Sussex Local - Findon - March 2018

March 2018

SUSSEX LOCAL

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

Local news and events through the door to 6,000 homes in this area every month

OUTSIDE IN

Local charity helping disadvantaged artists

HISTORY

Findon’s Roman Temple

GARDENING

Time to Sow

WIN!

Tickets to Turn of the Screw The A-Z of Curious Sussex book

LOCAL NEWS

School, Charity & Community

PLUS

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local Clubs, Gardening, Local Charities, Local Business Directory

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March 2018 Cover image Findon High Street kindly supplied by Sheila Mills

Welcome...

You often hear of ’struggling artists’ but artists with health problems, disabilities or in challenging social circumstances struggle more than most. Our main article this month profiles “Outside In”, a local charity offering a platform to artists who find it difficult to access the art world. As a result many brilliant works are brought into public view, see page 26.

Spring is upon us (hurrah!) and gardeners can begin planting in earnest. For sowing tips and other garden tasks see page 36.

March really is a lovely month to get out in the fresh air so why not join one of the guided walks listed on page 18?

We have news from local schools (page 44) plus local area community news (page 20) and a new monthly précis of news from Findon Parish Council (page 46). We welcome all local news and there is no charge to any not-for-profit organisation for publication of such, please do get in touch.

4 ...........................................................................What’s On 15 ................Win! Tickets to Turn of the Screw in Worthing 16 .............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page 18 ........................................................................Local Walks 20 .........................................................Charity & Community 26 ...................................................Outside In Charity Profile 32 ..................................................................Prize Crossword 33 .......................................................................Local History 34 ..................................................................................Recipe 36 ....................................................................In Your Garden 44 .....................................................................Local Schools 46 ................................Findon Parish Council & FVRA news 47 .............................................................Business Directory 51 ...........................................................Index of Advertisers April booking deadline 1st March

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Our history article is on Findon’s Roman Temple, see page 33 - our thanks as ever to Findon’s own historian Valerie Martin.

Finally, don’t forget Mother’s Day on Sunday 11th March. For ideas for a day out with mum plus lots of Easter events see our What’s On Guide starting on page 4. For more events across the whole county, please visit our website sussexlocal.net Until next month,

Kris & Jeff

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Planning for Dementia Thank goodness spring and summer will be upon us soon!

Our garden is a quagmire and only in use for the very daring but the grass man came today so by the time you read this the daffodils will be coming up and the garden will be green and ready for activities! Residents at ROOM AVAILABLE NOW! Woodlands have choices that they are capable of making - now not tomorrow. By this I don’t just mean lunch or tea in the garden, I mean that there is no point in putting a list of activities or a menu on the wall if none of our residents can hold the information. So, each resident is invited to join an activity. It could be skittles, exercise, dancing or a game. It might involve a few, or be on a one to one basis, but the choice is now... because this may be the only way they think.

An unhappy mood can sometimes be changed, just by a big smile or a cuddle if invited.

Observation is absolutely vital as pain, anxiety, worry, can not always be expressed but can be seen by an experienced and trained carer. We recently realised that the average employment record is eleven years! Staff at Woodlands can ask a resident what they would like, already knowing that their favourite is the lunch of the day of that the alternative is! This means continuity and a depth of knowledge, about each individual resident. How to and not to approach, their likes, needs, joys and what makes them content, even while suffering an illness that every one of us reading this lives in fear of.

So we relax and make the best of every day. Our endeavour is to “let every resident be the best they can be”!

If you are thinking of professional care for a loved one now or in the future, consider Woodlands House, a small luxury family run care home near the beach. CQC 5 STARS rated. Do your research, visit us and know what you are looking for when you have to choose.

Oonagh Manager/Proprietor: house.woodlands@gmail.com 01903 725458 or 07815 762623

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Win tickets to see ‘Turn of the Screw’ Wednesday 18th April, 7.30pm, Connaught Theatre, Worthing “I don’t save or shield them. It’s as bad as I feared – they’re lost.”

1840. A young governess agrees to look after two orphaned children in Bly, a seemingly idyllic country house. But shortly after her arrival, she realises that they are not alone. There are others – the ghosts of Bly’s troubled past. The Governess will risk everything to keep the children safe, even if it means giving herself up to The Others. Years later, confronted by the past she is compelled to account for what actually happened to her and the innocents under her protection.

This dynamic, thrilling adaptation of Henry James’ much-loved and genre defining classic ghost story Turn of the Screw lets you draw your own conclusions about the events at Bly and where guilt resides.

The original inspiration for Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black and numerous films, Turn of the Screw is thought provoking, moving and above all terrifying!

Carli Norris is a familiar face on television with regular roles in Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Holby City and Doctors. She is joined by Maggie McCarthy who has worked extensively in Film, TV and Theatre. Her television credits include Dancing on the Edge and Call the Midwife and theatre credits include work with the National Theatre – Major Barbara, Doctors Dilemma.

For more information visit: www.worthingtheatres.co.uk/turn-of-the-screw/

Win tickets to ‘Turn of the Screw’ To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question: Q: What year is the play set in? a) 1980 b) 2001 c) 1840 Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: Turn of the Screw Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be drawn after 31st Mar 2018. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch - Chocolate

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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

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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.

Answers can be found on our website after the 1st of March www.sussexlocal.net

To sponsor this feature please contact us on 01903 868474 or email info@sussexlocal.net

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Win a copy of ’The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ Curious, strange and mysterious stories from Sussex’s past In this engaging volume we are taken on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, including the Alfriston Star, the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship’s figurehead; the infamous Blue Gardenia Murder; and Brighton’s Pavilion, built as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Read about the antic of ’Spooky Bill’, a poltergeist at a house in Crawley, and learn the story of how Selsey became the home of the mousetrap. Along the way we will meet scandalous residents. inventors and smugglers.

‘The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ is guaranteed to fascinate both resident and visitor alike.

This is the only single-volume book that includes a range of miscellaneous and popular subjects about Sussex. It is filled with folklore, legends, supersti-

tions, local characters, eccentrics, achievers, and inventors, as well as strange and unusual historical events and scandals.

