BBH Mag June 2017

June 2017

Your community magazine for

Broadbridge Heath

SHELLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL FETE Friday, June 30th, 5pm – 7pm.

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330 mile cycle ride in aid of Retrack charity stopped off at Broadbridge Heath

‘Retrak’ works with some of the most marginalised children in the world, street children. By reintegrating children forced by circumstances to live on the streets back into a family setting children can thrive in a safe, loving and caring environment.

The chairman of Retrak cycled over 330 miles - from Manchester to Brussels via the Chilterns, Somerset and .... Horsham! This rather tortuous route took David to some of the Churches that have supported the work of Retrak over the years, including St John’s in BBH. David said "Retrak is all about strengthening families and relationships with families and I hope that this trip will help to strengthen relationships with our supporting churches".

David planned to arrive at St John's around lunch time on Wednesday, May 17th.

Waiting for him was a 'High Tea' light meal in the late afternoon so everyone had the opportunity to meet him, to enjoy pizza; quiche and salad followed by ice cream and to support him in the epic cycle.

To find out more have a look at www.retrak.org ————————————————————————————————————— Church notice board decorated with flowers!

Children and parents at St John’s church helped to decorate the frame of the church notice board, using greenery & flowers, Photo: Hilary Ageros 5

News from

BROADBRIDGE HEATH PARISH COUNCIL Contact: The Clerk of the Parish Council e-mail: clerk@broadbridgeheath-pc.gov.uk Telephone: 07716 130103

Hello, I’m Matt Gaffar and I have recently been co-opted as a Parish Councillor on to the Broadbridge Heath Parish Council. I’ve lived in Broadbridge Heath since I was seven years old, I have grown up in Broadbridge Heath, been educated locally at Shelley Primary, Tanbridge House and Collyer’s. I left the village to study for degrees in Politics in Bristol and at University College London, and when returned began working in Horsham.

I discovered a vacancy on the Parish Council, and Matt Gaffar thought that with my passion in politics, my interest in the community and my perspective as a young person, that I could make a difference on the Parish Council.

Our Parish Council really prides itself on its locality and issues affecting our area. The other Councillors and Clerk have made me feel very welcome since my co-option; and have helped me get to grips with their procedures, the different area’s they cover and various committees that they have.

As a young person and as the most recent Parish Councillor to be co-opted, I hope to make a constructive difference in any way I can. I hope to bring a potentially different perspective on certain issues and to ultimately serve the community in a way that can positively impact our parish.

The Parish Council is a good way of meeting other like-minded people in the local area, to hear and contribute to some of the issues and projects, and make a difference. Some of the current projects the Parish Council are currently involved in include the redevelopment of the Village Centre and traffic calming in the village.

Members of the public may attend Parish Council meetings and speak during the first 15 minutes, giving you the opportunity to raise issues and get your views across.

It is also worth noting that the Councillors from Horsham District Council and West Sussex County Council also sometimes attend to update the Parish Council on their actives; so also a good opportunity to engage with them and talk about issues.

I can reassure you, the stereotypes of the Vicar of Dibley characters couldn’t be further from the truth! If anyone is interested in contributing to the Parish Council, and its activities, I urge you to contact the Parish Clerk.

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Broadbridge Heath Gala Association.

It is with huge regret that at the Broadbridge Heath Gala AGM on Tuesday 16 May it was decided that we could no longer keep going.

We have also decided not to run the scarecrow competition this year as we don’t have enough personnel to do the necessary background organisational and publicity work. Despite advertising the AGM widely and attempting to garner support for new committee members throughout Broadbridge Heath, including our newest residents, we have found no new interest in joining the Committee.

Viv Edwards who has given many faithful years to the committee and held both chair and treasurer positions had wanted to retire at this AGM but has agreed to continue until we hold our next meeting which will be an Extraordinary Meeting on 19 September 2017 at 19:30pm at the Village Centre. This meeting will propose that without closing the organisation completely we will not run any events unless or until there is enough interest from people in the village to do so. We will also seek to change the clause in the constitution about the number of meetings to a minimum of three a year. The four remaining members who came to the AGM are all happy to continue if we can increase our numbers.

