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Dear Residents,

Welcome to our August Edition.

This month we have a fantastic article about St. Swithun’s, the distinctive landmark of our town, and it’s history.

Winnie-the-Pooh lived “just round the corner” from East Grinstead in the Ashdown Forest, so we’ve an interesting and rare article about him

by Shirley Harrison who recently released her new book about the famous bear.

This August sees the first East Grinstead International Arts Festival which is already under way, we have a full program inside.

Here is some recent feedback from Roger Mead of the Lions Club about an article for their Belarus Appeal we ran for them: “The feature in E.G. Living magazine is great, we have already had positive response to the article”. So all charities out there, please drop us a line.

A big thank you for supporting our many local businesses, the majority of which are East Grinstead based.

Enjoy the rest of Summer.

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ALL AGES WELCOME Send answers to: Email: info@egliving.co.uk, write to: East Grinstead Living Competition, 33 Morton Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4AF. Closing date: 30th August 2011 This publication uses vegetable based inks on chlorine free paper

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Best Wishes, Tally & Chris East Grinstead Living Team

Contents Words: Lost & Found

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Hidden Talents

6

August Recipe

8

East Grinstead International Arts Festival

10

Which ‘Media’ is the best?

12

Monthly Tips from Miss Moneywise

13

History Notes, St. Swithun’s Church

14,16

Charity Page

18

Whoops

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Agony Aunt

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EG4Kidz

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Gardening Tips

24

Winnie-the-Pooh Article

26,28

Salve Citizens

28

Quick Quiz/Sudoku

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Ashurst Wood Historians

34

Hugs Charity

34

What’s On

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Index

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Ingredients Serves 4 Crusted Lamb 50g butter 50g white breadcrumbs 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped 25g parsley finely chopped 600g piece of best end lamb Rosemary Sauce 50 ml dry white wine 1 beef stock cube, dissolved in 200 ml hot water 1 sprig of Rosemary (chopped) 100g butter Salt & pepper

Lamb Confit 400g leg of lamb, cut from bone and rolled (ask Butcher) Carrot & Cumin Mash 300g carrots peeled and chopped salt & pepper knob butter ½ tsp cumin powder 1 head of garlic brushed with oil

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HISTORY NOTES By Caroline Metcalfe

St. Swithun’s Church, East Grinstead St.Swithun’s Church stands just behind the eastern end of East Grinstead’s High Street. The tower reaches into the sky; the church is a landmark for miles around.

There has been a church on this site for hundreds of years. The earliest dedication may have been to St Edmund, martyred king, pierced with arrows for refusing to deny the Christian faith.

Now the dedication is to Saint Swithun, a ninth century Bishop of Winchester. He requested burial outside his cathedral but about a hundred years later monks brought his body inside the cathedral for reburial.

Terrible rainstorms and reports of miracles at Swithun’s tomb followed, giving rise to the tradition that if there is rain on St. Swithun’s day, July 15th, there will be rain for the next forty days.

Most years, the weather for our Patronal Festival picnic, on the nearest Sunday to July 15th causes concern to clergy and parishioners!

Behind the altar there are carved figures made in the last century representing Saint

Swithun, with ducks at his feet and Saint Edmund, with a wolf.

An early wooden church likely existed, but the first real documentation for the church is from 1104, when Alured, the high butler of Earl Roger of Mortain gave the church to Lewes Priory.

Tithes from Brambletye would support the Priory; other tithes would support a Rector, chosen by the Priory. Usually the Rector appointed a Vicar who was paid a fixed stipend to carry out parish duties.

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The list of clergy on the board reflects the uncertain time of the Reformation, with an incumbent who was ejected during the reign of the Protestant Edward VI and reinstated during the reign of Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor. Outside the door is a monument to three Protestants, Anne Tree, Thomas Dunngate and John Forman, burned at the stake in the High Street in 1556, for refusing to turn away from their Protestant faith.

