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Hello everyone and welcome to our February issue!

The period after Chrismas is a busy time for everyone, getting the house back together after Christmas, taking down the decorations and clearing out the cupboards of any left-over festive goodies, not to mention finding space for all those presents!

I don’t know about you, but whenever I take my Christmas tree and decorations down, for a few weeks after the room seems somewhat bare, and it’s usually around the end of January I get the itch to decorate, or re-arrange my living space!

If this resonates with you then take a look at our Homes article this month in which Katharine coaches us on how to be our own interior designer.

For anyone who has already fallen off the wagon with their resolution to get fit, we’ve also got a great article on exercising for health to re-invigorate you!

Although it only feels like the festive period has just ended it won’t be long before it’s half term! If the kids have already fallen out of love with their presents then we’ve got some tips for combatting boredom at half term.

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Having It For Harry 1 in every 2,500 babies born in the UK this year will be born with cystic fibrosis – a genetic condition, with no current cure. To highlight the life-limiting disease and raise funds for other sufferers and their families, local dad, James Robson is embarking on a 600 mile cycle in his eight year old son Harry’s name.

On 28th April, James and his team will leave Charlie’s Deli in Crawley to cycle to Paris and back in just six days, with the aim of raising £2,000 to be split between the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays.

“We want to help children with cystic fibrosis have a good quality of life and be able to go and have a much needed break from all the stresses and troubles of their day to day routines, they deserve it,” the dad of three explains. “We will be hoping to raise a few thousand pounds, but I know me and I’m sure we will get that a lot higher!”

Cystic fibrosis sufferers have a defective gene that causes a thick, build-up of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs.

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The mucus, in the lungs, clogs the airways and traps bacteria leading to infections, extensive lung damage and eventually, respiratory failure.

Whilst, in the pancreas, the mucus prevents the release of digestive enzymes that allow the body to break down food and absorb vital nutrients.

This can clearly make day to day living very difficult. Harry, who is a student at Meath Green Junior School in Horley, has had two hospital admissions in the last year alone, totalling four weeks in hospital.

“The way I see it is, my Harry and all the others that live with cystic fibrosis are challenged every day!

This is nothing compared to what they go through.”

James said, when we asked him why he decided to take on the 600 mile cycle.

“I can’t take cystic fibrosis away from him but I can raise money and awareness so that the people with the magic medicine can!”

This isn’t the first time James and his family and friends have set themselves a cystic fibrosis fundraising challenge, with James and wife Zoe (Harry’s mum) creating and organising the annual Worth Way Cycle, from Maidenbower, Crawley, and Zoe recently walking 100km and raising over £3,000!

“We as a family want to be able to do what we can, not just for Harry but all the other cystic fibrosis fighters out there,” the fundraising dad adds.

“We have decided to split our donations between the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays so that there will be opportunities for the little ones and their grown-ups to create memories on family holidays. Time is the best gift you can give anyone - memories are forever.”

To donate visit: uk.virginmoneygiving.com or join the Having it for Harry Facebook page!

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By Royal Appointment…

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rawley resident Glen Jones has had a varied life working in the Royal Navy (and serving in the first Gulf War), then joining Surrey’s Fire Service and later becoming a police officer, working in armed response.

With years of combined service and three commendations for bravery and silver and gold jubilee medals, firmly under his belt, Glen decided to make the move to get more involved with one of his lifetime passions: rugby.

It was his latest venture that resulted in the father-of-two being invited to attend a reception at Buckingham Palace, held by the Queen.

The rugby-enthusiast has worked hard to encourage 16-24 year olds, especially, to keep playing the sport. As well as being appointed the Director of Rugby at Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club (the club’s first and only full time position!), last year- a role which sees him getting involved with local schools, Glen also works for premiership club Harlequins as a Community Coach, is a coach at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham and a Coach Educator for Rugby Football Union.

In late 2015, Glen was invited to Buckingham Palace for his extensive work within youth rugby, something, he told us, came as a bit of a surprise: “I was told about my invite, firstly over the phone but then this really posh invite arrived in the mail.

I’ve kept it to frame because I doubt I will ever get an invite from the Queen to come for tea ever again!” he laughs.

“The evening included all the teams who had made the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup, tournament officials and a ‘who’s who’ of the rugby world,” Glen explains.

“HM The Queen hosted with Prince Phillip, Princess Anne and Prince Harry in attendance. I was invited as a thank you for the work I have been involved in with the Rugby Football Union, particularly keeping the 16 - 24 year old age bracket playing the game.”

