Sussex Local Magazine - Findon JUNE 2022

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June 2022

FINDON | HIGH SALVINGTON | DURRINGTON | CLAPHAM | PATCHING Local news & features through the door to 7,196 homes via Royal Mail

BIG CHURCH

The Big Day Out returns

WEIGHT LOSS Weekend ‘rewards’?

TREES June gardening

SOLAR POWER

Is it worth it for your home?

New “never charge” solar car

WFH?

Convert an outbuilding or build a new garden room

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The Children's Trust Supercar Event at Goodwood - Family ticket Tickets to “Jitney” at Worthing Connaught Theatre

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what’s on walks, property health & wellbeing prize crossword young readers’ puzzles business directory

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June 2022 Cover image: Queen Elizabeth II 70th Jubillee

HELLO! June 2022 is a big month for the UK, with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations over an extended Bank Holiday weekend. There are plenty of official events planned for our region as well as many street and garden parties.

Don’t forget Father’s Day on 19th June too.

Other events this month include the Big Church Day Out which resumes at Wiston after a twoyear enforced Covid break. If you’ve ever seen the road signs and wondered what it’s all about then read our main charity article. Garden designer Andrew Staib looks at including trees in your garden (space permitting!) and health expert Heather Smith offers some straight-talking weight-loss advice.

Fancy a solar-powered car which you never have to charge? This month’s motoring feature looks at the futuristic Aptera with a 70km range which is expected to launch next year.

Solar energy for homes is also our topic in this month’s property market feature. We have our regular prize crossword; seasonal recipe and you can also win a family ticket to The Children’s Trust Supercar event at Goodwood.

Until next time, enjoy the long days.

Kris & Jeff

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What's On Win tickets to "Jitney" at Worthing Theatres Charity & Community News Big Church Day Out In Your Garden Local Housing Market News Your Property Prize Crossword Motoring - Aptera’s “never charge” solar EV Seasonal Recipe Coronation Chicken Salad Health & Wellbeing Gaining back the same weight

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Win a signed copy of The Fall & Rise of Ronni Fairweather by Gina Hollands

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Local Guided Walks

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Win a family ticket to Goodwood's Children's Trust Supercar Event

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Valerie Martin - Findon Cheese Rolling

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Local Council News

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Findon Valley Residents Association

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What’s On - June 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.

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CHARITY 18/06/2022 6:30 PM Big Summer Sleep Out Spend one night under the stars and raise funds for Homelessness Charity. Worthing Football Club BN14 7HQ £20 16+ fundraising@turning-tides.org.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-summer-sleepout2022-registration-268788502647 24/06/2022 6:30 PM Charity Wine Tasting .

Raise funds for Chestnut Tree House. Oving Jubilee Hall PO20 2DQ £20 18+ Jack Banner jack@gustowines.co.uk gustowines.co.uk/shop/ gusto-wines-summer-tasting-event-2022/

CLUBS & SOCIETIES 06/06/2022 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Club Monthly social club for those single, widowed or divorced of mature age The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL anniecook555@yahoo.com www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com 08/06/2022 7:45 PM Worthing Folk Dance Group, Grasshoppers Monthly Folk Dance St Lawrence Church Hall Goring by sea BN12 4BY £2 Helen hdoswell@googlemail.com 13/06/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Meadows WI Felons & Fingerprints topic Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF mary.walker50@gmail.com 16/06/2022 7:30 PM Sullington Windmills Women's Institute A friendly group of around 60 ladies The Parish Hall Storrington RH20 3PP erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk sullingtonwindmills.org/ 21/06/2022 7:30 PM Durrington WI Meeting A fun meeting led by the Pebble Beach Ukulele Band Durrington Community Centre Worthing BN13 3FJ lindaturner100@hotmail.com mywi.thewi.org.uk/welcome-to-my-wi 21/06/2022 7:30 PM West Chiltington Floral Club West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ £5 visitors Carol Nash wchiltfloralclub@gmail.com

22/06/2022 2:30 PM Storrington Flower Club Affiliated to NAFAS Sullington Parish Hall Storrington RH20 3PP £6 visitors Chris Desmond 01090 3742102 chrissyldesmond@gmail.com Every Tue & Thur 7:00 PM Bognor Regis Model Railway Club meet every Tuesday and Thursday Bognor Regis Model Railway Club Westergate PO20 3YA Claire Tanner ctanner25@hotmail.com Every Fri 7:00 PM Westergate Badminton meet every Friday St Philip Howard School Barnham PO22 0EN Michael Dewe mdewe@aol.com Every Mon 11:00 AM West Chiltington Short Mat Bowls Club Weekly bowling club West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ Jean 01798 815930 Every Mon, Wed & Fri 7:30 PM West Chiltington Table Tennis Club West Chiltington Village Hall West Chiltington RH20 2PZ Ron Ladley ronfayeladley@hotmail.co.uk Every Sun 11:00 AM Badminton Club West Chiltington Village Hall Pulborough RH20 2PZ Vivian Mary Jones vmjones18@hotmail.co.uk Every Thurs 10:30 AM Thakeham Table Tennis Club Thakeham Table Tennis Club Storrington RH20 3GP andytttc@gmail.com www.thakehamtabletennis.co.uk Every Wed 9:00 AM Worthing Homes Community Computing offering free individual help every Wednesday. The Resource Centre Worthing BN11 1ER Free Amberlouise 01903 703100 Every Wed 7:00 PM Worthing Short Mat Bowls Club St. Andrews School Worthing BN14 8BG Betty Potts bobetty_highsalvington@yahoo.co.uk https://worthingshortmatbowls.weebly.com/#

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04/06/2022 12:00 PM Queen's Platinum Jubilee Summer Festival Summer Festival to Celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee Hormare Field Storrington RH20 4BG free clerk@storrington-pc.gov.uk www.storrington-pc.gov.uk More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes

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26 What's On 05/06/2022 11:00 AM Dial Post Jubilee Party Dial Post village hosts Platinum Jubilee party Dial Post village Green Dial Post, Horsham RH13 8QS Dave Calvert dave.calvert41@gmail.com www.dialpostvillage.co.uk

07/06/2022 10:00 AM Chichester Art Society 2022 Summer Exhibition original and contemporary art. Oxmarket Gallery Chichester PO19 1YH Free entry. Chichester Art Society chi.art.soc.info@gmail.com www.chi-art-soc.org

05/06/2022 1:00 PM The Aldingbourne Big Jubilee Lunch Street-party style lunch at Aldingbourne Community and Sports Centre PO20 3YA Free, but must be pre-booked.

