BBH Mag September 2016

September 2016

Your community magazine for

Broadbridge Heath WATCH OUT FOR SCARECROWS !

SCARECROW WEEKEND: 24th & 25th SEPTEMBER Join in the fun and enter your own scarecrow.

Details on page 5.

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BBH MAG FRONT PAGE STORY: WATCH OUT FOR SCARECROWS: last year’s scarecrow event was a big success so the organisers will be putting on a scarecrow weekend again this year. On the weekend of 24th and 25th September you will see scarecrows all around the village. You are invited to make your own scarecrow and display it).you could win the competition. Details on page 5.

THIS IS YOUR VILLAGE MAGAZINE. The BBH Mag is the community magazine for Broadbridge Heath published by local volunteers and distributed free to the whole village. That's nearly 2000 houses; and the village is growing fast with the new housing development, Wickhurst Green.

If you're a local resident, or a member of a village club or voluntary group; send us your news and your events. We’ll be delighted to include it in the magazine, free of charge.

Email: bbh.mag@gmail.com

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Our advertisers are pleased with the service we offer them. We deliver to every house in the village and we’re keen to encourage local businesses. Our advertising rates are very reasonable. The deadline for submitting copy and payment is the 10th day of each month. Contact us for details)...

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We have a large team of people who distribute the magazine every month. Would you like to help? Time commitment is about an hour a month and we looking for two people to distribute to Mulberry Gardens and Heydon Way. Contact Paul Muggeridge on 01403 262600 email distribution.bbh.mag@gmail.com BBH Mag is published by “BBH Community Publications” a non-profit making society run by volunteers for the benefit of the community of Broadbridge Heath.

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Horsham Folk Dance Club will be holding their first meetimg after the Summer break on Saturday 10th September at BBH Village centre from 7.30 10.00 pm.

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The cost is £4.

All ages are welcome. Just come for a fun evening. All the dances are called so no experience is needed.

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PLEASE PHONE DEBBIE Tel: 01403 563868 Mob: 07979 966 098 4

BROADBRIDGE HEATH SCARECROW WEEKEND MAKE YOUR OWN SCARECROW AND ENTER IT IN THE COMPETITION.

Date: 24th/25th September. Free Entry

Theme: Cartoon/Animation characters

Enter via the website: www.broadbridgeheath.co.uk Full instructions on how to make a scarecrow are available there. Further leaflets available in One Stop, St John’s Church, Shelley Arms, Village Centre and BBH New development sales offices.

Entries close on 12th September.

Prizes will be 1st,2nd,3rd for both group and individual categories. Judging will take place from 12pm on 24th. Trail maps will be available on the website from 19th September.

Events at Broadbridge Heath Village Centre Saturday 17th September: Live music with Hounds of Sound @ 9.00 p.m.

Future dates for your diary: Sat 22nd October; Dave Young Memorial Darts Competition, midday start.

Sat 28th November: Annual Charity Night, further details to follow.

Broadbridge Heath Village Centre Social Club, Wickhurst Lane, RH12 3LY 5

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Paddy’s Page Revd. Paddy Beresford Vicar of St. John’s Church.

Church Road, RH12 3LD 01403 274114

It’s taken me a long time to enter into the social media world with enthusiasm; in the Wild West cowboys unwisely reaching for a gun were called “trigger happy”, today we whip out our smart-phones to record the food on our plate or a funny moment.

Sharing is an excellent and meaningful aspect of social media - yet we can capture moments before we properly experience them ourselves. At some events, we video the action, yet fail to take it all in because we’re concentrating on the best angles.

St Paul in the Bible seems an unlikely commentator on mobile technology, but he offers some significant thoughts in his letter to the Christians at Corinth. He said that in this life we perceive God as though “through a lens dimly” but one day in heaven we will see Him "face to face”. For Paul, looking through some form of ancient glasses because his sight was failing, was vastly inferior to taking that glass away and with renewed eyes standing face to face in direct contact with God. As we use our mobile devices, there’s a screen between us and the object we’re taking, we choose to see through that screen and miss out on the ability to be totally present in the experience. We, of course, have the photos to show others but the trade-off was that we missed being fully “in” an unrepeatable moment ourselves - was it worth it?

So before you automatically reach for the smart-phone - enjoy the moment yourself; focus and feel before you Facebook, try before you Tweet. Imbibe before you Instagram.

St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath Church Road, RH12 3LD 01403 274114 info@stjohnsbbh.org.uk

01403 217177

Children, families and people of all ages are welcome.

