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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of 2020.

We bring you a fascinating feature about white squirrels in Sussex. There is also an article with the latest news and plans for Ashdown Forest in 2020.

We hope you enjoy our history feature about East Grinstead’s The White Squirrels of Sussex very own Right Said Fred and other artists who have resided in the area.

The First Pooh-Seum Opens

If you need some inspiration with your new year’s resolutions, see our featurette of helpful hints.

Thank you for supporting our local businesses last year. We’ll New Year Resolutions Anyone? work hard to hopefully bring you an interesting monthly magazine in 2020, now in its 15th year!

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The White Squirrels of Sussex

By Claire Brimacombe Background One crisp, but sunny morning in November 2018, my husband and I set out on one of our favourite walks, which starts at the beautifully quaint village of Alfriston, down the Cuckmere Valley.

Walking along the winding River Cuckmere, we were stopped in our tracks by what I now know to be an albino squirrel. It ran swiftly across our path, and scurried up a tree.

I had no idea that there was such a thing!

I felt really fortunate to have seen one and from that day forward, I developed a keen interest in this beautiful creature and set out to understand more about them.

Research I discovered there are just 50 thought to be in the country, with a 1 in 100,000 chance of an albino squirrel being born. But over the past few years, there had been several sightings of white or albino squirrels within Sussex in particular. Even though there were a number of newspaper articles, nobody seemed to be recording them. I wanted to understand why there appeared to be such a high concentration in Sussex.

To assist, I set up the ‘White Squirrels of Sussex’ website and social media accounts to share sightings and photos. People started sharing evidence with interest, fascination and adoration.

Albino squirrels are a spirit animal and are thought to bring you good luck!

What is a White Squirrel?

Almost all are an albino version of the grey squirrel, although there have been recently been sightings of white ‘red’ squirrels in Scotland. There is another ‘Leucism’ type - a condition which causes grey squirrels to have a partial loss of pigmentation affecting the skin and hair, but not the eyes. White squirrels are highly selected against, as predators like it when their prey is highlighted.

I now have approximately 150 separate sightings recorded, the majority are grey albino squirrels and mainly within Sussex, Kent and Surrey.

There have been several sightings in the East Grinstead area over the past few years, and more recently, there have been sightings in parks and cemeteries within the town. Paul Wheeler saw an albino squirrel at a cemetery in East Grinstead at the end of October 2019

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THE WHITE SQUIRRELS OF SUSSEX CONTINUED

and Patrick Gage emailed me to say that he had seen one in a park and cemetery last year and a couple of times this year.

In November 2019, Rebecca Wheatley sent me a message to say ‘a white squirrel ran across the path, through the woods today from Forest Row to Ashurst Wood, closely followed/chased by three grey squirrels. What really struck me was the bushiness of his tail

and unbelievable whiteness of his coat - not muddy at all!’.

White Squirrels of Sussex has recently been a feature on BBC South East Today and BBC Sussex Radio. I continue to gather sightings and am hoping to help wildlife experts and scientists to understand more about them and particularly why there seem to be more in this particular area.

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It depends on the person and the habit they are trying to embed, but aim for that 66 days and see if that becomes a new permanent lifestyle choice.

As the January ‘reality’ sets in, it’s a time to reflect on what we want to accomplish and changes we want to make this year.

The question is, can we stick to them?

These days we don’t have enough time in our packed 21st century schedules and it’s true we try to squeeze an awful lot in… but stepping back and looking at what we are ACTUALLY doing helps us to see where changes can possibly be made. Little things can be changed but it’s not always easy to spot unless you take a step back – January is a great time to do so.

In fact, a few years ago, research was made into the process of habit formation in day to day life. 96 volunteers chose an eating, drinking or activity behaviour to carry out daily. They completed a self-report habit index each day and recorded whether they carried out the behaviour or not. The time it took for this behaviour to become a habit ranged from 18 – 254 days, with the average being 66 days. This study shows

For instance, if you’re trying to get the gym into your daily routine, keep the time of day you go consistent, i.e. always go on the way to or from work. Don’t worry if you miss one session. The study showed that missing one opportunity to perform the behaviour did not materially affect the habit formation process.

There are many ways we can throw off all habits and encourage new ones.

