Sussex Local Magazine Storrington - January 2020

January 2020

Storrington - Ashington - Cootham - Sullington - Thakeham - Washington Local news and events through the door to 6,600 homes in this area every month

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Councils respond CHARITY Samaritans bringing hope to life

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Family ticket to Zog Dinner B&B at The White Horse Hotel Storrington Home decluttering

NEWS

Local councils, charity & Schools

GARDENS

Winter gardening

HISTORY School Hill

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January listings

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Health, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Young Readers’ Puzzles, Local Walks, Local Groups & Charity, Business Directory

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Welcome... ...to the start of a new year and a new decade! We hope 2020 brings us all peace and good health.

Sadly many find January a very difficult time of year. Extra family and financial pressures from Christmas can add to the gloom that often follows the festive period. The Samaritans are there to help and we spotlight this amazing charity which was established in 1953.

Many readers will be thinking of making changes to improve their health this year and Heather Smith gives advice on how to get in shape - for free!

Keeping with the healthy theme, have a look at our local walks. Help burn off those extra festive season calories.

As usual, we have community news from schools, councils and local good causes. If you know of a local community group or a charity that could benefit from promotion in this magazine please email us. There’s no charge to publish details about local charities or not-for-profit organisations.

If you’re thinking of buying a new car this year, a fully electric car is the best choice for 1 in 5 buyers! Read more in our regular motoring feature.

It’s a quiet time of year for gardeners, Andrew Staib encourages planning and quiet contemplation in this month’s gardening article.

Happy New Year!

Kris & Jeff Quote of the month "You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great" - ZIG ZIGLAR 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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The White Horse Hotel Under new ownership!

The White Horse Hotel is a 400-year-old traditional coaching inn, set in Storrington High Street, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The hotel has a lovely bar/ lounge area where guests can unwind and relax with a drink, and 13 beautifully appointed guest bedrooms.

Each of the en-suite rooms is equipped with T.V, radio

Competition 15 and power-shower. The accommodation is perfect for both business travellers looking for a change from the usual chain hotels, and for visitors wanting a relaxed base for a leisure break or when visiting friends/family in the area.

The White Horse has recently been taken over by a new owner and they are pleased to now be open for express lunch and dinner every day.

For more info visit www.whitehorsestorrington.co.uk

Win an overnight stay for two with a 3 course dinner & breakfast

To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How old is The White Horse Hotel building? a) 400yrs b) 100yrs c) 250yrs Send your answer and contact details to: The White Horse Hotel Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st January 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - January All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the leaders named below for full details and for any last minute changes.

Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council (HDS). Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by HDC. Wed 1st 10:00am Henfield Byways 2-3 miles 1 hr Health Meet Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN. Lovely walk around the twittens, ginnells and snickets of Henfield. No dogs.

Anne 01273 493671 Fri 3rd 11:00am Southwater 2.6 miles 75 mins Health Meet in the Visitor Centre car park of the Country Park, (off Cripplegate Lane, RH13 9UN). Not suitable for wheelchairs or prams. Sorry no dogs.

Alex 01403 273751 Sat 4th 2:00pm Rackham Hill 2.7 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Meet in Kithurst Hill car park. Off the Storrington to Amberley Road (B2139).

Nearby postcode RH20 4HW. Refreshments provided and dogs welcome.

Mick 01903 745971 Sun 5th 10:00am Chanctonbury Ring 3 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 3 Meet in the Washington South Downs Way Car Park, Washington Borstal, nearby postcode RH20 4AZ. Dogs welcome. Refreshments provided.

Mick 01903 745971 Tue 7th 11:00am Steyning Health Centre Walk 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane, BN44 3RJ. Includes some stiles and inclines.

Ann 01903 297553 Wed 8th 10:30am Horsham Park Stroll 1+ mile 30 or 60 mins Health Meet at bandstand in Carfax (RH12 1FD). Choose a 30 or 60 mins flat walk on good paths, an incline under Albion Way, around park and pond.

Emmy 01403 255517 Fri 10th 11:00am Barns Green 2 miles 60 mins Health Meet in new car park above the Village Hall, RH13 0PT. One gentle incline, some views but can be muddy. Well behaved dogs welcome.

Chatter 07720 714306 Sat 11th 9:00am Wiston/Steyning Dog Walk 2 miles 75 mins Level 2 Meet at Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE. A walk for dog owners into accessible areas of the Steyning Downland. Maximum of two dogs per handler.

Ann 01903 297553 Sat 11th 2:00pm Under the Downs 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Meet at Storrington Rec. Ground car park RH20 4BG. This is a short walk towards the bottom of the South Downs. Dogs welcome. Refreshments provided.

Mick 01903 745971 Sun 12th 10:00am Washington Common & Downs 5 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet at Georges Lane National Trust car park RH20 3BN. A lovely circular walk, Some very steep steps and stick(s) are advised. Dogs welcome.

Mick 01903 745971 Wed 15th 10:30am Storrington Riverside Walk 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Meet at Storrington Recreation Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG. This flat, well surfaced walk is ideal for people who want an easy walk.

Mick 01903 745971 Sat 18th 2:00pm Thakeham Circular 3 miles 1.5 hrs Level 2 Meet in Thakeham Church car park, RH20 3EP. Parts of this route can be wet and muddy. Dogs welcome. Refreshments provided. Not suitable for buggies. Mick 01903 745971 Sun 19th 10:00am Wiggonholt Common 5.2 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Meet in the RSPB Wiggonholt Overflow Car Park, RH20 2EL. This walk takes us through the RSPB reserve and to Parham Park grounds. Dogs welcome.

Mick 01903 745971 Sat 25th 2:00pm Fryern Park 3 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Meet at Storrington Rec. Ground C.P Car Park RH20 4BG. Dogs welcome.

Mick 01903 745971 Mon 27th 10:00am West Chiltington 5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet West Chiltington Rec ground CP, Mill Road, RH20 2PZ. Some stiles.

Dogs allowed on leads through the private paths and farmland.

Irene 01403 783637 Mon 27th 10:30am Cowfold - Snowdrop walk 4.8 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet in the middle of the village at the football field, RH13 8BL. Gentle flat circular walk. WILL be wet and muddy in places. May see snowdrops. No Dogs. Jill 07780 701184 Thu 30th 10:00am Barns Green going South 5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Meet in the car park above the Village Hall, Barns Green RH13 0PT. A fairly flat walk, with a couple of inclines. 5+ stiles. Can be muddy. No dogs.

Lynne 01403 268157

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Sussex Snippets Turning Tides, in partnership with Brighton Women’s Centre and Safe in Sussex, have successfully secured a Tampon Tax funding grant. This will help support women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in areas across West Sussex. www.turning-tides.org.uk Aldingbourne Trust WorkAid team won the Employee/ Team of the Year award at Arun Business Partnership Awards on 15th November at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel, The WorkAid team work across West Sussex helping people with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions into work. For more details see: www.aldingbournetrust.org/workaid The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children opened two new Bright Spaces for Sussex Police on 21 November. The Bright Spaces are located in two Victim Suites in Sussex police stations. Victims and witnesses across Sussex are now able to give evidence in a safe and secure environment without having to travel a long way or have to face their perpetrators in court.

The Home of Rolls-Royce was recently honoured to become the stage for a fundraising evening for The Sussex Snowdrop Trust. Over 100 guests gathered at the Goodwood site in aid of this Walberton based charity, which provides nursing care at home for children who have a life-threatening or terminal illness, and offers emotional and financial support for their families. www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com CLIC Sargent supports children and young people with cancer. Volunteers are needed to help with events in 2020; they are looking for help with bucket collections taking place across Sussex for World Cancer Day, 1 – 4 February. Also for longer term volunteers to help with collection tins, events and raising awareness in the local community. Please email Rose at rose.bailey@clicsargent.org.uk.

Volunteers are joining Sussex Police to support victims of fraud. 23 volunteers will work with officers to contact local individuals and businesses who have recently reported scams to Action Fraud. They will be offering tailored prevention advice on areas such as telephone/mobile phone scams, identity theft and online hacking. They will also signpost victims to Safe Space Sussex for free access to local support services.

