Chichester Local Magazine - March 2020

March 2020

Local news & events through the door to over 8,000 homes in this area every month

GIG BUDDIES Concert befriending scheme NEWS

Local council & charity

PROPERTY

Japanese knotweed

GARDENS Arundel Castle

HISTORY

Chichester’s Market Cross

WIN!

John Illsley - ‘The Life & Times of Dire Straits’

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

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March 2020 Cover image March Hare courtesy of Wendy Ellison

Welcome...

To March, we are a third of the way through the year and Spring is nearly here with warmer weather to look forward to. Keep our March What’s on guide to hand for lots of events and activities for all the family.

Our charity profile this month spotlights Gig Buddies, a befriending scheme for adults with learning disabilities and autism.

Pairing up music enthusiasts who may not be able to attend concerts on their own with “buddies” who share similar musical tastes means a great night out for both parties.

Andrew Staib visits the ’fairy tale’ gardens at Arundel Castle and takes tea with the head gardener. Plus the usual monthly tasks in our regular gardening feature.

You can win tickets to see Dire Straits longtime bass player, John Illsley in 'The life and times of Dire Straits'. A fascinating eyeopener with some wonderful music thrown in.

Historian Andrew Berriman writes about Chichester’s Market Cross, where the city’s poor traded their wares. Andrew looks at what has changed over the years with some lovely colour pictures.

Our “Property Doc” looks at the invasive Japanese knotweed and the damage it can wreak on property.

We also have a special education feature. If you’re considering a private school for your child, read our article from The Good Schools Guide.

Finally, don’t forget to get in touch with any news or community items for publication.

Until next month,

Kris & Jeff

Quote of the month "Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there."

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Competition

John Illsley 'The life and times of Dire Straits' An evening of memories and music

John Illsley first took his show on the road last year. It played across nationwide venues, even taking in Glastonbury festival, and proved such a rip-roaring success that he’s doing it all again this Spring. Joined by old friend and Dire Straits co-manager Paul Cummins who will be quizzing him on times past, John will also be playing many Dire Straits’ classics together with three members of his band.

Of course John Illsley is well placed to talk about life on the road and what it means to be in a band. He knows all about it, from humble beginnings to international travel, hectic schedules, massive arenas and exotic places to record.

A founder member and long-time bass player of Dire Straits, John Illsley was a major part of one of the

biggest bands of all time. They sold well over 100 million albums, spent 1,100 weeks on the UK album charts alone.

The show is a fascinating eye-opener with some wonderful music thrown in - an utterly entertaining and unique night out.

We have a pair of tickets available to see John Illsley at Regis Centre, Bognor Regis on 25th March 2020 at 7.30pm. www.alexandratheatre.co.uk

Win a pair of tickets to see John Illsley To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: How many weeks did Dire Strait spend in the UK album charts? a) 1,000 b) 1,100 c) 1,500 Send your answer and contact details to: John Illsley Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/ features/competitions Winner drawn after 19th March 2020. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Schools

Choosing the best school for your child Advice from Janita Gray at The Good Schools Guide

Whether you’re looking for a day nursery, boarding school or sixth form, finding the school that is right for your child means lots of homework for parents. For most parents the school search starts with a browse through websites. Educational marketing is highly professional these days so be prepared for buildings that look like country house hotels, acres of playing fields, perpetual sunshine, high-tech laboratories, professional standard theatres and many, many grand pianos. After a while you may start to feel as though you have been assaulted, in the nicest

possible way, by a combination of Downton Abbey, Enid Blyton, Child Genius and the Olympics.

Some parents try reverse engineering to help them choose a school, starting with top universities and working backwards. They identify schools that send a large proportion of leavers to Oxbridge or Ivy League colleges and then register their child at linked or ‘feeder’ preps. It’s not uncommon for spreadsheets to be drawn up with every detail of a child’s educational future specified. Of course there’s nothing wrong with forward planning, but where’s the contingency? The plan B? After all, the baby whose future is being mapped out so meticulously may not have got the Oxbridge memo.

Parents’ educational experience, good or bad, will be hugely influential on any decision. Try writing down the things you liked and disliked most about the schools you attended and then think about these in the context of what you want for your child. You also need to think about whether you want co-ed or single sex education, any religious preferences and, for day schools, chapter and verse on bus routes and realistic travel times.

Look beyond league tables Many parents say they don’t want their child to go to an academic ‘hot house’. What they want is for their

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child to enjoy learning in an unpressurised environment. Oh, and by the way, they also want their child to get in to Oxford. Good Schools Guide advice is to ignore league tables and look at trends in exam results over a few years. If most of the children are getting A/A* with only a few Cs and Ds, think about how the child who got the C might feel.

Open days An open day is often the first contact parents have with a school in which they are seriously interested.

There’s no substitute for setting foot in a school – you may find that a place that looks perfect on paper just ‘feels’ wrong and you shouldn’t ignore this.

Try and attend the head’s talk. Prep school heads have your child’s future in their hands – you’re paying them to know your child, advise on the best senior schools and, if necessary, intervene on your child’s behalf if an entrance exam doesn’t go to plan.

In senior schools the head may be more of a figure head and most of your day to day dealings will be with tutors or housemasters, but the leadership of the school is still key to its ethos.

