TRIBUTES have been paid to a Redhill photographer who has died suddenly aged 50.

Malcolm Case-Green, who was a Surrey Mirror staff photographer in the 1980s before becoming a freelancer, died on Saturday from a suspected heart attack.

The father of three was also a regular churchgoer at St Mary's in Reigate and volunteered as a communications officer at Redhill Town Football Club.

He was well known locally for his photography, specialising in farming and agriculture.

Mr Case-Green also counted food magazine The Grocer, Mercedes Benz and the former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow among his clients.

Old schoolmate Andrew Sowton, who met Mr Case-Green while they were at Reigate College together and is godfather to one of his daughters, paid tribute to the "family man".

He added: "He was a very good talker. If he rang you on the phone you knew you were in for a good chat. He loved photography and gadgets. When the digital cameras came out, he really got into them straight away, even though he was used to the old fashioned dark room.

"He had a good sense of humour, he liked typical English Dad's Army-style comedy."

Former Surrey Mirror reporter and sub-editor Sue Scott also paid tribute to her former colleague, describing him as "enthusiastic about everything" and "never lost for words".

She added: "He never lost the boyish, questioning stare, the endearing way he had of half saluting a farewell. He had his faults, as we all do, but he was a genuine professional and we shall miss him."

A Facebook page titled RIP Malcolm Case-Green has been set up for friends and relatives to share their memories.

Funeral details have not yet been released.

Mr Case-Green leaves behind three children Rosie, Zoe and Charlie.

A CYCLING school for disabled youngsters has had its bikes stolen.

The On Side project, run by the Reigate and Redhill YMCA, has helped more than 100 youngsters with both physical and learning disabilities to learn to ride.

But on Monday morning, the scheme's co-ordinator John Brunswick received a devastating call from a member of the public at Earlswood Lakes – where the scheme is run and the bikes are stored.

The woman, who knows Mr Brunswick runs the cycling classes, said she had seen bicycle helmets and bike tyre tubes around the area.

Arriving at the lock-up where the bikes were stored, Mr Brunswick discovered thieves had broken in and stolen the eight bicycles used to teach the young students. The are estimated to be worth £5,000.

Mr Brunswick said: "I am absolutely devastated, not just for me but for the guys who use them and love using them so much."

The scheme has been running for more than 18 months at Earlswood Lakes, where youngsters – many of whom have never cycled before – are taught to ride.

Once the riders become more confident, the group holds longer day rides and over-night trips to let them hone and use their newfound skills.

Mr Brunswick and his colleagues had even hoped to link up with the Special Olympics – a sports organisation arranging competitions for people with learning disabilities.

But all these plans have been brought to a halt after the thieves left the charitable scheme with no serviceable bikes.

Mr Brunswick told the Mirror: "We had bikes which the guys were using to ride and they took all of them. We do also fix up bikes and there were some dilapidated bikes in the store but we can't use any of them."

He added: "We need any help we can get, donations, help or support to get this project going again."

It is the second time the project has been hit; last year four bikes were stolen from the YMCA's Sovereign Centre. They were never recovered.

This time, police believe the thieves broke into the lock-up some time between last Wednesdayand Monday and took the eight bikes, two of which are bright orange in colour.

Call Surrey Police on 101 with information. If you can help Mr Brunswick get the scheme going again, call the YMCA on 01737 779979.

PICKING up her GCSE results last Thursday was the culmination of a year of extreme highs and lows for one teenager.

Since starting her course at Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Emily Gaunt has watched her mother and brother fight cancer, raised £10,000 for charity, and won a national award.

The 16-year-old is not sure how she coped when her brother Alex, now 19, and her mother Vanessa were both diagnosed with cancer within a few days of each other in March last year.

"It is all a massive blur," Emily told the Mirror. "I don't remember much of it, I'm just grateful I had so many supportive friends to help me through. It was all a lot tougher than I thought it would be and I expected to cope with it maybe better than I did."

Both her mother and brother have overcome cancer and Emily burst into tears when she opened her results at the Reigate school last week.

She walked away with six As and six Bs which will take her on to study Spanish, psychology and music at Reigate College next year.

Music was one of the things which helped Emily cope with everything that was going on around her.

While visiting her brother at the Royal Marsden last July, she met representatives from the Teenage Cancer Trust, who were holding a two-day charity event at a recording studio.

