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Welcome... At the time of writing, summer seems to have arrived in splendid style. Let’s hope the month with the longest nights continues to be warm so we can all enjoy plenty of outdoor activities and alfresco dining. This month we’ve three great competitions for you! The Madehurst Big Night Out is back next month with ‘Rumours of Fleetwood Mac’ headlining the show and you could be there - see page 17. There’s another great weekend of live music at the Chichester Priory Park Festival where you can also enjoy poetry, performance arts and children’s entertainment. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away, see page 17 for how to enter. The Garden Show at Stansted Park returns this month (10th-12th June) and we have a family ticket to give away. See page 27 - closing date is 7th June.
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Launched in Brighton earlier this year, food sharing app “OLIO” tackles the problem of leftover food. Read Lynn Smith’s interesting article and download the app to get involved, see page 28. We’ve help for those with shady gardens in this month’s gardening feature, page 34 and our local history article on page 25 is on wartime memories from Wepham. Thanks for reading,
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Priory Park Festival An eclectic weekend of Music, Food & the Arts 8th, 9th, 10th July Priory Park Chichester Priory Park is a different sort of festival. It blends the best elements of a village fete with a food fair, literary weekend and a great and diverse range of music. Many of the musicians come from Sussex with artists from Chichester and Brighton in particular topping the bill. A lovely local feel with a widespread appeal. Among those performing are Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Feeling, Seth Lakeman, Zoe Rahman, Courtney Pine, Paul Jones and The Manfreds, Martin Simpson, The Monochrome Set, Ryan Burnett, the Hounds Of Love featuring Lisa Abbott and over 20 other artists. All ages are welcome, the small size and format of the festival helps create an all inclusive community atmosphere. Poets, painters and performance artists
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Tickets www.chichesterlive.co.uk or Box Office Cloisters Shop, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester, PO18 1PX (Mon–Sat 10am–5pm). 01243 813595
Win a pair of Priory Park Festival day tickets! Sussex Local has a pair of adult day tickets to give away, valid for either Saturday or Sunday daytime. To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this simple question and send to us with your details:
Q. Name one of the headline acts A: Sophie Reynolds B: Sophie Ellis Bextor C: Sophie Turner Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Priory Park Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winners will be the first correct entry drawn after 30/6/16. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/The Priory Festival’s mailing list. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
at the Madehurst bowl Saturday 16th July 3.30pm - midnight! This year’s Madehurst Big Night Out sees Rumours of Fleetwood Mac headlining supported by a wide ranging mix of music from (c) Scott Younger The Little BIG band, Carousel, Steel Strum, Blues band Catfish plus another support act from The Brighton Institute of Modern Music all hosted by ‘Comedy Dave’ from the Radio 1 Steve Wright in the Afternoon show. There are few better locations than the Madehurst bowl for an outdoor music festival, there will be a bar and a number of food stalls as well as fun for the kids. Picnics are allowed. Gates open at 3.30pm the first support act takes to the stage around 5.00pm with the headliners due on stage at about 9.30pm after this the DJ will keep the party going until midnight! Ticket prices have been held at £20 per adult and free for children under 16. Book online at www.madehurstcricketclub.org/big-night-out.html
Win a pair of tickets to the Madehurst Big Night Out! Sussex Local has a pair of tickets to give away, (children under 16 go free). To be in with a chance of winning simply answer this simple question and send to us with your details:
Q. Name the Radio 1 DJ hosting this year’s event? A. Steve Wright B. Comedy Dave C. Sara Cox Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Big Night Out Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winner will be the first correct entry drawn after 30/6/16. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/The BNO’s mailing list.