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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 FC The new season has started and the first team have their first win under their belt following a 4-3 home win over Littlehampton Town in the first game of the season in the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division. Manager Steve Painter has been in charge of team affairs for six seasons now and during that period the team have won two promotions, reached four cup semi-finals and one final; each year there's been a gradual improvement in the quality of player's and in the team's performance.

This season's squad looks even stronger than last season with the capture of Joe Holvey (Loxwood), Marlon Maxwell (Oakwood), Ollie Moore (Loxwood) and Jamie Liddell, names that some of our supporters will remember from the past as all four also played for our Youth teams before going elsewhere to play their football. On the downside there have already been two injuries to players needing hospital treatment, Ollie Moore was stretchered off at Chipstead with a suspected broken jaw and cheekbone and in the Littlehampton match Michael Chester fractured and dislocated his finger, not ideal for a goalkeeper. We obviously wish them both a speedy recovery.

Elsewhere the Under 11’s have had a successful summer, they entered three small sided tournaments and won all three, the tournaments were held at Shoreham, Lancing and at Chesworth Rovers, Horsham against some very strong teams from across the county. The team have also heard that next season they will be playing in the top division in the Sussex Sunday Youth League which gives the players an opportunity to play against some very good teams at that age group.

The Under 15s are running two teams this season in the Horsham Youth League and we are desperate for helpers with these teams so if you can spare some time please do get in contact with us.

You may have noticed that work has finally started on the clubs new facilities on the land immediately south of the existing Leisure Centre, when complete this will be the home for seniors, juniors and veteran players and allow us to develop the club further with girls, ladies and an academy for the youngsters all things we would like to do in the future.

Why not come on down and support the team. First team home fixtures: Sat 27 Aug, Arundel, Kick Off 3pm Sat 3 Sep, Haywards Heath Town. Kick Off 3pm Sat 10 Sep, Crowborough Athletic, Kick Off 3pm (FA Vase) Sat 13 Sep, Horsham YMCA, Kick Off 7.45pm 8

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Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club Byfleets Lane Broadbridge Heath West Sussex RH12 3PB Well, at the least the weather has improved and with it, so has our 1st XI’s cricket.

They look as though they have turned their season around just in time and put enough wins together to avoid relegation in this disappointing season. With three games to go, I reckon that one more win will see them safe but with two of the games against top sides going for promotion it’s still going to be tough. After finishing third in the last two seasons, captain Jordan Ruff is disappointed with this year’s performances, especially as it’s the bowlers who have kept the side competitive, despite the regular loss of Fred Bridges to the England Disability squad. Jordan himself is hoping his own batting form returns for the remaining three games.

After two successive promotions, the 2nd’s have yoyo’d up and down Division 5 and skipper Ian Stocker has used 28 players whose ages have ranged from 17 to 66 !

After a really good start they were on the slide until a great win on Saturday 6th August stopped the rot. The division is so wide open that with 3 games to go, relegation or promotion is still open for many sides – including us!

In our social matches, during July we had a fabulous match day with our President Alan Lord’s XI and also a commemorative match against Kingston Methodists in honour of a long-time player, committee member and Club servant, Bill Woodford who died earlier. Many will remember that Bill and Janet lived in Corsletts Avenue for many, many years before moving to Horsham. A family memorial match is also being played at the Top Common on 3rd September.

Cats Homing Show: Cats Protection Horsham & District Branch will be holding a Homing Show at Broadbridge Heath Village Centre, Wickhurst Lane from 11am - 2pm.

Why not come along and meet the cats looking for new homes - our fosterers know all about their characters so we can find the most suitable match for you.

Refreshments will be available, plus there will be other cat related goodies on sale.

Entry is free but donations (including cat food & litter) will be warmly received.

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BROADBRIDGE HEATH WOMEN'S INSTITUTE President: Pauline Scott 53 Corsletts Avenue Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3LQ

Secretary: Gill Axby 13 Church Road Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3LD Phone: 01403 266525 Email: gillian.axby@sky.com

Phone: 01403 211704 Email: pauline_scott@hotmail.co.uk

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A family run business based in Broadbridge Heath. Our services include:

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Carpet and upholstery cleaning Leak detection Mould remediation Water damage restoration

Telephone: 01403 249143 or email info@regency-restoration.co.uk

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Barnetts Barbers Visit us for your haircut.

Opening times: Monday 9.00 - 5.15 Tuesday 9.00 - 6.00 Wednesday 9.00 - 5.15 Thursday 9.00 - 6.00 Friday 9.00 - 5.15 Saturday 9.00 - 4.00 Walk in service 13c Old Guildford Road

Yoga Classes in Horsham Iyengar Yoga is a safe and accessible form of Yoga suitable for all levels, including beginners.