If you’re considering boarding for your child make sure you get a good look round. The norm is cabin beds, shared rooms until GCSEs, empty noticeboards in boys’ dorms and lots of bunting in girls’ dorms. Ask how many children stay in school after matches on Saturday. If nearly everyone else is going home it’s not much fun to be left behind – even if the school does lay on trips.

If you think you’ve found the perfect school then get yourself in the system as early as you can. Make sure you visit, register and pay the deposit in good time – for popular schools that can be several years in advance. You also need a back-up school (but don’t tell your child that this is what you’re calling it).

You should also be prepared for change. A new head or move from single sex to co-ed can have profound effects. And last but by no means least, there’s your child. He or she may turn out to have very different plans from the ones you have drawn up.

For more information, advice and school reviews visit: www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk

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Local Walks - March

These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Mon 2nd Mon 2nd Wed 4th Wed 4th Thurs 5th Fri 6th Mon 9th Friday 13th Sun 15th Wed 18th Fri 20th Mon 23rd Tue 24th

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10.30am Shimmings Valley L: Gerald 1 hr 30 mins A little hilly to climb to Brinksole Heath Meet: Petworth Library, Rosemary Lane, High St, Petworth GU28 0AU 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30 mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT 10:30am Ham View Point L: Peter 2 hrs An easy flat walk. Mostly good paths but also crossing fields that will be muddy Meet: Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve car park, PO20 7NE 10:45am Climping L: Dominic 1 hr 15 mins Refreshments are available at the Yacht Club on the return Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton BN17 5DL 10:30am Chantry Hill L: Jane 2hrs 45mins No stiles but a hilly walk with some uneven ground. No dogs Meet: Chantry car park, Chantry Lane, Storrington, nearby postcode RH20 4AB 10:30am Salvington Hill L: Peter B 2 hrs Circular walk towards Findon with superb views Meet: Car park on the left at the end of Honeysuckle Lane, BN13 3BT 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30 mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT 10.30am Storrington L: Peter B 2 hrs 30 mins Hilly walk down into Storrington and return with super downland views Meet at Springhead/Kithurst Hill car park. Nearby postcode RH20 4HW 10:30am Slindon woods to folly L: Dominic 2 hrs Lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Some muddy areas Meet: National Trust Car Park, Dukes Rd, Slindon, nearby postcode BN18 0SL 10.30am Black Rabbit L: Dominic 2 hrs Easy, flat riverside walk, no stiles Meet: Mill Road car park by river in town centre (charge) BN18 9AA 1.00pm Petworth surgery walk L: Gerald 30 mins Flat walk at a gentle pace. A steady incline at the end. Dogs welcome Meet: Petworth Doctors Surgery, Grove Street, GU28 0LP 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30 mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT 11.00am Jubilee walk & south pond L: Harvey 30mins A flat walk at a gentle pace with a steady incline Meet: The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD 10:30am Slindon L: Peter 3-3.5 hrs A longer strenuous walk with some steep gradients. Can be muddy Meet: National Trust Car Park, Park Lane, Slindon, nearby postcode BN18 0QY 10:15am Grayingwell L: Sarah 40 mins Meet : Outside the glass building looking onto Havenstoke Park Parking is very limited around the park. Nearby postcode PO19 6AB 10:30am Slindon Estate L: Simon 2 hr Passing through Slindon Estate on good paths with no stiles Meet: National Trust Car Park, Park Lane, Slindon, nearby postcode BN18 0QY

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Charity & Community

Sussex Snippets West Sussex families, friend and neighbours who are acting as unpaid carers will shortly be able to benefit from a range of discounts at local businesses and services with the new Carer Discount Card (CDC) from local Charity Carers Support West Sussex. For full details visit: www.carerssupport.org.uk Local charity, West Sussex Mediation Service, are celebrating their 20th anniversary. The charity helps people suffering conflicts in their lives find lasting solutions to their problems and specialises in resolving neighbour disputes and conflicts within families.

Most services are free of charge, so fundraising is important. This year they are holding an ‘Auction of Promises’. This is where individuals, or businesses can make a pledge of an item of value, an experience, or their skill or talent for an hour or two. Call 0300 200 0025 or email info@wsms.org.uk A group of 17 volunteers from the Heathlands Reunited project were highly-commended in the National Parks’ UK Volunteer Awards, which recognises outstanding volunteers across the UK’s 15 National Parks. For more details on volunteering please visit www.southdowns.gov.uk/care-for/volunteering-2 After being hunted to extinction in the 16th century, the Beaver is coming back to Sussex. A partnership led by Sussex Wildlife Trust and the rewilding project at the Knepp Estate near Horsham, is re-introducing two pairs of beaver in either late spring 2020 or in the autumn, in Knepp’s Southern Block.

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service needs more retained (on-call) firefighters across the county particularly in East Grinstead, Turners Hill, Hurstpierpoint, Shoreham, Storrington, Petworth, Arundel and East Wittering. www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire.

West Sussex County Council Fostering Team run regular information evenings for those who might be considering fostering. You can come along and have your questions answered, meet some of the team and hear from foster carers who want to share their experiences of fostering. 033 022 27775 Kelp once stretched along 40 km of the West Sussex coastline from Selsey to Shoreham, forming an underwater forest that extended at least 4 km seaward.

