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Editor’s comment March is here and with it another issue of Sussex Living. I do hope you enjoy it. We have had a busy month putting this issue together, which is always a buoyant one with our popular and inspiring Education Feature (p.22 to 30) and the joyful feeling of spring in the air! Gardens are waking up in bloom, the days are getting even brighter and the fields are full of frisking lambs. What a wonderful part of the world we live in; my move back to the countryside from the dizzy heights of Hove has really bought this home to me. Every day as I yomp to work and back across the fields I am struck with the ever changing beauty of nature, always showing me her fairest side, whatever the weather. Yes, even in the rain, as long as I’ve got my boots on! This month we are rejoycing in the great outdoors. We have a feature on wild flowers and how you can do your part by joining in the big flower count (p.40), or find out about bird and garden life on pages 80 and 82, which you can celebrate and support in your own back garden. And to kick off the NGS Open Garden season, I had the pleasure of visiting a beautiful garden in Streat, where I was shown around by a very friendly cat! You can see her furry features on pages 62 to 66. March is also the month for Mother’s; find the perfect present with our gift guide on page 34 and really make your mum smile. And why not enjoy our local walk around Bramber (p.42 to 44)? Or cook up a storm with our Food Glorious Food (p.52) and Gluten Free Baking (p.50) ideas. Ruth Lawrence took to the skies this month (not quite literally) as she discovered the soaring joy of hang gliding and paragliding. She spoke to two expert pilots who share their fascinating stories on pages 54 to 60. Now that is a truly amazing way to see our countryside.

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Tune In, Reach Out If you thought your mobile phone marked the limits of terrestrial communication, come with me to discover how amateur radio allows you to travel further than you thought possible…. I met Mike Pollock and Russell Nelson of the Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society to find out how this absorbing hobby allows members to reach across the globe or even chat to astronauts on the International Space Station. Mike explained that on each weekday at 1.30pm the club has a ‘net’, when members can

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call in and share information; there’s a highly social aspect to amateur radio and MSARS are a friendly, welcoming club, keen to pool knowledge and equipment. The Society is looking to reach younger potential members and anyone considering a career in Electronics or Communications would find much to further their ambitions by getting involved with amateur radio. The Society runs three licence courses from their HQ in Cyprus Hall, Burgess Hill. The Foundation course is run over a weekend, culminating in an exam and is suitable for those with no prior technical knowledge. Students have ranged from the ages of 10 to 80, so there’s obviously a common thread that unites generations in their quest for communication. Mike explained how radios have different power outputs; those used on a foundation course are 10 watts while an advanced user may have 400 watts of power available. More watts mean the further a signal will travel, although on VHF or Very High Frequency, a 50 watt signal would travel around 20 miles. Weather, time of day and sunspot activity

can affect signals, which connects you to the planet in a way that no mobile phone ever can. The Society meets each Friday evening at 7.30pm in Cyprus Hall and usually has a monthly lecture, equipment swaps and sales and radio nights where members use the club equipment to communicate worldwide. Members can bring along their own projects to obtain help with technical issues; with 40 members, there’s always someone who has the knowledge to help. There are direction finding contests where somebody heads out into the middle of nowhere to transmit until they are found and the long summer evenings allow field days and a 24 hour contest up on the Downs, this year scheduled for the 4th and 5th July, including camping, cooked food and copious amounts of tea and coffee! The history of the Society stretches back to 1966 when three members of the Crawley Amateur Radio Society decided it was too far to travel on a winter’s night and gathered 15 people for a first meeting in Hassocks. In those days, amateur radio equipment continued on page 8 S u ss e x L i v i n g March 2015

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was not available and members had to construct their own; one member used Sellotape to hold his home-built equipment together, which must have been successful as he later became well known in radio astronomy. The stories from forty years of the Society’s history are told in a special edition of ‘Mid Sussex Matters’, published in 2006, which outlines the achievements of both the Society and individual members over four decades.

New members needn’t worry about the cost of equipment; the Society holds sales of used gear and a basic handheld radio that fits in the palm of a hand can be obtained for about £10. Once you’ve passed the exam, you will be issued with a call sign. Every radio user in the world has a call sign, or many signs with different countries, which is used in place of their name when transmitting. Amateur radio is a hobby that the whole family can engage in to communicate with

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families anywhere in the world, safely expanding the horizons of children without being exposed to the internet. Youngsters who have never known a world before mobile phones can discover how, in storms, floods or natural disasters, the emergency services can still communicate via amateur stations when police have closed down mobile reception. The Society’s website is packed with information and events. It’s easier to make a start in amateur radio than ever before and the world is waiting for your voice to join in.

Mid Sussex Amateur Radio Society Surplus equipment sale held twice a year at Cyprus Hall, with many items under £1!

For further information visit www.msars.org.uk The Society meets in Millfield Suite, Cyprus Hall every Friday from 7.30pm onwards.

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How Does Your Garden Grow? Come along to the ‘Gardeners Forum’ at the Adastra Hall in Keymer Road, Hassocks on Friday 10th April where Jean Griffin, one of the popular Radio Sussex expert gardeners will answer all your questions about your garden, allotment, pot plants or other queries. The evening starts at 7.30pm and admission is just £3. Advance tickets go on sale from Monday 21st March from Pavilion Electrics in Keymer Road, Hassocks or by ringing 01273 845291. Refreshments will be available and also a super Raffle, so please make a note in your diary to come along for a friendly, informative and enjoyable evening. Proceeds will fund research into the serious illness of Crohn’s Disease. For any further information please call Dorrie Mottram on 01273 845291.

70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebrations The Bolney Players’ (Amateur Drama Group) next theatrical production is “When The Lights Go On Again”, staged at Farney Close School, Bolney. This is a musical by Roy Sault, portraying both some poignant moments as well as much wartime humour and concluding with the VE Day celebrations. The show includes over 30 wartime favourite songs and we anticipate many of our

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audience will want to join in! The show presents the Bolney Players with many challenges, not least of which is the large cast. We are still looking for two young males (stage age between 18 and late 20’s) ideally able to sing, but not essential, and also people to help with non-stage roles (including some technical support). If you are able to help then please call 01444 881422. We have had considerable success with our recent pantomimes and are very enthused about our biggest production yet. Rehearsals are under way and are going well, and we are just about to finalise our musical scores. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully to your being part of this amateur performance and to celebrate the anniversary of this important event in our country’s history. Performances will be on 9th, 10th and 11th of April, with evening performances on all three days and matinee performances on the Friday and Saturday.

Pembury House Open Garden NGS Open Garden for Hellebores and other early flowers. It was in 1991 when our friends started to tell us that we should share our garden with others and that the route to do

this was through the National Garden Scheme. So after being vetted we started to open in the summer of 1992. Since then we have raised over £85k for the NGS charities, over 15,500 adults have visited, about 800 children and about 200 dogs on leads. We have no idea how much cake has been eaten. Having opened on Sunday 10th August 2003, the hottest day on record, and then in February 2014, the wettest winter since records began in 1910, we are hoping that the weather for March 2015 will be dry, sunny and warm! This will be the last year that you can visit the garden in February or March. With a lot of luck backed up by entry money, sales of cake, soup, plants, preserves and teapots and cosies, we hope we will have a bumper year and even reach our overall target of £100,000. Our garden is open March 2nd, 5th, and 6th 2015, 11am to 4pm at New Road, Clayton, Nr Hassocks BN6 9PH. We look forward to meeting you there! For further information contact Nick and Jane Baker on 01273 842805 or visit www. pemburyhouse.co.uk

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Town Team Celebrate! When it launched, Haywards Heath Town Team promised action not words and 2015 looks like being the most active year of our existence so far. We’re planning our next Broadway Fete and, on the 22nd March, are inviting all our ‘Neighbours in Faith’ to a tea party, with the kind support of the Town & District Councils, to help build a truly great community. On the economic side, we’re celebrating new signage for our Burrell Road, Mill Green Road and Bridge Road Business Parks, while refurbishment works in the Orchards have begun and we’re hoping to see some rather special shops arriving soon. And what’s more, our Loyalty Card has proved a real winner, with more companies coming on board. All in all, it’s genuinely a time of celebration. There’s still a long way to go and we

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Choral Society during the 1870s. Adrian Bawtree, assistant organist at Rochester Cathedral, will be playing the organ which was built by William Hills in 1894, awarded a Historic Organ Certificate and restored in 1987. His solo pieces will include Widor’s Toccata and Fugue and Dupré’s Cortege et Litanie. The soloists will be Michelle Jarman (soprano), Tabitha Reynolds (mezzo soprano), Paul Smy (tenor), and Douglas Rice-Bowen (bass-baritone). Tickets are £15 with concessions at £12 and students and children under 16 at just £5. They are available from the Sussex Chorus website, the Ticket Manager on 01444 412579, www.WeGotTickets. com and The Dome Box Office on 01273 709709.

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Make a Difference This Year – Volunteer Have you seen or heard about the film The Theory of Everything and wondered if there is anything you can do locally for people with Motor Neurone Disease? The local branch of the MND Association covers Mid Sussex, Crawley and Horsham and supports people living with the disease. The support we offer ranges from buying equipment to make life that little bit easier (stair lifts, car hoists, iPads with speech apps) to our volunteers working one to one with people with MND and their families. Sadly most people with the disease do not live as long as Stephen Hawking so we aim to provide support as soon as it is needed. We also raise money which contributes to research into the disease and we support carers in their tireless work. Our next fundraising event is a Quiz Night on Saturday 14th March at the St Francis Sports and Social Club at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath. Tickets cost £60 per team (for up to six people),

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Live Life Give Life Two Burgess Hill ladies are celebrating the anniversary of their successful organ transplants by holding a charity event for Live Life Give Life. Kate is celebrating her 1st anniversary of a kidney/pancreas transplant and Sarah’s 9th anniversary of a kidney transplant. The event Love Lives On In Us Anniversary Party is being held at Mid Sussex Golf Club, Ditchling on 21st March 2015 from 7pm. Tickets are £30 each and for more information please contact us on sarah.jones@ livelifegivelife.org.uk or phone Kate on 07973822581. Raffle tickets will be available before

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jobs whilst in the evenings trying to be a guitarist in a band. Kenji has taken the easygoing and smiley Ryu to live with him. The two boys hatch a plan: having heard the bullet train lines create a supernatural energy at the point where they whoosh past each other, they contrive to skive off school and make a wish at this focal point, and their happiness could be restored. Played by real-life brothers who give terrifically relaxed and natural performances, this is a very genuine and deeply satisfying film about two youngsters living through their parents’ painful separation. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda 2011. 128 mins. PG Cert. The film will be shown in Ditchling Village Hall, starting at 8.00pm. Doors open at 7.30 pm. Free coffee and biscuits beforehand and wine can be purchased by the glass. There is ample free parking behind the hall. Guests and temporary members are welcome for the sum of £5.00 payable at the door.

Big Lion Anniversary 60 years ago the Burgess Hill District Lions Club was formed with its purpose being to raise money for needy causes throughout our local area and to support our Lions International President in helping many under privileged people overseas. To mark this landmark birthday the club is committed to allocating £60,000 to our local community over the next twelve

months. This will be done by supporting worthy local projects from pre-school groups, youth clubs, to those with disabilities and care for the elderly. Examples of the support we have recently given include defibrillators installed at Hassocks and Burgess Hill Railway stations, in many local schools and accessible locations in Burgess Hill, Hurstpierpoint and Hassocks. Blood Pressure monitors for patient’s personal use have been donated to eight local surgeries. We have also provided a sensory unit and iPad to special needs schools and specialist tricycle for disabled school pupils. We raise funds in many ways; A Santa’s Grotto where over 1,600 children visited last year, dedicated charity dinners and the famous Burgess Hill Bike Ride where last year the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance were the beneficiary. The largest income source is generated from the ‘The Book Den’ based in Church Walk, Burgess Hill where club members and a team of 40 volunteers maintain one of the biggest and best independent bookshops in the South East of England. All this is achieved in a friendly club that concentrates on having fun whilst helping others. The club is always looking for new members to join them in making a difference. If you wish to know more about us then please visit our web site www.bhdlions.org.uk

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The cow and I regarded each other like gunfighters in a spaghetti western. I had been strolling round the side of Wolstonbury Hill, minding my own business and trying to convince myself that climbing up to the very top would be good for me when I was confronted by the cow. It was a medium-sized black job with biggish horns, and it was coming towards me on the narrow sheep track I was following. Still chewing rhythmically, it came to a halt some twenty yards away and regarded me with a challenging “So what are you going to do now?” sort of look. The side of the hill was quite steep at this point, so it was a good question, but the answer was never in doubt. I turned aside and climbed up out of the beast’s way. My dog Archie, who is a notable coward, had already taken this decision and was about a hundred yards higher up the hill, watching events from what he considered to be a safe distance. The cow tossed its head and snorted once as though it was saying “Good call”, before plodding steadily onwards on its bovine way. Actually, of course, the animal was probably a gentle, if slightly dopey creature who would never harm anybody, but I was never going to fi nd out. At least it was not one of the breed of super-cows owned by a farmer in Devon who bought them from a nature reserve in the Netherlands five years ago. Bred in Germany from Spanish fighting bulls and hairy highland cattle in the 1930s, the Heck cattle were so dangerous that no-one could go near them - which does make you wonder “why bother?” However, they proved to be such a handful for the farmer, that unlike my friend on Wolstonbury Hill, they are now sausages. Taste a bit like venison apparently.

