May 2017
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May 2017 Cover Photo Steven Edwards Masterchef winner and etch. Restaurant owner
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To May and, at the time of writing, the weather is gloriously warm and sunny. It is a wonderful time of year to get out in the lovely Sussex countryside and enjoy nature’s plumage. Why not join one of the local guided walks? See page 18. We’ve a culinary theme this month with acclaimed chef Steven Edwards as interviewee in our main feature, see page 26. Steven was the youngest ever winner of Masterchef: The Professionals in 2013 and talks about his career to date and his new Hove restaurant “etch.” Steven has also kindly donated an etch. Chef’s apron which you can win in our competiton on page 35. This month you can also win a copy of John Edgar’s book - A South Downs Year about his fascinating sculpture the Slindon Stone and the story of it’s creation. See page 42. Our regular What’s On section starts on page 4. There’s also updates from the area’s parish councils starting on page 44 to keep you up to date with local news.
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Local Walks - May All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Mon 1
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Pulborough Brooks Overspill car park at Wild Brooks visitor centre Rowfant Circular – Mill Pond Rowfant Business Centre café RH10 4NQ Okewood Hill Bluebell and Orchid Walk Car park opposite The Scarlett Arms, RH5 5RD Barns Green (1) Barns Green village sign RH13 0PT Three Woods Walk Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Lee Farm (2) Kithurst Hill car park Warnham (1) Village Hall car park in Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Henfield Byways Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Southwater (1) Car park of the Country Park, RH13 7UN Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Wepham Down Kithurst Hill car park Buchan Country Park (2) Car park off Horsham Road (A2220), RH11 9HQ Storrington Riverside Walk Storrington Rec Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Nuthurst Car park at the Black Horse pub RH13 6LH. Storrington – Amberley Circular Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Conservatory Café, Horsham Park Bandstand in Horsham Park, by café, RH12 1RJ Horsham Heritage Guided Walks Outside the Museum in the Causeway West Chiltington (1) Car park adj. to West Chiltington Village Hall South Holmwood & Anstiebury Farm Fourwents Pond car park on Blackbrook Road Parham Glider Field Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR The Burgh Kithurst Hill car park Ockley Forest Green Car park just off the A29 on the Horsham side of the village cricket Rowfant Circular, Tulleys Rowfant Business Centre cafe, RH10 4NQ
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Sussex Snippets Recently Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne held her first crime summit to discuss how we can tackle the problem of fraud and elder exploitation here in Sussex. Representatives, including from policing, banking and charity publicly debated the scale of the problem and discussed potential solutions. www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk/news Safe in Sussex currently offers local support to victims of domestic abuse via their Freedom Programme and provides vital out of area refuge for those in immediate danger. The new Safe in Sussex Amber House is set to open in Littlehampton in May and will offer a new style of shelter; the first of its kind in the UK, the refuge will not be hidden in the community but visible and recognisable, offering support and services all under one roof, the aim of this assistance is not necessarily focused towards ending relationships - the fundamental goal is to stop domestic abuse. www.safeinsussex.co.uk The Labour Party is fielding candidates in every seat in the Arundel and South Downs constituency for the West Sussex County Council Elections on 4th May the first time after trebling its local membership. The local Labour Party is campaigning for more investment in schools; it wants improved transport services
SUSSEX LOCAL in a rural community and for Social Care to be funded adequately to enable people to be looked after in the best place. Contact: Arundel & South Downs Constituency Labour Party. SSPlabourparty@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/southdownslabour Sussex Wildlife Trust is expressing “major relief and heartfelt thanks to everyone who voiced their love of the downland and showed their grave concern” at Eastbourne Borough Council’s plan to sell 3,000 acres of the Eastbourne Downs. The Council has taken the bold step to reverse its decision, in response to the huge public outcry, and now Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has agreed not to sell the two key sites that remained on its disposals list, the internationally rare chalk grassland escarpment at Plumpton and the foot-slope field of the Devil’s Dyke estate at Poynings. www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news More than 300 candidates will be contesting the West Sussex County Council elections on Thursday 4 May; the current constitution of the council is: Conservative 43, UKIP 10, Liberal Democrats 7, Labour 6, Independent members 3, and two vacancies. A detailed guide to the election, including the full list of nominations, can be found on the County Council website and votes will be counted on Friday 5 May with results published on the County Council website, or you can see the results as they come in by following @WSCCNews on Twitter. www.westsussex.gov.uk Ford resident Jacob Garrod has signed up to take part in St Barnabas House’s new off-road cycling event, Hit the Downs MTB,cycling in memory of his father, Andrew Garrod, who was cared for at the hospice at the end of his life having suffered from lung cancer. Hit the Downs, which takes place on Sunday 7 May, offers participants the chance to experience a new challenge across the South Downs Way, whilst raising money for their local hospice, and the undulating course will test riders with a multitude of tricky climbs and rapid downhill descents, with a 20 mile and 40 mile route ensuring the event is suitable for new and experienced cyclists alike. If you wish to donate please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Jakegarrodwww.stbh.org.uk/hitthedownsSt Barnabas House Events Team: 01903 706354 Saving money and reducing carbon emissions are just some of the benefits West Sussex schools will enjoy as they switch to solar power. West Sussex County Council recently made the decision to invest £3 million in the scheme, enabling 48 schools to install the renewable energy.
