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Editor’s COMMENT

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Hurst bell-ringers

Keeping the tradition alive

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Lisa de Silva meets the last great explorer

Seasonal paella

A wow dish for a fabulous festive feast

Reader competition

Win a hair makeover at Essensuals

It’s finally time to say it… Happy Christmas!

Whoopee!

I absolutely love this time of year – smiling faces, cosy fi res, chilly walks, Christmas carols and of course, mince pies.

We have gone Christmas crackers with our December issue, and hope you thoroughly enjoy it.

From meeting some local bell-ringers (pages 28-30), feasting on some absolutely delicious festive food (from page 58) to our magnificent gift guides (starting page 19), you are guaranteed to get in the festive spirit.

This is also the time of year for thinking about others. Someone who has tirelessly fundraised for charity, in particular Marie Curie, is Sir Ranulph Fiennes, with an amazing total of £18.2 million raised so far.

Lisa de Silva spoke to this extraordinary man who, in his 72nd year, is still forging forward with new adventures and even greater fundraising goals. Read this fascinating story from page 49.

We’ve got another great quiz for you this month, with the opportunity to win some generously donated prizes from our advertisers. Turn to page 26 to test your wits! And if you are in need of a very fun, family friendly project over the Christmas holidays, why not turn your hand to a little gingerbread baking? All the details are on page 62, and I must say I had lots of (sticky) fun making mine!

We are all off to our Christmas party now, but wish all our readers, advertisers and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Home and garden

Go vintage with an Art Deco Christmas

Natural living

Ruth Lawrence keeps her ear to the ground

Blooming times

Flo Whitaker, Burgess Hill Horticultural Society goes mad for mistletoe

Property

It’s not too late to move before Christmas

In season

Robert Veitch indulges in mince pies

Whiteman’s Green walk

A gentle December stroll with Les Campbell

Body buzz

Sasha Kanal keeps us active during the festivities

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Beautiful you

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Stitch in time

Features

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The archives

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Thomas à Becket Church

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Diary dates

The Cinnamon Trust

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Distribution

More Radio Christmas Toy Appeal

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Business to business

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

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Restoring an historic Lewes church Piece of mind for owner and pet Could you donate a toy or two?

Carol Concerts & Church Services

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Happiness is… a Christmas jumper!

Robert Veitch visits The Keep archive Your event listings in Mid Sussex Find Sussex Living in your local area Sara Whatley looks at Mid Sussex and beyond

Listing all your Christmas events

Classifieds

Christmas quiz

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Test your wits over our festive quiz

WoolOvers

Local business directory Helping your business to expand

Snuggle up in fine knits this winter

The Wine Stand

Time to stock up on your festive beverages

Festive food

Feast and be merry with canapés and cheeses

Gingerbread house

A sweet treat for all the family

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Be a pamper princess with Amy Newson’s guide

Local living

Keeping up to date with your community news and events

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An historic Lewes church is battling the elements this winter to make essential repairs before the worst of the weather hits. Find out how you can help

Holy Restorations St Thomas à Becket is the parish church of the Cliffe, once its own province but now part of the county town of East Sussex.

The building is said to have been erected by direct order of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, as a chapel of the ease of the college of Malling.

Sitting at the bottom of Cliffe High Street, St Thomas is a focal point in the community. Thanks to Phase One of a £60,000 restoration project its historic clock is chiming once again. A 17th century mechanism, attributed to Ditchling blacksmith James Looker in 1671, it was painstakingly restored by the world’s oldest clockmakers, who reside in Rottingdean, famed for maintenance of the famous clock at the Palace of Westminster.

“To have the clock chiming again is magnificent,” says Trevor Butler, Churchwarden at St Thomas à Becket.

“Without this timely intervention the entire mechanism was in danger of seizing completely.”

Also completed is restoration work on the church’s west window, commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, with new stonework and repaired stained-glass. “This was essential work as parts of the windows might have fallen and could have injured passers-by,” adds Trevor.

The church has raised some £40,000 of its target but still

has more work which needs to be done, not least eradication of a death-watch beetle infestation in the south aisle which is threatening the roof structure. “We also have a leak in the roof over the remembrance altar,” explains Trevor.

“Every time it rains, water runs down the walls and we end up with a puddle. If it’s not dealt with, it will only get worse once the trapped rain freezes and the split gets bigger.”

Everyone has rallied round to support the church, including the town’s MP and Lewes’ mayor. “We’ve received help from so many quarters, and are extremely grateful”, says Trevor. “Grants from the Cliffe Feoffees, Chalkhill Trust, and Alan Evans Memorial Trust were enormously welcome, as were the countless number of individual donations and invaluable support from many quarters including local businesses.”

The church has been holding a series of fundraising activates, including coffee mornings, a summer fair, successful harvest flower festival and a Christmas Fair on 3rd December in Cliffe Hall.

“We just need to pull out all the stops now to find the final £20,000 to complete the work to this historically important and Listed building, to preserve it for future generations.”

If you’d like to help, visit the church’s website, st-thomas-lewes.org.uk where you can find details of how to support and donate.

Its historic clock is a 17th century mechanism, attributed to Ditchling blacksmith James Looker and painstakingly restored by the world’s oldest clockmakers

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The Cinnamon Trust in Worthing and beyond helps give pets and their owners piece of mind, love, care and safety. Entirely free and volunteer run, this charity is a lifeline for many The wag of a tail when you come in the door, a warm cuddle as your furry friend is curled in your lap and the loving, appreciative gaze as you put down their food – pets really are the most loving companions and for many, especially the elderly or terminally ill, are their reason for living. But what if circumstances change and the owner needs help looking after their pet? The Cinnamon Trust, with a branch in Worthing, provide help and assurance that the pet is well looked after, loved and cared for in the long or short term.

The effect pet companionship can have is very positive; they are a constant companion; they are affectionate and totally nonjudgmental, not to mention a form of protection from intruders as well as the more subtle form of protection from loneliness and despair.

Having a focus outside of oneself, caring for and stroking a pet is very relaxing and can help reduce stress and anxiety. And for dog owners, the extra benefits of gentle exercise and fresh air helps to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

This special bond between owner and pet enhances life considerably, but when the time comes to think about what will happen to their beloved animal should they fall ill, have to go into residential care or if they die, can cause a great amount of anxiety

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FRIEND and distress. Thankfully, this is where The Cinnamon Trust can help.

Set up in 1985 by Mrs Averil Jarvis, and named after her beloved Corgi, Cinnamon, The Cinnamon Trust specialises in relieving the anxieties and problems faced by the elderly and terminally ill people and their pets. The service they offer focuses on preserving the relationship between owners and their pets and working directly with the owners to ensure the best is put in place for the animals. There is a national network of some 18,000 community service volunteers available to provide practical help, for example dog walking for housebound dog owners.

A national fostering service is available for longer-term animal care, for example if the owner has a spell in hospital, and The Cinnamon Trust can also arrange long-term care for when owners have died or moved into residential accommodation,

ensuring their pets will have a safe and happy future.

June Murfet, a volunteer and long-term fosterer for the trust, has been caring for the Bassett family’s dog, Milo. She was able to take Milo into the hospital to visit his owners, and said, “I told Jack about how Freddie (my own dog) and Mr Tiggs (Tiggy) are looking after Milo and how they really enjoy him playing with them. I showed Jack the photos I had taken at Milo’s first birthday party, which made everyone laugh!” The family were becoming desperate and if The Cinnamon Trust had not stepped in they may have had to rehome Milo.

Could you help The Cinnamon Trust? The Worthing branch are looking for dog walking volunteers and local homes willing to foster a pet and make a real difference to owners and pets lives.

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The More Radio Toy Appeal is back for Christmas 2016! Do you have any gifts left over from last year or could you donate a present this festive season?

Last year’s hugely popular initiative saw thousands of gifts donated via drop off points, to chosen charities helping children and young people living in poverty in Sussex. Chris Birks, a More Radio presenter on the Chris Birks at Breakfast show, which is leading the campaign, says, “Surprisingly there are many children and young people here in Sussex who live below the breadline and who won’t be getting any Christmas presents this year. The More Radio Toy Appeal was set up to help children and teenagers living in impoverished and difficult circumstances to celebrate Christmas in a way that every child deserves – with a gift.”

Last year’s response from the people of Sussex was overwhelming, resulting in More Radio hiring extra storage space to contain all the donations. “We were thrilled with the wonderful generosity of More Radio listeners in 2015, but we want to make it even bigger this year!” says Chris.

“In particular for 2016, we are asking for gifts for older children and teenagers as in previous years, there’s been a bit of a shortage of donations for these age groups.”

Officially launched on 21st November and running throughout December all the way until Christmas, the Toy Appeal operates in conjunction with three of the most deserving local charities, (as nominated by More Radio) and who specialise

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in helping children and young people in the area. More Radio would love to hear from any local charities that would like to be considered as part of the Toy Appeal this year.

So how does it work? Listeners can drop their wrapped presents (indicating roughly which age group it’s suitable for) at special distribution points clearly marked with the More Radio Toy Appeal logo. Drop off locations in Mid Sussex this year include Tesco stores in Lewes and Burgess Hill, Rushfields Plant Centre in Poynings, Skinners Sheds at Wyevale Garden Centre in Kingston, Mountain Warehouse in Lewes and Haywards Heath and Upmarket22 in Burgess Hill.

Past donations have included everything from dolls and puzzles to toiletries and even tricycles and ride-on cars. As Chris explains, “People have been amazing, but donations can also be something small, costing just a couple of pounds. From the kids in care who benefit to those teenagers visiting drop-in centres in the run up to Christmas to get away from their home life for a few hours, it’s just a lovely thing for them to be part of - to receive a gift.”

The Toy Appeal was set up to help children and teenagers celebrate Christmas in a way that every child deserves – with a gift Drop off points in Worthing: Tesco Extra in New Road, Durrington and The Holmbush Centre; Wimpy, Chapel Road; Starbucks, Broadwater High Street; Skinners Sheds, Wyevale Garden Centre; Arundel Wetland Centre. Plus Sussex Living office in Hurstpierpoint. For the latest information go to the More Radio website www.moreradio.online.

And don’t forget to listen to Chris and Hayley on the Breakfast show for updates.

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Mid Sussex Ramblers As ‘the Ramblers’ group for the Mid Sussex area, we offer a varied programme of walks throughout 2017 to suit all ages and walking abilities.

Walks are arranged for every Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday throughout the year, and on Bank Holidays, and occasionally other days in the week. They consist of half day walks of 3 to 6 miles and, for the more energetic, all day walks of 9 to 11 miles. During the summer months there are also Wednesday evening walks (3 to 4 miles) and weekend walking breaks and coach outings with walks. During the winter months we hold indoor meetings in King Edward Hall, Lindfield, with illustrated talks on a wide range of topics, and social evenings in local pubs in the Mid Sussex area.

Whether you are new to walking or an experienced walker, you are very welcome to come along and give us a try.

To find out more, details of our group and walks are available in local libraries or view our website at: www. midsussexramblers.co.uk/ Call Tony on 01444 483053 or e-mail publicity@ midsussexramblers.co.uk

Festive shoebox appeal An animal lover from Burgess Hill is organising a Christmas

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shoebox appeal for Raystede Animal Welfare Centre. The centre, which is based near Lewes has been caring for animals for over 60 years. Every year the centre rescues, re-homes or provides sanctuary for more than 1,500 animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, horses and donkeys to name a few.

Justine Crookall, who is running the Mid Sussex appeal now in its 4th year is asking for people to fill a box or bag with food, toys and treats for the animals to enjoy over the festive period. In past years the appeal was a huge success with over 200 boxes in 2015. For details of the Burgess Hill drop off point, please contact shoeboxappeal@yahoo. co.uk or call 07999 912147.

The appeal is running until 14th December.

Ensemble Reza free concerts Ensemble Reza’s popular free lunchtime concert series is set to sparkle with their Christmas Special on Tuesday 13th December at Haywards Heath Methodist Church, from 1pm2pm with mince pies served from 12.30pm. In a programme of carols and festive music this promises to be a very special concert performed by this virtuoso group of wonderful players. Set up in 2013 and including professional musicians from Sussex, Ensemble Reza represent some of this country’s leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The combination of highly talented musicians who are close friends performing together, results in breathtaking performances which have become the unique sound of Ensemble Reza. For more information about the concert or group please contact Hannah. carter@ ensemblereza. com

Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival Cuckfield is gearing up for its annual Christmas Tree Festival.

Decorators have already signed up and are busy putting the final touches to their bespoke decorations. Cuckfield Youth’s Tree is expected to be a real talking point this year.

This year the festival will support the work of the Mid Sussex Branch of Parkinson’s UK, whose choir, Good Vibrations will form part of the musical programme. Martin King, a member of their choir, Good Vibrations, explained how singing is a good way to maintain the tone of facial muscles. Those who live with Parkinson’s know how quickly it becomes hard to smile at the people they meet.

To support the amazing ‘can do’ attitude of the Mid Sussex Branch of Parkinson’s UK join us at Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield. Doors are open from 11.30-7.30pm on Friday 9th, 11.30-6.30pm on Saturday 10th and 11.30-5.00pm on Sunday 11th December. The festival closes with a Carol Service at 6.00pm. You are advised to allow approximately one hour to see the trees and listen to the music. If you wish, your visit can be extended by visiting the old school where very reasonably priced refreshments will be served, closing about 30 minutes before the end of the festival each day. Entry is £4.00 per adult, children under 16 are free accompanied by an adult.

Coro Nuovo Christmas concert Coro Nuovo, the acclaimed Sussex choir, will be staging a concert at St Peter’s Church, Chailey as part of a church fundraising Christmas programme.

