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June 2018 Cover image Barnham village sign kindly supplied by Richard Warden
Welcome... Summer is here and we have a packed offering for you this month with plenty of Summer fetes, open gardens and walks to help you make the most of this lovely month. See our What’s On guide starting on page 4 with more on www.sussexlocal.net We also have a preview of the Chichester Festival - see page 12. Taking place between 16th June and 15th July, a varied programme of theatre productions, music and art is planned for venues in and around the city with contributions from some worldclass names as well as local talent. Our charity profile this month is on Boom! Credit Union see page 25. Shakespeare’s Shylock gruesomely demanded his ’pound of flesh’, indeed money lending has never been well regarded but Boom! Credit Union offer ethical credit options for those who find themselves in financial difficulties. Heather Smith talks about low carb, high fat diets in our Health feature this month on page 25. We also have news from the area’s Parish Councils starting on page 28 in addition to our regular charity and community news starting on page 23. You can also win a book, RAF pilot’s Kitbag What did fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain really wear, and what vital items would their kitbags have held? See page 13. Andrew Staib meets Tom Brown the talented head gardener at Parham House - see page 19 for this and some June garden tasks. Until next month,
Kris & Jeff
Words of Wisdom “Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” - AL BERNSTEIN Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors. The views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.
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Part of the Chichester community Yorkshire Building Society has been providing real help for real lives for more than 152 years. Whether it's helping young people to buy their first home or enabling older people to save for their family's future – we're there every step of the way. Since our agency opened at Award Mortgages Southern, on Crane Street, 18-months ago we have been proud to be part of Chichester's thriving and vibrant community. As a mutual building society, we pride ourselves on going a bit further for our members and supporting the causes that mean the most to them.
improve health and save lives can apply for donations of up to £2,000. The Chichester agency is supporting the Society's three-year partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH) - a national movement to end homelessness among 16-25-year-olds in the UK. An estimated 83,000 young people in the UK are homeless and, according to latest figures, 83 young people in Chichester received some homelessness support from their local authority in 2015/16.*
Every Yorkshire Building Society colleague has up to 31 hours' paid leave to help out at a charity or community group of their choice under our Volunteering scheme. So if you know a local cause that needs a helping hand let us know.
By the end of our partnership, in 2019, the Society hopes to have raised more than £750,000 to give 700 young people a home to call their own. They will also benefit from a home essentials grant to buy the basics they need, financial advice to enable them to manage their budget and dedicated support to help them build the life skills and confidence they need to lead successful and independent lives.
We're also keen to support local charities through our Charitable Foundation. It is funded by our members who donate the pennies on their annual interest through our Small Change Big Difference® scheme. Charities which work to alleviate poverty,
Please speak to a member of the Chichester team to find out how you can help fundraise for EYH or how to request a donation from the Charitable Foundation. Visit 7 Crane Street Chichester or telephone 01243 780922
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Upside-down Pineapple Pudding An all-time family favourite Ingredients - serves 6
4 thick slices well drained pineapple
110g margarine
110g sugar
Few drops vanilla essence
2 medium eggs
110g self-raising flour
Little milk
Method 1) Place a piece of greaseproof paper in the base of an 18cm loose-bottomed cake tin lightly oiled. Arrange pineapple in the tin. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Mark 5. 2) Cream the margarine and sugar until pale. Blend in vanilla, the eggs and the sieved flour. Add sufficient milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
3) Spoon into the tin and bake for 25-30 minutes, until just firm to the touch. Turn onto a serving plate and glaze with 2 tbsp melted apricot jam. Serve with custard, fruit syrup or ice cream. Cookery Courses for all Why not give a Voucher for the perfect gift? Contact Alex 01243 532240 www.cookwithalex.co.uk
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Low Carb, High Fat Diets By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer, Fitbiz Training Lately there has been a huge boost in the popularity of low carb diets. Personally, I’m a big fan as well. Known as Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF), the idea is to reduce the carbs in your diet hugely and increase the fat in your diet in compensation. LCHF is a long way from a fad diet. The health benefits are plain to see: life-changing weight loss, improved mental focus, more constant energy levels, better sleep and eliminated food cravings to name a few. There are also plenty of advocates for LCHF for various diseases too. Whatever approach you take to eating healthy, there is one common rule – get rid of the junk food. After that, aside from the grains which health conscious people like to eat, like quinoa, bulgar wheat, beans and lentils, the plate of a well formulated LCHF diet shouldn’t look much different. Poached eggs on spinach for breakfast, smoked salmon and avocado salad for lunch and steak with asparagus, roasted tomatoes and mushrooms for dinner. If your body is already high in fat, all you need to do is lower your carbs – no coconut oil coffees required!
