BBH Mag November 2021

November 2021

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SCARECROW SUCCESS !

“Show Jumper: Ben Maher” was first past the post in the village scarecrow competition.

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News from police in the village.

Dear residents, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is PCSO Michael Gamble and I’m the new Police Community Support Officer for Broadbridge Heath. Since August, I’ve been working with the parish council, businesses and the community to address and resolve local issues.

PCSO Michael Gamble

Along with the whole of the Horsham district, Broadbridge Heath has a low crime rate compared to other areas of the country and is a generally safe place to live. However, I understand Broadbridge Heath does have its own issues and challenges. Recently, I was made aware of concerns regarding the illegal use of the bus lane on Broadbridge Way, with some motorists reportedly not adhering to the road signage. So we listened to your concerns and took action.

On the morning of 4 October, officers observed five vehicles enter the bus lane illegally. All the drivers were stopped, their details checked and submitted for further action. The fine for this offence is a £100 and three points on your licence.

Surprisingly, those stopped and dealt with lived locally and should have been aware of the legislation. Hopefully our action will deter them and other road users from breaching these rules in the future.

If you see me patrolling in Broadbridge Heath, please feel free to say ‘hello’ and have a chat. Please report emergencies on 999 or non-emergencies to 101 or online. ================================================================ 1st Broadbridge Heath Scout Group The Group has had an excellent start to the Autumn Term. Our Scouts have enjoyed a Scout-planned hike from Colgate to Leechpool Woods. The Cubs have been refreshing their First Aid knowledge and the working on their cookery skills while the Beavers have started First Aid, and map and compass work.

Scouting has recently announced the roll out of “Squirrels” - a programme for 4 and 5 year olds which aims to give them life skills through fun activities. We are trying to gauge local interest to see if we should try to open a “dray”. If you would be interested for we would be grateful if you could complete the short form at https:// forms.office.com/r/JuP3syQiuk.

If you would like to volunteers to join our friendly team please contact our Group Scout Leader James Email: gsl1bbh@horshamscouts.com.

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1st Broadbridge Heath Rainbows This term we have waved goodbye to 5 girls as they moved up to brownies and said hello to 8 new girls. The girls enjoyed an evening up at Nowhurst building dens. We are currently working on our Live Smart skills builder and have already completed the stick it, fix it activity and feeling fruity where the girls learnt how to wash and chop up fruit for a fruit salad “It’s the best fruit salad I have ever had” exclaimed one rainbow.

2nd Broadbridge Heath Guides This term we have welcomed 2 more guides to our unit. We started with some groaning jokes for the uma knock, knock, learnt how to make a frisbee and created a citrus feeder. We have held a shooting evening up at Nowhurst. Whilst some of the guides were shooting the others were building dens and then playing hare and hound where the hares have a head start and lay a trail for the hounds to follow with an aim to catch the hares. The girls enjoyed an evening at Nowhurst playing games in the dark such as capture the light and glow stick tag.

If you can spare an hour or 2 a week or are willing to help behind the scenes with admin etc. we would love to hear from you.

For more information regarding volunteering please contact: Sarah Little Clemsfold District Commissioner ggclemsfold@gmail.com or visit girlguiding.org.uk For girls to join please visit girlguiding.org.uk 5

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Do you know how to keep a bunch of WI ladies quiet for a whole afternoon?

Give them some paints and brushes and show them how to paint a Christmas picture.

Once again, our art master class was a huge success with everyone so completely engrossed that we all lost track of time.

INSPIRING WOMEN

What a wonderfully relaxing way to spend our afternoon and here are some of the finished paintings.

We’ve also been busy with the South of England Show where our very talented ladies had several entries, including some gingerbread, a knitted hat, a decorated box, some marmalade, an autumn flower arrangement and some savoury scones. All our entries were highly praised by the judges and the last two were awarded rosettes.

Regular readers will know that food features in most WI activities so we’re delighted that the Gala Association has arranged another Christmas Craft Fair this year.

We’ll be there with cakes, puddings, crumbles, fudge, jam, chutney, sweets and loads more of your favourites - so come along and see us on 27 November and pick up some yummy treats. Come early as we always sell out!

If you’d like to join our WI and share in all the fun we have planned for the coming year, you’ll be very welcome. For more information, contact: Broadbridge Heath WI email: BBHWI@uwclub.net Phone Maureen: 01403 268963 or Wendy: 01403 217152 8

BROADBRIDGE HEATH BOMBSHELLS W.I.