Contact Michelle: m.harbord@aldingbournepc.gov.uk

11th - 19th June 10:00 AM St. Nicholas Church Exhibition mounting an exhibition outlining Arundel's history St. Nicholas Church Arundel BN18 9AT free malcolm@farquharson.me.uk www.stnicholas-arundel.co.uk

07/06/2022 2:00 PM Volunteer Recruitment Afternoon Learn about adult volunteering opportunities at Petworth and discover the House and grounds Petworth House and Park Petworth GU28 9LR Free Petworth Property Office petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk https:// nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth 16/06/2022 12:00 PM A Celebration of Sussex Day lunch, exhibits, local products and musical activities Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Free. Lunch £12.50 Ian chair@pulboroughsociety.org 16/06/2022 7:00PM Sussex Day: Songs and History Celebrate Sussex Day with the Duck Pond Sailors in the South Down's village of Slindon West Sussex BN11 1DS £6.50 Christopher Hare sussexhistory.hare@gmail.com www.southdownsgenerations.org.uk 7th, 14th & 21st June 6:00 PM Horsham Wellbeing's Weight Off Workshop Billingshurst create healthier habits. Billingshurst Trinity United Reformed Church RH14 9LG Horsham Wellbeing info@horshamdistrictwellbeing.org.uk horsham.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk/topics/ healthy-eating/weight-off-workshops

EXHIBITIONS 03/06/2022 11:00 AM Years Gone By In Ashington Exhibition of old photos, newspaper cuttings, aerial photos and memorabilia.

Ashington Community Centre, RH20 3PG Free.

Margaret margaretalford19@btinternet.com www.ashingtoncc.org.uk 04/06/2022 11:00 AM Steyning Arts 2022 Art Trail running alongside Steyning Festival Steyning Arts Art Trail BN44 3ZX free steyningarts@gmail.com www.steyningarts.co.uk

11th & 18th June 11:00 AM Horsham Artists Summer Art Trail Artists across Horsham & Storrington welcome the public to their homes & studios. various locations - Storrington RH20 4QJ Free Esther estherjcollins@yahoo.co.uk www.esthercollins.co.uk 15/06/2022 9:30 AM Arundel Cathedral Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers carpet of flowers is laid the length of the centre aisle. Free at the Arundel Cathedral BN18 9BA arundel@abdiocese.org.uk arundelcathedral.uk 19/06/2022 10:00 AM The Hovercraft Museum, Guided Tour & Ride Sussex & Surrey Area are inviting people to their Hovercraft Museum, Guided Tour & Ride The Hovercraft Museum. Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9NS susxsurypublicity@imechenearyou.org 27/06/2022 9:00 AM Together We Rise An exhibition of artworks from members of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Chichester Cathedral PO19 1PX info@chichestercathedral.org.uk www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/ 1st - 12th June 10:00 AM We the People Exhibition discover stories of volunteers across the county Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR Free but normal admission charges apply to venue petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth Daily 10:00 AM Brick Wonders Wonders of the world recreated in 500,000 LEGO® bricks. The Novium Museum Chichester PO19 1QH Adult: £4 Child: £2.50 thenovium@chichester.gov.uk www.thenovium.org Every Fri 10:00 AM Blue Idol Open Days local historic building and Quaker place of worship.

Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House Coolham RH13 8QP Free admin@blueidol.org www.blueidol.org

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FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT 05/06/2022 11:00 AM Goodwood Racecourse Family Race Day A family day out with fairground rides and Jubilee celebrations Goodwood Racecourse Chichester PO18 0PS From £12.

Under 18's free ticketoffice@goodwood.com www.goodwood.com/horseracing/fixturesevents/family-race-day/ 10th - 12th June 9:00 AM South of England Show 2022 South of England Showground Haywards Heath RH17 6TH £21.60. Under 16s go free. Suggested donation of £2 for children aged 5-15. £19.80 for senior citizens/students (inclusive 10% online discount until 02/06/22) 12/06/2022 10:00 AM Celebration Sunday Join in the birthday celebrations with family activities, tours and free entry Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth 19/06/2022 10:00 AM Fathers Day and Emergency Services at Amberley Museum Dads get free entry to Amberley Museum BN18 9LT www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/

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4th & 5th June 1:30 PM Family Fun in the Park Open air entertainment with socially distanced picnic plots Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 for 2 people box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk/whats-on/event/family-fun-in-the-park

FILM 20/06/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Film Night Downton Abbey: A New Era starring Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £6.50 Terri Ashpool terriashpool@uwclub.net

GARDENS & HORTICULTURE 05/06/2022 12:00 PM Plant Fairs Roadshow at Sussex Prairie Gardens Sussex Prairie Garden Wheatsheaf Road BN5 9AT Adult £10, Child £5, young RHS members £4, RHS members £8, Season ticket holders free info@plant-fairs.co.uk www.plant-fairs.co.uk

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08/06/2022 7:30 PM Lavant Horticultural Society talk by guest speaker on 'Making the most of what you have' Lavant Memorial Hall East Lavant PO18 0AH Members free Visitors £3 Mike Kingsford chairman@lavanthortsoc.org.uk 12/06/2022 12:00 PM Amberley Gardens Open Amberley Arundel BN18 9NA Adult: £7, free for under 12’s.

Contact Suzanne: footloose@amberleyvillage.net amberleygardensopen.blogspot.com/2020/03/ amberley-gardens-open.html 18/06/2022 2:00 PM Rose and Sweet Pea Show A celebration of summer St Mary's Centre Felpham PO22 7NU 50p (Members go free) Felpham and Middleton Horticultural Society membership@fandmhs.co.uk www.fandmhs.co.uk 25/06/2022 2:00 PM Quiet Garden Afternoons at The Blue Idol enjoy the peace in the Blue Idol garden. Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House Coolham RH13 8QP Free admin@blueidol.org www.blueidol.org

HEALTH & FITNESS 12/06/2022 9:30 AM Guided Trail Run mixed abilities start in Pulborough RH20 and run through the South Downs £5 Tanya tanya@tanyaboardman.co.uk tanyaboardman.co.uk 23/06/2022 1:00 PM Your Health, Your Wellbeing, Your Community The Triangle Leisure Centre Burgess Hill RH15 8WA Fiona Clarke fionaclark@pfpleisure.org www.placesleisure.org

MUSIC 05/06/2022 3:00 PM Royal Marines Association Concert Band Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN Adult: £15.50 Child: £14.50 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 10/06/2022 7:30 PM The Jive Aces Big Beat Revue Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £20. under 16's £18 Hazel Latus hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 11/06/2022 7:00 PM Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir concert Findon Village Church BN14 0UD £7 Graham fishponds185@tiscali.co.uk

