914 and threatened to cut off access to the oil
reserves in the Middle East and even stir up
trouble in the Indian sub continent. The
Germans were pumping massive amounts of
armaments and training into increasing the
fighting efficiency of the Turks as their new
allies.
In Oct 1914, the Turks had closed the
Dardanelles to Allied shipping. From the
outset the Allies’ strategic aim was to force an
entry through the Dardanelles and the Sea of
Marmara and seize Istanbul. This role was
assigned to the Royal Navy using submarines
and surface ships aided by the French Navy
and a small number of Russian ships.
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The Dardanelles were defended by a system
of forts and mobile artillery. The outer
defences lay at the entrance to the straits and
proved vulnerable to bombardment and
raiding, the inner defences covered the
narrowest point of the straits. Beyond this the
straits were virtually undefended. The
foundation of the defences, however, was a
series of 10 lethal minefields laid across the
straits containing 370 mines.
Crew of HMS Mosquito cheering submarine
E11 after her exploits in the Sea of Marmora
The Gallipoli peninsula and the Dardanelles
showing the lines of mines, the anti submarine
nets and mainland forts.
There were a number of attempts to break
through this defensive barrier using
submarines. It was a challenging assignment
complicated by the nature of the fast currents
from the Black Sea into the Mediterranean and
the temperature and density differences of the
two bodies of water as the colder water of the
Black Sea mingled with the warmer water of
the Mediterranean. Furthermore the depth of
the seabed was very variable and the British
submarines carried only primitive instruments.
The first attempt was made by Lt Norman
Holbrook in December 1914 with a crew of 13
and 4 torpedoes. Holbrook maneuvered his
way through five lines of mines and loosed a
torpedo into the Turkish battleship Messudieh
protecting the mines as she lay at anchor in
San Sighla Bay. She had just been fitted out
with the latest armory from the German Navy.
She took a direct hit and rolled over in shallow
water in seven minutes.
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Thirty seven crew out of 700 lost their lives.
It was a well timed morale boost to the Allies
and Holbrook was rewarded with a VC. It
paved the way for more submarine attempts,
the most spectacular of which by submarine
E11, succeeded in breeching all the defences
and causing havoc in the Sea of Marmara.
The Turks boosted their defences by adding
a submarine net and a further line of mines in
Erin Keui Bay running parallel to the shore to
counter the route taken by Allied submarines
returning from attempts to break through the
main line of mines. They also developed
drifting mines carried along in the fast flowing
currents that they let slip towards the attackers.
A first attempt was made on 1st and 2nd March
1915 to clear the minefields by trawlers
manned by civilians. The trawlers were under
the protection of 4 destroyers namely Basilisk,
Grasshopper, Racoon and Mosquito supported
by light cruiser Amethyst. Despite being
carried out at night the attacking force came
under withering fire as they were caught in the
searchlights of the Turkish and German guns.
The operation had to be abandoned having
failed to reach the minefield.
A second attempt was made on 10th-12th
March involving HMS Mosquito but again this
failed in the face of devastating firepower of
the enemy guns. The civilians on the mine
sweeping trawlers refused to continue under
fire and had to be replaced by marines.
Charge of the Light Brigade (Royal Navy Style)
Vice Adm de Robeck, Commander Allied
Fleet, planned a major offensive for 18 March
1915 using battleships from both the RN and
the French navy together with supporting
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battle cruisers to soften up the Turkish
garrisons. Ottoman fire began to take its toll
with 4 British and French ships all suffering
hits. The French battleship Bouvet struck a
mine and sunk within a few minutes killing
600 men. Later in the day two more British
ships were disabled after hitting mines, but
were able to disgorge most of their crews
before drifting helplessly into the shallows.
With three other ships severely damaged it was
a major setback to the Allies and a significant
morale boost for the enemy.
SERGEANT HARRY
†
TOOGOOD
Military Police 1885-1915
Sinking of HMS Irresistable by floating mines
and shore batteries on 18th March 1915.
Probably witnessed by Lt Lefroy from the
decks of HMS Mosquito that stood by her
De Robeck was distraught at the most
serious loss of men and ships since Trafalgar
and pleaded for a land based attack on the
Gallipoli peninsular to support a naval advance
through to Istanbul. This set in motion the
disastrous Allied operation known as Gallipoli
which cost so many lives of British and
Commonwealth troops. The next act of the
immense and tragic drama of the Dardanelles
began on 25th April when, in the still mists of
dawn, flotillas packed with troops moved
silently towards the desolate beaches of the
Gallipoli peninsula.
On that very day that Lieut. Maxwell Lefroy
was killed on board HMS Mosquito. It is likely
that he was hit by Turkish fire from the many
batteries overlooking the Dardanelles.
Unfortunately the log of the Mosquito is
missing for those crucial days leading up to the
25th April.
Lt Lefroy was probably buried at sea. His
elder brother Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
was serving in the Dardanelles at the same
time but it is not known whether they had been
able to meet.
Harry was born in 1885 in Brighton the son of
William and Mary Toogood. William was a
grocer’s assistant.
His connection with Crondall is somewhat
tenuous but he had an address here whilst he
was stationed at Aldershot in 1911. He may
well have been a lodger in the village as he
does not appear to have been married. Maybe
he had a sweetheart who ensured his name
appeared on our memorial subsequently?
At 16 years, Harry was too young to join the
‘Red Caps’ as the military police corps later
became known, but his attestation papers dated
27 December 1900 show him applying as a
private in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards.
Mounted Military Police, Aldershot 1904
On 1st October 1904 Harry was accepted as
a private in the Military Mounted Police that
with the Military Foot Police, formed the
Corps of Military Police (gaining its ‘Royal’
warrant in 1947). We can glimpse Harry’s
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activities through the daily log book of the
Corps in those early days.
