Big ag february 2016

February 2016

www.barnsgreen.com Published by Barns Green Community Publications

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF THE VILLAGE Meeting to discuss the

Barns Green & Itchingfield Neighbourhood Plan.

Saturday 6th February 2016 : 10.30-12.00noon at the Village Hall.

Details on page 6

************************************* VILLAGE CLUBS TO BENEFIT FROM GRANTS DONATED BY THE ‘BIG Mag’.

Details and application form on pages 16 & 17 The BIG Mag is delivered free to all households in Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com . To advertise email: advertising@barnsgreen.com Sports pages; sports@barnsgreen.com

Barns Green Playgroup A small village playgroup set on the green with spaces available for 2-5yr olds Ofsted registered. Professional, DBS checked, trained staff.

Fun activities for all children.

Warm welcoming staff.

Safe environment.

New opening hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 9am-1pm 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 Charities No : 1033658

MCVC is a veterinary clinic in Slinfold near Horsham formed by local veterinary surgeons Mark Maltman and Josie Cosham. ∗ ∗ ∗

Newly refurbished premises Modern diagnostic facilities Personal out of hours service

Call 01403 791011 for registration or an appointment Lyons Farm Estate, Lyons Road, Slinfold, Nr Horsham, RH13 OQP

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BIG Mag Editorial column.

FREE MONEY FOR LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES! Barns Green Community Publications, the trust which runs the BIG Mag, is giving grants to village clubs and societies. If you would like to apply see pages 16 and 17 for details and an application form; or download the form from the Barns Green website barnsgreen.com SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR ‘Big Mag’ DISTRIBUTORS. Our distributors go out in all weathers to deliver the magazine to every home in the village. Distributors are: Tony West, Roger Pitts, Belinda Hankers, Jean Binner, Tish Scragg, Mags Fisher, Jayne Pellow, Tony Parsons, Bryan Southon, Roger Corry, Val Cooper, Carol Shepherd, Pat Cochran, Barbara Collins, Erica Baxter, Tracey Hammond, Muriel Cooke, Julie Cox, Jill Withey, David Redston, John Taylor.

THANKS TO OUR PRINTER The Big Mag is printed by Barns Green resident Bryan Southon of Fine-Print. Thank you Bryan. He can be contacted by email: fineprint@southonmail.plus.com VILLAGE CONTACTS All the useful village contact numbers and email addresses are at the back of the magazine. This month it’s on pages 30 and 31 Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag. When writing articles for the BIG Mag please keep to a maximum of 400 words using Microsoft Word. Deadline for submitting copy and advertisements is the 17th day of each month.

Thank you.

Roger Stamp. Editor. The BIG Mag.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com

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St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

February Sunday Services In Church unless specified

7th (Sunday) 11am Holy Communion 9th (Tuesday) 3.20pm-5pm Messy Church at Barns Green School 10th (Wednesday) 7.30am Holy Communion & Imposition of Ashes at St Peters, Slinfold 14th February 8am Holy Communion (bcp) 10am Morning Worship 21st February 11am Holy Communion 28th February 8am Holy Communion (bcp) 10am All Age Worship in Barns Green Village Hall Wednesdays 5pm Evening Prayer.

Please ring Revd. Sandra Hall or Carol Shepherd for venue For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals Please contact Revd Sandra Hall, the vicar of St Nicolas Telephone: 01403 790197 email: sandra.richard@tiscali.co.uk 4

St Nicolas Church - Thoughts from your Vicar.

The Christian liturgical journey towards Easter this year begins in February.

Shrove Tuesday (9th) is a term used for the day preceding Ash Wednesday.

The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb to shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and doing penance. During the week before Lent, sometimes called Shrovetide, Christians were expected to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season of turning to God. The day is often known as Pancake Day. Making and eating pancakes was considered a last feast with ingredients such as sugar, fat and eggs, whose consumption was traditionally restricted during the ritual fasting associated with Lent.