One of the big reasons LCHF is so effective for weight loss is because it teaches your body how to easily tap into its fat stores when it runs out of food energy. This really helps keep hunger in check. Many LCHF ‘gurus’ would suggest eating fat with wild abandon, at the expense of protein as well as carbohydrate. While you could Example of a low carb meal just replace the carb calories in your diet with fat calories, you’re not going to see too much in the way of weight loss and probably won’t do your health many favours either. Especially if you couple this with not eating enough protein to keep your body in good repair. This varies depending on activity. Why not give it a try for a month, and let me know how you get on! Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk
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Chichester Festival One of the biggest art festivals in the south launching on 16th June Chichester is all set for an exciting summer celebration of the arts with the launch of the award-winning Festival of Chichester, which is set to build on the runaway success of its first five seasons. The festival, now one of the largest in the south, combines the best of grass-roots with the lustre of some fantastic world class names.
Deborah Rose Kosmos Ensemble High-profile names lined up for the fifth festival include: Worthing Symphony Orchestra and Kosmos Ensemble with New Worlds, combining Dvorak’s popular symphony and a new concerto, in Chichester Cathedral on Thurs 5th July Flamenco jazz with Eduardo Niebla; one of the UK’s finest harpsichord ensembles the Parnassian Ensemble with a Bach, Vivaldi and Telemann lunchtime concert in St John’s Chapel - Sun 4th June Acclaimed author and poet Louis de Bernieres
(Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) alongside the everpopular Jo Fooks (sax) and Ted Beament (piano) at the Poetry & Jazz Café - Thurs 28th June
Chichester’s star novelist Kate Mosse - Sat 30th June Folk luminary Deborah Rose - Thurs 21st June Vibrant Greek band Plastikes Karekles Sun 15th July Acclaimed author Vanessa Nicolson, granddaughter
of Vita Sackville-West of Sissinghurst Castle fame Wed 4th July
Top class jazz with Arnie Somogyi and Alan Barnes
leading a stellar line-up in Music of Charles Mingus Fri 29th June
Open air Pergola Theatre at West Dean Gardens in
The Rivals - Various dates
An International Piano series
with celebrated performers Stephen Kovacevich, quite simply one of the world’s greatest pianists, and Russian maestro Victor Ryabchikov in Chichester Cathedral - Thu 10th July
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Major exhibitions include Virginia Woolf: an exhibition inspired by her writings at Pallant House Gallery, Dorothy Bohm – Sussex photography also at Pallant; Catherine Barnes at the Juno Studio; Nicola Rose and Polly Dutton at the Little Gallery; sculpture by Vincent Gray at Lavant; and a visit to Cass Sculpture Foundation at Goodwood. The festival opens on June 16th with classical cabaret act All That Malarkey entertaining in St John’s Chapel and closes a month later over a weekend featuring world music stars Plastikes Karekles in an open air concert of All That Malarkey Greek music and dances at Halnaker, the Chichester Symphony Orchestra at St Paul’s Church with international cellist Pavlos Carvalho performing Dvorak’s cello concerto, and, at St Pancras Church, the peace activist Jean Paul Samptu, with traditional African singing, dancing and drumming at St Pancras Church. “In between there’s a wonderful diversity of events, with something for everyone,” claims festival coordinator Barry Smith. “It’s a thrilling line-up of top quality events. With music, plays, talks, walks, food and drink, cinema, open days and exhibitions, everyone will find plenty to enjoy in the fantastic range on offer.” With the announcement of the exciting programme of events in store, the Chichester summer festival seems intent on underlining its credentials as the most vibrant arts festival in the south. The Festival of Chichester takes place from 16th June to 15th July 2018. www.festivalofchichester.co.uk Tickets from www.thenovium.org/boxoffice 01243 816525 at The Novium/TIC, Tower Street, Chichester.
