Sussex Local Magazine - Chichester/Midhurst OCTOBER 2022

by Worthing author

John Grehan

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What’s On - October 2022

Event organisers please enter your event details on www.sussexlocal.net/events add/ We regret that we cannot accept submissions by email. We take the details from our website for the magazine listings which can appear in up to all seven editions distributed to over 46,000 addresses. Charity, community and non profit events are free of charge (subject to space). Commercial events can be listed from just £25 plus VAT which includes promotion through Facebook & Twitter. Deadline for November events to be put on website 4th October

CHARITY

1st 31st Oct 6:00 AM

The Big October Cake Bake For Children on the Edge Hold a Bake Sale or host a Tea Party childrenontheedge.org/thebigoctobercakebake fundraising@childrenontheedge.org 01243 538530

01/10/2022 10:00 AM 4Sight Vision Support Wellbeing Walk fundraising ‘Wellbeing Walk’ West Park Aldwick, Bognor Regis PO21 2RB Adult: £10 Child: £5 fundraising@4sight.org.uk www.4sight.org.uk

09/10/2022 9:00 AM Worthing 10k Care for Veterans needs people for their running team Worthing seafront BN11 3QD £23 01903 218444 myra.jasper@careforveterans.org.uk careforveterans.org.uk/events/worthing 10k 2

21/10/2022 7:30 PM “Wear it Pink” for Breast Cancer & 3D Nipple Art Wear it pink, learn about the art of 3D nipple tattooing & raise funds for Breast Cancer Thakeham Village Hall RH20 3GW Taania 07484 118255 taaniapca@gmail.com www.taaniawood.com/wearitpink

25/10/2022 11:00 AM The Macular Society's Storrington Coffee Morning spreading awareness and information at The Old School Storrington RH20 4LL Stella Black stella.black@macularsociety.org

29th & 30th Oct 2:00 PM Stonepillow Big Sleep Out Sleep Out for a night to raise funds for the homeless. Chichester Cathedral PO19 1PX A donation of your choice. Georgie Smith 01243 537934 fundraising@stonepillow.org.uk stonepillow.org.uk/

CHILDREN'S EVENTS

24/10/2022 2:30 PM Comedy Club 4 Kids entertainment for everyone over 6 years. Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN Adult: £10.50 Children: £8 Hazel 01243 867676 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

26/10/2022 11:00 AM Wicked Wednesday family event day at RSPB Pulborough Brooks family days at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL Adult Members free £8 per child / Non Members £4 £10 per child Lydia 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

29/10/2022 11:00 AM Spooky Saturday family event day at RSPB Pulborough Brooks nature at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL Adult Members free £8 per child / Non Members £4 £10 per child Lydia 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk events.rspb.org.uk/ pulboroughbrooks

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

01/10/2022 10:30 AM Parkinson’s support group support group for people with Parkinson’s and their families. Washington memorial hall RH20 4AP. £2 Gillian or Ian 01903 746871 03/10/2022 6:45 PM Graphic novel book club Comic book club looking at novels aimed at adults. Monthly Private house Barnham PO22 0EF Paul Wilson: paulw21erin@gmail.com 04/10/2022 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club Social club for single, widowed or divorced of mature age. The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL. Annie Cook 01243 821530 anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com 10/10/2022 7:30 PM Midhurst Garden Club social Garden Club with Gardening related talk South Downs Memorial Hall Midhurst GU29 9DH visitors £3 members free midhurstgardenclub@gmail.com 10/10/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Meadows WI October Meeting Downland Ensemble Harvest Supper and Entertainment. Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Mary mary.walker50@gmail.com 12/10/2022 5:00 PM Pentalpha Lodge (3164) regular meeting at Pulborough Masonic Hall RH20 1AH Brian Hunter 01798 875253 brian.a.hunter@btinternet.com

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13/10/2022

7:30 PM Midhurst Camera Club

October Speaker Evening Jon Mitchell talk on “Impressions of India”. Midhurst Memorial Hall GU29 9DH Shaun midhurstcameraclub.co.uk publicity@midhurstcameraclub.co.uk

13th & 27th Oct 7:45 PM Worthing Folk Dance Group, Grasshoppers Folk Dance Club Every 2nd and 4th Tues of the month. St Lawrence Church Hall Goring by sea BN12 4BY £2 Helen hdoswell@googlemail.com

14/10/2022 3:00 PM Rosehill Book Club, Pulborough Small group, new members welcome. Members’ homes Pulborough RH20 4NL Carol Davison carol953@hotmail.co.uk

16/10/2022 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills

Women's Institute group of ladies who meet on third Wed each month. Storrington Parish Hall RH20 3PP Erika erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk sullingtonwindmills.org

18/10/2022 7:30 PM Durrington WI October Meeting Line Dancing with Wendy Holden. Durrington Community Centre BN13 3FJ Linda lindaturner100@hotmail.com 07515 516854 mywi.thewi.org.uk/welcome to my wi

26/10/2022 2:30 PM Storrington Flower Club Sullington Parish Hall RH20 4PP £6 Chris 01903 742102 chrissyldesmond@gmail.com

26/10/2022 7:15 PM Six Decades of Steam Railway Photography Tony Storey

A selection of steam railway images from the South of England Bassil Shippam Centre PO19 7LG £3 07403 885061 chichester@rcts.org.uk rcts.org.uk/branches/branch chr chichester/ 29/10/2022 7:00 PM Quiz Night Museum's Quiz Night with tables of 6. Storrington Parish Hall RH20 3PP £10 storringtonmuseum.com 01903 746569 storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com

Every Thurs 2:00 PM Circle Dancing/European Folk Dancing Dance in lines and circles to diverse music, dances taught. Storrington Parish Hall RH20 3PP £6 Sue 01903 744929 suekewley@outlook.com

COMMUNITY

01/10/2022 10:15 AM Junktique, Collectable & Clutter Sale Indoor Table Top Sale of good quality items West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ £1/under 12’s free. Carol 01798 813608 wchiltfloralclub@gmail.com

14/10/2022

7:30 PM PACT Supporting Ukrainian Refugees and Asylum Seekers by Roger Pask. St. Mary's Church Petworth GU28 0AE Gerald 01798 342151 geraldgreshamcooke@gmail.com

22/10/2022

8:00 AM Men's Breakfast community event Men's breakfast with David Campanale Chichester Park Hotel PO19 7QL £9.50 peter@ppsutton.co.uk 07813 024585 immanuelchichester.com/community/mens breakfast/

COURSES & TUITION

08/10/2022 9:30 AM Birding for absolute beginners at Pulborough Brooks For those new to birdwatching RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 RSPB members/£25.50 non members Lydia lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk 01798 875851 events.rspb.org.uk/events/18631 15/10/2022 10:00 AM Brinsbury College Open Morning opportunity to ask about courses available at Brinsbury College RH20 2JJ Kerry 01243 786321 sharpk@chichester.ac.uk 16/10/2022 10:30 AM Nature photography safari at Pulborough Brooks nature photography workshop at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL RSPB members £48.50/Non members £60.50 events.rspb.org.uk/events/18927 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk

Every Wed 7:30 PM Is there more to life than this? Free Alpha course exploring questions of life. The Village Hub Storrington RH20 4DJ Stuart Spinney 01903 743547 alpha@lccstor.org

