January 2019
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LITTLE LIFE SAVERS Lifesaving training for children
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NEWS
Decluttering session! Book - No one to fall back on
Community Council, Charity
HEALTH
GARDENS
New Year Resolutions
Yin & Yang
HISTORY
Keats in Chichester
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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Charity, Local Groups, Young Readers Puzzles, Business Directory
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January 2019 Cover image Winter sunrise by Emma Varley
Welcome... ...to the first issue of 2019. We are starting as we mean to go on, with the exciting news (for us anyway) that this month sees the launch of our seventh edition of the magazine, covering Midhurst and Petworth. In the meantime, this Chichester edition is packed with features. The What’s On guide (pages 4 -10) has plenty of local events with many more to be found on our website. Our Town Council coverage is on page 40. Andrew tells us about John Keats in Chichester on page 13 , and the RSPB Pagham get organised for the new year on page 14. This month’s main feature covers the amazing charity Little Life Savers, which was started in Storrington but now aims to roll out across the country, its purpose to teach youngsters the basics of emergency CPR. See page 26. Two competitions this month - Sussex author Katie Day’s book on selfempowerment for women (page 12); and win a fabulous home de-clutter session on page 34 with the HSpace consultancy.
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Win a copy of ‘No One To Fall Back On’ Empowering women to fulfil their dreams. By Sussex author Katie Day Katie is a sought-after global speaker on women in business, often called on to be the keynote speaker. She has worked with women, and many organizations, since the early 1990s on gender and balance in the workplace. She lives on the south coast of the UK, overlooking the sea and the South Downs. She never tires of looking at the sunsets from her window. Katie said about her book ‘No One To Fall Back On’: “Whether you are working, running your own business or thinking about your next step in life, explore the possibilities, learn new skills, expand existing skills, celebrate being a woman and join the collective tipping point. Wouldn't you like to discover more about
yourself and become the woman you were born to be? Why not join me and find out: What makes your heart jump for joy? What impact you can make on this world. How magnificent, powerful, brave and courageous you are. Are you a woman who is ready to take that step? The step into her power, owning and making the most of her place in the world? Together, we really can and will change the world if we want to!” Visit www.austinmacauley.com for more information.
Win ‘No One to Fall Back On’ To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What does Katie never tire of? a) Sunrises
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John Keats days in Chichester By local historian Andrew Berriman Imagine you are a young poet, aged just 23, walking along East Street exactly two hundred years ago this month, on January 21st 1819, the Feast of St. Agnes. You’ve left your attic room in Hornet Square (now Eastgate Square) and are walking towards the Market Cross, heading for the Vicars’ Hall in South St. There you will play ‘loo’, a card game, until past 10 o’clock, with Mrs. Mary Lacy, aged 70 and Miss Sarah Mullins, aged 72. Somewhat curiously for a young man, you seem to enjoy going to these ‘old Dowager card parties’. These old ladies were good friends of the Dilkes, with whom you are staying in Chichester. On that night it’s dark, and it’s probably quite muddy, as the fortnightly Wednesday Beast Market was held in East Street. Joseph Gilbert had completed his magnificent painting of this scene just five years earlier. And it’s bitterly cold, so no doubt you hurry along. Despite these discomforts, you manage to formulate a poem, ‘The Eve of St. Agnes’. By the time you finish your poem, during your fortnight’s stay in Bedhampton, the poem will be very long. Most memorable, however, are the first lines of the poem’s opening stanza: ‘St Agnes’ Eve – Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers’ was a-cold; The hare limp’d trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold’ Pity the poor owl, hare, and sheep, unable to escape the chill. Were you, John Keats, also just as cold that evening? For of course it was he who was walking up East Street. What do we know about his two days in Chichester? He had come by coach. We can imagine him bumping along Chalkpit Lane, that long rutted trackway down from the Trundle to East Lavant village. Once out the coach, he headed for 11 Eastgate Square, the home of the Dilkes, the parents of his friend Charles Dilke. The elder Dilke was a retired Navy Office civil servant and had retired to Chichester five years earlier. Even back then Chichester was a desirable location of choice for the comfortably-off elderly, being flat and sunny. His daughter had married John Snook, who by 1819 owned the Old Mill House at Bedhampton, which explains the location of Keats’ next port of call.
