Sussex Local Magazine - Arundel/Barnham JULY 2022

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July 2022

ARUNDEL | AMBERLEY | BARNHAM | EASTERGATE | SLINDON | YAPTON Local news & features through the door to 12,969 homes via Royal Mail

CASUALTIES

Actors who support the emergency services

LOSE WEIGHT Which training is best?

EVENTS

Fetes, shows & more

SCRAPE...

Tips to fix car paint scratches

MOVING

Win

Family ticket to The Loxwood Joust Pair of tickets to The Roy Orbison Story

Moving in our area takes longer than elsewhere in UK

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what’s on prize crossword local news, walks history, property health & wellbeing business directory

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SUSSEX LOCAL

July 2 2022 022 Cover image: Halnaker Mill

by Dennis Hunt

HELLO! July marks the start of the long break for students and teachers across the country and it’s anticipated that millions will be jetting off on holiday especially after all the limitations of the last two Summers. It's also “Plastic Free July” a global movement aiming to highlight the harm of single-use plastics and also provide resources and ideas to help us reduce our plastic waste. Visit www.plasticfreejuly.org.

Pretending to be ill or seriously injured sounds like an unusual way to spend your free time but for Casualties Union volunteers there’s nothing they enjoy more. It also provides valuable training opportunities for the emergency services.

Find out more about their important work in this month’s Charity profile feature.

We also have local council and community news, gardening and property features, recipe, puzzles and of course our comprehensive events guide. If you have something local to publicise, please get in touch.

Happy holidays!

Kris & Jeff

Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine.

Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors. Views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

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“We W are oft to blame in this, - 'tis too much proved, - that with devotion's visage, and pios action we do sugar o'er the devil devo himself.” ― WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - Hamlet

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What's On Local Guided Walks Charity & Community News Win a pair of tickets to see 'The Roy Orbison Story' at the Regis Centre Yapton & Ford Local History Group Arundel History - The Great Arundel Pong Charity Profile - Casualties Union In Your Garden Property - Unlocking the potential of your home

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Motoring - How to remove car paint marks Prize Crossword - Win a £20 meal voucher for The George, Eartham Local Schools News Property - Moving house is stressful!

Strawberry & Vanilla slice Health & Wellbeing - What's best for weight loss Win a family ticket to the Loxwood Joust with Pavilion seating Local Council News Classified Business Directory Index of Advertisers

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Established in 2007, we publish and hand-deliver seven editions free of charge to over 45,000 homes and businesses every month. We welcome reader letters and community notices which we publish free of charge.

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What’s On - July 2022 Event organisers please enter your event details on www.sussexlocal.net/events-add/ We regret that we cannot accept submissions by email. We take the details from our website for the magazine listings which can appear in up to all seven editions distributed to over 46,000 addresses.

Charity, community and non-profit events are free of charge (subject to space). Commercial events can be listed from just £25 plus VAT which includes promotion through Facebook & Twitter.

Deadline for August events to be put on website - 4th July

CHARITY 17/07/2022 7:00 AM Hit the Downs Mountain Bike Event for St Barnabas & Chestnut Tree House the only charity off-road mountain bike event in Sussex. Adur Recreation Ground Shoreham by Sea BN43 5LT 30km £35 | 60km £40 | 80km £45 events@stbh.org.uk

CHILDREN'S EVENTS 23rd - 31st July 10:00 AM Summer Holiday Fun at Amberley Museum Join Amberley Museum for a summer holiday of activities Amberley Museum Arundel BN18 9LT See website for prices & details. office@amberleymuseum.co.uk www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/

CLUBS & SOCIETIES 03/07/2022 6:45 PM Comic book club Comic book club looking at graphic novels aimed at adults. Private house Barnham PO22 0EF. Free Paul Wilson paulw21erin@gmail.com 04/07/2022 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club Monthly social club for single, widowed or divorced of mature age. The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free anniecook555@yahoo.com www.felphamsingles@yolasite.com 05/07/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Computer Club Using a practical example learn how to use 3D modelling, photogrammetry and 3D printing..

Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Members £2 Guests £3 Chrissie chrissie@wisborough.com www.pcclub.org.uk 08/07/2022 3:00 PM Rosehill Book Club Small, friendly book club based around the Pulborough area. New members welcome Members’ homes Pulborough RH20 4NL Carol Davison 01903 745216 carol953@hotmail.co.uk

08/07/2022 7:45 PM Worthing Folk Dance Group, Grasshoppers Folk Dance Club St Lawrence Church Hall Goring by sea BN12 4BY £2 Helen hdoswell@googlemail.com 11/07/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Meadows WI July Meeting - Demonstration of Sugar Modelling Figures Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Mary Walker mary.walker50@gmail.com 16/07/2022 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills Women's Institute A friendly group of around 60 ladies who meet on the third Wednesday of each month. The Parish Hall Storrington RH20 3PP Erika Brichta erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk sullingtonwindmills.org/ 27/07/2022 2:30 PM Storrington Flower Club Affiliated to NAFAS - they welcome new members and visitors Sullington Parish Hall Storrington RH20 4PP £6 chrissyldesmond@gmail.com Every Fri 7:00 PM Westergate Badminton Westergate Badminton Club meet every Friday at St Philip Howard School Barnham PO22 0EN Michael mdewe@aol.com Every Mon 11:00 AM West Chiltington Short Mat Bowls Club Weekly bowling club in West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Jean Palmer 01798 815930 Every Sun 11:00 AM Badminton Club on Sundays at West Chiltington West Chiltington Village Hall Pulborough RH20 2PZ varies Vivian Mary Jones vmjones18@hotmail.co.uk Every Thur 8:00 PM Thakeham Table Tennis Thakeham Table Tennis club playing in Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GP andytttc@gmail.com www.thakehamtabletennis.co.uk Every Wed 11:30 AM Wednesday Lunch Club Weekly lunch club for the over-55’s with social activities before lunch Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £5 louisekaiser4807@gmail.com

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26 What's On Every Wed 7:00 PM Worthing Short Mat Bowls Club Short Mat Bowls Club play every Wednesday St. Andrews School Worthing BN14 8BG Betty bobetty_highsalvington@yahoo.co.uk worthingshortmatbowls.weebly.com Mon, Wed & Fridays 7:30 PM West Chiltington Table Tennis Club West Chiltington Village Hall hosts Table Tennis Club on Monday, Wednesday and Friday West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Ron ronfayeladley@hotmail.co.uk

COURSES & TUITION 09/07/2022 10:00 AM RSPB Pagham: Beginner's Bumblebee ID Workshop A workshop to learn how to identify common bumblebee species RSPB Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve Chichester PO20 7NE £8. £6 members Visitor Centre pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk events.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour

17/07/2022 10:00 AM Classic Car Show at Amberley Museum vintage cars built between 1955 and 1993. Amberley Museum Arundel BN18 9LT office@amberleymuseum.co.uk www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/ 26th - 31st July 10:00 AM Lucia & Cassius: Him & Me 2 Lucia’s last exhibition at Colonnade House in 2021 was unfortunately cut short Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH joe.cox@adur-worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/lucia-babjakova Every Wed 10:00 AM Blue Idol Open Days Visit local historic building and Quaker place of worship. Enjoy the peaceful garden. Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House Coolham RH13 8QP Free Blue Idol Quakers admin@blueidol.org www.blueidol.org

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EXHIBITIONS

02/07/2022 10:30 AM Historic Life Weekend: Sheep, Shepherding and Shepherd's Huts Learn about Southdown sheep and the shepherds who looked after them. Weald & Downland Living Museum Chichester PO18 0EU £17.50 Gift Aid Adult, £8.50 Children 5–17 years/full time students, £15.00 Gift Aid (NHS, Armed Forces, Emergency Services with valid ID) office@wealddown.co.uk www.wealddown.co.uk

01/07/2022 6:30 PM Petworth Late: Turner Art Escape Experience the work of landscape painter J.M.W. Turner Petworth House and Park Petworth GU28 9LR £25 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

23/07/2022 10:00 AM Locally Sauced Festival Live bands, local food, bars and demonstrations with Locally Sauced at Victoria Park Haywards Heath RH16 4HZ £20 £10 Laura laura@locallysaucedfestival.com www.locallysaucedfestival.com

1st & 2nd Jul 6:00 PM Uckfield Art Fair A two day Art Fair at the start of the Uckfield Festival, showcasing the best local art and craft! Uckfield Civic Centre Uckfield TN22 1AE Free Tim artfair@bridge-arts.org www.bridge-arts.org 1st - 31st July 10:00 AM The Art of Chichester: 60 Years of Creativity Exhibition telling the story of how the arts have put Chichester on the map The Novium Museum Chichester PO19 1QH Free thenovium@chichester.gov.uk www.thenovium.org

22nd & 23rd July 9:00 AM The Children’s Trust Supercar event The Children’s Trust Supercar Event returns with supercars on show. Goodwood Motor Circuit Chichester PO18 OPX Single adult ticket: from £11. Family tickets: from £26.25 Single child ticket (age 4-16s): from £6.60 Under 4s free Senior Citizen over 60: £9.90 01737 365000 enquiries@thechildrenstrust.org.uk thechildrenstrust.org.uk/events/supercar-event

05/07/2022 10:00 AM Superstar Arts: Magnificent Superstars Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH Joe Cox joe.cox@adurworthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/ magnificent-superstars

23rd & 24th July 10:00 AM Rail Gala at Amberley Museum annual showcase of all things rail Amberley Museum BN18 9LT See website for price details office@amberleymuseum.co.uk www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/

7th, 14th & 21st 9:30 AM Mind online workshops helping parents understand young people’s mental health. Free online on Zoom Horsham District Council

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FAYRES AND FETES 02/07/2022 10:00 AM Flower Festival at Clapham Enter a display at Clapham Church Flower Festival in July with The Friends of Clapham and Patching Churches St Mary the Virgin Church BN13 3UU Free Maggie focpcflowerfestival@gmail.com focpc.org.uk 02/07/2022 2:00 PM Walberton Gardeners Club Summer Flower Show & Dog Show Annual Summer Flower Show with a dog show and agility course at Walberton Village Hall PO18 0PJ Flower Show £1, Dog Show £2 per class, Flower Show Free.

Brenda Bailey bbailey93@btinternet.com www.walberton-gardeners-club.com 03/07/2022 2:00 PM Traditional Annual Fete High Salvington Windmill Annual village fete in High Salvington which is known locally as one of the best traditional village fetes High Salvington Windmill Worthing BN13 3AT £1

09/07/2022 9:00 AM The Sussex Steam Rally Sussex Steam Shows LTD at Parham Park Pulborough RH20 4HS Adult: £9 Early Bird - £10 On Show Day. Child (5-15 years): £5 Early Bird - £5 On Show Day. Contact Steven: marketing@sussexsteamrally.co.uk www.sussexsteamrally.co.uk/tickets 9th & 10th Jul 2:30 PM Celebration Weekend at Westergate Methodist Church Summer Fete Stalls, Games, Refreshments and Exhibition Celebration Service Westergate Methodist Church Arundel PO20 3RH Free Katherine Pittom kate.pittom@hotmail.com 16/07/2022 1:00 PM West Chiltington Village Show - Jubilee Year A grand traditional village show in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee West Chiltington Village Show West Chiltington RH20 2PZ Free entry. Nick nickvincent49@gmail.com www.westchiltingtonvillageshow.org

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GARDENS AND HORTICULTURE

HEALTH AND FITNESS

13/07/2022 10:30 AM Watercolour Landscape Painting in the Park Celebrate the outdoors with a watercolour landscape class in Petworth Park.

Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR £55 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth 13/07/2022 7:30 PM Plant Health - West Chiltington Horticultural Society A talk by Andrew Gaunt on Plant Health West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Visitors £3, Members free Carys westchilthorts@gmail.com www.westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com 21/07/2022 10:00 AM Pop Up Open Garden at Sullington Sullington Old Rectory RH20 4AE £7 Mark Dixon mark@sullingtonoldrectory.com findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/33990/ sullington-old-rectory 25/07/2022 2:00 PM Quiet Garden Afternoons at The Blue Idol garden Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House Coolham RH13 8QP Free admin@blueidol.org www.blueidol.org

1st & 8th July 2:00 PM Mindfulness Plus Welcome to MVM Mindfulness This method will help you relax, take charge and enjoy your life.

