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What’s inside this month? THE MUSICAL MATINEE CLUB Free classic movie screenings, great entertainment from DLWP
ARE YOU A SINGLE PARENT? Inside read Susie’s special thoughts for single parent families
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Tracey Bartlett shares her tips for using #hashtags in social media Also LOOK out for: Gardening tips, Recipes, Finances, Wellbeing, Local Events and more! Follow us on Twitter: @bexhillianmag or tag: #BexhillianMag
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Welcome readers, pull up a chair, relax and enjoy September’s issue.
Congratulations to: Abigail Flower! You are the lucky winner for the September 2015 ‘Cover Photo’. Thank you for sending in this photo of your daughter and her Labradoodle dog. it’s such a ‘happy’ picture. Thanks to everyone for sending in their photos. If you would like to enter your photo in next month’s competition then please send to: samantha@bexhillianmag.co.uk on or before 25th Sept 2015; this is our deadline. Also ensure that you own the photo entered. 6000 Readers will see it, it will also appear on our website and get shared in social media.
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Firstly, a thank you and farewell (for now) to our author of Arts and Crafts, Vicky Craggs, who is sadly leaving us, thank you for taking the time and effort to share your passion for art, subject and colour with us. September brings us the new academic year, new pens, new shoes and more importantly new challenges. Good luck to everyone starting anew this month! Go for it! The Bexhillian can also help you with trying new things, like making delicious flapjack; great for lunchbox treats. If you fancy singing, the DLWP are holding a ‘Wizard of Oz’ sing-a-long; give it a go! Relieve stress by taking some photos; see article inside this issue by Younique. Or maybe you’d like to have some fun at a Vintage Fair in Bodiam, on 19th Sept. Whatever you feel like trying, there’s something for everyone. In the aim to help promote businesses, to raise awareness for local charities and to serve the local Bexhill community the Bexhillian works hard on being informative and relevant to readers of all ages. We send out to 6000 homes and businesses, pick-up-points and publish online.
Cover photo by: Abigail Flower, local Bexhill resident.
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Bexhill has 20,000+ homes, so it does mean that some areas will receive issues bi-monthly. But don’t worry though, the ‘Pick-up-Points’ are listed in the back and on our website, or you can email us your address and arrange a copy to be delivered right to your door.
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Flapjack treats! Flapjacks are easy to make and you can add many different fruit, seeds and nuts. They make a filling, sweet snack which are perfect for a fast and easy breakfast snack or a lunchbox treat. They take only 10 minutes to prepare and can be prepared with the assistance of your children – which usually makes them more likely to eat them!
of vitamins, oils, proteins, anti-oxidants, calcium, omega 3 and fatty acids. So as you can see a good mix of fruit, nuts and seeds within your flapjacks does rather balance out the not so healthy (but necessary) sugars. Once made and kept in a sealed container Flapjacks keep well for about a week - they wouldn’t last that long in our house!
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Dried Fruits and nuts are high in natural sugars and fat but they have many excellent qualities which we need in our diets. Dried fruits are Nuts are super healthy they are a great source of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fat and roughage. Almonds for example contain as much calcium as milk and contain magnesium, Vitamin E, selenium they are reputed to lower cholesterol and help prevent cancer. Walnuts are good for hearts and brain. Brazil nuts are a good source of protein, magnesium, vitamin E and are a great source of selenium. Sunflower, Pumpkin, Sesame and Sunflower seeds are all very good choices, they are another great source
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gardening advice for SEPTEMBER Welcome to our monthly garden advice page where we will bring you up to date with all the important jobs to keep your garden looking great through the seasons. August although relatively dry did provide some really great downpours that have helped the garden recover slightly, especially the lawn. There has been a noticeable temperature drop early morning and my headlights seem to be switching on earlier and earlier in the evening, this has signalled that Autumn is just around the corner. However, not all doom and gloom as there is still plenty of warmth and daylight to be enjoyed in the garden yet and that means..... We had better get busy.
