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Contents

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Personal Tax

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Comment

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New Lease For Workshop

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Community News

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More Care Workers Are Needed

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Christmas Cheer Delivered

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Support For Local Job Seekers

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IT Hints & Tips

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Recipe

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New Travel Company Opens

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Sussex Miscellany

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Long Term Care Funding

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Supporting People With Dementia

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Garden View

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Puzzle Answers, Discounts & Offers

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Book Review

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P E R S O NA L TA X

TAX RELIEF ON CHARITABLE DONATIONS QUESTION:

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fter Christmas I often end up with a pile of unwanted items such as jumpers, scarves and CDs. As a higher rate tax payer can I get tax

relief for donating these items to a charity?

ANSWER:

aybe. It depends whether the charity you donate the items to operates the relevant scheme and actually sells the items you

donate.

are a UK tax payer. So there should be some paperwork Legislation summarises tax relief on charitable donations

to complete when you take unwanted items to the

as: ‘Relief for some gifts of money to charities by

shop. Charities usually provide annual or quarterly

individuals’. Since your unwanted jumpers etc are not

statements showing dates of goods sold, amount of cash

money they would generally not qualify for tax relief.

donated and the tax claimed. You will need these statements to claim tax relief on the donation on your

However, some charities operate a system that allows for

tax return.

any income generated from the sale of goods to be considered under the Gift Aid scheme.

It is worth also bearing in mind that as the charity is acting as agent, if you already have a business of retailing

To summarise the scheme, you would allow the charity

jumpers, scarves etc or you have a vast quantity of goods

to act as agent to sell the goods on your behalf. The

for sale, this could be viewed as trading by HMRC.

goods in the shop are still legally your property, so when

Although likely to be rare, if frequent or connected to a

the goods are sold, the income received after selling

trade, the income generated could be liable to income

costs, belongs to you and not the charity. It is after the

tax even if all proceeds are donated to the charity.

sale that you can agree to donate all or part of the net cash proceeds to the charity. This would meet the first

Full details of how these systems operate can be found in

condition for gift aid, that the donation is ‘a gift in the

HMRC’s guidance. Search the internet for “charities:

form of a payment of money’. However, to receive the

detailed guidance notes on how the tax system

tax relief you must make a valid gift aid declaration to

operates” and see chapter 3 Gift Aid, subsection 3.42

cover the cash donations you wish to make.

There are also further conditions to satisfy for people who are “connected” with the charity. I assume this doesn’t apply to you but those conditions can be found by searching the internet for “conditions B - E section 416 Income Tax Act 2007”.

You may wish to contact charities in your area to see if they operate this scheme. The items, sales and donations will need to be logged and you will need to confirm you

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COMMENT

HELP SEARCHING FOR NEW JOBS

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t the time of going to press we were just

up to four months, with the frequency of the

entering the third Lockdown and facing

intervention and the type of activities undertaken to be

enormous pressures on the NHS. However, at

determined by agreement with their Employment

least the light at the end of the tunnel was that the

Coach, tailored to their individual needs.

vaccines were started to be rolled out. No doubt that

The care sector in West Sussex will be under

this will impact even further on the economy and

increased pressure this year with the additional

increase the numbers seeking work across the County.

challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and as a result

In this issue there are two initiatives that may help

the County Council’s Proud to Care initiative has been

those suddenly facing the awful pospect of

set up to help anyone thinking of working in care -

unemployment. On page 15 you can find out about a

there are more details on page 11 and at

new programme launched across the region to support

www.ProudtoCareWestSussex.com which advertises

both unemployed and economically inactive local

hundreds of vacancies.

people progress to job search readiness or move into paid employment.

I wish you luck if you are seeking work in these unprecedented times and, more importantly, that you

Each participant in the Education Development Trust

stay safe and well.

programme will receive support from their Making a

Richard Milbourn, Editor

Difference Employment Coach at regular intervals for

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BURGESS HILL SHED

NEW LEASE FOR WORKSHOP

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ocal charity Burgess Hill Shed has recently agreed a new lease with West Sussex County Council for its community workshop at Burnside in Victoria

Road. The new lease is for a five year term and will enable the charity to continue to run its successful community workshop in Burgess Hill.