Author of the book, Wendy Hughes, has also written books such as ‘Shipwrecks of Sussex’, ‘Not a Guide to Worthing’ and ‘Haunted Worthing’. She has published over 2,000 articles in a variety of publications.

She is the membership secretary of the Society of Woman Writers and Journalists, and a member of the Society of Authors. She lives in Worthing.

Find out more at www.thehistorypress.co.uk

Win ‘The A-Z of Curious Sussex’ To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question: Q: Where is the home of the mouse trap? a) Selsey b) Brighton c) Chichester Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: A-Z of Curious Sussex Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be drawn after 31st Mar 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Computer Care Computer life

by Alan Stainer If you have read my column for a while, you may have noticed that I fix computers. I love being able to get the most out of a machine and extending its life. I also believe everyone is capable of doing simple repairs, maintenance and upgrades themselves if they are shown how. It saves you money and it leaves more time for tech professionals to spend on the more difficult tasks. That’s part of the reason I write a tech column and why I got involved with Kinder Living (that’s kinder as in being kind, not like the chocolate eggs) and the offshoot Kinder Tech. We’re holding our third Kinder Tech event on the 3rd of March in Horsham, where a group of us techie types will be on hand throughout the day to answer questions, perform simple repairs and give advice. It’s all free on the day too!

One great way to get a new lease of life out of an old machine is to replace the Windows operating system with Linux. Linux is secure and much less resource intensive than Windows and is a perfect fit for most older hardware. We usually have several computers running Linux at the show so you can see for yourself.

To find out more about Kinder Tech, visit www.kinderliving.co.uk/kindertech/ www.alansitsolutions.com

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Local Walks - March 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 Thu 1 11:00am Billingshurst 2.3 miles 60 mins Health Meet at Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, RH14 9JZ. Walk around footpaths or Jubilee Fields. Stay for coffee afterwards Jean 01403 581865 Fri 2 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet in car park of the Country Park, off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 7UN Jill 07780 701184 Sat 3 8:30am Washington Common & Ashington 6 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 3 Meet at Georges Lane National Trust car park, Washington. Exploring the woodland and countryside around Ashington and Warren Hill Mick 01903 745971 Sun 4 10:00am Wepham Down 6.5 miles 2 hrs 45 mins Level 3 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park (TQ070124). This is a downland walk which explores part of the South Downs National Park Mick 01903 745971 Mon 5 10:45am North Heath, Horsham 2 miles 30 or 75 mins Health Meet at Sussex Barn pub car park, off North Heath Lane, RH12 5PJ. Choose 30 or 75 mins gentle walk around the North Heath John 01403 268885 Tue 6 11:00am Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles 75 mins Health Meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ Ann 01903 297553 Wed 7 10:30am Horsham Park Stroll 1 mile 30 or 60 mins Health See Meet at bandstand in Carfax, RH12 1FD. Choose a 30 or 60 mins around park and pond.

Doreen 01403 230293 Sat 10 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Ann 01903 297553 Sat 10 2:00pm Thakeham Circular 3 miles 1.5 hrs mins Level 2 Meet in Thakeham Church car park, RH20 3EP. This popular short walk explores north of Thakeham Village Mick 01903 745971 Sun 11 10:00am Wiggonholt Common & Parham Park 5.2 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet in the RSPB Wiggonholt Overflow Car Park, RH20 2EL. Through the RSPB reserve to Parham Park with its veteran trees and herd of deer Mick 01903 745971 Tue 13 12:00pm Conservatory Café, Horsham Park 3.3 miles 1 hr 15 Level 2 Meet at Horsham Park bandstand by café, RH12 1RJ Carol 01403 263201 Wed 14 10:00am Henfield Byways 2-3 miles 1 hr Health Meet Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN. Lovely walk around the twittens, ginnells and snickets of Henfield Anne 01273 493671 Sat 17 8:30am Gumber & Great Down 9 miles 4 hrs Level 3 Meet at the car park just off the Whiteways roundabout, BN18 9FD. This walk explores Slindon Estate's Gumber Farm and Houghton Forest Mick 01903 745971 Wed 21 10:00am Ardingly 6–7 miles 3+hrs Level 5 Meet in Layby opposite Ardingly Showground, RH17 6TJ. Mid Sussex 01444 477110 Sat 24 2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington 3.8 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet at West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ. Mick 01903 745971 Sat 31 2:00pm Warminghurst Church 4.7 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 3 Meet at Georges Lane NT car park, Storrington, RH20 3JH. This route explores ancient tracks and byways to Warmingshurst.

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Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sat 3 10:15 Chichester Station 8.5 miles Meet at Chichester Railway Station, north side. Via Dell Quay and Chichester Marina Wed 7 10:30 Arundel 7 miles Meet at NT car park, Harting Down Sun 24 10:30 Amberley 7.5 miles Meet near Sportsman PH, Amberley Fri 30 10:30 Nepcote Green 7 miles Meet at Parking area at Nepcote Green, Findon

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Sussex Snippets The Yoga Garden, situated in the Knepp Castle Estate in Dial Post, believes that “Happy Teachers Can Change the World,” and is offering free workshops for school teachers, so that they can learn techniques to take back into the classroom, along with a free five class yoga pass for all teachers who take part in the project – allowing them to experience the benefits of Mindful yoga and meditation themselves. Mindfulness is a technique used to help people deal with stress, anxiety and depression, its neurological benefits have been scientifically proven and are now well known, and it is becoming a fashionable term in the field of education. Contact: Nina Fowkes–Tel: 01903 892459/07789 000641 nina@theyogagarden.co.uk The Yoga Garden, Knepp Wildland Safaris, Swallows Lane, Dial Post RH13 8NN www.theyogagarden.co.uk The Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) is working with BOOM! Credit Union to launch a scheme to encourage residents to build up an emergency savings fund while also making them aware of the dangers of borrowing from loan sharks. The initiative will see the team use proceeds of crime

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SUSSEX LOCAL money - confiscated from convicted loan sharks - to sponsor new Credit Union accounts. The incentive is open to the first 50 people who join BOOM! Credit Union and save £25 a month for three consecutive months - members who meet the saving requirements will receive a £25 boost directly into their Credit Union account.

