Sussex Local Magazine - Chichester/Midhurst AUGUST 2023

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What’s On - August/September 2023

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 eight editions distributed to over 54,000 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 September events to be put on website - 4th August

CHARITY

3 Aug & 7 Sep 8:00 pm The CancerWise 2023 Fundraising Challenge Quiz

www.VirtualQuizEvents.com £5 Cliff info@virtualquizevents.com

9 Aug/9 Sep 1:00 pm Act4Africa International Women's Week Talk On Zoom - free of charge. Jovita Ivin 07823 558156

jovita.ivininskaite@act4africa.org www.eventbrite.com

Sat 26 Aug 10:00 am Andy's Angels Grief Play Café, supporting children and their families who are navigating their Grief Journey. Hope Hive Worthing BN13 1AA Free. Kayla Shepherd 07465 242321 kayla@andysangels.org.uk www.andysangels.org.uk

Mon 28 Aug 7:30 pm Date2Donate Meet local singles and raise money for good causes The Escapist Chichester Chichester PO19 1LJ

£5pp Jovita Ivin 07823 558156

jovita.ivinskaite@act4africa.org

www.meetup.comdate2donate-find-love-whilespreading-love

CHILDREN'S EVENTS

1 Aug - 3 Sep 9:00 am Summer Fun

Sharnfold Farm Stone Cross BN24 5BU marketing@thefamilyparksgroup.co.uk www.sharnfoldfarm.co.uk

8 Aug - 11 Aug 9:30 am Incredible Madrigals (Drama Workshop) 4 days of acting, singing and movement exploring the musical of Encanto. Southwick Community Centre Southwick BN42 4TE £120 (£30 per day) Suzy Duxbury 07540 792849 info@dramatis.co.uk www.dramatis.co.uk

13 Aug - 15 Aug 10:30 am Arundel Museum: Adventures with Lego - morning sessions Creative fun for children this summer holiday Arundel Museum Arundel BN18 9AP £5 per child. Contact: office@arundelmuseum.org

21 Aug - 25 Aug 9:30 am Magic and Musicals (Drama Workshop) 5 days of acting, singing and movement to the music of Wicked. The Regis School Bognor Regis PO21 5LH £150 (£30 per day) Dramatis Drama School 07540 792849 info@dramatis.co.uk www.dramatis.co.uk

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

3 Aug & 7 Sep 6:45 pm Graphic novel book club Comic book club looking at graphic novels aimed at adults. Private house Barnham PO22 0EF Free. Paul Wilson paulw21erin@gmail.com

Mon 07 Aug 8:00 pm Felpham Singles Social Club Mature singles club. The George Inn Felpham Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free, donations welcome Anne Cook 01243 821530 anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk

www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com

1 Aug - 31 Aug 10am Tree Champion

A fun-packed mission over the summer holidays. Wakehurst, Kew East Grinstead RH17 6TN Standard day entry. 16 and under go free 01444 894066 wakehurst@kew.org

www.kew.org/wakehurst

13 Aug/13 Sep 7:30 am Chichester & District Bonsai Society A small friendly Bonsai Club. New Members welcome. The Basil Shipman Centre Chichester PO19 7LG £12 per year. £1 per night. Club Night Guest £2 (first visit no charge) Liz 01798 865551 lizpanton5@gmail.com

www.chichesterbonsai.co.uk

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Mon 14 Aug 7:30 am Pulborough Meadows WI

Talk by Mark Saunders on ‘A Year in the Life of a Head Gardener’ Pulborough Meadow WI

Pulborough RH20 WI 07790 443492 shirleyflint27@hotmail.com

Tue 15 Aug 7:30 pm West Chiltington Floral Club - Demonstration Michelle King with demonstration 'Tour de France'. West Chiltington Village Hall West Chiltington RH20 2PZ £5 Visitors Carol Nash 01798 813608 wchiltfloralclub@gmail.com

Wed 16 Aug 7:30 pm Sullington Windmills

Women's Institute Fundraising evening for existing members only Sullington Parish Hall

Storrington RH20 3PP Liz Allen-Williams (President) 01903 741078 ljaw2@hotmail.com www.sullingtonwindmills.org

Every Fri 9:30 am

Badminton West

Chiltington Village Hall

Pulborough RH20 2PZ

Price varies Vivian 01798 813550 vmjones18@hotmail.co.uk

Every Tue 6:30 pm Ashington Short Mat Bowls Club Ashington Community Centre Pulborough

RH20 3PG £4 Gillian Weston 07962 016927 gillianhweston@gmail.com

Every Wed & Thurs 7:45 pm Thakeham Table Tennis Club Thakeham Village Hall Storrington

RH20 3GW £5 ad hoc Andy andytttc@gmail.com www.thakehamtabletennis.co.uk

COMMUNITY

Every Fri 10:00 am Blue Idol Open Day Visit this historic Quaker building and discover local history. Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House

Coolham RH13 8QP Free. Blue Idol Quakers admin@blueidol.org

Every Fri 10:00 am Community Drop In Free Coffee, chat & local information in Eastergate

Eastergate Village Hall, Community Hub

Eastergate PO20 3RP Free Bridgette 01243 543816 bridgette@bnegct.org.uk barnhamandeastergatecommunitytrust.com

COURSES & TUITION

Tue 22 Aug 9:30 am Birding for beginners –autumn migration RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 members / £25.50 Nonmembers Anna Allum 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk www.events.rspb.org.uk

EXHIBITIONS

1 Aug - 6 Aug 10:00 am Michelle Dawson: Hills and Shores Michelle is an Artist and Educator Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

1 Aug - 11 Aug 10:00 am Arundel Museum

Exhibition: Arundel Cathedral 1873-2023

Arundel Cathedral's 150th Anniversary Arundel Museum BN18 9AP included in Museum ticket Arundel Museum Manager 01903 885866 office@arundelmuseum.org

1 Aug - 11 Aug 10:00 am Me and Mr P Exhibition showcasing the creativity of those affected by Parkinson's. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

5 & 6 Aug 10:00 am Life in the Countryside

Exhibition A Private Collection of All Things Rural from the 1900s-1960s The Venue Henfield BN5 9BA £8 Gilly Broucke cebvintage@hotmail.co.uk www.sussexruraleventscompany.co.uk

8 Aug - 12 Aug 10:00 am Mary Fivey: Stolen Selfies An exhibition of quirky portrait paintings. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

12 Aug - 28 Aug 10:00 am Recent Editions by Tom Hammick Zimmer Stewart present an exhibition of prints by award winning artist The Mill Studio Arundel BN18 0EF Free to enter James Stewart james@zimmerstewart.co.uk 07901 677933 www.zimmerstewart.co.uk

15 Aug - 20 Aug 10:00 am Weald Contemporary: The Mothshell Ambit Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

Sat 19 Aug 10:00 am Free Art Exhibition Findon Valley Art Group exhibition Findon Valley Free Church Hall Worthing BN14 0DJ Free entry Terry Beaumont 01903 265648

beaumont.theplantation@gmail.com

Sat 19 Aug 12:00 pm Prints and Sculpture by Giles Penny An exhibition of this popular artist The Crypt Gallery Arundel BN18 9EA Free entry. Contact 07901 677933

www.zimmerstewart.co.uk

james@zimmerstewart.co.uk

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21 Aug - 28 Aug 10:00 am ‘Near to Nature’ mini quilt Exhibition and Sale Exhibition of nearly 200 unique mini-quilts featuring UK wildlife. RSPB Pagham Harbour Sidlesham PO20 7NE Free pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk 01243 641508 www.events.rspb.org.ukpaghamharbour