Rev. Sandra Hall

Ash Wednesday (10th) is the first day of Lent; it marks the beginning of six and a half weeks of repentance, fasting, prayer and abstinence in preparation for the most important Christian festival of Easter. It is a moveable feast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4th or as late as March 10th. Ash Wednesday has never yet occurred on a Leap Year Day (February 29th), but it will in the year 2096.

During the Ash Wednesday service, the sign of the cross is made with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers as a sign of mourning and repentance to God, this is how Ash Wednesday derived its name. It is a way of showing God that we are sorry for the wrong things we have done in the past year. Ashes were used in ancient times, according to the Bible, to express mourning. Dusting oneself with ashes was the penitent's way of expressing sorrow for sins and faults. The ashes used nowadays are gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.

Lent recalls the events leading up to and including Jesus' crucifixion. It is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter.

Only a small number of people today fast for the whole of Lent, it is more common these days to surrender a particular vice such as favourite foods, drink or smoking.

Whatever the sacrifice, it is a reflection of Jesus' deprivation in the wilderness and a test of self-discipline.

May God bless your endeavours this Lent, whatever they entail.

Please do contact me if you would like a chat or a visit.

Telephone: 01403 790197 or email: sandra.richard@tiscali.co.uk With love in Christ, Revd Sandra Hall 5

Barns Green & Itchingfield Neighbourhood Plan As you may be aware, Itchingfield Parish Council is developing a Neighbourhood Plan. This is a major task that will take time and money to complete but it is important that we do it in an effort to give ourselves as much protection as possible from unwanted future developments. So what is Neighbourhood Planning? Essentially it is a relatively new scheme designed to give local communities the chance to decide the future of the places where they live and work by giving them the opportunity to

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Choose where they want new homes, shops and offices to be built Have their say on what those new buildings should look like Grant permission for any new buildings they want to see go ahead

Following on from the Annual Village Meeting, a steering group of 12 people has now been established consisting of 4 Parish Councillors and 8 local volunteers. They are being advised by AIRS (Action in Rural Sussex) and have been having regular meetings. Minutes from these meetings are available on the Parish council website.

There will be an opportunity for you to have your say on Saturday 6th February 2016 at 10.30-12.00noon at the Village Hall. In order to attend you will need to pre-register.

Once you’ve pre-registered, please come along and tell us what you think and how you would like Barns Green and Itchingfield to develop in the future. We need your opinions and ideas and there will be a chance to join a focus group if you are interested in any particular aspect of the future of our parish. (refreshments will be provided at the meeting) You can pre register your interest in attending this meeting by logging on to our newly revamped website; www.itchingfieldparishcouncil.org.uk Click on “Contact the Clerk” and leave a message indicating your interest in attending the meeting, or contact the Parish Clerk, Jan Critchley; jan.critchley@itchpc.freeserve.co.uk (refreshments will be provided) Attendance will be limited to those who have pre-registered.

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Merve Goddard 01403 734408 merve.goddard@btinternet.com Mary Hallett ww1@barnsgreen.com James William Lee Not everyone listed on the Itchingfield War Memorial was a long term resident of the Parish. James Lee had no family in the village but must have lived and worked in Barns Green for a number of years, and must have been considered part of the community to be commemorated on the Itchingfield War Memorial. Local aural history tells us that Ethel Killick of Floss Cottage lost her fiancée during the war, and it seems highly likely that this was James Lee. James was born in Lower Caldecott in Bedfordshire where his father, also James, was a pub landlord and gardener. Like many men in rural occupations, James junior had to move to wherever work was available and by 1914 he was in Barns Green working as a gardener.

He enlisted at Arundel in mid-September and joined the 9th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. For the next year he trained with the regiment and in August 1915 embarked for France. In September, in just four days of fighting, the Regiment lost over 100 men, but on this occasion, James was one of the lucky ones.

Over the winter months, trench warfare generally ground to a halt in the cold, wet winter conditions, but in February the Germans began a heavy bombardment of the 9th Sussex’s trench positions at Hooge near Ypres. The shelling was a diversion to distract any possible attention away from the Germans tunnellers working their way towards the British trenches. Then at 5.45 on the morning of the 14th February two mines were exploded under the 9th Sussex trenches. The War Diary reports men being “hoisted into the air and many men buried”.

