Here is a challenge and maybe a slight relief from the lockdown – a photography competition. It is open to all Hambledonians, young or old. The photographic subject categories are broad but offer a creative challenge within the constraints of living in a lockdown world. So be creative and submit your best photographs to our competition.
For full details of the rules, how to submit and how to vote for your favourites, simply follow this link.
A reminder of the various funds and support that is now available for those households that find themselves struggling during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Hambledon Shop’s very own Bron from the Deli (she’s so much more than that, but that’s where you are most likely to find her when the shop is open!) has cooked up some delicious recipes to make sure we ‘Eat the Rainbow’ during our time at home.
Recipes below (and you can find all the ingredients in the shop!)
Find the full recipes here.
We are only operating a delivery service at this time -so do not come to the shop. The delivery service operates on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is no delivery service on Tuesday or Sunday.
Please place your order by email to [email protected] Only call us if you must. Shop: 01428 682176
Here is the list of products available to order.
Witley and Milford Surgery are in the early stages of arranging for deliveries of prescriptions for those patients of the practices who are over 65 and would normally collect their medicines from the Wheeler Lane Pharmacy within the Doctor’s Surgery. More details to follow. https://www.witleyandmilforddrs.co.uk/
An early-flowering bluebell on Hydon’s Ball, caught on camera this week by Mary Grove. Many more will follow in the glades and woodlands in and around Hambledon in the next few weeks.
Now please read on…
When speaking to anyone (and yes, we still are – whether talking on the phone or shouting, at a social distance, of course, across the road or over the garden fence), the first comment is always “Isn’t the Shop doing a fantastic job!”. What an understatement. On any one day, up to 50 households, which is well over 10 per cent of Hambledon, are now taking advantage of the on-line delivery service. This doesn’t just involve the volunteers who put the orders together and deliver them. Suppliers that are still in business have to be sourced; goods have to be taken in and categorised; methods of remote payment (including from all of us shoppers) have had to be devised. And, on top of all that and the many other behind-the-scenes tasks, there’s a detailed (and regularly up-dated) on-line Shop Product List on the website. Does any other village have it so good?
Several villagers have responded to the challenge set by the web team to take our minds off lock-down. Various videos have been posted during the past week, ranging from how not to waste food to a live quiz. Plus a to-do list to remind us of the chores that need doing (and which most of us continue to put off).
Continue readingMany thanks to all of you who have used the shop for your deliveries. Whether you are using the shop because you are unable to leave your home or are simply avoiding a trip from your home by using the shop, you are doing the right thing.
30 years ago there was the foresight to support the village shop – well before the concept of crowd-funded had been devised. It was such a unique story that TV’s London Tonight paid a visit. Here’s a short time warp back to a simpler time.
The Hambledon Village Hall Quizes have been stopped for the forseable future but there is a way to keep your quiz brain active. How about a live quiz? Nick Heath has started running live quizes from his home in Tooting and streaming them live on YouTube. Anyone can play along and there is no need to sign up to play. If you watch on the Youtube site there is an interactive chat function. It has become a 8pm ritual for families to virtually join Nick of a Wednesday evening. You can play along with this recording of his second Quiz from a few day’s back. Or Subscribe to his channel to be notified when his next live stream is scheduled.
If you like the thought of live quizzes then there is an idea to run a Hambledon Quiz Night in similar style. The plan would be to run it live on YouTube and invite Hambledon residents to form family teams and play along live. Or maybe we could also make it North Hambledon versus South Hambledon, with a Vann faction. After each round the family scores can be tabulated via the YouTube chat function. The winners would be crowned champions of the Parish. We could entitle it “Quiz of Thrones”. If you think this would be a good event and you could muster a team then do post a comment or send me an email and I’ll work on the logistics. Paul Osborne
An eagle-eyed Hambledonian has suggested this might be of interest to locked down residents missing the opportunity to see theatre productions.
Watch it on youtube below.
If would like to see more free theatre online there are 3 plays from Hampstead Theatre here.
Waverley Borough Council can offer advice and assistance, including information about Winter Support Grants and links to other benefits. Please look at its Coronavirus Advice section here: https://www.waverley.gov.uk/coronavirus
Waverley Citizens Advice can also offer advice of employment, benefits, paying bills, housing issues and relationship breakdowns. Its office is closed under the new lock-down but its website has a full list of contact details for help by phone or email. https://waverleycab.org.uk/
The Godalming Foodbank can be found at St Mark’s Church Community Centre. Details are here: https://www.parishofgodalming.org.uk/our-church-of-st-marks/food-bank/
The Godalming and Villages Community Store can be found at https://godalming-tc.gov.uk/community-store/
The Rotary Clubs of Godalming have established a support fund, and it will consider applications from groups and individuals. For more information and an application form please see here: www.rotaryc19fund.org
The Hambledon Community Fund, which operates under the umbrella of the Community Foundation for Surrey, will consider applications for help from within the village. Please see the following statement:
“HCF is an endowment fund which villagers have generously donated to over the last decade and it generates funds which are used to support our community making the village a better place to live in. To date over £30,000 has been generated and given to village organisations including the shop, village hall, church, football club, cricket club, heritage society and festival association. The Covid 19 pandemic will have a big impact on many villagers and HCF is ready to help village organisations get through the coming months and also financially support the wonderful initiatives started to help those in need. HCF will now consider requests for core costs support for village organisations as well as supporting their specific projects. Grants are not huge but they can make a big difference in tricky times supporting the existing village organisations and wonderful new initiatives helping through the Covid 19 outbreak. If you would like to discuss a possible grant or send a donation to HCF please do get in touch [email protected]”
Hambledon and Busbridge churches also operate a charity that exists to give financial support those in hardship. Please visit https://www.bhcgodalming.org/
Help and advice is available from Surrey County Council. Details of its Surrey Crisis Fund can be found here: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/surrey-crisis-fund
Or visit https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/ and insert the words I Need Help in the search bar.
The Community Foundation for Surrey launched a county-wide Coronavirus Response Fund at the start of the first lock-down and has kept it going ever since.
On application, the fund can be used to give financial assistance to Surrey charities and local voluntary groups as they face up to the demands and challenges relating to the Coronavirus pandemic.
More details can be found here: https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/surreycoronavirusresponsefund/
William Westmore, a National Trust Volunteer at Oakhurst Cottage, sent us this link to BBC iPlayer. It is a 2014 TV programme that features Hambledon (from around 4 minutes in) and it may be of interest to Hambledonians. The painting above is a wonderful illustration of a quieter time in our village… (well maybe not as quiet as it is now)
Click the box to go to BBC iPlayer:
The time has come, there is no getting away from it. All those jobs that you have been putting off, are too busy to do, forgot or plain just don’t want to do. At this time of ‘Self-Isolation’ you no longer have an excuse, so, hem that skirt that’s held up with staples, give the car a really deep clean, fix the curtain rail, de-moss the lawn, these are just some of those jobs that will take on a whole new level of satisfaction when they are done. I personally am quite looking forward to having time to teach my kids, I am not sure they agree, but maybe this is our window as parents to get to know our kids a little better, learn together, do ‘stuff’ together, answer and ask questions of them and ourselves. A chance to reconnect with them, the world around us and what it means to live in the wonderful place we do.
Gavin Clutterbuck
Editor’s note: If you have any comments on this article then please do click “Leave a comment” or post in the comment section at the bottom. If you have observations or insights on our current predicaments then how about putting pen to paper and forwarding to the webteam?
Updated Information From Hambledon Parish Council
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