Keats Statue, Eastgate Square Keats’ two days in Chichester seemed to inspire him. It was the mediaeval architecture that did it. From his attic room he could look straight down East Street to the Cathedral and Bell Tower, both seemingly rising straight from West Street, in the very heart of the city. He played his cards in a room above the 12th century guildhall’s crypt, with the pointed ribs of its vaulted ceiling supported by huge arched pillars. By then it was being used as a cellar to store the White Horse Inn’s wine and beer barrels. While playing cards in the room above, he noticed a small side room or pulpitum. This was slightly raised above the level of the Vicars’ Hall, with a stone pulpit. Behind it was a window to provide light for the Lesson to be read at mealtimes in the Vicars’ Hall. In stanza 12 of the poem, this becomes ‘a little moonlight room, Pale, latticed, chill’. In 1870 Sir Gilbert Scott made a sketch of its exterior, from the Close; the room’s interior is still visible today. I haven’t said much about the actual legend of the Eve of St. Agnes. Apparently, if a young maiden went to bed without supper on January 20th, in her dreams she might well discover the identity of her future husband. Agnes was only 13 when she was martyred in Rome for her Christian faith by the emperor Diocletian in 304AD. Rather young to be dreaming of potential suitors! Sadly, just two years after finishing the poem, Keats was dead, dying, as had Agnes, in Rome, of tuberculosis, aged just 25. At least he is now back with us in Chichester, sitting on a bench in Eastgate Square, courtesy of Vincent Gray’s superb sculpture.
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By Roy Newnham, Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB Pagham Harbour New Year signifies different things for different people. For many bird watchers it signifies the annual ‘Bird Race’. Keen eyed associates armed with binoculars and telescopes set out at dawn to spot as many different species as they can in 24 hours. It is a test not just of identification, but also how well the participants know their local ‘birding’ areas to maximise their counts. For the majority this is also the start of their ‘annual list’. Many bird watchers love to have a list. Some will start a list every time they go out and there is always a thrill adding a ‘lifer’ to ones ‘life’ list. There are world lists, birds of the British Isles lists, county lists and of course ‘patch’ lists, of those birds seen on ones ‘local patch’. However, there is more to keeping a list than merely the self-satisfaction of a ‘tick’. Naturally, in the pursuit of particular species, one inevitably learns more about individual species, from its calls and habits to which habitat it frequents and how it flies, expanding their knowledge and skills. But it is what happens with these lists that is really noteworthy.
This year’s Big Garden Birdwatch takes place on Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th and Monday 28th January and all you need is a pen, paper, an hour and a comfy seat. Cup of tea and biscuit are optional! For full details on how to take part and identification tips, visit www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch where you will also find a handy online counter!
Many of these dedicated ornithologists and indeed other naturalists, forward their sightings onto numerous websites and organisations, which in turn becomes part of a much bigger picture. Information on bird, plant and animal sightings help give a very real indication on the state of our nature and are used by a variety of organisations to target conservation work. You don’t need to be an expert though, or be out in all weathers to help out…
Big Garden Birdwatch takes place in winter because the cold weather attracts birds back into our gardens looking for food and shelter. Our compassion and kind -heartedness can be a life saver during hard winters but remember to remove the mesh sacks that suet balls come in, as birds can get their feet caught in them causing nasty injuries. It is also important to keep feeders clean. In the same way that we catch colds from each other when in close proximity, birds can transmit diseases where they congregate. A quick wash with mild disinfectant and warm water is all it takes.
This month sees the return of Big Garden Birdwatch and you can take part from the comfort of your living room chair! Starting in 1979 as a ‘one-off’ activity, the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch has collated nearly 40 year’s worth of data, growing into one of the world’s largest bird surveys with over half a million people regularly participating. The results help us to monitor trends and understand how birds are doing.
Just like us birds also need to drink and bathe to keep their feathers in good condition. In winter, natural water supplies may be frozen so birds depend even more on the resources provided in our gardens. Try putting out water in a container with shallow sloping sides, 2.5cm – 10cm deep, but remember to break the ice and replace the water if it freezes. So prime your feeders, fill a bowl with water, put the kettle on and submit your own list to this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch.
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Local Walks - January These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead. Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Tue 1st
10:30 am Slindon Woods L: Dominic New Years Day walk with lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Meet: National Trust car park, Dukes Road, Slindon
2 hrs
3.5 miles
Wed 2nd
10:30am Goodwood Trundle L: Bruce New year's resolution walk. Meet at Goodwood - Trundle Triangle
2 hrs 10 mins
4.4 miles
Thurs 3rd
10:30am Midhurst & Cowdray L: Peter Circular walk past Cowdray ruins and Polo grounds to the 1000 year old oak (one of 50 Great British trees). Meet in main car park just north of the centre of Midhurst
2 hrs
4 miles
Fri 4th
10:30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane Meet in car park behind George at Burpham, BN18 9RR
2 hrs
5 miles
Mon 7th
10:30am Hayling Billy L: Anne Along the track to the Theatre and back. Ideal for beginners. Meet behind the Esso garage, PO11 0LG
2 hrs
4 miles
Tue 8th
10:30am Marina Stroll L: Janet Meet: At car park near Boathouse Cafe at Chichester Marina.