Contact: Boom! Credit Union, 129 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3BP Tel: 01903 228496 Email: aradhana.kothari@boomcu.com www.boomcu.com Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has called for a noise reduction plan at Gatwick as flights from the airport continue to increase; speaking in a Westminster Hall debate called by Tonbridge & Malling MP Tom Tugenhadt, Mr Herbert asked the Government to ensure that the airport meets its noise reduction obligations under the Aviation Policy Framework 2013. Gatwick has seen a 12 percent increase in flights and a 22 percent increase in passengers since 2013, and Mr Herbert cited the Government’s policy objective that the benefits of airport growth should be shared between industry and local communities, and challenged it to come forward with a promised aviation strategy to establish how airport noise will be reduced in future.

Two war veterans have been honoured with the highest order of merit in France to commemorate their service in the D-Day landings of World War Two. The honour, which was established by Napoleon in 1802, marked the selfless contribution of Flight Lieutenant Roy Smith and Private Geoffrey Penfold. Captain François Jean, the Consul Honoraire de France, and Susan Piper, the Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, presented the Legion D'Honneur medals to the servicemen in a special ceremony at Worthing Town Hall, in January. www.adur-worthing.gov.uk For the past two years Worthing Theatres have united with children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House by welcoming them as their official charity partner for their annual pantomime, the aim of the partnership is to help raise funds and awareness for the Sussex based charity through fundraising events, marketing and volunteer bucket collections across the duration of their Christmas production. Now, Worthing Theatres have announced that after their recent production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, £3,925.34 was raised; three times the amount they raised the previous year during the Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan. www.worthingtheatres.co.uk.

Each year Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) delivers a packed programme of wildlife themed adult educations courses and this year’s courses are now available for booking online. The courses offer an opportunity to learn about, experience and enjoy all aspects of the wildlife of Sussex; everything from slugs to badgers, willow weaving to navigation and fungi to wildflowers. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk

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Sussex MP meets South Downs farmers Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert met South Downs farmers recently to discuss the challenges they face as Britain leaves the EU and the Common Agricultural Policy.

The meeting was convened by the West Sussex branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU) and hosted by David and Caroline Harriott at Tolmare Farm, Findon. The visit combined a farm tour and a discussion on agricultural policy. Brexit continues to be the issue of greatest concern to farmers, and Mr Herbert heard concerns about how farms would remain viable food producers as government support for agriculture changes.

The Government has guaranteed that the cash it allocates to farming support will be protected until the end of this Parliament in 2022.Farm payments, which are currently made per acre, will continue for an extended transition period. After this transition period, payments will only be made for 'public goods’ such as environmental protection and enhancement. www.nfu.org.uk www.nickherbert.com

SUSSEX LOCAL Music lights up Worthing Global singing sensation Rag’N’Bone man is one of a host of leading musicians to lend their creative talents to a pioneering music project for young people that will light up the heart of Worthing.

Based at the town’s creative hub Colonnade House, #Scratchpad will see budding musicians receive expert mentoring from industry experts and the young people’s artistic talents will be showcased for all to see and hear - with their recordings being broadcast from a vinyl-wrapped virtual stage in the heart of the Worthing Borough Council-owned building.

The six-week project is being led by Northbrook MET college and youth music organisation AudioActive, whose track record of developing new talent includes #Scratchpad mentor Jack Stephens, of Drum n Bass outfit SpectraSoul, and Rizzle Kicks, who are now patrons of the charity.

AudioActive’s newest patron Rag’n’Bone Man will also make guest appearances during the project. The Sussex-born singer is also supporting the charity’s ambitious longer term plans to develop a Centre of Excellence for grassroots talent development in Worthing. www.colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/scratchpad

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Hit the Downs this May Registration is now open for Hit the Downs MTB, the off-road cycling event on Sunday 6 May, raising money for local hospice care.

SUSSEX LOCAL views of the South Downs National Park.

Registration for Hit the Downs MTB is just £33 per person and closes on Sunday 22 April.

Contact the Events Team on 01903 706354 or visit www.hitthedowns.org.uk

Join the ‘Fabulous Fifty’

The cycling event, now in its second year, gives participants the opportunity to take on the rolling hills of the South Downs Way whilst raising money for Worthing-based adults’ hospice,St Barnabas House, or local children’s hospice, Chestnut Tree House.

Starting and finishing at Windlesham House School near Worthing, Hit the Downs MTB offers a choice of two routes – 30 kilometres or 60 kilometres. Chip timing is included, and refreshments will be provided en route as cyclists take in the stunning scenery and

The Worthing 10k is one of the largest and friendliest running events in the south east, welcoming runners of all abilities to the flat seafront course on Sunday 3rd June. Worthing based Care for Veterans has charity places for this year’s race, and has already begun recruiting members for its ‘Fabulous Fifty’ team, who will be running to raise money for the disabled veterans who are cared for by the charity.

Registration via Care for Veterans is just £21, and the charity asks that you raise £50 in sponsorship. In return, runners will receive a free Care for Veterans tshirt or running vest. There will be a hospitality tent on race day with refreshments for before and after the run. Also included is entry into a prize draw and a party the week after the event.

Contact Christine Gillott, Fundraising Officer - 01903 218444 fundraising@careforveterans.org.uk

Chasing Income

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner There is a worrying increase in the number of adverts for funds and products targeting high levels of income. I’ve seen marketing material that boasts of income in excess of 6% that they have been or are expecting to pay. What is less prominent is the risk to capital involved in paying such a high income. Naturally people compare this to a savings account where the income might be 1% in today’s market. This comparison is inappropriate when a savings account is protected by Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), up to the new reduced limit of £75,000, whereas the potential losses to your capital from the higher paying product are unlimited.

