Chichester Local - November 2018

November 2018

CHICHESTER LOCAL Local news & events through the door to over 7,800 homes in this area every month

SNOWDROP TRUST Charity Profile

WHAT’S ON

Bonfire Night Special!

NEWS

Community Council, Charity

HISTORY

Local Roads

SHORT BREAK

Bosham Retreats

WIN TICKETS!

The Nutcracker Stewart Francis Farewell Tour

PLUS

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Charity, Local Groups, Young Readers Puzzles, Business Directory

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November 2018 Cover image Pintail - winter visitor to RSPB Pagham Harbour. (c) Ben Hall www.rspb-images.com

Welcome...

It’s bonfire night this month and we have a section in our What’s On pages promoting some of the best local events - see page 4.

Our charity profile this month is on The Sussex Snowdrop Trust - see page 26.

Founded in 1993, the Trust provide care at home for children living with life-threatening or terminal illnesses in West Sussex. They rely heavily on community donations and are constantly fundraising to enable them to continue their hugely valuable work.

As usual, we have news from Chichester city council see page 41. For other local news please see our Charity & Community pages starting on page 20.

If you fancy getting away from it all, but not too far from home, look no further than Bosham. We visit the Hamblin Trust and review their holiday lodges - see page 14.

This month you can win tickets to Moscow City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score with a full orchestra, stunning costumes and sumptuous sets, see page 11. You can also win tickets to see acclaimed comedian Stewart Francis in Worthing, expect perfectly crafted gags and expert timing from this “one liner wizard”, see page 31.

Heather Smith looks at cooking oils in our Health article on page 40 and our November recipe is for quick and easy Treacle Tart page 34 - delicious!

Until next month,

Kris & Jeff

Quote of the month “When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, we gave our today” - JOHN MAXWELL EDMONDS Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors.

The views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

4 ...........................................................................What’s On 11 .............................................WIN! The Nutcracker tickets 12 ...............................................Chichester History - Roads 16 ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page 18 ........................................................................Local Walks 20 .........................................................Charity & Community 26 .............................Sussex Snowdrop Trust charity profile 31 ................................WIN! Tickets to see Stewart Francis 32 .................................................................Prize Crossword 34 .................................................................................Recipe 36 ....................................................................In Your Garden 40 ...........................................................Health & Wellbeing 41 ..............................................................City Council News 42 .............................................................Business Directory 43 ...........................................................Index of Advertisers December booking deadline 1st Nov

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Win tickets to Moscow City Ballet’s The Nutcracker Chichester Festival Theatre, Sunday 6th January Moscow City Ballet returns to Chichester Festival Theatre this New Year with their spectacular production of The Nutcracker. Presented in classic Russian style with full orchestra, the ballet is an unmissable climax to the festive season.

The timeless story of Clara, who is whisked away on a magical fairytale adventure by her Nutcracker Prince, is set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and features stunning costumes and sumptuous sets.

An enchanting treat for the whole family, this delightful tale is the perfect introduction to Russian classical ballet. Complete with live orchestra, breathtaking choreography and dazzling performances, The Nutcracker is Moscow City Ballet at its outstanding best. Lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to the show on Sunday 6th January at 2:30pm at Chichester Festival Theatre.

For more information and to book tickets visit www.cft.org.uk

Win two tickets to The Nutcracker To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: Who wrote the score to The Nutcracker? a) Tchaikovsky

b) Beethoven

c) Mozart

Send your answer and contact details including phone number to: The Nutcracker Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th November 2018. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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The state of Sussex Roads By local historian Andrew Berriman Can you believe it? 125 potholes on the western side of the A27 from the Tesco roundabout to the Emsworth exit. Just nine miles, so that’s about 14 potholes per mile, on the main East – West road across Sussex. It’s enough to make us all despair.

Sadly, as a historian, I can’t deny that this sorry state of affairs in Sussex goes back many centuries, at least since the Romans departed our county. They certainly knew how to build roads, such as the local Stane (or stone) Street, from Chichester to London (see picture). But after they left in 410AD, the struggle to achieve decent roads in Sussex became ongoing and decidedly unsuccessful.

Roman Stane Street above Eartham In medieval times Sussex was notorious for being a tricky county for inland travel, as there were few roads and few navigable rivers. It is perhaps not surprising that on the first map of Sussex, drawn by John Speed in 1610, there are no roads shown.

Things were no better by the eighteenth century.

When King Charles of Spain visited Petworth House for Christmas in 1703 the last nine miles of his journey took six hours. The Magna Britannia (1720) described Sussex as being ‘extremely Dirty’, and stated that travel was best ‘measured in Days Journeys, rather than in Miles’. In 1724 Daniel Defoe was amazed to see near Lewes the Lady of the Manor being pulled to Sunday Service by six oxen. When Horace Walpole journeyed to Arundel in 1749 he was on three occasions thrown out of his overturned postchaise, and had to resort to a baker’s cart; ‘If you love good roads and good inns never go into Sussex’. One pithy, oft-quoted comment summed it all up: ‘Sowsecks; full of dirt and mire’.

Seven Points Post Death caused by these conditions was not unknown; one occurred near Chichester in 1727. Until the first

turnpike road was built in Sussex in 1749 (from Fernhurst to Chichester, essentially the route of the modern A286) travellers from the north to Chichester came up to Seven Points (see picture) on the Trundle from Singleton, then down into East Lavant.