St Martins Tea Rooms (upstairs) Chichester PO19 1NP Free mvminfo@yewtreemusic.com 23rd & 30th July 2022 11:00 AM Yoga in the Park yoga in Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR £15 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth Every Thur 2:00 PM Balance and Strengthening Classes Led by Physiotherapist Max 10 participants. Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GP £10 per session Rosie Robertson robertsonr730@yahoo.com

HORSE RACING 26th - 30th July 11:00 AM Qatar Goodwood Festival The five-day festival, presents sport and a social occasion at Goodwood Racecourse Chichester PO18 0PS From £20 Free ticketoffice@goodwood.com www.goodwood.com/horseracing/qatargoodwood-festival/

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MUSIC 01/07/2022 7:30 PM Back to the 60's & 70's Hits from the 60's & 70's from a variety of bands Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £14 £12 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 02/07/2022 7:30 PM Exploring the World of Flowers in Music Chantry Quire performs a concert at Champs Hill exploring the world of flowers in song. Champs Hill Pulborough RH20 1LY £20 £20 Jacqui jacadihan@yahoo.com www.chantryquire.org.uk 02/07/2022 7:30 PM Jubilee Music from Stage & Screen The Southdowns Concert Band conducted by Tom Hodge MBE perform a concert St. Paul's Church Chichester PO19 8FT £12 Free Festival of Chichester boxoffice@chichester.gov.uk festivalofchichester.co.uk 08/07/2022 7:30 PM Chichester Music Society Concert supporting music students at the University of ChichesterChapel of the Ascension Chichester PO19 6PE cyndy@profact.co.uk www.chichestermusicsociety.org.uk

09/07/2022 7:30 PM David Ford and Annie Dressner - The Summer Holiday Tour A collection of tender musical moments arranged for the stage. Electric Palace Hastings TN34 3ER £15 Electric Palace info@electricpalacecinema.com www.electricpalacecinema.com 10/07/2022 2:15 PM A Garden Tea Concert at The Old Vicarage A garden party with a cream tea and music. The Old Vicarage Washington, Pulborough RH20 4AS £40 Meryl Walters meryl.walters@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk 13/07/2022 7:30 PM Chichester Music Society concert Chichester University student showcase.

Performance by selection of most talented music students. Chapel of the Ascension University of Chichester Chichester PO19 6PE £15 free students free Christopher Hough chris@michaelmas.org.uk https:// www.chichestermusicsociety.org.uk 14/07/2022 7:00 PM Together and Apart Music concert at Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral PO19 1PX Adult £15 Child: £7 Sarah Ryan music@westsussexmusic.co.uk www.westsussexmusic.co.uk

More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes 16/07/2022 7:00 PM Jubilate A concert with Royal music and Final of Sussex Young Musician St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill Burgess Hill RH15 0LG £15 £10 N/A Catherine Kent mail@kate-kent.co.uk www.coronuovo.org.uk 16/07/2022 7:30 PM Willie Austen Band Bring your supper, drinks, friends & family and dance the night away Walberton Playing Field Walberton BN18 0PJ Adult: £12.5, Child: £8 under 12 and Carers free Suzanne Clark suzanneclark@btinternet.com www.walbertonpc.gov.uk/wbf.aspx 22/07/2022 7:00 PM Summer poetry and music in Littlehampton With The Silk Road Writers and David Asher (recorders) and Maurice Thomas (lute). Littlehampton United Church Littlehampton BN17 5EG £5 patriciafeinbergstoner@gmail.com Every Wed 8:00 PM The Leconfield Singers Weekly Rehearsals A Petworth-based nonaudition choir, The Leconfield Singers rehearse every Wednesday evening United Reformed Church GU28 0AW chair@leconfieldsingers.co.uk www.leconfieldsingers.co.uk

NATURE 10/07/ 2022 8:45 PM Bat Walk at Dusk Discover the world of bats as they emerge from their roosts at dusk. Brandy Hole Copse Chichester PO19 8AH £10 Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult emily@imprintecology.co.uk www.imprintecology.co.uk 13/07/2022 9:00 PM RSPB Pagham: Batty about Bats an evening bat walk on the reserve RSPB Church Norton Car Park Selsey PO20 9DT £12, £9 members pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk events.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour 31/07/2022 8:30 PM Bat Walk at Dusk Discover the world of bats as they emerge from their roosts at dusk. Slindon Estate PO19 8AH £10 Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult Emily Sabin emily@imprintecology.co.uk www.imprintecology.co.uk

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SALES AND MARKETS 02/07/2022 10:00 AM EDGE Summer Market Edgcumbes Tea & Coffee Arundel BN18 0DF hello@edgcumbes.co.uk edgcumbes.co.uk Every Thur 9:00 AM Arundel Farmers Market Local growers and all kinds of food and drink makers The Town Hall Arundel BN18 9AP www.arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk Every Fri 9:45 AM Storrington Community Market Storrington Village Hall RH20 4DZ Free Katie katiebridge17@gmail.com

SPIRITUAL 24/07/2022 7:00 PM Angel in Blue Psychic evening Social/support evening & Psychics Medium Storrington Village Hall RH20 4DZ £6 Val vharber@btinternet.com

TALKS 05/07/2022 2:00 PM The Arts Society West Sussex ‘The Happy Valley’ Lamona Artists’ Colony Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £7 Free for members. Jackie theartssocietywestsussex.org westsussex@theartssociety.org

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05/07/2022 7:30 PM Churchills Secret Army An account of SOE agents in WWII and tales of their missions Old School Storrington RH20 4LL £8 £6 Members www.storringtonmuseum.com 06/07/2022 10:45 AM The Arts Society South Downs Oh we do Like to be by the Seaside By Ian Gledhill Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £6 Free to Members jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk 06/07/2022 2:00 PM Talk on the Social and Political Satire of Gilbert and Sullivan Bernard Lockett at Boxgrove Village Hall Chichester PO18 OEE Visitors/Guests £7 on the door, Students £2 Sally manager.bvh@gmail.com www.chichesterliterarysociety.org 11/07/2022 10:00 AM The Arts Society, Steyning Talk on painter Raphael The Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ Members free, £10 visitors. steyning@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk

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21/07/2022 7:30 PM The Midhurst Society Canine Partners demonstration Memorial Hall Midhurst GU29 9DH Free for members, visitors £3 tms@tinagavin.com 28/07/2022 7:30 PM Illustrated Talk Gardening for Wildlife St Mary's Centre Felpham PO22 7NU Visitors £1 membership@fandmhs.co.uk www.fandmhs.co.uk

THEATRE 8th & 9th Jul 6:00 PM Findon Place: Open Air Theatre - The Importance of Being Earnest Open Air Theatre returns to Findon Place this summer Findon Place BN14 0RF Adult: £30 Child: £25 12 and under free. Contact: Caroline hello@findonplace.com ticketsource.co.uk/ findonplace 12th - 17th July 2022 2:00 PM As You Like It Comedy following Rosalind fleeing persecution Highdown Gardens Highdown Rise Worthing BN12 6FB. Adult: £20 Family: £50 Child: £10 01903 206206 boxoffice@wtm.uk wtm.uk/ events/rainbow-shakespeare-as-you-like-it/

19th - 24th July 2022 2:00 PM The Merry Wives of Windsor following Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to find wealth. Highdown Gardens Highdown Rise Worthing BN12 6FB. Adult: £20 Family: £50 Child: £10 01903 206206 boxoffice@wtm.uk wtm.uk/events/rainbowshakespeare-the-merry-wives-of-windsor/ 20/07/2022 7:30 PM The Vicar of Dibley: Two Weddings And A Funeral with characters from the show Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £14 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

WALKS 09/07/2022 10:00 AM 4Sight Vision Support Wellbeing Walk 4Sight Vision Support’s fundraising walk Angmering Park Estate Arundel BN18 9PQ Adult: £10 Child: £5 fundraising@4sight.org.uk www.4sight.org.uk 23rd & 30th July 10:30 AM Archaeology in the Park Guided Walk Learn about the archaeological history of Petworth Park National Trust - Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

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Sussex Walks - July 2022 These walks are supported by Chichester District Council and are led by volunteers.