With a savings account backed by the FSCS chasing the highest interest rate for the term you are willing to tie your money up for makes complete sense. If you disregard inflation there is no risk to capital and no chance for capital growth so the only thing to compare is the interest rate. With any other type of product or fund it is the return you receive after any capi-

tal gain or loss that matters. Focussing just on the income is dangerous.

Savings accounts remain the most appropriate place for shorter term savings but the safety they offer comes at the cost of lower returns. A higher return is always going to involve taking more risk.

When managing investments for clients I don’t like to categorise them as income investors or growth investors. I believe that everyone is a “total return investor”. Viewing investments in any other way means you disregard a substantial number of otherwise suitable opportunities for the sake of pigeonholing the type of return you require. The total return will be made up of a mix of income and growth and there will of course be times when the returns are negative. Whether you choose to spend that return or leave it in the investment is a matter for you. A regular disinvestment of capital growth can be spent in the same way as an income and reinvesting dividends, rent or interest can provide growth. The reality is stable long-term returns are likely to require a mixture of both.

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

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Outside In Local charity provides a platform for disadvantaged artists. By Lynn Smith.

The art world enjoys a reputation for being rather a tricky and elitist nut to crack. Talent alone appears not to be sufficient - surely you need to have the right connections in order to be accepted? Entry to which must seem insurmountable to an unknown artist particularly to an unknown artist facing barriers of their own, but now there is another platform for those who define themselves as facing barriers to the art world in the shape of charity Outside In. Founded in 2006 by Marc Steene, then Head of Learning and Community at Chichester’s Pallant House Gallery, Outside In defines itself as an advocate for inclusion and participation for all in the contemporary art world. The goal of the project is to create a fairer art world, one that rejects traditional values and institutional judgements about whose work can and should be displayed.

disillusioned with the art world, it wasn’t very inclusive. So I started working in a day centre with artists with learning disabilities (and) I was struck by how incredibly talented some of the people were.”

So impressed was Marc with the artists’ talents that he booked space at Brighton Library to put on an exhibition of their work. But when he went to collect the work, he discovered, it had been pulped to make into papier-mâché. “Every three months, they (the day centre) pulped all the work they produced. For me that was shocking, the ritual destruction of work because it wasn't valued as art.” Marc resolved to make sure the work of such hidden artists was not only preserved, but exhibited too, hence set up Outside In to discover and support the overlooked creators in our communities. Marc was offered £500 by Pallant Gallery supporters, Steve and Jackie Street, which enabled him to he set up the first Outside In exhibition in 2007.

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Marc has over 30 years’ experience of working in community care – experience that directly informed the establishment of the project. He studied at the Slade School of Art in London, and tells me: “I got

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At the heart of Outside In is its website which offers the opportunity of a digital presence to artists who may not otherwise have the chance to showcase their work online. Artists can create their own personalised online galleries and enter work for exhibitions and competitions. The site allows them to display up to fifty pieces of work, complete with titles and descriptions. Additionally, Outside In regularly holds Surgery Days across the country to support artists who do not have the skills or facilities to create an online gallery.

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28 Charity Profile There is no fee to join Outside In but, in order to be accepted, artists must self-identify as experiencing barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance or isolation. Joining Outside In offers artists a range of support and benefits including, a profile on the website to showcase, share, and receive comments on the artist’s online gallery, as well as to sell artwork.

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They also receive tailored support and advice from the Outside In team regarding artwork and artistic practice, help accessing the art world and the chance for the artist to have their artwork publicised via newsletter, social media or blog, e.g. as Artist of the Month or a ‘Wednesday Wonder.’ In addition there are training opportunities via the Step Up programme, developing skills and confidence in a gallery setting, leading to the possibility of paid employment as workshop facilitators, researchers and curators. As a member of the European Outsider Art Association’s board, and its involvement in the Paris Outsider Art Fair, Outside In is able to offer artists an increasingly international platform.

exhibition; he was selected as one of 150 artists from a submission of nearly 3000 works. Manuel won one of six awards entitling him to a one-person show at Pallant House Gallery. Since this springboard the charity has supported the development of Manuel’s artistic career and his work is now held in collections across the world, including the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne.

In 2017 Marc left his King Jasna Nikolic job as Executive Director of Pallant House Gallery to set up Outside In as an independent charity, a step that has led to the recruitment of a dedicated team of staff, with four fulltime and two part-time salaried employees, and allowed the charity to apply for grants from trusts and foundations. The organisation has also developed an endowment fund of £500,000, providing a degree of ongoing financial security and is part of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, which will provide the charity with core income for four years.

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Currently there are 2,600 artists with online galleries through Outside In and the project has helped launch the careers of numerous artists. Manuel Bonifacio, an artist with learning disabilities, is an example of an Outside In success story. Manuel attends a centre run by Art Venture three days a week and was first exhibited in 2012 in the organisation’s national open

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through the door Outside In holds exhibiPeter Cutts, The tions in different locations Wonderful World of around the country in colFlying Creatures laboration with a range of partner organisations (over fifty in the previous ten years). A recent collaboration was the Outside In: Journeys exhibition held at Sotheby’s, London, which served to highlight to many the important and high profile platform that the charity is able to provide to artists who face barriers to the art world. Although not a fundraising event per-se the exhibition did lead to a large number of donations and sign-ups to the charity’s new Friends and Patrons Scheme, which launched at the exhibition, and raised an impressive £50,000 for the charity.

As with most charities, the challenges the organisation faces are around ensuring it continues to receive sufficient funding to allow the development of the programme to better support its artists. Interestingly, Outside In has developed a mixed business model and is looking to increase income from art sales - an online shop showcases original art works, from the Patrons and Friends scheme and to further develop the endowment fund.

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Marc believes that Outside In poses both a challenge and an opportunity to the art world by questioning notions as to who is an artist, what art is and challenging assumptions that art has to be taught and is about knowledge, skills and context. “Some of the artists and art work of the artists Outside In works with have achieved remarkable success, being sold to international public and private collections bringing new and interesting work into the market. Often the art world and audiences are inspired and amazed when they visit an Outside In exhibition, the work is always presented to the highest quality, instilling confidence in the viewer and enabling people to put their prejudices to one side.”

