Sussex Local Magazine - Southwater DECEMBER 2022

HELLO!

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What’s On - December 2022

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CHRISTMAS EVENTS

1st Dec 2nd Jan 9:00 AM The Nutcracker Christmas Trail Follow the trail and discover the names of the 11 Nutcracker Kings guarding the city of Chichester PO19 1LQ Chichester BID office@chichesterbid.co.uk www.chichesterbid.co.uk/christmas

1st, 8th & 15th Dec 10:00 AM Needlefelting

Christmas Decorations A WEA online adult education class in 7 sessions, with tutor Valerie Evans. Course ref 3748118 Online on Zoom 47.6 / concessions Catherine chichester.branch@wea.ac.uk www.wea.org.uk/ 1st Dec 2nd Jan 10:30 AM Tree Mendous Christmas Explore Petworth House to see Christmas trees taking centre stage this season. Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth 02/12/2022 10:00 AM Squire's Garden Centres

Christmas Wreath Masterclass Come along and create a traditional Christmas wreath in a seasonal masterclass at Squire's Garden Centre Washington RH20 3BP £35 wash.shop@squiresgardencentres.co.uk 01252 333671 www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk/ shop/customer events/groupid/5411/day/2/ month/12/year/2022.html

3rd, 10th & 17th Dec 12:00 PM Santa's Grotto Visit Father Christmas this December, every child will receive a gift. Arundel Museum BN18 9PA £5 David office@arundelmuseum.org

03/12/2022 7:00 PM GLORIA A Celebration of Christmas Bersted Community Choir, Christmas Quartet & Southdowns Concert Band perform a Christmas Concert St. Wildrid’s Church Bognor Regis PO21 2SG £10 connect@berstedarts.com www.berstedarts.com

04/12/2022 10:30 AM Tree Dressing at the Weald & Downland Museum A magical Tree Dressing event for all the family. Weald & Downland Living Museum PO18 0EU 01243 811363 office@wealddown.co.uk www.wealddown.co.uk/events/tree dressing 2/ 04/12/2022 7:00 PM Evening of Christmas carols Join Sandgate Singers for an evening of carols and refreshments. All are welcome. Our Lady of England Church Storrington RH20 4LW £12 / under 16s free Sandgate Singers johnandsylvi@btinternet.com

5th 10th Dec 7:30 PM Christmas Concerts at Chichester Festival Theatre The Band of HM Royal Marines Collingwood and Chichester Cathedral Choir with Christmas music Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP From £10 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

06/12/2022 2:00 PM Regis Centre 2 O'Clock Club Xmas Show 2 O'clock Club Xmas Show. Studio 1, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £6 / discounts for children and £4.50 for 'friends' Hazel Latus 01243 867676 hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

9th 11th Dec 1:00 PM Cowfold Christmas Tree Festival St Peter's Church, Cowfold RH13 8BW will be filled with Christmas trees! £5 Friday, £2 Saturday & Sunday Helen Stanfield 01403 865038 hstanfield4@gmail.com

09/12/2022 7:30 PM 'Christmas Concert' A show of musical theatre hits together with festive songs & treats. Studio 1, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £10 Hazel alexandratheatre.co.uk hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676

10/12/2022 10:30 AM Dear Santa A Christmas show for ages 2 7, who can meet Santa in his grotto as well. Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP £16 / half price under 16s box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk

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COULD ALCOHOL BE AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH?

Find out how risky your drinking is, access personalised advice online and find out where you can get support in West Sussex.

Take the 2 minute alcohol test today at DrinkCoach.org.uk Its free, quick and confidential.

DrinkCoach also offers a free app to track and change your drinking, as well as

professional, convenient and confidential one-to-one coaching via Skype, at a time to suit you. This service is free to those who live or work in West Sussex and want to change their drinking habits.

Take the alcohol test at drinkcoach.org.uk

10th 23rd Dec 10:30 AM Green

Father Christmas This December the Weald & Downland are welcoming a very special guest Green Father Christmas. Weald & Downland Living Museum PO18 0EU 01243 811363 office@wealddown.co.uk www.wealddown.co.uk/events/meet green father christmas/

10/12/2022 11:00 AM The Nutcracker

Experience Day Go on a free Nutcracker adventure across the city of Chichester PO19 1LQ Chichester BID office@chichesterbid.co.uk www.chichesterbid.co.uk/christmas

12/12/2022 1:00 PM 4Sight Vision Support

Christmas Concert with Seaford College Chapel Choir. St Mary de Haura Church Shoreham BN43 5DQ £5 Fundraising Team 01243 828555 fundraising@4sight.org.uk www.4sight.org.uk/ fundraising events/

13th 17th Dec 10:00 AM Space to Make Festive

Tech Workshop This festive season get creative with tech to craft & personalise your own gifts at Colonnade House, Worthing BN11 3DH Paula Tollett 01903 221142 paula.tollett@adur worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/

14/12/2022 6:30 PM Let Christmas Begin

Community Carols A Community Christmas Carol Evening on behalf of The Mary How Trust St Marys Church Pulborough RH20 1AF Lynda Vowles 01798 877640 www.maryhowtrust.org lynda.vowles@maryhowtrust.org

15/12/2022 6:30 PM Carol Service

Chanctonbury Lions Club in conjunction with local churches are holding a Carol Service The Square Storrington RH20 4DJ Phil Abbott 07503 219499 pkabbott1@tiscali.co.uk

15/12/2022 7:30 PM The Midhurst Society

Christmas event The Siena Singers entertain for Christmas South Downs Memorial Hall GU29 9DH £3 Tina Litchfield 01730 816542 tms@tinagavin.com www.midhurstsociety.org.uk