Emily and three others who had been affected directly or indirectly by cancer wrote and recorded a song.

She said: "When we wrote the verses they told us just to put down what we were feeling.

"It was quite fun actually, a great way to get out how we were feeling and also I learned a lot about writing a song."

But the finished article – It's All In Me – was so good that the Trust invited the quartet to Brighton last September to shoot a video.

To date, the tune has been performed at parties and used on promotional material, raising more than £10,000 for the charity.

As a result, Emily and the others were given the Diana Award for inspiring young people in a special ceremony at the Barclays Headquarters in London in April this year.

After the last 18 months, Emily, who lives in Old Coulsdon, admits she was terrified when she came to open her results envelope last week.

"I was so scared," she said. "I couldn't write the form the school gave us to fill out about sixth form choices, I was shaking so much. It has been really stressful but I am happy with the results at the end."

ANIMALS took centre stage on Sunday and Monday at one of the oldest agricultural shows in the country.

The hugely popular annual Edenbridge and Oxted Show dates back to 1837 – the year Queen Victoria came to the throne.

As ever, many thousands converged on the Ardenrun showground in Lingfield for two days of entertainment on a massive scale, across an area the equivalent of ten Wembley Stadiums.

Although the heavy rain on Monday day kept numbers down, it was business as usual with a vast array of events to entertain and inform visitors.

More than 1,500 horses, ponies and donkeys took part in six competition rings.

Innumerable cattle, goats and sheep were also entered into various show classes.

Other attractions included a mule show, Polly's Parrots Show, the Amusing Sheep Show, ferret displays, floral exhibitions and – for the first time this year – an Owls R Us stand.

Perhaps the most eye-catching artistes were the motorbike display team the Bolddog Lings, who had previously wowed the judges on Britain's Got Talent.

Meanwhile a country sports area offered archery, fly fishing and clay shooting for visitors to try their hand at.

Aside from hundreds of trade stands there was also a children's cookery school, an historic vehicles section and TV chef Richard Fox presented a class on making tasty barbecue dishes.

Victoria Henley, one of the show's organisers, said: "There was so much to get through.

"The horse competitions started before the crowds came in and were still going when we left.

"The Bolddog Lings performed here two years ago and everyone loved them so much that we asked them back."

IT WAS ducks rather than donkeys which were more suited to Monday's sodden conditions at Godstone Green.

Constant showers threatened to overwhelm the village's traditional annual fete and donkey derby.

Many charities saw takings well down on previous years. It was particularly unfortunate for the Caterham, Oxted and Godstone Lions, as the annual event is their main fundraiser of the year.

Helpers and stallholders, dressed from top to toe in rain gear, gallantly went ahead with putting up their gazebos.

Although it was not quite a washout, ten stallholders pulled out of the event and most people started packing up at about 3.30pm, after the last donkey derby race

Nonetheless, an ice cream van turned up and a jazz band played cheerful music, in spite of the damp and gloom. One bric-a-brac stallholder, who had no cover at all, still managed to raise more than £40.

Susy Radio gave a commentary on the day, including on the races.

Organisations represented include the RNLI, RSPB, Age Concern, St Catherine's Hospice, the Glebe House and Godstone Women's Institute.

Godstone Village School, which runs a tombola every year, put a lot of preparation into its stall which sold hot foods and drinks, cold drinks and homemade cakes.

An absolutely drenched Pat Burgess, who helps on the fete committee, said it may have been a terrible day but she had still enjoyed it.

THE M25 clockwise at Junction 6 for Godstone is experiencing some congestion this morning, as is the stretch between the A3 (J10) and Chertsey (J11).

Roadworks in East Surrey are also causing some delays on local routes:

• Princess Way and Station Road Redhill - temporary lights
• Between Cavendish Road Redhill and Hillfield Road Reigate - Temporary lights and sewer works
• Chichele Road, Oxted, between Barrow Green Road and Silkham Road, Limpsfield - stop-go boards
• Ranmore Road, Dorking - resurfacing works and stop-go boards
• B2219 Holly Lane, Banstead - resurfacing works and stop-go boards

A PLANE had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick this morning after smoke was detected in the cockpit.

The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers, left Liverpool at 6.40am this morning, bound for Naples.

It landed safely at Gatwick at 7.20am.

An easyJet spokesman said: "The plane landed safely at Gatwick and the passengers remained calm. At no point was the safety of passengers threatened. We now want to make sure we get the passengers to Naples as quickly as possible. Meanwhile the plane is being inspected."