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Local Walks - June
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 2 10:00am The Star Inn, Rusper Meet in the pub car park in the centre of Rusper Fri 3 10:45am Horley Circular Meet on Langshott Wood by the car park lay-by Sat 4 2:00pm Hareswith Meet at Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington Tue 7 10:00am Milton Heath, Dorking Meet Milton Heath and The Nower free car park, Dorking Fri 10 10:00am Albury and Shere Meet at Silent Pool car park, Shere Road, GU5 9BW. Sat 11 2:00pm Kithurst South Circular The Car Park is off the Storrington to Amberley Road Sun 12 10:00am Rodell Meet at Glebe Surgery car park, Monastery Lane, Storrington Mon 13 10:00am Blacksmith Arms, Adversane Blacksmith Arms, RH14 9JH Park in the pub car park. Tue 14 6:30pm Mucky Duck Please park in Hornshill Lane if the pub car park seems busy. Wed 15 7:00pm Billingshurst Loves Bridge Park in the Billingshurst Library car park in Mill Lane Thu 16 10:00am Okewood Mill via Ruckmans Meet in the car park of The Punchbowl Inn, Okewood Hill Sat 18 10:00am Roosthole Park in the Forestry Commission Car Park In Hammerpond Road Tue 21 6:30pm The Windmill Inn, Partridge Green Meet / park on Littleworth Lane, RH13 8EJ Wed 22 10:00am Rookwood Golf Course, Horsham Park at the far end of the car park, meet at the car park entrance. Thu 23 2:30pm Slinfold Stroll Meet at St Peter’s Church in the village, RH12 0RR. Sun 26 10:00am Five Oaks Meet at Ingfield Manor School. Mon 27 10:00am Partridge Green Circular – Eastern Route Meet in the car park at the Partridge Green Village Hall, RH13 8HX Tue 28 9:40am Rural walks around Pulborough Meet at the Pulborough Recreation Ground car park Wed 29 2:30pm Chesworth Amble Meet at Hillier Garden Centre, Brighton Road, Horsham, RH13 6QA Thu 30 10:00am The George & Dragon, Dragons Green Meet in the pub car park
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Sussex Snippets A new Parish Council grouping has launched to provide a strong and unified representation for this area in discussions with Gatwick, NATS, the CAA, the Department for Transport, airport and airlines over aircraft noise issues. APCAG (Association of Parish Councils Aviation Group) has been endorsed by six founder member parishes, representing over 10,000 residents: Pulborough, Wisborough Green, Kirdford, Loxwood, Plaistow and Ifold and it is planned for more to join; and as an organization comprising democratically elected bodies, APCAG’s feels that its voice is more likely to be heard than the voice of a protest group. Contact: peter@drummond.co.uk ‘This is my Theatre’ invites you to celebrate Shakespeare's 400th anniversary with their telling of his famous love story Romeo and Juliet brought to life in Brighton’s oldest building, St Peter’s Church on the edge of Preston Park; and in the rural Tortington Church on the outskirts of Arundel. A proportion of money raised through ticket sales will be donated to the Churches Conservation Trust, which funds vital restoration work at these ancient sites, helping keep these beautiful buildings open. www.sarahslator.com
SUSSEX LOCAL West Sussex County Council is considering making changes to Household Waste Recycling Sites – and is holding a public consultation to find out what people think – you can take part in the consultation online until Sunday 12th June. The County Council has reviewed its Household Waste Recycling Sites because of a need to make £18.6m in savings across all council services next year. www.haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/waste management-services/hwrs Sullivan’s Heroes is a new charity, which has been set up to help fund home adaptations for disabled children; the idea for the charity was born during the process of Fiona and Richard Smith adapting their own property for their disabled son, Sullivan. As well as fundraising to provide grants for families towards their child’s home adaptations, where the costs exceed that of a council grant awarded – a situation which happens all too often; the charity also provides a website platform where families can set up their own fundraising towards the building costs. www.sullivansheroes.org Teenagers who need help with mood swings, body image and anxiety can now look to their local West Sussex library for support. Shelf Help is a new collection of books that have been reviewed and selected by clinicians and young people to help with a wide-range of mental health issues, the collection tackles top tackles topics from life pressures and depression to self-harm and exams, and includes books such as ‘Stuff that Sucks’ and ‘Mind Your Head.’ www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries. Visiting Littlehampton for a family day on the beach has turned into an expensive exercise and that’s before you’ve bought the ice creams. Your editors went with friends from out of the area over the May Bank holiday, and were astounded to find, on parking up, that the charge for East Beach car park was £7 for any stay over two hours. To add insult to injury, the machine doesn’t take cards! We later found out there is an “app” you can download to pay, not that this was apparent from any signs, and just what you want to be messing about with when you have several small children wanting to get on the beach on a boiling hot day. Littlehampton won’t be getting our business in future, when Worthing charges £1 an hour to park, and Goring Gap is free. Feedback? info@sussexlocal.net
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country garden, set in the Burpham hamlet of Wepham, is stocked with a vast array of differing herbaceous plants, shrubs, roses, soft fruits, even semi-mature sequoias. Footpaths and lawns abound to enable more intimate exploration. The garden will be open from 2-5pm and the event includes Afternoon Tea by the ponds in the Granary garden. Admission is £6 for Adults, (including tea), and free for children under 12, with free car parking.