As a L/Cpl, he was sent from Ewshot to
Farnborough as a casualty on 6 Oct 1910. On
30 June 1911 and evidently fit again, he was
ordered to be i/c of kits for horses leaving
Aldershot by train to Windsor Park and
instructed to include ‘nosebags with feed of
corn’. In Sep 1912, he was sent from
Farnborough to Swaffham with Horse No 73
as part of 2nd Infantry Division. On 6 Oct
1912 there is an entry indicating the expiry of
an 8 year assignment. He was reengaged,
where we find him in Tidworth and moving to
Curragh on 23 May 1913. Some 16 months
later, he was back in Aldershot and promoted
to Sergeant on 5th August as war began.
Range of Sgt Toogood’s Duties
At the outbreak of war the Corps of Military
Police (CMP) both Mounted and Foot had a
total establishment of 3 officers and 508
warrant officers and NCOs. At mobilization it
was increased by 253 reservists mainly ex
policemen. When the BEF went to France,
each division had one Assistant Provost
Marshal (APM) of the rank of Major and 26
NCOs. By the end of the War the
establishment had grown to 12,000.
In the early days, the CMP did not have well
defined job descriptions and regular officers
regarded them with some suspicion and
wanted to use the manpower as they saw fit. It
needed a degree of tact and diplomacy to stand
firm to stick to their allotted tasks. In the early
fighting especially after the retreat from Mons,
the BEF were in considerable chaos so much
of CMP time was taken up with dealing with
lost or bewildered stragglers who had become
separated from their units.
Gradually a system evolved of establishing
stragglers’ posts. Other key jobs included
directing traffic, dealing with military crimes,
controlling civilians in the battle area and
patrolling rear areas and ports. The CMP also
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had to organize enemy POWs, making sure
they were debriefed by intelligence before
passing them on to holding stations. Another
task was to seize enemy carrier pigeons!
As the war progressed, CMPs had the
distasteful task of arresting deserters and
dealing with those found guilty in the courts
martial. Throughout the war more than 3000
death sentences were passed of which 346
were carried out. The list of offences is
instructive: desertion was the most prevalent
with 2005 death sentences and 272 executed.
Then came sleeping at post 449 and only 2:
cowardice 213 and 14: disobedience 120 and
4: murder 118 and 74: mutiny 55 and 15:
striking a senior officer 49 and 4; casting away
arms 6 and 2. The MPs were required to
supervise the executions but not to supply the
firing squads who would normally be provided
from the prisoners’ own unit.
Overall the CMP suffered 375 casualties.
Sixty-five received the Distinguished Conduct
Medal and 260 received the Military Medal.
Sgt Harry Toogood was actively involved
from the start. He survived the first chlorine
gas attack of the war on 22 April 1915 at
Zillebeke but was killed in the 2nd Battle of
Ypres on 29th June 1915. The exact
circumstances of his death are not recorded but
he rests in a grave in Perth Cemetery China
Wall outside the village of Zillebeke and is of
course commemorated on our Memorial in
Crondall.
References
The National Archives in Kew provided source
material for Patrick Maxwell Lefroy, together with
census details. Logs of various ships on which he
served were consulted. The Royal Military Police
Museum at Southwick Park Fareham were
extremely helpful in giving me access to their
archives and I am grateful to Lt Col JH Baber the
Curator and Mr Richard Callaghan the Museum
Archivist for their assistance in researching Harry
Toogood’s service record.Any errors of fact are
however mine alone.
Germans surrendering
at Ypres in 1915 to
become POW’s under
CMP responsibility
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THE CRONDALL HARVEST 2011
as narrated by Giles Porter
The end of July was sunny, promising a good
start to the harvest. Subsequently it turned out
to be the worst August since 1993 but all is
now safely gathered in.
Oil Seed Rape came first and the picture
shows the Combine with its attendant
tractor/trailer at Wimble Hill
Fantastic Electronics
Its clever computer system maximizes
coverage, avoids the machine missing out little
strips and provides a read out of all the key
metrics. These include hours logged, fuel used
and most importantly the crop yield in tons per
hectare.
Cutting &Threshing
The Claas Combine Harvester on our Clare
Park Farmland moves through the crop at
about three miles per hour using its hydraulic
‘auto contour’ device to cut the stalks at the
same height. It then threshes and cleans the
grains using rotating blades, drums, sieves,
and elevators. The grain collects in a tank that
is periodically emptied into a trailer hitched to
a tractor alongside. The chaff, having gone
through a conveyor system known as straw
walking, can be baled for animal bedding.
This big beast is used to harvest all the
cereal crops in our fields with subtle
adjustments. For instance rape requires fairly
lethal side cutters to slice the crop precisely
along a given path whereas wheat and barley
need to be politely nudged aside using a
different fitting.
Your chronicler reckons that sitting in its
cab is as awe inspiring as being invited into the
cockpit of a jumbo jet. But its electronic
wizardry cannot do everything. Constant
monitoring is needed to ensure maximum
efficiency whether this be reducing unwanted
debris amongst the corn or ensuring a valuable
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harvest is not thrown out the back of the
machine.
Typically the ups, downs and sideways cant
across a field requires sharp eyed adjustment
of sieve control so that all the grain is
distributed evenly across the mesh rather than
clogging to one or other side. Certainly
handling the Combine with its 10 metre wide
cut and a variety of power take off units
connected to a vast 600 horsepower Mercedes
engine is not a job for an amateur.
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The Ubiquitous JCB
These days, farmers use JCBs as much as
tractors. A JCB is indispensible for lifting,
shifting and as a platform for keeping the drier
and its parts working properly. Behind-thescenes maintenance also includes round the
clock contractor cover for any repairs or
replacements during this hectic period in the
farming calendar.
Huge Drier
The grain is then delivered to the drier. It is
first weighed when still in its trailer then
dumped into a special chamber where buckets
on a conveyor belt shovel it into the cleaner. It
is then conveyed to the wet bin, drawn out
underneath and up into the business end of the
drier. It is then carefully dried to the desired
moisture content. It steadily fills the dry
hopper, the trailer then takes it to its storage
barn or it continues on its way through pipe
work to the adjacent barn.
