BIG Mag March 2017

March 2017

www.barnsgreen.com Published by Barns Green Community Publications

Please:

STOP PARKING ON THE PAVEMENT

Appeal by Barns Green resident.

Letter: page 4 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 Garden pages: gardening@barnsgreen.com

Christ’s Hospital School Performing Arts Events Sunday 5th March – Band Concert The CH Concert Band, plus the Training Band in concert.

Tuesday 7th March – Stephen Hough Piano Recital Internationally acclaimed concert pianist, writer, composer and artist Stephen Hough performs at CH. Thursday 16th March – There’s Something About Gary ….and that something is he likes to write and perform jokes! Join comedian Gary Delaney, a regular on Mock The Week, for another Evening of Comedy.

Sunday 19th March – Angus Ross Memorial Concert The C.H. Choral Society and Chapel Choir join forces to perform Mozart’s majestic Requiem Tuesday 21st March – Guitar Recital An exciting concert of Classical, Latin American and Folk/ Blues music, devised and presented by the leading CH guitar ensembles.

Box Office 01403 247434 Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk Email: boxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk

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BIG Mag Editorial column.

BIG Mag front page headline: STOP PARKING ON THE PAVEMENT In some parts of the village its difficult to avoid parking on part of the pavement or verge; so many of you may disagree with the “Letter to the Editor” written by Pip McBean on page 4. She appeals to drivers not to park in places where pedestrians need the space. So does she have a point? If you agree or disagree write a letter to the BIG Mag. We’d like to hear your opinion.

Guidelines for submitting articles to the BIG Mag. When writing articles for the BIG Mag please keep to a maximum of 400 words, (preferably less than 200 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.

Email: bigmag@barnsgreen.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send your letters by email to bigmag@barnsgreen.com A Polite Request Some motorists are parking partly on the pavements in the village to give road users more space to pass. However there are a few people in the village that use mobility scooters and have trouble passing these cars as they are restricting the width of the pavement, sometimes forcing them to take an alternative route or go on the road to pass the parked car. If there is no drop kerb nearby then this can sometimes cause quite a detour. The crossroads by the green is a case in point.

Pippa McBean

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1ST BARNS GREEN AND ITCHINGFIELD RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES

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

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St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

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

St Nicolas Church, Itchingfield.

1st March Ash Wednesday 7.30pm Holy Communion with imposition of ashes.

5th March

11am Holy Communion

12th March 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 6pm Service for Lent 19th March 11am Holy Communion 26th March 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 10am All Age Worship for Mothering Sunday in Barns Green Village Hall 21st March Messy Church in B.G. school at 3.15pm 2nd March Lent course starts at Slinfold Chapel for 6 weeks 7.30-9pm Evening Prayer every Wednesday in Barns Green

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Contact details for the new Associate Priest, Revd Rosemary Cattell Telephone: 01403 264396 Email: r.a.cattell@btinternet.com

New website for church THE CHURCH HAS A NEW WEBSITE FULL OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PHOTOS AND DETAILS OF ALL FORTHCOMING SERVICES AND EVENTS. PLEASE VISIT www.stnicolasitchingfield.org.uk TO TAKE A LOOK! 6

St Nicolas Church - Thoughts from your Vicar.

Lent this year begins on the 1st March when we will be holding a joint benefice Ash Wednesday service at St Nicolas, Itchingfield @ 7.30pm which will include the imposition of ashes, when the sign of the cross is made with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. Lent is traditionally a time of repentance, fasting, prayer and abstinence in preparation for the most important Christian festival of Easter. By observing the 40 days of Lent, Christians replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days.

So why is this season of the church called Lent? Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen'. Lent is observed in spring, when the days begin to get longer.

Rev. Sandra Hall

Both the Eastern and Western churches observe Lent but they count the 40 days differently. The Western Church excludes Sundays (which is celebrated as the day of Christ's resurrection) whereas the Eastern Church includes them.

The churches also start Lent on different days. Western churches start Lent on the 7th Wednesday before Easter Day, Ash Wednesday. Eastern churches start Lent on the Monday of the 7th week before Easter and end it on the Friday 9 days before Easter.

