Sussex Local - Findon - June 2019

June 2019

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Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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Award winning West Sussex textiles recycling charity

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Rag’n’Bone Man Loxwood Joust Medieval Festival Fishers Farm Adventure Park

NEWS

Community, Council Charity, Schools

HISTORY

Part 2 - Operation Overlord June 1944

HEALTH Brain Food

GARDENS

The Rare Plant Man

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What’s On, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Young Readers’ Puzzles, Local Walks, Local Groups & Charity, Business Directory

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June 2019 Welcome...

Cover image Findon cricket club courtesy of Sheila Mills

We have three great competitions for you this month. We have tickets to see the outstanding singer song-writer Rag’n’Bone Man (“Human”) perform at Brighton Racecourse in July, page 15. You can also win a family ticket to the fun-filled Loxwood Joust Medieval festival taking place in August, page 14 plus a family day out to the award-winning Fishers Farm Adventure Park.

Animals, rides, shows and much more, see page 43 for details.

Green Award winning West Sussex charity Bags of Support recycle 50 tonnes of textiles a year. They collect unwanted clothes donated to Sussex schools (each school can earn around £150 a term) and send them to children in Romania, Hungary, Haiti and Uganda. Anything that can’t be reused is ethically recycled and not sent to landfill. See page 26.

Andrew Staib meets Steve Law, a West Sussex horticulturalist devoted to rare plants. Plus some important garden tasks for June, see In Your Garden, page 36.

We know that some foods are better for us than others. This month Heather looks at how what you eat affects the way you think.

See our Health article on page 46.

Summer fetes and fayres start in earnest this month, see our What’s On guide starting on page 4. Do make sure your community event is listed on our website which is how we compile our printed guide there is no charge for not for profit events.

Until next month,

Kris & Jeff

Quote of the month “Security is no replacement for liberty.”

- MARTIN FIRRELL 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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..........................................................................What’s On ...................................Win! Tickets to the Loxwood Joust ................................Win! Tickets to see Rag’n’Bone Man .................History Operation Overlord June 1944 part II .......................................................................Local Walks ........................................................Charity & Community .........................................Bags of Support charity profile .................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ....................................................................In Your Garden ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page .................................................Win! Fishers Farm tickets .....................................................................Schools news ...........................................................Health & Wellbeing ............................................................Local Council News .............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers Kay Publishing Ltd PO Box 2237 Pulborough RH20 9AH info@sussexlocal.net www.sussexlocal.net

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Symphorians Church Hall, New Road Mon 9.30 AM

WORTHING Charmandean Centre

Tues 9.30 AM & 11.30 AM (Forest Road off A27)

FINDON All Saints Church Hall Cissbury Drive Tues 7 PM

WORTHING Emmanuel Church Hall Heene Road Entrance Wed 9.30 AM

Sarah: 01903 218261 / 07769 611034

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Win a family ticket to the Loxwood Joust Plus pavilion seats to watch a live joust! 3rd-4th and 10th-11th August The Loxwood Joust’s unrivalled programme of mediaeval revelry and mayhem guarantees a fun and educational day out for all the family on the 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th August.

Experience the verve and vigour of a world where lives were harsh and hearts were passionate as you walk through the Living History Village and see the inhabitants go about their daily life. Then in the battlefield beyond, harken to the call of booming cannon fire and the clash of steel on steel as the mighty battle takes place in front of your eyes.

Watch the magnificent fully armoured jousting knights earn honour and valour with the pounding of horse’s hooves, as they present a fast-paced, all action jousting tournament that will always amaze and astound. And explore the Mediaeval Market Place where traders bring their wares to sell just like peddlers of old.

Treat yourself to a meal with The Queen of Loxwood at her sumptuous four course banquet and be entertained by court jesters, live music and riddlers as you dine. Then at the Mead Shack in the woods, sample the ‘Nectar of the Gods’ whilst the Mediaeval Baebes and Trobar De Morte entrance and soothe with magical voices, and the hypnotic belly dancers dance.

Meet the Faerie Goddess, at the Crescent Moon Temple as she brings you closer to the Loxwood nature spirits; and perhaps you will take part in a true pagan ceremony to renew your vows or have a full bespoke handfasting wedding.

In the den of the witches these creatures most foul will lure and beguile you with their spells and incantations. And nothing brings the grim affair of crime and punishment to life more than the gruesome and frightening apparition that is the Executioner dressed all in black.

Join the blacksmith to master the art of metalwork, undertake chain-mailing as you create your own

jewellery, or try your hand at copper bowl making, whilst younger ones punch their name or initials on to copper charms.

Then in the far corner of the Midsummers Meadow nestles the Children’s Kingdom; a festival within a festival, where the Mediaeval Groat is the currency. Here you will find all manner of exciting activities, including havea-go archery, pelt the peasant, face and wound painting, jester school and knight school. Both adults and children can learn some long sword moves at knight school, before they try their hand at hitting the life-size boar and stag as they test their bow skills against the exciting range of targets.

The Loxwood Joust is a festival like no other, as history comes to life each day from 10am to 6pm.

Advance tickets are available at their website www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk

Win tickets to the Loxwood Joust To enter the competition simply answer the following question: Q: In which time period is The Loxwood Joust set? a) Mediaeval b) Victorian c) Tudor Send your answer and contact details to: Loxwood Joust Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th June 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Win a pair of tickets to Rag’n’Bone Man Saturday 27th July, Brighton Racecourse Following the phenomenal success of his debut album Human in 2017, featuring the huge hits ‘Skin’ and ‘Human’, Rag‘n’Bone Man plays Brighton Racecourse on Saturday 27th July.

Rory Graham (best known as Rag‘n’Bone Man) is an English singer-songwriter, known for his deep baritone voice. From a young age, Graham has been involved with music; beginning his musical career as a rapping and singing member of Brighton’s hip-hop collective The Rum Committee.

Earlier this year, Rag’n’Bone Man appeared at the BRIT Awards alongside Calvin Harris performing their monster hit collaboration track ‘Giant’.

Rag‘n’Bone Man promises a superb night of entertainment. Be sure to get your tickets for a perfect Summer’s evening in Brighton, a gig not to be missed. Support will come from Maverick Sabre, Ida Vallens and more to be announced!

Tickets are available from www.eventim.co.uk. See more at www.ragnbonemanmusic.com

Win tickets to Rag’n’Bone Man To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What is the name of Rag’n’Bone Man and Calvin Harris’ collaboration? a) Giant b) Unicorn c) Elf Send your answer and contact details to: Fishers Farm Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th June 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Findon’s Longest Day - part 2

Operation Overlord 5/6th June 1944. By Valerie Martin Continued from the May issue. The previous days had been dogged with on-off decisions because of dodgy weather and his words launched the greatest invasion armada the world had ever witnessed.