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St Barnabas House £50 Challenge St Barnabas House is calling all budding entrepreneurs from local companies, groups and schools to take part in the £50 Challenge to raise vital funds for the hospice. The idea is simple, St Barnabas will send you £50 and you have four months to turn it into as much as possible. How you do this is completely up to you, but there are lots of fun ways you can help local patients and their families who need hospice care. You could have a bake sale, do a dress up day in the office, hold a raffle, do a sponsored walk, have your own quiz night or dinner party – the possibilities are endless. Last year Oasis Dental Care took part in the £50 Challenge and managed to raise over £2,000. Wendy Bardsley, Community Fundraising Manager at St Barnabas House, said: “It costs nearly £6 million each year to run the hospice and only a small part of these costs are state funded. We are continually grateful to the generosity of the local community in supporting our work through voluntary donations.” Contact: St Barnabas House Fundraising Team, Tel: 01903 254777 or email fundraising@stbh.org.uk. www.stbh.org.uk/50challenge
Home-Start Seeks Volunteers Family support charity Home-Start CHAMS are looking
SUSSEX LOCAL forparents with a few spare hours each week, to enrol as a volunteer giving friendship and support to local vulnerable families. Home-Start is a small charity that supports families with children under the age of five, where the parents are experiencing difficulties or struggling to cope. There is now the opportunity to become a volunteer - visiting a family in their own home to help prevent family crisis and breakdown, so that the children won’t suffer and can be given the best possible start in life. Volunteering is a rewarding and varied opportunity and volunteers are provided with full training to enable them to take on the role, covering topics such as safeguarding, confidentiality, bereavement, depression, child development and the power of play. Home-Start is now enrolling for September’s course. Contact: Home-Start, Telephone - 01293 416327 or www.homestartchams.org.uk/home-visiting/
Bid for Sir Cliff’s waistcoat The Mary How Trust is auctioning a waistcoat that belonged to Sir Cliff Richard. The black sequined stage waistcoat has been donated by Anthony and Stella Capo-Bianco, and has Sir Cliff’s personal authentication. The eBay auction will raise funds for the Mary How Trust’s health screening service, which spots the early signs of cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The eBay auction starts at 9pm on Thursday 11 May. www.maryhowtrust.org
Help Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice Week, 22 to 28 May, is the UK’s only awareness and fundraising week for children with life-shortening conditions and their families and the palliative care services that support them. The aim of the week is to improve public understanding of what life is really like for families caring for seriously ill children. The round the clock care that children with life-shortening conditions need impacts on the entire family. Families often find it difficult to spend quality time together as it can be complicated to do even the simplest activities. It also highlights how precious family time is and how the wide range of children’s palliative care services across the UK provide vital support to thousands of families and help them treasure their time together. Chestnut Tree House is encouraging people to support them during Children’s Hospice Week by holding their own fundraising event and the hospice’s Fundraising Team have got lots of ideas. Contacts: Chestnut Tree House Fundraising Team on 01903 871820 www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk
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Support Our Shops Campaign Pulborough residents are being asked to join a campaign to Support Our Shops to help them cope with the potential loss of passing trade following new rural car park charges introduced in April. The campaign, organised by Pulborough resident Jane Mote, the Labour party’s Pulborough candidate for West Sussex County Council, is aimed at trying to lessen the potential damage of the charges introduced by Horsham District Council. The parking charges were unopposed by local Conservative councillors. The Labour group will be pushing for a review of the car parking charges to at least make the first hour free but in the meantime they are asking people to make a special effort to show their support for the businesses who are also facing business rate rises. As well as the costs going up for passers-by, busi-
SUSSEX LOCAL nesses will have to pay more than double their current annual fee for a parking space - £130 instead of £60. “I am not against charges being introduced in principle but the consultation was poor and the effect on passing trade of the first hour being high is unnecessarily punitive. It’s hard enough to compete with the big supermarkets and their free parking,” said Ms. Mote. Contact: jane4pulborough@gmail.com or www.southdownslabour.com/ www.facebook.com/ southdownslabour twitter.com/LabourASD
Keep Sussex Safe Plan Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has unveiled her new Police and Crime Plan with the county’s community safety priorities for the next four years. Protecting Sussex’s vulnerable and commissioning the best services to help victims of crime are among the plan’s core principles, as is ensuring that victims and witnesses have the most positive experience of the criminal justice system. Another central objective is to strengthen local policing and ensure Sussex Police maintains a local approach to community engagement that is accessible, adaptable and reflects local need. The 2017-2021 plan also focuses on encouraging and supporting local communities to prevent crime and disorder and working with partners to reduce offending and re-offending.www.sussexpcc.gov.uk/police-crime-plan.
