Sussex Local - Findon - January 2019

January 2019

SUSSEX LOCAL

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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LITTLE LIFE SAVERS Lifesaving training for children

WIN TICKETS!

The Big Jive ‘All-Dayer’

HISTORY

Burglaries in Findon

HEALTH

GARDENS

Yin & Yang

NEWS

Community, Council Charity, Schools

New Year Resolutions

PLUS

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

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January 2019 Cover image Windlesham House School www.windlesham.com

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 Findon edition is packed with features. The What’s On guide (pages 4 -13) has plenty of local events with many more to be found on our website. Our Parish Council coverage starts page 48, with school news on page 43. For other local updates please see our Charity & Community pages starting on page 20.

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.

Our prize competition this month is a must for dance fans. We have a pair of tickets to be won for a whole 12 hours of non-stop jumpin’ with the best of jive, rhythm & blues, boogie and swing! See page 14

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Win a pair of tickets to The Big Jive All-Dayer Saturday 23rd February at Worthing Assembly Hall DJs are Claire Voodoo Doll Austin, Mr Jinx and Terry Elliott’s Sentimental Journey. As usual, there will be clothes stalls and a bar and food available all day.

There is a group discount rate for 10+ tickets bought together for £25 each after 1st October.

On the door, tickets will be £30 or £28 concessions.

See more at worthingtheatres.co.uk/show/the-bigjive-all-dayer

Win two tickets to The Big Jive All-Dayer 12 hours of non-stop jumpin’ with the best of jive, rhythm & blues, boogie and swing! For the 7th year at Worthing Assembly Hall, welcome to the Big Jive All-Dayer!

The band’s joining hosts, The Jive Aces this year are Si Cranstoun and his band, Sister Suzie and the Right Band, J.G. and the Ultimates, and Dylan Kirk & the Killers.

To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How many hours does the “All-Dayer” run for? a) 5 b) 12 c) 24 Send your answer and contact details to: The Big Jive All Dayer Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st January 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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16 History

Burglary at Findon School 184 years ago

By Valerie Martin In years gone by Findon was the unfortunate victim of an infestation of beggars and experts at poaching and promiscuous foraging. Often these renegades from society were better fed and happier than many hard-working villagers carrying out their occupations as agricultural labourers.

Many beggars procured donkeys to carry their belongings, cooking utensils and sometimes even a tent with which they would encamp on one or other of the many strips of waste land at the roadside in the countryside. They were a great nuisance and would put their foot in the doorway of a private house, and by threats obtain their needs.

One winter’s morning 184 years ago, the Gun Inn narrowly missed being burgled. I know the actual date and it was Sunday the 11th January, 1835 when an unpleasant robbery was committed right in the centre of Findon. It happened while the Morning Service at St. John the Baptist was being conducted at the church some distance away. I suspect that the thief deduced that the villagers would be absent from their dwellings at this time on a Sabbath.

Rear view of the school in 1912

He next lingered on the left hand side of the road at the school where the establishment at this time catered for thirty-one boys and fifty-six girls.

It was here that the raider proceeded to enter by an insecure window and being undisturbed he rummaged around making a thorough search of the School House.

An obviously dubious character was first noticed persistently knocking at the back entrance of the private property at the foot of School Hill now known as the Village House Hotel.

When the knocking was not answered, he was observed suspiciously bending down and having the audacity to peer through the keyhole. Finally he placed his ear to the door to listen if he could hear any movement within.

Something seems to have deterred the snooper because he suddenly purposefully walked up School Hill and skirted the premises of the Gun Inn (perhaps the inn showed too much sign of activity to be trespassed).

School Hill in the early 1900s.

He stole watches and slipped them into his pocket and also parcelled up items of clothing belonging to the Master and Mistress of the school. As silently as he had come, he then left with his booty. Unfortunately for him, he was spotted departing with his questionably large packages of goods.

The Village House in 1939 - a private residence

The intruder promptly made off in all haste to the top of School Hill and over Long Furlong heading westwards. Whether this particular beggar had a donkey is now not known as the details of the story are lost in the mists of time. But it IS known that he was hotly pursued by some of the angry villagers. After a desperate chase he was finally apprehended and taken into custody at nearby Arundel.

