Chichester Local May 16

May 2016

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WIN! Tickets to The Sussex Country Fair Amberley Museum membership

NEWS Local Charity & Community news

ART FOR HEALTH The benefits of getting creative by Lynn Smith

GARDENING Apple Trees & more

WHAT’S ON May events

PLUS Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local Groups, Local trades & services, Local Business Directory

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May 2016 Cover Photo Halnaker windmill by Rob Dolton R&M Photography

Welcome...

The summer is upon us already and this means the annual round of summer fairs, fetes and shows are starting up.

We’re delighted to once again be offering a chance to win tickets for the Sussex Country Show at Parham on page 11 and this year also a family membership to Amberley Museum - see page 14.

14 Plenty to do in the garden of course, and this month Andrew considers the options for planting your own apple trees, trees starting on page 15.

15 The hectic lives many of us lead mean that finding ways to relax and take time out is vitally important. Lynn Smith talks to Sussex artist Richard Potter on the benefits of art as a purposeful activity, a way of dealing with trauma and working through life’s challenges - page 28.

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..................................................................What’s On ..................Win tickets for the Sussex Country Show .............Win tickets for the Amberley Craft Weekend ..........................................................In Your Garden ...............................................................Local Walks .......................................Charity & Community News .........................................................Prize Crossword .......................................................................Recipe .........Art for Health - the benefits of getting creative .....................................................Business Directory ..................................................Index of Advertisers

June Deadlines Bookings, editorial - 1st May Finished artwork, events - 7th May

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Win a day ticket to The Sussex Country Show Parham Park, Storrington - Saturday 18th June and Sunday 19th June To celebrate the Sussex Country Show’s silver jubilee, Countryman Fairs is giving away 5 adult oneday tickets worth £15 each to the hugely popular two-day event, which is being held in the grounds of Parham Park on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June.

As the county’s largest countryside-themed outdoor event, Sussex Country Show is on track to welcome more than 32,000 visitors again this year. The show boasts a comprehensive itinerary for Sussex Local readers including the all-new Clay Shooting Festival, Fieldsports Arena, a fun pigeon plucking content for children, nail-biting Chudleys Gundog Championship and have-a-go airgun ranges.

brating its 25th anniversary this year. CEO Ian Harford commented: “Every summer British families are spoilt for choice when it comes to keeping the kids entertained – there are hundreds of country shows on offer each weekend. However, the quality of Sussex Country Show’s attractions and itinerary speaks for itself – the event has stood the test of time and goes from strength to strength each year as more and more people visit.”

Advance tickets are available from just £12 per day. Tickets bought on the day cost £15 each.

Remember – accompanied children aged 15 and under can enter the show free of charge! For more information on the show and the chance to enter an exclusive competition to win a 30-minute flight in a Spitfire over the English Channel, visit: www.sussexcountryshow.co.uk.

There’s something for all dog lovers – everything from fun have-a-go events for the family pooch to competitive working dog tests for trained gundogs.

The schedule also includes a novelty pet dog show, terrier racing, simulated coursing as well as gundog demonstrations, scurries and a clinic in the arena.

Plus there’s a comprehensive have-a-go itinerary for the whole family including gundog handling, clay shooting, survival camp, field archery, falconry and ferreting! The jam-packed show also offers more than 200 exhibition stands, picnic areas, a crammed Main Arena schedule, children's entertainment, food festival, Spitfire aerobatic display, craft and antiques fairs and live folk music.

Run by award-winning event organiser Countryman Fairs, the much-loved two-day event is cele-

Win a 1 day ticket to The Sussex Country Show!

Q Which wellwell-known brand has returned as title sponsor for this year's Gundog Championship?

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a) Chudleys Dog Food c) Furniture Village

b) Heinz

Send answer and your name, address, daytime telephone and email to: The Sussex Country Show Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email all the above details to: competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after closing date 31st May 2016.