James was one of them. He is commemorated on a mass grave at Menin Road South Military Cemetery shared with many of his comrades who died at the same time, indicating that it was not possible to identify individual bodies after the explosion.

Grave of James Lee. Photo: Roger Pitts

The attack also produced one of the Royal Sussex Regiment’s Victoria Crosses, awarded to Lieutenant Eric McNair who fought a brave rear-guard action from the edge of the crater produced by the explosion before crossing open ground twice to recruit and then lead back reinforcements.

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LOCAL SPORTS NEWS Contact our Sports Editor, Barry Hearnshaw by email: sports@barnsgreen.com

Darts The Monday night darts team started 2016 with an excellent 7 -1 win over title rivals The Cock Inn who were previously unbeaten. Barns Green's John Coxon hit his second 180 of the season and Kevin Bance hit three 140's in a man of the match performance on his full debut. All five Barns Green players won their singles matches.

The team sit eleven points clear of their rivals at the half way point to the season.

Barns Green Club also hosted the Division One Doubles Competition with 30 players from Horsham and District competing on the excellent new boards which is a reward for the investment the club have put in.

Late December saw 6-3 home a win against Roffey Cricket Club and a 7 - 2 away win over The Rising Sun for the Friday night team. They also had a good start to the New Year with an 8 -1 win over Broadbridge Heath Sports Club. This helps cement second place in the league again at the halfway stage of the season.

John Coxon

Waterlogged pitches cause havoc for Barns Green Rugby and Football Teams Barns Green Rugby and Football teams have been severely affected by the wet weather and they look likely to suffer again for the foreseeable future as the wet weather continues to disrupt the fixtures calendar. Already soaked pitches are being affected by further rain, forcing teams to declare its pitches unplayable on a weekly basis due to standing water.

All three rugby and football teams wait for the first game this year and this will wait will continue in the short term.

Postponements of matches leaves all three teams facing an increasing fixture backlog. The inevitable pile up of matches towards the end of the campaign is likely to have an impact on every side in each team’s respect divisions.

The representatives of the rugby and football teams – Bill Bailey and football Jason Dumbrill both say they have never seen anything like it in all of the time they have been involved their respective sports. They have never seen so many games affected by the rain so early in the season.

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Bill says “A really frustrating period of cancelled fixtures, waterlogged pitches and a fixture list with cup and league games is starting to look very back-ended. We sit very nicely placed in Sussex “Orangeboom” League Two West and are targeting a top two finish, but to do that we need the weather to drastically improve!”

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Having football matches postponed and only playing three1st team games in November and December is infuriating says Jason. The 1st team is lying mid table and through to the next round of cup. Of those three games, Barns Green won 2 games and Ed Goacher scored 6 goals. Making Ed the clubs top scorer. Ed has another string to his bow, being a past participant on X Factor who got through to the Boot Camp stage. The 2nd team have been fortunate in having played 13 league matches but have only won one match and lay at the bottom of the division.

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ANSWERS To Last Months New Year Quiz Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers Fred Perry age 24 Lester Piggott Mike Corby Dennis Compton Henry Cooper 46 Seve Ballesteros Mike Hawthorn 1958

Local sports clubs, particularly Stoolball and Cricket, with summer approaching and interested in reporting to the community about their progress in the BIG Mag should email the Sports Editor at sports@barnsgreen.com

Turn to the BIG Mag for all the best local sports news.

Contact our Sports Editor, Barry Hearnshaw by email: sports@barnsgreen.com 9

1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES A group of Rainbows, Brownies, Leaders and parents watched this year’s Players Panto, Not Quite the Three Musketeers. Another brilliant performance and it’s fair to say everyone had a brilliant afternoon. We look forward to the 2017 production already!

BROWNIES KNIT AND NATTER The Brownies have a started their knitting challenge, and we have been supported by the Trefoil Guild, local villagers and members of the church. A great start to the year.