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“I got to say ‘Good evening’ to the Queen, but it was Princess Anne who I got to speak with at great length. She was amazing, down to earth and clearly knows her rugby!”

As part of his new role at Haywards Heath RFC, Glen visits schools within the surrounding areas to give taster sessions, for both boys and girls. “The idea then is for anyone in these schools to come to Heath to take their rugby further,” he says.

The club, which saw numbers sadly decline a few years ago, is now very much on the rise again – thanks to Glen, the board and their hardworking volunteers and boasts the largest youth section in Mid-Sussex. With someone as clearly passionate as Glen, on board, we’re sure this will only continue!

If you, or your child would like to know more about the club visit: www.pitchero.com/clubs/haywardsheath.

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Get Lost in a Good Book W

ith World Book Day just around the corner (Thursday 3rd March), we caught up with the Maidenbower Women’s Book Club to hear all about their great group and how reading can be very social…

“We started the Book Club when myself and another Canadian lady, Leslie, were looking to meet new people in the local area 13 years ago,” Maidenbower resident and reader Kathy Labelle said. “The idea of sharing views after reading a book sounded interesting. I’d never been to a Book Club before!”

Just some of the books the group’s twelve members have recently read and discussed are; thriller The Mourner by Susan Wilkins, international bestseller Wild by Cheryl Strayed and the gripping Elizabeth is Missing, by Emma Healey.

“It’s often the controversial books that provide the best discussions,” Kathy told us. “A book may be a good read, but if we are considering if it will sustain a lively discussion, that may be a different matter!”

During monthly meetings at the Maidenbower Pavilion, the readers discuss their thoughts on the

chosen book, which, as Kathy explains, can sometimes be contrasting amongst members and make for an interesting evening: “We generally like to have a set of discussion questions for the particular book we are discussing.

If there are no guidelines, we have generic questions instead. It is not uncommon for some of the readers to love the book, while others don’t.”

“That in itself provides discussion points.

Getting ‘off track’ happens often, and we generally just go with the flow. It’s important that everyone has their say, and we each respect other’s point of view.”

“We often remark, that because we like to vary the reading material, we find ourselves reading books that we typically wouldn’t have picked, and that’s a good thing!”

The group meet on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30-9:30pm. Entry costs £3.50 (to cover room rental, coffee, nibbles and wine!) per meeting. Email Kathy if you would like further details or to confirm your attendance: kathy@canadianspacompany.com.

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Giving Nature a Home M

any of us know of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), but did you know that there are hundreds of groups, around the country who encourage those interested in birds and wildlife, to get together and help give nature a home?

To find out more about the RSPB Visit www.rspb.org.uk/groups/crawley or call Andrea on 01403 242218.

Our local group (RSPB Crawley and Horsham) was founded back in 1978 and over the years has become a hub for nature-lovers, through their interesting talks, mid-week walks and exciting outings.

“Our indoor meetings consist of excellent illustrated digital talks covering locations renowned for their wide-ranging variety of birds and animals, giving the audience a taste of both exotic locations and venues closer to home,” Group Leader, Andrea Saxton said.

“Our mid-week walks centre around reserves and countryside near to Crawley and Horsham and give our members the opportunity to see and learn about our wonderful native and visiting wildlife.

Local residents are welcome to join us on our walks and attend any of our indoor meetings.”

Meeting in The Friary Hall, Crawley, on the third Wednesday evening of each month (September – April), the group’s sixty members also enjoy raising funds for the RSPB’s many conservation schemes through sales and raffles.

This year, will see members – old and new alike – be entertained by a packed programme of events!

“For 2016 we already have a full and varied programme and will be having a four-day group outing to Norfolk in October,” Andrea adds.

“We try to organise a group outing once a year and regularly attract twelve to sixteen members who enjoy visiting reserves further afield and the companionship this generates over the three-night stay in a hotel.”

“Our local RSPB group provides an opportunity for everyone to enjoy our wonderful wildlife in the company of others who share in their love of nature. Come along and join the group and see for yourself!”

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Professional Beauty Secrets: Revealed By Helen Taylor Clever Contouring Kim Kardashian is known for her flawless make-up look which perfectly accentuates her features and draws attention to her razor-sharp cheekbones.

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Combatting Half Term Boredom with Imaginative Afternoons As parents, we all know just how important it is to install imaginative and creative play into our child’s lives, with reports suggesting it not only improves social skills, but their understanding and expands their learning too. However with busy lives, this can sometimes be more difficult than it seems.