Eastern churches call this period the 'Great Lent'.

We will be holding a Lent Course this year on Thursday evenings from 7.30-9pm in Slinfold Chapel, starting on the 2nd March, with the last session on the 6th April. The course is entitled ‘Living God’s Love’ and the sessions include ‘To live your love with generosity; joy; imagination; courage and for the sake of the world.’ The final session will be a summing up ending with the service of Compline (Night Prayer). All are invited to attend.

I end with a Lenten prayer: Christ, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray, teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay.

As you with Satan did contend and did the victory win, O give us strength in you to fight, in you to conquer sin.

As you did hunger bear, and thirst, so teach us, gracious Christ, to die to self, and chiefly live by your most holy Word.

And through these days of penitence, and through your Passiontide, and, evermore in life and death, Christ, with us abide. Amen.

With love in Christ, Revd Sandra Hall.

Telephone: 01403 790197 Email: sandra.richard@tiscali.co.uk 7

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS Contact our Sports Editor, Barry Hearnshaw by email: sports@barnsgreen.com CRICKET 56-person touring party from Barns Green Cricket Club have been on a tour of Kerala, India. 10 matches were organised with the Keralan Cricket Association, including games against u18, adult and senior sides. BGCC were based at St Xaviers College for their games (search it on Google!), a high quality ground with 8 pitches. The club will also be providing opposition sides with a BGCC tie, in order to commemorate each fixture.

Local boys, Will Currie and Danny Conway, were in charge of the tour 'video diary' promising to get all the behind-the-scenes banter and exclusive footage! Adam Rice lead personal training sessions at the hotel gym, and BGCC President, Maff Barrett, served as the social liaison with the local community.

The group departed from Gatwick on February 16, flying with Emirates airlines via Dubai and arriving in Trivandrum on February 17. With temperatures around 35 degrees, shade will be an absolute must.

Pictures and updates can be found on the BGCC Facebook page at https://engb.facebook.com/Barns-Green-Cricket-Club-115887348429368/ Report by Chris Bailey DARTS The Monday night darts league started the new year with Barns Green visiting title contenders The Rising Sun. The Sun edged the contest 5 -3 denting Green hopes of the league title. The Green recovered with a home 6 -2 win over The Stout House which was disappointing from 6 -0 up. The next fixture is a Mickey Edwards plate semi-final, a trophy The Green currently hold, or would do if the league could find it...

John Coxon has managed to secure the Jack Tofts Cup semi final to be played at Barns Green Club which will be between The Rising Sun and Southwater Social Club.

Barns Green Friday night team continued their stuttering form with a 5 -4 loss to the Dog & Bacon 'A'. This however was followed up with excellent victories in an 8 -1 home win over The Kings Arms and a 5 - 4 win over a weakened BBHVC. The Windmill were the most recent match which produced a 6 -3 win for The Green.

Report by John Coxen RUGBY Nearly two thirds of the way through the season and Barns Green sit fifth in a table of 12, one point behind Newick in fourth place and with one game in hand. The last month has seen victories against Eastbourne and Heathfield with the frost postponing our home game against Midhurst until 25th Feb (2.00pm KO).

Away games against Pulborough, Ditchling and Rye over the next 4 weeks will surely decide the finishing league positions for all four sides. This is a difficult run in and Barns Green will need to be at their best to move into the top three at the end of the 8

season— but the team are playing solid competitive rugby and such a finish remains a realistic prospect.

This month will see Barns Green field a casual side from a group of our avid spectators who are turning their hand back to playing, if just for a handful of games. Watch this space for more reports.

Barns Green ladies touch team continues to train every Wednesday at Broadbridge Heath Sports Centre and all in all there is plenty going on at BGRFC! Thank you to all the spectators and sponsors who are helping Barns Green achieve great things as the 2016/17 season comes to a close.

Report by Bill Bailey

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TICKETS ON SALE FOR

RACE NIGHT FRIDAY 24H MARCH Doors 7.30pm @ The Village Hall Tickets £7.50 each - up to 8 people per table Ring Anne-Marie on 731192 for tickets BYO drink, food and nibbles Raising money for BARNS GREEN PLAYGROUP Charities no: 1033658 Great Result for Churchyard at St Nicolas.

