January 2011
Storrington - Ashington - Washington - Thakeham Local news and events through the door to over 5,500 homes in this area every month
New Year New You Ideas to help you improve your health, wealth and home plus look great too!
What’s On
Local events this month
Winter Gardening Tasks, tips, weather outlook & more
Style
WIN a Style Makeover!
Plus Local Walks, Travel, Fashion, Recipe, Prize Crossword Charity, Business Directory, Offers from Local Businesses
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So, a brand new year arrives! Do you feel full of vim and ready to face 2011? If not, a “Style Makeover” could be just what you need. See page 22 for your chance to win one in our January competition. You may also be inspired by our New Year, New You feature with ideas to improve your health, wealth and home, see page 14. Gardening is a great form of exercise and Phocas has some tasks to keep you warm outside, see page 25. Meanwhile, if you are already weary of new year resolutions, here are some amusing quotations to pass on to all those self-satisfied giver-uppers!
He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool. F.M. Knowles I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's. Henry Moore One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. John Burroughs May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. Joey Adams New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. James Agate A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. Author Unknown Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty. John Selden All the best for 2011,
Kristina
What’s On locally
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Local Walks
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Charity/Community notice board
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New Year, New You
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Warming winter recipe
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Win a Style Makeover!
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Phocas the Gardener
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Prize Crossword
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Business Directory - Find local trades & services
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Advertiser Index
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What’s On
What’s On - January 2011
This guide covers a range of free and paid-for events across our region. If you are organising something which you would like to publicise in a future issue or on our website please enter the full details on to our website at www.sussexlocal.net/whats_on.htm. It is free of charge to list a local club, society, not-for-profit or charity event in Sussex Local Magazine or on our website and £20 + VAT for commercial listings to appear in all four editions - circ. of 21,000 homes (or free with a display advertisement). ****Please add February events to website by 5th Jan.****
Bingo
Music / Singing
13 Jan 7:30 pm Charity Bingo Regular bingo evening held on the second Thursday of every month. Great prizes, raffle, refreshments and fun for everyone. At Storrington Village Hall, 59 West Street, Storrington RH20 4DZ 50p 08452 410 956 Jan Stephens marketing@maryhowtrust.org
25 Jan 7:30 pm Male Voice Choir Open Evening A come and see come and sing evening offering an opportunity to meet and consider joining a bunch of the men who form the Sussex Gruffs MVC. We sing for fun, raise money for charities and enjoy a good sing (rehearsal and training) every Tuesday evening. Rehearsal Venue All Saints Church, Cissbury Road, Findon Valley BN13 2PX Free. Contact Peter Ramsey on 01903 831165 or : ramsey917@btinternet.com
Wildlife 15 Jan 06:45am Dawn of the Ducks Join us for an early start and experience the reserve as the sun rises and the brooks come alive with the sight and sounds of the hundreds of ducks, geese and swans that spend the winter here. Your early morning efforts will be rewarded with a delicious cooked breakfast Booking essential £20 / £15 RSPB members at RSPB Pulborough Brooks Wiggonholt, Pulborough 01798 875851
29 Jan 7:30 pm Concert Chanctonbury Chorus sing Bach Magnificat and Mozart Requiem St Andrew and St Cuthman Church, Church Street, Steyning BN44 3YB £12.00 Contact Elizabeth Shepley 01273 452069 eliz.abeth@metronet.co.uk
Family Entertainment 22, 29 & 30 Jan 2:30 & 6:30pm The Pied Piper Of Hamelin Matinee performances 22nd, 29th and 30th January at 2.30pm. Evening performances 22nd and 29th January at 6.30pm Drinks and snacks available Ashington Community Centre Contact Jose 01903 892248 jose@joffharrison.plus.com or Georgina 01798 831945 flitney_feathers@yahoo.co.uk
Markets 8 Jan 9am Shoreham Market East Street 9-1pm 01273 263152 15 Jan 9am Arundel Farmers’ Market Fresh and locally sourced seasonal goods. Market Square, Town Quay, Jubilee Gardens 01798 865804 or www.arundel.org.uk 19 Jan 9am Billingshurst Market Jengers Mead Range of produce available from 9-1pm contact 07734 397890 22 Jan 9am Worthing Market South Street East 9am - 2pm contact 01903 203252 27 Jan 8:45am Slindon Village Farmers’ Market Coronation Hall, Reynolds Lane, Slindon BN18 0QU 8.45 to 12.30.
