Easter weekend bought 142 parkrunners down to the East Grinstead route At last we made our way from local Mole Valley parkrun to get our E as part of the parkrun alphabet walking and volunteering from everyone who took part in this morning’s event Thirteenth hardest course in the country certainly lived up to its name with lots of hills although thankfully very little mud thanks to the gorgeous recent weather Great running from Nathaniel Trueman coming in first for the men and Chania Fox for the women A huge congratulations too to Arthur Shears for an incredible age scaled rating of 75.3% in JM 10 category and completing his first non-junior parkrun Parkrun cannot be made possible without all the amazing volunteers and “That hill” twice around could not have had a better ending thanks wholly to the lovely volunteer standing at the top taking on the role of run director for the second time Nottingham and Liverpool were the furthest places tourists came from this week Perhaps they needed their E for the alphabet challenge like us with the beautiful house being visible from almost all of the course Even a few drops of rain at the start couldn’t ruin the setting hundredth milestone and PB for Simon Harris and fiftieth for Dominic Sear - a massive achievement and a testament to their commitment and consistency Easter letter hunt provided entertainment beyond just running today Thankfully even if you didn’t find the ‘easter bunny’ letters scattered on the course you could still take a chocolate at the end and although we couldn’t stay this morning we can only recommend joining another time as everyone was so friendly Lovely to see those sweet faces with volunteers at various corners of the course as well as many scattered throughout the runners Our Winni felt as welcome at this parkrun as we did © parkrun Limited (Company Number: 07289574) No part of this site may be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner without the permission of the copyright owner This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page You see something new every day on this website When you spend as much time writing about other people’s houses as I do it’s always immensely pleasing to find something you’ve never seen before I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion An entire living room wallpapered with Mickey Mouse cartoons never to be lost in time because the internet never forgets (Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)The property which is near East Grinstead in West Sussex offers four bedrooms and lots of space in just under 2.5 acres of gardens and grounds (Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)What’s perhaps most interesting about this house is that it is one of two facing matched originals while admiring a house that looks just like your house out of the window (Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)And who wouldn’t want to admire those fun Grade II-listed colonnades with its sister building opposite as a stables The buildings were commissioned by Henry Rudd who made lots of money selling weapons of war in the early 20th century The estate house they were supposed to be attached to never materialised (Image credit: Fine & Country)(Image credit: Fine & Country)The property is set over a single floor from which you can walk directly through a bluebell wood to the nearest pub There is also a detached annexe offering a further bedroom and a double garage Deerpark is for sale with Fine & Country for £1.35 million. 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James FisherDeputy Digital EditorJames Fisher is the Deputy Digital Editor of Country Life Queen Victoria Hospital celebrated the 80th anniversary of pioneering and groundbreaking care with an event that brought together countries The Canadian Wing at QVH was constructed by the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers and then handed over to the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 28 1944 The RCAF were stationed near to the hospital in East Grinstead and the Canadian Wing and its staff provided reconstructive burns surgery and care for Allied aircrew injured in battle At the end of the war the Canadian Wing was gifted to QVH and 80 years on is still providing life-changing care and rehabilitation services for patients undergoing plastics and reconstructive surgery The celebration event held at the hospital last week sought to recognise the achievements of Canadian Wing and the outstanding care provided by its staff since its creation The celebration also provided the chance to reflect on the Canadian Wing’s important historical links to the Canadian and British Armed Forces and the vital contribution it has made in caring for those aircrew patients injured in the war Conservative MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield saying: “This place is incredible; truly wonderful It has been an honour to be here today and look back on the past 80 years.” The event concluded with the ceremonial planting of a Canadian Maple Tree to signify the enduring bond between the Canadian Armed Forces and its people and QVH QVH CEO James Lowell said: “It has been a wonderful event world leading care – was the start of what this hospital has been doing ever since and what we are known throughout the world for “I want to thank everyone involved in organising the event for coming to the hospital to represent his country.” East Grinstead Town Mayor; Chief