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Editor’s comment

We are celebrating this June as Sussex Living Magazine reaches the grand old age of 10! Thank you for all your support over the years, and for the future years together. Celebrate with us by enjoying the great articles and features this month. We’ve got the East Grinstead Spinners (p.6), how to help bees (p.10) delicious food (p.36) and gluten free baking (p.40) and fabulous health, care and beauty from page 49. Our home and garden section (from p.21) is all about outdoor living, with Open Gardens to visit and alfresco dining to savour. Plus have a glorious day out with the free tickets to Hickstead on page 67. Take a moment and read the incredible and moving story of war survivor Fergus Anckorn, whose life is full of luck, vitality and magic. Ruth Lawrence tells the story from page 42. Thank you to everyone who entered our Spring Quiz in the April issue, and to the companies for kindly supplying the super prizes. We had a great response – there are clearly lots of knowledgeable folk out there in Mid Sussex. And congratulations to the three winners! Annette Radford wins a £25 gift voucher to the Get Waisted Boutique in Steyning or Hove, Roger Burman wins a £25 gift voucher for Paul Andre Boutique Jewellers in Haywards Heath, and Eileen Hurst wins 1 month’s Gym Membership (value £55) to Kings Leisure Centre in East Grinstead. Unfortunately Eileen cannot use the Membership and she has kindly asked for her prize to be given to another winner with her compliments – and the lucky lady is Rachel Edwards. Well done to all of you and we hope you enjoy your prizes. Answers on page 81, and look out for the next quiz in August. Have a wonderful June.

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Re g u l a r s Living keeping up to date with 13 ��Local your community news and events Times no rest in the June 26 ��Blooming garden, with Flo Whitaker, Burgess Hill Horticultural Society

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ARTS AND CRAFTS

BY PHYLLIS FUNNELL

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East Grinstead Spinners - a local group of spinners, weavers and dyers - was formed 20 years ago in May 1995. To celebrate our birthday we will be putting on an exhibition at the Chequer Mead Centre in East Grinstead from the 5-9th June – do come along and see our work! The inaugural meeting brought together a group of spinning friends who met in each others’ houses and students from a local adult education spinning class. A meeting place was found for us at Neale House and regular monthly meetings began with a mixture of spinning sessions, talks and spinning demonstrations at outside events. Three years later we changed our venue to St. Mary’s Church Hall in Windmill Lane, which has been our home to this day. In 1999 we were accepted under the umbrella organisation of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers which among other objectives seeks

Since 1995 the east grinstead Spinners have been spinning at their wheels producing beautiful wools – an art lost to some but kept alive by this enthusiastic group as they celebrate 20 years together. to improve the preservation and improvement of hand weaving, spinning and dyeing and in promoting public education in these skills. Apart from the great enjoyment we all get from these crafts, it is important to all our members to pass on our enthusiasm to others, and to this end we go out demonstrating and talking to the public at many local events and are willing to talk to groups of all ages when asked. Today, we are now a group of between 25-30 members, meeting on the fi rst two Wednesday afternoons of every month. Our talks and workshops are varied, ranging from knitting and crochet to felting, tasselmaking, macrame and, of course on our core textile skills, weaving, spinning and dyeing. Every year in the summer we spend a day in a member’s garden dyeing with natural dyes, and each Christmas we celebrate with an enjoyable lunch! Demonstrating at local events and venues has always been an important part of our activities. Some of our earliest ventures were at the East Grinstead Ploughing Match. However, weather has always been something to look out for; spinning wheels and weaving looms are valuable items and need to be sheltered under cover, out of rain and bright sunshine. I remember one occasion when we had been kindly housed in a cow barn to protect us from the sunshine. As the heat intensified, the smell of the (then absent) cattle became rather overpowering! continued on page 8

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For the last 15 years we have had a close association with our local Llama park, spinning alpaca fibre weekly and on special occasions throughout the summer. On a warm day nothing can beat spinning a lovely soft yarn, with the animals close by and many interesting people to talk to! We are now invited to many local venues, including agricultural shows and arts and crafts venues. We are often asked, what do we do with our handspun yarn? And the answer is, we put it to many different uses! Many of our members are knitters and crocheters, but we also use it in weaving and embroidery. Some of us enjoy dyeing using both natural and chemical methods, and others like the many natural colours available. We are lucky these days to have a wide variety of fibres to spin. Not only wool but goat, rabbit, silk and cotton, and a multitude of modern man-made fibres such as tencel and bamboo. Using sheep’s wool to felt is another textile skill popular with many of our members. Wet felting using water, soap and elbow grease, and needle felting using barbed needles, foam mats and concentration (to avoid the occasional pricked finger). The items made have ranged

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Hoping to get a better idea of bee activity in our gardens, the Bees ‘n Beans project is underway for 2015, and is looking for some volunteers! Read on to fi nd out how you can help.

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It is easy to think of urban environments as all concrete and glass, greyed-out map spaces more home to buildings than beehives. Yet our towns and suburbs can be surprising havens for all sorts of wildlife, from blackbirds feasting on leftover puddings to ladybirds overwintering around window-frames. Gardens and allotments in particular, offering carefully-maintained ﬂowers over many months, make important homes for insects and other animals. Some interesting changes in behaviour of citydwelling creatures have been spotted recently, as our wilder neighbours show their own ways of dealing with the pressures of city-living. Built-up areas are generally warmer than surrounding natural landscapes and may provide over-wintering species an earlier start in Spring. Indeed, ‘bufftailed’ bumblebees (Bombus terrestris – a common garden bumblebee) in parts of London have stopped hibernating and now ﬂy through winter, collecting pollen

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and nectar from “exotic” garden plants that flower in colder months. So there could be benefits for wildlife from living in our backgardens, or at least, not as many drawbacks as might be thought. Urban animals can be charming, or pests, depending on your point of view, but is it important that we make space for wildlife in our towns? This is certainly the case for bees and other insects that pollinate many of our garden favourites. Peas, beans, courgettes, tomatoes, apples, strawberries and many other fruit and veg need to be insect-pollinated, and a loss of bees would make ‘growing your own’ much more difficult! Bee populations in the UK are currently in decline, and so there is even more need to understand where our bees are and how well they are doing, so that conservation efforts can be best focused.

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The Bees ‘n Beans project hopes to get a better idea of how well bees are doing across the UK. Rather than trying to count bees (given there are a lot of different species, and they are small and fast) the project instead uses volunteers, setting up a simple experiment at home to look at how well the local insects are actually performing pollination. From this, we should be able to see where in the country continued on page 12

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there are differences, and where pollinators might be in trouble. This “Citizen Science” project uses a dwarf variety of broad beans, easy to grow in pots and pollinated by long-tongued bumblebees. Volunteers need to grow three plants to flowering, from the kit provided. One plant is left alone, to see how well the local pollinators manage in that area. Another plant is covered in garden fleece or insect-proof netting (pictured left), so no pollinators can get to the flowers. The third is handpollinated by participants, opening and closing the bean flowers themselves, to see what the effect is of maximum pollination. This experimental design was shown to work last year, and fi rst results suggest that bees are doing well in gardens – which is encouraging! The second year run of this project has just started, with over 500 participants UK-wide taking part (100 throughout Sussex county) and 33 schools.

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Bees ‘n Beans has already started for 2015, but there are other ways that you can get involved. Help from volunteers is hugely important to our work. We want to better understand the extent and value of the role that bees and other pollinators take in our gardens. To do this, we need to work out the need for that pollination. We have designed a short (15 minute or so) multiple choice questionnaire to ﬁ nd out what gardeners are growing, or intend to grow. Whether you have a garden or allotment, a window box or just pick blackberries down the road - we really do want to hear everyone’s views!

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Proms in the Park Following on from their successful series of picnic concerts of 2014, East Grinstead Town Council brings a ‘last night at the proms’ style event to the terraces of East Court this June. The afternoon will be hosted by our friends from Meridian radio and begins with performances from a local school’s orchestra, choir and bands showcasing a wealth of talented students. They will be followed by the East Grinstead Concert Band, the Forest Row Orchestra and two performances by prefessional classical singers. Come prepared to wave your ﬂags as you will be treated to some classic arias, culminating in the popular anthem ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. Meridian Rotary will be on site with their popular BBQ selling burgers and hotdogs and there will be a pay bar, however you are welcome to bring your own picnics, ﬁnd some space and enjoy the music. We hope to see you on Sunday 28th June 1pm to 5pm. Free entry. Further information from 01342 410121 www.eastcourtlive. co.uk @eastcourtlive

Blooming Great Tea Party Hosting a Blooming Great Tea Party to raise funds for Marie Curie between 20-29th June is easy and fun. Just gather together friends, family or colleagues and enjoy a fun tea party that can be as creative as you like. A vintage tea party, teddy bears picnic, fancy dress themed or just a good old cuppa and cake, whatever you choose you will be helping Marie Curie provide more free care to people living with a terminal illness in their own homes. Community Fundraiser Louise Bastable said, “We hope that the local community will get involved with holding their own tea parties across Sussex, joining others taking place across the country this June 20-29. Last year across the UK the Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie raised

£667,000, which pays for 33,350 hours of vital nursing care.” For more information and to sign up for a free fundraising pack to host your own Blooming Great Tea Party, visit www. mariecurie.org.uk/teatime or call 0845 052 4184. Follow updates on social media using #BloomingGreat.

A Great Day For All! Haywards Heath is gearing up for another Great Day on Saturday 6th June to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Hosted by The Orchards Shopping Centre, it will also see the Finals of the hotly contested ‘Sussex Factor’ to ﬁnd the very best young talent in the area. Beginning at 10.00am, there will be a Bucking Bronco for all our budding John Waynes to conquer, as well as a big Ball Pit

for our younger visitors. A local school choir will be opening the stage acts, followed by the ‘Sussex Factor’ Finals. Then gear yourself up for some dancing and ﬁtness classes before relaxing and listening to another choir – although it’s hard not to join in with this wonderful crowd of singers. Tina Turner (aka Cylvian Flynn) will round off the celebrations of a truly memorable day. As orchards Manager, Nicola Bird, says: “Great Ormond Street Hospital is an incredible institution and one that deserves all our support – which is why I’m hoping everyone will come and join in our community fun day; last year, we raised over £3,200 in just one day so let’s see if we can’t do better on Saturday 6th June this year!”

Cuckfield Royal Observer Post Open Weekends In 1962 an underground bunker was built near Cuckﬁeld churchyard as part of the Royal Observer Corps Post. It formed part of the Cold War early warning system and stayed in place until 1991 when the Post was closed. Mark Russell and Ed Combes have restored the bunker to how it would have

looked at closure. ROC Post open weekend dates for 2015: Sat 6th June 11am to 5pm Sun 7th June 10am to 1pm Sat 18th July 11am to 5pm Sun 19th July 10am to 1pm Sat 15th Aug 11am to 5pm Sun 16th Aug 10am to 1pm Sept date to be conﬁrmed For more information please visit: www.facebook.com/ cuckﬁeldnuclearbunker or www.rocremembered.com or Tel: Phillipa Malins 01444 452307.

Warninglid Players Midsummer Picnic Join us for our Midsummer Picnic on Friday 26th June at Colwood House, Cuckﬁeld Lane, Warninglid, West Sussex RH17 5SP. Our grateful thanks to Mr and Mrs P Brenan for the use of their beautiful home. Tickets are available from Elaine Forster, price £10.00 for adults and £8.00 for children, to be paid for in advance. Gates open 6.30pm. Places will be limited to 150, so please book early with Elaine on 01444 461313. Colwood House is a beautiful venue which has been opened for the National Gardens Scheme, but in view of the fact that there is a lake and swimming pool in SUSSEX LIVING June 2015

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a café, we do sell hot and cold drinks and a wide range of sandwiches and baguettes that, being fresh and hand-made on the premises, are getting fantastic reviews for both quality and value for money. We also try to help residents in other ways; for example we offer cashback on debit card sales – a service that is proving very popular, as there are no ATM machines locally. The only things we are short of are volunteers to help man the shop. You don’t need to live in Sayers Common to help, we have volunteers from Albourne, Hurstpierpoint and Twineham.

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society’s Summer Show takes place on Saturday 27th June in the Cyprus Hall, starting at 1:30pm. Once upon a time, seemingly every town and village in the country held a Flower and Produce Show. Picture the scene: a marquee pitched on the village green. Retired brigadiers’, with gout and bad tempers, battle over roses and delphiniums. Small boys, dragooned for sixpence, push unfeasibly large barrows of produce back and forth all day as elderly ladies, all doppelgangers for Miss Marple, wrestle with temperamental tea urns. Today’s world would not hold much appeal for Jane Marple, but one of the amazing things about Mid Sussex is that horticultural societies and ﬂower shows still ﬂourish in abundance. Colin Hewitt, Chairman

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Bake for Sussex Air Ambulance Back by popular demand and following the success of last year’s Bake Off, the Sussex Vale Rotary Club and Hassocks WI have teamed together again to organise a local version of the competition. Taking place on 18th July at Adastra Hall in Hassocks, aspiring bakers will be pitting their favourite recipes against each other in the following six categories: Fruit Scones, Cooked Tray-bake, Chocolate Heaven, Victoria Sandwich, Vegetable Cake and Fruit Tartlets. Bakers can enter as many categories as they wish, each entry costing £2.50. This year there will two age ranges for Junior bakers, those aged 12 or under (decorated cup cakes) and those 13-16 (decorated cooked traybake) are invited to enter the Competition at 50p per entry. This is a challenging and fun event which will be assessed by an independent, qualiﬁed WI Judge. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each class, with a further prize for the overall baking champion. Refreshments will be available after the judging when the competition cakes and scones will be sold. From 1st June, entry forms can be collected from and submitted to The UKCook Shop in Hurstpierpoint & Burgess Hill. All entries must be submitted and paid for by 11th July. Check our Facebook page for information and online entry details. All proceeds will go to Sussex Air Ambulance so please dust off your cookery books and whip out your mixing bowls to support this worthy cause. For more information please contact: Duncan Honeyman (01273 845068).

