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IN THIS ISSUE:
News -
people, church
and the village ...
Debts and Jesus
In the garden
IF
Wildlife Watch
Wake up Bruno
Local history ST JOHNS CHURCH FELBRIDGE
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2 SPRING 2013
Daphne Ayerst and John Grainger are
among over 90 volunteers at the East Grinstead
Foodbank that recently opened at Trinity
Methodist Church Caf. Daphne is the Foodbank
representative for St Johns Felbridge and has
organized a Food Collection Box in the church. John, who also attends St Johns, told Felbridge
Focus: This is a great initiative and I wanted to be part of it from early on.
The Foodbank is one of over 250 centres in the UK set up under the direction of the Trussell
Trust. Each Foodbank is run by Christians from local churches for anyone in need without regard
to race, colour or creed. Since opening just before Christmas, over 50 local people who have
faced an unexpected crisis - such as an accident, bereavement or redundancy - have been
given a 3-day food parcel to help them out before they can get on-going assistance from the
Department of Work and Pensions.
Read some of the moving stories at www.trusselltrust.org and you cant fail to be inspired to
volunteer, donate food or money. For local contacts, click on www.eastgrinstead.foodbank.org.uk
or call 07983 209940.
Cover photo: Felbridge Country Show 16th June 2012, by Jane Weller
News
FELBRIDGE CHURCH
PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS
FOR FOODBANK
Foodbank volunteers Jayne Crossman (left) and Julia
Harris with Sainsburys Deputy Store Manager Steve
Parsons.
Photo: Paul Harris
FULL MARKS for the children at Felbridge Primary School
for this terms impressive fund-raising for various charities,
including Chestnut Tree House, St Johns and Crawley Open
House. They are now busy getting ready to raise money for Comic Relief on 15th March so
please support them as much as you can.
The PTA has also been working hard to raise money for school funds, says Headteacher
Andrea Trigg, having recently helped to fund new playground and ICT facilities. The next big
fund-raiser will be the Summer Fair on 11th May from 12 noon to 3pm in the school grounds.
If you would like to help, contact Pauline Keetley at the school office on 01342 323413 or via
the new-look website at: www.felbridgeprimary.com.
SCHOOL REPORT
DIARY DATES APRIL TO JUNE
MEETINGS AT FELBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL:
LUNCH CLUB:
18th April; 16th May; 20th June
12pm to 1:30pm
contact Mary Taplin on 325548
FELBRIDGE WI:
9th April, 1:30pm; 7th May, 12:30pm;
and 12th June 1:30pm
contact daphneay@hotmail.co.uk.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY:
18th April; 16th May, 4th June
8:15pm
contact Sylvia Huggett on 326617
FELBRIDGE HISTORY GROUP:
19th May
contact jerry@felbridge.co.uk
for programme
3 SPRING 2013
Rev Stephen Bowen, vicar of St. Johns, retired at
the end of December after 33 years as minister
of the church. Mr Bowen and his wife Mandy have
played an important role in the
village, being actively involved
in several local charities and
clubs, Felbridge Primary School
and Imberhorne School since
their arrival in 1979. Stephen and Mandy have
now moved to East Grinstead.
If you have any queries, contact Associate
Minister Michael Peach or check out www.
stjohnsfelbridge.com.
BAPTIZED as CofE, over 16, live in Felbridge,
or regularly attend St. Johns? If you are
on the Electoral Roll, you have to reapply
every five years and now is the time. If
you would like to apply for the first time,
please do so before March 9th to be able to
vote at this years APCM on Sunday, March
24th says Electoral Roll Officer David
Legg. Download a form
at: www.stjohnsfelbridge.
com/documents/Electoral
role application.pdf or call
David on 01342 713152.
St Catherines Hospice, one of the most popular local charities, will be
holding the 10th Annual Sussex Weald Bike Ride on Sunday 19th May.
Routes range from a fun 10 mile circuit that all the family can enjoy,
through to a hilly 44 mile challenge for the more experienced cyclist. All
routes are on-road and fully marshalled with clear, frequent route signs.