Even today that soft chalk Chalk Ruts track is heavily rutted (see picture), and must have been so dangerous both in wet and dry weather, easily overturning coaches with broken axles. In 1727 a large crowd went up Chalkpit Lane to meet John Page, coming down from London to stand in the City Election. A certain schoolmaster, Joshua Lower, decided to lead Page back down the hill into the City: ‘he rode like a mad man to and fro, hallooing among the company, so that his horse at full speed fell with him and kill’d him’.

Despite this, most local Rubbin House travellers on horseback, or on wheeled vehicles or carriages, preferred to use this route, despite it being steep, because, unlike the turnpike road, this route was free. At the top of the climb is a large building which is still called the Rubbin House (with no g), shown here, where sweating horses pulling stage coaches had a good rub down after their exertions.

Another reason for the unpopularity of the turnpike route was that it passed near to the River Lavant both at West Dean and Lavant Marsh, which often was flooded in winter, and even after negotiating that, the route across the scrubby Broyle at Summersdale was more of a track than a road.

It might be thought that by the nineteenth century things might have improved, what with more turnpiked roads, and stronger stagecoaches. Yet even turnpike roads weren’t always up to scratch; on the one uphill from Ringer to Glynde, the horses had to be unhitched. the coaches loaded onto an open wagon and then pulled up Moors Lane by a powerful team of Sussex Oxen! Stagecoaches were also prone to get caught in snowdrifts. During the great Christmas snowstorm in 1836 the Worthing-bound coach from London was stranded at the top of Washington Bostal for over a week. At least fourteen mail coaches were abandoned; some were later found in the middle of fields, far from the nearest road.

So perhaps our potholes are simply the latest example of our ongoing, and unsuccessful, battle to achieve decent roads in Sussex!

UPDATE. The A27 has just been resurfaced at last.

Hallelujah.

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Bosham Retreat

Boats at Bosham

The Ivy, Ship Street, Brighton

Short break review by editor Kris Thomas Just over a mile from the picturesque Saxon village of Bosham and its delightful harbour are the Hamblin Trust holiday lodges.

Three superbly appointed wooden lodges, fully equipped with everything you could need for a comfortable self catering break and each with its own individual terrace.

The lodges are in the grounds of the Hamblin Centre, run by the Hamblin Trust, a spiritual and educational charity. The centre is a hub for those seeking self-improvement and offers a wide range of wellbeing treatments such as massage, reflexology, Reiki and Kinesiology and classes including, yoga, Tai Chi, meditation and mindfulness.

Those staying at the lodges can partake in as many or as few activities as they wish, depending on what is going on at the time of their visit. Many guests visit simply to enjoy the peaceful grounds and the proximity to the countless lovely places nearby.

We arrived on a sunny Friday lunchtime at the end of September. We were delighted with our lodge Pond in the grounds which was bright and airy with quality furnishings and fittings and a “sturdy” feel.

French doors from the spacious living/kitchen area lead out to a lovely furnished terrace, perfect for a morning coffee. The modern bathroom has a full size bath as well as shower and all towels and linen were provided as well as toiletries. The massive King-size bed and crisp linen was worthy of a 5* hotel and there is a “Smart” TV in the bedroom as well as the living room. The good range of kitchen equipment means self-catering is distinctly possible should you not wish to eat at one of the many nearby pubs or restaurants.

We decided to take advantage of the warm Autumn sunshine and headed out for the afternoon. Following the footpath across the neighbouring fields, it took us about half an hour at a leisurely stroll to reach Bosham Harbour. We enjoyed a pleasant interlude overlooking the water from a cosy tea room and then wandered around the pretty harbour admiring the houses. The Anchor Bleu was a delightful spot for an early evening drink after which we ambled back to our lodge where we cooked dinner and relaxed with a bottle of wine.

I was up early the next day to join the friendly yoga class. After the class I explored the grounds, popping into the mediation room and watching the bees come and go from the beehive. I also sat for a while at the Bosham Stone, an ancient Sarsen stone of the type found at Stonehenge and supposedly a powerful source of spiritual energy. Passing the pond on my way back to the lodge I heard uproarious peals of mirth coming from the hall - the monthly laughter club was in full swing. Their hilarity was infections and I found myself chuckling along.

Short breaks at the Hamblin Trust lodges start at a very reasonable £205 for 4 nights (midweek) for two people (2nd Nov - 21st Dec) or £225 for a 3 night weekend break. Talks, classes and treatments would be extra if required. The Hamblin Centre also have workshops which can be booked for yourself or a friend perhaps as a Christmas gift. The “It’s All About You” workshop on Sunday 3rd February next year offers ladies a full day of relaxation and inspiration with a team of experts to help you improve your relationship with yourself. The cost is £69 which includes lunch, refreshments and a goody bag.

For more details visit www.boshamretreats.co.uk or contact 01243 572109.

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CHICHESTER LOCAL Answers on www.sussexlocal.net after 30th November

Win a pair of tickets to Win a pair of tickets to Santa in the Park plus your own Santa costumes to take home. Join in our big Santa Dance, play our snowball fight game, have story time with Santa, and explore the park on our Elf treasure hunt. Help us raise £4,000 on the day for St Wilfrid’s Hospice. At Priory Park from 10.30am on Saturday 16th December.

Please send your completed entry to: Pirates on the Run, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or scan and email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net Name: ..........................................................................