On the 13th January, brownies had a knitting evening. We are going to make a bow-hairclip.

The trickiest part for me was the beginning as we had to do something called 'casting on'. I also liked the actual knitting part, which was way easier.

I never knew knitting would be so much fun!!

By Maya Ryley

Three girls have moved up from Rainbows to Brownies, and we welcome four new girls to our Rainbows unit.

Rainbows start the New Year with the Roundabout the World badge. So far they have made large rainforest collages using recycled materials. The end results were fantastic and the children really enjoyed getting involved and working together.

Both Rainbows and Brownies have been finding out about the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch and many of the children have taken part in the count. All have made a variety of different bird feeders to take home to encourage birds to visit their gardens.

There are plenty of plans for the term ahead, treasure hunts, a hike, a night of mud activities, baking, plenty of spring related crafts, a games night, a trip to the Aqua Disco, a couple of party nights, Chinese New Year to name a few. The girls will experience a huge variety of activities, challenging themselves, making new friends and earning badges along the way. A canal trip, a film night, a weekend away and a sleepover are all in the pipeline as well.

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Rainbows and Brownies continued...

A massive thank you to everyone who supported the Parish Calendar project.

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides were involved in selling and buying these, and this has enabled us to receive some much needed funding.

The Guide Unit (aged 10-14) currently has spaces for immediate start. A couple of the Guides help with our Rainbows unit each week, which all girls seem to enjoy.

There are plans for camp, weekend away, swimming, canoeing, cooking and a variety of activities from all around the world to celebrate the Senior Section of guiding being 100 years old. Last term the girls earnt a variety of badges; Performing arts badge, Confectioners and Peace and enjoyed a night at the campsite.

To volunteer or register your daughter’s interest visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus. For more details please ring Fiona 738806.

Letters to the Editor.

We don’t usually publish anonymous letters in the BIG Mag, but this warning from the parents of a 10 year old Barns Green girl is important.

Her parents have asked that they are not named so that the child is protected from any further distress. Editor ANAPHYLAXIS “If you or a member of your family suddenly had an allergic reaction to something would you know what to do?

During the festive period, our 10 year old daughter had a severe allergic reaction.

She has never had an allergic reaction before and after eating one small bite of rocky road, her tongue started tingling and swelling immediately. I gave her 10ml of liquid Piriton (more than the recommended amount for her age), and yet, within minutes her face and tongue had swollen. By the time I was on the phone to out of hour’s doctors, she was struggling to breathe. The next call was for an ambulance, and already her epiglottis was resting on her tongue and hives had started to appear all over her body.

This was all within about 10 minutes.

Arriving at hospital, she was given further medication. The Doctor advised me that giving her the Piriton probably saved her life.

The cost of a bottle of liquid Piriton is only about £4. After our experience, please help spread the word to encourage everyone to have this in their medicine. cupboard. (the liquid reacts faster than tablets) Hopefully, you won’t need it, and you replace it when it is out of date. Our daughter had never experienced something like this before, so for the sake of a few pounds, I urge you all to be prepared”.

To write a letter for publication contact the BIG Mag Editor by email bigmag@barnsgreen.com 11

Barns Green Sports & Social Club What a great start to the New Year - A fantastic New Year’s Eve party and another great night with Jukebox – Jenny Bailey and the band rocked the Club. As always.

So in February our BINGO is on Thursday 4th February. Come in - Eyes Down And for our Valentines weekend we couldn’t have done better - ELVIS is back, YES Ladies he’s back !! Scott will be back with us on Saturday 13th February for a Valentines performance. Can you resist? It’s now or never....

8pm, 4th February – BINGO 8pm, 13th February – ELVIS The club holds many social events throughout the year. Subject to approval, members can also use the Club for personal events. A great bonus is that the club will contribute up to £100 towards the entertainment. The club will still be open to all members. Contact us for availability.

We are always glad to welcome new members and our membership rates are very reasonable; to join the club now will cost you just £10 per person and OAP membership is just £3. Come in and see us, give us a ring or drop us a line, contact details below.