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11/06/2022 7:30 PM Fernhurst Choral Society Concert: A Joyful Celebration St Mary’s Church Petworth GU28 0AE £15. Free entry for NUS cardholders/accompanied under 18s fernhurstchoral@gmail.com fernhurstchoralsociety.org.uk/events 11/06/2022 7:30 PM 'Jubilee' - Music from the Queen's Platinum Reign Southdowns Concert Band together with Bersted Arts Ensemble 'Vocalise' Alexandra Theatre Bognor Regis PO21 1BL £12.50. Under 16s free Brenda Bailey bbailey93@btinternet.com 17/06/2022 7:00 PM The Blues Band Farewell Tour - Bye Bye Blues Band The De La Warr Pavillion Bexhill- On- Sea TN40 1DP £28.50 - £34.50. 14+ info@coastalevents.co.uk www.coastalevents.co.uk 17/06/2022 10:30 AM The Nostalgia Show Vintage and retro music festival with entertainment/displays Stansted Park Rowland's Castle PO9 6DX hello@thenostalgiashow.com www.thenostalgiashow.com

3rd, 10th & 17th June 3:00 PM Goodwood Racecourse Three Friday Nights music in laser-lit parade ring with DJs after racing at Goodwood Racecourse Chichester PO18 0PS From £40, Child: £30. Under 12's free ticketoffice@goodwood.com goodwood.com/ horseracing/fixtures-events/three-friday-nights 5th & 6th June 2:30 PM Shifting Shingle An Arts Dream commissioned choral work for 100 singers that celebrates the Queens Jubilee The Recreational Field Selsey PO20 9BB Christine Butler chrisbutlerselsey@hotmail.co.uk www.artsdream2013selsey.weebly.com 8th & 13th June 7:30 PM Chichester Music Society Concert Performance by talented music students. Chapel of the Ascension Chichester PO19 6PE Cyndy Kennett cyndy@profact.co.uk www.chichestermusicsociety.org.uk 24/06/2022 7:30 PM The Take That Experience sings all of the hits of the 'Take That' boy band and gives tribute to Robbie Williams. Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £25.50 Hazel Latus. hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

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Every address every month Every Wed 8:00 PM The Leconfield Singers - A Petworth-based non-audition choir, with direction from Musical Director Graham Wili United Reformed Church GU28 0AW Rachel Townsend chair@leconfieldsingers.co.uk www.leconfieldsingers.co.uk

SALES & MARKETS 14/06/2022 10:00 AM Meet the Author Pop-Up The Warrior Queen author, Joanna Arman, at Pop -up book Shop signing copies of her book The Community Hub, Eastergate Village Hall PO20 3RP Free. Bridgette bridgette@bnegct.org.uk barnhamandeastergatecommunitytrust.com 25/06/2022 9:00 AM Pulborough Farmers Market Selling fresh eggs, veg, home made cakes, crafts plus cafe with full English breakfast Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF terriashpool@uwclub.net 4th & 5th June 10:30 AM The Floral Fringe Fair at Leonardslee Gardens A mix of creative stalls and food. Leonardslee Gardens Nr Horsham RH13 6PP Adult: £10 Child: £5 under 4’s free Jean Jackman jeanfffjackman@gmail.com www.floralfringefair.co.uk

Every Fri 9:45 AM Storrington Community Market local fresh produce plus crafts, fashion and health products plus cafe. Storrington Village Hall RH20 4DZ Free Katie Bridge katiebridge17@gmail.com Every Sat 9:00 AM Arundel Farmers Market Weekly town market . The Town Hall Arundel BN18 9AP www.arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk

TALKS 07/06/2022 7:30 PM 50 Years of Seaside Entertainment A ‘solo performance’ with costumes and props, songs and dance, Storrington Museum RH20 4LL £6, £5 Members www.storringtonmuseum.com 07/06/2022 2:00 PM The Arts Society West Sussex Talk - Building on Water Wealth and architecture of Venice. Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB Members free. Visitor £7 Jackie westsussex@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietywestsussex.org

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210 What's On 13/06/2022 10:00 AM The Arts Society Steyning Creating An Imaginary World Theatre Design From Temple to Playhouse The Steyning Centre BN44 3XZ Members free. Visitor £10 steyning@theartssociety.org www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk 16/06/2022 7:00 PM PCaSO Prostate Cancer Talk & meeting by Andrew Hart, oncology nurse specialist at Worthing Hospital. The Woodlands Centre Rustington BN16 3HB Free (Lance Allen - trustee) dpo@pcaso.org www.pcaso.org

THEATRE 02/06/2022 7:30 PM Fame the Musical Musical about the students at New York City's School of Performing Arts Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre Bognor Regis PO21 1BN £16.

Cons £14/NUS £8 Hazel Latus hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk http:// www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

16/06/2022 7:30 PM The Midhurst Society The Discovery of Insulin The Midhurst Society's Annual General Meeting South Downs Memorial Hall Midhurst GU29 9DH tms@tinagavin.com

6th -11th June 7:30 PM I Ought to be in Pictures Neil Simon's comedy about a daughter who seeks out the father she hasn't seen in 16 years Priory Playhouse Arundel BN18 9FA Adult: £12 Child: £10 Sandee sandpipersal@hotmail.com

23/06/2022 7:30 PM Illustrated Talk - Big Ideas for Small Spaces Felpham and Middleton Horticultural Society St Mary's Centre Felpham, Bognor Regis PO22 8HZ Visitors £1 Linda Wilson membership@fandmhs.co.uk www.fandmhs.co.uk

11/06/2022 8:00 PM Kerry Godliman: BOSH at The Hawth, Crawley Back on tour after what she thought would be a little 'she' time. The Hawth Crawley RH10 6YZ £17.50 14+ £15.50 hawthboxoffice@parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

More events on www.sussexlocal.net - please contact event organisers to check for changes 12/06/2022 7:00 PM The Comedy of Errors This Is My Theatre's adaptation at The Hawth Crawley RH10 6YZ Adult: £15 Child: £12 hawthboxoffice@parkwoodtheatres.co.uk www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/ show/01d08bea-7893-ec11-aa54a9016aef6556/the-comedy-of-errors 13/06/2022 7:30 PM The Southbury Child Alex Jennings stars in Stephen Beresford’s new play Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10. Child: £5. Prologue tickets for 16-30 year olds Chichester Festival Theatre box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk 16/06/2022 7:30 PM Broadway Tonight The Hits of Broadway, live in concert at the Alexandra Theatre Regis Centre Bognor Regis PO21 1BN £14. cons £12 Hazel Latus hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk http:// www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 18/06/2022 2:00 PM The Queens Knickers A regal children’s musical Alexandra Theatre Regis Centre PO21 1BN Adult: £10.50 Child: £7.50 Hazel Latus: hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

23/06/2022 7:30 PM The Travelling Willbury's Songbook with many songs that people know.