Auntie Val’s Jam Buster competition has launched, with twelve categories, including Man Jam, Boozy Jam and Jam with an interesting addition, to choose from – although entrants may enter a separate jar into more than one category. Jars must be clean and carry a clearly written label on the side giving the category entered, and name and telephone number on the bottom of the jar. Judging will take place on 15th October and jams will be judged on appearance, colour, aroma, taste and consistency. Steven Edwards, Professional Master Chef Champion 2013, will choose the overall winner. Auntie Val's is the Storrington-based Community Interest Company which employees people with disability, All entry forms and jams should be submitted by 4pm on 14th October. Competition fees, per jar: Kids (5-12 years) – 50p; Teenagers (13 -19) - £1; Schools, Colleges, Groups and Adults £5. Contact: 01903 746748, or send an email to: info@auntievals.com www.auntievals.com
Granary Open Gardens There is a unique opportunity to explore Granary Gardens on Sunday 19th June, when the gardens open for the day in support of Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice and St Barnabas Hospice. The private one and quarter acre, one off, downland
Safari Van Play House Arundel & District Rotary Club and Insight Rotaract Littlehampton have worked together over the last four months converting a disused HiJet Daihatsu van into a colourful zebra striped ‘Safari Van Playhouse’ for the William Olders Playgroup, a charity funded nursery in Angmering. The two clubs worked on the vehicle over the school holidays, weekends and a number of long evenings after normal working hours. The design was based upon a standard camper van fit out with an African safari twist. Sue Droy, manager of the William Olders Playgroup, originally approached a local Rotarian with a request to donate an old camper van to enhance the outside play area. It was suggested that the van could be ‘converted’ into something more fun and imaginative, and both of the clubs agreed this would be a fantastic joint project to take on utilising their creative energy and enthusiasm. The Rotary and Rotaract clubs are always looking to take on projects for the community and with the community and the two clubs will be working on several local projects in the next Rotary year (starting in July), which can be viewed on: www.arundelrotary.org
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News about Cleansing Further to my various reports regarding the renewal of the cleansing contract in January 2017, Arun has decided that, rather than go for a full ten year, new cleansing contract, it would be more cost effective to taxpayers to look to let a short term contract for three years with a one year extension. The reasoning behind this is that most contractors have written off in capital terms the plant (dust wagons etc.,) and to use existing plant makes the costs much lower, allowing us to have existing contractual terms for another three years, e.g. weekly waste collections and fortnightly recyclables. Originally as Cabinet Member for Cleansing, I had wanted to extend the existing contract, but was blocked by officers on what were hypothetical reputational risks to the council. Theoretically companies that had originally bid could challenge our decision in court, but as many of these companies had morphed into different larger consolidated entities, my belief was that the risk was minimal; but where I, as a businessman, saw opportunity, some of the more cautious officers saw risk. It’s a balanced judgement and different people would decide in a different way.
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The new shorter contract is a legal way of doing what I had wanted to do, by allowing the existing contractor and any new contractors to bid allows us to get a good proportion of the savings I wanted to achieve. It also puts us in a good position to tender in 2020/1 for a new ten year contract encompassing new technologies and possibly a food waste collection. The PCC election is decided for another four years, congratulations to the winner, but I'm still waiting for my “Bobby� in every village, which was Katie Bournes pledge in 2012. I tried to be the candidate in 2012, I got to the last six, but was defeated at a selection meeting, my big idea was to adopt systems thinking techniques that Cheshire constabulary had adopted, these empowered Police constables, gave power to those at the sharp end and cut costs allowing for more PCs. Alas I could not put these ideas into action, a regret, but the winner takes all in politics. Until next month. Paul Dendle is Arundel & Walbeton ward & Cabinet Member for Leisure & Amenities. Contact: Cllr.Paul.dendle@arun.gov.uk. www.pauldendle.org
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Arundel June 16 April 2016 solution shown below. ACROSS: 7) Mind, 8) Numerate, 9) Pedigree, 10) Weak, 11) Sleep, 13) Isolate, 15) Effects, 17) Buoys, 20) Oboe, 21) Previous, 23) Basement, 24) Eggs. DOWN: 1) Fine, 2) Admire, 3) Snare, 4) Immerse, 5) Trowel, 6) Stealthy, 12) Lifeboat, 14) Stopper, 16) Eleven, 18) United, 19) Vesta, 22) Urge. Winner: Stephen Hibbin from Arundel Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. Entries to: Sussex Local Crossword, PO Box 2237 Pulborough, RH20 9AH or scan and email the page to crosswords@sussexlocal.net.