Medical Officer Lt Conservative MP for East Grinstead & Uckfield; Captain Chris Peschke Naval Adviser for Canadian Defence; and James Lowell pictured with the ceremonial Canadian Maple Tree at the front entrance to the hospital Back to news 100% of inpatients would recommend us to friends and family Find out more about our services and how to refer patients to us Copyright © 2024 QVH | Website developed by preview During the Easter bank holiday and planned industrial action by junior doctors (7am 11 April to 7am 15 April) This includes NHS 111 Online for non-emergency healthcare Our minor injuries unit will also be open each day 8am to 8pm Our team is contacting some patients with planned appointments or surgery during the period of the planned industrial action Membership is free and you can get involved as much or as little as you like. 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Find out more here Become a member now it will take just a couple of minutes Please subscribe to the QVH Charity Newsletter to keep up to date with all of the latest news You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/ For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar After provisionally the warmest May Day on record in the UK higher than average temperatures will subside over the weekend Environment Agency Updated: 10:15 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 it will turn increasingly cloudy from off the North Sea Some bright or sunny spells developing by evening Staying dry with some lengthy clear skies overnight Turning chilly with a touch of grass frost in places Largely dry with variable amounts of cloud and bright or sunny spells on Wednesday with variable amounts of cloud and bright or sunny spells throughout the period Dry across the vast majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells but also some patchy cloud Cloud will likely thicken across the far north and northwest during the weekend with some outbreaks of rain for a time There is also a small risk of some heavy showers in the far south or southwest high pressure will be dominant across the UK This will bring predominantly fine and dry weather for the majority of places Temperatures are likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year although there is a chance of some cold nights Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this will be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average Today my parkrun buddy Sarah and I decided it was about time we finished the Compass Challenge The first 2 were the nearest so we decided to make our choice from them We chose East Grinstead because it was the closest This has to be one of the friendliest parkruns that we have visited and reminded me a lot of South Oxhey which is a parkrun I helped to set up as a Run Director (and also a compass point) We arrived at East Grinstead FC car park at 8:30 We sat in the car for a little bit before we donned our trail shoes (an absolute necessity!) and then walked to the Pavilion with some other tourists for the start On our way we passed The Greenwich Meridian Line 1 short lap followed by 2 longer laps mostly on grass We were encouraged by some wonderful marshals and we met Tilly the dog who was accompanying her human who was marshalling Sorry I forgot to ask your name but well done It was a pleasure to chat with you.(ED: It was Pete Hill Today there were 63 runners and my pal and I were back of the pack coming in at around 42 minutes We did walk some stretches as I am a bit accident prone and didn’t want to trip on a tree root We walked back to the Football Club where we joined other parkrunners for tea and toast As Tim MARTIN was celebrating his 250th run there were also cakes on offer There is a toaster where you can make your own toast – 2 slices for £1 The cheapest post parkrun breakfast I have had Regulars came and chatted with us and we shared stories about our parkruns An interesting fact we learnt from David – East Grinstead parkrun have the same core team as when they started A great testament to this wonderful parkrun and how welcoming it is Oliver HARNETT who did the First Timer’s Welcome was running his 200th time at East Grinstead – 237 total runs Home parkrun: Rickmansworth (3 laps and flat!) 27 FEB 2025BookmarkEast Grinstead will be blooming this summer (Image: East Grinstead in Bloom)Think you have the greenest fingers in East Grinstead as the West Sussex town launches the East Grinstead In Bloom Garden Competition for 2025 East Grinstead in Bloom is a community initiative which promotes environmental responsibility and beautification of local areas and encouraging all forms of community participation The East Grinstead in Bloom team are delighted to welcome entries for all types and sizes of gardens Chairman Julie Mockford and Treasurer Norman Mockford told Surrey Live: “East Grinstead in Bloom is more than a competition; it is an initiative which has the town and community at its heart "We know that local residents and businesses love to highlight what makes East Grinstead 'blooming' marvellous and the competition is a fantastic way to bring everyone together as our town lights up in a festival of colour over the summer months.” Applications are now open in five different categories together highlighting the most beautiful gardens As well as the glory of being an East Grinstead In Bloom Garden Competition winner each of the victorious gardeners will pick up garden vouchers a