The concert takes place on Sunday 10th December at 7.00pm and will be a selection of secular and non-secular Christmas music, interspersed with seasonal poetry and prose readings. Music includes traditional choral pieces

such as In Dulci Jubilo, O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen, Bogoroditseye Dyevo

by Rachmaninov, to more modern recognisable renditions such as White Christmas and Jingle Bell Swing. It all promises to be an excellent evening’s entertainment up to Coro’s usual high standards, and will also raise money for a worthwhile cause.

Refreshments will be served.

Tickets cost £10 (accompanied children under 16 free) and will be available on the door or from Janet Barnes on 01825 722574 or friendsofstpeterschailey@ hotmail.co.uk

Chailey @ Christmas We at St. Peter’s Church in Chailey are looking forward to Christmas this year with our free event to reflect the Magic of Christmas.

From Friday 9-11th December, we are holding our first ‘Chailey @ Christmas’ event which features a Christmas Tree Festival in St Peter’s Church.

There will be many decorated Christmas trees from local groups and businesses, hand bell presentations, choirs, harp music and a brilliant Saturday evening concert by the superb Sussex choir Coro Nuovo in the church lit by Christmas Trees (see above for details).

From 2-6pm on Friday the church will be open to visitors who can view the trees, whilst enjoying a hand bell presentation, seasonal music and a cup of tea and cake. From 10-5pm on Saturday there will be a special peel of bells at 10am and a chance to meet our bell ringers afterwards. Again, tea and cake will be available.

On Sunday, our normal services will be held around the festival trees. From 1pm the festival continues with Christmas music and from 3pm our favourite Harpist Margaret Watson, will be playing before and during our closing concert at 4pm. There will refreshments available.

Details of the festival from Teresa Wenban: 01825 722286 or stpeterschurch12@hotmail. co.uk www.stpeterschailey.org

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Pre-Diabetes Programme The Mid Sussex Wellbeing team has new course dates available for the successful Pre-Diabetes Programme to help people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This free half day course aims to show people how they can take control for themselves and reduce the risk of developing the condition.

Some people are more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes than others. Those with a family history of type 2 diabetes, a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25 and adults from ethnic minority backgrounds face a greater risk and are being encouraged to sign-up for the prevention programme.

The free course looks at small and manageable steps that individuals can take to avoid developing type 2 diabetes, such as changes to diet, increasing activity levels and other lifestyle factors.

For more information or to book your space now please call the Wellbeing team on 01444 477191 or email wellbeing@midsussex.gov.uk.

2017 programme dates: East Grinstead, East Grinstead Library, Friday 20th January, 9:45-12:45pm Bugess Hill, Brow Medical Centre, Wednesday 1st February, 6:00-9:00pm Haywards Heath, Dolphin Surgery, Thursday 9th February, 9:30-12:30pm Burgess Hill, Park View Surgery, Friday 17th February, 9:30-12:30pm East Grinstead, East Grinstead Library, Friday 17th March, 9:45-12:45pm

Ditchling Film Society On Thursday 1 December 2016 our film for Christmas will be Rams, a deadpan comedy which is not only captivating and continually surprising but also a master class in combining character and landscape. The film is about a curmudgeonly farmer and his estranged brother, who live side-by-side in a secluded valley in Iceland tending their award-winning flocks of sheep. Although they share the land, they have not spoken to one another for forty

years. When a lethal disease suddenly infects some of the sheep, threatening all the residents’ livelihoods, the feuding brothers band together. They are still family, which is the reason this uplifting drama of mending old hurts resonates so strongly as there is nothing more relatable than a family dispute.

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Dear Sussex Living... …Thank you so much for sharing the important messages around mental health in your October issue. Around 60 young people attended our World Mental Health Day event in Horsham and learnt how important it is to talk about mental health issues.

Hopefully we can continue to challenge the stigmas and support those who need it. For those who weren’t able to attend, that support is available through our Youth Emotional Support service with information on our website (www.westsussex.gov.uk).

Kind regards, Stephen Hillier, West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children – Start of Life …I am writing to thank Sussex Living for the publicity it has given The Mid Sussex Franco-British Society. Francophiles of varying levels of French are most welcome at our informal monthly meetings on a Wednesday evening be-

tween 8-10pm in the Function Suite in Clair Hall, Haywards Heath between September and June. Annual membership is £20 and visitor’s fee £4 per evening. Further details are available from 01444 452385. We look forward to welcoming you and thank Sussex Living once again for their support.

Kind regards, Barbara Stevens …I would like to thank you for running the ‘Road to Rio’ competition in your magazine in August. I really enjoyed doing the quiz and found out so many interesting facts about the Olympics.

My friend Gill and I have just had a wonderful lunch in the Community Cafe, Hurstpierpoint courtesy of the voucher I won in the competition.

The cafe has a lovely atmosphere and tasty menu. We are already planning another visit.

Kind regards, Viv Elsworth

…I took this photo of a glorious autumnal scene in Steyning today – St Andrew’s Church in the autumn sunshine for you to enjoy. A small part of the magnificent Sussex countryside!

Michael Cracknell

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CAROL CONCERTS & CHURCH SERVICES Do you have a seasonal Mid Sussex community or charity event to promote?

Email info@sussexliving.com and ask for a Diary Dates form.

Visit our Diary Dates page on www.sussexliving.com Ardingly Ardingly College Chapel, College Lane, Ardingly RH17 6SQ Tuesday 20 December, 20:00

Advent Carol Concert by Candlelight with Ardingly Choral Society who will perform Haydn – Nelson Mass and carols.

Free entry with retiring collection in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice.

Balcombe St Mary’s Church, London Road, Balcombe RH17 6PA Sunday 11 December, 16:30

Have You Heard The Story? Christmas Music & Words Candlelit concert by the English Arts Chorale. Heartwarming Christmas music and readings (sacred and secular).

Audience participation in some carols. £12 (unreserved) including refreshments at door, from www.englisharts.org, or 01444 811380, and ‘Threads’. Contact: J Wiginton at wigmat@gmail.com

Sunday 18 December, 18:00 Candlelight Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Saturday 24 December 16:00 Family Crib Building Service 23:00 Midnight Sung Eucharist Sunday 25 December 08:00 Said Eucharist 10:00 Family Eucharist Sunday 8 January (Epiphany) 10:00 Parish Eucharist

Bolney & Cowfold St Mary Magdalene, Cowfold Road, Bolney RH17 5QR Sunday 18 December

10:00 ‘Breathing Space’ – Family Eucharist with Baptism 18:30 Nine Lessons and Carols Saturday 24 December, 15:00 Family Crib Service to welcome ‘Posada’

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Holy Family and assembly of the Crib Sunday 25 December, 09:30 Parish Eucharist with carols Sunday 01 January, 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP)

St Peter’s Church, Cowfold RH13 8BT Saturday 24 December

17:30 Family Crib Service to welcome “Posada’ Holy Family and assembly of the Crib 23:30 Midnight Mass – First Mass of Christmas Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Parish Eucharist with carols Sunday 01 January, 10:00 Parish Eucharist

Burgess Hill St Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 OLG Saturday 10 December, 19:30-22:00

Burgess Hill Choral Society Christmas Concert Come and enjoy our Christmas Concert with Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Rutter’s Gloria and carols for choir and audience.

Full orchestra and professional soloists under the direction of Michael Stefan Wood, BEM. £13 and accompanied under 16s free. Tickets from Burgess Hill Help Point, or 07522 493966 or on the door.

All Saints United Reformed Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0JS Sunday 11 December, 10:30-11:30

Christmas Family Nativity with Haywards Heath Junior Brass Band.

A fresh look at the nativity Sunday 18 December, 18:30-20:00 Christmas Carols by Candlelight with Haywards Heath Brass Band.

A traditional service with Nine Lessons and Carols.

Burgess Hill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8QD Sunday 04 December, 10:30

Family Service with interactive nativity

Sunday 11 December, 18:30 Carols by Candlelight Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Christmas Celebration

St John the Evangelist, Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9AA Sunday 27 November, 18:00

Advent Carol Service Saturday 10 December, 16:00 Christingle Wednesday 14 December, 19:00 Carols/Lighting of the Christmas Tree Thursday 15 December, 19:30 Carol Concert (in aid of Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance) Sunday 18 December, 18:00 Nine Lessons and Carols. A Candlelit Service Saturday 24 December 16:00 Christmas Eve Children’s Crib and Nativity Service 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December 08:00 Said Eucharist 10:00 Christmas Eucharist Sunday 08 January 08:00 Said Eucharist 10:00 Sung Eucharist

The Point at the Woolpack Pub, Burgess Hill RH15 8NN Sunday 04 December, 19:00-20:30

Church in a Pub - Christmas special live music, Christmas carols, thought for the day, mulled wine and more. A very informal way to do church! Free entrance, but bring money to buy your own drinks at the bar!

The Point, St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill RH15 8GA Sunday 11 December, 13:30-14:45 & 16:00-17:15

Point Panto Sunday 18 December, 16:00 & 18:30 Family friendly Christmas carols, so bring the kids!

Please join us for a Christmas carol celebration. We will sing and celebrate as we approach Christmas!

Sunday 25 December, 10:30-11.45

Christmas Morning Celebration. Join us for our family friendly

The King’s Church Mid-Sussex, The King’s Centre, 33-35 Victoria Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9LR Monday 19 December, 18:30

Family friendly Christmas Favourites with much audience participation with Sussex Chorus. Tickets from Burgess Hill Help Point 01444 412579, Carousel Music and from Richard Moon 01444 412579 r.u.moon@btinternet.com In aid of St Peter & St James Hospice.

Chailey St Peter’s Church, Chailey Green BN8 4DA Friday 09 December, 14:00-18:00

Saturday 10 December, 10:00-17:00 Sunday 11 December, 13:00-17:00 Chailey at Christmas - Seasonal entertainment, concerts, handbells and Christmas trees throughout the weekend.

Sunday 11 December, 10:00-11:00 Children’s Christingle Sunday 18 December, 18:00-19:00 Carol Service Saturday 24 December 15:30-16:30 Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Communion Sunday 25 December 08:00-08:30 Christmas Day Holy Communion 10:00-11:00 Christmas Day Family Service

St Peter’s Church, Chailey Green BN8 4DA Coro Nuovo at Christmas Saturday 10 December, 19:00-20:30 See Local Living

Crawley St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Crawley RH10 7RT Sunday 27 November, 18:30-19:30

Advent Carol Service A reflective start to the season, with a mix

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The Seasons Forest Row Now full of Christmas treats from gluten-free mince pies and Christmas puds to handmade candles, natural bath goodies and dairy-free chocolates.

Discover Seasons, specialists in Organic Whole Foods since 1971.

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Safe Haven for Donkeys Adopt a donkey this Christmas and help raise vital funds for Safe Haven.

You will receive an adoption certificate, record card, photo, quarterly newsletter and cuddly toy. Adoption packs are either £24/£48 for the year or £2/£4 per month.

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The Llama Park The Llama Park has unique and fun Christmas presents for everyone.

How about a Llama Walk voucher? Or something from our lovely shop – who doesn’t love a comfy pair of slippers, a selection of sweets and confectionary or beautiful handmade winter-warmers?

An independent family business specialising in fine jewellery, including this classic 18 carat gold and diamond collection.

28 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3AS 01342 323331 pennyfarthing@global-internet.co.uk www.pennyfarthingjewellers.co.uk

Rushfields Discover our wide selection of children’s toys, books, games and stocking fillers. Keep them busy on Christmas day and beyond!

Wych Cross, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JN 01825 712040 www.llamapark.co.uk

Henfield Road, Poynings, West Sussex BN45 7AY 01273 857445 www.rushfields.com

Enhance Aesthetics and Beauty Auricula New for winter 2016: vibrant red freshwater pearls - perfect for parties and they also make fabulous gifts!

Visit Auricula in Ditchling for unique handcrafted gemstone jewellery.

12 Turner Dumbrell Workshops Dumbrells Court Road, DitchlingEast Sussex BN6 8GT 01273 845582 natasha@auricula.co.uk www.auricula.co.uk

Offering a wide range of Beauty and Aesthetic treatments. Christmas Gift vouchers are available and Special Pamper Packages.

Exclusive Christmas Package includes: Spray Tan, X-press Gel Mani & Pedi Only £59.

1 Whitehall Parade, London Road RH19 1AP 01342301544 www.enhanceyou.co.uk

Harmony at Home Children's Boutique in Lindfield High Street has a gorgeous selection of children's toys and gifts from birth to 12 years. As well as clothes, new baby and Christening gifts, we have a free gift wrapping service and free car parking.

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of choir-only pieces and carols for all in tranquil and ancient surroundings.

Sunday 18 December, 18:30-19:30 Nine Lessons and Carols Share in this traditional service with its awe-inspiring mix of choir-only pieces and carols.

Saturday 24 December, 23:30-00:30 Midnight Mass Join us in the tranquil surroundings of the 11th oldest Church in England for our traditional Midnight Mass.

18:00 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Saturday 24 December 14:30* & 16:30* Crib Service in Church 16:30* Stable Service in The Old School (*The 2 Crib Services & Stable Service are all ticketed) 23:15 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December 08:00 Holy Communion 09:45 Family Eucharist for Christmas

K2, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley RH11 9BQ

Sunday 18 December, 16:30-18:30

Cuckfield Baptist Church, Polestub Lane, Cuckfield RH17 5GP ‘Carols Around The Tree’. Carols, seasonal refreshments and a Christmas Service.