If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled.

IMPORTANT: You must pre-book before the walk on the Chichester District Council Website or call 01243 521041 www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart You must not attend these walks if you develop any of the symptoms of Coronavirus or come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus.

Every Mon 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Sarah 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT Every Tues 11am Midhurst Jubilee Walk L: Richard 30mins 1 mile A flat walk with a steady incline to the top and benches to sit along the way Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD Fri 1st 10.30am Thorney Island L: Jane A flat longer walk with 2 options - an island walk of 7.5 miles or a longer 9 mile walk to Nutbourne, returning by bus. Bring lunch and a drink with you. No dogs please Meet: the junction of Thorney Road and Thornham Lane by the sewage works Sat 2nd 10.15am Graylingwell L: Sarah 40 mins 1.25 miles A flat walk at a gentle pace, enjoying the history and surrounding areas Meet: Outside the Pavilion glass building looking onto Havenstoke Park Fri 8th 10.30am Nore Folly L: Andrew 2 hours 4 miles Walk through Slindon Wood up to the Folly, Nore Wood Meet: Park Lane car park, Slindon Wood.

Sunday 10th 2pm Selsey Coast & Fields L: Debbie 1.5 hours 3.5 miles A flat circular walk returning along the coast to the car park. Car park charge of £1.70 Meet: East Beach car park, Selsey Tue 12th 10.30am Yapton Canal L: Peter 2hrs 4 miles Walk along the course of the old Portsmouth - Arun canal Meet: Main car park in the centre of Yapton alongside the playing field, BN18 0ET Wed 13th 10.30am Slindon L: Alison 3 hours 6 miles A longer strenuous walk to the folly and through Slindon Woods, with some steep gradients Meet: National Trust Car Park at Park Lane, Slindon BN18 0QY Fri 15th 10.30am Cowdray L: Jane 3.5 7.5 miles A very pretty riverside walk with a few uphill sections. Please bring a snack. No dogs please.

Meet: Cowdray Cafe and Farm Shop car park Midhurst.

Sun 16th 10.30am Binsted Woods L: Dominic 2-2.5 hrs 4 miles A mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel Meet: Walberton Village Hall car park, The Street, Walberton, BN18 0PQ Mon 18th 4pm Midhurst L: Sandy 2-2.5hrs 5.5 miles Interesting terrain of Heathland, Pine Forest & Commons. A mostly flat walk. No dogs please Meet: Iping & Stedham Car Park Thurs 21st 10.30am Petworth Park Ancient Tree L: Gerald 1 hr 30 3 mile.

Part 2 of the Ancient Tree Walk. Marvel at some of the oldest and largest trees in the country Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF Wed 27th 10.30am Eartham Woods L: Alison 2-2.5 hrs 5.5 miles A walk through Eartham Woods, coming back along Stane Street. No stiles.

Meet: Forestry Commission Car Park, Eartham Fri 29th 10.30am Lavington Common L: Jane 3 hours 6 miles A longer walk with stiles across heathland, woodland and commons No dogs please Meet: Lavington car park

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Sussex Snippets Community news from across the counties The National Garden Scheme (NGS) doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity, they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities and help community gardening projects.

They have donated over £63 million to nursing and health charities and made an annual donation of over £3 million in 2021. Their core beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute. For more information and to view all the open gardens near you, visit www.ngs.org.uk.

Nature-friendly road verges are helping pollinators across West Sussex. If you notice a verge with grass that’s longer than you’d expect, it’s likely to have been left to help nature. Inspired by the council’s Pollinator Action Plan, which aims to increase the number of crucial pollinating insects - bees and moths – this has become a much higher priority in recent years.

Friends of South Downs are focussed on the pollution caused by plastic tree guards. On 21 May their band of volunteers collected over 700 plastic tree Guards for recycling in Singleton Forest in partnership with Forestry England. Details on: www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk/ban-plastic -tree-guards Sussex Search & Rescue, a team of volunteers that support Sussex Police in searching for vulnerable missing people, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award that can be given to voluntary groups in the UK. More information on the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and all winners can be found at www.gov.uk/queens-award -for-voluntary-service The end-of-life charity Marie Curie is calling on people in Sussex to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party in July to help fund vital care and support for those living with a terminal illness, and their families. Simply set a date and invite family, friends, or colleagues to tuck into a treat and catch-up over a cuppa. Every penny raised will go towards ensuring more people have access to

the care and support they need at the end of life. More details at: www.mariecurie.org.uk/ teaparty or contact your local Community Fundraiser Clara Gill on Clara.Gill@mariecurie.org.uk / 07717 480602.

Arundel & South Downs MP, Andrew Griffith, is leading a bid for West Sussex to pioneer trialling new acoustic cameras to catch anti-social road users in the act. The Department of Transport confirmed it would be trialling four innovative noise cameras across England and Wales. Andrew Griffith MP has joined forces with Sussex Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, West Sussex County Council, Sussex Safer Roads Partnership and local campaign groups, to make the case for a camera to be located on the noise ‘hotspot’ on the A29 at Bury Hill.

West Sussex Libraries are looking for volunteers from age 14 up to support children with the Summer Reading Challenge in libraries. The ideal commitment is a minimum of 10 hours from July to September but there can be flexibility in choosing days and times. Young applicants could also use this volunteering opportunity as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award, (must be agreed with the library in advance). For more details and to apply visit www.westsussex.gov.uk and search for ‘Summer Reading Challenge volunteer’.

Students from West Sussex Alternative Provision College (WSAPC) brought a sustainability and recycling stall to the “Goodwoof” dog event at Goodwood recently. Students teamed up to make a range of products from recycled materials, including dog toys, bandanas and waste bag pouches; they raised a total of £2,012 for WSAPC’s College Enterprise Fund. WSAPC delivers the equivalent of 292 full time places for children and young people from West Sussex who have been permanently excluded, those at risk of exclusion and those out of school for medical reasons.

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Charity & Community News Hospice seeks nurses Like other hospices, Chestnut Tree House are currently looking for more nurses, from a variety of backgrounds, to join their team to care for children and young people with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions in Sussex and South East Hampshire. You might be already working within palliative care, or be a paediatric, adult or learning disabilities registered nurse looking for a new challenge. If this sounds like you, or someone you know, you can find out more by visiting www.chestnut.org.uk/job-type/clinical.