Burlesque With The Bombshells!

What an amazing night we had when the fabulous burlesque performer The Botanical Bombshell (aka Lucy) paid us a visit. She arrived bedecked in stockings, brassiere, corset, sparkly jacket and shoes and was a feast for the eyes on a dull autumnal evening! Lucy began by telling us what it was about burlesque that she loved so much and why she had decided to take it up three and a half years ago. She said that the burlesque community are an incredibly inclusive and supportive group of all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds, with their own reasons for wanting to learn burlesque. It is an empowering way to have fun, get a bit of exercise and make friends. And Lucy added that as well as teaching women a new skill, burlesque also teaches women how to love their bodies and for many women who take part it can be a form of therapy. So it is far from being merely titillation for the audience.

Lucy gave us a potted history of the origins of burlesque and then performed a routine. It was utterly fabulous! Then she gave us a lesson in how to remove silky gloves in an elegant and provocative way. I’m not sure we achieved her finesse but we certainly had a lot of fun!

Lucy is hoping to set up a local beginners burlesque group. Any interested ladies please use the email address below and we will pass on your details.

Our next meeting, November 30th will be A Festive Mixology Evening With Your Christmas Tips and Tricks!

We meet at St John’s Church Hall, 8pm on every last Tuesday of the month for our monthly meetings, but we also get together frequently for other social events, such as coffee mornings, Book Club discussions and Wine Club, we also have access to additional meetings and activities hosted by other local WI’s.

Check out our website and Facebook page or email our President Rowena .. email: bbhwi1951@gmail.com Website: www.broadbridgebombshellswi.co.uk

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Village Contacts.

Cut out this page and keep it by your phone.

Shelley Primary School Administration Office 01403 271340

1st Broadbridge Heath Beavers/Cubs/Scouts James Seden Smith (GSL) gsl1bbh@horshamscouts.com

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

1st BBH Rainbows Sharon Newman bbhrainbows@gmail.com

Broadbridge Heath W.I. Maureen McConnell 01403 268963 Wendy Griffin 01403 217152 BBHWI@uwclub.net

2nd BBH Brownies Sharon Carver sharon.carver@outlook.com

Horsham & District Cats Protection: Report lost or found cat 01403 854464

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

Horsham Arun Badminton Club Ian Wood 01403 250337 Website: www.habc-badminton.com

St Johns Church office@stjohnsbbh.org.uk

Broadbridge Heath Youth Club Charlotte Heath 07916778547 charlotte.heath@4theyouth.org.uk

Broadbridge Heath Parish Council Chairman – Terry Oliver 07940 886615 Clerk – Lucinda Edwards 07716 130103

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Broadbridge Heath Gala Association Email: bbhgalateam@gmail.com Broadbridge Heath District Councillors Louise Potter and Matt Allen louise.potter@horsham.gov.uk Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club 07740 101983 Broadbridge Heath Football Club crispan2@gmail.com 01403 252273 Broadbridge Heath Tennis Club Ann Lines 07759 286434 Horsham District Indoor Bowls Club 01403 268346 Broadbridge Heath Stoolball Club (Ladies) Sally Booker 01403 260036 11

To list your village club, society or organisation on this page please contact the BBH Magazine editor by email at bbh.mag@gmail.com

Vicar: Mark Lavender You can find us on Church Road, Broadbridge Heath: look for the triangular shaped building.

To contact the church office: The Church Office, St John’s Hall, Church Road, Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3LD email: office@stjohnsbbh.org.uk.org.uk

St John’s Events – November 2021 Wednesday 3 November & 1 December – Craft Social 9.30 – 12.00. Come along and join in at any time – just bring along something crafty, enjoy some fellowship, swap ideas, share resources … and be creative! Cost £2 to cover hall hire and refreshments. Contact Charlotte 01403 267673.

Wednesday 3, 10, 17, 24 November – Early Bird Café 8.45 – 10.00 am. Come along for Fair Trade coffee/tea, toast and biscuits. No charge but donations welcome. All ages welcome. Toys for toddlers. Contact Val 01403 260179 Saturday 13 November - Crazy Science Praise Party - Free Concert for primary age kids 3 - 4.30 pm. Book your free ticket with www.eventbrite.co.uk St Johns Broadbridge Heath Duggie Dug Dug, 1 adult can accompany up to 6 children.

