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December 2014

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS Billingshurst • Barns Green • Five Oaks • Ifold • Kirdford • Loxwood • Plaistow • Slinfold • Wisborough Green

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es, it’s the Christmas issue of Village Tweet, filled with things to do over the festive season starting with Billifest on 6th December in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst. This wonderful annual event is sure to put you in the Christmas mood! It is of course important to support our local shops and businesses. Many advertisers are offering Village Tweet readers Christmas gift vouchers; these make ideal presents for friends and family. As the year draws to a close I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to Village Tweet in 2014. Merry Christmas! Grahame Cover: Many say that Christmas is a time for children and innocence, a sentiment captured beautifully in this photograph. Photo: Frank Guido Food & drink Billingshurst Butchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jengers Craft Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recipe: Cranberry Bread & Butter Pudding . . Queens Head Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blacksmiths Arms Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Limeburners Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisborough Green Farmers & Village Market

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Health & wellbeing Jim Hills Sports Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 AM Beauty Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Davis Foot Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Fresh Start, Fitness & Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Billingshurst Osteopaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Rebecca Beauty Theapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Arun Valley Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Billingshurst Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Blades Barbers Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Ascot Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Coco’s Hair Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC About the house Fowlers, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cubitt & West, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 GB Glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sussex Chimney Sweeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating . . . . . . . .18 GJ Coles Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Totally Garage Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 1A Acclaim Carpet Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 A Home Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . .19 West Sussex Electrics and Property Maintenance .19 Sussex Carpet Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Delta Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Pro Roofing & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . .21 ADC Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment . . . . . . . .22 Pest B Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Woodpeckers House & Garden Maintenance . . . . .22 Goring Road Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Hardwood Seasoned Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Lee’s Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Ron Osborne Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Hydropower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Martin Ball, Kitchens, Bathrooms & Showers . . . . .24 N Francis Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Brazier Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Ovens and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Oven Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Holly Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance . . . . . . . . .27 Re-Nu Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Apex Aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Pest Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Petworth Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Smiths Gore Property Lettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Cracknell Pitt-Draffen, Estate Agent . . . . . . . . . .OBC Games and quizzes Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 40 Spot the Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 22

COPY DATE FOR JANUARY ISSUE: 5th DECEMBER Published by A272 Design, PO Box 371, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 4AS

Editorial and Advertising: Grahame Pearson 07762 767084 editor@villagetweet.co.uk Website Design: Stephen Pearson stephen@pearson-design.co.uk

www.villagetweet.co.uk Printed by: The Lavenham Press, Suffolk Disclaimer: All adverts and editorial are printed in good faith. However, A272 Design cannot take any responsibility for the content of the adverts, the services provided by the advertisers or any statements given in the editorial. © No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored without the express permission of the publisher. Garden Tweet! Garden View: Christmas past made present Janman Fencing & Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . HJS Land Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sussex & Surrey Tree Services . . . . . . . . . . REM Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Village Nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Features Smash Up! at Billingshurst Leisure Centre . . . . . . .13 A Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Computing: Winter weather spells danger for PCs .41 Miscellaneous Professional Services & Businesses Virtual Flight Centre, Flight Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Flackwoods Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Southwater Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Love Lane Vintage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Home & Away Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 A/c’s Direct, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Pride and Groom Mobile Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Jane Sharp, Piano Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Willows Cattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Pet Pooch Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 SCCS Accounting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Bax Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Spitfire Experience, Flight Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Anderson Rowntree Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Community/Out & About/Farming/Smallholding Billifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macmillan Charity Dinner at So India . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Primary School: Bike It initiative . . . Barns Green Players: Jack & The Beanstalk . . . Dame Vera Lynn Trust: Spring Ball . . . . . . . . . . . Macmillan Christmas Fayre at Storrington . . . . . Kelsey Hall Craft Fair a success! . . . . . . . . . . . . Michaela Giles’ Diary of a Smallholder . . . . . . . . Ifold Christmas Concert, Ifold Christian Fellowship John Nash’s Column: The long ditch . . . . . . . . . ABC Animal Sanctuary Christmas Fayre . . . . . . Billingshurst Scouts: Appeal for Leaders . . . . . . Billingshurst Parish Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Little Tweeters! Fishers Farm Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Lambs for Christmas? No Way! by Yvonne Fleece . .40 Equine SPR Centre’s page: Feeding for condition . . . . . . .32 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Motoring A-Team Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre LMC Auto Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macs Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sussex Towing Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Last But Not Least What’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-46 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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Flight simulator / Sport

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New ‘flight’ gift vouchers set to take off for Christmas

ave you, or someone you know, ever wondered what it would be like to fly a Boeing 737? Or are you simply looking for a present with a difference this year? The Virtual Flight Centre in Coolham, near Horsham, has launched a series of gift vouchers in time for Christmas and people looking for a great present for their family and friends now have a variety of options to choose from. You can buy vouchers for ‘flight experiences’ starting from 30 mins for £99 (which includes 30 mins briefing, 30 mins flying a Boeing 737 flight simulator and 30 mins acting as co-pilot). Or, if you think they’re up to it, why

not buy a voucher for the 1.5 hour flight during which they can try flying in adverse weather conditions and landing at some of the world’s most challenging airports? And for the first time you can now buy gift vouchers for as little as £20 which can be used towards paying for someone’s ‘flight’. All vouchers last for 12 months from the date of purchase. For further information about the different flight experiences available, prices or to buy a gift voucher online, visit www.virtualflight.co.uk. For great gift ideas, the sky’s the limit!

