Village Living July 2011

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Success for

Sussex Produce

nick hempleman’s big move

Go Bananas at Bigplant Nursery

Buzz on the common family fun in henfield

chocolate delight get baking with over the farm gate

ENTER! Our Sussex in Focus photo competition We review the White Horse Hotel, Storrington

Introducing the team at King & Chasemore in Steyning Jeremy Stone Branch Manager Mike Duck Senior Sales Negotiator Michael Joyce Sales Negotiator Carl Shepherd Sales Negotiator

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Contents 7

Welcome to July

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Village news & Diary

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Wedding exhibition over the ages

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Over the Farm Gate Follow our farm diary

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SuSSex PRODuCe 14

Success for Sussex Produce nick hempleman’s Big Move

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Sussex in Focus Take part in our regular photo challenge

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Buzz on the Common Buzz On The COMMOn 18

Family fun in Henfield 20-21

Restaurant Review The White Horse Hotel, Storrington

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From The Farm Kitchen: At Over the Farm Gate

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Thinking Big from the Big Plant nursery

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Talk Money: with Claire Cook

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Mind & Body: Chris Jones & the art of Hynotherapy

Where Can You Find Village Living?

OVeR The FARM GATe ReCIPe 23

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Welcome to July!

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ummer is upon us and with school holidays looming, outdoor activities for the whole family are the perfect way to explore the Sussex countryside. We sent intrepid reported, Ginette Stevens, to investigage Buzz on the Common, Henfield’s newest fun-filled family activity programme. Rope climbing, fire building, hiding and seeking with fellow adventurous parents and theiroffspring were all on the menu. Read about her antics on page 22.

Finally we get the chance, to catch up with Steyning’s busiest man and favourite shopkeeper, nick hempleman.

Read about his successful move to larger premises on page 14.

And this month’s dish from the Over the Farm Kitchen is naughty but oh so nice. Summer means picnics and in our house, picnics mean cakes. Their wickedly lovely chocolate cake will be a big hit with all of the family (page 23).

Whilst you are out and about in the sunshine, don’t forget to take your cameras out with you.

We’re really enjoying your photos of Sussex – please keep them coming.

Melissa & Katie

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susseX food and drInK aWards noW oPen for Votes!

The sixth annual Sussex Food and Drink Awards is now open for votes inviting the public to choose their local food heroes online at www.sussexfoodawards.biz Voting will stay open until October 2nd, when a shortlist will be vetted by a panel of experts, chaired by food industry expert, Clive Beddall OBe. Winners will receive their trophies at the awards ceremony, renowned as the Sussex foodie event of the year, on 26th January 2012. It will for the first time be held at the stunning new American express Community Stadium, with a scrumptious seven-course banquet made from the best Sussex ingredients, created by head chef Fred Tobin, supporting Chestnut Tree house, the only children’s hospice in Sussex.

Said Clive Beddall OBe: “your vote counts, so please do get voting for the wonderful food and drink producers and outlets in our county – and everyone who votes online will be entered into a prize draw to win two tickets to the awards banquet.” www.sussexfoodawards.biz

Horsham Olympic Hosts

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he Grenada Olympic Association has confirmed its plans to use Broadbridge heath Leisure Centre near horsham as its pre-Games training camp in the two to three weeks leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Pavilions In the Park, horsham, may also be used as a training base for the team swimmers.

The Grenada team members will be based in horsham for intensive training camps in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. A multilateral collaboration and exchange through sport, education, sports science, business and cultural links will also be encouraged between Grenada and West Sussex in the spirit of Olympic friendship.

Cllr Brian Donnelly, Chairman of horsham District Council, said, “This is great news for horsham and is a credit to the excellent leisure facilities that are already on offer to horsham District residents of all sporting standards, from the occasional leisure user to Olympic-standard athletes. With the Barbados Olympic Association already confirmed as using the K2 Crawley Leisure Centre as its pre-Games training camp and talks taking place with other Caribbean nations we can potentially look forward to perhaps 70 – 80 Olympic athletes coming to West Sussex to take advantage of our superb facilities.”

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Wash your hands!