Operation Overlord was on. Two million troops with 365,000 vehicles had to be shipped across the Channel. History relates that the invasion of "Fortress Europe" was a success but severe storms did indeed lash the landing beaches only days later — begging the question of what might have happened to the course of history if Eisenhower had made a different decision.

Setting sail from the south coast of England to arrive off the German occupied French Normandy coast on D -Day, 6th June 1944 consisted of a spearhead of 1,000 warships, 1,200 merchant ships, 4,200 landing craft, immense air power providing a protective umbrella and a mighty back-up of airborne forces carried in the 1,078 transport aircraft and troop gliders.

No one enjoyed a full eight hours' sleep during the night of 5th/6th June 1944 in Findon. There was the unfamiliar drone vibration of hundreds of bomber squadrons and aircraft towing gliders crammed with British and allied troops on their way to retake mainland Europe from the Germans who had invaded it in 1940. There was no way the children of Findon were ever going to sleep, listening to the droning fleets of aircraft overhead.

D-Day had begun, it was 6th June and the Allied landing in Normandy had commenced and culminated in the defeat of the German front on French soil. Most Findonians rolled over in their beds and went back to sleep. The gradually lighting sky over Findon revealed waves of aircraft, something witnessed only once before (though in different circumstances) during the Battle of Britain back in 1941.

The difference now was that only half of them carried engines. The rest were Hamilcar and Horsa transport gliders being towed in a two-hour long procession by swarms of droning twin-engined Handley Page Halifaxes, Stirlings and Douglas Dakotas. The villagers did not know at the time that crammed into the gliders were the men of the 6th Airborne Division.

D-Day had arrived in Findon and the residents had been virtually cut off from the rest of the world for weeks in order to maintain the secrecy of preparations for this assault. Those Findonians who were early risers awoke to a cloudy day and some bright intervals. They quickly tuned into the radio and heard the German broadcast at 6.35am announcing that the invasion had begun. The BBC had nothing to report on our News at 7am.

Nearby Worthing beach defending our shore with barbed wire.

31st Dec 1940. An tank exercise reputed to be in Findon.

Pillbox on Worthing beach on 26th June 1940

By now it was raining with low cloud. On the 8 am radio News announced that the Germans had broadcast that the British had dropped paratroopers in France. It came over so calmly that it might have been reporting any old routine bombing but what a difference this was.

The first official news came at 9.30 a.m. when General Eisenhower issued Communiqué Number One, telling the French that a landing had been made by the Allies in Normandy. John Snagg the BBC newscaster (some of you will remember him) followed this with a description of the landing. Out at sea it had been wet and cloudy weather with unseasonably rough seas.

Look out of your windows and listen to the quietude around you. You will hear and see an entirely different world to the Findonians of yesteryear when the inhabitants heard the aircraft returning over Findon — minus their gliders. I hope you have all enjoyed my attempt at being a Special War Correspondent reporting the News on that our very important day in history.

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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 Sat 1 Sun 2 Wed 5 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sat 9 Mon 10 Wed 12 Sun 16 Mon 17 Sat 22 Sun 23 Wed 26 Thu 28 Sat 29 Sat 29 Sat 30

2:00pm Roundabout West Chiltington Meet at West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ 10:00am Downs Farm Meet Kithurst Hill Car Park 10:00am Henfield Byways Meet Henfield Library. Lovely walk around the twittens, ginnells and snickets of Henfield 11:00am Southwater Meet in the Visitor Centre car park of the Country Park 2:00pm Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE 10:00am Waterfall Cottage and Downland Meet at Storrington Recreation Car Park, RH20 4BG. 10:00am Pulborough Brooks Meet in overspill car park at Pulborough Wild Brooks visitor centre at Wigginholt 10:00am Irene’s All Day Walk Please phone Irene for details.

10:00am Washington to Steyning Circular Meet in Washington South Downs Way car park 10:00am Missed Sussex Day Meet at West Sussex County Council car park adjacent to the Downs Link, RH13 8LY 2:00pm Kithurst Hill Meet at Kithurst Hill car park 10:00am Amberley Wildbrooks Meet at Rackham Old School. Explore Amberley Wildbrooks which forms part of the flood plain of the River Arun 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park 7:00pm Ron’s Evening Walks Very social walk that usually ending in a pub 10.00am Newbridge Nurseries Meet at the far end of Newbridge Nurseries carpark 2:00pm Sandgate Park & Sullington Warren Meet at Storrington Rec. Ground C.P Car Park RH20 4BG. Visit two wonderful areas very close to Storrington 2:00pm Washington Common & The Downs Meet at National Trust Georges Lane Car Park Washington, RH20 3BN. See National Trust woodland and great views

3.8 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Mick 01903 745971 6 miles 2.5 hrs Level 3 Mick 01903 745971 2-3 miles 1 hr Health Anne 01273 493671 2.6 miles 75 mins Alex 01403 273751 2 miles 75 mins Ann 01903 297553 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Mick 01903 745971 5.5 miles 2.5 hrs

Health Level 2 Level 3 Level 2

Irene 01403 783637 10+ miles 4+ hrs Level 3 Irene 01403 783637 9 miles 3 hrs 30 mins Level 3 Mick 01903745971 3 or 5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Jill 07780 701184 2.5 miles 1.5 hrs Mick 01903 745971 5.7 miles 2.5hrs

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Health Level 3 Level 3 Level 2

Mick 01903 745971 6.5 miles 2hrs 45 mins Level 3 Mick 01903 745971

Arun Adur Ramblers – www.arun-adur-ramblers.org.uk Sat 1

10:30 am East Preston 8 miles Moderate Meet at East Preston village green. Wild orchids should be in flower. Optional fish & chips

Sun 9

10:30 am Midhurst Meet in North Street Car Park 1100 am New Forest Meet at Race Plain Car Park by Model Yacht Sailing Club

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Sussex Snippets As Action for Children marks 150 years of helping vulnerable children, the charity is launching a search for the descendants of some of the UK’s first children in care. The charity has released images from its archives of vulnerable children in Victorian Britain to allow the public to identify family members.

For a full gallery go to www.actionforchildren.org.uk Local playwright Sara Clifford is creating a new one person show inspired by the National Park to tour to pubs in the area. She is searching for stories, thoughts, feelings, opinions and responses from local people to weave together to create the new show.