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Evergreen hedges can still be given a late final trim before Winter Prune late Summer flowering shrubs Prune rambling roses that flower on the previous seasons growth by one third Climbing roses can be pruned once they have finished flowering; sideshoots from the main branches can be cut back to a couple of buds Prune Wisteria Do the splits! Divide herbaceous perennials Plant Spring bulbs – leave Tulips until November though Plant up containers with Hippeastrum (amaryllis) bulbs and prepared hyacinths for a Christmas display.
Maintenance
It is a really good time to get all those little jobs around the garden you have spotted from the lounger done this month – shed, fence and greenhouse repairs.
Lawns
With an extremely dry year our garden lawns are managing to come back to life slowly. Leave the grass an extra week or so to cut to allow it to green up with any rain we have and raise the blades slightly. September is a good time for laying or seeding a new lawn or making repairs. Any brown patches caused by drought will quickly green up by themselves when the rain comes and the temperatures fall – usually towards the end of the month. If we have had some decent rain you can strengthen your lawn up for Winter by applying an Autumn lawn feed which is high in potassium. Do not be tempted to use the leftover Summer feed in your shed! It is high in nitrogen and this will only result in weak, soft growth which will be prone to disease in the Autumn weather. This month is your last chance to use a selective weed killer to control perennial weeds such as daises and buttercups.
Fruit and harvesting
Go blackberry picking! If you haven’t already there are lots of great hedgerows around the main roads of Bexhill. It is a busy time in the vegetable garden – harvest main crop potatoes, beans, courgettes and tomatoes.
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Wisley flower show 8-13th September. Closer to home Sarah Ravens Perch Hill Farm, Brightling. September 8th & 26th. Happy gardening!
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SUMMER 2015 BUDGET UPDATE In July, the Chancellor delivered the first Conservative Budget for almost 20 years. Here is a summary:
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Further cuts were confirmed in corporation tax – which is set to be reduced to 19 per cent in 2017 and 18 per cent in 2020. There will, however, also be significant changes to dividend taxation from April next year, which will impact many owner-managed businesses, and the effective tax rates on extracting profits.
than £150,000 – tapering away to £10,000, down from £40,000. There was bad news for those who rely on tax credits with working-age benefits being frozen for four years, although statutory benefits such as maternity leave will not be affected by this. Child tax credits will only support the first two children from April 2017.
A National Living Wage, applying to over-25s will start at £7.20 next April, rising to £9 by 2020. However, public sector workers pay will be capped at one per cent a year for the next four years. The annual investment allowance will rise to a permanent level of £200,000 a year from 1 January 2016 – a big help for small and medium-sized businesses. Local councils and elected mayors would be handed new powers to set trading hours on Sundays.
Other radical changes to the welfare system will see the benefits cap reduced to £20,000 (or £23,000 in London) and no automatic entitlement to housing benefit for those aged 18-21.
Fuel duty will remain frozen until the end of the year. There will, however, be a new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) tax for new cars. The levy will apply in three bands (zero emission, standard and premium) and is set to be introduced in 2017. Mr Osborne said the change was designed to make the car tax system considerably fairer, arguing that the current arrangements penalise those who can’t afford new cars.
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The Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold will be increased. This will allow £1million to be passed on tax-free and “end the levy on family homes.” Elsewhere, mortgage interest tax relief is to be limited on buy-to-let, which Mr Osborne hopes will “level the playing field” in the property market. The Chancellor said the Government would also press ahead with election pledges to increase the tax-free personal allowance to £11,000 from next year. While the threshold for the higher rate of income tax is also set to increase to £43,000.
Pensions, Savings and Benefits
The Chancellor told the Commons that he would consult on creating ISA-style pensions, where people would lose the tax relief when they pay in, but would be able to withdraw their money tax-free. He revealed plans to reduce the lifetime allowance for pension contributions to £1million (down from £1.25million) from April 2016. The annual allowance for pension inputs will also be reduced for those earning more
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Extra funds will be pumped into the health service to help meet the needs of a rapidly ageing population. The Chancellor confirmed that it would receive £8billion on top of the extra £2billion provided earlier this year or £10billion a year more by 2020. Mr Osborne revealed that student maintenance grants would be scrapped from 2016-17. They will be replaced by a series of loans, which people will start to pay once they are earning more than £21,000 a year.