30 mins
0.75 mile
Wed 9th
10:45am Littlehampton Seafront Meet at Arun Yacht Club in Littlehampton
1 hr 30 mins
2 miles
Thurs 10th
10:30am West Marden L: Peter Meet at the junction of the B2146 and the Walderton Stoughton Road
3 hrs
6.5 miles
Wed 16th
10:30am Hooksway Devil’s Jumps L: Bruce 2 hrs Climb up to Bronze Age barrow graves and down to Monkton deserted village. Meet at Hooksway (nearby postcode PO18 9JZ )
3.7 miles
Thurs 17th
10:30am Drovers Estate, Singleton Meet in Singleton Cricket Pavilion
L: Fiona
2 hrs
3.5 miles
Sun 20th
10:30am North End of Thorney Island Meet at Thornham Marina car park at the end of Thornham Lane
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4 miles
Mon 21st
10:30am Chichester Canal L: Helen Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT
30 mins
1 mile
Fri 25th
10:30am Tangmere L: Peter Flat walk via Aviation Museum to Tangmere C12th Church with WWII memories. Then around the old airfield. Meet in Oving park roadside on Church Lane
2 hrs
3 miles
Tue 29th
10:30am Chichester Marina to Westlands L: Janet Meet at car park near Boathouse Cafe at Marina.
1 hr 15 mins
2.5 miles
Wed 30th
10:30am Slindon Woods to Folly L: Dominic Meet in National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon
2 hrs
3.5 miles
Thurs 31st
10:30am Iping Common Meet in Iping Common car park
2 hrs
4.3 miles
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Sussex Snippets The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is planning ahead for 2020 and searching for local gardens to be shared for just a few hours with fellow garden lovers, in aid of nursing, cancer and health charities. If you prefer to open jointly with friends or neighbours, you can coordinate community group openings. NGS will support you, provide help, offer advice, and ensure your garden open day is successful. To hang a "Garden Open Today" sign on your garden gate next year contact: Mrs Patty Christie, NGS County Organiser for an informal chat on 01730 813323 or sussexwestngs@gmail.com On Saturday 24 November, Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, held its third annual Glitter Ball at Fontwell Park Racecourse, and raised a total of £9,000. An upgrade of CCTV systems across Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is now complete. This was carried out by Arun District Council in partnership with Sussex Police. Arun is the first local authority within Sussex to benefit from the upgrade, funded by £49,000 from Arun District Council and £15,000 from the Safer Arun Partnership. West Sussex County Council have created West Sussex Connect to Support – a website which brings together a wealth of information and resources that
CHICHESTER LOCAL you can access with just a few clicks. Whether you want to find out about a particular condition such as dementia or mental health, buy products or services or look for an activity in your local area – you can do all this at www.westsussexconnecttosupport.org St Barnabas House is offering challenge seekers the opportunity to brave an abseil down the iconic Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Sunday 24 March 2019. Soaring 555ft above sea level, abseilers will be able to witness breath-taking views over Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent before descending 320ft. Find out more or register at www.stbh.org.uk/abseil It is the Government’s ambition for at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030, and all vehicles to have zero emissions by 2050, but what does that mean for residents in West Sussex? Until Friday 11 January 2019, West Sussex County Council is conducting an online survey to gather residents’ thoughts on electric vehicles and charging points to help inform and shape its strategy. The survey consists of 11 questions and will help to give the council a flavour of what residents currently think about electric vehicles and what they would like the charging infrastructure to look like across the county. To take part in the initial survey, please visit: www.westsussex.gov.uk/evsurvey Rockinghorse children’s charity has launched its appeal in support of the Sussex Community Midwife Team. The charity is raising funds for bilirubin monitors to help midwives detect jaundice in newborn babies during home visits. These monitors will be used by a team of 75 community midwives. Jaundice can be very common in the first few days of life as a baby’s system adapts to life outside of the womb. Early treatment can make all the difference. To find out more or to make a donation, visit www.rockinghorse.org.uk or call 01273 330044. An otter was spotted swimming in a river in central Sussex. Sussex Wildlife Trust Living Landscapes Advisor Fran Southgate said “This is extremely exciting, as it was only two years ago – almost to the day - that a live otter was first caught on camera in Sussex, marking the return of this species to our county after an absence of almost five decades. Having waited for the otter’s return for so long, we are thrilled with this latest evidence that they are slowly but surely recolonising Sussex.”
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Pet of the Month
£2.1 million to increase homeless accommodation
This month's Pet of the Month is beautiful torti lady Soraya. Soraya is now 14 years old. She is an amazing cat. This is her second time at The Centre after being rehomed only a year after her owner sadly passed away. Soraya is a very loving, quiet girl who loves to sit on your lap and get lots of attention. She still plays with her toys and would love to find a home with a garden to explore. She would prefer to be the only cat in the home as she wants to have lots of attention.