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Local Walks - January All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Tue 1

11:00am Health Centre, Steyning Meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ Wed 2 10:00am Henfield Byways Meet Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN. Lovely walk around the twittens, ginnells and snickets Fri 4 11:00am Southwater Meet in car park of the Country Park, RH13 9UN) Sat 5 2:00pm Under the Downs Meet at Storrington Rec. Ground Car Park RH20 4BG Sun 6 10:00am Kings Building and Houghton Forest Meet at the car park just off Whiteways roundabout Tue 8 9:30am Buchan Country Park Meet in the car park off Horsham Road, RH11 9HQ Thu 10 7:00pm Ron’s Evening Walks For experienced walkers over difficult terrain. Very social walk that usually ending in a pub Sat 12 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Sat 12 2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington Meet at West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ. A lovely varied walk around West Chiltington.

Sun 13 10:00am Hareswith Meet at Storrington Rec. Ground car park, RH20 4BG. Explore the unspoilt fields and meadows of Fryern Park Mon 14 10:00am Pulborough Brooks Meet in overspill car park at Pulborough Wild Brooks visitor centre at Wigginholt Tue 15 10:00am Warnham Meet at Village Hall car park in Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Wed 16 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk Meet Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4BG Sat 19 2:00pm Parham Glider Field Meet Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4BG Sat 26 2:00pm Kithurst South Circular Meet at Kithurst Hill car park Sun 27 2:00pm Washington Common & Rowdell Meet Old London Rd, Washington RH20 3BN Wed 30 10:00am Henfield Byways Meet Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Thu 31 10:00am Barns Green going South Meet in car park above Barns Green Village Hall, RH13 0PT

2 miles 75 mins Jacky 01903 815543 2-3 miles 1 hr Anne 01273 493671 2.6 miles 75 mins Alex 01403 273751 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Mick 01903 745971 4.3 miles 1 hr 45 mins Mick 01903 745971 3 miles 1 hr Emmy 01403 255517 5-6 miles 3 hrs

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Ron 07933 106663 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Ann 01903 297553 3.8 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Mick 01903 745971 3.9 miles 1.5 hrs

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Irene 01403 783637 2+ miles 60 - 90 mins Emmy 01403 255517 2.5 miles 90 mins Mick 01903 745971 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Mick 01903 745971 3 miles 1 hr 30 mins Mick 01903 745971 3.5 miles 1 hr 30 mins Mick 01903 745971 2-3 miles 1 hr Anne 01273 493671 5 miles 2.5 hrs Lynne 01403 268157

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Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Wed 9 Sun 13 Sun 20

10:00am Lord’s Piece Meet at Lord’s Piece car park 10:30am Ardingly Meet in car park at Ardingly Resevoir 10:30am Henfield Meet in Henfield Library car park, Bishop's Close, Henfield

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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

SUSSEX 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.”

We welcome your charity & community notices and reader letters which we publish free of charge. Please email info@sussexlocal.net. Events to our website www.sussexlocal.net

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Is 2019 your year to volunteer?

Reader response to Findon History

St Barnabas House hospice is opening up its doors and inviting anyone who is looking for a rewarding volunteering experience to come along to an informal volunteer recruitment open day on Friday 18 January.

Dear Valerie, Your December 2018 article reminded me of a frightening experience recounted by one of my aunts which, although not local, might amuse you.

She lived in a remote rambling Regency house in Kent. One night, alone in the house, she was woken by a peculiar tapping noise very nearby in the bedroom. She switched on the bedside light but saw nothing unusual. She switched off the light and settled down again to sleep. The tapping, rattling noise resumed and she again switched on the light – nothing. On the third recurrence she spotted a mouse scurrying away from her false teeth which were in a glass on the bedside table and which it had caused to chatter together!

