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What’s On - July/August 2023

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CHARITY

2nd July 8:00 PM The CancerWise 2023 Fundraising Challenge Quiz www.VirtualQuizEvents.com £5 Cliff info@virtualquizevents.com

26th July 10:00 AM Andy's Angels Hope Hive

Worthing BN13 1AA Kayla Shepherd 07465 242321 kayla@andysangels.org.uk www.andysangels.org.uk

28th July 7:30 PM Date2Donate find love while raising money for charity The Escapist

Chichester Chichester PO19 1LJ £5 Jovita Ivin 07823 558156 jovita.ivinskaite@act4africa.org www.meetup.com/date2donate-find-love-whilespreading-love/

CHILDREN'S EVENTS

1st-16th July 10:00 AM Elmer's Art Parade

Petworth House and Park Petworth GU28 9LR Petworth Property Office 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.ukpetworth

1st-20th July 10:00 AM Mog’s Remarkable

Adventures Nymans

Handcross RH17 6EB

Adult: £16 Child: £8 Property Office

01444 405250 nymans@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.ukvisit/sussex/nymans

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

3rd July 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club

The George Inn Felpham Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Free Donations Anne Cook 01243 821530 anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com

4th July 6:45 PM Graphic (comic) novel book club Private house in Barnham PO22 0EF Free. Email: Paul Wilson on paulw21erin@gmail.com

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4th July 7:30 PM Pulborough Computer Club –AI Knows Best – Or Does It? Pulborough Village Hall RH20 1LP Members £3 Visitors £5 Chrissie chrissie@wisborough.com www.pcclub.org.uk

19th July 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills

Women's Institute Sullington Parish Hall Storrington RH20 3PP Liz Allen-Williams (President) 01903 741078 ljaw2@hotmail.com www.sullingtonwindmills.org

26th July 2:30 PM

Storrington Flower Club Sullington Parish Hall

Storrington RH20 3PP £6 Chris 01903 742102 chrissyldesmond@gmail.com

Tuesdays 6:30 PM Ashington Short Mat Bowls Club Ashington Community Centre Pulborough RH20 3PG £4 Gillian Weston 07962 016927 gillianhweston@gmail.com

Weds/Thus 7:45 PM Thakeham Table Tennis Club Weds evening, Thurs morning Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GW £5 ad hoc £12 monthly Andy andytttc@gmail.com www.thakehamtabletennis.co.uk

COMMUNITY

Wednesdays 9:00 AM Pulborough Pop-In Pulborough Library RH202BQ Isla 075 226 89948 islasherwell@gmail.com

Fridays 10:00 AM Drop In - Free Coffee, chat & local information Eastergate Village Hall, Community Hub PO20 3RP Free. Bridgette 01243 543816 bridgette@bnegct.org.uk

barnhamandeastergatecommunitytrust.com

Fridays 10:00 AM Blue Idol Open Day in Coolham Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House

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

EXHIBITIONS

2nd July 10:00 AM Marquetry exhibition The Downs Worthing BN13 3BD £2 David 07801 669837 davidmckeancraig@hotmail.com

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1st-2nd July 10:00 AM

Amanda Beck: Watercolour

Wanders Colonnade House

Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142

paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

1st-2nd July 10:00 AM Daniela Maria Gargiulo: I Know Where I’m Going Colonnade House

Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

1st-2nd July 10:00 AM Gwen John exhibition: Art and Life in London and Paris Pallant House

Gallery Chichester PO19 1TJ £12 Child £5

Pallant House Gallery 01234 774557 info@pallant.org.uk www.pallant.org.ukwhatson/gwen-john-art-and-life

1st-9th July 10:00 AM Art Exhibition Oxmarket

Contemporary Chichester PO191YH Entry Free Christine Wheeler 07709 287012 chi.art.soc.info@gmail.com chi-art-art-soc.org

4th-14th July 10:00 AM Nora Young: 'All About Life' & 'Faces' Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

4th-8th July 10:00 AM Carly Marie Brown: Symphony of the Soul Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

11th-13th July 10:00 AM Durrington High School: Best of the Best Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

14th-16th July 10:00 AM Slindon Artists Exhibition St Mary's Church Slindon BN18 0RE Free Donations welcome. Christine Wilkinson 01243 814352 christinawilkinson99@gmail.com

18th-23rd July 10:00 AM Jan Barnett: Absentia Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

18th-23rd July 10:00 AM

A Spirit of Place - A dialogue between two visual artists Colonnade House Worthing BN11

3DH Colonnade House paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk

colonnadehouse.co.uk

25th-30th July 10:00 AM Ros Lymer: Lasting

Impression Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adurworthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

1st-10th Aug 10:00 AM Me and Mr P Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adur-worthing.gov.uk www.colonnadehouse.co.uk

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

8th-9th July 10:00 AM Arundel Castle’s Medieval Festival weekend Arundel Castle BN18 9AB £25

Child: £11 (Under 5s go Free) Arundel Castle 01903 882173 visits@arundelcastle.org

www.arundelcastle.org

8th July 1:00 PM Washington ‘Party in the park’ fundraising day St Mary’s CE School Washington RH20 4AP St Mary’s CE School PTA

stmarysptaw@gmail.com

14th-16th July 10:00 AM C13 Music Arts Holistic Lifestyle Festival Wise Field Steyning BN44 3RF Cognisance 13 Organisation

admin@cognisance13.org cognisance13.org

25th-30th July 10:00 AM International Jousting Tournament Arundel Castle BN18 9AB £29

Child: £12 (Under 5s go Free) Arundel Castle 01903 882173 visits@arundelcastle.org

www.arundelcastle.org

29th July 9:00 AM

Supercar Track Day

Goodwood Motor Circuit Chichester

PO18 0PH Free.

Saywell International 01243 572433 office@snowdroptrust.com

www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com

6th August 2:30 PM Classic cars at High

Salvington Windmill Worthing BN13 3BP £1 enquiries@highsalvingtonmilltrust.co.uk

www.highsalvingtonwindmill.co.ukcontact-us

FAYRES & FETES

1st-2ndJuly 10:00 AM Chichester Cheese & Chilli Festival Oaklands Park Chichester

PO19 6AP From £8 Simon Stewart

admin@cheeseandchillifestival.com

www.cheeseandchillifestival.com/locations/ chichester-cheese-chilli-festival

8th July 12:00 PM Loxwood School Summer Fair

Loxwood School Billingshurst RH14 0SR

Rebecca McDowell palsloxwood@gmail.com

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8th July 12:00 PM Summer Fayre Care for Veterans Worthing BN11 4LJ Entry by donation

Care for Veterans 01903 218444

myra.jasper@careforveterans.org.uk careforveterans.org.ukevents/summer-fayre

8th July 2:00 PM

Summer Flower Show, Dog Show & Village Fete Walberton Village Hall BN18 0PJ Free Walberton Gardeners Club 07881 552980 walbertongcshows@outlook.com www.walberton -gardeners-club.com