Coro Nuovo at The Movies Leading Sussex choir Coro Nuovo are going to the Movies! Their summer concert this year has a “Movies” theme celebrating some well-known ﬁlm music. The concert will be at the Ascension Church, Vale Road, Haywards Heath on Saturday 27th June at 7.30pm. International tenor, Andrew Rees is the choir’s Music Director and Gareth Hancock will be accompanying. Part of the choir’s aim is to support and encourage young musicians and this year they are delighted to introduce the violinist, Corey Wickens, who at just 20 shows enormous promise as a performer. Corey attended Hurstpierpoint College before starting her musical studies at the Royal Northern College. She graduates this summer and is now focusing on a future professional career. The choir have very recently entered into a sponsorship agreement with Hurstpierpoint College and are looking forward to working together in the future. The evening promises to be great fun!

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Henfield Festival of Gardens & Arts This year’s festival, the 16th, is larger than ever with well over 30 venues open during the weekend of 13/14th June from 11am to 5pm each day. There are many attractive gardens to visit, some offering homemade lunches, cakes and teas. Displays of art can be found in gardens and other venues covering painting, photography, ceramics, jewellery, metalwork, glass sculpture among others. Music is always popular and all tastes are catered for with performances by local choirs and solo artists, jazz, brass bands, Morris dancing,

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Hurstpierpoint Open Gardens on Sunday 14th June features six contrasting and characterful gardens dotted around the village, offering surprises galore for the curious. All proceeds go to St Peter & St James Hospice, an indispensable refuge for those needing care and respite. All gardens are within a fifteen minute walk (although the community bus is offering as many journeys as you need for a pound) and are open from 1-5.30pm, giving ample time to savour their particular delights. I visited two participating gardens to experience a flavour of the day to come. Lesley Manning’s powder pink house is a perfect setting for her wraparound gardens which seem to blend seamlessly with a breathtaking view of Lesley Manning and her dog in their Hurst garden

Wolstonbury Hill. When Lesley bought Culver Croft fifteen years ago, she was lucky enough to inherit a garden filled with beautiful mature plants and she has built on that happy foundation over the years. A towering yew tree is a wonderful contrast to Lesley’s favourites, the colourful peonies and spectacular magnolias, although she loves the clematis, which is intertwined with a gorgeous climbing rose. Lesley’s philosophy is refreshingly relaxed; “I tend to buy a plant and hope,” she admits, frequently unearthing bargains in the sale sections of garden centres, which quickly thrive with nurturing and attention. Lesley clearly adores her garden and so does the wildlife; a slow worm lives in the rockery and owls, redwings and fieldfares are frequent visitors. On the open day visitors can enjoy teas while savouring the magnificent view and plants that will also be on sale. Elizabeth is the proud owner of the second garden I visited. This garden in Cuckfield Road was originally a field for sheep and its transformation into a peaceful retreat, flanked by

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long gardens was a long labour of love. Elizabeth, a talented artist, returned to her creative passion five years ago after attending Brighton Art College in her student days. Her delicate watercolours will be on sale to raise funds for the cause, and there will also be plants and elderflower cordial for sale. The original apple trees were still in blossom during my visit and we were lucky enough to see a common blue butterfly, more usually seen on the downs, fly past in the sunshine. Elizabeth’s favourite plant is the red azalea; by June the whole garden should be

The owners of Orchard House in Cuckfield are opening their stunning, extensive garden in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice from 2-5pm on Saturday and Sunday 4-5th July. I took a leisurely stroll around their two acres of glorious colour and well considered planting (pictured left and right by John Peters). The garden was originally part of an orchard of a larger adjoining house and many of the original trees remain, some six decades later. While there was no real plan to begin with, the garden has evolved to include magnificent herbaceous borders, vegetable and fruit beds and a North American prairie meadow. Two greenhouses shelter the self propagated plants and a wide selection will be on sale during the day. The garden shares the same ridge as Nymans Gardens, where the soil is on the acidic side of neutral. This means that anything, including heathers, which provide autumn and winter colour, can be grown here. One of the owners’ favourites is the magnificent ‘Wedding Cake’ tree, a name which is immediately suitable the moment you set eyes on it from a distance. Rhododendrons and magnolias add grandeur to the enclosed courtyard which opens up into a stretching view of colour and height, within which

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are contained the smaller, more intimate plantings. The prairie meadow was grown from seed and the wild flowers last into the autumn while the orchard has rambling roses beginning to grow through the fruit trees, to complement their beautifully gnarled trunks and branches. The orchard is productive; apples, pears, plums and cherries are harvested and the vegetable beds supply everything from shallots, carrots and sweetcorn to potatoes and runner beans. Strawberries, loganberries and blackberries make certain of a colourful, seasonal bounty to be picked and enjoyed. A wild area has been put aside, much to the delight of resident birds, which include woodpeckers, nuthatches and buzzards and the herbaceous borders with a variety and

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There is plenty to be getting on with in the June garden, from squeezing in a couple more bedding plants to growing that second batch of beans, enjoy! As late spring quietly morphs into early summer, the garden centres sell off their remaining springtime stock. Sadly, not every plant will make it to a new home. No matter how temptingly cheap, the tired and malnourished-looking specimens are to be avoided. Yellowing leaves are a sign that compost has long run out of food and a plant displaying a mat of pot-bound roots will never fully recover – these individuals are destined for The Great Compost Heap in the Sky. However, it’s well worth scanning the sale shelves as there are genuine bargains to be had. You reckon your borders are already crammed full? What nonsense! We’ve all got room for a couple more trays of bedding plants. On the veg patch, there is plenty of seed-sowing to be getting on with. Salad crops grow fast and are best eaten when young and tender. Don’t make the mistake of sowing an entire packet of seed, then having a glut when everything matures all at once. Stagger the crops by sowing in small amounts every 10 days or so. In summer, lettuce and radish can suddenly ‘bolt’ and run to seed, a natural process which is triggered by high temperatures. Try growing them out of direct sunlight – they flourish in slight shade and the cooler conditions delay the bolting process. Early-sown peas will be flowering now, so there’s time to get more started to give an additional crop in August. Likewise, it’s always worth growing a second batch of French beans. Climbing French beans

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Franciscus Sylvius invented Gin in the 17th century. He has much to answer for. Originally it was sold as a herbal medicine to ‘help’ with problems like lumbago, stomach ailments, gallstones and hilariously in my view, gout. Jenever, as it was then called, was simply a distillation of spirits flavoured with Juniper berries, but whilst Franciscus gets the credit, earlier varieties of Jenever are recorded as being used by soldiers in the Low countries for its calming effect before going into battle - hence the expression ‘Dutch courage’. Today, Gin has of course matured from a rough old ‘remedy’ into a sophisticated and thoroughly grown-up social drink with its own ‘World Day’. It is the essential ingredient in hundreds of cocktails from the well known ones like Martini and Singapore Sling, to the more exotic Satan’s Whiskers and Fallen Angel. All of them, regardless of the name, will make you talk funny. Gin’s transition from soldiers’ friend to posh cocktail has not been without controversy. In the middle of the 18th century, London was overtaken by The Gin Craze. The government allowed unlicensed Gin production and at the same time imposed heavy duties on the importation of foreign spirits. The effects were devastating. Cheap Gin made from poor quality grain and often with creative additives like turpentine, was sold for pence and it became the scourge of the capital’s impoverished, slum-ridden masses. The Gin shops were blamed for everything including rising crime rates, madness, prostitution and public disorder. For the fi rst time, women were allowed to drink alongside men and seemed to have taken full advantage of the ‘privilege’, hence ‘Mother’s Ruin’. Things only calmed down when the legislation was repealed and Gin could get on with becoming respectable, especially with the 20th century discovery that it mixed very well with Tonic. The ubiquitous ‘G&T’ turned out to be not only delicious, but in certain parts of the world, you could always claim you were drinking it medicinally to protect against malaria. Actually it was the quinine in the Tonic that was doing the job, but it certainly worked for me.

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BY ROBERT HANSON

Food Glorious Food

With some light and delicious offerings for June, our food writer Robert Hanson has gone potty over shrimps and raving over risotto.

The poet, Ernest Dowson (1867-1900) is now best remembered for just two haunting lines: ‘I have been faithful to thee Cynara, in my fashion’ and ‘They are not long the days of wine and roses’. I’ve always felt that for the days of wine and roses Dowson must have been thinking of June. So, as well as wine and roses, what about shrimps and a lovely risotto?

Perfect Potted Shrimps Serves 4 200g of unsalted butter Juice of ¼ of a lemon ¼ teaspoon of ground mace ¼ teaspoon of white pepper ½ teaspoon of anchovy paste 200g of cooked and peeled brown shrimps Cayenne pepper 1. Over a gentle heat melt the butter and then, watching it very carefully, allow it to simmer until you see the first dark flecks. Strain the butter into a jug through some butter muslin or two pieces of kitchen roll. 2. Wipe out the pan and pour in 2/3 of the melted butter. Add the lemon juice, mace, pepper, anchovy paste and a pinch of salt. Simmer this very gently for 5 minutes. 3. Take it off the heat and allow it to cool but not set. Divide the shrimps between 4 ramekin dishes and press them in tightly. When the butter is just warm and still liquid divide it between the ramekins. 4. Put them in the fridge to set. Once set, pour over the remaining butter and return the ramekins once more to the fridge to set once more. Serve with a sprinkling of cayenne and lots of hot toast.

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Broad Bean and Pea Risotto Serves 4 1 tablespoon of olive oil 100g of butter 2 shallots, peeled and chopped 175g of Italian risotto rice, Arborio or Carnaroli 100ml of white wine 600ml of hot vegetable stock 50g of finely grated Parmesan 200g of fresh peas (starting from about 1kg peas in their pods) 200g of broad beans (starting from about 1kg of beans in their pods and skins, both to be removed) 1. Heat the oil and a quarter of the butter in a large pan and add the shallots. Cook until they are soft and translucent, 4-5 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook it for two minutes. Increase the heat, add the wine and let it bubble to evaporate the alcohol. 2. Now start adding the stock a ladle at a time making sure that it has been absorbed into the rice before adding more. Don’t stop stirring. Depending on the rice, the stock adding and absorption should take between 15 and 20 minutes. 3. In a pan of boiling water blanch the beans and peas for 2 or 3 minutes. Drain and set them aside. Take the risotto off the heat and stir in the rest of the butter, then, when it has melted, add the Parmesan, beans and peas. You may well wish it would be June forever.

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Recently, I oﬀered to help my wife with the weekly shop. At least I thought I was helping, but apparently my inspired selection of items were becoming a distraction, and I was invited to go and have a coffee. The bright, airy cafe wasn’t busy and I was greeted by a smiley, coffee-sales person who asked me what I’d like. “A coffee please,” I said. He gave me a slightly quizzical look and asked me what sort of coffee, indicating the large and exceedingly complex menu hanging on the wall behind him. It was like playing ‘Pointless’ because I only recognised three of the alternatives and in any event, I can never remember which is the small tar-like coffee which makes you bad-tempered and stops you sleeping for days, and which is the one which most resembles ordinary coffee. Faced with Skinny Lattes, Cappuccinos, Espressos, Americanos and a host of other incomprehensible choices, I asked if I could have a tea. “What sort of tea?” he enquired, indicating the tea menu this time. I didn’t read it. “Can I just have an ordinary, breakfasty sort of tea?” I pleaded. “Certainly,” he replied. “What’s your name?” This threw me a little and when I asked why, he said, “Because I pass your order down to the other end of the serving counter and when it’s ready, that lady calls out your name and you can have your tea.” “But there’s only me here,” I said. He waited patiently with the air of a man whose entire life was spent dealing with people who’d been released into the community too early. I gave him my name and my money and we both walked down to the other end of the counter where he gave my details to the lady who’d been waiting for us. I went over to a corner table and sat down just in time to get up again and walk back to the counter when she called my name. I was extremely relieved when Liz turned up with the groaning shopping bags.

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There is gold in the hills of Sussex buried beneath the trees, and those that know it’s whereabouts hold the secret dear. But if you are lucky enough to find the treasured truffle, savour its awesome flavour. When I hear the word ‘truffle’, I immediately imagine a dense chestnut forest in France where a solitary prospector digs for the black gold, helped by a specially trained dog. Yet in 19th century Sussex there were men who earned a living as truffle hunters, using pigs or dogs to sniff out the prized delicacies. According to Thomas Walker Horsfield’s History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex, (published 1835 by J. Baxter, Sussex Press, Lewes) beech woodland in the parish of Patching was the best place to find the Sussex truffles. Four decades earlier, a man called William Leach had come from the West Indies with truffle hunting dogs on a mission to find the elusive fungi. Having scoured the coast from Lands End to the mouth of the Thames, he

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found the abundance he sought in Patching, where he stayed, hunting successfully, until his death. In 1931, an elderly Irishwoman, Mary Hack was selling truffles she found in the same area and she took their secret location with her to the grave. Truffles apparently like chalk and limestone and are symbiotic with beech, hazel and oak trees; as they grow on tree roots they will normally be found within the diameter of the canopy. Today, a licensed truffle hunter can teach participants how to locate the delicate black truffle we have here called ‘tuber aestivum’ or ‘summer truffle’. Altitude seems to play an important role in locating them and they are generally found over 100ft and below 1000ft above sea level; the entire ridge of the South Downs falls within this altitude. Truffles are ‘allelopathic’ which means that they inhibit the growth of other plants; this can be a clue to their whereabouts as the ground cover of normally green vegetation will be missing. This doesn’t mean they are parasitic as they actively aid trees by taking out and breaking down the chemicals they need which is useful on poor soils such as chalk. Within this circle devoid of greenery, animal activity can be a sign of truffle presence; the truffle relies on foraging animals to disperse its spores by eating them and depositing the remains in a new location. The truffle looks almost like a small group of stuck together dried blackberries; an unlikely delicacy but sought after for its’ nutty flavour. Interestingly, they were not always associated with luxury; French and Italian peasants used to eat them in times of war or hardship, to flavour a pot of beans when no meat was available. Today, although certain Italian or French truffles can fetch thousands of pounds a kilo, the truffles found in Sussex are of relatively low value and are best grated raw over a dish such as scrambled eggs or risotto.

