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Contents

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Business Tax

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Comment

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Petanque Rink Given Go Ahead

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New Website For The Beehive

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Carer’s Wellbeing Bags Delivered

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IT Hints & Tips

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College to be Completed Early

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Home Interiors

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Recipe

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Gardening

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Sussex Miscellany

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Staycation

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Technology

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Book Reviews

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Puzzles Page

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Advertisement Index & Puzzle Answers

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Discounts & Offers

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BU S I N E S S TA X

SHOULD A GIFT BE TAXED? QUESTION:

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ne of my employees is getting married. I’d like to give her a wedding gift totaling around £150. It would be a shame for her to

have to pay tax on this gift but if tax is due how should this be reported to HMRC? ANSWER:

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he gift would be treated as a benefit and ordinarily the employee would pay tax on the value of the gift. There are several methods for

following the end of the tax year in which you

benefits to be reported to HMRC. The most common

provide the wedding gift. Once a PSA has been

is for you to payroll the benefit in ‘real time’ so the tax

agreed, the agreement is continuous until the

liability is paid by the employee through the payroll at

employer contacts HMRC to change the benefits

the time the benefit is received. Alternatively, the

covered or cancel the PSA.

benefit can be declared on form P11D following the end of tax year in which the benefit has been

If you have a PSA in place, you would be liable for any

received. The P11D would then result in the

tax and National Insurance as a result of the gift and

employee‘s tax code being adjusted by HMRC in the

any other irregular benefits. The due date for

following tax year to account for the benefit received

payment of tax & NI under a PSA is 22 October after

previously.

the tax year the PSA applies (or 19 October if you pay by post).

However, if you wish, you can cover the cost of any additional tax on the gift for the employee. To pay

There is no statutory requirement for you to tell your

tax on irregular benefits for your employees you

employee what is included in the PSA. However, you

would need to set up a PAYE Settlement Agreement

may wish to make it clear to her that you have settled

with HMRC. A PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA)

the tax and NI on the gift, so there is no need for her

would allow you to make one annual payment to

to declare the gift as earnings on her tax return.

cover all the tax and National Insurance due on minor, irregular or impracticable benefits for your employees.

To be able to use a PSA, you must seek agreement directly with HMRC. To do this, you must write to HMRC Business Tax and Customs describing any benefits or expenses that you wish to be covered by the PSA. If HMRC agree that a PSA could cover gifts given to employees for weddings, then any gifts to employees of this nature could be included in the employer’s PSA this year and in future years.

A PSA can be entered into at any time before 5 July

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COMMENT

LET’S HOPE THE END IS IN SIGHT s we go to press with this April edition we’re

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gradually get our lives back together we will be able to

all desperately hoping that the promised one-

keep the best bits from Lockdown. Be it, more working

way road to freedom out of Lockdown goes

from home and a better work/life balance, less rushing

without a hitch. The only thing we have learnt over the

around and thereby reducing our carbon foot print,

last year is not to try and predict too far into the future

helping the vulnerable and being more considerate to

and try and take each day at a time. But that’s easier

all sections of society, keeping up excercise regimes to

said than done when you’re worried about your job,

taking a more mindful approach to life.

your business, your child’s education, putting food on the table and more crucially, your health.

When restrictions do ease we must support our local businesses, high streets and the advertisers in

There is definitely Lockdown fatigue as we come up

this magazine. This will help the whole region to get

to the anniversary of restrictions being enforced but

back on its feet as quickly as possible and provide

one thing that is incredibly positive at the moment is

the jobs and security we all desperately need. Now

the speed of the vaccination roll out. The supplies of

that the end is in sight and we adjust to a new

vaccines appear to be good and a chance that the

normal, let’s not forget some of the lessons we’ve

restrictions will start to be eased by the time you read

learnt. Stay safe and well.

this magazine. This whole period has certainly taught us

Richard Milbourn, Editor

to take nothing for granted and I hope that as we

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MID SUSSEX DISTRICT COUNCIL

PETANQUE RINK GIVEN GO AHEAD

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urgess Hill will soon boast its very own

making it much more accessible to casual players and

Pétanque rink at Fairfield Recreation Ground.

the wider community. The new rink will provide

Plans were approved by Mid Sussex District

enough room for four games to take place

Council Planning Committee on Thursday 21 January 2021.

simultaneously.