Sunday 04 December, Choir from 15:00, Service 15:30 Tree of Light At St Catherine’s Hospice, we understand that the loss of someone special can be so very hard, especially at this time of the year. During this service you will be able to reflect and remember a loved one and dedicate a star in their memory. Contact: 01293 447364 www.stch.org.uk/treeoflight

Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston St Margaret’s Church, West Street, Ditchling BN6 8TS Sunday 18 December, 18:00

Carols by Candlelight Saturday 24 December 16:30 Family Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Holy Communion Sunday 25 December, 09:45 Christmas Celebration Holy Communion

Cuckfield Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Cuckfield RH17 5JZ

Street Parish Church, Street Lane, Streat

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Sunday 11 December, 18:00

Christmas Tree Festival Friday 16 December, 18:00 Cuckfield Nativity Sunday 18 December 09:45 Family Carol Service

Carols by Candlelight Sunday 25 December, 09:45 Christmas Celebration Holy Communion

St Martin’s Church, Westmeston Carols by Candlelight

Dormansland St John’s Church, Dormansland RH7 6QU Sunday 04 December, 10:00

Christingle & Toy Service Sunday 04 December, 19:00-10:00 Christmas Concert presented by Dormansland Committee of Action Medical Research for Children.

Greenstede Singers performing a selection of Christmas songs and carols.

Christmas cards on sale. Tickets £8 to inc. refreshments, available from Claire on 01342 323697/07790 194835 or Vickie on 01732 863950/07762 491956 Saturday 24 December 15:00 Crib Service 16:30 Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Eucharist Sunday 25 December 08:00 Said Communion 10:00 Christmas Eucharist

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‘Celebrating our Local Community’ – A Tree Festival An interesting display of illuminated and decorated trees plus refreshments, with a Christingle Service on Sunday 11th at 4pm. All donations will benefit The Children’s Society, Family Support Work (a charity supporting families in need in Sussex) and an International charity.

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Wednesday 07 December, 19:30 Concert of Seasonal Music with ‘Cantu Amici’ which includes some carols for all to sing. Hot drinks and light refreshments in the Common Room afterwards.

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Huge selection of stunning jewellery, scarves and toiletries and new Lampe Berger Paris. Personal Shopping Service and FREE Gift Wrapping Service. Open Mon-Sat 10am to 5.30pm.

54a High Street, Hurstpierpoint,West Sussex BN6 9RG

07748 630316

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Fine & Scandi Scandinavian Mobile Kitchen based in Forest Row. Hire us for your special occasion and experience our delicious food.

Fizz on Foot Limited These vouchers make a perfect Christmas present.

They can help pay for one of our many wonderful walking and wine tasting tours. The vouchers range from £25, £50 and upwards.

07546 220614 fineandscandi@gmail.com www.fineandscandi.co.uk facebook: www.facebook.com/Fine-andScandi-1542154815996257/ twitter: @fineandscandi

The Vinery, 36 Baldwin Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 1UP 01323 737271 info@fizzonfoot.com www.fizzonfoot.com

Gift Guide Get Crafty

Marston Barrett Limited Jewellers and Silversmiths of Distinction in Lewes who specialise in antique, secondhand and contemporary jewellery, silver, watches and clocks. Visit us for a unique shopping experience.

72/73 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XG 01273 474150 www.marstonbarrett.com

A true crafter can never have too many craft supplies, and the perfect gift for Christmas is the chance to buy more! Get Crafty stock a wide range of crafts from papercrafts to candlemaking, decoupage to face paints, and much more! £5, £10 or £20 gift vouchers available.

24 The Martlets, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9NN 01444 236607 getcraftyonline@gmail.com www.getcraftyonline.co.uk

Olivers Coffee & Wine Struggling for gift ideas?

Come in to view a whole range of gifts, from mini kegs and craft beer to luxury wine boxes and specialist gins.

17/18 Borers Yard, Borers Arms Road, Copthorne RH10 3LH 01342 821755 www.oliverscoffeeandwine.co.uk

Rushfields Now in stock, a huge range of festive ornaments, fibre optic or real Christmas trees, decorations and much more. Make your Christmas special!

Henfield Road, Poynings, West Sussex BN45 7AY 01273 857445 www.rushfields.com

Sarah Lacey Dry Cleaning Lilguy Designs Gorgeous sterling and fine silver gifts and jewellery for men and women from Lilguy Designs.

Commissions undertaken. Give someone special something special for Christmas!

07899 664070 www.lilguy.co.uk

Carousel Music Give the gift of music!

Musical instruments, accessories, sheet music and musical gifts. Instrument hire and repair service.

7 Commercial Square, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1DW 01444 417654 www.carousel-music.co.uk

At Sarah Lacey Dry Cleaning we have a range of beautiful Gisela Graham Christmas decorations and gifts to choose from.

1 College Road, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1QN 01444 416644 www.sarahlacey-drycleaning.co.uk

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Saturday 24 December 16:30 Toddler Crib Service 18:00 Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December 08:00 The Eucharist 10:00 All-age Eucharist

Parish Candlelight Carol Service Saturday 24 December 17:00 Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Mass (Carols from 23:00) Sunday 25 December 08:00 Holy Communion 10:00 Eucharist

West Street Church, West Street, East Grinstead RH19 4EY

Hassocks

Come and sing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve with seasonal refreshments.

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH

Saturday 24 December, 17:00-18:00

Saturday 10 December, 14:30-16:30

Carols and Cakes The Forest Row Lifeboat Choir present a Carol Concert to raise funds for the RNLI. £6. Tickets from the Trinity Welcome Café, at the door or from Roger 01342 324196

The Magic of Christmas Please join Friends and Neighbours in their Christmas Concert of carols and songs (some entertainment too) - an opportunity to ‘get together’ for a friendly and enjoyable afternoon. Advance tickets at £2.50 each (include refreshments) go on sale on Monday 28th November at Pavilion Electrics in Keymer Road, Hassocks or by ringing 01273 845291. We look forward to your company.

Freshfield Hall, Forest Row RH18 5ES

St Cosmas and St Damian, Keymer Road, Keymer BN6 8QL

The Forest Row Lifeboat Choir present a concert of Christmas carols to raise funds for the RNLI. £10. Tickets form Bishops Forest Row or from Roger 01342 324196.

Saturday 24 December 18:00 9 Lessons and Carols 23:30 First Mass of Christmas with Carols Sunday 25 December 08:00 Holy Communion 09:45 Family Eucharist with Carols

Forest Row Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead RH19 2HA Saturday 03 December, 14:30-16:30

Saturday 10 December, 19:30-21:30

Holy Trinity, Priory Road/Lewes Rd, Forest Row, East Grinstead RH18 5AF Sunday 20 December, 18:00

St Edwards Roman Catholic Church, 2 Lodge Lane, Keymer BN6 8NA Saturday 24 December

09:00 First Mass of Christmas with Carols 10:30 Mass with Carols

St Francis of Assisi, Priory Road.

Hassocks BN6 8PS Saturday 24 December

16:00 Crib Service 10:30 Family Eucharist with Carols

United Reformed Church, 23 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AB Sunday 11 December, 15:00

Churches Together in Hassocks ‘A Twist in the Tale’, followed by carols and refreshments. Collection for Crisis at Christmas.

Saturday 24 December 15:00 Crib Service 18:30 Carols by Candlelight Sunday, 25 December, 10:00 Christmas Day Service Everyone is welcome to our Christmas Services

Haywards Heath St Wilfrid’s Church, Church Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3QH Saturday 10 December, 19:30-21:30

Charity concert with choral works by Brahms and Charpentier, festive songs and carols for choir and audience. £12 in advance (from choir members and Carousel Music) £15 on the night. Children under 16 free with a paying adult. Contact: David & Ann 07710 442289 contact@ midsussexchoir.org.uk

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Haywards Heath Baptist Church, 7 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4DZ Saturday 24 December, 19:00

A traditional Carol Service, with Christmas Carols and bible readings.

Saturday 24 December, 15:00-16:00 A Children focused Crib Service, with Christmas Carols and the account of Christ’s birth.

Sunday 25 December, 10:00-11:00 A traditional Service, celebrating Christ’s birth.

Christ Church, New England Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3LE Sunday 18 December

10:30 Nativity Service 18:30 Carols by Candlelight Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Christmas Day Service

Henfield Henfield Evangelical Free Church, High Street, Henfield BN5 9HP Sunday 18 December

10:30 Morning Service 18:30 Carols by Candlelight (Refreshments after both services) Sunday 25 December 10:30 Christmas Morning Service

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Hippychick

Smiffy Bears

Nattou is a collection of adorable soft cuddly toys and accessories. With prices starting from £9.99 there’s a cuddly friend to suit any budget!

This is a specialist bear shop, stocking Charlie Bears, Merrythought, Hermann, Clemens, Steiff, DEB Canham, Smiff y Bears and many others. Jackie Smith has been restoring bears for over thirty years, with a bear hospital in the shop. Please call in for a coffee, bear chat or hug!

1 Roberts Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset 01278 434440 www.hippychick.com

Cobblestone Walk, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3RD 07885 075890 Open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30 to 5pm

Woods Travel Treat your loved one to a new adventure this Christmas with a gift voucher. Available in any denomination, vouchers can be redeemed against anything booked with the Woods Travel Group.

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The Cheesemaking Workshop

R8 Fitness

For a unique and fun Christmas gift choose a gift voucher or hamper for the Cheesemaking Workshop, where guests learn to make 6 soft cheeses in a day. They will also enjoy cheese tastings, a delicious cheese inspired lunch with wine and take home some of the cheeses made on the day.

Inspirational gift for the woman in your life! Do you have a partner, friend or family member who wishes to get in better shape for 2017?

How about gifting them a 12 week new year body transformation course? The more the merrier.

01903 889730 www.thecheesemakingworkshop.co.uk

Randolphs Farm, Bedlam Street, Hurstpeirpoint, West Sussex BN6 9EL 01273 831975 07805569977 Amy amy@r8fitness.co.uk

Hair Emporium Aveda gift of joy from Nepal. Hand pick the perfect gift and learn how our gift wrapping changes lives in Nepal. Make a positive difference through the simple purchase of an Aveda gift. Vouchers also available.

Rushfields Come into our Christmas wonderland of unique decorations, trees, lights, gifts and festive food.

Henfield Road, Poynings, West Sussex BN45 7AY 01273 857445 www.rushfields.com

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Upmarket22 Family run business in the heart of Burgess Hill, with gifts for everyone - toys, clothes, homeware, handmade crafts and much more. There is also a café with homemade foods.

These lovely Maileg bunnies and mice make a great gift for age 3 and over. Various sizes, some with their own matchbox bed and bedding. Accessories include highchairs, potties, rockers, motor bikes, cots and prams.

Shop 2, Cobblestone Walk 74 High Street, Steyning West Sussex BN44 3RD 01903 814264

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Church & Carol SERVICES

Keynes Station RH17 7BB Saturday 03 December, 19:30

Horsted Keynes Carol Service Come and join us in worship on the platforms of Horsted Keynes station as we sing and enjoy our annual Carol Service led by the Rector of Horsted Keynes and Chaplain to the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. The service will start at 7.30pm with the station refreshment room open from 6pm with hot snacks and mulled wine available to purchase.

Entry to the station is free of charge but a retiring collection will be offered for St Giles Church and the Bluebell Railway.

Hurstpierpoint Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint BN6 Sunday 27 November

18:00 Advent Service Sunday 18th December 18:00 Carol Service Saturday 24 December 16:00 & 18:00 Crib Services 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December 08:00 Holy Communion 09:45 Sung Eucharist

Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Sunday 11 December, 14:30

Hurstpierpoint Singers present their Christmas Spectacular. Come along and enjoy our feast of seasonal music and readings, with lots of audience participation, including the now famous ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’. Ticket price includes a glass of wine/soft drink and mince pie to start the festive season.

Tickets £8.00 obtainable from Hassocks Hardware, Hassocks and JanTon News, Hurstpierpoint or at the door. Contact: Joan Denley 01273 834534 michael.den@ btinternet.com

Evangelical Church, 149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9PU Sunday 18 December

10:30 Morning Worship. Even the Stars align!

16:00 Seasonal Reflections. Carols and cake.

Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Come and celebrate with us our Saviour’s birth.

Preacher David Lowries for all these services.

Methodist Church, 42 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9SA Sunday 04 December

15:00 Christingle and Carols 10:00 Christmas Celebration (United at Burgess Hill Methodist Church)

Lancing Lancing College, Lancing BN15 ORW Friday 02 December, 19:30

Why not head up the hill to Lancing College for a festival of the festive? A celebratory musical extravaganza by our excellent student musicians. Cost £6.

Contact: Beverley Allen, Music Secretary 01273 465968 baa@lancing.org.uk www. lancingcollege.co.uk

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Lewes

Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Family Service

St Mary’s Church, Highdown Road, Lewes BN7 1QE

Christ Church, Prince Edward’s Road, Lewes BN7 1BL

10:00 Toy Service. In the Eucharist, all contributions to the charity, Family Support work. Toys, wrapping paper and gifts suitable for single parents welcome.

16:00 Sing Noel Wednesday 05 December, 19:30 Carol Concert in aid of Pestalozzi. £5.

Saturday 24 December, 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Sung Mass

Carol Service ‘Retelling the Christmas Story’ Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Family Service

Sunday 04 December

Carols on the Green, Neville Road, Lewes BN7 1ND Sunday 09 December, 15:00

A collaborative event between Christ Church and St Anne’s. Members of the Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band will be playing seasonal music and mince pies and drinks will be served.

St Pancras Church, Irelands Lane, Lewes BN7 1QX Sunday 09 December, 15:00

Ashdown Singers: Concert of Carols.

Collection for the homeless.

Saturday 24 December, 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Sung Mass

Southover Church, Southover High Street, Lewes BN7 1JH Saturday 24 December

16:30 Nativity Service 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Family Service

Westgate Chapel, 92a High Street, Lewes BN7 1XH Saturday 15 December, 18:30

Lewes Esterhazy Chamber Choir: Carols by Candlelight, Free admission.