Wednesday 17 November - VILLAGE LUNCH IS BACK! All are welcome to join us for food and fellowship at St John’s Community Hall BBH 12.00 for 12.30 pm. Cost is £4.00 a head on the day. Menu is Sausage Plait followed by Stewed fruit and shortbread. To book please call Charlotte on 01403 267673 by the previous Sunday.

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Praying for Our Local Streets.

At St John’s Church, we are praying every month for a set of roads in the village. If you would like something prayed for, email us: office@stjohnsbbh.org.uk This month we are praying for everyone in: Scholars Walk, Longhurst Avenue, Highwood Crescent, Farriers Walk, Arundale Walk, The Boulevard, Gatehouse Mews, Highwood Mill

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Rev. Dr. Mark Lavender, Vicar, St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath.

Rev. Dr. Mark Lavender

Remembrance

This year our Remembrance Service will take place on Sunday 14th November at 10:30am. We will begin in church with a time of worship followed by a brief ceremony at the village memorial from around 10:50am during which invited dignitaries and uniformed groups will gather to lay wreaths and we will observe a minute’s silence for those who have fallen serving their country as well as for those who we have lost more recently during the pandemic. The service will then conclude back in church. In order to facilitate this, we hope to close Church Road (between Church Lane and Billingshurst Road – the short section in front of St John’s) between 10:30am and 11:30am on this day.

Remembrance is an opportunity to not only publicly express sadness at our loss and openly acknowledge our grief, but also the chance to declare our gratitude for those that have enabled our freedom and those that we miss and hope that one day we will see the restoration of God’s creation, the end of war, sickness and even death and the coming of God’s kingdom as we pray “your kingdom come” in our daily prayers.

We hope that you will be able to join us.

Free fun event for children at the church!

At St John’s we would love to invite any child of Primary age to a free concert that we are putting on at 3pm on Saturday 13th November. It will be hosted by ‘Duggie Dug Dug’ and the theme of the concert is ‘Crazy Science’. You can expect lots of fun action songs to sing and dance to, puppets and fantastic science experiments.

Duggie is an international song-writer and recording artist signed to Capitol Records/ Integrity and Elevation and he has written many songs that have become children's favourites across the world.

The past year and a half have been so difficult for our community and in particular our children, who have really missed out on a chunk of their childhood and not had the opportunities they would normally have had to do crazy, fun things together. This concert is our gift to the young people of Broadbridge Heath and we aim for this to be a fun event where our children can really enjoy themselves in a safe environment. We simply request that each child is brought by an adult who then stays for the duration (seats will be available for the grown-ups!), and one adult can accompany up to 6 children.

Tickets can be booked via Eventbrite by searching for St Johns Broadbridge Heath and Duggie Dug Dug at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/ (only children require tickets) but just to recap this is a FREE event (we just need to allocate tickets in order to anticipate numbers and fulfil safeguarding requirements).

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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 Broadbridge Heath Football Club The senior section are now 3 months into the season and all our team are going well. The First team currently sit in mid-table in the southern Combination League Premier Division and their run of 8 games unbeaten has just come to an end with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Crawley Down. The Under 23 team are top of their division and unbeaten in both league and cup matches, the Under 18s have lost one of their matches and sit in 2nd place while the Under 17s are also in second place in their division with one defeat in 4 games, so all is going well at senior level.

At Junior level the Under 16s have also had a good start to the season and are currently 2nd in their division with one defeat in 4 games, The Under 15s are top of their division with 5 straight wins, the Under 14s are finding life a bit tougher in their division with just the one win in five and the Under 13s sit mid-table in their division.

Other junior teams are competing and enjoying matches at all levels from 6 years upwards.

The Autumn work on the outside pitches has been completed, maybe a couple more grass cuts before the winter sets in and if all goes to plan we should start using them for football again in January with further maintenance work due in the Spring.

A big thank you to all our unpaid volunteers who help to maintain the site. Every Monday you'll see them, rain and shine, walking the site picking up litter, cutting the grass, weeding and doing various other maintenance jobs; we're really grateful and very lucky to have them, the work they do isn't just for the football club it's to help make the site look clean and tidy for all the community to enjoy.

If you haven't already visited the pavilion and social club, then why not come along one evening and have a look, more and more people are finding us and new members are welcome.