Registration opened in February and costs 15 for adults but children
under 18 can ride for free. If you would like to be on the mailing list
for the Sussex Weald Bike Ride, contact Jen Wickham at jenwickham@
stch.org.uk or call her on 01293 447364. Or, check out: http://www.
stch.org.uk/howyoucanhelp/joinanevent/sussexwealdbikeride.asp
ON YER BIKE!
BUS company APH is looking into the possibility of providing a regular service from Felbridge to
Gatwick Airport according to Managing Director Nick Caunter. If you are interested in this great
idea, fill out the survey at: https://survey.vovici.com/se.ashx?s=32E348EF228672CD.
While you are on the aph.com website, dont forget to
check out the Know Before You Go section under
APH News which gives useful comparisons of costs for
travel inoculations, travelling with bicycles, golf and
ski equipment.
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ROLL UP,
ROLL UP
Felbridge Country Show Group is already hard at work
planning this years event which opens at 11am on
22nd June. One of the organisers, Rosie Archer, told
Felbridge Focus: Last years event was a great success
and raised an amazing 4,000 for local groups. Our
Art, Craft and Food Market in October was even more
successful!
Many of last years stallholders have already booked
to come to the Country Show again so 2013 looks like
being even bigger and better she adds. St. Johns is
one of the many local groups involved and this year
will be having a Cake Stall, Chocolate Tombola, Tin Can
Alley and Penalty Shoot-Out.
Rosie says: Setting up and clearing the Country Show
on the day is a huge job and we are now looking for
volunteers to help. Even if people can only manage an
hour or two it would be much appreciated. You can
email Rosie at davidarcher781@sky.com or call 311184.
Look for details at www.show.felbridge.org.uk.
COUNTRY SHOW
Ken Harwood and Doris Trefine enjoying the
Country Show.
Photo: Jane Weller
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Debts &
Jesus
Deficits and debts seem to have filled the
news for months on end. In the UK there is
a debate about how fast the deficit should
be cut, in Europe there are concerns about
s o v e r e i g n
debt (whether
a country
can repay
what it owes),
and in the
United States
there was
the fiscal cliff
and then the
issue of the
debt ceiling.
Countries are
struggling with debt, but so are individuals.
Many people are unsure how they will continue
to meet their commitments with costs going
up and employment uncertain.
Financial debt is a real and pressing worry.
However, each of us is in an even more serious
form of debt. The Bible tells us that God is the
Creator of the world and that all of us owe him
our very existence. Despite this most of us
ignore God and what he says most of the time.
Frequently we pass our days hardly giving
God a thought. Not only that, but we live our
own way, often failing to live up even to our
own standards, never mind Gods standard.
We deserve to pay for how we have treated
our Maker; we have a huge debt for the things
we have done wrong our sin.
I heard recently of an idea that someone had
suggested in order to help with the financial
situation in the United States: that the
Treasury should mint a 1 trillion dollar coin,
and then keep it as an asset and so on paper
pay some of the countrys debt. It sounds
like a faintly ridiculous idea, but thinking that
we can pay God back for what we have done
wrong is even more ridiculous. God is a good
and just ruler of our world, and he cannot
simply let our rebellion go unanswered. We
are massively in debt, and there is nothing we
can do to get ourselves out of this debt after
all even our best works and commitment are
only what God deserves.
Jesus lived a sinless life, doing good and
speaking the truth Gods truth. Yet he was
hounded, betrayed and killed. An innocent
man died the death of a criminal and rebel.
This death was not meaningless though, it
was Gods way for our debt of sin to be justly
paid a debt we could never pay ourselves.
As he died he took the sin and punishment
of every single person who would ever trust
in him. He paid our debts in full. As one of
the Bible writers puts it, the punishment that
brought us peace was upon him (Isaiah 53:5).
No doubt the deficit and debt crises will
continue around the world for months and
years to come, but our sin-debt crisis can
be dealt with in full today simply through
choosing to trust in Jesus, the one who paid
the price for us.