The project still has many roots in Pallant House Gallery, where many local people have supported the project to grow and become independent, and a large number of its artists and partner organisations are based in Sussex, which Marc says, “ … will always be the home and birthplace of the charity.”

Contact: c/o Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1TJ www.outsidein.org.uk

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Pensioners in drawdown fear running out of money

By Ivan Lyons Director Investment Solutions, Worthing Since the introduction of the new pension freedoms in April 2015, more and more retirees have opted to take flexible withdrawals from their pension funds by going into what’s referred to as drawdown.

The Financial Conduct Authority recently reported that drawdown has become much more popular, with twice as many pots moving into drawdown than go into annuities.

Income drawdown is where you leave your pension pot invested and take an income directly from it, instead of using the money in your pot to buy an annuity (a regular guaranteed payment from an insurance company). With drawdown, the money left in your pot will continue to benefit from any investment growth.

Making the right decisions Whilst being in control of their pension pots has given retirees more options as to how and when they access their funds, making the right choices about their money can be a daunting task for those unaccustomed to dealing with pension and investment issues. Understandably, many people fear running out of money in later life.

Getting the right advice If you’re thinking about accessing your pension savings, you need to be aware that although the first 25% of funds withdrawn from a pension pot are normally tax-free, if you take more than that, it will be regarded as income for tax purposes and could push you into a higher tax bracket.

We will be able to put together a plan that will help ensure you make the best use of your savings. Being aware of your likely cash flow in retirement will help you avoid the risk of using too much of your pension pot too soon.

The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. The past is not a guide to future performance and past performance may not necessarily be repeated.

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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Change of name in marriage

By Karen Fleming, Fleming & Co, Angmering On marriage UK women usually change their name. They do not, however legally HAVE TO. Many women now change their names back to their maiden name, post-divorce. Recently one of my clients asked if she could change her name before her Decree Absolute. I answered: ‘Of course you can. Call yourself whatever you like’. It made me wonder whether our custom was worldwide. In much of the Englishspeaking world, including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Ireland, India, Philippines, the English speaking Canada and the United States, newly married persons need only produce their marriage certificate to evidence their wish to change their name. A 2004 Massachusetts Harvard study found women, with college degrees, were 2-4 times more likely to retain their surname than those without one. They objected to the inequality of the tradition and didn’t wish to lose their identity. The American Suffragette, Lucy Stone, made a national issue of the right to keep one’s own surname.

Until 2007, in The U.S., only 6 states allowed a man to change his name through marriage with the same ease as a woman. California joined these 6 with The Name Equality Act of 2007. Florida followed in 2013.

In Canada both spouses and ‘common law’ couples

may assume the other’s surname. In England, however, ‘common law’ couples require a Deed Poll or Change of Name Deed.

In France, since the 1789 Revolution, the name remains the same as on the birth certificate. In 1983, Greece followed and Italy and the Spanish speaking countries are the same. In Germany, since 1977, either party may adopt the other’s surname, as is the case in Russia. Until 2014 women In Turkey were compulsory required to take their husbands surname. Interestingly in China and Taiwan women keep their surnames after marriage while their children inherit the father’s. In Japan, the law only recognises the marriage if the parties have the same surnames, so 96% of married Japanese women feel compelled to take their husbands name. While UK women don’t need to take the husbands name, they usually do. Women often sacrifice equality for romance!! Then if they wish to change back before or after Decree Absolute, a legal document is needed. Please don’t go down the lengthy and expensive Deed Poll route. Simply ask me to prepare a change of Name Deed. Easy, speedy and inexpensive.

If you need help on family law, contact Karen Fleming.

See www.flemingandco.co.uk or call 01903 446698 email karen.fleming@flemingandco.co.uk

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Prize Crossword

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Findon March 2018

January 2018 solution shown below.

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Across 1 Financial sponsor (11)

2 Pestering constantly (7)

9 Rustic (5)

3 Serious (7)

10 Trap; ensnare (3)

4 Sing in a trilling manner (6)

11 Church instrument (5)

5 Arm of a body of water (5)

12 Fortune-telling card (5)

6 Keen (5)

13 Mobster (8)

7 Unthinking (11)

16 Microorganisms (8)

8 Initiators (11)

18 Rope with a running noose (5)

14 Stopping place for a train (7)

21 Avoided by social custom (5)

15 Trickle (7)

22 Female pronoun (3)

17 Marble (anag) (6)

23 New

19 Give a solemn oath (5)

: Indian capital (5)

24 Leader in a race (5,6)

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Roman Temple at Muntham Estate by Valerie Martin Excavations on the Muntham Estate by the Worthing Archaeological Society 1953-55

What are they doing as they scramble about on the Findon downland? All is about to be revealed.

Above is the site of something rather special in 1955.

No, this is not on Cissbury Ring but at the Muntham Court Estate. It depicts a "dig" with the steep slope of the Blackpatch Hillside in the background.

Did you know that Findon boasted a Roman Temple at one time.... yes, a real temple? All that remains today to be seen is a dip some 35 feet in diameter lying within a bygone settlement.

The circular timber temple was discovered by archaeologists during Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne's days and permission had to be sought to explore the site near to the Muntham Clump.

Excavations on the Muntham Estate by the Worthing Archaeological Society during 1953-55 subsequently revealed the foundations of the round timber building. Various artefacts were rescued/ excavated.... these were discovered dumped in two shallow pits outside of the presumed main entrance of the temple.

They included some oxskulls (leftovers from ritual feasting perhaps); a domestic earthenware jug; a 3 inch long clay model of a leg (not animal but human); a plaque in bronze of a crouching boar (more about this is the next issue); a sacrificial bronze knife and pommel; a number of brooches for decoration and a few pins,

plus three Roman coins and an assortment of 1st to 4th century pottery.

The circular temple served some religious purpose..... perhaps belonging to a sect/cult. Nothing or very little is known about the priests who conducted these local rituals in our area.