Keeping the pipes open
Drying at Clare Park Farm
Results
We continued working until a deluge on 17th
August brought us up short. The moisture
content of the grain shot up from an acceptable
15% to levels that required the dryer to work at
full power. This dismal situation continued to
the end of August. We deliver our wheat to
Hovis in Southampton and our barley to
Cirencester where will be turned into malt.The
beans, linseed and potatoes have all performed
well and were the last to be harvested. Our
neighbouring farmer’s spuds should also be
finding their way into the local supermarket!
By kind permission of the Porter family, members and friends will be invited to tour
Clare Park Farm in Springtime 2012 on a date yet to be chosen
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LUCKY ESCAPES
Sam Watson – Saturday 30th April 2011
At about two thirty in the afternoon, young
Sam was standing in the Oast House kitchen
(Eastbridge), about to go into the adjacent
conservatory to play with his toys.
All of a sudden there was an almighty crash.
He found himself looking at an enormous tree
lying on its side. Its huge branches covered in
their new springtime leaves, stuck out in all
directions
There was virtually nothing left standing of
the conservatory. Glass and wooden struts
were mixed with bits of brick, carpet and
furniture. The tree filled the whole space, out
into the garden and reaching up towards the
roof of the house.
The tree formed part of nearby woodland
and presumably had suffered from the unusual
spring drought we all experienced.
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His colleague shadowing him with the
tractor/trailer unit suddenly noticed a flicker of
flame. It was just visible on the side of the
combine and he immediately contacted Jason
by mobile phone. Jason grabbed the large
extinguisher mounted on the cab. Fire is not
uncommon with tinder dry straw and hot
working parts. Every effort is taken to
minimise this risk, such as air blasting debris
on a regular basis.
Normally Jason’s quick reaction would have
done the trick. To his horror he saw that a pipe
had been breached and diesel was beginning to
flow everywhere. At this stage, with several
hundred litres of inflammable fuel in the tank,
he could be forgiven for running!
The inevitable happened and up it went.
One minute it was a fully working, shiny
painted harvester ready to do its job on many
hundreds of acres of arable crops. The next it
was a smouldering blackened wreck, burnt to a
cinder. In the process, the tyres blew up so that
many Crondall residents thought that a salvo
of shells had landed!
The Hants Fire and Rescue Service were
quickly on the scene. Their highly efficient
team also dampened the surrounding crops
before the fire began to swathe through them.
A replacement had to be located and delivered
leaving little or no time for Jason to reflect on
his close escape. A replacement was indeed
found and delivered to maintain harvesting as
the weather permitted.
Sam with his sister Isobel in front of the fallen
oak that could so easily have landed on top of
him
Jason Harrison-Butler – Wednesday 3rd
August 2011
It was an early afternoon when Jason of Penn
Croft Farm took over the controls of his 2009
Claas Combine to give one of the drivers a
break. He began cutting again, driving up the
field that used to lead to Clifton Cottages now
long since demolished to the East of the Well
Road. This was the first wheat field to be
harvested.
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ORIENTEERING ON
HORSEBACK
By Diana Maclean
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house. The horses are individually ‘coralled’
using temporary fencing and they happily
munch the new grass on arrival. Looking
across a campsite, it sometimes reminds me of
what a wagon train might have looked like at
sundown in the wild west!
For the past three years, I have been
orienteering on my horse Murphy.
Competitions are designed to test navigational
competence, control of horse’s paces and
ability to tackle a variety of obstacles.
This type of event began when the French
wanted to focus training and development of
professional guides to support their highly
organized equestrian tourist industry. This is
why the competition is known as Le TREC or
‘Technique De Randonnee Equestre De
Competition’. It was adopted by the British
Horse Society about twelve years ago and now
there are events all around the country.
On hills near Offa’s Dyke
Cooling off after the ride, Pembury, South Wales
Throughout the summer season, I have been
taking Murphy to a variety of these venues.
Organisers usually pick a rather special piece
of countryside and get permission from local
owners for riding across their land. This means
that with our compasses and maps, we can find
ourselves riding over all sorts of different
terrain not necessarily confined to bridleways.
Recently I have been high in the Welsh
mountains, the Peak District, on the rolling
hills and fields of most of the Home Counties.
Le Trec events attract riders of all ages and
abilities. We set up camp sometimes in the
grand parklands of a castle or mediaeval
The orienteering part of the competition
requires absolutely accurate map marking and
the ability to get round a course of about 20
Kms without too many missed tickets. There
are check-points often concealed until one
correctly passes through little flags on either
side of the track. Mischievously, there are false
tickets showing that you have deviated from
the route if you have recorded them. For the
top classes, a variety of grid references and
bearings have to be calculated and the route for
these competitors can be anything up to 40
Kms.
Managing one’s horse on rough terrain,
trying to determine the route with rain dripping
onto the map and the wind doing what it can to
blow away the confidence of both horse and
rider can be testing. But then there are those
glorious days, with wonderful views over
delightful parts of the UK countryside that
make it all worthwhile.
There are two other phases that can boost
one’s points. One is the Control of Paces
designed to demonstrate the degree of control
a rider has over the horse, first in canter and
then in walk. The rider must canter the horse as
slowly as possible along a marked corridor
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then turn around and walk the horse back as
fast as possible. No marks are given if the
horse breaks from the set pace.
The second is a series of obstacles, designed
to test the obedience, confidence, courage and
balance of the horse and the correctness of the
rider’s aids. The course consists of up to 16
obstacles, to be tackled in a certain order and
within a set time. These may include jumps,
ditches, water, steps and dismounted tasks.
Approaching an obstacle
Its marking system rewards riders who
negotiate everything with accuracy and
genuine horsemanship. For instance the
smooth and controlled way of opening and
closing a gate is a frequent favourite with the
judges.
Le Trec is not a hell-for-leather cross
country event. There are even time penalties
for riding too quickly within the time set for
each leg as well as too slowly.
This year the National Championships are
being held in September on the somewhat
intimidating upland of Dartmoor.
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LORD BRAMALL ON THE
FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN
A riveting account of the 1982 war given by
Field Marshal Bramall for the All Saints
Restoration Fund Appeal.