Every Wed 08:00 AM & 6:00 PM Sompting Village Morris Beginner course For over 16’s who wish to learn and be part of Sompting Village Morris. St Georges Church, Worthing BN11 2DS Mike mikerayment227@yahoo.co.uk www.somptingvillagemorris.org.uk

EXHIBITIONS

01/10/2022 11:00 AM Artists at Oakbank an Exibition and Sale A show of work by Sussex Artists in a variety of media. Oakbank Storrington RH20 4BU Free. John Mulligan 07974 933282 johnsmulligan@btinternet.com 08/10/2022 11:00 AM The Sussex Contemporary Art Exhibition showcasing Sussex art and artists with Sussex connection. British Airways i360 Brighton BN1 2LN Free enquiries@thesussex.co.uk www.thesussexcontemporary.co.uk

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14/10/2022 10:00 AM

Chichester Quilters Show Exhibition of Quilts made by Chichester Quilters with raffle, demos, sales Assembly Rooms Chichester PO19 1LQ £4 chichesterquilters.com sallybotwright@gmail.com

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

15th & 25th Oct 10:30 AM Fascinated by fungi guided walk RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £16.50 for RSPB members and £20.50 for non members Lydia lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk 01798 875851 events.rspb.org.uk/events/18729

19/10/2022 7:30 PM Follies reunion of ex Follies performers in his crumbling theatre. Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £18 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

21st 31st Oct 7:00 PM The Famous Five: A New Musical A musical family adventure based on Enid Blyton’s books Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 Half price for under 16s 01243 781312 www.cft.org.uk box.office@cft.org.uk

22nd 30th Oct October Half Term Fun Spot the pumpkins hidden across the Pleasure Garden and have fun strolling through crunchy leaves. Petworth House and Park GU28 0AE Free 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

26/10/2022

2:00 PM Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science Morgan & West present chemistry Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £10.50 Hazel www.alexandratheatre.co.uk hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676

27/10/2022 2:00 PM Christopher Nibble Topsy Turvey Theatre's blend of storytelling with unreserved seating. Studio 1, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £8.50 £8.50 Hazel Latus 01243 867676 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

FAYRES AND FETES

22nd & 23rd Oct 10:30 AM Craft and Design Show at Lancing College contemporary and traditional art, craft and design Lancing College BN15 0RW £4 Accompanied children free. Woodland Crafts info@woodlandcrafts.co.uk 01243 641306 woodlandcrafts.co.uk

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GARDENS & HORTICULTURE

12/10/2022

7:30 PM Storrington Film Night

Belfast Starring Jude Hill and Ken Brannagh Bar + Raffle Sullington Village Hall RH20 3PP £5 from Card Shop Contact Ken: 01903 740745 kandjcoll@btinternet.com

13/10/2022 7:00 PM

Worthing Twinning Association

French Film evening Series of French and German films £5. West Worthing Baptist Church BN14 7LU Christopher c.doidge@btinternet.com

14/10/2022

7:30 PM Charity screening of Romantic Road Rupert & Jan Grey will bring their 1936 Rolls Royce to this showing of their film. Stedham Village Hall GU29 £7.50 Sam 01730 817191 fiona_askew@btinternet.com www.stedhamvillagehall.com

17/10/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Film Night

Elvis a Musical/Drama 2022 running for 2hr 39m starring Tom Hanks. Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £7 Terri terriashpool@uwclub.net

12/10/2022

7:30 PM Small Garden Designs West Chiltington Horticultural Society by Nigel Philips West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Visitors £3 westchilthorts@gmail.com www.westchilthortsoc.wordpress.com

29/10/2022 10:00 AM Denmans Garden, Fontwell is opening for the National Garden Scheme Denmans Garden Fontwell BN18 0SU £9 / £7 Gwendolyn van Paasschen 01243 278950 office@denmans.org denmans.org

Every Mon 9:00 AM NGS Open Garden, Old Cross Street Farm, West Burton Garden open for National Garden Scheme in Old Cross Street Farm Pulborough RH20 1HD £6 Belinda Wilkinson belinda@westburton.com findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/37847/old cross street farm

Every Tue 2:00 PM Garden and gift shop open for the National Garden Scheme, Peelers Retreat Arundel gift shop and teas Peelers Retreat Arundel BN18 9EX £5 Tony & Lizzie Gilks 01903 884981 timespan70@tiscali.co.uk www.timespanhistoricalpresentations.co.uk

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Every address every month

Every Thurs 10:30 AM The Old Vicarage, opens for the National Garden Scheme The Old Vicarage Washington RH20 4AS £7 the National Garden Scheme 01483 211535 hello@ngs.org.uk ngs.org.uk

HEALTH & FITNESS

4th 27th Oct Various Weekly Yoga Classes in Ashington with Manna Yoga Small, personal, friendly Yoga classes for all. Ashington Scout Hut RH20 3JX £9 Manna 07798 616821 mariannebates_@hotmail.com

16/10/2022 9:30 AM Guided Trail Run

A guided trail run on the South Downs led by running coach £5 per person. Tanya Boardman tanyaboardman.co.uk tanya@tanyaboardman.co.uk

Every Tue 6:30 PM All abilities running group build confidence in running with Arun Valley Runners £5 per person, contact Tanya Boardman: tanya@tanyaboardman.co.uk www.tanyaboardman.co.uk/running groups pulborough

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MUSIC

01/10/2022

7:30 PM Motown and Northern Soul Evening Soul Evening at Eastergate Village Hall PO20 3RP £5 Tony & Di Cassini 07718 415620 soulinthesouth@hotmail.com

07/10/2022

7:45 PM Chichester Jazz Club

present The Power of 3 a trio of musicians in The Pallant Suite Chichester PO19 1SY £15 non members Peter peter@stoakley.myzen.co.uk 01243 774736 www.chichesterjazzclub.co.uk

08/10/2022

7:00 AM Songs of Love and Hope opera singer Thomasin Trezise returns to Cathedral Centre Arundel BN18 9NY £35 malcolm@farquharson.me.uk 01903 89918

09/10/2022 7:45 PM Steve Hackett Genesis

Revisited Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights

Tour Steve returns to the UK with 25 date tour

The Brighton Centre BN1 2GR £44.45 01273 290131 brightoncentre@brighton hove.gov.uk brightoncentre.co.uk/whats on/2022/steve hackett 15/10/2022

7:30 PM Albert Lee in concert

Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £26 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

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15/10/2022

7:30 PM Arun Choral Society's Autumn Concert Mozart and Nail Requiem in Arundel Cathedral BN18 9AY £15 £7.50 Maggie Somerset boxoffice@arunchoralsociety.co.uk www.wegottickets.com/event/540060

15/10/2022 8:00 PM An evening with The Big Smoke Family a full London gig Live gig of New Orleans funk rock Empire Hall Petworth GU28 0QB £17.50 www.empirehall.org.uk

20/10/2022 7:30 AM Dixieland/Trad Jazz Evening of Dixie/Trad Jazz by the Featherstone Jazz Four DRNK Cafe Lancing BN15 0PH Free. Derek 01903 249900 dglittle@ntlworld.com

28/10/2022 7:30

PM The Legends of American Country returning for another night of Country songs showcasing tributes. Alexandra Theatre The Regis Centre PO21 1BN £25 Contact Hazel: 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk

29/10/2022 7:30 PM Orchestra Night 60 Minute String Orchestra. Unreserved seating in Studio 1 Regis Centre PO21 1BN £15 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

Every Tue 4:45 PM New Youth Choir in Storrington Choir rehearsal for children aged 8 to 11 Trinity Methodist Church Storrington RH20 3NG £3 Robert robertgamblerc@gmail.com

Every Wed 8:00 PM Learn to Sing Course learn to sing harmony songs in Acapella style. Dial Post Village Hall RH13 8NS vocalfusionacapella.co.uk vocalfusionacapella@gmail.com 01444 482183

SALES & MARKETS

08/10/2022 10:30 AM Children's Nearly New Sale Children's nearly new sale of clothes, toys, prams, baby equipment etc. Steyning Grammar school RH20 3AA. Storrington baby and toddler group storringtonbtg@hotmail.com

19/10/2022 9:00 AM Arundel Farmers Market

3rd Sat monthly local growers, bakers, meat, poultry, flowers, plants, food and drink makers Arundel BN18 9AA arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk

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22/10/2022 9:00 AM Pulborough Monthly

Market fresh veg, eggs, crafts, cakes plus breakfast choices in the café. Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BD Terri terriashpool@uwclub.net

SPIRITUALIST

03/10/2022 7:30 PM Tony Stockwell Psychic. Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £21 Contact Hazel Latus: hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

24/10/2022 7:00 PM Angel in Blue Psychic evening Social/support evening & Psychics

Medium demonstration. Storrington Village Hall RH20 4DZ £6. Val vharber@btinternet.com

SPORT

09/10/2022 11:00 AM Goodwood Racecourse Season Finale Harvest hops and horseracing at Goodwood's Season Finale. Goodwood Racecourse PO18 0PS £26 Under 18's free ticketoffice@goodwood.com goodwood.com/ horseracing/fixtures events/season finale/

TALKS

05 & 19th Oct 10:45 AM The Arts Society South Downs Chopin and the Polish soul by Rosamund Bartlett. Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB £7 Jane: jane@theallisonfamily.co.uk 01798 813314 theartssocietysouthdowns.org.uk

05/10/2022 2:00 PM Romantic Women Poets by Anne Rowe Talk for Chichester Literary Soc. Boxgrove Village Hall Chichester PO18 OEE £7 non members infochichesterlitsoc@gmail.com www.chichesterliterarysociety.org

06/10/2022 6:30 PM Speaker An evening with Jeremy Mainwaring Burton (LVO) Queen Mother's Equerry insight of life at Castle Mey with the Queen Mother. Leconfield Hall Petworth GU28 0AH £15 The Sussex Snowdrop Trust 01243 572433 office@snowdroptrust.com www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com/event/the queen mother at the castle of mey an evening with jeremy mainwaring burton lvo/

07/10/2022 2:30 PM Life as a Journalist A talk by Stuart Flitton Storrington Museum RH20 4LL £8 01903 740188 storringtonmuseum.com storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com

10/10/2022 10:00 AM The Arts Society, Steyning The Field of Cloth of Gold: 6,000 Days by Joanna Mabbutt The Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ £10 for visitors steyning@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk

13/10/2022 7:00 PM Rupert Tovey on Art in Arundel and the Surrounding Area Arundel Museum BN18 9PA £10 Members/£12 non members office@arundelmuseum.org 01903 885866 www.arundelmuseum.org

25/10/2022 7:00 PM

Battle over West Sussex Battle of Britain in WWII as it was fought in the skies of West Sussex Zoom webinar £8 in person/£5 online westsussex.gov.uk/leisure recreation and community/history and heritage/ west sussex record office/whats on at the record office record.office@westsussex.gov.uk

THEATRE

5th 8th Oct 7:30 PM The House They Grew Up In Local community theatre production at The Barn, Southwick BN42 4TE £12 0333 666 3366 info@southwickplayers.org.uk www.southwickplayers.org.uk

13/10/2022 8:00 PM Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons by Rich Hall Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £17.50 Hazel Latus 01243 867676 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

WALKS

3rd, 10th & 17th Oct 10:30 AM Deer Rut Guided Walk annual deer rut two hour guided morning walk Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR £5 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk

7th, 14th & 21st Oct 2:00 PM Deer Rut Guided Afternoon Walk annual deer rut on two hour guided walk Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR £5 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

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Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War

Includes Midway, Coral Sea, Java Sea, Guadalcanal & Leyte Gulf

The key naval battles against Imperial Japan in the Pacific during the Second World War have been described many times by numerous diligent and skilful historians.

Such histories are, of course, the products of many years, even decades, of accumulated knowledge, but also of a received consensus of how the war played out to its, seemingly, inevitable conclusion. That of course is not how it was perceived at the time. The accounts here, compiled for and on behalf of the Admiralty, were written either during or immediately after the end of the war before historians had begun to give their assessments of these momentous events.

About the Author John Grehan from Worthing has written, edited

or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles covering a wide span of military history. John has also appeared on local and national radio and television to advise on military history topics. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014. John now devotes his time to writing and editing books. To purchase visit www.pen and sword.co.uk

Win a copy of Great Naval Batttles of the Pacific War

To enter answer the following question: Q: Which West Sussex Seaside town is author John Grehan from?

a) Worthing b) Bognor c) Hove

Send your answer and contact details to: Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 31st October 2022. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Sussex Snippets

Charity & Community news from across the counties

Work starts soon in West Sussex on part of a new national coastal path which, when completed, will be the longest coastal trail in the world. A short section of the England Coast Path is open in Shoreham. Initial work on the next stretch from East Head to Shoreham is scheduled to start this month and is likely to take until Spring 2023 to complete. Search England Coast Path on www.westsussex.gov.uk.

A date has now been confirmed for the full inquest of the Shoreham Airshow crash victims by West Sussex Coroner Penelope Schofield. The full inquest is planned to start on 30th November and last three weeks, and will be held at County Hall North (Parkside) in Horsham. Could you help support your local NHS this winter? Various hospitals across Sussex are looking for people to join as volunteer ward helpers as they make a real difference to the care provided especially over the winter months when staff are at their busiest. Most volunteering takes shifts last two to three hours. For more information call 01273 696011 ext 8388 or alternatively you can email SC TR.Voluntary Services@nhs.net

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has launched a free interactive Business Fire Safety Awareness Tool to help business owners understand their legal duties when keeping workplaces safe from fire. You can search for the tool on www.westsussex.gov.uk

The Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races take place on Sunday 26 February 2023. The 1 mile event is aimed at youngsters of all abilities aged 7 17 years old Brighton based charity Rockinghorse is the official charity partner for the Youth Races in 2023.

Balancing the Score, Glyndebourne’s development scheme to support composers from underrepresented backgrounds, is now open for applications. This part time residency will start in February 2023 and last for three years. The successful candidates will receive an annual bursary of £1,000 to cover expenses and time spent at Glyndebourne and also have the opportunity to apply to a Research & Development fund to

create works during the period of the residency. www.glyndebourne.com.

The South Downs National Park Trust has given 11 grants this year to create new wildflower oases at farms, community fields, recreation grounds and road verges. It comes after eight projects received funding last year and have now blossomed into beautiful areas for bees and butterflies to flourish. Early reports show biodiversity has increased significantly in the new wildflower patches.

