Sussex Local - Barnham - March 2019

March 2019

SUSSEX LOCAL

Barnham - Aldingbourne - Eastergate - Oving - Tangmere - Westergate

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COURT CLOSURES

A setback for justice in Sussex?

WIN!

Tickets to Caroline’s Kitchen The Bravest Man in the British Army - Book

NEWS

Community Council, Charity

HEALTH

Shoulder Pain

GARDENS Lenoardslee

PLUS

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Puzzles Local news, Local groups & charity, Business Directory

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March 2019 Cover image Bosham by Adrian Locke flickr.com/photos/sunset-snapper

Welcome...

I love March, the lighter evenings and (hopefully!) warmer weather, not to mention Mother’s Day and my birthday!

This month you can win tickets to see ‘Caroline’s Kitchen’, at the Connaught Theatre Worthing. A searing, sharp, state of the nation comedy see page 12 to enter our competition. You can also win a fascinating military book ‘The Bravest Man in the British Army’ - see page 31.

Our main article this month is on the Closure of Magistrates’ courts in Sussex.

Journalist Veronica Cowan investigates see page 26.

Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding is due to reopen at the end of this month.

With spectacular displays of Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Leonardslee is world famous. Andrew Staib goes on a tour of the gardens with Head Gardener, Ray Abrahams plus the main gardening tasks for March (In Your Garden page 23).

Health coach and personal trainer Heather Smith looks at the causes shoulder pain and what you can do about it in our Health article on page 14.

As usual, we have a comprehensive What’s On events guide starting on page 4 and our regular local news from the area’s schools, councils. Please get in touch with anything you’d like published, community news is always free, please email: info@sussexlocal.net

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.........................................................................What’s On ....................................Win! Tickets to Caroline’s Kitchen ...........................................................Health & Wellbeing ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page .......................................................................Local Walks ........................................................Charity & Community ....................................................................In Your Garden ......................Local issues - Magistrates’ court closures .......................................Property Doctor - home security .............Win! The Bravest Man in the British Army - book .................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ............................................................Local Council News .............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

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Win a pair of tickets to Caroline's Kitchen Wednesday 3rd April, 7:30pm at Connaught Theatre, Worthing Direct from its hit London run this searing, sharp, state of the nation comedy is coming to Worthing this Spring.

Starring Caroline Langrishe from Lovejoy, Judge John Deed, Aden Gillet House of Elliot and James Sutton Emmerdale, Hollyoaks Caroline's Kitchen runs at Connaught Theatre from Wednesday 3rd April to Saturday 6th April. Tickets are from £24.50.

Visit worthingtheatres.co.uk for more details.

Win tickets to Caroline’s Kitchen To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: Caroline is the nation’s favourite ______?

Caroline Mortimer is the nation’s favourite TV cook.

In the glow of the studio lights, she has it all – a sparkling career, a big house, a (golf) loving husband, smart kids and the best kitchen money can buy.

But when the camera turns off the truth comes out and when an unexpected guest disrupts a night of celebration there is more to spill than the wine…

Welcome to Caroline’s Kitchen…

a) Tennis player

b) TV cook c) Golf player

Send your answer and contact details to: Caroline’s Kitchen Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 21st March 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Why Your Shoulder Hurts

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer Turn your attention to your posture as it is right now – most likely you’re sitting down, staring either into your phone or computer.

Your shoulders are probably rolled forward, with your chin pushing forward.

Give yourself a mental x-ray and picture your shoulder in its socket. When you’re hunched forward like this, your shoulder will be sitting towards the front of its socket and there will be more space at the back.

Over years and years of frequently being in this posture and not countering it by moving in the opposite direction, our bodies adapt. The muscles we tend to put into a shorter position become shorter. The muscles we tend to put into a longer position become longer. For shoulder pain, this means your shoulder us encouraged to take up permanent residence in the front of its socket.

Now you can visualise why your shoulder might hurt when you lift your arm or try to reach behind you – your shoulder ‘hits’ against the front of the socket.

Here’s where strength training gets yet another vote.

Not only does it burn fat, improve your fitness, strengthen your bones and muscles and help optimise your hormones, but it is also the absolute best way to make sure you’ll move well forever.

If your workout is put together with a mind on posture, you can relieve pain caused by poor posture too.

When your workout is designed to release the front of your shoulder and to mobilise your upper back (which is usually also tight when you have shoulder pain), and we add in strengthening exercises for the back, and bottom, of your shoulder; all we need to do is add frequent repetition and some time, and we can fairly easily remove the pain.