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Art & Desıgn in Focus

Art and Design in schools not only addresses a pupil’s creative abilities, but also encourages a whole host of other skills. Sasha Kanal discovers where we are now with this subject. The world today is a vastly different place to what it was in 1988. That was the year the Education Reform Act was introduced, followed shortly after by a national curriculum that would change the way Britain’s children received their education. One area of thinking behind this new era was that some subjects, such as metalwork, woodwork, electronics and home economics, should no longer be standalone entities on the curriculum. The new thinking called for an education that encouraged the nation’s future workers to think and act flexibly and creatively. This meant that topics covering art, craft, design and technology were taught in a more coordinated way. A school pupil would now be required to draw upon a wide range of skills, inputs and influences to achieve. A generation on and after countless updates and revisions, what do today’s Sussex school children actually study when it comes to art and design? How does 21st century learning help children develop a deeper understanding of concepts? And

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Design Technology (DT) is compulsory in UK schools until the age of 14 and amalgamates many different skill requirements and disciplines to achieve an end result. Secondary school pupils studying DT are, amongst other things, called upon to mine their imaginations and creativity to design and make products within a variety of real and everyday contexts. Cooking and nutrition also come under the DT mantel, with the aim of helping youngsters understand the principles of a healthy diet and food provenance. Often drawing on a wide range of disciplines such as maths, science, engineering and art, pupils studying DT can potentially gain a broad knowledge of other subjects in the process. For example, a Key Stage 3 (ages 1114) project to design and create metal badges based on the designs of ancient civilizations incorporates continued on page 24

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history, practical soldering techniques, chemistry and ICT in the form of Computer Aided Design (CAD). Similarly, a recent DT competition project undertaken by a school just outside Haywards Heath involved the design and manufacture of a school biscuit to be sold at their summer fair. The processes the children were exposed to were manifold, learning about food technology, hygiene and handling, as well as healthy eating messages and daily calorie and fat allowances. They learned through trial and error how best to package their product, before presenting their finished item to a team of experts who judged the winner. For many of these 11 year olds, this was their initial foray into the world of marketing, as well as their first ever time presenting to outside professionals other than their teachers. The skills gained from projects like these are obvious. Working as a team, problem solving, resourcefulness and risk-taking are all things that translate well to the real world and the workplace. Indeed, many design industry leaders have voiced

their concerns over DT being only an optional subject in KS4. This has prompted debate about the future of design in the UK and the impact on the economy of marginalizing its study in schools and beyond. It’s not just secondary schools that can benefit from design topics. For younger pupils aged 5-7, a structured, goal-oriented, themed task (such as the design and making of a felt bag for Little Red Riding Hood by one Sussex primary) can help them make sense of the world and put their learning into a context that they understand. Crucially, it also gives them their first exposure to the concepts of self-discipline and critical thinking. continued on page 26

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Child’s Play Looking for some weekly fun with a difference for your young ones? Then come and be part of this delightful term-time Toddler Club, set in the beautiful and stimulating surroundings of Great Walstead School. Stepping into the Toddler Club at Great Walstead School in Lindfield, is like walking into a world dedicated to the wonders of early childhood. There’s the happy chatter of babies and toddlers at play, the low hum of contented parents’ conversations and music playing softly in the background. The mood is both lively and cocoonlike, with comfy beanbags scattered around the spacious hall, healthy snacks on offer and a huge selection of books, sensory toys and textured materials for the children to look at and play with. Taking place every Thursday from 10:00 – 11:15am at Great Walstead, the Toddler Club sessions are run with the aim of giving children a taster of life at the nursery and the school. As Debbie Baty, Head of Learning for Life at the school says: “We’re not just a school, we’re a community. We love to bring the local community here

The mood is both lively and cocoon-like, with comfy beanbags and healthy snacks. to us at our lovely school, to help parents meet other parents and for children to enjoy what’s on offer”. Little ones really do get a taste of nursery life, with all Toddler Club activities based on the curriculum for current nursery pupils at Great Walstead. From a mini World Book Day session and bluebell hunt in the school’s stunning 260-acre woods, to toddler forest school and a teddy bear’s picnic at the end of term – there’s an impressive assortment of activities planned. Every Toddler Club is run and supervised by Lisa Crosby, Head of the Early Years and Pre-Prep departments at Great Walstead. Lisa brings her extensive expertise to the programme planning and the sessions themselves. Described by her contemporaries as Great Walstead’s answer to Mary Poppins, it’s a marvel to witness Lisa sing the children into tidying

up before their final story at the end of the morning. “We want to give parents and children a flavour of our wonderful nursery here at Great Walstead and make the transition to the nursery stage easier for them,” explains Lisa. In fact, some of the Toddler Club sessions for the term ahead will take place in Great Walstead’s bright and airy nursery building. Children at the Toddler Club will be able to meet the nursery staff and experience the newly extended outside area with its huge covered sandpit, ‘mud kitchen’, gardening area and new physical apparatus. As one mum at the club whispered to me excitedly, “There’s nothing else quite like this on offer in the area”. I couldn’t agree more.

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Art for Art’s Sake

Research has shown that teaching art and craft to children from a young age can have a positive impact on their cognitive, emotional, social and sensory motor development. Art can excite a pupil’s imagination, acting as a conduit for them to express their feelings. Studying art can also encourage children to develop original ideas, learn about other cultures and consider another person’s point of view. It is multi-faceted so can cut across the curriculum, giving children the potential to become open to new pathways for learning. Like DT, art and design is mandatory in schools until the end of Key Stage 3, with painting, drawing and sculpture all on the menu. As well as learning about different artistic techniques and honing their own, as they progress through the key stages, pupils are taught about the great artists, architects and major art movements of the past and present day. A recent Year 7 project at a Lindfield school saw children investigate the confectionary industry and it’s variety of offerings,

before creating their own composition and then embarking on an acrylic painting of their product. Says Head of Art at the school, “Looking at sweets provided the children with a contemporary theme and unsurprisingly they were very enthusiastic! The project encouraged the pupils to explore and develop the visual world around them, building valuable life skills and creative techniques. Art provides every pupil with another important means of communication within an inspiring and nurturing environment.” If we’ve learned one thing about the national curriculum it’s that it is constantly in reform, and it would be reasonable to expect more change. But with the ability to adapt and remain current, schools in Sussex seem well placed to cope with this and will no doubt continue to offer art and design both imaginatively and successfully for future generations.

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Pupils from Years 7-11 have just staged a magnificent production of the Wizard of Oz, to packed audiences with the support of the Downlands family. Well done to the Downlands Orchestra and all who took part. Rose Hetherton, Headteacher said, “Downlands continues to move from strength to strength. We are delighted with an outstanding set of results, especially given the volatility and trends this year. Results for 2013 – 2014 were 72% 5 GCSE A* - C including English and Mathematics. Our Value Added Scored, which indicates the progress made, moved to 1020, which is 20 points above national expected progress.”

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Bright Futures Start Here With a new Deputy Head, continued success with Key Stage results and offering a wide range of extra curricular activities, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Haywards Heath, continues to go from strength to strength. With outstanding Key Stage results, placing it top in West Sussex and in the top 0.4% of British primary schools, St Joseph’s excels in progressing its pupils towards exceptional attainment. But perhaps what makes this school so special, is the emphasis given to educating children to become kind, polite, compassionate and confident contributors to both school life and the wider community. “We have very high standards for the children and staff, as we’re all role models,” smiles Head Teacher, Catherine Walker. “Academic excellence is of great importance, but there are other aspects of a child’s holistic education of equal significance. There is a Catholic ethos running through all we do here, so even though some of our children and staff are not Catholics, we all share the same values.” St Joseph’s embraces pupils from all faiths, along with those of no religious persuasion. “I think choosing a school is like choosing a house and if you like the feel of it, go with your gut instinct,” explains Catherine. This was clearly the case when new Deputy Head, Helen Townsley, first visited. “I was bowled over by the politeness of the children, the friendliness of the staff and the overall feel of the school,” she tells me. “As soon as I walked into the classrooms, I knew I wanted to be here.” Alongside academic work, pupils benefit from specialist sports coaching, music lessons and specialist teaching in Modern Languages, with

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With a need for future generations of engineers, schools are taking a hands-on approach to this varied and exciting career. This country has a shortage of engineers, and as the working population declines, a pool of future engineering talent will be needed over the next ten years to boost the economy. Schools across the country are invested in promoting this exciting and varied career, which uses so many different applications. It is vital to produce future generations of engineers, as they are the backbone of so much in our life, from the everyday laundry detergent to large and complex structures such as bridges. Engineering is a very broad subject with many different areas in which to specialise. Some of these include aeronautical, biomedical, mechanical, chemical, electrical and electronics, computer software and hardware, and agricultural. As an example of what an agricultural engineer does, the range of job requirements include applying engineering and biological science to agriculture, designing agricultural machinery and equipment, improving and developing nature conservation, particularly soil and water. Agricultural

engineering is a combination of different disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil and chemical engineering, and an interest and knowledge of agricultural principles. What defi nes engineering? I spoke to Professor Fred Maillardet who believes that while “scientists study what exists, engineers create what has never existed.” Creativity seemed to be a common theme in his description of the threads that weave the engineer’s cloth; “creativity, that is conceiving, designing and constructing something tangible.” The technical skills are relatively easy to defi ne; “an appreciation of scientific principles, a working knowledge of mathematics and the ability to apply these tools to create real, tangible products.” In Fred’s experience, the social skills hold equal importance, those of “empathy, communication, presentation, teamwork and leadership.” It seems that the range of skills developed within the scope of engineering is starting to appeal to the younger generation who will soon be taking up the reins of the future economy.

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The way forward seems to be through inspiration. Engage youngsters’ innate creativity and their interest will stick. Rather than telling kids how things work, they are now being encouraged to discover for themselves, through experimentation, teamwork and specific challenges. Children love to play; if their imaginations can be fired, that sense of play can be channelled into creating, designing and limitless ideas. Seeking to challenge old ideas about the industry, engineering initiatives aim to excite students about the engineering careers available that they may never have been made aware of by lively hands-on activities, theatre shows and films. Incorporating the fields of medicine, construction, green technologies, sports and electronics, these initiatives champion the work of UK engineers. With targets to reach 100,000 new students annually, most students have been found to rate the activities highly and 50% more girls than average saw engineering as a desirable career. The South East England Special Leaders Award challenges pupils in SE England to describe what they could do if they were an engineer; they have to research local engineering achievements and interview an

“Scientists study what exists;

engineers create what has never existed.”

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engineer before drawing and annotating their ideas. The kind of projects that may inspire a young child to explore their inner engineer might include helping to design a vehicle that could traverse land and sea, build a model of a tower that could survive an earthquake or design a circuit that included a bulb and switch. Designing a Christmas card is something they may do instinctively, but creating one with moving parts might challenge them towards new solutions and give them increased confidence about their capabilities. The problem of a potential shortfall of engineers has been wholeheartedly embraced by these initiatives and seems to be taking effect across all school age groups. Seeds are being planted in the creative minds of youngsters who will eventually hold the keys to an important part of the country’s economic development.