15th July 2:00 PM Bosham Church Fete The Manor House Bosham PO18 8HS £2 Clare Williams 07979 755634 mayford49@btinternet.com

FILM

17th July 7:30 PM

Pulborough Film Night Book Club 2: The Next Chapter

Pulborough Village Hall RH20

2BF £7 Terri 01798 848039 terriashpool@uwclub.net

GARDENS & HORTICULTURE

1st & 8th July 2:00 PM The National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Peelers Retreat Arundel Peelers Retreat Arundel BN18 9EX £5 The National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

1st-21st July 11:00 AM

'Expressions of Nature' Sculpture Trail Sussex Prairie Garden Henfield BN5 9AT £10 Gabrielle 07887 812346

Contact for details: gabrielle@theglassgardendesign.co.uk www.sussexprairies.co.uk

5th July 1:00 PM National Garden Scheme: Foxglove Cottage Foxglove Cottage Horsham RH13 5NF £5 National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

12th July 7:15 PM Talk - Shrubs & Climbing

Plants for your Garden West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ £3 for visitors - Members Free 07792 817399 carys.pickett@btinternet.com www.westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com

Explore

13th & 20th July 10:30 AM Beautiful garden at The Old Vicarage open for the National Garden Scheme every Thursday The Old Vicarage

Pulborough RH20 4AS £7 The National Garden Scheme 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

15th July 11:00 AM

The National Garden

Scheme: Open Garden: Oaklands Farm Shipley

Oaklands Farm

Horsham RH13 8PX £6

The National Garden Scheme 01483 211535

hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

15th July & 9th Aug 11:00 AM National Garden

Scheme: Award winning garden in Midhurst 54

Elmleigh Midhurst GU29 9HA £4 National Garden Scheme 01483 211535

hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

16th July 11:00 AM The National Garden

Scheme: Garden Open Days: 4 Hillside Cottages

West Stoke 4 Hillside Cottages Chichester PO18

9BL £5 The National Garden Scheme hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

23rd July 2:00 PM The National Garden

Scheme: Garden Open Days: The Folly Charlton

The Folly Chichester PO18 0HU £5 The National Garden Scheme 01483 211535

hello@ngs.org.uk www.ngs.org.uk

5th August 2:00 PM Lavant Horticultural Society

Lavant Memorial Hall Chichester PO18 0PA

Free admission to Flower Show Susan Jackson 01243 527725 suejackson23@tiscali.co.uk www.lavanthortsoc.org.uk

MUSIC

1st July 7:30 PM Chantry Quire present Songs of Love and Devotion Champs Hill Pulborough RH20 1LY £20 Chantry Quire 07799 847868 webmaster@chantryquire.org.uk www.chantryquire.org.uk

1st July 7:30 PM Summer

Spectacular Concert

Paul’s Church Chichester PO19 6FT £15 Free for under 16s Southdowns

Concert Band

bbailey93@btinternet.com www.southdownsconcertband.co.uk

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.

2nd July 2:00 PM Featherstone Jazzmen 40th Anniversary Celebration DRNK Coffee House, Worthing Leisure Centre Worthing BN12 4ET Free. Derek Little 01903 249900 dglittle@ntlworld.com

13th July 8:00 PM Come Together: A Celebration of The Beatles The Factory Live Worthing BN14 8BX £17 Daniel admin@lewesmusicgroup.com www.lewesmusicgroup.com

15th July 7:00 PM Walberton Music Night with Willie Austen Walberton Village Hall BN18 0PJ £13 Child £8.50 Under 12s free. Fiona Horton walbertonvillagehall01@gmail.com

29th July 12:30

PM CDRA Gig on the Green 2023 Down

Crawley Down Village Green

Crawley Down

RH10 4HY £10

Crawley Down Residents Association 01342 885 280 help@cdra.info www.gigonthegreen.cdra.info/

SALES & MARKETS

18th July 9:00 AM Arundel Farmer’s Market

Arundel BN18 9AA

www.arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk

22nd July 9:00 AM Pulborough Farmer's Market

Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Terri Ashpool 01798 848039 terriashpool@uwclub.net

Fridays 9:45 AM Storrington Community Market

Storrington Village Hall RH20 Free Katie Bridge 07909 681884 katiebridge17@gmail.com

SOCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT

22nd July 7:30 PM Murder Mystery Evening

Avisford Park Hotel Walberton BN18 0LS

£69.50 Jeunais Farrell 01243 558300

www.avisfordparkhotel.com

28th July 6:30 PM

‘Feast & Fire’ Three course menu with a welcome cocktail

Sullington Manor Farm

RH20 4AE £65 01903

745754 info@sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk

www.sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk

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TALKS

1st July 2:00 PM Five Colourful Histories - 1

Hour talk Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR

£15 Petworth Property Office 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.ukpetworth

4th July 7:30 PM Storrington Museum Monthly

Talk: What's in a View Storrington Museum

RH20 4LL £8 / Members £6 01903 740188 storringtonmusum@hotmail.com

4th July 2:00 PM The Arts Society West Sussex

Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB Guests welcome £7 Jackie Buckler 01903 411086 chrisparker4@hotmail.co.uk www.theartssocietywestsussex.org

5th July 10:00 AM

Newspapers for family and local history West Sussex

Record Office Chichester

PO19 1DD £7.50/£6.50

for members of West Sussex Archives Society

Matthew Jones 01243 753602

record.office@westsussex.gov.uk www.westsussex.gov.ukro

5th July 10:30 AM The Arts Society South Downs

Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £7 or Free to members Jane Allison 01798 813314 jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk www.theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk

11th July 6:30 PM Murder in the Family: an evening with author Cara Chichester Library PO19 1QJ £5 01243 777351

chichester.library@westsussex.gov.uk

chichesterboxoffice.ticketsolve.com/ ticketbooth/shows/873635267

THEATRE

1st July 7:45 PM Shakespear-ience Balcombe

Victory Hall Haywards Heath RH17 6HP £10 Jane Horrell janey.h.green@gmail.com www.ticketsource.co.ukvictoryplayers/ shakespear-ience/e-mmpkqm

7th-9th July 6:00 PM Henfield Theatre Company presents 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Sussex Prairie Garden Henfield BN5 9AT £17.50

Henfield Theatre Company

secretary@henfieldtheatrecompany.com www.henfieldtheatrecompany.com

10th July & 10th Aug 7:30 PM The Sound of Music Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP

From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

11th-17th July 7:30 PM

Rainbow Shakespeare: The Tempest Highdown Gardens Worthing BN12

6FB £20 / Child £10 / £36 for booking Comedy of Errors as well Rainbow Shakespeare 01903 206 206 rainbowtheatrecompany@yahoo.co.uk

www.rainbowshakespeare.co.uk

12th-15th July 7:30 PM The Government Inspector by Nkiolai Gogol presented by Southwick Players Barn Theatre Southwick

BN42 4TE £12 Southwick Players 0333 666 3366 info@southwickplayers.org.uk www.southwickplayers.org.uk

16th July 2:00 PM Macbeth

Lewes Castle & Museum BN7

1YE Drama Impact 07940

567724 info@dramaimpact.com

www.eventbrite.com/cc/macbeth

-1612789

18th-23rd July 7:30 PM Rainbow Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors Highdown Gardens

Worthing BN12 6FB £20 / Child £10 / £36 for booking The Tempest as well Rainbow Shakespeare 01903 206 206 rainbowtheatrecompany@yahoo.co.uk www.rainbowshakespeare.co.uk

21st July 5:00 PM Robin Hood The Paddock

Upper Beeding BN44 3HZ £15 Open air theatre at it’s best! This is My Theatre 07732 253311 info@thisismytheatre.com thisismytheatre.com/ upper-beeding-robin-hood

24th July - 26th Aug 7:15

PM Rock Follies Chichester

Festival Theatre PO19 6AP

From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

4th - 19th August 7:00 PM A Midsummer Night's Dream West Dean Gardens Chichester PO18 0RX £25 Half price for up to two Under 16s attending with every full priced adult (except Saturday evening) Chichester Festival Theatre 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

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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.