17/12/2022 9:00 AM Chichester Festive Family Day Enjoy a line up of music and entertainment to keep Christmas Spirits High in Chichester City Centre PO19 1LQ office@chichesterbid.co.uk www.chichesterbid.co.uk/christmas

17/12/2022 10:00 AM Willow wreath making workshop Get crafty with nature at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 members and £25.50 Non members Lydia 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk events.rspb.org.uk/events/25302

21/12/2022 6:00 PM Petworth Late: Tree mendous Christmas Winter Solstice See the Christmas display in Petworth House out of hours on this winter solstice. Petworth House and Park GU28 9LR 01798 342207 petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

03/12/2022 10:30 AM Parkinson's Support Group 1st Saturday every month support group for people with Parkinson's Washington Village Memorial Hall RH20 4AP £2 Gillian Chard 01903 746871 gillian.chard@btinternet.com

3rd Dec & 3rd Jan 6:45 PM Comic book club looking at graphic novels aimed at adults including literary adaptations, biography, history, journalism, travelogue, memoir, politics etc Private house Barnham PO22 0EF Paul paulw21erin@gmail.com 05/12/2022 8:00 PM Felpham Singles Social Club Social club for widowed, single or divorced of mature age. The George Inn Bognor Regis PO22 7PL Anne Cook 01243 821530 anniecook555@yahoo.co.uk www.felphamsingles.yolasite.com 06/12/2022 2:00 PM Windows 11 What's New? Pulborough Computer Club Pulborough Village Hall RH20 1LP Members £2 Guests £3 Chrissie chrissie@wisborough.com www.pcclub.org.uk 12/12/2022 7:30 PM Pulborough Meadows WI December Meeting A Talk by Katherine Minchin on Christmas Miscellany. A Quiz and Seasonal Refreshments. Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Mary Walker mary.walker50@gmail.com 14/12/2022 7:30 AM Sullington Windmills WI December meeting Sullington Parish Hall RH20 3PP Erika Brichta 01903 742039 erikabrichta@hotmail.co.uk 17/12/2022 10:00 AM Sew What? Stitch Club A small and friendly, independent group run one Saturday morning a month for children aged 8 16. The Marriott Scout Hall Goring BN12 4NR £5 Liz Moon 07912 303367 yeworthing2000@gmail.com

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04/01/2023 8:00 PM Felpham

Singles Social

Club Monthly social club for single, widowed or divorced of mature age. The George Inn PO22 7PL Anne Cook anniecook555@yahoo.com www.felphamsingles@yolasite.com

COURSES & TUITION

04/12/2022 11:00

AM Nature photography safari This workshop is designed for people who are looking for opportunities to photograph nature RSPB

Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £48.50 members / £60.50 non members Lydia 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks

09/12/2022 9:30 AM Birding for beginners

Winter Wetlands Learn a little more about winter visitors at RSPB Pulborough Brooks RH20 2EL £20.50 for members and £25.50 for Non members Lydia Fletcher 01798 875851 lydia.fletcher@rspb.co.uk events.rspb.org.uk/ pulboroughbrooks

EXHIBITIONS

01/12/2022 10:00 AM ‘Mavericks: gone AWOL’ A joint exhibition by Chris Dawson and Teresa two artists who share a tendency to break the rules and reinvent the traditions of painting and sculpting Martin Shoreham Art Gallery BN43 5WA shoreham.gallery@gmail.com 01273 272063 www.shorehamgallery.co.uk

1st 4th Dec 10:00 AM Elizabeth Mienert, Worthing Elizabeth's exhibition features watercolour sketches taken directly from her travel sketchbooks Colonnade House BN11 3DH Paula paula.tollett@adur worthing.gov.uk 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/elizabeth mienert musing and meandering/ 13 24th Dec 10:00 AM A Festive Winter Pop Up Discover local art at the Festive Winter Pop Up at Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH 01903 221142 Paula: paula.tollett@adur worthing.gov.uk colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/a festive winter pop up More events on www.sussexlocal.net please contact event organisers to check for changes

20/12/2022 10:00 AM Walter

Wall: Fragments

2 Local artist, Walter Wall is back with this latest collection of work at Colonnade House Worthing BN11 3DH paula.tollett@adur worthing.gov.uk 01903 221142 colonnadehouse.co.uk

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

1st 31st Dec 4:15 PM

Christmas At Cowdray A magical mile long light art trail set in the grounds of the Cowdray Estate GU29 9AL £22 hello@lightuptrails.com lightuptrails.com

1st Dec 1st Jan 4:30 PM Glow Wild at Wakehurst

The enchanting winter lantern trail is back at Kew gardens, Wakehurst Haywards Heath RH17 6TN From £14 / Children from £11 Under 4's free. glowwild@kew.org www.kew.org/wakehurst 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th & 18th Dec 9:00 AM EDGE Cracking Christmas Pop Ups Find pop up stalls from over 13 different Sussex makers at Edgcumbes Tea & Coffee Arundel BN18 0DF Molly 01243 555755 hello@edgcumbes.co.uk www.edgcumbes.co.uk

17/12/2022 9:00 AM Chichester Festive Family Day Enjoy a line up of music and entertainment to keep Christmas Spirits High in Chichester City Centre PO19 1LQ office@chichesterbid.co.uk www.chichesterbid.co.uk/christmas 26/12/2022 11:00 AM Morris Dancing and Mummers Play with Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men On Boxing Day there will be Morris Dancing and a performance of the ancient Steyning Mummers Play at The Castle Inn in Bramber (BN44 3WE) and then at the Frankland Arms in Washington (RH20 4AL) at 12.30pm Les Blows 07947 014630 lesliegblows@gmail.com