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through the door Courses 10 Jan 12:00 am Amberley Learning Centre Learning centre based in Amberley Village Hall offering tuition on Monday and Tuesday in core subjects for ages 10+. We are a non profit organisation. Contact Cathy Briggs 01798 831897 12 Jan 10:30 am Developing Digital Photos Follow on from Elements Stage 1 the course is over four Wednesday sessions. We will look at how the canvas area can be utilised create panorama pictures, explore tools and techniques for restoring old photographs and more of the tools and filters available in Elements. At the Open Learning Centre, Lodge Hill, Watersfield Near Pulborough RH20 1LZ £55 / £50 for members Carol Holly 01798 831411 openlearning@lodgehill.org.uk 18 Jan 7:30 pm The Transformation of China 10 week course at Billingshurst Village Hall, Roman Way, RH14 9QW £75.00 Pat Gallani 01403 782289 19 Jan 2:00 pm Introduction to Modern Art 10 week course exploring modern art through the work of major modern artists. Tutor - John Perrin at St Mary Room, East Street, Billingshurst RH14 9PY £75.00 Pat Gallani 01403 782289
Dance
Theatre Continued
21 Jan 7.45pm Dance Tuition in: Latin American and Ballroom Dancing ‘Learn To Dance’. Come and join us in a fun and friendly atmosphere with teachers who have over 20 years dancing experience. Only £3.50 per person for a 2 hour dance session at our ‘on-going' Beginner Adult Group Class’ EVERY Friday. Doors open: 7.45pm for an 8pm start at the Storrington Leisure Centre. 1 hour group tuition and 1 hour general dancing to practice the steps. New members always welcome
20 Jan 8:00 pm Play - Large Print Trash Find your borrowers card to join Jenny a full-blooded librarian playing family court judges and illiterate lovers to find honour and realistic literary heroes in a world gone large-print trash-romance mad. Dubious sanity and uncertain identity intertwine with wit, humour, rage and love. (NB Strong Language) Red Room at The Victoria Institute 10 Tarrant Street, Arundel BN18 9DG £7 Members / £8 Non Members mail@jonathanbrown.co.uk 07787 056272 team@thevictoriainstitute.org 26 Jan 6.30 pm Alice in Wonderland by Neil Duffield Join Oxfordshire Theatre Company, as the inquisitive Alice leads you down the rabbit hole into a mysterious world of the imagination. Discover curious creatures, puzzling people and unravel marvellous mathematical mysteries on Alice’s quest to find out who really stole the Queen of Hearts jam tarts! In a world where nothing is quite as it seems, but everything is just as it is, you never know who’ll pop up next on this trip to Wonderland! Adult £8 Conc £6, 01444 455440 Clair Hall West Sussex RH16 3DN
Horse Racing 7 & 28 Jan 1pm Jump Racing Beat the January blues and join us for an exciting afternoon of jump racing at Fontwell Park 01243 543 335 www.fontwellpark.co.uk
Theatre 17 Jan - 22nd Jan 7:45 pm A Chorus of Disapproval Set in the rehearsal space of a thirdrate amateur operatic society Alan Ayckbourn’s wit and sharp observation of character shine through as he skilfully draws parallels between John Gay The Beggar Opera and the day to day activities of the society who are performing it. Priory Playhouse London Road Arundel BN18 9AN £8 members / £10 non members Box Office 01903 889645
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What’s On Computers
Clubs & Societies
Children
04 Jan 7:30 pm Pulborough Computer Club Talk and Q&A session. Refreshments included at Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £1.00 Pat Beard impcottage@talktalk.net
04 Jan 9:30 am Meet Friends at Pulborough Village Hall Pop into Pulborough Village Hall every Tuesday morning for tea, coffee and an opportunity to meet new friends. Transport is available. Pulborough Village Hall 01798 872540 05 Jan 7:00 pm Bridge Club Come and join us every Wednesday evening for a game of bridge. East Worthing Community Centre Diana 01903 263862 25 Jan 2:15 pm Walberton DFAS Monthly Arts Lecture - Paris A City in the Making by Thirza Vallois. At Yapton and Ford Village Hall, Main Road, Yapton BN18 0ET Free for members / £5 Guests. Contact Mrs Christine Brocklebank 01903 883876 thebrocklebanks@btinternet.com or Mrs P McChesney, Chairman 01243 553047
22 Jan 11am Woodcraft Skills Day Develop a range of woodcraft skills on this one-day course for parents or carers with a child aged 10 and above. Activities include fire lighting and using tools to make items from greenwood. Please bring lunch and robust outdoor clothing recommended. Woods Mill, Henfield. 11am-3pm Booking essential tel: 01273 497561
