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FREE ● July 2016
Lifestyle | Community | Business
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Editor’s Letter
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News
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What’s On
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Functio – Business Marketing Specialists
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Recipe Fruit Smoothy
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Cobblestone Walk – Steyning
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Retroesque fabulous retro, rockabilly and vintage apparel
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Health & Beauty
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Holly Simmonds – Personal Therapy
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Trades, Pets, House & Gardens
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Public Services
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Designs at 32, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Renovations
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Welcome to July! Is this summer? Have we had summer? Who knows, by the time you read this I hope that the weather has significantly improved where you are! We are trying to stay optimistic and think summery thoughts here at VL HQ! This month we are delighted to introduce you to Victoria Clifford the Vintage beauty behind Retroesque online and soon to be in store, vintage and retro shop, we had a quick browse around Cobblestone Walk in Steyning which was great, so much to see and soo much to buy!! All your business marketing needs can be taken in hand courtesy of Functio based in Storrington, much needed and appreciated words of wisdom (for me most definitely) from Holly Simmonds at West Sussex Personal Therapy. Now I know it’s early but before we know it *that* season will be upon us once again… if you are thinking about putting in or renovating your kitchen before December… it’s time to get things in place, see our back cover for details on how to get in contact with those fantastic chaps at Design 32 (Storrington) Please accept our apologies on late distribution of the June issue, we are doing our best to get things back on track, unfortunately with this awful weather we have had distribution issues! Thank you for bearing with us and please remember you can always find the latest issue up online www.villageliving.co.uk or on our facebook page.
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Parish Day – 10 July Having attended the lovely mass for those receiving their first Holy Communion at St Peters Church in Shoreham, I wanted to share the date for Parish Day at the The Towers in July. It was a lovely day for all involved, and the children thoroughly enjoyed their special day! We are preparing for our special Parish Day of celebration on Sunday 10 July at TT. The day will include Mass, Presentation of First Holy Communion Certificates, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Picnic, Drinks, Games, Children’s activities, Prayer, Sacrament of Reconciliation and lots of relaxing and fun in the grounds of the convent for ALL Ages and Parishioners. Please take an invitation today and perhaps an extra one to invite a friend, neighbour or someone who might want to come back to Mass.
Concerts and Events at St Mary’s House, Bramber All events are at: St Mary’s House, Bramber, West Sussex BN44 3WE Telephone: 01903 816205. Email: info@stmarysbramber.co.uk www.stmarysbramber.co.uk Palm Court Tea. Sat 30 Jul at 3pm A welcome return of Shelley Van Loen and her Palm Court Strings with a delicious tea and delightful nostalgic music. Tickets £35 (with full afternoon tea) PIANO RECITAL by Mark Bebbington. Saturday 20 August at 3pm Music by Chopin, Liszt, John Ireland and others. A British pianist ofthe rarest refinement and maturity, MARK BEBBINGTON is internationally recognised as a champion of British music. Tickets £27.50 (with tea and cake) Brighton Chamber Ensemble. Saturday 10 September at 3pm The concert is centred around Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet, alongside music by Mahler, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. The Brighton Chamber Ensemble is a flexible group of Sussexbased musicians, many of whom met in the Dartington Festival Orchestra. Tickets £27.50 (with tea and cake)
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What’s On? Saturday July 16th 2pm, Summer Beach Clean (www.fosbeach.com) SUMMER BEACH CLEAN and PICNIC at 2.00pm – Beach Hut 29, Beach Green. Tea/ coffee and cakes for sale. Bring your own picnic! Beach Cleato follow after the tide turns. Please wear gloves and suitable footwear. Bags and litter pickers will be provided. Suitable for all ages. Free – donations welcome. Saturday 16th July, Ashington Village Treasure Trail Ashington C of E School will be holding their inaugural Village Treasure Trail on Saturday 16th July 2016. The fundraising event for the primary school offers a prize of £100 for one lucky team. Registration for the trail starts at 1pm at the school and all entries must be returned by 4pm. The trail is intended to be accessible for all and is £5 per team to enter (maximum 3 adults per team). After the trail there is more fun and games at the school with a welly wanging competition, bouncy castle, traditional prize games, homemade cakes and refreshments. Visit www.treasuretrails.org for more information and to enter the separate online trail with a prize of £50. Monday 11th July, Steyning Decorative & Fine Arts Society Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Society is a local branch of NADFAS which meets on the second Monday of each month at The Steyning Centre, opposite St Andrews Church, Church Street, Steyning. Our next event is on Monday 11th July when we will have an illustrated lecture from Claire Walsh on “Glamour Holidays in 1920’s: Art Deco”. Enquiries to 01903 297553. The annual membership fee is £36.00. Members and visitors (donation of £5.00) are warmly welcomed with coffee at 10.00am followed by our meeting 10.30-noon. For further information please call 01903 297553.
