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Dear Residents,

Whats inside this month

Welcome to the February Issue.

This year is a leap year and with the elusive 29th February arriving this month, we take a look at its history, see page 29. Valentines Day is coming and there are a couple of features to inspire.

We also feature Phil Edwards of Uckfield who will shortly be attempting to set a new world record for Electric motorbikes

The Leap Year Rules Okay

Pooh & Love

and help charity at the same time!

Find out more about his inspiring challenge.

Thank you for supporting our local businesses, we hope they can be of help to you this February.

If you are a charity or community group, please drop us a line any time so we can help with your local promotion.

A New World Record for a New Year

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All the best for a good month, Tally & Chris

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A New World Record for a New Year

Uckfield resident, Phil Edwards, intends to speed into the record books with the world’s fastest electric motorbike.

Phil is the director for the ‘Fast Charge’ project which is the UK leader in low-carbon automotive technology and world-beating motorsport. The project is currently working on developing a bike to break the world record of 6.94 seconds by travelling a quarter of a mile at 200mph in six seconds with 1000 horsepower and zero emissions from a standing-start. Phil plans to see the bike make its debut on a race track in the very near future.

as the UK’s quickest electric motorcycle. We were, fairly soon after, beaten by our main rivals (Kingston University) but rather than challenge again for the UK record I decided to go a step further and try and beat the quickest bikes in America and set a world-record’.

items, unloading washing machines, taking card and cash from ATMs and other everyday tasks that disabled people find difficult, painful or impossible to do for themselves.

Generous Phil will donate six per cent of all Supporter Club subscriptions and 10 per cent of all merchandise sales to national charity Canine Partners which celebrated their 25th anniversary last year. This charity trains dogs to perform tasks such as opening and closing doors, undressing, pressing buttons, retrieving

‘Our project gets a lot of publicity and I wanted to reflect some of that to support a charity that I really felt was doing incredibly worthwhile work. I found out about Canine Partners and met them to understand more about their work. I was amazed at the work they are doing to train assistance dogs and the great

Here Phil gives his personal reason:

Phil already holds the title of the UK’s fastest electric motorcycle having designed and built one in 2011. In the last three years he’s planned and fundraised to build a new bike to take on the American constructors and bring the world record to the UK. Phil said, ‘we originally built a motorbike that set the record

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I now donate a percentage of our merchandise sales and supporters club subscriptions to them as well as taking collecting boxes and leaflets along to the events we get invited to’.

Kay Gilmore, South East Regional Fundraiser for Canine Partners, said: ‘What Phil is aiming to achieve is phenomenal and we are grateful to him for allowing us to be a part of his journey. His help will enable us to transform even more people’s lives through our amazing assistance dogs.

‘Canine Partners doesn’t receive any government funding and relies solely on donations and legacies so it really will make a difference.”

We asked Phil what the hardest part about preparing for the challenge is: ‘Technically it is a very difficult challenge and the more we get into the detail of it, the more problems we are finding that need to be overcome. Then again, we’re trying to go one better than anyone else in the world so it won’t be simple, but

the dream of being the best, and showcasing UK engineering, drives us on.

‘As well as supporting charities, one other thing that I’m really passionate about is showing how exciting careers in engineering and technology are. I give talks to schools and colleges to inspire youngsters to consider a career in engineering as the UK desperately needs more of them.’

The motorbike which broke the UK record for the fastest electric motorcycle spent 2014 at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu as part of their special exhibition ‘Record Breakers’ – for

Britain and the hell of it. And what does the future hold for the widespread use of the electric bike? Phil had this to say: ‘The electric bike market has been a bit slow to take off, mainly because batteries are still quite expensive. Having said that the electric-assist bicycles (pedelecs) are really taking off. The products, whilst not really getting any cheaper, are improving in quality and performance all the time. It’s only a small step from taking the parts found on the highest quality pedelecs to make components for a small motorcycle or moped, so there is certainly technology coming through that will make this possible in only a couple of years. We are in fact working on a prototype electric bike that fits between a bicycle and a moped at the moment’.

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It’s Valentines Day soon and a chance for us to show our other (possibly better) halves how much we love and appreciate them.

Love encompasses many emotions and is a fabulous word.

The Ancient Greeks however were keen to differentiate between the various ‘types’ of love. We take a little look:

Philia was seen as a deep but non-intimate bond, as between close friends, family members or a bond forged by soldiers as they fought alongside eachother in battle. It implies that it must be mutual.

love that ‘won’t settle down’ and ‘moves on’ very quickly...

Pragma, as the word implies, is a more pragmatic/mature love that develops over a long period of time between long-term couples that rely on eachother and share their lives together. It involves goodwill and commitment, compromise and those who have common goals.

Ludus describes a more playful affection found in fooling around or flirting. It can also indicate a

Agape is a more generalised love, it can be love for all of humanity.

It implies more self-sacrifice and a generous love.

Eros is literally the love of beauty.