As soon as the new lease was signed and lockdown restrictions were lifted, members set about planning to reopen the workshop, which was necessary to ensure

projects and hobbies. Some come to learn new skills,

that Government requirements for Covid control were

some to make things for their homes and families, and

in place and members felt safe to return. Members have

some to make products which can be sold to members

adapted to the new controls very well and they are

of the public to raise funds for the running costs.

once again enjoying working together, albeit at a safe

Members also work together on projects to help other

distance.

local groups such as making special scenery for

The Burnside workshop is currently open from

Cuckfield Drama Society and stage steps for Burgess Hill

9.30am to 3pm each Tuesday and Wednesday. It is an

Choral Society. For more information call 01444 236743

ideal place for members to work on a variety of craft

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COMMUNITY NEWS

NEW SCOUT HUT

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meeting at Manor Field School and moving into the

maker workshops to enable resourceful people in our

current wooden hut in 1966.

community to work together. It will also provide

lans are under way for a long-awaited replacement scout hut for the 5th Burgess Hill Scouts. Based in Gordon Road in Worlds End, the

Scout troop has been running since 1957, originally

However, after more than fifty years, the hut is

he Kiln is a project initiated by Burgess Hill Shed to create an adaptable workspace for use by individuals and community groups.

The centre will house arts and craft studios, craft and

community groups with access to space and resources

showing its age so the group plans to replace it with a

to promote health and well-being and collaborate on

brand new, purpose-built Scout Hut, to continue to

projects of benefit to the community.

provide Scouting to north Burgess Hill for the next fifty

As a member, you will be able to undertake your own

years and more. Obviously, this is going to take a huge

project, work with others on group projects or work on

amount of money and the Group needs to raise as

community projects, and you will be able to join hands-

much as possible.

on arts and crafts activities. Volunteers are also welcome

If you would like to support the young people in

to help with day to day operations. The Kiln is being

their quest for a new hut, or for further information

created in the former Argos building in The Martlets

about the Scouts, please contact Clive Everest on 01273

Shopping Centre. Details at www.thekiln.org.uk or pop

846433 or email cliveeverest1@gmail.com.

in any Thursday between 10am and 2.30pm.

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BURGESS HILL TOWN COUNCIL

BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TOWN

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t has been a tough year for Burgess Hill residents

Two new charities have been formed. The Beehive

and businesses alike facing the many challenges

CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) will put

Covid-19 has brought during these unprecedented

the Town Council in a position to bring the major

times and Burgess Hill Town Council is no exception.

Despite these difficult times, Burgess Hill Town

project to replace the Martlets Hall forward and we will embark on a consultation with the community on

Council has managed to achieve a great deal through

it early in the New Year. The Burgess Hill Community

the course of 2020. The Town Council has stepped up

Cupboard CIO is the Town Council’s project to tackle

and provided a considerable amount of support

long term food insecurity amongst sections of the

through the first lockdown and, due to the skill and

town’s community and this initiative will go live in the

professionalism of the team, were able to move to a

early New Year as well.

home working pattern with very little disruption. With

Burgess Hill Town Council rolled out two major

our excellent connections in the community we

policy initiatives this year, Bridge the Gap and Trading

supported two significant hamper initiatives reaching

Spaces. Their prime purposes are to lift trading

over 750 people in each instance. Our Maintenance

activity and footfall in the town centre, bring empty

Team demonstrated their versatility by being able to

retail units back into use and give the town breathing

fit out units in the new Trading Spaces located in The

space in that period before redevelopment of The

Martlets Shopping Centre.

Martlets Shopping Centre takes place. A key element of Bridge the Gap is the Town Market which is proving to be highly successful with stall holders seeing regular customers returning each month.

As for Trading Spaces, the Town Council took the brave decision to directly intervene in the market by taking a lease on the former William Hill Interiors unit and refitting it. It is now home to three trading enterprises and the soon to be opened Burgess Hill Pantry (Community Cupboard). The decision to lease the vacant William Hill Interiors unit directly led to further interest from charities and traders. By the end of the first quarter of 2021 most of the units at the top of The Martlets Shopping Centre will be reoccupied and, hopefully, the old library site will have been cleared.

Councillor Robert Eggleston, Leader of Burgess Hill Town Council said: “our actions are already having a positive impact on footfall. Absolute numbers of visitors are up and there is a spike on market day. But significantly, the Market Place Shopping Centre team is reporting a 38% increase in ‘walk-through’ at the door that connects Market Place to The Martlets Shopping Centre. In other words, we have created a pull factor.”