A £2.1 million project to increase the amount of much-needed temporary accommodation for people facing homelessness in Chichester District has been approved by leading councillors. The property to be redeveloped was purchased by the council in December last year, and up until now has been used to provide four one-bedroom flats for temporary accommodation. The council is now proposing to redevelop the property to provide up to 21 units of additional short term accommodation for homeless families and single people who are vulnerable.
Soraya does have an issue with her kidneys which she takes medication for. The Centre treats Soraya for her kidneys on a part foster basis and covers the cost of her medication. She will comes to The Centre's vet for her kidney treatment. Older cats sometimes are overlooked so If you think you may be able to give Soraya the new home she deserves please give The Centre a call Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm on 01243 64140. Or you can email info@crrc.co.uk or visit www.crrc.co.uk
Once completed, the property will complement the existing accommodation and will be managed by the council’s accommodation team. “Sadly over the last six months there has been an increase of more than 13% in the number of people coming to us who are homeless, and this has included many families,” explains Councillor Jane Kilby, Cabinet Member for Housing at Chichester District Council.” The council is aiming for work to begin in November 2019, with the properties ready for occupation the following autumn.
Christmas Lights for Charity A nurse from Selsey adorned the outside of her house and front garden in Christmas decorations to mark the launch of a local hospital charity’s Christmas gift appeal during December. Sarah Munday, 42, a dementia nurse at St Richard’s Hospital, covered her place of residence with candy canes, reindeers, icicles and a 6ft Nutcracker figure to show support for Love Your Hospital, the dedicated charity of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Munday family, based in Marine Drive, have become known locally for elaborately dressing their house each Christmas and attracting a lot of attention. As part of the gift appeal, they asked admirers of their hard work to kindly make a donation in the red post box in the front garden to support dementia care. With the help of her husband, Ruben, 50, and daughters Lucie, 17 and Jennifer, 19, Sarah has put up so many festive lights, local fisherman claim to be able to see the decorations illuminating the night’s sky two miles out to sea. For more details, please contact the charity call: 0800 028 4890 or email: hello@loveyourhospital.org
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Festival of Speeds raises £53,000 £53,000 was raised by donations from Goodwood Festival of Speed visitors over the four-day event weekend held this summer (12-15 July 2018). The Jim Clark Trust, the official charity of the Festival, will use the proceeds to help celebrate the memory of one of the most successful and admired motor racing legends of all time, with plans for a new Jim Clark Museum. The Jim Clark Trust would like to thank the generosity of all those who donated over the course of the event, as well as guests at the Goodwood House Saturday Night Party, the Goodwood Road Racing Club and in particular, the Duke of Richmond and Gordon for inviting the Trust to be the chosen charity for this year’s event. This year’s Festival of Speed 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of 1968 with a competition launched to win the 100,000th Lotus ever made to raise funds for the charity – a Jim Clark special edition Lotus Evora GT410 Sport inspired by Jim’s famous 1960’s Elan and created by Lotus Exclusive. The winner of the competition will be announced at the opening of the new Jim Clark Museum in summer 2019. Motor sport fans around the world are encouraged to enter this amazing competition at www.jimclarklotus.com. The new, expanded Jim Clark Museum is being built to preserve the memory and display some of the incredible cars in which Jim Clark raced. The new £1.6m museum is funded by a partnership between
CHICHESTER LOCAL the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish Borders Council and The Jim Clark Trust. The building works began in June 2018 and the new museum is expected to open in summer 2019. The Jim Clark Trust is committed to £300,000 funding towards the project. The current plans have space for two race cars and the Trust is now seeking additional funds to explore plans to increase the number of cars on display in the future. The Trust, whose aims are focused on heritage, education and inspiration is run by relatives of Jim Clark and is reliant on public support. In recent years fundraising has included events, grants, crowdfunding, merchandise, and special edition memorabilia such as driving gloves and a commemorative whisky. Commentating on the presentation of the funds raised from this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Ben Smith, Secretary of the Jim Clark Trust, said, “The support of Goodwood and donations raised by the thousands of visitors to this year’s Festival of Speed is tremendous and we are extremely grateful. A sincere thank you must go to the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, the army of bucket collectors and volunteers who helped to support the fundraising over four memorable days at this year’s event. We were greatly encouraged by the genuine interest in our plans and affection for Jim Clark and we look forward to welcoming visitors to the new museum in the future. For more details visit: www.jimclarktrust.com
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Little Life Savers
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Inspiring the next generation of life savers. By Kris Thomas Little Life Savers is a national charity set up and based in West Sussex giving free life saving training to young people across the country. It all started in 2016 during the junior doctors strike. Rather than see local junior doctors out on the streets picketing, Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley arranged for some doctors to give free lifesaving training to a group of children in Ashington Village Hall. Word spread and a local head teacher made contact requesting training for their school and thus Little Life Savers was born. Trustee Kieran Moon has been part of the charity from the start. He told me, "There is a real need for these skills, survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests in the UK are just 1 in 10. Evidence suggests 1 in 4 could survive if significantly more young people were trained in life saving but only 22% of people in the UK would be confident in performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation - also known as 'heart massage') on a stranger". If someone drops down in the street with a sudden heart attack, without imme-