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Mothering Sunday

by Robert Veitch

Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday appear as two interchangeable terms, but when looking beyond the similarity of the names they actually have very little in common at all. Mothering Sunday has roots in Christian tradition, falling annually on the fourth Sunday in Lent, which is also known as Laetare Sunday. Laetare is Latin and translates as rejoice, making this mid-point in Lent a day of celebration and free of seasonal austerity. During the sixteenth century, people began attending their largest local ‘Mother’ church for the Laetare service. Those who did this were said to have gone “a-mothering.” In the years that followed society changed, domestic servants would be given the day off and families would go a-mothering together. On the way to church small children would sometimes pick wild flowers to give as gifts to their own mothers. Over time, the giving of flowers was something that became part of the church service. Very slowly over many years, the popularity of Mothering Sunday began to diminish and by the early twentieth century a revival was needed to reassert the significance of the day in the public consciousness. In 1914 a vicar’s daughter named Constance Penswick-Smith, began the Mothering Sunday Movement. It had some success, but maybe not as much as Constance would have liked. Mother’s Day was created in 1908 by an American called Anna Jarvis, in memory of her own mother for “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.” Her campaigning led to the introduction of a national holiday in the

United States and the day was originally set aside for home-made cards and sentiment towards one’s own mother. It was viewed as a day off for mothers, a day to thank them for all their work throughout the year. The arrival of American and Canadian forces during the Second World War generated interest for Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom, as these soldiers had brought their traditions with them, and the fourth Sunday of Lent became the day on which it was celebrated in the UK. After the War, the traditional elements of Mothering Sunday became merged and blurred with the imported traditions of Mother’s Day and since the 1950s the two celebrations have co-existed. As a small child I remember sneaking into the kitchen with my dad to make a “surprise breakfast in bed” for my mother that would be accompanied with daffodils and a home-made card. My mum would pretend to be woken by my efforts, although of course she was already wideawake. My mother remembers making afternoon tea and baking simnel cake for her mother for more years than she cares to remember. But in my grandmother’s case, it was off to church, a-mothering with the family and a posy of flowers. Some things change and some things stay the same, but at least on March 15th, I will know the difference.

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Mother’s Day Classics The Marsyas Trio and Afternoon Tea St John’s Church Burgess Hill Sunday 15th March 4.00pm £7.50 from the Burgess Hill Help Point or buy online via

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Drip-drop drip-drop, ‘tis the season for Spring showers, but don’t let that hold you back! Splash through the puddles with our wet weather know how.

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As the saying “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers” warns, we are in for a couple of months of wind and rain. But who wants to forfeit walking the dog on the Sussex Downs or stay cooped up inside on weekends away? Get yourself some rainwear and waterproofs, and there’s no need to worry – most of them are very stylish indeed! And for some extra waterproof style, see the tips below. Let’s start with the basics – wellies. Now these fabulous creations have actually been around for quite some time. They were fi rst worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington, in the early 19th century. He had his London shoemaker adapt the Hessian boot (the standard issue military boot of the 18th century). The new boot was made of soft calfskin leather and was cut to fit closely around the leg with low heels. Wellesley’s new creation became a big hit among patriotic British gentlemen and was soon the main fashion for men through the 1840s. As then, the wellington boot (now most often made out of rubber or PVC) is

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as it surrounds you in a dry bubble. There is nothing worse than getting home and realising your handbag has soaked through, leaving your diary a smudged, inky mess and your lovely bag and purse ruined. There are now rainproof, rubberised bags that are made from clear vinyl which guarantee the dryness of their contents.

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nature

by justina simpson

Every Flower Counts

Ragged Robin

The Harebell

If you like wildflowers now is your chance to get to know them a little better, and join in with the big Sussex flower count.

As the long dark winter fades, spring arrives with an explosion of colour as our native wildflowers and plants burst into life. Seeing old friends such as meadow buttercups, bluebells, primroses and wood anemones popping their heads out of the soil, is enough to put a real spring in your step and now we have the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about them. This spring the search is on to find volunteers in Sussex who can carry out a survey of the wildflowers on their doorstep. By taking part you will learn fascinating facts about native flora and the results you gather will help scientists work out just how healthy the Sussex countryside really is. Sussex is home to a huge variety of beautiful habitats; making it one of the most exciting places to be a National Plant Monitoring Scheme volunteer. “From the rolling chalk grassland of the South Downs to the mystical Wealden woodlands, the wild heaths of Ashdown Forest and the vast expanse of shingle coastline – you are likely to find something inspirational whilst surveying in Sussex,” explains Hayley New from Plantlife. “Signing up to the NPMS will give you the opportunity to explore some of these wonderful places and discover the floral gems they have to offer”. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know your cowslip from your cow parsley or your buttercup from your butterbur. The National Plant Monitoring Scheme will help you every step of the way and when you register you will receive guidance notes, a beautiful full colour ID guide of wildflowers plus lots more! So what are you waiting for?

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Wood Anemone

Primnrose

Wonderful wildflowers in Sussex -more than just a pretty face: Ragged Robin Lucky surveyors may spot this in the wetter parts of Sussex. This wildflower was also known as “Wild Williams” in Tudor times and is disappearing rapidly from England. The Harebell The petals of the harebell nod in the slightest breeze. It’s believed its name derives from the fact that witches used juices from the plant to turn themselves into hares, which have long been considered magical animals. Wood Anemone The delicate white stars of wood anemones can carpet the woodland floor in early spring. On warm days they often fill the air with a sharp, musky smell, which in ancient times led locals to name the flower “smell foxes”. This little perennial is referenced in many myths and legends including the anemone flower springing up where Aphrodite’s tears fell as she wept over the death of her lover, Adonis. Primrose April 19th is dubbed ‘Primrose Day’. This is the anniversary of the death of the former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (who died on April 19th 1891). The primrose was his favourite flower and Queen Victoria supposedly sent him bunches on a regular basis. According to tradition, primrose flowers are laid at Disraeli’s statue by Westminster Abbey on this date every year.

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local walk

by les campbell

Bramber Walk This relatively easy 4 mile circular walk from the car park in the centre of Bramber has some fine views across the Adur Valley towards the escarpment of the South Downs. The walk follows a couple of undulating field paths to the hamlet of Annington, and returns via the tiny church of St Botolph and the western bank of the River Adur. At the time of doing the recce, there was only one stile to negotiate! From the car park in the centre of Bramber turn right up The Street to the A283 roundabout with the remains of Bramber Castle on your right. Bramber Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle constructed in about 1070 along with the Norman church. It is strategically placed on a mound overlooking the River Adur. Cross the dual carriageway with care to the footpath sign opposite and descend a flight of steps to a metal kissing gate leading into a field.

Veer left and walk uphill to a waymark post beside a small outbuilding. Aim for the far left hand field corner beside a house, and go through another metal kissing gate, down some steps and on to a lane. Go over the stile opposite, turn left for a few yards then right and follow a field headland path downhill to join the lane at Annington. Go left, and follow this lane uphill for about Âź mile and on the crest of the hill, before the lane starts to drop downhill, take the track on your right signed the South Downs Way. Before reaching the end of the trees on your right, look for a signed bridleway on your left which goes steeply down a bank to a gate and into a field. Turn right and follow a field headland path giving fine views across the Adur Valley. Where the field headland ends, go through a gate and turn right uphill, then left towards a pylon and out to a lane. Go left downhill along this lane soon passing Botolphs Church on your right. St Botolphâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church is of Saxon origin and was built around 950 AD. Of particular interest is the Tapsel Gate linking the church with the churchyard. These gates are unique to Sussex and rotate continued on page 44

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on a central pivot through 90 degrees. Another Tapsel gate in the area can be found at Pyecombe. The church is normally open and is well worth a look inside. To continue the walk, carry on along the lane passing Chatfields and shortly turning right on a signed path through a metal barrier. Ignore a turning off to your left and follow the gravel path ahead soon to turn left along the west bank of the River Adur. Follow the obvious path ahead, passing under the A283. On reaching the road bridge between Upper Beeding and Bramber, do not go out to the road, but turn left on a surfaced path which runs parallel with the road. On reaching some static mobile homes, turn right to the road then left for the car park. On your left shortly before reaching the car park, is St Mary’s House which is a 15th Century timber-framed house with ﬁve acres of magniﬁcent gardens. DISTANCE:

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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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With a new Purple Angel Memory Café opening in Henfield on 7th March, Know Dementia is reaching out to give education, advice and support to families in Mid Sussex.

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coffee and eat as much cake as they like. “Everything we do is as a result of talking to people with dementia and family supporters, who identify problems and help us to find solutions,” says Jennie. “As the weekends can be difficult for couples, the Saturday cafe and the Monday sporting activities have been designed to alleviate some of that pressure. Ideally, we’d have something going on every day of the week, so we can say don’t be alone, come and be part of the community.” Jennie is also passionate about educating the local community to understand dementia and see that there is nothing to be afraid of. “Our overall mission is to create the first dementia friendly community in West Sussex,” she tells me. All advice and most of the activities and events are free. Funding comes from grants, donations and fundraising efforts. Volunteers in any capacity, from washing up, to fundraising, are always welcome. If you or someone you know would like more information, please contact Know Dementia on the details below. Or, why not pop along to the opening of The Purple Angel Memory Cafe, where you can enjoy some tea and cake and friendly support and advice.

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Food Glorious Food Seasonal and delicious, this lamb recipe is bursting with healthy, fresh ﬂavours and textures. Perfect for a spring evening or a Sunday lunch.

The world is not short of sheep. Between them, the world’s top 5 sheep producing countries, China, India, Australia, Sudan and Iran have a gigantic ﬂock of 438 million. Something to bleat about. Now, while you simultaneously groan and, forgive me, digest the statistics, you might like to consider this month’s recipe. And to follow, nothing beats a fresh and fruity dessert, vibrant with Spring colour. So, how about a fairly simple fruit salad with passion fruit, pineapple and pomegranate? It does involve a fair amount of

skinning and rather a lot of pips but is well worth the effort, and goes very well with a dollop of natural yoghurt. One last lamb thought; every year in many places around the country, including Sussex, there takes place the oddest of races, not with horses but with sheep. It’s ‘The Lamb National’ when 4-6 well trained Herdwick sheep from the Lake District race and show off their considerable ability to jump. The event attracts large, curious, but always very enthusiastic crowds.

Rack of Lamb with butter beans and lettuce Depending on how many you want to feed, how generous you are feeling and how hungry your guests might be, take one three or four-cutlet rack of lamb per person and increase (multiply) the ingredients listed below accordingly. I have given them for just one three or four-cutlet rack. Set your oven to 220°C, 425F°, Gas Mark 7. One 3 or 4 cutlet rack of lamb A teaspoon of wholegrain mustard A teaspoon of brown sugar

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A handful of crisp lettuce, washed, dried and shredded An 8oz (225g) tin of butter beans Salt and freshly ground black pepper A teaspoon of fresh mint, chopped 1. Trim any excess fat off the lamb. With a very sharp knife score the remaining fat criss-crossed, then spread the mustard over your scoring and spread-and-press in the sugar. 2. Season, then roast for 10-15 minutes. Check for pinkness.

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air sport

by ruth lawrence

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Flying

Fancy Free Take to the skies with Johnny Carr and Finn Kennedy as they share their hang gliding and paragliding experience; take a deep breath and jump!

Has there ever been a time when mankind did not dream of flight? To soar with birds and breeze has been an eternal goal of our species, bound to Earth by gravity and evolution. Although Leonardo da Vinci designed beautiful flying machines in the 15th century, it wasn’t until 1891 that the German Otto Lilienthal made a series of soaring flights in his own gliders. By 1896 he had made two thousand flights, launched from foot and controlled by altering the centre of gravity, now referred to as ‘weight shift.’ When the Treaty of Versailles ended engine driven flights in Germany after WW1, Germans designed and flew ever more

efficient gliders while discovering how atmospheric forces could allow them to fly further and faster. The dream of flight had now become reality. In 1951, Francis Rogallo patented a self-inflating wing, which led to the first foot launched Rogallo wing hang glider being flown in California by engineer Barry Palmer. The thrill and freedom of foot launched hang gliding appealed to the experimental culture of the 1970s; British pilots could now build their own gliders from plans and experience the joy of flight for themselves. Sussex based Johnny Carr was one of those pioneering continued on page 56

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hang gliding pilots and I spoke to him about his early love of flight. “When I was a boy, I’d climb to the top of Wolstonbury Hill and wonder at the thought of being able to just fly off the top,” he remembered. By 1974, he was flying from Steyning Bowl by sheer trial and error. There were no schools in those days and Johnny only knew that “to come down you pulled the bar in and to go up you pushed it out.” He was a determined pilot and after flying for a few weeks, he entered a competition and won the Class 3 event for large gliders. Spurred on, he won the same class in the British Championships in 1976 and was picked for the Worlds Team in France three years later. After coming second in this competition he became the first British pilot to compete in the American Masters and in 1979 he was on the British team that won Gold in the American Cup in Chattanooga. He competed throughout the 1980s and in 1992 he was flying a Swift, a high performance foot launched sailplane with which he won the silver medal in the 1999 World Championships in Italy. Johnny eventually broke the British out-and-

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return record for a hang glider in 2012 by flying 108km from Devils Dyke to Butser Hill and back again, receiving a second silver medal from the Royal Aero Club in recognition of his hang gliding achievements. I asked Johnny how he read the sky to stay airborne over that distance without having to descend, and he described how he uses clouds as ‘stepping stones’; “When you go into lift using thermals, you circle up and fly out of the top when you are high enough, then look for fluffy white cumulus clouds with dark bases.” He told me how swallows are a good indicator of thermals as they catch insects in rising air and buzzards use air currents to rise. Hang gliding is as much about reading the air and landscape as it is about physical flying skill. A farm is apparently a good source of thermal lift as muddy brown fields create dark areas that warm up, heating air that then rises while factories and small towns create their own thermals too. Hang gliding has led Johnny to take up wildlife photography after encountering birds of prey at close quarters during flights. He once saw an osprey gripping a fish in its talons while flying over Truleigh Hill; how many people have been privileged to experience flight alongside birds at ease in their own element? While Johnny has remained dedicated to hang gliding, most beginner pilots will now be encouraged to take up paragliding instead. In the early days, schools taught hang gliding but found a larger uptake of pupils once paragliding became more accessible and so changed to the more popular

and affordable sport. Johnny mentioned how some people adapt to both disciplines, hang gliding in stronger winds and paragliding in the lighter winds where it’s possible to launch and maintain height. Although early models of hang gliders were made with ripstop nylon and aluminium struts, they were quite light as there was not much to them. They are still light and much safer today, however paragliders are even lighter and this is an influencing factor for a novice pilot. I met a pilot who made the shift from hang gliding to paragliding via sailplanes, starting out at the same time as Johnny in the early seventies. Finn Kennedy built his own hang glider from some A5 Xeroxed plans sent over from Californian Bob Lovejoy in 1972. He soon realised he felt more at continued on page 59 Johnny Carr and his hang glider.