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Amberley Traditional Crafts Weekend 28th - 30th May WIN an annual family membership to Amberley museum Many people are now reverting back to traditional crafts, both as a way of making a living, as a second top up income, or just as 'hobbyists'. Whichever category they come into there is usually a great passion involved, those involved are more than happy to chat about how and why they started, and you can often find where stones, wood and other materials are sourced from, with much of it being local to Sussex.

Below are details of some of the crafts on display at the Traditional crafts weekend (sponsored by Covers and Seymour and Lisle Ltd) taking place on Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May. You can take a ride around the site for free on the historic bus or narrow gauge steam railway.

Bodgers & Woodturners - The Sussex Bodgers produced stool legs for milking stools as dairy farming played a large part in the local landscape.

These along with wooden bowls were farm produced using green wood (wood that has just been cut down). The Amberley Bodgers still use the traditional methods and the woodturning has now been taken to a new level with electric lathes producing finer artistic ware, usually using seasoned wood. Both the Bodgers and Woodturners are resident craftsmen at Amberley Besom brooms - Traditional Birch or Heather twigs made into a head and attached to a handle usually hazel.

Walking stick maker - Every farmer and shepherd would craft one from local hedgerows.

Jewellery - Originally stones were threaded onto gut or vine and worn around the neck - Sussex has a long beach where stones were collected Spinning & Knitting - Using the abundance of Southdown sheep fleeces after spinning into wool it was knitted into jumpers or woven.

Bricks - Wealden clay much sought after for high strength engineering bricks. Dew ponds were formed where clay was dug and made and fired into bricks, quite often you will find a dew pond very close to a brick bridge, saving transport.

Smithing - The art of forming metal into useable items by heating and the hammering into shape. Every village and hamlet had one, horse shoes, fire pokers, spades and forks, farm equipment. The better ones made edge tools, billhooks, scythes, hooks.

Lace - One of the oldest forms of garment enhancement, collars and bodice's on dresses, wedding dresses, doilies for covering water jugs, dressing table items. The bobbins are mostly turned wood now with ivory and bone being used in the past, some were whittled with knives.

Quilting - Originally small pieces of fabric were sewn together mostly old clothes, made into bed coverings.

Pottery - Goes back almost to the beginning, rough shaped wet clay pots formed and bakedResident tradesman Tree work - was manually done with axes and 2 handled saws made by the local blacksmith and bodgers. This work is now done by chainsaws and rotovators have replaced spades and forks which were also made by these local craftsmen.

Much of what is bought from crafts people will generally outlive commercially produced items and often become passed down heirlooms.

For the chance to visit the Traditional Crafts weekend for free enter our competition below to win an Annual Family Pass worth ÂŁ67!

Win family annual membership Q What are Besom brooms handles usually made from?

A: a) Hazel

b: Oak

c: Ash

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

Is your garden without the Queen of all Trees –The Apple?

Apple trees are the very heart of a garden. The Romans started the first cultivars from wild apple trees then took them wherever they went.

There are now over 7,000 cultivars! They herald the beginning of Spring with their gorgeous pretty blossom, they create a lazy puddle of shade in Summer and they herald the beginning of Autumn with their red bubals of sweetness, staving of any fears we might have of impending winter. Yet during the Winter they undergo a complete transformation, turning from pretty maidens into lichen bearded, warty crones!

But every garden needs one –they are friends to wildlife and give the garden a romance and timelessness.

Designing an Orchard or planting your single Apple Whether you are designing an orchard or just need to select a couple of fruit trees for an empty corner of your garden similar garden design principles apply.

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countryside check how many companion apple trees you will need to make sure pollination happens.

Drainage - A slight slope is preferable as apples hate waterlogged soil- if you are in heavy clay you need to prepare the planting hole with as much organic matter as you can. In the long term the trees might still struggle. If you are desperate use drainage pipe under your tree with the pipes going to an outlet somewhere else in the garden.