Debt Adviser for Arun District Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice (CAB) is working in partnership with the Housing Options team at Arun District Council to give budgeting and debt advice to those at risk of homelessness. A full-time position has been funded to support clients who may have rent arrears or budgeting issues that put them at risk of losing their property. Our advisers work with clients to maximise their income, reduce their expenditure and look at a debt solution that suits their situation. The

Housing Options team have been referring more and more clients to the service and CAB say this preventative work will be essential as the cost-of -living crisis continues.

Citizens Advice volunteering Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice (CAB) has a range of opportunities that can suit vounteers who either want to work at home or from an office. People may be looking to volunteer to do something to give back to their community that is rewarding, or might help gain new skills and meet new friends along the way. CAB iscurrently recruiting for a number of roles; details of each role are in the volunteer's section of their website www.arunchichestercab.org.uk

Worthing Beach - no Blue Flag Worthing Beach is being prevented from gaining a prestigious Blue Flag award by Southern Water’s “release of uncertified sewage” according to Cllr Vicki Wells, Cabinet Member for the Environment at Adur & Worthing Council.

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Charity & Community News BBC Nostalgia at Amberley A unique glimpse into television history will be offered to visitors to Amberley Museum in July 2022, when a restored BBC outside broadcast unit will be part of an exciting working exhibition.

From the 1930s until the 1980s, Britain led the world in developing television technology and the BBC’s design of the mobile control room was an important advance, taking programming out of the studio and enabling the broadcast of major national and sporting events to viewers across the UK and overseas.

MCR21 (mobile control room 21) was one of ten outside broadcast units designed by and built for the BBC during the 1960s and covered events such as the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965, England’s football World Cup victory at

Wembley in 1966, and the investiture of HRH the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in 1969.

Once sold for scrap but discovered and restored by expert enthusiasts under the banner of the Broadcast Television Technology Trust, MCR21 is the oldest and most complete outside broadcast van in existence, and has been chosen by the BBC in its centenary year as one of the ‘100 objects that made the BBC.’ From 6th-17th July, visitors to Amberley Museum can experience the atmosphere and operation of early programme-making inside MCR21, as a specially-created jazz show recording shows pictures from four cameras on the monitors and the director calls the shots. Please pre-book your tickets online by visiting the museum at www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

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Bilsham Croft, born from humble beginnings

By Allen Misselbrook, Yapton & Ford local history

Bilsham Croft c1980

In the ancient hamlet of Bilsham, one of the oldest buildings lies in Bilsham Lane. It is now known as Bilsham Croft. In the ‘Bulsham Manor’ book it was listed as ‘one messuage yard and apparatus called Moots with 21 acres of land and one cottage with three acres called Pickmans. The date when it was built was not mentioned but it was probably sometime during the 17th century.

When looking at the front view of the original house it is rather evident that there were two distinct phases of building. The left-hand side appears to be of a much older date than the righthand side.

Further entries in the Manor Book record some of the owners along with the associated dates.

These included the transference of the property in 1730 from William Brand to John Woods of Westhampnett. Another reference was made in 1742 concerning Ann, who, on the death of her father, Thomas Wyatt, inherited the farm and buildings. By 1757 she and her husband, Thomas Sparks, rented out the farm to Thomas Peachy of South Bersted who passed away in 1762 leaving his wife, Mary, to continue with the business. This she did for two years before marrying John Bailey, a Yeoman from Eartham. This was the start of a century of ownership by the Bailey family.

Ownership of the farm becomes very confused over the following decades. The Tithe Map of 1839 recorded the property as being farmed by Edmund and James Bailey. This fact was born out by the 1841 and 1851 Census Returns. But by this time things had taken a turn for the worse for the family. An entry in the Manor Book dated !

849 stated that J & E Bailey were in default to a John Oliver who subsequently sold the farm to the Lord Newburgh Trust of Slindon. At some point during the ownership of The Trust, the farmhouse

was divided into a pair of semidetached cottages and given the house numbers 83, (the left-hand cottage) and 82, Bilsham Lane. Bilsham Croft 2022 The division of the property was not straight forward. Number 83 had a scullery at the rear which past beneath one of the bedrooms of the adjoining house.

During the late 19th century John Clampitt Loveys arrived from Devon with his family and became the Tennent Farmer of Bilsham Farm which included the ‘Moots’ land and cottages. Eventually, in 1908, John Loveys bought the farm from the Newburgh Estate and it stayed in the Loveys family with John’s son, Walter, inheriting it from him and, in due course, following Walter’s retirement, passing down to Walter’s son, John Colin Loveys.

During and shortly after WW2, the properties slowly fell into disrepair and condemned. Walter made the decision to have them renovated which were duly completed in 1950. The renovations included supplying mains water, which previously was drawn from a well, and electricity. Before this, light was produced by candle and oil-lamp.

Cooking was carried out on a kitchen range. The outside toilet was replaced by a flushing one housed in a bathroom extension which included a bath, but no hot water. This was achieved by heating water in the copper in the scullery and using buckets to carry it through to the bath.

The Farm was sold in the mid-1970’s due to the ill health of John Colin Loveys and the farm buildings sold off separately. Number 82 and 83 were converted into a single property and over the ensuing years the property has been greatly extended and land purchased from the landowner which has been landscaped. The gardens now include a vegetable plot, as well as a walled garden, flower borders surrounding extensive lawns, a wooded paddock and a sweeping front drive, a far cry from the dilapidated cottages of the mid20th century.

To contact Allen Misselbrook on a local history matter please email: allen@yaptonhistory.org.uk

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The great Arundel pong By local historian Mark Phillips towns to have their own soap factory before the accessibility of improved transport made it more cost effective to produce it in large factories.

However, there is no question over the disgusting aroma that could often be smelled throughout the town, especially by visitors who were unaccustomed to it.

The Arundel soap works was set up beside the river Arun c1812, by 26year-old William EverBuilding along Fitzalan Road. The site of the old Soap Factory shed. Around 1816, I was somewhat amused to find the following William married Martha Sale and they set up clipping in my library, of a letter to the editor of the home along the shipyard, on the opposite side of West Sussex Gazette on September 10, 1868: the river.

