February 2020
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FLIP OUT!
Win a family ticket to the trampoline park WINSTON’S WISH
Charity helps grieving children
LOCAL HISTORY Where is ‘here’?
NEWS
Local council & charity
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Signed book: Great British Family Names
GARDENS Rewilding
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February 2020 Cover image Snow at Chichester Canal (c) Stephen Marsh
Welcome... ...to February when we have St Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday and a half term school holiday at the end of the month. Our charity profile in this issue spotlights Winston’s Wish, a remarkable organisation helping children deal with bereavement. Andrew Staib discusses the benefits of ‘rewilding’ your garden; more wildlife and less tidying are two of the main attractions. This month you can win tickets to “Flip Out” trampoline park in Chichester. An absolute favourite attraction with most children, the 3-floor soft play ‘funhouse’ is fantastic for wearing out the kids and has a separate section for under 5s. Challenge each other on the “Wipeout” to see who’ll be the last standing, or see if you can conquer the Ninja Assault Course. They also have loads of trampolines, a tumble track, a giant foam pit and climbing wall… phew! You can also win a book this month; “Great British family names and their history”. A snapshot of several hundred family names, including names from West Sussex, the book delves into their beginnings and derivations. Our “Property Doc” joins the climate change debate and looks at alternative sources of energy for your home. Finally we have our regular news from local councils, schools and community groups plus our monthly recipe, health, history and motoring features. Enjoy February!
Kris & Jeff
Quote of the month "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - JIMI HENDRIX Disclaimer - Whilst advertisements are printed in good faith, Sussex Local (Kay Publishing Ltd) is an independent company and does not endorse products or services that appear in this magazine. Sussex Local cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions or claims made by contributors. Views and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.
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Where ‘Here’ is for Andrew By local historian Andrew Berriman Inevitably it was the one-word title of a Philip Larkin poem that got me thinking. His poem is simply entitled ‘Here’. His point is that none of us can help but live somewhere. I have now lived ‘here’, somewhere, in England for seventy years. During those years, I have lived in five places that have been ‘here’ for me for at least three years. How have those places compared in terms of quality of life? And what about you? Where has been ‘here’ for you? Time for an audit, methinks. Bottom of my list has to be an anonymous North London suburb – I won’t be too precise - where I spent my teenage years in the 1960s. To be fair, it provided me with an excellent schooling, a lifelong love of Spurs, and the advantage of not feeling a ‘country hick’ whenever I visit ‘the great wen’. But life there was rather soulless and drab, cycling to school each morning along the dangerous North Circular road, through pea-souper smogs each November. Best bit was sledging, all Christmas holiday, in those memorably snowy winters of 1962 and 1963. You may be surprised that my next least favourite ‘here’ was Cambridge. Yes, the College buildings were elegant, and the College gardens, with their double herbaceous borders, were beautiful. Yes, it was a treat to play tennis and croquet on green lawns, walk along the towpath to Grantchester, and row up the Cam to Ely. But as for real quality of life, I was stressed by working far too hard, just to prove that a grammar school boy was as good as those arrogant products of public schools. And the countryside was so flat; the only exception being the Gog Magog Hills, maximum height of 76 metres. And It was too cold and windy all winter. And too few girls.
Beverley so that my son could play cricket for YCCC. Not that he did. The East Riding countryside is remote, unknown, unchanging. Larkin felt the same, and he never left. Nor did I have any wish to do so, but couldn’t resist that insistent tug of unfulfilled ambition.
So we moved south to Chichester. Luckily it turned out well, and I have been ‘here’ for almost four decades. Even after retirement I had no desire to move elsewhere, unlike my parents who fled North London like a shot, down to the Sussex coast at Eastbourne. I don’t need to extol the virtues of Chichester to you, despite its ridiculous excess of coffee shops. I felt, and still feel, at ease here. Chichester is like Beverley, with its large church and its Market Cross. The South Downs are just like the Yorkshire Wolds, with their gentle chalk uplands and dry valleys. Chichester is still compact, with a definite, distinct ‘spirit of place’. Eric Gill, on moving here from Brighton in 1897, wrote that ‘Here was something as human as home, and as lovely as heaven’. He was right, and that’s why Chichester is undoubtedly my favourite ‘here’.