Share Your Stories is a series of events that Sara will be attending, or running herself, to hear from residents and visitors and gather stories. See dates for those events at inncrowd.org.uk/events The South Downs National Park photo competition is now open, with a first prize of £250 on offer to the person who best captures this year’s theme of ‘Experiencing the natural world’. Entries close on Friday 18 October. www.southdowns.gov.uk In a new intergenerational project, teenagers interview older people about their lives and then write a book about them. These Life Stories are turned into a hardbound book. More info at www.bridgingages.co.uk

SUSSEX LOCAL Reader responses to ‘Court Closers’ in March 2019 edition Reader letter 1: Dear Editor, What a superb article by Veronica Cowan in your March issue. I worked at Chichester Magistrates’ Court as legal adviser and legal team manager for more than 24 years starting in 1988. When I started, the court house was still comparatively new – it was opened in 1977, and in 1994 an extension was opened. It was a lovely building in which to work and certainly “fit for purpose” in terms of dispensing justice. It is very sad to walk past it, as I frequently do now, and see it sitting there, neglected and unsold, with furniture still inside it! It is indeed appalling that so little money has been realised from the court buildings that have been shut since 2010. I now work part-time as a defence solicitor and am extremely disappointed, like your writer was, with levels of service and communication generally that I receive when dealing with the court administration. The same is equally true of the Crown Prosecution Service. So thank you, Veronica, for highlighting these things for readers of Sussex Local.

Yours, David, by email Reader letter 2: Dear Sir, I read the comment in the May edition from a “spokes-person” from HM Court and Tribunal Services re Court Closures but unfortunately I missed the March edition and do not know what was said under that heading. As a retired magistrate who sat at Chichester for 32 years I cannot agree with any of the comments made by that ‘spokes-person’.

The court at Chichester were neither unsuitable nor near another court. The magistrate court was purpose built and was designed by a serious magistrate.

Both courts were a few steps away from the bus and railway stations, and close to several car parks. It was almost opposite the police station where a new custody suite had just been opened.

I do not remember a public consultation but I do remember hundreds of objection to life closure, with sound reasons. The objections were ignored on the pretext of saving money. The result is that now everyone travelling to a court on the other side of the county magistrate, defendants, juries, court officials, lawyers and witnesses claim expenses.

A defendant relying on witnesses to prove innocence may find that their witnesses may be reluctant to travel and therefore justice will not be done.

Quotes from the response: “People will always have access to nearby alternatives” “Hastings magistrates and County Court is open” Nearby? Has the ‘spokes person’ ever tried to get to Hastings by public transport from a remote village in West Sussex?

And then there’s the math. £124 million rose from sale of court buildings. £130 million spent on maintenance (of what?)

The rest, which I make minus six million invested to improve access to justice? I rest my case! J. Barrat

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Bypass Worthing & Lancing Fed up with endless delays on the A27 through Worthing, Sompting and Lancing? Worried about the high levels of pollution from stationary and slow moving traffic? If so, a local resident’s action group is campaigning for a solution.

The Bypass Not A27 Throughpass Residents’ Action Group was formed in June 2016. The group’s objectives are:  To stop the dualling of the present A27 route through the middle of Worthing.  To achieve a Bypass for Worthing, Sompting and Lancing.

Last year, the Bypass Worthing and Lancing Now campaign was launched with a series of over 120 eye catching poster boards displayed all the way along the A27 from Cote Street in Worthing to the Lancing Manor roundabout. The message that Worthing and Lancing need a bypass was seen by thousands of drivers and passengers caught in the daily traffic congestion which is a fact of life for everyone using the road for much of the day.

Highways England’s consultation on one option for the A27 in 2017 was rejected by residents as well as

by Worthing and Adur Councils and both of Worthing’s Members of Parliament. Since then, there’s no plan for any additional development or new options for the A27.

Jack Delbridge, who chairs the Bypass Not A27 Throughpass residents’ action group said, “Highways England needs to come up with a plan for a proper bypass for Worthing and Lancing. We have a route which uses existing roads and would minimise disruption during construction and minimise damage to the South Downs National Park.”

Highways England have said that the group’s proposal for a relief road (Northern Route) leaving the existing A27 at the Shoreham Flyover, going along the A283 Steyning Road to the Washington Roundabout, along the A24 and across an upgraded Long Furlong to re-join the existing A27 at Patching would cost between £500 to £600 million. That’s only around double the cost of the money set aside for an Arundel bypass and Arundel already has one bypass and that’s for a town of just over 4,200 people.

The group have set up a petition. If you support their proposal the link is at: you.38degrees.org.uk/ petitions/worthing-bypass-not-a27-throughpass Information about the group and how to join the campaign is available online at www.bypassnota27throughpass.org You can contact the group by email at bypassworthing@gmail.com or by post at PO Box 4989, Worthing BN11 9AJ. The group’s proposed route is shown in blue on the map above. Many people use this option already at peak times to avoid traffic congestion.

Wildflowers in Worthing As part of a commitment to promoting sustainability and biodiversity while making the best use of our open spaces, Adur & Worthing Councils is embarking on a widespread programme of seed scattering.

The Wild Flowers Grow will see parks staff work with community groups and residents to scatter seeds in carefully cultivated areas. With a little sun and splash of rain, the result will be fragrant explosions of colour in the summer across parks, green spaces, churchyards and even roadside verges.

In total, nearly 30 sites in Adur will have seeds scattered - this includes Brooklands, The Gallops, Splashpoint, Marine Crescent and Worthing Crematorium.

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Woodlands House has been specialising in Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for nearly 29 years in Littlehampton.

Home comforts make life a little easier to bear, including beautiful bedrooms, proper comfortable armchairs in warm sitting rooms, ROOM AVAILABLE NOW! bright gardens and fresh home-made food, served in the dining rooms, residents own room or the garden on a sunny day. Oh and wi-fi telephones and TV. However what is more important are the staff, some of whom have been dedicated for more than ten years, to the same manager and residents, day in day out. Our team are employed full time and no agency staff are needed. All staff are qualified and experienced, their expertise in dementia enables them to understand and anticipate the needs of our residents.

Woodlands is an established, well respected home where residents choose activities, from professional entertainers, zoo petting animals, a chat, or to help out with folding linen, icing cakes‌ just regular household jobs around their own home. Visitors are welcomed for tea, coffee and cakes just as they would be when visiting parents in their own home. Husbands and wives are welcome for private lunch with a glass of wine! There is a great deal of humour from both staff and residents which helps everyone deal with dementia and confusion. Families who have reviews published say Woodlands is indeed OUTSTANDING! But the most important ingredients, for the happiness and welfare of residents, are respect, kindness and encouragement given during every moment of every day! And when the time comes, this is extended on their behalf to support their loved ones too.

For further information and to visit Woodlands House contact Oonagh Cacioppo Manager/Proprietor email: house.woodlands@gmail.com call 01903 725458 or 07815 762623.