Dr Barbara Stanley teaching choking management diate treatment 90-95% will die. This is a frighteningly high percentage and when you consider that 60,000 out of hospital heart attacks occur every year in the UK that's a lot of people dying needlessly. Kieran told me that if effective CPR is performed within three to five minutes including the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator), survival increases to 74%. It's not just elderly people who could be helped by receiving basic life saving treatment. 270 children die in the UK every year from a cardiac arrest at school and a high volume of adults of all ages. Many naturally assume that there will be somebody in proximity who can deliver this training but this is not always the case. Wouldn't it be reassuring to know that a significant number of children were also equipped with the skills to help a school friend, parent, friend or grandparent if the need arose? Tragically thirteen year old Christopher Sears died when he had an epileptic seizure on his school bus in Guildford in November 2014. He was sat upright in his seat and from the report it appears he stopped breathing as his airway was obstructed due to his upright position. None of his fellow pupils (or the bus driver) knew how to help him. Christopher's mother said she did not blame the driver, who had received no training. At the inquest, the coroner expressed concern at the lack of training for school bus drivers and called for new protocols for medical emergencies. The Department for Transport said it was considering the coroner's comments. If just one of the other children on the bus had been able to put Christopher in the recovery position, he may still be alive today. The Little Life Savers training focuses on the core life saving skills; management of choking, CPR and the recovery position for children and adults. Kieran told me that the ideal age to learn basic lifesaving skills is 9 years and above. He told me, "We will teach younger children but performing CPR involves pressing up and down on the casualty’s chest. This helps pump blood and with it oxygen to the brain when the heart can’t and can be physically difficult for younger children." He continued, "younger children don't al-
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More men commit “intestacy” than adultery! Dying without a will is a serious business and statistics show that more men die ‘intestate’ (without a valid Will) than commit adultery! An eye-catching headline (probably) but a serious issue (definitely). Perhaps people are labouring under a false impression that all of their estate money and property will pass to their spouse or partner. Unfortunately, that's not the way the law operates and a spouse or partner can often find that they only inherit part of your money and property, with the rest passing to other relatives. The law works in mysterious ways and an unexpected distribution of money and property on death spells one thing – TROUBLE. At this time of year, we are all rushing around concentrating on our nearest and dearest and doing everything we possibly can to spend quality time with those who matter most to us. Why then do so many people not bother making a Will to protect those that we profess matter most to us? One of the kindest things you can do for your family is
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to make a Will and make proper arrangements to protect your family, both in lifetime (via a power of attorney) and on death (via a Will). Making such arrangements doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. Here at legalmatters we offer competitive fixed fees and are able to deal with a good many clients over the phone and email – you can of course come to see us if you wish. If you do visit us, you may even get a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine! Hurry while stocks last! Lucy Thomas, Head of Legal Services. For help and advice, give legalmatters a call on 01243 282826 or email us at info@legalmatters.co.uk
28 Charity Profile ways have the attention span or maturity to benefit fully from the training but it is never too soon to teach your child how to dial 999".To date Little Life Savers have trained a total of 3,800 children, "Our aim is to create a 'nation of Life Savers'� Kieran told me. Just two years after starting the charity there are 20 Little Lifesaver groups set up across the UK and around another 50 new groups waiting to launch. Each group has a local coordinator and all volunteers are DBS checked. Some groups need volunteers and some are waiting for equipment to enable them to get going. The equipment needed is mostly the CPR manikins which the charity purchases in adult and child sizes. The manikins are designed to be as realistic in look and feel as possible to provide the most accurate training and therefore the best real life CPR outcomes. The face/head of the manikins tilts to teach students how to open the airway during CPR, the manikin's chest also compresses in a similar way to a real person. Of course practising on a dummy in the comfort of a school hall with adults around to help is a far cry from a genuine emergency situation but statistics show that people are three times more likely to perform CPR if they have received training. The charity received a significant publicity boost in May 2017 when they were featured on ITV breakfast show 'This Morning' and then again on ITV Meridian in October 2018 where the programme talked about West Sussex sisters Summer and Lacey Terry. Whilst outside playing, Lacey began choking on some crisps. Luckily her older sister knew what to do as Little Life Savers had just visited her school. ITV Meridian filmed Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley giving training to a group of school children. Barbara told the reporter, "it's all very well me knowing these skills but I'm not going to be there if one of these children collapses or chokes but the people who will be there are their classmates and colleagues so if we can show them how to be safe and call for help and take appropriate immediate action it empowers them to feel like they've done the very best they could". CPR training is not currently part of the school curriculum but there are plans to introduce it next year to Primary and secondary schools. Kieran told me he thought it would be fantastic if this were to be the case and that Little Life Savers would be happy to be a training provider for as many schools as possible."We believe it makes a real difference and the