Telephone: 01403 730473.

E-mail: barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com

Web: www.facebook.com/barnsgreenclub

Barns Green Primary School Governors’ Report, Autumn Term 2015 The opening ceremony of the new building and fete in September was an outstanding day for Barns Green, for its values of community and inclusion, and its commitment to children’s education. In the presence of Horsham’s new MP, Jeremy Quin, and many other invited guests, the school was officially opened by two current pupils and Mr Ronald Baldwin, who at 93, attended the old Victorian school building way back in 1929. The school received such positive feedback from parents, pupils and visitors, and the Governing Body, on behalf the children, would like to thank the numerous volunteers who make that day so special and helped to seamlessly transition the school towards its new beginnings.

In terms of teaching and learning, the school has identified three key priorities for 2015/2016. The first is to implement the new assessment procedures for measuring attainment and progress across all Key Stages, an area in which Barns Green has become a centre of excellence in the immediate locality. The second focus is enhancing the use and impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across the curriculum. And thirdly, the school needs to leverage and fully maximise the many opportunities afforded from the new school facilities on children’s learning.

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The annual review of the school’s results was held in November in the presence of Governors and an independent advisor to check progress and attainment at all Key Stages and set pupil targets for 2015/2016 and beyond. Pupil progress in the last academic year was fully in line with expectations and the good news is that the gap between attainment in writing as compared to maths and reading - a priority improvement area for the school - is closing.

In the terms of community liaison, the school has coordinated some issues related to parking. Contractors from Berkeley Homes are now parking at the social club and adjacent to the tennis courts instead of along Two Mile Ash Road. Horsham District Council has proposed expanding the area for double yellow restrictions and also to add Keep Clear diagonal zones to further facilitate traffic flow. The school’s community room is being increasingly used for a range of activities and interested parties should contact the school office.

In the last week of term, the children performed their Nativity play - for the first time ever in the new school hall. In front of a packed audience, following invitations to the WI, Monday Club. PTA, local residents and parents, the pupils’ acting and singing was magnificent. The Governing Body would like to recognize the many people who supported this fantastic, joyous, uplifting event.

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INVITATION TO LOCAL GROUPS AND SOCIETIES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM BARNS GREEN COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS The BIG Mag magazine and the village website barnsgreen.com are run by Barns Green Community Publications, a not-for-profit organisation. The costs of the magazine and the website are funded by commercial advertising revenue. Five trustees oversee the organisation and make grants to local groups from any surplus funds generated.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Trustees of Barns Green Community Publications on Tuesday 12th January 2016 it was decided that the trust would give away grants of up to ÂŁ500 to local clubs and societies.

If your club or society is based in Barns Green, Itchingfield or Christs Hospital you are invited apply for a grant using the form in this edition of the BIG Mag. See page 17. The form may also be downloaded from the Barns Green website at http://barnsgreen.com/Documents/Big-Mag/big-mag.html Application forms must be sent to : Alan Lambkin, Treasurer, Barns Green Community Publications, Cross Lane Cottage, Cross Lane, Barns Green, RH13 0QF or by email attachment to advertising@barnsgreen.com Deadline: Forms must be received by the Treasurer of Barns Green Community Publications, Alan Lambkin, before Tuesday 1st March 2016.

Successful applicants will be notified before Friday 1st April 2016.

The decision of the Trustees of Barns Green Community Publication is final.

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Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups Are you a parent or carer?

Looking for something to entertain your baby or toddler?

Why not pop along to Barns Green Baby & Toddler Groups?

We are a very friendly, welcoming group and we'd love to see you (school term time) Baby & Toddler fun - Wednesdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm We have lots of fun activities: including: toys, weekly craft table, story time and rhyme time with instruments.

And we also have: Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time - Mondays 9.00am - 11.00am Pay-as-you-go: £2.50 per family (£1.50 first visit).

Refreshments included.

Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green RH13 0PT

Just turn up or call Laura 01403 738804 or Anne-Marie on 01403 731192

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Email: advertising@barnsgreen.com

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Christ’s Hospital School Performing Arts Events

Riding Lessons

Fri 5h Feb – Jazz & Blues Night CH’s own ‘Jazz Club’ includes performances by some of our finest jazz musicians.

Sun 7th Feb – Piano Masterclass – Ian Jones We offer riding instruction for children and Ian will lead a series of Piano masterclasses for CH Piano pupils.

adults on privately owned, confidence giving horses at our yard in Barns Green. Tues 23rd Feb – Transitions Dance Company: The We also offer fantastic hacking.

Triple Bill A deeply affecting performance by this company of 12 remarkable dancers.

Livery sometimes available.

Fri 4th Mar – Ferio Saxophone Quartet Award winning quartet perform with CH’s own Saxophone Quartet.

Fully Council Licensed, Insured and ABRS approved.

Sun 6th Mar – Band Concert An entertaining programme of light classics, solos, film music and more.

Sun 20th Mar – Angus Ross Memorial Concert The CH Chapel Choir & Choral Society perform Faure’s Requiem.

Please contact Chloe or Lynsey

For tickets, pricing or information please visit our website or call the Box Office 01403 247434 (Mon– (Mon–Fri 9.30am9.30am-12pm, Term Time Only) Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk Email: boxoffice@christsboxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk

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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 emo onal and social difficul es which affect their learning and behaviour.

The School has an excellent reputa on and has been judged by OFSTED as Outstanding or Good for the last 15 years. Muntham has also picked up interna onal awards from the Bri sh Council.

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

Muntham House School has an excellent reputa on with local and na onal employers, Further Educa on colleges and universi es where our young people con nue to thrive and become successful ci zens and taxpayers.

Muntham House is a non-maintained boarding and day specialist school set up by the Ministry of Educa on in 1953 and has a long tradi on of partnership working with all of the local authori es in the South and South East of England. We welcome the New Children and Families Act and the a4endant SEND Code of Prac ce and in par cular the new development of a Local Offer to Parents and others for the support of young people with Special Educa"onal Needs and Disabili"es.

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 01403 260560 Visiting service 01403 260560 Pensions & benefits 01403 274495 www.ageuk.org.uk/horshamdistrict CHILDLINE 0800 1111 CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 0844 477 1171 COMPASS BUSES 01903 690025 www.compass-travel.co.uk ELECTRICITY (EMERGENCIES) 0845 770 8090 www.southern-electric.co.uk ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOODLINE 0845 988 1188 www.environment-agency.co.uk GAS (EMERGENCIES) - SMELL GAS? 0800 111 999 HANDYVAN SERVICE 01403 226005 www.handyvanservice.co.uk HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL 01403 215100 www.horsham.gov.uk NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE 0808 2000247 NHS (NON EMERGENCY) 111 (calls are free) www.nhs.uk/111

PENSIONS SERVICE 0845 606 0265 www.thepensionservice.gov.uk POLICE (NON EMERGENCY) 101 (calls cost 15p) www.sussex.police.uk www.operationcrackdown.org SAMARITANS 0845 790 9090 or 01403 276276 www.samaritans.org SOUTHERN WATER 0845 278 0845 www.southernwater.co.uk TRADING STANDARDS 08454 040506 Approved Businesses 01243 642124 or www.westsussex.gov.uk/tradingstandards TRAINS (National Rail Enquiries) 0845 748 4950 www.nationalrail.co.uk WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL 01243 777100 HIGHWAYS – 01243 642105 www.westsussex.gov.uk WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES 01243 777100

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

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators Name Tony West David Redston & Diana Hewlett John Taylor Lin Dark Tish Scragg Dr Roger Smith Sharon Stahlberger Elleanor Wallis David Liley Rob & Nicola Fryatt Peter Carpenter Roger Corry

Area of Responsibility Sandhills Road, Muntham Drive.

Trout Lane, Cross Lane & Two Mile Ash. Brooks Green Itchingfield Baystone Corner Bashurst Hill Emms Lane The Hordens Smugglers Way Chapel Road Area Co-ordinator Valewood Lane 30

Tel No. 730493 732293 730222 741249 791729 791370 790533 730478 732762 732831 732703 730627 730676

Village Contacts.