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WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

MORE CARE WORKERS ARE NEEDED

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s winter approaches, the care sector in West Sussex will be under increased pressure especially this year with the additional challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

More care workers are needed across the care sector to keep elderly and vulnerable people safe and well.

West Sussex County Council’s Adult Social Care’s Winter Plan sets out how West Sussex residents will be supported throughout the winter months. A key element of the plan is to make sure there are enough care workers to support those living in residential care homes and care for people in their own homes.

In West Sussex there are currently an estimated 25,000 people working in adult social care, but many more are needed.

The county council’s Proud to Care initiative is set up to help anyone thinking of working in care and particularly wants to hear from people who can work in care this winter. The Proud to Care website advertises hundreds of vacancies and contains information, guidance and case studies of others who now work in care.

Amanda Jupp, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health, said: “Working in care is so rewarding and offers long term career opportunities for anyone motivated by helping and improving the lives of others. Christmas will be a difficult time for many people this year, so providing care to people that cannot be with their loved ones is, more than ever, vitally important.

“Many ideal care workers come from many different backgrounds including retail, hospitality and customer services as they have the transferable people skills needed to be good carers. As we continue to be under restrictions to day to day life a number of people in these industries are facing redundancy so care work offers a great new opportunity.”

Former shop manager Lesley now works as a Care Assistant in the Chichester area.

She said: “Not only do I feel like I’m giving something back but the people I care for give so much to me too. I feel so valued and appreciated, I wouldn’t go back to working in retail now. To be a good carer you need to be friendly, versatile, quick thinking and enjoy conversation.”

Local care providers have a range of vacancies offering full or part time hours and either temporary or permanent contracts. This flexibility is perfect for people looking for work to fit around their lifestyle and family commitments, particularly over Christmas.

To find out more about working in care and search for jobs in West Sussex visit www.ProudtoCareWestSussex.com or email www.proudtocare@westsussex.gov.uk

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COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

CHRISTMAS CHEER DELIVERED

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any people on low incomes are struggling with the rising cost of living and Christmas can be a particularly difficult time with extra expense but no extra money, particularly during the Covid pandemic.

A partnership of local organisations with the support of local businesses, schools, and the Foodbank collected items to make up over 270 Christmas Food Hampers. The hampers were delivered to families and individuals in the Burgess

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Hill area in time for Christmas.

The groups organising the initiative include Burgess Hill District Lions Club, The King's Church MidSussex, Burgess Hill Community Food Bank, Burgess Hill Town Council and Burgess Hill Youth.

Sussex Clubs for Young People also provided support with their Purple Bus and assisted with the transportation of food. Financial support for the project was contributed by Burgess Hill District Lions, Clarion Futures and The Kings

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Church. We also received a donation of boxed food hampers from Rapid Relief Team UK. The project had to adapt to Covid this year so there were reduced collection points available however the community stepped up to support those in need. There was an opportunity to make a financial contribution to the Foodbank promoted locally which is still open for donations www.goldengiving.com/secure/donation/burgesshill-community-food-bank.

Burgess Hill Academy, Downlands School, LVS Hassocks, St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic College and Burgess Hill Girls School all contributed a significant amount of food. 1st Burgess Hill Scout Group also did a sterling effort in collating donations from the various sections and these were added into the hampers. Rapid Relief Team UK approached the project team and donated 19 completed boxes for distribution too.

Local businesses rose to the challenge and

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collected items from employees.This was particularly challenging when so many are home based at the moment. We accepted donations from Steve Willis Training; Michelmersh Bricks, CAE, Paperplus, PVL, and the Mid Sussex Child Development Centre. Thanks to Bio Productions for providing empty cardboard boxes in advance for the schools to collect their items.

We would also like to thank the community team at Tesco who sorted and allocated food for us at short notice to fill the hampers with missing items.

These items were purchased by Burgess Hill District Lions and Clarion Futures. The Project Team were very grateful for all support for those in need in our community. In total over 490 adults and teens and 273 children benefitted from the generous donations of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food, time and effort to support those in need. The project will operate in 2021 and information will be available on the Town Council website www.burgesshill.gov.uk

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E D U C AT I O N D E V E LO P M E N T T RU S T

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL JOB SEEKERS

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new programme has been launched across the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) region to support both unemployed and economically inactive local people progress to job search readiness or move into paid employment.