A new campaign ‘A Life Less Ordinary’ has launched to find parents for the children waiting longest to be adopted. These include children aged five or over, children with additional and/or complex needs, brother and sister groups, and those from an ethnic minority background. The campaign showcases the many life changing benefits of adopting these children, highlighting that while some children may be ‘harder to place’, they are not ‘harder to love’. To find out more visit www.adoptionsoutheast.org.uk or call 0300 330 9470 or search for the campaign video on YouTube Shoreham Wordfest which celebrates local creativity and attracts high profile authors takes place from 3rd 16th October. Amongst others, there will be appearances from former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and BBC newsreader Clive Myrie amongst many others across various events from poetry readings to an Environment Day and a whole day dedicated to the art of writing crime fiction, attended by Kate Mosse Tickets www.shorehamwordfest.co.uk

CAGNE, the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent, is holding a free online Q&A session with the Gatwick Head of Airspace Strategy and Engagement, Andy Sinclair. Items to be discussed will be the impact of night flights. as well as low flying arrivals, loud departures, and the introduction of concentrated flight paths. Thursday 13th October at 7.30pm. Register at www.cagne.org.

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Charity & Community News

Prose, poetry and Parky in Petworth!

Michael Parkinson, Al Murray, Hugh Bonneville, Kate Mosse, Nicci French and Robert Harris are among a raft of stellar names headlining this year’s Petworth Festival Literary Week. With events covering every conceivable subject from politics to pets, baking to biography and novels to the natural world, this ever expanding highlight of Petworth’s cultural calendar once again seems poised to bring large numbers to the area.

What is the aim of the festival? ‘It’s quite simple’ according to Festival Director Stewart Collins. ‘We are looking to appeal as broadly as possible by bringing in absolutely top authors to our doorsteps here in West Sussex, and by drawing on so many household names we really hope that we can bring light and shade to the dark days of Autumn. I’m also delighted in particular this year

to have a series of events aimed at families and school children, a particular ‘catch’ being the wonderful Children’s Laureate Joseph Coehlo.” www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Rotary picnic for Ukrainian families

Members of the Rotary Club of Midhurst and Petworth hosted a summer ‘Picnic in the Park’ for Ukrainian families living in the local area, together with their host families. The date was an opportunity for parents and children to meet one another and form more friendships. Julian Goodale, Rotary President, welcomed over 60 guests who were treated to a delicious picnic prepared by his wife Diane and her team of helpers. There were activities planned for the children and it was an extremely relaxed and enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine at Cowdray Ruins. There was even a polo match taking place for some additional entertainment!

Charity & Community News

Chichester Christmas Market call for stallholders

Craft and Design Show organisers, Woodland Crafts Events Management will be transforming East Street and North Street with an array of Christmas stalls from 3rd 23rd December.

The organisers say that stallholders will be carefully selected for this lovely festive event and there’ll be a host of charming gifts, crafts, artwork, and unusual decorations plus speciality food and drink stalls.

One of their stalls, will be set aside, free of charge, for the use of local charities. Reputable registered charities who would like to take the opportunity to raise awareness and support for their work can apply to book the free stall for single days throughout the Christmas Market. Interested stallholders and charities can email info@woodlandcrafts.co.uk or can call 01243 641306. www.chichesterchristmasmarket.co.uk

Rotary Charity Golf day raises almost £8,000 Midhurst and Petworth Rotary Club held their 22nd annual Charity Golf Day at the beautiful Cowdray Park course. 34 teams of 4 players took to the course and some very good scores were made. The winners with 97 points were team “MGM”, second were “Where Did it Go” with 85 points, third were “Oxygenarians” 84 points and fourth “7th Time Lucky” 83 points, the single ball competition being won by “The Lemmings”.

Rotary President Julian Goodall thanked everybody for their support for the day all sponsors especially main sponsor Marshall Mercedes Benz of Chichester, and Cowdray Park Golf. Thanks to every ones generosity the day raised nearly £8000 which will mainly be distributed the club’s two main charities this year Dementia Support and The Charlie Waller Trust.

Providing a lifeline for local families facing tough times

Struggles of parenting

When Dawn was first referred to Home Start Arun, Worthing & Adur (AWA) by social services, neither she nor her two year old daughter, Betsy, spoke. So mentally traumatised by previous abuse, Dawn was self harming and found it hard to interact with Betsy in any way. As a result, Betsy had been referred to a speech therapist.

Being a parent can sometimes be lonely, frustrating, and overwhelming many struggling with the daily tasks of parenting, made more difficult by poor mental and physical health, living in unsuitable accommodation, multiple births, lone parenting, poverty, domestic abuse.

What they do

Home Start AWA supports local parents like Dawn through their most challenging times. A child’s early years are critically important, they build a foundation upon which all their later learning, behaviours and health depend. Early intervention resulting in positive outcomes for vulnerable children is well documented and Home Start knows that children do best when they are cared for by their parents and parents get the help they need.

All the volunteers have parenting and/or grandparenting experience and are fully trained, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked and matched carefully to provide families with children under 5 years of age, with free, practical, emotional, non judgemental, weekly 1 2 1 support in their home, or on the phone.

Some families attend one of the weekly Family Groups, providing opportunity to meet other families in a low pressure environment. They are a steppingstone building confidence to meet new people and access other services.

From introvert to chatterbox

Dawn attended one of these groups and over time, with support from volunteers and staff, she eventually stopped self harming, learned to interact with Betsy and no longer needs specialist input from health services.

Dawn says, “Due to Home Start’s support, I now have a wonderful bond with my daughter, and am completely aware of the impact my mental health has on her. I’m now more aware of my triggers and when the right time is to ask for help.”

The Group Volunteer says, “From being a quiet and introverted child, she is now cheerful, inquisitive and talks constantly! We role modelled positive interactions which Dawn noticed, and we’ve seen her grow in confidence as a mum. Their relationship is now much closer and more fun. It’s wonderful to see!”

Home Start volunteers support parental mental health and wellbeing, vital to enable bonding, language development and socialisation with their children. Their support allows parents to feel less consumed with adult issues and refocus on their children’s wellbeing, enabling them to better provide a safe and nurturing home, giving their children the best possible start in life.

The challenges local families face

Since the pandemic and the current cost of living crisis, life has become tougher for so many more local families. Last year Home Start supported 172 families and 414 children, but they have already seen a 25% increase in referrals since the beginning of this year.

Many of the children they help are living in poverty. 30% of the families referred last year lived in four of the Lower Super Output Areas which are in the top 10% most deprived areas in the UK.

An increasing number (over half) report facing financial difficulties. Volunteers now provide more practical support, including help with

the household budget, foodbank vouchers, providing milk, nappies and clothes. A quarter live in unsuitable accommodation and staff support with benefit and housing applications. Last winter, they supported a family escaping domestic violence, living in their car during the day, providing them with clothes, food and blankets.

After the closure of many Children & Family/ Young People's Centres across West Sussex, families are telling Home Start they feel without a 'place' in which to meet other parents and engage with support staff.

Due to the pandemic, many primary schools confirm an increase in children starting school without the basic skills to help them succeed dressing/toileting independently. Many were denied the opportunity to mix with others and have limited communication skills and ability to socialise and play.

Last year, over ¾ of referred parents were experiencing mental health difficulties.