The church probably had three aisles by the fifteenth century and it had a tower by the seventeenth century. In 1683, lightning struck the steeple.

A contemporary wrote: ‘the resultant fire caught the shingles of the spire. In a short time the bell lofts were all but burned to the ground and the bells melted, but by God’s mercy and the industry of the people, with a Providential change of wind, the church was preserved untouched by the fire and the surrounding houses in the town were saved.’

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many hymns and carols, including Good King Wenceslas, from his study looking out over Ashdown Forest.

Neale’s grave is outside in the churchyard.

Up in the round windows of the south clerestory, a number of animals are depicted in the diamond shaped panes.

The most famous is a guinea pig with wings, in honour of the ‘Guinea Pigs’, the wartime servicemen whose terrible burns were treated at Queen Victoria Hospital. These windows were installed by 1989.

The tower was rebuilt with unsound foundations, so it collapsed again on November 12th 1785, damaging the nave badly. Some pillars survived intact, but walls had to be pulled down. There had been a wedding that morning in the church.

An Act of Parliament was passed authorising rebuilding in 1787; finally by 1875 the amount of £30,000 (nearly 2 million in today’s money) had been collected.

The architect James Wyatt designed the new church.

It is said that Mr. Speaker Abbott, whose funeral hatchment hangs in the church, wanted the tower to be twenty-five feet higher so that he could see the weather vane from his mansion at Kidbrooke.

to the murder of her little half brother in 1865. His murder at Road Hill House was infamous in its day. The death sentence was passed, only Queen Victoria’s intervention led to a reprieve. A recent television dramatisation of these happenings was based on the book ‘The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher’, by Kate Summerscale.

The stained glass windows are magnificent. Many are scenes from the life of Jesus. The Oxford Movement window depicts John Mason Neale, Warden of Sackville College almshouse ( just across the churchyard) from 1846 to 1866. Neale is surrounded by likeminded Victorians- Keble, Woodard, Hook and Rose. Neale wrote Protestant Martyrs’ graves

In 1836 a pinnacle fell from the tower into the nave and in 1930 a pinnacle fell through the church roof, so all the pinnacles were shortened.

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The bells in the belfry are some of the finest in the diocese and are rung on Sundays to summon the faithful to prayer.

St. Swithun’s is a large parish and there are two daughter churches of St. Luke and St. Barnabas. Our wonderful team of clergy continue to care for the people of the town. In May the ‘Reachout’ Mission was very successful.

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Dear Sylvia,

I’m finding it difficult to get my 8 year old son to do any work around the house. Every time he’s asked to do something he flatly refuses and I have to give him a lecture about it and often threaten, “no treats!” to get him to do even a simple chore. I’ve been hoping he’ll come round to the idea that it’s all part of life but that doesn’t seem to be happening…

I don’t remember either myself or brother and sisters being so stubborn. We seemed to realise that it was part of our familial duties to get a daily job done, even if we were sometimes reluctant. I can’t seem to be able to get my son to realise for himself that it’s not just “mum & dad” who do all the work…

All suggestions welcome...

Thank You, Marion

Sylvia says: Dear Marion, Have you tried bribing him with pocket money? When I was a mum, my girls would help me out with the housework and I would give them a little bit of pocket money every week? Try the carrot versus stick approach.

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But perhaps he needs to learn about choice and consequences too. Give him his list of chores and list the treats/pocket money etc he will get if he chooses to help you but be very strict about not letting him have TV/computer time/pocket money if he chooses not to.

Be very clear about the consequences of his choices. ‘You didn’t help me with those chores, and that’s fine but the consequence is that you have no TV time tonight. ‘ But always allow him to make that choice. Don’t force him into it or make into a punishment but let him see how his choices affect his life. Perhaps let your other children (or even his friends!) do his chores and then give them his pocket money. Let him see the connection between his choices and the consequences of his choices.

All of our choices have consequences so it’s a good life lesson to learn early on.