A major new initiative has launched to plant 5,000 trees across the South Downs National Park. Coinciding with National Tree Week in November. “Trees for the Downs” will aim to restore trees that have been lost due to pests and diseases, including Ash Dieback and Dutch Elm Disease. The South Downs National Park Trust, the official charity for the National Park, is now aiming to raise £61,500 to plant the trees. www.southdowns.gov.uk Ditchling Museum, King Edward VII Sanatorium in Easebourne, The Riverside House in Lewes, Nithurst

Farm in Upperton and Easebourne Community Space, near Midhurst all won awards at the South Downs National Park's first Design Awards. These awards recognise outstanding design projects in the first decade of the National Park. www.southdowns.gov.uk Bee Lines campaign which aims to restore flower-rich habitats for pollinators in the South Downs has now raised more than £27,000. The latest fundraising boost has come from Forest Holidays, which gave just over £9,400. Midhurst Rother College pupils also raised funds recently. The campaign is aiming to raise £75,000 to help farmers and other landowners create new wildflower corridors – essentially a “road system” for insects – that will link habitats and encourage pollination. Mark.Rose@southdowns.gov.uk Arrests of children in Sussex have been reduced by 69% in eight years, research published by the Howard League for Penal Reform revealed. Research has shown that each contact a child has with the criminal justice system drags them deeper into it, leading to more crime.

100 solar panels from a Sussex school are looking for a new home. If you know of a good use for them email: hello@ovesco.co.uk and write up to 200 words on how you would use them. The panels will be gifted to a not-for-profit project or if you want to buy the panels for commercial reasons, a donation to the OVESCO Sunny Solar Schools project will be requested. Applications by 31st January.

Charity/community notices to: info@sussexlocal.net

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Charity Trips - Zambia...

Lillian Kennedy, a Hurst pupil from Storrington writes: “Having received financial aid to enable me to attend 6th form at Hurst College, I study History, Spanish and Drama at A level and enjoy lots of sport.

One of Hurst's previous pupils, Cameron James Forster, was tragically killed, aged 21, so his estate was generously donated to build an orphanage and nursery school for the children of Mkushi, Zambia. The project has been supported for a number of years by lower 6th formers who visit the orphanage and a charity run school, to assist with the building projects and to connect with the children.

The Itala Foundation Charity school provides a free education for over 1000 orphans and vulnerable pupils, in just 6 basic classrooms. Attending school has given the children some hope of a fulfilled future and now, with the orphanage open, they have somewhere secure to live but the project still has a lot to achieve.

In July 2020 another group of lower 6th formers have signed up to go to Mkushi and I hope to be one of them. I am proud to be able to continue Hurst's association with this project and hope, that by giving some of my time and energy, it will continue to deliver what is needed for this community. For me to take part I have to fundraise £2800 and have been working hard to do so. I already work part time in a cafe on a

Sunday so will be raising some of the funds myself. I recently organised a Christmas Fundraising Fair in Storrington which helped towards my target; however, the cost for the trip is high so any further donations will help me to meet that target and take part in this trip, for which I thank you.

When we arrive at the village we expect to learn how to make bricks in the local tradition for the building projects including providing an additional classroom and a perimeter wall. In addition our group will also be sharing language skills with the children. I will face some challenges myself as our group will be responsible for pumping and carrying our own water for showers, drinking and cooking, buying supplies for our meals, cooking and cleaning for the group. We will be sleeping on the floor in small traditional mudhuts without any electricity, which will mean we are out of our comfort zones. I hope my contribution to the children's daily lives will be meaningful even though it is only for a short time, but I know that unless I do something, nothing changes or improves for them”. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lillian-kennedy www.facebook.com/Camsorphanageproject www.italafoundation.com

...and the Great Wall of China

Storrington resident Steve Whyley is helping blind and visually impaired people and supporting two charities in his 5-day trek of the famous Great Wall of China next year.

The trip is organised by the company “Traveleyes” www.traveleyesinternational.com which is an award winning company providing independent group travel for people who are blind or partially sighted. As a sighted traveller, Steve will walk with a different visually impaired person each day, helping them with the challenges the walk brings, and sharing his sight by describing the world around him.

For this charity challenge trip, Steve is also raising money for two charities that he is involved with in West Sussex.

The first of these is Remap, which helps disabled people achieve independence and a better quality of life by designing and making bespoke equipment for their individual needs. .

The second is Cardiomyopathy UK for people affected by cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle.

There are several different types of cardiomyopathy, which affects people of all ages. www.cardiomyopathy.org www.remap.org.uk www.justgiving.com/teams/Steve-Whyley

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Choir leader needed Ashington’s choir, Village Voices is looking for a choir leader, with keyboard skills, to take over from Graham who will be leaving in 2020.

His replacement should come with a diverse selection of songs from the Shows, some Standards, together with songs ranging from Elvis to Abba through to modern day. Village Voices is a fun community choir embracing all singing abilities, genders and ages. We meet two Tuesday evenings a month and run throughout the year.

This is a paid position, which does not involve admin for the choir leader, and if you would like further information please contact Di Clarke, by email on: diann.clarke@outlook.com or 01903 893156.

Share your views on crime In order to plan and implement key priorities, Horsham District Council is asking residents for their views on crime and disorder in the district. A short survey has been created including topics such as how safe you feel;· whether you have been a victim of a crime; what you feel are the main causes of crime.

The deadline is Sunday 16th February and all completed surveys will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 gift card that can be spent in local shops. www.horsham.gov.uk/crime-surveyor or a paper version is available by calling 01403 215173 or email communitysafety@horsham.gov.uk

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Ashington Youth Club clean up

The November rain didn’t stop 18 young people from Ashington Youth Club going out to improve their community by doing an organised litter pick. When Horsham District Council’s Neighbourhood Wardens for Ashington, Christina Arnold and Bryony Sparks, attended the youth club they asked the young people: “If you could run any community project to improve your village what would it be?”

It was decided that a community litter pick was a great place to start. The young people of Ashington Youth Club organised the whole event, from designing and distributed posters to get the village on board, deciding what routes they would take to ensure they collected most of the litter and doing the actual litter pick.

Storrington Conservation Society

The work party on 21st November was at Foxmead Court clearing and tidying up in and around the pond.

Our work party was at Fryern Dell on 7th December, clearing self-seeded trees around the pond. The work party on 4th January at 10am gives the opportunity to overcome some of the Christmas excess by continuing the restoration of the Lower Dell. All are invited www.storringtonconservation.org.uk

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Free ways to get in shape in January

By Heather Smith

So much about getting healthy seems to be expensive, but actually, there are plenty of things you can do which will improve your health hugely which don’t cost a penny.

Changes to our lifestyle and environment are often overlooked, but are actually some of the most powerful things we can do to improve our health and energy levels, and to cut some body fat.

The first has to be sleep If you sleep well, you feel good, and you’ll find it easier to make good food choices. People who don’t sleep enough eat an average of 20% more calories than people who do sleep well.

Pay attention to your nightly routine as a first step to improving your sleep. Turn screens off at least an hour before bed, have a soak in the bath and read a book!

Next, is daylight Morning daylight boosts your serotonin, which is the wake-up hormone which helps you feel happy, and hopefully has a knock-on effect on the choices you make for the rest of the day!

Whatever the weather, you’ll get a boost in serotonin if you get at least 30 minutes of daylight before noon.

This will have a positive effect on your sleep too.

Down-time Stress is a big deal.

Lose the guilt and start prioritising time for yourself.

Meditating, walking and reading are all great options.

The ultimate free – fasting!

Going for periods during the day when you’re not eating is the ultimate time-saving freebie! A great entry level to fasting is simply waiting to eat breakfast until you’re hungry, having lunch when you’re hungry, then eating dinner as early as possible. This should give you at least 12 hours without food overnight.

Or, you could take a more planned approach. You could skip breakfast altogether and not eat until lunchtime to give a longer fast, but a better option is to eat your calories at breakfast and lunch, then skip dinner altogether. This is more difficult for most of us to achieve, but remember that fasting doesn’t have to be something you do every single day.

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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Worthing Samaritans Bringing hope to life

By Lynn Smith For fifty years Worthing Samaritans has been offering people a safe place to talk, at any time, in their own way and about whatever is bothering them. From its current location in Lennox Road the Worthing branch is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week – providing emotional support to anyone who needs to talk to someone anonymously, regardless of age.