During the pandemic Home Start introduced Buggy Walks with volunteers and their families proving good for mental health fresh air, exercise, play time essential for children. They also started an in house therapeutic counselling service for parents facing mental health difficulties impacting on their ability to parent.

Who refers families to Home Start AWA

Only 36% of parents self refer, and a wide range of professionals refer families to Home Start including West Sussex Family Support Services, health visitors, midwives, mental health, and social services, West Sussex Coastal Mind, and domestic abuse support services.

A family story

Sarah was first referred to Home Start AWA by Carers Support. She was really struggling to cope. At 31, her partner Simon had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Simon had to give up his job, Sarah became his carer and, whilst having to hold down a full time job,

Every address every month

they discovered Sarah was pregnant. She became anxious, exhausted, overwhelmed, and worried about how they would cope financially. A beautiful baby girl was born but Sarah experienced several infections afterwards and Simon was unable to provide practical help or hold his daughter for any length of time.

Over time, with 1 2 1, non judgemental, confidential practical and emotional support from their Home Start volunteer Lizzie, the family are in a much better place.

Sarah says; “It’s been a challenging journey but support from Lizzie has given me space to breathe and has contributed to my mental health, keeping my head just above water, allowing me to be the mum that I want to be. I’m looking forward

to going back to work. Lizzie has been an essential part of my recovery and I’m not sure where I would be without her support.”

How you can help

Over 21 years, intervention from Home Start AWA has had a proven and positive impact on the health and welfare of 2,278 local families and 4,783 children. Each year Home Start fundraise to continue to offer their services, and they can not do this without community support. Local families often call their volunteers a ‘lifeline’ each visit costs just £25 to provide this vital support. If you would like to donate you can scan the barcode, or go to: www.home startawa.org.uk. You can also visit the website for support ideas. www.home startawa.org.uk/ fundraise

If you need support, know a family who might, or are interested in volunteering, contact 01903 889707 or visit the website.

There are two other Home Start services within West Sussex. If you need help or to wish to donate to Home Start Chichester & District, go to: home startchichester.org.uk. Or contact Home Start Crawley, Horsham & Mid Sussex at www.homestartchams.org.uk

In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas & tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

Sussex Bees

Bees are the golden angel engines of nature. Under severe threat from our agricultural practices, you can provide them a safe haven in your garden or even better, get yourself a bee box and groovy white outfit! Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination. One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators. Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not.

The solitary bee (Halictus eurygnathus), thought to be extinct, has been discovered after 76 years at seven sites in Sussex!

Remarkable bee facts:

• They pollinate 76% of the world’s crops and add £690m to the UK economy each year.

• Every year a hive can produce up to 11kg of honey, and to produce just half a kg they fly up to 55,000 miles to find the flowers!

• Honeybees have a dance move called the ‘waggle dance’ a clever way of communicating to hive mates where to go to find the best source of food. It took researchers at Sussex University two years to decode the waggle dance. The bees can indicate where the best flowers are up to 6km away.

• There are over 250 UK species of bee but are under threat from crop spraying and loss of habitat. There can up to 75% more bees on an organic farm, due to the lack of insecticide spraying.

Families and species of bee

There are six different bee families found in Sussex. The Colletidae bee is one of the most species rich families within the clade Anthophila, holding roughly 2,000 species. The Andrenidae are medium sized solitary mining bees. The females excavate tunnels in the soil that branch off to individual cells that the female stocks with pollen balls and nectar, on which she lays her eggs. There may be one or two generations per year. The Halictidae are one of the six bee families in the order Hymenoptera. They are often referred to as sweat bees as they are attracted

dant than most bees with the exception of Apis (honey bee) species.

Melittidae bees are short tongued. Megachilidae bees nest in beetle borings in dead trees in the wild, and these can be mimicked to provide a place for them to nest. The Apidae are the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5,700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups. Many are valuable pollinators in natural habitats and for agricultural crops.

Beekeeping

If you're looking to share your love for bees, why not join the West Sussex Beekeepers Association. There are four divisions; Central Sussex, Chichester, Wisborough Green and Worthing so depending on where you live in the county you won’t be too far from one. If you are new to the world of bees this is the association to join, they offer support in a variety of ways. If you plan to start beekeeping you should attend their apiary meetings, this is where you will learn how to correctly handle bees.

A word of caution here: Honeybees tend to take away habitats and food from UK native bees so while they are important, if you wish to help with wildlife conservation, try building more homes for native bees.

Sussex has six different bee families

How to get started

After joining the West Sussex Beekeepers Association and attending their meetings you need to decide where you want to keep your bees. Good places are; in your garden, on a roof and at a nearby apiary.

Don’t worry if you’re concerned about the cost of equipment to get up and running. The association offers secondhand equipment so you are able to get started quickly. You will need to get; a hive, hive frames with a wax foundation, a one piece bee suit, gloves and wellington boots for basic personal protection, a smoker, a hive tool, and a nucleus.

Local Sussex honey has many benefits: it is rich in antioxidants and it's traditionally used to help relieve coughs and colds. Like all honey, it has antiseptic qualities and can be used on small cuts and grazes. And there is nothing like fresh white bread, butter and your own honey dripping down the sides.

What plants will attract Sussex bees?

The Allium siculum, has a very unusual appearance which drips nectar that is very popular amongst bees, in particular the red tailed bumblebees. Apple trees are favoured by queens

during April and May and crab apples tend to draw them in the most due to their fragrant and attractive flowers.

Aquilegia, Penstemon and Foxgloves have their nectar at the end of their very long tubes which means long tongued bees, such as Bombus hortorum bees will visit.

If you're wanting an easy to grow plant the Borage plant is the one for you. It attracts short tongued bumblebees and honeybees with its rich, sweet nectar and you can use the petals to spice up your salads. Early Spring bulbs help in the early months, and then garden favourites can feed them for the rest of the growing

Allium sisulum drips nectar, bees love it!

season: Lavender, Teasels, Hawthorn, Heather, Sedums, Rosmary and Honeysuckle.

Double flowering plants like Roses and Dahlias are either hard to penetrate or very poor in nectar for bees.

What should you do if you see a bee that appears to be struggling?

It may be that it is just resting, particularly if the bee is a queen in early spring. If you think the bee is struggling the best thing to do is gently put the bee onto a bee friendly flower. If there are no bee friendly flowers around, mix 50/50 white sugar and water to give the bee a one off energy boost, providing the carbohydrates it needs to fly. Simply offer a drop or two of sugar water up to the front end of the bee on a teaspoon or an upturned drinks cap in a sheltered place and allow the bee time to recuperate.

Where to go in October

Plenty of bees at the Knepp estate. Isabella Tree’s pioneering work to rewind a part of West Sussex. You can turn up at the car park (before 5.30pm) and you will be given a map of the rewilded areas. Knepp Estate, West Grinstead, Horsham RH138L, call 01403 7412235.

October tasks

• Move plants around or plant up new ones. The soil is still warm the roots to establish but there is less chance of the plants drying out.

• Divide most Perennials including Rhubarb and balance up your garden by taking the other half to a different place.

• You can still plant lettuce and can start sowing Chinese winter greens and Spring Cabbage.

• Start repairing your lawn now with the cooler weather, either using pre grown turfs or seeding into prepared earth.

• Start lawn treatment this month with aerating using a strong fork and raking out moss and thatch.