Tax evasion, avoidance and aggressive tax planning
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BEXHILL - AN ARTIST’S VIEW There really is so much to see, enjoy , paint and draw in Bexhill that I hope some of you will continue to be inspired by all that nature and Bexhill has to offer. There are the parks, the beaches, the buildings all out there to be discovered. There are many memorials around the area – such as the small area around Barrack Hall. This is where a wall surrounds many large trees and headstones from armed forces. This would make for an atmospheric painting, maybe adding a little mist for extra eeriness. I particularly like the memorial by the bottom of Sea Road on the promenade where a wreath is being held aloft. Tricky to capture but a good challenge. The remoteness of Glyne Gap – the beach with it’s beautiful rock formations and colourful cliffs and the green area where the trees have literally been shaped by the fierce wind that can blow across from the sea. Often rabbits can be seen there scuttling into their little burrows, escaping the howling winds. If you are lucky you can just catch their little white tails as they bob underground. The stunning cliffs would make for a gorgeous painting – using yellows, ochre’s and maybe a burnt sienna watercolour – set against the greys and whites of the pebbles. Flowers beds that are planted and changed regularly provide a colourful and lively subject. In September outside the Bexhill bowls club I still hope the display there is in full bloom. Many times I have walked past with my dog and stopped a while to admire the pure brilliant blue of the cornflower contrasting against the red and orange poppies. I have often captured the cornflowers in shades of cerulean blue mixed with Prussian blue. What I marvel at is the skill of the bees that gather there. I could watch for ages as they fly gracefully from bloom to bloom collecting their precious pollen. I would like to capture one day the golden plumes set next to the dark black of the very important bee. I mustn’t forget the often talked about Manor Barn and gardens. The ruined stoned walls with the various plants either surrounding it or climbing over can make for an exceptionally striking picture.
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The beautifully scented rose gardens there still remain one of my favourites. Whether it be to sit, to contemplate of to sketch. So inspirational. This time of year although we don’t like to admit it days are starting to get shorter – BUT don’t let that put you off going outside and discovering an artists view of Bexhill. Take time to really look at flowers, the different shades of the vibrant colours that nature provides. Take a moment to gaze at the sunset – try the view with the De La Warr Pavillion in the foreground or background. The stark white of the building looks distinguished against the reds and oranges of the evening sky. Stand for a while and take in the history of the building your standing in front of. Even hug one of the stunning old trees we have here – I dare you! Bexhill is a beautiful place – enjoy it!
September is a time of change. A time of change for nature and for me. I have enjoyed writing these articles very much but currently it is now time for me to take a break. I hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
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the musical matinee club This month we are thrilled to launch two new seasons of film and Live Broadcast. Tickets are cheaper for DLWP Members. Cinema Nights returns every month on the evening of 15 September where we will be showing The Second Exotic Marigold Hotel (Cert PG). Tickets are only £6 or £5 if you become a DLWP member. Other films titles planned are Whiplash (Cert. 15) and Jurassic World (Cert. 12A).
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members are free to move around and leave the auditorium whenever they like. The Musical Matinee Club features everything you love about the movies – thrilling musical numbers, dazzling costumes, stunning sets and some special additional mischievous fun from actress Suzy Harvey that allows you to bring the action on screen to life in the DLWP auditorium.
Our Live Broadcasts this month include NT Live (Encore) The Beaux Stratagem on Thursday 17 September. This hilarious comedy of manners was praised by The Times as `sharp. Beautifully revived. A treat.’ Friday 18 sees a BBC Radio 2 ‘Friday Night is Music Night Special’; Battle Of Britain at 75 which tells the epic story of the greatest aerial conflict of the Second World War. This live cinema experience comes from Biggin Hill in south-east London, the most iconic of Britain’s fighter stations. Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth will be joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra and musicians from the armed forces and guest singers as they share compelling stories from the battle. A 30 minute film, shown as part of the concert exclusively to cinema audiences, features a close up tour of a Spitfire and veteran fighter pilots recounting their memories of the Battle Of Britain.