Size and Type - There are many dwarf apples now that are just a few foot high that can be grown in pots. Or you can go for column shaped trees such as Ballerina if you have a tight space. There also are Family apples that can have three different varities of apples on the one small tree. Whatever you buy check what rootstock it is grown on- as they can get 30 foot high!

Soil - Even though you can get alkaline tolerant apples they like a slightly acid soil best.

Wind - Wind can play havoc with the formation of the trees structure as well as deter the pollinating insects as it whips around the branches so try to create a hedge or windbreak to protect your new tree- and use sturdy stakes. On some rootstocks they need stakes for the whole of their lives.

Pollination - If you are in an established urban setting the chances are someone will have an apple tree in the same Pollinating Zone as yours but if you live in a new development or in the

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Lastly check for disease resistant varieties.

Good luck and happy planting- and what a present they make!

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Garden Tasks for May •

The frosts will ‘officailly end’ in the middle of this month so you can safely plant out any annuals you have been bringing on or that you purchase from a garden centre.

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If you have potted up your Dahlias you can start planting them in the ground making sure they have plenty of drainage and are their young growth is protected from snails.

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There is still time to dig up and divide your favourite perennials to move them around the garden or just thin them out. And you can do the Chelsea Chop on Sedums, Heleniums and Pholx. By cutting back by a half all this year’s growth you can create stronger, shorter plants with smaller but more profuse flowers and will flower later in the year. Try half a clump and compare the difference.

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Keep hoeing and mulching bare earth so stop the weeds getting a hold and you can start liquid feeding your pots now once a month or so.

Wakehurt Place near Ardingly Wonderful Rhododendron displays and a great varied garden and stately home.

There is a children’s Activity weekend 28th -30th May which includes den building and storytelling.

10am-6pm £12.50, children under 17 free, plus free to all National Trust members Andrew Staib 07880 742977 www.gloriousgardenssussex.co.uk

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Local Walks - May

These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure please check. 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk. L = Walk Leader Mon 2nd May 10:30am ROWLANDS CASTLE Meet: Recreation Ground off Links Lane

1 1/2 hours

4 miles

Tue 3rd May 10.30am NORTH MARDEN L: Andrew Downs to Telegraph House; views of Uppark; hilly. Meet: Layby on right of B2141

2 hours

4 miles

Wed 4th May 10:30am Meet: Easbourne - Benbow Pond

L: Bruce

2 1/2 hours

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Mon 9th May 10:30am PETWORTH Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington GU28 9AF

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Tue 10th May 10:30am SELHURST PARK L: Andrew Meet: Selhurst car park (SU927120) on left, two miles past racecourse

Thu 12th May 10:30am SINGLETON L: Simon 2 hours 4 miles Two moderate climbs near the beginning of the walk. Meet: Weald and Downland Museum car park Fri 13th May 10:30am WALDERTON L: Jane Meet: At the junction of the B2146 and the Walderton Stoughton Road

3 hours

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Sun 15th May 10:30am SLINDON WOODS Meet: National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon

L: Dominic

2 1/2 hours

4 miles

Mon 16th May 10:30am Meet: Town square, Emsworth

L: Ann

1 hour 15

2.3 miles

Tue 17th May 10:30am STEDHAM Meet: Stedham village centre, roadside

L: Jane

2 1/2 hours

5 miles

Tue 17th May 10:30am CHIDHAM Meet: Outside Old House at Home Pub

L: Andrew

2 hours

4 miles

Thu 19th May 10:30am AMBERSHAM L: Bruce Moderately flat, no stiles. Meet: Heyshott at Ambersham Common crossroads

2 hours

4.5 miles

Fri 20th May 10.30am LAVANT Meet: Along Sheepwash Lane, by the recreation ground in Lavant

L: Janet

2 hours

4 miles

Tue 24th May 10:30am WEST DEAN Meet: Alongside the River Lavant in West Dean village

L:Andrew

1 1/2 hours

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Wed 25th May 10:30am CLIMPING L: Dominic 1 hour 15 Meet: 10.45am (to allow for train) at Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton

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Thu 26th May 10:30am Meet: Dalloway Road, Arundel

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Mon 30th May 10:30am HAVENT THICKET Meet: Car park on Manor Lodge Road

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L: Anne

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Tue 31st May 10.30am COMPTON L: Jane Meet: At the recreation ground car park just as you enter the village of Compton

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20 Charity & Community Sussex Snippets Aspire Sussex Adult Education Autumn / Winter brochure launches on 6th June and features hundreds of courses available across West Sussex. For early bookers – Aspire Sussex offers all students a 10%* discount on the tuition fees of any course(s) booked between 6th – 30th June inclusive, students aged 65 plus will receive a 15%* discount.

Contact: For a copy of the new brochure:communication@aspiresussex.org.uk or Tel: 0345 6 01 01 61 www.aspiresussex.org.uk *Please note these discounts are not available alongside any other concession offered by Aspire Sussex Ltd. A social media campaign aimed at raising awareness about Cystic Fibrosis has been launched: the ‘Breathe With Me’ Strawfie Challenge, asks participants to try breathing through a narrow drinking straw for at least 60 seconds, seconds with a pinched nose, simulating the experience of people with cystic fibrosis who often have to struggle to breathe. The second part of the challenge is to take a ‘straw breathing selfie’ or ‘Strawfie’ and post it online, nominate friends to

CHICHESTER LOCAL take part and make a donation to either the Sussex based Love Your Hospital charity or to the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust – for the May campaign participants are asked to wear yellow lipstick (the brand colour of the CF Trust) or paint two yellow stripes on their cheeks. www.breathewithme.info Worthing based charity The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH) has been awarded the Quality Hallmark Award at Beacon status by the Gold Standards Framework (GSF), for their end-oflife care. GSF accredited care homes are a hallmark of excellence in their area, and Beacon status is their very highest award and is not given often, so is a real achievement for the QAHH, which achieved top marks, earning 50 out of 50 total credit points available. www.qahh.org.uk The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO brick animal trail, trail the only one of its kind in the UK, is launching at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on the first May Bank Holiday weekend and is anticipated to be a massive hit. This is the first time these amazing characters specially created for WWT will be seen in Sussex among the real life animals that inspired them. wwt.org.uk/ legobrickanimals After more than a year’s work collecting reminiscence of peoples’ childhoods, family life and upbringing Brighton Toy and Model Museum’s Toys in the Community project is making its debut. The Toys in the Community project has been launched to coincide with Brighton Toy and Museum’s 25th anniversary and aims to act as an archival resource for people to record their memories of childhood and play, the exhibition will be in situ at Brighton Toy and Model Museum during “Museums at Night” on 12th of May. For more details contact: 01273 749494, Toysinthecommunity.org Garden ponds are important for wildlife and are an attractive addition to any garden no matter the size. Sussex Wildlife Trust is running a course, led by wildlife pond expert ‘Pete The Pond’ on 7th May, to guide you through choosing the materials and equipment required to build a healthy pond, which is a haven for wildlife, and demonstrate pond building in action. To find out more visit www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk

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22 Charity & Community Transforming Old Furniture into Cash Long-time supporters of the Sussex Snowdrop Trust, a charity that offers much-needed help and support to seriously ill children and their families, Russells Garden Centre & Lifestyle Store in Birdham are using their 70th anniversary to embark upon a new fundraising venture. Now accepting donations of unwanted wooden furniture, Russells will supply the paint and expertise to breathe new life into your old or broken furniture. The pieces will then be sold at the store, with ALL proceeds going directly to the Sussex Snowdrop Trust. If you have any wooden furniture that you would like to donate, please drop it into Russells: Main Rd, Birdham, PO20 7BY. Tel: 01243 512525 www.russellsgardencentre.com