Please note this date, and if you would like to remedy this position by committing to a handful of meetings a year and some time and skills to making some village event happen again - whether that be scarecrows, village fete, or something else - please come to the meeting and say so - you will receive a warm welcome!

To contact the Gala Association email: bbh@rh12.co.uk —————————————————————————————————————LETTERS TO THE EDITOR bbh.mag@gmail.com I am a regular user of BBH Leisure Centre and I thought readers of the BBH Mag might be interested in the latest news on the redevelopment. HDC publish regular customer updates on their website: https://www.horsham.gov.uk/leisurepages/Leisure/sports/leisure-and-recreationcentres/broadbridge-heath-leisure-centre/customer-updates There is an update dated 20th April 2017 from which you will see that full scale construction of the new centre is expected to start in early June 2017. You will also see an apology for the loss of use of the Tennis Courts (MUGAs) as they will no longer be available for use during the summer once construction work commences.

There is no information on the start date for the new football pavilion, but I expect the Football Club will have an update on this.

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St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath WHAT’S ON AT THE CHURCH

SATURDAY 3 JUNE

2 – 4PM. TABLE TOP SALE - BRIC A BRAC, BOOKS, CAKES & REFRESHMENTS AND MUCH MORE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK A TABLE (£6) PLEASE PHONE HILARY AGEROS (243795). DO COME ALONG.

Sunday 4 June

Cafe@Church. Open from 10.00 am. For all the family.

Coffee served all morning, papers, chill, craft activities, games for children, worship and talk.

Wednesdays 7 & 14 June Craft Social 9.30 – 12.00 am. Bring along any craft you have and enjoy the refreshments and fellowship.

Tuesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 June Early Bird Café 8.45 – 10.00 am. Come along for ‘free’ Fair Trade coffee/tea, toast, biscuits, read the papers and have a chat. Contact Val 01403 260179 Wednesday 14 June

Tea & Fellowship 2.30 pm. Open to all elderly folk in Broadbridge Heath. Contact Heather 01403 210996

Wednesday 21 June

Village Lunch 12 for 12.30 pm. Menu - Sausage Plait followed by Trifle. To book please call Charlotte on 01403 267673

St Johns Church website Go online to view it at http://stjohnsbbh.org.uk/ You can also read the online copies of the BBH Mag on the St John’s Church website at http://stjohnsbbh.org.uk/community/bbh-magazine/ ———————————— St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath, Church Road, RH12 3LD 01403 274114 info@stjohnsbbh.org.uk

Children, families and people of all ages are welcome.

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Parish Point Of View Kate Bailey. Assistant Curate, St Johns Church I can hardly believe that I have been here in Broadbridge Heath for a year! John and I have met so many wonderful people in the community as a whole, and particularly in the Wickhurst Green estate where we live. It has been a time of personal change for us as we adjusted to being here in Horsham, and for our neighbours as we have seen building sites around us turned into homes, and welcomed many new people moving in.

At St. John’s church too, we have welcomed many new families through Thanksgiving or Baptism services for their children and at various events we ran during the year.

On Christmas Eve many families attended our Christingle service in the Church. As our community grows larger, so does our church family . . . but we always have room for more to join us! At a recent Baptism service at St. John’s the friends and family of the group remarked what a lovely, friendly and welcoming church we are! That’s always good to hear . . . but of course what we aim to do here at St. John’s is to share the love of God to all we come into contact with. It’s most definitely NOT just about going to a particular building on a Sunday and meeting with others, it’s all about meeting with Jesus and taking His love out into the community.

Last month we heard the news that we will at some point be getting a new primary school in the Wickhurst Green area of our village, but there are some who are worried about what this might mean for Shelley school. As the Broadbridge Heath community let us get behind both our schools, and find ways we can help them – with resources, with our support for their community activities, and most especially by giving our time.

Let’s all work together and celebrate this wonderful community which we live in.