Alexandra Theatre Regis Centre Bognor Regis PO21 1BN £23 Hazel Latus hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk http:// www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 26/06/2022 2:00 PM Alice's Adventures in Wonderland This Is My Theatre's new adaptation of the well known story packed with merriment, misadventure and music in Danny House Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB Adult: £15 Child: £12 This Is My Theatre info@thisismytheatre.com www.thisismytheatre.com/hurstpierpoint-alice

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August Wilson’s Jitney Rich, poignant drama impeccably staged classic explores the fragile bond between eight men as they live, love and work in a racially segregated, post-Vietnam America.

We have a pair of tickets available to see August Wilson’s Jitney at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing on 19th - 23rd July at 7.30pm. Winner can choose which day, subject to availability.

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Win a pair of tickets to see August Wilson’s Jitney Jim Becker and his unlicensed drivers take the people of Pittsburgh Hill District where regular taxi cabs won’t – healing old wounds and tearing new ones as they pass the time in a condemned taxi rank between pick-ups.

Directed by Tinuke Craig, August Wilson’s (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) groundbreaking modern

To enter answer the following question: Q: Who is the play writer for Jitney? a) Tennessee Williams b) August Wilson c) Arthur Miller Send your answer and contact details to: August Wilson’s Jitney Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexl ocal.net/features/competi ti ons Winner drawn after 30th June 2022. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Sussex Snippets Community news from across the counties Two Velocity road patching machines are being deployed across West Sussex to proactively seek and fill potholes before the regular inspections by Highways teams. In the first four weeks of the 2022/23 financial year the machines completed just over 1,100 repairs.

Over 60 disadvantaged children and families will receive help and support, thanks to a grant of £30,000 from Sussex Freemasons to the charity Family Support Work (FSW). FSW supports disadvantaged families and their children who live in isolated rural areas or deprived seaside towns in Sussex. www.sussexmasons.org.uk.

Sussex homeless charity Turning Tides are hosting their biggest SleepOut yet on Saturday 18th June to raise vital funds to support the life-saving services they provide. Participants will receive a light evening meal, breakfast, and unlimited hot drinks before spending the night under the stars within the grounds of Worthing Football Club. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship and can receive lots of support with this from the fundraising team. You can book your place online - www.turningtides.org.uk.

Do you have 30 – 45 minutes available each week to make, from your home, a Telephone Befriending Call? These telephone calls are to people who say they are socially isolated or feel alone and who would welcome the opportunity to chat with a lovely volunteer. Calls cover hobbies, interests, memories and are focused on the recipient so require empathetic listening skills. For more information about this rewarding volunteering role, please email Deborah Hollywood, via sc-tr.voluntaryservicesbefriending@nhs.net or call 07435 732957

The West Sussex children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House, has launched a new challenge event – Wild Wood Swim – and is looking for participants to take on a 1km, 3km or 5km open water swim to raise vital funds. Wild Wood Swim is taking place on bank holiday, Monday 29th August, at the picturesque Weir Wood Reservoir in the Ashdown Forest. www.chestnut.org.uk.

On 29th April, the charity Carers Support West Sussex, West Sussex County Council, local NHS, and partners welcomed more than 150 West Sussex unpaid family and friend carers, and health professionals, to the One Big Day event at Fontwell Park. The event was developed by carers, for carers and focussed on them being seen, heard, included, and supported in a world where finances are a challenge and systems, and services are stretched to the limit. Activities which carers enjoyed included reiki, satin hand moisturising, reflexology and mini-gel manicure, and an introduction to mindfulness, mini terracotta plant pot painting. Young carers aged under 18 enjoyed a dance and a film-making workshop. www.carerssupport.org.uk.

30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual nature challenge to do one 'wild' thing a day every day throughout June. Your daily wild activities can be anything you like - you might be having breakfast with the birds on Monday, feeling the grass between your toes on Tuesday, and watching wildlife webcams on Wednesday. There’s no set structure, so you can take part in a way that suits you. Anyone can take part, and on signing up you will receive a free pack in the post, plus lots of inspiration for activities. For details visit sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/discover/30-days-wild Building Heroes Education Foundation, a charity based in West Sussex, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise accolade. Founded in 2014, the charity works with military service leavers, veterans, and families to support skills development, employment and new careers opportunities, specifically in the construction industry.

Budding writers are being invited to submit their poetry and short stories for new books celebrating both East Sussex and West Sussex. The deadline is July 28, with publication scheduled for late 2022/early 2023. Email your entries to: tsaunderspubs@gmail.com

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New Climate Centre, Montague Place & St Barnabas Hospice Climate Emergency Centre for Worthing - CREW The local community has set up a new charity CREW (Climate Resilience cEntre for Worthing), one of many Climate Emergency Centre (CEC’s) set up across the UK. It is building an alliance of local groups working on climate, nature and social emergencies, to significantly raise awareness within the town of the urgent need for action. CREW is funded through grants and donations, and getting local businesses involved.

They are currently in the process of looking for town centre property to use and have had over 70 responses regarding volunteering to run the centre. If anyone is interested in helping in any way please contact cecworthing@gmail.com.

Sunrise to Remember for St Barnabas Hospice Hayden, 25, and his partner Tia, 20, from Worthing, have signed up to walk 20km in Sunrise to Remember. They are raising funds for St Barnabas House – the hospice that cared for Hayden’s Mum, Emma, who passed Hayden & his mum away 10 years ago, aged 42.

Taking place on 25 June 2022, Sunrise to Remember is a new sponsored walk from St Barnabas House and is open to people of all ages.

Participants will set off from Worthing Leisure Centre at 4.15am and walk from darkness into the sunrise on a 10 or 20km route through the tree-lined paths of Worthing, across fields, down rivers and along the coast. Hayden was just 15 years old when he lost his mum to cancer in 2012, and to mark the 10-year anniversary of her death, Hayden has signed up to the Sunrise to Remember challenge in her memory. You can sponsor Hayden and Tia at www.justgiving.com/ haydecurtis Brightening up Worthing’s Montague Place An array of colourful plants and shrubs, as well as decorative street lighting and new seating areas are set to brighten up Montague Place as the next stage of a planned regeneration project.

The continental-style painted ‘squiggly lines’ on the tarmac are inspired by cities like Copenhagen and designed to brighten up the tarmac as part of the project that has been funded by central government.

The east side of Montague Place will be used for events and pop -up markets while businesses on the west have an inviting open space to accommodate al fresco customers. Making the area permanently car-free will help reduce carbon emissions as the Council continues its pledge to go carbon neutral by 2030. Worthing Borough Council, working with West Sussex County Council, will be asking residents and traders what they would like to see in Montague Place in the long-term.