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etch… MasterChef Winner Steven Edwards Launches Brighton Restaurant Steven Edwards; "There is a gap in the market for someone to do for Sussex what Rick Stein has done for the Southwest". Steven Edwards is a busy man, in just over three weeks time the youngest ever winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, will realise what must be every chef’s dream - the launch of his first restaurant. Opening its doors on 24th March, ‘etch’ is already fully booked for the first few Fridays and Saturdays. In fact, Steven Edwards who – despite his stellar rise through the culinary ranks – comes across as a down to earth and pragmatic man – confesses to being “a bit taken aback,” when ‘etch’ had gathered 500 reservations by the fourth day of the booking system going live.
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Born in Oxford, Steven grew up in Windsor and says that the idea of being a chef was not a childhood dream. He had always enjoyed eating and tasting everything his mother cooked, describing himself as being “excited about food and replicating tastes.”When asked if there is one meal that takes him back to those days he is unequivocal – “Shepherd’s pie, ” is his ultimate comfort food after a long day in the kitchen. At school he did Home Economics but it wasn’t until he was fourteen, “quite late”, that a school careers advisor suggested he might want to be a chef. Initially, Steven’s parents were against his career choice. “They’d both worked in the industry – dad as waiter and general manager and mum as a housekeeper. So they knew all about the long hours and hard work.” In an effort to deter Steven his father used his contacts, sending his son up to London to work in the kitchens of Paul Rankin and Gary Rhodes. Rather than deter, Steven’s experiences there had the opposite effect. Following training with leading chefs, such as Raymond Blanc and Chris Wheeler, Steven moved to Sussex in 2008 joining a new team at country house hotel South Lodge, under Michelin starred chef Matt Gillan. Then came MasterChef: The Professionals. At first, when Lewis Hamblett, South Lodge’s executive chef, asked if he wanted to enter, Steven said no. “I already had my dream job, I was Head Chef in a five star hotel.” But Lewis Hamblett, it seemed
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wasn’t taking no for an answer. “Lewis forced me to take part,’ says Steven. “He has always believed in me and he literally filled in the application form for me.” Lewis’s faith paid off and Steven’s own worries that he might go out in the first round proved unfounded as, one of the programme’s youngest competitors, he went on to win the competition. An achievement that he describes, unsurprisingly, as “career-changing.” Following Masterchef the offers came rolling in – calls from restaurateurs asking him to head up their kitchens, from investors wanting to set up restaurants and organisations offering him development opportunities. The impact on his life was dramatic, he had to get an agent and found he was spending part of the week at South Lodge and the other part out around the country promoting. Steven describes the year after MasterChef as a “whirlwind” and he doesn’t think he had a single day off. Despite the deluge of offers coming in, Steven didn’t make his mind up in a hurry – he used that year to test out what he wanted to do. What he did realise was that, much as he’d loved his job, going back to South Lodge was no longer a challenge. But if it was a challenge Steven was looking for, opening his own restaurant delivered: “It was a lot harder than I’d thought. Money brings other personalities.” But Steven was focussed; he wanted his business plan, his decisions and vision - it would be, after all, Steven Edwards’ name above the door. Keen to find people who shared his values and passion, he sought investors who wanted to invest for the love of it. As he says, “ If you want to make money, invest in the stock market, don’t open a restaurant.” He found ten local business entrepreneurs, whom he describes as “brand ambassadors” for the restaurant. However, having the business plan and money in place was only the start, Steven still had to find premises. Meantime, following requests to do dinner parties and pop-ups, Steven and his business partner set up
SUSSEX LOCAL ‘etchfood,’ which, in its first twothree years did around 100 days of pop-ups (what Steven describes as “simpler versions of the restaurant”), in venues such as Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Nyetimber Vineyard in West Sussex. All the while, Steven was looking for the right premises for a restaurant. At first his search covered the southeast, including London – but he narrowed it to Brighton. It had, he felt, a certain draw: that people who had been to his pop-ups, say in Leeds, would be willing to travel to an accessible, seaside city like Brighton for a weekend and visit his restaurant. Having decided on Brighton it took him two years to find the right premises. ‘etchfood’ will continue to provide pop-ups and home dining experiences alongside the restaurant - they are, Steven says, still very popular. Which is easy to believe; the home dining experience involves a team turning up at your house with not only fabulous food but also all crockery, cutlery, glassware and wine to match, serving and cleaning down afterwards, ensuring the guests are entertained and the host enjoys a stress free evening.
