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No. 23 October – December 2013
Make Do & Mend Keeping our ancestors’ skills alive
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Contents
October – December 2013
4-5 Caring 4 Textiles
Don’t let the old skills die out
6 Caring 4 Home
Wherever I hang my hat – Be safe and secure
9 Caring 4 Directory
A selection of useful numbers
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Caring 4 Food
Autumn warmers
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Caring 4 Books
Something for everyone
16 - 17 Caring 4 Competitions Lots of prizes to be won! 18
Caring 4 Health
Dr Sarah raises a smile
From the Editor Do catchphrases and buzzwords annoy or amuse you? I find myself smiling when the latest wave of ‘vintage’ themed T.V. shows extols the joys of ‘upcycling’ and ‘retro revival’ which in the days when our atlas was peppered with lots of pink coloured countries around the world, we just called ‘Make Do and Mend’. Gran’s old unwanted furniture was given to family newlyweds to get them started.
Now, their castoffs are shunned in favour of cheap, practical flatpacks from a certain large Swedish store
nowadays. When the frock was eventually sadly too tight across the chest it would suddenly turn up on the
calling the lounge ‘a living space’. Is this the end of heirloom antiques passed down through generations? I remember feeling quite proud walking to school wearing Mum’s pretty paisley patterned cotton dress, hem turned up thickly and let down a couple of inches each year resulting in strips of brighter cloth along the bottom. Surely that would be a target for bullying
settee as a pair of fancy cushions, stuffed with nylon stockings and the buttons appeared on a hand knitted cardigan 6 months later. Every household did it – make do and mend and upcycling was automatic. We are all part of an era of buying cheap imported goods, soon worn out and disposed of. Having watched the latest ‘sewing bee’ programme I dug out my old patchwork denim dungarees from the 80s hoping I still have the focus and dexterity
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to turn them into something bespoke and wearable, wondering - would Stella McCartney be envious of Mum’s old ‘rag-bag’?
Our cover picture This delightful guinea pig is just one of the many and varied attractions at Aldingbourne Country Centre. It’s a working environment for people with learning difficulties but is also a lovely place to visit. You can browse the gift shop, plant nurseries, wood recycling and furniture restoration workshop free of charge or drop in for a snack at the cafe. Entry to organised activities is very reasonably priced, with lovely events for children accompanied by at least one paying adult. www.aldingbournetrust.co.uk See back page.
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Caring 4 Te xtiles
Don’t let the old skills die out Wendy Greene investigates the history and future of textiles
Humans are believed to have originated in Africa and spread out across the world. As they went they started to feel decidedly chilly. Being hunters, they had a ready supply of animal skins to wrap around them, tied in place by creepers or entrails. As many a Hollywood star will attest, you can’t look good – or work – when you’re worrying about a wardrobe malfunction, so early man had to find a way to shape and fasten the skins to their bodies. Bone and flint would have been used to make holes for laces and to cut garments to fit. Indeed bone
needles almost 20,000 years old have been excavated. Each country’s textiles developed according to its raw materials. Egypt had linen, China had silk and in Britain sheep farming gave a ready supply of wool. Before our ancestors learned how to enclose and pluck sheep, they would have had to gather tufts of wool snagged on bushes, or moulted on the ground. Sheering followed and Britain eventually gained great wealth from its wool trade.
Knit one, pass it on The name came from cnyttan, to knot. Egyptian examples from 11-14 BC, using dyed cotton and wool, have been
found and in Spain, knitted garments have appeared among cathedral treasures. Initially, knitting was done in a circular fashion, using several needles, thus giving the effect of what we now call stocking stitch. In fact Queen Elizabeth 1 would have had her silk stockings knitted in that way. Purl stitch came much later, allowing just two needles to be used. Many crafts were adopted by men, such as sailors, with time on their hands, and knitting was a way for shepherds to keep busy while watching the flocks. Whole families in the Scottish Isles would spin, clean and knit wool, often in elaborate patterns like Fair Isle. Fishermen’s gansies were left oily to keep out the rain, while their chunky cable patterns made pockets of air to keep warmth in. More recent history has shaped the destiny of knitting, with machinery in the Industrial Revolution enabling companies to produce identical multiples of any design but bringing women in from the croft doorway to the noisy, tiring factory.
women’s magazines always carried patterns for layettes, twinsets or accessories. Cheap, mass-produced imports threatened to kill off the craft altogether in the last half century, but fortunately the desire to return to home-made, rustic charm has given knitting a boost. It has even become a form of graffiti, with guerrilla knitters leaving fun pieces on trees, benches and other sites, like the little garden in Union Place Worthing. Knitting groups can be found in most towns, and the Ravelry website has numerous followers. If you can knit, show a younger person how it’s done and keep the craft alive.