Her stepfather, my grandfather, used to tell his children and grandchildren very realistic ghost stories and went to extraordinary lengths to make them more scary by rigged up elaborate arrangements with bits of cotton to make ornaments move behind him as he talked. So my aunt was highly susceptible to the potential for hauntings. Of course, I do not believe in ghosts. They don’t exist do they? Best regards, James

The charity prides itself on being able to offer a wide range of volunteer roles to suit all ages, skills and interests. Roles include Community Companions who visit patients in their own homes; volunteers who serve meals in the Day Hospice or greet visitors on reception in the In-patient Unit; drivers who collect and drop off patients to the hospice; Family Services Visitors who offer bereavement support; and nonpatient facing volunteer roles such as administration, fundraising event support, maintenance and gardening.

If you want to make a difference in your local community, drop in to the St Barnabas volunteer recruitment open day at the hospice on Titnore Lane, Worthing, between 10am and 3pm on Friday 18 January. For more information about volunteering you can call 01903 706315, email volunteers@stbh.org.uk or visit www.stbh.org.uk/volunteering

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Domestic Abuse Funding Victims of domestic abuse across Sussex are set to receive greater support after Adur & Worthing Councils secured a government grant of more than £400,000. The funding, which covers the next two years, will see the Councils work with other local authorities and charity Safe in Sussex to ensure no survivor of domestic abuse is turned away from the support they need to start their new life.

Central to the work will be a county wide outreach service to support those in need, particularly in rural areas. A specialist worker will also be hired to increase access to support for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women. It will also pay for additional experienced staff in a refuge meaning more victims can receive practical and emotional support in a safe place as they rebuild a life free from abuse.

Ministers say the £22 million pot will ensure thousands of survivors have access to the help they need, when they need it.

Housing Minister Heather Wheeler MP said: “Domestic abuse is a devastating crime, which shatters the lives of survivors and their families. It is our duty to ensure survivors can seek help by providing the support they need to restart their lives.

“Through providing specialist accommodation and access to employment, this fund will make sure local authorities and charities can provide a strong safety net for anyone facing the threat of abuse in their own home. www.safeinsussex.org

Councillor David Simmons, Adur District Council’s Executive Member for Health & Wellbeing, said: “Domestic abuse is an evil across our communities, and this funding is a national acknowledgement that more needs to be done to support victims and help them rebuild shattered lives. Through our community safety partnership, we will do our best to make this money count in continuing to tackle domestic abuse at grassroots level.”

Pension Redundancy

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Imagine if you’ve got yourself a job that is guaranteed to last for life where you didn’t actually have to turn up to work. You’ve done such a good job negotiating that your spouse will continue to receive a proportion of your pay when you die.

The only catch is the job doesn’t start for a few years. Although this may sound like a fantasy but it is basically another way of looking at a defined benefit (often known as final salary) pension scheme.

Now imagine a new financial director has taken over and realises from his perspective what a bad deal this is for the company. If it were a normal employee in this position they may be offered voluntary redundancy. In pension terms this is known as a transfer value (CETV).

It is an offer of a lump sum payment to a personal pension by the company’s pension scheme in lieu of your normal rights under that scheme.

Whether or not you should take the CETV depends on its value compared to what you are giving up and your circumstances. You need to look at the value of the benefits you are giving up compared to the lump sum

on offer, in much the same way as you would with the offer of voluntary redundancy from employment. Of course, with the CETV you haven’t got to consider your employability elsewhere.

I sometimes hear people say that their old scheme is really good or really bad and they let that influence their decision as to whether to accept a CETV. If a scheme is really good, then it should be reflected in a really good CETV and vice versa.

To continue the voluntary redundancy analogy, you would expect someone in a higher paying job to have a higher payment than someone in a lower paying job. Whether they should take it or not will depend on their circumstances.

When people look back at their working lives redundancy is often seen as the best or worse thing that happened to them. In much the same way taking a CETV can be the best or the worst retirement planning decision you can make.

For more details visit www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call 01903 821010

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Conservation students

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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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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Unregulated Will Writers

by Emma Wells MIPW Will Writer Statistically speaking more than half of the people reading this have yet to make their Will or arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).

Yet, 100% of us are going die and 1 in 4 of us will lose mental capacity at some point in our lives.