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Durrington Festival 1st-9th June This Durrington Festival is back for its 28th Year.

Festival week runs from 1st-9th June with a week of events giving groups, organisations, schools, businesses etc the opportunity to promote themselves and what they do. In many cases these can be events which take place all through the year, but Festival week gives the opportunity for events and activities to be publicised to a wider audience, hopefully giving people the incentive to get involved in what is going on within and around their community.

The week all leads up to ‘Durrington’s Big Day’ on Saturday 8th June with the Village Fayre on Pond Lane Park, with almost 50 pitches ranging from amusements to promotional sites and of course the many Charity stalls raising money for their own good causes, together with the fairground which will be on site throughout.

This year for the first time they are holding a “Car Show” ranging from classic, to modified to super cars, have you got a car you would like to show? The Carnival Procession will weave its way from Yeoman Way to the Park and the day can end with an Evening Concert which this year will be “Durrington’s Got Talent” (would you like to enter and show off your skills?) which will provide a fitting finale to both the day and Festival week.

This year’s theme is “Jungle” and there are still spaces for stalls, the car show, Durrington’s got Talent, carnival and arena events so get in touch at: Durrington.festival@gmail.com and please keep checking the facebook page for regular updates.

Shocking Shirts & Funky Frocks Day Safe in Sussex is holding a Shocking Shirts & Funky Frocks Day on Friday 28th June from 4pm-6pm. It is being held at The Barn, English Martyrs Catholic Church, Goring, BN12 4UH. Time to show off your appalling taste in clothes! As it’s National Cream Tea Day, the two are being combined and cream teas will be being sold.

All profits raised help Safe in Sussex support people affected by domestic abuse. Shocking Shirt and Funky Frocks are optional so, if you don't want to dress to impress, you can still go along and have fun.

There will be a raffle and games for children.

For more information visit www.safeinsussex.org, email info@safeinsussex.org or call 01903 896 210.

We welcome your charity & community notices and reader letters which we publish free of charge. Please email info@sussexlocal.net

Taxation without Legislation

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Over the past ten years 31% of your savings have been stolen. Hopefully you’ve earned some kind of return on your money to soften that deduction and if you’ve taken some wise investment decisions you may have made it all back and even have made a profit. How has this happened? Who is this thief who has taken nearly a third of your hard-earned savings? Is there someone you can complain to?

The thief is inflation (RPI to be precise). The compound effect of prices rising each year erodes the value of your money. It is a thief who instead of stealing your car, steals 100ml of petrol from that car every night. Day to day it’s such a small amount you won’t notice the effect but over time its going to have a big impact.

Those with debts benefit from inflation as it has the eroding effect on debt as it does savings. As the largest borrower in the country inflation benefits the Government the most. This is at the expense of savers without real assets, i.e. those living hand to mouth or with their savings all in traditional savings accounts.

Any other transfer of wealth from a citizen to the

state, is known as a tax and requires a law to collect it, hence why the economist Milton Friedman said that inflation is taxation without legislation.

Those with “real” assets (property, bonds, commodities, and shares) typically earn a return over and above inflation. Taking the often-uncomfortable decision to invest in these types of assets is the only way you can protect yourself from inflation. Incidentally, the Government is a big owner of such assets and so benefits on that side of the inflation equation as well.

Investments do of course fall as well as rise and the return profile is much bumpier than the regular interest paid by a traditional savings account. But you shouldn’t let this fool you into believing that the savings account is risk free, it virtually guarantees the destruction of your savings over the longer term. Investing in real assets at least gives you a chance of keeping the thief out.

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

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Bags of Support Award winning organisation ethically recycling 50 tonnes of textiles annually. By Lynn Smith The quantity of textiles sent to landfill in this country is phenomenal. According to the Bags of Support website, around 1.2 million tonnes of household textile waste goes to landfill each year; largely thanks to the rise of “throwaway” or fast fashion – where clothing is so cheap to buy, and fashions change so speedily that people simply throw perfectly serviceable items into the bin and buy more. Exacerbating a wide range of deleterious effects on the environment – including water pollution, toxic chemicals and textile waste. Karrie Mellor, founder of Bags of Support is passionate about recycling and reducing the quantity of textiles sent to landfill.

Production / Admin Assistant - full time role Sussex Local magazine are looking for a highly organised and reliable assistant to help manage the magazine production process. Duties including:

 Assisting with co-ordination and production of monthly printed and online magazines

 Maintaining & updating the company website  Setting editorial & features  Managing artwork & organising computer files Must have a good standard of literacy and be confident on the telephone. Must be proficient with computers but specific training will be given.

Role can lead on to design work.

Position can be an Advanced Level Apprenticeship (in conjunction with Chichester College) working towards a Diploma in Business & Administration.

Office in central Storrington.

Hours Monday - Friday 9.30-5pm Please email your CV and covering letter to: info@sussexlocal.net Start date June 2019

Karrie’s au pair, Kinga Bako, was sorting through the children’s clothes one day, when she asked what she should do with the clothes that Karrie’s son had outgrown. Karrie has three children; two girls and a boy, the girls clothes were passed down once outgrown, for another life with a younger owner, but there was no younger male sibling to receive Karrie’s son’s clothes. So, Karrie suggested the clothes be taken to a charity shop – a concept new to her au pair. Back home in Romania, Kinga volunteered at an orphanage and so she asked if she might take them with her on her next visit home.

Karrie agreed and began asking her friends to donate their children’s unwanted clothes too. At the same time Karrie became Chair of her children’s school PTA and was desperately trying to find new ways of raising funds for the school, after all there are only so many cakes you can ask people to bake or raffle tickets you can sell.

Frustrated by the amount of textile waste produced in the United Kingdom and the simultaneous need for clothing abroad, Karrie decided to set up her own clothes recycling point in the school, rather than through third party businesses, providing a better deal for the school and allowing Karrie to have the pick of the clothes for the orphanages.

Bags of Support was established in 2012 and is now a Green Award Winning organisation based in West Sussex, that ethically recycles around 50 tonnes of textiles annually, from 44 schools in West Sussex – and a couple in East Sussex and Kent. Karrie’s former au pair and friend, Kinga, uses her local knowledge and contacts to manage the project in Romania.

Karrie explains that Bags of Support operates as a business and that she has “recently set up a Not for Profit organisation that interlinks with some of the work Bags of Support achieves … We strive to get the

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best price for all items that aren’t donated to Africa or Romania.”

Donating to Bags of Support is a simple process donations are collected from the school on a specified day, usually once a term and the school is paid by the kilo, currently 50p, and can earn on average £150 per term, which could raise £450 for the PTA over a year. Once collected, items are sorted according to how they can be best used.