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Between plus and minus (4) Place to see a film (6) Uncovers (7) Star of the wedding (5) Cruel (6) Food value (8) Hopefully not in your closet! (8) Needed on a bike (7) An old fashioned train does this (6) 17 Swimming race measure (6) 18 Part of a play or film (5) 21 Stare (4)
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Ros Hoy's Childhood Memories of Wartime Ros was sitting next to a Arundel By Mark Phillips rather stout lady and got My article this month is in fact a selection of memories from a delightful lady by the name of Ros (Rosamund) Hoy who lives in Wepham near Arundel where she grew up. I would like to thank Ros for sharing these fascinating and delightful memories with me. Ros was born in 1927 at Perryvale in Wepham and attended Rosemead c1928 Ros was the first baby to be School in Littlehampton, baptised by Tickner Edwards when about 4 miles away. he became Vicar of Burpham She recalls, “I was about 12 and arrived at school one day to see an enormous bomb crater where the tennis courts previously stood. It was around this time that a school inspector visited the school and insisted that all children must be able to carry out lessons while wearing our gasmasks. This included physical exercise lessons. What a funny thing.” When a German plane was shot down in Bur'The school inspector insisted that all lessons must be able to be carried out while pham Ros wearing our gas masks.' rushed over with other children to have a look. She recalls, “When we arrived there were two good looking blonde young men smoking Players cigarettes having been captured by the Home Guard. We climbed all over the plane and took pieces of it away with us.”
stuck while trying to dive for cover. I saw what looked like small tongues of flame darting along the road. There were lots of hit-and-run raids like this all along the coast at the time.”
Cycling into Arundel with a friend they stopped to look up at a “ghastly” Doodlebug. “It had been Ros Hoy as a child at Wepham hit by British guns which with her dog Mitzi who was named had knocked it off its by the family's German maid course which made it fly around and around. It finally crashed into Arundel Park somewhere.” Ros knew several Land Girls who worked at Peppering Farm. “One was a very good friend of mine, called Marjorie Cobby. There was a strict class distinction in those days but I liked Marjorie very much and she remained a good friend for many years after the war.” Ros could never understand the class system or why she could only be friends with certain children. As an only child in a small village, she just recalls being, “Desperately lonely” at times. “When the war ended we all celebrated VE day in Arundel. My goodness yes, everyone was dancing around, terrific excitement, thrilling you know. A bonfire was started by the War Memorial in the town square. When the crowd ran out of wood people went into the Norfolk Hotel, grabbed some chairs and threw these on the fire. Awful! I remember an irate manager came out and soon put a stop to that. We all danced around in the street. It was so thrilling and exciting, the atmosphere. Absolutely wonderful, it really was. I must have been around 17 – so many memories, so long ago.” Mark Philips: Kiasu1960@gmail.com
She also remembers the air war in 1940, “It was a beautiful summer and I recall sitting in the garden with my parents watching twelve Spitfires in formation going out on patrol from Tangmere. We waited anxiously for them to return and counted them in. Some were missing and one limped back with smoke pouring out of it. We hoped that he got back safely.” Like some of the other children from the village, Ros used to cycle into Arundel, catch a bus to school in Littlehampton and then cycle back home again. On one occasion she had only just boarded the bus when there was a terrific burst of machine gun fire and the conducted shouted, “Get under your seats!”
