Village Living March 2013

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Steyning Bramber Beeding Ashington Washington Storrington Henfield Small Dole Partridge Green

Sync or swim!

Ginette meets the Southdowns Swim School Team

F.A.B. Makeover with MIB

Big Plant

For March...

We review... TwentySeven, Steyning

All the usual News & Diary Dates!

a perfect recipe

from the Belleau Kitchen

The Castle Inn Hotel & Conference Centre Please call or speak to us about conferencing facilities & functions: Weddings, Birthdays, Funerals etc.

We support local business so all of our produce is sourced locally

Monday Night is Thai Night 6pm – 9pm Take Away Available We are very proud that renowned Thai Chef Chom “Tiger” Panyamark is working with us to bring you a taste of his home country.

Delivery to Steyning, Bramber & Upper Beeding – £2.00 We have been asked so many times, here it is…

Friday Night is Steak Night Rib Eye, Sirloin & Fillet Steaks.

Choice of steak sauces & Jacket potatoes/homemade chips.

And á la Christophe – our favourite!

Booking advised.

Vegetarian – Vegan – Gluten Free At least two vegetarian special options available daily.

If you have vegan or other dietary requirements please call ahead to discuss.

Kind Regards – Chris Roberts – Head Chef Please call or go online for all menus

www.castleinnhotel.co.uk 01903 812 102 mae@castleinnhotel.co.uk The Street, Bramber, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3WE

Contents 5

Welcome to March

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Marvelous MIB makeover!

11-13 News and Diary – Whats going on where you are!

food review 17

17-19 Food Review – Tim reviews Twenty Seven in Steyning

21-23 Ginette – Ginette visits Southdowns Swim School

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Chris Jones – Welcome therapy

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Well Adjusted – Up to date words

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Big Plant – March

ginette 21

recipe 31

31 The Belleau Kitchen – Another beautiful recipe

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Welcome to March!

W

elcome to our March issue!

Hope you all had a great Half Term. This month Ginette sits in

on a synchronised swim class and meets the brilliant Southdown Swimschool team, (my own daughter has learnt with Jenna at Southdown and has really enjoyed it, we are about to enrol our youngest as are so pleased!) Tim visits TwentySeven in Steyning for some tasty Tapas, Dominic at the Belleau Kitchen has a great

recipe for us, another great MIB make over, and details of the new Whispers venture, at The Barn in Steyning plus lots of dates for your diary in March.

Lovely now that the sun is out, is Spring on its way? (pleaseplease…!)

Katie x

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7 • Model BACK INinfo TIMEbureau

This month we make over Sarah Stuart-Jones...

Sarah is a student attending the University of East Anglia and studying History with History of Art.

“The make-over day was a wonderful experience, under the expertise guidance of the MIB team.

Choosing the clothes was fun as I could literally take my pick from the lovely range at Rococo.

My figure and height was taken into consideration by the fashion experts Debby and Stella.

My next location was to see Tim at Simone’s salon for my hair to be styled. This was great fun and I was beginning to feel very pampered.

before

Finally I was greeted by Molly at MIB for a professional make up session, before standing under the lights for my make-over photo shoot. The photographer decided to take me out on ‘location’ rather than taking photos in a studio. I enjoyed the whole experience and really felt like a model for that day. It would be a very original gift idea for any teenager. Thank you MIB!” Sarah’s skin is young fresh and blemish free. We applied a light liquid foundation in ’ivory beige’ followed by a dusting of ‘Barely There’ loose powder. We highlighted her cheek bones and filled in with ’dusky rose’ powdered blush. To keep her look young and natural, we accentuated her eyes with ‘khol’ eye pencil, smudging to keep the effect soft. We used liquid lip liner in ’soft coral’ and filled in with ‘in the pink’ lip gloss. For the finishing touches we swept the lashes with defining charcoal maximum effect mascara.

An MIB Makeover is the perfect way to treat yourself, your friends and your family.

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You will then have your hair and make-up professionally styled, whilst also being able to learn how to replicate them yourself at home.

Bring two of your favourite outfits and feel perfectly pampered and beautiful as you are photographed.

after Photography by Henry Hayward

Choose a free photograph to take home to remember your day.