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So why ‘etch’? Naming the restaurant was tricky, Steven wanted something modern, catchy, and when the word ‘etch’ came up in conversation it seemed to encapsulate Steven’s vision – to deliver a dining experience etched on diners’ minds. A concept cleverly reinforced by the restaurant’s strapline: imprint – define – impress. Steven Edwards is clearly passionate about delivering an unforgettable dining experience, and his menus feature pared-down, but enticing, descriptions of dishes based around the seasons and local produce. Interestingly for such a lauded chef - Michel Roux Jnr described Steven’s food as “lovely … expertly cooked… fault-free” –Steven believes that food is just thirty percent of the dining experience, fifty percent is service and the rest is the wine list and staff who can talk knowledgably about a dish. Diners at ‘etch’ may well find one of their dishes brought to their table by the chef himself, explaining the dish, its origins and where key ingredients have come from. Focussing on the freshest produce from the local region is another of Steven’s passions and he feels “one hundred percent,” that: “Sussex offers everything we need – fresh fish and seafood, and the South Down’s fantastic lamb and venison. There is a gap in the market for someone to do for Sussex what
Rick Stein has done for the Southwest. Not only for food suppliers but also for wine producers.” So, what’s next for Steven Edwards? With what appears to be his usual focus and drive, for now Steven is concentrating on ‘etch.’ Not that he’s ruling out future expansion, it’s just not something he’s thinking about at present. Although, he says that if he does expand it would probably be a different venture, perhaps a pub, which would offer a different style of menu – possibly a chance to taste Steven’s version of his favourite Shepherd’s pie? Contact: etch, 216 Church Road, Brighton BN3 2DJ 01273 227485 www.etchfood.co.uk www.steven-edwards.co.uk
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Breathtaking Berlin I've just returned from a short break to Berlin and what a fabulous city it is! We managed to squeeze in a lot into our two night stay, arriving by lunchtime on Friday and departing after lunch on Sunday. Which at the Famous was good as the food being Michelle (centre) Brandenburg Gate so delicious, we needed to fit as many meals as possible into our stay! Essential places to see include the Reichstag building with its glass dome (tours are free to this historic building but you must book in advance) The Holocaust Memorial, the many museums (DDR museum, Berlin wall memorial, Jewish museum, Topography of Terror museum, Neues museum to name but a few) as well as the East Side gallery - an open air gallery created from the Berlin Wall. No trip to Berlin is complete without the food and drink the city can offer - try the many types of wurst (we saw Veganwurst for the non-meat eaters!) and a stein glass or two of beer. Contact me by telephone on: 01903 863 550 or email me at: michelle.murray@travelcounsellors.com www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/michelle.murray
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Chicken Thighs with Seasonal Jersey Royals, Asparagus & Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients - Serves 6 - 45 mins -
12 chicken thighs (skins on or off is fine) A handful of fresh thyme (dried will work too) 1 tbsp. lemon rapeseed oil (olive oil is fine) 500g Jersey Royal potatoes, scrubbed and part boiled 1 red onion, roughly quartered 1 bunch of asparagus, remove woody ends 1 garlic bulb, cut into half Chopped parsley to serve
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Method 1. Heat the oven to 200oc / Gas 7 and boil a pan of water 2. Place the chicken thighs, garlic bulb and thyme springs roasting tin, lightly roll the chicken in the oil and season. Place in the oven for 15 minutes. 3. Meanwhile boil your Jersey Royals for about 15 minutes 4. Remove the chicken from the oven and add the potatoes, onions and remaining oil, return to the oven for a further 15 minutes 5. After 15 minutes add the asparagus and bake for a further 10 minutes. 6. Serve with chopped parsley and drizzle your super easy hollandaise all over, enjoy!
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Win! etch food apron Quality chef’s apron RRP £50 Steven Edward’s and his team use their own professional merchandise in the restaurant and these stylish hand-crafted items are available to buy for your own home. Enter our competition for the chance to win this stylish apron.
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens A really helpful thing to help you with the exercises below is to time limit them. They can be quite powerful and in my experience if I give myself, say 5 minutes on any one, then I can concentrate without the fear of being overwhelmed by the new things that are happening inside me.
