So you have filled in the QUESTIONNAIRE, you have read the PARISH PLAN, now find out how it is all going to be “IMPLEMENTED”

LOSS OF PRIVACY COULD BE A REAL ISSUE & CONCERN HERE!

Mobile Phone Directory to launch an article by Dominic Laurie from the BBC’s “Working Lunch”

A company will begin offering a directory service from next week that allows people to find the mobile phone numbers of people

they don't know.

Run by 118 800, it will cost £1 and use databases of numbers it said are freely available for purchase and in the public domain.

Anyone searching for a number can type the name and location of the person into the 118800 website.

It claims to have some 15m numbers in its database.

Privacy concerns……………………. to read the full story AND find out how to get your number removed go to “IN THE NEWS 2” page

A BIT OF A DING-DONG-DO!

Rogate and Trotton Bell ringers met in The White Horse on July 18th to present Bert Bleach and Ron Scruby a certificate for completing 50 years as a member of Sussex County Association of Change Ringers. Some feat I'm sure you would agree.

Nine of the ringers then went to visit three different towers to ring. First ring was at St Mary's Liss, a fellow ringer Douglas Rudd from Northallerton, Yorkshire who was visiting relations in Liss popped in when he heard the bells, we cajoled him into making up an eight. He had been ringing for eighteen months and enjoyed the opportunity of ringing with us.

Next we rang at St James, Stedham, Rod's wife Elizabeth drove Bert and Helen there so they could be with us. We found the ring of six bells quite difficult after the ease of Liss. The man from Stedham who met us, informed us that they would like their bells to be re-hung.

We finished our afternoon at St Mary's Easebourne, Klaus Buell joined us in a ring of eight where we rang Queens & Burdette. Jill Wallace gave us cause for concern as she missed the sally, caught it but it went round the back of her neck giving her a nasty rope burn. Courageously she went straight back to ring. 

Report From:- Penny Croucher. Rogate Bell Tower Secretary.

From Left to Right

Front Row:-

Sara Tupper {Captain} Bert Bleach (Bell-Capt-retired) The Venerable Ron Scruby

Middle Row:-

Gillian Davis {Vice Captain} Debbie Harwood, Penny Croucher {Secretary} Jill Wallace,

Back Row:-

Klaus Buell, Eric Streete, Rod Jarvis, Hilly Buell.

“SCYTHE SCORCHERS”

CUT OPPOSITION

DOWN TO SIZE! The local team justifiably calling themselves the “Scythe Scorchers” made up of Sarah & Chris Matthews along with Leslie Bowden and that bearded rascal Stephen Allberry, proved a cut above all the other mere mortals taking part in this fun quiz evening, held on Tuesday night at  the White Horse Inn Pub in Rogate

 

The fundraising night being in aid of the local church, St Bartholomew & its need for urgent roof repairs, was Hosted by those stalwarts Trudy & Ron Coles, landlord of this ever popular village pub. Ron & Trudy  having first put on as always, a splendid evening of scrumptious food, (with a very noble & generous 10% of the restaurants takings that night going into the Church Fund) then organised large numbers of tables of just ever so slightly “competitive” teams, proceeded to play with our minds and ask all sorts of diverse questions such as “What city has the lowest birth rate in the world”  (go and ask Trudy the answer over a pint or three) to imposing stiff fines (20p) for arguing with the Question Master herself, (naughty, naughty David)  but all in a light-hearted good natured way that Trudy always handles any difficulties she encounters in life.

With bottle of wine winning Churchwarden Nick, extracting the much needed money from one & all, not to mention a team made up of the other Church Warden Penny, her husband your Webmaster, Ian and not least Edward the Vicar, almost coming last (their excuse being that they kept their mobile phones switched off, unlike some claiming to be talking to their baby sitter, Sasha!!!)  in the end one and all wended their merry way home both laughing & enlightened, if not just a little poorer (over £300) in the pocket, but all in a very good cause.

HARVEST LUNCHEON A GREAT SUCCESS

On a really beautiful late summers day last Sunday, a fantastic Harvest Lunch was enjoyed by a great many locals in Rogate Village Hall.

With so many people bringing food the choice of what to put on your plate was more than a little difficult.

Old hands at this annual lunch know to hold back just a little on the first course and keep a little room for the fantastic array of puddings.