MIB Makeovers make wonderful presents, and are ideal for getting ready for big events. They can be done individually and also for groups of up to 6 people.

MIB Makeovers are available at The Barn in Steyning.

If you would like to book please call Debby on 01903 879721 / 07511659496. £80 per person, group discounts available.

Multiple photographs can be purchased on the day.

Clothes and accessories provided by Stella of Rococo, Steyning – 07713594552 Hair by Tim of Simone Hair Salon, Steyning – 01903 812041

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Village Diary Village Diary is a great way to publicise an event in your village. Email katie@village-living-magazine.co.uk with your listings. Don’t forget to visit www.villageliving.biz for more diary dates!

Markets Henfield Hall – Monday Market from January open every Monday except bank holidays from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m a variety of stalls, ample free parking Shoreham – 2nd Sat of each month. 9.00 – 13.00. East Street Steyning – 1st Sat of each month. 9.00 – 13.00. High St car park Storrington – Village Market @ town hall 9-10.45am every Friday a variety of locally home grown and sourced plants, cheeses, meats, breads and crafts West Chiltington – 2nd Sat of month. 9.00 – 12.00. Village Hall

events Every Tuesday 9.30 - 11.30 am CHATTERBOX the Baby & Pre-school Group in Free Church Hall, High St, Henfield. £1.50 per family includes all refreshments. thursday mornings 9.30am Kimbalu Music Classes for babies and pre-school children and their carers at Steyning Methodist Church.

See the website www.kimbalu.co.uk or phone Lorrie 01273 464934.

Come along for a free trial class to see what you think!

2nd Monday of each month 10.30am Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Society Steyning DFAS, The Steyning Centre. Visitors welcome (donation £5). 11th March lecture: Dr Twigs Way on “Gardens & Plants Portrayed in The Collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge”. Contact Don by email: donlinda.harry@yahoo.co.uk or Penny 01903 814390.

STEYNING MUSEUM, Church Street BN44 3YB Our opening times: Tues, Wed & Fri 10.30 – 12.30 and 2.30 – 4.00; Saturday 10.30 – 4.00; Sunday 2.30-4.00. Behind Steyning Library, opposite the Church. Car parking close by.

Friday 1st March 7.30 pm Henfield Birdwatch Dr Barry Yates on Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Its Wildlife & Management. Barry has been at the reserve for over 20 years, and has seen it develop from its very early beginnings with just a single small hide near the beach, to today’s exciting developments that include the prospect of breeding Bitterns. Non-members £3. Museum.

Probus social club for semi retired and retired men: March: Meal at the Brighton and Hove Dog Track. Details on Membership Telephone David Whyberd, 01903 742813 or visit www.steyningprobus.com.

Friday 8th March at Henfield Hall Henfield camera club “After the event”. Post production of images using proprietary software. A practical demonstration by Alec Pelham.

Monday 18th March at Chichester. The Crouch Shield PDI inter-club Competition. Judge is Tony Riley LBIPP. Saturday 9th March 7pm Upper Beeding Picture House ‘Skyfall’ at the Upper Beeding Village Hall. £10 includes a drink and popcorn. Pizzas on sale from 7pm. Tickets from the Upper Beeding Newsagents or e-mail ubpicturehouse@yahoo.co.uk 7th March 7.30pm A talk by Iain McGowan FRPS “Landscape in View”, (Guests welcome) venue: at the clubhouse. Storrington Camera club (details further down) Wednesday 13th 7.30pm March Storrington Film Nights – Untouchable. A programme of films for Storrington, promoted and organised by The Rotary Club of Storrington.

Tickets: £5 for both, available prior to each performance from ‘The Card Centre’ in Storrington. Unsold tickets available for purchase on the Door,

Sullington Parish Hall. For further information please contact Ken Collins on 01903 740745, or Malcolm Bennett on 01798 812407.

Wednesday 13th March 2.30pm Queen’s English Society Trinity Methodist Church Centre, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3NG. Speaker – Gareth Hardwick – Arabic and its influence on the English language. Free. Refreshments. Contact Dorothy Pirkis 01903 743875 or dorothypirkis@btinternet.com Saturday 16th March 7.00 pm The Congregational Singers Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS PINAFORE – Trinity Methodist Church, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3NG. £5.