Teacher with 20 years experience More information & booking: www.annamacedoyoga.com hoveyoga@yahoo.co.uk

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At Audiologica we pride ourselves in a personalised service We offer high quality home audio systems as well as high end headphones and MP3 players. We specialise in computer based audio: rip your entire CD collection onto one of our systems to reduce clutter and hear your music as you’ve never heard it before!

We are based in Barns Green so happy to pop round to do a

tel: 01403 336339 mob: 07901 833128 web: www.audiologica.co.uk

BARNS GREEN PLAYGROUP www.barnsgreen.com A small village playgroup set on the green with spaces available 2-5yr olds •

• Ofsted registered Professional, DBS checked, trained staff • Fun ac+vi+es for all children • Warm welcoming staff • Safe environment Opening hours

Mon &Thurs 9am-1pm Tues, Wed & Fri 9am-3pm For details please contact either: Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT Tel: 01403 730093 (Village Hall) or Bev Liley 07881 728007/01403 732831 Chari+es No : 1033658 14

Riding Lessons

Will matters Fully trained and insured Willwriters

We offer riding instruction for children and adults on privately owned, confidence giving horses at our yard in Barns Green.

Regulated by the Institute of Professional` Willwriters

We also offer fantastic hacking.

Livery sometimes available.

Full range of services with fixed prices

Fully Council Licensed, Insured and ABRS approved.

Appointments in your own home Evening and weekend appointments available

Please contact Chloe or Lynsey TOTAL EQUINE SOLUTIONS

Please call: Claire Gordon on 01403 791337 or 07551 303002

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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

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Weekly or fortnightly service available.

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Ben Allen Garden Services Ltd. 07783 072314 or 17

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

POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 101 (calls cost 15p) SAMARITANS 0845 790 9090 or 01403 276276 SOUTHERN WATER 0845 278 0845

CHILDLINE 0800 1111

TRADING STANDARDS 08454 040506 CENTRAL & SOUTH SUSSEX CITIZENS Approved Businesses ADVICE 01243 642124 or 0344 477 1171 www.westsussex.gov.uk/tradingstandards www.cassca.org.uk National consumer helpline (on behalf TRAINS (National Rail Enquiries) of Trading Standards): 0345 404 0506 0845 748 4950 www.nationalrail.co.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

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL 01243 777100 HIGHWAYS 01243 642105 www.westsussex.gov.uk WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES 01243 777100 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH CO-ORDINATOR – David Trangmar bbhnhw@gmail.com

For recycling and waste collection dates go to the Horsham District Council Check your contact details!

0808 2000247 NHS (NON EMERGENCY) 111 (calls are free) PENSIONS SERVICE 0845 606 0265

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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 2nd BBH Brownies Sharon Carver 01403 733702 2nd BBH Guides and Rangers Sharon Newman bbhguides@gmail.com St Johns Church sarah.tombling46@gmail.com Broadbridge Heath Parish Council Chairman – Mrs Viv Edwards 01403 240414 Clerk – Mrs Mary Burroughs 01403 785864 Broadbridge Heath District Councillor Matthew French 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

Kelly Brook Montessori Nursery School 01403 251221 Skylarks Pre-School 07825 603601 Kinderoo Parent & Toddler Group Meets on Thursday mornings at St Johns Church Hall Broadbridge Heath Village Social Club Phil Farrelly 01403 217177 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

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Karen

MacDonald

The Financial Fairy Godmother of Broadbridge Heath

Rise of the female On 11 July 2016, Theresa May was appointed as the second female Prime Minister in the UK. This may seem astonishing when you consider we have been electing Prime Ministers since the 18th Century – but perhaps not so surprising when you remember that women were only given the right to vote in 1918, and even then, only women over the age of 30. But it’s not just the political forum where females are a rarity...

The business world is changing In 2010, Government-appointed Lord Davies of Abersoch found that women were included in only 12.5% of the boards of FTSE 100 companies – a small increase since 9.4% in 2004. Even though recent figures show that women are still paid less than men in 90% of sectors1, data from 2013 showed that 41% of women earned more than their other half, up from an estimated 26% two decades ago2.

The percentage of women in the Independent Financial Adviser sector is rumoured to be less than 10%.

In a sector dominated by men in grey suits, women (and many men) prefer a female adviser. So why not talk to one of those rare female IFAs – the Financial Fairy Godmother!

For a free initial consultation about any financial matters, please call me on 01403 288078.

1 gov.uk ‘Opportunities and outcomes in education and work: Gender effects’ 17 November 2015 2 The Telegraph 18 July 2013

Karen MacDonald is an Independent Financial Adviser with Monetary Solutions. For a free initial consultation

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