22 Aug - 27 Aug 10:00 am

Chris Prince: Wild As You Like Wildlife photographer Chris Prince is bringing his love for wildlife. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH Paula Tollett 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

22 Aug - 27 Aug 10:00 am Mendones Mel Elston -Mendones returns with his first solo exhibition for over a decade. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

29 Aug - 3 Sep 10:00 am Lucia Babjakova: To Save It, You Must See It Exploring the saving of urban nature. Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

Sat 02 Sep 10:00 am In Stitches exhibition

Various textile pieces showing hand and machine embroidery. Denmans Garden Fontwell BN18 0SU Free Deirdre Sibthorpe 07836 259025 dsibthorpe@macace.net

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

Sun 06 Aug 2:30 pm Classic cars display High Salvington Windmill

Worthing BN13 3BP £1 enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk www.highsalvingtonwindmill.co.ukcontact-us

Sat 19 Aug 7:00 pm Night-time safari –

Magnificent moths and brilliant bats A family fun evening with a pond dip RSPB Pulborough

Brooks RH20 2EL £16.50 for Members and £20.50 for Non Members Anna Allum 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk www.events.rspb.org.uk

20 Aug & 17 Sep 2:30 pm High Salvington Windmill Open Afternoon Teas, tours, and homemade cake. High Salvington Windmill

Worthing BN13 3BP £1 Lucy Brooks enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk www.highsalvingtonwindmill.co.uk

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Be part of something Historic

Experience 1,000 years of rural life in one remarkable site, with 40 acres and over 50 historic buildings to explore.

Enjoy our seasonal programme, children’s school holiday activities and much more.

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Mon 21 Aug 11:00 am Storrington Fun Day

A free day of sports activities for young people

Chanctonbury Leisure Centre Storrington RH20

4PG Free. Chris Poore, Neighbourhood Warden 07795 046743 chris.poore@horsham.gov.uk

Sat 02 Sep 10:00 am CPRE Sussex Countryside

Day Out A celebration of 50 years of countryside protection and restoration. Knepp Estate Dial Post RH13 8NN £5 CPRE Sussex info@cpresussex.org.uk www.cpresussex.org.uk

Sat 02 & Sun 03 Sep 10:00 am Vintage Rally

Stationary engines, tractors, motorbikes, military & commercial & steam. Stalls, crafts, refreshments. Langhurst Hill Farm Balls Cross, Petworth GU28 9JW. £5 ads/ £2 (5-15). 07803 237694. In aid of Macmillan.

FAYRES & FETES

Sat 12 Aug 1:00 pm Yapton and District Annual Show and Summer Fair Flower/produce show, stalls, fun dog show King George V playing field and adjacent Village Hall, Yapton BN18 0ET

2 & 3 Sep 10:30 am The Floral Fringe Fair

An eclectic, quirky and dog friendly event

Loxwood Meadows Loxwood RH14 0AL £10 / Child: £2.50 Jean Jackman 07939 272443

jeanjackman@hotmail.com www.floralfringefair.co.uk

Sat 02 Sep 1:00 pm Watersfield End Of Summer

Fayre Family fun and village stalls all in aid of the Sports Pavillion Alban Head Recreation

Ground Watersfield RH20 1NE Fiona 07701 078023 fiwilliamson@live.co.uk

Sat 02 Sep 2:00 pm Bepton & Cocking Church

Fete The Rectory Garden Near Midhurst GU29 0HJ Linda Sadler lindasadler777@gmail.com

Sun 03 Sep 1:00 pm Craft Fair High Salvington

Windmill Worthing BN13 3BP £1 Andy Campbell 07799 333267 andyrcampbell@btinternet.com highsalvingtonwindmill.co.uk

Sat 09 Sep 10:30 am Findon Sheep Fair and Village Festival Funfair, craft stalls, live events and sheep show. Nepcote Green Worthing BN14 0SL Free entry. Simon findonsheepfair@gmail.com 07764 413219 www.findonsheepfair.co.uk

GARDENS & HORTICULTURE

2 Aug - 26 Aug 10:00 am Rooted at Wakehurst Wakehurst, Kew East Grinstead RH17 6TN Standard day entry, Children 16 and under go free Wakehurst, Kew 01444 894066 wakehurst@kew.org www.kew.org

Sat 05 Aug 2:00 pm Annual Flower Show

Lavant Horticultural Society Lavant Memorial Hall Chichester PO18 0PA Free admission to Flower Show Susan Jackson 01243 527725 suejackson23@tiscali.co.uk lavanthortsoc.org.uk

6 Aug & 27 Aug 10:00 am Whitehanger

Haslemere Open Garden Rural garden open for the National Garden scheme Whitehanger Haslemere GU27 3PY £6.59 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

9 & 19 Aug 11:00 am Award winning Midhurst garden “A Little Bit of Heaven” open for the National Garden Scheme 54 Elmleigh Midhurst GU29 9HA Ad £4,Ch £0 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

Sun 13 Aug 2:00 pm The National Garden Scheme

Coldwaltham open garden

Far-reaching views across the Amberley Wildbrooks to the South Downs Champs Hill Pulborough RH20 1LY £5 www.ngs.org.uk

Sun 20 Aug 2:00 pm The Folly Charlton Garden Open Days Open for the National Garden Scheme The Folly Chichester PO18 0HU £5 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

Mon 28 Aug 12:00 pm Durrance Manor Open Garden Explore a beautiful 2-acre garden open for National Garden Scheme Durrance Manor Shipley RH13 8PE £7 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

Mon 28 Aug 10:30 am Open garden at The Old Vicarage Washington Open for the National Garden Scheme. The Old Vicarage RH20 4AS £7 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

Sun 03 Sep 2:00 pm Parsonage Farm Kirdford Garden Open Days Help support NGS Charities including Macmillan Cancer Support Parsonage Farm Billingshurst RH14 0NH £7 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

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In Stitches

WE’RE HIRING!

We are looking for keen, enthusiastic and reliable individuals to join our grape picking team. We have positions available in both our Kent vineyard (TN26 2BE) and Sussex vineyard (PO18 0LY) for £11 per hour. Harvest usually commences between late September and early October – weather dependent.

2nd - 10th Sept 10am - 4pm

Duration: Approx. 12 working days over a 3-week period including weekends.

Working day: 8am – 5pm. Half hour lunch with morning break of 15 mins. Finish time may fluctuate.

We need to be able to communicate days of work sometimes at quite short notice, this is usually done by group email so use of mobile phone is essential.