FILM

08/12/2022 7:00 PM Worthing Twinning Association foreign Film Evening The third foreign film in a series of alternating classics. West Worthing Baptist Church BN147LU £5 Christopher c.doidge@btinternet.com 13/12/2022 7:30 PM Rotary Film Night. Downton Abbey A New Era Starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery. Bar + Raffle Sullington Village Hall RH20 3PP £5 Ken 01903 740745 kandjcoll@btinternet.com

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HEALTH & FITNESS

1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th Dec 9:30 AM Weekly Yoga Classes in Ashington with Manna Yoga Small, friendly personal Yoga Classes in Ashington Scout Hut RH20 3JX £9 per class Manna Bates 04477 98616821 mariannebates_@hotmail.com

5th & 12th 11:45 AM Wellness Yoga in Bury New Yoga Classes in Bury Village Hall RH20 1PA Wellness Yoga wellnessyoga332@gmail.com

HORSERACING

12/12/2022 10:30 AM Festive Raceday at Plumpton Seven horse races and Christmas fun Plumpton Racecourse BN7 3AL £16 01273 890383 racing@plumptonracecourse.co.uk www.plumptonracecourse.co.uk/events/ goodwin racing christmas raceday/ 20/12/2022 10:30 AM Festive Fun Raceday in Plumpton Seven horse races and festive fun Plumpton Racecourse BN7 3AL £16 01273 890383 plumptonracecourse.co.uk/events/ festive fun raceday

02/01/2023 10:15 AM Sussex National Raceday Enjoy the historic Sussex National. 7 races, live music, food & drink, Plumpton Racecourse BN7 3AL £17 01273 890383 racing@plumptonracecourse.co.uk www.plumptonracecourse.co.uk/events/ goodwin racing sussex national raceday/ MUSIC

02/12/2022 7:30 PM 60 Minutes of Classical Music A monthly 60 minute concert in Studio 1. Studio 1, Regis Centre PO21 1BN £6.50 Hazel hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676 www.alexandratheatre.co.uk 08/12/2022 7:00 PM Blues rock artist Chanel McGregor and band tour vocalist and guitarist Chanel McGregor and her three piece band will perform at The Factory Live Worthing BN14 8BX From £16 Stephen sheldrakepr@gmail.com 07412 237772 www.thefactorylive.co.uk 15/12/2022 7:30 PM Dixieland/Trad Jazz Evening of Dixieland and Traditional Jazz with the Featherstone Jazz Four. DRNK Coffee House, Lancing Manor Leisure Estate BN15 0PH Derek 01903 249900 dglittle@ntlworld.com

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17/12/2022 6:00 PM Leconfield Singers

Featuring ‘Little Jazz Mass’ by Bob Chilcott and other Christmas Carols St Mary’s Church Petworth GU28 OAE £10 £20 (under 18s half price) Ruth treasurer@leconfieldsingers.co.uk www.leconfieldsingers.co.uk/events

SALES & MARKETS

3rd 23rd Dec 9:00 AM Chichester Christmas Market

A 21 day Christmas Market offers an array of festive stands, gifts, food, drink & more Chichester City Centre PO19 1LQ 01243 641306 info@woodlandcrafts.co.uk www.chichesterchristmasmarket.co.uk

3rd & 4th Dec 10:00 AM Midhurst

Contemporary Craft Fair Contemporary Craft Fair with over 50 of the Sussex Guild members showing their crafts. Midhurst Rother College GU29 9DT £3 / Students free. info@thesussexguild.co.uk thesussexguild.co.uk

03/12/2022 10:30 AM Arundel Museum Winter

Gift Sale Crafty, quirky, delicious Arundel Museum BN18 9PA Contact Museum Manager: office@arundelmuseum.org www.arundelmuseum.org 01903 885866

03/12/2022 2:00 PM Christmas Fayre 12th Chichester Scout Group HQ PO19 3AB 30p / kids free secretary@12thchichester.org.uk 07796 144541 www.12thchichester.org.uk

10/12/2022 9:00 AM

Pulborough Farmer's Christmas Market Christmas Special with usual produce and cafe.

Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF Terri 07711 470635 terriashpool@uwclub.net

15th & 22nd Dec 4:00 PM

Chichester Twilight Christmas Shopping With the Christmas Market and shops opening late, visitors can enjoy festive entertainment Chichester City Centre PO19 1LQ chichesterbid.co.uk office@chichesterbid.co.uk 19/12/2022 9:00 AM Arundel Farmers Market Stalls with fresh/seasonal produce Arundel High Street BN18 9AA arundelfarmersmarket.co.uk 24/12/2022 10:00 AM Cheeki Monkeys Big Baby & Children Market Buy and Sell Preloved Clothes, Toys and equipment; The Shoreham centre BN43 5WU £1.50 cheekimonkeys.co.uk More events on www.sussexlocal.net please contact event organisers to check for changes

SUSSEX BUSINESS

1st Dec & 2nd Jan 12:00 PM Sussex Innovation Networking events Free series of events aimed at local businesses & entrepreneurs. The University of Sussex Business School Brighton BN1 9SN exteng@sussex.ac.uk

TALKS / DEMOS

02/12/2022 2:30 PM Margaret Watson harpist returns by demand Margaret Watson's demonstration of the harp with display and explanation Storrington Museum RH20 4LL £8 / £6 members storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com www.storringtonmuseum.com 01903 740188