World War II saw a resurgence of hand-knitting for the war effort – balaclavas and gloves being produced for “our boys”. Every mother taught her daughter, and after the war
Picture taken by John Young at The Textile Arts Forum’s Kaleidoscope event 2013
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Other ways with knotting You may prefer crochet – a knotted textile made with one hooked needle that gained popularity in the 18th Century, derived from similar crafts from as far afield as South America, China and North Africa. Tunisian crochet, hairpin lace and broomstick crochet are variations worth trying.
fabrics have held a major place in the making of clothes, bed linens and furnishings. Like knitting patterns, dress patterns were printed in magazines so that women could cut them out and make fashionable garments for all the family. These tended to be onesize-fits-all so styles were limited. Ebenezer Butterick, a tailor, invented the first graded sewing pattern in 1863. It was his wife Ellen Butterick who did all the sewing at home for their son and she suggested it would be useful to have a pattern in the
Sewing’s the new baking
right size for the person who
Whether it’s dressmaking, quilting or embroidery that catches your eye, you can be sure there’s plenty of choice in the fabric and craft shops popping up in the High Streets. Ever since man discovered how to tension a set of fibres and interleave another set, woven
would wear the finished item. Until cheap imports made home-dressmaking more trouble than market shopping, stores would have whole departments of fabric with a line of patterns on the counter. Vogue, Butterick, LeRoy Weldon and McCall’s were the best known.
Now these are more often seen in museums and car boot sales. However, as with other crafts and skills, it is television that has rekindled interest. Youngsters are turning to their grandmothers for the tuition they need, their parents having failed to experience needlework at school in favour of more art-based textile crafts. There have always been groups for embroiderers, weavers and quilters since the crafts began, but now their members are becoming younger, as the appeal of being able to say “I made that” becomes stronger.
Getting started Just ten minutes on the Internet showed us that every major town in Sussex has craft clubs, courses and shops, as well as knitting groups and much more. If you aren’t able to use the Internet, any craft shop or public library will point you in the right direction. Your Community Centre or College will also have information. Take the plunge and learn something new. If you have a skill already, why not start your own group and pass it on?
Wendy’s textile credentials Wendy Greene’s second job, on leaving college, was in the Fashion and Dressmaking Office of Family Circle and Pins & Needles magazines. There was also a Knitting Department, and both magazines produced designs for clothes, home wares, toys and accessories. Despite having the title “secretary”, Wendy was able to write and design as well as booking fashion shoots and answering readers’ letters. Her greatest inspiration was her boss Joy Mayhew. Says Wendy, “If only she could see me now.”
YOUR LOCAL YARN SHOP Pictures taken by John Young at The Textile Arts Forum’s Kaleidoscope event 2013
Special Reader Offer Fred Aldous Ltd stock over 2500 craft items, and they’re offering Caring 4 Sussex Readers an exclusive 15% off one order between 1st December 2013 and 31st January 2014. Simply quote C4CRAFT15 when you order. The company recently donated materials to our own Queen Alexandra Hospital Home. This very friendly family firm has a great website www.fredaldous.co.uk where you can win £100, but if you wish to contact them you can call 0161 233 7786 or write to Fred Aldous Ltd, 37 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1LW.
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Caring 4 Ho me
Wherever I hang my hat As regular readers will know, this page is devoted to ‘home’ – see our website for back issues covering the choices available to us as our needs change. This time we look at feeling secure.
Securing your home Make sure your locks fit the criteria of your insurance company. They will tell you the ones you need. Window locks can be fitted to older-style windows and door chains to doors accessible to callers. Never let anyone in without identification. Take a good look at it and if in doubt, call their company while they wait outside. A genuine caller will not mind. Use a directory to find the number – some scammers will give you a number they have set up. Don’t feel you have to answer the door at all, even if the caller sees you inside. Be assured, most people live safely and securely in their homes
with these precautions in place. Making security routine brings peace of mind.