This half term, ban boredom (and turning to the TV) and instead, get creative – here’s a few ideas to get your imaginative afternoons started:

Get Arty Grab those paints and colouring crayons and let their creativity flow! Make pictures of family members, their favourite activity or go abstract with patterns and colour. To really unleash their imagination, use homemade potato prints or stencils, getting them to help out. After you’ve created your masterpieces, talk through them and let your child explain what they have made – they could just surprise you!

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Children love putting on a performance! Encourage them to host their own show with acting, singing, dancing or even magic tricks, turning your living room into their very own theatre. Role play, such as this, lets a child get into character and is a key part of developing their knowledge, allowing them to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and learn through imaginative play.

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Make Something Out Of Nothing Go on an adventure through your home to find things you no longer use, or perhaps are throwing out. Whether it’s old mismatching socks, tired t-shirts or even empty toilet rolls, challenge your child to make something out of these items, with a little help from your sewing box and the arts and crafts cupboard! Ask them to tell you about their creation; what’s their name? Where do they live?

What do they eat? This activity is guaranteed to be a great way of spending a few imaginative hours.

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s a rule I try not to take too much notice of what I see and read on the internet, but recently I saw something that caught my eye. It was a sign that read: When you use a local or family business, you aren’t helping a chairman buy their third holiday home. You’re helping a little girl get ballet lessons, a little boy get his first pair of football boots, a student to pay uni fees or a mum and dad to put food on the table. Understandably, this struck a chord with me.

Morley Auto Services is this year celebrating fifty years of being family run and, well, being the third generation of Morley to be involved in the business, I’m actually very proud.

So being a family run company, especially one that has stood the test of time, is something to be proud of and actually, something we should all do more to support.

Whether it’s a local garage, butchers, greengrocers or chemist, all of them need the support of customers in order to carry on.

In a world being taken over by large chains of companies, I’m proud of the fact that in 1966 my grandfather, John Morley, decided to go it alone when his employers at G. Linter and Sons in Redhill decided to close up shop prior to the development of Redhill town centre.

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In 1988, the business had outgrown the Oakdene road site and we moved to Linkfield Street, where we remain today. I can say we at this point, because a 7 year old me was there to help with the move.

In 1999 my Grandad retired and handed over the reins to my father. It was at this point, two years into my apprenticeship at East Surrey College, that I then joined the company full time.

It is a story that my father and I are immensely proud of. It is also a story that surely must make Morley Auto Services amongst the longest-established family businesses in the Redhill/Reigate area. It’s not been easy, but we’re still here, doing what we can to buy my daughter her ballet lessons and my son his football lessons.

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Be your own interior designer Whether you’re planning a room from scratch or freshening up an existing scheme, it can be hard to know where to start.

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Never fear: it’s simply a question of taking things step by step, using a straightforward, logical approach. Careful planning is invaluable in helping firm up your ideas, work out your budget and timetable and, above all, avoid expensive mistakes.

First comes space planning. Measure your room accurately and draw a plan to scale on graph paper, marking in windows, doors, fireplaces, fitted cupboards, pipes, radiators, plug sockets, light fittings and so on. Consider the room’s size and shape, and its architectural style. Will they affect the way in which you decorate? Are there special considerations, such as lack of space or light, or an important original feature? At this stage, consider whether it would be helpful to move a wall, pipe or radiator, enlarge a window, hang the door the other way around or add extra plug sockets or light switches. Perhaps you can conceal wiring or pipework, or build in some extra storage? Once you have gone through all the options – consulting a structural engineer if your changes are major ones – you can draw up a final plan.

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approximate shapes of your furnishings, as if you were looking at them from above, using the same scale as your room plan. Then simply cut them out, place them on your master plan and assess how well they fit in to the space, ensuring that you allow enough activity room between and around them.

Think about who uses the room, when and how.

Move your ‘furniture’ around as necessary and, eventually, the optimum arrangement will become apparent.

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Before you start, you’ll need to find some images of your proposed furniture, flooring, lighting and accessories, as well as swatches of fabric, wallpaper and paint. Try to keep the samples in proportion to the size they’ll be in real life. You can also include real items (or parts of them) such as tie-backs and trims, rope or timber. Your sample board can be highly representative or more of a suggestion of general colours and styles.

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here’s always a lot to say about small pests such as greenfly, caterpillars, vine-weevil and so forth, but early in the year it’s some of the bigger ‘residents’ which can really drive you around the bend. I’m talking about cats and dogs. What can you do to ensure that you continue to garden happily, successfully and safely, despite the fact the garden is visited by cats and dogs… and without harming these lovely creatures either?