“Being” in our garden As a garden designer I try to create meaningful spaces for people. An intimate seating area, abundant colour combinations or a calm glade. Each place that I apply my attention to needs to serve different functions and some of those functions are often not just physical but spiritual. For example, a path might be needed to get a person from A to B. But alongside that function one can create a mini life journey for a client: a curved path that slows our walking pace to help us calm down, a beautiful focal point like a Greek vase which might symbolise something beautiful we are heading towards in life, not just earning enough to pay the bills. The path might enter a canopy of small trees that makes us feel held and protected by nature or the path might disappear and reappear allowing us to feel the sense of mystery that our lives are not mapped out and predictable. I am really trying to design experiences for people. Yet being able to experience what a design achieves in physical form is a whole other ballgame. In my life I have at times been miserable in beautiful natural settings and been happy in ugly places which has led me to realise that the appreciation of nature is also very much an internal affair. In the following paragraphs I’d like to share some of the internal ways I have learnt to BE in my garden more. Choose a good spot - Find a spot in your garden that can be yours alone. A chair, or log to sit on that overtime comes to represent your contemplative intention. Make sure it is comfortable and leave your mobile phone in the house. This can become your time and your space even if it is only a few minutes a day. Make a promise that during this time you don’t look around and start deadheading or weeding. You are cultivating a new relationship with your garden and need to keep this separate from maintenance.
1) Close your eyes and start by listening to all the different sounds you can hear. At first you may hear a crow calling out, a car driving by or kids next door. See if you can gently separate the cause of the noises from their actual sounds. Eg a man coughing in the next garden becomes a rough barking sound, an insect becomes a low hum. The more you do this the more the sounds reduce to their pure form less attached to the meanings and origins we give them. Your experience can become more orchestral. In this state of mind there is no good or bad sounds just the different vibrations. 2) Focus on your breathing. This exercise never ceases to fascinate me. By concentrating on the area just below your nostrils where the breath can be felt
through the door moving in and out you can just observe the pace of your breathing. The important element here is not to make the breath do anything, not to make it come in and out with any evenness but just observe it’s natural rhythm. Eg my breath is often very fast for a good few minutes or quite sporadic. Then it changes again. All we have to do is observe this change like a curious scientist or a child watching clouds form shapes. You may observe how not only does breathing influence mental processes but allows us to connect to the space around us. 3) The Mind - It seems the mind’s job is to rove around and constantly produce thought and images. Normally we are quite invested in what our mind has chosen to focus on. In this exercise you simply observe what your mind is thinking about. Try not to give what is happening a value judgment but just like the breathing exercise you can observe ‘your mad monkey mind’ jumping around. Oh that’s interesting..I am thinking about work…that person I had an argument with…the lawn that desperately needs a mow. The core point here is that you can find a separation from your thoughts. They are always there but your ability to observe them in a compassionate and patient way can bring on a calmness. People often say “Oh I can’t do meditation my mind won’t shut up”. But effective meditation if not fighting the mind and wanting it to be different but finding a calmer place within it to observe its never endingness. And sometimes a lucky
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by product is that is does become more still. 4) The Senses - Each sense can be engaged in our appreciation of our garden. The first sense we have already looked at is hearing. With our eyes closed as if we were truly blind how do we experience the sounds and how do the sounds give us a different experience of different spaces. A far off seagull, a plank of wood falling from a truck, a plane overhead? The sounds interweave and overlap. This is your very own “Spotify” without advertising! Sight - When I look at nature I like to feel that, as the self conscious product of millions of years of evolution, I am nature’s way that it discovered to look upon itself- to appreciate itself and care for itself. Let your eyes wander - This is a simple game where you get comfortable and then let your eyes wander where they want to go. Then let them fix on one particular thing. It may surprise you what happens. They may go onto a half buried stick or a woodlice struggling on it’s back, or a star shaped Echincea flower. Let yourself be taken in by whatever it is and let yourself be moved by what it is you are looking out. It is often unpredictable what comes up and if you stay as long as needed something important often emerges. Squinting - No not because of the sunlight but because this can help us see the whole visual field, including the merging of colours and the different dark and lights. Being in this state can let us see
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What to do in May There is an old gardener’s adage that ‘one looses the gardens in May’. There is so much to do. Annual flowers and other frost sensitive plants like v e g e t a b l e p lu g s tomatoes, runner beans, peppers, aubergines and chillies - can be bought and planted now if you didn’t have the opportunity to grow them indoors this year. Feed lawns Water any new plants and fertilise and water pot plants If Pennstemons show lots of new basal growth prune them back to the fresh green shoots Thin out the clematises that have already flowered this year. Hoe weeks to save you having to get on your hands and knees - little and often