Jim Hills Sports Warehouse Hillside Farm, Billingshurst Road (A272), Coolham, RH13 8QN Map & Directions – Look at our new website www.jimhillssports.co.uk Tel: (01403) 741116. E-mail: jimhillssports2@aol.com

CRAZY DECEMBER BARGAINS Some top selling Wilson & Babolat Tennis Racquets are either having cosmetic changes or being replaced – so we are clearing the following at crazy prices: No 1 selling Ladies Racquet for Wilson Blade 98S (294g) past 3 years: Wilson Six One UL (249g) RRP £180 – Our Price £110 RRP £120 – Our price £90 Wilson Blade 98 (304g) Babolat Pure Drive GT (300g) RRP £170 – Our Price £100 RRP £160 – Our price £120. Wilson Steam 99S (304g) Babolat Pure Drive Lite RRP £130 – Our Price £89.99 RRP £150 – Our price £110

Many other cut price bargains. Also – 20% off RRP on many Graphite Tennis Racquets, senior & junior sizes. PLUS 20% off all Cricket items Gift Vouchers make a great Christmas Present! At least 10% discount off everything the store with the exception of ‘Special Offers’

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Community / Food and drink

Billifest Family Fun Day & Christmas Fayre Jengers Mead – Saturday 6th December, 9am-4pm

ach year the Billifest organising committee invite the children of the Billingshurst Primary School to participate in a competition to design the front of the flyer which advertises the event. This year again produced work of very high quality and indeed the judging was so difficult it was decided to award a joint-first prize. The winners were Georgia Offei and Elsie Jarvis who can be seen here being presented with their £10 Amazon vouchers by Denise Campbell (Chair of Billingshurst Community Partnership) at a recent school assembly. This year’s BILLIFEST offers a traditional Family Fun Day – with the emphasis firmly on Christmas – alongside an exciting all-day programme of events. By popular demand Billingshurst Butchers will again be providing a hog roast and there will be a full range of exhibits and entertainments for adults and children alike. As usual, there will be

the now famous ‘mega-raffle’ with over 20 prizes ranging from hampers to restaurant vouchers and all generously donated by local retailers and businesses. The draw will take place at 3pm so ‘be in it to win it’! Once again over 25 exhibitors will be in the grand marquee in the main car-park representing their various organisations and associations, so make sure to drop by and support those who make such an important contribution to our village life. We promise a fun-packed day for all the family so in the unlikely event of inclement weather remember, ‘there is no such thing as bad weather – just the wrong clothes!’ See you there! Billingshurst Community Partnership – BILLIFEST Team

We would like to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Christmas products: Mince pies, Yule logs, Shortbread Pop in and see us for all your breads, cakes, doughnuts and filled rolls – all baked daily on the premises in Billingshurst Jengers Craft Bakery 4 Jengers Mead, Billingshurst RH14 9PB or place your orders on Bakery: 01403 784088 Mobile (Mark): 07506 560767 mark@jengersbakery.co.uk Follow us on Facebook

BEAUTIFUL BREAD FOR BILLINGSHURST

Christmas prices same as 2013. Our BIRDS are FRESH – it’s our PRICES that are FROZEN! Orders now being taken for: Free Range Turkeys Honey Roast Ham Ribs of Sussex Beef Fresh Duck & Geese • Capons English Gammon Home-made Chipolatas

01403 782523 8 Jengers Mead, Billingshurst

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Food and drink

Cranberry Bread & Butter Pudding METHOD

1. Poach the dried cranberries in the cranberry juice with 2 tsp sugar. Reduce the mixture down until it thickens and becomes a little jammy. Place it on one side to cool. 2. In a separate dish beat together the milk, cream (if using) and eggs, and then stir in the sugar and grated orange rind. 3. Butter the bread on both sides and place into a buttered dish, alternating layers of bread with layers of cranberry. Finish with a layer of bread then sprinkle a few cranberries over the top. 4. Pour the egg mixture over everything and let the pudding rest for at least 2 hours (or overnight in the fridge). 5. Preheat the oven to 180°C or gas mark 4. Sprinkle the finished pudding with soft brown sugar and place in the oven for 45 minutes. This is lovely served with crème fraîche or custard.