Set up nationally in 1953, the Samaritans began opening branches throughout the United Kingdom and in 1969 Worthing and District Samaritans opened in rooms in Rivoli Buildings, Chapel Road. The President was Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk and in that first year 175 people called the branch. The Lennox Road centre opened in 1976 and demand for services has grown year on year. In 1982, calls to the branch topped 10,000 for the first time, the increase in demand being attributed, at least in part, to recession and high unemployment. The Worthing Samaritans branch celebrated its silver anniversary in 1994 and the following year it received over 14,000 calls and was recognised by the Mayor in Worthing’s New Year’s Honours. In 2008 the branch began supporting the Samaritans Prison Listening Scheme in HMP Ford. In the branch’s fortieth year it began supporting callers via text messaging.

In 2010 a new sort of Outreach began, when the branch began working with staff at a local school, delivering Emotional Awareness sessions to around 350 senior pupils, and the following year it began working more closely with GP surgeries, to encourage GP referrals to Samaritans. Free calls were launched in 2015, also the year the branch joined Twitter. Significantly 2015 was the year that the Worthing branch became an affiliated branch of the Samaritans, a charity in its own right, rather than operating entirely under the central office umbrella.

Last year saw the branch celebrating its 50th anniversary with a number of events being held throughout the year, including a visit from HRH Duchess of Kent

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who unveiled a commemorative plaque and met volunteers. Director Liz Riach tells me that during the month of February last year, Worthing Samaritans answered 1,703 calls, spending 347 hours on these calls, compared to the 175 calls taken in the very first year.

Changing Times There have been tremendous changes to the way we live our lives over the last fifty years, particularly so in the area of technological changes and with the birth of social media. This made me wonder whether there have been significant changes in the types of issues people are presenting, compared to those issues seen in the early days. Liz Riach tells me that, “The need for emotional support for our callers is no different now than it was fifty years ago but day to day life has changed, especially with developments in technology.

Worthing Samaritans continue to support our callers as we did in 1969 offering a non-judgmental, confidential service.”

But Liz also says that, the “Samaritans Central Office is currently developing new methods for callers to contact us, such as Instant Messaging and the use of a “Listening App.” Keeping the Helpline open Worthing Samaritans is funded purely by donations.

Donating even a small amount every month can have an impact on the charity’s ability to answer more lifesaving calls – for instance, £5 per month could cover the cost of one call for help every month. For every £1 donated, 85p goes on services and 15p is invested in raising the next £1.

Additionally, Liz tells me, Worthing Samaritans is very fortunate to have a Charity Shop in Strand Parade, Durrington. “The income from the shop, raised by the tireless efforts of the Shop staff and volunteers, funds the costs of the Lennox Road building allowing us to continue to offer our service to the Community.” The branch also receives donations from various Outreach events. Liz Riach also says the charity receives a great deal of support from local people. “We promote awareness of Samaritans locally by giving talks at

businesses, schools and other organisations. The support we have was really apparent at the Worthing Pride Parade last year, which was a fantastic event.”

Providing a lifeline Statistics on the charity’s website reveal that every six seconds someone contacts the Samaritans, and that answering a single call costs £5.

A team of trained volunteers is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In 2017 there were 6,213 suicides in the UK and Republic of Ireland, tragically every single day around sixteen people decide to end their own lives across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In the UK, men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women. Liz Riach says that there is, “A continuing need to ensure we have enough volunteers to provide our service; also we ensure we are able to cover the costs of operating the service from Lennox Road.”

More than 5 million calls for help nationwide Every six seconds Samaritans respond to a call for help. There is always a need for more volunteers and the Samaritans offer thorough and in-depth training, preparing volunteers for the different types of conversations they will have, providing them with new skills

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and the confidence to use them, including the ability to understand people and manage difficult conversations. There is no requirement for volunteers to be from a certain walk of life or to have been through a particular life experience; key attributes are to be over 18, to have a desire to help others and to be tolerant, non-judgmental and open-minded, and to be a good listener – to be able to listen without telling people what to do.

There are many ways to volunteer for the Samaritans, listening volunteers help answer calls and messages from people who need support, but other volunteers are also required to provide support with marketing, fundraising or by helping out in the shop. There are volunteer roles to suit a range of skills and available time. Anyone who has a few hours to spare a week may apply via the website or via the Recruitment line, details of which can be found on the website.

“The fact that somebody understood, did not criticise, did not palm me off, did not judge or advise... gave me back my confidence in me as a person.”

Samaritans caller.

Anyone can call the Samaritans and talk about whatever it is that is getting to them – you don’t have to be suicidal to ask for their help. Only around one in five calls are from people who are feeling suicidal, people call with all kinds of problems – depression, loneliness, stressful home or work situations, financial worries or abuse. Samaritans allow people to talk about

their issues and talk them through with a supportive, empathetic and respectful listener. The Samaritans is an entirely confidential service.

Contact: Samaritans Worthing, 2 Lennox Road, Worthing, BN11 1DA Tel – 01903 205 555 Freephone – 116 123 Email: jo@samaritans.org Twitter: @worthingSamswww.Samaritans.org

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Professional life story writing Everyone has a book in them...

Passing down memories and stories to the younger generations has always been important to families.

Having a biography written is something that many people consider and these days it is not just for celebrities. Finding the right person to help you write your life story can feel daunting, says professional biographer Katarina Sherbourne...

“In my experience, people are looking for three main things in their choice of writer. They want someone who is easy to talk to and who they feel relaxed and comfortable with. They are also looking for someone who is well-organised, with a methodical but flexible approach. Equally important is someone they can trust, so that what is shared remains private and confidential.”

The process is simple says Katarina, “After an initial telephone call, I will meet a new client, usually in their own home. Over a cup of tea we will chat about Katarina Sherbourne

important people, relationships, and events in their life. Together we will plan their book project. Over the following weeks and months I use carefully constructed questionnaires to capture the client’s thoughts and recollections. Once they are happy with what has been written, I create their book with favourite photographs and illustrations. Clients tell me that it’s a wonderful gift to share their story with family and friends”.

Providing a personal, one-to-one service is something that is really appreciated. As one client told Katarina: “I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Katarina on my memoir. She was helpful, patient, thorough and professional and made the whole experience very easy for me."

If you would like help to write your story, please contact Katarina for a free, no-obligation chat. Telephone 07982 465351 email: katarina@katsherbourne.uk or for more details and prices please visit her website at: www.katsherbourne.uk

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Cheeseboard Pasta Bake

Dinner the whole family will enjoy

Ingredients (Serves 6) • 500g dried pasta • 300g leftover cheese, grated (I used Black Bomber, Blue Cloud & Sussex Brie) • 1 large knob of butter • 1 tbsp flour • 2 tsp mixed dried herbs • 300ml milk • Several dollops of leftover cranberry sauce/chutney

Method 1. Pre heat the oven to gas mark 6, 200°c.

2. Place saucepan on a low heat and add the butter, flour and herbs to the pan mixing well to make a paste or a roux to be fancy. Begin to add the milk gradually, stirring continuously, once all the milk is in the pan increase the heat to medium and continue to stir for around 10 minutes until the milk is simmering and thickens. Meanwhile add pasta to salted boiling water following the packet’s cooking instructions 3. Once the milk has thickened, remove the pan from the heat and add two thirds of the cheese and stir for a couple of minutes 4. Add drained pasta to the sauce and mix well before pouring the cheesy pasta into an oven proof dish.

5. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the pasta and dollop the leftover chutney / cranberry sauce, place in the oven for around 25-35 minutes until golden brown.

Village Larder will be closed from the 24th Dec at 4pm and reopen on the 2nd Jan 2020, thank you all for your custom throughout 2019 and we look forward to seeing you in 2020.

Recipe supplied by Hollie from Village Larder at Squires Garden Centre Washington, RH20 4AL.

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3 hour decluttering with hspace Get organised in the new year!

Simplify your life in 2020.

Let hspace help you declutter and reorganise your surroundings.

Whether at home or at work, if you are feeling overwhelmed by your surroundings, hspace can help. Hspace was started by qualified lawyer Helen Clutton and is based in Storrington. In 2019 they have delighted clients by organising their offices, paperwork, house moves, downsizing, teenage bedrooms, children’s playrooms, garages, wardrobes, whole houses and organising following a bereavement. They are very experienced and discreet, and the feedback from their clients is always glowing.

Not only do they help you declutter and get organised, they also offer practical solutions so that you can maintain order in the future.