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Local Walks - November 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.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Thu 1st

10:30am Fairmile Bottom L: Peter Circular walk through the Downland nature reserve towards Arundel. Meet alongside the A29 soon after the Madehurst turn

2 hrs 30 mins

4.5 miles

Mon 5th

10:30am Parham Park & Wigginholt L: Jane A flat walk with lovely views of surrounding countryside.

Meet in Parham Park

2 hrs 30 mins

5 miles

Thu 8th

10:30am Petworth Park L: Gerald Come and see the fallow deer in Petworth Park.

Meet in The Horse Guards Inn, GU28 9AF

1 hr 30 mins

3 miles

Fri 9th

10:30am Salvington Hill L: Peter Circular walk towards Findon with superb views and excellent Autumn foraging (berries). Meet in the car park on the left at the end of Honeysuckle Lane

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Sat 10th

10:30am Burpham L: Dominic Meet in car park behind the George at Burpham, BN18 9RR

All day

7 miles

Mon 12th

10:30am Emsworth to Westbourne L: Anne Through meadows to Emsworth and back. Meet in Emsworth Town Square

1 hr 30 mins

3 miles

Wed 14th

10:30am Kingley Vale L: Alison Beautiful Nature Reserve containing one of the finest yew forests in Europe. Meet in West Stoke car park, PO18 9BE

2 hrs

4 miles

Thu 15th

10:30am Angmering Park & Hammerpot L: Peter Meet in car park in the woods at the Dover, BN18 9PX

2 hrs

4 miles

Mon 19th

10:30am Emsworth to Pook Lane L: Anne Level walk along the shore. Meet in Emsworth square, PO10 7AW

1 hr 30 mins

3 miles

Mon 19th

10:30am Chichester Canal L: Helen Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

Tue 20th

10:30am Marina to Dell Quay L: Janet Meet in Chichester Marina car park (free), PO20 7EJ

1 hr 30 mins

3 miles

Thu 22nd

10:30am Pagham to Sidlesham L: Jane Circular walk taking in parts of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve and the village of Sidlesham. Meet at the harbour end of Church Lane, PO21 4NR

2 hrs

4 miles

Thu 22nd

10:30am Petworth Park L: Gerald Fascinating walk through the Park trees from 350-800 years old. Dogs are welcome. Meet in Petworth Park

2 hrs

4 miles

Fri 23rd

10:30am Wey Arun Canal L: Richard Meet in canal visitor centre car park in Loxwood

1 hr 30 mins

3.5 miles

Thu 29th

10:30am Cissbury Ring L: Peter Up and around Cissbury Ring (5,000 year old hill fort).

Meet: Car park opposite Nepcote Green, BN14 0SD

2 hrs

4 miles

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Sounds of the saltmarsh By Roy Newnham, Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB Pagham Harbour

During October, the harbour, so noisy with the constant clamour of chattering terns and raucous gulls in summer, descended into a desolate, uneasy quiet, only punctuated by the panicked call of a nervous curlew or redshank. Now however, another sound is drifting across the saltmarsh.

running down their long graceful necks, chocolate coloured heads and long thin tapering tail feathers that give them their name.

This is our winter soundtrack of honks, quacks, whistles and squeals, that lifts my soul in bleaker months.

Thousands of wildfowl and waders arrive from their northern breeding grounds to feed and roost in the sheltered havens of Pagham Harbour and Medmerry.

The former reserve is particularly important for brent geese and pintail ducks, and as such, is internationally recognised.

The brents constantly babble to one another, providing the soundtracks’ low honking. This is punctuated by the shrill whistles of wigeon and squeals of teal, accompanied by the quacking of a myriad of overwintering ducks. This is the unmistakable sound of the saltmarsh during winter.

Brent geese are small, dark, plump geese, similar in size to a mallard duck, with a small white neck patch and white undertail. They feed in flocks sometimes on the water upending like ducks to reach vegetation beneath the surface, sometimes grazing in the surrounding fields. The pintail is one of the most elegant of our waterfowl. The males have a thin white stripe

These most welcome visitors are joined by vast numbers wigeon and teal ducks. Male wigeon sport a very ‘punk-like’ yellow stripe across the top of their chestnut heads and a pink breast. A yellow bottom gives away the male teal, along with its green eye-patch that extends to the back of its chestnut head down to a grey body.

Ducks and geese generally have distinctive feather patterns helping to identify them. However, trying to distinguish many of the waders can be more tricky.

Help is at hand – starting in November, we are running a Waders for Beginners course.

Pop into our Visitor Centre on the B2145 just north of Selsey or join one of our guided walks. See www.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour for more details.

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Sussex Snippets West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is urgently appealing for more car donations to assist firefighters with their training. The cars allow crews to practice their training and development to deal with road traffic collisions. They cut the vehicles open to carry out rescue operations, and it is crucial they have all the skills and knowledge they need. If you have a car that has failed an MOT or you just don’t need any more and would like to donate it to a worthy cause please call 01243 752448, or email frsmedia@westsussex.gov.uk Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, will be holding its third annual Glitter Ball on Saturday 24 November. This year’s event will be held at Fontwell Park Racecourse near Arundel and is an exciting way for the charity to raise vital funds for the veterans in its care.

Care for Veterans has been providing care and rehabilitation to disabled ex-Service personnel for almost 100 years, with centenary celebrations taking place next year. Tickets for the Glitter Ball cost £56 each and include a drinks reception, fabulous three course meal and half bottle of wine per person. There will be live music, a magician, plus lots more! There’s even a coach that will take guests from Worthing/Goring/ Angmering to Fontwell and back, free of charge! To book call 01903 218444 or 01903 213458.