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ease with sailplanes, or gliders; with these a pilot could achieve long distance flight at relatively high speeds. He flew sailplanes until 1980 and then after a gap, took up paragliding which now takes him all over the world in pursuit of his passion for flight. Finn told me how early paragliders were developed from parachutes which required guiding capabilities, eventually evolving into sophisticated pieces of engineering that generate lift from a double skin, inflating while in flight through open internal cells on the wing edge. Reading the air is crucial to successful flight; Finn outlined some of the different air patterns that may be encountered and utilised as a paraglider pilot. Thermal flight is possible when the sun warms some areas more than others, creating thermals which may manifest as a simple column of air or one that is blown sideways in wind, breaking contact with the source. Once the pilot finds a thermal they can fly in a circle, entering it on the strongest part of the thermal, called the ‘core’, where the air is rising quickly. Pilots can glide from one thermal to another to travel across country, gaining enough altitude within one thermal to progress to the next. ‘Restitution’ occurs in hilly areas in the evening when cool air runs down hills and warm air leaves the valley and travels upwards; Finn has experienced this in the Alps and South Africa. ‘Convergence’ is when two airflows from different directions meet at the same height and rise simultaneously; more common here as sea breeze fronts meet in a convergence zone. ‘Wave lift’ occurs when air travels in waves up to ten times the hill height and sailplane pilots can utilise this to gain high altitudes from which to travel long distances. Although most people assume that flying is the

difficult part, Finn mentioned that ground handling is initially harder to master; you face into the wind and run or walk forward before filling the wing with air by pulling on it. At this point, the wing is above, catching airflow; it’s then that you can run down the slope while the wing gently rises, lifting you with it. A backward launch is when you start with the wind behind you, turning round when the wing is up and then starting to run. Although this all sounds straightforward, it can be overwhelming for a beginner, unfamiliar with the lines to control and the wing catching you off balance. “You have to go to a school where you can have a taster day and get your feet off the ground,” Finn told me. “It usually takes a week to learn how to fly solo.” He said that although Herculean strength is not required, energy and determination are needed in abundance and you must be certain to remain in control and not allow your attention to wander. One interesting fact is that although humans can sense acceleration, they cannot detect the difference between rising or sinking air. This requires a ‘variometer’, an instrument that indicates sink or climb rates with short audio signals and can display altitude either above sea level, takeoff or flight level. The paraglider is controlled by brakes – lines connected to the trailing edge of the left and right sides of the wing. These adjust speed, steering and the ability to ‘flare’ during landing. A paragliding wing and harness is not heavy; a beginner’s set up would weigh around 15 kilos and this partially accounts for the rise in popularity of paragliding over hang gliding. A paragliding pilot can bundle their wing into a portable bag and carry it up a hill again and again, whereas a hang glider has to be de-rigged and is often too heavy to be carried any distance without help or transport. A reserve parachute can be carried when flying continued on page 60 S u ss e x L i v i n g March 2015

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Taking a beloved pet to the vet can often be a stressful experience for both animal and owner, but not at the Mid Sussex Veterinary Clinic in Wivelsfield. Head vet, Marie Arkell and her dedicated team have created a peaceful haven for animals and owners alike in their clinic just outside Haywards Heath. Housed in a modern and spacious, light-fi lled building (formerly a cowshed), with ample parking outside, the Mid Sussex Veterinary Clinic offers a whole range of veterinary services in calm and immaculate surroundings. Along with spaying, ultrasound and orthopedics, the clinic is now able to undertake laparoscopic or ‘keyhole’ procedures with

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the very latest, state-of-theart equipment. The most common procedure using laparoscopy is a ‘keyhole spay’ and is an alternative to traditional spaying for neutering female dogs. Less painful, with a lower risk of complications and a quicker recovery time, ‘keyhole surgery’ is minimally invasive and offers all the benefits to animals as it does to humans. “I’m delighted that we can now offer keyhole procedures here at the clinic for all our customers. It means we can cater to all their animal’s needs under one roof, making it much more convenient,” Marie tells me. Talking to Marie, it’s clear the practice thrives on its friendly and approachable reputation. As she explains, “We want to put people at ease. Visits to the vet can be daunting, especially when it comes to budgets, but we are very open about this. Even if it’s just a simple question regarding their pets, we are here to help.” In fact Marie’s skilled team of two are both registered veterinary nurses, qualified to deal with any veterinary queries if Marie is busy in surgery. Wendy Osborne and Lauren Baker are experienced in all aspects of veterinary nursing from emergency medicine to orthopedic referrals and are passionate about animal care. This accessible

approach is mirrored in everything the clinic does, including it’s opening hours, which have been extended to 7pm Monday to Friday, making it easier for people to get an appointment to suit them. From dogs, cats, rats and rabbits to chickens, guinea pigs and hamsters, the clinic deals with all creatures great and small and there’s even an interactive symptom guide on their website to help customers ascertain whether their query is urgent or not. “What I love most about my job,” explains Marie, “is the fact we have such a great working relationship with our customers, and because we are a small practice, we know our clients and their animal’s case histories really well.” This means that Mid Sussex Veterinary Clinic are able to provide a truly professional and expert service, time and time again. miD SuSSeX VeterinarY CLiniC Morehouse Farm, Ditchling Road Wivelsﬁeld, West Sussex RH17 7RE Tel: 01444 363636 Email: info@midsussexvets.co.uk Web: www.sussexvets.co.uk

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OPEN GARDENS

BY SARA WHATLEY

Pleasure Gardens for All

getting The national garden Scheme season off to a springing start, Fiona Smith from Stonehealed Farm tells us about her open garden journey so far.

With March comes the abundant programme of The National Garden Scheme, where keen gardeners all over England and Wales open up their gardens for the public to enjoy, and to raise money for nursing and caring charities. In Sussex there are plentiful gardens participating, most of them through the blooming spring and summer months. Many of the gardens are private and not usually open, so it is a wonderful opportunity to be able to visit these outstanding places of beauty. And of course, the day would not be complete without a home-baked cake and a cup of tea, which are on offer at the majority of open gardens. To get a taste of the Scheme for the season

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ahead, I visited Fiona Smith at her beautiful home and garden, Stonehealed Farm, in Streat. This May she will be opening her garden for the tenth year running, during which time she has raised over £20,000. “It’s a very easy and pleasurable way to raise money for charity,” she tells me, as the garden is there already, and it’s lovely to share. “The visitors are so polite and appreciative,” says Fiona. “People who haven’t got a garden spend all afternoon here, gardeners really enjoy seeing how you put plants together, and the garden often inspires people. Cake is very important too!” Twenty years ago when the family moved into the house it was in a state of total neglect, and the garden was just a pony paddock with a few trees. Not knowing where to begin with such a blank canvas, Fiona got to work none-the-less and gradually the garden began to take shape. “It was hard,” she tells me. “Especially when we have got such a lovely view. You don’t want to forget that as it’s such an important part of the garden.” After continued on page 64

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ten years it started to look established; hedges were in place, shrubs had grown to a moderate size and it was looking good. At this point Fiona’s thoughts turned to the NGS. “I called the county organiser, who came round and said yes straight away. Then I thought, what have I done!” Despite her fear of exposure, Fiona remembers how it was a fantastic success and they made thousands of pounds. “And that was it, I was hooked.” Before the green-fi ngered bug bit her, Fiona knew nothing about gardening. “It was a steep learning curve coming here,” she tells me, but one which has clearly paid off. Full of enthusiasm and advise, Fiona tells me she loves the planning side of things; “That’s what I like doing, creating pictures.” And this is the perfect time of year to look a bit more critically and analytically at the garden, before everything is in beautiful bloom. “Think about year-round interest,” Fiona advises. “I want my garden to look good 12 months of the year. I don’t want the blaze of June roses and nothing else; even bare branches look beautiful in winter.” Fiona gardens for gardening sake, not specifically for the NGS, but leading up to the continued on page 66

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look a bit more critically and analytically at the garden, before everything is in beautiful bloom.

because that’s where the slugs hang out. “It’s a fine balance,” Fiona explains, “of leaving things as natural as you can and not wanting your plants to be eaten by pests.” Thinking about my own little plot, I asked Fiona for some advise. “Whether you’ve got a balcony or an acre, start with something you love near the house, something you can really enjoy which smells nice and looks good. Don’t try to do everything at once and remember it’s always worth a try; most plants are much more amenable than the books say.” With these wise words ringing in my ears, I take a wonder around Fiona’s outstanding garden, and cannot wait to revisit it, and many others, in a few months time.

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The mighty yew, the King of trees in Kingly Vale, will not only take your breath away, but transport you back to a place that time forgot.

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In one corner of West Sussex, it is possible to walk among the oldest living things in Britain, to look up and sense the growth and stretch of centuries. I discovered the ancient yew forest of Kingley Vale after reading about these gigantic trees, gathered together in one of the largest concentrations in Europe. A gentle walk through woodland leads to a deeper, darker place; suddenly you are among them, deep redbrown trunks twisted by age, branches reaching down to brush the forest floor, dappled with filtered light. Their scale catches the breath; I circled round the first yew I came across, looking up through centuries of growth, wondering when it’s seedling self first pushed through soil. I went on, past trees gaining in size, contorted limbs and bodies the size of church steeples, until I happened on one that seemed to reach down a branch too inviting to ignore. I climbed up gingerly; the bark was smooth and slick with recent rain and yet soon I was perched in the arms of a tree that had been around since before the Great Fire of London. Most of these giants are between 500 and 800 years old. Yews are near impossible to date accurately and estimates vary wildly. It’s best to forget age and simply go and stand in their

presence. W.H. Hudson the naturalist wrote that “one has the sensation of being in a vast cathedral” and it is easy to see why. The sculptural forms, the silence of their setting and their scale gives a sense of reverence and peace. Perhaps it’s their longevity; there’s a hint of the immortal about them, a permanence and strength that’s palpable. This place has sheltered people from the Stone Age onwards, people physically similar to us but belonging to an utterly different world. Throughout Kingly Vale lie sixteen sites including bell and bow barrows; two of the largest Bronze Age barrows were plundered by treasure seekers in the 18th and 19th centuries who found bones instead of gold. Now, the greatest treasures are the trees and it’s rewarding to visit them through the seasons, in changing light that alters the appearance of their tangled limbs. Nothing grows directly under the trees’ shade – the forest floor is clear and roots are worn smooth with the passing of admirers. Who knows how many generations have stood and gazed high into these archaic branches, calmed or disturbed by the surprising quiet? It’s a place for contemplation and perspective; being near to something so old and still living is a sobering experience and one to savour again and again.

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A Home Fit for a King With poise, elegance and a strong commanding character, Georgian architecture has prevailed and continued to be admired from the 1700s to the present day.