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

13th August 3:00 PM Robin Hood Danny House gardens

Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB £15

This is My Theatre 07732

253311

info@thisismytheatre.com

thisismytheatre.com/ hurstpierpoint-robin-hood

WALKS

1st July 8:30 PM Night-time safari –nightjars on the heath

RSPB

Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £16.50 RSPB member and £20.50 Non-member Anna Allum 01798 875851 anna.allum@rspb.org.uk www.events.rspb.org.ukpulboroughbrooks

8th & 22nd July 10:00 AM East Grinstead Town

Tour East Grinstead Museum RH19 3BJ £6

Jonathan Parrett 01342 302233 manager@eastgrinsteadmuseum.co.uk www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk

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Summer Bloom exhibition 1st July - 31st Aug

New exhibition at Mantis Art Studio & Gallery in Midhurst

Botanical exhibition featuring Midhurst artists

A new botanically themed art exhibition at Mantis Art Studio in Midhurst. Celebrating summer, nature and life and featuring works by local artists like Jasmine Aurora, Veronica Bailey, Leticia Silva dos Santos, Katie Netley and Kirsty Rouse across various mediums. Brighten up your living space, gardens and even your wardrobe with one-of-a-kind, handmade artwork from some of the finest artists and artisans living in and around Midhurst. The private view for this new exhibition will be on the 30th June, 6-8pm, where you’ll get first look at the show plus the opportunity to meet the artists and purchase tickets to participate in a prize draw for vouchers and artwork. Support the Arts in West Sussex with Mantis Art Studio.

MantisArtStudio

Summer Bloom

NewExhibition

1st July - 31st August

PrivateView30thJune6-8pm

Art classes in July:

3nd- ToddlerCrafts

14th-LifeDrawingwithModel (Non-tutored,eveningclass)

18th-BotanicalDrawing

24th-Kids'Artworkshop

28th-Kids'Lifedrawingclass

28th-LifeDrawingwithModel (Non-tutored,eveningclass)

Bookyourplacenow!

Scanthecodeforclassdates, times,locationsandprices.Orgoto: artclassesinwestsussex.eventbrite.com

Art clubs and workshops for all ages

Mantis Art Studio and Gallery is a community art hub which showcases artwork by local and emerging artists alongside a variety of art classes, clubs and workshops for adults and children. Whether you are just beginning your artistic journey, or well on your way, there’s something for you, from classes in life drawing, botanical drawing and painting, portraiture, and private event classes, to introduction to watercolours, toddler crafts, and kids’ life drawing.

Visit artclassesinwestsussex.eventbrite.com to sign up or email: leticia_artist@hotmail.com

From September they’ll run weekly afterschool clubs for primary and secondary children. Spaces will be limited. Email the above to book a spot. Follow for more: @mantisartstudio_midhurst @artclassesinwestsussex

Qatar Goodwood Festival Racing at “Glorious Goodwood” - a

summer season highlight

With five days of thrilling action set against the magnificent backdrop of the rolling Sussex countryside, the Qatar Goodwood Festival is undoubtedly a summer season highlight.

The Gordon Enclosure is at the heart of the racecourse with amazing views of the course and access to the parade ring, two grandstands and a wealth of food and drink options.

Tickets and info: www.goodwood.com

Win a pair of tickets to Qatar

Goodwood Festival on 1/8/23

The world famous five-day festival, affectionately known as ‘Glorious Goodwood’, presents spellbinding sport and a social occasion like no other, where unrivalled style and scintillating racing for an exquisite week where some of the greatest stars in horse racing are crowned.

Win a pair of Gordon Enclosure tickets for Qatar Goodwood Festival on Tuesday 1 August. Worth £110. Under 18s free with adults (must pre-book).

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Send your answer and contact details to: Qatar Goodwood Festival Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 24th July 2023. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Sussex Snippets

Charity & Community news from across the counties

West Sussex County Council has said a huge thank you to the many volunteers who help to deliver services and support communities to mark Volunteers’ Week in June. More than 1,100 volunteers regularly give their time to assist with roles such as working with young offenders, being a Digital Champion or volunteering with the Fire Service, Library Service or waste prevention team.

Sussex-based LGBT+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, has launched a new fundraising campaign called "Across Sussex With Pride." The campaign aims to complete a 148-mile challenge over three months, supporting the charity's LGBT+ youth and family services. Participants can choose any means of completing the challenge and are encouraged to sign up online at: allsortsyouth.enthuse.com/cf/sussexwithpride

Starting on Saturday, July 8th, children aged 411 can join the Summer Reading Challenge at their local West Sussex library, reading books, collecting stickers and participating in activities like the Character Hunt. Completing the challenge by the end of summer earns them a medal and certificate. To register for free and learn more, visit: westsussex.gov.uk/src.

Repair Cafes are springing up all over West Sussex. If you haven’t come across the idea before, these are volunteer-led sessions where you can take all kinds of things along for possible repair instead of throwing them out. For a list of locations, visit www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/repair.

Air Ambulance Charity

Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) provides 24/7 prehospital emergency care to millions of people in its region. With its busiest year in 2022, responding to 3,224 incidents, the charity needs to raise £16.6M annually to continue operations. Fundraising events this summer include hosting a Cuppa for your Crew, covering 100 miles in July, and participating in the KSS Ride. For more information, visit the charity’s website at www.aakss.org.uk.

National charity, Canine Partners, closed its Midhurst base in May and is now operating from the Midlands. The move aimed to address financial challenges and focus funds on delivering assistance dogs to disabled individuals. However the charity still maintains links in West Sussex and is urgently seeking Puppy Parent volunteers in the county to help with early socialisation and training of puppies destined to become fully-rained assistance dogs. Further information is available at www.caninepartners.org.uk/puppyparents or email: volunteer@caninepartners.org.uk.