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agricultural business succession planning Handing over a business can be fraught with hardto-grasp legal intricacies and tax implications. So it is perhaps unsurprising that many prefer to stick their heads in the sand rather than attempt to get to grips with the basics of succession planning. But the consequences of this can be catastrophic both from a business and personal perspective. Although less than half of farmers interviewed by Farmers Weekly had created a succession plan, nearly 80% did have wills in place. This indicates that most want to pass on the business and assets to the right person, but have not necessarily tied those wishes into their succession and tax planning. It is essential that your succession plan, wills, pensions and investments work together to achieve the required outcome, and that your family are involved in that decision-making process from the outset.
The consequences of getting it wrong
Deciding who will own the farm and who is the best person to manage it are two very different issues – it isn’t always the same person. A sharp increase in family farm litigation in recent years highlights the importance of inclusive and watertight succession planning. Formal partnership agreements and contracts are very useful, but rare – only 40% of respondents to the Farmers Weekly survey had a partnership agreement in place. Common arrangements include youngsters working on the farm for minimal pay, on the under-
standing they will inherit the farm, which may not happen due to a conflicting will or the lack of a will. Do something now, like allocating shares in the company or partnership – don’t wait until someone dies, as the result is often acrimonious and disastrously expensive. Creating the right business structure around different farm enterprises or diversifications can make succession and tax planning simpler. You need to look at the viability of a business after death; don’t leave problems for your children to inherit. Under intestacy rules, the spouse typically receives a large proportion of the estate, with the balance split between offspring – potentially creating considerable tax liabilities and uncertainty. Even a will isn’t set in stone – it must be revisited regularly as it will be voided upon marriage and divorce, and can be contested after death if it doesn’t reflect your wishes or those of the family. The worst litigation of all is between family members, so be open, transparent and pro-active or you could dissipate the entire value of the estate in legal costs alone.
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in search of happiness... Is the search for happiness stressing you out? In Britain alone over £80 million is channelled into the self-help market as people look for the perfect job, perfect home, perfect partner, etc. The search for happiness seems to be a quest that eludes many people, judging by the numbers of people tapping “happiness” into Google. I did so, researching this article, and retrieved 346,000,000 hits in 0.32 seconds. The reality is, our desire to feel happy all the time is a futile one. It’s an impossible dream. Anxiety and despair are normal human reactions, just as stress and worry help us to actively problem solve*. One of the main reasons why we can easily dip into negative states is that our minds are hard wired to focus on threat, danger and negative experiences. For our ancestors, this helped keep them stay alive, providing an evolutionary advantage in the face of danger. Yes, affirmations can be really helpful, as can keeping a gratitude diary or even having therapy; however, allowing ourselves to experience the full range of emotions with acceptance and learning to live with the emotional ups and downs is the way to real contentment. Working through these negative states and coming out the other side is what makes us feel better.
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*In the event that feelings of sadness persist for several weeks go and see your GP for you may have a clinical mood disorder such as depression, however, for most people unhappiness is transitory. Until next time.
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Coping with... stress through photography At the last count, the photo sharing website Flickr had over six billion photographs. We are awash with imagery everywhere we look and the ability to take a photograph has never been easier. Photography has been democratised, it is accessible to everyone, anytime to create and share, but in
doing so, have we lost sight of one of photography’s fundamental benefits; to combat stress? It has long been acknowledged that the act of artistic creativity can mitigate the effects of stress and depression. Well, photography is not just about documenting the present; it is also an artistic creative activity. I write from personal experience. Photography has helped keep me grounded during some dramatic life changing events. It shifts my attention from the internal mental hamster wheel of distractions that can feed stress. I find myself more centred and calm. The act of creating a photograph can be more than simply pressing a shutter. It requires forethought, observation, an appre-
ciation of light, shade, and patience. Photography for me is also a technical challenge. Understanding the measuring units of light, (f stops, shutter speed), keeps my brain active. (Of course, if you prefer modern cameras will do this for you, so you can concentrate on the scene). Living in Bexhill, I recommend going to the beach at low tide, to watch the clouds and sunset. It will take your mind off the stressors of the day, and you could see something glorious. If you don’t manage to capture a sunset, never mind; the good news is that there will be another one. Finally, don’t worry about whether or not your camera is good enough. To quote Ansel Adams, (whose iconic images helped to establish photography as a fine art form), “the most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it”.