Preparation time: 20 minutes (plus resting time). Cooking time: 45 minutes. Serves 4

INGREDIENTS 1oz/25g dried cranberries 100ml Cranberry juice 2 tsp sugar 4 eggs 450ml/16floz milk 450ml/16floz single cream (or milk if you prefer) 2oz/50g sugar Grated rind of 1 orange 2oz/50g butter 1 loaf (at least a day old, sliced into thick cubes) Soft brown sugar for sprinkling over

The Queens Head, Barns Green Traditional 17th Century Village Pub Finest quality beers, ciders and wines Cask Marque Pub of Excellence Accredited in CAMRA Good Beer Guide

Finest quality, original home cooked food using our home grown and local produce (Some say it’s the Centre of the Universe)

DECEMBER EVENTS Wednesday 3rd Acoustic Music Club Tuesday 9th Bumper Christmas Quiz Wednesday 10th Curry Night Wednesday 17th Pie Night Every Friday Take-away Fish and Chips, 6.30-9pm

Bookings now being taken for Festive Food We will be serving meals on Christmas Eve from noon until 7pm. Closed Christmas Day evening and New Year’s Eve evening

Chapel Road, Barns Green, West Sussex RH13 0PS. Tel: 01403 730436

www.thequeensheadbarnsgreen.co.uk

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Community / Food and drink Charity Dinner raises £580 for Macmillan

Wisborough Green

It may have been close to Halloween, but on Thursday night 30th October, So India Restaurant in Pulborough was overflowing with guests supporting the Billingshurst Cancer Support Group’s Charity Dinner. Everyone enjoyed a brilliant meal provided by Mujib and his team and joined in the fun of the Grand Raffle, which no-one was allowed to escape from! People gave generously and raised £280 on the raffle alone. And sincere thanks go to Mujib of So India for hosting this brilliant event and for the very generous donation of £300, giving an amazing total of £580 for the evening which will go to Macmillan Midhurst Services supporting local people affected by cancer. A big THANK YOU to all and we hope to do it all over again next year! See you there!

Farmers & F Vill ket Village Market

2nd THURSDAY MONTHLY 9:00-12:30 VILLAGE HALL Photo: Grand Raffle prizes

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The Limeburners

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Christmas – Taking bookings now –

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Christmas Eve

Candlelit Sing-a-long around the piano 7pm-11.30pm

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New Year’s Eve Party Games and Disco 7pm-12.30am

— Free Entry — Optional Buffet £5pp

‘Bus Pass Special’ 60+ meals £6 every Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtimes and evenings

Lordings Road, Newbridge, Billingshurst RH14 9JA. Tel: 01403 782311

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Coffee break / Legal services

Village Tweet Christmas Crossword

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Health and wellbeing

Fun fitness classes with Helen at the Billingshurst Community Centre DAY

CLASS TYPE

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6.00 - 7.00pm

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7.15 - 8.00pm

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6.15 - 7.25pm

FRIDAY

PILATES

9.30 - 10.30am

Suitable for all ages & abilities

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Call Helen 01403 265574. email helen@freshstartfitness.today

A Beautiful Six Room Vintage Salon Book any Dermalogica facial and get a FREE 20-minute massage. Refer a friend & receive 20%off your treatments. Happy hour spray tans £15 5pm-6pm. Student discount 10% off. Christmas gift vouchers available Luxury treatments & surroundings at affordable prices

JANUARY OFFER £5 off voucher

Please cut this voucher out and bring with you. When you spend £25 or more receive £5 off your treatment. Not in conjunction with any other offer, January 2015 only.*

Established 18 years

A.M. Beauty Clinic

Tel: 01403 782290 Web: www.ambeautyclinic.com 38 Station Road • Billingshurst • RH14 9SE

Davis Foot Care Clinic Emma Davis

MCFHP/MAFHP

Foot Health Professional Visiting practice, providing nail and foot care treatment and advice Services provided include: Nail trimming (including finger nails), removal of calluses and corns Treatment of nail disorders: Thickened toe nails, ingrown toe nails, fungal toe nail infections Verrucae, treatment of the diabetic foot For an appointment please call:

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Health and wellbeing Local teens smash it up!

ocal teenagers are being encouraged to get active at Billingshurst Leisure Centre at an all new session from Badminton England. With a modern ‘mashed up’ mix of big hitting badminton challenges, mates, music playlists and bold court branding, sociable SmashUp! sessions are rocking Billingshurst sports hall every Friday evening. SmashUp! runs 5-6pm for 10-13-year-olds and 7-8pm for 13-16-year-olds. There’s no dress code and no equipment required, just turn up and join in. George Wood, Community Game Director from Badminton Enlgand, says, “SmashUp! is a perception changing programme all about mates, bassline pumping music and big hitting badminton challenges. It repackages the sport for a new generation of young people who want a casual, informal way to play.” Ellie (11) tried SmashUp! at the taster event in September and said, “Smash up is brilliant, it makes badminton so much more fun!” For more information on SmashUp! sessions visit www.billingshurstleisurecentre.co.uk or call 01403 787500.