The Making a Difference Programme is a three-year European Social Fund match funded programme delivering support to people living in the Coast to Capital region, which includes East Surrey, Sussex, and Croydon.

The programme, which will be delivered by Education Development Trust, has seen the first participants join. Each participant in the programme will receive support from their Making a Difference Employment Coach at

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regular intervals for up to four months, with the frequency of the intervention and the type of activities undertaken to be determined by agreement with their Employment Coach, tailored to their individual needs.

There are many different activities designed specifically to benefit the participant, from workshops covering CV’s and interview skills, through to taster days with local employers.

In addition, there will be regular employment events, such as jobs fairs and roadshows showcasing different sectors, run across the region and open to all.

Participants interested in joining the programme can be referred via their JCP Work Coach, or through direct contact with the Making a Difference team by calling 01329 559177. The first appointment will be held with a National Careers Service Adviser who will be able to explain the benefits of the programme and book the induction appointment at a time to suit the participant.

Dave Burchett, Assistant Director, Careers, at Education Development Trust commented: “We are delighted to be taking on delivery of this exciting new programme at a time when for many people this type of support is hugely important. Our new team is now in place and we are looking forward to forming strong links with individuals and employers to aid in the economic recovery of the South East of England.”

If you are interested in finding out more about the programme please contact the Making a Difference team on 01329 559177 or email mades@educationdevelopmenttrust.com You can also follow the Making a Difference programme via Twitter at @employ_support and via Facebook @EmploySupport FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021

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ift the flour, salt and icing sugar into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub it lightly into the flour mix, using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk and vanilla extract lightly together. Make a well in the centre of the flour mix. Add the egg and vanilla and work together to form a soft, smooth dough. (You can use a food processor if you have one). Place the dough in a polythene bag and place in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 170C / gas mark 3. Divide the chilled dough into two equal portions. Place one portion between two pieces of lightly floured greaseproof paper and roll the dough to approximately a 4mm thickness. Repeat with the second piece of dough. Remove the top sheet of paper.

With a large biscuit cutter, cut the dough into an even number of discs. Using a small heart cutter, cut out and remove the centre of half the biscuit discs.

Place all the discs on the baking sheets. Bake for 15–20 minutes until just firm and barely coloured.

Don’t fully bake yet.

Remove from the oven and place a teaspoonful

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of jam in the centre of each whole biscuit round.

Spread to 1.5cm from the edge. Place the heart cut-out rounds on top. Return to the oven and cook for a further 5–6 minutes by which time the biscuits will be evenly cooked and the jam sufficiently hot to stick the two halves of the biscuits together.

Leave the biscuits to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

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ADVERTORIAL

NEW TRAVEL AGENCY OPENS

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ello, I’m Lisa Muschamp and I am very excited to announce my new Travel Agency based in Burgess Hill.

Firstly, I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me to follow my dreams. Yes, some people have said to me ‘what are you doing launching in the middle of a pandemic? I suppose it is a good question – but, well, I think this is exactly the time that I should. There might not be very much demand for travel right now, but I am going to be ready when the resurgence occurs.

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NEW OCCURRENCES, STARTS & CHANGES

By Kevin Newman, a Sussex-born author, historian, tour guide and history teacher

W

ith the commencement of a new year we tend to use the occasion to review where we’ve been and see the first month of each

year as a time to look ahead. This year we welcome what we hope will be the first month of the year we enter the post-COVID-19 world. I thought I’d use this opportunity therefore to examine new occurrences, firsts, start-ups and changes from Sussex’s past.

Many find that New Year is a time for new careers

Brighton’s Metropole Hotel.

and developing new skills. Many of us have developed a

out mid-talk and disrupt the meeting but the dust

portfolio of professions as the age of a full-time job for

within led to an unfortunate sneezing bout; foiling their

life has moved into the past and many now multitask

plans as their hiding place was discovered. So, should

different job roles. his is nothing new though. Before

you decide to recreate this fate, or indeed join a new

World War I, William Avenell, the first Chairman of

pressure group this year then you might not want to

Brighton and Hove Albion was also its fundraiser and

get rid of your COVID mask just yet.

even the club’s first photographer. If you too fancy

If your new year’s resolution instead is making sure

taking up photography as a new year’s hobby, then you

Fido and you both get enough walks, then you might

might be inspired that here in Sussex Agnes Ruge was

want to visit Brighton as in August 1894, the Palace

not only Brighton’s first female photographer, but one

Pier’s Brighton Dog Show was the first ever dog show

of the nation’s first. She owned a daguerreotype

ever to take place on a pier. Or if you plan to make

business that was based in Western Road.