The Georgian era, covers the period from George I to George IV (1714 to 1830). After the political and religious upheavals of the 17th century, this was a time of economic expansion and prosperity, the growth of the middle classes and a move to a more urban way of life. These factors all led to a building boom. An increasing population demanded more housing, giving rise to the first property developers, who built rows of townhouses in terraces, crescents and squares. Georgian houses have a distinctive style, characterised by elegance, symmetry, simplicity of design, tall windows, high ceilings and strong, showy kerb appeal. Here we take a closer look at this most popular of house styles.

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Europe. Impressed by what they saw, they returned home full of passion for classical architecture and design. Of particular appeal to house builders were the designs of Andreas Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century, whose Palladian style emulated the proportions of Roman architecture. Inigo Jones, was one of the first purveyors of Palladian architecture, building terraces of townhouses full of classical understated elegance. In terms of building materials, by Georgian times, brick was no longer a luxury and was the most common building product, although stone remained the most desirable. To overcome this, stucco, a type of cement, was often applied over bricks to give the appearance of stone, before being painted white or cream. The Georgians valued kerb appeal, so to reduce the impact of an ugly roof, these were either built with a shallow pitch or obscured by a parapet. A typical Georgian town house was four stories high, continued on page 74

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lower ground floor basement, which was usually the site of the kitchen. During this time there was a heavy tax on windows, to cover losses caused by the clipping of coinage during the reign of William the III. Consequently, the number of windows indicated your level of wealth and many bricked them up to avoid the tax. Towards the end of the era, Regency design, named after George IV, saw Georgian architecture taking on more ornate styles, with fancier detailing and much taller, narrower windows, typical of the houses you can still see in Brighton today.

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Georgian houses were light and very spacious. Walls were panelled to dado height and the plaster above, was either painted, or papered. Popular colours included burgundy and sage green, but as the years went by, colour schemes became lighter with soft blues, greys and white being more prominent. Window shutters were popular, but where there were curtains, they were sumptuous lavish affairs, with pelmets and swags. Fabric was decorated with delicate patterns and often matched for both curtains and upholstery. In terms of flooring, floors were generally bare floorboards, covered by ornamental rugs, with patterns often influenced by the Orient. Fuelled by paraffin, Georgian lighting consisted of chandeliers made from glass, metal or wood with curved arms, alongside wall lights made from brass or silver. continued on page 76

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There was an abundance of detailed and intricate ceiling mouldings, often inspired by classical figures, but the main focus of the room was always the fireplace. Often flanked by classical pillars, the fireplace was adorned with basket grates, cast iron backs and decorated fronts, as well as an opulent fire screen. Furniture was delicate; wing chairs were typical with cabriole (S-shaped) legs and claw feet (also found on baths), creating a throne like feel. Hepplewhite and Chippendale were two of the most popular furniture makers of the time. Interiors also gave people a chance to show off antiques and collectibles from their travels. Decorative objects included screens, fans, porcelain, laquerwork from the Orient, prints, paintings and bronze ornaments. All styled to match the elegance and symmetry of the building itself.

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The small private domestic gardens of the townhouses were an innovation. Before then, most houses would only have had a simple paved yard. These Georgian gardens were walled on four sides, with a gravel and clay surface, rolled regularly to keep it in order. Shrubs and flowers were planted in geometric designs, to be seen at their best advantage

when viewed from the upper windows of the house. By contrast, large Georgian country houses merged park and garden into one, with the invention of the ha-ha, an invisible boundary that kept livestock away from the house. These estates were dotted with copies of classical temples, grottoes, bridges and follies. Circuit walks were designed for owners and their friends, as park tours around the house and grounds. To add movement and drama to the scenery, both lakes and water cascades were popular features. Walled kitchen gardens were planted out of view, or screened by the latest craze, the shrubbery. This concept of the landscape park was a British style which would go on to influence gardens throughout Europe. Built during one of the greatest periods of our history, these beautiful Georgian houses will always have an enduring place in British hearts.

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Sweet pea seeds are nothing much to look at. Yet, within those unremarkable little spheres of brownish grey, lies the potential to produce one of the most beautiful flowers on earth. If you’re after sophisticated, supermodel-perfect blooms on impossibly long stems, then you’ve missed the boat for this year - the serious growers started work last September. However, if you’re content to grow the more casual, country cousin versions, there’s still time to get sowing. Sweet pea seedlings are super-tough, surviving all but the most atrocious winter weather. Professional growers know that autumn sowings quickly develop into strong, well-rooted plantlets that have the potential to start into rapid growth the moment spring arrives. However, this method is not without risk. Marauding mice, squirrels and birds can cause havoc. In the depths of winter, succulent pea shoots and roots make an irresistible salad for wildlife. Old fashioned deterrents included using ground mothballs in the compost or soaking the seeds in paraffin before planting. Frankly, the mice around here would roll about laughing at such feeble attempts at chemical warfare and don’t ask me about the gangs of feral pigeons and ASBO squirrels that sit on our fence, clad in leather jackets, brandishing flick knives and yelling, “C’mon if you think you’re hard enough!” I blame the parents. All members of the pea and bean family hate root disturbance so it’s worth going to the trouble of sowing individual seeds in small pots. Cover the seeds with 1cm of soil and keep them outdoors; ideally in a cold frame. A dome of wire mesh will deter psychopathic squirrels but, sadly, will do nothing to protect from slugs, so be vigilant. If frost is forecast, cover the seedlings with protective fleece or newspaper. Plant out into their final positions in May. There are many varieties to choose from. Single colours are useful if you have a particular planting theme

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in mind but a mixed assortment will always give a pleasing display of soft, traditional shades. The variety ‘Cupani’ is closely related to wild forms. Despite having small-ish flowers, it has one of the best scents of all. It looks wonderful planted in a large patio pot where its daintier blooms are more to scale. One packet of seeds will give enough plants to provide cut flowers throughout June and July. They only last a few days in a vase, but don’t let that put you off. Remember: the more flowers you pick, the more you’ll get. Unpicked blooms rapidly turn into seed pods, flower production ceases and the whole plant begins to die. So don’t hold back - pick every stem! Give bunches to your neighbours. You’ll be the most popular person in your street. www.sussexliving.com

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Birds, Trees, Flowers and Bees

The air is beginning to buzz with the sounds of nature; sweet bird song and awakening insects flying among the wildflowers. Let’s celebrate the season with Tim Webb from the RSPB. Birds are an amazing natural phenomenon. They can be traced back to the time of the dinosaurs and these warm-blooded creatures have adapted to live in every corner of our world, from the freezing poles to the searing deserts. Yet they don’t live in isolation. All birds depend on a whole network of other creatures and plants to survive. Living in all habitats, birds are truly global creatures. The swifts that like to nest in the eaves of our buildings spend half their lives over African forests and savannah’s. The blackbirds and robins that swell in number in winter may be visiting from France or Spain. They come to find food and reproduce, which makes it sound like a party, but they do us a favour by undertaking tasks that it would cost us dearly to replace should those birds ever cease to exist.

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Research has found a single swift can gobble up to a thousand flying insects a day. Where malarial mosquitoes abound, that’s an important pest control. In Sussex, we’re probably more concerned with aphids and midges than mosquitoes, but climate change is bringing the very real danger of parasitic mosquitoes in the UK closer to reality. March is Hexagonal Awareness Month, so it seems fitting to choose six natural things to celebrate and support: Firstly, hexagons bring honeycombs to mind and honeybees are one of the many creatures that pollinate plants. Without pollinators our supermarket shelves would be empty, as we’d have no fruits or cereals and none of the processed foods that rely on natural ingredients. In short, we’d all be poorer for the loss of our lovely pollinators, yet we rarely give them a second thought. Wasps may be hated by many, but they are as important as honeybees, bats, birds, ladybirds and even some spiders when it comes to pollination. Encouraging and supporting pollinators is easy. Take advantage of the month and scatter some wildflower seeds along garden edges or maybe continued on page 82

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DiaryDates Monday 02, Thursday 05, Friday 06 March, 11:00-16:00

Pembury House Open Garden

New Road, Clayton, Nr Hassocks BN6 9PH See Local Living. Monday 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 March, 08:00-17:00

General Antiques & Collectables Auction

Gorringes, Garden Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1TJ Gorringes hold a weekly Monday sale located at Gorringes Garden Street, Auction Rooms, Lewes. This is a well-established regular auction holding between 600 and 800 lots of antique and other furniture, ceramics, jewellery, pictures, silver and collectables. Contact: clientservices@ gorringes.co.uk 01273 478221 Tuesday 03 March, 10:00-15:00

Join us for Lunch & Fun Activities at Age UK East Grinstead

Swan Mead, Queens Road, East Grinstead RH19 1BE Come and enjoy lunch at our fun and friendly Day Centre. We host a range of activities; Bingo, quizzes and more. A lovely two course lunch with us is just £5. We run this event weekly Tuesday – Friday. Contact: Lana Scott 01342 327046 fun@ageukegandd.org Tuesday 03 March, 10:30

Mid Sussex Ramblers - High Weald Wander

Little London lay-by opposite Ardingly Showground Fulling Mill Farm - Philpots - West Hoathly - Chiddinglye - StonelandsGreat Strudgate Farm - New House Farm - The Oaks - Little London. 7.5 miles TQ344303. Please bring a picnic lunch. Contact: Yvonne 01444 441926. Mobile on the day: 07843 566602. No dogs please. Tuesday 03 March, 19:00

Pub Quiz

The New Inn, 76 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RQ New monthly pub quiz on the first Tuesday of every month. £2 per person. Contact: Mel or Tom, The New Inn 01273 834608. Tuesday 03 March, 19:30

Vegan & Macrobiotic Pop-Up Restaurant

Big Life Organics, 112 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LL Come and experience macrobiotic cuisine at its very best. Our delicious vegan 3-course set menu (£25 pp) is freshly prepared and organic where possible. Organic wine/beer also available. Contact: 01444 628667 or shop@biglifeorganics.co.uk to book. www.biglifeorganics.co.uk Wednesday 04 March, 13:45-16:00

Burgess Hill Flower Club

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill A Floral Demonstration by Bob Tunks followed by a Raffle for the Flower Arrangements. Visitors £5.50, but

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Saturday 07 March, 09:30-11:30

Ditchling Film Society

Newick Horticultural Society Coffee Morning & Membership Renewal

Thursday 05 March, 20:00

Saturday 07 March, 10:00-12:00

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

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Spring Fair with home-made cakes, clothes, books, jigsaws, toys, jewellery, cards, gifts, tombola and raffle. Refreshments available. Entry: 20p. Contact: Rosemary Harding 01273 846946 rosemary.harding@ mypostoffice.co.uk

Thursday 05 March, doors open 19:30, film starts 20:00 Ditchling Village Hall, Ditchling See Local Living.

Greyhound - Open Mic Night

Thursday 05 March, 19:00-22:00

Friends of Sussex Hospice - Pub Quiz

Elephant and Castle, Whitehill, Lewes BN7 2DJ This Pub Quiz is in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice. £5 per person (food not included). Contact: 01273 473797 Friday 06 March, 19:45-21:30 (doors open 19:15)

‘Wildlife Habitats around Burgess Hill: The legacy of Early Peasant farming’ an illustrated talk by Heather Warne, archivist and historian.

Scout Hall, Station Road, Burgess Hill Hosted by The friends of Burgess Hill Green Circle Network. There will be a raffle and refreshments. Members £2. Non members £3. Under 16 years free. Contact: Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net Friday 06- Sunday 15 March, various dates and times

Burgess Hill Fairtraid Festival Events

Most events held in Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill, otherwise in Martlets Cafe and St John’s Church Burgess Hill See Local Living. Friday 06 March, 20:00-22:00

‘Shops & Businesses in East Grinstead between the Wars’

East Court Mansion, College Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3LT The Friends of East Grinstead Museum Speakers Night. A talk by Jean Glynn. Free to members, £2.50 for non-members, pay on entry. Contact: East Grinstead Museum 01342 302233. Saturday 07 March

Super Saturday Courses

Ifield Community College, Crawley Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 ODB One day courses include: Cookery, Bicycle Maintenance, DIY Basics - Plumbing, Floristry, Nutrition, Coppicing at Ends Place Farm, Warnham plus lots more! One day courses cost from £45 (concessions are available). Contact: Aspire Sussex

Community Centre, Newick All welcome.