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children we teach love the training. It feels good for anyone to have these skills and to know that they could help save a life in an emergency." Little Life Savers have their office in Storrington and founder Barbara, Kieran and Sarah meet quarterly to discuss plans for the growth of the charity. They have
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Little Life Savers also have places in the Brighton info@littleLifeSavers.org if you would like to sponsor Marathon on Sunday 14th April and the Vitality Big Sussex Local editor Kris Thomas who is running for Half taking place in London on Sunday 10th March. Little Life Savers in the Vitality Big Half please visit "We are looking for people who would like to run for https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KrisThomas1 us in either of these great races next Spring" Jewellery forsaid beginners class Kieran "we are asking for sponsorship of at least ÂŁ100.00 for the half marathon and around ÂŁ250.00 for the Brighton marathon". Entries for both races are now closed to the public so if you are looking for a challenge and to raise funds for a worthy cause this could be your opportunity. For more details see: www.littleLife Savers.org call 07753 755923 or email
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By Mark Lloyd, Financial Planning Consultant, Lucas Fettes Financial Planning, Chichester You want to do the best for your loved ones – no matter what the future holds. By putting plans in place to address the issue of inheritance tax, you can ensure the people who matter in your life inherit what you want them to have. Inheritance tax (IHT) is payable at 40% on the amount of your estate that exceeds the nil rate band of £325,000. It is estimated of those over the age of 45, 61% exceed the threshold. From April 2017, the residence nil rate band was introduced and is normally available if you leave a residential property that you have occupied as your home to direct descendants. It will provide for an additional £125,000 of nil rate band in 2018/19, however, this starts to be tapered away if your estate is worth more than £2 million on death. Any part of your estate that is left to your spouse or civil partner will be exempt from IHT. Unmarried partners have no automatic rights under the IHT rules.
There are a number of solutions available to address the liability: Writing a Will – one of the most important things you can do to ensure your estate is distributed in line with your wishes, is write a Will. If you die without a Will, your estate is divided to a pre-set formula and have no say over who gets what and how much tax is payable. Gifts – you can make a number of small gifts each year without an IHT Liability. Each person has their own allowances. You can make bigger gifts, but for these to fall outside the estate, you must be able to survive a minimum of 7 years from the date of the gift. Life Cover – another way you can tackle inheritance tax is by insuring your potential liability by taking out life assurance to cover the 40% tax bill. This should be held in trust for your beneficiaries.
Need advice? Lucas Fettes Financial Planning are a national firm of Independent Financial Advisers, providing bespoke and tailored advice to individuals and companies in Chichester for over 20 years. Feel free to contact Angela Carpenter or Mark Lloyd at our Chichester Office. Call us on 01243 530450 or visit www.lffinancialplanning.co.uk IMPORTANT INFORMATION The way in which tax charges (or tax relief, as appropriate) are applied depends upon individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. ISA and pension eligibility depend upon individual circumstances. Financial Conduct Authority regulation applies to certain regulated activities, products and services, but does not necessarily apply to all tax planning activities and services. The value of assets invested in can go down as well as up putting your capital at risk. This information is solely for information purposes and is not intended to constitute advice or a recommendation. Lucas Fettes Financial Planning are independent financial advisers authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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New Year’s Resolutions That Stick By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer Christmas is over, and we’ve been left with that overfed, bloated, tired and less-than-energetic feeling which reminds us how much we want to feel better. So, we come up with some New Year’s resolutions, in the full knowledge that we’ll probably be part of the 80% of people who have given up on their resolutions by the end of January. How about, this year, we make changes the right way to make them easier to stick with for the long term. The first thing to accept is that although it is easy to believe that this time you will stick with massive changes; you won’t. Not because you’re weak-willed or lacking motivation, but because you are human. Your focus will shift, and those big changes will become too much to keep in your mind. Everyone is the same. The solution – choose the smallest, easiest, changes which will give you the biggest result. Keep things simple, understand where your problems lie and plan from there. Perhaps you struggle to make lunch before you head off to work in the morning. The likelihood is that you’re not going to suddenly find the time and inclination to