Earlier this summer, Field Marshal Dwin
Bramall recounted to a packed audience in the
village hall those heady days when our Armed
Forces retook the Falkland Islands from the
invasion and occupation by Argentina.
We were privileged to hear Dwin’s personal
account of the political and strategic aspects of
the campaign from his position of Chief of the
General Staff (i.e Head of the Army) during
those momentous spring days some 29 years
ago.
Remarkable by Any Standards
In the era of the Cold War, the UK Armed
Forces were suddenly faced with engaging in
major land, sea and air battles some 8,000
miles away in the South Atlantic. It was
launched from a ‘standing start’, with virtually
no warning and it presented huge logistic
problems with long, unhelpful lines of
communications. Whilst it met time-honoured
criteria of a just (or appropriate) war, it needed
to be dealt with swiftly and decisively once the
decision had been taken to meet force with
force.
As a key player within the Chiefs of Staff
Committee, Dwin considers the good politicomilitary cooperation and the clarity of the
command chain contributed very effectively to
our eventual success.
Maggie Thatcher was clearly won over to
the advice and support this Committee
provided. Following a fateful day on 31 March
1982 when the Argentine intentions became
obvious, Dwin related how senior military
figures sped back to London and eclipsed of
the deliberations of the Cabinet and its
officials with their positive and purposeful
attitude. The First Sea Lord, Sir Henry Leach,
gate-crashed the cabinet meeting and stated
there and then that the Royal Navy could sail a
Task Force to the South Atlantic and in his
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opinion, we should do so otherwise our
national name would be mud. This was just
what the Prime Minister wanted to hear!
Getting Underway
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the impasse,
especially those by the US Secretary of State
failed to impress either side. The Argentines
were the first to reject the final draft after
which, President Regan who had been
dithering for nearly a month, threw the United
States’ support firmly and helpfully behind our
country’s determination to get the Falklands
back.
Meanwhile military planning proceeded
apace. Dwin considered all three Services cooperated magnificently and even instanced the
British dockers who rallied marvellously with
a sort of WWII spirit.
Dwin then recounted how the Army
elements were made up including the despatch
of 5 Brigade, with its Gurkha Battalion and
Welsh and Scots Guardsmen taken off Public
Duties, sailing away on that grand liner Queen
Elizabeth.
Back in London, the War Cabinet was
formed. It approved vital Rules of Engagement
that clarified how far we were actually at war
with the Argentines, particularly in the early
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stages whilst diplomatic exchanges were
taking place. In Dwin’s words “the Prime
Minister was everything a war leader should
be – well informed, decisive, ready to take key
decisions and prepared to take risks if the
results would justify it” The Chief of Defence
Staff was always in attendance and became the
second strongest person in this Cabinet.
Maggie Thatcher met with Dwin and other
Service Chiefs of Staff collectively and at
regular intervals, a clear omission in Whitehall
machinery these days.
The Engagement
Dwin then elaborated on the five phases of the
engagement. They were based on strategy
evolved by the Chiefs, striking a balance
between giving the Task Force protection
whilst avoiding escalating the conflict too
early.
The phases involved sailing to the area,
retaking South Georgia, establishing an
Exclusion Zone, positioning to get within
striking distance then effecting a landing.
All the time the risks were high because of
the air threat in particular. A big concern and
one that influenced the location of the landing,
was the potential for the Argentines to launch
sea-skimming missiles. Dwin stressed to the
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would not be so vulnerable and ‘more than a
match’ for the opposition.
And so it all unfolded. Special Forces
reconnoitred the landing sites and successfully
raided the airstrip on Pebble Island where the
Argentines had based maritime recce aircraft.
There were naval losses on both sides, notably
HMS Sheffield and the Belgrano. The Prime
Minister achieved full support of parliament
and the country for the landing that went ahead
on 21st May. Sadly the logistic ship Atlantic
Conveyor carrying 14 Chinook helicopters,
vital to lifting troops eastwards towards
Stanley was sunk. The Commando term
‘yomping’ then entered our language to
describe the 56 mile slog in three days carrying
80 pounds loads. The commander of the
bridgehead was encouraged to ‘take the war to
the enemy’ and 2 Para with 300 men secured
the surrender of 1,000 Argentines at Goose
Green in a battle where the CO won his
posthumous VC.
Lt Col David Chaundler, then living at
Church Street Crondall, was parachuted in to
take over command of that battalion.
Setbacks with the loss of RFA Sir Galahad
and 48 Welsh Guards were compensated by a
superb night attack by the Commandos on
11th/12th June. They captured Mt Harriet and
Two Sisters features west of Stanley. 3 Para
seized Mt Longden and 2 Para attacked
Wireless Hill. The Scots Guards captured the
formidable Mt Tumbledown after a ferocious
battle against experienced Argentine Marines
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and 1/7 Gurkhas drove a now fleeing enemy
off Mt William, with the enemy propelled by
fearsome tales of the possibility of having their
heads lopped off by kukris!
11,000 Argentinians surrendered and 700
had lost their lives. There were 253 British
Servicemen killed and 450 wounded or
injured. In his praise to 2 and 3 Parachute
Regiments as their Colonel-in-Chief, Dwin
concluded with these words “In the years
ahead and when you are old men (particularly
when you are old men), you will be able to say
as they said after Waterloo, after Alamein and
Arnhem: I marched and fought and won in the
Falklands and showed to the world the
incomparable quality and professionalism of
the British Army and the strength of the
regimental system”.
Nearly 30 Years On
Dwin’s response to questions from the floor
(after we had all enjoyed a delicious supper)
showed he had lost none of his incisive and
inquisitive acumen. These days, it is clearly a
source of regret that vacillation and indecision
has left the Services in a somewhat confused
state. Dwin was able to crystallize how this has
come to be and offered his own opinions of
what is now needed.
We are priviliged that he and Avril, Lady
Bramall are our neighbours in the village. We
are all surely hugely indebted to him for being
at the military helm at the time and playing
such a key part in ensuring its incredibly
successful outcome.