Witness @Imogen_Ess tweeted: "Cheeky emergency landing in London Gatwick! Oh dear #EasyJet#Gatwick#tired"

Passengers waiting to board at Gatwick have also reported fire alarms sounding and parts of the airport being evacuated.

@AlanCanvey said on Twitter: "In gatwick airport and fire alarm has gone off! #gatwick bad times"

He later tweeted: "Evacuation seems to have stopped. We are now sitting in a gate area. Clearly no immediate emergency#gatwick

"Things relaxed still at gatwick. No sense of urgency. #gatwick"

A BRITISH Airways plane headed for Las Vegas has returned to Gatwick due to a hydraulic fault.

Two hours into its flight, the Boeing 777 reported technical issues. It then circled above the Atlantic and made a U-turn back to the airport.

It touched down at Gatwick 40 minutes ago.

This is the second emergency landing at Gatwick today (Thursday) after an easyJet airbus had to cut shortits flight to Naples when smoke was detected in the cockpit.

BREAKING Boeing 777 British Airways flight #BA2277 from London Gatwick to Las Vegas turned round and returning. pic.twitter.com/K2yENPTxap

— AirLiveNet (@airlivenet) August 28, 2014

A prolific burglar has been jailed for five years - and some of his victims have got their valuables back thanks to a Surrey Police property day.

Anthony Murray, 31,  of Purley Way, Croydon, wasjailed at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday, having earlier admitted two charges of burglary, and asking for a further 102 to be taken into consideration.

His crime spree across the whole of Surrey saw him take much high value jewellery and electronic items.

Earlier this month two property open days held at Caterham Police Station helped reunite 30 victims with their stolen items.

One victim was a woman who reclaimed a pair of earrings given to her by her grandmother on her 16th birthday.

A MOTORIST drove into a speed display sign in Merstham this afternoon.

Reigate firefighters attended the incident in London Road North for about 15 minutes after the Vauxhall Corsa hit the warning sign at about 2.30pm.

It is not believed the driver suffered any injuries.

THE teams have had similar starts to the season in parallel leagues, but South Park boss Joe McElligott insists he will not be taking FA Cup opponents Thamesmead Town lightly on Saturday.

Whereas South Park are enjoying a good start to their first season in the Ryman League Division One South, their preliminary round opposition have entered the Ryman North, having been relegated from the Premier Division.

South Park have enjoyed several successful cup runs in recent years and manager McElligott is hoping for the same again this season, but is envisioning a "tough" encounter at Whitehall Lane on Saturday.

"We always looking forward to the cup competition and it is especially pleasing to have drawn a side outside our league at home," he said.

"Thamesmead have started the season well ad it will be a tough game.

"They are a former Ryman Premier Division team, whereas we are former Combined Counties League.

"We certainly won't be underestimating their ability or taking them lightly. It will be a good test."

Park have enjoy a good start to their debut campaign in the Ryman, adding a further four points to their cause over the Bank Holiday weekend with a 3-1 win at Guernsey on Saturday followed by a 1-1 draw at Walton & Hersham on Monday.

"Before the weekend, I would have taken the four points but having played the game I would have liked to have taken all six," McElligott said.

"Going to Guernsey and beating them there was a good performance and it was one boys enjoyed. Playing in front of a 800-crowd is a good experience and also the people there were very magnanimous in defeat.

"We had a lot of tired bodies at Walton & Hersham on Monday but reflecting on the start to the season we are pleased.

"There are games where we could have done better but we have made a step up so it all represents progress and we are happy."

After the cup clash – depending on prospective replays – South Park will be back in league action on Tuesday night when they host early high-fliers Burgess Hill Town.

SURREY Police is appealing for help in finding missing Reigate man Chris Browne.

The 39-year-old has not been see for more than a week.

He was last spotted at 7.30am on August 20 and is known to spend a lot of time in Priory Park in Reigate and often goes for walks in the Dorking area.

Mr Browne is described as white, approximately 5ft 10ins tall, of skinny build, with short brown hair and a beard.

He was last seen wearing a blue lightweight waterproof jacket, blue jeans, black Nike trainers with white soles, and was carrying a black rucksack.

Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Emma Lefort said: "I would urge anyone who has seen, or heard from him recently to get in touch with us as soon as possible.