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ur District Council’s environmental health team will be visiting nurseries giving a presentation on managing health and safety and infectious disease risks when children visit farms. Rod Brown, head of Planning and environmental Services at horsham District Council, said: “We want children to enjoy visits to open farms as they are fun and educational. People may hear of e.Coli O157 but do not know just how dangerous this particular strain is; it is a nasty infection that people can pick up when handling or stroking animals. hand washing is very important using soap and hot water and then drying them thoroughly and young children need to be supervised when washing their hands.” Farm animals, although cute, can carry harmful viruses and bacteria, including e.coli O157, that can be harmful to people. In fact, some of these infections may be passed from animals to humans can cause very serious illnesses, especially in young children. anyone wishing to book onto a course, or for further information, please contact ellie griffiths at horsham district council on 01403 215425 or email ellie.griffiths@horsham.gov.uk

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Village Diary Village Diary is a great way to publicise an event in your village. Charitable & not for profit events are listed free of charge. A small charge applies for commercial listings. Don’t forget to visit www.villageliving.biz to submit your own listing online.

FARMERS’ MARKETS ashington farmers’, artists’ & makers’ market – 1st Fri of month. 9.30 – 13.30. Scout hall, Ashington horsham – every Sat. 9.00 – 16.00. Carfax, Town centre Pulborough – Last Sat of month. 9.00 – 12.00. Village hall shoreham – 2nd Sat of month. 9.00 – 13.00. east Street steyning – 1st Sat of month. 9.00 – 13.00. high St car park West chiltington – 2nd Sat of month. 9.00 – 12.00. Village hall Worthing – 4th Sat of month. 9.00 – 14.00. South Street Square

EVENTS do you LIKe to sIng? ashington singers meet every Monday from 8pm at the Scout Hall. Come and join us, a very friendly crowd of varied talent. £1.50 a session. Contact Beryl Hardie – 01903 892 349 or berylhardie@talktalk.net.

Join the steyning and henfield rotary. Get involved in managing events, supporting local charities, working with young people,fundraising, organising disaster relief – even helping to eradicate disease worldwide. Learn valuable new skills, have fun and make plenty of new friends and business contacts. Become a Friend of the Rotary Club: make a small donation to our charity fund, and you’ll also get to join in the fun at social events and meetings with great speakers. www.steyningandhenfieldrotary.co.uk, send us an email at info@steyningandhenfieldrotary.co.uk, or call Peter Johnson 07714 093406.

BuZZ – KIds actIVIty grouP at 10am on the fIrst saturday of each month next to henfield cricket club. £2 for an adult with a child, 50p for each additional child.

10-12 am. Children & parents adventure in the woods. Rope climbing, camp fire, football, basketball, paper chase, hide and seek etc. Brunch and cold drinks provided in the summer, hot drinks in the winter. On the common, wear wellies if wet!

Bob: 01273491256 eVery tuesday, 9.30am to 3.30Pm dingemans centre – dingemans court, shooting field, steyning. Exercise classes from 9.30am. First session free.

Donna: 01903 879297 or email: d ingemans@impact-initiatives.org.uk 2nd thursday of eVery month Bingo @ storrington Village hall – 7pm for 7.30pm 50p entry. Prizes; raffle & refreshments. www.maryhowtrust.org Click on ‘News & Events’.

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frIday 1 JuLy scaynes hill support group charity Quiz night Scaynes Hill Village Club, ChurchRoad, 7pm - 10:30pm Tickets £2.50 or in advance for £2.00 from the Village Club or Chris Holden on 01444 831084. Bar – 20p from every drink sold donated. saturday 2nd JuLy 10:30am to 12:00 noon Warren Playgroup good as new sale – Henfield Village Hall (behind Budgens), BN5 9DB. Entrance is £1 per person.

Clothing; toys, baby equipment; pushchairs; books etc. The general age range is from 0-6 years old.

Wednesday 13th JuLy 7.30Pm sandgate singers – ‘music for a summers day’ at The Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation, West Grinstead.

Refreshments & a retiring collection. Supporting local charities. www.sandgatesingers.org.uk Wednesday, 20th JuLy (eVenIng) 7.30Pm thursday, 21st JuLy (mornIng) 11.00am free – horsham Park’s tree walks or “Tree Stories”, are a light hearted way of exploring those aspects, as well as providing fresh air, light exercise and the basics of tree identification, part of the wider programme of Horsham District Council’s Health Walks scheme. Meet at the Horsham Park bandstand.