St Anne’s Church, High Street, Lewes BN7 1RJ Sunday 04 December

10:00 Eucharist and Toy Service 16:00 Sing Noel Monday 12 December, 19:00 Civic & St Anne’s Carol Service Sunday 18 December, 18:30 Traditional Carols for Christmas. Jointly with Christ Church Saturday 24 December 17:30 Crib Service with Carols 23:00 Midnight Mass of the Nativity Sunday 25 December 08:00 Holy Communion 10:00 Family Service

St Thomas a Beckett Church, Cliffe High Street Lewes BN7 2AH Saturday 24 December

16:00 Crib Service 23:30 Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December, 09:45 Sung Eucharist

South Malling Parish Church (St Michael the Archangel), Church Lane, Lewes BN7 2JA Saturday 24 December 15:00 Nativity Service 23:30 Midnight Mass

Sunday 23 December, 10:30

Eastgate Baptist Church, Eastgate Street, Lewes BN7 2LR Sunday 18 December, 10:30

Family Nativity Service Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Family Service

Lindfield Lindfield Evangelical Free Church, Chaloner Road, Lindfield RH16 2NQ Sunday 18 December

10:30 Morning Service 16:00 Carols by Candlelight (Followed by tea) Sunday 25 December, 10:30 Christmas Morning Celebration Service Sunday 01 January, 10:30 New Year’s Day morning service of Holy Communion

Lingfield The Church of St Peter and St Paul (Lingfield Parish Church), Old Town, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6AH

Saturday 24 December, 15:30 Christingle Service for children of all ages – with oranges and sweets Sunday 25 December, 10:00 Holy Communion for Christmas Day

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber Sunday 18 December, 14:30 Carol Service followed by tea in church – for all ages Sunday 25 December, 08:00 Short quiet service of Holy Communion

St Andrews, Edburton Sunday 18 December, 18:00 Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies Saturday 24 December, 23:30 Midnight Service of Holy Communion

Uckfield Uckfield United Reformed Church, 76 Newtown, Uckfield TN22 5AE Sunday 11 December, 16:00-17:30 All-age Family Carol & Christingle Service Drink and mince pies at 4pm Service with Christingles to remind us what Christmas is about, at 4.30pm.

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Christmas “Miscellany”

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love send to me?

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cracker, you’re more than likely to find three things inside: A gift, a joke and what else?

Forty 11 years ago in Christmas 1976, Johnny Mathis

I first broadcast on Radio 12 Luxembourg in 1968, before moving to Radio 1 a year later, where I would present the Breakfast Show.

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I made my way up the narrow spiral staircase to the belfry of Hurstpierpoint Parish Church. It was dark outside but the sound of bells lightened the evening and as I pushed open the old wooden door I was greeted by eight bellringers at their regular Thursday night practice.

Tower Captain John Norris introduced me to two brothers, Jonathan and Alex who both go to Downlands School in Hassocks with other young ringers, Josh, William and Rachel. Jonathan started ringing a year ago aged 10 and he is one of the new wave of young bell-ringers learning this ancient communal art. I sat and watched as ringers took turns to lead the ringing, by calling directions for the variations in the complex patterns of changes that ringers know as ‘methods’; it’s an incredibly intricate process and has its own language of unique terms. There are eight bells and two dumb bells, for which a computer generates the sound to allow learners to practice. The ropes rise high up through the tower to large wheels attached to the bells. As the rope is pulled the wheel and bell rotate first one way and then the other causing the clapper to strike the bell almost two seconds after the rope is pulled. It was clear from the concentration on everyone’s face that this requires skill and timing.

Ringers act as one in the same way that a musician plays every note of their chosen instrument.

It is energetic too; the bells nearly lift the lighter members off their

Ringing out across the rooftops, the peal of church bells is an unmistakable calling – be that to celebration, to church or to community. Ruth Lawrence discovers more

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feet and you have to reach high to gain enough pull on the rope.

Being in the belfry while the bells are ringing is a very visceral experience – creaking wood and the rumbling of pulleys liken the tower to a ship under sail. There’s a dynamic quality which is exciting not only to listen to but to watch, in that it’s very cohesive to see eight people working as one unit and hear the results pealing out across the village and surrounding countryside. After every piece

of ringing, the ends of the ropes are loosely knotted and at the end of the session all the bells are rung almost simultaneously to give a beautifully harmonious multilayered sound.

One of the ringers, Sue, has been ringing for almost two decades and she explained that ringers in their 30s and 40s are in short supply; apparently youngsters and older people make up the majority of ringers these days and they are keen to continued on page 30

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recruit more people in the mid range age bracket. Rachel is one young member who has done really well. Her grandfather used to be the Master of the County Association and she always aspired to ring.

John has been ringing nearly sixty years and he’s written a comprehensive booklet on the church bells at Hurst. He discovered that the fi rst defi nite evidence of bells in the church dated from 1685. As an entry for “mending ye Bells” exists in the church records in 1686, it suggests that the bells were already far from new. When the original church was demolished in 1843, five new bells were supplied to complete the new octave in 1846, four being cast especially for Hurst with Latin inscriptions chosen by the Rector. Three bells have since been recast, the most recent in 1953 ready for ringing for the Queen’s Coronation. In the mid 80s all the bells were rehung on cast iron headstocks and an electronic simulator and two dumbbells have been added since then. John describes the bells as “rather a mixed lot” as the work of five different founders yet they work very well together.

The inscription on the fourth bell perhaps sums up their effectiveness; the Latin reads “Ecce Quam Bonum Et Quam Iucundum Habitare Fratres In Unum.” Translated this reads “Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.”

Being in the belfry, you are

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At the end of the session all the bells are rung almost simultaneously to give a beautifully harmonious multilayered sound surrounded by reminders of past ringers; a photo of 1832 depicts three members of the Davey family including Richard Davey, who fought under Wellington and became the parish clerk.

There are plaques inscribed with names of previous ringers and an interesting feature is the CCTV of the bell chamber where you can see the bells ringing above.

Much of the language of bellringing seems incomprehensible to a newcomer so a handy chart has been written to explain some of the terms to the newly initiated. I learnt that the ‘sally’ is the woolly part of the rope and the ‘tail end’ is the rope’s end. To ‘set your bell’ is to rest it gently against the ‘stay’ which is a piece of wood attached to the bell which enables it to rest upside down in preparation for ringing. The ringing methods are described by diagrams and people apparently fi nd it easier to learn the complex information by breaking it down into chunks to make it more manageable.

The next time I hear bells ringing across fields or city, I know I’ll have a greater

awareness of what goes into the harmonious sound patterns that seem so much a part of the landscape. Not only do the bells mark occasion and celebration, they act as social cohesion, bringing people together regardless of age, background or ability. This ancient skill is still part of everyday life, and although hidden in the belfry, the sound reaches out and briefly touches the lives of everyone.

Bell-ringing practice takes place in Hurstpierpoint Parish Church every Thursday from 7-8:45pm, all visitors are most welcome.

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An Art Deco Make this festive period one to remember and embrace an Art Deco Christmas.

Vintage décor, a Christmas Eve cocktail party and a traditional family roast tick all the boxes for the most magical time of the year Christmas has been celebrated for over two millennia with both religious and secular traditions, but it wasn’t until the Roaring Twenties and Thirties that our modern day Christmas conventions were refi ned and standardised. This period, commonly referred to as Art Deco, was often festive and decadent as a matter of course and nowhere was this more apparent than during the Christmas season.

Many of our modern day Christmas customs emerged during the Art Deco years. In fact, the only real difference is that in those days Christmas was short and sweet, instead of the three month onslaught we face today. Here we take a closer look at how Christmas was celebrated during this time.

The custom of the Christmas tree was fi rst brought to the UK during the late 19th century, when Prince Albert imported the German tradition of the decorated tree. By the Art Deco period, artificial trees were all the rage and those who could afford it

By the Art Deco period, artificial trees were all the rage and those who could afford it would buy a feather tree

would buy a feather tree. Originally made in Germany around 1845, these were made from green dyed goose feathers arranged into pine needles and attached to wire branches, which were secured to a central dowel, acting as the trunk. All the best department stores sold these modern trees in a range of sizes and colours. For those of lesser means, a chopped tree from the garden or local woods would be brought into the home for decoration.

One of the most notable trends of this time was the introduction of electric lights for the Christmas tree, as an alternative to candles which had previously been used (despite the obvious fi re risk!). For many, the main continued on page 36 SUSSEX LIVING December 2016

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tree decorations were paper chains, but glass ornaments imported from Germany were also popular among the more wealthy. However, the growth of Woolworths in the UK soon brought this style of decoration to the masses, by reducing the price from five shillings to just one old penny per bauble.

It was during this period that the ‘finial bauble’ popularised by Woolworths, became a must-have item for the top of the tree. This was a colourful glass bauble that clipped over the top branch of the tree with a slot on top for a candle. Elaborate paper decorations which folded out to form bells, stars or trees were also fashionable and stores also sold tinsel by the length to help ramp up the festive spirit.

During the 1930s, nativity sets made from hand painted and glazed chalkware were also in demand. These generally comprised of eight figurines and a plywood stable, with a full set costing the equivalent of £12.60 today. However, unlike today, the tree and decorations

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The first commercial Christmas card was devised by Sir Henry Cole in 1843 and by the 1880s, the Post Office was already advising people to ‘post early for Christmas.’ During the Art Deco period, hand-made cards were popular, made from foil and ribbon. Owing to their fragility and often unusual shapes and sizes, most were hand delivered often with a gift of Christmas cookies.

The Christmas stocking tradition which really took hold in the early 20th century, was adapted from the Saint Nicolas Day custom of leaving out shoes in the hope of receiving gifts for good behaviour. The tradition evolved with children leaving stockings at the end of their beds and those who were lucky enough, would find a selection of gifts inside on Christmas morning, which might include an apple, an orange, a soft cuddly toy, sweets and nuts.

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As one piece of advice urged, “Give a woman something serviceable to wear or something she can use in her home and you gladden her heart. Give a man something for his auto, or something he can wear besides neckties and you win his thanks.” Not sure how well a new saucepan as a gift would go down in the 21st century!

For modern young couples, there was a trend to throw an annual cocktail party on Christmas Eve to impress friends with an array of canapés, decorations and a fashionable artificial tree. For families, the emphasis was on the big day itself.

Presents were opened in the morning and lunch put in the oven to cook, while the family went to church. The trend for Christmas turkey did not take hold until after the Second World War and those that could afford it, would eat goose or beef served with home grown vegetables, followed by plum pudding and mince pies.

After lunch, there was an afternoon walk, a snooze for the parents, followed by a carol service. During the evening, party games were played, a particular favourite being Blind Man’s Buff and there was Christmas cake for tea. From 1932, the King began his Christmas broadcast and for those families with a wireless, this was an important part of the day, in a similar way that the Queen’s Speech is today.

On Boxing Day, many families visited relatives, enjoying eating leftovers with a glass of sherry, another tradition which has not really changed all that much over the decades.

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Ear to the ground Close your eyes and open your ears. There is a whole world of natural sounds to be discovered, which Ruth Lawrence did with the helping hand of modern technology Humans are visual creatures. We tend to fi ll our mental space with sight, sometimes to the detriment of our other senses and noticing natural sound is perhaps not something we focus upon.

I’ve just returned from a wildlife sound recording course near the east coast and three days of being immersed in listening has opened up an entirely new dimension to the natural world. Armed with a portable sound recorder with integral microphones and a pair of headphones, I began to pick up noises I would have otherwise missed because I am usually looking rather than listening.

Birdsong is the most obvious sound most of us associate with being outdoors, and I picked it up on a device called a parabolic dish reflector which focuses distant sound into the microphone positioned in the centre of the dish. I pointed it at a scolding wren hidden in shrubbery and it was as though the tiny bird was perched on my shoulder and a pair of crows high in the tree canopy sounded as though they were cawing right next to me. A pair of tiny stereo mics attached to a coat hanger proved an effective way to eavesdrop on timid creatures; it could be hung on a branch and listened to from a distance, revealing another world of scurrying, calling wildlife hidden from the eye. I tried contact mics which could be tied to reeds or leaves to reveal amplified sounds

that would normally be inaudible and hydrophones which can be dropped into ponds, rivers or puddles to open up underwater realms rich in aquatic life.

As the rural soundscape tends to be dominated by distant traffic, farm machinery and noisy power tools such as lawnmowers, chainsaws and strimmers, it becomes increasingly difficult to locate purely natural sound. Early morning is always best, before traffic begins to impinge on nature; woodland seems particularly rich in birdsong and the rustling paws of hidden creatures. Wind sounds utterly different according to which tree it passes through while branches rub and clack together, giving a signature to each part of the wood.

Recording sounds seems an immersive way to ignite memories of wild places – press ‘play’ and you are immediately transported to the place you made the recording. A photo can only reveal an image whereas a sound takes you back there, among the flock of starlings, the wood at dawn or the thunderstorm unravelling across distant hills.

Recording equipment is relatively inexpensive at entry level and light enough to be portable even on a long walk. I’m certainly far more aware now of sounds that indicate another presence, be it by wingbeat, call or unidentified footfall. Focus on listening and numerous species will reveal themselves even if they remain invisible to the eye.

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Mistletoe Magic Travel back in time to the ancient world of mistletoe. You won’t fi nd pots of it for sale in the garden centre – but you can always grow your own There cannot be a plant more shrouded in myth and magic than mistletoe. Its curious, slightly sinister appearance commands our attention and respect. Prehistoric mistletoe hails us from the dawn of time: “I have seen millennia pass by, whereas you, mere mortals, are just wafting through”. ‘Respect’ is the word to remember. All parts of the plant are poisonous, so wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been decking the halls with it. Ancient druids were completely potty about mistletoe, especially when they found it growing on oak trees. These rare sightings were considered highly propitious and wondrous, as it much prefers the softer timbers of apple, poplar and lime. It’s also regularly found on alder, hawthorn, willow and rowan.