"If you have any knowledge of where he might be please contact us on 101 quoting the reference number 45140072495."

Alternatively use online reporting system at www.surrey.police.uk or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

REDHILL have announced the signings of two new players ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup tie against Horsham YMCA.

The Lobsters have signed goalkeeper Michael Hunter and midfielder Fiachra McArdle, with both signing in time to be able to feature in the preliminary round tie.

ALL aboard! Residents can hop on a bus to have their say about health services in Surrey.

The Healthwatch Surrey double decker bus will be outside the Tesco store off Coulsdon Road, Caterham, from 9.30am to 12.30pm on September 17. The same day, from 1.30 to 4.30pm, it will be parked outside Morrisons store off East Hill, Oxted.

Healthwatch Surrey, an independent consumers' champion, is touring the county over the coming weeks to not only raise awareness of the organisations but to gauge local concerns and issues.

Jane Shipp, the group's engagement and communications manager, said: "This is an excellent opportunity for Healthwatch to really get into the towns of Surrey, meet people, hear their views and tell them about our organisation and its positive impact on services in the county. We hope to meet as many people as we can because our key role is to hear 'your voice'."

Healthwatch Surrey has already published a report on the difficulties many in the county have in getting an appointment with their GP at a time that suits them.

The body is working with primary care organisations to improve the situation.

DANCE club organisers were in seventh heaven when Len Goodman - a judge on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing series - made an appearance.

Len was the guest of the Caterham-based organisers of the No Name Jive dance club as he filmed shots for his forthcoming BBC4 series Len Goodman's Big Bands.

He has a claim to fame in making the number "seven" virtually a catchphrase, in the way he barks it out with joy during the TV programme.

The club holds weekly sessions at Caterham Royal British Legion in Town End, but the filming earlier this month took place at a club meeting in Biggin Hill.

Julie Candy of Harestone Valley Road, Caterham, who runs the groups, said: "Len was filmed with us dancing in the background.

"He lived up to his name and reputation by being nice and friendly, and sharing jokes with us all, and especially being kind to our nine-year-old daughter Trinity.

"The filming went smoothly, and the dancers, film crew and Len were most appreciative of the buffet we laid on for them." 

residents struggling with debt will lose a vital service after cuts and job losses at Reigate and Banstead's Citizens Advice Bureau.

Around £70,000 providing specialist support for debt-ridden families will not be renewed for the borough's three centres in Redhill, Horley and Banstead. Five part-time caseworkers are also likely to lose their jobs.

Manager Elaine Parr said there was a "huge demand" for help in the area, despite the preconception Surrey is a wealthy county.

The cash, provided by the Government's Money Advice Service, paid for the Face to Face Debt Project, which has been running in the borough since 2006 and has helped more than 4,000 people.

In that time, caseworkers have dealt with £3.5 million of debt and helped write off more than £1 million through bankruptcies and Debt Relief Orders (DRO).

The CAB advises on negotiating settlements, bankruptcy and applying for DROs. But now its own finances need help.

Mrs Parr said: "There is a huge demand for help and we had been given no indication that we would be losing this funding, in fact quite the opposite, as we had continued to exceed the targets set for the project.

"This is simply due to demand from our clients. It has been suggested people in difficulties are referred to telephone helplines, but we find many of our clients are much happier with face-to-face advice, partly because they prefer the personal support an adviser can give them, or from a pragmatic point of view because they do not have sufficient credit on their phones."

She added the centres could carry on helping only those with urgent issues, but there were not enough resources to carry out day-to-day casework. Mrs Parr said: "We intend to apply for support from other agencies, but even if and when successful, we are aware this will take time to put in place."

Debt supervisor Chris Blockey said the Money Advice Service was being "secretive" about which areas were spared the cuts, and believed Surrey was targeted because of its affluent status.

She said: "We are well aware of the need for debt advice in this area. Those who consider Surrey residents as wealthy should visit our waiting room on a Monday morning sometime.

"Clients who have rent arrears, or who have bailiffs literally knocking at the door, need urgent advice – it's not something that you can quickly and easily pick up from the internet.

"The impact of the welfare reforms and sanctions mean that many do not even have the means of buying food for the family. Not surprisingly, council tax, utility bills and credit cards are often left unpaid, which is why debt advice is often urgently needed.

"We want to let our clients know this is not of our choosing. Some were very upset."