Initially clothes are sorted according to requests from those orphanages – located in Romania, Hungary, Haiti and Uganda supported by the organisation. Requests that can be quite specific.

For instance, underwear is very valuable to Africa and is very easy to send over as it doesn’t weigh a great deal, and sending unwanted underwear can have a greater impact than simply providing clothing. Karrie explains that for a young girl in Africa, wearing a bra can be a protection, a deterrent against molestation as she collects water or firewood or on her way to school. Without this simple garment she can be exposed and vulnerable.

Once sorted for the orphanages’ needs, the remaining textiles are recycled in the most environmentally way possible.

The organisation asks that all donated textiles must be reuseable. However, it receives a wide range of donated items, some of which may not be reuseable.

Even so, Karrie says that if the organisation were to refuse to accept poorer quality clothes then these items would probably end up in landfill, and she wants people to realise the importance of not automatically sending unwanted items to landfill. Donated clothes that are not reuseable can be sold onto clothes recycling companies, generally at a loss as they pay less than Bags of Support will have paid the school in the first place. But Bags of Support guarantees that these items will still not end up in landfill, rather they will be recycled into other uses – such as being shredded for loft insulation.

At the other end of the scale, higher value items may be sold on-line - as Karrie says a designer item is of no greater use in an orphanage than a serviceable item from the high street. But the funds raised from selling that high-end item online can help support the donations side of the operation.

The organisation also supports Hope House School in Haiti and The Nkuringo Foundation Nursery and Primary School in Uganda. Not only by donating clothes – including recycled school uniforms – but by sponsoring the education of children who would not otherwise have the chance to go to school and who, thanks to Bags of Support, can receive life changing education.

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30 Charity Profile / Legal Karrie describes Nkuringo as “a wonderful community,” and is keen to say that, “we only do what we’re asked to do in Nkuringo,” and that the community gives back so much.

On a recent visit to Nkuringo, Karrie was accompanied by one of her daughters, who said that visiting the community made her realise that, “we really don’t need all of the material things, screens and smart phones, to be happy … in Nkuringo no-one has anything but they are a million times happier.”

Karrie Mellor says that children are very responsive to “clothing miles” and when she talks to children in schools, they say they would much rather prefer to pass on their unwanted clothes to another child in their school or on their street, which they feel is better for the environment than someone buying new clothes. Karrie agrees with her young supporters that the ideal solution to the problem of clothing pollution

Karrie’s daughter Zara with Katherine from Nkuringo school

is to recycle, by passing unwanted clothes onto someone else locally who will wear the clothes, and so reduce the amount of new clothes bought.

But, even in this day and age, there can be a stigma against accepting “hand me downs,” or buying from Charity shops, so the next best thing is for the clothes to be donated to an organisation like Bags of Support, who will ensure that the clothes can have a second life with someone who desperately needs clothing abroad.

Bags of Support is holding a Kilo Sale at the Care, Share and Repair Fair in Horsham Market on Saturday 6th July, when people will get the chance to purchase clothes not per item but by the kilo, for a small amount of money.

The Care, Share and Repair Fair is at Horsham Market. Contact 01403 710 498 or 07917 797084 or email info@bagsofsupport.co.uk for more info. www.bagsofsupport.co.uk

Your Estate, Your Way

By Emma Wells MIPW Will Writer Contrary to what you may have been told there are actually very few people who could make a claim on your estate when you die. They are, your husband, wife or civil partner, your children or someone who has been financially dependent on you in the two years prior to your death. If you don’t want one of these people to inherit you can do something about it by putting a non-provision clause in your Will.

Families have all sorts of disagreements and I’m often approached about writing a Will for someone who wants to make sure that a certain person is excluded from ever being able to inherit from them.

Deciding to make this decision can often be very emotional, but I find that once a Will is signed with a non-provision clause in it, my clients tend to feel relieved that they’ve taken control of the situation. I often encourage a letter of wishes to accompany your Will explaining your reasons for exclusion.

Sometimes I have clients who will leave someone a conditional gift as they don’t want to fully exclude someone but equally they don’t feel that they want them to inherit on the same level as other people. In this scenario a client may for example leave £5000

to their son on the proviso that they don’t contest any other aspect of the Will and if they do then this gift fails which would leave them fighting the estate for more than they were allocated. In the majority of cases most people would be advised not to contest a Will in this scenario.

Family rows aside, sometimes it’s prudent not to leave a gift for certain people or to leave a gift using a trust. The reason I say this is if you have a child who is vulnerable and in receipt of benefits, inheriting a large amount of money may actually cause more harm than good, resulting in their benefits being stopped - not the intended result. A way around this is to use a vulnerable persons trust which means that their inheritance cannot be taken into account when assessing their need for benefits. With clear instructions to your trustees, any inheritance can still be used to greatly enhance that person’s life as intended by you.

If you have any questions regarding any of the issues I have highlighted, please get in touch with me either on 01903 821010 or via email emma.wells@nsure.co.uk.

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Sweet Chilli Chicken Using Village Larder’s all new ‘Slightly Different Foods’ Sauces Ingredients  175g unsalted butter, softened  4 chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces  1 red pepper, thinly sliced  2 large carrots, thinly sliced  1 jar of ‘Slightly Different Sweet Chilli Sauce’  1 bunch of spring onions, finely sliced for garnish  2 tbsp sesame seeds to garnish

Method: 1) Preheat oven to 200°c.

2) In a lightly oiled casserole dish arrange your chicken pieces, peppers and carrots and pour over your ‘Slightly Different Sweet Chilli Sauce’ mixing well to make sure both sides are coated.

3) Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes, turning once during the cooking process.

4) Sprinkle over the spring onion garnish and sesame seeds and serve with rice Recipe kindly supplied by Hollie from Village Larder, Squires Garden Centre Washington. All ingredients available from Village Larder. Follow Hollie on Instagram and Twitter for more foodie inspiration and family fun @village_larder

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens The Rare Plants Man When he could hardly move around his Henfield back garden for lack of space, Steve Law decided to relocate his nursery of rare plants.

With a generous start-up grant from one of his gardening clients, Miss Green, he moved to Small Dole in 2011 and built a whole succession of sheds, polytunnels and raised beds to commit to his passion - rare plants. He is still moved today when he talks about the help Miss Green gave him. “She was 97 and loved her plants. I couldn’t have done it without her”.

Working as a gardener half the week, he devotes himself to his small holding for the rest of the time.

“I am not a garden centre that sells popular plants. I appeal to the people who love their plants and want to discover the unusual. I attend Rare Plant Fairs, swap plants with other enthusiasts and most of my business is mail order. I get orders from around the UK and Europe”.