2021 the year you discover your musical roots and learn

Brighton and Hove got its first female police officers

a new instrument, then head slightly west from there

in 1918 but it was not until 1942 sadly that the folk of

to Brighton’s Metropole Hotel. This is where on August

East Sussex would gain their first female Police

21st 1962 Brighton hosted the first ever ‘Disc Festival’ –

Constable. Perhaps they should have done the same as

as played by ‘Disc Jockeys’ (in other words, a records

Miss Mary Hare who in 1915 set up her own Women’s’

and music fair). Should you be awaiting your first live

police force against the wishes of her local constabulary.

gig in ages, then you might want to know two decades

If you are considering a new business venture or job,

later Kylie Minogue played her first ever live

then hopefully it’ll be better than the experience of

performance in Britain at the very same hotel in the

women who were first allowed onto the East Sussex

1980s. Should enjoying your music for free rather than

County Council from 1919 but were advised ‘not to

paid gigs be more your thing, then investigate

speak for the first six months’.

Worthing which in the 1970s was home to ‘Phun City’:

No wonder women early in the 20th century had joined the Suffragettes, formally known as the WSPU,

the UK's first large-scale free music festival.

Festivals are often places of heavy drinking though

with one of their first branches opening in Brighton by

and so if you want to cut down on the demon drink

1906. It had gained over 150 Sussex members by 1907,

for 2021, then you might like the new concept one

two of whom attempted to sabotage a talk at the

Sussex pub landlord back in the early 1990s came up

Dome by the Prime Minister who had refused to give

with. He devised a pub that deliberately tried to make

them the vote, Herbert Asquith. The Suffragettes

its customers as miserable as possible. And no, it wasn’t

attempted to hide in the Dome’s organ ready to leap

Wetherspoons. The Argus reported back in 1992 about

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Brighton’s grumpiest guvnor, Ian Thomas who was

otherwise you could possibly cause embarrassment when

proud of the fact that his bar, ‘Bianco’s’ had a hideous

travelling. This happened back in 1883 when Brighton’s

pink interior and of his reputation for being miserable.

Volks’ Electric Railway suffered humiliation on its opening

He moaned about the fact that he had to be cleaner,

run. The combined weight of corpulent Aldermen

barman and doorman despite the fact this was due to

assembled in the railway carriage of the world’s first and

him laying off all seven staff just two days after taking

oldest continually running electric passenger railway

over. Bizarrely, the pub’s takings soared in the first ten

temporarily proved too much for the then futuristic

days that Ian was in charge, despite his stock line of

method of transport. Thankfully, this doesn’t seem to

“what the hell do you want?” when asked for a drink.

have happened to the i360 yet, but judging by how

The customers seemed not to mind his hefty prices and

much my office chair is currently creaking, I think I’ll pass

moaning at them to “sit up straight!” Fittingly for such a

on going on it again just for the moment.

dour drinking hole, the pub had not a happy hour but a

For zoom or (eventually) group Sussex talks and

grumpy hour, repeated from 11am to 11pm.

motorised tours, please call All-Inclusive History on

Finally, we move from drink to food. Especially whilst

07504 863867 or email info@allinclusivehistory.org.

we wait for our turn to be vaccinated, this New Year is

Other tours, talks and events are available including

definitely one where many of us plan to focus on health,

‘Spooky Worthing, ‘Brilliant Brighton’, ‘Super Sussex’ and

and for some of us after Christmas excess, we need to

‘Scrumptious Sussex’. Kevin’s next book, ‘Celebrating

fight the flab and part with those pounds. Weighing too

Brighton and Hove’ can be pre-ordered from

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GARDEN VIEW

HEAVENLY HELLEBORES

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fell in love with Hellebores a few years ago after an early spring visit to the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge where there are some beautiful displays. They provide a spring

garden with elegant colour, and I admit to being quite excited when they appear.