Billingshurst Osteopaths pinpoint the cause of your condition and offer detailed treatment plans for a range of skeletal and muscular conditions including:

Back, neck and/or shoulder pain Joint and muscle pain Headache or migraine Sports injuries Pain related to motor accidents Pregnancy related pain Arthritic concerns Postural problems Babies with persistent crying, irritability and poor sleeping

Tel: 01403 786081 info@billingshurstosteopaths.com www.billingshurstosteopaths.com

A caring approach to your health

Registered Private Healthcare provider for BUPA, PPP and many more

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Health and wellbeing

Community / Health and wellbeing

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Young cyclists stay safe with Bike-It initiative

ith days becoming shorter and nights drawing in, the temptation to jump into the car to do the school run becomes harder to resist. As a fledgling Bike-It school Billingshurst Primary School has been campaigning for over a year to encourage pupils and parents to participate in a culture of active travel to and from school and with winter fast approaching there is no exception. The school’s Bike-It Crew have been stepping up their efforts with a focus on staying safe during the darker days. Following a year of involvement in this national initiative, Billingshurst Primary School has seen an increase of 30% of pupils regularly cycling, walking or scooting to school. To celebrate the success of the program the school held its third Bike-It Breakfast on 7th November, which provided Philip Borroughs Bike-It Officer, Chichester and Horsham, Sustrans South-East with a valuable opportunity to offer a few simple guidelines for staying safe in the winter months whilst still staying active. Philip Borroughs comments: “There are a few simple steps to staying safe in winter: • Dress warmly and appropriately for the weather • It is important to wear bright colours with as much reflective gear as possible to make sure you are seen • It is the law to have lights on your bike if it is dark • Parents must ensure their children are confident riders

• Conduct regular bike checks • For older children on bikes; make sure you are aware and know the rules of the road. Know what is going on around you, anticipate, make sure you communicate your intentions clearly to other road users so as not to surprise them • Again for older children, it is always safer and more fun to cycle in sensible groups • Watch out for black ice. By being aware of the changing conditions and taking appropriate measures to ensure you’ll be seen, you can continue to enjoy a more active approach to travel. There is nothing like cycling on a clear brisk morning.” Following this advice, over 150 pupils, parents and siblings arrived early for the Bike-It Breakfast and were treated to breakfast thanks to Kavanagh’s Budgens, a keen supporter of the initiative. The Bike-It program continues to develop and grow within the school, with a number of events taking place over the past few months to encourage and support the pupils, including assemblies on safety and workshops on how to check your bike is safe to ride. Kate Clifford on behalf of the BPSCA Photo: Philip Burroughs from Sustrans with Karen Harrison Services Manager from Kavanagh’s Budgens and the Bike It Champions from Billingshurst Primary School

SOUTHWATER CYCLES est. 1994

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‘Fee-fi-fo-fum’ – it must be Jack & The Beanstalk!

Hero, a Princess, a Giant, a magnificent Beanstalk, a Dragon, a Dame, oh and a Pantomime Cow! The Barns Green Players are bringing you a giant of a panto to start the New Year off with a bang! It’s Panto time again! Jack and the Beanstalk will entertain you royally with everything you would expect and a whole lot more! It promises to be a laugh-a-minute romp with loads of songs, surprises, dancing and general joining in fun and silliness. There will be a total of six shows performed over two weekends in the Barns Green Village Hall this coming January. The shows will be on Friday 16th (evening), Saturday 17th (afternoon and evening), Friday 23rd (evening), and Saturday 24th (afternoon and evening). Zoe Munday and Warren Blanchard are jointly Directing the production and are extremely excited about this year’s production. Zoe said, “We have already done a lot of planning for this year’s show and I am so excited about all the tricks and special effects, scenery and costumes that we have lined up. The script is exceptional and with the very talented comic actors we have in the Barns Green Players it is shaping up to be one of our best ever shows. Warren Blanchard, who is also Chairman of the group added,