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Win a copy of ‘The RAF Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot’s Kitbag’ The scenes are familiar ones; the young ‘Brylcream Boys’ sat at dispersal waiting for the haunting call of ‘Scramble’, lounging in their shirt sleeves and furlined boots, their leather flying helmets lying limp by their side. But what did the RAF fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain really wear, and what vital items would their kitbags have held? The casual attitudes of the pilots of Fighter Command in the Spitfire Summer of 1940 conceals a necessarily professional approach to their task of holding Hitler’s Luftwaffe at bay. Therefore, each item of clothing and equipment they wore and carried had a role and a function, be it for warmth and comfort, communication, or for fighting and survival. All the objects that an RAF fighter pilot was issued with during the Battle of Britain are explored in this book in high-definition colour photographs, showing everything from the differing uniforms, to headgear, personal weapons, gloves, goggles, parachute packs and the essential Mae West life jacket. Each item is fully described and its purpose and use explained. Author Mark Hillier is a chartered surveyor who has a passionate interest in of the history of the RAF, with a particular focus on the Second World War. He is also a
qualified pilot, having flown for more than twenty-eight years. Mark currently flies a Stearman biplane from Goodwood Aerodrome, the former RAF Westhampnett. He has previously written or co-authored seven books on aviation. More info at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
Win a copy of ‘The RAF Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot’s Kitbag’
To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: When was the ‘Spitfire Summer’? a) 1940 b) 1925 c) 1930 Send your answer and full contact details including telephone number to: RAF Pilot Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th June 2018. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.
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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch - BBQ fun
Anagram
Find the listed words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.
Trace the lines connecting the circles to find out what the 2nd word is
CHICKEN FRIENDS MUSIC
COLESLAW GAMES SALAD
DIPS GARDEN SKEWERS
FAMILY KETCHUP SUMMER
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Number Tower
Help the hungry mouse reach his tasty cheese! Start at the arrow on the top of the maze.
Fill the tower so that every square contains a number. The value of each square in the number tower is the sum of the two squares directly under it.
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Local Walks June These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead. Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure please check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk. L = Walk Leader Mon 4th Tues 5th Wed 6th Thurs 7th Fri 8th Mon 11th Mon 11th Wed 13th Thurs 14th Fri 15th Sat 16th Sun 17th Mon 18th Thurs 21st Mon 25th Wed 27th Fri 29th
10:30 am Emsworth to Langstone L: Anne Level walk along the foreshore to Langstone Meet in Town Square, Emsworth, PO10 7AW 10:30 am Chichester Marina to Westlands L: Janet A level walk to Westlands via Birdham Pool. Meet at car park near Boathouse Cafe at Marina 10:45 am Climping L: Dominic Along to Climping Mill, across to Ferry Road and Rope Walk to AYC. Meet at Arun Yacht Club Car Park, BN17 5DL 10:30 am Eartham Nore Hill L: Peter Circular walk up Nore Hill, through Eartham village. Meet at Free Forestry Commission car park on the right, PO18 0LU 10:30 am Washington to Sullington L: Jane A downland walk taking in the village of Sullington and South Downs Way. Meet at Frankland Arms Pub, RH20 4AL 10:30 am Emsworth to Prinsted L: Anne Easy flat walk. Meet in Emsworth town square, PO10 7AW 10:30 am Chichester Canal L: Helen A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners. Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, PO19 8DT 10:30 am Graffham L: Bruce Visits Middleheath Copse, Graffham Common and Fitzlea Copse. Meet at Graffham Recreation Ground 10:30 am Chanctonbury Hill L: Peter Circular walk to Chanctonbury Ring hill fort. Meet at Frankland Arms pub, RH20 4AL 10:30 am Pagham to Sidlesham L: Jane Circular walk taking in parts of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve. Meet at the harbour end of Church Lane 9.30 am Sussex Day Walk L: Gerald A lovely summer's walk from Tillington along Midhurst Way to Easebourne. Meet at Horse Guards Inn, GU28 9AF 10.30 am Burpham L: Dominic Meet at car park behind the George at Burpham, BN18 9RR 10.30 am Rowland’s Castle L: Anne Hilly, some stiles. Meet at Recreation Ground off Links Lane 10:30 am Queen Elizabeth Oak L: Peter Circular walk past Cowdray ruins to the 1000 year old Queen Elizabeth I oak. Meet in car park north of centre of Midhurst 10:30 am Chichester Harbour L: Jane Involves a short ferry journey which currently costs £2.50. Meet at Chichester Marina car park (free) 7:00 pm Evening Walk L: Dominic Mill Road car park to Offham, return via Black Rabbit. Meet at Mill Road car park by the river in town centre 10:30 am Durford Wood L: Fiona This woodland walk takes in a part of the Serpentine trail and the Sussex Border path. Meet car park near Hill Brow
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens “I like to bring the Parham House & Gardens gardening team on as Head Gardener Tom Brown embodies Parham, well built, welcoming and always on the creative move.
For ten years now he has managed and also upgraded Parham Gardens, part of the 875 acre site in which the 16th Century Manor House comfortably sits. The gardens pre-date the house, with vegetable growing activities recorded there as early as the 15th Century when it was owned by the monks of Westminster. Hiding behind the Downs, the gardens are protected by the worst of the South Westerly winds and have good free draining soil that has benefitted from hundreds of years of cultivation. Parham Gardens is a giant collection of different spaces, similar to menageries, that pretty much represent the history of English gardens. There is the famous Walled Garden as well as other spaces such as an Exotic Garden, Herb Garden, Rose Garden, Pleasure Grounds with a new addition, a Shingle Garden to grow more drought resistant plants. There are also long, elegant glasshouses and a nursery selling specialised plants.
Blue borders at Parham In the 1920s a tree fell and crashed into one of the walls of the Walled Garden. Rather than repair the walls with bricks, the Lord at the time built a two story Wendy House to fill the gap and each year Lady Emma Barnard and her family spent a whole night in there telling stories. Tom sees his task as keeping alive the spirit of the garden in keeping with Parham House and the landscape, whilst also bringing on the reputation of the gardens by constantly improving plant combinations in the borders and developing different areas.
well, especially improving their knowledge. To make all this happen we have over 80 seasonal workers and 25 regular volunteers, as well as seven permanent gardeners. A lot of my job is management these days but I still get on the mower when Parham Head Gardener needed. I know what Tom Brown plants go well here so I enjoy finding variations on a theme.� Tom has not just done that. Over the last few years he has revamped enormous long borders, creating colour themed beds such as the Blue and Gold Border with intense Rudbekias, Lavenders and Cardoons, Heleniums, and ochre coloured Achilleas.
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Entrance at Parham Gardens Tom sees the garden as providing an opportunity for the public to learn about plants in a way they couldn’t in their own gardens. A couple of years ago, they grew 100 types of Sunflowers along a south facing wall. The public were delighted and Tom’s team were able to see which sunflowers suited the garden the best. This experiment was so popular that they have
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June tasks Deadhead perennial flowers, as they will often create a new flush of buds as you inhibit the energy of the plant going into seed production. Plus the first flush of Hybrid and Patio roses may have finished so deadhead them back to a couple of new, outward facing buds though you may have to wait for these as we have had a slow Spring this year. Bring any tender plants out from your greenhouse or conservatory now
Prairie tulips If you are visiting soon there are tours around the landscaped grounds where a great herd of deer can be seen. There are numerous horticultural events as well throughout the year. It is well worth visiting a historic dwelling that is also not afraid of moving with the times.
Places to visit Parham House of course! The address is Parham Park, Pulborough, RH20 4HS. Check their website www.parhaminsussex.co.uk for opening hours and entrance prices.