Parkfield Equine Solutions, a West Sussexbased charity known for their work with The Horse Course, received a grant of £4,750 from the Safer in Sussex Community Fund. The fund is operated by Katy Bourne, the Sussex Police Commissioner. The charity offers innovative support programs to young people facing challenges such as mental health issues, ADHD, or are at risk of offending, and the funding is making a tangible difference in their impactful work. See more at www.parkfieldequinesolutions.com

A "Pounds for Ponds" campaign has launched, aiming to revive and create 100 dew ponds across Hampshire and Sussex with an investment of approximately £1m over the next decade. Led by the South Downs National Park Trust and Froglife, the initiative seeks to restore derelict ponds and secure funding, including support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Bannister Trust, and BMW, to bring back these vital habitats for wildlife. Community stories are

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Outdoor Top Gun screens for charity

Advance notice that Madehurst Cricket Club (BN18 0NN) will be hosting an outdoor screening of the movie "Top Gun" on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023. All proceeds will go towards supporting the Sussex Snowdrop Trust, a unique charity providing ‘Nursing

Care at Home’ for local children who have a lifethreatening or terminal illness. Gates will open from 6.30pm, and tickets priced at £12.50 available at www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com.

Rotary restoring donated furniture

The Rotary Club of Chichester Priory is running a very worthwhile project involving the other two local clubs, which restores donated furniture which in turn is given to those in need in the community.

This has been operating now for a number of months and demand for the finished products is very high. Here, the photograph shows Julie

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Webb and John Stephens restoring a coffee table and a small gate leg table respectively. The initiative has been generously supported by financial help from Sussex Conmunity Foundation. More details from secretary@chichesterprioryrotary.org.

Pets of the Month

Two lovely female rabbits, Yo! Sushi and Itsu, are seeking a forever home together. They are 4.5 years old and closely bonded, with Itsu relying on her sister due to her blindness. They are friendly and can be rehomed with calm children. Interested adopters can contact The Cat & Rabbit Rescue centre 01243 967111 or visit www.crrc.co.uk.

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New dig reveals more secrets from the past Archaeologists conducting a two-week dig in Priory Park, Chichester, have uncovered significant historical remains, shedding light on the city's past. The excavation, led by Chichester District Council's Archaeologist, James Kenny, in collaboration with the Chichester and District Archaeology Society (CDAS), revealed the remains of a ditch that once surrounded Chichester's Norman castle. Additionally, the foundations of walls associated with a medieval Franciscan Friary have been discovered, including a buttress on the building's south-east corner.

The findings will contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of Chichester's history and provide insights into the layout and structures of the past. The project involved over 60 volunteers and received funding from Chichester District Council.

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The food of the Gods

Each Saturday morning, standing sturdy and indomitable in all weathers behind his stall in Florence Road market, Brighton, is softly spoken James Hull, from the J. Cocoa company.

James the only craft chocolate maker in Sussex and one of only 16 in the UK.

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This means, unlike other big chocolate companies that import chocolate and then just melt it down, reshape and flavour it, James actually imports the fermented beans and roasts and filters them himself before grinding them into a liquid form, ready to flavour and set into moulds.

His chocolate is wonderful, with original flavours and a deep earthy taste that you won’t find in cheaply available chocolate.

What got him into it? “I was interested in cooking so did a course in Pastries and Confection. Then life took me elsewhere and I ran my own fishmongers for 5 years. When by chance I visited a chocolate fair I became intrigued about the process of making chocolate from scratch.”

That was 8 years ago and since then James has won many awards including a Gold Medal for his milk chocolate at the International Chocolate Awards.

“When I first started, I was using hair driers, rolling pins and Indian spice grinders until they kept breaking. Not being able to afford the enormous chocolate producing machines from overseas, I designed and had built my own stainless steel equipment. “James proudly looks around

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his large wooden hut at the bottom of his parent’s gardens. It resembles an industrial kitchen painted by Dali with strange shiny pipes, ovens , crackers and sifters. “Everything here was born out of necessity. It has certainly turned me into a very organised person.”

“It is a very very complicated process. Coco beans are like grapes, each batch tastes different depending on the country they are from and the soil type. Plus when making it, the different stages of production involve different temperatures. There are no Ompa Lumpas to help out and it is very time consuming but I trust when people have tasted craft chocolate, like coffee, they find it hard to go back to the cheap stuff. When someone asks me how to start up a chocolate business I tell them - Don’t Do It!”

But he has done it and winning the Great Taste Award amongst other awards kept him going.

“It started as a curiosity and now I am becoming known by quality buyers in restaurants and cafes. Preparing for Xmas and Easter means a non stop 6-7 working days per week but in the

Harvesting the Coco beans from the pods

Summer I slow down and can experiment with new flavours and I have just started making chocolate ice-cream”

I ask him about the ethics of even importing the chocolate bean. It is estimated that over two million children around the world, the majority in East Africa, work in the industry and are often terribly exploited or trafficked. “I take this so seriously. I interview each small supplier for each batch I buy and I have become good at judging those that take fair pay and working conditions seriously. But it is a big problem.The big chocolate companies pay a lot in legal fees to stall any progress on human rights.”

James’s dream is to have his own cafe one day, with a glass panel allowing customers to see the chocolate making process in action as they sip their hot chocolate.

Do you still eat it? “Oh yes all the time!”

Some chocolate facts: Chocolate was first drunk 4000 years ago and the beans were even used as currency in Central America: 100 of them were worth a turkey, three of them worth a ripe avocado. Chocolate came to Europe and by the 17th Century was enjoyed at first in the Spanish Court and then spread throughout Europe. By the

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19th Century it was being combined with milk and sugar and was an integral part of the slave trade. Today it is a 50 billion dollar industry.

Where to visit in July

If you haven’t been to the National Trust garden, Nymans to the east of the village of Handcross, then a visit will be thrilling to you. The garden was developed, starting in the late 19th century, by three generations of the Messel family, and was brought to renown by Leonard Messel. So it is a horticultural collection of fascinating plants.

July tasks

• Vegetables - Make sure you can mulch bare earth and water when the sun is down to save on evaporation.

• Water well and consistently - Irregular watering can lead to problems such as blossom end rot in tomatoes and splitting of root vegetables, so make sure to water well during dry spells.

• Weeding - Weeds compete with vegetables for water and act as hosts for pests and diseases, remove them regularly by hoeing.

• Marrows - Should be raised off the ground slightly, to prevent them discolouring from contact with the soil.

• Celery and Carrots - Continue earthing up celery, putting a layer of paper between the stems and the soil and take care when thinning out any late-sown carrot seedlings to prevent the scent released attracting carrot fly females.

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The blueprints to success

“Reputation, is earned project by project” Nick, RMR Group

The essence of teamwork is often best described by an old adage - success is the combined effort of many, not the glory of one. This philosophy holds true across all disciplines, not least in the challenging and multifaceted world of construction.

Imagine an orchestra, where each instrument has a unique role, yet together they create a harmonious melody. Construction echoes this orchestral order. A myriad of key players - material suppliers, architects, structural engineers, builders, regulators - each with a unique 'note' to play, come together to compose the 'symphony' of a finished project. In unison, they strive to create a masterpiece - a new, awe-inspiring structure, delivered on time and within budget. Each member in this construction ensemble holds a pivotal role, with the ability to either enhance or disrupt the rhythm.

