BIG Mag July/August 2017

July / August 2017

www.barnsgreen.com Published by Barns Green Community Publications

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH Litter pickers report their findings : page 4 ————————————-

BIG MAG EDITOR RESIGNS So who will be the new editor?

See page 3 The BIG Mag is delivered free to all households in Barns Green, Itchingfield and Christ’s Hospital.

Editor Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com .

To advertise email: advertising@barnsgreen.com Sports pages; sports@barnsgreen.com Garden pages: gardening@barnsgreen.com

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BIG Mag Editorial column.

This is our Summer edition of the BIG Mag. We do not publish an August edition.

NEW EDITOR FOR THE BIG Mag. The Trustees of the BIG Mag would like to thank Roger Stamp for all his hard work as Editor of the magazine over the past four and a half years.

Roger is stepping down to concentrate on his work with the BBC; so this is his last edition.

Roger joined the BIG Mag team as a Trustee when it was set up by Mary and Paul Hallett over 10 years ago. He was also the Distributor for Itchingfield for six years.

The Trustees are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Editor, Abi Cooke. Abi lives in Barns Green and has just completed a BA Hons Advertising and Marketing Communications degree at the University of Greenwich.

The Trustees are looking to issue a re-vamp of the BIG Mag in the September issue, something which Abi is keen to embrace.

Please welcome Abbi to the BIG Mag team and I am sure that you will give her your full support in her new role in submitting articles and advertisements. Abi’s e-mail address will be bigmag@barnsgreen.com Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag. When writing articles for the BIG Mag please keep to a maximum of 400 words and send by email using Microsoft Word. Deadline for submitting your copy is the 15th day of each month.

We welcome all contributions of local stories, events etc. sent to the BIG Mag but please be aware that material is included in the magazine entirely at the discretion of the Editor and it may be altered or shortened without consultation.

Advertising deadline: Deadline for advertising copy and payment is the 10th day of each month.

Roger Stamp. Editor. The BIG Mag.

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WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH (News from the other side of The Green bin!)

We are a few months into the job and now realise what we have let ourselves in for.

Hopefully you may have noticed some improvement around the Parish.

A needless but not thankless task. Your kind words of encouragement and appreciation en-route and at the recent Village Meeting reflect this.

The annual village litter pick was mentioned at the meeting but the Parish Council and ourselves do not think this is necessary. We feel that we have got on top of the job by endeavouring to clear the village centre as best we can every week and the approaches at least once a month.

However if you feel that there are specific areas that require attention let the Parish Council know and we will see what we can do. Sadly once your back is turned more litter appears but regular picking seems to have helped.

Perhaps there is some truth in the old saying that Rubbish breeds Rubbish!

A few more sayings and proverbs that have occurred to us on our way around….

A rolling stone gathers no moss, only dog mess and wipes.

All that glitters is not gold, it’s another drinks can.

Every cloud has a silver lining and so do bags of crisps.

Red sky at night, fly tippers delight.

Red sky in the morning, the councils warning.

Money doesn’t grow on trees, just bags of dog poo.

What goes up must end up in the road.

A bird in hand is worth a number of things in the bush!

A little of what you fancy does you good but don’t leave the packaging in the car park.

Pat & Pete, Parish Litter Wardens.

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1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES To register your daughter’s interest in any of the units, or to volunteer visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus. Rainbows has space for immediate start.

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St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

July 2017 Services All services are at St Nicolas Church unless otherwise stated.

2nd July 11am Holy Communion 9th July 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 6pm Evensong

St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

16th July 11am Holy Communion 23rd July 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 10am All Age Worship in Barns Green Village Hall 30th July 11am Holy Communion

August 2017 Sunday Services

Please note some service times are different this month

6th August 10am Family Communion 13th August 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 6pm Summer Praise 20th August 10am Family Communion 27th August 8am Holy Communion (BCP) No village hall service in August Evening Prayer every Wednesday at 5pm in Church

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St. Nicolas Church - Thoughts from the Vicar.

The Vicar Revd Sandra Hall writes: What is an eternal instant?

I read this recently in Max Lucado’s ‘God Came Near’ and thought it was worth sharing: ‘An instant in time that has no time. A picture frozen in midframe, demanding to be savoured. A minute that refuses to die in sixty seconds. A moment that is lifted off the timeline and amplified into a forever so all the angels could witness its majesty.