Make sure any ponds don’t get swamped with blanket weed Cut back any shrubs that flowered in May eg Wigelia and Philadelphius Mulch any new plants that went in this year with bark or compost, as they will dry out much faster than established plants as their roots are not as plugged into the surrounding soil. Pinch out side shoots on your tomatoes. Fertilise your beds with a June Blood Fish and Bone treatment now.
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Bats By Chris Ennis FRICS Over the years I have taken aboard many redevelopment projects, most involving the refurbishment or reconstruction of residential property. I am involved with one such development at the moment. The derelict property has been unoccupied for many years and is a state of advanced disrepair. The roof is tumbling in, walls are damaged and the property is covered in ivy. It is a classic haunt for bats. There are many types of bat...about 1200 world-wide, and 18 are species native to the UK. The smallest of the UK species is the ‘Pipistrelle’ which is about 4 centimetres long weighing up to 9 grams. The largest UK bats are either the ‘Noctule’ or ‘Great Horse Shoe bat’ weighing up to 40 grams. In the summer, cricket bats are often seen on the village green(!) Whilst some bat species are solitary roosters, in some parts of the world they form colonies of up to one million. Bats are important in the ecological system since they eat insects and they pollinate some plants. It is for these reasons they are a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Acts. Other rare similarly protected species of mammal include the great crested newt, badgers and water voles.
SUSSEX LOCAL Bats hunt for their food on the wing, and are nocturnal, and can often be seen skimming low over hedgerows and expanses of water. They are harmless to humans, and they have a highly developed echo location ability using very high frequency sound. So why do bats affect the redevelopment process? Where bats are located they have to be notified to the local authority, and works will be halted until certain specialist surveys have been completed. The process of treating the bats can be both expensive, and time consuming. A development project could be delayed by months and involve expensive remedial works. The potential for delay and uncertainty can have significant financial implications where profit margins are tight. There are a number of specialist surveying firms and initial surveys involving multiple visits to the property and special sonar equipment can cost several hundred pounds. There are severe penalties for the destruction of bat habitat. Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor Tel: 01903 261217 visit www.propdoctor or send an email to: surveyor1@talktalk.net
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Sussex Snippets Sussex Police Force is the first in the country to use DDTROs, which stands for Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restrictions Orders to disrupt drug dealers. DDTROs were introduced in December 2017 under the Digital Economy Act to enable police to seek restrictions on handsets that they believe are being used by drug dealers to operate "deal-lines" to remote deal drugs, sometimes known as 'County Lines', in areas outside major cities. The new legislation gives the police the powers they need to ensure that telecommunication providers can shut down phone lines being used by organised crime gangs. The Community Minibus Association (West Sussex) is 100 percent volunteer run, operating a fleet of twelve minibuses from eight centres and helping almost 700 passengers travel from their own homes, to shopping centres, lunch outings and other places of interest. Membership is available to all ages, for people unable to reasonably use public or own transport; there are also Associate Group members, such as scout and girl guide groups, school groups, church groups, who are unable to fund their own vehicles or want to travel for the occasional social event. 01903 740282 info@westsussexminibus.org.uk www.westsussexminibus.org.uk
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This June’s 30DaysWild challenge from The Wildlife Trusts will encourage thousands of people across the UK to make their neighbourhoods wilder – to help wildlife and get communities sharing the joy of the wild. Academics at the University of Derby who have monitored the challenge since it began in 2015 have discovered that spending time in nature makes us feel good and 30DaysWild encourages people to notice nature on their doorsteps every single day. www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk How much does recycling matter to you? - The County Council is asking people what’s important to them to help shape future priorities and inform how the budget is set for 2019/20. If you live in West Sussex or own a business in the county, you can take part in the survey and select three priority areas from the West Sussex Plan which you believe resources should be focused on - there’s even a chance to win £500 for your favourite West Sussex charity. 