• Cut back shrubs like Buddlea and Lavatera to about half their height to neaten them up and prevent strong winter winds rocking them about more fundamental pruning happens in Spring

• Order and plant bulbs.

Heating our homes sustainably

By Nick Roberts RMR Group

Rising costs and heatwaves

The way we heat our homes is changing. Going green was always on the agenda but the sudden rise in costs and macro economic factors are turning a steady transition toward sustainable domestic heating into an accelerated game of chess as we move away from international dependence.

After a record setting summer of heatwaves and temperatures, the impact of those price rises hasn’t been fully felt yet. However, we know they’re waiting for us this winter, so the annual game of ‘who can wait the longest before putting the central heating on’ will be more competitive than ever.

Benefits of Air Source Heat Pumps

It’s not all doom and thermostat games, the government wants to phase out oil and gas boilers to help reach their target of carbon net zero by 2050. They’ve opened a new grant for installing Air Source Heat Pumps to get the initiative underway.

Air Source Heat Pumps are the eco friendly alternatives to traditional boilers. These green replacements use a combination of outside air and

refrigerant to transfer heat indoors and are one of the most efficient ways to heat your home.

With the cost of oil and gas increasingly straining budgets, the incentives of switching to Air Source Heat Pumps are looking more attractive. Running costs far lower than what you'd pay for a al heating system, and the set between them is only headed in one direction.

Replacing traditional boilers

With the government’s goal to make heating more efficient by 2035, the £5k Renewable Heat Incentive grant scheme came into play. The grant makes the process more affordable, bringing the cost inline and comparable to replacing traditional boilers.

If your boiler has had better days, you want to reduce monthly heating bills or you want to do your part for the environment, installing an Air Source Heat Pump might be a good place to start.

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Air Source Heat Pump

The dos and don’ts of home decor

Guide to the basics of decorating your home by Helen Say

Planning how to decorate your home

We're used to seeing “before and after” shots of home renovations in magazines or online. Although it might look easy, a lot of thought and planning will have gone into making the space work. Decorating your home can be daunting, putting coherent schemes together can be anything from tricky to terrifying. Decorating is all about the things you do; the colours you pick, the furniture you love and the accents you choose to finish the space. Decorating is also about what you don't do, as you may need to undo it later.

Do think about how you use the space

While it’s nice to have a beautiful home, it also needs to be practical. Think about how you use rooms, if you have children/pets and whether you entertain a lot or prefer nights in.

Do remember the mantra ‘less is more’

Subtle accessories and accents are more tasteful than trying to fill a room with things in the same colour/print. Once a room starts to look cluttered, stop filling it or add storage space.

Do make a budget

It’s easy to get carried away when decorating. Make a budget and stick to it, decide which elements are most important and which you can do without. Don’t choose the wall colour first

When remaking a room, never choose wall colour first. Paint/ wallpaper is available in thousands of colours and can be easily changed. Choose expensive items first and build a colour palette around them.

Don’t stick to one colour

A colour theme is a good way to pull your home together. However, an entire room with matching walls, carpet and furnishings will make the space feel claustrophobic and old fashioned.

Don’t opt for style over comfort

There are a lot of items that look great but are uncomfortable or impractical. Think about how you're going to use the piece before purchasing.

Helen Say copywriter/blogger cblservices.co.uk

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Sussex Walks - October 2022

Please note that any walks with duration of 90 minutes or more are not accredited by The Ramblers but are managed by Chichester District Council. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the walk, the walk will leave on time. These walks are led by volunteers and if the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled.

IMPORTANT: You must pre book the 90 min + walks on the Chichester District Council Website or call 01243 521041 www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart

Every Mon 10.30am

Chichester Canal

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

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

Every Tue 11am Midhurst Jubilee Walk

L: Sarah 30 mins 1 mile

L : Richard 45 mins 1.5 miles

Various flat walks around Midhurst at a gentle pace passing interesting historic buildings

Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD. Free 2 hr parking

Thurs 6th 10.30am Singleton

L: Jane 3 hrs 7.5 miles

A varied walk taking in 3 villages across fields and quiet lanes, finishing at Stoke Clump

Meet: Kingley Vale West Stoke car park Downs Rd, Chichester PO18 9BE

Sun 9th 10.30am Thorney Island All Day

A gentle pace walk. Bring lunch and plenty to drink

Meet: Thornham Marina car park

Wed 12th 10.30am Slindon

L: Dominic All day 7 miles

L: Alison 3 hours 6 miles

A longer strenuous walk to the folly and through Slindon Woods, with some steep gradients

Meet: National Trust Car Park at Park Lane, Slindon BN18 0QY

Thurs 13th 10.30am Petworth Park

L: Gerald 1.5 hours 3 miles

Hopefully we’ll see the famous 'Rut' in Petworth Park. Certainly we will see some deer. Binoculars can be useful. Sorry no dogs. Contact Gerald if uncertain, on 07748 597 568

Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF

Sun 16th 10.30am Burpham

L: Dominic 2.5 hrs 5 miles Hilly walk with some stiles. Lovely views.

Meet: The public car park behind the George at Burpham BN18 9RR

Mon 17th 4pm Tillington Old Railway Station

L: Sandy 2.5 hrs 4.5 miles

An easy, almost flat walk without stiles through farming countryside and over the pretty River Rother to view the restored Old Railway Station. Numbers limited to a max of 6. No dogs

Meet: At the red telephone booth near the Old Post Office house on Upperton Road, Tillington

Wed 19th 10.30am Mill Road to Black Rabbit

L: Dominic 1 hour 2.4 miles

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

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

Sat 22nd 10.30am Mindfulness walk

L: Elinor 1 hr 1.5 miles

A gentle and relaxing, fairly flat walk around the beautiful heathland at Iron Hill & Serpent Trail.

Meet: At the Iron Hill car park, which is just south of Liphook on the Midhurst Road, GU30 7LP

Wed 26th 10.30am Stansted Forest

L: Peter & Alison 3 hours 6.5 miles

A more strenuous, longer walk with some fine views. Bring a snack. No stiles

Meet: Stansted House Car Park PO9 6DX

Thurs 27th 10.30am South Harting

L: Bruce 2 1/4 hours 4.5 miles

Ascent 200m. A strenuous walk taking in the South Downs Way, Harting Down and East Harting

Meet: South Harting, GU31 5QA

Sun 30th 10.30am Binsted woods

L: Dominic 1¾ hrs 2 ¾ miles Mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel. Coffee will be available at the post office

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

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Winter weather: prepare your car

By Nadia Goldsmith

October is the perfect time to prepare your car for winter weather so here are some useful tips to get you started this month.

Invest in winter tyres

Winter tyres work best at temperatures lower than 7 degrees Celsius, so are a wise investment for long winter months ahead. Indeed, they outperform conventional ‘summer’ tyres with improved traction, cornering grip and braking in unpredictable wintery conditions. Make sure to take time to check your tyres for tread life, wearing and sidewall cuts. If there are visible signs of extensive use, it is time for a change.

Check the battery

It’s worth checking on your car battery to ensure posts and cable connections are corrosion free, secured correctly and ensure fluid levels remain at the correct level. For detailed insights into the health of your car battery it may be worth booking your vehicle in with your trusted mechanic.