Here are just a few more things they can do for you: • Personal shopping and wrapping service • Arranging auctioneers and house clearers

• Stylist service • Preparing homes for long term visitors or new arrivals Resolve to get organised in 2020. Once you sort your surroundings out, you will feel refreshed, relieved and re-energised. Take control of your space.

Contact Helen on 07939 278923 or by email helenc@hspace.co.uk or visit www.hspace.co.uk.

Win a free 3 hour decluttering session with hspace To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What was Helen qualified as? a) lawyer b) chef c) accountant Send your answer and contact details to: hspace Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 31st January 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens January Resolutions- to enjoy impermanence On a Saturday morning, when you look out of your window, does your garden invite you in or does it look wild, cold and without interest?

There is a trend to want our gardens to be like our new kitchens. Spotless, shining and minimal, with plastic decking and AstroTurf that will last not just for our lifetimes but for hundreds of thousands of years hygienic immortality.

But there are other ways to look at nature in January.

The frosts, snow and rains wreak havoc over the land and the perennials, with millions of years of experience, have scuttled their energy below ground to hibernate. The ghosts of our ancestors sow and repair and pray that they will survive.

The remaining stalks, seedheads and saggy stems are slowly becoming next year’s rich soil. In amongst this decaying fabric there are still many signs of life: bird prints, insect cocoons, spider webs lit up with dew and the profound smell of rotting leaves.

It is also possible to have a vibrant and colourful garden in this month, which will entice you outside.

Armed only with a camping chair, hot-water bottle, blanket and a flask we can soak up the end of beauty and the beauty in the middle of nature’s ruination.

A garden can be full of colourful berries and brightly stemmed shrubs, the bark of selected winter trees, interesting structures like internal hedges and topiary plus colourful evergreens peppered amongst winter branches.

A January garden can be a thing of great beauty, with both death and life intertwined.

As the cold and the lack of sunlight have denuded the garden and the rich juice of Summer has retreated into roots and trunks and bulbs, the bare bones of a garden can give a deep sense of artistry and peace.

We accept that things die, the twilights of winter remind us that all things come to an end, and yet life is powerful and patient. Even in January, often the coldest month of the year, we can sniff the stirrings of new beginnings. And while we are busy vowing never to overeat or drink again, the lean times of Winter can offer us something essential - a monochrome impartial beauty where things are not set up to entertain us or sell us something.

A Good Structure A garden no matter how small needs to have a well-

proportioned and interesting structure from which Spring and Summer can burst out of. As a designer I know that if the structure I have created looks good in Winter nothing much can go wrong with the infilling of plants later on. That’s why garden designers put most of their energy into making sure the layout works first before anything else.

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Internal hedges can paradoxically make the garden feel bigger by separating areas and making smaller ‘rooms’ in which a person needs to wander and explore from space to space.

Good hedging that looks good in winter are Beech, Yew, Holly and Portuguese Laurel (please avoid Cherry Laurel. There is enough of it already in the world plus the bright green, plastic-looking leaves can almost deny that Winter is here, which I think is a shame.)

Topiary Topiary doesn’t have to be just Box balls and squirrel shaped shrubs. You can ‘cloud’ prune all manner of hedges and shrubs into interesting pyramids, clouds, saucers, columns and blobs, which can create a strong presence in Winter, especially if you have a few of them well balanced in different areas.

Also you can choose plants that have a sculptural appearance. Imagine lots of the conifer Prunus mugo Carsten’s Wintergold placed throughout the beds.

Pots and Sculpture Once the flower show is done, ornamental pots and sculpture come into their own in Winter and they are no longer having to compete with the effulgence of nature. If you place them in focal point locations they will lift your garden to a different level. If at all possible, go Big with them. Even in a small garden they will get lost and look twee if too small and cheap-looking.

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Small evergreen plants As well as the obvious Winter shrubs and trees that don’t lose their leaves think about combinations of a few plants dotted around together.

Some examples of perennials with striking Winter foliage are: Cotton Lavender, Stacys bizantia, Rosemary, Bergen delavayi with its fat purple leaves, Hebes, Liriop miscarry and Tiarella Spring Symphony.

Seedheads Seedheads are very popular today. They are good for wildlife and look great in Winter sunsets or in the morning covered in frost.

Some examples are: Rudbekia laciniata, Sedums, Monada, Verbenba bonsariensis, Veronicastum virginicum and Phlomis plus the great, slightly goofy, flower heads of Hydrangeas.

Colourful deciduous plants Shrubs and trees with interesting colours and textures are: Acer griseuk, Acer negundo ‘Winter Lightening’, Betula Grayswood Ghost, the twisted branches of Corylus contort, any of the Cornus especially Midwinter Fire, dwarf Willows like ‘Nana’ plus Rubus cockburnianus (this name sends giggles into any horticultural class as you can imagine).

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colour and still move wonderfully in the wind. Grasses that really retain their shape are Calimagrostis Karl Foerster, Panicum Heavy Metal and any of the Miscanthus varieties.

Berries Pyracantha, Catoneaster and Berberis all keep their berries way into Winter and are great cheap birdfeeds.

Fruit and Flowers Some trees and shrubs have learnt to come on stage when for most the show is over.

Malus Red Sentinal keeps its bright red fruit on its branches almost the whole way through Winter. Mahonia Lionel Fortescue has lovely fragrant yellow flowers, plus other flowering plants make their appearance. Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’, Helleborous, some of the Clematis, Winter Jasmine, Winter Heather and of course Snowdrops.

Water Having water in the garden can be a really wonderful luxury but in Winter it becomes essential. It reflects the ethereal sky and emphasises the stillness of Winter. So after a day Xmas shopping and having retreated yourself from steaming at the queues, the worries that you have forgotten something and the extra mince pie you know you shouldn’t have eaten, let your Winter garden help you pare down to what is most important and beautiful in life.

Where to visit I was struck recently by a visit to West Dean near Lavant, West Sussex. It has some wonderful Winter structure with flowing hedges, smart rows of Victorian greenhouses, cloud pruned Yew trees plus classical pergolas and a pool. Also there are lots of trained fruit in different shapes and Winter is the perfect time to see how they have been pruned and how the structure of the branches has been created. Well worth a trip this month.

January tasks • Time to prune your roses.

• All the shoots from last year’s Wysteria growth can be pruned back to two buds from the flowering spur, apart from any runners that you want to direct into a framework.

• Apple and pear trees need reducing depending on their age.

• You can begin to force Rhubarb now.

• Greenhouses and sheds can be cleaned and sorted out.

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Property

Energy performance certificates (EPCs)

By Chris Ennis FRICS We have all seen them, multi coloured slips on new electric appliances, and on estate agents’ sales particulars. An EPC is a review of a property’s energy ‘rating’ used to determine energy consumption and it is a useful tool enabling home owners to improve the efficiency and running costs of their home. We must surely all be mindful of climate change and ‘green issues’ and I would urge you all to study the EPC to help save both the planet, and some cash.

The EPC is shown on a colour and numeric coded scale from A (<100) to G (1>), ‘A’ being the most efficient with the cheapest fuel bills. The EPC on any property which has changed hands in the last few years is available to inspect online at the EPC register and once issued will be valid for 10 years. All properties should have an EPC when either sold, or let.

Rented property should have an EPC of ‘E’ or above, or the landlord could face a substantial fine.

The EPC shows the effect on energy consumption of making environmental changes at the property…

maybe changing to low energy lighting, changing the water boiler, upgrading window systems or providing photovoltaic /passive energy systems.

The EPC document is, of course, the product of a computer program which is currently programmed to the standard assessment procedure 12 (SAP 12) guidelines. These guidelines will soon be revised to a new standard of SAP 10 in which, amongst other things brings ‘rating equity’ between both gas and electricity where previously disparity had existed.

This alteration will encourage the use of more electric central heating systems and other green energy measures to facilitate the government aim of phasing out gas fired boilers and hobs in new property from 2025. This may affect some property values.

Fortunately, the newest generation of electric heaters are attractive, efficient, easy and cheap to install, and easy to control with in-built timers and thermostats.

Having installed and used the newest electric heaters I can speak highly of them. Don’t worry, you won’t freeze in 2026!