God Bless, Kate ————————————————————————————————————————————

Come and hear a host of talented musicians at the Horsham Performers Platform.

HPP is in its 8th year and this year we are expecting in excess of 350 amateur musicians and singers of all ages from across the South East taking part. Currently we are scheduling the classes but we have a timetable that will run as follows: Venue: St John's Church Broadbridge Heath Strings Saturday 17th June 9.00am - 6.30 pm Voice Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 18th, 19th and 20th June from 4.00pm Woodwind & Brass Thursday 21st June from 1.30pm Piano Friday 24th June from 4.00pm and Saturday 25th June from 8.45am until 6.30 pm approx.

Venue: St Mary's Church, Causeway, Horsham Choirs, Ensembles, Recitals and Concerto classes from 4.00 pm Festival celebration concert will be held at St John's church, Broadbridge Heath at 3.00pm on Sunday 25th June.

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BBH Mag Sport

News from local sports clubs.

If you would like to publish your sports news in this magazine please contact the Editor by email: bbh.mag@gmail.com FOOTBALL The first team season ended with a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Eastbourne Town in the Southern Combination Premier Division but despite the result the Bears finished the season in 8th place, our highest ever finish.

So it's now time for the player's to rest up during the close season but no rest for our club officials, first there's the preparation for the End of Season Awards which for the Juniors was held in the Village Centre on the 6th May where 33 awards were presented to the players. The Presentation Evening for the Seniors will take place on 20th May again in the Village Centre where awards will be presented to the first, reserves, under 18s and veteran teams.

At the same time the club are busy with several of our managers and coaches attending training courses, club officials seeking new and existing sponsorship and affiliating with the relevant Leagues and FA; pitch repairs to be made, new kit and equipment to purchase, friendly and 5-a-side games to arrange.

Regarding sponsorship we are delighted that Countryside have agreed to sponsor both the first team and the juniors again next season; sponsorship allows us to keep costs down to a minimum to provide football to as many as possible, not just for those who can afford it.

Although we are delighted with the sponsorship that Countryside have provided to the club over the years, we are less than happy that we are still waiting for them to provide the outdoor sports facilities and pavilion which according to the WoH Section 106 Agreement the developers "would not Occupy or cause to allow to be Occupied more than 749 dwellings until the sports facilities/pavilion have been transferred to the District Council".

In our opinion we are now way past that 749 figure and to honour the Legal Agreement we believe we should have been in our new facilities approx 2 years ago.

Andy Crisp, Secretary

www.pitchero.com/clubs/ broadbridgeheathfc 10

CRICKET

Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club

Byfleets Lane Broadbridge Heath West Sussex RH12 3PB www. broadbridgeheath.play-cricket.com

After many, many weeks of drought, the rain arrived at the start of the cricket season.

I sometimes think that they ought to introduce cricket in drought-ravished countries around the world to cure their water problems. However, it has not prevented us completing our matches so far and it’s been a mixed start with the 1st XI losing their first three matches but the 2nd XI winning their two.

For the 1st XI, skipper Jordan Ruff has been in stunning form with the bat with two half centuries and he has been strongly supported by Josh Booker. So, our batting has been reasonably sound (our first match at East Preston provided a combined score of over 600) but injuries and absences have meant that our bowling has not been strong enough. We have particularly missed our England Disability player Fred Bridges who has joined Sussex Premier League Champions Roffey to progress his career. So, after just missing out on promotion to Div 1 in the last three seasons (third twice and fourth), this season looks like one of transition and success will be keeping our position in Div 2 – which overall appears a lot stronger this season.

For the 2nd XI, everyone had chipped in with both bat and ball and with strong leadership by skipper Ian Stocker, they continue to show that the collective team spirit can often overcome the brilliant individual.

Our Juniors have started too with the U10s having a close game with Barns Green.

More on their season next month and they continue to have their practice sessions on a Wednesday at the Top Common.