This is how I found him. For a particular garden design client, I needed some Silphium terebinthinaceum and couldn’t find them anywhere. Through RHS Plant Finder, the national database of plants and plant sellers, I found Steve and he delivered them within the day!

“Most of my enquires come through the RHS. I have to submit a list of the plants I intend to have on sale for the 12 months ahead by October each year.”

We walk around his nursery. As a garden designer I am delighted that there are so many plants that I have never seen before.

‘Some of what I do is experimentation, finding out how things will grow in this climate. I am lucky as this plot used to be a Market Garden and the area as a whole has great loamy soil, though I do concentrate on seaside and chalk tolerant plants as this is what most people have in this part of Sussex.”

“I tried selling at farmer’s markets but most people wanted to buy something in flower, whereas some of my plants looked like a few sticks poking out of a pot.

They don’t know it will grow and have wonderful rare and enormous pink flowers!”

“I grow all my plants from seeds and cuttings, normally in batches of 12. Occasionally someone comes and buys a whole batch but normally collectors come and buy two or three.”

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“That Incarvillea there”, he points to a small collection of black pots, “I named Brighton Pride for their deep pink flowers that I had never seen before”. He shows me around the greenhouse and raised beds. Every plant has a story which Steve generously recounts.

Incarvillea “There is a Salix bockii, the only willow to flower in the Autumn and in there,” Steve points to a poly tunnel, “is a Tibouchina”. He has a note of the collectors pride in his voice. I look in and see a plant just coming into bloom with the most lush and velvety purple flowers”

Steve goes on to describe his beliefs. “ I admire Beth Chatto as she was the first plantswoman who really committed to choosing plants that were right for the environment, rather than the environment having to be altered to suit the plant.” With his Masters in Ecology, Steve is the thinking man’s gardener who everyday gets his hands dirty, practising what he preaches.

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38 Gardening fond of woodland plants. I try to grow drought tolerant species too. I wouldn’t sell a client a plant if I don’t think it would work in their garden. “With climate change, more and more plants are now moving into the hardy class. Some Begonias and Impatiens are now surviving in the UK all year round” We stop near an extraordinarily pretty and spikey Cynara humilis albus.

I ask to take Steve’s photo. He tries to straighten his hair. But to no avail. He is as wild, rare and down to earth as his wonderful plant collection.

Steve is open to the public by appointment only. Please call 07955 744 802 to make an appointment. Downsview Nursery, New Hall Lane, Small Dole BN5 9YJ.

Where to visit this June Hundreds of gardens and trails are opening in June for charities.

If you look up online for Open Gardens and type in where you live you will be surprised how many are near where you live.

Good luck trying to decide!

June tasks  Deadhead perennial flowers, as they will often create a new flush of buds as you inhibit the energy of the plant going into seed production. Plus the first flush of Hybrid and Patio roses may have finished so deadhead them back to a couple of new, outward facing buds though you may have to wait for these as we have had a slow Spring this year.  Bring any tender plants out from your conservatory now  Make sure any ponds don’t get swamped with blanket weed  Cut back any shrubs that flowered in May eg Wigelia and Philadelphius  Mulch any new plants that went in this year with bark or compost as they will dry out much faster than established plants as their roots are not as plugged into the surrounding soil  Pinch out side shoots on your tomatoes.  Give a June Blood Fish and Bone fertiliser treatment to your beds now.

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40 Property

Flat Roof Repair

By Chris Ennis FRICS Over the last 40 years I have seen and walked on countless flat roofs. Years ago, I could scale ladders quickly and safely... these days it’s all rather different as age takes its toll on my once strong knees.

Flat roofs are frequently a source of problems for the house holder since they are invariably ‘out of sight and out of mind’ until water stains appear on the ceilings beneath.

I was recently called to inspect a roof for a lady who was concerned that her 3-year-old garage roof was leaking at the edges. The thought of water entering her property was keeping her awake at night. Not wishing for her nocturnal slumbers to be disturbed, I dropped round to take a look.

Her roof was unusual in so far as it may have encapsulated an asbestos cement roof clearly seen on a neighbour’s property. Roofs of this age were typically constructed with normal roof joists clad on their upper surfaces with either ply-wood or water proof oriented strand board (OSB) on to which the first layer of perforated felt is attached. Two further layers of felt were bedded in hot bitumen, the upper lay being smooth and painted with a solar reflective paint.

Stop!

The edges of the roof were finished in heavy felt nosings / drips bedded in bitumen and they had fractured on their upper edges.

(c) Bryn Pinzgauer

Attempts had been made to stem water ingress, but regrettably workmanship was not of high quality so options for further repair were rather limited.

I have seen flat roofs last a less than 6 months from new, but if materials used are of good quality under the direction of a skilled contractor, they may last 20 years or more. In this instance, and for the sake of economy, I have recommended the use of a modern proprietary roofing repair product under the trade name ‘Aquapol’ (other brands are available!). There is an interesting video on the internet showing Aquapol and similar products in use.

For enterprising souls, I see that flat roofs are sold on E bay ‘from £400’ in kit form but this is not a DIY option for my elderly client.

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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I will report on the current condition of a property and also forewarn you of any major problems which may arise. I am a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and have over 30 years local experience.

Based in High Salvington, I pride myself on my speedy and personal service. Feel free to call me for an informal chat.

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Win a family ticket to Fishers Farm Animal adventures & thrilling play activities The multi-award winning Fishers Adventure Farm Park is the much-loved family day out in the heart of the lovely West Sussex countryside. Fishers offers a unique mixture of animal adventures, exhilarating indoor play and thrilling outdoor activities the whole family can experience – it’s no wonder that Fishers is still “Where the Family Comes First”.

Fishers Farm (Wisborough Green) has over 50 rides and attractions for a jam-packed family day out. The Animal Encounters Barn is an animal-lovers dream, with horses, cows, goats, rabbits, pigs and many more.

Their Saddle Rooms Restaurant is a popular choice for lunch with home-grown food on their menu. Catch up with your friends or watch the kids play whilst you relax with a coffee and a cake in their comfy indoor seating areas. Fishers Adventure Farm Park is undoubtedly the ultimate, great-value, jam-packed family day out all-year round, come rain or shine! Lucky winners will receive a family ticket which is valid for a year www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk

Win a family ticket to Fisher Farm To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How many attractions & rides does Fishers Farm have? a) 30 b) 50 c) 20 Send your answer and contact details to: Fishers Farm Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 30th June 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

Findon Vale School Sports competitions in Spring There has been a busy Spring Term for the Sports Department at Vale School, competing in more than 20 competitions over 12 weeks!