CHICHESTER LOCAL A more effective flu vaccine for the over 65s is being offered this winter in a bid to keep the viral infection at bay. The new vaccine could see 30,000 fewer people require an appointment with their GP. Ultimately this is expected to save more than 700 lives this winter. As well as those over the age of 65, the flu vaccine is also available free to those in groups at particular risk of infection and complications, including: children aged 2 to 3, and those in the school vaccination programme, pregnant women, adults and children with underlying health conditions (especially heart and respiratory disease) and carers. If you are eligible for your free flu jab, please contact your local GP surgery or participating pharmacy to get more information and book yourself an appointment. For more info visit: www.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk/fight-flu.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first official visit to West Sussex on Wednesday 3rd October. The Royal Couple were given the warmest of welcomes in Chichester and Bognor Regis. Crowds of enthusiastic well-wishers turned out in Chichester to see Prince Harry and Meghan. Everyone was delighted as the couple spent time chatting with members of the public including groups of local school children.

The Duke and Duchess visited Edes House to see the rare copy of the American Declaration of Independence. The Royal Party then travelled to Bognor Regis where they officially opened the University of Chichester’s Engineering and Digital Technology Park.

The Oxford Junior Dictionary no longer carries names such as 'Acorn' or 'Kingfisher', because these words are not being used enough by today's children to merit inclusion. But we know children still want to learn about the wonders of nature. Sussex Wildlife Trust are asking you to help send a copy of The Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris to every primary school in Sussex as a special Christmas present. It is a magical book that aims to reinstate the lost nature words to the vocabulary of our children, using word-spells and beautiful illustrations.

Each school will also receive an Explorer's Guide to the Lost Words and lesson plans prepared by the Trust's environmental education team. A gift of £20 will cover the costs of this project for each school.

Visit sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk to donate.

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service are looking to recruit new urgently needed on-call firefighters. Oncall firefighters can have another job, and 14 of West Sussex’s 25 fire stations are crewed solely by an oncall workforce. Anyone interested in becoming an oncall firefighter can find more information and how to apply at www.westsussex.gov.uk

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The Cadets were able to meet and enjoy some refreshments with the veterans and commemorate those who gave their lives during the Battle of Britain.

Cadets also had the opportunity to explore the museum with the Veterans afterwards.

Chichester Air Cadets is recruiting, if you are interested in joining and are aged 12-17, you can contact us on 461@aircadets.org for details of our next open evening. We also welcome applications for adult volunteers, who can contact us on the same address.

Youth Regatta celebrates 25th years Last Sunday, Cadets and Staff from around the county assembled at St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere for the Battle of Britain annual Service of Remembrance.

Cadets gathered from all over the County to commemorate this event. The 40-strong squad marched from Tangmere Military Museum to St Andrew’s Church and were joined by VIPs, including the High Sheriff of West Sussex - Mrs Caroline Nicholls DL. Cadets had the opportunity to remember those who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War Two and lay a wreath as a mark of respect.

Two double Olympic and Paralympic medallists were on hand to help out and present prizes at the 25th West Sussex Schools and Youth Sailing Association (WSSYSA) Regatta on 8-9 September at Cobnor Activities Centre Trust (CACT) in Chichester Harbour.

Medals were awarded for fleet positions as well as positions within more popular classes. Most hotly contested every year is the team trophy, judged on the finishing positions of the top five boats from any club.

Sailing in Chichester Harbour is a delight but rather depends on a rare combination of sufficient water and consistent wind. Saturday began with a wait for the wind to build, delaying the start of the first race.

When the wind did come in it continued to build, and racing was stopped after two races as more sailors began to capsize or feel the cold.

For full results and more about the WSSYSA visit www.wssysa.org WSSYSA is an RYA affiliated organization.

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Pet of the Month This month we introduce Azrael a 6 year old black female cat.

Azrael came to us in March; she had been living outside as the other cat in the household did not like her.

Azrael loves company; when she hears the handlers or staff are coming into her pen she gets very excited and stands at the door waiting, her little face is a picture.

We are looking for an experienced owner with no other pets who would be able to give Azrael the time and patience she needs to settle into a home. We think she would be happier living with no young children. If you think you may be able to give Azrael the new home she deserves please give The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre a call Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm 01243 641409

Pledge to reduce plastic The impact of single use plastics on the environment is an area of growing public concern, particularly when they are found washed up on beaches or in the sea.

The council’s plan to reduce the use of single use plastics aims to address these concerns by committing to

CHICHESTER LOCAL phasing out single use plastics from council premises; raising awareness through campaigns aimed at residents and businesses and promoting alternatives to single use plastics, and continuing to support locally led community anti-pollution groups working towards making Chichester District and its coastline a single use plastics free area.

As part of the plan, businesses in the district will be encouraged to reduce their use of single use plastics and recycle using the council’s Business Waste and Recycling Service. The council will be working with West Sussex County Council to motivate young people and their families to reduce plastic usage and increase recycling. This will be done through our ongoing schools education programme, in association with the West Sussex Waste Partnership. This scheme provides resources to primary schools to enable children to explore recycling and learn how plastic pollution can be prevented.

The council will also continue to work with Southern Water to deliver the Selsey Bathing Water Enhancement Project. This will involve supporting local businesses near the coast to use alternative packaging, particularly for takeaway food, to reduce the amount of single use plastics found during beach cleans.

The ‘Against Litter’ campaign have already had an impact on reducing plastic pollution by promoting community clean-up activities through the ‘Adopt an Area’ scheme.