'When I was about 12 I arrived at school one day to find a bomb crater where the tennis courts once stood'
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Easy Meatloaf Some dishes are eternal family favourites, here’s one of ours... Ingredients (serves 8): 450g minced ham 450g minced beef or lamb Juice and rind 1 large orange 1 medium onion, chopped 75g fresh white bread crumbs 1 egg 2tbsp chopped parsley Salt, Black pepper and ground mace To serve: Fried onion in rings 25g dry roasted peanuts
Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas Mark 5. Mix all the ingredients together, in a food processor if you wish. If you need to mince the ham do this first, then add the rest of the ingredients.
Don't over process as it is far nicer with a good rough texture. 2. Pack the mixture into a 1.2litre terrine or loaf tin. Cover with foil or greaseproof paper and a lid. Bake in the middle or lower middle of the oven for 1 hour. 3. Remove from the oven and serve hot or cold, topped with the onion rings and nuts, with a good spicy sauce. Cookery Courses in Tangmere Student Self Sufficiency, Men in the Kitchen, Learn the Basics and many more... Contact Alex 01243 532240 www.cookwithalex.co.uk
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The Garden Show at Stansted Park 10am-5pm Friday 10th - Sunday 12th June We have made great plans for our 22nd show.....come and have a look. A perfect event to find all you need for your garden (and home!) Source new talent, designers and artisans, browse affordable and handpicked stands offering specialist plants, garden accessories, sculpture, art and fabulous food. Pick up top tips from horticultural experts to solve those frustrating gardening problems, meet the Garden Team and enjoy learning from ongoing cooking and craft demos. Plenty to engage your children too….get crafting and learn new garden skills to-
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gether; watch them play in the beautiful parklands and have fun. Come to the garden party…….revitalise your garden and life! No dogs please (except those needed to assist) at the request of the Stansted Park Foundation. Ticket Prices: Adults: £8; Concessions & Seniors: £6; Children (15 years and under): £3.00 (under 5 years free); Family (2 adults & 4 children): £20; Groups: £5 (20+ people) House: £4. Free Parking. Rowlands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6DX www.thegardenshowonline.com
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Q. Where is Stansted Park? A. Knepp Castle B. Rowlands Castle C. Bury Send your answer and full contact details including daytime tel. no. to: Stansted Park Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or send an email to: competitions@sussexlocal.net. The winners will first 3 correct entries drawn after 7/6/16. Please indicate if you would like to be on our/The Garden Show’s mailing list.
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Food Sharing A real world response to a first world problem Globally more than a third of all food produced goes uneaten, and households are responsible for half of all of the UK’s food waste – binning over £12billion of edible food each year, at a staggering cost of £700 to the average family. A horrifying statistic when you consider that a third of the UK’s families live below the poverty line. However, no matter how hard you may try not to overbuy, the supermarkets tempt us with clever offers – buy three for two, buy one get one free – that make buying more food than you need almost a default position.
Tessa and Saasha - (c) Annabel Staff
However, there is now an alternative to the rubbish bin for those finding themselves with a surplus of perfectly edible foodstuffs. OLIO is a free app designed to connect neighbours with each other and with local independent shops and cafes so that surplus food can be shared rather than thrown away. This could include food nearing its sell-by date from shops, cafes and markets; spare vegetables from the allotment; cakes from an amateur baker; or groceries from household fridges when people go away or move home. As long as it’s edible, it can be shared on OLIO.