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Ancient druids were completely potty about mistletoe, especially when they found it growing on oak trees re-popularised the custom of kissing under the mistletoe; a tradition which goes way back to ancient Norse legend. Other European cultures saw mistletoe

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It’s possible to grow your own mistletoe, but patience is required. Folk will tell you this ‘parasitic’ plant will kill a tree – that’s not entirely true. Mistletoe can see off a tree, but usually an unhealthy specimen that probably would have died anyway. As to being parasitic, that’s not quite right either. To be pedantic, mistletoe is defined as a ‘semiparasite’ because it is capable of making its own chlorophyll, (food.) All it requires from its host is a high-rise home, some basic mineral salts and water.

Most mistletoe sold in the UK comes from France - and there’s the problem. Fickle mistletoe is site specific.

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The plants will be specifically male or female, which is why you need several in close proximity to cross-pollinate. Only female plants produce berries.

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The festive season is nearly upon us, yet there is still time to secure a new home, put up a tree and deck your new halls with boughs of holly Christmas will soon be here with all the fun, festivities and family that are so familiar to us all. Moving into a lovely home is truly the icing on the cake and it is not too late to secure a property in time for the big day.

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You may be surprised to learn that the fi nal weeks coming up to the Christmas period are often very active in the property market. There are buyers and sellers who have been looking to move throughout the year and who now shuffle into position.

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Developers in particular often fi nd they are inundated with requests for a completion of the build on specific plots. Buyers may have committed to purchase some months in advance, so to acquire their brand new home

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If you have not yet sold do not despair. Traditionally many sales go through at this time of the year so even if you have been on the market for some months there are cash buyers who can still exchange and complete before the 25th December and the proximity of a two week festive season prompts them into making a fi nal decision and a purchase!

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There cannot be many people in this world who have boldly gone where no man has gone before, but Sir Ranulph Fiennes is one of them. Hailed as the World’s Greatest Living Explorer by the Guinness Book of Records, Sir Ranulph is the only man alive to ever have circumnavigated the world on its polar axis using only surface transport. Even now at the grand age of 72 years, he continues to break world records, taking on the Global Reach Challenge to raise funds for the cancer charity, Marie Curie.

This latest record setting challenge will see Sir Ranulph aim to become the first person to have crossed both polar ice caps as well as climb the highest mountain on every continent.

For Sir Ranulph, the Global Reach Challenge will represent the culmination of a lifetime of exploration and death-defying challenges, motivated by his desire to raise money for Marie Curie. Having experienced at first hand the distress of watching his first wife Ginny, struggle with terminal illness, Sir Ranulph has tirelessly raised funds for charity and of the amazing £18.2m total raised so far, over £8m of that has gone to Marie Curie.

So where did this incredible drive for epic adventures come from? Sir Ranulph suggests it was merely a force of circumstance. “All I ever really wanted to do was what my father did, which was to be the colonel of a great Scottish regiment.” Sadly, Sir Ranulph’s father was killed in action during the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1943, before his son was born the following year in Windsor. Initially, his mother took the family to live in South Africa, but

Sir Ranulph already had a taste of adventure in 1967, having led an expedition up the largest glacier in continental Europe they returned to settle in Lodsworth, West Sussex in 1956, when Ranulph was 12 years old.

“Although essentially I grew up in West Sussex, my mother sent me to school in Wiltshire for a year where I lost my South African accent, thankfully in time for me to go to Eton, where you shouldn’t have an accent,” he laughs. “Unfortunately I wasn’t very academic and at the time you needed A Levels to get to Sandhurst, where I needed to go to follow in my father’s footsteps.”

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Despite his lack of academic prowess, Sir Ranulph’s fortunes were much more successful in the romantic sphere. Ginny Pepper lived in the neighbouring Sussex village of River and had fi rst met Sir Ranulph when he moved to Lodsworth. He was 12 and she was 9, but the childhood sweethearts didn’t start dating until their teenage years. “Her father disapproved and we had trouble with him for many years,” explains Sir Ranulph. “But thankfully Ginny’s mother was on our side and we married when I left the army in 1970 and then had to face the reality of how we made a living.”

By that time Sir Ranulph had already had a taste of adventure, having led an expedition up the largest glacier in continental Europe, the Jostedalsbreen, in Western Norway, in 1967. In places the glacier is almost a sheer wall of ice, but the team also completed the fi rst ever descent of the avalanche-ridden glacier in 1970. In between these two expeditions, Sir Ranulph, along with Ginny, led the Nile Hovercraft Expedition in 1969, ascending the longest river in the world.

In addition to this, Sir Ranulph had worked as an adventure training officer during his time in the army. “It was during the Cold War and I’d taught groups of Scottish soldiers skiing and canoeing continued on page 52

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in Germany, mainly to stop them beating each other up out of boredom, as the Soviet army never bothered to attack.” Building on this experience, Sir Ranulph and Ginny decided to try to make a living out of leading expeditions.

However, starting out was difficult and the couple had to work in pubs at weekends to pay the bills. It also soon became clear that publicity was key to getting sponsorship for their expeditions and it seemed that at the time the British media were only interested in all things cold and icy. Given this, Sir Ranulph and Ginny quickly realised that polar expeditions were the way to go and the Transglobe Expedition, which was seven years in the planning, remains not just one of Sir Ranulph’s most epic journeys, but one of humankind’s most incredible achievements.

The expedition involved circumnavigating the globe vertically, using only surface transport. The team covered 52,000 miles during 1979-82 and Sir Ranulph and his expedition partner, Charles Burton (who died in 2002), remain the only humans to have visited both North and South poles and to cross both the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans travelling only on the world’s surface. “Charlie was from East Sussex and we spent a large part of those three years arguing over whether East or West Sussex was best,” laughs Sir Ranulph. “The hardest part was crossing the Arctic Ocean, which is more lethal than crossing Antarctica, because Antarctica is ice sitting on land, whereas the Arctic ice is partially sitting on water.”

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Sir Ranulph and his expedition partner, Charles Burton remain the only humans to have visited both North and South poles travelling only on the world’s surface Book of Records called Sir Ranulph the World’s Greatest Living Explorer. “To be honest that expedition was what I would call proper exploring because when we did the 900 miles across the Antarctic, it was uncharted and we were mapping it for the first time ever. That was genuine exploration. Today that type of exploring has become impossible, owing to polar-orbiting satellites which make every corner of the world mappable,” he explains. “So nowadays, you get adventurers, not explorers.”

Despite spending a lot of time at the Poles, Sir Ranulph prefers hot climates and along with Ginny spent 26 years searching on and off for the lost city of Ubar in the Arabian Desert. “We did eight search expeditions over 26 years and finally located it in 1992.” Yet, it is the polar expeditions for which Sir Ranulph is most famous, including the Arctic Solo Expedition in 2000. The aim was to walk solo and unsupported to the North Pole, continued on page 54

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When we did the 900 miles across the Antarctic, it was uncharted and we were mapping it for the first time ever. That was genuine exploration continued from page 52

but he was forced to abandon the attempt after his sled fell through weak ice. Whilst trying to free the sled, Sir Ranulph’s hands got wet which led to severe frostbite. On returning home, doctors insisted the frostbitten fingers could not be removed for five months. Frustrated by the pain, Sir Ranulph removed them himself in his garden shed with the aid of an electric fretsaw.

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The toughest part of the challenge is the double marathon day, where two marathons are completed back to back in the searing heat and Sir Ranulph is the oldest Briton ever to complete this gruelling race.

Now happily married to Louise and with a ten year old daughter, many septuagenarian world record holders would be happy to hang up their crampons, but not Sir Ranulph. Back in 2009, he completed the Grand Slam of exploration, of having climbed Everest and crossed both the North and South Polar icecaps, but challenges evolve and today, The Big One not only involves reaching both poles but also being the first to climb the highest mountain on every continent. This has been too hard to resist and despite now being 72 years old with a condition called Cheyne-Stokes which makes breathing difficult above 16,000 feet, being diabetic, having chronic back pain and having lost half of the fingers and the thumb on his left hand, Sir Ranulph has embraced the opportunity of the Global Reach Challenge.

Having already crossed both polar ice caps and climbed Mount Everest (Asia), Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Kosciusko (Australasia) and Mount Elbrus (Europe), which he completed this July, Sir Ranulph still needs to climb Mount Carstensz (Australasia), Mount Vinson (Antartica), Aconcagua (South America) and Denali (North America), one of the world’s most dangerous and difficult mountains to climb. The first attempt to climb Denali was abandoned in May owing to chronic

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“It’s all getting harder. Things are definitely getting worse health wise; I feel rather geriatric. You get to a certain age and there are going to be sight problems and deafness and the risk of Alzheimer’s.

Climbing four further mountains in a short space of time is going to be a definite challenge, especially climbing Denali in Alaska which only had an 18 per cent success rate during this year’s season,” he said.

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The Festive Bird* Traditional Roast Sussex Turkey with our own Pork and Chestnut Stuffing, Roast Potatoes, Rich Pan Gravy, Creamy Bread Sauce and Cranberry Compote or Smoked Haddock Florentine* Baked Fillet of Smoked Haddock on a bed of Creamed Spinach, topped with a Cheddar Sauce and Lightly Dusted with Bread Crumbs. Served with New Potatoes or Spiced Gammon Steak with Cumberland Sauce* Served with Roasted Potatoes or Vegetable Arancini (V) Crispy Breaded Risotto Balls filled with Onion, Courgette & Peppers. Served on a Bed of Leaves with a Vine Tomato & Pepper Sauce and Toasted Garlic Bread *Your main course will be served with a selection of fresh seasonal vegetables.

Desserts

Traditional Rich Christmas Pudding served with Brandy Sauce or Dark Chocolate Brownie with Hot Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream or Trio of Mango, Orange and Raspberry Sorbets Americano Coffee or English Tea with Mints Pre-Order a Glass of Prosecco for your arrival. £3 per person.

Most of the menu options are available Gluten Free. Please ask when booking.

Subject to availability. Booking essential. Pre-order and deposit required.

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BY RUTH LAWRENCE

Chin-chin!

With Christmas just around the corner, stocking up on top quality drink for parties and presents is a must for the festive season. Time to head to The Wine Stand!

Colin Bates and his father Roy both worked for Threshers and when the firm collapsed, they decided to set up their own shop six years ago.

Now The Wine Stand in Burgess Hill stocks one of the largest selections of wines, spirits and beers in Sussex. With 170 varieties of beer to choose from, there’s something for every taste and local ales are a speciality.

Craft beers are very popular now; often made by hand in smaller quantities, they can contain exotic hops or unusual ingredients and come from all over the world.

A great selection of gins includes Colombian and Japanese gins and the smooth, mellow local Brighton Gin which is best enjoyed neat Recently Colin has noticed an increased demand for local wines. Here in Sussex we have the same chalky soil as the Champagne region of France and warmer summers are helping to make our award winning wines highly desirable. Court Garden wine from Ditchling, Plumpton College wines and

those from Biddenden in Kent are among those to enjoy this winter. There’s also a great range of ports and spirits including extremely rare 17-year old smoky flavoured Japanese whisky, which is not available outside London and Macallan, and an 18-year old Single malt Scottish whisky with a sobering price tag. A great selection of gins includes Colombian and Japanese

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gins and the smooth, mellow local Brighton Gin which is best enjoyed neat.

If you’re hosting a party, glass rental is available and Colin can obtain any drink you request. The Wine Stand also functions as a handy UPS postage drop-off station where you can leave parcels for delivery, and has plentiful off-road parking. Wine tasting sessions take place every month with details on the website and Colin told me that they “are the most inexpensive specialist wine stockists in Sussex.” Next summer, customers will be able to bring their own bottles to fill up with Italian wine from the barrel; prices are kept low because shipping charges are cheaper and Colin can offer a top quality product at a better price.

“We enjoy being here, talking to customers and sampling products,” said Colin. It certainly seemed the ideal place to be on a chilly winter afternoon and customers are guaranteed a warm and knowledgeable welcome. With the shop open seven days a week from 11am to 10pm including Christmas Day, it looks set to be another busy season for Colin, Roy and assistants Mike, Simon and Aimee.

Whether you enjoy fine local wine, flavoursome real ales or aged whiskies, there’s plenty to whet your taste buds in this brim-full shop with the friendliest of welcomes.

THE WINE STAND 1 Valebridge Road, Burgess Hill, West Susex RH15 0RA 01444 616950 info@thewinestand.co.uk www.thewinestand.co.uk

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BY DIANE CLARK

Seasonal Paella There are many special moments and celebrations over the Christmas period, and here is the perfect dish to help make the most of them.

Wow your dinner guests with this fabulous paella or you could even serve it as an alternative Christmas lunch!

SERVES

6

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp of olive oil 2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces 75g chorizo, skinned and cut into 5mm/ ¼ in slices 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped 1 yellow pepper, sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 3 cloves of crushed garlic 2 good pinches of saffron threads 2 tsp smoked paprika 150g green beans, trimmed and cut into 2cm/ ¾ lengths or peas 1 bay leaf 500g paella rice 2 litres hot chicken stock (2 stock cubes) 500g live mussels, well scrubbed and beards removed (ask your fishmonger to do this) or vacuum packed 225g prepared raw squid rings (ask your fishmonger or buy ready prepared) 20 raw king prawns, peeled or shells on, thawed or frozen Flaked sea salt Freshly ground black pepper

ACCOMPANIMENTS/ GARNISH

Lemon wedges, for squeezing over fish

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Black olives Baby vine tomatoes 1 small bunch of flat parsley, chopped 40cm Paella pan

METHOD

1. Heat the oil over a medium heat in a paella pan, or wide, shallow non-stick sauté pan.

2. Season the chicken and gently fry for about 5 minutes, until lightly coloured.

Add the chorizo and cook for 30 seconds, turning once, then spoon the meat into a bowl leaving the oil in the pan.