18 Jan 7:30 pm Pulborough Computer Club Genealogy - how to use your computer and online resources to reveal your family history. Refreshments included. At Pulborough Village Hall RH20 2BF £1.00 Email Pat Beard at impcottage@talktalk.net
Tai Chi 10 Jan 9:00 am Tai Chi Fortnightly on Monday at Pulborough Village Hall. £28 for 7 lessons Contact Jean Seagrim on 01798 872540
29th Jan 2-4 pm Arundel Scouts Taster Event. Activities for boys and girls aged 6 to 10 years. Drop in and find out about Scouting. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Opportunities for adult volunteers to work directly with young people or in a support role. At the Scout Hall, Green Lane Close, Arundel. Contact Mark Guy call: 07500 963 363 or crdo@westsussexscouts.org.uk
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1 Jan 12 noon Sompting Village Morris Dancers A New Year's Day tradition as Sompting Village Morris Dancers perform at noon at The Richard Cobden pub to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
4 Jan 10am A National Trust Event. Looking to start the New Year in a healthy way? Take the Nymans exercise trail around the garden all month, ask about our walks in the woods, and take part in a light 30 minute personal training taster session in the garden from Sussex Boot Camps at 11am every Tue and Thursday during January. Booking Not Needed. 10:00 to 18:00 Nymans, Nr Haywards Heath RH17 6EB
18 Jan 6pm Storrington Village Networking A friendly group of local businesses meeting once a month at the White Horse Hotel in Storrington. A free event where you can promote your business and make new contacts. Open to all businesses from Storrington and the surrounding area. Contact 01903 868474 or email info@sussexlocal.net to book a place or see www.villagenetworking.biz for more information
5 Jan 8pm Sompting Village Morris Dancers will be celebrating our traditional torchlit Processional WASSAIL with all the usual colour, music and general razmataz in Tarring village. Bring rattles and noisy instruments and help us frighten off naughty bad spirits. For more details visit our website at www.s-vm.moonfruit.com Tarring High Street, Near Worthing
17 Jan 1pm Tree Planting Help us plant trees at Glebelands recreation ground to create a new copse area. The mixture of native trees will add interest and create a wildlife haven. 1-3pm By the pavilion Rife Way, Ferring This project is free but please contact us if you are planning to come. Katy Roberts 02380 769 719 katy.roberts@btcv.org.uk
31 Jan 5pm Arun Business Partnership A networking event and ‘jolly’ at the Fish Factory 5 East Street, Littlehampton BN17 6AU. 5-7pm. It's free, no need to book, just bring along plenty of business cards, meet lots of people and have a giggle. Email miriam.nicholls@arun.gov.uk if you would like to come along.
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The Garden Hedge Monthly home & garden issues with Louisa Bell of City & Country Landscapes Many gardens have unsuitable hedges which are usually inherited with the house and you’re not quite sure what to do with them. They’re too big, and too important to nesting birds, to dig out. They could also be ecologically valuable. We visited a client last week whose entire hedge is listed with a preservation order. The old hedgerow system of boundary definition goes back hundreds of years and some hedges will be much older than your house – probably part of some ancient fiefdom. You can cut these on a regular basis, which helps generate new growth and keeps the hedge open to light and air. Most hedges can be cut back very hard too – better in the autumn or at least after the birds have left home. Always employ a decent tree surgeon or properly qualified landscaper. Cutting a hedge is a dangerous occupation. This summer I saw a lady up a ladder wielding a hedge trimmer whilst her husband held the cable away from the saw. We recently replaced an enormous hedge in Nutbourne which had died with a new mature hedge of white flowering Prunus lusitanica. It does look wonderful. If, despite regular pruning, your hedge remains untidy it can be used as a host to other lovely plants. The hedgerows in nature are hosts to honeysuckle and wild clematis, dog-roses and hardy fuschias. Your own hedge can be clothed with a more refined mixture of the same plants. The small species clematis – viticella – will add autumn colour, covering the hedge in late summer. An early-flowering clematis will cover the hedge in Spring. A large hedge can cope with a Clematis montana and the white flowers look great against an evergreen background. Roses too will twine throughout this new frame. I have used the beautiful banksian roses, their double pale lemon blooms have scrambled over and