They are poisonous plants so are probably best avoided if you have young children. They have a somewhat magical history. A mythological physician named Melampus was said to have observed the cathartic effect of hellebore on goats

to be subtle: green-tinged white, yellow, oxblood red or

who munched on the plants. Melampus allegedly then used

dull purple but they glow in the more subdued light at

the milk of the same goats to cure the daughters of the

this time of year. They would certainly appear washed-

King of Argos of their madness. The plant was used for its

out in the bright sun of late spring and summer. The

purgative properties into the Middle Ages and beyond.

flowers are rich in nectar so provide food for early bees.

Personally, I would recommend growing them only for their attractiveness!

The original species originated in the northern parts of

There are many varieties of hellebore, with single or double flowers. Just note that not all of them are easy to grow. I have struggled to get the Christmas Rose

Greece and Turkey, but they grow incredibly well in British

Helleborus niger to survive, never mind flower, but I’ve

gardens. Having said that, I was disappointed when my first

had much more success with the Green hellebore,

hellebore plants didn’t thrive initially. They seemed to

Helleborus viridis, the pretty pink Lenten rose Helleborus x

succumb to disease quite easily. I subsequently learned this

hybridus, which self-seeds quite nicely, and also the

this was black rot. Then I heard Alan Titchmarsh’s advice to

Helleborus x hybridus Ashwood Garden hybrids, which

carefully cut the large fingered leaves from the plant at

come in a variety of colours but don’t seem to self-seed

ground level in January, taking care not to damage the

as freely, at least in my garden.

buds. This somewhat brutal treatment has worked a treat and my hellebores are now flourishing.

Hellebores like well-drained soil in sun or dappled shade.

Dig in plenty of mushroom compost before planting, and mulch after you’ve cut the leaves off. Dust with a blood, bone and fishmeal mix after flowering and mulch

My clumps are happily increasing in size year-on-year. The

again with well-rotted leaf mould or compost. Dig up any

stems shoot up to 25-30cm high between late January and

small self-seeded plants and use them as gifts, or to

February and the flowers appear at the top. Colours tend

increase your own colony. Happy gardening.

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o you want to become a volunteer in 2021? St Catherine’s is looking for motivated individuals to volunteer their help in the trading

department. Below, five volunteers in our Rowfant donations warehouse have shared their own experiences of volunteering and why they encourage you to do the same.

Richard, from Crawley, started volunteering for us last year after being furloughed and made redundant from his full-time job in the travel industry. Describing

Richard (Left) and Kevin.

Sarah.

more about his background, he said: “I’ve worked in travel for the whole of my working life.

I’ve worked for some of the best travel companies,

husband passed away, I knew that I needed to do something, so I decided to take up volunteering. I’ve

one for 11 years and another for 18 years. I’ve only

volunteered at other places before St Catherine’s, but

ever done that, it’s a fantastic industry to be in and I

it’s so much different here than anywhere else I’ve

did love my job. I was furloughed on the 1st April

been. You’re not just a number, they know your name

2020 and I haven’t worked since, and I was made

and you feel as if you’re part of something.

redundant in December. Volunteering has always been at the back of my mind, but like a lot of people, I always felt like I never had the time to do something. I

I would recommend everyone to try volunteering at some point in their life.

Sarah, who also works in the travel industry in

also never fully understood how simple it was to give

London, became a volunteer after she was furloughed

some time and make a difference.

due to Covid-19.

Kevin, also from Crawley, started volunteering in our

“Being furloughed started to have a big effect on

warehouse two years ago after retiring from his job in

my mental wellbeing, so this opportunity came at the

the banking industry. Describing more about his

right time for me.

experience, he said: “Like a lot of people who retire, I knew that I

I get a sense of achievement from volunteering for St Catherine’s. When I see all of the things that people

needed to still do something. I always knew I wanted

have donated and know that they’re going to be

to volunteer and two years ago I decided to join St

going to a shop to help raise money, it makes me feel

Catherine’s. I knew all about the hospice as it’s very

very proud to be a part of that. This opportunity came

local to me, I saw an advertisement for volunteers at

at the right time for me and it’s really helped me.

the warehouse to sort through donations and since starting I have loved every minute of it. That’s why two years on I’m still here.

Good friends, Carol and Joyce, are also part of our

I would recommend everyone to give volunteering a go because you don’t know until you’ve tried.

It makes you feel really proud to do something for somebody else, especially during the difficult times

volunteering team at Rowfant and worked together in

that we’re currently in, and I’m sure volunteering will

finance before volunteering at St Catherine’s. Joyce:

give you that feeling too.”