STEYNING GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENT TOBY BLOOMFIELD IS SUSSEX TENNIS ACE! Toby Bloomfield, a Steyning Grammar School student in Year 8, is currently ranked ‘Tennis Number 1’ in Sussex in the Under 14 age group. This is a noteworthy achievement since this age group covers boys a year older than he is. He has received County Colours for the last 4 years, and will be awarded them again this year, following his recent performance leading Sussex at the National County Cup. Toby trains at the Pavilion & Avenue Tennis Club, both with his coach, Ben Reeves, and in the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) performance squads there. He also attends regional tennis training camps at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. He has been lucky enough to train alongside the Davis Cup team there and, last time, alongside Johanna Konta and Heather Watson. Toby is having an outstanding season so far. He won a Regional Level LTA tournament in Tunbridge Wells at Easter, in both U14s singles and doubles. At half-term, he competed in a Regional Level LTA tournament at Seaford, where he not only won the U14s boys singles, but also the U16s boys singles (this age group comprises boys at least 3 years older than him), bringing accolades from the LTA coaches. Toby’s next big tournament will be the Nationals which take place in Bath, in July, which he admits will be a challenge. He remarks: “I know it will be tough at the Nationals playing boys at least a year older than me, but I’m hoping for a good draw, and I’m definitely up for it!” Headteacher Mr Nick Wergan said: “Toby is a superb ambassador for our school, and we wish him every success in the Nationals. He is certainly a talent to watch out for in the future.” Toby has great ambitions to continue training at a top level. He said: “In the future, I’d like to go to University in America to play tennis.” Mr Luke Talbot, Head of Physical Education at Steyning Grammar School said: “As a school we are incredibly proud of Toby and his achievements. To be able to balance his academic and sporting demands takes a lot of organisation and self-control. We are also impressed with how he has demonstrated grit and a growth mindset to succeed and act as a role model to others.”
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Marketing for your Business The simplest explanation of marketing is that it is creating an arena in which to make a sale. There is a wide array of different marketing methods in which this arena can be created and these broadly split down into two areas which are: •T raditional Marketing – These are all the marketing methods that have been used for hundreds of years including areas such as printed materials, printed advertising, television and radio advertising, editorial, printed brochures, mailshots, and many more •D igital Marketing – This is a new form of marketing which has developed rapidly over the last 20 years but provides much more direct access to your target market and includes all digital items of marketing such as websites, social media, pay per click and website advertising, electronic brochures, email shots, etc… Choosing the correct marketing method and / or combination of methods is challenging and in digital marketing narrowing this down to the correct platforms and the correct use of digital marketing requires careful planning and understanding. In order for your marketing to be successful you must first understand your target market, your demographic, the people and businesses that you want to reach. In order to understand this before commencing any major marketing activities market research is required to understand both your market and your competitors. For larger businesses this often takes the form of the beginnings of a marketing plan, for smaller businesses this often involves some online research. Once you understand who you want to reach you need to make sure that you position your business correctly. Positioning is the internal and external perception of your business and you need to ensure that your brand, your message and your behaviour all represents how you want your business to be perceived, if you get this wrong your target audience may not even realise you are trying to communicate with them.
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Pineapple, Cucumber, & Celery Juice It’s quite amazing how, for such a subtle little vegetable, the cucumber really packs a punch when juiced... and celery! Celery is my new love. It’s good for joint pain, arthritis and when blended the taste rocks. We spent many a late afternoon lounging by the pool in Mallorca drinking this exact juice and it is divine. The bar that we frequented and served these delicious smoothies named it the ‘Diuretic’ which isn’t the most glamorous of names but I guess does what it says on the tin... The pineapple and apple are enough fruit to take it out of that dodgy ‘vegetable juice’ zone and the lime perks the whole thing up. Plus I learn that pineapple is great for depression and who doesn’t need the endorphins perking up every now and again? Serves 2 Half a medium pineapple – peeled and cut into chunks Half a regular cucumber (a pre-packed cucumber portion) or roughly 6 inches – cut into chunks 1 stick of celery – cut into chunks 1 green apple – cored and cut into chunks The juice of one lime A little ice and a little water Place the whole lot in the blender and whizz – not really much of a method to this but I feel the need to write something here at least... you may want to add more water at the end and blend again. As you can see from the photo I’ve kept mine quite thick but more ice or water should loosen it up a little. Drink and of course, enjoy!