OLIO is the brainchild of close friends Saasha Celestial-One and Tessa Cook, both of whom grew up in rural families and had instilled into them a strong aversion to waste of any kind. What Saasha describes as ‘the light bulb moment for Olio,” came some years later: ”Tessa was moving country and found herself with good food that she just couldn’t bring herself to throw away. After failing to find anyone to give it to, she ended up having to smuggle it back into the UK, and thought there had to be a better solution! And so OLIO was born.” Launched in London in December 2015, the app has been following a roll out strategy across cities in the UK, Saasha describes the app as “Our response to the massive and unsustainable problem of food waste,” going on to explain that, “Ultimately, we're all about trying to create a scalable platform that others can take and use in their local communities to stop good food from being thrown away.” And the process does seem very straightforward. Once the app has been downloaded to a mobile phone – OLIO is currently supported by the iPhone
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30 Living iPad, iPad Mini and is optimised for the iPhone 5 and higher – then the user can add items to OLIO or browse the listings and request an item. Some people will only add items, and others will only request items, whilst many will do both. How the items are collected depends entirely upon personal choice, if individuals donating items would rather not have the food collected from their own home then they have a range of options – a public meeting place, or dropping off the item at the home of the person who requested it, or by delivering/collecting from an OLIO drop-off point or Drop-Box. OLIO’s website, which is easy to use and has a friendly, vibrant feel, offers plenty of information on how to get started and also provides a useful list of guidelines for those using the service. Launched in Brighton in March this year, there are already nine drop-boxes in Brighton and Hove, in independent shops and cafes, with the organisers already looking for more businesses to host dropboxes across Sussex. Saasha stresses that even though there may not currently be a drop-box in your community at present then as long as you are able to download the free app, then anyone can use OLIO, anywhere in the county. Although, she explains: “Of course the experience is better the more people in your area that are using it, so it’s a good idea to encourage your neighbours and local shops to get on board, too.” One of OLIO’s Ambassador’s is Claire
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Tymoshyshyn, manager of Brighton’s Angel Food Bakery and Kitchen, who explained: “I love that instead of throwing away fresh food that I wouldn’t be able to use or give to a food bank, I can simply take a photo and offer it to the whole community with a click of a button. OLIO has also enabled my bakery to raise money for a local charity by asking for a small donation when we share leftover cakes.” Although users can choose to charge for their items, nearly all of the food posted on the app is free – OLIO’s guidelines state that if someone does choose to charge for their items then that charge should be at least 50 percent off the original price paid. For those concerned about food safety, Saasha explains
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32 Living / Finance that, “OLIO is fully compliant with all UK food law. This is a very important area for us and so there are a couple of things that our users need to be aware of. First 'use by' dates refer to the safety of the product, and retailers cannot sell or give away any food after this date. However, there is no such legislation governing what individuals can or cannot do with food past its use by date, yet we very rarely see items past their use by dates on OLIO.” In fact, the first guideline listed on OLIO’s website is “Good enough for you,” namely that users should only add food that they themselves would be willing to eat. Saasha also explains another term often seen on food labeling: “The other thing to consider is the 'best before' date. This refers to the date at which the item is optimal for freshness and taste, although most items can be eaten deliciously for weeks, months and even years after this date. We see lots of items past their best before date on OLIO, and they are generally requested very quickly. We also have the ability for our users to report any item to us should there be any concerns; however we've not yet had any item legitimately reported to us for health and safety reasons. Finally, we do ask that all our users describe how the food has been stored and packaged when posting food on the app, and that the person picking up the food ask any questions needed to satisfy themselves
about the conditions in which the food has been kept.” The website also refers users to a number of useful links to safety and hygiene standards set out by The Food Standards Agency’s website, and reminds users that there are controlled substances that cannot be sold on OLIO, such as tobacco and alcohol. However, if someone holds a license to sell alcohol then they can sell alcohol on OLIO, so long as it is discounted by at least 50 percent. Individuals without a license can only add alcohol that is available for free. OLIO’s journey to date has been relatively short but already demand has taken the app UK-wide and Olio’s founders have had people from other countries respond to their idea, and they plan soon to take their model into other markets. If you would like to help place or host a Drop Box, please email: hello@OLIOex.com olioex.com
Savings Confusion By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner The UK savings landscape continues to get more complicated. Following the recent budget, the variety of ISAs that are available has increased. Most people are familiar with the Investment ISA, Cash ISA and Junior ISA. We now also have the Help to Buy ISA, which is designed to help people save a deposit for their first home, the Lifetime ISA, which is being seen as a competitor to a personal pension and the Innovative Finance ISA, which allows you to get involved in “peer-to-peer”. They all benefit from virtually tax free returns, with no capital gains tax on investment profits and no income tax on interest or dividends received. There are a myriad of rules governing who is eligible for each one, what the proceeds can be used for and when, how saving or investing through one affects whether you can put money in another and which ones you can transfer between. In addition, some have a bonus paid upfront whereas others don’t. How things have changed since PEPs and TESSAs were abolished to make way for the simple ISA regime! At the same time as creating all these different ISA savings options the Government have also made
significant changes to how “unearned” income is taxed. Everyone now has a savings allowance that covers the first £1,000 of interest for basic rate tax payers or £500 of interest for higher rate tax payers and a £5,000 dividend allowance. To top it off the lifetime and annual limits for pensions have also been reduced if you are a high earner or take money from a pension in certain ways. Confused? You are not alone! We have an incredibly complex savings environment in terms of taxation and product choice. This is worrying as everyone, including the Government, accepts that complexity and the confusion it causes is a barrier to saving. The good news is that if you can overcome this barrier and take the time to examine the best option for your circumstances, with planning these allowances and products can be used to reduce your tax bill. The savings can be considerable with no aggressive tax avoidance or dodgy offshore accounts in Panama required. See www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens Love your Shade Sometimes I hear people despair that their garden is too shady. However there are wonderful designs and planting combinations you can do in shady areas. After all shade is a natural part of the landscape and plants and wildlife have adapted to these areas. Indeed some plants can’t thrive without dappled or deep shade.