do this for the long term; but perhaps an easy change would be to buy a protein and veg based lunch rather than the sandwich or pasta salad you usually buy; and to make sure you eat enough to keep the hunger monster away. This is an example of a small, easy change which will give you a huge result. If you’re pretty sedentary at work every day and struggle with the motivation to go to the gym on the way home, it’s probably not realistic to think that you’ll just strike up that habit all of a sudden. An easy change which would give you a big result would be to simply commit to parking further away, taking the stairs and never the lift, and going for a short walk at lunchtime. I truly believe that small changes are the way to start your quest for improved health and fitness. Once you’ve mastered the first change, its easy to add in another. Before you know it, you’ll be able to look back and see how those small changes have added up to something huge. Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk
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Win a three hour decluttering session with hspace Get organised in the new year! Hspace is based in West Sussex and specialises in decluttering and organising homes and small offices. The business was started by Helen Clutton who believes that living in an ordered environment can relieve stress, save money and help people move forward in life. Helen and her colleague Gilly start the process by removing everything from the target space. Everything is then sorted into categories which helps clients see how much of any one thing they own. Helen will then commence the decluttering process, by asking some simple questions. Every single item is considered in turn and the client always has the final say about what goes and what stays. The discarded items are taken away for recycling or disposal and everything the client chooses to keep will be organised and returned to the room. Hspace can help you: • Transform almost any space • Prepare your home for sale and photos
•Declutter and reorganise wardrobes etc •Prepare for downsizing from a large home •Sensitively sort through following a bereavement This system works in any room, whatever it is used for. Clients say that the results far exceed their expectations and they are thrilled with the sense of wellbeing that decluttering and reorganising brings. Contact Helen: helenc@hspace.co.uk or for more details www.hspace.co.uk Sort your space, free your mind!
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Using the ancient Chinese philosophy of life to appreciate our gardens this January Most simply, the theory of Yin and Yang describes a world being made up not of opposite and opposing forces, but an experience in life where events and things are actually connected, sometimes complimentary and more often interdependent. So Winter is not the opposite of Summer but they are two sides of the same coin that transform into each other and rely on each other. One is not bad and the other good, but that they are two experiences that we can bring ourselves into alignment with. If Life and Death are lovers, January is their secret rendezvous. Originally from Australia my first Winter in England was overwhelming. I saw everything dying around me and the light was shrinking each day. When I saw my first cherry blossom in the Spring I felt reborn! So, I realised, things die back in the Winter so that they will survive and be stronger for the next Summer. The decay we see in our gardens are forming the compost and rich soil for next year’s plant needs and the beds becoming fertile for the dormant seeds of Nigella, Nasturtiums and Marigolds. The cold season brings about the deaths of some plants that have had their time and new plants will grow into the space left behind. Plants that have lost their leaves have drawn inside themselves for protection and to conserve water before any possible freezes. The vibrant sap that plants and trees have been building up all Summer has fully descended into their roots. Indeed the only sap left in the trunk and branches of trees is higher in sugar content forming a kind of anti-freeze as the sugar syrup has a lower freezing point than water. We often want to tidy up our gardens in January but just like order and disorder were seen as interdependent in ancient China, one leading to the other and back again, so to we can see mess and cleanliness in that way. The chaos of leaves, windfalls and storm scattered twigs are vital homes to the bumble-
bee, woodlice and hibernating hedgehogs. It is not until Spring sounds its trumpets that we need to get rid of the old to help bring in the new. One quality of Yin is stillness. We can enter our garden and be affected by the quietness of life. The world spins more slowly on its axis and so can we as we move about. All our Yang efforts over Summer,
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come, giving us a clearer understanding of what we need. A fallow feeling that tells us what is most precious.
the endless stimulation of the internet and TV, can fall away and we can be awash with the silvers and blacks and deep wet browns of a garden no longer full of restless and reproductive energy. It can be a time of contemplation where we can concentrate on where we have got to in our lives and relationships, what we achieved last year and for a minute let go of future hopes and plans. It can be a time of loneliness and, if we can allow ourselves to feel this most difficult of emotions, from this place a deepening can
We can enjoy the skeleton of branches that reveal the growth history of the trees and the windy forces that bent them and the sunlight that seduced them in particular directions. The seed heads of perennials, hanging like small empty purses, robbed of their seeds by birds and squirrels and the frosts that enliven the patterns of leaves and greenhouse windows. Most of nature had gone downward. Summer’s wonderful electric expansion is a dim memory, seen in a few frozen grapes on a vine. We can prepare for Spring gently. Pruning fruit trees, also roses, grapes, figs and wisteria knowing, as we cut off Summer’s excited growth back to fat fruiting spurs, that these places will be exactly where the plant will squeeze it’s juices and form its fruits in the year ahead. And then the very first daffodil, or a burst of yellow from the spidery flowers of Witchhazel or bright
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Janus, the Roman God of Transitions and Doorways, often thought of as the origin of the word January, is a two headed deity, looking to the past and also to the future. The world is momentarily suspended, Yin and Yang is in balance, they become indivisible, our garden becomes the theatre for this ancient stillpoint.