The Chiefs – Falklands War, 1982
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FERGUS’ O’CALLAGHAN’S
GAP YEAR TRAVELS
Since January, Fergus has been travelling
extensively with chums Matt and Ed in South
and Central America as part of his gap year.
On leaving school last year, he worked in
London to pay for his trip.
Their itinerary included Argentina, Brazil,
Chile (Patagonia), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Panama and Nicaragua. Oh yes, and a
conservation project with animals in Costa
Rica before returning in August – Whew!
Here are extracts from his emails with some
added text that paints an exciting picture of his
adventures:
Football Coaching in Argentina
We are here to coach children from very poor
backgrounds. Their willingness to learn is
exceptional. These youngsters see a career in
football as the only way out of poverty. Of
course only a tiny percentage of them will
make it even up to the first rung of the ladder
so it is bound to be pretty tough going for
them.
We are located in the centre of Buenos Aires
on the well known Santa fe road. We take part
in all physical and fitness sessions including
drills and strategy techniques which is
extremely tough. Most of the coaching and
training takes place in the afternoons so we
often go and help with a government project in
the morning looking after younger kids.
Swimming with them ends up as a survival test
for us when they all cling to our necks!
We have being staying with a widow who is
generally very welcoming but has her
moments. She cooks real authentic
Argentinian food for us every night and often
have long discussions on all sorts of topics in
my halting Spanish and her smattering of
English over our supper.
Carnival Time in Salvador
Salvador is known as Brazil’s “capital of
happiness” due to its easy going population
and countless popular outdoor parties,
including its street carnival.
Carnival is amazing although the beaches in
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Salvador aren’t too pretty during carnival due
to the water being slightly polluted and the
streets becoming an open sewer. The theme for
this year’s 2011 carnival has been percussion
with drumming vibrating through all the
downtown areas.
We couldn’t afford a Camerote – a viewing
position where you can watch all the floats
come past - so we followed one of the Blocos
(or street parties) in and amongst the samba
mayhem and buying beers and caipirinhas at
killer strength!!
E Mail from Rio
We are now spending time on Ipanema beach
in Rio. Its absolutely boiling, especially when
we decide to play football with the locals,
which generally consists us of chasing the ball
or accidently hacking them to the floor.
If we walk far enough we can our way to the
well-known Copacabana beach. Ed and myself
are staying in Leblon one of the more affluent
yet delightful areas But it is draining our funs.
We are now off to visit Christ the Redeemer,
the Favelas (shanty towns and home to at least
half the population). We went up Sugar Loaf
mountain but picked the worse day as it was
cloudy and we had no view at all!
Fergus with a local man
E Mail from Patagonia
Our next adventures took place in Torres del
Paine in the far south of Chile, where we
trekked for three days. It is a National Park
between the Andes and the Patagonian steppes.
We found it rather like the nice parts of
Scotland.
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We hiked eight or nine hours per day and it
was tough. We also stopped for water breaks
from the fresh flowing rivers
Once whilst cooking supper, Ed started a
fire that lit the tinder dry bush. Someone from
a log cabin nearby saw it and helped with his
extinguisher. Had he not, Torres Del Paine
would be cinders and we all would have been
persona non grata in the country!
Email from Bolivia
Bolivia’s history has been tumultuous ever
since the country gained its independence from
Spanish rule in 1825. On its Andes slopes it is
cold, arid and in some places nearly
impenetrable. Its wealth comes from silver and
tin mines. Its Eastern half is covered in vast
valleys and plains, rolling hills and lush
rainforest, home to over 40% of all the Earth’s
known wildlife.
We have just come back from a fantastic 3
day river boat tour in the jungle. When
swimming, I was towed along by a pink
dolphin until I got cramp and was dragged
towards the crocodiles on the side!
We also went on a salt flat tour in a big 4X4
from Chile to Bolivia which was awesome but
freezing and many suffered from altitude
sickness. In my opinion we covered the most
beautiful terrain in South America thus far.
Death Road connects the Amazon rainforest
to La Paz and is reckoned to be the most
dangerous in the world as it winds through
very steep hillsides and atop cliffs. It is 10 ft
wide, goes downhill for 40 miles and has no
guard rails. We cycled it and survived…..just.
Ed came flying past me, lost control and was
saved from a huge drop by hitting the only sign
for miles!
Email from Peru
We have just completed the Inca trail reaching
Machu Picchu on the 4th day, woke up at 3.30
am so we could be amongst the first up there.
For years it was a lost city high in the
mountains with miles of roads, terraces,
thousands of steps and several temples. Now it
is a wonder of the world – quite incredible.
Email from the Costa Rica Conservation
Project
We have volunteered to join a programme to
On mountain near Machu Picchu
help protect wildlife and wildlife habitats in
Costa Rica, while learning about the
relationship
between
wildlife
and
environmental conservation.
I found myself in control of the monkey
section for a couple of days. I saw a one armed
monkey named Tarzan kill four frogs by
throwing them against a tree, as well as
picking a cat up swinging it round in the air
then releasing. This kept me on my toes!
Monkey Business
Email from Nicaragua
I am now on my own in Nicaragua with no
Spanish speaker and have been closely
searched by the police with not much clue as to
what was going on. However I have climbed
the two volcanoes on the island of Ometepe
and watched a bull fighting. I also managed to
clock 72 kilometers an hour going down a
volcano in Leon on a toboggan which was fun
in the extreme!
It was homeward bound via North America.
There I met my family who had flown out
from Crondall and despite my traveller’s
complexion, they recognised me!
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GAP YEAR TRAVELS – ASIAN
LEG – JACK O’CONNOR
The regulars in The Plume of Feathers will
remember Jack of Dippenhall Street pulling
pints to fund his Far East trip. The razzamatazz
of Bangkok clearly came as a bit of a shock.
‘The drive across the city to our
accommodation was a terrifying experience –
incredibly busy and noisy. We were mobbed
by touts and traders as we walked along Koah
San Road. But my colleagues and I found
fantastic bars and hawker food stalls serving
fresh authentic Thai dishes for less than 50p.
Jack elaborates: ‘Patpong Road is famous for
its ping pong shows but it is in a rough area.