might want to enliven the area with bright flowers or even a bright metallic sculpture.
Japanese Anemone
Rather than fret about the darkness you can embrace it and go for a woodland theme, choosing traditional English or European woodland plants. With a nice thick bark mulch over the soil amongst your new plants you can create a space that could have been there for decades full of mystery that invites you towards it. You can even create a path of bark that runs through the planting. You can make the shady part of your garden a place of lush coolness and simple life where your eyes, tired from looking at screens, mobiles and lists of things to do, can relax and dream of the forests.
Bright Spots Because darkness absorbs the light the shady borders, especially if there are trees above, often appear deeper and further away which can enhance a garden’s size. But if that is not a consideration you Dicentra
Japanese anemonies are brilliant for creating sparks of light in the gloom and they also tolerate dry soil. If your soil is moist you can go for the delicate heart shaped flowers of Dicentra or Astillbe or the proud early and late season red and pinks of Cyclamen which can be planted between the roots of craggy old trees. If you wish the area to have a civilized, classical look you could purchase some great Cretian terracotta urns that will catch any light going which will contrast with the deeper darkness behind. They will also tie in the area to any hard materials in the rest of the garden like paths, patios and the house itself.
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For perennial planting there are the bullet proof choices of Alchamilla Mollis, Astrantia with their papery flowers, Epimedium (Bishop’s Hat), Hellebours and the purple flowering Geranium phaeum. As well as checking out the moisture content of the soil make sure you check out the soil acidity. If you are lucky enough to have acid soil you can try Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Bulbs are great in shady areas and often thrive as they can come and go before the deciduous trees have come into leaf. As well as obvious contenders like Narsissi and Blue Bells you could try the weird dutch hats of Erythronium as well as Chionodoxa and Scilla. For ground cover try Euphorbia amygdaloides (if you have a larger space and don’t mind them spreading about), plus Persicaria superb (flowers forever it seems), the achingly delicate Corydalis plus Ajuga and Violas. With a little research (garden centres will often have a shady plant section) and good plant combinations you can turn this often neglected area into one of the main features of your garden.
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Places to visit in June If you haven’t been to Great Dixter gardens then you are in for a beautiful surprise. It is a garden that regularly comes up as garden design professionals favourite garden and for years has been a horticulturalist’s Mecca. Surrounding a 15 Century House these gardens were developed by Christopher Lloyd, gardener and garden writer, over a 40 year period and are now in the hands of the Great Dixter Charity Trust. Situated in Northian, near Rye, they re open from 115pm and as well as having a varying degree of day and week long courses on plants and design, have Behind the Scenes days and Meadow Gardening educational days. From 2-5pm each day the medieval part of the house is open to the public. www.greatdixter.co.uk
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A quick hoe each week of all your beds will save HOURS of knee crunching effort having to pull them out by hand – get yourself a lightweight ‘swoe’ (right) and you will be a contended gardener Pinch out the little side growing tips of your tomatoes so that they grow nice and tall and their energy remains focused into producing fruit rather than leggy stems
Prune shrubs that flowered in the spring so that the new growth of this year, which they will flower on next year, is contained.
Lastly if you mow your lawn every week rather than every fortnight you will have a summer of pleasure looking out at your neat green space rather than living with a shaggy lawn for half the time. See it as free gym membership.
Also keep sowing lettuces and radishes every two weeks for a continuous supply throughout the summer
Water any plants you put in this year
Deadhead the old sweet pea flowers to encourage the plant to keep flowering
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