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With Summer finally under way and tennis season on the horizon I thought that my fruit shortbread rounds would make a lovely treat. I have filled mine with strawberries and cream but you could use any fruit you wished. I find they are best enjoyed after a strenuous (and in our house very competitive) game of tennis with a long cool fruity cocktail or cloudy lemonade with ice. Makes 24, 7cm round shortbread biscuits Preparation 15 minutes Cooking time 12-14 minutes Oven temperature 170 C fan, 190 C, Gas 5 Baking tray lined with baking paper Ingredients: Biscuits 125g soft butter 125g golden caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 2 teaspoon xanthan gum 225g gluten free plain flour Filling 1 large punnet of strawberries, hulled and washed 300ml double cream Icing sugar to dust Top tip Xanthan gum is used as a substitute for gluten and it is completely natural and vegetarian. It improves the texture of food and if used correctly will prevent the biscuits from being too crumbly.

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Our local Rotary Clubs are working with young people in various Youth Initiatives, serving the community, learning new skills and having fun along the way!

Young at Heart It is a common misconception that Rotary Clubs are only for older people. Kids Out has been a firm favourite with local Rotary Clubs for over 20 years and takes place annually, usually in June, when we take disadvantaged school children for a day of fun and happiness to an adventure park. For instance, the Sussex Vale and Burgess Hill Rotary clubs combine to take out youngsters with special learning needs for a fun day. It is a nationwide event when 440 Rotary Clubs entertain over 25,000 children, at events all over the country. Your local Rotary Clubs of Sussex Vale, Burgess Hill, Cuckfield & Lindfield and Haywards Heath already work with schools and other youth organisations to provide opportunities for character building and developmental activities, whilst having fun doing so. The list of areas we help with is extensive, but examples in Mid Sussex include - Young Chef, Youth Speaks – a debating

competition, Young Musician, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, assisted reading, and interview training. This year our ‘Young Chef’ area winner,15 year old Lewis Wilson, who was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Horsham, became the deserving UK champion. His prize includes the trip of a lifetime to the olive groves in Tuscany where Lewis will experience real Italian cooking. He will also enjoy a day’s tuition at a Michelin-starred restaurant. The local Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an annual leadership development program which focuses on secondary school students, university students, or young professionals from this area and occasionally, international guests. Our local RYLA event is a residential course, typically 5 days long and held at an outdoor activity centre in Surrey. It covers a variety of challenging and entertaining topics including orienteering, night initiative tests, problem solving, aqua sports and many more! INTERACT is a club for those aged 12-18 who want to connect with others in their community or school. The club members have fun while carrying out service projects and learning about the world. They organize at least two service projects a year: one that benefits their community and one that encourages international understanding. For instance, last year one Interact Club prepared and served afternoon tea with musical entertainment to a local old persons’ home. Many schools welcome this approach, and it is an area local Rotary Clubs are keen to develop. Rotary Youth Exchange offers great opportunities for young people. It is considered one of the best youth-exchange programmes in the world where participants can broaden their minds and their horizons with or without vocational experience or academic study. Rotary Clubs are made up of active, enthusiastic men and women from all walks of life who want to make a difference and have a great time in the process. Working with young people is one of our most important ambitions and there are other youth opportunities, besides those already mentioned. Want to know more? Have a look at the RIBI website and contact your local club.

Rotary Clubs are made up of active, enthusiastic men and women from all walks of life who want to make a difference and have a great time in the process.

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Life, Luck & Magic The life story of Fergus Anckorn is a tale of extreme hardship, torture and endurance, yet prevailing through it all is his uncanny ability to rise above, stay present in the moment and above all, to be thankful of the life he has. Ruth Lawrence meets this magic man.

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Four years shy of his hundredth year, Fergus Anckorn brims with vitality and an irrepressible humour. I recently caught up with him at home in Hassocks after hearing his remarkable life story at a talk he gave last year in Clayton. Fergus was captured in Singapore in 1942 and forced to work on the infamous Burma Railroad, immortalized in the film ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’. He was the first man in Kent to be called up and as the youngest member of the Magic Circle, a skill honed since he was a young boy, Fergus was given the task of entertaining the troops as the only magician in the concert party. He performed shows every night and eventually his regiment was called to go overseas. The day before he left, he became engaged to his sweetheart, Lucille, but on a wage of 12s and 6d a week, he couldn’t afford a ring. He took a farthing to his local jeweller and asked him to cut it in half, hanging each piece on a separate chain, one for Lucille and the other for himself. Trained for desert warfare, his regiment were ordered to alter course to Singapore after Pearl Harbour. “We got there five days before Singapore fell; the Japanese were looking for targets and bombing the docks,” he described, telling me how he jumped into the water whereas his six friends continued on page 45

Fergus was captured in Singapore in 1942 and forced to work on the infamous Burma Railroad, immortalized in the film ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’

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who sought shelter were killed. After his regiment’s gun was hit in action, he was sent to bring back another and on the way back, he was hit by Japanese bombers. Despite his right hand literally hanging off, he managed to kick open the door and was shot in the back of the knee as he jumped out. Found in a ditch after fi rst being assumed dead, Fergus was told his hand would have to be amputated but by chance, the orderly about to administer ether recognised him as a magician and told the surgeon to save his hand as he was a brilliant conjuror. He woke up in another hospital to fi nd his hand still on but pouring with blood and the building under attack from the Japanese who were systematically bayoneting doctors, nurses and patients. Fergus put a pillow over his head, waiting to be killed and thinking to himself, “I’m dead; I wonder what I might have been.” Miraculously, Fergus turned out to be the only person who survived the hospital massacre; the killers must have assumed he was already dead on seeing the blood pouring from his wound and passed him by. From there, Fergus ended up in the notorious Changi POW camp in Singapore; his hand remained clawed and useless for nearly four years and he could only walk with difficulty after the bullet wound to his knee. In the camps, brutality, executions and death by starvation and disease were commonplace; his mother had been told he had died and in his opinion it was sheer luck and his skill as a magician that saved his life during those hellish years as a prisoner. Working for 18 hours a day in 110-120 degree temperatures, the handful of rice each prisoner was given was

barely enough to keep them alive. “I ate rats, cockroaches, maggots and slugs,” Fergus recalled, yet with the camp commanders and guards requesting he entertained them with magic, he was able to secure extra food by using it in his shows to conjure with. “The Japanese refused to touch any food touched by a prisoner,” he remembered; his best coup was to obtain 50 eggs when he had authority to take only one. After Furgus and his friends had enjoyed a secret 49 egg omelette in his hut, he was summoned to the commander’s room. Fearing an instant beheading, Fergus told him he had used the other 49 eggs to perfect his trick and he was let off without further question. Fergus’s mother had taught him a valuable skill as a child; shorthand. Fergus found he could translate English into Japanese with the help of an interpreter by writing it down phonetically in shorthand; today he can still speak Japanese phrases he remembers from his internment. Shorthand proved a way of communicating his survival to his mother; he included the characters for ‘still smiling’ into a signature (his mother’s nickname for him was ‘smiler’) on a rare card sent to her home. Once she recognised the code, she knew he was alive and both herself and Lucille could hope for an eventual reunion with Fergus. After another close escape, when he was about to be executed by guards after the Japanese surrender, who, fearing reprisal, changed their minds at the last moment, Fergus was sent to Burma to put weight on before returning to England. He weighed just five stone after emerging from nearly four years of starvation and overwork; three months later he had put on a stone and was sent home aboard the SS Orbital. Life at home was not easy; no one understood what

The orderly about to administer ether recognised him as a magician and told the surgeon to save his hand as he was a brilliant conjuror.

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he had been through and his family thought he’d been well fed while they’d had to endure rationing at home. Unable to convey just how horrific his incarceration had been, Fergus felt bewildered and unable to settle into civilian life. One day he went to London and while sitting in a café with fi ne linen, silver cutlery and an orchestra playing, broke into tears at the realisation of what he had survived and the enormity of his new freedom. He found that once his confidence had returned, nurtured by Lucille, he felt free and focused enough to continue his life. Six years after the war, walking in Gower Street in London, a man tapped him on his shoulder and asked him how his hand was. The man was

Julian Taylor, eventually knighted for his work in orthopaedic surgery, the very same man who, as an orderly had asked the surgeon to save Fergus’s near severed hand in the field hospital all those years ago. He invited Fergus to be his guest at University College Hospital and took 10 days to work on his damaged hand under local anaesthetic until he regained its movement. Today it still functions perfectly and a long scar bears witness to the original injury and it’s healing. Taylor had been a POW at Changi too and had used his ingenuity to construct artificial limbs from fan blades despite the unspeakable conditions. If anyone was to understand the consequences of Fergus’s injuries, it would have been him and their chance meeting was a life changing and fortuitous event. Fergus told me that his survival was down to sheer luck, having looked certain death in the eye not one but four times and I asked him how it had affected his attitude to life. He told me that “to discover you’re free and alive is wonderful” and that “every morning I look out at the trees and listen to birds singing and think how wonderful it is to see all this.” His obvious delight in the here and now has given him the vitality of a man a third of his age and his sleight of hand skill is nothing short of jawdropping. Fergus produced a pack of cards and proceeded to reduce me to incredulity with a series of ‘tricks’ that seemed able to read my mind. Now I understood how his skill had kept him alive; those who imprisoned him must have been as desperate for entertainment as his comrades and an ability to make magic as seamless as this must have been

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invaluable to enrich the days of his captors. Fergus’s people skills proved to give his own life meaning after he eventually readjusted to his freedom; he became a teacher and a Special Constable until his retirement at 62. “I love teaching,” he admitted, having held two lectureships at West Kent College. “I was always a child who asked questions.” He recalled being decades ahead of his time when as a young boy he’d been chided by his short sighted teacher for describing how a rocket might reach the moon and return. His credo as a teacher was to encourage questions and engagement, much to the chagrin of those in authority. His wartime experiences had left him fearless of his superiors and he challenged accepted teaching methods to gain results that were life changing to his once struggling pupils. Former pupil Jenny Godfrey wrote in an article how Fergus had “taught and given me something vital for my future, hope and confidence. Mr Anckorn is a very special man, the most amazing, inspirational man I have ever met.” Despite the knee injury he endured throughout the war, Fergus managed to run an astonishing 45,000 miles between 1950 and 1981, a hundred miles a week, accompanied by his loyal dog, Sam.

Sam became part of Fergus’s magic act; the pair were able to communicate and audiences watched, disbelieving, as Sam appeared to read minds on stage. I wondered how he kept going, month after month for those 3 ¾ years of confinement and fear and he answered that he tried never to think of home, concentrating fully in the present. When about to sleep at night, he remembers thinking, “don’t think of the last day or tomorrow, be alive tonight.” He always maintained

Shorthand proved a way of communicating his survival to his mother; she knew he was alive and could hope for an eventual reunion.

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the concept of ‘dressing for dinner’ even though dinner might have consisted of a few grains of rice; he wrapped a fragment of mosquito net around his finger as a ritual before eating as a way of focusing his mind. He developed a way of finding strength in the most frustrating circumstances…. the Japanese once gave the grateful, starving prisoners four pigs to fatten for Christmas; everyone donated a spoon of their precious rice a day to put weight on the pigs in anticipation, but on Christmas Day, their captors ate the pigs themselves. Fergus remembers realising “that things could only get better” after what him and his comrades had endured and that “we learned to get our priorities right” by focusing on camaraderie and helping one another. He had managed to keep a tiny photograph of himself and Lucille throughout the war; when he was in the jungle, he found a discarded wristwatch face and set the photo inside, fastening it about his emaciated wrist with a thin webbing strap. He showed it to me; the image was bright as the day it was taken and it was a graphic reminder of his condition in the camp. The strap was barely wide enough to fit a child’s wrist.

His best coup was to obtain 50 These days Fergus is kept more than busy by a eggs when he had constant stream of interested authority to take only people wanting to hear his story. He rightly believes one, and his regiment it’s a story that needs to be enjoyed a secret 49 heard so that listeners might appreciate their own freedom egg omelette. and understand the price that

so many paid for it with their lives and potential. Young people are curious about what happened and as one of the very few left to tell the story first hand, Fergus’s experiences are a vital part of our history. Still bubbling with energy after three hours of fascinating anecdotes, memories and insights, Fergus got up to walk me to the door. But first he picked up a deck of cards; “pick one,” he challenged, with a mischievous smile. But that would be another story…

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Care homes across the country are taking centre stage on 19th June this year for Care Home Open Day, where doors are opened to their local communities.

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You Care, We Care Care Home Open Day is all about connecting people. Care homes that wish to participate in this UK wide initiative are invited to open their doors to their local communities, and welcome the public in. Thousands of care homes take part in this open day, including many in the Mid Sussex area. With events and activities planned for each care home, this open day is an opportunity to visit a loved one and enrich the lives of the residents, as well as meeting some fascinating, charming and intelligent characters. Our care homes are fi lled with a rich tapestry of stories and life experience, just waiting to be shared across the generations – what better or more exciting way to learn about recent history than from the people who have experienced it themselves? Or take the time to learn a new skill, like cards or chess, share intelligent conversation or a joke and make someone smile. As well as residents, the care team is integral to any quality care home. These dedicated teams of special people build lasting relationships with the people they care for, and are keen for their local communities to get involved. They know how much a visit means to residents, and of course are always happy to see the help of a willing volunteer. So spread the word! Tell your family and friends to make a date on the 19th June and visit your local care home. You don’t need to register, this is an open invitation, just look on the website (www. nationalcarehomeopenday.org.uk) to fi nd your nearest care home and turn up on the day. You are sure to meet some fun and inspiring people and enjoy a great day in great company.