“At Barns Green Players we set ourselves very high standards but we are always looking to improve our shows and add even more to the fun that the audience will have and we are looking forward to providing some surprises and entertainment for as many people as possible at the six performances”. The shows are aimed at all ages although the afternoon performances are particularly suitable for the very youngest children. There are singalongs and sweets for the kids and opportunities for the audience to join in with the fun. For the evening performances there is a licensed bar serving a variety of alcoholic and soft drinks as well as sweets. The afternoon performances begin at 2pm and evening performances at 7.30pm. If you are regulars at the Barns Green Players’ Pantos you will know just what a terrific show they put on and if you haven’t been before you are in for a real treat. Tickets cost £10 for adults, £7 for children. There is a special price of just £6 for tickets on Friday 16th January. Tickets are available from the Box Office (01403) 731566 or www.barnsgreenplayers.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you in January for some great fun and entertainment. Nigel Currie

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Orange Pear Apple Bear Monkey and Me Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears All by Emily Gravett With simple text and charming illustrations, there is an Emily Gravett book to suit all ages. Orange Pear Apple Bear is beautifully simple, with a different permutation of the title on every page, and will provoke big laughs from babies. (Apple Bear is the current favourite in our house). Available as a sturdy board book, it can be revisited again and again.) Monkey and Me is well suited to toddlers who will identify with the main character as, along with her toy monkey, she goes to

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Goats also seem to suffer more than our ut of curiosity I just looked up my offering sheep with their feet, and can go lame quite for last December’s Village Tweet blog quickly after the paddock gets wet, and it appears I am going to so bringing them in will also help say the same thing: rain and heavy us avoid that situation. clay plus livestock equals not much The new Rottweiler puppy, Bolly, fun! seems to have settled in well to our This year our goats are the most lives and has realised that when protesting of the livestock species our wellies go on she gets to run on the farm. They really don’t like about. She was a re-home and we being wet, getting wet or looking at were her fourth home in her 20 anything that is wet; so we have weeks of age. I can’t work out why hastily brought them in. Due to the she kept getting moved on and can number of them we have divided thoroughly recommend re-homing them into two groups and will have Tedfold Alan – winner of the UK to get the buck to alternate between Boer goat Facebook photo competition a slightly older dog over a puppy. Our new ram, Brock, that we them and hope he can still work his purchased back in August, absolutely adores her; magic. I’m not as up to speed with goats yet, as she runs directly up to him every evening and compared to pigs and sheep, and so am not so washes his face – most bizarre. sure who is pregnant and who isn’t. I could do Some of the female brahmas have decided with an ultrasound scanner like I have for the that the ‘oven ready’ look is rather trendy and pigs (big hint to Santa!). The buck Noah still started to moult; fingers crossed they grow back smells eye wateringly ‘funky’ and I’m not sure if before it turns cold or I’ll be on eBay buying that goes away when there are no more empty chicken-sized Christmas sweaters for them! ladies or not – the books I have don’t give me Michaela Giles www.tedfoldcottagefarm.co.uk enough detail to work it out.

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ith winter now set in and with Dr Green declining in nutritional quality some horses find it hard to keep condition on. For most native pony owners winter is a great time to get the pony slim before the onset of spring grass but for owners of ‘poor doers’ winter can be a nightmare when it comes to keeping their horse in tip top condition. So, what can be done? Hopefully this article will help. If your horse suffers sudden weight loss please get him looked at by your vet in case of an underlying medical issue; it may also be a good idea to get the horse checked for stomach ulcers as these can lead to poor condition too. Make sure the horse has been wormed correctly and that dental checks have been carried out. In addition to these checks there are many things you can do to help improve condition over the winter months… Temperature. Keep the horse at a comfortable temperature, if the horse is clipped ensure he’s warm enough and adequately rugged according to weather conditions. Fibre first. Before reaching for the conditioning mix check your horse’s forage ration. If you are feeding poor quality hay the horse won’t be receiving as many nutrients, so although poor hay is often cheaper to buy it is false economy in the long run; good hay will be a pale green colour with a very nice fresh sweet smell to it. Discard any hay which smells mouldy. Good hay will be leafy with no evidence of weeds. You may wish to feed haylage and again look for a pleasant fresh smelling bale, and steer clear of any that has a vinegary smell. Haylage is higher in moisture than hay so you will need to feed more weight to achieve the same volume of dry matter. For poor doers it is important to offer hay or haylage on and ad lib basis so the animal has access to forage at all times. Keep it clean by putting it in a haynet or hay bar to save wastage on forage being trodden into the bed. If the horse lives out consider using a ring feeder, but this will need to be moved from time to time to prevent poaching. Sugar beet is a popular winter feed, it is high in fibre and is available in both molassed and unmolassed versions. It must be fed soaked to horses and is very palatable. Alfalfa is a superb fibre feed and can be feed as a