Revd Sandra Hall

A moment that reminds you of the treasures surrounding you. Your home. Your peace of mind. Your health. A moment that tenderly rebukes you for spending so much time on temporal preoccupations such as savings accounts, houses, and punctuality. A moment that can bring a mist to the manliest of eyes and perspective to the darkest life.

Eternal instants. You’ve had them. We all have them.

Sharing a porch swing on a summer evening with your grandchild.

Seeing her face in the glow of a candle.

Putting your arm into your husband’s as you stroll through the golden leaves and breathe the brisk autumn air.

Listening to your six-year-old thank God for everything from goldfish to Grandma.

Such moments are necessary because they remind us that everything is okay. The King is still on the throne and life is still worth living. Eternal instants remind us that love is still the greatest possession and the future is nothing to fear.

The next time an instant in your life begins to be eternal, let it. Put your head back on the pillow and soak it in. Resist the urge to cut it short. Don’t interrupt the silence or Shatter the solemnity. You are, in a very special way, on holy ground.’

May our experience of ‘eternal instants’ bring us closer to God, our creator and sustainer that we may know ourselves to be loved, forgiven and cherished.

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’

I would like to invite you to ‘come to Jesus’ on a ‘Quiet Day’ on Saturday 5th August at Gossops Green Convent. An opportunity to take time out of your busy life to rest with our Lord.

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Revd Sandra 9

BGYC EVERY THURSDAY AT THE VILLAGE HALL BARNS GREEN Come along and join in the fun 7pm – 9pm (Excluding school holidays and elections).

Last week Laura Julia & Ben took the young people bowling.

Thank you to everyone involved in making it a night to remember. www.bgyc.co.uk ———————————————————————————-—————————-

Itchingfield and Barns Green Emergency plan The Parish council is in the process of up-dating its Emergency Plan and hope that anyone living within the Parish might be willing to assist in case of an emergency of any kind. If you have kindly volunteered your services in the past, please kindly do contact us again so we can update our records with your details.

The purpose of the plan is to provide a self-help guide to the resources available within the community, To support it in a crisis and the particular procedures to be followed for a specific crisis. This is especially important if the emergency services or relevant local authority support is delayed due to the scale and nature of the emergency. By becoming more resilient, the community can compliment the work of the local emergency services and reduce the impact of an emergency on the community. It is hoped that in doing this, the community will be better prepared to coordinate any community response with the emergency services.

As a local resident you may have equipment available that could be utilised in the case of an emergency such as a 4x4 vehicle, chain saw, ladder, water pump, portable generator etc. The other way you can assist is if you have specific skills, i.e. doctor, nurse, police officer, first aider, tree surgeon, mechanic, electrician, plumber or good at hill walking in poor weather and can join a search party.

If you are willing to assist in any way it would be very much appreciated if you could kindly let the Parish Council have the following information by email to: emergency@itchingfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk Name….., Address…, Landline Tel no …… Mobile no …., Skills…, List of equipment kept locally……

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The Barns Green and Itchingfield Village Hall

We still have vacancies on the Village Hall Committee for a Secretary and a Treasurer.

If you can spare a few hours a month to help then please contact Jane West on 01403 730493 or e-mail: tony@apwest.plus.com for more details.

The ‘Diary Date’ draw has been made and the results are as follows: 1st Prize

11th February

2nd Prize

9th April

3rd Prize

1st December

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Kath Clarke £50

Alice Marshall

£25

Lucy Stevens

£15

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

No sport in this issue: the sports pages will return in September ——————————————————————————————————————

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Day in the life of

St Nicolas Table Top Shop Collecting, unpacking, cleaning, researching, Sorting, pricing, presenting and labelling … stop for coffee ...

Place into boxes for different venues…

Priest’s house at church or special events throughout the year Some specialist items or larger furniture to auction Some specialist items on ebay and local papers … waiting, Hoping, anticipation & if lucky … selling, wrapping and posting.

Sale day … Unpacking at destination, presenting and selling. Repacking after event, some relabeling and reboxing for another day. Eventually some items to local charity shops. Hard work, so very interesting, so much to learn, so much recycling. Such generosity throughout the community … tens of thousands of items donated over the last six years. Such a lovely way to meet people, fund important projects for our church and create a constructive outcome from unwanted articles. We thank our team of loyal and happy magic elves who kindly beaver away doing all the tasks that keep our little ‘shop’ running smoothly; making it look effortless of course.