It should be very obvious that this isn’t the only cause of shoulder pain, but it is a pretty common one. Using this example shows nicely how good exercise can be about more than just slogging away in order to lose weight. Movement and posture is fascinating.

It’s amazing what can be improved, or created, with exercise.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Local Walks - March These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Mon 4th

10:30 am Petworth via Shimmings Valley L: Gerald See "Little Switzerland", as the locals call the beautiful Shimmings Valley (east side of Petworth). Meet in Petworth Library, GU28 0AU

Wed 6th

10:30 am Walderton L: Andrew 2 hrs Slow, flat, easy wander across fields and along quiet lanes.

Meet alongside River Ems at T junction of B2146 at Walderton

2 miles

Wed 6th

10:45 am Littlehampton Seafront Meet at Arun Yacht Club, BN17 5DL

L: Dominic

1 hr 30 mins

2 miles

Thurs 7th

10:30 am Stoughton Down Meet in Stoughton Down Car Park

L: Jane

2 hrs

5.5 miles

Mon 11th

10:30 am Chichester Canal Meet in Chichester Canal, PO19 8DT

L: Helen

30 mins

1 mile

Wed 13th

10:30 am Kingley Vale L: Alison Enjoy a walk around this beautiful Nature Reserve Meet in West Stoke car park, PO18 9BE

2 hrs

2 miles

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10:30 am Springhead Hill L: Peter Downland walk with stunning views all around.

Meet in car park at Springhead Hill

2 hrs

4.5 miles

Fri 15th

10:30 am Compton Meet in Compton Recreation Ground car park

3 hrs

6 miles

Sat 16th

10:30 am Binsted Woods L: Dominic Meet in Walberton Village Hall car park, BN18 0PQ

2 hrs 30 mins

4.2 miles

Mon 18th

10:30 am Lynchmere Common L: Angela 1 hr 30 mins Joins, in places, with the Serpent trail long distance path.

Meet at junction of Linchmere Road & Hammer Hill, GU27 3QZ

2.8 miles

Wed 20th

10:45 am Climping L: Dominic Along dunes and beach to Climping Mill. Meet at Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL

1 hr 15 mins

2.5 miles

Thurs 21st

10:30 am Goodwood Country Park L: Peter Meet in free car park on the right after passing Goodwood racecourse

2 hrs

4 miles

Fri 22nd

10:30 am Wisborough Green L: Richard Walk along to the unrestored section of the Wey Arun canal.

Meet on the north side of the green near the cricket pavilion

2 hrs

4 miles

Wed 27th

10:30 am Petworth Park L: Simon A circular walk passing through Petworth Park to Upperton and Tillington. Meet in Sylvia Beaufroy car park, GU28 0HX

2 hrs

4 miles

Thurs 28th

10:30 am Chantry Hill & Blackpatch Hill L: Jane A Downland walk with lovely views towards the coast.

Meet at Chantry Post

2 hrs 45 mins

6.2 miles

Fri 29th

10:30 am Wey Arun Canal Meet in canal visitor centre car park

1 hr 30 mins

3.5 miles

L: Alison

L: Richard

1 hr 30 mins

3 miles

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Sussex Snippets Healthwatch West Sussex aims to make local health and social care services better for people that use them. They record feedback from patients and share this anonymously with the people who make decisions about health and care services. By sharing your experiences they say this can really help influence future improvements. They also offer a helpline on 0300 012 0122 which offers information and advice.

You can also call this number to access free Independent Health Complaints Advocacy if you need guidance on an NHS complaint or practical support.

Email: helpdesk@healthwatchwestsussex.co.uk or visit www.healthwatchwestsussex.co.uk.

The 29th CAMRA Sussex Branches Beer & Cider Festival will be at Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 March 2019. There will be 140+ real ales available plus an excellent selection of real ciders and perries.

Open Friday 11am – 3pm £6, 5pm - 10pm £8; Saturday 11am – 8pm £5.

Applause Rural Touring and the South Downs National Park Authority are delighted to announce an exciting new project to support a creative Writer in Residence. Playwright and community arts practitioner Sara Clifford will work closely with communities

SUSSEX LOCAL across the National Park in Spring 2019, gathering material on what it means to local residents to live in the South Downs, and exploring the rich cultural heritage of the region. She will shape her research into performances which will be staged in host pubs located in towns and villages as part of Applause Rural Touring’s Inn Crowd Scheme in Autumn 2019. Anyone interested in getting involved in the project in any way (local residents, landlords, community groups, local clubs and schools etc) should contact Sara at inroadsproductions@mac.com www.inncrowd.org.uk/ writers-in-residence/sara-clifford.