Associate Minister, St. Johns
Michael Peach
The wonderful
truth of Easter
is that Jesus
died to save
people just
like us.
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IN THE
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clematis regularly to keep them displaying to their best advantage. Start to hoe tiny
weeds as they appear. It is much easier to deal with them now than after they have
taken over your borders. Put supports in place now for herbaceous plants so that they
grow through them, hiding the supports and avoiding damage to tender shoots. Feed
your roses and soft fruit to give them a good start and begin to succession sow carrots,
salads, peas and broad beans. If you feel inspired to start to grow your own, there are
still one or two plots available at the new Felbridge allotment site.
MAY
Start to harden off tender seedlings and
summer bedding plants, but dont put them
out until later in the month. Summer baskets
and containers can be planted up now, but
protect them from a late frost overnight.
Water newly planted shrubs regularly until
they are fully established. Deadhead spring
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and feed permanent container plants as
their growing medium will be depleted.
Water them regularly remember that they are totally dependent on you. Direct sow
French and runner beans and continue to succession sow carrots, salads, peas and
broad beans. Plant greenhouse tomato plants in beds, pots or growbags and start to
harden off outdoor tomatoes.
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recover well. Focus your watering where it is most needed, such as containers, tomatoes
and leafy vegetables. Use physical barriers against pests, such as insect netting on
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8 SPRING 2013
Did you know that the world produces enough food for everyone, but not everyone
has enough food? Every day 1 in 8 people go hungry. That is the equivalent of the
populations of the UK, and all the other European countries, the USA, Canada AND
Australia, all going to bed hungry tonight.
In 2013 the UK is hosting the G8 Summit and so, many churches and organisations
including Tearfund, are running a campaign to ask our government to put hunger on
the agenda at the G8.
The ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF campaign will focus on some of the root causes
of hunger, recognising that aid is only a vital first step in tackling global poverty, and
that we should go beyond it to the deeper causes of poverty and hunger, like climate
change and tax dodging. During the year there will be campaigning actions on:
Keeping Finance Promises. Asking our government to keep its promises to
give 0.7% of GDP as aid, and with other rich countries, to provide the money
they have already promised to help poor communities adapt to climate change.
Land. Stopping companies and governments grabbing land from poor
communities who cant prove they own it, and changing the EU biofuel target
that makes land grabs more profitable and pushes up food prices.
Tax. Stopping tax dodging by multinational companies, so they pay more tax in
poor countries where they operate and poor countries governments can spend
it on tackling poverty.
Transparency. Making the governments of poor countries more accountable to
their people for how they use their budgets, and multinational food companies
to be more accountable for their food stocks and food prices.
9 SPRING 2013
FELBRIDGE
WILDLIFE WATCH
Getting Felbridge Wildlife in Focus is easy if you
know where to look, what you are looking at, and
have a competent pair of 8x30 binoculars to
point at it. What you look like is up to you, but
Natures quieter colours of browns and greens will
help a closer approach than a loud yellow anorak.

The Editor suggests I might review some of
the places, within or near the parish, where
interesting flora and fauna may be spotted. I
think he meant more than the spotted orchid or
the great spotted woodpecker. Indeed, Felbridge
is blessed with wonderful countryside which
includes farmland, woodland, lakes, wide sky and
glorious mud. We should not forget the breeding,
nesting sites and opportunities provided by our
own gardens offering a whole host of habitats
for insects, plants, trees, mammals and unusual
seasonal visitors.

In my youth, I was inspired by Gilbert Whites
Natural History of Selborne, and informed by
T.A. Cowards Life of Wayside and Woodland,
and The Observers Book of British Birds. I still
have them. For practical self-guidance the yellow
booklet Felbridge Parish and People, compiled by
The Parish Council, is available from Stephonie or
Jeremy Clarke, Oaklands, Lake View Road, RH19
2QE at 2.50.