The Sussex Botanical Recording Society has visited St. Nicolas Churchyard and is extremely pleased with the way our team looks after the conservation area. Silvia Simkin said: “I am taking part in the British Churchyard Wildflower Survey, and have visited Itchingfield Churchyard in April, July and September of this year. Your churchyard was a real pleasure to survey and was rich in wildflowers, grasses, butterflies, insects etc. It is such a joy to find a churchyard with so many native species of flowers and grasses that are allowed to grow and set seed, and I found 109 different species altogether. Well done all those who are responsible!”

Pip said it is very difficult to run a churchyard under conservation conditions and keep everyone happy, as there are times in the countryside calendar when the Churchyard looks quite unkempt but that is a part of how we maintain and manage to achieve the 109 different native species of wild flowers etc. (Full survey details can be viewed on the website or in St. Nicolas).

We strive to accommodate everyone’s wishes, thoughts and feelings in connection with the Churchyard. St Nicolas provides guidelines (a copy of which can be found at the back of the church) of do’s and don’ts but please speak with either Sandra Hall or myself if you have any concerns.

Pip McBean – churchyard@stnicolasitchingfield.org.uk 07785 750785 www.stnicolasitchingfield.org.uk 11

BARNS GREEN & ITCHINGFIELD W.I. Our January meeting was at the home of one of our members and we listened to readings of poetry and prose that different members had chosen. There was a good mixture of both, some amusing and others more serious and were from some of the works of Eleanor Farjeon, Alfred Moyes, Pam Ayres, Spike Milligan, Terry Waite and James Bowen and also a letter written by a negro, once slave, to his ex master.

Our next meeting is on March 16th in the village hall at 2.30pm. The subject for our speaker is ‘Farming’. New members will be very welcome.

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EASTER LILIES At Easter, many people like to remember family and friends with lilies in St. Nicolas Church.

If you would like to do this, donations are most welcome A list of those in whose memory lilies are given will be displayed in the church.

Please include names with donations.

Cheques (made payable to St. Nicolas Flower Fund) and donations can be sent to me.

Thank you.

Sandra Morfey, Fennel Cottage, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH130PA 01403 7904 sandra.morfey@btinternet.com ———————————————————-———————

New Venture Bible Study Slinfold Chapel 10-30, Tuesday 14th and 28th March.

Open to all with a Christian faith or seeking a faith.

Informal Bible study and discussion.

Tea/coffee from 10-15am.

Contact Carol 01403 730001

carol_shepherd46@hotmail.co.uk for more info.

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HORSHAM LIONS Swimarathon for charity: March 12th Horsham Lions will be organizing its 6th Swimarathon on March 12th at Pavilions in the Park Leisure Centre. This a major event for Lions and the Horsham community and this year, 50% of monies received from the event will be donated to Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospice. The other half goes to charities chosen by teams participating.

This year, the event has a sponsor, a local Horsham firm (Assurity Consulting) an independent consultancy specializing in workplace health, safety and environmental solutions.

The swimming event takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and each team can have up to six swimmers and a non-swimming team captain. All 8 lanes are used at the facility.

Participating teams can be from schools, scouts, guides and cubs, clubs or individuals.

Check out the Horsham Lions website for more information on www.horshamlions@freeuk.com WEST SUSSEX FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

New Watch Manager at Billingshurst The new watch manager at Billingshurst fire station is Brian Cook who joined us in September last year after moving into the village. He has over 20yrs experience within the service and is a Whole Time firefighter as well as Retained here at Billingshurst. The Retained section of the service is completely new to Brian as his career as been Whole Time only. Brian 'Cookie' fitted straight in when he arrived last September. He is an asset to the station. When Rob Whitton left, the position was available and I can't think of a better person to fill his boots to become our new Watch Manager. Good Luck Cookie!

We have a hard working and dedicated crew on station now to keep you guys safe when needed. This now leave's a space for a firefighter on station to step up to a Crew Manager role...watch this space!