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Bury CE Primary School Tucked away at the foot of the downs and surrounded by farms and little else, this truly is a far cry from my previous school in Crawley. So why take on the headship at Bury? I was looking for a school which matched with my own values of connecting children with the environment and the community they are part of. It would be safe to say that Bury CE Primary has been through a tough time of late without any real stability and clear direction – that however is no longer the case. Bury has huge potential for learning and we are at the start of something really quite special. I was appointed in January and the children, staff, parents and community have all been brilliant in supporting my desire to raise expectations and utilise our stunning location. We are lucky enough to have small class sizes, all fewer than 20. You would be forgiven for thinking that we are a private school (but without any of the associated costs!) given our size and relative space. In under a term we have built links with the South Downs National Park, who are meeting with me again shortly to help us create a truly unique Bury Curriculum. The children have spent a morning with the RSPB identifying wildlife in our grounds. We have visited the local organic farm and spent time at the local plant nursery. From further afield we have been visited by an award winning author, with the children delighted to get signed copies of his books. Probably most exciting for us all has been to establish a close link with the Slindon Estate National Trust. They have agreed to work with us every fortnight over the next couple of years developing our grounds; in return we are working with them with their ‘The Rise of Northwood’ project. More about this next time… The Friends Of Bury School group did brilliantly on the 2nd April, utilising our grounds and close relationships with local land owners, to put on an Easter Egg Hunt across the Downs. Have a look at our website www.bury.w-sussex.sch.uk/website to see what else we have been up to. Thomas Moore, Headteacher
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The value of a school garden Green fingered Entrepreneurs at Fittleworth Village School are busy planting home-grown plants and produce to sell at their forthcoming Summer Fete on Saturday 10th June, 2017 (12pm-3pm). Graham Bloomfield, Headmaster says ‘the school garden is a rich, hands-on learning environment for children’. Linda Ball, School Business Manager and Head Gardener says ‘we welcome the support of the community to help us maintain our garden so please get in touch if you are able to donate plants or seeds. www.fittleworthschool.org.uk
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Win a copy of ‘A South Downs Year’ A new book has been published pertaining intimately to this area of West Sussex. This 'Sculptor’s Journal' records the artist Jon Edgar’s time during a project to produce a sculpture to mark the National Trust's largest ever woodland re-planting in Slindon, West Sussex. It sits permanently in Northwood, just to the north of the village and close to the Roman road, Stane Street. The stone was moved to eight different locations over 14 months to engage with as many people as possible during the sculpting; 1350 people were involved in everything from a small chip to hours of work on the stone. The working method involves no preplanning - a sort of improvisation in three tonnes of Portland stone, where the artist trusts that something will emerge, rather than imposing it on the stone. That means delving deeply into the history of the landscape as well as being open to the experiences while carving. The book reflects these researches and the process the stone went through - a study of sculptor, stone, landscape and local history. You can see other large carvings by the artist at the entrance to RSPB Pulborough Brooks reserve, at the Devil’s Punch Bowl, Hindhead and in Southover Grange Gardens, Lewes.
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Bury News New Councillors
Bury Parish Council is pleased to announce the unanimous appointment of three new Councillors. John Labarte, local resident; Matt Thomas, Headmaster at Dorset House School and Tony Lewis, Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. All three new appointments represent strong commitments to all residents and the future of our whole Parish. There was a good response with a number of excellent candidates to choose from, whom we thank for their interest. It was a difficult decision.
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The Compass Travel 71 Storrington – Pulborough – Chichester (Wednesdays) route will be revised to run via Bury Coombe Crescent and direct to Slindon and Chichester instead of via Arundel, from 24 April. You can catch up with details of these issues and other local matters, by visiting the parish council website at www.buryparishcouncil.org.uk
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Coldwaltham News County Council Candidates Candidates for County Council elections on 4th May are as follows: Pat Arculus, Conservative, Samuel Hancock, Liberal Democrats, Jane Mote, Labour Party, Liz Wallace, UKIP. All are residents of the Pulborough area.
Coldwaltham Youth Club The Club membership is open to those between the ages of 9 and 16 and is sourced from those living in the Parish and neighbouring villages including Pulborough. The main objectives of the Club is to offer a safe meeting place to all members irrespective of their gender, religion, race or sexual orientation. The Club runs on Monday nights following the local schools’ term times. The activities include sport both inside and out with the car park giving a safe enclosed environment for several types of ball games. Inside table tennis, air hockey and other internal sports are on offer. Craft is also a favourite. We also aim to have off site activities at least once a term offering for example go-carting and tower climbing. There are also special events for Easter, Christmas and a barbecue which all involve food and party games. Our members are also asked to decide what they would like to do and if possible their suggestions are catered for.