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Over fifty years ago, in 1965, Hal Wallis had an idea to form a Society. He was a lover of nature, of walking on the Downs and countryside around him in Hassocks, and was keen to share his interest with others. The large turnout of the first meeting in April 1965 assured Mr Wallis that this was a Society well received and supported by his fellow countryside enthusiasts, and so with a small group of committee members appointed, the Hassocks Field Society was born. The aim of the Society is to “stimulate interest in and protect the amenities of the countryside”. This is achieved through a series of illustrated talks, twice yearly lecture-series lasting for 10 weeks, organised walks, holidays, coffee mornings and social gatherings. Community is a very important aspect of the Society, and many funds have been raised through their coffee mornings to support the Monday Group (working to keep paths clear and stiles in good working order around Hassocks), as well as many other local charities and projects. Much enjoyed by the members are the coach outings and holidays. Over the years the Field Society has explored most of the country either on holiday or day trips to stately homes and gardens,

The aim of the Society is to “stimulate interest in and protect the amenities of the countryside”.

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places of interest and historic sites. Coach holidays have been spent in Cornwall, Derbyshire and this year the Society spent a few days in Norfolk. Holidays to the continent have also been enjoyed by members visiting France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The Society has a twice yearly news letter called ‘Field Fare’ (taken from the name of the bird which is their logo). All members are free to contribute to this, making for varied and engaging reading. I was interested to see some carefully preserved copies dating back to September 1980, and I was struck by the lovely ‘stories’ inside. A Mr George Ellis writes about their trip to Fittleworth, entitled ‘The Fortunate Fittleworth Few’. But it is not simply a report; he paints a picture of the weather, the accommodation, food (hot pasties included in their packed lunches), and notes all the little details for his fellow Society members. I was delighted to read in one entry which appeared in the 40th Field Fare, about a young Les Campbell, who along with his faithful boxer dog, Pip, was messenger-boy for the Society, and has been a member since he was 16! As many of our readers will know, Les is our local walks expert and contributes to Sussex Living every month. To mark their 50 years, the Society held a special meeting to commemorate the first meeting held on the same date 27th April 1965. I am assured they had great fun enjoying nibbles, drinks and a Birthday cake, cut by Jane Richardson, Chairman of the Society. To further celebrate, there is a special Anniversary Dinner on 1st June, as well as a recreation of the first walk the Society enjoyed, on the 27th June. This will be a trip to Jack and Jill Windmills, with a picnic and celebrations. We are lucky to have this Society on our doorstep, which not only supports the community around it, but the nature and countryside for us all to enjoy.

Field, Forest and Flora Celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year, the popular Hassocks Field Society will recreate their first walk in the rolling Downs, and look to their future together.

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LOCAL WALK

Fletching

Walk

Take a Summer stroll along this peaceful 4 mile circular walk around Fletching, taking in the birdsong and beautiful countryside as you go. This walk starts from the centre of Fletching village and follows ﬁeld paths and relatively quiet stretches of country roads through peaceful countryside often with just birdsong for company. It is generally well signed and waymarked, but there are a few stiles to negotiate some of which might prove a little tricky for the less agile! In 1264, Simon de Montfort stopped at Fletching for the Bishop of Worcester to bless the troops prior to the Battle of Lewes. Historians will know that he defeated King Henry III’s troops at this battle. From the car park turn right, and follow through a housing estate, and at the far end, turn left on a concrete road then right just past house number 14. This leads into a burial ground, and ahead of you is a metal kissing gate. Go through the gate and bear half right across a large ﬁeld aiming for a protruding hedgerow. Go over a stile, and maintain direction to another stile, which you should go over and then turn right on a farm track. At the end of the track, go over a stile and bear half right as indicated

by a waymark. Soon the next stile comes into view; go over this, and go downhill through a strip of woodland to cross a substantial footbridge, and up some steps into a field. Cross the field to a stile and follow the waymarked path ahead going over the brow of the hill and downhill to a gateway. Bear half right to the hedge, which conceals a footbridge over a stream. Go through a gate beside the barn ahead, and follow a concrete track out to join Daleham Lane at Dale Hamme. Cross to the signed path opposite, and follow the fenced path ahead. The path bears right and narrows leading into a field. Follow along a fence line with a pond on your right to join a shingled drive with a house on your left. Side step to your right, to fi nd a confi ned path (indicated by a black arrow), and follow this out to Down Street by the Old Stables. Turn left along Down Street for a little under a mile ignoring the turning off to your right, Picketts Lane, and carry on along Down Street. Just before the buildings of Black Ven Farm, look for a signed path on your left between two ponds. Go over a stile and into a field and keep close to the field boundary on your left, and aim for a gateway beside a pond. Carry on ahead with a double fence line on continued on page 54 SuSSex Living June 2015

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your right to a conifer plantation. Follow around the plantation to a stile leading into a paddock, and go through a gap in the trees beside a house. Join an unsurfaced track going uphill, and shortly at a “T” junction, bear left and follow this track out to Bell Lane, a quiet lane between Nutley and Fletching. Fletching was once the home of the actor the late Jimmy Edwards! Turn left, along Bell Lane to the crossroads at Splayne’s Green, carrying on ahead to the centre of Fletching.

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Wayfield Park Farm Shop We are dog friendly & surrounded by bridle paths & breath taking scenery with plenty of parking New summer menu now available we serve lovely home cooked food using local ingredients taken from our well stocked farm shop see our Facebook page & website for full menu Fathers Day -bring Dad up for our delicious farm house breakfast using only the best locally produced sausages and bacon & we serve breakfast all day long We have our Alcohol licence and will very soon be stocking local beers wine and cider keep an eye on our Facebook page and website for announcements Group bookings very welcome phone liz on 07742082051 for more information Wayfield Park Farm London Road, Pyecombe, West Sussex BN45 7ED 07742 082051 info@wayfieldparkfarm.co.uk www.wayfieldparkfarm.co.uk

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We are very grateful to Les Campbell for bringing us new and exciting local walks every month. A founder member and former Chairman of the Mid Sussex Ramblers, he is a very experienced and enthusiastic walker indeed. Les insists on testing all routes personally, making sure they are suitable for walking. However, even he cannot guarantee the effects of the weather, or roadworks, or any other factors outside of his control. If you would like to send your feedback about a local walk, please email editorial@sussexliving.com

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A Large emporium full of treasures ranging from vintage right through to new and modern. A café to relax in with delicious cakes and event space/meeting rooms for hire. Come and visit the emporium that supports the community. Opening Times Monday to Saturday 9am — 6pm Sunday 10am — 4pm

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FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL Lounge Car Breakfast Sunday 21st June

Start the day perfectly by treating your Father to a special morning train journey with a Full Cooked Breakfast served to you on board. The train will depart Sheffield Park Station at 9.15am. Sit back, relax and enjoy Breakfast on the Wealden Rambler for the hour and 40 minute Adult Ticket: £44.00 Child Ticket: £39.00 return journey to East Grinstead.

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BURGESS HILL BIKE RIDE Sunday 7th June 2015 Oakmeeds Community College, Burgess Hill Start Times: 9 am to 10 am The 23rd annual Burgess Hill Bike Ride, organised by the Lions and Rotary Clubs, takes place on Sunday 7th June 2015, from Oakmeeds Community College in Burgess Hill, with start times from 9 am to 10 am. The event offers a choice of 10-mile, 20-mile or 40-mile routes through the Sussex countryside around the town. Organised by Burgess Hill District Lions Club and Burgess Hill & District Rotary Club. Advanced booking: Adults: £15 Children: £5 age 10 to 15 and accompanied by an adult. FREE EVENT T-SHIRT FOR ADVANCE BOOKINGS WHILST STOCKS LAST The Lions and Rotary Clubs will be relying on entrants to collect sponsorship for the event’s success. All proceeds will go to the SUSSEX HEART CHARITY and other local charities. CALL OR EMAIL FOR AN APPLICATION FORM: Telephone: 01444 248704 Email: email@burgesshillbikeride.co.uk Web site: www.burgesshillbikeride.co.uk SUPPORTED BY MID SUSSEX DISTRICT COUNCIL, PRINT HOUSE GROUP & SOUTH DOWNS NURSERIES SIGN UP FOR THE BIKE RIDE AT THE MARKET PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE ON SATURDAY 11 APRIL OR AT SOUTH DOWNS NURSERIES ON SUNDAY 26 APRIL. SEE US AT SOUTH DOWNS NURSERIES ON SUNDAY 10 MAY AND AT MARKET PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE ON SATURDAY 16 MAY

Summer Festival The Bluebell Railway are delighted to announce our two week Summer Festival running from Saturday 25th July - Sunday 9th August ✷ Tour of Harveys Brewery in Lewes ✷ Closed Station Tour from East Grinstead to Tunbridge Wells ✷ Walking tour of the historic town of Lewes ✷ Kingscote Vineyard Tour ✷ Gravetye Manor Tour & Afternoon Tea ✷ Borde Hill Tour of House & Garden ✷ Visit to National Trust Standen House including a Garden Tour ✷ Evening of Ale & Jazz ✷ Seaside Weekend including Donkey Rides, Sandcastle Competition, Punch & Judy, Ice Cream ✷ Kids for a Quid week ✷ Punch & Judy Shows ✷ Vintage Transport Weekend including displays of classic cars, stationary engines, commercial vans, steam road engines and motorbikes.

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Model Railway Weekend

27th and 28th June Come along, enjoy a steam train ride and explore each of our stations and exhibitions. Passengers holding a travel ticket gain free entry to any stations. At Horsted Keynes the Carriage & Wagon Works will feature more layouts and traders.

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Action Dad! With the month of June comes Father’s Day and the opportunity to give thanks to the paternal figure in your family. Sasha Kanal shares her ideas for a fun filled day. Always celebrated on the third Sunday of this month, this year Father’s Day falls on 21st June. Said to have its origins in the USA, Father’s Day celebrations here in the UK only really gained ground during the 1970s. Indeed the day itself has become synonymous with cards illustrated with foaming mugs of beer and a proliferation of Father’s Day gifts on the shop shelves. But whatever your views on celebration days, in our time-poor world, they can serve as a good reminder for us to get together as a family and do something different. If the dad in question is an active type, then why not plan a walk through the wonderful Sussex countryside (particularly alluring in June) and end up at a country pub for that foaming mug of beer? It’s never too late to learn something new and gifting an experience to a loved one has gained popularity in recent years, with so many companies offering a whole range of pursuits. From kayaking, surfing and supercar driving to bouldering and flight simulation, the dad in your life might be glad for the chance to get out there and try his hand at something totally novel. For the epicurean, a wine-tasting course or a visit to one of Sussex’s stunning vineyards are unique gifts. Similarly a gourmet picnic while watching a village cricket match would be a great

way to bond. Some good quality, crusty bread, Sussex cheeses and chutneys from the local farmer’s market are all that’s required to elevate a picnic to something noble and it beats a dry sandwich any day. For those who prefer to relax and tune out for a few hours, then fishing, one of the UK’s most popular pastimes, is a relatively easy sport to get involved with. All you need is a fishing licence (which can be very low cost for the day), available from the post office and some basic fishing rods. There are many tranquil ponds, lakes and rivers offering fishing in Sussex. Perfect for whiling away a few hours with your pop – catching fish is a bonus. Cultural connoisseurs can get their kicks at the many stately homes and houses in the county or by searching out their nearest museums and art galleries - many of them with free entry. Follow your highbrow wanderings with a cup of tea and a slice of cake and you have the perfect Father’s Day on a plate. So whether dad’s a gourmand or a culture vulture, there’s something out there to suit every taste and no excuse this year for cufflinks or a dodgy tie!

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psychologist and psychotherapist at The Banwell Clinic, said, “Our aim is to offer well-founded professional advice and counsel, ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care suited to their needs and correctly address their reasons for change.” The new offering, which is also in line with the Royal College of Surgeons guidelines, include a rigorous assessment for patients with pre-procedure discussions including the disclosure of all relevant history, such as eating disorders, as well as the documenting of signs and symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. The psychological factors contributing to the motivation to undergo the procedure and expectations of outcome are also assessed. Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital is one of 31 nationwide hospitals in the Nuffield Health group. A not for profit driven ethos allows us to re-invest any surplus back into providing a better patient experience and equip our hospital with modern state of the art equipment. We have no shareholders to satisfy. Many of our Consultants are internationally recognized for their expertise in their field. Our Matron led nursing team always strive to deliver the very best care to our patients. This is borne out of the exceptional patient feedback data we receive and report on every month. The following is a list of comments from the March 2015 Patient Satisfaction Survey. “I can honestly say that all staff were amazing. The nurses were so friendly and polite; it made my stay so much better.” “It would be unfair to select anyone in particular, as all were friendly, professional and caring. I felt in very safe hands.” “Nobody, I imagine, likes going into hospital. However, all the people involved in my care from my surgeon to the nurses, catering and physio were all exceptional, it would be wrong to single out anyone in particular.” Our aim is to provide a safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led service to our patients and staff. We also aim to provide an atmosphere of dignity to all who come into contact with us and we can be accessed via the NHS choices system. Nuffield Health’s flagship recovery programme, Recovery Plus is available to private patients for a number of Orthopaedic and Gynaecological procedures and includes 12 weeks free gym

membership at the Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Gym in Worth. Nuffield Health Haywards Heath carry out a vast range of procedures and for those seeking private medical/surgical care it is all supported by our unique Nuffield Health Promise, including continued follow-up care for as long as you need it. Backed by the latest imaging and diagnostic equipment, you can get immediate assessment, expert diagnosis and peace of mind. Our treatment costs are transparent and covered by a one-off payment. We also promise to meet any comparable price, provided they are not in private units within an NHS setting and local means within 15 miles of the Haywards Heath Hospital. We will match against written quotes only. The initial consultation and any necessary tests are paid for separately.