Dorothy Pirkis 01903 743875: Jenny Hewett 01903 892930 16th March 2pm The Kaleidoscope Singers & Cantatrice Voices Saints & Sinners. Conductor – Zoë Peate, Accompanist – Laura Skuce.

A benefit concert in aid of the Steyning Museum Trust at the Church of St. Andrew & St. Cuthman, Steyning Bn44 3YB. Tickets on Sale from Steyning Museum Shop and The Book Shop, 106 High Street Steyning £7.50 Adults, £3 Under 16’s.

17th March Sussex Fed Print Competition, At Hailsham. Hosted by 1066 Mono.

18th March Crouch Shield Competition, Hosted by Chichester CC – Judged by Tony Riley LBIPP 21st March A talk by Rosie Armes ARPS DPAGB Yellowstone/ Inspiration Portfolio. www.storringtoncc.org.uk. Storrington Camera Club. Storrington football club pavilion, Spierbridge Road, RH20 4PG. A small fee is charged on the door for visitors Friday 22nd March 7.30pm Henfield Camera Club Henfield Hall ”How to make an audio visual presentation”. A demonstration of ProShow Gold and other programmes to produce audio visual by David Barrett.

Saturday 23rd March 10.30am-12.30pm JUNKTIQUE SALE West Chiltington Village Hall (RH20 2PZ). Entrance 30p Adults, Children free; refreshments available and cake/plant & produce stall. Sellers 9.30am, Tables £8-50. Please call 01798-813608/813787.

Saturday 23rd March 7.30 pm Quiz Evening Washington Village Hall, School Lane, Washington, RH20 4AP. £6 per head to include ploughman’s supper, teas & coffees. Licensed bar. Max in a team is 6. Lorna Goldsmith 01903 892725 or lornagoldsmith@ btinternet.com, Norah Dore 01903 892547, Pat O’Shea 01243 551966.

Tuesday 26 March 3pm & 7.30pm Mary How Trust Film Society West Chiltington Village Hall. Life of Pi (PG), Ang Lee’s magnificent film is adapted from Yann Martel’s bestseller. £5.00, including membership.

Available on door, and The Mary How Trust clinic and charity shop.

Ticket hotline: 01798 877646- Guy Leonard Estate Agents i Pulborough & Storrington- The Card Centre, Storrington- Cherilyn, West ChiltingtonWest Chiltington Post.Doors open 7 pm Storrington Village Hall, 59 West Street, RH20 4DZ

Art exhibitions upcoming 6th & 7th April 10-4pm – Lyn Bedford-White admission free @Steyning centre, Fletchers Croft, BN44 3X2 01903815058 / www.bedford-white-art.co.uk 6th April 10-5pm – Watercolours – Paul Cutts @Penfold Hall, Church St, Steyning 07982466205

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EASY STAGES SPEECH AND DRAMA For children 8-16

(classes for older age groups will be started if enough interest) UPPER BEEDING VILLAGE HALL EVERY SATURDAY MORNING DURING TERM TIME Ages 8-11: 10-11AM Ages 12-16: 11-12AM £40 per term (may be paid by the half term in two instalments of £20) Children can come just for fun, but if interested they can be entered for the graded Speech and Drama examinations of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Contact: Maggie Hall 01903 813953 magihall@btopenworld.com www.easystagestraining.co.uk

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PUPPY PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY

N

ational charity, Canine Partners, urgently needs volunteers to become puppy parents in West Sussex to ensure that they can continue to train assistance dogs in the county.This vital role allows Canine Partners to team a specially trained assistance dog with a person with disabilities. The Charity is specifically looking for volunteers who can take a puppy into their home from the age of eight weeks until they are 12-14 months old. They will need to be available to attend regular puppy training classes at the training centre in Heyshott, near Midhurst, and to teach the pup basic obedience and core tasks that will be vital as they move on to advanced training.Puppy parents will have the full support of Canine Partners’ puppy trainer, Elaine Potter, at the national centre near Midhurst, West Sussex. And all expenses relating to the pup’s training will be met by the Charity.