For more information and to discuss details please contact Claire Foden: 07917 917515 | harvest@gusbourne.com

Exhibition by Chichester Stitchmakers Group

Denmans Garden

Denmans Lane

Fontwell

Westergate

Arundel

BN18 0SU

Fri 08 Sep 11:00 am Judy’s Cottage Garden Open for the National Garden Scheme Judy’s Cottage Garden Worthing BN13 2AE £5 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

HEALTH & FITNESS

Every Mon 7:30 pm HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Free taster suitable for all levels

Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £10 Lisa Direncay 07872 968708 ldlovesfitness@yahoo.com www.instagram.comldlovesfitness

MUSIC

Sun 06 Aug 2:30 pm Frank and Ella A concert celebrating the two biggest names in jazz Congress Theatre Eastbourne BN21 4JR £23 Razzle Dazzle Productions rdproductions@me.com www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk

Thu 17 Aug 7:30 pm Dixieland and Traditional Jazz With the Featherstone Jazz Four DRNK Coffee House, Lancing Manor Leisure Estate Lancing BN15 0PH Free Derek Little 01903 249900 dglittle@ntlworld.com

Sun 20 Aug 12:00 pm An afternoon of Live Music By The lake Live Music by local Talented artists The Venue Henfield BN5 9BA £15 Gilly Broucke cebvintage@hotmail.co.uk www.sussexruraleventscompany.co.uk

Sat 26 Aug 6:30 pm Bach Cello Recital St George's Church Trotton GU31 5EN £15 Amanda Townshend

amandatownshend@gmail.com

Fri 08 Sep 4:00 pm Wiston Summer Sounds presents Craig David TS5 Live show for one night only with Ibiza Rocks DJ Wiston Park Estate Steyning BN44 3DH from £40 Summer Sounds Ltd

hello@atompresents.co.uk www.wistonsummersounds.com

Sun 10 Sep 4:00 pm Wiston Summer Sounds presents Katherine Jenkins & Russell Watson

Wiston Park Estate Steyning BN44 3DZ from £45, child £25 Summer Sounds Ltd hello@atompresents.co.uk www.wistonsummersounds.com

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SALES & MARKETS

19 Aug/16 Sep 9:00 am Arundel Farmers

Market Local growers, bakers, meat, poultry, flowers, plants, food & drink makers Arundel BN18 9AA www.arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk

Every Fri 9:45 am Storrington Community

Market Locally produced cakes, biscuits, preserves, eggs, fruit, veg & crafts Storrington

Village Hall Storrington Rh20 Free Katie Bridge 07909 681884 katiebridge17@gmail.com

SOCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT

Sat 26 Aug 6:30 pm

Feast & Fire: Supper Club An exciting three course menu with a welcome cocktail in a working farm setting in the 16th century barn.

The Old Workshop

Cafe Storrington

RH20 4AE £65

Rosie Smith rosie@rosieandripe.com

TALKS

Tue 01 Aug 7:30 pm Newhaven Fort A Palmerston fort built in the 19th century to defend the harbour Storrington Museum Storrington RH20 4LL £8 01903 740188 storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com

Wed 06 Sep 10:00 am Getting started with Ancestry.co.uk Get started with your family and local history research. West Sussex Record Office Chichester PO19 1DD £7.50 Matthew Jones record.office@westsussex.gov.uk 01243 753602 www.westsussex.gov.ukro

THEATRE

1 Aug - 26 Aug 7:15 pm Rock Follies A new musical based on the 1970s TV series about a female rock band. Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

1 Aug - 29 Aug 7:30 pm The Sound of Music

Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical comes to Chichester for the first time Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

4 Aug - 19 Aug 7:00 pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Chichester Festival Youth Theatre perform Shakespeare's comedy at West Dean Gardens West Dean Gardens Chichester PO18

0RX £25 Chichester Festival Theatre 01243

781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

Fri 11 Aug 7:00 pm Much

Ado About Nothing This is My Theatre (TIMT) adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy. Bring picnics! Nymans

Handcross RH17 6EB

£19 / child £11 This Is My Theatre. Tickets: 07732 253311

www.thisismytheatre.com

Sun 13 Aug 3:00 pm

Robin Hood TIMT Theatre Company's adaptation of the folk-tale. Danny House gardens

Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB £15 / £7.50. This Is My Theatre Tickets: 07732 253311

info@thisismytheatre.com See full details on www.thisismytheatre.com

Mon 28 Aug 3:00 pm

Robin Hood TIMT Theatre Company's adaptation of the folk-tale. The Walled Garden Crawley RH10 5PQ

£15 / child £12 This Is My Theatre 07732 253311

info@thisismytheatre.com

www.thisismytheatre.com

Tue 12 Sep 7:00 pm Much

Ado About Nothing TIMT

Theatre Company's adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy The Hawth Theatre Crawley RH10 6YZ £16.50 / child £10.50 This Is My Theatre 07732 253311 info@thisismytheatre.com www.thisismytheatre.com

WALKS

12/26 Aug & 23 Sep 10:00 am East Grinstead Town Tour Walking tour of the town. East Grinstead Museum East Grinstead RH19 3BJ £6 Jonathan Parrett 01342 302233 manager@eastgrinsteadmuseum.co.uk www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk

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The Floral Fringe Fair

September 2nd and 3rd 2023 at Loxwood Meadows, Loxwood, West Sussex RH14 0AL

We are so excited to tell you that The Floral Fringe Fair has moved to a new and charming location at Loxwood Meadows, near Loxwood in West Sussex. It will be a big celebration as it will be our tenth ever Floral Fringe Fair!

07939 272 443 jeanjackman@hotmail.com

www.floralfringefair.co.uk

Dogs are still very welcome on leads

FloralFringeFair

Featuring artists and makers, street food stalls, artisan food and drink producers, vintage stalls, classic cars, steampunk, pop-up vintage tearooms, plants, beer tent, music and dancing.

10:30am - 5pm Both Days

Goodwood bank holiday weekend racing

Fun for all the family with rides, petting zoo, circus tutors & more

The most valuable three days of racing at Goodwood outside of the flagship Qatar Goodwood Festival. On Saturday, the high octane Group racing features the competitive Celebration Mile and Prestige Stakes. The Group 3 Supreme Stakes and the ever-popular amateur jockey's handicap add intrigue to a fabulous weekend on a super Sunday.

Tickets and more info: www.goodwood.com

Win a pair of Gordon Enclosure Tickets for Sun 27 August

An enchanting three days of racing, commences with a bang for the Goodwood annual Friday night fireworks spectacle, where a breath-taking musical display, features an explosion of colour which will light up the skyline over West Sussex. On Saturday and Sunday, nostalgic summer vibes ensue across a relaxing weekend which combines live music and summer entertainment, for a wonderfully social occasion. Under 18s go free when accompanied by an adult.

To enter answer the following question:

Q: Which day is the firework display?

a) Friday b) Sunday c) Monday

Send your answer and contact details to: Goodwood Racing Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 21st August 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Sussex Snippets

Charity & Community news from across the counties

Sussex Police Commissioner Katy Bourne has renewed the contract to support crime victims to Sussex charity Victim Support. The charity also covers specific provision for victims of hate crime, fraud and specialist support for children and young people.

A West Sussex firefighter team have completed the 100 miles South Downs Way by bike to raise more than £1,500 for the Fire Fighters Charity in memory of two former colleagues, Mark Butler and Simon Constable. You can donate at www.justgiving.com/sdw2023.

The Leader of West Sussex County Council, Cllr Paul Marshall, has joined other local government and construction industry leaders in calling on the government to review the introduction of a new infrastructure levy, which has been proposed in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Cllr Marshall said: “The infrastructure levy is something I strongly oppose as the expected changes would mean that West Sussex County Council would no longer be a statutory consultee on future planning development in our county.”

Shoreham Harbour is set to benefit from a grant of £300,000 to support climate change and biodiversity projects as part of the Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) for Shoreham Harbour. The aim of the JAAP is to transform Shoreham Harbour into a vibrant, thriving waterfront destination providing new homes and jobs and by consolidating port activities in the Eastern Harbour Arm to ensure the Shoreham Port continues to play a vital role in the local economy. West Sussex Libraries have apps which can help you choose a range of travel themed magazines to help you get to know your summer holiday destinations; or if you are looking for something to enjoy in the sun they also have audio books available.