THiNk Mobile Cooking Courses THiNk cook is a new, mobile Community Interest Company, based in West Chiltington, providing tailor made cooking courses to teach children, teenagers and adults a cooking skill for life. THiNk cook was set up in January 2016 by Heather Liley, Nikki Steggles and Tracie Anderson – a qualified Teacher and two technicians, who between them have 38 years “teaching” cooking experience, and who felt that there was a need to teach and promote healthy eating and cooking. A range of themed cooking courses, including Wild West cooking and an Italian Feast, have already been delivered to Years 5, 6 & 7 at Rydon Community College, and there will be further courses aimed at University Students, teaching them how to “cope without mum,” and courses for the disadvantaged and teen mums. To book a course, contact: enquiries@thinkcook.co.uk.

CHICHESTER LOCAL Houghton Forest Holiday Lodges Dear Editor Since the initial screening planning application from Forest Holidays, to develop 75 Holiday Lodges in the tranquil setting of Houghton Forest at Whiteways, it all appears to have gone quiet… far from it! Forest Holidays are continuing with their Environment Impact Assessment … carrying out a broad range of surveys on the forest’s flora and fauna and continuing to lobby the South Downs National Park (SDNP). The main reason that they haven’t submitted a full application is that they are working on optimising their other locations where they are appealing planning refusals or increasing the size of existing sites.

We, the Friends of Houghton Forest continue to work behind the scenes to save and protect this local amenity, valuable to so many people. We have kept local councillors and politicians well informed on the ramifications of the development.

However, we recognise it is the general public and users of Houghton Forest who will persuade the SDNP to reject any application made. We are primed and ready so that as soon as an application is presented, a public awareness machine (including an all new website) will be activated to inform and advise people how they can help stop the development. You can join our campaign at: savehoughtonforest.com/ Contact.html Annie Simson (Chair of Friends of Houghton Forest), by email

Speaking in Tongues Artwork Visitors to Chichester Cathedral will be able to see an extraordinary painting by the acclaimed artist Paul Benney until 18th May. Speaking in Tongues tells the story of Pentecost and is one of Benney’s largest and most ambitious works to date, measuring 8 feet by 12 feet. The painting is suspended mid-air from the roof of the Cathedral’s North Transept, which is open daily with free entry. www.chichestercathedral.org.uk

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Chichester Art Trail

Battenberg and Chiffon

The Chichester Art Trail offers a rare chance to visit Open Studios with 155 artists and craftmakers in 120 venues, exhibiting original artwork. It's an opportunity to meet artists with their work – painters, printmakers, potters, photographers, jewellers, glass workers, sculptors, textile artists, woodworkers and more. The Art Trail map is divided into five sectors in and around Chichester – the nearest areas for BN and RH postcodes are the Northern and South Eastern ones. The website has comprehensive information with a map of each sector and once you have found your first Studio, you will be able to collect the full printed brochure providing a guide to other venues and artists.

The Trail is open over two weekends, the first May Bank Holiday weekend and again on the following weekend, Saturday and Sunday 7th and 8th May, when studios will be open between 10.30am and 5.30pm. The Trail's Green Arrows are prominently displayed and entrance to an open studio is free. www.chichesterarttrail.org

The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre is looking for a new home for mother and son rabbits, Battenberg and Chiffon.

Batten berg is a brown and white female who arrived at the centre in March 2015 after being found dumped in the woods. A few days after she arrived, she gave birth to seven babies – all of which have been rehomed, except for Chiffon. Both rabbits are sweet natured and enjoy being handled, although Chiffon is slightly more nervous than his mum. If you think you can provide the pair with a good home together, please contact: The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre Holborow Lodge, Chalder Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7RJ Telephone 01243 641409 email: info@crrc.co.uk or find out more by visiting their website at: www.crrc.co.uk

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Winner: M Coates from Chichester. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered.