St Barnabas House needs companion volunteers For two hours a week to help their most isolated patients. Full training will be given in June, and no previous experience is required. To find out more and to register as a volunteer, please visit www.stbh.org.uk/community-companions/

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Big Church Day Out A big deal at the Wiston Estate by editor Kris Thomas

35-40,000 visitors Many events are making a welcome come back this summer and Big Church Day Out (BCDO) is one of them. Ticket holders who were unable to come in 2020 due to Covid-19 have rolled over their tickets and these, combined with new ticket sales, mean that the 2022 event is on track to host 35-40,000 visitors this month.

History

The idea for a Christian orientated music festival was conceived in 2009 after a meeting between Tim Jupp and the Goring family of Wiston estate. Tim Jupp was a founding member of contemporary English Christian band Delirious? (the question mark is part of the name). Originating from Littlehampton, the band had a successful career between 1992 and 2009 playing in over forty countries and in the UK at venues such as Wembley Stadium, Hyde Park and the o2 Arena, as well as on the main stage at Glastonbury in 1999. Tim’s idea with BCDO was to hold an event to serve the churches in the area but to also welcome non-religious people who were looking to experience a friendly and safe

local music festival. Big Church Day Out was the first ever event to be held on the Wiston estate and 13,000 people attended the first one. Tim explained that all did not run smoothly that first year! “It was incredibly hot and we had some serious traffic problems. Food vans didn’t turn up, there wasn’t enough drinking water nor enough team members...The bravest thing we did was to carry on and do the 2nd year.”

Since that challenging first year, the team have developed the infrastructure including building tracks to make the estate suitable for other large-scale events such as the popular Steam Rally and the many other events that Wiston now hosts. The festival was extended from one day to three days in 2010 and the number of attendees went up to 25,000.

What’s it all about?

Primarily it’s a summer music festival - not quite on the scale of Glastonbury but it’s grown year on year. Tim elaborates; “There are 6 music stages and it’s all sorts of music - opera, classical, rock and roll, hip hop - all genres. This year there will be 70 different artists over the weekend, the larger names are American as the Christian music industry in America is huge.

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children’s activities - fairground rides, and such. Many are free. We have a team of 20 working for the event all year, but more than 3,000 team will be on site during the event who are responsible for looking after up to 40,000 people including approximately 700 caravans and 8,000 cars. It’s exciting and challenging and takes a full month to set up. We thought, go large or go home! Every Christian denomination is welcome as are the non-religious. The name reflects the fact that it’s inclusive - a space for all churches to come together and gather for a weekend”.

About half of the attendees (over 15,000 people) will be camping at Wiston which is at an additional cost to the festival itself. The 2022 event spans 4 days from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. Campers can arrive from Thursday and stay through to Sunday morning. The acts take place on the Friday and Saturday. This year the event is on the same weekend as the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Tim; “There will royal fancy dress, jubilee songs and we will be streaming live TV events plus there will be a service for the queen in the Wiston chapel. Jubilee beacons will be lit across the South Downs and one will

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Coming back after Covid “Coming back after the pandemic has been a challenge,” explained Tim, “Big Church has survived due to people’s generosity and because 2020 ticket holders were happy to carry their tickets forward. The event industry is recovering and everything costs more now. When we went on sale with the ‘22 tickets, there were still Covid restrictions in place - it felt risky and it’s a big relief that things are back to normal now.

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Costs / Fundraising BCDO 2020 was cancelled just eight weeks before the event was due to take place and many of the costs were unrecoverable. BCDO doesn’t make a profit and in fact will need donations to make up the shortfall from this year’s event. 120 different charities are involved and sponsor the various activities, raising their own profiles at the same time. BCDO itself is an independent charity with an annual budget in excess of £2.5 million.

They raise around 90% of this through their main activities - sponsorship, ticket sales etc but have to fundraise for the remaining 10%, around £250,000. An important part of the festival weekend is fundraising on behalf of the BCDO partner charity, Tearfund. Tearfund is a Christian charity that works with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries.

Religion & future plans “Although ‘Church’ is in the name, it’s a brilliant family day out whether you’re religious or not and you don’t have to be part of a church to

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come along” says Tim, “Many people come in groups, some belong to a church and they bring along their friends, family and neighbours.

Groups vary in size from 10 - 200 and they come from all over the UK and mainland Europe, mostly France, Holland and Germany.”

I asked Tim if he had plans to launch another Big Church Day Out somewhere else. “No, we don’t have any expansion plans. We did take it up north for a couple of years but the southern one has become so well known and there’s still room to grow at Wiston. Our aim is to support the local area, it brings in business to shops, hotels, pubs.

The event helps support the local economy and we also raise a lot of money usually for international development work via Tearfund.

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In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas & tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

Bringing height in to your garden Introducing new trees into a garden can fill people with trepidation. The wrong tree can outgrow its space, cast shade, or it can drop unwanted leaves. Its roots can undermine houses or it fails to survive due to soil or wind conditions.

This article will help you choose the right tree for the right place.

Given that most of our gardens are on the small to medium size I will concentrate on trees from 2 to 5 metres in height Photinia Trees must be chosen carefully.

A well positioned tree with a delicate and spacious leaf and branch character can create a canopy that will give your garden a sense of height, enclosure, intimacy and privacy without dominating the garden.

Proportion Choosing more than one new tree in your garden can give your garden a more glade like effect.

They can soften the effect of neighbour’s houses and overlooking windows and actually make the garden feel bigger as a canopy immediately stimulates our memories of the countryside and different landscapes we have visited. If your garden is quite bare, planting trees normally means selecting more than one so that the ‘weight’ and ‘volume’ of them will balance each other. However if you have a large tree next door, you can factor this in as your own, and therefore all you need to do is balance this neighbour’s tree with one or two of your own.

Evergreen Trees Small evergreen trees The more robust the evergreen presence you want, say for privacy, the more dense the leaf canopy needs to be. This can have the advantage of being perfect for screening but they will still cast shade and if you grown them near a fence careful that over time they won’t also block out your neighbours view or light. Also they

will want to protrude outwards as well as grow upwards so this has to be factored in.

For a denser canopy of leaves, these are some of my favourites: Arbutus Uendo, Magnolia Little Gem, Ligustrum excelcium, Loquat and Photinia.

Photinia is a common tree, normally kept as a hedge, but still a high performer with its electric red leaves. If you have acid soils you can go for the Rhododendrons and Camellias.

More delicate evergreens are Olives, Pittisporum ‘Silver Queen’ and Viburnum tinus whilst Ceanothus can form an ‘umbrella’ like shape over a bed or path.

Delicate small trees that lose their leaves Don’t forget you relax in your garden mainly in the warmer months so think hard before you buy an evergreen. They are less generous to wildlife normally, and will you really be needing their shade, privacy or dense green backdrop over the Winter months?

