The Link Early Spring 2020

Wednesday 4th March
Munch with Music
St John’s Church, Clareville Road, Caterham
Valley. Musicians from Trinity Laban. Tea/Coffee
12.15pm to 12.45pm. Performance 12.45pm to
1.30pm. Free Admission – Donations welcome.
Saturday 14th March
Blitzed Britain
At 4:56pm on 7th September 1940, the air raid
sirens wailed as the German Air Force launched a
massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew
across the Channel from airfields in France and
dropped 300 tons of bombs on the docks and
streets of the East End of London. The Blitz had
begun, a constant rain of death that fell heaviest
on London and hammered other cities. Month
after month, German bombers attacked British
cities, ports and industry. London was bombed
every day and night, bar one, for 11 weeks. During
the Blitz 32,000 civilians were killed and 87,000
were seriously injured. How did people live with
this death from the air? What could you do to help
you survive? Meet an Air Raid Warden and
discover how to stay alive. 1pm to 2.30pm. £5
per child. Tel: 020 8394 1734. Bourne Hall
Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF.
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st March
Wendy and Peter Pan
Tragedy strikes the Darling family early on in this
adaption of this classic tale, Wendy and Peter Pan.
One night, a strange boy crashes through the
nursery window and suddenly Wendy and her
brothers are off with Peter Pan to Neverland for an
awfully big adventure. She’ll have to contend with
a fractious fairy called Tink give the Lost Boys a run
for their money, and face up to the dastardly
Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Along the way
she’ll have the chance to recover her parent’s
happiness and learn what it means to grow up. Ella
Hickson’s radical retelling of J.M. Barrie’s muchloved
story is a play (not a pantomime) and puts
Wendy centre stage in an adaption that is
refreshingly modern whilst never losing the charm
of the original. Tickets £9 - £10 are available from
01883 724852 or www.barntheatreoxted.co.uk.
7.30pm. Barn Theatre, 25 Bluehouse Lane,
Oxted, Surrey RH8 0AA.
Saturday 21st March
Indoor Boot (Tabletop) Sale
Indoor Boot Sale with 30 or more stalls selling a
variety of pre-owned goods including, books and
games, toys, clothing, shoes, bric-a-brac,
collectables, and much more besides. You are
bound to find a bargain here. Disabled access
throughout the premises with stalls in three halls.
Public transport links. Parking in adjacent roads.
Refreshments all morning: tea, coffee, biscuits and
cakes and bacon butties. 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Admission for buyers 50p and from 9am £2.
Accompanied children under 14 free. Sellers can
hire a pitch for £9, double £16 - these come with
a table(s). Must be pre-booked. Setting up from
8am on Saturday. Tel: 01883 723081. St Paul’s
Church Hall, Croham Park Avenue, South Croydon,
Surrey CR2 7HF.
Saturday 21st March
Welcome All Wonders - Epsom Chamber
Choir spring concert
Inspiring the title of Epsom Chamber Choir’s spring
concert is music by contemporary British composer
Jonathan Dove. Included on the bill are Vaughan
Williams’ Mass in G minor, Stanford’s Latin
Magnificat and John Tavener’s ‘Hymn to the
Mother of God’. James Henshaw returns as guest
conductor for this spring concert in which the choir
draws on the rich vein of English choral music.
Anthems by Byrd and Tallis from five centuries ago
are contrasted with works from both the early and
late twentieth-century. A piece by another fine
20th century choral composer, Gerald Finzi, is also
being performed but this time not by the choir but
by clarinet and piano – his wonderfully rhapsodic
‘Bagatelles’. 7.30pm. Tickets: £14 in advance, £16
on the door. Under 18 free. Tel: 020 8672 5495.
Text: 07940 486163. St Martin of Tours Church,
Church Street, Epsom, Surrey KT17 4PX.
The Arts Society Croydon Area
Meet Monthly (2nd Thursday) at 10.15am. All
Saints Church Hall, Sanderstead
13th February - Raphael
12th March - A Tour of Big Ben
For further details please phone 02086572496 or
email janice.brunger@outlook.com
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