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~ Cobblestone Walk ~ A unique shopping arcade set in the heart of the historical town of Steyning, Cobblestone Walk is one of Steyning’s oldest collection of buildings. Steyning House and Cobblestone Walk now house a beautifully quiant shopping arcade, housing one the largest collections of independent shops in Sussex.Charming & friendly, Cobblestone Walk is perfect for browsing and buying gifts, and a great place to while away an afternoon with visiting guests, or just to pop in for coffee and cake! Keep an eye on the website for special offers, events and news about new shop openings.
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Cobblestone Walk in Steyning High Street is still one of my very favourite places to shop and browse. There are so many more amazing shops to visit in this unique quirky emporium of delights than we have listed here, but over the next couple of pages you will get a glimpse at what Cobblestone has to offer… a visit is a definite must on a trip to Steyning! Flicker-Rose offers a fabulous collection of unique gifts, jewellery and home accessories from Sussex and beyond. Many items are handmade locally including jewellery, soaps, toiletries, candles, beautiful cards, fabric accessories and many other bits and bobs. They pride themselves in sourcing beautiful, handmade and recycled or fair trade jewellery, gifts and home accessories. You can find candle holders, butlers tables, fairies, purses, bunting, scarves, fabric, wood & metal hearts and of course gorgeous handmade jewellery by Kate Hamilton-Hunter! The Gallery is owned and run by Helen Hitchcock and Tracey Eaton, both Indiaphiles of the first order. When not residing in the shadow of the West Sussex Downs, you can find them in India! The Gallery has shops in Steyning and now in Lewes. Helping Elsewhere has been running since 2007 and they opened their first shop in Cobblestone Walk in 2012. They have now settled in a prime position in the Courtyard area just by the Tea Shop. Selling clothing, jewellery, homewares and gifts sourced from India, Nepal and around, their aim is to be as ethical as they can be. They travel to Jaipur to visit clothing factories, Goa to meet with their jeweller and his family, and are involved with marvellous organisations like the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan. They even get to go to Kathmandu to visit their three family-owned businesses
there. Look out for our future piece in the magazine on Helen and the work that the Gallery and Helping Elsewhere do. Order direct from www.cobblestonegallery.co.uk. A J Frames are known for their quality framed prints of steam trains and aviation (plus held in stock railway & aviation cards), 100% British original metal signs, vintage gifts, fantastic themed crockery, fridge magnets, tea towels, jigsaw puzzles and canvas prints – something for everyone! What an Aladdin’s cave, perfect for the collector in your life! Joyce at Something Special Baby Boutique has been in Cobblestone Walk for several years now selling baby clothes and gifts for children, from premature, up to 2 years of age. In the village Joyce is known as the ‘Knitting Lady’ as she can always be found sitting in her corner knitting, from 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. She knits to order – knitting for adults when time permits, and has been known to hold an impromptu crochet square lesson when accosted… (by me…). KipperJaqs have a beautiful selection of handmade crafts, bespoke candles, brightly coloured dream catchers (and a very quirky toilet roll holder that I am going back for!). Smiffy Bears welcomes you to Jackie’s world of Teddy Bears! All the bears are handmade, and patterns are her own designs, using unusual bright colours and styles. Jackie can help you to create your own bear on a one day course, or you can see them at the regular craft fairs and venues that they attend. All bears in need of repair are nurtured back to their original state with love and care and as far as comissions go, no request is impossible!
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SMIFFY BEARS
Homemade Bears, Vintage Bears, Charlie Bears & more... JACKIE SMITH Bear Carer, Bear Maker & Bear Hospital Doctor Over 30 years of Restoration Experience Come and visit us! Smiffy Bears, 74, High Street, Cobblestone Walk, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3RD 07885 075890 j.smith157@ntlworld.com
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Lovely new Maileg bunnies and mice just arrived in the shop!! We have a good selection of accessories such as beds, cots, sleeping bags, potties, chairs, tables, rockers and many more items. This very popular brand has grown and now fills a complete unit in the shop.