“I would really miss it if I didn’t do it. Volunteering here really helps me as it gets me out of the house,

Would you like to be part of our volunteering team?

Please visit www.stch.org.uk/volunteer/ or call the

and I feel very lucky to be volunteering for a local

Volunteering Team on 01293 447351 to find out

cause and helping people in my community. After my

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ave you ever wondered about St. Leonard’s Forest as you pass it by in your car, bicycle, or in the bus; maybe you have walked its footpaths, with or without a dog? Was it a royal forest? Who owned it? And what about the dragon? Wasn’t there something about a saint and the white and pink spring flowers, lily of the valley? Wonder no more.

This is the first in depth study of St. Leonard’s Forest and it is clear from reading this thoroughly researched and engaging book that its author, Dr Maggie Weir-Wilson, has a deep interest in and love of the Sussex landscape, particularly its forests. St Leonard’s Forest, West Sussex: A Landscape History, covers the period from approximately the mid-18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. To make sense of the Forest’s development, this volume is set in its earlier historical and geographical context; Maggie researched how social and economic history effected this forest landscape. St. Leonard’s Forest, West Sussex: A Landscape History focusses on both the physical and social changes to the landscape of St. Leonard’s Forest and how these changes have impacted its population and growth.

Follow the Forest’s journey from the early days of hunting, iron and charcoal production, stone quarries, rabbit warrens and poor heathland, through to the transformation to high value

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properties with attractive gardens and parks. Five estates in the centre of the forest are considered, and inevitably St. Leonard’s dragon has his story told, along with other forest legends and myths.

When she came to live in Horsham in the year 2000, Maggie was keen to know more about this lovely forest on her doorstep, so she began taking evening classes at the University of Sussex for a BA in Landscape Studies. When she retired from her work as a Probation Officer and Practice Teacher, she continued studying for her doctorate under the supervision of Professor Brian Short, and produced her thesis on the historic landscape changes of St. Leonard’s Forest. Maggie was awarded her doctorate in 2014 and has always been keen to make her research more widely available to West Sussex residents, historians and those who love forests, hence she wrote St Leonard’s Forest, West Sussex: A Landscape History.

During the last two years Maggie has worked extensively to write her book. Jeremy Knight, Museum and Heritage Officer with Horsham Museum, kindly read Maggie’s draft and offering detailed feedback. In addition, Maggie has had the support and blessing of Emeritus Professor Brian Short of University of Sussex who has encouraged her efforts in writing this book. Bryan's support extended from being Maggie's supervisor, guiding her towards her DPhil thesis in 2014, through to writing the foreword for this book. Maggie’s first publication was Secret Horsham (2019) published

by Amberley Publications. St Leonard’s Forest is her second book, and is published by new local publishers and complete author support team, Author’s Pen. Not keen to sit around since completing her doctorate, Maggie has focussed on writing, both fiction, non-fiction and also poetry. Maggie’s other

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hobbies include: research, poetry, botanic watercolour painting, local history and gardens. St Leonard’s Forest, West Sussex: A Landscape History, has allowed Maggie to combine a number of these hobbies and really challenge them and herself. Her watercolours and poetry make a beautiful addition throughout her St Leonard’s Forest book.

Maggie hopes her book will encourage everyone who reads it to consider the value of the landscape, and particularly its forests, not purely in terms of the financial value of their land, mineral and plant content, but also in terms of their undoubted value for the mental health and wellbeing of our society. Maggie’s book touches on the fascinating subject of terrapsychology, which rejects the concept that the earth is of use only as a source of resources for humanity, but rather looks at it as a living ecosystem which impinges on the human psyche in a positive or

negative way. The ways it does this can be recognised as feelings, dreams and archetypes, such as the dragon and devil that appear so frequently in the myths of St. Leonard’s Forest.

Ultimately, though there is encouragement to get to know St Leonard’s Forest by the footpaths that were so nearly closed at the beginning of the 20th century, and to give thanks to those locals who fought to keep those footpaths open and who won the day. To walk through St Leonard’s Forest and appreciate its history, its legends, and get that restorative feeling that can only come from the sight and smell of pine, beech, oak and birch.

Readers can find out more about Maggie, her book about St. Leonard’s Forest on her website: www.maggieweirwilson.uk. Copies of St Leonard’s Forest, West Sussex: A Landscape History can be ordered through high street and online retailers, the ISBN for the print book is: 9781838343606 and the e-book: 9781838343613

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