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Risotto Primavera Risotto full of spring vegetables - great for vegetarians too Ingredients (serves 4): 150g each of asparagus tips, broad beans and small courgettes 1tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped 200g Arborio or other risotto rice 750ml hot chicken or vegetable stock 50ml Vermouth or dry white wine 110g fresh Parmesan cheese, finely grated 50ml double cream 2tbsp flat leaf parsley, shredded

2. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion until softened. Add the rice and stir until coated in oil. Add about one third stock to just cover the rice, then simmer gently stirring as the liquid is absorbed.

3. Continue adding the stock gradually as it is absorbed, until all the liquid has been added. This could take about 15 minutes or more stirring often.

4. Stir in the vegetables, Vermouth, most of the cheese and cream. Stir until most of the liquid is absorbed, but the final risotto should very soft and creamy. Check the seasoning, sprinkle with parsley and the rest if the cheese before serving.

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1. Pod the beans and cut the courgettes into not too thin slices. Blanch the asparagus and beans for 2-3 minutes, then add the courgettes for a minute. Drain and refresh immediately in very cold water, then drain well.

Pensions Freedom 1 year on

By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner When the idea of allowing the over 55s to access their pension whenever and however they want was announced the fear was that people would take their entire fund and spend it in one go leaving them with nothing to live on in retirement. Just over a year down the line those fears seem unfounded. Whilst we’ve seen tweaks to how people are drawing money, for most people it’s been very much “business as usual” with most retirees after a sustainable income to last the whole of their life with at least some of their fund.

The main ways of doing this, by either purchasing an Annuity or taking withdrawals via Drawdown, have not changed but the new rules have certainly raised awareness of the latter.

schemes. The wider, more tax efficient options on death combined with the greater flexibility during your lifetime make a personal pension a more attractive option in many cases.

Once their core lifetime income needs are met an increasing number of people are happy to use the remainder of their pension to fund luxuries for a number of years, knowing that this portion of their fund will run out at some point in the future.

Ironically the changes that came in have meant that in some cases whilst the pension is now fully accessible, it has in fact become the last place you should actually draw money from. Pensions are fully inheritable without liability to inheritance tax, not just by spouses but also children, grandchildren and anyone else you chose. Therefore drawing money first from assets that would be subject to inheritance tax can be a better option. This is even more the case when you take into account that withdrawals from an asset such as an ISA are always tax free but withdrawals from a pension may well be subject to income tax. Now, more than ever a pension should be seen as just another asset in a mixed portfolio and a mix of tax wrappers.

We’ve also seen an increase in the number of people looking to review old final salary pension

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28 Charity Profile

Creativity4Wellbeing

Richard Potter

Helping discover the benefits of creativity.

By Lynn Smith Many of us enjoyed art as schoolchildren, but for most of us this creative outlet will have ended once we left behind full time education. However, recently there seems to have been a resurgence in creative pastimes for adults – every railway station bookshop has racks of adult colouring books and, now, join-the-dots books on display.

There have been scientific papers supporting the idea of art as a life enhancing occupation, for instance in 2010 the American Journal of Public Health published a review titled, The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health, and the benefits of creative/art themed

pastimes have been expounded in books, such as Art as Therapy

by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong – all endorsing the idea that becoming involved with creative pastimes can have a positive impact on health and wellbeing.

Sussex based artist Richard Potter needs no convincing, he is a firm believer in the benefits of art as a purposeful activity, a way of dealing with trauma and working through life’s challenges.

Richard sees creativity as a means by which people can rediscover a sense of belonging and personal empowerment and just under a year ago he launched his website Creativity4Wellbeing ¬fulfilling his long held dream of “creating a website full of inspirational art activities… a gift and a free resource for anyone to use and benefit from.”

Richard has always been interested in “the cathartic side of art and how it can absorb people in a mindful way.” His own experiences of depression and anxiety provided him with the impetus to “… do as much as I can for people with mental health needs and for communities.” He studied Media and Design at university before taking his PGCE in Art and Design and teaching for six years. With this background, it seemed natural for Richard to create an online resource once the software became available, and having worked in advertising for four years, as a graphic designer/illustrator he already possessed the design skills and know-how necessary to get the site up and running.