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Inheritance Tax

By Mark Lloyd, Financial Planning Consultant, Lucas Fettes Financial Planning, Chichester You want to do the best for your loved ones – no matter what the future holds. By putting plans in place to address the issue of inheritance tax, you can ensure the people who matter in your life inherit what you want them to have.

Inheritance tax (IHT) is payable at 40% on the amount of your estate that exceeds the nil rate band of £325,000. It is estimated of those over the age of 45, 61% exceed the threshold.

From April 2017, the residence nil rate band was introduced and is normally available if you leave a residential property that you have occupied as your home to direct descendants. It will provide for an additional £125,000 of nil rate band in 2018/19, however, this starts to be tapered away if your estate is worth more than £2 million on death.

Any part of your estate that is left to your spouse or civil partner will be exempt from IHT. Unmarried partners have no automatic rights under the IHT rules.

There are a number of solutions available to address the liability: Writing a Will – one of the most important things you can do to ensure your estate is distributed in line with your wishes, is write a Will. If you die without a Will, your estate is divided to a pre-set formula and have no say over who gets what and how much tax is payable.

Gifts – you can make a number of small gifts each year without an IHT Liability. Each person has their own allowances. You can make bigger gifts, but for these to fall outside the estate, you must be able to survive a minimum of 7 years from the date of the gift.

Life Cover – another way you can tackle inheritance tax is by insuring your potential liability by taking out life assurance to cover the 40% tax bill. This should be held in trust for your beneficiaries.

Need advice? Lucas Fettes Financial Planning are a national firm of Independent Financial Advisers, providing bespoke and tailored advice to individuals and companies in Chichester for over 20 years. Feel free to contact Angela Carpenter or Mark Lloyd at our Chichester Office. Call us on 01243 530450 or visit www.lffinancialplanning.co.uk IMPORTANT INFORMATION The way in which tax charges (or tax relief, as appropriate) are applied depends upon individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. ISA and pension eligibility depend upon individual circumstances.

Financial Conduct Authority regulation applies to certain regulated activities, products and services, but does not necessarily apply to all tax planning activities and services. The value of assets invested in can go down as well as up putting your capital at risk. This information is solely for information purposes and is not intended to constitute advice or a recommendation. Lucas Fettes Financial Planning are independent financial advisers authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Sussex Snowdrop Trust Care at home for sick children

by Lynn Smith The Sussex Snowdrop Trust is unique, a vital service developed for local children in a particular area of West Sussex.

From left to right: Deputy Mayor of Arundel, James Stewart, Colin Tebbutt Esq The Trust has been proMVO, Di Levantine, Chairman & Co-Founder, Nick Herbert MP viding care at home for children living with lifethreatening or terminal illnesses in West Sussex for a Founding the Trust quarter of a century.

Founded in 1993, the Trust came about when Dr Anne Wallace, Community Paediatric Consultant and Based in Walberton, with its Children’s Community the Nursing Sister of the children’s ward at St RichNursing Team located in Chichester, the Trust covers ards in Chichester, identified three key areas of need an area from Arundel to Billingshurst, Petworth, Midin families whose child had been diagnosed with a hurst and Emsworth and all along the coast including life-threatening illness. Families, she discovered, Thorney Island. urgently wanted a nurse to visit them at home and support them, and to teach them how to look after their child and help them gain the confidence to do so themselves. They also needed to be able talk about diagnosis, prognosis, medication, treatment etc., with a nurse who not only knows them and their child, but who is qualified in caring for children with such serious illnesses. The third need identified was that of financial assistance - as looking after a child who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition can put a huge strain on family resources, particularly, as one parent may give up work to care for their child.

Having identified these needs Dr Wallace was unable to find the funding necessary to meet them – even from the NHS - and so she approached the Friends of Chichester Hospitals. Here, after studying and researching how the vision of Dr Wallace could be realised, Frank Snell, Kate Shaw and Diana Levantine founded the Sussex Snowdrop Trust.

The Charity aims to provide specialist at home care by its own Community Nursing Team; helping families to care for their child and enabling very sick children to remain at home with their family, which the Trust believes is the best place for the child to be.

What happens The referral of a sick child to Snowdrop begins with the family’s GP. When a GP believes a child has a lifethreatening illness, they will refer the child to a local

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28 Charity Profile hospital where they are seen by a Consultant Paediatrician; who then refers the child to the Snowdrop Community Nursing Team.

The family will see a Snowdrop Nurse within 48 hours of referral. Children might be suffering from illnesses such as cancer, leukaemia, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and sclerosis or one of a number of other illnesses.

Some conditions may be very rare and some conditions are so complex that it may not possible to provide a diagnosis.

Community Nursing Team

Annual Snowdrop Walk in Arundel Castle Grounds

Dr Ann Wallace heads the Community Nursing Team, which is made up of nurses, a Counsellor and Nurse Support workers.

The Children’s Community Nurses are able to administer medicines and give treatment at home, as well as teaching parents how to do the same for their child. They are also able to give medical advice, listen to problems and liaise with other Healthcare Professionals. Nurse Support Workers will help with babysitting, take children to hospital appointments and also support siblings.

When a child is first diagnosed with a life threatening illness, Counsellors can meet families straightaway and will offer practical and emotional support. The team also incorporates a group of Family Volunteers who provide assistance such as transport for hospital appointments, shopping, babysitting and sibling support, and can become an invaluable friend. A Family Volunteer Co-ordinator will place suitable volunteers with a family.