Not that my third ‘here’ was exactly hilly, or indeed very warm. To the outsider, Doncaster in the 1950s must have appeared a very unlovely place. It was ‘West Pallant', Eric Gill the heart of the South Yorkshire coalfield; my moth- sketch, 1900 er used to moan that her Monday washing, ‘out on the line’, got covered in dirty coal smuts. But my early childhood was spent there, and I loved it, playing football or cricket each evening with my schoolmates until dusk, in the large school playground opposite our house. Those hours spent trainspotting on Doncaster Station platform, seeing majestic ‘Streaks’ race through, were super. When we left ‘Donny’ in 1961 the tears flowed. I felt bereft. So I was delighted to return to Yorkshire from 1972 to 1982, to the East Riding, just outside Hull. Hull was Philip Larkin’s ‘Here’. Like him, I was so contented there, playing cricket for South Cave, volunteering at Skidby tower windmill, getting married, Chichester Cathedral and city having a family, proud that my children were born in walls
‘West Pallant', 1970
Chichester Cathedral from Priory Park
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Flip Out Chichester
The biggest adventure & trampoline park in Sussex Grip Socks will be included). After jumping you can enjoy 2 large freshly made pizzas between you in our café. Voucher is valid for 3 months (until 31/5/20). For more information visit www.flipout.co.uk/chichester Flip Out Chichester is a fantastic place to entertain the whole family from toddlers through to big kids (adults) with attractions to suit all abilities. The 3 floor soft play ‘funhouse’ is fantastic for wearing out the kids and has a separate section for under 5s. Challenge each other on the Wipeout to see who’ll be the last standing, or see if you can conquer the Ninja Assault Course! On top of all of these cool attractions they of course have loads of trampolines, a tumble track, a giant foam pit and climbing wall! Flip Out Chichester is giving one lucky family a 2 hour session in their Adventure and Trampoline Park to bounce away and enjoy all of the attractions (Flip Out
Win a family jump & dinner at Flip Out Chichester To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How many floors does the soft play ’funhouse’ have ? a) 2 b) 5 c) 3 Send your answer and contact details to: Flip Out Chichester Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 28th February 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.
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Local Walks - February
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 3rd
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10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT 10.30am Boxgrove L: Peter Br 2 Hrs Flat circular walk past Boxgrove Priory and through surrounding fields Meet: Car park at the Village Hall in Boxgrove PO18 0EE 10:30am Chichester Marina To Dell Quay L: Peter 1hr 30mins An easy flat walk through Saltern Copse and across farmland Meet: Free visitors' car park at Chichester Marina, PO20 7EJ 10.30am Heyshott Hike L:Abbi 2 hrs Join a National Park ranger to explore the countryside around Heyshott Meet: Heyshott Common car park GU29 0BY 10:30am Eartham Nore Hill L: Peter B 2 hrs Circular walk up Nore Hill, through Eartham village Meet: Forestry Commission car park on the right, Eartham. PO18 0LU 10.30am Black Rabbit L: Dominic 2 hrs Easy, flat riverside walk, no stiles Meet: Mill Road car park by river in town centre (charge) BN18 9AA 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT 10.30am Tillington via Pitshill House L: Gerald 1 hr 30 mins Come along and enjoy the countryside in and around Tillington. Dogs welcome Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF 10:45am Climping L: Dominic 1 hr 15 mins Refreshments are available at the Yacht Club on the return Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL 10.30am Chichester Marina L: Bruce 3 hrs Walk down the water’s edge of Chichester Harbour. Finishing at the Landing Meet: Chichester Marina, Birdham. Nearby postcode PO20 7ED 10:30am Angmering Park L: Peter Brook 2 hrs Mainly flat walk through woods and meadows Meet: Car park in the woods at the Dover BN18 9PX 10:30am Cocking L: Peter 2 hrs Opportunity to visit the History Column and 11th century church Meet: Cocking Hill car park, nearby postcode GU29 0HT 10:30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane 2 hrs Hilly with several climbs. Lovely views. Has stiles. No dogs Meet: The public car park behind the George at Burpham BN18 9RR 10.30am Whiteways L: Dominic 2 hrs 30 mins Walk along Monarch Way and South Downs Way. This walk has steep inclines Meet: Whiteways car park on A29. BN18 9FD 10.15am Graylingwell L: Sarah 40 mins Meet : Outside the glass building looking onto Havenstoke Park Parking is very limited around the park. Nearby postcode PO19 6AB 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT
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Sussex Snippets The Good Neighbours scheme is run for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS). It connects people who may be feeling isolated with volunteers who offer their help during 12 arranged home visits. The RVS is appealing for new volunteers to donate their time to help clients of the Good Neighbours scheme across West Sussex, particularly in the Crawley and Worthing areas where there are currently several people on a waiting list to receive assistance. 01903 257019 or email gnwscoastal@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk Community and environmental aviation group, CAGNE, is urging supporters to write to the Secretary of State for Transport and demand that the growth proposed by Gatwick Airport from the main runway is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008 examination as it “will add approximately 55,000 extra flights a year 340,000 aircraft movements by 2033 with 61m passengers added to the current infrastructure.” A suggested letter can be found at www.cagne.org. The LoCASE programme is a unique opportunity for small to medium size businesses in East Sussex to improve their energy efficiency and overall performance. With free energy audits and grant funding of up to £10,000, businesses can cut overheads, gain a competitive edge, and enhance their brands. This will be achieved with support from Carbon Smart – selected by East Sussex County Council to deliver the LoCASE project. Eligibility rules apply. 01323 790030. A crowdfunding programme launched in May 2018 has seen more than 100 community-led projects in West Sussex hit their target and the window is now open until Thursday 13 February for community groups to put forward new initiatives and projects they would like to receive funding for. The West Sussex Crowd, run in partnership by West Sussex County Council and civic crowdfunding website Spacehive, invites communities to come together and propose ideas to regenerate their local areas. Since its launch, more than 2,800 local people, businesses, district/ borough and town/parish councils have backed projects across the county, collectively raising over £750,000 and showing the strength of community buy-in for their ideas. www.westsussexcrowd.org.uk. Following Eastbourne Borough Council’s declaration of a climate emergency for the town, a new organisation, Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030 (ECN2030), has been set up to tackle the challenge of achieving zero carbon emissions within a decade. Meanwhile Hastings Borough Council has confirmed it is now looking at two possible sites to install solar panels, both in Hastings Country Park. Hastings has also pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.