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The Club is run by an experienced Leader and she is supported by various helpers. All personnel involved directly with the members have received the necessary legal clearance to undertake their duties. The Club is self funding and all helpers give of their time completely free. Whilst The Parish Council support the Club with a donation of £500 per year no monies come from the County or the District. We therefore raise monies from members subs, the hiring of the Hall and two or three jumble sales a year. The Labouring Man very kindly support us with funds from its’ ‘swear’ jar and if we are in need of replacing equipment we approach The Wild Brooks Society who are always willing to help if they can. Our largest expenditure is for Insurance and ongoing Repairs at the Hut and Site. The Youth Club hut is on the Lodge Hill site with the entrance being just off Waltham Park Road RH20 1LY For more information contact Klaire Johnson 01798 875689. Hall booking enquiries contact Maggie Grover 07949 318056. The next Parish Council meeting is at 7.30pm on 9th May at St James School. www.coldwalthampc.org.uk
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Fittleworth News County Council Elections The candidates for election as West Sussex County Council members in the election on May 4th are as follows: Janet Dunction - Conservative (lives Petworth) Jeannie Dunning - UKIP (lives Walberton) Natalie Hume - Liberal Democrats (lives Chiddingfold) Andrew Young - Independent (lives Midhurst)
Parish Council Meetings At the time of writing (mid April) the latest Parish Council meeting minutes which were available on the Parish Council website were from the January 2017 meeting, although there were meetings scheduled for February and March. Similarly the last agenda published was for the February meeting.
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Planning permission has been granted for the village shop and cafe., according to the Parish Council website, although there are still some procedural hurdles to cross. The planned opening date is summer 2018, We will be happy to run a (free) feature if someone from the Parish Council would like to contact us. fittleworth-pc.org.uk
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Pulborough Parish Council County Council Candidates
Candidates for County Council elections on 4th May are as follows: Pat Arculus, Conservative, Samuel Hancock, Liberal Democrats, Jane Mote, Labour Party, Liz Wallace, UKIP. All are residents of the Pulborough area.
Parish Council 16th March
Extract (in summary) of points from Parish Council meeting of 16th March 2017. The District Councillor in attendance reported on the recent budget and 2.5% council tax increase; Strategic planning and housing numbers, current annual housing allocation being 800 which may be reset in 2 -3 years time to a considerably higher figure; New refuse collection protocol introducing fortnightly collections, which will probably commence in 2018-19. The next meeting of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group was scheduled for 4th April, and a letter was in process to landowners to request up to date information. At the time of the meeting, there was a vacancy for Parish Clerk which had not been filled. The Sports Pavilion rebuilding was discussed and it was resolved to proceed with compiling a suitable list of contacts to approach, issue the invitation for
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expressions of interest and report responses back for Council to consider. A member circulated a paper which suggested a general dissatisfaction with the new car parking charges. It was hoped that the District Council would undertake an early review of the scheme and any impact it had on village economy. The ParishCouncil was very disappointed that the District Council had not allowed for an initial free period of parking in line with other similar neighbouring districts but had continued with the proposal for charging 75p for the first hour. Council agreed to obtain from Horsham District Council, after one year in operation, figures relating to the viability of the Car Park Charging Strategy particularly as it related to Pulborough, with specific reference to the visitor charging arrangements. The possibility of letting the 30-40 car parking spaces at the Sports Pavilion to traders during weekdays was discussed. Comment was made that the bowling club uses the car park 3-4 times during summer weekdays and also that with the potential sports pavilion rebuild project the car park was likely to have to be closed for building site equipment possibly within the year. Following briefdiscussion, it was therefore agreed not to progress this initiative. www.pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk
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West Chiltington Parish Council Reporting Anti-Social Behaviour
The Parish Council meeting in March had some guests from Sussex Police to talk about crime and vandalism in the area. There was a very interesting discussion about the process that Safety Community Officers can pursue once offenders have been identified. It was made very clear to us that it is absolutely imperative that any incident of criminal or anti social behaviour must be reported to the police. If it’s not reported it hasn’t happened. Obviously it’s also very helpful to the police if any evidence is captured, for example through CCTV. To report anti-social behaviour Dial 101 or report online through www.sussex.police.uk If the incident is currently in progress dial 999.
Vacancy
A vacancy for a Parish Councillor has arisen and we welcome anyone who has an interest and enthusiasm for the village to volunteer for this rewarding role. A Parish Council is the first tier of local government and is solely involved in issues for the village's benefit. If you would like to offer some of your time we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact either the Parish Clerk on 01798 817434 or a councillor - details are on www.wchiltparishcouncil.org.uk
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The brand new skate park has been ordered removal of the current one will start in early April – the construction of the new one will begin on site in May.
iRecord is an online system which allows anyone to record sitings of wildlife, flowers, trees, insects etc. It allows you to make a real contribution to science and conservation. Visit www.brc.ac.uk/irecord and download the app. The co-ordinates of the siting will be automatically captured, making it really easy to use.