Where to visit this January If you want to walk off those extra Xmas calories you can take a trip up to Kew Gardens. They have such a huge range of trees even in the middle of winter there is so much to see. Plus you can hang out in the cafes or Tropical Greenhouse for a warm break. They also have after-dark tours. Or visit a local forest!
Pruning. - The biggest job this month is the pruning of deciduous plants like Roses, Wysteria and fruit trees. The best way to learn proper pruning methods is to ask a professional gardener, the RHS Pruning Manuel or Youtube! If you type in “Pruning a small apple tree” you will get all sorts of well meaning gardeners showing you what they do. Choose to listen to an expert though there are different options. Try RHS first. Also make sure the apple tree looks like your one as there are different types. Sow in your greenhouse - all sorts of vegetables ready to be transplanted to your plot in Spring.
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Force your Rhubarb by placing as big a pot as you can find over the heads.
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By Chris Ennis FRICS
Here in Worthing, seagulls are no strangers! I was reminded of this only recently when on one day I had three encounters. It started badly when I went to my car only to find that it had been bombed overnight. Birdlime can be difficult to remove when it is dry, and can damage paintwork if left un-cleaned. I then went into the town and noticed gulls squabbling over the contents of a split refuse sack. The younger bird standing doggedly in the middle of the highway, giving me ‘the eye’ as if challenging my right to be on the road. Then, during the course of my inspection, I watched a potential problem being enacted in front of me. As I walked up the path of the semi-detached bungalow, I saw him on the roof…. cocky, confident, fearless. He was a large male herring gull. In the garden below my client looked up and threw his lunch up towards him. The bird sprang to action and swooped into the garden squawking his approval and thanks. Other gulls nearby joined in the bun fight, and it was evident that this was a regular ritual. I looked up to the roof and, just as I suspected, the chimney was constructed just below the roof ridge thereby forming a welcome platform for the construction of a gull’s nest. Notwithstanding the array of bird
spikes visible the chimney ‘back gutter’ was blocked with twigs, polythene and vegetation. Some of the debris had become detached and was blocking the rainwater gutters below which were evidently over flowing. I knew that the real problems would manifest themselves during the nesting season between March and September. These birds can be very aggressive and very noisy. They create mess and can be insanitary. And don’t think you can eject them from their nests…… Oh no! They are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 whereby it is an offence to interfere with an active birds’ nest. To reduce the nuisance from gulls, don’t feed them! It’s antisocial and they will keep you and your neighbours awake at night! Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call 01903 261 217 email surveyor1@talktalk.net or see: www.propdoctor.co.uk
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Chichester City Council Edited extracts of minutes of the Finance Committee held on 27th November 2018. City Boundary Signs It was recommended to Full Council that the 4 existing City Boundary Signs be replaced and 5 new City Boundary Signs be installed at a cost of £2,988.40 (excluding VAT). Market House Update The Chairman introduced David Fanchi from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors. Mr Fanchi was asked to attend the meeting to advise members on the various matters raised by Orion Developments (Southern) Ltd in connection with the Market House. The Committee considered the following options : (i) The City Council sells the Freehold to Orion Developments (Southern) Ltd (ODS) (ii) The City Council purchase ODS’s current lease It was noted that ODS could sell the Lease to a third party; this would be a decision for them to take. Any new owner would have to agree to the Letting Strategy and other requirements. It was proposed, seconded and resolved that Options (i) and (ii) were not supported by the Committee. It was further resolved that Officers investigate all aspects of action required by the Council if the Lease is sold to a third party, including obtaining expert
assistance with due diligence. Discretionary Grant Budget The Committee were reminded that the Discretionary Grant Budget 2018/2019 was allocated, in full, at the July 2018 meeting of the Community Affairs Committee. The February 2019 meeting of the Committee that would customarily deal with the allocation of the unexpended balance had been cancelled and this had been displayed on the City Council’s website. However, representation had been received from the Festival of Chichester expressing their disappointment that 2018/2019 budget had already been expended and that their Discretionary Grant application would not now be considered. It was resolved that a meeting of the Community Affairs Committee be held on Monday 1 April 2019 (i.e. in the new financial year) to discussed Discretionary Grant Applications. 2019/20 Budget Recommended to Full Council that the City Council’s Budget for 2019/2020 be £782,530 resulting in a Precept Demand of £574,867 and a Band D Council Tax Payment of £52.48 (an increase of 5p per week); an overall increase of 5.47% increase on the Precept; www.chichestercity.gov.uk
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