Information/enquiries: Michael McCabe: 01403 263383, organised in partnership with Horsham District Council. sat 23rd JuLy thakeham annual flower & Produce show Thakeham Gardening Club is inviting Ashington gardeners to exhibit flowers and produce in their annual show in Thakeham Village Hall Schedules can be obtained by contacting Mr Benton on 01403 741576 sunday 24th JuLy 11am – 3Pm give your stuff away day! freecycle.

Steyning, Bramber & Beeding are holding their first ever Freecycle styled event as part of the Greening Steyning, Bramber & Beeding campaign. The idea is simple. If you have household items that could be of use to someone else, leave them outside your house between the hours of 11am and 3pm, in clear view, and make them available to others for free.

The aim of the event is to shrink landfill. Please see www.bettertomorrows.org.uk for more information. saturday 30th JuLy 10am – 4Pm free entry exhibition of textile arts including beading, lace making, embroidery, felt making and more. Kaleidoscope of Threads VIII Heene Community Centre Worthing BN11 4PL. Textile items and books for sale. Refreshments available. daphne@dedman.org.uk www.embroiderers’guild

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The Year of the Wedding

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f you’ve got wedding fever after the recent Royal nuptials, St. Mary’s Church in Storrington is celebrating weddings all year long. Village resident, Jean Minter, is organizing a fantastic event to raise money for the proposed new children’s corner at St. Mary’s Church.

The Festival of Wedding Dresses and Christening Gowns is planned to run from Friday to Sunday, 8th – 10th July. The Church will be decorated as if for a very special wedding and there will be forty wedding dresses and more than twenty Christening robes on display.

The wedding dresses have all been donated by local people, and date from the 1930s and range from the 30’s 40’s and up until the present time even including a replica of a dress worn in 1911. The exhibition clearly illustrates the changing fashions, ranging from the simple bias-cut dresses worn in the 1930s to mini dresses worn in the 1960s and including designer dresses of more recent years. The display will also include the stories associated with the dresses and even a Japanese wedding robe, believed to be more than 100 years old.

Along with the dresses come the very interesting stories of the people who wed in them~ for example one bride travelled from the church to her reception on a steam traction engine, another met her husband on a Friday, got engaged on the Saturday and married the following week!

One particular dress dates from 1948, when family and friends would have contributed clothing coupons to aid its purchase, at a time when food was still rationed and only limited extra rations were allowed towards the food for the reception, market gardeners were growing food rather than flowers and the bouquet was often replaced with a prayer book or Bible. One lady who married in 1939, went to live in the Belgian Congo, couldn’t return for 8 years because of the war. There are some fascinating stories to be shared.

Many of the Christening robes on display are family heirlooms and some have been passed through many generations of one family. Some were stitched by hand and embroidered by women expecting their first child.

The Church will be open on Friday and Saturday, 8th and 9th July (10 a.m.-7 p.m.), and on Sunday, 10th July (10 a.m.

– 4 p.m.), when there will be a service to celebrate marriage at 6 p.m.

On Friday and Saturday, there will also be a Craft Market at the Old School opposite the Church from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. where refreshments will be available.

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Farm Diary

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s I write this I am trying to come to terms with the sad loss of my favourite pig Dorothy. unfortunately she sustained an injury to her knee and could not recover so, I have had to make the heartbreaking decision with the help of my lovely vet Jenny to stop the suffering. It really is a horrible thing to have to do and although she was a breeding sow she was also the first pig i ever had and i am completely lost without her... Anyway i need to stop writing about her as i am flooding the keyboard with my tears! I know that as a farmers wife I should be rufty tufty but you do get attached to some animals.... RIP Dorothy xxxx elsewhere on the farm we are currently trying to make some hay and some silage but it keeps raining! Very good in one way as we are desperate for the water but in another way its soooo frustrating. We need to be able to get enough hay and silage to keep in store ready for the winter feeding.

James is trying his best to literally make hay whilst the sun shines!

We have opened our lovely little tea room at the farm serving light lunches ,homemade aga baked pies and pasties as well as cream teas and cakes with tea and coffee and a selection of soft drinks. Come and enjoy a cuppa and a slice of cake whilst watching the lambs playing in the fields. enjoy the summer and sun as and when it next decides to put in an appearance!