A December meeting of the WSCC Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee expressed concern over the programme and the predicted savings of the Whole Council Design project launched in 2019. In response to a report on the project by Katharine Eberhart, Director of Finance and Support Services, members noted: • The use of a new consultant was queried as work had already been done and there was a risk that a £19m investment might only achieve £17m of savings • Non delivery of savings would not invalidate work done by the previous consultants as many savings were to be made in areas of Children’s Services, such as using ipads to update cases on the road, which had subsequently needed increased spending in administrative support • Savings from the programme were at significant risk as the projects hadn’t reached delivery stage, but advances in IT meant the position to make progress had improved and there was confidence that the programme would achieve savings • The projected overspend of £1.5m was reported in the Total Performance Monitor and would be mitigated or balanced from reserves A further report on the programme with details of costs and savings would come to the Committee in January.
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Business people invited to help secondary school students If you would like to give something back to young people in your local community while promoting your work, profession and sector, we'd like to hear from you! 'Creative Café's' are offered to students in schools and colleges across Sussex. You are invited, with other experienced business people, to discuss your skills and working life with small groups of students before setting them a practical challenge to experience a taste of work in your sector. You will be fully briefed and supported by Creative Café's leaders. Arun Inspires are looking for organisations to participate in Creative Cafés in secondary schools in Littlehampton on 6 February, and Bognor Regis on 3 March, both from 9am-1pm with lunch provided. Please contact Beccy East at Artswork for further information and to register your interest. info@artswork.org.uk. There are six further Creative Cafes currently being organised across Sussex - if you would like to participate and volunteer your time please email Alexandra Douglas at Alexandra.Douglas@fsb.org.uk
Businesses help with careers An inspirational programme to help local young people fulfil their potential, and improve their employment opportunities was launched recently with over 100 school students from schools in the Chichester area.
The Be the Change programme has been developed by LoveLocalJobs Foundation and Graham Moore of humanutopia to help 13 and 14 year-olds negotiate the gap between education and employment. Following the successful first year launch in Chichester District for the 2018/19 academic year, Be the Change has returned with previous sponsors The Body Shop (primary funder for 2019/20), Chichester District Council, Petworth Vision and Vitacress, alongside new headline sponsor, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. At the emotional and life changing launch, the students and business volunteers took part in activities that focus on happiness, confidence, hope, relationships and employability. The activities were created and expertly led by Graham Moore, a former teacher who understands the challenges facing young people today. The schools involved in the programme are: Bourne Community College, Midhurst Rother College, The Academy Selsey, Bishop Luffa, The Weald, Ormiston Six Villages and Chichester Free School. Working in partnership with businesses, Be the Change helps open young people’s eyes to the world of work and the wealth of possibilities and career opportunities in their hometown and beyond. BetheChange@LoveLocalJobs.com
‘Book at Breakfast’ Returns Chichester Cathedral’s popular Book at Breakfast meetings resume this February after a break last year. The popular morning get-togethers take a look at a selected book, with a lively and stimulating review and discussion, and of course a continental breakfast included! The series starts in February with Acts and Omissions (Lindchester Chronicles 1) by Catherine Fox and is hosted by the Cathedral Chancellor, Canon Dr Dan Inman. In the book, the Bishop of Lindchester is happily married with four daughters. But does he have a secret? Archdeacon Matt is inclined to think not. That said, it's obvious to him that Bishop Paul's got a pretty big bee in his mitre about the brilliant but troubled Freddie May. The dates for Acts and Omissions are Monday 17 and Thursday 20 February at 9am and everyone is welcome: tickets are priced at £7.50 and include breakfast of coffee, orange juice, a croissant and preserves. Tickets can be purchased from the Cathedral website or by visiting the Cathedral Shop in The Cloisters between 10am and 4pm. www.chichestercathedral.org.uk
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New electric car charge points Having successfully bid for a £58,000 government grant from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles, Chichester District Council has purchased and installed new charging points in eight of the council’s car parks across the district. The charging points are now installed and ready for use in: • Bosham Lane car park, Bosham; • Northern Crescent car park, East Wittering; • North Street car park, Midhurst; • East Pallant car park, Chichester; • Northgate car park, Chichester; • Avenue de Chartres car park, Chichester; • Pound Street car park, Petworth; • East Street car park, Selsey. Users can pay for the service and electricity, either through the InCharge app, or by paying with a card or tag from the service provider. www.chichester.gov.uk/electricparking
Pets of the month This month, The Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre introduce Berry, Brownie and Toffee Cheesecake. They are all 5 years old and looking to find their forever home together as they love each other. They are all really sweet and friendly guinea pigs who enjoy being stroked and they will happily sit on your lap for their cuddles. They also all really love their food and will
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squeak lots when they see you coming with their vegetables. Due to their age there is a couple of health issues with these girls that their new owners will need to be aware of, please give the Centre a call for details. These three lovely girlies really deserve to find a new family and a loving retirement home together. 01243 641409 www.crrc.co.uk
Chichester loos win big Chichester District Council has joined the ‘Premier League’ of public toilets after winning an array of awards at the Loo of the Year Awards 2019. Inspectors rated the public toilets in North Street Car Park, Midhurst, and Northgate Car Park, Chichester, as ‘Platinum’ – while public toilets at Hillfield Road, Selsey, and Pound Street Car Park, Petworth, were both rated ‘Gold’. The results place the council in the top 20 Local Authority public toilet providers.