3. Add the onions to the pan and fry gently for 4-5 minutes until soft and very lightly browned. Add the peppers and green

beans/peas and cook for 2 minutes until they are beginning to soften. Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, saffron, bay leaf and rice and cook for 1-2 minutes until the rice is glistening all over.

4. Return the chicken and chorizo to the pan, along with any juices. Stir well, then pour in the chicken stock and season with black pepper. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat. Cook for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Tip the mussels in and stir thoroughly, making sure they are well tucked into the hot rice and steaming liquid. Return to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes or until most of the mussels have opened, stirring occasionally.

6. Scatter the squid and prawns over the top of the paella and stir well once.

Continue cooking for 4-5 minutes until the squid and prawns are cooked, the rice is tender and almost all the liquid has been absorbed. The prawns should be completely pink when cooked.

7. It is important not to keep stirring after the squid and prawns are added as you want the rice to become lightly browned and a bit sticky at the sides of the pan as this adds flavour. Add a little more water if the rice looks dry before it is ready.

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Red leg partridge and caramelised pear Roast pumpkin puree, crispy parsnips, pea tendrils & walnuts Crispy fried salt & pepper local squid Red chilli jam, Asian salad Cauliflower & goats cheese tart Pomegranate & endive salad

MAINS

Roast turkey ballotine Dauphine potatoes, Brussels & red wine gravy, fresh cranberry sauce Roast crown prince & parmesan gnocchl Confit blue leg mushrooms, black cabbage, tomato fondue & seeds Baked whole marinated sea bass Parisienne potato, tomato, spinach & olive hash

DESSERTS

Plated black forest trifle Morello cherry jelly, vanilla seed custard, boozy chocolate sponge & shavings Traditional plum pudding Dark muscovado cream & brandy sauce Ripe Wigmore cheese Tuscan cake, rosehip & quince jam, crackers & croutes 2 courses £18 3 courses £22

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BY DIANE CLARK

Festive Nibbles

Christmas means celebrations, family and food galore. Try our delicious canapés for your drinks parties or as a starter to kick off your Christmas feast. And for the fi nishing flourish to your meal or a perfect Boxing Day buffet, enjoy a full flavoured cheeseboard, crackers and fruits. topping the biscuits with spoonfuls of shredded ham with a couple of stem ginger slices on the top.

Prosciutto, Mozzarella, Melon and Lemon Salt

Ham and Stem Ginger Thins (Makes 40)

Ingredients: 2 x boxes of biscuits for cheese (I used Charcoal wafers), thin slices of stem ginger in syrup, 300g shredded pulled ham 1 Assemble the canapés by

Make melon balls or cubes and skewer onto toothpicks with a mozzarella cherry, a basil leaf and a strip of prosciutto. Mix 1 tsp of salt and 1 tbsp of lemon zest and sprinkle over before serving.

plus cooling time) Please don’t be put off with the title as you will be amazed with the result, especially the intense flavour of the burnt onion.

Ingredients: 50g can anchovy fillets in olive oil, 1 small onion, finely sliced, 12 eggs, 4tbsp

Anchovy and Burnt Onion Eggs

(Makes 24 & takes 50 minutes,

mayonnaise and 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley.

1 Heat the olive oil from the anchovies in a heavy-based pan. Add ¾ of the onion, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Quarter 6 anchovies and set aside.

Finely chop the remainder and add to the onions. Cook, uncovered, over a low-medium heat for 15-20 minutes, until sticky. Set aside to cool.

2 Meanwhile, preheat the grill to high. Spread the rest of the onions on a foil-lined tray with a couple of grinds of sea salt. Grill for 10 minutes until blackened (keep an eye on them as you don’t want them

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Courses The festive bird: tradition al roast turkey with pigs in blankets and all the trimmings, rich grav y and roast potatoes with creamy bread sauce and cran ber ry compote or Roasted sirloin of bee f with yorkshire pudding s and all the trimmings, rich pan grav y and roasted potatoes with horseradish sauce or mustard or Fish of the day served with new potatoe s, side salad and caper gar lic butter or Vegetable, mushroom & chestnut bourguigno n pie (v) topped with puff pastry and served with roast pot atoes Desserts

Traditional Christmas pud ding with brandy sauce or Dark chocolate browni e with hot chocolate sau ce and vanilla ice cream or Iced caramel parfait Coffee or tea with mints

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burnt to a complete cinder!)

Cool and then crush to a powder in a pestle and mortar.

3 Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, drain and run under the cold tap until cool. Peel and halve.

Take out the yolks and whisk in a small food processor with the sticky onions and mayonnaise to make a thick paste; season.

Chill with the egg whites.

All this can be done well in advance.

4 When ready to serve, spoon the filling into the whites. Top with the remaining anchovies and sprinkle over the burnt onions and parsley before serving.

Brie Toasts with Pomegranate

Ingredients: Pitta bread, wholemeal sandwich thins or crostinis, Brie cheese, pomegranate seeds and fresh mint.

1 Grill the pitta bread or thins and cut into triangles. Top each one with a slice of Brie (with the rind on) and top with pomegranate seeds and slithers of mint. The toasts need to

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be prepared nearer the time required, however crostinis will stay crisp for longer.

Christmas cheeseboard

To create the perfect cheeseboard this Christmas, I suggest you go for a balance of styles, types and textures of cheese. Usually three to five cheeses make a good selection.

I chose Blue Shropshire which is a smooth blue cheese with a tangy flavour and creamy texture, a rich Brie made with double cream, Swiss Gruyere, nutty with a hint of caramel and a Goats Cheese Log. For those who enjoy a Cheddar just how it used to taste, try a local full flavoured variety which is tangy and powerful.

To accompany this final course, grapes, celery, figs and olives are just right, and please don’t forget the biscuits – charcoal hand baked wafers make a change and perhaps a box of assorted crackers and of course, some port for the grown-ups!

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BY SARA WHATLEY

Gingerbread HOUSE

Create your own winter wonderland with this gingerbread house recipe. It makes plenty of dough for a medium sized house and lots of trees. You can keep the decorations elegant and simple or go rather over the top if you wish, like I did! Whatever you do, it’s loads of fun for the whole family to get involved with over the Christmas break.

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Ingredients

375g unsalted butter 300g dark muscovado sugar 150g golden syrup 900g plain white flour 1tbsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tbsp ground ginger ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp cinnamon

For the icing

2 egg whites 450g icing sugar, sifted 2 tsp lemon or orange juice Sweets to decorate (including hard boiled sweets for the stained glass windows)

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A cut out house template (roof 17x12.5cm; sides14.5x11.5cm with cut out windows; front and back 16x11.5cm with a triangular 9.5cm high elevation with windows, a door and star or heart shape cut out; chimney front and back 5x4cm; chimney sides 5x4cm with a 2cm triangle cut out the bottom to sit over apex of roof ) 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/ gas 6. Over a gentle heat, melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup together.

2. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the middle.

Pour in the wet mixture and

mix, then kneed into a stiff dough.

3. Taking a section of dough, roll it out on greaseproof paper to about the depth of two pound coins.

4. Cut around all the templates and bake for about 7-8 mins,

until firm. For the stained glass windows, crush boiled sweets, sprinkle into the window holes and cook for a further 1-2 mins, until melted. Leave all to cool completely.

5. For the icing, whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until firm, then add sifted icing sugar a little at a time. Add lemon or orange juice and beat until very thick and peaked.

6. Now decorate the house sections, and when ready assemble the house on a board using the icing to stick all the pieces together. This is fiddly and easier with two people and some props! Decorate the trees and stick in blobs of icing on the board. Create snow using desiccated coconut or icing sugar.

7. Don’t forget to place either a tea light or an LED candle inside the house!

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monday - Friday lunch monday - Thursday dinner 2 Courses £15.50 With this voucher

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BY ROBERT VEITCH

Townings Farm Shop

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Meat for the connoisseur www.towningsfarm.co.uk

Photo by Carlotta Luke

* Non-alcoholic tipples

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Crisps & nibbles Smoked salmon Turkey & gammon Chipolatas & streaky bacon

* Cranberry sauce * Gravey & stuffing * Gluten free

Christmas pudding

* Local cheese selection

* Artisan biscuits * Delicious chutneys * Chocolate treats

Home-reared Bronze Turkeys Grass-fed Beef, Lamb & Mutton Rare-breed free-range Pork Come and discover some of the best produce Sussex has to offer and many other treats from further afield.

We stock a wide selection of gluten free products

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PIE

Is there any better way to relax during the festive season than with a cup of tea and a warm mince pie? Robert Veitch fi lls us in on their origins Mincemeat, and let’s be clear this is not minced meat, has it roots in Middle Eastern culture where ancient pies consisted of meat with fruit and spices.

In Tudor times shrid pies were made from shredded meat, suet and dried fruit.

Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg were added to the recipe, symbolically representing the Three Wise Men. These pies evolved into long rectangular affairs known as coffins.

Elizabethans would call them minched pyes or Christmas pyes, when they first became associated with the festive period. Mutton, veal and ox tongue were popular ingredients back then. Over time a change in fashion saw the pies shrink in size and become rounded.

The Victorians added raisins, currants, apples, lemons, oranges and brandy to the mixture, along with sugar from the Caribbean.

With so many ingredients the meat content began to fall, and it fell further when the concoction began to be prepared and stored in jars in readiness for Christmas.

These days, all that remains of the meat is the suet.

There are old wives tales aplenty associated with mince pies. One suggests mincemeat should only be stirred in a clockwise direction to avoid bringing bad luck upon oneself for the following year. Another tale recommends the eating of a mince pie in a different house on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

In the UK we purchase 370,000,000 mince pies every Christmas, eating 295,000,000 of them at a rate of 10,000 every second, and possibly a few spilled crumbs for the dog. The rest end up high in the sky, fuelling reindeer and their master.

So when you ogle at these diminutive pies on a plate, remember the antiquated history, and don’t forget to leave one outside on Christmas Eve for you know who…

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Cyrnel Bakery Artisan bakery using traditional methods and natural ingredients.

Visit us in Forest Row for an amazing selection of speciality breads, cakes, tarts and quiches.

For Christmas, we have our very own, traditionally handmade Christmas puddings, cakes and famous mince pies.

PUT YOUR FEET UP THIS CHRISTMAS! Try our traditional with either: • Apricot, Apple & Ginger • Apricot & Walnut • Chestnut & Cranberry • Lemon, Parsley & Thyme • Sausage Meat & Sage and Onion Stuffing

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local walk

by les campbell

The fairly short distance of this walk makes it ideal for darker December days and should afford you lovely views of the Ouse Valley Viaduct

Whiteman’s

Green Walk This walk is from the sports ground car park at Whitemans Green situated on the B2115 (Staplefield Road) north of Cuckfield. It passes close to Borde Hill gardens and some of the route follows the High Weald Landscape Trail, a long distance walkers’ route between Horsham and Rye. From the car park return to the road and turn right, crossing to the opposite pavement and turn left along a track signed to Blakeney House etc. Just before the entrance to Trolls Dell, turn left on a signed path and go through a metal gate and carry on ahead on an obvious path along the right-hand field edge. The path bears right downhill to another metal gate and bearing right passes through a wooded dell to emerge by a 3 fingered way mark sign.

Take the left of two signed paths. After about 100 meters, pause here, and admire the lovely views northwards across the Ouse Valley. When the trees are not in full foliage, the magnificent Ouse Valley Viaduct carrying the London to Brighton mainline may be glimpsed, crossing the valley away to your right. The path drops downhill through a golf course and across the fairway – watching out for flying golf balls! Drop downhill aiming for a gap in the trees

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between two small bridges which are there purely for the convenience of golfers! Cross the stream and carry on uphill on a wide green path which passes between bushes to another signpost and carry on downhill to a four-way junction of paths.

When the trees are not in full foliage, the magnificent Ouse Valley Viaduct may be glimpsed Turn right along the obvious track (Spark’s Lane) and follow this out to the B2036 at Brook Street.

Cross this busy road with care, turn right and shortly turn left onto the track alongside Chapel Gallery, passing by the buildings of Tanyard Farm bearing left to a stile beside a metal gate. Go over this, and bear right uphill to a stile and signpost. Scramble up the bank and bear left along the field edge to eventually enter a wood in the corner of the field.

At the end of the wood, go over another stile and uphill through pasture to cross a further 2 stiles and proceed alongside a plantation (The Tolls). www.sussexliving.com

Where this bears right, carry on uphill to a stile and maintain direction ahead across pasture to the distant corner of woodland. Exit via a gate and turn hard right along a tarmac track and stay on this track for a little under a mile, as it passes through Lullings Farm to reach Hanlye Lane.

Cross Hanlye Lane to the pavement opposite, and turn right along the pavement which is initially separated from the road by a hedge. Just past the bus shelter, close to the former Cuckfield Hospital, cross the road and take the signed surfaced twitten which leads out to the mini roundabout by former The Ship Inn, now a convenience store. From here it is just a short walk back along the B2115 (Staplefield Road) to the starting point of the walk.

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Please note this walk is a repeat, kindly re-walked and checked by the Ramblers for Les who is recovering from a walking accident. We wish him well for a speedy recovery.