The most important thing is don’t overpunish yourself if you can’t do it all at once… acknowledge the little changes and try to improve on these. Putting yourself down too much, often means you end up abandoning the whole thing. When we try to teach a child to do something, we have to use patience and encouragement as going in too hard often produces the opposite effect. So, try to treat yourself the same way! Encourage and acknowledge the little changes and soon they will become the bigger changes we were hoping for.

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LOCAL GOOD NEWS Former Cobham, Kingstonian and Whyteleafe boss Leigh Dynan has just been appointed the new manager of East Grinstead Town FC. He was on the books of West Ham United as a youngster and was named as the successor to former manager Matt Longhurst last month.

TOWN TWINNING After 36 years as Chairman of East Grinstead Town Twinning, Ken Averill decided to step down.

Late last year a reception was held in his honour which included representatives from our twin towns Mindelheim - their mayor, Stephan Winter attended - and guests from Schwaz, Verbania and Sant Feliu. Our mayor Danny Favor presented Ken with a town shield in thanks for his enthusiastic commitment to fostering relationships with the people of our five twin towns. Particular mention was made of Ken’s wife Sheila who worked so hard alongside him.

Nick Hodges was appointed and welcomed as the new chairman at the AGM in November, having been on the committee, initially as a town council representative and subsequently vice chair. Nick was born and bred in East Grinstead before going further afield to pursue his studies and qualify as a solicitor. He lives here with his wife Lucy and daughter Olivia who attends Imberhorne School.

He was on the town council from 2011 until this May and was mayor from 2014 to 2015. A Crystal Palace season ticket holder, he helps coach football with the Meads. Nick is keen to progress twinning in the town and has nothing but thanks to Ken and Sheila for all the work that they have put in over the years.

As a player, the 46-year-old was on the books at West Ham until a knee injury shattered his dreams, before bouncing back at non-league level for Fisher Athletic, Carshalton Athletic and Walton Casuals.

He moved into management at Farnborough in 2012 as reserve team boss, before stepping up to become assistant manager later that year.

The Wasps paid tribute to former manager Matt Longhurst in a statement on their website and Twitter announcing his departure: “During his four years in the role, Matt guided East Grinstead Town FC to our highest position in the club’s history and we are grateful for his undisputed commitment and hard work”.

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• 10g x coriander seeds

• 5 x Granny Smith apple

• 5 g x szechwan pepper

• 1 x head cauliflower

• 1 x tablespoon lemon juice

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The band Right Said Fred of ‘I’m Too Sexy’ fame, was formed in East Grinstead in 1989

by Frederick, born 1956 and his brother, Richard Fairbrass, born three years earlier, in 1953. They were the sons of Peter and Doreen Fairbrass, who were residents in the area. After moving to East Grinstead, their two sons attended Imberhorne Comprehensive School. There they met and teamed up with their friend, Rob Mangoli, who played the drums, to start a group. They took their name from a novelty song, written and performed by Bernard Cribbins. Bernard appeared recently on a TV quiz programme, at ninety, he was physically, quite frail but his mind was clear. His team won £22,000 for their various charities. The song has been used recently, with amendments to the lyrics, in a TV commercial for a firm of offering equity release. Quite why the group chose this title in not known but as the lead vocalist was called ‘Fred’ and maybe used the word ‘right’ often, could be a clue!

Their first song to be recorded, ‘I’m Too Sexy’, was released in 1991. It won a Novello Award, as did a later hit, ‘Deeply Dippy’. They were recognised by radio hosts, Gary Crowly and Simon Bates and from there, they went from strength to strength. They had number 1 hits in thirty countries.

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ARTICLE CONTINUED regularly. On the death of their drummer, John Bonham in 1980, the group split up as a mark of respect: their individual members continued as soloists and accompanists.

bass guitarist and keyboard player was Paul Jones with John Bonham on drums.

Jimmy Page moved into a farmhouse between Crawley Down and Turners Hill, at some time in the seventies.

In 1973, their lead vocalist purchased the historically significant, Hammerwood Park. This Grade 2 listed building has now been largely restored by its present owner, David Pinnegar, but was, after years of neglect, in a nearly derelict condition.