Mystery Warrior at Novium
‘Mystery Warrior: The North Bersted Man’ will be open from 25th January. This will be the first time that this extraordinary Iron Age Warrior and his burial possessions will be on public display.
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Small steps to reach your goal By Heather Smith
When making what could be a pretty significant lifestyle change, one of the many reasons people fall off the wagon is confidence. Making a big change can feel like a huge opportunity to fail. Instead, try making changes which are so easy, it’s almost impossible not to make them. What could you do this week to take you a step closer to your overall goal? And how confident are you that you can do those things? If you’re not completely convinced, take it back a bit until it feels ridiculously easy to achieve. Set yourself up to succeed. Let’s say you’re a bad vegetable eater, and you’re aiming to improve your health. Of course, eating 8 portions of veg every day is going to get you closer to your goal. But that feels like a really big commitment which you’re not sure you could make long term. How about including one vegetable with each of your meals this week? If that is a step
forward from where you are now, but seems so easy you couldn’t fail, then you have your starting point. If it still feels like too much, don’t be afraid to step it back even further. You’re aiming for guaranteed success, which will leave you feeling good about yourself. Now you have had a positive experience in moving towards your goal, it becomes easier to take another step. Next week, you might feel like it is so easy to get one vegetable with each meal, that you feel totally confident you could actually increase to two vegetables with dinner every night. Other times, it might take longer to get really comfortable with the change before you’re ready to move on. Often, the slow route is the route which leads to the longest lasting changes. Aim for repeated positive interactions with your goal. Be kind to yourself. Take things slowly and celebrate each victory, however small, along the way. Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. Get in touch for a free five-day meal plan www.fitbiztraining.co.uk
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Changes in the air… By Roy Newnham, Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB Moving into February there are signs of winter’s decline and the promise of spring. Snowdrops break through the ground, their brilliant white petals a welcome sight. Hazel catkins sway gently in the breeze. These ‘lamb tails’ are actually male flowers, made up of 240 individual flowers laden with pollen, arranged around the dangling stem. The female flowers are much harder to spot. With a green base, they have red tendril-like styles emerging from the Hazel catkin male top, making the flower look like a tiny sea anemone. Despite every hazel having both male and female flowers on the same plant, it cannot pollinate itself. At this time of year there are much fewer insects around to pollinate plants, so the hazel relies on the wind to carry its pollen to another tree and a female flower. Any pollen blown onto the female flower will fertilise it and trigger the development of a hazelnut, ripening later in the autumn.
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Another catkin easily recognised at this time of year is that of the goat willow. These catkins are soft, furry and grey, giving rise to the trees common name of ‘pussy willow’. These are the male flowers, which become bright yellow with pollen when ripe. Unlike the hazel, the goat willow is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on separate trees with the female catkins being long and green. Despite being predominantly wind pollinated, the male catkins of the willow attract early bees, flies and other insects. With few other flowering plants around the willow can literally hum with the buzz of insects on warm sunny morning. One of the insects Goat willow that may take
advantage of this pollen feast is the buff-tailed bumblebee. These are the first of our bumblebees to appear and they are queens, having spent the winter hibernating alone. As well as feeding, they can be seen traversing low over the ground looking for a new nest site. They often use old mammal burrows and you may spot them disappearing down a hole.