By the time you read this, up-coming home fixtures for June will be: Saturday 3 June

– U10s against Wisborough Green 1st XI against East Preston

Saturday 10th June – U10s against Billingshurst 2nd XI against Arundel II Saturday 17 June – U12s against Wisborough Green 1st XI against Barns Green (the big local derby) Saturday 24th June – 2nd against St. Andrews, Burgess Hill II

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BADMINTON

Horsham Arun Badminton Club We are your local Badminton Club and play at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre.

Membership is available for players of all standards. Club nights are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm until late, throughout the year. Keenagers (50+) meet on Monday and Friday mornings and the Daytime members meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Club teams play in the Surrey, Brighton, West Weald and Mid-Sussex leagues and there is a dedicated club night for match players on Thursday (when there are no matches - usually fortnightly).

For the 2016/17 season we entered 12 teams in the Surrey, Crawley, West Weald and Brighton leagues with a total of 120 matches scheduled. Four of our teams won their leagues with Horsham Arun winning Surrey Mixed Division 1, West Weald Mixed Division 1 and Men’s Division 1 and Crawley Moxed Division 1.

Looking ahead to the 2017/18 season, league fixtures meetings will start at the end of August and the new season will begin at the end of September.

For further details about HABC please visit our website: www.habc-badminton.com ——————————————————————————————————————

Free Summer Holiday Club for 5-11 year olds.

7th to 11th August from 9:45am to 12:15pm at St Johns Church

Look out for booking details next month!

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Shelley Primary School.

Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham West Sussex RH12 3LU T: 01403 265343 E: office@shelleyprimary.school www.shelleyprimary.school New Headteacher appointed The Governing Body is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Mrs Kirsty Fitzscott as Headteacher from September 2017.

Mrs Fitzscott is an experienced Deputy Headteacher currently working in Ditchling and is very excited to be joining our team.

Lucy Hammond, Chair, Governing Board of Shelley Primary School From the Friends of Shelley School (FOSS)

As you may be aware, one of the most important dates in our fundraising calendar is approaching; the Summer Fete. Established for several years now, this is a wonderful occasion to relax, have fun, sample the delicious burgers and hot dogs from our barbecue (our meat sourced from a local independent butcher), take your chances on our games and tombolas, and partake of a soft drink or a refreshing glass of Pimms! This year, the Fete will take place on Friday, June 30th, 5pm – 7pm (weather permitting), and there will be something for everyone! The theme for this year is “Go Wild!”, a celebration of both the remarkable diversity of our animal kingdom, and an instruction to enjoy yourselves. Please come along and have fun, and at the same time benefit our school with your well-spent money!

A note about the committee; FOSS is a registered charity, and there are currently five hard-working trustees. We all have strong connections to the school, and are united by a desire to both promote Shelley School as a valuable and essential asset of the village, and also to raise as much money as we can to help offset the current lack of investment in West Sussex schools by providing extra resources and activities that just cannot be met from the current education budget. We can be contacted via email at fosspta17@gmail.com anytime, and always welcome suggestions, comments and feedback.

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Contact: Sharon Newman Guide and Ranger leader and Joint District Commissioner. bbhguides@gmail.com To join Girlguiding please visit girlguiding.org.uk 2nd Broadbridge Heath Guides and Rangers “Last week in Guides we made a swing using knots we had learnt. We made the swing out of wooden poles and rope in the drizzling rain. The knots we used were clove hitch, square lashing and figure of eight lashing. We all had a go on the swing at the end and luckily it didn’t fall. Even the leaders had a go! After we had a go we had to take the swing down.

Written by Puffin patrol

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Broadbridge Heath Football Club

If you are interested in joining our friendly local club you can contact the managers listed here: U8 PAUL FALVEY – pnfalvey&hotmail.com MOBILE 07976 600258 U9 PAUL TIPTON – tippers77@hotmail.co.uk MOBILE 07543 110070 U10 JULIAN TEMPLE – julian.temple@sky.com MOBILE 07778 840624 U11 ADAM MAYLE – mayler1986@yahoo.co.uk MOBILE 07460 441414 U12 PAUL FRANCIS –paul.francis@sia-homefashion.com MOBILE 07795 536574 U13 DOMINIC RINALDI – dominic.rinaldi@sky .com MOBILE 07966 686040 U13 TIM ROBERTS – timfootballcoach@yahoo.com SUNDAY LEAGUE MOBILE 07966 164075 U14 DARRON JACKSON – mail@darronjackson.co.uk MOBILE 07802 439672 U16 LEE COLE – leecole1@hotmail.co.uk MOBILE 07805 652446 14

VILLAGE ‘GREEN FINGERS’ Our page for BBH gardening enthusiasts by our gardening Editor, Barry Hearnshaw.