01243 777100 www.westsussex.gov.uk/whatmatters2018 haveyoursay@westsussex.gov.uk. The closing date is 16 July 2018. The Sussex Guild is a group of professional designer makers, living and working in Sussex and the adjoining counties, selected for their high degree of skill and creativity and they will be exhibiting at Parham Contemporary Craft Show on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June. The Guild’s Craft Show takes place in a marquee within Parham House’s famous awardwinning gardens and there will be unique examples of ceramics, leather, textiles, jewellery, wood, glass, metalwork and fine modern furniture with some craft demonstrations too. thesussexguild.co.uk From a local event or festival to bringing a disused space back to life, West Sussex has a new way to fund and support local projects. West Sussex Crowd is a new crowdfunding platform where you can share your community idea and offer neighbours, local businesses and other interested parties the opportunity to pledge their support to make your idea a reality - ideas can now be uploaded. Do this by visiting www.westsussexcrowd.org.uk On 8 June 1968 Woods Mill nature reserve opened to the public. Over the past 50 years the reserve has been visited by thousands of people of all ages and this beautiful corner of the county has been an invaluable resource to generations of Sussex residents. Thanks to support from Scottish Power Foundation, Sussex Wildlife Trust is celebrating 50 years of inspiring and educating visitors with activities throughout the coming year. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
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Don’t Miss the Consultation Bus There’s still time for people to have their say on the future of bus services and community transport in West Sussex. The county council is developing a new strategy to explore ways it can work with bus companies and other partners to help sustain and improve services. It has launched a public consultation, which has attracted an excellent response to date – but the council is hoping for even more feedback. The closing date for the consultation is 6th June. Visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/buses or call 01243 642105 to request an information pack, or ask at your local library.
Make a Will Fortnight St Wilfrid’s Hospice is inviting you to support its Make a Will Fortnight scheme from Monday 4th to Friday 15th June. Participating local solicitors are giving their services for free, enabling you to have your Will written or amended in return for a donation to the Hospice. The initiative invites people to consider making this donation rather than paying the solicitors
who are kindly providing their time free of charge. Appointments are limited so please contact participating solicitors in good time. Full details including a list of participating solicitors and suggested donations, is available from St Wilfrid’s Hospice. Visit www.stwh.co.uk/MAWF or phone Marcia Nguyen on 01243 755837 or on email fundraising@stwh.co.uk
Adopt an Area Communities and businesses across the Chichester District are joining forces with Chichester District Council in its fight against litter, fly tipping and dog fouling by ‘adopting an area’. The council is launching the ‘adopt an area’ scheme as part of its Against Litter campaign in order to protect what is recognised as one of the most beautiful areas across the country. The Midhurst South Pond Group and the Selsey East Beach Pond Group are two community groups already making a difference in their local community by carrying out regular clean-up events. They will be unveiling new advertising panels on the council’s recycling trucks, which feature and thank both groups for adopting an area, in order to mark the launch of the campaign. Residents and businesses that sign up to ‘adopt an area’ will receive a special pack with advice, tips and information on the support that they will receive. www.chichester.gov.uk/adoptanarea
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Boom Credit Union Ethical money lending by Lynn Smith Illegal money lending is big business. The press is full of stories of people who borrow a few hundred pounds from a friendly chap in their local pub only to find themselves owing disproportionately inflated sums and the friendly chap demanding money with extreme menaces. Figures can be horrific –someone borrowing £500 and being forced to pay £88,000, an interest rate of 2,500 percent. In 2004 the government set up the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), to investigate and prosecute illegal moneylenders while protecting those who have borrowed money from a loan shark. Staggeringly, IMLTs in England have supported over 28,000 people and written off over £73.7 million in illegal debt. In April of this year, the government announced that it would be cracking down on illegal money lenders, making increased funding available to pay for investigations and prosecution of these lenders and support for their victims. Money already seized from these illegal lenders would be spent to encourage people at risk of being targeted by loan sharks to join a Credit Union. Cash would be made available to
Montague Street, Worthing official IMLTs and local Credit Unions working together to encourage residents to build up emergency savings funds while also making them aware of the dangers of borrowing from loan sharks. One such Credit Union serving the needs of West Sussex residents is Boom! Credit Union, which came about in 2016 as the result of a merger between West Sussex Credit Union, established in 2008 by West Sussex County Council, and SurreySave, seed financed by a number of Councils across the region. The merger created a larger, financially stronger organisation that could ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the Credit Union movement in West Sussex, Surrey and Kingston upon Thames. The imperative to create sustainable business models arose when Councils became unable to fully financially support Credit Unions.