The annual Exceptional People in Care (EPIC) awards celebrated the achievements of children and young people in care in West Sussex. The tropical themed event featured prizes for categories like Young Person of the Year and was attended by over 450 children, carers and council staff. The next EPIC awards will be in July 2024

and the organisers are looking for sponsors. If interested email voice@westsussex.gov.uk

On Saturday 7 October

charity Safe in Sussex is holding a sponsored abseiling event in partnership with West Sussex Mind. Participants will be given the chance to descend the chalk face of Peacehaven Cliffs, a lovely location with great views of the coastline. For further information email fundraising@safeinsussex.org.uk

The Low Carbon Across the South and East (LoCASE) programme has come to a close, having handed out £913,185 in grant funding to West Sussex businesses. Delivered in partnership with West Sussex County Council, LoCASE gave grants and support to help businesses become more energy efficient and lower their carbon footprint. 107 businesses - including here at Sussex Local - received grants, together investing a total of £2,694,464 in a range of energy efficiency upgrades, from LED floodlights to new energy-efficient kitchen equipment. An estimated 445 tonnes of carbon emissions will be saved as a result.

Local residents agree with Adur & Worthing Councils that proposed improvements by National Highways to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing will not address congestion issues in the area. The £20 million earmarked is far below the £320 million for the Arundel bypass, and public consultation showed over half of respondents felt the plans did not go far enough to reduce delays or improve reliability. The proposals included some road widening and changes to access points but with no funding yet for new cycling and pedestrian routes.

Friends, Families, and Travellers (FFT) is a national charity based in Sussex. They work to challenge discrimination, racism and inequality experienced by Gypsy, Roma, and Travelling people whilst helping people to understand their rights. The West Sussex Library Service also has a number of books, for adults and children alike, on the history and culture of these diverse communities. www.gypsy-traveller.org

Charity & Community News

Free bereavement support group

A new local monthly bereavement support wellbeing group has opened up in Chichester to help residents who have experienced grief. The free group is led by experienced bereavement coordinators from Bereavement Care - a support service offered by the regional, independent cooperative, Southern Co-op. Anyone who has experienced loss is invited to join the groups, regardless of whether they have used services offered by Southern Co-op which includes the Co -operative Funeralcare branches in Chichester. To find out more or to explore other available bereavement support, call 08081 691922, email info@bereavementcare.uk or visit www.bereavementcare.uk.

Midhurst through road re-opens

Following the fire at the Angel Inn hotel in Midhurst earlier in the year, the side elevation of the hotel has been safely shored up to enable vehicle access to the residents of Angel Yard, which is directly behind the hotel. The final, legally required structural safety inspections have taken place to approve the work, and the hoarding

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around the scaffolding has been put in place. The A283 through the town has been re-opened.

Rotary helps with bridging the generations

For the last ten years Mike Harvey of Chichester Priory Rotary Club has been running a very successful programme called Bridging Generations, connecting older people with students at Chichester College. Every two weeks they have coffee and biscuits and lunch served by catering students. The students' interpersonal skills are improved, and the elders enjoy the contact which reduces loneliness. Mike originally identified participants by contacting Age UK and Health & Independent Living Support which runs meals on wheels.

The Rotary meetings are at 6.30pm Wednesdays at Chichester Park Hotel. Guests who may be interested in finding out more are welcome. Email secretary@chichesterprioryrotary.org.

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Charity & Community News

Chichester transforming brownfield sites

The transformation of two brownfield sites in Chichester into new residential neighbourhoods has generated more than £700,000 investment in the city, according to developer Bellway, which has completed one development on a former industrial site and is now working on a second. The firm has also committed to providing 48 affordable homes as part of the two regeneration projects, most now completed. The developments are Cathedral Park, a 108-home scheme completed on the former Bartholomews site off Bognor Road, and Indigo Park, an 88-home project underway on the former Portfield Quarry and UMA House site off Shopwhyke Road.

Disability cricket starts in Storrington

The England Cricket Board has approved Storrington Cricket Club as only the third disability cricket club in West Sussex along with Middleton and Eastergate. The aim is to cater for a full range of physical and mental issues and to encompass all ages from kids to adults. Initially there will be outdoor sessions on a Friday evening at 6p.m. from mid July and these will run

alongside their busy training sessions for the club’s many boys and girls teams.

Anyone interested is welcome to contact the lead coach Jason Clarke via the following email jasonclarke84@hotmail.com or through the club website www.storringtoncricket.club

Short stay building wins award

A new building that’s providing much needed shortstay accommodation for people facing homelessness has received a prestigious award recognising its high-quality design. The Freeland Close accommodation, located in Fishbourne, won the Large-Scale Residential Award at the Sussex Heritage Trust awards ceremony, which was held at the beginning of July. Stories

snails and they first appeared on the planet 550 million years ago, equally at home in the tropics, desert or deep water.

The largest is the African snail with a record of 38cm long and the smallest is .8 of a millimetre.

Shelley has up to 14,000 little teeth that rasp bits of leaf off. They can take about a week to travel one kilometre, have a small lung to breath, and are deaf and almost blind despite their popping out eyes.

Their sexual habits are amazing. Hermaphrodite, they can circle each other for up to 6 -12 hours in a slime fest, and then when they are ready, they shoot love darts into each of their bodies. The mucus on the tip of the dart activates their spurm retaining systems to better aid conception. After

They have represented the Deadly Sin of Sloth in the past, and have been eaten in most cultures, even in Scotland during famines. Some cultures eat their eggs which are known as White Caviar. Shelley hates direct sunlight and their mucus trail, serving as a slimy path to slide on, works best at night when there is no sunlight to dry it up. They will often ride along another snail's slime path. During Winter they block the entrance to their little shell and hibernate underground. They live between 2-5 years but in captivity they can live up to 25 years!

A snail form Egypt lay dormant in a glass cabinet in the British Museum for over 100 years before it started moving again, living for a year and a half.

Yellow garden snail

Whilst we generally hate them, they are a vital source of food to toads, birds, beetles, mice and hedgehogs.

Every Garden Advice show has a snail question. Recently the RHS did a large experiment using all sorts of physical barriers and none were proven to be effective!

My friend recently picked off over 100 from amongst his vegetables, and did this every night for a week. By the 7th day he could hardly find any- so perhaps the best method is to manually remove them. However, if you are thinking of chucking them into your least favourite neighbour’s garden think again. In 2010 Mrs Brooke won the British Amateur Scientist of the Year award by painting snails with nail polish, then carrying them into a nearby woodland. Most eventually retuned, proving they have some kind of homing device. She suggests a 300 foot buffer zone would be effective! There are other methods of reducing the Shelleys of this world. The Soil Association approve Ferric phosphate though the RSPB

warns that it also includes other chemicals which aren’t good for worms.

There are the beer, yogurt and fruit traps, nematodes especially effective against slugs, or you could think about creating a lovely lettuce patch for them and so distracting them from the real vegetable patch.

Whatever your relationship with Shelley, they have lived on the Earth more than half billion years. That is something!

Brown garden snail

August tasks

• Irregular watering can lead to problems such as blossom end rot in tomatoes, so make sure to water well during dry spells.