Hedgecourt Lake, at the end of Mill Lane, is the
largest area of open water in South East Surrey
and incorporates a Site of Special Scientific
Interest and a nature reserve. Between March and
May, the wintering gulls - black headed, herring
and occasionally common gulls will disperse
and a pair or two of elegant common terns
(sea swallows) will dive for fish. Several pairs of
spectacularly ruffed-up great crested grebes will
rear their striped youngsters, which may hitch
a lift on the adults backs, amid mallards, mute
swans, a few herons and forty or so Canada geese.

We shall return to Hedgecourt in the future to
see what lurks in the reed beds and what grows
along the watercourses. Meanwhile, its March on
to May. Stay tuned.

Peter Bateman
St Johns Church will be taking part in
this campaign during 2013. In addition
to posters and local publicity, there was
a Church Family Lunch on 3rd March
where we showed Tearfunds film Recipe
for Change. This features the work of a
church in Zimbabwe which is helping
hungry people in their community grow
the food they need despite a changing
climate. If you want to view the film or
help with the campaign, go to: www.
tearfund.org/en/get_involved/campaign/
if/ or contact Brenda Wilkinson for
more information on 01342 311516 or at
brenda7406@aol.com.
This year IF we join our voices with
others we can press world leaders
to make decisions and take action to
combat the scandal of hunger.
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time to get
washed and get
to work theres
lots of people
to tell.
Bo
said that Jesus
died for us so that any-
thing we do wrong can be
forgiven if we say sorry to God.
So, Diane, Im going down to the
shops and when I see people buying
chocolate eggs or buttons, Im going
to bark and tell them when they eat
them, they should remember that
the round shape is to remind
them of the real Easter Story
and that big stone out-
side Jesus tomb.
I
dont think
the President
could do that,
Bruno.
Bo
said its about
a man who is more
important than even Presi-
dent Obama. He was arrested
and killed about 2,000 years ago.
Then three days later, when his
friends looked for the body it had
gone a big round stone in front
of his tomb had been rolled
away. This man, Jesus, came
back from the dead
can you believe it,
Diane?
Really
Bruno?
Well,
you know
how I love chocolate
Diane, especially buttons?
And I thought Easter was
all about chocolate eggs and
chocolate buttons, but no. Bo
said that I had to tell people
that Easter isnt about
chocolate at all its
something completely
different.
What
was that
Bruno? Thats
amazing to be
given such an
important thing
to do.
No,
The White
Kennel, and its very
smartand the food was
amazing. You could ring for
chocolate buttons any time
you wanted. Still, I had to
get back ready for Easter
because Bo gave me a
special job to do for
him.
Does
he live in
the White
House?
Yes
Diane, and
he was very busy
helping sort out the
Fiscal Cliff problem in
January so I didnt get long
to see him. But what a place
to live! Theres a sign on his
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Bo the
Obamas
dog Bruno?
Bo
is a Special
Advisor to
President Obama,
but some of the time
he chases rabbits
around the White
House garden.
Who
is Bo? Bo
Bruno,
that
sounds so
exciting. Who
did you
see?
Well,
Diane, it was
more important
than a holiday. Ive
been to America to see
a very special friend -
someone who has a
really important job
to do
Have
you been
on holiday,
Bruno?
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GULLEGE
Situated on the ridge south of Felbridge and
approached by a sunken tree-lined track
leading from alongside the tennis courts in
Crawley Down Road. It is also alongside the
pre-historic East/West Ridgeway that is now
a bridle-way from Imberhorne Lane passing
Imberhorne Farm and onto Hophurst Farm.
Gullege is one of the most impressive buildings
around Felbridge, the striking feature being
the Elizabethan chimney stacks which rise
high above the house.
In the fields around Gullege there is evidence
of human activity dating right back to the
Stone Age with finds including flint tools.
During the Roman occupation, the fields below
Gullege were used for smelting iron and the
London to Brighton Roman Road crosses the
pre-historic Ridgeway only a short distance to
the West.