06/12/2022 2:00 PM Arts Society West Sussex ‘Tchaikovsky to Tin Pan Alley’. Talk given by Sandy Burnett Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JB Free for members. Visitors welcome for £7 Jackie westsussex@theartssociety.org 01903 411086 theartssocietywestsussex.org

07/12/2022 6:00 PM Inaugural lecture from Professor Claire F Smith Professor Claire Smith explores lessons from the deceased, examining what motivates donors and why donors are still needed. Chowen Lecture Theatre, BSMS Medical Teaching Building Falmer BN1 9PX Professor Claire F Smith 01273 877579 C.Smith@bsms.ac.uk www.brighton.ac.uk 13/12/2022 2:00 PM Christmas a celebratory history Talk by Andy Thomas plus social gathering. Methodist Church Hall GU29 9DU £2 members, £3 visitors 3a 01730 816459 midhurstu3a@gmail.com midhurstu3a.org.uk 09/01/2023 7:15 PM 'The Red Arrows' A talk at Chichester Park Hotel Westhampnett PO19 7QL £8 David Batcock 07502 400657 david.airaces@hotmail.com 11/01/2023 10:00 AM How to start your family tree help with family and local history research. West Sussex Record Office Chichester PO19 1DD £7.5 01243 753602 record.office@westsussex.gov.uk www.westsussex.gov.uk/ro

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THEATRE / PANTO

1st Dec 2nd Jan 10:15 AM Jack and the Beanstalk Fe Fi Fo Fun with this family pantomime full of magic, fun and laughter. Worthing Pavilion Theatre Marine Parade BN11 3PX Tickets from £10 01903 206206 boxoffice@wtm.uk wtm.uk/events/jack and the beanstalk the pantomime

9th Dec 2nd Jan 10:30 AM All New Adventures of Peter Pan With lots of audience participation and amazing special effects, this promises to be our biggest and most spectacular pantomime ever From £29 01293 553636 www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the hawth/whats on/all new adventures of peter pan 7th Dec 1st Jan 2:00 PM 'Beauty and the Beast' pantomime It's Panto time again, ‘Be Our Guest’ and join Alexandra Theatre, Regis Centre PO21 1BN for a ‘Tale as Old as Time’ £18.50 £20.50. Discounts for under 16s alexandratheatre.co.uk hazel.latus@regiscentre.co.uk 01243 867676

8th 31st Dec 6:00 PM Cinderella Panto at the Capitol Horsham Boasting a brand new set, spectacular sequences and a few new twists. This year’s traditional pantomime will sweep you off your feet and carry you to the ball! Capitol Theatre Horsham RH12 1RG. From £15 13/12/2022 5:00 PM The Nutcracker & The Mouse King A magical Christmas production from This Is My Theatre that all ages will love. St Nicholas' Church Bramber BN44 3WE £15 / £10 children info@thisismytheatre.com 07732 253311 www.thisismytheatre.com 17th Dec 9th Jan 7:00 PM The Wind in the Willows Chichester Festival Youth Theatre presents the classic tale of Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger. Chichester Festival Theatre PO19 6AP £10 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk 22nd 27th Dec 11:00 AM Aladdin Follow the story of Aladdin and Princess Jasmin as they embark on their true love story. The Brighton Centre BN1 2GR From £15 01273 290131 brightoncentre.co.uk/whats on/2022/aladdin

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The Mediaeval Baebes

Enjoy Christmas with traditional folksongs & classic carols

Award and in addition to a Royal Television Society award for their soundtrack to ITV’s hit period drama, ‘Victoria.’

Win a pair of tickets for the Mediaeval Baebes MydWynter Tour. Taking place in St Mary’s Church, Horsham on Monday 20th December, what better way to start your festive celebrations than with a remarkable evening of music, dance and theatre. Visit www.mediaevalbaebes.com

In a timeless treat of unique musical allure, the show is set to harness the true spirit of Christmas, as traditional folksongs and Christmas carol classics are cleverly combined with arrangements from the new MydWynter Album. And, weaving their story-telling magic with hauntingly joyous music, this spirited show will be accompanied by a dazzling array of exotic and period instruments and captivating storytelling that uncovers the origins and folklore behindthe lyrics.

The Mediaeval Baebes are one of the most successful female led, early music and folk ensembles in Europe. They have won an Ivor Novella

Win a pair of tickets to see The Mediaeva

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To enter answer the following question: Q: What is the name of The Mediaeval Baebe's 11th album? a) The Rose b) MydWynter c) Temptation

Send your answer and contact details to: The Mediaevil Baebes Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or you can enter online at: www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 15th December 2022. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Sussex Snippets

Charity & Community news from across the counties

Dear Sussex Local. I much enjoyed your article on Sussex Cattle. My Great Great Grandfather was also an enthusiast of this breed and had a prize winning herd at Hugget's Furnace Farm, Mayfield. Unfortunately, unlike the Leconfield herd, his was sold in 1902. There is one thing on which Kier Hartley must have misheard or been let down by his word processer. Oxen were not shod with clay shoes. I don't think they would last very long. Oxen were shod with iron shoes called 'cues'. These were like half a horseshoe but smaller, two for each foot because of the cloven hoof. Also called Queues because two together resembled this shape. Oxen were not easy to shoe and had to be thrown and restrained. P.S. Hugget's Furnace was an iron works which gave rise to the couplet, 'Old Master Hugget and his man John. They did cast the first can on.' But that was some centuries earlier. Norman Allcorn, Findon. We contacted Keir, who replies “It was great to hear from Norman, and to learn more about this interesting breed. I was given the information about the shoes during research. But my thanks for providing this extra information which I did not have at the time of writing the article”. Editor

The South Downs National Park has received a flat cash settlement from the Government of £10.486m in every year since 2019/2020 and this amount will remain the same until 24/25 the same cash funding over a period of six years at a time of rapidly rising costs for all services. Inflation continues to erode this sum, meaning we continue to have to make cuts in delivery as well as seeking alternative funding.

Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel & South Downs, has been reappointed City Minister and Economic Secretary to the Treasury in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government reshuffle. The MP will be responsible for a wide ranging brief including regulation in the finance sector, access to cash and introducing legislation to make the UK a more competitive place to invest.

West Sussex County Council reports that for the year to April 2022 its renewable energy systems generated more than 16,000 MWh of clean electricity for the grid, which is enough to power more than 5,500 average UK homes. This prevented 3,700 tonnes of CO2te being released

into the atmosphere compared to generating the same amount of electricity from fossil fuels. By selling much of the electricity to the grid and making use of its batteries at Westhampnett solar farm, the County Council earned more than £2.5 million after running costs. This is helping to offset, but not completely cover, the increase in the authority’s own energy bill.

West Sussex County Council are warning consumers to be wary of online scams during the busy Christmas buying period. Tips are available from www.getsafeonline.org/buyingonline

Katy Bourne, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner reports that, following the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) pledge that police officers will attend all home burglaries, Sussex Chief Constable made this commitment two years ago . Ms Bourne will be probing further into the Force's response to tackling burglary, robbery and acquisitive crime.

People with Down syndrome who are 30 years old or above, and have a GP based in West Sussex, are being invited to come forward for a healthy brain assessment. During the assessment they will be asked to carry out some fun activities, like puzzles and tasks, when their memory is at its best to help identify if there are any changes as they get older. For older aged adults with a learning disability the team is offering a dementia assessment. People interested can find more information on the website: www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/service west sussex community learning disability teams

Charity 4Sight Vision Support is getting ready for Christmas with its annual Christmas Concert and Grand Draw, as well as providing its supporters with card and gift ideas. Proceeds will help the charity in its work supporting blind and sight impaired residents of all ages throughout West Sussex. Their events are in the What’s On section, and for further information and to purchase draw tickets call 01243 828555 or visit their website at www.4sight.org.uk.

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Charity & Community News

Council commits £550k to cost of living crisis Horsham District Council has announced a further £250,000 of funding to help residents battle the cost of living crisis. This new proposed funding is in addition to £300,000 emergency support funding which was approved by the Council in June this year. A five point cost of living action plan was announced in October to include the following measures:

• Entering a partnership agreement with Citizens Advice to provide two new advisors to support residents through the cost of living crisis, costing approximately £160,000 over a two year fixed period.

• Funding the Low Income Family Tracker for a two year period costing approximately £40,000 in total, which will help the advisors target those people who are not claiming all of the financial support that they are entitled to.

• Providing an additional £25,000 one off funding to Horsham Matters to support their foodbank provision in 2022/23.

• Establishing a new corporate project to create an accessible directory of support services to better access the support that people may need.

• Creating a flexible fund of £25,000 to support in year interventions identified through partnership work with community groups and voluntary sector organisations.

The Council has been working with key local partners including Citizens Advice, Age UK and Horsham Matters to understand the impact of the cost of living crisis on our District’s residents and to identify how the Council can work better together to help.

Leader of the Council Cllr Jonathan Chowen said: “It is our primary focus to do whatever we can within our powers to take action and ease the current financial burden for many of our local residents.”

To find out if you are eligible to access additional sources of funding to help with the current cost of living crisis visit the Government website: www.gov.uk/check benefits financial support

Charity & Community News

Drop in sessions help access services

A series of community drop in sessions have been introduced across the Horsham District to help residents who are struggling and need help accessing key services to help them stay independent and healthy.

The sessions bring together a range of community partners to support residents’ access to relevant benefits and hardship support and also provide money management advice.

The drop in sessions have been organised by Horsham District Council’s Community Services team in partnership with West Sussex County Council Partnerships and Communities team. The sessions started in early August and will run until at least March 2023.

Horsham District Council has also been successful as part of a consortium of local authorities in securing funding from the Government’s Sustainable Warmth funding competition, to offer fully funded measures which will improve the energy efficiency of local eligible homes. This is a programme called Warmer Homes.

Funding under the Warmer Homes programme is available March 2023, for the following energy efficiency measures:

• Insulation

• Solar PV panels

• Air source heat pumps Warmer Homes funding is offered on a first come, first served basis and applications should take no longer than five minutes.

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Impact Initiatives

Supporting people living in Sussex to live healthy & fulfilling lives

Sussex Charity Impact Initiatives was founded over 40 years ago and has, CEO Caroline Ridley tells me, supported the people of Sussex to reach their potential and live healthy and fulfilling lives ever since.

“‘Nothing quite like this has ever happened before’ were the words of the then Chair of the County Council as he addressed a conference at the University of Sussex in September 1977.” Caroline explains, “The reason for this conference was to explore the idea of creating a charitable body that Sussex could truly call its own through the participation and cooperation of different churches, voluntary organisations and the local councils.

“In the collaborative world we work in today it is hard to believe that those bodies coming together at that time was a first. The organisation that was borne out of that conference to ‘fill the gaps’ and ‘help the needy and dispossessed’ (not words we would now use) remains todayasImpactInitiatives.”