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Success for Sussex Produce Village Living catches up with Nick Hempleman

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f there was an award for the busiest man in Steyning, Nick Hempleman, owner of The Sussex Produce Company, would surely be the frontrunner by a mile. When I dropped in to visit him the other day, I’m sure it was the first time he’d sat down at one of his café tables since the new shop opened on Steyning High Street in May. The Sussex Produce Company has been a firm favourite in Steyning since it first opened its doors in November 2007. Bursting with beautifully arranged fresh produce and carefully sourced July 2011 • Village Living

local products from across the county, it is a shop that many in the local area have been keen to support. With such attention to detail, and friendly service, it’s not surprising that the business soon outgrew its much smaller premises at 50 High Street.

“We’ve been actively looking for another site for about a year and a half,” Nick tells me. “Actually, our first intention was to look for an additional shop in another town, but there are so few places where local residents actively shop on the high street and where

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there is no large supermarket. Rents in Brighton and Hove are simply huge, so in the end, we decided to stick with Steyning but make the move to a larger place.”

Interestingly, the retail area dedicated to fresh produce in the new premises is roughly the same as it was in the old shop, but it’s the addition of a deli counter, café area and an increased range of wines and beers that makes the new-look Sussex Produce Company exciting.

The new shop has retained all the rustic charm of the old premises and the team’s flair for styling and presentation still shines. The centerpiece of the shop is a red vintage tractor rescued by Nick at auction where it has become popular with young shoppers.

There are plenty of new lines to keep customers coming back. Of particular note is the new deli counter stocked with a combination of popular local cheeses as well as classics from further afield from Neal’s Yard and free-range cured meats sold by the slice.

The wine and beer section is temptingly diverse, with over 100 wines on display which can’t be found in any supermarket as well as draught beer from local brewery, Harvey’s which can be bought in four or eight pint containers. So popular has the cask beer proven that sales have gone from half a barrel to six barrels a week.

It’s a big step, but Nick was confident that the company was ready to grow and that shoppers would be supportive.

“Effectively what we have now is several shops under one roof. We have really enjoyed sourcing more lovely local

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products and we are now able to make even more of our own in our new production kitchen.” nick’s team has risen to the challenge of the move, going from 14 part-time to 30 part-time staff, of all ages and all backgrounds. “We are still finding our feet,” he says, but we are happy and our customers are appreciative. In fact, it is very humbling. On the day we opened our new front doors, there was a queue of 60 people and we hope it continues.”

It seems that local food is still a growing trend and the health of local farmers’ markets across the country confirms this. “People love to know where their food is comes from, particularly in the light of the recent e.Coli outbreak. We stock produce from seven of the regular stall holders who attend the Steyning farmers market and that partnership works to raise the profile of local food for everyone.”

With more space comes the need for a bigger team and space to load and unload at the rear of the shop, which is currently with the local planning tea. “The local high street has been very supportive,” says nick, “but there have obviously been some concerns. I won’t apologise for running the business in the best possible way I can because I want everyone to prosper. Like attracts like, and we want Steyning to become known as a place with lots of great quality food establishments.

Already we are seeing visitors from outside the area making special trips to visit us and shopping along the whole high Street when they do. More visitors to Steyning is good news for everyone.” nick’s enthusiasm is infectious and his support for the high Street and other traders has been steadfast since his first shop opened. Although he hasn’t had a day off since April, when he finally has time to relax, he should give himself a pat on the back.

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Although we are small and friendly, we have a growing team at Oomoo Organic Hair Salon and I’m delighted to welcome two new stylists to our salon, Anthony & Andrea.

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Held from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of the month, Buzz is a non- profit making group which follows on from the popular Chatterbox parents and toddlers group in Henfield. Aimed primarily at 4-11 year olds and their parents, the idea of the group is to have fun, socialise and enjoy games in the great outdoors.

On arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Bob Burley, who helped set up the group in October last year. He explained the plan for the morning, registered us and introduced us to other helpers and participants.

The first activity was to be a game of children vs adults football – a good icebreaker.

At first my 6 year old son seemed to take charge but then the Dads, looking slightly worried at the skills of the youngsters, began to take notice

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We’re always looking for new things to do as a family, and Buzz on the Common hit the nail right on the head when we joined them recently for a morning of outdoor adventure on Henfield Common, just next to the cricket club. and things hotted up. Standing at the sideline (football and flipflops – so last year!), it was evident that things were getting serious. The whistle was blown at a 2-1 victory to the grown-ups who looked mighty pleased with themselves.