Check fluids

Look at your vehicle handbook to check the optimum oil viscosity you need in winter to avoid

unnecessary thickening and clogging in the system. Ensure your oil level is sufficient and not running low to avoid preventable engine problems.

Inspect all car lights

Replace burned out bulbs and make sure plastic headlight covers are free from scratches or haze to avoid unwanted effects on the brightness of incoming headlights. This will help to avoid difficult driving conditions this winter.

Build an emergency kit

Shovel/spade, road flares, flashlight, extra batteries, tyre inflation kit, jumper cables or battery booster. Preparation is a must for safe winter motoring.

Credit: Autotrader

Paella - made with brown rice and peas

Can be cooled, stored in the fridge and reheated the next day

Ingredients Serves 4 6:

• 3 4tbsp oil

• 1 large onion, chopped

• Few cloves garlic, bashed or crushed

• 1 chorizo, chopped (optional) or 1tsp chilli

• 1tbsp paprika, 1tsp turmeric and seasoning

• 4 8 small chicken portions, defrosted

• 1 red or green pepper, deseeded and chopped

• 400g (brown) rice, 50g frozen peas

• 650 700ml hot chicken stock

• Some chopped fresh or dried parsley/coriander

• Addcookedprawns/musselsattheendifyouwish

Method:

1. Preheat oven Gas mark 4/350F/180C. Use large shallow dish with close fitting lid/sheet of foil.

2. Heat oil in pan with onion, garlic, chorizo/chilli, paprika, turmeric and rice until onions are soft and rice coated in oil. Add chicken portions, pepper and stir in hot stock. Bring to boil and turn off heat

3. Cover and place in oven for 1 hour. If using brown rice it may need longer so test it after 30

minutes and turn heat down to low Gas 2

4. When nearly ready to eat remove lid and stir in any remaining ingredients and seasoning. Tip: you may be able to cook it in a slow cooker.

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Targets to help with weight loss

By Heather Smith

When we’re aiming to lose weight and improve our health and fitness, there are very few absolutes. But, below I’m going to share some good general targets you could put in place to get started. The reason we look at all of these areas is because they all link together. For example, it’s no use encouraging you to prepare meals from scratch if you’re already rushing around all day and likewise, it’s not going to be beneficial to suggest you get up earlier to fit in a workout if you’re not sleeping well. Achieving most of these targets will improve your life and quite possibly make it last longer too!

1. Aim to get two to four full body resistance workouts in every week. Any type of resistance will work (even your own bodyweight!).

2. Aim to get one or two faster, interval type, workouts in every week. Pick any activity you enjoy, be it walking, running, swimming, skipping.

3. If you’re not already reaching 10,000 steps per day try to get closer to that each week.

4. Eat at the very least 1g protein per kilo of your bodyweight. This will keep you feeling satisfied and reduce food cravings as well as helping to maintain and gain precious muscle.

5. Get your five a day (at least) The fibre will help to keep you full, and the nutrients are crucial too.

6. Drink a good litre of water a day to be sure any food cravings aren’t just thirst in disguise.

7. Get at least 7 hours of good quality sleep every night to help your body function at its best, and to avoid food cravings caused by tiredness. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Early customs & traditions of Midhurst

By local author & artist David Johnston

About thirty years ago, I found in a junk shop an old guide book stuffed full with historical notes of Midhurst. It had clearly been a much loved and well used reference book, for the pages are badly dog eared, with the spine split and falling apart mostly due no doubt, to its age, for it was in fact, over a hundred years old the correct title of this little book is: “ The official Guide to Midhurst and District”, I have selected some ancient customs copied as it is written in th is informative manual:

“Some ancient customs are still observed in the town, though not all of them can be said to have the sanction of the law. Amongst the latter is the custom of serenading wife beaters, and others who have incurred the displeasure of the populace, for three successive nights with rough music.

The customs of the Liberty of St. John, which include an annualpe rambulation of the bounds of the Liberty, are strictly observed, but there appears to be no record of any recent “beating the bounds” of the parish.

The parish stocks and pillory are still in existence, and can be seen at the Spread Eagle Hotel. When in use the stocks were placed in the Square outside the Town Hall and several of those now living can recollect the time when offenders were committed to the stocks. One gentleman relates that he was one of a crowd of small boys looking and jeering at two occupants of the stocks, when one of the men calling himto his side caught him by the waist and refused to let go for some time. Though only some eight years old at the time he has a vivid recollection of the fright the occurrence gave him.

It is not known whether the curfew has been rung in Midhurst from its institution by William the Conqueror, but it is certain that for a great number of years the custom of ringing a bell at eight o'clock each evening has been observed. The origin of this custom is said bytradition, to be that many years ago a London Rider (the ancient 'Commercial Traveller') being benighted on North Heath and not able to find his road, followed the sound of a bell, which brought him to Midhurst, and that in his gratitude he gave a piece of land, (now called the “Curfew Garden”), in Knockhundred Row, just beyond the builders' yard, as an endowment for the ringing of a bell in Midhurst at 8 o'clock every night. No documents are known to be extant verifying the tradition or otherwise. A person is annually appointed at the Easter Vestry to ring the bell, and the Churchwardens in consideration authorise the occupation of the garden for one year.

A custom the origin of which is lost, is that of ringing the church bell at noon on Shrove Tuesday. It is said to be for the purpose of letting the housewives of the town know when to commence cooking their pancakes.

A flourishing market was once held in Midhurst, and relics of it can still be traced in its streets, some of which are said to take their names from the produce formerly sold in each, thus Sheep Lane, Wool Lane and Duck Lane; the old bull ring can still be seen in Church Street, near the water stand pipe.

Three fairs each year were also held here, but these have in common with the majority of others now degenerated to a biennial congregation of gipsies and their paraphernalia; the third, formerly held on Whit Tuesday, has disappeared altogether, and it is hoped the others will soon follow. Tradition states that a younger son of the Viscounts Montague was outlawed for some crime, and lived in the Close Walks. The Close Walks are to be found a short distance from the gas works at the south end of the town. These walks were originally formed by four narrow avenues of old yew trees. A fine chalybeate spring is to be found in this historic old place.”

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

The last two men to be locked in the stocks at Midhurst in 1890

Oving

By local historian Andrew Berriman

removed at the Reformation in 1550 as they were considered to be a symbol of Catholicism. It was re discovered in 1881, and now re consecrated it is used for the Wednesday Service in the north transept The sight of the tower’s shingled spire was always a relief to pilots in WW2 returning home to RAF Tangmere from their missions over Occupied Europe.

Are you moving to Oving, or roving at Oving, or maybe loving in Oving? Locals are divided, so I’ll keep out of it. Despite being less than three miles from Chichester, Oving is quite remote, especially with the removal at Oving Road of the traffic lights across the A27, much resented by LOLA (Leave Our Lights Alone) protesters. Until post WW2 there was no road from Shopwyke or Drayton to the west, and the construction of Tangmere Airfield after WW1 restricted access northwards. South of the village was the main South Coast railway line obstacle, so good job there was a way south eastwards towards Aldingbourne.