Team GB swimming heroes Mark Foster and Duncan Goodhew are encouraging people in Sussex to sign up to Swimathon, the world’s biggest annual fundraising swim, to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie. Taking place from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st March, swimmers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to sign up to take part in the world’s biggest annual swimming fundraising event in pools across Sussex. People of all swimming abilities can participate as there are a variety of distances available as individual challenges. www.Swimathon.org.

Amateur photographers with a passion for wildlife can enter the 2019 Julian Gardner Awards. Entries should capture the UK countryside – be it game, wildlife, habitats or landscape, they will be judged by a panel from organisers the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). The competition – launched in memory of Sussex farmer Julian Gardner who was tragically killed while defending his property in October 2010 – has an adult and junior section. The closing date is May 31st.. Anyone wishing to take part can email a maximum of two photographs to the following email address - photocompetition@gwct.org.uk.

The South of England Agricultural Society (SEAC) is delighted to announce that its 2019 Charity of the Year is Jamie’s Farm. Established in 2005 by then school teacher, Jamie Feild, the charity enables disadvantaged young people to thrive through residential experiences on one of their three residential farms. It was the idea of new 2019 Society President, Sir Richard Kleinwort, to support the fourth Jamie’s Farm, which is due to open in Lewes in Spring 2019.

SEAC exists to provide agricultural education and promote countryside learning across Kent, East and West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Berkshire. Their support of Jamie’s Farm in 2019 will include raising awareness through their network of members and supporters, and providing the charity with an opportunity to fundraise at their various events held throughout the year, including the everpopular South of England Show which takes place on 6,7, and 8 June 2019.

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Friends of the South Downs

FOSD organise over 200 walks and strolls each year for its members, some of which are open to the broader public as “tasters”. Thier volunteers work to stop damaging building developments, to keep open the network of footpaths and bridleways and to extend the areas of access land on the Downs. One example is a joint project with the SDNPA Trust which is now replacing stiles with kissing gates, helping the less mobile walker who still wishes to enjoy the benefits of the great outdoors.

To promote a deeper understanding of the importance of the Park they also arrange talks and events relating to the geology, archaeology, landscape and cultural heritage of the South Downs. For example the next speaker is the Reverend Peter Owen Jones at Pulborough Village Hall on 4th April, entertaining with snippets taken from his recent BBC documentaries. Search YouTube for a film about the FOSD, and for more details call 01798 875073 or visit www.friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk

Downs Charity Cycle Challenge

Hit the Downs MTB is back with a brand new venue and cycle routes for 2019. Now in its third year, the off-road charity cycling challenge is taking place on Sunday 12 May 2019, with cyclists raising money for Worthing-based adults’ hospice, St Barnabas House, or local children’s hospice, Chestnut Tree House. Registration for Hit the Downs MTB is just £35 per person and closes on 29 April 2019. Sign up to ride for either hospice at www.hitthedowns.org.uk or by calling the Events Team on 01903 706354.

Peter Andre backs charity

Global musician and media star Peter Andre is named as Patron for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice and Together for Short Lives, the UK charity for seriously ill children and children’s hospices. The announcement follows Peter’s appearances at the Together for Short Lives’ and Disney Nutcracker Ball in November, and Chestnut Tree House’s Snowman Spectacular Fundraising Ball in December. In November Peter heard mum Carly talk about her family’s heartbreak of hearing the news that her daughter Effie had an incurable condition and would die very young. Peter was struck by her sense of isolation and her struggle to get the right support.

Peter Andre added: “No family should face this journey alone, no family should feel isolated or have to fight to get the care they need. Families like Carly’s haven’t got time to waste – and need to know that

Charity & Community help is at hand now. Thank goodness that Together for Short Lives was there for Carly.

I’m really blown away by the work of Chestnut Tree House and Together for Short Lives.

What they do is incredible and I am honoured to become a Patron of both charities.”

MP at launch of refill project

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Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert joined the launch of a new campaign Nick Herbert to promote the use of refiland Rita Godfrey lable water bottles recently. The Refill Arundel initiative is part of the wider national Refill Project, an award-winning campaign to reduce plastic pollution. In Arundel, and many local businesses have agreed to act as a refill point for people with reusable water bottles. The aim is to reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste by creating a network of local refill stations. The Arundel businesses taking part will display a sticker in their window to identify them as a refill station and provide free tap water refills. The Swan Hotel and The Kings Arms pub were amongst the first to sign up. www.arundelagenda21.wordpress.com.