Chris Ennis FRICS email: surveyor1@talktalk.net 01903 261 217 or www.propdoctor.co.uk

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Property Search

Helpful news for landlords

Tenants in the South East reveal most desirable property attributes Knowing what tenants want could help when considering taking on a Buy-to-Let property Renters in the South East put unfurnished properties, pets allowed and access to a garden at the top of their wish-lists. King-sized beds, a dishwasher, and new properties rank at the bottom.

The study conducted by Landbay, a buy-to-let focussed marketplace lender, delves into the psyche of 2,000 private renters in the UK, offering insight to landlords on the wants and needs of their tenants.

The research found that in the South East, the most desirable property is unfurnished. Perhaps to be expected, renters aged 55 and above are five times more likely to consider an unfurnished property as crucially important comparted to those aged between 18 and 34 who may not have much furniture of their own. 14% of renters rated ‘pets being allowed in the property’ as their most important requirement. Interestingly, women are more than twice as likely as men to prioritise a pet-friendly property.

Next in importance to those looking to rent in the south east is having access to a garden. Parents are more than twice as likely to prioritise a garden compared to non-parents.

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Having a dryer came bottom of the list of most desirable attributes in the UK with just 1% of renters considering it key to their home. In the South East, the bottom three were king-sized beds, a dishwasher, and a new build property. Deborah Mudway, Director, Landbay comments: “This will make interesting reading for landlords, who could be forgiven for believing little luxuries like a dishwasher, dryer and even a king-sized bed make all the difference for tenants. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Renters value two key attributes above all others that are fundamentally free to bring in. In short, they want to make their property feel like home by bringing both pets and their own furniture with them. The reality is, aside from a deeper clean at the end of a tenancy, this really isn’t hard for landlords to implement.”

Top 5 rental property attributes in South East 1.

Unfurnished - 16% 2.

Pets Allowed - 14% 3.

Garden - 12% 4.

Off-street parking - 12% 5.

Storage - 6% To view local properties for rent and for sale visit our portal at www.sussexlocal.net/property-search Currently featuring Storrington & Pulborough properties - more coming soon!

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Storrington Primary

Pupils had a visit from owls

Reception children had some fabulous visitors join them at school for a morning of feathers and flight!

Owls About Town came into school and the children were lucky enough to experience watching the owls in flight and watch at close range the owls swooping in for snacks of bits of mice!! The children were very fortunate to get up close to these majestic creatures and stroke their feathers. The children learnt facts about owls including where you might find an owl, how an owl swoops for its prey and what an owl likes to snack on. It was a truly fabulous morning and all the children really enjoyed the experience!

01903 742047 www.storringtonprimary.co.uk

Thakeham Primary

Pupils ate chocolate cake on the first day of school

By Beth, Thakeham reporter.

At our school we have various different jobs throughout the school such as: Thakeham reporter, like myself, Green Force, School Council, Bookworms, Play Leaders and Digital Leaders.

The first one is called Green Force, made up of six children who want to save the planet. The Green Force team have been working with different people to help them get ideas about things that they can do to get the message across to all of our pupils at Thakeham Primary School.

The next job is our School Council, I am sure that lots of schools might have the same job but our school councillors are made up of 6 responsible and

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“Switch Off” logo design Children from all year groups at Storrington Primary school have been discussing the environment and pollution and are having a go at designing a logo to encourage drivers to switch off their engines. The winning logo will be used on banners, leaflets and signs in and around the village to highlight the problem and raise awareness amongst drivers that idling with your car engine running is harmful for the environment and also for people.

Sussex Local have organised the competition and it is being sponsored by the Capitol in Horsham. The Capitol are kindly donating a prize for the winning entry of a three month family pass to their “Family Film Fun” cinema screenings. www.thecapitolhorsham.com The designs will be judged over the Christmas break and the winner will be announced early in the new school term. The brief to the children is to keep the design simple and to make sure it will be clearly identifiable when viewed from a distance. Head teacher Mrs Smith has told us that she has already received a good number of entries. Good luck to everyone who is entering a design! enthusiastic children that were elected by their class mates.

In our school we like to let people do things that could influence their future and so that is part of the next job which is a bookworm and they have the opportunity to be the librarians Trip to PGL Marchnats Hill in our school library.

Another job is being a Play Leader. They help on the playground supporting children coming to the shed to get some play equipment and also help set up games for the younger children in the playground.

The last job is being one of our Digital Leaders.

Their job involves helping make sure that everyone understands how to use the laptops. They also go to the Reception class and help them on the computers in their class. They will be working on our new school e-safety motto and leading our Scratch Coding Club in January.

Beth, Thakeham reporter, Thakeham Primary School.

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Zog Live on Stage at The Capitol, Horsham!

Roar-some, family fun!

one, two and three. Luckily, the plucky Princess Pearl patches him up ready to face his biggest challenge yet, a duel with Gadabout the Great!

‘Lovingly interpreted with colour, flair and talent, Zog will have thousands of children laughing and falling in love with theatre’ Musical Theatre Review We have a family ticket available for 2.00pm on Saturday 8th February 2020.

For more information call the Box Office 01403 750220 or visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com.

The smash-hit stage adaptation from Freckle Productions (the team behind Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales and Tabby McTat) is back in 2020 and promises to be bigger, brighter and more roar-some than ever before!

With brand new songs from Joe Stilgoe (The Jungle Book, The Midnight Gang) and directed by Emma Kilbey, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s muchloved Zog is a magical production for all ages, with live musicians.

Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know. Zog tries so very hard, perhaps too hard, and he bumps, burns and roars his way through years

Steyning Grammar School Year 10 Engineers presented their Electric Car ideas to a team of judges. Innovation and creativity were demonstrated with great presentation skills and subject knowledge. Congratulations to all who took part especially 'Oceanic Ltd' for winning the investment! Highlights included an AI electric delivery mini car, an Electric 4x4 as well as upcycling a 1974 Ford Fiesta into a modern day electric vehicle.

Special thank you to the judges!

Win a family ticket to see Zog Live To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What type of creature is Zog? a) Dragon b) Elephant c) Dog Send your answer and contact details to: Zog Live Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 29th January 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

in the top 10% nationally and go on to a further competition in March 2020.

• The highest results of any school who entered in West Sussex in three of the 5 categories.

• Aaron P scored a perfect 200 and has been invited to a special day at Oxford University for the top 50 students in the country.

Aaron P scored a perfect 200

National Computing Challenge

BEBRAS National Computing Challenge Another brilliant, and even better year for SGS • A record 72 students across the school were placed

Year 8 students from our Rock Road and Church Street Campuses organised and ran fantastic Careers Fairs in the last few weeks. Students were able to walk around stands and research the types of careers they would like to do when they are older.

Luke Talbot Assistant Headteacher, www.sgs.uk.net

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Motoring News A Fully Electric Car Is the Best Choice for 1 in 5 Buyers An electric vehicle is the best option for nearly one-infive new car buyers in the UK, according to exclusive research.

The What Car? What Fuel? calculator found a whopping 63.8% of new car buyers should opt for a hybrid or plug-in hybrid vehicle as their next car.

Analysis of the daily mileage, driving habits and vehicle requirements for more than 8400 users of the What Fuel? Calculator shows 19.2% of drivers could use a fully electric vehicle (EV) as their daily vehicle without compromising their routine.

Editor Steve Huntingford hopes that the more people learn about the benefits of running and owning an electric car, the faster the technology can reach its full potential.

Volkswagen Delivers 100,000th e-GOLF The model was launched in 2014 as the brand’s second battery electric vehicle and is now one of the most successful electric vehicles in Europe.

The anniversary vehicle was painted in “Pure White” (pictured).

The delivery milestone of 100,000 vehicles is confirmation of the e- 100,000th e-Golf Golf’s success.

Ford wins International Van of the Year award 2020 Ford of Europe scored a unique 1-2 in the International Van of the Year Award 2020 competition. It secured the title with its range of Transit Custom Hybrids, which won comprehensively, scoring 97 points, with its nearest challenger (coincidently from its own stable) the new Ford Transit EcoBlue Hybrid in second place on 54 points.

Bentley turns 100 and plants 100 Trees Bentley Motors is planting 100 native British trees around it’s site in Crewe. As Bentley continues to focus on sustainablility, they feel this is a practical initiative for them to take as well as a fitting way to mark the end of their important centenary year.

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Paws for thought

Vaccinations

In human health, vaccination has become such a routine word that we forget how powerful it can be.