Now working as an independent charity, Impact Initiatives supports over 8,000 people each year, through a team of over 90 staff who are in turn supported by a team of volunteers. The charity works with people of all ages across Sussex, the services are varied with a common thread of helping people to live healthy and fulfilling lives and reach their potential.

Workability supporting people with disabilities into employment for over 25 years

One of a number of services aimed at Adults and Older People the Workability scheme has, Caroline Ridley explains, an expert team helping people with disabilities and carers to identify their specific skills and ambitions and match these to employment opportunities. “They then help people through the job search, application and interview processes and into employment that is realistic, focussed on their abilities, enjoyable and a positive experience.”

“They told me I would never walk again but Heather at Workability had faith in me, not only that I would walk again but that I could work again” Workability user.

Additionally, Caroline Ridley says, “Impact’s West Sussex Advocacy services have given people a voice since 1994 when the Grayling Well Hospital (now one of Chichester’s newer housing developments) closed, moving its longterm residents into their own homes.

“We worked with 21 adults many of who had lived in the hospital for many years to ensure their voices were heard and they had choice in where they moved on to.” Since that time Impact has ensured that 1,000s of people with disabilities have had a voice in what matters to them including where they live, the support they receive and how they live as parents. The focus is on empowering and enabling people to speak up and live the lives they choose. Information on Advocacy referrals can be found on Impact’s website.

Developing services to increase skills and, reduce loneliness and isolation

Caroline Ridley tells me that over the years, Impact has continually developed services as the needs of local people have changed and this

was particularly apparent over the last few years when services had to be quickly developed through the Covid pandemic. Key being the ability to, “Provide and teach people how to use IT so they could maintain contact with [us], other support and their friends and family. Isolation was a huge issue for many and for more so for many people with disabilities as this was compounded by additional vulnerabilities, issues with getting out and about and less people being able to visit them.”

This allowed Impact’s teams to keep in touch online and ensure vital support was in place and also to help groups set up online peer social groups, so they could support and give each other company. Some of these groups including the Self Advocacy groups for people with Autism, continue online as they became a key part of people’s lives and continue to reduce loneliness and isolation.

Impact’s Aspie Trainers offer training sessions to improve services for people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs); offering a range of training sessions to suit the needs of any team, organisation or individual working with, supporting or working alongside autistic individuals. During

Covid, the Impact team quickly redesigned their training, so this could be delivered online.

Other services include Ageing Well a programme of services and activities for those aged 50+ living in Brighton and Hove, including support and information for people living with dementia, and Food Services working to make sure that nobody in Brighton and Hove has to go without food.

45 years on from that original conference Impact continue to ‘fill the gaps’

Caroline says, “We are now very excited to bring one of our longstanding Brighton based

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was particularly apparent over the last few years when services had to be quickly developed through the Covid pandemic. Key being the ability to, “Provide and teach people how to use IT so they could maintain contact with [us], other support and their friends and family. Isolation was a huge issue for many and for more so for many people with disabilities as this was compounded by additional vulnerabilities, issues with getting out and about and less people being able to visit them.”

This allowed Impact’s teams to keep in touch online and ensure vital support was in place and also to help groups set up online peer social groups, so they could support and give each other company. Some of these groups including the Self Advocacy groups for people with Autism, continue online as they became a key part of people’s lives and continue to reduce loneliness and isolation.

Impact’s Aspie Trainers offer training sessions to improve services for people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs); offering a range of training sessions to suit the needs of any team, organisation or individual working with, supporting or working alongside autistic individuals. During

Covid, the Impact team quickly redesigned their training, so this could be delivered online.

Other services include Ageing Well a programme of services and activities for those aged 50+ living in Brighton and Hove, including support and information for people living with dementia, and Food Services working to make sure that nobody in Brighton and Hove has to go without food.

45 years on from that original conference Impact continue to ‘fill the gaps’

Caroline says, “We are now very excited to bring one of our longstanding Brighton based

Sussex Walks - December 2022

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

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

Every Tue 11am Midhurst Jubilee Walk

L : Richard 1.5 miles 45 mins Various flat walks around Midhurst at a gentle pace passing interesting historic buildings Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD. Free 2 hr parking Thurs 1st 10.00am Wisborough Green L: Louise 6.5 miles 3 hours No dogs please. A walk up to the Wey & Arun Canal via bridleways and footpaths to Lordings Lock Meet: Park at the green in the laybys ss you enter Wisborough Green, pass the pub, turn right Fri 2nd 10.30am Goodwood to East Dean L: Jane 6 Miles 3 hours

A hilly walk through woodland and fields, taking in the village of East Dean Meet: Counters Gate Car Park Goodwood.

Mon 5th 1.00pm Midhurst & Iping L: Sandy 5.5 miles 2.5 hours Interesting terrain of Heathland, Pine Forest & Commons. A mostly flat walk. No dogs please Meet: Iping & Stedham Car Park.