‘Sir, On two or three occasions lately the town has They had several children, some of whom died been visited by a smell, so poisonous and offen- quite young, but it was the youngest child, George sive as to seriously affect the health of several Thomas, who took an interest and started workpersons. Such a smell came over us on Monday ing at the factory. By 1861, George had taken night last. The inhabitants were obliged to close over the management of the whole business. their windows; and many, to escape from it, posiCirca 1856 George married Emily Watkins and tively walked some distance from their houses! they set up home in 33 Tarrant Street, next to the I am told that this obnoxious smell arises from United Reformed church. They lived a comfortacertain boiling of refuse matter with acids. I am ble life with George even becoming Mayor of Arnot positive as to the exact cause; but I really undel in 1875. think that, as the borough of Arundel is proud in The respect for this honoured position appeared the possession of a Mayor and Corporation, the to calm down many of the locals who used to nuisance should be at once put down. It would complain every time the wind blew from the not be tolerated for a moment in any wellsouth, dispersing the obnoxious odour from the regulated town in England. Let it be done at once, factory around the parish. or I’m off! – Yours respectfully, A. Visitor By the end of the 1800s, George was finding it The overwhelming smell was something that a lot, although not all, locals had become, well, increasingly difficult to compete with the large not exactly used to, but perhaps somewhat industrial soap factories in the north of the countolerant of. It came from the Tallow Chandler try and in 1903, he took the decision to close and soap manufacturer, known locally as Ever- the factory. sheds Soap works.

This was located on the outskirts of the town over in South Marshes (Fitzalan Road), later to become the depot of Arundel Borough Council.

Mr or Mrs A Visitor were quite wrong on one point, it was in fact quite common at the time for small

However, the Eversheds continued to produce soap at a factory in Shoreham for many more years until it finally closed in 1954.

The last soap bar produced in the Arundel factory is now with the Arundel Museum.

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Casualties Union Supporting rescue, first aid & medical training by Lynn Smith This month’s charity is unusual amongst those organisations I’ve interviewed recently, its mission isn’t to raise funds to enable research into a particular disease or condition, or to assist a particular group in society, or to conserve a specific area of land or species. In fact, Casualties Union doesn’t engage in fundraising as an activity at all and the charity’s remit is to provide a service to a whole stratum of society – those in medical care, first aid and rescue services. A registered charity and independent voluntary organisation, Casualties Union provides acting and reacting casualties, and patients, for the medical profession, emergency services and those teaching first aid, nursing and rescue. The charity’s volunteers spare the time to train and practice casualty simulation, sharing the conviction that rescue, first aid and medical training is improved by having casualties and patients who look and behave as realistically as possible.

Using make up members create the illusion of illness or injury, from a faint to a heart attack or from a splinter to a protruding broken bone.

Studying how victims would behave, adopting appropriate posture and facial expression and speech they respond to “treatment” by providing vital feedback both during the scenarios or roleplay and in debrief sessions.

have served for many years as General Secretary and one of the Trustees.”

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Hon. General Secretary and Trustee, Caroline Thomas tells me that the charity was founded in 1942, during World War II, by Eric Claxton, who was training the Civil Defence to bring bomb victims out of damaged buildings. To improve the rescuer’s skills, Eric Caxton introduced the idea of casualty simulation, with real people and madeup injuries, which would require greater care to extricate than would dummies. “The success of this idea inspired his colleagues to form an organisation, which carried on into peacetime,” Caroline says, “And this year we are eighty years old.”

Casualties Union has no paid employees. Caroline tells me, “Every member of the organisation is a volunteer, doing the work because it’s worthwhile, rewarding and fun. We currently have about 260 members. It is a lot less than during the 1950s and 1960s, when people were looking for ways to spend their leisure time. Nowadays people are so busy and have many other interests. But it’s the dedicated ones that stay on year after year. “Our volunteers are attached to units around England and Wales, where they attend training sessions in these skills and volunteer for duties, ranging from a first aid course to a big plane crash exercise at an airport.”

Caroline first discovered Casualties Union, at a big first aid competition run by St John Ambulance, which she had joined as a volunteer.

“There were these people, apparently badly hurt or collapsed unwell. With an interest in drama and theatrical make-up I decided to join them.

Before long I was London Branch Leader, worked up through the grades to Senior Instructor, and

Worthing Branch Leader Norleen Smith with a simulated head injury

Unsurprisingly, the 2020 lockdown hit the organisation hard: “We could no longer meet for training or carry out any duties. It was a bad time for the whole of Casualties Union, not being able to be with our colleagues doing the thing we love so much. Worthing Branch lost two members

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who were nurses and no longer had the leisure time to be members. ”Caroline goes onto say that the Trustees used this ‘inactive’ time to consult together on governance for improving and modernising our charity. “The autumn of 2021 saw easing of restrictions and we felt safer with vaccination, so outdoor duties with masks commenced in some parts of the country, and it is now picking up very nicely.”

How is the service funded?

Most of Casualties Union funding comes from those organisations that use the charity’s services. Caroline tells me that, “When a client wants to use our volunteers to help in their training or practice exercises, the local branch negotiates a figure that will cover their expenses to get there and back, make-up costs and a bit to cover administration, training and generally to support our charity.” The greatest challenge said Caroline is matching the client’s need with the number of volunteers available to provide the service.

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Worthing branch is, “In the very capable hands of (Branch Leader) Norleen Smith,” and has provided its services as casualties for a diverse number of organisations.

Worthing Branch has worked with student doctors and paramedics, setting up scenes that portray accidents and medical emergencies. “At Brighton University a scene was set up in a laboratory where the mixing of chemicals had caused an explosion. The Branch members simulated burns and embedded glass in their faces and hands.”

The branch has also participated in a mock terrorist attack, staged at Gatwick Airport, to help the airport staff and emergency services to perfect their procedures and members have been extricated from smashed cars in a simulated traffic collision for East Sussex Fire Brigade. They have helped train Red Cross first aiders and the Navy on Whale Island in Portsmouth.

Worthing Branch of Casualties Union runs regular training meetings where volunteers learn skills in acting, professional make-up techniques and staging – all to make the incident and injury seem as realistic as possible. A key factor when the members provide their services as “casualties” for organisations; it is these skills, that provide the realism that the charity’s clients need in their own training.

Casualties Union volunteers are offered a full training programme and as well a comprehensive manual to study. All members are covered by the charity’s public liability insurance. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact the Worthing Branch direct and, Caroline says, branch members plan to have a stall at the Heene Community Centre this summer, where they will hand out publicity leaflets, display photos of their work and demonstrate injury makeup on each other. They will welcome all enquiries from anyone interested in either using them or joining them.

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In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas & tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

West Dean - Creative Spaces Like all Head Gardeners, Tom Brown can’t speak without stooping to pull out the odd weed as we make our way around West Dean Gardens.

With 100 acres of garden including an Arboretum, College grounds, 13 Victorian greenhouses, orchards, walled gardens and plenty of other interesting spaces, he has a lot to do in a day.