Religion and superstition were an integral part of the life of people inhabiting our patch in ancient times. The ritual offerings left by visitors to the site were in all probability a fulfilment of a vow made to the deity when asking for help. They were possibly displayed in and around the temple before being taken down and subsequently buried.

That is about all I have discovered about this historic site.

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Super Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder Succulent but simple pork shoulder. A real crowd pleaser!

Ingredients - Serves 4-6  2 kg pork shoulder (we stock Lancing College free-range pork fortnightly)  6 shallots, halved and scattered on the base of the tray  1 bulb of garlic, halved and placed on the bottom of the tray  6-8 bay leaves, scattered in the tray  600 ml Sussex cider available @village_larder

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.

2. Score the skin of your pork with a sharp knife and rub plenty of salt and pepper all over the joint 3. Scatter the shallots, garlic, bay leaves in a roasting tray and place the pork, skin-side up, in the roasting tray and roast for 30 minutes, or until the skin has started to puff up and you can see it turning into crackling.

4. Remove from the oven, add the cider and at this point turn the heat down to 170°C/325°F/gas 3, cover the pork tightly with a double layer of foil, & place back in the oven and roast for a further 4½ hours.

5. Once cooked, remove the pork from the tray and leave to rest while you finish of all your trimmings and you can use the liquid from the cider to make your gravy.

6. Serve and enjoy!

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36 Gardening

In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principle Designer of Glorious Gardens March into your Vegetable Patch March is the biggest month for sowing your seeds.

If you haven’t already done so you can dig in some well rotted manure into your veg beds and sprinkle some fertilzer and potash onto the soil and then gentle rake it in. Not too much or your little seeds may burn when they are first put in.

You can put in leeks and parsnips, spinach, peas and braccias directly outdoor.

If you don’t have a lot of greenhouse or indoor space you can wait till April and May and buy plug plants that have already been grown on from seed.

If you have a greenhouse you can start your tomatoes, chiles, aubergines and peppers. This gives them enough time to grow before you consider planting them outdoors.

Before you begin you can think about the structure of your area. At Glorious Gardens we will always put most of our design energy into creating clean, often formal shapes of raised beds and paths before we think of what vegetables we will plant or what combinations to use.

Fruit trees are considered a structural plant as they take up particular spaces and offer a relatively unchanging shape.

Fruit March is your last chance for planting new, barerooted apple and pear trees, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and hybrid berries, as well as gooseberry and currant bushes. By April it will be too late for any but container-grown plants. You can also consider buying small espalier fruit trees to create borders for your path. These then become edible later in the year.

Strawberries Plant out readybought, cold-stored runners, as soon as they become available; they will crop in their first year. If you can grow them in pots or hanging baskets that will reduce slug damage. If you have them from last year you can plant the little runners separately.

Herbs Towards the end of this month, sow seeds of herbs such as chives, coriander, dill, fennel, oregano, and

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through the door parsley that can tolerate low temperatures, but cover with fleece at night if frost is forecast. In addition, begin planting out any young, ready-to-plant specimens of hardy herbs you’ve bought from your local garden centre or nurseries – mint, rosemary, and thyme.

Salads You can sow lettuce seed either indoors or outdoors, under cover if necessary. Sow spring onions, radishes, salad mixes, rocket, summer purslane, and Oriental leaves under cloches or in cold frames.

As well as mixed salad seed combination you can consider rocket, which will last all year and into the next as well as the mustard family of edible greens.

Mustards are easy plants to grow and young leaves sown now will be ready to harvest as a cut-and-comeagain salad crop in about four to five weeks’ time.

If you have enough room you can sow a couple of rows now, and then new rows every two weeks or so.

By the time May comes you have a continuous crop for the rest of the Summer.

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Onions It’s still possible to sow onion seeds and shallots outdoors, but both are better grown from commercially produced “sets”.

Shallot sets can be planted in February or March, onion sets in March or April. You can buy the ready to go bulbs online or from a garden centre. If you sow leeks now they will be ready by early Autumn.

Peas and broad beans Sow both pea and broad bean seeds outdoors, protecting them with cloches if the weather is still cold. If it is your first time growing beans try runner beans as they are pretty indestructible as long as they have plenty of light and water.

Asparagus It’s possible to grow asparagus from seed but much easier to buy ready-to-plant rootstocks known as “crowns”. Plant them in pre-prepared trenches this month or the next. They will come back each year so make sure they are not taking up room for anything that is more important.

Broccoli, cabbages, and other brassicas This month sow Brussels sprouts indoors, and sow sprouting broccoli and summer, autumn or red cabbages either indoors or out if it’s not too cold. In West Sussex the temperatures are milder than the north so you will probably be ok. Early summer cauliflowers

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Potatoes If you started chitting a batch of first early potatoes at the start of the year, and if the ground is not still frozen, you should be able to plant them now. Dig a shallow drill about 15cm (6in) deep and lay your seed potatoes in it at intervals of 30cm (12in). Make sure the “chits” or shoots are pointing upwards. You can always buy them pre chitted from your garden centre.

Root and stem vegetables Carrots and turnips can be sown outdoors. Celery, celeriac, Kohl Rabi, and Florence fennel are not so hardy and if you sow seeds now you should keep them indoors or in a heated greenhouse. Jerusalem artichokes can be planted as corms now and are one of the few vegetables that don’t mind dappled shade though they won’t get as tall. Again, these come back each year so plant in an otherwise unused part of your growing space.

Places to visit High Beeches Gardens, Worthing. This is a 25 Acre garden which is a botanical treasure trove that includes historic magnolias. Laid out by the Loder family, but inspired by Victorian horticulturist William Robinson’s wild garden style, is it really worth going to when all the plants are coming into leaf. It is open every day except Wednesday, 1pm-5pm. 01444 400589

March tasks  Get busy in the vegetable patch.  Prune back shrubs like Cornus And Salix hard - look on the Royal Horticultural Society website - www.rhs.org.uk - to see how ruthless you can be!  Feed the fish If the water starts warming up.

 Prune your roses If you haven’t finished already as now is the last time to do them before they come into leaf.  Look up summer flowering bulbs and tuber plants such as Dahlias.