Success in construction, much like in music, is rarely an accident or a fortuitous event. It's the result of a united, well-synchronised team consistently outperforming a group of individual talents working in isolation. For instance, a seasoned painter is likely to have a trusted plasterer they work with regularly, creating a smooth handover and superior finish. Likewise, satisfied clients become the greatest advocates for the team that transformed their vision into reality. Reputation, then, is earned note by note, project by project, providing an assurance of the team's ability to deliver beyond expectations.

Choosing the right team is paramount, and more often than not, these professionals have been honing their skills and collaboration over several years. The architect often pioneers the process, being the first to bring the conceptual plan to paper. This interdependence underlines the fundamental tenet of any successful project - teamwork is indeed the key to making the dream work.

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Conservatories have become a popular addition to homes, but homeowners and prospective purchasers can be concerned about comfort, energy efficiency and outdated aesthetics.

Challenges & Downsides

Conservatories lack heat retention in winter and suffer from excessive heat build-up in summer due to their glazed structure. Building regulations mandate a separately controllable heating system and an insulated door to mitigate energy loss. This impacts comfort and efficiency.

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Making it More Attractive

Repainting uPVC frames in fresh colours, softening the flooring, adding pot plants, contemporary furniture and vibrant cushions can create a more inviting atmosphere. Plantation shutters or Roman blinds can enhance aesthetics and temperature control.

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The 'Naff' Factor

Conservatories are often perceived as dated due to their mass-produced uPVC construction and Victorian-inspired designs. They lack consideration for energy efficiency and overall design, making them less appealing in contemporary architectural trends.

Despite their downsides, conservatories can be improved in terms of energy efficiency and aesthetics. Upgrading the roof, installing blinds, and considering a structural transformation with professional guidance can create a comfortable and stylish space. By Julia Kendell interior designer and architect Paul Testa.

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Matt White…

“Using pain as fuel” by Lynn Smith

Matt White’s achievements would be impressive by any measure – his CV includes a career of over twenty years built around cyber security and leadership, former Global Head of Information Security Strategy with luxury brand Chanel, CEO of his own start-up – XaaS Ltd and, currently, Interim Group Chief Information Security Officer for Arriva plc. Plus, Matt is a member of the GB Paraclimbing team.

However, Matt’s achievements are even more remarkable when you realise the amount of grit and determination it must have taken to get where he is today.

When he was twelve years old, Matt crushed a carpal in his right-hand playing rugby.

Matt’s injury was to have a profound impact upon his life, rather than getting better over time the pain grew worse and a year after his injury Matt was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).

CRPS is a debilitating condition - sufferers experience persistent severe pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the original injury. Matt White sounds almost matter of fact when he describes his condition as feeling as though he has, “A blowtorch in my arm, 24/7.”

A side effect of CRPS is that he doesn’t sleep much and his brain is always trying to distract from the constant pain, it also means that he has no fear about causing himself further painhis analogy being, “Once you’re in a swimming pool you’re wet. Not matter how much someone splashes you, you aren’t going to get any wetter.” Consequently, Matt realised that he could push himself harder and for longer.

In 2020, and two months into lockdown, whilst trying to put on his socks, Matt discovered that he couldn’t lift his foot. He could see no visible sign of injury. After a full MRI he was diagnosed with Perineal Nerve Palsy, also known as Foot Drop. The MRI also revealed that Matt had a number of bulging discs in his back and a stenosis, a narrowing of the spine that can lead to compression of the nerves travelling into the legs.

“Always a silver lining”

Matt had discovered climbing in 2016. PostCovid, he began climbing at Volume 1 gym in

East Grinstead, where he met the GB Paraclimbing Coach, Belinda Fuller who spotted Matt’s potential and offered to train him. Matt’s CRPS and other injuries put him into the Paraclimbing category. In October 2021, Belinda entered him for the Nationals, which saw him competing with members of the GB Team. Matt came third and realised that he: “Had found my tribe.”

He says, “I felt really comfortable competing, I loved the crowds and the people,” and he describes the community warmly. It’s rare, he feels, to have … people with a such a positive outlook. “They’re there for themselves, a real community.”

Having decided to try to qualify for the GB Paraclimbing team, in December 2022 he was selected. When I talk to him, Matt is just days away from his first Paraclimbing contest as a team member, in Caernarfon, Wales* Although not yet an Olympic sport, the Paraclimbing community is waiting to hear the result of its bid for inclusion in 2028s LA Games.

Matt also suffers loss of grip in his hands due to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) – when he raises his arms above his shoulders after a few minutes the circulation to his arms is cut off. Again, Matt is matter of fact as he explains that the TOS doesn’t really impact on a day-to-day basis. Which brings me to ask the question, how does someone who loses the circulation in his arms when he raises them get on, on a climbing wall?

It's all about resilience, determination and problem solving

Matt explains that the competitive wall is fifteen metres in height and competitors have six minutes to complete the wall – Matt loses his grip after two-three minutes. Fortunately, time

isn’t the only factor when grading a climb, “It’s important, but so are tactics.” Before a climber begins his climb, he has two minutes to survey the wall from the ground and determine his route to the top. “Each route has a series of different holds and the more you can reach, the more points you’re awarded.” It is all, he says, about resilience, determination and problem solving.

In January of this year, Matt underwent an operation on his leg in a bid to cure the Foot Drop. Two weeks after the operation Matt realised that the pain wasn’t getting any better. Although he is now able to lift his foot and should have use of his calf again, once he has built up muscle strength, he still suffers pain. It may not be the outcome he’d hoped for, but he feels, he says, much better off now. He doesn’t want to sound glib but he can, he says, “Handle pain.” “A life without pain would have been a very different life.”

Matt explains his interpretation of pain by saying, “There is a level of energy when feeling pain that almost gives a power surge. Pain can almost be a fuel.” He agrees that pain can be debilitating but he feels that it doesn’t have to be.

As a result of the pain and not being able to sleep, Matt does a lot of reading and he has read a lot around pain. “Lots of people experience pain and never talk about it,” he says. ”All of the elite military services go through physical and mental hardship training, where their bodies are pushed to their limits.” The question is, “Are you ready to embrace and tap into the mindset.”

Matt believes that everything he has achieved is because of the constant pain he suffers. Before he was diagnosed with CRPS he was, he tells me, a difficult child with “a chip on my shoulder” and after his diagnosis suddenly his brain “switched on.”

He considers his affliction to be akin to a “superpower” and that he would be a very different person, less driven, less focussed, without it. This is not just supposition. In 2019 Matt was given the opportunity to try a drug that rendered him pain-free for the first time in years. He took the drug for three months, during which time he “lost the ability to think properly,” before choosing not to continue with the medication, but rather “to feel the pain and be more high achieving.” He concedes that there is an element of ego involved, that he isn’t happy performing at any level except the absolute highest he can. Value is determined by our impact upon others. Matt’s focus is upon helping people, doing things for others – mentoring, training, speaking -What he describes as a “level of servitude that makes suffering easier.” There are bad days, he admits, when he wants it all to go away but every time that he’s felt like giving up, he’s been contacted by people who have found him, usually on Instagram, fellow CRPS sufferers, who tell him how much hearing his story has helped them.