For further information about becoming a puppy parent please contact Elaine Potter on 01730 716036 or email elainep@caninepartners.org.uk

The Steyning & District Business Chamber networking event

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he Steyning & District Business Chamber is pleased to announce our first Networking Meeting to be held on Tuesday 12th March 2013, 6pm to 7pm at Steyning Cricket Club.If you own, run or manage a business in Steyning or the surrounding areas please come along. Meetings are free for Chamber members and there will be a charge of £2 per non-member business (monies will be donated to a local charity).

This is an ideal opportunity to meet with other local business people, to share ideas, know-how and contacts and build strong business relationships within Steyning district. As well as meeting potential customers you will be able to meet others who may have the knowledge or experience to help you with any issues you may be facing in business.

These meetings would be excellent support for those who work singularly during the day. Whilst these meetings are being run with an emphasis on doing business locally there will be no push to do referrals or to change business providers/partners.

Networking is not simply about turning up and handing out your business cards – networking is about building relationships – ‘people buy people’ – potential customers like to have a sense of relationship and instead of trying to achieve this via a marketing strategy it can be achieved much more easily via face-to-face meetings.

For more information contact chair@steyningchamber.co.uk. For more information on Steyning & District Business Chamber please visit our website www.steyningchamber.co.uk.

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watercolours an exhibition of recent works by paul cutts

6th April 2013 10am - 5pm

at the penfold hall, church street, steyning for further information please call: 07982 466205 or email: paulcutts11@yahoo.co.uk

art exhibition An Exhibition by local Artist

Lyn Bedford-White 6th-7th April 2013 The Steyning Centre Fletchers Croft, Steyning, BN44 3XZ 10am - 4pm, Admission Free

www.bedford-white-art.co.uk Tel: 01903 813058

Special Events Coming Up 1st March – St David’s Day 10th March – Mothers Day open all day 17th March – St Patricks Day Open all day serving food for the whole of Easter Weekend!

Follow us on FB: www.facebook.com/TheFox-SmallDole for all dates and events!

Special offer until the end of March –

25% off House Wines with this advert

Le French Bean is a small business specialising in private parties for all occasions in the comfort of your own home. Whether it is a formal or relaxed lunch or dinner, afternoon tea, Buffet or Drinks and Canapés party you can rely on us to make your event truly memorable.

We also offer bespoke one to one cookery classes.

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Once you are happy with this then we ask for a deposit to secure the date.

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If you prefer to do this yourself that is just fine.

We do all the preparation, cooking and serving and then all the washing up – leaving you to relax and enjoy the company of your guests.

How much will it cost?

This really depends on you. Factors affecting the cost are:• The number of guests • The time and location • The type and content of your chosen menu Prices are from £150 upwards and we will require 25% deposit to secure the event.

So please just get in touch and start planning your next Party with Le French Bean.

Laurent Lebeau – 07972 508634 Laurent@lefrenchbean.com www.lefrenchbean.com

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17 • BACK IN TIME 13 • food review

Twenty Seven Steyning

Reviewed by Tim Wild – writer, reviewer & professional bigmouth. timnwild@gmail.com

Small is beautiful

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f you like the cavernous gloom of the fine dining room, imposing art lining the walls and the dull roar of 200 other diners scraping their chair legs, Twenty-Seven is not for you. This tiny gem of a bistro would struggle to keep up if more opposing five-a-side football teams turned up at once, but don’t let that put you off – it’s fantastic.

I had my doubts before the review, because this location’s already seen off two previous restaurants – Nia and Willow – and if two owners in quick succession can’t make a restaurant work, it can sometime make the location feel doomed. Instead, TwentySeven makes an elegant virtue of this quirky two level space – it’s open, warm and decorated just the right side of retro to feel comfortable. They haven’t fallen into the trap of trying to cram in as many tables as possible, and gentle lighting makes the place feel bigger than it really is. I like the reassurance of being able to see the kitchen and the bar from my table too – it means I can see my food and drink coming.

The food, in this case, was tapas – that most elegant and delightful way to eat in the right hands, a poor excuse to serve less for more money in the wrong ones. I know at this point I’m

supposed to carefully take you through each of our many dishes, carefully listing ingredients and cooking methods and whatnot, but there’s something that needs to be talked about first – the ribs.