Finishing of with biscuits & cheese if you could find the space, many I am sure went home with tummies more than a little full for a good old fashioned Sunday afternoon snooze.

Annibel Beecheno and her group of stalwart helpers are to be heartedly congratulated for all the hard work in the halls splendid preparation and all that washing-up that followed on after clearing the table away, well done team!

RAP PLAYGROUND DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION TEAM GO ON TO

BUILD ON THEIR SUCCESS AND SCOOP SPECIAL DESIGN AWARD

As Lottery grant manager for our wonderful new playground, I am delighted to give a little information of interest that has developed since completion of our project.

Debbie Pattinson was the main designer for our playground. She worked as project manager throughout the hard winter to bring it to fruition and despite lots of setbacks helped to make it all happen.

The playground has been a huge success since it was opened and has been extremely well used since first opening its gates.

It has been a delight to see so many of our own young people and other visitors from out of the village, enjoy the

freedom and space that it provides.

There have been lots of picnics with parents on the green during the summer months and with this in mind, Rogate Parish Council has just provided a splendid new Picnic bench/table arrangement for all to enjoy.

We have been so lucky to have had such a wonderful community who worked together for this very rewarding end result. To carry on from that…..because we were so highly praised by the Lottery Funding team for our excellent design and completion of works, Debbie & Duncan [the Managing Director of Playsafe Ltd. who installed our playground] submitted a new design for a competition to re-develop a playground at Fetcham Mole Valley recreation ground.

The competition was open for all with the brief to provide a natural play space. There were 10 entries and tenders including applications from several very well known companies.

The entries went out to public vote and despite stiff competition, our very own Debbie & Duncan’s design was judged to be the best.

I was delighted to learn this news and especially delighted that the Project in Rogate using a local company Playsafe Ltd. has led to further developments for them.

We were the first successful group in the South to be awarded funding, to design, plan and deliver our project on time and to complete all requirements needed to conform to the highest standards expected. Congratulations must go to Debbie & Duncan. Weren’t we lucky to have such a great award winning team here in the village.

It is great to have talented local people recognised in this way.  Report by Ann Arnold. EDITORS NOTE:- It was Ann Arnold lets not forget, who sweet talked the Lottery out of a cool £50,000, so a big thank you to all the RAP Team, a good team effort & well done.

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Help Digs in at Snowy Rogate School

Staff & Pupils said a very special thank-you to Martin Henslow for clearing the school driveway and car park with his great big digger.

Also Yifat Castle, Donna Hill, Keri Valentine, Debbie & Tony Flannagan for shovelling all that snow and not forgetting Rachel West, Rogate School’s hardworking Caretaker, she has worked tirelessly gritting & clearing paths, for which all are very grateful, great teamwork well done one & all.

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY!  BE CAREFUL JUST WHAT YOU GET UP TO!

FOR YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE WATCHING!

In this modern world we live in, its amazing what with a little bit of electronics now-how you find out about your fellow man. 

JUST CLICK HERE TO SEE A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO  You may recall Gillie and her family purchased the woodland near Dangstein House. Her families intentions she made quite clear at the time to all local residents, that was to manage the woodland properly, to also provide an area for local people to enjoy and a separate area for her family and friends to use for their own personal enjoyment.

Now we should all say a big thank you for such a generous offer, but not all of us is would appear. Some people think they have a right to do what ever they see fit on other people’s land!  We wonder how these same people would feel if we all pitched up and ran amuck in their back garden?

But this is just a bit of woodland you might say, but my own and I hope most descent local peoples point is that this is PRIVATE WOODLAND that we are being allowed to benefit from and as such we should respect the kind owners personal wishes.  SO PLEASE CLICK HERE AND LET US KNOW JUST WHO THIS CHAP IS, THEN WE CAN ASK HIM WHY HE  SHOULD SEE FIT TO INTERFERE WITH SOMETHING THAT’S NOT HIS TO TOUCH!

LATEST NEWS & UPDATE;- “Dear Ian, I just thought I must write to let you know how things have been going since we last communicated. I have always been reporting bad stuff to you & felt it was important that you had some good feedback for a change!  I am very happy to say that since the erection of our "No Public Right of Way" signs, the publication of the video of the unpleasant "gentleman" smashing our jumps, & since we put up the Public Notice informing folk of our plans, we have had no further incidents which is wonderful.  The Public Notice was removed but hopefully that was the last of it.  We have met lots of people in the woods who have been really pleasant and their dogs and children love jumping over the jumps. The people who think we have some sort of underhand secret agenda, have still never had the guts to approach me personally which is disappointing, but as far as we are concerned all that we wanted has been achieved, i.e. no more tampering with our jumps! PHEW at last! Thanks so much for your help in all this you have been fantastically supportive for which we are very grateful. Regards Gillie”.