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We drive down to the Dry Meadow. In a bold “Even though Covid was a difficult time, with only move which Tom admits was scary, he and his myself and one other maintaining the whole team imported 120 tonnes of recycled concrete gardens, it was a liberating moment. We had to chips from Chichester Recycling Centre. “By run the garden in a very different way and take placing the new chips thickly over the ground, stock of our priorities. Since my appointment, and then planting amongst them, we are hoping there was an ambition amongst the Trustees to the shingle will heat up, drying quickly on the align ourselves with the the dynamics of the Art surface, and prevent weeds growing. It’s an exCollege, rather than concentrate on Victorian periment that the public seem to support once style horticulture. When the box blight took out we explain our rationale. We are using Dianthus, the ornamental shrubs, we decided to move Linaria Pupurea, Eryngiums and other deep rootaway from a dependency on a few species and ed, drought resistant plants.” develop new plant communities.”

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“I see West Dean garden as educational, not just an ornamental garden or a farm." As we walk through the meticulously maintained walled garden he explains the running of the garden, West Dean gardens with 5 full time gardeners, 2 trainees and 50 volunteers. “Every morning 4/5 volun- down to the stables to make a trapdoor for the teers come in and give us a level of vital detail Bantam chickens!” which we wouldn’t be able to have otherwise.”

We make our way through the glasshouses; Tom pauses and laments that there is little beautiful delicate Victorian buildings still with money in gardening, and that he knows garden- their cast iron, patterned flooring that allows ers that have to supplement their income with them to be heated from below. Tom is articulate other jobs. “There are very few gardens that with having to justify new ideas to the Board of turn a profit but I am happy in my job. I have a Trustees. He summarises his approach. “We are lot of creative opportunities. I installed a four a very big space and this requires brave, big metre dragon kite in the oriental vegetable bed, planting. I also want to hand over a well manand recently some furniture students came aged, labelled collection when I eventually

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Every address every month move on. We don’t use peat or sprays. We want this to be a creative space, working in tandem with the ethos of the college. He turns to the Tropical Garden, full of shaggy banana trees bursting with new growth, with a deep path running through the mini hills covered in bark chip. “ We want to create an immersive experience” What to do in July The National Garden Scheme is still running - best to check locally if you have to book first.

Founded in 1927 the scheme encouraged people to open up their gardens to the public to raise money for the newly formed district nurses role in poor urban areas. It has moved on since then, from “a shilling a head” to raised over 20 million pounds for a variety of charities in the last 10 years.

If you go to the NGS website and type in ‘Sussex’ the dates you are free and you will find 36 gardens that are opening their gates in July though each garden is just open for a day or two only.

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Unlocking the potential of your home

By Nick Roberts - Roberts Miller Redshaw Group Each and every one of us has pondered about what improvements could be made to our homes – no-one is immune. After all, our home is our castle, and tranquil escape from the stress sitting just outside the front gate. But inside every property resides the potential for improvement, and this is where the right architect can become your artist. With a palette of experience and a brush of creativity, a good architect can transform your home.

One of the most popular options are single story rear extensions. We’ve all seen magazine pictures of property transformations and they almost always feature this modern upgrade. Full-width bifold or sliding doors into the garden with an open plan kitchen is a major tick in the box and one of the most transformative changes you can do.

Wrap around extensions are similar, but make use of the often neglected space to the side of the property. Overgrown side passages often camouflage the true amount of space to extend into, making this option a potential diamond in the rough.

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How to remove car paint marks

By Nadia Goldsmith A new car won’t stay pristine forever. If your car paint marks are serious, it’s best to take your car to a motoring specialist. However, if the damage is light and only affects the clearcoat top layer of your car’s paintwork, it’s possible to sort this yourself. Here are solutions for fix varying levels of damage on your car: Paint swirls Pain swirls are marks are caused by particles of grit and dust that get stuck in cleaning cloths and sponges. Auto Express note that one quick technique to see how deep the damage is, is to run a thumb or fingernail over the scratches. If your nail doesn't feel them, then you should be able to use a scratch remover to smooth out paint swirls to make them look better.

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Arundel C of E Primary School If you go down to the woods today…

The forest school area has re-opened after students from the University of Chichester developed different areas as a focus for part of their teaching degree. The school is very proud of its long standing relationship with the University which focuses on improving the learning opportunities for children and in the past has worked on numerous projects to further enhance the provision at the school.

Over the last few months, the team of six worked in the area , creating some new features amongst the network of woodland paths, taking care not to lose the magic of a wild area. The area is accessed from the school playground and is used daily, for relaxation and letting off steam as well as structured learning across the curriculum. The forest provides ACE children with even more reasons why loving the outdoors is so important.

The grand re-opening was attended by Tony Hunt, The Mayor of Arundel, John Paton and Arundel businessman, Mark Aldridge, (the wood-

man from the Arundel Estate), with the University team. Andrew Simpson, head teacher, and representatives from all 7 year groups at ACE welcomed everyone to the celebration.

There was a ceremonial ribbon cutting, managed by Tony and Amelia from Year 4, who had won the competition to create a bird house for the forest.

Then the children paired up with adults showing them around, pointing out features such as the music wall, the cabin in the woods, the enchanted area, the mud kitchen, the fire pit and the story zone, with outdoor library and impressive circle of tree-trunk seats. Local chain saw sculptor, Simon Groves, created the storyteller seat, embellished with an owl carving and lettering which creates a fantastic focal point for listeners. www.arundelchurchofenglandschool.org.uk

St Philips Catholic Primary School Round up from last term Year 4 football

opportunities to reflect on their own spiritual growth and journey.

Trip to Chichester festival theatre After taking part in a series of workshops with the Chichester Festival Theatre Schools Fest Project, Year 6 were treated to a performance of Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Private Peaceful’. They thoroughly enjoyed the production, which provided thought provoking discussions back in school.

Year 4 were lucky enough to participate in a series of round- robin football matches at Riverbeach School in Littlehampton. It was lovely for the children to put their skills into action and we were proud to witness the sportsmanship between all the children involved.

Spirituality day

The focus of this year’s Spirituality Day was ‘Growth’. The children were treated to various workshops hosted by different adults around the school exploring this theme. The activities ranged from crafts, growing seeds and gave the children

St Philip Howard dance festival St Philip Howard Catholic High School hosted a dance festival for local primary schools. Each school performed a dance around a chosen theme, which they shared with the others. There were a variety of styles including an Irish dance, a streetdance and a dance representing a battle between the Romans and Spartans. Our children performed an amazing 1950s style dance – ‘Flashback to the 50s’ choreographed by their dance teacher Charlotte Reader. www.stphilipsarundel.org.uk

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Amberley C of E Primary had lots of fun before the half term learning about the Queen's life and her roles and responsibilities. Inspired by what her majesty has done for our United Kingdom, Maple class pupils each wrote a letter to the Queen, persuading her to let them be Queen or King for a day. They have been sent in the post and we are all eagerly waiting for a reply!