For a more open canopy that lets dappled light through, you could think of Amelenchier lamarki, Weeping Birch, Weeping Cherry, Malus Red Sentinal, Sorbus Pink Pagoda (or the smaller Sorbus pseudovilmorinii), Cercis Forest Pansey (or the smaller green leaved Cercis Avondale). Albezia is a heavenly tree though it needs a lot of sun and a sheltered position.

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There is also Prunus amanogawa, Hamamelis and the perfectly formed, classic of all small trees, the Japanese Acers. The only trouble with these is they like to be the centre of attention and need a lot of neutral space around them.

Laburnum Golden Showers, is a tree that has gone out of fashion but after the yellow display of flowers in Spring has a very interesting branch structure. Prunus Hally Jolvette is worth considering as it has a well behaved rounded canopy and only gets to 5 metres in height.

Also think about Acer griseum (The Paperbark Tree), Salix exiguta and the two small Magnolias, ‘India Magic’ and ‘ Laura’. For wildlife try the Hawthorn ‘Prunifolia’. The Salix is a great bad haircut looking tree and suits filling up a space in the very back of a garden or next to a large pond.

All of these trees will give your garden a lovely sense of breadth and depth without a tree surgeon being called in every year. Also the vertical fruit trees like Malus ‘Adirondack’ and Malus Ballerina can be tucked away in a bed and nicely contrast any weeping trees you might have.

Unusual Trees For more unusual trees you could try Rhus lacinata (though it will sucker with its roots over

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the years) You could also think of Euonymous Red Cascade, Liquidamber ‘Gum Ball’ or the majestic, if slow growing, Cornus cousa ‘Miss Satori’. The ‘Gum Ball’ only gets to 2.5m and as you can imagine the autumn colours alone make it worth growing.

Acacia pravissima is another interesting tree with an open canopy, especially if you are considering a Mediterranean style garden.

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have a look at Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’.

• For a tropical look, try Catalpa bignonioides ‘nana’.

• For a small tree Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ with amazing purple leaves and rich dark purple berries look up Malus toringo ‘Scarlett’.

Shrubs Some shrubs can be turned into trees by pruning the lower branches. Some examples are: Sambucus ‘Sutherland’s Gold’ and Sambucus ‘Black Lace’. So, have a look at your garden and see if you can use that unlimited extra space in your garden – the sky!

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Solar Panels - are they worth it?

Investing in your home for renewable energy by Helen Say Solar panels as an alternate source of energy To help hit “Net Zero by 2050”, the UK Government announced a gas boiler ban in 2019. By 2025 no new houses can have one and by 2035, the UK will phase out their installation altogether.

This caused a stir in the energy industry (this was before the current turmoil of world events putting pressure on energy prices) and many are looking for alternate energy to heat their homes. One option is solar energy. Money Saving Expert says installing solar panels on an average home costs around £5K, and the impact on energy bills depends on various aspects of your home. Energy Saving Trust estimates a typical household with a 3.5 kilowattpeak system can save between £170 - £440 per year on energy bills. You can be paid for solar energy you “export” to the national energy grid with the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) scheme.

Is the UK weather beneficial for solar energy?

Despite the UK’s grey and gloomy reputation, it has enough sunlight to power solar panels and gets the same level of solar energy as areas in France/Spain.

It's about daylight, not hours of sunshine or temperature. Solar panels use light to produce electricity, not heat. Though they obviously produce more power in a sunny day, they still produce a considerable amount of energy when it’s cloudy.

Wind and snow aren’t necessarily bad. Wind can be a cooling mechanism for domestic solar panels and make them more efficient. A light flurry of snow will melt with the panel’s residue heat, although heavy snowfall will need to be brushed away as it’ll prevent the panel working to its full potential.

If you’re considering switching to renewable energy, solar panels are worth further investigation.

Find out more about the SEG scheme from the www.gov.uk website, and Energy Savings Trust has a comprehensive guide for solar energy via: energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels Helen Say is a freelance copywriter/blogger.

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Turning wasted space into a working place

By Nick Roberts RMR Group The post pandemic world has arrived. It’s a more hygienic world. A world of new perspectives and habits. And for many of us, this new world has created permanent new lifestyles; working from home – once abused and frowned upon – now covers a large percentage of the population. The catch being a lack of suitable space to operate efficiently at home.

By now, many will have refined their working home routines to mitigate against kids bursting in demanding for their Rice Krispies, but that doesn’t mean the situation can’t be improved.

Working from home is more than just setting up a desk and asking everyone to be quiet.

This is reflected in the huge spike of converting outbuildings and building entirely new ones in the garden. The environment we work in affects our day-to-day performance so having the right space can compound into a massive improvement over the course of 12 months.

Luckily, the process of converting outbuildings is usually straight forward. It’s even a pretty simple

process when building one from scratch. However, there are some important factors you need to consider; most notably planning permission. In most cases, these projects fall under ‘permitted development’ so you don’t need formal planning permission.

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Aptera’s futurist “never charge” solar EV

By Nadia Goldsmith California start-up Aptera Motors are the creators of the world’s first “never charge” solar electric vehicle.

In 2020 Aptera unveiled their futurist-looking three-wheel design with a built-in solar array.

Integrating 700 watts worth of solar cells and providing 70-kilometres of driving range each day from the sun alone and up to 1,600 kilometres from its lithium-ion battery (top of the range model variant) the Aptera electric vehicle is undoubtedly in the EV spotlight. “With Aptera’s Never Charge technology, you are driven by the power of the sun,” says co-founder Chris Anthony. “Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go”.

It is no secret that Aptera Motors are leading impressive innovation in the EV vehicle market.

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Aptera state their “never charge” three-wheel solar electric vehicle is “the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers” as it provides the freedom to do more with less impact on the planet, “harnessing the power of the sun to make life off the grid a reality for everyone”.

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Classic Coronation Chicken Salad A quick, easy and healthy meal

The original recipe was created by Constance Spry for Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation in 1953. It was a very quick and easy way of turning a cooked chicken into an interesting salad but sadly was often adulterated and had many odd ingredients added. Here is a light and simple version more like the original.

Ingredients - Serves 4 Prep time: 30-40mins • 1 poached or slow roasted 1.5kg chicken • 1tbsp mild curry paste or powder • 4tbsp good mayonnaise • 1tsp lemon juice • 6 very ripe apricots, or apricots canned in fruit juice • 1/2 pint whipping cream • Salt and black pepper • Fresh salad leaves – rocket, watercress and spinach Method 1. Remove the flesh from the cold chicken in large pieces and place in a large mixing bowl.

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Gaining & losing the same weight?