A profit of £1047.00 was made at the recent Floral Fringe Fair at Knepp Castle. We’d be happy to look at any items – old or new, large or small, that you wish to donate. £26,750 made so far. Many thanks to everyone. Mags Fisher – St Nicolas Fund Raising Committee.

01403 790717 magsfisher@btinternet.com

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Merve Goddard 01403 734408 merve.goddard@btinternet.com Mary Hallett ww1@barnsgreen.com As more and more men were sucked into the unending war, women were increasingly called on to take on paid employment. In 1917 Christ’s Hospital school advertised locally for women to take on jobs previously done by men “respectable women for cleaning rooms etc, to replace men. About 51 hours per week – Apply to the STEWARD, Christ’s Hospital, Horsham.”

March 1917 and in a move which was very bold even for 1917, Gwen Upcott was recalled from her war work in London to become a Housemistress . . .my father told me that a proposal had been made to him, that, until the end of the war, women should assist in the preparatory part of the school and it was suggested that one of the two women required, should be myself. . .

Gwen Upcott For younger girls the war was also providing more opportunities for activities outside the home with the now flourishing Girl Guide movement; GIRL GUIDES – The Itchingfield Company of Girl Guides has today reached its second birthday, and is happy and flourishing. There are now 14 members and it is hoped that there will soon be some more, now that everyone can see that the guides are not trying to imitate boys, but have plenty of ideas of their own!

ITCHINGFIELD PARISH MAGAZINE. Life was changing for many people in ways which had been unthinkable just 3 short years ago, but what was not changing was the unrelenting tragedy of war. At the end of July 1917, the Sprackling family received news that Percy Sprackling had been killed in action.

Mrs Sprackling has received the following letter about her son, killed in action.

Our sincere sympathy is with her and her family:In the field, 25/7/17. Dear Mrs Sprackling - I expect by now that you have been informed of the death of your son, one of the men of this battalion.

His Company Commander has probably given you full particulars as to how he was killed inaction, so all I can do is to say that he was buried by the Senior Chaplain of this Division in the presence of many of his comrades.

He is buried in a well kept British cemetery behind the line, the place being carefully registered, and the grave marked with a cross, and the particulars are now with the Graves Registration Unit, War Office, London, in case you wish to know the exact spot, which, of course, I am not allowed to tell you by letter. The funeral was very simple and well arranged, and an armed guard was present, the buglers sounded the “Last Post” over the grave as a tribute of respect from the battalion.

May God comfort you in your own personal sorrow, and make you feel that your boy did his duty in a simple and noble fashion, and that he was not afraid to die when the call came.

Believe me, yours truly, (Rev) M Spinney C.F., Attached --the East Surrey Regt.

In a few short months six local families were mourning lost sons, fathers and brothers, and the year was only just half over.

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BARNS GREEN ‘GREEN FINGERS’ Our page for local gardening enthusiasts.

Our gardening reporter is Barry Hearnshaw.

————————— RHS CHATSWORTH FLOWER SHOW Chatsworth House, home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family. It is a family home, a working farm and a living landscape.

Set in the heart of the Peak District, on the banks of the river Derwent, the gardens are famous for their rich history, historic and modern waterworks and sculptures.

Design revolutionaries including ‘Capability’ Brown and Joseph Paxton played a pivotal role in shaping the gardens as they are today.

Now RHS have held their inaugural northern Flower Show in this living landscape designed by ‘Capability’ Brown. What was impressive, was the garden designers used Chatsworth impressive landscape as the back drop to their gardens.

The show is like other RHS shows, it had a Feature Garden, Show Gardens and Freeform Gardens, a floral Marquee and other usual show features.

The Brewin Dolphin Garden Delightful naturalistic planted garden featuring drifts of a diverse range of perennials, set within serpentine beds below specimen trees of field maple and hornbeam.

Embracing the majestic setting of Chatsworth House, the garden maximised the beautiful views and natural curves of the landscape and provided a spectacular contemporary viewpoint from which to enjoy 'Capability' Brown’s historic vistas.

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planting. Central to the design is an imposing contemporary sculpture crafted from reinforcing steel bars that sweep through the space, taking in the shape of the river before cantilevering dramatically out over the water. It not only used the landscape as a backdrop but incorporated the features into the gardens. Very impressive. Here, it hung suspended in mid-air before sweeping back to the riverbank and spiralling into a circular enclosed building.