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Fire Training Courses

The Worthing Fire officers from West Sussex are offering businesses practical fire safety training. The courses are open to all size of business and explain how employees should react in the event of a fire at work, including practical tips and guidance. The next is at Arundel Fire Station on Thursday 22 March at the following times: • Fire Warden training from 9:30am to 12:30pm • Fire Extinguisher training from 2pm to Other courses are run throughout the year. For more information, videos and to book a place, visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/frsct or you can email: frsct@westsussex.gov.uk or call 01243 772870.

Chestnut Tree Lottery

Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire and collectively Lottery players pay for one in four days of the hospice care services.

Mrs B from Chichester has been playing since 2017 and won a £250 prize last November. She said “I support Chestnut Tree House because it is a good cause and playing the lottery is an easy way to do so.

“I was delighted to win and thrilled to bits when I realised it was an actual cheque!”

SUSSEX LOCAL Join their Lottery and you will help to provide life changing hospice care for local children, week after week. You could also win a top prize of £1,000 every single week. Join today for just £1 a week at www.chestnutlottery.org.uk or call them on 01903 871842.

Players must be 16 or over. Promoter: St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd. Managers responsible: S Smith and M Caunhye. St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission. www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk www.begambleaware.org

Tangmere Events in March

There is plenty to look forward to in Tangmere this month. 22nd and 23rd March sees the “Great British Bump Off” a murder mystery evening performed by the Tangmere Young Players at the Village Centre.

Tickets are £7 for under 14 years (must be accompanied by an adult) and £10 for over 14, to include a “sophisticated supper”, but please bring your own drinks. Tickets from 01243 773454, please email tangmereplayers@gmail.com or text 07833 230643.

Then on 29th March everyone hoedown for the Barn Dance at 7.30pm, again at the Village Centre. Live music is provided by The Woodsiders, but please bring your own drinks and snacks. Tickets are £7 for under 14 years (must be accompanied by an adult) and £10 for over 14. 01243 776823, or text 07833 230643 or email bookings@tangmere-online.co.uk.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens The greatest woodland garden in the UK is set to reopen in West Sussex with an excitement for nature lovers akin to Willy Wonka opening up his doors. With spectacular displays of Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Leonardslee is world famous.

Andrew Staib, principle garden designer for Glorious Gardens Sussex, goes on a tour of the gardens with Head Gardener, Ray Abrahams.

For 8 years, the 240 acres of Leonardslee has been a neglected place. But when Penny Streeter bought the property and gardens in 2017 work started immediately. Last year Ray Abrahams was brought in to renovate the gardens.

“This garden is so full of wonderful surprises I am still discovering new and rare trees and plants.” says Ray, looking around into the still, sunlit Winter landscape.

“The first thing we have to do is make it ready for the public. We are putting in new paths, of which there are 6 miles, and building benches and a new reception area. Then we will start work on the Rhododendrons. Over a period of six to ten years, we will slowly take the height out from some of them to encourage growth lower down and have taken huge volumes of dead wood out of the canopies already.”

The statistics of Leonardslee are mind boggling. The gardens consist of over 15,000 Rhododendrons, 8,000 Azaleas and 15,000 other trees including giant Californian Redwoods and over 30 species of Eucalyptus. In the ancient woodland there are trees over 500 years old and there are 22 Champion Trees (A champion tree is recognised as the best living example of the species in the UK), two of which are Magnolia cambelii and Molecromata.)

More heart breaking are other figures like the gardens are home to over 150 trees on the Red List, which is the list of trees in the world near extinction, including Pinus paulustri and the Algerian Oak. “And see that tree there,” he says, pointing to a beautiful 20 foot Rhododendron changi, “ they think there might be only 30 left in the whole of China which they come from. A valley was flooded to make a damn and wiped out most of them”

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“Our aim is to replicate the entire garden by collecting seeds and cuttings and either growing them on or storing them in seed banks.

There are too many rare trees here to lose. We aim to share them with other gardens, there is such rare stuff here. Edward Loder, the 19th Century founder of the gardens, had the pick of the bunch from plant hunters who returned from their world adventures. His son, Robin, planted over 120 different species of oak trees on that high ridge over there.”

“This is such a valuable and prestigious garden we would like to label every plant here and become an educational centre specialising in acid loving plants.”