It provided a vital sealife habitat and locked up huge quantities of carbon, helping us to fight climate change, while improving water quality and reducing coastal erosion by absorbing the power of ocean waves. But within living memory, kelp in Sussex waters has diminished to almost nothing due to trawling and the dumping of sediment spoils by dredging boats. To support the Help Our Kelp campaign and watch the film narrated by Sir David Attenborough, visit: sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/helpourkelp

The Sussex Pathfinders is an independent club with around 200 members, who share a common interest in walking for pleasure in the Sussex countryside, and beyond at weekends. Walks are not limited to Sussex as the club has an annual exchange visit with a French group, and also organises long distance walks and short breaks around the UK. Trips to Hadrian’s Wall and Derbyshire are planned for later this year. They also have occasional social events and visits to places of interest. For more details: www.sussex-pathfinders.co.uk or 07842 792962.

West Sussex Connect to Support have updated their website bringing together lots of information about • ways to remain independent at home • equipment to help you around your home • advice on improving your health and wellbeing • ideas for things to do locally • support for carers www.westsussexconnecttosupport.org. For help using the website, call Adults’ CarePoint on 01243 642121 or email socialcare@westsussex.gov.uk Sussex Police & Crime Panel members have backed the decision to increase the police precept by £10 per year (for an average Band D property). 66% of snap poll respondents supported the increase.

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Charity & Community

Busy year for Hamblin Centre

The Hamblin Centre just outside of Bosham will be celebrating 2020 as the ‘Year of the Garden’ as it opens up its grounds as part of the National Garden Scheme. There are three open days, each celebrating a different flower. On 8th March the focus will be on the daffodils, on 14th June it will be the turn of the rose while on 19th July dahlias will take centre stage. Its three acres of beautiful gardens include a wildlife pond, a wildflower meadow and a rock garden. Boundary areas are left to nature providing a rich range of wildlife habitats. A biodiversity hotspot, the grounds also contain a wide variety of butterflies and moths as well as a huge range of other insect species. The Hamblin Centre is a place to regenerate, to learn and to unfold ones inner potential. Local people attend wellbeing workshops, talks or fitness classes, or visit for individual therapeutic treatment. Other people come to discover the Hamblin Centre’s tranquil gardens or to stay in one of the peaceful retreat lodges on site. www.hamblincentre.org.uk

Arundel Festival needs you!

Are you available between 21st – 31st August? Become an Arundel Festival volunteer and play a vital role in making the award winning festival shine even brighter! The organisers are now actively seeking new volunteers to support delivering Arundel Festival 2020 and assist in contributing to an established, exciting, community creative arts event. Volunteering is a wonderful way to meet new people, gain experience in the festival world and be an Ambassador for our beautiful town. If you have two hours or two days let them know your availability and competencies and they will find you a role. sharon@landonsounds.com

Charity seafront walk in March

The Aldingbourne Trust are inviting people to join their coastal charity walk on Saturday 14th March, where you can enjoy a beautiful eight mile walk along the seafront from Littlehampton to Bognor Regis.

The Trust now urgently needs to develop their private space for the adults with disabilities that they support. With over 60,000 visitors a year at the Country Centre it is important that there is a private area away from the general public for the people they support and train, spend their breaks, socialise with each other, receive advice and support.

The Charity Walk will help the Trust to raise these much-needed funds to provide this inclusive space for the people they support and enable the Trust to provide more spaces to support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism within West Sussex.

There is a fee of £10 per person to take part in the walk, which will go towards the Trusts current fundraising project.We would also welcome any additional fundraising through sponsorship and donations, if you would like any more information about how you can support their current fundraising project you can contact their fundraising team on 01243 544607 or lenar@aldingbourne.org. To register for the walk visitwww.aldingbournetrust.org/fundraising-events

Arundel Lido new changing huts

Arundel Lido have raised over £34,000 to pay for new changing huts and a Toddler Play area, thanks to the generosity of 55 backers from the community.

The Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Arundel kindly donated £5,000 each and WSCC contributed £1,000.

Arundel Lido would like to thank all its supporters and suppliers, Roundstone Bespoke and Sovereign Playgrounds who will install this no-maintenance build and play area ready for the start of the 2020 season.

The summer season starts with free entry to everyone on Saturday 2nd May 2020 from 10am-7pm, and there is a Thai Food evening on 24th April. www.arundel-lido.com.

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New Visit Chichester brochure

Care recruitment event

The new Visit Chichester 2020 brochure, which has enhanced imagery (and for the first time this year no classified adverts) follows the themes of Heritage and Hidden History, Art and Culture, Retail Therapy, Delicious Destination and Green Spaces and Waterways.

Carers make a huge difference to someone’s life when they need it most. Types of roles are varied, hours can fit around family life and the opportunities to progress are enormous.

Proud to Care is an initiative set up by West Sussex County Council that raises awareness of working in care, promotes local job vacancies and offers recruitment support to care providers.

They also host regular Care Recruitment Events where anyone interested in caring can pop in to meet with local care providers for an informal chat about current vacancies and find out more about working in care. The Proud to Care team are also on hand to give tips and guidance about applying for jobs and attending interviews. The next drop-in event takes place at The Council House on North Street in Chichester on 11 March between 10am – 2pm. www.proudtocarewestsussex.com

Time to Talk day Tangmere charity Dementia Support ran a special day recently to connect its customers with businesses in the community by providing an informal and relaxed setting to ask about issues surrounding dementia.