“It seems that the human mind is more capable when it does something for someone else.” He describes himself as being the “perfect mix

of optimism and insanity,” with enough realism to accept and enough insanity to push through regardless.

“You can always give up tomorrow”

Matt clearly embraces the challenges he faces as opportunities for change and when I ask what advice he might offer someone facing their own challenges, he doesn’t hesitate. “’You can always give up tomorrow.’ It’s a phrase that my grandfather used and one that I live by.” It is, he feels far more effective than telling someone things will get better, and “one of the most powerful phrases I know.”

Contact: Please email: matt.white@xaas.co.uk, www.facebook.com/p/Matt-White-Paraclimber www.thisismattwhite.com

*Matt came 1st in his category (AU3 Male) at Caernarfon on 21 May.

Managing your food cravings

By Heather Smith

Stress Eating

Does stress cause you to make food choices you wish you didn't? Instead of letting the guilt slip in, be kind to yourself and approach with interest rather than emotion.

Figure out the Pattern

There is usually something alongside the feeling of being stressed which triggers the urge to over-eat. See if you can figure out what it is.

It might be that you let yourself get too hungry, or it might be an emotion, a sight, a particular time - or something else entirely.

Whatever you learn is useful. When you're aware of something, you can start to make a change.

Put a Barrier in Place

Now, we need to give you an opportunity to slow down between the urge to over-eat and the action. You might simply not keep the kind of food you don't want to eat in the house. So, if you want it, you'll have to go to the shops. Maybe, you could take a 10 minute walk in the fresh air before you eat. Maybe even drinking a glass of water willgiveyou timetothink.

Keep Practicing

Whatever you do, you won't get it right straight away, or all the time. There will be some trial and error. But, with continued practice, you'll start to see patterns and figure out how to stop cravings before they grow.

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Electronic pop group with special guest Heaven 17

Love, Marc Almond and Dave Ball, achieved six Top Ten singles, three Top Ten albums and inspired synth acts from The Pet Shop Boys to Years & Years. Their latest album, *Happiness Not Included, came out in May to reviews including “Here is how you’d hope the 21st century would sound” and “Buoyed by an undimmed pop instinct and Almond’s waspish wit”.

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Soft Cell will be taking to the stage at the beautiful Wiston Estate in Steyning on 9th September 2023 at 4pm with very special guests Heaven 17.

Summer isn’t over until you’ve seen electronic pop group Soft Cell at this year’s ultimate 1980s open air live concert in the southeast.

The duo best known for iconic 1981 hit Tainted

To enter answer the following question: Q: How many Top Ten singles have the duo achieved?

a) Six b) Three c) Four

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

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Government falls short on EV charging goals

280,000 - 480,000 public charge points needed by 2030

The British government is unlikely to meet its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023, according to a recent RAC study.

Out of 119 motorway services examined, only 23% currently meet the desired charger count for the estimated 760,000 battery electric vehicles in the UK.

Notably, six motorway services in England have no high-powered chargers. These findings contradict the government's electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, which aimed to accelerate the rollout of high-powered chargers through the £950m Rapid Charging Fund.

The government's goal is to have 300,000 public chargers of all speeds by 2030, along with over

6,000 high-powered chargers on strategic roads by 2035. However, forecasts suggest that between 280,000 and 480,000 public charge points will be needed by 2030.

Insufficient charging infrastructure is often cited as a barrier to electric vehicle adoption. Rapid and ultrarapid charging is crucial for longer journeys and to support the government's goal of 80% zero-emission new car sales by 2030.

Automotive journalist Quentin Willson urges accelerated development of a long-range, high-powered charging infrastructure to boost electric vehicle drivers' confidence and attract global investors. Insufficient charging infrastructure remains a major concern impeding electric vehicle adoption.

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Treyford: Historic Church

''Scheduled Monument' part 2 by

David Johnston

north side are vestiges of an aisle or chantry chapel, now built up, having pillar, arch and capitals. In the chancel is a piscina, and on the walls a string course with the roll moulding of the Decorated period. The nave has a feature of unusual interest: a stone bench runs along the inner walls, where, in medieval days, the old, sick or tired could sit, while other worshippers stood. for in those faroff times pews were never heard of, at least in village churches”.

In 1939, the author A.A. Evans, informs us that he discovered Medieval Graffiti, on Treyford Church:- “The church stands on a prehistoric tumulus; the roof has now fallen in and the walling will soon collapse. On the entrance jambs of this ancient fabric is an abundance of crosses, the T, the cross in square and in circle, the cross ringed with pellets, and others of a kind I cannot describe. Why Old Treyford, situated on the edge of a by-way and away from great streams of traffic, should have so much graffiti I do not know.”

The Rev. A.A. Evens wrote an account of St. Mary's, Treyford:- “This ancient and forsaken shrine is now in a state of decay and indescribable neglect. Trees have grown around and within it, so that the church dwells in a twilight, weeds, docks and nettles grow in nave and chancel, and ivy is eating through the walls. Some time ago the roof fell in, and the floor is now littered with huge beams and broken tiles. It is a house left desolate. And yet it still bears many traces of its ancient beauty.

Three graceful lancet windows of about A.D. 1190 are at the east end, and on the splays, in spite of all the long exposure to weather, are remains of medieval mural paintings; on the

The publicity in the 1930's that highlighted the serious deterioration of this 13th century church, prompted a determined effort to save this fast deteriorating structure. The crumbling walls were patched up with lime morter which to some extent has saved the remains of the ruin from total collapse. There was too, for the benefit of all visitors to this ancient religious site an – 'Information Noticeboard' –placed on a stand in a prime spot by The English Heritage. This useful Noticeboard displayed a drawing of the church as it looked in the 1790's, along with a brief history of the church. There was also a Warning in bold lettering making it clear that this ancient church was a Scheduled Monument and that it was an offence to damage it, or work on it without Consent.

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

The 'new' Treyford Church - The Cathedral of the Downs (long since demolished). Inset: - West end Interior as it looks today.

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The River Lavant

By local historian Andrew Berriman

The worst flooding was in January 1994. The Green soon resembled a large inland lake, with the Memorial Hall a sorry sight. It took six months to dry out. I’m glad my son, shown left, was quite tall and had his wellies on. Similar flooding happened, though to a lesser extent, in January 2013, and again of course this January, 2023. Measures have been taken to mitigate the extent of the problem. Drainage ditches are cleared and deepened; water is siphoned off higher up the valley. Back in 1994 the new A27 dual carriage-

The River Lavant is ‘my’ river. Back in the early 1980s, when my two children were very young, their favourite walk was down to see Jacob the donkey in the field by the Lavant at Fordwater, then play Pooh-sticks on the bridge, as long as the river was actually flowing. On summer Saturdays, when I played cricket for Lavant on the village Green, I always hoped that one day I would hit a straight six into the Lavant river bed. Never managed it. Many years later my daughter was married in St. Mary’s Church, with all the guests’ cars parked in Sheepwash Lane, alongside the river. Some years it doesn’t flow at all, as in 1973 and 1989. More usually the river flows from about February until June.