Mid Sussex District Council has made £17,000 of

Pétanque, also known as boules, is a highly

Section 106 developer contributions available and

accessible sport that can be enjoyed by all. The game

Burgess Hill Town Council has secured a £13,000

originated in its current form in Southern France in

contribution towards the project from Sport England.

the early part of the twentieth century and is now

The Town Council will oversee the construction and

played in more than 50 countries worldwide, with

Mid Sussex District Council will manage the rink.

thousands of players in the UK.

Councillor John Belsey, Mid Sussex District Council

A Pétanque group in Burgess Hill, who currently

Cabinet Member for Environment and Service Delivery

have to travel to Haywards Heath and Handcross to

said: “I am delighted to see this project achieve

play, have been working with Mid Sussex District

planning permission. It is very rewarding to support

Council and Burgess Hill Town Council to construct a

additional facilities in our local parks and recreation

rink at Fairfield Recreation Ground, Burgess Hill. This

grounds and I am sure when completed the rink will

will enable the group to develop the sport locally,

be well used by people of all ages and abilities.”

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THE BEEHIVE

NEW WEBSITE FOR THE BEEHIVE

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he Beehive is the Town Council’s vision for a

including design and floorplans, how people can

new modern community centre and performing

support the project and get involved, as well as how it

arts venue to be built in Burgess Hill to meet

is planned to fund the build, visit

the needs of our growing and diverse town.

The project is led by Burgess Hill Town Council

www.beehiveartscentre.com.

There is also a dedicated Facebook page ‘Friends of

together with representatives from the community

The Beehive’, so please ‘Like’ the page and follow the

and will see the old Royal British Legion building in

regular updates as the project goes forward.

Cyprus Road transformed into a new live performance

Chairman of the Cultural Quarter Steering Group,

venue, with a space that can accommodate up to 320

Councillor Joseph Foster, said, “The website and

(depending on stage configuration), a dance/rehearsal

Facebook page has taken a lot of hard work by

studio, a large meeting room, a café/bar, foyer spaces

officers, Councillors and members of the Steering

and multi-functional backstage accommodation. The

Group. The launch of the new website is another

Centre will enable people of all ages to enjoy a variety

milestone in this exciting project. The Beehive will be

of events, from local pantomime, regional exhibitions

an important asset for the whole town – a hub for

and national music to community groups holding

the community life of the town and will host a wide

regular meetings for their members.

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BURGESS HILL TOWN COUNCIL

CARER’S WELLBEING BAGS DELIVERED

Spring bulbs donated by Tates of Sussex and The Budding Foundation.

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he Town Council has coordinated delivery of 80 Carers Wellbeing Bags this month to adult carers nominated through agencies and social media. Carers are adults living with someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, mental health problem or addiction and cannot cope

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Spring flowers donated by Burgess Hill Girls.

without their support. The care they give is unpaid.

The gift bags were in place of our annual Pamper Day for Carers which was sadly cancelled this year, and contained a selection of treats and gifts to provide some light relief and entertainment to carers, many of which were donated by local businesses and organisations. The Town Council are grateful to Burgess Hill Girls, Tesco, Apetito, Cocoa Loco, the Budding Foundation, Tates of Sussex and Silvas Cafe for their generous donations. Deliveries were supported by Burgess Hill Youth and local Councillors. The remainder of the bags’ contents were jointly funded by the Town Council and Burgess Hill District Lions Club.

Councillor Robert Eggleston, Leader of the Town Council, said ‘We owe a real debt of gratitude to our adults in the community who devote so much of their time and energy caring for people without any financial reward. The Carers Wellbeing bags are a small thank you for everything they do. I’d like to thank all of the organisations and businesses that supported the Carers Wellbeing Bags project. Their generosity and support is much appreciated.’