I hope that helps, Sylvia

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Gardening Tips for AUgust Article by Michael Dongray, Imberhorne Lane Nursery Proprietor

Shrubs and Trees

Keep Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas well watered during dry weather otherwise the flower buds for next year may not develop properly. To improve growth feed with a liquid ericaceous fertiliser.

Trim lavender bushes once the flowers have finished to encourage new growth. Summer blooming shrubs should be pruned for shape after they have finished flowering. Remove any dead or diseased branches.

Fruit and Vegetables

Pinch out tomato side shoots. Continue to feed tomato plants each week with a liquid tomato feed. Prune raspberries and gooseberries. Tie in new raspberry shoots and the main stems and side shoots of gooseberries should be shortened to five leaves. Plant rooted strawberry runners now to ensure a good crop next year. Pick courgettes regularly. Pinch out the tips of the climbing shoots of runner beans once they reach the tip of their supports. Sow lettuce, winter spinach, spring cabbage and Chinese cabbage out of doors.

Lawns

Mow the lawn before going on holiday.

Roses

Stop feeding roses now. Rambler roses that have finished flowering can be pruned now. Cut the long old stems that flowered this year, but leave non-flowering shoots, as these should bloom next year.

Miscellaneous

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11 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know

A bout W innie -T he -P ooh

by Shirley Harrison

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The original teddy bear who became known as Winnie-the- Pooh celebrates his 90th birthday this month.

2

He was made at the Farnell toy factory in Acton and sold in Harrods to A.A.Milne’s wife, Daphne for 10s 6d. He was a first birthday present for their son Christopher Robin. Originally he had a growl but has now lost his voice.

3

Pooh made his first visit to Hartfield in 1925 when the Milnes bought Cotchford Farm as a weekend and holiday home for the family and the toys – Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo and Piglet.

4

The stories Pooh inspired there have been translated into more than 46 languages including Mongolian. “Winnie Ille Pu”, is the only book in Latin to be featured on the New York Times best-seller list.

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There is a Winnie-the-Pooh street in Moscow!

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In 1961, five years after her husband’s death, Daphne Milne licensed the film rights to Disney and Pooh became an animated super-star with a place on Hollywood’s Pavement of the Stars.

8

Today he lives in retirement in the Children’s Department of New York Central Library with the original friends from the nursery. He is visited there by 750,000 people a year and is sometimes invited to witness the engagement of young couples and birthday celebrations.

9

Pooh the philanthropist is richer than the Queen, whose fortune is worth about £350m whereas Pooh earns around £375 billion from merchandising alone. This money is cared for by a number of trusts and funnelled into a wide variety of charitable causes.

10

Pooh returned to Hartfield in 1976 where he hosted a picnic for hundreds of visiting teddy bears and their owners. He was taken to the Enchanted Place for a story, with the children of Hartfield Playschool and went to play Poohsticks near his former home in Cotchford Lane.

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Today there is an annual International Poohsticks Competition on the Thames in Oxford which attracts 500 competitors.

Cotchford Farm today

A.A.Milne lent him to his American publisher, E.P Dutton in 1947. He left aboard the luxurious Queen Elizabeth liner and never came home.

Christopher Robin and the animals at The Pageant of Ashdown Forest in 1929

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The Life and Times of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh by Shirley Harrison To celebrate his 90th birthday this is the first, fascinating, biography of the real teddy bear which was the inspiration for A.A. Milne’s Winniethe-Pooh. It takes us from his “birth” in an Acton toy factory in 1921 to Harrods where he was bought by Mrs Daphne Milne for her baby son, Christopher Robin.

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SALVE CITIZENS! (For those who haven’t studied Latin, Salve is a Greeting meaning, “Hello!”)

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Which famous cricketer holds the record for the highest amount of wickets taken by an English bowler?

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Who authored the famous book “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

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In which Austrian city was Mozart born?

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In which modern day country was the historical capital city Constantinople?