Currently there are 76 Snowdrop children, some of whom spend time in hospital receiving treatment or undergoing an operation, with the help of Snowdrop’s Community Nursing Team, most are able to remain at home, fortunately, most of the children do live to adulthood, but, sadly, sometimes treatment will fail and children become terminally ill. In these situations Snowdrop is also able to provide end of life care, which can mean 24 hours a day support. Nearly all of the children who have become terminally ill have been able to remain at home – surrounded by their family.

These sad experiences have led to Chairman and Cofounder Diana Levantine and the Snowdrop Counsellor Phil Portway working with three graduates of Chichester University’s teacher training course to produce a resource pack for schools dealing with bereavement.

As the subject is not currently covered on their curriculum, the students believed that teachers would benefit from their research and consequent publication, which not only covers all aspects of bereavement but also helps teachers address problems that may arise if a child in their school has been diagnosed with a life threatening or terminal illness.

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through the door Financial support Snowdrop can also provide families with financial help – such as buying iPads to help children who are missing school keep up with their school work or simply to help alleviate boredom, by paying taxi fares to and from appointments or helping with basic living expenses.

The annual cost of providing direct family care is approximately £350,000, and the funds are raised by what Diana Levantine describes as “our wonderful and very generous community.” The Trust is supported by many local and national organisations – whether by being chosen as an organisation’s charity of the year or from fundraising events, raffle and auction prizes - all of which raises awareness of the Trust in the local community.

Diana Levantine further acknowledges the support of the community. “We couldn’t survive without the support from local people. Children and people of all ages raise money for Snowdrop. Every penny counts and we appreciate every penny.”

The rest of the team In addition to the Community Nursing Team the Trust has a Fund Raising, Media and Events Manager, Lucy Ashworth, her Part Time Assistant, George Fulcher, a Finance Manager, Michelle Wilkinson and Office Assistant, Claire Stubbs.

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There is also another team of volunteers who help with fund raising. Previous fund raising events have included, concerts in Chichester and Arundel Cathedrals, Chichester Festival Theatre, the Annual Snowdrop Walk in Arundel Castle Grounds – which attracted over 1,000 participants this year, and a talk

by Princess Diana’s Protection Officer.

Future events Future events include a violin concert, on Sunday 10th November. To take place in the spectacular surroundings of Arundel Cathedral, and given by the Yehudi Menuhin School – one of the most prestigious music schools for violinists in the world.

All of these events raise much needed funds, but also further raise the Trust’s profile. “The greatest challenge throughout our 25 years,” says Diana Levantine, “has been to get our work understood. The nurses all those years ago were pioneers and community care in its infancy.

“People have heard of Snowdrop but only when they have given us the opportunity to talk at length about our work, do they understand just how important it is.”

Find out more at www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com For Yehudi Menuhin School Concert Tickets please email office@snowdroptrust.com

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Computer Care Why does it say ‘Site not Secure’?

by Alan Stainer

Some of you may have noticed your web browser (Google Chrome in particular) has started displaying a slightly alarming message about websites not being secure. It happens when the site you are visiting starts with http instead of https. The difference between the two is that with https the connection between you and the website is encrypted, while http is basically plain text being transmitted between the two. In theory if you have an insecure internet connection (public WiFi for example), someone could be snooping around on the network and getting access to your data. That includes your bank card details. Don’t be scared and stop visiting plain old http websites just yet though. It only really matters if you are logging into a website or inputting sensitive information. There are a lot of small businesses that have not yet switched to https, but if all you are looking for is a phone number or contact email, then you shouldn’t have a problem. If you have a website yourself and want an SSL certificate (that’s what makes it https), then it’s dead easy to get it sorted with your host. Some hosts even provide an SSL certificate for free. www.alansitsolutions.com

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Win tickets to Stewart Francis’ Farewell Tour ‘Into the Punset’ Tues 20th Nov at Assembly Hall, Worthing Star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack, Stewart Francis embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour ever! See him before he heads off... ‘Into the Punset’.

This will be Stewart’s last and final stand-up tour – ever!

– and so we’re expecting a full house and not a dry eye within it. Brace yourself, it’s going to be emotional…

Winner of Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe, this hugely successful one liner wizard has become a household name in the UK and Ireland over the last decade, thanks to his ‘perfectly crafted gags’ and expert timing, which he has brought to sell-out audiences across the world.

Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy, for the last time, his excellent jokes in his farewell tour.

Find out more www.stewartfrancis.com

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34 Recipe

Treacle Tart What could be better for an autumn evening? This dish is quick and easy to make too!

Ingredients - serves 6-8 

175g short crust pastry

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75g golden syrup

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15g treacle

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50g fresh white breadcrumbs

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25g medium oatmeal

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Grated rind and juice of 1 small lemon

Method 1) Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.

Roll out the pastry thinly on a lightly floured surface to a circle at least 10cm wider than an 18 -20cm/7-8in pie plate or flan tin. Then carefully line the tin, ease pastry gently into the corners and trim the top edges with a knife, reserving the excess pastry.

CHICHESTER LOCAL 2) Bake the case blind, (line pastry with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans) for 15 minutes.

Remove the paper and cook for a further 5 minutes so the base is lightly cooked.

3) Heat the syrup and treacle in a medium pan, mix in the crumbs, oatmeal, lemon rind and half the juice and 1-2tbsp hot water to give a softer texture.