For more information on Broadbridge Heath Football Club, visit our website at https:// www.pitchero.com/clubs/broadbridgeheathfc or follow us on Twitter, FaceBook and Instagram.

Forthcoming Home Matches: Tues 2nd November v Little Common, K.O. 7.45 Sat 6th November v Saltdean UNited, K.O. 3.00 Sat 20th November v Hassocks, K.O. 3.00

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CRICKET Work post the end of summer sports at the Top Common continues.

Local company Kestrel Alarms have just completed the installation of close-circuit TV. I’m afraid such work has become a strong necessity, especially following vandalism and attempted break-ins over recent years. The picture quality is excellent and we have had some lovely shots of passing foxes already.

Unfortunately, the work on the drainage and levelling of the outfield has been delayed. However, the earlier refurbishment of the wicket square has been a great success with the best new grass growth for some years.

It’s our AGM next month so I’ll have more to report thereafter, including details of our new captain.

Finally, given that three sports are played on the Top Common, the club are currently looking at the potential for the installation of a defibrillator. Colin Case ===============================================================

Village Co-Op store will soon offer recycling service.

Soft plastics, including cling film, biscuit wrappers and carrier bags, can now be recycled in the village co-operative convenience store..

They say “It is hoped that the trial of soft plastics recycling bins will enable customers to safely recycle materials that can't be recycled at home”.

Once collected, the recyclable material is sent to a company called Jayplas which will turn it into post-consumer plastic granules. These are then made into secondary products such as bin liners, buckets, and construction industry materials.

Examples of acceptable items for recycling project include: Bread bags, produce bags, ordinary carrier bags, wrappers around kitchen towel and toilet roll, bags that nappies come in, bags from cotton wool, cereal box liners, bags from frozen foods, bags from ice cubes, lids on yogurts, cream and desserts, lids from packs of meat and ready meals, lidding film from cheese packs, wrapping around chicken, fruit and veg flow wrap, chocolate wrappers, wrappers from croissants, pancakes and crumpet etc, biscuit wrappers, wrappers from cakes and Yorkshire puddings, flower wrappers, bags from dried fruit, sugar, pulses, rice and pasta, protective wrappers from gift wrap, bags from gift tags, pastry packaging, bags from household textiles and similar such as all-purpose cloths, dusters, dishcloths, rubber gloves and scourers, wrappers from pet food, wrappers from pies, pasties and sausage rolls, bagged sweets, pizza wrappers, bags from porridge and muesli pouches, and packaging from baby wipes.

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Broadbridge Heath Parish Council Website: www.broadbridgeheath-pc.gov.uk Email: clerk@broadbridgeheath-pc.gov.uk Facebook: Please Like our page, Broadbridge Heath Parish Council

For youngsters, and perhaps some adults, November is the month for fireworks and toffee apples, but it is also the month of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day when we can remember those who have given their lives in the service of our country.

Our tradition of putting up the Lamppost Poppies will go ahead again this year, though not on the A264 dual carriageway, as the hedges have grown very tall meaning a ladder would be needed and it has been decided that is too dangerous; however, they will be all along Billingshurst Road, Pelling Way, Sargent Way and Buck Way. They will remain in place until the end of November.

Opposite St. John’s Church, our War Memorial shows the names of the young men of our village who were sadly lost in those conflicts of the last century: 31 from World War I and 8 from World War II. For residents new to the village who may be unaware, many roads in the Wickhurst Green development are named after those casualties.

At the Remembrance Day service, the Chairman of the Parish Council will lay a wreath alongside those from other community groups within the village, and the Union Flag will remain flying as it has been.

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Highways

The Parish Council share Parishioners concerns about speeding on the A264.

Please find below a copy of a joint letter written to the Sussex Safer Roads team.

The email with the letter has been acknowledged and a response will be shared once received.

Dear Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, We are writing as the representatives of all three levels of Local Government in Broadbridge Heath.

We have significant concerns about speeding on the A264 between the A24 High Wood Hill Interchange and the Newbridge Nurseries Roundabout. This stretch of the A264 divides the Wickhurst Green neighbourhood where many residents have written to us regarding their concerns about this road.

Since the effective closure of the previous bypass, the volume of vehicles using the A264 has picked up, and with it an increase in the number of users breaking the law by speeding. Residents’ concerns are higher in the Southern section of the village where they feel isolated and unsafe using the pedestrian crossing.

This area is made up of a range of people including young families and the elderly.