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Who composed the ballet, Swan Lake?

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In which year did the soap opera East Enders first appear on our screens?

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In which year did Apollo 13’s successful launch but unsuccessful moon landing occur?

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Who was the first King of Britain of the House of Hanover?

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In which city did J.K. Rowling complete writing, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”?

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11: In which country is Mount Everest located?

12: Bellis perennis is the Latin name for which commonly seen flower?

Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbour; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets.

When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.

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When I can no longer create anything, I’ll be done for.

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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

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Our soft tissue make up the majority of our body, it is complex and connected more than we realise, and many of us do not understand the function and make up of our body or why we have niggling aches and pains that cannot be resolved and do not seem to go away. Most of our soft tissue issues stem from our childhood, work environment or everyday functions that we do but unfortunately our bodies are not given a second thought until we have a trauma whether that be from sport, taking a tumble or undergoing an operation.

Our soft tissues are made up of muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia that communicate and balance the body in both structure and function. It gives us our shape, supports our skeleton and joints, communicates information and moves nutrients and waste. It determines our movement, agility and flexibility and does all of this without us even thinking about it.

You have over 600 muscles in your body, attached to your skeleton by tendons. To carry out one movement your muscles will work in groups assisting one another, however, if one of those muscles is damaged your body will compensate by using a different muscle, or group of muscles, to undertake the movement and it is from this point your body starts to alter and over time those aches and pains develop and movement starts to become restricted.

Your muscles are made up of hundreds of fibres, think of them as strands of spaghetti. When they are cold, never stretched, or restricted to a continuous specific short movement they are like uncooked spaghetti that when put under pressure will snap. To be effective they need to be elastic, soft and supple like cooked spaghetti.

Many of us do not alter or stretch beyond our daily activities but then occasionally we do:a day gardening, a bike ride or a long walk, asking our body to do something out of the norm, our muscles get stretched and strained and this results in the fibres breaking causing us pain and reduced movement. Unless this is treated the problem does not resolve resulting in long term suffering.

Many problems seen are the result of childhood.

Many children complain of pain and we pass it off as ‘growing pains’, this is normally wrong.

Children grow in spurts and always go from being inactive at the school desk into sessions of extreme activity in the playground or sports, generally without warming up or stretching their muscles, tendons and ligaments. The result is damaged soft tissue that gives aches and pains and if not treated has the long term effect of altering the development and movement of a joint, affecting the range of movement and posture of the child as they grow into adulthood.

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ASHURST WOOD HISTORIANS

PUBLISH NEW BOOK Are you interested in the history of Ashurst Wood?

The Historians have just published a book covering it’s history from medieval times.

Although not mentioned in the Domesday Book, there is reference to farms on either side of Ashurst Wood and clear evidence has been found of the Roman occupation in the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Did you know that there was a mail coach robbery on the edge of the village at the beginning of the 19th century and the culprits were subsequently hanged on the site?

For people interested in timber framed houses there are a number in the village dating back to between 1300 and 1700 and there is a whole section on these. This includes the story of how the historic Homestall was significantly increased in size in the 1930s by adding Dutton Hall from Cheshire. This 1540 typical West Midlands ornamented timber framed house was transported down piece by piece in 66 lorries and re-erected as an extension to the east wing. Thus the name of the property was changed to Dutton Homestall.

The book is available from the News Store in Hammerwood Road, Ashurst Wood, The Bookshop in the High Street, East Grinstead or Keith Stacey (Ashurst Wood Historians Chairman) on 01342 323880

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Sports massage, Thai-yoga massage and one-to-one exercise sessions in the East Grinstead area.

Appointments available in the client’s own home or an established local gym.

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The home grown charity You may remember we brought you an article about HUGS UK in May. A home-grown East Grinstead charity, it supports parents of children who’ve been diagnosed with an illness or parents of teenagers encountering problems with drink/ drugs or pregnancy across the UK. Here are some of their upcoming fundraising events:

Sunday 28th August at 7:30pm

Colin Fry, The People’s Medium (Psychic Private Eye, Sky’s 6ixth Sense), will be doing ‘An evening with the afterlife’ at the Crows Nest East Grinstead.