Thanks to vaccination smallpox has been eradicated and polio has almost been wiped out. A massive Dr Julian Hoad campaign of vaccination against rabies in stray dogs in India has already reduced the incidence of this terrible disease.

However, over the past few years there has been a marked decline in vaccination uptake both in the human and animal world, leading to an alarming increase in preventable diseases such as measles and Rubella in people and parvovirus and distemper in dogs; many doctors and vets qualifying in the last 15 years had never previously seen these.

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) have recently published a report quoting an 18% fall in the number of dogs, cats and rabbits getting vaccinated over the last three years (PDSA Animal Wellbeing report 2019). They also found that around a third of pets are not receiving regular booster vaccination.

The PDSA describe this as a ‘ticking time bomb’!

In order for vaccination to be fully effective at least 95% of individuals need to be vaccinated. As numbers drop below that we risk outbreaks of the disease

Pets 49 which is why we are now hearing about outbreaks of measles in children.

When diseases fall to low levels - due to successful vaccination programmes, it is very easy to forget the threat of those illnesses, and the misery they can cause.

Vaccination offers the most effective way of protecting pets from infectious diseases such as canine parvovirus, canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, canine parainfluenza and leptospirosis, cat flu, feline infectious enteritis, feline leukaemia virus and chlamydophila and myxomatosis in rabbits.

Every vaccine lasts for different lengths of time, depending on the disease it is protecting against. Most animals require regular boosters to “remind” the immune system and enhance the level of protection.

Don’t forget that if you are taking your pet abroad the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) means that, before travelling, your pet needs to be vaccinated against rabies; if Brexit happens then this process may change so please check the government website www.gov.uk/ take-pet-abroad.

Your veterinary team will be able to advise you on all aspects of vaccination.

Crossways Veterinary Group, School Hill, Storrington, 01903 743040 www.crosswaysvets.co.uk

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Storrington Pollution More of your letters Dear Editor, Thank you for the very informative review of the history of this issue in the Horsham area, and Storrington in particular since 2000, in December's Sussex Local.

It appears that little improvement has been made since an Air Quality Management Area was declared for Storrington in 2010. To assess progress, we residents might expect availability of data on recorded air quality, on specific dates and times, or we might expect a documented Action Plan for Storrington, where serious local issues in emissions were recorded as early as 2007. Your article makes clear that such is not the case. The Councils' inaction is completely unacceptable at a time when Climate Change is recognised by many as the single most important issue confronting mankind. So no one should be surprised that recent weeks have seen the formation of an Arun Valley branch of Extinction Rebellion, and their first public demonstration of protest, at one of the identified areas of maximum pollution in Storrington.

Barbara Walmsley Dear Editor I read your article in the Sussex Local regarding air quality in Storrington with the usual sadness... knowing that there is so little that can be done to divert the enormous amount of traffic that needs to pass through our village/town en route for many other destinations.

The idea of ‘Gating’ seems to me to be the only possibility. The Tesco roundabout would be a good place for cars entering from both Amberley and Pulborough directions. The benefit of this could prove two fold the roundabout is a really difficult obstacle and having lived in Monastery Lane and now on the Hormare estate I have to negotiate this tricky junction frequently. My heart goes out to more elderly people and young ones trying to learn to drive.

From Monastery Lane, in particular, it can be a nightTesco roundabout mare of looking through a hedge to the right to check if any cars are coming. As there is always a queue at busy times I feel that traffic lights would not make a lot of difference to the build up of traffic. BUT ... they would make the roundabout safer and help the high street itself from being constantly clogged whenever there is a delivery or other hold up or indeed during rush

hour, school pick up or other busy times. If another set of traffic lights were introduced on the Washington Road entrance to Storrington I can envisage a better flow through the High Street.

I also think that rat runs should be eliminated by introducing traffic calming and no entry except for access.

In this way residents of Storrington can be protected from further traffic near where they live.

I am aware that funding is a huge issue... but surely we must do ‘something’......with the increase in house building we are facing a grim future. Susan Bartle Dear Editor I was reading about the unacceptable level of NO2 pollution in Storrington. I and many friends/ neighbours live here and crossing the main high street is an absolute nightmare, because of the volume and frequency of through traffic! Putting up "Gating " is pathetic! not only is it NOT noticed or mean anything to most drivers coming through! The health PROBLEM it's causing to so many residents here is so SERIOUS. So many suffer from breathing or cough related illnesses! We have been IGNORED for TOO long! It's time the pollution was taken seriously and a PROPER SOLUTION is found and used immediately!!!!

I am really thinking about moving away from Storrington because of the pollution (which apparently is WORSE than LONDON!) A lot of residents here feel the same! SOMETHING has to be done ASAP! Horsham council are dragging their feet over this SERIOUS issue!

Extremely annoyed resident Jean Dear Editor Thankyou for raising the vexed problem traffic pollution in Storrington, it has certainly resonated with your readers. It does not surprise me that the Parish Council turned down the chance to declare its recognition of the climate emergency. Neither air pollution or traffic management seems to be a priority with our representative body.

Reports from the HDC shows a whole range of issues have been discussed and evaluated. The three small initiatives that you mention in your October article have been a long time in coming, but reading the reports the problems of making any changes which impact on the problems are really very difficult.

On your particular issue of parked cars with engine running, this can and has been tackled in London (and probably else where) by the introduction of byelaws. This of course leads to enforcement problems,

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Weight restrictions at Houghton bridge seem popular, but the bridge seems too well built for the possibility of closing it to HGV's. One idea that has not been aired is the installation of a pavement for pedestrians. This would leave a single carriageway which would have to be regulated by traffic lights. This would throttle down traffic as well as giving much needed safety to pedestrians.

It could well be a deterrent to lorry routes.

One further idea which needs to be aired is the introduction of a 20 mph speed limit in central Storrington.

This has been looked at without much enthusiasm before and can be construed as possibly making pollution worse. However, I think the speed limit would go a long way to making pedestrians feel much safer and if other measures, such as synchronisation of the traffic lights, smooths traffic flows, it would be a win win situation and another deterrent to rat runners avoiding Arundel traffic jams. May the debate continue.

Graham Nicholson Dear Editor I have just read the article in October's 'Sussex Local' with interest. As you may be aware, bus routes and run times are very limited from Storrington; I think far more people would go by bus, to work particularly, if there were more route options and more frequent

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runs. (The buses that do run at the moment from Storrington are often almost empty and are old, diesel powered, inefficient, not very pleasant vehicles to ride in, as you know.)

Maybe the bus companies should start investing in smaller buses, run on electricity, and covering a wider variety of routes, if pollution is to decrease in this area of West Sussex? (Smaller, electric buses would be beneficial in so many ways, in a rural area such as this.)

I was pleased to hear that some bypasses are still being planned in Sussex, but my heart sank when the article talked in terms of 'by 2022' for one of them that's much too far into the future! We need these changes to roads, buses and cars now. (And not just in Sussex, but nationally, with the most polluted areas worked on first, of course.) Rosie Ballantyne-Smith Email your views to us at: info@sussexlocal.net

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The Councils respond

Storrington Parish Council

Anna Worthington-Leese, who is chair of both the Parish Council and the Air Quality Steering Group (of which she has been a member since its inception in 2010) writes: “At the Parish Council meeting of 27 November, it was agreed that in order to try to address the urgent and important issues of air quality in the heart of Storrington and play a part in addressing climate change issues, the Council would focus on each of them individually at every Infrastructure, Communication and Environment meeting. The decisions and recommendations of that committee will then go to every full council meeting.

Air Quality The current (HDC) Air Quality Management Area Steering Group (AQSG) is made up of representatives from West Sussex County Council, Horsham District Council (HDC) and Storrington & Sullington Parish Council and is unrelated to the Parish Council groups. This group provides an oversight of air quality issues and actions and is provided with continuous measurements of air quality from the measuring stations located around the village. These show that there is now only one area of concern, the junction of Manleys Hill and School Hill, where levels continue to exceed the recommendation.

Richard Evea has already asked that we revisit each of the 25 reviews and proposals considered by the HDC Steering Group and where appropriate carry out further research and apply pressure as necessary.