January and February were a couple of busy months during the cold snap. Those night time calls when its -3 certainly wake you up! Glad to report nothing serious.

Our Charity Car Wash takes place this month, come down on Saturday 18th March from 10am. This is a great opportunity for you to come and meet us all, as their may be some new faces from last time. You're also supporting a brilliant charity, which we can't thank you enough for. We will have drinks and cakes available, all donations go to the charity as well. The fire engine will be available for the children to have a look at too!

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Merve Goddard 01403 734408 merve.goddard@btinternet.com Mary Hallett ww1@barnsgreen.com

March 1917 brought the first news for this year of a local casualty. On 6 th March Mrs Mary Anne Knight Dennett of Jessamine Terrace received two letters. Army form B104-80a notified her that her husband, Percy, had been wounded and a second letter from Sister W E Tice of the 2/2 London Casualty Clearing Station in France brought the news that Percy had died at 8.25pm on 3rd March.

A week later official confirmation of Percy’s death arrived from the War Office. Mary Anne Dennett was left widowed with two young daughters. She never remarried and her daughters remained at home throughout their lives, supporting their mother and one another in a grief that changed all their lives.

We offer our sincere sympathy to Mrs Percy Knight who has lost her husband at the Front. He died of wounds on March 3rd.

ITCHINGFIELD PARISH MAGAZINE Percy’s army pay would have stopped on the day he died, so Mary Anne was left with no income for five months. Fortunately for her, as part of the large Dennett/Knight family in Barns Green, she would have been supported by the family - for some widows the loss of their husband could mean months of near starvation as there were no state benefits to help women in their situation. Mary Anne’s house was owned by Allen Parker, and he would have been sympathetic to her situation, having three of his own sons serving in the army. In Barns Green, women like Mary Anne were surrounded by a strong community, who supported their neighbours both emotionally and practically. Eventually Mary Anne Dennett’s money worries were partly relieved by a letter from Army Records confirming that she would receive a widow’s pension and an allowance for their two daughters, following Percy’s death.

Mary Anne died in 1964 and her daughters both died in 1979. All three are buried in the churchyard at St Nicolas, Itchingfield.

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Barns Green Players Comedy Play – Look Who’s Talking The Barns Green Players are now busy rehearsing for another of its popular Comedy Evenings when Derek Benfield’s comedy play Look Who’s Talking will be performed on two evenings and one afternoon in May. The performances will be on Friday the 5th (8pm) and Saturday 6th May (2pm and 8pm) in the Barns Green Village Hall.

Look Who’s Talking, is a two Act play written by Derek Benfield which deals with the trials and tribulations of deceit and misunderstanding within marriage. It begins as devoted couple, Sheila and Andrew prepare to entertain with Sunday afternoon lunch.

The story itself is a farce in the true sense. The situation descends into mayhem as some uninvited guests turn up and the hosts begin to weave a web of lies and halftruths to hide their own possible infidelities, unaware that the other is doing the same.

This leads to a complicated and hilarious series of misunderstandings and mistaken identities The play is being Directed by Winks Parrish and Warren Blanchard. Winks commented, “Look Who’s Talking is a very funny play. The plot and the script are hilarious and Warren and I are really looking forward to working with the cast and putting together what we are sure will be an outstanding show” This is one of Barns Green Players’ very popular comedy 'bring your own food' shows where the audience sits at tables of eight and enjoys drinks brought to the tables from our licensed bar.

Make sure you get your tickets and tables organised early for one of the performances and enjoy a really entertaining show.

Tickets are available from 20th March Contact the box office – 01403 731566 or through the website – www.barnsgreenplayers.co.uk Tickets are just £11.00 each or £88 for a full table of Eight.

Doors Open 7.00pm with the Performances starting at 8.00pm (Evening performances)

And at 1.15pm for 2.00pm start for the Matinee There will be a Licensed Bar serving drinks throughout the performances. Tea and coffee will also be available for the matinee show. Please don’t bring your own drink.

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

Our gardening reporter is Barry Hearnshaw.

————————— Barns Green Open Gardens Are you interested in opening your garden to the public as part of the Barns Green Inaugural Open Gardens Programme?