Not the first thing that leaps to mind when you think of tapas. Nor

is the marinating of said ribs in a homemade bbq sauce, before rubbing them with harissa paste and roasting them to a crispy finish. But the total un-Spanishness on display here is of no importance – these ribs are one seriously delicious dish , with sweet dark

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Spring into Action!

Rejuvanate Tired Grass Aerate water logged lawns Tidy shrubs and small trees Rotavator vegetable plots make light work Items for hire (plus many more!)

• lawn scarifier • lawn plugger • garden shredder • rotavator Delivery and collection service available For reservations or advice call Lightweight hire – 01903 746464 www.lightweighthire.co.uk info@lightweighthire.co.uk Unit 5 Cottons Yard Water Lane, Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EA

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notes from the sauce and a slow, flavour-prolonging warmth from the harissa. We fell on them like starving jackals and didn’t speak or stop eating until they were gone. Go now, and eat them, and be very happy.

After we calmed down, we could turn our attention to more delicate matters. Mackerel fillets were coated in breadcrumbs and crisply fried for a simple, intense flavour. Patatas bravas with alioli brought crunchy comfort, and chorizo in red wine – served in what seemed heroic quantity – was almost too much savoury for us to handle.

The only slip-up was a dish of roasted peppers with feta, which had been hurriedly thrown together, without the time or heat for the ingredients to really work their magic on each other.

One small slip in an otherwise great meal is totally forgivable, and we’ll definitely be going back. Not just because there’s a real cook tucked away in the back there, who understands flavour and ingredients, not just because the service was sweet and unfussy, not just because it’s a lovely little room, but because a good restaurant that’s not in a big city and isn’t a pub or an Italian or an Indian is a rare thing, and one we should treasure.

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23 • ginette

Southdowns Swim School

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t was my daughter Jessica’s turn to try out this month’s feature – synchronised swimming. She is a keen swimmer but is at an age where she doesn’t want to have swimming lessons anymore – she wants something that injects a bit of fun into a class whilst knowing she is still improving her Skills and stamina.

She was therefore delighted to be asked to help me out by trying a synchronised swimming class with Tracy at Southdowns Swim School. The venue was The Towers pool in Upper Beeding and we duly arrived on Sunday at 5.15pm to be ready for the class at 5.30pm.

The Towers is one of two venues currently used by Southdowns. They are also lucky to be able to use a private pool in Small Dole, and split their classes between the two sites.

Southdowns has been running for just over three years.

Set up in 2009 by Tracy and Mandy, they now have five fully trained instructors, as well as themselves, running various

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types of classes for babies through to adults. Both Mandy and Tracy have been swimming for as long as they can remember, Tracy was teaching our class and her speciality is the butterfly.

When she decided to hang up her towel (!), she knew that she still wanted to be heavily involved with swimming and so it was only natural to start up a swim school, which she and friend Mandy did later on in life!

The school runs a varied teaching programme from teaching babies and toddlers that this important life skill is grasped at an early age. But older children and adults are not forgotten and, as the business grows, so does the amount and choice of classes on offer. The standard of stroke technique is very high with lifesaving skills to go with.

With Jessica changed and showered, it was time to join the other girls in the pool to being her lesson. Classes are restricted to six per class which allows the teacher to really concentrate on each individual child. I have watched some swimming classes where this number has been double that and just how one can truly watch all students is beyond me.

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learn synchronised moves, but also to have fun. It is run as a hobby for the kids. There are badges to work towards (awarded by the Swim Teachers Association) but no competitions are entered.

After practising individual moves, they were all put together and the girls worked as a team to show what they had learnt. This Sunday class is run for beginners and younger children.

The more advanced lessons are on a Monday, also at The Towers.

To join a sync class, you need to be at least seven years old and be able to competently swim 50 metres. At present it is only girls in the class, but there is nothing stopping budding sync boys joining…

Having watched the synchronised swimming at the Olympics last year, and also the girls on Britain’s Got Talent, I can see not only the appeal of this sport, but also the strength, grace and determination needed to succeed.

Incidentally, Zoe Cooper who was part of the successful BGT sync swimmers was the lady who taught Tracy this discipline. Tracy shared the photos Zoe sent her showing perfect sync positions – they were amazing!