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The stretch of footpath 2421, which is locally known as the Windmill path on Churchfield Farm land has been upgraded to make it easier and safer to walk along. We trust that regular users will notice a big difference - let us know what you think.
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Wasps - Hornets - Rodents - Moles Ants - Pigeons - Squirrels - Moths Specialist Bird & Squirrel Proofing Electric Fly Killer & Insect Screens
A J Maddox All aspects of
Plumbing & Heating Established 30 yrs
01903 266 219 07941 277 163
01403 786 100 www.desbone.co.uk
Harry Jackson
Pest Control
INSECTS - RODENTS - BIRDS 01903 200 278 07718 355 716 i n f o @ hj p e s t c o nt r ol . c o . u k w w w . hj p es t co n t r o l . c o. uk
M.C. SERVICES
Plumbing & Heating
Plastering JOHN MILLS DECORATING
Interior & exterior decorating to a high standard Free estimates & advice Fully insured
Call John for quote:
01903 776956 07783 386865
PLASTERING
RENDERING All areas covered Free quotations Fully insured
northyathome@msn.com
01903 504 877 07920 798 071
PAINTING AND DECORATING 25 years experience Qualified Excellent references
01903 411 507 07917 341 535 www.love-your-home.org
Personal Training
Reliable & friendly service Free quotations discount with Fully insured rt adve this Many satisfied clients City & Guilds Qualified 01798 872 832 Mr P Nelson 07904 537 686 15%
Installation, Service & Breakdown Call Matthew No job too small for prompt No VAT to pay reliable local service
553992
07979 746239
All aspects of Plumbing and Heating. Bathrooms, Boiler installations & Repairs
01903 740 538 07871 725 133
pipelineplumbingservices.co.uk info@pipelineplumbingservices.co.uk
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Door Hanging RIVERSIDE HOME General DIY MAINTENANCE Painting & Decorating Kitchen & Bathroom
Fitting & Tiling
Wooden Flooring Patios & Decking Flat Pack Assembly Fencing & Sheds
STEVE CHISWELL Roofing & Building
New roofs, Chimney repairs, Re-pointing, UPVC fascias/guttering, Flat roofing, Leadwork. Est. 30 years
For a free quote please call Nigel on
01903 872365 07801 295889
07768 510 463 01903 745 685
www.riversidehomemaintenance.co.uk
YOUNGER ROOFING
info@whittington.co
Podiatry/Chiropody
Flat Roofs Slating /Tiling UPVC Soffits Fascias Guttering Lead work Free estimates
Roofing since 1988
No VAT
01903 713 423 07984 884 642
younger.roofing@yahoo.co.uk
Tree Surgery
DAWN N JONES MSSCh MBChA
D.R. GRADY
Pulborough Podiatry
TREE SURGERY - West Chiltington Felling Hedge Cutting Pruning Stump Grinding
Visiting appointments available
01798 872 647
dr.grady@yahoo.co.uk
01798 815415 / 07703 358874
Private Hire / Taxi
Insured & Fully Qualified
Roofing
01798 873311
Property Services
ALL IN1
R & R Roofing
HANDYMEN
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPING, GARDENING NO JOB TOO SMALL Rob 15 YRS EXPERIENCE
Specialists
01903 873 365 07517 368 468 rbdakin@aol.com Fully Insured - NPTC Trained & Qualified
Climbing Reductions Felling Stump Grinding Pruning
JONATHAN CARTER
Covers Pulborough, W. Chilt & surrounding villages NPTC City & Guilds. Insured
Shirley
07796 950 876
Call or Text
allin1handy@hotmail.co.uk
KEVIN L. JONES
30 years experience Flat Roofing Leadwork 01903 746 487 Tiling 07795 821 627 RandRRoofing.co.uk Slating
TREE SURGERY All aspects of tree surgery & hedge cutting. Fully Qualified & Insured.
01798 813550 / 07968 858087
SUSSEX LOCAL
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Window Cleaning
Window Cleaning Traditional & Professional Interior & Exterior Conservatories Year round 01903 745 949 Services 07971 000 270
Window Cleaning Services Locally Based
0800 677 1712 ppcwindowcleaners.uk
SUSSEX TREES & HEDGES For all aspects of Tree Surgery
C o m p l e te
Removal P r u n i ng H e d ge T r i m m i n g C r o w n R ed u ct i o n
D e a d W ood i ng G a r de n C le a r an c e F e n c i ng F u l l y Q ua l if i ed Fully Insured
Garry Miller 07786 447 554 sussextrees and hedges@hotmail.co.uk
Water Softeners / Salt Do you have a hard water problem or a water softener you need salt for?
Give Sandy’s Salt & Softeners a call today!
01243 860808 www.s-s-s.biz
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