Scams – Don’t be fooled We are constantly bombarded by scams. If you receive a letter or email saying you’ve won money for something you haven’t even entered, you haven’t won. It’s someone after your account details. If it sounds too good to be true – it probably is. If someone claiming to be your bank, Inland Revenue or a government department appears to have sent you an email requesting personal information, don’t be fooled. They don’t do that. You may receive an email
saying a friend is in trouble abroad. Look closely. The sender probably used language that your friend would not use. Phone your friend or send them a text and you’ll probably find they’re at home or work. If you receive a call saying something is wrong with your computer, just say “thank you” and put the phone down. There is nothing wrong that you don’t know about and you should not follow their instructions. Someone claiming to be a police officer may phone about your bank account being hacked. This caller is very plausible, but hang up and go to your bank. People have been told to transfer all their money to a “safe” account which is, of
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course, far from safe. Recently there have been a number of social network companies obtaining contact lists from their members and then claiming the member wants you to join. Unsubscribe – see their small print – and let the supposed sender know. And finally, you may receive an email with just a link in the content seeming to come from a person in your contact list, but you don’t recognise the subject matter. Delete it and inform your contact. Their list has been infiltrated and they will be glad you told them.
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Your home could be sold to fund care home fees “We have worked hard all our lives to leave something for our children and grandchildren. Why should the Local Authority get it all?” It pays to plan in advance, says Glenys Laws at CLS If you have to go into care and you have assets that total more than £23,250 (including the value of your home), you will have to fund your care in full. A care home could cost to £600£1,000 a week or more. The reality is that your children could end up with very little. Although care might seem only a distant possibility right now, there are important steps you should take now to protect your home.
Married Couples If you and your husband/wife currently have ‘Mirror Wills’ or ‘Joint Wills’ you risk leaving
your share of your home to your husband/wife for it simply to be swallowed up in care home fees. A legal trust arrangement within your Will could save your family tens of thousands of pounds and ensure your hard earned wealth passes to those you choose.
Widowed/Single The options available to you to protect your home are fewer and it is vital you act now. “I’m protected, I’ve signed my house over to my children” Have you considered what will happen if your child/
children experience marital difficulties and your home forms part of a divorce settlement? What will happen if your child/ children experience financial difficulties and enter bankruptcy? Did you know that Capital Gains Tax is payable on second homes, meaning a potentially huge tax bill when your home is eventually sold by your children?
protect your home and savings to ensure that you pass as much as possible to your loved ones.
For a free informal consultation at home, or for more information, call Glenys Laws on 01903 200982 or 07931 512448
It’s not too late to put it right – just contact us for advice. The good news is that by arranging your legal affairs in advance, you can plan and
Funerals that meet your needs There are difficult decisions to make when a loved one dies. With so much to think about, it’s easy to forget that you do have a choice. Less than 6% of the population now consider themselves regular worshippers. Yet when it comes to planning a funeral, they automatically turn to the Church.
An alternative But why not consider an alternative? The Institute of Civil Ceremonies defines a Civil Funeral as ‘being based on the beliefs, wishes, values and cultural traditions of the person who has died’. A trained Civil Funeral Celebrant liaises with your chosen funeral director, meets with you personally, and then prepares the ceremony. They will interpret your wishes and
make practical suggestions about content and structure. You may prefer that they write the tribute, or you can do this yourself. Parts of the ceremony can be led by the family, or you can hand over to them completely. Most importantly the choices are yours to make, thus ensuring that the occasion is exactly how you want it to be. Many people know exactly what they want; and this element of planning fits well alongside pre-purchased funeral plans. Peace of mind for those left behind can be very important.
Anything is possible There are no hard and fast rules. Live music, favourite songs, readings, humour, personal tributes, colourful coffins and motorbike hearses, balloon and dove releases; anything is possible.
A ‘good’ funeral should be a celebration of a life that was well lived. Surely everyone deserves that?
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there’s still a period of time needed to adjust, but you’ll find it much easier than for previous generations. For trendy wearers wanting to make a fashion statement of their hearing aid, it’s possible to buy one in a brightly coloured metallic finish. There’s a two-month money back period if you are not satisfied, but the chances are you’ll wonder why you left it so long to buy one.