Jackie Cooper, Chair of Burgess Hill Youth, said ‘Burgess Hill Youth are very pleased to support the Carers Wellbeing Bag initiative. We recognise the role of parent carers through our work with the Young Carers of Burgess Hill. Our parent carers go above and beyond the role of parents, and we recognise the value they add to our community.’

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Nigel Jupp, Cabinet Member for Education & Skills, said: “We have now officially signed contracts and we have appointed the contractor ISG, who are very well-regarded and have a successful track record of building schools, including special schools.

“I am very pleased to also announce that we now expect to finish the project around five months earlier than originally anticipated. Subject to

planning permission, we are on target to complete the new college building in early December 2022, allowing Woodlands Meed pupils to start using it from the January 2023 term. All additional playing areas and external work is also due to be finished early, by June 2021, and all within budget.

“This is a real milestone and we look forward to working with the school and all parties to deliver this important project.”

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A feasibility study was carried out to look at a potential alternative site for the project. It has now been completed and the report shows the site will not provide all of the benefits initially envisaged and could delay the project by two years, so the focus will be on rebuilding the college on its current site as originally planned.

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FINANCE

Parents and grandparents with cash to spare will often want to help the younger generation. They have plenty of options, but it’s key to consider the tax and risk implications.

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One exemption is time: if you live more than seven years after making the gift, it’s not counted towards your estate. If you die between three and seven years after the gift, a special lower inheritance tax rate applies depending on the precise time. If you die less than three years after the gift, it’s covered by the normal inheritance tax rate.

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SAVINGS PLAN One alternative to an immediate gift is to put money into a savings plan, for example with the aim of helping the child with university costs when they turn eighteen. A Junior ISA is a way to do this without attracting tax on the savings or growth. It comes in both cash and stocks-andshares versions.

Only a parent or guardian can open a Junior ISA, but anyone can put money into the Junior ISA once it’s open. Legally the money belongs to the child, though they can’t withdraw it until they turn eighteen.

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PA R E N T I N G

The education technology (edtech) sector is booming. Many of the sites and apps are a tad pricey, but if you dig deep enough, there is a ton of free resource to explore.

has numerous resources on offer, including a virtual tour, videos, games, quizzes, science experiments and step-by-step craft activities.

Don’t forget the oldies It’s easy to forget about the likes of BBC Bitesize in the days of Twinkl and The Maths Factor, but it’s still going strong. In fact, BBC Bitesize now offers online lessons, including videos, games, stories, short cartoons to explain complex subjects and a whole heap more (www.bbc. co.uk/bitesize). Check out CBBC too (www.bbc. co.uk/cbbc) as many of the online games have an educational twist.

• Longleat Safari Park: www.longleat.co.uk/ education/resources/teachers-resources

Make the most of free printables Your child has probably played an Orchard Toys game before, either at home or school. But you might not know that the brand also has loads of free activities on its website (www.orchardtoys. com), all aimed at younger children. There are simple jigsaw puzzles to print out, along with word games, activity sheets, recipes and so on.

Basically, if you have a child aged three to six and a printer, this site should provide hours of entertainment. Oxford University Press also has lots of free printable activities for primary-aged children at home.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Virtually visit attractions When they were forced to close their doors, many major attractions decided to offer virtual visits. Some also created extra resources for parents to use at home. Paignton Zoo (www. paigntonzoo.org.uk), for example, runs live video lessons covering subjects such as habitats. It also offers almost forty downloadable activities on its website, including ones focusing on science, art, literacy and history.

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It’s also worth checking out: • The Eden Project: www.edenproject.com

• The Science Museum Group: learning. sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources.

(My nine-year-old absolutely loved the Total Darkness game.)