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BARNS GREEN TRANSPORT HELP SCHEME Joyce Groves 01403 730165 BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON Sue Thomas 01403 249470 racesecbghm@btinternet.com BARNS GREEN PLAYERS Bridget Tidey 01403 730339 bridget.tidey@gmail.com BELLRINGERS Carol Clarke 01403 730047 tim@barnsgreen.plus.com BIG MAG bigmag@barnsgreen.com Commercial Ads 01403 731182 advertising@barnsgreen.com Magazine distribution 01403 731722 distribution@barnsgreen.com Sports Editor sports@barnsgreen.com BROWNIES Fiona Christer 01403 738806 markchrister@btinternet.com GUIDES Karen Jordan 01403 252270 karenasthana@live.co.uk CHURCH - Lay Reader Carol Shepherd 01403 730001 carol@shepherdbg.plus.com CHURCH WARDEN Wendy Dorkings 07761 983635 enquiries@stnicolas.uk.net COUNTY COUNCILLOR Amanda Jupp 01403 741542 amanda.jupp@westsussex.gov.uk CRICKET CLUB Martin Hennock 01403 730462 martin@hennock1.plus.com CRICKET CLUB - COLTS Will Haynes 01403 730682 WHaynes68@aol.com DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Stuart Ritchie 01403 270988 Stuart.Ritchie@horsham.gov.uk Tricia Youtan 01403 790669 Tricia.Youtan@horsham.gov.uk FOOTBALL CLUB Pete Walker 07783 442 1033 piwibond007@yahoo.co.uk BARNS GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL Simon Simmons 01403 730614 office@barnsgreen.org.uk LOCAL VOCALS Jenny Bailey 07792049721 jenniferalicebailey@gmail.com MONDAY CLUB Eve Barrett 01403 730182 evebarrett@talktalk.net

MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Bailey 01403 790866 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Peter Carpenter 01403 730627 pcarpenter@nhs.net PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Anne-Marie Hobbs 01403 731192 anne_marie_hobbs@hotmail.com PARISH COUNCIL - CHAIRMAN Penny Simpson 01403 731019 AppleTuppy@aol.com PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Jan Critchley 01403 731596 : jancritchley@itchpc.freeserve.co.uk PLAYGROUP Bev Liley 01403 732831 playgroup@barnsgreen.com RAINBOWS Fiona Christer 01403 738806 markchrister@btinternet.com RUGBY CLUB Bill Bailey 01403 730068 fiveelmtrees@btopenworld.com SCOUTS Paul Cooper 01403 588632 shipleyscouts@gmail.com SHORT MAT BOWLS Eve Barrett 01403 730182 evebarrett@talktalk.net SOCIAL CLUB Trevor Courquin 01403 731745 barnsgreenclub@hotmail.com STOOLBALL (Ladies) Ann Tingley 01403 730236 TENNIS CLUB Monica Hargrave 01403 730024 monica.hargrave@btinternet.com VILLAGE HALL - BOOKINGS www.barnsgreenvillagehall.co.uk bookings@bgvillagehall.plus.com 01403 731003 VILLAGE TRUST & FIELD COMMITTEE Martin Hargrave 01403 730024 martin.hargrave3@btinternet.com WI Daphne Lindfield 01403 791258 YOUTH CLUB Ian Lea 01403 732277 ianlea@bgyc.co.uk

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Julian Francis Carpenter and Joiner For all that’s good in wood

Mareland Farm Two Mile Ash Road Bookcases, wardrobes, fitted furniture, Purpose made joinery Barns Green Horsham Tel. 01403 731791 Sussex, RH13 0PZ Email: yarrooba@aol.com

TREE SURGERY Felling Pruning Reductions

Climbing Stump Grinding

JONATHAN CARTER

Emily White Personal Trainer Sports Massage Therapist 07341 826 668

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07732 668518 DRY LOGS DELIVERED

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