through a twenty metre hedge. They’re thornless too, so don’t rip your arms when you prune. If you have a really long hedge then try the wonderful thug, Rosa filipes ‘kiftsgate’. This is a monster rose that will grow to eighty feet, covered in white blooms and then followed with red hips in the autumn. If you do live near the countryside you’ll be visited by flocks of fieldfares in the winter to eat the berries; a fabulous sight in cold weather. For our honeysuckle replacement, I have the evergreen Graham Thomas, but all honeysuckles will enjoy growing through a hedge as a host. Your hedge will be a hungry companion, taking moisture and nutrients from the soil, so plant your climbers a little way from the hedge itself and dig a really good sized hole. Fill this with decent compost, or mix the soil with some well-rotted organic matter. Water in your new plant well at first and keep angling any new growth towards the hedge, either wrapped around canes or pegged along the ground until it can be wound in. Once the climber gets into the hedge, there’s little you can do except watch it grow. When the hedge is pruned, the climber will get pruned too so be aware of the flowering season of your climbers and don’t prune at the wrong time, losing all your rose-buds or clematis flowers. Well, we enter a new year with a little trepidation about the weather for the next couple of months. The thermals have already been well used this year and we’re getting used to the sight of each other in long johns. It’s not a good look. We are still busy looking at gardens for the new year and if you’d like some ideas for your own fiefdom then call to talk it through. Get permission from the Lord of the Manor first. In the meantime, I hope you have a very happy New Year.
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Walking in the glorious Sussex countryside is a hugely enjoyable experience and an excellent way of keeping fit. You don’t need any special equipment and it’s completely free! The walks listed are part of the larger programme of walks offered by Horsham District Council, for further details please contact Jill Shuker on 01403 215269. All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - all you have to do is turn up at the stated time and enjoy yourself. Please do check with the organiser for any changes. Level 1 = Suitable for all even the very unfit and people with limited stamina. No stiles on level 1 walks. Level 2 = Moderate walking speed, expect stiles and inclines on the route. Level 3 = Fast steady pace. The route could involve steep inclines, stiles and rutted terrain.
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Kithurst South Circular 3 miles meet at Kithurst Hill car park. Hurston Place 4.8 miles meet at Glebe Surgery car park Storrington North Heath, Horsham 2 miles Sussex Barn car park off North Heath Lane. Billingshurst 1.5 miles meet at Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane. Thakeham Circular 3 miles meet at Thakeham Church car park. North Stoke 7.4 miles meet at Kithurst Hill car park. Pulborough Brooks 5 miles meet at the RSPB Reserve. Oddfellows Arms, Pulborough 8 miles 2 x 4 mile walks from the Oddfellows Arms St Mary’s Church, Horsham 2 miles St Mary’s Church, The Causeway, Horsham Parham Glider Field 3.6 miles meet at Glebe Surgery car park, Storrington Chanctonbury Ring 3 miles meet at Washington South Downs Way. Health Centre, Steyning 2 miles meet at Steyning Health Centre, Tanyard Lane Rudgwick to Baynards 5 ¾ miles Car park opposite the Kings Head(TQ091343). Wepham Down 6.5 miles meet at Kithurst Hill car park. Warnham Nature Reserve 1 – 2 miles meet at the Nature Reserve. Sandgate Park & Sullington 3.6 miles meet at Glebe Surgery car park Storrington The Burgh 4.5 miles meet at Kithurst Hill car park. Conservatory Café, Horsham 3.25 miles bandstand in Horsham Park. Serpents Trail, Fittleworth 10 miles No. 1 bus from Pulborough at 9:55am. West Chiltington 4 - 5 miles car park by West Chiltington Village Hall. Ditchling Beacon 5.5 miles clayton Windmills car park, off the A273. Southwater 2.5 miles park in the Cripplegate Lane car park. Itchingfield 3.5 miles Park outside the primary school (RH13 0NT). Sullington Church 3.3 miles Glebe Surgery car park Storrington . Lee Farm 5.2 miles meet at Kithurst Hill car park. West Chiltington 5 miles meet at West Chiltington recreation ground.
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THAKEHAM HELPS SAVE THE PLANET
– AND A POTENTIAL £60,000! Imagine, if you can, 38 massive hot air balloons floating in the sky above the small village of Thakeham in West Sussex. That image represents the huge amount of CO2 saved by the community in the first phase of their Greening Thakeham campaign.