• The V&A: www.vam.ac.uk Look for free incentives Subscription sites often offer a free trial or try to lure you in with sample resources. Make the most of ‘try before you buy’ offers and set a reminder to cancel the subscription before the RIIHU HQGV 'R FKHFN UHYLHZV ¾UVW WKRXJK ° VRPH FRPSDQLHV PDNH LW DV GLI¾FXOW DV SRVVLEOH WR cancel (presumably in the hope that you’ll give up and start paying). Direct debits and standing orders are usually easiest to manage, as you can cancel them through your bank.

Children’s magazines also tend to have free activities on their websites. National Geographic Kids’ site (www.natgeokids.com/uk/primaryresource) is particularly worth a visit.

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removing a comb from the island Chieftain’s hair. Although

read this (I think that’s the right one – have lost

to be fair the Viti Levuians were also rebelling against the

count) and the latest COVID variant vaccinated

encroach of Christianity at this time. This was apparently

away, I might have a new problem. It isn’t the fact I’ve lost

punishable by death by eating, but Sussexians should not try

sleep at night wondering why each new variant isn’t called

to lose weight by travelling to Fiji and eating one of the

COVID 20, 21 etc. Nor is it my endless internal monologue as

tribe’s descendants in revenge as the current chief back in

to why we shouldn’t name the variants the way the Met

2003 issued a formal apology on behalf of his ancestors’

Office does with storms – after people. This is as I do think

behaviour. The museum in Fiji still has the soles of the

that ‘COVID Geoffrey’ or ‘COVID Margery’ sounds much

Reverend’s sandals, which were boiled by the tribe but, it

nicer than ‘the South African variant’. No, my problem is

seems, were more unpalatable than the munchable

after working from home and remote teaching for many

missionary as they turned the potential footwear foodstuff

months I need to lose weight. My children often now

down. So, should my barf-inducing banquet not have turned

mistake me for a budget bouncy castle but I’m sure I’m not

your stomach so far, you might want to, unlike the Fijians,

alone, and so, valued reader I’ve decided to help us all with

try eating footwear instead?

tales of revolting recipes and disgusting drinks from Sussex’s

Perhaps try some revolting remedies instead to lose

past. Nausea will spread across the county and our scales will

weight post-lockdown? An ancient Sussex remedy was to

all stop groaning as we can’t face food and drink. Let the

‘roast one mouse’ for whooping cough, but, who knows, it

upchucking commence!

might work for obesity? Don’t forget though if you do try

We’ll start with the man who put Brighton on the map as

this, local medics suggested you needed to dry another two

a heathy seaside resort, Dr Richard Russell. The hypocritical

mice in the oven and crumble them into a powder. This

Hippocrates follower wasn’t exactly a paragon of health as

lousy mousey medicine then needed to be added to your

you’ll see if you look at portraits of the portly physician. His

drink morning and night. Should remedies not rectify your

1750s book on the uses of seawater may have helped many

rotundity, how about a bit of poverty and fighting? Perhaps

Londoners with his suggestions of Sussex seabathing and

recreate for your family a Littlehampton dish that once

sea air, but his suggestion of mixing seawater with milk? It

existed called a ‘Swimmer’. This got its name as it was where

may well be your first port of call to lose the contents of

a whole poor family had to share a bowl of gravy with just

your stomach, even if not a few pounds. I’ve also mentioned

one dumpling in it – which the children had to fight for.

before the Sussex drink of Bumboo, also a drink from the

Being blessed with a ‘chopper’ would have helped out a

1750s in East Hoathly and made of brandy and beer. This

family in this situation and may also be your route to

sounds a bit more palatable than the Doctor’s drink but

roundness reduction. It was nothing to do axes though to

unfortunately the effects were said to be regrettable. I

help you fight (or even a 1970s bike), but the old Sussex

know which one I’d prefer though, despite the name.

name for a dried pig’s face. Mmmmmmmn!