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The weekend makes up 29% of your week. 48% if you include Friday too. When you look at the numbers like this, it becomes easy to see how much of an impact the more relaxed approach at the weekend can have.

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Sussex Walks - June 2022 These walks are supported by Horsham County Council & Chichester District Council and are led by volunteers. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled.

IMPORTANT: You must pre-book before the walk on the Chichester District Council website or call 01243 521041 www.chichester.gov.uk/heartsmart There is no need to book the walks for Horsham County Council www.horsham.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure/walking/wellbeing-walks You must not attend these walks if you develop any of the symptoms of Coronavirus.

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Check website for the full monthly schedule (not available at time of print) Every Mon 10:45am North Heath Horsham 2 miles 30 or 75 mins A gentle walk around the North Heath area riverside. Refreshment and toilets in pub Meet Sussex Barn pub car park, off North Heath Lane, RH12 5PJ Ann & John 01403 268885 Every Wed 10:30am Horsham Park Stroll 1+ mile 30 or 50 mins Suitable for older people and those recovering from illness. Wheelchairs, buggies and dogs on leads welcome. We are a very friendly group and stop for a coffee at The Pavilion Sports Centre Meet at bandstand in Carfax (RH12 1FD) Emmy 01403 255517 or Doreen 01403 230293 Every Wed & Sun 2.30pm Horsham Heritage Guided walks 1.5 miles 1 hr 45 Find out about the hidden history of this old and interesting town with an experienced guide.

Meet: Horsham Museum, Causeway Nigel Friswell 01403 261905 Every Thu 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Walk around Billingshurst‘s footpaths or Jubilee Fields. Stay for coffee afterwards. Dogs on leads.

Parking 75p per hour - annual parking permits are available Meet at Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ Chris 01403 782745 Every Fri 10:30am St Mary’s Church, Horsham 2.5 miles 90 mins Gentle walk no styles or steep hills. Toilets usually available in St Mary’s Church.

Meet: St Marys Church, Horsham Peter Tobutt 01403 260783

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Thurs 2nd 10.30am Slindon Estate L: Simon 2 hours 4 miles Passing through part of the National Trusts beautiful Slindon Estate on good paths and no stiles Meet: At the road entrance to Slindon College and National Trusts Slindon Estate Wed 8th 6.30pm Black Rabbit L: Dominic 1 hour 2.4 miles A 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 Mon 13th 4.00pm Madehurst Circular L: Sandy 2.5 - 3 hrs 6 miles A lovely varied walk through farmlands, forestry and downs with some quiet roads. No dogs please.

Meet: Layby at Fairmile Bottom on the Northbound A29 by Public Footpath fingerpost Fri 17th 10.30am Houghton Bridge L: Andrew 2 hours 4 miles Meet: Whiteways car park, A29, BN18 9FD Sun 19th 10.30am Slindon Woods to Folly L: Dominic 2 hours 3.5 miles Lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Some muddy areas and short inclines Meet: National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon.

Mon 20th 4.00pm Eartham Wood & Great Down L: Sandy 2.5 – 3 hrs 6 miles Great views to be had. No dogs on this walk please Meet: Free Forestry Commission Car Park, Eartham Wood PO18 0LU Wed 22nd 6.00pm Tillington – River Rother L: Gerald 1.5 hours 3 miles Perfect summer stroll! Come and enjoy a gentle circular walk down to the River Rother Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF Thurs 23rd 10.00am Wisborough Green L: Louise 2.5-3 hours 7 miles A walk up Harsfold Lane over the Wey & Arun Canal Meet: Park at the green in the laybys RH14 0DS

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240 Competition / Legal

The Children's Trust Supercar Event!

Fun day out for all the family, 22nd - 23rd July charity for children with brain injury, offers visitors from across the UK passenger rides in some of the most exhilarating supercars in the world and attractions for the whole family to enjoy. It's a weekend not to be missed!

Win a family ticket valid for Saturday 23rd July.

For more information please visit: www.thesupercarevent.com If you’re looking for an adrenaline fuelled day for the whole family to enjoy, look no further and visit The Children's Trust Supercar Event 2022 at the iconic Goodwood Motor Circuit on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July.

The two-day event, held by the UK's leading

Win a family ticket to The Children’s Trust Supercar event To enter answer the following question: Q: In which month will The Children's Trust Supercar Event 2022 take place? a) July b) August c) September Send your answer and contact details to: The Children’s Trust Supercar event Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 30th June 2022.

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Life interest trust

By Will Writer Emma Wells MIPW Regardless of how you feel about paying for later life care, it is always important to explore your options.

Many clients approach me regarding putting their home into a Trust as they are worried about it being used to fund long term care, leaving nothing for their family to inherit however, this is rarely a viable option. In fact, if you have been advised to put your property into a Trust to avoid it being used to fund care home fees then it is very likely that you have been mis- sold a product that won’t work. The local authority are wise to such Trusts and should you require care, they simply set aside the Trust as though it doesn’t exist and value your estate with your property included. The onus is on you to prove there was a legitimate reason for creating the Trust that wasn’t anything at all to do with care home fees.

What you should be doing is looking at what you can legitimately do that isn’t going to land you in hot water with the local authority, the Tax man or leave disgruntled children.

Using a Life Interest Trust in your Will secures half of your property for your chosen beneficiaries. It does so by you leaving your half of your property to beneficiaries other than your partner on first death but with a Life Interest in the property for your partner. This means that your partner can carry on living in the property treating it as though it is theirs in its entirety including being able to sell the property and buy another in its place.

The person with the Life Interest needs take precedence over the beneficiaries until stipulated within your Will but your share is not owned by them. This means that should they go on to need care only their half of the property can be assessed as a means of paying for it. Your children will therefore inherit at least half of the value of your property and your partner will be able to afford high quality care. It is a compromise but one that truly works.

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Findon Cheese Rolling on Coronation day

By Valerie Martin

Findon Village pre 1958

The craft of Cheese Rolling in the village of Findon was rather a mystery to me, so I was interested to hear from the late John Pelling that on the day of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, he was actually watching this ancient custom of Cheese Rolling in the village.

At an earlier Coronation he said his Gran Marmie Ockendon had caught a cheese at this colourful spectacle... but by the year 1953 she was somewhat older and more sedate and watching the Coronation on television in the Findon Village Hall in the High Street.

I then wondered if John would explain a little more about that weird and crazy Findon event of cheese rolling in the past... when no doubt the daredevil winner would arrive at the foot of the slope clutching their cheese (out of breath and complete with their cuts, bruises and abrasions)...

4th November 2004 - Dear Valerie, My Grandmother said Cheese rolling in Findon was an ancient village custom which only took place on Coronation Day. Ladies took part and she once caught a cheese.