Paws & Claws Spring Fair

Saturday 07 March, Gate Opens 10:30, First Match 11:30, Test Match 13:30

Arena Polo Test Match for the Bryan Morrison Trophy, England v Ireland

The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5NU The Arena Polo Test Match returns to Hickstead again this Spring. Make sure you are in the crowd, and experience one of the highlights of the global winter polo season, live and ring-side. Rally together your friends and head to Hickstead for an unbeatable winter day out, and enjoy a drink on our clubhouse viewing deck as you are treated to the spectacle of fierce, world-class arena action unfolding in the arena below you. Spectator admission £5.00. Post Match Luncheon £50 inc. admission. Contact: Polo Secertary Phern Latta Polo@hickstead.co.uk 01273 834315 hickstead.co.uk/polo/the-arena-polotest-match.aspx

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Sunday 08 March, 10:00-12:00

Pond Open Day

Lingfield Nature Reserves, Behind the Fire Station, Saxbys Lane, Lingfield Pond dipping fun for all the family. Nets and equipment provided and experts on hand to help identify “mini-beasts”. Free Admission. Contact: Anne Richards 01342 870200 or Sally Cole 01342 833814 or www.lingfieldreserves.org.uk. Sunday 08 March, 14:30

Coro Nuovo Concert Hallelujah!

Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield A Festival of Stirring Music. There will be pieces from Handel, Verdi, Smetana, Stanford and others. They are delighted to be featuring Calum Jones, a very promising young tenor of 19 years old. Tickets are £12 and are available from Paul Goldfinch 01444 882649, Wealden Stores, Cuckfield. Carousel Music 01444 417654 or e.mail FOHTCC@ btinternet.com Sunday 08 March, Doors/Licensed Bar: 19:00; Film: 19:30

Wivelsfield Films “Mr Turner” 12A Drama

Chailey Village Hall (next to The Five Bells) Chailey Green, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 4DA Jumble Sale organised by Chailey Bonfire Society including lots of toys, books, clothes, linen, bric-a-brac and good as new items. 30p entrance fee. Contact: Trevor Smith 01273 891008

Wivelsfield Village Hall, off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG Led by a masterful performance from Timothy Spall and brilliantly directed by Mike Leigh, “Mr Turner” is a superior Hollywood biopic which explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner. Note: The screening of ‘The Lion King’ at 16:30 is supported by Wivelsfield FILMS; all proceeds to Wivelsfield Playgroup. 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 and Village Stores or The Cock Inn, or online via the Facebook page for Wivelsfield Films or wivelsfieldfilms. wordpress.com. Free, easy parking at the hall.

Saturday 07 March, 11:00-15:00

Sunday 08 March, 20:00

Saturday 07 March, 11:00-12:00

Jumble Sale

Heber Opera Craft Fair

Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Hurstpierpoint There will be a wide variety of stalls with many interesting crafts and refreshments available throughout the day. Admission is 50p, to include a cup of tea or coffee, or a glass of orange juice. Stall-holders please contact Jenny Letton on 01273 834703 or jenny.letton@btinternet.com Saturday 07 March, 20:30-23:30

Music Box

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Uckfield Film Society A Touch of Sin

Picture House, Uckfield Billiant exploration of violence and corruption in contemporary China, inspired by four shocking and true events that forced the world’s fastest growing economy into a period of self-examination. Monday, 09 March, 19:45

Hassocks Field Society

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks “The Voyages of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace” - a talk by Ray Hale. Members £1.50. Visitors £2. Contact: Beryl Varley 01273 83235. S u ss e x L i v i n g March 2015

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brighten a road verge, and wait for the colours of bluebells, poppies, cornflowers, rosemary and camomile bursting into bloom. Secondly, with your wildflowers drawing in all these pollinators, you’ll become aware of the many small birds that feast upon them. Blue tits, sparrows, blackbirds, wrens and starlings will be regular visitors. As evening draws in, a new and more mysterious crowd will be attracted to the scented flowers. Shine a torch on the plants and you could find moths, hedgehogs and maybe slow worms. Point the beam upwards and you may be lucky enough to catch an early evening bat hunting unlucky moths. Thirdly, by growing one type of plant (wildflowers), you’ve established a whole food chain and created an intricately linked system of living organisms, the most useful of which is the detritivores. These include some of our least liked creatures: woodlice, snails, slugs, centipedes and good old earthworms. These tireless workers munch up the dead and decaying plant matter, returning nutrients and fibre to our soil to keep it fertile and aerated.

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Fourthly, why stop at creating one type of habitat? Even the smallest of spaces can incorporate three or more different areas that will support a different cast of nature’s characters. A water feature is like a magnet for life: frog or toad spawn magically appears and jewel coloured dragonflies may flit over the surface, looking for somewhere to lay eggs or pause for lunch. Fifthly, dense shrubberies or hedges are desperately needed, having fallen out of favour as we all try to maximise outdoor spaces or escape the need to annually prune and trim them. Wood panel fencing or wire mesh may be space saving and relatively low-maintenance, but they don’t offer safe places where small birds or bugs can nest and reproduce. Pick the right shrubs and you’ll also provide winter food for garden birds who love ivy or pyracantha berries. And my final part of the hexagon of natural wonders you can create is your compost bin. This is a cost effective way to manage green waste from your outdoor space and to dispose of fruit and vegetable peelings you’d otherwise send to landfill. Admittedly it’s a slow process, but the rich material that gathers at the bottom of the pile can be used to enrich soil in pot plants or gardens. The process creates warm, damp conditions favoured by toads and slow worms, which prey on slugs and snails that could be eating some of your wildflowers.

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DiaryDates Monday 09 March, 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 10 March, 19:45

Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society - The Importance of Wildlife Ponds

Club Suite, Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint An illustrated talk by Pete the Pond who has created and manages many garden and wildlife ponds both large and small. Members £1. Non members £2. Contact: greenhpp@ tiscali.co.uk Wednesday 11 March, 18:30

Annual General Meeting followed by a talk on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mid Sussex Health Care - Patient Participation Group, Hurstpierpoint Health Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint All patients of the Practices of Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks and Ditchling, are invited to the Annual General Meeting, which will be followed by a talk on the subject of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). We hope to see many of you there. There is no charge. Further details from Chairman, Terry Harper on 01273 833554 or email terry.harper@ btinternet.com Wednesday 11 March, 19:00

St George’s Millennium Garden Trust Annual General Meeting

Bowls Club Pavilion, South Avenue, Hurstpierpoint After a short meeting we will welcome Janet Kennish who will speak about ‘The History of Saddlescombe Farmhouse’. Members and visitors will be most welcome. For newcomers to Hurstpierpoint village, the Millennium Garden lies between St George’s Lane and Brown Twins Road thus connecting the Highfield Drive/College Lane area to the centre of the village. It is well used by residents and visiting walkers and managed by the Trust with the much appreciated help of volunteers. Enquiries: Secretary 01273 832756. Wednesday 11 March & Thursday 12 March, 19:00-21:30

Get To Know Your Sewing Machine Made and Making, The Workroom, Unit 3 Turner Dumbrells, Dumbrell Court Road, Ditchling BN6 8GT A beginners workshop completed over two evenings. Come along and master tension, seams, stitches and more whilst making your own cushion. £60. Contact: 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk www.madeandmaking.co.uk Wednesday 11 March, 19:30

Rosemary Moon cooks ‘A Taste of West Sussex’ Field + Forrest, 43 High Street, Lindfield RH16 2AB

Come and meet Rosemary and enjoy a drink and some nibbles whilst she prepares some inspiring dishes! £5 per ticket. Contact: Andrew 01444 483700, enquiries@fieldandforrest.com

Friday March 20th 9.30am-1pm

Wednesday 11 March, 19:45 for 20:00-22:00

Hassocks Horticultural Society - Japanese and English Gardens – Differences and Similarities

a delightful mix of stalls with something for everyone, including a huge plant stall.

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Our guest speaker this month is Stephen Morphew. He will present an illustrated talk entitled “Japanese Gardens and English Gardens – Some Differences and Similarities”. While different in many ways, there are some surprising parallels. Come along to see him to find out. All welcome. Members £1.50. Visitors £2.50. Refreshments included. Contact: Sylvia Hancock 01273 844544 n8a5cluv@talktalk.net Wednesday 11 March, 20:00

Lindfield Horticultural Society Talk by Steven Moore of Rapkyns Nursery King Edward Hall, Lindfield A return visit from a real plants man. Steven will use plants to illustrate his talk on ‘Ideas for Early Spring Colour’. £1 members, £2 visitors. All welcome. Contact: Publicity Officer 01444 451363 www.lindfieldhorts.org.uk Wednesday 11 March, 20:00-22:00

Mid-Sussex Franco-British Society - March Meeting

Function Suite, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN An illustrated talk in French by Joel Binet, Alliance Francais speaker on Les Chemins de Provence des coulers, des senteurs et des saveurs. Visitor’s fee is £4 per evening, payable at meetings. Contact: Barbara Stevens 01444 452385. 14 March - 28 March

Clarins Gift Of Beauty

Profiles Health & Beauty Ltd, 16 Keymer Road, Hassocks Complimentary Clarins gift when you purchase 2 or more Clarins products. Contact: Profiles Team 01273 846348 profileshassocks@gmail.com www. profileshealthandbeauty.co.uk@ profilesbeauty

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The Big Bluebell Walk is coming to woodlands near you. It couldn’t be easier to take part as it is all about walking your support for Canine Partners and raising awareness of our amazing dogs. We have two Big Bluebell Walks in Sussex: Haywards Heath April 5, 12pm-2pm Arlington April 13, 14 and 15, 10am–5pm Heyshott April 25, 10.30am

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Henfield Theatre Company Presents an amateur production of

Replatively n a e i k g S A comedy by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Hilary Westlake

Thursday 12 March, 10:00-16:00

The Spring Brocante - Country Interiors & Vintage Fair

Upwaltham Barns, Chichester GU28 0LX (12 minutes outside Petworth) The Spring Brocante is the perfect event to source interiors for your country homes. You will find everything from pieces of antique painted furniture to textiles and little vintage finds. We have two barns full of stands and a courtyard full with gazebos selling antiques and vintage garden pieces, more antiques & vintage. We have garden talks at 2pm on starting a cutting garden and getting ready for Spring. Lunches, tea and cake served. Easily found – free hard ground parking. Entrance £5.00 children free. Contact: The Country Brocante

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Saturday 14 March

Saturday 14 March, 09:30-12:00

St Francis Sports and Social Club at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath See Local Living.

Michael Hall School, Priory Road, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JA Come and meet the teachers, parents and listen to a talk about the Early Years in a Steiner environment. Contact: Julie Ruse 01342 822275, julie.ruse@michaelhall.co.uk www.michaelhall.co.uk

Quiz Night for MND

Saturday 14 March

Super Saturday Courses

Shoreham Academy, Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 6YT One day courses include: Cookery, Criminal Psychology, DIY Basics Tiling, Mosaics, Rag Rug Making plus lots more! One day courses cost from £45.00 (concessions are available). Contact: Aspire Sussex 03456010161 enquiries@aspiresussex.org.uk www.aspiresussex.org.uk Saturday 14 March, Pre-Prep 09:00, Prep 10:00, Senior 10:30

Hurstpierpoint College Open Mornings

Chalkers Lane/College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex Parents and their families are warmly invited to one our Open Mornings. Visitors attend an introductory talk, followed by a tour around the campus to see the College in action and ending with the opportunity to join staff and pupils for a buffet lunch. To book your place for the Pre-Prep and Prep School, please contact Mrs Christina Treadaway on 01273 836927 or christina.treadaway@

Early Years Open Morning

Saturday 14 March, 09:30-13:30

Free Open Morning for Level 3 EYE Holistic Baby and Child Care Emerson Course

Rudolf Steiner House, London NW1 6XT Come and meet the core tutors on this pioneering new part-time course: Join in presentations, mini workshops and Q and A. Register for free attendance to Open Morning: registrar@ emerson.org.uk Full Course info: emerson.org.uk/ holistic-baby-and-child-care Saturday 14 March, 10:00-12:00

This is a pleasant opportunity to see the campus with a personal student tour guide, as well as to meet the Head Master, monks and teachers over refreshments. Please book your place in advance. Contact: Yvonne Lorraine 01342 710231 ylorraine@ worth.org.uk or Lucy Garrard 01342 710155 lgarrard@worth.org.uk

Saturday 14 March, 11:00–16:00

Mansion Market

Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row RH18 5JB The Mansion Market is held in and around an historic 18th century mansion, and has become well known for its friendly atmosphere and the quality of the stall-holders’ wares. You will find local organic produce, designer clothing for all, plants, work by talented artists and crafts people, books, jewellery and much more. It is a fun day out for all the family with an all-day Cafe, Puppet Shows for children, and parking and admission are totally free. Contact: Meri 01342 824944.

Coffee and Cake

Saturday 14 March, 14:30-16:30

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Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Do come along to see members’ exhibits of Flowers, Floral Art, Vegetables, Cookery, Handicrafts, Photography and Paintings. There is a Children’s Open Class, the

St Francis Church Hall, Hassocks BN6 8PS ‘Coffee and Cake’ to start the Mothering Sunday weekend. Children’s corner available.