Whilst Jessica was having her lesson, there was also an adult Swim Fit class taking place in another part of the pool. Jenna was running this class. She has been working for Southdowns for three years and brings not only her swimming qualifications to the group, but also her skills as a Personal Trainer and Gym Instructor. This makes her the ideal coach if you need not only advice about swimming fitness, but also weight loss or increasing your muscle strength. Swim Fit is new programme set by the ASA and designed for people to get fit by using their own individual

programme based on their weight, height and fitness. It is more than just swimming up and down a pool. You set yourself goals to work towards each week following the programme set by the ASA. Anyone can feel the benefits of these sessions whether you want to increase your fitness or are in training for triathlon for example. One advantage of these classes is that they are currently run on a drop in basis – at £5 a session it is great value for money and no long term commitment needs to be entered into.

Southdowns also run group and 1:1 swimming lessons for children and adults at their two sites. Well worth looking into for your child as one of the thing I learnt from Tracy was that under the current National Curriculum your child is meant to learn to swim at least 25 metres in a recognised stroke by the end of Key Stage 2. I wonder how many children can actually do this in the UK?

Southdowns also run widely popular parent and baby courses. The pools are warm and the classes small. Babies are taught to feel safe in water as well as have great fun through the use of music, singing and floats.

Southdowns has a class to suit all ages and I would encourage all you would-be swimmers, mums with babies as well as your experienced keep-fitters to have a look at the website and look for a class to suit you. First trial classes are free so what are you waiting for?

Summer will be with us before we know it – wouldn’t it be lovely to be that bit fitter and toned this year???

Southdown Swim School’s website can be found at www.southdownsswimschool.co.uk, or contact Tracy on tracy@southdownsswimschool.co.uk.

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25 • mind & body

Mind & Body Chris Jones Cognitive Hypnotherapist and Sports Performance Mind Coach NLP Master Practioner, MNCH (reg)*

Hypnotherapy & Metaphors

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ypnotherapy treatment can comprise of various different elements, based on the therapist’s assessment of what is needed to make the required changes in the clients’ mindset, to achieve the required results. One technique used is the use of metaphors. This is particularly useful with children, who will latch on to characters, both real and imagined and will copy their behaviour. However, it can be equally effective with adults and can be used as a small, but significant, part of the treatment plan.

For example, I have treated clients suffering from IBS (Irritiable Bowel Syndrome). In brief, the client is invited to imagine going inside their body and describing how they see their gut. I get comments such as ‘red’, ‘inflamed’, ‘raw’ etc. The client is then invited to imagine what would make the changes necessary for the gut to be well. I have had what appears to be off-the-wall ideas, such as imagining a white Gaviscon hand flowing through the gut. The amazing thing, as occurred in this case, is that,

as they describe the remedy, they also comment on the feeling of relief that is being obtained there and then. By repeating these actions, ongoing relief can be obtained.

With high blood pressure, the following metaphor has been employed. To create a starting point, the client is asked to imagine a river, where there are constrictions causing pressure and speed in the flow of the river; equating to the hypertension they are experiencing. They are then asked to gradually change this into a wide meandering river, where the flow is steady and less hurried. Using this approach, my wife, Cathy, brought her blood pressure down from a high-risk level, to an acceptable level, within three days.

Metaphors can be created by parents for their children. By taking a character with whom the child identifies, a story (metaphor) can be created making parallels with the changes that are required in the child; e.g. increased confidence and the storyline.

One of my favourite story

metaphors is called ‘The Two Wolves’.

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

One is Fear: It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is Love: It is joy, peace, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.’ The grandson thought for a while and then asked his grandfather ‘Which wolf wins?’ The old Cherokee simply replied, ‘The one you feed”.

I have put some more metaphors on my website. If nothing else, they can stimulate thought.

Chris Jones HYPNOTHERAPIST & NLP Master-Practitioner www.chrisjones.uk.com 01903 745606 / 07740 085101

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27 • well adjusted health

To celebrate two years in our Practice in Ashington, Well Adjusted Health is offering FREE 15 minute Spinal Checks on SAM, our new Spinal Analysis Machine.

Over 50% of the population will suffer from back pain at some point in their life, however less than 7% take preventative measures to avoid it.