A starting point has been to follow up the request from the HDC Steering Group that WSCC take action to reduce the emissions from their school buses. An initial response has been received and a follow up meeting has been arranged with Paul Marshall, who now leads the County Council. This is an area where some progress can and must be made if we are serious about protecting the health and well-being of our community.

We will also suggest that community infrastructure levy monies be allocated to provide charging points on parish land to encourage more electric cars. Small steps but a start.

Reading through the list of reviews and actions taken by the AQMA Steering Group, it has to be said that the assertion that councillors do nothing while Storrington chokes is untrue and based on a lack of knowledge. The results have been modest but tangible and more needs to be done but the Parish Council is not the enemy. There is no magic solution to this

issue and we are all part of the problem, but we are working to make improvements.”

Editor’s note. We got in touch to ask Mrs WorthingtonLeese to evidence the claim that there was only now a problem at Manleys Hill, together with her comments on points we raised last month: 1) Was the AQSG going to formalise and minute its meetings from now so the public may be aware of its workings and decisions?

2) Given the potential for two measures to solve the pollution issue completely (as indicated by the original consultant Ricardo in their 2012 report) a) What was the barrier to trialling a gating system? b) Why could the Low Emission Zone not be trialled now that the mobile phone signal had been improved?

This is the response we received from her office: “Anna is the current Chair of the Air Quality Steering Group but the meetings are organised and managed

by HDC Officers. As your questions are related to content and format of these meetings she has suggested that you contact the Principal Environmental Officer (Mark Rankin) for a response or comment.”

Annual comparison of NO2 levels. Full size version on p72 of the report at www.horsham.gov.uk/environmental-health/air-quality

Horsham District Council We asked the same questions of Mr Rankin, who replied: “The steps and measures introduced through the AQAP plus improvements in the fleet have resulted in significant improvements to AQ in Storrington. Pollution levels have reduced year on year and currently there is now only one point of exceedance in the annual average mean for NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide) in Storrington at the junction of School Hill and Manleys Hill. This information was published in our Annual Status Report which is available on the HDC Website. The recent introduction of the parking and loading ban in the High St and the lorry restrictions to School Hill are anticipated to bring further improvements in air quality.

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We asked for evidence to back up the claim about improvement, and, this time via the press office, we were simply referred back to Mr Rankin’s previous answer, and directed to the 2019 Air Quality Status Report on the HDC website. This is a weighty 115 page document, with lots of hefty tables and graphs which are pretty hard to fathom. We do not have infinite resources to trawl through everything in fine detail, but it summarises the measures taken by the Steering Group to date - both of which were put into place only in 2019:

• Prohibiting lorries turning from Manleys Hill into School Hill

• Peak time restriction on loading/unloading in the

High Street The report credits each of these measures with reducing emissions by 1%. In fact the AQSG review of traffic proposals in 2017 only estimated the anticipated improvement as “unknown but expected low”. So two measures implemented after ten years by an ad hoc, un-minuted committee which refuses to disclose the names of its members.

In contrast, out of the remaining 16 measures highlighted in the 2017 report, only 3 are assessed as having a “medium-high” anticipated benefit to air quality -

Storrington Air Quality 53 • the gating option • the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) • a total ban on HGVs. Clearly the latter is fraught with difficulty, but are the first two not even worthy of a reply from the council?

As for the claims that pollution levels have reduced year on year, the graph from the 2019 report which compares NO2 emissions in Storrington doesn’t quite tell that story (see previous page). Out of 15 monitoring points, 5 were higher in 2018 than 2017; and all bar one show higher levels than years prior to 2017.

Apart from Manleys Hill (which is above the acceptable limit of 40μg/m3) two are close to the acceptable threshold, being above 35μg/m3).

The graph is on Page 72 of the report which can be found at www.horsham.gov.uk/environmental-health/air-quality.

We do not profess to be experts, but are still taking some criticism from those who are supposed to be for our “lack of knowledge”. Maybe that deficiency could be ameliorated if those same officials made the information they hold clearer and made their meetings open to the public with full accountability.

If you would like to make your feelings known, the relevant email addresses are: Ray Dawe, Leader, Horsham District Council: ray.dawe@horsham.gov.uk Anna Worthington-Leese, Chair Storrington PC & Air Quality Steering Group: clerk@storrington-pc.gov.uk Please email us your views at: info@sussexlocal.net

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Four steps to appointing the right Independent Financial Adviser (IFA)

By Ivan Lyons, Chartered Financial Planner As you may recall, within an earlier edition of Sussex Local, I outlined ‘What is an Independent Financial Adviser?’ If you haven’t worked with a financial adviser before, it can be difficult to know what to expect. We’ve broken the appointment process down into four initial steps – an Introductory Meeting, a Fact Find, Analysis & Recommendation, and Implementation & Review. Following this four step plan will help you to get the best out of your IFA. 1. The Introduction Your chosen financial adviser will usually begin by spending around 30-60 minutes with you to understand what you are looking for, and explain how their services could help you. At Investment Solutions we offer this service at no obligation or cost.

As well as giving you an introduction to their fees and services, it gives you the opportunity to check you’ve found an individual you trust and can get on well with. It’s worth remembering that a good financial adviser is likely to be somebody that you develop an on-going relationship with as you are likely to need their advice at various stages throughout your life.

The IFA should make clear how they charge, and provide you with a client agreement document summarising their fees and services. This document should also explain the maximum amount payable under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme should you in future have cause to dispute the advice you receive.

It is important that you understand in which product areas they are fully independent and in which they may be tied to particular product providers.

If you are happy with what you have heard, then you should agree to be advised by the IFA and begin the “Fact Find” 2. The Fact Find Your IFA will spend around an hour with you, gathering a full picture of your: - Current finances – savings, investments, loans, property and income - Future goals – personal and career - Family situation - Attitude to risk and any other investment preferences you may have This information allows your IFA to build a full picture of your needs across the short, medium and long term. Your IFA will provide you with a written sum-

mary of your discussion. You should read this carefully and ensure its accuracy as it will form the basis of the IFA’s recommendation.

3. Analysis and Recommendation Your IFA will discuss with you a full financial plan tailored to your specific needs and goals. This will give consideration to: - How your wealth is organised. Should you be saving more, paying down your mortgage faster, moving savings into investments or pensions and/or increasing the amount of protection you have?

- How well diversified your investment portfolio is across different asset classes?

- Should you be taking on more or less risk to achieve the growth or income required to achieve your goals?

- Are you making full use of available tax shields and allowances such as pensions, ISAs, Capital Gains Tax allowance and salary sacrifice?

You should understand how the IFA’s recommendation is aligned with your goals and the level of risk associated with the plan.

Once you have discussed and agreed a plan, your IFA will again summarise their recommendations and reasons for it in writing.

4. Implementation and Review Your IFA can take care of all product applications for you. You should agree with your IFA a time to review your portfolio. A reputable firm will conduct ongoing reviews on a regular basis in exchange for an annual adviser charge.

And Finally: We are here to help!

Investment Solutions, Grafton House, 26 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QT. Telephone 01903 214640 email Ivan at: ilyons@graftonhouse.net or visit www.investment-solutions.co.uk ‘Investment Solutions’ is the trading name of Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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History

School Hill At the museum we receive many queries which send us off hunting for answers. A recent one was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where were the schools on School Hill?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, here are three of them. Did you know School Hill was once called North Street!

Laura Cottages, on the right, had a little school room in the back garden built by Mr Manley in the 1870s. It is still visible from Waitrose carpark.

Laura Cottages (on the right)

A short walk up the hill is Chilmark (below right) once known as Talbot House, the chalet bungalow opposite still looks much the same only larger. It is said that a Duke of Norfolk was tutored by the Oxford educated teacher who ran the very select school here.

Chilmark (on the right)

Byne Villa, now Crossways Vets, with the only photograph of the mill in the background. This was a boarding school for young ladies and was run by a Miss Hughes for many years.

Byne Villa, now Crossways Vets

Storrington Museum The Old School, School Lane, RH20 4LL 01903 740188 storringtonmuseum.com

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Storrington & Sullington Neighbourhood Wardens Happy New Year!

It has been a pleasure to meet and greet Storrington and Sullington residents over the past eight months and we really appreciate all the support we have received.

In December we launched the ‘Our Village Storrington’ initiative. Having spoken to a variety of adults and children we identified a need for having safe places (sanctuaries) where the vulnerable could go, to feel safe and confident when they are out and about in the village. The scheme is simple but crucial.