Wed 7th 10.30am Climping

L: Dominic 2.5 miles 1 hr 15 mins Gentle stroll along dunes and beach to Climping Mill, then across fields to the Yacht Club Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL

Mon 12th 1pm Angmering Park

L: Sandy 5 miles 2.5 hours Fairly level terrain starting out from Butler’s Copse through a patchwork of indigenous, well managed woodland and some open downland with great views from Patching Hill. No dogs Meet: Car Park in Butler’s Copse

Wed 14th 10.30am Fittleworth Countryside L: Gerald 3 miles 1.5 hours Two short stretches on tarmac and then a lovely walk through countryside with wonderful views Meet: Fittleworth Village Hall RH20 1JBHall please. Contact Gerald on 07748 597

Thurs 15th 10.00am Loxwood

L: Louise 5 miles 2 hours No dogs please. A level walk, no stiles, can be muddy (mostly get roundable!). An easy walk. Meet in the car park behind the Onslow Arms

Fri 16th 10.30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane 5 miles 2 hrs Hilly with several climbs. Lovely views. Can be uneven and muddy underfoot in the woods. No dogs Meet: The public car park behind the George at Burpham BN18 9RR

Mon 19th 1pm River Rother Woolbeding

L: Sandy 4.25 miles 2.5 hours This mostly flat and peaceful walk with 1 2 stiles follows the River Rother and returns through woods leading back to the Car park. No dogs Meet: Woolbeding Car Park

Wed 21st 10.30am Rowlands Castle

L: Peter 6.5 miles 3 hours

A more strenuous longer walk using footpaths that criss cross through woodland and grass meadows, with some fine views. Meet: Stansted House Car Park PO9 6DX

Wed 28th 10.30am Compton

L: Alison 6 miles 2.5 hours A good walk along lanes and through woodland and fields. Two up hills and one stile Meet: Compton Recreation Ground Car Park

Fri 30th 10.30am Iping & Chithurst

L: Jane 6.75 miles 3 hours Several stiles and hilly in places. A pleasant walk with lovely views. No Dogs Meet: Outside the Hamilton Arms Stedham. GU29 0NZ

In Your Garden

Monthly gardening ideas &

tasks

by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens

Designing your own Rose Garden

Roses have been in cultivation since 500BC in the Mediterranean, Persia and China though they first appeared on earth about 50 million years ago. In China they symbolise eternal Spring and longevity, in Persia beauty and perfection and in the West they have been associated more with the Goddess Aphrodite and love.

There are over 300 species and today there are tens of thousands of cultivars so when you design your rose garden this Winter you are adding to this great tradition. Today’s species roses mainly originate from 18th Century China.

Type of Roses

A typical Rose garden will consist of Hybrid Teas, bush roses and climbing roses, with some taller ‘lollypop’ standard roses. Hybrids have more of that perfect single stem rose that are favourites of weddings whereas modern shrub roses are floribundas with more open flowers and often repeating during the season.

Ramblers are used more for outbuildings and large walls, or grown up the trunk of feature trees. They normally just flower the once, but ‘Phyllis Bride’ and ‘Malvern hills’ are repeat flowerers.

The Rosa rugosa family are bullet proof and great for hedging, planting as a backdrop or in a shrub border.

Type of rose garden

First you need to decide if you want a formal rose garden, or something more integrated into

the rest of your planting. A formal rose garden is often contained with geometric shaped evergreen hedging and apart from some minimal undercover flowers, the main interest is the roses. Because in Winter a rose garden is quite barren, this is normally a good choice for the larger garden.

Integrated rose design uses roses amidst other planting. In the 70’s a front garden had a rose, then a shrub and then a rose and then a tree. These days a lot of people want a more wild contemporary setting for their roses, mixing them up with ornamental grasses, perennials, wild Geraniums and Dahlias.

Colours

Because roses come in all colours except blue, colour combining is an easy art form with a

broad pallet to choose from. You can opt for clashing colours, or go for more harmonious colour schemes like pastel oranges and yellows, purples, pinks and whites, or pure single colour swathes of red, or white or lilac.

Scent

David Austin categorises the smell of roses into 5 scents: Myrrh, Musk, Old Rose, Tea rose (meant to smell like a freshly opened pack of China tea eg Rosa Harlow Carr), and Fruity.

Underplanting

To maximise your garden space and to provide contrasting or harmonious colours, you can underplant roses with Geraniums, Lavender, Salvias, Campanula or even Penstemons and of course Summer bulbs likeAllium and Camassia. Gypsophilia Baby Breath is lovely as is Perovskia.

Conditions

The soil is really important. Roses like well drained, slightly acidic rich soil, and though I have seem them survive on clay, which they like because of the mineral content, they prefer a good loam. If you have the luxury of preparing the bed from scratch, lots of compost dug into

the soil will be welcome, and manure (horse manure from a stable, where Hydrated lime is used to counteract odours, can eventual make the soil slightly alkaline).

They prefer to be sheltered from contact with strong winds and like mulch to keep the moisture in the soil in Summer. They will need at least 5 6 hours of sunlight each day. You can however get roses that will tolerate, grow and flower on a North facing wall such as Rosa Generous Gardener.

Planting Roses

Once again, there are lots of videos online. At lest 60cm spacing is needed as they need a good amount of air circulation to avoid mildew building up on their leaves and in the soil. Buying roses can be done anytime but over winter they can be purchased as ‘bare root’ which means they are dug directly out of the fields. They tend to be stronger and about 30% cheaper.

What to do in December

Check your local Christmas Fairs. Horsham Sunday Christmas market, plus the Ukfield Festival of Christmas, Arundel by Candlelight and ice skating at the Pavillion in Brighton are just a few ideas.

December tasks

• It’s the right time to plant trees and hedges taken straight from the field. As with the roses, they are normally called ‘bare root’ as opposed to ‘container grown’.

• It is still ok to order and plant bulbs. The soil is still very warm even if the air isn’t.

• You can prune heavily sapping trees like Birches now and Grape vines before the winter sets in.

• Harvest the rest of your root crops and lift and store your Dahlia, Canna and Ginger Lilly bulbs.

• Don’t worry if your garden looks messy. The more mess the better for wildlife that needs a place to hide away during the winter.

