Rough Music again

["Katrina " <xxxxx@us...net>]

Here's another extract:

The Law of Property Act 1935 gave the right to register Common Lands
under section 193 with the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.  Both
the Copthorne School and Copthorne
Golf Club did so in 1931 and 1936 respectively.  The Villagers again
became restless during the mid 30's as they saw their rights being
progressively diminished by notices and
fences erected by the Golf Club.  It appears that they directed their
displeasure at Col. Cartwright Reid, Captain 1935/37, who at that time
lived at the property now occupied by the
Convent in the fork between Borers Arms Road and the road to
Smallfield.  A ceremony known as 'Rough Music' was performed outside his
house to vent their feelings.  The
ceremony involved assembling the Villagers with all the musical
instruments available plus a collection of drums, steel cans, and tins
filled with nails, then parading up and down
outside the victim's house making as much noise as possible.  A sort of
South American carnival dance but done in spite rather than joy.  The
Rough music is repeated on three
successive nights and on this occasion was accompanied by the local
police to ensure the peace was not breached.

Kat.




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