For tickets call: 01342 315976. Places are limited.

Sunday 4th September at 1pm

A sponsored walk with a difference! a Fancy-DressJelly-In-Your-Wellies walk. Starting at St. Lukes Church, Stone Quarry. Please join in! Sponsorship forms are available on 01342 315976.

HUGS UK charity song called ‘Our Song’ is available to download, all proceeds will go to HUGS. The song is performed by young teenagers in the area the youngest being only 14 years old. For more info: www.hugs-uk.com

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What’s On

– August 2011

East Grinstead International Arts Festival 6th -13th August For the more details turn to page 10 Tuesday 9th August Why not come down to the Kings Centre this summer holiday and try out our fantastic Roller Disco Sessions? Every Tuesday 3.30pm-5pm. £3.60 for non members or free for Kidz members.

Skate hire available call 01342 328616 for more information.

Sunday 14th August Classic Cars and Bikes at Riverview Cafe, Station Road, Forest Row RH18 5DW. Tel 01342 823030 Monday 15th August ‘Pirates of the Museum’ Children’s activity at the Museum Yo Ho Ho! Come and be a pirate.

Children’s activities at the museum £1 per child.

10:30 am- 3:15 pm. No need to book for these drop- in events, just turn up and stay as long as you want. East Grinstead Museum, Old Market Yard, Cantelupe Rd, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3BJ 01342 302233 Tuesday & Wednesday 16th & 17th August “Holiday at Home” event for the over 60’s which is on from 10.30am-3.30pm each day at Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead. Each day includes coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. Also games, activities, quiz and entertainment. For further information and to book your place, please contact Claire on 01342 328334.

Thursday 18th August Circus Stars. Stories, Craft and More at East Grinstead Library 7-11 year olds. Please collect a free ticket from the library, 32-40 West Street East Grinstead 01342 410050. 2 – 3pm. www. westsussex.gov.uk/libraries Saturday 20th August Open Air Theatre At Standen: “Twelfth Night” by William Shakepeare. Following a shipwreck, Viola is washed ashore in Illyria, a country where everything is illogical and delirious. To protect herself she adopts a male disguise. But what use are disguises when Lady Olivia falls madly in love with her, and she herself falls in love with Count Orsino? It could all end in tears - even if most of them are of laughter. Illyria performs the finest comedy in English on a stage exactly the same as those used by mediaeval touring troupes. Bring low backed chairs or rugs/cushions and a picnic, dress for the weather and do not bring umberellas. Performance will go ahead whatever the weather. 6:30pm – 9:30pm. 07718 585303 or illyria@02.co.uk August 2011 • East Grinstead Living

For non-profit community, charity groups this page is free of charge to use: email: info@egliving.co.uk.

Tuesday 30th August ‘Dinosaur Discovery Day’ Children’s activity at the Museum. Lots of pre-historic fun for everyone.

Children’s activities at the museum £1 per child.

No need to book for these drop- in events, just turn up and stay as long as you want. 10:30am – 3:15pm. East Grinstead Museum, Cantelupe Rd, East Grinstead, RH19 3BJ 01342 302233 1st September 2011 Tickets go on sale for ‘Viva Elvis at East Court!’ A New Years Eve event not to be missed! Join us for an evening of entertainment with Elvis and Friends, with a four course dinner, music through to Midnight, all the glitz and glamour of Vegas!

For more information please call 01342 317856 or email gillastley@hotmail.co.uk and we will send you a booking form and further information. This is a non-profit making event to be held in the Meridian Hall at East Court, East Grinstead.