SETTING off in good time to attend a funeral the other afternoon, I realised I had some time on my hands. Not wanting to feel hungry and faint during the service, should I have to stand at the back, I deemed it necessary to pull up for a snack.

I passed several places where I could have had a bite to eat but parking was difficult.

This was certainly not a problem at the Parson's Pig public house, also on the Balcombe Road, just up the road from the crematorium.

It was a lovely warm and sunny afternoon and the trees were shimmering in the summer breeze.

I wound down the car window as I motored south admiring the wonderful views of the surrounding woods and fields. Pulling into the Parson's Pig, I was soon sauntering past the hanging baskets with their mauve petunias and heading for the bar and the food servery.

I could hear voices in the restaurant where I was standing but they were coming from a few workmen in the public bar who had finished their chores for the day and were making an early start to celebrating the arrival of the weekend by downing a few pints of beer.

I sat at a table near the window and cast my eyes down the impressive lists of meals and snacks that were available throughout the day.

The starters included potted pork and real ale pâte – pork, chicken liver and real ale pâte with tomato and apple chutney and toasted bloomer (£4.65). Another possibility was mushrooms béarnaise – sauteéd flat and shiitake mushrooms on garlic bread with béarnaise sauce (£4.65).

My finger ran down the lists and stopped at the fig, Stilton and walnut tart rosemary pastry filled with walnuts and leeks in a Stilton cream sauce, served with new potatoes "and a medley of green vegetables" – (£7.45). I placed an order for this dish and an orange juice.

Sunshine streamed through the windows and danced on the table tops – the sunlight jostled by the swaying silver birch trees in the front garden.

Laughter emanated from the public bar as the beers were downed.

I gazed up at the displays on the restaurant walls. One case carried a fine selection of clay pipes fashionable a couple of hundreds years ago or so.

The meal was delivered to my table and I tucked in. It was all very pleasant.

On the wall near where I was sitting, there were framed old picture postcards of various local scenes a century ago – The Watch Tower, Crawley; Tilgate Forest Row; and "Old tree in Rectory Lodge, Crawley".

One of my peas rolled off the fork and continued its journey across the carpet to an unknown destination.

I looked at my watch and realised I may not have time for afters or I'd be late for the service. However, I was sorely tempted by the bramley apple pie with custard, ice-cream or cream or a dish of Callestick Farm Cornish dairy ice cream which came in various flavours including "brittle butterscotch" (£2.50).

I got into a brief conversation with the barman and said I was on the way to a funeral along the road.

"We get quite a few people coming in who are going to the crematorium, probably because we open at eleven in the morning."

My eyes wandered to another pudding: "Bakewell Dilemma". This was so-named as you had to decide which of two Bakewells you wanted for afters.

"Come rain or shine, we have got it cornered," said the menu. "Choose from our Bakewell ice-cream cake served with raspberry flavoured sauce, or a cherry Bakewell sponge served with hot custard, Cornish vanilla ice-cream, or cream."

Well, I'd simply have to return another day and face this dilemma.

I got up to pay and the barman was saying how he, personally, did not like Stilton even though he enjoyed other cheeses.

"The only time I'll have it is when its in a special sausage."

I settled the bill and thanked the barman for a nice meal.

Three or four minutes later I was standing at the rear of the crematorium, listening to Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and hearing the glowing tributes to my late colleague who served this newspaper for more than 30 years until 1994.

WHYTELEAFE'S postponed fixture with local rivals Chipstead has been re-arranged for Tuesday, October 14.

The game was due to take place on Monday, but despite Leafe having a new 3G pitch, a build up of the 'rubber crumb' created a waterproof barrier, preventing the rain from soaking through to the drainage system underneath.

As such, the game was the first casualty on Monday.

But it has now been re-arranged for Tuesday, October 14. Kick off will be at 7.45pm.

FIREFIGHTERS came to the aid of doctors at East Surrey Hospital last night (Friday) after their specialist cutting skills were called upon.

A crew from Reigate were deployed to the Redhill hospital at 5.45pm to remove a ring which had got stuck on a man's penis.

Firefighters spent an hour removing the offending item after selecting the most appropriate tool for the job.

One firefighter said: "It was more of a keyring-style ring than a finger ring. We had to cut it off, we ended up using a hacksaw."

Fortunately for the patient, who is in his 60s, the procedure was successful and the ring was safely removed.