In Worthing there are many solicitors (all of which will be SRA members) and a few Will Writers. There is only one company who are members of the Institute of Professional Willwriters – Nsure Estate Planning Services. In 2011 the Legal Services Board asked the Legal Service Consumer panel to examine the Will writing market. This examination was backed by The Law Society and the investigation compared solicitors against members of The Institute of Professional Willwriters. The outcome of the investigation was that there was absolutely no difference between the quality of Wills written by Institute of Professional Willwriters’ members versus members of the Law society – not a single percentage difference.

What this means for you as a consumer is that if you use Nsure or a solicitor you have the assurance that the person writing your Will is qualified to do so. They will have public liability insurance, will be DBS checked and in my case undergo many hours of CPD

every year. If you use anyone else, you have none of these crucial benefits.

I often see on social media people tempted by local Will Writers offering cheapy Wills at £75 a pop or firms claiming that they can put your house in a trust to escape care home fees. The questions that I would always ask someone who is tempted by companies like this are these; Why do you think they have made the choice to work without being regulated?

Is there a reason as to why they wouldn’t meet the Institute of Professional Will writers’ criteria?

Why would a reputable business not want to give their clients all the security they could?

Do you not think the local authority is wise to such trusts?

In my mind there can be no good answer and I would ask you to think long and hard before instructing any of them to draft something as important as your Will or arrange your Lasting Power of Attorney for you or part with your hard-earned cash. For more information on making your Will or Lasting Power of Attorney please contact me on 01903 821010 or via email emma.wells@nsure.co.uk.

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Prize Crossword

Win a ÂŁ10 Marks & Spencer voucher

Findon January 2019 November 2018 answer below:

Winner: Molly Stooks from Findon.

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Paws for thought Owning a cat A Happy New Year to all pet owners.

Taking the decision to own a cat should not be taken lightly. Here are some things to consider.

Dr Imogen Wainwright-Jones Vaccination offers the most effective way of protecting your cat against disease. Many of the most serious infectious diseases represent a potentially significant threat to your pet’s health.

The introduction to a new home can be very stressful for a kitten, so make sure you give plenty of reassurance and time to adjust to the new surroundings. Keep all the windows and doors closed, and make sure the kitten has a refuge or ‘bolt hole’ to escape to if necessary. Other pets should be introduced gradually under controlled conditions to avoid conflict.

Kittens should not be allowed outside until at least a week after completing the primary vaccination course. On the first few trips outside, it’s best to accompany your kitten to allow it to explore safely.

One very common misconception amongst cat owners is that feeding their cat more will prevent hunting behaviour. In fact the motivation to hunt has

absolutely nothing to do with hunger and the cat’s natural instinct is to catch prey when the opportunity presents itself. Play is a vital outlet for feline hunting behaviour.

Grooming can be an enjoyable experience for your cat and helps to develop the bond between cat and owner.

Grooming removes dead and loose hair, helping to prevent furballs from developing. It also gives you a chance to carefully check your cat’s coat, eyes, ears and claws regularly so you can spot any potential problems early.

Cats can be affected by about 8 different species of worm in the UK, with roundworms and tapeworms being the most common. They can also be affected by fleas, ticks and mites from a very young age. All cats require regular worming and flea and tick treatment to help keep them healthy.

Cats’ nutritional requirements change over time. The easiest way to meet these requirements is to use a good quality complete diet from a reputable manufacturer. Meat is an essential part of the cat’s diet since cats have a requirement for certain amino acids only found in animal protein.

Crossways Veterinary Group, Findon Road Findon Valley, School Hill Storrington & High Street Steyning 01903 877325 www.crosswaysvets.co.uk

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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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January tasks

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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Seagulls

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

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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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Findon Vale School Fire engine visit Early Years children at Vale School, Findon recently had an exciting visit from Worthing’s Fire & Rescue Service. Children found out about the role of a firefighter and the different parts of their job, including fire fighting, rescue operations, road traffic accidents and home safety. We learnt about the importance of having a fire alarm in your house and making sure you test it on ‘Check it Tuesday’.