A happy customer Andy Johnson the General Manager of BOOM! Credit Union, describes Boom as: “A not-for-profit organisation… we provide ethical savings opportunities and affordable loans to people that find it difficult to obtain credit from high-street lenders.” Boom! Credit Union has approximately 9,500
26 Charity Profile members, and has helped countless individuals through loans. Last year alone the organisation issued 1,702 loans, at a value of £3,033,584, and of those 1,451 were West Sussex residents, at a value of £2,296,178. So what is a Credit Union and how does it differ from a High Street Bank or Building Society? Historically, early Credit Unions were small nonprofit making organisations set up to benefit the local community - perhaps organised by a local church or possibly within an industry – collecting savings and offering loans. Nowadays they have become more professional with an online presence and, usually, business premises. Andy Johnson sums up the difference between Boom and a High Street lender: “Financial inclusion is in our very DNA and we live and breathe the ideal of financial capability for all. Our savings and loans facilities are all built with this in mind. With our Corporate Savers, we donate money to local charities. At Boom all borrowers get to save a little alongside their loan repayments … helping them to get into the saving habit and improve their financial well-being.” Boom also encourages Junior Savers by offering them good rates of interest and providing accounts that promote independent financial management at the age of eight.“ As Andy Johnson points out Boom keeps its money local: “Our members truly matter to us. We know the communities that we work within and we don’t work for profit, corporate gain or shareholders.” He explains that the organisation is committed to providing financial inclusion and is passionate about fighting loan sharks and high interest lenders in order to do this. “The approach we take is a non-judgmental, holistic, helping, questioning and supportive role. We create a breathing space for people to make positive choices in their lives that can really impact them and create change without being under duress and financial stress. We have a genuine desire to empower people and to do this we take the time to have a conversation with our customers making sure that their wellbeing stays central to our focus. “ Currently employing sixteen staff assisted by thirteen volunteers, Boom only recently began recruiting volunteers and is looking for people who have good IT and communication skills, who are able to spare at least four hours once a week to help out taking on tasks such as filing, talking to customers, data entry etc. Andy Johnson says, “Our volunteers can take on the administration roles within the organisation at the moment, but we have a view to grow which will allow us to work with volunteers more creatively in their roles.”
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Andy Johnson, General Manager And Boom has an impressive list of initiatives that mean they are going to need those extra volunteers. Their chief challenge is a campaign to attract £1million of savings so they can continue to help local people. Businesses, Charities and Community Interest Companies are being encouraged to open Corporate Savings accounts, with Boom donating one percent of every new account’s deposit to its charity projects. Boom believes everyone should have access to regular savings, current accounts and debit cards, and for those who need it, a fair and affordable loan
through the door – keeping them out of the clutches of payday lenders and loan sharks. But, the business model is a tough one as the more inclusive you want to be the greater the risk you have to absorb, and striking an optimal balance is hard, with constant pressure to compromise its value of inclusivity. However Boom is determined not to succumb says Andy Johnson, rather “… using this pressure to get better and better at what we do. This compromise has been seen in other Credit Unions, Getting the word out with them being to the community either forced take a risk averse and less inclusive approach to lending, or else forced to close. Neither of these things is an outcome we want for Boom.” This is a valid point; the number has significantly declined – from around 950 registered Credit Unions in Great Britain in 2002, to 311 as of March 2018.