Here at Well Adjusted Health, we understand some people are put off by the hour-long initial consultation, especially if they do not know much about our gentle form of Chiropractic and how it may help them.

This is why we offer you a chance to meet with Mark Jones, our Chiropractor, and discuss your symptoms free of charge.

A FREE 15 minute Spinal Check is a great way to have an informal, no obligation chat with Mark about your health concerns, whether it is a recent injury, long-standing pain or an illness.

If necessary a brief physical examination is done though no treatment takes place. These screenings offer you a way to get in contact with

the clinic and find out if chiropractic may be beneficial. At the end of your screening you may choose to book an initial consultation with us. All this before any money is spent!

With his experience & qualifications, Mark will be happy to voice his opinion and in cases where he thinks that chiropractic won’t be helpful, he can help by directing you to another health professional.

So, if you have any pains, niggles, or any other concerns with regards to your health, or that of a friend or family member, why not give us a call and book a Free Spinal Check on 01903 892171.

We look forward to taking care of you.

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On Wednesday 20th March at 3.00pm Mark will be holding an informal talk explaining the benefits of Chiropractic care and how it helps the body realign and heal itself.

Including a discussion on Muscle Testing and Applied Kinesiology.

Another great way to come along and find out about Well Adjusted Health and what we do.

No hard sell, no obligation, just a lively and usually entertaining free talk. Tea and cake provided!

Limited numbers so please call us to reserve your place.

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March at Big Plant

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e have the most extensive range of beautiful Ginkgo Trees – varieties and sizes, the leaves looking their beautiful butter yellow colour of autumn now. Please look at our online selection, although we have many more at the nursery too.

For Autumn colour, you can’t beat the beautiful reds, oranges and yellows of the Acer family of trees. We have a wonderful selection of different varieties and sizes – Do call in to have a look.

Another favorite is the Liquidamber, an outstanding tree for leaf colour at this time of year, with different varieties for large and smaller gardens. The Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree makes a remarkable feature in any garden and is renowned for its spectacular yellow autumn colour.

Ginkgos are often seen as large trees in parks and gardens. However there

are many varieties of Ginkgo biloba grown by us that are suitable for smaller gardens or courtyards. Ginkgos are very well suited to container growing where they will live happily for many years with minimal attention and occasional feeding. We have several twenty year old specimens thriving in pots.

Ginkgos are remarkably easy to care for and will grow in most conditions from sun through to shade The Ginkgo tree is completely hardy and often makes an excellent alternative to the Japanese maple. There are particularly dwarf varieties such as Ginkgo biloba ‘Troll’ which has a very small habit right up to larger columnar growing trees such as Gingko biloba ‘Tremonia’.

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31 • Belleau kitchen

Dominic from the Belleau Kitchen has an easy and tasty recipe for us to try, don’t forget all ingredients can be sourced locally to you here in West Sussex!

Smoked Haddock & Sweetcorn Chowder And so to start and also prove that diets don’t have to be boring i’m making this rich, thick and creamy soup, inspired by my visit to San Francisco... to reduce the carbs i’m using cauliflower instead of potatoes to thicken but essentially the recipe is the same as a classic clam chowder although it has a little twist as I can’t get hold of any clams... i’ve also made a very simple veggie version by eliminating the fish but following exactly the same process in every other way...

Ingredients 1 medium onion – finely chopped 1 medium cauliflower – finely chopped 2 small leeks – finely chopped 1 stick of celery – finely chopped 1 cup of frozen sweetcorn kernels 450g smoked haddock 1 pint of vegetable stock 1 pint of skimmed milk salt and pepper fresh thyme

– Place the haddock in a large saucepan, cover with the milk and fresh thyme and let it gently simmer for 2 or three minutes.

Let it cool then remove the fish, reserving the liquid.

– Using the same pan (sans fish and milk) add a nob of butter and a little olive oil and gently saute the onions and garlic until soft, then add the leeks, cauliflower and celery, place a lid on a sweat until all the veg are soft.

– Add half the cup of sweetcorn, the milk from the fish and a little stock until the veg are covered and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes then blend with a hand-whizzer thingy until just blended.

– Add the flaked fish, stir with a little more olive oil and let it cool slightly before serving.

Eat and of course enjoy!

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