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‘They’re tiny’ was our first reaction on seeing the range of hearing aids on offer. Anyone shy about wearing one can rest assured that no-one will know you have it, unless you choose to tell them. If you feel that everyone mumbles, or find yourself turning up the volume on the TV, it’s time to have a hearing test. It may be that you are less able to pick
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impersonal burger bars, whatever the reason, Goring Café has something for you With children’s meals at £2.90 and full roast Sunday lunches at £6.30, you can happily give yourself a day away from the kitchen, knowing you’re not compromising on the quality of ingredients. Goring Café is at 282 Goring Road, on the north side of Mulberry Shopping Parade. Call 01903 506868 to place a takeaway order.
The old ones are the best What do you do when you become ill and can’t reach a chemist? A basic first aid and medicine box is obviously a good thing to have, plus a back-up supply of toilet rolls. One thing you may not have considered is having a pot of chicken soup in the freezer. It has, for many centuries, been considered the best remedy for colds by civilisations throughout the world. Our grannies swore by it. But it is only recently that scientists have carried out research proving there is more to it than mere superstition. The ‘Neutrophilic Response’ from drinking chicken soup reduces the effect of cold symptoms, allowing us to breathe more easily. Even tinned soup showed a marked effect, but best of all was Grannie’s recipe made from a boiled carcass, root vegetables and herbs.
Wheat-free yeast-free stuffing For those who love stuffing but can’t eat wheat or yeast products, here’s a tasty alternative. Finely chop a small onion. Place in a bowl with 4 tabsp. porridge oats, 2 tabsp. vegetable suet, 1level teasp. dried sage, a good pinch of salt and pepper. Mix together well. Boil a kettle of water. Slowly add enough water to cover the mixture. Allow to soak in. Mix with a fork, adding a little more water if not moist
throughout. Place in an ovenproof dish and dot the top with butter or margarine. Bake until the top is golden and crispy. The great thing about this stuffing is that, although you may not want to stuff the bird with it, you can cook it alongside, above or below your main dish or even reheat it. The quantity can be scaled up easily as each tablespoon of porridge oats serves one portion.
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The Spanish Twin By Elaine Hankin Published by Price: £8.99 Sussex author Elaine’s thrilling tale of a young girl desperate to trace her twin brother amid the ravages of the Spanish Civil War portrays courage, bravery, determination and rash deeds in equal measures.
British Prints from the Machine Age: Rhythms of Modern Life 1914-1939 Edited by Clifford S. Ackley With contributions by Stephen Coppel Published by Close Price: £17.95 If you love those old underground posters or are drawn to the art between the wars, this book will
Along the way to find Robert, Maggie acquires several orphans, a few injuries and a series of men who are able to guide her. This is an era of history that may have passed you by, except as the venue of choice for rich young gals breaking away and defying Papa in TV dramas.
Bradshaw’s Handbook – our prize in the last issue
To win a copy see page 17
hit the spot. Within the 100 lithographs, etchings, woodcuts and linocuts – ranging from radical geometric abstractions to forceful impressions of the first fully mechanised war to colourful Jazz Age images of sports – these innovative British printmakers powerfully embody the era’s preoccupations with speed, machines, urbanism and other exciting facets of modern life.
Our lucky competition winners, Mrs Drew of Worthing and Mr Boyden of Shoreham, were delighted with their prizes. If you would still like a copy of this excellent book, it is still available at Kim’s Bookshops.
There’s something for everyone at Kim’s Bookshops Whether you like local history, art, nature, science or sport, you’re bound to find something of interest among the 80,000 books on the shelves at Kim’s Bookshops. Since Lin Flowers-Hearne took over the reins from her mother, she has opened branches in Arundel and
Chichester as well as relocating the Worthing branch. There’s fiction of all types from all eras, plus reference books and children’s titles and if you don’t see what you want the staff are always happy to help you find it. Lin buys second-hand and antiquarian books when space allows and is a great supporter of local writers. There’s a book-signing at Kim’s Bookshop, Worthing, on October 5th, for Elaine Hankin’s book and You Can’t Wrap Your Fish In The Internet by Wendy Greene, plus other local authors. All books will continue to be available afterwards.