• Weeds compete with veg for water and act as hosts for pests and diseases, so remove regularly.

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slightly, to prevent them discolouring from contact with the soil.

• Celery & carrots - continue earthing up and take care when thinning out any late-sown carrot seedlings to prevent the scent released attracting carrot fly females.

• Check veg regularly for aphids. Make sure you understand the different requirements and threats to your vegetables. Take the correct precautions and your vegetables should survive the hot and dry month of August!

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Breaking barriers with open-plan living

By Nick Roberts RMR Group

Picture this, you're coming back home from a long day's work, pushing the door open, expecting the usual maze of partitioned rooms, low light, and shadows. But, today, it's different. Today, you walk into a stunning, expansive, and brilliantly lit space that simply takes your breath away. Welcome to the transformative power of open-plan designs.

Historically homeowners have been drawn to the segregated comfort of room-based living. However, over recent years, the rise of the openplan design, a concept that is redefining homes, creating a new harmony between architecture, light, and space.

You see, walls aren't just physical barriers, they're visual barriers too. When you remove them, something magical happens. The room isn't just 'bigger', it's transformed into a multifunctional space that’s part kitchen, part living room, part dining area, but wholly refreshing.

This removal of partitions allows the home to breathe, to grow, and to adapt to the rhythm of life that is uniquely yours.

At the end of the day, an open-plan design isn't just about tearing down walls, it's about creating a sanctuary that brings family closer together. It's about transforming a house into a home, and it can be easier than you might think.

There are plenty of experts, all of which are capable of carrying out the work. But the important thing is finding the right one for you, and that’s where the anxiety often kicks in!

Whilst the process is normally relatively simple, there are still quite a few moving parts – from structural calculations, obtaining planning permissions (if extending the property), carrying out the work, delivering the finishing quality you expect and all within budget. All homes are different so your potential might not be obvious, so get in touch with your local architect today to discuss what options you have available.

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A Rough Guide to Planning Permission

Ensuring building & development is controlled & sustainable

When considering any extension or home improvement, always consult a professional and get official advice from experts. Here are some key points regarding planning permission in the UK.

1. Planning permission is required for most forms of development, including new buildings, extensions, and alterations as well as change of use.

2. Minor changes may fall under permitted development rights, which allow certain types of development or change without any need for formal permission. Check with a professional.

3. The Local Planning Authority (LPA) grant permission. They are usually part of the local council. Each LPA has their own Local Development Plan which sets out policies and guidelines.

4. Planning applications must be submitted to the LPA. The application usually includes architectural and site plans and supporting documents describing the proposed changes.

5. The LPA has to consider various factors including impact on the neighbourhood and local environment, disturbance to neighbouring properties,

infrastructure, and making sure the plan complies with local policies. Also whether there have been any public objections.

6. The LPA can grant planning permission with or without conditions, refuse permission or defer a decision. Permission may be temporary or permanent or subject to renewal after a specified period.

7. In certain cases, the LPA require a public consultation or notification, allowing residents to raise any concerns. Stakeholders can also be involved at this stage in planning larger or more controversial developments.

8. If planning permission is refused or granted with conditions that could be deemed unfavourable, applicants have the right to appeal. The Planning Inspectorate are an independent government body who review cases. During the appeal, any additional information is gathered and a planning Inspector makes a final decision.

Please note that regulations vary between different regions within the UK so you should always seek professional guidance.

the home counties and beyond

Transforming access to life saving treatment. By Lynn Smith

Diarrhoea is the second biggest killer of children worldwide, around 500,000 die per year. Even though the efficacy of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) given with zinc, has long been recognised as a simple solution, 85 percent of diarrhoea cases are not treated with ORS and zinc. The problem, it seems, has been getting the message and the anti-diarrhoea kits out to those who most need them.

In 1986, Simon Berry OBE and his wife Jane were working on the British Aid Programme in north east Zambia. Simon had spent twelve years working on the programme and he and Jane had three children under five years old. They were shocked to learn that, amongst their Zambian peers, one in five would die of simple causes, like diarrhoea, before their fifth birthday, and the couple resolved to do something about it.

Thus, the idea that became ColaLife was conceived. Although Simon Berry tells me, “This was before the internet and we had no phone in NE Zambia. So, it incubated for a while.” Then in 2008, their youngest child left home and Simon and Jane went to Facebook to publish their basic idea: “The co-distribution of medicine with CocaCola, making use of the unused space between the bottles.”

A question posed by Simon - “Why is it that you can get Coca-Cola wherever you go in the world, but you can't get life-saving medicines?” – gave the charity its name.

“The idea,” Simon says, “went viral.” Throughout 2009-10 they approached existing global child health organisations with the objective of them taking on ColaLife’s idea and network but found little interest. Then in June 2010, Simon and Jane gave up their jobs to focus on raising the funds necessary to test out their proposal themselves. In 2011 ColaLife was granted charitable status and, following successful fund-raising, in December 2011 they ceased to be volunteers. In 2019 the World Health Organisation (WHO) added copackaged ORS and zinc to its Essential Medicines List. By the end of 2020, sales of the kit reached 1.36million, which represents nearly 1.36million lives improved, with the Zambian government being the largest customer for the co-pack.

“Building an impact that lasts way beyond our

Now living in Coldwaltham, Simon tells me that he and Jane have carefully built the organisation’s guiding principles, the key one being that they do nothing that requires them to be a permanent part of the solution. The couple’s withdrawal from the organisation has been planned from the outset, so that, “Things will not collapse when we leave.” ColaLife also, “Respects and works with existing local organisations and within local systems, customs and procedures.” And, “Working in partnership, around an agreed mission not around us or a pot of money. This helps the partnership survive without us and deal with blips in funding.” Interestingly, the principles suppress the brand itself, as Simon says, “Our presence is only temporary. Parents in Zambia have never heard of ColaLife.” The Commercial format of the anti-diarrhoea kit is branded as Kit Yamoyo (Kit of Life) and there is a governmentbranded version too.

Established a high-level engagement with the Coca-Cola Company

As the initial idea behind CoalLife was to codistribute a pack containing ORS and Zinc, using the unused space – the spaces between the bottles - in Coca-Cola crates, establishing highlevel engagement with the Coca-Cola Company

Simon Berry OBE

was imperative. Through this process the organisation learnt how, “Coca-Cola gets their products everywhere. Put simply: they design aspirational products and then market them directly to consumers; they then put their products into the distribution chain at a price that enables everyone involved to make a profit while at the same time ensuring that the product has a retail price that is affordable.”

Simon applied these same principles to an antidiarrhoea kit. “Although our initial focus was on the private sector, the Zambian government took on the product and now distributes it free at health clinics as well.” He also emphasises that, “The Coca-Cola Company’s involvement was during the pre-trial phase and was advisory; they never asked for anything in return, and we did not receive funding from Coca-Cola.”

Extending global reach

After the scale-up in Zambia, Simon says, “We looked at how we might have a global impact and decided this would be best achieved by changing the WHO guidelines for diarrhoea treatment. As always, we worked through other organisations and in partnership to achieve this. Since 2019, in response to our application, the

WHO now recommends that ORS and Zinc are co-packaged for the treatment of diarrhoea in children. In 2021 we co-founded the ORS and Zinc Co-pack Alliance (ORSZCA) to accelerate the uptake of this new recommendation by national governments.”