Great spotted woodpecker - Ben Andrew
As well as the hum of insects, listen out for the ‘drumming’ of woodpeckers. These are likely to be great spotted woodpeckers. About the size of a blackbird with black and white plumage and red undertail, the male has a red nape and juveniles sport a red cap that moults out as they reach adulthood. The male does most of the drumming declaring his territory to other males and letting the females know he is available. He hammers an astonishing 10 – 20 times a second and at least 1000 times the force of gravity! That is like hitting your head against a wall at 20mph. The thought of it just gives me a headache. Listen out for them in any wooded area but particularly around Church Norton. Another of our resident birds staking claim to a territory is the stonechat. The males are pretty little birds similar in size and shape to a robin, with a black head, white neck patches, brown back and orange breast. Like many birds, the female is less conspicuously marked, with just a tinge of orange breast, brown head and back. Their song is variable but it is the contact call that gives rise to their name, sounding much like two pebbles being knocked together. Stonechats are found on both reserves but they do like to frequent the gorse bushes around Medmerry. If you would like help identifying our birds, we are running another Birdwatching for Beginners – Pagham Harbour’s Birds of Winter workshop on Sunday 23rd February. For more information on joining our team of volunteers, guided walks and all our other events, pop into our Visitor Centre on the B2145 south of Chichester, or visit our website www.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour or call 01243 641508.
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Great British family names & their history What's in a name?
The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names have come down to us from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their family names fill the pages of our history books. Iconic family names like Wellington, Nelson, Shakespeare, Cromwell, Constable, De Montfort and Montgomery... there are innumerable others. They reflect the long chequered history of Britain, and demonstrate the assimilation of the many cultures and languages which have migrated to these islands over the centuries, which have resulted in the emergence of our language. This book is a snapshot of several hundred family names, including family names from West Sussex and delves into their beginnings and derivations. It makes extensive use of old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon
Chronicles, as well as tracing many through the centuries to the present day. About the Author John Moss studied Fine Arts and English in Wolverhampton and Manchester Art Schools. When he retired, he began writing: a science fiction trilogy in 2013, and now his first foray into historical non-fiction. Great British family names and their history is available to buy for just ÂŁ19.99. Contact Pen & Sword Books 01226 734267 or visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk.
Win a signed copy of Great British family names & their history To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What year did John Moss start writing a science fiction trilogy? a) 2000 b) 2016 c) 2013 Send your answer and contact details to: Great British family names & their history Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 28th February 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.
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Winston’s Wish Sussex based charity helping grieving children By Georgia Brown Bereavement is an inevitable reality for many, yet our intrinsic human nature hopes the death of a loved one is not something that occurs in life until we are much older. Unfortunately, losing a family member at a young age is a tragic reality that thousands of young people are faced with every day. The effects of grief are highly impactful on children’s lives, often manifesting in unique ways for each individual depending on the circumstances of the death, the child’s relationship with the person who has died and how accessible their support network (if any) is. For example, a child who witnesses the deterioration of a parent’s health may have a different experience of grief to a child who loses a sibling unexpectedly.
Support during bereavement Ensuring a child has access to support during a bereavement is necessary for their mental and physical health. However, often schools and families are not well equipped to deal with the effects of grief, negatively impacting a child’s life during their grieving process. This is where Winston’s Wish comes in, providing a wide range of practical support and emotional guidance for the children and families that need it most. Winston’s Wish is a national child bereavement charity with a base in Sussex. Their Sussex team are professionally trained to offer face to face support for bereaved children. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and the charity team recognise the many faces and stages of grief, tackling the physical and emotional challenges that accompany bereavement in a comforting and supportive nature. The charity’s mission is to ensure that every young person has access to the support they need to help understand, cope with and survive the bereavement of a loved one. Award-winning service First started in 1992, Winston’s Wish was set up by Julie Stokes OBE, who began her career with the NHS in 1984 and was instrumental in establishing one of the first hospital-based teams focusing on palliative care. Her desire to involve children before and after a parent’s death and to support parents led her to apply to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. In 1992, she was awarded a Fellowship and travelled to America and Canada to better understand the services provided in these countries for bereaved children. Inspired by what she had experienced, Julie founded Winston’s
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Wish in September of that year. After just 3 years the grief support programme was well established and Julie won the BT/Childline award ‘for providing outstanding services to children’. Recognising expressions of grief Sarah Egerton from Winston’s Wish explains how it is important to recognise that grief is a natural reaction to the death of a close person, and not all children need direct support. She says, “Sometimes children, young people and adults don’t react how we expect them to - for instance, they may not be overly sad or upset. There can be many reasons for this, including the shock and numbness that follows a death. If a child isn’t overtly expressing grief that’s okay, and it’s important not to rush them as this can be intrusive, and is counteractive to the natural psychological processes taking place. Part of our work at Winston’s Wish is helping families understand how they are managing, and reassuring parents and carers that there is no set way to grieve, it’s all normal.” Sarah goes on to explain how the charity aims to help parents and carers to recognise the ways that their child is expressing their grief. She continues, “The age of a child dictates what they understand about the finality of death, and how they express feelings. Generally, children under the age of five experience the death of a close person as a separation. All parents will have experiences of their child having separation anxiety when they are not with them, and the distress this can cause. If a child is impacted by grief, then they will show this through their behaviours. Signs that a child is unsettled include disruption to sleep routines, changes in appetite, psychosomatic (body based) symptoms that include eczema and stress rashes, stomach aches, and headaches, a child may be more irritable and less easy to soothe when distressed, or they may have more frequent tantrums. They may also regress to an earlier stage of development, for instance they may want to be treated like a baby or want a dummy or bottle, when they may have stopped using these some time ago.”