A series of garden areas dotted along the sculpture’s main frame are connected by wildflower turf following the organic shape of the structure. At one end, majestic field maples and hornbeams create a glade of trees surrounded by meadow. At the other, an ornamental garden curves around the imposing steel building. A soft pastel planting palette of blues and pinks with highlights of apricot contrast with the patina of the steel sculpture. Elsewhere, paving and sculptural seating reference the millstones found across the Peak District.

Editors Favourite Garden Plant of the Month Variegated Berberis (coloured Berberis- Barberry) A very underrated plant for garden interest and garden borders.

There are five coloured Berberis, which will give interest within the garden border. They are B. thunbergii 'Harlequin', 'Pink Queen', 'Rose Glow', 'Starburst' and 'Rosy Rocket'.

Flowers are insignificant, but will occur intermittently on second year wood.

To encourage and maintain colour throughout the growing season, and subsequent years, pruning is done in early Spring i.e. February, preferably as hard as reasonably possible. This will encourage a proliferation of juvenile shoots, giving early Summer and Autumn interest.

Growth ranges from 4ft(1.2m) and spread 4ft(1.2m), for mature plants.

'Rosy Rocket' is the exception, having a more columnar, upright habit.

Report by Mark Pearce – Your Local Nurseryman July Summer is progressing getting hotter. This is often one of the hottest months of the year and a great time to sit out and enjoy your garden. Keep plants looking good by regularly dead-heading, and you'll enjoy a longer display of blooms. Make sure you keep new plants well-watered, using grey water where possible, and hoe off weeds, which thrive in the sunshine.

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GARDENING JOBS FOR JULY AND AUGUST

Check clematis for signs of clematis wilt Care for houseplant while on holiday Water tubs and new plants if dry, but be water-wise Deadhead bedding plants and repeat-flowering perennials, to ensure continuous flowering Pick courgettes before they become marrows Treat apple scab Clear algae, blanket weeds and debris from ponds, and keep them topped up Order catalogues for next year’s spring-flowering bulbs Give the lawn a quick-acting summer feed, especially if not given a spring feed Harvest apricots, peaches and nectarines

Francesca Riccini - Rudgwick Gardens - T. 01403 822154 ————————————————————————————————————BARNS GREEN MONDAY CLUB The Monday Club is a group for the over-60s of Barns Green and the surrounding area. From November to the end of the following March we meet in the Village Hall twice a month for a full programme of speakers, entertainments, quizzes etc, followed by a lovely home-made tea for which members make a small donation. In the intervening summer months we have a varied programme of coach outings when we try to cater for as many interests as possible. Our programme from July onwards is as follows: 10 July 24 July

The day in Hastings: The British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield, Surrey

14 August 11 Sept 10 Oct

The Isle of Wight Monkey World, Wareham, Dorset Lyrics & Laughter, including Show and Tea. The New Forest:

23 Oct Coastal Drive If you would like to join our Club or would like more information, please contact me.

Eve Barrett 01403 730182

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Barns Green Tennis Club We now have a number of sessions up and running which are listed below available to members and non-members.

Mondays Ladies Tennis Session - Every Monday evening - 6.30pm8.30pm. Starting 12th of June. Open to ladies and teenage girls of all standards - beginner, rusty or capable Members Free, Non-members £1 Thursdays Thursdays - Open session for adults 7pm-9pm, all abilities welcome. Non-members welcome.

Fridays 6 week introductory senior red ball sessions, a slower less intense version of tennis.

Friday mornings at 10.30am - first session begins on the 23rd of June and the final session on the 4th of August.

Members: FREE, Non Members: £2 Sundays Sunday 25th June 1-3pm. Fun and friendly session for children and families. Rackets can be borrowed if needed and the session is free to members and non-members.

We hope that we can attract new faces and returning faces now we have sessions in place. We are in desperate need of increasing the membership numbers so please do get in touch with our membership secretary Jane if you are interested in joining.

Jane Marsh 01403 780372 Matt Kerry (Chairman)

jane.52@hotmail.co.uk

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BARNS GREEN SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB It’s live music this month with Jukebox 6 and we’ve heard that it could turn into a Karaoke night!! Get your choons out, we look forward to hearing you !!