Worth School Open Morning

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Hassocks Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show

subjects being “3 Miniature Daffodils in a Pot”, “A Decorated Child’s Wellington Boot”, “3 Butterfly Cakes”. In addition there will be a Raffle. All welcome. Admission 50p. Refreshments available. Contact: Sylvia Hancock 01273 844544 n8a5cluv@talktalk.net

Saturday 14 March, 19:30-21:30

Forest Row Choral Society J.S.Bach’s St John Passion

St Swithun’s Church, St Swithun’s Close, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3AZ Featuring soloist Mark Padmore, one of Britain’s leading tenors singing the Evangelist with harpsichord and orchestra. Adults £15, under-16s £5. Tickets from Seasons, Forest Row, The Bookshop, 22 High Street, East Grinstead or WeGotTickets (booking fee) or on the door if available. Contact: G.Bainbridge 01342822791 frcs.org.uk Saturday 14 March, 19:30-22:45

Murder Mystery Evening

Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead RH19 2HL Charlwood’s Badminton Club present an evening of intrigue performed by Copthorne Players. Try to solve the crime and enjoy a fish and chip supper. Proceeds supporting local charities. £15 per head (including food). Contact: Tony Harvey: 07903977770 or Rachael Moles - 07913152253.

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Saturday 14 March, 20:00

Newick Horticultural Society Quiz Night with Ploughman’s Supper & Bar Village Hall, Newick (on A272) Tickets £9 in advance from 01825 724295.

Mothering Sunday at The Bluebell Railway - Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea

Mothering Sunday at The Bluebell Railway; Golden Arrow Evening Pullman

The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Grinstead Dine aboard a beautiful 1920s Pullman Carriage whilst enjoying a delicious three course meal, cooked onboard as you travel through the Sussex countryside. Booking essential - limited availability! from £74.00 per person. Contact: 01825 720800 info@bluebell-railway.co.uk

The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex Travel within The First Class Lounge Cars with a choice of luxury teas and delicious selection of sandwiches, cakes, tarts, scones, meringues and shortbread. Booking essential. £44.00 per person. Contact: 01825 720800 info@bluebell-railway.co.uk Monday 16 March, 10:00-14:00

Fostering Drop-in Sessions

King Edward Hall, Lindfield A year in the life of a downland farm recorded in colour on 16mm cine film. The film shows an age when over twenty men were employed on the 1,000 acre farm – and forty at harvest time. The film, narrated by the speaker, is preceded by an illustrated introductory talk. Contact: john_ chapman@talk21.com 01444484470. All welcome, entry free.

Sunday 15th March, 16:00-18:15

Monday 16 March, 19:45–21:15

St John’s Church, Burgess Hill RH15 9AA An afternoon of Classical music with the Marsyas Trio plus tea, coffee and cake. This is a Burgess Hill Fairtrade Festival event. £7.50 (book online or via the Burgess Hill Help Point)

St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road East Grinstead East Grinstead Natural History Society - Lecture with slides. £4.50 for guests including refreshments. Contact: Terriss Bacon 01342 315051.

Mother’s Day Classics

The Badgers Trust - Jeff Hayden

Burgess Hill School for Girls, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 0EG An exceptional opportunity for girls with potential. Give your daughter the very best start in life. Deadline for applications is Friday 13th March 2015. Contact: Mrs Y. Irvine, Head of Admissions 01444 241050 registrar@burgesshill-school.com www.burgesshill-school.com

Lindfield Preservation Society An illustrated talk on “A Sussex Farm during the 1950’s” by Ian Everest

Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve. Meet in car park Come and help to conserve your local green area. Stay as long as you wish. Contact: 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net

Conservation Work Party

Made and Making, The Workroom, Unit 3 Turner Dumbrells, Dumbrell Court Road, Ditchling BN6 8GT Learn all the skills of patchwork and quilting to make a beautiful cushion cover or table mat. Enjoy this workshop and you could join the table runner workshop the following week. £60. Contact: www.madeandmaking.c.uk sarah@ madeandmaking.co.uk 07967 819540 Tuesday 17 March, 14:30

Worthing Library, West Sussex Come along to this information session to meet members of the Fostering team, ask questions and discover more about what it takes to become a foster carer. To view our video on a real-life foster family, visit our West Sussex videos pages and see our “Fostering - the inside story” film.

Sunday 15 March, 10:00-14:00

Wednesday 18 March, 09:00-15:30

Patchwork - An introduction day – Ohio Square Cushion

Sunday 15 March

Tuesday 17 March

Tuesday 17 March, 19:45-21:45

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting Club Suite, Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint The Work of the Samaritans. Visitors welcome. Contact: Jane Biggs 01273 834421.

Assessment Day for Fully Funded Junior School places for September 2015

Wednesday 18 March, 12:00-17:00

Brighton Greyhound Racing and 2 Course Lunch

Pick up point, Kings Street, East Grinstead, 11:45 Come and join us for a trip to the races, you can enjoy a two course lunch and have a bet or two. £25.00. Contact: Lana Scott 01342 327046 fun@ageukegandd.org Wednesday 18 - Sunday 22 March

Heyland and Whittle exhibiting at The Country Living Spring Fair

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH. Heyland & Whittle is a quality soap and fragrance manufacturer based in England. We create what we believe are outstanding natural products; handmade soaps in the traditional cold-processed method, using only the very best natural ingredients. Essential oils, herbs and spices are combined

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Wednesday 18 March, 19:30-21:00 (repeated Tuesday 24 March, 10:00-11:30)

Cooking Demonstration: Dairy & Sugar Free Desserts Big Life Organics, 112 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LL Learn some wonderful, new dairy free and naturally sweetened desserts and treats to tempt even the sweetest tooth! £25 per person. Book early to avoid disappointment. Contact: 01444 628667 or shop@ biglifeorganics.co.uk to book. www.biglifeorganics.co.uk Wednesday 18 March, 20:00-21:30

Balcome History Society : ‘Landscapes of War and Peace: Sussex, the South Downs and the Western Front’

Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe RH17 6HP Dr John Godfrey recently completed an MA in Military History. His research focused on the experiences of soldiers from Sussex fighting on the Western Front, and how the Sussex

landscape may have influenced them. Please note, this Talk will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting. Members £1, Visitors £3 (includes refreshments).Contact: julie.budgen@btinternet.com

about Steiner education and/or the Upper School. Organic Lunch provided, Crèche available. Julie Ruse 01342 822275, julie.ruse@michaelhall.co.uk www.michaelhall.co.uk

Thursday 19 March, 10:00-16:00

Thursday 19 March 11:00-17:00

Bonhams, 19 Palmeira Square, Hove BN3 2JN Bonhams Jewellery Specialist will be at the office to provide free and confidential auction valuations on items you are considering selling. To make an appointment, please contact Jenny Bouston on 01273 220 000 or email jenny.bouston@bonhams.com

Feathers of Hurstpierpoint, 155 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9PU Do come to this Roadshow where you will be given goodie bags, discounts and a glass of bubbly! Contact: 01273 834686 www.feathersofhurstpierpoint. co.uk

Jewellery Valuation Day

Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 March, 19:45

“Relatively Speaking”

The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9DB The wonderful Alan Ayckbourn comedy of mistaken identity and misunderstanding, set in 1960s swinging London. The play launched Ayckbourn’s career. £8 and £10. Box Office: Henfield Furnishings, High Street, Henfield, 01273 490080. www.henfieldtheatrecompany.com Thursday 19 March, 08:30- 13:00

Whole School Open Morning

Michael Hall School, Priory Road, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JA Tours leave at 09:00, listen to a talk

Friday 20 March

St Leonard-Mayfield School Open Morning The Old Palace, Mayfield, East Sussex TN20 6PH The Headmistress and the Head and Deputy Head Girl talk about life at Mayfield. Two of our younger pupils give an insight into their own experiences of Mayfield. Then pupils lead guided tours of the buildings and grounds. Lunch provides visitors with an opportunity to meet with parents whose daughters are already at Mayfield, and to speak to senior staff and subject teachers about the academic, extra-curricular, pastoral and spiritual life of the school. If you would like to attend, please contact the Admissions Office 01435 874642 or admissions@mayfieldgirls.org to register your interest.

Ribkoff Roadshow at “Feathers”

Thursday 19 March, 15:00-17:30

Haywards Heath Prostate Cancer Support Group The Dolphin Surgery, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4BN Dr Fiona McKinna, Consultant Oncologist, Sussex Cancer Centre. Contact: Arthur Millard 01403 262868 a.millard44@btinternet.com

Friday 20 March, 19:15-21:45 Doors open at 18:00

Music for Everyone

The Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Celebrated National and International organist Len Rawle playing Music for Everyone. Entry £5 on the door. Contact: Rosalie Birchmore 01444 241269 bhkeyclub33@talktalk.net

Friday 20 March, 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. Admission is Free. Contact: Beverley Smith 01444 440274 allthingsnicecft@aol.com

Friday 20 March, 19:30-21:30

East Grinstead Society Meeting - “The Town Preparations For World War II” Main Hall, East Court Mansion, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3LT

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Ceramics Enamelling Furniture Glass Jewellery Metalwork Pewterwork Printmaking Silk Painting Silversmithing Textiles Woodturning Woodwork Quilt Making

Guild allery Wing range Road Sussex

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Beer, Wine & Food Festival The Duck In The Truck

Friday 6th March 8.00pm Martlets Hall

Saturday 28th March Clair Hall

The Manfreds

From The Jam

Considered one of the finest bands of their era as Manfred Mann, original frontman Paul Jones will be performing many of their classic hits.

With incendiary live performances, their reputation precedes them! All the classic The Jam hits with original member Bruce Foxton.

Heartwarming theatre this Easter for duckings aged 3-7yrs. Join Duck and his friends in this happy new adventure.

Variety of local sourced beers and ciders, cheeses and pickles and fairtrade wines. With live music throughout the night.

Thursday 12th March 8.00pm Clair Hall

Admission: adults £3.00 children free

MARTLETS HALL Burgess Hill 01444 242888 www.martletshall.org

Saturday 28th March Martlets Hall

CLAIR HALL Haywards Heath 01444 455440 www.clairhall.org

Stanmer House,

Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9QA

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DiaryDates A talk by past President and well known local historian, Michael Leppard. All welcome. Nonmembers£1.50 – members £1.00, including refreshments. Contact: Joan Roberts 01342 322648 www. eastgrinsteadsociety.org

Saturday 21 March

Super Saturday Courses

Marle Place Adult Education Centre, Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 8HZ One day courses include: Patisserie, Sugarcraft, Art, Interior Design, Bicycle Maintenance, Mosaic Tiling at Oathall Community College plus lots more! One day courses cost from £45.00 (concessions are available). Contact: Aspire Sussex 03456010161 enquiries@aspiresussex.org.uk www.aspiresussex.org.uk Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March, 10:0017:00

The Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft Show

Stanmer House, Stanmer House Park Road, Brighton BN1 9QA Come to meet the makers and see the very best of Sussex crafts in an ideal setting. Adults £3 - children free. Contact: The Sussex Guild Shop & Gallery, 01273 479565 info@thesussexguild.co.uk www.thesussexguild.co.uk Saturday 21 March, 10:30-15:00

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. £39. Contact: 01444 236607 getcraftyonline@gmail.com www.getcraftyonline.co.uk/ metaljewellery.html Saturday 21 March, 12:00-18:00

St. Patrick’s Day Raceday

Fontwell Park Racecourse, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0SX Get together with friends or family and enjoy the great atmosphere around St Patrick’s Day with live music, free entertainment and horseracing! Tickets start from £12. Contact: 01243 543335 www.fontwellpark.co.uk info@fontwellpark.co.uk Saturday 21 March, 14:00-16:30

A Winter Trees Walk – Led by John Prodger and Shirley Siems

Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve – meet in car park off Maple Drive for 14:00 Do you know an oak from a hornbeam or a birch from an ash? Can you tell from the bark or the leaves? Find out what trees inhabit the woods of Bedelands with John and Shirley. Contact: 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net Saturday 21 March, 19:00-21:30

Handel: Dixit Dominus;

O Praise the Lord with One Consent

Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead RH19 2HL East Grinstead Choral Society presents these ever-popular and inspiring choral works, accompanied by Meridian Sinfonia on period instruments. £15 Adult; £8 full time student. Box office: Margaret Barnett magsbarnett5869@btinternet.com 01342 328774 www.egcs.co.uk Saturday 21 March, 19:30

French Sacred Music Concert

Sunday 22 March, 11:00-16:00

Luxury Wedding Show at Ashdown Hotel & Country Club

Ashdown Hotel & Country Club, Wych Cross, East Grinstead RH18 5JR Catwalk shows:12:30 & 14:30 Luxury Wedding Show brings together a selection of the finest wedding suppliers. Inspiring catwalk shows featuring the latest top designer’s collections. £5.00 or complimentary if you register online. Contact: Bridget York 07961 430599 bridget.york@entireaffair.com www.luxuryweddingshow.co.uk

All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE See Local Living.