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Sad News of the Death of David Carnegie, the 14th Earl of Northesk.

Born: 3 November, 1954, in Angus. Died: 28 March, 2010, in Sussex, aged 55.

A staunch opponent of compulsory ID cards and a recognised Lords authority on IT issues. .

The earldom of Northesk dates from 1662 and is one of the oldest in the Scottish peerage. The 14th earl inherited the title from his father in 1994 but Northesk had the distinction of being elected to retain his seat in 1999 when peers voted which hereditary peers should remain in the House.

The fact that Northesk retained his seat in the upper house was a reflection of the considerable work he had done in debates, especially on security and IT matters.

He had become a recognised authority on both and in recent years Northesk was a prominent campaigner against compulsory ID cards – something he argued against vehemently both on the grounds of cost and invasion of privacy.

He had a deserved reputation for his work regarding civil liberty issues and making the laws surrounding computer technology both workable and comprehensible.

The Countess of Mar, a long-standing friend of Northesk, told The Scotsman: "David and I were great friends in the House. We bounced ideas off each other and talked through issues at length. We thought along the same lines and I much admired his integrity and high intellect. He had a clear perception of right and wrong and had an expert knowledge of technical subjects.

"He was quiet, somewhat reserved, and a very private person, but David had one unusual facet to his character. Often in the evening he would disappear on to eBay and buy Beanie dolls, which he collected. David was a charming and kind man. I shall much miss his companionship and knowledge."

David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk, was born into a distinguished family whose ancestral home, Ethie Castle, is near Arbroath. An ancestor was an admiral and served at Trafalgar as third in command to Nelson. Accounts of the battle mention that Admiral Northesk "had a distinguished share in achieving the victory". His conduct was deemed "masterly and gallant".

After Eton and University College London, Northesk spent much time working on his estate in Angus. After he inherited the title he concentrated his energies in the Lords and pursued vigorously his passion to protect democracy and freedom.

These interests led him to becoming an authority on many aspects of technology and he believed some government policies were dangerously infringing civil liberties.

He spoke eloquently on all aspects of cyber crime but undoubtedly his most ardent campaign was against ID cards. In a Lords speech in 2006 he said: "Does the minister agree that the issue is as much about ownership of the huge amount of data routinely collected about all of us as it is about privacy? If so, what stance do the government take on the questionable legality of the Home Office authorising the DNA database to be used by the Forensic Science Service to research whether race and ethnicity can be determined from DNA samples?"

After a meeting of the All Party Internet Group, on which Northesk sat, one American commentator wrote: "I wish more political thinkers shared his cogency and interest when examining these matters."

Northesk's expertise resulted in his being invited to act as an adviser to many campaigning bodies. He was closely associated with Privacy International an advisory body set up by Simon Davies 20 years ago. Davies talked of Northesk fondly and said: "David was an extremely effective campaigner – always level-headed and balanced. He had the knack of listening, taking advice and then getting the best out of people.

David's overriding passion was the protection of democracy and the freedom of the individual. Significantly, he was respected for the way he set out his arguments – even by those who did not agree with him."

Tragedy struck the family in 2001 when his son and heir to the title shot himself while on leave from a psychiatric hospital. This sad event undoubtedly caused Northesk much anguish. It means the title will now pass to a close relation, Patrick Carnegey. Northesk's death will necessitate a by-election, in which Tory hereditary peers will vote for a replacement from among the ranks of hereditaries.

It was his own very personal brand of campaigning zeal for which Northesk will be remembered in the Lords. His family motto was 'A task executed without a spot or stain', and Northesk exemplified that in his speech in the Lords' debate on ID Cards when he said: "The Bill is far less about the introduction of identity cards... than about the establishment of a centralised and over-arching database containing extensive details about every individual in the land."

The 14th Earl of Northesk, who died of cancer, married Jacqueline Reid in 1979. She and their three daughters survive him.

Obituary: by ALASDAIR STEVEN. Published Date: 02 April 2010.