How does the scheme work?

The scheme consists of key shops, businesses and community services that are a welcoming place for people to go if they feel unsafe or lack confidence.

Those places will have an Our Village Storrington window sticker.

What should people do if they don’t feel safe or feel vulnerable in the village?

They should go to a shop or business with an Our Village Storrington sticker in the window. Staff members will take a few moments to see what the problem is as the person may just need a few friendly

words of encouragement or a friendly face to reassure them to make them feel confident. If the person clearly needs more help, the staff member will call one of the numbers on the Our Village Storrington card that is given to everyone who signs up to the scheme, and let them know that the person is feeling vulnerable and may need assistance. Even if someone doesn’t have an Our Village Storrington card the shops will still know how to help and will offer to call someone on their behalf.

How does someone get an Our Village card?

Anyone who may feel vulnerable, unsafe or lacks confidence in a village centre location can apply for an Our Village Storrington card from either of the Neighbourhood Wardens.

Together we can all support and reassure those who may need more help in our village.

Warden contact details Chris Poore: 07795 046743 Steve Christian: 07789 943201 storrington-sullingtonwardens@horsham.gov.uk

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Parish Council News

Ashington Parish Council

Neighbourhood Plan update

Those of you who have been following local planning issues recently will be aware that Horsham District Council (HDC) is currently reviewing its local plan ie the number of new homes needed in the District and where they should be built. The simple facts are that: a minimum 18,409 homes are needed by 2036; sites for 9,479 have been identified already; HDC is 8,930 short; 500 potential new sites have come forward to HDC. The target for the Review to be published is late 2021. It is HDC’s responsibility to identify ‘strategic’ sites in the District ie 500+ homes and to allocate other land for development in Parishes/ areas where there is no Neighbourhood Plan. At the Parish Council meeting in October it was indicated that there are possibly no ‘strategic’ sites in Ashington (none at the time of writing) but there are many potential smaller development sites in the Parish.

The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has been working with HDC throughout the 3 year Neighbourhood Plan project and HDC are aware of the draft Neighbourhood Plan, its policies, spatial strategy, proposed housing numbers etc and even gave it positive feedback recently at a formal ‘Healthcheck’ in 2019.

HDC knows that the Neighbourhood Plan is awaiting some essential archaeological reports and has ad-

vised that this information is essential before progressing to the next stage.

There is constant dialogue between HDC and the Parish to make sure that the plans are appropriate for a ‘medium sized village’ such as Ashington. HDC is taking the draft Neighbourhood Plan into consideration in the Local Plan Review.

While we wait for the archaeological reports the Site Promoters have been working on visions and more detailed plans for the allocated sites and we expect to see fuller details, exhibitions and publicity early in the new year.

Email: clerk@ashingtonpc.org.uk tel: 07851 009655 www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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Storrington & Sullington I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and that 2020 brings you happiness and success.

Climate Action Our first step has been to gather data so we can establish the Parish Council's carbon footprint. We are following advice by the Carbon Trust for local government (based on the same approach recently taken by Horsham District Council). While doing this, we are already identifying some ways we can start reducing our emissions, e.g. improving communication with users of our buildings on how to reduce energy consumption, using automated timers to turn off equipment when not needed, etc.

We have been investigating what other Parish and Town Councils in the area are doing to tackle climate change, and other issues such as reducing plastic use, and getting the information we need from environmental organisations to apply pressure at district, county and national government level. We will be monitoring their agendas closely.

Councillors have attended local events at which how rural communities can respond to climate change has been discussed and reported back to the Parish Council, including the Climate and Environment Hustings for MP candidates. Although the question we submitted on County Council budgets and cleaner

Parish Council News school transport did not make the final cut, candidates had to answer questions on what measures they would take to reduce traffic on our roads and how to ensure new houses are built sustainably.

Planned activities for 2020 We hope to introduce a new outdoor gym facility at Sullington Recreation Ground in the next few months and will be arranging for improvements to the condition of the Hormare field to try to make it more usable for the community. The matter of the public toilet has been suspended whilst we try to ascertain whether these will be available as part of the plans to reopen the garage on Old Mill Drive along with a new convenience store but if it transpires that the facilities are not available to the public then we will press on with the plans to install a toilet in the Library car park. Community events such as the Village Day and SADCASE Classic Car Show are being planned and we look forward to working with the organisers to ensure that these continue to be successful. We are also exploring the possibility of hosting some form of outdoor performance on the recreation ground and continue to invite local groups and organisations to apply for funding for events and activities for young people.

Text by Anna Worthing-Lees, Parish Council Chairman.

For further information on any of the Parish Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, please contact the Clerk on 01903 746547.

Next council/committee meetings are in February.

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Thakeham PC Plans for 2020 For those reading after Christmas, we hope everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the New Year’s celebrations. 2020 looks set to be another busy year for Thakeham! Items high on our agenda are the Abingworth development, securing the opening of the new village shop, clarifying a timeline for the delivery of the allotments and more bridleway improvements. We also aim to progress our Community Transport proposals and provide more fantastic community events.

Abingworth Phase 3 We understand that Horsham planners are likely to reconsult the Thakeham community during January on another version of the Abingworth Phase 3 planning application. We expect this application will be for a similar number of houses (around 75), but other details will have changed since September. Details of upcoming meetings will be on our website and Facebook page soon.

Abingworth Shop As of late November, the Abingworth shop building still awaits further works to rectify construction defects. Both the Parish and District councillors have

Washington Council Quarterly Update by the Chairman, Cllr Patrick Heeley Readers living in Washington Parish will have received a copy of our newsletter with last month’s edition of Sussex Local. We hope that you find it informative, and we will endeavour to issue two full newsletters each year, supported by this quarterly update in the magazine.

Local Policing Following our previous update on police resources, the parish council was pleased to receive confirmation that, effective from November 4th, we have a new Police Community Support Officer for Washington Parish, Joseph Marimla-Alvarez. This appointment is part of the wider plan by Sussex Police to provide up to 200 more officers by 2022 and is very welcome news.

Winter Emergency Plan The Parish Council has revised and updated its winter emergency planning. For details, visit the website at www.washingtonparish.org.uk During the winter, grit bins on the public roads will be maintained by WSCC, whilst those on the unadopted roads and Lanes will be maintained by the parish council.

Washington Roundabout Concerns Members attended a recent meeting with WSCC Highways and local residents, to discuss concerns about

been pressing for the involved parties to resolve their differences in order to get the shop up and running.

Road Gritting WSCC have informed the parish council that they are reducing the gritting and snow ploughing commitments within the parish and wider areas due to budget cuts. Although the gritting route within Thakeham is largely unchanged, if we do get substantial snowfall there may be problems with the main B roads (B2139/B2133) remaining uncleared. Unfortunately, the parish council doesn’t have the capacity to take over this responsibility, but we are exploring options to minimise the impact where we can. Updates on any major road problems in the event of severe weather will be posted on our website and Facebook page Summer Community Event Thakeham Parish Council and Thakeham Community Events have agreed on a funding arrangement to provide another large community event in the summer of 2020. There is also now funding available to other groups who wish to hold their own community events within the parish. If you are a potential event organiser and would like further support or funding, you can contact Thakeham Community Events by email at thakehamcommunityevents@gmail.com.

Charlotte Dumbrill, Assistant Parish Clerk. Find us at thakehamparish.co.uk lane discipline when entering the roundabout from the Storrington Road. There have been several accidents and near misses, where vehicles in the outside lane turn left across those continuing over the roundabout in the inside lane. New road markings, with white painted arrows, have been proposed for the roundabout entry lanes from Storrington.

Councillor News We welcome Cllr Kathryn Woods, who took up her position in the Washington Ward at the December meeting.

Your Parish Needs You At the time of writing, there are vacancies in both the Washington and Heath Common wards, and we’d very much like to hear from people who can volunteer some time to maintain a healthy number of councillors and make much needed progress on a variety of issues. Full details and an application form can be obtained from the clerk, Zoe Savill email: clerk@washingtonparish.org.uk Parish Meetings Parish Council meetings are open to the public and all are welcome. The next full council meeting will be on Monday 6th January at 7.30pm in Washington Village Hall (The Dore Room). In the meantime, we take this opportunity to wish everyone the compliments of the season with our very best wishes for 2020.

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