Next door’s cat or others in the neighbourhood are trickier to deal with as unfortunately they do tend to try and do their ‘toileting’ along the edges of their own territory, making your garden a prime target area.

If your cat or a neighbour’s cat is a problem, bear in mind that the more bare soil there is, the more likely that a cat will start to use it as its loo. Ground cover planting is essential and you could always use temporary annual flowers to fill in gaps between longer You may need to consider actively fencing off one part term planting. If you find that these too are scuffed of the garden for your dog, and trying to keep another up shortly after you have planted them, then the best thing to do is cover newly planted areas of bedding area completely dog free. If you have problems with dogs coming in from next door, then it’s essential that with an arch of chicken mesh or with sticks with taut you make repairs to fences. Now is a good time because string tied between them. Obviously this will look a mess but can be removed promptly once the plants there’s relatively little plant foliage to hide holes, gaps have rooted well and started to establish. I have found or loose panels in fencing. Remember that the dog is also likely to be able to squeeze underneath or around that the electronic cat deterrent ‘Cat-Watch’ works very well too. many types of fence, so you may need to use chicken netting or similar. Don’t forget that gates as well as Mulching materials can sometimes cause problems and fences need to be dog-proofed, and never left open for despite what the label says, many gardeners have told the dog to wander through. If you really have a serious me that they found that the cocoa shell mulches seem problem that this won’t resolve then you can try a fox to attract cats. Generally speaking soggy mulches like deterrent such as ‘Fox-Watch’. this or anything with a strong smell do tend to deter cats, as they hate digging in moist material. Take exSometimes a few strategically planted dense and prickly treme care if dogs use the garden as cocoshell mulches shrubs such as pyracantha may help to deter digging can prove fatal to them. Mulches made of large pebbles paws. Obviously you don’t want to cause the animal or stones also tend to keep them at bay, but smaller actual harm, but something sharp, prickly or simply diameter gravel or shingle seems to be quite attractive very dense can act as a good deterrent. to some cats.

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20 years’ experience  Fully insured  Covering Sussex, Surrey and West Kent.

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Driveway Specialist

Charlwood Landscape Ltd

Driveway Specialist Block Paving, Tarmac, Concrete & Shingle Drives WSCC Crossover construction Qualified & fully insured

For a competitive quotation, please call

Tel: 01293 863493 Mob: 07739 508134

Email: charlandsltd@aol.com

Garden Maintenance & Landscape Contractors

GARDENS

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Sussex and Surrey’s local choice for a friendly and professional approach to your garden Covering all aspects of garden work from one off jobs to complete design and landscape of your garden

Garden Care Services

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• Tree Surgery • Garden Maintenance • Fencing • Turfing • Stump Grinding • Jungle Clearances • Landscaping • Decking • Hedge Cutting • Tree Felling & Forestry • Fully Insured

The complete garden care, landscaping and design service Fully Qualified with over 15 yrs experience

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Garden Services

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All year round garden maintenance Lawn mowing • Hedge Cutting Summer & Winter bedding of plants Pruning of plants and bushes Lawn care inc. turfing and seeding Garden tidy ups • Leaf clearance Free estimates

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GUTTER CLEANING Full clean, repair & refurbishment service T:01293 403225 M:07826 516421

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All Tree Work & Fencing Undertaken Quality Assured ♦ Fully Insured ♦ 15 Yr’s Exp. “No Hedge Too Small, No Tree Too Big”

Call Danny on 07850 027806 or 01293 859 515 / 01342 821 067

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GARDENS

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Tree Surgeons

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Felling - Pruning - Shaping - Hedge Cutting Stump Grinding - Site Clearance Fencing Renewed or Repaired Free No Obligation Quotes

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24 hour Emergency Service

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

All breeds catered for Bathing ■ Trimming Conditioning Hand Stripping Ears ■ Eyes ■ Nails Also Dog Behavioural Specialist To book an appointment please call: 01342 718 356 07974 198 439 10 Buckley Place, Crawley Down, RH10 4JG

£10 OFF appointments booked by 29/02/2016

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Wills Written

Lady Practitioners Free home visit

We also specialise in:

▪ Living Wills ▪ Lasting Power of Attorney ▪ Advice on protecting your estate should your spouse / partner marry or remarry after your death ▪ Advice on Community Care ▪ Probate Advice & Assistance ▪ Pre-paid Funeral Plans ▪ Trusts

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