Yet there are so many amazing ornate temples
clean, glittering, quiet and a complete contrast
to the poverty we saw throughout the city’.
We then travelled to Kanchanaburi, the
home to the infamous bridge over the river
Kwai with its war museum and memorial. We
made several trips whilst staying there; we
spent the best part of a day at a beautiful seven
tier waterfall where you swim in each pool and
can slide down to the next level. We went
elephant trekking and also spent a day at the
tiger temple where monks care for abandoned
tigers.
A long day’s travel took us to Angkor Wat in
Cambodia, the site of many large ancient
temples. We were guided by a Tuk Tuk driver
for the equivalent of £3 for the day.
We then moved to Koh Samui Island. We
stayed in an A frame hut on the beach just
metres away from the sea where a local man
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would wake us in the morning with fresh fruit
and a large bag of weed (which we declined!)
The night life was fantastic with entertainment
from live dancers and Thai boxers. A moped
trip during the day was a brilliant way to see
the rest of the island and the beautiful scenery.
A trip by boat took us to Phi Phi Island with
some of the best snorkelling to be done in Asia.
There are no cars on the island and you can
walk across it in under 10 minutes. At night the
beach bars hosted entertainment such as limbo
dancing, fire dancing and glow skipping. It
was also one of the most badly affected by the
Tsunami where 1 in 5 of the population was
killed and its impact is still evident in many
places.
Malaysia
In the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, we
visited
tea
plantations,
strawberry farms,
honey farms and
rose gardens as
well as a reptile
and insect farm.
The crazy keepers
literally
threw
scorpions at us so
that they stuck
onto our T-shirts!
We then travelled through Malaysia arriving
in Kuala Lumpur to stay with friends of my
parents for some well deserved luxuries such
as a bed and hot water. The main tourist
attraction was the Petronus Towers but, be
warned, you will pay up to £12 for a pint of
beer there.
Next to Singapore where we took a tourist
bus around the island. With its high rise
buildings and its clean and quiet streets, it was
very different to the Asia we had just travelled
through.
A month on the east coast of Australia,
followed by an activity tour of New Zealand’s
North and South Islands before returning to
England via New York is another story! Well
‘gapped’, I am now off to Bristol University
for my three year degree course.
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“ON THE MARGINS”
Working with anti-social youth by Nathan
Roberts
Following the AGM
in
May,
Society
members were treated
to a presentation by
Nathan Roberts. For
the past decade he has
worked with youngsters in UK and
abroad who cross the
boundaries of social norms and become a
problem to their communities.
His latest project, currently being pioneered
in Brighton, is called Band of Brothers. It is
based on giving potential miscreants
experiences that are designed to reverse their
downward spiral of anti-social behaviour.
Nathan introduced the concept of the
Negative Millionaire. This was someone who,
usually by his 40th birthday, had cost the
country and the taxpayer £1,000,000 as he
progressed through the Criminal Justice
System. Calculated in 2007, these costs were
around £30K for each high court trial and
£45K per year in prison, to say nothing of the
hidden costs to victims. Nathan used the
masculine gender simply because 90% of the
population of prison and remand homes were
boys and men. The overall cost to the taxpayer
was in the region of a staggering £4.33 Bn
annually with at least half of the prison
inmates being habitual re-offenders.
Nathan recommended reading Iron John by
Robert Bly published in 1990. It illustrates a
youth’s first anti-social forays influenced by an
urge for some sort of initiation in his attempt to
become accepted with a group. In parts of
Africa where Nathan has worked, he became
familiar with the saying “If a young man fails
to be initiated into the tribe, he might burn
down the village just to feel the heat!” This
behaviour is apparent in most cultures
resulting in damage to society and sometimes
to the perpetrator, including self harm and
even suicide.
In his book, Bly’s cites four attitudes that
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underpin anti-social motivation. These are
cravings for risk taking, an inability to
visualize its inevitable consequences, a buzz of
ego-centricity and disassociation from the
natural world.
Nathan then showed a short video that
described how his team, Band of Brothers
applied the antidotes during intensive weekend
courses held on the Sussex Downs. The
testimonials from participants, initially
believing they were being taken for a ride by ‘a
bunch of nutters’ showed how their opinion
soon changed. They found themselves
becoming appreciative of society’s norms,
gaining a sense of belonging, respect and
status. They were even able to articulate
upbeat descriptions of themselves – a useful
prerequisite for any job interview.
Dan
Gill,
Anti-Social
Behaviour
Caseworker based at Hart District,
complimented Nathan on his ability to identify
and explain clearly what needed to be done.
Dan’s first message to the Society was to
report any anti-social behaviour. The method
for doing this was to dial 101 to notify the
police. Congregating outside the village shop
did not in itself constitute bad behaviour.
However shouting abuse at passers-by could
be Harassment under Section 5 of Public Order
Offences Act 1986 justifying a 999 call for
immediate officer response.
He described how he worked with PC Derek
Morrow of the Safer Neighbourhoods Team,
especially on cases where the perpetrator was
already known to the Safer Hart Partnership.
There were many questions and views put
forward from the floor. It became clear that the
problem existed in Crondall and, in the view of
a lady in the audience “these boys are scary”.
Dan agreed with one observation that
identified Hart’s duty to fund youth care
homes whereas prison funding was a central
government’s remit. This meant that a youth
having committed a crime, was then
effectively
‘off-the-books’
of
local
responsibility and theoretically this could
reduce the incentive of a local authority to
increase support measures to help him stay on
the correct side of the law.
However, Dan indicated he had heard of
proposals, to provide a skate board or similar
facility for Crondall youth.
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Light and Refreshing with less than
half the usual level of alcohol
Ideal for spring and summer
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38th Annual General Meeting
of THE CRONDALL SOCIETY
Minutes of the Meeting held in
the Church Rooms
On Wednesday 18th May 2011
at 1930 hrs
1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
The minutes of the meeting of 12th May 2010,
which had been published in the Autumn 2010
Society Magazine, now renamed Crondall
Chronicles, were taken as read and approved.