The fire service explained what do to if there was a fire in your house. ‘Get out, stay out and call 999’ and they also told us never to touch lighters or matches.

‘Matches, lighters never touch, they can hurt us very much.’

One of our teachers got to dress up as a firefighter so we could see what they wear and why they wear it. Fire fighters have one and a half minutes from when the bell goes at the Fire Station to be in their engine, so they have to change very quickly! They keep their trousers on their boots to help them be quick!

We were lucky enough to have the chance to explore the fire engine. We listened to the sirens and the different sounds they

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make. They were very loud! We found out about all the equipment on board the engine and what it is used for. The engine holds 1800l of water and would run for approximately nine minutes if two hoses were being used. We had the opportunity to spray the hose and we found out how powerful it was!

We had a great morning and we really enjoyed learning all about being a firefighter. Thank you to Worthing’s Fire & Rescue Service.

Vale School, Vale Avenue, Findon Valley. 01903 872 322. More information at www.vale.w-sussex.sch.uk

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A record breaking year

By Ivan Lyons, MD Investment Solutions, Worthing With the company reaching its 30th Anniversary, 2018 was a record-breaking year for the Chartered Independent Financial Advice firm – Investment Solutions with assets under management now exceeding £400M. The firm is firmly one of the largest independent financial advisor practises in Sussex, providing individual and bespoke advice to its clients in Sussex and further afield. A delighted Ivan Lyons, Managing Director explained: “Our success is down to the quality of our staff and to providing good-old fashioned advice” The company won a number of awards of late, including:

New Model Advisor “Top 100 IFA 2018” In commenting as to inclusion within the Top 100 IFA firms within the country for the third year running, the judges commented: “A strong growth over the past 3 years, with assets under management increasing from £220M (2015) to £400M (2018) were found to be impressive, as well as the company investment process, client returns and the financial strength of the organisation”.

Citywire – Shortlisted IFA Firm “South East England” 2018 and 2017 The company has been recognised as one of the Top 5 IFA practises by Citywire within the South East of England Most rated IFA Firm in Sussex via Vouchedfor VouchedFor is an independent service that allows the public to find, rate and review their IFA. Investment Solutions and its advisors continue to be rated impressively.

Ivan commented to The Times, “at Investment Solutions, we don’t just promise a good service” he said “we guarantee it, whether a client is seeking to make their first investment into an ISA (for instance) or requires investment or pension advice on larger portfolios of £500k plus”.

If it has been a little while since you reviewed your finances – why not make a financial planning wealth check as your New Year’s resolution?

Our initial meeting is at our cost.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Contact Investment Solutions: Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QT. 01903 214640 or send an email to Ivan at: ilyons@graftonhouse.net or visit www.investment-solutions.co.uk Twitter: @investment_sols

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Why is January known as Divorce month?

By Karen Fleming, Fleming & Co A lot of divorce petitions hit the courts in the New Year.

Why is this? Well there are many reasons for divorcing. Some of these include one party wishing to be with someone else, the discovery of an affair and the person having the affair being told to leave, the shock discovery of a secret life (e.g. drugs/gambling), violence, with the victim finally breaking free, or perhaps simply no longer being in love.

There are many possible reasons, but the actual timing of divorce appears often to be linked with one of the following: Firstly, couples with children report that they often feel that they should hold everything together through the summer months and school holidays/family holidays, not disrupting the holidays with a messy divorce. Carrying on in this way, will often mean that couples will announce their divorce in January, just following New Year. Of course, not every couple is conscientiously waiting for the holidays to pass before they get a divorce. The holiday period has been proven to be the most stressful period of the year, not just emotionally, but financially. Many couples, who are already on the rocks, simply feel they absolutely cannot make it through another holiday.

The second reason is due to the feeling that, for many, the New Year holds new opportunities and may be just the reminder someone needs to get their life in order. Some people may decide that their New Year's Resolution is to get out of an unhealthy marriage. Some may have got swept up in the Christmas pretty lights, joyous music, and surplus merriment and they really hope, intend and believe they can really try to make their relationship work, but once the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, the realisation that it’s actually over, and they do not want to face another year, hits them.