This first phase of Greening Thakeham encouraged households to help reduce CO2 emissions – and other waste – by undertaking a number of easily achievable tasks, such as turning down the thermostat one degree, turning off standby’s or using low-energy bulbs. The households who achieved five such challenges then displayed the Greening Thakeham logo in their windows, so that the annual CO2, water and money savings made by the community could be calculated. An amazing 38.7 tonnes of CO2 were saved, along with 80,955 litres of water, not to mention total financial savings of over £7,500. Had every single household achieved the challenges (and being the summer holidays it is not surprising that not
everyone did), the s a vi n g s would have been enormous : over 300,000 tonnes of CO2; 640,000 litres of water; and around £60,000. All in a small, rural village. The Greening Thakeham committee are now planning Phase Two of the campaign, which will be a more ambitious initiative for long term energy saving in the village. Residents of Thakeham are being encouraged to suggest ideas and to get involved in what promises to be a really exciting project. Well done Thakeham and here’s to Phase Two! For further information about Greening Thakeham or to suggest further projects please contact: Lucy McDowell at greeningthakeham@yahoo.co.uk
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New Travel Agency opens 4th January! Pulborough Travel will be opening on 4th January at 85A Lower Street Pulborough. On Monday 10th January at 4pm there will be an official opening by star of stage and screen Susie Blake (Coronation Street, Wicked (Victoria Palace), Pygmalion (Chichester Festival) currently starring in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre in 'When We Are Married'. Pulborough Travel’s Christine Mortimer said she was ‘very excited about the new shop’ and was ‘really looking forward to helping local people with their travel plans’.
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Shed some light on your finances in 2011 The New Year is always a great time to take stock of things with a view to making a fresh start. After the outlay of Christmas, financial matters will be high on the list for many people and following the economic difficulties of the last couple of years, revisiting and assessing your financial priorities is perhaps even more important than ever. Top Tips 1. Spend a little time working out your likely budget for the next 12 months. Will your income exceed likely expenses? 2. What does your personal balance sheet look like? What assets/debts do you have? 3. Review any investments you have. Are they working hard for you? 4. R e v i e w your personal insurance arrangements? If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family be able to cope financially? 5. What are your plans for retirement? Have you reviewed your pension plans recently? Will you have enough income in retirement? 6. Review your Will and any Powers of Attorney to ensure they still satisfy your needs. 7. Ensure you are using all available tax reliefs and allowances. 8. If any of the above points give cause for concern, consider talking them through with an independent expert. Everybody’s financial priorities are different but all can benefit from an impartial assessment showing which parts of your finances are strong and which require development. See our special offer for Sussex Local readers and save £50.
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Connoisseurs Club
for those who enjoy the finer things in life
The Connoisseurs Club focuses on enjoying the best of wine, food and music. We have been pleased with the increase in membership during 2010 and are looking forward to some interesting and enjoyable events in 2011. Our events vary throughout the year from wine dinners at local restaurants in East and West Sussex, to wine tastings at historic and picturesque locations as well as unique music events. With the Connoisseurs Club there is always something different to look forward to. Our 2011 Connoisseurs Club Programme of events will be available shortly online www.travplan.co.uk/connoisseurs-club/ connoisseurs-club.asp And don’t forget Connoisseurs Club members enjoy discounts at selected Sussex restaurants and are automatically members of the European Travelplan Connoisseurs Club with benefits of luxury travel. There are many good reasons to join and we look forward to welcoming new members.
Membership Benefits include 5% discount on selected travel booked through European Travelplan Ltd 5% discount on selected restaurants including -The Old Forge, Storrington - Thirteen Church Street, Storrington - Bryces – The Old Schoolhouse, Ockley - Bryces Seafood Brasserie, Worthing - Sylvan Oak, Findon Village
- The Star Inn, Alfriston 5% discount on wine purchases from The Old Forge Wine Cellar 5% discount on purchases from The Old Forge delicatessen Regular Wine Offers
MEMBERSHIP of our CONNOISSEURS CLUB costs just £10 per person for two years Please call 01903 745 451 for more details or email connoisseurs@sussexlocal.net
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Bread Pudding A tried, tested and tasty recipe for using up stale
8 ozs stale bread bread. Serve hot or cold with custard. 2 ozs suet by Sue & Steve Flemwell 2 ozs sugar 1 egg 6 ozs mixed dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants) 1 teaspoon mixed spice pinch of nutmeg milk to mix
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Break bread into small pieces and soak in cold water Strain and squeeze bread out as dry as possible Place in mixing bowl and break up with a fork Add dried fruit, suet, sugar and mixed spice Beat egg and add to mix plus enough milk to allow the mixture to drop easily from a spoon Place in a greased, shallow tin. Bake for one hour at gas mark 4 or 180c When cooked turn out on to a hot dish and sprinkle with sugar
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New Year 2011 “10 Years Younger” Style Makeover Competition. Sussex Local, in association with Style Me Confident and The Beauty Lounge Findon, is running a New Year Style Makeover competition to help one lucky reader look and feel ’10 years younger’ in 2011.