Tuesday 6 September East Grinstead Postcard & Stamp Club. G Cogger will visit to give a display of Channel Islands postal history. The Club meets at Chequer Mead Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, beginning at 7.30pm. Call: 01342 327554 Thursday 29th September A Murder Mystery performed by Copthorne Players at 8pm at Imberhorne School, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead. A fund raising event for Imberhorne School’s link school in Tanzania. Tickets £8 available from 6th September on 01342 323562 or from Imberhorne School, Imberhorne Lane.

Various dates in August & September Weirwood Boat and Swim. Unguided, stable open cockpit kayaks, open canoes and rowing boats will allow you to float lazily along or to challenge yourself against the whole permissible length of the water. Imagine a peaceful waterborne picnic or a hard water workout set against a backdrop of the sun, wind and wave.

Public swimming: Unguarded, open water swimming is again ‘the natural thing’ after a century of decline. Weirwood water after treatment becomes drinking water and is therefore of a very high quality. The fish and wildfowl love the stuff and so will you.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. From 1 – 6pm.

For more info call Marcus on 07962 207547 www.weirwoodboatswim.co.uk

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The Majority of our businesses are East Grinstead based!

Entertainment

Beauty Muse Makeup

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Opera

Diana Beauty

31

Financial Services

13

Blinds & Curtains Elizabeth Designs

True Advice

Café/Function Venue/ Restaurant/Bar

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Lotte Berk

Beeches Builders Ltd.

12

29

3

John Bloom Plumbing & Heating

19

31

Marcus Woodman

31

Yew Lodge

37

Family Chiropractic Clinic

33

18

Michael Wall

33

British Wildlife Centre

Foot Lady

31

Musclebound

32

7

Paul Masters Massage

Effective Education

7

Garden Services

Children’s House Nursery

7

JH Vartan

25

Blackland Farm

6

MGC

25

French Tuition

6

DR Newland Tree Care

27

German Tuition

6

Green Machines

2

Maths Tuition

6

RGH Garden Maintenance

27

East Grinstead Lawns

25

Imberhorne Lane Nursery

24

Atrium

25

25

Cleaning Services Supreme Oven Cleaning

23

Computer/Website Design Services Willis IT Services

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Amber Computer Services

20

Cavtec

29

Computer Studio

21

Dogs Dog Walking/Behaviourist

23

Dental Riverview Dental Centre

35

Doors

Pete Payne Hair Care Roots Hair Studio

4

The Salon at Wealden House 31 Michael Todd Hairdressing

31

Home Maintenance Services & Products 2

Quinn Electrical Services

17

PLP Services

12

12

11

Paint it Now

Natcon

9

Wealdens Construction

Sunday 4th September

Sackville College, Fundraising Vintage Fashion Show Afternoon Tea, Glass of Wine, Auction of Outfits, Raffle, Live Music. 2-5pm Tickets: £9, Concessions/Students: £6, 01342-410496 Tickets on sale at: Wear it Again Sam, 2 Old Stone Link, Ship Street, East Grinstead.

All profits from tickets to Sackville College Sponsored by: The Market Square, The Print Room, Bluebells Café, Wear it Again Sam.

Gary Spurle Bathroom & Heating

19

MM Roofing Contractor

13

AS Tiling

15

Crystal Guttering

15

MRM Plastering

15

Steve Cook Building

15

MDH Painters & Decorators

12

MM Walker Home Maintenance

12

Kitchens Absolutely Kitchens

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Pest Control Dick Clark

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Expest Wasp Control

27

APM

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Satellite, Aerial Specialists Norsat

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Weddings/Occasions Affordable Wedding Cars

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Weightloss

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Sussex Doors

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19

Allzones Roofing & Building Services

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17

37

Children’s Activities & Products/Education

19

Riverview Café

The Swan Bar & Restaurant

AI Plumbing

James Lowe Plumbing

Fitness/Health/Wellbeing Centre for Sight

Services

Rachel Ricketts

40

Window Services As Good As New

Sussex & Surrey Doors

9 11

Duke Window Services

9

Natcon

9

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