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bodies stood the punishing effort quite well. Nowadays, though, two things have altered. The first is that my body has aged just a tad. Even the task of putting my socks on in the morning commands sitting ne of the features that we all love here on the carefully on the edge of the bed, accompanied by much farm is aptly described as ‘The Long Ditch’. grunting, along with the odd creak from joints that refuse Dividing the farm roughly in half, it travels for to operate as they once could. Still, there’s no rush to some 400 yards between two fields complete the job and it may just and acts as a very successful land loosen up some of those joints drain, feeding the three-acre eventually. Hopefully. Maybe. reservoir at its lower end. This year, The other thing is far more with the fantastic growing season serious. My old, faithful sickle behind it, the vegetation that fills its (faghook) is broken. After a lifetime deep sides has been tremendous. of hacking and slicing, the old girl Even young oak and willow have has finally succumbed and now thrust their way heavenwards resides in two pieces on the tractor through the cow parsley and rush. shed bench. How it happened I It’s in the spring, however, that won’t go into… suffice to say it was the ditch comes into its own, and my own fault and I mourn its offers us the true beauty of nature demise greatly. at her finest. Its sides shimmer in However, this has exposed This worker in modern Pakistan uses a sickle (‘daranti’) John Nash would approve of, having a something that I was not aware of. golden swathes of primrose and step in the handle allowing the user’s hand to celandine. Bluebells, wood You can’t buy a good oldpass clear of the ground. But try finding such a anemones and violets lift fashioned, heavy, offset sickle, for tool in modern Britain! Photo: A Yaqub/CIMMYT love nor money. Modern sickles themselves up to the sun as its rays penetrate down into the dark depths, and the trickle are mere lightweight shadows of the old beasts. The old of water that runs down its length following the spring traditional implement had a large step just past the rains, glitters and shimmers as it fights its way through wooden handle that allowed the user’s hand to be well the newly sprouting grasses that deck its lower reaches. clear of the ground while the blade skimmed horizontal Due to this glorious show we are reluctant to leave to the earth. This, of course meant that it was either a the late autumn trimming that must be done to the ditch right- or left-hand tool as this ‘step’ dictated which hand to any mechanical blade or flail. The close cutting that a could use it. modern machine may apply could be a serious danger The old tool was a heavy object, allowing the weight to the waiting spring flora and we consider the risk is too of the blade to do a lot of the work on its own. The great to permit. blacksmith-forged steel would hold its edge for long Fine in principle… but that means getting into the periods and just a few wipes with the stone would return murky depths and cutting the summer’s luxuriant growth the blade to razor sharpness. How I miss the old girl. As by hand. This is something that really does take me for my modern replacement, it is said “a bad workman back to the ‘Good Old Days’ when all ditches and blame their tools,” so I shall certainly be blaming mine! hedges were cut by hand every winter and the smell of Never mind. All that effort will be well worth it come woodsmoke pervaded the air on every farm in the the spring when once again nature rewards us for our country. It was a job that most farm workers looked on endeavours. To look along that length of glowing colour with mixed emotions. Providing the winter rains held off, lifts the heart and signals that once more the summer’s it could be a pleasant enough. The work kept you warm warmth beckons and life is renewed. I just wish I didn’t and once muscles had adapted to the rhythm and hands have to ache so much for it to happen! John Nash had hardened to the inevitable blisters, our young

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ottie and Twiglet kept a good watch on the comings and goings of the little farm as they nestled cosily in their (sort-of) mud-free straw filled ark. Nanny’s idea (outlined in last month’s Village Tweet) seemed to be working so far and mud was mostly being left on their wooden front porch. And could be scraped off. One fine day in early October (remember it was warm and dry then) a Land Rover with a trailer came down the driveway and Nanny went out to meet it. She shook the man’s hand (he was called David) and opened the gate to the No.2 Paddock. She was very excited. David opened the back of the trailer and out clattered the new arrivals: four chocolatish brown sheep. “This one’s Siobahn,” David said, “she’s seven. And this is Ethel, her daughter, a this-year’s lamb as is this one, Ellie.” He pointed to the Brave New World. last one, “That’s Rita. She’s eight.” The four new girls looked around a bit and then started munching the grass that Grandad had had to mow the week before because it was too long for sheep. Nanny was so pleased with her new girls she could hardly wait to tell David her plans to dig up Dottie’s old ark and put in a fence and… and… and… David just laughed, “They’re Shetland sheep, they won’t need shelter. They’re used to being out in all weathers.” Despite this, Nanny (you know her by now) decided she would go ahead anyway with what she had planned to do… First step was getting the new girls used to her, so she bucket-fed them and then taught them to eat sheep crunchies out of her hand. That done it was onto the second step – excavating Dottie’s old ark out of an overgrown and over-mudded pig paddock. “You’ll never be able to get that out, it’s too bedded in,” warned Sally. “You’ll need to get Henry and his digger. It’s too much for you, Mum,” said Anne. Of course Nanny was stubborn. “Oh yes I WILL,” she thought and then proceeded to crawl around the inside of the ark, getting filthy dirty, brushing away huge spiders and other creepy-crawlies (good thing she