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

Distance: 3.9 miles Stiles: Several Map: Ordnance Survey Explorer Map N0. 134 and 135 Parking: Whiteman’s Green Playing Fields car park Refreshments: None at start Public Transport: Metrobus route 271 from Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath

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HEALTH & FITNESS

BY SASHA KANAL

FESTIVE

With the right amount of exercise or activity, you shouldn’t be precluded from enjoying an extra mince pie or two It’s that time of year again – from charity Christmas cards, twinkling lights and nativity plays to ‘goodwill to all men’ and settling in to watch a great TV box set on the sofa. Whatever Christmas means to you, it also invariably signals a period of indulgence food and drink-wise, coupled with (potential!) bouts of inactivity.

We all deserve a break from the regimen and the stresses and strains of our everyday life. This is certainly no killjoy column – after all there’s fun to be had in the ‘Eat, Drink and Be Merry’ approach. But for those of you who want to keep on top of things just a little over the holiday season and start the New Year a tad less glutted and guilty than in previous years, then read on.

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On average Britons will gain between 0.5 and 1kg in weight over Christmas. This doesn’t sound like much but the bad news is that according to research, this extra weight in people is hard to lose and they will still weigh more in February and March than they did in October the previous year. With the right amount of exercise or activity, you shouldn’t be precluded from enjoying an extra mince pie or two or sampling some deliciouslooking canapés at your neighbour’s’ drinks party. It’s all about sprinkling your festive period with little bouts of extra exercise and movement here and there.

For those of you who prefer moderate intensity exercise – no guesses as to what’s effective and easy to incorporate into your everyday life.

Walking everywhere will burn calories. Weave a good brisk

walk outside in the fresh air into your weekends in December and before a festive social event. Make sure you get a walk in before your Christmas dinner to raise your metabolism prior to the festivities.

A 5k walk at an average pace can burn up to 186 calories (a mince pie has approximately 289 calories), and adding some intermittent running and fast power walking into that will obviously burn more. If at home, use the stairs or run up and down yours a few times while the sprouts are cooking to get your heart rate going.

Actively playing with your children or grandchildren is also classed as a moderate form of exercise. So make the most of family gatherings and throw yourself on the floor and pretend to be a lion or play vigorous hide and seek around the house with the little ones – they’ll love you for it and you’ll burn some extra calories along the way!

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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year but let’s be honest, it’s hectic as well!

Whether you are hosting or attending, all the planning, pressure, last minute food and present shopping is exhausting. So it’s no surprise that by the time Christmas Eve comes around we are all in dire need of a bit of relaxation and down time. While Christmas Eve for many is the time to go down the pub for a drink with friends, this year why not have an ultimate pamper evening in? Wake up for the big day feeling rested, refreshed and ready for that festive cheer.

First of all, make yourself a big cup of tea and put on some Christmas music while setting up for your pampering session. As you begin to relax and get into the festive mood, light some scented candles. Anything seasonal, for example cinnamon or blackberry and bay will transform your home into a Christmas haven at once. Try to avoid overpoweringly strong candles though, as the last thing you want is a headache.

Wipe the day away using micellar water on your face and put on a face mask before running a hot bath. Pick a bubble bath with an amazing wintery fragrance, such as apple or

berries with spices. Why not splash out on a bath pillow too, so you can completely relax and enjoy your tub time?

Once you’re out of the bath, it’s time to give your skin some extra attention. It’s the perfect night to do this, especially as it’s winter and you want to look fresh and glowing for Christmas Day. Start by spraying on some toner water and moisturising your face before using a body butter that is packed with essential oils to help you unwind. No matter how old we are, it’s always challenging to fall asleep on Christmas Eve, so these essential oils will help you drift off easily.

Now it’s time to grab your most comfortable pyjamas and put on your favourite Christmas fi lm.

Treat yourself to a glass of bubbly or mulled wine and eat some delicious, warm canapés. And for the final step, there’s no better way to end such an indulgent evening than with a good manicure. Go for a festive shade, like something red or gold and glittery.

Once you’re feeling sleepy, it’s time for a hot chocolate and some biscuits before heading to bed.

If you feel like you’re missing out on socialising by not going to the pub, why not ask your mum, sister, daughter or friend to join you on your pampering evening? It’s a must this year; you deserve it after all that stressful build up to Christmas!

Wake up for the big day feeling rested, refreshed and ready for that festive cheer

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Christopher Whittick gives Robert Veitch the grand tour Entering The Keep at Falmer, one cannot help but walk in wonderment at the prospect of what lies within. My guide was Senior Archivist Christopher Whittick, who has worked at the East Sussex Record Office since 1977.

As Christopher led me through the building he declared, “It’s currently the most up-to-date local record office in the UK.” But it wasn’t always like this.

When the East Sussex Record Office first opened in 1949, it was at Pelham House in Lewes. And it was in Lewes, since 1981 at The Maltings, it would stay until 2003 when the National Archives declared that building to be unfit for storing archives. The tipping point came when the 900 yearold Battle Abbey Archives were offered to the Record Office. In 2007, five acres of land at Falmer were allocated for building. Six years and £15,000,000 later, the Queen opened The Keep on 31st October 2013. Both the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were very interested and interesting, Christopher assured me.

The Keep has three partners;

East Sussex Record Office, University of Sussex Special Collections, and the Royal Pavilion and Museums. In total there are around 30 permanent and project staff and about 50 volunteers. The online catalogue contains 1.5 million documents, with this number increasing as more documents are digitally archived. A great deal of work at The Keep is spent extracting the contents, particularly names, from historical documents.

It’s currently the most up to date local record office in the UK The Keep is a living archive. The public can enter the Reference Room whenever it’s open, to study books and microfilm. Around 1,000 people do this each month.

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ticket is required. Mine took barely a couple of minutes to administer in a free and easy process. Just take two pieces of ID and be prepared to have your photo taken.

Christopher mentioned that “homes and families, plus town and village histories are popular topics for study.” As well as local students and history groups, The Keep has welcomed visitors from far-flung outposts like Australia and New Zealand.

Christopher’s own story began in Wolverhampton where his mother’s tales of heraldry, kings and queens influenced him.

An interest in archaeology, then Egyptology, was followed by the allure of law, which he studied at Oxford. “I was seduced by legal history,” he said, adding with a wry smile “I have no history qualifications of any sort.”

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Things have changed greatly in the last 30 years, notably with the way the archive is stored.

The Keep became the fi rst Record Office to utilise barcodes as a way of managing, rather than just moving the archive.

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Christopher gave me a glimpse into one of three secure rooms in the Repository Block, an area not usually seen by the public.

It is here that the archive is stored.

Sensors are everywhere and this helps maintain a constant environment, something that’s as essential for safely storing those 12th century documents as it is for ensuring today’s documents can be studied in 3016.

After Christopher wound back the racking system to

Christopher’s knowledge appears both prodigious and engrossing

create a corridor, we strolled along a walkway then paused to chat. Looking to my right a relief model caught my eye.

“Oh, that’s from Lewes in the 60s,” remarked Christopher.

‘It’s the Inner Relief Road… a frightening dual carriageway that was intended to plough through the centre of town.”

He continued, “Local opposition got it stopped in the end and all that was built was Phoenix Causeway. Eventually, it led to the Southern by-pass and the Cuilfail Tunnel.”

With the clock winding down on our time, it had been a most entertaining and educational hour. Time with Christopher is well spent and the extent of his knowledge appears both prodigious and engrossing. I drove away wondering whether he should consider changing his name from Christopher Whittick, to Christopher Whittipedia.

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Fleur-de-Lis Open Days

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Winter Exhibition of Contemporary Silver, Enamel and Jewellery

John Higgins Contemporary Silver, High Street, Lindfield A selling exhibition by leading UK Silversmiths and Jewellery Designer/ Makers. Free, but visitors need to call beforehand to arrange their visit, and we will then send an invitation with our address. Contact: John Higgins 01444 483782 john@ thecontemporarysilvergallery.co.uk www.thecontemporarysilvergallery .co.uk From Thursday 01 December

Reverse Glass Painting Open Studio: Gifts and Workshops

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AGE UK Redwood Centre Christmas Fayre

Redwood Centre Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, (attached to Claire Hall) RH16 3DN Join us for Christmas Festivities. Tables for hire £15. Booking needed 01444 450248. Mulled wine, mince pies, craft, cakes, chutneys, Avon, Phoenix cards and more. Free entry.

Thursday 01 December, 19:30

Ditchling Film Society

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Greyhound - Open Mic Night

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QT Every Thursday! Whatever your talent, come and show it off or just watch others. Pop in for a fun night out – entrance free! thegreyhoundinnkeymer@yahoo.co.uk Friday 02 December – Wednesday 07 December, 10:00-18:00

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Tickets from Mike Lavelle 01444 831475 or Ditchling Post Office. A Fundraising event by the Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital to help with upgrading the ‘Neo Natal Unit’ in the PRHH. Saturday 03 December, 09:30-16:30

Sussex Woodcraft Society – Annual Show

Henfield Village Hall, Henfield BN5 9DB Competitions – members demonstrating their woodcraft, stalls selling work all handmade in Sussex. Refreshments, tea, coffee and homemade cakes. Lovely tombola. Free entry. Wendy Quantrill 01273 845977 Saturday 03 December, 10:00-12:00

Paws & Claws Christmas Fair

Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Christmas Fair with homemade cakes, clothes, books, toys, jewellery, cards, gifts, tombola and raffle. Free mince pie with every drink bought! 20p entry.

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Felted Christmas Stocking

Made and Making, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Come and learn all about wet felting and make a Christmas stocking that will last year after year. Cost £65.

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The South of England Showground, Ardingly RH17 6TL Get your Christmas shopping all wrapped up while enjoying some festive fun, music and delicious street

Saturday 03 & Sunday 04 December John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Bankside Farm, Ditchling Common RH15 0SJ £250. Skill Level: Beginners.

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The Llama Park’s Christmas Grotto

The Llama Park, Wych Cross, A22, Forest Row RH18 5JN Come and visit the real Father Christmas at the Llama Park! Meet his reindeer and all the animals as well!

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Cliffe Christmas Fair

St Thomas a Beckett Church, Cliffe Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AH We will have tempting gift stands to find the perfect Christmas present, delicious festive hot chocolate, homemade cakes, all kinds of accessories and much more! In aid of the St Thomas Restoration Appeal.

Saturday 03 December, 12:00-17:00

Forest Row Christmas Market

Community Centre Car Park or Foresters Green, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5DZ Christmas Market, fine food, handmade bath products, clothes and crafts and activities for the little ones and young at heart. Sue Young 01342 822661 sue.young@ forestrow.gov.uk Saturday 03 December, 12:00–15:00

Advent Fair

St. Barnabas Church Hall, Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 7EB Stalls include books, crafts, home produce, nearly new, raffle, refreshments, tombolas, toys and games and much more! Free entry.

All welcome.

03, 04, 10 & 11 December, 12:00-16:00

The Santa Express at Beech Hurst Bella’s Pantry, Beech Hurst Gardens, Burler’s Green Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4BB Ride the miniature railway to visit Santa in his grotto, including Christmas crafts and refreshments at Bella’s Pantry. £12.50 per child, advanced booking advised.

Joanna Collins 07756 556909 joanna@bellaspantry.co.uk /Facebook @BellasPantryUK www.bellaspantry.co.uk

Saturday 03 December, 14:00-17:00

Forest Row Christmas Treat

Forest Row RH18 5DN Ballard & Shortall are giving Horse & Carriage rides through the village. All money donated to Oakwood Park.

Sunday 04 December, 10:00-14:00

Horsham Historics Annual Get Together

South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY A display of historic vehicles and machinery by enthusiasts from Horsham Historics. South Downs Nurseries 01273 845232 www.tatesofsussex.co.uk Sunday 04 & 18 December, 10:00-14:00

Conservation Work Parties

Bedelands Nature Reserve, Burgess Hill RH15 Meet in car park for 10am. 04 December will be short with festive fayre and a bonfire after. Help to maintain your local nature reserve and enjoy the workout for free. All tools supplied. Stay as long as you wish. Mary Smith 01444 242667 mary.s.smith@talktalk.net Sunday 04 December, 13:00-18:00

Santa’s Fun Sunday

Hurstpierpoint High Street The High Street will be open for a fun filled Christmas extravaganza.

Shopping, entertainment, food and drink and no cars! All proceeds go to Cancervive.

04, 10, 11, 17 & 18 December, 15:00

Bluebell Railway ‘Reindeer Specials’

Sheffield Park TN22 3QL Come to The Bluebell Railway, visit Father Christmas and meet his reindeer. Special service from East Grinstead departing at 3pm.

Sunday 04 December, Doors/Licenced Bar: 19:00, Film 19:30

Wivelsfield FILMS – Girl On The Train (15)

Wivelsfield Village Hall, off Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7QG Rachel spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple until she sees something shocking. Tickets £6 in advance from the Post Office and Village Stores or The Cock Inn, or online via the Facebook page.

Monday 05, 12 & 19 December, 08:00-17:00

General Antiques & Collectables Auction

Gorringes, Garden Street, Lewes, East Sussex NB7 1TJ Gorringes hold a weekly Monday sale. This is a well-established auction holding between 600 and 800 lots of antique and other furniture, ceramics, jewellery, pictures, silver and collectables. 01273 478221 clientservices@gorringes.co.uk Tuesday 05 December, 20:00-22:00

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Folk Dance Club

Ashenground Community Centre, Vale Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4JR Folk dancing for fun, no partner needed. £2 including tea/coffee and biscuit at half time. First evening free.

Mike 01444 482741 Tuesday 06, 13 & 20 December, 10:30-13:00

IT Drop-in Sessions

Morley’s Bistro, 42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG Computer or gadget problems?

Why not come to one of our informal ‘drop-in’ sessions being held at Morley’s Bistro. £5 for one 15 minute session. The IT Girl Ltd, Emma 07938 838861 admin@theitgirl.co.uk Tuesday 06 & Wednesday 07 December, 10:00-17:00

Winter Fine Auction

Gorringes, 15 North Street, Lewes BN7 2PD Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables Auction. 01273 472503 clientservices@gorringes.co.uk Tuesday 06, 13 & 20 December, from 18:00

Morley’s Burger Night

Morley’s Wine Bar, 42 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RG Come and enjoy two of our home cooked burgers and a carafe of House wine for the fantastic price of £25.