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Spring forward, fall back The British Summer Time Order of 2002 states that BST begins on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October. Before that dates varied though BST began in 1916. During World War II, Britain continued with BST through the winter from 1940, but had Double Summer Time. This system, designed to make the most of daylight hours, ended in 1945. Strangely, in 1947, clocks were put forward by an hour twice during spring and back twice in autumn. Anyone trying to draw up an astrological birth chart for those years has to check carefully. When British Standard Time (GMT +1) was trialled from October 1968 to October 1971, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) recorded an overall reduction in accidents so is now advocating a return to the wartime pattern of Daylight Saving. Lord Tanlaw’s Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill of 2005 received a second reading but was rejected. In response to objections from farmers, teachers and others, one pressure group has suggested seasonal adjustments to working hours where dark mornings might be hazardous or detrimental.
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Christmas show tickets to be won – from North Christmas Competition A feast of festive cheer creates two enchanting adventures this Christmas at Worthing Theatres with a giant journey above the clouds and a magical snow-capped adventure. Gardening guru Charlie Dimmock stars as Fairy Organic in Jack and the Beanstalk (Connaught Theatre December 6 – January 4), the traditional pantomime story of a boy who sells his family cow for beans. As a sky-high beanstalk stretches through the clouds to the home of giant Blunderbore, a battle between good and evil unfolds. There will be traditional ghost gags, plenty of sing-along songs with dotty Dame Trott as well as yuletide
frolics with Daisy the Cow and Princess Amelia. Meanwhile Christmas could be cancelled if Claire Sweeney as the wicked Ice Queen gets her wish in the dazzling production of Santa Claus The Musical (Pavilion Theatre December 11 – January 5). Packed with Christmas classics including Jingle Bell Rock and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the feel-good show transforms the theatre into the North Pole. For the chance to win one of four family tickets to see either Jack and the Beanstalk on December 9 or Santa Claus the Musical on December 13, both at 7pm, answer this question correctly:
What kind of battle do both Christmas shows contain? a) Paintballing b) Good v Evil c) Chess Send your name, address, daytime telephone number and preferred show to Caring 4 Sussex Christmas Competition, 19 Anscombe Road, Worthing, W. Sussex BN11 5 EN or email your answer with Christmas Shows in the subject box giving telephone number and the town where you live, to edit@caring4sussex.co.uk
WORDLINES Complete the grid. Each row, line and 3x3 square must contain each of the letters in WORDLINES. Soution on page 14.
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and South of our region – plus DVDs and books Cinderella Competition The Hawth Crawley is offering two family tickets to its 25th anniversary pantomime Cinderella starring one of Britain’s most popular young TV presenters, Stephen Mulhern – can currently hosting the smash hit TV shows Catchphrase and Britain’s Got More Talent and a regular member of ITV’s This Morning Show. Stephen who will play Buttons in the show said, “We aim to make this the funniest and most spectacular pantomime ever seen at the Hawth, so don’t miss it.”
Cinderella promises to be a truly spectacular show combining the classic fairytale with brilliant song and dance, side splitting comedy, truly amazing illusion and plenty of audience participation. So polish those glass slippers and prepare to have a ball! The winners can choose best seats on any day in the first week. Cinderella runs from Friday December 13 to Sunday January 5 and tickets are already selling fast! To book call the Box Office on 01293 553636 or go online at www.hawth.co.uk
Your Choice Competition Choose from a selection of prizes. A Elaine Hankin’s novel The Spanish Twin (see On The Shelf, page 11) B Mary Berry, Queen of British Baking, a biography by A S Dagnell C DVD of A Year in the Life of Worthing (www.2dogimaging. com) available from Visit Worthing, or Worthing Library or Museum, and full of memories of 2012 D DVD of Sussex on Film. West Sussex Libraries kindly donated this copy (but other DVDs and books on local issues are available).
Competition Rules Please read rules carefully. Email entries must be on separate messages with the appropriate heading in the subject box, but postal entries can all be sent in one envelope marked “Competitions”. Strictly one entry per competition per household. Entries for all competitions must be received by noon on Monday, November 25. We never use or forward your details.
TEXTILES WORDSEARCH Find these words horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backwards. Now find the message in the unused letters.
To enter answer this question: Elaine’s book is set in which war? Postal entries – complete and send this form (original or photocopy) to You Choose Competition, Caring 4 Sussex, 19 Anscombe Road, Worthing, W. Sussex BN11 5 EN.