Supporting the whole family Sarah explained how whilst this list may seem scary or extreme, they are all normal signs that a child is struggling. In this instance, Winston’s Wish focus on supporting a child by also supporting their parent or carer; making sure a parent feels reassured and confident that the child is okay, and also exploring ways they themselves can offer reassurance and soothing. Sarah continued, “We also encourage families to talk about the person who has died and begin to help children make sense of what’s happened in age appropriate ways. For instance, it’s important families use the words ‘dead’ and ‘died’ when speaking about the loss as this avoids confusion. There are also times where we work directly with families and individual children using play, and therapeutic approaches, to help children manage their feelings.” Even in the case where children have a strong support unit within the home, research conducted by the University of Cambridge suggests that schools around the country are ill equipped to offer bereaved children the support they need. Researchers have consistently found that childhood bereavement is associated with an increase in psychological distress and the majority
through the door of bereaved children and young people exhibit acute grief reactions, such as fear, helplessness, anxiety, anger, regression in developmental milestones, lower self-esteem, insomnia, intrusive thoughts, apathy and psychosomatic symptoms. These indicators of distress are to be expected as the death of a parent or sibling is extremely distressing. Often these reactions can be incredibly frightening and confusing for a young person and inevitably this is an even more overwhelming experience for a child who is still at school. Volunteers at Winston’s Wish are specially trained to deal with such symptoms, easing the pressure off families and schools that may not know how to support a bereaved child. Helping over 17,000 children and young people Fundraising is vital to the sustainability and longevity of Winston’s Wish. Each year they strive to help as many children, young people and families as possible in the UK, but require around £2.5million a year in order to do this. Sarah said, “The wonderful generosity
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of our supporters is the only way we can continue to provide a variety of quality services and look to grow them. We helped over 17,000 children and young people last year. This is, however, no tall order - and with a 100 children newly bereaved of a parent every day in the UK, there is always more we can be doing. The ultimate goal is that no child goes without bereavement support, but we need financial stability and long term support to achieve this.” People can support Winston’s Wish in a variety of ways including individual donations, community fundraising events, challenges, trusts and grants, in memoriam donations and corporate partnerships. To find out more about how you can support, visit: www.winstonswish.org/help-us or call 01242 515 157 or email info@winstonswish.org.
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Motoring News Citroen's C1 available with free insurance Citroën UK has announced one year’s free insurance on its popular C1 city car, for eligible retail customers from 19 years Citroen C1 urban ride special edition of age. The offer is available across the most popular trim levels in the C1 range, including the ‘Urban Ride’ special edition and the ‘Origins’ collector’s edition. The current generation Citroën C1 has sold more than 70,000 units in the UK since it launched in 2014. Nissan Leaf named ‘Car of the Year’ in 2019 Stuff Gadget Awards The Stuff Gadget Awards recognise excellence across 20 different product categories. Judges were impressed by the extended 239-mile range Inside Nissan Leaf and increased 217PS of power in the new-for-2019 Leaf e+. One of the most
accessible, and readily available, electric vehicles on the market. Win £1000 towards a new car - British Motor Show Test drives, live action, the biggest variety of cars under one roof and the chance to win £1,000 towards your next set of wheels, are just some of the draws of the newly relaunched British Motor Show. The showreturns as an international event in 2020, at the Farnborough International exhibition centre in Hampshire from August 20th to 23rd. Tickets are £18.50 for adults or £37 for families. Parents spend four days every year getting children into the car According to new research from Seat, just having to manoeuvre children into the car twice a day, means Seat Tarraco that parents can look forward to spending four days of 2020 getting their children out of the house and into the car. Rob Fryer, Head of Product at Seat UK, said: “We’ve included a raft of family-friendly elements to our Tarraco that means that we can make this a little bit easier. The hands-free boot opening makes access easy, while the seven seats can be configured quickly at the push of a button. And with Apple CarPlay also available, it’s easy to keep the tots amused once in the vehicle.”
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32 Crossword
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What will you resolve to do in 2020? By Lucy Thomas
As another new year is upon us, thoughts turn to making resolutions. What shall we do this year that we didn't do last year? What can we do better this year that we didn’t manage to do last year? All of the usual suspects are often trotted out; eating more healthily, exercising more, drinking gallons of water every day, trying to get a work / life balance and generally being a better person. Or is that just me?! However, often key issues are overlooked as we race through the hustle and bustle of ordinary work and family life. For instance, ask yourself if you have an up-to-date and robust Will in place? Ask yourself have you done everything you can to protect yourself, your
family and your finances from untoward occurrences. Have you reviewed your pension arrangements recently? Are you adequately protected in the event of an accident or illness? These things won't occur to you every week or even every month - but they are nonetheless important issues and they need to be addressed. It’s very easy to put such thoughts on the backburner and to think that we are invincible. Here at legalmatters, we spend our professional lives advising individuals and families on how best to protect themselves against unforeseen circumstances. Often, we advise people on making Wills and on reviewing Wills that are out of date, we advise on lifetime protection so that your financial life and decision making can continue even if you are unwell and you can’t make decisions for yourself. We help you to put in place detailed and appropriate arrangements so that you and your family have peace of mind. Resolve to do the right thing in 2020 and come and talk to us to see how we can help you. Call legalmatters on 01243 282 826 or email us at info@legalmatters.co.uk
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Venison Steaks in Oatmeal with Herb Butter A lean and healthy meal
Venison is available much of the year and certainly throughout the autumn and winter months. It is such lean healthy meat that it is worth putting on your list more often, especially when you do see it available.