• Continue to rake up leaves and store them separately from the summer’s grass clippings as they need a different process to break down quickly.

Ice skating at Pavillion in Brighton

Windows to increase property value...

& improve efficiency by Helen Say

Here’s a list of latest developments that you may want to consider when renovating your home.

Frameless structural glazing As the glass used is thicker and stronger you do not need framing systems to help support the installation.

Floor to ceiling windows Help bring the outside in. Particularly popular in kitchen designs, flooding the space with natural light. Plus the reduced lighting load cuts down on utility bills.

Structural glazing Describes glass that is integral to the design of a building. It involves large glass panels, which usually bear some weight in the structure. Can include sliding glass doors, roofs, extensions, entrance ways and canopies, Coloured frames Give great flexibility in personalising your home, perhaps in a shade which will complement the existing architecture and stay in keeping with surrounding homes

Glass canopies Attractive, yet highly practical architectural feature typically located over a building’s entrance. Made from toughened glass,

and more than capable of withstanding a build up of snow.

Solar control glass A hi tech product with a metallic coating applied to one side allowing light to pass through the window while radiating and reflecting away some of the infrared part of the sunlight itself. Helps the indoor area to stay brighter and cooler than with plain glass.

Energy efficiency The more efficient a window is, the more it will help to keep the heat in your home and save you money on your energy bills. The BFRC (British Fenestration Rating Council) rate the thermal efficiency of windows from A to G, with A being the most efficient. To meet “Energy Saving Recommendation” certification, the windows must be C rated at the very least.

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Sticking to the rules over Christmas

By Heather Smith

A different approach to eating over Christmas Christmas happens once a year, and my usual advice is that a couple of days off plan won’t make a huge difference to the results you see in the long term. This said, a lot of us find that this approach makes it hard to get back on plan again afterwards. So, I thought I’d share a trick I use with my clients to come up with a different approach to eating over Christmas. This is not about denial or willpower, it’s about planning and pre deciding how to approach Christmas rather than finding yourself continually inhaling Quality Street’s then feeling guilty afterwards.

We eat for reasons other than nutritio and it’s reasonable to want a few glasses of wine and off track foods over Christmas but how much is acceptable to you? Decide while you’re in control, rather than in the heat of the moment. Maybe you would feel like you found the right balance if you had two glasses

of wine at each social event, and none when you’re at home. Maybe you have a weakness for mince pies and want to have a one a day over Christmas. The key thing is to remember this “rule” you’ve made for yourself and stick to it.

A ready made plan for better decision making Clearly this approach isn’t a long term solution to getting, or staying, in shape but it gives you a good place to work from without either depriving yourself or completely going off the rails.

I think if we can play by a set of rules all the time, it makes it easier to tighten the rules back up again afterwards. It is also much easier to follow through on a plan you’ve already made, than it is to put the brakes on in the heat of the moment. Your logical self can make better decisions than your ‘heat of the moment’ self. I’d love to hear how you get on with this, slightly unusual, approach to staying on track over Christmas (you can also use this approach for holidays, or any time) please do send me a note! www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

Prevention is better than cure!

5 ways to prevent scratches by ChipsAway

How to avoid paint scratches

Finding a scratch on your car can be an unpleasant and upsetting experience. However, there are some simple ways to avoid scratching your paintwork. Here are a few tips:

1. Park Cautiously To avoid suffering a paintwork scratch in a car park, always park within the white lines, avoid parking near trolley parks and park away from other cars if possible. Plus, park your car in a safe location during the day and at night.

2. Drive Carefully Low hanging tree branches and overgrown hedges on narrow country roads can scratch your vehicle. To avoid this, always allow enough room when driving on narrow lanes or near low hanging trees and reduce your speed when driving past any object that could potentially scratch your car.

3. Hand Wash Car Always try to hand wash your vehicle and add a car wax to help prevent scratches. Car wax smooths the paint’s surface, which will reduce the friction between road debris and your paintwork.

4. Paint Sealant Supagard is just one of many paint protection sealants that protect the car’s paintwork by creating a tough polymer barrier. Unfortunately, paint sealants cannot provide protection against vandal scratches or car parking mishaps but they do provide protection against UV rays, road salt and even acid rain.

5. Repairing scratches like it never happened Unfortunately, not all scratches can be avoided, and if a mishap does happen, repair specialists, such as ChipsAway, can repair the damage so it’s ‘like it never happened’. Many specialists can come to you at home or work and some specialists operate from conveniently located fixed base Car Care Centres. Call 0800 145 5118 or visit www.chipsaway.co.uk/free estimate/ for free no obligation repair estimate.

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With a talented cast and produced by the same creative team behind last year’s smash hit, Cinderella, the show will feature lots of audience participation and amazing special

Tomato & spinach tagliatelle

A super speedy evening dish

Ingredients

• 1 white onion, diced

• 3 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp, tomato puree

• 100ml double cream

• 60g twineham grange Italian cheese

• 500g tagliatelle pasta

• ½ bag washed spinach

• 1 tbsp, Carla’s seasoning dried parsley

Method

1. In a large saucepan, heat the pasta water with a good pinch of salt. Cook the pasta as per cooking instructions, reserve some of the pasta water to thicken the pasta sauce later.

2. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onions until translucent, this should take around 10 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato puree to the pan, cook off for a minute before slowly adding the cream, stir continuously.

3. Add half the cheese to the sauce, along with

half the spinach, stir until the cheese has melted

4. Add a ladle of pasta water to the sauce, allow 3 minutes before combining the

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