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where there was a good supply of marshmallows and bread to toast on readily prepared sticks. Yummy! Pit stop over, it was time to start our next activity – tracking an arrow trail around the wood.

We moved off in small groups and headed into the wood. Meandering through the shaded trees gave us a chance to chat to the other parents and enjoy the whoops of delight as the children found the trail indicators and ran off looking for more. I could see my children thoroughly enjoying their adventure and were quickly making new friends as us grown-ups followed their lead.

With a couple of wrong turns under our belt, we were once more on the right track and made it back to the temporary camp in one piece. Just time for a quick drink and to catch our breath before we were expertly instructed about our next game – Cops and Robbers.

Being a law-abiding citizen, I opted to be a cop, but noticed my less well behaved family all jumping at the chance of being robbers. Being a robber meant you had to hide in the woods and then make your way back to a large tree in the centre without being caught. Each robber was given a piece of yellow tape. If you were caught, you had to give this up. But if you reached the tree as a free person, you kept your tape to be counted at the end.

The robbers were slippery things and quite a few made it back without us cops being able to catch them. They looked very pleased with themselves but then saw the light and came over to the good side to help us round up the remaining baddies.

With all kids and adults accounted for, we moved back to base where delicious hot-dogs and a drink awaited us. Vegetarian as well as meat sausages had been cooked and we pounced on them with enthusiasm after all our running around.

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Time for a catch up with Bob who confirmed that the meetings would always be held outdoors unless the weather was absolutely abysmal. If this was the case, they moved to the Church Hall in the High Street. He advised all participants to wear outdoor clothing; waterproofs and wellies were essential in winter. The group is fully insured and there is always a qualified first aider in attendance.

As well as football, the children could climb trees, swing on a tyre, play basketball and have their faces painted.

Not bad at just £2 for adults and a child, plus an additional 50p per additional child. Included in this are all activities and snacks. The money goes towards the refreshments and buying new equipment.

We came away feeling that we had made new friends and enjoyed a fun-packed morning, and we would be keen to go back in following months.

Adventure lovers – give it a go!

For more information regarding BUZZ, please contact Bob Burley on 01273 491256 or e-mail him at valrob01@btinternet.com.

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aving never eaten out in Storrington, I was really looking forward to trying The White horse hotel. This 400 year old coaching inn on the high Street houses a 13 bedroom hotel with bar and restaurant.

Since it was taken over roughly two years ago the owners have renovated the whole building both inside and out starting with the 13 bedrooms and it has a fresh, clean and modern look throughout the restaurant and bar (we didn’t check out the hotel). If you’re into racing cars, there are a lot of interesting photographs of racing cars on the walls.

The owner is a big car fan and the hotel is booked out well in advance for events at Goodwood.

When we arrived we were warmly greeted by Jason who offered us the choice of going straight through to the restaurant or perusing the menu while having a drink in the bar. In my role as reviewer I felt it was important to sample as much as possible (!) so we were shown to a quiet and comfy part of the public bar and offered drinks.

I would describe the menu as Modern British and although it is not an extensive menu, it has been well thought out and would suit most tastes with prices comparing well with other local eateries. I chose the Smoked

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Mackarel Parfait, dressed leaves and horseradish Crème and followed this with the Beef Pistachio and Date Tagine.

I was slightly worried that the beef would not be cooked for long enough but it was perfect, just dissolving in my mouth with a really tasty sauce and nicely presented dome of couscous.

The starter was also delicious with the mackerel and horseradish making a lovely combination. My only complaint was that I had an enormous helping of the tagine and couldn’t finish it (well I did need to leave a bit of room for pudding too!).

Being a fish-eating vegetarian (is there a technical term for this?), my husband went for the Thai Style Fish Cakes, dressed leaves and Sweet Chilli Sauce followed by Red Pepper and Basil Crust Roasted Salmon Fillet, wilted Spinach and Creamy Mashed Potatoes.

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better than mine and again the salmon was beautifully cooked with a delicious crust and accompanying vegetables.