2. Chairman’s Report
Robin Collet opened the meeting by
introducing the village policeman, PC Derek
Morrow, and David Gill, the Anti-Social
Behaviour Coordinator at Hart, who were in
attendance for the later discussion on anti
social behaviour.
He then began his report by saying this had
been another relatively quiet year for the
Society with unusually no major planning
issues or inquiries.
He noted that the Committee, which had
remained unchanged except for the departure
of Neil Fagan, was working well. He then
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a) Gift Aid: The Chairman thanked all
Society members who had completed
the Gift Aid forms and particularly
thanked James Burchett, supported by
Dick Wilkinson, for introducing and
managing this arrangement. He noted
that the Society had received £2,100 in
Gift Aid covering the previous 5 years
which was a welcome increase to its
funds, which would appear in 2011
accounts.
b) Society Magazine: The Chairman paid
tribute to the hard work done by John
Maclean in editing the Society
Magazine which all agreed was a much
improved publication.
c) Society Website: Thanks were given
for the work done by Charmian
Hickman in developing the Society’s
website, hopefully to be up and running
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before long.
The Chairman also thanked the Section
Representatives who had done such a
magnificent job for the Society over the past
year, especially as this involved the additional
work of introducing Gift Aid donations. On
behalf of the Committee he thanked the
retiring representatives Ann Wayre, Roger
Thompson and Robbie Streeter and
welcomed new ones Roger Withers, Richard
Hutchinson, Jonathan Trotman and Judith
Arnold.
He complimented Jonathan Glen as our
County Councillor for the work that he had
done over the past year and also welcomed
Chris Simmons who, as a relatively new
Councillor at Hart, was in attendance. He
noted that Alan Behagg, the Society Secretary
was also a Parish Councillor and said that this
link with the Parish Council worked well.
The Chairman briefly reiterated the four
principle aims of the Society:
• To stimulate public interest in the village
• To promote a high standard of planning
and architecture in the village
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• To secure the preservation, protection ,
development and improvement of features
of historic or public interest in the village
• To keep a watching brief and a careful eye
on the general amenity of, and in, the
village having particular regard to the
threats posed by traffic, both vehicular and
aircraft.
The Chairman then returned to the activities
of the Society over the last 12 months and
drew attention to the following:
Circulation of House Location Map
A new House Location Map had been
circulated to all homes in the village in
Autumn 2010.
The Society Magazine
David Judge had been successful in
increasing advertising revenue for the
magazine by 80% in the past 2 years.
The School
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was in close contact with the chair of
governors, Oli Beavon, on this matter. The
Chairman noted that the Society was
sponsoring another Competition at the
School this year and thanked Charmian
Hickman for arranging this.
Crondall Events Community Interest
Company:
This continues to be a successful venture
within the village and has organised r many
key events including the annual fireworks
display and the summer fete. The Chairman
noted that the film shows had ceased
because of the absence of a person to run
them and appealed for volunteers to do this
in the future.
Aircraft:
The Society remains concerned about
developments at Farnborough and is greatly
assisted by the expertise of Gordon Keyte
in addressing this matter. Sadly a recent
application to increase the number of flights
from 25,000 to 50,000 had been approved.
Planning:
QEB: The Chairman advised that a new
application for 872 houses was before Hart.
Although a primary school was in the
original plans, this had been removed at the
request of HCC, with them preferring an
increased Education contribution to be used
partly to expand two other nearby primary
schools. The increased traffic at peak
school hours appeared not to be a
consideration. For similar reasons the
percentage of affordable houses for this
project had been revised by Hart from 40%
to 25% and this allowed a higher Section
106 contribution to go to Hart – apparently
pinpointed for education. The planning
meeting at Hart to discuss this application
had been fixed for 1st June at the Harlington
centre.
LDF: With the scrapping by the Coalition
government of the South East Plan local
authorities were developing their own plans
and Hart was no exception. The Parish
Council had submitted a response to the
Hart consultation on this matter and in this it
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said it supported the development of a total
15-20 new dwellings over the period of the
Plan – which runs until 2026.
Anti-Social Behaviour:
The Chairman chose not to expand on this
as the evening speaker was to give a
presentation on this topic after the AGM.
Conservation Area Proposal Statement:
The Chairman noted that this had now been
re-issued and that the new version contained
almost all the recommendations advanced
by the Society.
Parish Boundaries:
It was noted that the parish had been split a
year ago and that Crondall and Ewshot were
now separate parishes with new Councils.
Elections last year saw 8 councillors
appointed in Crondall without an election as
there were only 8 volunteers. The next
elections will take place in 2012.
Meanwhile a review of ward boundaries for
the District is taking place.
Travellers site at junction of Crondall
Road and A 287:
The Chairman explained the background to
the establishment of a travellers site in
Crondall Road. He explained that Hart had
issued a permanent stop notice and an
enforcement order for the travellers to leave
but that this was later appealed to the
Planning Inspector who confirmed the
enforcement but extended time for
compliance
until
January
2012.
Subsequently the travellers had put in
another planning application which was
turned down but the only reason was a
difference in Section 106 contribution.
Discussion on this was still ongoing and yet
another planning application had been
submitted by the travellers. In summary, the
Chairman considered it unlikely that the
travellers would be forced to leave the site.
Traffic:
The Crondall Traffic Action Group (CTAG)
remains active and closely linked to the
Parish Council. Charmian Hickman and
Mark Watkins lead on this for the Society.
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Social Events:
Over the past year the Society had arranged
a visit to St Cross in Winchester (Thanks to
Jeremy Taylor), manned a stall at the
village fete and organised a very well
attended footpath walk (thanks to Mark
Howard). In addition there had been a
presentation on the new South Downs
National Park by Oliver Plunkett at Clare
Park.
For 2011 the Society has the following
planned:
Saturday 25th June – Stall at village fete.
Wednesday 12th October – Quiz night at
The Horns
Friday 18th November – Clare Park event
Other plans included a farm walk and a
Brewery visit, but dates for these had yet to be
confirmed. All these social events had been
organised by Ali Howard to whom we owe a
huge load of thanks.