After only two or three years the group ceased using it and it fell further into decay - not before they’d left some interesting graffiti on some of the walls among other remnants of their rockstar lifestyles…They were, at one point, the best-selling group of all time with estimated sales of between 200 and 300 million albums sold world-wide. “Stairway to Heaven” can still be heard

In 2017 one of the most iconic singers of the 21st century, Adele reportedly spent £4 million on an 18th century manor house on the outskirts of East Grinstead, Ridge Hill Manor, in order to bring up her four-year-old son Angelo. She had opted for a ‘normal, unflashy’ life in an eight-bedroom mansion with her then husband Simon Konecki. Although it is unclear where she now resides, as she has various properties over the world, the house is still understood to be in her ownership.

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With a View to 2020 Photo Competition Thank you to all the people who sent in photos to the Ashdown Forest photo competition, we received lots of fabulous photos. The winner of the landscape category is ‘Sunset, looking towards Friend’s Clump and the South West’ by James Speedie and the winner of the wildlife category is ‘Bucks’

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Friends Wood In 2017 the Friends of Ashdown Forest purchased 12 acres of land adjacent to the Forest Centre, with the intention of enhancing the education programme offered by the conservators. Friends have also generously funded works to create a forest school that will offer children the chance to cherish and enjoy our woodland and wildlife. If you would like to be a member in 2020, see: www.friendsofashdownforest.co.uk.

We also received a donation from the Waitrose Community Matters scheme (Crowborough) to purchase equipment to introduce activities to stimulate interest through child-directed free play, such as natural play on tightropes and slacklines, woodcraft activities using simple hand tools, sculpture, arts & craft, and basic bushcraft. A large tarpaulin and equipment for games to promote environmental awareness was also funded.

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Saturday (11th April 2020) for the revival of the iconic Ashdown Forest Clumps Walk to raise funds for The Ashdown Forest Foundation. The walk is a beautiful fourteen-mile circular route visiting 11 of the existing 12 clumps on the forest. Please put the date in your diaries and watch this space. Sponsorship packs will be available at the end of January.

Thank you to all the readers of the East Grinstead Living magazine that have purchased a car sticker or donated. We have raised over an incredible £10,000! Our new 2020 car sticker will be available soon.

Following the withdrawal of funding from ESCC the conservators are facing acute financial issues. If you would like to contribute, we are gratefully accepting donations by cheque to,“The Ashdown Forest Foundation” to AF Centre, Colemans Hatch Road, Forest Row, Sussex, RH18 5JP. To donate see www.easydonate.org/ASHD001

The Ashdown Forest Foundation The inaugural charity launch dinner was held at the Ashdown Park Hotel in November.

Around 110 people attended, raising around £24,000. Ex-England cricketer Chris Cowdrey organised the fundraiser and hosted the event, Harry Redknapp was guest of honour and the auction was conducted by British antiques expert, Charlie Ross.

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can also be used to support dentures, and in some cases several dental implants can be used to support a large bridge replacing all the teeth in the mouth, and in doing so improve your smile. With more than 10 years implant treatment experience, DentistryForYou offers a free consultation service where they explore all patient options, and depending on what is best for the patient, an individual treatment plan is created. Unlike an implant centre, the team at Riverview Dental Centre look at all the options, judging on a patient-by-patient basis. And for those of you who would like to straighten their teeth, the practice offers short term cosmetic orthodontic treatment using high quality brands, namely Invisalign and CFast.

If you are looking for a practice that offers every aspect of modern day dental treatments, a team of highly experienced dentists and the very latest in technology and quality standards, then call 01342 823 004 or pop in to book your appointment.

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The First Pooh-Seum Opens

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Last month saw the opening of a brand-new museum dedicated to Ashdown Forest’s favourite son, Pooh Bear, at Hartfield’s Pooh Corner.

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The ‘Pooh-seum’ is dedicated to A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard’s legacy, with rare and historic items from books & toys to teddies and technology, everything that makes the world of Pooh special.

Over 200 came to see presenter and broadcaster, and longtime friend of the late Christopher Robin Milne, Gyles Brandreth open the museum. Relatives of the original owner of Pooh Corner Mike Ridley were there and others old enough to have the claim to fame of having played with Christopher Robin himself.

Neil commented, “Our aim with the museum is to help tell the amazing story behind the bear and the relationship with the village of Hartfield and most importantly with each other. With items dating as far back as 1890 it really helps deliver a new angle on the lives behind the stories we all love."