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40 Property

Wall tie corrosion

By Chris Ennis FRICS I find that I have been writing short articles for Sussex Local’ for some 10 years... Doesn’t time fly! I recall that the first such article concerned cavity wall tie corrosion issues, so I thought it would be about time to revisit the topic.

In the Middle Ages walls were as often as not formed around a structural timber frame with infill panels constructed in either brick flint or other locally sourced materials. Until circa 1900 walls were of mainly solid construction and thereafter modern property was more normally constructed with cavity brick or block walls. A cavity wall is constructed with two skins of brick or block work with a ‘cavity’ between them. This cavity serves to minimise the likelihood of water penetration through the wall, and adds to the insulation qualities of a building.

One of the frequent problems associated with cavity walls is ‘wall tie failure’. Wall ties are the metal strips which adjoin the inner and outer skins of brickwork together. They commonly rust and disintegrate and can cause horizontal and diagonal fractures to occur in brickwork. Many of the properties I inspect are, or have been affected to some extent by this very common defect.

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There are many forms of wall tie… Early designs may have been constructed in cast iron, but more modern equivalents include twisted wire, galvanised metal and more latterly, stainless steel. I recall that on one occasion during a demolition we came across a ‘tie’ that was formed using a sardine can opening key… probably laid by a brick layer having just finished his lunch.

When the wall ties rust, they expand in size and cause the characteristic horizontal and diagonal cracking clearly seen on many 1920/1930 properties. In extreme cases the cracking can elevate the walls and roofs to produce what we call the ‘pagoda’ effect which is visible on the gable ends of affected walls. There have been instances in Worthing, where walls have been unstable to the point of imminent collapse.

If you live in a property with cavity walls, examine the external surfaces on the south and west elevations….

If you notice cracking, call me and I can put you in touch with a local contractor who can solve the problem.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor Tel: 01903 261217 email: surveyor1@talktalk.net

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Paws for thought Parasites

Vet Emma Suckling, Findon Valley

Parasites can cause significant disease with debilitating effects for pets. Some can also have an impact on human health. Their ability to hide, survive and multiply make them pretty impressive pests, but not the kind of things pets and pet owners want in their homes!

Thankfully most parasites that affect pets can be treated or prevented. That’s why parasite control should be a priority for all pet owners.

Whilst most pet owners know they need to treat their pet regularly, it’s a misconception to think that this is only as the weather starts to warm up and that they do not need to keep up protective treatment during the cooler months.

In recent years, the tick population in the UK has started to feed earlier in the year, and continue for longer due, to increasingly warm, wet winters. Fleas are also becoming a year-round problem, as a centrally heated house with pets provides a warm home with a constant food source.

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It’s also important to understand that as your dog or cat grooms, if they eat a flea which is infected with tapeworm, this can lead to other problems.

Helping owners to understand how to prevent and treat parasites is an important aspect of a vet’s work. The vet has the knowledge to be able to give the best advice to ensure your pet gets the right treatment at the right time.

Without this advice you could be giving your pet the wrong preventive product and unintentionally causing harm to your pet.

Many veterinary practices have a Pet Health Plan that will cover most preventive care for a pet with the cost broken down into monthly payments. For my practice our plan covers ticks as well.

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

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44 Schools

Findon Vale School Vale School were delighted to be able to host both the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 New Age Kurling InterSchools Competitions recently.

On Wednesday 10th January 2018 six local schools entered teams, totalling 16 children, to participate in the Key Stage 1 competition. All the children played extremely well and showed great team spirit. Vale School teams finished 2nd and 3rd. Congratulations go to Springfield School who secured 1st place.

Vale School Sports Legacy Leaders helped during the competition to support the children and record their scores - Legacy Leaders are children from older year groups who are specially trained to help out in such events.

A week later, on Wednesday 17th January 2018, 11 teams from more local schools took part in the Key Stage 2 New Age Kurling Competition.

SUSSEX LOCAL It was a highly fought contest and the two Vale teams secured 1st and 7th place. Once again all of the children showed determination and fantastic team spirit throughout.

Well done to all of the children who came along and participated in both competitions - they were all a credit to their schools.

Thanks must go to Worthing Schools Sports Association (WSSA) who organised both of these events.

WSSA are responsible for a wide variety of sporting competitions and other events across local schools for children of all ages and abilities. Visit their website: wssape.weebly.com to find out more. www.vale.w-sussex.sch.uk

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Sussex Schools “Worth Less” under new funding

Head teachers ask the community to write to their MP to highlight the unfair bias in funding which will affect our children’s education

Additional funding could also be spent on a range of other crucial resources and support staff in areas such as Special Educational Needs and Disability, counselling services and extra tuition as needed for students across the ability range.

At times, our resources and that In September 2017 the governof the Local Authority are so ment announced its new Nastretched that we worry about tional Funding Formula. Consecarrying out the most basic duty quently, the Department for – that of maintaining the best Education reduced the amount possible welfare provision – to that it had originally planned to the levels to that all schools take from school budgets by should be able to. Some £1.3 billion (2015-2020) and schools are even resorting to confirmed new formula arrangeasking for parental contribuments for how schools would be tions to supplement their befunded from April 2018.

Is there a lower ratio of teachers to children on the leaguered budgets. This is enHeadteachers in West Sussex horizon in West Sussex? tirely unacceptable. have looked in detail at the Headteachers in thousands of other low funded areas Department for Education’s own funding information of England, are all stating the same facts. We are and statistics and have concluded that the new ardelighted that a cross party group of councillors from rangements fall well short of what was promised.

West Sussex are also continuing to support our camDespite promises to the contrary, your child’s educapaign so clearly, stating publicly that the proposed tion is still worth far less than that of many other new formula is “not fit for purpose”. counties. It is acknowledged that factors, such as In November last year, representative Headteachers deprivation, mean that schools should be funded from 5000 schools across 25 counties petitioned the differently. But the disparities that will still be in place Chancellor directly. The response was both superficial for the next financial year 2018-19 (and beyond) are and inadequate. impossible to regard as being satisfactory in any way.