Sunday 22 March, 20:00

Saturday 21 March, 19:45

Picture House, Uckfield A deeply controversial multi-award winning documentary, sometimes raw, terrifying and painfully difficult to watch. A surreal study of the Indonesian death squads of the 1960s.

Haywards Heath Music Society - Ensemble Reza

St Wilfrid’s Church The group will be playing Mozart’s String Quintet No 4, and Schonberg’s lyrical (and tonal!) Verklarte Nacht. Open to non-members, and tickets are £12 for adults, £11 seniors and £3 for students.

Uckfield Film Society “The Act of Killing”

Monday, 23 March, 19:45

Hassocks Field Society

Love Lives On In Us Party Mid Sussex Golf Club, Ditchling See Local Living.

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks “European Garden History” a talk by Stephen Morphew. Members £1.50. Visitors £2. Contact: Beryl Varley 01273 832351

Sunday 22 March

Tuesday 24 March, 19:00

Haywards Heath See Local Living.

The Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney, Sussex RH17 5RL

Saturday 21 March, 19:00

Neighbours in Faith Tea Party

Tapas and Wine Evening

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DiaryDates A selection of classic Tapas dishes with five accompanying wines. Limited to 40 people. £29.95 per person - Bookings only. Contact: Martin Barratt or Mark Lavis 01444 881200 bolney.stage@hcpr.co.uk

Wednesday 25 March, 20:00–22:00

Falkland Islands- Share the Delights of Wildlife Heaven, Gordon Small 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 Saturday 28 March

Walk In Her Name

Horsham Park to Queens Head Pub See Local Living. Saturday 28 March, 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 Lessacher, 07810 800248 or via Facebook “Hassocks Village Market”.

Saturday 28 March, 09:00-16:00

Hassocks Shopping Day

Hassocks Eyecare Centre, 17 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AD Later Saturday opening with free microfiber lens cleaning cloth giveaways and refreshments available to anyone who comes in. Contact: Vicki Macken 01273 843946 vicki@hassockseyecare.co.uk. Saturday 28 March, 09:00-17:00

Think Big Shop Small Hassocks

Keymer Road, Hassocks Look out for the red and blue balloons outside participating shops. Some shops may have offers and promotions to thank you for shopping local! Contact: @ shophassocks Facebook/ ThinkBigShopSmallHassocks thinkbigshopsmallhassocks@gmail. com Saturday 28 March, 10:00-12:00

Spring Sale

Haywards Heath URC, 55 South Road Haywards Heath Spring Sale with Jewellery, Books, Toiletries, Raffle and Homemade Cakes. Tea and Coffee available with Hot Cross Buns. Free entrance. Contact: Mrs M Drake 01444 454618 drakesinwater@thepond51.fsnet.co.uk

Ditchling Pre-School

JUMBLE SALE

Saturday 7th March “Good as new” and high end jumble Come and grab a bargain! Entrance Fee £2

Ditchling Village Hall 2pm – 4pm

If you have jumble to donate please call 07733 264321

Saturday 28 March, 10:00-16:00

ASPS Stamp and Postcard Day

Burgess Hill School for Girls, Keymer Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0EG Stamp and postcard fair and presentations by leading philatelist and postcard collector. Free entry and parking. Contact: Jim Etherington sussexphilately@live.co.uk www.sussexphilately.org.uk Saturday 28 March - 12 April, 10:00-18:00

Easter Eggsplorer

Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP Complete the puzzle and pick-up a delicious chocolate treat by hunting out clues and hidden sculptural bunnies. Enjoy giant garden games. £8.18 adult, £5.10 child. Family Day ticket £22 (2+2) 01444 450326 info@ bordehill.co.uk www.bordehill.co.uk

Centenary Concert with Brighton & Hove Concert Orchestra The Chapel, Blind Veterans UK, Greenways, Ovingdean BN2 7BS An evening of pure entertainment performed by the talented musicians from the Brighton & Hove Concert Orchestra. Free Entry. Contact: Rachel 01273 391455 rachel.chitty@blindveterans.org.uk Saturday 28 March, 19:30

Hurstpierpoint Singers - Spring Concert - “Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Fauré Requiem”

Chailey Village Hall (next to The Five Bells) Chailey Green, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 4DA. Jumble Sale, organised by Chailey Evening Women’s Institute, including toys, books, clothes and lots of bric-abrac. Refreshments will be available. 30p entrance. Contact: Mandy Dembrey 01273 890777. Saturday 28 March, 13:30-15:45

Saturday 28 March, 20:30-23:30

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill A traditional flower show – packed with springtime scents and colours! Also, tombola, plant and produce stalls and refreshments. Admission: 50p. Contact: 01444 245509 email: bhhs@talktalk.net

Clayton & Keymer Royal British Legion, Woodsland Road, Hassocks BN6 8HE Get your glad rags on for an evening of nostalgia. Members free. Guest £3. Contact: ckrbl@btconnect.com 01273 845829

Saturday 28 March 12:00-13:00

Jumble Sale

Burgess Hill Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show

Saturday 28 March, 14:00-16:45

Lindfield Horticultural Society - Spring Show of Flowers and Produce

King Edward Hall, Lindfield RH16 2HH There will be classes for spring flowers and shrubs, vegetables, flower arranging, cookery, handicraft, wine and liqueur, photographic and children’s entries. Plant stall and homemade afternoon teas. £1 (accompanied children free). Contact: Publicity Officer 01444 451363 www.lindfieldhorts.org.uk Saturday 28 March, 14:15

Hurstpierpoint Horticultural Society Spring Show

Village Hall, Hurstpierpoint Come and judge our children’s life-size scarecrow competition, photography and floral arrangements. Enjoy the spring flowers and salivate over the cookery. Tea and homemade cake, raffle and auction. Why not put in some entries of your own and/ or get the kids to make a scarecrow? It is free. Prizes and cups to be won! Simply pick up a schedule from Gibsons in Hurstpierpoint High Street. Members £1. Non members £2. Contact: greenhpp@tiscali.co.uk

Newick Horticultural Society Spring Show Village Hall Newick (on A272) S u ss e x L i v i n g March 2015

Saturday 28 March, 19:30

Hassocks United Reformed Church Hassocks Pergolesi wrote the “Stabat Mater” in 1736 and Fauré his “Requiem” in 1887. Although 150 years separate these two works in style and composition, both share the same emotional intensity and it is fitting that they are being performed on the Saturday prior to Holy Week. Tickets are£10 and available from Hassocks Hardware, or The Mint House and JanTon News Hurstpierpoint. Tickets are also available on the door. Contact: Joan Denley 01273 834534 micheal.den@btinternet.com

Saturday 28 March, 14:30

Admission £1 - Children under 16 free.

Chiquitita - Abba Tribute & 70s Night

Sunday 29 March, 10:00-12:00

Lingfield Nature Reserves Work Party

Butterfly Garden, Lingfield Nature Reserves, off Vicarage Road Lingfield Maintenance tasks on the Reserves are carried out by volunteers. Please join us to help look after this local open space. Contact: Anne Richards 01342 870200/ Sally Cole 01342 833814 or visit www.lingfieldreserves.org.uk. Sunday 29 March, 19:30-21:30

Spring Concert - “Dvorak’s Stabat Mater” Ardingly College Chapel, College Lane, Ardingly RH17 6SQ Ardingly Choral Society with Mid Sussex Sinfonia and international soloists will perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, conducted by Robert Hammersley. £14 (£12 concessions) from Carousel Music 01444 417654 or Mr M Kershaw 01825 791241 www.ardinglychoralsociety.org.uk Monday 30 March, 19:30

Haywards Heath Twinning Association

Town Hall Haywards Heath Come and join us for the AGM and light refreshments, hear about our visits to and from our French and German twin towns. New members welcome. For more information, please contact 01444 239853 or fred@hhta.eu

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ARDINGLY CHORAL SOCIETY MID SUSSEX SINFONIA CONDUCTOR: ROBERT HAMMERSLEY

Sunday 29th March 2015, 7:30pm Ardingly College Chapel www.ardinglychoralsociety.org.uk

Tenor: Soprano: Alto: Bass:

Lawrence Olsworth-Peter Sally Harrison Jane Haughton Michael Christie

Tickets £14 Concessions £12 Available from

Carousel Music 01444 417654 M Kershaw 01825 791241

One of the best family days out in Sussex! Bo Peep Easter Specials Meet Little Bo Peep on board the Bluebell Railway all through the Easter Weekend, with an Easter Gift and Crème Egg for everyone!

• Steam hauled ride through the beautiful sussex countryside • Third Class seat reservations* • Gift for every child • On-board children’s entertainer • Free cupcake for each adult Little Bo Peep will be travelling on the 12.15pm & 2.45pm service from Sheffield Park and 1.15pm & 3.45pm from East Grinstead from 3rd to 6th April

Adults: Child (3-13 years): Toddler (no seat allocation):

Registered Charity No: 1123464

£20.00 £10.00 £8.00

*Seats not reserved on the return journey but tickets will allow travel on any other trains throughout the day. All seats must be booked in advance by telephoning the Customer Service Team on 01825 720800, or call into the Travel Centre at East Grinstead station or Sales & Information Office at Sheffield Park.

Golden Arrow Evening Pullman

Most Saturday evenings and Sunday lunch throughout the year INCLUDING Mother’s Day on 15th March. Dine aboard a beautiful 1920s Pullman carriage whilst enjoying a delicious three course meal cooked on board as you travel through the Sussex countryside.

Prices from £75.00 per person

Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea

Enjoy a full afternoon tea on board the Wealden Rambler on Mother’s Day and selected dates throughout the year.

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Afternoon tea includes a choice of luxury teas, a selection of delicious sandwiches followed by mouth-watering cakes, tarts, scones, meringues and shortbread.

First Class train fare plus afternoon tea is £44 pp

Tel: 01825 720800 info@bluebell-railway.co.uk

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started, Esther advises not letting your creative side take over your business head. “Have a clear business plan in place, an infrastructure of what you need and clarity of vision for how you will proceed,” she says. A vital part of crowdfunding is the video you make to promote your project on your chosen website. As this is the ﬁrst impression you make on the public it is important to get it right. Follow basic rules such as using a tripod to keep your camera steady, speak clearly and remember to include the who, what, why, where and when of your project. And crucially, keep it short and simple! Another very important aspect of growing your project in this way is building your crowd network before you have launched to promote your project. Then keep active with social networking to gain the best possible response. Connect with experts and press in your ﬁeld and build a team around you. Once all these aspects are in place, the crowd will believe in your business and, hopefully, back it. Esther invested heavily in her project with her time and effort and was determined to make it happen. Through crowdfunding she not only raised the funds she needed, but made connections with people in the industry, and vitally, has been given the public assurance that her product is something they want – invaluable knowledge for every young business man and woman. So what are you waiting for? Get the crowd to believe in you.

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…Thank you for the Sussex Living February 2015 magazine, which arrived today. Sussex Living is an excellent, informative and entertaining publication! Kind regards, Barbara Heyda …We were delighted with the article and photos you printed of our Sussex Woodcraft Annual Show at Henﬁeld, in the January edition of Sussex Living. Your reporter, Ruth, was an excellent interviewer and the club members enjoyed talking to her about their skills and work. A great deal of interest has been shown in the article and as a result we have gained several new members, so thank you very much for including us in your magazine. Wendy

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…Thank you for placing our ﬁ rst meeting of the Weald Classic Vehicle Club in your Local Living section; we had a great response! I asked everyone who turned up and 6 said they got the information from your magazine. Due to such a good response we have decided to continue with our meetings every second Tuesday of the month at the Weald Inn, Burgess Hill. Again, many thanks, Fred Bone (WCVC)

…I felt I must write to say how much I enjoyed the February issue of Sussex Living. I haven’t picked up a copy of your magazine in a long while and was impressed at the content of the articles it contained! Although I am not intolerant to Gluten or Wheat, I thought it would be a good idea to try the ‘Gooey Chocolate Pudding’. I must say, it turned out exactly as in the photo and the instructions were simple to follow and the ingredients were easily sourced. I will be making this pudding again and look forward to future recipes from Jane. Kind regards, Gill Oldﬁeld.

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