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About Paul Banwell Paul Banwell is a Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon and was founder and Head of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit (MASCU) at NHS Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead for nearly a decade. He is now clinical lead for Plastic Surgery at the Sussex Community Skin Service. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and is a visiting professor of Plastic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Paul is listed on the GMC specialist register for plastic surgery. Paul is a full member of the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS) the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). He has an extensive research portfolio and has published two books and over 50 papers, book chapters and monographs. He has been named in the Times magazine as one of the UK’s top 100 Doctors and appears regularly in the media for expert comment.

About Gaylin Tudhope Gaylin Tudhope trained in Psychology in South Africa as well as working for a research institute in Cape Town where she helped develop Psychometric tests. She completed an MSc. In life Course Development through the London School of Economics as well as specialising in Autogenic training (a medical technique for control of stress). Her speciality is that of looking at and helping people manage their lives and the changes that occur within it. These are mainly due to society, economics (work) and ageing (lifespan development). As well as working within the Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Clinic, Gaylin has a general practice in Harley Street, London. She is a member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) as well as the UKCP, BAC, BABCP and BAS and a member of the IOD.

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ranging from felt, leather or this season’s favourite; straw. Look out for pastel colourblocked, navy-white and neutral colours too! Dazzling floral print scarves have announced the arrival of summer; printed silk and chiffon tightly tied under a denim jacket or the very on-trend kimono jacket will brighten a chilly summer morning. Long scarves are definitely a ‘thing’ this summer and there are so many ways to wear them: tie a long, floral printed scarf around your neck as a neckerchief, loop it, or knot into a bow. Belt over jeans, wear as a cover-up on the beach, or take some inspiration from the 70s and wear your scarf as a turban or hair accessory. Now for summer jewels and sparkles: try following the view that more is more! Colourful metals, jewels and pearls imbued on earrings, necklaces and rings will glitter in the sunshine and are perfect for an evening out. Pair with a richly hued brass statement cuff to complete your outfit. The hippie 70s have also found their way into colourful chunky, earthy pieces – think wooden beads, fringes and feathers. There’s no simpler way to make your outfit sparkle. So grab all your new accessories and head out into the glorious sunshine for a cold drink at a country pub, some fish ‘n’ chips or a scoop of your favourite ice cream on the beach – while looking absolutely fabulous! www.sussexliving.com

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Saturday 4th July The 702nd St Lawrence Village Fair in Hurstpierpoint will take place on Saturday 4th July, with an exciting diary of events taking place throughout June. This year’s theme is Hollywood, so get those glad rags out, darrrling! Hurst’s Got Talent Saturday 6th June, 4pm, New Inn, Under 16’s. For entry forms contact us on stlawrencefair@gmail. com or just turn up on the day. Come and be a Hollywood star! Pet Show Sunday 14th June Scout HQ. Small Pets 12-12:45pm, bring your guinea pigs or micro pigs! Dog Show 1-3pm, introducing new classes for Hollywood preening – Waggiest tail, Prettiest pooch and Handsomest hound. Scavenger Hunt Sunday 14th June, 3pm, Scout HQ Scavenge items to spell our Hollywood themed words and meet us at the New Inn at 5pm to show us your wares – there will be some rules to make sure you scavenge properly! Star Spotter Window Competition Runs from Saturday 20th June to Thursday 2nd July. Entry forms are 50p from Mishon Mackay. See if you can tell which Hollywood stars the ‘babyfaces’ in the shop

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windows grew into… Teddy Bear’s Picnic Friday 3rd July, 12:30-2:30pm, South Avenue Recreational Ground. Pre-schoolers, bring your star-struck teddies for a picnic, magic show, craft activity, ice lolly and fairground ride. Friday Night is Party Night Friday 3rd July, evening, South Avenue Recreational Ground Get in the party mood for the big day with a Kids disco, Kids tug of war, Family BBQ and music to dance the night away before…Fair Day! Please check our website, www. stlawrencefair.org.uk or our Facebook group page for more details.

St Lawrence C.E.P. School Summer Fete

Saturday 6th June, 12-3pm Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun filled day packed with tons of activities on the school playing field! The theme this year is Roald Dahl, and everyone is encouraged to dress

up as their favourite character. The whole school will be enjoying Roald Dahl themed lessons for two weeks before the fete, as well as taking part in the Young Enterprise scheme where every year group will make products to sell on the day. There will be face painting, a PTA v Staff netball match and a golden baton race as well as other sporting events. Have fun on the bouncy castle and take part in the silent action where you could win anything from babysitting to a classic car trip, piano lessons or building services. Or bid to win the big raffle prize of a hamper filled with foodie goodies. There will also be lots of stalls with toys, games, books, DVDs, crafts, second-hand uniforms and crazy sand! And of course we will have a BBQ with local meats, a bar, tea and coffee and cream teas. All money raised goes to towards the school funding. For any further information or to make a donation please email stlawrencehurst@ gmail.com

Burgess Hill Summer Fayre

Sunday 14th June, St John’s Park,11am-4pm A traditional Summer Fayre

with fun for all the family including entertainment, free bouncy castle and surf machine, community stalls, BBQ, miniature train rides, traditional rides and much more. The event will also feature Romany Traveller heritage with step dancing, musicians and traditional crafts. Take part in the Burgess Hill Bake Off Competition and support Burgess Hill Rugby Club in their world record-breaking attempt. For further information including the programme of displays please visit www.burgesshill.gov. uk/Summerfayre. Please note the nearest car parking available will be at the Martlets (Lidl) car park, Civic Way or Cyprus Road – all of which are free on Sundays. We look forward to welcoming you at the event.

Alborne Primary School Fun Day

Saturday 20th June, 2-4.30pm Join us on our school playing field for a wonderful summer Fun Day for the whole family. There will be traditional games for you to enjoy, such as a hoop throw and tug of war. Wander around the stalls where you can purchase arts and crafts, games and foodie delights, as well as many other goodies. Stalls are still available to rent for just £10. Please call the school office on 01273 832003 for further information. There will also be a delicious BBQ with local burgers and hotdogs. Entrance is free, but donations are gratefully received. All money raised goes to school trips, learning aids and funding. We hope to see you there for a traditional day of fun. www.sussexliving.com

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Borde Hill Sculpture Exhibition 2015

Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP Borde Hill Garden is transformed into an outdoor gallery, enabling visitors to enjoy unique works of art from 13 sculptors. Normal entry price. Contact: 01444 450326 www.bordehill.co.uk Saturday 02 May–Sunday 06 September

The Magical Machines of Rowland Emett

Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling BN6 8SP Take a tour of Emett machines at local museums. Two machines and original drawings by fantastical inventor. Free exhibition, museum entrance fees apply. Contact: enquiries@ ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk 01273 844744 Saturday 02 May–Sunday 11 October

Discovering Mary Dudley Short

Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling BN6 8SP Explore the rise of women wood engravers in early 20th century at this fascinating exhibition. Free exhibition, museum entrance fees apply. Contact: enquiries@ ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk 01273 844744 Monday 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 June, 0800-17:00

General Antiques & Collectable Auction

Gorringes, Garden Street, Lewes, East Sussex NB7 1TJ Gorringes hold a weekly Monday sale located at Gorringes Garden Street Auction Rooms, Lewes. This is a wellestablished regular auction holding between 600 and 800 lots of antique and other furniture, ceramics, jewellery, pictures, silver and collectables. Contact: 01273 478221 clientservices@gorringes.co.uk Tuesday 02 June, First Race 14:10 Last Race 17:10 Wednesday, 10 June, First Race 14:20 Last Race 17:20 Tuesday 23 June, First Race 14:00 Last Race 17:00 Tuesday 30 June, First Race 14:30 Last Race 17:30

Summer Afternoon Racing

Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9XZ Enjoy an afternoon at Brighton Racecourse with 7 thrilling races! Free return shuttle bus from Brighton Train Station. Advance tickets from £11. Children under 18 go free. Contact: Brighton Racecourse 012723 603580 info@brighton-racecourse.co.uk www.brighton-racecourse.co.uk@ BrightonRace Tuesday 02 June, 20:00-22:00

Lindfield & District Folk Dance Club Ashenground Community Centre, Southdown Close/Vale Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4JR

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Folk dancing for fun, no partner needed. £2 including tea/coffee and biscuit at half time. First evening free. Contact: Mike on 01444 482741

Wednesday 03 June, 19:30

Mid Sussex Ramblers Goddards Green Circular

Goddards Green, Dead-End Road, opposite Sportsman pub Goddards Green - Pookbourne Lane - Naldretts - Cobb’s Mill - Danworth Farm - Kent’s Farm - car park. 3.25 miles TQ284203. Contact: Les 01273 846995 Wednesday 03 June, 13:45-16:00

Burgess Hill Flower Club

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill Surprise Surprise!! Visitors are always welcome. Come and enjoy the afternoon with us. Visitors £5.50, but with a copy of Sussex Living Magazine, your first visit is free. Contact: Hazel Foster 01273 757176 hazelF31@talktalk.net Wednesday 03 June, 19:45

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society - Illustrated Talk. Speaker Jim Stockwell from the Sussex Gardens Trust Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Whether it’s a famous garden or a little hidden gem, the SGT helps to conserve the horticultural heritage of Sussex. Admission: Members free, visitors £1. Contact: Flo Whitaker 01444 245509 bhhs@talktalk.net Thursday 04 June, 20:00

Greyhound - Open Mic Night

Friday 05 June, 19:30

Quiz & Curry Night Fundraiser for Jack & Jill Playgroup

Hassocks Hotel, Station Approach, Hassocks BN6 8HN Jack & Jill Playgroup is the only charity run playgroup in Hassocks. Quiz teams of up to 10 people. There will be a pudding auction after the curry. Tickets are available from QD Stationery in Hassocks or e.mailgdstationery@gmail. com For more information please call Jo on 07711 045239 Friday 05 June, 20:00

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3DN Dazzling musicianship, riveting live stage performances, 2 barnstorming decades on the road have established them as the greatest swing band. Contact: 01444 455440 www.clairhall.org Friday 05 June, 20:30

“ Moodswing”

The Sportsman, Goddards Green, West Sussex BN6 9LQ Live music from 20:30. Free entrance. Contact: 01444 233460 www. thesportsmanpub.com Friday 05 - Tuesday 09 June

Fibre Fusion 2015

Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead RH19 3BS An exhibition by East Grinstead Spinners of woven, handspun and dyed work by members, including demonstrations of spinning and weaving. Contact: www.egspin.org.uk

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks Every Thursday! Whatever your talent come and show it off or just watch others. Pop in for a fun night out - entrance free! Contact: thegreyhoundinnkeymer@yahoo.co.uk

Friday 05 - Tuesday 09

Thursday 04 June, 20:00

Haywards Heath See Local Living

Ditchling Film Society - “The Rocket”

Ditchling Village Hall, Lewes Road, Ditchling This film is set in visually stunning Laos. The story is about a young boy, Ahlo, who is believed to be “cursed”. Ahlo comes to believe that if he can win the local firework competition with his homemade rocket, he can hit back at his own bad luck. Director: Kim Mordaunt. Laos 2012. 96 mins, 12 Cert. Doors open at 19:30. Free coffee and biscuits beforehand and wine can be purchased by the glass. Guests and temporary members are welcome for the sum of £5 payable on the door. Friday 05 June, 10:30-12:30 & Every Friday

Coffee Club

Action for Deafness, 22 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4EA AFD now run a weekly coffee club. Come along and join the group. All are welcome to attend. Contact: Gerry Turton 01444 415582, info@actionfordeafness.org.uk, www.actionfordeafness.org.uk

East Grinstead Spinners Exhibition Chequer Mead, East Grinstead See Page 6 Saturday 06 June, 10:00

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Saturday 06 June, 10:00-14:00

Balcombe Village Craft, Gift & Local Produce Market

Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe HP17 6HP Come and enjoy the assortment of lovely stalls and local produce, including fresh fish, sausages, pork and eggs etc. Mary’s cakes, chutneys and jams. Gill’s pies and quiches. Plus truffles and sweets. Rapkyns Nursery will also be there with their lovely plants etc. Contact: 01444 811462 Refreshments in aid of St Mary’s Church Fundraising. Contact: Glenda Thomson 01444 811462 Saturday 06, 10:00-16:00 & Sunday 07 June, 11:30-15:30

St Barnabas 60th Anniversary Flower Festival St Barnabas Church, Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 7DY St Barnabas Church is celebrating in flowers its 60th Anniversary,

please come and join us celebrate this wonderful occasion. Entrance: By donation. Contact: Jane Stanford 01293 543065 janestanford53@yahoo. co.uk

Saturday 06 June, 10:30-14:30

Doughty’s (Leading supplier of Patchwork and Quilting Materials) East Sussex Road Show Plumpton Village Hall, Plumpton Green BN7 3BQ There will be a wide range of fabrics on sale. Refreshments available. All proceeds to St Peter and St James Hospice. Entrance £1 Contact: Gill Gamble 01273 891701 or sueakers@ hotmail.com

Saturday 06, 11:00-17:00 & Sunday 07 June, 10:00-13:00

Cuckfield Royal Observer Post Open Weekend

Cuckfield Village, West Sussex In 1962 an underground bunker was built near Cuckfield churchyard as part of the Royal Observer Corps Post. It formed part of the Cold War early warning system and stayed in place until 1991 when the Post was closed. Mark Russell and Ed Combes have restored the bunker to how it would have looked at closure. Contact: www. rocremembered.com Phillipa Malins 01444 452307 or www.facebook.com/ cuckfieldnuclearbunker Saturday 06 - Sunday 14 June

Burgess Hill Artists Exhibition

The Woolpack, West Street, Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Artists will be exhibiting at The Woolpack as part of the Burgess Hill Festival. Artists work will include watercolours, acrylics, oils and will feature a variety of subjects. More details can be found on www. burgesshillartists.co.uk Contact: Sheila Southwell 01273 841106 Saturday 06 June

Free BBQ Demo

The Alfresco Shop @ Doves Barn Nursery, Copthorne Road, Felbridge, Surrey RH19 2PB Come along and learn a new BBQ recipe or two, picking up helpful barbecuing tips. Small charge if you fancy tasting what we cook! Contact: Martin and Ruth Hicks 01342 327774 info@thealfrescoshop.co.uk www. thealfrescoshop.co.uk Saturday 06 June, 10:00-12:00

Paws & Claws Summer Fair

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Summer Fair with homemade cakes, clothes, books, jigsaws, toys, jewellery, cards, gifts, plants, tombola and raffle. Refreshments available. Entry Fee 20p. Contact: Rosemary Harding 01273-846946 rosemary. harding @mypostoffice.co.uk www.pawsandclaws-ars.org.uk Saturday 06, 11:00-17:00 & Sunday, 07 June, 10:00-13:00

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Dancing, Murder Mystery, Pimms, Raffle, Tombola and Cream Teas.