We need our local MPs to raise their voices publicly Using the Department for Education’s own statistics it and unequivocally once again to confirm that the new transpires that 100,000 pupils in West Sussex will funding formula proposed by the government is simreceive £30 million less per annum than the average; ply not fit for purpose. We have already received an £145 million less than the same number of pupils in initial statement from them (excluding Nick Gibb MP Greenwich and £263 million less than those in the as he is the school’s minister). The fact that we have London borough of Hackney. a new Secretary of State merely adds to the sense of Here are sample funding comparisons urgency.

Type Pupils Sussex £m Other £m Our collective work – and in particular, the sustained intervention of local MPs - was important in ensuring Secondary 1176 Worthing 5.4 Hackney 9.2 that some improvements were made to original proposals for the new formula. We now need to have this Secondary 1177 Bognor 5.5 Hackney 9.2 work finished fairly and adequately.

Primary 340 U Beeding 1.2 Hackney 2.0 Every pupil sits the same examinations and all pupils have the right to adequate levels of funding and supPrimary 432 Shoreham 1.5 Hackney 2.5 port so that their dreams and aspirations can be fulfilled. We now need every adult who cares about chilTo give an idea of how badly children in West Sussex dren’s education in Sussex, parent or not, to step up schools are being funded, when compared to other alongside their local school and write to their MP to areas, an additional £1 million of funding can purdemand change. chase the following: Editor’s note. You can see the original text of this  34 teachers letter together with its attachments by searching for  63 teaching assistants this article in the Education section of our website  2,000 computers www.sussexlocal.net. If you have any comments for  40,000 text books publication please email us at info@sussexlocal.net Head teachers across Sussex have written to parents highlighting the ongoing disparity in funding across schools which they say will affect the ability of Sussex schools to provide adequate teaching and services.

Here is an edited summary of their letter.

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Findon Parish Council Speed restrictions Edited extracts from a report to the Parish Council for discussion at Parish Council 25th January.

1. There has been a small hiatus as the Traffic, Environment and People (TEP) group has been waiting for (West Sussex) Highways to commence the work on the 20mph speed limit and imprint surfaces in the Square. Following the completion of this work we will be able to assess the possibilities for the location, design and commissioning of free standing SDNPA signage and entry gates welcoming people to the South Downs National Park and entry into Findon village. The visual appearance of the imprint surfaces in the Square will also influence further options in the Square itself.

2. Highways report a delay to the work on the 20mph limit and imprint surfaces which was to commence in January 2018 due to “objections raised during the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) consultation process “ It was hoped to complete this during th current financial year but there was no confirmed start date at the time.

3. Concern has been expressed by some members of the TEP group about the Highways designated red oxide colour for the imprint surfaces in the Square.

They had previously requested a Conservation colour

and recommended West Sussex County Council (WSCC) consult with the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) Conservation Officer on this. Additionally there is also some concern, which may or may not be warranted, that the imprint surface around the corner of the (c) Sheila Mills Gun, if not done well and thoughtfully, could be detrimental to safety. For example, if it is raised significantly above the existing road surface and very narrow (particularly at the corner with the Gun) then parents and children with buggies will step out into the road precisely where the proposed red oxide road markings will be. This may send an indication to drivers that anything not marked in red is their right of way. Highways cancelled the meeting which had been arranged with them and the SDNPA. In our view the decision by WSCC to employ conventional road markings and treat the Square as a conventional Highway gives priority to vehicles.

4. TEP intends to raise with WSCC officers the view that the 50mph limit should be reduced to 40mph limit on the A24 immediately prior to the School Hill roundabout – going north. The TEP group has raised this previously but told by the traffic consultant contracted to WSCC that it was not possible to reduce it to 40mph. www.findon.arun.gov.uk

Findon Valley Residents’ Association Forthcoming events The next Residents’ Surgery is Saturday, 3 March, 10am – 12 noon, in the library.

Our AGM takes place at 7.30pm, Friday, 20 April in Findon Valley Free Church Hall. Everyone welcome.

FVRA Logo Design Competition We got our first logo thanks to a design competition involving Vale School children in 2010. Keen to have an updated logo it made sense for us to start a new initiative with the school during February 2018.

The winner will receive a £25 Amazon voucher and there are two runner-up prizes of £10. The results will appear in April’s Sussex Local.

Maintaining The Gallops The FVRA was involved with Worthing Council to inspect The Gallops. WBC agreed to deal with the various issues that were identified. We need to have a few more volunteers to help us care for the beauty of our ‘park’:

tending to the trees, flowers and bushes alongside clearing up litter. Please phone Maggie Winter on 01903 263038 or email projects@findonvalley.org FVRA Monthly Newsletter We have 624 FVRA members who receive our newsletter. If you are new to the Valley or you’re a FVRA member and keen to be kept informed, please call Jim Booth on 07757 703127 or email membership@findonvalley.org. Your details will be securely kept and not passed onto a 3rd party; you can opt out any time by emailing Jim directly. Printed newsletters available in FV library for those who do not have Internet access.

Get to know more about the FVRA and Findon Valley!

See our notice boards in King’s Parade and outside the library. Visit our new website by going online at www.findonvalley.org or point your smart phone on the QR symbol as shown.

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Carpet Cleaning

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Chimney Sweeps

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Clock Repairs Garden Services

Electricians Computer Services

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Hair Dresser

Locksmiths

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Bathrooms Bathe in Safety 31 Blinds Direct Blinds 7 The Blind Lady 14 Car Servicing Keen & Betts 19 Stedmans Garage 52 Carpets & Flooring Carpets & Vinyls Direct 34 Wall Bros Carpets 39 Cleaning Miss Mop Ltd 35 Molly Maid 35 Ti-D Cleaning Services 42 Computer Services The Laptop Workshop 17 Vipernet Technology Services 26 Conservatories and Garden Rooms Greenspace (UK) Limited 5 Domestic Appliances Carters Domestic Appliances 2 Drains Drainjet 22 Elderly Care A Woodlands House 26 Clapham Village Care Home 11

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