The pedestrian crossing approximately halfway down the road is used frequently not only by residents, but also by visitors to Newbridge Nurseries.

In Broadbridge Heath we have a community speed watch group who have visited this road several times, but this group cannot be in the area enough to effectively reduce speeds, nor can they operate at times of the day where speeding is most extreme, such as in the late evening.

Therefore, we would like to work with the SSRP to find solutions that reduce speeds on this road permanently and make Broadbridge Heath a safer place to live.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Cllr Matt Allen – Horsham District Councillor for Broadbridge Heath Cllr Louise Potter – Horsham District Councillor for Broadbridge Heath Cllr Christian Mitchell – West Sussex County Councillor for Broadbridge Division Cllr Terry Oliver – Chairman, Broadbridge Heath Parish Council On the 5th of October, a joint zoom meeting was attended by Lucinda the Clerk, Chairman Terry Oliver and Councillor Geoff Clark with District Councillor Louise Potter, Mike Thomas, WSCC Area Highway Manager and County Councillor Christian Mitchell.

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After this meeting Mike Thomas has summarised and provided this statement for residents: We are currently preparing a traffic regulation order (TRO) for two sections of Prohibition of HGVs (except for access) at the key decision points on Broad Bridge Road. This will require illuminated signs and also most likely advance warning signs.

We have been engaging with the Coop car park owner but responses have been slow.

We do have to undertake a statutory consultation with regards to the TRO and we must consider any objections, which depending on the level would be decided by either the local WSCC Member or the WSCC Cabinet Member for highways and transport, so there is no guarantee this will be approved.

Whilst it is unlikely it should be noted that issues could arise at any point that could halt or delay this as we are creating local by-laws and there is statutory legislation that may or may not be triggered.

We are also planning for the CCTV to go live at the same time as the TRO, which will hopefully be in the early part of 2022.

These issues were discussed at the last Parish Council Meeting on the 4th of October.

Draft Minutes from this meeting can be found online on our website. Minute Ref 153/21 notes that Traffic Calming will be added to the agenda at the next Full Council Meeting planned for Monday 8th November.

Wildflowers After the sowing of seed last Autumn, this year saw the first growth of wildflowers in the two wildflower areas at the downgraded bypass. With consent from WSCC, our Grass Contractor has regularly maintained a margin around the perimeter of the area and cut a winding path through the wildflowers. We know the path and flowers have been enjoyed by residents with many butterflies and other insects, birds and even a slow worm, being spotted!

This area has now had a hard cut and the vegetation removed. The cut vegetation is removed to avoid a build-up of nutrients in the soil as wildflowers grow best in poor soil and without the competition from rank grasses.

The sowing of wildflower seeds in this area was a first for BBHPC; thank you to David Bridges for his continued support and to the Wilder Horsham District Project for their advice.

Please continue to view our Website and Facebook page for updates, meeting and contact details. We will share further BBHPC news in the next issue.

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Karen

MacDonald

The Financial Fairy Godmother of Broadbridge Heath How the lockdowns have affected our financial world Last month we looked at how our lives have been affected since the first lockdown, so now let’s see the effect on the financial world.

A very early change was a decrease in the Bank of England base rate to a new low of 0.1% in March 2020. It is now hard to believe that in 1979 they stood at 17%! It took 22 years to fall below 5%, and only since 2009 has this been below 1%.

Markets were very volatile in the early weeks of lockdown. On Feb 1 2020 the FTSE 100 stood at just over 7,400 points1. By March 14 2020 it had fallen to just under 5,200 2. It has still not fully recovered3.

However, it's a different story for the Dow Jones in the US and the Nikkei in Tokyo.

Both are higher now than before the start of the first lockdown, although perhaps not so surprising with Apple and Microsoft in the Dow Jones.

What about the housing market? The temporary cut in stamp duty led to a surge in property purchases, causing a market increase. It’s also possible that some people will remain working from home and move further away from cities, affecting property prices in certain areas.

So if you're concerned about all the changes since the first lockdown, why not pick up the phone today and call us to talk it over.

(FTSE 100 closed: 1Feb 1, 2020 at 7,466.70 and 2March 14, 2020 at 5,190.78, 3 opened 21 October at 7223.10) Karen MacDonald is an independent financial adviser with Monetary Solutions (www.monsols.co.uk). Call on 07970 179413 or email karen@monsols.co.uk for a free no-obligation initial consultation.

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