The location in her day was Church Hill near the Cricket pitch. Cheeses were rolled downhill and the women chased after them, if they caught one they could take it home.

I have only seen it once in 1953. I was working at Wintons and Dennis Winton said to me go

down into the cellar and bring up four Red Dutch cheeses and give them to Eric May who was the organiser.

Jack Kennett whose mother lived in Church Drive Lodge, was the local Radio and TV man.

He fitted up the village Hall for villagers to watch the Coronation.

The event along with other sports was held in the Glebe Meadow by the Village Hall. Women were divided into groups and held while the cheeses were rolled, they needed a good throw to get them going as the field was quite flat, I thought at the time it would have been more thrilling in the old original days on Church Hill.

Mrs Brotherhood and Mrs Luther each won a cheese... some people in the village may be able to add to this, I never had a camera.

From John Pelling, Lower Worthing, West Sussex.

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Lawrie May emailed to tell me that he thinks that it was his father, Ernie, who organised the eccentric pastime of cheese chasing for Findon in 1953. I guess that many others have further reminiscences on the genteel art of Findon cheese rolling from the past.

Here is an interesting question for local inhabitants. If we have another Coronation, will Findon put on a cheese chasing event for the world to see... or would it be banned on safety grounds?

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244 Parish Council News

Clapham Parish Council Consultations/Surveys and Grants/Donations Edited extracts from draft minutes of the Clapham Parish Council Meeting on 29th Mar 2022.

Queen’s Green Canopy - The Trustees planted a walnut tree to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and was agreed that formal ceremony should be combined with Jubilee event on the Recreation Ground. The metal tree guard had not been purchased as delivery costs exceeded item value and there was also no availability for several months. Instead, the South Downs National Park Authority had agreed to make a tree guard using local chestnut post and rails available.

Consultations and Surveys - Possible Traffic Regulation Order by Patching Parish Council - Patching Parish had enquired whether the following suggestions for the A280 would have the support of Clapham Parish Council.

• Move the start point of the 40-mph zone north of Patching and Clapham so that the 40mph area starts further north (before the bends) • Reduce speed in current 40mph zone to 30mph • Reduce the speed during school time in the school protection area to 20mph. Council suggested no further action in respect of points

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Grants and Donations - Grant Application to The National Lottery Community Fund - Council had successfully applied for funding of £7,690 to mark Platinum Jubilee celebrations, replacing two noticeboards and the circular seat that was removed, both to carry inscriptions. Resolved to appoint The Noticeboard Company Cumbria Ltd, a specialist supplier and UK manufacturer, able to offer installation of both noticeboards at a discounted cost of £4,238 and to appoint JB Joinery & Carpentry in respect of the circular seat at a cost of £3,325 plus an inscription.

Planning Matters - Outcome of previous application SDNP/22/00243/TPO – Clapham Woods Fell 2no. diseased/dangerous ash trees and monolith 1no. diseased/dangerous ash tree – Approved.

New Applications - SDNP/22/01127/LIS & HOUS - 173 The Street, Clapham, BN13 3UU - New access, gates, vehicle hardstanding, fencing and satellite dish. Resolved to raise no objection. www.clapham-wsx-pc.gov.uk

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Findon Parish Council Planning Applications Edited extracts from draft minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting 29th March 2022.

Planning Applications - SDNP/22/01456/HOUS – 2 High Barn, Findon, BN14 0TJ - Front porch.

Council reviewed documents and location. Council reminded of property application history. New application still uncharacteristic and out of keeping with other properties. Resolved Clerk informs SDNPA Findon Parish Council (FPC) objects to application.

SDNP/22/01639/HOUS – 51 High Street, Findon, BN14 0ST - Rear ground floor extension. Council reviewed documents and location. Council reminded of property application history. No objections subject to Dark Night Skies policies compliance. Resolved Clerk informs SDNPA FPC raises no objection.

SDNP/22/01620/TPO – 29 Steep Lane, Findon, BN14 0UE - Remove large diseased Chestnut and replace. Council reviewed documents and location.

Findon Tree Warden raised no concerns. Replacement tree welcome, mature specimen requested. Resolved Clerk informs SDNPA FPC raises no objection.

SDNP/22/01654/TPO – 11 Steep Close, Findon, BN14 0TD - Eucalyptus removal, approx. 20 years,

10 metres high, width approx. 5 metres. Council reviewed documents and location. Findon Tree Warden raised no concerns. Replacement tree welcome. Resolved Clerk informs SDNPA FPC raises no objection.

Pre-application advice requests - List reviewed in relation to request SDNP/22/01631/PRE - Land east of The Vale House, Findon Road, BN14 0RA - change of Findon Court and The Vale House from rehabilitation/performance centre to 2 self-contained residential dwellings. Council made following comments: • Location was protected land within Findon Gap • Need affordable housing so local people stay in village, proposal didn’t suggest this would be the case • Didn’t meet SDNPA Parking Provision criteria • No reference to electric charging points, refuse/ recycle bin storage.

SDNP/21/06419/FUL condition states ‘residential curtilage of dwellings hereby permitted, as shown on approved plan 21109 2.05 shall be retained in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed in writing by LPA’. Approved by SDNPA on 4th March 2022.

Resolved Clerk informs SDNPA of FPC comments. www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association Jubilee picnic, traffic survey, litter picking, The Gallops & market

Our Platinum Jubilee Picnic Party is on 5 June, from 2pm. At the time of writing this article we have obtained a Road Closure consent for Lime Tree Avenue between the Library and Findon Valley Free Church, and we are busy planning the event in partnership with the Free Church.

The picnic will take place at the Library garden and the Free Church lawn. Do come along and support us in celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s unique 70-year achievement!

Activities will include a jazz band, bouncy castle, historic photo display, children’s arts and craft activities and container garden competition, Bake-off judging, classic car display and more.

We are looking forward to the day, see you there!

Over 200 residents responded to our traffic survey. Understandably there are concerns

about parking congestion, the state of our pavements, speeding, and other issues, which FVRA will discuss with local councillors and Highways agencies.

We had a morning litter picking, and only filling two bags with rubbish was a good sign!. A big thanks to these dedicated individuals who care enough about our locality to ensure it is kept litter free.

The Vale School Council and children helped to sow wildflower seeds on The Gallops. WBC park ranger Graeme Brooker spoke about preparing the ground and seeding. The wildflowers should appear around July. Please help us look after this display near the foot of the zigzag as it provides great opportunities for wildlife and pollinating insects.

Don’t forget to make a date for this month's Farmers’ Market, 10am to 2pm on 26 June.

Enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere and produce on offer at our usual venue, Lime Tree Surgery Car Park. www.findonvalley.org

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