Ingredients (Serves 4) • • • • • • • •
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 1tbsp each chopped chervil and chopped parsley 50g butter, softened 75g fine oatmeal Salt and black pepper 4 venison steaks Little oil or butter for cooking To serve: New potatoes and salad
Method 1. Put aside 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest. Mix the rest and the juice with the herbs and butter until well blended. Then roll up in a sheet of foil or clingfilm and freeze until required.
2. Mix the oatmeal with the rest of the lemon rind and plenty of seasoning. Coat each steak thoroughly in the oatmeal and chill ten minutes. 3. Either grill or fry the steaks, not too quickly, for only about 3 minutes each side. Transfer to the oven and keep warm whilst cooking the rest. 4. Serve with new potatoes and a slice or two of the lemon butter, plus a winter salad. Cookery Courses for all Why not give a Voucher for the perfect gift? Contact Alex 01243 532240 www.cookwithalex.co.uk
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Rewilding your garden - 8 easy steps Firstly, what is rewilding? Rewilding is returning outdoor spaces to a natural state where nature can evolve without the intense involvement of humans. It allows original ecosystems to reassert themselves, thereby supporting damaged natural systems to heal and threatened species to recover their populations. The scale of rewilding is normally whole valleys being returned to forest or boglands being left to replenish after years of vegetative extraction. But we can rewild our little bit of the earth that we have inherited! Here are 8 ways to go about it: 1) Not so tidy Think differently about needing a tidy garden. Nature can start to shape your garden, or parts of your garden, and the need we have for straight lines and clean lawns and beds can relax a little. Leaving piles of leaves, mounds of fallen apples and crab apples and old logs to house insects can make your garden into both a factory and a hotel for life. You can leave a whole area of your garden over to nature. You may start to see tidiness as barrenness after a while, a garden stripped of natural abundance. Your neighbours, once you show them the increased amount of wildlife that your approach has yielded, may start asking you for advice. 2) Food for nature You can plant trees and shrubs that are rich in berries all year round to feed the myriad of garden visitors. From bats to bees and birds to frogs, your planting decisions will foster a smorgasbord.
Buddleia and Lythrum salicaria for bees, Sweet Chestnuts and acorns for small mammals, plus for the birds plants such as Cotoneaster, Black Cherry, Hawthorn, Ivy and Holly will keep a good supply of nutrition going all year. For butterflies and moths, try nettles and Lilac, Lavender, Foxgloves, Angelica and Honeysuckle. 3) Homes for nature As well as leaving piles of leaves about, and decaying logs, you can create your own insect hotels and bird feeders. (If you put your bird feeder near your rose garden you can keep the aphid population down rather than using insecticides). Having some evergreen shrubs can provide valuable protection as well as cool shade in summer.
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A variety of plant life will allow a variety of wildlife e.g. certain birds prefer only certain berries. Perennials that die down in the winter provide a food source and
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a place for bugs to hide, flowers produce different types of nectar and a pond will allow the growth of water plants that certain insects need. You can allow certain weeds like clover, nettles and teasels a place to thrive whilst not taking over. 6) Don’t bother hoeing If you keep your veg beds well weeded there is no need to disturb the delicate ecosystem of the soil by yearly hoeing. This no-dig method involves putting a thick mulch on top of the pre-existing soil each year. You do, however, have to have a really good and plentiful supply of compost to do this. Worms and other microfungi will be happier left undisturbed (did you know that there are over one million different types of worms?!). 7) Lawn care You can give a bit or all of your lawn over to wild meadow grasses. Even leaving the lawn to grow long and plug-planting some wildflower perennials will create a healthy habitat for wildlife. Paths can be converted to bark chip paths, which eventually break down and can be spread on the beds each year or two when it is time to replenish them with new bark. 8) Become a nature detective It is amazing how once you learn the name of something, you enter into a relationship with it. The hundred common garden insects, once you know their proper name, won’t just be lumped under the pesty insect
38 Gardening category but will become the doorway to being able to find out more about them. Do you know what a pear midge is? Or a flea Flea Beetle beetle? Or a green Capsid Bug? Or how familiar are you with the sex life of snails? You can keep a little book of sightings in your garden - much more interesting and varied than bird-watching! Rewilding your garden can be done a little here and there. It is not maintenance free but it is a relaxed attitude to nature where fertility and abundance can make up for the moss free patio that we worry so much about!