3. Treasurer’s Report:
James Burchett presented the accounts. He
explained that over the past year the
Society’s income had remained relatively
static at £3,716 (last year: £3,504) but that
expenditure had increased to £3,420
compared with last year (£2,643) largely
due to the increased cost of producing the
Society Magazine. The Society had assets
of £8,417 in its account of which £1,000
was allocated to the Crondall Book
At the conclusion of this item the Society
agreed to adopt the accounts, proposed by Tim
Wilson and seconded by Betsy Ashton.
4. Election of Independent Examiner
Following a short discussion Gerald
Mansfield was appointed as the Independent
Examiner of the accounts for 2012.
Proposed by Jeremy Taylor, seconded by
Betsy Ashton.
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Chairman’s post which remains vacant
6. Election of Executive Committee:
The following were elected to the Executive
Committee:
Charmian Hickman
Ali Howard
Mike Jefferies
David Judge
Gordon Keyte
John Maclean
Jeremy Taylor
Robin Tyler
Dick Wilkinson
Proposed by: Tim Wilson.
Seconded: Brenda Sullivan
7. Any Other Business:
There being no other business, the Chairman
once again thanked the Committee members
and Representatives for their hard work over
the year.
8. Presentation to Ann Wayre
The Chairman outlined the contribution and
support Ann Wayre had made and given to The
Society in so many ways as from the founding
meeting in 1972, not least as Section
Representative first at the Court and then in
Pankridge Street when she moved there, from
which she was now retiring. In recognition of
this, on behalf of The Society, he presented her
with a bouquet of flowers
After a break for wine and cheese, there was an
interesting illustrated talk on the The Rites of
Passage for Young People given by Nathan
Roberts followed by a lively discussion on
anti-social behaviour and how to address this
in the village.
The meeting ended at 2200hrs, over 40
people having attended.
5. Election of Officers:
The following, having been nominated, were
elected:
Chairman:
Robin Collet
Secretary:
Alan Behagg.
Treasurer:
James Burchett.
No nominations were received for the Vice
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CHAIRMAN’S FINAL
NOTES 2011
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As usual, so much has been covered in this
issue – and there is little to add to this and the
very full notes of the AGM set out above
Perhaps to update on a few
• QEB (Queen Elizabeth Barracks). The
proposal to build 872 houses has been
approved by Hart
• The further planning application by the
Travellers for their unapproved site at the
junction of the A827 and Crondall Road has
now been approved by Hart, after a
recommendation by the planning officers to
do so. There is a feeling by some that Hart
were influenced less by full planning
considerations, but more from wishing to tick
a box of “finding” a site for Travellers and
that is was the easier answer.
• You may recall that for the Silver Jubilee in
1977, trees were planted to waymark the
public footpaths – Whitebeam Sorbus Aria –
the Jubilee trees. Not least, with the
Diamond Jubilee coming up next year, we
are considering replanting any failed trees
and any other ideas. Please give us any
thoughts you may have.
• A study has been done for HCC of various
ideas for the A287 Redfields Lane crossing.
The Parish Council is considering this too.
We expect to respond in due course.
• We bid a sad farewell to David Judge who
has been a stalwart committee member for
advertisers who subscribe to The Chronicles.
He and Barbara are moving to Huntington
and we wish him the very best of continued
good fortune.
As always, any comments you have are very
welcome and we look forward to seeing you at
our future events.
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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY
Appointment
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Chairman
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Hon. Secretary
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Editor, News
Architecture
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Wimble Hill
Alan Behagg
The Coach House,
Dippenhall St.
James Burchett
2 The Borough
Dick Wilkinson
Fanlings, Croft Lane
John Maclean
The Georgian House,
Eastbridge
Mike Jefferies
The Oast, Dippenhall St
Robin Tyler
2 Townsend Cott,
Dippenhall S
Chris Simmons
4 Beacon Hill Road,
Ewshot
Alan Behagg
The Coach House,
Dippenhall St.
Charmian Hickman Manywells, Pankridge St
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Ali Howard
Gordon Keyte
Jeremy Taylor
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Formed in 1972, the Aims of The Crondall Society are:
- To Stimulate Public Interest in the Village
- To Promote a High Standard of Planning &
Architecture in the Village
- To Secure the Preservation, Protection, Development
and Improvements of Features of Historic or of Public
Interest in the Village
- To Keep a Watching Brief and a Careful Eye upon the
General Amenity of, and in the Village, having
Particular Regard to the Threats posed by Traffic, both
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SUMMER FROLICS
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During an evening in mid August when it was
low tide, Sandy and Pat at Cheeks Farm
Livery, Wimble Hill organised a beach outing
to Hayling Island.
Taken by her father, this picture of Rachael
Alton riding Sox captures all the fun of the
occasion. Rachael lives at The Hollow near by
Heath Lane, Crondall.
Some seven horses together with a number
of extra riders took part in bare back riding (to
avoid ruining the leather saddles). It proved a
great experience and a huge amount of
enjoyment for all the riders and horses!
INTO AUTUMN
As new advertisers in The Chronicles, your
editor called Farnham Stoves for a final check
on layout. Frank’s recorded message gave a
hint of the enthusiasm that he and Gill clearly
have for their local, family-run business. It
apologised for not picking up the phone but
indicated that he was either out on a job or
stuck somewhere up a chimney!
We subsequently discussed their service that
will ‘deliver toasty days and cosy nights in
front of a stove that will look good for years
and give pleasure with the warmth that it
delivers’. Frank also pointed out that a modern
wood burner delivers provides energy
efficiency and cost saving that cannot be
achieved in an open hearth.
With the nights drawing in, the vision of
home fires seems to be good one to conclude
this Autumn Edition of The Chronicles. Has
summer really flown by so quickly?
IN THE LOOP
But don’t forget to keep me, your Chronicler,
‘in the loop’ for any exciting activities
occurring during this coming winter. I
guarantee to be there with my camera and pen
poised to record it!
jkmaclean@btopenworld.com tel 850699.
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