My first contact with Oving was back in the early 1980s when I was made to attend Scottish country dancing evenings at Madam Green Farm, organised by my wife’s National Housewives Register local group. Not really my cup of tea, to be honest. I much preferred to go to the nearby Gribble Inn, with its splendid ales from its own microbrewery. It was named after Miss Rose Gribble shown on the pub sign who was the retired village schoolmistress, and who used to live in the cottage. In late July each year I took my Upper Sixth History group to the Gribble, to celebrate the end of their A Levels. The first beer was on me, though it was by no means their last. It was always a warm sunny evening in its pretty garden, surrounded by the scent of English roses and appetising food.

Even though Oving village is compact its parish is large, including Merston, Shopwyke, Maudlin, Drayton and Colworth within its boundary. At the village centre in Church Lane are St Andrew’s Church (c.1220) and the impressive, late 15th century brick Manor House. The church’s original medieval altar stone had to be

A walk along Church Lane and High Street is a delight, thanks to a remarkable lady. It was her father Edmund Woods who had cultivated and marketed the seed grain ‘Chidham Wheat’ which had brought him great wealth. In 1811 he purchased Shopwyke House and leased the 277 acre Manor of Shopwyke, which included Oving village. On his death in 1833 he left his fortune to his only surviving daughter, who commissioned a large monument to his memory, still to be seen on the north aisle of Chichester Cathedral. Katherine Woods was unmarried. She decided to use her wealth to transform Oving village over the next fifteen years until her death in 1848. Firstly the village School and Schoolhouse (1839) were built in galleted flint and Roman cement dressings, directly opposite the church. Next door six Almshouses were provided for the aged poor of the village, built in matching style to the School, each with gables, tall chimneys, and long gardens, with a privy at the bottom. Opposite was the Vicarage, built in 1840 using similar materials. Along High Street were a row of attractive cottages for rural workers, with lozengeshaped cast iron casement windows, undoubtedly the product of Halsted’s Foundry in Chichester. All these were of a piece, designed by the architect John Elliott, who in 1836 had rectified numerous defect in the original Corn Exchange in East St. Catherine also renovated St Andrew’s Church at her own expense in 1840, and then had her home, Shopwyke House (1841), re built to modern standards with its huge four bay Ionic porte cochère which forms what is now the entrance to Westbourne House School. It is thanks to Katherine Woods that Oving has a distinctive architectural unity, almost resembling an estate village. Its residents must be so proud of her. To quote the entry in the 1845 edition of Kelly’s Directory, ‘Oving has been raised from a neglected situation to become a delightful and beautiful village by the munificence of this lady’.

Oving School

Chichester City Council

Planning applications and pavements in City Centre

Edited extracts from draft minutes of the Planning & Conservation meeting 18th August 2022.

Planning Applications

CC/22/01599/FUL Terminus Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8TX Demolition of existing property and outbuildings. New motor showroom with 1 motor vehicle workshop (Including MOT) and valet prep area all with associated hard and soft landscaping. No objection.

CC/22/01671/FUL North House North Street Chichester Replacement of 16 first and 17 second floor windows and recovering of existing flat roof. Strong objection. The upvc proposed for the replacement window frames are inappropriate and out of keeping with the character, appearance and historic integrity of the listed building and conservation area.

CC/22/01880/OBG Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester Proposed amendment to S106 Legal Agreement trigger for the delivery of Local Centre retail unit to shell and core finish

from the 325th to the 500th residential occupation. Objection. Proposal would not adequately provide for needs and cohesion of new community and would encourage shopping and travel off site, increasing car use. Developer should look into provision of a pop up shop while unit unoccupied. Should the application be granted, it is recommended that a clause be added to specify a latest date by which a retail unit must be provided regardless of occupation, in order to protect against any possibility of delay. It’s also requested that developer regularly provides occupation and completion numbers for monitoring. Pavements in the City Centre Chairman written to Cabinet Member for Highways at West Sussex County Council on the matter and was waiting on a response. Advised Councillor she spent an hour with two inspectors for the pavements and was able to gain insight into as to how they work and note incidents. Requested a copy of data which can be analysed.

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Petworth Town Council

Cheques, horticulture and Petworth Park Sports

Edited extracts of draft minutes of the Petworth Town Council meeting held 21st July 2022.

Cheques Reported Chichester District Council (CDC) would stop accepting cheques as payment method from 1st Nov 2022 as cheques are slower to handle, subject to increased risk of fraud and cost more than alternative methods of payments offered by the council. Reported all customers and businesses paying by cheque between 1st April and 31st Oct 2022 would receive a letter informing them of this change and alternative payment methods available.

Supporting You A support service for residents in the CDC agreed £300k to set up a help and support service for residents facing cumulative problems of financial, debt and other cost of living issues, run as a two year pilot with a review built in at 6 months after going live.

Planting & Horticulture Reported that donations & sponsorship were received as it was expected planting would be under budget for the 2022/23 financial year. Advised that the national

In Bloom awards day would take place on 10th October. Agreed that the Clerk would write to the E Street Bar & Grill to thank them for providing space for the In Bloom presentations on the regional and national judging days.

Petworth Park Sports (PPS) Reported that final draft of new governance documents & membership rules were circulated to the board of PPS. Advised that PPS had taken delivery of new sports equipment which would be used to encourage increased community use of the sports ground. Council’s representatives at PPS are appointed by the council at the council’s annual meeting each year to fully represent the whole council at all PPS meetings, events and in all communications with PPS Directors & Members. Under seconded proposal, it was unanimously resolved that council noted progress at sports ground and continued to support the representatives on the board of PPS with the decisions they make on behalf of the Petworth community.

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Care Services

Care Home Chefs Ltd 35

Community Minibus Assn 16

Country Court Care Group 13

Lakeview Grange 28

Design

Home In Miniature 33

Events / Visitor Attraction

Chichester Christmas Market 11

The Aldingbourne Trust 11

The Petworth Festival Ltd

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust 8

Weald & Downland Museum 9

Woodland Crafts

Funeral Services

Dandelion Farewells Ltd

Garden Services

Cathedral Landscapes

Crystal Ponds Limited

Glorious Gardens

Green Retreats Landscape Ltd 24

Miles Japanese Maples 22

Sussex Manures Ltd 25

Top Branch Tree Works 25

Village Nurseries 22

Health & Wellbeing

Changing Faces Denture Clinic 40

Counselling4calm 39

Randox Laboratories Ltd 37

Robert Pehrson Tai Chi 10

Stickland Eye Care Ltd 33

TAP Foot Care 38

Toe’riffic Toes Podiatry 39

Transform Smiles 39

Home & Property

AHM Installations 25

Britannia Windows 2

Carters Domestic Appliances 52

Clear House Moves 29

Danny H Electrician 34

Direct Blinds 18

Dream Doors 44

Excel Roofcare Ltd 19

Frost Electrical 27

Garolla Holdings Limited 20

Gary Block 46

GS Windows Ltd 5

Hamilton Cole 33

Lockforce Locksmiths 15

Love Metal Fabrication 43

Miss Mop Ltd 36

No1 PHD Ltd 26

Ovendetailing 36

Roberts Miller Redshaw 27

South Downs Storage Ltd 15

SunRay Conservatories Ltd 23

Temppest Environmental 27

The Flooring Brothers 18

Motoring

Chips Away 35

Market Square Garage 34

Music

Vinyl Movement 35

Pet Services

Bruno's Dinner 12

Pet Pals 33

Property Churchill Retirement Living 51

Henry Adams LLP 30

Tuition

Art Classes in West Sussex 7

Writer

Rook