certificate and a photo with the East Grinstead Town Mayor This year’s East Grinstead In Bloom Garden Competition is now open for applications The closing date for all entries is July 31 with short-listed candidates being judged from August 1 The prizes for each category will be garden vouchers - first prize £250 These prizes are in association with Orchard Nursery Plant Centre Ltd Doves Barn Nursery and Imberhorne Lane Nursery who are delighted to support the initiative It all leads up to the presentation evening on Friday Graham Thomas saw saxophonist Horton accompanied by Adrian York Marianne Windham and Vince Dunn in a set of mostly original material presented with engaging charm Hannah Horton grew up in rural Essex and was introduced to clarinet and saxophone by an inspiring music teacher She did the Junior Guildhall programme followed by a music degree at Goldsmiths under the tutelage of Mark Lockheart Comfortable with both jazz and classical music she worked with the National Youth Musical Theatre programme and NYJO before doing a masters and advanced post-grad at at Trinity Laban and released the album Forget Me Not in 2012 After the pandemic and other problems she returned to recording in 2021 with the album Inside Out a jazz ensemble for female and non-binary improvising musicians Hannah mostly played her own original compositions revealing a gift for writing catchy and accessible tunes chatting with the audience and giving us the story behind the inspiration for each of her tunes a minor-key Latin tune inspired by seeing buzzards in flight above her home This featured an insistent drum pattern played with mallets by Vince Dunn and an appropriately soaring solo from Hannah on tenor she demonstrated her powerful yet lyrical sound on the baritone sax (using a new instrument given to her by the Selmer company) Escape (all about holidays in hot countries) featured a relaxed swinging melody with a unison baritone and bass line and could easily have come from the pen of Gerry Mulligan Gone was an affecting tribute to Wayne Shorter no doubt inspired by the great man himself Pianist Adrian York proved his adaptability to all these styles providing excellent accompaniment and exciting solos Marianne Windham supplied solid bass lines and melodic solos while Vince Dunn expertly covered all the different rhythmic approaches required The set also featured a few tunes by other composers Pure Imagination (Bricusse/Newley) and Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans) a fast version of Duke Ellington’s Caravan earning a great reception from the audience Hannah Horton (tenor and baritone sax); Adrian York (piano); Marianne Windham (bass); Vince Dunn (drums) © Unless otherwise indicated, all content copyright Jazz Journal 1948-2025 Tonbridge Angels U18’s progressed from a tight Isthmian Youth League Cup First Round tie at East Grinstead Town with a 3-1 win that earns them a home draw against Lewes in the next round the Angels were pegged back with a goal from the home team and were under pressure until a stunning goal from River Ballach On an evening when autumn certainly showed its hand and heavier coats were much in evidence the Angels were always the better side but were met with a resilient East Grinstead side that also offered a threat through a hard working striker The home side had a first minute opportunity when Angels goalkeeper ventured outside his area to a through ball that he didn’t quite clear with the rebound falling for a shot at an unguarded goal Tonbridge settled into the game and a fifth minute corner led to an effort from Adam Larkin that was deflected into the grateful hands of the goalkeeper The game remained very even until the 22nd minute when following initial work from Tolu Fabimafobee Larkin drove a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box The momentum swung Tonbridge’s way following the goal and chances quickly came for Harry Barton who shot agonisingly wide and following a great bit of wing play from Barton his cross was put over the bar from close range by Teddy Cooney Barton brought another very good save from the keeper on 39 minutes and with the final act of the half a superb move involving Fabimafobee and Barton saw Callum Fincham’s finish come back from the underside of the crossbar as the Angels finished the half well on top The ascendancy was rewarded early into the second half when a quickly taken free kick from Fincham sent Barton clear to cross into the box from where Larkin powered home an unstoppable header low save before an East Grinstead goal was disallowed for a foul on Hanson but that gave the home side a lift and just past the hour they halved the deficit when a cross from the ever-dangerous centre forward was touched home at the far post The game became end-to-end as East Grinstead desperately searched for an equaliser that seemed the most likely next goal until River Ballach stepped inside a challenge and curled his shot into the top corner from 25 yards was safely managed by the Angels to earn their tie against Lewes which will be played at Longmead on Monday The Halcyon Wealth Longmead Stadium, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3JFTonbridge Angels Football Club Limited is a Community Benefit Society, operating under the Co-Operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.Registered number IPO 32445. | Privacy Notice Looking for the old website? 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