It is a highly sensual, passionate style of love. And is all about “chemistry.” and falling in love at first sight.

Though interesting, I’m unsure if the Greeks had it right, perhaps just ‘Love’ is a simpler, better word to describe what we all feel and hopefully especially on February 14th.

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Valentines Day Facts • About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. This makes it the second largest seasonal card sending time of the year • In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card.

• In Finland Valentine’s Day is called Ystävänpäivä, which translates into “Friend’s day”. It’s more about remembering your mates than your loved ones.

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Pooh & Love This is Pooh Country and what better way to be inspired for Valentines then Pooh sharing the love.

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“If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together… there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.”

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Sheffield Forest Sheffield Forest is not far from the Bluebell Railway and is a ‘sister’ forest to nearby, larger Ashdown Forest. It is 300 acres of mixed deciduous and conifer woodland, for the purposes of timber, conservation and recreation.

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There is plenty of history still visible to the astute eye. Look carefully and you can discover a wood worked for hundreds of

years for timber, charcoal, building materials, iron, and even rabbits. This forest is part of the High Weald which was, of course, famed for its iron production, reaching its peak in both Roman and then latterly Tudor times.

Charcoal was the fuel needed to power the furnaces and forges and we seem to have had plenty in this area. A wealth of archaeological evidence exists on the site; one Sheffield Forest survey discovered remains of no fewer than 34 charcoal burning platforms, where workers would have fired earth-covered clamps to convert wood cut on site into charcoal. These platforms, along with bloomery sites (a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron) are concentrated

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for living. Despite being largely wooded, this farming even reached Sheffield Forest. A lease was taken out in 1638 to create a warren (a man-made ‘rabbit farm’) and one of the mounds probably created at this time still exists near the forest’s western boundary.

Historical records reveal that in 1546 the powerful Duke of Norfolk forfeited the forest, and other land, to the Crown. In 1769, the extensive Sheffield Estate, including the forest, was bought by the 1st Earl of Sheffield for £31,000, a not inconsiderable sum at the time! In 1910, this ownership passed to Arthur Soames. The Forestry Commission acquired Sheffield Forest in 1953 when the Sheffield Park Estate was split up – with the famous landscaped gardens passing to the National Trust.

Timber for building and fuel was an equally important resource from the Forest. For trunks too heavy to drag out by horse, saw pits were dug where the “top-dog” and “under-dog” cut planks with a two-man saw. history reflected in its numerous sunken routeways, charcoal hearths and sawpits; see a variety of woodland birds such as buzzards soaring overhead. One can hear crossbills in the tops of pine trees eating pinecones and nightjars churring on summer evenings.

There is on-road parking, limited to a few spaces either side of entrance gateway, on Bell Lane between Nutley and Fletching.

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The Leap Year Rules Okay Why is February the poor cousin of all the months?

Like many other notfully-justified historical occurrences, it suffered at the hands of someone’s ego. Roman emperor Caesar Augustus felt it was unfair that his predecessor Julius Caesar’s month, July (named Caesar Augustus after the great general) had 31 days. Augustus’ namesake-month of August had only 29 days... the injustice of it! So he decided to steal 2 days from February which originally had 30 days. Of all the things that happened during Caesar Augustus’ reign, this one probably passed with the least complaints.

impractical when it came to feast days (let alone birthdays, etc.). It was a convoluted solution to the problem and holidays began sliding into different seasons, this must have aggravated the general populace no end who probably needed (like we all do) regularity to the seasons. Thus Caesar ordered his astronomer, Sosigenes, to simplify things. He needed to base the calendar in use around the actual solar year - the time that the sun takes to return to the exact same position in the cycle of seasons; this is just over 365 days: 365.2422 days, give or take.

However, February has its own speciality by being the only month to be given an extra day every four years. As we know the 29th of the month comes round once every 4 years and it is indeed a special day.

The calendar was later refined further during the reign of Pope Gregory XIII (1582) because adding a day every single four years in fact overcompensates! Therefore there is not strictly speaking a leap year every four years, only 97 years out of every 400 Pope Gregory XIII years are leap years. The rule goes that any year that is divisible by 100 (but not by 400) is not a leap year.

So the year 2000 was a leap year (divisible by 100

Sosigenes opted for the 365-day year with an extra day every four years to cover the extra hours. Hence the 29th February was born and regularity of the holidays of the seasons could proceed unhindered.

But what is the history of the 29th? Why a leap year?

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and 400) as was the year 1600. But the years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years, neither will 2100 be a leap year.

A precursor to the suffragette movement perhaps?

Women proposing in a leap year is different around the world. For instance, in Denmark, it’s the 24th of February that proposals must take place and a Danish man who refuses the proposal must give the woman 12 pairs of gloves to wear to cover their embarrassment of not having an engagement ring!

In Finland, it is not gloves but fabric for a skirt. We’re not sure of the reasoning here but probably just a little something to make up for the heart break...

I’m sure either of these gifts were not gratefully received!