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The reduction of external funding requires Credit Unions to have an increased self-sufficiency and a greater emphasis on commercial acumen. As Andy Johnson points out: “Lending money is an industry in its own right and Credit Unions are not always blessed with a plethora of experts in this field.” Boom’s underwriting process is, says Andy, “Very human, inclusive and interactive. Our applicants are far more to us than a credit score or a credit file… It is fair to say to be a successful underwriter at Boom you need to understand both the art and science of underwriting and have a large dose of emotional intelligence.” Finally, Boom is in competition with the high interest lenders and loan sharks, but with a fraction of their budget when it comes to getting their story told. Comments from satisfied customers endorse a service that seeks to improve rather than further impoverish the lives of its members. Boom! Credit Union - 129 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3BP. 01903 237 221 www.boomcu.com
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Barnham Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 9th April 2018 County and District Councillor inputs County Councillor, Derek Whittington had given his apologies so there were no County Council updates to report. District Councillors Christopher Hughes and John Charles both reflected on the discussions that had taken place during the very interesting and well attended Joint Annual Parish Assembly. The main item had been presentations on the proposed development of the Barnham/Eastergate/Westergate Strategic site included in Arun District Council’s Local Plan currently awaiting final approval by the Inspector. Planning Applications The Council considered the following new applications: BN/6/18 – Land rear of Lillies, Yapton Road – Approval of reserved maters following outline consent relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for erection of 38 no. Dwellings including open space, landscaping and new access. The Council noted that this was a resubmission of application BN/28/17 to which the Council had objected. However, the resubmission had addressed the concerns raised by the
Eastergate Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 5th April 2018. County and District Councillor Report The meeting was advised of complaints regarding the positioning and size of advertisements at the local garage. An offer of cycle racks was made where the council would have to pay for installation only. Reference was made to a public rights of way meeting to consider the footpath over the railway line behind St. Philip Howard School. A two level mezzanine car park at the railway was being considered by Network Rail. Reference was made to the cameras recently spotted in Barnham Road. It was understood that these were not WSCC cameras and no information as to the owners of the same was available. Planning Application EG/19/18/T, should be referred to the ADC Arboroculturalist. Application AL/15/17/PL, an Aldingbourne Parish matter relating to the BEW site. This involved 100 plus houses with outline for nearly 250 more. Members were advised of the Eastergate Fruit Farm developers and their position that they would deal with Sec 106 payments only and would not provide the re-surfacing of the hall car park, as was previously agreed. Further enquiries will be made of the Neighbourhood Plan (NP) team to see if contemporaneous evidence of the agreement was available.
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Tangmere Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Extraordinary meeting of the Council held on 5th April 2018. Agenda item 2 - Resignation of the Clerk The Chairman reported that he had recently accepted the immediate resignation of the Clerk, effective from the end of March 2018. Council resolved to receive the resignation. Agenda item 3 - to agree a recruitment strategy and interim arrangements The Chairman reported that subsequent to the resignation of the Clerk he had taken advice from Trevor Leggo at the Sussex Association of Local Councils (SSALC) and consulted with Councillors Beach and Birkett who together with him form the recruitment panel. Trevor Leggo had indicated that he would like to visit the Council and talk about the recent turnover in Clerks. In the meantime he advised the use of a Locum Clerk while a formal recruitment process was undertaken. Mr Leggo had suggested the use of Louise Steele as a Locum Clerk. At this point the Chairman asked Mrs Steele to leave the meeting. When Mrs Steele was invited back into it was resolved to appoint Louise Steele as Locum Clerk to the Parish Council until the summer and to ask SSALC to start a formal recruitment process.
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Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Village Centre Committee Meeting held on 5th April 2018 It was noted that contributions for car park- (c) tangmere-museum.org.uk ing maintenance were now up to date. Health and Safety Matters – the action point about employing an expert to carry out regular testing is ongoing. Quotes will be obtained. The Booking Clerk has raised all the invoices for January and February and was currently working on invoices for March. Concerns were voiced over the fact that, again, no reports were presented to the meeting; this time because of the resignation of the Clerk. It was agreed that sorting out the finance system and producing good management information were priorities for the Locum Clerk who undertook to provide the required information. The foyer requires a different arrangement of doors. Quotes are being sort and design options discussed. Agreed there will be an Autumn Fete to be held on 16 September. Agreed that a reciprocal arrangement be offered to Boxgrove Parish Council were it to purchase two gazebos; if TPC can borrow those for its fete then TPC will lend its gazebos for Boxgrove’s fete. www.tangmere-online.co.uk
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