What to do this February February is a great time to explore woodland. The bare bones of the earth are at rest and the quality of the forest is still and waiting for Spring with some small delights emerging. Also the evergreens like Ivy, Yew and Holly come into their own. Try visiting Angmering Park Estate Trust, Burton and Chingford Pond, Petworth House Woods, Slindon and The Warrens.
February tasks • Do a last tidy up and cut old perennials and ornamental grasses to ground level (as long as they are not the evergreen ornamental grasses!) • Now is the time to finish pruning your Roses and Wisterias. • Cut back Hardy shrubs like Cornus, Salix and Cotinus as well as Buddleia. • Anything that has flowered during the winter can be pruned back into shape now like Winter Jasmine and Mahonia. • Lift out and separate your Snowdrops after they have flowered. You can then replant them in different areas of the garden. • If you have a greenhouse you can start sowing leeks and onions.
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Alternative energy sources By Chris Ennis FRICS These days there can be few more important issues than climate change which, in a few short years, will challenge the lives of our children and grandchildren. We must act now to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce reliance on fossil-based fuels. This is a massive issue that has dominated, and will continue to dominate the press for many years to come. There are many measures that will save energy and these will come to the fore in years to come. Insulation is probably a good point at which to start… There are still many homes where roof spaces and water storage tanks are inadequately insulated. Many properties have replacement window systems, but older installations do not possess the good thermal qualities of more modern installations. Gas/oil fired water boilers replaced / installed after 2005 are likely to be modern ‘condensing’ systems. A condensing water boiler extracts heat from the waste products of combustion. A condensing boiler is typically 90% efficient and research shows that some boilers can have a remarkable 98% efficiency. The boilers can be identified either by the white gaseous emissions through the external flue or by the condensate pipe which should discharge into a nearby drain.
Alternative sources ‘green’ of power also include wind power as can be seen in the Rampion wind farm a few miles off Worthing. The wind farm is now fully operational and includes 116 turbines with a rotor diameter of 110 metres and an overall height of 135 metres. There are (smaller!) domestic wind turbine systems available and frequently these are located on masts since wind speeds increase with height. There are a number of types of heat pump which extract energy from the ground (known as ‘ground source’) or from the air (‘air source’). They work rather like a refrigerator in reverse….a fridge takes warm material and makes it cold, but a heat pump takes cold water and makes it warm for domestic heating needs. The dedicated green householder might also consider solar powered energy with commonly seen photovoltaic panels generating electricity, or with a solar powered hot water system which might provide up to 50% of typical domestic requirements. Chris Ennis FRICS email: surveyor1@talktalk.net 01903 261 217 or www.propdoctor.co.uk
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Chichester City Council Edited extracts from the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 4th December 2019. Planning Applications WW/19/01622/FUL - Surbitonia, 45 Howard Avenue, West Wittering, PO20 8EX The Committee were informed that the current dwelling was not a listed building and could be demolished without planning permission. Members further debated whether the parking of six vehicles would negatively impact on the character of the street and if this would provide reasonable grounds for refusal, but it was recognised that the change in character to the plot would not result in significant harm as it broadly accords with other plots within the vicinity. Contrary to the recommendation of officers, permission for this application was refused on the condition that the proposed application would result in overdevelopment of the site, which would be out of character with the surrounding area and harmful to the visual amenities of the street scene. TG/19/02365/FUL - Land to the West of Hangar Drive, Tangmere, West Sussex During the discussion, members debated the high density nature of the site, requirement of piling works, contamination, broadband limitations, loss of trees, limitations of new tree planting due to adjacent treatment works, the current opportunity for recrea-
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tional activity on the site, the proposed limited buffering of proposed development from the reduced open space and the design of the spine road with a pinch point, and the effect of parking spaces near Š Chichester Council to the location. Members further discussed the lack of amenities around the proposed development, disruption to local residents during the construction process, views that the development should have been built when other adjacent plots were under construction, and the number of written objections received by the Council. Permission for the application was therefore refused on the grounds that the proposal would result in the introduction of an overly dominant form of development and the loss of open space which would be harmful to local amenities. PS/19/00682/FUL - Crouchlands Farm, Rickmans Lane, Plaistow, RH14 0LE Members debated the necessity for facilities at the site, the retrospective nature of the application, work required for the remediation of the land, and general recycling within the portacabins. It was confirmed that the overriding condition was the permitted timescale for portacabins to remain on the land and that removal could be enforced, also it could not be confirmed that recycling was taking place within the portacabins. Recommendation to permit agreed. www.chichester.gov.uk
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Building and Construction Stonehurst Properties Ltd 27 Building Project Managemen Cogent Consulting International Ltd 26 Car Dealership Hendy Ford Chichester 31 Carpenters & Builders Maciver Carpentry & Building Services 22
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