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This month we are delighted to introduce to you Victoria Clifford the retro beauty behind RetroEsque! As you know I am a massive fan of anything and everything vintage, and am thrilled to find a site, a one stop shop site where you can pick and choose everything all in one place. I had a lovely chat with Victoria about her business and what inspired her to set up RetroEsque and why… Victoria has always had a love of vintage and retro, particularly inspired by her Aunt who was always an image of Marilyn Monroe, with her platinum blonde hair and effortless glamour and beauty, when her Aunt passed away too soon, Victoria really felt the inspiration to take the risk and pursue a dream, life is so precious and short and we should embrace it, and thus the idea of setting up a shop with a vintage theme was born... RetroEsque has purely been created to share Victoria’s love of vintage, hosting a selection of clothing, shoes and accessories, all with a reminiscent theme of times gone by. The brands stocked all have their own take on Pin-up, Rockabilly, Retro and Vintage apparel, and you are sure to find that style that appeals to you. Including brands such as; BANNED, Hearts & Roses London, HELL BUNNY, Lindy Bop, Pamela Mann, and Irregular Choice. Please do let Victoria know if there is a particular brand that you favour and she will do her best to stock and supply. The site itself is incredibly comprehensive and easy to use, with a handy size chart for each supplier and basically a one stop shop for everyone, and I really mean everyone, whatever size you are, to look and feel vintage-ly beautiful. Everything you need for a one off outfit from head
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to toe including hair pieces, handbags, stockings, belts, dresses, petticoats and of course… Shoes. The prices are affordable and thought through based upon what is realistic and what Victoria herself would pay for an item or outfit. Victoria is going to be very busy with events so get your orders in place, ready for Goodwood Revival and Dawn Gracie’s Vintage Weekender (which RetroEsque will be attending) Don’t forget to watch this space for details on the shop opening this autumn in Horsham! I literally cannot rave about this site enough; it is perfect, absolutely spot on from the vintage connoisseur who knows what they are looking for to the retro newbie looking for a one off item. Thanks to Victoria for her beautiful front cover image and her fabulous site, we wish her every success! www.retroesqueuk.com 07889 777 312 info@retroesqueuk.com
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Being A Super-Mum Or Super-Parent And The Stress That Comes With It… It’s that time of year again. Regardless of how old your children are, as the school summer holidays approach, do you start to feel panicky, get excited or have a mixture of both??
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ave your kids been doing exams and has the house been fraught with tension that will soon be over? (pending results). How do you as parents manage the juggle of childcare and working on any given day, let alone the school holidays? I don’t know about you, but I loved the pressure being off with not having to do the school run, or the frantic dashes to and from after-school clubs, and I loved having my son at home, but I also had to keep working. So the pressure was on in a completely different way. How do you manage to keep all the balls in the air with a smile on your face? The honest answer is that most of you (most of us) don’t!! Well not all the time anyway, even if you give the impression that you do… a bit like a swan gliding gracefully along the top of a flowing river, whilst its feet are frantically paddling underneath to remain afloat. I also wonder if the words “manic” and “Super-mum” ring any bells? These are two words I hear a lot from clients, especially women. A couple of other words used a lot are “overwhelmed” and “pressure”. Any resonance there yet? There may be the lucky few of you who really do float through life not feeling any of the emotions I mentioned, and that is great. I just know that these overwhelming feelings are ones that I had on and off when my son was younger and I was juggling. They are also how a lot of my clients feel on a mostly daily or weekly basis. One thing I would like to stress to anyone reading this, is that it is okay to feel these emotions. It is perfectly natural. We parents tend to be very hard on ourselves, lumping guilt on ourselves where we don’t need to. Something clients and I work with during our sessions, is bringing fallibility and humanity into their conscious awareness, which then enables them to be more compassionate with themselves and their “Super-mum”, “manic” susceptibilities, understanding those overwhelming feelings at a different level. I hate to break it to you, but everyone is actually human, which means we are fallible.
It really is okay to drop the occasional ball, or to put a couple down for a few days and pick them up when you actually need to. You could always choose to give a few away to someone else. What I am saying is, that you honestly do not need to carry all the balls (the Super-mum and overwhelming feelings) around with you all the time. The world won’t end if you choose to put some down, being kinder to yourself in the process – really it won’t!! So, I would like to invite you to take a moment… STOP… literally do not move for a few seconds. Feel the ground beneath your feet. Feel the weight of your body going through your feet. Feel the breath in your body. Take a couple of nice deep breaths and allow your mind to stop at the same time (it’s a trick, so your mind will play along)... and now, having done that a few times, carry on with your day. It allows a “pause for thought” and a bit if a “time out”, which enables you to really put all the balls down for a short time and gather your breath. Do this a few times a day and you will notice a difference.
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Vicky Cassidy Hair and Makeup Artist Over 20 years experience Has worked in top London salons, fashion shows, magazines, TV and now opened a studio room at her home in Henfield
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As an independent funeral celebrant, I conduct Celebration of Life ceremonies reflecting the life, values and wishes of the deceased. They also fulfil the needs of the people closest to them and meet the expectations of everyone attending the ceremony. If you would like to contact me about a Celebration of Life ceremony please feel free to:
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