How often have you wanted to look and feel 10 years younger? Would you like to feel more confident in your clothes? Do you want to look up to date but still appropriate for your age? The truth is that it doesn’t matter what size, shape, age you are because everyone can look and feel fantastic when they wear clothes in the best colours, styles and fabrics for them
Experience a Style makeover with Gay Richardson, our very own “Gok”. Enter our competition and you can experience a Style makeover with Gay Richardson, our very own “Gok”. This includes a full two hour colour and body shape consultation and analysis plus a personalised shopping trip with Gay Richardson www.stylemeconfident.co.uk (please note that clothes are not part of the prize). You will also receive a hair restyle courtesy of The Beauty Lounge in Findon as well as a make-up lesson with eyebrow shape and other beauty hints from the experts at The Beauty Lounge (www.beautyloungefindon.co.uk). If you would like to enter, please write to us to say why you deserve to win the style makeover. It is free to enter, simply complete the coupon and return it to us at; Style Makeover 2011, Sussex Local PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or email full details to style@sussexlocal.net Please include a recent full length photograph of yourself. If you need extra space to tell us why you think you deserve to win then please include details on a separate sheet of paper. No more than 150 words please. Good luck! The winner of this competition will be featured in the Sussex Local April 2011 issue. Terms and conditions Closing date is 31/01/ 2011, prize must be taken by 28/02/2011 and winner must be willing to be photographed and comment on their make–over experience for the April edition of Sussex Local.
Style Makeover Competition January 2011 To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply tell us why you think you deserve to win in 150 words or less. Please complete the coupon below and send with a recent full length photograph of yourself to: Style Makeover 2011, Sussex Local, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email: style@sussexlocal.net The winner will be chosen after the closing date of 31/01/11. Prize must be taken in February 2011. The winner must be willing to be photographed and comment on their make–over experience for the April edition of Sussex Local (press date 7/3/2011).
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PRIZE CROSSWORD
Storrington January 2011
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To enter, please send your crossword answers and the coupon to: Sussex Local Crossword, PO Box 2237 Pulborough, RH20 9AH or scan and email to crosswords@sussexlocal.net. The first correct entry drawn after 31st January 2011 wins the prize. Good luck! STO 0111 Name: Full address: Postcode: email: Phone number: Mobile: From time to time Sussex Local and The Old Forge wish to keep in touch with information and offers. We will never share your details with third parties. Please tick here if you do not wish to receive such information
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Reliable & friendly service Free quotations Fully insured Many satisfied clients
Practical assistance, advice, inspiration & guidance for small & medium business owners.
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Events that miss the magazine deadline are listed on our website. Add yours on...