So, the above suggests why January is often a ‘popular’ month to go to the divorce solicitor. Divorces take place all through the year, but January is a traditionally busy period. Also, I suppose, Christmas and the New Year, should be such a lovely exciting time of year, and if one or both in the marriage are miserable, then the contrast on how you should feel and how you do feel, is highlighted.

The important thing to realise is no matter how sad you are at times, it will get better and so will you.

Karen Fleming. Visit www.flemingandco.co.uk, contact karen.fleming@flemingandco.co.uk or 01903 446698

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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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Findon Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 29th October 2018.

Public Question Time Kim Fessey, Manager, Findon Village Pre-School updated Councillors regarding the funding position and explained that the Pre-School was unable to meet many of the funding schemes criteria regarding ‘community use’ for a replacement building. The PreSchool Committee was therefore considering a full refurbishment of the existing building as an alternative to the replacement building. She added that the main joists and foundations were reasonably solid.

The refurbishment was likely to cost £80-100k subject to estimates. Just over £20k had already been raised towards the replacement project and FPC were asked if they could provide any financial assistance.

The Chairman recommended that all interested parties in the replacement building project needed to be made aware of and agree to the Pre-School change of direction before this could be considered.

Request to purchase land adjacent to Pond Green Councillors had reviewed the request from Mr Collard and the background correspondence (as previously circulated). Cllr Carr advised that the circumstances had not changed since his original request to FPC in February 2018 was turned down as Pond Green had been transferred to FPC for the express use as an

SUSSEX LOCAL asset for the community, and was designated as a Local Green Space in the Findon Neighbourhood Development Plan and policies. Mr Collard was advised that his proposal could be included as part of the 3-5 year Strategic Plan being developed for public consultation. At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr Collard felt that his proposal would improve what he considered to be a redundant parcel of lane by his property and reduce anti-social behaviour. He also mentioned that condition of the adjoining flint wall.

Traffic, Environment, People (TEP) The Chairman invited David Hutchison to introduce the item. It was reported that although WSCC Highways had previously confirmed that speed loops had been requested for the end of September 2018 regarding the A24 speed survey, they had not yet been put in place and no new dates were available.

Xmas lighting 2018 Reference was made to the report from Jan Mackerell (as previously circulated) and noted. Comment was made that the annual event was going from strength to strength and the Xmas Lights team should be congratulated. www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk

Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) Residents’ Surgery - Saturday 5th January 10am – 12 noon in the library.

Get Safe Online Awareness of common types of fraud can be a big help in preventing everyone from becoming victims of such crimes, which sadly continue to increase nationally. FVRA is working with West Sussex County Council on initiatives to help increase awareness, particularly for residents of Findon Valley, and leaflets "Get Safe Online" and "Dealing with Scams/ Doorstep Callers" produced by the County Council and the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, give some very useful advice and tips.

Do please take a few minutes to read these, and share with family and friends. Printed copies of "Get Safe Online" are available at Findon Valley Library.

Community Garden The planters are gradually being adopted from within the community. We are still looking for volunteers for weeding and tidying and to cut the grass on a regular basis. Contact Maggie Winter on 01903 263038 or email chairman@findonvalley.org

FVRA 2019 Calendar The 2019 Findon Valley calendar is still on sale at the Post Office. It is also available at Curtis Estate Agent and Keen & Betts Garage who are our joint sponsors.

All proceeds will be donated to Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. The photographs have been taken in and around Findon Valley by local residents.

Please do support this worthwhile cause.

Airborne pollution Airborne pollution from idling car engines causes significant health risks, with children being especially vulnerable. Did you know? Leaving your car engine running when you're parked created 20 times more pollution than driving at 30mph. As a result of an FVRA initiative support by the school council Children from The Vale School are addressing this issue by creating posters, displayed around the school entrance, reminding people to 'cut their engines.'

Annual Subscriptions We would ask that all members who have set up a Standing Order to pay their annual subscription to check that the SO has been updated to reflect last year’s subscription increase and that the payment date is prior to March 31st as the road collectors sheets are printed at the beginning of April. www.findonvalley.org

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