50 YEARS OF GARDENERS WORLD 2017 is a very special year.

The BBC celebrates 50 years of BBC2's Gardeners' World at Gardeners World Live at the NEC. It will be bringing out the bunting and celebrating in style with presenters past and present, Gardeners' World themed Beautiful Borders, Nostalgia Garden set in the '60s, a feature garden showing how gardening has changed over the past five decades and more. It’s even got an exclusive birthday cake recipe - so consider a visit between June 15 – 18th for a slice of the action!

Plant of the Month Potentilla (Shrubby cinquefoil) A plant genus that comes in various guises of shrubby, herbaceous and perennial form. The shrubby type comes in varying forms of habit, prostrate, low growing, medium tom large shrubs.

Foliage comes in varying shades of green; blue-green, limey-green to dark green.

Growth for the varying forms, range from no more than 3ft(1m), for low growing forms.

Medium shrubs 3 to 4ft (1-1.2m). For larger shrubs 4 to 5ft (1.2-1.5m). Flowers are borne in clusters, within the leaf axils and open intermittently. They open with the sun, lasting a few days, before fading with the sunlight, encouraging more flowers to open.

The range of colours are from whites , reds, pinks, yellows, oranges and orange-pink shades.

Report by Mark Pearce your friendly local nurseryman.

June Summer arrives June 21 is the longest day of the year, and the extra light and warmth encourages the garden to put on an exuberant burst of growth. But this extra light and warmth also means weeds will sprout up from seemingly nowhere. Keep on top of them by hoeing regularly in dry conditions.

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Muntham House School’s Local Offer to the Community

Muntham House School, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex.

Is a specialist boarding and day school for boys aged 8-18 with emotional and social difficulties which affect their learning and behaviour.

The School has an excellent reputation and has been judged by OFSTED as Outstanding or Good for the last 15 years. Muntham has also picked up international awards from the British Council.

Muntham House has a history of successful partnership working with local schools, Care services, other public services and Further Education colleges.

Muntham House School has an excellent reputation with local and national employers, Further Education colleges and universities where our young people continue to thrive and become successful citizens and taxpayers.

Muntham House is a non-maintained boarding and day specialist school set up by the Ministry of Education in 1953 and has a long tradition of partnership working with all of the local authorities in the South and South East of England. We welcome the New Children and Families Act and the attendant SEND Code of Practice and in particular the new development of a Local Offer to Parents and others for the support of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Please call us for free advice on any challenging behaviour you may be experiencing with your child.

Muntham House School, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0NJ Tel: 01403 730302 Email: office@muntham.org.uk Web: www.muntham.org.uk

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Useful numbers.

AGE UK General enquiries Visiting Services Pensions & benefits

Cut out this page and keep it by your phone.

01403 260560 01403 260560 01403 274495

www.ageuk.org.uk/horshamdistrict CHILDLINE

0800 1111

SAMARITANS 0845 790 9090 or 01403 276276 SOUTHERN WATER 0845 278 0845 TRAINS (National Rail Enquiries) 0845 748 4950

CENTRAL & SOUTH SUSSEX CITIZENS www.nationalrail.co.uk ADVICE 0344 477 1171 WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL www.cassca.org.uk 01243 777100 National consumer helpline (on behalf HIGHWAYS 01243 642105 of Trading Standards): 0345 404 0506 www.westsussex.gov.uk COMPASS BUSES

01903 690025

ELECTRICITY EMERGENCIES 0845 770 8090 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOODLINE 0845 988 1188 GAS EMERGENCIES – SMELL GAS? 0800 111 999 HANDYVAN SERVICE