didn’t mind them too much), digging out the foot of mud and straw which had accumulated over the two years of Dottie’s residence there. Finally after nearly two weeks of hard work she was able to lever the ark up and put it on blocks. The next step needed more muscle so Rob (the lawnmower man) and Grandad and Nanny heaved the ark onto its side. It squelched out of the mud and the three of them end-over-ended it out through the narrow gate onto its round back. They then hauled it into position and laid it on a rubber mat. Exhausted but exhilarated they sat down and had a cup of well earned tea and scraped the mud off their boots. Nanny strawed it up and then of course the sheep, inevitably, refused to use it. By dropping sheep crunchies into it, Nanny enticed Ellie and Ethel, the two little girls, into it and eventually during really wet days they used Siobhan leads… it much to Nanny’s delight. The older two, trained to weather, stood out in the rain. Because the sheep were Shetlands they ate everything: trees, shrubs, dried grass and soon the edges of the paddock were denuded. Nanny opened the gate of the old overgrown pig paddock and the girls devoured everything in there too – except of course the one plant Nanny hated the most – stinging nettle. The penultimate step – apart from hand-feeding them every day – was to put up the dividing fence and that took Nanny two whole days. It wasn’t long before Siobahn worked out a way through it and the rest followed. Hasty repairs had to be made. The very final step has to be planned very carefully and that is the next project: making a ‘catching area’ for sheep-y things to be done like shearing, feeting and worming. Completion date? Hopefully by the time you are reading this. All the characters and animals here wish you a very Happy Christmas and invite you to join us again as we enter the fifth year of tales from the little farm near Billingshurst. Yvonne Fleece Photo: Grahame Pearson

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illingshurst Scouts are a thriving group with many young people including Luke – an enthusiastic member of the 1st Billingshurst (Parbrook) Pack – who enjoy a balanced programme of activities. We would not be able to do this with out our volunteer Leaders who help the Scout Group to provide fun and friendship and everyday adventure to over 130 young people, and this is why we are writing to the Village Tweet. We find ourselves in desperate need of Leaders, especially for our two Scout Sections which meet on Mondays and Fridays and cater for young people aged 101/2 to 14

years. Our website tells you more: www.parbrook.wordpress.com Volunteering helps to improve our communities. It is rewarding and can be incredible fun as well! The Scout Association is where it starts for many people, who benefit from personal development, a sense of achievement, training and support. If you feel this could be for you and could help in any section please volunteer to help us! Glyn Pullen Group Scout Leader gsl@1stbillingshurst.org.uk (01403) 784744

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Billingshurst Parish Council has worked tirelessly on behalf of its parishioners in response to planning applications and strategic development consultations. For more information on Horsham District Council’s Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF) and to read the Parish Council’s statement, see HDC’s website: www.horsham.gov.uk/planningpolicy/planningpolicy/horsham-district-planning-framework-examination/ representors-documents In response to the Planning Inspector’s question, ‘Should land to the east of the village be allocated for housing in addition to the permitted development?’ the Parish Council said, ‘No. It would contradict the conclusion of the Sustainability Appraisal on the distribution of housing development, which points to a focus of major economic and housing growth in the Gatwick Diamond. It would give rise to landscape, heritage and ecological harm. There is no evidence of an unmet housing need that would justify setting aside these development principles or tolerating the demonstrable harm.’

Cllr. Lesley Wilding is the Council’s lead on flooding issues in Billingshurst. She leads the Billingshurst Action Group, which is a group of residents and businesses that have been affected by flooding in the village. It is so important that all episodes of flooding are recorded to help build a bigger picture. If you have been affected by flooding, please contact Cllr. Wilding by email on Lesley.wilding@billingshurst.gov.uk The Parish Council is in the process of making its first application to WSCC’s grant scheme Operation Watershed to obtain funding to check all sites from the Bowling Alley to Billingshurst High Street together with the ditch area at the rear of Broomfield Drive and provide a report and specification for works required to alleviate flooding issues in these areas. The Parish Council has been instrumental in bringing together Horsham District Council, West Sussex County Council and the Environment Agency to meet regularly and work together to address Billingshurst’s flooding problems.