Saturday 06 June, 10:30

Saturday 06 June, 14:00-16:30

Burgess Hill car park at entrance to the Burial Ground off Jane Murray Way (A273) Eastlands Farm - North End Farm Naldretts - Cobb’s Mill - Danworth Farm - Kent’s Farm - car park. 4 miles TQ295188. Contact: Phil 01273 835931

‘Fanners’, Green Road, Wivelsfield Green, Sussex Join in the fun! Lots of stalls, Bouncy Castle, Pony Rides, Children’s Swimming, Raffle, Plants, Hotdogs, Ices and Cream Teas. Contact: Pam Smitherman, 01444 413176 pjsmitherman@lineone.net

Mid Sussex Ramblers - Burgess Hill Summer Fair

Saturday 06 June, 11:00-15:00

“Keep Calm and Carry On” at the Old Town Church Fete, Lingfield

In the Churchyard of St Peter & St Paul’s and the Old Town just opposite The Star pub in Church Road, Lingfield, Surrey This year we are celebrating VE Day with a traditional Village Fete with loads to do. Games, refreshments, raffles, music and lots more! Contact: Vicky Pugin 07984923082 vickypugin@yahoo.co.uk www. lingfieldparishchurch.org Saturday 06 June, 12:00-15:00

St Lawrence C.E.P. School Summer Fete See Page 68 Local Fairs

Saturday 06 June, 14:00-16:30

Poynings Country Fete

The Rectory Garden, The Street, Poynings BN45 7AQ Please come along to this fun afternoon for all the family. There will be Live Music, Puppet Show, Maypole

St Peter & St John the Baptist Church Fete

Saturday 06 June, 19:30-21:00

Sussex Harmonisers Concert

St John’s Church, Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9AA Come and celebrate 10 years of the Sussex Harmonisers with a wonderful concert. Visit www. singbarbershopinsussex.com or call Mick Bowles 01444 236809 for details and tickets. Saturday 06 June, 20:30-22:30

Micky Hart & the Hart Breakers

Clayton & Keymer Royal British Legion, Woodsland Road, Hassocks BN6 8HE This year, Micky Hart and The Hart Brakers will have been rockin’ and rollin’ for 25 years!!! So come on down and dance the night away to all the classics of the 50s. £3 guest fee, members free. Contact: ckrbl@ btconnect.com 01273 845829 Saturday 06 & Sunday 07 June, 10:30-17:00

The Sussex Guild Contemporary

Craft Show

Parham House and Gardens, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 4HS Meet Sussex Guild designer makers exhibiting their fine crafts in a marquee in the gardens of magnificent Parham House. £8 to Craft Show and gardens + £2 entry to the House. Contact: The Sussex Guild 01273 479565 info@thesussexguild.co.uk www. thesussexguild.co.uk

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Sunday 07 June, 10:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers - Downland Circular

Clayton Windmills car park up on the Downs. Turning off Clayton Hill A273 Circular walk via the Chattri (snack stop). 5 miles TQ302134. Contact: Barbara 01273 844840.

Saturday 06 & Sunday 07, 10:00-16:00

Sunday 07 June, 10:15-c.13:00

Blackland Farm, Outdoor Activity Centre & Camp Site, Grinstead Lane, RH19 4HP A great opportunity for Guides to experience high adventure activities. Work towards your outdoor pursuits badge, and get to know others while earning your team player badge. Prebooking required. We welcome all new recruits. £20 per girl. Contact: 01342 810493 blackland@girlguiding.org.uk www.blacklandfarm.org.uk

Hassocks Rail Station, Station Approach, Hassocks BN6 8JD Come and join us for a relaxed cycle ride in the Sussex countryside, with conversation in Spanish, Italian, German, French or English en route and afterwards at a cafe or pub. No charge, but please register interest beforehand. Contact: Piers eurolanguagesinaction@gmail.com www.eurolanguagesinaction.com

Game for Adventure; Outdoor Pursuits Badge Day at Blackland Farm

An intercultural bike ride. Speak French, Spanish, German, English or Italian on the go.

Sunday 07 June, starting from 9:00 to 10:00, finishing at 15:00

Sunday 07 June, 11:00-16:00

Start and finish at Oakmeeds Community College, Station Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9EA Organised by Lions and Rotary Clubs and supporting local charities with 10, 20 or 40-mile routes through the Sussex countryside. Adults: £15, Children (10 to 15): £5. Contact: Malcolm Stephens 01444 248704

Cowdray Herb Garden, opposite Cowdray Farm Shop, Midhurst, W.Sussex GU29 0AJ Colourful stalls, street food, family dog show, live music, entertainment, beautiful surroundings, fun for all the family. £1 adult, children and parking free. Contact: Emma 07983 464202 rae@theatm.co.uk www.theatm.co.uk

Burgess Hill Bike Ride

The Anonymous Travelling Market

Saturday June 6th  2 – 4.30 The Rectory Garden, Poynings

Pimms  Live Music PUPPET SHOW

Maypole dancing Cream Teas  Murder Mystery

Raffle Tombola

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Sundays 07 & 21 June, 10:00-14:00

Conservation Work Parties

Bedelands Nature Reserve. Meet in the car park for 10:00 Help to maintain your local Nature Reserve and enjoy the workout for free. All tools supplied. Stay as long as you wish. Contact: Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net Sunday 07 June, 14:00-17:00

Oldland Mill Open Afternoon

Oldlands Lane, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8ND Volunteers will be available to give guided tours and serve refreshments. Donations are greatly appreciated we suggest £3 per person or £5 per family. There is no parking at the Mill, but it can be reached with a pleasant walk via Oldlands Lane, Keymer, or Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling. Contact: Fred Maillardet 01273 842342 Sunday 7 June, 17:30-18:15

Mid Sussex Sinfonia Children’s Concert

Orchards Shopping Centre, The Orchards, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3TH Wednesday 10 June Queens Square, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1DE Friday 12 June Carfax, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1EQ Come and speak to the Fostering Recruitment Team and current West Sussex foster carers who will be out and about in each town centre. For more details call 0330 222 7775 Monday 08 June, 20:00

Greyhound - Quiz Night

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks We currently hold a monthly quiz on the second Monday of each month. Why not pop along for this fun night and pit your wits against others. Contact: thegreyhoundinnkeymer@ yahoo.co.uk Tuesday 09 June, 10:30-15:30

Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN An introduction to the orchestra and Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (“Pastoral” Symphony), (aimed at children aged 7-11). Children £1. Adults £2. Contact: Ticket Secretary Nicola Nuttall 01444 411470 www. midsussexsinfonia.co.uk

4Networking Haywards Heath Trade Show

Best Western The Birch Hotel, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath,West Sussex RH17 7SF A trade show hosted by 4Networking with exhibits from around 35 local Sussex businesses. Contact: Chris Lodge chrislodge@grayhooperholt. co.uk 07850 255312 Tuesday 09 June, 14:00-17:00

Monday 08 June

Foster Care Fortnight, West Sussex County Council Fostering

Understanding Dementia

Mill View, Sunnyside Close, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4QW (For

sat nav, please use post code RH19 4AT) Dementia Adventure help you understand what it might be like to live with dementia, offering help and practical advice. Free entry. Contact: 0333 4343 056 amy.pepperrell@ careuk.com. www.careuk.com/millview Tuesday 09 June, 15:00-16:30

Talk on Allergies and Dermatology

Mid Sussex Patient Participation Group, Ditchling Village Hall, Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT Come along to hear from Dr Miriam Winn about common forms of allergy, why they are on the increase, whether we can avoid any of them and how to manage living with them. Topics discussed will include food allergies, hay fever, eczema, other skin rashes and asthma. Also Dr Winn will talk about other dermatology issues, particularly sun damage. There is no charge. Further details from Chairman, Terry Harper on 01273 833554 or email terry.harper@ btinternet.com Tuesday 09 June, 19:30

Weald Classic Vehicle Club

Weald Inn, Royal George Road Burgess Hill We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Weald Inn. Owners and enthusiasts welcome. Come and have a chat, listen to a few stories or even tell a tale or two. For further

information, please call Fred Bone on 01444 239853

Tuesday 09 June, 20:00

The Group

A pub near Burgess Hill Are you a single man or woman, aged 45+? The Group is a club for unattached people. We have 400 members in Sussex and we meet in Burgess Hill on the 2nd Tuesday evening of every month. We also have members in Brighton, Lewes and Horsham. Not a dating agency but an opportunity to meet new people doing the things you enjoy. Contact: www. thegroup.org.uk Wednesday 10 June, 10:00-20:00

Sussex Woodcraft Society (as part of Burgess Hill Annual Festival)

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8OX Exhibition and opportunity to watch skilled craftsmen Wood Turning, Carving, Pyrography, Musical Instruments, Toys, Clocks, Furniture, Letter Cutting and Walking Sticks. Items for sale. Refreshments available. Free entry. Contact: Wendy Quantrill 01273 845977 gquantrill@waitrose. com Wednesday 10 June, 14:00-16:00

East Grinstead Art Society Demonstration

St Switghun’s Church Hall, St Swithun’s Close, East Grinstead RH19 3AZ Contact: Wendy 01342 311 093

Cuckfield Crafts & Market

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Saturday 11 July The Dolphin, Haywards Heath Registration opens 10pm

Setting off at midnight Entry fee £15 - Closes 3 July

Friday June 12th 9.30am-1pm Lively village market offering a delightful mix of stalls with something for everyone, including a huge plant stall. Tea, coffee and cakes are available.

Next Market July 10th

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Mid Sussex Ramblers - Circular to the North West of Hassocks

Hassocks Station West Side (Fee payable in station car park or park in nearby streets) Hassocks Golf Course - Clayton Wickham - Hammonds Mill Farm - Highfield Farm - Friars Oak Woodside - Hassocks Station. 4.5 miles TQ304155. Optional refreshments in the Hassocks Hotel (Ease Side) after the walk. Contact: 304155 Wednesday 10 June, 18:45 for 20:00-22:00

Hassocks Horticultural Society - A talk entitled “Sussex on the Rocks”

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks Once again we have the pleasure of a visit from Dr Geoffrey Mead. He will be presenting an illustrated talk entitled “Sussex on the Rocks” which looks at the variety of rock types across the county and how they are weathered down to produce a wide variety of soils and growing conditions. As usual, all welcome. Members £1.50. Visitors £2.50 - refreshments included. Contact: Sylvia Hancock 01273 844544 n8a5cluv@talktalk.net

242888 or book online. All profits Burgess Hill Community Food Bank.

Thursday 11 June, 09:30-14:30

Alterations Workshop

Made and Making, The Workroom, Unit 3 Turner Dumbrells, Dumbrell Court Road, Ditchling, East Sussex BN6 8GT Bring along half a dozen of your own garments that need altering. You will learn, and then do, the top techniques for changing them. Cost: £60. Contact: Sarah 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk www. madeandmaking.co.uk Thursday 11 to Friday 19 June, 10:00-19:00 with some evening openings until 21:00

East Grinstead Art Society Annual Art Exhibition The Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead Please come and enjoy this Art Exhibition. You will be able to meet the artists and/or find out more about joining the Society. Contact: Jean Mendez 01342 315225 or jadewood@btinternet.com

Wednesday 10 June, 19:30 - doors open at 19:00

Thursday 11, Friday 12 & Saturday 13 June

Martlets Cafe, Martlets Hall, Civic Way, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9NN Tickets £12.50 (includes Italian buffet supper). Tickets available from the Martlets Box Office or call 01444

South of England Show Ground, Ardingly RH17 6TL We are having a stall at the South of England Show, so if you are visiting, please come along and visit us. We would love to see you.

Romeo & Juliet - Retold by Debs Newbold

St Peter & St James Stall

Thursday 11 June, 19:30-22:30

Angels and Devas Workshop

Jurys Inn Hotel, 101 Stroudley Road, Brighton, BN1 4DJ Learn about the Angelic Kingdom and what the Indian Sages call Devas, or “Shining Ones” with Sussex Pranic Healing. Entry £15. Contact: Paul Mills 07717 763033 paul@ UKPranicHealing.net www.ukpranichealing.net Friday 12 June, 09:30–13:00

Cuckfield Crafts & Market

Queens Hall, High Street, Cuckfield RH17 5EL 35 plus, quaint, quirky and contemporary stalls comprising of jams to jewellery, vintage homewares to Italian handbags! Refreshments available. Contact: Beverley Smith Tel 01444 440274 allthingsnicecft@aol.com Friday 12 June, 10:30–12:30

Action for Deafness - Coffee Club

Action for Deafness, 22 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4EA Coffee Club for Deaf and Deaf/ Blind people of all ages. Our aim is to bring people together to prevent social isolation. No entry fee. £1 per tea/coffee, including biscuits. Contact:01444 415582 07908 013494 info@actionfordeafness.org.uk Friday 12 June 19:30-21:30 & Saturday 13 June, 10:00-16:00

2-Day Introductory Course: Boost Your Health - Naturally! Big Life Organics, 112 South Road,

Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4LL Macrobiotic cooking demonstrations and expert talks to show you how to look younger, feel energised and healthier simply through the food you eat! £135 (including vegan macrobiotic lunch on Saturday). Contact: 01444 628667 classes@biglifeorganics.co.uk, www.biglifeorganics.co.uk Saturday 13 June

Cuckfield i wear Re-launch in New Premises

8 High Street, Cuckfield, West Sussex RH17 5EN Cuckfield i wear are moving to new larger premises - lots of opening one day only offers! Contact: Lin & Natalie 01444 459412 cuckfieldiwear@gmail. com Saturday 13 June, 10:00-12:00

Exhibition - Open to all Clubs and Societies Basement of Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Do come along to our Exhibition and see what we are all doing in our spare time. Entrance free. Contact: www. burgesshillmuseum.co.uk Saturday 13 June, 10:00-12:00

Coffee Morning

St Francis Church Hall, Priory Road, Hassocks BN6 8PS Come and enjoy coffee/cake and have a chat. We will be raising funds for our popular ‘Bumps, Babies and Toddler Group’. (Children’s corner available). Contact: Sonia Goodsell sonia39goodsell@btopenworld.com

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A Solitary Man – The Songs Of Neil Diamond

Charming tale about the magic of families based on a best selling book.