See www.poohcorner.co.uk

Gyles stated “Christopher Robin would have been thrilled with the pooh-seum because it’s a real celebration of the world of A.A. Milne” Pooh Corner is now in its 41st year and is on the up and up since Neil and Samantha Reed took the reins last year. The historic little house built in 1703 is a world-famous stop for Pooh-lovers. With an estimated 40,000 visitors last year, the focus is on ensuring they learn the stories of Ashdown Forest’s famous residents, their creators and the quintessential village of Hartfield.

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What’s On in January WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY East Grinstead Art Society Anne-Marie Brody, a well-known local artist and teacher, will give a critique of members' paintings. At 2pm, East Court Meridian Hall.

WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY East Grinstead Horticultural Society. A gardener's look at Ireland, a talk by Geoff Peach. Visitors and new members always welcome. For more details call 01342 326894.

At 7:30pm, The Old Court House, East Court.

THURSDAY 9TH JANUARY East Grinstead Comedy Night at the Dorset Arms. Sally-Anne Hayward, Michael Fabbri, Mark Walker, Phil Nichol. Door time: 7:15pm, Start time: 8pm, see www.comedybeats.com.

THURSDAY 9TH,16TH, 23RD, 30TH JANUARY Gentle Chair Yoga. Move, Stretch and Breathe. These weekly classes are suitable for anyone with reduced mobility and can be practice sitting in a chair or wheelchair.

Those with greater mobility can stand using their chair as a prop for some of the exercises. Contact Yvonne on 07855 287043 or yforyoga@btinternet.com. At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2HL. WEDNESDAY 15TH JANUARY Collectors Fair. First fair of the year for this regular event which has 15 dealers selling (and buying) coins, stamps, postcards, and ephemera. 10am – 3pm, at Chequer Mead.

WEDNESDAY 22ND JANUARY Mid Sussex primary school Cross-Country.

Races will once again be held on the playing fields at East Court from 1pm to 3pm. The successful runners from the East Grinstead races in October will compete in these January races against primary school athletes from Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and the

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various village schools in Mid Sussex. The successful runners in these January races will then go on to represent Mid Sussex in the All Sussex races later in the winter. There are races for both boys and girls over a course of about 2,000 metres.

SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY Mid Sussex Caledonian Society Burns Supper. A traditional burns supper with a piper and speeches, to book contact secretary@midsussexcaledoniansociety. org.uk. At 6:30 for 7pm, Roffey Park, near Horsham.

SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY East Grinstead Lions invite you to the 42nd Annual Senior Citizens Party, for afternoon tea and lots of entertainment! 2 – 5pm.

Sackville School. To apply for tickets contact: Ian Forbes, Hurst Oak, 1 Southlands, E.G, RH19 4BN enclosing s.a.e. or, alternatively, via email: lionianforbeseg@gmail.com, tel 01342 326785. Transport available.

WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY An Evening of Birdsong. Adrian Thomas the RSPB's guru of birdsong will give a presentation. Entry £5 for non-members, £4 for RSPB local group members. At 7:45pm, The Old Court House, East Court.

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What’s On in January WHAT’S ON AT CHEQUER MEAD SATURDAY 4TH AT 7PM & SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY AT 3PM Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young. Celebrate the Maestro’s 70th Birthday with this ultimate concert. Welcome in the New Year by celebrating André Rieu’s landmark birthday with this ultimate concert featuring musical highlights chosen by the maestro whilst he reminisces about his life, love and music. Tickets: £20, Under 16’s: £18 SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY AT 7:30PM Down for the Count Swing Orchestra.

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THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY AT 7:30PM Film: Mrs Lowry and Son. Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave deliver powerhouse performances in this film based on beloved British artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his overbearing, bed-ridden, bitter mother Elizabeth.

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FRIDAY 31ST JANUARY AT 7:30PM Twist and Shout. A fun-packed musical journey back to the swinging sixties. Music lovers are invited to this non-stop musical feast that starts with the explosion of Brit pop in ’62 through to the era of flower power of the late sixties. The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw.

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SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY AT 7:30PM The Carpenters Experience. The UK's leading Carpenters show, features the amazing voice of Maggie Nestor, accompanied by eight top-class musicians, capturing the talented sounds of Karen and Richard Carpenter. Tickets: £22.

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