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Send your name, address, daytime telephone number and preferred show to Caring 4 Sussex Cinderella Competition, 19 Anscombe Road, Worthing, W. Sussex BN11 5EN or email your answer with Cinderella in the subject box, giving telephone number and the town where you live, to edit@caring4sussex.co.uk
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Email entries – Include your name, daytime phone number, town, and the answer in your email and type You Choose in the subject box. Send to edit@caring4sussex.co.uk
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Dr Sarah’s Casebook
Dr Sarah Honess trained in Medicine at King’s College, London, and moved to Worthing in 2003, where she trained in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care. She now works in the Emergency Department at Worthing Hospital.
There are few sights that depress me more than a display cabinet full of mince pies when I’m still in a summer frock. Of course the fact that they’ll be past their sell-by date before any reasonable person would even think of eating one seems to escape the supermarket bosses. What it also means is that the dreaded ‘Winter Pressures’ are just a cough and a sneeze away. Winter Pressures are a bit like pressures at other times of the year, only worse and generally involve more sputum.
Dr Sarah Feels feels those winter blues coming on. But she can still make us smile! Accident and Emergency Departments and the pressure they are under has been very topical in the news of late. It is getting busier, it’s not just my old lady’s imagination that the past was different. There was a time when there might have been time for a bit of larking about on a night shift, when we had cleared the entire department of patients and we could bring out a tray of teas and a packet of biscuits. Can’t remember the last time that happened. The kind of folk who work in Emergency Medicine like a high pressure environment, we thrive on the buzz. But there are frankly times when it isn’t fun anymore, when the buzz becomes a relentless drone and we feel overwhelmed with a demand we are struggling to meet. People have greater access to information than ever
before, but this seems to have lead to greater anxieties about health and the desire to have those anxieties allayed at 3am by an already overstretched service. The likes of NHS direct and NHS 111 – nominally set up to help people make more sensible health choices – seem in many cases to lead to unnecessary attendances out of hours with non emergency problems. Anyone who regularly reads my rantings will know what I think of it all. Abolish NHS direct and any of its spawn, promote cross-party political consensus about the Health Service and its role, have a sensible public debate about what people really wantand more importantly are prepared to pay for – and finally create central health clinics, incorporating Accident and Emergency with a senior clinician at reception on triage, directing the traffic. It has come to my attention that no amount of education or public awareness campaigns makes very much difference to what comes through the door. Most people who attend
just want seeing. It’s open, it’s 24hrs and it’s free. Why make it complicated. Why would you run the gauntlet of the GP receptionist and her indiscreet personal questions on the nature of your need to see the GP today, when you can just walk in to see us at anytime of the day or night? I might not objectively need to see anyone at silly 0’clock, anymore than I need to buy a pint of milk or litre of diesel at 2am. But I want to. I expect the service to be there. That’s the modern mentality and it’s here to stay. So, in my opinion, we can waste energy ranting about it, or accept that’s the way it now rolls and get on with dealing with it. I hope you’ll keep this piece. In 10 or 20 years, this is where we will be. We could do it now, but we won’t. Instead we’ll waste more resources trying to make something work that isn’t fit for modern purpose. In the meantime, stock up on paracetamol, Vick’s, Dioralyte, Lucozade, tissues, have your ‘flu jab and bed down for the winter like a tortoise and I’ll see you in the spring when it’s all over…
A new vaccine to prevent shingles There’s good news on the horizon. A painful illness, mainly affecting older people, can now be prevented – though it will take time to roll out to patients. If you’ve ever had chickenpox, you could get shingles. The virus lurks in your body for years, reappearing as a painful itchy condition, usually affecting one side of the body. You will probably experience a headache and tiredness
at first but later tingling and burning pain will be followed by a blistery rash. A few days later the blisters dry out and form scabs. Most people recover fully after two to four weeks, but others experience long-term effects. Some have it more than once. Shingles itself is not catching, but anyone who has not had chickenpox can be infected by someone with shingles. Now a vaccine is being phased in to prevent shingles
in older people. Initially it will be offered to anyone aged 70
and 79, with those in between following in the next phase.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS All proceeds go towards our £4 million appeal Grand Charity Auction 11th October 5.30pm – till late Boxgrove Village Hall
Christmas Concert 18th December at 7pm Grace Church Chichester
Bingo at Aldingbourne 15th November at 7pm
Book your Christmas lunch (available from 1st December) at Aldingbourne.
Magic of Christmas at Aldingbourne 7th December from 10am – 3pm
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