4) Pour into the pie shell and spread evenly. Lightly roll together any leftover pastry and cut into thin strips or shapes to decorate the top with. Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden.

5) Serve warm with custard or natural yogurt, or cool, sprinkle with sieved icing sugar and serve with ice cream.

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Legal Lucy The majority of people are not prepared for later life According to latest figures, from the office of National Statistics fewer than 1 in 10 adults have made a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), suggesting that the majority of people are simply not prepared for later life. An LPA is one of the best ways to protect yourself if you become unable to make financial or health decisions for yourself.

There are two kinds of LPA, a Property & Financial Affairs LPA and a Personal Welfare LPA. The prospect of being unable to make decisions in later life is one which everyone should consider. It is more important than ever to plan for later life by making an LPA. The importance of later life planning With an increasing number of seniors set to live on into their eighties and nineties, we are likely to see a corresponding rise in people who are no longer able to make decisions for themselves.

An LPA can go some way towards managing this problem. With an LPA, you appoint a trusted relative

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or friend to become an ‘attorney’ and look after your financial affairs, or make decisions about your care and medical attention when you are no longer able to do so.

Don’t leave it too late However, when it comes to making sure you are fully protected, planning in advance is crucial. If you put it off too long then you run the risk of not being in a fit state to understand and sign an LPA. Lucy Thomas, Head of Legal Services. For help and advice, give legalmatters a call on 01243 282826 or email us at info@legalmatters.co.uk

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Designing your garden this Autumn Autumn is the best time to design your garden.

You can still see the echoes of Summer planting and late Summer and Autumn growth is still often going strong. As the weather gets colder and as you clear away more and more of this year’s debris, the underlining lines and shapes of the garden reveal themselves.

We beg our own garden design clients to start the garden design process in the Autumn!

If you start now you can have all the time you need to spend the Autumn assessing what worked in the Summer, what is needed in the Spring and how you would like your garden to look over the long Winter months without worrying that you have too many tasks to do.

Also hard landscaping can be done over Winter and with planting in early Spring, you can have a revamped garden ready to burst into action by March and April.

Here are some ways to think about your garden.

Proportions Does your garden feel naturally well balanced, or are there blobs of planting that make it lopsided?

Does the patio look too small compared to the lawn or does the new shed stick out like a sore thumb?

Do the vertical sides of the garden look in proportion to the horizontal length? In a small garden normally this would be a 1-3 ratio.

Good proportions can be achieved by balancing the evergreen components of the planting, extending or reshaping paths and patios and bringing in feature trees to create a canopy affect rather than have all the planting at the same height.

Even a raised bed can follow the “Golden Mean” ratio system of the Greeks to give it natural proportions- 8 foot by 5 foot.

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As well as strong bones, rhythm is vital and it is often what most distinguishes an amateur garden from one that looks professionally designed. This can be achieved by repetitive planting in large swathes or interesting motives in walls and paths that are repeated. A garden can be thought of as a frozen piece of music in time, and we know how essential rhythm is in music.

urns, sundials and water features can be placed to serve this function. It is better to have less of them and go for bigger, better quality products. Just think of gardens with too many pots or sculpture. you don’t know where to look and the whole garden looks like a jumble sale rather than a unique personal space that lures you deeper into its mysteries.

Focal point Now is the time to look at your garden from different perspectives. Are your eyes and your body drawn to different areas of the garden? Focal points can draw you into a garden rather than just watching it from one perspective. Old gates,

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Dahlias Autumn colour

Sundial from Vintage Garden

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Plants like chrysanthemums and Asters, Dahlias and Ceratostigma flower well on to the beginnings of Winter. If you make regular visits to bursaries this month you will see the flowering stock of plants and know that next year you will have good performing plants.

Some favourites of mine are Hydrangea and Japanese

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38 Gardening anemones which catch the Autumn light with their pale flowers lit up.

Colourful foliage is the obvious choice for Autumn. In terms of small trees you could look up Japanese Acer, Cornus kousa, the Spindle Tree, Genko, Cercis and well as Rhus and Amelanchier.

Seed heads, so beloved by English gardens since the turn of the Century create a lovely dark structural foil for the abundant yellows and orange of Autumn. The humble Chive, Circium, Echinops, Cornflowers and Phlomis and well as ornamental grasses such as Pampas, Stipa gigantia, Hakonechloa and Panicum all turn beautiful colours and catch the sun setting lower in the sky at this time of year.

Lastly this is the time for planting bulbs. Hopefully you have made notes last Spring about where more colour is needed. Please read last months article about different possibilities.

Where to go in November Fancy choosing your own Xmas tree? Wilderness Woods in East Sussex offers you the chance to select your tree from their plantation, put a ribbon around it, then come back in December and chop it down. www.wildernesswood.org Also West Dean’s famous Walled Kitchen Garden is a sight to behold with the abundance of the summer still on show, especially since this Autumn has been so warm.

November tasks  Harvest the last of your tomatoes as the frosts can get them.

Even if they are green they will ripen in a bowl.  Lift your Dahlias and store them in a dry, dark place (some people leave them in the soil over Winter but this is a risk).  Prune your Roses back if they are particularly tall to reduce the rock to their roots. A strong Winter wind can wreck them.  Put bubble wrap around any precious tropical trees like Bananas or Tree Ferns.  Think about planting Perennial and trees. Trees can be bought as bare root specimens which means they will be cheaper plus the plants will have five months to establish without any real need of watering before Spring arrives.