Our Year 1 and 2 children took part in an indoor athletics competition and a football tournament, in which both came 2nd.

Year 3 and 4 children were part of 2 football and netball tournaments, as well as a gymnastics and an indoor athletics competition.

We also took a team to the U9 Albion Cup which was a very enjoyable day for all.

Year 5 participated in netball and football tournaments, coming first in the football and reaching the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup. Our

Year 6’s were in a Girls football, netball and several other football tournaments and matches!

We also took 34 children in Years 3 and 4 to the Southern Area Cross Country Finals, 3 of whom qualified for the County Finals at Waterhall in which the girls’ team won!

As a school we hosted the KS1 and KS2 New Age Kurling events which welcomed other schools to compete in a friendly competition.

Finally our Year 6 swimmers took part in the South East Swimming Gala at Pavilions in the Park.

Our boys’ teams came 4th and 6th in their races and the girls came 1st in both of theirs. They will now go on to compete against schools in May from other counties for a place at the finals in June. We have had such a successful term of events, with over 200 pupils competing and we’re looking forward to more events during the Summer Term. www.valeschool.org

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Steyning Grammar School June News PE Awards Evening The PE Faculty held an awards evening on Tuesday 23rd April at the Sussex Cricket County Ground in Hove and what a brilliant evening it was. Over 400 students and parents gathered in 'Cow Corner' to celebrate individual and team performances from the year so far. Award categories included managers player, players player, team of the year and sport personalities of the year. A wonderful evening and thank you to all that attended.

Year 9 students visit Engfest in London Upcycling, Rocket cars, and Radar were just 3 of the topics our Year 9 Computer Science students experienced at Engfest 2.0. In the centre of London, at the Institute of Engineering and Technology, 1000 students from around the country got a chance to problem solve in workshops, hear inspirational speakers talk about what they do and learn about the incredible opportunities available to them as young engineers in the 21st Century.

PE Awards Evening Year 10 football team Year 10 Football team win District Final Congratulations to the Year 10 Football team who won the District final. They played Worthing High in the final and won comfortably, beating them 7-2.

By Luke Talbot, Steyning Grammar School www.sgs.uk.net

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Income Lifetime Mortgages

By Ivan Lyons, MD Investment Solutions, Worthing Within previous articles – we have discussed Equity Release Mortgages whereby a lump sum is paid.

There is now a new type of mortgage for the over 55s who are seeking an income rather than a lump sum.

What’s an Income Lifetime Mortgage?

We all want to make the most of our time during retirement, but whether you enjoy dining out with friends, or keeping fit or even treating the grandkids, lifes little luxuries can add up. Your home could provide an extra source of income to help you maintain your standard of living and do more of the things that you love.

An Income Lifetime Mortgage is a new way to release equity. It’s a loan secured against your home that allows you to release, regular monthly income for 10, 15, 20 or 25 years. There is no need to make monthly payments as you won’t have to move.

The interest rate, the amount that you will receive and the length of time that you will receive it for are fixed from the start and cannot change, meaning that you will know exactly what you are getting each month. Of course, income can be stopped at any time with no fee (though once stopped it cannot be restarted).

Another important note is that the no negative equity guarantee means that you or your estate will never owe more than the amount that the property is sold for (subject to terms and conditions).

What if I already have other retirement products?

Even if you are already in receipt of your State Pension, an Annuity, or your using Pension Drawdown, this product can work alongside them to provide you with additional monthly income in retirement. If you are looking to retire a little earlier or breach an income gap while you are still working part-time, this product is designed to help here too.

Am I eligible?

A Lifetime Mortgage is a loan secured against your home and is for those who:  Are aged 55+  Live in and own their own home with a small mortgage/no mortgage  Want to top up income by £200 or more a month  Want a minimum initial loan of £2,500 at the outset  Own a house worth £100,000+  Live in England, Wales or mainland Scotland Important Information  The loan is only repaid when the last surviving bor-

rower dies or moves out and into long term care

 Inflation may reduce the spending power of your

money over time

 At the end of the income term, the income will stop,

and interest will continue to roll up until the loan is repaid

 Interest is added to the amount that you owe each

month. The amount owed will increase quickly over time, reducing the equity left in the house and any potential inheritance that you may have

 May affect means–tested benefits and the size of

your estate. You may have cheaper ways to borrow

 Arrangement fee applies

So, if you are looking to unlock extra monthly income, please do get in touch for further information. We are an award winning firm of Chartered Independent Financial Advisers.

Contact: Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QT. 01903 214640 or send an email to Ivan at: ilyons@graftonhouse.net or visit www.investmentsolutions.co.uk Twitter: @investment_sols Instagram: Investmentsolutions5785

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What You Eat Affects How You Think

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer They might feel like two separate parts of our body, but our gut and brain are literally directly linked together.

It’s why we get butterflies in our tummy when we’re looking forward to (or dreading!) something; it’s why we eat more when we’re stressed and how eating foods we’re intolerant to can lead to behavioural issues.

In fact, the gut is known as the second brain. It is a giant ecosystem of millions of tiny microbes (known as the microbiome) which helps digest your food, regulate your hormones, excrete toxins and produce vitamins. A huge percentage of your immune system is within your gut too. In short, your gut is an important thing to look after – it is probably the gateway to health.

By putting the right food into our tummies, our brain is able to work at its best. We’ll think faster which makes us feel more clever and able to make the right decision more quickly.

There is also a big link between what we eat and our emotions. Eating foods we’re intolerant to likely leads to a low mood, or even depression. Eating the right food makes us more likely to feel upbeat and happy.

Although your true quest might be to see the scales shift, or to be able to fit into those size 12 jeans again;

in my experience, it’s often the case that understanding and feeling how different things affect your whole system make it easier to make the right choices.

Even just the knowledge that you’ll be more productive tomorrow if you eat well today could give you a drive to make the right choices for reasons other than seeing what you want to see on the scales.

If we can make the smaller jeans almost a side benefit to feeling good and making ourselves as healthy as possible, I believe it makes the whole journey feel easier and more productive.

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

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Paws for thought Rabbits Rabbits are the 4th most popular pet in the UK with 0.8 million being kept as pets.

Dr Imogen Wainwright-Jones

Therefore, rabbit welfare is very important for owners and prospective owners to consider.

The 1st – 9th June is ‘Rabbit Awareness Week’ www.rabbitawarenessweek.co.uk and this year it aims to raise awareness around Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease 2 (RVHD2).

RVHD2 is a new variant of RVHD1 and is often fatal.

Many rabbits in the UK are not vaccinated against this deadly disease and are therefore at risk. This year all rabbit owners in the UK are being asked to make sure that their rabbits are vaccinated against this and other fatal diseases.