Ray has devoted his whole life to acid loving plants, running away from school when he was 14 to work at Windsor gardens as well as the Queen Mother’s gardens and then on to managing other great woodland gardens in the UK and around the world.

He is full of quiet passion and focus. We come across a glade with a small stream running down the hillside.

“We aim to make a forest of Australian tree ferns

here and further down restore a large bog garden- to bring it all back to life!”

Ray goes on to explain the positive side of the garden being closed for so many years.

“A tremendous amount of nature has established itself over these years. Emperor Dragonflies down near the lower lake, insects I’ve never seen before, a lot of bird life and lizards and some wild orchids that I’ve never seen before in the UK. And in the deer park there are still eight pure white deer which are ancestors of the deer raised here a 100 years ago.

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I mention that I love Cryptomeria. Ray dashes into the undergrowth and eventually shows me the most extraordinary species I didn’t know existed. “There are still lots of surprises, and that woodland next to the deer park used to be part of the gardens. I’m still finding specimen trees there.”

Ray is still in awe I think about what he has taken on.

He is both ambitious for the gardens whilst recognising that they are already still very beautiful. and simply need to be preserved. “We have over 500 hundred species of Camellias and half of them have never even been named! They have interbred and it will take years to classify them all.”

What is clear is that Ray, and owner Penny, have the excitement and commitment to make Leonardslee special again.

Where to visit this March Leonardslee is due to open towards the end of the month, the great Rhododendron flower show lasts all the way till June. Keep looking for updates on their website for the opening dates.

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March tasks  Sowing - Get busy in the vegetable patch - sowing both indoors and outdoors can begin  Shrubs - You can give Shrubs like Cornus And Salix a hard prune backlook on the RHS website to see how ruthless you can be!  Ponds - If the water starts warming up you can start feeding the fish.  Pruning - If you haven’t finished pruning your roses now is the last time to do them before they come into leaf.  Bulbs - Clean up the beds now to give bulbs a chance to get as much light as possible  Lastly - Look up summer flowering bulbs and tuber plants such as Dahlias.

They can be planted now.

Leonardslee Gardens owner Penny Streeter In 2017 Penny Streeter, entrepreneur and owner of the A24 group, was driving by Leonardslee Gardens when she saw a For Sale sign out the front. She did a quick U Turn, went up the drive, and fell in love with this great forest garden.

Originally from South Africa, Penny had her offer accepted and soon realised she had a national treasure on her hands. “It was an emotional purchase and I have since learnt how many childhood memories Leonardslee has for people.”

“I feel myself to be the guardian of something very precious. Beside our 14 full time gardeners we are taking on a bunch apprentices and are amazed at how many young people are interested in working here.

Penny is also opening up a restaurant and cafe and the head chef has already made a request to the garden team to grow him lots of wild foraging foods to add to his menu. There will also be a nursery specialising in acid loving plants and the famous Doll’s House is set to reopen.

“As I’ve got older I appreciate nature more, especially

the quintessential English garden. And buying Leonardslee has added a whole new dimension to my work, I feel rejuvenated by it”.

“We are also planting up a vineyard with Pinotage, a red wine grape from South Africa which we hope will do well here.”

Penny’s energy and commitment to the garden is infectious. “We want to rescue the garden from years of neglect and preserve the essence of what people used to love about this place. We want to give people as great an experience as we can.”

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Domestic Security

By Chris Ennis FRICS ‘A man’s home is his castle’ is an often-quoted phrase which, in modern usage, gives us the right to deny intruders into our property. A lawyer may tell you that this is the essence of a judgement made by Sir Edward Coke during the seventeenth century. Since the judgement prohibits us from shooting common thieves, an industry has thrived selling the products to keep him at bay.

The most obvious way to keep Mr Thief out is to shut doors and windows. You might be very surprised to hear how many times I am told ‘the key is under the pot by the front door’. Quite commonly doors are left open when children run out to play thereby presenting an invitation to the opportunist burglar.

These days replacement doors and windows have multi point locks, and in the most part these are secure, but cheaper designs of patio doors may allow easy access, and all doors should be deadlocked.

Older doors may be fitted with a ‘rim-lock’, commonly known as a ‘Yale’ lock. It pays to buy a high-quality branded device both to meet insurance company requirements and to give good security. Door bolts have

SUSSEX LOCAL been in use for hundreds of years but they can only be used from the inside. Mortice locksets with deadlocking are very effective.

Brass ‘Chubb‘ keys are common, but keys to the very old mortice locks are ornate and are collectable items.