In most years the Lavant is a gentle stream, the perfect place for the youngsters’ annual Duck Race in May, with over 400 plastic yellow ducklings starting at Potnore Bridge near the Pumping Station, But, of course, if the winter rains are heavy, the water table rises and the chalky fields to the north become saturated. The river becomes a gushing torrent, overtopping Sheepwash Lane’s low bridges. The river breaks its banks, and the floodwater rushes over the Green and surrounding fields. Little wonder that old maps show Lavant Marsh covering an extensive area in winter. That explains why, until the late 18th century, the main road from Chichester to London had to go up Chalkpit Lane then down Town Lane into Singleton, as the route now taken by the A286 was often impassable.

way had presented a barrier preventing floodwater being drained off to the Pagham Rife, and this was why Chichester was badly flooded, as the river bank and then the underground culverts couldn’t contain the volume of water. It was the area around St Pancras and the Hornet that bore the brunt of the problem, and Chichester’s floods became national news for quite a few days.

Recent Flood Relief schemes should prevent any repetition of these scenes, but given the extent of climate change, and Southern Water neglect, who knows? The Lavant Course has often changed its direction, either through natural forces or artificially by human intervention. Most notably, the Romans re-directed it around three sides of Chichester’s Walls, to strengthen the city’s defences. The section of the river beneath the Walls at the Bishop’s Palace Garden still clearly shows this.

Village Green, January 1994

Sheepwash Lane, January 2023

The school of nature

By Alice McDougall, RSPB Pagham Harbour

sake of our planet, and of course this is where great passions are born – how many students of conservation, zoology, ecology or environmental science found their interest as a child?

The physical and emotional benefits…

Children who spend time in nature are also likely to be more active – which brings the undisputed benefits of boosted energy, reduced stress and better emotional well-being. And of course, adopting an active lifestyle at a young age has a huge impact on lifelong health and happiness.

Social benefits…

Being outside in a natural environment is an allencompassing sensory experience. A slow meander in the sunshine, an exhilarating walk into a prevailing wind, a refreshing blast of rain or the mysterious cool of sea fog - at Pagham Harbour and Medmerry, no two days look or feel the same. There are incredible symmetries and patterns, colours, shapes, textures and smells to enjoy – and the intricate and symbiotic world of birds, mammals and their habitats is endlessly intriguing. It is perhaps no surprise that studies into the impact of bird watching and naturebased activities on children reveal many farreaching benefits.

Developing skills…

Birdwatching can increase skills such as critical thinking, observation, listening and memory, as well as developing patience and focus. And there are many directions an interest in the natural world may take a child: It is a haven for those who like categorising, making lists or learning scientific names; for creativity there is sketching or writing their own field guides and for those who like discovering, the innate and complex intelligences which permeate the natural world are immense.

Caring for our planet…

Birds and mammals are imbued into our myths, folklore, literature and art, shaping our culture and understanding of the world, connecting children with the land and its politics. Studies have also shown that children who engage with supervised activities in nature have an increased appreciation of the need to protect animals, plants and habitats. They also developed a greater concern for other environmental issues such as energy saving and recycling. It’s fair to say we need children to get involved with nature for

Birdwatching and taking part in nature based activities can help children develop their own identity and make new friends; it also supports parents who may also want to find a new community and a hobby they can enjoy with their children. The other great benefit of birdwatching is that there is no schedule, no timetable and no competition - it’s an interest that can be enjoyed on one’s own terms.

Getting started…

Although your image of a stereotypical birdwatcher probably isn’t a child or young person, the RSPB are committed to engaging younger audiences. As the summer holidays are nearly upon us, why not bring the children in your life to some of the activities at Pagham Harbour such as pond dipping, discovering our resident reptiles and amphibians, learning about our migratory birds and incredible raptors or enjoying our beautiful butterflies and busy buzzy bees.

Become an RSPB Volunteer!

It’s not just your children who can benefit from time spent in nature – you can, too! There’s no better way to improve your physical and mental wellbeing than joining the RSPB as a volunteer. We need friendly volunteers to help our visitors and protect the reserves’ wildlife. You’ll meet wonderful people and work with a great team of friendly staff and volunteers, and you’ll have fun! So why not get in touch? You’ll be doing nature –and yourself – a lot of good! To find out more about RSPB volunteering opportunities at RSPB Pagham Harbour and Medmerry reserves, get in touch with Rob Yarham, RSPB Volunteer Coordinator, please email rob.yarham@rspb.org.uk or call 01243 641508.

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Sussex Walks - July 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

Fri 7th July – 10.30am – Washington & Sullington – Leader: Jane / 2.5 hrs / 5 miles

A downland walk taking in the village of Sullington and parts of the South Downs Way. Hilly with stiles. Meet: Frankland Arms pub RH20 4AL (map ref TQ122130)

Sun 9th July – 10.30am - Slindon Woods – Leader: Dominic / 2 hours / 3.5 miles

Lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Some muddy areas and short inclines. Last ¼ mile uphill.

Meet: National Trust car park, Dukes Road, Slindon.

Mon 10th July – 2pm – Lavington Common, Duncton – Leader: Sandy / 2.5 hours / 5 miles.

A lovely flat walk through heathland, shady woods, parkland and green meadows. No dogs. Meet: Lavington Common & Plantation Car Park, nearest postcode GU28 0QL (Grid Ref: SU 948 188)

Fri 14th July – 10.30am – South Downs Way 5, Houghton – Leader: Andrew / 2.5 hrs / 5 miles

Up to SDW, then back down to the Arun.

Meet: Amberley railway station car park (free)

Sat 15th July – 10.30am – Mill Road to Black Rabbit - Leader: Dominic / 1.5 hours / 3.5 miles.

Gentle pace - 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 19th July – 6.30pm – Bosham Quay Southwards - Leader: Ian / 1.25 hrs / 3 miles

Walk along Shore Road, then a small part of Chichester Harbour Coast Walk back the same way. NB: the tide will be out, so small muddy patches, fantastic views of Bosham/harbour! Car Park should be free after 6pm. Meet: Bosham Car Park, PO18 8HZ, at the pedestrian area near WCs.

Thu 20th July – 10.30am – Graffham - Leader: Richard / 2 hrs / 4.4 miles

Through woodland and open countryside with fine views of the South Downs. Reasonably level and easy walking with one 200 yd ascent. Some stiles. Meet. In the car park along the Lane adjacent to the War Memorial. 50 yds to the South of the 'Foresters Arms' GU28 0QA.