One man show celebrating the genius of Neil Diamond, revealing the sheer quality of Neil Diamond’s music & lyrics.

Saturday 6th June 2.30pm Martlets Hall

The Big Chris Barber Band

Saturday 13th June 7.30pm Martlets Hall

An exciting and moving evening of world-class jazz with a true legend.

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Henfield Festival of Gardens and Arts See Local Living

Saturday 13 June, 11:00-16:00

Mansion Market

Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JA A lively summer market held in a beautiful 18th century mansion with a delicious barbeque by an atmospheric open-air theatre. Contact: Meri Hope, 01444 412506, info@michaelhall. co.uk, http://www.michaelhall.co.uk/ mansion-market Saturday 13 June, 14:00-16:00

Hassocks Infant School Summer Fair

Hassocks Infant School, Chancellors Park, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8EY An afternoon of summer fun including games, various stalls, face painting, entertainment, refreshments and a Silent Auction. Free entry but donations at gate gratefully received. Contact: Friends of Hassocks Infant School fohisgroup@gmail.com Saturday 13 June, 19:30-21:30

Mid Sussex Sinfonia Concert

Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with soloist Clare Howick, full concert programme at www.midsussexsinfonia. co.uk Under 18s £1, Adults £14 (on the door), £12 (in advance), Friends £12 (on the door), £10 (in advance). Contact: Ticket Secretary Nicola Nuttall 01444 411470 Saturday 13 June, 19:30-22:15

“Water Marks” - A Celebration of Water in Music, Dance and Words

Ditchling Village Hall, Ditchling, East Sussex BN6 8TT This evening, inspired by water, includes music by four contemporary composers, improvised dance, poetry, traditional song and jazz trio. £15 includes strawberries and bubbly. Contact: Helen Mary Skelton 01273 842363 or 890491 helenmaryskelton@hotmail.com Saturday 13 June, 20:30-23:30

Roadster

Clayton & Keymer Royal British Legion, Woodsland Road, Hassocks BN6 8HE Four-piece rock and pop covers band from West Sussex who play the very best music from the last 4 decades. Seasoned musicians with over 100 years combined playing experience, will perform a varied and dynamic show of over two hours of great music, covering artists like Muse, Deep Purple, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Kinks, The Beetles and many more. £3 guest fee, members free. Contact: ckrbl@ btconnect.com 01273 845829 Saturday 13 & Sunday 14, all weekend

Magic and Mayhem theme weekend for Brownies & Guides at Blackland Farm

Blackland Farm; Outdoor Activity Centre & Camp Site. Grinstead Lane RH19 4HP A fantastic big top adventure for Rainbows and Brownies. A flexible event with the choice of an overnight stay. Contact us for more information.

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Pre-booking required. We welcome all new recruits! £47.50 per person, (£25 for day event) Contact: 01342 810493 blackland@girlguiding.org.uk www.blacklandfarm.org.uk

Sunday 14 June, 11:00-16:00

Burgess Hill Summer Fayre See Page 68 Local Fairs

Sunday 14 June, 11:00-17:00

National Garden Scheme Opening

Beedinglee, Brighton Road A281, Lower Beeding RH13 6NQ 6 acres of interesting plants, trees and shrubs. Delicious refreshments raising money for Cuckfield Stroke Group and Horsham Parkinson’s Branch. £4 entry (children free) + refreshments. Contact: Carolyn Dodd 01403 266173 Sunday 14 June, 13:00-17:30

Hurstpierpoint Secret Gardens Starting point:- Village Centre Car Park, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY See Page 21 Monday 15th June, 10:45

Penshurst House and Gardens

The Atruim Building, Little Kings Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DJ Come and join our friendly group for a great day out in a beautiful house and gardens. Age UK - Lana Scott 01342 327046 Monday 15 June, 19:45-21:15

East Grinstead Natural History Society

St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead RH19 4AT Lilly’s Live Ferrets, from the Ferret Rescue Centre. £4.50 guests, including refreshments. £1 for children. Contact: Terriss Bacon 01342 315051 Monday 15 June and then every day

Breeze up to Devil’s Dyke on an Open Top Bus!

The open top 77 double deck bus runs every day, every 30 minutes, from outside Brighton Station - also from Brighton Pier. A scenic bus ride up to Devil’s Dyke - for great walks, views and kite flying! Refreshment discounts with bus ticket. £4.50 Return. 2-for-1 with a valid train ticket. 2 children per adult go free. Bus passes valid. Contact: 01273 292480 www.brightonhove.gov.uk/breezebuses

Tuesday 16 June, First Race 18:00 Last Race 21:00

Summer Evening Racing

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting

Club Suite, Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint Talk on The Role of Women by Mark Perry Nash. Visitors welcome. Contact: Jane Biggs 01273 834421

Wednesday 17 June 15:30-17:00

Park Read

Adastra Park, Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8QH Free event, aimed at parents, grandparents, carers and young children: join us for an exciting story journey with Katie Foster-Barnes and Dominic Hecht and a celebration of reading—bring a rug and a favourite book! Refreshments will be available. Thursday 18 June, 17:30-17:00

Reading Champions

Downlands Community School, Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8LP Want to encourage your sports’ mad book-shy child to read more? Be inspired by Dan Freedman (Jamie Johnson series) and Brighton & Hove Albion to pick up a book! (£5 adults/ children free) Thursday 18 June, 18:00

EGBA Inaugural Business Lecture Chequer Mead, East Grinstead See Page 80 Friday 19 June

Care Home Open Day See Page 49

Friday 19 June - Monday 22 June, 10:00-17:30

Flower Festival

Church of St Michael the Archangel, Litlington, Nr Alfriston BN26 5RA Flowers in Church, Refreshments and Stalls. Free entrance, but donations appreciated. Contact: Sarah Humphrey priory.barn’btinternet.com 01323 870764 Friday 19 June

Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society Windmills Evening at Jack and Jill car park Contact: Stella Rogers 07803 086838 newletter@msars.org.uk www.msars. org.uk Friday 19th June, 19:15-21:45, Doors open at 18:00

Music for Everyone

The Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 8DX Celebrated organist/keyboard player, Phil Brown. £5 entry on the door. Contact: Rosalie Birchmore 01444 241269 bhkeyclub33@talktalk.net Friday 19 June, 19:30

‘Night of Variety’ to include Commemoration of 70th Anniversary of V E Day

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Song, dance, fun and singalongs with Friends and Neighbours to raise fund for Crohn’s Disease Research. Admission £4, to include refreshments. Advance tickets from 1st June at Pavillion Electrics, Keymer Road, Hassocks, ring 01273 845291 or pay at the door. Friday 19 June, 19:30-21:30

East Grinstead Society Meeting Main Hall, East Court Mansion, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3LT ‘Chainsaw Sculptures’ an illustrated talk by David Watson, a woodturner and member of West Sussex Woodturners based at Woodland Studio near West Hoathly. All

welcome. Non-members£1.50 – members £1.00 – Including refreshments. Contact: Joan Roberts 01342 322648 www.eastgrinsteadsociety.org

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The Big Book Swap

National Tyres Forecourt, Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8AR Swap your unwanted book for one that can be read and loved (and swapped again)! Drop your books at Orion News (Hassocks) and The Mint House (Hurstpierpoint). Please visit the school website for dates, timings and venues or Like Us on Facebook! Saturday 20 June, 10:00-17:30

Summer Open Day

Big Life Organics, 112 South Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4LL Free talks and cooking demonstrations, free samples and fun events on the day. Discover Big Life Organics, the wholefood store with a whole lot more! Free entry. Contact: 01444 628667 shop@biglifeorganics.co.uk, www.biglifeorgnics.co.uk Saturday 20 June, 11:00-17:00

Ardingly Open Gardens, proceeds to work of St Peters Church

Church Centre, Street Lane, Ardingly RH17 6UN 8 Gardens to view from small cottage to 8 acre garden. £ 5’s per adult to all gardens , children under 16 free. Contact: Carol Grossman, 1 Holly Cottages, Whitemans Green Cuckfield, RH17 5DD. 01444 416707 : carol@ catmill.co.uk Saturday 20 June

Barry Gardiner’s Sponsored 5K Walk

Brighton Seafront Barry Gardiner was recently diagnosed with two lung conditions. Since diagnosis 18 months ago Barry has been determined to raise a massive £5,000 for The British Lung Foundation. 5K may not sound a lot, but for Barry, it will be like doing a marathon! Donations can be made through https://www. justgiving.com/Barry-Gardiner1 Thank you for your support. Saturday 20 June, 14:00-16:30. Meet in car park at 13:50

A Walk in Bedelands Flower Meadows

Bedelands Nature Reserve off Maple Drive See the wonderful wild flower meadows of Bedelands - one of which was chosen as the Coronation Meadow of West Sussex by Prince Charles. Contact: Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net bh-greencircle.org.uk Saturday 20 June, 14:00-16:00

Scaynes Hill Flower Show and Plant Sale

Scaynes Hill Millennium Village Centre, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, West Sussex RH17 7PG Exhibits, plant sale, teas and raffle. Admission 50p Adults, 25p Children

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Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society Summer Show

Village Hall, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint Summer flowers, fruit and vegetables, floral art, cookery, handicraft, children and novice sections. Tea and homemade cakes, raffle and auction. Why not put in some entries of your own. It is free. Prizes and cups to be won! For details simply pick up a schedule from Gibsons, Hurstpierpoint High Street. Entry £1. Contact: greenhpp@tiscali.co.uk

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Sunday 21 June, 10:00

Weald Classic Car Club Breakfast

Chalet Cafe, Henfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8DU Sunday 21 June, 10:00-14:00

Car Boot Sale

items that you are considering selling. To make an appointment please contact Jenny Bouston 01273 220000 or e-mail jenny.bouston@bonhams. com www.bonhams.com/hove

Tuesday 23 June, 10:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers Up, Around and Down

Thursday 25 June, 15:00-19:00

Plumpton College Information Evening

Plumpton College, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, East Sussex BN7 3AE For more information, please contact 01273 890454 or visit www.plumpton. ac.uk

RSPCA South Godstone, Eastbourne Road/ A22, Surrey RH9 8JB Cars £10, Vans £15, Trailers Additional £3. Buyers donations only. Sellers arrive from 09:00. For more information: www.rspcafriendsofsouthgodstone.org.uk 03001230741

Clayton Recreation Ground car park near the church Circular walk via Hurstpierpoint and Hassocks with drink/snack stop and back to Clayton. 6 miles TQ299140. Buses 40, 40X and 273 stop near the Jack and Jill pub regularly. Dogs on leads only. Contact: Frances 01273 842628

Thursday 25 June, 19:30-22:30

Saturday 20 June, 14:30-16:30

Sunday 21 June, 11:00-16:00

Wednesday 24 June, 14:00-16:00

Friday 26 June

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks Come along to see members’ exhibits of flowers, floral art, vegetables and fruit, cookery, preserves, handicraft photography, children’s open class, the subject being “A Show Rosette”. There will also be plants for sale, and a raffle. Refreshments available. All welcome. Admission 50p . Contact: Sylvia Hancock 01273 844544 n8a5cluv@talktalk.net

Blind Veterans UK, Greenways, Ovingdean BN2 7BS Join us for a family fun day on our grounds. Arena acts, birds of prey, stalls, archery, classic cars, plus lots and lots more! Free entry. Contact: Rachel Chitty 01273 391455 www.rachel. chitty@blindveterans.org.uk

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Saturday 20 June, 19:00-21:30

SW150 Concert 1 – Classical Guitar St Wilfrid’s Church, St Wilfrid’s Way, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH A classical guitar concert by Paul Gregory, four centuries of lute and guitar music. £10 for adults and £2 for children. Season ticket for four concerts £28. Contact: Parish Office 01444 412339 admin@ stwilfridshaywardsheath.org.uk www. stwilfridshaywardsheath.org.uk Saturday 20 June, 19:30

Sussex Chorus Concert - A Trubute to Ralph Vaughan Williams

St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton BN1 4GP ‘A Sea Symphony’, ‘Toward the Unknown Region’ and ‘The Lark Ascending’ (Orchestra). Soprano: Jacquelyn Fugelle, Baritone: Simon Thorpe, Solo Violin: Christian Halstead. Kent Sinfonia, Conductor: Alan Vincent. Tickets: £15, concessions £12, students and children under 16 £5 available from www. sussexchorus.org 01444 412579, The Dome Box Office 01273 709709, WeGotTickets.com Contact: A Holroyd 01444 413030 Sunday 21 June, 09:15

Fathers Day Lounge Car Breakfast

Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex TN22 3QL Start the day perfectly by treating your Father to a special morning train journey with a Full Cooked Breakfast served to you on board. The train will depart Sheffield Park Station at 09:15. Sit back, relax and enjoy Breakfast with tea or coffee on the Wealden Rambler for the hour and 40 minute return journey to East Grinstead. Spend the day with us at the Bluebell Railway after your breakfast and use your tickets on other trains throughout the day. To book call us on 01825 720800. Adult Ticket £44.00 Child Ticket £39.00. See more at: http://www.