Rienne Consulting
Business Performance and Growth Specialists
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Bathrooms UK Bathrooms Ltd
01903 868 434
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Car Servicing & Repairs
Carpentry cont
Storrington Auto Repairs
SPACECRAFT
Bathroom Suites from stock Vanity Units Shower Enclosures Station Approach Mirrors and Rails Pulborough Taps and Tiles RH20 1AQ Great Prices (near Travis Perkins) www.ukbathrooms.info Mon-Fri 9-5 (01798) 872 200 Sat 9-1
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Old Mill Drive, Storrington, RH20 4NH
Builders
Over 30 years experience Free Estimates
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TEL: 01903 746694
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Carpentry
Cat Sitting
General Carpentry
J.N.Richardson
General Builder
FITTED FURNITURE & CARPENTRY Contact Stefan Bugden
Interior & Exterior Fencing Doors Kitchens 01903 745 949 Wardrobes 07971 000 270 Flooring justaskjay@talktalk.net
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Electricians cont
Jewellers & Repairers
ELECTRICIAN
Alexander Jewellers
PART P - NAPIT Certified
Repairs, Gifts & Valuations
• All electrical work & rewiring • Inspection, testing & fault finding • Free estimates - fully insured
01903 782825
MRL CLEANING SERVICES
www.legrovepropertyandelectrical.com
Findon 01903 872745
01903 715 827 / 07889 11 77 19
Watch Strap & Battery Service
Electrical Sales
Competitive Rates - Personal Service Take the hard work out of keeping your home clean plus free up your spare time. Contact Sandy to arrange an appointment to discuss your cleaning needs
07597 043 234 MRLCleaning@aol.com
Complementary Therapy
CHRYSALIS www.chrysalis-therapy.co.uk
Free initial advice
Massage, Nutrition Aromatherapy, Reflexology Indian Head Massage Shiatsu & Acupressure Reiki & Relaxation
Rachel Lynne
07871 457 535
Drains
Drains, Toilets, Sinks & Sewers unblocked CCTV Surveys / Excavation & Repairs / Root cutting No call out charge 24 hour service - 7 days a week ‘We clear out your drains, not your pockets’
G RAHAM & CADELL
Radio & Electrical Sales
J EWELLERS & V ALUERS
6 High Street, Storrington
01903 743579
3 High Street Storrington RH20 4DR
Locksmiths
MASTER LOCKSMITH
Financial Advice
& Security Consultant
R F FINANCIAL SERVICES
Friendly Service from a Family Firm Free Estimates - Contact Robert
comprehensive affordable accounting service with no hidden extras
Roger Foregard Sole Practitioner
tel: 01903-751913 fax: 01903-750518 mobile: 07850 - 043944 rjforegard@supanet.com www.rffinancialservices.webs.com
Painting & Decorating
Painting & Decorat-
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Friendly Helpful, Reliable Service, Free Estimates & Advice Phone Ian: Mobile:
Tel: 01903 892627 Electricians
JOHN MILLS DECORATING •
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Any work considered
01903 873137 07845 973338
Call John for quote:
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01903 776956 07783 386865
www.c-and-c-electrical.co.uk
Specialising in Domestic & Light Commercial Installations NAPIT Part P Approved Domestic Installer 01903 260467 / 07977 658951
www.elsonelectrical.co.uk
Interior & exterior decorating to a high standard Free estimates & advice Fully insured
Property Services
RIVERSIDE HOME MAINTENANCE • Door Hanging
Your Advert here £10 + VAT per month Book Online at www.sussexlocal.net
• Laminate Flooring
• Fencing & Sheds • Patios & Decking • Flat Pack Assembly • General DIY • Kitchen & Bathroom Fitting
For a free quote call Nigel on
07768 510463 or 01903 745685
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PETER ROUSE Plasterer &
Taxi Services cont
STORRINGTON CARS
Plastering decorator Screeding Coving & artex Interior/exterior painting Oak & laminate flooring
01903 892 563 0783 774 8850
PRIVATE HIRE
01903 742 878 ALL MAJOR CARDS ACCEPTED Tree Surgery
SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES Painting, Plastering, Kitchens, Tiling, Decking, Fencing, Sheds + lots more Office: 01903 776 877 Mobile: 07966 223 471
For all aspects of Tree Surgery • C o m p l e te Removal
• S t u mp G r i nd i ng • P r u n i ng • H e d ge T r i m m i n g
Garry Miller 07786 447 554
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Roofing
JEMS Roofing
All your roofing needs met
Flat roofing Slating, Tiling Alwitra Single Ply Fascias, Soffits & Guttering Call Martin Younger
• C r o w n R ed u ct i o n • D e a d Wo od i ng • G a r de n C le a r an c e • F u l l y Q ua l i f i ed • Fully Insured
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Tree Felling Stump Removal Dead wooding Thinning Reducing and reshaping • Hedge Trimming
01903 680 018 07815 633 286
STEVE CHISWELL
Free estimates & Quotations Commercial & Domestic Fully Insured
South Coast Tree Care
KEVIN L. JONES
Roofing & Building
TREE SURGERY
New roofs, Chimney repairs, re-pointing, UPVC fascias/guttering, Flat roofing, Leadwork. Est. 30 years
All aspects of tree surgery & hedge cutting. Fully Qualified & Insured.