Creativity4Wellbeing took around six months to build and has now been running for five months, offering a free creative art resource for everyone – parents, facilitators and groups, with an underlying theme of ‘wellbeing.’ The website is designed to share ideas and make it easier for people to start their own activity group or art workshop in their community, to benefit others.

When first researching his ideas for a website, Richard says that he, “couldn’t find a site like Creativity4Wellbeing … I did notice some good blogs with a few art activities on some… if there

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30 Charity Profile are instructions they often seem over complicated and likely to put people off. I think that people (understandably) want to protect their knowledge and art but I want open things up and make creativity/art freely available.”

With this in mind, Richard has made the website as user friendly as possible, with instructions that he hopes are as clear as possible. His objective for the website is to encourage people to discover purposeful activity, self-esteem and activity as part of a group. His hope is that the website will, “take the fear out of creativity and make it simple for people to make use of,” to enable people to lose any preconceived beliefs that art might be ‘this’ or ‘that’ or might be the domain of an art elite. He goes onto to explain that, “I’ve chosen the “Wellbeing” theme as I’m not an ‘art therapist’ and because (that) label might be a barrier to some. I also think that art is for us all and not just for ‘artists’ and art critics and those receiving therapy.”

CHICHESTER LOCAL already received some “genuinely wonderful comments” from people who have visited the site.

One message in particular has, in Richard’s own words, “made the whole venture worthwhile.”

Richard received a message from a woman whose husband had recently passed away, leaving behind his wife and their six year old son: “She Example of messaged me with heartfelt East Asian ink thanks for the website wash painting because it has enabled her and her son to use these activities to work through the grieving process.”

With regard to user-friendliness the website has a number of dropdown menus that take you straight into a variety of activities designed to inspire and invite people to participate. Activities range from simple projects, such as finger and hand painting, through using cut outs, papier-mâché or paper casting, and moving onto photography and 3D artwork – all of which could be used effectively by

Creativity4Wellbeing is entirely self-funded by its creator, and Richard is keen to raise awareness and promote the website, which he hopes will evolve and generate events where he can talk about the benefits – he is booked to give a talk to the Eastbourne and District Green Party in May – and organise workshops. He already facilitates a Thursday afternoon workshop at the Towner Gallery (AiM) in Eastbourne and is considering organising a conference next year to raise awareness. Richard is also interested in developing creative activities to help refugees and personnel in the armed forces, who may be suffering with Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and as a means to help alleviate the suffering of those with mental health needs.

Richard also feels that it is important to think globally when helping others, and he encourages people who have benefited from his website to consider making a donation to charity TaskBrasil, which helps the street children of Brasil. He has hopes of visiting the charity at some point in the future to “spend time using the site creatively for them.”

It is still early days, but Richard says that he has

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Throughout the website are links explaining ideas, s u c h a s Mindfulness, and there are lots of ideas contributed Example of 3d Gargoyle artwork by other artists and art makers. Many of the activities require very little more than items you might have around the house, or garden, already or than can be picked up cheaply from a stationers. Even the section on photography requires no more specialist equipment than a camera phone. Illustrated throughout with colourful images, to inspire even the most reticent, the site offers ideas to appeal to all tastes and abilities. Within the 3-D tab, there is also a section on using found items creatively.

Everyone must benefit from a “staring out of the window” moment, that downtime from whatever is next on the agenda. Being a devotee of the aforementioned dot-to-dot books I can vouch for the therapeutic qualities of using that downtime in

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CHICHESTER LOCAL a more creative way – whether something as simple as doodling for ten minutes, or creating a manadala (take a look at the website: 2D projects/ Activities II) – and Creativity4Wellbeing offers a range of ideas that are bound to appeal to anyone wishing to explore self expression through creativity.

Creativity4Wellbeing: www.creativity4wellbeing.com/ Twitter: @richardkpotter www.richardkpotter.wix.com/richard or follow on Facebook and Pinterest.

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