Editor's hello: Surrey Downs Magazine, September 2016

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Surrey Downs Magazine September 2016

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Emily Horton

Surrey Downs editor comperes the Royal Navy's memorial day to Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Emily's hello – Surrey Downs Magazine, September 2016

How many of you watch QVC, the channel which brought shopping onto our TV screens 30 years ago and was recently immortalized in the Jennifer Lawrence film, Joy?

Despite the ubiquitous internet, QVC’s popularity hasn’t waned: a staggering 250 million households tune in worldwide, 20 million of them on our shores. 

To learn more, read our interview with UK founding presenter and former Woldingham resident, Julia Roberts (here). Congratulations to Julia – who first learnt her craft with local TV network Croydon Cable – on her latest novel, It’s Never Too Late To Say.

Also featured is Miles Jupp (read here), comedian and presenter of the satirical panel show The News Quiz, back on Radio 4 this month. Miles is also set to strut his stuff on the Epsom stage.

Finally, to a past interviewee: Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown, the late 97-year-old veteran test pilot who graced our cover back in February, just days before he passed away.

Thanks to that interview, Eric’s son, Glenn, put me forward to compere the Royal Navy and Fly Navy Heritage Trust’s memorial day to his famous dad at the Royal Naval air base in Somerset (right).

I was honoured to introduce figures from the highest echelons of HM Armed Forces who had gathered to pay their respects to the legendary aviator. 

Among them was HRH The Duke of York, a former Naval helicopter pilot, representing the friendship between Capt Brown and the Royal Family.

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HRH Duke of York

HRH Duke of York pays tribute to the nation's greatest test pilot, Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Only last year HRH The Duke of Edinburgh awarded Eric the Air League Founders Medal at St James’s Palace. Eschewing convention, the Duke stepped off the stage to present the medal, on account of Eric’s advanced age – conveniently forgetting that he was only two years his junior!

Later some 50 aircraft flown by Capt Brown treated guests to an air display. Eric would have loved the noisy and thrilling send-off!

Thanks for reading and sending your support.

Over and out from me.

Emily 

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National Trust

Polesden Lacey Modal Wildflower Meadow bag

POLESDEN LACEY INSPIRED FABRIC

I was visiting a National Trust property near to my parents some 150 miles away in the Midlands when I spotted this gorgeous, Surrey-inspired floral fabric gracing the cover of some NT souvenirs.

The National Trust Modal Wildflower Meadow series was inspired by the summer floral blooms of Polesden Lacey, and I thought them just lovely.

If you’re quick, the range is on sale with 20% off, so you too can pick up an end-of-summer spray of colour in a scarf, bag or purse design.

Sweet.

shop.nationaltrust.org.uk

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