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era feast where the chief ingredient was one of our clergy,

available including ‘Spooky Worthing, ‘Brilliant Brighton’, ‘Super

who became a tasty dish for people from a Fijian Island. The

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

Reverend Thomas Baker, who hailed from Playden in Sussex

Brighton and Hove’, out in June can be pre-ordered from

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The return of brighter days means you’ll notice the windows need a good clean, and there are plenty of gadgets to help. We love the Karcher WV5 handheld window washer (£83; other models are cheaper), which sucks up the washing liquid and squeegees WKH JODVV FOHDQ ZKLOH IRU GLI¾FXOW WR UHDFK windows Lakeland has a long Window Trigger Spray Mop for £19.99.

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If you really hate cleaning outside windows and have £200 to spare, the Gladwell Gecko Robot Window Cleaner is exactly what it sounds like. It uses suction to attach itself to your window and while it’s fairly slow it’s safer than perching on a ladder ladder.

For tougher cleaning tasks consider a handheld steam cleaner such as Hoover’s Steamjet Handy (£49), which gives you 20 minutes of steam from a single tank. It’s great for cleaning everything from textiles to tiles, and is particularly useful for refreshing metal garden furniture and for gently removing stains from painted surfaces a pressure washer might be too harsh for.

Pressure washers can be handy, of course and are a powerful way to clean everything from muddy bikes to muddy boots. But even those with long cables need to be plugged in, which limits where they can go. Wouldn’t it be great – and better for the environment – to have a pressure washer that didn’t need plugging in at all? The award-winning £45 Mud Daddy does uses water pressure instead of a motor so is silent and portable, and is perfect for bikes, muddy dogs and outdoor cleaning. It uses much less water than a hose or pressure washer too.

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The Shift – Sam Baker Whether you’re just approac ching the perimenopause or have e reached m common the other side, Shift is a must read. It covers everything from V\PSWRPV WR WKH PHGLDµV WUHDWPHQW RI ´LQYLVLEOH ZRPHQµ < <R RX ZRQµW ¾QG a list of all the difffferent types of HRT or discover a magic curre-all for KRW ¿XVKHV ,QVWHDG DV WKH VXEWLWOH VD D\ \V LWµV WKH VWRU\ RI KRZ %DNHU ORVW (and found) herself after 40 – and how you can too. I loved th he author ’s wry humour and admission that she doesn’t have all the answ wers. g are quotes from hundreds of wo Interspersed with her writing omen, revealing diffffering views to the t menopause, ageing and life in n general.

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INDEX

ADVERTISEMENT INDEX Administration Services The Tidy Desk Company 17 Accountancy & Bookkeeping Services Tax Adept Accountants 6 Building Services / Carpentry / Handyman Martyn Howell 9 Vintage Driveways Group 12 Car Services JS Electrical 17 Care Services Care4You Homecare Services 21 Carpet / Flooring Station Road Carpets 36 Supafit 27 Chimney Sweeps Terry Healey Chimney Sweep 13 Cleaning Taskbusters 35 Curtains / Blinds / Interiors Anita Ashby-Dumbrell Curtain

Design 4 Electricians JS Electrical 12 Equity Release Responsible Life 22 Estate & Letting Agents / Homes for Sale Croudace Homes 29 Save Money Selling 1 Foot Services Mags Simkins Happy Feet 35 Garden & Landscaping Services DB Garden and Tree Care 9 Garden Unit 10 Traditional Gardening & Landscapes 21 Home Improvement The Home Improvement Co 19 IT / Web Design Services Key Associates 13 RJS Consultants 4 Locksmiths

Lee's Locks 4 Lucy Locksmith 17 Mobility Equipment Clearwater Mobility 31 Plumbing / Heating / Boiler Services David Shepard Plumbing Services 8 PDP Services 3 Removal Companies Man & Van 17 Roofing Contractor G & S Roofing & Guttering 2 Morspace 34 Sussex Roofing 11 Satellite & Aerial Services A&S Sussex 5 Wills & Estate Planning Thy Will Be Done 23 Windows, Doors & Conservatories APEX Windows 33

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