01403 215100

HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL 01403 215100 NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 0808 2000247 NHS (NON EMERGENCY) 111 (calls are free) PENSIONS SERVICE 0845 606 0265 POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 101 (calls cost 15p)

WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES 01243 777100 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH CO-ORDINATOR – David Trangmar bbhnhw@gmail.com BBC RADIO SUSSEX Phone-in : 08459 570057 Switchboard: 01273 320428 Email: sussexnews@bbc.co.uk

For recycling and waste collection dates go to the Horsham District Council website www.horsham.gov.uk/bins/ bin_calendars Check your contact details!

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Village Contacts.

Cut out this page and keep it by your phone.

1st Broadbridge Heath Beavers/Cubs/Scouts Paula Flack (GSL) 01403 791453 or paulaflack63@gmail.com 1st BBH Rainbows Sally Carver geordiecarver@aol.com

Kelly Brook Montessori Nursery School 01403 251221 Skylarks Pre-School

07825 603601

2nd BBH Brownies Jo Pratt jopratt2011@gmail.com

Kinderoo Parent & Toddler Group Meets on Thursday mornings at St Johns Church Hall

2nd BBH Guides and Rangers Sharon Newman bbhguides@gmail.com

Broadbridge Heath Village Social Club Phil Farrelly 01403 217177

St Johns Church office@stjohnsbbh.org.uk vicar@stjohnsbbh.org.uk Broadbridge Heath Parish Council Chairman – Mrs Viv Edwards 01403 240414 Clerk – Stephanie Mills 07716 130103 Broadbridge Heath District Councillor Matthew French 01403 730040 Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club 07740 101983 Broadbridge Heath Football Club 01403 252273 Broadbridge Heath Tennis Club Ann Lines 01403 790503 Horsham District Indoor Bowls Club 01403 268346

Broadbridge Heath Stoolball Club (Ladies) Sally Booker 01403 260036 Shelley Primary School Administration Office 01403 271340

The Shelley Arms

01403 253406

Broadbridge Heath W.I. Gill Axby 01403 266525 Pauline Scott 01403 211704 BBH Gala Association 01403 248408 Newbridge Nurseries Garden Centre 01403 272686 Police PCSO officer for the village Damian Cecil, Mob: 07912 893029 Damian.Cecil@sussex.pnn.police.uk Horsham & District Cats Protection: Report lost or found cat 01403 854464 Horsham Arun Badminton Club Ian Wood 01403 250337 Website: www.habc-badminton.com Citizens Advice consumer helpline 03454 04 05 06

Add your contact details to this list.

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Karen

MacDonald

The Financial Fairy Godmother of Broadbridge Heath

Keeping your investments in tune.

We recently rescued a piano, which is sadly rather out of tune. The piano tuner came today to tune it. To get it playing well and sounding beautiful, the strings need to be at the right tension and the hammers in good condition so they hit the strings well. It also needs to be easy to play, so the keys shouldn’t keep getting stuck. Once these things are sorted out, the piano also needs to be retuned again regularly to keep it up to scratch.

Unfortunately our poor piano was old and had been somewhat neglected and is now beyond repair, so we’ll have to send it to piano heaven and get a replacement.

Often our finances can be the same. It’s easy to leave the arrangements that we have made in the past, because they worked well when we bought them. Over the years, the investments held within our ISAs, bonds or pensions may be working less well, or there may now be a better way of doing what we were trying to achieve. We can now access many providers’ plans online, or at least consolidate a number of holdings into one place, making them far easier to administer.

Having someone retune your investments means that you can make sure that what you have is still the best way to do what you wanted. It also means that if your existing setup is out of kilter with what you need, you can replace it with a more appropriate option, or just tweak the component parts. Regular reviews can then make sure that it never gets too far out of tune again.

Karen MacDonald is an Independent Financial Adviser with Monetary Solutions. For a free initial consultation call 01403 288078 email: karen@monetarysolutions.co.uk Website: ww.monetarysolutions.co.uk

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