Have you thought about opening you garden or allotment and letting other people get the same enjoyment from looking at your garden as you do.

Visitors could be charge a small amount which would go to a Barns Green Nominated Charity.

Opening your garden can be a very rewarding and valuable experience, for you, your visitors and the charities that benefit. Gardens don’t need to be large or elaborate to be enjoyable and interesting for visitors. Your garden may be just what we are looking for: · · · · · ·

interesting attractive maintained but not necessarily pristine and with ‘character’ Can you offer refreshments?

Do you enjoy talking about your garden?

Are you ready for an enjoyable and inspiring day?

The gardens can be small back gardens that have been made special by hard work, skill and the love of gardening. Maybe you have an unusual collection of shrubs, trees, roses, succulents or a keen vegetable grower, a garden retreat, courtyard garden or children’s garden.

Visitors like to see interesting planning and design, a good range of plants and gardens which have been tended with love and care. Visitors often like to talk about the garden with the owners, and they also enjoy a good cup of tea or similar refreshments. Opening your garden to the public may seem daunting at first, but most garden owners find it a very enjoyable experience.

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Plant of the Month Prunus'Kiku Shidare Sakura' (Cheal's Weeping Cherry) A tree of weeping habit, as the name suggests. Therefore ideal for a small garden or space. Will make a nice specimen, growing to a height of 3 to 6 metres (10 to 12ft).

Seasonal interest at this time of year, by way of double pink flowers, produced in clusters, on deciduous branches. However, the timing of flowering may intercede with the first growth of foliage, which is coppery/bronze in appearance. This compliments the flowers. The foliage will turn to a mid-green on maturity, and may offer some Autumn colour of reds and yellow.

March Spring arrives!

Spring usually arrives by mid-March and the frequent sunny days provide the opportunity for an increasing range of gardening tasks. It's time to get busy preparing seed beds, sowing seed, cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up around the garden.

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YOUR OWN GARDEN IN THE BIG Mag? Would you like us to write about your own garden in this magazine? Contact Barry Hearnshaw by email at gardening@barnsgreen.com 17

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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.

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

Barns Green Playgroup A small village playgroup for 2-5yr olds. Fun activities for all children.

Ofsted registered. Professional, DBS checked, trained staff.

Warm welcoming staff. Safe environment.

Opening hours: Mon &Thurs 9am-1pm. Tues, Wed & Fri 9am-3pm

For details please contact either: Tel: 01403 730093 (Village Hall) or Bev Liley 07881 728007 / 01403 732831

All groups are at Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green RH13 0PT

Exciting things are happening at Christs Hospital in March: and you could be part of it!

On Sunday 19 March Christs Hospital Choral Society will be performing Mozart’s Requiem. This was Mozart’s final work before he left this world, aged 35.

Also part of the concert will be Schuman’s Rosamunde Overture, and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, performed my Christs Hospital Chapel Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia. The last piece of Music Mozart ever composed is the well-known, beautiful ‘Lacrimosa’; do come and enjoy this piece, and the rest of the Requiem, with us. You will love it.

The Concert will be Sunday 19 March, 7 PM at Christs Hospital, tickets available via the box office (01403 - 247434) or at the door.

For further information please contact Esther Clark on 01403 272978 or Esthervanoostrum@aol.com 19

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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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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

Area of Responsibility

Tony West David Redston & Diana Hewlett Tish Scragg Dr Roger Smith Sharon Stahlberger Elleanor Wallis David Liley Rob & Nicola Fryatt Peter Carpenter Roger Corry

Sandhills Road, Muntham Drive.

Trout Lane, Cross Lane & Two Mile Ash. Baystone Corner Bashurst Hill Emms Lane The Hordens Smugglers Way Chapel Road Area Co-ordinator Valewood Lane 29

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

Waste and recycling information.

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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 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 Sports Editor sports@barnsgreen.com Gardening  gardening@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 Tony West  01403 730493  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 TRANSPORT SCHEME Daphne Lindfield  01403 791258

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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 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 WEST SUSSEX SOCIAL SERVICES  01243 777100 If any of these details are incorrect please inform the editor of the BIG Mag.

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