The disease has no symptoms, meaning that it is very hard to spot early on and where symptoms do occur these signs can be confused with other health conditions.

Your vet can vaccinate your rabbits and will advise what booster vaccinations your rabbit will need (usually every 6-12 months).

Here are some other Top Tips as part of rabbit Awareness Week: Take your rabbits for a vet health-check every 6-12 months, or as recommended by your vet  Check daily that your rabbits are eating/ drinking and toileting normally  Keep an eye out for any change in behaviour  Check your rabbits daily for signs of ill-health Check they are moving/running normally - Run your hand all over them to feel for lumps, bumps, wounds or wetness or any signs of flystrike  Check your rabbits’ nails weekly to make sure they are healthy and not too long  Check your rabbits’ teeth weekly. If their teeth look abnormal, they have watery eyes, there is drool, partly-chewed food or weight loss then you should take your rabbit to the vets  Make sure your rabbits have space to run around and housing high enough so they can stand up  Rabbits are social animals so make sure you keep your rabbit with at least one other friendly rabbit Crossways Veterinary Group, Findon Road Findon Valley, School Hill Storrington & High Street Steyning 01903 877325 www.crosswaysvets.co.uk 

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Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) Residents’ Surgery - Saturday 1st June 10am – 12 noon, in the library.

Wild Flowers on The Gallops Initiated by Findon Valley Residents’ Association, supported by The Vale School & Worthing Borough Council. Many thanks to Wales Class (Year One) who helped us sow the wildflower seeds. These areas offer great opportunities for wildlife and pollinating insects.

Monthly Gardening Group If anyone has a few minutes to spare and/or is passing do feel free to water our containers. The water butts by the library are full so you can fill up your watering can but please just turn off the taps securely.

There is also a compost bin available for use. Last week one of our planters was severely damaged by a vehicle. This has now been repaired, if anyone has information about the damage please contact our environment office lorraine.taylor@findonvalley.org Gallops Damage We are very disappointed to repot the wanton destruction of the young trees that we planted on Bost Hill which were just beginning to get established. It appears that some person(s)

came along at the Easter weekend and using secateurs or pruners systematically cut them down then stamped some of them into the ground. If anyone has knowledge or information about the damage please contact our environment officer lorraine.taylor@findonvalley.org Operation Crackdown Please remember to report anti-social driving or abandoned vehicle to the police at www.OperationCrackdown.org. Leaflets are available at our library surgery.

Volunteer Collectors Thank you to all our new volunteers, however we are still looking for volunteers to collect subscriptions for:     

Central Avenue Findon Road E (Lime Tree Avenue to Fontwell Close) Greatham Road Sullington Gardens Wantley Road

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Jim Booth, FVRA Membership Secretary, on 07757 703127 or email membership@findonvalley.org www.findonvalley.org

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Findon Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 11th April 2019.

Declaration of Interest Cllr Martin declared a pecuniary/prejudicial interest in Agenda item P 19.28 b (SDNP/19/01077 HOUS – 22 The Quadrangle, Findon, BN14 0RB) and would leave the meeting for that item and take no part in any discussion.

Public Question Time Ten members of the public in attendance referred to their submitted objections to the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) regarding application SDNP/19/01239/FUL – land east of Pony Farm, Findon, BN14 0RS. In addition, an objection had been submitted from a near neighbour regarding the Appeal on SDNP/18/10731/FUL APPEAL HEARING – land east of Pony Farm. As a point of clarification, the Clerk advised that the content of any Planning Committee Agenda was dependant on the SDNPA timeline for publishing an application.

Consideration of Applications a) SDNP/19/01239/FUL – Land east of Pony Farm, Findon, BN14 0RS Erection of dwelling, landscape enhancements and associated works. Councillors had reviewed the available documents and site location.

The Chairman provided additional background information regarding the previous application history of the site.

The Committee unanimously and strongly objected to the application on the following planning grounds:  The land was outside the settlement boundary and the proposal did not meet the exceptional circumstances criteria whereby consent for development might be considered outside the settlement boundary in either the South Downs National Park (SDNP) Draft Local Plan Policy SD25 Development Strategy  (settlement boundaries) or the Adopted Arun Local Plan 2018 Policy 7 Settlement Structure and Green Infrastructure;  Neither the SDNP Draft Local Plan (now a material consideration) or the emerging updated Findon Neighbourhood Development Plan (housing site allocations) had proposed to extend the settlement boundary at the application site or allocate it as a housing site;  The proposed application did not meet the tests in the made Findon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2035 Policy 4.2 Core Objectives;  The proposed application did not meet the principles in the draft SDNP Local Plan regarding Core Policy SD1 Sustainable Development and Strategic Policy SD4 Landscape Character;  There would be a resultant loss of amenity (noise disturbance from vehicles, excavation issues, air

SUSSEX LOCAL quality and light pollution), habitat and wildlife;  The private access way from the cul de sac to the application site was a shared surface with PROW 2085 and would not offer a safe route for walkers, horse riders, children and dogs with the increased number of vehicle trips anticipated from the proposal.

The Planning Committee was aware of and supported residents’ objections to this application that had been published on the SDNPA Public Access System Resolved: that the Clerk informs the SDNPA that Findon Parish Council strongly objects to the application for the reasons stated above. b) SDNP/19/01077/HOUS – 22 The Quadrangle, Findon, BN14 0RB Proposed rear and side single storey extension, porch extension, roof conversions with gables and rear and front dormer windows. Councillors had reviewed the available documents and site location, noted that many other properties had similar application approved by the SDNPA without objections. Resolved: that the Clerk informs the SDNPA that Findon Parish Council raises no objection to the application.

SDNP/18/10731/FUL Appeal Hearing land east of Pony Farm The Chairman reminded the Committee of the FPC objection letter dated 2 May 2018 regarding the application, which was refused by the SDNPA. No further comments would be submitted by FPC regarding the Appeal.

Review of the SDNPA Planning Applications List The List (as previously circulated) was reviewed and noted. The recently received application for the Annexe, 24 High Street, Findon, BN14 0TA would be considered at the Planning Committee meeting on 23 May 2019 (as agreed with SDNPA) Items for discussion Residents had enquired regarding the activity that had recently taken place at Soldiers Field House (traffic movements, soil sampling). However, as no planning application or pre application advice had yet been published by the SDNPA, it was not possible to consider until such notification had been received by Findon Parish Council. www.findonparishcouncil.gov.uk

Clapham & Patching

Still no response to our enquiries. According to the website, Clapham PC were due to hold a meeting on 28th March as the agenda is posted online, however there are no minutes showing. patching.claphamandpatching-pc.gov.uk clapham.claphamandpatching-pc.gov.uk

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