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from Sussex Local Magazine - Chichester/Midhurst SEPTEMBER 2022

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If you fancy a new experience while raising money for charity, then Turning Tides, the Worthing homeless charity, has a skydive on 25th September at Salisbury. www.turning-tides.org.uk Since 1972 registered charity and community publisher QueenSpark Books has been dedicated to gathering, preserving and making accessible Brighton & Hove’s histories. They are holding a birthday party on 17th September when, for the first time ever, they will bring every one of their 110+ books out of the archive. Regency Townhouse, Brunswick Square, from 11am-3.30pm. In addition, their whole archive will go online from 17th September, free to read. To find out more visit www.queensparkbooks.org.uk. QueenSpark have also created several selfguided walks, called Discover Brighton, using content from their archives. Use your mobile at www.queensparkbooks.org.uk/discover-brighton. The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) is offering an opportunity for individuals, landowners and developers to put forward sites for potential development. This includes new homes, affordable housing, custom-built homes, renewable energy, traveller sites and sites where the natural environment is improved. The Authority is also looking for nominations for “Local Green Spaces”, which local communities think are demonstrably special and should be protected from development. Deadline for submissions is 28th September. www.southdowns.gov.uk. Katy Bourne, Sussex Police Commissioner, reports that the cost of rural crime is increasing nationally while Sussex has seen a year-on-year fall in reported rural crime. Sussex has a dedicated Rural Crime Team - the largest in the South East - made up of 20 specialist officers. The school meals team at West Sussex County Council has beaten multi-million-pound private caterers to win the Catering Business of the Year 2022 award. The Council’s small team of around 45 Cook Supervisors, Catering Assistants and Officers fought off competition from other councils and private caterers to scoop the top prize at the Awards for Excellence organised by LACA, the professional body for school meals. Following a successful trial, West Sussex Recycling Centres can now accept hard plastic items. such as garden furniture, coat hangers and plastic piping. The scheme has now been extended to all recycling centres except Midhurst, which is too small for collections. 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. A campaign video can be found on YouTube, and residents of West Sussex and the South East who would like to find out more should call 0300 330 9470 or www.adoptionsoutheast.org.uk Are you looking for a job that makes a difference? The Aldingbourne Trust supports people with learning disabilities and/or Autism to reach their potential make good life choices. They have various positions currently available as both Support Workers at our supported living projects, across Bognor Regis or as part of the team that create a ‘Great Day out’ at our fantastic Country Centre based near Fontwell. www.aldingbournetrust.org or email recruitment@aldingbourne.org. 4Sight Vision Support provides support and specialist information to blind and sight impaired residents throughout West Sussex. They are supporting National Eye Health Week 19th-25th September. To find out more, or how 4Sight Vision Support can support you or someone you know living with sight loss, call 01243 828555 or visit www.4sight.org.uk.

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Lyminster Church Dear Editor I read with interest your historical piece in your July issue re Lyminster church. I wondered if the author knew and could validate the story that the knucker hole was considered bottomless as the locals had dropped a weight down and not felt it touch the bottom. Later a diver went down and found it was a natural U bend which popped up in the lake at Patching? I did enjoy your fascinating article as I went to school at Lyminster and remember our motto being the dragon. Janet Tuckett by email Editor - Many thanks Janet, pleased you enjoyed the article. We asked Andrew Berriman and, sadly, he hadn’t heard of that particular story wonder if other readers can shed any light? Funding support for Ukrainian refugees Councillors at Chichester District Council have agreed to passport government funding from the Homes for Ukraine scheme to Voluntary Action Arun Chichester (VAAC) and Sanctuary in Chichester, to strengthen the support offered to Ukrainian guests who are living in the district. For further information on supporting Ukraine refugees please visit: www.chichester.gov.uk/ supportingukrainerefugees Pet of the month This month we would love to introduce you to a very handsome rabbit called Gherkin. Gherkin is a 3 year old male rabbit who has been at The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre since April as sadly h is previous owners were allergic to him. If you think you could offer Gherkin a home call 01243 967111 or visit www.crrc.co.uk. St Wilfrid’s Hospice Moonlight Walk Week This year’s event takes place on Saturday 10th September, and registrations are extended until midnight on 7th September. The 5 or 10 mile route around Chichester has a musical send off, celebration stations along the route and a sensory light up trail in Bishop Palace Gardens. 01243 775302 or email fundraising@stwh.co.uk