Locally sourced ingredients prepared here in our kitchens. Choose from either a 500ml carafe of our House Sauvignon, Tempranillo or French Rose. Perfect! Toby Payne 01273 835000 Tuesday 06 & 13 December, 18:30-20:30

T S Swiftsure Open Evening

(first visit free with a copy of Living magazine). Mrs Audrey Todd 01444 235823

Thursday 08 December, 19:00-22:30

Gluten Free Vegan Feast Night

Limes Bistro, 67 High Street, Lindfield, Haywards Heath RH16 2HN Christmas vegetarian feasting not to be missed at Limes. Eleven tasting dishes from Asia plus wines. All gluten free, all delicious. £35.00. Limes Bistro. 01444 487858 restaurant@limesoflindfield.co.uk www.limesoflindfield.co.uk/vegetarianfeast-night Thursday 08 December, 20:00

The Plough Inn Pub Quiz

Station Road, Plumpton Green BN7 3DF Every second Thursday of each month join us for this special quiz and help raise money for Friends of Sussex Hospices. £1.50.

Nicole Palmer 01273 890311 theploughinnatplumptongreen@ hotmail.co.uk Friday 09 December, 09:30-12:30

Introduction to Lino Printing

Made and Making, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Road, Hassocks BN6 9LY Cut your own unique lino block that you can print from time and time again. £40. 07967 819540 sarah@madeandmaking.co.uk www.madeandmaking.co.uk Friday 09 – Sunday 11 December

Chailey @ Christmas

St Peter’s Church, Chailey Green BN8 4DA See Local Living

A pub in Lewes Unattached? The Group might be exactly right for you. We meet in Burgess Hill on the 2nd Monday of every month. Not a dating agency, but an opportunity to meet other single men and women. Our members tend to be aged 50+. We also meet in Burgess Hill, Horsham and Brighton.

Walks, dinners, golf, holidays etc. www.thegroup.org.uk Wednesday 07 December, 13:30 for 14:00

Burgess Hill Flower Club Christmas Workshop

Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8EU Come and learn how to make Christmas floral arrangements. £5.50

Storrington Village Hall, Storrington RH20-4DZ Tropic vegan skincare, flowers, fashion, cards, jewellery, reiki, foot massage, face treatments, Tantra mist and much more. £2.00 which goes to the Mary How Trust. Mary How Trust 01798 877640 Saturday 10 December, 11:00-16:00

Mansion Market

Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row RH18 5JB Parking and admission are free to this unusual Festive Market in an interesting setting. You will find inspiration for your Christmas shopping. There really will be something for all the family.

All-day café.

Saturday 10 December, 19:00

Coro Nuovo Christmas Concert

Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival

Peter Pan

Saturday 10 December, 10:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers Hassocks Circular before Christmas Lunch The Hassocks Hotel, Hassocks Station, Hassocks BN6 8HW Hassocks Hotel, Station Approach, Adastra Park, Keymer, Halfway, Belmont. 5mi/8km Leisurely. John 01444 483860 or 07817 032135 on the day.

As above, but route as follows: Hassocks Hotel, Adastra Park, Ockley Lane, Oldland Windmill, Ditchling Pond and return over the fields.

3.5mi/8km Leisurely. Frances 01273 842628

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 December, 10:0016:30

Adur Valley Fine Arts Society (Henfield)

Henfield Hall, Cooper’s Way, Henfield BN5 9DB Sue Jackson is our speaker this afternoon and in her talk, ‘The Art of Snow and Ice’ she shows how Ice and Snow have been interpreted through the ages and how this has affected our views of winter landscapes today. Guests welcome – £5.

Monday 12 December, 20:00

The Group for Unattached Men & Women

A pub in Burgess Hill Unattached? The Group might be exactly right for you. We meet in Burgess Hill on the 2nd Monday of every month. Not a dating agency, but an opportunity to meet other single men and women. Our members tend to be aged 50+. We also meet in Lewes, Horsham and Brighton. Walks, dinners, golf, holidays etc. www.thegroup.org.uk Monday 12 December, 20:00

Greyhound - Quiz Night

Greyhound Inn, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QT 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. thegreyhoundinnkeymeer@yahoo.co.uk

St Peter’s Church, Chailey, Lewes BN8 4DA See Local Living

Tuesday 13 December, 11:00-15:00

Saturday 10 December, 20:30

Redwood Centre Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, (attached to Claire Hall) RH16 3DN Join us for Christmas lunch with The Hat Man. Day membership £2 for the over 50’s, including 3 course meal, drinks, games and activities. £10.

Booking needed 01444 450248

Yum Yums Playing Live

Monday 12 December, 10:00-11:45

The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ The spectacular pantomime Peter Pan flies into Crawley starring Emma Barton (Honey in EastEnders), Shaun Williamson (EastEnders and Extras) and children’s favourites Richard David-Caine and Joseph Elliott (CBeebies’ Swashbuckle).

The Hawth Box Office 01293 553636, hawth.co.uk

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Pamper & Christmas Shopping Event

Friday 09 December – 02 January

Tuesday 06 December, 19:30

Tuesday 06 December, 20:00

Saturday 10 December, 11:00-15:00

Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath RH17 5JZ See Local Living

Friday 09, 10 & 11 December, 11:30

The New Inn, 76 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9RQ At The New Inn we run a monthly quiz on the first Tuesday of the month.

Teams from 4-6 people.

All funds go to a charity chosen by the participants.

South Downs Nurseries, A273 Brighton Road Hassocks BN6 9LY Exquisite Christmas gifts and treats all handmade in SE England by the artists. 40 stalls. Anne Marriner 01342 328427 anne@keepitlocalevents.co.uk www.keepitlocalevents.co.uk

The Fox Eating and Drinking House, Highbrook Lane, West Hoathly RH19 4PJ The Yum Yum’s play an eclectic mix of songs, some old, some new, some well known and some not so well known; but all chosen to ensure that you have a good time.

Copthorne Village Hall, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne RH10 3RE Uniformed youth organization for boys and girls 8-18 years. A wide range of activities including sailing, sport and band. 01342 714974 swiftsure@ntc. org.uk

Pub Quiz

Keep it Local Craft Show

Steyning Decorative and Fine Arts Society Christmas Event The Steyning Centre, opposite St. Andrew’s Church, Church Street, Steyning Christmas Coffee Morning and Fund Raiser with harp recital by Fiona Hosford and a raffle. £10.

Ann Blakelock 01903 297553 ann.blakelock@gmail.com Monday 12 - Friday 16 December

Sharpening & Essential Cabinetmaking Hand Skills

John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Bankside Farm, Ditchling Common RH15 0SJ £590. Skill Level: Beginners. Students are encouraged to bring existing toolkit for appraisal. John Lloyd 01444 480388 info@ johnlloydfinefurniture.co.uk www.johnlloydfinefurniture.cvo.uk Monday 12 December, 14:00 for 14:15-16:30

Mid Sussex Philatelic Society

King Edward Hall, Lindfield RH16 2SL (Lunch at the Bent Arms from 12.00) Robin Tapper will display ‘The Machin Story’, an account of the current GB definitive stamps series.

Jim Etherington 01273 471897 jespeth@hotmail.com Monday 12 December, 14:30

AGE UK Redwood Centre Christmas

Tuesday 13 December, 12:30

Ensemble Reza Christmas Concert

Haywards Heath Methodist Church, Perrymoount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN See Local Living Tuesday 13 December, 19:30

Weald Classic Vehicle Club

Weald Inn, Royal George Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9SJ We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Weald Inn. Owners and enthusiasts welcome. Come and have a chat, listen to a few stories or even tell a tale or two. For further information please call Fred Bone 01444 239853 Tuesday 13 December, 19:30

Rotary Film Night

Sullington Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3PP ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Starring Meryl Streep. Interval refreshments available. Tickets £5 from ‘The Card Shop’ in Storrington. Unsold tickets on the door. For help with transport or more details please contact Ken Collins 01903 740745 or Marion Emery 01903 813014 Tuesday 13 December, 19:45

Wolstonbury WI Monthly Meeting

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DiaryDates Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY Flowers for the home by Dorothy Barber. Visitors welcomed. Jane Biggs 01273 834421 Wednesday 14 December, 10:15 for 10:45-12 noon

Mid-Sussex Decorative & Fine Arts Society Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN Talk by Nicholas Reed on ‘Frost Fairs on the Frozen Thames’. How the scandalous and enjoyable Frost Fairs have been depicted by artists. Nonmembers welcome: £7 on door. www.mid-sussexdfas.org.uk Wednesday 14 December, 19:45-22:00

Christmas Social and Quiz Night Main Hall, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT East Grinstead RSPB local group Illustrated Lecture. Mark Roberts 01342 843190

Wednesday 14 December, 20:00-22:00

The Mid-Sussex Franco-British Society - Haywards Heath

Function Suite, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3DN ‘Soiree amicable’ for members and invited guests. All welcome. Barbara Stevens 01444 452385 Friday 16 December, 14:00-16:00

EG U3A Christmas Concert in aid of Macmillan Cancer UK

Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead RH19 2HL

U3A Singing for Pleasure will be performing a selection of traditional and modern songs and carols.

Refreshments and Raffle. £5 – tickets available at the door to include refreshments. audreyebateman@gmail.com

Friday 16 December, 18:45-21:45

Music for Everyone

Cyprus all, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8DX Entry £5 on the door. Rosalie Birchmore 01444 241269 bhkeyclub33@talktalk.net.

Doors open 18:00.

Friday 16 December, 19:30-21:30

East Grinstead Society Meeting

Main Hall, East court Mansion, East Grinstead RH19 3LT ‘My walk from Felbridge to College Lane in 1952’ – a talk by Peter Pollard, who was born and brought up in East Grinstead. All welcome – nonmembers £3, members £1 including refreshments. 01342 322646 Saturday 17 December, 09:00-13:00

Hassocks Village Market

National Tyres Forecourt, 60 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8AR A lively and bustling village market supporting local producers and crafts-people. Huge selection of fresh produce and much more. Music and singing, weather depending, plus Hassocks Football Club. Sarah Lessacher, 07810 800248 or via Facebook ‘Hassocks Village Market’.

17, 18 & 22 December

Bluebell Railway ‘Victorian Christmas’

Sheffield Park Station TN22 3QL Enjoy a very special journey between Sheffield Park and Horsted Keynes stations in one of our Victorian carriages. On the 17th and 18th trains depart at 5.30pm from Sheffield Park arriving back at 7.15pm. See website for the 22nd details.

bring a picnic lunch. 9.7mi/155.6km Moderate. Paul J 07711 772853 on the day or 01444 441530

Thursday 29 December – Saturday 07 January

Hurstpierpoint Players – Characters from ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Chalet Cafe, Henfield Road, Cowfold RH13 8DU All welcome.

The Players Theatre, 147 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9PU This is a show for all the family, with lots of audience participation and the chance of a good old sing-song! Tickets area available from Vanilla, 40 High Street, Hurstpierpoint.

01273 834506 (9.30am-5pm)

Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 December

Saturday 31 December, 18:00-01:00

The Thatched Inn, Grand Avenue Hassocks BN6 8DH The hugely popular Special Elvis Nights. Finger Buffet & Ticket £15.00.

A great night of music, comedy and laughter. Tickets are available now.

Please ask David or Leisa or call us on 01273 842946. Buffet 7pm, Elvis 8.45pm (approx.).

Book now as tickets sell out fast!

Olivers Coffee & Wine, 17/18 Borers Yard, Borers Arms Road, Copthorne RH10 3LH Celebrate New Year’s Eve with tapas, nibbles, great beer, wine and bubbles. £80 per table of four, £20 per extra person, if space available. sales@oliverscoffeeandwine.co.uk 01342 821755 for tickets

Sunday 18 December, 10:00

Weald Classic Car Club Breakfast

Special Elvis Nights

Tuesday 20 December, 10:00

Mid Sussex Ramblers Windmills, Hills and Mince Pies

Clayton Mills car park BN6 9PG TQ 302 133. Clayton, Pyecombe, Newtimber Hill, Saddlescombe, Poynings, Devils Dyke, Saddlescombe, Pyecombe, Clayton Windmills. Hilly 580m of ascent. Map 122. Please

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Saturday 31 December, 20:00-Late

New Year’s Eve Celebrations with South Rhythm Trio

Forest Row Village Club, Station Road, Forest Row RH18 5DW Party through to 2017 dancing to this excellent band (formerly River Boys).

Tickets are on sale now. Non-member £15, Members £10. 01342 822856 frvillageclub@outlook.com Don’t forget Happy Hour every Friday 5-8pm.

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Sussex Living Magazine distributes 17,000 copies through the Mid Sussex area every month of the year, and now we are reaching even further, into Lewes and Worthing as well.

This is a fantastic part of the country to be based in, and is well worth celebrating!

West Sussex covers an area of 768 square miles and stretches from Chichester, though Horsham, Crawley and right over to Haywards Heath and East Grinstead.

On the south side it covers Arun, Worthing and Adur and reaches up to Burgess Hill.

In 2013 it was estimated the population of West Sussex was 806,900, rising to 836,250 in 2015 and projected for the year 2024 at over 901,000!

Being such a rural part of the country, it is unsurprising that an estimated 42% of people and more than half of all businesses are located in rural areas.

The majority of the remaining population reside in the major towns of Chichester, Worthing, Crawley and Horsham.

After the recent crash there has thankfully been a return to growth in the economy and business sector, and even better news for some Sussex companies is that there

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