8pm, Saturday 24th June - Jukebox 6 8pm, Thursday 6th July – BINGO st 6pm, Fri 21 July –-Cricket Colts Evening with DJ Maff 7pm, Sat 22nd July – Live Music with Gatling Camel

We are always glad to welcome new members and our membership rates are very reasonable; to join the club now will cost you just £4 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.

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BARNS GREEN & ITCHINGFIELD W.I. In May we had our Resolutions and Programme Planning meeting. 85 resolutions were originally submitted nationally and these were narrowed down to six by representatives from federations in London last September.

These were narrowed down to two and are, ‘Alleviating Loneliness’ and ‘Plastic Soup: keep microplastic fibres out of our oceans’. After discussion we decided to back the ‘Plastic Soup’ resolution and this will now go forward for further debate and voting at the W.I. Annual Meeting in Liverpool in June.

Several ideas were put forward for our programme for next year and these will be further discussed and decided upon by the committee. We will have different speakers and a few outings to vary our programme.

On July 20th our speaker will be from AGE UK. Visitors will be most welcome at the village hall, 2.30pm.

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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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P.F. Brown Building contractor - New homes, Extensions, Renovations, Patio’s, Drives and Roofing.

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Recycling and waste information Horsham (Hop Oast) Viridor Waste Management, Hop Oast, Worthing Road, Horsham, RH13 0AR Summer Opening times Days Time 1st April - 30th September Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays 10:00 - 19:00 Tuesday, Wednesday Closed Winter Opening times Days Times 1st October - 31st March Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays 10:00 - 17:00 Tuesday, Wednesday Closed Billingshurst Viridor Waste Management, Newbridge Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9HY Summer Opening times Days Time 1st April - 30th September Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays 10:00 - 19:00 Thursday, Friday Closed Winter Opening times Days Times 1st October - 31st March Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays 10:00 - 17:00 Thursday, Friday Closed These sites provide recycling facilities for a range of materials including: Batteries, Gas bottles, Mixed Paper and Card, Flourescent tubes, Fridges and Freezers, Tyres, Used lubricating oil, Household (non-lead acid) batteries and car (lead acid) batteries They also accept bulky household refuse and garden waste which is not taken as part of the weekly refuse collection service. To dispose of bulky items such as furniture please see Special Collections (www.horsham.gov.uk/bins/general-waste/bulky-itemsand-special-collections) You can take small quantities of potentially hazardous household waste to these sites as well.

For more information please call the West Sussex County Council waste management unit on (01243) 642106 or visit the West Sussex County Council Household Waste Recycling Sites pages.

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Village Contacts.

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BARNS GREEN TRANSPORT HELP SCHEME Daphne Lindfield  01403 791258 BARNS GREEN HALF MARATHON Sue Parillon  07833 784 961  racesecbghm@btinternet.com BARNS GREEN & ITCHINTFIELD TRAFFIC GROUP  info@BGTraffic.co.uk BARNS GREEN PLAYERS Philippa Berry 01403 730742  pjberry9@btinternet.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 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 WARDENS Tony West  01403 730493 Miriam Coghill  01403 730065  enquiries@stnicolas.uk.net CHURCH CHOIR & TABLE TOP SHOP Mags Fisher  01403 790717  magsfisher@btinternet.com 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 31

Useful Numbers AGE UK General enquiries  01403 260560 Visiting service  01403 260560 Pensions & benefits  01403 274495  www.ageuk.org.uk/horshamdistrict CHILDLINE  0800 1111 CENTRAL & SOUTH SUSSEX CITIZENS ADVICE  0344 477 1171 www.cassca.org.uk COMPASS BUSES  01903 690025  www.compass-travel.co.uk ELECTRICITY (EMERGENCIES)  0845 770 8090 or dial 105  www.southern-electric.co.uk ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOODLINE  0845 988 1188  www.environment-agency.co.uk GAS (EMERGENCIES) - SMELL GAS?  0800 111 999 AGE CONCERN “HELP AT HOME” SERVICE  01403 751322  helpathomenorth@ageukhorshamdistrict.org.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  0345 404 0506 (National consumer helpline) TRAINS (National Rail Enquiries)  0845 748 4950  www.nationalrail.co.uk WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  01243 777100  HIGHWAYS – 01243 642105  www.westsussex.gov.uk REPORT A PROBLEM (POTHOLES etc) info@BGTraffic.co.uk WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES  01243 777100

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