Thinking of making a change to your property? Read our Parish Design Statement first for guidance on the design and materials of the buildings, lay-out of facilities, landscaping and infrastructure. See the Parish Council website: http://www.billingshurst.gov.uk/ Billingshurs-Parish-Council/planning-5599.aspx

Billingshurst Parish Council mentioned Recording Garden Wildlife in the National Planning Press Under the Localism Act 2011, communities are being encouraged to prepare Neighbourhood Plans. A Neighbourhood Plan is a community led framework for guiding the future development and growth of an area. Until the uncertainty in the strategic planning direction for the Horsham district is settled through the adoption of the HDPF, which is anticipated in the spring, Billingshurst Parish Council has deferred making a decision on a Neighbourhood Plan for Billingshurst. This decision has been picked up by the National Planning Press and was reported by Planning Resource in October. The Parish Council is waiting to see how much weight the Planning Inspector places on Neighbourhood Plans as part of the Planning Framework.

It is vital for conservation that we know and record local wildlife to see how they and their habitats are faring in the face of increasing change and development. You can help record this information through Sussex Wildlife Trust’s website www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk To provide a useful wildlife record: • What – What have you seen and how many? Do you have a photo? • Who – Who took the record in case more details are required. • When – Day, month, year • Where – Be specific, 6 figure grid reference or post code. Good Wishes to all for a peaceful, happy and prosperous Christmas and New Year.

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1A Acclaim Carpet Cleaners.............19 A Home Help.....................................19 A-Team Mechanics............................38 Alexandra Bastedo Champions Animal Sanctuary..........................37 A/c’s Direct, Accounting ....................32 ADC Appliances ................................22 AM Beauty Clinic...............................11 Anderson Rowntree Solicitors...........42 Apex Aerials ......................................28 Arun Valley Pharmacy.......................14 Ascot Care ........................................16 Bax Computers .................................41 Billingshurst Butchers..........................6 Billingshurst Dental Practice .............15 Billingshurst Leisure Centre ..............12 Billingshurst Osteopaths ...................13 Billingshurst Parish Council...............43 Billingshurst Service, Repair & MOT Centre...................................39 Blacksmiths Arms Pub ........................8 Blades Barber Shop..........................15 Brazier Building Solutions .................25 Coco’s Hair Salon ...........................IBC Cracknell Pit-Draffen, Estate Agent .........................................OBC Cubitt & West, Estate Agent................4 Davis Foot Care Clinic ......................11 Delta Decor .......................................21 Dame Vera Lynn Trust.......................18 Falcon/Willetts Equine Feeds............33 Fishers Farm Park.............................37 Flackwoods Solicitors........................10

Flow-serve, Plumbing, Drainage, Heating..........................................18 Fowlers, Estate Agent .........................3 Fresh Start, Fitness & Nutrition.........11 GB Glazing........................................17 GJ Coles, Builder ..............................18 Goring Road Carpet Centre..............23 Hallam Trim, Window Cleaning .........28 Hamilton Cole, TV & Satellite Equipment .....................................22 Hardwood Seasoned Logs................23 HJS Land Services ...........................30 Holly Boilers ......................................27 Home & Away Gifts ...........................28 Hydropower .......................................24 Ifold Christian Fellowship ..................34 Jane Sharp, Piano Tuition .................35 Janman Fencing & Gates..................29 Jengers Craft Bakery ..........................6 Jim Hills Sports Warehouse................5 Jonathan Carter Tree Surgery...........29 KJ Lammas Plumbing & Heating ......21 Lee’s Locks .......................................23 Limeburners Pub.................................9 LMC Auto Services ...........................39 Love Lane Vintage ............................26 Mac’s Private Hire .............................39 Martin Ball, Kitchens & Bathrooms ...24 Miss Mop Domestic Cleaning ...........26 Mrs Muscle Domestic Cleaning ........25 MW Wingate Painting & Decorating..19 N Francis Electrical Ltd .....................24 Oven Rescue ....................................26

Ovens & More ...................................25 Pest B Off..........................................22 Pest Man ...........................................28 Pet Pooch Boutique...........................36 Petworth Logs ...................................28 PJM, Building & Property Maintenance..................................27 Pride & Groom Mobile Grooming......34 Pro Roofing & Property Maintenance..................................21 Queens Head Pub ..............................7 Rebecca Beauty Therapist................13 REM Landscapes..............................31 Re-Nu Kitchens .................................27 Ron Osborne Roofing .......................23 SCCS Accounting Services ..............40 Smiths Gore Property Lettings..........37 Southwater Cycles ............................15 Spitfire Experience............................41 Sussex & Surrey Tree Services.........30 Sussex Carpet Brokers .....................20 Sussex Chimney Sweeping ..............17 Sussex Towing Brackets....................39 Totally Garage Doors ........................18 Village Nurseries...............................31 Virtual Flight Centre ............................5 West Sussex Electrics & Property Maintenance...................19 Willows Cattery .................................35 Wisborough Green Farmers’ & Village Market .................................9 Woodpeckers, House & Garden Building & Maintenance ................22