All the portions were on the large side and so we only had a little room left for pudding. It was a toss up between the array of english cheeses and biscuits, apple chutney and crusty ciabatta or the Crème Brulee. In the end we chose to share the Crème Brulee which was tasty if slightly runny.

Throughout the meal we were really well looked after by Jason who gave us just the right amount of attention. The restaurant was fairly quiet although a couple of larger groups came in later.

As well as the dinner menu, they also offer a lunch, snack and young guns menu. Again, these all look like they have a good range of choices and the children’s menu is reasonably priced and homemade as well as sounding appealing for kids.

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The White Horse Hotel

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Smoked Mackarel Parfait, dressed leaves & Horseradish Crème £5.95 Thai Style Fish Cakes, dressed leaves & Sweet Chilli Sauce £5.95 Basil Crust Roasted Salmon Fillet, wilted Spinach & Creamy Mashed Potatoes £14.95 Beef Pistachio & Date Tagine £12.95 Crème brulee £5.95 Beer £3.40 Large Pinot Grigio £4.10 Total On the whole we both really enjoyed our visit to the White horse hotel and I would recommend it to others for dinner. The owners have clearly made a huge effort to redecorate throughout and both the atmosphere and surroundings were relaxed and pleasant.

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t’s been six weeks since we opened the new shop in Steyning and we are now well into the throes of one of my favourite times of year. even though the weather cannot always be relied upon to be seasonal, we’ve got some very seasonal fruit and vegetables in our shop, all thanks to our fantastic Sussex producers.

One of these seasonal delights is the British (or in our case the Sussex) cherry.

This year our cherries are from Spring Gardens in Washington and Oast Farm in Buxted. It’s a sad fact that in the last 50 years we’ve lost 90% of our British cherry orchards and now import around 95% of the cherries we consume. If you ask me, the taste of a home-grown cherry beats an imported one every time and we are proud to do our bit to keep the British cherry alive.

And we are clearly not the only ones who feel passionate about this. It’s national Cherry Day on Saturday 16th July and whilst I don’t normally go in

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We have a great selection of ginger plants to choose from including the hedychium ‘Assam Orange’ a lovely plant which first introduced into the uK in the 1930’s has since proved to be one of the hardiest gingers available. The lush green foliage is topped by masses of upright orange flower spikes. If you site it in sun and part shade this ginger will continue to reward you year after year. It should reach around 1.5 metres in height and can also be used as a cut flower. hedychium spicatum is a very variable species and one of the hardiest most

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Mind & Body Chris Jones Cognitive Therapist and Mind Coach, Southdowns hypnotherapy

hypnotherapy & Sports performance (2)

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ontinuing with the theme of sports performance, a coach, Frank Dick once stated: ‘There are four fears that can seriously impede a sportsperson. These are fear of losing, making a mistake, rejection and embarrassment’. Any excessive or irrational fears can be identified and then rectified using hypnotherapy, to allow the individual to focus on the important aspects of the sport itself. negative thoughts lead to negative beliefs, lead to negative performances.

Beliefs are constructions of the mind.

They can be deconstructed using hypnotic techniques. Memories of previous failures are usually remembered with the same emotional content as at the time of their creation and can be a powerful hindrance to success. There are several techniques that can quickly and easily take the emotional sting out of such events, so that they become simply memories.

Clients are also encouraged to focus more on past successes, both consciously and subconsciously.

Relaxation techniques, including selfhypnosis can be taught, to allow for the best possible mental preparation prior to a competition. In addition, help with getting into ‘The zone’,

for more information on cognitive hypnotherapy, either visit www.questinstitute.co.uk or my website www.chrisjones.uk.com.

Chris is a Cognitive Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and Sports Performance Mind Coach.

He became involved with mind (which is considered to be a hypnotic state) can be provided for use during a competition. hypnosis can also be used for the control of pain, as well as speeding up the healing process following injuries.

In fact the mind is so powerful that you might wonder what limitations there are, as to how changing the mindset of a sportsperson can improve the performance of that individual.

techniques while practicing martial arts in his younger days.

He subsequently became interested in the concept of using them to help people and found that Hypnotherapy provided the ideal tools for this work. He is based in Storrington.

Chris Jones

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01903 745606 or 07740 085101 www.chrisjones.uk.com

 compulsions & addictions  performance enhancement  healing & pain management

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