01903 872365 07801 295889
01798 813550 / 07968 858087
Window Cleaning
Tiling
PROFESSIONAL TILING SERVICE 07702 036 466 01903 892 586
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Interior & Exterior All windows Conservatories Fascias, Soffits 01903 745 949 Gutters 07971 000 270 Year round justaskjay@talktalk.net
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Accountants Beltons 18 Alternative Therapy Sussex Energy Therapy 16 Beauty Therapy Cherubs Beauty Spa 23 Lipastyle 23 Meditech Clinic 16 Blinds Direct Blinds 14 Car Sales & Service Ashington Automobile Co 11 Car Servicing Wigg's Auto Repairs Ltd 24 Carpets Funnells 15 Regency Carpets 2 Wall Bros Storrington 7 Chauffeur Cars Pulborough Private Car Hire 19 Childrens Online Store Kidstuff.org.uk 4 Churches Storrington Community Church 13 Cleaners Miss Mop 20 Dentures Denture Shop 17 Domestic Appliance Sales Carters Domestic Appliances 27 Function Room Hire Trinity Methodist Church 5 Funeral Director FA Holland 13 Furniture Restorers Barcombe Wood Finish Ltd 15 Garden Centre Village Nurseries 24 Garden Design City and Country Landscapes 9 Gardeners Big Green Carpet 26 Gym Chanctonbury Leisure Centre 17 Hairdresser Shampoo 23
Health and Fitness Way Into Health 16 Heating and Boiler Engineers B G Boiler Services 11 David Cooper Gas Technician 21 Holidays & Travel Madeira Walking 11 Roadmark Travel 32 Home Entertainment Bowers & Wilkins 15 Hamilton Cole 14 Hotel/Restaurant The Mill House Hotel 6 Independent Financial Advisors Example Associates Ltd 18 Personal Financial Designs 18 Kitchen Worktops Margrasil UK Ltd 20 Kitchens Design at 32 21 Kitchen Trader 21 Local Services Samaritans 13 Osteopath Nicholas Coysh 17 Painters & Decorators P&D Painting & Decorating 29 Picture Framers Belchamber Ltd 13 Nicholas Gentle Picture Framer 15 Plumber A J Plumbing 11 Plumbers Turners Plumbing 14 Podiatry Podiatry Services 17 Property Maintenance 50plus Handyman 11 Roof Care Sussex Moss Removal 8 School Great Ballard 6 Self Storage JNJ Storage 8 Web Designers LWS 24 Windows, Doors, Conservatories Sussex Doors 8
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BRITISH and CONTINENTAL HOLIDAYS Just a selection of holiday tours you can discover in our 2011 QUALITY DOOR-TO-DOOR COACH HOLIDAYS brochure 14 Feb WEST COUNTRY WINTER WARMER – 5 days - £335 pp Staying at the TOORAK HOTEL in Torquay in the mild climate of the English Riviera with a new itinerary of interesting visits. 12 Mar MADAM BUTTERFLY at The Royal Albert Hall - 2 days - £195 pp Enjoy a memorable weekend in London with Stalls seats for a performance of Madam Butterfly. Includes four-star accommodation at the THE TOWER HOTEL and guided tour of London. 14 Mar LUDLOW & THE SHROPSHIRE HILLS - 5 days - £299 pp Staying at “the most handsome inn in the world” – THE FEATHERS HOTEL in the heart of the ancient market town of Ludlow. See our brochure for the extensive itinerary. 4 Apr CHESTER & NESS GARDENS - 5 days - £375 pp From the recently-refurbished Best Western WESTMINSTER HOTEL in the heart of Chester we will take you to Port Sunlight, Ness Botanic Gardens overlooking the Dee Estuary and Attingham Park. There is also an optional half -day excursion to Chester Zoo or the Anderton Boat Lift, one of the “Wonders of the Waterways”. 11 Apr NEWCOMERS’ INTRODUCTORY TOUR - 3 days - £189 pp A special short break for new or existing clients who have not been with Roadmark on holiday before. We stay at the charming HOTEL MIRAMAR in Bournemouth. Come and sample Roadmark hospitality. 15 Apr HOLLAND IN BLOOM - 5 days - £499 pp Including the world-famous Keukenhof Gardens and excursions to The Hague, Delft, Volendam and Amsterdam. Our hotel is the 4-star GOLDEN TULIP NOORDWIJK BEACH on the magnificent boulevard of Noordwijk aan Zee. Please telephone for a copy of our 2011 Holidays brochure
01903 741233 Prices shown are for two sharing a twin or double room. A few singles available