There are numerous electronic aids to security. If funds permit, an investment in a burglar alarm system is probably good value, but as ever in this day and age the choices are many and the technology can be complicated. A recent survey indicates that 60% of thieves said they would not break into a house where there was a burglar alarm in evidence.……. the other 40% would just beak a window, and be in and out with the loot in a minute or two!

Take specialist advice, set aside a budget and consider the advantages of one of the many self-installed wireless systems available.

Most importantly, if a burglar alarm is fitted, use it.

After a while the act of alarming the house becomes normal and gives great peace of mind.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call him on 01903 261 217 or you can send an email to surveyor1@talktalk.net or see www.propdoctor.co.uk

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Win a copy of “The Bravest Man in the British Army” The Extraordinary Life and Death of John Sherwood Kelly John (Jack) Sherwood Kelly, VC CMG DSO (18801931) was a formidable soldier. He fought in British colonial campaigns in the early 1900s, distinguished himself during the First World War at Gallipoli, the Somme and Cambrai, and, after the war, was involved in the British campaign in northern Russia in support of the White Russians. During his military career he achieved fame and notoriety for his mixture of heroic exploits and explosive temperament.

In this meticulously researched and vivid biography Sherwood Kellys story is told and you can see a fascinating insight into one of the most remarkable and controversial military men of the period. Kelly had a combat record going back to the 1896 Matabele Revolt. He was awarded the DSO for his exploits in Gallipoli in 1916.

Author Philip Bujak joined the British army as a young man and serving with The Royal Anglian Regiment as a commissioned officer, the author pursued a thirtyyear career as a history teacher and headmaster of a girls' boarding school and has written on a number of aspects of military history.

Specialising in the First and Second World Wars, he has been researching the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Sherwood Kelly for over twenty years. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

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34 Recipe

Rhubarb Fudge Crumble The tartness of the rhubarb is well contrasted with this crunchy and slightly fudgy topping Ingredients - Serves 5-6 - 700g rhubarb, washed, trimmed and chopped - Grated rind and juice of 1 orange - 75g light brown sugar - 110g butter - 110g Demerara sugar - 175g digestive biscuits, crushed - 1heaped tsp cinnamon

Method 1) Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas Mark 4.

Place the rhubarb in an ovenproof dish with the orange rind, juice and light brown sugar. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes. Or microwave, covered with film, for 4-6 minutes.

2) Melt the butter in a pan.

Stir in the demerara sugar, crushed biscuits and cinnamon.

Cook for about 5 minutes until thoroughly mixed and then spoon over the rhubarb. Spread out evenly and return to the oven.

3) Bake for 15-20 minutes until the topping is crisp and serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

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Barnham Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Barnham Parish Council meeting on 28th January 2019 Planning BN/60/18 – St. Annes Cottage, Lake Lane – Loft conversion with dormers to front and rear of roof.

New roof over existing extension and new enclosed porch. The Council agreed to raise no objection.

To note the following decisions approved by Arun DC: BN/53/18 – 37 Hill Lane – Two storey side extension. Approved conditionally. The Council had agreed to raise no objection.

BN/23/18 – 37 Hill Lane – Redevelopment of brownfield site previously used for A1 retail to 2 No. dwellings, detached garage and associated works. The application was refused on sustainability grounds as outside the built-up area with limited access to facilities. No mention was made of the drainage issues or other issues raised by residents. The Council had submitted various comments on the application.

Report back from BEWAG meeting held on 15th January Isabel Thurston and Chris Allington both attended the latest BEWAG meeting (the group that discusses issues around the Strategic Development Site south of the Parish). The discussions centred around the following areas:

A29 business case which was moving forward towards a public consultation  Planning applications, from developers who are not part of the Consortium, were being brought forward in the Aldingbourne area  Secondary school provision on a site in Yapton  Southern Water update on piping proposals for the Strategic site  Primary School provision – currently no proposals to build a new school or extend Barnham or Eastergate schools.

Recent Responses to consultations and discussions with Arun District Council Consultation on Secondary School Site – Response sent supporting Yapton site but only if suitable measures are put in place for the additional traffic such a site would produce. Suggestions put forward included a shuttle bus, traffic calming and an upgrade to the canal route for non traffic usage.

Discussion with Kevin Owen at ADC had now confirmed that Barnham and Eastergate Parish Council will review the Neighbourhood Plan and that a Capacity profile proforma that requires completion in respect of employment areas will be undertaken. A joint profile will then be produced by ADC. www.barnhamparishcouncil.gov uk 

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