Traditions grew up on this auspicious day and the 29th became a welcome respite for women from the domination of the world of men when the tradition grew up of woman being able to propose on that day. One theory goes back to the time when the leap year day of the 29th was not recognised by English law. The premise went that if the day had no legal status, it was acceptable to break with the convention of a man proposing. What other conventions were “justifiably” broken on that day, we can only guess at!

In Greece a whole new tradition arose that marriage in a leap year was considered unlucky, this lead many couples to avoid it. No doubt these superstitions are rarely regarded these days but I would still conjecture that slightly less marriages occur in Greece in such years...

Of course these days women proposing is far less taboo and it is most usually discussed before the question is even popped in any case - still the majority of proposing, as we know, is done by the man.

This tradition of the 29th is also disputed to be attributable to St Bridget in the 5th Century. She is said to have complained to St Patrick that women had to wait too long for their suitors to propose (sigh...). St Patrick thus St Bridget gave women a single day during a leap year to pop the question.

Yet another theory is the story that Queen Margaret of Scotland brought into law a setting of fines for men who turned down marriage proposals put to them on a leap year. Sceptics have pointed out that Margaret was five years old at the time and living far away in Norway! So this seems unlikely.

The 29th February 1504 certainly lent a helping hand to Christopher Columbus who purportedly used his knowledge of the solar system and movement of stars to his advantage. The story goes that during his final trip to the West Indies. After months of being stranded in Jamaica, relations with the indigenous population broke down and they refused to continue to help him and his crew with food and provisions. Columbus, knowing a lunar eclipse was due on the 29th, gathered the native chiefs and forewarned them that God was going to punish them for their lack of assistance by painting the moon red. Then during the eclipse, he said that God would withdraw his punishment if they starting co-operating again i.e. giving him the supplies he needed.

The panicked chiefs agreed to give him what he wanted and the moon began emerging from its shadow.

They say that knowledge is power and this, though unfair, is a good demonstration!

The tradition in practice is not thought to have become commonplace until the 19th Century when some daring women took fate into their own hands.

The chance of being born on a leap day is one in 1,461. So Happy Birthday to any readers who are born on this most special of days.

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Tunbridge Wells Quiz Night. Come and join us for a quiz night in aid of Hospices of Hope. We recommend groups of 4-6 to enjoy a light supper and 8 rounds of questions to test your knowledge!

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Saturday 6th February

Groombridge Horticultural Society Evening Event. A talk on poisons, potions, pests and parasites by Michael Lynn. Refreshments provided and all welcome. Free for members or £3 for nonmembers (to include full membership for the 2016 year). At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall (New Hall).

Italy, Sacred and Secular. Puccini Messa di Gloria and Classics of the Opera Repertoire A concert by Penshurst Choral Society With the Penshurst Sinfonia Conductor: Anthony Zerpa Falcon. £12.50 on the door, at 7:30pm, Jubilee Hall, Holmewood House School, Barrow Lane, Langton Green, TN3 0EB.

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Saturday 6th February

East Grinstead RSPB local group Illustrated lecture. Travels in Columbia: its birds and other wildlife Barry Wright. Guests £5. Contact Lesley Berry 01342 324955. At 8pm, Main Hall, East Court, East Grinstead, RH19 3LT.

Coffee morning & Plant sale. Lindfield Horticultural Society welcomes you for coffee and home-made cakes. A selection of plants will be on sale. All welcome. Membership enquiries: 01444 456509. www.LindfieldHorts.org.uk. At 10am-12 noon, King Edward Hall, Lindfield.

Wednesday 24th February

“You’ve Never Had It So Good” The story of the postwar years 1945 - 1960. In the immediate post war years of the 1940s the pace of change began accelerating and by the end of the 1950s people were daring to think that life was good again. Don’s audio-visual presentation will portray the social history of Britain in the years from 1945 to 1960. At 8:15pm, Hartfield Village Hall.

Wednesday 10th February

Talk: “Life above a Railway Tunnel” by David Porter. Lindfield Horticultural Society welcomes David Porter with an intriguing talk providing an insight into what it’s like living above Clayton Tunnel. Entry £1 members, £2 visitors. All welcome.

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Saturday 5th March

Meet Me At The Waldorf: Two Iconic Hotels. Mary Alexander will tell us stories about the creators, designers, celebrities who met and lived in these famous New York hotels and the feuds that surrounded their building by the Astors. Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society members free of charge, guests £6. At 2.30pm, Nutley Village Hall, High Street, Nutley, TN22 3NE.

Crowborough Wellbeing Event. Find out about local complimentary therapists who are organising a wellbeing event for the second year running.

There will be a huge variety of therapies on offer including reflexology, homeopathy, iridology, etc. The entrance is free and taster treatments will be available from £5. We will also be raising funds for Taylor-Made Dreams a charity based in Crowborough. Email crowboroughwellbeing@gmail. com or phone 07860 421746. 10 - 4pm.

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