Fri 21st July – 10.30am – Burpham & Wepham - Leader: Jane / 2 hrs 30 / 5 miles

Hilly with several climbs. Lovely views. Can be uneven and muddy in the woods. Stiles. No dogs. Meet: The public car park behind the George at Burpham BN18 9RR.

Mon 24th July – 10.30am – Chichester Canal - Leader: Sarah / 30 mins / 1 mile

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

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

Wed 26th July – 10.30am – Binsted woods - Leader: Dominic / 2 hrs / 4 miles

Mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel.

Meet: Walberton Village Hall car park, The Street, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0PQ

Thu 27th July – 10.30am – Iping Common - Leader: Bruce / 2 hrs / 4.3 miles

Ascent 80m. Lovely heathland area. On paths, no stiles, might be muddy in places.

Meet: Iping Common car park - SU852220, (Nearby Postcode GU29 0PB)

Fri 28th July – 10.30am – Cissbury Ring - Leader: Peter / 2 hrs / 4 miles

Circular walk up and around Cissbury Ring (5,000 year old hill fort) with phenomenal 360 degree views of coast and countryside.

Meet: Car park left off the A24 southbound about 3/4 mile south of A280 roundabout.

Crispy gnocchi with watercress pesto

A deliciously different way to serve gnocchi!

Ingredients - Serves 4

Gnocchi

• 400g pack of good quality gnocchi

Pesto

• 100g watercress

• Handful of basil leaves

• 1 garlic clove

• 75g grated pecorino cheese

• 5-6 tbsp olive oil

• Grated zest and juice of ½ lemon

• 50g toasted hazelnuts

• Cherry Tomatoes – 1 punnet

• 2 red onions

Method

1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Let the gnocchi cook for two minutes, during which time they will bob back up to the surface. Scoop them out with a slotted spoon

2. Peel and quarter your red onions, and roast with the whole cherry tomatoes in a hot oven with a drizzle of olive oil – for about 10-15 minutes.

3. In a food processor, whizz together the water-

cress, basil leaves, garlic, pecorino, olive oil, the grated lemon zest and juice, toasted hazelnuts and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper

4.

zle of oil and a knob of butter, and fry your gnocchi until golden in colour and crisp. Mix in your pesto

5. Top with the roasted cherry tomatoes and onion, and finish with some parmesan shavings

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Easebourne CE Primary School

Art week & music lessons

In our art week Hedgehogs Class learnt about the artist British artist, Stephen Wiltshire, who had a special talent for drawing places from memory. The children described a landmark to a friend they then drew it with charcoal.

Some of our KS2 children have visited Newlands House Gallery in Petworth, to see two fantastic exhibitions by Annie Morris and Idris Kahn. They had a tour of the paintings, embroidery and sculpture that was on exhibit and all left excited to share and inspired to try out some of the techniques they saw in their own work.

Badgers have been looking at classic and contemporary works by famous artists and comparing their representations through painting, drawing and sculpture. They had a 'drawing masterclass' where they learnt how to sketch and draw animals themselves (a dog, a horse and a puffin) by using shapes as a starting point and once they’d started, they just didn’t want to stop. Our children have a dedicated music lesson each week with specialist teacher Mrs Stevens,

and this term they are all learning to play the Gamelan (a traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra). They bring together many of the skills they have learnt during the year and play as an ensemble - which is a big challenge with 30 children playing all at once but sounds amazing!

Caroline Hulbert, Headteacher

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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

Midhurst C of E Primary School

Residential trips, visit to Roman villa & coronation festivities

Out and About

The summer term at Midhurst Primary School is always busy, yet great fun. This term, many of our classes will be out and about on school trips, extending their learning outside the classroom. Our Year 4s were very excited about their first mini residential trip to Marchant Hill. There were many exciting activities to experience and all the children challenged themselves to try their best and have a go; from zip wire to abseiling, archery and sensory trail, giant swing, orienteering, challenge course and team games.

Schooltrip to Roman Villa

Our Year 5s have enjoyed a trip to Bignor Roman Villa. The setting was stunning and the mosaics quite incredible. Children were able to sketch as theylistenedand enjoyedlookingcloselyatdifferent artefactsthathave beenfoundatthesiteovertime.

Lunch was eaten outside on sunny picnic benches, after which we returned to workshops including grinding corn, creating mosaic designs, writing on beeswax tablets using the roman alphabet and playing games.

Coronation festivities

Earlier in the term, we celebrated the King’s coronation with a street party style lunch. The children wore their crowns with pride, parading round the arena whilst practising their royal wave to the crowds. Winners of pin the jewel on the crown, guess the name of the Jack Russell and the best crown, were awarded with certificates and prizes.

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Midhurst Rother College

Rother valley enrichment programme

Midhurst Rother College coordinates the Rother Valley Enrichment Programme, which provides a variety of opportunities for its feeder schools including Key Stage 2 able pupil subject days for students across the Rother Valley locality. Two of our recent events were:

Year 4

Drama

Day - At the start of May, 20 budding Year 4 thespians joined us for a day of drama. Working in small groups and using the text from Roald Dahl’s “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf”, student identified part and created their scripts.

Under the direction of our Year 12 Performing Arts students and the guidance of Mrs Strachan, they explored acting skills, stagecraft and theatre

techniques, chose costumes and created sets before putting on a performance of their short piece to the rest of the group. We look forward to these young actors joining MRC and our performing arts team in the future.

Year 5 MFL Day- At the end of the spring half term, 16 eager Year 5 linguists came along for a day of fun in French. They had a great time, learning about food, shopping at a pretend French café, playing Boules and baking delicious petits gâteaux au yaourt with the recipe and instructions entirely in French. They were assisted by some wonderful Year 8 students.

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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

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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Petworth Town Council Grants, food bank, water outages, potholes

Edited extracts of minutes of the Finance & General Purposes committee 18th April 2023. Grants - The Chairman reported that there had been two applications for grants received this month, from Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice and from Victim Support.

It was resolved to recommend to Full Council the payment of a grant of £200 to the Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice, on condition that further details are provided regarding the use of the grant funding, to ensure it satisfies the Town Council’s Policy of Terms & Conditions for Community Grant applications; and it was resolved recommend to Full Council they payment of a grant of £200 (for) Enhanced Training costs.

Edited extracts of minutes of the Town Council meeting held 15th May 2023.

District Councillor reports:

• The food bank facility at Sylvia Beaufoy Centre was up and running and proving successful and encouraged people to use it if needed.

• Following a meeting earlier that day at Midhurst Town Council run by the Office of the Sussex Police Crime & Commissioner, Councillors may wish to sign-up to Sussex Alerts by email, providing information on local police related activities.

• Following the recent water outages in nearby towns and villages, the Town Council might wish to consider its emergency plan.

County Councillor reports:

• The (road) patching machine is in use for filling potholes but is tied up with the roads around the Midhurst area which have been badly damaged by excess traffic.

• The results of the OFSTED inspection of the West Sussex local authority children’s services were published on 11th May

• The 20mph speed limit is undergoing its feasibility study and speed wires had been placed across some roads in the town.

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