It was the first event of its kind at Sage House. Businesses moved around the room and had six-minutes per table to chat to customers. The local businesses supporting the event were Cameron James Solicitors, Irwin Mitchell, Ascot Lloyd Financial, Citizens Advice Bureau, St Wilfred’s, Coop Funeral Care, AGE UK, Carers Support West Sussex, Samaritans, West Sussex MIND, Chichester Wellbeing, Frame of Mind, Impact Initiatives and many more. If you are interested in the next Time to Talk, contact Martha at martha.pusey@dementia-support.org.uk or contact Sage House 01243 888-691.

Notices: info@sussexlocal.net.

Meet Fizz the Cat

Fizz is now just over 13 years old and its time for her to find a forever home to live out her days. She has some eye which the vet thinks it is just scarring, but will be covered under the foster scheme. Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre, Sidlesham Fizz the cat 01243 641409 www.crrc.co.uk

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No food is ‘free’!

A calorie deficit is needed to move the scales

By Heather Smith

However you want to look at losing weight, one simple truth of any program which holds a chance of success is that a calorie deficit is required. There are a million ways to create a calorie deficit through either food or exercise, and there are a million ways to make it harder or easier through food choices and other habits. But the truth remains that a calorie deficit is required if you’re going to see the scales move.

If you’re eating a diet full of processed food, a simple change to eating what is considered by some slimming clubs as ‘free food’ is almost guaranteed to lead to weight loss. It should easily create a natural calorie

deficit, show you how much better you can feel when you’re eating a less processed diet and hopefully lead to long term adherence. This is of course, excellent news, and is my preferred first-step for clients coming from a place of little knowledge of nutrition.

Starting a weight loss plan when you already have a relatively healthy diet, however, needs a real life understanding of how these ‘free foods’ add up calorie wise. You could very easily already be eating mostly ‘free foods’ at the start of your weight loss plan, and this is when a true understanding of how to choose the right ‘free food’ becomes essential to unlocking further weight loss.

No matter how healthy a food is, if you’re eating too many calories, you simply won’t lose weight. This said, losing weight should never become a game of simple calorie counting, it should also include getting as many nutrients from as many real foods as possible in order to assist long term progress, adherence and health.

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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A change in the season at Pagham Harbour & Medmerry By Roy Newnham, Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB March, officially the first month of spring, brings hope and a sense of anticipation as life begins anew. New growth begins in earnest and there is a feeling of excitement in the air. Our resident male birds become more vocal looking to get ahead of the summer migrants arriving soon. Robins, dunnocks and song thrush find a suitable perch to sing, staking claim to territories and hoping to impress a potential mate.

Blue tits, greenfinches and chaffinches appear brighter, having shed their old feathers and replaced them in fresh finery. It is no coincidence that dowdier birds have more com- Blue tit - Louise Greenhorn plex songs than their brighter cousins. Both are ways to impress and use considerable amounts of energy.

Dunnocks feed mainly on the ground and are a regular visitor to gardens. They have streaky brown upperparts and wings, with a blue-grey chest and underparts.

About the size of a blackbird, the song thrush has a brown back and wings, with small black spots all over its buff breast and flanks. Its far-carrying song comprises of a series of short phrases each repeated three or four times over.

Dunnock - John Bridges

Male greenfinches are olive-green with brighter backs and a bright yellow patch on the wing, while chaffinch males have blue-grey heads, pink chests and cheeks, a chestnut back and white patches on the wings. Like many birds the females are less colourful.

As the blackthorn bursts into blossom, primrose adds its delicate yellow and dog violet, showier bluepurple flowers. In and around our ponds, marsh marigold bloom Blackthorn - Roy Newnham bright and bold.

Sandwich tern - Ivan Lang

Sand martins and wheatears are the first of our summer migrants to arrive back. The earliest of our terns to return is the sandwich tern, which can often be seen near its breeding colonies in March and therefore around Church Norton. Terns are typical seabirds but much daintier than gulls, with slender wings and forked tails. The sandwich tern has black legs and a black bill with a yellow tip. It has a white body, light grey wings and a black cap which forms a crest in the breeding season. Like the sandwich terns, little ringed plovers have spent winter in Africa. These small waders with round head and short stubby bills, feed along the shoreline, especially around freshwater, running a short distance, suddenly pausing to tilt its whole body and peck at prey on the ground. They have a brown back and crown, white underparts, collar and forehead and a distinctive yellow eye-ring against a black eye mask. Unsurprisingly, they can easily be confused with ringed plovers which are naturally very similar but a little larger in stature, with orange bill and legs, but no eye-ring. Despite being a long-distance migrant in other parts of the world, our ringed plovers are mainly resident moving only short distances.

If you would like help spotting and identifying some of these birds, our guides will be at the Church Norton Hide on Sunday 29 March and we also have our Bird Watching for Beginners – Pagham Harbour’s Birds of Spring workshop the same day.

Of course, it always helps to have a good pair of binoculars or even a scope handy to see the finer detail and of course the sheer beauty of birds and other wildlife. With this in mind we are holding a Binocular and Telescope Open Day on Saturday 14 March.

You’ll be able to get expert advice, try out different products and purchase them at the reserve with our friendly optics team.

For more information on joining our team of volunteers, guided walks and all our other events, pop into our Visitor Centre on the B2145 south of Chichester, or visit our website www.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour or call 01243 641508.

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Charity Profile

Gig Buddies in Sussex Concert befriending scheme for adults with learning disabilities & autism by Lynn Smith For music fans seeing your favourite band or musician perform live has to be one of life’s joys. Imagine, though, the frustration if, just as the band got into its stride, you had to leave because your companion called time. Or, if you couldn’t be there in the first place because you weren’t able to travel and enjoy the gig unaccompanied. This is the situation that many music fans with learning difficulties or autism face.

However, there is a solution in Sussex thanks to local charity, Gig Buddies - a volunteer befriending scheme for adults with learning disabilities and autism, matching them with a volunteer sharing the same interests.

Music Gigs aren’t the only option …

Gig Buddies is not only about music. Malcolm Hill, the project coordinator for the charity in West Sussex, says that “It doesn’t have to be about music. We encourage people to define what the ’gig’ is for them. It could be playing or watching sport, going to the theatre, walking or going to museums.”

Gig Buddies is a project run under the umbrella of the charity Stay Up Late, which was formed in 2006 out of the experience of the punk band Heavy Load. Three of the members of Heavy Load had learning disabilities and they were tired of seeing fans leaving their gigs early due to their support staff working inflexible rotas. The band split after fifteen years but decided to set up Stay Up Late to continue their campaign. Gig Buddies was started by the charity in 2013 with the aim of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism to be less socially isolated and to give them control of their own lives, which would become healthier and more fulfilled as a result.

Apart from the occasional fundraising gig the charity does not organise gigs, as the intention is for people with learning disabilities to become involved in mainstream community life.

Finding your own Gig Buddy …

Anyone interested in finding a Gig Buddy can “selfrefer” by visiting the charity’s website or they can get help by asking a carer, support worker or family member to get in touch. The scheme is open to anyone with a learning disability and/or autism aged eighteen or over.

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“We’re always happy to have a chat with people in the first instance to make sure that Gig Buddies is right for them.” says Malcolm Hill. “People tend to want a gig buddy to support them to get out to music events but not exclusively. Part of our role is to empower people to try new things so many of our gig buddy pairs go to the cinema, clubbing, theatre or even just an evening out to the pub. It’s entirely up to them what they want to do.”

Currently, there is a waiting list for buddies, partially due to funding constraints and also because the organisation prides itself upon the quality of its service and the care taken in matching individuals.

“Before I had a Gig Buddy I felt lost at the weekends.

I had never been to a gig but having a Gig Buddy has meant that I’ve discovered new music. It means that I can travel to places I couldn’t before. Once you start going out you are more able to do other things. It improves your confidence.” A Gig Buddy participant.

As project coordinator Malcolm Hill’s role is to recruit, train and match volunteers with their Gig Buddy. “I then provide ongoing support and supervision to ensure the match is going well and iron out any issues that might arise.” The project is short of volunteers across West Sussex, and Malcolm is particularly keen to find volunteers in Chichester, Worthing and Crawley.

What does it take to be a Gig Buddies volunteer?

Volunteers can come from any background and, Malcolm explains, no previous experience is required.

“Ideally they will have an interest in music and/or the arts and be willing to give up around six to eight hours a month to meet up with their buddy.”

“Friendly and positive attitude with the ability to build up a rapport with their buddy are the main attributes we look for.”

Additionally, all volunteers are DBS checked and fully trained before being matched with a participant.

Training is given at Gig Buddies’ offices in Portslade, with training sessions taking place each

month, on a Saturday between 10am - 3pm. The training covers an introduction to learning disabilities, communication, safeguarding and “what to do if” scenarios. For Malcolm, the beauty of the volunteering opportunity is that it can be fitted around a person’s existing commitments.

Clearly the process of matching buddies is key to the scheme’s success, and Malcolm says that, “Where possible we match people based on where they live and what they are interested in doing. Ideally people will be attending events that they would have been likely to go to anyway – although a willingness to try new things is never a bad thing!” As Gig Buddies is all about developing friendship and expanding an individual’s social circle and informal support networks, the project does not provide volunteers on a one-off gig basis.

Funding Gig Buddies …

As with the majority of charities, Gig Buddies relies upon funding to keep them afloat. Gig Buddies is a free service but does expect a participant to pay for their own event tickets and travel costs. Volunteers

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are reimbursed for their expenses, and their gig tickets can also be reimbursed up to £10. Malcolm runs the project in West Sussex and is paid on a three day a week basis. In terms of funding, West Sussex County Council funds the charity to provide the Gig Buddies scheme across West Sussex. Additional funding has come from the Big Lottery and donations from private individuals. Although, there are no fundraising events in the pipeline at the moment, Gig Buddies would appreciate any offers of support. Past fundraising events include - organising fundraising gigs at the Komedia in Brighton and Resident Records in Brighton donating the monies raised by sales of their carrier bags – which totalled £1,154 last year. The charity

also has supporters who regularly run an ‘open garden’ throughout the summer to help raise funds.

How Gig Buddies can transform lives …

Malcolm Hill tells me of Gig Buddies David and Mark.

David was matched with his Gig Buddy volunteer Mark in June 2019. “When David applied to have a Gig Buddy he was isolated and had very little in the way of a social life. He told me that he had never seen a live band and never went out with friends.” In just three months following his match with Mark he had been to three live gigs, attended a social where he met and befriended others in the gig buddy ‘community’ and signed up for an art class and the gym. “David is an example of how with a little bit of encouragement and support lives can be transformed in ways which may have seemed unlikely after years of isolation and demotivation.”

For more information visit: www.gigbuddies.org.uk Stay Up Late; email: info@stayuplate.org or you can telephone: 01273 418102

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Why not review your inheritance Tax position?

By Lucy Thomas

Inheritance Tax (IHT) can be a nasty surprise during the administration of a Will so it’s always a good idea to check that you’ve done all you can to minimise the burden.

Increasing property prices has had the effect of increasing the amount of inheritance Tax many people are paying. There are ways of reducing the amount due if you plan in advance.

The IHT threshold IHT is payable at the rate of 40% of the value of an estate above £325,000, for example on a £400,000 estate, IHT is 40% of £75,000, ie. £30,000.

IHT is not payable on money left to a spouse or civil partner or to charity. When the remaining spouse or civil partner dies, the unused IHT allowance of £325,000 is added to their allowance. If some of the allowance has been used, then only the remaining balance is passed on.

Leaving property to a family member If you leave your primary residence to your children or grandchildren, to include step-children, then a ‘main residence nil-rate band’ is applied. This is £150,000 per person for the tax year 2019/20, rising to £175,000 as from April 2020.

Giving gifts Some gifts given during your lifetime may also have the effect of reducing the amount of IHT payable. The sum of £3,000 can be given in any tax year and any unused portion of this can be carried forward to the following tax year, although not beyond a single year. In addition, gifts of up to £250 can be given to anyone and wedding gifts can be given to children in the sum of £5,000, grandchildren of £2,500 or others of £1,000. Larger gifts are known as potentially exempt transfers and when someone dies within seven years of making them, IHT is payable on a sliding scale.

Setting up a trust It is possible to leave assets to your loved ones via a trust to reduce IHT payable. Professional advice should be sought to ensure your beneficiaries receive what you want them to have and that your assets are adequately protected by the trust.

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Recipe

Stuffed Breast of Lamb Slow cooker winter dish

This cut also has gone out of fashion as it needs slow gentle cooking, ideal for a slow cooker of course, but seriously economical and delicious.

Ingredients (Serves 4 - 6) Cook time: 90 mins • 2 breast of lamb (boned) • 1 small onion, finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 1tbsp sunflower oil • 150ml stock • 50g red lentils • 1/2 packet of sage and apple stuffing mix • 1 apple, grated • Salt and black pepper

Method 1.Slightly overlap the lamb to make an even rectangle.

Sprinkle with seasoning. Fry the onion and garlic gently in the oil until just tender.

2.Stir in the stock and lentils and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, leave to stand for 10 minutes. Heat the oven to 160C/325F/gas Mark 3.

3.Make up the stuffing mix as directed and mix in the

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lentils, apple and seasoning. Spread evenly over the first third of the lamb and roll up neatly to enclose all the filling.

4.Tie firmly with string at several intervals. Brush all over with oil and sprinkle with seasoning. Cover and roast for 1 hour, then uncover, baste or brush with more oil and continue cooking for another 15-20 until the skin is crisp and the meat is tender.

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Gardening

In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Fairy Tale Gardens

Exquisite is the only word to describe the Arundel Castle Gardens.

From the tropical beds, the vegetable areas or the newly renovated wilderness down by the lakes, the castle gardens join seamlessly a variety of styles and landscapes.

Of course the well-proportioned, fairy tale looking castle helps but it is also the rolling hillocks, winding paths and secret rooms that give the gardens an exploratory and fascinating atmosphere.

Much of the recent inspiring originality is due to the passionate endeavours of Martin Duncan, Head Gardener for the last 10 years.

He takes me on a tour and I can barely keep pace with his lanky strides as we move from area to area.

He takes time to greet his staff and make sure they are ok. It becomes clear that his wish to develop the gardens further points to an artistic sensibility.

Everywhere is evidence of his projects.

“We have the Tulip Festival in April. There will be over 60,000 tulips and each year we are adding more. We

have also created the first Tulip labyrinth in the world. In the new English orchard over there, we have planted white and yellow Apeldoorn tulips that will combine with blue Camassia bulbs. And here we have the Stumpery - I created this a few years ago”.

We look at giant tree stumps turned upside down with a host of Euphorbias, Ferns and Echiums sprouting from the gaps in the arches of the roots. It looks prehistoric but oddly suits the gothic looking Arundel Cathedral, which serves as a backdrop just 25 metres away. This area joins the tropical beds which, given Martin’s Zimbabwe origins, is a feast of well researched and successfully growing palms, tropical shrubs and ground cover. There are huge pollarded Paulownia trees, the Sapphire Dragon tree, plus Catalpas and Chinese Cabbage palms.

We walk to the back of this area and come across a thatched hut. Again a structure like this could potentially look out of place but it is a natural fit amongst the vegetable parterres and sculptural Yew hedging.

“We aim to build another of these down at the lakes

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and use it as an educational space.” Martin’s fine features light up and he strides on to the next area.

“This is one of my favourite areas. We have dredged the lakes, cleared some undergrowth and now are introducing all sorts of species here, including 1500 water plants.”

Two swans swan by an unblemished, holy white against the dark waters. They stick their heads deep under the water. Martin fetches some grain and gives them a couple of handfuls. He ruminates on his garden design philosophy.

and most things will thrive.” Amidst TV documentaries and meetings, Martin still manages to physically tend the garden half the day, next to his team, in whose growth, he takes as seriously as the plants under his care. “Each staff member has an area of responsibility so that they not only know what needs doing but can increase their knowledge”.

“Good structure is everything, like Box hedging, holding back the cascade, typical of the English Cottage style. And a garden needs a strong backdrop, then everything else will look good. Soil is vital, get it right,

He never stops learning. Throughout our walk he drops little gems of insights. “2 tablespoons of Epsom Salts mixed into a watering can will feed 8 roses….do this three times a year….Apeldoorn tulips are

I ask Martin, a Kew Guild Medal winner in 2018 for his services to horticulture, what is the secret of his success. “Hard work and knowledge.” says the man who has worked throughout the world on prestigious gardens. He seems just as content weeding a vegetable bed to making beautiful detailed sketches of tulip displays for Autumn planting. These he will hang up in his office for future reference and show the owners of Arundel Castle, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, who have keenly supported the forwardthinking developments that have taken place in the gardens over the years.

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one of the best ones for surviving the Winter and coming back each year… keep a natural flow to borders… you can vary the height of your perennials, it doesn’t have to be perfect.”

We finish our tour with tea served in proper china in his kitchen on the Estate. Elegant and practical, like the gardens under his watch. Martin’s relaxed and passionate personality will continue to make a mark on what is one of West Sussex’s most intriguing spaces.

Where to visit in March High Beeches Gardens, Sussex. This is a 25 acre garden, which is a botanical treasure trove that includes historic Magnolias.

Laid out by the Loder family, but inspired by Victorian horticulturist William Robinson’s wild garden style, is it really worth going to when all the plants are coming into leaf. It is open every day except Wednesday, 1pm -5pm. 01444 400589.

And don’t forget the Tulip fair at Arundel Castle on the 1st April 2020.

March tasks Apart from being busy in the vegetable patch; what else to do in March.

• You can give shrubs like Cornus and Salix a hard prune back - look on the RHS website to see how ruthless you can be!

• If the water starts warming up you can start feeding the fish.

• If you haven’t finished pruning your roses now is the last time to do them before they come into leaf.

• Lastly, look up summer flowering bulbs and tuber plants such as Dahlias. They can be planted now.

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Japanese knotweed

By Chris Ennis FRICS As I write, I note that trees are budding, and in just a few short weeks, spring will with us.

‘Not before time’ I hear you say.

Watch out for signs of Japanese knotweed! I have seen this destructive plant in Findon, and also growing by the roadside in Angmering.

Japanese knotweed is a highly invasive non-native plant that has the potential to damage buildings and overpower native species, eventually eradicating them from their own environment. It is prescribed under the Wild Life and Countryside act 1981 which makes it an offence to allow the plant to spread. All parts of the plant and any soil contaminated with the rhizome root system are classified as controlled waste and have to be carefully destroyed.

So what does it look like? In the spring, young purple/ red asparagus like shoots appear which turn green as they age. Some plants leaf initially, but can grow 50 cm as a straight rod.

In the summer, the shoots turn into bamboo like hollow stems, with regular swollen red joints and nodes.

Stems can grow up to 3 metres in height. Leaves are lush green and can be described as heart shaped.

In the autumn, flowers bloom 80-120cm in long clusters of small white / green flowers which start to fall in the late autumn.

In the winter the stems turn brown / yellow and eventually fall off at about the time of the first frost.

This is a difficult plant to eradicate. The root system can regenerate from small fragments of rhizome and can remain dormant in the soil for four years or more.

The roots may spread up to 7 metres from the plant, and up to a 1 metre deep. If left untreated it can spread rapidly at a rate of up to 15cm a day and cause damage to paths, roads, driveways and foundations. It may well affect the suitability of a property for a secured mortgage advance. There are specialist companies that deal with eradication, but their services can be costly and time consuming. A proprietary glyphosate weed killer like ‘Roundup’, carefully applied will kill the weed, but it is (I am told) a long process.

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

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Motoring News Hyundai slashes wait time for new Kona electric In response to significant customer demand, Hyundai Motor UK has announced that customer waiting times for the new 2020 Kona electric will be significantly Hyundai Kona electric reduced. The move follows a significant increase in availability of its fully electric model.

Recently awarded a Which? Best Buy. It carries the same expressive design as the rest of the Kona family, with a series of recently introduced enhancements.

Ford develops 3D-printed locking wheel nuts As car security systems become increasingly more sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One method to deter wheel thieves is to use locking nuts, which require a special adapter, or key. But even these are vulnerable, leading Ford engineers to harness 3D printing tech- Ford 3D- printing locking nology to develop next- wheel nuts

generation locking wheel nuts. Ford has created locking nuts with contours based on the driver’s voice.

The design also includes second-level security features that prevent the nut from being cloned or copied.

Renault scoops prizes at the great British fleet awards Renault is celebrating victory for the new Zoe, all-new Clio and latest Renault Trafic van Trafic van.

The new Zoe was awarded the prize for the ‘best green fleet car’, the all-new Clio came out on top as the ‘best fleet supermini’ and the new Trafic took the accolade as the great British fleet awards ‘medium van of the year’.

Exhausted drivers pose significant safety threat Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM motoring assist is urging drivers to be wise to the dangers of fatigue on journeys. The risks are particularly high among those who drive for their work.

Statistics show that those most at risk from a fatiguerelated collision include young male drivers, shift workers, truck drivers and company car drivers.

Around 85% of drivers who cause fatigue-related crashes are male, and more than one third of these are aged under 30.

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Chichester’s Market Cross Where the city’s poor traded their wares.

By local historian Andrew Berriman ‘Meet you at the Cross’. We’ve all made that arrangement, haven’t we? Well, actually no, I don’t think that I have, ever. I usually find it easier to meet up with someone at a slightly less salubrious location: outside the toilets in the Northgate Car Park. Much easier to park nearby. If I do meet up in town, I find the Bell Tower in West Street works better, as the Cross can get too busy with shoppers, tourists, buskers. Though, as age creeps rapidly up on me, I can’t deny the attraction of that solid stone seat around the Cross’s central column, providing an opportunity for a few minutes of rest and inconsequential people-watching. There’s no doubt that the Market Cross is one of Chichester’s three iconic buildings, along with the Cathedral and the Festival Theatre. Its history - dating back to 1501 when it was presented by Bishop Story to the poor people of the city to trade their wares there, sheltered from rain or sun, and without having to pay any tolls has often been told. It’s a magnificent piece of architecture. As Ian Nairn wrote in the volume on Sussex in the ‘Buildings of England series, the Cross is ‘Quite a setting for selling cabbages’. But rather than write yet more about it, let’s look at some colour pictures of it.

We can then assess what things have changed, and what stayed the same. That’s what History is all about.

The first view Market Cross and East Street, 1715 of the Cross is from an anonymous painting dated 1715.

What is remarkable is that all the main features, even two centuries later, are so recognisable: the Cross, the Bell Tower, the Cathedral, East Street. It just couldn’t be anywhere else, could it?

The second painting, in oils and now rather cracked, takes us forward into the early 19th century. Again it is by that fine artist, Anon. Admittedly the lower section of the spire seems odd. Is it lit by some intense phosphorescent light, or Heaven forbid, is it on fire?

What is shown Market Cross, early C19th clearly are the many buildings along the south side of West Street, from the Cross to the Bell Tower. These made West Street very

crowded and narrow, unlike its spacious modern aspect. In 1825 the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, supported by the City Mayor and Corporation, decided to ‘improve’ West Street by demolishing the buildings, as and when the leases came up for renewal. By 1852 they were all gone. Notice the pieman doing good business at the Cross, which was not yet railed in. This happened after 1808 when the Market House was opened in North Street, thus rendering the original purpose of the Cross obsolete.

The third view of Market Cross, 1843 painting the Cross was painted in 1843, and in this version has been converted into a Christmas card by the City Council. Its view is of the Cross way back in the early 18th century, before it gained its clock. Trade in all sorts of wares seems to be brisk.

The fourth view is a coloured photograph, dated 1910.

The railings around the Cross had long gone (in 1872), but the City Pie-man, Joe Faro, is there, with his portable oven. It had a charcoal fire, and on the shelves above were the hot pies - beer or mutton on one shelf, steak and kidney on another, apple or fruit on the third. He sold his pies twice daily, for breakfast and supper. Joe died aged 69, in 1913. The flock of sheep, seemingly proceeding from West Street into South Street, add a nice rural touch to the scene. Not yet visible are any cars, using the Cross as a roundabout on the main road from Brighton to Portsmouth, which was probably far faster a route than the current A27 Chichester bypass.

Market Cross, 1910

Council News

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Chichester City Council Edited extracts from the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 8th January 2020.

Planning Applications Whitehouse Farm Phase 2A (Miller Homes) – 70 residential homes The Property Manager explained the background to this proposal and referred to the suggested names for Plots 1-73 as follows: • High Meadow • Rushy Mead • Beehive Lane A discussion took place and the Councillor advised the Committee that the relevance of the names was that they were formerly the names of the fields on the site. The Property Manager sought the views of the Committee and after some debate it was put to the vote and resolved that the names High Meadow, Rushy Mead and Beehive Lane be proposed. The Property Manager would take the necessary action.

New Lidl retail unit The Property Manager asked the Committee to consider the proposed name and address for the new Lidl retail unit access road. The name proposal was: Lidl, Unit 1, Abel Smith Way, Chichester. The Post Code would be confirmed. The Property Manager drew the attention of the Committee to the support-

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ing historical background information about the Abel Smith Mausoleum appended to the agenda. The councillor added that John Abel Smith had made a financial conChichester Council tribution to the stained glass windows in the South Transept of Chichester Cathedral. One councillor agreed but said that it might be worthwhile asking Lidl to make a financial contribution to the repair of the Chapel on the site.

The Mayor said he would approach the matter with Lidl as he was due to open the store shortly.

It was therefore put to the vote and resolved that Lidl, Unit 1, Abel Smith Way, Chichester be proposed and the Property Manager would take the necessary action moving forward.

Neighbourhood Plan The Planning Adviser said that around 1600 completed questionnaires had been returned and with the aid of a visual presentation, explained the responses received. A copy of the responses to the questionnaire is appended to the minutes for ease of reference. The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, at their next meeting on 23 January 2020, would now take this item forward through Working Groups. www.chichester.gov.uk

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