A husband-and-wife team

Simon tells me that for the trial and scale-up in Zambia, ColaLife received ‘project funding,’ i e funding directed to a specific project but that the organisation now benefits from ‘Strategic funding,’ which allows funds to be used in a way that the organisation feels most useful – within

Kit Yamoyo (Kit of Life) promotion & Zambian children

agreed parameters. “This Strategic funding,” granted from the private, Isenberg Family Charitable Trust, “Has,” Simon says, “been absolutely crucial to our success.”

In terms of staffing, the charity is just Simon and Jane. “There are no additional staff and never have been.” Although ColaLife does use volunteers, who, in the past, have helped with product design, graphic design and data visualisation.

“Currently,” Simon says, “we are looking for a data analyst to help us with two more papers aimed at the academic press.” In terms of governance the organisation has a volunteer board that currently has five members.

Thousands of people have contributed to ColaLife

In recognition of his work, Simon was awarded an OBE in the 2023 new Year’s Honours List for Services to Global Child Health. However, when I congratulate him on his achievement, Simon is keen emphasis that ColalIfe’s impact is not just down to one man.

“ColaLife has won many awards over the years including ‘Product Design of the Year’ in 2013 and the ‘GSK / Save the Children Healthcare Innovation Award’ in 2015. These help enormously with profile and credibility. The 2015

award came with £300,000 which enabled us to leverage the additional funding we needed for the scale-up in Zambia.

“Awards bestowed on me personally I am hugely grateful for but are a bit more problematic. Thousands of people have contributed to the impact that ColaLife has had, it’s not just been down to me.” Amongst those contributors is Jane Berry, who Simon says, should have a fifty percent share in his OBE.

A charity that has achieved what it set out to achieve …

ColaLife has faced many challenges over the years, “But nothing that we’ve not been able to overcome.” Simon acknowledges that funding is always an issue with charities but that ColaLife has mitigated this by keeping small, agile and sharply focused on a single issue. Plus it has never had premises to maintain. At the end of this year ColaLife will close down gracefully having achieved what it set out to achieve (and a lot more).”

Contacts: Colalife, c/o 111-117 Lancaster Rd, Notting Hill, London W11 1QT. Please email: act@colalife.org

www.colalife.org

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Katherine Jenkins with guest Russel Watson

Accompanied by The National Symphony Orchestra - 10th Sep 23

the record books since signing to Universal Classics at the tender age of 22.

Jenkins is a firm favourite of the British royal family having been invited to sing 'God save the Queen' at Her Majesty's diamond jubilee, perform at The Queen’s Coronation concerts at Buckingham palace and at Her Majesty's 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor castle. www.wistonsummersounds.com

Win a pair of tickets to see

Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins OBE will be taking to the stage at the beautiful Wiston Estate Park in Steyning on Sunday 10th September 2023 with very special guest Russell Watson

Welsh Superstar Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE officially became the world’s most successful Classical singer after she was crowned ‘The Biggest Selling Classical Artist of the Century’ by Classic FM. She further cemented her title by gaining her 14th Number 1 Album - smashing

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a) 10 b) 12 c) 14

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Unlock the value of your home and enjoy the retirement you’ve always dreamed of

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The perils of speeding

Fines of up to £2,500 and instant bans can be levied

Getting caught speeding can lead to fines, penalty points, speed awareness courses or even driving bans depending on the severity of the offence. For minor offences, the police have 14 days to issue a Notice of Intended Prosecution.

Drivers may be offered a speed awareness course, which involves paying to attend a half-day session, instead of getting points on their licence. Whether this is offered depends on the police force.

More serious speeding offences over 10% plus 9mph of the speed limit rarely qualify for awareness courses. The minimum penalty is a £100 fine and 3-6 penalty points. Not responding to the police within 28 days can lead to the matter going to court. Very serious offences go straight to court, with fines up to £1,000 or £2,500 on

motorways. 12 points in 3 years leads to disqualification. Instant bans are only considered for significant speeding, like over 51mph in a 30 zone or 85mph in a 60 zone.

Bans range from 7-56 days but can be up to 120 days, after which driving tests may need to be retaken. Courts consider road conditions and consequences of lost licences. In summary, minor speeding may lead to awareness courses while serious speeding leads to large fines, points and potential driving bans. The courts do have some discretion around driving bans which could include factors such as if you were speeding for an emergency or if losing your licence could cost you your job.

A longer version of this article first appeared at www.rac.co.uk

Halnaker Mill

By David. R.G. Johnston. Author – Artist – Photographer

Halnaker Mill is set 420 feet high on an outlier of the South Downs, it remains a major landmark even if no longer in use. From this high point, there are unrestricted views over the four miles to Chichester, and outlying villages.

Historical records suggest that a windmill was sited here in 1540 by the Duke of Richmond in order to operate as the fuedal mill for the Goodwood Estates. In 1740 a postmill was replaced by the tower -mill. The present construction is described by the experts as a tower-mill with hand wheel winding, built of bricks faced with clay tiles and has a restored timber beehive cap and four sweeps; indeed, it is claimed as the oldest tower-mill in Sussex, dating from about 1750.

A miller's cottage was built to the west of the windmill. The last milling family was that of Watkins, who worked the mill and lived in a mill house close by from 1868 until 1905 when lighting split the mainshaft carrying the sweeps and rendered the mill unusable.

No repairs were made and the mill became derelict. In 1934 a major restoration of the outside was carried out by Neves of Heathfield as a memorial to the wife of Sir William Bird, the owner of Eartham House. The damaged wooden windshaft was removed and an iron one, specially extended to fit, was put in from Punnett's Town saw mill near Heathfield. New sweeps were also fitted. Before 1934, when it was derelict it was apparently filled with chalk. Inside it is a hollow shell with the beams for two floors in the tower, and the cap is floor-boarded throughout. The cap has an exterior platform at the rear facing inland. This was used by the Home Guard as an observation post.

The windmill was damaged by the military during the war years. However, since time immemorial, the locals of Chichester, and outlying villages would take their pleasure walks (as many still do

nowadays) up through the sunken lane to Halnaker Mill. This much favoured local outing is mentioned in the (unpublished) memoirs of thelate Nellie Barclay, who lived in the Almshouses in Oving up until 1922.

Here is an extract from her notes taken from when she was around 12 years old in 1914:“Spring was the time that I liked best, for then I could go for long walks and gather flowers. One Easter I had a great treat, I was taken by donkey cart (driven by an old gentleman who my granny knew) to Halnaker windmill. There was an old lane which led up to the mill and each side of the lane sweet violets grew in abundance, one side was white violets and the other side was blue. I brought home several baskets filled with these beautiful flowers, and they were bunched up and put in water and then made into a cross for the lectern in [Oving] church on Easter Day; there was enough to do the top of the font. We put moss round the top first and put the bunches of violets in among the moss. I went to church with my granny morning and evening and I also sung in the choir.”

David R.G. Johnston: Sussex author: photographer and Artist. www.davidjohnston.org.uk or email: johnston.david.rg@gmail.com

Haycart at Halnaker, in Georgian Times

Local author, Liz Tyrrell, launches her 3rd book

The Adventures of Peter the Tortoise

I Once was Lost... (about John Newton)

This is a book about John Newton sometime slaver and vicar who penned the world famous hymn 'Amazing Grace'. Comes with souvenir postcards

Peter the Tortoise

An adult book intended to be read to children. It has a musical accompaniment accessed via our website drtyrrellspublishing.co.uk

Down Windsor Way

About the amazing adventures of 4 young brothers raised in a Barnado home together just aftrer WW11: Comes with souvenir bookmarks

Books can be purchased directly from the author at www.drtyrrellspublishing.co.uk

Lorna Wishart of Binsted

By local historian Andrew Berriman

and intellectuals. In 1928 Douglas bought Marsh Farm, and later Binsted Wood and Binsted House, to protect Binsted Woods from unacceptable development.

While researching the village of Binsted I came across Lorna Wishart (1911 2000), born Lorna Garman. She was the youngest of nine children. All seven sisters were strikingly beautiful, artistic, wanton. Their father, Walter Garman, was a doctor in the Midlands, who died in 1923. This meant that Lorna could leave her hated boarding school, and instead roar about on the back of boys’ motorbikes. Her elder brother Douglas, was educated at Rugby School, and read Law at Cambridge, where he made friends with Ernest Wishart (‘Wish’).

Ernest Wishart was the eldest son of Sir Sidney Wishart, the immensely wealthy head of the insurance company, General Accident. In the 1920s he moved to Binsted as a gentleman farmer. It was at Church Farm in 1925 that Lorna, aged 14, was introduced by Douglas to Ernest Wishart. Soon she seduced him on a hayrick, married him when she was just 16, and bore their first child, Michael, a year later. She and her husband led a Bohemian lifestyle at their household in Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, surrounded by artists

In August 1937 Lorna came across a young man aged 23 playing his violin on a Cornish beach. ‘Boy, come and play for me’, she said, and he did. It was Laurie Lee, the poet, and soon they became lovers. When Lee went off to the Spanish Civil War in 1938 she sent him £ notes drenched in Chanel No. 5 perfume. Their child, Yasmin, was born in February 1939. In the autumn of 1940, during the War years, Lee rented a green caravan, for seven shillings a week, up on the Downs just under Chanctonbury Ring. Lorna would drive there in her chocolate-brown Bentley, after having first put the children to bed. Later, Laurie Lee took a cottage in Bognor Regis. Yet, in 1943, Lorna left Lee for Lucian Freud, the painter. She was ten years older than him, and again she became his muse. He styled her in his paintings as ‘The Girl with Daffodils’ in 1943, and ‘Woman with a Tulip’ in 1945, She, in turn, sent him a dead heron, and later a zebra’s head, to insert into his paintings. And then, at the end of the War, aware that Freud had taken a new lover, she went back to Ernest, becoming his wife again.

After that, Lorna stayed local at Marsh Farm, Binsted. She burnt her letters and gave away her jewellery. She became a Catholic in 1950, attending Mass daily, and built a life-size shrine to her mother at what became known as the Madonna Pond in Binsted Woods. After a car crash in 1996, she became quite reclusive, and died at the Walberton Place Nursing Home in 2000. Everyone remembers her as a force of nature. I look at her photograph, and can understand why so many fell under her beguiling spell. I certainly have.

Lorna Wishart

Madonna Pond

Binsted Church

Are you ever too old to strength train?

By Heather Smith, Nutritionist &

Personal Trainer

Age means a natural reduction of the amount of muscle on our bodies, which means a reduction in our strength too. Of course, this means a change to your figure, but more importantly less strength also means decreased motor control and balance – which means higher chances of falling. Strength training can reduce your risk of injury in general by maintaining and improving your strength and coordination.

Age impacts our brain too as brain function declines. After 40, our brain function declines by about 5% per decade, and accelerates once we hit about 70. While there are no definite numbers, it has been repeatedly shown that those who maintain their fitness see markedly less decline in brain function.

When you’re starting strength exercise, or you’re going back to it after a break; there are a few things to keep in mind (regardless of your age):

• Start light. Don’t let your mind convince you that “some is good, so more must be better”. Start easier than you think you should. Gain confidence and skill before making things harder.

• Keep the intensity low. It’s always better to do less and to do it consistently, than it is to go all out too quickly or too often and hurt yourself.

• Work on mobility. The older you are, the more likely you are to have some kind of injury or postural deficiency which makes some positions harder for you to achieve. Keep working on your mobility.

In summary; you are never too old to improve your strength – it is inactivity that we should be wary of! www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

Sussex Walks - August & Sept 2023

These are the “Heart Smart Walks” run by Chichester District Council. They must be pre-booked up to 7 days in advance, see below.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the walk.

All walks finish at their starting point unless otherwise stated. These walks are led by volunteers and if the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled. Full programme of walks available on www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart

IMPORTANT: You must pre-book all walks on chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart or call 01243 521041

Tue 8th August – 11am – Midhurst Jubilee Walk & South Pond / 45 mins / 1.5 miles.

Various flat walks around Midhurst at a gentle pace passing interesting historic buildings along the way. Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD

Fri 11th August – 10.30am – Cowdray River Rother and Easebourne / 3.5 hours / 7.5 miles

Pretty riverside walk with uphill sections. Please bring a snack for a short break. No dogs please.

Meet: Cowdray Cafe and Farm Shop car park Midhurst

Wed 16th August – 10.30am - Mill Road to Black Rabbit – Gentle Pace / 1.5 hours / 3.5 miles

Flat riverside walk, 1 stile. Mill Road car park to Offham, return via Black Rabbit.

Meet: Mill Road car park by the river in town centre (charge) BN18 9AA.

Wed 16th August – 10.30am - Slindon 2.5 hours / 5.5 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

Mon 21th August – 10.30am – Chichester Canal 30 mins / 1 mile.

A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners.

Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT.

Wed 23rd August – 10.30am – Eartham 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

Thurs 24th August – 10.30am – Burton Mill 2 hours / 4.2 miles

Flat (50m ascent). Outstanding wetland and heath, plus and an extra loop to Shopham Bridge.

Meet: Burton Mill SU979181 (Nearby postcode GU28 0JR).

Wed 30th August – 10.30am – Houghton Forest & Bignor Hill 2 hrs 30 mins / 6 miles

Walking up through Houghton Forest and back along the South Downs Way with panoramic views in all directions. A fairly strenuous walk with two long uphill stretches.

Meet: Whiteways Car Park, BN18 9FD. New parking charges - pay by phone, card or cash.

Thurs 31st August – 10am – Onslow Arms, Loxwood 4.5-5 miles / 2 hours – Sorry no dogs. A level walk, no stiles, can be muddy (mostly get roundable!). An easy walk.

Meet: in the car park behind the Onslow Arms

Fri 1st September – 10.30am – Chantry Hill and Tolmare Farm 3 hrs / 6.5 miles. An open hilly downland walk with wonderful views, can be muddy and slippery. No dogs please.

Meet: at Chantry Post car park

Fri 1st September – 10.30am - Tortington Common 2 hrs / 3.5 mile

Flat circular walk across Tortington Common and through surrounding woodlands.

Meet: Dalloway Road, Arundel. Nearest postcode BN18 9HW

Wed 6th Sept – 11am – Bosham Harbour & Village – Wheelchair Friendly 45 mins / 1.5 miles

Flat surface, no stiles. Circular walk through historic Old Bosham and along its scenic harbour front.

Meet: Bosham Car Park, PO18 8HZ, at the pedestrian area near Bosham Public Toilets.

Be a Friend of the South Downs

If you love the South Downs, then you should join the only membership organisation dedicated to looking after them. As of this year, The Friends of the South Downs has been working to protect the area for 100 years.

The threats to the Downs may have changed over the last 100 years, but we still remain vigilant to protect the natural beauty of the area, promote access and conserve the landscape. We monitor all planning applications in the South Downs National Park to ensure that they will not damage the landscape and we fund conservation projects such as path improvement and replacement of stiles with kissing gates to improve access. We also run projects to encourage children to know and use the Park.

Our Centenary in 2023 provides a great opportunity to celebrate the Downs and includes a number of significant events and activities

• Stimulating talks

• Themed walks and strolls and a cycling festival

• Lottery funded projects to help children learn about the Downs

• A project to improve a footpath for wheelchair use.

We are the only membership organisation dedicated to protecting the South Downs. Why not join us to help with our work or to meet new people on our large programme of guided walks? friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk

Crab filo tartlet, tomato & basil salad

Perfect for a light summer lunch

Ingredients - Serves 4

• 100g brown crab meat

• 125g crème fraiche

• 150g white crab meat

• Chives, finely sliced – about two tablespoons

• 2 medium eggs

• 1 lemon

• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

• 75g butter, melted

• 4 sheets ready-made filo pastry

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg

2. Mix the crème fraiche, crab, chives, eggs, finely grated zest of lemon and chilli. Season well

3. Brush the 8 holes of a muffin tin with butter

4. Working one filo sheet at a time, brush the top with butter, then lay on another sheet. Brush again with butter and then slice into quarters

5. Press each quarter into a muffin hole, scrunching up the edges so that they don’t overhang too much then butter

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Midhurst C of E Primary School

Midhurst Primary School (MPS) 50th celebrations

On Friday 30th June, Midhurst Primary School celebrated 50 years of MPS history on our current site at Ashfield Road in Midhurst. MPS moved from the Half Moon School half a century ago – as recorded in our school log book. We interviewed former staff, pupils and parents and even a headteacher about their memories of the last 50 years of MPS. Each year group took a decade each and researched it in order to create historical displays. This was collated into a Midhurst Primary School Museum in our school hall.

The sensory garden, decorated with our commemorative tree cookies and the totem pole were unveiled in celebration of such an auspicious event. Our guests joined us for a FAB assembly, which felt hugely nostalgic, with Mrs Rhian Parry playing the piano and Father Andrew Cunnington leading us in a prayer. Children were able to look through artefacts and sources from the past creating enquiry questions and finding out answers through their own research. They

also created an online survey for anyone with memories of the school to write in and share with us.

The children were very excited to find family members in the school registration book – all handwritten without a single bit of word processing in sight! All in all, we had an absolutely splendid day perfectly encompassing our mission to celebrate and commemorate 50 years of education at Midhurst Primary School. Now here’s to the next 50 years…

Midhurst Rother College Year 10 maths challenge

8 of our MRC’s most able Year 10 mathematicians visited Winchester College to take part in the Win: Coll Year 10 Maths Challenge. Competing as two teams of four against teams from other schools local to the College, they took on four seriously brain challenging rounds.

Group Round - 40 questions in 40 minutes, how best to share these among the team for the highest number of correct answers.

Maths Factory Round - 8 questions each one given to the team 4 minutes apart over 32 minutes, but you could only have 2 questions on your table at any one time.

Crossnumber Round One pair had the across clues, one the down, many interlinked clues and answers. Students had to work together to solve the whole puzzle.

Shuttle Round - 4 questions answered in turn between pairs but the answer to the first question was needed for the second and so on.

They didn't win overall but they did us proud and had an enjoyable afternoon of Maths, plus there was a lot of delicious cake on offer to keep them energised!

Could you answer any of these questions?

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Robin Hood outdoor theatre

Summer shows at the Weald & Downland Living Museum

The award-winning Weald & Downland Living Museum in Singleton near Chichester has launched its popular summer programme of outdoor events featuring children’s theatre, drama and comedy, guaranteed to entertain audiences of all ages. Visitors are invited to soak up the evening sunshine with a picnic and relax in the stunning backdrop of the Museum. Running until 30 August, you can enjoy classics including Jane Austen’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ or Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. For younger audiences, there is a range of fantastic productions such as David Walliams’ ‘Bad Dad’ or join Mole, Badger and Ratty as they navigate the challenging escapades of Toad in Kenneth Grahame’s famous tale ‘Wind in the Willows’.

We’ve teamed up with the Weald & Downland Living Museum to give away a family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) to the outdoor performance of Robin Hood on 29 August at 6.30pm. T&Cs apply www.wealddown.co.uk/whats-on/theatre

Hood on Tues 29th August

To enter answer the following question:

Q: Which village is the Weald & Downland Living Museum located in?

a) Chichester b) Singleton c) Bosham

Send your answer and contact details to: Weald & Downland Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 21st August 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Hilaire Belloc - The Politics of Living

“A complex man” a new book on the famous poet by local author

Today Hilaire Belloc is remembered for his outrageous verses for children and his moving and poignant poems about the landscape and people of Sussex.

Local author and historian, Chris Hare, has recently published a new book on Belloc, showing there was much more to him than poetry. He was a complex man with deeply held beliefs, whose brief but tempestuous career in politics ended with disillusionment. His warnings about the growing power of the financial and banking system, the dangers of big government, and threats to the environment, all appear very prophetic today.

Chris has very personal reasons to be grateful to Belloc, which he discusses in the introduction to the book.

Available to purchase from Arundel Museum, Mill Road, Arundel, Petworth Bookshop, Golden Square, Petworth; Steyning Bookshop, High Street, Steyning; Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing; or direct from Chris, send an email to: sussexhistory.hare@gmail.com

Win a signed copy of Hilaire Belloc - The Politics of Living

To enter, answer the following question:

Q: Who is the book’s author?

a) Robin Nash b) Peter James c) Chris Hare

Send your answer and contact details to: Hilaire Belloc Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st August 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Chichester City Council

Duke & Rye - later opening hours discussed

Edited extracts of minutes of the Planning & Conservation Committee 25th May 2023.

Planning Applications

CC/23/00600/FUL

Duke And Rye St Peters Market Formerly St Peters Church West Street Chichester. i) vary condition 4 to allow later last orders up to 11.30pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays so as to align with the Premises License ii) vary condition 16 to control the timing and volume of amplified music.

The Chairman advised Members that representatives from RADAR (Residents Around the Duke And Rye) and Prebendal School wished to make verbal statements but that they had not notified the Clerk in writing two days before the meeting.

i) Condition 4. After hearing the representations from the public outlining their objections and concerns, there was a lengthy debate and Members resolved not to adopt the Planning Adviser’s recommendation to vary condition 4. It was then further resolved to raise an objection

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to the variation of condition 4 due to the harm to the tranquillity of the conservation area and harm to residential amenity.

ii) Condition 16. Members heard further representations from the public who outlined their specific concerns and objections.

After further debate it was resolved to accept the Planning Adviser’s recommendation as follows: Objection. Condition 16 is precise and enforceable and thereby provides effective protection for residents against noise disturbance. The Noise Management Plan, although welcome as an additional measure, is not sufficiently precise for the LPA to determine a breach of planning control in respect of noise, or to enforce against it. Therefore Condition 16 must remain in to prevent unacceptable harm to residential amenity. Items for the next meeting on 22nd June would include 20mph Default Speed Limit for Chichester and the City Council Business Plan

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