The first mention of the property is in 1361
when John Alfrey of Gulledge was a Member
of Parliament for East Grinstead Borough. The
Alfrey family owned and occupied the property
for 300 years, erecting the current house in
about 1574 to replace an earlier one. Gullege
is a timber framed building and would have
looked similar to the jettied timber buildings
in East Grinstead High Street. The impressive
stone faade was added about 1610, completely
changing the appearance of the frontage.
By 1895 Sir Edward Blount of Imberhorne
Manor had purchased Gullege to expand his
estate which already included Imberhorne,
Tilkhurst and Hill Place Farms as well as the
land that the Imberhorne and Garden Wood
housing estates are now built upon
giving him a total of 1,030 acres.
In the 1950s the property was
unoccupied and had deteriorated to
the extent that it was destined for
demolition. In 1959, Mr and Mrs Thomas
purchased and restored the house,
which is now a Grade 2* listed building.
You can see from this old picture that
the track from Imberhorne Farm to
Hophurst Farm used to go right past
the frontage. The track was diverted to
the rear of the property in 1960. The
frontage can still be seen by following
the footpath towards the Worth Way.
Why not walk up there this Spring to take in
the ancient landscape and views?
If you want to find out more about
the history of your area, visit www.
felbridge.org.uk or consider joining the
Felbridge History Group.
Jeremy Clarke
14 SPRING 2013
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EASTER at ST JOHNS
Why not come to one or
more of our Easter Services,
listed below? Easter is a
special time, as we focus on
the amazing weekend 2,000
years ago that changed the
world forever.
He is not here; he has risen,
just as he said.
Matthew 28:6 MAUNDY THURSDAY 28th March
Holy Communion
8:00pm
GOOD FRIDAY 29th March
Service in the High Street
(East Grinstead)
Journey to the Cross
11:00am
2:00pm
EASTER DAY 31st March
Holy Communion
Family Communion
Easter Celebration
8:00am
10:00am
6:00pm
Thursday 4th April,
10am to 12 noon
followed by lunch in Church Hall
for all the family.
Easter - Day 1 - The Last Supper
Easter - Day 2 - The Cross
Easter - Day 3 - He is Risen!
Childrens Holiday Club
CONTRIBUTORS
TO THIS ISSUE:
Rosemary Archer
Daphne Ayerst
Peter Bateman
Bruno
Jeremy Clarke
John Grainger
Michael Peach
Jon Toogood
Brenda Wilkinson
Gordon Wilkinson
As a local church we have
a special responsibility for
the Parish of Felbridge but
we are also committed to
supporting Gods work in the
surrounding area and further
afeld through Churches
Together in East Grinstead
(CTEG), the Sussex Gospel
Partnership and links we
have with many mission
partners active in Christian
service in this country and
around the world.
You would be very welcome
at any of our meetings.
WE BELIEVE THAT
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
IS GOOD NEWS
Access our archive of Sunday sermon podcasts, and
view the latest church news online:
www.stjohnsfelbridge.com
Michael Peach
SUNDAY SERVICES
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
08:00am
10:00am
18:00pm
ST JOHNS FELBRIDGE
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Afternoon meeting, 2 - 4pm, in the
Church Hall for retired or semi-retired
people. Diary dates: Monday 8th April; 6th May and 3rd June.
Come and join us to play games, do interesting activities, learn new
skills or just chat. Youll find people playing Tri-ominos, Scrabble,
Rummikub and a host of other games. Three of four people gather
around a large jigsaw puzzle; others exchange books on the book
table, or discuss the news as they flick through the days papers. Part
way through we have tea, coffee, and (extremely good) cake. While
everyone is drinking and munching there is a short talk (usually about
5 minutes) which starts with a topical issue and connects it to a big
theme of the Bible. Everyone welcome.
CHURCH
AND
COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS
Babies, toddlers and children are always welcome at St Johns.
Theres a creche for the under-3s and a Family Corner in church
with toys and books. We also have special Out of this World groups
(Stars for 3 to 6 year olds; Comets for school years 2 to 4; and
Meteors for school years 5 and 6) in the Church Hall. For the 11 to 14
year olds, we have a group called The Rock.
TODDLERS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE