Sussex Local Magazine Midhurst/Petworth - October 2019

October 2019

Midhurst - Petworth - Easebourne - Duncton - Heyshott Local news and events through the door to 7,100 homes in this area every month

ROCKINGHORSE Charity helping sick children Charity helping sick children

NEWS

Local Councils, Charities & Schools

GARDENS Attracting Birds

PLUS

WIN!

My Moozik - signed children’s CD & Book

HEALTH

Boost your immune system

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

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October 2019 Cover image Petworth Park deer

by Sheila Mills

Welcome... .....to October, month of misty mornings, falling leaves and pumpkins. There are plenty of the latter on show this month at the wonderful Slindon Pumpkin Festival see what else is going on in the local area in our What’s On Guide.

This month we have a great competition for anyone with a young child in their lives. Win your little-one a children’s music CD and signed book - “My Moozik”. Designed to bridge the gap between nursery rhymes and inappropriate pop music, the project is the brainchild of double-platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner.

Our main article this month is a charity profile on Rockinghorse, the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexander Children’s Hospital. Poorly children from all across Sussex are treated at the “Alex” and Rockinghorse do an amazing job supporting the hospital. A big thank you to Georgia Brown who has written this piece and others for us over the summer.

Fortify your body against winter bugs and chills by boosting your immune system.

Find out how in our October Health article.

If you want to encourage birds to visit your garden, Andrew Staib has some great ideas in our Gardening article this month.

All this as well as council and community news, a recipe, prize crossword and more.

Hope you enjoy the read and please keep sending us your local news stories.

Kris & Jeff Quote of the month “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”

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10 Local Council News

Easebourne PC Picnic in the Park at Easebourne

Easebourne residents celebrated Easebourne Park’s first birthday at the end of August with a community picnic organised by members of the Parish Council with support from Easebourne Primary School. Great fun was had by all who attended, as picnickers were entertained with live music from local singers. Despite the cloudy weather the event was a huge success and the Parish Council intend this to become an annual event.

Since first opening, the park has seen a number of ongoing developments including the development of a wildlife pond and installation of play area equipment for children of all ages thanks to generous donations. The Parish Council’s next ambition is to erect a multi-use shelter, plans for which are progressing well alongside fund-raising.

In recognition of the creation of this wonderful community space, Easebourne Park has recently received a special recommendation from SDNPA and has been shortlisted for the People’s Choice Award of the 2019 South Downs Design Awards.

Midhurst Town Council Edited extracts taken from the minutes of the Finance, Asset & Policy Committee meeting held on 8th July 2019.

IT Support Aztec Computers already provides support services for town and parish councils in West Sussex. The Company Director of Aztec Computers was invited in by the Clerk to discuss the council’s situation, service and support required. The Clerk began with a brief summary of the meeting followed by emphasising the salient points on the quotation, which had been circulated with the agenda. The rolling monthly support hours was considered a good idea and one that can be of financial benefit to the council.

A councillor enquired whether it was possible to use a Midhurst local company. Another company had originally been used but was found not to be satisfactory for the council’s needs. Enquiries made for other local companies had not produced any suitable people. With no further comments and questions, it was resolved to accept the quotation and instruct Aztec Computers as the council’s IT service and support company for a twelve-month period.

Midhurst Vision The councillors had heard a presentation on Midhurst Vision, from the Rural Towns Co-ordinator at the Full Council meeting in June. Cllr Jefferies felt that there

Meetings October 2019 Finance Committee - Weds 2 Oct - The Refectory (behind St Mary’s Church) - 7.30pm - 8.15pm Planning Committee - Weds 2 Oct - The Refectory (behind St Mary’s Church) - 8.15pm - 9.00pm Agendas are posted on notice boards and the website at least three clear working days prior to a meeting www.easebourne.org had not been enough publicity, good overall dissemination of information especially as it had engaged a professional company to help it. © Jo Turner (cc-by-sa/2.0) Cllrs Lintott, Morley and McAra responded with details of how the Vision had been set up, who attended etc and explained that publicity was being held back until the launch of the survey. Other members suggested that the town council should show its support of the Vision. On the suggestion from Cllr Sutton to fund £1,000 the members agreed to this figure.

Future Development At The Recreation Ground Proposed three main areas for improvement, general improvements to the grounds, replacing the existing skatepark with an up-to-date one and installing a MUGA (multiple use games area). The proposal spans a period of between five and seven years with some of the work starting this financial year. Work will start on general ground improvements.

Previous plans, which involved a survey on the use and requirements for a recreation ground, will be amalgamated into this document and business plan.

It was resolved to accept the proposal and recommend it to Full Council in July. www.midhurst-tc.gov.uk

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Petworth Town Council Edited extracts from the minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee meeting 16th July ‘19.

Rosemary Gardens repairs Three quotes received out of which Sussex Landworks were identified as the preferred supplier. Following final specification by the Open Spaces Committee of the exact works required, Sussex Landworks had estimated this to cost £10,060 + VAT. It was agreed to recommend to Council that this work should proceed up to £11k (including a contingency element) and that the cost would be partly funded from the reserves and from budget which will now not be needed. All agreed.

June 2019 Accounts The detailed income and expenditure statement showed, at this three month stage of the year, that overall we are within the budget with expenditure being incurred below the annual run rate. There were however 2 particular lines (Audit fees and Other Expenditure) which required investigation. Also the Cemetery Maintenance Income had yet to be received from Chichester District Council (CDC).

Sales Income All Allotment income had now been received. There were only 3 Farmers’ Market receipts outstanding, 2 of which were for 1 stallholder where strong follow up has been taken.

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Grant Application The Petworth Heritage Weekend had applied for a grant of £350 towards the cost of hiring the Leconfield Hall. This was agreed by all, that it be submitted to Full Council for approval together with a recommendation that any use of the Park Sports ground has to be within the terms of our lease.

Edited extracts from the minutes of the Highways, Traffic & Planning Committee meeting held on 14th August 2019.

Planning Applications SDNP/19/03650/LIS - External alterations to shop unit including replacement of 3 no. glazed doors, new shop sign, external boiler and shelter. Internal alterations including adaption of floor over basement stair, reinstatement of second floor bathroom and lining of second floor chimney breast. Removal of basement wall lining, provision of basement ventilation and new heating throughout. 10A New Street, Petworth GU28 0AS. No objection.

SDNP/19/03297/HOUS - Erection of single storey rear extension. Upper Mead, Byworth Road, Byworth, Petworth GU28 0HN. No objection subject to dark sky lighting provision. www.petworth-tc.gov.uk

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Easebourne Primary

Go Mad & Make A Difference Last year, a major school initiative was to “Go Mad and Make A Difference” and over the year, we saw children and adults going mad in all sorts of ways.

One group of children and adults slept outside Chichester Cathedral in the autumn to support the annual Stonepillow initiative to raise awareness of the homeless and raise valuable funds.

Another child grew her hair long enough then had it cut to help make a wig for somebody who had lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment. The following term, our four houses each chose a charity to support by running different fundraising events and our Year 6 school councillors ran a fairtrade cake sale after school as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.

In the summer, a group of staff climbed up and over the O2 Arena Millennium Dome roof to raise funds for the school and our children sang for two local residential homes for the elderly. A girl in Year 2 raised £113 for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with a cake sale outside her home and several families took part in the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

Year 6 pupils wrote articles reporting on local business initiatives to reduce single-use plastic and two other classes cleaned St Mary’s Church. Other children in an afterschool club put together a Youtube video to promote a book raising funds for a medical charity. Individual children chose to litter pick, both on the school site and out in the community, and our oldest class visited the local food bank to find out about how it helps individuals who are struggling to make ends meet and to help pack food boxes for some of the families that needed them over the long summer holiday.

“Going Mad” remains a key priority and the new year has started promisingly. Just before the term began, a group of six parents and staff took part in the “Nuts Challenge”, a military-themed obstacle course challenge to raise money for the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) which will benefit the children at our school.

In these times of tightening educational budgets, this type of fundraising is becoming an unusual but welcome annual tradition. It will be interesting to see what our community comes up with next!

Johnny Culley, Headteacher. For more information please visit www.easebourne.w-sussex.sch.uk.

Midhurst Rother College Four week summer trip to Vietnam & Cambodia

This Summer, I travelled with the School for four weeks to Vietnam and Cambodia. I was determined to make the most of the opportunity, and we certainly did.

First, we spent time in Ho Chi Minh, before trekking and camping for four days through the Vietnamese jungle. The trek was certainly a challenge but the sense of achievement afterwards is incomparable.

We then travelled to a small island on the Mekong River to build a wall stopping Primary School children from swimming in the river there; teaching the children an English lesson was definitely a highlight. Next, we crossed the border into Cambodia to the capital, Phnomh Penh; the city was beautiful with its decadent Royal Palace and bustling streets, but hidden is a dark past. Visiting the Killing Fields and S21, heartbreaking evidence of the mass genocide committed

by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge group, I can speak for all in the group when I say that it moved us in a way that simply cannot be expressed through words.

For our last week, we travelled to Siem Reap. Here we did another trek, spending a night in the vicinity of a Buddhist Monastery on top of the mountain and trying an hour-long meditation in the Temple. Our last exploration was that of Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples. The sights were breathtaking; ancient trees winding themselves through the magnificent stonework of what was once an important place of worship for so many in the 10th Century CE. Truly the trip of a lifetime.

Sophie Cook, Year 13. www.mrc-academy.org

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Petworth C of E Primary

Test driving the battery powered car

Helping the climate As the children have started the new term it is apparent that many of them have been watching the news as they have returned to school full of ideas on how to help the climate.

They have already started their campaign of reducing crisp packets into landfill (send any crisp packets to us please); they are building a plastic bottle greenhouse; and they have built a pond to attract wildlife. Now the children want to build an igloo out of milk cartons, create wildflower areas for pollinators and investigate the importance of renewable energy. As a school we have installed solar panels, but the children appear not to be stopping there.

Meanwhile our year six children have put the finishing touches to our battery powered car and have been taking it for test drives around our school. They have learnt the importance of using renewable energy over fossil fuels, designing cities of the future and how they can help the environment. It has been fantastic to listen to their ideas, their passion and now we have

to try and give them every opportunity to nurture their thoughts. Watch this space!

Inset Days 25th October 2019 24th February 2019 Half Term Dates 28th October - 1st November 2019 23rd December 2019 - 3rd January 2020 17th February - 21st February 2020 John Galvin, www.petworth.w-sussex.sch.uk

The wonderful world of My Moozik!

Bridging the gap between nursery rhymes and the bad stuff!

My Moozik is a brand shiny new musical venture for children which is designed to bridge the gap between nursery rhymes and inappropriate pop music. The debut album ‘My Day’ is packaged with a beautifully illustrated, hardback, lyric book, and is the first album that parents will truly love as much as kids.

The album has been designed to take into account the role that music can play when it comes to helping children manage their routine and develop their emotional intelligence. The songs explore key themes such as kindness, making friends, why we learn, why we have to eat our greens and everything inbetween.

But make no mistake the album is chock full of catchy, contemporary pop songs which the children will love.

This impressive venture has been created by Lottie Faulkner, the sister and manager of

double-platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner, who wrote and performed the songs with his older brother Toby and their friend Jimmy Sims. Their father, Keith Faulkner is a celebrated children’s author with well-known best-sellers such as The Wide Mouth Frog.

My Moozik will be donating a percentage of profits to primary schools around the country to help fund music lessons for children unable to access them.

To pre-order the album visit www.mymoozik.com

Win a signed copy of CD & Book of My Day from My Moozik To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: Who created My Moozik? a) Hannah b) Lottie c) Laura Send your answer and contact details to: My Moozik Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/ competitions Winner drawn after 31st October 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - October 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 Tue 1

11.00 am Jubilee walk & South Pond L: Harvey 30 mins A flat walk at a gentle pace, with a steady incline Meet at The Grange Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD

1 mile

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10.30 am Welches Common L: Abbi A nice stroll through a range of habitats Meet at Burton Mill Pond car park, Nr Duncton, GU28 0JR

1 hr 30 mins

3.5 miles

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10:30 am Chantry Hill & Blackpatch Hill L: Jane 2 hr 45 mins A downland walk with views towards the coast. Meet Chantry Post

6.25miles

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10:30 am Chichester Canal L: Helen A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

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10.30 am Heyshott Hike L: Kate Explore the countryside around Heyshott Meet at Heyshott Common car park, GU29 0BY

2 hrs

5 miles

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10.30 am Hooksway- Devils Jump Meet Hooksway (nearby postcode PO18 9JZ)

2 hrs

4.2miles

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10:30 am Durford Woods L: Fiona 2 hr 30 mins Follow the Serpent trial and the Sussex border through woodland Meet at the car park near Hill Brow, Liss, GU31 5DS

4.5 miles

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10.30 am Lord’s Piece Pootle L: Charles 1 hr 30 mins A gentle circular walk, with views of the open heaths Meet at Lord’s Piece, Coats Lane, Sutton, Chichester, RH20 1PZ

1.3 miles

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10:30 am Springhead Hill L: Peter Br 2 hrs A hilly downland walk with stunning views all around Meet in car park at Springhead Hill, Nr Springhead Farm, Off B2139

4.5 miles

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10:30 am Petworth Park L: Gerald 1 hr 30 mins Meet at The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Rd, Tillington, GU28 9AF

3 miles

Fri 25

10:30 am Eartham Nore Hill L: Peter B Circular walk up Nore Hill, through Eartham Village Meet at Forestry Commission car park, Eartham, PO18 0LU

4 miles

Tue 29

10.30 am Wey Arun Canal West Loxwood L: Richard 2 hr 15 mins Reasonably level walk through countryside and farmland Meet at Canal car park behind ‘Onslow Arms’ Loxwood, RH14 0RD

4.7 miles

Tue 29

11.00 am Jubilee walk & South Pond L: Harvey A flat walk at a gentle pace, with a steady incline Meet at Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD

1 mile

Tue 29

10:30 am Lynchmere Common L: Andy 1 hr A gentle, easy going walk with short inclines and declines on heathland paths. Meet at Lynchmere Common, Lynchmere, Nr GU27 3QZ

1.2 miles

Wed 30

10.30am Black Rabbit L: Dominic Meet at Mill Road car park by river in town centre, BN18 9AA

5 miles

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10.30 am Slindon L: Peter 2 hr s A walk through Slindon Woods and estate Meet at National Trust car park, Park Lane, Slindon, BN18 0QY

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Boosting Your Immune System for the Winter

By Heather Smith As we head towards the end of the summer, it’s a good time to start thinking about how best to keep the winter bugs at bay.

Moving on from gut health, having sufficient vitamin D, zinc and overall enough nutrients in your body is also important for maintaining immune health.

A massive percentage of our immune systems, about 70%, is based in our gut. So keeping our gut healthy is our best bet to keeping our immune system working at its best.

And, moving on from nutrition, making sure to keep moving is also effective at assisting your immune system. Just getting your 10,000 steps a day will help, although structured exercise like resistance training has been shown to improve the function of our immune system.

The best ways to keep our gut happy, healthy, strong and able to fight viruses, lies in feeding the millions of tiny bacteria which live there. They love fibre, so including plenty of a variety of fibre-rich vegetables is a good idea, making sure to include garlic and onions (ideally raw) which have both got antiviral and antibacterial properties.

Fermented food like kefir, yoghurt, kombucha, sauerkraut and kimchi can help boost your gut bacteria and improve your gut health too.

Sleep is another crucial factor, if you’re not getting enough sleep, your immune system won’t be working at its full capacity and so will be less effective at fighting off bugs. If you can make sleep a priority in your life, you’ll notice a huge difference.

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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Sussex Snippets Highways England has today launched their public consultation on the options for upgrading the A27 at Arundel. Everyone can have their say and give their views to Highways England (HE). You can do this by visiting the exhibitions being held around the area and/or viewing the consultation material, details of which can be found on the Highways England website at www.highwaysengland.co.uk/a27arundel.

The public consultation closes on 24 October. Exhibitions in October are: Tue 1st Littlehampton Town Council Church Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EW 2pm8pm; Tue 8th Mill Road car park, Arundel (consultation van will be on site); Sat 12th Arundel Town Hall 10.30am-4pm. In addition, HE will be running unstaffed exhibitions as follows: Wed 9th Yapton Village Hall 10am-5.30pm Mon 14th - Fri 18th Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LF Families with children due to start secondary school in September 2020 can now apply for places online.

Applications will be open until 31 October 2019. Free use of computers with internet access is available in all West Sussex libraries. Those unable to apply online can request a form or ask for advice on 03330 142903 or admissions.north@westsussex.gov.uk or admissions.south@westsussex.gov.uk West Sussex County Council seeking views on their draft electric vehicle strategy. This draft strategy sets out the County Council‟s role in helping achieve the Government's ambition of at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030, and zero emissions from vehicles by 2050. View it online at https:// haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/energy-waste-andenvironment/draft-electric-vehicle-strategy or If you require this information in an alternative format, contact Ruth O‟Brien on 0330 222 6455.

TV star Davina McCall will host her annual fundraising ladies lunch for Horsham based charity Action Medical Research (AMR) at St Mary‟s Stadium, Southampton. on 8th November.

Tickets include a 3 course lunch, a glass of bubbly at the drinks reception followed by an exclusive photo opportunity with their girlfriends and Davina. There will also be prizes to be won plus a live auction of money-can‟t-buy items. Tickets are £85 each (table of ten £795) www.action.org.uk/events/social-events/ dine-davina-2019. AMR is a children‟s charity which funds research into diseases in children.

The South Downs National Park‟s (SDNP) annual Photo Competition closes at 12.00 on Friday 18 October. Judges are looking for inspiring images that cap-

ture the beauty of the National Park – all while being active! First prize is £250, second prize is £150 and third prize is £50. Meanwhile the Park has launched a new community lottery. The draw will be weekly with a jackpot of £25,000 for a matching sequence of six numbers and other prizes being £2,000, £250, £25 or three free tickets. Tickets will cost £1 with 50p going towards the South Downs National Park. www.southdowns.gov.uk Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has officially re-opened the Hastings custody centre. The centre was badly in need of updating, particularly from a safety point of view, and has undergone significant refurbishment since it was temporarily closed.

Seven “Meet the Farmer” plaques have been placed along the South Downs Way in West and East Sussex and will give people a unique insight into farming life on the South Downs. Simply holding a phone (with NFC function switched on) over the plaque, or reading the QR code, will reveal the film introducing the farmer responsible for caring for that stretch of land.

Sussex Art Fairs will be supporting Sussex Wildlife Trust at Brighton Race Course from 11 to 13 October.

Following the success of the previous Sussex Art Fairs, which raised over £1,500 for Sussex Wildlife Trust, artists will once again be kindly donating their artwork to help support local nature conservation work.

Vote for SDNP Design Awards

Sixteen unique projects have been shortlisted for the People‟s Choice Award – including a new woodland activity centre, riverside apartments, a converted hospital, a former brewery depot, and a community garden.

The People‟s Choice Award, will be decided by the public and the project receiving the most votes in the online poll will be crowned the People‟s Choice winner. Voting will close at midnight on October 31, with a special awards ceremony being held on November 12 at the South Downs Centre in Midhurst. Follow links at www.southdowns.gov.uk

St Barnabas Hospice Art Sale

The Storrington Friends of St Barnabas House, are organising an art sale and auction at Windlesham House School on Saturday 19 October to raise funds for the Worthing-based hospice. The group have curated 70 pieces of collectable contemporary art, ranging from handmade ceramics to affordable prints, paintings and photography.

Storrington-based artist, John Mulligan, organised the event, alongside Tricia Jeffs (both pictured). Viewing will be from 10am on Saturday 19 October with the auction starting at 2pm. www.stbh.org.uk/art-sale-and-auction

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1,000 new trees for Bury - your help is needed!

A group of residents in Bury village near Pulborough have decided to tackle climate change on their doorstep one tree at a time. “It‟s not about waiting for governments to take action” says project lead Chris Briggs, “It‟s about what we can all do as individuals, here and now.” Chris has enthused neighbours and other residents to find space in their gardens and is contacting local landowners to make space for clusters of trees locally. “Every tree counts” says Chris, whose enthusiasm has already mobilised the Parish Council and attracted sponsorship too. Tom Moore, headmaster at Bury School who are already studying trees as part of a school project, has pledged to collect seeds and grow a thousand saplings ready for planting by 2021. The project has also secured space for trees on the village green and recreation ground.

Inspired by the project, local resident Beth Garrod planted the first tree in her garden last month, a beautiful pear tree.

If you‟d like to get involved, Chris is quick to reassure that residents don‟t need gardens. There will be a community tree planting effort in the village as part of the Apple Day celebrations on Sunday 20th October.

Volunteers are urgently needed to dig holes and help collect apples for pressing.

Another resident, Ken Rowsell, has grown over one

School Buildings at Bury Village . (c) Alex Passmore. licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

hundred walnut trees from seed. These are available for planting locally. Can you collect seeds locally and pot them ready for planting? Have you room to look after a few potted saplings ready for planting? Do you know a local landowner who may like to be involved?

Get in touch with Chris Briggs (arunway@hotmail.com) to find out more about the project, or come along and meet Chris and his team at Bury Apple Day, Bury Green (behind the village hall) on Sunday 20th October.

New Head for Windlesham

The Board of Governors are delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Evans as Headmaster of Windlesham House School on the retirement of Richard Foster in summer 2020.

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The Evans Family Ben is currently Head at Edge Grove School, where he has been since September 2012, and has previously worked as Head of the British School Colombo (Junior) and as Deputy Head at Bramdean College, Exeter. Ben will be joined at Windlesham by his wife Alex, who is looking forward to playing a full role in school life, and their two boys, aged 5 and 8.

The Governors are very excited about Ben and Alex joining Windlesham and building on the wonderful contribution consistently delivered by Richard and Rachel Foster over the course of 13 years. During the next three terms, Ben and Alex will visit Windlesham, while not diminishing their commitment to their final year at Edge Grove. They are very much looking forward to meeting parents, staff and other members of the school community. www.windlesham.com

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Creating a Bird Friendly Garden At Glorious Gardens we are increasingly being asked to design gardens that are wildlife friendly, especially for birds. This article aims to help you think more about how you can support birdlife.

Michael McCarthy in his book "The Moth Snowstorm", quotes the Common Bird Census which has recently found that bird life in the UK is in startlingly rapid decline. The Turtle Dove population has declined by 95%, the Grey Partridge by 91%, the Spotted Flycatcher by 89% and the Tree Sparrow by 95%.

Even though aggressive agricultural practices and the use of pesticides that have decimated insect populations are the main cause, the spread of urban living and the paving and astro-turfing of domestic dwellings is also playing its part. But there are many things you can do to nurture bird life even in the smallest of spaces.

Nesting Birds like a varied canopy where they can flit from one level to the other so having a good tree canopy, shrub level and then ground cover can give them good protection. They love diseased branches and dead trees to make nests in (it is a brave gardener who will leave a dead tree in their borders but if we see it as a five-star bird hotel we may inspire others to do the same).

Leaving hedges uncut until the nesting season is over, between March and August, is not only vital but in some cases disturbing hedges is illegal as is the destruction of any plant life if it contains an active nest.

Bird boxes are really good ways to help especially for the smaller species of birds. They need to be situated away from where cats can climb and also away from where cats can lie in wait as that will disturb the adult birds feeding their young. You can erect a bird box camera and enjoy your very own bird watch show.

On the subject of cats, the RSPB recommends Catwatcher, a little box which emits a high frequency noise only cats can hear and donâ€&#x;t like. They recommend persisting for a number of weeks before it starts to really work.

Food As well as natural food which we shall look at in a minute, bird tables have traditionally been the way people have supported the feeding of birds. However, cats obviously like to hover next to these bird

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through the door magnets. If you are going to have a bird table, make sure it is tall enough and slippery enough to prevent cats from climbing up. Squirrel barriers can be used for cats as well to stop them climbing up. Tin cans or cones or spiky plants at the base of the bird feeders can also prevent cats from launching an attack.

Prickly bushes near the bird feeder can also be vital as the birds can use this as an airport ready to land on the bird table without cats lying in wait for them.

Bird feeders are generally safer than bird tables as they can be hung from small branches. You can get different feeders for different birds eg goldfinches enjoy niger seeds which can be too small for normal feeders.

Different types of feed can support particular birds.

The RHS‟s research reveals that tits prefer insect cakes, finches like berries, wrens like animal fat mixed with grated cheese and sparrows and finches like sunflower seeds. Growing fruit and berries will especially attract thrushes and blackbirds and starlings prefer peanuts. All seem to like mealworms.

Natural planting Chose plants that will flower and seed or fruit through most of the year, allowing birds to have a constant source of food. Any plants or flowers that attract insects are brilliant as the insects will also provide a source of food for the birds.

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In Autumn leaving piles of leaves and compost really helps birds rummage around for insects and worms before Winter sets in.

A pond, always the queen of the garden, acts as a clean fresh water source and bath as well as being host to insects.

This Autumn you can think about giving your garden a bird friendly makeover and enjoy having more of these vibrant but fragile creatures come to visit.

Where to go in October I like to recommend Sussex Prairies near Henfield at this time of year. These gardens are a spectacular display of prairie flowers and grasses difficult to grow in small gardens. They will continue to have a faded beauty right up to Xmas.

October tasks  Move plants around the garden or plant up new ones. The soil is still warm for the roots to establish but there is less chance of the plants drying out.

Spring time can be covered with Wild Cherry, Sloeberry, last year‟s Crab Apple fruit, Hawthorn, old Ivy seeds and Cotoneaster berries. Summer is heralded

by Mulberries, Honeysuckle, Buddlea, Sunflowers and Teasels. Autumn packs the best punch at a time where lots of birds are wanting to get fat before they migrate. Plants like Pyracantha, Rosa Glauca, Holly, Ivy and Rowan are very generous at this time of year.

Also choose plants which are susceptible to insects, normally a phrase that makes gardeners gasp in horror, are actually fantastic for birds needing to get their daily protein.

Other things in the garden Having a lawn rather than paving can encourage birds to forage and they like the grass clippings for nest building. Uncut grass and wildflower meadows are even more attractive for birds and host lots of insects..

 Divide most Perennials now including Rhubarb and balance up your garden by taking the one half to a different place.  Plant lettuce and start sowing Chinese winter greens and Spring Cabbage.  Repair your lawn, start now with the cooler weather, either using pre-grown turfs or seeding into prepared earth.  Lawn treatment can start this month with aerating the garden with a strong fork and raking out moss and thatch.  Cut back shrubs like Buddlea and Lavatera to about half their height to neaten them up and prevent strong winter winds rocking them about - the more fundamental pruning happens in Spring.

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By Chris Ennis FRICS Stable, saloon, swing, front, back, barn, fire, french, glazed, sliding, bi-fold, solid steel security………. Yes, they are all types of door! Their function is evident and that is to provide security, privacy and safety. I frequently see issues of very poor amateur installation, and inadequacy in terms of access and design.

The most common type of door in a modern property is the ubiquitous white panel unit, hardboard faced over a timber frame. The core (internal structure) will typically be formed in corrugated cardboard. These doors are lightweight, clean in appearance, and relatively cheap to buy usually about £30.00 each. There are many door designs, some more expensive units are oak or other hardwood veneered systems where the door core is formed in MDF (medium density fibreboard). Oak furniture and fitments are very fashionable at the moment, and these are very often constructed in solid foreign grown material.

Doors are installed within a door lining which is the thickness of the wall in which it sits. This is secured to the walls and wedged/screwed square within the door opening. It is to this lining that the door stops, other mouldings and door furniture are secured.

The doors should be installed within their frame to show „shut lines‟ of about 3 mm. If the gaps around the doors are irregular in size, this may indicate either poor workmanship or movement within the wall or door frame.

One particular class of door requires special mention…… That is the fire door. The purpose of such a door is to minimize spread of fire and smoke and to give more time to exit a building. There are many regulations concerning the need for, and the location of fire doors. Suffice it to say that they should be installed as part of a whole assembly of door leaf, frame, door stops, intumescent strips, seals, hinges and door handles. Fire safety is covered in part B of the building regulations.

Whilst writing about fire safety, I feel compelled to remind every reader to install smoke detectors at both ground and upper floor levels, and to ensure that they are fully operational. I still see many unprotected premises.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call him on 01903 261 217 or you can send an email to surveyor1@talktalk.net or see www.propdoctor.co.uk

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Citrus Roasted Salmon with Mixed Peppers A delicious nutritional Autumn lunch or dinner Serves: 4

Ingredients 4 salmon cutlets or steaks 25g/1oz butter, melted ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 1tbsp fresh lemon juice grated zest 1 lemon 1 large red, yellow and green pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped 1 orange, peeled and segmented 2tbsp olive oil salt and black pepper

Method 1 Rinse and dry the salmon. Brush with butter and cinnamon mixed. Sprinkle with lemon juice and zest. Preheat the oven to 400ºF/200ºC/gas Mark 6.

2 Toss the peppers lightly in oil and seasoning and place in a roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes or until just beginning to colour.

3 Place the fish on top and roast for 15 minutes until salmon is cooked through. Serve hot with any juiced poured over and rice or potatoes.

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Rockinghorse Children’s Charity Sussex giving for Sussex children. By Georgia Brown The Royal Alexandra Children‟s Hospital (the Alex) treats over 45,000 young patients in Sussex every year, providing in-patient facilities, including intensive care, outpatient care, and a dedicated Children‟s Emergency Department for children across the whole of the South East. Having a child admitted to hospital can be a time of intense distress, worry and uncertainty. Despite the Alex being a state-of-the-art facility, the unfamiliarity of a hospital can be disorientating and stressful for young patients and their families.

This is why Rockinghorse Children‟s Charity, the official fundraising arm for the Alex, is so vital to ensure the wellbeing and comfort of young patients during their time in hospital, providing facilities and equipment that the hospital would not be able to fund otherwise.

Rockinghorse is a Brighton-based charity that has been supporting children across the whole of Sussex for over 50 years. It was set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, who recognised there was a significant need for additional resources to improve healthcare services for sick children and babies. He was a pioneer in paediatric care and launched „the Rockinghorse appeal‟ in a bid to raise funds to provide the very first neonatal incubator outside of London. The charity‟s

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main aim is to improve the lives of sick children throughout Sussex, and this is done through fundraising for life-saving and cutting-edge medical equipment, whilst ensuring that children are treated in an environment better suited to their needs.

Cheryl Piper, spokesperson for Rockinghorse, said “in more recent years, Rockinghorse has sought to extend its support to other hospitals, centres and services that need it. We now offer fundraising support to the Princess Royal Hospital and the Special Care Baby Unit in Haywards Heath, Worthing Hospital and St Richard‟s Hospital in Chichester. Elsewhere, we have been funding projects at children‟s respite centres, including Tudor House and Drove Road in Brighton.

We‟ve also ramped up our fundraising support for vital services, such as Chalkhill Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit based in Haywards Heath, which is the only unit of its kind in Sussex.”

Cheryl stressed that the wellbeing of young people has always been at the forefront of Rockinghorse‟s mission, and hopes the charity will continue to expand their support for children‟s services and paediatric care not just in Brighton, but across the county. She added, “Our charity has been intrinsic to the success of the Alex as a centre of excellence in the south. We strive to continue to provide the best possible support we can for the children of Sussex.”

Funds raised for Rockinghorse Children‟s Charity don‟t just benefit Brighton-based children being treated at the Alex, but rather benefit young people across the whole of Sussex, including Worthing and Chichester hospitals. Currently, Rockinghorse is supporting Worthing and Chichester hospitals by fundraising for a portable lung function machine. The new state-of-the-art equipment will be used to help specialists treat young patients with cystic fibrosis and other chronic chest problems such as asthma and bronchiectasis. The „Vyntus Spiro‟ machine will be able to measure accurate, high quality and up-to-date lung function to enable a faster and more accurate diagnosis for young lungs. Rockinghorse also recently supported Worthing Hospital‟s Bluefin Ward, the ward dedicated to the care of the hospital's babies, children and young people.

through the door The charity are supporting Worthing Bluefin‟s play team by providing funding for toys, games and activities to benefit young patients admitted to the ward.

Their play and teenage rooms provide a muchneeded distraction to patients and siblings as well as providing a calm and comforting environment for families to interact and relax, away from the main ward and hospital beds. The funding will enable play team staff to provide toys, craft materials, activity and reading books, DVD‟s, iTunes vouchers and many more amenities to help distract young patients spending time in Bluefin. Providing fun items like this in the wards helps to create a more positive experience for the hospital‟s younger patients and can also help them recover faster. This is because sometimes, children can be in hospital for a very long time. So home comforts, access to fun activities and a place to focus on something other than their illness is incredibly important for children‟s wellbeing during their time in hospital. Rockinghorse believe that “no matter where they are, children should always be allowed to be children”, especially when they are unwell.

In order to continue providing for Sussex hospitals, fundraising and donations are crucial for Rockinghorse in order to keep the children‟s charity alive.

Cheryl said, “Rockinghorse is an independent charity that over the years, has become part of the fabric of the community that it serves. Rockinghorse remains local to the cause. The charity is not part of a large group or network of other charities, and has a small office based in central Brighton.”

Cheryl added, “we do not receive any local or central government funding, so rely solely on the support of businesses, schools, community groups, individuals and trusts. It is thanks to the generosity shown by the local community that keeps the Rockinghorse legacy alive. It‟s why we‟re able to make a real difference to the lives of poorly babies, children and adolescents all over Sussex. Without donations from the general public, a charity like Rockinghorse simply wouldn‟t exist. We are the people‟s charity; funded by the people, for the people.”

The struggles of the NHS are no secret, with demands on oversubscribed local GP‟s, funding cuts and evolving healthcare needs only scratching the surface of the pressures on our health care system. Yet, as long as charities like Rockinghorse are in place across the country, together we can ensure that vital services are protected and in place for many more years to

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come. Without the vital funding provided by Rockinghorse, hospitals across Sussex would lack much of the crucial equipment needed to care for the thousands of young people that require hospital treatment every year.

Rockinghorse embodies everything positive about the Alex and its ability to lighten the lives of those who need extra support in times of need. The charity fundraises through the Rockinghorse shop, reselling clothes donations, running fundraising events, hosting the Rockinghorse lotto and recycling old vehicles in exchange for a donation with Give A Car.

28 Charity Profile Based on the impact the charity has made across Sussex, many may assume that Rockinghorse, a charity that has been running for over 50 years, has a large team of volunteers working on pursuing the charity‟s mission. However, there are only eight people currently on the team at Rockinghorse; a small but mighty group of people who are passionate about improving the lives of children and young people during their time in hospital.

Cheryl says for her, the best part about working with other volunteers for Rockinghorse Children‟s Charity is the eclectic sense of community the team feels when they are able to make an impact on children‟s lives. She said, “to know that we are making such a profound difference is all the motivation we need. It‟s what drives the team at Rockinghorse in their achievements and successes. Realising that we are having an impact in some way, no matter how big or small, is priceless. We are a small team of just nine members of staff and each of us play an important part in the donor journey. Our roles are varied and distinct, but we all work together as safe keepers of

Rockinghorse‟s legacy, to ensure it is here long after we‟re not.”

This Christmas season, Rockinghorse are hosting the annual festive Santa Dash in aid of the charity, a fun 5km running event where all participants wear their best Santa suits. This year‟s Santa Dash will take place on Saturday 14th December from 8:30am12:00pm on Hove Lawns.

If you would like to support Rockinghorse on this occasion, they are looking for volunteers to help register the Santas on the day and hand out their Santa suits.

They will also need volunteers to hand out medals and refreshments for the runners as they come through the finish line. As well as these fun jobs, they will also be having a collection on the day so come down and shake a bucket for Rockinghorse to help raise lots of money for sick children in Sussex. If you can help at the event, please call 01273 330044 or email lucy.pond@rockinghorse.org.uk.

To find out more about the remarkable work Rockinghorse does for sick children across Sussex, visit the website: www.rockinghorse.org.uk

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