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Building Terminology

By Chris Ennis FRICS I often have clients describing their building problems to me. Sometimes, their terminology is less than accurate and, invariably, I have to make a physical onsite inspection of the problem. I try to write reports in straightforward English. However, over many years the ‘language’ of buildings has evolved and this often causes confusion. Here below are a few terms, some of which are commonly known whilst others less so.

Water bar – a horizontal steel or rigid bar set into the door or window sills to prevent water ingress.

Weep hole – an opening above a horizontal dampproof course designed to direct moisture within a cavity wall to the exterior of a property.

Wall tie – a metal connector spanning the internal and external skins of a cavity wall.

Boot lintel – a concrete section above a door or window opening, L-shaped – rather like a boot.

Composite lintel – not dissimilar to a boot lintel, formed in steel and concrete.

Soldier course – usually seen above a door or window opening, where bricks are laid vertically and not horizontally.

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Voussoir – a wedge-shaped brick or stone section, often used at the head of a brick archway.

Camber arch, segmental arch, drop arch, centre arch – all forms of archway, often seen above windows and doorways.

Lime mortar – a traditional mix of lime, sand and water used in older buildings to form bed joints in brickwork.

Portland cement – a mixture of clay and limestone, all burnt and the resulting clinker crushed and bagged. First commercially produced in the 1920s.

Pediment – the decorative triangular area of a gable end, often seen in classical architecture and typically supported by columns.

Purlin – the horizontal beam seen on the inside of a cut roof frame, typically in a 1930s house.

Flitch beam – a composite supporting beam incorporating a steel plate, sandwiched between two timber sections and bolted together.

String – the diagonal timber affixed to the wall in a stair construction.

Firring piece – a section of timber laid horizontally above flat roof joists to give the roof a slight gradient in order to discharge storm water.

Bird’s mouth – a joint in timber roof construction where rafters meet wall plate.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor www.propdoctor.co.uk call 01903 261 217 or email surveyor1@talktalk.net

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Cooking oils

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer Cooking oil. It’s the base of most of our meals, yet something we don’t speak about often.

A quick look down the cooking oil aisle in the supermarket provides a huge array of varieties to choose from. What’s the best one to choose?

The first one to knock off the list are spray oils. Honestly, if you’re cooking a meal for two, a teaspoon of fat (about 40 calories and 4g fat) is all you need. Saving 18 calories by switching to a 2 calorie spray is really not going to make much of a dent in your weight loss quest!

Some of the sprays are just one ingredient and I suppose one could argue that there is some benefit to reducing your intake by 18 calories if you’re desperate, but other sprays contain various ingredients which your body really isn’t going to be much of a fan of.

My vote for cooking oil goes to saturated fat. It’s a simple, high temperature withstanding fat. Goose fat, duck fat, meat drippings, avocado oil, butter and coconut oil are all good examples. I’m not suggesting you use gallons of these fats, but they are a better

choice health-wise than the processed or complex fats one might feel obliged to choose. A teaspoon of duck fat goes a long way – and its full of minerals the meat lost during cooking.

There are a huge amount of health benefits to a good quality, well-lookedafter, extra virgin olive oil; just keep it to have cold on your salads as it doesn’t do well at high temperatures.

As for vegetable oils – sunflower, rapeseed, palm, groundnut and the like – these are best avoided.

They have a high potential to turn rancid, they’re high in omega 6 which isn’t something most of us need to eat more of, and they are more and more being linked with obesity, heart and brain health issues.

There has been some research linking vegetable oils to cancer too; products containing palm oil which are heated above 392 degrees during processing have been shown to contain potential carcinogens. If you must use these oils, use them very occasionally, very sparingly and don’t get them too hot.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Chichester City Council Edited extracts of minutes of the Council held on 5th September 2018.

Mayor’s General Announcements The Mayor announced that his Charity Bike Ride from John O’Groats to Chichester in 10 days had been completed successfully by Justin Bulpett and Malcolm Meaby and that so far over £7,000 had been raised for the Mayoral Charities, Stonepillow and the Oxmarket. He thanked the Administration Manager for her support.

The next Mayoral Charity Event was on Saturday 22 September 2018 at Rymans in Apuldram and he encouraged all members to attend.

Over recent weeks the Mayor had attended many events including the unveiling of the memorial to Polish code-breaker Henryk Zygalski at Chichester Crematorium and that in the coming week, he would be visiting Priez with the Royal Sussex Regiment representatives.

Planning A member commented on a planning application that had been discussed at the Planning Delegation SubCommittee Meeting on 8 August 2018, whereby an art deco house in the north of the City was being demolished and that the City was losing many old residential buildings. The question of listed buildings

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would be discussed at a future Planning & Conservation Committee.

Ward reports A North Ward member, advised that he had volunteered to attend the West Sussex County Council’s Chichester Road Space Audit — Design Phase Workshop on 19 September. He asked members to forward names of streets in their wards that could be involved in any new road audit scheme.

A West Ward member, spoke on the effects the drugrelated issues in the area were having on young people and that although the Community Wardens are an effective presence in the area, more advice on how to handle such matters was needed from Sussex Police.

A South Ward member, commented on the increase of parking in residents streets following the opening of the new Free School on the south side of the A27.

She also commented that there was no specific news to report regarding the Whyke Community Pub Hub and local incidents in the area.

A South Ward member, advised that the Whyke Estate had been taken part in the South and South East in Bloom competition and would receive an award shortly for their entry.

The next meeting will be held on 5th December. www.chichestercity.gov.uk

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