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Blind Veterans UK Summer Fun Day

Sunday 21 June, 14:45-17:00

The Intriguing Life & Times of the Matinee Idol Derek Oldham M.C. The Birch Hotel, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath RH17 7SF. An illustrated talk by Melvyn Tarran featuring music by Sullivan, Lehar, Ivor Novello, etc. £4.50 for members and £9.50 for non-members, both prices to include interval refreshments. Book in advance with Edwin Cowley on 01342 715709. Or visit www. gilbertandsullivantoday.org.uk Sunday 21 June, Doors/Licenced Bar: 19:00; film: 19:30

Wivelsfield FILMS - Paddington (PG) Family Comedy

Wivelsfield Village Hall, off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG Paddington isn’t the only national treasure in the movie. The all star cast and humour will definitely appeal to adults. There’s Julie Walters as Mrs Bird the housekeeper. Jim Broadbent as the German refugee, Mr Gruber, who runs an antique shop. Hugh Bonneville as the uptight Mr Brown and his wife Sally Hawkins. Doctor Who himself, Peter Capaldi, as the Brown’s grumpy neighbour who eggs on Nicole Kidman, the evil taxidermist. And Matt Lucas as a garrulous taxi driver with all the cabbie clichés you’d expect! It’s great fun and a lovely film. Free, easy parking at the hall. Homemade cakes, ice creams and drinks served before the film and during the interval. Tickets £6 on the door, in advance from the Post Office & Village Stores or The Cock Inn, or online via the Facebook page for Wivelsfield Films or wivelsfieldfilms. wordpress.com Tuesday 23 June, 10:00-16:00

Jewellery Valuation Day

Bonhams, 19 Palmeira Square, Hove BN3 2JN Bonhams Jewellery Specialist will be at the office to provide free and confidential auction valuations on

East Grinstead Art Society Workshop Wednesday 24 June, 19:30-21:00

Cooking for Hip Chicks & Cool Guys

Big Life Organics, 112 South Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4LL Want to join the growing health revolution and go vegan? We can show you how to transition safely, with lots of fun, tasty macrobiotic dishes that are easy to prepare and good for you! Cost: £25. Contact: 01444 628667 classes@biglifeorganics.co.uk, www. biglifeorganics.co.uk Wednesday 24 June, 19:30

Mid Sussex Ramblers - Lindfield Circular

Meet outside the Co-op in the High Street A walk around Lindfield. 2.75 miles. Parking in Denman’s Lane car park. Contact: Brian - mobile on the day 07985 2013352 Wednesday June 24, 20:00-22:00

The Role of a Police Wildlife Crime Officer – Barry KauffmannWright Main Hall, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT East Grinstead RSPB local group illustrated lecture. £4 for guests. Contact: Lesley Berry 01342 324955 Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 June

The Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting

The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5NU International Showjumping, showing classes at all levels. There will be hundreds of trade stands selling everything from saddlery to fashion. A must for all horse lovers and a great family day out! For ticket prices visit www.hickstead.co.uk Contact: 01273 834315 www.hickstead.co.uk Thursday 25 June, 9:30-14:30

Learn To Make Your Own Box Cushions

Made and Making, The Workroom, Unit 3 Turner Dumbrells, Dumbrell Court Road, Ditchling, East Sussex BN6 8GT Need cushion pads for your garden furniture? Need a new seat for your bench? Come along and learn how to make your own box cushions. £45 including foam. Contact: Sarah 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk

Most Spectacular Fashion Show with Get Waisted Boutique

Worthing Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1HQ Fashion Show in aid of the MS Treatment Centre, Southwick. Entry £10. Contact: 01903 812992 07047498342

Warninglid Players - A Mid Summer Picnic Saturday 27 June, 09:00-13:00

Hassocks Village Market

National Tyres Forecourt, Keymer Road, Hassocks A lively and bustling village market supporting local producers and crafts-people. Huge selection of fresh bread, free range meats, eggs and fish, traditional cheese, plants, home baked cakes and much more. Music and singing, weather depending, plus Hassocks Football Club promoting their services to the community. Contact: Sarah Lessacheer, 07810 800248 or via Facebook “Hassocks Village Market” Saturday 27 June, 11:00

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Introduction to Metal Jewellery Making

Get Crafty, 24 The Martlets, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9NN Make a beautiful pendant by piercing (cutting) out copper or sterling silver. Suitable for beginners. All materials and refreshments supplied. Cost £39. Contact: 01444 236607 getcraftyonline@gmail.com www.getcraftyonline.co.uk/ metaljewellery.html Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 June

Bluebell Railway - Model Railway Weekend

The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex TN22 3QL Come and enjoy a steam train ride and explore each of our stations and exhibitions. Passengers holding a travel ticket gain free entry to any station. Visitors wishing to visit the station only will need to purchase an admission ticket. Visit the locomotive works at Sheffield Park for Gauge 1 including live steam, Thornbury Hill 100, other layouts and traders, additional traders will be found on the platforms and in the Birch Grove Suite. At Horsted Keynes the Carriage and Wagon Works will feature more layouts and traders including the first showing of the new P4 layout Plumpton Green, and other layouts in N, OO and O. Service two timetable operates over the weekend. Book

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Saturday 27 June

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Saturday 27 June, 11:00–16:00

Hassocks Summer Fayre at Downlands

Downlands Community School, Dale Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8LP Arena events including; Extreme Motorcycle Stunt Display, Raptor Display and Dog Agility. Plus all the usual fun of the fair! Adult £2.50, Children £1.00, Family ticket £6. Downlands School Association 01273 845892, www.downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 June, 11:00-17:00

Hassocks Artist Open Houses

Various - maps available from local retailers in Hassocks and Keymer Exhibition and sale of Arts and Crafts by local artists. Contact: johngilbert3@ btinternet.com Saturday 27 June, 13:30-15:45

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society Summer Show Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX See Local Living

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Saturday 27 June, 19:30

Newick Lawn Tennis Club, Blind Lane, Newick, East Sussex BN8 4JT One or two coaches from Le Tennis of Maresfield TC who provide coaching for both Seniors and Juniors at the Newick Club will be on hand during the afternoon to offer advice, give some coaching tips and assist with the Taster Sessions. Do come along during the afternoon or contact Jenny Smerdon 01825 722583.

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Free Tennis Taster Sessions

Saturday, 27 June, 16:00

Songs of Life - Introducing Music Therapy through Song, Film and Words

Hammerwood Park, Hammerwood, East Grinstead RH19 3QE Concert to celebrate Music Therapy Week. All proceeds to St Catherine’s Hospice and Jessie’s Fund. Entry 15. Contact: Caroline Long 07794 404916 musicfforme@gmail.com Saturday 27 June, 19:00-20:30

Music for a Summer Evening

St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Crawley RH10 7RT A varied programme of both serious and lighthearted music including choral and solo items. Small donation on entry. Refreshments available. Tickets £5. Contact: Sue Perry 03001118150 office@worthparish.org.uk www.worthparish.org

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Coro Nuovo at The Movies Saturday 27 June, 20:00-22:45

Strictly Dance Magic

The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill RH15 9NN Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Social Dance. Doors open at 19:45. Entrance £7.50 - pay at the door. Licensed Bar. Enquiries: 01444 248926 or 0785 2330758 Saturday 27 June, 20:30-23:30

The Undercovers

Clayton & Keymer Royal British Legion, Woodsland Road, Hassocks BN6 8HE New to the club - a 5 piece function band. From classic artists such as Chuck Berry and Stevie Wonder to groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, right up to pop acts like Girls Aloud and Maroon 5 to modern rock bands such as Kings of Leon and The Vaccines. Nothing is out of bounds! £3 guest fee, members free. Contact: ckrbl@btconnect.com 01273 845829. Saturday 27 June

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Sunday 28 June, 11:30-16:00

Dogs Trust Shoreham Fun Day

Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre Shoreham, Brighton Road, Shoreham by Sea, West

Sussex BN43 5LT Activities include: Fun Dog Show, Doggy Dash, Bouncy Castle & Rides, Raffle, Yummy Refreshments, Tombola, Have-A-Go Agility, plus a variety of stalls. Entry Fee: Adults £1, OAPs, children and dogs are free. Please note ALL parking will be on the Adur Recreation Ground with a park and ride scheme in place of Disabled Badge holders only. Sunday 28 June, 12:30-17:00

Isfield Village Fete

Isfield Commuinity Enterprise Field, Station Road, Isfield (Behind The Laughing Fish Pub) Traditional fete with a full programme, including novelty dog show, sports for children and adults, many sideshows and stalls. Contact: macdonaldian@btinternet.com or andy@laughingfishonline.co.uk Sunday 28 June, 13:00-17:00

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Sunday 28 June, 14:00-18:00

Cuckfield NSPCC Village Open Gardens

Cuckfield Village Open gardens in aid of the NSPCC. 11 gardens will be open – all very different, homemade teas and plant sales. £5 per person (under 16 free). Programmes available on the day or from Wealden Stores in advance. Contact: Mary Crouch 01444-459579

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BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

BY STUART SCHOLES

Business makes the

world go round East Grinstead Business Association is holding its Inaugural Business Lecture on Thursday 18th June – make sure you get a seat and get set for a successful business. The old saying that Money makes the world go round is only partially true, as in reality it’s Business, not Money, which makes the world go round. Since time immemorial trade (business) has driven man to reach out. The Phoenicians, the spread of the Roman Empire, the voyages of discovery, the East India Companies and the rush to create modern empires all revolved around business. It is integral to our economic history and will path the way to the future, and as such it is vital to stay current with business news, views and practices. Today even our politicians are driven by business (the state of the economy), as is

Over the last few months we have already seen a very pleasing increase in retail outlets and business medicine development, the space race… you name it! Look around your local High Street, your friends and social group and your family, and you will see that the vast majority of people are in business – in business to make a living. Those that are successful at business often make a better living, and one of the most effective ways to be better at business is to learn from others. No business is too big or too small to learn. East Grinstead Business Association is driving

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to make East Grinstead into a ‘destination’, as we believe this town is a great place to work, live and do business. Over the last few months we have already seen a very pleasing increase in retail outlets and business, then add to this the McIndoe Statue, the Meet & Greet initiative and now the Business Lecture and we are well on our way to developing a very positive reputation for ourselves. Now consider the British High Street. There is no doubt that over the past few years there have been some devastating losses in business, but on the bright side there have also been some stirring success stories. Pick out the successful businesses in your High Street and ask yourself why they are thriving, and what can you learn from them? On Thursday 18th June members of the public will get a rare opportunity to ﬁ nd out how such successful businesses work and the chance to ask relevant questions to Jeremy Seigal, the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of a very successful High Street brand. He will deliver the Inaugural East Grinstead Business lecture, where we look forward to seeing you, and seeing your business grow.

EAST GRINSTEAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EGBA Inaugural BUSINESS LECTURE 18:00 on Thursday 18th June, 2015 Chequer Mead, East Grinstead. Tickets are £15 (£10 for EGBA members) via the Chequer Mead box office 01342 302000. Schools (by arrangement) FOC For further information visit www.egba.co.uk or contact caroll.everest@egba.co.uk

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…Our Easter Fayre was the ﬁ rst event I submitted to you and despite the appalling wind and rain that day, it was well attended by loyal members of the public who arrived appropriately dressed and determined to enjoy themselves! I was told by the Event Manager that some families attend year in, year out and wouldn’t miss it for anything so it must be a niche market which appeals to anyone from 2 to 82 - believe me, they were all there! The day was thoroughly worthwhile organising, raised much needed funds for the Centre and increased the public’s awareness of the work carried out there. Once again, many thanks for your help publicising our event programme - it’s greatly appreciated. With all good wishes, Celia Munro, Trustee, RSPCA South Godstone Animal Centre

…I picked up a copy of Sussex Living last week – the March 2015 edition. I did Les Campbell’s walk around Bramber today, and thoroughly enjoyed it. His detail is just right – very easy to follow. Do pass on my thanks to Les. Yours sincerely, Paul Johnson …I am writing on behalf of my charity, Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association and also Hassocks Friends and Neighbours, to say how much we appreciate the coverage given to us in your magazine. Publicity, particularly as wide-spread as Sussex Living can give, is vital when raising monies for various projects and I noticed, only this last week, how quickly your magazines disappeared from the stands here in Hassocks before being reﬁ lled again - a sign of popularity obviously. My own thanks to you all in the Ofﬁce for your patience and your help in making my efforts as ‘painless’ as possible - always a friendly greeting and kind word at the other end of the telephone. Many thanks again. Yours sincerely, Dorrie Mottram …As an ex-gamekeeper, I was looking to use my skills for some extra income. I approached Sussex Living and started advertising, and got a tremendous response for my animal management skills. The whole process was easy and very successful, so thank you. Regards, Sussex Rural Pest control

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This recent wonderful weather has certainly benefitted the gardens and countryside of Mid Sussex. From the hedgerows to the lush green of meadows and lawns, everything is looking lovely, and hopefully the abundant spring blossom is a signal of the forthcoming summer. We had a great time at the Burgess Hill Means Business exhibition on 15th May, and were pleased to see many local business’s attending. All in the name of raising funds for St Peter & St James Hospice, we had a go at the charity darts. Needless to say, a bit of practice wouldn’t have gone a miss, but it was great fun! Our thanks to Peter Liddell and everyone involved in organising this event. Holiday season is beginning in the office, with both Sonya and Deborah enjoying a well-earned break over the next month. Wishing them both a great holiday, and don’t forget to send us a postcard! Wishing all those Dads out there a very happy Father’s Day on Sunday 21st June. Hopefully your day wont go unnoticed and you get a pie and a pint at least! To all our advertisers and readers, we wish you a fun fi lled and happy June. And please keep in touch, we always appreciate feedback.

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