On Friday 27th May, just before the half-term holidays, we held a whole school Jubilee celebration, which was a huge success. Every class contributed to the decorations including Maple class's 'world' record breaking Jubilee themed bunting! A big thanks to Oak class for laying out the decorations so wonderfully. The activities and picnic were gratefully received by all. Thank you to all of the families for their contributions towards a feast fit for a Queen. A special shout out goes to Mrs Stagg and Mrs Beveridge for their help packing everything away with Amberley staff at the end of the festive afternoon.

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Allow 3-4 months to move house says poll Opinions of homebuyers in the South East Most people move four times in their life...

New poll reveals moving house is more stressful than having children or going through divorce, as 70% of respondents in the South East ranked moving house as the most stressful life event. It takes 3 - 4 months on average to move in the South East, the highest of any UK region. Life after lockdown has seen no shortage of households looking to up sticks. New research from Legal & General Retail reveals the average UK adult moves four times in their life – yet it’s still the most stressful thing you can do. Legal & General conducted a survey to discover how homebuyers coped with their move, the research investigates the most common difficulties homebuyers face and how unexpected hurdles in the homebuying process can influence decisions.

Stressful side effects Homebuyers feel the pressure as 62% experienced increased stress levels. While getting the keys to a new place should be exciting, those in the South East also experienced anxiety (46%), 1 sleep deprivation (30%), and arguments (21%).

Financial pain points Homebuyers face a variety of financial worries when looking to buy a home, 47% dread not having enough for unexpected expenses and 40% found waiting to exchange contracts is the biggest struggle. These financial concerns were evident for many respondents in the South East who recently moved. 45% said purchasing their property cost more than they budgeted for. 55% of them spent an extra £1K - £2K. But buying a home in the South East may be more financially beneficial as it was 1 of 2 UK regions where majority of homebuyers didn’t pay over budget.

Top actions homebuyers would do differently • Saving more than just deposit required – 40% • Improve budgeting/planning transition costs – 32% • Factor in more time for moving process – 26% • Understand complexity of buying a property more thoroughly - 33% Buying a new home is still worth it!

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242 Health & Wellbeing

What’s best for weight loss Cardio or resistance exercise? By Heather Smith You’ll use more calories during a cardio workout than a resistance workout, but there are several reasons that the resistance work is still the better option. The raised calorie burn during your cardio workout stops as soon as you finish your workout, just like you’d expect. But, when you’re doing a resistance workout, that doesn’t happen and instead our metabolism gets a boost which lasts for up to 72 hours after the workout!

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This all said, let’s take the cardio exercise out from under the bus now because there is a benefit to adding in some non-resistance type exercise too. Alongside a good resistance training program, you can use cardio exercise to increase your calorie deficit without having to reduce your food intake.

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The Loxwood joust The UK’s most spectacular medieval festival August 2022 merriment. Wander the Living History Village where medieval life plays out, visit the gruesome executioner, see falconry displays, the witches’ incantations and also learn about the spirits of nature.

Dishes of the finest fayre will be adorning the banqueting hall with jesters, storytellers, live music and riddlers to lead a merry dance and embroil you in gossip and laughter. Take your place at a workshop activity, and in the Children’s Kingdom, young princes and princesses can try have-a-go-archery, pelt-the-peasant, non-contact sword fighting and circus school, in addition to watching court jester shows and enjoying face and wound painting too.

The UK’s most spectacular immersive medieval and jousting festival, The Loxwood Joust, is returning to create excitement and intrigue on the 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th August.

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Arundel Town Council Cycling & walking consultation; mobile phone purchase Edited extracts from draft minutes of Arundel Town Council meeting 12th May 2022.

Toilet funding. Clerk to agree an annual contribution to the maintenance of the Changing Place Toilets from Arundel Town Council (ATC) to Arun up to £1,500. ATC are still in correspondence with Arun District Council (ADC) about costs.

Report from Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plans Working Group (LCWIP). Part of the LCWIP process is that a consultation is required to ensure that the recommendations in the LCWIP reflect local needs and opinion, and also to take on board helpful amendments, corrections or additions. The LCWIP Working Group proposed that the Council approve £750 to produce the relevant literature to share with consultees, to advertise the consultation and to host the consultation. This is made up of: Workshop materials - £50, Leaflet Drop - £250 Posters and Other Materials - £100, Advertising £200, Contingency - £150. This was agreed. Editor’s note - Sussex Local would be happy to promote initiatives like this free of charge, if asked.

The Town Hall Roof Working Group proposed that the Council approve expenditure of up to £86,030 plus VAT (detailed) for the works to the Atherley Chamber roof. This includes Savills’ fees for administering the works, a separate allowance for the fire detection works and a contingency allowance. This would need a high level of communication between the Town Hall Event Manager and Contractors. There will be clashes with weddings that are currently booked and close liaison will be needed so events can go ahead.

Wetlands proposal. Although the Town Council has not been consulted, we have learned that there is a SDNPA project to apply for funds to create wetlands between Pulborough and Littlehampton. Our Flood Advisor is concerned by the flood risk, and intervening.

Mobile phone purchase. Proposed that a phone be purchased to support the role of the Town Events Manager up to a quoted cost of £749; monthly sim rental up to £14; plus insurance. www.arundeltowncouncil.gov.uk

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Walberton Parish Council New chairman; A27 strategy; no reply from Mr Gove Extracts from the minutes of the Annual Parish Council (10th May) and Planning Committee (17th May) meetings.

Following the retirement of Suzanne Clark as Chairman, a new chairman (Andrew Ratcliffe) and vice-chair (Andy Vawer) were elected. The statutory vacancy notice has been advertised.

Committee appointments and responsibilities were agreed. The Internal Auditor’s report confirmed that all required accounting and recordkeeping were in good order.

The Parish Council’s strategy for the A27 Arundel Bypass was discussed and confirmed. It will be published on the web site. An update following the Elected Representatives’ Forum meeting was presented. National Highways will likely be holding a further limited public consultation this summer. This may include the golf course proposals and alterations regarding Tye Lane access. Latest modelling on updated designs suggests traffic increases in Walberton now 5-15% rather than 42%; this is still considered unac-

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The latest design for the Fontwell Meadows community centre was reviewed. The bottle store building cannot be linked to it due to its lack of foundations. Options were discussed; we will request that the unstable building be removed and a replacement attached to the community centre be created retaining some of the historic features of the original. The pavilion kitchen refurbishment quote was approved; a second quotation for the changing room improvements is pending.

Objections will be raised to the re-application for the Cherry Tree Nursery site following previous refusal by ADC and the development of the SRC site on Fontwell Avenue. No objections were raised to the others. A reply from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is still awaited concerning ADC’s centrallyimposed housing quota allocations leading to planning application refusals being overturned. www.walberton-pc.gov.uk

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