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Shaping Bexhill’s Future There is so much happening in Bexhill that it can seem hard to keep up – but the Forum is continuing to keep our residents as well informed as we can. The next Forum event on 2nd October will be the first of two looking into some of the major plans that are getting under way: housing, north access road, town centre strategy, East Parade – all part of the regeneration of Bexhill.
In November a second evening is planned when we will learn more about local plans for the town, and how the housing and road plans will be accommodated and made to benefit us all. We hope also that there will be an update on the high speed rail proposal by then, since transport in and out of Bexhill is very important as a support for our economic growth.
We will start with presentations by representatives of Bovis Homes who are the biggest of house builders planning to come here, and Seachange who are proposing the north access road. There will also be a presentation by a local environmentalist who will tell us something of the wonderful natural heritage of our area and what will be done to protect it as changes are introduced.
We all have our views on how we hope to see Bexhill shaping up for the future – come and share yours.
Whether you are in favour of or opposed to these plans, this will be a great opportunity to hear from those in the know, put your questions to them and express your opinions.
Friday 2 October 6:30pm refreshments and informal chat for 7:00pm formal start, to be held at St Peter’s Community Centre. Tuesday 3 November 6:30pm refreshments and informal chat for 7:00pm formal start at, to be held at St John’s, Victoria Road.
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS Multiple Sclerosis Society
0808 800 8000 NSPCC 0800 800 5000 (24 hour) ParentLine Plus 0808 800 2222 Red Cross Medical Loan 01424 213583 Samaritans (*24hr) 01424 436666/*08457 909090 Women’s Refuge 0808 2000 247 CHEMISTS Little Common Pharmacy 01424 843575 Lloyds Pharmacy 01424 220424 Marsh Pharmacy 01424 219516 Pebsham Pharmacy 01424 736135 HELPLINES Trackside Pharmacy Age UK 01424 212555 01424 426162 CHIROPODISTS/FOOT HEALTH Bexhill Caring Community Naomi Creasey MChS BSc(Hons) Podiatry 01424 215116 01424 215300 Bexhill Information Centre Philip Hurst MCFHP MAFHP 01424 773721 01323 724298 Rother District Citizens Advice Talbot Associates 01424 215055 and 01424 734549 01424 216488 Childline CHURCHES 0800 1111 All Saint’s Church (Anglican) East Sussex Cruse 01424 221071 01323 642942 Beulah Baptist Church Direct Debt Line 01424 730001 0800 587 0875 Bexhill/Hastings Jewish Society Domestic Abuse Project 07743 992295 01424 716629 Bexhill United Reformed Hastings and Rother Mediation Church 01424 213683 Service Christchurch Methodist Church 01424 446808 01424 422350 Home Call - In and around Bexhill St Augustine’s Church 01424 717795 01424 210785 Home-Start St Peter’s Church 01424 443636 01424 734438 Kidscape St Stephen’s Church 08451 205204 01424 211186
Police, Fire, Ambulance and Coastguard 999 Bexhill-on-Sea Police Station 101 - non emergency calls Freephone Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Conquest Hospital: A&E Dept. 01424 755255 Eastbourne District General Hospital 01323 411188 National Gas Emergency Service 0800 111 999 South East Water Company 0845 278 0845 Garage Door Emergency Repair 07730 5570119 Little’s Locksmiths 07702 849828
DENTISTS Eversley Road Dental Practice 01424 210610 Little Common Dental Practice 01424 845530 Precision Oral Design Ltd 01424 223293 Sussex Dental Design 01424 210777 DOCTORS Collington Surgery 01424 217465 Little Common Surgery 01424 847575 Old Town Surgery 01424 739420 Pebsham Surgery 01424 230399 Sidley Medical Practice 01424 230025 OPTICIANS & EAR HEALTH Green & Elliott 01424 212544 The Spectacle Hut 01424 213326 Bexhill Hearing Centre 01424 733030 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS & OSTEOPATHS Peter Butcher
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